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Changes Charter Day serves to remember founding announced in Student Services, graduate programs

By MATTIE WINOWITCH Editorial Assistant

University President Douglas Lee announced Wednesday two position changes in university senior administration.

According to an email from Lee sent shortly before press time, Mary Cummings, who had served as senior vice president for Student Services and Enrollment, will now serve as Senior Vice President of Graduate Programs.

“Mrs. Cummings brings a wide range of experience, including having taught in our graduate programs as well as having been an adult graduate student,” wrote Lee. Replacing Cummings as head of Student Services will be the Rev. Jim Tinnemeyer, though he will also continue his current role as University Chaplain and Vice President for Faith and Mission.

“Rev. Tinnemeyer has had considerable experience in leading a community of faith, and his move into this area is consistent with a long-standing tradition of ministers serving in this role at Waynesburg University,” wrote Lee. See next week's Yellow Jacket for full details.

Stovers revisit memories of Scalia

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

At Waynesburg University, the death of former Associate Justice Antonin Scalia brings back memories of him from the Stover Scholar Program.

During the Fall 2013 semester, the Stover Scholars took a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit several important political figures, including Scalia.

“It was a wonderful time, and we were grateful for it,” said Dr. Lawrence Stratton, director of the Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership. “It was a shock the other day when I was speaking to a SCALIA >> A4

Charter Day is a celebration of the history of Waynesburg University and a way for students, faculty and staff to acknowledge the founding of the institution. It is celebrated annually on campus, and this year’s Charter Day will be held March 22.

According to Courtney Dennis, coordinator of institutional advancement and history, Charter Day has a long heritage within the university. By receiving its charter, Waynesburg gained na-

tional recognition and was able to become the school that it is today.

“The charter kind of made things official with the state,” said Dennis. “It was the state of Pennsylvania that granted the official charter in 1850, so that’s when we were recog-

nized by the state as an official institution.”

There is a lot of value in the recognition of Charter Day yearly, said Dennis. It allows students, faculty and staff to connect with the history of the university. “[Charter Day] is a very good opportunity to reflect

upon our founding in 1849 and our subsequent charter in 1850,” said Dennis. “And to also take the time to honor our Christian mission which was established by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 167 years ago.”

Dennis specified that the charter is not to be confused with the founding of the institution, however, which took place in 1849.

“The founding basically goes back to the conceptualization of Waynesburg,” said Dennis. “It was the committee CHARTER >> A3

A 'star' in the classroom and on the big screen

Jubilee banquet features Pres. Lee

By ANTHONY CONN Managing Editor

More than 30 Waynesburg University students attended the Jubilee conference in Pittsburgh this past weekend, but on Saturday night, another member of the university joined them: President Douglas Lee. This wasn’t Lee’s first time at Jubilee. In fact, he attended the conference three out of his four years as a student at Waynesburg College.

“Going to Jubilee was always a highlight for me,” said Lee. Lee said he went to the conference with a group of Waynesburg students, similar to how this year’s group did, but with slightly fewer people.

Lee’s return to Jubilee was initiated by the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO).

The CCO, a national ministry organization, is responsible for Jubilee weekend and is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the annual conference.

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Dr. James Bush, professor of mathematics at Waynesburg University, believes math teachers are 'rock stars.' He strives to show students how cool math can be - in between his appearances in well-known films.

Bush passionate about his roles as math professor and movie extra

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He learned at an early age that “math is cool”. He knew that he wanted to be a math teacher one day so he could have the ability to teach kids the same thing that his math teachers taught him: that math is cool.

Waynesburg University Professor of Mathematics Dr. James Bush vividly remembers his ninth grade Algebra I class with a teacher by the name of Mr. Brocolletti, who Bush remembers to have looked like he fit perfectly in the hippie era with his long hair and “Grateful Dead” posters hung in his classroom.

“He had the coolness factor,” said Bush. “He was a very, very good teacher. He showed me the structure of math and his way of doing algebra made sense. I worked really hard for him and he showed me that I had a knack for math; a future in math.”

Bush credits Mr. Brocolletti for showing him that math was cool and that the study skills he learned and used in math class could be transferred to other classes as well.

“Mr. Brocolletti was cool, so that made math cool,” said Bush. “Everyone wanted to be like him and he had

a large impact on a lot of students. The lessons and study skills he taught me allowed me to be a better student in all my classes.”

According to Bush, from then on he was blessed with a lot of other professors who encouraged him and built on the foundation that Mr. Brocolletti formed. Bush viewed his math teachers as “rock stars,” which led him to graduate high school and pursue a career in teaching math.

In 1979, Bush received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Bucknell University, then went on to receive his master’s degree in Mathematical Statistics and Probability from University of Pittsburgh and then finally his Doctor of Philosophy in Biostatistics at University of Pittsburgh.

Bush enjoyed the schedule that teaching at the university level gave him, so when a position opened up at Waynesburg University he jumped at the opportunity. That was in August of 1991 and Bush has been here at Waynesburg University teaching math ever since.

Since being here at the Waynesburg, his goal to encourage and have a positive impact on his students has not changed.

“I want my students to be good self-

learners, well prepared for professional or graduate work, be comfortable with math and be good citizens,” said Bush.

“Though the last one I feel they don’t need much help with. The students here at Waynesburg have manners and are good people that come from good homes; going to a school like Waynesburg only reinforces that.”

Bush strives to teach and prepare his students for their futures. His passion for teaching and preparing reflects onto his students.

“Dr. Bush is a great professor; he is very smart and makes his classes challenging they are pretty hard but he explains things very clearly. His tests are tough but I feel like they prepare you for the future,” said sophomore mathematics major Landon Lorr.

Lorr has Bush for four classes this semester and also has Bush as his academic advisor. Lorr has had the opportunity to get to know Bush and respects his passion for challenging and encouraging his students.

“He is a great professor because he offers extra help outside of the classroom,” said Lorr. “He also gives very quick feedback on test results. He actually just texted me the results from my BUSH >> A2

Bestselling 'Concussion' author to visit WU

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

Waynesburg University’s Rosetta Kormuth DeVito Lecture Series will host a guest lecturer Monday, Feb. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Admission to the lecture is free, and the public is cordially invited to attend.

The event will feature an evening with New York Times bestselling author Jeanne Marie Laskas, author of “Concussion,” the book that inspired the movie starring Will Smith. “Concussion” follows the story of Dr. Bennett Omalu, who made a startling discovery about the damage done to an NFL football player’s brain after game-related injuries.

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A local shop recently extended their store hours, revamped their menu and added donuts back into their food offerings.

President Mike Merten opens up about a life-changing tragedy, how he responded and the grace that helped him refocus his life and his faith.

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Junior 141-pounder Filippo Crivelli is one of three Jacket wrestlers who won medals at the PAC Championships and are looking to extend their success at the NCAA D-III Mideast Regionals.

Now that Resident Assistants for next school year have been selected, current and future RA's open up about the selection process and what they'll do to prepare for their roles.

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Pittsburgh businessmen share insight on entrepreneurship

By RYAN SCHWERTFEGER News Digest Editor

Around 100 students, faculty and administration gathered in Alumni Hall on Feb. 16 to hear Dr. Raja, entrepreneur, and Gary Glausser, the chief of investment officer of Innovation Works, discuss the topic of entrepreneurship.

