Veritas, Issue 8 Fall 2013

WEEKLY, NOVEMBER 13 - 19, 2013

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By Katie LaBranche s Veterans Day is upon us, it is important to remember why we celebrate those who have served and are serving

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in the United States military on this day. Historically, Veterans Day has always been on Nov. 11 to commemorate the day that the

DUPLVWLFH WR FHDVH ÀJKWLQJ LQ In 1919, President Wilson World War I was passed in proclaimed that this day 1918 on the eleventh hour would be called “Armistice of the eleventh day of the Day” in honor of the peaceeleventh month.

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Remembering Veterans Day Returning home can cause more problems than we thought

By Brooke Thacker s I am sure that everyone knows by now, Veterans Day was this Monday, Nov. 11. It is a day when we celebrate and thank anyone who has served in the armed forces to protect our country. Also, in recent years, it has become a time to thank those ZKR DUH VWLOO ÀJKWLQJ IRU XV in the armed services. And while many soldiers do come back home to their families, many do not, so we also use this day to remember those IDOOHQ LQ WKH OLQH RI ÀUH Over the summer, I had an experience with a veteran that I never really knew before. My great uncle was a war veteran in the Korean War and received the Purple Heart honor for his service.

This summer, he passed away after a series of health problems. He received the full military honors at the funeral. While this great man was a part of my family, I never spent much time with him and did not know much about him.

My mother’s father also served in the war, World War II. Yet again, I never had the opportunity to speak with him or even meet him.

I had another great uncle who was in the war also, I believe he was in the Korean War. I do not remember much about him either, considering I was a child when

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he passed. It is on days like Veterans Day that I wish I had one of their war stories to remember them by.

While for me joining the armed forces is not a family affair, for some people it is. Generations of men and women will join the service to follow in the footsteps of the ones before them. It is so honorable that someone would be willing to put their life on the line for people that he or she does not even know. Personally, I could not imagine doing what they do.

Going to a strange land to defend your country that is halfway around the world, being on edge every day because there is a possibility the enemy may attack, and KDYLQJ WR ÀJKW EDFN ZLWK weapons. These men and women are beyond brave for what they do.

However, when they come EDFN IURP WKH EDWWOHĂ€HOGV something tends to get overlooked. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can happen to soldiers when they return home. Some get better and others will have the disorder interrupt their work and home lives, causing even more stress. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, symptoms of PTSD include reliving the traumatic event, avoiding situations that remind the victim of the event, negative

changes in beliefs and feelings, and feeling keyed up, or hyperarousal. These symptoms can come and go, and PD\ QRW DSSHDU DW ÀUVW DIWHU the event. The website suggests that people with these symptoms keep track of the changes and seek professional help if symptoms last four weeks or more.

The National Center for PTSD gives a link on the website of where to seek help if experiencing PTSD symptoms. According to the Center, people should not ignore or overlook the symptoms as they can become more serious over time. If you or anyone you know is experiencing symptoms of PTSD, you can go to http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ WR ÀQG WKH KHOS \RX QHHG and, in case of emergency, the Center advises people to call 911, go to the emergency room, call the suicide prevention lifeline or call the veterans crisis line at 1-800273-8255. They also have OLQNV WR KHOS SHRSOH ÀQG D therapist and provide other links on where to get care for PTSD. Honoring the veterans is not only about remembering what they did for us, but also remembering what we can do for them when they get back home.

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Scrumptious Suppers A new restaurant in Bridgewater Story and photo by Katie Matherlee

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nd thank God it’s not sauces and their homemade an Italian restaurant! chips. There are so many Shelley Boyers, things to choose from on originally from Richmond, the menu, between sandhas blessed Bridgewater wiches, soups, and salads, with Scrumptious Suppers, that it is hard to make up a small little sandwich shop one’s mind! If you’re having where everything is hometrouble deciding, Shelley has made some and, recomwell, mendascrumptions: tious!

“I perVic sonally Boyers, think it’s Shelley all good, Boyers’ but the husband brisket’s and coreally owner good Scrumptious Suppers is a new restaurant of the and the located on North Main Street. restaucarver rant, is club is the chef behind all the delireally good,” she said. cious food.

The chicken salad sandSo what made this couple wich is also delicious! I’m no decide to start a restaurant food critic, but that sandtogether?

