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FAFSA changes expected in 2016

Federal rankings system paints positive picture of Waynesburg

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By MATTHEW SHINKLE For the Yellow Jacket

By JOHN LYDIC Staff Writer

Starting in the 2017-18 academic year, returning and prospective college students will have an adapted way to file their information for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The White House and federal government announced on Sept. 15 that students will now be allowed to file their FAFSA forms starting in October of 2016 for the 2017-18 school year.

Students and families will be allowed to use their 2015 income statements to file their information for federal aid for both the 2016 - 17 and 2017 - 18 year, according to Waynesburg University Director of Financial Aid Matthew Stokan.

In the past, students have not been able to file their information until Jan. 1 of the year they are either enrolling or the year they are returning.

With this new plan, the deadline will be moved up to October to allow for Financial Aid departments to prepare packages earlier and allow students to make more informed decisions, according to Stokan.

“I think it’s great that they are making this change to the FAFSA system because families are now able to plan accordingly to their child’s future education and it's affordability too,” said Amy Smith, junior secondary biology education major.

Stokan said the big push to move the deadline was the federal government’s desire to give families a chance to make educated decisions.

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Marie Coffman (right) works with Waynesburg students to set them up for the best possible outcomes after graduation, which is an area included in the Scorecard rankings.

New 'College Scorecard' uses federal data to compare several areas of colleges, universities

age salary after attending is $44,700, while the national averages are 44 percent and $34,343, respectively. The university’s avThe newest system of comparing col- erage cost is $16,783, while the national leges nationwide has revealed that at average is $16,789.

Waynesburg University, students’ averMatthew Stokan, director of financial age salary after attending and the rate of aid, believes these three statistics show students who graduate within six years of Waynesburg in a very positive light. He enrolling are above the national average. points out that students who don’t graduThe average annual cost for students just ate or who graduate after an extended meets the national average. period of time incur more debt and may The recent launch of the Obama admin- have more difficulty finding a job that alistration’s College Scorelows them to pay it off. card data system has alFOR MORE ABOUT THE Therefore, Waynesburg’s lowed students across the above-average graduaCOLLEGE SCORECARD, tion rate is significant. country to easily assess how colleges and universi“When you come out, SEE PAGE A4 ties match up against each you have less debt, our other. The Scorecard provides a snapshot placement rate is very high and our averof data for each institution of higher edu- age salary is higher than the average,” said cation including graduation and reten- Stokan. “So you’ve got all those factors tion rates, salaries of graduates, financial combined together – I think that’s a winaid and cost statistics and student body win for all concerned.” demographics.

Marie Coffman, director of Career Each Scorecard emphasizes three par- Services and Placement at the university, ticular pieces of data as compared to the works with students to develop post-gradnational average: average annual cost, uate plans and job placements. She said graduation rate and salary after attend- Waynesburg’s success in its above-average ing. Waynesburg University’s Scorecard rankings can be credited to the university’s shows the rate of students who graduate within six years is 57 percent and the averSee SCORE on A4

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Homecoming king and queen crowned For royals, crown affirmation of faithful friends

By KIMMI BASTON

WAYNESBURG'S SCORECARD GRADUATES' SALARY

At 10 years after enrolling

$44,700 $34,343

ANNUAL COST

For federal aid recipients

$16,783 $16,789

GRADUATION RATE

Within six years of enrolling

57% 44%

CAMPUS AFTER PEOPLE

Living on campus over break a trade-off between family and free time

By JENNY SCHOUPPE Chief Photographer

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Seniors Derrion May and Lori Williams were named 2015 Homecoming King and Queen at the football game halftime ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Waynesburg, there have been times whenever I haven’t believed in myself, but those around me have helped lift me up because they saw something in me which I could not

see at the moment,” said May. “Being crowned Homecoming King to me means that those whom I have come in contact with believe that I represent the university in

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Every year, the Masters of Business Administration program at Waynesburg University takes an international business trip across the Atlantic Ocean.

This year over fall break, students are headed to Ireland, taking two undergraduate students, Emily Hackman and Nathan Truax, with them as well – opening the trip up to non-graduate students for the first time in school history.

The trip includes numerous aspects that can make it appealing to a college student.

The trip includes tours of the entire country, as the program will go coast to coast on a custom coach bus staying in three different cities in Ireland.

Attractions they will be visiting include the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle, Dublin, Trinity College and Glasnevin Museum.

Also, the 15 MBA students and two undergraduate students have the opportunity to attend multiple business meetings with companies such as Johnson and Johnson, Guinness, the American Embassy in Ireland and Blarney Woollen Mills, with whom they will be meeting the CEO for about an hour.

The MBA international business trip varies in location each year.

For example, last year it was in France; however, it has been to Ireland before. Dr. Jacquelyn Core, provost and vice president for academic affairs, is one of the professors leading the trip, and she has a vested interest in numerous parts of the experience.

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The 2015 Waynesburg University Homecoming King and Queen were announced during the Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 3. The halftime ceremony resulted in the coronation of Derrion May and Lori Williams, the King and Queen, respectively.

May, a senior biology major, said he was at a loss for words when his name was announced, and the honor makes him believe he has a truly supportive community here at Waynesburg.

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Undergrads to attend MBA trip to Ireland

Starting after classes on Oct. 9 until Oct. 18, Waynesburg University students will have the opportunity to relax, participate in a domestic or international mission trip or simply enjoy time off campus during fall recess.

For some students, though, this time is spent here on campus. While most students go home and enjoy time relaxing with family, some students, such as student athletes, stay on campus.

For junior physical therapy major and member of the Waynesburg University men’s

soccer team, Josh Hennigh, there are positives and negatives to staying on campus during fall break.

“I’m going to miss having time to spend with my family,” said Hennigh. “It was my sister’s birthday the other day, so I’ll miss having a chance to celebrate with her. It is tough not being able to make it home to see everyone.”

Hennigh is originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and does not get to see his family often during the school year.

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Grad school expo offers students chance to explore options

By CHELSEY WITHERS Editorial Assistant

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the graduate school expo kicked off at Waynesburg University. Students had the opportunity to see what different schools had to offer, whether they want to continue in ministry studies, receive an MBA, peruse something in the medical field or social sciences, and more.

Waynesburg University is one of 10 schools that make up what is called the Ohio Valley Consortium. This consortium then started a graduate school expo to get larger schools to come and talk to students.

A total of 39 schools with graduate programs came talk to Waynesburg University students. Some of those in attendance included West Virginia University, Robert Morris University, Duquesne University, Gannon University and Slippery Rock University.

“You never know with an event like this how many people are going to show up,” said Director of Career Services and Placement Marie Coffman. “You could

have 10 students or you could have 50. Enrollment changes every year, and we don’t know who is thinking of graduate school or if the right schools show up for students.”

Attendance, however, has increased each year for Waynesburg, not only by the number of schools that are coming, but also by the students that are attending.

“I would like to see more students attend in the future,” said Coffman. “I would like to see students to come out if they just have questions about graduate school, even if it was just about the applications. The questions could be, ‘what do you expect on the application?’

‘What about the essay, what should I write about?’ That’s why these schools come to talk the students. Now, the students can network, and if they do apply to that school, they can put a face to the application.”

This expo is open to all Waynesburg University students, so even a sophomore who believes they want to go to graduate school can go and talk to schools and get a head start.

That is exactly what soph-

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Sophomore David Myers speaks to one of the numerous institutions at the graduate school expo last week.

The expo was intended to offer students the opportunity to look into what different colleges offer in terms of graduate programs. omore athletic training major Melanie Byler did.

“The graduate school expo was very informative.

I was able to talk to multiple universities and get a good feel for the kind of graduate

program I want to attend,” said Byler.

This is the only graduate school expo that will occur this academic year at Waynesburg University, but there will plenty of oth-

er events to help students.

Throughout the year, there will be job fairs, some of which will target specific majors and others that will be available for all majors.

On Oct. 14, there will

be a job fair for students to attend in Monroeville.

Once fall break has ended, Waynesburg University will host a Nursing Job/Externship Fair on Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

University to host guest speakers at law school interest forum

By MAURA FENSKE

For the Yellow Jacket

As Waynesburg University students plan and prepare for life after graduation, their exploration of the options available to them upon completion of their undergraduate studies is vital.

The Stover Center is helping students with that exploration through an upcoming panel for those interested in attending law school.

The Stover Center is set to host two notable attorneys at the forum titled “Thinking About Law School?” which will be held Thursday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in Stover Campus Center Rooms 302 and 303.Students will hear from these accomplished lawyers and discover what law school en-tails, what choices should be made before and during law school and what practicing law is like today.

Dr. Larry Stratton, director of the Stover Center, believes that this visit from two leaders in the realm of the law will greatly benefit his Stover Scholars, many

of whom are alin 2011 to fight ready interested c or r up t i on i n in attending law the Philadelphia school. traffic courts. He “It’s a ser vice currently teaches to the university,” Tr i a l Pr a c t i c e said Stratton. “The at Vi l l a n ov a law is ubiquitous.

University Law It’s one thing to School in Villahear from advisors nova, Pennsylabout law school, vania. and it’s another Skeel teaches Skeel thing to hear two Corporate Law at prominent attorneys dis- the University of Pennsylcuss it.” vania in Philadelphia. He is Not only should Stover the author of several books, Scholars attend, but Strat- the newest being “True ton also strongly encour- Paradox: How Christianity ages students of all majors Makes Sense of Our Comand areas of interest to take plex World.” part in the forum.

He has also written sev“Students from across eral articles that have been the curriculum should be featured in publications intrigued,” said Stratton. such as The New York “The criminal justice majors Times and The Wall Street should learn more about the Journal. law, by definition, as they’re The Stover Scholars and enforcing it. Business stu- other students in attendents should benefit from dance will have the chance what they have to say about to draw on the exper-tise the regulation of business.” of these panelists by asking Judge Gar y Glazer, a them questions and netPhiladelphia Court of Com- working with them. mon Pleas judge, and ProAshley Beener, a Stover fessor David Skeel, author Scholar and double major and professor of law, will be in history and political scithe panelists at the forum. ence, is interested in studyGlazer was appointed ing law after receiving her

undergraduate degree.

From this forum, she hopes to gain a better understanding of what to expect as she enters law school.

“As I am currently applying for early decisions for law school, I hope to gain insight into what I will be looking forward to for the next three years of my life,” said Beener. “I have previously met, through the Stover Scholar Program, Judge Gary Glazer, and he has explained in depth what it is like to be a judge with the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Professor Skeel will add an interesting dimension to the event as he is a law professor.”

Beener believes that any student interested in studying law should attend the forum, regardless of whether or not the student is a Stover Scholar.

“Never rule out any future possibility,” said Beener. “Law school teaches a different way of thinking.

Also, with a law degree, you can go into any field. I would recommend this lecture to anyone who thinks law might be a possibility in his or her future.”

Lawyer, author to visit campus Oct. 22

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

On Oct. 22, David Skeel, a professor of corporate law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, will be speaking about his views on Christianity to interested students and faculty.

Skeel will be giving a speech on the book he wrote, titled True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World, which was published in 2014.

Dr. Larry Stratton, director of the Stover center for constitutional studies and moral leadership, believes that students can benefit from learning from Skeel as he talks about the relationship between his Christianity and his career.

Stratton believes that Skeel’s speech will be significant because Waynesburg University’s mission focuses on how Christianity influ-

ences our lives, which is directly related to what Skeel will be discussing.

“It shows a person of faith wrestling with meaning from the standpoint of his profession, and that kind of integration is what Waynesburg is all about,” said Stratton.

Stratton met Skeel and thought that his views on his Christianity and his career have a connection with Waynesburg University’s mission of faith, learning and service and therefore, wanted to get Skeel onto campus to speak because Waynesburg is a Christianoriented university.

“A few years ago, he wrote an essay which got a big wave about what he thought was the weakness of much Christian legal scholarship,” said Stratton. “And I met him at a conference on Christianity See STOVER on A3

Service trips aim to keep Counselors lead program for suicide prevention students busy on break Two nursing

By DREW BROWN

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While most students will be spending their Christmas break at home, a select amount of education majors will have the opportunity to serve on a mission trip in the Bahamas.

This ser vice trip has turned into an annual event, as students in 2013 and 2014 had the opportunity to attend. From Sunday, Jan. 3, to Saturday, Jan. 9, the students will work in conjunction with local schools in the area in an attempt to better not only those schools, but also themselves as education majors. They will spend time with the children during recess and lunch and will be given the opportunity to observe the classrooms as well as get a first-hand look at how teachers in the field work with students.

The main school that students will be working with is EP Roberts Primary School in Nassau. The university began working with the elementary school last year after a church in the area requested that the students on their mission trip form a relation-

ship with EP Roberts. Chair of the Education Department Debbie Clarke explained how the department does its best to provide the schools with supplies for the students and teachers.

“We like to look at it as a win-win,” said Clarke. “They open their doors to us, and we have the chance to provide materials for them.”

One of the biggest things students take away from their trips is the time they spend teaching younger students. Assistant Professor of Education Julia Bausman commented that she thinks the students enjoyed that part the most, and that it shouldn’t change this year.

At one point last year, the students also had the opportunity to spend two days in an orphanage.

“There was a very strong relationship showed between the students and children in the orphanage,” said Bausman. “The children who live in the orphanage need as much attention as they can get, and the students definitely saw the importance in that.”

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students raise awareness of depression

By REBECCA BURCHAM Copy Editor

On Oct. 5, students passing through the Beehive from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. had the opportunity to hear two senior nursing students discuss the reality of serious mental health illnesses.

Mark Dami and Carolyn Kaddy led the presentation, which focused on the topics of depression and suicide.

The event, coined “Learn a Lesson on Depression,” also featured information from Project Semicolon, a non-profit movement designed to provide hope for individuals who struggle with depression, self-injury, mental illness and suicide. “[It] focuses on the idea of moving on from all of the difficult things that surround depression and suicide,” said Dami about Project Semicolon.

The semicolon symbol that represents this movement is based on a simple statement: for anyone deal-

ing with a difficult situation, those hardships can be overcome. While a period is much more of a final ending, according to Dami, a semicolon indicates there is more to come. “[It’s] the whole idea that whatever has happened up to this point, your life still goes on,” added Jane Owen, director of the counseling center. “In your story, there’s still much more to hear.”

Some of the topics Dami and Kaddy spoke about with students included depression and healthy ways to relieve stress. There was also a prize wheel where students could answer questions for a chance to win prizes such as semicolon temporary tattoos, mugs and candy.

While the program was largely informative, Dami said there were personal stories shared as well.

“We had some people talk to us about their issues with depression and their issues with any type of self-harm or suicide attempts, or even family members or friends that have gone through that,” said Dami. “It was really nice to see them come up. A lot of them thanked us and said ‘hey, thanks for coming out and having this program, it meant a lot to see it being talked about on

campus’.”

Dami and Kaddy’s presentation fulfilled a project requirement for senior-level nursing course, Clinical Prevention and Population Health, with Assistant Professor of Nursing, Melany Chrash. As part of this class, students create projects to present to the university’s student body.

“All of the nursing students have to do community health projects and different topics where they educate,” said Owen. “I think [Dami and Kaddy] chose this because they thought it was a prevalent topic among college students.”

According to O wen, Dami and Kaddy discussed the topic of mental health and depression for their project with her earlier in the semester. The counseling center then supplied pamphlets and other informational handouts regarding depression and suicide for the event.

Owen said that many individuals may experience feelings of depression, as it is a natural human emotion, but some have more serious feelings that could potentially lead to suicidal thoughts.

“The whole movement to talk about mental illness and to let people know that

they’re not alone and that they’re not the only one dealing with it is just so important,” said Owen.

Owen added that the entire mission of movements such as Project Semicolon is to start talking about issues like mental illness, depression and self-harming or suicidal thoughts as opposed to hiding them away.

Dami hopes that as a result of the presentation, students on campus will gain new understanding of the seriousness surrounding suicide and depression.

“I hope that people just recognize it a little more, and recognize [that] if you ever see this semicolon tattoo, think of those things and think about what these people have gone through in their life and are overcoming right now.”

He also encourages those who may have friends or family members that are dealing with serious depression or suicidal thoughts to help them find help.

Overall, Dami estimates there were 80-90 students who stopped by the event throughout the day.

Dami and Kaddy will be presenting the same topic again on Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Benedum Dining Hall.

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Psychology students Large crowd indicates music program growth travel to Bucknell for primate research

By LUISA SINGLETARY Copy Editor

By STEVE SAMEK

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On Sept. 12, two Waynesburg psychology students traveled to Bucknell University alongside their professor to observe the primate research lab housed at the university’s psychology department.

Planning the visit was a joint effort between Dr. Jenny Jellison, associate professor of psychology at Waynesburg, and Waynesburg alumna Sara Faiad. Faiad is currently enrolled in the master’s program in animal behavior at Bucknell.

“Sara interned with me last year,” said Jellison. “We had an opportunity during the internship to attend an international research conference on animal behavior where we meet with animal behavior specialists, including those from Bucknell.”

In addition to having a connection with Faiad, two other students that attended the conference with Jellison expressed an interest in learning more about animal behavior experiments done at the lab.

Those students were senior psychology major Rachel Hamilla and senior biology major Rachel Narasimhan.

The lab features 20 primates of four different species. The focus of the studies is to measure the cognitive abilities of the monkeys.

“There is so much we don’t know they are capable of and they’re our closest biological relatives,” said Narasimhan.

Much of the time spent in the labs was getting an upclose tour of the enclosures, with Faiad as tour guide. One of the major observations from the tour was the technology used for testing the primates. The lab uses touchscreen computers to complete the testing and compile data.

“The computer screens use a microchip found in the monkey’s shoulder,” said Narasimhan. “The machine then reads the microchip and administers the test.”

Scanning the chip can be done at any time, allowing for the testing to start and stop.

This helps to keep the monkeys relaxed while obtaining the required data. After a test is successfully completed, a

treat is given, allowing additional data to be collected on the effects of behavioral reinforcement.

“Taking a monkey out of their enclosure and then administering a test can be stressful for the animal and change the results of the experiment,” said Narasimhan.

“With the microchip and computer, the testing process is not forceful, does not cloud data and allows for continuous data collection, and that is really innovative.”

Hamilla and Narasimhan were impressed with the high level of care the animals were treated with in the lab setting.

“I saw gorgeous, happy and healthy lab monkeys,” said Narasimhan. “The lab conditions were amazing.”

Both Hamilla and Narasimhan enjoyed the trip and learned a lot. They also would encourage other interested students to take the tour.

“I learned a lot of lessons in learning theory,” said Hamilla. “It’s important to see the lab and town and experience it… Having more of those life perspectives helps the lessons stick, it shows more than reading can.”

After attending the trip and conference, both Hamilla and Narasimhan look to further their educations in animal behavior. Bucknell has become a possible option for both of them.

“It’s a good lab in Pennsylvania, four hours away,” said Hamilla. “You don’t have to travel too far, but it’s a field you can’t find in your backyard.”

Jellison hopes to continue the visits to Bucknell for those with an interest in animal behavior.

