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Senate dramatically Lee: University is on the right path overhauls method of representation

By Nick Farrell Executive Editor

A revolution in Waynesburg University student government has begun.

By a landslide, Student Senate voted Nov. 12 to approve an amendment that will change the way students are represented by senators.

Under the new system, students will vote for senators by class to create a body of 16 representatives comprised of four senators from each class.

Daniel Czajkowski, president of Student Senate, said the student government will begin to operate this way in the spring when special elections will occur to appoint new senators.

“This is something other

presidential administrations have tried to achieve and they never have before,” said Czajkowski. “I’m very excited that the senators we have here this evening were really looking forward to the future of Waynesburg University and not just the present.”

Czajkowski said that of the 42 senators present, 39 voted in favor of the bill while only three voted against it. This was the largest turnout for a single senate meeting since the first meeting of the school year, something Czajkowski believes proves current senators were eager to be a part of the vote.

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Business department takes first step toward accreditation

By Eric Bost

Managing Editor

Waynesburg University’s Department of Business recently took the first step toward becoming accredited, reaffirming its commitment to excellence in business education.

The Department of Business became an Educational Member of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education, which is the first step of the accreditation process.

The Council of Higher Education recognizes three dif-

ferent accrediting bodies: the IACBE, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

Dr. Gordon McClung, chair of the Department of Business Administration, said the department reviewed each accrediting body and chose to become accredited through IACBE because its mission was similar to Waynesburg University’s mission of faith, learning and serving.

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Douglas G. Lee, university president, speaks during the fall news conference Nov. 11. The university's 15th president continued a tradition adopted by University Chancellor Timothy R. Thyreen during his presidency.

Lee praises university's standing, Presidential inauguration will promises to enhance reputation coincide with Charter Day

By Nick Farrell Executive Editor

Since graduating from Waynesburg University in 1981, University President Douglas G. Lee has developed his own insurance business, risen to the rank of partner at a prestigious law firm and competed in three Ironman Triathlons, all while serving in several capacities at his alma mater.

Yet as he admitted during his Nov. 11 news conference, the first five months of his presidency are possibly more fulfilling than any other professional endeavor.

“I did not expect to be so fully grabbed by this whole experience,” said Lee. “I loved practicing law, I loved being an attorney, but this is much, much deeper.”

As he continues to delve into his presidential term, Lee hopes to complete several of his goals, including strengthening the university and its students through the mission statement and enhancing the institution’s reputation.

“In the time you spend here as students, I really think there are two things we can give you that are very important,” said Lee. “First, a quality education that prepares you to make connections between faith, serving and learning so you may leave here living a life of purpose for the glory of God. The second is to give you the reputation of an excellent institution, that when you leave here will open doors for you

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Harvard professor details Obama's legacy Professor's goal to read entire Bible inspires community

By Jacob Meyer

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On Nov. 7, Waynesburg University students and faculty gathered to hear Dr. Theda Skocpol speak as the second part of the Stover Lecture Series.

Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University and an author of several books, including “Obama and America’s Political Future” and “Social Policy in the United States.”

Skocpol has served as the President of the Social Science History Association, as well as on the American Political Science Association.

She was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science in 2007.

This lecture followed one

by Dr. Charles R. Kesler, senior fellow of the Claremont Institute, editor of the Clare-

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Dr. Theda Skocpol of Harvard University spoke Nov. 7 as part of the Stover Lecture Series. Skocpol countered the previous speaker with praises of President Obama. mont Review of Books and professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, on Oct. 24.

These two scholars were

chosen to speak to and inform students of their political views and provide students with a sense of prevailing views on each side of

the political spectrum.

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In the blink of an eye, a small challenge of faith turned into a communitywide endeavor.

When Adam Jack, department chair and assistant professor of Criminal Justice Administration, decided to organize a few people to read the entire Bible in exactly one year, he had no idea how quickly the idea would take off.

“I just said, ‘You know what? I’m going to try and get some people to support us in this, and with the old adage “there’s strength in numbers,”maybe we can, together, get through the Bible

Jack cover-to-cover’,” said Jack.

The idea took root in midOctober when Jack and his wife were looking to get into a daily Bible-reading regimen themselves, and they both knew the challenge was finding the time to read each day.

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Graham's final broadcast displayed in Roberts Chapel

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Waynesburg University students and staff had a chance to join together in fellowship Wednesday night when a viewing of the last public message by Billy Graham was shown on the Roberts Chapel video screen.

The half-hour video, deemed “The Cross,” is part of the “My Hope America with Billy Graham” campaign, focusing directly on how Jesus died on the cross and paid the ultimate sacrifice for the world’s salvation.

Director of Faith and Mission Rev. Carolyn Poteet, one of Waynesburg's news faculty members, attended the event.

“I did feel like the students were touched by the evening and encouraged to share their faith. I especially tried to encourage them to share their stories,” Poteet said. “We all have stories. God is working in each of our lives every single moment. We need to be watching for that and always asking God how our life can be a witness to others.”

In the video, the struggles of Christian artists LeCrae Moore and Lacey Sturm are highlighted before having people reach out to them in their time of need and save them through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

They both describe hard times in their lives when they were seemingly “spiritually lost” and in desperate need of change. Both were leading lives headed toward bitter ends, with Sturm confessing that she even was planning to commit suicide.

Sophomore psychology major Jordan Smallwood watched the video and expressed the impact of having the artists share their stories.

“I think celebrities are put on a pedestal, but the video really put into perspective that everybody, no matter

who you are, has a story and can be broken,” said Smallwood. “We all fall short of the glory of God sometimes. The only way out of that is turning to God.” Poteet saw that the personal stories of the artists directly affected the Waynesburg students in attendance in a positive way.

“What they shared was raw and brutal and beautiful in the way it demonstrated God’s ability to reach into the very darkest places and transform their lives,” said Poteet. “In both cases, God literally brought them out of death into life.”

The students in attendance received the opportunity to observe the evangelist Billy Graham in his very last message to the American people.

Graham has built an honorable legacy throughout his many years of ministry, and Rev. Donald Wilson has had the chance to be a part of it.

“I have worked on a number of Billy Graham Crusades and also his movie efforts and each effort has had a great impact on people,” said Wilson. “We were able to reach many people with the Gospel where they were and this helped in my local ministry.”

Wilson believes this most recent movie effort was yet another success to not only the Waynesburg crowd inside Roberts Chapel on Wednesday, but to the American people.

“This video is another example of Graham and his team reaching people where they are and in their time of need,” said Wilson. “They [the Waynesburg private showing crowd], I hope, will become a key team in sharing this story on campus.”

If you missed the opportunity to see Billy Graham’s “The Cross,” you can go to www.myhopebillygraham. org to watch a stream of the video.

IACBE: Department seeking accreditation

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“We reviewed each of their standards and tried to figure out which one fit best with our mission at Waynesburg,” said McClung. “We chose IACBE because they were more outcome based. They weren’t so prescriptive in their approach to accreditation; they were more interested in how they measure our effectiveness in terms of the educational outcomes and [student] performance at the end of four years, as opposed to saying we need to have different things in place.”

McClung said Waynesburg University’s mission statement, and therefore the Department of Business' mission, are very outcomedriven as well.

“We look at how we take in students and transform and prepare them for the future,” said McClung. “In the Business Department, at both the graduate and undergraduate level, both have been using assessment tools that really are outcome metrics for years, so this fits very well with that, that over this period of time we’ve been measuring how well students are performing in the areas that we’ve set as goals.”

According to the IACBE’s website, they are the leader in mission-driven and outcome-based programmatic accreditation in business.

IACBE’s philosophy is that academic quality and excellence in business education should be measured in terms of the overall level of performance of an academic business unit relative to its

mission.

McClung said he hopes to become accredited with IACBE in approximately two years.

“It’ll probably take us about two years to go through the process,” said McClung. “I’m going to my first workshop on the documentation required to go to the next step next week. I’ve met with people and talked to them about how we can proceed to the next step early next year, and then going through the review process so that within another year we can have full accreditation.”

It has become important in recent years that a university’s business department become accredited in order to enhance the institution’s reputation.

Out of approximately 1400 U.S. colleges and universities that offer bachelors or graduate degrees in business across the country, only 288 were accredited in 1988. Now, more than half of them are, and it is anticipated that over 90 percent of them will have a special accreditation in the next 10 years.

According to McClung, taking this step only furthers the notion that Waynesburg University is fulfilling its mission. “[Becoming accredited] is another recognition of how we’re fulfilling our mission and our high level of academic standards that we’re setting,” said McClung. “It helps convey to the public that it’s a symbol for how well we’re performing relative to our academic mission.

It just gives us another endorsement in regard to our program and its success.”

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"What does god do for us?"

Rev. Dr. Donald Dawson had double duty when he visited Waynesburg University Nov. 12. As the Chapel speaker, he encouraged students to follow Jesus and listen for a calling to religious life. For a summary of his Christ and Culture Lecture, see A3.

Multilingual pastor headlines next service

By Austin Anderson For the Yellow Jacket

Rev. David Stains will speak in Chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 19. He is currently the pastor of Oak View United Methodist Church in Franklin Township, and teaches Bible classes at Waynesburg University. He has been involved in many churches and missions opportunities with the Western Pennsylvania United Methodist Conference since 1976, whether as a missionary abroad or a church leader domestically.

Stains was able to shed light about his current congregation.

“It’s a local congregation, an average of about 70 in attendance,” said Stains. “Lots of folks are related to one another. There are quite a lot of acts in mission.”

Stains has been successful no matter how he serves within his denomination.

This is in large part because he speaks many languages including English, German and Spanish. He also reads about a dozen languages, many of them ancient. Because of his love for language, Stains

started a Spanish-speaking chapel service that takes place every Sunday night at 7 p.m. at the Gueseman prayer chapel in Stover.

Many things happen during the Spanish service.

“It’s Getting started,” said Stains. “[It includes] full devotion along with a lot of singing of songs and choruses that are popular in Latin America. I’ll take a moment sometimes to translate as I lead worship in Spanish.”

Stains started the service due to his observations in demographics throughout the area.

“I considered that there

may be a need for a Spanish language service in the community, I did not see another worship service [of its kind] in the community.”

He explains why everyone, even those who don’t speak Spanish, should be involved.

“It’s important to realize that our faith is an international faith, always has been, always will be,” said Stains.

“There are records in the New Testament itself to overcome language barriers for the motivations of love.”

During the spring, Stains is going on a mission trip to Paraguay. He explains what is

involved during that time.

“That will be a teaching mission. I will probably go by myself,” said Stains. “The plan is mainly to teach rural pastors that may not have had the opportunity to go to classes in larger cities.”

He also speaks about why he likes doing mission work in general. “[I like] the fact that people have been served in Jesus’s name with generous love. I’m sure people alive today [recognize this] because people got behind [others] and stood up for them in times of war.”

Stains is planning to use a sermon based on first Corinthians 8. Stains titled the sermon “Knowledge Puffs Up, Love Builds Up.” He hopes the students hear a few encouraging words during the service on the Nov. 19.

“I hope this chapel service helps students to be built up in a ministry of Jesus Christ," said Stains. "This is a time to grow in Christ, a time to grow each other up, a time to experience love, [in order to] have positive experiences in the long run.”

Inauguration: Preliminary schedule of events set

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“Coming on as the new president, I intend to carry on the progress of the past, and continue on the mission and the road we’ve been on,” said Lee. “That’s why we’re focusing so much this year on who we were to really put us in touch with the essential mission.”

The president previewed the theme of the inauguration, which is taken from the following verse found in the Book of Isaiah: “Harken the rock from whence you were hewn, and the quarry from whence you were dug.”

Lee hopes this unique Charter Day celebration will provide a time of reflection for students and faculty to consider how the institution was founded upon Miller Hall and how Waynesburg has since prided itself on its mission of faith, learning and serving.

“One of the things I heard as I was stepping into this role is, ‘Where are you taking us? What’s going to happen?’” said Lee. “Well, we’re going in the same direction, but let’s go back and revisit it so we all know what it means.”

While some students recognize it for the Charter Day chicken meal that follows the Chapel service, the Charter Day celebration’s historic relevance is much more important than the accompanying fellowship in the Benedum Dining Hall.

According to Courtney Dennis, assistant director of Alumni Relations, the first modern celebration of Charter Day occurred in 1987 as a

way to, as the 1987 Mad Anthony stated, “celebrate the long life of the college and to salute the senior class.”

“Charter Day is the day we really celebrate the founding and take time to reflect on who we are, how we’ve come to be where we are and to keep in our hearts and minds that original mission of 1849,” said Dennis. “It seems like a poignant moment every year in our history, and it seems like that would be the opportune time to have another very significant ceremony such as the inauguration of a new president.”

Janet Brown, who served as director of College and Church Relations and director of Development during her six-year tenure at the institution, created the event, which was first overseen by Dr. J. Thomas Mills, Jr., the 13th president of Waynesburg University.

While the anniversary of the school’s charter was likely recognized in some capacity prior to this, Dennis’ research proves 1987 was the first year a service was held at First Presbyterian Church in Waynesburg to commemorate the historic day.

According to Mary Fox, university event planner, the celebration of Lee’s installation will begin several days before March 25.

Plans are developing for campus activities that will take place March 21, including a mini-Ironman competition on campus. Lee, a triathlete, has competed in three Ironmans.

March 22 will mark a university wide Day of Service, where all students will be

encouraged to participate in one of several service activities on campus or in the surrounding community.

In addition, Fox said the university will reach out to alumni and ask them to celebrate the Day of Service.

These graduates will be encouraged to participate in a service project in their own communities the same day.

Prior to Lee’s inauguration on March 25, which will take place during the weekly 11 a.m. Chapel service, another worship service will be held

March 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Lee stated during the news conference that the university is also working to bring in a musical guest for a concert to cap off the inauguration and Charter Day celebration.

Fox said a link on the university website dedicated to the presidential inauguration will be accessible soon.

This webpage will be updated with more information about the weeklong celebration and will likely provide students with a way to register for the Day of Service.

CORRECTION

A story printed Nov. 7 about the lawsuit filed against Southwest Regional Medical Center incorrectly quoted Joy Eggleston, senior public affairs officer at SWRMC, in a pullquote. Eggleston's exact words were, “Our policy is not to comment on litigious or personnel matters.”

Additionally, the statement about SWRMC undergoing multiple investigations is false. Instead, the hospital is simply continuing an internal routine of ensuring the best care of patients. This action was misinterpreted as a legal investigation.

The Yellow Jacket regrets these errors.

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Following Jesus the focus of Christ and Culture Lecture Dawson says sacrifices will enhance faith

By Rebecca Burcham For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University’s Christ and Culture Lecture Series made its return Tuesday night in Roberts Chapel.

The speaker was Rev. Dr. Donald Dawson, director of the World Mission Initiative at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Dawson had over 20 years of pastoral experience leading churches in mission involvement before taking on the role of director of WMI in 2000. Dawson is also currently director of the New Wilmington Mission Conference, a weeklong, multigenerational mission conference held on the campus of Westminster College.

