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Heavy showers bring floods to campus fields, community MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor

The rain wouldn’t stop. As Hurricane Florence gently brushed against the East Coast this past weekend, the storm clouds gathered in a way that made the rain never seem to stop pouring from the sky. As the drops collected on the ground, roadways in the town of Waynesburg were transformed into Slip n’ Slides and several homes and pieces of land were left completely underwater in the aftermath. With the campus si tting on a hill, Way n e s b u rg U n i ve rsity made it out of the

storm unscathed. That is, except for the athletic fields. Terry Sattler, director of Facilities Planning and Management, said all four of Waynesburg’s athletic fields, including John F. Wiley Stadium, the baseball field, softball field and tennis courts, were flooded in some capacity during the storm. “Our fields are relatively capable of handling water and floods,” Sattler said. “Our football field had four feet of water on it [Monday].” The reasoning behind the repetitive flooding is that all of Waynesburg’s athletic fields sit alongside Ten Mile Creek. Be-

cause that area is part of a f loodplain, it is more susceptible to repetitive f looding. In the past 4 years, Sattler said Wiley Stadium has experienced

than done. “ It ’s n o t a s s i m p l e as doing something or building a wall or something like that around t h e f i e l d s ,” h e s a i d .

“At 9 a.m., I could start to see the manhole covers bubbling. By 11 a.m., it was under water. It happens so fast.” GREG LEATHERS

Director, Greene County EMA

'major' f looding three times, as well as minor f looding on numerous other occasions. Sattler said the solution to this problem is easier said

“There are difficulties in changing the look and structure of any floodplain dedicated areas.” S p e c i f i c a l l y, S a t tler said the problem

with deferring f loodplains is that the water has to be redirected somewhere else, which can cause problems in the future. “Floodplains exist to reduce impacts in the communi ty,” he said. “There has to be an impact study done to see where that water would go. We need permits and approvals to do that, and at this point we have chosen to not go down that route.” Greg Leathers, director of the Greene County Emergency Management Agency, said the past few days haven’t been quite as traumatic in the community as they typically are.

“Greene County is a pretty resilient place,” he said. “We had several calls to pump basements, as well as some people who went where they shouldn’t have in their cars, but other than that, it wasn’t too bad.” Leathers said he was aware of the flooding of Waynesburg’s fields. He went to check on Wiley Stadium Monday morning. “At 9 a.m., I could start to see the manhole covers bubbling,” Leathers said. “By 11 a.m., it was underwater. It happens so fast.” Sattler said none of the damages accumuFLOOD >> A3

Updates made to Stover over summer Admissions office reflects on goals for Class of 2022 EDWARD BOICE Editorial Assistant

Several renovations have been made to Stover Campus Center over the summer months, with a focus on a redecoration and reorganization of the Beehive on the second floor of the building. A small, raised platform has been built in the northwest corner, which will be used as a stage. According to Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, the corner has been prepared for a stage since Stover was built. “The stage was in the original design of the building,” said Bristor. “Back in the late 90s, when [the university] had to make cuts, the stage came out.” To allow everyone in the Beehive to see the stage during an event, the standalone wall that spanned from the elevator has been taken down. Along with seeing the stage, the area is a lot more open. Some students, like senior history and political science major Olivia Schutz-Falandes, are pleased with the removal of

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With the new layout of the Beehive in Stover Campus Center, students are welcome to relax in the extended couch area, equipped with comfy seating and phone charging stations. the wall. “It feels more open,” said Schultz-Falandes. “I rarely sit [by the wall] anyways, but now that the wall is taken down, I find myself occasionally in [the Beehive] more.” The lounge area also has new wall paint, the university’s new "Grow" campaign and a honeycomb graphic design have been placed on

some pillars. Bristor consulted with several faculty members, including Andrew Heisey, chairperson for the Fine Arts Department, in deciding these visuals. Three charging stations with Apple and Android phone chargers have been placed along the wall on the left near the couches and windows. Some of the furniture was

also re-arranged. One of the tables of condiments and dining needs moved to the opposite side of the room. The small tables and chairs that were against the wall with windows looking over Johnson Commons moved to where the four trash cans were along the railing. The four trash cans are now STOVER >> A3

Last Monday, 375 freshman students at Waynesburg University experienced their first college class. Most of the class of 2022 began their college lives four days earlier when freshmen orientation began Aug. 23. According to Admissions Counselor Kyle Digiandomenico, the class size fell short of its expected number, which was around 425 students. Despite not meeting that objective, Digiandomenico said that as far as classes go, quantity isn’t the most important thing. “I think one of the things that Waynesburg does differently from other institutions based on what I’ve found is not being so enrollment driven and being more fit driven,” Digiandomenico

said. “Finding students that fit Waynesburg University and that would be successful here.” While Digiandomenico didn’t diminish the significance of class sizes, during the recruiting process, he places a greater emphasis on how prospective students would fit in. “Obviously, enrollment is important,” he said. “We have to meet enrollment goals. But first and foremost, when I’m doing my enrollment efforts the first thing we look at is ‘is this student going to be successful here?’” ‘Do we have the program that they’re looking for?’ Where I think that some other institutions may not have that priority in mind.” According to Digiandomenico, the number of freshman for this year’s 2022 >> A3

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

University launches 'GROW' campaign to recruit Lee

travels globe for WU

HOLLY HENDERSHOT Entertainment Editor

As students walk around campus, new Waynesburg University posters are seen hanging on walls and doors. The posters advertise the university in a new lig ht, focusing on how students at the university “grow” in many areas of their faith, service and education. The University Relations team planned the new “GROW” marketing campaign for months, and it finally launched March 15 of this year, according to Stacey Brodak, vice president for Institutional Advancement and University Relations. “A n e w m a r k e t i n g campaign was a goal for the Universi ty Relations team. We knew that everything else we did would build upon the theme, so it was important to focus on this goal first,” Brodak said. Ashley Wise, director of University Relations,

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Registered Nurse in various positions. Hartman said she wanted to teach nursing students for a long time, and as a graduate of Waynesburg University, she wanted to give back. “I had such a wonderful experience at Waynesburg,” said Hartman. “I learned so much from all of my professors at Waynesburg and want to give back. [I had] some of the professors as a student, and I now work with them!” Hartman said she enjoys watching her students learn, and her main goal is to help her students reach their full potential. “When I can see it all come together on their faces when they understand something, that makes it all worth it,” said Hartman. In addition to her new role, Hartman is a student in the MSN graduate program. At the start of this fall semester, Tracy Dohn moved all the way from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Waynesburg with her family to start her new job as an assistant professor in the Biology Department.

During the summer of 2018, President Douglas Lee thought he might go to the beach. Instead, he went to Michigan, South Korea, France and California. While students were enjoying their summer, Lee said he was working to expand Waynesburg University’s reach and reputation across the globe. Lee said he was preparing for his family vacation when he was invited to attend a conference in Michigan, to hear what different foundations are doing to facilitate entrepreneurship and innovation. He enjoyed about 12 hours of his family’s weeklong vacation before flying out for business. Almost immediately after the Michigan conference, Lee flew to Seoul, South Korea, to visit Hannam University, a fellow college in the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities [APCU]. Hannam funded his travels so that he could meet with several representatives and presidents from the APCU, all interested in building an exchange program among the institutions. “I went, as well, looking for opportunities directly for Waynesburg University and Hannam University,” said Lee. “And how our faculty and students can develop a program that might benefit all of us.” Hannam University is located in the town of Daejeon, which Lee said has the “reputation of being the Silicon Valley of Asia.” While he was there, Lee was given a tour of different technology companies, and was “struck” by the technology being developed, the architecture, and the general atmosphere of innovation in South Korea. He said that in one tech company, he was taken into a room where he saw his own reflection on the screen, but on the screen, he could interact with a digital environment and characters. “Experiencing that country, it was really amazing and interesting how good the people are, how ambitious and productive they seem to be,” he said. Lee was thrilled by the opportunity for Waynesburg students to learn from Hannam’s focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. “Partnering with colleges there that can help give our students and faculty that kind of experiences and help broaden perspectives and ways of thinking would be beneficial,” he said. Lee is still working on the budding partnership with Hannam. At this point, he said, he is in the process of finding funds to set up a strong exchange program between the two institutions. After briefly returning home from Asia, Lee then flew to France, to visit the town of Courmont and participate in a memorial service to commemorate the “Rain Day Boys,” 18 soldiers from Greene County who died during a battle in World War I. “It was just a moving event,” Lee said. “Just thinking about the price our young men paid to end a war that was causing such misery and really try to ensure the principles of democracy.”

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The university's new "GROW" campaign posters can be seen hanging around the beehive as well as several other locations in the region. said it had been several years since the university launched a new campaign,

and the team wanted to reach out to potential students.

“It was time for a new c a m p a i g n ,” Wi s e s a i d . “We were excited by the

opportunity to speak to GROW >> A4

New eHive offers additional tool for students KADEN HURLEY Op/Ed Editor

Most of Waynesburg University students, faculty and staff are familiar with the BeeHive on the second floor of Stover. However, there is a new “hive”that will soon be open. The Entrepreneurial Hub for Innovative Ventures and Endeavours [eHIVE] is essentially what the title describes. The leader of this new organization, Melinda Walls, sees the eHIVE as an entrepreneurial hub. “[The hub is] a center for students, regardless of major, a place where students can come and explore ideas they have with the intention of seeing if they could maybe pursue some type of venture,” Walls said. Walls specified a purpose in describing the end goal of the program as a ‘venture’ as well as a business. Entrepreneurial success, in her eyes, can range from making a student group more productive to starting a business to running a non-profit organization. “We are here to encourage creativity and innovative thought in an entrepreneurial mindset,” Walls said.“Everything from period workshops to having speak-

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The eHive office is located on the second floor of Stover. Students can reach out to have professionals listen to their business ideas. ers in, even having a few campus wide competitions centered around creativity and innovation and just thinking differently.” This means the eHIVE will become an additional tool for the students to utilize in growing themselves personally, as well as their potential careers, and Walls adds that this isn’t all she plans on making available. “[The eHIVE] is also a place for, if you have a business idea and want to pursue it, you can come and receive one-on-one coaching for what you need at the time

you need it,” Walls said.“We spend a lot of time focusing on the idea and then the problem the idea is going to solve.” Walls at tri butes her knowledge of this process to over a decade’s worth of accumulated experiences and learning curves. “From what I’ve experienced, the best ideas solve a problem or meet a need. You must fall in love with the problem first, rather than fall in love with the idea,” Walls said.“If you fall in love with the problem, then you’re open to an iterative process

for finding a solution. If you fall in love with an idea, you tend to be misalocked in the idea, and very rarely does an idea for a venture look the same as when you started thinking about it than it does now.” Along with potentially growing a personal venture, Walls is working on a Beginning Entrepreneurial Leadership program, which includes course work, building off the previously existing major and eventually building an entrepreneurial leadership minor. Walls finds herself passionate about getting stu-

dents in the entrepreneur mindset, getting hands-on experience in problem solving and fully experiencing “vetting” an idea prior to forming a business. She also sees an increasingly high value in this education for more than just business and entrepreneur majors. “The world is changing so quickly,” said Walls. “I mean, think about technological innovations that have happened in the past few years. It has totally changed the way we live and work. Extrapolating that forward and the speed with which things change, technology is going to change in the future. The skills we learn for technology now will become obsolete. So some of the most valuable skills a student can learn are entrepreneurial skills.” The eHIVE’s grand opening will be Oct. 5. University President Douglas Lee will cut the red ribbon, and the organization will be ready to go. Walls plans on being in the office during the afternoons, and is working on hiring a student worker to cover prime times Monday through Thursday. Any questions about the program or appointment requests can be emailed directly to Walls at mwalls@waynesburg.edu.

University hires adjuncts as full-time professors HOLLY HENDERSHOT Entertainment Editor

This year brings seven new faculty members to Waynesburg University, each attributing their own sets of skills to the university and its students. One of those new professors, Michael Fisher tries to wear crazy-patterned socks every time he comes to work. “As an accountant, you have to do something to spice things up,” he said. After working as an adjunct at Waynesburg for five years, Fisher is now working full-time at the university as an instructor of Business Administration. He originally applied for a part-time job after hearing about the opportunity through a friend who graduated from Waynesburg and then worked there. “It sounded like something interesting so I applied as well,” Fisher said. Although he’s familiar with the university having worked there for several years, Fisher said being full-time isn’t the same as his previous work. “It’s like a whole different

world,” Fisher said. “As an adjunct, I didn’t realize all the resources a professor has to be able to develop the class. After I became a full-time professor here, I started to get all this information about all the different resources that book publishers have to be able to help out professors.” This semester Fisher is teaching Intro to Accounting, Accounting Information Systems and Money and Banking and will be teaching more classes in the Fall. Fisher received his undergraduate degree in economics at Penn State University and then his MBA at Western Michigan. Fisher said his main goal as a full-time professor is to make a difference in the lives of his students and help them to be successful. “I came to this position after working 30 plus years in industry,” Fisher said. “I saw a lot of what makes someone who has a business successful, and I’d like to actually do something that would help my students to enter that business world with some idea of what to expect and how to do well. I like to give

them a lot of real life examples, take that theory and show them where reality comes in.” After working as an adjunct professor at Waynesburg University for four years, Dr. Michelle Steimer now works full-time as an assistant professor in the counseling department, teaching both graduate and undergraduate students. Steimer said part of the reason she decided to work at Waynesburg University is because she is an alumni of the masters and PHD program. She said she received a call about the start of the PHD program while working for the military, managing a suicide prevention program, and she decided to apply. “I took a leap of faith, left my full-time job, started here, and it brought me to working here,” Steimer said. “So I think there is a plan for us, and we don’t necessarily know where it’s going to go, but it all works out in the end.” In her new role, Steimer works as a faculty member in the graduate counseling program, teaching three to four courses in each semes-

ter. She also co-chairs the counseling honor society and helps to review the clinical mental health track to keep the department up to date. “It’s really multifaceted. I went from having a few duties to having many more,” Steimer said. “But it’s a good thing. It gives me a chance to really make a difference at the university.” Along with helping grow the department, Steimer said she is glad she now has a lot more time with the students at Waynesburg. “At the end of the day, I want my students to understand they can accomplish anything they set their mind to if they find a passion for what they are learning,” she said. Amy Hartman became a full-time instructor at Waynesburg this past January. She started working at the university in a part-time position last Fall, but now works primarily with sophomore and junior nursing students in her new role. Before coming to work at the university, Hartman worked at Washington Health System Greene in Waynesburg for 17 years as a

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

ITS requires all students to reset email passwords MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor

In an effort to protect students and their personal information, the ITS Department at Waynesburg University recently issued a mandatory myConnect password reset. This measure was required for all undergraduate and graduate students. Aaron Seymour, director of Network Security and Systems, said the ITS Department had already been planning to update their password policy for an extended period of time. However, he said it was several reports of spam and phishing from students that expedited the process. “After these Help Desk requests came to me and my department [Network Services], we came to the conclusion that some of those accounts had been compromised by third parties,” Seymour said. “After looking into it, that’s when we decided we’d need to increase the relative security of the passwords.” While the individuals behind the cases of hacked emails are unknown, Seymour said he and his team had a chance to sit down and talk to the affected students to get more information. From there, he was able to pinpoint a common denominator. “We found that the most likely cause was weak passwords being used by some of the students, and in a couple cases, they were using the same password across multiple different accounts,” he said. Seymour also said with the advancement of technology, there has been a shift in how hackers exploit software. Instead of breaking into the system through faulty code or other programming defects, he said they now depend on human error. This is why Seymour said he believes account protection is a “joint effort.”

Stover Continued from A1 distributed throughout the Beehive. The food area for the Beehive has also received a facelift. Customers can now walk to the Grab-n-Go section at the beginning of the area on the left to pick up a variety of pre-made sandwiches and other types of refrigerated meals. The toppings, salads and fried food are also pre-made. Bristor said the rearrangements were made so people could gather their food more quickly. How-

“People will often look to the IT department and think that we will keep their information safe, which is true in many ways,” Seymour said. “But now with more individual accounts, it has become a more shared responsibility. We all need to work together to make that happen.”