Jellison said it would be something unique to talk with prospective students about, since few people know about specializing in animal behavior. Jellison tries to incorporate this specialization into her learning theory class, which is required for all Waynesburg University psychology majors. The class takes a look at how animals learn.

“It’s not a well-known field,” said Narasimhan. “But people always want to work with animals and now you can.”

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and Law, and when he came out with this book, I thought he would be an excellent person to invite to take part in the Stover lecture series.”

While some students do not fully comprehend their religion, speeches such as Skeel’s can strengthen the relationship between students and their religious beliefs as they pertain to everyday life, and it can give students who haven’t had religion in their life a starting point. “[Skeel’s speech] is part of our faith-based mission because he is discussing the complexity of life and its unity in Christ,” said Stratton.

“That central paradox is what

he looks at: he suggests that Christianity uniquely makes sense of our complex world since it encompasses unity and diversity all at once.”

After reading Skeel’s book, Stratton said that his book made several interesting points but that his favorite chapter was titled “The Justice Paradox.”

“I especially like his chapter called ‘The Justice Paradox,’” said Stratton. “He discusses the checks and balances of the constitutional system and the quest for justice and law, which always falls short.”

Skeel’s speech will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall, and all students interested in Christianity and how it affects our everyday lives are encouraged to attend.

PRSSA plans plyo fitness for campus

WAYNESBURG - On Oct. 23, Waynesburg University counselor Chaley Knight will lead an outdoor plyo class in Johnson Commons at 6 p.m. This event was planned by Samantha Peer, senior public relations major, Gabrielle Coy, freshman public relations major, and Amanda Troncone, freshman public relations major. They are participating in a National PRSSA Challenge sponsored by Kind Snacks.

More information can be found at this link: http://prssa. prsa.org/scholarships_competitions/other/KIND/index.html Also for more information, contact Samantha Peer at pee7891@student.waynesburg.edu.

When many people think of a collegiate department of music, they may think of large symphony orchestras and big bands, but they may forget another key aspect of the department: small ensembles.

On Thursday, Oct. 1, students were given the opportunity to listen to some of these ensembles during Chamberworks I, the first of a twopart series presented each semester by the Waynesburg University Fine Arts Department and Music Program.

The program was held in the Marsh Center below the Roberts Chapel at noon to a larger crowd than expected.

“It’s a good problem to have, to have to pull out more chairs,” said Dr. Ronda DePriest, assistant director of the Department of Fine Arts, to her growing audience as students worked to set up a few rows of fold-out chairs behind the already established seating.

Although this program was shorter than usual – featuring only four pieces and three of the ensembles – DePriest assured the audience this program would showcase the “growth in the ensembles.”

Leading the evidence of ensemble growth was the Chamber Orchestra, who opened the program with Jean Sibelius’ “Andante Festivo.”

“I have a vision for a symphony orchestra, and we’re growing that,” said Sara Be-

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The Waynesburg University string ensemble, along with two other musical groups, performed for a larger crowd than usual at the first Chamberworks concert of the year on Oct. 1. attie, the instructor of the Chamber Orchestra, in her introduction.

“If we have timpani, I consider it an orchestra,” she said, motioning to Jennifer Gabrielcik, who manned the timpani for the ensemble’s performance.

Curtis Johnson, instructor of the instrumental jazz ensemble, was also forthcoming about the growth of his ensemble; but instead of the growth in size, Johnson was impressed with their growth in talent.

“You will hear some of these students improve[ise] for the very first time,” said Johnson as he introduced the piece “Duke’s Place.” “Not in front of an audience – for the very first time.”

While many members of the ensemble showed off their new skill at improvisation, junior engineering and mathematics major Jacob

Restanio was no stranger to the process.

“I was in a jazz band in high school, so I’ve been improving for six years,” he said.

“Most of the brass, it was their first time improv-ing and they all did really well, which was awesome.”

Though Restanio is a member of Waynesburg’s Symphonic Band and Pep Band, he especially enjoys playing for the smaller ensembles in the Chamber Works.

“Being in a smaller ensemble is kind of cool ‘cause you get to know everyone more personally,” said Restanio.

“You work more one-on-one with the instructor.”

Restanio also appreciates how much of a difference a single contribution makes to the performance.

“You’re more responsible for the sound,” he said. “It’s like it’s more you in a smaller ensemble, which is nice.”

Restanio has been a part of the Chamber Works music program since his freshman year and believes Waynesburg’s music department made it easy to get involved – even though he is not a music major or minor.

“I love music, so it was pretty easy to pursue music at a smaller school because you’re not fighting with music majors to get into a band. There are no auditions for the band, we accept everybody,” he said.

“Everyone’s really encouraging so it’s super easy to get into it. There are no expectations of how well you should play.”

The program closed out with “Stolen Moments” by Oliver Nelson, featuring three soloists, including Restanio.

Chamber Works II will be held Thursday, Nov. 19, at noon in the Marsh Center.

For more information, contact Ronda DePriest at rdepries@waynesburg.edu.

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keep him entertained during the lonely week.

“Hanging out with the guys helps,” said Hennigh.

“We play FIFA video games and go out to eat. We have a lot of team bonding time.”

During the break, the men’s soccer team has practice almost every day and a game against Thiel College on Oct. 10. For Hennigh, he sees this break as a chance for his team to bond and grow.

“We’ll have practice a lot during fall break, so that gives us the opportunity to work on some final touches that we need to finish the season strong,” said Hennigh.

Besides the work on the field, Hennigh also plans to use this break to catch up on work.

“I know that if I would go home for fall break, I would not do homework,” said Hennigh. “I would get no work done at home, so it is nice to be able to not have as many distractions here on campus so I can get some work done.

Plus, I do not have as much of a strict schedule during break so I can do work whenever I want to.”

Hennigh encourages those who are staying on campus to use their time wisely and also to break out of their

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Josh Hennigh, a men's soccer team member, will stay on campus over break for games and practice. He'll miss his family but said he looks forward to relaxation. comfort zone.

“It can be hard to stay on campus when everyone else is going home so I challenge those who are staying to find some people who are staying on campus too and make friends with them,” said Hennigh. “It can easy to stay in your room and just watch Netflix and play video games, but it is so much better to use the time to do something different.”

Hennigh also plans on spending time during the

break to build better relationships with those who he has met through service sites.

Hennigh is a Bonner Scholar and serves at Open Arms and First Presbyterian Church Crossroads Youth Ministry.

“I plan on catching up on some Bonner hours,” said Hennigh. “It is the perfect time to do so because I won’t be distracted with school. I’ll be able to hang out with these people and be more invested in the time I spend there.”

For Hennigh, he chooses

to take this time to be productive, instead of focusing on missing out on family time.

“Not going home to see my family is tough,” said Hennigh. “But I have decided not to dwell on it. I’ll be able to see them next break.

All I can do now is focus on spending time working hard at the sport I love, getting classwork done and building and investing in relationships while I have this time to do so.”

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The students on the trip will provide lesson plans for what they want to do in the classroom while they are there. As they meet together in the weeks before the trip, students and faculty will discuss what they would like for each day to look like lessonwise. Opportunities like that help students with their future experiences as teachers.

“We like to have our students focus on teaching things to the elementary students that are exciting and different for them,” said Bausman. “Not only does it make for a good learning experience for the younger students, but it does for the

Waynesburg students as well.”

Teaching in a different culture can help the education students because they get a first-hand look at a different teaching style.

“I think it’s really important to know about different cultures and backgrounds students may have,” said Bausman. “In classrooms today, children in this country are from all different kinds of backgrounds and it’s important for the students to get experience teaching students who may be different culturally.”

The total cost is for the trip is $1,600, which includes meals, lodging, airfare, transportation and service projects.

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our visit to the U.S. Embassy,” said Core. “However, my Ph.D. is in geography, so international travel and experiences in general are always interesting to me.”

Hackman, one of the two undergraduate students going with the MBA program, is looking forward to the trip.

Hackman wanted to go to Ireland last year to visit a friend that was studying abroad, but she wasn’t able to convince her parents to let her go because she would not get to see much of the country.

“I saw that they had a trip going over, and it matched up really well with public relations, so it was more of a fit,”

said Hackman.

Hackman, who is pursuing a double major in public relations and electronic media, also stated that she is excited about the Guinness business meeting since the tour group will be visiting with the marketing team.

Those going on the trip are expected to land in Shannon, Ireland, by 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. They will leave to come back to the United States sometime on Saturday, Oct. 17. With this extended period of time immersed within another country and surrounded by huge companies, one major theme stands out as a beneficial concept for these students to take advantage of during the trip.

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New Fine Arts chair seeks increased participation in arts

By BRENNEN MCCALL For the Yellow Jacket

Dr. Xela Batchelder was named the new Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Waynesburg University at the start of the 2015 fall semester.

“Its pretty much diving in head first,” Batchelder said about the move-in process.

“I’m trying to learn the way Waynesburg does things.”

Despite only being on campus for a short time, Batchelder has already developed a vision for the students at Waynesburg University. Batchelder feels that the student population needs

to grow in the arts program.

“I want to make the fine arts more accessible for students across campus,” Batchelder said. “I think arts should be a large part of everyone’s daily life if that’s going to be part of their career.”

Batchelder put an emphasis on encouraging students to get involved in study abroad programs. She also wants to develop more study abroad opportunities for all students.

The programs may include trips to Korea, North-

world – they need to see what the rest of the world is like. I hope that we get to a place where everyone XELA BATCHELDER can at least have Chair of Fine Arts Department one study abroad experience, even if it’s just a short one, before they ern Ireland, Northumbria, leave Waynesburg.”

Scotland, Rome and possibly Batchelder believes that India. study abroad programs help “I would really like us to students learn cross-cultural be where everyone spends communication and how to some time at Waynesburg communicate with people abroad,” Batchelder said. “Es- who come from different pecially in the Internet world backgrounds. She feels that when we’re already interact- “respecting and interacting ing with people across the with different cultures is very

“I want to make the fine arts more accessible for students across campus.”

valuable.”

Melanie Catana, director of choral music at Waynesburg University, thinks very highly of Batchelder and feels that it is important to have someone like her as the chair.

“She is a very welcoming, intelligent person who is very capable of leading our department to great things,” Catana said. “She has a great amount of experience in many areas of arts management that will be valuable to the success of our students in internships and experiences abroad.”

Catana also touched on how someone with creden-

tials such as Batchelder’s is more beneficial for the department than someone who is not a “fine arts specialist.”

“We’re very happy to have a department chair that is well-versed in arts management, theatre and English and understands our different areas of study,” Catana said.

“She’s very keen to the performer and understands what that looks like, which is very helpful, especially for the applied music programs.”

Batchelder earned her Ph.D. in Theatre from Ohio State University and also studied Festival Management.

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one of the big pushes of the Obama administration and the Department of Education has been financial aid literacy,” said Stokan. “They have been pushing that people should start planning for college not just a year in advance, but really going back into high school and some advocating going back into grade school. Families and students should start thinking about the particulars.”

Stokan also said by allowing families to use the income from two years prior on the FAFSA form, it allows for 90 percent or more of families to use a data retrieval tool that links the information needed for the FAFSA form to the actual Internal Revenue Service numbers.

In the past, families that filed via paper form had to wait six weeks until the information was filed to have it inputted to their FAFSA form.

Now, because of the ability to use the information from two years previous, families will

be able to use the retrieval tool to complete the information, according to Stokan.

It could remove income verification because the numbers are the actual figures from the IRS, according to Stokan.

One concern that Stokan has for the changes to the FAFSA process is the numbers that the Financial Aid office provides may need to be estimates.

“My fear is we’re going to have to use a lot of estimates,” said Stokan. “We’ll estimate your federal Pell Grant, we’ll estimate your state grant, but most of the estimates will be based off the previous year's actual.”

Stokan also said the change in dates for the start of FAFSA completion will also require the schools to decide the cost of attendance earlier.

Overall, Stokan believes that by giving students the financial aid packages earlier, it will help students make decisions earlier than in past years when they had to wait for packages.

versity known.”

May was encouraged to run for Homecoming Court by a close friend who could see May’s passion for Waynesburg University and knew he could spread that commitment to others.

He was proud to be a part of a court that consisted of five Resident Assistants and two Bonners, especially as they were peers he has grown alongside since his first day on campus.

“No matter who would have been selected for Homecoming King and Queen from our court, it would have been a great choice,” said May. Mary Fox, event planner for the university, said alumni’s comments reflected similar impressions of the homecoming court.

“One 1965 alumni commented on the accomplishments of the Homecoming Court,” said Fox. “She said she did not think the Homecoming Court of 50 years ago would have had so many great experiences and accomplishments during their college years.”

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Despite rainy weather on Saturday, the Homecoming halftime ceremony was carried out as planned during the football game against Grove City College.

Though the weather was dismal, May said he focused on enjoying his time with friends in the student body and alumni. After starting the day on Saturday with a cold and rainy 5K run, he was thrilled with the outcome of the weekend.

“I could not believe the turn-around in events, from a rainy morning to finishing the day off by watching the homecoming game among friends and being crowned Homecoming King,” said May. Williams felt her crowning represented a trend in her life

similar to May’s. Becoming Homecoming Queen showed her she found a faithful group of friends who help her grow as a Christian at Waynesburg.

“My freshman year, I really struggled with transitioning into college and finding a group of consistent friends,” said Williams. “I prayed that the Lord would provide me with individuals who would build me up and strengthen my faith. God has been faithful in providing me with a community of individuals, consisting of both students and faculty, who have encour-

aged and supported me in my walk with Christ.”

She enjoyed her time on Homecoming Court since, like May, she knew nearly everyone running with her.

Now that the Homecoming celebration is over, Williams aims to use her position as Homecoming Queen to spread her faith among students on campus.

“I hope that through sharing my experiences at Waynesburg, I can encourage students in their walks with Christ as well,” said Williams.

“All the glory goes to God.”

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attentiveness to outcomes.

“I think I attribute that to us being conscientious about those things,” said Coffman.

“What I’ve seen over the years in collecting that data myself is that our graduates are doing well. We’ve got people out there in some really great jobs doing some great things.”

Stokan also underscores the university’s affordability, which can be an essential factor in considering student outcomes where debt is concerned.

“I think President Lee and the administration make a concerted effort to keep our costs as low as possible, and if our costs are low that means most students don’t need to borrow as much as if they go to a higher-priced school,” said Stokan.

In fact, Waynesburg’s average annual cost is lower than any other school in the President’s Athletic Conference (excluding Grove City College, for whom data is not available). Four PAC schools do have higher average salaries after attending than Waynesburg, but Dean for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning Dr. Jamie Jacobs points out that such data doesn’t address the value of the education received based on cost.

“There are schools that if you come out of them, you are going to earn more, not on an individual basis, but on average, than you earn here,” said Jacobs. “But if you look at what the cost [at Waynesburg] was, your return on investment is very strong for us.”

She also believes the university’s commitment to affordability could cause its outcomes to be represented differently than other

schools’, but Waynesburg is truthfully characterized nonetheless. “[The Scorecard] shows for us over a third of our students have socio-economic diversity,” said Jacobs. “That says we have a commitment which is borne out in our recruitment of getting firstgeneration college students.

And so, sometimes that means we have to offer other services and it affects some of those outcome numbers, but it’s part of our commitment and I think that accurately represents us.”

Director of Admissions Jacqueline Palko cautions that the Scorecard data compares all schools nationwide, regardless of any distinguishing features. It prevents accurate judgments by attempting to compare apples to oranges, Palko said.

“It doesn’t compare colleges based on their size, it compares everybody,” said Palko. “So, it just doesn’t really give you a picture of a private against another private school, and some people just have much larger student bodies than Waynesburg does.”

She finds fault in the fact that prospective students, while they can receive an assortment of data from Waynesburg’s Scorecard, are not receiving comparative statistics based on other similar, small Christian schools.

Another potential downfall of the Scorecard system, critics say, is that much of the data is based only on students who received federal financial aid – and a significant portion of college students do not due to their family income.

Because of the complex assortment of variables which contribute to a student’s post-graduation outcomes, including family income,

this limitation could provide skewed pictures of colleges and universities.

However, Jacobs said the government has provided accurate summations based on the information they have access to, and they are appropriate for the intended audience.

“I think the federal government’s mission here is to speak to people who have federal financial aid,” said Jacobs. “Those are the people they want to reach – future students who will have federal financial aid – and they want to show them what somebody in their position would experience, so I think that’s really the purpose.”

Overall, Jacobs feels the most prominent effect of the Scorecard on Waynesburg’s prospective students will be availability of information.

“It’s supposed to be a onestop shop on some key measures that students can use to decide if a college is right for them. It doesn’t always show the whole picture but it does show things students need to know,” said Jacobs. “I think it will make it easier for them to access the information.”

Stokan agrees that, while the university’s Scorecard is beneficial, students can only get the complete Waynesburg experience by combining a variety of sources.

“I think a family looking at us would say [our statistics] are positives. But it’s more than just that,” said Stokan. “Admissions encourages students to come on our campus and see what we’re all about. I think if you combine that with the experience of Waynesburg University, which statistical data can’t really give you true insight into, it sells itself.”

To view Waynesburg University’s Scorecard, visit collegescorecard.ed.gov.

What is the College Scorecard?

It starts nearly the moment high school does. From the first meeting with their guidance counselor, a student is asked the same question over and over again – “What will you do when you graduate?”

There is no shortage of information available for any college or university or any vocation. And for good reason – in 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 68.4 percent of high school graduates, or 2 million young adults, attended college.

Amid the mass of pamphlets, emails and websites each college and university uses to provide information to prospective students, the federal government has stepped forward with a new system of reporting college data. To replace the

ranking system created two years ago, the Obama Administration recently launched the College Scorecard.

For every college or university whose students can receive federal financial aid, the government created a compilation of numerical data related to annual cost, graduation rates, salary after attending, debt and student body statistics.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Scorecard was created to give students and parents accurate and reliable information on every American institution of higher education. It has done so, to some extent, by providing access to data that can be important in the college decision-making process, especially concerning financial aid availability and value for cost.

How valuable is it as a tool?

The government’s latest attempt at transparency is raising criticism. A New York Times columnist points out that the system guides users into confusing causation and correlation. There is no way to definitively determine what impact a college has on its graduates’ earnings – there are too many variables. But the Scorecard presents data in such a way so as to imply that because a student attends an Ivy League school, they will receive a higher salary upon graduating, or because they attend a community college, they will not achieve high earnings.

According to the New York Times, however, this logic is flawed.

For instance, Ivies only accept students with high test scores and elevated high school grade point averages, and those two achievements are independently tied to higher salaries.

Additionally, the Scorecard displays graduates’ average earnings after attending, but does not make any effort to differentiate between graduates’ varied degrees. It is generally known that a student with an engineering degree is likely to earn more than one with a degree in the arts – regardless of which college each student attends.

One of the defining characteristics of

the Scorecard is the exclusivity of data gleaned from federal tax return and financial aid information. If users hover over the information icons next to various Scorecard statistics, they can see that the data is based only on students and graduates who received federal financial aid.

