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Cummings: Move out policy for seniors will prevent Commencement conflicts By NICK FARRELL Executive Editor

Despite student furor over policies that will require seniors to move out of on-campus housing the day before Commencement, Student Services stressed that this is not a new policy and that students who request exemption

Graduating class expresses concerns of unnecessary stress, travel will likely be granted an extended stay. A notice from Chris Hardie, assistant dean of Student Services, sent to all resident seniors states that all seniors must move out of their dorms and houses prior to noon on Saturday, May 2, and encour-

ages students to begin moving their belongings immediately after they complete their final exams. This request was met with resistance from a large portion of the senior class. According to Mary Cummings, vice president for Student Services, this policy was

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The members of the Waynesburg University community will find themselves celebrating the institution’s 166th birthday with the annual Charter Day celebration March 24. The celebration will begin at 11 a.m. in Roberts Chapel, where university alumni and donors will join Waynesburg faculty, staff and students for the Charter Day convocation. Following the service, everyone on campus is invited into the dining hall for a special luncheon provided by the campus dining staff.

Alumni may engage in other activities throughout the day, and everyone will join together again at 7:30 p.m. for a concert by Christian artist Jared Anderson. While Anderson’s name may not be immediately recognizable, he has written and co-written songs for several mainstream artists, including Chris Tomlin. Students, faculty, staff and visitors must reserve seats for the concert via the Ticketleap link available on myConnect. According to Mary Fox, university event planner, the events of the day will be availSee CHARTER DAY on A3

they’re here and avoiding any type of conflicts on the day of Commencement where people are thinking they’re going to move out that morning and realize [it’s too difficult].” Cummings said this policy is in place to create the most enjoyable, stress-free experi-

Photos courtesy Haley Lusebrink

(Above) Haley Lusebrink (left) with her two stepsisters, after overcoming Hodgkin's Lymphoma through six months of chemotherapy. Now 25, Lusebrink is persuing a bachelor's degree at Waynesburg and works in the piano lab with students majoring in music.

Student who overcame cancer continues to earn high marks in life

Students prepare T for spring break service experiences

lessly search through her textbook. When Kayla Goncalves, who has the shift after Lusebrink tonight, arrives at the lab, Lusebrink clocks out but doesn’t make any move to leave. “Hang on, I just want to finish these last questions,” she says, determined to finish — determined to power through, determined to see the job through until it is done and done right. But it wasn’t always like that.

By REBECCA BURCHAM

The projects include partnerships with The Pittsburgh Project in Pittsburgh, It is a goal of Waynesburg Pennsylvania, Habitat for University to educate its Humanity Work Camp in students so they can make Concord, North Carolina connections between faith, and Strong Missions in Carlearning and serving. Dur- rillos, Costa Rica. ing this spring break, fiftyA group of 20 Waynesfive Waynesburg J A C K E T L I F E burg University University students An occasional series students will be will serve outside of led by Adrienne the local community, both Tharp, coordinator of the domestically and abroad. Bonner Scholar Program, to University faculty and staff serve The Pittsburgh Project will lead three mission ser- for a weeklong work camp vice trips covering a variety from March 7-13. of academic and professional interests. See SERVICE on A2 By JENNY SCHOUPPE Convergence Editor

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S NAMEPLATE Editor’s Note: As the Yellow Jacket enters its 90th year of publication, we’re going back into our archives to reprint 10 iconic nameplates from our past in advance of the unveiling of a new nameplate in the April 23 Commencement Issue. As students returned to campus in the fall of 1975, the dining hall's

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Passing all life’s tests

Charter Day event to mark university’s 166th birthday By KIMMI BASTON

implemented last year and will not be altered with the elimination of dead week. “The policy is not at all designed to deter students moving when they need to,” said Cummings. “It’s basically us making sure we know who’s here, why they’re here, when

ence possible for graduating seniors and their families on May 3. She noted that allowing students to move out of residence halls the morning of Commencement could create conflicts with parking and traffic as numerous faculty members, donors and fam-

new management promised to offer "different types of foreign cuisines and exotic new foods." On a national scale, the Yellow Jacket published a story explaining that Congress appeared close to passing a bill that would authorize $10 million to educate students on the use of the metric system.

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ypically, the piano lab in the Benedum Fine Arts Center is a cold, somewhat isolated place. It’s a narrow room with two long tables running down the length of both walls. On these tables are 10 Mac computers and 10 electronic keyboards — five for each table. On these walls, student-created paintings and drawings — some naturally beautiful and others purposefully grotesque — are arranged with no particular sense of pattern. For classes, it makes sense that the room can fit 10 students. But after hours, when the lab is left open for students in the fine arts department to complete homework or projects, the room is barren for most of the night. There is always at least one student there, however. Twenty-five-year-old Haley Lusebrink works in the piano lab for almost two hours ev-

ery night. It’s her job to be there in the cold, somewhat isolated place, in case a student wanders in that needs help with an assignment. Sometimes, she spends her entire shift alone. She doesn’t mind — she just uses the time to keep up with her own schoolwork. On this Tuesday night, there is another student present. However, the girl is quiet and focuses on her own proj-

ect, so the room might as well be empty. Lusebrink sits several chairs away from her, still wearing her coat to block out the accustomed chill. She is bent over a textbook, working on a take-home test for her Introduction to Conducting class. Time passes. The other girl leaves. No one else comes in. The room stays just as cold. Lusebrink continues to tire-

*** Born in Houston, Texas, Lusebrink moved to Pennsylvania at a young age when her parents divorced. She was raised in a small house about an hour away from Pittsburgh. Growing up with her mom, stepfather and two stepsisters, Lusebrink feels that her life began on as posiSee SURVIVOR on A4

Senate election process to begin after break By MATT KOLL

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The Waynesburg University Student Senate, at its core, is a body of students that acts as representatives for their peers to faculty and administration. “This includes bringing different concerns to administration, letting them know

our opinions on things and overall acting as a representation of the university in more of an official capacity,” said Student Senate president and senior business management major Josh Dains. It is an important time for senators as the spring semester reaches its midway point, as applications to be on the

senate’s executive board are due on March 20. There are six different positions on the executive board, all with different responsibilities to make sure Student Senate can efficiently represent the students. Every board position is up for re-election regardless if the senator that currently holds the position is not a

senior. The executive vice president of the Student Senate is the board member most involved in the applications. “We receive the applications and make sure they’re eligible for candidacy,” said current executive ice president Christy Ritter. “This See SENATE on A3

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The Greene County Historical Society, which exists to preserve the region's most valuable assests, is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year.

Seniors Luke Lohr and Sam Guidi will represent the Waynesburg wrestling team at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Hershey.

Waynesburg students squared off in the annual WU's Got Talent competition in the GPAC last week.

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Yellow Jacket staff wins five prestigious state, regional awards By SAMANTHA PEER Op/Ed Editor

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kiltie band named in honor of fuzzy randolph

On March 3, the university presented a check to James “Fuzzy” Randolph to acknowledge the financial support given in his honor by alumni donors to fund Waynesburg University’s James D. Randolph Kiltie Band. Randolph, also a 1956 Waynesburg alumnus, currently serves as the curator of the university’s Paul R. Stewart Museum.

Two students to represent WU at band festival By SHON MEADE

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Music is a language that is understood by everyone, no matter where they are from. For two Waynesburg students, music is more than just something that is listened to on the radio or an iPod. Music is something they put their hearts and souls into every time they play. Philip Hurd, senior music ministry major, and Allyson Georgian, junior forensic accounting major, will be representing Waynesburg University at the 68th annual Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band Festival. The event will be taking place over the weekend of March 6-8. The concert itself is on Sunday, March 8 at 2:30 p.m. The selection process for the intercollegiate band is not easy. The Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band is the oldest continually operating band of its kind in the United States. Dr. Timothy Salzman, a professor of music and Director of Concert Bands from the University of Washington, will be conducting the ensemble this year. Students from every col-

lege in Pennsylvania have the opportunity to perform at the concert if they are selected. The size of the school is not a factor. Students are recommended by their music professors and are then selected by a committee. Sixty to 80 people are selected out of everyone who is recommended, out of all the colleges in Pennsylvania - who will perform in the orchestra. Hurd, who comes to Waynesburg from Prattsburgh, New York, has a love for percussion instruments, with the timpani being his favorite. Since his school had no more than 600 kids, Hurd was involved in everything music related he could be apart of. “Everything I could do, I would do it,” said Hurd. “Marching band, concert band, jazz band.” Hurd has followed that same path since coming to Waynesburg his sophomore year. Participating in both choir groups here, Hurd is also involved in every band program that is offered at Waynesburg. This will be his second consecutive year performing with the Intercollegiate Band. The concert is not just

about performing; it is also a learning experience. New techniques are taught, as well as, working with different groups of people, and the networking experience that comes from it. The students will gather at Bloomsburg University to partake in the orchestra. This will be the first time that everyone who is participating will get to play together all at once. The individuals received their music sheets in January and have been practicing independently since. Both Hurd and Georgian will be playing percussion instruments. “It’s challenging to play percussion” said Hurd, “you kind of need everyone else to play to hear when your part comes in.” He will be playing head timpani on four pieces, bass drum on another and also chimes. Georgian, from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has been selected to go this year for her first time this year. Throughout her high school career, she has participated in concert band, pep band, marching band, orchestra and symphonic band. Like Hurd, she participated in everything she

could that was music related. Being a percussionist as well, she lik es the ability to play a plethora of instruments. “I’m really excited to go,” said Georgian “We get to play different styles with this group than we do at Waynesburg.” The musical selections that are often played here at Waynesburg are older pieces of music that might also have a religious affiliation to them. These songs fit in well with Waynesburg’s Christian atmosphere. The two will head out to Bloomsburg University March 6, early in the morning so they can get there and be ready to start practicing at 11 a.m. . Dr. Ronda DePriest, the director of the Waynesburg Music Program, said in a press release “I am always proud to see our students take advantage of opportunities that are open to them, whether those opportunities present themselves on our campus or in surrounding communities.” With the concert coming at the start of Waynesburg’s Spring Break, students are encouraged to come out and support their peers at Bloomsburg University.

Service: Projects range from local to international

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Ac c o r d i n g t o p i t t s burghproject.org, TPP is a Christian community development organization that serves vulnerable homeowners in neighborhoods throughout the city by providing home repairs. For several years, Waynesburg University has partnered with TPP to give homeowners a chance to save their homes as well as prevent possible citation or eviction. Participating students will assist with home repairs and focus on building relationships with homeowners. Among the students who will be participating is senior mathematics major Daniel Garcia. “I have had prior work at The Pittsburgh Project, I served there my freshmen year,” said Garcia. “I remember painting a two floor house.” Daniel Garcia, a Bonner Scholar from California, is used to participating in multiple service events, but wanted to remind himself where all his service work had begun four years ago. “I wanted to return to the mission trip I served during my freshmen year to make the full circle of serving freshmen and senior year,”

said Garcia. “I wanted to give back to Pittsburgh for allowing this L.A. boy to be part of this city and state for four years.” Another trip taking place over this Spring Break is the Habitat for Humanity Work Camp in Concord, North Carolina. Twenty-three students will be spending their break in North Carolina from March 7-14. Dr. Chad Sherman, assistant professor of communication, and Brandon Szuminsky, instructor of communication, will serve as trip leaders. According to a press release from Waynesburg University, the purpose of this trip is to address substandard housing issues in North Carolina. Students will serve with the Lake Norman, North Carolina, Habitat for Humanity affiliate to assist in building homes for residents. According to sophomore biblical ministry major and Habitat for Humanity veteran Amber Martin, the trip is a very rewarding one knowing that the work being done is helping a family in need. “Last year, I didn’t really know what to expect from the trip, it was my first Habitat for Humanity trip to actually build a house,” said Martin. “I was scared that I wouldn’t have much

talent to help out. It is amazing what one can do with a hammer, nails and wood. And to know that what we were building was going to a mother and her daughter put happiness in my heart.” The only downfall to the trip, according to Martin, is that the trip does take up a majority of the break, so having a relaxing break with family is impossible. “There was part of me that did not want to give up my break,” said Martin. “Helping others is what pushes me to go. One week of sitting on a couch, probably watching movies, is worthless compared to a week of service. My service contributes to one week closer to a family in need of getting shelter.” The third trip leaving during spring break is the Strong Missions trip to Carrillos, Costa Rica. This trip is the only trip outside the United States during this break. Twelve Waynesburg University students will spend time from March 7-14 working with Strong Missions. Strong Missions is a Christian organization that specializes in serving and providing for the needs of low income Costa Rican individuals. The trip will be led by Christopher Kellner, resident director at Waynesburg

University, and Rev. Carolyn Poteet, director of international programs. According to a press release from Waynesburg University, during the trip students will assist with construction projects as well as participate in the Strong Missions Loaves and Fishes Feeding Program, aimed to provide feeding education and extracurricular programs to families. According to junior marine biology major and Bonner Scholar Derrion May, he is looking forward to serving outside of the United States. “As a Bonner, one of our common commitments is understanding the world from an international perspective,” said May. “By serving in Costa Rica, it will allow me to immerse myself in an international culture.” As Spring Break quickly approaches, students participating in these trips are getting excited to serve others and gain new experiences and memories. “I don’t look at this trip as necessarily helping the less fortunate, but helping serve someone by providing for something that they need,” said May. “In return, they serve me by allowing me to experience their community alongside them.”

For the second year in a row, the Yellow Jacket is a finalist for two top awards granted by a preeminent professional journalism organization in the region. The newspaper has also earned three statewide awards for individual excellence in reporting. The student-run newspaper is a finalist for the Society of Professional Journalists Region 4 Mark of Excellence Award for Best All-Around Non-Daily Newspaper. In addition, SPJ has named the Jacket a finalist in the Best In-Depth Reporting (Small School) category for the coverage of Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee’s inauguration last spring. This is the second-consecutive year the Yellow Jacket has been a finalist for best nondaily newspaper, something it achieved in 2004 and 2005. The Yellow Jacket also won second place in the in-depth reporting category in 2012. The Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards annually, honoring the most accomplished in student journalism. The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism. “The preeminent journalism awards have named the Yellow Jacket as one of the three best non-daily newspapers in all of Western Pennsylvania, all of Ohio, all of Michigan and all of West Virginia — regardless of school size — for the second straight year,” said Brandon Szuminsky, coadvisor for the Yellow Jacket and instructor of communication. “It is not restricted by size of school, meaning we’re going up against schools much larger than ours.” Five student journalists for the Yellow Jacket also brought

home a trio of awards from the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association’s 2015 Student Keystone Press Awards in Division II, the category for four-year colleges and universities with enrollment under 10,000 students within the commonwealth. Nick Farrell, senior communication major, John Lydic, junior communication major, Jacob Meyer, sophomore communication major and Kimmi Baston, sophomore communication major, won first place in Ongoing News Coverage for a collaborative series concerning the administration’s overhaul of the academic calendar. Coverage of this important change in the university’s operations began last spring. Farrell also received an honorable mention for his coverage of Waynesburg’s upset victory over rival Washington & Jefferson in football. A story by Rebecca Burcham, senior communication major, titled, “Nursing a life of stress” won first place in the Feature Story category. Farrell said these awards are proof of the commitment to excellence in journalism at Waynesburg. “I interact with this staff and our faculty on a daily basis, and I know how driven these students are,” said Farrell. “While it’s amazing to have earned a plethora of awards with this staff in my two years as executive editor, I’m more impressed with the growth of each individual student I’ve worked with. I know I speak for my fellow seniors when I say that I hope the Yellow Jacket continues this tradition of providing the campus a reliable source of news.” Yellow Jacket student representatives will be recognized at the SPJ Region 4 Spring Conference at Ohio University on March 20-21. The PNA awards will be collected April 1.