“Be very cautious

with emails that come in with links that you aren't expecting or emails that come from odd email addresses because those are typically big red flags.” KYLEE SARGENT

ITS Help Desk Coordinator

Kylee Sargent, ITS Help Desk coordinator, has several recommendations for cybersecurity, but above all else, she said it is important for students and staff to remain carefulcautious when opening emails from unfamiliar senders. “Be very cautious with emails that come in with links that you aren’t expecting or emails that come from odd email addresses because those are typically big red flags,” Sargent said. “Students are also more than welcome to reach out to the Help Desk to help them evaluate an email or let them know if it is a phishing attempt.” All Waynesburg students were originally notified of the required password change Aug. 30, and they had until Sept. 5 to make the change, or else they would be locked out of their accounts. For any students who missed this deadline, Sargent said there is one simple solution: visit or call the Help Desk.

ever, Bristor said the renovation of the Beehive is not complete. She said the drink section will be renovated since the line is still long and slow at the busier times. Also, more signs and a design on the floor is in the works. “The plan is, we are waiting for one more sign to be put up," she said. "There will be a honeycomb sting thing that will match the color of the sign, so if you want Grab-n-Go, you’ll follow the dots from the honeycomb to the station.” If anyone has questions or concerns relating to the Stover renovations, contact Bristor at pbristor@waynesburg.edu.

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In the new Campus Ministry room, dubbed "The Hub" by CMAs, students are invited to hang out in a relaxed environment, as well as explore their faith on a deeper level.

New Campus Ministry Center opened GRACE HUTCHISON Associate Editor

As it off icially came under new leadership at the start of the fall 2018 semester, the Campus Ministry Assistant (CMA) program has undergone changes to become more accessible for students to connect with faith on campus according to Josh Sumpter, who now oversees the program. The changes include a renovation of what was previously the Prayer Room located on the bottom floor of Stover Campus Center into the Center for Campus Ministry, which has been dubbed “the Hub”. The room is a space with a living room-like atmosphere complete with couches, coffee and music. According to Sumpter, the room was strategically designed to be comfortable. “Our intention was really to create a space where students could just come

and be,” Sumpter said. The Hub, which was created to be “maximized for ministry” according to Sumpter, is open publicly from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., and hosts prayer groups, Bible studies and small groups. This new space was to streamline students’ access to campus ministry information and resources, an adjustment from when it was previously split between the Prayer Room and Robert’s Chapel. Sumpter’s office, previously located in Buhl Hall, was moved into the Hub so he could “be more present with students.” “Now students have a space to ask questions like ‘Hey, I am interested in a Bible Study’,” Sumpter said. “Last year I’m not sure where they would have went with that question.” Among the students who frequent the Hub, whether it is to seek involvement in faith on campus or just to eat lunch, are the CMA’s

themselves. The CMA’s went through an interview process during the spring 2018 semester, and those selected returned to campus a few days before freshman move-in for training. “We’re charging them to be more intentional,” Sumpter said. “The slogan we’re using for them is to connect, equip and serve.” For Victoria Rodriguez, senior children and youth ministries major, she saw obtaining the position as “a way to open up” her otherwise “quiet” personality. According to Rodriguez, she works towards “the goal of every CMA”, which is to build “Christcentered” relationship with their peers. “To connect with someone right now is really starting out small. Getting to know people and trying to remember their names… it’s about making those small connections and slowly progressing further and letting them

know that you’re a resource.” According to Rodriguez, the main responsibilities of her position include connecting students with ministry both within the campus and locally, and to contribute Christianbased conversations for students seeking it. As a CMA, Rodriguez strives to increase freshman awareness by having her dorm door open and by hanging a flyer outside of her door stating her position as an assistant. “I think it is important for freshman to get involved and know we’re here,” Rodriquez said. With a revamped program and space to act as a “homebase” to students of all majors, according to Sumpter, all of the work of those involved focus on three simple words: faith, learning and service. “ The mission of the university is grounded in faith, so we work to point as many kids to Jesus as possible," Sumpter said.

2022 Continued from A1 class is consistent with where they have been for the past several years, with 430 freshmen making up the Class of 2021. In addition, Digiandomenico said that this year’s enrollment numbers were consistent when comparing Waynesburg with other schools. “If you look at the trend in other institutions, in other higher education areas, we were par,” Digiandomenico said. “We were right where other schools were ending as well, so that shows us that it wasn’t necessarily a specific decision that was made, or a specific route that was taken. It was just, maybe students weren’t ready to go to a four-year school quite yet. So they were doing the community college route, or taking some time off. We fell right to where other schools were falling as well. So not where we wanted to be, but average.” Digiandomenico said that while overall enrollment has stayed steady, the amount of visits to the university have increased, which he feels is a positive sign for the school going forward.

Flood Continued from A1 lated from the flooding would be covered by the university’s insurance, but he said a majority

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During orientation, freshmen completed a variety of service projects in the Greene County area, allowing them to live out the university's mission. Two departments that had increased enrollment numbers, according to Digiandomenico, were the Criminal Justice Department and the Department of Communication—both of which host summer camps for high school students.. During the school year, the university hosts two open house dates between October and November, a nursing career day in November and an overnight in November. For Digiandomenico, having students experience Waynesburg University first-hand before they make their college choice is a priority for

admissions. “We try to get them to come to campus first to see what Waynesburg looks like and what we’re all about,” he said. “After they do a visit, we’ll do some follow up communication with them, talking about the application process and trying to get them prepared for that. For some students, it’s a little early to start applying, some students are ready to. So we try to gage where they’re at and push them toward that route.” For orientation, Digiandomenico said that moving the students in and getting them acclimated went

smoothly. “Everybody seemed so happy,” he said. “The process was very vast and effective, so they seemed really pleased. Families kept saying that over and over again.” Overall, from what Digiandomenico has heard from his coworkers at Waynesburg, the class of 2022 shows promise for the future of the university. “Talking with my colleges here,” he said. “They’re experienced with students in classes, they’ve noticed that it’s a really good group of students, a really good bunch of students.”

of the expenses would come out of the Facilities Services budget. He said he is already overseeing cleanup on all of the fields so athletes can resume practices and games as soon as possible. “Catching up isn’t

e a s y f o r u s ,” S a t t e r said. “I wish we didn’t have to do it, but the athletes have the rights to play.” With more rain expected this upcoming weekend, Leathers said students and community members should heed

with caution, especially when operating their vehicles. “Turn around, don’t drown and don’t drive throug h i t,” Leathers said. “Flood water is not clean, so if you need any assistance, give us a call at 724-627-5387.”

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Buhl Hall experiences water outage after line ‘blew out’ NICHOLAS CALLAS AND JOE SMELTZER Staff Report

Zoe Battista, a junior business major at Waynesburg University, has one class in Buhl Hall. With the water again turned on, she filled up her water bottle at a water fountain and, to her dismay, it looked and tasted unusual. Though the plumbing has been fixed and working for over a week now, Battista was skeptical as to how safe the water was to drink. “I filled up my water bottle last week and the water was gray and foggy and smelled like something burning,” said Battista. This is just one of many reports that students have brought up. Though clear water is a must regarding safety for those who drink it, Waynesburg University maintenance claims that there are a few unusual factors that have caused issue. Finished in 1968, Buhl

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Construction outside of Buhl Hall caused the water to be shut off for several days. The issue has since been fixed ,and water is running in the building again. Hall is weathering its fiftieth year of operation. Thoug h many renovations have been made over the years, such as a replacement in the external plumbing— university maintenance couldn’t work on interior problems with the building due to risk of further damage, ac-

cording to Head of Maintenance Terry Sattler. “Although the exterior water line had been replaced at some point... some of the interior line was original to the building,” said Sattler. “We actually had a section of a three-inch cast iron line... which blew out.”

Sattler has been working at the university for six years, and has been the head of maintenance for five of those years. In his experience with maintenance issues from campus buildings, he said there has never been such an extensive problem with plumbing in any of them.

For such a massive job, the maintenance office believed it was best to subcontract with some outside assistance from Patterson Plumbing to complete the task. “They had the equipment to dig everything up,” said Sattler. “It was obvious to me early on that that was going to be more than a one day outage. If it was a one day job, we might’ve tackled that ourselves, but when we start getting into multiple jobs, we have enough other things to do around here that I can’t afford to dedicate manpower to multi-day jobs.” According to Sattler, the outage only lasted for roughly a day, due to a very crafty temporary system that was put in to get water functioning in Buhl right away. The temporar y system has since been moved and a new line has made its way around the curb side of the building, mainly because it would’ve caused too much

damage to dig up the old line running straight up the underside, according to Sattler. “We attached it to the existing piping in the system [and] also to the existing piping in the street,”Sattler said. “It’s not unusual to get a little cloudiness of the water.” According to Sattler, while there are new pipes running along Buhl, it seems that some aged water may have surfaced from the old pipes, producing a temporary contamination of the water. Though it tastes rather poor, it is nearly harmless if consumed. Though many students moving in and out of Buhl Hall may have felt inconvenienced with no bathrooms and poor quality water, Sattler and the maintenance office wanted to commend its workers for how responsive they were in creating a positive outcome for a historic and aging university building.

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After competing in the Bloomberg’s International Investment competition, the business department will partake in a new competition called the Peep Trade Global Investment Management Program. Sean McCann, president of the student investment club, said the competition brings opportunities to students in the department. “The business department wanted to give their students an opportunity to apply what they learned in the classroom outside of the classroom,” McCann said. “Investment club offers that opportunity, but for those who really want to get involved, this allows for another possible opportunity to do that.” Students can gain real-life experience in the Peep Trade program, through something called “asset allocation,” which teaches the students how to manage money, according to McCann. “For this competition, we theoretically have a million dollars of a client’s and it is our responsibility to properly invest that million dollars to what we think would provide the greatest return for the lowest risk,” McCann said. To keep track of how they are doing with asset allocation, students use the “sharp ratio”, which helps them determine if their investment is successful or not. “It basically puts how much return you get from an investment against how much risk you took to get that return,” according to McCann. William Stough, professor of business, said the main reason why Waynesburg introduced the Peep Trade Global Investment Management Program is “so they can get real life experiences against other universities.” Other schools that have

Lee Continued from A2 After the ceremony, Lee returned home, again, briefly, before traveling to Sacramento, California. There, he met with some of the university’s supporters. Lee said that he usually doesn’t do this much trav-

competed in this event include Princeton, Dartmouth and the University of Chicago. Of all the valuable reallife experiences that students can learn through peep trades, McCann thinks there is one skill that sticks

"I think the biggest thing that the student can learn by engaging in this experince are lessons on personal finance. ” SEAN MCCANN

President, Student Investment Club

out above the rest. “I think the biggest thing that the student can learn by engaging in this experience are lessons on personal finance,” McCann said. “I think that participating in this investment competition allows students to understand what happens when you invest in savings and you start saving up for retirement and the benefits you can get from that.” A professional trading tool is available for three months for students who want hands-on experience. The benefit from using this trade tool is how students can learn to trade like professionals in the industry. This hands-on tool helps students learn skills they can use when they get a job in the future. The reward for the top ten universities at the Peep Trade Global Investment Management Program competition is a paid trip to Chicago. Those universities will present their strategy at the University of Chicago and get a chance to be featured in popular financial magazines like Forbes, Financial Times and CNN Money.

eling for the university in the summers – especially not in a 45 same 45-day span, crossing multiple time zones in the process. But even though he didn’t spend much time at the beach, he is glad for the opportunities presented to Waynesburg as a result. “The whole point of the travel is to continue to promote the university, to promote awareness of the

When John Steigerwald, consultant to the Department of Communication, worked full time on KDKA TV, he never would have thought he would end up at a university, working with college students. But now he is doing just that at Waynesburg University. “I never really envisioned myself in any way teaching a college class,” Steigerwald said. Steigerwald, who worked in the Pittsburgh sports media world for well over four decades, joined Waynesburg University’s Department of Communication in the fall of 2017 as a sports announcing consultant for Lanny Frattare, assistant professor of the Department of Communication. Steigerwald and many other notable Pittsburgh sports media figures, acted as guest speakers at Frat-

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tare’s sports announcing camp for high school students in the summer. The camp is where Steigerwald’s interest with the department began. “It started with the camp, and I realized I had way too much time on my hands,” Steigerwald said, “So I contacted Richard Krause and said I wanted to do more.” Richard Krause, chairperson for the Department of Communication, said he is thrilled with the addition of Steigerwald to the department for the growth of the students. “We want to bring professional people down and

As she gets used to the change of surroundings, Dohn is now directing student research, advising students and teaching courses such as Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics and introductory Biology courses. Dohn received her undergraduate degree in biology from Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH and her graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati in Molecular and Developmental Biology. Before coming to Waynesburg Dohn worked as an National Institute of Health Academic Science Education and Research Training (ASERT) program postdoctoral fellow at the University of New Mexico, teaching and doing sponsored research. Dohn said she decided to come to Waynesburg because she always wanted to teach at a small liberal

arts university. “I think that this gives the perfect environment for students to grow and learn,” Dohn said. “I love interacting with students and Waynesburg gave the perfect opportunity to teach what I love and really get to know my students and be involved with the university.” Dohn said her main goal in her new role is to make her classes interesting for her students and prepare them for where their lives might lead them after college. “I want to help students to be excited about biology, whether that is through a non-majors course, getting an advanced student involved in research or anything in between,” Dohn said. “I also want to help prepare our biology students for whatever their next roles may be.” Although her family is still getting used to living so far away from their old home, Dohn said the faculty and staff have all been “amazing” in helping her settle into her new work.

university and help to continue to grow our reputation and connections,” he said. “Knowing that the requirements of the job market and society in general are changing so quickly, how do we develop the best possible programs that our students can have?” Now that the summer is over, Lee said he is elated to be around students again. “I would just go back

to how much I enjoy and appreciate the students that we have here and how inspiring they are to me and how much hope they g ive me for t h e f u t u r e ,” s a i d L e e . “And the opportunity to just play a role in helping them prepare for the world that they’re going to face is so meaning ful to me and so fulf illing to me.”

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people who have done it at a very high level,” Krause said. “We want to do everything we possibly can to expose our kids to what they need to know going into the field.” After becoming more involved with Frattare’s camp and further discussions with Frattare and Krause, Steigerwald became a valued member of the department. Other than working with various interns at other places, Steigerwald had no official teaching experience prior to Waynesburg, but he said he wasn’t too worried about it. “I always looked at it as being a coach,” Steigerwald said. “I always thought I could be a pretty good coach when it comes to helping young people with the field.” Ed DiOrio, sophomore sports broadcasting/sports information major, found the addition of Steigerwald very helpful for his future. “To have someone with

Grow Continued from A2 our audiences in a new way.” Wise said the campaign was developed with the aid of faculty experts Dr. Chad Sherman, assistant professor of communication and Andrew Heisey, chairperson for the fine arts department. While planning the new campaign, the team received input from many sources, including students - current and prospective and faculty. During the 2018 Spring semester,members of the team even sat down with students in the dining hall to ask their opinions on the new campaign and what would draw them to Waynesburg . “We wanted the theme we chose to be accurate, positive and f lexible for many audiences and programs,” said Brodak. “It was really important that we were aligned with our university community, as it is a theme we hope all will embrace.” The team has branched out, using many mediums to advertise Waynesburg through its campaign, according to Wise. These methods include movie theater previews, YouTube videos and digital campaigns. They also have placed signs on campus and at the Pittsburgh Airport.

that knowledge and experience instructing you is something that I have found quite useful and I feel lucky to be learning from him,” DiOrio said. Since joining, Steigerwald has worked with both sports announcing classes, teaching the students about several topics including television sports reporting, making sports packages, shooting highlights and video editing. Not only is Steigerwald sharing his advice with students, but also his advice on how to improve the department. One of his ideas is a practice studio, in which students can practice delivering a report in front of a camera. “I am very excited about what he has done, and I am excited about what we’re able to do in the future,” Krause said. “I think he and Lanny (Frattare) are taking our sports announcing in the right direction.”

