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Nicaragua’s House of Hope

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Fanny Greer plants vegetables in Western Bayside Churches’ United Community Garden with children from the area.

Growing connections

BY ANDREW PETRY awpetrey@vwc.edu

During this time of year, the Virginia Wesleyan College community, along with other residents in the Hampton Roads area, starts to enjoy the crisp temperatures and look forward to pleasures of fall. As the leaves begin to change color and the excitement of year-end holidays approaches, Fanny Greer and students in the Community Service office have begun a new partnership with the Western Bayside Churches’ United Community Garden on Baker Road.

The Marlin Community Youth Garden Club was developed for elementary and middle school-aged children in the surrounding neighborhoods to gain an appreciation for gardening and healthy lifestyle choices.

In May, Greer traveled to New Orleans with a group to participate in an edible schoolyard tour, where she saw the re-

building and use of gardens in low-income schools with the support of the community.

This was not the first time Greer had shown children the value of gardens, though.

“When I was teaching many years ago as a kindergarten teacher, I always had a garden,” Greer said. “One year I had a little boy who didn’t speak, and we knew he was very smart. We had planted this garden, all of a sudden I heard this voice and he said, ‘It’s my turn, I wanna plant something!’

He`s been talking ever since.”

The program includes three different stations with individual lessons: the learning tree, in the garden, and get fit. The get fit station involves outdoor field games which the children can play with the college students. The second station in the garden allows the children to put plants in the garden, working through the different steps in the process.

Sophomore Regina Crichlow explained

what she thought this program does for the kids. “It brings kids together to gain friendships and to be self-sufficient for their own garden, to eat healthy, and know what earth does,” she said.

At the third station, the learning tree, the children are able to pot plants that they can take home.

Each week, a different part of science will be featured, with new lessons and activities for the children over the course of the semester.

“We are all involved in building a better world, so this is a part of it. Being involved with the environment. How everything is connected and everything is related. One thing builds another,” Greer said.

The club meets each Thursday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Western Bayside Churches’ United Community Garden. To get involved, contact Diane Hotaling in the Community Service Office.

Senior John Davis described it as a “sledgehammer moment.” As part of a team of Virginia Wesleyan College students, Davis traveled to Nicaragua on a mission trip during spring break. The group of students was visiting House of Hope, a safe house for women and children escaping prostitution.

There, Davis met and heard the story of a 5-year-old girl recently rescued from a brothel. He felt as if he had been hit with a sledgehammer.

“At 5 years old, my biggest problem was trying to get home by 5 p.m. to watch ‘Arthur’ on PBS,” Davis said.

Davis has gone on the Nicaraguan trip three years in a row. He introduced House of Hope’s founder and international director, April Havlin, when she spoke in the Pearce Hospitality Suite at Virginia Wesleyan on Sept. 29.

Havlin, her husband and their 19-year-old son moved to Nicaragua as independent missionaries in 2001.

It did not take them long to notice that prostitution is common there, and ensnares even the very young.

By the age of 11, 66 percent of Nicaraguans are forced into prostitution, Havlin said.

Havlin said that Nicaragua is one of the two poorest countries in South America, along with Haiti. A professional in Nicaragua earns about $30 a day. Many women there find prostitution the only viable way to survive.

In response to these conditions, the Havlins began expanding an existing outreach in the capital city of Managua. They help Nicaraguan women and children learn vocational skills, and provide the means for children to stay in school, such as school

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Instability in the Middle East: will it end?

BY JESSICA MACKEY jlmackey@vwc.edu

Virginia Wesleyan College is located in the Hampton Roads area.

However, the interests of the college community extend beyond oceans and state borders. Last week the college welcomed Marc Lynch, Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of the Greater Hampton Roads.

Dr. Lynch’s presentation, entitled “Understanding the Muslim World,” provided a thorough understanding of the international interests and domestic policies concerning the current affairs of the Middle East, especially the rise of the Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State in Syria, or ISIS. He started by discussing the impact the Arab Spring had on the Middle East region in beginning

an international reevaluation of the relationships of the countries in the region.

He discussed the leading factors that contributed to the widespread protests that were referred to as the Arab Spring. In the decade leading up to the protests, degradation of the political institutions in the region was widespread, and the disparities between the rich and poor grew exponentially, causing unrest in the general population because the states had failed to address their citizens’ daily lives, he said.

During the time of the protests, the international community looked to the region with optimism.

The prospect of genuine change throughout the region seemed possible. However, as quickly as the protests and revolutions began, the leadership and power structures of the countries quickly reined in their citizens with violence and destruction.

This was shown through the over-

throw of the Egyptian government by a military coup. Libya’s state failed completely, despite international intervention, ending in civil war throughout the region. In Yemen, much negotiation with the United Nations was not successful in bringing about a transition to a democratic government.

The failure of these states, coupled with the ending of the Iraq war allowed the Islamic State to grow and prosper in Iraq and Syria, Lynch said. The terrorist organization gains its power from the number of jihadis, the huge number of American weapons left after the war, and enormous revenue due to extortion schemes and the selling of oil, and the large amount of territory they have claimed.

In fact, Dr. Lynch described Syria as the “worst humanitarian and political catastrophe in the 21st

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NEWS

THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2014

NEWS IN CONTEXT

A new age of

Terror

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No one said this would be easy or quick, and no one should be lulled into a false sense of security by accurate airstrikes.

We will not -- we cannot -- bomb them into obscurity.”

“ISIL is not ‘Islamic.’ No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a state. ... It is recognized by no government, nor the people it subjugates,” he said.

President Barrack Obama

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

WHERE IS THE ISLAMIC STATE?

2013

ISIS is born: the Islamic State in Iraq announces that it has absorbed Syrian militant group Jabhat al-Nusra.

The combined group is known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, as well as ISIS or ISIL.

2014

Feb. 3

Al Qaeda renounces ties to ISIS.

June 30

ISIS Offensive: In an unprecedented offensive, Islamic State militants seize control of vast tracts of territory in eastern Syria and Western Iraq, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, and Tikrit. The group’s leaders announced the official formation of a new caliphate, bereft of state borders, but no nation on earth recognizes it.

Aug. 8

Weeks after sending 300 additional military personnel to Iraq, Obama announces that he has approved “targeted airstrikes” against the group if U.S. forces in the region are threatened.