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Conflict: Senior outcry follows reminder of exit policy at end of term Continued from A1

ily members of graduates will visit campus. “This is a way of avoiding the conflict by setting the expectation,” said Cummings. According to Hardie’s email, students with a hardship may request to remain in their on-campus housing through May 3 by filling out a machform on myConnect by April 10. Cummings said students who live a substantial distance away from the university will be granted this clearance and will be asked to move out of their dorms roughly an hour after Commencement. “The bottom line is trying to make that day special for everyone,” said Cummings. “[We want to] alleviate the congestion. It’s an emotional day to begin with – hopefully all happy emotions – and parents arrive on campus that day with their child, so logistics of moving out afterward are fine; we just had to put a time at 8 p.m. knowing it’s been a long day for a lot of people.” Cummings explained what Student Services evaluates when making decisions on these requests to remain in campus housing through

May 3. “Basically, we’re looking at if there is someone that lives nearby and they can get their things home before [Commencement] to alleviate everybody doing it at once, then we hope that they’d voluntarily do that,” said Cummings. “Then, we look to see if there are any issues of safety or discipline.” This policy, coupled with the lack of a dead week, has caused a stir amongst seniors, and some of them spoke out after receiving the email from Hardie, which was sent to all resident seniors. Most seniors who replied to the Yellow Jacket’s request for comment believe these move-out procedures will add unnecessary stress to their finals week. In addition, Annette Aho, senior exercise physiology major, stated that seniors who are also dealing with applying for jobs and graduate schools may not yet have their next destinations within reach. “As a student whose home is 2,000-plus miles away, I feel stressed already at the thought of moving out before graduation,” said Aho. “Many seniors do not simply move back home and many seniors are

in the process of making big life decisions before and up to graduation. Through this new stress, though, I am thankful that we go to a school where the residence life staff is willing to work with students on a case-by-case basis and show their support when needed.” Becky Hotek, senior exercise science major, echoed those comments, but thinks the process of case-by-case decision making is inefficient. “I realize that graduation day will be hectic and I understand the university’s desire to limit unnecessary traffic and parking concerns, but I feel that it should be an open option to move out as late as Sunday evening without having to go through a special case-by-case request process,” said Hotek. “I live four hours away and have no plans to drive back and forth before the commencement ceremony Sunday afternoon. We have enough things to stress about at this point in the year, [and] housing concerns should not be one of them.” Other seniors were also empathetic toward students who may not receive a clearance to remain on campus through the semester’s final weekend despite living a substantial

distance away from campus. One student, Mariah West, senior criminal justice major, is particularly worried because her clearance to remain on campus during spring break was denied even though her permanent address is in Nevada. Last year, she was told she must begin a work-study to earn clearance to stay on campus, but this year she’s struggling to find a workstudy and isn’t sure what she’ll do with spring break beginning at the end of the week. West said that she has already filed a hardship form to stay on campus before Commencement, but she’s skeptical because of failed attempts in the past. “If being from over 3,000 miles away is not an acceptable reason to stay on campus, I don’t know what is,” said West. A few students, including Jimmy Law, senior biblical ministries studies major, and Christena Provost, senior forensic science major, believe that forcing students to move out before Commencement, coupled with the elimination of dead week, will make opportunities to say final goodbyes to fellow seniors scarce. “As a graduating senior, I

am excited about the weekend of Commencement,” said Law. “When I was told that we would not have the traditional week between finals and graduation, I was upset because it was less time I would get to spend with the family I’ve created here. Then, when I got the email stating that I was to move out on Saturday, I realized that I would have almost no time to say goodbye to some of the best friends I will ever know.” Cummings said poor participation in past dead weeks and negative feedback from parents led to its elimination last year. “By in large, of all the things I get calls about, this is probably the subject I’ve gotten the most calls on in past years, and it was to not have that gap week because it was a holdup to have students back home and there was not a good reason for it,” said Cummings. “The other thing is the programing we attempted to do when we did have the students here was not very well attended. I tend to be data-driven in my decision making, so the data of phone calls was driving toward elimination [of dead week] and the evidence of participation in any program dur-

ing that time was also driving toward eliminating it.” A smaller portion of responders to the Yellow Jacket’s request for comment noted that this measure has made it clear that the university does not take student concerns into account when making significant decisions. Jeff Strider, senior forensic science major, said this policy is the final step in his “alienation” from the university. “The guise under which we enter matriculation is that our best interests and concerns as students are vitally important, and the university will advocate on our behalf,” said Strider. “Over the course of four years, this illusion has become apparent and this is simply the latest manifestation. Not only do we no longer have a dead week of reveling in our accomplishments, to momentarily enjoy the fruits of our labor before we perilously plunge into the working world, but we are being forced out and dismissed on a deadline as if we have one final assignment due of which we will not even receive a superfluous grade. It is a lasting and final reminder that we are not each important, equal and respected colleagues.”

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includes making sure they meet high standards academically and that they do no have any disciplinary history. The phrase we use is to make sure they are in good ‘social and academic

standing.’” All applicants for executive board must already be a senator to be considered. Last year, there were not as many applicants, possibly in part to the change in senator selection from one representative of every organization to just four representatives

from each class. After the applications are compiled and reviewed by assistant dean of students Chris Hardie, a paper ballot election will run for three days to the student body to determine the positions. These positions include the president, executive vice president, academic vice president, social vice president, secretary and treasurer. “Each position comes with different responsibilities to make sure Senate functions well as a team,” said Dains. The treasurer is in charge of the allocations of funds to student organizations, putting together a budget for senate and determining how much money it spent in each line item or category. The secretary records the minutes for every meeting and produces an agenda for the next meeting. The

secretary is also in charge of maintaining the newly renovated Student Senate myConnect page that now includes minutes of every meeting and biographies of every Senator and executive board member. The social vice president mostly plans for on campus activities like the annual Harvest Festival, ice cream socials, Relay for Life and Operation Christmas Child. The academic vice president attends all faculty meetings and voices students’ opinions to the faculty, as well as relaying the faculty’s opinions to the students. The executive vice president serves as a reserve to the president. “[The executive vice president] serves as a back up to the president in the sense of if I cannot make it to a meeting, she runs the meeting,

so she essentially my backup quarterback,” said Dains. “[Executive vice president] is also in charge of everything related to elections. All of the planning, applications and emails as well as work with [assistant dean of students] Chris Hardie to review the applicants for disciplinary issues.” As for the president, Dains says its description can be explained as a question mark. “The main thing I do inside Senate itself is run the meetings,” said Dains. “If there is discussion, I control who talks, more for making sure the meetings have structure and are run fairly. I don’t vote on anything and I can’t have an opinion on anything, I’m completely neutral.” Outside of Senate, the president has the privilege of

meeting with vice president for Student Services Mary Cummings and university President Douglas Lee frequently and attends Board of Trustees meetings to be the face for the students. Both Dains and Ritter believe being involved with Senate provides a valuable experience in college. “I am close to some amazing, godly people that I would not otherwise get to be,” said Dains. “College is about developing relationships, and I can leave here and say to myself that I made a lot of friends who have helped me along the way and have helped shape who I am today.” All of the executive board positions are for next year only, and the newly elected position holders will not hold any responsibilities for this school year.

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able via live Internet feed for any alumni who don’t live in the area and won’t make it to campus. The Office of Institutional Advancement and other university administrators have worked for months to plan this year’s Charter Day, and Fox hopes students appreciate the goals of the event and participate in the activities provided. “The goal of the Charter Day celebration is to celebrate and honor the tradition and history of WU, and to cele-

brate our current faculty staff and students,” said Fox. “It’s a campus-wide celebration that really involves everybody from alumni to students to faculty and staff. I would just love to see students participate in the celebration.” In order to convey these goals to everyone involved, the invitations to alumni and donors feature words from University President Douglas Lee that illustrate the value he places on Charter Day. “Charter Day is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of Waynesburg University as a result of its commitment to its hallmark

values of faith, learning and serving,” reads Lee’s quote. “It is a day to celebrate the fact that we stand on the strong foundation of 1849.” To be sure that the Charter Day celebration delivers a powerful message, Lee chose the Rev. Loran Mann, pastor of the Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ in Pittsburgh, to be the featured speaker at the convocation. Mann was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by former President Timothy Thyreen several years ago, and he returned to campus to speak at the 2010 Charter Day celebration. When Lee invited him to speak again this year, Mann said the decision was not difficult. “It was a sure thing,” said Mann. “I am committed to Waynesburg University, and whenever they call, I respond affirmatively. I admire the work they do preparing young men and women to serve in a Christian context. I think that’s a marvelous goal and objective these days, and remaining true without variance is impressive.” During the Charter Day convocation, Mann plans to deliver a message titled “Get Out of the Boat,” derived from Matthew 14:22-32. The verses from Matthew tell the story of Jesus’ disciples on the stormy sea and Jesus’ walk across the water to their boat. Simon Peter calls to his Master and says if it’s really Jesus there on the water, he should call Simon Peter to walk to him. Then, amazing things start to happen. “The secret to walking on

the water is to first get out of the boat,” said Mann. “Christians are too busy honoring their parameters. I want to encourage faculty and students alike to get out of the boat of traditional thinking and normal and routine procedure and to explore that unusual and unique dimension of our potential.” Mann sees Waynesburg as a gem in the world of higher education, and he wants to be sure that he leaves Charter Day having made a difference for its people. “It is a not a diamond in the rough; it’s really a diamond that is being refined, polished and improved over the years. It is one of the treasures of western Pennsylvania,” said Mann. “I want to gain further insight into this amazing jewel. I hope to gain greater fellowship with the students and faculty, and after all I hope to gain change in someone’s life, if its only one person. Then my fifteen minutes of fame before the students will have been successful.” Just as Fox and Lee hope the campus community will join together to celebrate the growth of the institution, Mann hopes they find some personal growth throughout the day as well. “I hope that they will hear me and actually discover the glory of looking in our potential, aiming at our potential, energizing our potential, rather than parameters that people are bound by,” said Mann. “Nothing really exciting happens until we get out of our area of containment as a faith response to the invitation of Master.”

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Succeed: Student who beat cancer continues to excel through life’s trials made the ominous noise: a quarter of her hair had fallen out, slid down her body and found the floor with no warning. In the bathroom, Lusebrink held back the panic. Instead, she tried to spin the situation around, thinking “it’s okay, it wasn’t an arm. I have to make a joke about it.” In that light, there was simply a drowned rat in the drain, and not a chunk of her own hair. “What [else] was I going to do? Stop treatment?” she asks rhetorically, already shaking her head. Lusebrink under went chemotherapy — along with endless testing and side effects, worries and second thoughts — from January to June of 2011. She is now cancer free. Another obstacle cleared with perseverance and a smile.

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tive a note as there is. “I’d say it was pretty good,” Lusebrink said. “Compared to what it could have been, compared to what other people go through, I’d say it was pretty good.” From a young age, she loved video games and music — two things she had a natural knack for. The world of academics and social popularity was never really her forte, and when the time came to begin high school, the “positive note” threatened to take a downhill turn. “I was bullied a lot when I was younger,” she recalls. “I knew that if I went to this high school, everybody who had bullied me would be there.” Despite her past struggles with school — along with her new school losing her paperwork and delaying the start of her high school career by a week — Lusebrink found that, to her surprise, the apprehensiveness gradually disappeared. “When I went, high school was a blast,” she recalls. “There were people there who were from my past who weren’t very nice, but I met my fiance there and all my friends were there.” “I wasn’t a very good student,” she adds. “I wasn’t a failure or a troublemaker or anything, but I didn’t get the best grades. I didn’t really care much about school.” Lusebrink recalls her academic struggle reaching its peak during the final semester of her senior year: she needed to get at least a C average in a lower-level math course to graduate, and although she was now legitimately trying, it wasn’t easy; especially with an unofficial diagnosis of Asperger’s — a syndrome on the lowest spectrum of autism that affects social interaction and communication — suddenly hanging over her. One day, at an after-school session that would help her pass the class if she achieved a certain score on the math problems, Lusebrink hit her breaking point. “I just broke down and started crying, and a different math teacher came up to me and asked me, ‘what’s the matter?’” she says. “I remember telling him, ‘I’m trying so hard, I honestly am trying so hard.’” The teacher said they would figure something out, and that was the last she heard — until the end of the year. The last day of school came, and Lusebrink had no idea if she would graduate. It was the last period of the day. Everyone was in the school gymnasium, getting ready to go to the buses. Lusebrink was talking to her friends when a voice over the PA system, in the middle of reading the end of day announcements, called her name to come to the main office. She went to the office as the voice had instructed, and the principal met her there with six words: “Oh, by the way, you’re graduating.” Lusebrink screamed in excitement, startling the principal but not really caring. After months of thinking she might not make it – she was graduating. The ceremony took place outside the school on a warm, sunny day at one of the athletic fields. The girls wore white. The boys wore black. Family members sat on the metal bleachers to watch as their sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren walked across a temporary stage to receive a simple piece of paper that meant they had succeeded. Approximately half of Lusebrink’s senior class graduated with her — 200 others failed in one way or another to match Lusebrink’s achievement. “As we were driving out

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Always a lover of music, Haley Lusebrink is pursuing a degree at Waynesburg University after overcoming numerous hardships in her life. of the parking lot, looking at one of the double doors going into the building, I couldn’t believe how quickly it was over,” she says, shaking her head at the idea. “I couldn’t believe the fuss that I put up not wanting to go there, and it had been some of the most memorable times of my life. I couldn’t imagine it possibly getting better.” She had no idea then what path her life would take then — for better or for worse. *** After high school, she took a year off before making a decision about future schooling. “With high school being as hard as it was at the end, I actually wasn’t sure I wanted to go on to college. But I sort of did want to go on.” So she did. She enrolled at the Community College of Allegheny County just outside of Pittsburgh. She began slowly and hesitantly, taking only two classes while also balancing a part-time job at a pretzel shop. “I was absolutely terrified that I was going to fail. I actually did not want to fail this time.” When she earned A’s in both classes, her outlook on academics changed completely. “That jumped my grade point average to a 4.0, something it had never been ever in my entire life of school,” she said, still in awe of that feat. “I’d always push homework off, I wouldn’t do it, I wouldn’t pay attention. But I understood now that good grades is work, but it’s sort of fun and it looks good on you too.” Over the course of the following semesters, she added a bit more to her course load. She began taking vocal and instrumental lessons for fun while maintaining her job and continuing to strive for good grades. They weren’t the best, but they were good, she recalls proudly. But, nothing good can last forever — something Lusebrink well knows by now. During her final semester at community college — after receiving fairly high grades to that point — Lusebrink received a D in a managerial accounting course. “The slogan of that school was ‘D’s get degrees,’” she said, a look of something close to disgust on her face. “I didn’t want a D anywhere on my transcript, but I had to take

it.” “I had to take it.” Those words would become something of a mantra over the next few years of Lusebrink’s life. In addition to being bullied from a young age, working through school with what is classified as a low level of autism and almost not graduating high school, Lusebrink was diagnosed with stage 1 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma the year before she was scheduled to get her associate degree in business administration. “I was actually extremely relieved. I know that sounds really weird, but the whole week after they did the biopsy, I didn’t know whether or not I was going to live or die,” said Lusebrink. “So when I found out it was curable … [I had] to have a good attitude.” She took a semester off from her studies at CCAC to undergo treatment for the cancer. “I only went through about six months [of chemotherapy]. I lucked out,” she says, though the grimace on her face might say otherwise. “There was nothing else after that, except for tests, and then they kicked me out because they didn’t want to give me cancer again through the tests.” She laughs now, just as she did then. Lusebrink maintained a light attitude throughout the entire process of the treatments, because the

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alternative was not a choice. “I was making jokes the whole way. I always told people, ‘yeah, it was tragic, cancer never saw me coming,’” she quips easily before her expression falters the slightest bit. “You just have to, because otherwise it takes everything from you.” There were times when fear and doubts crept into Lusebrink’s mind, but she tried to mask those moments from herself using her nowfaithful technique of humor. “I didn’t let it show, because the last thing I want is people to freak out with me, because I needed them to be strong or else I was going to freak out. That’s why I made all the jokes I did. I try to alleviate a lot of things through humor.” Lusebrink held a grateful mindset despite the difficult situation — though at times, that difficulty made itself hard to ignore. *** She remembers having longer hair back then. In the second week of treatments, as she was taking a shower, she felt something heavy and wet sliding down the back of her head, then down her shoulders and back. Before she even had the time to be alarmed, there was a ‘slap’ against the tile of the shower floor. When she looked down, she found what

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In the fall, Lusebrink returned to CCAC with the assumption of completing her associate degree and “calling it quits” on school after graduating. If there is one thing she has learned, it is to never assume anything. In the summer of 2013, after earning her degree in the spring, Lusebrink’s nowfiance proposed, but it came with a proviso: her biological father blessed the proposal on the condition that she went on for a bachelor’s degree. For Lusebrink, declining that condition wasn’t even an option. So the college search began. Jessica Nigra, Lusebrink’s mother and a Waynesburg alumna, naturally suggested her alma mater. “I didn’t want to go where my mom went,” Lusebrink jokes. But, after visiting the campus for herself and realizing she actually liked where her mom went, she made a fairly quick decision to “get this show on the road.” She had planned on earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration, but she realized that Waynesburg would not accept the D she earned in managerial accounting at CCAC. “It was either changing my major, or taking managerial accounting again, and I was not doing that,” she says adamantly, still firmly against the very idea. “So I figured, I already had an associate in business management, so why not go and get my bachelor’s in music?” Music was always something Lusebrink enjoyed from her childhood, and now she found herself with the opportunity to expand her passion even further — all thanks to a chance encounter and three words. *** Ashley Williams was a new teacher at Yadco Music when Lusebrink began taking lessons.