Thus, most students from high-income families are excluded. As the New York Times states, “high family income is a factor that correlates strongly with postgraduate earnings.” This is further evidence, according to critics, that the Scorecard’s representation of salary data may not be strictly accurate.

College and university statistics are readily available to prospective students from a myriad of sources, and some higher education experts are skeptical as to whether the government’s Scorecard system is the best option.

It has been judged so far to be more effective than the previous government ranking system, which essentially attempted to guilt colleges and universities into lowering costs for students, as told by a Slate article on the topic. Still, the Obama administration, according to Slate, is still aiming to hold higher education institutions accountable for their value and outcomes.

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Greene County sheriff receives national recognition Tennant one of only 26 selected to complete issues training course

By RJ LEISIE

Sports Convergence Editor

Sheriff Brain Tennant of Greene County received national recognition last month from the National Sheriff ’s Institute. Tennant was one of 26 other sheriffs from across the nation to complete the course on how to deal with issues sheriffs face today.

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) cosponsored the no-cost program. The NSA

has served as the information clearinghouse for law enforcement professionals.

“The Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association recommended the training,” said Tennant.

“I then applied to the NSA which lead to the NIC. We had to create a profile and apply online and the waiting process began. It comes down to the 30 best applicants and they chose myself this past year.”

The NIC is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons and

provides services for state and local corrections. In the program, the sheriffs that were selected for the training were given challenges that America’s sheriffs face today, while also exploring the role of the local sheriff in areas such as the criminal justice system, community relations and others.

“It gave me a great insight in how I am as a sheriff and as a person,” said Tennant. “We took a lot of tests and it gave us our strengths and weaknesses. The results also gave us ways that we can improve on those weaknesses.”

Tennant was sworn into office in January 2014 after

winning election in 2013.

Tennant was previously a Waynesburg Borough Police Officer and an emergency medical technician for EMS Southwest.

Tennant has had his fair share of hard battles in his life before, though.

“In 2010, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor,” said Tennant. “My family and I traveled for different treatments from Houston, Texas to Pittsburgh. It gave me a new perspective on everything and it helped myself improve as a person.”

The tumor has been significantly reduced and Tennant is happy to report that he is

a cancer survivor. Tennant added that his battle with the tumor gave him extra motivation to run for sheriff.

Tennant became the first Greene County sheriff to graduate from the NIC and one of a few dozen other sheriffs from across the nation to do so.

Tennant has brought a great deal of experience not just to Waynesburg, but to Greene County as a whole.

“It has been a great honor to be a part of the training,” said Tennant. “It helped me understand myself and being a sheriff. I just hope I can help others with the lessons I have learned.”

Local racers showcase cars, skills in Waynesburg Monthly flashlight drag racing draws faithful crowds at Greene County airport

By ANTHONY CONN Managing Editor

On select summer and autumn days in Waynesburg, the roar of engines can be heard bellowing amidst a sea of cheers.

Flashlight drag racing has become a tradition in Waynesburg. Held at the Greene County Airport, the races draw in numerous spectators and drivers from around the region.

The airport hosts five drag racing events per year, starting in May. These races are made possible by the organization Flashlight Drags.

They try to hold one event per month until September, unless rain determines otherwise.

Such was the case for their most recent event on Sunday.

Despite operating on a rain date, Flashlight Drags still welcomed 150 racers.

Jake Blaker, director of Recreation for Greene County, says that he enjoys the drag races because it “gives something to the people on a Sunday where they don’t have to leave the county.”

The people he refers to are the faithful crowd in attendance from Greene County and beyond.

“I like all of the different cars,” said Caleb Lemley of Washington. “They have such a variety.”

Blaker agrees that the wide range of cars racing adds to the excitement.

“There are brand new Corvettes out there and there’s a 1939 Ford running too, and everything in between,” said Blaker.

Drivers are welcome to take part in all five races throughout the summer.

Blaker said there are some regulars as well as racers that only come once or twice.

To be eligible to compete in the Flashlight Drags, drivers must show a driver’s license and proof of insurance.

Their cars must be street legal and have appropriate tires.

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Flashlight Drags holds drag races thoughout the summer at the Greene County Airport. Racers compete for bragging rights on the track, but custom trophies, made out of broken car parts, are awarded to the best car in each category.

Once cleared to race, there is a $30 racing fee to participate.

It is up to the drivers to choose their opponents.

Matches are usually made in the pit area, and soon after, the drivers line up two-bytwo on the runway.

For Art Miller, racing has been a way of life. Following a tradition set by his father, Miller has been drag racing since 1995.

Miller owns a 2014 Corvette and a 2010 Shelby G T 5 0 0 . He d rove t h e Corvette two hours from Youngstown, Ohio to race Sunday. He heard about the event a few days prior and decided to come down with friends for the last race of the year.

He said he enjoys the competition, but more importantly, the camaraderie.

“When I had my [old] mustang, it was all about winning,” said Miller. “Now it’s more about hanging out with everybody. They are good people. If anybody was broken down on the side of the road, somebody would stop. Obviously I want to win and I want to go fast, but [losing] doesn’t bother me as much.”

Printed on pamphlets and trailers at the airport was the tagline: “Street racing without the jail time.” According to Flashlight Drags owner Michael Schindel, the slogan carries an important message.

“If you do this out on the

street, you’re getting arrested, you’re going to jail or you’re going to hurt somebody. If you do it here, it’s a very controlled environment,” said Schindel.

According to Schindel, Flashlight Drags chose to make their racing strip an eighth of a mile because that is the approximate distance of a city block.

Many racers taking part in these races grew up competing in the streets and are used to that distance – racing from traffic light to traffic light.

Schindel has been a part of Flashlight Drags for 14 years. While he oversees the operations that take place at the Greene County Airport, he still makes time to race in his spare time. Schindel also

teaches road-racing courses in Elwood City, instructing techniques such as escape and evasion and anti-terrorist driving.

“It’s a great escape for the everyday racer,” said Schindel.

Schindel encourages families to attend the drag races and tries to appeal to all audiences.

“The venue is family-focused. You don’t hear language, you don’t see drinking and you don’t see fighting.

We run a tight ship,” said Schindel.

While the winners of the early races throughout the day only drive off with bragging rights, the champions of specific car categories ride away with something much more memorable.

Trophies are given to the winners of specific groups, but they are anything but shiny. In fact, these trophies most likely look familiar to the racers because they are old, broken car parts welded together. One trophy may be a piece of a clutch with a plaque on it, while another may be a muffler.

“If you win enough races, you’ll have enough parts to build your own motor,” said Schindel. “Or you’ll have enough parts to sell to the scrapyard.”

Aside from the exhaust and the tire rubber, a sense of joy and satisfaction is evident in those involved in the Flashlight Drags.

“If we’re not having fun,” said Schindel, “we won’t continue to do it.”

While Sunday marked the end of Flashlight Drags’ races at Greene County Airport for 2015, they will begin accepting applications as soon as January for the next year.

Whether it is viewed as a weekend hobby or a legal escape for car enthusiasts, Flashlight Drags in Greene County provides an outlet for camaraderie and old school racing, and is poised to do so for years to come.

Area seniors to benefit from hunger summit

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

In Greene County, approximately 13.5 percent of the population is food insecure – meaning they don’t know where their next meal will come from or whether they will have enough food to eat.

Every year, the Greene C ount y Fo o d S e c ur it y Partnership and the Greene County Department of Human Services work together to hold a hunger summit that addresses various issues of food and poverty in the area.

This year, on Sept. 30, the annual Hunger Summit focused on senior citizens’ food insecurity.

Held at Greene Arc in Waynesburg, the summit was open to the public and featured a panel of experts in topic areas surrounding food and seniors.

Following an overview presentation on senior citizen hunger, a speaker from California University of Pennsylvania spoke about the aging population, a doctor discussed mental health of the aging who are food insecure and other speakers lamented about the challenges the elderly face in rural America. Participants in the summit also completed a simulation called Bridges Out of Poverty.

“The goal is to open people’s eyes to show some of the challenges people face in Greene County,” said Maribeth Garrett, block grant program specialist at the Greene County Department of Human Services.

According to the Greene County Community Food Bank, at least 9.8 percent of seniors over 65 in Greene County live in poverty.

Consequently, many seniors are food insecure.

“We’ve been having some issues with seniors being food insecure and not having access to adequate food sources,” said Garrett.

Much of the information that came out of the summit will be carried back to the aging population in the area to help improve seniors’ lives.

“A lot of those people [who attended] are providers or people who work with the senior population [who want] to share information with their clients,” said Garrett. “We also [had] informational tables from other agencies with services available to seniors.”

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Penn State Extension to offer food safety courses locally

By TEGHAN SIMONTON For the Yellow Jacket

In 2011, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture passed a law known as the Food Employee Certification Act, requiring licensed food establishments to employ at least one supervisory employee who has completed a course in food safety training.

This was in response to the federal government’s increase in safety regulations in food supply chains as an effort to prevent foodborne illness.

Penn State Extension is providing a food safety course in Waynesburg. “[The course] actually started last Wednesday, Sept. 23, and

the second day of the class is this Wednesday, Oct. 13,” said Extension Educator, Dori Campbell.

Campbell explained that Penn State Extension has been offering the course for 15 years.

The new Act directly affects several categories in the food service industry where establishments are managed on a profit-seeking basis. This includes all retail facilities, restaurants, snack bars, stadiums and more.

“Typically, the audience is owners or people who are in charge of licensed food establishments,” said Campbell.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the certified employee is considered in charge of the food establishment

where he or she is employed and must be accessible at all times.

Penn State Extension uses a program called ServSafe for instruction of the course.

“It’s a product of the National Restaurant Association [NRA],” said Campbell. “It’s a safety training for licensed food establishments.”

ServSafe uses the latest Food Code from the Food and Drug Administration and the experience of seasoned industry experts to teach food safety practices.

Campbell explained how students in the program are given a certification examination at the end of the course, which is valid for five years.

To many, this is seen as a weak-

ness in the program –previously, the state would issue recertification certificates without requiring the course to be repeated.

Nevertheless, Campbell affirmed the importance of the food safety training program.

“They’re attempting to prevent foodborne illness, making sure people have a knowledge on how to handle food safely,” she said. “The participants are in a better position to train [subordinates]; they are responsible for teaching.”

According to Campbell, the consumer benefits the most from the Food Employee Certification Act and the ServSafe course, as they aim to decrease exposure to harmful practices in food handling.

Penn State Extension has taken

an active role in the education of the public on safe food preparation and service in conjunction with the NRA and federal regulations.

Their efforts will work to contribute toward an overall healthy atmosphere and a decrease in illness.

In addition to the ServSafe course, Penn State Extension offers a variety of other food-related classes.

Dining with Diabetes, for example, is a cooking program designed by dieticians to assist those with diabetes in adjusting to healthy meals and food preparation. Cooking for Crowds is another noteworthy program, also specializing in food safety training, but focusing on the services of non-profit organizations.

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Cut arrogance Talent doesn't allow for flaunting

Ernest Hemingway once said, “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”

Life is filled with competition. There isn’t anybody who could deny that.

As college students, the quote above should be a focal point of our scholastic careers. We are beginning to see the true competition that exists in the world with the emergence of different internships, job opportunities and even great opportunities on campus.

Because of this, competition will naturally occur, and it should. However, there is a clear difference between being really good and knowing it, and being arrogant.

There’s really no place in the world for arrogance, but especially not in a college setting where everyone is learning together. Of course, some people will be better than others, but flaunting that knowledge should not be tolerated.

College is a time to create connections and begin networking for the rest of our careers. Our peers are the first people that we should be connecting to because you just never know when you may run into a classmate, a dorm neighbor or that random kid you met in the library one time, yet you say ‘hello’ every time you see them again.

Encouragement is key, especially in a college setting where everyone truly is equal.

Young philosopher Criss Jami once said very bluntly, “The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.”

Let’s be humble and simply focus on improving ourselves.

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October 8, 2015

Don’t get too excited by what I’m going to tell you, but you probably won’t be able to contain your exuberance.

This week is the 75th anniversary of National Newspaper Week. The theme is “Power of the Press.”

Obviously, I don’t have to explain to you why I like newspapers; I’m the one writing the column.

But I’m going to convince you why newspapers are important and why you should care.

Newspapers aren’t dying If you’re one of those young whippersnappers who claim “newspapers are dying,” you should probably look up what dying means.

Dying means something is going to die or cease to exist.

Newspapers will not die any faster than any of us will. Sure, fewer newspapers are deciding to print and are instead choosing to go solely online, but those are still the same companies and reporters who were featured in the printed publication.

You’re reading one right now Clearly they matter to you if you’re reading one right now.

Seriously, though, in a small community like Waynesburg’s campus, some – if not all – of what is in the weekly publication of the Yellow Jacket cannot be found anywhere else.

Similarly, in small communities like Greene County or many students’ hometowns, the community relies on the local newspaper to report on things important to them.

Watchdogs The importance of a journalism presence in small towns greatly impacts things like local government decisions, school board meetings and local schools.

Newspapers play a vital role in all communities by serving as watchdogs for the community on the government, businesses and schools, among others. People in power have to be much more accountable for their actions and their words because of the media’s watchdog role.

Grown-ups do it Not everyone likes to read, and I occasionally would rather watch Netflix and chill then pick up my local paper.

But, reading newspapers is an adult thing to do, and those who read them are more informed and therefore better educated than those who don’t.

Older generations read newspapers comparably to young people by a wide margin. A main reason for this is the technology gap between generations. A reason that is rarely mentioned, though, is that older people are usually more mature and more likely to want to be informed by reading newspapers.

So follow your grandpappy and pick up a newspaper.

--Reasons that just missed the cut: the smell, the imminent failure of the recycling industry without newspapers and how much easier they make ignoring someone when they’re trying to talk to you.

So before you recycle that paper, use it for finger painting, wrapping paper or to clean up spilled milk, take a look inside and appreciate the importance newspapers have in your community.

Battle for House is battle for direction RYAN SCHWERTFEGER Columnist

Recently, Speaker of the House John Boehner decided to give up his seat and resign from Congress at the end of October. CNN reported that congressional insiders knew that Boehner had expressed wishes to leave Congress sooner rather than later, but the sudden announcement from Boehner the day after the Pope’s address to Congress sent shockwaves throughout the entire U.S. government.

An unexpected resignation does not occur very often, according to the Constitution Center, Boehner is only the fifth Speaker in history to resign. Members on the majority Republican side have spiraled into a tizzy, or as a Breitbart News headline has put it: “Chaos in Congress.”

The challenge that the majority party always faces is finding a person who they think would be the best figurehead of their party in the House, as well as someone who can lead the entire chamber through at least the next year and several months as Congress takes up several key, hot-button issues.

To the casual politico, it

would appear that the person next in line should and would most likely win the secret-ballot vote scheduled to occur today (as of the writing of this story). That person is current House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. However, the lines aren’t that clear cut.

O n e of t h e re a s ons Boehner apparently decided to resign, according to the New York Times, is that he wanted to protect the institution of the House from the present turmoil that exists.

The House Republicans are currently divided about what direction the party and the House as a whole should go.

Members are split amongst the more moderate and liberal Republicans, as well as the conservative and Tea Party members who have joined in the last few elections – most notably in 2010 and 2014’s midterms.

According to Fox News, there are only two other people currently running against McCarthy for the speakership position: Daniel Webster from Florida and Jason Chaffetz from Utah.

While both Webster and Chaffetz have had the public support of some members of Congress, a handful of people for any one of the three candidates is not going to ensure them the position; however, a handful of people could, in fact, derail some-

one’s chances to become the next Speaker of the House.

In the two-step process, outlined by ABC News, there will be a secret-ballot election amongst House Republicans today in which GOP members and candidates for Speaker will learn who would win if a real vote was taken, and how many votes each candidate would receive in the process. A majority vote in the secret-ballot election is only the first step.

In the second step, a candidate must receive a total of 218 votes in order to become the Speaker.

With 247 Republicans and 188 Democrats, whomever wants to win must receive all the Republicans’ votes save for 29 of them.

The issue: there is a real chance that a core group of conservative and/or Tea Party members will total up to 29 or more, blocking the moderate McCarthy from winning the election – even if he won the majority in the party secret-ballot earlier.

Chaffetz asserts that McCarthy certainly has the upper-hand in terms of getting a majority of party support, but McCarthy will still not have enough to get him over the official finish line.

McCarthy also did not help himself get more votes when he said last week on Fox News Sunday that “we [Congressional Republicans]

put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are [Clinton’s] numbers today? Her numbers are dropping.” This drew the ire of many Republicans and Democrats as McCarthy seemingly said the Benghazi committee was purely politically motivated.

According to NBC News, McCarthy did come out later and said, “This committee was set up for one sole purpose, to find the truth on behalf of the families of four dead Americans.

Now I did not intend to imply in any way that that work was political,” – but the damage may already be done.

The issue of whether McCarthy, Webster, Chaffetz or someone else wins the election for Speaker may not seem very important.

“It’s just political jockeying,” some may say, but whomever does win will wield a large amount of influence in discussions on the budget, the debt limit, Planned Parenthood, transportation and potential gun control measures.

Whether the House leadership remains in the hands of its moderate-minded members or if conservatives rally their members to “defeat the establishment,” it will say a lot about what the public will see out of their federal government until January 2017.

Quit complaining without action

It is a simple fact that one can only have so much control over various aspects of life in particular. We cannot control the weather, whether an accident occurs on the road we take to get to work, or even if Self-Service will allow us to schedule for the coming semester pain-free.

However, there are some things on campus and in the community that are within our control or influence and if there is something that should be changed, action speaks much louder than words.

How many times do we find ourselves complaining about this or that but then do nothing besides venting to our friends or neighbors? Unless a neighbor is a councilperson or the mayor or you are speaking to someone in university administration, the chances that the correct people in the correct place are going to hear your concern and complaint is minimal to none.

It is foolish to simply expect that something will just change because you think so, so be respectful, be knowledgeable, and speak up and share your opinion with someone who at least has influence in the situation at hand.

You may not get an end result that you want, or any result and resolution at all, but the concept is the same as the famous Wayne Gretsky quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” If you don’t try, you will never know if anything could have changed.

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Walking By Faith: Morgan Lindsay Editor's Note: The following is an interview with Morgan Lindsay, resident director of Denny Hall, as part of a series of weekly converstaions with members of the campus community about living out vocational faith.

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

Q. When did you first come to Waynesburg and what led you here?

A. I was having trouble finding jobs, and I wanted to work with residence life

again, so I looked at a website to look for resident director positions, and I found one for Waynesburg, and it was in Pennsylvania not too far from home.

So, I put my application in not thinking that I would get it kind of thing, because I’ve been turned down so many times.

Then, I forgot that I actually put the application in when I finally heard back from the school. I was like ‘Oh my goodness, Waynesburg,’ let me research some information.

After that, I got a phone interview, and then from

the phone interview, about a week later, I got a personto-person interview.

It just kind of happened so quickly, and how the door opened, I knew that it was God who wanted me here for a reason.

