10.21.10 Yellow Jacket

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Vol. 88 No. 7

Volleyball sponsors fundraising event for cancer research By Katie Rihn Staff Writer Friday afternoon and into the evening the Waynesburg University women’s volleyball team will take part in something that has become an annual tradition for them. The Yellow Jackets will play host to their third annual “Dig Pink” match, formerly known as “Dig for the Cure”. The Jackets are scheduled to begin their trimatch at 3 p.m. when they take on visiting Chatham University.

Later in the evening beginning at 7 p.m. they face off with Saint Vincent College. The “Dig Pink” campaign is a part of the Side-Out foundation that hopes to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. According to head coach Stephanie Benkowski, “Dig for the Cure” and “Dig Pink” have combined their efforts in raising awareness and in Benkowski’s eyes it’s better than it ever has been. See EVENT on A2

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(Above) Members of the Waynesburg football burst on to the field for Saturday’s game. (Below) Seniors Bill Hanning and Mikey Macosko pose after being named King and Queen.

Hanning, Macosko named King, Queen By Jon Ledyard Assignments Editor

Waynesburg University’s Homecoming Week TUDENT ENATE festivities were highlighted by the announcement of this year’s king and queen at halftime of the Yellow Jacket’s football game at Wiley Stadium Saturday. The 2010 HomecomBy Gregory Reinhart ing King award went to Staff Writer senior marketing major Bill Hanning and the Concerns about the Waynesburg University Homecoming Queen meal plan system controlled the Student Senate crown was given to senior floor during Tuesday’s meeting. nursing major Mikey “It is a work in process with the University, Macosko. and they are working on it,” said Natalie George, “I didn’t really expect it Student Senate academic vice president. to be honest,” said HanThe senators are in favor of a rollover plan. This idea would allow students who do not use up their entire meal plan to carry their unused meals to allowing weeks of the semester. Waynesburg University currently runs on a meal plan system that allows a student to have set number meals for each week. By Kelsey Bradley and “If you pay a crazy amount for food, you should Rachel Brown be able to have the option to eat more,” said Jack- Yellow Jacket Staff alyn Delach, who broached the subject during the meeting. First, there’s the Delach had mentioned that she was not a sena- thrill. tor but came into Tuesday’s meeting to propose A few second wait as the issue of meal plan change. your intended recipi“This was an issue that was discussed with Joe ent gets the message. But within a few See MEAL on A2 days, your nude photo

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For more Homecoming coverage, see C1. ning. “You don’t really expect you and your escort to get crowned, but that’s how it worked out.” Macosko identified

with Hanning’s feeling of surprise at being selected. “I was very surprised but very honored to crowned queen,” said

Macosko. “You want to believe it’s going to be you as you’re running but it is more surreal than anything when it actually happens.” For Hanning, a candidate on last year’s court, the decision to run for king was a late one that he did not expect to come to much fruition. Macosko said that being a good role model for others edged the vote in her direction. “I would hope it was my personality that swayed the vote in my See WEEK on A4

Study shows 25 percent of teens ‘sext’ goes viral. Today, more than 25 percent of American teenagers are engaging in this behavior, known as “sexting,” according to a study by the Associated Press and MTV. “I think that they think it will only be

seen by the person that they are sending it to and that it’s fun, exciting, sexy, daring,” said Jane Owen, director of the Counseling Center. They send sexually inappropriate messages electronically, mostly to significant others or crushes.

But privacy is no longer an option once these messages go viral. “At the very least it is an invasion of privacy,” said Owen. “What most students realize is that See MORE on A3

Goblins and Goodies: Thayer Hall plans Oct. 30 Octoberfest By Kyle Edwards Editorial Assistant Thayer Hall is once again beginning to plan for its annual Octoberfest. This year, the event will take place Oct. 30, the day before Halloween. “I know that Octoberfest has built a good reputation, so much so that we should have a good turnout this year,” said

Steve Bauthier, resident director of Thayer Hall. “It’s an event that is meant for everyone, something where everyone can just come out and have a good time and enjoy themselves.” Resident Assistant and Secondary Education major Kameron Schaefer agrees. “I think it provides them with an opportunity to engage with each other,” he said. “It’s

another activity to do outside of the events that the Student Activities Board provides, so I guess it’s just a little more informal. It’s something to do on a Saturday night that they don’t have to pay for.” According to Bauthier, this is the fourth year for Octoberfest. Schaefer explained that the Thayer Hall residence life staff has big plans for this year’s

event, but neither Bauthier or Schaefer would elaborate, stating that they wanted the activities to remain a surprise. “We will have better food and drinks and different entertainment,” said Bauthier. While Thayer Hall will host the event, Bauthier stressed the fact that the event was not restricted solely to the hall’s residents. “It’s not really a gender

specific event,” he said. “It’s not meant to be more for one group of people than another. Octoberfest is meant for all the halls on campus, so everyone is invited to come.” Schaefer believes that the event will not only continue in the future, but it will continue to grow as well. “I know it has been going on for a while so it’s kind of like tradi-

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Greene County was named one of the unhealthiest counties in Pennsylvania.

Senior Kirstin Repco won the sixth season of Waynesburg Idol.

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tion,” Schaefer said. “I would say that it is definitely going to get bigger and I think that hopefully, it will be bigger this year. But I do think it will always be a Thayer event we definitely have some good things planned.” Schaefer also encouraged everyone to attend. “We’ve got some good surprises planned for that evening,” he said. “So come on out. It’s going to be fun.”

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