The Yellow Jacket 10.6.16

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Campus celebrates Homecoming 2016 with week of events

HOMECOMING THROUGH THE DECADES

By GRACE HUTCHISON For the Yellow Jacket

1957 Mad Anthony Yearbook

1991 Mad Anthony Yearbook

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

President Paul "Prexy" Stewart and 1990 Homecoming King and Queen, 2015 Homecoming King and Queen, the 1956 Homecoming Queen.

Bryan Maltony and Terrilea Stemmler Derrion May and Lori Williams.

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A Homecoming fit for champions

University commemorates success of '66 football team

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

While it has been 50 years since Waynesburg University completed an undefeated season with a NAIA National Championship victory, the 1966 football team remains as close as ever.

Event planner Mary Fox intended to recognize certain key players individually for their accomplishments at the 2016 Homecoming game. However, after speaking with a player on the phone, she changed directions.

“We got off the phone and he called me back a little bit later and he said, ‘You know, I’ve been talking to some of the guys, and you know, we were a team. We want to just be announced as a team…’” said Fox. “And I thought that was just very telling of the comradery of a football team or any athletic team.”

The 1966 team will play a large role in the 2016 Homecoming celebration, taking place Oct. 7-9. Not only will they be recognized on the field during halftime of the Homecoming game, but they will also engage with the current team throughout the entire weekend.

Head football coach Rick Shepas said that this is not

the first time that the 1966 team has mentored the younger players, and it will not be the last.

“Any time that these guys reach out to me to come back for a game, we just try to accommodate them as best as we can,” said Shepas. “I would think that over the years 1967 M ad Anth ony Yea [they will be] a re- Waynesburg rbook source in methods won the 1966 for future teams to NAIA National Championship football game over Whitewater State CHAMPS >> A2 (Wisconson).

Waynesburg University’s annual Homecoming festivities began on Oct. 3, and the nearly weeklong event is filled with activities organized by the Student Activities Board [SAB] and Institutional Advancement.

Homecoming week started with the Cram the Van Kickoff, which took place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.

The purpose of the event was for people to bring canned goods and non-perishable foods to be donated to the Salvation Army.

People who donated more than 10 canned goods or made a $5 donation received a free airbrush t-shirt on Monday.

“We got in contact with Rita’s, and we purchased large containers of Italian Ice to pass out to donators as well,” said junior nursing major and President of SAB Marian Chearney.

The Cram the Van event will continue f ro m O c t . 4 through Oct. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. outside of the dining hall. SAB also organized Cram the Van Bingo on Oct. 5 to increase donations.

On Oct. 7, there will be a campus-wide Black and Orange day taking place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., where any student seen wearing Waynesburg’s signature colors will receive a Sting pin and be entered to win prizes during the pep rally. The pep rally will

take place in Johnson Commons beginning at 6:45 p.m.

Following the pep rally, the finale of Waynesburg Idol will take place in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center [GPAC] at 8 p.m. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. After the final performances and announcement of a winner, there will be smores and music in Johnson Commons at 9 p.m.

Oct. 8 begins with the Homecoming 5K Run/Walk event. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 8:30 a.m., when the race begins.

The sign-up for the race is on myConnect, and the $10 fee to participate benefits the service trip scholarship fund.

Following the race, JacketFest will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Johnson Commons. The event will have face painting, student organization booths, games and food. Students and alumni will have the opportunity to connect and chat with one another.

Finally, the football game will begin at 1:30 p.m. at John F. Wiley Stadium, where the Jackets will face off against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. The crowning of the 2016 Homecoming King and Queen will take place during halftime of the game.

Following the game, there will be an after party in the Beehive at 8 p.m. featuring music from the Hive radio station, pizza and board games.

“The after party will be a great time for everyone to come together and celebrate Waynesburg and Homecoming,” said Kyla Wolper, sophomore electronic media major and special events committee chair for SAB.

Homecoming court prepares for royal crowning at halftime

By SHON MEADE Managing Editor

While alumni are flooding the university’s campus and reminiscing about the way things once were, there is another group of current students eagerly awaiting the halftime ceremony during the Jacket football game.

The 2016 Waynesburg University Homecoming Court was announced last week, consisting of four men and five women, largely due to a low number of male applicants.

Members of this year’s court and their partners are Annie McGlaughlin and Ben

Neff, Torre Remish and Evan Penningon, Stacey Martin and Luke Carter, Emily Nowakowski and Travis Sumner and Kat Romanhuk.

Each student, though they share a place on the court, live different lives and share different reasons for why they for court.

Stacey Martin, a senior human services major, was one of the five women nominated for court, one she is all too familiar with; she was on her high school’s court as well.

As for why she ran for court this year, Martin said it was all because of her roommate.

“My best friend came up to me the day before the appli-

Photo courtesy of Annie McGalughlin

In spite of a variety of different reasons for applying to be a part of Homecoming Court, all of the students on the court are excited for this weekend's festivities. cations came out,” said Martin, “and said, ‘Stacey Martin,

there is no way you are not running for Homecoming

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Queen.’”

With that push from her

roommate, Martin ran for the court and made it.

However, out of the 20 girls who ran for court, only five of them made it to the court.

Martin is appreciative of being elected to the court, but can’t help but think of those who didn’t make it.

“I looked at the 20 girls who were running; I was taken back,” said Martin. “I could think of reasons by the handful why each of those girls deserved to be Homecoming Queen, so with that said I didn’t really know if I was going to even make it on court.”

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A SUMMER SPENT SERVING ABROAD

The Carmichaels high school football team shaved their heads during a fundraiser Friday for 10-year-old Braedyn Wasko, who was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma.

Senior Emilie Heinl shares her story of faith and encouragement after working with refugees in Greece for the summer.

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JACKETS SWEEP XC The women's cross country team dominated the W&J 5K race Friday, sweeping the top five spots in a race with nine teams.

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SUPPORTING BROTHER IN RIO Senior Kat Romanchuk traveled to Rio de Janeiro in September to support her brother Daniel in the 2016 Paralympics.

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Alumni working at WU share Alumnus working at local school memories from student days serves as mentor to AT majors Current staff, faculty see importance of Homecoming

By JOE SMELTZER and PATRIC FEISEL

For the Yellow Jacket

Alumni of Waynesburg Unviersity who still work at the college have a unique perspective on both the institution's history and Homecoming.

Rea Redd, director of Eberly Library, graduated from Waynesburg College— as it was named then—in 1974.

“The street between Buhl Hall and Hannah Hall was all houses back when I started,” said Redd. “By [Eberly] Library, we had houses all the way down the street, so it was very different, there must have been ten houses between Miller Hall, the library, and Buhl Hall.”

While at Waynesburg, Redd majored in English and History.

“When I was leading Bible studies in the cof-

feehouse back in 1974, we would pray for the university,” said Redd. “It took 20 years or so, but I’m happy that the prayers were answered.”

Redd wrote for “The Yellow Jacket” for two years and also worked on the campus radio station, WKEL, in 1972, which was the first year of the station.

After graduation, Redd taught in every grade from first to twelfth, except for sixth grade, and then decided to return to Waynesburg.

Redd said the university “went through a downturn in enrollment back in the 1980s,” but he said his praying during his time as a student paid off and the university enrollment improved.

In the fall semester of 1997, Redd returned to his alma mater as a professor.

Now, in addition to teaching both history and Fiat Lux classes, Redd is also the head librarian at the university’s Eberly Library.

Just before Redd, Ferd Dolfi, a secretary in the Office of Institutional Advancement, graduated from Waynesburg College in 1964 with a degree in public ser-

vice administration.

Ac c ord i ng to D ol f i, there are more activities for homecoming now. Although there used to be a parade, it has been replaced with the annual 5K run/ walk.

“Homecoming is a day alumni and friends come back and reconnect and see the changes around campus,” said Dolfi on his thoughts of homecoming.

Dolfi likes the concept and idea of homecoming having activities and other things for both older alumni and the younger alumni.

David Floyd, admissions counselor at the university. attended Waynesburg University as a communications major from 2008 to 2012.

“I was a student worker in the Admissions Office for three years, and my senior year, the director of admissions told me that there was an opening for an admissions counselor,” said Floyd. “So I had a few conversations and accepted a job, starting about two weeks after graduation.”

Floyd said he is proud

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WU students donate time to area high school sports teams

By MITCH KENDRA Copy Editor

If it’s a fall Friday night in western Pennsylvania, it’s time for high school football under the lights.

On those nights, the coaches, players and fans from both teams await the opening kickoff, but for some people on the sidelines, it’s time to watch the action across the entire field, focusing on those playing the game and paying attention to the players – the hits they take and the movements they make.

Several Athletic Training (AT) majors at Waynesburg University work as trainers for local high schools every fall.

The university has affiliations with Carmichaels High School and Chartiers Houston High School, located in Washington, Pennsylvania.

However, Dr. Robert Bonser, instructor of Athletic Train-

ing and Clinical Education Coordinator at the university, said the program hopes to acquire affiliates with both Waynesburg Central High School and West Greene High School, two closer schools.

The athletic trainers who go to these schools get real world experience but must be careful as they are working with minors, and therefore need to get consent from the injured athlete’s parents in certain situations.

Senior AT major Angelica Sabatini said her experience has been worth it.

For the majority of the Fall 2015 semester, Sabatini was on Chartiers Houston High School’s sideline as a part of their team.

“It’s fun, I really enjoyed it.

I know other people have enjoyed it [too],” Sabatini said.

“I don’t want people to get hurt, but I like to know that I can help them and get them back into their peak performance [following an injury].”

Sabatini said networking is a crucial part of the experience as well.

“It’s a great way to make connections because you’re meeting somebody outside

of Waynesburg, so it’s good to continue to build those bridges,” said Sabatini on meeting and staying in touch with her preceptor.

AT majors take a class called Athletic Training Clinical Practicum, where the students are required to work with the local high schools to fulfil their class requirements.

Bonser said that while the class only requires a minimum of five hours a week, students are usually getting between 10 to 20 hours a week because, on top of the games, the athletic trainers usually attend several – if not all – practices leading up to game day.

Bonser said the students’ experiences are important for them to learn from as they prepare for their futures.

“Hopefully, because this is such a hands on profession, the thought and the hope and the goal of our program is to prepare our students for the real world. And so hopefully when they get out they are confident,” said Bonser.

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Department of Communication celebrates 20 years

By ANTONIO PELULLO For the Yellow Jacket

In the fall of 1996, Richard Krause, chair of the Department of Communication, welcomed incoming freshmen to the newly official communication program. Twenty years later, students continue to enter and graduate from the program, which has been in the works since 1976.

The work the department does began before 1996, however. This year is the 40th anniversary of TV remote productions at Waynesburg University. The first remote production was the Bicentennial Celebration of America in 1976.

At that time, the production was run out of a black and white control room, the equipment transported in the maintenance department’s 1970s blue Chevy van.

It wouldn’t be until the 1979-80 school year that the Communicating Arts Media Study program (CAMS) would start. The CAMS program was a branch off of the

Photo courtesy of Bill Molzon

The Department of Communication is in its 20th year of being an official department at Waynesburg. Its activities began even before that, however; 2016 marks 40 years of TV remote productions.

English department aimed at pulling more students into communication.

William Sipple—then chair of the department of English, now special assistant to the President for International Enrollment and a professor of communications and information

management for Bay Path University—said he knew the department needed to be built up.

“When I became chair we had to look at ways to beef up our major or we would become what we call internally a service department,” said Sipple, “which means

that the core curriculum [for all students] requires a composition class, but beyond that, we wouldn’t have any majors.”

The most important thing Sipple felt that the new CAMS program could do was give students the opportunity to learn hands-on.

Weekend a time for alumni to reconnect

By TYLER GODWIN Editorial Assistant

Beginning on Friday, Oct. 7, Waynesburg University alumni will return to campus for the annual Homecoming events and celebration. This weekend, according to Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Vikki Beppler, is very important to those alumni that are returning.

“They are coming back to a place they might not have been back to since graduation,” she said. “There is so much that’s even happened in the past five years that alumni might not even know about. It allows them to reconnect with the university.”

Vice President for Institutional Advancement and University Relations Heidi Szuminksy feels that it is a great chance for alumni to meet up

with old classmates and revisit the university itself.

“Homecoming is the perfect opportunity for our alumni to reconnect with each other and with the university,” she said.

“It’s important for them to come back because that is the one time that many of their friends and classmates will be on campus. That is why we really highlight this one day for them to come back, because they will have chances to reconnect that they wouldn’t have any other time of year.”

During the upcoming weekend, there is emphasis on alumni and current students to connect and meet each other, as it can allow for important networking opportunities.

“For the students, it gives them a chance to build a network with people who maybe work in their field, or help them connect for profes-

CORRECTIONS

In the Sept. 29 issue, a pull-out quote in the story "Grad. nursing program seeks recruits internally, externally" was misattributed. The quote was from Dr. Nancy Mosser, chair of the Nursing Department. Also in the Sept. 29 issue, the headline "Undergraduate Athletic Training to be eliminated" may have been misleading. The national governing bodies for AT decided to eliminate AT degrees at the undergraduate level by 2022. Decisions about the future of the undergraduate AT program at Waynesburg have not been finalized. The Yellow Jacket regrets these errors.

sional reasons [or] personal reasons; it really opens up a lot of doors,” said Szuminsky.

“On the other hand, it is important for alumni because it helps them to understand what it is like here now. For somebody who graduated in the 1950’s, the campus and the community and the culture might look a little bit different than when they were here, and meeting current students helps them get an accurate picture of what it’s like to be a Waynesburg student today.”

Beppler added that JacketFest is a quality opportunity for students to connect with alumni, which will be on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Johnson Commons.

From a personal perspective, Zach Mason, a 2013 graduate of Waynesburg University, is excited to come back to Waynesburg for the weekend. Mason grew up in the Waynesburg area, and has recently moved out to central Pennsylvania, where he is a high school social studies teacher. “[The weekend] is very important to my wife and I, as I am from the area originally; I was born and raised there,” he said. “It is going to be special to come to the university and see friends that you normally would not see as often.”

Mason, who is an Alumni

Council member, as well as a former Stover Scholar at Waynesburg, offered advice to alumni who may be on the fence about returning for Homecoming this year, or for following years.

“It would be great for them to come out and see how the university has transformed since they have been there,” he said. “It would also be great for them to meet current students and talk about how their experience is going. Alumni are a big part of the university, and…they can see what kind of effect their donations are having on the university.”

One thing that University Relations does is contact Waynesburg alumni and spread the word about Homecoming weekend. When it comes to reaching out to them, Szuminsky said there are a variety of ways in which they make alumni aware of what is going on for Homecoming.

“Typically with our older alumni, if we don’t have an email address on file, we send letters to them,” said Szuminsky. “For the more recent alumni, we know that they probably won’t open a letter from us, and so we send an email and reach out via social media.”

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“We wanted to give them real-world projects, things that were not just contrived to the classroom but doing things that were for a real purpose,” said Sipple.

Sipple was one of three people behind the decision to hire Bill Molzon, assistant professor of communication

and director of TV Operations, who graduated from Waynesburg in 1973 and started working for the university in the A.V. department later that year.

Molzon was a student who had experience working with film and audio productions, according to Sipple.

“I was the kind of guy that I didn’t just want that stuff to sit in Buhl, I wanted to take it outside and do remotes like the parade,” said Molzon.

The CAMS program was eventually able to purchase an old traveling library that was refurbished by Molzon to fit all the needs of a remote production. The department’s current production truck has been with the program for 16 years.

In 1996, the CAMS program developed into the department it is today and Krause became chair of the Department of Communication, completing the Buhl project. The project included a remodeling plan for the COMM >> A4

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come.”

Shepas said the 1966 team will eat breakfast with the current team before the game and talk to a few of the players to provide inspiration and encouragement.

Waynesburg University is excited for the opportunity to remember the 50-yearold accomplishment. Sports Information Director Bobby Fox said that the event was remarkable for the program’s history.

“Looking back on it, this school doesn’t have a ton of national champions—in fact, I believe it is the only national championship this school has,” he said. “So it’s something that needs to be celebrated, needs to be recognized.”

According to Fox, there were several characteristics of the 1966 team that helped make them successful, including two outstanding players who went on to the National Football League, and a head coach who eventually coached for the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“So, it was a very talented group,” said Bobby Fox. “They’re also gentlemen that

have done a lot post graduation, even if they didn’t play professionally. It was a big deal for what they did but then afterwards they sort of continued to carry that success on into their lives.”

Fox said many factors helped the team get to the national championship game.

“It was actually a pretty lopsided final score, which was surprising because Waynesburg had to pull out some wins to get there,” he said. “Actually, Waynesburg won two of its games that year because the opposing team missed extra points…So, this is maybe a team that had luck on its side or fate on its side. There were some things that kind of helped them get there, and once they got to the title game, that was actually one of their more lopsided wins.”

The university is looking forward to remembering the milestone this year, said Bobby Fox and Shepas, adding that it is a blessing to have so many members, as well as the former coach, be available to come back and be recognized as a team.

“It’s really impressive to see how they’ve stayed together,” said Shepas. “And how close they still are.”

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Homecoming a lasting WU tradition JacketFest aimed at

By MATTIE WINOWITCH Managing Editor

Since the 1930s, many things at Waynesburg University have changed. Dormitories have since been built and torn down. Sororities and fraternities have had their last hurrah. New educational and recreational facilities have been built. Even the school’s title has changed, as it is no longer recognized as “Waynesburg College.”

One thing, however, has remained a constant in the past 80-some years, and that is the celebration of homecoming.

According to Vice President for Institutional Advancement and University Relations Heidi Szuminsky, the purpose of homecoming is in the name—alumni physically “coming home” to Waynesburg.

“Homecoming is all about providing an opportunity for our alumni to come back to reconnect with each other, to reconnect with the university and to cheer on the Yellow Jackets,” said Szuminksy.

Based around a Saturday football game, homecoming weekend has been growing steadily, especially in the past few years. Szuminsky believes this is due to more campus events.

“In recent history, we have seen slow and steady growth in the number of alumni who come back,” she said. “I think that is a result of our increase in programming.”

There are two types of programming for homecoming weekend—that which is provided for the alumni, handled by Alumni Relations, and that which is provided for current students, headed

by Associate Dean of Students, Pat Bristor.

Bristor said that by offer-

1990 Mad Anthony Yearbook

While much has changed at Waynesburg during the last century, Homecoming has been and remains a popular celebration for which increasing numbers of alumni come back to the campus to visit. ing two types of programming for both groups, the weekend ends up being a larger success.

“When it comes to the alumni portion of homecoming weekend, Alumni Relations workers are the ones that are working with the alumni to come back and see the campus, the changes that have been made since they attended and to reconnect with old friends,” said Bristor. “Then there’s the current student part, which allows the current students to get involved and to interact with the alumni.”