The main biblical passage

utilized in the chapel service was Matthew 4:18, when Jesus called four fishermen to leave everything behind, follow him and become his disciples. Dawson used this passage to emphasize what it means to truly be a Christian.

“To follow Jesus doesn’t mean we have to have perfect motives,” said Dawson. “But along the way, what does God do with us? [He] refines our motives. He reshapes us in the way that is needed, and he changes us.”

According to Dawson, Christians today must be willing to make the same decision the fishermen made, regardless of what they must leave behind, out of obedience to God’s calling.

“When Jesus says ‘Follow me’, in whatever way [He] says that to you, take the step,” said Dawson in his closing of the morning chapel service. “You will never be the same again.”

The evening lecture was

a continuation of Dawson’s chapel service message on Tuesday morning. Both messages were stitched together by the recurring theme of following Jesus in obedience to God’s call.

“Following Jesus is about growing in our vocation as followers of [him],” said Dawson. “It’s about growing in discipleship.”

It is our calling as Christians to participate in what God is doing in the world, said Dawson. We have to engage and share the Gospel, if we have salvation.

Dawson’s evening lecture was based upon the scripture of Mark 8:34, which is a centerpiece in regards to following Jesus. Dawson divided the scripture into three parts: denying self, taking up one’s cross and following Jesus.

In his first point, Dawson explained how it is not easy or popular to deny oneself in our self-interested society. He shared the story of a prayer meeting in Viet-

nam he attended; an older Vietnamese woman offered prayer requests for every person she knew that needed to find Jesus. The woman, who herself was a recent convert to Christianity, brought many people to the Christian faith by putting Christ’s calling for her first and denying herself.

Dawson’s second point centered on the concept of taking up one’s cross and making radical sacrifices for the sake of Christ.

He asked the students in Roberts Chapel a simple question, to test their willingness to make such sacrifices: “What have I given up for Jesus?”

He used several stories to portray how Christians in other cultures give up everything because they have to. One such story came out of Nepal, a place where an individual cannot change from the religion of his ancestors.

According to Dawson, one man there was willing to

spend three years in prison just for following Jesus.

The final piece of Dawson’s lecture was Jesus’ simple command: “Follow me.” Christians are called to seek where God wants to use them, and focus on Jesus from there. Dawson cautioned that it will never be easy, but there will always be a way to follow Jesus.

God’s greatest desire is that all of humanity might return to Him. We gave up our right to life at the beginning of time when sin entered the world, but Jesus has given it back to us, said Dawson. It is our only duty to deny ourselves, pick up our crosses and follow Jesus in sharing the Gospel.

“It’s all about relinquishing control,” said Dawson in a challenge to students.

“It’s about letting loose our control and saying ‘Lord, I’m available, and I want to do what you want me to do’.”

In closing, Dawson encouraged students to seek

out ways to not only follow Jesus, but to be the best followers we can be, regardless of occupation – because the vocation of a Christian is to follow Jesus for our entire lives.

Many students said hearing the first-hand accounts Dawson shared from his time in the mission field overseas was their favorite part of the lecture.

“It was interesting how the people in other countries really seem to appreciate Christianity and absorb it more than some of the people in western civilization,” said junior Haley Lusebrink.

Other students were encouraged by Dawson’s words about the hardships Christians inevitably endure in this life.

“I really enjoyed it,” said freshman Joseph Vassallo.

“I thought the message was good, and that Christians need to hear that it is normal for [us] to be persecuted for the sake of the Gospel.”

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last week, knew it was an important debate this week, and while some don’t attend the average Tuesday meeting, they did attend tonight,” said Czajkowski. “I think that speaks very highly of the fact that senators this evening were looking out for the best interest of Waynesburg.”

Czajkowski also noted that many senators that participated in the vote Tuesday were underclassmen that will see first hand how this amendment will affect the student government over the next few years.

“We have a lot of senators who are freshmen and sophomores who are really behind this amendment to the constitution,” said Czajkowski.

“They’re the senators who are really going to be experiencing student government at Waynesburg for the next three or four years.”

Dr. Larry Stratton, university advisor to Student Senate, believes this vote for a new method of representation will have a positive affect on the prominence of student government on campus.

“It addresses the central question of representation,” said Stratton. “The way Senate has been structured thus far has focused upon one’s

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Senators vote on a proposal at the Nov. 12 Student Senate meeting. With a 39-3 vote, the student governing body voted to approve an amendment that will restructure Senate's system of representation. The student body will now have the opportunity to vote for senators to represent their respective classes this spring. election by a particular group rather than being elected to promote the common good within the student community.”

As Czajkowski stated during the meeting, Student Senate will continue to operate under its current constitution until next week when the organization holds its final meeting of the fall semester.

After the Nov. 19 meeting, Czajkowski hopes to encour-

age interested parties, regardless of major, to list their names on the ballot before the student body breaks for winter recess.

“The goal is to have students from all backgrounds on Senate,” said Czajkowski.

When classes resume in the spring, candidates will have a few weeks to campaign before a campus-wide election is held. The Student Senate Executive Board has yet to decide if these elections

will be conducted through the myConnect online portal or on physical ballot sheets which will be available in the Stover Campus Center.

Czajkowski said students will have the opportunity to run for re-election at the end of the spring term and incoming freshmen will hold their elections about a month after Matriculation each year.

This new election process will encourage students to

make an effort to learn about each candidate and vote for the one they believe will best represent them.

“Students should be enthusiastic about voting because they have the opportunity to choose the students who are going to represent them not only to the administration, but to the community,” said Czajkowski. “They also have the opportunity to vote for students who are the voice that affects change on this

campus.”

Stratton believes students who take these elections seriously will earn valuable lessons applicable to fulfilling every American citizen’s duty of voting in political elections.

“I think it’s very important for us all to develop our understanding and appreciation of the democratic process.

That’s part of being good citizens,” said Stratton. “Getting to know your candidates and thinking about who to vote for will develop skills for the functioning of our republic.

It perfects the vision of the constitution.”

Though Czajkowski, a senior, may not witness the full effects of this amendment, he was admittedly excited about Senate’s future under this new system.

“The outlook for Student Senate at Waynesburg is extremely bright, given what the senators have just done this evening,” said Czajkowski. “This one, particular amendment signals a revolution in the way Student Senate functions, and this better-functioning Senate will result in students coming to Senate who really want to participate and a Senate that’s more respected because they’ve earned the respect and the votes of the student body.”

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wanted in the Stover Center – that students at Waynesburg would be exposed to two prominent scholars who reached differing conclusions about what is good,” said Dr. Lawrence M. Stratton, director of the Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership. “By thinking through all the arguments from those speakers we hoped they would reach their own conclusions of practical wisdom as they assess both perspectives.”

Skocpol’s lecture was titled: “President Barack Obama, the Tea Party and the future of American politics.”

Skocpol dove into President Obama’s presidency, explaining how it began and its high expectations for dramatic change.

Skocpol stated many political pundits expected huge change during President Obama’s tenure for several reasons, including Obama’s landslide victory in the 2008 election, the 10 percent increase in voter participation in 2008 and the bitterness surrounding Obama’s predecessor, President George W. Bush.

“During the first two years of Obama’s presidency, a lot of major legislation did pass.

In the retrospect of history, this will be seen as a period in which the federal govern-

ment of the United States changed direction in important ways,” said Skocpol.

“The federal government in the United States is pretty large and it’s pervasively involved in all aspects of life.

What Obama was proposing to do is to change the direction of an already huge and dense set of federal regulations, taxes and subsidies.”

Skocpol then described how she believed President Obama was shocked by the way Republicans acted as he entered the White House.

“Republican leaders met the night of Barack Obama’s inauguration to hatch a plan to ‘just say no’ to everything he proposed,” said Skocpol.

“I think it’s fair to say that

Obama didn’t expect that.

He expected compromise and cooperation. He wasn’t really prepared for the fact that his compromises would not be accepted.”

Skocpol then moved on to the other part of her lecture: the Tea Party.

Skocpol said the Tea Party played a huge role in the 2010 midterm election, causing the House of Representatives to turn as conservative as it has ever been.

Skocpol and some of her colleagues took trips to Arizona, Virginia and the New England area, interviewing members of the Tea Party to further their knowledge on what Tea Party people believe.

“We concluded that the Tea Party was a combination of top down and bottom up forces that were aiming to put pressure on the Republican Party as much as the Democrats,” said Skocpol.

“The grass roots Tea Party people are older, overwhelmingly white men and women.

They are very much opposed to the kind of things Obama and the Democrats are trying to do in taxing ‘real Americans;’ real Americans meaning themselves, to pay for benefits that they think of as welfare for ‘moochers’ and ‘free-loaders.’”

Skocpol then asked the Tea Party members what they thought of Social Security, Medicare, defense and veteran's benefits, which are the most expensive things the federal government provides.

“Large numbers of Tea Party members are collectors of Social Security, Medicare and military veteran’s benefits,” said Skocpol. “They told us just what we thought they would say: ‘We earned those. We’ve worked hard all of our lives. We deserve those benefits.’”

Skocpol ended her lecture by giving listeners what she believes the next few years of American politics could entail.

“What we have now is a situation where we have these two major forces for

change pushing in very different directions and we see one standoff after another,” said Skocpol. “And I hate to tell you this but we will keep right on seeing one standoff after another in Washington [D.C.].”

After the lecture, Skocpol answered questions from students and faculty in attendance.

Sophomore pre-law and criminal justice double major Parker Kantos said even though he came into Skocpol’s lecture with more skepticism than Kesler’s, it was still great to have both scholars on campus because many students have not been exposed to a wide range of political discourse.

“Dr. Skocpol’s thoughts on the legacy of President Obama and the future of the Tea Party in America certainly provided me and many others with additional information to contemplate and discuss,” said Daniel Czajkowski, senior criminal justice administration and political science double major. “One of the advantages of bringing both Dr. Kesler and Dr. Skocpol to campus is the fact that students, having heard two different perspectives about the current interplay between liberalism and conservatism, can arrive at their own well thought out conclusions regarding the matter.”

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WU ACS Chapter one of 53 to earn 'Outstanding' label

By Kyle Dawson

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Snowvember

Snow covered campus Tuesday after overnight snow showers accumulated one to three inches in various areas of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Last year, according to the National Weather Service, the first snow fall of an inch or more did not occur until Dec. 21.

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“I’ve tried this many times in the past, to read the Bible every day, but then you get busy and you don’t do it,” said Jack. “Then you’re behind where you want to be, for one reason or another.”

Jack decided to try a different approach in the challenge of reading the Bible daily by gathering a few other people who would be willing to participate in the same yearlong task.

The idea caught fire quickly as he and his wife spread the news throughout their family. Family members started telling friends and soon the entire community began to get involved.

Jack also contacted the pastor of his church, Rev. Richard Thompson from St. Ann’s Parish.

Thompson loved the idea of forming a group study to read through the Bible in one year, according to Jack.

In fact, a reading plan was sent out to the entire congregation of St. Ann’s Parish and was promoted at Sunday

masses.

The group quickly grew to over 80 participants, including members of St. Ann’s Parish and other churches. Many students and faculty members at Waynesburg University, including Rev. Donald Wilson, interim director of Christian Life, and Douglas G. Lee, university president, also became involved.

Anyone is still welcome to jump into the challenge. According to Jack, it is important to read the Bible daily.

“The day that you think you are too busy to read the Bible is probably the day that you need to sit down and take time to read the Bible,” said Jack. “My view of this is, I don’t know how many people will stick with it, but if it gets people opening their Bibles for a month, that’s a month they wouldn’t have been opening it.”

The group began its daily Bible readings on Nov. 1st.

The utilized reading plan will take them through the Bible, cover-to cover, by Oct. 31st, 2014.

“It’s really only two to three chapters per day, so it boils

down to two or three pages of the Bible per day,” said Jack in regards to the reading plan the group is using. “So you’re not biting off a big chunk at a time; you’re biting off one small portion at a time.”

Questions, comments and reflections on any given day’s assigned readings can be shared with all participants of the study through a mass email system.

“You really understand it more than if you just sat down to read the Bible for half an hour,” said Jack. “And now the real benefit is that you have Rev. Wilson, and some [other] people that are very astute at different topics in the Bible, that you can lean on if you don’t understand something.”

Amy Hawley, a freshman criminal justice and psychology double major, was very excited to learn about Jack’s plan to read through the entire Bible.

“It has always been something I have wanted to do. It’s even on my bucket list,” said Hawley. “[The study] will help to establish a tighter knit faith community and dem-

onstrate what Waynesburg University is truly about: positive Christian fellowship through the Word of God.” Kacey B ence, junior criminal justice major, feels the study will help her grow closer to God and stronger in her faith.

“Individuals my age barely open their Bible on a daily, or even weekly, basis,” said Bence. “I feel like this Bible study will help me to learn more of His Word, allowing me to have the courage and confidence to spread His Word to those who have no idea what they’re missing out on.”

Ultimately, what started out as a “selfish” idea to help Jack get through the Bible in one year, turned into a still-growing challenge that is exceeding expectations throughout Waynesburg.

“The Spirit moved inside [Jack] and motivated him to impact an entire community,” said Brian Carr, director of the Center for Student Success and Disability Services.

“It’s simply awesome, and so consistent with this University’s mission.”

Lee: Recognition will enhance school's reputation

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and will be a calling card.”

Lee shared a personal account of how the reputation of a school or company can positively influence a career.

After working for Steptoe & Johnson LLP, an internationally renowned law firm, Lee said more doors opened for him because he was an attorney associated with an exceptional partnership.

The president expressed his desire to develop Waynesburg’s reputation and place it at the pinnacle of all universities.

“Our goal here is to give Waynesburg University the kind of prominence in the world that opens those types of doors for [students], and you play a role in that,” said Lee. “All of us collectively, what we do – both good and bad – contributes to what others say about us.”

Others are currently saying positive things about the university and as Lee stated, recent recognitions received from Christian Universities Online and U.S. News and World Report are also enhancing the school’s reputation. This fall, Waynesburg was recognized as the 19th most beautiful Christian campus in the nation, as well as the 14th best value of all universities in the northern region.

Lee was particularly

pleased with Waynesburg’s ranking in U.S. News and World Report’s poll of the best value colleges in the north because he said it proves Waynesburg is recognized both for its outstanding quality of education and its affordability. He anticipates that during his tenure, the university will continue to remain among the best in these two categories, both regionally and nationally.

“If you look at majors and what brought you here in terms of the academic quality you saw in addition to everything else, I think we compete quite well [with other recognizable institutions].

U.S. News and World Report saying we are above average academically is further verification of that notion,” said Lee. “It’s a goal of mine to continue to develop these programs so we stay ahead of the curve and our students graduate really prepared for the world they are going to live in.”

The president added that remodeling the university’s website was another step in the right direction toward making Waynesburg a more recognizable school. In the past, a web search for “Christian colleges in Pennsylvania” would bury Waynesburg in the pages of corresponding results. Now, Lee said Waynesburg is often one of the top five hits in similar searches.

