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Future educators welcome speaker from the field

By DYLAN CLELAND

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Educator, author and speaker Dr. Rob Furman visited campus to speak about the future of technology in education Oct. 5 at the " Sp e a ke rs From t he Field" event. Furman is

Campus to provide solitude for students during Fall Break

By JOE SMELTZER

Editorial Assistant

While a majority of Waynesburg University students will be going home for fall break, Oct. 14 to 22, there are some who, for one reason or another, will be staying on campus.

Resident Director Matthew Pioch said that around 190 students have signed up to stay on campus, and that number is expected to increase as the week goes on.

According to Pioch, over 300 students have typically stayed in years past.

“For those who do stay, it’s obviously beneficial if you live really far away and would have to pay for a plane ticket [to go home], so being able to stay on campus for the week can be helpful, financially speaking,” Pioch said.

To Pioch, another benefit staying at Waynesburg is the “hustle and bustle” of classes settling down.

“I know a lot of guys that stay end up playing a lot of video games and really just taking a lot of ‘me’ time they neglected during the semester because of studies and getting things done for class...” Pioch said. “You don’t have meetings to go to, you don’t have [extra circular activities], so it’s really a good time for students to relax and just kind of recuperate the energy that they lost over the first couple months during the hustle and bustle.”

Many of the students that are staying for fall break are doing so for athletic purposes.

Clay Carper, a junior public relations major and member of the men's basketball

team, is staying on campus during fall break for the second year in a row. Carper said the players remaining at school while many of their peers are back home helps the team to grow closer to each other.

“With everyone off campus and it just being the sports teams that have to stay, I feel like it’s a good time for us to bond as a team,” Carper said. “We usually have some fun activities that we do, so while the campus is dead in the fact that there’s not as many students, I still think that we find our fun.

So, I’m actually kind of looking forward to [fall break].”

For Carper, the bonding time is essential.

“I think it’s a really important period for the teams,” Carper said. “I know with basketball specifically it’s right before the season starts, so it kind of gets the season going, and it puts us on track to where we want to go. … all the bonding time and stuff like that, we really get to know one another, and it starts to develop trust that translates later during the season.”

Carper said the team benefits from the in-person interactions made possible by staying on campus during fall break.

“I think in that sense it’s pretty important… I just feel like if we were to go home, then while we still would remain in contact, it’s just not the same as that person-to-person interaction, so I feel like that’s important,” Carper said.

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best known for his series of books that discuss topics varying from reforming the typical classroom to different ways to adapt teaching methods in order to incorporate more technology.

The books were published through the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

“My focus has been the need for change in education in order to compensate [for] what’s going on with future technologies,” said Furman.

Furman graduated from West Virginia Univer-

sity and was in the marching band during his time there. For 10 years after that he served as a band director for the university.

He then moved his way into school districts around western Pennsylvania before landing his current job as an elementary principal in the South Park School District just outside of Pittsburgh.

Furman’s belief is that teachers should be willing to modernize their teaching styles because at the end of the day, they are in their field to help children.

“We need to take charge

and help to facilitate their learning with all of these wonderfully, cool technologies that are out there,” said Furman.

With the rapid development of technology, Furman wants future educators to understand that it will be hard to keep te a ch i ng i n t h e s am e way because new ways of teaching will continue to consistently evolve.

“They have to be very prepared to deal with these ridiculous, unknown quantities that none of us can predict. We don’t know what technologies or what

jobs will be there,” said Furman.

As Furman continues to travel around the country to speak with educators of today and tomorrow, he felt strongly about this visit to Waynesburg.

“Honestly, this will be the best one all year, because those people at the conferences are great and I love them, but you don’t get the chance to talk to the preservice teachers, the ones who are going in the front door. They are the ones that will be ready to make the changes,” said Furman.

A 'voice to the voiceless'

After the Las Vegas shooting, alumna focuses on journalism

By MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor

Bzz. Bzz. Bzz. Natalie Bruzda’s phone vibrated on her night stand. It was around 5 a.m. when she groggily flipped it over to see who was calling. It was an old friend from Waynesburg University, Associate Director of Alumni Relations Vikki Beppler, who she hadn’t talked to in a while.

“I thought maybe it was a butt-dial, so I turned it over and went back to bed,” Bruzda said.

Two hours later, she woke up to a slew of text messages from friends and family overloading her lock screen. The most common message: “Are you OK?” Still confused, she unlocked her phone and immediately went to Twitter. That

was when she first saw the headlines: 58 people killed, 489 people injured, largest shooting incident in U.S. history. ***

covering higher education.

She first realized her passion for writing at her alma mater, Waynesburg University.

“When I f irst went to Waynesburg, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do,” Br u z d a s ai d .

“I started as a broadcast [journalism] student, but then I transitioned to writing and I fell in love.”

Bruzda ended up graduating with a B.A. in Electronic Media and Print Journalism. She worked at various newspapers and received an M.S. in Integrated Market-

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B r u z d a moved to Las Vegas with her husband almost two years ago. Prior to the move, she lived in Southwestern Pennsylvania for her entire life. She has been a journalist for the Las Vegas ReviewJournal, a major daily newspaper in Las Vegas, for the past year and a half

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ing Communications before moving to Las Vegas, which was something she always dreamed of doing.

“I kind of always thought I would want to branch out and not live in southwestern [Pennsylvania] my whole life,” she said. “My now-husband’s family lives out in this area, so we thought we would branch out and see what happened.” *** After reading the news the morning after the Oct. 1 shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, Bruzda immediately got ready to head into work for the ReviewJournal as fast as she could.

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Students come first for Digiandomenico

By SHON MEADE

For the Yellow Jacket

At 6 a.m., Admission Counselor Kyle Digiandomenico’s alarm goes off.

He starts getting ready for the day.

A freshly brewed, handpressed cup of coffee awaits him after his morning shower.

By 7 a.m., he is out the door, ready to make lasting impressions at the high schools that he visits.

This routine becomes a daily occurrence for Digiandomenico during the fall semester as Admissions pushes for recruitment. This year’s goal for Digiandomenico, as he travels to different high schools in his Allegheny and northern Washington County territories, is 100 student deposits.

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After an early start, Digiandomenico heads to recruit local high school students.

Upon leaving his apartment in Waynesburg, Digiandomenico knew well in advance what his day would hold. He books his visits with

each school weeks in advance so interested students can be prepared for his arrival.

Each morning during his commute, Digiandomenico

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Frattare invites guest speakers with real-world experience

By LUKE GOODLING Associate Editor

In a field as competitive as broadcasting, Lanny Frattare, assistant professor of Communication, knows exactly what it takes to give his students an advantage before they enter the marketplace.

Frattare first started t e a c h i n g at Way n e s burg University in 2009 and since has brought in countless professionals in the broadcasting and communication field to speak.

Each speaker brings a different story to the classroom, which, Frattare said, is important for students to hear.

“What is true about the broadcasting business is that there is no set way to get where you want to be,” said Frattare. “Consequently, when you hear stories about individuals and you hear the different stories as to how they ended up being successful.”

The most recent speaker that Frattare brought in was Tony Caridi, the voice of the West Virginia University Mountaineers. Caridi said guest speakers, like himself, also bring a change of pace to the classroom, which is important for the students.

“I think sometimes students may raise their attention level when someone new comes in with a different perspective,” Caridi said. “I think that’s really important, especially in broadcasting.”

Along with the differing perspectives from the guest speakers, Caridi said students also gain an updated view on the field. “[Frattare] is allowing students to get an up-tothe-minute – literally – idea of what’s happening in the business,” Caridi said. “[And also] what’s happening in the world of broadcasting, and I think that is invaluable.”

Another speaker that Frattare has brought in over the years is Randy Gore, who is an alumnus of Waynesburg University, owner of the PAC Sports Network and is also heavily involved in announcing for Saint Vincent College and other schools.

Gore said that it is important for students to hear about both the positive and the negative side of broadcasting.

“I’m at the point in my career where you kind of live through things both positive and negative,” Gore said. “It can kind of

provide some advice to some of the current college students in terms of what to expect once they graduate.”

One of the biggest areas of advice Gore has for broadcasting students is versatility.

“The biggest thing in my mind is for students to be as versatile as possible because you never quite know where your first opportunity will be,” Gore said. “Where you get your foot in the door you have to take advantage of it, regardless of whether it be exactly as you want it to be.”

It isn’t just individuals with a fully developed career that Frattare brings in, but also recent graduates.

“I try, every semester, to bring former students in, mainly to give the students some insight,” Frattare said.

“These are individuals that are new in the business, and therefore, they are able to give the students the challenges of coming out of college.”

Other guest speakers that Frattare has brought to Waynesburg include Jim Leland, former manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates; Greg Brown, Pirates announcer and other professionals, including radio and

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Lanny Frattare invites guest speakers to his Sports Broadcasting classes to give students the opportunity to learn from people currently in the field and have discussion driven classes about life after college. television executives.

Through it all, Frattare said with each speaker that comes into the classroom, it allows students to tailor their own broadcasting habits and ultimately their futures.

“There’s a lot of different philosophies about what

you should do as a broadcaster… there isn’t one set way – [my] way isn’t automatically the right way,” Frattare said. “If you hear

a lot of advice and then you decide which point – which particular advice from which individuals is well suited to who you are.”

Thayer Hall ‘more Students attend fourth Kairos retreat maintained’ after summer renovations

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Convergence Editor

Over the summer, and into the fall semester, Thayer hall was renovated in a variety of areas to improve the looks of the over 50-year-old dorm. The first thing that residents see when they walk in is new rubberized material on the staircase to improve traction during weather such as snow and rain.

“As always, we want to provide the best for our students, and so a lot of times that, involves making different renovations and updating the buildings,” said Residence Director of Thayer Hall Matthew Pioch. “Even though it is not a new ‘state of the art building,’ there are still some things that we can do to make [Thayer] better overall, aesthetically as well as functionally.”

All of the counter tops and sinks, as well as the doors to the stalls in the bathrooms, were replaced, and last month automatic flushers were put on each urinal.

“Before this year’s renovations Thayer was starting to show its age,” said senior electronic media major Grant Long. “Paint was peeling and stuff was just really beat up.”

Some major cosmetic changes that caught Long’s eye this semester were the renovations in the bathrooms. Long has lived in Thayer for all four years of his college career at Waynesburg, mostly to save money and experience

a more community-oriented environment.

Long feels that the renovations really add to the appearance of the inside of the dorm.

“Everything just seems a little bit cleaner,” said Long. “Stuff seems like it is more maintained, you have to look at it like a new fresh coat of paint put on your house making the property value go up. It has helped the overall look of the building.”

The idea to improve Thayer came sometime between late winter and early spring. Each of the residence halls were looked at and budgets were created for each of them. Then everyone got together to see what they wanted to do first with the budget. After some deliberating, they decided that renovations would be a good addition to the residence hall.

“I think that it is fantasti.” Said Pioch. “I think that it is a ‘homier’ environment. “I think [when people come inside of Thayer] it looks top of the line now.”

For Long’s last year at Waynesburg, he is glad that the renovations finally happened, but he still hopes to see more done in the common area and in dorm rooms.

“If they could have done it sooner it would have been a lot nicer,” said Long.

“But I am grateful for it now, I have lived [in Thayer] for four years and it is nice to give the incoming freshman something better.”

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Waynesburg University students spent the weekend putting stress out of their mind and focusing on their faith in the Lord at Kairos ministry retreat.

Stressed and overwelmed students reconnect with faith over weekend

By KYLA WOLPER

For the Yellow Jacket

A group of 21 Waynesburg University students, along with nine student leaders and two faculty members spent time growing in their faith last weekend at Waynesburg University’s fourth Kairos retreat.

Students going to the event are told very little about the details of the retreat and are asked to refrain from forming expectations.

Adrienne Tharp, coordinator of the Bonner Scholar Program and the Kairos retreat, often informs students that the retreat is not a secret and to participate in the retreat.

The retreat is something that is incomprehensible to anyone who was not in attendance, Tharp said. This is why the retreat has an aura of mystery around it.

Kairos originally began as a form of prison ministry. The retreat grew and evolved to other forms of

ministry. Universities like Waynesburg now host the Kairos retreat a bit differently than prisons do, but still aim to have a similar effect on the participants.

Tharp also attended the retreat while she was an undergrad student and years later still feels the effects of the retreat.

“Not to be connected to classes and everything was one of the best things for me,” Tharp said. “And it made me realize that I’m not the only one that has some of the same struggles and that it’s okay to question my faith, but as long as I know what I believe in because I’m still growing and still learning and still being challenged.”

Mikayla Amick, senior nursing major, was one of the student leaders of Kairos. “ The purpose of the weekend is to lay aside distractions and create space for Jesus in your life,” said Amick. “To encounter the Lord’s love in stillness and

awe of who he is.”

Amick attended the retreat herself at Waynesburg a few years ago.

“Kairos was a major turning point in my life,” Amick said. “I remember specific moments during the weekend that forever shaped the way I view God, myself and others. It has continued to challenge me, encourage me and cultivate deep growth in my friendship with God.” The student leadership team also included junior criminal justice major Brian Drake. Drake was able to learn about God’s unconditional love in his everyday life while at Kairos, and he saw those effects again this year.

“This year, Kairos went ver y well,” Drake said.

“And I think it impacted at least one person that was there and to us leaders, that’s a success.”

Leading up to Kairos, the leadership team prayed for months over the retreat.

Amick said that while

there are aspects of practical planning that go into Kairos, such as a place to sleep and food to eat, the leaders really allow God to take control over the retreat.

Isabella Cantafio, junior nursing major, was one of the students that attended Kairos this year.

“Kairos impacted me by allowing God to show me more about myself, others and him,” Cantafio said. “It reminded me that we are rooted in the love of Christ.”

Kairos t ransl ates to ‘God’s time’ in Greek. This retreat is recommended for students that are having questions about their faith and students that need time away from distractions to grow in their faith.

Any student interested in learning more about the Kairos retreat can contact Amick at ami8043@ student.waynesburg. edu. Other questions can be directed to Tharp at atharp@waynesburg.edu.

New resident assistants expected to be part of bigger community

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Convergence Editor

In both the female and male dorms, there are a lot of new faces; whether they are part of the new freshmen class or first year resident assistant’s (RA’s).

With this year’s freshmen class being the largest in Waynesburg University’s history, Resident Director (RD), Anthony Jarrell had some concerns about his group of mostly sophomore RA’s.

But so far, those con-

cerns have been proven to be incorrect.

“I think that we are off to a great start this year, I think our program has built up and is in a really healthy place,” said Jarrell. “I had some concerns about the two traditional halls staffs this year, just because the guys seemed very young and there is some kind of normal concerns about people’s confidence and maturity. We have a lot of sophomores this year, but at least from Martin and what I have heard from Thayer I

have really been pleasantly surprised with how well everyone has done. They have

[the training] seriously.”

Jarrell does not just credit the RA training prior to

“The biggest thing that we ask is to be present.

I expect my guys to consistently physically be in every room on pretty much a weekly basis and to go beyond shallow conversation, but to find out what is going on in their lives.”

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Resident Director

been eager to learn and we had great training where I think that everyone took

the semester, but he also credits the freshman class for the transition.

“I think that part of it is because we have a great group of freshmen, but my guys have been very present and are doing their jobs well,” said Jarrell. “The biggest thing that we ask is to be present. I expect my guys to consistently physically be in every room on pretty much a weekly basis and to go beyond just shallow conversation, but to find out what people do and genuinely care and ask about what is going on in their lives other than just asking how’s class. I don’t

expect them to be best friends with everybody, but I just expect every floor to know that their RA cares about them, there is no grey area there, that is my biggest expectation because I think that helps everything else an RA has to do is far as just kind of the normal job duties and the program and events we put on.”

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Fall Break: Students staying for work, sports

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affected by sports is James Snyder, a junior on the men’s soccer team.

Although Snyder, a criminal justice major, is not staying on campus for the entirety of the break, he will have to go to practices throughout the week. For Snyder, having to train during the break keeps the team from being too relaxed.

“We get most of the day off, and then we come back for training in the evening,” Snyder said. “It keeps you in the cycle. Even though you’re not [in Waynesburg] for school, you’re still there for soccer, and it keeps you from settling in, keeps you from losing your touch, and you just stay focused all season.”

Senior Zac Yonko is staying on campus, however, not because of a participation in sports. Yonko, an English literature major, had gone home during fall break his past three years on campus, but will be staying during his final one.

“I think being on campus, especially being a senior, you really learn how to do campus life.”

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Senior, English Literature

Yonko is staying this year due to his girlfriend being from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and also because he plans to work in admissions over break. Yonko said he will still feel at home on campus.

“It’s a time to just kind of relax,” Yonko said. “Either way, going home or staying on campus, I still feel like I’m at home. I like the opportunity to stay on campus, I enjoy that they give you the option to do that. It’s absolutely not an issue that they kind of have a quiet campus over the week.”

For Yonko, there is still plenty of ways to be occupied while being at school for break.

“I think that being on campus, especially being a senior, you really learn how to do campus life,” Yonko said. “Waynesburg’s [near] Morgantown, Washington

and Pittsburgh, so it’s not too far off campus that you can go do things.”

To Carper, while not seeing his family for the week is challenging, being home for the break will increase his joy when he gets see them again.

“In my family situation, we still remain in contact, and we always have a group text going, and they’re sending me pictures and stuff,” Carper said. “So, while I’m not with them, I still kind of feel like I am. At times in the year, [not seeing family] does get tough, but it makes it that much better when I’m finally able to see them.”

For Carper, a challenge of being on-campus for break is the limited dining options.

“I think the worst part is probably just the food situation,” Carper said. “Just because when you’re home, you have the opportunity

to go to restaurants you like or have a nice home cooked meal or something like that. But when you’re here at fall break, you only have the dining hall and the limited number of restaurants around Waynesburg.

