NOVEMBER 2, 2017 SETONIAN VOLUME 99
Seton Hill fights world hunger
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What’s New This Issue Meet the 2017 Homecoming King and Queen--------4 SHU clubs help keep Greensburg clean-----------------5 Fighting world hunger at SHU-----------------------------6 Police Blotter---------------------------------------------------7 Volleyball athletes spike their way to success--------8 Women’s soccer team in first-ever PSAC playoffs---10 Equestrian team saddles up for competitions------12 Comic: Griffin Tips------------------------------------------13 Harlan Gallery hosts “Women in Art” exhibit-------16 Add some creativity to your Thanksgiving table---17 Who celebrates Thanksgiving around the world?---18
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Women’s Soccer
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“Women in Art”
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Pinecone Turkeys
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Seton Hill crowns 2017 Homecoming King and Queen Luke Lewis and Madeleine Robbins were crowned Athlete Advisory Committee, a Griffin Guide, student amSeton Hill University’s 2017 Homecoming King and Queen bassador, member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and on Oct. 14 by SHU President Mary Finger and 2016 Home- the men’s lacrosse team and part of the advertisement coming Queen Emily Hutsko. The crowning took place be- staff for the Setonian. Lewis was paired with Carden for fore SHU’s football game against Gannon University. Homecoming Weekend, who he has known for years. “It kind of felt like it was a daydream,” Robbins said. “She was very clearly one of the most excited about “It’s a huge honor. It reminds me of who I should be every it and it meant a lot to her,” Lewis said. “She was fun to day, when I go to class and when I’m doing stuff for Res. be with because she was just so happy to be there and so Life or leading clubs. It puts the mission at the front of my happy to be a part of it.” mind every day.” Lewis currently works for Robbins is an English litthe Pittsburgh Penguins and erature major with a secondary would like to continue working teaching certificate. She is an with them after graduation. He editor-in-chief of Eye Contact said he hopes to connect with Magazine, a resident assistant another professional hockey and a member of the Nature team if he cannot work for the Club and Respect Life. Robbins is Penguins, and he also wants to from Harrisburg, Pa. and graduearn his MBA. ated from Bishop McDevitt, the “I feel like Seton Hill’s same high school as Hutsko. made me grow to want to know “I think Homecoming King everyone I come across,” Lewis and Queen is about the impact said. “If I see someone more you make and trying to live out than once, I feel like it’s almost the mission as Elizabeth Ann most appropriate to say hello to Seton would be proud to see,” them to get to know who they Robbins said. “I’m still trying to are because whether you’re just reconcile the fact that I thought seeing them or actually interactthis was what Homecoming ing with them, they’re becomLuke Lewis and Madeleine Robbins smile for a photo Queen meant, and that people ing a part of your life.” after being crowned the Seton Hill 2017 Homecoming thought that about me. That Robbins will be student King and Queen on Oct. 14. Photo courtesy of J.Reeger. doesn’t quite click to me beteaching in the spring to see if cause it’s kind of incredible that so many people at Seton she enjoys teaching high school English, and she may poHill would’ve voted for me.” tentially attend graduate school to earn a master’s degree Robbins said all the members of the court were “fa- in student affairs if she does not want to pursue teaching. miliar faces.” In addition to Lewis and Robbins, the court “My philosophy for this semester is to try to enjoy included Sarah Carroll, Brett Cuddy, Ryan Myers, Melissa the experiences that are here at Seton Hill before they Carden, Tyler George, JoAnna Ayala, Brittany Grimm and won’t be available anymore after graduation,” Robbins Luigi Scognamiglio. said. “I’m looking forward to those random little moments “It was definitely exciting and pretty cool to be part with friends and the people here and taking advantage of of homecoming because for one, I went to an all-guys high those relationships.” school (Pittsburgh Central Catholic), so we didn’t have PAIGE PARISE is a junior commuhomecoming,” Lewis said. “That was a neat experience, nication major with a journalism and it was just kind of a nice thing to see that people deminor. She plays snare drum and cided I’d be a good option for that.” is the drumline captain in the Lewis is a sports management and human resources marching band. major from Pittsburgh. He is the president of the Student-