“We can be as good of an institution online as we necessarily want to be,” said Lee. “We don’t have to spend billions of dollars on great buildings – we already have a wonderful infrastructure – but we can compete with the finest institutions in the country and get our message out.”

In terms of advancing the size of the university, Lee is content with Waynesburg’s status. He said his vision of the university over the next decade is one that includes improved academic programs and institutional recognition while maintaining the small-college feel that is already apparent. Lee stated increasing the school’s population may lead to less institutional effectiveness.

“Continuing to improve what we have is what we need to do,” said Lee. Lee made a couple announcements during the news conference about future plans for the university, including the development of a new program for Christian ministers.

The Center for Leadership in Christian Ministry, as it will be known, will educate a small group of qualified ministers in order to assist the development of their leadership skills.

The five focal points for this program, according to Lee, are strategic planning, working with human re-

sources, fundraising, community engagement and spiritual renewal in a congregation.

Lee said this program will not lead to an academic degree, but is instead a leadership program for ministers who are eager to better serve their congregations.

“This will advance us as one of the leaders of helping to build effective congregations in the country, again speaking to our reputation, but also going back to our mission of doing that in the past,” said Lee. “It’s completely consistent with who we are.”

Lee said this program is still in the developing stages and that the university is basing its plan off the guidance of some successful ministers.

Lee’s second announcement was a tentative outline of events for his presidential inauguration which is scheduled for March 25.

As he continues to be “grabbed” by his calling to serve as university president, Lee foresees a bright future for the university.

“We are on a great direction; let’s continue to go in that direction and just get better as we go, almost like you’d consider living your life,” said Lee. “Each day, you try to be a little bit better than you were before. I think that’s what we do as an institution."

For the last four years, there has been one word that describes the American Chemical Society Chapter at Waynesburg University: outstanding.

For the fourth consecutive year, the chapter has been awarded the “Outstanding Chapter Award.”

Every year, the ACS gives out over 250 awards for ACS chapters around the country based on three categories.

The three classifications for the awards are honorable mention, commendable and outstanding.

Chapters that do not meet qualifications for any of the awards are given a certificate of achievement for meritorious service. Just this year, 263 awards were given out in total. When broken down, 125 chapters across the United States won the Honorable Mention Award, 85 received the Commendable Award and the rest were awarded honors for the Outstanding Chapter Award. That makes Waynesburg’s Chapter one of 53 chapters to win the award this year. Others to win the same award include Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh among others.

Winning these awards is not easy and includes plenty of work. Each chapter that applies to be considered for one of these prestigious national awards must meet certain qualifications.

The award is then given based on each chapter’s activities and in terms of campus and community involvement. Every chapter that applies must also fill out a very detailed report outlining everything from the chapter’s structure and budget to activities and meetings.

Those reports are then submitted to the Society Committee on Education of the ACS. Waynesburg’s ACS chapter, led by co-faculty advisors Dr. Evonne Baldauff and Dr. Robert LaCount, was greatly involved in the community and on campus, with activities and events throughout the 2012-13 academic year.

Baldauff said the chapter was involved in numerous activities that they had to define and detail in their submission report to be considered for the award.

“We fill out an end-of-year report that is comprehensive of every activity, every meeting, every piece of organizational structure, every part of the budget and everything else we do all year long, send it in and they judge each chapter off of those,” said Baldauff. “It is a ton of work and is not easy.”

Baldauff also said the chapter takes part in many

community and campus activities that factor in to the decision for the award.

“We volunteered at the Carnegie Science Center, we have our monthly home school labs, we do a lot of activities for National Chemistry Week and we work with local Girl Scout troops to provide programming to them,” said Baldauff. “But we also do a lot on campus.

We do the Periodic Table of Cupcakes, the Haunted Lab and the ACS students are instrumental in helping the department host ‘Science Day,’ which is a recruiting event.”

However, these activities are just a few of the many that the ACS chapter participates in. The involvement of the students in the chapter is the biggest selling point for Baldauff.

“Winning this award shows a lot about the students,” said Baldauff. “It shows they care about educating the local community and campus of the importance of chemistry in society. They are very interested in enhancing their own education in the field as well, which perhaps gets the most support from the faculty.”

She described the students as being work-oriented as well.

“The award is also symbolic of the students being committed to service,” said Baldauff. “They put in tons of hours planning, organizing and taking place in these events simply because of their excitement to teach others about science. We are very proud of our students’ accomplishments.”

Not only is this the fourth consecutive Outstanding Chapter Award for Waynesburg’s ACS chapter, but it is significant in the history of the chapter. Since 2004, the chapter has consistently won awards in each of the three classifications.

“It is an honor to be classified as outstanding,” said Baldauff. “We have won these awards in the past and it is nice to see the chapter continuing to have success.”

The efforts of the faculty advisors Baldauff and LaCount are not going unnoticed in the chapter’s recognition either. ACS President Dr. Marinda Li Wu explains this in a congratulatory letter.

“Professors Evonne Baldauff and Robert LaCount, faculty advisors of the chapter, deserve special commendation. Few faculty members are willing to make the great commitment of time and energy that a successful chapter requires. Professor Baldauff and Professor LaCount’s efforts certainly represent the best in undergraduate science education and mentoring around the country,” Wu wrote.

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FirstEnergy asks to reopen lawsuit Award one of

many for Greene County business

By James Witte Op-Ed Editor

A default judgment has been awarded to three Masontown residents representing a federal class action lawsuit against FirstEnergy Corporation’s Hatfield Ferry Power Station.

A federal judge in Pittsburgh issued a default judgment after Akron, Ohio based FirstEnergy failed to respond within the allotted 21 days after receiving the lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 28 and according to the Associated Press, online records indicate that FirstEnergy received the lawsuit by certified mail on Sept. 4.

According to the AP, FirstEnergy spokeswoman Jennifer Young stated that the company was never served the proper papers and FirstEnergy plans to ask the judge to reopen the lawsuit.

Julius and Francine Jesso and Sheilah Novasky along with 1,000 other residents claim in the lawsuit that FirstEnergy has committed nuisance, negligence, recklessness and trespass in it’s operation of Hatfield’s and “property damage from the particulate and odors emitted by [FirstEnergy] as a result of its industrial operation.”

The lawsuit claims that FirstEnergy’s Hatfield Ferry Power Station’s coal fired electrical generation facility has caused many of the same problems for the residents within the one mile diameter of the company.

According to the lawsuit “similar property damages, the invasion by and inhalation of similar odors, the deposit of similar particulate coal dust, including fly ash, and particulates formed by gases and chemicals were emitted” by FirstEnergy.

The lawsuit also claims that Hatfield’s has been the subject of numerous and constant complaints from nearby residents by "organizations in the surrounding neighborhood area," protests, and “government action” and despite that “failed to compel [FirstEnergy] to cease the improper operation

By Dave Zuchowski

Greene County Messenger

Abby Wernert, Yellow Jacket

FirstEnergy Corporation's Hatfield Ferry Power Station stopped operations on Oct. 9 and the plant officially closed down Oct. 18. of its facility.”

The complaint alleges that the fallout emitted from Hatfield’s was “described by residents of the surrounding neighborhood as a very heavy black particulate or black powder, or white powder/ash/dust” which required constant cleaning and made the plaintiffs “prisoners in their homes” and unable to

enjoy the full use of their properties.

The complaint goes on to state that the black dust is unburned coal particulate or unburned coal combustion byproduct and that white powder is fly ash, which is also a coal combustion byproduct.

The complaint states that FirstEnergy had installed

limited technology to reduce or eliminate emissions from Hatfield’s and that they were aware of the numerous problems with the facility.

Operations at the Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell power plants stopped on Oct. 9 and the plants officially closed down on Oct. 18, leaving an estimated 380 people without jobs.

For Robert Lang, president of Stratus Construction Inc. of Waynesburg, getting an award is nothing new.

In 1997, a 148,000 squarefoot health center in Cranberry (Allegheny County) that his company worked on was voted the Number One Metal Building System in the United States by the Metal Building Manufacturers Association.

American Building Company, a manufacturer of metal building systems throughout the country, also presented him with a plaque for selling more than five million dollars worth of steel over several years.

Last month, the American Building Company, headquartered in Eufaula, Alabama, recognized Stratus with an Honorable Mention Award for the construction of the 20,000 square-foot, Columbia Gas Office and Warehouse Complex in Bridgeville.

Stratus was part of a team that included general contractor, John Deklewa, and Premier Architecture that planned the $1.75 million complex.

“We had the unique opportunity of sitting down together with the owner before construction started and go over the project to see how it could meet his needs and yet stay within budget,” Lang said.

According to Lang, usually just the owner and architect get together, then put the project out to bid without being fully aware of the most economical approach to enclose a specific space, which is why the project sometimes goes over budget.

“The beauty of everyone

getting together to develop the plan from the get-go is that it expedites the construction period and designs a building in the most efficient way for the money allocated to the project,” he said.

Lang, a native of Pittsburgh, began his career as a draftsman for SwindellDressler, a civil engineering firm that designed steel mills, where he worked for ten years.

He then gravitated to steel sales for Electric Weld in Canonsburg, a division of Fort Pitt Bridge.

Five years later, in 1983, he decided to strike out on his own and started RAL Building Systems (short for Robert A. Lang), which he operated out of his home in Waynesburg.

“I moved to Greene County in 1973 because I wanted some more elbow room,” he said.

About 1999, after falling out of a tree and shattering a leg in preparation for deer hunting season, he could not easily go to the office in Canonsburg.

His wife, Eileen, agreed to move the office back to their home temporarily.

In October of 2004, the company evolved into Stratus Construction Incorporated, a name change that reflects the multiple levels of construction services offered to their clients.

The company has since moved into an office located at 180 E. High Street in Waynesburg.

Currently, Stratus Construction Inc. has five employees and is finishing work on a large water treatment plant expansion in Mckeesport as well as another water treatment plant project in Mars.

Benefits through stimulus package fading

By Rob Longo

Assistant Sports Editor

Even though the housing crisis and the economic downturn the United States saw was several years ago, its effects are still impacting U.S. citizens today.

Nov. 1 saw the end of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, more widely known as the stimulus package that was created to help the American people recover from the recession, which still impacts a great deal of the general public to this day.

“These reductions will strip benefits from the hands of more than 6,000 residents in Greene County.”

Tim Solobay

Pennsylvania State Senator

Congress had the chance to extend the stimulus package on Sept. 30, but elected to let the benefits naturally fade out earlier this month.

Money to support the increase in aid to needy families came from the increase of the Social Security tax of each paycheck from 4.2 percent to 6.2 percent.

With the expiration of the stimulus package, the increase in Social Security tax goes down as well. Forty-eight million Americans are affected by the cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps.

The program is run by the United States Department

of Agriculture and receives nearly $78 billion in funding each year. Even though the cuts are felt nationwide, they specifically hit home in Greene County. According to numbers obtained by Department of Public Welfare, 6,448 people participate in the SNAP program in Greene County as of Oct. 8. When the 2010 census took place, it was recorded that 38,686 live in the county, which works out to roughly 16.7 percent of the residents in Greene County on food stamps; See Stimulus on B4

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Dave Frederick (left) of American Buildings Company presents Robert Lang (right) with the award for his company.

Local school first to take certain percautions with safety

By James Witte Op-Ed Editor

According to the Center for Disease Control, in a 2011 national sample of grades 9 to 12, 20 percent reported being bullied on school property, 12 percent reported being in a physical fight on school property and 7.4 percent of students reported being threatened with a weapon on school property.

With these statistics and the incidents in Newtown, Conn., Virginia Tech and Columbine, Colo., improv-

ing school safety is always seen as a way to prevent further incidences.

One of the local school districts, Carmichaels, is leading the way on school security.

Following the Columbine incident in 1999, Carmichaels teachers were surveyed on how to improve its school security. Its responses led to Mike Gyurke being hired as its security director.

Gyurke, the police officer for the school district and the chief of police for the Carmichaels Borough, has

now been with the district for 14 years. The position of security director was the first within the five school districts in Greene County.

“We’ve got a pre tt y good system in place,” said Gyurke. “We were ahead of the game.”

Recent improvements to Carmichaels’ school district include an increased number of cameras in the hallways, with the video being viewed at anytime according to Gyurke.

See Safety on B4

Carmichaels Area High School is taking percautions to ensure the safety of both faculty and students.

They have implemented many new and improved safety implements to make the school a safe place for everyone.

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Democracy in action Revisions to Student Senate breathe new life

On Tuesday, the Waynesburg University Student Senate voted 39-3 to amend the Constitution in order to disband the current style of Senate in favor of a smaller, revamped one.

This is an historic change to student governance at Waynesburg University, for it has been attempted by other executive boards to no avail.

This new amendment changes the Senate from student elections within designated student groups to a purer democratic process.

Senators will now be elected directly by the student body. There will be four senators per class, 16 total, and an executive board.

Though the current Senate has been doing an efficient job, this new structure will encourage the students who are interested in being elected to campaign and actually interact with the student body to get their name out — similar to an actual political campaign.

Institutional changes, and this change in particular, provide a sense of greater purpose to the Senate and

encourage students to think about the future as opposed to solely on the present.

The high turnout for the vote proves that many students are willing to participate in the revised Senate.

In addition, this real-life election experience will teach candidates the important skills to develop a solid understanding of the democratic process, something students will use throughout their adult lives.

There are expected to be bumps in the road – nothing ever runs flawlessly – but the changes to Waynesburg's Senate are exciting.

They offer a breath of fresh air into the system and seem to be an important and definite refinement for student involvement, because this one particular amendment marks a revolution in the student body.

This change was necessary.

A more active, functional Senate will better serve the campus community.

We are eager to see how this imporant restructuring of student government can positively affect campus.

November 14, 2013

Hate the game, not the player Samantha Peer Columnist

What is wrong with the world today?

I feel like an old fart when I pose such a question.

I’ve never been fond of that inquiry, because the world has always been inherently sinful and each decade has come and gone with evils of its own.

However, I don’t feel mistaken in expressing my judgment that Hollywood has become increasingly sexualized recently.

I feel like I am beating this already overly discussed subject to the ground when I bring up what has been the topic of tons of conversations and the butt of countless jokes, Miley Cyrus’ boorish Video Music Award performance.

Again, I know that many of you are most likely tired of discussing the former Disney Channel star’s rapid return to the limelight that closely resembles her new single, "Wrecking Ball," but I assure you this is not a simple reiteration of the recurring theme that has been “shame on Miley.”

In fact, this is closer to the

opposite.

Before you stop reading, know that this is not a column dedicated to praising Cyrus for her recent antics.

My mother would disown me if I voiced approval of such a demonstration of classlessness.

While I certainly do not agree with publicly displaying such erotic behavior, I can understand the reason for her overly raunchy performance.

I believe this was a desperate attempt from Cyrus to regain relevance, and I think we can all agree that she was beyond successful in her efforts.

As stated earlier, Cyrus has been the topic of many dinner table discussions across the country.

Additionally, Cyrus recently guest hosted "Saturday Night Live," an offer that she probably would not have received had she not gotten cozy with Robin Thicke on stage and forever tainted the foam finger in her appearance on the VMAs. The sad reality of stardom is that sex sells, and it seems as though it is survival of the sexiest in show business these days.

