I N S I D E 'OUT OF THE DARKNESS' WALK AIMS TO PREVENT SUICIDE. S E E A 2
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Data shows increase in drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania.
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Wabtec CEO speaks at 169th Charter Day service CRJ
program receives ranking
TEGHAN SIMONTON Region Editor
What makes each Charter Day unique, said Waynesburg University President Douglas Lee, is the variety of speakers that visit each year to connect with the campus community. “ T h e u n i q u e n e s s of Charter Day lies in the array of guests that we have that are the speakers,” Lee said. “And this year, we have a really exceptional individual.” The university celebrated the 169th anniversary of its official charter Tuesday, March 19. The day’s festivities included the traditional “Charter Day Chicken” meal, and a special chapel convocation featuring Raymond T. Betler, chief executive officer of Wabtec, Inc., a company that manufactures transportation materials. Betler’s speech centered around the idea of “love in the workplace,” how a person can incorporate faith into their daily life as a professional. “Really, what i t’s all about is to be a vessel of the Lord’s love in everything you do,” Betler said. Betler said he relates strongly to Waynesburg’s mission of faith, learning and service, which further motivated him to speak this Charter Day, after being approached by the Rev. James Tinnemeyer at the Pittsburgh Prayer Breakfast in October. “Service is really the mission we’re called for,” he said. Betler began his career
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Raymond Betler, CEO of Wabtec, Inc., spoke during the Chapel service held to commemorate the university's 169th anniversary of its official charter, otherwise known as Charter Day. working for Westinghouse, advancing through the company and eventually becoming the youngest president and CEO in its history. He worked at Westinghouse for more than 30 years, through numerous structural and leadership changes, before joining Wabtec in 2008. There, Betler held many titles, including group executive, chief operating officer, president and now, CEO. Wabtec, Inc. recently came under fire from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who challenged the company’s treatment of union workers at a plant in Erie.
The plant, which Wabtec had acquired after a recent merger with General Electric Transportation, received national attention when Sanders sent a letter to Betler, throwing his support to union workers and demanding the company negotiate better working compensation. “Wabtec is not a poor company,” the letter reads. “It is not going broke.” The narrative Sanders established goes against what Betler preached in his sermon, though. While he is CEO, Betler said he sees himself less as a superior and more as a servant to the company and
its workers. “I have a responsibility to serve the people in our organization,” he said. “I don’t like hierarchical organizations, bureaucratic approaches. My approach is always to look for opportunities to serve other people.” Moreover, Betler said the incident simply negated any capitalist business approach—Sanders is notorious for touting “democratic socialism”—and that it was “degrading” to suggest workers at the plant needed such “handouts.” Politics aside, Lee said Betler gave a fabulous message about servant
leadership and faith. “What I’m interested in him sharing is his perspective of faith and how you bring that into the workplace,” Lee said. “When you are in a very high position, there will always be things people will criticize you for. It’s how you respond to those things I think are important, but also, again, how you live out your life and your faith.” Though universities often invite celebrities and political leaders to speak at convocations, Lee said Waynesburg takes a different approach. Often CHARTER >> A3
Over the past few years, Waynesburg University’s Department of Criminal Justice and Social Services has received national acclaim for its value. That trend continued late last month when College Factual ranked Waynesburg sixth out of 387 “Best for the Money” programs. This was good for second in the state of Pennsylvania. “The main things people look at when they come to Waynesburg University for a major is ‘am I getting what I paid for?,’” Adam Jack, chairperson for the Criminal Justice and Social Sciences department, said, “and this is validation. The ranking is for value education, which is a great thing to have.” Along with the program’s high national standing, legitimizing the criminal justice program at Waynesburg is worth the price of tuition, and Jack is proud of what alumni have been doing since graduating from the department. Jack said the Office of Institutional Advancement told him Waynesburg has a 99 percent job placement rate for criminal justice graduates within a year of leaving the university. “Almost everybody is
HOUSING
Traditional residence halls Suite-style double rooms renovated over spring break to increase for 2019-20 EDWARD BOICE Op/Ed Editor
Students returned from spring break to find some of the traditional residence halls received renovations. Thayer, Ray and Martin halls had their temporary dorms in the common areas removed to open up space for students to use. Other halls are receiving improvements as well. Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, said the Stover Campus Center renovations from the fall 2018 semester inspired the current hall renovations. “After President [Douglas Lee] saw the changes that were made in Stover, he asked Rev. Tinnemeyer and I to lead up some renovations in the common areas in the residence halls,” Bristor said. The temporary housing was built before the university built Pollock Hall. Waynesburg had a larger attendance of resident students coming in, and they
did not have enough room for them. Now, the rooms are used for storage and are no longer needed for housing, Bristor said. “The first thing I said was ‘we need to give this space back to the students. We’ll have to find another storage unit,’” Bristor said. “If we are going to renovate and make this a usable space for students first thing we need to do is take away this temporary housing and give it back to the students.” With the demolitions complete, the university is planning what will fill the new spaces. Matt Pioch, director of housing, said “the ideas we have change based on different budgetary concerns that might be present,” so the items are not confirmed yet. A definite addition is furniture. “There were pieces of furniture here and there, and a lot did not match,” Bristor said. “Some was in good shape, some was in bad shape. Some was in
very good shape. I wanted to gather from the resident directors’ photos of the furnishings in each of the buildings so that those that are in good or very good shape are going to be used. They are going to be put into a lounge area that match, and get rid of all the mismatch and broken [furniture].” Other considered changes are new carpeting, paint and item movement. Pioch said the television in the Thayer Hall lounge will be moved to the common area. Some Thayer residents had inquiries on the fireplace that was revealed when the dorms were taken down. “The fireplace will remain there, but will not be up for use,” Pioch said. “It will be more for an aesthetic gathering place.” The television in the Denny Hall common area may be moved and the purple painted walls might be changed to a different
MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor
There will be more suitestyle doubles available in SWEP and Willison for the 2019-20 school year, according to an email sent out to students March 11 by Matt Pioch, director of housing. Pioch said this decision was largely based on student responses he received after last year’s shift to increase the number of suitestyle triple and quad rooms. This change, which was meant to help satisfy the increased number of incoming students and to provide less expensive housing, left students upset. To fight this change, several students on campus in last spring circulated a housing regulations petition that received more than 400 signatures, nearly 30 percent of the then-student population. Additional information regarding the petition can be read in an HALLS >> A3 article published in the
Mitchell Kendra, The Yellow Jacket
The decision to increase the availability of this housing option was made in part after a petition circulated last year when the number of suite-style doubles doubles was suddenly lowered. March 22 issue of The Yellow Jacket titled “Students demand change to housing regulations.” Pioch said this petition
and the opinions of students were both taken into consideration when deciding HOUSING >> A3
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Out of Darkness campus walk aims to prevent suicide HOLLY HENDERSHOT News Editor
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college age students, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Approximately 11.9 percent of college students suffer from an anxiety disorder, and approximately seven percent to nine percent deal with depression, the JED Foundation reports. In times when mental health related issues affect so many young people, students on Waynesburg University’s campus are working to make a dent in those numbers. For the second annual year, Waynesburg students gathered together Saturday from 2-4 p.m. to participate in The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk. Last year was only the f irst year Waynesburg participated in this event. The day was organized by the Bonner Scholars and senior music ministr y major Briana Ryan, who headed the event again this year. After 250 to 300 people attended last year’s walk, Ryan was hoping for a large turnout again this year. The total number of students, faculty, staff and community members signed up to walk in the event Saturday was 158, and the actual attendance eclipsed the sign ups. They raised a total of $3,477. Adrienne Tharp, coordinator of the Bonner Scholar Program, assisted the students in planning the event. She said she believes the walk is a unique opportunity for
the Waynesburg campus and community. “It’s important for students to know that they’re never alone. There is plenty of support out there,” Tharp said, “and I think it’s just really great to see students coming together to support this topic and to just bring some more awareness to it.” After meeting at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse for registration, students formed a large group, with a banner at their head, to walk around the four parks on campus in order to make a stand against suicide. Around their necks, many students wore beaded necklaces with colors representing struggles of mental health and difficult situations in their lives, whether it be depression, anxiety or the pain of a loved one lost through suicide. Their main purpose: to show other stu-
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Students carry a banner as they walk around the four parks on campus in a 5k walk to prevent suicide. On breaks, they eat pizza and participate in activities inside.
dents they are not alone in their struggle against whatever they are facing or have faced in their lives. “It just starts a conversation between people,” Ryan said. “If you see people wearing the same kind of beads that you’re wearing, you can relate to them more.” W hen students took a break from the walk, they could move indoors for a drink of water and slices of pizza, donated by Domino’s, Pizza Hut
and Scotty’s Pizza for the event. Then, they could walk around the gymnasium to participate in a variety of activities set up at tables around the room. Student organization clubs, such as Art Club and Lamplighters Choir, set up tables with activities such
as drawing, face painting, creating musical shakers and sampling a variety of candies. Ryan hopes that the event will continue to grow after she graduates in May. “It brings people together,” said Ryan. “It also
helps people who have lost loved ones to find other people to lean on, as well as that the organization has resources for them that they may not know about if they didn’t come to an event like this. So it’s forming a support group within the community.”
Benedum Dining Hall undergoes CIA recruitment minor changes, looks toward future offers students job opportunities DYLAN CLELAND
Assistant Sports Editor
In returning to the Benedum Dining Hall after spring break, students might have noticed a few minor changes in some of the most popular food stations. The addition of a cooler with a variety of milk selections was one of these changes. It was a move of accessibility, Food Service Director Lesley Davis said. “We went to the all-students organization meeting, and they talked about some likes and dislikes, and one of the issues we could easily solve was the milk,” Davis said. “The lactose, almond and soy milk [options] were always available but were behind the counters or you had to ask for it. We thought it was easier to put a cooler there so that they could help themselves.” The issue with this freedom is that the milk has been disappearing from the dining hall for students’ own benefit. Davis said if that continues, the cooler might have to change locations once again. Aladdin Food Management Services works with Waynesburg University and its students to provide a variety of food options, while making changes each year to keep choices fresh and new. “Every year, we try to do something different,” Davis said, “whether it’s changing the stations, the menus we do or monotony breakers like a theme. It’s to keep the kids interested and give them something different. If you’re here on campus seven days a week and eat your meals here three times a day, it gets old.” Another switch students might have noticed is at the grill station. Typically, the
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A new cooler with soy, almond and lactose-free milk is now located beside the other milk dispensers in Benedum Dining Hall. station features chicken patties and one or two additional sandwich options, ranging from Philly cheesesteaks or fish sandwiches. These options rotate daily, but recently Davis and her staff decided to move one of the selections. “I wasn’t happy with the quality of the grilled cheese,” she said. “Once it sits there and it’s not moving, it gets disgusting and hard. It can be made at the deli, and it’s fresh, and now we can add another sandwich and rotate sandwiches on the grille line.” Aside from the food, Aladdin and the Benedum staff have been experimenting with a project to measure the amount of food wasted at the end of each day. “We just became the first Aladdin account that’s doing a waste measuring
program,” Davis said, “so we have a scale in the back that’s computerized, and we weigh all the food we throw away, and it prints out reports and lets us know how we’re doing and where we can cut back.” As of now, the scale is only used to measure unselected food. If all goes well, however, Davis and her staff hope to have a weight measuring system to see how much food students waste by the start of the next academic year. “Eventually, we’d like to add it so we can [measure] the students waste and show them how much they’re wasting on a given day,” Davis said. “Right now, it’s behind the house, and we’re the first Aladdin account in the country to do it, and we’re excited about that.” Looking more into the
future, Davis said Aladdin and the University could be looking into a large overhaul of the dining hall over the next year. “Our next move here will hopefully be a remodeling,” Davis said. “The last time we remodeled was 2010 and so it’s been a while since we’ve done any remodel. The University and Aladdin Dining will propose a plan to do a revamp and we’ll have an architect come in and do some drawings, so we’re hoping within the next year we’ll be able to make some big changes.” Overall, Davis sees that student input is key to the changes and success of food services at Waynesburg and said she’ll be transparent in listening to what the student body has to say. “Come on in, [and] give us suggestions on things you want to see done,” she said.
F o r t h e t h i r d y e a r, Waynesburg University hosted a CIA Recrui tment Day March 14. Students and faculty from Waynesburg, as well as other nearby universities such as Muskingum, Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) and Geneva gathered inside the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse Thursday morning for the event. “They will take all majors,” Marie Coffman, director of Career Services and Placement, said. “From computer sciences, to English, to history and criminal justice definitely, but there are all these other majors like digital
media students too.” At 10 a.m. the CIA representatives met with the faculty members from each university to discuss their needs, what they are looking for and what faculty should start t e l l i n g t h e i r s t u d e nt s about. They also talked to the career individuals about how the recruitment works and where students need to go to look for jobs. “Their website is cia. gov, so that is where students have to go to find out any information about the positions they have open,” Coffman said. An hour later, everyone met inside the gymnasium CIA >> A4
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Oliphant shares knowledge with students at town hall event EDWARD BOICE Op/Ed Editor
Graduation is less than half a semester away, and seniors are preparing to go into the workforce and start their careers. While focusing on a career after college is positive, some of that focus needs to be on the surrounding community, explained Grant Oliphant, president of The Heinz Endowments. To discuss this idea, Oliphant visited Waynesburg University March 14 in Alumni Hall. With 200 students attending, Oliphant described how individuals need to look beyond themselves and serve their local communities. “We have a huge opportunity to change our culture and our society. We have enormous work to do, and we have an enormous ability to do it,” Oliphant said. “My call would be to draw on your own sense of urgency and your own sense of service to recognize the ways in which you can make a difference.” If it weren’t for this sense of urgency, Oliphant said, the Pittsburgh area would
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Grant Oliphant, president of The Heinz Endowments, came to campus March 14 to lead a discussion with students in a town hall-type setting. Melinda Roeder-Skrbin, instructor of communication, helped moderate questions. have never changed. The city used to “talk of the best times as if they were in the past,” he said. With hard work and the attitude that anyone can make a difference, the city has become more eco-friendly and developed economically. “Pittsburgh has com-
pletely changed its mindset. There is now a sense that people are not waiting for Microsoft to come save them,” Oliphant said. “…People are starting companies, starting non-profits and driving social change. It’s the change that I think has defined what is hap-
pening in the Pittsburgh community over the past two decades.” These changes can be applied anywhere in the United States, Oliphant said. By driving out negative attitudes that plague the U.S., he explained, the social and political change
people want can happen. University president Douglas G. Lee, said students need to keep these ideas in mind as they work for their education. “It is important for students to have this perspective of career and vocation from people who are in
CRJ getting jobs…,” he said, “we were [ranked] 25th two years ago, we were 12th last year, and now we’ve moved up to sixth. Many of the other schools are very large. We’re one of the highest ranks small schools. So we’re really proud of it.” Jack has worked in the criminal justice department since 2010. While he sees himself as the program’s captain, he credits the department’s success to the people around him. “As the department chair, I’m kind of guiding the ship here, but the people that keep it afloat are the other people around here and our students that are pushing it forward,” Jack said. “We consistently raise the bar for our students.” Dr. Dana Cook Baer, provost and professor of criminal justice, has been with the department since 1998, the year Jack, then a student at Waynesburg, won Presidents’ Athletic Conference player of the year for the baseball team. In her time in the department, Baer has seen the program grow from one with regional prominence, gradually to state prominence, and now, national acclaim. “Being well positioned in any market translates into advantages for our students,” Baer said. “So you have a program that has gone from, just over time, probably a reasonable, well-known program in the region, to extremely well-known and respected in the region and the state, and now nationally. That gets attention. It does translate into internship and job opportunities for our students.” Criminal justice isn’t the
only Waynesburg program that’s received a high ranking from national publications. The nursing department placed second in the state for two consecutive years, and the university as a whole has been recognized by publications such as College Factual, Money Magazine and U.S. News and World Report for its value. For Jack, the criminal justice program’s accomplishments can be attributed not just to those within the operation, but to the university as a whole. “To have value education, you also have to be able to keep costs down,” Jack said. “So the administration has played a huge role in this also in the fact that we’re able to maintain our line of quality value education.” Waynesburg’s criminal justice program has evolved over the years, with a notable example taking place last April when the department debuted its new Laser Shot system. Jack said for the program to continue to increase its national standing, it must adjust in the future to keep up. “We have to stay on the cutting edge of the changing times,” he said. “In criminal justice in the past year, we’ve bought body cameras. So our students are now wearing body cameras when they do their traffic stops and their search warrant exercises. So then we can bring the footage from them doing that back to the classroom, and they can see exactly from a point of view what they did right and wrong.” For Jack, people are noticing what Waynesburg’s criminal justice students are accomplishing, both at the university and beyond. “They’re getting into the world and starting to make a difference, and people are starting to turn their heads,” said Jack.
ing selections. For example, Pioch said he has to consult with individuals who work in facilities services and maintenance on campus. “Changing the dorms from triples to doubles adds to [the maintenance workers’] workload,” Pioch said. “They will have to move the furniture out to change all the triples in to doubles.” Overall, Pioch said he is hopeful that the decision to add more suite-style doubles and options for on-campus houses will be well-received.
