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Waynesburg University achievements recognized locally, nationally

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

As Waynesburg University grows and changes, recognition of the campus’ achievements can be found from a variety of sources. Recently, the university received recognition of its commitment to service in the form of the Leadership in Service Education Award from the Imani Christian Academy.

As a university with a focused Christian mission, the university makes a concerted effort to align with other like-minded institutions like Imani.

“The Imani Christian

Academy is a K-12 school that has made a real difference in the lives of a number of students,” said Waynesburg University President Douglas Lee. “It’s a Christian academy as we are a Christian university, and the easiest translation of what that means to us is the Great Commandment – love God and love your neighbor.”

Each year, the school holds a gala dinner in Pittsburgh to honor organizations in the community who are leaders in various areas. Several Waynesburg staff members attended this year’s dinner on Sept. 26, where Lee presented a video about the

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President and Mrs. Doug Lee, along with Waynesburg University administrators, celebrate the university's award at the 2015 Imani Gala.

Bonner Program and spoke about the university.

“It’s another way what

we’re doing here, being that light in the world and letting that light shine, is getting out

‘The hardest thing imaginable’ A fatal car wreck changed the course of Kurt Detwiler's life – leaving him without a leg and with a long, painful road ahead

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

Kurt Detwiler doesn’t remember the day that changed his life forever.

He doesn’t remember the car accident.

He doesn’t remember being Life Flighted.

He doesn’t remember being in the ambulance.

What he does remember is waking up confused in a hospital bed three weeks later.

He remembers his dad was by his side.

He remembers he woke up without a left leg.

“I had no idea what happened, and I woke up there — it was the worst experience,” Kurt said.

It was May. Kurt was a business major and football player at Waynesburg University who was about to enter his senior year when he was a passenger in a fatal one-car crash just before 1 a.m. Saturday, May 23, near his home in Blair County.

When he awoke in the hospital, his left leg had already been amputated above the knee.

In total, Kurt underwent 31 surgeries, and it’s possible he will have more in the future.

While his left leg is al-

ready gone, his right leg is still in jeopardy of being amputated.

Nearly half a year later, Kurt still vividly remembers the shock of waking up in that hospital bed.

“I just felt disbelief, really,” he said. “I couldn’t really feel anything that happened to me. I didn’t know anything happened.

I couldn’t feel that I lost my leg.”

The realization of what he had been through was tough to wrap his mind around, Kurt said. After all, the day had begun just like any other.

“It was hard. You can imagine,” he said — even though, in fact, you likely cannot imagine. “It was really just shock and disbelief. I didn’t really believe that it happened.” *** After the car crash, Kurt was in a coma for nearly three weeks.

Kurt spent about twoand-a-half months at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital — where his left leg was amputated and he had surgeries on his stomach and abdomen — one to repair a hernia, two to fix dislocated kneecaps in See KURT on A4 Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

Above, Detwiler is honored on the football field with other team members at Senior Day on Saturday, Oct. 24, where he walked across the field with his mother at his side.

Retiring educator trusts in God's guidance

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

When Debra Clarke set off to pursue her journalism degree at West Virginia University, she never thought she would be a teacher. Yet, 29 years and a leap of faith later, she is humbled by the impact she has made on the university and the education students at Waynesburg.

Clarke, the department chair and assistant professor of education, recently announced her plans of retire-

ment at the end of School with them; semester. the lesson was Her life plans about stepping never includout in faith and ed becoming a trusting God with teacher. However, your life. At that after five years as time, I had been a radio journalist thinking about and a broadcaster, a career change and after spendand was exploring Clarke ing eight years in various options,” the judicial system, Clarke said Clarke. “I had briefly looked at other possible ca- considered teaching, but I reer choices. just couldn’t figure out how “My husband, son and to make that career choice a I were visiting friends in possibility. At the end of the Ohio. We went to Sunday lesson, I told my husband

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MINE CLOSURE ELIMINATES HUNDREDS OF JOBS The Greene County Emerald Mine will close on Nov. 24, laying off hundreds of local coal miners.

that I had decided to trust God and step out in faith and work to become a teacher.”

Shortly after this decision, Clarke then secured a graduate assistantship, finished her master’s and became an elementary special education teacher. Prior to Waynesburg, she taught at the elementary level for 15 years in the West Virginia public school system and as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Special EducaSee CLARKE on A2

into the community,” said Lee. The university has sent

students to serve at Imani in the past, and recruiters actively search for opportunities to bring Imani students to Waynesburg.

“To continue our mission of educating all students in respect to their economic background, we want all of them here because we believe the education we provide is unique,” said Lee. As has been proven a number of times in recent years, other organizations related to higher education agree with the sentiment that a Waynesburg education has significant merit.

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Stock ticker board to promote real-world business experiences Business dept. plans to install tracking tech in Hanna Hall

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

The Business Administration Department is adding something to its repertoire that Assistant Professor of Business Administration Christian Ola said will improve an already impressive department.

A stock ticker board has been purchased with sponsoring from First National Bank for the next two years.

A ticker board is six feet wide and about six to eight inches tall and will be in the trading lab on the first floor of Hanna Hall.

“Our hope is that it will create a deeper sense of being practical, being real and being meaningful,” Ola said.

“An already good club we are hoping will become better and a little more visible on campus. We think it adds even more credibility.”

Ola said the new stock ticker gives Waynesburg’s business department a “competitive advantage” over other schools since students are able to utilize the investment

club, trading lab and stock ticker.

The stock ticker is on campus and will be programmed this week. According to Ola, it will hopefully be placed in the trading lab shortly following. The ticker will show the fluctuation in stocks for that day, and Ola said that the Student Investment Club will be able to manage their account, follow stocks they are interested in and see news stories that could affect the market.

The trading lab is next to the computer lab on the first floor of Hanna Hall, and it has 12 trading stations, three 52-inch televisions, Wi-Fi and now the ticker board.

SIC is a club on campus that was started in 2009, and the university gave the club approximately $25,000 to invest.

The President of SIC, Scott Hefty, said the ticker board will make SIC similar to a real-world setting.

“The ticker board will allow us to continually stream stocks throughout the day and get minute by minute stock changes,” Hefty said. “It sets up a more professional trading environment realistic to what actual trading will be in a lot of situations.”

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The women's cross country team finished second behind Grove City last Saturday in the PAC Championships. Sophomore Julie Gerber paced the Jackets by finishing second overall in the meet.

At the annual Harvest Fest celebration on Oct. 29, student organizations raised more than $350 to donate to Project Bundle-Up.

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Stover Scholars experience D.C. with variety of politicians

By MAURA FENSKE

For the Yellow Jacket

The United States Supreme Court is best known for being the birthplace of major decisions on national issues.

This week it was also one of several places where 21 Waynesburg University students met with and learned from national leaders.

Students of the Stover Center for Constitutional Law and Moral Leadership looked to further their knowledge of American government as they embarked on their sixth annual trip to Washington, D.C. The Stover Scholars and Dr. Larry Stratton, director of the Stover Center, spent Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, in our nation’s capital, meeting with leaders in the realms of government, law and business.

“In the past we have met an array of people, including Justices Sotomayor, Alito, Scalia and former Justice O’Connor,” said Stratton.

“This time we’re meeting with Justice Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court, so we’re very privileged and grateful that he’s taking the time to meet with us.”

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Twenty-one Stover Scholars spent two days in Washington, D.C. meeting with two senators, a Supreme Court justice and a number of journalists who work in the nation's capital.

The Stover Scholars also had the opportunity to meet Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat from Delaware, and Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois. In addition to meeting these political figures, they also had the opportunity to meet with members of the Washington, D.C. media.

“In the past, we’ve met with various journalists; Mara Liasson from National Public Radio and Chris Cillizza from the Washington Post, and this time we will meet with the executive editor of Politico Magazine, Peter Canellos, and Washington Post columnist and Fox News Commentator George

F. Will,” said Stratton.

In preparation for the D.C. trip, Stratton assigned his students to read the works of those they would be meeting, including Justice Clarence Thomas’ memoir, “My Grandfather’s Son;” George Will’s book, “Statecraft as Soulcraft;” and articles by several others.

“If the guest has a book, we read it. If he or she has a bio, we read it,” said John Wicker, junior business marketing major. “We’re encouraged to know common perceptions of the guest, whether they are true or not, and be knowledgeable of some of their famous stances on issues or actions.”

Cleta Mitchell, a former state senator from Oklahoma and current Washington attorney, addressed students at a formal dinner on Monday evening. Mitchell was active in the litigation that forced the Internal Revenue Service to admit its harassment of various conservative groups.

“When I’ve mentioned her to other people, they ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh,’” said Stratton.

Guests at the dinner included a federal judge and several attorneys and businesspeople of D.C. Not only did the trip serve as a learning experience for the Stover Scholars, but it was also a chance for students to bond over their shared passion for governmental studies.

“I never really had many close friends growing up who shared the same interest for politics and government as I did,” said Ryan Schwertfeger, junior communication major. “So it’s always great to spend time with my fellow Stovers and close Stover friends and enjoy meeting these influential figures and leaders; and then after the fact, chat on our own as to how we thought meeting with these people went.”

Students present with Ivies at writing conference WU alumna returns Attendees gain Writing Center info, expertise at Pgh. gathering

By JODIE ALEXANDER and LUISA SINGLETARY Staff Report

From Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, Waynesburg University Writing Center staff attended and presented at a conference in Pittsburgh for writing center tutors and directors. The conference was organized by the International Writing Center Association, an organization that works to further community and conversation between writing centers across the world.

Waynesburg University Writing Center Director Jill Moyer Sunday, an experienced conference-goer, led the trip.

“This was my second presentation at the conference,” said Sunday. “But I’ve also attended both regional and national conferences for about eight years.”

The conference is held each year in different locations around the world, and each year a theme is selected that all the presentations adhere to.

This year’s theme was Writing Center (R)evolutions, which gave Sunday inspiration for Waynesburg’s presentation.

“The theme of this year’s conference was revolutions through the writing center, and so Jill thought ‘what better story to tell about a revolution than undergraduate tutors working with graduate students,” said Bonnie Strang, senior English creative writing major and conference presenter. “So she asked two other students and myself, because we work with graduate students [in the writing center].”

Last semester, Sunday invited Strang and fellow undergraduate students and Waynesburg University Writing Center tutors Mary Hoffman and Addie Pazzynski, as well as graduate assistant Michelle Steimer, to attend and present at the conference because of their work as graduate student tutors.

“I was anxious to share our experiences because as undergraduates who tutor graduate students, we have a unique opportunity to tutor people not only older than us, but in a completely different place in life,” said Pazzynski, a junior religion and philosophy major.

After the team collaborat-

ed and researched ideas for their presentation, Sunday learned they had been selected for a panel alongside Yale University and Drexel University.

“There were three groups that presented on one panel,” said Sunday. “We were under the overall heading of the writing center and graduate students.”

In their panel, the Waynesburg students talked about strategies and benefits they have found through working with graduate students in the Writing Center, while Yale and Drexel’s presenters talked about the difficulties or impossibilities of online graduate tutoring.

“Most of the research out there shows that it is very difficult for undergraduates to work with graduate students in a tutoring relationship,” said Pazzynski. “But what we found is with online appointments, it’s actually a very effective way to tutor writing.”

Although Waynesburg’s presentation contrasted with others on the panel, Sunday was proud to be featured alongside Drexel and Yale.

“We were in a forum with two highly respected universities,” said Sunday. “We’re a small school, a small Christian university, but having the ability to share the platform

with two major universities I think was very exciting.”

Besides their own presentation, the students attended different workshops and a presentation from a keynote speaker, Dr. Ben Rafoth, of IUP. “It was really great because I saw a lot of different presentations – some interesting views on what it means to be a writing center and how the writing center is a source for a revolution,” said Strang.

Pazzynski especially enjoyed the diversity of speakers from schools and writing centers across the world, including countries like Iran, Jordan and South Africa.

“I felt it was very constructive to my understanding of what writing centers look like, not only in other parts of the country, and other campuses, but all over the world,” she said.

“It was inspiring to hear those stories and glean information from others and in a way get out of my little bubble of writing center understanding.”

Overall, Sunday found the experience valuable for the tutors.

“It’s not just about giving the students the experience to present,” she said. “But also just entering the conversation.”

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tion Department, College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University.

Clarke has many achievements in her lifetime. In 2013, she was awarded the Lucas Hathaway Teaching Excellence Award at Waynesburg University.

Other honors include an O ut st and i ng Te a ch i ng Award from West Virginia University in 2006, Monongalia County Schools Rex Smith Distinguished Educator Award in 2002, Cass Elementary School MetLife Outstanding Teacher in 2 0 0 0 and Monong a l i a County Schools Teacher of the Month Award in 1988.

Clarke is proud of every student that she has taught over her 29 years as an educator.

“I am most proud of every accomplishment of every one of my students. I have never thought of teaching as my accomplishments. I have thought of teaching as giving others the skills and knowledge to enable them to achieve their goals,” said Clarke. “Those accomplish-

as Associate Dean

By MATTIE WINOWITCH For the Yellow Jacket

Two weeks ago, the university welcomed Dr. Marie Leichliter-Krause onto the staff in the Academic Affairs Office.

Her new job title is the Associate Dean for First Year Programs. However, her job description itself umbrellas into many different areas.

“My job involves working with recruiting faculty members to teach Fiat Lux and other first year programs,” said Leichliter-Krause. “I also work with high-impact Bonner programs and with senior exit interviews. It’s really a student-centered position.”

Leichliter-Krause received her B.A. in English Writing from Waynesburg University, making her a returning alumna.

“I also may or may not have been the first person to minor in Public Relations, but you may have to doublecheck with my husband for that,” said Leichliter-Krause, referring to her husband Richard Krause, the current chair for the Department of Communication.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Waynesburg University, she moved on to California University of Pennsylvania to receive her M.A. in Public Relations and to West Virginia University to receive her Ed.D. After receiving multiple degrees, Leichliter-Krause worked as the Director of Programming at West Virginia University for seven

Leichliter-Krause and a half years. “[As the Director of Programming], I performed many of the same duties that I perform here. While there, I worked with the orientation program which was similar to Fiat Lux,” said LeichliterKrause, referring to her previous job.

After all of these years, it was the spirit of Waynesburg University that drew her back in. She reminisced on the wonderful experience that she had here as a student.

“I remember falling in love with what our campus had to offer. I was very involved in the Communications Department, the theater program, as well as working in the Admissions office,” said Leichliter-Krause.

Although she has just started, Leichliter-Krause is looking forward to working in her new position. However, more than anything, she is happy about being back on the campus that started it all.

“Waynesburg University is a unique institution,” said Leichliter-Krause when asked what she liked most about working on campus.

“There is no place like it anywhere.”

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Education Department Chair Debra Clarke plans to retire at the end of the Fall 2015 semester after 29 years as an educator. ments have ranged from the kindergarten student learning to tie his shoes to the undergraduate student successfully teaching his or her first lesson to the graduate student completing an advanced degree.”

Trusting in God is what led her path to Waynesburg and teaching.

She hopes to instill that and many other lessons and leave that legacy here after her departure.

“Trust in God to lead

you along life’s highways.

Don’t be afraid to step out in faith. Establish a network of friends and colleagues.

Always treat others as you would want to be treated.

Respect and celebrate differences,” said Clarke. “Embrace change; it is inevitable.

Be professional at all times.

Finally, be a lifelong learner.”

She hopes her students have learned that teaching is not only an art but a science and how to be able to make a change in the world with

their education degrees.

“I hope that they have learned the importance of treating all individuals with respect and dignity," said Clarke. "I hope that they have learned that they, as teachers, have the power to positively impact the lives of their current students and generations to come.”

Clarke said her days after this semester will be spent with her family: her husband, son, mother and canine friend, Maximus.

is the same company that major universities like Texas and Florida State use for their tickers.

Ola thinks the ticker board is a tool that makes Waynesburg attractive to employers.

“From an employer standpoint, a lot of recruiters come on campus and come in Hanna to recruit our kids,” Ola said. “Now all of a sudden this has become a realtime program, and this is the real deal. I think they see there’s a commitment from everyone here to make all the students here well-versed.”

Ola said University President Douglas G. Lee and

Heidi Szuminsky, vice president for Institutional Advancement and University Relations, gave “herculean efforts” in getting the ticker board to campus.

Hefty said a ticker board is sentimental and having one on campus legitimizes SIC and the business department.

“Every college has classrooms; it doesn’t matter where you go. There are desks, chairs and probably a white board and someone standing up teaching you,” he said.

“When you’re able to set up an intense atmosphere to the business department within the investment lab is exciting. A ticker board takes [us] to another level.”

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WU students serve Rome study abroad applications now available

By SHON MEADE local community as part of national day of service Waynesburg University Managing Editor

By CONNOR WALSH Multimedia Team

On Oct. 24, students and faculty from Waynesburg University had the opportunity to serve the surrounding community as part of a national initiative. “Make A Difference Day,” an effort started by USA Today over 20 years ago, is currently the nation's largest day of community service with millions participating. Held annually on the fourth Saturday in October, the purpose of the event is to unite and better communities everywhere.

This year is the first that the university has partnered with USA Today, and through this partnership, Waynesburg will be featured on USA Today’s website and be in the running for various awards and scholarships.

Kelley Hardie, assistant dean of Student Services, spoke on her excitement for being a part of the event.

“To join a national movement is awesome. We will be contributing to those millions and making a difference in our backyard,” said Hardie. “It makes our mission come alive. It's easy to say our mission is faith, learning and service, but if we don't host programs like this that embrace that, then we are not living out our mission. And we certainly are by doing this.”

Students, faculty and alumni had the opportunity to attend 12 different service sites around the area by serving at the Crisis Pregnancy Center, Humane Society of Greene County, World Vision and Lion’s Club Park, to name a few. The football team hosted a spaghetti fundraiser at the First Baptist Church in Waynesburg in order to raise funding for a member of the team.