Women in the music inSee Cyrus on b3

Journey to finding your niche James Witte

Columnist

There’s still a semester left of my undergraduate life, but scheduling for it filled me with nostalgia.

I suppose I should start out by telling my journey.

This is the third college I’ve been to. I call myself the “journeyman of college.” I’ve bounced around more than I would have liked to and to say I’ve gotten the college experience is an understatement.

I started out at California University of Pennsylvania my freshman year as a politi-

cal science major. I decided I didn’t like it there and wanted to transfer. Thinking back, although there were the numerous accounts of violence, I did like it there and part of me wishes I stayed.

I then journeyed to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) for my sophomore year. I joined Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) there, as it had been a lifelong dream of mine to be in ROTC. I loved every moment. I rapelled off a tower (actually I was kind of pushed off, but I still did it) and waded through a waist-deep creek to get a marker for land navigation, to name a few.

I found out that I had a

pinched nerve in my shoulder and because of that, I could never do enough push-ups to pass my Physical Training (PT) tests. I would get near the number I had to do and then my shoulder would pop and go numb. I felt like I breezed through the rest of my PT. It was really debilitating to my conscience.

Long story short, I eventually became depressed and would stay up all night, which easily became the lowest point of my life so far.

Because of that, I decided to leave IUP and my parents decided that I should go to Waynesburg University. Considering I’m from Waynesburg, it seemed like an easy transition for me.

It seems now that it was a blessing in disguise, but I will say transferring twice is the dumbest thing a college student can do.

I approached Waynesburg with a grain of salt. I wanted to get in, obtain my degree, and leave.

When I would be up all night at IUP, I would often listen to the radio. It interested me, and I decided to try it for myself. Once I became accustomed to Waynesburg and the Department of Communications here, I found myself drawn in to the world of print media. I guess I have a knack for it, which is why you’re reading this now.

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What really matters Prioritizing time to avoid stress during finals

As the semester draws to a close, finals week inches closer and closer.

No matter who you are or what class you are part of — whether you are a senior who’s experienced at taking finals or a freshman not knowing what’s in store — everyone gets stressed out in the days leading up to the dreadful week.

The conventional wisdom is that if you want to pass all of your finals, the key is to study compulsively while your social life ceases and the chances to watch TV become fewer and farther between.

Students also tend to believe that they have no time to attend chapel or other campus activities.

But in fact, attending chapel over the next few weeks might be one of the best decisions you could make.

It’s bad enough that stu-

dents try to cram a semester’s worth of material into their brain in a short amount of time for one class, let alone five or six.

Take a break instead. Don’t drive yourself to the point of insanity just to pass a couple exams, important though they may be.

After all, you should know or understand the material for all of your classes by now.

Be confident in yourself.

Prioritize your time these next few weeks. Study a little bit here and there every day, but save some time to hang out with your friends, go to Chapel every Tuesday or attend one of the events on campus. Taking time to spiritually and socially reconnect will probably make a difference in dealing with stress.

Finals are important, just don't forget to relax or take a break once in a while.

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Criminal sentencing in need of reform James R. silkenat Courtesty of MCT Campus

When both the nation’s top justice official _ Attorney General Eric Holder _ and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy say there is a problem with criminal sentencing, it is time to take notice.

When Democrats and Republicans in a divided Congress agree that our nation’s system of federal sentencing laws is in dire need of reform, it is time to remedy chronic problems in criminal sentencing.

Congress enacted federal mandatory minimum sentences beginning in the 1980s in an effort to mitigate what were perceived to be unfairly disparate sentencing practices by different judges for similar crimes.

But a rash of mandatory sentencing laws now treats widely different cases the same. Congress has imposed lengthy mandatory minimum prison sentences for large numbers of federal crimes, which too often results in the imposition of the same harsh sentence regardless of whether the defendant played a major or minor role in the crime or whether the crime had no impact or affected thousands of individuals.

Minor crimes that had traditionally been handled at the local or state level have increasingly been “federalized” into a sweepingly broad federal system grounded on uniformly severe sentencing.

Low-level offenders who pose little threat to their communities face years in federal prisons.

For example, John Horner, a first-time drug offender in central Florida, was sentenced in October 2012 to a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term forselling pain pillsthat he was prescribed for an injury to an undercover informant who said that he suffered from crippling pain.

For an increasingly large number of defendants like Horner, judges cannot resort to proven alternatives such as mandatory drug therapy and probation because of these outdated mandatory laws.

The negative impact of these laws has been phenomenal. In 1980, 24,000 people were in federal prisons. Today, that figure has soared closer to 217,000, and our prisons are dangerously overcrowded.

The federal prison system is operating at 40 percent over capacity. The United States now has the highest rate of imprisonment in the world and the largest prison

population.

A massive prison population poses a massive financial burden. Housing and caring for inmates cost the U.S. more than $6 billion last year.

In a time of fiscal austerity, the nation cannot afford to routinely imprison large numbers of low-level offenders when more cost-effective alternatives would better serve public safety.

Reforms would reduce the flow of new inmates, save resources and enhance the safety of our communities.

Congress already took steps to reverse historic inequalities in drug sentencing when, in 2010, a bipartisan Congress eliminated the disparity that caused crack users to face prisons sentences 100 times higher than powder cocaine users.

Still, there is much more to be done.

Attorney General Holder recently unveiled the Department of Justice’s “Smart

on Crime” initiative that includes steps to limit federal mandatory minimum sentences in nonviolent, lowlevel drug cases.

Not all crimes are equal, and an undeniable body of evidence indicates that not all races are treated equally by our criminal justice system.

As Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky noted at a congressional hearing this fall, one-third of AfricanAmerican males are prohibited from voting because of felony convictions.

Minority groups disproportionately face charges that result in mandatory sentencing. Repealing or lowering mandatory minimum sentences would give judges the flexibility to weigh each crime individually and to separate the drug lords from neighborhood offenders.

Two bipartisan bills currently being considered by See Prisons on b4

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Cheat Sheet: Record-breaking typhoon hits Philippines Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in the world or national news.

Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the Philippines on Friday, Nov. 8, leaving an estimated 10,000 dead in the city of Tacloban and tens of thousands of dead or missing throughout the country.

According to the New York Times, an estimated 650,000 people have been displaced with waters reaching higher than the predicted eight feet peak.

It is one of the most powerful storms on record to make landfall, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation, Haiyan, which is named “Yolanda” by Filipino authorities, hit the eastern coast provinces of Leyte and Samar.

It then headed west, sweeping through six central Philippine islands.

By Monday, police were guarding stores to prevent people from taking TVs and treadmills in Tacloban, a city of 220,000 people, according to the USA Today.

According to the USA Today, the death toll from the typhoon remained low due to the slow pace of recovery within the Philippines.

Officials do not know the death toll in many parts of the country or what areas are in need of food, water, and medical help due to broken communications and transportation links, according to

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A resident sits on debris in typhoon-hit Leyte Province, Nov. 12. An estimated 10,000 people were killed in the city of Tacloban and an estimated 650,000 people have been displaced. the USA Today.

A weakened Typhoon Haiyan made it’s way across the border from northern Vietnam into China’s Guanxi province late Monday morning with sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, the equivalent of a Category One hurricane, according to the USA Today.

According to the BBC, the head of the Red Cross in the Philippines described the situation as “absolute bedlam.”

More than nine million

people have been affected from the typhoon, according to the BBC. Disaster worker Dennis Chong told the BBC that assessments in the far north of Cebu province had shown some towns had suffered “80-90% damage.”

The United Nations reported that Baco, a city of 35,000, was 80% under water.

A huge international relief effort is now under way, but rescue workers have strug-

gled to reach some towns and villages cut off by the storm, according to the BBC. “I don’t believe there is a single structure that is not destroyed or severely damaged in some way — every single building, every single house," said U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy to the USA Today about Tacloban.

Kennedy spoke on the tarmac at the airport, where two Marine C-130 cargo planes were parked, engines run-

ning, unloading supplies, according to the USA Today.

“The situation is bad: the devastation has been significant. In some cases the devastation has been total,” said Secretary to the Cabinet Rene Almendras at a news conference.

Many are questioning what more authorities could have done to prepare for this, according to the BBC. Authorities had evacuated hundreds of thousands of people before the typhoon arrived, but

many evacuations centers, such as schools, churches, and government buildings, proved unable to withstand the winds and storm surges.

According to the BBC, many survivors in disaster areas heeded official urgings to stockpile supplies, but found that they were washed away along with the rest of their possessions.

President Obama said he and his wife Michelle said they are “deeply saddened” by the death and damage in the Philippines and said the United States is assisting relief and recovery efforts, according to the USA Today.

Obama praised the country’s people for “incredible resiliency,” according to the USA Today.

Tacloban city administrator Tecson Lim said that the death toll in the city “could go to 10,000,” according to the USA Today and that a mass burial had been planned on Sunday in Palo town near Tacolban.

According to the USA Today, if the typhoon death toll is confirmed, it would be the deadliest natural catastrophe on record in the Philippines, topping both the 5,100 killed

by Tropical Storm Thelma in November 1991 and the 5,791 killed after a magnitude-7.9 earthquake triggered a tsunami in the Moro Gulf in the southern Philippines in 1976.

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James witte Op/Ed Editor

In the News: Ten headlines you need to know this week Editor's Note: The follwing is a summary of 10 stories from last week that a college student needs to know.

1. Philippines in ruins, relief teams struggle Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippine Islands on the evening of Friday, Nov. 8. Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless, and an estimated 10,000 are dead. Much of the destruction centered in the hard-hit city of Talcoban. Winds reaching 190 miles per hour and extremely high water levels have left communications down over much of the island chain.

The country’s low-funded airports and transportation systems already suffered, and with the debris and destruction filling roads in the storm’s wake, relief crews are struggling to reach families in need who have no access to food or shelter.

– The New York Times, Nov. 11 2. One of the oldest vets. recognized at Arlington At a ceremony led by President Barack Obama on Monday, Nov. 11, Richard Overton was specifically recognized by the president. At 107 years old, Overton is one of the oldest veterans in the

country. Obama focused his Veteran Day speech on the current Iraqi war, currently the longest war in American history. He assured listeners of its near end, and emphasized that veterans of the Iraq war should not be forgotten in American’s honoring of past soldiers.

– The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Nov. 11

3. Veterans recognized in Pittsburgh On Monday, Nov. 11, the city of Pittsburgh held its annual Veterans Day parade on Liberty Ave. In its 94th year, the parade featured 77 different veteran groups and marching bands, although the crowd was smaller than in years when the parade was held on a Saturday. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, veterans interviewed by their reporters said they felt very honored that a civilian crowd turned out to recognized and thank them.

– The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Nov. 11 4. President Lee holds news conference Waynesburg University President Doug Lee held his first ever Press Conference for students and faculty of the Department of Communication on Monday, Nov. 11. He

updated the group present on his first few months as president, mentioning the brand new university website and a new Christian leadership to be implemented soon. Lee also explained Waynesburg’s recent rankings as the 19th Most Beautiful Christian Campus in the nation and as one of the top 15 Best Value schools in the Northeast; he and other administrators of the University have plans to maintain the qualities that achieved these rankings.

5. Satellite burns in atmosphere The European Satellite Agency launched a satellite in 2009 called GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer). The satellite’s fuel was sustained for more than three times the expected length, and thus provided ample information about Earth’s gravity in 3D, ocean circulation patterns and seismic activity via sound waves. The 2,000 pound satellite lost power on Oct. 21 and fell to Earth, where there was fear that it might impact civilian-inhabited land. It did no such thing, however, and was incinerated in Earth’s atmosphere on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 10.

– CNN.com, Nov. 10

6. School in Pittsburgh under FBI scrutiny A tax auditor in Pittsburgh, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, gave information to the FBI about a charter school with suspicious spending habits.

Reports show that the school, Urban Pathways, has been using taxpayer money to pay for meals at high scale restaurants and resorts, and also that Pennsylvania taxpayers financed $15,000 for consultants on building a new school in Ohio. The FBI says they are taking the case seriously and looking into Urban Pathways’ spending practices.

– The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Nov. 11 7. Iranian rockers dead in Brooklyn Four Iranian-American musicians were killed when a member of a rock band committed triple murdersuicide on Monday, Nov. 11 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Two of the victims, brothers, began a band called the Yellow Dogs in Tehran, and then continued playing gigs after gaining asylum in America. The third victim is believed to have been another IranianAmerican musician, and the gunman was likely a member of a band that had a feud with the Yellow Dogs. Police in

Brooklyn believe the shooting was the result of an argument about money between the two bands.

– The New York Times, Nov. 11

8. Sunday delivery to boost USPS According to the Los Angeles Times, Amazon.com Inc. has made a deal with the U.S. Postal Service to have packages delivered on Sunday in Los Angeles and New York City, two of the larger markets for package delivery.

The move is intended to help the suffering postal service raise revenue, since companies like UPS and FedEx have only limited Sunday delivery.

Next year, UPS plans to roll out Sunday delivery in other major cities, expanding as they note how successful the move is.

– Los Angeles Times, Nov. 10 9. All-time high numbers of foreign students A non-profit group working with the State Department released a study Monday, Nov. 11 detailing the record numbers of foreign students attending college in America. In the 2012-13 school year, nearly 820,000 foreign students came to study in the U.S., a seven percent increase from the pre-

vious year and a 40 percent increase over the last decade.

The number of Chinese students increased 21 percent to about 235,000, more than a quarter of the total foreign students in America’s colleges. Altogether, foreign students generate about $24 billion each year for the U.S. economy.

– Fox News, Nov. 11 10. Possible Pakistani ban on Malala’s book Malala Yousafzai, the youngest person to every be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, recently published a book called “I Am Malala.” The book is now in danger of being banned by Pakistani schools, according to Pakistani news agencies, although officials of the private school system deny this accusation. Malala is also being attacked by conservatives for her description of Pakistan and her lack of observance of some Pakistani traditions. Many allege that the West is simply promoting Malala for its own interests.

– Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Nov. 11

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Kimmi Baston

For the Yellow Jacket

Nostalgia: Have no regrets about Cyrus: It's the industry that is the past, move forward with life flawed, not just the stars Continued from B2

When I was scheduling for this last semester, I was afraid that my classwork would become too great for me to balance everything and I began to worry that I would have to resign my position.

With a bit of luck, neither turned out to be true.

Along the way, I’ve learned a few things.

First off, I still dislike school. I can’t help it. Ever since elementary school I’ve never enjoyed sitting in a classroom and even having been to three colleges, I still don’t enjoy it.

But what I’ve learned is that I have to suck it up and go to college so I can be a

successful, productive human being.

The world is constantly changing and you have to keep up with it because if you don’t, it will not wait for you.

Second, you will run into professors that just go through the motions and do their jobs and tell you the things you need to know, and then you will find professors to help you learn and may change your life. Waynesburg is full of great professors.