Q. How do you demonstrate your faith in your position on campus?

I try to walk as an example. I don’t want to be preachy with my faith, beSee FAITH on B3

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Cheat Sheet: Oregon college tragedy reignites gun control debate

Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

BY RYAN SCHWERTFEGER For the Yellow Jacket

On Oct. 1, a gunman opened fire at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, killing 9 people; he reportedly was specifically targeting Christian students.

Relaying his daughter’s account to CNN, the father of one of the injured said that the gunman entered her classroom and just started firing. His daughter’s professor was shot point blank and other students in the room dropped to the ground. The gunman then ordered students who were Christian to stand up and said, “Good, because you’re a Christian, you’re going to see God in just about one second.” He then proceeded to shoot them.

After going to other classrooms, the gunman, whose name will not be publicized, committed suicide after exchanging gunfire with police, according to CNN. The shooting has again sent shockwaves across the country as Americans ask and wonder what should be done to combat another tragedy.

Courtesy of MCT Campus

Students arriving from campus are greeted by friends and family as they arrive at the fairgrounds on Oct. 1 in Roseburg, Ore. Ten people were killed, including the gunman, and more were injured when a shooter opened fire at Oregon's Umpqua Community College on Thursday.

President Obama responded shortly after the shooting and railed against Congress’ inaction on gun control and gun safety measures.

An article by the BBC says that President Obama stated that “the majority of Americans understand we should be changing these [gun] laws.” The article also says that a Pew Research Center poll seems to back the statement up, with 80 percent of

respondents backing laws preventing the mentally ill from purchasing firearms and 70 percent in favor of a national gun-sale database.

However, according to a separate poll by Gallup, support of stricter gun laws has decreased since 2012. In December 2012, they found that 58 percent of Americans wanted stricter gun laws, six percent wanted less strict, and 34 percent wanted to

keep it as is. Their last poll taken and published from exactly a year ago this week shows that 47 percent of Americans now want stricter gun laws, 14 percent want less strict, and 38 percent want to keep it as is.

It is both of these sets of statistics and general mindsets that have had Congress and the President at odds for the last two years when it comes to the gun control

issue.

As the students now return to classes, most things will remain the same. CBS News reports that the campus will reopen and start teaching once more, except classes will not meet in the building where the shootings took place. CBS also reports that President Obama will travel to Oregon and privately visit with the families of the shooting victims, though the

details are still being finalized.

The 2016 presidential candidates have also weighed in on the tragedy, explaining their stances on the issue and what actions they would take if they were in charge.

According to Fox News, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton said that she wants to push for “more sensible restraints” and that background checks should be expanded, in addition to closing loopholes in federal laws that allow for online gun-sale transactions to be completed if the buyer’s background check is not finished in less than three days.

NBC News reports that Republican Jeb Bush was dismissive on the idea of new gun laws saying that by doing so, new gun laws hurt the people that “had nothing to do with the tragedy…taking people’s rights away.”

Dr. Ben Carson similarly said that gun control isn’t the answer because “gun control only works for law abiding citizens. It doesn’t work for crazies.”

Carly Fiorina expressed that “before calling for more laws, I think we ought to consider why we don’t enforce the laws we have,” noting that the college was a gunfree zone and that rule was not followed.

In The News: Ten headlines you need to know this week 1. Russian navy bombards ISIS targets Russia has launched a heavy offensive on ISIS in Syria. According to CNN, four ships fired 26 missiles into Syria, hitting 11 targets.

The strikes were launched from the Caspian Sea, as Russia tries to extend a massive presence in the Middle East.

Syria worked with Russia to launch coordinated attacks on the Islamist factions in Western Syria.

However, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter called the Russian attacks a “fundamental mistake.”

CNN reports that Russia was willing to help in the Middle East and work with the U.S., and that feeling is not 100% reciprocated.

-Oct.7, CNN

2. Hurricane Joaquin causes deadly flood A r a i n f a l l t h at w a s spurred by Hurricane Joaquin has put South Carolina into a state of emergency. “We are at a 1,000-year level of rain,” said Governor Nikki Haley.

This was not an exaggeration, as the frightening amounts of rainfall have caused five deaths thus far.

As of Sunday, the rain has still not ended.

Surrounding states (including New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia) are also in a state of emergency.

-Oct. 4, CNN 3. Ailing girl 'healed' by Pope Francis

Following Pope Francis’s visit to the United States last week, there has been buzz about a potential miracle. This miracle resides in the life of Julia Bruzzese, a 12-year-old girl from Brooklyn, New York.

Bruzzese has been confined to a wheelchair due to a surprise paralysis that has baffled doctors.

During the Pope’s stay, she had the chance to meet him and be blessed.

“It was the most precious moment of my life,” said Bruzzese on the meeting. Following this event, Bruzzese’s diagnosis became much clearer, as her doctors have now found Lyme’s Disease present in her blood.

This was a diagnosis that was not present before meeting Pope Francis.

Bruzzese and her family are convinced it was a true miracle of God. -Oct. 4, FOX News 4. American flag fight commencing in Utah Residents of a Utah condominium community say they are being fined for an American flag display that their Homeowner’s Association considers “exterior decorations,” meaning they can only be displayed around holidays.

Erin Worthen, of Murray, claims that she was issued a $75 fine last week for the American flag display at her Chestnut Place residence, along with a notice from the Homeowner’s Association that said “all exterior decorations must be

removed within 10 days following the holiday…

Please remove your flag from the common area.”

Worthen told “Fox & Friends” Sunday she was “very frustrated and angry” at being told she can only fly the flag around holidays. Her father and grandfathers were Navy veterans, and she said it has meant a lot to her to be able to display the flag every day.

Although it was against the rules of the condo facilities, Worthen continued to pit against the condo association and raise her voice among her neighbors and community.

5. Zimmerman retweets photo of Martin’s body An admirer of Zimmerman’s posted a disturbing photo to Twitter of Trayvon Martin’s lifeless body.

Trayvon Martin is the teen of whom Zimmerman was controversially acquitted of killing in 2012.

User, Super Star Dest royer, c apt ione d t he photo: ‘Z-Man is a one man army.’ Zimmerman then retweeted the photo on Friday to his more than 10,000 Twitter followers, reports the Daily Mail.

The tweet has since been deleted.

-Oct. 4, WPXI

6. Greene County farmer named to PUC Raising sheep on a 210acre farm in Greene County reminds the newest member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission of his home roots.

Last Thursday, Andrew

Place was sworn into office in Harrisburg. He will be dividing his time between offices in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh and his farm in Greene County.

“We raise sheep on 210 acres in Washington Township. We’ve been there since 1989. It’s a very important part of my life. Living in Greene County keeps you grounded,” Place said.

As part of his new duties, Place will participate in monthly hearings for rate changes and other matters that come before the commission.

Place said he also would like to use his new position to educate consumers in western Pennsylvania and to bring the resources of the region to his work with the PUC. -Oct. 4, Greene County Messenger 7. California students arrested in shooting plot Four students were arrested Friday in Tuolumne, California, after police discovered a “detailed” plan to “shoot and kill as many people as possible” at a local high school, the sheriff said. These students attended Summerville High School in Tuolumne, which is about 55 miles away from Stockton.

The plan concocted by the students was reported to be specific, including the names of potential victims, locations and methods of how the shooting would occur.

“Cy b er bullying is a problem in our society,” according to Tuolumne sheriff James Mene. “Children

today have a hard time trying to understand what is reality and what is fiction.”

-Oct. 4, NBC News

8. PA Turnpike turns 75 years old The nation’s first superhighway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, turns 75 years old as of Oct. 1. Turnpike commissioners expected about 12,000 people to drive the first 160 miles of the turnpike over its first weekend.

As many as 10,000 people a day showed up instead, sending home “Greetings from Pennsylvania Turnpike” postcards with images of the road’s tunnels, service plazas and toll booths.

The turnpike cut the travel time from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh in half.

Originally, there was no posted speed limit on the turnpike, so more daring drivers would go over 90 mph.

Harkins doubts that the legislators today would invest in something as revolutionary as the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

“The sentiment wouldn’t be there today, with everyojhbne wanting to cut costs and spending,” Harkins said. “I admire the stickto-it-iveness, I guess you’d say, of the people who had the foresight to invest in the turnpike and invest in the future of transportation.

They changed our world.”

-Oct. 2, WTAE 9. World Bank: Poverty at an all-time low According to the World Bank, for the first time in

history, less than 10% of the world’s population will be living in “extreme poverty” by the end of 2015. The bank says the downward trend was due to strong growth rates in developing countries and investments in education, health and social safety nets. However, it said the “growing concentration of global poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is of great concern.” The president of the World Bank thinks highly of this statistic. “We are the first generation in human history that can end world poverty.”

-Oct. 4, BBC News 10. Mammoth skeleton discovered in Michigan Two farmers in rural Michigan have uncovered a wooly mammoth skeleton in a soybean field.

It is one of the most complete sets ever found in the state.

The animal was an adult male in its 40s, and researchers excavated its skull, tusks, vertebrae and other bones, says the Detroit Free Press.

The discovery was an accident. The farmers were digging a drainage ditch when they hit what they first thought were large pieces of wood.

It is extremely rare to find a mammoth skeleton in Michigan, let alone to find one in such great condition.

-Oct. 2, BBC News Information compiled by Mattie Winowitch For the Yellow Jacket

Faith: Lindsay wants to help others through her experience Continued from B2

cause I know that if people are preachy with me it turns me off a little bit.

I just try to show God’s love and happiness through my smile and being encouraging. I let people know that He does care about them and loves them.

It’s okay to just ask someone how they’re doing and actually mean it. That’s what Jesus would have done, He would have taken the time to talk to people and see what they were doing, and he would always give them an encouraging word or prayer.

Q. Have any specific moments in interacting with faculty or staff touched your faith or affirmed your faith?

knew what he was saying, but for me, it just resonated in my heart and my soul. It helped me get through my week so that was really cool.

A. I would say last week, actually. I was having a pretty rough week with some health issues, and not knowing what to do. Another resident director, Anthony Jerrell, gave me some very encouraging words, and they resonated with me throughout one of my tough days, and it kind of just gave me the strength to continue on.

I actually told him about it the other day. It probably didn’t mean much in that he

Q. What do you find yourself needing to be reminded of?

Knowing that it’s okay to ask for help. As Christians, it’s okay to show that we’re weak, because sometimes in our weakest moments we actually find our strength.

That it something that I do struggle with, and it’s affirmed through other people and their walks and just talking to them.

It’s okay to be weak because we’re here to build each other up, and by people building us up, that’s where we can find our strength.

I like to be reminded of this because sometimes I forget that it’s good to call for help and know that people are willing to help.

Being open with family issues is a huge example. To be able to share what’s going on with my family and not keep it built up, and knowing to say ‘hey can you pray for my family, we’re going through something?’

We shouldn’t be ashamed that we’re being tested or going through a difficult time.

Q. Do you feel you are where God wants you to be?

A. I feel that God called me here, but I think that as I go through my first year, I’ll be better able to answer that question.

I know that building relationships and helping freshmen through their first year of school is one of the reasons.

I had a really interesting first year of college, so I’m able to relate to them and give them different tips and pointers.

I feel as though, as the year goes, I’m going to be able to

see what the definite answer is, but I just don’t know if he’s going to reveal it to me in my first year.

I didn’t go to a Christian school, so my faith was really tested, and I had to question what God really wanted my to do and where he wanted me to be, and if that was the right school for me.

Was I in the right major?

Was I in the right place at the right time?

I can help them through their walk, and it’s okay to feel as though things are pretty rocky right now, but we all go through that rocky time period.

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October 8, 2015

Challenge Program inspires students to pursue dreams High schoolers encouraged to network in career fields

By CODY YANKULIC For the Yellow Jacket

The Challenge Program, founded in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 2003, is a non-profit organization that partners with businesses and high schools to reward students for hard work.

The program’s founder, Dan Perkins, wanted to give back to his local Johnstown community and help high school students succeed.

Perkins went into a Johnstown high school for an assembly and came up with five award programs.

These five programs are attendance, academic excellence, academic improvement, STEM (S cience, Technology, Engineering and Math) and community service.

After the first assembly, other high schools started calling Perkins and wanting to be part of his program.

The Challenge Program now has 119 high schools in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio that are part of its program.

T h e pro g r am wor k s through business partners to provide students with rewards for succeeding. Ev-

Photo courtesy of the Challenge Program

Jefferson Morgan High School students met business representatives associated with the Challenge Program.

Because of the Challenge Program, high schoolers now have the opportunity to be rewarded for their success. ery fall, the program holds a kickoff ceremony for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students are encouraged to push themselves to be at the top of their class by a $200 check.

The finalists in each category take an online survey and the winner is selected from this group. The seniors

are given their check in the spring of the current school year, but the sophomores and juniors must wait until the fall of the next year to receive their check.

The program also offers the Student of the Year Award. This award is for any junior or senior who has improved their attitude

and work habits because of the program. Regardless, if they have received an award through the program before, any senior or junior may win.

There are several schools in Greene County that partner with the Challenge Program. These high schools include Jefferson Morgan,

Carmichaels, West Greene, Mapletown and Waynesburg Central. Waynesburg Central and West Greene are sponsored by CONSOL Energy. Mapletown, Carmichaels and Jefferson Morgan are sponsored by the Energy Corporation of America.

Greene County Technology Center is sponsored by

Noble Energy.

Mary Dreliszak, director of Program Development and Public Relations, stated that the program is there to help build relationships between high schools and business partners and to help students form a solid work habit.

“We want to be the conduit to connect business and education and develop a future workforce and to expose students to careers and careers in their backyard,” said Dreliszak. “It is about building solid work habits in students, and that is how we do it.”

As for the program’s success, Dreliszak stated that they have seen GPAs jump from 2.0 to 4.0 and that they have seen perfect attendance numbers double in high school.

Dreliszak also stated that many companies are starting to look for summer interns or offering jobs outright to prospective high school students.

A company in Washington, Pennsylvania, is offering a summer internship to high school juniors and graduated seniors.

Many of the job opportunities come from companies that work with technical schools. Most of these companies are only offering jobs to graduated seniors.

For more information on the Challenge Program, log onto tcpinc.org

Rogersville church celebrates milestone Student volunteers Methodists have major impact commemorate at Bowlby Library 175 years with dinner, events

By CASEY HEIMBERGER

Assistant Advertising Director

By BRITTANY MCGARY Multimedia Team

Rogersville United Methodist Church celebrated its 175 year of service on Sept.

25 with a three-day celebration. The church has been doing little things over the past couple of months to lead up to the big day, including celebrating birthdays with cupcakes for members of the church.

The church was founded in 1840 by the Methodist Protestant Church Organization.

The church body grew steadily until 1874, when the church was able to meet in an actual church sanctuary.

However, that building was short lived when it was destroyed by a fire on June 23, 1903. The church was rebuilt and still stands today.

On average, about 50 people go to worship in the Rogersville United Methodist Church every Sunday.

However, that number grew over the celebration weekend.

On Sept. 25, a community dinner was held, and a total of 233 people were in attendance.

The church hosts a community dinner every month, but for Sept., invitations were sent to former pastors and members of the congregation.

Church historian Joyce Conklin put together a presentation about the history of the church.

Conklin also hosted tours of the church, though selfguided tours were also available. Many people also sat around in the sanctuary,

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Rogersville United Methodist Church members held a dinner to commemorate their history. The church looks to have an active role in the Rogersville community. chatting with friends and getting reacquainted with old ones.

On Sept. 26, about 150 people came out to see Heaven Bound Ministries give a special performance of “He’s Alive.”

On the final day of celebration, the Rev. William Meekins, the assistant to the bishop, gave a message on loving God during his worship service to those in attendance.

The Rev. Jason Wood was there with special music for everyone.

A member of the congregation catered a following meal, and everyone was invited to come and stay for the lunch. Overall, the celebration was a very spe-

cial time for all those in attendance.

“People often say that we’re the most welcoming church they’ve ever been to,” said Pastor Cynthia Deter.

“It’s important to feel that welcome. We want people to know that they’re welcome here.”

The church has also been trying to stay more involved in the community.

“There’s one thing that I personally have wanted people to see and would be my personal focus, which is our presence in the community,” said Deter. “People drive by the church or walk by the church and think it’s for a certain group of people. We need to change that image and be a part of the com-

munity.”

The church has already been involved in the community, offering dinners, donations and drives to help anyone in need. While the church does not currently have ministries for college students, their committee has had discussions on starting a service designed for teenagers.

Rogersville United Methodist does not have a wide range for times of services, but it does host Bible studies, Sunday school and Sunday worship.Bible studies are held on Tuesday evenings; Sunday school, which has small groups for both children and adults, is held at 10 a.m.; and worship is held at 11:15 a.m. on Sundays.

When looking at colleges, one of the elements that often makes Waynesburg University stand out to prospective students is its dedication to service.

The university requires students to take a Service Learning class, where they must meet a certain number of hours of volunteering.

Waynesburg also offers the Bonner Scholarship and incorporates service into its Fiat Lux classes. Every year, Waynesburg University holds a service fair for students in need of volunteer hours to see what’s available to them.

One group that is there every year, without fail, is the Eva K. Bowlby Public Library. The Eva K. Bowlby Public Library, located close to campus on North West Street, currently has around 30 active student volunteers that come and volunteer for various programs at the library.

This group of students is made up of about nine Bonners, eight Service Learning students, and a few who don’t need hours but enjoy being there.

“We use the students in many different areas and everyday tasks,” said Volunteer Coordinator, Kathy Douglas. “We have them do things that make the library more user-friendly,” adds Family Literacy Coordinator, Diana Moninger.

This work often consists of some of the more menial, but still important tasks, such as creating newsletters, circulation, or even working with some of the various programs the library has to offer.

“The students are important as support staff because we need to fill the gaps,” said Douglas. “Because there is not a lot of overlap coverage of responsibilities.”

This variability in responsibilities creates flexible hours for volunteers; however, different times require more assistance than others.

For example, at least 10 students are always needed at 3 p.m. right as the school day is ending to assist with tutoring, but as the afternoon goes on, the number dwindles.

Students are almost always needed on Monday through Thursday afternoons at almost any time, as well as during special events, such as the After Hours Game Night.

“We would not be able to get through the day-to-day tasks without the volunteer support,” says Douglas.

One of the programs that Waynesburg University students are most often put to work during is the library’s after-school tutoring program.

The program currently has 28 students, ages six to 18, enrolled in about 75 tutoring sessions a week. Of the 30 plus student volunteers at the library, about 22 of them work with after-school tutoring.

“This is an example of a program we cannot run effectively without the volunteer support,” says Moninger. “It’s a huge weight off our shoulders when we know that a student, who needs special help, will have a reliable tutor.”

For more information on volunteering with The Eva K. Bowlby Public Library or how to participate in their programs visit their website at www.evakbowlby.org.

Hunger: Summit aims to educate community about hunger issues for seniors Continued from B1

ence in the lives of senior citizens in Greene County. “ I ’m h o p i n g t h a t t h e y gather[ed] information to assist [seniors] if they’re working with aging population to take that back

and help them,” said Garrett. “The basic goal is to make sure seniors in our county are food secure.”