“Because last year was this extraordinary year, it would be fair to give students back those doubles and to leave all of the houses open,” Pioch said. “We realize that the doubles and the on-campus houses are valuable to students.” Pioch said so far, he hasn’t heard any negative comments in regards to the changes. “Usually when we make housing decisions, if things are quiet, that’s a good thing,” Pioch said.
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LUCAS-HATHAWAY TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS ANNOUNCED
During the Charter Day celebration March 19, three faculty members were honored with the 2019 Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Awards. The winners, standing from left to right, are Todd Hamel, Dr. Josh Sumpter and Dr. Heidi Fletcher.
Halls Continued from A1 color. The trim along the top of the hallways in Pollock may be changed to match all the trim through the building. Kitchens that are older than other hall kitchens may be updated. The Thayer, Martin and Ray renovations have priority over all other improve-
Charter Continued from A1 drawing from professionals in the Pittsburgh market, Lee said the university looks for leaders who share its values and pro-
Housing Continued from A1 what housing options would be made available during the upcoming school year. “This year, we had a decision to make,” Pioch said. “We could leave the triples as we did from last year, but from the feedback we received, a lot of students were upset that there weren’t a lot of doubles.” In addition to more suite-
ments due to budget size, Bristor said. “I hope that students see the president and the administration recognize that there is a need to improve the common areas,” Bristor said. “Don’t get me wrong, I think they recognize there’s a need to improve other parts, but we do not have the money to do everything at one time. Making changes in common areas, I think, can affect everybody and hopefully [students] will see
this change and things will continue down the road in updating things.” The entire process will finish Aug. 1, a week before students begin to return to Waynesburg. Because there’s less room for storage now, large item storage for students over summer break will be only available for students who live an extreme distance away, Bristor said. “[Residence Life] is not a storage unit, and we shouldn’t be responsible
for people’s belongings,” Bristor said. “We have a student from Hawaii, students from Arizona and California. That’s a different situation. We definitely should not be storing items for students who are within a six to eight hour radius.” Pioch said Thayer residents “are excited about the new space.” Bristor, after talking with students, said they are “very positive and are looking forward to the change.”
mote success in the region. “What we’re trying to establish is this connection between how you have faith and live it out in your career,” he said. Betler said that despite all his successes, he most appreciates the opportunities to serve communities he visits, including those
overseas. While working in South Africa, for example, Wabtec, Inc. adopted an orphanage and established a place to access computers, where company employees volunteered as “virtual parents” online. Domestically, he is grateful to contribute to an industry essential to the
national economy. Betler said he hoped to inspire Waynesburg students to adopt the same attitude of giving and faith in every aspect of their lives. “I just hope I can encourage people to leave Waynesburg full of the Holy Spirit,” he said.
style doubles becoming available next year, Pioch also said they have opened up additional applications to on-campus houses, which he said have gained students’ attention over the years. “It seems like our applicant pool [for on-campus houses] since my first year of being here continues to grow,” Pioch said. “Roughly 50 percent of the applicant pool was denied last year.” In addition to students’ reactions, there were other sources of input to make the
final decision to adjust the housing selection options. For example, Pioch said he
Pioch said the Rev. James Tinnemeyer, vice president for student services, “ulti-
“Usually when we make housing decisions, if things are quiet, that's a good thing.” MATT PIOCH
Director of Housing
prepared all the data, but he also discussed the decision with Chris Hardie, assistant dean of student services.
mately makes the call.” There are also unexpected details that go into deciding how to offer hous-
important leadership positions, to talk about their first experiences and share that,” Lee said. “This is a great opportunity to do that.” Oliphant became The Heinz Endowments president in 2014 after serving as The Pittsburgh Foundation president and executive officer for six years. He also worked as a secretary for former U.S. Senator John Heinz from 1988 to 1991. The Heinz Endowment president never knew he would hold such a title in school. Originally, law school was his goal while in high school, but eventually, he decided it wasn’t for him. He then went to school for communications. Oliphant said he didn’t know he would end up in politics until after he graduated. Lee and Oliphant said the path of unexpected opportunities is normal for some students. “You all have a high expectation of yourselves,” Lee said. “You just need to say, like Oliphant said, to take a step back and know it’s going to be a journey. You are going to be fine and don’t worry about it. Just go with it and persevere.”
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Campus Ministry Lounge open to all students Security active during breaks SIERRA MEDINA
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Lauren Bailey, resident director of SWEP residence halls and new coordinator of the Campus Ministry Assistants program, shared her vision for student development. She also spoke on how rewarding the room adjacent to the security office has panned out this year. “It’s been a blessing to have a space where students can come and just be in community with each other and the Lord and also learn about how to get involved in the Christian community on campus,” she said. “It’s been a really amazing tool to spread information about what we’re doing in campus ministry. I have met a lot of students through them just popping in and saying hi, and that’s been really cool.” The chosen location in the Stover Campus Center was an impactful representation of core university values, said Josh Sumpter, assistant chaplain. “ The Stover Campus Center is a location that students go to because of Student Services, the beehive and different offices,” Sumpter said. “I think it gets back to the mission of our university, which is to help students grow in faith, service and their academics. And now you have faith and service in the first floor of the student center, physical locations, showing what the university’s values are.” There hasn’t always been a centralized location for interacting with ministry staff on campus, Sumpter said. “We’ve loosely used the nickname “The Hub” and I think it really has been a hub for people to get connected, for worship opportunities, Bible studies and to connect with campus
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Lauren Bailey, the new Campus Ministry Assistant program coordinator, speaks to a student in the Campus Ministry Lounge. ministry staff, which really didn’t exist before,” he said. “You had to really hunt to find campus ministry staff here. That was the heartbeat behind the decision to create a space during the summer of 2018.” The campus ministry lounge was crafted and designed to allow students to feel comfortable, have fellowship with one another, and be integrated into ministry on campus, Sumpter said. “The goal is always relationships. The heartbeat of ministry is pointing students to Jesus and sharing life together.” A major aspect of the
lounge’s welcoming atmosphere is the presence of the campus ministry assistants. Their purpose, Bailey said, is to expand campus ministry by using their gifts, talents and strengths. “The goal is to really equip CMAs so we’re not ‘Christians,’ and that’s the end of the story, but we’re continually growing to know the Lord more deeply and more fully,” Bailey said. “Walking with them and teaching them what it means to be Christian leaders on campus, you’re growing in your relationship with the Lord, how do you share that with
other people? How do you walk in that every day and reflect who God is to the people around you?” The goal is to remain inclusive by continually being mindful that this is a welcoming space, a resource space and not a club, Sumpter said. “You always have a concern that spaces can become exclusive. I hope that any student that’s interested in campus ministry or wants to meet with an assistant or myself can come in and feel welcomed,” he said. “We don’t want certain people to feel like they can’t go in there or that it’s for a particular group of
students.” While some know the Campus Ministry Lounge as the campus ministry assistant lounge, it was not intended to be so, added Sumpter. “This space and this center is not just for CMAs, some people call it the CMA lounge, but that’s not any part of why we designed it,” he said. “This is open to any student to come in, have conversations, and get resources as they grow in their faith.” Applications for CMA positions are currently available on myConnect, March 26 is the deadline for applying.
Journalism students place in local writing contest GRACE HUTCHISON Arts & Life Editor
Two Waynesburg University journalism students earned top prizes at the Women’s Press Club of Pittsburg h’s annual Gertrude Gordon writing contest held Feb. 22. The six students who traveled to Point Park University for the event were challenged to inter view a source and write an article featuring what they had learned within a two-hour writing period. Selected to give a presentation and act as the source for the student writers was Olivia Benson, a Pittsburgh native with an extensive political career. Mattie Winowitch, senior journalism major, earned second place for her writing and focused her piece on Benson’s lifelong battle with the negative views of her race and gender. “I carried the theme of her struggling to keep up
CIA Continued from A2 for a presentation by the CIA representatives about the plethora of positions in the agency. This was followed by a Q & A session for the students who attended. According to Coffman, the CIA recruiters said all of the jobs they have are located in either D.C. or
with the cookie-cutter white male that is always prevailing in our society,” Winowitch said. Senior journalism major, Teg han Simonton took notes while Benson
her article on Benson’s problem-solving at titude, said. Waynesburg students comprised about half the number of competitors at the event, with most
other writers in the contest coming from the University of Pittsburgh and Slippery Rock University. “We definitely brought the largest group,” Simonton said. Simonton and Winowitch competed in the Gertrude Gordon writing contest for the first time back in 2015, where Simonton also won second. Simonton credits much of her success within the
competition to her journalism education and involvement in extracurricular activities. “ Wo r k i n g f o r [ T h e Yellow Jacket] the past four years was pivotal to helping me practice creativity, curiosity and writing - all things that helped me in this contest and will help later in life as a journalist,” Simonton said. The article submissions were collected following the competition for judging, and Simonton and Winowitch found out about their wins via email March 9. Although she was initially somewhat confident in her submission, Winowitch said she was still shocked to receive the notification that she had earned second. “I think because we are seniors, the win is really good validation as we’re going into the workforce,” Simonton said. Simonton, Winowitch and the first-place winner will be officially
recognized at an awards dinner, which will be held at Three Rivers Casino April 4. The top winners of the competition all were awarded cash prizes for their articles, and Winowitch traces her success to her higher education. “I am thankful for the Department of Communication for preparing me,” Winowitch said. “It’s always beneficial for us to get off campus and immerse ourselves in a contest where we can meet individuals from other schools and build on our skills. Then we can show them what Waynesburg is made of.” Simonton believes their achievements in the contest act as a testament to the hard work of students within the university. “It shows that we, even at this tiny little university in the middle of nowhere, can compete w i t h p e o p l e at Po i nt Park and the University of Pittsburgh.”
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discussed future goals, which include a potential run for state auditor general. Within the one-hour interview period, Benson also highlighted her challenges with racism and sexism in the political field. “She talked about the struggle of being an African American female in a race where not a lot of people looked like her,” Simonton, who was awarded third for
internationally. “ They tell them the benefits of working with the CIA,” she said. “If someone is looking to go overseas then the CIA is a great place to look for a position, because most of their positions do have to travel.” In the afternoon session, students were able to submit resumes. The CIA recruiters then selected some of these students to do one-on-one advising sessions. Coffman said
i t was not a job interview. Instead, it was an opportunity for students to have their resumes reviewed and to receive advice on how to apply for the jobs that would be best for them. One of those students was senior criminal justice major Ryan Lemmon. “[The interview] went really, really well. I didn’t know that they had some of the graduate study options available,” Lemmon said. “I definitely found
out some information about a lot of interesting job opportunities to think about.” Waynesburg is one of the few universities in the country the CIA selects for a recruitment d ay, d u e t o h ow s u c cessful it’s criminal justice department is. Last month, college factual ranked Waynesburg sixth in the country as a “best value” institution. Lemmon said he is grateful for opportunities like this, as he be-
lieves it shows criminal justice majors that the field expands beyond law enforcement. “I think it’s great that they bring in organizations like [the CIA] to campus,” he said. “Especially the ones that are different from just law enforcement… even if [students] just get an interview from it, they still get to see a broader scope of the criminal justice field and how an interview process goes in the real world.”
“Kids will be kids,” campus security officer Carin Camp said. “College kids are still college kids.” But some may question to what extent it is okay to be a “kid.” Waynesburg University provides two week-long breaks every year, fall and spring. These breaks are here to help students relax and recuperate for the remainder of the semester, but Camp also understands students can use that time off to partake in harmful— and illegal— activities such as drug use. “ The universi ty has an absolutely zero drug policy,” Camp said. “Some kids feel it doesn’t pertain to them or they can do something that no one is going to know about.” Camp said this tends to be far from the truth, that someone is bound to see what’s going on and are likely to report it. Violations of Waynesburg University’s drug and alcohol policy can result in a verbal warning or could escalate all the way to expulsion. “If positive results are found, it is our job to investigate the situation,” Camp said. Camp and the rest of the security officers type up reports, which are then given to the dean, who then decides what action to take, given the information provided. Camp said some students are more fortunate than others when it comes to paying for their mistakes. “If kids are actually working and trying to pay for everything and struggling on their own, they’re usually a lot more careful about what they do,” she said. Over the various breaks, the chances for illegal behavior is greatly reduced, due to the fact that there are fewer students on campus to look after. Director of Public Safety Michael Humiston said officers still have the same job over break, which is to keep everyone safe. W hen Public Safety says no to various questions and requests, they are not being unreasonable, and they are not trying to get under your skin, Humiston said, but t h ey a re kee p i n g t h e students of Waynesburg University safe. If a student needs something out of their room, they can contact Resident Life. If the office confirms that the student has a valid reason, they will call Public Safety. Only then will Public Safety be able to let someone into their room. According to Camp, things like forgetting a PlayStation control are not considered a valid reason to get into your room. Valid reasons could include an inhaler, medication, wallet, etc. “If you go home, make sure you have all your stuff,” Camp said. For Camp, the key to students not running into any issues with the department of public safety is simple. “ P a y i n g a t t e n t i o n ,” Camp said. “Reading your emails, listening to what people are telling you. This is the key to success when it comes to getting stuff in on time and not having any issues with Public Safety or any other department.”
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New data shows increase in drug overdose deaths TEGHAN SIMONTON Region Editor
By raise of hands, Greene County Commissioner Blair Zimmerman wanted to know, how many people in the room thought the opioid epidemic could be cured? Zimmerman posed this question more than a month ago, at the last meeting of the county’s overdose task force, a room full of more than 100 law enforcement, healthcare and education professionals. No one raised their hands. Zimmerman still thinks about the room’s reaction, knowing that for all the work the group is doing, there will always be more. “It’s not an overnight thing,” he said. Compounding on Zimmerman’s sentiment, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released new provisional data recording drug overdose deaths in every state for the last three and a half years. In Pennsylvania, the number of deaths has steadily climbed since 2015. The data, which provides information up to July 2018, ends with Pennsylvania recording 136,768 deaths by drug overdose that month. This is compared to 134,020 in July 2015, and even fewer at the start of that year. DEATHS >> B4
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Data Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Kalsey's Insurance escapes damage Sheriff's office, community adapts after loss ANDREW HREHA Editorial Assistant
Luke Goodling, The Yellow Jacket
While a fire destroyed the upstairs apartments in this building, the Kalsey Insurance Agency was mostly left unharmed. Still, the building will be demolished to make way for a new facility soon.