Some of the current student programming being featured this year include Cram the Van, bingo, the 20th annual Homecoming 5k Run/Walk, a pep rally and WU Idol, which are all

Court: Senior students prepare for spotlight during Homecoming Continued from A1

loses, she is still looking forward to all the festivities that come with the weekend.

“It seems when Homecoming weekend rolls around each year, the campus is just so crazy full, and everyone is hype for the game and all the festivities that come along with it,” said Martin. “We take being a Yellow Jacket to a whole new level.”

Martin’s Homecoming Court partner, Luke Carter, is a Yellow Jacket baseball player and accounting major. Similar to his partner on the court, Carter was also on Homecoming Court in high school.

“I decided to run for Homecoming because some of my friends were doing it,” said Carter. “I said ‘hey, why not join them?’”

Only four men ran for court, so each of them automatically made it on.Carter is involved in many activities across campus, not only in clubs, but also as a student ambassador who provides tours to prospective students. He regularly attends meetings for the Business Club and Investment Club. Carter is also a ball boy for women’s volleyball.

“I think that I represent Waynesburg well,” said Carter.

“I know a lot of people around the school so it would be a

cool thing to win.”

Carter is looking forward most to seeing those who graduated and are coming back to visit campus for the weekend.

“I think I am excited most about seeing all of my friends who have graduated in the past,” said Carter.

Annie McGlaughlin, senior public relations major, is another member of the Homecoming Court. McGlaughlin shares similarities with Martin and Carter, as a friend of hers told her to run due to her involvement on campus.

“My best friend Tess Maloney encouraged me to run since I am heavily involved around campus,” said McGlaughlin. “She told me I would regret it if I didn’t, so I decided to run and now, here I am.”

All of McGlaghlin's work in public relations is aimed at the bigger picture.

“I want to help people and incorporate Christ through my major,” said McGlaughlin.

“I’m aiming towards the goal of working for a non-profit organization in the Pittsburgh area after I graduate in May.” The King and Queen of homecoming will be announced during half time on Saturday, Oct. 8, as the Yellow Jacket football team takes on the Geneva Golden Tornadoes.

predecessors for the football game on Saturday.

For the alumni, there is a golf outing, the President’s Reception, JacketFest, an All Alumni Brunch and a Fifth Quarter Steak Cookout following the football game.

Alumni are also invited to attend any of the weekend student programming, which increases attendance.

A characteristic that homecoming weekend truly enunciates is tradition. Not many things have changed since the original homecoming weekends held by Waynesburg College.

According to previous publications of the Mad Anthony Yearbook, the old sororities and fraternities on campus used to be heavily involved with the celebrations.

Parade floats were a staple

in the event provided by each fraternity and sorority; and even after they were no longer a part of our university, Bristor said the clubs and activities continued the float tradition until they were too difficult to coordinate.

Another original homecoming event that has been adapted throughout the years was the crowning of a homecoming king. In the original 1930s yearbooks, there were only queens, or “Homecoming Sweethearts.” Today, both a queen and a king are crowned at halftime.

A Lettermen’s Dance was also part of the programming, but nights of dancing have since been replaced due to changes in culture and social interests.

Bristor said that in the past few years, Student Services has tried to keep things fairly constant as far as programming is concerned.

“With the traditions, you’re bringing more young alumni back,” said Bristor.

And for the Alumni Relations Office, both young and old alumni are always desired back on campus, according to Szuminsky.

“For anybody who works in Alumni Relations, Homecoming day is like Christmas morning. All of your favorite people, all of these Waynesburg graduates, come back,” said Szuminksy. “We think of these people as family, they’re certainly friends of ours, and we are always happy to see them again.”

This year’s homecoming weekend will begin on Friday, Oct. 7. Anyone interested in learning more about the history of homecoming can check out old yearbooks and newspaper publications in Eberly Library’s TransAppalachian room.

increasing attendance from current students

By EMMALEA BECK

For the Yellow Jacket

The fifth anniversary of the annual JacketFest event is right around the corner. However, the Office of Institutional Advancement is planning to change the focus of this year’s event. In the past, this event was alumni driven. This year, students and alumni are joining minds to coordinate ideas.

Students won’t want to miss this year’s event that will take place in Johnson Commons on Oct. 8, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Mary Fox, event planner for the university, is working with Cassidy Graham, senior firm director of Red Brick Communications, in hopes of getting students more engaged during JacketFest.

“Having Red Brick involved has been wonderful because I tend to think more along the line of what alumni will be drawn towards and participate in,” said Fox, “but Red Brick comes from a different aspect of what the students would like and this has been really helpful to me.”

JacketFest is the one of many activities held on Waynesburg University’s campus during Homecoming weekend. In the morning students can participate in the 5k run/walk on campus and then head over to JacketFest in Johnson Commons before the football game.

Working on her fifth year as the JacketFest planner, Fox has a vision in mind that she hopes to see come true.

“I want to grow every year, I would like to grow to the point we have tables going down

Washington Street,” said Fox. “I’m very excited about the increase in participation this year. It will be a fun place that alumni can bring their family.”

As the big day comes closer, Fox is worried about the weather, as she was “spoiled” for the last three years with not having to move JacketFest indoors due to the rain.

Graham has a lot on her plate after having only a month to prepare for the event. She has planned an array of events to encourage students to attend JacketFest.

“This is an event that connects alumni and current students making ties between then and now. We are focusing more on student engagement to make this a fun event,” said Graham.

To symbolize what JacketFest will be, Graham and the other coordinators have decided to rename the event “Making Memories with WU since 1849.”

Attendees will be able to view the past, present and future of Waynesburg University as they stroll along the walkway of memory lane in Johnson Commons. Graham is hoping this, along with a few additional activities, will encourage more students to be involved and come out to meet the alumni.

“What I want to come out of it is just people interacting with the alumni and they’re actually enjoying themselves and like having Waynesburg pride and being involved,” said Graham.

Food and drinks will be available at no cost, along with a variety of organizational booths.

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CEO credits WU for lifelong successes

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

Like many college students in the midst of earning their degree, John Barker’s future was during his four years as a student at Waynesburg College. Throughout his undergraduate career, he had no way of knowing where he would end up. What he did know was that his experiences at Waynesburg were preparing him for success.

“I didn’t know I’d end up being a chief communications officer for a large, multinational corporation,” said Barker, “but many of the things I learned at Waynesburg set all of that in motion.”

A member of the Class of 1984, Barker now lives in Dublin, Ohio, and has a wife and three children. At Waynesburg College, now Waynesburg University, he majored in communications, but he took full advantage of the liberal arts educational format Waynesburg offers.

“I took every business class that I could possibly take, in addition to communications and English,” said Barker.

“Marketing, accounting, economics – they were foundational courses for me in my career.”

Barker later combined his business and communications skills to become an ex-

ecutive and, evenIn addition to tually, the chief several part-time communications jobs, Barker served officer (CCO) for as the Executive The Wendy’s ComEditor of the Yelpany, the holding low Jacket student company for the newspaper, and he Wendy’s fast food wrote for the local chain.

Observer-Reporter After two denewspaper. He also Barker cades with Wenworked as a radio dy’s, Barker became the DJ at the university and did president and chief execu- play-by-play announcing for tive officer (CEO) for the WCYJ-TV football and basOhio Restaurant Association. ketball productions.

Ohio restaurants, according Some of Barker’s most fond to Barker, bring in more than Waynesburg memories stem $20 billion in sales each year – from experiences in these “it’s a big business in the state activities. of Ohio,” Barker said.

He was part of the colBarker also teaches under- lege’s first live televised sports graduate and graduate busi- broadcast, which he calls a ness courses at the Ohio State “monumental” opportunity.

University, a product of his Barker also had the oplove for learning that was fos- portunity to interview Willie tered at Waynesburg. In fact, Stargell, a famous baseball Barker offers Waynesburg player for the Pittsburgh Pia lot of credit for his career rates, when he was brought to success. the college as a guest speaker.

“There was a very com- Barker wrote about Stargell’s mitted set of professors dur- visit for the Yellow Jacket and ing the time that I was there the Observer-Reporter, and and a very supportive staff. the experience of interviewEverybody was pulling for ing and writing about someyoung people to succeed,” one who was “sort of a hero said Barker. to the city of Pittsburgh” has He was also influenced by stuck with Barker ever since. the nature of the WaynesBarker said a few particular burg community, which he influential professors made a calls challenging and inviting. significant impact on his sucThere was an open invitation cess during and after college. to all students to get involved “The chair of the English with anything and everything department was Dr. William they could, and Barker did.

Sipple – he was just terrific.

[He was] extremely smart, very thoughtful, very encouraging to students who worked hard,” said Barker. “And Bill Molzon [current assistant professor of communication at the university] was just a champion for so many of us and opened so many doors while I was there.”

The combination of academics, activities and mentorship Barker received at Waynesburg College is what he believes helped him reach his current position as a professor and business executive.

As Barker returns to campus this weekend for the 2016 Homecoming celebration, he is enthusiastic about revisiting his college experience and interacting with administrators and professors he has rekindled relationships with.

“It’s a wonderful time of your life when you’re in college, and the opportunity to kind of come back and relive that – I’m looking forward to it,” said Barker.

He advises, based on how his Waynesburg career has impacted the rest of his life, that students take advantage of every experience possible while in college.

“Don’t miss out on things,” Barker said. “Get involved, take part-time jobs on the campus, work for internships, interact with professors. Use it to really launch your career.”

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Beppler also noted that emails are segmented to communicate what is going on during the weekend. She also said that Facebook and Twitter are common means for which the university disseminates information to more recent alumni.

It also can be noted that there are some milestones and achievements that are being

celebrated and remembered this Homecoming weekend.

“We try to focus on the reunion years, which this year are the 1’s and 6’s, so, for example, the classes of 1971, 1976, 1981 and so on will be celebrating their class reunions,” said Beppler. “We are also celebrating the 1966 NAIA football championship team, as well as 40 years of TV production and the 20th anniversary of the communication department.”

The weekend will be full of activities for the alumni to participate in, as well as events that they attend. The weekend, as a whole, is meant to make the alumni to feel as welcomed as possible.

“We hear all the time that alumni have these very special memories on campus,” said Szuminsky. “It is just a very nice opportunity for them to come back and relive some of those memories and reconnect with the place and people

who made such a difference in their lives.”

During the weekend, Beppler said she would like to see current students welcoming alumni back to campus with open arms.

“Students can greet them and be friendly… so that alumni come back and feel a welcoming presence,” Beppler said. “We want to give off a welcoming vibe and show them that the tradition of 1849 still resonates today.”

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Homecoming a chance for alumni to explore changes to campus been completed, and the extensive, six-phase renovation of Stewart Science Hall has been underway since 2012.

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

Waynesburg University’s tradition of faith has survived the centuries since its founding in 1849, a fact that makes up the institution’s very core and drives its mission.

But the continuance of tradition does not equate with a static state. In the case of Waynesburg University, it means anything but.

The tradition of faith is one of few constants at Waynesburg, serving as a cornerstone to keep the university’s mission focused, even amongst change.

So much change and growth has taken place on Waynesburg’s campus that the institution today is almost unrecognizable from its mid-twentieth-century self.

Waynesburg alumni returning to campus for this year’s 2016 Homecoming celebration will find a new environment, a new atmosphere and new successes.

Some changes, depending on the number of years since alumni’s last visit, may appear quite extensive. The Yellow Jacket offers a noncomprehensive guide to what’s new at Waynesburg University during the last several decades.

The Campus After his inauguration as University President in 1990, now-Chancellor Timothy Thyreen set in motion the campus’ master plan in conjunction with architect Dr. Carl D. Johnson.

During Thyreen’s tenure, dozens of campus buildings and spaces were either renovated or created.* The list includes, but is not limited to, the following: • 1990 – Renovations to Miller Hall • 1995 – Renovations to Wiley Stadium • 1995, 2007, 2008 – Renovations to Eberly Library • 1996 – Goodwin Per-

Academics In 2007, Waynesburg College was granted status as a university under Thyreen’s leadership. The shift to become Waynesburg University was the result of growth in the institutions mission alignment, enrollment growth and growth in academic programs.

While Waynesburg has offered a Master of Business Administration degree for some time, Thyreen expanded graduate studies at the college in 1997 by creating the Graduate and Professional Studies (GAPS) program Today, the university offers master’s degrees in counseling, criminal investigation, business administration, education and nursing.

Doctoral degrees in counselor education and supervision and nursing practice are also available.

Graduate students can take classes at the main campus, online or at one of three additional sites in Southpointe, Cranberry and Monroeville.

Ad d it i on a l l y, w h e re Waynesburg’s undergraduate curriculum used to consist of fewer than 30 major courses of study, the institution now offers more than 70 academic concentrations. Nearly 20 of these have been incorporated into the university since 1997.

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The Center for Research and Economic Development (above), Roberts Chapel (right) and Stover Campus Center (below) were all added to Waynesburg University's campus within the last 20 years as part of former President Timothy Thyreen's campus master plan.

forming Arts Center (GPAC) • 1999 – Stover Campus Center • 2001 – Johnson Commons • 2003 – South, West and East Halls • 2004 – Renovations to Goodwin House

• 2005 – Pollock Hall • 2007 – Center for Research and Economic Development • 2009 – Fitness Center • 2010 – Willison Hall • 2011 – Roberts Chapel • 2012 – Purchase/Renovation of Wiley Armory

*Years listed are either completion or dedication date.

Current President Douglas G. Lee carries on the vision of the campus master plan. Since the start of his tenure in 2013, further building renovations have

Student Life As the university has grown from a few hundred students in the mid-1900s to more than 1,000 today, student life on campus has flourished accordingly.

Where Mad Anthony yearbooks from the 1960s list as few as 10 student groups, at least 40 clubs and organizations operate on Waynesburg University’s campus today.

Under the direction of the Student Activities Board, onand off-campus activities are offered for students every week and weekend.

Greek life is no longer a part of campus life. Students instead gather for events like Waynesburg Idol, an annual singing competition, and study breaks in the dining hall during finals each semester. The university is also home to 18 men’s and women’s varsity sports teams.

Students, faculty and staff contribute more than 50,000 hours of service annually in the local community and beyond. Integral to the university’s mission of service is the Bonner Scholar Program, developed in 1992 under Thyreen’s leadership and in conjunction with the Bonner Foundation.

The Bonner Program continues to provide scholarship dollars to students who exhibit a commitment to civic engagement.

Thyreen also worked with Dr. Robert Stover, a distinguished alumnus and former trustee of the university, to establish the Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership, which continues to provide scholarship and engagement opportunities for students today.

Honors During the last several years, Waynesburg University has consistently been ranked nationally among the top colleges and universities in the U.S. U.S. News&World Report, the Economist, The Brookings Institution, College Factual, CollegeNET, MONEY Magazine and Christian Universities Online have recognized the institution for its education and value.

Among these changes, alumni returning to campus will find a host of alterations to life at Waynesburg University and continued growth of the institution’s mission of educating students to lead lives of purpose.

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to be a Waynesburg alumnus and wouldn’t be able to work anywhere else.

“That’s one thing that I think about a lot: I think it would be more difficult for me to work in admissions at another school because I draw from my student experiences when I’m talking to families,” said Floyd. “It was such a positive experience here and really changed me for the better.”

Unlike Redd, Floyd said he has not seen too many changes on campus since his time as a student.

“In terms of physical makeup, it’s pretty similar,” said Floyd. “The only major difference is Stewart Hall, which they started building just as I was finishing up as a student and are just about complete now.”

Redd said the university helped him grow as a person, and that he is lucky to work in such a great place that helped turn him into the person he is today.

“Some of the things that you dream about doing can be done here,” said Redd.

“It’s a joy to help people reach their dreams with the program[s] that we have here at Waynesburg.”

In addition to working with current students, facutly and staff hope to connect with alumni during Homecoming 2016 this weekend.

Alumna Victoria Beppler has two degrees from Waynesburg: a bachelor’s degree in public relations in 2011 and a master’s degree in business in 2014. She

started working for the university in September 2011.

Victoria also met her husband, Josh Beppler, in the Department of Communication at Waynesburg.

Victoria Beppler said homecoming is her favorite fall event, especially with this year marking the 50th reunion of the class of 1966.

This is significant because, although some alumni have not returned to campus since their graduation, the university hopes to see some of those once-familiar faces on campus return.

“As a student I wasn’t aware of homecoming for the alumni,” said Victoria Beppler. “It gives them a chance to come back to their alma mater.”

Victoria Beppler said Homecoming is a time for alumni to come together as one. “ W h at h o m e c o m i n g means to me is giving time for the old and new alumni time to reconnect and find out what has changed because there is a lot that has changed over the past 50 years,” she said.

Although the 1966 graduating class of Waynesburg College is celebrating its 50-year reunion, alumni don’t have to be celebrating a specific reunion to return for Homecoming 2016. The annual event is welcome and encouraged to any and all graduates of Waynesburg University. Whether alumni are remembering a graduation several years past the 1966 class, or their graduation last spring, all alumni are encouraged to come and join the celebration.

get into the real world they know what to do if they make a mistake, then they know how to learn and they have the background knowledge or they’ve done it before.”

Bonser said he can tell when an experienced student sees a certain scenario happen, because they are usually more calm and able to handle the situation with less stress.

“One of the challenges – not just in this field, but in every medical field – [is that] we cannot prepare them for every scenario…For our students we hit home on critical thinking and foundational theory,” said Bonser. “If they know the theory behind tissue healing, for example, then they know how to apply that into any given situation.”

Chartiers Houston High School Staff Member/Ath-

letic Trainer Matthew Dady was Sabatini’s preceptor for her clinical experience. Dady graduated from Waynesburg College in the spring of 2000 with his bachelor’s degree of science in athletic training.

Sabatini said during her time with Chartiers last fall, Dady was inside with the volleyball team and someone went down on the field during a soccer tournament with an injury, forcing Sabatini to go onto the field herself. She remembered being very stressed, commenting “it’s an adrenaline rush,” but she remembered her training.

“You just have to stay calm.

You just have to trust yourself and your knowledge,” said Sabatini. “I know the information, I know the emergency care if someone is not breathing, I know what to do, it’s more just trusting yourself to do it.”

Bonser said he believes

Waynesburg’s program stands out.

“Here, our students are given a lot of autonomy, especially as seniors, so they are actually able to practice what they see and it’s not just head knowledge,” said Bonser. “So it goes hand-in-hand, that’s what Waynesburg can offer someone that a bigger institution cannot. The second [distinctive trait] is the Christian mission of the school. We really encourage our students to look at this as their opportunity to serve. It’s such a practical major; it’s a great way to show the love of Christ for others.”

Attending a Division I program wouldn’t permit the students access to the athletes – Bonser said undergraduate students “would be lucky to even seen injuries.”

The AT major is a huge time commitment, said Bonser, but the program stresses

the importance of time management as they make sure the students’ academics don’t suffer.