Raja had come to campus earlier this academic year, speaking with the Stover Scholars in the fall and was invited to return to meet additional students, talk about his experiences and offer advice for being a successful entrepreneur.

Glausser explained the mission of the company to the Waynesburg crowd.

Glausser, in his presentation, said that the non-profit invests mainly in software, Internet, life sciences and electronics startups. Some of the ones he felt proudest to be invested in includes a company that takes thirdworld garbage and turns it into clothing, another that makes mobile apps for the blind, another that charges mobile devices by walking

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D. Raja, right, and Gary Glausser, both heavily involved in the entrepreneurship world in Pittsburgh, encouraged students on Feb. 16 to turn ideas into successful businesses. and another that invented a machine that helps restore lung capacity to some patients.

Innovation Works, according to their website, says that they “invest capital, business expertise and other

resources into high-potential companies with the greatest likelihood for regional economic impact.” To date, they note that they have invested more than $62 million in over 200 technology start-up companies since they were

founded in 1999.

“If you have a good idea, whether you are a nurse, in finance or in business or whatever, let us know,” Glausser said. “We’ll not only potentially give you money towards your idea or

product, but we can help you develop a business plan for your product or idea.”

Glausser noted that while not all companies in which they have invested have become successful, many of them have. He mentioned

several times throughout his presentation that Innovation Works has invested in more than 450 total companies, and out of those, about 18,000 jobs were created for southwest Pennsylvania.

Glausser also said that many start-up companies are enthusiastic about their prospects for success because they see the potential that the area has for positive growth.

This is specifically because of the region’s workforce and the strong, innovative schools in the Pittsburgh region.

Raja, in the second half of the presentation, told his story of the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur and why he thinks companies like Innovation Works are so beneficial. He also gave advice to those aspiring to become successful in the future.

“Money will come to you eventually,” said Raja. “But first, you need to have an idea that your heart is into, that will change the world.”

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PRSSA shares guidelines for professional online profiles

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

On Feb. 19 Waynesburg University Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosted Student Speak at noon in the Stover 300 conference rooms.

The topic was “Social Media: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.”

Megan Bayles, PRSSA chapter president, Natalie Gloady, chapter public relations director and Michelle Frye, chapter member, prepared and presented tips, tools and experiences on how to use social media effectively.

The Student Speak started by discussing the topic of how social media affects your personal brand and that everything posted can be traced.

The ongoing theme of the presentation was how employers use social media to monitor their employees, applicants and new hires.

Social media is “good” for professional development, social awareness and to stay connected with friends and family, according to the presenters.

The Internet can serve as places to find employment opportunities, keep aware of issues in the world and to stay connected with friends and family that aren’t in direct touch.

Zachary Ziegler, junior sports broadcasting and information major, was the first person to speak after the presentation. Ziegler brought up the question of how you should monitor what other people tag and post about you on social media.

Caley Blankenbuehler, senior secondary math education major, brought up the point that, on Facebook, one can approve posts that people tag before they are shown to the public.

The “bad” side of social media – inappropriate content posted, accounts you are following and the friends you accept – was brought to the forefront regarding popular accounts such as Yik Yak, Facebook and Twitter.

Natalie Herr, junior nursing major, shared her experience from within the

Nursing Department at Waynesburg and how strict their social media guidelines are.

“Last year, someone Yik Yakked about a professor.

There are a lot of things we have to go through now; there are a lot of rules, especially in healthcare,” said Herr. “I have had people tell me that’s how their mom got fired. People our age know what they are posting and if you are willing to sacrifice what you have going for you because of that, that’s on you.”

In the healthcare field, employers look at how often one posts on their Twitter, Instagram and other social media pages.

“I’ve heard of employers monitoring how many selfies you post and how often you are posting on your media,” said Amanda Groft, sophomore nursing major.

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“People our age know what they are posting, and if you are willing to sacrifice what you have going for you because of that, that's on you.”

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horror stories about celebrities and organizations that those who attended had heard about. Examples such as the American Red Cross, Shaquille O’Neil, Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West were used.

Caroline Brown, junior English literature major, shared her experience with a friend who posts inappropriate things online.

“Not me personally, but a friend of mine goes to Slippery Rock [University], and she is an early education major," said Brown about her experience with social media postings.

She gets tagged every weekend in pictures that show up on my news feed with alcohol in the background, and I know she is not going to get a job, but she doesn’t really see it as a big deal,” said Brown. “It is definitely a big deal.”

The speak had a turnout of many majors who brought up valid points that are good for college students to know when preparing for a professional position.

keeping track of the students that have gone to Jubilee in years past and likes to recognize those individuals on special occasions. They interviewed Lee 15 years ago for Jubilee’s 25th anniversary.

Lee was a lawyer at that time.

Fifteen years later, Lee finds himself in a totally new step in life, a step that the CCO noticed.

“We were looking for stickout stories,” said Dan Dupee, former president of the CCO. Dupee went to Jubilee with Lee when they were students.

It was then that Dupee felt a special calling, a calling that led him to 17 years as CCO president.

A banquet was held to celebrate the anniversary of Jubilee on Saturday night. More than 700 guests were in attendance and Dupee requested that Lee give the blessing.

The guests consisted of many prominent members in CCO history as well as current college students. These students were asked to answer questions about how the CCO has positively affected their college journeys. Two Waynesburg University students, John Wicker, a junior

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A group of Waynesburg representatives, including two university students, attended the Jubilee banquet Saturday where President Lee was recognized. marketing major, and Taylor Garrett, a junior secondary math education major, represented the university.

“The part I most enjoyed about the banquet was hearing the stories of how Waynesburg staff members live out their faith each day as a teacher, president or administrator of the graduate program,” said Garrett. “Attending the Jubilee banquet opened my eyes to how active and passionate parents and university staff members are to raising their children and providing their college students with ways to incorporate the Christian mission

into their daily lives.”

John Wicker said he sees great value in the CCO staying active on Waynesburg University’s campus and hopes it continues.

“Waynesburg University would do well to further engage a relationship with the CCO,” said Wicker. “The CCO’s mission of ‘transforming college students to transform the world’ resonates with college students vocationally and spiritually across hundreds of campuses who are serious about following Christ and embracing his plan to redeem all things. To me, this seems to be in line

with Waynesburg’s mission of ‘faith, learning, and service.’”

It was enjoyable for Dupee to have so many people at the banquet that he has gotten to know over the years.

“To come full circle after all these years is like a family reunion,” Dupee said.

Lee saw the Jubilee banquet as a blessing for Waynesburg. “ The re cog nit ion of Waynesburg University continues to evolve,” said Lee. “This is yet another one of those moments. To me, the credit I get I hope goes to the university. The glory really belongs to Jesus in the end.”

Laskas: Journalist to discuss GQ article that became Will Smith film

Bush: Professor works to make learning math a 'cool' experience for all

serves as director of the Writing Program at article, to being the University of featured in GQ Pittsburgh, where through Laskas’ she teaches creown writing, to ative writing. being the subject The Rosetta of a bestselling Kormuth DeVito book and, now, a series was created Laskas movie. to explore topics Jeanne Marie Laskas is related to business, culture the author of seven books, and the arts. The lecture including “Concussion,” series addresses a variety “Hidden America” and the of current topics that are award-winning trilogy of of interest to graduate and memoirs: “Fifty Acres and undergraduate students and Poodle,” “The Exact Same the community.