ZLFK ZDV GHÀQLWHO\ D FXOL“We needed a bigger nary masterpiece. And they kitchen space for our caare not lying when they tell tering business,” Boyers you a sandwich comes with comments. “This particular homemade crisps. Those space had the retail area, so chips couldn’t have been any we wanted to take advantage crisper! This little restaurant of that as well.” is perfect for anyone’s budScrumptious Suppers get and tastes with a wide is both a restaurant and a variety of homemade food catering business, and it is available for under $10.

GHÀQLWHO\ ZRUWK FKHFNLQJ Still not convinced? Check out. According to Shelley, out Scrumptious Suppers Scrumptious Suppers is yourself! It’s located in the different from other restauMartin Shopping Center rants in the area. (near Family Dollar) on “In essence, our food is North Main Street. You’ll be made with love,” said Boyglad you did! ers.

Their food is also made from scratch, including

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Upcoming convos

By Cyndi Wibe till need convocation credits? Have no fear;; there are still plenty to come. Here are the ones for the upcoming week: On Thursday, Nov. 14, the movie Monsieur Lazhar will be playing in Cole Hall at 7 S P 7KLV ÀOP ZLOO EH SOD\HG in honor of the French )HVWLYDO ,W LV D ÀOP DERXW an Algerian immigrant who is hired at a public grade school in Montréal to replace a teacher who committed suicide in her classroom.

The man helps his students deal with their grief and his own grief is revealed.

On Sunday, Nov. 17, the Bridgewater College Symphonic Band will present a concert directed by Dr. Christine Carrillo. It will feature work by composer

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Elliot del Borgo. They will also feature a new work commissioned by the BC Symphonic Band by David Avshalomov. This piece is entitled “Vignettes.” Come out this Sunday at 3 p.m. in Cole Hall.

On Monday, Nov. 18, the JFK Assassination Scholar Dr. John “Jack” Gordon will be in Cole Hall at 7:30 p.m.

He began his research of U.S. political assassinations during his graduate school years at Indiana University.

Dr. Gordon focused his studies on the two Kennedys and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He has consulted with NBC, British Central TV, PBS and NOVA. Dr. Gordon has been lecturing for over 35 years at 100 colleges in 44 states.

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, there will be a Thanksgiving Worship Service by Chaplain Robbie Miller. It will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Carter Center and will be an opportunity to give thanks for yearlong blessings.

Finally, next week there LV DQRWKHU )UHQFK ÀOP IRU the French Festival. This ÀOP LV FDOOHG 'H 5RXLOOH (W D’os (Rust and Bone) and is about a brother and sister’s bond growing stronger after one suffers an accident.

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Keep an eye out on MyBC for more upcoming events.

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Spirit Café Coffee House Show off your talent in the Boitnott room

By Cyndi Wibe

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ove watching people show off their talent?

If so, stop by Spiritual Life Board’s Spirit Café Coffee House Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9 p.m. in the Boitnott Room. Along with a night of entertainment, hot chocolate, coffee, tea and pastries from Panera will be

provided.

“The Spiritual Life Board is a group of students that meets weekly to extend the reach of God’s love at BC by planning spiritual life activities and events for the campus community,” Rev. Robbie Miller said.

This is the second year

that the Spirit Life Board has put on this event. Talents include several guitar and singing acts, dancing, singers, poetry readings and spoken word pieces.

Come out to support fellow Bridgewater Students.

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The assassination of JFK Kennedy scholar to speak at Bridgewater College this month

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hroughout the course of the semester, Bridgewater College students are required to attend at least seven convocations to earn credit on their transcripts. On Nov. 18, Dr. John Gordon will be the center of a convocation on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert.

President Kennedy was WKLV FRXQWU\¡V WKLUW\ ÀIWK president and did not serve a full term as president, due to his assassination in 1963.

This year marks the ÀIWLHWK DQQLYHUVDU\ RI WKH assassination of Kennedy and Dr. Gordon is making a stop here at Bridgewater to discuss this event in the history of the U.S. Dr. Gordon was born in Albany, NY, and graduated from Hamilton College in NY, according to his website.

He recalls hearing about the president’s assassination during an eighth grade study hall on a Friday. “Between 1979 and 1983, Dr. Gordon taught three different classes on political assassinations at Western New England College and

Holyoke Community College,� states his website and it was during this time that he began expressing interest in the assassination of Kennedy.

In 1986, Dr. Gordon was chosen by Los Angeles Mayor, Thomas Bradley, to serve on a committee to “select a repository for the Los Angeles Police Department records on the assassination of Senator [Robert] Kennedy,� according to the website.

In 1988, Gordon, in association with PBS, aided in an episode of NOVA about the Kennedy assassination in 1963.