Bonser said he would like to see more experienced students go out as seniors, which is something he is working on for the future.

Bonser said going out and getting hands on experience is a great way for students to understand the philosophy behind the major.

“I think it’s hard for the students to grasp that it’s not black and white – that they can’t learn everything that there is to know,” said Bonser.

“Getting them to understand that their biggest assets are their head and their hands, and they don’t need fancy tools…if they can use their head [to] critically think and their hands then they’re going to be the students that stand out in the program and excel in the program.”

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fourth floor of Buhl Hall.

It included moving the TV studio from the third floor of Buhl to the fourth floor, knocking down walls for windows and adding two soundproof booths.

“What [Molzon] and I and some of others were talking about in the about in the mid ‘90s has come to fruition,” said Krause.

Graduates across generations agree that the ability to work closely with professors and other students motivated them, according to Chris Shoff, a 2005 electronic media graduate who works for a Silicon Valley tech company.

“I think I mainly liked the smallness [of the school; it] was a big thing for me,” said Shoff. “I feel like if it were a larger school I would kind of just allow myself to blend in and would be lazier. With professors you knew, they would get on you a lot harder for doing work.”

Bill Ingalls, a 1987 grad who now works for NASA, credits his success to meeting a Waynesburg graduate who worked for NASA and to being able to stand out from other applicants because of his hands-on experience at Waynesburg.

“I met a gentleman during an alumni day who worked at NASA and offered up an internship,” said Ingalls. “In a lot of ways I contribute

Photo courtesy of Bill Molzon

Waynesburg's original remote TV production equipment was first used by students 40 years ago.

Waynesburg to my success different professors helped – number one getting the me out.” internship [with NASA], The Waynesburg Univerand number two from the sity Department of Comhands-on access I had with munication is still a growing equipment and experiences. program and Molzon—its The great one-on-one men- longest-standing member— torship I had with lots of still wants to see growth.

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Bald heads, big hearts Football team shaves heads in support of 10-year-old with cancer

Class of '16 grad pursues dream of teaching martial arts by living in area

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

Before the start of their game against Mapletown on Friday, Sept. 30, the captains for the Carmichaels football team went out for the coin toss without their helmets.

They wanted everybody to see their bald heads.

Earlier in the day, all 41 members of the Carmichaels football team, as well as several coaches and community members, shaved their heads in support of a local 10-yearold boy with cancer at a fundraiser held in the same place the Mighty Mikes would play that night.

Three days before his 10th birthday, Braedyn Wasko was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a cancer that accounts for one percent of childhood cancers. The doctors found Braedyn’s cancer after he was hit by a baseball pitch on back-to-back days in April. If those baseballs didn’t hit Braedyn, they may not have found his cancer as soon as they did—before it metastasized.

Braedyn’s mother, Carla Hughes, said the fundraiser raised about $8,000 for Braedyn’s medical and travel expenses, as he has about two more months of chemotherapy before possibly having surgery to remove the tumor in his leg.

“There are really no words to describe what this school district has done for us,” Hughes said.

“This is a very small community. For them to do all of this today, it’s amazing what

Opportunity, low cost of living spurs WU alumnus to stay local

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

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Diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma, 10-yearold Braedyn Wasko was honored with a fundraiser on Sept. 30 to help with medical expenses. At the fundraiser, teammates and coaches were shaving their heads in support. Braedyn got to help shave his brother, Colby Wasko's head (right).

they’ve done.”

Braedyn added, “[It’s meant] a lot. It’s pretty cool that they all did this for me; it’s pretty awesome.”

Hughes said her son was most worried about losing his hair, which is mostly gone now, from his chemotherapy treatments, leading to the fundraiser at the pep rally.

“He’s excited because now he knows that in this little area he’s not the only one who is bald, and that’s what he’s been worried about was [losing his hair],” Hughes

said. “So now he’s a little bit more comfortable because he knows he’s not the only one.”

Carmichaels head football coach Ryan Krull, who helped spearhead the fundraiser, said the amount of money raised for Braedyn shows how special the town of Carmichaels is.

“Tough times like this you get to really see people’s true colors,” Krull said. “There’s been so much support from everyone throughout the community.”

Krull first found out about

Braedyn’s cancer from his older brother Colby Wasko, who used to play for Krull on the football team. When it was time for Colby Wasko to get his hair shaved, Braedyn came over and took the clippers.

“I thought he was going to cut my ear,” Colby said, laughing. “He said before he was going to purposely do it.”

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Fo r s o m e s t u d e nt s , Waynesburg is too good of a place to leave.

It may be the low living expenses, as the average cost to buy a house in Waynesburg (about $85,500) was almost half of the Pennsylvania (about $164,0000) average, according to numbers published by City Data in 2014.

The median gross rent of Waynesburg in 2013 was $682, whereas the national median was $903 during the same year, and the national average was $960, according to the Department of Numbers.

According to City Data, t he est imate d me di an household income in 2013 of Waynesburg was about $13,000 below the median of the nation. As a result, the cost of living is conducive to students staying in Waynesburg post graduation.

However, there are students who discover what they want to do with their lives in a town comprised of 4,131 people.

In the case of Robert Cronkhite, a class of 2016 graduate, he found his passion in Waynesburg – for that reason, he decided to call Waynesburg his home following graduation.

“I wanted to help peopleall different kinds of people and ages-learn martial arts,” said Cronkhite. “It’s some-

thing I’m passionate about.”

Cronkhite worked as an instructor at the American Judo Hapkido Institute located on E. High St. throughout his collegiate career. He now works as the manager of the newest location of the same school in Morgantown.

As a student he majored in exercise science and minored in business, which as it turns out, worked out perfectly for him in his current profession. “ The schooling from Waynesburg helped in both ways,” said Cronkhite. “I learned many of the business aspects because of the business track, and exercise science was helpful in knowing how the body works.”

Hapkido is a little-known form of martial arts that focuses almost entirely on self- defense. According to Cronkite, other forms often teach attack tactics in training, but hapkido is less offensive.

“Hapkido is different because it’s a lot about selfdefense,” said Cronkhite.

When asked if he would be staying in this line of work for a while, Cronkhite responded with a resounding affirmative. In fact, Cronkite still likes to stay involved with Waynesburg University when given the opportunity.

During his time on campus, Cronkhite was a student leader of the Sting Swing dance group, and he enjoys helping out the club when his schedule allows it.

Cronkhite noted that he would like to move further south at some point in the future.

For now, he is content biding his time in Waynesburg while fulfilling his passion of teaching martial arts.

County jail plans to provide Local businesses prep sales ministry program for inmates for Waynesburg Homecoming

By CODY YANKULIC Editorial Assistant

While one walks out of the room a free man, the other remains a convict. While one is the teacher of the curriculum, the other is the student.

This will be the reality of many prisoners who attend ministry programs in Washington County, where a committee has been started to place a prison ministry program in the Washington County Jail.

The committee, comprised of volunteers, is planning a fundraiser to make this goal possible. The fundraiser, which is a dinner, is being held Oct. 25 at Valley Brook Country Club. Individual tickets for the dinner are $50, and the goal of the event, said Committee Chairman Buzz Gardner, is to help raise enough funds to hire a chaplain from Good News Jail and Prison Ministry.

“Between now and then, we are hoping to raise $65,000 to $100,000 to fund the full time chaplain hiring

by Good News,” said Gardner.

Good News Jail and Prison Ministry is based out of Henrico, Virginia, and according to the website, the organization’s goal is to “reach every inmate in the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ”.

Good News is both a domestic and international orga-

nization, with chaplains in prison systems in 22 states, one United States territory and 25 countries. President of Good News Jail and Prison Ministry Jon Evans expects there to be a ministry back in the Washington County jail by the first quarter of 2017.

Gardner mentioned that the county commissioners have helped him to raise funds toward getting the ministry back in place. While the jail does currently have a chaplain, said Gardner, he will be leaving soon and will need a replacement. Gardner said the funds will help Good News ministry to hire a pastor and collect needed supplies. While the dinner and funds are still a work in progress, Gardner said he has received support from the community.

“We’ve received probably a dozen checks or so with commitments from people.

Underwriting forms go up to $10,000, so we hope to see underwriters,” said Gardner.

“We have received support verbally from the community, and everybody understands the importance of having this in the community.”

Gardner has also encountered community members who would like to volunteer their time at the prison.

“We’re actually running into volunteers. I’ve had probably half a dozen call me

and hear about initiatives for one reason or another and they want to volunteer,” said Gardner. “I have told volunteers we won’t do anything until the chaplain is hired.”

Gardner went on to explain that the chaplain will be the head of the volunteers and will place them into specialty groups to help inmates based upon their needs. Volunteers who already work within the facility have reported that the community isn’t the only one excited about the program.

“I have some friends who volunteer at the prison each and every week. They spend between 20-25 hours in preparation for what they do at the jail,” said Gardner.

“From what they told me, the inmates are very excited about having these programs available.”

With this in mind, Gardner said his decision to get involved was easy and noted the importance of community involvement.

“Given the publicity we had in Washington County regarding the drug problems and other issues, it didn’t take me long to figure out I wanted to help in any way I could to resolve these lifestyle issues,” said Gardner.

Anyone who would like more information regarding the dinner may contact Buzz Gardner at 724-413-1735 or buzzyg1@verizon.net.

By RACHEL MANGAN

For the Yellow Jacket

The Yellow Jacket football team will be playing the annual homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 8, at Waynesburg University’s John F. Wiley Stadium. However, this is not the only source of excitement this homecoming.

On top of the large outpouring of alumni expected in town, along with this year marking the 50th anniversary of the 1966 NAIA National Champion football team, there will also be deals offered by local business along High Street in very close proximity to the university.

This week, many of the local businesses will be having various sales and deals in response to the projected crowd of Waynesburg alumni and their families along with families of students and the residents of the town drawn in by the festivities.

By taking advantage of the crowds, they can hone in more customers.

5 Kidz Kandy, located at 78 East High Street, is alocal place to get sweets and one that is offering homecoming deals. Their products range from nuts, coffee, tea, and ice cream to scented candles and Melissa & Doug toys. The homecoming sale 5 Kidz Kandy is offering is 20% off of Melissa & Doug

Toys.

“We are really hoping to draw in as many alumni, students and families as possible this week.” said coowner Kristy Vliet. “This is the perfect time to support local businesses.”

In addition to having the homecoming sale for

“We are really trying to draw in as many alumni students and families as possible this week.”

KRISTY VILET

Owner, 5 Kidz Kandy

the Melissa & Doug toys, Waynesburg University students can receive 10% off their purchase by showing their student ID. One of the businesses taking advantage of the festivities is The Locker Room, located at 121 East High Street.

In honor of the weekend’s festivities, the Locker Room will be selling t-shirts commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1966 NAIA National Champion football team.

The Locker Room is Waynesburg’s local sports gear and apparel store. They sell clothing that ranges from WU sports teams and majors, to local schools and custom-made apparel. The store also sells its own selection of gear.

Artbeat Gallery, located at 52 East High Street, is another business hoping to draw the large homecoming crowd in with a great deal.

Artbeat is having a 20% off everything in the store sale.

On top of the 20% off sale, there will also be a “Salt Rising Bread” book signing with Jenny Bardwell and coauthor, Susan Ray Brown, on October 7 at 7 p.m.

Another business hoping to draw people in with a money saving opportunity is the Fashion Shoppe, located on 41 West High Street. The shop will be offering $10 off a $50 purchase.

The Fashion Shoppe is a family owned business that sells women’s clothing. It has a wide range of clothing, jewelry, shoes and a whole wall of Vera Bradley products.

Fischer Antiques is another of the businesses taking advantage of the homecoming crowd. Located at 26 South Church Street, Fischer Antiques will be having a 40% off sale on everything SALES >> B4

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Celebrate WU

Enjoy this weekend's Homecoming festivities Homecoming is almost upon us, which means that we’re already approaching fall break, whether we can believe it or not.

Time sure does fly, especially for seniors, who will be celebrating their last Homecoming weekend as undergraduate students.

Regardless, Homecoming is a special time of year when past and present students can come together to show pride in Waynesburg University, and we hope that everyone has the opportunity to experience everything Homecoming has to offer. From the football game to JacketFest, there are ample opportunities to get involved on campus this weekend.

Showing school spirit isn’t lame. It demonstrates pride and appreciation for all of the things that the university has meant to us. We have poured in countless hours, tears and sleepless nights making sure that we have taken full advantage of the educational opportunities that we chose to take part in.

That is worth celebrating.

So wear orange and black all week. Show up to the football game. Take the opportunity to meet and connect with alumni, because after all, they are some of our biggest assets once we get out into the real world.

Seniors have spent almost four years at this institution, which is about 25 percent of our entire lives, which is crazy to think about. This is the last chance for seniors to be a part of this event as students. Convince your friends to get involved and make this the best Homecoming celebration you have experienced.

For one weekend each year, Yellow Jackets from many regions of the country gather to share a special bond. We’ve spent four years of our lives living in the same dorms, eating in the same cafeteria, learning from the same chalkboards and reading the same library books.

October 6, 2016

Over the past two months, clowns have been spotted in nearly half of the states in the U.S., supposedly terrorizing people.

Few cases have emerged as being threatening or dangerous, while most turn out to be just people freaking out on social media.

Most p olice depar tments around the country are urging people to not fear the clowns, aside from being a little freaked out by the usual creepiness of clowns.

Believe it or not, people are clowns as a profession.

Yes, that’s how they make money, similar to how mechanics make money or

how teachers make money.

Don’t b elie ve me? I didn’t believe it at first either, but there is an association for clowns that wish to be the best clowns they can be. I’m not clowning, read here: “The World Clown Association [WCA] exists to serve the needs of the members of the Association, to serve the needs of local affiliate clown alleys, and to promote the art of clowning throughout the world.”

[Break to laugh] Ok, now that you’re done laughing, this is a serious matter.

The WCA is already in a decline – shocker – with membership declining about 30 percent since 2004, according to Time Magazine.

This clown craze is only going to continue to hurt

those people who clown around for a living.

In a video statement issued on Oct. 4, WCA president Randy Christensen addressed the clown crisis.

“I think that’s a differentiation we need to know.

Whoever is doing this crazy stuff is not a clown,” Christensen said. “This is somebody that’s trying to use a good, clean, wholesome art form and then distorting it. This is not clowning, this person is not a clown.”

He also said the people that dress up as clowns just to scare people are, in fact, not clowns.

“Anybody doing that is not a clown,” he said. “If somebody dresses like a doctor and is in a doctor’s smock and is wearing a stethoscope, and he is in a haunted house and comes at you with a chainsaw, it’s

not really a doctor.

It’s a person impersonating a doctor for this horror venue.”

Overall, Christensen wants clowns to be treated as any other profession, rather than something that is a joke.

The people going around pretending to be clowns and scaring people make the jobs of actual clowns harder.

In all seriousness, this craze isn’t helping anyone, and while it is funny – at times hilarious – it is actually hurting hundreds of actual clowns in this country.

Please stop clowning around, and let clowns do their thing.

So, next time all you kids think about clowning around, impersonating clowns, think about all the clowns you’re hurting.

Early Christmas craze is out of control SHON MEADE

Columnist

As I was strolling through the Waynesburg Wal-Mart the other day, ready to purchase some Halloween candy, I noticed a lot of the things in the gardening section that shouldn’t be there—not now, anyways, near the end of September.

But low and behold, there they were: Christmas decorations.

I am all for getting into the Christmas spirit, but it wasn’t even October yet.

Yet, Christmas decorations are right past the Halloween items.

Year after year, the holidays seem to get pushed ahead sooner and sooner.

Halloween decorations were out in stores midaugust.

Companies are always pushing the Christmas season and trying their best to make it last as long as possible before Santa even comes.

Thanksgiving is just

a blur to most people— overshadowed, it is barely its own holiday anymore.

People focus more on the Black Friday deals instead of time that is meant to be with family.

There are some benefits to these holidays moving up each year in the corporate world.

Layaway has become more and more popular over the years, as families can pay off gifts in a timely manner. This help goes a long way for the families that are less fortunate.

However, a lot of money

is getting spent either way.

According to a survey by nrf.com, the average amount of money a single person would spend during the 2014 holiday season was $802.45 each year.

This is largely due to the fact that several months have been added to what once was the exclusive holiday season, Dec. 1 through Jan. 1.

The total amount per person spent has been on the rise since 2009.

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Less is more

Take advantage of favorable student/faculty ratio Waynesburg University’s website states that the school’s student/faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

This gives students the ability to connect with our professors in a one-on-one basis-something that wouldn’t be available at larger institutions.

Our professors and advisors are – for the most part – experts in the subjects they teach, therefore, we should be picking their brains as we try to learn as much from them as possible.

They are here to help us learn and we are paying for our own individual educations, so why not make the most of it?

Being able to go to our professors when we need help is one reason we need to have a strong relationship with our advisors.

When we are looking to apply for jobs in preparation for post-graduation, we can go to our advisors for help. And who knows, they may even see the work we have done over our time here and recommend us to someone in the industry we are looking to go into.

If worst comes to worst and we don’t end up using the information we learned from them in the classroom for our careers, we could still use the life lessons they can teach us.

Their wisdom and knowledge on life itself, and its experiences, can be helpful to us, no matter what we chose to do with our lives.

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FAITH ON CAMPUS: EMILIE HEINL

Find encouragement from others and be a light Editor's Note: The following is an interview with senior psychology major Emilie Heinl as part of the Faith on Campus series.

By BRENDAN KEANY “The toughest part was completely relying on God for everything,” said Emilie Heinl. “I’m a very planning person; I like to have plans in place, so anytime plans are kind of shifted, it can be hard and frustrating—but I think just relying on God through a lot of prayer.”

Over the summer, Heinl traveled to Greece on a church mission to help refugees.

She used this experience to share her story and message to all those who heard her speak at Upper Room.

“Because I had the experience of going to Greece and working with refugees, I had just this really cool experience that I wanted to share with people, of moments whenever we feel like the world is attacking us,” she said.

“I wanted to share with them that our plans don’t always meet God’s plans,

and [when] the world was hating on what I was doing, God was still there and he already had the victory.”

There were plenty of trying moments for Heinl on the mission that lasted from June 1 through July 26.

Even now, she does not totally understand why everything that happened occurred in the fashion it had.

But she has made it her ambition to trust God through everything.

“We kind of got kicked out of the camp for being accused of things that weren’t true, so for that part, it was just learning to trust God through all of that and being just like, ‘You have a plan and purpose through all this, and I’m going to rely on You for all of that,’” said Heinl.

“That was definitely the hardest part because it’s easy to trust God when little things happen; but when big things happen, I think it’s a huge test of your faith. So I think that was a big thing for me to overcome.”

Through the encouragement from friends and family, Heinl was able to

overcome this hiccup in an otherwise amazing experience.

Because of that, much of her message was about pushing through obstacles.