A map showing the area occupied by ISIS in the Middle East represented by red

Wikipedia

International Perspectives of Syrian Airstrikes

vary but most countries agree that such military intervention will not be enough

Department of Defense | Courtesy President Barack Obama speaks about the terrorist organization ISIS

France: Also a member of Obama’s anti-islamic state coalition and are sending airstrikes alongside the U.S. Israel: Israeli press has emphasized the U.S.’ Arab allies, but op-ed news criticizes the U.S. for now ignoring the conflict still occuring in Israel.

Russia: Particulary critical of the strikes. Some media sources blame the U.S. for creating an environment where a terrorist organization like ISIS can flourish.

Iran: Western editorials claim that the U.S. and Iran are cooperative against ISIS, but Iranian editorials are primarily critical.

Aug. 19

ISIS Beheads American Journalist James Foley: The Islamic State releases a video which depicts the execution. A masked man threatens to behead another hostage, Steven Sotloff, if Obama does not cease his campaign to launch airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq.

REFUGEES & INTERNALLY DISPLACED

Sept. 2

ISIS Beheads American Journalist Steven Sotloff: “I’m back, Obama,” declares a masked Islamic State militant before the brutal execution. Again, the man threatens Obama over U.S. military action against ISIS in Iraq.

Sept. 10

Obama Vows To ‘Degrade and Destroy’ ISIS: Obama condemns the organization as neither Islamic nor a state and announces the United States’ plan to carry out airstrikes in Syria.

Sept. 13

ISIS Beheads British aid worker David Haines.

Sept. 23

The United States carries out airstrikes against ISIS. The bombing is focused on the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, a city in northern Syria.

Sept. 30

Britain and the United States ban together to send out the most airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against ISIS to

Internally displaced Syrians driven from their homes by ISIS forces in September.

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1,000 YAZIDIS

An Iraqi Minority that was targeted by ISIS as a non-Muslim group have been kidnapped by ISIS and are still missing.

80 YAZIDI MEN, 100-300 YAZIDI WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED

The Yazidi refugees have found safety in Kurdish Territory in northern Iraq after being trapped on the Sinjar Mountains by ISIS without food or water. Tens of thousands of these people were threatened to be killed if they descended the mountains. The Yazidis had fled there after being massacred by ISIS militants.

150,000 SYRIAN REFUGEES

Approximately 150,000 Syrians have fled into Turkey to escape attacks by ISIS, who have most recently been targeting the Kurdish communities in Northern Syria.

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In late September, ISIS began encircling the Syrian-Iraqi border town Aryn al-Arab and have displaced the Iraqi people living in the area. Eleven people have been executed in villages around the town.

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THE 39 STEPS

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Freshman Nick Hipple, who plays main character Richard Hannay, looks on during “The 39 Steps.” The play features two freshmen who play leads in the performance. “The 39 Steps” continues on Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 5.

BY THOMAS MILLS tcmills@vwc.edu

Vintage, funny, mysterious and thrilling. That’s the tone Virginia Wesleyan’s Theatre Department set with their adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s noir classic, “The 39 Steps.” Starring freshman Nick Hipple as on-the-run character Richard Hannay, the play provides audiences with a unique combination of hilarious

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Set to the backdrop of 1935 London, Hannay, a well-off man living in the city, is looking to clear his name of a crime he didn’t commit. At the same time, Hannay has a personal agenda to expose “The 39 Steps,” a shadowy spy organization. What ensues is a chase between “The 39 Steps,” Hannay and a slew of characters in the play, followed by laughter, somber moods and intrigue.

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Read about the play’s lead actors, two of whom are freshmen SEE COMMUNITY Pg. 5 Senior Paul Kaufmann and junior Khari Johnson bring the best laughs and moments in the play.

The actors provide the comic relief needed to balance the play’s serious, noir feeling.

The most impressive thing about VWC’s production of “The 39 Steps,” is that there are only four

actors for the entire performance. The actors constantly are changing accents and wardrobes, sometimes in mid-scene, for their characters. The frantic pace and ease of their transitions is impressive and aids in creating a unique theater performance.

“The 39 Steps” does have its weak points. The mysterious spy organization is not announced as such in the play, leaving audiences to ponder what “39 steps” actually means. While they do

look the part, with trench coats and black hats, the organization is as much of a mystery to audiences until the big reveal, which can leave some a little frustrated.

However, strong acting and clever delivery creates an exceptionally enjoyable experience. Moreover, the play feels like a classic Hitchcock presentation, leading audiences all over the map until the last possible second. If you have time this weekend, go out and watch “The 39 Steps.”

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OUT & ABOUT Oct. 5, 5pm

Jeanne Robertson

The former Miss North Carolina uses her charm and wit to enterain patrons at the Harrison Opera House. This comedian will be in town for one night only.

Oct. 9, 9am-8pm

2014 Hooters of Hampton Roads Charity Golf Tournment

Head to the Red Wing Golf Course to play a few rounds with the Hooters girls all to support charity.

Oct. 10, 7pm

Country Line Dancing

Hosted by The Banque in Norfolk,this event offers a taste of Southern fun at no cost.

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SAY BYE TO MOMMA A local favorite closes down for good

BY TROY ABUT taabut@vwc.edu For all of the local sandwich and music fans out there, there is unfortunate news: the Jewish Mother has officially closed and this time, there won’t be another reopening. The original Jewish Mother first opened in 1975 by the Oceanfront, hosting intimate performances from musicians such as Hootie and the Blowfish and during its travels, hosting modern ones like Panic! at the Disco.

The recent Jewish Mother closing may be the result of two main factors, financial problems and the owner’s current health. Scotty Miller, the owner of the Jewish Mother since 2000, was unable to pay rent to the landlord at the Oceanfront and he also said that he is, “too old and too sick to continue.” In 2013, Miller fell sick to an illness that nearly killed him, and this has come to affect his business.

The Jewish Mother made its rounds throughout Virginia, having started down by the Oceanfront, then moving to Norfolk, then to Williamsburg, and finally back down to Virginia Beach at the Oceanfront again. Back in 2010, the original location down by the Oceanfront closed due to a leaky roof, was demolished to make way for new development, and moved over to Norfolk on Granby Street.