In previous years, other areas of hunger in Greene County have been addressed. Last year, the summit focused on youth and families as 20 percent of children

in Greene County are in poverty, and 14 percent are food insecure. The Waynesburg University Bonner Scholars contributed to the summit by coordinating the Empty Bowls event, which also addresses hunger issues. Proceeds from the event were contributed

to the weekend food program, which focuses on children who may not receive adequate meals when they aren’t in school. The Food Security Partnerships also partner with Produce to People, a large-scale fresh food distribution with two Greene County lo-

cations, the Greene County Community Food Bank and various other initiatives to combat hunger and poverty in Western Pennsylvania.

For more information on hunger in Greene County, visit www. greenefoodpartnership.org.

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After solid finish at meet, women's XC remains ninth in regional poll

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

At the Mike Woods Invitational Saturday, held at State University of New York at Geneseo, the women’s cross-country team managed to finish 12th out of 32 teams.

In a large field of runners, where a total of 450 women competed, the Yellow Jackets had some stand out performances.

“The negative [part of the meet] was we had to split the team up,” said head coach Chris Hardie. “For the women, pretty much half of the

team stayed back and did the Homecoming 5k,and with the team dynamic I never liked to split them up, so that was one of the negatives.”

The women's cross-country team held its position of ninth place in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III Mideast Region rankings. The Yellow Jackets have been ranked in all four polls to start the season.

Although Hardie had to split up the team, as he could only take nine runners to the invitational, he made the most out of the situation by

having the women not traveling to the meet run in the Homecoming 5k and taking it seriously as a workout.

Hardie said although he had to separate the team, this week was vital to the team as a whole.

“The positive from this week was that all nine women ran personal bests [at the Mike Woods Invitational],” said Hardie. “The Homecoming group ran well too.

I heard some good things about that. I think it was a good week for us confidence wise; they really put it out there and ran really well.”

Sophomore Julie Gerber

was the first Yellow Jacket to cross the finish line at the Mike Woods Invitational.

Running a personal best of 22:48, Gerber finished in the 31st spot. With a time of 22:59, freshman Teghan Simonton finished 44th, while sophomore Elinore Loch’s time of 23:27 landed the 72nd spot.

Junior Emily Latimer barely edged out her sophomore teammate Angie Marchetti by four milliseconds as the two had a close finish as they rounded out the scoring for the Yellow Jackets; Latimer finished 116th and Marchetti finished 117th.

Hardie said Loch and Simonton stood out to him Saturday.

“Both Loch and Simonton ran pretty similar to what I thought and a little bit better, so I think that those two really stepped up this week,” said Hardie. “Teghan, because she is younger and we haven’t really seen her as much, for her to run on a big stage like that and to crack the top 50 is pretty amazing.

I don’t think Elinore ran the [perfect race in her mind], but her time was really good.

I think she had a couple of little speed bumps that she had to fight through and she

did that.”

Loch believes the women’s hard work throughout the season leading up to the invitational paid off because of the competitive field at the invitational, the Yellow Jackets finished ahead of two other teams that are ranked within the top 10 of their respective region. “ The confidence and motivation are never really lacking this time of the year, but it never hurts to be reinforced at this point in the season, so I think that’s going to help,” said Hardie.

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Shepas stands atop all-time wins list Two-minute drive gives Jackets win on Homecoming

Ohio native breaks nearly 75-year-old coaching record in dramatic fashion

By JACOB MEYER

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Sports Editor

slow start to the season for the Waynesburg football team turned in a positive direction Saturday with a 35-31 win over Grove City on Homecoming.

By winning the opening game against Muskingum, head coach Rick Shepas tied legendary Waynesburg coach Frank N. Wolf, who coached the Yellow Jackets from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1941, for wins with 65. The Yellow Jackets went on to lose their next three games—the first three-game losing streak since Shepas’ second year in 2006—which halted Shepas’ pursuit of the historic win.

An eight-play, game-winning drive at the end of the game, and an interception by junior defensive back Eli Hargis as time expired ended the

losing streak and gave Shepas his 66th win, making him the winningest football coach in Waynesburg history with an overall record of 66-43.

“I’m grateful to be here for 11 years and Waynesburg has been great to me and my family, so that’s the best part,” Shepas said.

When Hargis intercepted the pass absolute enjoyment filled the Waynesburg sideline and the

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

With the score 24-21 in favor of the visiting Grove City College Wolverines, Waynesburg’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference foe faced a second-and-11 early in the fourth quarter.

On the second-down play, freshman defensive lineman Russell Seiss sacked Grove City’s signal caller Matt Pennypacker for a loss of eight yards. A play later, the Wolverines (0-4, 0-2 PAC), would punt the ball away to the Jackets (2-3, 1-2 PAC). Junior wide receiver Kevin Barnes took the punt 67 yards to the end zone, but a penalty brought the ball back to the Waynesburg 38-yard line.

Head coach Rick Shepas said the punt return, though it was called back, was the turning point for his team in a 35-31 Homecoming win last Saturday.

“We thought the punt return w as t he pl ay t hat change d the game,” said S h e p a s . “ We thought ‘hey we can make a big play in the kick game,’ and our kick game has been good all year. It gave us a spark.”

The Jackets’ offense took advan-

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Rick Shepas notched his 66th win as Waynesburg's head football coach in a 35-31 victory against Grove City College Saturday at Homecoming. Shepas surpassed Frank N. Wolf who coached the Yellow Jackets from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1941. Shepas owns a 66-43 record since becoming Waynesburg's head coach in 2005.

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

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Position change leads Richards finishes second at golf championships to Barnes' success

By RJ LEISIE

Sports Convergence Editor

Coming out of Kittanning High School, Barnes was recruited to play quarterAfter watching Waynes- back—the position he played burg’s first five games this sea- when he was first-team allson, it’s clear why Allegheny Conferhead coach Rick ence as a senior in Shepas recruited 2012. Barnes comKevin Barnes Jr. pleted 104 of 173 to play football at pass attempts for Waynesburg.

1,195 yards and The 6-1, 200 12 touchdowns pound junior while rushing for wide receiver has 940 yards and six caught 25 balls for touchdowns.

386 yards and five “In high school Barnes Jr. scores in his first I was a running five starts for the Yellow Jack- quarterback,” Barnes said. ets. The combination of his “Throwing was my second speed, size and aggressive- option most of the time. I was ness has turned Barnes into our biggest playmaker, so I an integral part of the offense. did what I wanted back then.”

“He’s a playmaker. In Barnes said he didn’t know some way he reminds us of what he was getting himself [former all-conference wide into when he came to play receiver] Andrew English,” quarterback his freshman Shepas said. “We like the way year at Waynesburg because he leaps and he plays like a his senior year in high school young kid in the school yard. was his only year he played He loves to play and likes to make plays.”

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By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

The Waynesburg University men’s and women’s golf teams took part in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Fall Championships. The men finished seventh out of the eight teams that participated, while the women finished last out of the seven teams that participated.

“It wasn’t the greatest two days for golf,” said head coach Sam Jones. “The constant rain made things interesting and hindered some of our golfers.”

One golfer that didn’t really seemed bothered by the rain was freshman Abbey Richards.

Richards shot an 87 on Friday, the first day of action, which put her six shots off the lead as Marissa Sudar of Washington & Jefferson shot an 81.

“It all really started with my practice round,” said Richards. “I shot one of my best rounds and gave a big boost in confidence. I had

a feel for the course when it came down to it.”

On Saturday, Richards looked to gain shots back that were left on the course

“You can tell we are improving, not just in the physical part of the game, but also in the mindset.”

SAM JONES

Head Coach

and put her name on top of the leaderboard. She went out and improved by shooting an 84 however, the effort wasn’t enough.

As Marissa Sudar fell back after finishing with a 90 on day two, teammate Jocelyn Sudar took the lead. Jocelyn Sudar, who was one shot behind Richards to start the day, shot a 78 to take the individual title with a total of 166 on the weekend. Richards was five shots back with a total of 171.

“I was trying so hard to catch [Marissa] Sudar that I didn’t even notice Jocelyn [Sudar],” said Richards. “She [Jocelyn Sudar] tore up the course and now I know what it’s going to take.”

Senior Megan Bayles, junior Andrea Losko and sophomore Cassie Hudson also had their scores counted towards the women’s total score. W&J also took the team portion with a total score of 709.

“I was proud of the effort the team gave out there,” said Jones. “You can tell we are improving, not just in the physical part of the game, but also in the mindset.”

For the men, senior Tyler Miller had the best score of the two days. Miller shot an 86 on the first day and followed up with an 80, to finish the championship with a total of 166, which was good for a tie for 27th.

“He [Miller] brings a sense of leadership for the team,” said Jones. “He played with his teammates on the final day and gave them in-

sight on what shots to hit and help settle them down.”

Fellow senior Josh Hennig finished with a total of 169, shooting an 89 and 80, respectively. Freshman Josh Miller was the next highest Jacket with a 189 for the championship.

Senior Chris Little’s and freshman Ivan Li’s scores also counted to Waynesburg’s final score of 731.

Saint Vincent took the team championship with a total of 616.

The Bearcats were led by Jake Reed who won the individual title with total score of 143 on the two days.

With the fall portion of the season coming to a close, the Jackets will move inside to keep at it.

“We have a golf simulator that we use,” said Jones. “It allows us to always be working on our game and keep improving the teams until the spring season.”

No schedule has been released for both the men’s and women’s team yet for the spring.

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October 8, 2015

Women's soccer begins PAC play hot and cold

Weekly Awards

Senior Jerry Lawman and sophomore Melanie Byler led their respective teams to victory this weekend.

Thus, both have received the honor of being named this week’s Athletes of the Week.

Lawman Byler Lawman kept up his stretch of running the ball effectively for the Yellow Jackets in a win over Grove City College, 35-31. He ran the ball 24 times for a career-high 148 yards. Ninetyseven of his 148 yards on the ground came in the second half along with two of his three rushing touchdowns.

Lawman’s third touchdown proved to be the game winner, as he busted through the line and into the end zone with 35 seconds remaining in the game.

Byler scored her first collegiate hat trick during Waynesburg’s 6-1 victory over Bethany Saturday. She opened the scoring for the game in the 40th minute and finished off her scoring for the day with goals in the 55th and 60th minutes. Byler now has four goals and one assist on the season.

The Waynesburg University football team will return to the field Saturday, as it will travel to Cleveland, Ohio to face Case Western Reserve. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m.

The women’s soccer team will be back on the pitch Saturday, as it will host Thiel College for its third Presidents’ Athletic Conference match. First kick is set for 1 p.m.

Jackets win first conference match 6-1, lose second 9-0

By JOE MALTA

For the Yellow Jacket

On Tuesday evening, the Waynesburg University women’s soccer team faced off against Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Waynesburg came into the game with a record of 4-4, while the 13th ranked Thomas More Saints came in 8-0-1.

The Jackets were defeated 9-0 in the contest.

Thomas More came into the game very strong by putting up seven of its nine goals in the first half of the game.

Heethuis was not happy about the way the Jackets started the game and wants the team to have a poised mindset going into games.

“Our girls came out flat, timid and scared to play,” said Heethuis. “Thomas More is historically very strong in the conference, and we came out

with a mindset that we were not prepared to compete.”

Heethuis, however, did like the way the team came out of the second half and thinks the team can rebound from this loss.

“After giving up seven goals in the first half, we came out in the second half showing more of a fight and with more attitude,” said Heethuis.

“We have to have the mindset where we can be angry the night after the game if we wish, but the next morning the result is out of our mind and we will use it as a learning tool to get better.”

Heethuis wants her team to improve on the little things for the team to progress.

“Our backline gave their forwards and [midfielders] too much respect and too much room to receive the ball freely,” said Heethuis.

“We also need to continue to

work on winning our 50/50 battles in the center of the field so we can get out of our end and ultimately keep the ball in our attacking third.”

Some would think traveling a long distance to Kentucky may have played a part in the team’s performance but head coach Laura Heethuis said otherwise.

“The distance did not play a part in today’s game,” Heethuis said, “We have to be prepared to play regardless of the distance. Thomas More is a tough place to play at, but that cannot be an excuse to our performance.”

The Jackets opened up Presidents’ Athletic Conference play against Bethany College Saturday. Waynesburg would cruise past the Bison as it would come out victorious with a score of 6-1.

Heethuis thinks getting a win in the first conference game is a big boost in confidence for the team.

“Confidence heading into PAC play is huge,” said Heethuis. “We had some

great tests in nonconference games leading into it that allowed us to show our strengths, work on weaknesses and ultimately prepare for the PAC. Now that we are here, that first conference win is great.”

This was a great way for the Waynesburg women’s soccer team to open up PAC play especially while being on the road, according to Heethuis.

Sophomore forward Melanie Byler, who posted a hat trick in the game, knew it was important for the team to get the win.

“We were all aware of the importance of the game,” said Byler. “Coach Heethuis told us that we needed to play our hardest and have some fun. I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy game, but an important start to the PAC season. As a team, we wanted to send a message that we were here to fight.”

The Jackets will continue PAC play this Saturday at home as they face the Thiel Tomcats at 1 p.m.

Volleyball drops both ends of tri-match McAuley leads Jackets at invitational

By ZACHARY ZEIGLER For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University volleyball team entered Saturday’s tri-match against Saint Vincent and Geneva looking to turn things around after losing three out of its last four matches.

The Yellow Jackets played a tight contest with La Roche College Oct. 1, losing in five sets, 3-2.

“We had a positive feeling coming out of it,” said senior outside hitter Kourtney Skinner. “We feel like we definitely should have won that game. We were right there and so close to winning, but it just didn’t happen.”

Waynesburg looked to take this momentum into the first match of the day as they took on the Saint Vincent College Bearcats. This was the first match against Saint Vincent on the year for the Jackets.

Saint Vincent took the

first set 25-17, but then the Jackets turned it up in sets two and three, competing to keep both matches close, but Waynesburg lost both sets by a score of 25-21.

Senior right side hitter Shannon Morgan led the offensive attack in the first match with 8 kills, which lead all match competitors on the day.

After facing Saint Vincent, it would be an uphill climb for Waynesburg, as they had to face the leaders in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, the Geneva College Golden Tornados.

“Again the message was [to] go in with an open mind,” said Skinner. “They are leading the PAC right now, and we just have to play like we can beat them.”

The Jackets lost again three sets to none by scores of 2513, 25-16 and 25-21. The loss put the Jackets at 2-16 overall on the season and their conference record fell to 2-7.

“Although we lost, I still think going into the second half of the season we can win,” said Skinner. “It’s time for us to improve. Schools aren’t going to expect us to do what we are going to do this second half.”

Morgan came up big for the Jackets on the offensive attack again duplicating her eight-kill performance from the first contest, and freshman setter Ayers again had double figure assists in the contest. Senior libero Jessica Dorazio led the defense with 16 digs.

After Waynesburg takes on Chatham and Thomas More in a tri-match Thursday, the Jackets will travel to Kenyon College to participate in a tri-match with them and Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

The first match is against Kenyon and is set to begin at 2 p.m., while the second match against Mount Vernon Nazarene will start at 4 p.m.

campus of Waynesburg University. With long travel, sometimes a team suffers due to fatigue or lag.

“Getting there that night, there was some lag,” McAuley said. “The next morning there was some tightness, and I didn’t have the pop that I usually have when we only travel a few hours for a meet.”

After the race, Hardie didn’t believe that McAuley suffered at all. In fact, Hardie thought McAuley had one of his best performances.

“Ben [McAuley] had a near perfect race,” Hardie said. “I still think he can get faster, but he ran a very solid race.”

Hardie said junior Casey Heimberger was in the 28-minute mark for the first time ever, while sophomore Eric Brownfield stood out to Hardie as well.

While Heimberger and Brownfield had their best races, freshman Joel Kuzminski turned in yet another quality outing at the Mike Woods

By DONNY CHEDRICK For the Yellow Jacket

Finishing 32nd out of 38 teams at an event doesn’t look good on paper, but given the quality of competition, the men’s cross-country team competed very well at the Mike Woods Invitational, according to head coach Chris Hardie.

With a group of nine men, Waynesburg had four runners finish with a time of 28 minutes or better, with senior Ben McAuley leading the way for the Yellow Jackets with a time of 27:40.

“We had a good showing,” Hardie said. “At Mike Woods, there were at least a dozen ranked teams and the depth of the field was one of the best that I’ve seen in my coaching career.”

The Mike Woods Invitational took place at the State University of New York at Geneseo, which is about a seven-hour trip from the

Invitational.

“It was by far my best race,” said Kuzminski, who finished second for Waynesburg.

“Mike Woods was definitely an experience because it was the biggest race I’ve ran in, and I was proud of how I did.”

The men’s cross-country team will have another weekend off and will also have time over the fall break to take some time for themselves before their meet at Gettysburg in the Gettysburg Invitational, which is one that Hardie hopes his team can do well at in preparation for the end of the season.

“We need repeat performances like we had at Mike Woods,” Hardie said. “If we run like we did at Mike Woods, we’ll be on the right track to some good rankings.”