“It's easy to trust God when little things happen; but when big things happen, I think it's a huge test of your faith.”

“I just wanted to share more so of an encouragement of how God had encouraged me through my life and through my story,” said Heinl.

“I wanted to share that with other people to hope-

fully give them encouragement if they were going through a difficult time.”

Despite the difficult experience she faced in Greece, Heinl said she is slowly starting to see the bigger picture.

She admits that some days are better than others when it comes to understanding God’s plan, but it’s still a work in progress.

Howe ver, she note d one great thing that came from being kicked out of the camp.

She was able to share the news of the gospel with some people back home, and these people accepted Christ.

All of this wouldn’t have happened if they were still in the camp.

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Cheat Sheet: Hurricane Matthew evidence of larger problem Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By MATT SHINKLE Staff Writer

This past Tuesday, Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti with wind speeds reaching 140 mph, as reported by Fox News.

Small towns and villages in the hemisphere’s poorest country braced for lifethreatening winds, rain and storm surge.

At one point earlier in the week, Hurricane Matthew was the strongest hurricane to hit the region in nearly a decade.

It dumped heavy rain and paved a path of destruction as it swirled on toward Cuba and the Bahamas.

Forecasters are reporting it could reach Florida at the end of the week and possibly push its way along the East Coast over the weekend.

Along a 230-mile stretch, from Deerfield Beach, near Fort Lauderdale, to the Daytona Beach area, the National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a hurricane watch,

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Shoppers amid the generators, cases of water and gas cans on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Lowe's in Oakland Park, Fla. meaning hurricane force winds in excess of 74 mph could occur soon.

According to Fox News, Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina said she plans to issue an evacuation on Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Matthew to safely resettle around one million people in preparation for the storm.

These natural disasters are always menacing, however, they may also be becoming

more commonplace at the same time.

The Nature Conservancy, which has over one million members all with the sole purpose of conserving our environment, points out that scientific research indicates climate change may cause hurricanes, tropical storms and other natural disasters to become more intense.

These storms can become more powerful and longer lasting, thus causing more

damage to both the natural environment and communities in its path. In turn, they cause more monetary damages to the counties they affect.

It is no coincidence that nine of the ten costliest hurricanes in terms of United States dollars have occurred during the 21st century, with Hurricane Katrina being the costliest ever in 2005, causing $125 billion in damage.

The Nature Conservatory

points to higher ocean temperatures as being the main culprit of hurricanes and tropical storms becoming more violent.

As water temperatures rise, the storms are able to get more energy from the warmer waters. As the water temperature is rising, so is the Earth’s average temperature.

In fact, according to Accuweather.com, 15 of the 16 warmest years on record

have occurred since 2001, with 2015 being the warmest.

Human activities are largely responsible for almost all of the increase in greenhouse gases, especially in the last 150 years, according to the National Wildlife Federation.

Burning fossil fuels continue to heat the planet, while renewable energy sources continue to be potential viable alternatives towards a sustainable future.

The worldwide effort to attempt the curb climate change has been morphed into the Paris climate agreement, which was ratified by the European Parliament in an overwhelming vote of support.

The deal currently has 55 countries agreeing to the deal. Coincidentally, they represent around 55 percent of global emissions.

Earlier this year, the world’s two biggest economies, the United States and China, according to the New York Times, formally ratified the Paris climate agreement.

Together, China and the United States generate around 40 percent of the world’s emissions.

In the News: Five headlines you need to know this week criminals,” Sini said.

Editor's Note: The following is a summary of the five stories from last week that college students need to know.

1. Hoboken train crash victims planning to sue Last week on Thursday morning, more than 100 people were hurt when a commuter train slammed into the platform at Hoboken station in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Although not hurt on the original crash, a woman did die from falling debris.

Early in the investigation of the crash, five law enforcements officials suggested the crash was an accident or caused by operator error.

Tommy Gallagher, who has been identified as the train operator when the crash took place, has no ‘red flags’ after reviewing his background check.

Despite this, some passengers say they felt as if they were going faster than usual when the train approached the station, and didn’t think much of it until the impact.

“You felt like this huge, huge bang,” said passenger Steve Mesiano. “The lights went off, and then you started to see like –- I was in the window seat, so I could see like outside, what was happening, and the roof just collapsed on the first car.”

Now, three passengers have sent notices to NJ Transit this past Monday stating they plan to file lawsuits with the agency for their troubles.

Rosemarie Arnold, the lawyer representing several of the victims, told NBC News they all described the train as crowded and even more people standing in a vestibule as the train approached the station.

The collision sent them flying. “They’re still completely shaken up,” said Arnold about her clients. “They can’t sleep. They just can’t believe it happened. They all say it was surreal.”

Arnold’s list of those she

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A victim is wheeled on a stretcher out of the Hoboken Terminal on Thursday, Sept.

29, following a train crash in Hoboken, N.J. represents is growing with each day.

The notices from the victims are the first step in the process of those seeking monetary damages – if the claims are not resolved, then the victims will sue.

-NBC News Oct. 3 2. Clown hoaxes continue to lead to arrests Reports to the police about creepy clown sightings have surfaced on the news for the past few weeks.

Clowns have been popping up everywhere, prompting concerned citizens to call police.

Continuously, clowns have been seen in multiple states across the country in vans, the woods and lurking in the shadows, either chasing people or actually committing crimes.

While some police have been able to turn the reports around and charge those calling the police with false claims and reports to create more hysteria – the ‘fad’ is still continuing.

For example, on Friday, schools in Reading, Ohio, were closed over concern after a woman claimed a man dressed as a clown attacked her.

A youth was arrested the

day before in connection with a clown threat to harm students of a school in Colerain Township, Ohio.

The first reports of this clown crime spree were back in late August in Greenville County, South Carolina when it was reported that clowns were offering children money to follow them into the woods.

After this event, sightings were quickly reported in at least six other states across the country, including New Jersey, Alabama, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

At least one death has been linked to an apparent clown hoax. In Reading, Pennsylvania a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed this past Sunday after a confrontation where the alleged assailant was wearing a clown mask.

-NY Times Sept. 29 3. Long Island town mourns loss of four teens In only 11 days last month, the bodies of four teenagers, including the skeletal remains of two of victims who had been missing for months, were found in both wooden areas and yards of a suburban Long Island town.

Suffolk County Police have not yet announced any arrests in dealing with the mys-

terious slayings.

Although he did not elaborate on the lead, Police Commissioner Timothy Sini said on Monday that there is an indication of “gang involvement” in all four of the deaths.

All four of the victims, ranging in age from 1519, attended the same high school in Brentwood, located about 45 miles east of New York City.

As reported by CNN affiliate News 12 Long Island, two of the victims were beaten to death, while the other two were victims of assault.

Nisa Mickens, 15, and Kayla Cuevas, 16, were best friends and were both found just a day apart from one another. The two had gone on a walk the night before going missing.

“The murders of Nisa and Kayla are related,” said Sini.

“For any community to have girls brutally murdered on the streets is appalling. I know the Brentwood community is not going to stand for that.”

With a $15,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest, Sini added that although some in the town are on edge, they have nothing to fear themselves.

“The only people who have anything to fear are the

-CNN Oct. 4

4. California working for illegal immigrant health California’s health care exchange has requested that it be allowed to offer the Affordable Care Act, the health care plan implemented by President Obama, to illegal immigrants.

This would make California the first state to extend ObamaCare to illegal immigrants.

Covered California’s Executive Director Peter Lee said that the Affordable Care Act has been “tremendously successful” in his state and has cut the uninsured rate in half since its implementation.

“While millions of Californians have benefitted from coverage purchased through the Covered California marketplace, certain individuals are prohibited from buying insurance through our state marketplace due to their immigration status,” Lee wrote, before requesting the waiver.

The bill technically bars illegal immigrants from insurance exchanges, but back in June, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that allowed California to apply for a federal waiver to open the Covered California program to illegal immigrants living within the state – opening an extra 390,000 people up to be covered for health insurance.

This is a highly controversial topic in dealing with ObamaCare, as the President said in a joint session of Congress back in 2009 that his health care plan would not apply to illegal immigrants.

Some critics have stated they believe it is the latest sign that the federal government misrepresented the law and its purpose when it was first introduced.

“This is the first step in another misrepresentation of the Affordable Care Act,” Ira Mehlman, a spokesman

for the Federation for American Immigration Reform told US News & World Report in June. “It was sold to the American people on the fact that you wouldn’t have to subsidize health care for illegal immigrants.”

The D epar tment for Health and Human Services have not yet responded to the press about the potential change to the bill in California.

-Fox News Oct. 4 5) High school student assaulted over post Seventeen-year-old Brian Ogle was allegedly assaulted over the weekend after his high school homecoming football game in Alabama for his social media post about the Black Lives Matter protests.

Sylacauga Police Chief Kelley Johnson said that witnesses told police the incident was sparked over his post. Johnson also said that one or more black teens are believed to have been behind the assault of Ogle, according to WBRC-TV. Ogle was found by authorities on the ground bleeding from his head, and quickly taken to Coosa Valley Medical Center before being airlifted to UAB Hospital. He was in critical condition and is recovering from head injuries. Ogle’s mother told WBRC-TV that her son suffered a broken skull and is bleeding from his brain.

“Instead of us planning for his 18th birthday, we’re here. Why? Because he made a statement that he backs the blue?” Allen said. “I’m still trying to understand how someone, no matter the color of their skin, can do this to another human being.”

- Fox News Oct. 4 Information curated by Matt Shinkle For the Yellow Jacket

Christmas: Don't forget other holidays Faith: Always trust His whole plan Continued from B2

spent helps out the company’s big time, as the holiday season makes up for more than half the average yearly income for the company.

With shopping starting before October, companies have more time to spread out their sales and, in turn, make a profit.

My issue comes into play here when the ‘Holiday Spirit’ seems to begin to

diminish.

Kids are out trick-ortreating while there are Christmas decorations in stores. The turkey is being carved around the dinner table as people are out shoving each other in lines for a discounted fit-bit.

We as a society need to take a step back and return to each holiday having its own month.

Sure, as a college student, it’s a bummer when I get out of the semester

and only have a week of Christmas to enjoy, but that’s okay.

I can make the most out of those seven days. We don’t need three months of Christmas cheer.

Let’s be honest, the day after Christmas is the day we all lose our holiday spirits any way.

Lets go back to the 25 days of Christmas, and give November back to the turkey and October back to scary movies.

Continued from B2

“We wouldn’t have been able to share with them if we hadn’t been kicked out, so I think in some case, I 100 percent see it,” said Heinl. “I don’t think that we were kicked out for that one reason, but I see that one part of it, I guess. I’m starting to see the other little parts of it too. I don’t see the big picture yet; I only see little parts, and I

just need to trust that, for the big picture part, God has a plan for that too.”

Furthermore, Heinl apparently feels encouraged enough to go back and help refugees post graduation.

“The plan right now is to go overseas again in the summer and work with refugees, and then get my master’s in intercultural studies,” said Heinl. “I would love to work with other cultures, specifically

Muslim cultures. I hope to be a missionary some day, either overseas or working with different cultures in the States with people who have been displaced.”

The main scripture that Heinl shared with the audience is found in John 16:33.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

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October 6, 2016

Four county bridges to be demolished for safety purposes

By HOLLY HENDERSHOT For the Yellow Jacket

At a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 21, the Greene County Board of Commissioners made a unanimous decision to demolish four bridges in the Greene County area.

Chief Clerk Jeffrey Marshall gave the locations of the four bridges around the area.

The first bridge is located on Township Route 479 in Franklin Township. The bridge, built in 1915 across

Ten Mile Creek, is 83 feet in length.

The second bridge on the list, bridge No. 26, is also built over Ten Mile Creek, and is located on Prison Rd. by the eastern side of the airport in Franklin and Jefferson townships. Built in 1910, the bridge is 123 feet long.

County bridge No. 87 is the third bridge, located in Morgan Township. It is a 159 feet long and stretches over Ten Mile Creek. It was built in 1902.

Finally, bridge No. 92

which is 87 feet long is located in Cumberland Township over Muddy Creek.

Built in 1892, it is the oldest of the four bridges to be demolished.

According to Gre en County Commissioner Archie Trader, the decision to tear down the bridges relied heavily on a few factors.

First, he said many roads leading up to the bridges have been closed. The fact that the bridges are old and have not been used for over 10 years has also been taken

into consideration.

Their age and the fact that the bridges are positioned over waterways could be potential liabilities for the county and were other major factors that were considered.

Lastly, financial issues would arise if the bridges were kept in place.

"It costs us every year to [inspect] and maintain them," said Trader. "And they have no real value anymore.î At the meeting Sept. 21, the Greene County Board of

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Commissioners evaluated the situation and decided that demolishing the bridges would be best.

"It was no quick decision," Trader said.

He continued to say that the commissioners spent much time considering their options for the bridges.

The commissioners made the decision to put the bridges out for bid to anyone who wants to buy them and salvage the metal and other materials.

They hope to receive

First week on the job helps new jail warden to adjust

By KAITLYN MOORE For Yellow Jacket

Courtesy of Michelle Deems, PA National Guard

The Pennsylvania National Guard hosted their annual reunion on Oct. 1. The event was held at the James Farrell Post No. 330, located in Waynesburg.

While at the event, those in attendance had the rare opportunity to honor three First Sargents present: (from left) Larry Crayne, Stan Zimmerman & Jim Kirby.

enough money from the salvages to pay for their removal.

Marshall said he will soon put out a notice alerting the public on what is going to be done about the bridges. "[Because] the notice will be up for 30 days, the demolition will not be something that happens quickly," said Marshall.

Based on the bridges lack of use, Trader does not believe the demolitions will impact the county in any significant way.

This past month, John Kingston, a U.S Army veteran, has taken the place as the new warden of State Correctional Institution (SCI) Greene.

Kingston was hired after his resume was approved in a Sept. 22 Greene County Prison Board Meeting.

Kingston had previously worked at SCI Greene before taking a hiatus and working part-time as a public safety officer for Waynesburg University.

Kingston has been back at the prison for about a week now and said he continues to learn more about the prison every day.

B eing a resident of Greene C ounty, he is excited and optimistic about the future of the programs at the prison.

“I enjoy the promise of a new venue and of a new work environment,” Kingston said.

Kingston worked through AM-GARD Inc., for two years at Waynesburg University. AM-GARD is a security services company that is active in over 125 municipal, state and federal government agency sites in Pennsylvania in the nation, as well as some

private institutions.

In his tenure at the university, Kingston had nothing but good things to say, saying he really valued his time and experiences at the higher education facility.

“I really enjoyed my two years at the university,” said Kingston. “The students and the staff were all very nice.”

Kingston said he is still learning to adjust to the difference in work environment and security styles.

Being freshly hired and understanding how state prison systems work, Kingston wasn’t able to give information on any changes he wanted to make in the jail system.

“It is too soon to say specifically on any changes,” Kingston said. “The thing about correctional facilities is that they already have programs in place.”

Having been involved with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for more than 26 years, Kingston is finally getting back into remembered procedures. This is something he said he is more than eager to get involved with.

“I am looking forward to the challenge and opportunity that lays ahead of me,” said Kingston. “It is really nice to be back in a very familiar territory.”

Battle: Carmichaels team wins for Braedyn Continued from B1

from the guys to look out onto the empty football field.

“It’s just tough seeing that he’s 10 years old and he has to go through this,” he said, holding back tears. “He got dealt a bad hand. He’s 10 years old and he shouldn’t be going through this, so we’re all going to go through it with him.”

Krull, who had his eyebrows shaved because he is already bald, said the pep rally is something he’ll never forget.

“Proud would be the first word that comes to mind,” Krull said. “Proud of

Braedyn Wasko…with the outlook he has in fighting this thing has taught us all something. I’m proud of our players as well. To have [our] guys to understand we’re doing something for a greater cause, it gives me chills.”

Carmichaels would win the football game against Mapletown 35-0, clinching the team a spot in the playoffs.

But Carmichaels High School Principal John Menhart said it wasn’t about the game that night.

“It’s just incredible; it goes way beyond a football game,” he said. “The kids have rallied around this young man who is part of our family.”

Sales: Seasonal shoppers help keep local shops afloat Continued from B1

in their downstairs level of the store.

Another local antique store, Ruff Creek Crafts & Antiques, is attempting to bring in more crowds by offering $50 gift certificate giveaways. This business is located at 141 East High Street.

The store sells a collection of traditional crafts, a variety of items for the kitchen and bathroom, hair

accessories and home décor.

Everything in the store is either hand crafted or hand painted.

Wit h h om e c om i ng weekend right around the corner, the local businesses are looking for support from students, alumni and families.

Homecoming weekend is not only a great time to come out and celebrate with the university, but also to shop small and support the town and local businesses of Waynesburg.

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Football ekes out win over last-place Grove City Touchdown in fourth quarter gives WU first win of season

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

A battle of two winless Presidents’ Athletic Conference teams took place in Grove City, Pennsylvania, Saturday, Oct. 1.

The PAC football matchup pitted the host Grove City College Wolverines against the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets.

During the course of Saturday’s contest, the Jackets made a quarterback change.

Despite that change, Waynesburg came out with

its first win of the 2016 campaign, pushing Grove City’s losing streak to 25 games.

For the first time in the 2016 season, the Jackets scored the first points of a game with a 9-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Perone, playing in his second start, to senior Kevin Barnes Jr. for the duo’s second touchdown connection in as many games.

The drive was set up by a defensive stop and 30-yard punt return by freshman Mike Krenn. The Jacket offense only had to march 20 yards for the first score.

Freshman Aaron Jenkins quarterbacked the Jacket offense in the second half after Waynesburg took a 7-0 lead into the intermission and scored the go-ahead touchdown after Grove City took a

10-7 lead in the third quarter.

Jenkins ran for 61 yards on eight carries and found Barnes for a 43-yard reception on the Jackets’ fourth quarter, gamewinning scoring drive.

The Waynesburg defense stymied the Grove City offense with another strong effort from its front seven. After rushing for 236 yards in Week Four, Grove City running back Wesley Schools was limited to 3.3 yards per carry on his 108yard rushing day.

The Jackets also sacked Grove City’s passer eight times, with junior defensive end Brad Grinnen registering three.

Two keys to the win on Saturday are a fast start by the offense and important plays on defense.

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Offense to implement dual-QB system

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

Waynesburg University’s football team earned its first victory of the season against a struggling Grove City team in peculiar fashion.

In the road matchup on Saturday, Oct. 1, two quarterbacks would take the helm for the Yellow Jackets after sophomore starting quarterback Jake Dougherty broke his collarbone two games earlier.

Redshirt freshman Tyler Perone would start the game, completing the first two quarters before freshman Aaron Jenkins stepped in to finish the remainder of the game, aside from two plays in the second half.

The adaption process with the quarterback situation began two weeks ago against a dominant and undefeated Case Western Reserve team. Perone started for the Yellow

Jackets and would complete 18 of 38 pass attempts while throwing four interceptions.