Third, I wouldn’t change anything that’s happened to me. Whatever you want to call it, whether it be God’s plan or fate, everything happens for a reason. Being at Cal, I learned how to play hockey and now I play

throughout the year. Rapelling down that tower when I was in ROTC conquered my fear of heights. Being at Waynesburg, I found my niche with writing.

Lastly and the most important thing I’ve learned is to never regret anything.

Sure, I could have stayed at Cal U or IUP, but I didn’t. I sometimes wonder what it would be like if I did, but I don’t regret leaving.

If something happens to me, whether it be positive or negative, I may question it immediately after, but I learn to accept it. You can’t always change things, so don’t live in the past and regret things.

I hate to sound clichéd, but “what a long, strange trip it’s been.”

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dustry are encouraged to show as much skin as is legal and to dance as provocatively as possible.

This has been the case for quite some years, dating back to the iconic and exceedingly flirtatious Marilyn Monroe. However, it appears as though the industry has hit a new low, with female artists competing for the crown of the crudest.

For Cyrus, it is about shedding her association with the innocence of her past life as Hannah Montana. For others, it is about increasing their life span in the industry.

Regardless of motives, the

response to this overwhelming spike in sexuality has been intense and heavy criticism of the women involved in the sexual conduct.

However, I think this is entirely the wrong reaction.

(Again, I ask that you hear me out before you conclude I am a heathen for even suggesting that this behavior is justifiable.)

Making the transition from child star to adult idol has proven difficult for celebrity after celebrity. Child stars are told that in order to be viewed as an adult they must essentially become pornographic objects.

I think it’s downright wrong that anyone would be expected to portray themselves in such a degrading

way, but it doesn’t help to blame those who face that expectation. I am essentially suggesting that we should not hate the player, but hate the game. I feel like a rapper putting it into such terms, but it’s true.

I recently read an article in USA Today that included a quote from the famous feminist Gloria Steinem that said, “I wish we didn’t have to be nude to be noticed, but given the game as it exists, women make decisions.... I think that we need to change the culture, not blame the people that are playing the only game that exists.”

Criticizing Cyrus won’t solve anything.

We need to start critiquing the industry at large.

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Award given to former chief of police for distinguished service

By John Lydic

Editorial Assistant

A local town leader will be rewarded for his long tenured service to the Waynesburg community.

Former Waynesburg Borough Police Chief Timothy Hawfield will receive the Distinguished Service Award for his service in Waynesburg.

Hawfield will receive the award on Nov. 23 during the Chamber’s Annual Membership Meeting and Banquet, which will be held at Waynesburg University’s Dining Hall.

“The biggest part of Hawfield’s service was that he was always available,” said Melody Longstreth, executive director of the Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

“He was active in schools, the community and many organizations like the Boy Scouts.”

Chief Hawfield spent 32 years serving as the head of the Waynesburg Borough Police Department.

He was also involved in

many other organizations around the community.

Hawfield was also the key person in implementing the “Officer Phil Program” in local area elementary schools.

Hawfield worked with the local elementary schools to continue the program, which strives to educate students on safety, for 30 years.

Chief Hawfield was also involved in organizations such as the S.T.O.P grant committee, the Making a Great Impact Collectively committee and the Salvation Army.

Another group that Hawfield passionately worked with was the Boy Scouts of America.

He served as a pack leader, as a member of the District Committee and is currently the District Chairman.

“Chief Hawfield was always on the streets,” said Longstreth.

“He participated in many organizations and made sure he fulfilled and served the community as best he could.”

Photo courtesy of Waynesburg Chamber of Commerce

Timothy Hawfield, who served 32 years as the head of the Waynesburg Borough Police Department, will accept the award Nov. 23.

The Greene County DUI taskforce was also a commu-

nity service accomplishment that is associated with Haw-

field. Hawfield was a major leader in writing the grant

to start the taskforce, along with being at the sobriety checkpoints.

Chief Hawfield also was a part of Waynesburg University. “The Chief ” taught many criminal justice courses at Waynesburg over the years.

With all of Hawfield’s service to the community, citizens could not pick just one moment to describe his legacy to the community.

“There were many defining moments in the career of Chief Hawfield,” said Longstreth.

“When business was done in the community was done and someone mentioned Chief Hawfield, every person knew who you were talking about.”

With all his service to the community, every member of the community will remember the legacy Hawfield has created.

“Hawfield is known by everyone, and will be remembered that way because of his unending service to the community,” said Longstreth.

Stimulus: Budget cuts to affect county families Continued from B1

Photo courtesy of Tara Kinsell of the Observer-Reporter

Fought and fallen honored

Veterans gather together for a march in Carmichaels Monday during the festivities of the Veteran's Day celebration. The march featured veterans from many wars that America has been a part of.

which is above the national average of 15 percent.

The USDA estimates that a family of four will have lost roughly thirty-six dollars each month under the new cutbacks. Pennsylvania State Senator Tim Solobay, who represents Washington and Greene counties, expressed concern about those most vulnerable – children, the elderly and those with disabilities.

“These reductions will strip benefits from the hands of more than 6,000 residents in Greene County who are currently participating in the SNAP program,” Solobay said. “This will undoubtedly put further strain on those who are already struggling to feed themselves and their families. I am hopeful that the federal government’s Farm Bill conference committee members will reach across the aisle and address this vital issue.”

Even though Tim Murphy, who represents Pennsylvania’s 18th district in the House of Representatives, does not sit on any commit-

tees that pertain to welfare in Congress, he is working of the ongoing process to reform and strengthen the program.

“By stopping benefits from going out to lotto winners, fraudsters and others who take advantage of the loopholes in the SNAP program, we can strengthen it for the families and children who truly need it,” Murphy said.

“As House and Senate lawmakers work on a final bill, I’m focused on closing those loopholes that have resulted in the doubling of the number of Americans on food stamps in the last decade and targeting the resources to needy families.”

The future of the SNAP program remains in jeopardy, as its fate lies hand in hand with the new budget spending bills, which are a work in progress.

Right now, the Republican-controlled House wants to cut more from the SNAP program than the Democratic-heavy Senate wants to.

Only time will tell if budget cuts will effect more families in Greene County than those who have already been impacted.

Police searching for bank robbers Prisons: Federal reforms needed

By Chelsea Dicks Managing Editor

A bank in Rogersville was robbed by two armed men at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday.

One man was armed with a shotgun while the other carried a small box that he left behind indicating that it was a bomb.

The Allegheny County

Bomb Squad was called in to the scene of the crime and released that the box was not an explosive device according to the Observer-Reporter.

The amount of money stolen from the bank has yet to be released.

No injuries were reported.

The police are looking for two suspects.

One is a black male, about 5-foot-7 inches to 5-foot-8 inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds.

The second suspect is a white male, 5-foot-8 inches to 5-foot-10 inches tall and weighs approximately 170 pounds.

Police ask anyone who has information on the robbery to call 724-627-6151.

Safety: School working to create safe environment for students and faculty

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They have also increased the number of sweeps by the drug-sniffing dog from the Cumberland Township Police.

“We have a good working relationship,” said Gyurke.

Gyurke went on to describe that police officers from the township on the midnight shift will stop by the school in the morning and check on things or will place a police car near the entrance of the school with it’s lights on to make sure people are obeying the speed limit by the school.

Carmichaels School District is also prepared in the event of a potential inci-

dent occurring on school grounds.

“The previous summer, we [Carmichaels] held a mock disaster - shooting,” said Gyurke.

Waynesburg State Police, Waynesburg Borough Police, Cumberland Township Police, Greene County Sheriff ’s Office and the Greene County detective attended the mock disaster event ac-

cording to Gyurke.

The event centered on a shooter, located inside the school, and trained police, all armed with paintball guns and how to develop a plan in case of an incident.

According to Gyurke, the plan is to hold mock disaster situations similar to the one held in Carmichaels in the four other school districts in Greene County.

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Congress present a promising opportunity to address the explosion in prisoners convicted of drug-related crimes.

One is the Justice Safety Valve Act, introduced by Sen. Paul and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont.

The other is the Smarter Sentencing Act, sponsored

by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah.

The Justice Safety Valve Act would allow judges to sentence below mandatory minimum sentences for

virtually all federal crimes, while the Smarter Sentencing Act would provide this authority more narrowly limited to nonviolent drug offenses.

The latter bill would also reduce mandatory minimums for certain drug offenses and allow current inmates to apply for relief from their original sentencing under the irrational disparities that once existed for crack and powder cocaine sentencing.

Justice Kennedy warned in 2004 that, “Our resources are misspent, our punishments too severe, our sentences too long.”

In August, Attorney Gen-

eral Holder echoed that sentiment when he told the ABA House of Delegates that, “Too many Americans go to too many prisons for too long for no good law enforcement reason.”

Violent offenders who threaten our communities deserve to lose their liberty, but we err in treating nonviolent offenders with the same antipathy.

Over-reliance on federal mandatory minimum sentences is largely responsible for our overpopulated prisons and our crippling prison outlays.

We need to get smart on crime and reform our criminal justice system.

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Trio claim individual titles at W&J Invite Bonaventura, Bieber and Lohr finish first

By Aaron Anderson For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University wrestling team had a strong start to the season Saturday as it traveled to the Washington & Jefferson Invitational. The Jackets boasted a tournament-high three individual champions on the way to a third place team finish.

“Overall, it was a good tournament to start the season,” said head coach Ron Headlee. “It didn’t look like any of the other teams had better conditioning than us and that contributed to a lot of our wins.”

Gordan Bieber, Luke Lohr and Anthony Bonaventura were the three Jacket mat men to take home the gold.

Waynesburg also had strong performances from Cameron Fine with a second place finish at 184 pounds, Sam Guidi with fourth at 165 pounds; Patrick Jennings, who took fifth at 184 and Shane Foster, who finished sixth at 149.

Beiber started off the championship round on a high note for Waynesburg with a 9-7 overtime victory

over Alma College’s Tyler Foley at 125 pounds. This was the sophomore’s first career collegiate tournament victory.

Bieber was able to get in front of Foley early 2-0 with a takedown, but was quickly reversed and put on his back.

Beiber was able to fight out of the ordeal after nearly being pinned and the first period ended with a 5-3 score.

“I knew that this was my first opportunity to prove something,” said Bieber. “As soon as I fought off of my back, I had a sense of intensity and I wasn’t going to let that pass.”

After trading points with Foley in the second and third periods, Beiber was able to force a 7-7 tie and send it to a sudden victory period.

About 30 seconds into the period, Beiber was able to get the take down on Foley to secure his 9-7 victory.

“I kind of fell off the table last season and I knew we were going to have a tough team this year,” said Bieber. “I want don’t want to be a weak part of this line-up. I want to be a top guy that the team relies on.” “[Bieber] works and does everything he’s asked of here,” Headlee said. “It’s rewarding to see someone improve to this degree. This win will do a lot for his confidence.”

Dawn Yates, Waynesburg University

Senior Luke Lohr controls an opponent during the Washington & Jefferson Invitational The returning AllAmerican was one of three Waynesburg wrestlers to claim first place.

Bonaventura also had a thrilling victory in the finals over Thiel College’s Jordan Powell, with a 7-6 victory over his Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival in double overtime.

Bonaventura was down 2-0 early after a takedown

by Powell. Bonaventura got a quick escape, and followed up with a takedown to go

up 3-2. However, Powell escaped toward the end of the first period to tie the match at three.

Bonaventura and Powell exchanged escapes in the second and third period to end regulation with a 4-4 tie.

In the first overtime period, both wrestlers had some chances, but no scoring came from them, which sent the

Week ten football preview: W&J

By Kyle Oland Sports Editor

A year ago, Washington & Jefferson visited John F. Wiley Stadium sitting behind Waynesburg in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference standings, needing a win to earn a tie for the conference title.

On t he ot her hand, Waynesburg entered that game having already clinched at least a share of the PAC title, needing the win over the Presidents to earn the outright title and the PAC’s automatic NCAA playoff bid.

With much at stake, the visiting Presidents left Wiley Stadium with a 31-14 victory, celebrating their win and playoff bid on the Jackets’ home turf.

Saturday, when the Yellow Jackets (7-2, 5-2) travel to Cameron Stadium in Washington, Pa., they will have a chance to revenge last season’s loss, and spoil W&J’s (7-2, 6-1) hopes to return to the NCAA playoffs.

Enter ing t his we ekend, Thomas More already clinched at least a share of the conference title, but a W&J victory over Waynesburg would give the Presidents a share of the conference title

and the automatic bid because of their victory over the Saints earlier this season.

In what has become known as the Division III Backyard Brawl, Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg will meet for the 41st time in the series history.

In dominating fashion, the Presidents’ lead the all-time series, 37-3.

Since Rick Shepas took over in 2005 as head coach, the Jackets have never beaten the Presidents, having lost all eight meetings, while being outscored 249-134. However, two of the last three meetings were decided by three points

or fewer.

“I guess I would say we are narrowing the gap,” said Shepas. “We are good enough to beat them.”

With the magnitude of Saturday’s game put in context, there are a number of storylines to keep an eye on.

Three-headed monster The Presidents enter Saturday with the second-best scoring offense in the PAC, averaging 36.9 points per game.

While many of the teams in the PAC boast a strong passing game or rushing attack, W&J has the most bal-

anced offense in the league.

The Presidents rank fourth in rushing yards per game (193.9) and fourth in passing yards per game (258.9).

At the receiver, running back and quarterback positions, W&J boasts three of the best players in the PAC at their respective positions.

Senior Matt Bliss is the signal caller for head coach Mike Sirianni’s offense. Bliss averages 247.7 passing yards per game, while throwing 13 touchdowns against two interceptions.

At running back, senior Dion Wiegand brings explosiveness to the Presidents’ offense. Wiegand has eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark this season, while running for the second-most touchdowns (17) in the conference. “[Wiegand] has great speed and can break the long run at any time,” said Shepas.

Receiver Alex Baroffio enters Saturday with 275 career catches. The senior has 75 receptions for 886 yards and eight touchdowns this season.

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Presidents' Athletic Conference name Griffiths Men's Coach of the Year Six other Jackets lauded for success on pitch

By Rob Longo

Assistant Sports Editor

Two years can make quite a difference. Just look at the Waynesburg men’s soccer club as a prime example.

After being stuck in the middle of the table in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference for the past decade, the Jackets fell just short of the upper echelon of the con-

ference by a point and head coach Carl Griffiths was named PAC Men’s Coach of the Year for his leadership.

“I was very surprised and equally honored when I learned that my peers selected me for this award,” said Griffiths. “But I must thank my boys. Their hard work and progress is what caused me to be recognized.”

Leading the way and helping Griffiths were seniors Tim Fields and Zack Morgan, along with junior Nick Brommer.

Fields received first team All-PAC honors, while Mor-

gan was named to Emily Mullady were the second team.

All-PAC honorable Fol l ow i ng a mentions. breakout season, Thomas More’s Brom m e r w a s Jeff Cummings took named as an Allhome PAC Coach PAC honorable of the Year honors mention at midfor the women’s field. side.