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Three SHU clubs contribute in Adopt-a-Highway event 18 full bags of trash were collected Oct. 21 at Twin of their non-biodegradable ingredients. Deflated balloons Lakes Park in Greensburg for the Adopt-a-Highway event. were among the cans, cups and other items picked up on Some of the strangest items collected that morning includ- the walk. ed a tire, a car engine and a jar of salsa after Seton Hill UniOne driver slowed down while passing the SHU stuversity students walked over two miles to cover the entire dents and said, “Thank you for cleaning this up, you’re dohighway around the park. ing a great job!” Another driver honked the car horn while “We had nine cars with four to five people in each. passing by. So about 45 people showed up,” said Margaret Gerthoffer, “It’s always been there,” said Madeline Morris, a a senior chemistry major who was in charge of the event. freshman accounting major who attended the cleanup. In the past, the Chemistry Club “Our generation kind of learns has had as few as three volunfrom a young age to always take teers, and other times when care of your environment.” various sports teams volun“I would honestly do this teered they had around 20. just for fun,” said Bri Lander, a “Typically, we have around sevfreshman biochemistry major. en to eight people.” “You’re getting your miles in SHU’s Chemistry Club, while doing good.” Biology Club and Nature Club “It feels like trick-or-treat“combined forces,” Gerthoffer ing but with trash,” said Britsaid, and tackled the trash that tany Postma, another freshman littered the area. “We have Adopt-a-Highway attendee. been adopting the highway for Members of the three clubs gather for a group photo SHU’s Chemistry Club is years, longer than I’ve associated with the American before setting off to Twin Lakes Park. been here.” Chemical Society. “As a part of Gerthoffer said that whenever she was in high school ACS they have certain Green Chemistry Initiatives and this she took an AP Biology course and found her passion for is one Chemistry Club does each semester in order to meet the environment after a research project that showed how our Green Chemistry Initiative. They have required months different objects degraded. Once she came to SHU, she and PennDOT has required months and so one of them is then joined the Chemistry Club. “They had an Adopt-a- October,” Gerthoffer said. Highway and I just came along one day and had a lot According to Gerthoffer, The Green Chemistry Initiaof fun.” tive is a part of ACS but students also incorporate it in the This is Gerthoffer’s seventh time participating in the labs that they do in the chemistry department. “The idea Adopt-a-Highway event, which is planned every semester is that, specifically for chemistry, say we are in a teaching by the Chemistry Club. lab or using a reaction in order to demonstrate something, “I find it encouraging to see three clubs working to- what if we can do that safer or use those same products gether. This type of collaboration is something unique to every year so we don’t have to buy them and we aren’t a small campus, where significant overlap exists between generating waste. If we can find a better way in order to club membership and interests,” said Madeleine Robbins, make something that is less harmful to the environment, Nature Club president. “We share energy and ideas to we should do it. Anything that helps the environment is make a bigger, better impact for the community.” the Green Chemistry Initiative.” There were only a few restrictions for what not to pick LARAMIE COWAN is a journalism up along the road, which included broken glass, needles or major with minors in creative writing anything that could easily spread disease or cause harm. and English literature. She is currently According to Gerthoffer, if those were found, PennDOT the editor-in-chief for the Setonian. In would be contacted and they would take care of it. Cigaher spare time, she likes caring for her rettes were strongly encouraged to be picked up because miniature horses and reading manga. Layout and photo by L.Cowan/Setonian.
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Hunger Crisis in America
The statistics shown below were taken from the Westmoreland County Food Bank 2016 annual report and Feeding America’s 2014 Hunger in America national survey. Many of the numbers were spoken about during Seton Hill’s 21st World Hunger Panel to bring awareness to the food crisis in America. Millions of Americans face food insecurity, meaning they do not know where their next meal will come from. “The first step we can take in fighting the hunger crisis is educating ourselves and the people we know,” said Kris Douglas, CEO of WCFB.