There were also projects happening on campus in-

cluding those helping senior environmental science major Nathan Ribar on his senior project, which is to create a nature trail that runs in the woods behind Thayer Hall and comes out next to Martin Hall. Ribar was happy to have received help from both students and faculty.

“Because there is a lot of work to do for the project, it was helpful to get people out and just have extra hands and have extra people working on the project, and also to see students and faculty from the university that are interested in the project, so it is helpful to know that we have support from people in what we are doing,” said Ribar.

Work at this site consisted of gardening, clearing off covered parts of the trail and garbage cleanup.

Freshman nursing major Tyler Szymoniak, a volunteer at Ribar’s site, spoke highly of the experience.

“I had a great time helping today,” said Szymoniak.

“The opportunity to get together with other students for a common cause was what I came to Waynesburg for. To be able to say I helped build a trail that will be used by future students and the community is definitely rewarding.”

After all the work was done, a total of over 200 students, faculty and alumni participated in improving Greene County and Waynesburg University.

Hardie hopes that those who took part in the event were impacted and will look for future service opportunities.

“I’m just really looking forward to the photos and hearing the stories of the students and ways they were impacted from the day. If this is a student's first day of service, I hope that they fall in love with it and want to do it again,” said Hardie.

students who are interested in spreading their outreach in the world will have a new option to study abroad in Europe over the summer.

Participating students will leave on June 3 to embark on a six-week trip to study abroad in Rome, Italy.

Jacquelyn Core, vice president for academic affairs and provost, is in charge of planning and overseeing this opportunity.

Thanks to Core, Waynesburg University has teamed up with the University of Dallas to provide this opportunity to students. There are five spots available for Waynesburg students to fill, but if more are interested that number can increase.

The University of Dallas has 75 spots, including the ones from Waynesburg.

On average, there are roughly 50 students who take the trip, which leaves the class sizes small — similar to Waynesburg, said Core. There also will not be a language barrier while taking the classes, as they will all be taught in English; however, there will be chances to learn Italian.

Core said that one of the reasons that the timing of the trip works well is because it gives students a chance to go on vacation or do a small internship before leaving for Rome.The University of Dallas has been sending students on this study abroad trip for a few years now, and has had success with it. This will be Waynesburg’s first year joining them.

“The University of Dallas is a great book school with a really long and wonderful literary tradition,” said Core.

“The quality of instruction is

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This campus at the study abroad site in Rome will now be available for Waynesburg students to utilize thanks to Dr. Jacquelyn Core's work with the University of Dallas. very high.”

The trip itself will take place on a campus in Marino, Italy, right outside of Rome.

The summer course will offer five different classes, with participants choosing two of them to take. All of the credits earned will be transferable to Waynesburg; however, they will be considered elective credits.

If things work out well this year, there is a chance that the credits might count towards something else in the future, said Core.

One of the class options is a Shakespeare class that will study plays set in Italy, said Core. There is potential as well to possibly act out some of the scenes in the locations that the plays are based in, such as Julius Caesar while in Rome.

Health, Geography and People of the Roman Empire is another class that fits in well with the setting.

The other three choices for classes are Philosophy of the Human Person, Literary Traditions 3: Tragedy and Comedy and God and the City, Faith, and Culture.

As for payment for this

study abroad program, students would pay as if they were taking courses and rooming at Waynesburg for a semester.

The option to use financial aid for this trip is available, but students should note that it would take away from using it back at Waynesburg. It will end up being a flat fee.

Core took some time last summer to visit the campus to see what it may be like for participating students.

“The campus is absolutely beautiful,” said Core. “The faculty are amazing scholars and the quality of instruction is very high.”

Waynesburg University students will be sharing rooms with students from the University of Dallas.

Students will be staying in suites, which consist of two rooms and a bath. The campus is gated for privacy and they have a soccer field as well as a pool that visiting students can use.

The classes on campus aren’t the only things that students will get to partake in.

There will be day trips to places such as the Roman

Forum, the Pantheon and other local places like the Apostolic Palace and the Vatican Museum in Italy.

“There are lots of opportunities to take in the culture,” said Core. “The food is amazing on the campus — all home made Italian food. It’s an authentic Italian experience.”

In addition to all of that, there will be a trip to Florence, Italy. A week of classes will be spent learning in Rome. Students will also have five days of independence where they can travel around. When going off campus for trips, hotels will be provided for students, said Core “I think overall it’s going to be a wonderful experience,” said Core. “I hope people take advantage of it.”

There are currently a few students interested in going, said Core, who hopes that more will gain interest in this opportunity.

Interested students can contact Core for more information, and paperwork is being finalized now. Official prices will be out in the next few weeks. Applications are due in January 2016.

Boy Scouts honor University to host Lee's contributions writing contest WAYNESBURG—The Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) General Greene District of the Laurel Highlands Council presented Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee with its 2015 Good Citizen Award today.

Each year, the award honors an individual in the community who has enriched the region through dedication and commitment to the values of Scouting.

Lee’s involvement with BSA began in 1970, when he became a member of Boy Scout Troop 420. He became an Eagle Scout on March 22, 1975. His Eagle Scout service project consisted of working with veterans at a veterans nursing facility. He later served as Assistant Scoutmaster.

He has served on The Mountaineer Area Council, BSA, where he chaired the council’s first program to create an endowment fund, and has continued his love of Scouting through supporting the many local and regional Scouting events hosted and sponsored by Waynesburg

University each year.

Initiatives at Waynesburg include the University’s annual Merit Badge University, an event that brings more than 300 Scouts to Waynesburg to earn merit badges while being exposed to a wide spectrum of academic disciplines by qualified faculty and staff.

The University also offers two resident camps each year, STEM Camp, during which Scouts earn merit badges in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, and a Life-toEagle Camp, where Scouts who are at least Star rank can earn merit badges and work on their Eagle portfolio in the school’s state-of-the-art computer lab.

Additionally, through the Waynesburg University Scout Scholarship, incoming students who are Eagle Scouts, Girl Scout Gold Award recipients and Venturing Silver or Summit Award recipients can receive up to $2,000 over the course of four years for their accomplishments within Scouting.

WAYNESBURG - Waynesburg University will host the second annual John C. Knox Writing Contest Saturday, Nov. 7. It is free and open to high school students in grades 10 through 12 who attend public, private or home schools in 14 different Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia counties.

The event is hosted by the Department of Communication and the Waynesburg University chapter of Society of Professional Journalists and sponsored by the Observer Publishing Company.

The contest will be held in Buhl Humanities Building on the University’s campus, beginning at 9:30 a.m. After a brief welcome, participants will attend a group press conference with Michael Cipoletti, assistant professor at the University.

Following the conference, contest entrants will be given two hours to write a news feature article about Cipoletti and his experiences. They can then enjoy lunch and take a campus tour.

Articles will be judged by

members of the Department of Communication, members of the Society of Professional Journalists and professionals at the Observer-Reporter newspaper. Three finalists will receive prizes of $500, $300 and $200 for first, second and third place, respectively. All participants will receive a t-shirt, and the first place winner will see their article published in the Yellow Jacket student newspaper.

The contest seeks to congratulate high school students with a particular affinity for newswriting.

“The contest is designed to recognize students in high school who have a passion for writing and journalism,” said Brandon Szuminsky, instructor of communication at the University. “Because the Department [of Communication] seeks to encourage and train college communicators, it’s fitting to try to reach further into high school to accomplish the same goal.”

For more information, contact Brandon Szuminsky at 724-852-3427 or bszumins@waynesburg.edu.

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CollegeNet, a company dedicated to advancing the goals of higher education through technological and ideological innovations, recently released its 2015 Social Mobility Index rankings. The rankings order more than 900 U.S. colleges and universities based on the upward economic mobility of their graduates.

Waynesburg was ranked number 66 in terms of social mobility for its students.

It is the only public or private college or university in Pennsylvania to make the top 100.

Lee said CollegeNet asked essential questions about each institution to determine its relative value to prospective and current students.

“Are they providing a value education – cost effectively educating students to be economically upwardly mobile?” said Lee. The company compiles data surrounding post-graduation salary, tuition and percentage of low-income students at each school. At Waynesburg, 56.8 percent of students are categorized as low income, which is significant as low-income Americans, according to CollegeNet, often forego college in light of elevated tuition costs.

“Once again there is another recognition of the hard work we’re trying to do,” said Lee. “[We’re] really to keep costs down to provide a value education to our students so that it helps them to lead those transformed lives of purpose.”

Lee is proud of Waynesburg’s dedication to pursuing the goals of the campus community and the fact that other organizations understand the merit of the university.

“It’s one thing for us to see what we’re doing and be proud of it, but it’s another thing when other organizations begin to recognize that and compliment us with these types of awards,”

he said.

In addition the CollegeNet ranking and the award from Imani, Lee recalls the recent recognition as one of Pittsburgh’s best places to work as combined proof of the university’s continued success.

“Why do I want Waynesburg University to have such a good reputation? Because it is the best calling card our students can have when they leave here,” said Lee. “The more of these things that come up in increasing reoccurrence, the more it reinforces the notion in the general public’s mind that we are doing something significant and good here.”

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MBU attracts record number of Scouts Spring 2016 to bring scheduling changes

By TYLER WOLFE

Photography Editor

On Saturday, Oct. 31, more than 400 scouts, parents and volunteers filled the Waynesburg University campus for the third annual Merit Badge University (MBU).

This one-day event provides Boy Scouts with the opportunity to earn merit badges while being exposed to an array of academic areas taught by qualified faculty and staff of the university.

There were 340 scouts participating in the merit badges, the largest number to register for MBU thus far, with 40 adult participants.

“MBU was a success this year,” said Abby Pittinaro, academic event planner. “We launched registration on Aug. 3, and one of the only bumps along the way was how quickly we had to close registration; it filled up in less than two weeks.”

Even with the popularity of the event, and the fact it is only held once a year, organizers are not looking to expand the amount of participants.

“We do not want to accept more scouts, because it is important to maintain the quality of the program,” said Jacquelyn Core, vice president for academic affairs and provost. “The growth I think we will see is in our STEM and Life to Eagle summer camps.”

MBU has been headed up

by Core over the past three years, and she finds it to be an enormous learning opportunity for the scouts.

“I participated in organizing and starting MBU at WVU, and when I came to Waynesburg I suggested that we start a Merit Badge University here,” said Core.

“It has been so successful because it is hard to find qual-

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Waynesburg University hosted more than 300 Boy Scouts at the third annual Merit Badge University on Saturday, Oct. 31. The scouts earned one of 27 different badges based on instruction by university staff and faculty members. ity merit badge instruction for more technical badges.”

Taylor Garrett, a junior secondary mathematics education major, had similar remarks regarding the success of MBU and the importance of MBU to the scouts, as she has assisted in the teaching of badges over the past three years.

“MBU is a great way for scouts to complete badges in a different environment than they’re used to and at the same time get to interact with college students and professors,” said Garrett. “The kids in the Sustainability badge where I was helping, taught

by Chad Sethman, were constantly asking questions and seemed interested in learning more.”

Garrett has been involved with scouting for over seven years; and is currently the president of the Waynesburg University Venture Crew, Crew 1849.

At MBU, most scouts could earn one merit badge, with some scouts earning up to

two because of the two badge sessions.

“We offered 27 merit badges in 25 sessions. We paired up Crime Prevention and Fingerprinting badges, along with the Sports and Athletics badges because the topics relate well and the requirements go hand-inhand,” said Pittinaro. “We try to have as many scouts leave with completed blue cards (paperwork required for the badges) as possible by asking for prerequisites for the badge prior to arrival.”

MBU tries to offer just as many eagle-required badges as they do elective badges to give a variety of opportunities for the scouts.

David Floyd, assistant director of admissions, taught the Sports and Athletic badge with Resident Director Chris Kellner, and the scouts got to use the gym and the football field throughout the day.

“This was my first time actually teaching a badge. Normally I am on the administrative side of MBU,” said Floyd.

“I had ten kids in the badge and it seems like they all had a great time. We even got to play our own version of Merit Badge Olympics.”

Floyd said that is still too early to see how MBU affects enrollment at Waynesburg University with this only being the third MBU and the majority of the scouts being middle school ages.

“It’s still early, especially for this year, to see how many scouts have started to look into Waynesburg after attending MBU, though some of the older kids have taken an interest in past years,” said Floyd.

Organizers and volunteers are already excited for next year’s MBU, but participants need to be sure to register as soon as possible when registration opens in late summer of 2016.

“The more we do this event, the more important it is for scouts to register quickly,” said Pittinaro. “MBU events gain more popularity every year.”

As the end of the semester approaches, so does scheduling for the Spring 2016 semester. The leaves are changing on the trees and so are some aspects of the scheduling process.

Vicki Wilson and Joan Brichetti can answer questions about scheduling and potential changes for next semester. Wilson is Waynesburg University’s registrar, and Brichetti is the assistant registrar. Together they cover scheduling, grading, transcripts and registration.

The scheduling process for next semester is the same as it has been; however, there were a few different registration materials sent out.

“We did include a reference sheet for students who aren’t sure what may satisfy general [education] requirements,” said Wilson in regards to scheduling process changes.

This reference sheet was sent out to students via email last week. Along with a minor change in the scheduling process itself, there are also some new courses being offered as of Spring 2016. These include new themes in English literature courses, which are created for non-majors.

“They try to keep the literature classes fresh all of the time with things that are interesting to the students,” said Brichetti.

These new literature classes can help non-majors better select classes to fulfill their general requirement.

When asked what class was the most difficult to schedule, Wilson and Brichetti both agreed on the freshman class.

“It is frustrating obviously

because they are the last ones to register,” said Wilson. “But they have to remember that they are technically registering as sophomores because there is another class coming in behind them. They are starting their sequencing.”

This is a different perspective on a task that seems daunting, especially for a freshmen. Wilson and Brichetti have some advice to keep things running smoothly. Their main piece of advice is to be patient.

“I will suggest that once you get the course that you need, remove yourself from all of the other waitlists,” said Brichetti.

This is in order to make sure that spot on the waitlist is not taking up space for another student who may need the course.

“Definitely meet with the academic advisor because that is the key,” said Wilson.

“Once you have met with your advisor, make your cart.

Don’t wait until that morning to make your cart because you will be behind the eightball.”

It should also be noted that juniors planning to graduate next December need to request a degree audit now. This will assure that the correct amount of credits are situated.

Any questions about scheduling can be directed to students' academic advisor or by stopping in the Office of Records and Registration in 105 Miller Hall.

Current juniors scheduled on Nov. 5; current sophomores will be scheduling on Nov. 12; and current freshmen will be scheduling on Nov. 19. The time slot for all of these dates will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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both of his legs — as well as many skin grafts in different parts of his body. The following month he recovered at ManorCare Health Services.

His mother, Tammy, did not leave his side during the three-and-a-half months Kurt was away from home.

“I wouldn’t have been able to do this without her,” Kurt said.

Kurt is now back living at home with his family in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.

At this time one year ago, he would’ve been in the middle of classes, football and friends. Now his life revolves around medications — around 30-35 pills a day — as well as grueling therapy, time with family and more medications.

“Honestly, it’s pretty boring,” Kurt said, before nonchalantly describing a routine that would have been completely unfathomable to him even six months ago.

“I wake up, and I need to take certain medications when I wake up,” he said. “On the days I have therapy, I go to therapy for three hours. I come back home, and I spend a lot of time with my family.

My friends come out, and then I have to take certain medication at night at certain times. Then I go to bed early.”

He paused.

“What a life,” he said, almost to himself. *** Despite the hardships of the past five months, with the help of his support system, Kurt realizes he is still lucky to be alive.

“Honestly, the biggest challenge is mental,” he said. “I wouldn’t have been able to get past any of this without my coaches, my family, my friends making me to realize that I’m still lucky — still lucky to be here. That’s what keeps me going, even through therapy.”

His days revolve around

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Kurt Detwiler was given the game ball from football coach Rick Shepas following the Homecoming game Oct. 3. Kurt was injured and lost his left leg in a car crash in May. Shepas was awarded the ball as he became the winningest coach in Waynesburg football history, but immediately gave the ball to Kurt. practice just like when he was a defensive lineman on the football team. Except now, instead of tackling drills, Kurt goes to rehab three days a week where he practices something that used to be so simple.

He practices walking with a walker.

He practices putting weight on his remaining leg.

He practices moving his ankle up and down and from side to side. All to gain strength back in his remaining leg.

“It’s very difficult and it’s painful,” Kurt said. “They give me pain killers, but it’s still so painful. It’s unbelievable.”

“It’s hard thinking that I have to work this hard to walk.” *** The crash, the surgeries, the rehab — everything over the past five months has given Kurt a newfound sense of what is truly important in his life.

“Some things I thought were important before I don’t

even think about now,” he said. “Things I used to worry about before I’m not worried about now because I know what I should be worried about in my life now.”

One of the things Kurt thinks and worries about is his family and how much they have sacrificed for him. The crash has changed his life, but it has also drastically changed theirs.

“It’s been a huge impact on my family,” Kurt said. “I hate it.”

His mother, who stopped going to work to take care of Kurt, said the first floor of the house was completely redone so Kurt could live at home again.

A new and bigger front door was put in so he could get in and out of the house; the kitchen table was taken out; some walls of the bedroom were removed; the bathroom was enlarged; a ramp, elevator lift and chair lift were all put in to adjust to Kurt living at home.

Tammy said Kurt’s situation has changed the family noticeably, but she doesn’t

begrudge him any of it.

“We would do it in a heartbeat over again,” she said.

Kurt realizes how much he — like most college students — used to take his family for granted. He still feels guilty at times for how much they’ve done for him.

“There’s no way I can thank them for this,” he said. “One day I want to give it back, but there’s no way I’d be able to do something magical to thank them for this.” *** The fall semester at Waynesburg began like any other, except Kurt wasn’t on campus.

He was not forgotten, however.

To raise money for a prosthetic leg, which costs thousands of dollars, fundraisers sold — and are still selling — t-shirts with the slogan “Kurt’s Corner” on them and a spaghetti dinner was held after the football game Saturday, Oct. 24.