Since then, Dr. Gordon has lectured across the country to over 100 colleges about the Kennedy assassinations for over 35 years.

According to his website, D. Gordon focuses in on the medical evidence in these two assassinations and makes it a crucial point when he speaks.

Come to Cole Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 to hear Dr. Gordon speak to Bridgewater students, faculty, staff, and community.

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Writer’s Block

By Jess Snellings

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The world is a stage!

n one of his plays, Shakespeare wrote, “The world’s a stage!�

I had never fully realized how accurate this sentiment is until a few days ago. If you stop to think about it, though, everything we say or do depends on what society expects. Essentially, we have a script to follow, complete with stage directions and everything! Have you ever stopped yourself after greeting an acquaintance? Depending on the level of familiarity, we have lines we have learned through rehearsal, through repetition. These lines have set cues, of course. When someone asks, “How are you?â€? we don’t usually tell the person how we’re really doing. That person probably doesn’t care all that much about the intricate details of our lives. Instead, we recognize our cue and say our lines we have rehearsed throughout life, “I’m doing well,â€? or “I’m DOULJKW Âľ RU ´,¡P Ă€QH Âľ :H then ask how the other person is doing, to which they respond in the same way. In a less formal light, the other person might say, “What’s up?â€? The expected response is typically “Not much, what’s up with you?â€?

So on and so forth.

Then there is the matter of characterization. The

character we portray depends heavily on the plot of our scripts (i.e. our lives and the direction society seems to think we should head in.

While there are certainly characteristics entirely our own (any character in any play has those), there are traits indubitably molded from experiences and situations. From a social psychological standpoint, someone’s personality is based primarily on the situation at hand. While some of our performances are improvised, those of us who believe in fate also see everything as scripted out. Sometimes, the way life throws XV LW GHÀQLWHO\ VHHPV OLNH that. Sometimes, it feels as though we forget our lines and have to rely on our fellow actors on stage to help us get back on our feet.

This perspective of life can come in handy from time to time. While we may not always consider ourselves the playwright of the show we have a role in, we can take an outsider’s glance at where we are in life if we ask ourselves, “What would I have my character do if I was the playwright?� Oftentimes we are faced with decisions. We do not always feel a push or pull one way or the other. It is in times like these that if we step back and try to view where we are

from an outside perspective, from the perspective of an unbiased source, we can determine what we would have our characters do in the situation.

What we would have our characters do is based on UHĂ HFWLRQV ZH KDYH PDGH so despite what the playwright has written for us, we can convince ourselves we have the ability to write our own lines, our own cues, and our own stage directions. Furthermore, from this omniscient perspective, we control our own plot and our own script.

Sometimes, that conviction is all we need. When we feel the world is coming out from beneath our feet, all we have to do is stop, pull ourselves out of the script, and make ourselves the playwright.

Looking down on the stage instead of out from it, we can see the situation from a different point of view. In the most hectic moments of our lives, that’s all we need. We only have to believe we are our own playwrights, and the life seems more manageable.

The world is a stage, and we are its actors;Íž but sometimes we have to be its playwrights too.

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Bridgewater College to put on French film festival

By Emily Nowak he Bridgewater College convocation group and the foreign language department are teaming up to bring cultural diversity to the convocation line-up. The two groups plan to put on a French Film Festival Nov. 14 through the Nov. 23 in Cole Hall. The festival will show four different genres of )UHQFK ÀOPV UDQJLQJ IURP dramatic comedy to romantic drama. All movies will be subtitled in English.

Monsieur Lazhar, will start off the festival on Nov. DW S P 7KLV ÀOP LV about a substitute teacher who attempts to help a class of grade school students cope with the loss of their

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beloved school teacher.

De Rouille Et D’os (Rust and Bone) will show on 1RY DW S P 7KLV ÀOP features a whale trainer who becomes a double amputee in a freak accident and a struggling former boxer, who ultimately fall in love despite their downfalls.

Amour will be show on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. and is based on an older couple whose love is tested in their ÀQDO \HDUV Les Adieux A La Reine will show on Nov. 23 at 7 S P 7KLV ODVW ÀOP LV D SHriod piece focused on Marie Antoinette and is based during the eve of the 1789 revolution.

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Concert of the ages Symphonic concert

By Janelle Alexander he Symphonic Band will be holding a performance on Nov. 17, at 3 p.m. in Cole Hall.

This event is open to the public and is a concert in remembrance of composer Elliot Del Borgo. The concert is expected to last two hours so be prepared for the length when coming to this event.