After fire, building to be demolished in coming weeks LUKE GOODLING Sports Editor
The fire that burned through several apartments in downtown Waynesburg last month caused little damage to Kalsey Insurance Agency Inc.—a business that shares the building space on the ground floor. Kalsey Insurance had only one office and conference room on the ground floor of the building, where the fire started. Ross Kalsey, president of the company, said the office wasn’t closed for long, following the fire. “We were only down for one day; we were only down for Tuesday,” Kalsey said. “Our building experienced no structural, no fire, no water damage whatsoever. Just a slight smoke smell which was taken care of in about a week and a half. So, we were extremely fortunate and a lot that has to go with the responding fire departments, they did an awesome job in that aspect.” Kalsey said the majority of the business is housed in
a separate building, which sits adjacent to the one that caught fire. Due to the separation, the company sustained little damage overall, with only one office and a conference room getting burned inside the building.
tial apartments. After the damaged building is fully demolished, Kalsey said the foundation will be filled with gravel to serve as a temporary parking lot until it’s paved. “Once we have that
“Our ultimate goal is by the end of the year, to be totally done, completed and moved into the new office space.” ROSS KALSEY
Kalsey Insurance Agency Inc.
“When we bought that other building 18 years ago, we needed a conference room and a private office space for my dad,” Kalsey said. Kalsey said the building that suffered the most damage from the fire will be completely removed this week and replaced with a driveway. Besides Kalsey Insurance Inc., the damaged building held residen-
building taken down, which is going to start this week, that is going to become a parking lot,” Kalsey said. “On the corner of Richhill and High [streets], we have plans on extending office space off our current building that empty lot that is on the corner.” Kalsey hopes the new building will be complete by the end of the year, though the company is still in the
planning phase. “[For] the construction portion on the other side of the building, we are on the starting stages,” he said. “We are drawing plans, our ultimate goal is by the end of this year to be totally done, completed and moved into the new office space.” Once the new building is completed on the eastern side of the existing offices, Kalsey said that’s where he plans to move the majority of the business. After the company moves, Kalsey said he still plans to use a portion of the old space. “It’s going to provide some work area, private office area, conference area,” Kalsey said. “So, we’re planning on basically utilizing that as the primary office and then the portion we are in now that will become filing storage, maybe an office over there or kitchen area. But we are planning on building a new facility with larger square footage to move our primary business over to.”
Brian Tennant, Greene County sheriff, died Feb. 27 after a long battle with brain cancer. Just just 35 years old, Tennant left behind a legacy of service to his family and the Waynesburg area that residents and coworkers have felt the effects of. One of the many that have been affected by the loss of Tennant is Brian Tanner, mayor of the Borough of Waynesburg. When Tanner thinks back on Tennant’s service to the community, he remembers an act of heroism that shows Tennant’s commitment to his job. “When I think back on Brian, the one thing I remember about him the most was that we had a fire and a couple kids
passed away in that fire and he rescued two of the kids,” Tanner said. “When I think of Brian, I always think about him as a hero foremost.” Soon after this incident, Tennant, still a member of the Waynesburg Police Department, learned that he had an inoperable tumor growing on his brain stem. The officer fought the disease, and returned to the line of duty. In 2013, Tennant ran for Greene County Sheriff, won, and then successfully ran for re-election again in 2017. Tanner knows Waynesburg lost an essential member, and can see the impact it’s already had on locals. “With his passing as sheriff, I think as far as the community goes, it kind of SHERIFF >> B4
McClure making run for county commissioner JOE SMELTZER
Senior Editorial Assistant
In a few months, primary season for the Greene County Board of Commissioners will be underway. After falling short in her bid for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this past November, Betsy Rohanna McClure announced her intentions to run for Greene County Commissioner. A lifelong resident of Greene County, McClure— who graduated from what was then Waynesburg College with a nursing degree—said she is pursuing the office to be a “voice of the people.” “I am running because
I am driven by the consistent belief that government should serve the needs and interests of its citizens,” McClure said. In 2016 and 2018, McClure ran unsuccessfully against State Representative Pam Snyder. Despite not obtaining a seat in the house, McClure still pushes to impact the county. “It’s been a learning experience. I’ve met a lot of great people, and I’ve gained a lot of support,” she said. “I very humbly appreciate that.” For the past five years, McClure said she interacted with thousands of residents, and is looking to address their worries with MCCLURE >> B4
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I’m not a fan of Andy Warhol, but I’ll give him this. When he said “in the future, everybody will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” he nailed it. I’ve always believed in that quote, and became one of the people Warhol was alluding to in November 2017 when a video of
Food insecurity Waynesburg needs a student food pantry
In recent years, college students have taken on the reputation of being “broke,” having to survive on Ramen noodles. For some, however, this is a harsh reality they must face every day. A January 2019 article in The Atlantic highlighted recent research by the Government Accountability Office which revealed there are potentially millions of students at risk of being “food insecure,” meaning they don’t have access to nutritious and stable food options. Specifically, the study found that out of 31 studies done in the U.S. since 2007, an estimated 30 percent of students are food insecure. Many students in financially strained situations are likely able to enroll in college thanks to generous financial aid and/or academic scholarships. Apart from the other costs of being in school, including fees to purchase textbooks and dorm room supplies, paying for food or transportation could seem impossible. While Waynesburg University does offer a generous meal plan through Aladdin Food Management Services, the smallest meal plan only offers 10 meals a week for $4,780 per semester. This means that if a financially strained student lives on campus and stays on the weekends, they will need to pay for four additional meals, assuming the student only eats two meals per day. There is always the option for the student to get an on-campus job if their academic schedule permits, but Waynesburg’s 14-hour work week policy means the student could not make any more than $400 a month, likely less after taxes are taken out. A document titled, "What are the Psychological Effects of Hunger on Children" released by the American Psychological Association claimed “low food security and hunger can lead to toxic stress, malnutrition and limited mental reserves.” On top of the other general stresses that come with being a college student, the thought of food insecurity could be enough to make them drop out prior to receiving their diploma. The staff of The Yellow Jacket would like to encourage Waynesburg University’s administration to consider food insecurity as an issue on campus. The university itself is dedicated to serving the surrounding community, but perhaps a new focus should be placed on its own students. In fact, these same students who may be going to bed hungry may also be required to dedicate at least 30 hours to working at local food banks or soup kitchens. One suggestion for solving this issue would be to create a free food pantry or functional fruit and vegetable garden for students to partake in. Other private schools in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Point Park University, have already started their own successful pantry programs. By addressing student food insecurity, Waynesburg would be investing in graduation rates and lessening the unspoken stress on low-income students struggling to make ends meet. While the “broke college student” stigma may never leave, it is up to the administration to address this issue and to ensure students are safe.
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got mine simply by standing in front of a phone and answering a few questions. So I’m thankful for social media, and also thankful that my moment benefitted me and didn’t come from a less flattering manner, such as embarrassing myself at a college party. A year later, my life hasn’t been that different since I “went viral.” For a few weeks—months, even—it was a little more fun being Joe Smeltzer than usual. Time is un-
defeated, however, and being on Barstool didn’t save me from the stress of college life that every viral and non-viral student in college faces. It also didn’t get me a girlfriend. I might have to “blow up” a few more times for that to happen. I think when I look back at my first 15 minutes of fame—I say “first” because I can always hope for more—what I’ll remember as much as anything is IMPROVE >> B3
Presidency needs actual politicians GRACE HUTCHISON
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myself explaining World Series facts was picked up by Barstool Sports and received more than 1.6 million views. Had I been alive in the 1960s, my 15 minutes of fame would have come in a different manner. A unique thing about Warhol’s quote is that as time goes on, it becomes more and more accurate. Now, getting your 15 minutes can be as easy as just sending a semicreative tweet. Because of social media, however, I
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To say the outcome of the latest presidential election was shocking would be an understatement. The dictionary lacks a word strong enough to encapsulate the surprise that swept the hearts of Americans following election day in 2016. Some felt horror and others showed excitement, but all were astonished to
witness the historic moment when Donald Trump was announced to be the next leader of our country. The root of the surprise stemmed from many sources, a key one being preliminary polls from reliable sources predicting Trump would be a longshot to win. Hillary Clinton, the democratic candidate, was set to earn the necessary number of electoral college votes for a landslide. The announcement of our next president was a shock to some because they had to finally realize
that either candidate, who both came off as unqualified or unprofessional at some point in the campaign trail, will have access to nuclear codes. I will never forget when I learned that Trump won. I went to bed early on election night, weary from the stress of watching each state on the map turn red or blue periodically. I woke up in the middle of the night, anxious to know who had won. My phone provided a searingly bright glow as I read the headline. I had followed the election
dutifully since early 2015 and mentally thoug ht through every potential outcome, yet I felt totally unprepared for what I had just read. Impossible, I thought. He couldn’t have won. Then, when I read again Trump’s new title as President-Elect, I finally asked the most important question: How did this happen? The next day was a mixture of personal moping and digging for the causation as to how a blatantly QUALIFY >> B3
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Students spring to action on break HOLLY HENDERSHOT News Editor
Spring break can be a helpful rest from school work and classes, or it can present an opportunity to attend special events or service trips. Students at Waynesburg University did a variety of things over that week away from school. A poll of 65 Waynesburg students showed that spring break was not only a restful week, but one full of activities and adventures. Most students who took the poll stated they stayed at home or worked, but about a fourth of the students went on fun events and service trips. A few of the service locations included Wilmington, North Carolina, where some members of the track team travelled to; Concord, North Carolina, where students served with Habitat for Humanity to help build low cost homes for those who need them; and Pittsburgh. Although the service and mission trips were hard work, the students who went said it was restful to
be away from classes for a week. One student said she met many quality people in Pittsburgh during break and was glad to have the opportunity to do so. Five students in the symphonic band, including junior biology chemistry major Harrison Scott, attended the intercollegiate band festival, where they performed music with students from different schools during the weekend. Many of the students who answered the poll said the break gave them the chance to earn some money by working. Although some said spring break wasn’t as restful as they would have liked, the extra money will contribute to their education and school activities. Other students said they had fun meeting up with family and friends for parties and dinners during the week. Sometimes, the activity students look forward to the most on spring break is the simple act of getting away from busy college life and just simply resting.
Oftentimes, students get caught up in the amount of activities, homework and other responsibilities they have. They may forget to take a break and take care of themselves. But these things are essential to making sure students can give their all to the responsibilities they have. Sophomore music ministry major Dorissa Large said spring break gave her a moment to stop and realize how important resting is. “Taking five minutes to breathe, we need that sometimes. Before break, I was stressing over anything and everything,” Large said. “I heard from many directions to stop and rest. Not until spring
break did I actually stop.” Large said she also attended a retreat over the weekend. At the retreat, she said, the leaders made everyone “give up time” to God by shutting down their phones, taking off their watches and taking down clocks. Large said God helped her learn about rest and giving her time to Him during that weekend. The rest of the week she spent working and resting, she said. “There was stuff I had to do, yes, but that one week I took off gave me the restart needed to get through the rest of this semester,” Large said. “Rest looks different for everyone, so find what works best for you.”
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Cheat Sheet: Tucker Carlson exposed by old radio tapes EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news. COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Editorial Assistant
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has got a lot of criticism as of late. That is because Madeline Peltz of Media Matters for America published tapes of Carlson on shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show between 2006 and 2011. In the tapes, Carlson made misogynistic, racist and homophobic remarks, which have resulted in Fox losing a lot of sponsors. Carlson has not apologized for the remarks. Instead he has claimed he is a victim of “the great American outrage machine,” and also said Peltz is just searching for media power. Peltz, however, is only 24-yearsold and lives in Washington, D.C. in a basement with five other people.
“I’m not like some highpower wielding globalist,” Peltz said to Washington Post writer Eli Rosenberg. “I’m this kid who’s been on the internet my whole life and knows how to get around it.” With the hashtag #FireTuckerCarlson being posted on social media, the comments Carlson made years ago on the radio show has put a lot of pressure on Fox. There was a protest Wednesday March 13 in front of the Fox News Headquarters in New York City, which was organized by Media Matters for America. Carlson has claimed Fox News is supporting him and has also came out saying that he will not back down. “One side is deadly serious. They believe that politics is war. They’re not interested in abstractions or principles, rules or traditions. They seek power,” said Carlson on his show March 11. “They plan to win
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Old tapes of Tucker Carlson making offensive comments were found by Madeline Petz of Media Matters for America. it, whatever it takes. If that includes getting you fired, or silencing you, or threatening your family at home, or throwing you in prison, okay, they know what their goal is. If you’re in the way, they will crush you.” “That’s what decent people do; they apologize,” said
Carlson to Kristin Lam and William Cummings of USA Today. “But we will never bow to the mob.” As of March 12, according to Kate Taylor and Dave Choi of Business Insider, there is a total of 34 advertisers that have cut ties with Carlson’s show. Some of those are
Samsung, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster, IHOP, Just for Men and Lexus/ Toyota. However, Mitsubishi Motors North America is still advertising on Fox News. “Our advertising media spend is determined based on demographics and psychographics, not politics,”
a Mitsubishi Motors North America representative told Business Insider. “Our strategic marketing intent is to share our key product news with consumers through a variety of media channels. We will monitor the situation and adjust our advertising if necessary.”
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. TYLER GODWIN
Assistant Sports Editor
1. New Zealand announces gun reforms According to an article in the Washington Post, New Zealand’s coalition government plans to announce gun law changes within the next week in response to last Friday’s deadly shooting rampage at two mosques in Christchurch, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday. The measures could include restricting the semi-automatic weapons that were used in the attacks, which killed 50 Muslim worshipers and injured 40. Similar weapons have been used in recent mass shootings in the United States, said Anna Fifield and Shibani Mahtani of the Washington Post. “As a cabinet, we were absolutely unified and very clear. The terrorist attack in Christchurch on Friday was the worst act of terrorism on our shores,” Ardern said. “It has exposed a range of weaknesses in New Zealand’s gun laws. The clear lesson from history around the world is that, to make our community safe, the time to act is now.” The death toll exceeds New Zealand’s annual homicide rate; 35 people died in 2017. -Washington Post
Qualify Continued from B2 sexist reality star landed in the Oval Office. Now, after two and a half years of contemplation, I feel as though I have figured out the answer. People don’t read news anymore. Trust me, Trump being elected president and the trend of Americans consuming media through television and videos are more intertwined than you ever could imagine. As a communication student, I have learned what makes well-rated television. Drama. High emotion. Outlandish remarks. A big personality. Which recent
Mar. 17 2. Shooter attacks Dutch city NBC News reported that three people were killed in a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht Monday morning, according to the town’s mayor. The gunman remained on the loose into Monday afternoon. Dutch officials raised the threat alert to its highest level around Utrecht, which is approximately 25 miles south of Amsterdam. Rachel Elbaum and Nick Bailey of NBC News reported five people were also injured in the attack, according to police. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands said in a statement that "violence like this is unacceptable." “It hurts us very much that three people have died today and others got hurt,” the statement said. “Let's stand together for a society where people feel safe, and freedom and tolerance are leading. Our thoughts are with the people of Utrecht.” -NBC News Mar. 18 3. College admissions scandal uncovered According to a report from The New York Times, a major college admissions scandal laid bare the elaborate lengths some wealthy parents will go to get their children into competi tive American universities. Federal prosecutors charged 50 people Tuesday in a brazen scheme
president do you know that ticks all of the marks? Trump is determined to make himself stand out on television by any means necessary. Yelling overtop of other candidates during debates. Giving people insulting nicknames. Stating lies as fact. It doesn’t matter if it’s articulate. It gets people talking. President Trump has manipulated America’s reliance on images to grow his notoriety. Politicians acting outrageously to get more clicks on videos and grow their presence online is a trend that won’t die out anytime soon. Trump is only the beginning – and I am scared to what the future might hold. Back in the day of honest elections, they didn’t have any unqualified television
to buy spots in the freshman classes at Yale, Stanford and other big-name schools. Jennifer Medina, Katie Benner and Kate Taylor from The New York Times said 33 parents were charged in the case, including Hollywood celebrities and prominent business leaders. Also implicated were top college athletic coaches, who were accused of accepting millions of dollars to help admit undeserving students to a wide variety of colleges, from the University of Texas to Wake Forest and Georgetown, by suggesting they were top athletes. “The real victims in this case are the hardworking students,” who were displaced in the admissions process by, “far less qualified students and their families who simply bought their way in,” said Andrew E. Lelling, the United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts. It was the Justice Department’s largest-ever college admissions prosecution, a sprawling investigation that involved 200 agents nationwide and resulted in charges against 50 people in six states. -The New York Times Mar.12 4. Missouri and Mississippi rivers cause flood damage At least three people are confirmed dead in what the National Weather Service called “major and historical river flooding” along parts of the Missouri and Mississippi river basins, accord-
commentators acting as journalists who gave opinions as facts. They learned from newspapers, from words, from unfiltered truth about politicians and their platforms. Could you imagine a world so simple? The only way to end the all too-real potential of a Trump reelection is to reevaluate where you are getting your information. Don’t consider Facebook videos as journalism. Buy a newspaper, local and national, and read their honest reporting. Yes, it may seem biased that I am defending the power of written journalism as I am currently on staff of a print newspaper. But this is how I feel. Let’s start having qualif ied candidates as our president, not reality stars.