31,500 Westmoreland county residents are served annually by WCFB
87 percent
1 in 7
Americans do not know where their next meal will come from
96,000
of American households face food insecurity
hours of volunteer time were donated to WCFB in 2016
62 percent
95 cents
of WCFB’s $3.6 million operating budget came from private fundraising in 2016
for every dollar raised at WCFB went back to feeding people in need in 2016
40 percent
of food is wasted in America. That percentage is equivalent to $165 billion of the U.S. economy per year
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SHU hosts 21st World Hunger Panel Seton Hill University raised roughly 200 pounds of food for the Westmoreland County Food Bank (WCFB) over the course of a week-long food drive. The annual drive, organized by SHU’s Society for Human Resources Managers (SHRM) student chapter, aims to bring awareness to and take part in fighting the hunger crisis in the community. “What’s great about this year’s drive is that Charley’s Family Shop n’ Save will match up to the first 2,000 pounds that we donate,” said Sarah Melchiore, senior human resources major and student president of SHRM. The food drive was held in conjunction with National Food Day, recognized annually on Oct. 24. The purpose of National Food Day is to promote healthy, affordable and sustainable eating. This habit of eating is generally affected by the hunger crisis, which puts millions of Americans at risk of not knowing where their next meal will come from; or it they do have a meal, often it does not reflect healthy and sustainable eating habits. Bringing awareness to the hunger crisis, on National Food Day, SHU hosted its 21st World Hunger Panel. Members of the community came together to share knowledge and experience on the various factors that contribute to world hunger and the steps that can be taken in hopes to resolve it.
Oct. 14 at 17:00 “A harassment report was taken by campus police and Greensburg police at the football game.” Oct. 24 at 15:08 “A fire alarm activated in Admin. A dry water sprinkler system was believed to be the cause.” Oct. 25 at 11:52 “A smoke detector activated on third floor Havey. The cause was unknown.”
Kris Douglas, CEO of WCFB, spoke about some of the statistics surrounding the food crisis in Westmoreland County that affects more than 30,000 residents annually. Last year, 6,300 volunteers donated over 96,000 hours to feeding Westmoreland county. The WCFB relies heavily on volunteer and fundraising efforts. In 2016, 62 percent of its operating budget came from private fundraising, a 52 percent increase since 2000. Working with organizations, such as Feeding America, WCFB offers a number of programs providing education and resources to combat the hunger crisis. Feeding America is a nonprofit, nationwide network of food banks that feeds over 46 million Americans through food pantries, shelters and other community-based organizations. For more information on how to combat the hunger crisis locally, visit westmorelandfoodbank.org. CALLI ARIDA is a senior communication major with a minor in journalism. She enjoys drinking coffee and playing with cats in her spare time.
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Blotter Oct. 27 at 00:36 “A smoke detector activated on second floor DeChantal. Burnt popcorn was the cause.”
Oct. 28 at 22:20 “Burnt popcorn caused a fire alarm activation on second floor Havey.”
Oct. 29 at 2:31 “A resident student was in violation of the university liquor law policy.”
Oct. 30 at 00:45 “Burnt food in the microwave set off a fire alarm on first floor DeChantal.”
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SHU volleyball players Various Seton Hill University volleyball players have found success this season, including many first-year members of the team. Freshman Viktoria Farian was named PSAC Southwest Division Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week in a row on Oct. 10. According to the SHU athletic website, this was the first time a SHU athlete received this recognition in two back-to-back weeks. “I was surprised because I don’t really look at my stats all the time, but I thought that I brought whatever I could bring,” said Farian, who plays outside hitter and is a biology major. “Winning it twice in a row shocked me, but I was really happy about it and proud of myself for it.” At Edinboro University on Oct. 6, Farian had 14 kills and 10 digs, and at Slippery Rock University on Oct. 7, she had 17 kills and 10 digs. “It usually takes a year or two to get acclimated to the college game,” said Richard Hall, head coach of the women’s volleyball team. “Viktoria has come in and just not missed a step. We expected that and we were pleasantly surprised that that happened.” “Personally, coming in as a freshman, I got really nervous in the beginning and it was hard to adjust to a team I had never played on before, but throughout the season, I think I have been playing really well,” Farian said. The volleyball team was recently defeated by University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown on Oct. 28, which puts the team at 18-5 overall in their season and 10-3 in PSAC play, as of Nov. 1.