Moon” and “Growing Girls.”

Founded in 1849 by the Most of her longform jour- Cumberland Presbyterian nalism now appears in GQ, Church, Waynesburg Uniwhere she is a correspon- versity is located on a tradident writing about a wide tional campus in the hills of variety of subjects. She has southwestern Pennsylvania, been writing for national with three additional sites magazines for 20 years, located in the Pittsburgh with work appearing in The region. The University is a New York Times Magazine, member of the Council for Smithsonian Magazine and Christian Colleges and Unimany others. versities (CCCU) and is one She has won more than of only 21 Bonner Scholar a dozen Gold Quill awards schools in the country, offor Excellence in Journalism fering local, regional and and was a finalist in feature international opportunities writing at the 2007 National to touch the lives of others Magazine Awards. Laskas through service.

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exam today, he said I made a big improvement from the first exam and asked if I could meet with him after class on Thursday to go over some of my weaknesses.”

In Bush’s 9:30 a.m. Calculus II class, like many of his classes, he takes the time for students to ask questions and is energetic with his teaching.

The problems written on the board during the Calculus II class would give the typical non-math major a headache, but Bush refers to it “almost like artwork.”

He stands at the front of the room encouraging his students that they can do it.

“Great work. That problem didn’t fool you at all,” Bush tells one student.

“Way to work through that problem,” he tells another.

When the class ends, he encourages students to contact him with any questions about the homework and then waits until the last student’s leaves the classroom to assure he answers everyone’s questions.

When Bush is not teaching math and working with students, he likes to stay busy by appearing as an extra in a variety of films.

Bush got into the business through a connection with a friend and spends his summer breaks appearing in well-known films like “Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “The Next Three Days,” “Warrior,” “One for the Money” and “Won’t Back Down.”

In total, Bush has appeared on screen in about 10 major films but has worked on many more.

“It’s a fun hobby that allows me to keep busy during the months I’m not teaching,’ said Bush. “It’s cool to see what goes into filming a movie and to interact with some big name people.”

Bush’s unique hobby has allowed him to interact with a lot of famous actors and actresses, but even surrounded by bright lights and celebrities, Bush still thinks of his high school math teachers as the ultimate rock stars. Bush’s passion remains with teaching math and proving that math is cool.

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New Lenten activities planned for students Alumni connect at Catholic Lenten California meetings

By OLIVIA KELLEY

For the Yellow Jacket

With the spiritual leadership of University Chaplain Rev. James Tinnemeyer and first-year campus priest for Waynesburg University, Father Michael Zavage, students have more opportunities during Lent to fully devote themselves to God than ever before.

Whether Catholic students decide to give up what Zavage calls “little sacrifices for Jesus” this Lent, or nonCatholic students want to attend a Chapel service to simply better understand the meaning behind Lent, there are many ways being offered for Waynesburg students to get involved in this time.

Over the six weeks of Lent, excluding the week of Waynesburg University’s Charter Day, Tinnemeyer will focus each Chapel sermon on a different part of the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and how it relates to the theme of new life that is associated with Lent.

“God has come to offer us some new life, and it’s ours to receive,” said Tinnemeyer.

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plained opportunit hat L e nt ties for stushould not dents to do be an exterexactly that nal display and not of good just during works, but Lent.

St. Ann's Parish, rather “an “Fr. Mike actual time has started Fridays at 11:30 a.m. of personal having and 4:30 p.m. introspecadoration, tion about confesyou and sion and w h at you mass on Stewart Science do and how Tues days.

Hall, Feb. 26 and you live He has March 18 at 5:45 p.m. your life.” also startA quesed small t i o n t h at groups Tinnemeywhich are Guesmann Prayer er thinks Bible study Chapel, Tuesdays at students groups 6:30 p.m. should which meet ask themthree days selves dura w e e k ,” ing Lent is, said Tress.

“How can I draw closer to In addition to all of these God?” activities, a discipleship Zavage also believes that group will be participating students should focus on in a time of prayer in the their personal spiritual de- Guesmann Prayer Chapel velopment during Lent. on the first floor of the Sto“It’s about growing with ver Campus Center at 6:30 Jesus and your love for p.m. on Tuesdays during Him,” said Zavage.

Lent.

According to senior foZavage also strongly enrensic science major and couraged Catholic students president of the Waynes- to participate in the fish fry burg University Newman and Stations of the Cross at Club Stephanie Tress, Za- St. Ann’s Parish in Waynesvage has presented many burg.

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He explained that students who visit Stations of the Cross spend time walking and reflecting on what Jesus would have experienced soon before his death at Calvary.

Zavage believes that it is important for students to take the time to remember Jesus’ sacrifice for humanity: his crucifixion on Good Friday.

“I once heard a great quote, ‘We cannot fully appreciate Easter Sunday without going through Good Friday,’” said Zavage.

Students can attend the fish fr y at St. Ann’s on Fridays during Lent from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch and from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for dinner. The cost, which is discounted for students, is $5 for lunch and $6 for dinner. Stations of the Cross begin at 7 p.m. at St. Ann’s Parish.

Members of the Newman Club will be meeting on Feb. 26 and March 18 at 5:45 p.m. in front of Stewart Science Hall to leave for the fish fry and Stations of the Cross.

For those interested in going to these events with the Newman Club, contact Tress at tre6731@student. waynesburg.edu.

By SAMANTHA CHADWICK For the Yellow Jacket

Several Waynesburg University representatives traveled to California to rekindle relationships among alumni and their alma mater Feb. 17 and 18.

President Doug Lee and Mrs. Kathy Lee, as well as Philanthropy Advisor Benito Stallings and Executive Director of Institutional Advancement Bill Coates, hosted two events.

The first event took place in San Diego, California and was referred to as the San Diego Alumni Evening with President Lee. The evening took place at The University Club atop Symphony Towers.

The second event took place in Los Angeles, California and was called the Los Angeles Alumni Evening with President Lee. Everyone gathered Thursday evening at the City Club of Los Angeles.

All alumni within a predetermined radius of each of the two cities were invited to gather for dinner, said Heidi Szuminsky, vice president of Institutional Advancement and University Relations.

The events were comple-

mentary for all alumni in attendance.

“It’s a way to engage our alumni who don’t live close enough to come back to campus very often,” said Szuminsky. “It’s a formal dinner where we share a campus update and President Lee gives remarks.”

Stallings explained that, during his speech, Lee focused on the Christian heritage of the university as well as the university’s mission to go out and serve.

Between the two events, there was a total of 16 university alumni that attended, Szuminsky said, which is a lower turnout than usual. She suspected that the lower turnout may simply be because it was a busy time in a busy city.

“These regional events can range in attendance from seven people to 45 people,” she said. “But either way, it’s still a valuable event for us because we’re still connecting with those alumni.”

Stallings said that the alumni seem to enjoy the events more when the president is in attendance.

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ITS forms committee to address dated classroom technology

By LUKE GOODLING Editorial Assistant

Recent technological upgrades have brought Miller Hall into a new technological age.