Sometimes that gets a little bit frustrating, but it’s not the end of the world I guess.”

Students who are staying on campus for sports, service projects, work, travel or any other reason can do so through filling out a form on myConnect.

Pioch said that being on campus without as many students has its pros and cons, depending on one’s preference.

“I definitely could see how someone would be bored if they’re not used to maybe spending some time alone and reflecting,” said Pioch.

“But I could also see a lot of students really enjoying and embracing that time when there isn’t as much on their plate and they’re able to just relax and spend time with the other people that have decided to stay.”

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what I could do to help, and I started making phone calls,” she said. “Everything happened so fast.”

Because she was asleep when the news originally broke out, she admits she felt useless when the time came to actually report.

“I felt like I wasn’t doing enough, as a lot of the colleagues were already working overnight,” said Bruzda. “I just wanted to know how I could contribute in the best way possible.”

She ended up covering a candlelight vigil Monday night for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting, which she said helped put everything into perspective.

“It was amazing to see how many people came,” Bruzda said. “I want to say there were over 300 candles burning, but they eventually ran out, so people started to use their light on their phones.”

the other 21.

“Just thinking about how young they are, and how my 21-year-old sister loves country music…it could have been them,” she said.

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It didn’t hit Bruzda until Tuesday morning.

She was driving to work when she realized one of her duties that morning was to call and identify the victims and verify their identities.

She had to pull over to cry.

The crying continued when she walked into the ReviewJournal office and sobbed at her desk to the point where three of her co-workers had to comfort her. At that point, she was broken.

“Talking to these victims’ families and asking them about their loved ones who just died…it was too much for my heart,” Bruzda said.

As a journalist, Bruzda tried to remain objective and professional, but she could only take so much.

“I am trying to not focus so much on my own feelings and know that I am doing this because it needs to be done,” she said. “I want to tell their stories because their stories are the ones that are the

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Bruzda important ones.”

After noticing her grief, Bruzda said her editor recommended that she relax and try not to look at shooting-related articles online when she gets home, but she said for her, that’s not easy.

“It’s hard for me to turn off my phone,” she said. “I just can’t look away.”

For Bruzda, the hardest moment of the week was Wednesday. She spent her day talking to the aunt of an 18-year-old girl who was injured during the shooting at the country music festival. Bruzda has two younger sisters—one 16 years old,

Among the chaos and heartbreak, Bruzda has found her strength in her support system.

“I’m so thankful for the people who were calling to make sure I was OK, even from across the country at Waynesburg,” she said. “I know other people did the same thing for others at the [Review-Journal]. I am so thankful for that.”

But as for her biggest motivation? Good journalism.

“Almost all of us have gone hours without sleep, making sure we have the facts right,” Bruzda said. “I wish people knew all of the hard work that we at the newsroom do. We put our best foot forward every day simply to give a voice to the voiceless.”

Miner receives

doctoral degree in nursing education

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

For Laurel Miner, instructor of nursing, working toward her doctoral degree was not just about the certificate.

It was not just about the title. It was about learning how to make a difference in her students’ lives and education.

Miner, who began working toward her doctorate in 2014, completed her degree in education with a specialization in nursing education from Capella University this past July.

Miner said that balancing teaching with her own schoolwork was a challenging test of time management, but ultimately very rewarding, as it allowed her to understand her students on a closer level.

“I think by being a student myself, until recently, that it has helped enhance my relationships,” said Miner. “I see a lot of them have trouble with time management, so I do try to help with that. It’s just been a real eye-opening experience being on both sides.”

Additionally, the action of teaching and being involved with Waynesburg University’s nursing program helped her understand her own assignments.

“The teaching helped with the degree,” Miner said. “Just having the experience—curriculum experience—having all of the education background…it really helped to be involved in the nursing classes here.”

Miner said that her degree curriculum was broken into two parts: the first half being about general education techniques and the second focusing on the training and education of nurses.

It’s an important distinction, she said.

“I think it is helpful because we’re guiding people to care for patients in acute settings, in chronic settings, in all different sorts of settings for nursing,” she said.

“So, it was really helpful to get a general idea of all of the different aspects of what these students today need to know.”

For her final dissertation, Miner decided to investigate the positive aspects of nursing education that make educators want to stay in the discipline.

She said that when she first “delved into the literature” she noticed a lot of negative connotations associated with the transition into nursing education – so she wanted to find out what made people remain committed to the role.

“I found that mentoring was a huge component of why people wanted to stay,” she said. “Collaboration, camaraderie, and some of the positive aspects of the role were flexibility…there’s also a sense of self-worth and pride by shaping the next generation of nurses.”

Her findings only solidified her commitment to teach, Miner said.

She wants to be able to make a difference in how nurses care for patients.

“When the students who have graduated and they contact me or they come back to visit, it really is a worthwhile feeling,” Miner said. “You really get the sense of pride in training those individuals to go out there and be successful and be excited about their new career.”

Now, having completed her degree, Miner is grateful for the support of her fellow faculty members in the Nursing Department.

“It’s just been a real joy working here at the university,” Miner said. “…Most of them have their doctoral degree so it’s been helpful because they’ve been there and they’ve been able to offer advice around the way.

It’s not always easy; there are frustrations along the way.

So, they’re able to guide me and help in a mentoring sort of fashion by showing me some of the things that they did.”

Admissions: For Digiandomenico, prayer a ritual before college fairs

pared for the day. But that’s not the only thing that makes his mornings meaningful.

“I always say a quick prayer before any visit or [college] fair,” he said. “Mainly because I want God to use me to reach the students he wants at Waynesburg. I try and have a positive and happy attitude every day. It’s easy when I love Waynesburg so much. I know there’s so much to offer to students here and I’m always eager to show them that.”

Digiandomenico has shown his faith not only in his weekly visits to church but also in his daily life. He treats everyone as he would like to be treated.

schools,” said Digiandomenico. “I really try and build a personal relationship with every student I meet and work with.

Through that relationship, I can help them see if Waynesburg University is right for them or not. If it’s not right for them, I want to help them find the place that is. If it is right for them, then I want to see them through.”

These relationships that Digiandomenico builds with students do not stop after they are accepted. They continue through their time at Waynesburg. It isn’t uncommon to find Digiandomenico eating lunch throughout the year with students who came to Waynesburg partially due to his efforts.

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The 2015 graduate of Waynesburg University makes his way to his first stop of the day, Carlynton High School, roughly an hour from campus.

Digiandomenico was able to meet with three interested students, one of which was interested in studying psychology – the same major he studied years before during his undergraduate studies.

Digiandomenico’s ability to relate to these high school students is something that sets him apart from others who also try to recruit students to come to their schools.

“So much of my life is centered around relationships. I think relationships are key.

That is something that really helps me in my work. Students want to feel connected and unique when they look at

In between his visits, Digiandomenico makes his way to Starbucks any chance he gets, as it gives him the fuel to keep going. The coffee enthusiast that he is, Digiandomenico has maintained the illustrious rank of Gold Card member at the chain.

His stops at Starbucks provide more than just coffee, though. This gives him the chance to make up some of the work he wouldn’t be able to get done otherwise. *** His second stop of the day was South Fayette High School. This visit was different, as he wasn’t meeting with students directly.

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students. However, Digiandomenico was quick to point out that because students have a limited time to eat lunch, college searching isn’t on their priority list.

With a Waynesburg tablecloth set up and some packets of information ready, Digiandomenico was eager and willing to meet students.

However, not everything goes according to plan. Sometimes no students show up at all. This was the case today.

“It can be discouraging sometimes when no one shows interest,” said Digiandomenico. “You always want to meet with 10-15 kids at every visit, but that’s not always the case.”

This didn’t damper Digiandomenico’s spirits by any means. He always looks for the good in every situation.

Stemming back to the idea of relationships, there are others that Digiandomenico can build on with each visit, even if they aren’t students.

“I equally enjoy meeting the guidance counselor or secretary and continuing that relationship,” he said. *** By his final visit of the day, Digiandomenico is well past tired, but still has work to do.

Spotify becomes his savior, as it gives him the ability to listen to the music of his Savior. It’s a change up from the music he listens to from the morning, but it gives him the muchneeded afternoon pick-me-up.

While at Mount Lebanon High School, Digiandomenico was able to meet with a few

“Something that always outweighs seeing all of that struggle is during matriculation and seeing some of those kids that you worked with for eight to ten months along the process walking across that stage,” said Digiandomenico. “These are the kids that say, ‘I’m not going to be able to come to college, I won’t be able to afford it, it’s not going to be a reality since I don’t have the support,’ and then seeing them walk across the stage – that makes it all worth it.” ***

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In between visits to high schools, Digiandomenico makes a quick stop to Starbucks for his coffee fix. students, one of whom was already deposited and ready to come to Waynesburg in Fall 2018.

However, not every student can sit down and decide one day that Waynesburg is the right choice for them. Not all students have the support or funding to go to college.

Digiandomenico said this is the hardest part of his job, but in return, also the most rewarding.

“Sometimes hearing the different baggage that students and families bring in to the college process is really hard

to hear,” said Digiandomenico. “Every student is coming from a different background and some students have really tough stories to hear. Some students don’t even have families who support them along the process. They don’t know where to go, where to turn or even what the next step is. For me, hearing that sometimes is a little difficult.”

Digiandomenico wants to be that beacon of hope in these students lives and show them that with a little help, they too can be joining Waynesburg the next year.

After Digiandomenico wraps up his final visit, he makes his way back to the office in Waynesburg to do some more work until 5:30 p.m. With night class Wednesday nights, as Digiandomenico works towards his MBA in Market Development, he doesn’t get home until after 10 p.m.

Before he heads to bed each night, he reminisces about the day’s victories and is truly proud of what he has done no matter how big or small the accomplishment was. He continues to have hope for every student that looks into attending Waynesburg.

“My goal is to lead them to Waynesburg so God can work on their hearts and make them better people; people who go into the world and make a difference through their professions,” said Digiandomenico.

The next morning, he goes through the same routine: wake up, make some coffee and head out the door.

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Young mother continues to pursue degree Waynesburg aims to keep tuition at affordable rate

By RACHEL MANGAN Associate Editor

It is said that being a mom is the hardest job in the world. It is 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with no holidays or sick days. In blatant terms, being a mom is a full-time job and then some.

Being a college student is considered one of the most stressful points in a student’s life between trying to get a good night’s sleep, study, do homework, go to class and participate in extracurricular activities. Amanda Rogowski does both.

Rogowski, a fifth-year forensic accounting and criminal justice major, is the proud mother of an eight-month-old baby boy named Colton. Rogowski has always wanted to have a family of her own but she “had hoped it would be a year or two after [she] graduated and had a stable job.”

Having her son while still in school required her to make some adjustments to finishing her degree.

“My school goals were to graduate with my double major in December.

However, with the birth of my son, I have had to add a semester and will now, hopefully, be graduating in the spring,” said Rogowski.

Even after having her son, Rogowski’s career goals have not changed.

Currently, she maintains an internship that will translate into a job offer once she has graduated.

After becoming a mom eight months ago, Rogowski had to adapt the

way she approaches her studies and the way she balances them with being a mom now.

“My son is my number one priority,” Rogowski said. “If he is not feeling well, I will miss class to take care of him.”

She spends a lot of the time she is not in class playing with and spending as much time as possible with her son and watching him learn. However, doing homework has proven to be a challenge for her.

“He always wants to [see and grab] whatever I have, so it is really hard to work on assignments during the day,” said Rogowski. “He has taken my class papers and chewed on them and ripped them. If I’m using my laptop, he will try to hit the key board or [will be] pulling on the charger wire. It can be very hard to focus on [an] assignment while Colton is awake.”

Daycare has been a valuable help for Rogowski in being able to continue working towards graduating and getting her degree, but he only attends during the times his mom is working or in class. Because of this, if there are any meetings in the evening, she has to bring him along.

Rogowski and her son have recieved a lot of support from friends and family. According to Rogowski, her parents and son’s grandparents have been extremely supportive. Over the summer they helped her take care of him, gave him gifts and FaceTimed with him since they live away from her parents during the school year.

By MITCH MONTANI

For the Yellow Jacket

Photo courtesy of Amanda Rogowski

Rogowski has had many bittersweet moment as her son continues to grow and learn new things, such as recently learning how to crawl.

One of the biggest helps to Rogowski and Colton is her aunt. Her aunt doesn’t live very far away in comparison to her parents, so her aunt often spends time babysitting Rogowski’s son. The two also appreciate her aunt’s hospitality and spend some weekends with her.

Due to being a student mother, Rogowski’s professors understand that if her phone rings and she needs to leave, she can do so.

“My professors have been great at allowing me to miss a class when my son has a doctor’s appointment, which is out of state, since living in Waynesburg is temporary for us,” said Rogowski.

Watching Colton grow up is a bittersweet experience for Rogowski. So far, he sits up on his own, holds his own bottle, crawls and stands.

“It just amazes me that he is learning so much. I couldn’t be more proud of him, while at the same time, it does make me sad that my little baby is growing up,” said Rogowsk i . “Mo t h e r s a l w a y s wish their baby will stay little forever.”

Rogowski’s advice to other young mothers is to have faith in themselves, do whatever it is they have to do in order to provide for their family and that it’s okay to get advice from friends and family.

When U.S. News and World Report ranked colleges on affordability and value of education this year, Waynesburg University was ranked No. 7 Top Value School in the northern region of the country. This type of recognition is by no means easy to accomplish, and many parts of administration are involved in making it a reality.

For Matthew Stokan, director of financial aid, it starts right at the top with Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee and the administration, who “make a concerted effort to keep the tuition as low as possible.”

This push has worked, as the ranking also found Waynesburg tuition to be $11,500 below the national average for colleges of its stature.

Waynesburg has a 98 percent job placement rate, with graduated students experiencing little difficulty finding work after school. This can be associated with low tuition costs, putting less of a burden on students who are able to graduate college without much loan debt. The ramifications for students needing to take out less student loans, Stokan believes there are “greater career opportunities for students” due to having career opportunities that “a student who is forced to live back at home after college will not have,” assuming that their debt due to student loans is too great to leave the area for a job.

After college, Waynesburg students are then able to go wherever their dreams may take them.

This overall accomplishment is also not easy for the university to accomplish, given the fact that it is a private school and “does not partake in tax dollars” that a state funded school would, Stokan said. The burden is increased by funding cuts for both state and federal grants as of late, leading to the university “giving up millions of dollars of institution weight over the last 10 to15 years.” However, Stokan believes that the “dollars given by Waynesburg to offset those costs can only make up so much” for the lack of funding. This leads to a “balancing act,” Stokan says, between “tuition costs and the institutional dollars given to offset them” in the budgetary process.

As for the blame to go around in making affordable college such a challenge, Stokan will point his finger to generic politicians. The politicians, he said, who “complain about the high costs of a college education,” typically are the same ones who “cut federal and state funding for higher education year after year.”

It is clear that Waynesburg University being recognized on this list for affordability did not come easy, and the goal of keeping things this way may be an ongoing struggle. But it is all part of the goal, Stokan said, in making the process as “fair as possible to both students and their families.”

Getting to Know WU event features James D. Randolph Kiltie Band

By HOLLY HENDERSHOT Convergence Editor

“Getting to Know WU” had its second program Thursday, Oct. 5, featuring the James D. Randolph Kiltie Band.

“Getting to Know WU” is a series of programs designed to highlight the passions and interests of Waynesburg faculty and staff.

Jeremy Olisar, instructor of music and director of the Kiltie Band, and Andrew Heisey, chairperson for the Fine Arts Department and four-year member of the band, opened the presentation by playing a short tune on the bagpipes.

“We are so thrilled to be able to share with you some things that we’ve been working on, and some exciting things here on campus,” Heisey said, after they were finished playing their instruments.

The presentation included an explanation of what bagpipes are, the history of the Kiltie Band at Waynesburg University and where the band is going now.

Using a backdrop and slides, Olisar and Heisey

showed ancient images of bagpipes in the middle ages.

“We think of them as a Scottish instrument, it’s actually a middle-eastern instrument,” said Heisey. “They’ve taken many, many different forms…They originally were a small pipe instrument that you played in your mouth.

It has two pipes. One was a drone and the other had holes on the instrument.”

Heisey said that animal skins were attached as airbags to the instrument to help keep the constant sound of the drone.

He continued by explaining what the instruments were used for.

“Originally, it is an outdoor instrument. It’s loud,” said Heisey. “They would use it in battles. Instead of having to yell signals, they could just put out a song and that told your army where to go and what to do.”

Olisar continued the presentation by explaining the different parts of the bagpipe as Heisey held up the parts for the audience to see.

“The bagpipe has nine

notes,” said Olisar. “That’s it.

You don’t have to worry about sharps or flats or anything like that. If you want to come down and learn the bagpipes, just nine notes, that easy.”

During the presentation, Olisar and Heisey showed off their new Kiltie Band logo, which is a silhouette of the late “Fuzzy” Randolph playing his bagpipes in addition to the band name, James D. Randolph Kiltie Band, and the university name.

“We’re thrilled to be able to honor him that way,” said Heisey.

The Kiltie Band, which started in 1949, was given a large donation by a woman named Mary Dennis Weaver for instruments and uniforms.

According to Olisar, the first Kiltie Band was not just pipers, but included many instruments and even dancers, according to Olisar.

Olisar said he started his bagpipe experience at Carnegie Mellon University, where he got his undergraduate degree. There, he got to study with a man named Alasdair Gillies, who was

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Jeremy Olisar (left) and Andrew Heisey (right) gave members of the university an in-depth look at the history of the Kiltie Band. known at the time as the number one piper in the world.