Yadco was within 20 minutes of Lusebrink’s house. When she was younger, she was given guitar lessons there, and now — while taking college courses at CCAC — she decided to take on singing lessons as well. Lusebrink started out wanting to sing country or pop, but Williams’ — her instructor — only knew how to teach Broadway style and classical, opera style singing. So Lusebrink made a choice. “Yeah, why not? Let’s just try opera.” *** Lusebrink laughs at the quick decision now. “After God protected me through [cancer and treatments] and I was healed through that… I was doing more things. I was saying that “yeah, why not?” a lot more. And that “yeah, why not?” sort of sent me in the direction I am now. It’s been a real gift from God.” Those three words — yeah, why not? — triggered a whole new direction in Lusebrink’s life and career, and she now studies arts administration with a music concentration at Waynesburg University. For someone who stumbled across classical singing accidentally, or someone who wasn’t entirely sold on the idea of earning a bachelor’s degree, Lusebrink is embracing her discovered talents and continued education. “I didn’t want to come to Waynesburg at first, sort of like I didn’t want to go to high school at first,” says Lusebrink, shaking her head yet again at the irony. “It makes me think, God makes me do things I don’t want to do, but I always like them so much when I actually do them. I wouldn’t take back coming here for the world, I absolutely love it.” Lusebrink, a senior by credit who is scheduled to graduate in the spring of 2016, offers her encouragement to younger students who aren’t enthused about getting a higher education — just as she was. “Yeah, sometimes I feel like pursuing a bachelor’s degree is completely useless,” she says, honestly if not bluntly. “But I never once regret coming here.” *** It’s another Tuesday night. It’s still cold and empty in the piano lab. Lusebrink takes her usual seat at the end of table. “I did so much work… but there’s still work to do,” she says, flipping through a blue folder that is full of her homework assignments — sheets of music and printouts of textbook pages full of lyrics and chords. She clicks her flash drive into a computer and resumes an assignment for her Life Skills class. In a way, she has already passed that course: not with a grade, but with perseverance and a smile.

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After wall collapses, local school starts anew

Due to the last design ending with a faulty wall, West Greene School District begins work on another By JACOB MEYER Managing Editor

After the retaining wall behind the new elementary center in West Greene collapsed on Nov. 6, Superintendent Thelma Szarell said the school board has decided, rather than rebuild the wall, to build a completely new wall. Szarell said the cost of deconstructing the old wall and reconstructing of the new retaining wall will cost between $1.50-2 dollars. “After consulting with various engineers that we had to analyze the whole project and determine what was best,” Szarell said. “Actually the plan to go

with a whole new wall instead of trying to use any of the wall there is because I mean no one feels comfortable with that wall now, any of it. So, rather than even trying to use some of that block and put up the same kind of wall, no body was comfortable with that, and actually the new cement cantilever wall is a little less expensive than the first wall.” The old retaining wall started being built in August, according to Szarell, and she cannot comment on the reasons for the collapse of the wall because the cause is currently going through litigation. Michael Baker Jr. Inc. was hired to deconstruct the old

“With everything on schedule and confident people hired now, we're pretty certain we'll get it done by the first of August and have time to do the paving behind the building and do everything we need to do to have school start.”

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Superintendent of West Greene

wall and reconstruct the new wall. Michael Baker Jr. was not the company that was hired to build the previous wall that collapsed. The school board was offered several different options from Michael Baker Jr. about which route to take for building the new wall, but finally decided about three

weeks ago, according to Szarell, to build a cantilever cement toe wall. Szarell said several factors such as time, the aesthetic look of the wall and the safety of it were the biggest considerations of the school board when choosing the different options for the new retaining wall. “Probably the most im-

portant factor was that we were so uncomfortable with the existing wall, so no one wanted to see that wall again,” Szarell said. The elementary center will be used to teach students currently in two separate elementary schools now for the next school year. Szarell said the plan is to have the retaining wall finished by Aug. 1. Michael Baker Jr. has not physically started the process yet, but according to Szarell, a lot of planning is underway and the reconstruction should occur very soon. “With ever ything on schedule and confident people hired now, we’re pretty certain we’ll get it done by

the first of August and have time to do the paving behind the building and do everything we need to do to have school start,” Szarell said. If the completion of the wall does not meet the Aug. 1 deadline, Szarell said the trouble that has ensued through the collapse of the old retaining wall would just be elongated. “Actually the elementary students would have to remain in the two elementary buildings that we’re closing until this gets done,” Szarell said. “It would be a matter of inconvenience, but it’s an inconvenient right now. If it doesn’t get done in time, it See WALL on B4

PA police warn of statewide IRS scam By SAMANTHA PEER Op/Ed Editor

Tax season is a stressful time for taxpayers. Adding to the stress during this period of time are scammers posing as the IRS and asking individuals for their credit card information. “It happens to my clients four or five times a year,” said Keith J. Peer, CPA located in Belle Vernon. “People will send emails that look like they are from the IRS. I recently had a client that received an email requesting a user name and password change. When you file a tax return, they don’t even ask for a user name or password.” The Pennsylvania State Police has received many calls from citizens reporting that they received calls from individuals claiming to be the IRS and telling them that they owe money and that it must be paid immediately. “The IRS never calls or emails people. Instead they mail correspondence indicating the nature of the notice and the amount that is due,” said Peer. “If someone is calling you, it is not the IRS. They never cold call individuals and tell them they owe money.” Peer advises people to trust their gut when unsure if they are being scammed. “I tell people that if it sounds too good to be true or if it appears to be fake, trust your instinct because it probably is,” said Peer. See SCAM on B4

Historical Society celebrates 90 years By NIKA ANSCHUETZ

News Multimedia Editor

One Waynesburg University professors dream to preserve Greene County history has transformedinto the formation of a local historical society. In 1923, professor Andrew Waychoff had hopes of creating a historical society to preserve the history in Greene County. With years of persistence, his dream became a reality. This spring, the Greene County Historical Society will celebrate its 90th anniversary. Audrey Duke, an active member of the Greene County Historical Society, has lived in Greene County her entire life. She has a passion for preserving the history of the Greene County community. “I’m very honored to work at the museum with all the beautiful artifacts that we have,” said Duke. “A lot of them came from Greene County

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(Bottom) A picture taken in the 1970's when the society moved into the building that they have resided in til this day (Top). The building is filled with historical information and pieces from the past. homes. I’m so proud to be a Greene Countyian and go up there to volunteer to go up and help out.” Not only does the Historical Society aim to preserve the history of natives, but the building where it is located holds a great amount of history. The museum is operated out of an 1850s farmhouse, which contains 52 rooms. “The county purchased the farm-

house and all the acreage. It was called the “county poor farm” where people lived if they didn’t have a home,” said Duke. “In 1969, the historical society leased the building and the ground from the county. In two years, the museum opened in 1971. We’ve come a long way.” In the next phase of the Greene County Historical Society’s history,

the society plans to re-align itself with the mission to be a protector of Greene County heritage. “I think that in the next 90 years this is going to be one of the icons of the region,” said Williams. “It has the potential to be one of the better museums in southwestern PA. Our exhibits have some sort of intimacy and we have things set up the way that things should be.” Despite efforts to make the Historical Society known, there are some residents that do not know that Greene County has a museum. “We have a lot of people in the county who don’t know we even have a museum here,” said Williams. “We’re open to the public. We have the privilege of being the caretakers of their history even if they aren’t interested at this moment.” On March 28, the Greene County Historical Society will be celebrating its anniversary with a dinner dance at the National Guard Readiness Center. Tickets are $40 per person, and all of the proceeds go to operating the museum. Williams likes to think of the dinner dance as their very own “Museum Prom.” “We’re going to have a big band and program aspects that will help celebrate the 90th anniversary,” said Williams. “It’s a nice night out where couples can come out. We have a proSee SOCIETY on B4

Current Greene County Register and Recorder to run again By KIMMI BASTON Managing Editor

The position of Greene County Register and Recorder is open for nominations, and Donna Tharp, current acting register and recorder for Greene County, has announced her bid for the nomination. Tharp has been the acting register and recorder since her predecessor, Thomas Headlee, retired in December 2013. According to Tharp, when Headlee left the office, he and the Greene County Commissioners assigned the acting position to her. As the spring elections approach, Tharp decided her knowledge of the job made her a good candidate for the permanent position. “I just know the job,” said Tharp. “I know the ins and outs and have

the experience, and when Mr. itance taxes for states where Headlee retired, I was basically these records come from. next in line.” Tharp plans to continue her Before she took her current work on her office’s computer position, Tharp was a first system if she is elected to fill deputy in Headlee’s office for the permanent Register and 17 years. Recorder position. Prior to that, she worked a Since she took over for part-time position for approxiHeadlee, she has been working mately 10 years. to create a more user-friendly The Register and Recorder online system. of the county is responsible “I’ve been updating since for recording a wide array of last year to better computer official documents. systems to get more informa“I record anything with tion out there on the computCourtesy of Donna Tharp er,” said Tharp. deeds, leases, that type of thing,” said Tharp. “I’m trying to make things Tharp plans to run for nomination for her “I also do mine maps, land current position of register and recorder. more usable for the public. UCC’s, lot plans, anything to Most of their records are availdo with the land.” cords from other states and then able on the Internet, and we Tharp’s position also involves the filing a record in Greene County to have terminals [in the office] that registration of wills, the probate of keep information up to date. they can use to look information estates and extracting probated reShe also handles security inher- up.”

To be elected for the position, Tharp simply has to be sure that her name is on the ballot come the May elections. In the event that no one runs for an election, the governor could appoint someone to the position, but since Tharp is running, she said that is unlikely to happen. Tharp’s goals for her office during the election process include ensuring information is as accessible as possible to Greene County citizens. “[I want] to keep a good efficient office and to help build the public,” said Tharp. “And to basically run for the public and the people of Greene County to help with the dealings of the land if there’s something they need to file or if they have questions.” See ELECTION on B4

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Don’t compare

Women told to be themselves at WU Go Girl It is easy to get caught up in comparing yourself to others. You may feel like you are not enough. We all want to feel accepted, loved and important. What many do not realize though is that each one of us already is. We do not need to be like others. We do not need to compare ourselves. Those who attended the WU Go Girl event recently received this message. They learned that when you compare yourself, you are trying to change into something you are not. Why would you want to be anyone else? Sure, someone may be more athletic, smarter or more popular. That does not make them a better person. You were placed here for a reason. You have some talents and lack others for a reason. Every bit of you makes you original. Also, if you are constantly comparing yourself to others you are losing your ability to be grateful. The time you spend coveting what you do not have or

who you are not is time lost. Time that should be used to remember all you are blessed with; time that could be used to make a difference in other lives. Now look at this from another side. If you compare yourself to others, picking them apart and devaluing their being to make yourself look better, you are actually doing the opposite. Every cold stare, harsh word and vicious action, only makes you ugly. Lack of compassion cuts deeper and the scars last longer, than any from physical weapons. When you compare it only causes pain. Stop it. Our outward beauty and talents are only going to fade. Focus on what really matters. Speak life into people’s lives instead of death. The only appearance or condition that is going to matter in the end is that of your heart. Ask yourself this: If our appearances suddenly reflected what was inside our hearts and minds, what would you look like?

March 5, 2015

Is it black and blue? Or is it white and gold? These simple questions sparked what was possibly the most heated debate of Internet-dom in 2015 so far. Last Thursday, as many of you may know, a photo of a dress was posted across almost every social media site in existence. Friendships were formed, bridges were burned and a family or two was viciously torn apart. It seemed like no one could agree on what color the dress actually was. For the record, it is blue and black. Was it worth arguing over? No. The Great Dress Debate is just another example of pop culture or social media phenomenon that people across the U.S.- even people across the world- heard about. Celebrities in South Korea were debating the color of the dress just as much as college students in southwestern Pennsylvania. There’s even a man who had it tattooed on his leg. Is it really worth all that attention, though? Prob-

ably not. It could be said that some good did come from the debate. As everyone everywhere wondered why it was that no one could figure out the true color, articles explained the science behind why different people saw different colors. According to the articles, such as the one from The New York Times, it all depends on the individual person and how their eyes perceive color under different lighting conditions. An interesting lesson learned from a rather silly debate. That being said, the debate about the dress was taken way too seriously. In today’s society, there seems to be such a heavy emphasis on talking about trivial things that shouldn’t matter as much as they do. Award shows, the personal lives of celebrities, cat videos and quizzes that tell you what Disney princess should be your best friend seem to be what the youth of today primarily focus on. I often find these topics trending much more on my social media accounts than anything else. They’re shared on Facebook, by my family and friends alike, and there’s numerous television shows

dedicated to each, and I’m left wondering how these things have become the defining aspects of our culture. I’m not saying these topics don’t have their place in culture. They certainly do. It can be mindless, relaxing fun to take numerous quizzes that tell you what food you are or how long you would last in a zombie apocalypse. Pop culture – this television show is super boring, that celebrity is wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress to the Oscars and that Nationwide Super Bowl commercial was extremely disturbing – are important to pay some attention to; after all, it can be said that pop culture is a reflection of the society we live in. There should not be such an emphasis on those things, as it leads to, more important things going unnoticed. Last Friday, only one day after the dress debate began, Boris Nemtsov, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and opposition leader, was shot and killed in what is believed to be an assassination. While alive, Nemtsov worked toward and was a figurehead of democratic reform in

Russia. In January, Boko Haram launched an attack on the town of Baga, located in Nigeria. Until that time, Baga had been one of the only towns that had managed to resist the terrorist group. The city was burned to the ground and hundreds to thousands of people died in the attack. In 2014, astronomers discovered what was found to be the oldest star in the universe. The star, located some 6,000 light-years from Earth, was figured to be 13.6 billion years old. For comparison, Earth is only figured to be around 4.5 billion years old. There are a lot of important events, discoveries and tragedies occurring around the world as well as in the United States. Even locally, things are going on that could affect our lives on a large scale or a daily basis. Those are the things we need to be reading and learning about. It’s time we, as a society, start to pay as much attention to politics, science, education, business and the general world around us as we do to the color of a – in my opinion, particularly ugly and overpriced – dress.