The classrooms in Miller Hall had their 13-year-old technology replaced over winter break.

The Classroom Technology Committee, a team created by Waynesburg University’s Information Technology Services, played a direct role in the technological renovations. Since the formation of the committee, this has been one of its first projects in bringing upgrades to the buildings at Waynesburg University.

T h e c om m it t e e w a s formed approximately a year ago by ITS with the direct purpose of involving faculty in the process of addressing outdated technology in classrooms.

“We felt it was really important, as equipment begins to age, that we work with faculty who obviously are going to be in the classroom using the technology to teach students, that they have a method of providing input,” said Bill Dumire, vice president for Information Technology Services and chief information officer.

The committee formed a list of all the classrooms on the campus of Waynesburg and its remote campuses. Af-

ter the list was formed, said Dumire, it was prioritized according to when the classrooms were last updated in comparison with the age of current classroom technology. Through working with the list, Dumire said Miller Hall rose to the top as one of the buildings that needed the most attention According to Josh Starsick, director of ITS, Miller Hall was one of the first buildings at Waynesburg University to implement “smart” technology into classrooms. The now-old technology was originally given to the university years ago through a grant from Ivan and Adelaide Guesman, a couple known for their significant financial support of the university.

After more than a decade of use, said Starsick, the technology needed to be upgraded. According to Starsick, the smartboards, projectors and instructor podiums were all updated to modern-day classroom standards. “[Previous technology] was certainly reaching the end of its life,” said Starsick.

“With this new technology, some of the new improvements are a brighter [projector] display, a more responsive smartboard, as well as, what we really hoped to have, much more reliability.”

With a project as extensive as classroom technological upgrades, said Starsick, the

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The newly formed Classroom Technology Committee completed updates to technology in Miller classrooms over Winter Break with input from faculty. biggest challenge for the ITS department was completing the upgrades by the end of winter break. “[The process] was relatively smooth,” said Starsick.

“Some of the challenges with having to do work in a short amount of time was getting the equipment. I know the instructor podiums arrived a little bit late and were not installed until after classes were started, but that was the

only hiccup with the whole install.”

Although the upgrades have only been in place for half a semester, the general reception of the changes has been positive, said Dumire.

He said that occasionally, the transition from old technology to new technology can result in user frustration.

However, this was not the case in the recent renovations.

For Frank Pazzynski, associate professor of education, the new technology has not presented any challenges.

“The software is really, really simple. It’s user-friendly,” said Pazzynski.

Additionally, according to Pazzynski, the majority of the teachers in Miller Hall utilize PowerPoints and videos in the classrooms. The new technology helps teachers deliver their teaching ma-

terials more clearly.

“The biggest plus for the new technology is that [compared to] the old projectors—if the sun was out you couldn’t see stuff—so they got all new [projectors],” said Pazzynski. “Another significant upgrade is that the screens are significantly larger, they’re bigger than the old screens… so it’s easier for the kids in the back of the room to see.”

A single classroom in Stewart was grouped with the Miller Hall upgrades as well, and received the same updates.

Most of the success in the classroom upgrade project, said Dumire, could be attributed to Starsick’s involvement. “[Starsick] is extremely organized and worked very hard in a very short amount of time to accomplish what was [completed],” said Dumire. “The work that was done typically is something that would have taken several weeks to several months [to complete]. [Starsick] was able to organize and get people involved and get it all ready in a short period of time.”

The strategic plan, according to Dumire, involves a two-phase process. The first phase of the project, Dumire said, requires replacing technology in all of the MILLER >> A4

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Raja: Students encouraged to pursue creative business ideas

of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church that was tasked with establishing an institution to train ministers to go out into the frontier, as this area was considered at the time, and to establish churches and to witness to people in the area. It was basically the idea of forming this institution; the idea of Waynesburg that was solidified.”

As it is known and celebrated today, Charter Day was spearheaded in 1987 by a woman named Janet Brown.

At the time, Brown worked at the college in the Development Office and for a time she was the Director of College and Church Relations. It was her “brain child” to come up with this annual celebration, said Dennis.

At Waynesburg University, Dennis implied that immers-

Raja launched a technology company from his South Hills apartment that became an Internet Technology leader and employs hundreds of people. He was named the Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008 by Ernst and Young, as well as Entrepreneur of the Year by the Carnegie Science Center in 2009.

Currently, he hosts a weekly radio show on KDKA at 11 a.m. every Sunday, speaking on and taking questions related to business matters.

For students in the audience, the lecture and presentation opened up some new thought avenues.

Dan Kephart, freshman English literature and history major, thought that even though the lecture was not aimed squarely at him, learning about how Inno-

Charter: Charter Day celebration planned to remember WU's origins

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The first-ever Charter Day procession was led by former college Persident J. Thomas Mills Jr. in 1987. ing in the school’s history is unavoidable at times. Just by running your fingers along Hanna Hall or looking at the old bell, Dennis said, one can tangibly feel the history. But to celebrate Charter Day, said Dennis, is to understand it.

“Sometimes I’m asked why we continue to celebrate Charter Day,” said Dennis.

“Basically, it’s a time when we can rededicate ourselves to following and upholding the guiding principles that have been leading us since 1849.”

vation Works operates was beneficial.

“It was interesting to learn how companies like Innovation Works can help young entrepreneurs who possess unique ideas and insight to build their own companies,” said Kephart. “I think it’s very important to support innovators--people who have the ability to see around corners, if you will--to put their ideas into practice.”

He also expressed his interest in what Raja had to say, in particular when Raja mentioned that the three parts to a company’s success is sustainability, value and difference between you and the competition.

“I was intrigued to hear Raja mention sustainability as one of the three important factors in a company,” said Kephart. “I wonder how many entrepreneurs go into the market without consid-

ering how they’re going to maintain their company financially and ideologically.”

R.J. Leon, a sophomore finance major, also enjoyed the presentation and while he does not plan to become an entrepreneur any time soon, he still found great value in what was said.

“Raja had great insight on what it means to be an entrepreneur, and he noted that it doesn’t just have to be someone running the business. He encourages people to take risks and not to be intimidated by failure,” said Leon. “I do not have any immediate plans to become an entrepreneur, but I think it’s important to take the entrepreneur role into whatever job you pursue. Like Raja mentioned in the lecture, it’s the tenacity, the passion, and the ability to take risks that make up successful businessmen.”

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Counseling Center adds coloring books as therapy method

By LUKE GOODLING Editorial Assistant

The Counseling Center at Waynsburg University has found an alternative way to serve students: coloring books.

The Counseling Center received a shipment of coloring books two weeks ago with the specific purpose of serving students with therapeutic benefits.

The Counseling Center encourages students, whether or not they already attend the center, to use the coloring books, as they provide a way of reaching mindfulness, an important mindset for finding relaxation.

According to Mary Hamilla, assistant director of the Counseling Center, the practice of mindfulness through coloring is a new emphasis for the Counseling Center.

“It was something that just came to us,” Hamilla said.

“We talk all the time about the things we are learning in the field and it seems that at every conference and every-

thing we read lately about counseling it has to do with mindfulness and meditation and the vast benefits of all of it.”