“Through my studies with him, my passion and knowledge of the bagpipes grew,” said Olisar. “During my student teaching, that’s when I got to meet Dr. Ronda DePreist, and the following year after graduation from Carnegie Mellon, I started as an adjunct in the

music department here at the University.”

That same year, 2007, Olisar played bagpipes on a football field with Randolph. This year, Olisar was on the field once again, as the Kiltie Band showed off their new uniforms at Waynesburg’s 2017 Homecoming football game Sept. 30.

“We will be doing parades throughout the community,

so people look out for us, and we also hope that maybe some of you will join us.”

The James D. Randolph Kiltie Band is open not only to students, but also to faculty and staff members and members of the community.

“We hope to keep our nu mb e rs g row i ng an d make this a strong tradition here on campus,” said Olisar.

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for the RD’s.

“It is kind of a year-long process that we do,” Jarrell said. “We are already on our end trying to identify people that we would like to invite to join the process, but anyone is welcome to.”

Jarrell.

Jarrell said that there will be an interest meeting at the end of the semester to help the process of coming back from Christmas break run smoothly. “ According to Jarrell, there is an application process that will be due towards the end of January, which will set up an inter view process that will begin in the first weekend of February.

“[The interview process] is usually Super Bowl weekend,” Jarrell said. “We bring people in for a group interview and then we have an individual interview process where people sign up for a time and we sit down and ask everyone the same questions. We have them turn in a resume, answer a couple of essay questions before hand and once that happens the RD’s essentially do a draft and we will make trades and kind of argue out picks, but there is a science to that madness too.”

Jarrell said that each bui lding has dif ferent needs, and the easiest way to describe it is it is a draft then by the middle of February they will know if they are hired

or if they are put on an alternate list.

“We usually have them sign contracts usually by the start of March.” Jarrell said.

Jarrell added that becoming an RA is a great opportunity to become a better leader and it will also improve your college experience.

“We always want to communicate to interested students that being an RA is first and foremost a leadership development opportunity, that it is an opportunity to have a bigger perspective on college, on learning, on your development as a leader and you learn more about the importance of your peer relationships and how everyone influences each other,”

said Jarrell.

“I think that it is so important in that whatever you do, whether you go to work somewhere, or if go to college, if you are starting your first job or if you are playing a sport employers really want to see that how soon and how consistent in laces that you have been have you tried to be a leader. Have you tried to take responsibility to grow?

What is the effort you put in? I think that it really helps a lot of students, it is a great thing for resumes, but it’s also really great for your own growth, to grow as a person and to be a better leader.”

Jarrell sees these things as more than just ideas.

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Residents raise concerns about county water supply

The Outliers

By MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor

“Don’t drink the water here.”

Ken Dufalla cracked open two small cans of off-brand tomato juice and poured them into a tall glass. Dufalla is a passionate 70-year-old man who serves as the president of Greene County’s Izaak Walton League of America [IWLA], an organization devoted to protecting the environment.

He bit into his cheeseburger and washed it down with the red liquid, which, to him, is much safer than the water in town.

He was sitting around a table at Laverne’s Place, a local diner famous for their low-priced fare, with some of his IWLA cohorts: Donna Cooper, the chapter’s treasurer, Dallas Slagle, the online content creator, and Chuck Hunnell, who helps out with media outreach. They nodded in agreement with Dufalla. Their faces were serious.

“You can’t trust bottled water either,” said Cooper, chiming in.

“Yeah,” said Dufalla. “You have to be real particular.”

“If you want to be safe, look closely at the label,” said Cooper.

“It should say, ‘Purified by Reverse Osmosis.’ If it says it comes from a

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Members of the the Greene County Izaak Walton League of America, an environmental activist organization, gather for a meeting over lunch. spring, you just have to hope there isn’t a [fracking site] next to it.” *** According to the 2010 United States Census, Greene County is the eighth poorest county in Pennsylvania. In a town where the per capita income is $20,258, the oil, gas and coal industries are sometimes depicted as saviors – a way to make things better.

Because it sits on a rich por-

tion of Marcellus Shale, Greene County’s official website calls itself a “modern gold rush.” Billboards

dirty faces.

As for Dufalla and his fellow members of IWLA? They just

“If it comes from a spring, you just have to hope there isn't a [fracking site] next to it.”

DONNA COOPER

IWLA Chapter Treasurer

across the county promote the energy industry with photos of beautiful women and cute children in construction hats with

aren’t buying it.

The IWLA is devoted to fighting for clean water and air. To the members of this organiza-

tion like him, the well-being of the environment, and therefore the people, is jeopardized by the mining and drilling industry. But in a county where cash and energy are king, they’re the Outliers— a group of people who just don’t fit in. *** Wayne Rossiter, an assistant proWATER >> B4

Waynesburg a site for two recent movies Veterans ‘sacrifice’

NFL, refusing to watch games

By MICHAEL CAPPELLI For the Yellow Jacket

The Borough of Waynesburg usually does not attract much attention. Recently, however, there has been a buzz in the air. Within the last couple of months two movies were filmed in Waynesburg.

“Night Zero,” the first of the two was filmed in August and took just eight days to film, according to co-producer Tredd Barton. “[For] Night Zero, we had 90 days to write it, film it, edit it and release it,” said Barton.

The second film, “A Jury of His Peers” just wrapped up filming Thursday, Oct. 5.

The filming took around two weeks, and the producers emailed Waynesburg University students to fill in as extras.

The film is set to be released within the next six months to a year, according to Barton.

Starring in this movie is Brian Ceponis, who has previously starred in two other movies as well as the major network TV show NCIS. The movie is about a famous college basketball coach that is accused of molesting one of his players and goes on trial to win his life back.

Barton has also been a

Local VFW shows frustration over national anthem protests

By LUKE GOODLING Associate Editor

Photo courtesy of Tredd Productions

Tredd Productions filmed two different movies in Waynesburg recently, "Night Zero" and "A Jury of His Peers." producer in two other movies that were filmed in southwestern Pennsylvania; “The Chop” and “Truce”.

He is also the weapons master for the films, in charge of all of the weapon props brought on set, and he owns and operates Washington County Machine Guns, where a scene was filmed for a Netflix original film.

According to Barton, working your way up is how to “make it” in the film industry.

“If you want to be in the movies just do it,” said Barton “But you have to start small

and don’t ask to get paid.”

The different productions that Barton has been a part of have taken place all over southwestern Pennsylvania.

Barton said that Waynesburg was chosen for the films because of the beautiful courthouse located on E. High St. “Typically, we don’t go into Greene County just because most [actors] are from Pittsburgh and it’s a long drive, but we love this courthouse” said Barton.

According to Barton, the borough was very willing and understanding to accommo-

date the needs of the films.

“We went and set off 10 smoke grenades and literally filled all of downtown with smoke” said Barton. “That is the final five minutes of Night Zero: we filled the town with smoke, we had police cars, we had an ambulance and a firetruck and extras running up and down the street.”

“Night Zero” will be released to the public Dec. 12. Barton said he wanted to premiere “Night Zero” in Waynesburg for a free viewing, but ran into complications due to the lack of movie theaters in Greene County.

Skip Black thought the bullet that pierced his left bicep and the shrapnel from an AK-47 that struck his forehead were just dirt. He hardly noticed.

Instead, the United States Marine was focused on the sight of the American flag falling in the midst of battle – that pulled him from his focus on combat.

“When I was in Vietnam, I was overrun by an estimated 2,000 [soldiers from the North Vietnamese Army],” Black said. “They surrounded us completely… our American flag went down and there was another Marine that went up... and put that flag back up.”

During the Vietnam War, Black, a three-time Purple Heart recipient, was willing to sacrifice his life for his country. Now, more than

41 years later, he is willing to make another sacrifice – watching professional football.

With a steadfast devotion to the U.S., the flag and the national anthem, Black and other local military veterans are no longer watching NFL teams play this fall, due to recent protests during the anthem.

For Terry Hoyle, a United States Army veteran and quartermaster of the Veterans of Foreign War Post 4793, watching football now means turning on a game just long enough to see who is kneeling, before turning it off again.

“I’ll literally turn on a football game on Thursday, Sunday and Monday to see if anybody is kneeling.

Then I’ll turn it off – that’s just how I am,” said Hoyle.

“I feel it’s disrespectful to VFW >> B4

Historic log cabin being relocated to Mingo Creek Park

By RACHEL MANGAN Associate Editor

The Sumney Log Cabin has begun process of relocation to Mingo Creek County Park. The historic cabin, aged at more than 200 years old, will be rebuilt in the boy scout camping area of the park.

The structure’s new location will be only approximately five miles from where it originally stood, but the process of the demolition is a tedious one, according to Lisa Cessna, the executive di-

rector of Washington County Planning Commission.

“Because they want to try and maintain the accuracy of the house, they want to reuse the original wood of the house, but it might not be [structurally sound],” said Cessna. “We want it be historically accurate, but we may have to replace some of the [materials].”

The Sumney log home was built by the Sumney family, when they immigrated to the United States. According to Sandy Mansmann, coordinator of the Washington

County History & Landmarks Foundation, the historic cabin is a structure of two cabins that were joined together. The family and cabin also have a history of making pottery.

The cabin and property it is located on is currently owned by the Long family, but they have opted to donate and relocate it, as they are no longer able to maintain and preserve its 200-year-old history.

This isn’t the first time the cabin has been considered for relocation. Several years

ago, the cabin was going to be donated and relocated, but funding for the project fell through.

“The family who owns the property the [structure] is on couldn’t continue to maintain it,” said Cessna. “They had been trying to sell or donate for a little while. The home needed a new home itself.”

Jeff Pleta, under contract with Washington County History and Landmarks, was put in charge of the demolition portion of the project.

At that point, materials will be transported to the new re-

building site at Mingo Creek County park.

“The goal is to have the [structure] completely dismantled and transported to [Mingo Creek County Park] by the end of the month,” said Cessna. “The other part [of the goal] is to have all of the materials stored away for the winter by January.”

A time frame for the rebuilding of the historic cabin has not been officially set in motion, because the quality of the materials has not yet been assessed. Once that has occurred, certain materials

that need replaced will be updated, and the cabin can start the rebuilding process, after the start of the new year.

After the cabin has been rebuilt in Mingo Creek Park, it will be used as a group and organization meeting building.

“Because the cabin will be located in the Boy Scout camping region of the park, it will be used primarily as a meeting place for them,” said Cessna. “The cabin will not be available to be rented out for [recreational] use by the public though.”

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EDITORIAL

Hero or villain?

Halloween is frightening.

Not because of the ghosts or the haunted houses, but because we continue to waste our time and money celebrating an utterly meaningless holiday year in and year out.

However, to fully appreciate just how absurd Oct. 31 has become, we need to go back a couple years to see who caused this debauchery to begin with.

According to livescience. org, Halloween started as a tradition more than 2,000 years ago from the Celtics. At the end of October every year, a festival was held called Samhain.

Though actual records of the celebration are fragmented, it’s believed Samhain was a time to collect resources before the winter months ahead.

Through the centuries, celebrating ‘Hallows Eve’ slowly developed into an actual spectacle across cultures. By the end of the 19th century, playing ‘tricks’ on Halloween became common place and costumes

became more and more relevant moving into the early 20th century.

With each year, the original connotation of Halloween has slowly been lost and today it’s mutated into an entirely new beast.

According to thrillist.com, Halloween is ranked 3rd as the most celebrated holiday in America. With statistics from nrf.com it’s not surprising; more than 179 million Americans will participate in Halloween this year. On top of that, over $9.1 billion will be spent in celebration.

As children knock on doors and ask the age-old saying – ‘trick or treat’ – they don’t realize they are the actual butt of the joke; a twisted, commercialized anecdote that has gone on far too long.

This year, children and teenagers will go out and fill their bags with candy under the shadow of America’s one-inthree obesity rate and chilling findings from a recent study conducted by the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Survey that found 97 percent of Americans HALLOWEEN >> B3

Professional sports are for men and women RACHEL MANGAN Columnist

Professional athletes belittling female reporters and sportscasters needs to stop.

The most recent comments have come from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and former Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman John Moffitt. The two incidents took place on different media fronts, with Newton’s comments coming in a press

conference, and Moffitt’s in a social media rant on Facebook.

“It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes, it’s funny,” said Newton in response to a well worded question from a female reporter.

As Newton made that statement, he was seen sporting a devious smile and laughing to himself. Only after he went out of his way to belittle the reporter, he answered the question.

What bothers me about is, if he had a good answer, why take the time to vocally put

down the reporter?

Newton then apologized via a video he uploaded to all of his social media accounts.

His apology seemed sincere.

He even mentioned that he wanted his two daughters to grow up and “do and be anything they want to be,” but his statements did not make him a good role model to them.

However, the situation was only made worse after Moffitt went on a Facebook rant, further ridiculing women involved in sports.

Some of the comments in the post included “women

don’t know sports,” “Stop coming into male spaces and demanding respect,” “she was fed that question like most of her kind are” and “Women don’t really know the game – they are incapable.”

He also noted that women can’t play football, so how could they broadcast it? And if they really do know as much as they say they do, why don’t the call play-by-play?

First, women do play football. It’s called the Women’s Professional Football League (WPFL) and it has been SPORTS >> B3

Explore facts about Christopher Columbus Thinking back to the days of elementary school and middle school history lessons, most current college students can probably remember learning about Christopher Columbus.

Past the 1992 quincentennial of his voyage, when historians began to realize they were wrong about Columbus all along, he was still being celebrated as an explorer who stumbled upon the Americas and eventually inspired colonization in the U.S. in classrooms across the country.

Distracted by the colorful feathers from Thanksgiving turkey decorations and “American Indian” headdresses, no young student was the wiser.

A few years later, as the internet emerged as a powerful source and outdated history books were no longer the only data available, more truths about Columbus became mainstream. Suddenly, Columbus was painted as a monster of a man who brought destruction to Native American tribes and the land that was once theirs.

Of course, the disapproval of Columbus and his hasty actions came before the explosion of technology and social media as a means of sharing ideas, but millennials were somehow left out of the discussions of genocide and cultural appropriation. Perhaps the “in fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue” nursery rhyme was just a bit too loud.

The question becomes this: Is Columbus the hero of the story, or the villain?

On one hand, Columbus was a hero. Whether it was accidental or not, Columbus did set the trend of centuries of exploration of the Americas. Without him, civilization in the New World might be years behind what it is now. There is no denying that, even from a protesters standpoint.

On the other hand, along with his exploration, Columbus also brought exploitation. Historically speaking, he was a destructive man that brought disease and destruction over to the Native Americans with a greed for gold and money in his heart.

In response to Columbus’ actions, many are seeking to rename Columbus Day as “Indigenous People’s Day,” in the hopes of restoring respect to those who he disrespected years ago.

However, on behalf of The Yellow Jacket, the real aim is not blindly choosing a side in this debate. Instead, it is fighting against the real problem Columbus represents: fake news.

Unfortunately, a lot of the facts surrounding Columbus for the past 525 years are fake. In pop culture, Columbus was once depicted—and might still be depicted in some places—as an Italian who was the first person to discover the New World. However, Columbus was not Italian (as Italy didn’t even exist in his time). He was also not the first to discover the Americas, as evidence for Scandinavian Viking colonization is overwhelming...so shout-out to Leif Erikson.

Even Columbus himself was a victim of fake news, as when he stumbled upon the Americas, he didn’t even realize he was somewhere new. This is why the Americas are named after another navigator, Florentine Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first voyager to acknowledge the newness of the land.

Before getting caught up in the heat of the Columbus Day discussions, take a moment to read up on history and gain facts from valid sources. Because if it’s one thing Columbus is famous for, it is making one big mistake.

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STARTING THE CONVERSATION

Accounting major thankful for opportunities

The following is an interview with Justin Kunschick, an accounting major, as part of the Starting the Conversation series.

By MATTHEW SHINKLE Q: When you were in high school what drew you to look at accounting as a potential major?

A: "I was blessed with having three years of accounting in high school and growing up I’ve always had a knack for math.

"On my ACT’s, my math score kind of carried the other categories. It’s just what interests me. In high school, I had it narrowed down to either engineering or accounting, so basically something that involved math.

"I just knew I wanted to do something with math, but calculus is kind of above my liking so that’s why I decided to stick with accounting because it is more system based math rather than algebra or calculus."

Q: What drew you to come to Waynesburg?

A: "Waynesburg was the last school that I visited.

Not originally being from here and growing up in the south all my life, I wasn’t as familiar with the schools in this area. A lot of the kids in this area kind of had an idea of where they wanted to go because they have grown up around here.

"I had no idea, I didn’t know anything about any of the schools. I visited just about every school around this area and Waynesburg was the last stop.

"At that time coming in, I knew I wanted to do track but the main reason I wanted to go to school was the program and Waynesburg offers the five-year integrated master's program.

And I really love the campus. I’ve always been more of a rural person."

Q: What have you enjoyed the most about the accounting program here at Waynesburg?

A: "Definitely the small classes and my professors. We’ve had a lot of turnover in

business here. Since I’ve been here we’ve had five professors leave and I think four new professors come.

"But every professor that I’ve been able to have and meet have all been willing to meet and talk with me, you know that one-on-one individualized attention.

"College is stressful and having professors that you can talk to that can kind of give you a boost of confidence helps. " Q: Do you have your own way to manage stress?

A: "The thing that I’ve always liked that helps me relieve stress is taking long car rides.

I’ll study for really long hours by myself but it gets to a certain point you have to say, 'Hey, I’ve done what I can, if

I study any longer I’ll start to forget,' or have some kind of incentive like, 'Hey, if I study this long once I’m done I’ll reward myself.'”

Q: What has your real life application been like going outside of Waynesburg?

A: "I would say it boils down to two things. Half is what you know, so like while you’re in school, learn as much as you can, ask your professors questions after class, but then the other half is who you know.