Not only did After an 8-8-1 Griffiths’ men’s season last year, Griffiths team receive Griffiths continued praise, his women’s team had to improve the men’s squad three players honored by the this season, as it compiled a PAC as well.

10-4-3 overall record.

Senior Susie Godwin was Even with an improved named to the first team All- season, Griffiths isn’t content PAC squad, while senior See AWARDS on C3 Missy Coleman and junior

match to two 30-second rideout periods.

Powell gained the early advantage and was able to get an escape with two seconds left in the first ride-out period.

“I need to get better on top,” said Bonaventura. “It was frustrating letting him out with only two seconds left, but I knew [Powell] was

tough and I didn’t want to get hit for stalling.”

Bonaventura rebounded in the next ride-out period, getting an escape then a quick takedown. Powell escaped before the period was over, but Bonaventura secured the 7-6 victory.

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Waynesburg is W&J's little brother kYLE oLand Sports Editor

It’s Rivalry Week between Presidents’ Athletic Conference football teams this weekend.

For us in Waynesburg, we call it The Backyard Brawl or J-Week.

Don’t wear red this week because the Yellow Jackets take on the Washington & Jefferson Presidents Saturday at Cameron Stadium. If you do chose to wear red, chances are a football player or a devout follower will tell you to go change your clothes.

From my vantage point, the Waynesburg and W&J rivalry is no more than a classic case of “sibling rivalry.”

Waynesburg is the little brother, who desperately wants to upstage its older brother – W&J. Since the two teams began playing each other every year more than four decades ago, Waynesburg has claimed three victories. The dominance of the Presidents over the Yellow Jackets in football is actually pretty incredible.

W&J leads the series record 37-3. Since Rick Shepas took over as Waynesburg’s head coach in 2005, his teams have never beaten the Presidents.

During that time-span, W&J has outscored Waynesburg 249-134.

To me, the “rivalry” appears to be a younger brother trying to beat the older and much stronger brother in a backyard-wrestling match. It appears as if the Jackets have been trying to prove to the rest of the PAC that they are equal to the Presidents.

Waynesburg had its chance last year to end the consistent anguish caused by the Presidents. In the final regular season game last season, the two teams met in a game that would decide the PAC Championship.

The Jackets controlled their own destiny; a win over

their “bitter rival” would give Waynesburg the title. A loss would put the two teams in a tie for the title.

With one win, Waynesburg would have delivered a punishing blow to the nearby Presidents. However, the Yellow Jackets fell 31-14 at home, allowing W&J to celebrate its co-conference championship on the John F. Wiley Stadium turf.

As much as the football team and the various media outlets talk about J-Week, a supposed rivalry has been created about a game that has never been close.

Don’t get me wrong; Shepas and his staff have turned the Waynesburg football program into a regular contender for the PAC title over the last few seasons.

Throughout the course of this season, a number of coaches around the PAC marveled about the program Shepas has created in Waynesburg. There is no doubt that the Jackets are one of the top teams in the PAC. Two of the last three meetings between the Yellow Jackets and Presidents were decided by three points or fewer, including a 31-30 overtime loss to W&J in 2010 on a last-second field goal.

Saturday, the Jackets have a chance to spoil their older brother’s season. W&J sits behind Thomas More in the PAC standings, and if it beats Waynesburg Saturday, W&J will earn a share of the PAC title and earn the NCAA automatic bid to the playoffs for the second year in a row.

If Waynesburg defeats the Presidents, W&J will lose out on a chance to repeat as conference champions, in addition to losing the automatic bid.

So here is your shot Waynesburg. Although you have nothing but pride to play for this week, you have a chance to ruin the older brother’s season, and maybe turn this match-up into an actual rivalry.

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Yellow jacket Basketball season previews

Expectations growing for men Women look to

'get over the hump'

All five starters returning for Yellow Jackets

Jones has lead team to 55 wins over last three seasons

By Zach Morgan

For the Yellow Jacket

Entering his fourth season at the helm of the Waynesburg University men’s basketball program, head coach Mark Christner anticipates leading the squad through another season of improvement. With a large majority of the team returning, the Jackets will try to improve on last year’s 10-17 overall record and 4-12 mark in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

“When you have 13 returners, seven of whom saw significant minutes last season and gained crucial experience, expectations are higher and rightfully so,” added Christner. “Our guys have played together now for two to three years so familiarity is key, especially in Division III, where we have no fall [season] opportunities to work out our guys.”

Strides have been taken in a positive direction in Christner’s previous years as head coach. Last season, the Jackets defeated league contender Bethany 67-64, snapping a 22 game losing streak to the Bison.

The PAC recently released the pre-season poll, in which Waynesburg received the fifth place spot out of nine teams.

The Jackets finished in eighth last season, so the expectations are already higher.

“We try not to pay any attention to that kind of stuff,” said point guard Casey Hope.

“It really has no significant meaning; however it is great to see that others view us as a program on the rise.”

The Jackets will rely on its returners to propel them to new heights this year. Second-team All-PAC pick Jason Propst has great potential to improve on his team leading 13.8points per contest.

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By Kenny Klase

For the Yellow Jacket

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Junior Jason Propst, a second-team All-PAC peformer a season ago, is one of five returning starters for the men's basketball team. marked to me this fall that in his opinion, Jason was the best returning big in the league,” added Christner.

Propst was the first Jacket to receive first or second team PAC honors since 2007-08 season and will be heavily relied on this season.

Along with Propst, the Jackets will return four other starters from last year’s team.

Captain and forward Jacob Fleegle, guard Kenny Klase, guard E.J. Coleman and Hope round out last year’s starting returners.

“With more experience, we know how to handle situations in games,” said Fleegle.

“Christner’s recruitment has brought in consistency where we can now run his system.”

The captain will be relied on once again by Christner to lead the squad. Fleegle was

the leader in minutes played last season with 27.7 per game. Fleegle also averaged 10.9 points per contest. .

“As our captain, he has a lot of responsibility on both ends of the floor,” said Christner. “I’m excited to see him continue to grow this season.”

A key component to this year’s team will be that of the bench players. With the fast-paced play and intense defense, the Jackets will lean on their bench for help. Forward Thomas Ellis, guard B.J.Durham and forward Nate Labishak were key players last season off the bench and will be called upon regularly this season. The Jackets also bring in a freshman class of six, along with one junior transfer.

“I think our ceiling is high-

er than it’s been; I’ve been encouraged with our learning curve in practice and our two scrimmages,” said Christner.

“I think our style of play will be fun to watch, but we need to play with a confidence and edge that this program hasn’t had quite frankly in a long time. I’m confident our guys are up to that challenge.”

The Waynesburg Hoopsters will open up their 201314 schedule on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Penn State Altoona Tipoff Tournament. They will open against the host Lions of Altoona in the opening match of the tournament.

The Jackets face Marietta College on Nov. 20 at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse in their first home game of the season. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.

Head coach Sam Jones is back for his sixth season as the leader of the Waynesburg women’s basketball team.

Jones has led the Jackets to three-straight winning seasons, including back-to-back 20-win campaigns during the previous two.

After Jones’s first five years with the Jackets, he enters this year with a 72-65 overall record.

His career record is good enough to rank Jones second in school history in terms of overall wins.

“This year, our goal is to take the next step and get over the hump,” said Jones.

“We want to get past the semi-final game and make it to the conference championship.”

Last year, the Jackets saw their season come to an end in Crestview Hills, Ky., losing to top-seeded Thomas More in the semi-finals of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament.

This year, Jones really wants his team to take the next step forward and compete in the PAC Championship game.

This year’s Jackets return some key players with a lot of experience. Senior Elaine Hasek averaged 7.1 points per game last season. Also returning to the court for her junior year is guard Hayden Giuliani who chipped in 6.3 points per game during her sophomore campaign.

Hasek, Giuliani and sophomore Lauren Blair were all named players to watch by

the PAC. “This year’s team has a lot of talent,” said Giuliani.

“From top to bottom, each class and each position, we have some solid players.”

Giuliani sees a lot of potential for success this upcoming season. The Jackets bring back a lot of players and coaches who have seen success over the years. Two years ago, Jones led his Jackets to a 20-8 overall record that included a 14-4 mark in the PAC. For his efforts, Jones earned his first PAC Coach of the Year award.

Seniors Hasek and Emily Miller were a part of that team. With that said, these three individuals bring a lot of experience with success to this year’s team.

Also, graduate assistant Patience Figgins brings Division I playing experience with her to the team’s coaching staff. After her time as a starter at South Carolina State University, Figgins completed her playing career as a point guard at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Ga. A year after finishing fourth in the PAC regular season standings, the Waynesburg women’s basketball team was picked to finish fourth again this season, after receiving 71 points in the 2013-14 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Last year, the Yellow Jackets finished with an overall record of 14-13, with a 12-6 record in conference play.

The Jackets plan to prove the preseason polls wrong this year and exceed expectations. Waynesburg opens up the season at the Coaches Vs. Cancer Tournament in York, Pa. Friday.

In t heir f irst game, Waynesburg is slated to face Bridgewater College. Last season, the Eagles went 1411 and 11-5 in the ODAC.

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Weekly Awards Men's soccer falls short of ECAC's

Whether their respective seasons just finished or just began, wrestler Anthony Bonaventura and volleyball player Jessica Dorazio were named the Waynesburg University’s Athletes of Dorazio Bonaventura the Week.

With the fall sports season finishing up and the winder sports season beginning to take over, Bonaventura and the Jacket Mat Men were the only athletes in action this past weekend, when they traveled to the Washington & Jefferson Invitational. Bonaventura was one of three title winners for Waynesburg on the afternoon, taking home the 174-pound championship. The senior went a perfect 4-0, taking down a pair of conference opponents, including a pin over Thiel’s Ryan Kenski in the opening round. Bonaventura then topped off his outstanding performance in the finals, where he faced another Tomcat; Jordan Powell. Powell came into the event ranked third in the country at 165 pounds, but Bonaventura escaped with a 7-6 victory in overtime.

Despite a disappointing season on the court, Waynesburg found a bright spot in the defensive specialist Dorazio, who was named as a Presidents’ Athletic Conference honorable mention. The sophomore was the lone Jacket volleyball player to be recognized by the conference.

Leading the team in digs per set with 4.94, Dorazio ranked sixth in the conference in digs. She also appeared in a team-high 102 sets, and also recorded 26 service aces, which was also a team-high.

For Dorazio and the rest of the Jackets, their season is finished. For Bonaventura and the rest of the Waynesburg wrestling team, the quest for back-to-back PAC Championships has just begun. Waynesburg takes back to the mats at home Saturday when it hosts a tri-match between York College and Division II Mercyhurst. The match will begin at 1 p.m. in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

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about where his ended.

“This year was bittersweet,” Griffiths said. “We missed out on our number one goal; making the PAC Tournament. However, we recognize that we greatly improved and had arguably the best men’s soccer team season in Waynesburg history.”

As always, the end of the season brings the end of the collegiate career of those graduating.

Fields led the team in scor-

ing this season.

With a potential replacement in Brommer, Griffiths isn’t concerned with filling holes next season.

“We have a lot of guys who are ready to step up,” said Griffiths.

“In the spring they will be given more opportunities to play; especially in the spring tournament. Come next fall, it will feel like they’ve been there forever.”

With another season under Griffiths, many of the men and women on the roster feel as if the future is bright for Waynesburg soccer.

By Tim Neral

For the Yellow Jacket

The men’s team failed to capture an Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship bid, getting edged out by Washington & Jefferson College, making the men’s historic season come to a close.

“This year was bittersweet,” said coach Carl Griffiths. “We missed out on our number one goal: making the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament. However, we recognize that we greatly improved and had arguably the best men’s soccer team season in Waynesburg history.”

The team boasted a 10-4-3 record, and went 3-3-2 in the PAC. The Jackets were undefeated at home, going 5-0-3.

Griffiths was awarded Coach of the Year honors in his second season at Waynesburg.

“I was very surprised and equally honored when I learned that my peers selected me for this award,” said Griffiths. “But I must thank my boys. Their hard work and progress is what caused me to be recognized.”

Senior Tim Fields was selected for the All-PAC first team, and senior Zack Morgan was selected for the

All-PAC second team. Junior Nick Brommer was awarded an All-PAC honorable mention.

Despite the team’s struggles on offense in conference play, the team still led the PAC this year in goals with 51, and was nationally ranked in goals per game in the middle of the season.

“I don’t feel we collapsed, as much as we missed out,” said Griffiths.

“We had games that were within reach like the games with Westminster, Washington & Jefferson and Bethany.

They were all close games against teams that we historically don’t usually beat.

We just needed one of those games to turn around.”

A team that was plagued with injuries throughout the season, the Yellow Jackets were able to overcome those obstacles for part of the season.

But when it came time for PAC play, the injuries took their toll.

“We need to keep doing what we were doing,” said senior Tim Fields. “When we possessed and didn’t score, we got frustrated and got direct which caused turnovers.”

Despite the heartbreaking ending to a historic season,

Zach DiBeradin, Yellow Jacket

The men's soccer team lost out to Washington & Jefferson for a chance to play in an ECAC game.

Griffiths is already looking at how the team can improve for next year.

“We need to improve our fitness so that we have fewer drop-offs from fatigue,” said Griffiths.

“We also need more vari-

ety and flexibility in regards to our formation. We are looking at employing two formations in order to make it more difficult for teams to prepare for us. It also will allow us to taper our formation to the team we are playing.”

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had some of his best games against the Yellow Jackets. In three games versus Waynesburg, Baroffio has 27 receptions for 409 yards and six touchdowns.

Baroffio’s six scores have been evenly distributed between the past two meetings.

Kick game In any game, special teams plays a part. But in games of Saturday’s magnitude, one special teams play could end up deciding the winner.

Shepas said that he and special teams coach Jason Falvo talked earlier in the week about limiting the damage W&J can do in the return game.

“The kick game is as important to us as any phase in the game because of the threat [W&J] poses in the return game,” said Shepas.

“Either Baroffio or Wiegand can take a kick back. They are returning the ball real well for them.”

Both Wiegand and Baroffio have kick returns of over 75 yards. Wiegand has only returned 10 kickoffs this season, but has taken two back for touchdowns.

This season, the Jackets allow opposing returners to gain an average of 17.1 yards per kick return and 10.1 yards per punt return.

In its last game against We s t m i n s t e r C o l l e g e , Waynesburg allowed Titans sophomore returner Taran

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Senior running back Dion Wiegand (32) leads Washington & Jefferson in rushing yards, while ranking second in the PAC with 17 rushing touchdowns.

Sifontes-Lavine to return a punt 86 yards for a touchdown.

This week with the bigplay potential of Wiegand and Baroffio there will be an increased focus on the kick game.

In order to attempt to nullify the Presidents’ dangerous return men, Shepas said he is telling his kickers to focus on keeping the ball on the hashes and towards the numbers.

Getting over the hump As poorly as the Jackets have played against the Presidents over the course of the series, Shepas and his team have a chance to make a statement Saturday.

“It would mean so much,” said senior defensive end Brandon Fedorka about a win against W&J. “When I came here as a freshman, you learn right away that’s your rival. It would mean a lot to

me, the team and the whole coaching staff.”