To honor composer Elliot Del Borgo, the Symphonic Band will be performing “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.� Elliot

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Del Borgo was inspired by a poem of the same name and attempted to create a musical piece from the poem.

Dr. Christine Carrillo, director of the Symphonic Band, is in charge of this concert.

The concert will include a variety of different collaborations and pieces that will make listening very entertaining to the audience.

Bridgewater’s Symphonic Band is the only group in Virginia to be a part of the International Commissioning Consortium.

of convocation affairs, and Professor Ellison, professor in the foreign language department, both encourage students to watch the trailers to the movies. They also encourage students not to have trepidations about watching IRUHLJQ ÀOPV To continue this cultural diversity in convocations, they plan to host a Spanish ÀOP IHVWLYDO LQ WKH VSULQJ Dr. Pierson added that they may even expand on the ÀOP IHVWLYDO E\ PDNLQJ LW DQ LQWHUQDWLRQDO ÀOP IHVWLYDO showing several different ÀOPV IURP GLIIHUHQW DUHDV RI the world.

“There is an app for that�

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ut of the thousands upon thousands of apps there are to download, there is one that needs to be especially noticed: SmartSex. With as much time as this generation spends glued to their phones, there’s no excuse to not be in the know about the latest updates on how to keep your sex life safe and smart.

This app was designed by a duo of public health professionals with specialties in sexual education with the idea that sex happens, and hopefully with the information provided, it will equip people with the proper knowledge to be smart in their sexual decisions.

The way the app presents The concert includes an its information is through excerpt from James Steinteractive games, polls, and phenson that is a light-hearted commentary on the inter- news updates. Bridgewater’s ruptions that sometimes will nurse practitioner Paige take place during the concert French plans to include the app in her wellness workdue to cell phone usage. shops on contraception, and The Bridgewater Symphonic Band Concert is sure in her next healthy relationto be one for the books and ships convocation she plans the event is completely free to have in the spring semesto all! All students and com- ter. munity wanting to come out French teamed up with should do so to witness a Amy Ghaemmaghami, a wonderful concert! campus counselor, and Crystal Lynn, associate dean

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for student life, on Oct. 8, to inform students about what a healthy relationship looks like in terms of sexual, emotional, physical, and mental health. The convocation, Blurred Lines, was separated into two groups at different locations by gender. Each group anonymously asked questions through pollanywhere.com and discussed a wide variety of topics.

French wants to include the app in her next program to raise awareness that there are other ways to get questions answered without feeling embarrassed. “I want to increase the awareness that abstinence is a popular alternative, and the healthiest. But for those who are in healthy relationships and want to engage in intercourse, I see it was my job to help them do that with the lowest risk possible,� said French.

For 99 cents, this app can be downloaded to have the power of knowledge at \RXU ÀQJHUWLSV WR HQMR\ \RXU personal life while making smart decisions at the same time.

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Scott Powers poses with an army vehicle.

ful relations that the armistice caused during World :DU , ,W ZDV QRW RIĂ€FLDOO\ a legal holiday until an act passed in 1938. After World War II ended, however, the Act of 1938 was amended to call the day “Veterans Day.â€?

According to www.va.gov, “November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.�

Later in 1968, The Uniform Holiday Bill was passed to guarantee threeday weekends for Federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, and of course, Veterans Day. While it seemed like a good idea, it angered many people

that the holiday was not observed on its historical anniversary. In 1975, President Ford signed a public law that returned Veterans Day back to its original date which appeased a majority of Americans. “Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11th, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to November 11th not only preserves the historiFDO VLJQLĂ€FDQFH RI WKH GDWH but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to VHUYH DQG VDFULĂ€FH IRU WKH

put on my car said ‘It can’t always be someone else’s son.’�

Current student Allison Long is enrolled in the U.S. Army Reserves and has been for almost three years. She hopes to go for active duty after graduating from BC. “[Being in the army] has helped pay for school but that’s not the reason I’m doing it. It’s something I’ve always thought was really honorable,� Long said. “Joining the military may have been one of the most mentally, emotionally and physically challenging things I’ve done but it’s also the best decision I’ve ever made.�

While it may be challenging, the military teaches young people life lessons that they will use throughout

Photo courtesy of Scott Powers

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common goodâ€? to travel internationally (www.va.gov). and opened his eyes to the Reminders of pa- world. triotism and appre“I’ve had the chance to ciation are apparent go to other counties and see across the Bridgejust how protected we are,â€? water campus in the Powers said. “People have form of American forgotten about all who have Ă DJV LQ FODVVURRPV gone and served to give us on landmarks and in our lifestyle.â€? the sports facilities.