The Jewish Mother went through some changes: becoming the Jewish Mother Backstage and offering a new menu. Another location opened up in Hilltop a few months later, right on Nevan road, providing much more space and bringing some new international dishes.

After a few good years, the Jewish Mother Backstage ended up closing and moving again in December 2013, because of lack of parking and the food trucks scattered about downtown Norfolk. This time the company moved to Williamsburg bearing a new name, the Jewish Mother Unplugged.

This location was supposed to open

in March 2014 in the Triangle Building in downtown Williamsburg, but the music venue never opened up as the the date was pushed to August. Although the deli portion was opened in the spring and was later closed in preparation for the music venue, the company entered default in August 2014. Just months before that, the Jewish Mother Hilltop closed due to

Bringing in the Love

BY SARAH ANTOZZI & ROBIN PETERSON rapeterson@vwc.edu & scantozzi@vwc.edu

“Peter Pan” The Musical

Oct. 15, 10am-5pm

Virginia MOCA Fall Exhibitions

Hosted at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Arts, this exhibit showcases the talents of modern artists Matthew Brandt, Amy Cutler and Gabriel Dawe.

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The crowd at the One Love Festival on Saturday participates in a drum circle

With the sound of drums filling the Jane P. Batten Center, a celebration of peace and community began Saturday, Sept. 20. The One Love Festival was conceived as a collection of different programs that all carry the same message: “What would world peace look like, if only for a day?”

With a mix of various family-friendly events throughout the day, One Love is a community gathering celebration for peace. A drum circle in the Batten Center that took place from 1-5 p.m. in the Grille encapsulated the sense of community.

Sponsored by the World’s Largest Drum Circle, an entire community came out and drummed for peace.

The One Love Festival gave attendees the message to take what inspires and create something with it, while concurrently allowing

delicious foods or great music.

Senior Morgan Stroyeck says, “ It’s really to hear that the Jewish Mother closed--I’m a Virginia Beach native and for as long as I can remember the Jewish Mother was a Virginia Beach hotspot. They were great for showcasing local live music, and the fact that their financial issues forced them to close means Hampton Roads

Richard Cremin | Marlin Chronicle financial problems related to the winter weather that kept customers at home.

In April 2014, the Jewish Mother returned to the Oceanfront, located just under Peabody’s night club. But the Jewish Mother couldn’t return to its former glory, closing forever just a few weeks ago on Monday, Sept. 8. Miller was hoping that the summer months would bring people back, but there was an issue with parking yet again.

Although the Jewish Mother was always located in Virginia, it had a great run among the people who went there for the

Oct. 12 2pm

Playing at the Sandler Center of the Arts, this is a production based on the famous play written by James Barry. Tickets start at $32.

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people from in and around campus the opportunity for fellowship and interaction with one another.

Bringing the campus together with a lively mixture of drumming and dancing, everyone had the opportunity to “Drum Their Dream,” as was the event’s slogan, and express themselves through music.

The World’s Largest Drum Circle program is rooted in a number of people who are not linked to the Virginia Wesleyan community, that came out to fellowship and connect with the campus community, filled with eccentric and interesting people. One of the drummers who was blind, but able to play amazing melodies, and drummer Mizani came to fellowship with the community in her brightly colored dress and dreadlocks, said that “I enjoy [One Love Festival] and the fellowship that comes

along with it.” This was indeed the case, from the respectable turnout of the young, old and students alike. Robin Burton, there with her young granddaughter, borrowed a big drum.

She said she enjoys drumming events such as this one because you do not need to be an expert to be accepted into the camaraderie of the circle.

“It’s forgiving and welcoming and it just feels good,” Burton said.

She believes drumming together teaches people that they share a common bond.

As for the impact on the various communities that similar drum circles are organized in, head facilitator Arthur Lopez, the eccentric drummer who made the event inviting to everyone, says that the purpose of these events are about “creating unity and bringing people together, through music.”

is losing a locally loved, locally owned veteran restaurant.”

The Jewish Mother will be missed by many who have gone to one of the locations to enjoy its food and the bands that played there.

Junior Katherine-Anne Christy says, “The Jewish Mother closing is a loss not only to the music scene in the area, but to everyone. And you can’t ever replace the amazing environment you got before a night of concerts.”

EDITOR’S CHOICE: PASHA

BY MOLLY FANNEY mbfanney@vwc.edu Pasha is a hidden gem. It’s hard to find, off of 22nd street in the hip Norfolk neighborhood of Ghent, and in the very back of a small shopping center. Upon arrival, the smell of locally baked vegan sweets and freshly ground hummus and pita hits you in the face. To someone who does not eat any animal products and is sensitive to gluten, Pasha is unbelievably exciting.

Half of the menu is vegan and gluten-free.

You can’t get the true Turkish experience at Pasha without their fresh hummus and bread. When I asked the waitress for extra veggies to eat with it since I can’t eat normal pita bread, she immediately asked if I wanted the gluten-free option. For my entree, I got a roasted vegetable and eggplant wrap with their lentil soup.

The vegetables were prepared perfectly and the soup was very flavorful, both parts of my dinner having a wonderful spice.

My boyfriend had a heaping bowl of pasta with shrimp and he seemed to love it; he ate until his stomach hurt. The best part by far, though, was the vegan dessert that we both almost died over. The chocolate and peanut butter pie was made at the local vegan bakery called My Vegan Sweet Tooth. I could slightly taste the silken tofu that the pie was made from but my boyfriend seemed completely unaware. We left the restaurant absolutely stuffed, very pleased with the service, and excited to return. I was thrilled to have been able to find something on the menu so easily, been accommodated so entirely, and to have eaten something that legitimately tasted amazing.

Whether you’re getting lunch with friends or going on a romantic date with your partner, Pasha is a wonderful facet of Ghent’s diverse restaurant scene.

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Roasted veggie wrap with lentil soup at Pasha

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Community Editors Rayven Davis rdavis@vwc.edu Kaci Parker klparker@vwc.edu Opinions Editors Shakira Mills sdmills@vwc.edu

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Students jump into The 39 Steps

BY NATHAN VANRENSSELAER nlrensselaer@vwc.edu This years fall production, The 39 Steps, features a cast of four characters and promises to be a great show. With an abundance of great shows in the past, the new actors and actresses have a lot to live up to. The 39 Steps is a well-known production however it is notorious for being very challenging.