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In Utrecht, Neatherlands, three people were killed and five injured by a gunman March 18. ing to a report from NBC News. State emergency management officials in Nebraska said a 50-year-old farmer was swept away while helping someone else escape from a vehicle in floodwaters on Thursday. They said an elderly resident also died in rising waters after having refused to leave home. No further details were immediately available. The Missouri River reached 30.2 feet in Fremont County in far southwestern Iowa Sunday, breaking the record by two feet and topping levees in the towns of Bartlett and Thurman, Johnson said. Also Sunday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said 38 counties have received a disaster proclamation and more than 110 homes were damaged by floods in the western city of Hornick. She and the governors of Nebraska and Wisconsin all declared states of emer-
Improve Continued from B2 how I handled it. What I’m about to say might come across as self-serving, but that’s not my intent. Looking back, I’m proud of myself for how I didn’t go out of my way to make myself a big deal. I could have let my 15 minutes go to my head and constantly made it a point to not let people forget, but instead, I kept it low key for the most part. It’s not that I don’t occasionally bring up my moment, but I don’t wear it on my sleeve, either. Maybe there are people who think of that video when they see my face
gency throughout the ordeal. -NBC News Mar. 17 5. Experts change aspirin guidelines NBC News reported taking low-dose aspirin as a preventative for a heart attack or stroke is no longer recommended for adults ages 70 or over, according to guidelines released Sunday. The recommendations, issued jointly by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, negate previous guidance that endorsed taking a baby aspirin daily to prevent cardiovascular problems in adults over 50. The two groups agreed for older adults with low riskthe chance gastrointestinal bleeding outweighs any heart benefit. The changes come after a large international study
or hear my name, but that’s up to them. For me, I want to make sure that I’m known for something other than that, and I have made it a personal goal to work hard enough in my future profession that people will see I am more than just the guy who has World Series memorized. So while being on Barstool Sports might not affect my life long term, it’s prepared me for life if, for some reason, I become famous for more than 15 minutes. I’m now confident that money, success and more will not change me, and it’s because I had my time at a fairly young age. If your 15 minutes of fame hasn’t arrived yet, be ready. It’s going to happen. It might be positive.
found that even at low doses, long-term use of aspirin may be harmful — without providing any benefit — for older people who have not already had a heart attack or stroke, said Charles. “Clinicians should be ver y selective in prescribing aspirin for people without known cardiovascular disease,” said Dr. Roger Blumenthal, cochair of the 2019 ACC/ AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, in a statement. “Aspirin should be limited to people at the highest risk of cardiovascular disease and a very low risk of bleeding.” The committee reminded individuals that a healthy lifestyle is the most important way to prevent the onset of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation. -NBC News Mar. 18
It might be cringe worthy. For better or worse, it will be temporary. W hat’s important is for you to figure out how you are going to become better because of your 15 minutes. If your favorite artist pulls you on stage at a concert to sing a song, and millions of people see it, great. How will that make you stronger? If you do something ridiculous at a party and somebody happens to film it, that’s unfortunate. How are you going to make people forget that? If you’re famous for 15 minutes, that’s probably the most notoriety you will ever have. The fame won’t be permanent, but what you learn from it could depend on how you react.
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MARCH 21, 2019
Lenten fish frys commence at local Catholic churches EDWARD BOICE Op/Ed Editor
March 6 marked the beginning of Lent for the Catholic Church, as well as many Protestant denominations. As always, Miles Bavin and John Knapik organized volunteers for the open community Friday fish frys hosted by St. Ann and St. Marcellus churches. Bavin has helped organize St. Ann’s fish fry since the church started the meals in 2002. While his roles have changed over the years, he still volunteers on an annual basis. “I just enjoy it,” Bavin said. “It’s a lot of work, but I don’t do too much her. I get everything here. I make coleslaw and make batter. I just do all oddball stuff. I don’t fry fish anymore.” John Knapick, parishioner of St. Marcellus Church, has been a member of the church since he was “1 year old.” Like Bavin, he has helped at the fish fry since St. Marcellus started them more than 15 years ago. “A lot of the people like to talk, have somewhere to go, sit down and talk to people,” Knapick said. “It’s like helping the church and also helping the community around here who like to have a good fish meal every once in awhile. I also feel like I’m obligated since I belong to the church.” St. Ann and St. Marcellus are the only Catholic churches in Greene County that host fish frys
Deaths Continued from B1 At first glance, the statelevel data seems to contrast Greene County’s most recent statistics, which show reduced overdose deaths in the county in 2018—dropping from 17 in 2017 to just eight in 2018. Greene County has been aggressively addressing the national opioid crisis through the Overdose Task Force, established in 2017, which Zimmerman said is constantly working on programs to educate community members on the dangers of drug use. “What knowledge we have, we’re implementing all the time,” he said. The task force employs professionals from healthcare, law enforcement and education to research and implement preventative measures toward drug use, said Jeff Marshall, chief clerk. Some examples include resource lists for recovering
McClure Continued from B1 her “Greene County first” agenda, which is built on “pro-jobs, pro-education and low tax.” “I’ve heard first hand [residents’] concerns and their needs and their hopes for a better future," McClure said. “I will work to bring to light their needs and their concerns and their interests.” McClure is heavily involved in Franklin Township, where she is a member of the planning commission. She cited infrastructure as a significant goal in improving the township. “We need homes,” she said. “The last couple of years, there’s only been two new homes in Franklin Township that have been built.” McClure has an extensive background in the field of education. After graduating from Waynesburg, she
during the Lenten season. Bavin said St. Ann is able to maintain the annual fish fry tradition because the congregation can consistently gather volunteers each year. “You have to have the organization and the help to do it,” Bavin said. “You can’t just have a fish fry and have three people show up to feed 100 people.” Usually, more than 100 people come to buy meals. Bavin said St. Ann normally sells around 300 meals each Friday. Knapick said the night of March 15, they sold 350 pounds of fish. “We have 300-400 seats available at one time, and most of the time they are taken,” Knapick said.“So it’s pretty busy. There are people who come from the state of West Virginia, Greensburg [and] New Stanton.” St. Ann and St. Marcellus each have unique elements to their fish frys. Bavin said St. Ann delivers meals and offers student discounts. He also said their fish fry is different than St. Marcellus’. “It’s a beer batter fish, and [St. Marcellus’] is fine too, but theirs is breaded fish,” Bavin said. “They do fry, but they bake fish too. I feel our batter’s better.” One thing that makes St. Marcellus unique, Knapick said, is that it has a wide assortment of desserts every year. “Normally a f ish fr y [has] one type of a cake or something like that,” Knapick said. “We have cakes, pies, cookies, do-
nuts, you name it. The customers love the variety of desserts. Many of them tell us that, because places they go, they get cake and nothing but cake. Here, you have that big variety, and a lot of people come here because of that.” The churches use the money they earn toward different causes. Knapick said St. Marcellus uses the earnings for expenses and some charitable donations. St. Anne also uses its income toward various charities and scholarships. Bavin said he enjoys providing the money for these causes. “[I enjoy] the money we make to give away, we give all of our money away, to charities and needy people, and the good that it
addicts and drug take-back locations, for people to safely dispose of their perspription opioids. Whether or not the task force can be credited with a decrease in overdose deaths remains to be seen, however. Gene Rush, Greene County’s coroner and a member of the task force, said four deaths by overdose have already occurred in the county this year—half of 2018’s final tally in just three months. With this in mind, Rush said it’s impossible to determine if last year’s apparent decline in deaths will be maintained for another year; and there’s nothing in the state-level data to suggest it either. “The state, in general, has not had a dramatic decrease,” he said. Rush also said last year’s supposed decrease in Greene County could have been caused by a variety of factors, such as drug users overdosing in other nearby counties or in West Virginia. That could have thrown off the statistics, he said. With all this uncertainty,
both Rush and Zimmerman said county officials are doing the best that they can to remedy a problem that will likely never go away. “The federal government and state governments spent billions of dollars on this problem, on what’s going on nationwide,” Zimmerman said. “And everybody’s in the same boat.” Still, Zimmerman believes everything the task force is doing, from creating more educational opportunities to communicating with the public, is important. The best we can do, he said, is to make it better. “Everybody’s attacking the problem as best they can, and using all the resources they can use,” he said. Though progress is elusive, for now, Zimmerman said there isn’t a day that goes by in his job without addressing the opioid crisis in some capacity. “Until it’s done—and it will never be done—we will always address drug and alcohol issues,” Zimmerman said. “My heart is vested in this.”
earned her master’s in education from California University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, McClure is a certified K-12 principal and has been a nurse in the Trinity School District for nearly two decades. Regarding her area of expertise, McClure feels that children don’t need to take the traditional path of graduating from a four-year college to receive a quality education. “Not every child wants to go to college,” she said. “So, I would like to see more industry and schools making a connection. I am pro-education, but not just college education. I’m talking trade and technical hands-on [schools.] You know, there are a lot of ways to learn.” Of McClure’s agenda, she said taxes are what Greene County citizens are the most concerned about. Also, McClure said she will address the area’s opioid epidemic, saying it’s been a topic of discussion for her as well as locals. “I think probably anybody
you talk to that’s running for any office, they’re going to tell you taxes are a big concern,” McClure said. “The opioid situation [is also troubling], and again nobody wants to see anybody suffering from that, the addiction. That’s another issue that is brought to my attention. I’d say those probably are the top two [concerns].” Overall, McClure’s primary objective between now and May 21 is to make sure Greene County citizens are aware she’s running for office, in a crowded field. McClure is running along with the three incumbent commissioners—Blair Zimmerman, Dave Coder and Archie Trader—Former Commissioner Charles Morris and Lisa Sowden. “I am one of them,” she said. “I live here, I’m invested here, I have family here, my grandchildren are here, and I want to listen to them. I’m open-minded, and my work [is] to make things as good as we can make them here.”
Edward Boice, The Yellow Jacket
Miles Bavin has helped maintain the annual fish frys at St. Ann Catholic Church since 2002.
does,” Bavin said. Both churches are hosting fish frys March 22 and April 5, 12 and 19 for lunch and dinner. St. Ann serves lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. They’ll only have dinner April 19. St. Marcellus has its lunch from noon to 3 p.m. and dinner from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Sheriff Continued from B1 took a little bit of the heart out of the community. So many people knew him and respected him,” he said. Tanner said that while Tennant is irreplaceable, he is confident the next person to step into the position will do a good job, mainly because of the positive community atmosphere in Waynesburg. Tanner believes that moving forward, the community will not let Tennant’s legacy be forgotten. “You can’t replace somebody like Brian, of course, and the community has to move on and we have a pretty strong community around here in Greene
County, it’s very tight knit,” he said. “So as a community, I’m sure we will be looking at the right person to move forward. As I say, we will move forward but never forget him.” Waynesburg’s former chief deputy sheriff, Marcus Simms, was named interim sheriff last week. “No one can ever replace Sheriff Tennant, but I look forward to continuing with Sheriff Tennant’s plans to advance the sheriff’s office to better serve the citizens of Greene County,” Simms said in a statement. “I will continue serving the citizens of Greene County with the same dedication, honesty and transparency as Sheriff Tennant.” Tanner will remember Tennant most for his dedication to his family. Ten-
nant leaves behind four sons and a wife. “One of his most outstanding traits was that he was a family man. He had his boys and his wife. When I always think back on Brian, I think of his contributions to our borough when he was a police officer as a hero and the things he did with the sheriff’s department when he came on board, the changes he made in a positive direction and the things he wanted to do down the road. But the other thing I think of when I think back on him was how committed he was to his family.” Tanner best described Tennant with a simple statement. “He affected everyone he came in contact with and that definitely includes me.”