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“Season is going pretty well and we are all meshing really well,” said Leah Bisignani, a junior biology major who plays middle hitter. She said it was not a perfect season, and “there is still some stuff we need to work on, but we are pulling out some big ones.” “Our record is really good this year and we plan to make it better,” said Farian. Bisignani and Farian said that the team’s goal at the beginning of the year was to win the PSAC conference. “My goal is to get to the playoffs so that we have the opportunity to be conference champions and then if we have a chance, ultimately I think we would all like to get to the NCAA tournament,” said Hall. “We are just getting into the real serious part of the schedule. We will see by the end of these next two weeks where we stand.” The team lost two seniors last year, but gained five freshmen recruits this year. “The starters are close,” Hall said. “A lot of these kids on the team that are not starting here would be starting at other programs. That is just how good they are.” “We are constantly improving and working hard,” said Farian. “I don’t think we have even reached our peak yet, which is good, especially since we are ten games away from playoffs and we’re still growing.” Bisignani was named PSAC Southwest Division Athlete of the Week, and twice this season was named Seton Hill Athlete of the Week. According to the Seton Hill athletic website, Bisignani had a career high of 21 kills against Indiana University of Pennsylvania and she is currently second in the PSAC hitting percentage with a .343.
PSAC Southwest Division Athlete of the Week, Viktoria Farian.
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“I have always seen a bunch of other athletes get it on campus, so it was always in the back of your head, but we do not get acknowledged without our teammates, so that’s pretty important,” Bisignani said. “I have been really happy with how I have been playing. I need to make serves, but overall it has been solid.” Freshman Sidney Chapman also won Seton Hill Athlete of the Week this year. According to the Seton Hill athletic website, Chapman had 13 kills against IUP and she had seven kills and 10 digs against Clarion University to help win their match. “We knew coming in that we had a really good recruit along Members of the Seton Hill University women’s volleyball team celebrate together during with the other kids that we re- a match. With five matches remaining in the season, the volleyball team has an overall cruited this year,” Hall said. “The record of 18-5 and a record of 10-3 in conference play. team atmosphere is very cohesive Farian said that the volleyball team works really well and I think that lends to a winning attitude and even in together and that on and off the court they do everything defeat, they are still one basic unit.” as a team. “I think the fact that their academic scores and standings are so good, that helps with the cohesion on the team and how they end up playing the game,” Hall said. The team’s next match, tomorrow at 7 p.m., is at home against Millersville University and is also senior day. The team’s final match on Nov. 11 is at IUP. If the volleyball team makes it to the PSAC tournament, then they will start their first game on Nov. 14.
Junior middle hitter Leah Bisignani jumps to hit the volleyball during a match. Bisignani was named PSAC Southwest Division Athlete of the Week in October.
MEGAN SMOULDER is a creative writing major with a secondary teaching certificate. She is also the vice president of English Club and Sigma Tau Delta. She loves to read and she is on the Seton Hill women’s golf team.