Mindfulness specifically aids those who struggle with anxiety or depression, said Erin Black, graduate assistant for the Counseling Center. The pages of foulard and paisley patterns, resembling designs similar to those found on elaborate neckties, serve as an unconventional method for reaching relaxation.

“It’s mostly about taking a second to relax,” said Black.

“You want to be focused on the here and now, what’s going on, and be connected with your mind and body.”

According to both Hamilla and Black, coloring is a form of meditation. Ten minutes spent coloring is comparable to reaching a state of meditation, Black said. Since people are focused on the coloring, Black said, thoughts are able to come and go without the person actually concentrating on them.

Psych students to conduct, present research studies

By CHELSEY WITHERS For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University Humanities Department psychology students are in the midst of starting their annual research study. Studies are taking place now, and after spring break, the students will begin to construct their conclusions and see if their hypotheses were correct. The students will then have the chance to present their studies at a conference at University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

“It is an undergraduate research conference that we have taken students to almost every year,” said Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Honors Program Dr. Jenny Jellison.

“Our students do not always present, sometimes they have just gone to see what others have research.”

The research study is a part of an experimental class in which students developed a study regarding something that they seek an interest in.

“Typically, students take this course their junior or senior year as a capstone course,” said Jellison. “They come up with ideas for the studies themselves; so, the more knowledge of the background they have the better.

In the fall, they learned how to conduct the research and

“It is fun when [students] get to some point when [they] confess they actually like the research.”

DR. JENNY JELLISON

Associate Professor of Psychology

now in the spring they conduct the research.”

This year there are three different studies being conducted: “Fact or Crap?,” “Morning People vs. Night People” and “Perceptions of Safety.”

“Fact or Crap?” began Tuesday, Feb. 16, and will be conducted each Tuesday until March 2. According to the description provided by the department, this is a study of general facts with which college students are most familiar with and the effect of practice over time. The Fact or Crap comes into play when students take a brief quiz on general facts and a brief discussion of answers with a group. Each student will have a 30-minute window to complete the study.

“The studies are interest-

ing because my personal belief is I want to see my students learn concepts, but we learn those concepts through research,” said Professor of Psychology Michele Karpathian. “I think it is important for students to understand that research process.”

On Thursday, Feb. 25, the next study will be conducted: “Morning people vs. Night People.” The description provided explains that this is a study on the similarities and differences between morning people and night people, and how this characteristic might differ between age groups.

This study will be a 45-minute study that will only be conducted once with a group of different students.

The final study that will be conducted is the study of “Perceptions of Safety.”

On Thursday, March 3, this study will be held for a 45-minute time period. The summary provided explains that this is a study on how safe college students think they would feel in certain social situations. It will involve looking at pictures of different social situations and rating of how safe you would feel if you were in the situation.

“One thing I have noticed in the past is that after students take research methods they tend to ask more questions about how research is done or have a better understanding of how its done,” said Karpathian. “They are then able to use their critical theory abilities to question whether studies have been done appropriately or not in discussions.”

Each study will be using Waynesburg University students from all departments.

Jellison emailed a variety of professors asking to give the students extra credit for being a part of the research studies.

The variety of students gives a more random sample for the students conducting the survey. After spring break the students will then begin to construct their conclusions and see if their hypotheses were correct.

“What I love the most about these projects is that students start in the fall semester not wanting to do it, research seems to be not something students are interested in,” said Jellison. “It is fun when they get to some point when the students confess that they actually like the research. I love when I see they are dreading it and then they realize it is not as bad as they thought and become interested in it.”

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Waynesburg University students now have access to therapeutic coloring books via the Counseling Center, which counselors say help to decrease stress.

The history of mindfulness is an early, eastern philosophy, Hamilla said. Mindfulness in itself is comparable to Buddhist thinking.

“Some people get [uncertain] when they hear this,” said Hamilla. “But it sort of sounds like Buddhism and it borrows some from that philosophy, though obvi-

ously not from the religion.”

Despite the historic success of mindfulness, Hamilla said, only recently has it found its way to western psychologists. The migration of mindfulness, according to Hamilla, began when it started to be studied neurologically.

“It’s just recently that,

probably within the past generation, the western philosophers have really gotten on board with this,” Hamilla said. “The Dalai Lama allowed western psychologists to study his monks when they were meditating.

They found this incredible phenomena that these were like the happiest people on

earth because they practiced mindfulness.”

Mindfulness focuses on living in the current moment, said Hamilla, which involves putting thoughts of the past--or even the future-aside. Though it can be achieved easily through coloring, Hamilla said it could also be found doing almost anything.

“You can do anything mindfully,” said Hamilla.

“You can brush your teeth mindfully, you can eat mindfully, you can walk mindfully, so it’s anything that you do where you’re not wondering off worrying about the future, thinking about the past--but you’re really aware of the present moment.”

The Counseling Center is located on the third floor of Stover. They encourage any student to stop in, regardless of making an appointment.

“If you are struggling or just need to talk, even if it’s just for one session, don’t hesitate to contact us,” said Black. “We’re here for everyone.”

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think that’s what is drawing so many people out, because a president of Waynesburg hasn’t traveled as much in the past.”

None of this would be possible without the Offices of Institutional Advancement and University Relations, according to Szuminsky. Not only are the events an opportunity for alumni to connect with the university, but they are also an opportunity for alumni to connect with each other. Szuminsky explained that alumni often establish friendships or even business relationships with one another at events.

“I encourage all of our students when they become alumni to keep an eye out for what cities we’re in, or what events we’re doing because it connects you with others, builds new friendships and keeps you connected to your

alma mater,” said Szuminsky.

Szuminsky said that the past week’s alumni evenings with Lee, and other related alumni events, are mutually beneficial.

“Sometimes we meet alumni that haven’t been back to campus for over 50 years,” said Szuminsky. “And so seeing photos of campus and hearing about the news and all of the wonderful things our students are doing is often very inspiring to our alumni.”

The university benefits from these events in many ways.

There is evidence that shows a likelihood of increased engagement from attendees down the road, consisting of choosing to attend future events, updating their information or wanting to give a gift to Waynesburg University.

The president will be traveling to Boca Raton in early March as well as Charlotte, North Carolina and New Haven, Connecticut in May.

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classrooms to a “minimally acceptable level.”

“We have been working with Academic Affairs, senior staff and others to really pin down and really identify what the needs are of our faculty related to the classrooms,” said Dumire. “Out of that, we created a strategic plan that is tied to technology in the classrooms.”

According to Dumire, phase two of the project comprises looking into classrooms which may become “specialty classrooms” that require a specific need that other classrooms do not have.

Since the completion of the advancements to Miller Hall, Dumire said no specific classrooms have been picked

to receive upgrades next.

“Next steps for us involves getting the committee back together and talking about the most recent renovations and getting some feedback on that,” said Dumire. “Then, part of that discussion will be reviewing [classrooms] again to make sure everyone is in agreement on priorities.”

The Classroom Technology Committee, according to Dumire, currently has no timeframe on when the next announcement could be.

“As we continue to work with Academic Affairs we will be keeping the user community up-to-date on what’s been selected [for receiving upgrades],” said Dumire.

Future updates on classroom technology renovations will be announced to students through student email.