The men’s cross-country team is off this Saturday, but returns to action Oct. 17 when it travels to Gettysburg to take part in the Gettysburg Invitational.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP MEN’S SOCCER

FOOTBALL STANDINGS

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

Conf. Overall 3-0 5-0 3-0 3-1 2-1 3-2 2-1 3-2 1-1 3-1 1-1 2-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-3 0-2 0-4 0-3 1-4

Saturday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 35, GROVE CITY 31 Grove City 7 10 7 7 31 Waynesburg 14 0 7 14 35

SCORE RECAP

First Quarter: WAY - Lawman 3 yd run (Lewis PAT), 11:26; GRO Maskrey 6 yd run (Lewis PAT), 5:17; WAY - Barnes 21 yd pass from Dougherty (Lewis kick), :02 Second Quarter: GRO - Carlucci 34 yd field goal, 11:29; GRO Scholle 9 yd run (Carlucci PAT), 8:27 Third Quarter: GRO - Scholle 1 yd run (Carlucci PAT), 8:48; WAY Lawman 2 yd run (Lewis PAT), 5:42 Fourth Quarter: WAY - Barnes 27 yd pass from Dougherty (Lewis PAT), 11:35; GRO - Peach 12 yd pass from Pennypacker (Carlucci PAT), 8:52; WAY - Lawman 4 yd run (Lewis PAT), :35

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD Dougherty................. 13 22 175 2 Waynesburg rushing

ATT YDS TD Lawman................................ 24 148 3

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

Conf. Overall 2-0 10-1-1 1-0 6-2-2 1-0 5-3-2 0-0-1 4-5-2 0-1-1 0-10-1 0-0 5-3-2 0-1 5-4-1 0-1 2-9 0-1 1-10-1

Tuesday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 5, WAYNESBURG 0 Waynesburg 0 0 0 Thomas More 1 4 5

SCORE RECAP

First Half: TMC - Goal by Runyon, 24:14 Second Half: TMC - Goal by Laird (Juniet assist), 49:30; TMC - Goal by Juniet, 53:17; TMC - Goal by Louis (Lewis assist), 73:18; Goal by Berklay (Kayed assist), 85:32

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, October 2: Westminster 3, Pitt-Greensburg 1 Saturday, October 3: Bethany 1, Waynesburg 1 (2OT); Maryville 5, Wash & Jeff 0 Sunday, October 4: Thomas More 4, Saint Vincent 0

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, October 10: Bethany at Grove City - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Westminster - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Waynesburg - 3:30 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Geneva - 7 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Marucs Gurgiolo, Senior F, Westminster Deffensive: Colin Dean, Sophomore D, Thomas More

Waynesburg receiving

REC YDS TD Barnes.................................. 3 77 2 Grove City passing

COM ATT YDS TD Pennypacker............. 14 26 171 1 Grove City rushing

ATT YDS TD Ubinger.................................. 10 65 0 Grove City receiving

REC YDS TD Patterson................................ 4 50 0

PAC FOOTBALL LEADERS

PASSING YARDS: Gebhardt, 1149, TMC; Coughlin, 1108, W&J; Reyes, 1047, BET RUSHING YARDS: Benger, 784, CMU; Tarrant, 560, TMC; McKinley, 542, WES TACKLES: Quinn, 56, WES; Hayden, 54, BET; Palmer, 43, WAY SACKS: Darden, 4.5, TMC; Shane, 4.5, THI; McClain, 4.5, BET

RECENT RESULTS

INTERCEPTIONS: Lammers, 3, TMC; Abdelmoty, 2, CMU; Fiscus, 2, GEN

Case Western 59, Bethany 24; Westminster 26, Carnegie Mellon 16; Waynesburg 35, Grove City 31; Saint Vincent 65, Thiel 14; Thomas More 38, Wash & Jeff 20

PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS

Saturday, October 3

UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, October 10

Geneva at Thomas More - 1 p.m.; Waynesburg at Case Western - 1:30 p.m.; Grove City at Wash & Jeff - 2 p.m.; Westminster at Thiel - 3 p.m.; Bethany at Carnegie Mellon - 6 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Tyler Donahue, Sophomore QB, Saint Vincent Defensive: Scott Suren, Senior S, Case Western Special Teams: Steven Scherer, Senior K, Saint Vincent

POINTS: Toohey, 31, W&J; Bruening, 24, CHA; Huber, 23, TMC GOALS: Toohey, 15, W&J; Bruening, 10, CHA; FlaggeEchols, 10, TMC ASSISTIS: Politis, 8, CHA; Benjmin, 6, CHA; Pusateri, 6, WES

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

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

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 9-0-1 8-0-1 7-1-1 6-4-1 4-5 6-2 4-4 4-6 2-6-1 0-8-1

Tueday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 9, WAYNESBURG 0 Waynesburg 0 0 0 Thomas More 7 2 9

SCORE RECAP

First Half: TMC - Goal by Flagge-Echols (Robinson assist), 2:28; TMC - Goal by Huber (Stadtmiller assist), 9:17; TMC - Goal by Flagge-Echols (Huber assist), 13:40; TMC - Goal by Flagge-Echols, 16:01; TMC - Goal by Felix, 17:11; TMC - Goal by Flagge-Echols (Rose assist), 21:13; TMC - Goal by Huber, 23:08 Second Half: TMC - Goal by Hunter, 76:33; TMC - Goal

by LaRosa (Wimmers assist)

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, October 2: Grove City 1, Geneva 0 (OT); Westminster 4, Thiel 0 Saturday October 3: Waynesburg 6, Bethany 1; Wash & Jeff 4, Chatham 0 Sunday October 4: Thomas More 1, Saint Vincent 0

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, October 10: Thiel at Waynesburg - 1 p.m.; Bethany at Grove City - 3:30 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Westminster - 3:30 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Geneva - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 11: Chatham at Thomas More - 12 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Jordan Toohey, Sophomore F, Wash & Jeff Deffensive: Allison Rinehimer, Sophomore GK, Wash & Jeff

STANDINGS Conf. Overall Geneva Thomas More Bethany Grove City W&J Westminster Saint Vincent Thiel Waynesburg Chatham

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

17-1 8-3 16-7 8-12 9-7 6-18 8-11 2-16 2-17 1-17

Saturday’s Box Score

GENEVA 3, WAYNESBURG 0 Geneva 25 25 25 Waynesburg 13 16 21

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, October 3: Bethany 3, Denison 0; Heidleberg 3, Bethany 1; Fraciscan 3, Chatham 0; Geneva 3, Saint Vincent 0; Geneva 3, Waynesburg 0; Grove City 3, Wash & Jeff 1; Grove City 3, Westminster 0; Saint Vincent 3, Waynesburg 0; Wash & Jeff 3, Westminster 2

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, October 9: Thomas More at Grove City - 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 10: Chatham at Bethany - 11 a.m.; Thomas More at Geneva - 11 a.m.; Saint Vincent at Chatham - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Thomas More - 1 p.m.; Westminster at D’Youville - 1 p.m.; Waynesburg at Kenyon - 2 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Bethany - 3 p.m.; Thiel at Geneva - 3 p.m.; Westminster at Wells - 3 p.m.; Waynesburg at Mount Verno - 4 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Erica Hughes, Sophomore OH, Geneva

WOMEN’S TENNIS STANDINGS Conf. Overall

BLOCKS: Yoho, 65, WES; Sanders 64, BET; Muhammad, 54, BET

Westminster W&J Saint Vincent Grove City Geneva Thomas More Waynesburg Thiel Bethany

DIGS: Parker, 426, BET; George, 338, SVC; Means, 311, W&J

Friday, October 2: Westminster 7, Mount Union 2

PAC VOLLEYBALL LEADERS

KILLS: Dak. McKenzie, 227, BET; Dyl. Mckenzie, 203, BET; Hughes, 191, GEN ASSISTS: Lauber, 463, BET; Ayers, 454, WAY; Daniels, 406, WES

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Jerry Lawman, Football

5-0 4-1 4-1 4-1 3-3 2-5 1-3 1-5 0-5

7-2 7-1 6-4 7-5 6-3 7-6 1-8 1-8 0-9

Saturday, October 3 SUNY GENESEO-MIKE WOODS INVITATIONAL 12. Waynesburg, 380 pts.; 32. Saint Vincent, 1015 pts.

GREATER LOUSIVILLE CLASSIC 5. Grove City, 213 pts.; 37. Thomas More, 380 pts.

Individual SUNY MIKE WOODS INVITATIONAL: 1. Benjamin Frazio, RPI, 24:46.6; 2. Isaac Garcia-Cassani, Geneseo ST., 24:53.1; 3. Thomas Caufield, St. Lawrence, 24:57.8; 260.

Benjamin McAuley, Waynesburg, 27:40.6

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, October 10: Thomas More at Fast Cats Classic - 10:45 a.m.; Westminster at Carnegie Mellon Invitational - 11 a.m.; Chatham at Carnegie Mellon Invitational - 11 a.m.; Wash & Jeff at Carnegie Mellon Invitational - 11 a.m.; Bethany at Mack Cooper Invitational - 11 a.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS Team

Friday, October 2 WASH & JEFF INVITATIONAL 1. Wash & Jeff, 32 pts.; 2. Geneva, 45 pts.; 4. Westminster, 120 pts.; 5. Chatham, 123 pts.; 6. Thiel, 132 pts.

Saturday, October 3 MIKE WOODS INVITATIONAL 12. Waynesburg, 380 pts.

GREATER LOUISVILLE CLASSIC 13. Grove City, 353 pts.; 23. Thomas More, 570 pts.

Individual MIKE WOODS INVITATIONAL: 1. Megan Kellogg, St. Lawrence, 21:34.5; 2. Lisa Grohn, St. Lawrence, 21:49.9; 3. Cassie Goodman, Geneseo, 21:53.1; 33. Julie Gerber, Waynesburg, 22:48.5

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ranking

Sunday, October 4: Saint Vincent 7, Pitt-Greensburg 2; Thomas More 9, Oakland City 0

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, October 10: Waynesburg at Thomas More 10 a.m.; La Roche at Geneva - 11 a.m.; Franciscan at Wash & Jeff - 11 a.m.; Grove City at Westminster - 3:30 p.m.

Waynesburg at Case Western- 1:30 p.m.

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Friday, October 2 WASH & JEFF INVITATIONAL 2. Thiel, 69 pts.; 3. Westminster, 78 pts.; 4. Geneva, 89 pts.; 5. Wash & Jeff, 117 pts.; 7. Chatham, 156 pts.

Saturday, October 3: Grove City 8, Thomas More 1

GOALS: Juniet, 10, TMC; Runyon, 8, TMC; Walker, 8, THI ASSISTS: Juniet, 10, TMC; Lilley, 5, THI; Runyon, 5, TMC

Team

RECENT RESULTS

PAC M. SOCCER LEADERS

POINTS: Juniet, 30, TMC; Runyon, 21, TMC; Walker, 20, THI

MEN RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, October 10: Westminster at Carnegie Mellon Invitational - 10 a.m.; Wash & Jeff at Carnegie Mellon Invitational - 10 a.m.; Chatham at Carnegie Mellon Invitational - 10 a.m.; Bethany at Mack Cooper Invitational - 11 a.m.; Saint Vincent at DeSales Invitational - 11:15 a.m.; Thomas More at Fast Cats Classic - 11:30 a.m.

Friday, October 9: Franciscan at Bethany - 4 p.m.; La Roche at Thiel - 4 p.m.; Pitt-Greensburg at Wash & Jeff - 4 p.m.

Melanie Byler, Women’s Soccer

CROSS COUNTRY

United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Associaton: 9th in the Division III Mideast Region

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Men’s: Daniel Christiansen, Junior, Grove City Women’s: Emily Rabenold, Senior, Grove City

October 8, 2015

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After several rain delays, women's tennis wins first match of season

By TYLER GODWIN

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University women’s tennis team won its first match of the year in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference matchup against Bethany College. The Yellow Jackets pulled out an 8-1 victory Tuesday.

The team had a few weeks to rest up due to some rainouts. The Jackets' last match was against Washington & Jefferson College on Sept. 24.

“We were still able to get some practices in despite the weather,” said head coach Ron Christman. “Not only were the practices helpful, but it allowed for injuries of some of our players to heal more.”

In addition to Christman, the players found that having some rest between matches was beneficial to the team as a whole.

“The time off really helped us work on different parts of our game,” said senior Rachel Klemash. “Getting to practice more really helped prepare us for the match.”

Another reason that can be attributed to the team’s success is the return of all its players to the court.

“This was one of the first times all year that everyone has been able to play together,” said Klemash. “It

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Senior Rachel Wilson, pictured here in a match against Penn State Altoona earlier this season, helped lead the Jackets to an 8-1 victory against Bethany College. was important that we finally have our top five all playing.”

The match started off strong with a victory from Waynesburg’s first-doubles team of Klemash and freshman Aubree Brown, 8-6, against Bethany freshmen Pia Hager and Anna Heizler.

“It was a hard fought match,” said Christman. “Au-

bree and Rachel had to work hard to get the win here.”

The second-doubles team of seniors Emily McDonold and Rachel Wilson found great success as well, winning their match with authority, 8-0. The third-doubles team of senior Amanda Hooker and sophomore Elizabeth Ensminger con-

tinued the success with a victory of their own 8-3.

The victories gave Waynesburg the early lead on Bethany going into singles play, 3-0.

Klemash fell to Bethany’s Hager in the first singles match of the day 6-0, 6-1.

“This was a tough matchup for Rachel, who is still a

little dinged up,” said Christman. “Pia [Hager] has only lost one singles match all year and plays a different style than Rachel, which made it tough for her.”

However, the rest of the team was able to rally around her, as her loss was the only loss Waynesburg would have on the day, as Brown, Mc-

Donold, Wilson, Hooker and junior Heidi Evans all won their singles matches to give the Yellow Jackets the convincing victory. Evans’ victory was the first of her collegiate career.

“Everyone down the line played well today,” said Christman. “It was a very good day for our team.”

Now that the pressure is off to get the first win, Klemash thinks the team can focus on its long-term goals for the season.

“It definitely boosted our confidence to get over the hurdle of getting our first win,” said Klemash. “Some of the other players on the team really stepped up today.”

Christman is looking at the big picture for the team as it heads into the final few weeks of the season.

“We want to learn and get stronger so that we can do well in the tournament,” said Christman. “We will be successful in the tournament if we continue to grow.”

The Yellow Jackets travel to Grove City today, Thursday, to take on the Grove City College Wolverines in a PAC matchup as they hope to build upon their recent success. The team also travels to Thomas More on Oct. 10 to take on the Saints in another PAC matchup.

Offense woes continue for men's soccer Women's XC: Several Jackets run “We need to improve of- The game ended in a 1-1 personal best times at invitational

By TIMMY KAISER fensively,” said Heethuis. tie.

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg men’s soccer team traveled to Crestview Hills, Kentucky for a Tuesday afternoon Presidents’ Athletic Conference match against the Thomas More College Saints. The Saints (10-11, 2-0-0 PAC) downed the Yellow Jackets (0-10-1, 0-11 PAC) by a score of 5-0.

Thomas More is a perennial contender in the PAC, and the young Yellow Jackets team played within one goal of the Saints for the first 49 minutes.

The first Saints’ goal came during the 24th minute, while the second came during the 49th. Three more Saints’ goals in the 53rd, 73rd and 85th minutes rounded out the scoring. The Saints outshot the Yellow Jackets on goal 17-2.

“I think we came out well against a very good team and fought hard,” said head coach Brad Heethuis.

Creating offense has been a problem for the Yellow Jackets this season and that continued in Tuesday’s match. The Yellow Jackets only sent two shots on goal during the contest. Thomas More put 17 shots at Yellow Jackets’ senior goalkeeper Nate Ribar during the game.

“We need to be dangerous and create more chances, which in turn will take some pressure off our defense.”

Thomas More had only surrendered two goals in its last four contests heading into the matchup against the Yellow Jackets.

The Saints’ only loss of the season came in overtime against Case Western Reserve in their second game of the season.

“We were trying to keep our positive momentum,” said senior midfielder Connor Walsh. “They are a really good team, and the result didn’t go our way.”

This young team is improving and playing the Saints close for a good portion of the game is evidence of that, according to Heethuis.

“Our young guys are coming along nicely,” said Heethuis. “I think they are finally adjusting to the pace and physicality of the college game along with learning our system.”

The Yellow Jackets are looking for the elusive first win of the season.

On Saturday Oct. 3, the Waynesburg University men’s soccer team played its first PAC match against the Bethany College Bison.

This was the best result of the season for the Yellow Jackets. Both goals in this game were scored in the first half, with the first coming off the foot of Walsh in the 5th minute of the contest. The Bison would answer with a goal one minute later.

“It felt really good to get that goal,” said Walsh.

“Goals haven’t come easy this year, so I was just happy I could make a contribution and put us in position to get a result.”

There were tough field conditions because of the cold and rainy weather. It had its effect on both teams throughout the contest.

Although the tie did not give the Jackets their first win of the season, it does help. The Yellow Jackets, like all teams in the PAC, are competing for one of four coveted playoff spots.

The Yellow Jackets' next opponent is the Thiel College Tomcats who are 2-9 overall and winless in conference play as of this week’s publication deadline. Waynesburg is looking to finally get into the win column.

The game will be played on Saturday at John F. Wiley Stadium. First kick is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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After coming out of an intense and large meet, performing well prepares the team better for when the smaller, more important races such as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships come around.

“It’s a big confidence boost [to compete well at bigger meets],” said Loch. “Not only that we beat other teams that are pretty good, but also that we had the chance to run fast, that’s a big confidence boost. It gives us more of a sense of what we are capable of time-wise and how hard we can push ourselves.”

While the team has had several upperclassmen make noticeable changes in their personal bests, Hardie believes that a particular freshman's hard work, other than Simonton, should be recognized. "[Freshman] Liz Trump made the trip and she made a significant increase in season best this week,” said Hardie. “I think it’s just because she trained really hard, she really wanted to make this travel team and she trained hard the last two weeks to get here, and it really showed in her race. The hard work

she [put in] really came out this weekend. I think she pulled a whole minute off, which is really cool. So she really stood out to me.”

Making their way to the meet in New York, the team rode in several vans.

Hardie stopped about halfway through the trip at a park and let the team out of the crammed vans for a small break during the long seven-hour drive.

Hardie said that although the team usually does the Friday workout after arriving at the hotel for overnight meets, but since the trip would be completed in the dark he decided that a small stop would not only give the team a time to stretch, but also a time to relax after the long car ride.

“It was actually really nice because we all got to get out of the vans for a little bit and just run around' there may have been a game of tag involved,” said Loch. “It was just a nice break from riding in the van. No one took it terribly serious either, which was really nice considering that we had a big meet the next day. It was just a relaxing time.”

Hardie said he might incorporate more stops like this again during longer

rides as he thinks the stop was affective. He believes the trip itself improved the team chemistry that has already been close since the beginning of the year.

“It’s amazing how just some time together in a closed space will help a team get together and get closer,” said Hardie. “I think they definitely bonded on this trip through the ride and then I think through just spending time together at the hotel and eating a meal together [and the little things like that].”

The Yellow Jackets will not be in action this weekend as fall break begins.

The team will compete again at the Gettysburg Invitational Oct. 17. The meet is set for a 10:30 a.m. start time.

“That has been a race we have circled as pretty much the big race for us,” said Hardie on the Gettysburg Invitational. “[The Mike Woods Invitational] was a big one this weekend, but we were missing a few runners.

Now we get to have the full team together, in a really fast course, with a lot of competition, so Gettysburg is something I think the women’s team is really excited about.”

Barnes: Attitude change, hard work over summer paying dividends for WR

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the position.

“I didn’t have the reads necessary to stand in the pocket and throw the ball,” Barnes said. “I didn’t know how to progress through my receivers, so when I came to Waynesburg my problem was not knowing the routes and where people were going to be and not knowing what was going on.”

Graduate assistant for tight ends and receivers, Zac Capan, who played with Barnes in 2013 and 2014—isn’t surprised at the success Barnes is having this season.

“I immediately knew that Kevin could be a star on the team as a freshman coming in,” Capan said. “You can tell by how a guy runs that this guy is a serious athlete.”

In spring practice his freshman year, Barnes started to transition more to wide receiver and made the full transition in camp the next season.

“We felt that if he was playing the quarterback position he wouldn’t have as many playmakers around him, which would put more pressure on him,” Shepas said.

“For us to have the opportunity to recruit [freshman quarterback] Jake [Dougherty], him be our number one guy we’re going after, get him and have Kevin as a playmaker around him is going to be a plus down the road.”

Last season, Barnes appeared in six games recording two catches for 13 yards.

He had the opportunity to sit behind two of the best wide receivers in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference last season in Bernie Thompson and Andrew English.

“From Bernie [Thompson] I learned hard work, to be out on the field with a purpose, to run my routes hard and listen to the coaches,” Barnes said. “From Drew [English] I learned to go up and get the ball and make plays. He always made plays when it counted, and he was a red

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Junior wide receiver Kevin Barnes evades two Grove City tacklers in Saturday's 3531 win. Barnes is the Jackets' leading receiver so far this season. zone threat, which I think I am too.”