With freshman Amber Swenson, junior Khari Johnson, freshman Nicholas Hipple and senior Paul Kaufman all performing in multiples roles throughout the performance, it proves to be a very perplexing show.

Of the four actors in the show, two of them are newly christened college actors or actresses. With two others being upperclassmen, the freshman must attempt to live up to the high expectations of our Virginia Wesleyan theatre program.

The whole crew is doing well, but when asked about the freshman in particular, Dr. Travis Malone, associate professor of theater, said, “They’re still in their roles.”

Freshman Nicholas Hipple is the protagonist of the play, Richard Hannay, who began his acting career seven years ago.

Hipple was chosen out of many options not only for his fit for the role but because Dr. Malone needed someone “who is ultimately best for the character,” and Hipple fit that role perfectly.

With such demanding roles, all four of the cast members need to be able to attend rehearsals, adding to the demands of the cast members. With meetings and practices every weeknight, the actors are being pushed to improve every day. By opening night, the cast must know the production

backwards and forwards.

Malone, who is directing the production, said the four actors and actresses were right for each part. Of the 24 auditions, he chose these actors for an array of reasons. When looking for a cast, a director must analyze each audition to find the best fit for each character.

The fact that half of his cast are freshman did not faze him.

The actors chosen were chosen for a reason, including the fact that each actor wanted to put more than 100 percent into the production. Enthusiasm is key.

“The opportunity to act in a Hitchcock based play is surreal for a college freshman. It is amazing to learn from senior and junior actors along with Dr. Malone,” said Hipple.

Not only have the new actors and actresses learned a lot

from their co-stars and director, but they have learned a lot from themselves.

When the time comes to attend the fall play, the fact that freshman are premiering may bring in more of a crowd.

“I’m excited to see people from my class that I know, in the play,” said freshmen Duncan Miller.

With this promising cast and such a seasoned director, there is no doubt that the production will be memorable.

While the original 39 Steps is set in London in 1935, the new 39 Steps is in Norfolk, 2014.

Performances begin Wednesday, Oct. 1 in the Hofheimer Theater.

The event is free to the campus community, and reservations are recommended. For information about tickets and showtimes, call 455-3381.

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Senior Paul Kaufmann and junior Khari Johnson perform a scene together during a dress rehearsal for fall play, The 39 Steps

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CAMPUS October 2nd-5th Homecoming Weekend Times: Various Location: Campus-wide

Virginia Wesleyan alumni, students, parents and friends are invited for a fun-filled weekend “Under the Sea.” The weekend will be packed with Marlin spirit and fun.

October 9th-10th “Virginia Wesleyan College proudly supports the editorial independence and press freedom of student-edited publications. We believe that student editors have the authority to make all content decisions and bear the responsibility for the decisions that they make.”

--William T. Greer Jr. President

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Fall Break

Times: Various Location: Campus-wide A break between classes and mid-term examinations. No classes will be held on Thursday (Oct. 9) or Friday (Oct. 10). Campus will continue to be open for all.

countdown October 10th Tea Talk and Tutorial

Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: Princess Anne Room in the Boyd Dining Center Treats and tea will be provided as well as tips from offices on campus. Every second Friday of each month Tea and Talk occurs led by Lena Johnson, director of the Office of International and Intercultural Programs.

October 15th Christianity in Crisis? : A Discussion of The Great and Holy War Time: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location: Blocker Auditorium

This symposium is a responsive discussion to the book: “The Great and Holy War: How World War One Became a Religious Crusade” by Philip Jenkins. The discussion is being hosted by Virginia Wesleyan’s History Department and it is free and open to the public.

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Senior Internship Spotlight

Sudoku Puzzle

BY KACI PARKER klparker@vwc.edu

Name: Amanda Mikajlo Majors: Political Science & International Studies Intership: Governors Fellows Program

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Senior Amanda Mikajlo

Q: What is required of you at your internship?

A: I interned at the Governor’s office in Richmond, VA. During this time I worked directly under the Secretary of the Commonwealth's in the department of Restoration of Rights.This internship allowed me to attend conference like meetings where each week one of the Secretariats in the Governor’s office would come and speak to the fellows about what they do and how they got to be where they are.

Q: How will it benefit you in the future?

A: This internship will benefit me because it taught me how the workings of a state level government worked. The benefits I received from this internship taught me how to work in an office place, interact with coworkers in a professional manner, and how to make positive changes in people’s lives.

Q: What steps did you take to prepare for your internship?

A: The application involves about four essays, a resume and cover letter. If your application is chosen as one of the top ap-

plications, you are then invited to a panel like interview. The Governor’s Fellows are then chosen from the top applicants who did well on the paper application and interview.

Q: Is this internship for course credit?

A: Yes Q: Did you complete a junior internship as well? If so, what was different?

A: Yes, I interned and still currently intern at the Norfolk NATO Festival.

This internship focuses more heavily on the influence and educational benefits of having NATO here in the Hampton Roads area.

Q: To you, what is the best part of your internship? What do you enjoy the most?

A: To me, the best part of Norfolk NATO Festival is getting the opportunity to speak with and meet the amazing men and women that keep NATO alive and functioning here in the Hampton Roads area. Getting to speak with them on a less professional and more personal level is an opportunity that I feel honored to have.

Senior Morgan McKenzie

Marlyn Silva/Marlin Chronicle Q: What are a few drawbacks?

Q: Why are you graduating early?

A: I realized last year that it would be possible to graduate early and was also stressed about my financial standing. I knew that I could save thousands of dollars in loans if I tried and so I did.

Q: How will this benefit you?

A: Again, this will benefit me in the future as I will have less money to pay back. It might also give me a leg up when applying to graduate school.

A: It is inconvenient that I need to pay upfront for my overloaded credits but I know that it will be better in the long run.

Q: How did you go about the process?

A: I just took one summer of classes, two winter session classes, and a full course load every semester. It’s actually very easy to graduate early from VWC if you decide to when coming in. If you take 18 credit hours every semester you can knock off a semester.

Junior Internship Spotlight

BY KACI PARKER klparker@vwc.edu

Name: Allie Ketzler Major: Recreation & Leisure Studies Internship: Soccer Shots

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The Virginia Wesleyan College dance team practices their upcoming routines.