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MARCH 21, 2019 | WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY | THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG
Remembering the glory days Team of '88 reflects on Final Four appearance JOE SMELTZER Copy Desk Chief
How’s this for a picture? Imagine a Saturday night at Waynesburg University. As on most college campuses, many students who aren’t out partying will hang out in their room and watch ESPN. It’s March, so there’s a college basketball game on. The thought of such a small school like Waynesburg being one of the teams playing in that game sounds like a reach, to say the least. The idea of that game having Dick Vitale on the call? Not a chance. Yet 31 years ago, both of those things happened, and the game in question had the words “Final Four” attached to it. The program at what was then Waynesburg College wasn’t just a regional powerhouse, like St. Vincent and Thomas More have been in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference recently. The Jackets were a force nationally, to the point where, in 1988, Vitale was alongside Tim Brando
Photo courtesy of Darrin Walls
Darrin "Skywalker" Walls was a three-time NAIA All-American scored 2,442 career points at Waynesburg, the most points in the history of the school. announcing Waynesburg College’s Final Four game against Grand Canyon on ESPN. The Jackets, then a member of the NAIA, had the advantage of offering scholarships. Because of this, head coach Rudy Marisa scouted the finest talent in school history, led by three-time All-Amer-
ican and Waynesburg’s all-time leading scorer Darrin Walls. With players like Walls (734 points), Harold Hamlin (571 points) and Rob Montgomery (593 points) leading the way, the Jackets were a national p owe rh o u s e . B et wee n 1983-1988, Waynesburg went 131-21 overall and 70-1 at home, winning five
straight District 18 championships, with a sixth coming in 1989. “We had some players that could really play who could have went anywhere, Division I schools or wherever,” Walls said. “Growing up with [center] Rob Montgomery, [forward] Harold Hamlin, we played against Jerome Lane and
all the Pitt players, and we always did well.” In fact, Walls said Lane was among the Panthers players who tried to recruit him to leave Waynesburg and play in the Big East. But Walls, who was getting letters from NBA teams, saw no reason to leave Greene County. Hamlin, a year ahead of
Walls, won the Pittsburgh City League title with him at Peabody High School, and the two became college teammates in the fall of 1985 (there, they played against Montgomery, who graduated from Taylor Allderdice). Hamlin, a gifted talent in his own right, believes he would have joined his childhood friend in the 2,000-point club if not for an ACL tear in December of his sophomore year. The climax of that era of Jacket dominance was in March 1988. Waynesburg took a 32-game winning streak into its NAIA semifinal matchup with Grand Canyon, led by head coach Paul Westphal, who would be leading the Phoenix Suns in the NBA just four years later. On the surface, there was little reason to believe this orange and black locomotive would halt. The Jackets hadn’t lost since the first game of the year— a 119-112 shootout against Bluefield State played with a pace that would foreshadow that Final Four game. Waynesburg then emphatically regrouped, winning 32 straight with 23 of those wins coming by double digits. The streak GLORY >> C3
Allegheny shut down Jackets at home Softball picks up pair of wins over Penn State Fayette MIKE TRAX
For The Yellow Jacket
The Waynesburg University baseball team played in its first home game of the season with a doubleheader against the Allegheny Gators. Head coach Mike Humiston wasn’t pleased his team’s performance in the first game, a 9-3 loss to Allegheny College. “We didn’t arrive at the field to play baseball during the first game against Allegheny,” Humiston said. “We didn’t pitch, hit or play defense very well.” The Yellow Jackets gave up seven runs over the first three innings. Humiston knows that the team can’t let that happen, particularly when the offense wasn’t doing well, either. “Giving up seven runs in
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In the doubleheader, Alec Fantaskey split time at shortstop with Vinny Monico. Last year for the Jackets, Fantaskey hit .263 in 38 plate appearances. three innings can’t happen,” Humiston said. “Especially when we have errors to go along with that and having poor hitting.” With the rough start, Hu-
miston believes the pitchers need to finish off batters. “Our pitchers started off ahead in most counts,” said Humiston. “We gave up too many hits on 0-2 and 1-2
counts.” Waynesburg first scored in the bottom of the third inning when senior third BASEBALL >> C4
This past weekend, the Yellow Jacket softball team hit the road for a nonconference twin-bill at Penn State Fayette where they left with two more wins on the young season. The Yellow Jackets (48) picked up an 11-0 win in five innings in the first game. Waynesburg displayed its offense early, scoring seven runs over the first three innings. Head coach Brett Shimek credits the team’s patience at the plate for the success. “ We understood the strike zone, we were patient and waited for our
pi tches,” said Shimek. “When that happens, you put pressure on defenses by having runners on base and making the pitcher put it in the zone.” Senior f irst baseman Alex L awrence led the offensive charge with a home run, while classmate Courtney Messenger notched five scoreless innings en route to picking up the win in the circle. Shimek believes Lawrence and Messenger have taken on leadership roles this year because of their passion for the game. “They’re definitely two of our leaders, very experiSOFTBALL >> C2
Evans, Burrs unable to claim national title at D-III tourney BRANDON ROSSI For The Yellow Jacket
Last year, the wrestling team saw then-junior 285-pounder Jake Evans winning Waynesburg University its first ever national championship. Fast-forward 52 weeks later, and the same feat could not be replicated in 2019. Evans and fellow grappler Ken Burrs (197 pounds) qualified for nationals, but Waynesburg came away empty-handed in its quest to match last year’s success. “It’s disappointing, of course,” said head coach Ron Headlee. “We had big expectations and it was just one of those tournaments. Sometimes things go your way and sometimes they don’t.” Evans was seeded as the No. 3 wrestler in the heavyweight bracket and mowed
his way through Wheaton’s Grant Miller 8-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. That was when Otterbein’s Drew Kasper got the 12-11 upset over Evans to dethrone the heavy favorite. “The style was a bit tougher,” Headlee said. “I didn’t agree with the referee on the stalling call and I knew that that was going to make a difference. [Evans] got his escape, then [Kasper] got his escape, and Evans got called for stalling.” Following his recordbreaking 175th win in the PAC Championships, Evans said winning nationals was his ultimate goal. After being knocked off by Kasper in the quarterfinals, Evans went up to Headlee after his match and apologized for his performance. “That’s just the type of kid [Evans] is,” said Headlee. “It’s just bittersweet because he
puts a lot of time into [wrestling]. Nobody is going to take his accomplishments away from him. He was a national champion, his sights were set higher, and even though he didn’t accomplish what he set out to do, he did a lot of great things here.” His counterpart, Burrs, had a much different road to the national tournament. In January, he broke his hand and was out for the remainder of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference schedule. He wrestled his first match of the 2019 calendar year in regionals and rolled to the title bout before he defaulted out of the championship contest to advance to the national tournament. “It was going to be tough with his hand injury,” Headlee said. “He had to face the second seed, pulled one out where he got a takedown lead, but the kid was just a
little bit better than Burrs was that day…you can’t completely believe in yourself with an injury like he had. He had a short time coming back and I think not believing in himself hurt him.” Despite the bittersweet end, the wrestling team concluded another successful campaign in which it won the PAC Championship for the third consecutive year. They will have to replace three seniors, including Matt Claxton, Nick Kusich and the NCAA’s all-time wins leader Jake Evans. Headlee is optimistic next year will lead to continued success. “We have a bunch of young guys coming back, including a few that were close to making it last year,” Headlee said. “We had a lot of injuries this year."
Photo courtesy of Gennaro Bonaventura
Ken Burrs overcame a hand injury to qualify for his second straight national tournament appearance.
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MARCH 21, 2019
Jackets set records despite cold weather Track to have full roster compete in next event at WVU COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Editorial Assistant
Part of the Waynesburg University men and women’s outdoor track & field teams competed in the Muskie Duals this past Saturday in New Concord, Ohio. According to head coach Michelle Cross, due to the cold temperatures and high winds, jumpers and sprinters did not go to the meet—only throwers and long-distance runners attended. “Before we even went, we as a coaching staff made the decision because we thought it would be wise just because you could hurt very easily when your muscles are firing at a high intensity in the cold,” said Cross. “That just opens you up for hamstring injuries.” Even though only a select few went to compete for both the women’s and men’s teams, according to Cross, it was a successful meet in which there were some people who achieved personal records. “Muskie is usually a couple steps back across the board from what people were doing in indoor,” said Cross. “I was expect-
Softball Continued from C1 enced players that most of our teammates look up to [as] on-field coaches,” said Shimek. “I could see both of them being coaches after their careers here.” The second half of the
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ing that because that was pretty much what it has been like, but we had [Matt Durgin] actually PR in the 10K, [Drew Schwab] PR in the disc and [Jerry Farrelli], [Roman Lessard] and [Matt Mansfield] PR as well.” For the sophomore Mansfield, he competed in the 2,000 meter steeple chase and finished with a time of 7:08. According to Cross, the steeple chase is usually 3,000 meters instead of 2,000 meters, despite this she said that Mansfield
tied Waynesburg’s record for the event. “That was something really positive to see him coming in such a place coming into outdoor, because he was battling some injuries in indoor as well,” said Cross. On the women’s side, junior Jordan Simpson reached a personal record in javelin and some freshmen also had the chance to take part in new events. Freshmen Gloria Reed and Aubrey Wingeart both
competed in the 10K and finished in first and second place, respectively. They were followed by sophomore teammate Gianna Pugliano in third place. Reed finished with a time of 40:27.2 while Wingeart finished with a time of 41:33. Pugliano finished with a time of 43:25. “I think that the times that they posted are going to be top of the conference times,” said Cross. “They did WEATHER >> C3
Waynesburg University men and women’s track & field programs will continue their season this Saturday at West Virginia University. Unlike last weekend at the Muskie Duals, in which only a part of the two teams went to compete, this weekend everyone who can participate will take part in the meet according to head coach Michelle Cross. “The entire team is going to go because it is going to be 55 degrees and sunny,” said Cross. “So, I am excited for the nice weather because people always tend to do better in the nicer weather, and I am excited for the whole team to be present so we can kind of get a sense of the strength of our full team.” There are some new events for the Yellow Jackets to compete in this outdoor season, starting with the 400-meter hurdles on
doubleheader resulted in the fourth Jacket win of season, but it took a little more in terms of game length and play style, with Waynesburg defeating the Roaring Lions 13-6 in a full seven inning contest. “Of fense comes and goes but defense is always there,” said Shimek. “I felt like those were our best two defensive performanc-
es of the year. We probably made three or four diving catches in the outfield and that’s what we stressed after we came back up here [from Myrtle Beach] – just better defensive play because those one run games we lost down there we very easily could’ve won. Defensively we’re great.” Junior Courtney Syfert hit her first career home
run in the game and fell just a double shy of a cycle as she drove in two runs and scored three in the contest. Sophomore Emma Kubalak picked up her second victory of the season in the circle for the Yellow Jackets with a complete game effort. Moving into the next few weeks, the team will
face situations that include playing four games in two days, but according to Shimek that isn’t anything different for softball or his group of athletes. “These young ladies are used to it,” said Shimek. “They all played travel ball growing up and on a good travel weekend you’ll play about nine games over Saturday and Sunday. The
Photo courtesy of Connor Tibbe
This past weekend, Aubrey Wingeart, center, finished first in the 10,000 meter race with a time of 40:27. Her accomplishment earned her PAC Track Athlete of the Week.
the men’s side. “I am excited to get an idea of how we are in the new events like 400-meter hurdles, we have some 400-meter hurdlers on the guys side that I am curious to see how they will do once we are fully moved into outdoor and stuff like that,” Cross said. The men’s team is projected to finish in fifth place in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference for the outdoor season, which is exactly where the team finished in this year’s indoor season. “I would love to see us make some kind of jump up from that even if it’s just by one place,” said Cross. “I would love for by the end of the year to get into the top three, but it is really hard to say right now because we are still at the beginning of the season.” As for the women’s side, according to Cross, the pressure is on yet again TRACK >> C3
more games we play in a small amount of time will make sure we have the energy we need in doubleheaders moving forward.” Way n e s b u rg w i l l b e back in action over the weekend wi th a home doubleheader Friday against Mount Aloysius and then a road trip for two against Pitt-Greensburg Saturday.
PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP BASEBALL STANDINGS
Bethany Grove City Saint Vincent Waynesburg Geneva Westminster Wash. & Jeff. Chatham Thiel
SOFTBALL Conf. Overall 1-1 10-2 1-1 9-6 0-0 7-3 0-0 6-6 0-0 4-4 0-0 4-4 0-0 4-7 0-0 3-7 0-0 3-8
Wednesday's Box Score
STANDINGS
Saint Vincent Wash. & Jeff. Westminster Grove City Geneva Thiel Waynesburg Chatham Bethany Saturday's Box Score
Conf. Overall 0-0 7-3 0-0 5-5 0-0 5-5 0-0 3-4 0-0 5-9 0-0 4-8 0-0 4-8 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-4Satur-
WAYNESBURG 3, Allegheny 5 Allegheny 1211000 5 8 H 1E Waynesburg 2000100 3 9H 2E
WAYNESBURG 13, Penn State Fayette 6 PS Fayette 0023100 6 12H 2E Waynesburg 0161500 13 18H 0E
RECENT RESULTS
RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, March 19: Pitt-Greensburg 6, Chatham 5; Pitt-Greensburg 18, chatham 6; Mount Union 14, Thiel 4; Point Park 5, W&J 1; W&J 4, Point Park 1; Grove City 15, Hiram 9. Monday, March 18: St Joseph's (LI) 2, Bethany 1; Bethany 6, St Joseph's (LI) 3.; Messiah 9, Geneva 4.; Hiram 5, Grove City 2.
UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday, March 20: Williams at Bethany, 12 p.m.; Penn State Behrend (DH) at Waynesburg, 1 p.m.; Pitt-Greensburg at Thiel, 4 p.m.; Muskingum at W&J, 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23: Grove City at Salem (DH). 1 p.m.; ; Waynesburg at Geneva (DH); 1 p.m. . W&J at Thiel (DH), 1 p.m.; Westminster at Kenyon (DH), 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Chatham, 5:30 p.m. .
Westminster Thiel Franciscan Bethany Wash. & Jeff. Saint Vincent Chatham Waynesburg
0-0 3-1 0-0 4-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-4
Friday’s Box Score
Concordia 23, WAYNESBURG 0 Waynesburg 0 0 0 La Roche 17 6 23
RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, March 16: Geneva 6, D'Youville 0.; Benedictine 7, Geneva 0.; Waynesburg 11, PS Fayette, 0.; Waynesburg 13, PS Fayette 6.
Saturday, March 16: Thiel 22, Hilbert 2.; Concordia 23, Waynesburg 0
Monday, March 18: Ripon 5, Bethany 0.; Rutgers-Camden 6, Geneva 4.; Trinity 9, Bethany 3.; St. Lawrence 9, Geneva.; Saint Vincent 4, PittGreensburg 2.; Saint Vincent 11, Pitt-Greensburg 1.;
Tuesday, March 19: Davis & Elkins 17, Bethany 2.; 1
UPCOMING GAMES Wednesday, March 20: Bethany at Bridgewater; West Virginia Wesleyan at Waynesburg.; Marietta at W&J.; Muskingum at Thiel.;
UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday, March 20: Mount Saint Mary at Bethany.; SUNY Geneseo at Bethany.; Grove City at Penn State New Kensington.; Saint Vincent at Mount Aloysius.; Marietta at W&J.; Waynesburg at Franciscan.; Westminster at Hiram.; Thiel at John Carroll.; Pitt-Greensburg at Geneva.;
Saturday, March 23: thomas More at Waynesburg.; Westminster at Hiram.; Madonna at Chatham .; W&J at Marymount.
RBI: Nick Fowkes, THI 17 RBI
RBI: Alona Sleith, SVC 15RBI
WINS: Nick Gross, BET 3W
WINS: Celia Knappenberger, SVC 4W
ERA: Jacob Brothers, GRO 0.00 ERA
ERA: Celia Knappenberger, SVC 1.08 ERA
MEN
MEN
Muskingum Duels
Muskingum Duels
100 Meter: Alexia Walker, Wittenber, 13.42
100 Meter: Evan Chen, Muskingum 11.79
200 Meter: Sydney Lowry, Muskingum 30.23
200 Meter: Maurice Graham, Wittenberg 24.24
400 Meter: Marteana Newton, Wittenberg 1:00.68
400 Meter: Austyn Albanese, Wittenberg 53.13
800 Meter: Alexia Gray, Wittenberg 2:24.48 1500 Meter: Sydney Green, St. Vincent, 5:10.09 5000 Meter: Laura Aston, St. Vincent 19:53.13
800 Meter: Silas Mays, Waynesburg 2:01.15 1500 Meter: Kyle Monahan, John Carroll 5000 Meter: Will Greene, St. Vincent 15:49.44
100 Meter Hurdle: Ryelee Clary, Wittenberg 16.29
400 Meter Hurdle: Garrin Bachinski, Wittenberg 1:01.90
400 Meter Hurdle: Spencer Neville, Muskingum 1:11.96
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: William Foster, Miami Striders 10:38.04
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Jessica Brinker, St. Vincent 12:31.56
High Jump: Jaycee Perry, Wittenberg 1.83m
High Jump: Kimberly Taylor, Muskingum 1.55m Pole Vault: Preslee Rolf, Wittenberg 2.59m Long Jump: Mary Double, Muskingum 4.57m Shot Put: Niki Young, Shawnee State 11.74m
Pole Vault: Nick Fulton, Muskingum 3.65m Long Jump: Paul Varnadoe, Wittenberg 6.09m Shot Put: Louie Reicher, Muskingum 14.00m Discus: J.J. Bost, John Carroll 44.41m Javelin: Jacob Fritsch
Javelin: Jordan Simpson, Waynesburg 35.27m
Friday, March 22: Buffalo State at Bethany.; Hope at Bethany.; Chatham at Franciscan .; Mount Aloysius at Waynesburg - 3:30 p.m..
PAC SOFTBALL LEADERS
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Discus: Alexia Putnam, Shawnee State 39.84m
Thursday, March 21: Juniata at Saint Vincent.