Brodak said the team is receiving “very positive” feedback so far. “The theme is very versatile and we have noticed many others incorporating ‘GROW’ into their message in various forms, from presentations to meetings, which seems to be a natural progression of acceptance of the message,” she said. A l t h o u g h t h e y h av e produced much of their campaign thus far, the University Relations team isn’t finished with the changes. It’s next step, according to Wise, is a new main website for the university, which is set to launch within the next week. Wise said the “GROW” theme will be fully integrated into the website. While student recruitment is the campaign’s primar y purpose, Brodak said they hope it will also “build a sense of pride among [current] students and energ ize the university community.” She also believes the mission of the university is important to present. “At Waynesburg University, we are proud of our mission and our students,” Brodak said. “We are excited to be able to showcase both in our marketing initiative. Not only is it bold, new and fresh, it is also a true representation of the remarkable and important work this university does.”

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Hot Rod's destroyed in fire Greene County

priest removed from local parish TEGHAN SIMONTON Region Editor

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A fire originating in a faulty air conditioning unit spread to nearby dumpsters before overtaking the building that houses Hot Rod's House of Bar-B-Que.

Owner pledges to restore restaurant LUKE GOODLING Sports Editor

Late last week, a fire broke out during the early hours of the morning directly outside a restaurant located in downtown Waynesburg, before spreading through the lower level of the building. Hot Rod’s House of BarB-Que, a restaurant located on S Morris St., caught fire Thursday, Sept. 6. According to Jeff Marshall, Waynesburg-Franklin Fire Chief, the local fire department was notified at 3:46 a.m. by a neighbor who saw the fire behind the building. “Initially, when we got [to the fire], there were two dumpsters outside burning,” Marshall said. “The fire had made its way inside the first floor of the building.” Rodney Philips, owner

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and founder of the restaurant, said the fire spread to the dumpsters and then into the building from a faulty air conditioner unit mounted on the side of the building. “[The dumpsters] were located below the air conditioner unit,” Philips said. “You can actually tell by the burn pattern on the back of the dumpsters that the [air conditioner] caught fire, burned through the wood

that it was mounted to and then fell down behind the dumpsters.” After fire departments from Waynesburg, Jefferson, Carmichaels, Rice Landing and Center Township arrived at the scene, along with with medics from EMS Southwest, Marshall said the fire was under control in an hour. But the damage had been done. “There is smoke damage

throughout,” Philips said. The bar side of the restaurant is also devastated, he said. “It’s pretty bad.” Despite the heavy damage Hot Rod’s House of Bar-BQue sustained during the fire, no one was injured during the blaze and no other buildings suffered structural damage. Philips said he does not own the building, which FIRE >> B4

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has been working toward combining parishes and worship sites since May, as part of an initiative “On Mission for the Church Alive.” The initiative, said the Rev. Nicolas Vaskov, executive director of communications for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, will have churches share resources and clergyman. It “focuses on seeking to strengthen the church, to build the church, to grow the church,” Vaskov said. But in Greene and Washington Counties, one of the shared clergy members is no longer on the list. The Rev. John Bauer, 71, has been placed on administrative leave, after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor dating back to the 1980s. Bauer served as the senior parochial vicar for the Greene County grouping, working with congregations at St. Ann in Waynesburg, St. Hugh in Carmichaels, St. Ignatius of Antioch in Bobtown, Our Lady of Consolation in Nemacolin and St. Thomas in Clarksville. Bauer was mentioned in the Grand Jury Report released nearly a month ago, which detailed the sexual abuse of more than 300 children by Catholic priests across Pennsylvania. In the report, the accuser said Bauer did not abuse him, so the priest was cleared of suspicion – until the newest accusation. Vaskov said in the diocese, Bauer is the only priest currently in ministry with an allegation against him; two others recently placed on leave are both retired. One, Rev. Bernard Costello, 81, served at Mary, Mother of the Church parish in Charleroi, according

to a news release from the diocese. Vaskov said the diocese is working hard to comfort church members in the wake of the Grand Jury Report. Congregations everywhere, regardless of whether or not they were named in the report, have been shaken, he said. “I think there would be concerns if it wasn’t affect-

“We just encourage anyone who may have been harmed somewhere, presumably in the church, to come forward to seek the support they need, because it's so important for their healing.” NICHOLAS VASKOV

Executive Director of Communications

ing people,” Vaskov said. “It is a great challenge, individually, for parishes, for the church.” The Grand Jury Report investigated sexual abuse in six dioceses in the commonwealth: Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Scranton and Pittsburgh. According to the report, at least 1,000 children were sexually abused by priests, while the church used “a playbook for concealing the truth” to cover the potential scandal. Vaskov said it is important for people to reach out with concerns, or to be open if they have been affected by abuse. “Pastors are seeking to respond to the needs of their people through prayer, through opportunities or listening sessions CHURCH >> B4

Mold discovered in Waynesburg elementary school GRACE HUTCHISON Arts & Life Editor

After years of speculation from parents and community members, testing during summer 2018 confirmed there is mold presence at Waynesburg Central Elementary School, which has contaminated both the basement and some classrooms on the ground-level. The issue was announced during the school board meeting held Aug. 21, where Superintendent Helen McCracken addressed concerned community members and the general public. McCracken gave information about the mold presence and the school board’s plans to remedy it: including not allowing children to sit directly on the floor, potential carpet removal and dehumidifiers. McCracken blames the mold infestation on both the carpeting throughout the school and the “damp and marshy” land on which the school was built about 22 years ago. According to an official statement released by McCracken, the mold has “plagued our dis-

trict schools, with emphasis on WCES since the opening of the building.” Lori Patterson, who runs a local daycare, has built a relationship with many of the students who have attended the elementary school over the years. Patterson’s son also attended the school when it was first built, and she said she has seen the mold’s detrimental effects on children’s health. “Two of the children I care for are my nieces, and as soon as school started, they began having sniffles and watery eyes. They’ve been diagnosed with allergies, but they’re healthy any other time,” Patterson said. “I have to ask, do they really have allergies, or is it something in the school?” Patterson’s active son was one of many students at the school who was told he has sports-induced asthma. Patterson said he only showed symptoms of the illness when he played sports and other activities indoors at school. Patterson said that in the past, parents have tried to MOLD >> B4

Photo courtesy of Cody Hillberry via Facebook

Waynesburg University alumnus Cody Hillberry made local news when he and some friends kayaked on a flooded street in Washington.

Southwestern Pa. flooded by storm TEGHAN SIMONTON Region Editor

In the wake of Tropical Storm Gordon, some areas in Greene and Washington counties were completely submerged underwater, including parts of Waynesburg. The storm brought the second-highest daily rainfall amount on record, the National Weather Service reported. Greg Leathers, Greene Coun-

ty director of Emergency Managment, said west Waynesburg was hit hardest by f looding, with cerain roads blocked by water. At one point Monday, he said, travelers were unable to drive west on Route 21 or north on Route 18. Additionally, some local businesses were affected, including McDonald's and Giant Eagle, which each had to close due to water damage. Basements in low-

lying areas across southwestern Pennsylvania were flooded and damaged. The remnants of Hurricane Florence, which wreaked havoc on North Carolina this week, are expected to sweep through the area this weekend with more expected heavy showers. The Yellow Jacket will continue to provide coverage of flooding in Greene County as more information is released.

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EDITORIAL

Destroy or donate A different approach to peaceful protest

Two years ago, Colin Kaepernick started a movement that has since captivated the nation. Regardless of which “side” you find yourself aligning with, it’s clear his protest has sparked a loud conversation. Kaepernick has since lost his position in the NFL and things had seemingly begun to cool down. However, as of Sept 3 of this year, a new fury is sweeping through America and her football fans once more. Nike, a well-known fitness-forward company, proposed a multi-year deal that was signed onto by Kaepernick, making him the face of Nike’s 30 year anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. Through a recent tweet, Kaepernick makes it clear he plans on keeping alive his battle for social justice through this new outlet. In response to this new deal, many who were against Kaepernick’s kneeling are now openly protesting in the one way they saw as most influential by burning all of their Nike apparel. A flood of videos featuring individuals tossing anything – shoes, shorts, bags, headbands – with the Nike swoosh into a burning flame. Just like Kaepernick’s kneel, these people are exercising their right to protest. However, if we take a step back to examine this situation from both sides and take personal view points out of the equation, there may be another conclusion to draw in the wake of such an explosion. Yes, it is inarguable that every American citizen has a voice and therefore has a right to use that voice. This is a fact made clear centuries ago. Simply put, though, there remains a more beneficial way to go about protesting this specific event. There are approximately over half a million homeless people living in America. That includes men, women and children of varying ages, employment statuses, and health conditions. That doesn’t, however, include the people living below or hovering right on top of the poverty line who also require assistance and rely on donations to help them get by. These homeless and impoverished people rely on food stamps, shelters, free clinics. Instead of everyone who is opposed to this deal going about and setting fire to with a swoosh donate it. Instead of everyone who is supportive of Kaepernick and Nike’s deal with the athlete throwing their money at an already immense industry, put it toward a foundation or organization that has a direct hand in the same social justice issues Kaepernick openly fought for. If you already have Nike apparel, feel free to donate them as well. Maybe even gift them. Show your support of society as a whole, not just an organization. Protesting has been a reliable asset throughout American history. It’s proven to make a real difference in the course of the country. The bottom line is that while everyone has their differences, has their arguments, has their opinions, the well-being of fellow American citizens ought to take priority every time. There is always something more to look to. Here, it is not simply a deal with an individual people may view as unpatriotic. It is an opportunity to take something - bad or good - and use it to make a lasting impression.

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I like sporting events. No really, I do. I just have never quite found an interest in who was playing, who won or how many points either team earned. I truly enjoy attending games for two simple joys: the food and the occasional streaker. I typically feel abhorrence to whatever sport is taking

place on the field, though. I’ve never been an athlete myself, and, judging by my inability to sit through an entire game, I apparently don’t have much patience for people who are. But there has been one name pounded into the heads of every American, sports fanatic or sports foe: Colin Kaepernick. Oddly, in the same way that people tend to either have a sports obsession or distaste, so do Americans feel for Kaepernick. To some, he is a hero,

using his public platform to bring awareness to racism issues that may not otherwise get national attention. To others, he is a disrespectful traitor, not even an American. Recently, Nike released an ad featuring Kaepernick, who had become a household name when he began kneeling for the national anthem before games for the National Football League. His act, a protest against racism in America, has been labeled by many to be

disrespectful to both veterans and those currently fighting for our country. The advertisement created an absolute firestorm of arguments both against and for the brand, exactly as I’m sure Nike intended. Due to today’s tribalistic bipartisan political landscape, people passionately posted images of themselves destroying Nike merchandise and vowing to never purchase again, and, on the polar opposite NATION >> B3

After Miller's death, choose empathy MATTIE WINOWITCH Columnist

While mindlessly s c ro l l i n g t h ro u g h my social media feeds this past Saturday afternoon, I came across a headline that rocked me to my core: “Pittsburgh Rapper Mac Miller Reportedly Dead At Age 26.” My heart sank into my stomach as I continued to read that his cause of

death was an apparent drug overdose. Someone online replied on the original post and wrote, “Another one gone too soon…” The way I read the comment sounded exasperated, as if Miller’s death could be stacked on the other recent drug-related deaths, just another brick in a wall. That’s when I realized the headlines and reports have desensitized people to the point losing a life to drugs has become normal. Over the summer, the

New York Times reported on a study saying that more than 72,000 individuals died of drug overdoses in 2017 -- a ten percent increase compared to 2016. 72,000 is a hard number for me to fathom. To put it into perspective, imagine every seat in Heinz Field is filled with people. Add 3,600 more. That’s how many died last year from overdoses. 72,000 people will never have another birthday, another Christmas, another first kiss. Their days

of firsts ended with their last breaths. I know tomorrows a r e n' t p r o m i s e d , b u t when statistics like this are released I can’t help but wonder, am I one of the lucky ones? I grew up in a safe, suburban neighborhood with two great parents. I was taught when I was younger to “always say no” and to “never give into peer pressure,” values I took seriously as I got older and watched MILLER >> B3

C O N N E C T I N G C U LT U R E S

‘Culture makes you who you are’ EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an interview with freshman criminal justice major Kaleikaumaka Cruz as part of the conneting cultures series. For many on this campus, the term ‘Ohana’ brings memories of Lilo and Stitch, an animated Disney film. For Kaleikaumaka Cruz, the word embodies the entirety of Hawaiian culture. “It’s family, but it’s more,” Cruz said. “Everyone is ‘ohana’. Hawaii is very friendly, so even people who aren’t related to you, they’re like your auntie or your uncle. It’s basically a little family back home.” Cruz, a freshman criminal justice major, comes from a very unique cultural background. Her grandparents originate from Guam. As a military family, Cruz’s grandparents moved frequently: to Okinawa, to North Carolina, back to Guam, and then finally to Hawaii which is where they decided to stay. Cruz herself was born on the “windward side” of the island of Oahu. “For me, Hawaii is like home,” said Cruz. “Even though I’m not blood Hawaiian, you’re still born there; you’re so in depth with what’s around you, and you kind of just grow into your culture.” Pronounced by the natives as “hav-ah-ee,” Cruz

praises the unique aspects of her island culture. “The sand is like pillows, so soft underneath your feet,” Cruz said. “And our ocean is really blue. If you look [the ocean] up online that’s actually what it looks like.” Additionally, the common stereotype of Hawaiians and hula dancing just so happens to be accurate. “When you participate in dancing, you engrave yourself into [the culture],” said Cruz. Mae Day is an annual occasion basically meant to celebrate Hawaiian dancing culture. “It’s kind of like a day where, we do it at school mostly, but every division learns a hula,” Cruz said. “Then, on Mae Day, we kind of go back into our Hawaiian culture and we dance. And then the fun thing is the flowers - so beautiful - our gym we deck out in greenery and flowers.” Their culture also places a heavy amount of devotion and respect to the land. Everything from the coconut trees to the animals has its place, especially flowers. Whether in interior décor, strung as a lei or simply tucked behind the ear, flowers hold a strong element of symbolism. “Leis are huge back home. It’s how we welcome you. It’s how we celebrate things - it even shows status. If you tuck a flower,

typically a hibiscus, behind your right ear, you’re single; if it’s behind the left ear, you’re taken.” A question Cruz says she’s gotten repeatedly is how she found Waynesburg University from all the way across the globe. During her sophomore year of high school, she found an invitation to the university’s CSI camp and decided to fly out to participate. “Apparently you only got an invitation by request, but I didn’t even know about [Waynesburg] until I got the invite. I don’t know how it ended up in my mailbox, but it did,” Cruz said. Originally, Cruz had her heart set on enrolling in a university at Seattle, Washington, but when she visited Waynesburg, she knew she had to enroll at this university instead. “It’s the campus and the people,” Cruz said. “Everyone is very friendly. And that’s something I was really worried about coming

here. Even back home, we smile. Everyone we pass, we smile. I didn’t know how it was here. But this campus, everyone smiles, and I like that.” Cruz says she wanted to go as far as possible from home, just for the experience, and the East Coast was definitely a change. “Everything is really different, I am not gonna lie,” Cruz said. “Your weather is something. Your humidity is crazy high...our humidity doesn’t go over 80%.” Whether back home or at Waynesburg, Cruz recognizes and honors the importance culture can have on an individual. “Culture kind of makes you who you are,” she said. “It shapes you into what you think your culture is. Everyone can say they have similar cultural backgrounds, but what inf luences you and how you act is kind of like what your culture is. It’s like what you can turn back to. It’s home.”