Barnes admits he was a lazy football player in high school and early in his career at Waynesburg, but heading into spring football his sophomore year he changed that.

“I went to spring ball saying that I was going to be one

of the guys this year because Bernie and Drew were gone,” Barnes said. “I hit the gym a lot harder over the summer; I started lifting more weights and running after practice and doing things I normally wouldn’t have done. I used to be a pretty lazy player. I saw my opportunity to make the

team better. I just thought, ‘this is my chance, why not take it all on?’”

When Capan was a teammate of Barnes’ he knew Barnes needed to take the game more seriously.

“Coming from high school to college you can’t just walk in and expect to be great,”

Capan said. “You need to put the work in and study more, and I think he’s done that now. That’s why he’s having the season that he is. I always knew the type of athlete he was, but now he’s putting it all together. I’m always in Kevin’s ear about how great of a player he can be.”

Through five games, Barnes has caught at least four passes for 70 yards in four of five games with a touchdown.

He attributes his success thus far to his chemistry with Dougherty.

“In the summer, since Jake and I live pretty close to each other, we were able to work out together two or three days a week,” Barnes said. “For us, I think it’s a comfortability thing. We ran our routes and I showed him what routes we run and I gave him some signals in the summer.”

Barnes said he wants to continue his consistency for the rest of the season and for the rest of his career at Waynesburg.

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October 8, 2015

Week six football preview: Case Western Reserve

By ANDY STANKO

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University football team begins the second half of its season with a trip to Cleveland for a meeting with Presidents’ Athletic Conference upstart, Case Western Reserve.

The Yellow Jackets were successful in ending their three-game losing streak with a come from behind victory over Grove City on Homecoming, 35-31. The win made head coach Rick Shepas the all-time winningest coach in Waynesburg University football history, passing Frank Wolf, who led the Yellow Jackets from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1941.

Waynesburg bucked a few negative trends that hurt the team through its first threegame losing streak since 2006. The Jacket defense forced two turnovers after collecting just one takeaway in the past three games. The Waynesburg offense came alive with three second-half touchdowns, outdoing the scoring output in second halves during the Jackets’ losing skid.

Freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty collected his first fourth quarter comeback of his career, and senior running back Jerry Lawman collected 148 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the day, putting him over 100 yards of total offense in four out of Waynesburg’s first five games.

Junior wide receiver Kevin Barnes Jr. caught three passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns.

Waynesburg will take on the Spartans of Case Western Reserve Saturday, Oct. 10. Case finished 2014 with a 3-5 conference mark, tied for seventh in the PAC. This season Case Western is unbeaten in conference play and coming off an impressive 59-20 win over the same Bethany Bison who upended the Jackets 27-14 two weeks ago.

Waynesburg defeated Case in last season’s Homecoming game for the Jackets, 35-15. Four Carter Hill touchdown passes and a Willie Leavell kickoff return for a touchdown were more than enough to handle the Spartans in 2014.

Kevin Barnes Breaks Out Barnes ended the 2014 season with two receptions for 13 yards, making him the ninth leading pass catcher on Waynesburg’s potent passing attack last season. Fast forward to 2015, he’s leading the Jackets in receiving and is among one of the statistical leaders among wide receivers in the PAC. Barnes ranks third in the conference in receptions, fifth in receiving yards and tied for second in touchdown receptions.

“It’s not a surprise whatsoever,” said Shepas. “Because I believe in his ability, I’m

the 10 [yard line] and changing field positon and changing our destiny.”

Junior punter Jonathan Hager finished second in punting average in 2014 and the Jackets hold a five-yard advantage over opponents this season in terms of net yards per punt. On the season, Hager has forced opponents to start nine drives inside their own 20-yard lines.

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not surprised. He can make more plays; he could have made more plays last year.

It’s Kevin making a decision, and we’re seeing him grow up right before our eyes.”

In addition to his receptions, yardage and touchdowns through the air last week, Barnes changed the game by stripping a Grove City defensive back following an interception and reenergizing the Homecoming crowd with a long punt return that was partially negated by penalty.

Barnes did his damage last week without fellow junior wide receiver and playmaker Tim Cooper on the field against Grove City.

“Our biggest playmakers on the perimeter are Kevin, Cooper and Willie [Leavell],” said Shepas. “We are focused on how much we are trying to get those guys the ball.”

Special Teams Waynesburg entered week five with the top-rated kick return unit and started four of its five drives with kickoff returns to the Waynesburg 38-yard line or beyond. The Jackets special teams unit also added two punt returns that set the offense up at midfield and in plus territory in the second half. Positive special teams play to set up the offense or force the opponent to go the length of the field has been consistent for the Jackets this season.

“If you can affect your field position if it’s good or bad that’s significant,” said Shepas. “You can affect the game with punting too as much as you can offensively.

That’s one of the things that’s been so positive, even at the beginning of the season, we were getting the ball inside

Waynesburg’s defensive backfield collected its first two interceptions since week one with first and fourth quarter picks coming from junior defensive back Eli Hargis in Saturday’s win over Grove City. Waynesburg entered the game having allowed four receivers in the last three weeks to have more than 100 yards receiving, as well as giving up three consecutive 300-yard passing performances and 11 passing touchdowns without an interception.

Grove City pass catchers Josh Peach and Brett Pinson entered as two of the top ten wide receivers statistically in the PAC, with Peach among the conference leaders in catches per game and Pinson second in the PAC in receiving yards per game. The duo combined to catch just five passes for 70 yards and a touchdown. Pinson only had one reception on the day.

“We tried to get more fundamental in the practice plan and get guys prepared better

and re-routing the receivers,” said Shepas. “We were just giving up too many explosive plays. Anything plus-fifteen yards we consider an explosive play. I thought we played the field zone better; when we re-routed we had more success and we got some picks.”

Scouting Report Case Western Reserve is one of two unbeaten teams in the PAC with three conference wins of 35 points or more. The Spartans are led by the PAC’s sixth leading rusher and third leading passer, sophomore quarterback Rob Cuda. In his first season starting at quarterback for the Spartans, Cuda has thrown 13 touchdowns without an interception, and Case has turned the ball over a conference low three times all season. Case Western’s offense only trails nationally ranked Thomas More in scoring and total offense, putting up almost 45 points and more than 450 yards of total offense per game through the first half of the season.

Defensively, Case Western is led by its linebacker corps and leads the conference in run defense. Opponents muster only 2.4 yards per carry and average fewer than 100 yards per game on the ground. After finishing last in the PAC in takeaways in 2014 with 12, the Spartans’ defense has forced nine turnovers in four games.

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John F. Wiley Stadium stands.

“I know our players were excited, and I could see it in them,” Shepas said. “And believe me, I appreciate that; it’s awesome.”

Shepas said the win hasn’t been on his mind over the past few weeks and he doesn’t think the achievement will sink in any time soon. “[It’s] always good to win on homecoming weekend for all of our fans and for the homecoming festivities,” Shepas said. “But I’m locked up in this thing trying to get better, so I’m going to be honest it is not a part of my thought process.”

Shepas’ freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty doesn’t think it was on his coach’s mind, but he does admit it was on his and his teammates’ minds.

“I don’t think it was on Coach Shepas’ mind. He’s one of those guys who is super humble. He doesn’t care about stats for himself,” Dougherty said. “I mean it was on all of our minds; we wanted it for him. We actually got together as players and said ‘This one’s for Coach Shep.’ I don’t think he really thought about it, but I know we were all thinking about it for him.”

“I think it means more to him then he’ll say it means to him,” said Athletic Director Larry Marshall. “That’s just how down to Earth the man is.”

Despite saying it hasn’t been on his mind, Shepas said breaking records, whether for himself or when his players break records, is something he enjoys.

“I am in it for my players in breaking records. I think you’ve seen that in some of the offensive play that we’ve had. I’m always excited when they break records,” Shepas said. “I guess this is something that I’m fortunate to have been here for 11 years, and the record is one that only time can break.”

Shepas is not a stranger to success, as he was a wide receiver for Youngstown State University under legendary head coach Jim Tressel. He was a captain and an all-

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Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Head coach Rick Shepas celebrates his 66th win, making him the all-time winningest coach in Waynesburg football history, after the game last Saturday with his team. Shepas was awarded the game ball and gave it to former player Kurt Detwiler. conference player in 1986, and he finished his college career with 150 receptions for 2,263 yards.

“One of the things he said was he had the opportunity to play for a legendary coach in high school and also a legendary coach in college,” said senior linebacker Aaron Palmer. “Well, I had the chance to do the same thing. In high school, I had the chance to play for one of the most legendary coaches in the state of Virginia, and for it to be a parallel in both high school and college not everyone gets to experience that.”

Shepas then went on to coach at several different high schools in Ohio, including Massillon Washington High School, which is one of the most notable high school football programs in the country.

Shepas posted a 97-35-career record as a high school coach before starting his tenure at Waynesburg.

The Yellow Jackets posted

a 4-6 record in Shepas’ first season as the head coach in 2005, but the team has yet to finish with below a .500 record since then.

Shepas had very successful seasons in 2006 and 2007, coming within a game of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference crown in each season.

Most recently, the past three years of Waynesburg football from 2012 to 2014 have been some of the most exciting in Yellow Jacket history: A 10-win season in 2012, three Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference bowl appearances, an 18-6 record in PAC play, a win over rival Washington & Jefferson last year and 46 combined All-PAC awards, which is tied with W&J for the most in the PAC during that stretch.

Marshall says the achievement shows Shepas’ perseverance as head coach at Waynesburg.

“It [shows] his endurance as a coach and what he means to the university

and the football team,” Marshall said. “I think more so the university likes to have records broken because it means you’re getting the right people in there to succeed like previous people did. I think for Coach Shepas it’s a tribute to him.”

Assistant head coach Jason Falvo, who has coached at Waynesburg for 14 seasons, has been next to Shepas during his whole tenure.

“He does more stuff for more people that nobody knows about than anyone personally I’ve ever known,” Falvo said.

“I am a better coach for having worked with him.

I’ve been here long enough to work with three different coaches, and these 11 years have been by far the best, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Coach Dan Baranik and Coach Jeff Hand [Shepas’ predecessors] did a great job here as well, and I’m thankful for their time, but Shep’s the greatest. He really is.”

tage of the good field position despite the setback, scoring on the third play of their drive when freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty connected with the receiver who had just had a return touchdown taken away from him, Barnes, making the score 28-24 in favor of Waynesburg. The 27-yard score was one of Barnes’ two touchdowns on a day where he had three receptions for 77 yards.

“Kevin and I worked out all summer together,” said Dougherty. “I love throwing to him. He’s a great receiver. The first touchdown he scored was after I missed him with the same play, and I told him 'I’m going to lead you this time,’ and we did exactly that. He made a great catch.”

According to Shepas, part of Barnes’ response late in the game was a result of a missed block by the receiver earlier on in the game.

“Kevin Barnes missed a block that we practice all the time,” said Shepas. “I got on him when he came off the field. We were running inside zone and Jerry slid it and popped the thing and if Kevin had his block it’s in the end zone. But, after that, he played out of his mind to make up for it. He had the two touchdowns which were big, but when Jake threw the interception, he [Barnes] strips the ball and we got the ball back.”

It wasn’t just Barnes who contributed to the win for Waynesburg that snapped the first three-game losing streak for the program since 2006.

The defense for Waynesburg, which was a question over the past few weeks for the Jackets, forced three turnovers and recorded four sacks. Two of the turnovers were interceptions by junior safety Eli Hargis who was making his first career start.

“We thought our defense rallied too,” said Shepas.

“They got off the field pretty quickly in some situations, they got a few turnovers and a few big sacks, with a couple of those by Russell Seiss.”

Seiss recorded two of the four sacks for the Waynesburg defense and five total tackles. Shepas said Seiss is progressing very well as a freshman, and the Thomas Jefferson graduate drew comparisons from Shepas to one of Waynesburg’s all-time great defensive lineman.

“He [Seiss] is probably the guy that reminds me most of Mike Czerwian in the time since,” said Shepas. “He’s just doing his thing and getting accustomed to things. That’s what is exciting about it.”

Mike Czerwian, who graduated in 2008, set an NCAA All-Divison record with 53.5 career sacks during his time with Waynesburg—23 of which coming in his senior season—while accumulating 273 tackles.

For Waynesburg, the winning drive started with 3:29 to go in the fourth quarter and at midfield following a punt by Grove City. It took eight plays to go 50 yards in about three minutes for the eventual winning touchdown. Senior running back Jerry Lawman scored from four yards out to put the Jackets ahead for good.

Shepas wasn’t surprised by Lawman’s three score performance, in which he totaled 156 yards offensively, 148 of which came on the ground on 24 attempts.

Dougherty finished the day 13-22 for 175 yards and two touchdowns, but did throw one interception. In the end, Shepas is still confident in his freshman quarterback.

“He’s not seeing everything and sure he needs to understand down and distance a bit more,” said Shepas. “It matters what Jake sees and how we are teaching him to see the field, but in no way, shape or form do I want to take his swagger away from the game. The pass he rolled out on and hit Kevin Barnes in the end zone; that was his third progression on the play.

That’s him making the big plays. That’s not coaching.”

Waynesburg hits the road Saturday to square off with the Case Western Reserve Spartans, Kickoff Saturday against the Spartans is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

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Poor weather doesn't diminish JacketFest events

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

It was a cold, damp Homecoming Saturday for Waynesburg University, but the dreary weather did not stop the weekend’s festivities from commencing or the alumni from attending.

According to Mary Fox, a university event planner, the alumni traveled back through the hurricane occurring on the East Coast.

“Due to the forecast of rain and possible effects from Hurricane Joaquin up and down the East Coast, we expected more alumni to cancel their plans to come for the weekend,” said Fox. “However, we were very pleased with the turnout for this weekend’s events.”

The alumni and the students possessed several opportunities to both connect and reconnect with one another throughout the homecoming festivities. Students were given the opportunity to show school spirit by wearing black and orange on Friday, as well as attend the pep rally and Waynesburg Idol finale.

The alumni attended JacketFest, which was held in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Many student organizations on campus provided numerous activities to choose from such as pumpkin carving and music from the radio station.

A common theme throughout the weekend, Fox wanted to make sure that the university was ready for the weather, and she felt the planners had successfully prepared.

“Everything went well this year, despite the rain,” said Fox. “We had ample time to implement our rain plan, so we were prepared for all of our events.”

The alumni were also treated to a Waynesburg football team win, as the Yellow Jackets were able to defeat the Grove City Wolverines by a score of 35-31.

During the game, alumni could reconnect with each other at a tent located near the back of John F. Wiley Stadium.

After the game, alumni were invited to a steak cookout, which the students could See JACKETFEST on D2

Featured artist from 'The Voice' coming to campus

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

On Oct. 20 at 8 p.m., the Student Activities Board is presenting a coffeehouse featuring Josh Logan. Logan, a singer/songwriter and guitarist from Manchester, New Hampshire, was featured on the 2013 season of The Voice.

Logan combines the styles of rock, pop, blues and soul for a unique sound. In fact, the judges initially turned their red chairs to show their support for Logan when he auditioned for The Voice with a soulful rendition of “Too Close” by Alex Clare.

He eventually joined Christina Aguilera’s team.

Student Services’ Graduate Assistant Julie Wise wants students to relax, have a good time and socialize.

“This is the perfect atmosphere to do homework while enjoying some entertainment,” said Wise. “Coffeehouses are so much fun, and we have a really great performer.”

Logan has been on the music scene since he was 15 in 1996, with the band “Gunshy.” After the band’s

breakup, he went on to a solo career.

Logan would then be featured on Rock Star: Supernova, where he was one of 15 handpicked to compete and be mentored by classic artists such as Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee. Following his success from Rock Star, he formed the Josh Logan Band in 2007 and released the album “Gone Tomorrow, Here Today.” That same year the newspaper, Hippo Press, named him “Best Local Performer Playing Original Songs.”

Wise is also excited to see how Logan reacts to having a smaller venue and students so close during the performance.

“Coffeehouses are more personal because artists that are used to [being] on TV are right there,” said Wise. “You can see them live and have personal interaction.”

The coffeehouse will be held in the Beehive. For more information on Josh Logan visit http:/joshlogan. net. Merchandise will be for sale at the event, and there will be a meet-and-greet after the show.

FINAL ROUND OF WU IDOL COMES TO A CLOSE

Kyla Wolper, Yellow Jacket

As Waynesburg Idol comes to an end, the finalists lined up to find out who would be taking home the big check. Mattie Winowitch was able to walk away with $300 as well as the title of the 2015 Waynesburg Idol.

WINOWITCH TAKES THE WIN

Three-week event ends as Freshman wins Waynesburg Idol

By LUKE GOODLING

For the Yellow Jacket

Despite cold and rainy conditions Friday night, lines started early for Waynesburg Idol’s final round on Oct. 2.

Eight contestants were narrowed down to just four finalists during the opening ceremony.

Mattie Winowitch, Denise Branthoover, Rebecca Strang and Brad Gillespie were announced as the final four.

The finalists’ song choice category for the final round was throwback.

Winowitch was called to the stage first to start off the

evening’s competition. Performing the song “At Last”

by Etta James, Winowitch quickly captured the crowd’s attention. After the performance, Winowitch earned a partial standing ovation along with praise from the panel of judges.

Judge Brandon Szuminsky, instructor of communication, said, “only Disney princesses have pipes like that!”

Judge Mary Woessner, secretary for Student Services, had to wipe away tears after the performance, saying she was very proud of Winowitch.

The second performer was from Branthoover, tackling the song “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.

Though Branthoover said she had horrible nerves leading up to the performance, the judges applauded her performance.

“You nailed it,” said Judge Frank Pazzynski, associate professor of education. “[You had] great range, marvelous.”

The third contestant was Strang, who performed “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. Despite struggling to remember the lyrics, Strang finished the song with the help of the audience.

“It could have been better,” said Strang. “I’ll admit it.”

Regardless, the judges appreciated the piece.

“Very inspiring,” said Szuminsky. “So inspiring [that] I got word that [the cafeteria] will actually try next week.”

Pazzynski complimented Strang on her stage presence as well.

Finally, to conclude the evening’s final four performances, Gillespie sang his song of choice: “Burnin’ Up” by the Jonas Brothers. Although Gillespie struggled at parts of the song, many See FINAL on D2

The final round of WU Idol dropped the number of contestants from 8 to the final 4.

Brad Gilespie (left) sings 'Burnin Up' by The Jonas Brothers; he took third place.

Denise Branthoover (left), took second place and performed "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston.

Kyla Wolper, Yellow Jacket

University students to serve domestically during fall break

By RYAN SCHWERTFEGER News Digest Editor

Fall Recess will see a drop in the number of students remaining on Waynesburg University’s campus, but that does not mean that students won’t be living up to the university’s mission of faith, learning and service.

Instead of going home for the week, many students will spend time on mission trips. Assistant Dean of Students, Kelly Hardie, is the coordinator for those who wanted to spend their break serving others.