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Women’s soccer advances to PSAC playoffs for first time in school history For the first time since the school joined the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, the Seton Hill University women’s soccer team advanced to the PSAC playoffs. SHU earned the seventh seed in the tournament and played No. 2 Kutztown University on Tuesday. The quarterfinals were as far as the Griffins would make it this season, as Kutztown defeated SHU by a score of 3-0. “It’s just been an exciting year from the start, and I said to them the night before the West Chester game that this has the potential to be a special season,” said head coach Andy McNab. “The first thing we said in our team meeting was this season is a failure if we don’t make the playoffs, and that’s kind of the standard of where we see this team now. We all have a goal, we all have a vision, not just this year, but moving forward, that we should be a playoff team every single year.” The Griffins finished the season with a record of 126-1 overall and 10-5-1 in PSAC play, finishing with better records than previous years (5-10-3 in 2014, 7-10-1 in 2015 and 7-8-2 in 2016). In addition, the team went undefeated at home during the regular season, winning all 10 games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Field. The Griffins were the only
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team in the PSAC that did not have a loss or tie at home during the season. “Last year, we had to try to find a way to pull it together at home, where this time we were kind of in the opposite boat, trying to pull it together at the away field,” said senior defender and captain Morgan Casario. “By the end of the season, once we realized where we were at, we kind of made that a goal every time we had a home game.” “I think it’s shown how far we’ve come, where playing at home is important to us,” said redshirt junior forward and captain Megan Warman. “It’s that sense of pride now, where we don’t lose at home, and we’re going to do whatever we can to make sure we win.” Junior forward Emily LoPresti led the team with 16 goals, 35 points and nine game-winning goals and was named PSAC Women’s Soccer Athlete of the Week twice this season. Junior goalkeeper Jessica Neill finished the regular season with a .807 save percentage, 1.18 goals against average and six shutouts, and was also named PSAC Athlete of the Week. “There’s been different reasons why we’re doing that well, but it’s definitely a conservative effort from ev-
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Setonian Magazine erybody across the board and really stems from the senior leadership,” McNab said. “The four seniors we have; Emma Bearinger, Emma Porteous, Megan Warman, Morgan Casario; they’re all a big part of the squad on and off the field.” Warman, originally from Anaheim, Calif., tore her ACL twice and had two major surgeries, and was forced to miss every game last season. “Coming back from injuries into my senior year, I just wanted to make a difference and lead by example,” Warman said. “You can come back from an injury and still contribute to your team, whether you’re on the field or on the sideline, you’re still able to contribute a lot to the team and make a big difference.” “A big part to me was creating a team atmosphere, and what it was going to take to create a good team where everyone gets along, because that’s what a team’s all about: working together to achieve the same goal,” Warman added. “Everyone has to be all on board, on the same page, so that was really important to me.” McNab said the team only lost three seniors last year, and gaining eight freshmen this year has helped improve the quality of the team. “I think we had a great bond this year,” Casario said. “We always have to make sure we’re connected on the field, and that’s the main thing, to make sure we’re all playing for each other and on the same page.” “A team isn’t just the 11 people that are on the field,” Warman said. “It’s the 28 girls that are on our team that are all making each other better by being there and being present at every practice, every game and all of our outside of school activities.” McNab said another priority for the players is their team GPA and remaining one of the top teams in the PSAC. On Oct. 12, the women’s soccer team was one of 846 teams across the country to earn the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2016-2017 season. To qualify, the team’s cumulative GPA must be at least 3.0. The team also won the PSAC Top Team GPA Award for the 2016-2017 season. “Everyone in our squad’s a quality player and more so a quality person,” McNab said. “They’re great to work with every single day, and they all have the same drive and same goal at the end of the day. They won’t stop until we achieve it at that point.” As their time as student-athletes comes to an end, Casario and Warman said along with being excited about finally qualifying for the playoffs, they are grateful for the opportunity to play soccer at the collegiate level.
Senior defender and captain Morgan Casario prepares to kick the ball during Seton Hill’s game against Clarion University on Oct. 25, which SHU won 1-0 in overtime.
Redshirt junior forward and captain Megan Warman dribbles the ball during Seton Hill’s game against California University of Pennsylvania on Sept. 24, which SHU won 2-0.
“I love being a student-athlete at Seton Hill just because I’m proud of what Seton Hill is all about,” Warman said. “There’s definitely a sense of pride that goes with being a student-athlete from such a good school, a school that I’ve loved going to. It’s been special to help give back to a school that’s done so much for me.” PAIGE PARISE is a junior communication major with a journalism minor. She plays snare drum and is the drumline captain in the marching band.