PAC BASEBALL LEADERS
Batting AVG: Caleb Lehman, CHA .560 BA
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
LACROSSE
NEXT MEET: Saturday, March 23:
NEXT MEET: Saturday, March 23:
Carnegie Mellon Invitational
Carnegie Mellon Invitational
Batting AVG: Alona Sleith, SVC .533BA
YELLOW JACKET ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Jordan Simpson, Track and FIeld Aubrey Wingeart, Track and Field
PAC BASEBALL PREDICTIONS Luke Goodling
Joe Smeltzer
Dylan Cleland
Mitch Montani
Chace Johnston
1. Washington & Jefferson
1. Washington & Jefferson
1. Washington & Jefferson
1. Washington & Jefferson
1. Washington & Jefferson
2. St. Vincent
2. Grove City
2. Grove City
2. Thiel
2. Grove City
3. Grove City
3. St. Vincent
3. St. Vincent
3. Grove City
3. St. Vincent
4. Waynesburg University
4. Bethany
4. Thiel
4. Waynesburg University
4. Waynesburg University
MARCH 21, 2019
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Jackets put together 2-6 record over spring break trip DYLAN CLELAND
Assistant Sports Editor
During Waynesburg University’s spring break, the Yellow Jacket softball team began a new era under first-year head coach Brett Shimek. After traveling to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Waynesburg played eight games in three days, including two triple headers which were highlighted with one win in each extending the Jackets record to the two-win plateau early in the season. The wins came in gritty fashion with the first a 4-2 victory against Hilbert College and the second against Centenary, 3-2. Aside from the first game, a 12-1 loss to Penn State Abington, the Yellow Jackets were in each game with three of the first eight games being decided by one run. “I think coming away with a couple wins was good for us,” said Shimek.
Track Continued from C2 to win the PAC title after finishing in third place in indoors. “I am sort of feeling the same way as I was at the beginning of indoor,” said Cross. “I kind of am feel-
Glory Continued from C1 eventually led Waynesburg to its fifth straight District 18 championship with an 85-72 win over Westminster. The Jackets promptly beat Franklin Pierce (N.H.), Minnesota-Duluth and Dordt (Iowa) by a 15-point average to get to the Final Four. Grand Canyon’s style of play was a “mirror image” of Waynesburg’s, and what ensued was a backand-forth classic with a wild—and gutting—ending. The season Expectations were high for Waynesburg going into the 1987-88 season. With a young roster in 1986-87, the Jackets won District 18 for the fourth straight season and went to the NAIA Elite Eight. After opening nig ht, however, Waynesburg was 0-1. Right away, Hamlin remembers, Marisa let the team know that things were about to change. “That first game of the year that we lost, that made us focus,” Hamlin said. “Coach made us focus, too, because I think he cut about four people after that game.” It wasn’t uncommon for Marisa to weed out players who he felt were dead weight to what the Jackets were trying to accomplish. Point guard Shawn McCallister, who transferred to Waynesburg after his sophomore year when Alliance College dropped its basketball program, remembers Marisa sending two players home from Kansas City for missing curfew. The program was built on structure, Marisa’s former players say, and anything that hurt the structure was removed. “If we had a meeting at 12, you better be there at 11:45,” Hamlin said. “Not 12. Not 11:55. He didn’t want anybody walking in when he was about to start his meeting. Because sometimes he would start early, and if you weren’t there, there’s a good chance you were getting cut.” From the perspective of Marisa, the first game of the season was taken
“We were in every game down there except for the first one. Hindsight for us, next year when we go, we are going to go and practice for a day before we see the field because we quite honestly didn’t have them ready.” With an offense led by junior infielder Ashley Dubovich, the Jackets manufactured 19 runs and 35 hits, numbers Shimek would like to see increase as the schedule shifts into Presidents’ Athletic Conference play later this month. “Hitting is contagious,” said Shimek. “When we were hitting, everybody up and down the lineup was, and I think when we were struggling everybody up and down the lineup was. It’s one of those things where we have to be more consistent as a team.” Pitching will be limited for the Yellow Jackets, according to Shimek, because after returning from
the beach Shimek and his staff discovered that senior Courtney Messenger and sophomore Emma Kubalak will be the two primary girls set to pitch the majority of games for Waynesburg. Each of them
ing the pressure of being voted to win it, because I knew that we have lost some depth, but I didn’t know how that was going to truly affect the team and that is sort of coming out from indoor in that we are in the same situation.” After last weekend’s meet, Cross knows that there are still a lot of things to tweak if either team
wants to do well at PAC’s later this spring. “We really need to work race strategy,” said Cross. “Just from seeing some of the decisions that our athletes made in the races with how they were pacing and where they positioned themselves just really clues into me that we need to talk and have more discussions about that.”
too lightly by some of the team. “I knew we had a talented team, and maybe the players might have assumed that opener was going to be not too tough for them,” Marisa said. “But after losing it, they realized we still had to work hard the rest of the year, and they did that.” The Jackets worked, and they won. Waynesburg identified as a faced-pace team that would sometimes, such as against Bluefield State, give up a lot of points, but compensate by scoring a lot more. The goal, former assistant coach and current Athletic Director at Waynesburg University Larry Marshall remembers, was to get a shot off within three seconds if the other team scored. That season, Waynesburg scored 100 or more points 12 times. The Jackets had the talent to win the school’s first national championship in any sport since the football team did it in 1966, and as Hamlin remembers, they knew it. “Even though we’re a small NAIA school, we thought we were the best in the country,” Marshall said. “We strived to win it all. In District 18, we kind of got tired of winning, because we just won that every year. We were looking for something bigger and better.”
line to get in. “Crazy,” Walls said about the atmosphere. “It was crazy. The line would be down to Martin Hall to get in [the gym]. They’d be sitting on the steps; that’s how crazy it was. Hours before. The atmosphere was unbelievable.” So, while the Final Four at Kansas City’s Kemper Arena was a different type of pressure, the Jackets were used to it. “ We were veterans,” Walls said. “We were used to winning. We were used to playing good teams, and we thought we were the
The Game Playing in high-pressure games wasn’t out of the ordinary for Waynesburg. For the past few years, Waynesburg had played in four district games and in 1987, reached the Elite Eight of the NAIA tournament. In addition, every Waynesburg home game, regardless of whether it was in November or March, felt like a big deal. “If the game started at eight and you weren’t here by 6:30, you didn’t get in,” Marshall said. “The place was packed…and it wasn’t just college students; it was townspeople. They had a booster’s club at the time and everything, and the townspeople all showed up to everything. It was a small campus with a big atmosphere.” Even if you got to the games early, Walls said there would always be a
the season I wasn’t sure where our pitching was compared to others, but I felt good about it coming out of Myrtle Beach. We’ll go with those two the remainder of the season.” Shimek and his staff have
the benefit of having most of the team return from last season, and even if they aren’t getting it done on the diamond, Shimek wants his staff to have an impact on the athletes as people. “They’re familiar with each other, most of them were here last year,” said Shimek. “I believe we have four freshman that joined the team and overall they are a great group of young ladies and fantastic people. We’re trying to take all the great stuff they do off the field and just refine some of the stuff on the field.” Despite the team dropping six of the first eight g a m e s of t h e s ea s o n , Shimek saw a few bright spots from the team’s trip to South Carolina. “Overall as a team we c o m p e t e d w e l l ,” s a i d Shimek. “I think we’re learning how to play together as a team and learning how to win and that comes with experience.”
to Cross. “Whenever we handle the elements well, it’s always something good to see,” she said. “It is nice to be finally able to get outside and not have to battle scheduling conflicts with training.” For the throwers, it was their first time all year getting to perform some of their outdoor throwing events.
“It was good to see a lot of the throwers knocking the rust off, but it also reveals to us a lot of techniques and things that we need to tweak with them as well,” said Cross. The Yellow Jacket women and men will compete Saturday at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational and according to Cross, the team will be at full strength.
tional championship game or this NAIA classic would move to overtime. With 12 seconds left, Walls got the ball behind the top of the key. He moved left, and with eight seconds, took an uncontested shot. Wa l l s — a 4 8 p e rce nt shooter from the field that season—thought it was going in, and so did Hamlin. “Oh yeah. I say nine of 10 times, he’d have made that shot,” Hamlin said. “We all had confidence in him making it or other teammates to make the shot.” The ball hi t of f the front iron. Grand Canyon grabbed the rebound, pushed the ball down the court and with two seconds left, Mike Ledbetter attempted an off-balanced layup that missed. Waiting for the rebound h oweve r, wa s Ro d n ey Johns who, according to all Waynesburg accounts, was Grand Canyon’s best player. Johns banked the ball in off the glass and into the hoop and the closest opportunity Waynesburg had for national championship went by the wayside.
“We gave up our scholarships at that point and went Division III, so everything changed,” Marisa said. “We couldn’t possibly have the same kind of players… we played teams that were also Division III, so it was still ‘even Steven.’ But to compare [DIII] to the old NAIA, there were more scholarship players, and it was just at a higher level.” While the team was disappointed, Marshall said in the post-game locker room, nobody was feeling sorry for themselves. “It wasn’t by any means a ‘crying fest’ or anything,” Marshall said. “Because to go the way we did to experience what we had was something that I know they’ll remember all their lives.” Hamlin’s memory of the post-game locker room is a little more light hearted than one would think. “The funniest thing about it was as soon as the game ended, we had to take a piss test,” he said. “I know I did, so that was kind of odd. I wasn’t too happy about that, after losing like that, then they tell you to pee in a cup.” Later, in the team’s hotel, with a meaningless consolation game looming, Walls remembers talking with some of his teammates, including Hamlin and Moore. The team talked about the game, and acknowledged that it wasn’t their time. “ESPN was replaying the game on TV. That was a little shocker, we watched a little bit of it. I think it helped heal a little bit, to be truthful,” Walls said. While the golden age of Waynesburg basketball didn’t feature cutting down the nets in Kemper Arena, Hamlin, Walls and the rest the team will always be grateful for what they accomplished. “I take a lot of pride in it,” Hamlin said. “We had a long winning streak in home, and just for a lot of guys that I know that I played against that I played with in high school, to come to a school and come together, and put Waynesburg—I mean they were already on the map, I think locally, but I think we put Waynesburg on the map nationally. And that’s something we can always take with us.”
Photo courtesy of Mitchell Kendra
This season, head coach Brett Shimek aims for the softball team to make the postseason for the first time since 2011. picked up a victory in South Carolina. “We have [Emma] and [Courtney] who will be our two main pitchers this year,” said Shimek. “I thought the pitching was outstanding in Myrtle Beach. Going into
Weather Continued from C2 well in those events.” Despite the elements of a high of 40s and a low of 25 degrees with winds between 10 and 15 miles per hour, the teams handled the conditions well, according
It was apparent from the beginning that defense wouldn’t run the night. After a back and forth first half, Grand Canyon led, 47-44. The ending Marisa doesn’t remember the first 35 minutes of the game. All he remembers are the final five minutes. He still replays them in his head. Late in the second half, it looked like Grand Canyon might pull away, as the Antelopes led by nine with four minutes left. But the
“I think when you're a college student, you don't really understand until later in life how lucky you were to be a part of something that great.” SHAWN MCCALLISTERS
Alumnus
best team in the country.” W h i l e Way n e s b u r g wasn’t intimidated by the aurora, the players knew that it was unlike anything it had ever been a part of. Backup point guard Kevin Lee remembers the bright TV lights by the baskets. Hamlin recalls the unusually large amount of TV timeouts disrupting the rhythm of the game. For McCallister, he’s proud to have simply been a part of it all. “It was an amazing time, it really was,” McCallister said, who is now the athletic director at Steele Valley High School. “Looking back on it, we had an opportunity to talk to Dick Vitale. Just the atmosphere in general [was great] but to get on the court with a team like Grand Canyon... their style of play and our style of play really meshed, and it was an exciting game. … It was excellent basketball to be part of.” Grand Canyon’s identity can be figured out just by looking at the final scores of its road to the Final Four (103-75, 101-95 and 99-96). The Antelopes, much like Waynesburg, played a fastpaced style of basketball and knew how to put the ball in the hoop. “They were just like us, pretty much,” Walls said. “It was kind of shocking to see a mirror image of a team just like us.”
Jackets started a comeback under direction of Walls. The junior finished with 32 points, and his free throw with less than a minute left tied the game. “At that stage of my career, I felt like I was unstoppable,” Walls said. “We had some other people that were capable of [scoring], but they’d get the ball to me, and I was the scorer. So, I was trying just to carry my team on my back and do what I usually do, [which was] put the ball in the hoop.” With 41 seconds left, Waynesburg had possession, and held it for 26 seconds before Marisa called a time out. The rest of the game, as Walls remembers, “took forever.” The plan coming out of the timeout varies depending on who you talk to. Marisa remembers the plan being to hold the ball for the last shot. Walls said it was to take a shot with enough time on the clock so the Jackets could pick up an offensive rebound if it didn’t go. Marshall said Marisa told Walls to drive to the basket, but Hamlin advised his childhood friend to take a jumper. Whatever the conversation entailed, it seemed as if there were only two possible outcomes: either Waynesburg would score and move on to the na-
The Aftermath The Yellow Jackets were shocked. ESPN’s cameras captured Montgomery lying on the ground, and an obviously dejected McCallister picking himself up from his knees. Walls remembers picking teammate Ron Moore up from the court. “It was so surreal, that you just didn’t believe that it came to an end that fast,” McCallister said. “[We were] very deflated at that time. I think when you’re a college student, you don’t really understand until later in life how lucky you were to be a part of something that great.” While Waynesburg still had Walls for another year and won District 18 once again, they’d never get back to the Final Four. By the early 90s, the college moved from the NAIA to the NCAA, and although the program still had success with Marisa coaching until 2003 and ending his career with 565 wins, Waynesburg never got back to where it was in 1988 and never recruited a player like Walls or Hamlin again.
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MARCH 21, 2019
Baseball returns from Florida with best start since 2017 CHACE JOHNSTON For The Yellow Jacket
The baseball team traveled to Winter Haven, Florida to open the 2019 season over the spring break at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The team was tabbed with playing 10 games over a five-day period. Coming into the beginning of the season, the Yellow Jackets were picked to finish sixth in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. While the team was in the sunshine state, they competed against teams from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. The Jackets also concluded their trip with an overall record of 6-4 acquiring key wins over top caliber teams like Worcester Polytechnic Institute and John Carroll University. “We had some really big wins for us during our trip,” said head baseball coach Mike Humiston. “With these wins, we also gave one or two games away that we should have won, this is something we need to improve moving forward.” During this trip, the Yellow Jackets split four of the five double headers that were played, including the ones with Penn State Altoona, WPI, Emerson College and John Carroll University. Coming back with a positive record was also something that the teams hasn’t done since the 2017 season.