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prospective student here at Waynesburg and his father and I listed the justices the Stover Scholars have met, and I had to say the late Justice Scalia; that was a jolt.”

In Stratton’s tenure at Waynesburg, the Stover Scholars have met with several of the Associate Justices, including Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas and former Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Meeting with Scalia, even though it’s been more than two years, is still memorable for senior criminal justice and political science major Parker Kantos, who was a sophomore when the Stover Scholars met with Scalia.

“He didn't think that the blood, sweat and tears of those who wrote the Constitution should be disrespected by changing the meaning of the Constitution.”

DR. LAWRENCE STRATTON

Director of Stover Program

“He definitely commanded the room,” Kantos said. “He was probably the most assertive Supreme Court Justice I’ve met with. He sort of had this darker, sarcastic humor, which was enjoyable.”

Stratton said in tain cases, Kantos November 2013 said he was known that the meetto write very critiing with Scalia cal dissents. “heightened the “I d e f i n it e ly level of discourse” think that he meramong his stuited more in his dents. dissents of cases; He said the StoI’m sure other ver Scholars asked people feel this Scalia a bevy of questions way, too,” Kantos about topics such said. “He’s really as constitutional interpreta- the first justice to put dissents tion, the importance of the on the map. There were a few separation of power and def- dissents before him that we erence. remember like the dissents Stratton recalls a student on Plessey v. Ferguson and asking a question about Dred Scott [v. Sandford] behunting, knowing before- cause those are notable cases, hand Scalia’s passion for it. but most people were more Stratton said Scalia got ex- looking forward to reading cited, and if it weren’t for the his dissents.” large group of students, he With only eight current would have shown the group justices, any decisions made the head of a moose he shot by the Supreme Court that that hung in his chambers. result in a 4-4 split will be Having served on the reverted back to the lower bench since 1986, Stratton court’s decision. said Scalia’s importance is “But the real question is, shown through his passion the court has made a lot of and beliefs for upholding a oral arguments dealing with strict interpretation of the affirmative action, dealing Constitution. with regulations of abortion, “Scalia was able to estab- dealing with some other lish his vision with how the constitutional law issues, in Constitution should be,” which the court has not isStratton said. “He opposed sued its rulings yet,” Stratbalancing tests, different con- ton said. “Presumably, the stitutional principles, and he justices have already voted. always sought to make sure Now because his votes don’t that any legal argument was count, that upsets that whole supported by a strong refer- dynamic.” ence to the meaning of the With the new need of a text when it was written. He ninth Supreme Court Jusdidn’t believe in liberal meth- tice, the issue is whether or ods of interpretation that not President Obama will apwould stretch the meanings, point someone, if that person the statutes and the constitu- will be passed through the tional provisions.”

Senate or not and if Obama If he wasn’t convincing will make a recess appointenough on the bench in cer- ment in response.

“With the election, it’s going to be huge because the Republicans are probably going to sit on a nominee until January or November when the election happens,” Kantos said. “If Hillary [Clinton] or Bernie Sanders wins, they will likely nominate one of Obama’s nominees because Obama normally would appoint a more moderate liberal as opposed to who Bernie Sanders or Hilary Clinton would appoint.”

Kantos said he thinks the Supreme Court will miss Scalia’s strong personality and thorough work as a justice.

“I think the first thing [the Supreme Court] is going to miss most is his fact-finding ability in cases because he was one of the more verbal justices on the bench. You lost the lead questioner, so that’s going to be a huge impact on the court.”

Stratton said he and the other Stover Scholars were grateful to meet him and that his time as an Associate Justice will not be forgotten.

“I strongly admire his commitment to the principle of the rule of law, and that he did believe that through vigorous legal analysis we could find objective law and interpreting statutes and interpreting the constitution,” Stratton said. “I think we are stronger as a nation because he had that commitment. He didn’t think that the blood, sweat and tears of those who wrote the Constitution should be disrespected by changing the meaning of the Constitution because of popular whim.”

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Keystone exams no longer a graduation requirement Gov. Wolf signs bill to delay implementation of assessment tests until 2018-19 school year

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill delaying the implementation of the Keystone exams for two years.

With the passing of the bill, two local school districts have been directly affected. Central Greene and Jefferson Morgan school districts have both expressed concerns relating to the final

decision.

The Keystone Exams are meant to gauge students’ proficiency in the subjects of algebra I, literature and biology.

The series of exams are meant to show if a student is prepared for post-secondary education or for a profession directly after high school graduation.

In a press release sent out on Feb. 3 by Gov. Wolf ’s office, Wolf said, “While we

should have high academic and educational standards in the commonwealth, there have been issues with the implementation of the Keystone exams, which is why I am signing a bill to delay their use as a graduation requirement.”

Wolf also said that his administration is working hard to make everyone – teachers, administrators and students – involved in the process of developing a

“comprehensive school accountability system.”

He said he hopes that this system will support schools and help Pennsylvania succeed.

Although the graduation requirement is gone, schools must continue to administer the exams to meet the federal mandate to assess students.

Along with that, schools will still have programs in place to help students not showing proficiency in the designated subjects.

“If Keystone exams went away, we wouldn’t be fol-

Republican to oppose Rep. Snyder this election

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

Only a few weeks after Democratic Rep. Pam Snyder announced to run for a third term, Betsy McClure of Franklin Township announced she is running for the Republican nomination to become the state representative of Pennsylvania’s 50th Legislative District.

McClure is the State Committee Representative for the Greene County Republican Party and also works as the certified school nurse at Trinity High School.

McClure, who has never been a politician, said she thinks the people in the 50th District—Greene, Fayette and Washington counties— want a change.

“As a mother, wife and trusted local nurse, I have received nothing but positive encouragement and support from the local residents I meet as I run for the state House,” McClure said.

“People tell me they are tired

McClure

of career politicians and are looking to elect a person who has proven, real-world experience.”

McClure said she made the decision to run because she wants to see the needs of the people of the 50th District met.

“For too long, the career politicians have done nothing but tax more and spend more while our families lose jobs and our seniors lose their retirement savings,” McClure said. “I will put the needs of our communities first by fighting to keep the jobs we have and for the economic growth that creates new jobs, focusing on public safety, bringing fiscal discipline to

government and reforming the way Harrisburg works.”

McClure’s mission of “reforming the way Harrisburg works” is about representatives focusing on their constituents rather than themselves.

“I believe government service should be about public service, not self-service,” McClure said. “As state representative, I am committed to always being accountable to taxpayers.”

McClure said she wants to assure voters that, if elected, she will focus on limiting frivolous spending in the legislature.

“I will never vote to raise my own pay, and I will sponsor legislation to end the automatic cost of living adjustment that legislators continue to receive,” McClure said. “I believe this is a slap in the face to so many local seniors on fixed incomes.”

Drugs, energy jobs and taxes are the main areas McClure said she wants to focus on if elected. She said those

issues are the ones she has seen, through more than 25 years of experience as a resident and nurse in the area, that “are negatively affecting our families, children, grandchildren and entire communities.”

McClure said she also wants to work to restore the coal and gas jobs in the 50th District.

According to McClure, the closing of the Emerald Mine and the Hatfield’s Ferry power plant, combined with the decline in the natural gas industry, have hurt many in the 50th District.