Head coach Rick Shepas said he was impressed with Perone’s first collegiate start despite the four turnovers.

“I was excited about the way he played; I was excited about the way he attacked the week,” said Shepas. “He wasn’t timid in any way, shape or form.”

However, Jenkins would make his Waynesburg University debut late in the game, replacing Perone. Though attempting only four passes in his appearance, Jenkins would complete three of the four passes for 46 yards.

After the game, Shepas said Jenkins was prepared for certain packages and that a dual-quarterback system might be more heavily used in future matchups.

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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Jackets sweep top five at nine-team meet Three's company

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

The Waynesburg University women’s cross country team performed as well as they possibly could have on Friday, Sept. 30, at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational.

The top five finishers of the race were all from Waynesburg, giving them a score of 15, which is the lowest score a team can have in a meet.

S o p h o m o r e Te g h a n Simonton finished first for the Jackets, while seniors Katie and Emily Latimer tied for second. Following was junior Angie Marchetti in fourth and freshman Katie Thompson in fifth.

The top five spots on the team, Hardie said, could really be anyone each week, which he said speaks to their depth. Though Hardie said they still needed additional work, the top 10 runners on the team are reaching a national level.

“You can put one through five, it could be anybody different each week, they are that talented,” said Hardie. “That’s why when I think about nationals, they have to be getting closer. We’re rounding out a really good top 10 – pretty close to a national top 10.”

In the pouring rain and muddy conditions, sophomore Simonton won her first collegiate race, finishing

Olivia

Ben Miller, Yellow Jacket

The women's cross country team finished first at the W&J Invitational last Friday.

From left to right, Angie Marchetti (4th), Katie Latimer (2nd), Katie Thompson (5th), Emily Latimer (3rd) and Teghan Simonton (1st) swept the top five spots for the team.

“That's why when I think about nationals, they have to be getting closer. We're rounding out a really good top 10 – pretty close to a national top 10.”

CHRIS HARDIE

Head coach

with a time of 19:17. After finishing first, Simonton was awarded Presidents’ Athletic Conference Runner of the Week laurels.

Going into the race, Simonton said she was not expecting her success and was anticipating many difficulties.

“I was really nervous about

it, because people kept talking about it,” said Simonton. “It’s a 5K course, so some people had run it in high school and were sharing horror stories of this big hill. When we got there it was way less terrible than what I expected.”

Head coach Chris Hardie said he was not expecting

Simonton to take first place but rather place somewhere in the top five as she has been doing consistently all season.

“Maybe I was a little surprised at [Simonton] winning, [but] in my eyes she’s a national-level runner,” said Hardie. “I think she’s got a chance at nationals this year individually. I can’t say I’m totally surprised; she’s talented.”

It was not just the top five runners for Waynesburg who performed well Friday afternoon, as 12 Waynesburg runners placed in the top 25.

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Katie

Latimer sisters grow closer while running at Waynesburg

By MITCHELL KENDRA Copy Editor

Olivia Latimer and her younger identical twin sisters, Emily and Katie, are members of the close-knit women’s cross country team.

But it wasn’t until the twins came to Waynesburg – a year after their older sister – that the three became extremely close.

The team the sisters ran for in high school did not have a close relationship. Neither did the sisters.

When t he y c ame to Waynesburg that changed.

“The team influenced us in a way, [because] if we weren’t running all together we wouldn’t see each other nearly as much, and

Emily

we weren’t nearly this close before we came to college,” said Katie. “I think that cross country, being around each other a lot, really helped our relationship.”

The current cross country team is a very close group, which has the “tightest” collective relationship head coach Chris Hardie said he has seen in his near 10-year coaching career.

While Hardie admits the term is a cliché in sports, he recognizes that the Latimers’ closeness perfectly illustrates Waynesburg’s women’s cross country team’s family atmosphere.

Katie and Emily are also two of the top runners for the Jackets, as they consistently score in the top five at meets. At the Washington & Jefferson Invitational Friday, Sept. 30, Katie placed second overall while Emily finished third, en route to a Waynesburg sweep of the top five spots.

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Despite late lead, Syfert records third shutout of season men's soccer drops match in double OT

By MARCUS WALLACE For the Yellow Jacket

By BRYCE WALTER

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University men’s soccer team met with the Bethany College Bison Saturday, Oct. 1, at John F. Wiley Stadium.

However, this was no ordinary match, as it took place on the Yellow Jackets’ Senior Day. The Yellow Jackets were unable to bring home a win, losing 2-1 in double overtime.

The first half of the game was a defensive effort with no goals scored by either team, although according to head coach Brad Heethuis, the team had opportunities.

“There was a couple of good saves by their goalkeeper, and some missed chances by us,” said Heethuis. “We got good chances, we just have to put the ball in the net.”

“We knew who their key players were and shut them

down,” senior captain defensemen Josh Hennigh added on the scoreless first half. “It was positive for the defense in the first half overall.”

The first goal for the Jackets came early in the second half at 50:10 off the head of sophomore forward Austin Zurik, assisted by freshman midfielder Nate Biondi.

Through the second half of play, the Bison were able to find the net at 81:59 when junior Adam Franco found the back of the net.

The game, tied at 1-1, would eventually go into overtime.

No goals were scored through the first overtime, so the game would continue into a second overtime.

The Bison would come up victorious with a goal at 101:23 by sophomore Daniel Booth, assisted by senior Jack Waters.

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The Waynesburg University women’s soccer team faced off against Bethany College at John F. Wiley Stadium Saturday, Oct. 1.

Not only was this match the Jackets’ first Presidents’ Athletic Conference game, but it was also Senior Day for the Jackets.

The Jackets were able to come out with a 1-0 victory over the Bison, giving them a 1-0 PAC record.

“Our main focus was to keep possession and make the ball do the work,” said head coach Laura Heethuis.

“We had a couple of injuries to starters so we knew we were short on subs, so having some girls step up was also an emphasis.”

The Jacket defense was a big part of the win, especially by freshman goalkeeper Courtney Syfert, Heethuis said.

Syfert was able to make three saves and produced her third shutout game of

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Freshman goalie Courtney Syfert, now the full-time goalie for the Jackets, led the women's soccer team in a 1-0 victory over the Bethany Bison last Saturday. the season.

“I think the team’s chemistry has increased both on and off the field. We’re all starting to figure out how each of us bring something

different to the field, and that helps all around,” said junior defender Sam Nichols. “It is important to keep this chemistry, because it will help us go far like we intend to and it

helps us as individuals.”

The Jackets were able to score the only goal in the 11th minute of the game.

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October 6, 2016

Headlee: Team 'outclassed' by W&J

By CODY YANKULIC Editorial Assistant

The Waynesburg women’s tennis team traveled to Washington & Jefferson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, losing the Presidents’ Athletic Conference match 9-0.

W&J is in third place in the PAC, and this fact was one that head coach Ron Headlee made note of.

“We were a little outclassed today,” said Headlee. “They were a good team and just played us a little bit better.”

Waynesburg did manage to win two games in the first doubles set, 8-2, and a total of six games in the first, second and third singles.

Both sophomore Aubree Brown and junior Wendy Wall, who are the No. 1 and No. 2 players on the team, respectively, aided the team’s score. Both of the women won games in their first doubles and their own respective singles matches.

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Sophomore Aubree Brown, pictured here in a match earlier this season, was a part of the only Waynesburg doubles team that scored points.

“Aubree and Wendy played some really good points.

They played well tonight,” Headlee said. “I thought we played some really good points. Wendy said, ‘Man, I thought we had a couple winners, and she got to them.’ It

wasn’t that we played really bad; they were just high quality players.”

With the level of talent on W&J’s team being noted, Headlee also made sure to mention the play of the first doubles pairing of Brown

Yellow Jacket Athletes of the Week

and Wall. The pair was the only doubles team to win any games against W&J. “I thought they played well,” said Headlee. “They had some nice points; I just think they need more time playing together.”

The match was Brown and Wall’s first time playing together since the Sept. 13 match against Grove City. In that match, Wall and Brown lost the first doubles set 8-3.

After that, the Wall and Brown pairing would be put on hiatus, as junior Heidi Evans played the second singles and first doubles sets. As noted in previous articles, Brown would mention communication problems between Evans and not having enough time playing together, an issue that Headlee made light of.

The Jackets’ next match is set for Saturday, Oct. 8, when they take on Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia.

Sophomore Teghan Simonton captured her first individual win of the season and her first collegiate win of her career at Friday’s Washington & Simonton Grinnen Jefferson Invitational, breaking the tape with a time of 19:17 at the 5K event.

Her performance helped Waynesburg take home the event’s team title, in which the Jackets swept the top five places on the leaderboard, winning the event by a landslide.

Simonton will now look to the DeSales University Invitational as the women’s cross country team prepares to hit the course again Saturday, Oct. 8.

Junior defensive end Brad Grinnen earned player of the week laurels with an impressive week in the football team’s first win of 2016 at Grove City on Saturday, Oct. 1.

He totaled seven tackles, six of which were solo, three sacks and three tackles for loss in the win.

It was his second game this year with at least three sacks, the other being Muskingum, and his seven total sacks have him tied for first in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference this season.

For his efforts, Grinnen was named as the PAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Men finish second to last, women finish last at PAC Golf Championships

By DANIEL DAVIS

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University golf teams traveled to Ohio Monday and Tuesday to participate in the Fall Presidents’ Athletic Conference Golf Championship. The Avalon Golf and Country Club hosted the tournament.

The men played at Avalon Lakes in Warren, Ohio, while the women played their rounds at Avalon at Squaw Creek in Vienna, Ohio.

On the men’s side, the Thomas More C ol lege Saints finished in first place

with a total stroke count of 603, with Washington & Jefferson only eight strokes behind.

After day one of the men’s tournament, the Jackets were four strokes behind Bethany College, but bounced back on day two to beat the Bison by 50 strokes. The men’s team finished the tournament seventh out of the eight teams.

Top performers for the Jackets were freshman Alex Orlandini and senior R.J. Leisie. Orlandini finished the two-day tournament with 176 strokes, while Leisie finished with 212 strokes. For Orlandini, he

said he struggled regaining his poise after shooting a handful of double bogeys.

“My biggest challenge was getting my swing and c omp o s u re b a c k af t e r shooting three double bogeys in a single round,” said Orlandini.

Despite the set back, Orlandini had a solid performance for his first appearance in a PAC Champi on s h ip t o u r n a m e nt , according to head coach Sam Jones.

Senior Justin Smith finished the tournament with 228 strokes, who said he was confident in his outing.

“Other than making a

few more putts and hitting the fairway a couple more times, I have no regrets,” said Smith.

Freshman Hugh O’Neil finished his debut PAC t o u r n a m e nt w i t h 2 3 4 strokes. O’Neil knocked 20 strokes off his score from day one, giving him a boost of confidence and giving him momentum going into the spring season.

The Thomas More College Saints also took first place on the women’s side, f i n i s h i ng t h e t wo - d ay tournament with 723 total strokes. The Yellow Jackets finished the tournament in last place with 1,291 total

strokes.

For the women, freshman Marisa Goodright led the team finishing with 214 strokes for the tournament.

Senior Andrea Losko finished the tournament with 324 strokes, and freshmen Brandy Rohal and Kara Compton finished with 339 and 414 strokes, respectively.

Both Rohal and Compton improved their scores from day one to day two.

With the help from graduate assistant coach Jacob Fleegle, Jones was able to focus his coaching on the women’s team. Jones felt that this was necessary be-

cause of the youth and inexperience on the women’s side.

Jones said the key to the success of the young players is to stay focused and be consistent. This mentality is what Jones wants to carry over into the spring season.

With the end of the fall season, the Yellow Jacket golf teams will begin to prepare for the spring season.

The Jackets will be competing in the Spring PAC Golf Championships, in which they will travel to Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, on Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP FOOTBALL STANDINGS

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

MEN’S SOCCER Conf. Overall 3-0 4-0 3-0 4-1 2-1 4-1 2-1 2-2 1-1 3-1 1-1 3-1 1-1 2-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-4 0-3 1-4 0-3 0-5

Saturday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 14, GROVE CITY 10 Waynesburg 7 0 0 7 14 Grove City 0 0 10 0 10

SCORE RECAP

First Quarter: WAY - Kevin Barnes 9 yd pass from Tyler Perone (Mike Ryhal kick), 6:18 Third Quarter: GRO - Wesley Schools 13 yd run (Kelsey Tischler kick), 9:33; GRO - Mitch Causer 1 yd field goal, 1:49 Fourth Quarter: WAY - Aaaron Jenkins 1 yd run (Ryhal kick), 12:33

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD Perone....................... 10 18 102 1 Waynesburg rushing

ATT YDS TD Jenkins.................................. 8 61 1 White..................................... 13 59 0 Waynesburg receiving

REC YDS TD Barnes................................... 4 73 1 Johnson................................. 3 48 0 Grove City passing

COM ATT YDS TD Laffoon..................... 27 42 236 0 Grove City rushing

ATT YDS TD Schools.................................. 33 108 1 Laffoon.................................. 13 -4 0 Grove City receiving

REC YDS TD Ponikvar................................. 6 90 0 Greco..................................... 8 70 0

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, October 1 Thomas More 45, Westminster 35; Waynesburg 14, Grove City 10; Wash & Jeff 62, Thiel 14; Case Western Reserve 53, Saint Vincent 28; Carnegie Mellon 49, Bethany 26

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, October 8 Grove City at Thomas More - 12 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Westminster - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Waynesburg - 1:30 p.m.; Carnegie Mellon at Wash & Jeff - 2 p.m.; Case Western Reserve at Bethany - 2 p.m.

STANDINGS

Geneva Bethany Thomas More Westminster Wash & Jeff Grove City Thiel Waynesburg Saint Vincent

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Conf. Overall 1-0 6-3-1 1-0 5-4-2 1-0 6-6 1-0 4-4-2 0-0 4-3-1 0-1 8-3 0-1 3-7-1 0-1 2-8 0-1 1-9

Thomas More Grove City Chatham Westminster Waynesburg Wash & Jeff Geneva Saint Vincent Bethany Thiel

1-0 10-0-1 1-0 8-2 1-0 6-1-2 1-0 5-4-2 1-0 4-5-1 1-0 6-3-2 0-1 3-5 0-1 1-4-4 0-1 2-7 0-1 1-8-1

Saturday’s Box Score

Saturday’s Box Score

BETHANY 2, WAYNESBURG 1 Bethany 0 1 0 1 2 Waynesburg 0 1 0 0 1

WAYNESBURG 1, BETHANY 0 Bethany 0 0 0 Waynesburg 1 0 0

SCORE RECAP

SCORE RECAP

Second Half: WAY - Goal by Austin Zurik (assist by Nate Biondi), 50:10; BET - Goal by Adam Franco (assist by B. Sella-Muhammed), 81:59 Second Overtime: BET - Goal by Daniel Booth (assist

by Jack Waters), 101:23

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, October 1 Westminster 3, Thiel 1; Thomas More 1, Saint Vincent 0; Bethany 2, Waynesburg 1; Geneva 2, Grove City 1

Friday, September 30 Grove City 2, Geneva 0 Saturday, October 1 Thomas More 2, Saint Vincent 0; Chatham 2, Wash & Jeff 1; Waynesburg 1, Bethany 0; Westminster 3, Thiel 2

Monday, October 10/Tuesday, October 11 Thiel at Thomas More - 10th @ 2 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Bethany - 11th @ 3:30 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Waynesburg - 11th @ 8 p.m.

PAC M. SOCCER LEADERS

PAC VOLLEYBALL LEADERS

GOALS: Carleton, 8, GEN; Runyon, 8, TMC; Betteridge, 7, GRO

ASSISTS: Borders, 595, TMC; Powell, 551, BET; Lytle, 400, GEN

ASSISTS: Waters, 7, BET; Reese, 6, GRO; Betteridge, 5, GRO

BLOCKS: Lydic, 79, W&J; Pricener, 64, WES; Test, 58, GEN

POINTS: Ruzzini, 21, W&J; Toohey, 21, W&J; Neinaber, 18, TMC GOALS: Toohey, 10, W&J; Neinaber, 9, TMC; Ceffarati, 7, GEN ASSISTS: Schoeneweis, 7, GEN; Ruzzini, 7, W&J; Orihel, 5, GEN SAVES: Gentry, 81, THI; Page, 54, WES; Winters, 51, GRO

Saturday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 3, WAYNESBURG 0 Thomas More 25 25 25 3 Waynesburg 17 15 14 0

Wyllie.......................................................... 5

Monday, Ocotber 10/Tuesday, October 11 Thiel at Thomas More - 10th @ 4:30 p.m.; Westminster at Grove City - 11th @ 4 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Waynesburg - 11th @ 6 p.m.

PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS

9-1 14-5 8-1 10-8 7-2 13-4 5-2 10-11 4-4 11-9 3-4 6-13 3-5 10-11 2-6 5-15 1-6 6-11 0-11 1-17

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, October 8 Geneva at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Waynesburg at Thiel - 3:30 p.m.; Grove City at Bethany - 3:30 p.m.

SAVES: Conrad, 65, THI; Bohn, 62, SVC; Appleby, 60, BET

Geneva Thomas More Wash & Jeff Bethany Westminster Grove City Saint Vincent Chatham Thiel Waynesburg

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Saturday, October 8 Waynesburg at Thiel - 1 p.m.; Thomas More at Chatham - 1 p.m.; Grove City at Bethany - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Wash & Jeff - 3 p.m.; Westminster at Saint Vincent - 3 p.m.

POINTS: Betteridge, 19, GRO; Reese, 18, GRO; Carleton, 17, GEN

STANDINGS Conf. Overall

First Half: WAY - Goal by Melaine Burchfield (assist by Natalie Fortna), 11:34

UPCOMING GAMES

UPCOMING GAMES

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Waynesburg Kills

Waynesburg Assists Ayers............................................................ 12 Waynesburg Digs Proper.......................................................... 13 Thomas More Kills Meyer.......................................................... 10 Thomas More Assists Borders........................................................ 28 Thomas More Digs Bronner........................................................ 19

KILLS: Lasher, 276, CHA; Yoho, 256 , WES; Buchanan, 229, GRO

DIGS: Means, 389, W&J; Massinger, 375, SVC; Russell, 361, GRO

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Teghan Simonton, Women's Cross Country Brad Grinnen, Football

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RECENT RESULTS

Friday, September 30 Juniata 3, Bethany 0 Saturday, Ocotber 1 Grove City 3, Chatham 0; Geneva 3, Thomas More 0; Wash & Jeff 3, Chatham 0; Thomas More 3, Waynesburg 0; Westminster 3, Saint Vincent 1; Westminster 3, Medaille 0; Geneva 3, Waynesburg 0; Wash & Jeff 3, Grove City 2; Saint Vincent 3, Medaille 0

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, October 7 Thomas More at Wash & Jeff - 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 8 Grove City at Westminster - 11 a.m.; Thiel at Chatham - 11 a.m.; Thiel at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Grove City at Bethany - 1 p.m.; Rose-Hulman at Thomas More - 1:30 p.m.; Geneva at Franciscan - 2 p.m.; Bethany at Westminster - 3 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Chatham - 3 p.m.; Thomas More at Oberlin - 5:30 p.m.