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Cheat Sheet: China forces ‘re-education’ on muslim citizens EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

MICHAEL CAPPELLI NEWS EDITOR

The political and religious tension observed in the news today is spread throughout the world. In the western deserts of China the same tension among people of a different religions is felt, just as it was during eras like the Holocaust. Hundreds of Uighur Muslims spend their days in a high pressure indoctrination program. They are forced to listen to lectures, listen to hymns praising the Chinese Communist Party and write essays that “self-criticize” according to detainees that have been released. Some people were even arrested for reciting lines of the

Quran at funeral services and taken to nearby camps. “That was not a place for getting rid of extremism,” said Abdusalam Muhemet, refugee. “That was a place that will breed vengeful feelings and erase Uighur identity.” In the last few years the campaign to build these camps and detain thousands of Chinese Muslims really developed. Critics are calling the detainment “brainwashing” and usually comes without criminal charges. For years, China has tried to restrict the practice of Islam and maintain control of the Xinjiang region of the country. The region is home to a majority of the nation’s ethnic minority groups. Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has attempted several times to turn ethnic minorities into “loyal citizens” and supporters of the party. “Xinjiang is in an active

period of terrorist activities, intense struggle against separatism and painful intervention to treat this,” said Xi. In addition to the mass detentions, authorities have increased surveillance, even going to the lengths of putting security cameras in people's homes. “Penetration of everyday life is almost really total now,” said Michael Clarke, an expert on Xinjiang at Australian National University in Canberra. “You have ethnic identity, Uighur identity in particular, being singled out as kind of pathology.” China has denied reports of abuses in Xinjiang and at a United Nations panel last month, denied claims of re-education camps. They instead called them mild corrective institutions that provide job training. “There is no arbitrary detention,” said Hu Lianhe an

Tribune News Service

China's President Xi Jinping attends the 10th BRICS Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. official with a role in Xinjiang policy. “There is no such thing as re-education centers.” The mass internments break Uighur families by forcing their kin to disown each other or by separat-

ing small children from their parents. “Whether consciously or unconsciously, authorities in Xinjiang have recognized the power of families as an alternative source of au-

thority,” said Rian Thum, a professor at Loyola University in New Orleans, who has followed the detentions. “The kind of extreme party loyalty they want has no room for that.”

In the News: Five headlines you need to know this week EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

ANTONIO PELULLO Staff Writer

1) Policeman under arrest for shooting an innocent man in his own home. The Dallas policeman who shot an innocent man in his home has been arrested and charged but is currently out on bail. Amber Guyger thought a man had broken into her home when in fact it was not her home. She then shot and killed Botham Shem Jean who is a risk assurance experienced at PricewaterhouseCoopers. The company released a statement via the twitter account, saying, “This is a terrible tragedy. Botham Jean was a member of the PwC family in our dallas office and we are simply heartbroken to hear of his death.” The 26-year-old did not have a criminal record and earned his bachelor’s degree from Harding University. After meeting with The Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson, the family’s attorney S. Lee Merritt called for the arrest of Guyger citing probable cause and that is the reason Guyger is currently out on bail. Merritt’s co-counsel Benjamin Crump spoke to reporters and portrayed a white police officer killing an innocent black man as the continuing racial injustice in America. "We're still dealing in America with black people being killed in some of the most arbitrary ways, driving while black, walking while black and now we have to add living while black," Crump said. No word on a trial date but Guyger will be facing a charge manslaughter, the lowest level of murder charges.

Nation Continued from B2 end of opinion, others running to their local stores to buy anything with a swoosh. President Trump, who is never quiet on social media with such issues, wasted no time to say that he believes the ad is “killing” Nike, whose stock has gone down 3 percent since the publishing of the ad. As a firm believer in every American’s right to protest and free speech, I respect and support both sides of the argument fundamentally. However, I do find deep hypocrisy in those who

- CNN Sept. 8 2) Anonymous editorial writer for New York Times has White House scrambling. The White House has been anxiously searching for the New York Time's anonymous op-ed writer who published a piece highlighting the resistance taking place within the administration. President Trump has tweeted “TREASON?” while White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders called the writer "a coward". Aides to Donald Trump believe that they have narrowed in on the writer. Over 25 of the highest ranking Trump administration officials have come out publicly denying involvement. There are no leads on to who the White House thinks wrote the op-ed, but White House Counselor was quoted as saying Trump believes it is someone in the national security sector of the government. President Trump would also Attorney General Jeff Sessions to seek possible legal action against the writer. This op-ed also was released at the heels of a Bob Woodward book that also cover the problems that the Trump administration has faced. Trump blamed Chief of staff Bill Shine has mishandled the release of the book. -CNN Sept. 7 3) Fall hurricanes place the Southern East Coast in danger. The Southeastern part of the United States was hit with a major storm, pushing the residents of South Carolina to evacuate from the coast as the state begins to prepare for hurricane Florence. Over eight counties have been evacuated, and around one

choose to destroy their Nike shoes and apparel. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, there are anywhere between 130,000 to 200,000 homeless veterans searching for somewhere to sleep each night, totalling to somewhere between onefourth and one-fifth of all homeless people. And, yet, those who “respect the veterans” enough to destroy their Nike products show a loyalty to greed and dedication. There are thousands of images and videos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram of people carelessly destroying high-quality sneakers and clothes that were in pristine condition, when there are thousands of veterans who may not

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Serena Williams is shown in action against the Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open at the the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. million people evacuated. President Trump tweeted out warnings for many of the coastal states that will most likely be affected the most. Both Carolinas along with Virginia have ruled this a state of emergency. The winds reached 140 mph and has registered as a category four. North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper has already asked for federal funding to help prepare for hurricane Florence. Maryland has also called for a state of emergency, as they are on course to be hit by a lot of flooding. Not only is Florence a threat, but two additional hurricanes have formed farther off America’s coastline that could potentially cause severe damage. -Fox News Sept. 9 4) CBS executive resigns after six more sexual misconduct accusations.

even be able to afford shoes to wear. Those who despise Kaepernick for his peaceful protest have decided to show Nike their displeasure by holding a peaceful protest of their own online. Even on a surfacelevel, the anti-Kaepernick debate is riddled with hypocrisy. I am as disgusted by the current state of politics in America, and I don’t mean to contribute to the Kaepernick chaos other than to spread the message that donations can be an equally powerful message. As painful as peaceful protest and discussion may be, they are the cornerstone of American liberty and the only way towards betterment.

Central Broadcasting Station [CBS] Chief Les Moonves resigned Sunday after six more women came forward and accused the executive of sexual misconduct. The resignation is effective immediately, although Moonves claims the advances he made were consensual and did not affect the women’s careers. CBS has not commented on the situation, but instead has taken $20 million of benefits from Moonves salary and donated it to groups involved with the #MeToo movement. Moonves is currently under investigation for six previous accusations before these last six women came forward. Before the Sunday allegations, CBS indicated that Moonves may be receiving a severance package but after the resignation none has been agreed upon. Many women have accused Moonves of making unwanted advances in the workplace but in a statement released

Miller Continued from B2 some of my close friends choose darker paths. Those values eventually led me to choose Waynesburg University. I wanted an atmosphere where I could focus on excelling in school without getting distracted. I like to think of it in terms of Robert Frost’s famous poem about the two roads. I took the one less traveled by. It made a difference. But had I grown up with less attentive parents or in a town where drugs were more rampant, would I be one of those 72,000? I’ll never know for

by Moonves he denies ever putting someone’s career at harm for denying those advances. “I have never used my position to hinder the advancement or careers of women,” he said. “In my 40 years of work, I have never before heard of such disturbing accusations. I can only surmise they are surfacing now for the first time, decades later, as part of a concerted effort by others to destroy my name, my reputation and my career. Anyone who knows me knows that the person described in this article is not me.” -AP News Sept. 10

After being penalized by an official in the US Open final, Serena Williams ar-

gued the call but was then penalized again for arguing with the official. Williams claimed that the reason she was penalized twice was because she is a woman of color. Williams said she knew why she was being penalized and implied that if she were a man she would have not been penalized. The 23 time Grand Slam winner was then again fined over $17,000 in fines for her actions. When the match ended, Japan’s Naomi Osaka apologized for her victory, citing the fans cheering louder for Williams than her. After the game, Williams provided her personal take on the official ruling during the match. "I'm here fighting for women's rights and for women's equality and for all kinds of stuff. For me to say 'thief' and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark," she said. -CNN Sept 9

sure. But one thing I do know is that I feel lucky to be alive. What makes Miller’s death even harder to cope with is that he was a celebrity. He wasn’t a stereotypical drug addict that people typically think of when the see the word “overdose.” He had a successful rapping career, and I’m sure he had enough money and resources to overcome whatever he was going through. All of this proves that i t doesn’t matter how much money or power you have. When addiction grabs a hold of you, it holds on tightly and has no mercy. When I see people respond to overdoses

wi th apathy, i t upsets m e . I wa nt p e o p l e t o be passionate about it, be upset our brothers and sisters in Christ are dying before they even have a chance to make it right. If we really want to stop the opioid epidemic in its tracks, we have to stick together. We have to be supportive, and when headlines like Miller’s pop up on our feed, we should get angry. And finally, we should be living each day as if it is our last. Tell those around you that you love and support them, and never take advantage of a single moment. Miller said it best in his song, “2009”: “A life ain't a life 'til you live it.”

5) Serena Williams facing immense backlash after questioning calls at the US Open Final.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

50s Fest & Car Cruise

Annual car show brings nostalgic theme to High St. MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor

The technology for a time machine does not yet exist in 2018, but the town of Waynesburg recently had a chance to go back to the 1950s. During the 17th annual 50s Fest & Car Cruise in Waynesburg, sounds of doo-wop music and engines revving took over High St. for several hours, allowing those in attendance to reminisce on a much simpler time. The show, which took place Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., was hosted by Waynesburg Prosperous & Beautiful. Shelly Brown, promotions chair for the organization and co-chair of the 50s Fest and Car Cruise, has helped plan and run the 50s Fest since its inception. Brown said that part of

the mission of Waynesburg Prosperous & Beautiful is to enhance the community. “We often brainstorm to try and come up with various activities and events that would drive what we wanted to do,” said Brown. “The 50s fest fits that mission perfectly.” Since its inception in 2001, Brown said the show has been a roaring success with the community. “Unlike regular car shows, the 50s Fest is a cruise,” Brown said. “We close the whole street and it’s kind of reminiscent of the 50s and 60s where you would come down and cruise. Everybody is welcome and there is no judging of the cars, so you can just come and have a good time.” Teri Garcia of Masontown, along with her husband, Nick, has been to ev-

Mattie Winowitch, Yellow Jacket

At the 17th annual 50s Fest & Car Cruise, community members dressed in retro garb and brought their classic cars for show. The event attracted many loyal attendees, including Teri Garcia of Masontown, and her family, right.

ery celebration of the 50s Fest for the past 17 years. “We weren’t even married yet when we went for the first time,” Garcia said. “Now we bring our kids and we all still enjoy it together.” Garcia and her family don’t just attend the 50’s Fest -- they fully participate. Each year, Garcia said they dress in 50s attire and they bring a car of their own to show off. This year, they featured their ‘67 dusty rose Mustang, “Rosie.” “This is an event we truly look forward to each year,” Garcia said. “It’s become a tradition for our family, and we enjoy dressing up

and making memories. It really adds to the event itself.” Despite a cloudy forecast and cooler temperatures, the crowd at the 50s fest was constantly growing, as community members stopped by. Garcia said no negative weather forecast could ever keep them her family attending. “We know some people

get scared off by rain and they don’t want to go outside or take their cars out of the garage,” she said. “But for us, we will always be, here rain or shine.” As a business owner, Brown said she has always been impressed with the town of Waynesburg and how well it has sustained itself over the years. The show is proof of the town’s

tenacity and community, Brown said. “During the 50s Fest, all the shops stay open and participate, so it helps the economy here as well,” Brown said. “Waynesburg is uniquely beautiful in that we have a downtown area that is alive and not all boarded up. It’s successful events like this one that help that cause.”

Dunkin’ Donuts coming to borough Church DYLAN CLELAND Assistant Sports Editor

The Waynesburg community will have a new place to purchase coffee when a new Dunkin’ Donuts comes to Waynesburg later this year, with the restaurant set to be placed between the Wendy’s and Taco Bell off of the I-79 Waynesburg exit. Heartland Restaurant Group is a Pittsburgh-based Dunkin’ Donuts franchise that serves the Greater Pittsburgh area. They are in charge of more than 45 Dunkin’ Donuts locally and have been the lead in bringing the well-known donut and coffee chain to Greene County. “Waynesburg is a growing trade area, and the location off I-79 was ideal for

Fire Continued from B1 puts him at greater financial loss because of the fire. “It’s not one of those situations where the building burns you make money off of it – you lose,” Philips said. Because Philips does not own the building and did not lose any physical possessions, he cannot profit from insurance compensation a rumor that has emerged since the incident. Instead, the fire was destroyed his

us,” said Chelsea Halker, a spokesperson from Heartland. Heartland has been recognized in 2011, 2012 and 2013 for being one of the “Fastest Growing Retail Companies” in the Pittsburgh area. A new restaurant in town can also open up some jobs for students who are looking to make some money while being enrolled at Waynesburg. The group is eager to higher and begin working with young people like students. “We are looking to hire 30 people who want to gain great experience and potentially grow into management positions,” Halker said. “For college students in particular, it’s a great resume builder to show a future employer that you have led people.” The group won awards

for the “Best Place to Work” in Pittsburgh from 20112013. According to Heartland’s website, the group believes that working for them can increase management and leadership skills, while focusing on the main characteristics that make up the group such as honesty, integrity, respect and trust. “It’s the start of a career path that has seen crew members start with us in the bakery and advance to multiunit restaurant management positions,” Halker said. Heartland Restaurant Group is already accepting applications and is willing to begin working with employees right away. “We’re accepting applications now and they can start earning money imme-

main source of income and well-being. “In my case, all I lost was a business, and I can’t afford not to have a business to feed my kids,” he said. Roughly a month ago, Philips announced the restaurant was for sale with intent of relocating his family to help his son’s bull-riding career. Now, after the fire, Philips said he will restore the restaurant before he considers moving. “I won’t be going anywhere anytime soon,” Philips said. “I got to get a business back

on the ground, back running and back to the business we had before. If we do decide to continue with the sell idea we have to have something to sell – at this point we have nothing.” As restoration on the building gets underway, Philips said he hopes to have the business back in full operation within three months. During the process, Philips said he hopes to sell food from outside the building within the coming weeks. “Hot Rod’s is down – but we’re not beat yet,” Philips said.

diately by training in one of our nearby restaurants,” said Halker, with applications located at www.pleaseapplyonline.com/hrg. The design and set-up of the store will be similar to most Dunkin’ Donuts in the area and feature all of the fan-favorites, including hot brews, iced coffee, donuts and everything in between. “This location will have both a dining room and drive-thru,” said Halker. The hours of operation will be 5 am-11 pm, 7 days a week.” The store is tentatively set to open in mid-November as the construction is underway. For Heartland, the building and opening this store will mark a milestone for the number of Dunkin’ Donuts that they have set up in the Pittsburgh region.

Mold Continued from B1 rally together and force the school to remedy the mold, but the school “swept it under the rug,” telling parents at the time that the issue was not related to mold at all. “I hated it,” Patterson said. “We felt like our backs were up against the wall.” When her son had finally moved onto Margaret-Bell Miller Middle School, Patterson said his sports-in-

Continued from B1 for people to share what is on their hearts, to respond,” he said. “We just encourage anyone who may have been harmed somewhere, presumably in the church, to come forward to seek the support they need, because it is so important for their healing.” In the meantime, the diocese is continuing their initiatives to grow the church. “On Mission for the Church Alive” takes effect October 15, at which point clergy teams made up of two or more priests and deacons will serve multiple parishes at once. Vaskov said that for now, parishes will main-

tain their individuality, but will ultimately combine into one new parish with multiple worship sites. “ The phase we are looking at right now is the beginning of the implementation phase, and from there will be steps that will be taken over the coming years to see how can these parishes be best supported, what needs to happen, working with the people in those parishes to discover what is best for them,” he said.

duced asthma disappeared. “The symptoms were just gone,” Patterson said. “It was like a miracle.” After the school board meeting this summer, further media attention was given to the mold issue. Many parents took to social media, looking for answers. Patterson believes the solution is for the school to communicate better. “They need to be honest with the parents and the community. I don’t want to deal with the arguments and the hearsay,” Patterson

said. “You lean to the superintendent, principals and the teachers to see what is true and what isn’t. You lean to the school board to say what you believe to be truth.” Patterson hopes the school will become more transparent about what they are doing to protect student safety and longterm well-being. “We want to see what is being done, more testing and exact answers,” Patterson said. “We really just want to see this whole thing resolved.”