“The residents of Greene, Fayette and Washington counties are looking for strong leaders who are willing to fight for their jobs,” said McClure. “Growing up here, I understand the critical role the coal and gas industries [as well as] manufacturing plays for the families of our region – and how the loss of these jobs continues to MCCLURE >> B4

Businesses to compete in Polar Bear Battle

By SHON MEADE

Arts and Life Editor

With the winter season in full effect and work becoming a drag for some, the Fayette and Waynesburg Chambers of Commerce have come together to help relieve stress.

The 6th annual Polar Bear Battle is being held at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa on March 4.

The event was created as a way for workers to get out of the office and have some fun, according to the fliers. In addition, this is an opportunity for participants to connect with others in the surrounding community.

“This is a great networking event between businesses in Greene County and businesses in Fayette County,” said Melody Longstreth, the executive director of the Greater Waynesburg Chamber.

The events that will be

Photo courtesy of Greene County Chamber of Commerce

The 6th annual Polar Bear Battle will take place March 4. Every year local businesses compete in a variety of outdoor games such as snow golf (above). played range from “minute to win it” style games to Snowtube Bowling and Snow Disk Golf. Other games will be

played and at the end of the day participants will gather for a pizza buffet.

Upon arrival of the event,

teams will meet at Horizon Point at Nemacolin Woodlands.

The cost for individuals to participate is $90, and a team rate is a flat $350. Teams can consist of four people, whether that is a boss and three employees, or just four friends.

Those interested in sponsoring the event will receive signage and publicity in all of the areas.

The fee is $100. Refreshment sponsors are $250.

Money collected from the event will help cover the cost of the events. Donations of both money and gifts are being accepted to go towards prize packs made for the winning teams.

For more information on the event, the Waynesburg Chamber’s of Commerce can be reached at info@waynesburgchamber.com. Registration forms are also available on their website.

lowing the mandates all schools have to assess,” said Annette Vietmeier, director of curriculum, instruction and technology at Central Greene School District. “We still have everything in place for student remediation and intervention. We are just going to continue with the process until a final decision is made. We are ready for anything.”

Vietmeier is attending a meeting next week that will further clarify the state’s expectations for school districts.

Jefferson Morgan High

School principal, Joseph Orr said no changes are being made to their curriculum until further information is given from the state about the matter.

“Anytime there is change to the graduation requirement, there needs to be clarity on the requirement,” said Orr. “This all depends on more information from the state.”

According to the bill, obtaining proficiency in the Keystone exams as a high school graduation requirement will be reinstated for the 2018-2019 school year.

Zika risk minimal in Waynesburg

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

The disease that is threatening dealings with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil has reached the United States, in small numbers, but is enough of a concern for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to send out travel notices and alerts on how to deal with the disease.

Zika Virus, which is a disease associated with a few symptoms and illness that lasts anywhere from two to 10 days, has not been as common as other widespread diseases in recent memory such as the H1N1 Virus, or swine flu, or chicken pox, but has become an issue with people traveling abroad into the Pan-American area and into South America.

Even though 35 cases have been reported in the United States as of February 3, according to the CDC website, cdc.gov, it may not be a big worry locally, especially for college students, especially if they are women who don’t plan or aren’t pregnant in the near future.

“There is no treatment or vaccine for the virus yet, but for college students it should not be much of a concern,” said Jennifer Shiring, nurse director of student health services at Waynesburg University. “If we have students from Waynesburg travel abroad, the CDC is just telling everyone to use mosquito precautions. But it’s not a disease that will hospitalize you; you just have to be careful.

We want our students to be protected in general.”

Typically, mosquito-borne illnesses are most common at nighttime because most mosquitos are nighttime feeders, however, the mosquitos that carry the Zika virus are daytime biters, which, according to Shiring, makes it a lot more difficult to protect against.

The precautions the CDC is urging travelers to use in-

clude wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, have air conditioners when feasible, have screens on windows and use an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved insect repellant.

According to the EPA website, epa.gov, an approved repellent specifies the insect it protects against, protection time, active ingredients and more.

This specific virus, according to cdc.gov, may not even make a person who contracts the virus ill as only one in five people who are infected show symptoms.

Symptoms include rash, fever, joint pain and red eyes but are not limited to those, and the symptoms usually only last a few days to a week in most cases, but other cases have lasted slightly longer.

Contractors rarely are hospitalized or die from the virus.

In the end, the virus only remains in the blood of an infected person for about a week but can be found slightly longer in rare cases.

The benefit to the public and those infected, according to Shiring, is that the mosquitos in infected areas and in some cases can only pass it along, sexually from a male to a female.

“The main concern is for pregnant women. The CDC is actually urging pregnant women that don’t have to travel to infected areas, not to travel,” said Shiring.

“The Zika Virus can actually cause a birth defect that causes babies to be born with small heads and small brains, called microcephaly. So that is the big worry for people in Brazil and some other locations and what makes this virus such a threat because of the spike in occurrences of the birth defect.”

There is an infectious disease policy at Waynesburg, according to Shiring, that, to her knowledge, has only had to be used twice, once during VIRUS >> B4

Greene County Prison to improve security with new fence

Recent escapee prompts changes in jail technology

By MATTHEW SHINKLE For the Yellow Jacket

After a prisoner escaped the Greene County Prison in late December by jumping the fence, the county is looking to improve on the security surrounding the perimeter.

The current fence at the prison has barbed wire at the top; however, an added security measure looks to make the fence electrified in the future.

Electric Guard Dog, who prides themselves on being the “number

one theft deterrent service” according to their website, is currently in negotiation with the Greene County Prison to make a deal and start construction soon.

The fence has two different ways of being used: either by use of solar panels on standing poles that power the fence or by simply connecting it to the alternating current to create the electric power needed.

According to Greene County Prison Warden Harry D. Gillispie the prison is leaning more towards the use of the alternating current.

However, the solar panel option has not yet been completely thrown out.

Waylon Hanlan, 27, escaped from the Greene County Prison at the end of last year and disappeared

into the woods.

After two days on the run, the inmate was apprehended and returned to the prison – leaving two of his sibling’s charged with helping make his escape and a third charged with aiding him whilst free of custody.

Gillispie acted quickly in the incident.

“We immediately put the escaped prisoner alert into effect,” said Gillispie. “We notified state law enforcement as well.”

After the event, Gillispie started investigating ways to make the prisons’ security much more efficient.

“I started looking at [an electric fence] the next week after it happened,” said Gillispie. “I brought it up to the board in the next meet-

ing.”

The escape, according to Gillispie, was the first from the prison in just two years, when two prisoners escaped in June 2013 through a minimal security gate that was left open.

The move to make a deal for the electric fence was approved; however, the prison is still in the process of reaching an agreement with Electric Guard Dog to have their independent third-part contractors install the fence.

After a deal is made, it must then go through both the County Solicitor for the County of Greene, and the Greene County Board of Commissioners for approval.

According to Cheryl Cowen, who serves as the Legal Counsel

for Greene County, her office will ensure the deal is legal in terms of the cost, the benefits and the needs of the community.

The deal would go through the general fund, meaning community tax dollars would pay for the installation and activity of the fence.