The fundraisers, combined with other donations, have

raised approximately $12,000 for Kurt.

With a prosthetic leg, Kurt will be able to achieve his goal of one day returning to Waynesburg to finish his senior year.

“It’s unbelievable. I would have never imagined a college that would have helped me out [like Waynesburg did].

The President even came to see me when I was in the hospital,” Kurt said. “I’m really grateful that I went to Waynesburg and how much the university cares. It’s unbelievable how much they’re willing to help me.” *** For four afternoons, the medicine, the rehab and the pain all fade to the background.

For four Saturdays, he’s where he wants to be: on the sideline, in his jersey, with his teammates.

Despite living three hours away from campus, Kurt has attended every home football game this season.

“This team gave me life,

and it motivates me. I still want to be part of the team…

I want to be with the team,” Kurt said.

Kurt said it’s hard to be on the sideline, especially with the difficult season the team is having. He wishes he could be out there competing with his teammates.

“Being on the sideline, sitting there, is the hardest thing imaginable,” he said.

Outside of his family, no one has supported Kurt like the football team, he said, and no one more so than head coach Rick Shepas, who visited Kurt nearly every other day during the months he was in the hospital.

Kurt is amazed by the support Shepas and the football team have given him to make him still feel a part of the team. This was never more clear than the moments after the Homecoming game.

Shepas had just become the all-time winningest coach in Waynesburg history when he was presented with the game ball for his achievement.

With Kurt by his side, he immediately turned and handed the ball to Kurt.

“I didn’t want it [the ball]. I wanted it to be his,” Kurt said later. But he kept it.

The ball, and a picture to accompany it, is with Kurt at his home to remind him of that day — and the support that it embodies.

“It meant so much to me,” he said.

As cliché as it sounds, to Kurt, football was life.

As Kurt goes through the excruciating rehab process to one day — with the help of a prosthetic leg — walk again, he finds himself drawn back to those memories of playing the game he loves.

He’s seen pictures of people playing football with a prosthetic leg, but he knows his injuries are too severe for that to be in his future.

“I’ve come to terms with that. It’s really hard just knowing I want to be able to do that,” he said.

“Harder than a lot of people can imagine.”

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Hundreds of jobs at stake as local mine closes Waynesburg's Emerald Mine to 'idle' Nov. 24

By MITCH KENDRA and KIMMI BASTON

By MITCH ROSS

For the Yellow Jacket

Staff Report

The Emerald Mine, run by Alpha Natural Resources, has been established as Greene County’s longwall coal mine since 1975 and has been cited as a predominant part of the southwestern Pennsylvania mining industry. In 2014, however, Alpha announced that the mine would be shut down this year.

Now, the mine is in its final days, set to become “idle,” or to shut down production, on Nov. 24.

The Observer-Reporter stated that because of the federal Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act, the mine might take an additional two weeks after Nov. 24 to officially close down.

The mining industry in Greene County is considered to be its driving economic force.

The Greene County website states that the history of the County is based on a combination of early mining and agriculture efforts.

Though agriculture has fallen down the list of local industries, mining, according to the website, is “the top industry operating in Greene County today.”

The Emerald Mine produced 3.9 million tons of steam coal – which is used for “power generation” according to World Coal Association’s website – in 2014. But Alpha confirms that the reason Emerald Mine is closing is because the mine “has reached the end of its productive life,” meaning that all of its available resources have been used up.

Though employees of the Emerald Mine and preparation plant were notified last August of the future cessation of production, they will still be one of the groups most affected by the closure.

Because the mining industry in-

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg's Emerald Mine has been in operation since 1975. Due to financial issues, Alpha Natural Resources will soon close Emerald Mine and hundreds of its workers will be forced to relocate. cludes different jobs and requires a lot of workers, the mine shutting down will affect the 290 employees at Emerald Mine. Alpha stated: “The National Mining Association says the Emerald and Cumberland mines also provided more than 6,200 direct and indirect jobs,” which demonstrates that there are more employees than just those located at the mines.

Alpha confirmed that their “affiliate Cumberland Coal Resources continues to operate the nearby Cumberland Mine which, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration data, employed 685 [people] and produced 5.4 million tons of coal during the third quarter of 2015.”

The Pennsylvania Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh pre-

pared an impact statement regarding longwall mining in Pennsylvania as of February 2015.

It included longwall mining operations through 2013, stating that of the “approximately 7,350 fulland part-time jobs, 3,550 of these directly impact the longwall mining industry.”

The report continues to say that “For each direct job, an additional 1.1 jobs are generated throughout Greene and Washington counties.” It also confirms that “Greene County ranks third nationally in coal production.”

Alpha reported that “according to the Pittsburgh Business Times, Greene and Washington counties are the dominant [coal] producing counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, sitting above what’s considered

GREENE COUNTY ELECTIONS

Too-close-to-call race for judge highlights local election results

By ANTHONY CONN Managing Editor

After months of campaigning, Greene County elections ended Tuesday night — though not all races are finished.

In the closest race in the county, the contest for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas is too close to call as of press time.

As of press time, Democrat Lou Dayich held a narrow lead of 86 votes over Republican Jeff Grimes, 50.5 percent to 49.5. Absentee ballots have not yet been

Campus group impacts students

counted.

The other major county race was for two spots on the County Commission, with two incumbents — one Democrat and one Republican — facing off with a newcomer and a former Commissioner.

The two incumbents led the race, with Democrat Blair Zimmerman as the top vote getter, with 27.4 percent, followed by Republican Archie Trader, with 23.5 perecent.

Former Commissioner Dave Coder followed close behind to take the third spot, with 23.2 percent. Newcomer

Keith McClure, a Republican, garnered 19.5 percent.

In the most watched statewide race, all three Democratic candidates won seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, with Kevin Dougherty, David Wecht and Christine Donohue defeating Republicans Judy Olson, Mike George and Anne Covey, as well as independent Paul Panepinto.

The Democratic candidates each garnered at least 18.16 percent of the statewide vote, with no other candidate drawing higher than 15.21 percent.

to be a core area of the Marcellus Shale,” illustrating the significance of the mining industry in relation to the local economy.

In the entire state of Pennsylvania, Greene and Washington counties are the only locations where longwall mining takes place.

The Observer-Reporter reported that because of the closeness of the Emerald Mine to the Cumberland Mine, Alpha believes that some of the Emerald Mine employees could be transferred to Cumberland Mine as the Cumberland Mine also strategizes to grow production.

Cumberland Mine has been producing a significant amount of coal, and with the loss of the Emerald Mine, the Cumberland Mine is going to need to pick up some of the production lost.

Waynesburg University's Young Life club is a group of adults concerned with reaching young people through the Gospel and telling them about Jesus.

“I’ve seen high school and middle school students’ lives changed through Young Life,” said Zac Yonko.

According to younglife. org, there are ministries in 6,414 schools and other outreach locations, as well as 63,807 volunteers in the United States and around the world impacting 1,685,095 kids.

Thanks to students at Waynesburg University, high school and middle school students in Greene County are included in these numbers. Yonko, a sophomore education major, knew he wanted to be a part of an outreach ministry at college.

Some friends of his encouraged him to become a Young Life leader. Once he did, he never looked back.

“I knew what it was, but I didn’t know what it is,” said Yonko.

“We aren’t just having [kids] come to us, we are going to them. I think that’s the model that Jesus represented.”

Audrey Domasky, a sophomore public relations major, heard about Young Life in high school but never had the opportunity to join.

Through the Waynesburg See YOUNG LIFE on B4

Fall celebrated at Jacktown Fair

By HANNAH MORRIS

For the Yellow Jacket

The Jacktown Fair Grounds was bustling with families and vendors during the 2015 Fall Festival Day. The event was designed by the board members of the fairgrounds to bring the community together.

“We have so many people come out to the fairgrounds during the summer for the fair, but the rest of the year it is usually very quiet,” said Zach Patton, assistant event planner. “We want people to enjoy the fairgrounds all year and hosting a fall festival was one way of utilizing the facilities.”

The festivities included various eating contests, pumpkin catapult launching, pumpkin painting, vendors, a costume parade for kids, story time with Mrs. McCollum, a retired elementary teacher, and other autumn themed activities.

The Richill Township Volunteer Fire Department set up at the fairgrounds again and roasted chicken throughout the event. Pictures on the event's Facebook page show the crowd enjoying themselves and the fall weather.

“The event was geared toward elementary kids, but we had a lot of help from high school students and

community members,” said Patton.

The West Greene School District helps promote the event and their art class and science club volunteered to help make the event a success, explained Patton.

The Jacktown Fair Board plans to host more events throughout the winter and spring months to continue drawing people to the fairgrounds.

“This event was a success and it showed that a community can pull together, relax and have fun,” said Patton.

Follow the Jacktown Fair Facebook page to learn about what events will be held next at the fairgrounds.

First Presbyterian Church presents mystery dinner theater

By REBECCA BURCHAM Copy Editor

The First Presbyterian Church of Waynesburg recently held its annual mystery dinner theater, which is offered as an entertaining evening out for audience members and a mission trip fundraiser for the church.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, church members put on a production titled “No Harm, No Foul.” The three-act play focused on the parents of a youth soccer team and the surrounding circumstances that occur before the team’s championship game.

Normally, the content of the annual dinner theater plays are selected from Christian drama publishers and internet sources, but

according to Kathie Bortz, the director of the play, this year’s comedy spoof production was written by the church’s Director of Music, Tome Custer.

The production was split into three main sections, with the final act being a bit different than the two preceding it. The first scene set the stage of a youth soccer team preparing for a championship game.

The team’s coach is concerned about the behavior of the kids, while the parents are arguing amongst themselves for various reasons ranging from their kids’ behavior to being underappreciated and even bringing a parent of an opposing team’s player into the argument. The act ends on the sudden note of

the coach’s playbook going missing – apparently due to a theft.

In the second act, the parents begin accusing one other. Eventually a local reporter – who is a friend of one of the parents and covering the soccer games – is called in to help them solve the mystery of the playbook’s disappearance.

The third scene featured all of the characters examining each other’s motives for committing the theft. Following the characters’ own cross-examining, the production took an interactive turn.

Custer, who played the character of the reporter, left the stage to travel throughout the audience, asking those in attendance for their thoughts

on who was the culprit of the onstage theft.

Once Custer returns to the stage, the accusations continue to fly until the culprit reveals herself.The coach admits to taking her own playbook because everything had become about winning rather than having fun and respecting the game.

She quoted Matthew 6:19 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth” – as her reasoning for focusing on sportsmanship over trophies.

The play then ended with a message on forgiveness.

The annual dinner theater show serves as a church fundraiser for different mission trips every year, and according to Bortz, this year’s production marks the eleventh or twelfth year the church

has held this event.

“What we raise here [from the dinner theater] is used to send adults and youth on mission trips within the United States and internationally as well,” said Bortz.

“This past June we went to the Dominican Republic, and in January we have about 12 men going back.”

Auditions for the production were held in late August, said Bortz, while rehearsals began in September around Labor Day. This year, several regular cast members were mixed in with a few new – and perhaps unsuspecting – faces.

“We have several people who are pretty much in it every year, and then it seems like every year we bring in a couple new ones,” said Bortz.

“Our crisis this year was that one of our main characters who is in it every year, and who is my comedian, because of his job he was sent out of town. Tuesday night we had to draft [another actor] in, and he’s [had] to learn it in three days.”

The audience capacity for the event was a full audience of around 100 people, with most of the $25 tickets bought in advance, said Bortz.

Hors d'oeuvres were served beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the theater production and dinner started at 7 p.m.

The dinner included beef stroganoff and egg noodles, broccoli florets, garden salads, dinner rolls and an apple crunch dessert.

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November 5, 2015

Mining and other bluec ol l ar i ndust r i e s have had a great impact on the United States. Coalmines and plants have upstarted towns that were once nonexistent. A huge part of having mines, factories and the

like is the jobs they provide.

Emerald Mine, owned by Alpha Natural Resources, has been a staple in the Waynesburg region, supplying jobs for over 300 people.

The mine closes on Nov. 24 due to Alpha declaring bankruptcy. Is Waynesburg ready to let go of a mine that it has had since 1975?

290 people still work at Emerald Mine, but time is running out. United Mine

Workers officials say that 140 miners have been transferred to Cumberland, so perhaps this isn’t as big of a deal as was originally thought.

The bottom line is times are changing and the money just isn’t where it always was.

Because of unfortunate circumstances higher up, everyone below must reap the consequences.

However, the natural gas industry has picked up right where Emerald Mine is leaving off in Greene County.

You can’t go five miles without seeing a gas well in this region.

Because of the industry’s heavy presence in the area, there is a good chance that this county will quickly recover from the loss of Emerald Mine.

Those voting should only be those informed JACOB MEYER Columnist

“If you don’t vote, you’re not patriotic.” “If you don’t vote, you don’t have a right to complain.” “You should vote because other countries don’t have that right.”

We've all heard this comments about those who don't vote, and with elections just a few days ago, I’m not here to say voting is bad.

But it’s far from a necessity, and you probably shouldn’t vote.

Being informed is more important than voting.

Inste ad of wor r y ing about voting, we should focus on the importance of being informed about the world around us. Why do we praise the uninformed voter who votes? We should praise the uninformed voter who chooses he or she is not knowledgeable enough to vote.

You probably shouldn’t

vote because you’re not informed enough.

I’m not even as informed as I should be. I try to be, but watching John Stossel when I go home, reading selected articles from The Onion and paying most of my attention to baseball doesn’t quite make me as informed as I should be. It’s all about being honest with ourselves on how informed we are.

If you’re not informed, I don’t want you voting.

If I’m not informed, I don’t want myself voting. The

more uninformed people who vote, the more likely a candidate is elected who shouldn’t be. A younger, less intelligent version of myself used to get mad at my mom for not voting. I thought that voting, no matter who you are, is important.

But my mother doesn’t care about politics, knows virtually nothing about the candidates and only voted for those who had an “R” next to their names.

See VOTING on B3

EDITORIALS

Four years

Explore your education options further The four years we spend at college are supposed to be utilized for figuring out which direction our lives will take. Often, however, we find that’s much easier said than done.

There’s one question students may find themselves asking more often than they’d like: “What do I do when I don’t know what to do?”

There’s likely no straightforward or universal answer to that question, but there are some things that can be done to work toward finding one. During this season of registration for courses, delve deeper into the course catalog and explore the options you have beyond what’s required.

Most major courses of study leave room for a minor or for elective courses, so if there’s a course you’re interested in that could help make you a more well-rounded professional, don’t hesitate to sign up.

Find out what minors your academic department offers.

There’s a good chance one or more of them overlap heavily with courses you’re already taking, so you can earn a minor without dramatically increasing your course load.

One of the most practical courses of action to take if you feel like you’re walking in the dark is to talk to your advisor, a professor or an older student. Any of them will likely have valuable suggestions for how you can broaden your horizons and narrow down the path you want to take after graduation.

Very few of us know for sure where we’re headed. But if a little effort is devoted to getting the most out of your four years that you can, you just might start to find your way.

Be aware

Young people should avoid ignorance November of 2016 will be a chaotic time for the United States. The American people will be tasked with choosing a leader that will represent our country in foreign affairs and conjure up a domestic policy that encourages economic growth.

One way the public can make sure that we are making a solid decision – one that could impact the nation for the rest of history – is to be informed.

In today's world, ignorance is most certainly not bliss.

This is not to say that this should only apply in the political realm so that we can choose good leaders. It also applies in everyday news. Knowing the current happenings around the country and even the globe is essential to broadening our scope of understanding.

To go along with this, we must make sure that we are not gathering news from one sole source. It is essential that we expose ourselves to a wide range of views, topic and opinions to understand both sides of an issue.

From these many views, we can start to form our own opinions and styles of critical thinking to be a standout in our spheres of influence.

The sentiment of many beings is the desire to make a difference for others in our lives, and this can start with being aware of more than what's occurring on the campus of Waynesburg University; furthermore, when people are informed, it leads to greater understanding and acceptance of others.

If you haven't been able to do so already due to a busy schedule, laziness or simply not caring, challenge yourself and those around you to expand their knowledge of what's happening around them.

Ignorance is not bliss – but true, genuine understanding certainly is.

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#Slacktivism: What happens after the click NIKA ANSCHUETZ Columnist

Whether you’re civically engaged or not, you’ve most likely used a hashtag.

Hashtags are meta tags used on social media sites which allow users to find messages with a specific theme or content.

Hashtag activism takes the ideas behind traditional activism and allows users to engage online.

The term is believed to have been coined by the Guardian during the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Hashtag activism has drawn out both proponents and critics.

Prop onents say that hashtag activism allows a cause to spread a message through a limitless platform. Critics, however, tend to believe that hashtag activism isn’t as effective as

it should be.

When talking about the effectiveness of hashtag activism, we must define the term ‘effective’.

What does it mean to be effective?

According to Merriam Webster, “effective” is an adjective meaning “successful in producing a desired or intended result.”

If you are Chris Kennedy, who inadvertently started the #ALSIceBucketChallenge and his desired result was to raise awareness and money for ALS research, then yes, his hashtag activism was ‘effective’.

Critics of digital activism call it “slacktivism” or “clicktivism,” saying that it is empty of meaning.

Philip Howard, a professor at the University of Washington, did extensive research on digital activism, and he disputes claims that online activism is empty.

“The clicks are like a gateway to other political

acts,” said Howard.

“Just b ecaus e thes e small acts of liking something don’t always translate into massive protests doesn’t mean that they’re empty of political meaning.”

Hashtag activism is an effective social activity to an extent.

Although we haven’t seen any policies directly affected or changed by the use of hashtags, we’ve seen important issues brought to the forefront thanks to social media.

For example, the #BlackLivesMatter movement, which started after the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American teenager, was reignited with the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

These deaths have garnered the attention of students, political pundits, politicians and even President Obama.

This hashtag arguably forced society to re-exam-

ine race relations and police brutality in America.