University offers an unique, loving community KIMBERLY BASTON Columnist

In January, during the first week back from winter break, I was struggling. It may have been about classes or roommates – regardless, I just remember being consumed by some internal battle. In passing, I told a friend of mine, a fellow student, about the situation. He looked at me with concern and said simply, “I’ll pray for you.”I was amazed. How many colleges have you been to where this exchange between a pair of teenage students is considered normal? It is one of the most amazing things about Waynesburg University. The faculty, staff and students sincerely care about one another and show it, and I am

incredibly grateful to go to a college where that is the case. Countless staff members have stories of the way their coworkers came together to support them during a tough time in their life. A death in someone’s family is frequently met with a flood of prayers, sympathy cards and offers to provide meals. A student’s struggles bring words of comfort, offerings of prayers and emotional support from their teachers. After attending a public high school, I love that professors at Waynesburg are so willing to share words of faith and love with their students. The Christian environment we live in means many people strive to treat each other in a Christ-like manner. Regardless of where in the world each of us calls home, we coexist in a community that feels like a family.

However, the support offered does not have to be faith-based. The simple fact that the campus community is so willing to lift people up in times of need is inspiring and comforting in itself. Friends of mine at other colleges and universities often find our community odd. Some colleges are not conducive to such supportive relationships between students or between faculty and students. It is my hope that all Waynesburg students recognize the value of the relationships fostered on this campus. You are never alone in your struggles – there is always someone available for you to lean on or just to talk to. Take advantage of the dozens of people willing to love you and support you while you have the chance to be a part of this community. At the same time, remember the impact that the

smallest act of support can make on a fellow student or faculty member. It may seem like a kind word is not enough to help in a time of trial, but the knowledge that someone cares for you can make all the difference in the world. A student’s simple offering of prayer for me showed me I was not alone in the struggle I was experiencing, and it helped me immensely. Here is proof: I have no idea what problem I was facing at the time he offered that prayer – I do not even remember why I was upset at that moment. What I remember is his support and knowing I could count on him if ever I needed a friend later on. In a place like Waynesburg, your support for another is always welcome. Your time here is limited – leave your legacy by making an impact on every person you can.

Prepare over break

It's never too early to begin professional development Finally, we get a well deserved break. Following the halfway mark until the end of the 2014-2015 school year and after a week of grueling midterms and exams, we welcome Spring Break. Some are going on mission trips to North Carolina or Costa Rica. Others are heading home for the first time in a long time. Wherever you find yourself going this Spring Break, remember that summer is fast approaching; and no matter what year you are, you have to start preparing. So instead of bingewatching the entire series of “How I Met Your Mother” on Netflix, how about revamping your resume? Instead of

sleeping in until 3 p.m., how about sleeping in until 10 or 11 a.m. and applying for summer internships? I know the summer after your senior year feels far off for some of you, but these breaks are not high school breaks. We do not have that much time to professionally prepare ourselves for the real world. These breaks should be used not only to give us a chance to relax, but also to better ourselves for all the opportunities that we are striving for. To get that great job or great internship, you have to work. Just remember, there is always someone in your field working harder. Do you want to lose an opportunity to them?

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Walking by Faith: Robin King Editor's Note: The following is an interview with Robin King, senior vice president for enrollment and university relations, as part of a series of weekly conversations with members of the campus community about living out vocational faith. By kimberly baston Managing Editor

Q: When did you first come to Waynesburg and what led you here? A: I was a student here and graduated in 1986. When I was a part of the campus community as a student, I also worked for Admissions. I toured visitors around the campus and I also made a lot of phone calls to prospective students, so I had a firsthand

idea of what the admissions office was about. I came in as a transfer student from a very large university, so in that experience, I won’t forget walking in and seeing Norma Harper as one of the first pleasant faces. From the very beginning, I felt at home here. The adjustment going from a very large classroom setting to a small setting was an adjustment, but overall the faculty engagement and the amount of contact from the faculty and having them know who I was made a huge difference for me. This position opened as Admissions Recruiter, and so I moved right into that. Q: How do you demonstrate your faith in your position at Waynesburg? A: Knowing that Waynes-

burg is a Christian institution is one of the reasons why I have stayed all these years. Being a part of a campus community where everyone cares about each other, where you can talk about faith openly, whether it be with students, colleagues, faculty and staff, has made a big difference. That is one way to engage what I do here with faith. Being able to recruit the type of students who fit our mission has been one of my goals here and part of who I

am as an individual.

Q: Have there been any moments with staff or students that have touched you spiritually or affirmed your faith? A: There have been many over the years. Under Chancellor Thyreen’s guidance, I’ve been able to see this campus transform aesthetically and the kind of people in the See FAITH on B3

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Carmichaels school officials pleased with renovation By JOHN LYDIC

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A local school is getting its first facelift since 1926. The Carmichaels Area Junior-Senior High school is currently undergoing renovations to help update the interior of the building. The update is currently about 80 percent done, but many more aspects of the renovations are still set to be completed. “Thus far we are excited and we’re pleased,” said John V. Menhart, superintendent of the Carmichael Area School District. “The timeline hasn’t held true. There were some problems that really weren’t the fault of anyone involved. We had to wait for some paperwork from the state to get started. We are very pleased with everything involved.” The renovations have addressed the infrastructure of the building, according to Menhart. An evaluation was done on whether to renovate

“You couldn't get from one building to another from the ground floor but now you can.”

JOHN V. MENHART

Superintendent of Carmichaels Area School District

or build a new school, but the decision came down to the renovation being more financially cost effective, added Menhart. “The entire junior high was gutted, and everything is new over there,” said Menhart. “New windows, there is drywall laminate on the floor, new HVAC system and everything is brand new.” One of the bigger additions to the new school was the re done junior high cafeteria. Menhart said the renovations to the school hasve also made access to multiple parts of the school more efficient. “The nice thing about the cafeteria is it was built where we had a breezeway which actually separated to two buildings, said Menhart. “You couldn’t get from one

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While such incidents occur year-round, Peer explained that scammers make more efforts during tax season. “Be especially alert during tax season, as it would be normal for the IRS to contact you during tax season,” said Peer. Peer recommends that if people are unsure, they should seek counsel.

“If you are not sure about the legitimacy of a request that you have received, give your accountant a call to review the status of the request,” said Peer. If you have received a similar phone call, state police encourage you to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC can be contacted online at ftc.gov. You may also contact the IRS directly if concerned that you owe money at 1-800-829-1040.

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Tharp considers her position currently to be one of service to Greene County and to its community of people. She aims above all to be sure that the Register and Recorder position is as effi-

cient as possible for everyone locally. “I’m here to serve the people,” said Tharp. “We need to maintain their records for their use now and in future years and especially past records just to help maintain and keep a good efficient office running for the county.”

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fessional caterer this year that will be spectacular.” The Greene County Historical Society displays different programs throughout the year which aim to educate people about Greene County. Williams wants Greene County natives to realize their connections with American History. “I don’t think a lot of people stop and think about our

connection with American history,” said Williams. “There have been many sacrifices made by people from Greene County.” The Historical Society is undergoing a rebranding phase and aims to provide more educational and interactive programs in the years to come. “I hope that the museum is still alive and prospering in the next 90 years,” said Williams. “I know it’s a long road to get there but it’s going to happen.”

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would just remain inconvenient for a longer period of time.” Szarell said until the wall is finished, other aspects of safety and convenience cannot be accomplished. “We’re not able to complete any kind of paving like we need a road behind the building,” Szarell said. “We need to be able to travel behind the building and having everything safe for the students and everyone else when school begins. We can’t do any paving until

the wall is done. We just want to make sure everything is safe before people are in or around the building.” Szarell is hopeful the wall gets done in time so the new elementary center can be opened for the 2015-16 school year. “We’re very eager to get everything done, and of course everybody to start school in the new building,” Szarell said. “We’re disheartened that we’ve had to face the collapse of the wall. But that’s not the most important thing. The most important thing to us has always been safety.”

building to another from the ground floor but now you can.” The new renovations will allow for the sixth grade to move up to the high school next year, according to Menhart. It will create an alignment putting grades K-5 in the elementary. Then the junior-senior high school would be separated into grades 6-8 and then the senior high is set to be grades 9-12. Students are being displaced to other parts of the two buildings as the renovations push into their final stages. Students in the high school will be making a move to the junior high section in the second week of March to allow for the construction to begin in the high school. To accommodate the

displacement, mobile classrooms have been brought in for seventh and eighth grade classrooms. 10 classrooms have been established, and according to Menhart, it has been working really well. The next addition to the school after the high school renovations will be the auditorium, but it wont be ready until April. “It’s been pretty positive,” said Carmichaels school board member Jason Voithofer. “Everything is going smoothly based off we didn’t have a blueprint. We knew we would have to change orders, but with change orders you really have to review in detail.” According to Menhart, despite the change orders and delay in the start of the constriction, the renovations are still within the budget. These change orders have been made possible because of the contingency fund. The scheduled completion of all the renovations are set for the end of August.

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The inside of an area of Carmichaels Area JuniorSenior High school which is undergoing renovations which are scheduled to be finished in August.

New meeting room available for use By KIMMI BASTON Managing Editor

After nearly a year of preparation, the Community Foundation of Greene County (CFGC) is unveiling the newest addition to its facilities. In a building adjacent to the CFGC office on High Street in Waynesburg, a newly renovated and equipped meeting room is now being offered as a capacity building space for businesses and organizations in the community. “Meeting space isn’t easy to come by,” said Bettie Stammerjohn, executive director of the CFGC. “This is primarily for nonprofits or other seminars and workshops to help build their capacity or to help members of community to learn about philanthropy needs resources.” The space, known as the Foundation Room, is offered to nonprofits to use at no cost on Monday through Friday during business hours. In the evenings or on weekends, an organization will be charged to use the space for a fee of $25 per hour and an additional $25 for setup and cleanup. For-profit businesses may also be allowed to use the meeting space for certain occasions. The CFGC itself also utilizes the room as a place for its board to meet and better carry out its philanthropic missions. “We really took on this space because we were running out of space, which made it difficult to bring in guests for board,” said Stammerjohn. The room features round

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The Community Foundation of Greene County opens up the new addition of a meeting room that is available for local businesses and organizatons to use. tables that can seat between 32 and 40 people and a long rectangular table which, according to Stammerjohn, is ideal for a board setting or for a classroom setup. “We want to do seminars that might be able to work with professional advisors if they need continuing education credits,” said Stammerjohn. “We want to be able to do seminars for members of the public so they can be informed about charitable giving or being able to handle their own finances better.” Chairs can also be set up without tables, which allows the room to seat about 70 people. A podium and easels are provided as instructional or presentation tools, and an 60-inch Smart TV with HDMI hookups is also included. The room’s inhabitants can

use a small kitchen with a refrigerator and microwave, along with a bathroom and entry area with space for coats. The refurbishing of the meeting space began when the shop next door to the foundation closed its doors in early 2014. Stammerjohn worked with the landlord to discover that a doorway between the two buildings had been closed off many years earlier, but it still had the potential to be reopened. Stammerjohn reasoned that using this adjoining area for expansion made more sense than searching for a brand new space. So, in May 2014, following the CFGC board approving the project, the landlord allowed the project to go forward. Several local organizations have already made use

of the room, including the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary. The CFGC is planning on holding an open house in April to officially reveal the Foundation Room to Greene County. While the room is not available for public use, Stammerjohn highly encourages nonprofits to make use of it for their organization’s purposes. “It can be a resource for local organizations if they don’t have a large meeting room,” said Stammerjohn. “It’s just easier for some organizations that don’t have large meeting space.” To book the room for a seminar or meeting or to access the complete list of policies for its use, organizations and businesses can call the CFGC at (724) 6272010 or email Stammerjohn at cfgcpa@gmail.com.

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Pair of Waynesburg grapplers headed to nationals Senior Lohr heads to Natioanl Championships for third time, Guidi makes first trip to Hershey By ZACK ZEIGLER

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After finishing in third place as a team, while sending three individuals to nationals last year at the NCAA Mideast Regionals, the Waynesburg University wrestling team looked to make a similar mark on the tournament this time around. Sunday, that day finally had arrived, and the team headed to Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania with aspirations of high finishes for a few of its grapplers. “Going into it, we knew that Luke [Lohr] and Sam [Guidi] had the best chances to make it,” said head coach Ron Headlee. “But, we also thought that [Greg] Kumer, [Chris] Milligan, and [Filippo] Crivelli all had an outside shot at making it.” Waynesburg took a total of eight wrestlers to the event and came out with two qualifiers who will compete in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the Division III Wrestling Championships. Seniors Lohr and Guidi

made true of Headlee’s predictions and were fortunate enough to move on to the national spotlight. The path to the Championships were different for each wrestler, but in the end, they were able to endure through the grueling tournament. Lohr wrestled in the 149-pound weight class and had to go through a series of six matches to get to the finals of the event. “My game plan was to be the aggressor and make things happen -- control every opponent,” said Lohr. “I did not want to end my season at Messiah College.” “He is normally a slow starter,” said Headlee. “But he was able to start off hot and get going early during the tournament.” He was able to start off fast by getting two pin falls in a row to open up the night and followed with a win by major decision in his third match. “I wanted to take it one match at a time,” said Lohr. “I knew all the time I’ve put in over the season prepared me well and that allowed me

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Senior Luke Lohr (right) lost in the championship bout by just two points, but highlighted the day with a win against ninth-ranked Ben Kazimier of the University of Mount Union. to be confident for every match.” Then he reached the semi-final round, where he had to go against ninthranked Ben Kazimir from Mount Union. Lohr came into the match ranked fourth, and the all-time wins leader at Waynesburg was able to get another win, as he edged Kazimir 5-3 en route to the championship match-up. The championship match

proved to be a tough one for Lohr, as he had to go up against third-ranked Jon Mirman of John Carroll. The Somerset, Pennsylvania resident put up a good fight, but in the end fell short, as Mirman was able to squeak by with a takedown and get the 4-2 win. “We wrestled him last year and got beat,” said Headlee. “This year, Lohr gave him all he had and just got out wrestled a little bit.”

Men's basketball season not over yet

It was the first time Lohr had lost at the 149-pound weight class; however, he was able to increase his career wins number to 117. He finished the tournament with an overall season record of 41-5, as he gets ready to advance to the Division III Championships in Hershey. “Becoming a three-time national qualifier was a huge accomplishment for me,” said Lohr. “I am more

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Waynesburg's Jacob Fleegle scored 13 points in the Yellow Jackets' 72-66 loss at Saint Vincent Saturday.