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 | WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY | THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG

Greene County local brought in as softball head coach LUKE GOODLING Sports Editor

After finishing secondto-last in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference with a 12-20 record last year, Waynesburg University softball will head into the 2019 season under a new coach. Richele Hall, who had a combined record of 56-911 over the four years she spent as head coach for the Yellow Jackets, has recently resigned. Following Hall’s departure, Brett Shimek has been hired as the new head coach.

According to Athletic Director Larry Marshall, the university immediately began to search for a new coach after Hall left with the nontraditional season quickly approaching. “After we got the resignation from [Hall] we started immediately [to look for a new coach],” Marshall said. “It was only like within the last month this came out.” Through the short process, Marshall said the university received roughly six to seven applications. Out of the applications Waynesburg received, Marshall said Shimek stood out for mul-

tiple reasons, including living locally. “[Shimek] was the most qualified one and it’s great that he lives here and he’s familiar with Waynesburg from a softball perspective,” Marshall said. Over the past decade, Shimek said he has been heavily involved with coaching. “I got involved in softball about 10 years ago, maybe longer than that at this point,” Shimek said. “[Coaching] in the local [recreation] league quickly gravitated to getting involved in the extra activities.”

After starting his coaching career in softball after his daughter started playing the sport, Shimek soon became the president and vice-president of the Waynesburg Girls Softball Association. Additionally, Shimek spent time with multiple travel teams around the greater Pittsburgh area, including the Pittsburgh Power and Waynesburg Dirt Dawgs. “We started a [travel] team here locally,” Shimek said. “[I] had that for a few years and ended up taking a handful of players and going up to the…Pittsburgh

Perfect start

Power. We did that for a couple of years, traveled a lot [through] Ohio and Pennsylvania.” Most recently, Shimek has spent the past four years as an assistant coach at Waynesburg Central High School. During each of his four years, the Raiders have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs. With a wide range of coaching experience, Shimek said one of his goals with the Yellow Jackets is to push for a playoff spot in the conference this spring. “We have everybody back from last year and that is re-

ally exciting,” Shimek said. “I think we want to build on what they’ve done the past couple of years and definitely try and get in the PAC tournament.” Having been the head coach for less than a week, Shimek said the Yellow Jackets have already made an impression upon him. “I have met with the team and I was extremely impressed,” Shimek said. “We had a [meeting]…I had like 20 plus girls sitting in the classroom with paper and pen ready to go, so it seems like they are very excited as well.”

Heavy rain adds new challenge to women's XC meet that leadership out and try to get back to the last two years that we have This past weekend, the had and try to win a third Waynesburg University conference championwomen’s cross country ship,” said Hardie. team participated in the With new leaders stepBethany College Invita- ping up and freshman tional in West Virginia, coming in, Hardie beand despite resting most lieves that his team can of their top runners, the still reach its goal of being Yellow Jackets finished one of the top five teams ninth out of 17 teams. in the region and qualifyThe Jackets came into ing for nationals. this season as the two“This year we will rely time defending Presi- on three new runners, dents’ Athletic Confer- two being freshman and ence champions. one a transfer student,” Despi te lossaid Hardie. “We ing key runners haven’t had to and leaders to rely on young graduation, head runners since coach Chris Har2014, because die still believes the team [has his team can desince] consisted fend its title. of mostly veter“Leadership is an and experione thing we alenced runners.” ways talk about Some of the Kolencik in our program,” underclassmen said Hardie. “It is really had the opportunity to important to have the prove themselves this next leader to step up past weekend. and provide guidance and For this meet, Hardie leadership.” sat his top seven runners The Yellow Jackets lost to save their legs for the a large portion of its scor- next meet at Allegheny. ing runners after the 2016 “Ever yone else that and 2017 seasons. ran…did very well,” said Emily and Katie Latim- Hardie. “Each had an indier were members of the vidual plan going into the 2016 PAC Championship, meet and it worked well.” Julie Gerber and Elinore Runners were kept to Loch as well as Angie and their normal training Becky Marchetti, who programs for this meet, were key members both which aims to achieve top of Waynesburg’s champi- performance at a certain onship runs, have gradu- point in time. ated too. Hardie was very pleased “ We have made i t a goal this year to level WXC >> C3

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For the Yellow Jacket

Christian Wilson, Yellow Jacket

In the 2-1 victory over Franciscan University, junior defender Gina Bonura was a starter for the Yellow Jackets. Last year she started in 17 games and had six shots on goal.

Women's soccer starts 4-0, best record in over 14 years RAY PAQUET

For the Yellow Jacket

For the first time since 2014 Waynesburg University’s women’s soccer has started the season with a 3-0 record – but the streak was in jeopardy Friday night. With the score tied, 1-1, against Franciscan University, both teams entered overtime with the Yellow Jacket’s historic start on the line. After a scoreless opening 15 minutes, the game advanced to double over time. Then, after 105 minutes, junior Teagan Jenner put a corner kick into the box which was deflected in by a Franciscan

defender advancing the Yellow Jackets to a 4-0 record – the hottest start for the team in over 14 years.

ing the ball, we had more opportunities. I thought we were the most dangerous team on the day.”

“I thought we put together a really good game and we moved the ball really well [against Franciscan].” LAURA HEETHUIS

Head coach

“I thought we put together a really good game and we moved the ball really well,” said head coach Laura Heethuis. “The last thing came down to finish-

Heethuis went on to say that overall, she was proud of the fight to comeback and to see her team rally around one another. At the end of a scoreless

first half, Waynesburg was outshooting Franciscan 105, which included a seven to three shots on goal advantage. The scoring didn’t start for either team until the 76th minute when Franciscan scored after a turnover inside Waynesburg’s defensive zone. Waynesburg answered back in the 87th minute when freshman Meghan Briski scored off a crossing pass from sophomore Emily Hill to tie the game, 1-1. Neither team was able to finish out the game in WSOC >> C4

Yellow Jackets begin season with 2-game losing streak Despite WU controlling time of possession, WES gave up only one TD in 27-12 victory JOE SMELTZER

Senior Editorial Assistant

The Waynesburg University football team entered its game against Westminster Saturday afternoon looking to bounce back from a 31-24 loss to Muskingum in its season opener last week, but also aiming to break a couple of trends that have developed over the past few years. Coming into the game on Saturday, the Yellow Jackets hoped to avoid starting 0-2 for a third consecutive season as well as get their first win over the Titans since 2014. Both of those trends continued, however, and Westminster (1-1, 1-0) beat the Jackets (0-2, 0-0) 27-12

at John F. Wiley Stadium. “We just have to play better football,” said head coach Chris Smithley. “We have to put a game together, offensively, defensively and in special teams. You see the offense playing really well, and then the defense slips up, or the defense plays really well, and the offense slips up. We have to do a better job as a team of playing a whole, four-quarter football game.” Way n e s b u rg p u t u p points first when senior quarterback Jake Dougherty—who entered in relief of junior Tyler Perone—led an 18 play, 76 yard drive that started with more than four minutes left in the first quarter and car-

ried over into the second, taking 10:36 off the clock. Although the Jackets advanced the ball all the way to the Westminster 4-yard line, they had to settle for three points instead of seven, courtesy of a field goal by freshman Garrett Horne. Dougherty, who took second team reps in practice all week, wasn’t sure the role he would play against Westminster. He ended up going 24-36 throwing for 171 yards with an interception while picking up 34 yards on 14 carries and scoring a touchdown on the ground. “I really didn’t think I was going to play,” Dougherty said. “I only got 6-10 reps a day [in practice], so when

Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

Against Westminster, junior Chad Walker led all Waynesburg running backs with 51 yards on 18 carries. they called my number to go out, I [wasn’t very confident]. That’s why we didn’t start throwing until [the end of the game] because I wasn’t confident in myself early in the game.”

Neither team scored for the rest of the half, with sophomore kicker John Cybak missing a 22-yard field goal with less than a minute left in the second quarter that would have put the

Titans up by a touchdown. Westminster’s offense came to life in the third quarter, outscoring the Jackets 13-2. Necastro hit FOOTBALL >> C3

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Men's XC outrun PAC teams at meet Jackets outscored 44-16 in second half this season CHARLES POINDEXTER For the Yellow Jacket

At Waynesburg University's men's cross country team's latest meet, the was able to outrun two PAC teams that were present. The team aims to improve upon last season’s finish, where the Yellow Jackets ended the season sixth out of 10 teams at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships. At the Bethany Invitational, despite the poor running conditions, the Yellow Jackets placed ninth out of the 15 schools in competition. Despite sitting his top six runners from this event to allow the other runners to establish a running time, head coach Chris Hardie found a key strength to this year’s cross country team is depth. According to Hardie, the Jackets are taking a goal-oriented approach to this season—shooting to finish at least third in the PAC conference championships, which will take place later this season in Waynesburg. The team is taking a new approach to competing this year, only running six runners per event to save certain competitor’s legs for the depth of the season so that runners can be stronger when it’s time to compete for PAC Championships, according to Hardie. “Coming out of [the Bethany meet], we found that we have a lot of depth”, said Hardie. The top three finish-

TYLER GODWIN

Assistant Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Patty Kaczynski Scott

Pictured in a race earlier this season from left to right, Patrick Hager, Joel Kuzminski, Jacob Pryor and Mason Klopp are upperclassman leaders on the team. ing runners for Waynesburg at the invitational included sophomore Kyle Warmbein who finished 40th with a time of 30:29, followed by freshman Silas Mays in 57th with 31:39 and junior Mason Klopp, 59th, with a time of 31:44. In addition, senior Jacob Pryor placed top 60 with senior Patrick Hager, freshman Josh Hughes and junior Justin Lewis topping off Waynesburg’s scoring seven. Mays was also a topic of conversation and Pryor spoke highly of the freshman. “He is a strong runner and he runs smart…he knows how to pace,” Pryor said.

Mays top 40 finish, out of 159 runners on Saturday, held a team-best finish on the day. The Yellow Jacket team, is older as it features six sophomores, including Matt Durgin, Matt Mansfield and Mac Colomb, who are consistently one of the top runners on the team last season. According to Pryor, the team ran for hundreds of miles while training. He also cited muddy and standing water as a few obstacles from Saturday’s event that created problems for runners from each team. “Pack running is good for pacing and was in a sense done in the past on a smaller scale,” said Pry-

or. “As long as the underclassmen pick up on it we should be good.” T h e Ye l l o w J a c k e t s competed against four PAC foes, topping two of them. Waynesburg fell four spots overall behind Geneva, who placed fifth, and beat out Thiel, who placed 13th. Bethany, the host team, didn’t compete as a team, but instead had individuals competing. Ne x t , t h e Ye l l ow Jackets will head to Meadville for the Allegheny Classic, hoping to improve from last season where they finished 8th of 11 schools that competed. Start time for the event will be 10 a.m.

Despite starting the season with back-to-back losses, the Waynesburg University football team has dominated time of possession and outscored opponents in the first half. One of the biggest issues of the better part of last year and this year, according to head coach Chris Smithley, is the team’s struggles in the second half—particularly the third quarter. Since the beginning of last season, Waynesburg has been outscored 171-61 in the second half of football games, including a 4416 clip through just two weeks this season. “It’s just a lot of little things that we need to do a better job with,” said Smithley. “That first drive coming out in the third quarter has not been good to us in a year and a half. It hasn’t been good to us. We are aware of that, we have evaluated that, we know that’s the situation. We’re doing everything to do our best to prepare those guys to go out there and start the third quarter the right way.” In that same time frame, the Yellow Jackets have been outscored 205-124 in the first half of games, including 191-103 last season, but the Yellow Jackets have outscored opponents

in 2018, 21-14, thus far in the first half. However, looking back to the 2017 season, Waynesburg’s three most lopsided losses were at Case Western Reserve (56-21), Thomas More (59-7) and Washington & Jefferson (42-0). Those three teams finished a combined 28-6 last year, and two of them, W&J and Case Western, made it to the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs. In the first half of those games, Waynesburg was

Waynesburg has been outscored 115-47 in the second half of games since the beginning of 2017. outscored 108-7. If you take away those games against arguably the three best teams in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, the Yellow Jackets outscored their opponents in the first half 96-83 in 2017, and 117-97 overall including this season. Taking those same three games out of the equation for the second half of games, the Yellow Jackets still have been outOFFENSE >> C4

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP FOOTBALL STANDINGS Wash. & Jeff Bethany Geneva Westminster Carnegie Mellon Case Western Reserve Grove City Saint Vincent Thiel Waynesburg

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

Saturday’s Box Score

WESTMINSTER 27, WAYNESBURG 12 Westminster 0 7 13 7 27 Waynesburg 0 3 2 7 12

STANDINGS Thiel Westminster Grove City Bethany Wash. & Jeff. Waynesburg Geneva Saint Vincent

Conf. Overall 0-0 3-1 0-0 3-1 0-0 2-0-2 0-0 2-2-1 0-0 1-1-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-3-1 0-0 0-5

Saturday’s Box Score

CAPITAL 8, WAYNESBURG 0 CAPTIAL 5 3 8 Waynesburg 0 0 0

SCORE RECAP

First Half: CAP - Goal by Chewy Gordon (Assist by Greg Knox), 4:26; CAP - Goal by Luke Morais, 4:44; CAP - Goal SCORE RECAP Second Quarter: WAY - Garrett Horne 21 yd field goal, 8:36; WES - by Luke Morais, 20:56; CAP - Goal by Chewy Gordon, 27:34; CAP - Goal by Trevor Collins, 35:30 B. Paulinellie 50 yd pass from A. Necastro (John Cybak kick), 7:05 Second Half: CAP - Goal by Luke Morais (Assist by This Quarter: WES - Connor Cox 9 yd pass from Necastro (Cybak Daniel Bundschuh), 47:30; CAP - Goal by Chewy Gordon kick), 12:39; WES - Bryce Hill 8 yd run (Cybak kick blocked), 7:40; (Assist by Brandon Woo), 54:15; CAP - Goal by Sam Spirk WAY - Brennan Sefick 98 yd PAT return, 7:40 Fourth Quarter: WAY - Jake Dougherty 1 yd run (Horne kick), 5:19; (Assist by Greg Knox), 66:22 WES - Shamon Walker 7 yd run (Cybak kick), 2:51

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD Dougherty................. 24 36 171 0 Waynesburg rushing

ATT YDS TD Walker.................................... 18 51 0 Taylor...................................... 4 8 0 Waynesburg receiving

REC YDS TD Grishaber.................................. 5 46 0 Metzger................................. 4 36 0 Westminster passing COM ATT YDS TD Necastro.................... 15 20 234 2 Westminster rushing

ATT YDS TD Hill...................................... 5 32 1 Cox...................................... 1 14 0 Westminster receiving

REC YDS TD Paulinellie................................ 5 100 1 Cox........................................... 4 64 1

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, September 7: Salisbury 3, Chatham 0; Chatham 3, Pitt-Greensburg 0; Thiel 3, Brockport 1; Penn State Behrend 3, Saint Vincent 0; Mount Union 3, Westminster 0; Mount Aloysius 3, Waynesburg 0; Frostburg 3, Thiel 1, Muskingum 3, Grove City 0; Wooster 3, Saint Vincent 0; Westminster 3, Allegheny 0 Saturday, September 8: Catholic 3, Chatham 1; Kenyon 3, Grove City 0; Mount Union 3, Saint Vincent 0; Thiel 3, SUNY Potsdam 1; Bethany 3, Waynesburg 1; Westminster 3, Penn State Behrend 2; Chatham 3, Wesley 0; Denison 3, Grove City 0; Geneva 3 , La Roche 2; Thiel 3, Cazenovia 0; Wash. & Jeff. 3, Bethany 1; Westminster 3, D'Youville 0; Marietta 3, Saint Vincent 0; Geneva 3, Franciscan 0; Wash. & Jeff. 3, Waynesburg 0

UPCOMING GAMES Friday, September 14: Bethany at Wooster - 3:30 p.m.; Pitt-Bradford at Westminster - 3:30 p.m.; John Carroll at Wash. & Jeff. - 5:30 p.m.; Pitt-Bradford at Bethany - 5:30 p.m.; Grove City at Waynesburg - 6 p.m.; Allegheny at Geneva - 7 p.m.; Oberlin at Westminster - 7:30 p.m.

PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS

CROSS COUNTRY

ASSISTS: Heckman, 3, GRO; six tied with 2 assists

RECENT RESULTS Team Friday, September 7 HARRY GROVES SPIKED SHOE INVITATIONAL 10. Grove City, 314 pts. Saturday, September 8 BETHANY INVITATIONAL 5. Geneva, 129 pts.; 9. Waynesburg, 260 pts.; Thiel and Bethany - Individuals Only Individual N/A

UPCOMING EVENTS Friday, September 14: Westminster at Penn State Behrend Invitational - 6 p.m. Saturday, September 15: Waynesburg, Chatham, Thiel and Wash. & Jeff. @ Allegheny Classic - 10 a.m.; Saint Vincent hosts Saint Vincent Invitational - 9:30 a.m.

PAC FOOTBALL LEADERS

PASSING YARDS: Adams, 607, WJC; Necastro, 398, WES; Bakovic, 332, THI RUSHING YARDS: Marshall, 430, GEN; Schools, 272, GRO; Stasko, 228, SVC TACKLES: Milne, 22, THI; Maines, 21, THI; White, 19, SVC; Gonzalez, 19, WES SACKS: Gray, 4, SVC; Gonzalez, 3, WES; three tied at 2 sacks INTERCEPTIONS: Cann, 3, GEN; Quattrone, 2, WJC; Liberiste, 2, WES; Jackson, 2, GRO

SAVES: Harkrader, 20, GRO; Syfert, 17, WAY; Watkins, 17, WJC; Palmer, 17, THI

GREENE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Jefferson-Morgan

Carmichaels

Mapletown

Waynesburg Central

Football

JEFFERSON-MORGAN 40, MAPLETOWN 6 Jefferson-Morgan 0 26 14 0 40 Mapletown 0 0 0 6 6

SOUTHMORELAND 36, CAMRMICHAELS 8 Carmichaels 6 0 0 2 8 Southmoreland 0 30 6 0 36

JEFFERSON-MORGAN 40, MAPLETOWN 6 Jefferson-Morgan 0 26 14 0 40 Mapletown 0 0 0 6 6

AMBRIDGE 14, WAYNESBURG 0 Waynesburg 0 0 0 0 0 Ambridge 0 14 0 0 14

Friday’s Box Score

West Greene Football

Friday’s Box Score

WEST GREENE 41, CHARTIERS-HOUSTON 0 West Greene 7 20 6 8 41 Chartiers-Houston 0 0 0 0 0

The Jefferson-Morgan Rockets exploded for 26 points in the second quarter to run away from Mapletown 40-6 last Friday. The Rockets got four straight rushing touchdowns to close out the half before scoring twice more on the ground in the third quarter to put the game away. Mapletown's Lance Stevenson had a 14-yard run with 8:06 left in the 4th for the Maples' lone score of the evening.

The Carmichaels Mighty Mikes entered the second quarter against Southmoreland leading 6-0, but immediately gave up 36 straight points beginning in the second quarter to put the game out of reach. Kevin Kelly had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for the Mighty Mikes' only touchdown of the game, but the team got a late safety in the fourth quarter to round out its scoring for the night.

The Waynesburg Central Raiders were shut out for the second straight game, this time against Ambridge 14-0 after falling 55-0 the week before to Aliquippa. Ambridge scored 14 points in the second half thanks to a passing and rushing touchdown by quarterback Mason Osborn. Waynesburg will look to bounce back and score its first points since week one against Jefferson-Morgan this Friday against Hopewell.

The West Greene Pioneers have won two straight after falling in week one against Cameron 22-14. Ben Jackson was the story in this one for West Greene, scoring five touchdowns on the evening, including scores of eight yards, 67 yards, 55 yards, 29 yards and four yards. The star running back will

Next Game: @ Monessen 9/14 - 7 p.m.

Next Game: @ McGuffey 9/14 - 7 p.m.

Next Game: @ West Greene 9/14 - 7 p.m.

NEXT GAME: vs. Hopewell 9/14 - 7 p.m.

NEXT GAME: vs. Mapletown 9/14 - 7 p.m.

look to carry the team to its third straight win against Mapletown this coming Friday.

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Men's soccer shut out against nationally-ranked teams TYLER SUMMERS For the Yellow Jacket

Coming off losses to Ohio Wesleyan University and Capital University, 7-0 and 8-0 respectively, the Waynesburg University men’s soccer team will look to bounce back against the Muskingum University Muskies Wednesday, Sept. 12. This will be the Yellow Jackets’ fifth game of the year as they come in with a 1-3-0 record. Despite the lopsided losses, sophomore defender Steven Haines saw this past weekend as an opportunity for Waynesburg to see where it stands against two of the better teams in DIII, as Ohio Wesleyan is ranked 25th in the country and Capital 22nd. “They are two really good programs…and we kind of went in as, ‘let’s see where we are and what we

Christian Wilson, Yellow Jacket

Lane Chaney, a freshman starter on the team, has been sidelined recently due to an ankle injury. can improve on,’” Haines said. Haines said the Yellow Jackets feel they can compete in the upcoming season. With five more games before Presidents’ Athletic Conference play starts, the team will look to fine

tune the minor details in order to get back on track and compete for the PAC tournament. M u s k i n g u m ( 1 -3 ) i s coming off a 2-0 loss to another PAC opponent in Bethany. Head coach Brad Heethuis sees the upcom-

ing game against the Ohio Athletic Conference opponent as an opportunity to bounce back heading into the middle part of the team’s season. “The goal is always to win the game and get better from it,” said Heethuis.

While Waynesburg will need to get goals on the board in the upcoming games, Heethuis is putting emphasis on the team’s defensive efforts after giving up 18 goals over the past three games. “I want to see guys go out and compete, score some goals,” said Heethuis. “But at the end of the day, defensively I want us to be sound, we have not been as sound defensively. The number one focus is team defense and keeping them off the board.” Waynesburg is looking to be at full strength as well, as they have been dealing with injuries, including one to freshman starting forward L ane Chaney. “We have Lane Chaney who started the year for us has been out with an ankle injury and we have a few other bodies that are dinged up,” said Heethuis. Despite their record,

Haines said that the Jackets are in high spirits. “C o m i n g o f f o f t wo crushing defeats, all of the guys are ready to get out there and get going in a positive way,” said Haines. “We need to refocus and play the way we know how to play.” Heethuis said the team doesn’t have a set starting 11 as of now. The Yellow Jackets have just four returning seniors and a large class of eight freshman. “We have five non-conference games left, and although we had tough weekend last week, I think these next five games will be great for us,” said Coach Heethuis. “It will give us a barometer of where we are at and where we need to be for conference play.” Looking forward to the schedule after the Muskingum game, the Yellow Jackets will go to Mount Aloysius to face the 3-1-1 Mounties Sept. 15.

New coaches join Smithley's ranks at start of season Moore said. “We’ve always been a run first team, so run game is what I know This year’s coaching more than the pass game. staff for Waynesburg Uni- Right now, that is my goal, versity’s football program to help the running backs.” looks a little different Smithley said Moore compared to last season. brings the Yellow Jackets Under head coach Chris experience in every aspect Smithley, a pair of new offensively. graduate assis“I hire offentants join the sive coaches— coaching staf f guys that have a for the first time lot of run game this year along and offensive with a new runline experience,” ning backs coach. Sm i t h l ey s a i d . With a his“That is what tory in coachmakes our team ing which spans go, ultimately, nearly 40 years, at the end of the Moore new running day. So ever ybacks coach Russ Moore thing [Moore] brings to the brings veteran experience table is what we wanted as to the staff. an addition to our staff.” Formerly working as With an emphasis on the Athletic Director for the run game, Moore said Waynesburg Central High the overall offensive goals School, Moore said he for the team focus around hopes to help solidify the the gritty ‘old Waynesburg run game. College attitude.’ “Everything I’ve ever “I think we’ve run the ball done my whole life is if we a lot this year and I think threw more than six passes a game, that was a lot,” COACHES >> C4

LUKE GOODLING Sports Editor

Football Continued from C1 junior receiver Connor Cox for a nine-yard touchdown and Cybak converted the extra point to make it 14-3, capping a six play, 74 yard drive that took just 2:14. Cox caught four passes for 64 yards on the day. The Titans continued to move the ball on their next possession, with Necastro

turned for a 98 yard twopoint conversion by junior defensive back Brennan Sefick to make it 20-5. The Jackets had a chance to make it a one possession game at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth, when they drove the ball to the Westminster 3-yard line over a span of roughly seven minutes. Junior running back Chad Walker was stopped for a one-yard loss on a 4th-and-goal attempt. Waynesburg got to with-

“If we had played Muskingum the way we played Westminster, we would have won by 35. I think right now our problem is we play to our competition and we need to get out of that groove." JAKE DOUGHERTY

Quarterback

completing a 17-yard pass to Paulinellie, moving to the Waynesburg 8-yard line. Junior running back Bryce Hill subsequently finished a six play, 58 yard drive that again took under three minutes with an 8-yard touchdown run. Hill was Westminster’s leading rusher on the day, picking up 32 yards on just five carries. Cybak’s PAT was blocked and re-

in the Titans’ 5-yard line twice without scoring a touchdown. “We have to make those plays happen,” Smithley said. “That’s on us as a coaching staff. We have to have our guys [readier]. When they get in that red zone, they’re not moving forward.” Waynesburg scored its first and only touchdown of the afternoon on a 1-yard quarterback sneak

Photo courtesy of Patty Kaczynski Scott

Earlier this season, Elaina Spahmer, Alecia Straight and Malarie Yoder competed in the Westminster Fisher Invitational, where the Yellow Jackets finished in first.

WXC Continued from C1 with his team’s performance. “A f t e r t h e m e e t , i t showed how deep our roster can be,” said Hardie. “I know I will have runners ready to go if an

by Dougherty with 5:19 left, but the Titans put the game away on their next possession when backup quarterback Shamon Walker capped off a four play, 60 yard drive with a seven yard run. The point after made it 27-12 and ended a productive day for Westminster’s offense. The Titans raked up 305 total yards, 243 of which coming through the air, outgaining the Jackets 305-241. Offensively for Waynesburg, Walker led the way on the ground with 60 yards on 18 carries, and junior wideout Bobby Grishaber caught five passes for 46 yards. Waynesburg’s defense was missing arguably its most important player in Justin Willkow who was ruled out for the second consecutive week wi th a pinched nerve. Willkow’s elgibility remainds day-to-day with the team. Despite Willkow’s absence, Smithley feels that the man who replaced him at cornerback, sophomore James Jackson isn’t just an adequate substitute, but sets an example for his teammates to follow. “We believe in James Jackson,” Smithley said. “We have a lot of trust in Jackson to get it done. He plays physical, he’s a great football player and he plays

injury happens.” One performer that stood out was freshman Monica Kolencik. She was the first Yellow Jacket to finish the race putting her 40th out of 127 runners. Sophomore Alecia Straight finished third for the Yellow Jackets with a time of 28:14. Junior Katie Jones

rounded out the top three finishers for Waynesburg, crossing the finish line behind Straight at 28:18. Hardie had high praises for Kolencik and how she handled the difficult weather conditions. “This meet was very muddy and slow, and she managed to run about the same time within a week,”

said Hardie. Despite the diff icult conditions, Kolencik said she had her mind set on finishing the race. “I told myself to do my best and finish with everything I have, if I slip then I slip,” said Kolencik. The team will compete this Saturday at the Allegheny Classic in Meadville.

Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

Despite not starting the game, Jake Dougherty played all but one posession against Westminster, going 24-36 for 171 yards with one interception. with his heart. We need more guys to play like Jackson. I’ll go with Jackson every day of the week.” Despite another 0-2 start, both Dougherty and Smithley are encouraged about the current state of the program. “If we had played Muskingum the way we played Westminster, we would have won by 35,” Dougherty said. “I think right now our problem is we play to our competition, and we

need to get out of that groove, and also we have to have guys buy in…I thought today was a great game for us going forward because we played the second-best team in the PAC and we hung with them.” The Jackets will look for their first win next week under the lights when they play Bethany for their first road game of the season. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Smithley feels that the

program is in a better position now that it was in his first season as head coach last year “We’re a much better football team,” Smithley said. “Offensively, defensively and in special teams. We just haven’t capitalized on the opportunities that we need to capitalize on, but we’ll do that. We’re going to go back to work here tomorrow, we’re going to get better, and we’re going to be just fine.”

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 WEEK THREE FOOTBALL PREVIEW: BETHANY COLLEGE

Jackets hopeful injured players return against Bethany BRANDON ROSSI For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University football team is looking at the positives heading into i ts Week Three contest against the Bethany College Bison. For starters, several key players that were banged up with injuries in the past couple of weeks are on the upswing. One of those players is senior defensive back Justin Willkow, who suffered a stinger in a preseason scrimmage against Frostburg State. “[Justin] Willkow is still day-to-day, but we’re hopeful that he’ll be back t h i s we e k ,” s a i d h e a d coach Chris Smithley. “We thought that he could play Saturday but the doctor thought that it would be smarter to hold off a little

bit longer just to be safe.” Willkow, who was a second-team all-PAC defensive back a year ago, missed the first two games of the season and the secondary has struggled, surrendering the secondmost passing yards defensively in the conference. However, Bethany is primarily a running team, averaging just under 200 rushing yards and is led by dual-threat quarterback Carlin Bason and second-team all-PAC allpurpose back Raekwon Wright. “They might be the two fastest guys in the PAC,” said Smithley. “We’ve got to press them, make them feel stressed and get them to the ground. When they break tackles, that is when they make big plays.” Luckily for the offense, Waynesburg seems to have

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Last Meeting - September 26, 2015 BET 27 WAY 14 the quarterback situation mostly figured out. Senior Jake Dougherty is the tentative starting quarterback heading into week three, a position that he doesn’t feel he has completely won yet. “I think it still has to be won,” said Dougherty. “We’ve got to watch the film. I didn’t play very well, I take blame for the loss as the quarterback. I didn’t

really know that I was going to play since I knew that Tyler [Perone] was starting, but I was shocked and really excited about the opportunity.” Doug herty and Perone have different playing styles, but both offer certain strengths that give them an advantage when they’re at the helm. Perone has been described as having a fantas-

tic arm while Dougherty claims he doesn’t have as much strength, so he has developed a run game as quarterback. “[Dougherty’s] ability to create something positive out of a play that could be a negative can’t be taught,” Smithley said. “For the same reasons Ben Roethlisberger has success, not that I would compare anybody to [Roethlisberger],

[Dougherty] has some of those same instincts he can do where he can make people miss in the pocket and make a play.” Smithley has also stated that the starting spot is Dougherty’s job for now, and feels confident going up against a Bethany defense that is much simpler to adjust to compared to Westminster’s. “They’re going to be either a three-man or fourman front, playing a cover three or cover one,” said Smithley. “They’re not going to give you a bunch of different looks on defense and they’re very sound. It’s good for them, but when we watch film we know what we’re going to get from them.” The Yellow Jackets will travel to Bethany to face the Bison with kick off scheduled at 7 p.m.