I believe the problem with hashtag activism lies in the attitudes of people who flippantly use social media to support causes.

According to C one C om mu n i c at i ons , 7 5 percent of Millennials use social media to discuss issues they care about. But does it end on social media?

What have you done to help further the cause, other than just using a hashtag or retweeting something? Do you discuss the cause in real life with those you care about?

Are you actively trying to help the cause by supporting it in other ways?

Unfortunately, hashtags won’t #BringBackOurGirls or #StopKony from being a tyrant.

You see, being civically engaged online is important, but it’s equally important to be engaged in causes outside of your online profile.

Walking By Faith: Melanie Catana

Editor's Note: The following is an interview with Melanie Catana, director of choral music, as part of a series of weekly converstaions with members of the campus community about living out vocational faith.

By MATTIE WINOWITCH For the Yellow Jacket

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

A: I came to Waynesburg in the fall of 2009. I had recently moved home from New York City where I was singing opera and had my first child, Maria.

I started thinking about

changing and shifting to a career that would let me stay at home most of the time rather than traveling.

That is kind of what brought me to thinking about education. I was sent the job opening by a professor of mine at Carnegie Mellon University. I just think it was God at work because the timing was perfect.

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

A: I have a very unique position because it makes it very easy to share my faith, because the choirs here that I direct are very oriented around sharing the Gospel

message.

The Touring Choir is truly a ministry group. We sing all sacred music year-round.

The concert choir, on the other hand, sings both sacred and secular music but we do many times go through the text and try to relate that to our faith-walk and to God and our Creator.

Q: Any specific moments in interacting with faculty or staff that have touched your faith or affirmed your faith?

A: I found so many friendships immediately See CATANA on B3

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November 5, 2015

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Cheat Sheet: U.S. decides to send small special forces team to Syria Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

On Friday, the White House announced that the United States is going to send a “team of special operations forces numbering less than 50” to Syria, reported Democracy Now!.

Syria, who has been dealing

with the controlling terrorist group ISIS, needs support that the U.S. believes can provide the necessary help.

CNN reported that this special forces team will “advise and assist” rebel forces who oppose ISIS as the U.S. soldiers arrive in “Kurdish-controlled territory in northern Syria” to help local Kurdish and Arab forces opposing ISIS. These local crowds “have been the most effective U.S.

partners in confronting ISIS,” reported CNN. Until the White House announced sending U.S. soldiers to Syria, the U.S. had not engaged ISIS with military forces, as the terrorist group hasn’t made any significant threats to the country.

Democracy Now! reported that “This marks the first sustained U.S. troop presence in Syria since President Obama launched a bombing campaign against

the self-proclaimed Islamic State in September 2014,” but the U.S. never took military action.

Now, the U.S. has taken action as “the deployment of U.S. Special Operations forces is the most significant escalation of the American military campaign against ISIS to date,” reported CNN. The troops are expected to be deployed to Syria within the next week.

CNN reported that the

decision to send U.S. troops to Syria “comes on the heels of the first death of an American military service member in the fight against ISIS." Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler was killed in Iraq on Oct. 22 when a raid by Kurdish and United States forces attempted to rescue prisoners held hostage by ISIS, reported the New York Times.

Although Wheeler died during the raid, the New

York Times reported that “five Islamic State fighters had been detained and that important intelligence about the terrorist group had been recovered.”

Although the deployment of U.S. soldiers is the first military action that the U.S. has taken, it might not be the last if ISIS continues to create problems in the Middle East.

–Democracy Now!, Nov. 2; CNN, Oct. 30; NY Times, Oct. 22

In the News: Ten headlines you need to know this week 1. Russian plane disintegrates in midair A Russian passenger jet known as Kogalymavia Flight 9268 broke into pieces during a flight last weekend. The cause of its crash into the Sinai Peninsula is still unknown.

Ac c ord i ng to C N N , the plane crash killed 224 people and created massive amounts of debris on land.

The question that goes along with this plane crash is the reason why it seemed to disappear into thin air.

This is an investigation that could go on for months.

"It narrows it down a little bit, but there are a number of issues that could have affected this plane," said Peter Goelz, a CNN aviation analyst and former managing director of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. "And terrorism has not been ruled out.”

-Nov. 1, CNN 2. China to end one-child policy and allow for two China’s communist party has announced that the birth of two children is now allowed. This goes against their previous law of only one child.

The original one-child policy was put in place in 1979 in order to slow population growth.

This was successful on that behalf, as over 400 million births were estimated to be stopped.

However, according to BBC, the repercussions of couples who had more than one child were severe, including job loss and forced abortions.

The reason behind the changed law is due to rising social costs and fewer workers. This is caused by the child production rate.

According to BBC, the legalization of having two children has been gradual.

-Oct. 29, BBC 3. Time running out for Big Ben Big Ben, the iconic clock in London, England, has been struggling to stay on time. After 156 years, the clock may have to be torn down and completely rebuilt, which could take years.

After the loss of other London-esque icons such as phone booths and black taxi cabs, the loss of Big Ben could cause damage to the culture.

“If Big Ben were to go, it

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Syrian refugees at the port of Tripoli, Lebanon, waiting to board the ferry Lady Su, which travels to Tasucu, Turkey, in a 12-hour journey. A new deal has been made that allows room for 100,000 more refugee spaces. would be a calamity. A catastrophe, a disaster,” said British newspaper columnist Quentin Lett. "And for that reason I suspect they will find a way ‘round this."

Further investigations are to be done on Big Ben as to whether or not its time is up.

-Nov. 1, CBS News 4. Deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State After a shooting at North Carolina’s Winston-Salem State University, one person was killed and another was injured.

The shooting took place at 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. Because of the event, the school was on lockdown.

According to the school, the identities of the victims are yet to be announced, and the shooter is still to be determined.

According to NBC, the police are still searching for the shooter and counseling services will be offered to the students as needed.

-Nov. 1, NBC News 5. Chipotle temporarily shuts down several stores Due to caution against an E. coli scare, dozens of Chipotle restaurants in Oregon and Washington have been temporarily shut down.

According to the Washington State Department of Health, no casualties have occurred due to the infection.

However, seven Wash-

ington patients and one Oregon patient have been admitted to the hospital.

Ac c ord i ng t o C N N , the cause of the outbreak is yet to be determined.

However, all cases of the virus have been linked to Chipotle.

"We immediately closed all of our restaurants in the area out of an abundance of caution, even though the vast majority of these restaurants have no reported problems," said Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold in a statement. “ Chipotle is working with health departments to help determine the cause of the cases.”

-Nov. 1, CNN 6. Needle-type object found in candy According to police, several “needle-type objects” were reportedly found in candy that was handed out in a Philadelphia suburb.

The Kennett Square police department says that the objects were found inside wrapped candy bars given to five different children on Halloween night.

They are urging parents to check all candy their children are given.

People who have leftover candy are also being asked to check it for potential tampering.

According to WTAE, investigators said Sunday that the candy and packaging containing the objects have been submitted for

examination.

-Nov. 1, WTAE

7. Episcopal church gets first black leader Presiding bishop Michael Curry became the first black bishop of the Episcopal church.

According to TIME, Curry, 62, succeeds Katharine Jefferts Schori, who was the first woman in the job and is ending her nineyear term.

He served about 15 years as leader of the Diocese of North Carolina before he was elected last summer to the top church post.

He grew up in Buffalo, New York and earned degrees from Hobart College in Geneva, New York, and Yale Divinity School.

After obtaining his new p osition, Curr y urged Episcopalians to evangelize by crossing divides of race, education and wealth. To further explain his views, he used anecdotes of his mother going to a white parish to make people listen.

According to TIME, in a period in which racism was sky-high, his mother doing this was unheard of.

Today, Curry is allowed to be bishop, despite his skin color.

“God has not given up on the world, and God is not finished with the Episcopal Church yet,” said Curry.

-Nov. 1, TIME

8. Many migrant reception spots added Another 100,000 spaces in refugee welcome centers will be created under a deal agreed upon by European leaders at an emergency summit in Brussels.

The heads of 11 EU states and three non-EU countries met to discuss how to handle the growing number of migrants.

More than 9,000 migrants arrived in Greece every day last week, the highest rate so far this year.

Under the deal, Greece will open reception centers with enough room for 30,000 migrants by the end of the year.

-Oct. 25, BBC 9. Sexual assaults at Pitt result in alerts The University of Pittsburgh Police have issued crime alerts after two sexual assaults were affiliated with the campus.

These assaults were reported on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 1.

According to WPXI, both of the assaults were reported to have occurred during parties, one in the 3400 block of St. James Place and the other in the 3300 block of Dawson Street.

According to Pitt police, the department was notified about one of the assaults shortly after 1 a.m.

They said the second

assault happened between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday.

Anyone with information about either sexual assault is asked to call Pittsburgh police at 911 or University of Pittsburgh police at 412-624-2121.

-Nov. 1, WPXI 10. Bomb threat at Waynesburg Central A bomb threat forced Waynesburg Central High School to cancel afterschool activities Wednesday, and district Superintendent Brian Uplinger instituted a ban on students bringing backpacks and large purses to school on Thursday and Friday.

According to the Gre e n e C ou nt y Me s senger, the bomb threat was received early last Wednesday morning.

“Initially, we were told to call it an incident until further investigation was completed,” said Uplinger. “A call was made to all parents/guardians who are in the district’s call system prior to any information being posted on Facebook.

Authorities were immediately contacted, arrived at the high school, and the investigation began.”

-Nov. 1, Greene County Messenger Information compiled

by Mattie Winowitch For the Yellow Jacket

Voting: Be informed Catana: Faith is everywhere on campus Continued from B2

Just voting because you feel you should, or so you don’t feel ostracized or my favorite: to get the “I voted” sticker. It is a cool sticker, I guess.

Your vote really doesn’t matter.

People don’t like to admit this fact. Sure, it’s nice to think we have a say in who is elected, because as a whole we do, but my one vote is a mathematical impossibility to decide an election.

If you’re uninformed — even if you are informed —

it’s a waste of time.

If you take the time it takes you to drive to where voting is held, wait in line to vote, actually vote and then drive home, that could take you an hour or two.

It’s not worth spending an hour or two of your life to cast a vote that’s basically pointless to the overall election.

It’s especially pointless if you’re someone who isn’t informed. I’m not saying I don’t want people voting.

What I am saying is that I want informed people voting.

Continued from B2

when I started working here with the colleagues that I met and continue to meet as we have new faculty.

The faculty is very centered in their own faith, so when we are together, we often branch off into a discussion about faith and [questions such as] 'Could you pray for this?' or 'Could you remember to think about this when you're praying?’

We have also shared in some difficult times together as well in our own per-

sonal lives that we've called on each other to give each other strength spiritually and emotionally.

I think that really builds a strong connection between the faculty here.

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

A: I think the biggest thing that I am reminded of because I go to work every morning at a Christian university is that it's not just what I say, but it's

everything that I do -- everywhere you walk and everything you do really does need to carry out Christ in your life.

There's no, you know, ‘Go to church on Sunday morning and live however you want throughout the week’, because you are trying to live your faith out every day at work.

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

A: I definitely feel a sense

of this where God wants me to be.

I have had many discussions with my husband about things like that, and he and I both agree that this was the timing of this position working out.

Over the years now (and this will be my seventh year) I just really feel fulfilled at the end of each semester in thinking of all the lives that I got to know and I got to encourage in their faith.

I love music, and I also love God and it's just the perfect mix for me here.

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November 5, 2015

County to extend Greene River Trail

By MITCH KENDRA Managing Editor

Fright and fun Nicole Drew, Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg's annual Halloween Parade was held on Thursday, Oct. 28. Sponsored by the Lion's Club, the parade was open to the public and featured students from local elementary, middle and high schools.

Annual Halloween Parade unites young and old on High Street

By NICOLE DREW and JODIE ALEXANDER For the Yellow Jacket

On Thursday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m., local families gathered on East High Street for the annual Waynesburg Halloween Parade.

Trick or treating took place beforehand, from 4-6 p.m., and then everyone began lining up for the parade.

Students from the local elementary, middle and high schools came in costume with their families.

The participants were separated by grade, which was a new addition this year, according to one onlooker.

She said that the new banners that preceded each grade were very nice.

She also mentioned that the event was very “small

town America” and that she goes every year.

“I really enjoy the town’s events,” she added.

A local townsperson explained that living in town makes it easy to take part in the parade as well as watch the costumed participants march by.

The draw of the event, according to the spectators, is the early hour, as well as the consistency of the time and date.

The parade is always the Thursday before Halloween, so it’s easy to plan for, as one bystander mentioned.

Some of the costumes included storm troopers, gumball machines and various superheroes such as Batman, Superman and Spiderman.

A few creative parents even made wagons into jails and

pirate ships for their younger children to ride.

“It was all very adorable,” one of the watching students said. “All the kids were really excited and had a good time.”

The Waynesburg Lions Club has sponsored the event for years.

A member of the crowd said that the organization hands out candy before the event and then gives the participants in the parade candy after they are done marching as well.

“The band was my favorite,” another student said. “It was really cool to see them dance with their instruments even though they were in costumes.”

The Waynesburg Central High and Middle School bands performed “Thriller”

as they marched and danced their way down the street.

Instead of the typical band uniform, the students were in costumes ranging from storm troopers, to Batman’s sidekick Robin and even zombies.

The drums could be heard before the parade even started.

“I could hear them practicing down the street,” said one student who didn’t attend the actual parade.

“I loved seeing all of the people having so much fun; anyone of any age would enjoy something like this,” said senior creative writing major Bonnie Strang.

For i n for m at i on on other local events, visit the Waynesburg Borough’s website at http://www.waynesburgboro.com/events.html.

From the campus of Waynesburg University to the rolling farmland and hills throughout the area, Greene County has a reputation for its scenic views.

O n e w ay p e o p l e i n Greene County can experience its beauty while also completing their daily exercise is the Greene River Trail.

The Greene River Trail gets its name as it runs parallel to the Monongahela River.

The trail is a place for both people who simply like to walk or run and for people who prefer riding their bicycles on the fall afternoons in Greene County.

The Greene River Trail, located in Millsboro, starts at the Greene Cove Yacht Club and continues south along the Monongahela River.

Along with the start of the trail, there is a second trailhead located two miles into the trail at Rice Landing.

After 5.1 miles of trails, the path ends in Crucible.

The plans are to extend the trail from Crucible down to Jessop Boat Club off Stringtown Road. The extension would add another 2.1 miles to the trail.

The point behind the extension is to offer more trail options to the people who ride their bicycles on the trail.

“The serious biker wants to be able to go out and do 10 miles at the very least, and we can’t offer that right now so they go to Ohiopyle, Confluence and [places] like that,” said Jake Blaker, director of recreations. “I think we will keep more people on our trail with this extension.”

Blaker said that after four years of construction, the original 5.1 mile trail has been open for 11 years now, but needs to be extended to meet the community’s want of a longer trail.

The commissioner’s office is currently in the process of obtaining the land for the extension.

Once the land for the extension is acquired, the process of extending the trail itself will take approximately six months, said Blaker.

Unlike before, when the constructing process of the original trail was done in phases, Blaker said that once the construction is underway for the extension, it will be completed at once.

“Because of access to the trailheads, we are going to have to do this in one fell swoop,” said Blaker. “Just for access for machinery and [necessary accessibility] to get on it, once we start [we will begin at one trailhead] and we’re going to come out of the other end to meet up with state roads.”

Blaker said that the community is approving of the plans to extend the trail.

While the trail is open for people to walk, jog or bicycle on, Blaker said that be believes the extension of the trail will bring in more bicyclists.

The people have asked for a longer trail, and because the trail will fit the community’s need better – as it is extended and will also be more convenient for the people to use instead of having to travel to other places – the commissioners’ office believes there will be an overall increase in population on the trail.

For more information on the Greene River Trail and other local trails, visit the Greene County website at www.co.greene.pa.us/.

Beyond the pick: Local pumpkin farmer reflects on harvest season

By TIM NERAL

For the Yellow Jacket

With Halloween comes a variety of seasonal festivities: parades, decorations, apple orchards and costumes; but Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween if it wasn’t for arguably the season’s most popular staple: the pumpkin.

Matt Badali, the owner of My Son’s Rib Shack, has been farming the popular fall vegetable for four years now.

“It seemed like a niche that needed to be itched,” said Badali. “People needed it and I provided it.”

Halloween and the fall season may only last a few weeks, but preparation begins months ahead of time.

Badali said he usually plants between five and ten acres of pumpkin plants around June 1.

Even in the middle of the summer, however, there are still obstacles to farming.

Badali claims it’s all about getting the right seed and that as long as you have good seeds and good water, you

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Greene County pumpkin farmers saw a decrease in pumpkin crops this year due to inconsistent weather this past summer. It is common for farmers to plant pumpkins in early June to prepare for the Halloween season. should be okay; however, he mentions powdery mildew is the biggest problem.

“If you know people that grow zucchini, they’ll tell you

pumpkin and zucchini plants are very similar,” said Badali. “The leaves turn white, it goes down the stem and into the heart of the pumpkin.”

He says some people say as long as you have air, mildew isn’t a problem, but that isn’t the case. Badali lives in Ruff Creek and his plants sit atop

Young Life: Spiritual bond created among students Continued from B1

program, she has the chance to give back to kids in local schools.

“If you go into high schools right now, there are a lot of kids who don’t know who they are. They don’t know how valuable they are,” said Domasky. “I get to hang out with these kids and show them that you can be a Christian and still be cool.”

In Greene County, Young Life leaders are currently involved in two school districts: West Greene and Canon MacMillan high schools

and middle schools.

At Canon MacMillan, club meeting nights for high school students are on Mondays. Domasky describes the club as a “party with a purpose.” These evenings consist of lively games, upbeat songs and a gospel presentation.

At West Greene, the middle school club meetings are on Sunday afternoons. The Campaigners study will start soon and be held Saturdays on the Waynesburg University campus.