"It's networking and I’ve come to learn that is the way in. Every job I’ve ever gotten was based off someone I knew.

"All they have to do is give you someone’s contact information.

Something as simple as that can help you get a job. "

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Cheat Sheet: VP Mike Pence leaves NFL game after players kneel Editor's Note: The following is a synoposis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By MICHAEL CAPPELLI For the Yellow Jacket

Vice President Mike Pence left the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers last Sunday, shortly after the National Anthem.

His reason for leaving was reportedly due to the anthem protestors.

Pence was vocal on Twitter and issued several tweets defending his actions.

“While everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I don’t think it’s too much to ask NFL players to respect our Flag and our National Anthem,” Pence wrote on Twitter.

The vice president went on to issue a full statement that opposes the protests.

After the statement was released, President Donald Trump tweeted that he asked Pence to leave the stadium.

“I asked @VP Pence to leave the stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen,” tweeted Trump.

Tribune News Service

Vice President Mike Pence stands with his hand over his heart during the national anthem as the Indianapolis Colts play host to the San Francisco 49ers at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Indianapolis.

The journalists that were accompanying Pence were not allowed into the stadium and were asked to wait in their vans. They were told that the vice president might make an early departure but were not given any more details.

After Pence left the game he also tweeted a photo of himself and his wife standing for the anthem at the game.

The President’s son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted his praise and support of Pence’s decision.

“Amen. After almost a decade it’s great to have leaders who have pride in our country again,” tweeted Trump Jr. NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said the league had no comment on the actions of the vice president.

The president and vice president have expressed their displeasure about the anthem protestors.

However, there is no major effect on the number of tickets that are being sold for NFL games.

TickPick, a popular website where customers can purchase their tickets, had 17.9 percent drop in ticket sales

last week, until the weekend.

The CEO Brett Goldberg and Director of Client Relations Jack Slingland looked at the data and could not say for sure that the protests were the reason for the drop because you only get feedback from people who buy the tickets.

Over the weekend there was a 9.6 percent increase in sales from the previous week.

At another ticket website, SeatGeek, the numbers indicate very little in buying habits.

The company said the ticket prices have been pretty normal for the past two weeks.

According to their sales data, they are seeing a similar number of ticket transactions each week.

So, fans are still paying for tickets and they are also watching the games on TV, despite the comments made

by President Trump saying that the ratings are down.

In fact, the overall figures suggest the opposite. Week three ratings were up 3 percent across all games from 2016.

There was even a 63 percent spike in viewership for Monday Night Football.

Viewership for the Monday night games are averaging 11.9 million through the first four weeks.

Other major networks saw increases or viewership did not change at all. The only network to drop in ratings was CBS. The game between the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos saw a 23 percent decline in ratings compared to week four in 2016.

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

4) White nationalists once again prevalent in Charlottesville

1) Anti-Putin rival arrested and in jail for 20 days During Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday, 290 people were arrested for protesting the country’s leader. Putin has served as the nation’s Prime Minister or President every year since 1999.

Throughout 26 different cities, thousands of protestors marched. The marchers were supporting Putin’s only current political rival within the country, Alexei Navalny.

Navalny is in jail currently for holding an unauthorized public meeting. The jail stint for the Russian activist is only 20 days. This is his third time in jail this year.

Protests have gotten more difficult to have since Putin began his term as president in 2012.

Although he is ineligible to run for president, Navalny has said he still intends to do so. After being charged and convicted with embezzlement, it makes you unable to serve as President of Russia. Navalny has dismissed the conviction as bogus.

One woman that was in the St. Petersburg protests, where 68 people were taken into police custody, said they feel as if they have no freedom of speech and are constrained by the government.

Many people believe that Navalny will not be allowed to run for office, but they will not let it stop them from believing in his message, and the way he is fighting for anti-corruption within the government. Navalny has been touring the nation while running his campaign.

-CNN Oct. 8

Tribune News Service

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov chat ahead of a meeting with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro 2) President Trump and Senator Corker having war of words Incumbent Tennessee senator Bob Corker has dropped out of his election for the 2018 senate election cycle.

The senator was campaigning for reelection, but decided to end his campaign. That has sparked another Twitter attack from President Donald Trump.

“Senator Bob Corker ‘begged’ me to endorse him for re-election in Tennessee.

I said ‘NO’ and he dropped out (said he could not win without my endorsement),” he wrote.

Trump also claimed that he rejected Corker’s request to be Secretary of State, selecting Rex Tillerson instead.

Corker fired back with a tweet saying “It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning.” Corker has served as a state senator since 2006.

Corker and Trump used to be on good terms, at least to the public eye. Corker endorsed Trump early on in

his quest to reach the Oval Office, being one of the earliest people who held public office to take his campaign seriously. The President and senator had a golf outing with former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning.

After Corker was critical of the way Trump handled the violent protests in Charlottesville, Corker has said that President Trump hasn’t showed enough stability or competence to be president thus far.

Trump has also claimed that the republican senator is a major reason the “horrendous” Iran nuclear deal went through under the Obama administration.

-Fox News Oct. 8 3) Hurri c ane Nate downgraded to Tropical depression Many people are relieved to hear that what once was known as Hurricane Nate has now been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression. The storm will strike the deep south the hardest.

Saturday night, the storm hit the United States for the first time as it struck right

around the mouth of the Mississippi River, and also struck some towns nearby.

The National Hurricane Center removed all hurricane warnings after several hours of heavy rainfall.

Storm surge warnings are still active for the states of Alabama and Georgia. Nate was the first hurricane to hit the state of Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina.

Even though the title of hurricane has been lifted from the storm, it still has caused extensive flooding.

The city of Mobile, Alabama has been dealing with major flooding.

There were flood waters reaching a height of 5.6 to 5.7 feet within the city.

Between the boarders of Alabama and Mississippi, water is expected to get up to highs of five to eight feet. The town of Biloxi, Alabama has lost its power due to the storm.

There are still warnings in Florida, but they are not expecting flooding as severe as other locations in the south.

Tropical depression Nate is expected to lose its power very rapidly as it moves inland.

-NPR Oct. 8

In the town of Charlottesville, another white supremacist gathering has formed.

The group of white supremacists is led by Richard Spencer and a group of people who support him. The rally had dozens of people carrying Tiki torches.

It’s been about two months since Charlottesville was shaken by violent protests between white supremacists and people who were counter protesting.

The clash ended in the death of a counter protester when a car was driven into a crowd of people.

The gathering of between 40 and 50 people met at Emancipation Park around a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. The group had some speakers in the ten-minute event, some saying that they will continue to return and spread the message they have.

The original protests were that the white supremacist group was against the removal of civil war statues that honor confederate soldiers and values.

The protestors said that people need to grow accustomed to the “alt-right” and that “white identity” is here to stay.

After the rally, the group boarded a bus and were followed by police to ensure they were exiting the city.

Spencer, the group leader, has now had three rallies in the town he once attended college in.

Many state officials are against this recent movement. Terry McAuliffe, Virginia’s governor, tweeted “We are monitoring this situation as we continue to oppose these racists and their message of hate.”

-CNN Oct. 8

5) Gun control debate continues in Washignton DC Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive vice president, made statements about gun control and how he sees it relating to the tragic shooting in Las Vegas recently. LaPierre discussed his beliefs, saying that we cannot ban semi-automatic weapons.

Many Democrats and Republicans have called for assualt weapons to be banned completely. Democrats are putting pressure on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to raise awareness to this issue.

Ryan wants to look for more information on the weapons before trying to ban them. Many people believe adding regulations to bump stocks, a device used in the Las Vegas shooting to make weapons shoot from semi-automatic to rapid fire, is the right solution.

President Trump said he would consider those options after a more thorough look into the situation and seeing what other options he has. LaPierre believes that enforcing the current regulations better than they are enforced currently is the solution.

He also said that current carry laws across state lines are just fine, and people shouldn’t have a problem with others trying to protect themselves. LaPierre believes second amendment laws are for good people who feel the need to protect themselves. Many people on Capitol Hill have been pushing for stronger gun restrictions, and with the tragedy in Las Vegas people are using this time to attempt to get things done.

-CBS News Oct. 8 Information curated by Matthew Mansfield For the Yellow Jacket

Halloween: Celebrate the season Sports: All deserve an equal shot Continued from B2

live an unhealthy lifestyle.

But it doesn’t stop there – according to nrf.com, each household will spend over $80 on decorations, candy and other Halloween merchandise, effectively feeding the conglomerate powerhouses that greedily await each holiday season to take advantage of the consumer.

However, out of all the wrongdoings Halloween causes, perhaps the most severe offense is that it effectively overthrows autumn and how this season should truly be celebrated. Instead of appreciating the beauty in the changing of seasons, the foliage and the weather, we’re force-fed Halloween propaganda as soon as late July.

This season, instead of rushing to throw money away on

costumes that will be worn once a year and decorations that will only be out for a week, spend it where it counts. During the fall season, many local farms will open up for hayrides, corn mazes, apple picking or other activities.

Instead of dealing with an overly commercialized holiday that has deviated so far from the origin it can hardly be recognized, celebrate the season for what it truly is.

Continued from B2

around since 1999. Another important point to make, the WPFL is not flag football, it is played as tackle football.

Second, women do broadcast it. And not just as “eye candy” sideline reporters.

Beth Mowins recently called the play-by-play of a National Football League game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos.

Mowins has been calling Big Ten college games on ESPN since 2005. She wouldn’t have been offered a spot on an NFL broadcast team if she didn’t know what she was talking about.

It is 2017 – women can have whatever career they want. If they want to be a sportscaster or sports journalist, more power to them. Just treat them with respect, it’s not that hard.

Women dominate career

fields like education, nursing and secretarial, but you don’t see press conferences from schools and hospitals where women say that a man can’t possibly know what they’re talking about simply because they are a man.

Just a little respect, that’s all we want.

Athletes are entitled to their opinions, but need to keep to themselves and answer the question being asked.

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October 12, 2017

Washington Health Systems hosts ‘Hallowgreene’ event

By ANDREW HREHA

For the Yellow Jacket

Coming soon to Greene County is the first ever HallowGreene festival, a fall event sponsored by Washington Health System. According to Stephanie Wagoner, a marketing employee of the Washington Health System, the event will serve a wide range of purposes, including creating a familyfun environment and educating the community.

The event will be at WHS Greene, the hospital located in Waynesburg. The festival begins at 4 p.m. Thursday,

Oct. 19.

“It’s a community fall festival that we are putting on for the community,” said Wagoner.

WHS has planned activities to attract and entertain attendees of all ages at the HallowGreene Community Fall Festival. For the children in the community 12 and younger, there will be games and ‘trunk-ortreating.’

WHS will also provide health screenings for attendees, as well as education tables to educate the community on a number of different health topics.

“It’s a nice way to bring the whole community together to have fun during fall here,” said Wagoner.

Registration is open for the event online, and will remain accessible until it begins Oct. 19. On the day of the festival, there will also be an opportunity to register at the door.

“The event is free right now on our website, whs. org, and there is a preregistration that you can go on and when you show up you can skip some of the waiting lines, walk up to the pre-registration table and they will sign you directly

in so you can start your way through,” Wagoner said.

“We do ask people to register during the event when they come on sight, or preregister for the event.”

This is the first year for the festival, which is free to all attendees. While WHS is the primary sponsor for the event, other companies are also providing support for the festival, some of which include Concordia Hospice and the American Cancer Society.

“We are putt ing t he whole thing together,” Wagoner said. “There are a few other affiliated companies

that will be present there.”

While the hospital aims to bring “family-fun” to the area, they also look to showcase the many new features they have brought to their new facility in Greene County since acquiring it.

“One major thing that we’d like to get out of this is for people to come down to our facility,” Wagoner said.

According to Wagoner, since WHS acquired the facility three years ago, there’s been “quite a bit of improvement.”

“A number of them are adding in a new MRI machine that is state of the art,

we’ve increased some private rooms in the emergency department, to showcase that a patient can come in and have a much more private experience with them and their family,” Wagoner said.

WHS has created the festival to incorporate their health education along with promoting “family-fun” in the Waynesburg community that it services.

“I think it’s a great way for the community to all come together and enjoy a nice fall festival and have some healthy aspect included with it,” Wagoner said.

VFW: Local veterans find national anthem protests disrespectful Continued from B1

Mitch Kendra, Yellow Jacket

FLASHLIGHT DRAGS BRINGS AUTO FANS TOGETHER

Flashlight Drags, a community event put on by the Department of Recreation, offers a car show and drag racing to auto enthusiasts in the community. The final event of the season will take place this Sunday, Oct. 15.

Water: Outliers raise questions about fracking Continued from B1

fessor of biology at Waynesburg University, never would’ve pictured himself as an advocate against the energy industry. He doesn’t consider himself a politically active person, and even when he is, he considers himself a conservative.

“I was in favor of these industries before I moved to Greene County and started living it,” he said.

Towards the center of Greene County lies Rogersville, otherwise known as Rossiter’s hometown. Rogersville is the type of town where neighbors can often be found sitting on their front porches, talking until the sun sinks down under the horizon, while their children ride their bikes through the streets or play in their backyards.

For Rossiter, Rogersville is a convenient place for his family of four. To outsiders, it might seem perfect.

But behind the smiling faces of chatty neighbors and playful children, he said there’s a hidden, unsettling terror: “Everybody on my block drinks bottled water because they fear what’s coming out of the tap.”

As an ecologist who is passionate about the wellbeing of the environment, Rossiter said he has personally seen the damage these industries have done.

He has had students approach him with photos of local streams that are tinged fiery orange from mine drainage. He has seen his own hands shake after testing the water straight from the tap in the university lab. He has watched the numbers for metals present in that same water go off the chart on his testing kit.

In situations like these, he thinks immediately of his daughters. Lauren is five and Emily is two.

He wonders to himself, “What will their futures look like?” *** As president of the local

IWLA chapter, Dufalla is very busy.

“I’ve been wanting to retire from being president, but somebody keeps voting me back on,” he said, looking around the table.

“The thing is, we need

“Everybody on my block drinks bottled water because they fear what's coming out of the tap.”

WAYNE ROSSITER

Assistant Professor of Biology

him,” said Hunnel, who looks to be roughly the same age as Dufalla. His smile is sweet and full of gapped teeth. “He has the science background.

He makes sense of all of the data for us.”

Dufalla said due to his involvement with the IWLA, his cell phone rings constantly. Within an hour during lunch, he received two separate phone calls.

Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring.

Ring. Ring.

His phone, which was nested in the front pocket of his flannel, wouldn’t stop ringing—mainly because he didn’t know how to turn the damn thing off. He tried to just ignore it and keep talking, but Slagle, the most technologically advanced of the bunch, reached into Dufalla’s shirt pocket and hit the lock button of the phone—just so it would stop shrilling.

“See? He helps me out,” Dufalla said, pointing his thumb over to Slagle, who was grinning. *** As a biology professor, Rossiter is often asked questions. Usually, they pertain to class material or an upcoming quiz. But lately, he said, students have had other concerns.

“I’ve been [at Waynesburg University] for five years and nobody ever came to my door to talk about stream pollution,” said Rossiter. “In the past two weeks, it’s happened three times.”

Since he’s somehow be-

come the go-to guy in the Biology Department to answer questions about the impacts of the mining and drilling industry on the environment, he said he’s been trying to brush up his overall knowledge of the subject.

As a result, he knows a lot about it.

But this just makes him more afraid.

“We’re stuck with something that will literally go on for hundreds of thousands of years,” he said. “People say it could be worse, but try telling that to your twoyear-old.”

His mastery of the subject, as well as his relationships with those who have been personally involved or impacted, has inspired him to become an advocate himself.

He has since been to multiple meetings of Dufalla’s Izaak Walton League chapter, and hopes to finally be able to join this year. He also helps lead a Facebook page titled, “Friends of Greene County Water.”

As an Outlier himself, Rossiter said he thinks there are more people out there that share his beliefs, but they’re too afraid to speak out.

“How many are willing to risk their own security and economic well-being to try and stop what they often know is wrong?” *** Dufalla reached down under the table at Laverne’s and grabbed a large yellow file folder. It was full of evidence: statistics, charts, email conversations that have been printed out, articles and lab reports in support of the IWLA’s views. The individual pages looked old and worn down—the ink seemingly faded from sunlight and the margins stained with various orange and brown splotches.

“We don’t analyze our own data,” said Dufalla, thumbing through the pile of papers.

“We get it from the [Department of Enviornmental Protection]. And when we criticize it, they act like they’ve never seen it before.”

Pennsylvania’s DEP is the fuel to Dufalla’s fire. Ac-

cording to him, they don’t do proper testing on Greene County’s drinking water. He also said they insult his intelligence. He once read the textbook definition of the word “pure” to them during a board meeting.

“Sometimes you have to get on their level of thinking,” he said, laughing.

Dufalla holds degrees in aquatic biology and chemistry, and when he starts talking about things like trihalomethanes and radium 226 and picocuries, it’s as if he just learned all the terms and concepts yesterday.

“Everybody thinks people who live in Greene County are a bunch of ignorant hicks, but a lot of us are very intelligent,” said Dufalla, annoyed with the people from the DEP who won’t take him or the IWLA seriously. “We just live here because we like it.”

Like Hunnell said before, Dufalla’s expertise is one of the reasons why he keeps getting elected. But it’s also mainly because this is his passion. He puts out fliers and speaks at town hall meetings, among many other related events. He also has over 140 bylines in the Greene County Messenger for his “Nature’s Corner” series, which are a collection of articles containing his opinions on this very subject.