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Seton Hill equestrian team riding high this fall Coming off a fantastic year in 2016-2017, the Seton that the women draw a potentially different horse to ride Hill equestrian team rode into this fall with big aspirations. each week. This means that the women have to practice Last season, the women of the equestrian team won their on a multitude of different mounts throughout a week in region for the first time in program history and are looking order to prepare for their meets. to build off of it over the duration of this season. “There is no sport without the horses, and even On top of winning their region, sophomore Alexis though we do not compete on our own horses during the Kupic qualified as an individual for nationals at the end of meets, the bond with all of them is vital,” Mello said. This last season, capintricacy of the ping arguably the sport cannot be best season for the overstated, nor can equestrian team the impressive fact thus far. The womthat the women en aren’t dwelling of the equestrian on the past though, team are able to as they have alride any number of ready kicked off horses during any this year’s season of their meets. with a quick start. As the team This season looks ahead to has the potential to the finale of the be even more spefall and the rest cial than the last of the season, the one. Senior captain women have one Allison Mello raved more meet this seabout how each mester. The Clarion and every one of Senior captain Allison Mello rides her horse during the Seton Hill University eques- Meet takes place the women show trian team’s home meet at Bloomfield Stables last year. In the equestrian team’s Nov. 18-19, and up and do their most recent meet at Bethany College on Oct. 15, Mello placed fourth in Open that meet brings part, which has Fences in individual placings. Photo by D.Clark/Setonian. the fall semester helped the team of riding to a close. succeed in the first three meets of this season. The women then go into a break until January. “It showed in our first meet that we took home the “After our last meet in November we will be finished High Point Team championship, getting ourselves out with riding for the semester,” Mello said. “We will then be ahead of our competition by leading the region,” Mello back in January to start riding and conditioning to compete said. A week after winning the Slippery Rock Meet, the in the Tournament of Champions. The competition is being team came in second place at their home meet, falling just held at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, short of West Virginia University. Ga. on Jan. 27.” Let’s hope the equestrian team can keep In their final meet in October, the women won the riding at this level all year! Bethany College Meet, with Kupic being awarded the high point rider for the third week in a row. JOE CILLO is a senior history major “She has been very consistent being high point rider, and business management minor. which means coming in first in both classes she rides, at He is from Cleveland and is a all three meets,” Mello said. “After seeing her perform and defenseman on the Seton Hill qualify for nationals last year, her competing so well does men’s lacrosse team. not come as a surprise to our team.” An interesting part of an equestrian competition is
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REBECCA SCASSELLATI is a sophomore graphic design major who enjoys writing and illustrating stories and comics. She also enjoys the performing arts.
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Lifestyle & Entertainment Section
Celebrating biannual “Women in Art” “Women in Art” opened at the Seton Hill University The winners, awarded a cash prize, were announced at the Harlan Gallery on Oct. 26 and will run through Nov. 21. opening reception on Oct. 26. The biannual exhibition is curated, hung and juried by the “I am trying to finish out the year successfully, so SAR Women in Art course offered every other fall semes- this was like achieving that goal,” said Diana Williams, first ter at SHU. This year’s exhibition place winner for her piece titled features 57 works by 53 female “Plimoth Wife.” artists from various backgrounds “Often people tell me that I and techniques. have misspelled the title, but what “As a class we were looking many people do not know is that for pieces of art that had a good this was the original spelling,” said quality of artistic expression and Williams. “My inspiration came pieces of art made with diverse from the woman in the painting mediums,” said Sarah Baker, seherself, she was a role model for nior art therapy major at SHU. that era and I wanted to represent “We ended up with sculptures, it correctly.” paintings, textiles, ceramics, Williams, who also won the drawings, photography and mixed first place prize in the exhibition media pieces.” a few years ago, has been a selfBaker, who is enrolled in the Diana Williams stands next to