Photo courtesy of Emily Nordstrom
Freshman Tyler Woodrow is currently leading the Jackets with a .464 average and 11 RBIs. Woodrow already has two home runs this season. “Coming back with a positive record is a big confidence boost for us,” Humiston said. “This will help us once we get back home and start to play our games at our field.” During the trip, the team started off day one splitting a twin bill against Penn State Altoona. Game one started off with a strong performance from junior pitcher Mason Miller as he pitched a seven inning complete game shutout with 15 strikeouts and only allowing three hits. “It was the best game I’ve ever had,” said Miller. “I had two games in high school where I had 14 strikeouts, but this was a completely different moment.” Everyone in the starting lineup added at least one hit and one run scored in
the win. Seven players also logged at least one RBI as well. In game t wo, things d i d n’ t g o a s we l l f o r Waynesburg as Altoona got out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Then they added seven more runs in the second inning to take a 9-0 lead. Junior catcher John Przybylinski drove in his team’s only run late in the contest with a sacrifice fly before Altoona locked things down to round out the bottom of the inning. Freshman Joe Sabolek took to the mound in his first college start for the Jackets, Sabolek got the loss in the matchup as he gave up six runs over 1 1/3 innings of work. On day two of the trip, Waynesburg played Worcester Polytechnic In-
stitute in a doubleheader that the Yellow Jackets split, WPI winning game one 4-1, and Waynesburg winning the second, 3-1. In game one, the only run that was scored by the Yellow Jackets was in the sixth inning on an RBI single by senior left fielder Tyler Godwin that brought senior third basemen Tyler Reis across the plate. Waynesburg couldn’t get the win in game one as junior pitcher Jonny Kutchman was given the loss. In game two, Waynesburg got on the board early as Przybylinski hit a sacrifice fly into right field that brought Reis home and gave Waynesburg a 1-0 lead. The game deciding run came in the third inning when junior second baseman Justin Buberl
scored on a wild pitch, and in the fifth, freshman Tyler Woodrow would add an insurance run on a wild pitch. The winning pitcher of game two was senior Ty Wickline as he went 4 1/3 innings with one strikeout and senior reliever Colten Uzzell came in to close out the latter half of the twinbill. Af ter rain moved in Tuesday morning, Waynesburg would get the first sweep of the season as they defeated Hilbert College the following evening, 16-7 and 7-3. Throughout the duration of the spring trip, things seemed to be quiet ever since Waynesburg’s game against Penn State Altoona. That was the case until Woodrow put together a stellar performance in both games going 4 for 7, with one home run, one double, two singles and adding 6 RBIs. “This was something that I didn’t really expect from myself,” said Woodrow. “I didn’t know that I had power like that, so I guess things just seem to start to work for me when I came to Waynesburg, so I’m excited for what is to come.” In the opener, senior Nate Gearhart came in relief and got the win for Waynesburg. Senior Brandon Lawless got the start and threw six strong innings, where he allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks in the win. The next day, Waynes-
burg split another doubleheader with Emerson College, losing game one 4-0, but bouncing back in game two 15-6. The Yellow Jackets couldn’t get things going as they were held to only three hits total in the first game. However, it was a different story in game two where Waynesburg dominated as, once again, Woodrow would come a double short of completing the cycle. Sabolek also bounced back to get his first collegiate win on the mound posting f ive innings in which he gave up just one run on four hits, five walks and four strikeouts in the start. To round out the team’s trip to the sunshine state, Waynesburg won one game of its last doubleheader against John Carroll University, losing game one 10-3, but coming back and winning game two, 2-1. In the win, Waynesburg scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead and win the game. Once again, Miller would throw a complete game for the Jackets, and moved his record to 2-0, only allowing one earned run over two starts during the trip to Florida. “I thought we had a great trip,” said Humiston. “We found some things out and we had a lot of positives, I’m really excited to see how we fare in PAC play once we get back home.”
Softball ends nonconference schedule Jackets begin PAC action this week against Geneva TYLER GODWIN
Assistant Sports Editor
This coming weekend, the Waynesburg University softball team will compete in four of its final six nonconference games before beginning Presidents’ Athletic Conference action March 30. Starting at 3:30 p.m. this Friday, the Yellow Jackets (4-8 as of March 19) will play host to Mount Aloysius College in a doubleheader, before traveling to Pitt Greensburg Saturday afternoon for another doubleheader that is set for 1 p.m. Prior to these two doubleheaders and the two games against Franciscan yesterday, which was past publication, Waynesburg rebounded from a 2-8 start to sweep Penn State Fayette in a doubleheader, 11-0 in five innings and 13-6 in game two. Senior first baseman and captain Alex Lawrence was happy to see the team respond after losing three one-run games in the opening 10 games.
Baseball Continued from C1 baseman Tyler Reis hit his first home run of the season. “Going into my second at-bat I decided to be more aggressive and have the ‘see to take’ mindset,” Reis said. “This means that I was swinging at that pitch until it wasn’t the pitch I was looking for or it was a ball, having that mindset allowed me to take advantage over the pitcher’s mistake.” The Yellow Jackets started sophomore pitcher Tyler Srbinovich in game one. He struggled, allowing seven runs over 2 1/3 innings. Senior pitcher Brandon Lawless pitched the next 3 2/3 innings only giving up one run on four hits. Sophomore Carter Uzzell closed the first game against the Gators. Allegheny went on to
“Those two wins were big confidence builders for us to roll into this coming weekend,” said Lawrence. “Having these two wins under our belts changed our whole team’s momentum and we feel prepared to take on the next games.” Mount Aloysius, as of March 19, boasts an 8-3 record on the year while averaging 7.7 runs per game and a .343 team batting average and allowing opponents to hit just .246 thus far. Waynesburg, to this point, has averaged about 4.6 runs per game and maintained a .272 team batting average while allowing opponents to hit .325 to this point in the season. Lawrence thinks that the key to upsetting Mount Aloysius lies in continuing to string hits together and focusing on basic fundamentals in the field. “If we continue hitting as a team and fielding stays solid, winning the Mount Aloysius games will definitely get us ready for PAC play,” Lawrence said. Pitt Greensburg, on the
other hand, has had a slower start to the season with a 3-9 record as of March 19. The Bobcats are averaging 4.16 runs per game to go along with a .251 team batting average and .361 batting average against. Despite the numbers on paper, Lawrence is adamant that the team needs to not take any opponent lightly as it prepares for the PAC season. “We go into every game playing our hardest and trying our best regardless of the team’s record,” said Lawrence. “Having this attitude helps us to ignore the outside information and just play the game.” To this point in the season, the Jacket offense has been a balanced attack, with contributions coming from nearly everyone in the starting nine. Six different women have four or more RBIs so far, junior Ashley Dubovich leads the team in average at .462, senior Cat Allstatt leads the team in RBIs with seven, junior Rachel Skon leads the team in doubles with six and Lawrence is
pacing the team in home runs with two. In addition to the two long balls, Lawrence has yet to strike out in 28 at-bats so far. In her fourth year as a member of the Yellow Jackets, she feels as if she is on the cusp of perfecting her craft at the plate. “Being a senior and having the experience at the plate has definitely helped me to adjust my swing in the batter’s box,” Lawrence said. “I am now more confident in myself and my swing and am seeing the ball better than ever.” Lawrence also emphasized that as a team, they are rallying around firstyear head coach Brett Shimek, whose father recently passed away after a battle with cancer. Many of the players and the team’s softball Twitter account use the “#shimekstrong” when tweeting, as a reminder that softball is more than just a game. The Jackets will be in action tomorrow and Saturday before starting conference play next week.
score four runs in the third inning and one in both the sixth and seventh inning. The Jackets got their next two runs in the fifth inning from a two-run double by senior outfielder Mitch Nordstrom. Junior pitcher Sean Kealey (1-2) received the win for the Gators and Srbinovich suffered the loss. Allegheny finished the first game with 14 hits to the Yellow Jackets five. Reis and Nordstrom both had solid days at the plate, with Reis going 2 for 3 and Nordstrom 2 for 4. Going into the second game Humiston was hoping to learn from the mistakes of the previous game. “The game plan was to hopefully learn from the first game, and I thought we were going to do that,” he said. A l t h o u g h Hu m i s t o n thought the team bounced back in the second game of the doubleheader, mis-
takes led to the Jackets being swept. “We seemed to come out of the funk in the second game,” Humiston said. “We pitched and hit better but still had some errors which resulted in the second loss on the day.” Reis agrees with Humiston on the reason a loss in the nightcap. “Going into game two we wanted to jump on them early,” Reis said. “Mistakes happened throughout the game that Allegheny capitalized on which hurt us in the long run.” Senior pitcher Tyler Wickline (1-1) got the start in the second game. Wickline went six innings, allowing five runs— three of which were unearned. The Yellow Jackets drew first blood in the first inning from an RBI single off of the bat of sophomore designated hitter Chris Lee that drove in Nordstrom. Allegheny went on to
score one run in both the third and fourth innings. The Yellow Jackets struck again in the fifth inning with an RBI single from freshman catcher Tyler Woodrow driving in Nordstrom. Senior pitcher Joe Nagel (1-0) received the win for the Gators and Wickline suffered the loss. The Yellow Jackets finished with nine hits to Allegheny’s eight. Reis and Nordstrom again led the team in hits with both going 2-4. Humiston had high praise for both Reis and Nordstrom but needs more players to step up. “In both games Nordstrom and Reis had productive at bats,” Humiston said. “We need more than two players in a nine-man lineup to contribute.” The Yellow Jackets look to defend their home field when they host Penn State Behrend for a doubleheader on March 20.
use you your pitching staff accordingly,” he said. “It’s not ideal, but if you have When the Waynesburg pitching it doesn’t matter.” University baseball team The Jackets collected played its first Presidents’ 36 points in the PAC PreAthletic Conference game season Coaches’ Poll, and Thursday afternoon, more were projected to finish in opportunities will be avail- sixth place. Humiston noted able for the team to have that this doesn’t necessarily success. Waynesburg will project how the games will play a total of 24 conference unfold. games this spring, com“I don’t know if I could pared to the 18 they played say those five teams [placed last season, where they ac- above Waynesburg in the cumulated a 6-12 preseason poll] record against are ones we have the nine teams it to be leery of,” played. Humiston said. “I like it bet“The teams that ter to have three are below us can games against beat anybody at each team in the any given time.” conference, inThe favori te s t ea d of t wo ,” within the conferhead coach Mike ence is WashingHumiston. Humiston ton & Jefferson, Now that as the defending Thomas More has left the regular season champions PAC, the Yellow Jackets will collected 80 points in the play three games over two poll. days, against each of their “They’re a good program eight conference foes. The and typically have very day that sees two games good pitching,” Humiston played will have a seven in- said. “We have to come out ning game and a nine inning and do the things that we’re game. A third game, nine capable of doing, which is innings in length, will also hitting the ball and scoring be played in the location runs.” opposite of the team that Coming into the week hosts the doubleheader. with a 6-6 record, the JackThis is a stark difference ets will begin the season’s from last season, where most important stretch of only two nine-inning games baseball over the weekend. were played against each Waynesburg will play 25 inPAC opponent, all on the nings of baseball, and three same day. baseball games between “If you win two of the Thursday and Saturday three games against every against Geneva. The single team in the conference, game will be held at home you’re virtually guaranteed Thursday, beginning at 2:00 a spot in the playoffs,” Hu- p.m. This will come before miston said. “Last year you a doubleheader on Saturday could split with a team, in Beaver Falls, starting at 1. and that created a lot of Despite the Golden Tortiebreaker situations.” nadoes being projected to Though he approves of finish eighth among nine being able to play extra teams, the head coach for games, Humiston is still Waynesburg is taking nothaware of the challenges in- ing for granted. volved. “I think all the games are “In a doubleheader of going to be difficult for us, seven innings a pitcher and there is going to be a can usually start and finish lot of parody in our confera game, so now you have to ence,” Humiston said.
MITCH MONTANI For The Yellow Jacket
arts & life SECTION D
MARCH 21, 2019 | WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY | THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG
FOSTERING GROWTH
Resident Directors work to maintain safety, health and create development on campus MALARIE YODER For The Yellow Jacket
Waynesburg University is home to 10 student dorms, five of which are underclassmen and the remaining being upperclassmen. Within those dorms, there are five Resident Directors overseeing activity and building connections with students. Lauren Bailey, Resident Director of South, East, West and Pollock, described her responsibilities as maintaining safety and comfort in the residences halls. Each Resident Director has to have a secondary role as part of their job outside of their duties as Resident Director. Matt Pioch has three titles, in comparison to the others who have two titles. Pioch works as the Resident Director who oversees Thayer Hall as well as the Resident Director for on campus housing and also works as the Director of Housing. Lauren Bailey is the Re s i d e nt D i re c t o r o f SWEP as well as a Campus Ministry Assistant. “My main job is split up in two directions,” said Pioch. “From the director of housing perspective
my main job is essentially managing all the housing assignments as well as making changes from year to year to accommodate numbers of students.” As Resident Director, his main job is to maintain safety and health within the residence hall and oncampus houses as well as foster development and growth in a student body. Pioch puts in around 20 hours a week but, he says, that number all depends on the season. “ There are times in Sept. and Oct. which are the least busy time in housing. So, I would say those 20 hours I’m in the office, but it’s not the same workload as now. Housing selection can easily mean somewhere around 30 hours a week in the office,” said Pioch. To manage all the responsibilities on his plate, Pioch uses f lexi bili ty whenever it is possible. To keep work and home separate, he tries to keep all of the paperwork and housing work in those 20 hours per week. After those hours Pioch tries to make his resident hall a priority. “Whether its meeting with my RA’s or being a presence in the hall, or
even being involved in activities and things on campus, participating in life with students. So, that’s kind of the more evening role I have, so that can be me being in Thayer from 8 p.m. to midnight.” “I’m fortunate enough to have a wife that goes to bed early because so she commutes up to Pitts-
week's events. “[From] a director of housing standpoint do note we work really hard to provide the best opportunities for students and sometimes the things we change don’t necessarily look like we have students at heart but every decision I make when I’m in this office is trying to make things that both
“I feel like sometimes residents feel like we are pretty unapproachable and they shouldn't bother us, but they are more than welcome to talk to us.” ELIZABETH DIVINEY
Resident Director
burgh for work, and she’s usually getting ready for bed by like 8 p.m., which means I have this evening all in front of me to go out and do things,” Pioch said. “With the RD side of things, while it is work, it’s also not work in the sense that you are spending time with people and building relationships.” Pioch, with all responsibilities included in his job, spends around 60 hours a week working, sometimes more and sometimes less, but it all depends on that
work for the university as well as provide better opportunities for the students on this campus.” Tyler Webb, Resident Director of Martin Hall, unlike Pioch, does not have three jobs, or even an of f icial secondar y role. This position helps him have the free time to help Pioch where ever he needs it. Webb explained the role he has apart of housing, “Hours depend on the week. As of late a lot of my off ice hours have
been helping out in some way, getting data ready and collected with where students are at. So that when things come in we are ready to go and ready to know who can get what type of housing and see what students are requesting.” Webb is preparing to start working towards a masters degree in counseling through the university alongside his wife beginning next semester. “One of the things I wanted to do was wait a year to get a sense of what it looks like to be an RD in Waynesburg, this job is more relational, meaning a lot more of a resource rather than an office job. For me it is all about managing the time, so in the mornings and afternoons when I will try to get the work and office hours done,” Webb said. With hope in mind of starting the Counseling program, he had to get accustomed to the hours and work it takes to be a Resident Director. “My weeks are more front-heavy. Mondays [and] Wednesdays [are] office hours in the morning. Tuesdays are staff meetings in the mornings. Certain events can
pop up, there is always something going on so hours always depend. It’s a nice blend we have some flexibility and structure. Just hanging out with the guys is a part of my job, its my way of developing the relationships with a big ping pong tournament in Martin, so we are trying to build community, offer fun activates for guys, it is not hard work but its still part of the job.” Though he lives in the Martin dorm, he’s not alone. He’s joined by his wife Lyndsay Webb, and tries for their own sake to keep work and home separate though it is hard sometimes. “Being married adds an element so I try to respect her and that I have a wife and a life too,” Webb said. “So sometimes we have to go off campus to disconnect sometimes. For me and my wife, living with 150 guys in Martin is quite the experience and she handles it like a champ, but we love to go out and eat and just get away a little bit.” Webb adds that he tries to guide the residents of Martin in their relationships. DIRECTOR >> D2
Art show displays pastels, ceramics Student musicians perform during DYLAN CLELAND
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To end their college career, each student in Waynesburg University's fine arts department is required to complete a capstone project in the form of an art showcase before graduation. It provides them with an opportunity to display the artwork they created in their time as a student. Alex Lawrence, senior art major and digital design minor, displayed her exhibit March 18. Andrew Heisey, chairperson of the fine arts department, assists students in preparing for this process during their four years in the program. “Ever y ar t major is required to do for their capstone project a senior exhibition,” Heisey said. “They spend their four years creating a body of work [and] we make artwork specifically for this show as well, but they have to curate and hang the entire gallery with their work.” L aw re n c e’s p at h t o Waynesburg originally grew from her interest in the softball team, but