Three main trips are planned for the recess: Habitat for Humanity, Greene

County Immersion and Gettysburg National Military Park restoration.

The Gettysburg trip was proposed by Rea Redd, director of the Eberly Library, after speaking with Kelly Hardie about a possible mission trip idea he had.

“All ser vice trips are proposed by faculty and staff who have an idea for a service trip,” said Hardie.

“The process starts about a year before a trip can actually take place in order for the idea to be examined for feasibility.”

Once that process is complete, students are notified of the mission trip opportunity.

The 23 students going on the Gettysburg trip will be volunteering at the national park in restoring the battlefield and giving Civil War tours.

In addition, they will also make a stop at the Daniel Lady Farm, a site that acted as a hospital during the Gettysburg battle, to help with restoration efforts there.

Participants will also be making a stop at the Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg to attend a worship service and get a tour of the facilities.

Sophomore Nick Cordova, a political science and history major, is one of the students going on the trip.

“I decided to go to Gettysburg so that I could learn more about the history of the battle while also giving back to the community,” said Cordova. “This will be my first mission trip, and although I have some experience working with wood, my goal is to learn how to build a fence as it would have looked back in 1863 when the battle took place.”

Other students will be conducting mission work a lot closer to the university here in Greene County, as some students will serve with Greene County Habitat for Humanity while others have chosen to help out in the Greene County Im-

mersion activities.

10 students will be participating in the Habitat trip led by Adrienne Tharp and co-led by Zachary Payne, a junior accounting major.

The group will assist at different Habitat for Humanity sites around the county, wherever the need exists.

Junior marketing major John Wicker decided that out of the various options available for service trips, working with Habitat was the best all-around trip for him.

“I decided to choose Habitat for Humanity because it would be a relatively simple yet effective way for me to get involved in

service and learn practical skills that can be used later down the road in different capacities,” said Wicker.

Wicker said he also hopes to learn more about home construction skills and the organization as a whole, as his current experience in building is limited to drywall and building a treehouse with his father while growing up.

He also felt this would be a great, humbling experience to directly serve the residents who most need help in Greene County.

The Greene County Immersion group, with a total See MISSION on D2

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SAB offers Halloween-themed opportunity British playwright

By BRITTANY MCGARY For The Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University will be embarking on its annual trip to Kennywood’s Phantom Fright Nights on Friday, Oct. 23.

This year, Kennywood will be featuring at least 10 different haunting attractions, such as Death Valley, Gory Park, and Dark Shadows.

There are also two new attractions: Haunted Ark and Friday the 13th in 4D. Waynesburg has been attending a Phantom Fright Night for more than 10

years now.

On average, about 4050 students pile on a bus and make the hour and 15 minute trip to Kennywood, which is located right outside of Pittsburgh.

“What we like about Fright Night is that it’s more than just fright night,” said Pat Bristor, associate dean of students.

“You can ride the rides, walk around and do a lot more than just go through the haunted houses. Students seem to enjoy it.”

So far, 25 students have signed up, with room for approximately 15 more. Ac-

companying the students on their trip is Bristor’s graduate assistant, Julie Wise.

Junior sports broadcasting/sports information and public relations major Natalie Gloady attended Fright Night earlier this month and was extremely happy with her experience.

“Fright Night was awesome,” said Gloady. “Based on previous years that I have attended, I can honestly say that with the Jason 4D show this year, Kennywood has surpassed my previous expectations.”

The price for the ticket through Waynesburg is $15,

compared to a full price ticket of $32.99 if bought at the park. The bus leaves from Miller Hall at 5 p.m on the day of the event.

Students are encouraged to sign up either on myConnect or by visiting Student Services on the third floor of Stover.

Tickets will remain on sale leading up to the event unles they are all sold by then.

Suggestions on other possible events are welcomed at the Student Activities Board meetings, held Thursdays at 11 a.m on a weekly basis.

to present dramatic poetry reading

By MARY HOFFMAN Copy Editor

On Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m., Noel Witts, a documentary playwright and professor, will be performing a dramatic reading of Dylan Thomas’ poems in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center. This event is free for students and provided by the Fine Arts Department.

Witts comes from Leeds Becket University in the United Kingdom.

Witts, an old friend of Chair of the Fine Arts Department, Dr.Xela Batchelder, is a renowned professor in the United Kingdom, a documentary playwright and an author.

With the help of three colleagues, Witts founded and became director of Performing Arts at Leicester Polytechnic, then at De Montfort University.

Witts is also known as a documented playwright who has created tree works on Russian and Soviet histiry. s Batchelder believes there

is great value of bringing someone like Witts to campus.

“It’s a great way to communicate with an important professor,” said Batchelder.

“With a mind like that to talk to students in an academic setting.”

Students will hear a dramatic reading of poetry from a renowned poet of the twentieth century.

Students will also be able to meet and speak with Witts after the event during a question and answer session.

As part of new opportunities provided by the Honors Program, honors students will also have the opportunity to speak to Witts in a private setting.

Batchelder encourages all students to come to this event because it is not an experience students will see every day.

“It’s great for English, Arts, Documentary Film,” said Batchelder, “It’s not an everyday experience. I hope students come out to find out about him.”

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ICE CREAM SOCIAL FEATURES CHRISTIAN ARTIST

Kyla Wolper, Yellow Jacket

On Saturday Oct. 3, Waynesburg students came out to the Beehive for some late night homecoming activities. Chrisitian artist Anthony Mossburg was featured during the evening activity. Though the crowd was small in number, that did not stop those partcipating from having any less fun. Ice cream was provided by the Student Activities Board and due to the small turnout, those who came had plenty to eat.

Students influenced by Catholic retreat

By TEGHAN SIMONTON For the Yellow Jacket

This past weekend, in addition to various Homecoming festivities, a few students accompanied Father Michael Zavage to the Gilmary Catholic Retreat Center, near the Greater Pittsburgh Airport, for an opportunity to explore and better their faith.

The Gilmar y Center, a nonprofit organization owned and operated by the Maronda Foundation, is a facility dedicated to developing the spiritual, moral and intellectual strength of Catholic individuals and families.

At this retreat, Waynesburg students were accompanied by students from other colleges in the area.

“It’s the same thing as Kairos,” said Zavage, referring to the retreat taken in previous years. “Its just a bigger group of people. 45 students from all over the area. All the dif-

ferent campus ministries got together and decided ‘we’re gonna do this together.’”

The retreat this year differs in that it welcomes and caters to students who are not necessarily strong in their beliefs.

“The title is called ‘Awakening,’ so it is really to appeal to people who are searching for God, and to those who have faith and would like to go a little bit deeper, or even for students who want to jumpstart their faith,” said Zavage.

“Maybe since they came to college, they feel a little bit lost. This one is really for those who are searching, those who are trying to make their own faith.”

The retreat was effective in influencing students and furthering their faith.

“It helped me to realign my faith as an adult,” said freshman electronic media major Paul Hicks, who at-

tended the retreat. “When I came out of high school, I never really knew what to do with the knowledge I’d learned from Catholicism.”

Because of the special nature of the retreat, those who attended could benefit from the experiences and advice of others in different positions in their faith.

“I think that there’s a lot of different kinds of [students] on the retreat… students on all walks on the faith or journey. And the personal testimony that students give helps college students relate better to the faith,” said Zavage.

In addition to faith-based activities, students had activities like volleyball, basketball and more to occupy their free time, giving them the occasion to interact with people from other campuses and different religious backgrounds.

In this way, the event

became especially studentoriented, in addition to the student-led discussions throughout their time there.

“The weekend is spaced out with different 15-20 minute talks led by college students about their relationship with God,” said Zavage.

“There’s music, there’s a lot of times to pray as well… It looks like Upper Room.”

One of Waynesburg’s own students even led a discussion – senior English major Bonnie Strang, on ‘How to Live Your Faith on Campus.’

The retreat is hoped to have lasting effects and enrich the lives of students – and, by consequence, their campuses. “[The objective is] to help students come closer to Jesus and bring fellowship back to their campuses,” said Zavage.

“Coming out of the retreat, I’ve learned how to use God’s love as a tool in my daily life,” said Hicks.

members of the audience clapped and sang along with the performance.

Although most of the judges were not familiar with the song, they appreciated Gillespie’s piece. “It made [the audience] happier than the pope,” said Szuminsky afterwards.

Following the four performances, the audience was instructed to text in their favorite singer to decide who won the 2015 Waynesburg Idol.

While the votes were being tallied, two previous Waynesburg Idol champions, Tim Monaghan and Christine Ritter, performed.

Monaghan, the 2005 victor, was the first to take the stage, singing “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran.

Following him was Ritter, singing “Love On Top”

by Beyoncé, the song that earned her the title back in 2012.

Then, it was time to announce the placing of the 2015 Waynesburg Idol final four.

Gillespie took third place; Branthoover took second place; and Winowitch, a freshman communication major from Pittsburgh, took home the top prize of $300 with her performance.

“I’m going to Disney World,” said Winowitch jokingly after being handed the large check onstage.

“I feel elated,” added Winowitch after the show had ended. “I think I did it on a whim… to see what would happen,” she said when asked what had caused her to sign up for the competition to begin with despite having had no previous voice lessons.

“I sing a lot… in musicals, in the church band, [and] competitive choir,” she said.

When asked what she would really spend the winnings on, Winowitch said, “probably on pizza.”

Luisa Singletary, co-chair of special events for the Student Activities Board, appreciated the large audience turnout.

“I think there was more audience participation this year,” said Singletary. “They definitely got more into the songs and were really supportive of all of the participants. I think it is great to see the campus come together that way.”

When asked if there would be any events similar to Waynesburg Idol in the future, Singletary mentioned Waynesburg’s Got Talent, another student talent competition most likely to take place in February of 2016.

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of 12 people, will be assisting ten different non-profit organizations throughout the county including the Humane Society, the Corner Cupboard Food Bank, the Salvation Army and the County Historical Society.

Co-leading the trip will be senior business major Pedro Torrez.

Hardie, the trip leader, acknowledged that it will be a different experience for the Immersion group given they are hopping around to different organizations over their week of work, but there is a purpose behind it.

“The goal is to expose students to different local

community service opportunities so they can connect, show interest in and potentially continue to serve these organizations,” said Hardie.

Regardless of which trip students are embarking on, Hardie is pleased with the number of people and the make up of the fall break mission group.

“We have such a diverse group this year, and its great to see how many people are showing passion for the trip he or she is going on,” said Hardie.

Those who are interested in serving on future mission trips should reach out to Hardie or look on the service tab on myConnect to find out more details on future trips.

also enjoy in the cafeteria.

Fox believes that the university delivered a successful event for the alumni this year by creating a program in which everything ran smoothly and enjoyably.

“We always want our alumni to have a positive experience when returning to their alma mater,” said Fox. “From seeing the changes that have been made to our beautiful campus, to participating in events that are welcoming and enjoyable, we want the entire weekend to be great.”

However, there was one thing that Fox would like to change for next year, but it is not because of anything negative that occurred this year.

“There is nothing we would immediately say that we would change for next

Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

Participants gather at the starting line to prepare themselves for the Homecoming 5K. Students were joined in the race by President Doug Lee. year; however, we may need to increase the size of our alumni tent at the back gate of John F. Wiley Stadium,” said Fox. “The halftime fes-

tivities and the post-game steak cookout have become so popular that we will most likely need more space next year.”

Fox, however, is glad to see that the need for more space is the only problem.

“This is a change I welcome,” she said.

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FILM REVIEW: 'THE MARTIAN' DOES WHAT 'GRAVITY' COULDN'T

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

Ridley Scott’s enshrinement as a household name in the film industry is warranted on many levels, but lately, the British phenom seems to have lost his touch with “The Counselor” and “Exodus: Gods and Kings”.

Need I say more?

Unlike Shyamalan, however, Scott has an established resume with many hits of both box office success and critical acclaim, such as “Alien,” “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator.” With Shyamalan, we all want him to retreat under the bed like the boogey man and never show his face again.

With Scott, we’re hoping he can rekindle the creative ember that got his career turning in the first place.

“The Martian” may be that spark. Adapted from the 2011 novel by Andy Weir of the same name, this 2015 exploration of Mars’ terrain is but another entry into the ever-growing Hollywood interest in space exploration, following 2013’s “Gravity” and 2014’s “Interstellar.” I, for one, am perfectly fine with this new trend.

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unquantifiable allows for the expansion of the imagination, and in a decade where sequels and adaptations continue to overload the nation’s theaters, “The Martian” is heading in a new direction.

Yes, it’s an adaptation, but that’s not the point. “The Martian” really is alone in the spotlight like its main star,

Mark Watney. “Gravity” and “Interstellar” may have found the field of play before it, but in a field this wide, and being a field of extraterrestrial proportions, “The Martian” really is its own entity, searching its own themes of self-exploration, survival and ethics in a way that neither “Gravity” nor “Interstellar” ever focused

their gaze.

Both “Gravity” and “Interstellar” highlighted visual gravitas, and while Scott – a visual extraordinaire himself – isn’t one to hold back on delighting the eye, the film’s golden goose is its screenplay and cast without question.

Scott’s manipulations astound and dazzle, illustrating wide landscape portraits and unearthly aesthetics, but there’s little question what “The Martian” is truly focusing on, and that’s a great sign for Scott’s future endeavors. He knew what he wanted here and he went out and took it.

A stellar cast of Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Sean Bean and Chiwetel Ejiofor is great both on paper and on screen in this vacation on Mars, but the true applause of this film belongs to the weathered character of Mark Watney, portrayed so effortlessly by Jason Bourne...

I mean, Matt Damon.

Overzealous and clearly devoted to his survival and yet surprisingly flippant, Damon’s Watney expounds a character who refuses to give up, and at the same time, feels obligated to make sarcastic remarks at his obvious mis-

fortune.

What “Gravity” failed to do, at least in my viewing of director Alfonso Cuaron’s work, was establish a selfsustaining character. Damon’s Watney, on the other hand, is easily personable with his cynicism and blunt humor – attributes that younger audiences especially can relate to. He holds a confidence in dire circumstances that is sure to rake audiences in droves, and his unabashed approach in everything he undertakes leads to some amusing set pieces.

My only complaint with “The Martian” is that it’s so lighthearted. The deep drama we’re used to seeing from Scott isn’t here, and partially due to the comedic character that Watney symbolizes, we never get to the deeper and darker areas of living by yourself on a deserted planet.

“The Martian” grabbed $55 million at the box office this weekend, meaning it may overtake “Gravity” for the largest opening weekend in October.

Scott looks to be on the right track once again, which can only leave fans of the theater excited for his upcoming projects.

GAMES ON THE HORIZON

By ZACHERY ZALAR

For the Yellow Jacket

Coming this fall to a nextgeneration system near you are "Halo 5: Guardians" and "Star Wars: Battlefront."

"Halo 5" will grace the video game world with its presence on Oct. 27 and will be exclusive to the Xbox One. The game is set to feature the largest ensemble cast yet of any "Halo" series video game and the main story picks up eight months after Halo 4.

"Star Wars: Battlefront" will release on Nov. 17. Announced with a teaser trailer in 2012, the game was developed by EA DICE and produced by Electronic Arts.

The game is based off the six "Star Wars" films, as well as the newest upcoming installment.

Players will be able to visit iconic planets and fight in battles from the movies.

Both games kick off a fall that is full of new video game releases including the following: "Rock Band 4" (Oct. 6), "Guitar Hero Live" (Oct. 20), "Assassin’s Creed Syndicate" (Oct. 23), "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" (Nov. 6), "Rise of the Tomb Raider" (Nov. 10) and "Just Cause 3" (Dec. 1).

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Don’t Save the Breast For Last

By Mattie Winowitch

Designed by Cassidy Graham

Every October, women across the nation (and internationally) recognize Breast Cancer Awareness month. The purpose of Breast Cancer Awareness Month is to increase awareness and to raise funds for additional research for the disease.

Many people may be surprised at how much they don’t know about breast cancer and October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here is some additional information, along with a few common miconceptions and Frequently Asked Questions.

History:

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) was founded in 1985 as a result of the partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries, which distributes multiple different breast cancer drugs.

The aim of NBCAM was originally to promote mammograms, which are one of the best ways to detect breast cancer early on.

In the fall of 1991, the Susan G. Komen Foundation gave out pink ribbons to participants in its New York City race for breast cancersurvivors. Following this, two women, Alexandra Penney and Evelyn Lauder, founded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and made the pink ribbon their symbol.

Today, women and men alike all around the world support those who are going through breast cancer by wearing pink, especially in the month of October.

Common misconceptions about breast cancer: Finding a lump in your breast automatically means you have breast cancer: false.

Only a small percentage of breast lumps actually end up being cancerous. However, if you are to find a persistent lump or change in breast tissue, an exam is highly recommended just to be safe.

Men don’t get breast cancer, only women do: false.

Despite the prominence of the color pink, this is not true at all. Each year, approximately 2,190 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 410 will die. Although these statistics are small, it is still important for men to check themselves regularly. Unfortunately, the mortality in men is higher when it comes to breast cancer, only because they are less aware.

FAQs about breast cancer: What can I do to help prevent/lower the risks of breast cancer?

The best thing that you can do to prevent breast cancer is to get around 30 minutes of exercise a day and to eat healthily. By carrying out a healthy lifestyle, you are less likely to be prone to any life-threatening diseases, breast cancer included. Of course, heredity and other factors could always come into play. No matter what your situation may be, continue to give yourself self-exams once a month. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

What could increase my risks of getting breast cancer?

While genetics can play a role, there are additional “activities” that could potentially cause breast cancer.

These activities mainly include smoking (this includes second-hand smoke!) and drinking excessively.

There have also been studies on oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy and most frighteningly, stress. However, these things listed should not be surprising. All things in moderation. If it is harming your body short-term, it is most likely going to harm your body long-term as well.

So… How do I give myself a breast exam?

This is a great question for women and men alike. We all should be giving ourselves breast exams once a month. Begin by looking at yourself in the mirror. There should not be any odd changes. After looking initially, raise your arms and look for any other changes. If everything looks okay, use your fingers to firmly press around your breast(s) and in your underarms. You should be looking for lumps or any changes in breast tissue. The importance of doing this once a month is so you can be familiar with your own body, therefore being able to tell if there are any changes. And of course, if any concerns appear, it is best to schedule an appointment with your doctor to get a second look.

Get involved on campus:

Now that you know the basics of breast cancer, find out how you can get involved to further educate yourself and support awareness breast cancer and other forms of cancer at Waynesburg University this month. More information about these events will be distributed as time goes on.

Oct. 22: Relay For Life Kick-Off Meeting – 11 a.m. in Buhl 205 Oct. 26: Cornerstone Care Mobile Unit – Free clinical breast exams for men and women from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The first 10 students will be given a free breast cancer awareness t-shirt. There will also be giveaways distributed throughout the exams.

Oct. 28: American Cancer Society Bingo – $1/board with breast cancer awareness-themed prizes and pink chocolate covered Oreos.

Sources: www.nationalbreastcancerawareness.org , www.cancer.org