her first place paint- taught artist since 2000. To see SAR course, played a role design- ing “Plimoth Wife.” Williams found out the mornher work as well as the rest of ing the setup of the exhibition. ing of the opening reception that she had won and the exhibition, stop by the Harlan “The first room of the gallery has was not sure she would make it in time to receive Gallery located in the SHU Arts her award in person. more modern or contemporary Building, free and open to public styles of art and as you move Monday-Thursday from 1-8 p.m., through the gallery, the last room contains more tradition- Friday from 1-3 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. al mediums and subject matter such as crocheted yarn and The SAR course has been offered at SHU for many paintings of flowers.” years and allows students to apply real-life experience to “The exhibition was curated to tell a story,” said the academic theory of art. The exhibition resulting from Georgie Shoop, who is also a student enrolled in the SAR the course celebrates women in art who, like many profescourse. “Throughout history, women were left behind in sions, are still competing for an equal playing field. the art world and did not have the same resources that “[Women artists] were afforded separate and unmen had. Many art schools did not accept women. So they equal education with very little opportunity for exhibition often would study nature or flowers because it was free and sales,” said Maureen Kochanek, assistant professor of and it was what they had access to.” art who teaches the SAR course. “It is imperative that we Shoop, a senior with a double major in art adminis- reach out to celebrate creative women in our region.” tration and art history, said that the experience of curating “The range of this current show (in terms of media, the exhibition was very rewarding. “I fell in love with the and iconography) reiterates the diversity of women,” said work as we juried it and that love only grew fonder as we Kochanek. “Feminism is not a singular, monotone message worked further into the process. I got to learn more about but rather a choir of many voices – our show is really a the pieces and the women behind them. This experience powerful testimony to diversity.” allowed me to actually apply the information I’m learning CALLI ARIDA is a senior communicain class,” she said. tion major with a minor in journalBaker, Shoop and other students from the class ism. She enjoys drinking coffee and judged the pieces for first, second and third place, as well playing with cats in her spare time. as five honorable mentions. “This was extremely challenging considering there were 57 total works,” said Shoop.
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Car naha n ’s Cr a f t C o r n e r : P i ne c one t u rk eys & pum p ki n - s h a p e d c h e e s e ba ll These turkeys can be used as centerpieces for your host or just as a small decoration for your dorm. For an extra holiday twist, you can use scented pinecones, sold at most craft stores. The pinecones I got were on sale for $3 and the rest of the supplies were about $9. This craft was inspired by designer Lia Griffith’s pinecone turkeys. Supplies: -Pinecones -Brown, red, orange and yellow craft foam or felt -Googly eyes -Glue* -Tail material (feathers, raffia, ribbon scraps, felt, etc.) *I would highly recommend using hot glue for this project. I was able to use tacky craft glue, but hot glue will make it much easier.
Start with your pinecone. If you picked one up from outside, give it a quick wipe-off with a wet paper towel to remove any dirt that would prevent the glue from sticking and let it dry. Lay the pinecone on its side, and try to find the flattest side as a base so it will stand on its own. For the head of your turkey, cut out a brown circle with a long rectangle attached for the neck. Cut out a small triangle of orange or yellow from your foam or felt for the beak, as well as a smaller, bean-shaped red piece for the turkey’s gobbler. Attach those pieces to the head, along with the googly eyes. Glue the head to the pinecone; you’ll want the neck to sit back a few rows on its scales. Now time for the tail--this can be made out of whatever you think looks better or whatever you have lying around the house! I cut a rough feather shape out of craft foam, and then glued them to the back of the pinecone one at a time. I also added raffia for an extra texture.
This was a hit at the party I took it to, and there were still plenty of leftovers afterwards. For all the ingredients and supplies, I spent about $14. I used a recipe from The Country Cook.
Ingredients: -1 red pepper -3 green onions -8 ounces plain cream cheese -8 ounces vegetable cream cheese -2 tablespoons ranch dip mix -A bag or block of cheddar cheese Layout and photos by H.Carnahan/Setonian.
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This pumpkin platter looks great as a centerpiece too! Photo by H.Carnahan/Setonian.
