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SUMMER WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012 Volume 91, Issue 102
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Students balance University employment, classes By Tori Simmons Reporter
Summer brings challenges to students who are trying to find a job, but some found relief from the search on campus. This summer there are 2,000 students working at the University out of the 6,500 students enrolled in classes, said Michelle Simmons, senior associate director of the Career Center. During the summer there are fewer students enrolled in classes, and there are even fewer students working, she said. Students seeking a job at the University during the summer will find that while some departments have cut back on student workers, others have greatly expanded their need for student employees and staff. “Some areas, like academic offices, cut back on hours,” Simmons said, “Others, like the new student orientations and first year programs, have larger staff and employees during the summer.” Some students agree that the
Oak Grove Cemetery surrounded by University, offers peace and quiet By Tara Keller Forum Editor
Before buildings appeared at the University, there were gravestones. Before the first student was enrolled, bodies were buried. The Oak Grove Cemetery in the middle of campus is a place that bustles with activity and
life, even though the majority of the people inside are deceased. “It’s a very humbling place to go,” said Bob Waddle, assistant vice president of captial planning and design. “It’s a beautiful space.”
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THE OAK Grove Cemetery was established in the 1870s, almost 50 years before the University was founded. The nine and a half acres of land feature two mausoleums, a fountain and war memorials.
Firelands professor remembered Historical play gives voice to Civil War families for honesty, sense of humor By Alex Alusheff News Editor
Teacher employed by University for more than 25 years John Pommersheim
By Tara Keller Forum Editor
If laughter really is the best medicine, then John Pommersheim might have been considered the best doctor in his field. Pommersheim, an associate professor of mathematics at the Firelands campus, died May 22. It is believed Pommersheim died of a heart attack, said Bill Balzer, dean of Firelands. “He had a dry sense of humor that permeated him whether he was in class, or when he was an associate dean,” Balzer said. Pommersheim worked at Firelands for more than 25 years and some of his colleagues said his sense of humor was one of his best traits. “Whenever I was loaded up with stuff to go class, John used to say, ‘Go get them,’” said Victor Odafe, associate professor of mathematics and chair of social science. “It was very, very
Died May 22
humorous on his part.” Pommersheim and psychology professor Chris Mruk both came from Pennsylvania and were colleagues for more than 28 years. Mruk said he also noticed Pommersheim’s gift for making people laugh. “He was noted for his goodwill, his honesty, his gentleness and a very dry sense of humor,” he said. When he wasn’t making others smile, Pommersheim had a respect for small details, Odafe said. “John was the most organized person I’ve ever met,” he said. “He paid the greatest attention to
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Senior Taylor Moyer looks to bring audience members into the past to shed a new light on the Civil War with his play, “A House Divided.” The play, produced by Moyer’s organization, 1801 Productions, is named after President Lincoln’s speech and takes place in Kentucky between 1861 and 1863. It is centered around a family trying to stay together while its country falls apart, Moyer said. It really plays on the brother against brother aspect, Moyer said. This will be the fourth play Moyer has written and produced with 1801 Productions, which has been around since 2008 when he combined his love of theater with his love of history, he said. Moyer said “A House Divided” was inspired by the upcoming 150 year anniversary of the Civil War and he wanted to do something new and original. The play is also a tribute to his ancestor William Franklin Moyer, a Union soldier who fought in the Battle of Antietam, a Union victory in Pennsylvania. Two other
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SPORTS
Three Baseball players named to second team Andrew Kulouski, T.J. Losby and Brian Bien were all named to the All -MAC second team | PAGE 6
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TAYLOR MOYER holds his Union soldier ancestor’s, William Franklin Moyer, Civil War memorabilia.
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Graduate grief Columnist Tyler Buchanan discusses the high unemployment rate and how it affects job searching | PAGE 4
Which job would you like on campus? Genetic Research.
COLIN BILSKI Junior, Biology