Dueling Dance Teams Junior Allie Ketzler

Q: What is required of you at your internship?

A: I had to find a place that best suited my future job aspirations and a place where I could do 75 hours of interning.

Also I have to keep a log of my hours and post on Blackboard every week.

Q: How will it benefit you in the future?

A: This will benefit me in the future because it allows me to obtain the knowledge and first-hand experience of what it takes to have my own business.

Q: What steps did you take to prepare for your internship?

A: I had to get in contact with Laura Bowers, who is now my boss. After we got in touch, we sat down and planned out what I will be doing as a Soccer Shots intern. We also discussed what I would like to learn from her and her business.

Q: Is this internship for course credit?

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A: Yes, I get four credits.

Q: Will you complete an internship your senior year as well? And what do you expect to be different?

A: I will be doing an internship my senior year as well. The internship I am doing now is my junior year internship which prepares me for my senior year one. With my senior internship I expect to have more hours that I have to complete and be more active in the internship I choose.

Q: To you, what is the best part of your internship? What do you enjoy the most?

A: I enjoy setting my own hours with Laura; I also enjoy how I get along with all the Soccer Shots staff. I am not just an intern for her and do her “dirty” work, meaning all the stuff she doesn’t want to do. I am hands on helping with setting schedules for the upcoming seasons and learning about the business aspect which makes me feel helpful within her business.

BY JULIE AINSLEY jmainsley@vwc.edu

It’s the battle of the year and the world is watching. Okay, maybe not the world, but the entire VWC community.

Competition runs deep in Marlin country, and not just for volleyball and soccer.

Dancing isn’t for the faint of heart, and a conflict that happened late last year proved it. Sophomore Ashli Eberhardt, former vice-president of The VWC Dance Team is now dancing to a different eight count, more specifically, for the Leading Ladies Dance Crew, where Eberhardt now serves as President.

Students and members of the dance team recall when there was just one dance team.

“I remember the performance at the talent show in 2013,” said sophomore Tiffany Lennon.

Many might wonder what happened to break the unity in this team. It seems that the major cause of the split was opposing interests.

“I liked to do more hip-hop and the president at the time liked to do more jazz. The team could not meet in the middle, which caused the split,” said Eberhardt. “Nothing was getting done.”

The Leading Ladies are now becoming a household name. They pull several of their routines from the styles of hiphop and step.

“We are performing at Air-Band, Homecoming, and are trying to create flash-mobs,” said Eberhardt.

The VWC Dance Team is still dancing as well.

“As of right now, we are performing at the Homecoming Parade and the basketball games,” said Freshman Mary-Rae Ratigan, a new member of the team.

They try to incorporate a plethora of dance styles such as ballet, hip-hop, jazz, and contemporary into their many routines.

The burning question still remains, will the two dance teams ever try to perform together? As of now, it is up in the air.

“It is a ‘probably’ for right now,” said Eberhardt.

There is only one certainty, the entire VWC community will want to see the hopeful reunion.

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Get to the plot III. Clinton grandchild shines new political light on hope for gender equality in politics.

SHAY MILLS sdmills@vwc.edu As I was roaming through my CNN app during breakfast like a typical political journalist, I came across a story about Hilary and Bill Clinton becoming grandparents to a beautiful baby girl last week. And as I quickly gave them congratulations, I began to think about why on earth this story would be in the politics section of my news app. Hilary Clinton having a granddaughter has nothing to do with me or her current place in politics, or so I thought.

I then came across a CNN newsroom discussion video in which the panel talked about what Hilary’s new-found grandparent-ism would do to her job in the political realm. I immediately thought “Great, now I have something to use in my next article against anti-feminists in the media.” But to my surprise, everyone agreed that Clinton becoming a grandmother is one of the greatest advancements for her career in politics yet.

Not to say that the baby was born for publicity, but Clinton now has to think about what she wants America to look like when her granddaughter is old enough to discuss foreign policy, racism and civil rights.

She has more motivation to strive for the furthering of female education, readily available female contraception, monetary equality amongst males and females in the workplace and all the other issues that get overshadowed daily by teenage shootings and journalist beheadings.

What is even better than that is the media took what could have been negative and demeaning and turned it into something positive and politically advancing for women in government. The fact that a group of respected individuals in government, including former Virginia Attourney General, Ken Cuccinelli, saw such a female-centered subject as something that makes Hilary Clinton a better candidate for office shows that there is hope for our society’s view on women in office and women in general.

Do not get me wrong, this does not exactly make me a Hilary Clinton fan. However, as a woman, that news discussion did more than just entertain me for three minutes. It told me that all this work feminists and humanists are doing to change America’s view on women in powerful positions is actually working. I guess we women can take our panties out of the bunch they have been in for the past decade. The world is changing.

Misinterpreted media TAYLOR BOYD tpboyd@vwc.edu The golden beacon that is technology is how we communicate with one another today. I am talking about social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, and (for those of you who still have an active account) Myspace.

We hear all the time about conflicts between people arising due to ambiguous posts and comments also known as “sub-tweets”. We fear that our friends are talking about us so we start confrontation immediately. Granted, half of the time we are assuming, and you know what they say about those who assume. We get mad at posts that may have nothing to do with us but because we think they pertain to us, we become defensive.

Personally, I keep to myself for reasons like this. I try to write just about myself and my feelings. However even that can be misinterpreted. It seems that we will never escape the realm of accidental assumptions and misinterpretations, because that is what we do naturally.

I think the lesson here to is be rational at all times when dealing with social media, and all aspects of life, for that matter. The shoe may fit well, but it may not always be for us.

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The new “Three’s Company” DOUGLAS HARDMAN ddhardman@vwc.edu “You’re just confused.” “No, you’re gay. You can’t like guys and girls.” “You’re dating a guy?

So, you don’t like girls anymore?” “Bisexuals don’t exist.”

I’m sure the list can go on and on, but I think you get where I’m going. While there is mainstream homophobia being spewed throughout the nation, one of the more common hate crimes comes in the form of biphobia.

What some people can’t seem to grasp, like always, is that not everyone is wired the same way.

However, there does seem to be a clear “black and white” mentality when it comes to sexuality: you’re straight or you’re gay.

Sorry to break the glass ceiling, but you are dead wrong if you think that’s how this works.