Geneva at Waynesburg - 1:30 p.m.

Matt Shinkle/Rob McKinney on the call

GREENE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Jefferson-Morgan

Carmichaels

Mapletown

Waynesburg Central

Football

Football

Volleyball

Football

JEFFERSON-MORGAN 59, AVELLA 34 Avella 13 13 8 0 34 Jefferson-Morgan 13 13 20 12 59

CARMICHAELS 35, MAPLETOWN 0 Mapletown 0 0 0 0 0 Carmichaels 27 8 0 0 0

Bentworth 25 28 25 3 Mapletown 13 26 18 0

SOUTHMORELAND 23, WAYNESBURG 15 Waynesburg 0 0 0 15 15 Southmoreland 7 3 7 6 23

Friday’s Box Score

Friday’s Box Score

The Jefferson-Morgan Rockets picked up their first win of the 2016 season with a 59-34 victory over the Avella Eagles on Friday night. The Rockets offense was lead by running back Joe Headlee, who had three rushing touchdowns, and wide Reciever Dennis Garret, who had three recieving touchdowns, on the night.

The Carmichaels Mighty Mikes collect their third straight win after shutting down the Mapletown Maples 35-0. Carmichaels jumped out to an early lead scoring 27 points in the first quarter alone. The final score came on a Dylan Wilson 18 yd touchdown catch. All five of Carmichaels touchdowns were scored by a different player

Next Game: @ Mapletown 10/7 - 7 p.m.

Next Game: vs. California 10/7 - 7 p.m.

Thursday’s Box Score

The Mapletown Maples lost all three sets last Thursday as they lost to the Bentworth Bulldogs three sets to nothing. Madison Hemlick and Kaley Wagner lead the offensive attack with 6 kills. Morgan Hemlick had the team lead in assissts with 16 and Gabbie Clark added three service aces on the night.

Mapletown is back in action tonight against Geibel Catholic Next Game: vs. Geibel 10/6 - 6 p.m.

Friday’s Box Score

The Waynesburg Central Raiders fell to the Southmoreland Scotties 23-15. The Raiders did not get on the board until the fourth quarter after Southmoreland had scored 23 unanswered points. Colin McCraken and Jacob McCallum had the two scores on the night. Waynesburg has now dropped their first five games of the season.

NEXT GAME: @ South Park 10/7 - 7 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY MEN RECENT RESULTS

Team Saturday, October 1 DICKINSON - LONG SHORT RUN 3. Geneva, 69 pts.; 6. Chatham, 68 pts.; 23. Thomas More, 746 pts.

SUNY GENESEO - MIKE WOODS INVITATIONAL 5. Saint Vincent, 195 pts.

Individual LONG/SHORT INVITATIONAL 1. Nathan Udell, 27:06.7, Dickinson; 2. Chad Bomgardner, 27:25.4, Lebanon Valley; 3. Bryce Descavish, 27:32.4, Dickinson; 4. Josh Duffie, 27:39.1, Geneva

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, October 7 Thomas More at Wilmington 8K - 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 8 Waynesburg and Grove City at DeSales Invitational 10:30 a.m.; Chatham at Carnegie Mellon Invitational - 11 a.m.; Thiel at Lake Erie - Storm Invitational - 11:45 a.m.; Bethany at Slippery Rock - Mack Cooper Invitational - 1:15 p.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

Team Saturday, October 1 DICKINSON - LONG/SHORT INVITATIONAL 3. Geneva, 51 pts.; 6. Chatham, 65 pts.

SUNY GENESEO - MIKE WOODS INVITATIONAL 16. Saint Vincent, 410 pts.

Individual LONG/SHORT INVITATIONAL 1. Tessa Cassidy, 23:39.2, Dickinson; 2. Lucile Ionescu, 23:51.3, Dickinson; 3. Kelsey Horowitz, 24:18.9, Dickinson; 9. Rebecca Miller, 25:28, Geneva

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, October 7 Thomas More at Wilmington (6K) - 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 8 Waynesburg and Grove City at DeSales Invitational 12 p.m.; Chatham at Carnegie Mellon Invitational - 10 a.m.; Thiel at Lake Erie - Storm Invitational - 11 a.m.; Bethany at Slippery Rock - Mack Cooper Invitational - 12:30 p.m.

PAC FOOTBALL LEADERS

PASSING YARDS: Stewart, 1557, SVC; Kuntz, 1172, TMC; Coughlin, 1158, W&J RUSHING YARDS: Benger, 673, CMU; Tarrant, 553, TMC; Schools, 553, GRO Recieving Yards: Zubrick, 580, W&J; Garland, 537, TMC; Lynch, 496, CWR SACKS: Khoury, 7, CMU; Brad Grinnen, 7, WAY; Aniellio DeStefano, 5, WAY Tackles: Hayden, 66, BET; Jenkins, 45, SVC; Bynum, 40, THI

West Greene Football

Friday’s Box Score

FORT CHERRY 40, WEST GREENE 6 Fort Cherry 13 20 0 7 40 West Greene 0 0 6 0 6 The West Greene Pioneers got manhandled by Fort Cherry on Friday night 40-6. The only score of the night for the Pioneers came courtesy of a 71 yard touchdown run by Zach Pettit in the third quarter. Ryhan Coulberson lead the Fort Cherry offensive attack with two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns on the night.

Next Game: @ Leechburg 10/7 - 7 p.m.

October 6, 2016

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Men's cross country battles through peculiar conditions at W&J

By DREW VORCE

For the Yellow Jacket

The unrelenting rain that poured down on the Waynesburg men’s cross country team this past Friday at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational was not the only special set of conditions the team had to endure. In addition to the inclement weather, a section of the course was also invaded by hornets and wasps.

“At least ten of our runners got stung,” said head coach Chris Hardie. “They fought through that, and I was really happy how they faced those challenges head on.”

While battling a number of external factors throughout the race, the men’s team was able to finish strong despite competing against several other skilled cross country teams.

Waynesburg placed third in the event, only to be outdone by first place team W&J and second place finisher Franciscan University.

“For coming off a subpar performance at Saint Vincent, they really brought their A-game,” said Hardie. “I was really happy with the performances and their times, specifically.”

The Jackets placed six runners in the top 25 of the race. Jacob Pryor led the way for Waynesburg with a time of 29:07, as the sophomore placed eighth overall.

Senior captain Cody Nail came in next, at 29:24 for 12th and freshman Mason Klopp rounded out the top three with a time of 30:10. Joel Kuzminski and Jared Scott rounded out the top five for the Waynesburg men.

Considering the heavy rain and sloppy conditions on the course, Pryor said it was surprising the times were as good as they were.

As the season continues, the players expect for their endurance to improve and, in turn, their times to get better.

“I’m still a little bit off of my

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definitive that the team did not even need their top seven runners to still take first place.

“If you do the math [and] take our top seven runners out we would have still won the meet with our eighth through 15th,” said Hardie.

“Our B team probably would have won the race too, so that just shows the depth that we have.”

The extended depth of the team, Emily Latimer said, is a vital asset heading towards the PAC Championships later this month. “[The depth is] super important this year, especially when we were voted No. 1 in the preseason poll for the PAC [Championship],” said Emily Latimer. “It’s super important for us to keep that depth going all throughout the whole team, not within just the top seven.”

Additionally, Hardie said the freshman class had another excellent race, with four freshmen coming within the top 10. With two top conference freshmen runners at the race from Bethany and Westminster, Hardie said he challenged the freshmen runners to perform competitively. That afternoon, Hardie said Thompson, who finished fifth and was awarded PAC Rookie of the Week, reached new grounds with the team. “[Thompson] actually jumped in front of another freshman from Washington & Jefferson that we didn’t expect,” said Hardie. “She beat the three top freshman in the conference, which was pretty cool, so she kind of moved herself to the next level.”

One of the bigger challenges for the team, Hardie said, were the rainy, muddy conditions at the invitational.

Although there is so much

talent on the team, Hardie said they have reached a point where they can overcome any obstacle.

“We mentally got them prepared. It was about a day in advance when we said ‘Hey be ready for a rough race,’” said Hardie. “It’s such a talented group that they overcome obstacles every day at practice. The paces I am giving them are at such a high level, and they continue to maintain that each and every week. I think they are ready for any challenge that’s thrown at them.”

In the first week of October, Hardie said the team’s practices will continue to consist of high mileage with more threshold running. In the later weeks, Hardie said the team will shift to less mileage with more speed training in preparation for the PAC Championship.

With the upcoming invitational at DeSales University on Saturday, Oct. 8, Emily Latimer said the mentality of the team has not changed.

“We’re just going to go at it kind of how we went at it this last week,” she said. “We’re going to go and we’re going to try hard, but we’re not out to kill it this weekend because we know it’s more important to stay healthy and to stay ready for [the PAC Championship].”

After the performance at W&J, Simonton said the team feels more prepared for the PAC Championship than they have at any other point this season.

“We have a lot of really hard workers who not only are fast, but they are race smart,” said Simonton. “We pay attention to strategy and teamwork, and I think we’re in a better position to get that PAC Championship than we were earlier this season when we were predicted to do it.”

Ben Miller, Yellow Jacket

Sophomore Jacob Pryor finished first for the Jackets, and eighth overall, en route to a third place finish for the men's cross country team at the W&J Invitational. personal record from last year,” said Pryor. “This race was my fastest time this year, so I was pretty satisfied with that.”

For Pryor, this was his first time finishing on top for his

team this year.

“It puts a little bit of pressure on me, I think,” said Pryor. “I might have just had a breakthrough day, but I also feel better, too, that I’m starting to get

in better shape.”

Due to the depth on Waynesburg’s team, any runner can rise up and carry the team on any given day.

“Jared Scott ran an excellent

race,” said Hardie. “Going back about a week ago, we didn’t have him in our top ten, and today he came in fifth for us.”

While the runners have improved on their times since the beginning of the season, there are still areas the team must work on leading up to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships.

“We have to look to make improvements across the board,” said Hardie. “This time of the year we start to rely on our upperclassmen a lot more, so the senior class, hopefully, can start to bear some of the weight of the competitive part of our races.”

Looking ahead to Oct. 8, the men will split up to compete both in the Waynesburg Homecoming 5K and the DeSales University Invitational in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

Hardie said the Jackets will only take 12 runners to DeSales, leaving the rest of the team to compete in the Homecoming 5K.

Volleyball swept in both matches at Geneva

By ELIZABETH NICODEMUS For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg women’s volleyball team participated in a tri-match at Geneva College that included matches against two Presidents’ Athletic Conference foes, Geneva and Thomas More on Saturday, Oct. 1.

The Jacket women started the day by being swept by Thomas More 3-0. They then played against the host, Geneva, losing again 3-0.

Waynesburg’s record now stands at 1-17, with the Jackets' PAC record standing at 0-11.

“We keep working on getting better every day at

practice,” said head coach Stephanie Benkowski. “We keep changing things up in hope to find the right fit for us as a team.”

Waynesburg dropped all three sets to Thomas More by scores of 25-17, 25-15 and 25-14.

The offensive effort for the Jacket women was led by sophomore outside hitter Jordyn Wyllie, who had five kills, sophomore setter Sydni Ayers, who had three kills and 12 assists and sophomore outside hitter Lexy Waldman, who also had three kills.

Proper’s 13 digs led the defensive effort, while Ayers had nine digs and junior defensive specialist and setter

Delaney Denniston totaled seven digs.

The Yellow Jackets’ second match, against Geneva, saw the Jacket women dropping all three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-13 and 25-19.

In S atu rd ay ’s m atch against the Golden Tornadoes, Morgan and Wyllie, who both had six kills, led the Yellow Jackets on offense.

Denniston led the team with eight aces, while Ayers contributed with six aces as well.

The defensive effort was led by Proper who had a team-high 18 digs.

Proper felt the team still has the drive to win and succeed, despite their re-

cord lacking in wins.

“I absolutely feel that the team has the drive to win.

You can tell by the look in our eyes when we step on the court,” said Proper. “The common denominator between everyone, coaches and players, is that we are there to win.”

The Jackets were in action past the paper's Wednesday, Oct. 5, in a tri-match against Bethany and Washington & Jefferson past deadline for this week’s publication.

Editor's note: For coverage of the volleyball team's matches Wednesday, visit theyellowjacket.org.

Latimers: Sisters push each other to improve as runners Continued from C1

After coming 160 miles from their hometown of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, to Waynesburg, the sisters are glad they have one another during the hardships that college students face.

“I just like [having my sisters here], because having family close is really comforting,” Katie said. “If something is ever to wrong or if I really need them for something, it’s really good having that kind of family connection here, because you don’t have to drive two and a half hours to see people that you’re really close with.”

The importance of family that Hardie sees through the Latimer sisters is something he needed to identify. Their closeness to one another has improved since coming to Waynesburg, but their strong sense of family was with them before stepping foot on campus.

“I just think it is important to note how important family is to [the entire Latimer family] and how important it is that their mother and father get recognized for the great job that they have done too, because they have raised three amazing girls,” said Hardie. “They should be proud. I think it just shows what kind of family [the sisters] came from because they are three remarkable young ladies and I think that starts at home.”

Emily said the fact of having Olivia and Katie on campus with her keeps her mind focused on what it needs to be paying attention to.

“You’re always accountable to someone else that’s always right there with you, so it does push you to do better when you have someone there to do it with you so you’re not alone,” said Emily.

Hardie said all three Latimers “are so much about what Waynesburg stands for,” as they are hardworking, team-oriented student-

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Pictured here at the start of the PAC Championships last year, the Latimer twins are two of the top runners for the women's cross country team. athletes whose determination pays off.

The phrase student-athlete is used all the time when it comes to college sports.

However, the importance of academics does not always come before that of being an athlete.

Because of the NCAA rules that do not allow Division III schools to provide athletic scholarships to their student athletes, the term is more prevalent in D-III schools, as academics are usually more of a deciding factor for incoming students than the athletics department.

Olivia originally chose to attend Waynesburg because of her pursuit to become a journalism major and the credibility of the Department of Communication. After changing her major to early childhood education during her junior year last year, her focus on academics has not

changed.

Due to the late change of majors, Olivia is several months into her fifth year at Waynesburg. She has an extra season of competition with the cross country team because she took her junior year off from the sport.

As long as their academic standing continues, Olivia and the twins will graduate together in the April 2017.

Emily and Katie are both nursing majors, one of the university’s top academic and time-consuming programs, the both noted.

Hardie acknowledged the sisters are all performing well in their respective tough curriculums, which backs up their student first, athlete second personalities.

Displaying their leadership by including everyone on the team, the Latimer sisters have another “common denominator” of being commendable teammates,

according to Hardie.

Hardie, who has developed a firm relationship with not only the three Latimer sisters but also their parents, said that Emily and Katie are the first set of twins that he has ever coached.

Hardie said that he has learned a significant amount about the twins since he began coaching them.

“Although they are identical twins and that joke about twins do a lot of similar things is true – they answer each other’s sentences or questions and they think very similar – they are two totally different people in terms of personality and emotion and what interests them,” said Hardie. “And you have to work with twins to get that, because you have a tendency to think that they are so much alike, they do everything together, they think alike, they talk alike. But for me when I sit down and do one-on-ones with them, it is a totally different conversation from one to another. I knew that going in, but it was really just reinforced to me that they look alike but they are totally different on the inside, which is really cool.”

Hardie said after the 2017 graduation, the fall 2018 season will challenging as it will be the first without a “vital part” of the women’s cross country team.

“That leaves a big void on this team, not only because of the athletic performance, but because of the leadership that they bring,” said Hardie.

“That will be a sad day for me, when all three of them graduate together – I mean great day for me too, because they’re going to graduate together – but the fact that the program is going to take a big hit in terms of losing a lot of character and a lot of leadership. I have already begun to process that because three in one year is tough, but three sisters that have been such a great part of this team, is going to be really difficult [for me].”

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October 6, 2016

WEEK SIX FOOTBALL PREVIEW: GENEVA

Jacket defense looks to stop Geneva's triple-option

By ANDY STANKO

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University football team looks to build upon its first win of the season last week with a Presidents’ Athletic Conference matchup with Geneva College Saturday, Oct. 8, at John F. Wiley Stadium on Homecoming weekend.

The Jackets outlasted a winless Grove City team 14-10 in the second-lowest scoring game involving PAC teams this season. Grove City has not won a game since the season finale of the 2013 season, but played the Jackets to a fourpoint loss in each of the last two seasons.

Geneva was idle in Week Five and enters Week Six with a 2-2 record overall and a 1-1 mark in PAC play. The Golden Tornadoes were winners in their last time out against Thiel College 35-27.

Sophomore running back Trewon Marshall ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns against the Tomcats. Geneva

racked up 382 yards on the ground in route to the win.

Last season, Geneva topped the Jackets in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 41-24.

kins leading a fourth quarter touchdown drive.

Shepas said the Jackets will likely utilize both quarterbacks against next week against Geneva with Perone starting.

Jenkins only played one half of football and had the secondhighest single game rushing yard total for any Yellow Jacket this season with his 61 yards.

The Jackets’ passing game finished with 157 yards combined between Perone and Jenkins, the lowest mark for Waynesburg this season outside of a matchup at Westminster College.

Stopping the Triple Option It’s been a different week of specific preparation for the Jacket defense because of the style of play that Geneva head coach Geno DeMarco has committed his program to for the 2016 season. The Golden Tornadoes are a triple option team after passing for more than 300 yards and five touchdowns in each of the last two seasons against Waynesburg.

“They went to this offense to possess the football and limit opponent offensive possessions,” said Shepas. “They want to be one-dimensional; they’re going to run the ball.

They’re only going to throw the ball five times, but those five throws, we’ve got to make sure we handle it in those situations.”

Geneva, a team that leads the PAC in time of posses-

sion, has passed the ball 41 total times in four games and have yet to score on a pass play this season. The Golden Tornadoes attempted a seasonlow five passes in its last game against Thiel College.

Geneva runs for 261 yards per game on more than four and a half yards per rush and has the conference’s secondleading rusher in Marshall.

After a first week loss to

Frostburg State, the Golden Tornadoes have put up 21, 28 and 35 points in their last three outings.

Two Quarterbacks?

Waynesburg found the end zone twice against the Wolverines with redshirt freshman Tyler Perone engineering a first quarter score and freshman quarterback Aaron Jen-

A Punt Return to Form The Jackets’ offense was helped along by strong performances out of the defense, kick and punt return groups in Saturday’s win. Freshman Mike Krenn totaled 89 yards on four punt returns, with his longest setting up Waynesburg on the Grove City 20-yard line for the Jackets’ first touchdown of the day.