The Powers family has The campus also kept the tradition alive as houses and honors two of his sons now serve members of the in the U.S. Marine Corps. He U.S. military includ- could not be more proud ing athletic trainer that his sons are following in Scott Powers and his footsteps as they defend student Allison our freedom, but he worries Long. about them every day.

Coming from a “We [as Americans] have family where his father was become so desensitized that a marine who had served [the danger] becomes not in Korea, Powers decided real until it’s your kid,â€? Powto put himself through HUV VDLG ´7KH Ă€UVW 0DULQH undergrad school with help Corps bumper sticker that I from the U.S. Army National Guard.

He served eight years during peacetime and spent his summers on active duty as an athletic trainer for the army. It gave him Soldiers pose for a picture while on duty. a chance

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the rest of their years. One lesson in particular stands out in Long’s mind is from a day when her drill instructor was furious. “She called all of us out to formation. [We formed] in a horseshoe around her and [she] proceeded to tell us stories from her deployments, and one in particular was about a soldier who died because his battle buddy fell asleep on watch,� Long said. “She told us we could goof off in our time here, we could ignore the lessons we were being taught and we could even disregard the critical training and we would still graduate. None of that would prevent us from graduating, but down the road if we were the reason someone died because we didn’t pay attention or because we didn’t care, that would be something we would have to live with.�

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Main Focus risonburg and the entire country, businesses did their best to support veterans by offering discounts. Applebee’s served “Free Thank You Meals� to Veterans and active duty military, and the U.S. Forest service waived fees for all members of the public over Veterans Day weekend, among many more. Harrisonburg also held a Veterans Day parade on Sunday, Nov. 10, to honor the brave men and women who serve and have served our country.

There are many ways to honor those who have served, whether it be on Veterans Day or any other day of the year. “I think the best way to honor veterans is to raise awareness and support for the military,� Long said.

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Three Brothers Brewery Local brewery is nationally recognized

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7\OHU 6KLIĂ HW \RX FDQ LPPHAlthough all three brothers diately smell the harsh hoppiness of the beer brewing. As you look around, you notice it is comfortable, cozy and a very inviting place.

Tall ceilings are accented with wooden beams running from end to end, a room off to the side has a big worn out leather couch and two single leather lazy boys positioned right LQ IURQW RI D ODUJH Ă DW screen T.V., a wooden bar is located at the back of the room with leather stools, and on Kegs of beer brewed by the Three Brothers WKH PDLQ Ă RRU WKHUH Brewery. are big rustic wooden tables where large groups PDGH WKH Ă€QDO GHFLVLRQ WKH\ can sit and enjoy an ice cold credit the idea for the brewery home-brewed beer. to Adam. “We wanted to give it a “[Adam is] a little type A rustic feeling without looking when he’s into something. He too much like a lodge,â€? Tyler really perfects it and doesn’t said. stop until it is perfect,â€? said 7KH WKUHH 6KLIĂ HW EURWKHUV Tyler. worked together with each The brewery has produced taking on different roles to 17 beers since opening, some renovate what used to be a beers being only seasonal. For soda-bottling plant. Adam, example, recently they invited the oldest, was the one who the local community to help came up with the recipes;Íž WKHP EUHZ D SXPSNLQ Ă DJason, the middle child, took vored beer. The unique aspect on the job of mass producing of the brewery is that custhe beer;Íž Tyler, the youngest, tomers can see every step of helped to build the equipthe process as the production ment and does the PR work, room is only separated by a although they all have a say in glass window from the main everything that is done. Probar area. Customers can also duction started in December see the taste testing room.

“Customers like the fact that they can see the production room, knowing exactly what [happens] and where the beer is coming from. It gives us an edge on other breweries� said Tyler.

Three Brothers Brewery has branched out to local restaurants downtown, and is now sold in local Harrisonburg Sheetz and Wal-Mart. As young entrepreneurs, their success has been faster than expected and they have big future plans to expand opening other breweries and to start serving their own food.

The brewery has already had some major publicity. On Oct. 13 in Denver, Colo., the Three Brothers Brewery was recognized nationally, taking home a bronze medal from the Great American Beer Festival. The festival is the largest national competition in the country. “It was a huge honor;͞ we were up against some good competition, people [who] had been doing this a lot longer than we all have. I think that this will help us in the long run, giving us room to expand in the future,� Jason and Tyler said.

Three Brothers Brewery is located downtown Harrisonburg on North Main street and is open Thursday through Saturday from 4 to 9 p.m.