Young Life has a fundamental conviction: Every kid and every kind of kid deserves the chance to know about the God who

loves them, and the goal is to reach them one individual at a time.

Waynesburg students like Yonko and Domasky spend several of their week nights making a difference in the lives of Greene County kids.

“It is great seeing how much the kids grow in their faith,” said Yonko. “I love building those relationships, but they know they don’t have to rely on us, they can rely on Jesus.”

“We show them that you don’t have to go with the crowd or dress a certain way for people to like you,” said Domasky. “I get to show them to be themselves, and

my favorite thing is getting to make friends and love on kids.”

The relationship between local schools and Young Life is one that seems to only be growing. A third school district might soon be added.

As Yonko knows, Young Life’s purpose remains reaching kids for Jesus. .

“We like to have fun, we like to come together, but at the same time, they are understanding who Jesus is in such an adolescent way,” said Yonko.

“It warms my heart when they realize we are only there as vessels for Jesus to do His work.”

a large hill.

Badali’s crops get all of the breeze and sun they need and then some. Even so, Badali has still dealt with mildew

problems before and says he sprays his crops three times a season, which usually does the trick.This year’s yield wasn’t good for Badali, but it was not because of mildew.

“There was too much rain in the spring and then drought in the summer,” said Badali. “The deer came and had lunch. Normal rain would have been fine.”

The weather plays a factor in farming all kinds of crops, and for Badali, he just didn’t get the luck of the draw.

“It might be raining in Washington, but not here.

Or downtown, but not here,” said Badali.

Badali says he starts harvesting around Sept. 10 each year. That means he has little time to get his crop ready before Waynesburg residents come flocking for pumpkins.

Whether it be for carving or for the common fall traditions such as pumpkin pie, people always need pumpkins.

“Still have to buy some even if you grow them,” says Badali. “Never’s enough.”

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Women's XC places second at PAC's McAuley leads men at PAC championships

“That was a point where I got light headed and probably dropped five to seven spots.”

Senior B en McAuley The Yellow Jackets now could have just one more look to prepare for the collegiate race left after he NCAA Division III Mideast finished 14th overall and the Regional race in just under Waynesburg men’s cross- two weeks, and Hardie has country team finished sixth his team preparing with speout of 10 teams cific workouts. in the Presidents’ “I like to call Athletic Conferit sharpening the ence Championsword, which ships last Saturday is mainly speed at Saint Vincent based and focuses College. on the first and Head coach back part of races,” Chris Hardie Hardie said. “It’s a was pleased with back down week McAuley’s perforfor the runners, mance. which includes McAuley “I think [Ben] lower mileage ran the perfect race,” Hardie so the men are running 40 said. “That was probably his miles this week as opposed best race in his career here.” to 50 or 60 miles a week.”

McAuley believes he Going into the regional could always do better, but meet, the men don’t want to he knows he was well-pre- come out nervous, but just pared. to come out and run.

“Looking at my time and “I expect a relaxed group the place, I would always of guys, ready to have fun,” strive for more. But just McAuley said. “We just want looking at my race, I would to show off how hard we say it was my best. I finished have worked this year.” knowing I had nothing left,” McAuley has been a senior McAuley said. leader for this men’s cross“I got off to a great start. country team all season and I’m usually pretty conserva- he knows it’s bittersweet that tive at the start, but this week his collegiate career could be I just went for it.” coming to an end following As for the team, finishing the regional meet. sixth out of 10 PAC teams “I’m just excited to go out wasn’t the place the team and do what I can,” McAuley wanted, but in a clumped said. “But it’s also sad for me field, Hardie was happy of to think it is all over soon.” how hard his team worked.

McAuley thinks one of “There was a total of eight the positives of the regional points between fourth and meet is it can almost be a seventh place, and we were passing of the torch from shooting for fourth or fifth the veterans to the younger place,” Hardie said. “We guys that need to take the didn’t perform as well as we leadership role in the comthought, but we’re happy ing seasons. with how it came out. The men worked really hard specifically in the last 1,000 “I think [Ben] ran the meters, so I can’t say I’m dis- perfect race. That was appointed.” probably his best race Waynesburg featured its in his career here." middle group of five runners CHRIS HARDIE between 32nd place and 49th Head coach place with a spread of under two minutes.

“We can’t clump like that if we want to win the PAC, “I think some of these but that’s in our wheel- guys can step up and take my house,” Hardie said. “That’s place,” McAuley said. “They just the type of team we are are all ready to take up the and it bodes well for our pro- mantle and help this team gression.” further its goals.”

While McAuley used the Last year the Yellow Jackbeginning of the race to bolt ets finished 29th out of 47 himself to being the top run- teams at the NCAA Division ner for Waynesburg, other III Mideast Regional Chamrunners found a struggle pionships. McAuley crossed with the hills along the the tape with a time of 29:26. course.

The NCAA Division III “The second hill was the Mideast Regional will take toughest part for me,” fresh- place Saturday, Nov. 14 in man Joel Kuzminski said. Newville, Pennsylvania.

By DONNY CHEDRICK For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University women's cross-country team traveled to Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to compete in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships. Despite finishing second behind Grove City College, which claimed its 27th straight PAC crown, six Yellow Jacket runners finished in the top 14. Sophomore Julie Gerber paced the Jackets, finishing second overall with a time of 23:18.

Rose Huwe and Brendan Keany, Yellow Jacket

Six Jacket runners named to all-conference teams

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

The women’s cross-country team arrived at the Saint Vincent College course for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships last Saturday with a determination to overtake powerhouse Grove City.

After a tough 6K that included several taxing hills, the Yellow Jackets finished second of the 10 teams with 35 points.

The Grove City Wolverines finished first with 20 points to claim its 27th straight PAC championship.

Flashing back to the 2014 PAC Championships: Grove City won with

29 points and Waynesburg came in second with 37 points.

Head coach Chris Hardie said the team, which is predominately made up of sophomores, did better psychologically at the PAC Championships this year as compared to last year.

“What I saw this year that differed from last year was preparation,” said Hardie. “I think, specifically from the mental preparation side, we were ready for this race. Last year with so many freshmen it seemed like the race was a little bit bigger than it was and so there was a lot of stress and people were really nervous."

Senior Emily Rabenold of Grove City College broke the tape with a time of

23:05, while Yellow Jackets’ sophomore Julie Gerber was not far behind with a time of 23:18, finishing second overall.

Rabenold and Gerber were the top two finishers from the 2014 PAC Championships, respectively.

The Saint Vincent course included numerous hills, but due to the hills on campus the Yellow Jackets are used to training on hills.

“Julie Gerber is the best hill runner I have ever coached," said Hardie. "She ate Grove City up on the hills and really made some ground up on their number two runner."

Junior Emily Latimer, who Hardie See WOMEN'S XC on C4

Yellow Jackets falter in road matchup with Thomas More

By JACOB MEYER

Passing game struggles in loss against top PAC team

Sports Editor

The Waynesburg University football team traveled five hours to Crestview Hills, Kentucky to take on the firstplace and nationally ranked Thomas More Saints.

Five touchdown passes and 317 passing yards from sophomore Thomas More (9-0, 7-0 PAC) quarterback Brenan Kuntz led the Saints to defeat the Yellow Jackets (3-6, 2-5 PAC) 42-13.

Kuntz had big-play touchdown passes of 89, 55 and 36 yards on the day.

“These teams are talented teams,” said head coach Rick Shepas. “I don’t think there’s any question that we’ve improved in those areas. Thomas More is a very explosive team, and all things considered, I thought we played really well against them.

They’ve hung a lot more points on other teams.”

B oth offenses began

By JOHN LYDIC Staff Writer

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Senior running back Jerry Lawman, pictured here in a game earlier this season, ran for 137 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's loss to Thomas More. the game with punts, but Waynesburg’s second possession saw the game take an early turn for the worst.

Freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty threw an interception on the first play of the drive after the defense had just stopped the Saints.

Freshman defensive back Brandon Neal picked off the Dougherty pass and returned it 28 yards to the Waynesburg 30-yard line. Thomas More then scored on a Kuntz pass to junior fullback Colin Justice for the 4-yard score. The touchdown gave the Saints

a 7-0 lead with about seven minutes left in the first quarter.

“I think the key turning point in the game was the interception that we threw.

That’s when we seemed to just See FOOTBALL on C4

An inability to find consistency in the passing game led to Waynesburg’s fall in Saturday’s 42-13 loss to Thomas More.

Waynesburg and the passing attack were limited by Thomas More’s nationally-ranked defense.

Freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty and the receiving core were limited to just 96 yards passing throughout the game.

According to Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas, the game changing moment for the Yellow Jackets came back in the first quarter when Dougherty had a pass in-

tercepted.

“I think the key turning point in the game was the interception that we threw,” said Shepas.

“That’s when we seemed to just unravel a little bit in at least the first half.”

Thomas More’s defensive back Brandon Neal intercepted the ball at the Saints’ 42-yard line and returned it to the Waynesburg 30-yard line to set up Thomas More’s first scoring drive of the game. As for the interception, Shepas said it was all about making the right reads.

“We just didn’t make an accurate read and threw the ball to the corner and See OFFENSE on C4

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November 5, 2015

Scott's career-high 16 saves not enough in double-OT loss

By JOE MALTA

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University women’s soccer team wrapped up the 2015 season Saturday on Senior Day in a hard-fought loss to the Westminster Titans by a score of 3-2 in overtime.

The Yellow Jackets concluded the season with a record of 6-10 overall and a 3-5 record in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play.

“This season was a rebuilding year, as we lost a large number of seniors and starters from the 2014 season,” said head coach Laura Heethuis. “So, this year was all about getting players minutes and experience all over the park from freshman on up. With such a young team experience-wise, I would say this season was very successful. We showed a lot of heart taking good teams into overtime games where we won

RJ Leisie, Yellow Jacket

Senior goalie Ciara Scott makes one of her career-high 16 saves in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Westminster. The Jackets ended the season with a 6-10 record. some and came up short on some.”

The Titans started the action by netting two goals in the first half to go into halftime with the 2-0 lead.

Junior forward Melanie Burchfield was ejected after receiving a red card in the 11th minute of the match.

“Not only did we go down two goals at half, but we were a player down for basically 90 minutes of that entire game,” said Heethuis. “Not only am I proud of us coming back to tie the game with only a minute left, but to do that a man down shows true strength and resilience."

Jackets held scoreless in season finale

By TIMMY KAISER

For the Yellow Jacket

Four Waynesburg Yellow Jacket seniors finished their men’s soccer careers on Saturday, as it was Senior Day. Forwards Victor Browne and Peter Byrnes, midfielder Connor Walsh and goalkeeper Nate Ribar enjoyed a four-year stretch of highs and lows.

The highs came last year when they qualified for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoff, as they finished PAC play in third place. The lows came this season as the season was a struggle for the Jackets (1-16-1, 1-6-1).

Those struggles continued as they fell to the Westminster College Titans (10-5-2, 5-2) by a score of 4-0.

The Titans are one of only two PAC teams possessing two players who rank in the top 10 in the conference in goals and points. Their offense was on display Saturday, as they peppered Jackets goalkeeper Ribar all game as they fired 25 total shots and 14 shots on goal.

“Westminster’s three guys up top are very creative, dynamic players,” said head coach Brad Heethuis. “They moved very well with and without the ball to give our back line problems.”

Along with sporting a young roster, injuries have plagued the Jackets all season long. Eight players were unavailable for Saturday’s game.

“It’s tough for the team knowing their brothers are down and out and can’t play,” said Heethuis. “That should give you more of a desire to play because you still have an opportunity while others do not.”

“We wanted to win to close the season out on a high note,” said Walsh.

“Unfortunately we couldn’t, but at times we played really good soccer”.

Heethuis hopes his team learned from the senior class.

“The jump from high school to college is extensive,” said Heethuis. “It was good to get a lot of freshmen valuable minutes and experi-

ence going forward. Those guys have a year under their belt of game experience, and I hope that is something we can build off.”

With the team being so young, the seniors tried to teach the younger players as much as they could to help them in the coming years.

“I hope that next year the team can improve and win some matches,” said Walsh.

“I hope they can experience the great times on and off the pitch as I have.”

Heethuis only coached this senior class for two seasons. The two seasons differed greatly in the win column, but he hopes the seniors take away more than soccer lessons from the two seasons they spent with him as coach.

“I hope they look back on the last two years knowing they gave it their all,” said Heethuis. “Even though they are done now, they are always welcome here and I hope they learned from things that happened on and off the field and they are better men for it.”

Playing in her final match with the Yellow Jackets, senior forward Karleigh Murphey helped rally Waynesburg back as she cut the lead to 2-1 after a corner kick by sophomore defender Sam Nichols in the 58th minute.

As the match was drawing to a close in the 89th minute,

sophomore forward Nikki Davis, assisted Murphey as she scored her second goal of the match to tie the score just before the end of regulation to send the contest into overtime.

Westminster would go on to score the final goal in the match and end Waynesburg’s season. Murphey was one of four seniors who was honored prior to the game.

Senior goalie Ciara Scott, who also played in her final match as a Waynesburg soccer player, finished the game with a career high in saves with 16. Scott would finish her career as Waynesburg’s goalie with a total of 29 wins and 320 saves.

“Despite the numbers being small at only four seniors, we are losing a very big class and big impactful players,” Heethuis said. “We lose a presence and comfort in the net with Ciara. We lose work ethic, leadership and an

amazing finisher with Karleigh. We lose a smart, patient, and combination playing center midfielder with senior Whitney Waters. We lose a fast defender in senior Ivy Menges who, in her time here, has shown our girls what true strength, passion, and determination looks like through all the adversity that has come her way. We lose great players on the field, but even better people off it.”

This may have not been the way Waynesburg wanted to end the season, but Heethuis sees the positives that can come from this.

“The 2016 season starts now,” said Heethuis. “It is up to our girls to put in the offseason work on their own.

We look forward to strengthen the family that we currently have and adding some new talent to it in 2016.”

Waynesburg is expected to return 17 of its 21 players for the 2016 season.

Dorazio digs deep to end season on high note

By ZACHARY ZEIGLER For the Yellow Jacket

Senior libero Jessica Dorazio was a defensive force for the Waynesburg University Volleyball team on Saturday, recording 41 digs in the team’s 3-0 sweep of the Thiel Tomcats to end the 2015 regular season.

For Dorazio and fellow seniors Meghan Balogh and Kourtney Skinner, it would be the last time they took the court as Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets.

“Knowing it was going to be my last game as a Jacket was bittersweet,” said Balogh. “I have been playing with some of these girls for four years, and it was sad knowing it was my last time to play with them.”

Also leaving the Jackets is Shannon Morgan, who will be heading to serve in America’s Navy next year, and Morgan Vescoe. “[Shannon] Morgan was a huge contributor for us this year,” said head coach Stephanie Benkowski. “She made a huge swing in the right direction and has helped us

tremendously. And Vescoe was also able to see the court, and that was huge for her.”

Coming into the contest, Waynesburg and Thiel sat in the eighth and ninth spots of the conference, respectively.

The Jackets were looking for a successful way to jump into the offseason.

For the Jackets, the success started early on as they jumped all over Thiel in the first set, winning it by the score of 25-19. It was the first time in the last four matches that Waynesburg was able to take the first set of a contest.

“It gives us a lot of confidence to take that first set,” said Skinner. “That game just felt different. We came out firing, and we knew we just had to keep doing what we were doing and stay focused.”

In the second set, Waynesburg led 20-16 late in the set, but Thiel came back to tie the score at 20. However, the Yellow Jackets were able to score four unanswered points at the end to take the set 25-21.

In the third set, Waynesburg flexed its muscles and

was able to get a 25-18 win to sweep the match.

“They never looked at one time that they weren’t going to win that match,” said Benkowski. “They played very well for the entire match.”

The sweep was the first for the Jackets since their Oct. 8 contest against Chatham.

“It was a way for us to improve this year,” said Skinner. “It’s a big move for us this season compared to last season.”

The win ended the Jackets' season with a record of 4-26 record (4-14 PAC).

The four conference wins obtained by the women were the most since they went 6-8 in conference back in the 2008 season.

Waynesburg has a lot to build off coming into next season, as the team has 11 freshmen that will get to work through an offseason with the team and look to grow together.

“The underclassmen on the team are a great group of girls who act as family,” said Dorazio. “I believe they can do anything they set their minds to."