With the game being played on W&J’s home turf, the Yellow Jackets can return the favor after losing last year on their home field.

“It would be another step in our program, and a big win for us,” said Shepas.

Saturday's kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Cameron Stadium with WCTV and WCYJ-FM providing coverage.

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wanted against a top-five wrestler,” said Bonaventura.

“At the level that [Bonaventura] wrestles at, he needs to get better at the top position and ride guys longer,” said Headlee. “But he wrestled well on his feet and wore Powell down very well.”

Lohr continued his dominance at the 149-pound weight class with five decisive wins on his way to the tournament championship. He started his day off with a fall in 2:27 over host W&J’s Roja Stephenson, then picked up wins of 8-2 and 8-3 in the quarter and semi-finals. He finished out his day with a 12-4 major decision over Division II Seton Hill’s Tanner Druck.

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Senior Anthony Bonaventura (right) defeated Thiel All-American Jordan Powell during his 4-0 day at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational.

The team tournament championship was taken home by PAC rival Thiel College, which accumulated 178 points.

Thiel was followed by Alma College with 134 points and Waynesburg with

125 points.

“As a team, we have our work cut out for us,” said Bonaventura. “Thiel is a tough team.”

However, Thiel only had two tournament champions against Waynesburg’s three.

The nationally ranked Jackets will be back in action Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Rudy Marisa Field House, where the team will host a tri-meet against York College and Division II Mercyhurst College.

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Fedorka plays to honor the late Czerwein

By Carson Fox

Sports Editorial Assistant

Sacking the quarterback has never been a problem for senior defensive lineman Brandon Fedorka. It is something he takes pride in because of the legacy left behind by his mentor, the late Mike Czerwein.

“He’ll be on of the best players that we’ve had here on the defensive line,” said Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas of Fedorka. “I’d definitely say he’s achieved everything expected of him and to his credit, in his senior year, he’s having his best and most focused year.”

Czerwein, who holds the Division III career sack lead with 53.5 and was a four-time all-conference honoree with the Yellow Jackets from 2004-07, was the coach in charge of recruiting Fedorka from Hopewell High School and it was his influence that led to Fedorka ultimately choosing Waynesburg as his college of choice.

Fedorka recalled the times when Czerwein would call him two or three times a week just to check in, when he attended his high school all-star game and how he wishes he would have had more of an opportunity to learn from him.

Although Czerwein died before Fedorka ever had the chance to compete under his command, it doesn’t mean he’s forgotten about him.

“I wear his wristbands every game in memory of him,” said Fedorka. “I watch film to see how hard he goes. I’m just trying to play as hard as I can for him. I think of him every time I get a sack.”

Although Fedorka has been successful as a two-sport athlete at Waynesburg in both football and wrestling, his father Paul has never believed that his son’s success on the gridiron and on the mat have been that important to him.

“I have always looked at them as a tool,” said Paul Fedorka. “The man that he’s become is what I care about and I couldn’t be more proud. I’ve watched my boy turn into a man that has honor and integrity. It’s just impressive to be his dad.”

Paul Fedorka said he and his wife Bernadette attend all of Brandon’s sporting events because he continually impresses them, even though they sometimes believe he cannot get any better. He also gives them purpose each weekend.

“He makes us stand an inch taller and my chest a little wider every time I watch him do anything,” said Paul Fedorka.

Brandon Fedorka noted even when he went to the National Tournament for wrestling in Wisconsin, his parents didn’t miss out on him taking to the mat. In addition to playing for Czerwein, Fedorka said he also plays for his parents. It’s that drive that makes him a head case for his teammates during practice.

“If Fedorka gets you around the shoulder, it’s lights out,” said starting right tackle Nik Sappie. “If you’re pass blocking and you lean forward a little too much and he gets a hold of you, good night. Your quarterback is losing his neck.”

According to Sappie, he and Fedorka got into a fight at the beginning of the year in the heat of the moment. The two have become better teammates since the incident and Sappie knows that by going against Fedorka dayin and day-out in practice, he is becoming a better player.

“It’s tough,” said Sappie. “But if I can block him, I can probably block anybody in the conference.”

Fedorka’s defensive coordinator Scott Venick noted that Fedorka is a factor that other teams have to account for in their offensive game plan and he is one of the best players, if not the best player in the conference, at the defensive end position.

According to Venick, opposing teams have to use two or three players every time to block him, which frees up his defensive line mates and even benefits the defensive backs.

With one game remaining left in the regular season and post-season play up in the air at this point, Fedorka wants to end his career on a high note. Shepas and his graduating senior class have never beaten Washington & Jefferson.

“Every senior class goes out with something special. Like last year they went out 10-1,” said Fedorka.

“It was the first team to win 10 games in a long while and a share of the [Presidents’

Athletic Conference]. This year, I want us going out beating W&J.” Amid all of the accolades in both sports, which include two all-conference awards in football, a first and second place finish in wrestling at the Midwest Regional Tournament, a spot on the football team’s leadership council and many others, Fedorka said what he’s going to miss most is the locker room and battling with his teammates.

He recalled some of the best games of his career coming against Grove City.

Regardless of the losses, he will also always remember the W&J games. Although Waynesburg does not have the opportunity to win a PAC Title in Fedorka’s final season, the team does have the opportunity to play spoiler and take away the Presidents’ title hopes with a victory.

“It would mean so much,” said Fedorka about a win against W&J.

Brandon Fedorka

Michael Kabay, Waynesburg University

“When I came here as a freshman, you learn right away that’s your rival. It would mean a lot to me, the team and the whole coaching staff.”

In addition to the adversity faced with match-ups against the Presidents, Fedorka has had to go through tough times due to injury, which have cost him opportunities to compete in wrestling.

During his freshman season, he contracted MRSA before the PAC Tournament and was unable to compete with his championshipwinning team. He was able to win at the regional tournament, but he wasn’t as lucky last year.

During the final games of his junior football campaign, Fedorka said he suffered from back pain, which was so severe that he could not run or stand straight.

It turned out that he was suffering from two herniated disks, and doctors had to perform surgery to repair one that was impacting his sciatic nerve.

“We were trying to avoid surgery,” said Fedorka. “But after surgery, I felt great. I had the mobility back in my legs and I was standing

straight again. I wasn’t allowed to do anything for so long and it took away much of my summer.

But a month before football started, I started hitting the weights again hard, running and trying to get back into conditioning.”

The injury caused him to miss last season’s wrestling season and once again, he missed out on a chance to celebrate a conference title with his teammates.

When the season finally comes to a close, so does the career of one of Waynesburg’s finest to don a Jacket uniform and lines up in a three-point stance across from the snap of the ball. At the end of the day, Fedorka wonders how his playing career would have been different and how many more sacks could he could have added to his current total of 31 if he could have been instructed by Czerwein.

“I wish Czerwein was here. I just wish I could know what he would’ve taught me, what he would have had me do,” said Fedorka. “I just think about that everyday and just go my hardest. I’m happy with some of the records I hold.”

Quarterback set to become king of the Hill Hill needs 113 passing yards to break record

of him.

Hill agrees with Shepas’ statement regarding his emotions while chuckling.

“I can see where coach Shepas says I need to calm down,” said Hill. “I’m decently nervous, but then get excited. But I see it as a good thing because of the caliber

By CJ Filippi

For the Yellow Jacket

What a year it has been for junior quarterback Carter Hill. Through nine regular season games, Hill has thrown for 2,606 passing yards with 26 passing touchdowns and only two interceptions.

He only needs 113 passing yards to break the single-season record set by Brad Dawson in 2009. Dawson finished the year with 2,718 yards.

“I’m happy for him and how well he is playing,” said head coach Rick Shepas.

“He’s just a guy we recruited well out of high school who’s going to beat [Dawson]’s record who we also recruited well out of high school.”

Hill has set many singleseason records this year already.

In Waynesburg’s second game against Frostburg State, Hill threw for a single-game record of 483 passing yards and added three touchdowns in the 59-49 win.

He has also had five games this season, three consecutive, in which he has thrown for at least 300 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Those stats may not be records, but they are a part of his success.

Hill also now holds singleseason records for completions (237), attempts (361),

Michael Kabay, Waynesburg University

Quarterback Carter Hill has already broken three single-season records and is on the verge of a fourth. and touchdown passes (26).

Part of the success of any team is the trust between a coach and his players. Hill said there is plenty of trust between him and Shepas.

“We have a great relationship between us,” said Hill.

“Coach gives me a couple options to run each down.

It’s nice to have that freedom to make the calls. It shows the trust he has in me and it builds my confidence.”

Not only would Shepas like to see Hill get the passing record, but so do his teammates. Junior wide receiver Bernie Thompson said Hill is a one-of-a-kind teammate.

“He is a selfless, caring person,” said Thompson.

“From the way he practices with warm-ups on Mondays to pre-game on Fridays, he helps make the team better.

It would be great to help him

achieve that record.”

In the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, he currently ranks second in passing average with 289.6 yards per game and third in passing efficiency (148.9).

On a national level, he is tied for eighth in the country in passing touchdowns, 12th in passing yards and passing average per game, as well as 40th in passing efficiency.

“I’m not really big into stats but it would mean a lot to me,” said Hill. “For me to be able to do the things I do says a lot about this team.

I just have a great group of guys who I can give the ball to.”

According to Shepas, Hill is arguably the most accurate quarterback in the PAC, completing 65.7 percent of his passes. But sometimes his emotions can get the better

team we have at Waynesburg.”

As athletic and talented as Hill is on the gridiron, he is a modest and humble person because he believes he wouldn’t be having the same success this season without the help of his teammates.

“It’s not always about me,”

said Hill. “Sure I may be getting my name in the paper because I’m the one throwing the ball and making big plays, but you can’t overlook the little guy. It’s everyone from the smallest freshman to the biggest senior. I wouldn’t be the player I am without my teammates.”

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Chamberworks ensemble to perform famous jazz pieces

By Olivia Latimer Assignments Editor

The Chamberworks ensembles are in preparation for their next concert once again at Waynesburg University. “ The Chamber works program is a group of ten small musical ensembles that basically are capable of giving a concert in a small room, hence, chamber,” said Ronda DePriest, chair of the Department of Fine Arts at Waynesburg. “That is where the name, Chamberworks, comes from.”

The Chamberworks group typically puts on two con-

certs for the public during each semester.

These concerts are a chance for instructors to put on public performances and for the students to show off their talents, according to DePreist.

The Chamberworks ensembles each meet one time during the week. This program is offered to students for class credit; however, students may also join for recreation if they are interested in performing.

Five of the 10 ensembles perform at each of the concerts throughout the semester.

At the upcoming con-

cert, scheduled for noon on Thursday, Nov. 14, the five performing ensembles will include the pipe and drum band, members of the string ensemble who will each be performing solo works, the percussion ensemble, the brass ensemble and the jazz combos.

“We offer these concerts as lunchtime serendipities,” said DePriest. “We provide cookies and punch for the audience. We encourage the audience to have an early lunch and then come and have dessert with us, in the forms of both cookies and musical sounds.”

James Cope, instructor of

fine arts, believes this is not only a wonderful opportunity for the audience, but also for the students performing, as well as the instructors.

“These really are very delightful programs,” said Cope.

“They are quick little insights to performance groups. It allows the students to perform more in ensembles and also as soloists, which is so important.

Each time a student preforms a solo, it becomes just a little bit easier, and each time, we get better.”

The concert will begin up in Roberts Chapel, as the first group to preform will

History on display

Concert celebrates Waynesburg and Greene County Civil War history

By Jacob Meyer

For the Yellow Jacket

On Nov. 9, Waynesburg University hosted a commemorative concert to honor those from Waynesburg College and Greene County who served during the Civil War. The event, held in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center, drew in many students, faculty and members of the community.

The doors of the GPAC opened at 6 p.m. for the community to see the collection of memorabilia from the Civil War, including Purman’s Medal of Honor.

The audience took their seats at 7 p.m., where the event included a brief introduction on the history of Waynesburg College and Greene County in the Civil War, a reading of Lt. James Jackson Purman’s Wheatfield account and a concert from the Wildcat Regiment Band commenced.

“It’s the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery and [President] Lincoln’s Gettysburg address,” said Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Courtney Dennis.

“So, since we do have alumni who fought at Gettysburg, specifically James Purman who received a Medal of Honor for gallantry at Gettysburg, we thought that this would be a great opportunity to host an event that honors those individuals and an event to bring the community together to celebrate all these commemorations as well as Veterans Day.” This event gave the community, as well as Waynesburg students and faculty, a chance to learn more about their community’s influence in the Civil War and to hear music from that time period.

“Well, there is the historical significance. The 140th C ompany A was actually formed on the campus grounds of Waynesburg College,” said Doug Wilson, 1st Sgt., Co. A, 140th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Re-enactors.

“But, in a greater sense it gives an opportunity for the public to realize that there are individuals who are working to keep the history and the memory of those who served, not just as soldiers, but also as musicians and members of the ladies aid. It keeps it at the forefront.”

The event began with assistant professor of history, Dr. Karen Fisher Younger, giving an introduction on the history of Waynesburg College and Greene County in the Civil War. “I think they [the community] really did enjoy it. With our introductory speech we talked about some of the

include bagpipes. The sounds of the bagpipes will benefit more from being in an open and bigger area, according to DePriest.

“I’m not trying to have the audience leave deaf,” said DePriest.

According to DePriest, this will be only the second public performance that the pipe and drum group has had thus far.

DePriest said the group typically starts out on chanters, as they are also trying to revive an old Waynesburg tradition with the bagpipes.

According to Cope, the vocal jazz group will be performing songs from The

Great American Songbook, which includes many pieces that became big standards in jazz, and are still frequently used today.

Cope said their guest group, the Beegie Adair Trio, helped kick off the semester by performing pieces from the Great American Songbook.

DePriest estimates this concert will last a full hour with all of the performances.

She said they will be trying to move rather quickly through them.

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The Voice vocalist to sing at Coffeehouse

By Eric Bost

Managing Editor

As the temperature continues to drop and winter draws closer day by day, Waynesburg University students will have an opportunity to warm up on Monday, Nov. 18.

Students will be able to sip coffee from a commemorative mug while enjoying the up-tempo, energetic music of Nelly’s Echo to start their week.

“Initially, when I play for college audiences, I don’t want to be naïve and expect the whole crowd knows who I am, so I play a mixture of cover songs and original songs; it’s probably around 50-50,” said Nelson Emokpae, creator and lead singer. “[Students] should expect high energy, engaging and funny types of songs that will get the crowd dancing and stomping their feet and singing along, too. That’s usually how my shows go.”

Nelly’s Echo was formed in 2007; since then Emokpae has self-released two albums, performed for over 100 college audiences and is currently working on a third studio album.

Emokpae said that he uses every show to not only meet new people, but to impact

their lives as well.

“I’m looking forward to meeting new people and touching one life at a time with the positivity of my music,” said Emokpae. “Every show is a chance for me to impact someone’s life, group of people’s lives or in life with the music that I’ve been blessed to do.”