Bisexuality, for the uninformed, is a sexuality in which a male or a female finds themselves sexually and/or romantically attracted to both genders.

Stop the presses! I know exactly what you’re going to say: “You can’t like both, it doesn’t work like that.” How about you take a step back and let me enlighten you.

Sexuality, like gender, is very much fluid and has many genres: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, etc, if you will. It’s also not a choice. Bisexual peo-

Heard Around the Newsroom U.S. policing the world as we enter the Middle East over ISIL conflicts

When it comes to dealing with terrorists, the United States has always been the first to prove: “peace means having a bigger stick than the other guys.” However, as everyone is aware (hopefully), with the new threat of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) there is an expectancy that United States takes action. But how long until our big stick is no longer the biggest in the world?

The United States, like many countries, has its own domestic problems that always get put on the back burner while it tries to establish “world peace.” But when will it be realized that world problems cannot be fixed by a broken country?

Sending in air raids does not make the United States humanitarians; the United States is trying to maintain its dominance as the political power of the world, and it’s time to realize that other countries need to learn to take care of them-

selves.

On the other spectrum of debate, the United States is the world’s police. The United States has a bloated ego from being the “superheroes” of the world’s problems, so of course it is going to get involved because it’s expected of the US to. On a grander scale, why shouldn’t there be an effort to better the world? Maybe the United States is going about it the wrong way, but is there an underlying sentimental motive? Yeah, probably not.

Let’s be completely honest: the United States does not care about the real meaning of peace.

It wants to be in the spotlight and be “big man on campus.” Obama has already sent in the air raids, so a war is bound to break out and all hell let loose. We’ve already bloodied the dirty water. All we’re saying: prepare for the worst. ISIL is a real threat and the US will not back down without a fight!

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ple do not choose to like both sexes. It’s not like we wake up and say, “You know what? I wanna be a bisexual.” It’s all in our wiring. Also, if you are not bisexual, you do not know what it means to be bisexual and therefore, do not have the right to tell a bisexual person that who they are is wrong.

Why don’t we stop getting ideas about what’s right and wrong from a centuries-old book and actually be realistic about the situation. Bisexual people are not a myth; they are very much a reality, especially in the 21st century. To go on an even broader spectrum, people can love whomever they want, whenever they want, in any form that they want. Oh, wait, I forgot: sodomy is ok, but only if you’re straight, right?

To make matters worse, while it is completely awful that the individuals that identify with different sexual orientations have experienced so many hate crimes as it is, the hate crimes are subdivided into categories: homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, etc.

Why can’t you just hate us all equally instead of nitpicking and tearing it all apart? It’s not like we’re all in a secret organization bent against all the straights and Christians and plotting world

domination. How ridiculous would that be?

Probably just as ridiculous as hating an individual simply because they are different from you. If you probably haven’t realized yet, not everyone is a God-loving, white, middle-class heterosexual. It may sound harsh and that I am a hypocrite because I am “hating” anyone who is straight or religious. I don’t hate people who are straight or religious: I hate people who hate other people for their sexuality.

Just because you are on a diet does not mean I can’t have a slice of cake.

The world’s not going to change because I wrote an article in a college newspaper. My only hope is that I can enlighten those who are ignorant of the world around them. Yes, I do very much exist, or else you wouldn’t even be reading this article. You can think whatever it is you want to think about me, but that isn’t going to make me disappear.

Bisexuality is alive and well in the world, and it is time bisexuals get their recognition. We’re not confused; we’re simply better at loving people. Besides, one’s company, two’s a crowd, and three’s a party. So, you have fun in the crowd while we go throw a killer party.

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Laughing and smiling, junior Tessa Thomas and freshman Darlene Flucker rush arm in arm back to their teammates during the three-legged race at this year’s annual Mud Games.

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CONTINUED FROM FRONT uniforms. In 2004, they began building, and in 2007, opened a residential program for those escaping the sex trade.

Havlin said the women also have a workshop at House of Hope, where they make merchandise such as greeting cards and jewelry. She said they are joyful when they receive their first pay packet from the workshop. “Often it’s the first dignified money they have ever had in their life,” she said.

Over the years, House of Hope has prospered. According to Havlin, two new locations have recently opened, in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

VWC Chaplain Greg West has led about 44 students to Nicaragua during spring break over the past four years and always spend a few days helping out at House of Hope.

West invited Havlin to speak at VWC since she was visiting the U.S. on a fundraising tour. “People don’t know about the conditions in Nicaragua,” West said, “and if they don’t know, they can’t help.”

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century.” The devastating civil war that spread throughout the country has given the country a non-legitimate leader (according to international law standards), left the country with roughly 200,000 people dead (however, no one knows the actual number) and has left the region with over three million registered refugees and over 10 million internally displaced individuals.

Although Dr. Lynch had a clear understanding of events leading up to the current political climate in the region, he could not prescribe a clear direction which he thinks the United States of America and the rest of the world should take in trying to correct the instability of power in the Middle East.

Many of the students and faculty that attended the event were thankful and appreciative for the ability to learn about international affairs and expand the relationships the college has with its partners in the area.

“Partnerships with organizations like the World Affairs Council are vital for enhancing experiential learning opportunities on this campus,” said Dr. Aubrey Westfall, assistant professor of political science. “Experiential learning requires students to learn through their own experiences, and partnerships with local organizations helps make these experiences possible, either through providing the actual experiences (i.e., meeting experts, providing internships), or providing a context where our students can start to form their own professional networks.”

“This topic made me think hard about what is going on outside of the United States,” said senior Amanda Mikajlo.

“This event gave insight that even people who do not follow the news or current event could understand. This presentation made me think about what the world has come to. Though pessimistic and truthful, it also gave hope as to look at all of the world’s conflicts as a start that will eventually come to an end.”

The sentiment of the campus community is that they hope events like Dr. Lynch’s presentation continue and further enhance the educational benefits for students.

“There are three things I hope students get out of the Dr. Lynch presentation: First, I hope students become better informed through participation in these events. Second, I hope they appreciate the availability of opportunities for enhancing experiential learning right now in our immediate area. And thirdly, I hope they are exposed to organizations that can help them maintain their commitment to learning even after they leave college,” said Westfall.

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Students waited to taste Bro’s Fish Tacos for the first time on campus just hours before the annual Mud Games event.

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Can you dig it?