Season not over despite loss in conference title game By JACOB MEYER Managing Editor

The seven core seniors and the rest of the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team ended their Presidents’ Athletic Conference careers Saturday in a 72-66 loss to Saint Vincent in the PAC Tournament championship game. Of the standout senior class, the loss seemed to affect senior wing Jacob Fleegle the most, after he was prolific scoring the basketball during the last month of PAC play. “This hurts,” Fleegle said. “I know personally--and I know I can speak for the rest of the seniors on the team-I had one goal coming in to start my career here and that was to win a conference championship.” Despite the likelihood of an Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament bid, head coach Mark Christner said this loss is tough for both him and his seven seniors. “I think we’ll play in the ECAC, but for most of these guys, it’s their last gasp in the league and trying to do something historic,” Christner said. “We tried and we tried, but we just fell a little

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After finishing Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament play last week, the men’s and women’s basketball teams turned their attention to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III South Basketball Championships. After falling to Saint Vincent in the PAC Tour-

bit short. We’re going to have to come back next year and try again.” Against the top-seeded Bearcats, the Jackets lost the lead with 13 minutes to play in the second half and never regained it. Waynesburg’s best squad since 2005-06, when it last made a PAC title game, continued to make strides down the stretch to chip at the lead, but the Orange and Black could only cut the deficit at best to six points. “There’s no shame in getting beat by a better team on their floor in the confer-

nament final on Saturday, 72-66, the men’s team drew a three seed and faced sixth-seeded Hood College last night in the first round at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Despite a 65-57 loss to fifthseeded Grove City in the quarterfinals of the PAC Tournament as a four seed, the women’s team eclipsed PAC rival Washington & Jefferson in seeding rank-

ence finals,” Christner said. “There’s no shame in that at all. So, we just have to keep plugging away. Those guys, though, they’ll be remembered for a long time. This is one of the best teams we’ve had in a long time, and it’s due to their dedication and commitment.” Prior to Christner’s arrival, the basketball program was in shambles. His first recruiting class was made up of the seniors who just ended their PAC careers. “They’re incredible ambassadors of the university,” Christner said. “They’re re-

ing; however, due to travel concerns regarding the weather, the Jackets faced the Presidents for the third time this year. instead of facing Marywood University, who they were initially scheduled to play. The majority of this year’s men’s team and head coach Mark Christner were familiar with their

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ally good people; they’re really good students; and they treat people well. I mean four years ago, we were the eight seed and lost in the quarterfinals, and now we’re the two seed playing in the conference final.” Though the end goal of a PAC championship did not come to fruition, Fleegle understands the mark that the class will leave on the program for years to come, after finishing with the most amount of wins post-PAC Tournament since the 2001See HOOPSTERS on C2

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than excited to compete at the Giant Center next week.” Guidi’s road to the championship got off to a completely different start. He got byes in both the first and second round of competitions and had to wait until the third round of the competition to even see the mat. When he did, he suf-

Six points. Six points separated the men’s basketball sevenmember senior class from its goal, which was to win a Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament championship game. The Jackets battled for the PAC’s crown Saturday against the Saint Vincent Bearcats and lost by a final score of 72-66 in what was their final opportunity to meet that end goal that they set for themselves the minute they joined the Waynesburg University men’s basketball program four years ago. Four years of blood, sweat and tears turned into dejected faces in a matter of moments following the sound of the final buzzer at the Carey Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Talking to some of the guys after the game was tough. You could tell they were upset, and they should have been. They deserved that moment. I have never seen, in my time around basketball, a team that is closer than this Jackets team. For this team, led by the seven senior players and student assistant coach Aaron Schuster, many adjectives come to mind. Descriptions like family, togetherness, unselfishness and more come to mind. Everybody on campus, it seems, has found a reason to care about this team, and the seniors have given reason for that on the court. Casey Hope’s three-pointer against Grove City in the playoffs was one of the biggest shots of the game, and he played fundamentally sound both defensively and offensively all season, after overcoming an ACL tear the previous season. If it wasn’t for Jacob Fleegle’s leadership and late scoring run towards the end

of the season, there’s no saying where this team would be. Kenny Klase went on a double-digit scoring tear during the middle of the season, as well. Byrum Louco scored 10 and 21 points in the semifinals versus Bethany and the PAC title game, respectively, and if it wasn’t for his insane first half Saturday, the Jackets may not have even been in the game. Tyler Miller brought size off the bench and defended well on the ball and on the glass, especially after fellow big man Nate Labishak went down with a season-ending injury. Thomas Ellis would more than likely be a top candidate for a PAC Sixth Man of the Year if it existed, shooting his way into the leaderboards of the conference, both from the field and beyond the arc. And who could forget Jason Propst, who was the backbone of the team in the frontcourt, rebounding well and being the leading scorer for this team. On Saturday, those guys played hard and were very emotional following the game. I was almost in tears seeing Jacob Fleegle and some of the others so upset. It’s safe to say I have a bias and passion for the team, even though I am not a part of it; I think all of us do. So maybe this sounds like a sad story of a team that fell just shy of its goal. I argue the opposite. It’s a story about a team that fell just short, but succeeded in the long run. This senior class entered Waynesburg as freshmen four years ago, joining a team that was bad prior to that year. Their first year didn’t go great, continuing a string of bad years for Waynesburg men’s hoops. They went 5-22 overall and won just one contest in PAC play. During the class’s sophomore year, the team saw imSee CULTURE on C3

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Track teams wrap up indoor season at PAC Championships Women's team, led by Knetzer, turns in solid performance A few Jacket men set individual By BRENDAN KEANY Staff Writer

It did not take long for freshman Addy Knetzer to find success on another team. After being eliminated last Wednesday in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament, she made quite an impression on her new teammates the following day at the PAC women’s Indoor track and field Championships. Knetzer’s season debut resulted in a first place finish in the shot put, as well as a Waynesburg University record throw of 12.49 meters. It was the first time Knetzer had competed in throwing since the spring of 2014. “I’m happy that I won, but I personally know that I can throw a lot better,” said Knetzer. “It’s frustrating, because I threw a lot better in the practices leading up to

PAC’s.” Head coach Jason Falvo keyed in on the potential he sees in Knetzer, and he was not shy about his excitement in watching her develop over her time at Waynesburg. “We know that [Knetzer] has great ability,” said Falvo. “When she won Indoor PAC’s, it was not a surprise. She has national level potential, and it is up to her to work hard and reach her potential. I am very excited to see her grow the next four years.” However, the team did not perform to the top-three team goal that he desired. Despite the sixth place overall finish for the women’s team, Falvo enjoyed the tenacious nature of the team, and he was also excited about the way in which the women performed. “I thought they fought very hard,” said Falvo. “I

records, team finishes in last place By RJ LEISIE Staff Writer

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Freshman Julie Gerber placed in the top-three of two events, while also setting a school record. was very excited about how they competed under the pressure of that meet. At the championship meet, our ladies performed better than the meet before. That is all we can ask. I was pleased. ” There were teammates in each area of the track and

field roster who performed well under the pressure. Another member making her debut for the women’s team was freshman Sam Chadwick, who, like Knetzer, made her way over from the See WOMEN on C4

Take a trip back in the calendar three months to December. The Waynesburg University men’s indoor track and field team was projected to finish third in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference standings. Flash forward back to this past weekend, when the Yellow Jackets ended up taking home fifth place with 63 points at the PAC Indoor Championships out of nine teams. Bethany College took home the title with a total of 109.50 points. Coming up two places behind where the team was projected to finish in the poll, the results came much to the chagrin of head coach Jason Falvo.

Though there were a few bright spots. “We performed well as a team,” said Falvo. “I am not satisfied with a fifth place finish, but we were just a few points out of second place.” Despite the unanticipated results, the Jackets did have strong performances out of their main athletes. Senior John Allison was able to show his dominance in long distance, because of his past experiences in cross-country. The Hickory, Pennsylvania resident placed third with a time of 16:07 in the 5000-meter run. Sophomore James Steele hopped, skipped and jumped his way into the record books. Steele was able to place fifth in the triple See MEN on C4

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02 season, when head coach Rudy Marisa was on the bench. “I think it was a collective effort of the senior class and the guys underneath us that bought in. We changed the culture,” Fleegle said. “Before these past few years, basketball wasn’t a big deal here at all on campus, and I think we changed that culture.” One of those seniors, guard Byrum Louco, continued his success from the semifinal win over Bethany--in which he had 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists--and scored more points in the first half than any other player on the floor, including the rest of his whole team. Louco had 15 of Waynesburg’s 29 points at halftime. Christner said Louco saved his team with his first half scoring output, because it kept the Yellow Jackets tied with the Bearcats at the half. “I mean it was spectacular,” Christner said. “He’s so ath-

letic, and he made a lot of right plays. I don’t think you go into a game and say ‘you’re shooting a lot.’ I think it evolves and it grows a little. He was really assertive and you saw that, and I think we needed some more guys to be more assertive. He was tremendous. It wouldn’t have been a pretty first half without him.” Louco finished the game with 21 points on nine-of-13 shooting, while grabbing eight rebounds. Conversely, senior forward Jason Propst struggled to get open looks, while additionally struggling to rebound the basketball against the bigs of Saint Vincent. For much of the game, Propst went up against senior Bearcat forward Sean Kett, who finished with 19 points and nine rebounds. “He’s pretty relentless on the board,” Christner said. “I think he’s hard to officiate, and he’s hard to play against because he draws a lot of contact. But, he plays really hard, and a lot of times when you play really

hard, you get the benefit of the doubt.” The start of the second half was back and forth, but for a five-and-a-half-minute stretch, Waynesburg failed to score, which increased its deficit from three to 10. “It was more gradual,” Christner said. “I don’t think there was a specific point. There were certainly some big plays, some shots they made, and some missed opportunities on our end. I’m not sure if there was a particular point, but just over time, they’re relentless.” Fleegle said the ability for Saint Vincent to dictate the game caused the push in the middle of the second half. “They outrebounded us in that stretch. They got a lot of second chance points, and they were able to dictate,” Fleegle said. “We weren’t able to get the best shots we were able to on offense, and they did a great job playing defense.” Junior guard Pat Jones hit several, dagger three-pointers to clinch the PAC champion-

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Senior guard Byrum Louco scored 21 points in the loss to Saint Vincent Saturday in the PAC title game. The Wexford native tallied 15 points in the first half. ship for the Bearcats. Junior guard Ben Klimchock followed suit of Jones and made three-of-four threepointers and finished with 11 points, while junior guard Jaylon Bell finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Fleegle finished with 13 points on four-of-11 shooting, while senior wing Kenny Klase

and junior guard B.J. Durham made only two shots each. The Bearcats are one of 43 conference champions and one of 62 teams to go on to the NCAA Division III National Championships. Saint Vincent will represent the PAC in its first round match-up against Bates College Saturday. Waynesburg, on the other

hand, earned a berth in the ECAC South Basketball Championships. In their first round matchup, the Jackets hosted Hood College at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, where the team has gone 11-2 this season. Last night's game was played past this week's deadline for publication.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS

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

Conf. Overall 14-2 19-6 12-4 16-9 11-5 16-9 11-5 16-9 9-7 13-12 7-9 10-15 4-12 9-16 3-13 7-19 1-15 2-24

Thursday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 70, BETHANY 57 Bethany 23 34 57 Waynesburg 26 44 70 Thursday’s Box Score

SAINT VINCENT 86, THOMAS MORE 73 Thomas More 24 49 73 Saint Vincent 45 41 73 Saturday’s Box Score

SAINT VINCENT 72, WAYNESBURG 66 Waynesburg 29 37 66 Saint Vincent 29 43 72

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg Top Scorers 1. Brum Louco............................. 21 2. Jacob Fleegle........................... 13 Thomas More Top Scorers 1. Drew Mumford....................... 23 2. Jalen Clark............................... 15 Bethany Top Scorers 1. Delonte Joyce...........................15 2. Jeff Joynes................................13 Saint Vincent Top Scorers 1. Sean Kett................................. 19 2. Pat Jones................................. 14

RECENT RESULTS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS

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

Conf. Overall 18-0 25-0 15-3 21-4 13-5 19-6 12-6 15-10 10-8 13-13 8-10 12-14 5-13 7-19 4-14 5-21 3-15 6-19 2-16 4-21

Friday’s Box Score

SAINT VINCENT 71, WASH & JEFF 55 Wash & Jeff 23 32 55 Saint Vincent 30 41 71

STANDINGS Conf. Overall Thiel 2-0 14-6 Waynesburg 1-1 17-7 W&J 0-2 2-12

RECENT RESULTS

Sunday, March 1 Thiel, Waynesburg, and Washington & Jefferson wrestled at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, March 13-Saturday, March 14 Waynesburg at NCAA Division III National Championships- 11a.m.; Thiel at NCAA Division III National Championships - 11 a.m.; Washington & Jefferson at NCAA National Championships - 11 a.m.

Friday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 93, GROVE CITY 42 Grove City 25 17 42 Thomas More 52 41 93 Saturday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 75, SAINT VINCENT 65 Saint Vincent 29 36 65 Thomas More 40 35 75

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Thomas More Top Scorers 1. Sydney Moss...........................28 2. Nikki Kiernan...........................17 Grove City Top Scorers 1. Kathryn Erbelding...................16 2. Lexi Arkwright.........................10 Washington & Jefferson Top Scorers 1. Valerie Dunlap.........................13 2. Amirah Moore.........................11 Saint Vincent Top Scorers 1. Taylor Mathers.........................24 2. Ally Schmidt............................11

Thursday, February 26 Saint Vincent 86, Thomas More 73; Waynesburg 70, Bethany 57

RECENT RESULTS

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, February 28 Thomas More 75, Saint Vincent 65

Saturday, February 28 Saint Vincent 72, Waynesburg 66

WRESTLING

Friday, February 27: Saint Vincent 71, Washington & Jefferson 55; Thomas More 93, Grove City 42

PAC MEN’S BASKETBALL LEADERS

Scoring: Joyce, 512, BET; Mumford, 511, TMC; Adamcyzk, 455, GEN Rebounding: Scott, 207, WES; Kett, 207, SVC; Knudsen, 190, GRO Free Throw Percentage: Mumford, .892, TMC; Fleegle, .877, WAY; Schwartz, .841, GRO Assists: Bess, 110, THI; Mays, 108, TMC; Vaudrin, 101, GEN

PAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LEADERS

Scoring: Moss, 601, TMC; Mathers, 463, SVC; Watkins, 439, THI Rebounding: Dunlap, 294, W&J; Mann, 241, GEN; Daugherty, 223, BET Free Throw Percentage: Mann, .812, GEN; Kerr, .798, WAY; Mathers, .786, SVC Assists: Schmidt, 126, SVC; Naples, 106, BET; Wainscott, 104, TMC

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, March 6 Thomas More at Greensboro - 7 p.m.

BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, February 28 Plattsburg State 4, Grove City 0; Plattsburg State 6, Grove City 1

Sunday, March 1 Saint Vincent 14, SUNY Potsdam 1; Saint Vincent 9, Saint Mary’s 7

Sunday, March 1 Concordia 16, Saint Vincent 2

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, March 6 Clark at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Wilkes at Bethany - 10 a.m.; Staten Island at Grove City - 10 a.m.; SUNY Oneonta at Saint Vincent - 12:30 p.m.; Denison at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Staten Island at Grove City - 1 p.m.; Martin Luther at Bethany - 2 p.m.; Denison at Wash & Jeff - 3 p.m.

Friday, March 6 Rosemont at Grove City (DH) - 9:30/11 a.m.; Hunter at Wash & Jeff - 12 p.m.; Simpson at Westminster - 12 p.m.; Mitchell at Westminster - 2:30 p.m.; Keystone at Wash & Jeff - 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Rochester at Bethany - 9 a.m.; Washington University at Thomas More - 9 a.m.; Albion at Westminster - 10 a.m.; Thomas More at Emory - 11 a.m.; Buffalo State at Wash & Jeff - 12 p.m.; Case Western at Bethany - 1 p.m.; RutgersNewark at Wash & Jeff - 2 p.m.; Carroll at Westminster - 2:30 p.m.