Emokpae has recently seen his popularity grow after appearing on season three of

“Every show is a chance for me to impact someone's life, group of people's lives or my life with the music that I've been blessed to do.”

Nelson Emokpae

Lead Singer, Nelly's Echo

NBC’s hit reality-singing competition, The Voice.

The experience Emokpae received on The Voice helped him grow as both an artist and as a person.

“I got to meet a lot of my peers and mentors. I got to travel all the way to California and experience a totally See coffeehouse on D2

Lamplighters Choir to challenge faith

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(Top) The Wildcat Regiment Band played brass pieces from the Civil War era for the audience.

(Above left) Doug Wilson, speaker during the event and member of the 140th PVI, Company A Re-inactors, looks upon Greene County Civil War history.

(Above right) Many historical artifacts, like this 1862 enlistment paper, were on display for the audience before the concert began.

Waynesburg College alumni and their involvement during the war, but we also talked about Greene County because the county as a whole did very significant things, whether it was actually serving in the community or women in the community who were offering their services any way they can,” said Dennis.

“It was really a time where everybody in the county came together to support the war effort, so this is a great thing to bring the college community and the larger community of the town.”

Wilson then recited Purman’s Wheatfield account in which he told the story of how he and Cpt. James Pipes stopped to help a soldier, how he was wounded twice

resulting in the loss of his leg and how a confederate soldier lent him aid and moved him to a safe location.

“This was something I was invited to speak to and I’ll be honest, it’s an honor. The unit that I represent is Company A of the 140th, which is Purman’s unit. So, for me to be able to pay tribute to the actually unit, I can’t put into words,” said Wilson.

“Purman’s account is mind-boggling. I can’t begin to imagine what was going through his mind. To read Purman’s actual account I can’t put into words.”

Next, the Wildcat Regiment Band started the concert. The brass band used instruments and performed works from that time period.

The Wildcat Regiment Band opened with the “Star Spangled Banner,” and performed seven more pieces until a 10 minute intermission.

After the intermission, Rea Redd, director of Eberly Library, dressed as President Abraham Lincoln and recited the famous Gettysburg Address.

In total, 14 pieces were played and in between many of them, conductor B.J. Pino interacted with the audience and recounted the history of the time period and the importance of the piece.

“They [the Wildcat Regiment Band] are amazing.

They’re absolutely amazing,” said Dennis.“These men have See Gettysburg on D2

Waynesburg University’s Lamplighters Touring Choir will be presenting their fifth annual fall concert in Roberts Chapel on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.

“Come see your fellow students for an hour of music that will uplift your soul and challenge you in your faith,” said Melanie Catana, instructor of vocal music and director of choral music.

Admission is free for students and the public. The concert will last about one hour. The set has a theme of Christian music that challenges the participating students vocally and spiritually.

“It’s a collection of sacred music, with a lot of contemporary Christian things, classical and acapella songs, including Palestrina and Thomas Tallis,” said Catana.

Catana calls the evening a sort of “song service.” In other words, it’s a sort of student-led worship service that is centered on music.

“The concert is about eight to 10 songs, and the students will also present scripture and testimonies,” said Catana.

Accompanying the performance is pianist, Nelson Fox,

who has been playing for the choir for many years.

Beyond providing spiritual guidance and entertainment for the students of Waynesburg University, the touring choir moves far outside the campus, into the community and the nation.

“The fall concert showcases what we’re going to be taking out into the community more and more as the year goes on,” said Catana.

“Every student in the group makes a year-long commitment, so they are committed to service and singing on weekends and in May on our Spring Tour.”

The group is audition only, with 17 current members.

Four of the participating students are music majors at Waynesburg, and the rest have majors ranging across many departments.

The whole group will be traveling to Buffalo, N.Y. in May, where they will be serving refugees and doing other community projects, bringing the gift of service and song.

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Waynesburg alumni Annual Turkey Trot drawing larger crowds gather in Virginia

By Beau Walmer

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Blue skies fell over the James River in Richmond, Va. Orange and purple colors filled the evening sky as laughter and chatter filled the air.

On the top floor of the Bear and Bull Club building, alumni shared memories from the years at Waynesburg University. Abby Pittinaro, student intern for Institution Advancements, had one word to explain it all.

“Beautiful.”

On Nov. 7, Waynesburg University’s Office for Institutional Advancement traveled to Richmond, Va. to gather alumni for networking information about the university.

The alumni events are more than just getting together and hearing about the news from the campus of Waynesburg.

It is a chance for people to listen to memories, update on the lives of the alumni and enjoy the presences of people who enjoyed their alma mater, not to mention eat well-prepared food at the Bear and Bull Club.

In addition, the university’s alumni are not ordinary people, suggested Director of Institutional Advancement Heidi Szuminsky.

“The company was outstanding,” said Szuminsky.

“They are a special group of people, and the alumni in Richmond certainly live up to [being outstanding].”

The quality, personalities and the heart for Waynesburg are characteristics Marilyn West, a 1967 graduate with a major in mathematics, defined this special group.

“The number of people in this group made it comfortable because everybody was interactive and reaching out

to others,” said West. “It was all good for me.”

Pittinaro enjoyed the exceptional group of people and their insight on her success as a student.

“It’s always encouraging to hear alumni say, ‘You’re on the right track,’” said Pittinaro.

This group of alumni shared stories with Pittinaro that were similar to her current experiences as a student.

Not only that, but Pittinaro also enjoyed hearing how Waynesburg used to be made and how it continues to be created. These relationships meant so much to Pittinaro.

“In a way, it made us all like a family,” said Pittinaro.

West agreed with Pittinaro’s description of this friendly family.

“The event was awesome because there were a number of generations and differences physically, but we all find importance in the vision and mission of Waynesburg,” said West.

It is important to have alumni dinners and events around the United States to inform them on the campus’s changes said Pittinaro. From the alumna perspective, West enjoyed the organization and information that is engaged in this family.

“Graduates in the 60s, 70s and 80s have not experienced the new transformation of the campus. With this event, they gained that perspective and felt connected,” said West.

This was more than just an event for alumni to enjoy the food and view of the city.

It was a time of connection, networking, relaxation and enjoyment.

That is the definition of this alumni group: a beautiful family.

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so that students performing and watching the concerts do not miss class,” said DePriest.

Each ensemble will be do-

ing a standard repertoire for that ensemble, according to DePriest.

“I’m always excited to hear that at these concerts,” said DePriest. “It helps us teach what standard repertoire is and it helps us get insight.”

College students are always clamoring for good food, especially with Thanksgiving just around the corner.

On Thursday, Nov. 21, students will have the chance to take home and feast on a savory dinner as a part of the university's annual Turkey Trot Race.

“It’s an opportunity wellness program that includes a service component of winning a meal right before break,” said Pat Bristor, associate dean of students and director of student activities board.

The course for the race will stretch around the parks of the campus and start at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

“It’s almost like a one mile

fun run,” said Bristor.

Holding the event on a yearly basis has been due to a substantial increase in the student’s involvement.

“It’s one of those events in which if the students don’t participate, the event can’t take place either,” said Bristor.

Participants running in this year’s race are hoping to not only challenge themselves, but to incorporate a competitive factor into the event.

“I did track in seventh grade, which is probably why I enjoy challenging myself so much,” said sophomore human services major, Rebecca Shindelar.

At the same time, competitors are looking towards the healthy habit of getting up to play an hour a day.

“I enjoy exercising very much,” Shindelar said. “I’m just hoping to get involved with as many races Waynesburg has to offer while I’m here.”

Immediately following the conclusion of the race, winners will be bestowed with a turkey dinner.

Prior to the postgame celebrations, winners will present dinners provided by the local Greene County Salvation Army to families in need from the Greene County area.

“I enjoy seeing the excitement on the families faces in attendance,” said Bristor The intention of holding the race for some time has become a good symbolization of the student body.

“The concept to giving back to families in the com-

munity really helps show the serving role in our mission statement,” said Kenny Cline, junior accounting major and Student Activities Board president.

Runners are beginning to get anxious for that electrifying moment after crossing the finish line as the days leading to the race begin to wind down.

“I’m most looking forward to the feeling afterwards and being able to share it with the other students,” Shindelar said.

Students interested in running in the race may still sign up in Student Services on the third floor of Stover.

Registration is free, and if available, remaining participants will receive a free tshirt to help mark the day for the seasonal public event.

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regular day jobs yet they’re able to come together and put on performances like that. They’re very talented musicians and they’re unique in that they do interact with the audience and they present the history of the pieces and the brass band movement. It’s really a great thing to get the music and the background information as well.”

The event ended with Pino asking any veterans or parents of veterans in the audience to stand as the crowd gave them a round of applause.

“Having this event, especially right before Veterans Day, is fantastic,” said Thomas Nine, West Virginia University maintenance worker who attended the event.

Wilson believes while the

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Doug Wilson (left), speaker during the "From Waynesburg to Gettysburg" event, speaks with Bill Parker, chaplain captain re-inactor, before the concert begins. students in attendance may not truly understand the significance of the event, they will come to appreciate the

experience they received.

“It’s nice to know that at least in the county of Greene and on Waynesburg Univer-

sity’s campus that history is not just being taught, it’s being brought to life,” said Wilson.

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tell people about Christ,” said Catana.

The upcoming concert gives the students on campus a preview of what the Touring Choir will take to

nursing homes, Buffalo, and other community service endeavors.

The choir hopes that the students of the Waynesburg campus will show their support and attend Sunday’s concert to see what the Touring Choir is all about.

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different lifestyle than I am used to,” said Emokpae.

“A couple of things the show taught me was that I can be gracious when things don’t quite go my way, and that it’s not about how far you go in life or the X, Y or Z accomplishments you have in life, it’s more about the journey. I had a great experience on The Voice and I would not trade that for anything else, but that part of the journey has helped give me a newfound perspective on life and music in general.”

One thing that The Voice did not change about Emokpae was his perception of reality. He said that the show opened his eyes to the fact that Hollywood and the glamour lifestyle wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

“It’s beautiful and cool,

don’t get me wrong, but it’s not reality,” said Emokpae.

“That lifestyle is not reality and that lifestyle cannot fulfill someone who goes there looking for that; it will not fulfill you as a person. Reality to me is going from show to show and getting to really interact with people.”

Emokpae said that when he travels and performs at universities now, more and more people are starting to recognize him from the show.

“I go to schools now and play and automatically people know who I am,” said Emokpae. “If I see an audience of over 10 people, at least three people have heard of me before, as opposed to before when I came in as a total stranger. It’s nice to have that, but you still have to prove yourself on stage.

If not, you lose the crowd quickly.”

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MCT Campus Daily Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Got the wrong order in deprived area of town (6) 4 Bloodshed involving Italian brings a lump to the throat (6) 8 Salvages planter, back about 1st March (7) 9 Arabs in theory partial to a drink (7)

23 Appeals to a radio presenter leading to silly ruse (7) 24 Rubble includes pound of Irish stone (7) 25 Con lied terribly about doctor (6) 26 Dress supported back east (6)

DOWN 1 Uplifting, say, hiding to watch birds (5) 2 Stylish Eastside worker (7) 3 Photographic technique using plate semi-developed (4-5)

6 Tango with ones better half leads to bad wind! (7)

13 Broadcast about upstart cricketers was a winner (9)

19 Boycott’s MBE misplaced on ship (7)

7 Loses affection for sergeants’ mess! (9)

15 Contest where clan do the fling? (9)

21 Great increase (5)

10 Discount reasoned argument (9)

17 Not fit for a French stable! (7)

22 Former official to queen risen to first lady (5)

5 Alternative part of range (5)

11 Left-winger returning with illness to train offtrack? (10) 12 National draw announced (4) 13 Rig tennis games at university (3-2) 14 Inferior silver from the Orient - it’s not mature enough (8) 16 Brush etc discarded by creator of unfinished work?

(8) 18 Game ambassadors in the Civil Service (5) 20 Geordie Sunday school head (4) 21 Flat tyre, it sounds like, on old banger (6-4)

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THIS WEEK IN GREENE COUNTY HISTORY November 13, 1889 The office of R.F. Downey becomes the first building in Waynesburg to be illuminated with electrical lighting. Serving on an investigating committee for the new Waynesburg Electric Light and Power Company, Downey was among others employed at the first company chartered to provide electrical power to the Borough of Waynesburg.

November 10, 1896 Superintendent Samuel N. Glass of the Waynesburg Electric Light and Power Company is knocked unconscious when a dynamo belt breaks and strikes his head. In result, all of the electrical power in the borough went out. Although the company secretary was present in his office, the machinery continued operating unattended until Glass regained consciousness and personally shut it down.

november 15, 1898 A curfew is passed in Waynesburg restricting children under 15 years of age from walking the streets at night alone after 8 p.m. from Oct. 1 through April 1, and after 9 p.m. from April 1 through Oct. 1. Fines for violating the curfew ranged from twenty-five cents to two dollars, and jail sentences ranged from two to twenty-four hours.

Source: History of Greene County Pennsylvania by G. Wayne Smith

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KNOW before YOU GROW By: Olivia Latimer Assignments Editor ‘No-Shave-November’ is a unique way of raising men’s cancer awareness. People all across the country skip shaving for the whole month in support of cancer patients who may be losing their own hair. So in honor of ‘Movember’, the Yellow Jacket brings to you information on different ‘stache styles through time and culture so you have plenty of ways to rock the facial hair to choose from.

Mustaches in Religion

Fashion

Marriage

Many religions around the world have been known to either encourage or require their men to grow facial hair. Some religions that participate in this ritual include Sikhism, Islam and particular sects of Judaism.

Reasons for this include that it distinguishes men from women and displays masculinity.

Throughout the years, different types of mustaches and facial hair styles have come and gone as parts of fashion movements just as clothing and other fads.

One of the most commonly known groups that signifies marriage with facial hair is the Amish. Amish men are forbidden to grow facial hair until they become married to a woman. In their culture, a beard signifies becoming a man. Upon marriage, Amish men quit shaving their facial hair and grow out their beards.

Popular Stache Styles The Horseshoe Mustache This mustache consists of a full mustache along the upper lip and down along the sides of the mouth. This mustache style if commonly associated with cowboys.

The Pencil Mustache This style is neatly groomed and very thin along the upper lip, its thinness suggesting it was drawn with a pencil. This style is common in movies, as it is easy for actors to grow this low maintenance stache or for one to be applied with makeup.

The Fu Manchu Mustache

The Toothbrush Mustache That’s right, the style is not actually named the ‘Hitler Stache’ although his is what most people associate this mustache style with. The toothbrush mustache is thick and shaved to all but the very middle of the upper lip, with the sides straight rather than slanted.

This mustache is thin and grown from the upper lip and extends down the sides of the chin, sometimes exceeding the length of the chin entirely.

Named after the fictional character, Fu Manchu, this stache style is popular with stereotypical portrayals of Chinese bad-guys in film.

The Handlebar Mustache One of the most wellknown styles of mustaches, typically lengthy with ends curved upward. This style was popular in the U.S among Wild West figures in the 19th century.

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