KELLIE LAGOY is a junior majoring in communication

The menu at the cafeteria. The best party happening this weekend. Which NFL player is going to jail next.

What do they all have in common?

Students at Virginia Wesleyan all seem more concerned with them than with the women’s volleyball team.

Women’s volleyball should be a big part of any student’s conversation at VWC. The Marlins have put up an impressive 13-4 record, and these women are so far undefeated in the ODAC. This team is resilient, hard-working, and the most positive group of athletes at Virginia Wesleyan.

This team has been making a big name for itself since the beginning of the season. It participated in two tournaments in the beginning, the Captains Classic and the Sea Gull Classic, and had players named to the all-tournament teams in both. Junior Marin Crowder, libero, was named to the all-tournament team at the Captains Classic. Senior Alex Lambert, middle hitter, was named to both all-tournament teams. These accomplishments all happened within the first two weekends that school was back in session.

The Marlins recently participated in a third tournament, the York College Spartan Invitational in York, Penn. They swept the competition and came home undefeated 4-0. They took down Fairleigh Dickinson University, York College, Farmingdale State University, and Albright College.

The entire weekend, they only dropped one set to York College.

The team is stacked with talent all across the board. Virginia Wesleyan is currently ranked number one in the conference for kills, and Lambert is second in the conference for kills. Other Virginia Wesleyan players place on the leaderboards as well. Sophomore Tiffany Barrett is just two spots below Lambert for kills, and Kirsten Sessoms is ranked fourth for assists. Sophomore Madelyn McMurry and senior Michaela Holbrooks both are ranked in the top 10 for blocks. Marin Crowder is ranked fourth for digs.

The players have proved just how good they are. In every single match they’ve won, they have never dropped more than one set against their opponent. They seem to only be getting better under the regime of head coach Andrea Hoover. This is Hoover’s ninth season as head coach, and her teams only seem to get better as every year passes. In her time at Virginia Wesleyan, her team has been to the conference semifinals four times, and she has had only one losing season. With Hoover’s experience and her team’s skill, it seems to be headed toward bigger and better things this season.

These Marlins are a force to be reckoned with, and with their season only going up, their opponents should be scared. Especially conference opponents. Virginia Wesleyan is one of only three teams to remain undefeated in the conference, and it has only seven conference games left. This team has a good chance at remaining undefeated in the conference. The Marlins still have to play Shenandoah University and Washington and Lee University, the other two undefeated teams in the ODAC, and with the way the season is going, there’s a good chance they will break the undefeated streaks of those two teams.

This team is impressive, not only in it’s record but in their level of play. The Marlins’ positivity shines bright on the court and on the sidelines with the coaching staff. It is a team worth watching, and definitely a team worth talking about. If the Marlins volleyball team isn’t on your mind, then they should be now.

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For the love of the game One student’s love for sports brings pride to the stands at Virginia Wesleyan

Thomas Mills|Marlin Chronicle

Sophomore Evan Hockensmith, right, cheers on Virginia Wesleyan’s men’s basketball team wearing his renowned Marlin baseball helmet

BY KELLIE LAGOY kalagoy@vwc.edu A sea of students jumping and chanting. The fans shaking the fence, screaming and cheering for their team. The excitement is palpable to everyone watching.

The question is, “Who is getting the fans so fired up?”

One look through the crowd of inspired fans, and you automatically know who got the fans to have such passion. Amidst the chants and cheers there is a student in a Marlin-studded baseball helmet, jumping up and down or running back and forth with the large flag. This is the person getting the fans out of their seats.

Sophomore Evan Hockensmith has changed the meaning of being a sports fan at Virginia Wesleyan. He goes to as many games as he can and he makes sure to cheer even louder at every one. Despite being such an avid sports fan, he can’t seem to pick just one sport as his favorite. He’s got an eclectic sports taste that ranges from Olympic pingpong to college basketball.

Hockensmith’s love for be-

ing the big fan didn’t just start at Virginia Wesleyan. He began his fandom back during his senior year of high school. He enjoyed sporting events because they were a better environment than many others he could have been in, and it kept him and his friends out of trouble.

His high school years brought a tradition he carries on at Virginia Wesleyan. Hockensmith wears a signature baseball helmet covered in stickers of the Marlins. In high school, he wore a multitude of sports helmets. “It was like we were ready to go into battle,” said Hockensmith. It was something outrageous, and he did this as a way to stand out. He brought all of these things to the stands at Virginia Wesleyan.

Not many are like Hockensmith in the stands, and he wishes more fans would join in the fun with him. “It shows a pride in the community,” said Hockensmith. Even though everyone may not be as fanatical as he is, his enthusiasm for the school has already brought about a change in just one short year. In 2013, no more than 20 people were in the stands for basketball games,

and now the lack of open seats has some fans sitting on other’s laps or on the steps.

Hockensmith doesn’t attribute his new-found stardom to just himself. He gives thanks to senior Isaac Arrington and senior Blake Eshelman. Those two invited him to be more than just a regular fan, and he has done just that. He hears the term “Marlin Crazies” when people refer to him and his band of excited fans.

“I like seeing people recognizing what I’m doing here,” said Hockensmith.

More than just the fans notice what he’s doing for the school.

Campus security guards have their eyes on him at most of the sporting events. None of the attention from the security guards fazes him, though.

“They’re here to protect us, and it’s not a bad thing. I don’t want to cross the line, and they let me know where the line is,” said Hockensmith. He’s been talked to, and he’s been given his fair share of warnings, but only warnings. Hockensmith will push the limits, but he knows when it’s time to calm down.

His love for sports and for Vir-

ginia Wesleyan has given him a place to call home now. Hockensmith loves what Virginia Wesleyan embodies and what the school wants to show others.

“It’s all about bringing people together and having a shared identity,” said Hockensmith. He is fond of the unity on campus, and will miss it when his time comes to graduate.

He wants to make sure he builds a tradition in his time at Virginia Wesleyan. When he left high school, he made sure to pick someone to fill his shoes, and that’s what he hopes to do when he leaves VWC. It wouldn’t be the same to go to a basketball game without someone hooting and hollering the way Hockensmith does at every game. It’ll be hard to find someone that would embody what it means to be a Marlin as he does, but there are still two more years before that search will happen.

“I hope I brought out the pride at school,” said Hockensmith.