Golf begins season with team victory OWEN HUGHES For the Yellow Jacket

This past week, the Waynesburg University men’s golf team kicked off their season with a win at Carlow University on Friday. Sam Jones, head coach of both the woman’s and men’s golf teams, was ecstatic with the way the team started its season. “It’s always nice to start with a win,” said Jones. “It was a great way to introduce some of our new guys, as well as having our returners get off on a good foot.” Junior Alex Orlandini hit the team-low for the Yellow Jackets with 83. Freshman Jake McCuen followed with an 85 in his first collegiate match, while sophomore Will Purbaugh kept it clean with an 87. Freshman Luke Diel followed suit with a 95 in his collegiate debut and sophomore CJ Sekanick rounded the team off with a 101. Jones said he liked to see the team collectively put together such a low score this early in the season. “Typically, in golf if you start the season shooting low scores there is great potential to score even lower, so I

am very excited,” Jones said. The dual match win was decided by four shots, with Waynesburg shooting 365 compared to Carlow’s 369. Jones was especially impressed with Orlandini’s 83, noting his growth since last season. “Alex played a fantastic 18

you are with. We want to win as many of those as we can and that’s how we win the match, but we try to have as much fun as we can while still coming together.” One player, Purbaugh, who was recognized as a PAC “player to watch” before the season said he feels more

“There may be a little bit of extra pressure with [the 'player to watch'] recognition; however, I look at is as a motivation. It keeps me focused for the long season, makes me stay on track with how I play and where I want to be by the end of the season.” WILL PURBAUGH

Sophomore

holes, and the score proved that,” Jones said. “He has definitely improved over the summer and he seems to be gaining confidence.” Jones said these scores, while individual, come together in the end. “Golf scores are done by the individual golfer,” Jones said. “It’s you verse the course verse the other player

pressure entering into the season. “There may be a little bit of extra pressure with that recognition; however I look at it as a motivation,” Purbaugh said. “It keeps me focused for the long season, makes me stay on track with how I play and where I want to be by the end of the season. I’m very competitive, so more than

anything it just drives me to do better.” Waynesburg’s next match was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 11, but was postponed due to the massive amounts of rainfall received over the preceding days. However, the team doesn’t need to worry about lack of practice, according to Jones. “We have a great simulation room on campus which lets our players practice on rainy days like we have had during the past few days,” Jones said. “With all sports it is important to practice consistently, but with golf especially just because of all the little mechanics that happen with swings. That is why I believe having this sim-room is such an advantage because we have the opportunity to go and practice and work on those little mechanics.” With their next match postponed until further notice, the players will prep for their next match Saturday, Sept. 15 in Altoona, Pa. They will be playing in the Penn State Altoona Invitational with the hopes of improving their overall standings in the PAC.

Tennis matches canceled due to rain GREG FIKE

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University women’s tennis team had its match against Westminster that was originally scheduled for this past Saturday postponed due to rain. Head coach Ron Headlee said missing game action from this weekend shouldn’t impact the overall team performance. Headlee said

Offense Continued from C2 scored 115-47 overall since the beginning of last season. Continuing to build off that, Waynesburg was leading or tied within one score of its opponents seven times last year, yet only won two of those games. This season, Waynesburg was leading Muskingum 17-7 at the half and lost 31-24, while it trailed 7-3 against Westminster before ultimately falling 2712. Smithley feels part of the problem lies in the team’s inability to finish a drive. “I think with our offense, we have to do better

the team is used to playing multiple matches in a week and the postponement can give his players some extra practice time. “Usually it’s bang-bang with matches during the week,” Headlee said. “So, it’s been nice to have this off time in between matches to work on some things.” With a younger team this year, Headlee said there are a few particular areas that need improvement.

“We have a very young team,” said Headlee. “We have been working on moving on the court, setting up our shots and not letting the ball sail on us. This has been a good time to work on things like that.” T h e Ye l l o w J a c k e t s home match against Grove City Friday at 3:30 p.m. is a match against a team that is picked to win the Presidents’ Athletic

Conference. Headlee is looking forward to seeing how his team will respond to that challenge. “We are trying to get better each time out,” said Headlee. “It will be a good test to see where we are at.” T h e Ye l l o w J a c k e t s match against Westminster, originally set for Saturday, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m.

in the red zone,” Smithley said. “When we get in that red zone we have to score touchdowns, and we didn’t do that on Saturday. That hurt us.” Over the first two games of this year, Waynesburg has converted its red zone opportunities into points five out of seven times, good for a 71 percent success rate. However, only three of those seven trips, 43 percent, have resulted in touchdowns. Opponents against Waynesburg have converted 86 percent of their red zone opportunities for points and 71 percent of those trips ended with a touchdown, respectively. The Yellow Jackets have also dominated time of possession, holding the

ball for 36:28 of the game compared to 23:31 for its opponents. Smithley is optimistic of how his offense and defense have looked so far, but knows that capitalizing on red zone opportunities will be the key to breaking through the second half slumps. “Other than just finishing with points and touchdowns, I mean I can’t be more pleased with how our offense is operating,” said Smithley. “Our defense— they’ve played 84 snaps in two football games. 43 snaps against Westminster and 41 snaps against Muskingum…That’s what most defenses play in one game, and that’s two games for us. We are 14th in the country in time of possession, we’re just not finish-

ing our drives.” As Smithley and the team go through practice this week and look to avoid the second half woes, Smithley emphasized the Yellow Jackets are going to keep it simple against Bethany. “They’re not going to be giving you a bunch of different looks on defense, and they’re pretty sound, which is a good thing for them and a challenge for us,” Smithley said. “When we’re watching the film and putting a plan together, we know what we’re going to get from them. We’re going to simplify and we’re going to try and make this thing as easy as possible from a game plan and we are going to just go down there and play the best football game we can possi bly play again.”

Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

Last year, Brent Blacharczyk was 11th in the PAC for tackles as a linebacker, averaging 7.2 tackles per game.

Coaches Continued from C3 that is what [Smithley] wants to establish in the conference,” Moore said. “A lot of the teams that we play are pass first and run second. I don’t know if we want to be a run first, pass second [offense], but we definitely want to improve the run aspect of the game.” Having been with the team since the spring, Moore said he sees potential in both the running backs and attributes it to their youth. Smithley is also optimistic about the ground game as a whole. “I think the running back si tuation at this s c h o o l i s go i n g t o b e very good,” Smithley said. “We’re running the ball pretty decent this year already and I think as the younger kids learn what is going on and as the offensive line matures…I think the run game will become very good.”

WSOC Continued from C1 regulation and the teams moved on to the first overtime period. The Jackets continued to control the game, but were unable to find the back of the net despite outshooting Franciscan 4-0 in the period. During the second overtime, Jenner riffled a corner kick that found its way into the back of the goal to give the Yellow Jackets their fourth win of the season, completing the comeback after being down 1-0 with just minutes remaining in regulation. By the end of the night, the Yellow Jackets fired off 31 shots, with 17 of them on goal. Franciscan countered

Besides the addition of Moore to the coaching staff for the Yellow Jackets, two new graduate assistants join Smithley. Brent Blacharczyk, who graduated last year with over 166 collected tackles, returns to work with the defensive line. In addition to Blacharczyk, Dalton Wildman joins the graduate assistants to work with the linebackers. “ [ Wi l d m a n] i s f r o m West Greene, so he is a local kid,” Smithley said. “He played defensive back for me and all the special teams for me when I was over there [at Washington & Jefferson]. [Wildman] is just a hard worker and a great kid.” Already two games into the season, Smithley said he appreciates the work ethic behind Blacharczyk and Wildman. “Both [Blacharczyk and Wildman] have worked their butts off,” Smithley said. “Both are hard workers and know the game and have been a great addition to our staff up to this point.”

with nine attempts, seven of which were on goal. Hill and sophomore Christina Golonka lead the team with six shots each. “The biggest thing we tell the girls every day of our game is that it is a process,” said Heethuis. “There is a process to every practice you take, every game you get ready for and everything that is in between it.” Heethuis also mentioned that you have to be ready and willing to take a hold of that process and go through the journey of it to get to where you need to get. She added that the team is looking to make sure they build off this strong start as they soon enter Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. The Yellow Jackets will be back in action against Mount Aloysius this Saturday. Start time is set for 1 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 | WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY | THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG

Choir to travel to Romania to serve with orphanages

‘THIS IS

THE VOICE’

EDWARD BOICE Editorial Assistant

Auditions hosted for the revamped singing competition

KADEN HURLEY Op-Ed Editor

For the past 13 years, vocally gifted students have competed for first place at WU Idol. As of Sept. 5, Student Services brought WU Voice to campus for a new twist on an old tradition. Ryan Smith, assistant director of student services, says he looks forward to the change and thinks it will be an exciting shift. “The Voice is a little more, well, with the times you could say,” Smith said. Auditions for WU Voice were held Sept 4 and 5 where all students were welcome to come and sing a sample of their musical talent. Connor Hoffman, junior children and youth ministry major, came out to audition for a chance to compete in WU Voice. “I enjoy singing,” said Hoffman. “I’m not afraid to make a fool of myself on stage.” For his audition, Hoffman sang “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra for which he prepared thoroughly. “I mainly sing it in my head, making sure I have the lyrics down. I have a lower vocal range than Frank Sinatra does, too, so I have to make sure I transcribe it correctly. Make sure the notes are right.” Though Hoffman didn’t participate last year, he is looking forward to the opportunity of performing and singing this year. “On the show, they do a battle round where they have two singers that are actually onstage at once,” Hoffman said. “I really would find that enjoying if I make it through to do

Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

Jonah Philipp, the 2017 WU Idol champion, turned out to be the competition's last. With a modernized title of WU Voice, the event will feature a new coaching system. that and get to incorporate that. Getting to perform with someone else kind of takes the edge off my nerves a little bit, and I like the little extra competition.” Junior Nursing Major Timothy Tosh also showed up that Wednesday for an audition, though his turned out to be a little more spontaneous. “I just saw the sign posted,” Tosh said. “I like to sing, and I just said ‘Hey, why not.’” Tosh is enrolled in the Fast Track program, so this is only his first year on campus, though he is technically a junior. Therefore, he elected to keep expectations out of the equation. “No expectations. Just for fun,” said Tosh. “My

first degree was in music. I love music for music’s sake. It’s just for fun. If it gets me somewhere, great. If it doesn’t, I’ll still have fun.” Tosh’s spontaneity was only for the audition, he says. “I already had a few songs already lined up,” Tosh said. “So not necessarily much preparation. Just what I’ve been trained to do already from the four years I went through to get my degree. Of course, I’ll prepare a little bit more if I make it to the next round.” From those 18 total students who auditioned, only 12 will become a contestant for the show. Those that make the cut will have their debut performance Sept 21 at 8 p.m.

in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center [GPAC]. From there, the event takes on characteristics of the TV show by assigning each singer to a team of three, one coach per team, to prepare with for the following weeks. “There’s gonna be four co a c h e s ,” s a i d Sm i t h . “ They’ll pick a theme fo r t h e i r p e r fo r m e r s . And then, when the next round comes, everyone performs again, and there will be a vote. Two out of the three contestants will move onto the final round.” Each performance will be at 8 p.m. in the GPAC on Sept 21, Sept 28 and the finale on Oct 5. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place contestants.

Waynesburg University’s Lamplighters Touring Choir took their service trip to Nashville, Tennessee last spring. Though the choir’s service trips usually stay in the U.S., their next service trip is planned for Romania. The Lamplighters will serve at an orphanage Caminul Felix. For ten days in May, though the exact dates have not been decided, students will stay at the orphanage to raise awareness and funds. They will accomplish this by performing concerts in multiple towns while charging for attendance. While at the orphanage, the choir will spend time with the children, teach them singing, and perform manual labor. Connor Hoffman, junior children's youth ministry major and officer in Lamplighters, said, while this will be a new experience for all of the choir, they are quite eager for their future tasks. “We all feel really excited about this opportunity, and the different challenges that come with it,” said Hoffman, “as well as the opportunity to not only to go to a different country, but also help the people of that country.” The 200+ acre orphanage is part of a biblicallycentered non-profit organization called Felix Family Farms. The orphanage is run by a village of families that adopt the orphans and raise them to adulthood. Caminul Felix has 16 families that raise over 200 children. Melanie Catana, director of choral music, said the process of the orphanage sets them up with over 10 children.. “A couple will say, ‘ok, we are here to be house parents,’” said Catana. “Caminul Felix sets them up with 12 to 15 children; there’s a big house; they live in it; and they raise these kids until adulthood.” Romania may have never

been a destination for the Lamplighters had it not been for some well-timed connections. Catana’s husband - who is also headlining for the Lamplighters’ concerts when in Romania - immigrated from a communist-governed Romania at the age of 17. Because he has family still there, the two have visited multiple

“We all feel really excited about this opportunity and the different challenges that come with it.” CONNOR HOFFMAN

Junior Children and Youth Ministries Major

times. A university maintenance worker, Daniel Mecea, also has ties to Romania. Mecea and Catana met up at one point, and discovered that Mecea’s brother-in-law and sister run Caminul Felix. Flying overseas takes a considerable amount of money. With this in mind, the choir students have already started raising money. While each student is writing to their family members for aid, Connor Hoffman, a junior children and youth ministry major attending the trip, says the choir is trying its best to raise money on campus. “Right now, we are selling pasta,” said Hoffman. “Each one of us has a packet to sell, but the whole choir is doing a combined fundraiser for pasta. We will be doing a different one of those each month.” To buy one of the pasta packets, talk to any student from the Lamplighters Touring Choir. For more on Caminul Felix, visit https://caminulfelix.org/project/caminulfelix-romania.

Concert pianist reflects on personal journey to America, WU ANTONIO PELULLO Staff Writer

For Dr. Sora Lee, coming to America from South Korea wasn’t as grand as folks had made it seem when she arrived with her 20-yearold sister. In fact, Lee found herself spending a lot more time alone as an 18-year-old in America than she ever had before in her life. “I couldn’t speak any English,” said Lee, “I didn’t want to talk to anybody. I was like shut up and I didn’t talk to anyone; people there think I am really shy girl.” According to Lee, growing up she was a tomboy and, because her parents wanted her to be more ladylike, she began to play the piano at six years old. Lee started playing for the church her father was the pastor of. In South Korea, the demand to get good grades and to get into a good college or school for the arts is extremely difficult. “All I wanted was to enjoy music myself but to be a professional musician I had to go to a good college, and that makes me feel robotic,” said Lee. “By that time I was burned out and didn’t want to play anymore.”

When she came to America, Lee was given the option to drop piano by her parents after so many stressful years of playing. At one point, Lee even thought she wanted to change instruments, but eventually she realized her options were limited. “Soon, I realized piano was the only one I could do good,” said Lee. Moving across the globe was not an easy transition, even though Lee had gained confidence by joining musical groups at her high school Garden Grove High School in California. “Since people started showing interest in me they say ‘How you play piano so well?’ and ‘How long have you been playing?” Lee said. “People started being nice to me, that’s how I got more relaxed and started getting friends and learned English.” Even though she spent lots of time around people in the musical groups at school, she opted for an equal amount of time in solitude. Lee learned that she has two sides to herself, but initially thought as though something was wrong with her. “I thought I was a dummy,” Lee said. “At the same time it’s the days that I started to

be myself. I always had lot of friends and people were always around me, but since I don’t have any friends and I don’t speak English I have time to myself, that time I feel like I understand myself more … it was needed time.” After gaining her Bachelor's degree in a solo pianist career, Lee went on to gain her Master’s and Doctorate Degrees. Eventually, Lee did make a career change to focus on playing with groups. “I am kind of person that always hang out with people, since [the piano] is a solo instrument I always practice by myself in this small practice room for like hours. It made me kind of depressed,” Lee said. “But when I work with others, it’s really fun doing something together, and we can exchange our musical ideas, making better music.” When her husband took a job in West Virginia, Lee saw it as an opportunity to earn her Doctorate degree. Lee would later come to First Baptist Presbyterian Church as an organist when she was recommended by her professor at WVU to come play for the Church. Little did Lee know, a school was right next door that she would soon

Courtesy of Sora Lee

Sora Lee, pictured top right, is a music professor for the university and has played piano since she was six. find herself working for. “I didn’t know there was a school here,” Lee said. “but one night lamplighters preformed, and I met the choir director, and we just chatted. Later, when I graduated with my Doctorate degree, all of a sudden Melanie Catana called.”