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Commununity in Action

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Great exhibits in a small package Heritage museum

Story and photo by Michael Cable riving up to the Val- and donations, is what keeps ley Heritage Musethe museum running. Along um in Dayton, Va., with the museum there is a one may not expect much bookstore with a treasure to be found in the quaint trove of information related building that composes the to the valley, as well as fun museum. However, upon souvenirs. Also, available for entering the exhibit area, those who have family from a great treasure trove of the Valley, is a Genealogy artifacts and knowledge is Library, which is available to revealed. Within the exhibits lie the stories of the Valley, ranging from the earliest citizens, through the Civil War, and even up to more recent times. Amongst the exhibits, there is a large collection of letters from the Civil War, along with a large assortment of artifacts including EXOOHWV ULĂ HV DQG EXWWRQV An antique Mennonite buggie The Museum however is not limited to the Civil War;Íž displayed at the Heritage Museum. there is a collection of aruse for a small fee for those rowheads, farm implements who are not members. during the initial settling of The only event on the hoWKH 9DOOH\ DQG HYHQ D Ă€UH rizon for the Museum is the hose cart and Mennonite “Orchards of Rockingham buggy. There is also a little County Eventâ€? on Nov. 19, section on Bridgewater with the exhibit opening at College, in the more mod7 p.m. There will be special ern section of the museum guests, as well as a hard cider focused on current life in tasting during the member’s the Valley. reception. The exhibit will The Heritage Museum focus on the presence of ZDV VWDUWHG XQRIĂ€FLDOO\ LQ orchards in the county and 1897 and then formally their impact. organized in 1933. It moved Currently the exhibit list from Harrisonburg in 1988 formally includes “The to its current location in Invincible Spiritâ€? which Dayton. In 1993 it received a takes the viewer from the new complex, and in 1999 a Native American inhabitants major expansion was comof the Valley, all the way pleted. In 2009 the land for up to the modern industry the “White Houseâ€? that can now found in the Valley, the be seen next to the museum “Folk Artâ€? exhibit which was acquired. displays various form of The cost for entry into art from around the Valley the museum is $5, and is that provide a glimpse into very much worth it. This fee the culture of the Valley. along with membership fees, The current featured exhibit

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All of this information can be found on the museum’s website which is www. heritagecenter.com. From there, one can explore any upcoming events as well as answers to most questions, or even order gifts from the bookstore. The website contains an online database, which is based on a surname search. Nonmembers can still access, but only receive limited information from their search results. :KLOH Ă€UVW ORRNV PLJKW indicate a small museum, close inspection reveals a museum with vast amounts of information and amazing artifacts that provide the story of the Valley. For $5, anyone can enter and view the regular exhibits, as well the current featured exhibit, which will shift from its current “Three large artifacts tell a little of Dayton’s historyâ€? to the “Orchards of Rockingham County.â€? The staff is very friendly and willing to answer questions as one explores the story of the Shenandoah Valley, and more so, Rockingham County.

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This week’s events and opportunities Community in Action is a partnership between The Community Foundation, United Way and Veritas.

Kick off Cider Week in the Valley at Old Hill Cider on Friday, Nov. 15! Enjoy an educational and relaxing evening at Old Hill Cider where cider maker, Mr. Shannon Showalter will give guests a tour of the cidery and then present the five hard ciders and describe how best the ciders are served. Attendees will also learn from Mr. Showalter about what cider is not, as much as what it is.

Enjoy heavy h’ordeuvres specially prepared by Chef Vic Boyers of Scrumptious Supers using local ingredients.

There will also be live acoustic music. The location is 17768 Honeyville Road, Timberville, Va. 22853, and the event will take place from 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

The Blue Ridge Arts Council will host the “Deck the Halls� event at 305 East Main Street. This event will be held on Friday, Nov. 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. and the proceeds raised from this event will support the arts council’s numerous programs and outreach services. There is a $10 suggested donation. Let’s join together to Kick-off the holiday season in style! This is your first opportunity to purchase that special item for your holiday home or business. The event also features live auction and silent auction gift baskets. Attire for the evening is holiday festive. Call 540-635-9909 for more information.

One of the country’s most acclaimed hand bell choirs will be performing Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Turner Ashby High School Auditorium with all proceeds benefitting Second Home. This is hand bells like you have never seen them before! Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for youth 16 and under, and a group rate will be offered at $15 per ticket for groups of eight or more.

With Christmas sneaking up on us soon, it’s time to start getting those gifts. Spend a day helping out your community while getting major discounts from vendors selling skin care products, nutrition, jewelry, and much more!