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP MEN’S SOCCER

FOOTBALL STANDINGS

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

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

Saturday’s Box Score

Thomas More 42, Waynesburg 13 Waynesburg 0 0 6 7 13 Thomas More 7 14 14 7 42

SCORE RECAP

First Quarter: TMC - Colin Justice 4 yd Pass from Brenan Kuntz (Tommy Budke PAT), 7:35 Second Quarter: TMC - Tyler Vogelpohl 55 yd pass from Kuntz (Budke PAT), 10:42; TMC - Goose Cohorn 89 yd pass from Kuntz (Budke PAT), 6:09 Third Quarter: TMC - Cohorn 36 yd pass from Kuntz (Budke PAT), 8:26; TMC - Cody Schonburg 2 yd run (Budke PAT), 4:00; WAY - Jerry Lawman 22 yd run (Scott Lewis PAT failed), 1:14 Fourth Quarter: TMC - Justice 5 yd pass from Kuntz (Budke PAT), 9:49; WAY - Joe Malta 3 yd pass from Jake Dougherty (Lewis PAT), 1:58

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD Dougherty................. 14 29 96 1 Waynesburg rushing

ATT YDS TD Lawman............................... 33 137 1 Waynesburg receiving

REC YDS TD Cooper.................................. 4 35 0 Thomas More passing COM ATT YDS TD Kuntz........................ 17 23 317 5 Thomas More rushing

ATT YDS TD Pitts..................................... 12 123 0 Thomas More receiving

REC YDS TD Cohorn................................. 5 166 2

RECENT RESULTS Saturday, October 31

Case Western 34, Washington 16; Westminster 39, Saint Vincent 14; Bethany 58, Grove City 26; Carnegie Mellon 73, Thiel 19; Wash & Jeff 34, Geneva 13; Thomas More 42, Waynesburg 13

UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, November 7

Chicago at Carnegie Mellon - 12 p.m.; Thomas More at Case Western - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Grove City - 1:30 p.m.; Thiel at Wash & Jeff - 1:30 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Jalen Holmes, Junior RB, Bethany Defensive: Brain Khoury, Junior DE, Carnegie Mellon Special Teams: Gabe Renna, Junior Kicker, Carnegie Mellon

STANDINGS

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

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Conf. Overall 8-0 16-1-1 6-1-1 11-4-3 6-2 11-5-1 5-2-1 10-5-3 4-4 9-7-2 1-6-1 5-12-2 1-6-1 3-14-1 1-6-1 2-15-2 1-6-1 1-16-1

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

8-0-1 16-0-2 8-1 14-2-2 6-1-2 11-5-4 6-2-1 13-4-2 5-4 9-7 4-5 8-10 3-6 6-10 2-7 8-8 1-8 3-13-1 0-9 0-16-1

Saturday’s Box Score

Saturday’s Box Score

Westminster 3, Waynesburg 2 2OT Westminster 2 0 0 1 3 Chatham 0 2 0 0 2

Westminster 4, WAYNESBURG 0 Case Western 2 2 4 Waynesburg 0 0 0

SCORE RECAP

SCORE RECAP

Second Half: WES - Goal by Mattherw Kiernan, 55:29; WES - Goal by Kiernan, 58:43

Second Half: WAY - Goal by Karleigh Murphey (Assisted by Sam Nichols), 57:39; WAY - Goal by Murphey (Assisted by Nikki Davis), 88:31

First Half: WES - Goal by Shane Fallen, 15:36; WES Goal by Stephen McDaniel, 33:17

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, October 31: Geneva 4, Saint Vincent 1; Thiel 6, Bethany 5; Westminster 4, Waynesburg 0 Saturday, November 1: Thomas More 4, Wash & Jeff 0

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Dominic Walker, Freshman F, Thiel Deffensive: Danny Laird, Senior D, Thomas More

First Half: WES - Goal by Rachel Simko, 11:54; WES Goal by Keely Birsic, 25:18

Second OT: WES- Goal by Rebecca Bradnam (Assisted

by Raechel Pusateri), 101:43

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, October 31: Geneva 1, Saint Vincent 0; Grove City 4,Chatham 0; Bethany 6, Thiel 0; Westminster 3, Waynesburg 2 Sunday, November 1: Thomas More 3, Wash & Jeff 0

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

18-0 15-3 15-3 11-7 9-9 9-9 6-12 4-14 3-15 0-18

24-4 26-7 28-8 15-17 14-13 13-23 13-18 4-26 3-27 1-30

Tuesday, November 3: Thomas More 3, Westminster 0; Grove City 0, Wash & Jeff 0

SWIMMING & DIVING MEN RECENT RESULTS

Friday, October 30: Baldwin-Wallace 162, Bethany 112 Saturday, October 31: Westminster 142, Bethany 112; Chatham 2nd at Chatham Invitational; Saint Vincent 140, Grove City 121; Wash & Jeff 63, Alderson Broaddus 48; Wash & Jeff 94, Frostburg State 17

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, November 7: Bethany at Penn State Altoona - 1 p.m.; Chatham at Penn State Behrend - 1 p.m.; Carnegie Mellon at Gorve City - 1 p.m.; Rochester at Grove City - 1 p.m.; St. Mary’s at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at York - 1 p.m.; Ursinus at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at West Virginia Wesleyan - 1 p.m.; Allegheny at Westminster - 1 p.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

Friday, October 30: Baldwin-Wallace 180, Bethany 47; Ursuline 114, Bethany 80 Saturday, October 31: Westminster 162, Bethany 46; Grove City 136, Saint Vincent 126; Wash & Jeff 95, Alderson Broaddus 16; Wash & Jeff 86, Frostburg State 25; Chatham 2nd at Chatham Invitational

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, November 7: Bethany at Penn State Altoona - 1 p.m.; Chatham at Penn State Behrend - 1 p.m.; Carnegie Mellon at Grove City - 1 p.m.; Rochester at Grove City - 1 p.m.; St. Mary’s at York - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at York - 1 p.m.; Ursinus at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at West Virginia Wesleyan - 1 p.m.; Allegheny at Westminster - 1 p.m.

UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, November 7: Grove City at Thomas More, TBD

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offensive: Olivia Huber, Senior F, Thomas More Deffensive: Meghan Lyden, Junior GK, Saint Vincent

PAC VOLLEYBALL LEADERS

CROSS COUNTRY MEN RECENT RESULTS Team Saturday, October 31 PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Saint Vincent, 40 pts.; 2. Wash & Jeff, 71 pts.; 3.

Grove City, 85 pts.; 4. Geneva, 98 pts.; 5. Thomas More, 138 pts.; 6. Waynesburg, 171 pts.; 7. Bethany, 183 pts.; 8. Thiel, 217 pts.; 9. Chatham, 230 pts.; 10.

Westminster, 246 pts.

Individual PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Brandon Moretton, Saint Vincent, 26:58; 2. Harley Moyer, Wash & Jeff, 27:02; 3. Daniel Christiansen, 27:08; 14. Ben McAuley, Waynesburg, 28:07

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, November 6: Grove City at Wooster Twilight 5K Challenge - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 7: Geneva at ECAC Division III Championships - 11 a.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS Team Saturday, October 31 PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Grove City, 20 pts.; 2. Waynesburg, 35 pts.; 3.

Geneva, 120 pts.; 4. Thiel, 144 pts.; 5. Saint Vincnent, 147 pts.; 6. Westminster, 154 pts.; 7. Wash & Jeff, 187 pts.; 8. Bethany, 190 pts.; 9. Chatham, 249 pts.; 10.

Thomas More, 253 pts.

Individual

PAC FOOTBALL LEADERS

PASSING YARDS: Coughlin, 2290, W&J; Reyes, 2097, BET; Cuda, 2043, CWR RUSHING YARDS: Benger, 1453, CMU; Holmes, 1269, BET; Ruffing, 948, W&J TACKLES: Berringer, 90, GRO; Hayden,92, BET; Quinn, 89, WES;

PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Emily Rabenold, Grove City, 23:05; 2. Julie Gerber, Waynesburg, 23:18; 3. Martha Mihm, Grove City, 23:28

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, November 6: Grove City at Wooster Twilight 5K Challenge - 7:30 p.m.

KILLS: Howell-Thomas, 356, TMC; Da. Mckenzie, 315, BET; Dy. Mckenzie, 309, BET

SACKS: Khoury, 13.5, CMU; Raddar, 9.0, BET; McClain, 7.5, BET

Saturday, November 7: Geneva at ECAC Division III Championships - 11 a.m.

WAYNESBURG 3, THIEL 0 Waynesburg 25 25 25 Thiel 19 21 18

ASSISTS: Fessler-Thomas, 968, TMC; Ayers, 646, WAY; Lauber, 643, BET

INTERCEPTIONS: Fitzmorris, 6, CMU; Abdelmoty, 4, CMU; Neal, 4, TMC

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

RECENT RESULTS

DIGS: Parker, 582, BET; George, 505, SVC; Means, 461, W&J

Saturday’s Box Score

Friday, October 30: Grove City 3, Wash & Jeff 1 Saturday, October 31: Thomas More 3, Mount Union 1; Thomas More 3, Otterbein 1; Bethany 3, Case Western 1; Geneva 3, Saint Vincent 0; Westminster 3, Wash & Jeff 0; Waynesburg 3, Thiel 0 Tuesday, November 3: Bethany 3, Wash & Jeff 0; Westminster 3, Grove City 1

BLOCKS: Yoho, 96, WES; Sanders 96, BET; Test, 85, GEN

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Jerry Lawman, Football

Julie Gerber, Women’s Cross Country

PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS

POINTS: Toohey, 61, W&J; Flagge-Echols, 56, TMC; Huber, 56, TMC GOALS: Toohey, 27, W&J; Huber, 24, TMC; Flagge-Echols, 22, TMC ASSISTS: Madden, 12, W&J; Flagge-Echols, 12, TMC; Politis, 11, CHA

PAC M. SOCCER LEADERS

UPCOMING GAMES

POINTS: Juniet, 54, TMC; Runyon, 44, TMC; Loew, 39, GRO

Friday, November 6: Westminster at Thomas More - 6 p.m.; Bethany at Geneva - 8 p.m.

GOALS: Runyon, 17, TMC; Loew, 16, GRO; Juniet, 16, TMC

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

ASSISTS: Juniet, 22, TMC; Runyon, 10, TMC; Loew, 7, GRO

Jessica Knaley, Senior Middle Hitter, Thomas More

Men’s: Harley Moyer, Freshman, Wash & Jeff Women’s: Emily Rabenold, Senior, Grove City

WRESTLING UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, November 7 Waynesburg at Monarch Invitational Tournament - 9:30 a.m.; Thiel at John Carroll Duals - 10 a.m.; Washington & Jefferson at Messiah Invitational - 10 a.m.

November 5, 2015

Weekly Awards

A pair of athletes were named Waynesburg Athletes of the Week, as running back Jerr y L awman and cross-country star Julie Gerber received the recLawman Gerber ognition.

Lawman ran for a game-high 137 yards on 33 carries in Waynesburg’s 42-13 loss at Thomas More on Saturday. The senior recorded the second-most rushing yards yielded by the Saints’ defense this season. The Poland, Ohio, native has totaled 891 yards in nine games with eight touchdowns.

Gerber finished 2nd overall at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s cross country Championships on Saturday. The sophomore repeated her performance from last year, as she finished second overall. Gerber led her team, as the Yellow Jackets placed 2nd with 35 points, finishing 15 points behind first-place Grove City.

The women’s cross-country team will return to the course in two weeks for the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals in Newville, Pennsylvania. Starting gun is set to go off at 12:30 p.m.

The football team will follow suit as it will hit the gridiron in two weeks when it will face Washington & Jefferson for the final game of the season. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m.

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Women's tennis team swept at PAC tourney

By JON SILVIDI

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University women’s tennis team struggled at the Presidents’ Athletics Conference Championships, as the Jackets ended up losing every match in the tournament on Oct. 23.

“This was the first time in 17 years that we lost every match,” said head coach Ron Christman. “It’s been an uphill battle all season.”

The struggles began with the first-doubles match when the Jackets faced the eventual winners of the tournament, Grove City. Karolina Lagerquist and Maggie Manchester defeated Rachel Klemash and Aubree Brown 9-8 (7-4), but the pair from Waynesburg was in the match. Brown thought the duo competed well in the doubles loss.

“This was the best doubles match that we played the entire season,” said Brown. “It really clicked for me and Rachel during the match.”

The Yellow Jackets played the top seeds in the PAC in the first round due to their conference record of 2-6.

“Aubree really learned a lot from this season,” said Christman. “I’m going to look to her a lot for some leadership next season.”

Elizabeth Emsinger is also looked at by Christman to lead the Jackets next season.

Unfortunately, Emsinger and Amanda Hooker fell to Westminster’s Stephanie Homitz and Patricia Pivaronas 8-0.

Only four players return to the Jacket squad next year with Brown being one of them.

“This was a really good learning experience for me,” said Brown. “It was a little

overwhelming, but now I know what to expect for next season.”

The singles matches went the same way as it started off with Klemash losing against Lagerquist 6-0, 7-6 (7-5).

“I’m not disappointed with the way things went Friday,” Christman said.

“The seniors did everything they could do.”

Christman had a lot of positive things to say about Brown.

“Her attitude is such,” said Christman. “She wants to be so much better next year.”

Christman said the freshman has shown a lot of commitment to the Yellow Jackets this season.

“Fitness, technique and dedication is what we need to work on,” said Brown.

“School and tennis should be our top priorities.”

Christman made it a point that he lost some of his re-

cruits prior to the beginning of the season.

He was, however, excited with the effort that was given at the tournament Friday.

“Nobody quit, I loved the effort given by everyone,” said Christman. “Now is’s time to work on recruiting again.”

There were definitely some problems that factored into play during the regular season.

“It was a tough season because of injuries and family issues,” said Christman.

"There were some matches where we didn’t have our starting line-up.”

Christman also added there is an overall plan for the offseason.

“Everyone needs to work on running, fitness and footwork,” said Christman.

“Each player also has their own thing that they need to work on.”

Richards looks to build upon fall-season success Freshman tennis player exceeds expectations

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

Despite finishing in last place at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Fall Championship, a bright spot did arise during the two rounds for the Waynesburg University women’s golf team.

Freshman Abbey Richards finished tied for second place with a two-round score of 171. Richards shot an 87 on the first day and an 84 on the second day in the bad weather conditions at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania.

“The girl who took the lead just played an amazing round, especially for the conditions, so I can’t be mad at myself because I still performed pretty well; she just performed better,” Richards said.

Richards believes it was a successful PAC Championship considering it was the first one of her collegiate career. The golfer who won the PAC Championship by shooting a 78 on day-two of the event, Jocelyn Sudar of Washington & Jefferson, is a junior, while Richards tied with a sophomore from W&J in Marissa Sudar.

“I think it was pretty good for being a freshman. For the first time competing at the collegiate level, I think I was pretty successful, and I hope to improve this spring,” Richards said.

“I learned the competition is going to be harder. If I really want to do well, I have to put the time into practice to stay up with the people who already have a couple of years experience,” Richards added.

Head coach Sam Jones had high expectations for Richards before the season began, and he said she has met those expectations by her play at the PAC Championship.

“I think she’s right about where I expected [her to be],” Jones said. “Halfway through the conference championships she’s in contention to

Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Freshman Abbey Richards finished second at the PAC Fall Championships in October. win it. That’s kind of where I thought she would be.”

Head coach Sam Jones attributes some of the other golfers’ improvements to the addition of Richards because she causes the other golfers to work harder and improve.

“Getting a girl like Abbey, who is a really good golfer, helps with improvement,” Jones said. “She sets the bar high and gives other people things to work on. She gets along well with the rest of the team and fits in.”

Jones said Richards doesn’t just improve the players on the team now, but she improves the recruitment process of other golfers.

“It helps gain more recruits,” Jones said. “They [recruits] see that there’s been someone who’s been successful and they want to be a part of that. It takes that first person to jump in the pool and then everyone else jumps in.

We’ve got a kid in the pool, now we just have to get the

rest of them to jump in.”

Richards said because of her history of competing at a high level as a team in high school she hopes her presence on the team brings more recruits to the golf program.

“In high school my team won districts two years in a row and we went to states and placed third and fourth,” Richards said. “I definitely hope that Coach Jones can get some recruits in to make a team that can compete for a PAC championship.”

Richards, who started golfing her freshman year of high school, said she attributes her early successes at the collegiate level to her experience at Forest Hills High School in New York. The golf team at her high school was co-ed, which Richards thinks prepared her well for collegelevel golf.

“It’s definitely a lot different going from playing against boys who shoot 70s all the time to playing against

girls who compete more on my level," Richards said. "It challenged me more to want to do better. When I played with the guys they obviously would out drive me, so I would just try to keep up with them and hit the ball as far as them."

Now that she’s competing with just women, she said the mental part of the game is something that is more difficult in college.

“It’s hard not to focus on everyone else’s score that you’re playing with because you want to beat them,” Richards said. “The mental game is harder when playing in college because I’m so competitive I want to beat the girls in my group.”

In addition to her mentality when golfing, Richards said her short game is another area in which she can improve.

“I think my short game is where I struggle the most, so I’m going to work on that a lot,” Richards said. “It has improved, which really helped me at the fall championships."

Richards has seen improvement with not just her own golf game, but with her teammates’ games as well.

“The team obviously lacks a lot of experience. Some of the girls this is their first time ever on a golf course and the first time they had to compete in a competition,” Richards said. “They all improved their scores from the first time out to when we played at the PAC Championships."

Instead of being the one looking behind Jocelyn Sudar on the second day of the PAC Spring Championship, Richards hopes to be the one on top of the conference.

“I’m just going to work hard to improve my game,” Richards said. “I just want to work hard so maybe come time for the PAC Championships in the spring I can catch that girl [Jocelyn Sudar] or maybe I can shoot a low round like she did.”

By TYLER GODWIN

For the Yellow Jacket

Imagine stepping into a sports program as a freshman in college and not knowing what to expect.

Imagine after a few weeks of practice, you find out that your role on the team is going to be greater than originally anticipated, and you need to step up.

This is exactly the scenario that freshman tennis player Aubree Brown was faced with coming into Waynesburg University this year.

“Going into the season, I saw myself filling the number three or four singles role on the team,” said Brown.

“When I ended up as the number two singles player and on the number one doubles team, I was excited and overwhelmed at the same time.”

Head coach Ron Christman had similar expectations for Brown coming into the season, but some circumstances changed things for the team.

“We lost a few recruits coming into the year, which caused Aubree to be placed into a bigger role,” said Christman. “Aubree really stepped up, though, and she may have ended up in those same roles even if we had those [other] recruits.”

Christman is excited about Brown in the coming years due to her promise shown as a freshman.

“It’s encouraging that she will be here for another three years,” said Christman. “She can be one of the best players in the conference.”

Christman said Brown has the work ethic and talent to be an impactful player for the team in the coming years.

“With her work ethic, there’s no doubt that she has the ability to be something special,” said Christman. “For Aubree, the sky is the limit.”

Brown went to Hempfield High School in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and had many different schools to choose from as she started to make her college decision. She was recruited by many schools in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, including Westminster and Washington & Jefferson, as well as some Division II schools. She felt her opportunities were the best at Waynesburg, and decided to become a Yellow Jacket.

The first year was a learning experience for Brown in terms of playing singles, as she had only played doubles when she was in high school.

“Singles is different because you are out there by yourself needing to make adjustments on your own with only a little help from your coach,” said Brown. “In doubles, I was used to using my partner to work with, so it was a major adjustment.”