And these actions, while they are meticulous, really do work. Since becoming president, Dufalla has grown the IWLA’s Harry Enstrom Chapter from 19 members to 147. Most other IWLA chapters bring in new members with property, nice facilities or gun ranges. Dufalla said they bring in people simply with their devotion to clean water and air initiatives.

Just like Rossiter, Dufalla and the rest of the IWLA members know they’re Outliers. But that only makes them work harder to win the community over.

“We just have to keep informing and teaching people and telling them what these drilling companies are doing,” said Dufalla, wide-eyed and persistent. “We eat, breath, and sleep this stuff.”

But drink it? Never.

any and all veterans, not just certain groups. It’s disrespectful to them all. [The national anthem is] to honor the fallen.”

With more and more professional athletes using the national anthem as a platform to protest racial injustice, Hoyle said he’s gone from never missing a game to not even wanting to use the tickets he purchased at the beginning of the season.

“I’m a huge Steelers fan, my dad is a huge Steelers fan – I never miss a game,” said Hoyle. “I’ve had tickets to three games this year – this next one I don’t even know if I’ll be going. It’s crazy.”

When NFL players take a knee, David Logan, a U.S. Army veteran and commander for VFW Post 4793, thinks of the stark contrast between the injured and elderly veterans who struggle to rise for each anthem.

“Out here at the Vietnam Traveling Wall, [which came to Greene County last weekend], when they played the national anthem, they had guys on mobile cart,” Logan said.

“You know what those guys did? They turned around and they stood.

Here they are – crippled on mobile wheelchairs, [standing].”

While it’s difficult for Jim Bedilion, a United States Marine veteran, to watch, he understands there are issues in the U.S. For him, it’s not about the validity of the protests message but rather the message it sends to those who fought in the military.

“I disagree with the taking a knee. I think there are problems in the country; I think, however, attacking the national anthem and the flag is not the way to handle it,” Bedilion said. “There are other forms that they can use and it doesn’t have to be disrespectful.”

Bedilion’s views of the anthem are simple: it’s about patriotism.

“It’s unity – hundreds of thousands of veterans have given their lives for the establishment of the country and the wellbeing of citizens, the flag represents a nation,” Bedilion said. “If you look at the Olympics, every country will honor their flag.”

But, according to Black, when the athletes make their statements by kneeling, they don’t consider the message behind the anthem. “[The athletes] don’t realize if it wasn’t for the national anthem and the pledge of allegiance they wouldn’t be able to do what they are doing,” Black said.

“We don’t need them – they need us.”

Black’s proud to be a veteran and an American and thinks everyone should feel the same. He proved this at an early age, quitting school at 17 to join the military.

Then, the day he turned 18, he was ordered to Vietnam.

He said he takes pride in doing what his country told him to do.

“What keeps my sanity is I did what my country wanted me to do,” Black said. “I didn’t run to Canada; I didn’t dodge the draft – I think just about any veteran would do it again.”

He remembers being shot five times in Vietnam.

He remembers the flak jacket that saved his life after a grenade detonated on his back.

But more than anything, he remembers seeing the American flag fall and then rise again; his desire to serve his nation still burns.

“This is our countr y.

We’re there for freedom and that is our symbol and the national anthem is our song…” Black said. “I went to Vietnam fighting for that flag and the national anthem and to this day – no matter what is said – I will do it again.”

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Home stretch

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From left to right, junior Teghan Simonton, senior Angie Marchetti and sophomore Malarie Yoder consistently place inside the scoring seven for the women's cross country team.

Team hopes to win back-to-back titles for first time in program history

By MATTHEW SHINKLE Associate Editor

While many students will be heading home to spend their fall breaks to decompress after the first few weeks of the semester, the Waynesburg University women’s cross country team will be in action on its first day of break.

The Yellow Jackets will head to Glassboro, New Jersey to partake in the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle to race against some of the toughest competition possible in Division III, and head coach Chris Hardie is looking forward to seeing what the women can do in the relatively new race as the postseason nears.

“It’s become where if you seem

to be in the rankings or you’re in the top five in your region, you go to see where you actually stack up against all these other schools,” said Hardie. “It’s definitely a new concept for us, we’ve never par-

“We do have that potential to do pretty good things, so I think the mentality of not worrying about it... is important.”

ANGIE MARCHETTI

Senior runner

ticipated in anything like this.

But we want to see where we’re stacked up, so it does give us a

good barometer as to where we’re going to be as we head into the regional meet, and ultimately do we have a shot at Nationals, and how do we tweak the lineup at all.”

The Waynesburg women recently dropped to seventh in the Mideast region poll released Tuesday, Oct. 3, which Hardie believes is too low for what his team can do.

With the meet this upcoming weekend, the team will be able to make a statement to the rest of the region about where they belong in the regional, and even national, discussion.

Senior captain Angie Marchetti acknowledged that while moving up in the rankings is always a goal for the team, she doesn’t believe

much of the team actively thinks about what the competition is going into each meet.

“I mean sure it might be in the back of our minds a little bit, but I definitely don’t think it’s our priority right now,” said Marchetti.

“We do have that potential to do pretty good things, so I think the mentality of not worrying about it but knowing it’s just a reachable goal is important.”

One key reason why Hardie and also the girls on the team believe they are able to accomplish some lofty goals later in the year is thanks to a sometimes underappreciated coach on the staff – Michelle ‘Rocky’ Cross.

“She is the greatest coach I’ve ever worked with,” said Hardie.

“Tactian? She’s solid, she’s good with pacing and what the workouts need to be to get them to a high level. Strategy? I don’t know if I’ve seen anybody better.”

Aside from being very talented at breaking down paces and strategies for races, Cross is a favorite amongst her runners due to her knack for working with them.

“What really sets [Cross] apart, and why I say she’s the best coach, is because of her personal interactions with her athletes,” said Hardie. “She is just great with interacting with a student-athlete and then figuring out how to get them to a higher level. I’ve never seen anybody better. And you don’t find that anymore either in college athletics.”

Football unable to stop Geneva's rush Men's soccer team shut out on road

by Thomas More

By TYLER GODWIN

Sports Convergence Editor

For a second straight game, the Yellow Jackets managed to find the end zone twice, but it wasn't enough.

In its game against Geneva College, the Waynesburg University football team managed to keep themselves in the competition for the majority of the first half, but the Golden Tornadoes triple-option offense finally pulled away in the third quarter, downing the Yellow Jackets, 35-14.

“I give those guys credit, [Geneva head] coach [Geno] DeMarco does a great job with that offense,” said interim head coach Chris Smithley. “They had a really good day and we had trouble stopping that tripleoption. Those are part of the issues that we had…We should have easily matched that they put on the board in that game. It just comes down to those little things that affect the momentum and way you’re flowing and driving.”

The Yellow Jackets (0-6, 0-4) opened up the scoring as freshman running back Jeremiah Doswell-Hardrick finished off the team’s opening drive with a 6-yard rushing touchdown, the first of his career.

The Golden Tornadoes (3-2, 3-1) promptly answered with three consecutive drives that ended in touchdowns, to take a 21-7 advantage into the second quarter.

Waynesburg ended its scoring drought as junior running back Austin Wilson capped off a 7-play, 63-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run, his first of the year.

Momentum continued to swing in favor of the Yellow Jackets.

Freshman defensive back Charles Poindexter blocked a punt on Geneva’s ensuing drive, giving the Jackets the ball on Geneva’s 38-yard line with 23 seconds re-

By JOE SMELTZER

Editorial Assistant

Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

Despite the loss, the rushing game was the strongest it has been all season long for the Jackets, with 180 total yards on the ground. maining in the half.

With Geneva holding a 21-14 advantage, Waynesburg was unable to tie the game heading into halftime.

Smithley said that Waynesburg’s last drive before the break had big implications on the final result of the game.

ing for the rest of the game, with the Golden Tornadoes adding two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter, to put the game away and bring it to its final score. Geneva finished the game with 367 yards rushing, including 170 from the leading rusher in the Presidents’ Athletic

“They had a really good day and we had trouble stopping that triple-option. Those are part of the issues that we had...”

CHRIS SMITHLEY

Interim head football coach

“We go into the locker room pumped up right there if we get that touchdown and we have the momentum coming into the third quarter,” he said. “Then we come out in the third quarter and we get a stop. Then we are right on track. It’s crazy how little things in the game can completely change the whole thing and which direction it goes.”

Geneva dominated scor-

Conference, junior running back Trewon Marshall.

Geneva’s triple-option managed to keep Waynesburg’s offense off the field for a majority of the game, leading the Jackets in time of possession by a 36:3323:27 margin.

Sophomore quarterback Tyler Perone finished the afternoon completing 11-of23 passes for 82 yards and two interceptions.

A big reason for the discrepancies in the time of possession and score, according to Smithley, was a lack of execution of minor details.

“I don’t think this was a 35-14 game,” Smithley said.

“I really don’t think it was that, and the stats even show that it was not necessarily that,” Smithley said. “You can’t turn the ball over, you can’t have those drive killers and you can’t drop the ball.

It’s just those little things from the offensive side of the ball that we need to do a better job at. Defensively we have to get some more stops.”

A big bright spot for the Yellow Jackets on the day was the emergence of the run game.

Doswell-Hardrick rushed for 74 yards on 12 carries before being sidelined mid-way through the second quarter with an injury, while Wilson picked up the slack the rest of the way by accumulating 101 yards on FOOTBALL >> C3

Coming into Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Thomas More, head men’s soccer coach Brad Heethuis knew his team would face an uphill battle.

Waynesburg was shorthanded. Both junior starting goalkeeper James Snyder and sophomore defender Dante Ohm were out with injuries.

The Yellow Jackets were also going up against the team that was picked to finish second in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference before the season started and was 2-0 in conference play coming into the game.

Considering the quality of competition, as well as Waynesburg missing key members of its starting lineup, Heethuis was not discouraged with the effort.

“It was a tough one,” Heethuis said. “The boys battled hard and persevered through a couple of injuries against a very good Thomas More team. That trip is never easy.”

The Saints had a golden opportunity to strike first around the 18-minute mark of the first half when a foul on Waynesburg set up a penalty kick.

Freshman goalkeeper Adam Dolan saved senior defender Colin Dean’s attempt, however, and the score remained deadlocked.

The Saints drew first blood with about 10 minutes to play in the first half with a goal by sophomore forward Griffen Garrison to make it 1-0. The score remained 1-0 through the rest of the half.

MSOC >> C4

Women's soccer can't overcome 2-1 deficit on the road

By BRENNAN SMITH

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University women’s soccer team traveled to Crestview Hills, Kentucky Friday, Oct. 7, to play the Thomas More Saints.

The Yellow Jackets stayed in contention with the Saints the whole game, but ended up losing 2-1.

“We needed to play with a ‘respect all, fear none’ attitude.

They are a good team who are athletic and technically very good,” said head coach Laura Heethuis. “We needed to take note of that information, but also understand we are a good team when we choose to be.”

The Yellow Jackets have not had much success against the

Saints in prior years.

The last time Waynesburg scored a single goal against Thomas More was in 2012.

The first score of the game came in the 16th minute when senior forward Abby Stadtmiller of Thomas More netted a goal assisted by freshman forward Ashley Maples.

This was the only score of the first half, leaving the halftime score 1-0 Saints.

After about five minutes into the second half, senior forward Melanie Byler buried the first Yellow Jacket goal in five years against the Saints.

The goal not only broke the Yellow Jackets' streak of not scoring against the Saints, but WSOC >> C3

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October 12, 2017

Regular season ends Men's XC battles hills in recent meet for tennis team, PAC Championships next

By MATHEW ZERFOSS For the Yellow Jacket

said Wall.

Closing out doubles play, the number two paring of seThe Waynesburg University nior Liz Ensminger and freshwomen’s tennis team dropped man Sierra Jones dropped a its final regular season match decision. to Geneva 9-0.

Senior Brooklyn Shoup and The Jackets record fell to sophomore Sierra Stevens lost 1-11 overall and 0-8 in Presi- playing as the third paring. dents’ Athletic Conference In singles play, Wall action on the season. dropped her match 6-3, 6-4.

The match was originally “[Me and my opponent] scheduled for Monday, Oct. were pretty evenly matched, 9, but weather pushed it back but she was running around to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10. a lot,” said Wall.

According to head coach The match was highly conRon Headlee, Geneva mixed tested with Wall making a lot up its shots well, of quality returns, hitting a variety of and hits. Accordlow, soft, high and ing to Headlee, the hard shots en route turning point was to the win. when Wall tried hit “They play a soft shots. lot different game “Wendy went to than we’re used the short game to to,” Headlee said. start mixing it up, “None of their but the shots just players hit the didn’t fall her way,” Wall ball super hard, said Headlee. but they hit the ball in right For the rest of singles play, places.”

Hughes lost as the number As a few times throughout two. the game Geneva hit the ball Ensminger lost a tough high enough that by the time match in the three spot, where it bounced and was heading she won two games in each back down, it was hitting the set. perimeter fence.

Sierra Stevens won a game In doubles play, senior in both sets as well. Jones and Wendy Wall and sophomore Hughes struggled in singles Noelle Hughes were paired as they both dropped 6-0, 6-0 together to play the number decisions. one doubles match.

The Jackets had two other Wall noted that the chem- matches last week. They istry between her and Hughes lost to Bethany 9-0 Wedneshas gotten better. day, Oct. 4. Saturday they “We both improaved a lot struggled on the road at Pittin doubles, we played better than we have before,” TENNIS >> C4

By BEN NORMAN

For the Yellow Jacket

Last Saturday, Oct. 7, the men’s cross country team traveled to Pittsburgh to compete in the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. For head coach Chris Hardie, the race went as expected.

“I think they did what I thought they would do going into the race,” said Hardie. “I’m really happy with that, I think that anytime we can implement a strategy or come up with a strategy and stick with it, that is a very good thing.”

Freshman Mac Colomb led the team with a time of 28:09, which was good for 49th place out of 200 runners. Colomb said that the amount of hills at the course were challenging.

“The more we got into the course the more hills there were, but it was still a good race overall,” Colomb said.

Colomb was honored by the Presidents’ Athletic Conference this week, as he was named the conference’s Rookie of the Week.

Freshman Nate Jecelin finished second out among Waynesburg runners clocking in at 28:50 which was good for 72nd place.

“I thought I did pretty well too because I had [freshman] Matt Durgin with me the whole time during the race and we paced off each other,” said Jecelin. “The race was up and down the whole time.

Despite that I think that I ran pretty well.”

Durgin finished third out of all the Yellow Jacket runners with a time of 29:08, placing him 82nd overall. Junior Joel Kuzminski finished

Photo courtesy of Patty Kaczynski Scott

Freshman Mac Colomb has paced the scoring seven all season long for the men.

At the CMU Invite, Colomb finished 49th out of 200 runners. fourth out of all the Waynesburg runners, clocking in at 29:45, which got him 100th place. Rounding out the top five was freshman Jordan Payne finishing in 106th

team overall did well,” said Colomb. “I personally like to be prepared and know what to expect, but overall the team adjusted accordingly.”

This Saturday, Oct. 14,

“I think that anytime we can implement a strategy or come up with a strategy and stick with it, that is a very good thing.”

CHRIS HARDIE

Cross country head coach

place.

Junior Jacob Pryor finished sixth overall for the Jackets at 116th, and freshman Matt Mansfield finished behind Pryor at 117th place to round up the top seven.

Colomb was pleased with how the team adjusted to the course.

“Even though I was under the pressure of seeing the hills and having it be completely unexpected, the

at the Rowan Interregional Border Battle, a maximum of six men participants will travel to Glassboro, New Jersey. As of right now, the four male runners making the trip are Colomb, sophomore Michael Cappelli, junior Josh Olive and senior captain Matthew Shinkle.

Although most of the runners will not be traveling to Glassboro, New Jersey to participate in the Rowan

Interregional Border Battle this weekend, the team looks to prepare themselves for the PAC Championships Oct. 28.

“We are off till the PAC meet which is three weeks away,” said Hardie. “All the runners should have a good week but we won’t be considered a team with just four runners.”

For Hardie, a key component in preparing the few runners that are running this weekend is to equip them with proper training and knowledge of the course.

“This course is flat and it’s going to be the fastest course that we are going to be on this year,” said Hardie. “It is kind of upsetting for the guys that we can’t take because we had all the men travel to Carnegie Mellon [this past weekend] and all the women are going Rowan this weekend, so we can only take a few men due to the amount of money it costs.”

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP PAC FOOTBALL LEADERS

FOOTBALL STANDINGS

Case Western Reserve Wash & Jeff Westminster Carnegie Mellon Geneva Grove city Thiel Saint Vincent Thomas More Bethany Waynesburg

Conf.

4-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 2-1 2-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-4

Overall 5-0 5-0 4-1 5-1 3-2 2-4 1-4 2-4 2-4 0-6 0-6

Saturday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 14, Geneva 35 Waynesburg 7 7 0 Geneva 14 7 14

0 0

14 35

SCORE RECAP

First Quarter: WAY- Doswell-Hardric 6 yd run (Garret Guthrie kick) 09:42; GEN-Trewon Marshall 3 yd run (Andrew Dowler kick)03:18 GEN- Trewon Marshall 33 yd run (Andrew Dowler kick) 00:36 Second Quarter: GEN -Bryan Stafford 1 yd run (Andrew Dowler kick) 04:44 WAY- Austin Wilson 2 yd run (Garret Guthrie kick)01:15 Third Quarter: GEN- Nick Monteleone 11 yd run (Andrew Dowler kick) 07:39 Collin Kendrick 41 yd run (Andrew Dowler kick) 01:25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD INT Tyler Perone.................. 11 23 82 0 2 Waynesburg rushing

ATT YDS Austin Wilson.............................14 101 Jeremiah Doswell-Hardric.........12 74 Waynesburg receiving

REC YDS Bobby Grishaber ........................ 4 31 Christian Bresinger......................2 20

TD 1 1

TD 0 0

Geneva passing

COM ATT YDS TD INT Bryan Stafford .............4 5 62 0 0 Geneva rushing

ATT YDS Trewond Marshal .......................25 170 Bryan Stafford.......................... 15 63 Geneva receiving

TD 2 1

REC YDS Harrison Kozlow......................... 1 28

TD 0

Collin Kendrick ........................... 1

0

17

PASSING YARDS: Cuda, 1479, CWR; Rowse, 1450 WJC; Navarro, 1252, SVC RUSHING YARDS: Marshall, 1009, GEN; Barca, 725, THI; Pitts, 809, TMC TACKLES: Gatling, 62, BET; Shively, 48, GEN; Jaszcar, 56, GRO SACKS: Hansel, 6, TMC; Pierce, BET, 5; Brown, 3.5, CWR; Armstrong, 3.5, WES INTERCEPTIONS: Murgo, 3, WJC; Jeter, 3, WES ; Graff, 3, CMU

MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS Geneva Thomas More Waynesburg Thiel Grove City Bethany Wash & Jeff Westminster Saint Vincent

Saturday's Box Score

Conf.