If this is something you’re interested in come out to The 2013 Spa-Lidays Celebration Benefit For The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The cost is $10 per person or 10 non-perishable food items. This day features relaxing massage & spa services, deeply discounted holiday spa gift certificates from Massage by Betty with 50 percent of all sales donated to The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.

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The muddy waters of internships Legal actions within internships on college campuses

By Morgan Elkins

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n internship is the dream of every college student. They allow us to taste the real world while still protected and nurtured by supervisors in order to make the experience a prominent learning exercise in one’s college career. However, the issue of paid and non-paid internships with academic credit has started causing controversy in the internship community.

In a recent press release sent by UWIRE, several companies have been sued by former students who did not receive monetary compensation for their work while getting academic credit for their internship.

The lawsuits began shortly after a court found that Fox Searchlight Pictures had neglected to pay their interns ZKRP ZRUNHG RQ WKH ÀOP “Black Swan.”

Sherry Talbot, who is the head of career services at Bridgewater and also handles student internships, had very ardent opinions on the issue.

“I think if they had an agreement with the intern site not to receive money, they should honor that. I have problems with paid internships anyway. I think it muddies the water. An internship is not a job

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opportunity, it is an educational experience. When we enter pay into the picture, it changes the value of the internships,” said Talbot.

The controversy over nonpaid internships shows just how “muddy” the situation

can become.

There are six factors that the courts must consider in order to properly decide whether or not students are entitled to payment. One such factor is that the company must not receive im-

mediate advantage from the student’s work. The idea is that companies are actually going out of their way in order to provide the students ZLWK D EHQHÀFLDO H[SHULHQFH In place of payment, the students are provided with

experience that will be highlighted on their resumes for future employers to note.

“While an internship can receive payment, it is only a bonus,” Talbot said.

Conde Nast, a publication agency, is closing its doors to future internships due to WZR ODZVXLWV EHLQJ ÀOHG RYHU monetary compensation.

Thus, the lawsuits are actually threatening the ability for companies to be able to support college students with training experiences.

With job searches after college being highly competitive, internships are what have the potential to set students above their peers.

However, due to recent lawsuits, internships may become harder to come by.

This is leaving students to question whether or not being paid for internships will KLQGHU WKHLU DELOLW\ WR ÀQG D steady job in the future.

For more information on UWIRE or the internship debate visit http:// www.forbes.com/sites/ theyec/2013/04/19/6legal-requirements-forunpaid-internship-programs/ http://blog.naceweb. org/2013/11/05/naceÁDVK SROO LQWHUQVKLSV internshiprights.com.

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NOV. 13 -­ 19 2013

Making history

Five former student-­athletes inducted into the Hall of Fame

By Caitlin Boles

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Rush was a stellar basketball player. He earned three All-ODAC honors in three of his four years on the team. He is currently number four on the BC alltime scoring list with 1,784 points. Rush was also a team co-captain for three years and graduated cum laude.

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ODAC titles and contributed to seven relay ODAC titles. She also earned ODAC Athlete of the year twice in 2001. Nice still holds BC school records for various 400-meter races. She also graduated cum laude.

These athletes and their experiences here at Bridgewater and beyond are just a few examples of the excellence that can be achieved.

There’s so much to learn from past graduates of the college, and especially from superior athletes who also had superior classroom experiences.

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Famer of the famLO\ 6KH VDFULÀFHG quite a bit for Dan and I both to be here,” Rush said.

Other inductees included Glenn Goad, class of 1975;; Andrew Agee, class of 1984;; Shirley Brown Chenault, class of 1986;; and Melissa Baker Nice, class of 2001.

Goad played football in the 1970’s for BridgeThe 2013 Hall of Fame inductees from left: Todd Rush, Shirley Brown Chenault, water. He started Melissa Baker Nice, Glenn Goad, and Andrew Agee. every game in his four-year career hile the students had since graduation. This and was named to various ate in the Eagles includes, but is not limited teams for his efforts on the Nest last Friday to, their careers, community ÀHOG night, the 2013 Hall of service, and coaching they’ve Agee is one of top players Fame inductees were sitting done. in Eagles’ basketdown for a three-course “For the people [who] are ball history. He meal, waiting for an award inducted, it’s very emotional;; earned various some can only dream of. it’s this huge honor,” said All-ODAC honBridgewater College host- Ellen Miller, a Hall of Fame ors his sophoed the Athletic Hall of Fame banquet committee chair. more, junior, and Banquet on Nov. 8 where During the banquet, each senior years on ÀYH IRUPHU VWXGHQW DWKOHWHV inductee gave a speech the team. Agee were inducted for superior about the support they is still in the BC excellence in a sport and received from their parents, record books at in the classroom. In order family, peers, and coaches number 13 on the to be eligible for induction, that made the audience feel all-time scoring the candidate’s most recent as if they had traveled back list with 1,412 athletic performance must in time. points, and numhave occurred 10 or more It was a special moment ber four on the years prior. when Todd Rush, class of career rebound The Hall of Fame selec1992, spoke. list with 912. tion committee not only “The third person I want Chenault played looks at the athletes’ acto recognize, I’m not gonna both basketball complishments from their look at her because if I do and volleyball time at Bridgewater, but I might lose it, is my mom. for the Eagles. In also achievements they’ve She is the true Hall of