Brown finished the season 2-11 in singles play, but she knows this first year was going to be a good learning

experience for her. Christman has no doubt that she will learn and improve from her experience in singles play this year.

“Aubree really stands out with her work ethic,” said Christman. “She is very involved in the sport and always eager to learn more.”

Playing on the first-doubles team with senior Rachel Klemash was beneficial for Brown as well, as she was able to learn from a senior while also playing great competition. The duo went 7-8 for the Yellow Jackets.

The PAC tournament that concluded on Oct. 24 proved to be a great learning experience for Brown, as everything that she had worked for during the season was on the line in this tournament.

In singles play, she was the No. 7 seed playing against the No. 2 seed and fell in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. Despite the loss, Brown thinks she put in a great effort.

Brown and Klemash’s doubles match in the tournament was an impressive match, as they almost managed to upset the second seeded team of Karolina Lagerquist and Maggie Manchester from Grove City. They were on top almost the entire match, but ultimately fell in a tiebreak 9-8 (7-4). Christman said it might have easily been their best match of the year.

“Aubree really stood out with her movement on the court and how aggressive she was,” said Christman. “She was not afraid to step up and attack the weaknesses of her opponents.”

Her doubles partner, Klemash, also noticed a big difference in her game during the match.

“I could tell that she was super comfortable during the match,” said Klemash. “It was nice to see her that confident; Aubree handled herself very well.”

Christman recr uited Brown not only for her talent on the tennis court, but because of her character as well.

Her leadership qualities were put on display early in her career, as she was immediately named the secondsingles player and alongside Klemash on the first-doubles team. Klemash said she had an adjustment to make with her new doubles partner.

“She definitely brought a lot of things to the table; she had different strengths and weaknesses than my previous partner,” said Klemash. “She developed a lot of confidence throughout the season and definitely grew as a player.”

As she continues to grow, Brown feels that there is still a lot that she can work on to get better for next year.

“For next year, I want to make sure that I am more confident in my abilities and be more consistent,” said Brown. “If I do that, I will definitely start to win more matches.”

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WRESTLING SEASON PREVIEW

Despite key losses, wrestling looks to continue recent years' success

By CHELSEY WITHERS Editorial Assistant

After finishing the season last year with a 17-7 overall record, the Waynesburg University wrestling team officially begins its season against competition outside itself this week. The Jackets hosted Shippensburg Wednesday night and will take part in the Monarch Invitational Saturday.

The team opened up its 2015-16 schedule on Saturday with its annual Orange/ Black Wrestle-offs. There were several eye-opening results from the day, as the Black team defeated the Orange squad 20-13.

Some of the notable results include a win for sophomore Tristan Buxton 4-3 over senior Gordon Bieber at 125, and a win for freshman Jake Evans in match five of the day as he defeated two-time defending Presidents' Athletic Conference champion Greg Kumer 3-2.

“It is going to be tough," said head coach Ron Headlee. "Some guys are not going to be able to wrestle because of the weight dissent plan.

We are going to be putting some young guys in and hoping we can battle."

Two very significant losses include 2015 All-Americans Luke Lohr and Sam Guidi.

Lohr earned his thirdstraight trip to the Division III National Wrestling Championships last season.

Lohr also became a two-time All-American. Guidi came just one win short in the 2015 National Championships to receiving a bronze medal.

Other starters not returning to the mat this year are Chris Milligan, Patrick Jennings and Gennaro Bonaventura who competed at 157-pounds, 184-pounds and 197-pounds, respectively.

“I feel this team is really going to surprise a lot of people once the season really gets going and guys get down to weight,” said junior

Ryan Shank. “Obviously people will know to look for [Filippo] Crivelli and [Greg] Kumer, but I feel we’ll be solid at every weight from top to bottom from 125-285.”

Returning to the mat for the 2015-16 season for the Jackets are: Gordan Bieber (125), Filippo Crivelli, Jr. (133), DJ Grindel (141), Ryan Shank (184) and Greg Kumer (285).

At 125 and 133, Bieber

will compete this season as a four-year starter for the Jackets. Beiber is coming off his best season yet for the Jackets, with an overall record of 21-20 last year. Zach Sarrow is also listed as a 125 and 133, along with sophomore Tristian Buxton.

Headlee said Crivelli will move up to the 141 pound weight class this year. Despite having a better overall record of 30-13 last year, Crivelli was

unable to become a Presidents’ Athletic Conference [PAC] champion for a second time.

The next weight class is led by junior D.J. Grindle, who could wrestle anywhere between the 141 and 149 pound weight class. Grindle is coming off a 12-21 overall record from last year.

Nick Kusich comes to Waynesburg from Avella High School and will be wrestling in the 157-pound weight class, along with sophomore Landon Lohr, who is listed at 165 pounds. The only other wrestler at 165 for the Jackets is sophomore Derek Hull.

The 174 weight class if full of freshman that consists of Mike Millero, Tristian Nicholson, and Joshua Sneeringer.

“Mike Millero is really standing out for us right now,” said Headlee.

Shank is set to change his weight class from last season from 165/174 to the 184-pound weight class this

season.

Kumer serves as a two time Presidents’ Athletic Conference champion and a fourthplace finisher at the 2015 Division III Mideast Reginal Championships.

Hunter Six, a freshman from Clay-Battelle will also compete this season in the 285 weight class.

“Our team goals this year [are] to do better than last year’s team,” said Shank. “Last year we sent two guys to Nationals and both All-Americans and the team finished 24th in the country. This year we want to send more guys to Nationals and put more on the podium as All-Americans and finish higher as a team.”

The team will travel to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Saturday for the Monarch Invitational. First match is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

Editor’s note: For coverage of the team’s match against Shippensburg on Wednesday, go to theyellowjacket.org.

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unravel a little bit in at least the first half,” said Shepas.

“We just didn’t make an accurate read and threw the ball to the corner and the ball was underthrown. It just wasn’t a great throw for [Dougherty]."

Dougherty ended the game completing less than 50 percent of his passes at 14 of 29 for 96 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

Shepas said the game against Thomas More was not a strong performance for his freshman signal caller.

“We thought our preparation was good. We thought our plan was good,” said Shepas. “Some of those statistics are going to be skewed because we are not going to put [Dougherty] into bad situations throwing the football.”

Despite Dougherty’s performance, Shepas still believes in his young quarterback and the progression he is making.

“All things considered, I think it is still a positive the way things have gone for him,” Shepas said.

Thomas More would find the end zone again two drives later, as Kuntz completed a 55-yard pass to senior wide receiver Tyler Voegelpohl to give the Saints a 14-0 lead.

On the Saints’ next drive, Kuntz found Cohorn for the first of two hookups on the

afternoon, this time for an 89yard score. The touchdown would be the last score before halftime, as both teams went into the locker room with the score 21-0 in favor of the Saints.

The defense came out in the second half ready to play, as they immediately forced a Thomas More turnover, as sophomore linebacker Tristan Sandrosky caused the fumble and junior defensive lineman Zach Machuga recovered the loose ball.

The defense would also force a Thomas More turnover on downs on the Saints’ next drive too. The offense could not build off the positive momentum created by the defense, though, as both drives did not see a Yellow Jacket first down.

The first drive saw a turnover on downs, as the offense could not move the ball past the great field positive the Yellow Jacket defense awarded the offense from the fumble recovery.

The Saints would score on their next two drives, which increased their lead to 35-0.

The first was a 36-yard pass from Kuntz to Cohorn, while the second was a senior wide receiver Cody Schonburg 2-yard touchdown run. Cohorn caught five Kuntz passes for a total of 166 yards and two scores.

Waynesburg would score its first points of the game with about one minute left

in the third quarter, as senior running back Jerry Lawman ran for a 22-yard score. Lawman finished the game with 137 rushing yards on 33 carries and a touchdown.

“I thought he played great; I think he’s been playing great all year,” Shepas said. “I don’t think there’s any question that Jerry’s been a leader for us all year; he’s been very consistent in his practice play, his game play and his leadership off the field.”

Lawman, who has run for 891 yards and eight scores on the year, is 109 yards away from a 1,000-yard rushing season. The lone game left on the schedule is a contest against Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 14.

“To see him run for 1,000 yards is definitely be a goal for us going in [to W&J],” Shepas said. “I think that would be great for Jerry as well as the offensive line.”

Kuntz would throw his fifth and final touchdown pass of the game, this one to Justice for his second of the afternoon, to give the Saints a 42-6 lead.

With about two minutes left in the game, Dougherty hit junior wide receiver Joe Malta for a 3-yard touchdown. The touchdown was the first of Malta’s career.

The Jackets are on a bye week this week, but take on the Presidents from W&J on in the last game of the season on Nov. 14.

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the ball was underthrown,” said Shepas. “It just wasn’t a great throw for [Dougherty.]

After the interception, the passing game was put on hold as Waynesburg ran the ball for the next nine plays over two series.

Shepas attributed the commitment to the run as a game plan heading into the matchup.

“We just wanted to run the ball, and we thought we had some good run looks,” said Shepas.

Jake Dougherty and the offense managed to move the ball for just 39 yards in the first half as the freshman completed seven of 14 pass attempts.

Dougherty opened up the second half missing on his first six passes of the half before completing a 10-yard pass to junior wide receiver Tim Cooper.

Dougherty completed seven of his final nine throws for 57 yards and a touchdown.

Shepas thought he saw better games from Dougherty, but saw progress as the game moved on.

“It was not one of his [Dougherty’s] best performances,” said Shepas. “He finished the game stronger than he started.”

Despite the numbers that were put up by the passing attack, Shepas think they had

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Freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty passed for only 96 yards in the loss to the Saints. the right approach, but the numbers were due to analyzing the proper situation.

“I don’t really know. We thought our preparation was good. We thought our plan was good,” said Shepas.

“Some of those statistics are going to be skewed because we are not going to put [Dougherty] into bad situations throwing the football.”

Even with the limited ability to find success in the passing game, Shepas still sees great progress and learning chances for his quarterback and team.

“I look at any of these

games where he [Dougherty] has opportunities to play against good opponents when we are not as skilled and experienced as they are," Shepas said. "All things considered, I think it is still a positive the way things have gone for him."

Waynesburg will look to get the passing game back in rhythm and close out the 2015 campaign with a win after a bye week when it travels north to take on Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 14.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

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has been recognizing for her particularly hard work this year after coming back from an injury, finished second for the team with a time of 24:26.

Latimer finished 6th overall, and joined Gerber on the first-team All-PAC honoree team.

Hardie said the race was one of Latimer's best races of her career. as it was one of her biggest races ever.

Latimer was anxious to talk about having the opportunity to run healthy again and to step up and help the team significantly on Saturday.

“I was so excited,” said Latimer. “I didn’t get to run last year so I had two years of energy built up. I was so happy.”

Emily Latimer added that while she didn’t care what place she finished, she was happy she helped the team and had the opportunity to run again.

“Her patience [during her comeback] has really been

tested, but it’s also paid off now because she was a wild card going into that race – no one expected her to come up into the top six and she did that,” said Hardie.

Gerber said the team has been supporting Latimer and to see her run well at event was great.

“I am so excited for Emily and am very proud of her for stepping up and placing so well,” said Gerber. “She is very determined and such a hard worker, and I feel that it really showed in this race how hard she has been working all year. She is such a great teammate, and is always looking out for everyone on the team, so I was so excited that she was able to place so well and really do her part for the team.”

Freshman Teghan Simonton finished third for the team and eighth overall, while sophomore Elinore Loch finished 9th overall Latimer's twin sister, junior Katie Latimer, rounded out the top 10 last Saturday.

Sophomore Angie Marchetti and senior Jen Brown were the last to score for

Waynesburg, as they finished 14th and 25th, respectively.

“It’s really cool to look back and think that six runners made the top 14 in the conference," Hardie said. "I think that’s unreal to even think about, because it’s just shown where we’ve grown in the last two years."

The finish was truly between Grove City and Waynesburg as the 11 and the 13 overall finishing spots were the only two in the top 14 that were not from Grove City and Waynesburg.

Geneva finished third with 120 points, 85 points behind the Yellow Jackets.

As the team has an off weekend, they will be running fewer miles while focusing on the first mile and the final 200 meters of the race.

Hardie refers to this as “sword sharpening,” as he wants to improve the speed of the team.

While the team has been striving to constantly lower the spread, or time between the top three runners and the back four runners, Hardie said because of Gerber’s

aggressive race tactics, and the fact the field of competition will be increased for the regionals meet, doesn’t worry Hardie.

Hardie thinks it is imperative for the four, five, six and seven runners to come up close on one another because he believes that Gerber is going to have a breakout race at regionals, given the competition she will be going against.

With one more meet for the top scoring runners on the team, Emily Latimer said that placing six runners in the top 14 at PAC Championships is a huge confidence boost heading into next season. Knowing that everyone from the top seven except Brown will be returning is huge because it means that the team can make an even better run at the trophy next year as Grove City loses several of its top runners with the graduating class of 2016 and the Yellow Jackets will still have their sophomoreoriented class move up to become juniors.

Gerber said that the 2016 PAC Championships might

cause the team to come even more motivated.

“It’s definitely a great feeling knowing that almost everyone is returning because each year we are able to learn more about how we respond to the training program, if some things worked better than others, and we all know what to expect going into the meet and who our competition is,” said Gerber. “I feel that because we have all but one returning, the meet is so much more personal because we all know what we have to do and we all have something motivating us why we want to do it.”

Hardie said he knows just how much it means to the women and just how badly they want to win.

“I can tell already how hungry this team is to go for it next year,” said Hardie.

Returning the number of women from this year’s team to next year’s team will only strengthen the depth that Hardie has already acknowledged the team of having.

Gerber connected the team’s depth back to the PAC results of Yellow Jack-

ets sticking together during the races.

“I think it shows how strong we are as a team because we really focus on pack running and always being there to push and motivate one another,” said Gerber.

The team will be in action again on Nov. 14 when the Yellow Jackets head to Newville, Pennsylvania, for the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals.

The women's cross-country team has been ranked inside the top 10 in the Mideast Region by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association all season long. But after finishing behind Grove City in the PAC Championships, Waynesburg has fallen outside of the top ten for the first time all season.

Despite being ranked outside the top ten, Hardie said the team’s goal is to finish in one of the top ten spots at the regional.

As for Gerber herself, she wants to stay as close to Grove City’s Rabenold as she can, while hopefully earning a spot to nationals.

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Haunted Lab offers hands-on activities for community youth

By JENNY SCHOUPPE Chief Photographer

On Monday, Oct. 26, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the fifth floor of Stewart Science Hall was taken over by witches, vampires and ghosts all participating in spooky science experiments.

The students in Waynesburg University’s American Chemical Society Student

chapter (ACS) held its seventh annual Haunted Lab. The event was open to the public, and admission was free, which drew an audience of all ages. Faculty and members of ACS dressed up as Halloween characters, and then performed Halloweenthemed experiments at activity stations.

One of the first stations was centered on the scenar-

io of Dracula’s blood being stolen, and those participating had to find out who stole the blood by comparing the fingerprints. As an added bonus, everyone who participated had the opportunity to get fingerprinted.

Another station was called ‘Rainbow Milk.’ Participants dropped food coloring into a bowl of soap and milk and created a tie-dye effect within

the milk.

An experiment called ‘Oobleck,’ was featured which consisted of a large container filled with cornstarch and water. For this experiment, the cornstarch and water could be poured slowly and flow like a liquid. But if a participant tried to force objects into the mixture, the mixture would get firmer. If the participants pushed hard

on it, the liquid acted more like a solid.

In total, there were about 25 experiments spread throughout the classrooms.

Experiments such as exploding ghosts, unbreakable bubbles, clear nail polish rainbows on paper, snow making, ice cubes sticking on string, boiled eggs sucked into jars, exploding gummi bears, dissolving Styrofoam,

expanding and compressing Peeps Marshmallows, liquid nitrogen snacks and monster toothpaste all provided participants with a hands-on experience.

“My goal is for them [the participants] to have fun,” said Jelena Kyle, senior forensic science major and president of ACS. “I also See HAUNTED on D2

More than just fun at Harvest Festival Student DJ plans 'Neon Dance' for new campus event

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

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Junior sports broadcasting major RJ Leisie stands alongside Waynesburg University President Doug Lee after a game of "Pumpkin Bowling" during Harvest Fest. Leisie bested President Lee in the competition.

Student organizations team up to raise money for Project Bundle-Up

By LUISA SINGLETARY Copy Editor

On Thursday, Oct. 29, Waynesburg University celebrated another one of its Halloween traditions with a service angle: Harvestfest.

Harvest Fest is a Student Senate-run event that fundraises for Project Bundle-Up, a charity that raises money for senior citizens and children to get winter wear during the colder months of the year.

Student organizations sell things or offer raffles and

games to raise money and, in the spirit of Halloween, have the option of giving their booth a theme and dressing up. Fifty percent of the proceeds are given to the charity. This year, the organizations at Harvest Fest raised $372.90 for Project BundleUp to help those in need in Greene County.

“I was really happy with it,” said Anthony Juliani, social vice president of Student Senate.

Juliani, a junior pre-law major, is in his first year in the role. Juliani has been

planning Harvest Fest since mid-September.

“It was a lot to do; it was probably the most ambitious thing I’ve done so far,” he said.

Juliani was responsible for not only contacting the student organizations and organizing the event, but also coordinating with businesses and schools within Greene County.

He obtained donations from Walmart, Bob Evans, Big Lots, Pizza Hut, 5 Kidz Kandy and Sheetz for the raffle.

For Juliani, the outside influence on Harvestfest is one of the things that makes it great.

“It gives charity to those that need it. It offers a fun time for people and gets them involved and let[s] them see campus a little bit,” he said.

“I also think it makes people feel good because they’re giving to a charity.”

Though Juliani saw the event as successful, he believes there is always room for improvement.

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When Rob McKinney started as a DJ on the campus radio station, he didn’t think it would become such a huge passion of his. Soon enough, McKinney proposed an idea to Student Activities Board for a dance that would liven up the campus.