Other Supplies: -Plastic wrap -Rubber bands or cooking twine
Cut up your veggies. Don’t forget to save the stem from the pepper for the top of the pumpkin later. Try to keep the pieces small and thin, but it’s also your preference as to just how small they are! Mix together the two
different cream cheeses using a stand mixer. You can hand mix them too, but be prepared to use those muscles. Add in the ranch dip mix. Mix, and then add the pepper, green onion and cheese. Lay down a small pile of cheese on a layer of plastic wrap. This will act as the base of your pumpkin. Pile your cream cheese mixture on top. Using the plastic wrap, shape it into a ball. Before you finish wrapping it, add cheese to the top and sides of the ball. Wrap the ball in two layers of plastic wrap to avoid it spilling out. Then, taking your rubber bands or twine, wrap or tie around the ball to give it that pumpkin shape. I used three rubber bands. Place it in the fridge. It is recommended to chill overnight, but I had it in for several hours and it still maintained its shape. After it’s chilled, cut off the twine or rubber bands and gently unwrap the cheese ball. Place your red pepper stem on top. Serve with crackers of your choice! HALEY CARNAHAN is a junior journalism major from North Huntingdon, Pa. She loves music, theatre and Spider-man.
Thanksgiving: Does everyone around the world celebrate? Students from 19 different countries around the world attend Seton Hill University. So that brings up the question, how does another country celebrate Thanksgiving, if they celebrate it at all? The countries SHU has international students from are Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea (the Republic of), Norway, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Virgin Islands. Henrik Berg is a freshman sports management major from Sweden. In his country, there isn’t a Thanksgiving celebration or an equivalent holiday. Even though he has not yet experienced Thanksgiving here in America, he is looking forward to it. Curtis Gallagher is a senior biochemistry major from
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the United Kingdom. Over there, they also do not celebrate Thanksgiving; everyone goes about their day like it is a normal Thursday in November. He said that the only resemblance to a Thanksgiving dinner that they have is at Christmas time where the whole family meets up and eats a lot of food, drinks a lot of alcohol and has a good time. Gallagher said that he has been fortunate enough to spend his last three Thanksgivings in Chicago, Florida and Michigan. He said he has loved every single one equally and likes how the holiday is relaxed but also has an overabundance of food. Daneiris Mejias is a freshman biology major who is originally from Puerto Rico, but now lives here in the United States. When she lived in Puerto Rico, her school had a
Setonian Magazine Thanksgiving tradition called the “Turkey Race.” Students would compete by running a lap around the school and whoever came in first place won a turkey to take home. She remembers running the race and never winning, but her brother constantly won and brought home a turkey. She said her mom would prepare the turkey for a traditional Thanksgiving meal that took place at her grandma’s house. Mejias has been able to experience Thanksgiving here in America because her and her mother moved here and shortly after, her mother remarried. Every Thanksgiving they drive from Orlando, Fla. to a state A Thanksgiving dinner tradition can be celebrated in different forms, but the meanpark in Alabama where they camp in ing is still the same. Photo from countryliving.com. the woods for a week. On ThanksgivCanadian Thanksgiving is celebrated the second ing they make a bonfire, eat turkey and share what they Monday in October. The meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, are thankful for. gravy and stuffing is served the weekend before. This is Although most countries do not celebrate Thanksgiv- done so that the meal is not on a Monday because they ing, there are some countries around the world that cele- spend two full days eating. brate something similar to American Thanksgiving or they A SHU Program called Friendship Families gives inhave their own holiday where they are grateful for things ternational students on campus the opportunity to exthat have happened to them. perience Thanksgiving in America. For more information, In Bosnia and Herzegovina, they do not actually cel- contact Keisha Jimmerson, director of multicultural and ebrate Thanksgiving, but many of the residents there have international services. taken to the American tradition. They stick to a traditional American meal with turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes. OLIVIA SCHULTZ is a hospitality For those who don’t celebrate, they still enjoy the day off and tourism major. She has interned from work. with the Disney College Program In Brazil, they celebrate Dia de Ação de Graças on the and has studied abroad in London last Thursday of November. They first go to church to give and Dublin. In her free time she is thanks for the fall harvest and they end with an autumn reading, singing, taking photos and carnival. They have a meal similar to Americans, but they hanging out with friends. replace cranberry sauce with jabuticaba sauce.
Check out our online exclusive coverage of the STAC haunted house written by staff writer Charlotte Mango by going to our website: www.setonianonline.com. Layout by A.Brauer/Setonian and L.Cowan/Setonian.
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