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Cross country wins ODACS Women’s cross country

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The cross country team poses for a picture with their ODAC trophy.

By Audrey Kordek n cross country, knowing when to push yourself and when to pace yourself makes all the difference EHWZHHQ KROGLQJ D ÀUVW SODFH trophy and holding no trophy at the end of the race.

On Nov. 2, the Bridgewater women’s cross country team traveled to Farmville, Va. to compete in the ODAC Championship.

Not only did the women’s WHDP UHFHLYH ÀUVW SODFH EXW Kaylee Kubisiak, a runner IRU %ULGJHZDWHU ZDV WKH ÀUVW SHUVRQ WR FURVV WKH ÀQLVK line.

This year going into the race, the athletes had a lot of nerves to shake. The women knew they had the SRWHQWLDO WR SXOO RII ÀUVW place but did not want to take anything for granted.

Attending a previous meet in the same location, Bridgewater knew what the course entailed. A lot of uphill running was what made this a tough course to battle but the runners conquered the course. “I wasn’t sure how I was going to do ‌ Due to a

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sprained ankle in preseason the efforts I have put in were being set back for a little bit. I really wanted to try and win the race, though.

My coach told me to go out there with the rest of the leaders on the team and just hang on. Then at the last mile and a half, that’s the true time to race it, so break off and put the space in between myself and the others,� Kubisiak stated.

As Kubisiak crossed WKH ÀQLVK OLQH ZLWK D WLPH of 23:36, her teammates Stephanie Breen and Makenzie McDonald followed right behind her taking second and third place. Bridgewater KDG ÀYH UXQQHUV ÀQLVK ZLWKin the top 10 which totaled the score for Bridgewater to 22 points overall.

The ladies could not have won the ODACS on their own, though. Head coach Brian Flynn kept both the women and men in check and pushed them hard enough for both teams to win ODACS ...

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Riding high BC equestrian

By Taylor Prillaman he Bridgewater Colrecently hosted the Bridgelege equestrian team water College IHSA on Nov. has been working hard 2 and placed second with 35 for the past three months.

SRLQWV ÀQLVKLQJ EHKLQG +ROUnlike a majority of the lins by only one point. teams on campus, their With only a slight advanseason lasts year-round, hav- tage, the team has to work ing both hard if a fall and they expect spring to earn season. ribbons.

So far Each week this seathe team is son, the required to team has have two competed individual in several lessons shows along with and has one team earned tri lesson occolors at curring on Taylor Rose rides with intimidation. each show Fridays. In they’ve addition, participated in. Tri colors the riders have team workare received when individuouts two days a week. als earn either champion or The team could not comUHVFXH ÀUVW RU VHFRQG IRU plete this hard work without the show. the support of their three “[Earning tri color] is a big coaches, Jerry Schurink, deal and we’re [Bridgewater], Beth Boteler and Emily the only team to have comGuyer. pleted that at every show “The coaches have so this year,” said Payton Price. much experience and have Despite the long season been through so much trainthere are some advantages. ing in their lives. They know While the team often has to everything and are able to travel to compete throughprepare us before every out the year, they host two show,” said Sierra Buerkley. home shows. One occurs in While there are a lot of the fall while the other takes individual components that place in the spring. make up this sport, in the Hosting gives the team the long run, it depends on the advantage of riding with fa- effort from the entire team. miliar horses. Compared to “A team goal for the their competitors, the team season is to win the entire is able to use the horses they region,” said Payton Price. practice with daily.

The team is very close to “We have a little bit of an accomplishing their goal as advantage at home, because they are in second place at its horses that we know, and the moment, only falling horses that we are used to,” VKRUW D IHZ SRLQWV IURP ÀUVW said Meagan Escobar. place.

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