Possible Second Round of the ECAC Basketball Tournament on 3/7 on WCYJ-FM 99.5 The Hive

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Luke Lohr, Wrestling

Addy Knetzer, Women’s Track and Field

MEN’S/WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK MEN RECENT RESULTS

Team Thursday, February 26 PAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Bethany, 109.5 pts.; 2. Saint Vincent, 77 pts.; 3. Westminster, 76 pts.; 4. Geneva, 74 pts.; 5. Waynesburg, 63 pts.; 6. Grove City, 58.5 pts.; 7. Thomas More, 56 pts.; 8. Thiel, 54 pts.; 9. Wash & Jeff, 15 pts. Individual PAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN 60 METER DASH 1. Josh Guiser, Geneva, 7.07; 2. Christopher Jones, Thiel, 7.07 MEN 200 METER DASH 1. Lucas Nare, Thomas More, 22.08; 2. Christopher Jones, Thiel, 22.78; 8. Mark Minjock, Waynesburg, 23.12 MEN 400 METER DASH 1. Kyle Minger, Bethany, 49.50; 2. Jacob Mallinger, Geneva, 49.75; 19. Ellis PArker, Waynesburg, 55.12 MEN 800 METER DASH 1. Graham Allen, Grove City, 1:57.45; 2. Laurence Jaross, Saint Vincent, 2:01.16; 4. Brandon Dugan, Waynesburg, 2:02.06 MEN 1 MILE RUN 1. Vincent Tonzo, Saint Vincent, 4:19.29; 2. Brandan Moretton, Saint Vincent, 4:26.97; 7. Brendan Keany, Waynesburg, 4:37.59 MEN 5000 METER RUN 1. Sawyer Palonder, Saint Vincent, 15:39.61; 2. Brandon Holmes, Saint Vincent, 16:05.17; 3. John Allison, Waynesburg, 16:07.34 MEN 60 METER HURDLES 1. Nick Betz, Grove City, 8.42; 2. Dalton Paxson, Geneva, 8.73 MEN POLE VAULT 1. Andrew Brannen, Westminster, 4.25m; 2. Tyler Rapp, Wash & Jeff, 4.10m; 6. Mitchell Kendra, Waynesburg, 3.35m MEN HIGH JUMP 1. Nic Jones, Thiel, 1.96m; 2. Shae Long, Bethany, 1.93m; 10. Lewis Weber, Waynesburg, 1.58m MEN LONG JUMP 1. Umar Moore, Bethany, 6.97m; 2. Anthony Thomas, Westminster, 6.81m; 7. James Steele, Waynesburg, 6.15m MEN TRIPLE JUMP 1. Umar Moore, Bethany, 14.13m; 2. Anthony Thomas, Westminster, 14.01m; 5. James Steele, Waynesburg, 12.71m MEN SHOT PUT 1. R.J. Malson, Thiel, 14.31m; 2. Travis Schubert, Waynesburg, 13.71m MEN WEIGHT THROW 1. Bobby Bush, Bethany, 14.36m; 2. Mike Martin, Waynesburg, 13.48m

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, March 6 Geneva at ECAC Indoor Track Championships - TBA; Grove City at ECAC Indoor Track Championships - TBA; Bethany at ECAC Indoor Track Championships - TBA

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

Team Thursday, February 26 PAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Grove City, 116 pts.; 2. Westminster, 110 pts.; 3. Thomas More, 74 pts.; 4. Bethany, 71 pts.; 5. Geneva, 69 pts.; 6. Waynesburg, 53 pts.; 7. Thiel, 50 pts.; 8. Wash & Jeff, 27 pts.; 9. Thiel, 11 pts. Individual

PAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN 60 METER DASH 1. Whitney MArtin, Bethany, 7.89; 2. Kiera Goolsby, Bethany, 8.14; WOMEN 200 METER DASH 1. Whitney Martin, Bethany, 26.13; 2. Maria JacksonMcBride, Bethany, 26.36; 12. Marla Holland, Waynesburg, 27.90 WOMEN 400 METER DASH 1. Christina Cook, Thomas More, 57.93; 2. Maria Jackson-McBride, Bethany, 58.73; 15. Taylor Bombolski, Waynesburg, 1:06.46 WOMEN 800 METER 1. Meredith Steinmetz, Thiel, 2:27.08; 2. Stevie Huston, Grove City, 2:28.2710. Angie Marchetti, Waynesburg, 2:34.05 WOMEN 1 MILE RUN 1. Emily Rabenold, Grove City, 5:18.00; 2. Havilah Gaugler, Geneva, 5:23.52; 3. Julie Gerber, Waynesburg, 5:25.10 WOMEN 5000 METER RUN 1. Emily Rabenold, Grove City, 18:27.54; 2. Julie Gerber, Waynesburg, 18:40.70 WOMEN 60 METER HURDLES 1. Morgan Berg, Thiel, 9.13; 2. Eliza Lowe, Grove City, 9.49 WOMEN HIGH JUMP 1. Lauren Rao, Bethany, 1.48m; 2. Brook Burns, Wash & Jeff, 1.48m; 3. Samantha Chadwick, Waynesburg, 1.48m WOMEN POLE VAULT 1. Marissa Kalsey, Westminster, 3.74m; 2. Cassidy Shepherd, Westminster, 3.59m WOMEN LONG JUMP 1. Cassidy Shpherd, Westminster, 4.87m; 2. Julia Echols, Thomas More, 4.87m; 10. Amanda Hobe, Waynesburg, 4.45m WOMEN TRIPLE JUMP 1. Rachel Watson, Grove City, 10.15m; 2. Breanna Anderson, Waynesburg, 10.12m WOMEN SHOT PUT 1. Addisen Knetzer, Waynesburg, 12.59m; 2. Felicity Britt, Thomas More, 11.45m WOMEN WEIGHT THROW 1. Samantha Headley, Thomas More, 13.76m; 2. Alaura Hanssen, Westminster, 13.17m; 6. Rodr Huwe, Waynesburg, 11.08m

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, March 6 Bethany at ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships - TBA; Grove City at ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships - TBA; Geneva at ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships - TBA

MEN’S TENNIS RECENT RESULTS Saturday, February 28 Thomas More 8, Muskingum 1; Baldwin-Wallace 9, Washington & Jefferson 1; Defiance 9, Thomas More 0; Waynesburg 6, Pitt-Greensburg 1 Sunday, March 1 Washington & Jefferson 9, Mount Aloysius 0

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March 5, 2015

Weekly Awards

Two Waynesburg Universit y athletes found themselves at the top of their respective sports this past week, because of impressive individual performances, ultimately earning Athlete of the Week Lohr Knetzer honors. Senior wrestler Luke Lohr qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships for the third time as a Yellow Jacket. The Somerset, Pennsylvania resident suffered his first defeat of the season at 149 pounds at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals. However, the four-time Presidents’ Athletic Conference champion reached the finals after two falls, with a major decision and a win over ninth-ranked Ben Kazimir of the University of Mount Union. Lohr will go into Hershey with a 41-5 record, four of those losses coming at a higher weight class. He will join senior teammate Sam Guidi, who advanced after having to battle in the consolation rounds. The two will have two weeks to train for their final collegiate tournament. The national tournament will take place on Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, starting at 11 a.m. Freshman Addy Knetzer had to make a quick turnaround from competing in the quarterfinal round of the PAC women’s basketball tournament the night before. But the Houston, Pennsylvania resident managed to finish first in the women’s shot put in her season debut for the track and field team. Knetzer completed a toss of 12.59 meters to take home the medal at the PAC Indoor Track & Field Championships; the last indoor action the Yellow Jackets will see this season. After having to cancel the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational, Waynesburg will return to action in its first outdoor meet on March 21 against Muskingum University.

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New skipper brings new life to Jackets softball By RJ LEISIE Staff Writer

After finishing the 2014 season with the least amount of wins (10) since the 2007 season, when it finished with just nine, the Waynesburg University softball team is looking to begin a new era in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference under first year collegiate head coach Richele Hall. The Yellow Jackets have been picked to finish tied for eighth place in PAC, according to the Preseason Softball Coaches Poll, which was released on Feb. 20. The Yellow Jackets finished eighth in the PAC last year, with a 6-12 record in conference play, to go along with their 10-22 overall record. Waynesburg graduated nine seniors from last year’s team, including standout pitcher Carrie Maier. Maier recorded and ERA of 3.12 in 85.1 innings pitched last season. Along with Maier, the Jackets lost Jasmine Blackwell, Madison Presto, Jenna Dorazio and Shelby Tabrosky. Blackwell was one of two Jackets to be named All-PAC, finishing on the first team as an outfielder. Presto earned an All-PAC Honorable Mention during her junior campaign. The group of graduated

Ryan Harr, Yellow Jacket

Junior Katey Potopenko, pictured in a game last year, returns to anchor the Waynesburg lineup this season. seniors and the rest of the team recorded a 1-8 record at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida, last year, scoring just 17 runs in the nine contests. Junior Stephanie Kotomski is set to be the predominant starter on the mound. Kotomski finished with a record of 3-5 with a 3.86 era in 49.0 innings pitched as a sophomore. “She [Kotomski] is going to be our main starter,” said Hall. “She has proven her experience, and we are believing in her to get the job done.” This year the softball team only had 13 players listed on the roster, three of which are pitchers. The team held

tryouts earlier in January, ultimately to add three more players for depth in all phases of the game.With the new players, Hall is just making sure her team has the basics down before the season. “We have been working on the fundamentals,” said Hall. “We are trying to cover every situation that we could face in the games next week.” Senior outfielders Emily Sorton and Theresa Soknich, along with senior infielder Haley Payne are set to guide the youthful squad. The three of them have a combined number of 47 starts from last season. “I’m relying on them to help me make the connection with the rest of the

team,” said Hall. “With a new team, seniors can always be a coach’s greatest help.” Sophomore Mackenzie Smith returns for the Jackets behind the plate. Last year, Smith appeared in seven games. Junior infielder Katey Potopenko returns as Waynesburg’s leading hitter from 2014. Potopenko hit for an average of .286 with three home runs and a slugging percentage of .443. She was also named All-PAC Honorable Mention last year. “She [Potopenko] is going to be the main factor at the dish,” said Hall. “Hopefully she can get our bats going for the season.” Another returning infielder is junior Jessica Dorazio, who batted .258 and drove in 12 in 27 starts. The Waynesburg University softball team starts the 2015 season with its annual Spring Break Trip to Florida. This year, the Jackets will participate in the Cocoa Expo Spring Games in Titusville. “We are excited to go,” said Hall. “We’ve been working and we are just ready to get the season under way.” The Jackets leave for their trip tomorrow and action begins Monday with a doubleheader against Ave Maria University. First pitch for game one is set for 1 p.m.

Wrestling: Pair of Jacket grapplers own the mats at NCAA Division III Regionals Continued from C1

fered an upset defeat and was forced into the consolidation bracket, where he would have to win fourstraight matches to qualify for nationals. “It hurt him not having a match early on,” said Headlee. “We tried to base him off Anthony Bonaventura’s tournament last season, as he was in a similar situation.” Guidi won the first match by a first period pin fall and was able to defeat fellow PAC member Brandon Collins from Thiel by a slim 1-0 decision. After that, the road only got tougher for Guidi, as he had to face top-seeded Colt Lovejoy from Ohio Northern. Guidi was able to show some resilience, and he de-

One of the two Jacket seniors heading to Hershey, Sam Guidi, pictured above during the PAC Championships, is now a team best 44-5 overall on the year. Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

feated Lovejoy by another close 4-3 margin in favor of Guidi. The end of the gauntlet was in sight, as the Fort Cherry high school graduate only had to win one more match to qualify for nationals. He had to face Myles

Wright from Heidelberg college, who, on the night, won his first three matches by first period pin fall. Guidi fought hard the entire match, and, in the end, was able to, again, merely escape defeat. He pulled out a 4-3 decision win, which

qualified him for the Division III National Championships. “It was a good day overall for Guidi,” said Headlee. “He just needs to pull the trigger more quickly in the finals.” Guidi finished the tour-

nament with an overall season record of 44-5, which was the best record of any Jacket wrestler this season. While Lohr and Guidi will be moving on to Hershey for Nationals, fellow te ammate junior Greg Kumer suffered a crushing defeat in the 285-pound weight class. He was able to pick up wins in his first two matches, but then a loss to number-one ranked Cody Lovejoy knocked him down to the consolidation bracket. He fought all the way back, getting to the third place bout to face the number-eight grappler in the country Nino Majoy. The battle went back and forth between the two wrestlers, as each were fighting for a chance to wrestle at nationals. After seven minutes of

regulation and many overtime periods, Majoy was able to pull out the 4-3 victory, ending Kumer’s season with a record of 33-12 overall. “We told Lohr five years ago ‘you never thought you would have a chance to redeem yourself at the same place as the WPIAL State Title Match,’” said Headlee. “For Guidi, we feel like he should be comfortable being in this arena before in his state title match-ups.” Lohr, who qualified for Nationals last season, will be looking for revenge this time around, after going 1-2 with a pin, but falling once place short of All-American status. Guidi will be competing at nationals for the first time as a Jacket. Nationals will be held between March 13-14 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Culture: Waynesburg senior class will be remembered Continued from C1

provement, finishing with a record of 10-17 overall and a signature home win against Bethany, which snapped a 22-game losing streak to the hands of the Bison. Their junior year, they improved even more, winning 15 games overall and setting a school record for PAC wins with nine. The team made it to the semifinals of the PAC Tournament, but fell to Saint Vincent at the Carey Center for the second season in a row, after falling in the quarterfinals against the Bearcats the year prior. This season was even better. Including the playoffs, the Jackets won 18 games and again broke the record for conference wins with 12 in the regular season. The Jackets also in-

ducted two players into the 1,000-point club for the first time since 2007. This time it was Jason Propst and Jacob Fleegle doing it, thus becoming the 32nd and 33rd players in Waynesburg’s history to hit the milestone, becoming the first pair of teammates to join the club in the same season since 2007 when Jeff Nero and Marc Lodovico accomplished the feat. But for those two and the other seniors, it was never about the individual milestones, it was about winning a PAC title. In four years, improvement was substantial. Hard work and passion showed on the floor. This senior class brought a basketball team from irrelevancy to relevancy during its time at Waynesburg. This program was abys-

mal four years ago. Fast forward to Saturday, and the Waynesburg students at the game outnumbered the Saint Vincent students at the game. Prior to the season, I talked extensively with head coach Mark Christner about this class bringing the culture of Waynesburg basketball back to this campus. That could not be truer. So yes, these seniors failed to reach their ultimate goal, but these guys and this team has nothing to hang their heads about. You brought back the winning formula and rich culture of men’s basketball to Waynesburg University, and that is surely something to be

proud of. Aaron Schuster, Casey Hope, Jacob Fleegle, Kenny Klase, Byrum Louco, Tyler Miller, Thomas Ellis and Jason Propst will be remembered on this campus as the catalysts who brought this team back to relevancy. They will be remembered as the class that brought the rich history of Waynesburg’s men’s basketball program back to the forefront of . So as sappy as it sounds, I’d like to say thanks to this senior class for what they did as Jackets. You will be missed on and off the floor. But you will be remembered because you are Jackets for life.

ECAC: Basketball to host postseason tournament games Continued from C1

Middle Atlantic Conference opponent Hood. Last year, the Jackets suffered a 10375 defeat to the hands of Blazers at the ECAC South Championship at Bethany College, exiting the tournament after just one game. It had been since the 2011-12 season that the Waynesburg women’s program had been back to an ECAC Tournament. On Feb. 29, 2012, the women fell to Penn StateBehrend 63-59 at home as a three seed. The year prior,

the Jackets won the ECAC South Championships. The tournament will follow a traditionally structured bracket format moving forward, with the semifinals and finals being played Saturday and Sunday. The highest remaining seed will host the men’s championship game, while Albright College will host the women's championship game. For full information, including full recaps of last night’s games, check out our website at www.theyellowjacket.org.