Lee has now been at Waynesburg University for three years as an instructor, but she’s been coming to the Waynesburg area since she first received her Doctorate at West Virginia University. Now with her Doctorate, Lee will be working on a documentary about Mieczysław

Munz, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. “I’m making a documentary film out of my dissertation,” said Lee. “It was about one really, really good pianist, but not that famous, because he hurt his arm, so he had to stop playing but teached.”

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Three resident directors hired, focus on ‘community’ TYLER GODWIN

Assistant Sports Editor

The new school year at Waynesburg University brought unfamiliar faces to campus, ranging from hundreds of incoming freshmen and transfer students all the way to new faculty and staff members. Three of those new faces were the new Resident Directors: Luke Payson, Lauren Bailey and Tyler Webb. Despite all ending up at Waynesburg at the same time in the same role, each took a different route to get to this point. P ay s o n , t h e n e we s t Resident Director [RD] of Willison Hall, is a former Waynesburg University student. He previously served as an RD of Martin Hall for two years starting in 2010, and then spent the following year as the Willison Hall RD before departing the university in 2013. During his original time at Waynesburg as a student and faculty member, Payson was on the track team and served as a coach after graduating with Master’s degrees in psychology and clinical and mental health counseling. He was involved in approximately 10 Waynesburg University theatre productions and spent time as the intramural sports director, among other things. Before returning to Waynesburg, he spent time at Eagleville Hospital in Philadelphia as a Rehabilitation Counselor. For Payson, returning to Waynesburg was an easy decision because of the culture that the university has built for its students. “I feel very connected

to Waynesburg on many different levels, both as a student and staff [member],” said Payson. “I have a real passion for the mission of Waynesburg, and that’s why I'm very excited to be back because I really do love the fact that residence life, specifically, and faculty and staff, more generally, really do care about the students and care about the culture of the students.” Bailey, who is the RD of South, West, East and Pollock [SWEP], is a recent graduate of Waynesburg University. She hopped right into the role shortly after graduating and is excited to make a difference in the lives of the students on campus. “Just as every off ice has a purpose in giving students what they need, Residence Life provides a safe community for students as they learn and grow here,” Bailey said. “I have an incredible opportunity to walk with students in a unique way that provides me with a more abundant life. Waynesburg is a special place where the Lord is moving, and I am blessed to have the opportunity to take part in it.” Webb, the new RD for Martin Hall, is completely new to Waynesburg University, graduating from Grove Ci ty College in 2016. Prior to getting hired at Waynesburg, he spent time as an RD at SUNY Adirondack. As he moved on from his previous job, Webb said that Waynesburg stood out because of the atmosphere created by students and faculty members.

“I would say it’s a very positive place, I just feel like everyone here is very friendly, very quick to say hello and ask to see how you're doing,” said Webb. “I think for me, everyone has been very encouraging in helping me make sure I feel comfortable, my wife, Lyndsay, as well, in making us feel like this is our home and like we are a part of the Waynesburg family. I think the atmosphere here has been really, really encouraging and something I've enjoyed a lot.” According to Payson, the RDs try to emphasize the idea of community, and as someone who has spent years working in counseling and as a coach, he is looking for every opportunity to relate to as many students as he can. “For me, I love connecting in many different ways,” Payson said. “One of my personal goals is that I'm going to go to all the various sporting activities—at least once, but probably more—to connect. As a coach and as a counselor, which go handin-hand, I really like demonstrating to people that I care about them.” Bailey hopes that she can maintain a similar kind of connection with her residents, seeing her new position in Residence Life as an opportunity to make a difference in other people’s lives. “My biggest goals this year are to learn and to invest. I strongly believe you can learn something from everybody and you can teach something to everybody,” Bailey said. “I want to live this year in a way that supports that

Photos courtesy of Christian Wilson

Lauren Bailey, pictured above, is the new RD for SWEP housing and a recent graduate. Luke Payson, RD for Willison Hall, pictured right, is also Waynesburg alumni. belief. I want to ask questions and to grow. I plan to be present, to be available, and to care. I hope to listen to students in a way that makes them feel heard and to know that their presence here matters.” Another way that the RD’s help promote the idea of community is through different programming throug hout the school year. Payson said that programming is a large part of what they do, and encourages all students to keep their eyes open for when these events are happening. “We do programming [such as] informational

boards to educate, we do programs that are active learning and we do some fun programming, some social programming,” said Payson. “We are trying to do programming that is a little challenging and grows people because faith, learning and serving I think is part of the res life mission as well.” As the newest member of the Waynesburg family, since he had no connection to Waynesburg prior to being hired, Webb is eager to see what the future

holds and how he can grow through the community at the university. “I’m excited. I think this is a special place, and I've seen that early on. I’m thankful and excited to be a part of it,” said Webb. “I know for me, I think it’s a place awhere I will continue to grow professionally and I think as a person spiritually I can continue to grow here. That’s one of the things I’m really excited for; I think I’ll have a lot of growth during my time here.”

Scholarship sends students abroad SAB searches to

assist freshmen in

JOSH WOODMAN AND RACHEL MANGAN

feeling ‘comfortable’

Staff Report

The Vira I. Heinz program is offered to Waynesburg University sophomore and junior women interested in global leadership, studying abroad and community service. The program is offered to a minimum of three recipients interested in travelling abroad who have yet to visit a country other than the U.S. Last year, there were five total recipients. Meghan Leiter, who traveled to Amsterdam, Tessa Masula, to London, Rebekah Rhodes, who went to India and Sara Byler, who studied in Morocco. After their experiences, each returned home with a story to tell. According to Masula, a senior literature major, England was an excellent place to visit because of the rich literary history in found there. “I was in the home of the English language,” Masula said. Masula said she took every advantage of what was offered to her throughout the program, most notably the leadership opportunities she had. “I got to participate in the 100-year anniversary of women getting to vote in England,” Masula said. It resonated with her even more because i t echoed how women have had to deal with hardships all over the world, many sharing ideologies with movements in the U.S. “We are kind of struggling with the same thing, just in vastly different places,” Masula said, “and dealing with it in a lot of the same ways.” Rhodes, a junior nursing major,flew to a country she says she holds near and dear to her heart: India. This experience allowed her to not only immerse herself in the culture of India, but through her service, it allowed her to become a part

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Courtesy of Tessa Masula

Tessa Masula, senior literature major, spent time studying in England during the summer through the Vira I. Heinz scholarship program. of the Indian community. During her time in India, Rhodes was given the opportunity to tutor children who did not have access to a quality education. “It was super touching to talk to them and not only teach them,” said Rhodes, “but get to know about their lives.” Byler is the third in her family to receive the Vira Heinz Scholarship; her two older sisters traveled to India during their respective programs, but Beyler had a much different area in mind. “I wanted to go somewhere really different, because I have a very independent personality,” said Byler. “I wanted to do something that would push me to my limits, where there was no comfort zone in any way, something completely new.” Byler originally wanted to do her program in the country of Jordan. However, the location has to be approved by Pat Bristor and the Board of Scholars, and due to safety concerns, the country was not considered a plausible option. Determined to do her studies somewhere in the Middle East, Byler opted for Meknes, Morocco, which is a small city, of only “about the size of Pittsburgh PA”

which, for the country, is a very large city. The biggest takeaway for Byler was experiencing just how misrepresented the Islamic culture is, and how much more she values her rights as a free American woman. “We always assume the Islamic religion is very cold hearted and violent,” said Byler, “but when I’ve studied about the Middle East, it’s the exact opposite. That contrast between everyone thinking that it’s a coldhearted country when in reality they are some of the most loving people. However, they are also terrible to their women. I think what really attracted me to their culture was their contrast.” Leiter, before her travels to the Netherlands over the summer was fully aware of the stereotypes and common thoughts the people have for the area. “The Anne Frank House, the Fault in our Stars, prostitution,” said Leiter. “Those are the things I hear the most that people associate with the city.” However, Leiter, a junior nursing major, had a more personal reason to visit the country, not associated with either of the three topics “My family is very Dutch,

probably around 50%,” said Leiter, “so I wanted to visit somewhere where I could learn and see about my heritage.” Leiter’s program in the Netherlands focused on mental and physical health, which coincides well with her major of study. According to Leiter, one of the most interesting points that she encountered was how depression manifests itself with different symptoms in different countries. “In America, we associate depression with a head space, so often times, our symptoms are headaches, feeling tired and lacking motivation,” said Leiter. “In a country like Japan, where much of the culture revolves around ‘gut feelings’, they often times see upset stomachs, stomach pain and loss of appetite as defining symptoms of depression.” Leiter was also able to find the village where her family originated from. She described it as a surreal experience, especially because some of the villages were several centuries old. Although each of the girls visited different countries, they all shared a common experience of unfamiliar culture and new opportunities.

The class of 2022 has arrived and began to settle into life at the university with the help of family, new friends and the Student Activities Board [(SAB]). Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, said that the SAB creates several activities for students to make it a good college experience, especially when helping freshmen feel comfortable at Waynesburg.

successful events.” Smith is in charge of reaching out to organizations for event planning , getting prices as well as prepping activities and getting the word out on social media. Smith said the board is always open for ideas that get students more involved in the activities. “[The] Student Activities Board is made up of a variety of students across campus, from all majors and all backgrounds, and they help plan

“We're looking for student interaction, student involvement and what they want to do.” RYAN SMITH

Assistant Director of Student Services

“We try to engage them in a number of different opportunities,” Bristor said. “We do offer a number of different programs both on and offcampus pretty heavily during the first four to six weeks.” Bristor said that the SAB hosts the Student Activities Fair during freshmen orientation, and they give new students the opportunity to consider their options as to how they can get involved on campus. Ryan Smith, assistant director of student activities, said that the best way to connect with the student community is through online outreach. “Part of my focus is social media and just making students aware of the event, and so it’s reaching all of the students on campus and how we go about doing that,” Smith said. “We’re looking for student interaction, student involvement and what they want to do, and figuring that out so that way we have

all of the events on and offcampus,” Smith said. They plan all of the events, so it’s all based on student opinion,” Smith said. “We have different committees that are broken down into different groups; they focus on specific events. We’re always open for new event ideas.” There isn’t a specific format that SAB looks for when trying new events. Rather, they are open to try new events to see the outcome. “We’ll try anything once and see how the students respond to that,” Smith said. Bristor said the SAB is all about the students, which means their involvement at events and on the board are important with the decision of planning future events. “I think it’s crucial to have students involved in the Student Activities Board; they’re the ones that know what students want,” Bristor said. “I rely heavily on the students and their feedback as to what will or will not work.”

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1. Crispy fried chicken part 5. Foolish sort 9. Neeson of “Silence” 13. Cancún currency 14. Nonspeaking street performer 15. Cellist Casals 16. “__ it first!” 17. Complete quickly, as a test 19. Spring melts 21. Lake crossed traveling from Ohio to Ontario 22. Golf course standard 23. Predecessor to Millard Fillmore 27. “Later, Jacques” 28. Northern sky sight 31. Mixed-breed barker 34. Isl. of Australia 36. Remove mist from, as a windshield 37. Sushi tuna 38. Grabbed a chair 39. Praiseful poem 41. Angsty music genre 42. Lovestruck teen from Verona 44. Houston MLBer 46. Unexpected problem 47. Angelic figure 49. Transplant to a new container 51. Strict rule-enforcement policy 56. Margaret of standup

58. Chilly 59. Get the better of 60. Buddhist meditation sites 64. Tubular pasta ... and a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across 65. Geometry calculations 66. Brazilian soccer legend 67. Actor Baldwin 68. Sore throat sign 69. Part of GPS: Abbr. 70. Some cameras, for short

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1. Dog group that includes the Akita 2. “Tik Tok” singer 3. Author Asimov 4. “Yet another problem?” 5. Tabloid TV debut of 2007 6. Xbox 360 competitor 7. Driving force 8. Colorful aquarium fish 9. Poet __-tzu 10. Active ingredient in Advil 11. Pond growth 12. Jay of “Last Comic Standing” 15. Musical intro 18. “Howdy there!” 20. Pathetic 24. Beatles’ meter maid 25. First Irish Literature

38. Reporter’s contacts 40. Info 43. Before, poetically 45. Streetcar 46. Sonnet sections 48. Market upswing 50. Gold, to José 52. Big name in trading cards

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PENCIL

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ACTIVITIES

RESEARCH

PEN

NOTEBOOK

FRIENDS

COLLEGE

PAPER

LAPTOP

CAFETERIA

DORM

HOMEWORK

ROOMMATES

BACKPACK LECTURES

STUDENT ART: JACKET COMICS "SOPHOMORES" BY CLARE RAINONE (Continued)

INTERESTED IN GETTING YOUR ARTWORK PUBLISHED? IF SO, CONTACT HOLLY HENDERSHOT AT HEN5161@STUDENT.WAYNESBURG.EDU

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

REMEMBERING 9/11

WHERE WERE YOU? Written by Edward Boice

It has been 17 years since 9/11, and students, faculty and staff continue to remember details about the day of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “I was in sixth grade math class when the news came in. Nothing was communicated to us at first. We were just told that class would be postponed and that we needed to head to our head rooms. Not knowing what was going on, I reported to Ms. Komenda’s class (my home class). It was at this time that we were told what happened and what it all meant. Being in sixth grade class, we obviously didn’t understand the implications. We were offered support by the school and we listened to the radio for the next hour or two as a class, getting more details. I don’t remember how the rest of the day went, but I remember having conversations with my parents that eventing and watching the footage on the news over and over. I think the thing I remember the most after the incident were my two friends of Middle Eastern and Indian descent being treated differently by the other students for weeks to come.”

Matthew Pioch, Director of Housing “I was three. I was over at my babysitter’s house and my mom picked me up because she wanted to bring me home.”

Lydia Polarine, junior Art and Psychology major

“I was 11 at the time and I was in fourth grade. It was at the point where you’re old enough to know that something terrible happened, but you’re not old enough to grasp the concept of what was going on. I remember a bunch of parents were coming to take their kids out of school. My parents didn’t get me. They worked in Pittsburgh, so they were about an hour away. But there was this panic and fear from everybody because they didn’t know, ‘OK, what happened,’ and ‘is it going to happen at a school is it going to happen here,’ so there was a bunch of panic. A bunch of teachers were trying to calm everybody, but even they were starting to get a little worried. I remember one of my teachers had family in New York and she was freaking out, got on the phone with them and pretty much left the classroom. It ended up being ok, because they lived in Albany. So they were not in the actual city around everything.”

Phil Kowalski, sophomore Criminal Justice major

“I was homeschooled at the time. All I remember is, my mom, she wouldn’t let me watch TV, but she was just freaking out. I was too young to really understand what had happened, but I remember something bad had happened. A couple weeks later, my dad tried to describe it to my brother and I.”

Paul Berg, senior Entrepreneurship major

“It started out as normally as any Tuesday would. We started hearing rumors about something crazy happening, maybe a terrorist attack, maybe something else. I ran down to see what was being said on TV and the room was unusually filled. While I watched, the second plane hit the World Trade Center tower. Soon afterward, as the gravity of some of the actions of that morning started to become realized, the managers in the office gathered everyone together in a conference room and told us that anyone who wanted to go home were free to go with no repercussions. As I drove home, the plane that eventually crashed in Shanksville was still in the air. I listened to the radio as I drove that half hour home and learned that there was an airplane that had gone north of Pittsburgh and had turned around. Eventually, I arrived home and my family gathered to watch what was happening in the world. We looked at the destruction that had taken place in New York City and started to hear stories of heartbreaking phone calls received from loved ones who perished. It was a feeling of such loss that I had never experienced before. It took a long while before the shock of that day wore off, but the memories of what happened that day are as clear to me today as they were back when it occurred.”

Michael Fisher, Instructor of Business Administration Most students were between one and four years old when 9/11 happened. The students that did not remember that day were too young to comprehend what transpired. In the years to come, students will arrive who have no first-hand recollection of what happened 17 years ago.