“The key to that is the re-

turn guys,” said Shepas. “Mike Krenn, we’d put him in the category of the best punt return guys that we’ve had here; he has that kind of speed.”

Following returns from Krenn, the Jackets started drives on the Grove City 20, 49, 40 and Waynesburg 42yard lines. The average field position for Waynesburg for the game was the Waynesburg 42-yard line, compared to the 25-yard line for Grove City.

The offense started its first drive on its 45 yard-line after a 34-yard kick return from freshman Ta’Vaughn Johnson.

However, the Jacket field goal unit was unsuccessful for the third time in four tries this season. Mike Ryhal’s 31-yard attempt to put the Jackets up 17-10 was blocked, and Shepas passed up a 30-yard field goal late in the game and kept his offense on the field.

Editor’s note: Follow @YJ_Sports on Twitter for live updates of the game against Geneva.

Football: Defense holds GCC offense to 10 points, forces two turnovers

Continued from C1

Big Defensive Plays Head coach Rick Shepas said the defense has been the strength thus far of the Jackets.

It was no different in the win at Grove City for the Jackets, as the defense piled up eight sacks and held Grove City to 4-19 on third downs.

But a few big plays were made, two of which being turnovers.

As the first half time began to expire and on a secondand-goal from the Waynesburg 7-yard line, Grove City’s freshman quarterback Brett Laffoon turned and handed the ball to Schools.

Sophomore cornerback Justin Willkow punched out the ball, and it was recovered by junior safety Christian Breisinger and Waynesburg took over, not allowing the Wolverines to tie things up late in the second.

“I think [Willkow’s] on schedule to be the player we thought he could be,” said Shepas. “When guys are expected to be good players, you expect them to make those plays. The kid is a freak athlete, and I’m happy with the way he’s playing.”

The Jacket defense added an interception from senior cornerback Zach Sniadach in the second half, derailing a Grove City drive.

Shepas said he was impressed with the play of freshman cornerback Brennen Sefick. He was also happy by the play out of his front seven, as they were able to overcome Grove City’s offense trying to take the defense out of its blitz packages, sacking Laffoon eight times.

Fast Start In Waynesburg’s first four games, the offense didn’t get out to fast starts. which is something Shepas highlighted over the course of those four weeks as one contributor to a 0-4 record and an 0-2 mark in PAC play.

All that talk saw a change Saturday.

After the Wolverines elect-

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Freshman quarterback Aaron Jenkins, pictured here in a game earlier this season, may serve as a change-of-pace quarterback for the Jackets against Geneva.

Offense: Perone to start under center, Jenkins could come in as run-first QB

Continued from C1

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Freshman cornerback Brennan Sefick broke up two passes as well as totaling five tackles against Grove City. ed to defer to the second half, Waynesburg received the opening kickoff.

Right on cue, freshman Ta’Vaughn Johnson returned the kick 34 yards to the Waynesburg 45-yard line.

On the first two plays from scrimmage, freshman running back Whitney White, who came in averaging three yards per carry, broke off runs of nine and eight yards, respectively.

The two runs put Waynesburg in Grove City territory for a first down, on which Perone threw a short screen pass to Johnson, who took it 27 yards to the Grove City 11yard line.

Waynesburg ultimately failed on a fourth down pass to senior wide receiver Tim Cooper that fell incomplete in the end zone, but Shepas was happy to see the quick start.

“We challenge those guys to do that,” said Shepas. “Whitney [White] had a great first half. We wanted to spread the ball around. We wanted to get the ball to Johnson a bit more. If our communication is better, who knows how much more we could’ve got.”

The second drive started with ideal field position, as freshman Mike Krenn returned a Grove City punt 30

yards to the Wolverine 30yard line, on top of a penalty on the play against the Wolverines to put the ball at the 20-yard line for first down.

A couple of completions from Perone to senior Kevin Barnes Jr., a few other plays and a 12-yard catch by senior wide receiver Joe Malta later, and Waynesburg punched it in to kick off the scoring with a touchdown pass over the middle from Perone to Barnes for a 9-yard score. *** Shepas highlighted Krenn and the special teams units on returns with a good share of the credit for the win as well, citing the returns of Krenn and his ability to return punts as “one of the best since I’ve been here,” according to Shepas.

Moving forward, the Jackets will face a test in the form of the triple option of the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes.

Kickoff Saturday is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Homecoming at John F. Wiley Stadium.

Editor’s note: For a recap of the game Saturday, visit theyellowjacket.org.

WSOC: Team chemistry key for Jackets Continued from C1

The goal was scored by senior defenseman Melanie Burchfield off a rebounded shot by sophomore midfielder Natalie Fortna.

Heethuis thought the team performed efficiently on defense, with the team recording a shutout.

“[We played] very well [defensively],” said Heethuis.

“They had a girl up top who scored a couple of goals on us the last couple of years, and I think we handled her well and our back line was pretty solid.”

Waynesburg hosted Thomas More C ol lege Wednesday, Oct. 5, in a contest played past this week’s

deadline for publication.

Waynesburg travels to Greeneville, Pennsylvania to take on the Thiel College Tomcats on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m.

Editor’s note: For a recap of Wednesday’s match against Thomas More, visit theyellowjacket.org.

yards and a touchdown in the first half of the game. Although Perone would score Waynesburg’s first touchdown of the game, Shepas said he had a difficult week of preparation.

“For [Perone], it’s real simple: he just needs to start focused on his preparation,” said Shepas. “We’ve had some tough weeks. He’s a pre-med major, [and] he’s got a lot going on in the classroom and in the lab, so I just didn’t think he had as good a week of preparation as he did the week before.”

Jenkins would go on to play the third and fourth quarters

for the Jackets and eventually scored the game-winning touchdown, a 1-yard run.

He completed two of seven pass attempts for 55 yards, he found his success with his legs, running for a team-high 61 yards on eight carries. Shepas said Jenkins needs to develop his current skillset. “[From] Jenkins’ standpoint, let’s expand, lets do what he knows, which will make it simple for everybody up front,” said Shepas. “Let’s expand some things for him to take advantage of things we think he could do well.”

Looking to the Jackets’ next matchup against Geneva College on Homecoming, Shepas expects the dual-quarterback

system will be implemented again.

“I think we’ll play both of them,” said Shepas. “I’ll still start with [Perone] with a better week of preparation.”

According to Shepas, Jenkins’ willingness to run the ball as a quarterback gave Waynesburg an unexpected edge in their previous matchup and moving forward, an added threat to the offense. “[Grove City] didn’t prepare for having to account for a quarterback in the run game,” said Shepas.

“That will be something that Geneva will at least have to prepare for – they’ll have to prepare for a two-headed monster.”

MSOC: Jackets drop PAC opener Continued from C1

Despite the 1-0 lead and holding the Bison to no goals in the first half, the Yellow Jackets lost in second overtime and now fall to 2-8 and 0-1 in the PAC. “We came out strong and fast doing what we needed to do,” said Hennigh. “We played our game the majority of the game until we started playing to their level.”

“I think there’s a lot of positives to take away,” coach Heethuis added. “I felt like we were the better team, and I feel like this was the best game we played all year.”

Moving forward, the Jackets will look to make a few adjustments, but for the most part capitalize on the strides made in the loss to Bethany, according to Heethuis.

“We just need to capitalize on our chances and take the positives from the Bethany match into this one,” said Heethuis.

Hennigh said the team needs to continue to show up ready to play, and he expects to compete if the team does that.

Heethuis also emphasized the team’s need to finish games

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

The men's soccer team lost in double overtime Saturday for the second time this season. and capitalize on its opportunities.

“When we’re getting opportunities in front of the goal, we have to finish at a higher rate,” said Heethuis. “We’ve had a lot of leads in games; we need to start finishing them out.”

Six of the Yellow Jackets’ eight losses this season have come within one goal; Hennigh said the importance for the team moving forward is expanding leads.

“What I saw during the game against Bethany was that we got up on them and let them hang around and score,”

said Hennigh. “We need to start putting teams away.”

The Jackets played the Saints of Thomas More College Wednesday, Oct. 5, past deadline for this week’s publication.

Waynesburg plays next Saturday, Oct. 8, on the road in Greenville, Pennsylvania, against Thiel at 3:30 p.m.

Editor’s Note: For coverage of Wednesday night’s match against Thomas More College, visit www. theyellowjacket.org.

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Disney magic filled GPAC during WU Idol

By SHON MEADE Managing Editor

The Goodwin Performing Arts Center (GPAC) turned into the ‘happiest place on earth’ last Friday night as Round 2 of Waynesburg Idol kicked off. The theme for the Sept. 30 performances was Disney, so the songs competitors performed were familiar.

After two contestants dropped out after Round

1, the other seven went on to perform their choice of songs, taken from Disney’s songbook.

Emily Mielcarek started the show off with her rendition of “Best of Both Worlds”

by Hannah Montana. Mielcarek even changed into Hannah during her performance reminiscent of Miley Cyrus’ character on the popular TV show.

Megan Cook took on the song “Reflection” from the movie “Mulan.”

Harrison Scott sang “Out There” from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

Angelina Ortoleva, junior nursing major, has been active in going to each performance, dating back to her freshman year. She was pleased with Scott’s performance.

“I really enjoyed ‘Out There’ that Harrison Scott sang,” said Ortoleva.

“The hunchback of Notre dame is so forgotten but it’s a great song and he did it so

well.”

Megan Leiter took the audience back to a Disney Channel original with her rendition of “What Dreams are Made Of ” from “The Lizzy McGuire Movie.”

“Dig a Little Deeper” from “The Princess and the Frog” was sung by Heidi Dziak.

Mason Morgan’s performance was inspired by the jungle; he sang the Phil Collins hit “Strangers Like Me” from Tarzan.

Kayla Coughlin, who

wrapped up the show for the current contestants, also performed a song from “The Princess and the Frog.” During “Almost There,” Coughlin also did a costume change.

Towards the end of the show, Jess Sumpter and Anthony Jarrell led the audience in singing a Disney medley.

Mattie Winowitch, the 2015 winner, also performed.

The Final Round of Waynesburg Idol takes place on Friday, Oct. 7, after the Homecoming pep rally.

Student supports brother in Paralympics Criminal Justice Dept. hosts training for Vietnamese officials

By LAUREN AULT

For the Yellow Jacket

Photo courtesy of Kat Romanchuk

Kat Romanchuk, with the american flag wrapped around her, stands among her family and friends who traveled to RIo to support her brother, Daniel, in the 2016 Paralympics.

Romanchuk family goes to great lengths for Daniel's Rio race

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN

A

News Convergence Editor

t two years old, Daniel Romanchuk was enrolled in a mobility program that aims to help people with disabilities become more independent. Little did the Romanchuk family know, Daniel would one day compete in the Paralympics.

Daniel, the younger brother of senior nursing major Kathryn Romanchuk, competed in the 2016 Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janerio.

Since the age of 4, Daniel Romanchuk has been competing in adaptive sports such as sled hockey, track, swimming, triathlons and archery.

As he competed in the National Junior Disability Championships, it was evident that he had a combination of pure skill and dedication.

“Then from that point, it was obvious how good he was and became a reality that the Paralympics would be the end goal,” said Kathryn Romanchuk. “He then limited sports to triathlon, sled hockey and track.”

As the trials approached, Daniel Romanchuk made his

main goal very clear. He was just a kid playing a sport.

Although Daniel has a disability, he is not defined by it. He prefers not to be referenced as an inspiration. He’s an athlete.

Trials went well for Daniel; he qualified in the 100, 400, 800, 1500 and 5000 meter races for track.

“It was really exciting when we found out,” said Kathryn Romanchuk. “But he wasn’t allowed to tell anyone until the results were released, he’s such a rule follower.”

Leading up to the Rio games, Daniel resided in Champagne, Indiana with his mother. The family purchased a home there, allowing Daniel to train at the University of Illinois facilities. After months of hard work and eating right, he was almost Rio bound.

Paralympic competitors are classified by their physical ability and what parts of their body they can use. Daniel is a T54, which means he has trunk control. T53 means the competitor has no trunk control.

Kathryn and the family traveled to Rio for the games, which spanned from Sept. 7-18.

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The Waynesburg University Criminal Justice Department hosted training courses for 20 Vietnamese law officers on Thursday, Sept. 29.

There were officials from both North and South Vietnam. The event that hosted the officials was coordinated through James Tanda, instructor of Criminal Justice at Waynesburg. Tanda worked with Pittsburgh Technical College (PTC) and the American Scholar Group (ASG) to bring the officials to Waynesburg.

The portion of the program that was held at Waynesburg was an afternoon filled with different sessions. In these sessions, different professors from the criminal justice department spoke, primarily on DNA analysis.

In Vietnam, the public security officers do not use DNA in their investigations.

Not only were the officials absorbing new information from the training sessions, such as DNA analysis, they were comparing the U.S. with Vietnam.

Michelle Sang, a recruitment manager for Vietnam through ASG, addressed the officialsí observation of the American Culture.

"Whenever we pass through the streets everything is different," Sang said.

"It's not just about the food, they keep looking at the houses, the bricks, the way of each building, everything is different, even the way we do construction in Vietnam is somehow different."

A couple months ago, the Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam initiated a request to the ASG territory or country manager, who resides in Vietnam, for a trip to the United States to learn both, our culture and how the American public security system works.

Vikki Beckman, general manager of Institutional Relations for American Scholar Global Engagement, explained that the Ministry of Public Security oversees all public security through Vietnam, and that itís part of their government and the request for the training came from them.

ASG was not the only middleman in the equation to get the officials onto U.S. soil.

"We have a partner school; American Scholar Group has several partner colleges and universities. We actually send international students to those schools," said Beckman. "One of our partners is Pittsburgh Technical College, [they] have a security or public safety program and it so happened that we had been visiting their school at the same time we received this request."

Thanks to networking by the criminal justice department, Waynesburg was contacted by PCT to help out. The university, months after the request was sent in, would learn that they would play host to the event.

"That's normally how a good program is put together," said Beckman. "It is all about your network and JUSTICE >> D3

University to help Day of Service unites campus programs community through Cram the Van event

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

By EMILY HACKMAN

News Convergence Editor

On a warm fall afternoon, an empty university van in the chapel lot was surrounded by groups of students with donations of food, clothing and paper products to donate to a local charity.

Cram the Van is an annual Homecoming event where the goal is to fill the van with non-perishable goods. The drive started Oct. 3 and will run to Saturday, Oct. 8, with all of the donations going to the Greene County Salvation Army.

The Greene County Salvation Army assists people with various needs and through a multitude of programs. These recipients can be struggling with poverty, displaced by natural disasters such as fire or flood or need assistance

paying rent and utility bills.

The Salvation Army is looking for donations of: gently worn clothes, nonperishable food items, paper products, baby products and personal hygiene items.

Monetary donations are also welcomed.

Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, is in charge of the Cram the Van efforts.

“Cram the Van is a way for Waynesburg University to give back to the community,” said Bristor. “The overall goal is to fill the van with as many donations possible.”

The kickoff party for Cram the Van took place by the entrance of the Benedum Dining Hall. At the kickoff, Rita’s Italian Ice was served, air brushed t-shirts were given to students, corn hole games VAN >> D3

For Resident Director Anthony Jarrell, the Waynesburg University Day of Service is about teaching students to give back and become active in their communities, a skill that they should take with them after college.

“This event is important to me because I really think it’s important to be aware of needs in the community where you live,” said Jarrell.

“We’re not unique in this case, but I think that the university can kind of bubble itself up, and it’s really easy to just stick around here and not be aware of really what’s going on outside our borders. I think its just really important especially when students graduate and are assimilated to living in two communities, that they just have a perspective of how to find needs, how to meet needs, how to care for people that are their neighbors.”

According to Kelley Har-

Grace Hutchison, Yellow Jacket

Tre' Thomas weilds a machette in one hand as he chops down overgrown sections of the Waynesburg Nature Trail, located behind Thayer Hall. die, the assistant dean of student services, to address the many needs of the university’s surrounding community, the Day of Service, held Saturday, Oct. 1, included several work sites across Greene County.

Students assisted First

United Methodist Church with their annual yard sale, worked in conjunction with Sting Swing to provide dance lessons to Lawrence County, developed a Buhl Hall garden on campus and worked with the Domestic Violence Services to orchestrate their

“Peace from DV Walk” in Washington, Pennsylvania.

The list also featured many new projects that have not been previously offered. Waynesburg students worked with the American SERVICE >> D3

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October 6, 2016

New special topics courses enrich history curriculum

By ABIGAIL DESSART For the Yellow Jacket

Many history professors understand that students see general education classes as a chore. That's why they are striving to offer an interesting and unique alternative to regular classes. These classes, cataloged as special topic classes, focus on exploring specific aspects of history that students have shown an interest in during past semesters.

Dr. Karen Younger, assistant history professor and chairperson of the Humanities Department, explained that special topic classes are offered once or twice a semester with a broad range of focuses.

This semester, two special topic classes are being offered: Women in Christian History, taught by Younger, and History and Politics of Pre-modern China and Japan, taught by Dr. William Batchelder, assistant professor of history.

All special topic classes fulfill the degree requirement, like any survey course. The Humanities Department also cross-lists their special topics classes with other majors and disciplines to attract more students, according to Younger.

"For example, in my class, Women in Christian History, they can choose it as either a history course or a biblical studies course, and they can get credit either for history or biblical studies," said Younger.

Younger believes the greatest advantage of special topic classes is that they can focus on students' interests, which equates to a better learning environment for the students that can't be achieved in other courses, said Younger.

"There is more student investment in learning when the student is interested in the topic," she said. "Survey courses, often because of their nature,they are made to be general. They're made to just touch the surface or skim the surface in that period of history, it cannot be as inspiring of a course."

Many students seem to enjoy this type of history class more than a survey class.

"Youre allowed to get into more detail,î said Matthew Colaluca, a junior forensic science major. "Thatís the real advantage."

He and other students in a course focusing on Gettysburg expressed that they benefited from being able to go more into depth with a single period of history. Rea Andrew

Redd, director of the Eberly Library and adjunct history professor, teaches that special topic course. He thinks this type of teaching leaves a lasting impression on students.

"You've got all these human-interest stories and those are the stories when they hear they think, 'Wow, this is more than just monuments; this is more than just the map,'" said Redd.

Students get to learn the stories of people and places that are often glossed over in survey classes.

"So there's all kinds of sweeping stories of the maps and the armies and Pickettís Charge," said Redd. "But I make sure they get stories where one person made a difference, one person did service. So we put a lot of faces behind it."

All special topic classes can be found in the catalog during scheduling periods. They are listed as 295 or sometimes 395. As long as interest is expressed, these special topic classes will continue to be offered.