3-0 3-0 2-1 1-0-1 1-1 0-1-1 0-2 0-2 0-3

Overall 9-2-1 8-4-1 4-5-2 4-5-1 5-4-3 6-6 7-4 5-6-1 3-4-1

Thomas More 3 Waynesburg 0 Waynesburg 0 0 0 Thomas More 1 2 3

SCORE RECAP

First Half:TMC -Goal Griffin Garrison, 34:47 Second Half:TMC- Goal Ethan Smith, 50:51, Goal, Bryce Day, 63:30

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, October 6: Grove City 1, Wash&Jeff 0 Saturday, October 7: Geneva 2, Westminster 0; Waynesburg 0, Thomas More 3 Sunday, October 8: Thiel 2, Saint Vincent 0

UPCOMING GAMES

Wednesday, October 11: Geneva @ Grove City - 12 p.m.; Westminster @ Thiel - 7:30 p.m.; Waynesburg @ Bethany - 7:30 p.m.

Satuday, October 14: Bethany @ Grove City - 3:30 p.m.; Thiel @ Waynesburg - 3:30 p.m.; Saint Vincent @ Westminster - 6 p.m.; Wash&Jeff @ Geneva - 7 p.m.

Monday, October 16: Wash&Jeff @ Thiel - 4:30 p.m.

PAC M. SOCCER LEADERS

RECENT RESULTS

POINTS: O'halloran, 23, GEN; Iregui, 19, WES; Lujan, 13, BET

W&J 27, Carnegie Mellon 20 ; Westminster 66, Saint Vincent 12; Thomas More 53, Grove City 10; Waynesburg 14, Geneva 35;

GOALS: O'halloran, 9, GEN; Iregui, 9, WES; Mohammed, 6, BET

Saturday, October 7: Bethany 3,Case Western Reserve 33;

Monday, October 2: Thiel 3, Wash&Jeff 55

ASSISTS: Sisler, 6, WAY; Oliver, 5, THI; O'halloran, 5, GEN

UPCOMING GAMES

SAVES: Conrad, 70, THI; Antonoplos, 61, SVC; Bove, 48, WES

Saturday, October 14: Waynesburg @ Thomas More - 12 p.m. ; Geneva @ Carnegie Mellon - 1 p.m. ; W&J @ Bethany - 1 p.m.; Grove City @ Westminster - 1 p.m. ; Case Western Reserve @ Thiel - 3 p.m.

Saturday's Box Score

WOMEN’S SOCCER Thomas More Westminster Chatham Grove City Bethany Waynesburg Geneva Saint Vincent Wash & Jeff Thiel

3-0 3-1 2-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-3

8-3-1 8-5 8-3 7-4 4-9 5-5-1 4-7 1-9-1 5-5-1 3-9

Saturday's Box Score

Thomas More 2, WAYNESBURG 1 Waynesburg 0 1 1 Thomas More 1 1 2

WAYNESBURG 0, Westminster 3 Waynesburg 20 17 12 0 Westminster 25 25 25 3

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Team

Jordyn Wyllie...........................................................8 Lexy Waldman............................................................5

Saturday, September 30: Dickinson Long-Short Invitational

Waynesburg Assists

6. Grove City , 60 pts.; 8. Geneva, 212 pts.; 9. Waynesburg, 270 pts.

Olivia Zuchelli.............................................................10 Rachel Lemay.............................................................10

Alyssa Proper...............................................................16 Cassidy Guier ..............................................................14

First Half: TMC- Goal Abby Stadtmiller, 16:20

Westminster Kills

Second Half: WAY- Goal Melanie Byler, 50:25; TMCGoal Kristina Felix , 57:28

Lexie Yoho....................................................................17 Delaney Saxton .........................................................8

RECENT RESULTS

Westminster Assists

Saturday, October 7: Waynesburg 1, Thomas More 2; Geneva 0, Westminster 4

Hannah Santom.....................................................18 Shanna Daniels.......................................................17

Sunday, October 8: Thiel 1, Saint Vincent 2; Bethany 0, Chatham 1,

Westminster Digs

Tuesday, October 10: Westminster 5, Thiel 1

Josie Toporcer............................................................17 Delaney Saxton........................................................16

UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, October 14 : Bethany @ Grove City - 1 p.m.; Thiel @ Waynesburg - 1 p.m.; Wash&Jeff @ Geneva - 4:30 p.m.; Chatham @ Thomas More - 4:30 p.m; Saint Vincent @ Westminster - 8:30 p.m.

Monday, October 16: Wash&Jeff @ Thiel - 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 17: Denison @ Grove City - 1 p.m.; Geneva @ Thomas More - 4:30 p.m.; Waynesburg @ Chatham - 8 p.m.

Wednesday, October 18: Bethany @ Westminster 3:30 p.m.; Grove City @ Thiel - 7:30 p.m.; Saint Vincent @ Wash&Jeff - 7:30 p.m.

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, October 6: Webster 2, Thomas More 3; Thiel 1, Bethany 3; Fontbonne 1, Thomas More 3 Saturday, October 7: Waynesburg 0, Geneva 3; Grove City 0, Bethany 3; Thomas More 1, Washington (Mo.) 3; Waynesburg 0, Westminster 3; Saint Vincent 2, Grove City 3; Chatham 3, Capital 2; Central 0, Thomas More 3; Westminster 3, Geneva 2; Wash&Jeff 3, Franciscan 0; Saint Vincent 1, Bethany 3 Sunday, October 8: Wash&Jeff 0, Thomas More 3

PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS

Tuesday, October 10: Chatham 3, Bethany 2; Westminster 3, Grove City 0; Geneva 3, Saint Vincent 2

POINTS: Grimm, 16, WJC; Byler, 16, WAY; Meyers, 14, BET

UPCOMING GAMES

GOALS: Byler, 7, WAY; Meyers, 7, BET; Grimm, 6, WJC; Neinaber, 6, TMC; ASSISTS: Maples, 6, TMC; Ruzzini, 5, WJC; Grimm, 4, SAVES: Page, 76, WES; Palmer, 73, THI; Vazquez, 73, BET;

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS Thomas More Westminster Bethany Geneva Grove City Wash & Jeff Chatham Saint Vincent Thiel Waynesburg

Conf.

11-0 9-2 9-3 7-4 6-5 5-6 3-8 3-8 2-8 0-11

Overall 20-5 17-4 16-8 9-16 9-13 8-9 11-8 10-12 8-13 1-17

MEN RECENT RESULTS

Waynesburg Kills

Waynesburg Digs

SCORE RECAP

CROSS COUNTRY

Thursday, October 12: Waynesburg @ Saint Vincent - 7 p.m.; Bethany @ Westminster - 7 p.m.; Grove City @ Thiel - 7 p.m.; Geneva @ Wash&Jeff - 4 p.m.

Saturday, October 14: Bethany @ Fredonia State - 10 a.m.; Wash&Jeff @ Westminster - 11 a.m.; Chatham @ Waynesburg - 12 p.m.; Saint Vincent @ Thomas More - 1 p.m.; Grove City @ Geneva - 4 p.m.

Chatham - Eden Hall Invitational 2. Chatham 66 pts.

Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 13. Thomas More, 416 pts.

Saturday, October 7 Carnegie Mellon Invitational

8. Saint Vincent, 229pts.; 12. Waynesburg, 329pts.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, October 14:Oberlin - Inter-Regional Rumble (6K)

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS Team

Friday, September 29 W&J Invitational

1. Westminster, 29 pts.; 3. W&J , 62 pts.;

Saturday, September 30: Dickinson Long-Short Invitational 4. Waynesburg, 134 pts; 11. Geneva, 351 pts; 11.

Grove City, 126pts

Chatham - Eden Hall Invitational 4. Chatham 116 pts

Saturday, October 7 Carnegie Mellon Invitational 11. Saint Vincent, 344pts.; 14. Bethany, 457pts.; Waynesburg, Individules only

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, October 14:Oberlin - Inter-Regional Rumble (6K)

YELLOW JACKET ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Monday, October 16: Thiel @ Chatham - 7 p.m.

PAC VOLLEYBALL LEADERS

KILLS: Hughes, 322, GEN; Yoho, 218, WES;Lasher, 234, CHA ASSISTS: Fessler, 669, TMC; O'Brien, 568,W&J; Scott, 739, BET BLOCKS: Yoho, 76.0, WES; Mummert, 74.0, TMC; Muhammad, 81.0, BET DIGS: Parker, 513, BET; Coughlin, 325, W&J, Bronner, 380, TMC

Justin Buberl - Men's Soccer Melina Byler - Women's Soccer

On The Air 99.5 The Hive: Saturday at 12 p.m.

Waynesburg @ Thomas More Call: Donny Chedrick & Robert McKinney

GREENE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Jefferson-Morgan Football

Friday’s Box Score

JEFFERSON-MORGAN 21, Mapletown 6 Jefferson-Morgan 7 6 0 6 21 Mapletown 0 0 6 0 6 The Rockets shut down Mapletown's Dylan Rush Friday night and only held him to one touch down.

The Rockets also had a big night through the air tossing two passing touchdowns, both passes coming from Jacob Broadwater, The Rockets are sitting fifth in the Tri-County South Conference (1A) with a 3-4 record on the season.

Next Game: @ Carmichaels 10/13 - 7 p.m.

Carmichaels Football

Friday’s Box Score

CARMICHAELS 7, California 42 Carmichaels 0 0 0 7 7 California 14 21 7 0 42 Carmichels couldn't keep California of the board. the lone Mighty Mike to get on the board was Jacob Lowry on a 38-yard run in the fourth quarter. The Mighty Mikes are sitting second in the Tri-County South Conference (1A) with a 4-2 record on the season.

Next Game: vs. Jefferson-Morgan 10/13 - 7 p.m.

Mapletown

Waynesburg Central

Football

Football

MAPLETOWN 6, Jefferson-Morgan 21 Mapletown 0 0 6 0 6 Jefferson-Morgan 7 6 0 8 21 Coming off a loss last week against the Mighty Mikes the Maples couldnt get things going on offence got the second eweek in a row only scoring one touchdown against the Rockets, that score coming from a 10-yard run from Dylan Rush. The Maples are currently seventh in the Tri-County South Conference (1A) with a 2-5 record.

WAYNESBURG 6, South Park 39 Waynesburg 0 0 6 0 6 South Park 6 13 14 6 39 For Waynesburg, this was a bad night for their offence only scoring one touchdown against South Park, the only touchdown by the Raiders was scored on a 2-yard run by Nick Higginbotham, Waynesburg goes now 1-4 this year.

Friday’s Box Score

Friday’s Box Score

Next Game: vs. Fort Cherry 10/13 - 7 p.m

NEXT GAME: @ Bentworth10/13 - 7 p.m.

West Greene Football

Friday’s Box Score

WEST GREENE 6, Fort Cherry 32 West Greene 6 0 0 0 6 Fort Cherry 7 6 13 6 32 The Pioneers had a big night from both of their offencive superstars, Bray Jackson and Zack Pettit, they both combined for five touch downs between the two of them in route to a 47-14 win over non conference foe Leechburg, the Pioneers fourth in the Tri-County South Conference (1A) with a 5-2 record.

NEXT GAME: vs. Monessen 10/13 - 7 p.m.

October 12, 2017

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Local soccer player commits to University of Pittsburgh

By CALE MILLER

For the Yellow Jacket

Madison Clayton has had a remarkable career playing soccer at Waynesburg Central High School. The dynamic senior has over 100 career goals and is committed to play soccer at University of Pittsburgh next fall.

Clayton has been playing soccer ever since she was five years old and started playing on travel teams at the age of nine.

“It all kind of started out, you know, when you are five years old and your parents want you to play a sport to get rid of some of that energy you have at that age, but for me I really enjoyed doing it,” Clayton said.

Division I athletes are a rare find in Greene County.

Clayton shed some light on her recruiting process.

“Playing club soccer since I was young really helped and I owe a lot to my club coaches, [Waynesburg Central head coach Joe Kijowski] and my parents,” said Clayton.

Clayton also said that going to recruiting camps in general and keeping in touch with coaches from the camps and tournaments she played in helped.

A unique thing about Clayton is the fact she is not even a student at Waynesburg Central.

Clayton is a senior at

Photo courtesy of Katie Roupe

Madison Clayton led the Waynesburg Central Raiders to their first section title ever last season as a junior.

This season she hopes to take the team further in the playoffs.

Jefferson-Morgan High School, which is just located a couple minutes away from Waynesburg. JeffersonMorgan, however, does not offer a soccer program, so to accommodate her desire to play high school soccer she joined the Waynesburg

WSOC: Team struggles to contain TMC attack, outshot by 20 in loss Continued from C1

the goal tied the contest 1-1 early in the second half.

“It was on my senior bucket list to score against Thomas More,” Byler said.

Byler is leading the team in goals with six, and also in total points with 14.

About seven minutes later sophomore forward Kristina Felix of Thomas More knocked in the go-ahead goal, which was assisted

by Stadtmiller.

Felix's goal made the score 2-1 with 32:32 left in the game.

Sophomore goalkeeper Courtney Syfert tallied up nine saves over 90 minutes of play “Courtney Syfert was ready from shots far out and corners that she punched away,” said Heethuis.

The Yellow Jackets played the Saints more competitively this year.

“Our mindset was a lot different this year,” said Heethuis. “We have a lot of girls who simply want to win and will fight for every chance we get.”

Heethuis added that Waynesburg had some strengths over their conference counterpart.

“Technically, we are better on the ball so we were able to string some passes together,” she said. “Our center midfielders can dictate play, our defensive line is solid and can

play out of the back and support the play.”

Facing off against a strong Thomas More team was nothing new to the veteran Yellow Jackets.

Senior forward Sam Nichols commented on the team's mindset coming into the game. Nichols, a team captain, said the team needed to have one another's backs in order to have a chance against the Saints.

“We knew Thomas More would be a tough game,” said Nichols. “It is every year. We are a good team this year so we knew we all had to be on the same page and willing to work our butts off for each other.”

Heethius thinks the team is really a competitor in the conference.

“As the game continued I think we realized that we are truly a good team that can compete if we choose to,” she said. “The key to that is, we have to choose to. Every day, it is a choice to compete. We have to choose to compete everyday if we want to earn a win.”

The Saints outshot the Yellow Jackets on the night, 244. Three of the shots were on goal for Waynesburg, while 11 were on goal for Thomas More.

The Yellow Jackets took the pitch against Bethany College Wednesday, past publication date. The team will next face Thiel Colleg Saturday, Oct. 14, for senior day.

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Central girl's team. With Clayton’s help, Waynesburg’s soccer program is now one of the best in the W.P.I.A.L. Last season she helped the Lady Raiders capture their first ever section title and W.P.I.A.L. semi-finals.

Clayton said that was one of her favorite memoires she has had playing for Waynesburg.

Fast-forward to this season. In just the fifth game of this year she scored her 100th career goal. Waynesburg Central head girl's

soccer coach, Joe Kijowski, talked about the night she scored her 100th goal.

“I was happy for her,” Kijowski said. “One hundred goals is a great milestone, but at the same time she’s a team player and she’ll tell you first hand she has

bigger goals for the team first then her own personal ones.”

Although Clayton was happy about reaching the milestone, she thinks more about the big picture.

“It was exciting, but at the same time I have bigger expectations then scoring 100 goals,” Clayton said.

“For the team I want to win a W.P.I.A.L. championship.”

Some of Claytons goals for the team are to win another section title, along with a WPIAL championship and a state playoff run.

For Kijowski, Claytons work ethic is part of what makes her such an impactful player.

“She has been a hard worker, great leader because she leads by example, and she has improved her game every year., Kijowski said. “Her work ethic has always drove her, she has always wanted to play in college and I am happy she is going to get that chance.”

Clayton is planning on graduating early from Jefferson-Morgan in order to enroll early at Pitt.

“It will be a big advantage [enrolling early] because I will be around the team early, learn their training styles and get to know the university a lot better,” Clayton said.

Clayton has not decided to commit to a major at Pitt yet, as she said there are a few she has an interest in.

COMMENTARY

Football still has opportunity to win LUKE GOODLING Columnist

When Waynesburg University football takes the field Saturday against the Thomas More Saints, it’ll be on the fringe of reaching the longest losing streak in program history.

Regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s game, it’s not yet time to give up on the Yellow Jackets.

During Week Five against Grove City College, many believed it was the golden opportunity for the Yellow Jackets to snap their losing streak and pick up their first victory of the season. After all, the Wolverines came into Waynesburg having only one win since 2013.

Despite playing in front of the Homecoming crowd, the

Yellow Jackets were ultimately outmatched– losing 21-14 after failing to score for the entire second half.