Scoreboard Field Hockey 9/13 9/14

vs. Frostburg vs. Washington

W 2-1 L 3-0

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vs. Newberry vs. Limestone

L 5-2 L 3-1

9/27

vs. Shenandoah

L 1-0

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vs. Eastern Mennonite vs. Wesley vs. Washington & Lee vs. NC Wesleyan vs. Guilford

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vs. Christopher Newport vs. Emory & Henry vs. Salisbury vs. Hollins Lynchburg vs. Shenandoah

Men’s Soccer W 4-1 W 2-1 W 2-1 W 2-0 L 2-1

Women’s Soccer

Homecoming Weekend Athletic Schedule Volleyball vs. Hollins - Friday at 6pm Field Hockey vs. Roanoke - Saturday at 1pm Men’s Soccer vs. Roanoke - Saturday at 3pm Women’s Soccer vs. Roanoke - Saturday at 6pm

T 1-1 W 2-0 T 1-1 W 9-0 L 2-0 W 1-0

Volleyball 9/17 9/20 9/20 9/23 9/26 9/26 9/27 9/27

vs. Eatern Mennonite vs. Emory & Henry vs. Guilford vs. Christopher Newport vs. FDU-Florham vs. York vs. Farmingdale State vs. Albright

W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-0 L 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0

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Mid-season recap

Fall sports are in full swing and are looking to finish strong and head to their ODAC tournaments WOMEN’S SOCCER (5-4-2)

The women’s soccer team has shown great skill in their conference play this season. The record holds at 3-1 in the conference, with the only loss coming from Lynchburg College. They fell 2-0 to the Hornets.

Overall the soccer team posts a 5-4-2 record, and they look to only keep improving. The Marlins face a tough battle ahead as the rest of their games for the second

half of their season are filled with conference games.

While this team may not be nationally ranked, they still are an impressive force on the field. All of their wins have been shut-out wins, and they’ve only had one loss in the past seven games. This weekend the women’s soccer team will be facing Roanoke College Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Trinder Center.

Thomas Mills | Marlin Chronicle

The field hockey team huddles to discuss and motivate one another during a game against Frostburg State University

FIELD HOCKEY (2-7)

Virginia Wesleyan’s field hockey team didn’t start its season quite how it wanted to, but it isn’t letting that discourage the team. The Marlins have an overall record of 2-7. They’ve only played one conference game, in which they fell 1-0 to Shenandoah University this past weekend.

The Marlins have given a strong effort, and they are still hopeful for the rest of their season to turn around. They have eight games left in the month of Octo-

ber. Seven of the eight games are conference games. They have a good chance of making the conference tournament if they can finish their season strong. Their head coach, Christina Restivo, is tough and knows how to push them into the winning mentality that they know they can achieve.

The women’s field hockey team will be playing Roanoke College Saturday at 1 p.m., next to Trinder Center.

Thomas Mills | Marlin Chronicle

Senior Forward Marta Deptula defends the ball away from a Lynchburg player

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (13-4) The women’s volleyball team has had an impressive first half of its season. It currently has a 13-4 overall record and a 3-0 conference record. The team is one of three in the ODAC that is still undefeated within the conference, and it has the second best overall record among the other 12 schools in the conference.

The Marlins have shown their skill throughout the season by consistently winning most of their matches in three short sets. This team has never dropped more than one set in a game it has won.

They hope to continue and finish with this abundant success in their last 14 matches of the regular season. The second half of their season will be sprinkled with conference and non-conference games.

They will also travel to La Verne, California for the Leo Invitational later this season. They hope to leave that trip with another undefeated record.

This weekend the Marlins will be facing Hollins University on Friday at 6.

BY KELLIE LAGOY

kalagoy@vwc.edu

Shakira Mills | Marlin Chronicle

Cross country runners senior Hunter Melius and sophomore Trevor Maloney lead the way during a race.

CROSS COUNTRY Both men’s and women’s cross country have been moving along with a handful of standouts. They have competed in three races, and in each one senior Liz Wade has put herself on the record board at Virginia Wesleyan College.

In the beginning of their season the Marlins competed in the ODAC preview hosted by Guilford College. The men’s team placed sixth while the women’s team placed fourth.

Earlier this month both teams competed in the North Carolina State University Wolfpack Invitational. The men’s team finished fourth, and the women’s team finished sixth.

Their most recent race was the Don Cathcart Invitational hosted by Salisbury University. The men’s team finished fifteenth, and the women’s team finished tenth. The Marlins will compete again on Oct. 18 in the Christopher Newport Invitational.

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Junior midfield Joshua Kemp to kick the ball up the field against Barton College

MEN’S SOCCER (5-3-1) The men’s soccer team has shown that they are still contenders for another conference championship. They currently hold a 5-3-1 overall record, and the team is 2-1 in the conference. It went strong with a four game win streak before falling 2-1 to Guilford College.

The team is tied for fourth in the ODAC with Randolph College, and it is ranked

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third in the conference with their overall record.

The Marlins prepare for tough conference games during the rest of their season. They have high hopes of making the ODAC tournament and securing another championship title. The men’s soccer team will play Roanoke College this Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Trinder Center.

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11 AM - 1 PM: Student Organizations Chalk the Lawn (Batten Lawn) 9:30 PM - 12 AM: Airband (The Grille)

FRIDAY, OCT. 3rd

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Parade (Campus) Volleyball vs. Hollins @ 6 PM (Convocation Center) 5:30 PM - 7 PM: Oktoberfest Dinner (Boyd Dining Center) Ok 7:30 PM: The 39 Steps (Hofheimer Theater) 9 PM - 1 AM: Dance (Boyd Dining Center, tickets - $3 individual or $5 for couples at the door)

SATURDAY, OCT.4th

12 PM - 5 PM: Marlin Tailgate (Trinder Field) Field Hockey vs. Roanoke @ 1 PM Men's Soccer vs. Roanoke @ 3 PM Women's Soccer vs. Roanoke @ 6 PM 2 PM & 7:30 PM: The 39 Steps (Hofheimer Theater) 8 PM - 10 PM: Outdoor Movie, 22 Jump Street (Godwin Lawn, if rain CMAC) Student Activies Contact Information: (757)455-3383 | www.vwc.edu | Follow us on Twitter and Facebook

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