"The hope is that people are going to be taking these course for not just for the requirement but for interest to learn and to grow intellectually," said Younger.

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T-SHIRT SALE HELD BY SOCCER TEAMS

Andrew McClellan purchases a shirt off soccer player Matt Hlasnick. Sales are a part of an annual fundraiser with money going towards pancreatic cancer research. Sales lead up to the annual "Kick Pancreatic Cancer" match on Oct. 11

Student Senate welcomes freshman class representatives

By GREG FINLEY

For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University Student Senate President Ryan Schwertfeger swore four freshman students, elected by their peers, into the Student Senate last week. The students are T.J. DeNofrio, Lauren Harvey, Elisha Novak and Nicolas Burgess.

Dr. Larry Stratton, advisor to the Student Senate, explained that the process of the election has changed from past years.

“This is the fourth year this voting system is in place,” said Stratton. “[In the past,] each club had one Senator; now there is an elected senate.”

This is Stratton’s fourth year as the advisor to the Student Senate. Stratton said he enjoys seeing new people show interest in the senate.

“It is always inspiring to see students run to be a senator,” said Stratton. “[The freshmen] were at senate meetings, and they were chosen by their peers for a position of leadership, which I admire.”

Each member of the senate is part of a committee to benefit the campus. DeNofrio is part of the Campus Beatification Committee, Harvey joined the Budget Committee, Burgess got involved with the Event Planning Committee and Novak joined the Coffee Bar Committee.

DeNofrio, a sociology major, said he ran for senate because he has a love for politics.

“I’ve always been intrigued with political issues,” said DeNofrio. “Being able to do this in college appears to be an amazing experience.”

DeNofrio said he was actively involved in the Republican Party in his hometown and also co-founded the Blair County Youth and Government Club with his friend at home.

“I would constantly, throughout the summer, be campaigning, passing out flyers, going door to door, collecting surveying statistics and leading events for the republican youth in our county,” said DeNofrio.

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

The new freshman senators were sworn into the orgainization by Student Senate President Ryan Schwertfegar last week.

Harvey, a forensic accounting major, got involved with the senate because she wants to push herself to her full potential.

“I wanted to go into an area that is not my strongest area, and help the university any way I can,” said Harvey.

Harvey joined the Budget

Committee because she enjoys working with numbers, and loves math.

“I want to use the skills I am learning in my accounting classes to put that into action,” said Harvey.

She plans on using her math skills to help her move up in the senate for the next

election; she plans to run for treasurer.

Burgess, a nursing major, said he joined the senate because he thought it would benefit him.

“I like being flashy and dramatic; I thought running for senator would be nice,” said Burgess.

Burgess wants to try and expand the senate’s efforts to inform the student body.

“They don’t have an advertising committee. I would like to run the social media account,” said Burgess.

Novak, a history major, originally wasn’t sure if he wanted to run, but eventually decided to do it because he wants to make a difference for the college and the students.

“I’ve heard the senate lost power over time, it’s hard to get a lot of meaningful stuff passed to benefit the student body,” Novak said. “I want to give more of a voice to the student body.”

Novak ran a write-in campaign for himself, asking people to vote for him. He said he had moved in early and interacted with many students at Waynesburg University.

Stratton is excited to see what this new group of senators can accomplish during this school year.

“I really hope they have an enjoyable time in the senate,” said Stratton.

Football snack sales building Symphonic band introduces 'Movie Mania'next concert Guatamala mission funds that the mission trip students help out.

“A lot of the athletic trainThis year at Waynesburg ers play sports, so it makes it University’s home football very complicated time wise for games, there have been some us to have enough hands on new faces behind the counter Saturday[s],” said Byler. “We of the concession stand. This are a small major as it is and change is because students then so many of us having who are going on the mission obligations on Saturdays; we trip to Guatemala have been needed the extra hands. They working the concession stand. are a great group to work with, The concession stand is “We are very grateful so it goes very smoothly every usually run by the Athletic to have the opportime; it is not like we have to Training Department, but tunity, and we look have a meeting before hand.” most of those students play Byler wasn’t the only one sports and cannot make the forward to continuing expressing gratitude, as Brisfootball games, so they let As- our relationship with tor conveyed her own feelings sociate Dean of Students Pat them..” of thankfulness.

Bristor send students going on “We are very grateful to PAT BRISTOR have the opportunity, and we the Guatemala trip to help out.

Assistant Dean of Student Several years ago, the Athlook forward to continuing Services letic Training Department our relationship with them,” asked Bristor for help and she said Bristor. sent available students to the that they get from the games Any students at home games. at the end of the season split football games can stop by “A couple of years ago the up equally between them all. the concession stand, which athletic training area was low Bristor is pleased with the stu- is located under the bleachers in numbers and they needed dents’ opportunities to help to the right of the Communihelp. So we helped,” said Bris- out with the concession stand. cation Department’s television tor. “I have been leading the “The students who partici- truck.

Guatemalan mission trip for pate in the trip [that] I know Menu items at the concesyears and I am always looking really appreciate the oppor- sion stand consist of: nachos for ways to help the students tunity to raise some funds to and cheese, hot pretzels, pepraise money for their trip.” help offset the cost of their peroni rolls, hotdogs, hamWhenever there are not trip,” said Bristor. burgers, cheeseburgers, candy, enough students who are goAccording to junior athletic chips, drinks and, when the ing on the trip that can make training major Melanie Byler, weather gets colder, they offer the game, Bristor and other fellow majors are very happy coffee or hot chocolate.

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN For the Yellow Jacket

mission trip chaperones will help.

Most of the time though, there are enough students to help out.

There are 14 students going to Guatemala this year, and the ones that help with the concession stand will have whatever percentage of the money

By RACHEL MANGAN

For the Yellow Jacket

In the Marsh Center, the Waynesburg University Symphonic Band will be holding a performance full of movie magic Oct. 12 at 5:15 p.m.

The repertoire for this year’s performance was chosen after Dr. Ronda DePriest, professor of Instrumental Music and director of the Music Program, spent several weeks listening to both standard band music and newer works.

“I found myself going back to these arrangements of a variety of movie themes,” said DePriest. “It became apparent that many of these pieces would make for great learning experiences for the ensemble and enjoyable concerts for our audiences.”

The repertoire for this concert includes “Grand Canyon Fanfare,” a song that highlights the vastness and beauty of the American treasure and “At the Movies” with Hans Zimmer, a composer known for his strong foundation in blockbuster movie soundtrack feature songs from “Man of Steel,” “Inception” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”

The band will also be playing some less recognizable

music in their performance of “Alkali Ike,” which is a Ragtime song taken from the 1911 silent movie “Alkali Ike’s Auto.”

The band also gets the

chance to play some of the work done by James Horner in “James Horner Movie Magic,” which includes themes from CONCERT >> D3

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were played and music from WCYJ-FM filled the air.

Although the t-shirts were handed out, they were distributed under certain terms: they were only given to students who donated ten or more items or donated $5.

Students were also encouraged to purchase the 2016 Homecoming t-shirts at the kickoff, to wear at the Homecoming football game.

Kyla Wolper, sophomore electronic media and biblical and ministries studies major, is the Special Events Committee Chair for the Student Activity Board (SAB) and believes that Cram the Van is able to make a difference in community.

“Cram the Van gives students a chance to directly impact lives of the wonderful people that live in this beautiful town,” said Wolper. “Something as seemingly small as Cram the Van can make the world of difference for some of these families.”

Besides the opening kickoff activities, donations were also taken at the Cram the Van Bingo Wednesday, Oc-

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Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

Students gather outside the Benedum Dining Hall on Monday to play cornhole, enjoy Rita's and partake in the Cram-the-Van kick-off event. tober 5.

With a donation, students were allowed to participate in special rounds of bingo where prizes included a Magic Bullet Blender and a Keurig coffee maker.

“Bingo was chosen to be a part of Cram the Van because of the high attendance rate of students,” said Bristor.

The van will be open for donations Saturday, Oct. 8, during JacketFest, and then

moved to John F. Wiley Stadium for the football game against Geneva College.

After the conclusion of the game, the van will be delivered to the Salvation Army.

Cancer Society with “Paint the Town Purple” banners, and also participated in the “Adopt a Highway” program.

“I really like working with the service partners that we have to help them fulfill maybe a larger project that they don’t normally have time to because they’re short staffed or they don’t have enough volunteers,” said Hardie. “It’s really great to see the entire campus get involved too. Not just our students, but our faculty and staff serve alongside our students to fulfill our mission.”

Hardie said that Residence Life staff has been instrumental in helping to publicize the Day of Service and gather volunteers, primarily by sitting in the Benedum Dining Hall and the Beehive with flyers and information.

Jarrell said that his objective through their promotion of Day of Service was to be a role model and showcase the

gravity of the cause.

“Res Life really wanted to partner with this event, do our best to promote it, and help get the word out about it, to get as many students, faculty and staff as possible to just get involved,” Jarrell said. “To partner with Service Leadership, to build up the event and to just be an example and hopefully educate everyone here in the community that service is so important. And it’s more than just serving one day out of the year—we want it to be a part of peoples’ personalities, their lifestyles.”

Hardie agreed, saying that one of the goals of the office of Service Leadership is to provide students with a plethora of service options, and to help them find their niche.

“By offering students multiple different opportunities, we’re hoping that students are choosing to become involved with something that they’re passionate about, or have an interest in,” she said.

Justice: CJ dept. visitors Rio: Romanchuk's brother competes Concert: spur future worldly events on Brazil's international athletic stage Band preps nal Justice department, Jack Continued from D1 for Ragtime said that this is the validation Continued from D1 “I've gotten adrenaline rushes before basketball that Waynesburg University games before, but the adrenaline before my little performance having really good partners." has can produce this type of Tanda touched on networking by adding that the event paved the way for similar ones in the future.

"It lays the groundwork, it sets the precedent that we can do this," said Tanda.

"We've carved a very nice relationship with not only the Pittsburgh Technical College but also the American Scholar Group, so either [one] of those are capable of participating in the future with us on similar endeavors."

Adam Jack, associate professor and chair of the department of Criminal Justice†and Social Science, participated in the event as a presenter.

"We are very honored that we were chosen. We know that we do a good job here of teaching the nuts and bolts of criminal justice and what people need to know to go into state, local, federal law enforcement or law school, probation parole," said Jack.

"Whatever their job is, we know that we do a good job of that being able to show that off on an international level is priceless."

For the universityís Crimi-

training. For the university as a whole, Jack acknowledges the ways Waynesburg is branching out to be internationally recognized.

According to Tanda, the impact made on the university was very positive.

"By positive impact I mean that with this type of international training with high levels of executive law enforcement personnel, it demonstrates our stature in the region and in high[er] education when we are sought out to present this training," said Tanda. "Also, it demonstrates that the University is able to host important audiences from around the world and demonstrate first hand our experience so that other students, faculty and constituents can see that."

While Tanda noted the eventís positive impacts, he also added that the event has opened the door for other departments on campus to follow suite.

"I would do it again," said Tanda. "And welcome other departments to follow along and broaden our international scope."

Kathryn and the family traveled to Rio for the games, which spanned from Sept. 7-18.

“He went off to Rio, and it was crazy. I have never been more excited for something in my entire life,” said Kathryn Romanchuk. “I’ve gotten adrenaline rushes before basketball games before, but the adrenaline before my little brother competed in the Paralympics was unreal. My hands were shaking.”

The 800 is Daniel’s best event and, similar to Nascar, racers are drafted to get positions.

Unfortunately for Daniel, he did not secure a good spot in the race. However, he pushed through many other racers and was leading for three-fourths of the race.

Kathr yn Romanchuk stated it was amazing to see her brother take that type of control in a situation and see him competing on the international stage.

However, being in Rio wasn’t all about the games.

Daniel Romanchuk sup-

brother competed in the Paralympics was unreal.

My hands were shaking.”

KAT ROMANCHUK

Senior nursing major

ports a 9-year-old Brazilian boy, Antonio, through Compassionate Inc. Antonio and his mother traveled to the venue and got to see Daniel compete.

For Antonio, it was a whole new world. According to Kathryn, Antonio had not seen anything on that type of scale before; things such as escalators were a new concept for him.

For Kathr yn Romanchuk, seeing people with disabilities get the recognition they deserve was everything.

Kathryn described the games in three phrases – gender diversity, ability diversity and equality.

“We are coming to a point in society where people are people,” said Kathryn. “To see all kinds of people doing different field events. You can see

Students of Waynesburg

"Looking back on my life, it was pretty tough.

I mean, my parents were great, I was blessed during my entire upbringing, and a lot of positive things happened; but, my mind was filled with darkness. I struggled with being happy even in the most positive places and I still struggle with it to this day. The joy I feel in the moment is short lived. Sometimes when I'm honest with people about how dark my mind gets and the thoughts that I've thought, they respond with, "But you're always so happy!" It makes me think about how on McDonald's commercials, the Big Mac looks so delicious and you can see both burger patties, but when you buy it, you realize the pickles are larger than both patties combined. Not everything is as it seems- just like the Big Mac, I was trying to fake it 'till I made it. Right now I'm working on being honest and vulnerable about my struggles and how I'm feeling, because I think the best way to not only connect with people, but to also help them, is to bond over both the positive and the negative (which we love to leave forget). Plus, I never really made it into a happier place while I was faking it. So, I think a change of pace is needed."

how determined they are and how many barriers they have had to come over to be able to compete.”

The Paralympics give light to those with disabilities who do not scream out for attention or justice.

“It was about people coming together, if you only knew how people with disabilities are discriminated,” said Kathryn. “Paralympics increase that exposure.

People don’t know how to act, and you don’t have to act different because they aren’t physically the same as you.”

As for Daniel Romanchuk’s future, he plans to either attend the University of Illinois or the local community college in the area. He is thinking about an engineering degree and still plans to be a full-time athlete.

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“Avatar,” “Field of Dreams,” “Mask of Zorro,” “Rocketeer” and “Titanic.”

Despite the fact that the concert consists of popular and recognizable movie music, the pieces are considered to be challenging, DePriest said. The medleys add a different and more technical type of difficulty to the music.

“As with all medleys, the difficulty level of these arrangements lie in the myriad changes of meters, keys and thematic styles,” DePriest said.

The students are required to master very quick changes in style, speed and key signature.

In many cases, they have to execute all three of these elements at the same time.

DePriest said she believes both movie lovers and music lovers can enjoy the event.

“Movie Mania...How many movie themes can you recognize?” she said. “Come enjoy this hour long presentation of marvelous movie music and support your WU Symphonic Band friends.”

CLUB SPOTLIGHT

College Reps full of like-minded people Waynesburg University College Republicans Information provided by Ryan Schwertfeger

WHO ARE THEY A group of conservative, moderate and liberal Republicans and even some libertarians, who are worried about the growth of government and the reduction of freedoms in our country.

WHERE AND WHEN

They meet every other week, but it is best to join their Facebook page to get all the latest news and events available to attend

CLUB PRESIDENT

Ryan Schwertfeger, Student Senate President, senior communication (electronic media) major, email: sch6300@student.waynesburg.edu

FUTURE EVENTS

They will help host a Student Speak in the coming weeks and have debate watching events.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN

Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn Wetzel

Senior psychology major and womens lacrosse player Kaitlyn Wetzel enjoys her time on the beach.

"This year, the millennial population will equal that of the Baby Boomer generation. In 4 years, millennials will be a larger group than the Baby Boomers. If you want to see a change in government, policy, and see more than just change in your pocket, getting involved now to help elect the leaders of tomorrow will go along way to help you in whatever you want to do in your life going forward."

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Homecoming Weekend: Written by Sam Chadwick Designed by Joe Buchanan

Then & Now

Homecoming weekend is a tradition that has remained constant at Waynesburg University over the years. Many things have changed, such as the construction of new campus buildings and the elimination of all fraternities and sororities, yet the celebration of homecoming still occurs year after year. It is a tradition that dates back to the 1930's – back when the school was still known as "Waynesburg College."

While homecoming has remained an annual celebration, the events that take place over the weekend have varied. One event that manages to come back each year is the annual homecoming football game in which alumni can return to campus and cheer on the Yellow Jackets.

Homecoming has become a week-long celebration at Waynesburg University. The celebration technically kicks off on a Monday and further progresses throughout the week. With all of the differences in planning and programming, comparing this year’s schedule from one of the earliest held schedules of homecoming shows just how much has changed.

A homecoming schedule from 1938 and from this year are as follows:

Then

Homecoming Schedule, 1938 • •

• • • • •

8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Alumni Visitation and Inspection of College.

10:30 a.m. – Homecoming Chapel in Alumni Hall, Dr. Pail R. Stewart presiding. ○ Devotions – Dr. Geo. Maxwell ○ Guest Speakers – Worthy K. Scott '34; Joseph W. Ray, Jr., Esq '10; Joseph W. Nelson, Esq., '97; H. A. Johnston. ○ Awarding of athletic "W's" to members of old basketball, football and baseball teams.

12 p.m. – Quarterly Luncheon of the Board of Trustees at Walton Hall.

2 p.m. – Homecoming Football Game – Geneva vs. Waynesburg at College Athletic Field.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. – Reception and Open House in Walton Hall, fraternities and sororities.

6 p.m. – Dinners and Reunions of fraternities and sororities, Lettermen's Association Banquet.

8 p.m. to 12 a.m. – Student Council Lettermen's Association Homecoming Dance in the State Armory.

Now

Homecoming Schedule, 2016 Monday, Oct. 3 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Cram the Van Kick-off, outside the Benedum Dining Hall • 8 p.m. – Movie Night "Mean Girls," Beehive Tuesday, Oct. 4 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Cram the Van continues, outside the Benedum Dining Hall • 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Cram the Van continues, outside the Benedum Dining Hall Wednesday, Oct. 5 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Cram the Van continues, outside the Benedum Dining Hall • 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Cram the Van continues, outside the Benedum Dining Hall • 8 p.m. – Cram the Van Bingo, Beehive Thursday, Oct. 6 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Cram the Van continues, outside the Benedum Dining Hall • 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Cram the Van continues, outside the Benedum Dining Hall Friday, Oct. 7 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Cram the Van continues, outside the Benedum Dining Hall • 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Black & Orange Day, campus-wide • 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Cram the Van continues, outside the Benedum Dining Hall • 6:45 p.m. – Pep Rally, Johnson Commons/Below chapel steps • 8 p.m. – Waynesburg Idol Finale - Doors open at 7:30 p.m., GPAC • 9 p.m. – Smore's and More, Johnson Commons Saturday, Oct. 8 • 7:30 a.m. – Homecoming 5K Run/Walk Registration, GPAC. Race begins at 8:30 a.m.

• 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Jacketfest, Johnson Commons • 1:30 p.m. – Homecoming Football Game vs. Golden Tornados, Wiley Stadium • Half-time – Crowning of Homecoming King and Queen, Wiley Stadium • 8 p.m. – After party, Beehive