Out of the remaining four games on the schedule, Thomas More, Thiel, Saint Vincent and Washington & Jefferson, at first glance it may look like the Yellow Jackets will end the season without a victory.

Thomas More was polled to finish first in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, but got off to a rocky 1-4 start on the season.

Another powerhouse the Yellow Jackets will have to face before the end of the year is Washington & Jefferson (W&J). The Presidents are undefeated and could quite possibly end the regular season with an unblemished record.

While garnering a victory off either Thomas More or W&J would be one of the

biggest upsets in the PAC this season, Waynesburg has a reasonable opportunity to steal a win against Thiel or Saint Vincent.

Starting with Saint Vincent, the Bearcats have some of the lowest defensive numbers in the conference. For total defense, the Bearcats rank ninth out of 11 teams in the PAC, allowing over 415 yards per game.

Another defensive category Saint Vincent is weak in is stopping the run game.

Coming in at eighth in the conference in rushing defense, the Bearcats are allowing over 200 yards a game on the ground this season.

For the Yellow Jackets, an emphasis for the offense this year has been the running game. Though the rushing game has been a continuous work-in-progress for the team with injuries hampering progress, it is an area the

Jackets could exploit against the Bearcats.

While pulling off a victory against Saint Vincent would be difficult for Waynesburg, perhaps the biggest opportunity the Yellow Jackets have is the Thiel Tomcats.

Thiel is currently 1-4 overall, with its only victory coming against Geneva, who came into the matchup without a win. Thiel is at the bottom of the PAC in nearly all major statistical categories. In scoring offense, passing offense, total defense, rushing defense and passing defense, Thiel ranks ninth or worse.

When Thiel travels to Waynesburg Oct. 28, the Yellow Jackets will be coming off a bye week as well.

If the Waynesburg finds a way to put together two halves of consistent football, they still have the opportunity to leave the 2017 campaign with at least one victory.

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14 carries.

“There’s a lot of things that are changing from a run game standpoint that’s really making this run game more successful,” Smithley said. “We’re getting some more guys in there and there’s more guys playing offensive line. There’s some younger guys and inexperienced guys that have proven themselves over the course of the season in practice and they’re getting shots. When they’re getting their shots they’re taking advantage of those shots.”

While also noting the improvement of the offensive line and better blocking from receivers contributing to the success of the run game, Smithley said that a huge factor in the team’s improvement has been because of a player that has moved from tight end to fullback, senior Alec Watts.

“He has been really impressive from our standpoint of really trying to will this thing to happen,” he said. “He’s done a fantastic job and he’s playing a little bit out of his position. He’s

Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

Interim head coach Chris Smithley addresses the team after the loss to Geneva.

In PAC play, the Yellow Jackets are one of two teams without a victory. not necessarily a fullback, but we’ve been asking him to do a lot of that stuff. He’s been finding a way to get that done day-in and dayout over the course of the last month. He’s really done a great job for us.”

Another positive note that Smithley took away from the game was the

increase in liveliness he saw from his team as they look to snap a 10-game losing skid.

“Just the energy of this game was completely different,” he said. “We’ve made some major strides in how these guys have attacked the game and [their excitement level]. We sit here and talk

about how to win football games, those are things that are extremely important in taking those steps to get to that point.”

Waynesburg is back in action this Saturday, Oct. 14 against the Thomas More Saints in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Kickoff is set for noon.

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Team on verge of longest losing streak in program history

By DONNY CHEDRICK For the Yellow Jacket

Following a 35-14 road loss to Geneva this past Saturday, the Waynesburg University football team is on the brink of rewriting the school record books, however, not in a good way.

If the Yellow Jackets lose to Thomas More College on Saturday, they will set the Waynesburg University football record for most-consecutive losses at 11 straight.

The Geneva triple option rushing attack proved to be an issue for the Yellow Jackets this past weekend in Beaver Falls. Geneva senior running back Trewon Marshall ran for almost 200 yards and found his way to the end zone twice on 25 carries.

Waynesburg grabbed the lead after its opening drive when freshman running

back Jeremiah DoswellHardrick scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 6-yard run.

Following the opening score, the Golden Tornadoes went on to score 21 unanswered points, Waynesburg made its way to pay dirt once more due to junior running back Austin Wilson topping off a 63yard drive with a score.

The 21-14 deficit is the closest Waynesburg would be in the second half, as Geneva would score two more times before the game was over, making it a 35-14 final score in Beaver Falls.

One of the positives from the loss was the run game, which accumulated a seasonhigh 180 yards at Geneva.

Wilson was a big part of that attack, as he became the first Yellow Jacket to obtain 100

1-3 start to 2017. With this being the final year for the Saints in the PAC, it is looking doubtful that they will be able to defend their title.

After Thomas More ended its losing streak with a 53-10 win over Grove City, the Yellow Jackets look to a few keys to end their losing streak against the Saints.

rushing yards in a game since 2015, finishing with 101 on the afternoon.

Waynesburg tries to end the long skid this coming Saturday when the team makes its longest trek of the season to Crestview Hills, Kentucky to play the Thomas More Saints.

Thomas More has not been the same beast out of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference that won the conference the past two seasons after a 2-4,

Contain the weapons Although the Saints are not the powerhouse they have been the last few seasons, their team is still full of weapons that can make plays at any moment.

Seniors Brenan Kuntz and Daylin Garland, along with juniors Hjavier Pitts and Logan Winkler were all Honorable Mentions on the 2016 All-PAC team.

Volleyball loses tri-match on road

By TYLER GODWIN

Sports Convergence Editor

The Waynesburg University women’s volleyball team traveled to Beaver Falls, to take part in a tri-match against two Presidents’ Athletic Conference rivals: Geneva College and Westminster College.

Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets, the Golden Tornadoes and the Titans proved to be too much to handle, as the team dropped a pair of 3-0 decisions.

Waynesburg (1-17, 0-11) took on Geneva (8-15, 6-3) in the first match of the day, falling in straight sets 25-15, 25-14 and 25-19.

In that match, the Yellow Jackets were paced on offense by freshman outside hitter Hannah Colvin and junior right side hitter Lexy Waldman, who both tallied five kills.

Sophomore setter Olivia Zuchelli led the way with nine assists, while sophomore libero Alyssa Proper paced the team defensively with 16 digs.

According to head coach Stephanie Benkowski, the team took a different approach in an attempt tao shake things up.

“In all three sets we played we tried a different lineup,” she said. “In the third set I think we had the best chance of performing and I liked that lineup the most…Just trying new things trying to get that win.”

The biggest reason for the consistent change in lineup, Benkowski said, was to try and keep the energy high.

“That’s what I was hoping for, I don’t know if it occurred on Saturday, but I think that’s what my thought process was—to get a little more energy off the bench,” said Benkowski. “I think just getting different people out there makes it a little harder to mesh on the court, but I definitely think it helped bring a little bit of energy to it.”

The team did not get

Greensburg where they lost 9-0 as well.

The match against Geneva closed out the regular season, but the Jackets still have the postseason left, as they will travel to Erie for the PAC championships Friday, Oct. 20, and Saturday, Oct. 21.

However, the team might not be able to qualify a full lineup.

“It looks like we might only have two girls going, because some of the girls weren’t able

Build off the run game The Yellow Jackets had their first 100-yard game from a running back in nearly two seasons when Wilson had 101 this past weekend. With Wilson slated as the starter for Thomas More, Smithley is keeping more faith in the rushing attack to ease the pressure on his sophomore

Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

After winning the first game of the season against Pitt Greensburg, the Jackets have lost 17 consecutive games, winning only four sets in that streak. much time to rest between the first and second match, as they immediately followed the Geneva match by facing off against Westminster (15-4, 7-2) The Yellow Jackets stayed with the Titans for much of the first set before Westminster pulled away 25-20.

The Titans rounded out the sweep with 25-17 and 25-12 victories in the second and third sets respectively.

Leading the Jacket attack in the second match was junior outside hitter Jordyn Wyllie, who notched eight kills.

Zuchelli and freshman setter Rachel Lemay managed 10 assists each during the match, while Proper against led the way in digs with 16.

“We played well, Westminster is a good team. We played better than we did against Geneva,” Benkowski said. “We played as a team a little bit more than we have been, so that was good. We went with that third set that

to travel to away matches,” said Headlee.

Wall and Hughes are the two Headlee mentioned who will compete at the tournament. Wall hopes that playing as the number one all year will have her ready for the postseason.

“I think its good that I have been playing girls that push me to compete harder, because its made me better,” said Wall.

The tournament is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. both days.

we went with against Geneva against Westminster. I think we have a couple more tweaks we need to make.”

Another player that has been a key contributor all season has been junior defensive specialist Cassidy Guiser, who has been thrust into a variety of roles for the Yellow Jackets this year.

Across the two matches, Guiser paced the team with three aces and finished second on the team in digs (23) and blocks (2).

“Cassidy is a hard worker and she’s very competitive.

She wants to win,” Benkowski said. “She was an outside in high school and she’s small for us as an outside, but she works hard. Every day at practice she’s working to get around the block because she’s little. She’s consistent for us on the court, which is what we need to be successful, and that’s what she’s doing for us.”

Way ne s bu rg is b a ck in action Oct. 12, for a PAC matchup against the Bearcats of Saint Vincent.

The match is scheduled for 7 p.m.

quarterback.

“We are going to continue putting an emphasis on running the football,” Smithley said. “That will help Tyler [Perone] with his reads and we’re going to try to get him back in a rhythm.”

Stay focused Sometimes teams suffer from long road trips and end up performing poorly after a long ride on a bus. Smithley does not think the abnormally long trip to Crestview Hills for the last time will change his squad, but there could be a challenge given how young the team is.

“These guys have to know how to handle the trip,” Smithley said. “With the senior leadership and experience that we do have, those guys have to make sure the team is all ready to go.”

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Interim head coach Chris Smithley thinks the Saints compare to other teams in the PAC in terms of offensive weapons.

“Offensively, they are a really good team,” Smithley said. “It’s another situation similar to Case Western. Their quarterback is good enough to hurt you with his feet and his arm, the running back is extremely talented. They have athletes all over the field that are threats.”

At the break, Thomas More led Waynesburg 4-1 in shots on goal. The Saints also had nine corner kicks as opposed to just two from the Jackets.

Overall, Heethuis was encouraged by his team’s effort in the first 45 minutes.

“The first half, I thought we played pretty well. Adam Dolan made a couple of nice saves, including the penalty, and we had a couple of opportunities that we probably should have finished but didn’t,” said Heethuis.

It took the Saints less than six minutes to add insurance in the second half when sophomore forward Ethan Smith made it 2-0. Freshman Bryce Day finished the scoring seven minutes later.

Heethuis credited Thomas More’s depth as a reason for Waynesburg’s drop off in the second half.

“I thought [in] the second half we kind of wore down a little bit and tired out. [Thomas More’s depth] really showed through,” said Heethuis.

Dolan, who replaced the injured Snyder early in Waynesburg’s 4-3 win over Westminster Tuesday, Oct. 3, made the second start of his college career, and first in PAC play.

Dolan saved three of four shots on net in the first half before leaving with a foot injury at halftime. Heethuis was impressed with Dolan’s per-

formance. “[Dolan] played quite well,” Heethuis said. “[He made] a couple big saves, the biggest was probably the one on the penalty kick. We were happy with how he played.”

Dolan was pleased with how he performed in a limited sample size.

“I was pretty satisfied with my play for the most part,” Dolan said. “Saving the PK was nice. The one goal I had against me was frustrating because it was just really unlucky and I just wasn’t ready for it.”

Freshman Daniel Brode replaced Dolan following his injury. Brode made five saves and allowed two goals in his second appearance of the season, his first since Sept. 2 at Penn State Altoona.

Heethuis said that Dolan’s injury does not appear to be serious, and he would be further evaluated by the athletic training staff Monday night.

Overall, Heethuis didn’t think the emotional high of Tuesday’s dramatic win over Westminster caused any sort of performance drop-off Saturday.

“I don’t think [there was a layoff ],” Heethuis said.

“Thomas More is a very good side. I thought we showed up ready to play and compete, and they were just better on the day.”

The Jackets look to rebound on Saturday against Thiel following their game Wednesday, which is past publication date.

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Speakers address life, faith at service

CHAPEL WORSHIP GROUP

A joyful noise

By JONAH PHILIPP

For the Yellow Jacket

Every Sunday night at 8 p.m., students around campus gather for a time of reflecting, connecting and renewing their spirits while praising God. Upper Room has been a cornerstone of Christian ministry on campus for years, and continues to draw in new visitors each and every week.

The event has found a way of drawing in students from all grades, including a large array of freshman this year.

Emily Moyers, a freshman who routinely attends Upper Room, enjoys the unique style of worship.

“The thing I like most about Upper Room is its simplicity,” said Moyers, an early childhood education. “It’s not like a regular church service. It’s just worship and a testimony, a time for each individual to spend time with Jesus and lift Him up and worship.”

Upper Room generally consists of three-to-four worship songs, followed by a fellow student’s testimony, and then wrapped up with another four songs.

Michelle Harris as well as last week's Upper Room speaker, praises the fact that the university uses students to share their stories and struggles.

“The testimonies are easy to relate to because we are all on this college journey, experiencing similar things,” said Harris, a junior human services major.

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Mitch Kendra, Yellow Jacket

Members of one of the two rotating worship teams for the MUS 122 class sing during one of their Tuesday 11 a.m. Chapel performances.

The students are from a "wide variety of majors," according to Melanie Catana, who oversees the team.

Students incorporate music and faith at Chapel each week

By JOE SMELTZER

Editorial Assistant

When Melanie Catana arrived at Waynesburg University, in 2009, the worship band at Tuesday Chapel was structured very differently.

Catana, assistant professor of vocal music and director of choral music, said that when she came to Waynesburg, the band consisted of a few students chosen by the chaplain to put together some songs for the service. It didn’t take long for Catana and the music program to change

the format.

“Soon after I came, we realized in the music department that we could make a course [for the chapel worship team] that would be really great for our music ministry majors…”

Catana said. “So that’s when the music department started the course in probably 2011.

We started a course, and it has just taken off.”

Catana estimates that there are usually between 15 and 20 students from a wide variety of majors who take the course titled “Applied Music: Group Worship Team.” The worship

team is split into two groups that rotate through the weeks.

“Basically, anybody can take that course for one credit,” Catana said. “It’s one of these courses in music we have a lot of that are cocurricular. Half of the team is taking for a fine arts credit, and half of the team is essentially volunteering. But they all commit to a year of providing music for the worship team.”

The leader of the worship team this year is junior Bryce McGarvey, a biblical ministry major with a path focus

on international missions.

McGarvey started working in a leadership capacity last spring, and Catana feels that he represents what she and the Rev. James Tinnemeyer, university chaplain, want in a worship leader.

“Rev. Tinnemeyer and I like to have a leader who knows the team really well, and who has demonstrated dedication to the team and to music and to God, and Bryce is a perfect example of that,” Catana said. “He’s a very good musician, and he is also very dedicated to helping others

learn about worship music.”

Although McGarvey has been involved with music for most of his life, he was not sure if he wanted to continue playing in college. But filling out some basic forms began his journey as a team leader.

“I’ve played in worship teams since I was in fourth grade at my church,” McGarvey said. “…I put on my freshman interest forms that I played the drums and guitar, and [Catana] contacted me and said that the chapel CHAPEL >> D2

Past Waynesburg Idol winners reflect on experiences

By JOE SMELTZER

Editorial Assistant

The 2017 edition of Waynesburg Idol wrapped up Friday, Sept. 29, and freshman sports broadcasting/sports information major Jonah Phillip was crowned the winner.

While Phillip and plenty of other new faces performed throughout the three-round competition, the past two WU Idol winners returned as well.

For as long as she can remember, singing and performing on stage has been a big part of Mattie Winowitch’s life. While at Elizabeth Forward high school, she was in multiple choirs and was a lead role in several school musicals dating back to middle school.

When Winowitch came to Waynesburg University as a freshman in the fall of 2015, her friend and current roommate, Veronica Steen, decided to pursue WU Idol together.

Opening night, despite having a lot of experience performing in front of crowds, Winowitch was tense.

“I was nervous, really nervous, first starting out,” Winowitch said. “I was a freshman, not really sure of myself yet…

als” by Lorde was well received by the audience, so much so that, before the night was through, people who saw her performance flooded her Facebook wall with friend requests.

After performing “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus the next week, Winowitch made it to the final round.

Although she felt encouraged about the first two weeks, Winowitch was still uneasy heading into the finale.

“I was still nervous,” said Winowitch. “There were a lot of talented people I was up against, and the game was really anyone's. Especially because I knew that there were a lot of popular people performing, so I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out because I was just a freshman, I didn’t really know anyone…I just was going into it with a positive mindset. I was excited.” *** Like Winowitch, music has long been important to Harrison Scott. When the sophomore biochemistry major was in the first grade, Scott began taking piano lessons,

"There were a lot of talented people I was up against, and the game was really anyone's."

MATTIE WINOWITCH

2015 Champion

obviously, I was trying hard to win, and I was nervous about what people would think…”

Her performance of “Roy-

before taking up the French horn as his main instrument a few years later. When Scott’s teacher could no longer teach

him the instrument, he asked Scott if he wanted to switch to voice lessons.

Scott agreed and started training his voice in middle school. Throughout high school, Scott performed in several music ensembles.

Scott arrived at Waynesburg last fall, and soon after, began seeing posters for that year’s WU Idol. Although Scott was intrigued, he initially didn’t think it was up his ally.

“I saw the posters everywhere, and I was like ‘what a cool competition’, but [I didn’t think it was for me,]” said Scott.