On Nov. 6, McKinney and his colleague, professional DJ Xander Browell, are teaming up and bringing their skills to Waynesburg University.

The Student Activities Board is hosting a neonthemed dance in the Beehive at 8:30 p.m. this Friday.

The dance will feature electronic-type music with hip-hop thrown into the mix. Attendees are strongly encouraged to wear neon clothing. McKinney wants it to be a “Neon Out.” McKinney hopes a good turnout can lead to more dances of this theme.

“This is the first dance of this caliber, and if it is successful the location will move from the Beehive to the gym or possibly outside,” said McKinney. “We need everyone to show up in order to make it a huge part of WU and host it at a big location, and have dances four or five times a year.”

A lt houg h McKinne y is purely an amateur at this point, he hopes to get Waynesburg active and make it a memorable night for ev-

eryone.

“I want people close together, jumping up and down and just dancing the night away. I want students to realize just how fun WU can be if we work together and make it great,” said McKinney.

“I love this college and I want people to feel the same way. It’s time we bring students together, and the first start is an awesome dance.”

Browell is a professional DJ from the Pittsburgh area.

He met McKinney while attending Peters Township High School.

He is best known for creating the dance “MORP,” which is the word “prom” spelled backwards. The idea arose due to excessive inappropriate dancing at Peters Township school dances, where students lost their privilege to have prom.

He is hosting a MORP round two at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE. McKinney expressed how lucky the students are to have Browell as a DJ for this dance due to his high level of skill and expertise.

“He’s a pretty big deal, and he graciously decided to come help me out here at WU and I don’t want to disappoint him,” said McKinney.

For more information on the dance, flyers can be seen on campus and any SAB members are available to discuss it, as well as McKinney himself.

Popular app helps A cappella group returns to Waynesburg students find ways to #ShowMeWU

By SHON MEADE Managing Editor

By ZACH MEDOVIC

For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University Snapchat users now have the chance to add something more to their photos with the new geofilter.

On Sept. 30, the geofilter became available for use for the students of Waynesburg University.

The filter wasn’t just for students and other users to have something new to enjoy; it is also used in an effort to help promote the university.

“Looking at other schools and other filters, a group of us thought it would be really cool to have for promotional use and for the school to have,” said Kyle Digiandomenico, an admissions counselor.

Digiandomenico had the original idea of using a Snapchat geofilter for promotional use.

“I think Snapchat is something students have really picked up on because it’s not a Facebook or Twitter. You get to show the world what your experiencing with pictures, and I think that’s more

creative than using words,” said Digiandomenico.

Digiandomenico didn’t create the filter by himself, though, as he had help from sophomore electronic media major Shon Meade on the project.

“I had mentioned to Kyle how I was good with graphics and could help with the filter,” said Meade.

After creating a design, Meade took the final creation to Digiandomenico for approval.

“At first I wanted to make it the chapel, but we decided to keep it simple to start out so we went with Waynesburg University and Sting,” said Meade.

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Making their way back to Waynesburg University, the a cappella group Ball in the House performed for the first Wing Night of the semester on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Taking over the Benedum Dining Hall, the group was able to get the crowd active right away with their version of the hit song “This is How We Do It,” originally performed by Montell Jordan.

Ball in the House has come to Waynesburg more than once, so they changed up their opening song by adding a new twist to it this year. Since it was also Halloween, the group made sure to dress up. All five of the members each wore a different Power Rangers t-shirt to get into spirit. “[We] wanted to do something together,” said James Jones, the tenor of the group.

While the group was getting started on the stage, the Student Activities Board was also well underway toward preparing all the goodies that were to be provided.

Students could visit the traditions line in the caf to get their servings of barbeque, garlic or Buffalo wings to eat while the act was going on. Celery sticks were also put out, and a keg of root

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Faculty and students dig into their wings as musical group Ball in the House perform their show on this Halloween night over the weekend. beer was provided by SAB for students to drink.

Anthony Jarrell, the resident director of Martin Hall, helped oversee the event on behalf of SAB. Jarrell hopes that students take in all that SAB puts out their for students to do.

“What we’re trying to do is create community,” said Jarrell. “We try to get people away from the stress.”

Though students were digging into their wings, it didn’t stop Ball in the House from

doing their thing. With a mix of humor between songs, the group didn’t ‘drop the ball’ on anything.

Aside from performing just one song at a time, the group was able to compile certain songs and put them into a sort of mashup.

Jon Ryan, the group’s beat boxer, had his time to shine when he was given a few minutes to freestyle and explain how he is able to do it.

Soon after, the audience was up on their feet as Ball

in the House performed.

Since their last time performing at Waynesburg in November of 2014, the group has had a few things change.

With the departure of a former group member, Wallace Thomas has since stepped up to fill that space and join the group.

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Photos taken by faculty, students showcased Haunted: Halloween

celebrated with spooky student-led experiments

By EMILY HACKMAN Multimedia Team

A photograph has a unique way of telling a story and in a small, brightly lit room on the bottom floor of Benedum, these stories are coming to life.

Photographs from coast to coast and across the globe are on display as part of the Juried Photography show that runs until Nov. 13.

This Juried Photography show was open to all faculty, staff and students at Waynesburg University.

Andrew Heisey, assistant professor of art, had the opportunity to open the Juried Photography show to everyone on Waynesburg University’s campus.

“This was a special show,” said Heisey. “There was no theme, so anything and everything could have been submitted. I was open to anything – including selfies, if they were interesting enough.”

With over 30 individual submissions, Heisey stated that he had a lot of photographs to dig through. All types of photography were entered to be considered for this show. There was an array

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Freshman Briana Hedlund takes a look at some of the photos that are on display in the gallery on the bottom floor of Benedum in the Fine Arts Center. of portraits, landscapes and been submitted and is now to because it was one of my close ups of objects entered on display.” favorite photographs from and eventually displayed for A portion of the exhibition Bonaire,” said Pecar. “I was the public to see. was dedicated to Waynes- surprised that the judges All the submissions went burg University trips. These picked that one.” through a panel of judges trips included trips to Italy Pecar was encouraged to that voted on their favorite and service learning trips enter her photographs from photographs. The photo- to the island of Bonaire. the Bonaire mission trip by graphs were judged on cre- Heisey states that this part one of her professors. ativity, unique colors, light- of the show was to promote “Taking a photo is easy,” ing, symmetry and overall the things that Waynesburg said Heisey. “But taking a style. First through third University does and where good photograph is hard. place, along with honor- the university has been.

This photography show was able mentions, were given Jessica Pecar, junior digital to highlight the talent of higher quality photographs design and sports broadcast- those across campus and to in acknowledgement of their ing major, won an honorable let people who would not get excellence. mention with her photo- an opportunity to be in a gal“This is a very strong graph of an iguana, titled lery, be in a gallery.” show,” said Heisey. “I am so “Sun Bath.”

The next student exhibipleased with work that has “I chose to enter that pho- tion will begin Nov. 30.

SAB 'went all out' for Monster Mash

By NICOLE DREW and JODIE ALEXANDER For the Yellow Jacket

On Friday, Oct. 30, at 8:30 p.m., the Beehive became a dance hall for the annual Halloween Dance: Monster Mash. The event included upbeat dance music, Halloween themed decorations and a snack table.

Student Activities Board [SAB] volunteers ran a game table to greet students who entered on the first floor of Stover. Students could reach into a “Mystery Box” and pull out two pieces of candy corn for the chance to win. If they had numbers on them, the students could choose from prizes like a blanket, a Halloween-themed movie or a mug full of treats.

Monster footprints led up the stairs and the orange and black decorations boasted Waynesburg University pride as much as they promoted Halloween.

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Students had the chance to dress up and express themselves during the Halloween dance on Oct. 30.

The sitting area of the Beehive was dark, with colorful, flashy lights adding to the dance's atmosphere.

Luisa Singletary, an SAB special event co-chair, said that that they “went all-out” for this year’s dance, especially with the food.

Students who attended the dance were provided punch, popcorn chicken, mac and

cheese bites, nachos and pizza bagels, as well as a variety of candy.

Aside from the snacks, lights and dance music, the Monster Mash also featured a photo booth stocked with props like silly hats. There was also the annual costume contest. The winners of best group costume for the contest were dressed as the Mys-

tery Gang from the popular cartoon “Scooby Doo.” “It’s probably one of the more popular dances the school does,” said Singletary.

“I think the students really enjoy dressing up.”

Some of the costumes included undersea creatures like a shark and a jellyfish, as well as a number of comic book characters and general horror costumes like skeletons and scary movie characters. For freshman chemistry major Theodore Clayton, the dance was “an excuse to dress up.” His costume was the title character from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and he was excited when another student recognized who he was dressed as.

According to Singletary, the SAB event planning committee worked on planning for the Monster Mash as soon as homecoming was over. Though SAB plans a Halloween dance annually, every year is different.

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“One thing I would really like to see is more clubs participate,” he said. “This year I think we had a total of 18 clubs participate, so I’m sure if we got more clubs involved we could raise even more money for the charity.”

Juliani also appreciated the teamwork of the student organizations in the execution of the event.

“It was really awesome to see everyone work together; it was definitely a collective effort,” he said.

One of the 18 clubs that participated was Student Activities Board (SAB).

“We are selling buffalo chicken dip and artichoke dip,” said SAB vice president Marian Chearney. “We are Scooby Doo and the gang to support all of the things we do on campus.”

Chearney also appreciated the togetherness of the event.

“I think Harvest Fest is a great way to come together to come out and fundraise with all the students and see all the groups on campus,” she said.

Senior forensic science major Stephanie Tress was one of the representatives for the Forensic Science Club, which was selling quesadillas and candy bark.

Tress, dressed like Olaf from “Frozen” for the club’s

Disney theme, saw multiple benefits to the annual event.

“The Harvest Fest is great because it allows the school and the community to interact,” said Tress. “Everyone benefits from the Harvest Fest since all of the school clubs are selling various things and the kids get to trick-or-treat in a safe place so their parents don’t have to worry.”

The campus radio station, WCYJ-FM, hosted the annual Pumpkin Bowling event to help raise money for the cause.

For a small fee, participants were able to use a pumpkin to strike down pins.

President Doug Lee and Senior Vice President for Student Services Mary Cummings were among those participating in the pumpkin bowling alongside members of the radio staff and community members.

RJ Leisie, a junior sports broadcasting major, beat President Lee in the final round of the competition and took home a prize.

After the success of this year’s Harvest Fest, Juliani is hopeful about the event’s future at Waynesburg.

“When it all came together the day of [Harvest Fest,] it was just amazing,” he said.

“I’m sure it’ll just get better and better with time [and] new ideas.”

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as he moved to Boston, where Ball in the House is based.

Wallace had the chance to have his own segment on stage to talk about his military history and what it was like to join the a cappella group.

He then went on to talk about peace and how there is one song that describes it perfectly; “Imagine” by John Lennon. From there, the group went on to perform it for the audience.

Prior to joining the group, Wallace went from job to job to make ends meet, but that all changed when he joined the group.

“It was a dream come true," said Wallace. “To do [this] for my living; it’s amazing.”

With the addition of Wallace, the group was able to become better.

“We can further solidify what exactly our sound is,” said Jones.

Ball in the House is now able to fit in better with the R&B/pop soul music niche.

The group also added something new this year to their show that was different than their previous years on campus.

A Twitter contest was put out to the audience to

find out who originally performed some of the songs they compiled into a medley. The winner would have to tweet in the correct answer, and in doing so, win a free CD. To end the show, the group sang a Bruno Mars medley that featured songs like “Uptown Funk” and “Treasure.”

Afterward, the group stayed behind to meet with students in the audience and take pictures. They also got to eat the wings that SAB had provided.

Before going, the newest member of the group had something to say to those who were considering a path in music. ”Never stop, don’t quit because you never know when something will happen,” said Wallace. “Even if it isn’t something you want to do for a living, think of it as an outlet and never give it up.”

The future of Ball in the House is going to stray from college performances, said Jones.

“The ultimate goal is to be in performing arts centers, national distribution, get some radio play on independent stations where we have more freedom to perform,” said Jones.

SAB is hosting another Wing Night event on Nov. 13, featuring music from the Doyle Brothers, a rock and

want them to learn something about science. Even if it is something simple, as long as they leave having learned something they didn’t know earlier in the day. Plus, the experiments are simple enough to do at home, so I would always encourage the kids to go home and do experiments with their families.”

Josie McKinley, junior biology major and vice-president of ACS, agrees with Kyle and hopes that kids walk away with a similar mindset.

“I hope the kids walk away with a better understanding of the sciences, and maybe even more of an interest in learning more,” said McKinley. “Science is a passion of mine and I like having the opportunity to encourage that passion among kids.”

Though the event was a success, ACS members admit that it did take a lot of work to make the event as successful as past years.

“We had to come up with all the experiments, decorate the hall in Halloween decorations, find and make costumes for ourselves and spend a lot of time advertising the event so we could have a good turnout for the event,” said McKinley. “All the work was worth it once you see the kids having fun and learning.”

Kelly Pace of Waynesburg had tried to bring her daughters Haley, 11, and Emily, 7, to this event in the previous years but was unable to because of schedule conflicts.

This year, schedules allowed her to finally attend the event with her daughters, and she felt that it was worth the wait.

“I have tried the past 6 years to bring the girls to this event, and I’m happy we finally have made it,” said Pace.

“The girls had so much fun trying the nitrogen food and trying to break the bubbles.”

According to McKinley, the event was very successful, and ACS will continue to hold this event for years to come.

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office to promote Waynesburg University through tweets and photos.

“I like that I can show off my school to my friends and let them know I’m at Waynesburg,” said Seth Kunkle, a sophomore exercise science major.

The filter has already made an impact on students expressing interest in Waynesburg.

“My friends back home have told me how they have started thinking of Waynesburg as an option for them because they see the name in the filter,” said Kunkle. “One of them is visiting the university soon because he saw the filter and wanted to come look at the school.”

In just a short amount of time, the filter has spread like wildfire back to students’ hometowns and has seemed to be an effective tool for the university.

This may not be the only filter students on campus see on their Snapchats.

“I think it would be really nice to create a couple more filters to create some variety,” said Digiandomenico. “Also [to] make some for special days that we have like sports announcing camp, mock crime scenes and visitation days.”

In the coming days, don’t be surprised to see more geofilters on the app in attempts to make Snapchat users aware of what is going on here at Waynesburg University.

November 5, 2015

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Somber All Saints Day rememberance follows spooky celebration Written by: Luisa Singletary Designed by: Joey Buchanan

For many Americans, Nov. 1 marks the end of Halloween parties, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving and scary movie marathons and ushers in the beginning of the holiday season; however, for many others, Nov. 1 is a special holiday in and of itself: All Saints Day.

All Saints Day or Day of All the Saints, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints or All Hallows, is a holiday celebrated largely by the Catholic Church as well as certain churches from other Christian denominations including Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists and Episcopalians. The holiday celebrates the saints, meaning those who have reached heaven, both known and unknown, although the day focuses on the 800 saints currently in the canon.

Originally founded in the fourth century as a way to honor all of the martyrs of the Antioch Church, it was not until the ninth century that the holiday was expanded to include all saints and was scheduled for Nov. 1.

Initially the holiday was a Holy Day of Obligation, but as time passed, this became less important.

Today, the day is only one of obligation depending whether or not it falls on a Sunday; however, in many countries, bishops determine the level of obligation Catholics must adhere to for the day.

All Saints Day is a part of a three day celebration in honor of the dead. It is preceded by the secular holiday, Halloween, and followed by All Souls Day. Though the three are tied to each other, most Americans do not recognize All Saints Day or All Souls Day unless they are Catholic.

Traditionally, All Saints Day is a somber event. For Catholics, the day includes a vigil in the morning hours, Mass, prayers to the Virgin Mary and other saints during the day and fasting at night. For other Christian denominations, the traditions for celebrating All Saints Day mix with All Souls Day, which falls on Nov. 2.

Instead of saints, All Souls Day focuses on those who have passed away, whether they are in heaven or not. In this spirit, many churches not only pray and thank God for the saints, but also have begun honoring church members who have passed away by reading their names during the holiday service as an act of remembrance.

Outside of the church mass or service, traditions vary from country to country, with the same solemn attitude and, for the non-Catholic Christians, the same blended approach for celebration.

In Sweden, some bring wreaths and heather to graves of their loved ones and others light candles at their gravesite.

In the Philippines, Catholics gather at graves to pray for the souls of their loved ones and light candles in their honor. It is also common to paint and repair any broken or downtrodden graves.

In Portugal and Spain, All Saints Day is celebrated by giving offerings to the dead and watching a performance of the play, “Don Juan Tenorio.”

For Mexico (and other participating South American countries), All Saints Day falls during their two-day holy celebration in honor of the dead: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). All Saints Day coincides with the Nov. 1 celebration of “Dia de los Innocentes” (Day of the Innocents) or “Dia de los Angelitos” (Day of the little Angels), which specifically remembers children who have died. Celebrations are both joyful and sorrowful as Mexicans decorate and clean graves, make ofrendas (altars) for the dead with their favorite foods, clothes, sugar skulls and flowers and have prayer vigils. On the first Dia de los Innocentes since the death of a child, his or her godparents will create a special ofrenda in the parents’ home with fruits, candles, a rosary, a cross and desserts to both remember the child and honor their parents. On this first day of celebration, it is believed that the souls of the children will come back to visit and the adult souls will return on Nov. 2. This celebration combines the traditions of Catholicism with indigenous customs.

Although the traditions and significance of All Saints Day have transformed throughout the years, for those whom its creation was intended, it still holds the same importance.

Sources:

http://www.catholic.org/saints/allsaints/ http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/all-saints-day http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/All_Saints_Day.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/what-all-saints-day-sacred-christian-ritual-celebrated-day-after-halloween-2162248 http://www.sharefaith.com/guide/Christian-Holidays/information-on-all-saints-day.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/01/dia-de-los-muertos_n_4184636.html