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March 5, 2015

Women's lacrosse to represent PAC in new conference

Without lax league in PAC, Yellow Jackets join ORLC By JEFF CHAMP

For the Yellow Jacket

With cancellations hampering the beginning of a new season for the Waynesburg University women’s lacrosse team, the Yellow Jackets continue to wait for their opportunity to participate in the newly formed Ohio River Lacrosse Conference. The ORLC will combine teams from the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. “I think it is going to help us,” said senior attacker Nadine Leishman. “I think it will help us grow as a team.” “The new conference is a big opportunity,” said senior midfielder Kelly Mehal. Waynesburg head coach Maria Shepas is beginning her third season, which makes her the longest tenured coach in the program’s short history. Shepas was also a mem-

Rob Longo, Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg women's lacrosse team is set to play in a merged conference this season, as members of the PAC and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference form the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference. ber of the team while she was a student at Waynesburg. This is a program that is growing in popularity since Shepas has taken control. This year’s roster has eight more players than Shepas’ first team back in 2013. Despite this being her third season, Shepas is still

instituting new things to the team. “We have been utilizing different drills at practice and learning some plays, and techniques to help us improve,” said Mehal. “I’m excited to see how they will benefit our team this season.” Waynesburg finished last season with a record of 3-9,

Women: Jackets get set for outdoor

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basketball court. She placed third in the high jump event out of 11 competitors by clearing a height of 1.48 meters. For the throwers, junior Rose Huwe turned in a solid performance by placing sixth in the weight toss with a throw of 11.08 meters. Huwe felt bittersweet after her performance. “I was happy with my performance at PAC’s,” said Huwe. “I set a personal record, which was something I was proud of, but I was disappointed with how I ended up placing. I was fourth up until the last throw, and then two girls came out and had great throws and bumped me down to sixth.” There is a lot of time remaining in the outdoor track season to fix some of the errors that led to the slip in finishing place. Huwe noted that she needed to slow up the pace on her throws. “I need to work on slow-

ing down my technique so I get it right,” said Huwe. “I try to rush things most of the time, and that just doesn’t work.” On to the track, the distance team performed well throughout the meet, and they showed off the depth they displayed through much of the cross-country season. Standout freshman Julie Gerber placed in the topthree spots in both the 5,000-meter run and the mile run. Gerber placed second in the 5,000-meter event, while setting a school record with a time of 18:40. Earlier in the day, Gerber achieved third place in the mile with a 5:25. The freshman explained her excitement following the successful day. “I was very pleased to place in the top-three for my two events,” said Gerber. “It was a little difficult to get out as fast as I hoped I would in the mile, but I was still really happy to place third.” Finally, senior Breanna

Anderson enjoyed a solid performance because of her second place showing in the triple jump. The Second-Team AllPAC jumper reached a final distance of 10.12 meters. The Wolverines from Grove City won the overall team championship, after edging out rival Westminster by a team score of 116110. Falvo is not too concerned with the sixth place finish that resulted from the indoor season finale because the outdoor season focuses more on all aspects of track and field; whereas, indoor track focuses more on jumps and sprints. “Outdoor is a completely different type of meet,” said Falvo. “Outdoor will test your team as a whole in all areas. I feel confident that our depth will help us.” The first outdoor track & field action the Yellow Jackets will see is in New Concord, Ohio against Muskingum University on March 21. The start time has yet to be determined.

Men: Worst indoor finish in three years Continued from C2

jump with leap of 12.71 meters. Staying with the underclassmen, freshman sprinter Mark Minjock also etched his name in the record books for the 200-meter dash. Earning a point for his team, Minjock finished the race in eighth with a time of 23.12. “John Al lis on, Mark Minjock and James Steele performed very well,” said Falvo. “I was very impressed with the efforts of all of them. [Allison] scoring in the 5k was very impressive. He ran great.”

Senior Travis Schubert placed second in the shotput with a throw of 13.71 meters, only to be edged by Thiel’s R.J. Malson. Along with Schubert, junior Mike Martin placed second with a throw of 13.48 meters in the weight throw. Martin was barely edged by Nick Fiorentino of Westminster College, who threw for a distance of 13.78 meters. “Mike [Martin] battled through an injury that left him in a wheel chair in January,” said Falvo. “For him to be able to perform as well as he did was amazing.” This is the Yellow Jackets worst finish at the champi-

onships since the PAC added an indoor championship preceding the 2012-2013 season. The Jackets now have a lengthy two-week break until the outdoor season begins. “I am excited to see where this will take us in the outdoor season,” said Falvo. “We need to stay the course. We need to keep focused and keep grinding.” Waynesburg will travel to New Concord, Ohio to open its outdoor track & field season against Muskingum University following the spring break on March 21. Start time for the meet is set for 10 a.m.

ALL-PAC MEN'S, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS First Team Delonte’ Joyce Ethan Adamcyzk Sean Kett Drew Mumford Jason Propst Second Team Mitch Marmelstein Pat Jones Khari Bess Nate McGovney Jacob Fleegle Honorable Mentions J.T. Schwartz JC Howard Eric Mallinger Mike Resnik Deontay Scott

Bethany College Geneva College Saint Vincent College Thomas More College Waynesburg University

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Grove City College Saint Vincent College Thiel College Thomas More College Waynesburg University

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Grove City College Saint Vincent College Thiel College Wash. & Jeff. College Westminster College

G G F G G/F

First Team Kathryn Erbelding Taylor Mathers Sydney Moss Abby Owings Beka Bellhy Second Team Kelsea Daugherty Mara Benvenuti Ally Schmidt Sydni Wainscott Valerie Dunlap Rebecca Kerr Honorable Mentions Heidi Mann Kelsey Shirey Jaclyn Watkins Taylor Cortazzo Hayden Giuliani Allison Borts

Grove City College Saint Vincent College Thomas More College Thomas More College Wash. & Jeff. College

F F G/F F G/F

Bethany College Saint Vincent College Saint Vincent College Thomas More College Wash. & Jeff. College Waynesburg University

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Geneva College Grove City College Thiel College Wash. & Jeff. College Waynesburg University Westminster College

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which was the best record in the program’s history, and this year they will look to build off of that. “Breaking through the initial barrier is a huge stepping stone for this year,” said Shepas. “The sky is the limit as long as we have the right attitude.” A big barrier to overcome is the loss of the team’s best

offensive threat in Toria Shepherd. Shepherd accounted for 34 goals and seven assists last season. T h e s e c on d l e a d i n g scorer for Waynesburg last season was then-freshman Holly Bachman. Bachman scored 22 goals and a total of 27 points in her freshman campaign.

Despite the big hole on the offense, the team is optimistic that they will be competitive in its first season in the ORLC. “We have a couple of really dynamic girls that are wanting to step up,” said Shepas. “We also have some new additions that will help us too.” The 2015 team contains six seniors, which will be the largest graduating class of seniors from the lacrosse program. Those seniors include Mehal, Leishman, attacker Deidre Yeager, midfielder Bre Tyler, defender Dana Holzapfel, and goalkeeper JoHanna Phillips. Mehal also joins Bachman, Jess Rains and Makayla Vidosh as ORLC “Players to Watch” for Waynesburg. “It tells me that I am doing my job and can be looked at as a threat by the other teams,” said Mehal. The win total of three from last year might not look like much, but this year’s team is excited for building off that. Waynesburg’s next match on March 20 will open ORLC conference play when it travels to Cincinnati, Ohio to play the Mount St. Joseph University Lions.

Men's tennis starts spring season with win over UPG

Jackets will look to continue early success By CHELSEY WITHERS For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team kicked off its 2015 season with a win after it traveled to the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg on Saturday. Waynesburg won decisively against the Bobcats, 6-3. The Yellow Jackets were able to pull out the win without their number-one player, senior Isaiah Cochran. “We planned for it,” said head coach Ron Christman. “Our guys are just extremely focused. We made the decision to keep our second doubles team together, and move around our first and third team, with Cochran missing.” This switch worked out for the team as they opened the day winning two of its three doubles matches. The first team was comprised of sophomore Timothy Harris and freshman Andrew Brunette, who picked up a win by a score of 8-3. At the number-two spot,

senior Phillip Littlejohn and freshman Adam McKnight played in their first match ever as a duo. The pair was able to snatch away a win, 8-5. “I was impressed by Andy Brunette,” said Littlejohn. “He would have usually been playing third doubles, but was able to help Tim Harris win at first doubles. I was also impressed with the new players this year in general. They all didn’t win, but they played well and will put us in a good spot this year.” The Orange and Black kept things rolling into singles play as Harris, Littlejohn and Brunette completed an undefeated day on the courts. Harris wasn’t able to get a single point in during his first match, but then was able to regroup and defeat the UPG number one seed, Jeremy Niemiec in the next two matches, giving him the win. This effort garnered Harris PAC Player of the Week. Like Harris, Littlejohn had to overcome a loss in his first single set, in which he did, and won the

next two sets to win at the number-two spot. However, teammates Colin Phillips and Brunette easily won both of their matches. The team looks to improve in different areas as they go to break. “We all need to work on our footwork so we can be more efficient moving around the court,” said Littlejohn. “I need to work on improving my approach shot to make it more difficult for my opponent to pass me when I am at the net.” Waynesburg will look to improve its early, unblemished record as it returns to action on March 17 against Penn State Altoona on the road in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The following match for the Yellow Jackets will see the men's tennis team host Bethany College for its first Presidents' Athletic Conference action of the season the following day, March 18. Both of those matches are scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.

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Talented students compete for prize money WU’s Got Talent

offers students chance

to be rewarded for their performances By YURIKA BLEVINS

For the Yellow Jacket

On Friday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m., Waynesburg University held WU’s Got Talent in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center. There were 14 contestants, but only three of them would win a prize. The judges for the show were staff and faculty members Jenny Jellison, Frank Pazzynski, and Mary Woessner and the host was junior communication major Nika Anschuetz. The night started off with senior sociology major Cody Hillberry and band. The others that were in the group were senior religion philosophy major Dylan Ziegler, junior marine biology major

Derrion May, junior electronic media major Anthony Conn, and freshman criminal justice major Jake Oxendale. The group did a punk rock cover of “Over My Head” by The Fray. They picked this style of music because it is different from most of the music on campus. Act two was by Jennifer Tustin, a junior early childhood education and special education major. She sang a cover of “Lay Me Down” by Sam Smith. She picked this song because she thought it was “pretty” sounding and because she is a fan of Smith. Tustin also performed in WU Idol in the fall. Junior computer security and forensics major Dawson Laabs did a comedy act for his talent. He chose to do this because nothing is as strong as making people laugh. Laabs also stated that he loves making people laugh and seeing people find his jokes funny. “I’ve been a class clown since third or fourth grade,” said Laabs. Neal Yakopin played a drum solo for

Junior education major Renee Watts performs a Meghan Trainor song at WU's Got Talent Friday, Feb. 27.

his performance on a complete drum set. Performer number five was Tara Faggioli, who is a senior forensic chemistry major. Tara sang “No Good Deed,” which is from the famous Broadway musical “Wicked.” Faggioli made her own costume of Elphaba’s black, green and purple dress. She chose this song because it was one of the songs Elphaba, the main character, sings. Cassie Gates told spoken word poetry. Spoken word is poetry that focuses on the aesthetics of word play and storytelling. It sometimes collaborates and experiments with other forms of art like music, theater and dance. Senior public relations major Danielle Schuyler, sang a cover of Sam Smith’s “I’m Not the Only One.” She chose this song

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Challenge: Stop comparing, start empowering ResLife Growth WU Go Girl’s Series to connect alumna speaker tells the dangers faith and sexuality of comparing

By ANTHONY CONN

By REBECCA BURCHAM

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As darkness fell outside on the evening of Feb. 26, the third floor of the Stover Center was lit up by fairy lights and the laughter of past and present Waynesburg women. The floor was decorated with balloons, paper flowers and streamers, all for purpose of celebrating the second annual WU Go Girl event put on by Residence Life staff. Over 40 women – Waynesburg University students, faculty and alumnae – attended the event, titled “Past, Present and Future Waynesburg Women.” Before the night’s planned activities, attendees were invited to help themselves to a coffee and cheesecake bar, giving everyone the chance to mingle and get to know each other. Ashley Kelver, resident director of the upperclassmen girls’ dorms – South, West, East, and Pollock Hall – and Mary Spencer, resident assistant of West Hall, then gave the opening remarks for the event. “Out of my three years of being an R.A. here at Waynesburg, I’ve seen the incredible power, that celebration of women [in this community],” said Spencer. “But at the same time I’ve seen the detrimental effects of negative speak in women’s lives and just the toll that takes on us.” Spencer then introduced

Everyone knows ‘the birds and the bees’, but where do Yellow Jackets stand on premarital sex? The Thayer Hall residence staff will be tackling this sensitive topic soon as a part of the Residence Life Growth Series. The currently untitled event about sex will be held March 18 in the Student Organizations Room on the second floor of the Stover Center. Students are welcome to come between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thayer Hall Residence Director Russ Schneider sees great value in the event. “The idea is to give a good image of what sex is and what it’s supposed to be and how it was designed to be by God,” says Schneider. According to Schneider, the event will feature a walkthrough exhibit with various aspects of the effects of premarital sex. Residence staff decided to use the Student Organizations Room because of its location. With many students walking past to go to the Beehive or other places in the building, the event may catch the eyes of many that would not consider going otherwise. Thayer Hall’s resident assistants will be in attendance to offer help and answer questions. Schneider says that he expects at least three resident assistants to be present throughout the event. Each will have their own station with unique

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WU women enjoy a round table discussion of individuality and inspiration at WU Go Girl, a female empowerment event on Thursday, Feb. 26. the speaker of the event, Waynesburg alumna Emily Garrity. Garrity, a 2008 graduate, chose to introduce herself by briefly sharing personal stories about four of her best friends – to show the attendees who she is through the kind of friendships she has. “The depth of their friendship is really a testimony to God’s work in my own life, because there was a time when I wouldn’t have been quite as comfortable to hold up or celebrate other women in front of a group of other women,” said Garrity. She explained that there was a time in her life when lifting up the strengths of other women felt like a reminder of everything she herself did not have. This prevented her from growing as an individual. Garrity asked the group if anyone else struggled with insecurities, and many hands were raised. “This is the female condition,” said Garrity. “This is sadly our broken state … It’s so dangerous. It can really lead us to dangerous places

in our minds.” Garrity went on to explain why comparisons are treacherous, listing three main points she pulled from James Martin’s book, “Becoming Who You Are.” One – to compare is to despair. “When we compare ourselves to other, we become so paralyzed, so trapped in this prison … that we think about only what they have,” said Garrity. “We start to forget what we have.” Two – comparing leads to becoming something we are not. “[Martin says] that we start to become someone that even God didn’t create,” said Garrity. “This is really scary to me. It is truly a tragedy to lose ourselves in all of the beauty God has made us with.” Garrity brought up a question that was once posed to her: does God make mistakes? “Each one of us has been created to reveal his image to the world,” said Garrity. “God is so complex that in order to reveal himself to the world,

he has had to create so many different kinds of people … because each of us contains this whisper – just a whisper, but a powerful whisper – of who God is.” Three – we forget to be grateful when we compare. “Comparisons can lead to bitterness, when we are not grateful for what we have, for how we have been made,” said Garrity. “And really, isn’t bitterness completely unflattering?” “Gratitude,” she continued. “That is beautiful.” According to Garrity, women compare because they want to be admired, and because of divided, insecure hearts they feel they are not good enough. She warned that this mindset can damage friendships and oneself, and she left the attendees with a charge. “Your gifts are truly what no one else has to offer,” said Garrity. “As we compare, we can forget that and get really off track.” Garrity closed with prayer, and the evening’s small group See EMPOWER on D2

angles on sex in the lives of young adults. Cody Hillberry, a senior sociology major and Thayer resident assistant, plans to help with the program as much as he can. Tying the program to his major, Hillberry will be offering a psychological and sociological approach to sex. “I hope that they’ll see how serious and important sex is and gain a better understanding of what God intended it to be,” says Hillberry. The walk-through exhibit is intended to inform, not necessarily convict, those who take part in it. “When you walk out of it,” says Schneider, “you’re not supposed to feel shame or guilt, but instead, ‘oh, this is a beautiful thing and this is worth waiting for.’” Schneider says that sex is a topic that usually gets ignored in the surrounding community. Therefore, the idea of bringing the program onto campus just made sense. “It’s something that we don’t talk about as a student population or as a church,” says Schneider. “It’s something that we need to talk about. I thought this would be a good context for us to do that.” Thayer’s program is the second Growth Series event of the semester and fifth of the year. The next Residence Life Growth Series event will be planned by SWEP, with the topic of spiritual identity.