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Alex Lawrence, senior art major, was inspired by animals, her family members and the city of Pittsburgh when creating her pieces. the art program quickly became a draw for the Bridgeville native. “I met with [Professor] Heisey over the summer, and he sold the program,” she said. “He said that [Waynesburg] had a good program and professo rs. What really interested me was the senior exhibit, having your own senior exhibit at the end of the four years and it’s cool to see all of the work that you’ve made throughout the years.” Lawrence’s passion for
art developed over her time as on campus. As she began creating different types of artwork including ceramics and paintings, she realized there were a few things that inspired her. “At f irst when I was making art, I was just doing still life’s and I wasn’t doing anything that was meaning ful,” Lawrence said. “I started doing animals because I feel like they don’t get as much appreciation. I have a love for elephants, and I look
them up all the time and donate too much money to them. But I think when you make a piece of an animal it’s an appreciation for them.” Another one of Lawrence’s most personal creations was inspired by her sister, who at the time was suffering from a brain tumor. “This is a picture of my sister and there is a little grenade in it,” Lawrence ART >> D2
The students involved in the Waynesburg University symphonic band enjoy demonstrating their talents. Although they often have the chance to show that talent on campus, it’s rare for them to play with students from many other colleges in one large group. During the final weekend of spring break, four band students got the chance to do just that at the 72nd Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band Festival. The festival is the oldest continuously running intercollegiate band in the country, Dr. Ronda DePriest, director of the music program, said. This year, the band featured 115 student players from 28 colleges, all gathered together to practice and perform 23 different instruments at Wilkes University March 8-10. DePriest, who has attended the event with
students for 10 years, said the most special aspect of the festival for students at Waynesburg is that they can be a part of such a large group. “Just hearing a full ensemble, where all the parts are covered [is special],” DePriest said. “It’s a real plus for them to meet students from other colleges and just chat with them. They really make a lot of friends and network a lot.” It’s not easy to get the opportunity to play in the festival, said junior Harrison Scott, who played the horn in the band. This was Scott’s third time performing at the festival, but each year he has gone through the process of applying with his musical résumé, auditioning and waiting for a response on whether he was accepted and, if so, what seat on the band he would be holding. Along with Scott, junior Katelynn Ossege, junior FESTIVAL >> D2
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Director Continued from D1 “I try to help my guys understand that when you are in a relationship that’s important, so I try to tell my guys if you have a relationship make sure you put some effort into it.” Giving advice to his residents is not a bullet point in his job description, but Webb says its all apart of building relationships with students and people. Though some days can be long from with a range of 7-13 hours depending on the day, he tries to be as helpful as possible and do his best everyday. This train of thought is not different from any other Resident Director. Bailey works on relationships every day with students consistently in her position. Though many students in Waynesburg do not always know what responsibilities the Resident Director position entails, it’s more than just maintaining the safety of the students. “I have a lot of meetings with students, one on ones, staff meetings, students, Resident Assistants, we plan projects, projecting on campus with all residential halls together,” Bailey said. “Its all apart of the job, but the hours do build up,” Bailey explained. Bailey is heavily invo l ved w i t h f a i t h o n campus, and works as an Assistant Director of Campus Ministries. “I work alongside and
PAGE D2 under Rev. Tinnemeyer and Josh Sumpter and working wi th campus ministry within the community. We are leading students to grow in their understanding of who God is and in their relationship with Jesus Christ,” Bailey said. “That can look like a lot of different things, we do different events, we are involved in chapel, I attend a lot of events, discipleship or building relationships with students and more.” Bailey says she is consistently busy meeting with people, building relationships and attending monthly meetings as well as events. Bailey says its difficult to pinpoint how many hours per week she does work, because of the amount of work she does out of the 40 written hours her job requires. “There are parts of my job, as a Resident Director I live on campus I live where I work, so there are hours based on our job but there are hours were we are not required to work, like I’m not required to walk around the halls, and talk to students, attend events in the evenings. Its not required of my job its not apart of the 40 hours, but its building relationships with students,” Bailey said. Bailey is not alone in this aspect of thinking, Diviney said the same thing when asked about the hours she puts in in a week. “With the primary responsibility I put around 25-30 hours and then projecting comes up with the other 15 hours. When
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Elizabeth Diviney, resident director, tries to build a connection with the resident assistants that she oversees. on call, Resident Directors are doing over 40 hours a week, and so we try to make sure we are at least doing 35-40 hours in a normal week.” Diviney explained that each RD is on call for 3-4 weeks per semester and is on call for the entire campus. “It is pretty crazy, I had one on call week where I ended up going to the hospital 5 times. When you are at the hospital it is mostly just waiting, so that week was a lot. I don’t know for sure the hour amount, but I put in my usual amounts, plus the extra.” In general Diviney’s hours are Monday and
Thursday afternoons in the Residence Life office, though she starts her days at 8 a.m. by reading the R A’s duty log from the night prior. On Tuesday and Thursdays, Diviney does meet with her RA’s and others. Lastly, on Fridays, she works with Chris Hardie to brainstorm ideas for the semester. Diviney’s secondary role is no backseat to her Resident Director’s role though. “With project management I created a different model for the Resident Assistants to utilize this year, and I added an educational component into the programming. The Resident Directors
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Art Continued from D1 said. “That represented a brain tumor that was located in that part of her brain. And so I dedicated this piece to her, and I didn’t want to stop working on the piece because I wanted to make it perfect for her and show that this is what was going on in my life and I can express it through my art better than talking about it. That was a big challenge, working throug h that with her and so I’m very proud of that piece.” Heisey said those two aspects of Lawrence are interesting, and that it’s common for artists to use their work to express themselves. “She has a passion
as possible. She hikes and tries to be outdoors whenever she can to help separate her home life from her work. Her only request to students is that they come up and talk to the RD’s. “I feel like sometimes residents feel like we are pretty unapproachable and they shouldn’t bother us, but they are more than welcome to bother us,” Diviney said. “I love it when I am walking around and people are telling me jokes, and opening up that line of communication. I just want them to know that they can come to us as well as their RA’s we are here too.”
SAB coffeehouses attract crowds of campus students
Continued from D1 Joshua Farinet and freshman Lilian Cross were also accepted into the festival. Ossege, who came as a spectator last year, said it was a different experience being on the other side of the conductor and playing in the band as an upperclassmen. “The interaction between the conductor and the band is very special and unique, and it was just cool seeing that,” Ossage said. The guest conductor at this year’s festival was Major Michelle Rakers, the first female assistant director of the United States Marine Corps Band and first female commissioned officer in the history of the organization. Scott and Ossege expressed how important she was to the festival this year. “ The conductor was fantastic… you knew she was prestigious, and yet she carried herself in a very laid-back manor,” Scott said. “You could tell she had worked hard to
have authority to adjust the program. But I get all the programming proposals, the RDs approve all of them, I just have record of when the program is going to be and all the evals. Diviney said that she gets to keep track of all the data collected and see what pieces of a project went well and what didn't. Diviney is not from Waynesburg and does not have any family close. Originally from Detroit, breaking away from the Waynesburg life is hard sometimes because she can not go on weekend visits. Diviney relies on Facetime calls, friends visiting and tries to take time for herself as much
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Pictured left to right: Ronda DePriest, director of the music program, Harrison Scott, junior biochemistry major, Lillian Cross, freshman nursing major, Michelle Rakers, conductor, Katelynn Ossege, junior biochemistry major and Josh Fairnet, junior marine biology major. get where she was.” Scott added that she had auditioned for the U.S. Marine Band five times before being awarded a national position in the band. Ossage said playing in the intercollegiate band played a part in helping her grow her musical craft
in a new way. “While, yes, we play hard music here at Waynesburg, [the Intercollegiate Band Festival] is another challenge, and it gives me one more piece that I can play,” Ossage said. “It gives me one more new fingering to learn how to maneuver keys faster and
to do that while meeting other students who can help identify those.” Overall, the festival was one of Scott’s most enjoyable musical experiences. “Needless to say, “the concert was phenomenal. It was honestly, I think, the best concert I have ever played in,” Scott said.
for animals and so in a lot of her work she’s i n co r p o rat ed a n i m a l s in some fashion or another,” Heisey said. “It’s not just animals though, a lot of personal narrative is in her work. A lot of artists will use their artwork to illustrate personal struggle and I
attended service trips and played softball while maintaining her academics. Heisey applauded Lawrence for her work ethic and ability to balance academics and cocurriculars. “[Lawrence] is a very hard-working student,” h e s a i d . “ S h e’s v e r y
softball career.” L awrence plans to g r a d u a t e i n M ay a n d work in education teaching art. She said it’s possible that she will be able to work, but as an art teacher at the daycare where she already works. No matter where she goes, L awrence wanted to leave the f ine arts department and Way n e s b u rg w i t h t h e same attitude and mentality that helped sculpt her into the artist and person she is today. “ Yo u h a v e t o k e e p working hard with everything you do,” Lawrence said. “If you don’t like what you’re making, then restart. Keep working hard and you’ll be surprised at what you can do if you put time and effort. When you sit down, this shouldn’t be work, you should want to do it.”
“Keep working hard and you'll be surprised at what you can do if you put time and effort.” ALEX LAWRENCE
Senior Art Major
know that’s come in to play for her, [a] couple tough spots for her have shown up in her work. It’s just a way a lot of artists wi th deal wi th it.” Outside of the art studio, L awrence has
creative and is a good leader. She also plays softball a n d a ny s t u d e nt w h o plays a sport faces that challenge. But she’s been very good at balancing both areas: her studies and working out her
Every semester, students gather in the Beehive for the Student Activities Board run event cof fee h o u s e . At t h i s gathering, coffee is served along with other treats, while a musician of SAB’s choice performs. SAB hosts four coffee houses a semester with different artists at each one. Students can either stay, grab coffee and a ticket or take the coffee to go. If they stay, they can exchange their ticket for a coffee mug at the end of the performance. Most students tend to grab the coffee to go because of their busy schedules, however, others prefer to sit and listen to the music. Ryan Smith, assistant director of student activities, said some people come for the music, some for the coffee and others come for the mugs. “I think it’s a range of all of those things,” Smith said. Mallory Stopko, freshman forensic science major, said she attends every coffee house. The reason she keeps coming back is mostly because of the coffee and she considers the live music is a bonus. There are many students who share the same philosophy as Stopko, however, there are also o t h e r s w h o co m e fo r purely the entertainment. One of these students is sophomore arts administration major Samantha Morad. “Personally, as an arts administration major, I come for the music. I like to talk to the artists,” Morad said. As a member of SAB, Morad is usually working during the coffeehouse. Even if she doesn’t sign up to work, however, she
usually still comes anyway. “My perspective on everyone else is that I feel like it’s a mix,” Morad said. . “There are people that do come for the mugs because we do get some nice mugs, but then also it’s free coffee, So, who’s not going to take advantage of the opportunity? Then there are other people out there like me.” SAB hosts these events for students to take a break from studying and gain a fun experience with friends. Smith said usually around 150 to 200 students attend coffeehouse, however, there is still a decent amount of students that grab coffee and leave. “It’s discouraging when people come just to eat and then leave or when they come and grab a free thing and then leave,” he said. “Because that’s really for the people who are attending the event to just get the whole experience.” In an effort to get students to stay for the whole hour, SAB started handing out tickets in the beginning of coffeehouse and then collecting them at the end in exchange for a mug. “We started the whole ticketing piece because we were having a lot of people who would just come over at 8:00, grab a coffee mug and then leave,” Smith said. “ We want people to come and spend an hour with us and enjoy the time, so that way they don’t have to go to Pittsburgh, Morgantown [or] Washington and go and experience a band or something like that,” he said.. Smith said SAB wants people to come, enjoy the coffee and listen to the performer. The performers are chosen by the board’s musical and entertainment committee, but Smith said they are open to suggestions.
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‘Captain Marvel’ film sparks controversy, online debate CHRIS HULSE
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Over 80 years ago, publicist Martin Goodman founded a company that he decided to call Timely Comics. In 1961, Goodman and his story editor Stan Lee renamed the business Marvel Comics. For years, Marvel characters such as Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, and Spider-Man have become ingrained into nearly all aspects of pop-culture . For the past 11 years, people worldwide have been enthralled with the 21 different films Marvel has released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among those enchanted by the stories presented in Marvel’s comic books and movies is Connor Hoffman, junior children and youth ministry major. Hoffman, who has seen every film in the MCU, has loved comics ever since he was a kid.
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Brie Larson stars as the lead of the film, which has grossed $760 million worldwide. “Growing up I always enjoyed reading comic books,” Hoffman said. “Now that they’re being made into movies. it’s like seeing the images of my childhood come to life on the big screen.” Hoffman was one of many
that helped Marvel’s newest film, “Captain Marvel”, surpass $260 million at the box office in its first two weeks. The film, however, could have stood to make more money if not for an online protest that urged people to
skip “Captain Marvel”. Conservative author and TV personality Jack Posobiec who referred to “Captain Marvel” as “feminist propaganda” has been credited as the originator of the #AlitaChallenge. The challenge was created
in an effort to get moviegoers to boycott “Captain Marvel” in favor of seeing “Alita: Battle Angel”, which was released in February. “We are sick and tired of Marvel and Disney cramming their political bullcrap down our throats,” Posobiec said. “We’re gonna stop giving money to people who hate us. We’re gonna stop giving money to you… until you start leaving the politics at the door.” Much of the backlash directed towards the film has been linked to Brie Larson, who plays the titular character in “Captain Marvel”. Larson stirred up controversy when she criticized the lack of diversity in Hollywood among film critics. Larson went on to add that she was in no way trying to offend white, male film critics. Her only goal was to lift up a demographic that she feels is underrepresented.
“Am I saying I hate white dudes?” Larson asked while accepting an award. presented to honor females in film “No. But if you make a movie that is a love letter to women of color, there is a chance that a woman of color does not have access to review and critique your film.” While many people were angered by Larson’s comments, others see her push for diversity as something needed in movies. Riley Yoder, a sophomore education major who is an avid fan of Marvel films, believes movies like “Captain Marvel” can inspire as well as entertain. “As a female, I found it very empowering,” Yoder said. “So many movies, especially superhero movies center around male characters. I think it’s great to have a female character who is so powerful and awesome for girls, especially young girls, to look up to.”
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While the end of March for Americans is just a normal period of time, India is having a major holiday. The Holi is currently happening. The celebrations run from March 20 to 21. Here are a few facts about the important Indian holiday. Holi’s name comes from the name, Holika, the demoness sister of the evil Indian king Hiranyakashyap. The king ordered for his son, Prahlad, to be burned on a pyre for persistently worshiping the Hindu god Vishnu. Holika, who is immune to fire, was ordered to be burned alongside Prahlad. Prahlad survived the fire because Vishnu saved him because of his devotion, while Holika burned. While the story above is said to be the origin, Holi also celebrates many other ancient Indians. For example, they celebrate the eternal love of Radha and Krishna and the good harvests brought with the upcoming spring. The colored dye used in Holi is called gulal. It used to be created with flowers, spices and other natural ingredients. Now the gulal is synthetic and bought from China. Recently, Indians have made a social push to create and use the natural gulal due to the synthetic gulal’s effect on humans. In 2012, 200 people went to hospitals due to color poisoning. The festival of color part of Holi is where participants let loose and show affection toward close people in their lives. To throw or rub the colored dust on another person is an expression of love. Many countries celebrate alongside India. Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh and even the United Kingdom join in on the powder throwing celebrations.
Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/india/facts-hindu-holi-festival/ https://www.holifestival.org/holi-colours.html