Then, one night, Scott was doing homework with two friends who were also going out for the competition, Megan Cook and Kayla Coughlin, who were then sophomores, when they encouraged him to audition. Eventually, Scott agreed to give it a try and ended up making it to round one.

For Scott, the scariest thing about his for WU Idol debut wasn’t performing, but instead choosing a number that fit the occasion.

“The biggest thing would be song choice,” said Scott. “I had no idea what I was going to pick.”

Scott picked “Feeling Good”

by Michael Buble for the first round, the reason being that the theme of the night’s show was “guilty pleasure.”

Scott made it to the next week, which was a Disney themed show. For round two, Scott performed “Out There” from the “Hunchback of Notre Dame.” After the dust

from the first two weeks had settled, Scott was one of four contestants that progressed to the final round. *** As the finale of the 2015 edition of WU Idol got underway, Winowitch was one of the final four. With her family and friends in the front row, Lindsay Orzechowski, Yellow Jacket

Junior Mattie Winowitch singing 'The Climb' at last year's WU Idol show, returning a year after her 2015 win in the singing contest.

she performed “At Last” by Etta James. The results were in, and Winowitch was announced as the winner.

“It was unbelievable,” said Winowitch. “I think [WU Idol] was a really awesome experience… I just couldn’t

believe it… I just had so much fun, and it was a great opportunity to kind of get to know everyone and introduce Mattie Winowitch to the campus of Waynesburg.”

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Service Saturdays Band performs ‘Music of the Southwest’ allow opportunity for volunteering

By KADEN HURLEY

For the Yellow Jacket

By RACHEL MANGAN Associate Editor

Service Saturdays is a new addition to the service opportunities Waynesburg students have to choose from. Now in its second year of operation, the service opportunity has seen significant growth in student involvement in students now having the consistent option to do their service on weekends. According to Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Center for Service Leadership and Bonner Scholars Program, Kelley Hardie, balancing classes during the week and doing service wasn’t always an option for students. “[Service Saturdays] give students the opportunity to participate and volunteer at events that they normally couldn’t do [during] the week because of classes, but still want to volunteer,” said Hardie. “Students have been really receptive to it; all of [the service sites] have been filled each time.”

Junior Youth Ministry major and Bonner Scholar, Stephanie Rogers has taken full advantage of the weekend service opportunities.

“I think it is really great to be able to do service every weekend,” said Rogers.

Because Rogers is a Bonner Scholar, she is required to complete a minimum of 140 service hours each semester. One of her favorite sites to volunteer at is Produce to People.

“Doing Produce to People is a really great service [experience] because we get to see the impact we have on the people in our community around us,” said Rogers. “They are also super nice people; [many of them] were worried about us carrying their groceries for them. They really need-

ed [the groceries] that were being provided though.”

Produce to People is not the only service location.

The next service Saturday will take place Oct. 28 at the Historical Society for its Flashlight Fright Night.

The hunted house event at the historical society is one that students could “have a ball being a part of.”

“I b e l i e v e e v e r y o n e should do a Service Saturday. It is not always all work,” said Rogers, “it can be a lot of fun too. There are lots of different positions to be filled at the Flashlight Fright Night.”

There are still many opportunities for students to get involved in service with Service Saturdays. The Bartlett Homeless Shelter lunch program, A.L.I.V.E. Pittsburgh Living Ministry, Bowlby Library 5K Turkey Trot and the Salvation Army Kettle campaign are among the remaining Service Saturday opportunities for the fall semester.

According to Hardie, there are limited spots for each location, but these limitations are based on availability of transportation and what each volunteer sites’ needs are.

In most cases volunteers start their day at 7am when they meet in Stover before they depart to the service location. According to Rogers, they have usually completely their day by noon.

“It’s nice because we get our volunteer hours, but we also get back to campus in time to relax in the afternoon,” said Rogers.

“Service is in the DNA of Waynesburg University, so this is a great opportunity to fulfill that part of [the mission statement],” said Hardie. “Interested students can sign up on the service tab on MyConnect.”

Waynesburg University’s band hosted its first concert of the 2017-18 school year in the Marsh Center, located underneath the Chapel, Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 5:15 p.m.

Both the fall and mid-winter concerts are held in the Marsh Center with the audience encircling the band, composed of students, alumni, faculty and community members. The Christmas and Spring concerts are held upstairs in the Chapel, accompanied by the Lamplighters concert choir.

All of the university students and faculty, as well as the Waynesburg community were encouraged to attend.

Each concert is organized out to coincide with a specific theme, usually based off which instruments are available in the group. The theme throughout last year’s concerts were movie soundtracks, featuring selections from big name produc-

tions like Star Wars.

This year’s first concert highlighted the theme Music of the Southwest United States, featuring strong Hispanic pieces such as “Fiesta” and “El Camino Royal.” Some students took it upon themselves to purchase mini maracas to be shaken by members not playing during certain songs.

The band is comprised of 40 university students, but there are 50 members in total. The extra 10 positions are fill-ins from community, adjunct-faculty and alumni. The band’s director, Ronda DePriest, wanted to really challenge her students right off the bat, and her efforts were “well rewarded.”

This year’s group, DePriest described as the “cream of the crop on campus,” and a group of overall “good people” who just “love playing good music well.” The band meets for two practices a week in the Marsh Center which only reaches a total of two hours and 30 minutes while other college programs

typically achieve 4 hours. This provides members with incentive for “rigorous practicing” and a need to push themselves according to DePriest.

DePriest noted that not all of the band’s members are music majors. In fact, few are. Some are Nursing or Criminal Justice, two majors that have full schedules yet students still make time for practices. It becomes their “stress relief time”, even though DePriest keeps the pressure on to “perform on a collegiate level.” In addition, students are required to practice on their own time. Members are currently trying out a new teaching tool called “Smart Music” that plays music alongside the member. So far, DePriest feels it “has enhanced their personal practice and made rehearsals a lot smoother”.

Every year DePriest hopes for every musician to achieve personal growth, translating to the growth of the band as a whole.

She especially enjoys seeing nervous freshmen “become a little

more relaxed and able to pay a little tougher music.”

“I like the pride that can kind of take in their investment,” said DePriest.

Freshman, Cassandra Wicker plays trombone for the band and, though she has been playing for six consecutive years, is still appropriately nervous for her first performance as a college student.

“Some of the pieces are high school friendly, then we have some pieces on the very highest level. It’s very shocking as a freshman,” Wicker said.

As for her goals, they are quite simple. “[Focusing on] improving and being on that bar with [the people around me], it can get really stressful to be at their [older band members’] potential, be as good as them,” Wicker said.

Captain of this year’s band Elizabeth Nicodemus was “excited for people to come and listen,” which she says makes all the member’s hard work worth it.

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standing in front of the Upper Room audience sharing their story.

“I never pictured I would be speaking,” said Harris. “I don’t like public speaking, but felt called by God. Many of my friends spoke and shared things that were private. I hoped to affect at least one person with my story.”

Junior psychology major and Biblical ministry studies minor Tanya Vecere first shared a testimony last year.

She also shared a testimony again earlier this semester, was surprised that she had even volunteered to speak in the first place.

“I would have never imagined I would be speaking. God must have been laughing because I would end up speaking twice,” Vecere said.

The topics touched upon

by speakers always vary upon their own personal experience, and highlight many different aspects of life. Vecere spoke on obedience and what it means to abide in Christ. Speakers have attested to the pressure and nervousness that comes with speaking.

“Satan was discouraging, and I dealt with serious nerves going into the night,” said Vecere. Harris touched on brokenness and how God uses problems and troubles for good.

“I wanted people to see that all of the pain is for a reason, and will lead to finding peace,” said Harris.

Students have different reasons for attending Upper Room Sunday nights, Vecere said, and she finds worship as the most inspirational time.

“It’s a really beautiful and raw time to enter into worship with your peers,” said Vecere.

“It recharges you for the week

Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

Sophomore human services major Michelle Harris shares her testimony. and it’s amazing with the blessings Upper Room provides.”

Anyone interested in speaking should contact senior psychology major Lauren Bailey, who organizes the speakers weekly. Both Harris and Vecere have advice for those interested.

“It takes a lot to be vulnerable,” said Harris. “So make sure you are comfortable and the message isn’t forced.”

Vecere encourages students

to never think their story isn’t worthy of being told.

“Pray to the Lord to make it about Him, not you,” said Vecere. "He has worked in their lives.”

Vecere encourages those who have yet to visit Upper Room, to “make a trip over” Sunday nights at 8 p.m.

“It’s something this campus really needs to see,” said Vecere. “He is moving in the chapel on Sunday nights.”

Chapel: One-credit class teaches students to ‘worship through music’

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band was in need of a drummer. So that was something I was hoping to get involved in was a worship team. I’m really passionate about worshipping through music, so I hopped on that, and the rest is kind of history.”

The requirements for the class are rehearsals, which take place Monday evenings and Thursday mornings, as well as playing and singing in chapel Tuesdays at 11 a.m.

Catana hears all students individually so she can critique their strengths and weakness. From there, she and McGarvey divide the students into two teams that

Photo courtesy of Melanie Catana

Mitch Kendra, Yellow Jacket

Members of the rotating Chapel teams are shown. rotate each week.

“If you’re at chapel every

week, you’re going to see that the two teams are rotating back and forth,” Catana said.

“Everybody who is leading in music is part of the chorus.”

The first part of class time is dedicated to Bible study, which McGarvey leads. Catana said that the group tries to do an overnight retreat every year, and celebrates the end of the semester with dinner.

For McGarvey, managing people from both teams is one of the difficulties of leading the band. “[Being the leader] definitely has its challenges,” McGarvey said. “It’s pretty difficult when you have a lot of different personalities, and they’re so spread out between the different teams. It’s a lot

of trial and error and trying to figure out ways in which to communicate best to your band members and also communicate in loving ways.”

One thing that McGarvey has looked to change from years past is the vocal element of the band.

“Last year I looked into giving more responsibility to the singers,” McGarvey said “…Because I’m a musician, I look more at the music side… I try to look to build more of a dynamic throughout the whole song… I might have a couple of singers sing a couple lines, or a certain singer sing a certain line, or have them all sing together at once if we really wanted to drive a point.”

For McGarvey, understanding the different backgrounds of people in attendance is essential to the style of music that the band plays.

“Because we have a lot of the [college generation], we do tend to gravitate more towards contemporary worship,” McGarvey said. “But I found that there are students in the audience that do come from traditional backgrounds. There’s tons of different dominations, so we do focus more on the contemporary side, we also haven’t taken out the hymns either. I even try to incorporate different hymns that might have added choruses, so we can kind of bridge the two backgrounds.”

Idol: Winners recall memories from performing in annual competition

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Coming into last year’s finale, Scott chose to perform “You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban. Scott said that it was a number that was different from “the excitement” of his first two number. After he completed the song, Scott began to think about winning the competition for the first time. When Scott found out, along with the rest of the audience, that he had won he was thrilled.

“Obviously, [I felt] exhilarated,” said Scott. “It was really cool when the rest of the competitors cheered me on as well. That was the most meaningful thing. There was no air of competition whatsoever.

The audience was encouraging…we were just having a good time.”

This year, during the Disney themed night of WU

Idol, Scott and Winowitch performed a duet of “Love is an Open Door” from Frozen.

For Scott, it was a lot less nerve-racking this time around. . “I was happy to come back this year,” said Scott. “I was excited to just sort of relax, not have to worry about anything. I got to encourage all the competitors who were in it this year, and it was great to hear their song choices and to hear them sing as well.”

Looking back, both Scott and Winowitch felt that their experience in WU Idol helped them to become more known around campus.

“Pretty much after every performance, especially the finale… I had like 50 friend requests from people on campus on Facebook, on Instagram and on Twitter. …I would see people on campus, and they would be like ‘oh my gosh, you’re a singer,’ …

Obviously I never really know how to react to that because I’m a just a humble person, so I don’t take compliments well sometimes. Stuff like [WU Idol] really helped me get a lot of friends… not exactly close best friends, but it allowed me to put more faces to names and more people knew who I was…”

To Scott, becoming more well-known served as an opportunity to impact more people.

“I typically am an outgoing, encouraging guy…,” said Scott. “If I catch somebody’s eye, I’m going to say hello to you. Just because I believe in the power of a smile, no matter what kind of day someone is going through, even a smile can encourage somebody… It was definitely a good way to snatch an opportunity to get to know the campus, and show people that I’m more than just a performer, that I love to help

people much more beyond music or academics.” ***

Although he is less than two weeks removed from winning the competition, Philip already feels that his experience is easing his college transition “It’s already helping a lot,” said Phillip. “I feel a lot more confidence when I walk around. It’s also a great way for people to know you because there are tons of people who put me out on social media.

From that, people get to know you, they recognize your face, and it’s great because in a small campus…in the time you’re here, you want to impact as many people as you can, get to know as many people as you can for future relationships…”

Overall, Winowitch sees WU Idol as a chance for students to make themselves known.

Tiffany Morgan, Yellow Jacket

Previous winners Mattie Winowitch and Harrison Scott sing together (above). This year's winner Jonah Philipp poses with his check after he was announced champion Sept. 29.

“If you have a talent or if you want to showcase your own talent and really come out of your shell, college is that time where you’re supposed to break out and try something new. I think [WU Idol] is a great opportunity for that.”

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. MTV toon teen 7. Sings the blues 14. Planned city in California’s Orange County 15. Conquered 17. General courses 18. “Could be worse” 19. __ talks 20. Ones in a mess, briefly 21. Celestial body 22. Chug-__ 23. Persuaded 25. Instrument dating to the Paleolithic age 27. “Go ahead” 29. One determining 17-Across 30. Wikipedia is an example of it 32. Like most capital costs 33. Kind of response to mortal danger 39. Brody who was the youngest Best Actor Oscar winner 40. Contingency plan 43. Double-check 44. Old Italian capitalw 45. “__ oui!”

46. Provoke 47. San Francisco’s __ Valley 48. Presages 49. Symbolic attitude?

52. Star close to Venus?

53. Field of dreams?

54. Pucker-inducing 55. Denies 56. Parks with games

DOWN

1. Digital image format 2. Jazz virtuoso Gar-

ner 3. Street in Manhattan’s Alphabet City 4. Salad bar item 5. __ 500 6. His, to Henri 7. Reunion discovery 8. Bypass 9. Last team to play in the Polo Grounds 10. Sounds from the stumped 11. Base fig.

12. Bulgur salad 13. Spruce (up) 16. Swedish tennis

great 23. Like some patches 24. Harder to explain 25. Precede 26. Inc. kin 28. Blackened from combustion 29. Exfoliation material 31. NFL Titan, once

33. Pasta pellets in Jewish cuisine 34. Thoughtful guy?

35. Breakfast bar 36. Sought anonymity 37. “Just play along, okay?”

38. Exploit 41. “Burnt” crayon color

42. Prose pieces 44. More than a little foolish 47. BCS org.

48. It’s often tapped out 50. North Sea feeder 51. They, in Tours 52. Radical ‘70s org.

LAST WEEK'S SOLUTION

STUDENT ART: JACKET COMICS

"FRESHMEN" (continued)

By CLARE RAINONE

Art major, Class of 2021

INTERESTED IN GETTING YOUR ARTWORK PUBLISHED? IF SO, CONTACT TIFFANY MORGAN AT MOR4950@STUDENT.WAYNESBURG.EDU.

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Departmental Fears Written by Mattie Winowitch Designed by Cheyenne Nester

As Halloween comes closer, the season of tricks and treats has every student at Waynesburg in the spooky spirit. However, Halloween for college students strongly differs from Halloween for children.

Instead of being afraid of things like ghosts and goblins, college students are afraid of things like student loans, finding a job after graduation and seeing people from high school in the grocery store. The following is a list of fears that students in college might have, depending on their major/department.

English/Foreign Languages For those in the English Department, the Oxford Comma (or lack thereof) causes much grief, anxiety, and sadness. The Oxford Comma, also called the Serial Comma, is the final comma in a sentence where things are listed. While the average student might not care about the presence of the Oxford Comma, those in the English Department care deeply about it, and it can sometimes even usher feelings of fear.

The Oxford Comma

Communication Some are afraid of zombies and ghouls, but for a majority of Communication students, math is the scarier than the rest.

Like nails on a chalkboard, a math equation is haunting— almost to the point of no return. Sure, there might be a few students who are okay with numbers and letters being in the same equation, but those people are not to be trusted as far as Communication students are concerned.

2+2 =4 Math

Chemistry and Forensic Science Science can get risky, but students with science-based majors know just how risky it can really be. Just one wrong move with a beaker or a Bunsen burner could leave in an explosion, or a deadly concoction. Everyone knows “Frankenstein” was fiction, but science is real, and for those studying science, the monster is alive.

Chemical Explosions

Computer Science Germophobes might be afraid of actual viruses, but for those in IT, the viruses are not physical. One accidental click on a sketchy website can lead to an entire computer crashing, which is nothing short of a nightmare for an IT student.

Computer viruses can’t just be washed away with some soap and water like regular viruses. Instead, they are terrible beasts that overtake innocent technology with a vengeance.

Viruses

All Departments What is the name of our mascot?

A. Sting B. Yellow Jackets C. Wayne D. Mad Anthony True or false. The campus newspaper was named before the school mascot.

True False True or false. The yearbook is named after General Anthony Wayne.

True False The school was founded in ___________.

Midterms

With the Halloween holiday season comes the week of midterm exams. This is a week that is not as widely broadcasted or celebrated as Finals Week is. Instead, it is a “silent but deadly” week that sneaks up on its prey. Midterms Week is the moment in every student’s academic life where they either realize they are confident in the information they have learned thus far, or that they better get a tutor before things get scary. However, just as vampires are driven off with garlic, studying is the best tool to fight off scary midterm monsters.