Sets of multiple siblings share Symphonic band showcases their mutual college decisions progress made this semester By DANIELLE SCHUYLER

By REBECCA BURCHAM

Starting from conception, you have spent the entirety of your lives together. You share birthdays, holidays, vacations, everyday happenings, and your parents’ affection. You may even share physical attributes. If you are a twin, triplet, quadruplet or one of an even bigger set of multiples, you know what it is like to be born sharing with at least one other person. But you get older you will come to forks in the road where you will have the choice to stay with or separate from your siblings. One of these moments is when you are selecting colleges. Waynesburg University is home to a number of mul-

On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Waynesburg University’s Department of Fine Arts presented the symphonic band’s Mid-Winter Concert. The event, which began at 5:15 p.m. in The Marsh Center, also served as a Relay for Life fundraiser. “I love concerts like this because this is a time for us to share what we’ve been learning,” said said Dr. Ronda DePriest, associate professor of instrumental music and director of the music program. “The symphonic band has been working pretty hard for six weeks, barring sicknesses and snow and all the fun things that have been going on.”

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Sophomore Lindsay Orzechowski (middle) visits with her triplet sisters Lauren (left) and Rachel, Westminster students, at a track meet last week. tiples, all of which have had to address this topic. They have experienced the emotions tied to carrying out this important life decision. The Babos twins brothers on the Waynesburg University football team, have made

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The concert featured seven compositions of folk music performed by the university’s symphonic band, comprised of students, faculty and community members. Concert attendees were given a program with unique details about each composition’s story, and DePriest gave short expositions before every piece as well. “My American Pop class is talking about the early folk revival that happened in the 40s, 50s and 60s, so I think these particular melodies that we’re playing today are appropriate for pop music,” said DePriest. The opening piece, “Linden Lea,” was a poem set to music in 1901 by composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Phillip Hurd, a senior mu-

sic ministry major, provided a vocal solo for the performance. The band also performed a medley of Cajun folk songs, which DePriest explained more in-depth than the other pieces due to the relative unfamiliarity the audience might have had with the selection. “The word ‘Cajun’ we get from the Acadians that moved down from the northeast and Canada and migrated down into the Louisiana area,” said DePriest. “So you get a big mix of French, Spanish, African American and European descent… and it’s a really, really rich culture.” “The story is maybe not See BAND on D2

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Student becomes first at university to open for visiting artists By NIKA ANSCHUETZ

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Renee Filippelli, a senior mathematics major, gathered her coffee and her homework as she sat and listened to the coffeehouse performance. “I came to do homework and listen to music,” said Filippelli. “I usually listen to music while I do homework anyways, so why not?” On March 2, at a Student Activities Board Coffeehouse, sophomore business management major John Wicker served as the opening act for Adelee & Gentry, a two sister musical act from Dayton, Ohio. The Coffeehouse performances serve as an environment where students can relax and socialize while listening to music. This is the first time that a student musician has opened

for a coffeehouse performer. “Gracious Shavers contacted me about opening up for visiting artists,” said Wicker. “It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do in college.” During Wicker’s performance, he brought his friend Daniel Barry on stage to accompany him in a song. “I’m not a singer,” said Barry. “I was surprised when John asked me to come on stage with him.” Barry attended the same high school as Wicker and was among Wicker’s friends who came to support him. “I came to see John Wicker perform but the travel mug was a nice bonus,” said sophomore history major Michael Merten. The main act, Adelee & Gentry, performed a variety of different songs covering various genres.

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Sisters Adelee and Gentry Gates performed at a Coffeehouse on March 2. Sophomore student John Wicker gave a performance to open the showv. They engaged the crowd by performing popular songs by artists like Katy Perry, The Lumineers, Taylor Swift and Lorde. In addition to performing covers, they also performed original music off of their latest CD. Adelee & Gentry write their music drawing from all sorts of inspiration.

“We like to make up love stories,” said singer songwriter Adelee Gates. “We take bits and pieces from personal experience, but for the most part we put ourselves in different scenarios.” Student Activities Board, sponsors the outside musical guests on campus. Gracious Shavers, senior human re-

sources major, is a chairman on the music committee of SAB. “It’s nice that I can be a voice on campus for the musician selection process,” said Shavers. The selection process is made during a national conference called The National Association for Campus Ac-

tivities. At NACA there are a variety of different acts which include musicians, magicians and comedians. Only certain groups are granted the chance to perform on stage. Adelee & Gentry were one of the performers at NACA. Julie Wise, a senior criminal justice major, was among the SAB members who saw Adelee & Gentry perform at NACA. “We really liked the sound they had,” said Wise. “We thought they would work really well at a coffeehouse or a wing night.” Adelee & Gentry’s connection as sisters was apparent to those who watched their performance. “They’re definitely sisters,” said Wicker. “They were just so in sync with one another.” Adelee & Gentry can be found on iTunes, YouTube and Spotify.

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quite so nice, but the melody is really nice,” she added, referring to the story behind the Cajun melodies. One melody tells of a young girl feigning death to avoid being seduced by a captain, and the other depicts a man receiving word of his sweetheart’s illness and not being able to save her. The band also played a melody that, according to DePriest, everyone should be somewhat familiar with – “Shenandoah.” “There are just some melodies that withstand the test of time, and this is one of those” said DePriest. “[Shenandoah], Amazing Grace… I can name several of them that, if you mention the name, everybody knows it.” For this piece, another vocal accompaniment was given to the melody by Haley Lusebrink, senior arts administration major. The concert closed – to the chagrin of the performers – with the “Mother Hubbard March” by John Phillip Sousa. “The band said ‘no, don’t

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Members of the Symphonic Band showcase the pieces they've learned at a concert on Wednesday, Feb. 25. do it last,’ because it has Sousa-esue kind of things, which means woodwinds have to play really, really high notes,” said DePriest, regarding the melody. “But we’re doing it anyway.” This composition featured seven nursery rhymes – including Three Blind Mice, London Bridge is Falling Down and Old Mother Hubbard – packed into one piece. A reception immediately followed the performance

in The Marsh Center, where attendees could have light refreshments and mingle with the performers. “The performance went amazingly well,” said Lusebrink after the concert. “Everybody did such a great job, and I got so many compliments from singing “Shenandoah.”” Members of the symphonic band also provided hand-made baked goods that were offered for sale at the re-

ception, and local businesses donated prize baskets for a Chinese auction. All proceeds will go to Relay for Life, according to DePriest, as the instrumental ensembles are specifically supporting Breast Cancer Awareness for the campuswide event this year. The symphonic band does not have any further events slated for the near future, though the Fine Arts Department does.

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because she knew she could carry it even if there were lower pitches. Schuyler also really likes the song and is a growing fan of Smith’s. Aaron Schuster and Natalie Abraham performed an acoustic cover of “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift. Schuster is a senior computer security forensic major and Abraham is a senior psychology major. Renee Watts, a junior early education major, sang “Dear Future Husband” by Meghan Trainor. She picked this song because it fits her voice.

“It just makes me want to dance,” Watts said. She also said singing is just a fun hobby she does. Senior business management major Kelly Mehal and senior nursing major Bre Tyler performed an acoustic version of “Counting Stars” by One Republic. They decided to perform together when they decided to do WU’s Got Talent. Act 11 was a comedy act by Pedro Torrez. Torrez told numerous jokes about things on campus and constantly made the crowd laugh. Two members of the Sting Swing group performed a dance routine to the song “A

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activity began. At each table, slips of paper with questions were placed in mason jars; these questions were used as kick starters for small group discussions and to encourage attendees to get to know the others at their table. A video ‘time capsule’ station was also set up in the back of the room, where a videographer filmed short videos of the attendees’ encouraging comments to others. The complied videos will be shared at a WU Go Girl event next year.

One of the tables was converted into a letter writing station, were attendees could write encouraging notes to deliver or give to friends, professors, family members and classmates. Additionally, a photo booth was also available after the night’s activities along with photographers capturing the atmosphere of the event throughout the evening. “This [celebration] doesn’t have to just be tonight,” said Paige Carter, resident assistant of West Hall, as the night was winding down. “We can carry this through the rest of our time here at Waynesburg.”

Fire Love” by Ed Sheeran. The members were junior exercise science major Robert Cronkhite and sophomore digital design major Alexis Boudreau. The type of dance style they did was called West Coast Swing. Cronkhite got into the group his freshman year and fell in love with it and so did Boudreau. Junior public relations major Adam Tapparo sang “I Need” which is a song he wrote during his junior year of high school. He wrote the song because when one goes through a tough time all that is needed is to live, breathe and “feel Your love wash over me,” which is reference

to Jesus. The last performance was by Amber Lambing, who was accompanied by judge Frank Pazzynski. She sang “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree.” She is a sophomore secondary education major and chose this song because she has known it for a while. “It has a jazzy feel to it and that’s what I adore,” she said. At the end of all the acts, the crowd got to vote on who they thought was best. Dawson Laabs got third place with a $50 prize. Then Cody Hillberry and Band received second place with a $75 prize, and Adam Tapparo won first place with the $150 prize.

unified for themselves and their family as a whole. “What made me decide to go to college with Justin is that we both played football and we did not want to separate because of that,” said John Babos, sophomore sports management major. “It would have made it hard on my parents going to different schools to watch us play football.” John and Justin, like all college students, were aware of how difficult it can be to adjust as a freshman when you don't know anyone. “The pro of going to the same school is that you already know someone at that school on the first day,” said Justin, sophomore criminal justice major. “It really helped my freshman year when being away home,” said John. “Just having him here made college easy.” Of course, being together all the time is not always ‘sunshine and rainbows.’ As with any siblings, the Babos brothers have experienced the drawbacks of constantly being in each other’s presence. Their bond made it so this is the closest to a ‘con’ they could think of. Unbeknownst to many at Waynesburg, Lindsay Orzechowski, sophomore digital design major, is one of three triplet sisters. “I de cide d to go to Waynesburg University because of the atmosphere and mainly for the academics,” said Orzechowski. “I fell in love with the communication department and appreciated that I could get all of the experiences or opportunities done in four years on campus instead of a three plus one program at Westminster. My triplet sisters, Rachel and Lauren Orzechowski, go to Westminster and study neu-

roscience and computer science. Westminster is known for women in science and didn’t have everything that I wanted. Waynesburg gave me the most money financially as well.” Orzechowski explained how her sisters are able to spend more time with each other, but it takes some scheduling in order for all three to have ‘sister time.’ “Since attending college at Waynesburg, Lauren, Rachel and myself do get to see each other every once in a while,” said Orzechowski. “Rachel and I both participate on the Track & Field teams and are able to see each other at select meets. Freshman year both of us went to Mount Union Invitational and were able to see each other then. Every year for the Indoor Conference Championships we go to Youngstown State University and see each other there as well.” Orzechowski shares how it is nice to be recognized as Lindsay and not just as one of the triplets; how she and her sisters are still able to maintain a close bond; and the difficulties that she encounters as she is on her own. “Being a triplet and or a twin is an incredible thing,” said Orzechowski. “… Coming to Waynesburg and having people get to know me as Lindsay and not the triplet is a completely new experience. I tell everyone that I am a triplet and they just laugh or don’t believe me.” “It is a wonderful thing to be a triplet because I have two automatic best friends. Even with being so far away from them during the school year, during breaks we get to spend time with each other. Also, we text and FaceTime to catch up every once in a while. Overall, going to college at Waynesburg was a good choice because it teaches me to be independent from my sisters.”

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SPRING BREAK

Affordable Destination Tips

tress no more and plan a trip to remember with your roommates and friends – after reading these tips about some of the best and most affordable Spring Break destinations:

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Exotic vibes, miles of sandy beaches, biking and hiking trails… these are just a few of the highlights in San Diego. There are plenty of outdoor activities available and it is a known tourist-friendly area. This is a great destination for those who like to be active and explore.

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Museums, lush parks and cobblestone streets fill Savannah. There are plenty of close camping options for your stay. A trip to Savannah would be perfect for those looking to embrace southern charm and spend time in a town that has a life-size museum feel and scenic areas such as marshes and boardwalks.

THE OUTER BANKS, NORTH CAROLINA Sea breezes can keep temperatures cool in the Outer Banks, but it’s still warmer than southern Pennsylvania. Outer Banks is a beach lover’s paradise, so if you’re one who desires lounging around all day in the sun, Outer Banks is among one of the closer destinations that has a series of white-sand beaches. There are also plenty of inexpensive food options and lodging houses that are affordable with a group.

PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA College students from the United States flock to Panama City, as there are beachfront and nonbeachfront accommodations. Featuring fishing, locally caught seafood and hiking areas filled with southern pine forests and swamps, Panama City is a go-to destination for those who seek a mixture of the beach and the outdoor experience. Designed by: Whitney Waters Source: http://www.moneycrashers.com/best-affordable-spring-break-destinations-cheap/

Written by: Kara Bemer

We are a week shy of escaping busy schedules, library coffee at 11 p.m. and endless papers for a week of rest and relaxation. While some students may have decided where they are venturing during Spring Break, others become hesitant to go on a vacation for Spring Break due to high prices and high stress levels that come with planning a getaway.

o matter the destination you decide to escape to, it is helpful to keep several cost-cutting pointers in mind:

UTILIZE AVAILABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT Even though renting a car during Spring Break can be the easiest solution, the price per day quickly adds up due to taxes, fees, mileage charges and other unwanted surprises. Over the time of a four-day vacation, a rental car can add hundreds of dollars to the cost of your vacation that could have stayed in your pocket. In larger cities, public transportation can become your new best friend. There are many different options in areas that provide short-term transit passes. For example, San Francisco offers a four-day trolley pass with unlimited rides for just $15. Not every destination has the best public transit system, so if you absolutely have to rent car, use tools like KAYAK or Hotwire to quickly sort through offers. Also, make sure to ask if there are any deals on specific models or vehicles; minivans are usually discounted because they are not the most stylish – but you can still rock out in a minivan.

TAKE MIDWEEK TRIPS IF POSSIBLE Weekend stays are considered to be premium rates, so getting a head start to your vacation can cut costs for a hotel or a flight in half. Look at the possibility of leaving Monday or Tuesday instead of the weekend – your pocketbook will thank you and you will still have plenty of time to relax during the rest of the week.

CHECK OUT VACATION RENTALS AND SHORT-TERM HOUSING You can reduce your hotel cost dramatically by staying at a vacation rental or hostel. There are a wide selection of homes, apartments and even just rooms for rent available – just be sure to communicate openly with your renter and abide by their rules and restrictions. The best deals, however, are usually on private or state-run campgrounds. So, if you and nature are one with each other and you don’t mind roughing it for a week, there are plenty of great deals available before summer’s peak camping season.

CUT FOOD COSTS College students and food. This can be a bad combination because we all love to eat at restaurants any time we can. However, check to see if there is a refrigerator and microwave available for use at your lodging so that you can pack some meals and snacks of your own. When going out to eat, remember that you don’t have to choose between five-star restaurants and a creepy local diner; there’s a happy medium waiting for you to enjoy.