In the event the prison does make the move to have it powered by use of solar panels, the prison would not be the only facility using renewable energy example in the county, or even Waynesburg Borough for that matter.

A few years back former Comfort Inn owner John McNay had both a wind turbine and solar panels installed on the property.

The yearly cost of the fence is $11,700.

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Poor celebration We must improve Black History Month

At a school that is 91.4 percent white, it may seem less important to celebrate Black History Month. As of October 2015, according to the Office of Institutional Research, only 3 percent of Waynesburg University’s undergraduates—39 students—are black; so why is it important to celebrate the month?

It is just as important—if not more important—to celebrate black history at Waynesburg University as it is at any university. However, Waynesburg University and its student groups have failed to do so.

With the exception of the Martin Luther King Convocation—which isn’t even in February—the university has done very little this year to recognize Black History Month.

This sends the message to the black students at Waynesburg that, due to smaller representation, they are not important enough to recognize.

In turn, this could potentially show the rest of the campus—most specifically, the nearly 1,200 white students—that because most of the campus is white, celebrating Black History Month is not necessary.

This is neither the university’s nor its student groups’ conscious intention, but the problem can be easily solved.

Have a movie night in the Beehive showing a film relating to Black History Month. Have a speaker on campus to address the topic. Have a student speak to discuss the problems we still face today with racism.

There are many different activities, events, speakers, etc. that can be held.

On a campus with such a diversity imbalance, it is vital to celebrate and recognize Black History Month.

The following concept is going to seem radical to many people. It’s something that I have been mulling over for several years, but now I finally I get to put my thoughts on paper.

We should look to legalize all drugs, and before you accuse me of being a pot head or drug user, hear me out.

As we have seen for a while now, the idea of legalizing marijuana is a hot topic across the United States. Within the past few years, four states have legalized marijuana for recreational use – the most

In today’s digital world, distinguishing between what is real and what is not can be difficult, despite the technological advancements.

The phrase, “Google it,” which refers to looking something up on the web, has become increasingly popular.

However, this phrase does not take into account the false information that is also readily available for us online (we’re all looking at you, Wikipedia).

Exercising “critical faculty,” a thought process related to critical thinking, can help stop us from believing everything we see or hear.

All jokes aside, not implementing critical faculty can be detrimental. Especially when the issues at hand are pertaining to the presidential election and other topical issues.

A great way to practice executing critical faculty is to start with social media. For example, pretend that you have two friends on Facebook, Jack and Jill.

Jack, your extremely liberal friend, shares a post from a Democratic news source saying that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches use too much peanut butter.

On the other hand, Jill, your extremely conservative friend, shares a post from a Republican news source claiming that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches use too much jelly. Who is right? Who can you trust?

By executing critical faculty, one can avoid looking and sounding stupid by discerning posts such as these truthfully, therefore becoming a better citizen of the world.

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notable being Colorado.

According to Governing, an additional 19 states have incorporated laws legalizing the consumption of the drug for medical uses.

As of now, at least in Colorado, there are mixed reviews in how the legalization process has been going. However, as we wait to figure out possible unintended consequences and so on, there haven’t been any reports citing a completely terrible reception.

“I don’t really think that there are that many widespread, disastrous impacts,” said Adam Orens with the Marijuana Policy Group in Denver in an interview with WSPA. In fact, the article states that, although not reaching

as much as anticipated, Colorado was able to bring in $44 million in taxes off marijuana in 2014.

Regardless, kinks in the system should have been expected, especially in the early stages.

The government needs to figure out the most effective and efficient way to regulate the drug. Police have already stated that there is more gray area to work with since legalization.

However, although I don’t believe that “right now” is the correct time to do so, I contend that the legalization for all drugs for recreational use should be an idea on the minds of legislators within the next decade or so.

My one point of hindrance

from this idea is that we should wait to comprehensively study the complete effects of recreational use in the states before this process should move on to the next step.

Nevertheless, here are some of my ideas on why it would be a tantalizing prospect: First of all, the situation in Colorado has already proven it can make tax revenue. As mentioned earlier, the state made $44 million in tax revenue in 2014, which was lower than projections, but is still a hefty sum of money.

According to the Guardian, Colorado nearly doubled that in the first seven months of DRUGS >> B3

Smart choices lead to rewarding spring break SHON MEADE Columnist

Spring break is quickly approaching, and with that comes the planning of what to do with all of that free time.

Often times spring break can be imagined as time spent at the beach with friends… and perhaps alcohol.

But there are so many other things that can be done instead of boozing up and making irrational decisions. I have nothing against people who do, don’t get me wrong, but there is much more out there in the world to do.

One thing that a lot of students do over spring break is

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participate in mission trips with the university.

This is a great way to not only serve others and better the community, but also do something that will feel rewarding by the end of the trip. Speaking from personal experience, there is no better feeling than spending time helping others and seeing the impact that you made in the life of another person.

Not only do you grow as a person, but you have a chance to strengthen relationships with others on the trip.

Catching up with members of your high school class is another great way to spend the time.

See how they are all doing and maybe visit the old stomping grounds--your alma mater. Better yet, reach out to teachers and see if you

can step into a class and speak about how college is impacting you.

Give high school seniors some things to consider before making decisions on what to do after school.

Setting up your future is another thing that can be time well spent. Look into possible career shadowing opportunities at local businesses that can become a gateway into the workforce.

Those who spend time working hard and getting things done are more likely to succeed.

Having all this free time on your hands will also provide a chance for students to catch up with things they may have missed while at school… like sleep.

Sleep is very important to human health and often times college students will

find themselves not getting enough of it.

Take this time to sleep in and reset your body to a healthy lifestyle.

Try and make time to see your family over break as well.

I guarantee that they miss you while you’re away; I know my family does. Talk with them and see how things are going.

Go out to dinner with them and let them know about all the things you have accomplished so far at school.

Make the most of your break because once the real world hits, there won’t be as much free time to do as you please.

Most importantly, make smart decisions over break so you’re not living with regret.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: MIKE MERTEN

Merten turned to God amidst terrible tragedy Editor's Note: The following is a testimonial by junior Student Senate President Mike Merten, which he shared at Upper Room.

By RYAN SCHWERTFEGER News Digest Editor

On Sunday evening at 8 p.m., about 75 students gathered in Roberts Chapel for the weekly Upper Room service.

Besides the usual student-led contemporary worship music, many came to hear the testimony of Michael Merten, a junior history major and president of Student Senate.

After giving some background information about himself, he explained the interesting start to his faith journey.

His family is Christian, but he has always felt that they were not beholden to a denomination.

Instead, going from church to church for their music styles and for how they felt about the message coming from the pulpit was what truly affected their faith.

Merten said it was tough to be a Christian growing up without many Christian friends and attending

public school, where he said, “it’s often difficult to be a Christian.”

However, Merten said that it wasn’t until seventh grade when he came to realize that instead of he himself being a Christian, he was merely following along with his parents’ faith instead of adopting it as his own.

Merten remembers an early prayer he made when he came to fully accept Christ praying, “Jesus, I want this to be a direct relationship – me and you.”

It was then that he decided to get more involved in faith related groups and activities to really see what his faith meant to him. Merten became involved in a church, its youth group and became a youth leader.

While things were going well for the most part, it was hard for Merten to keep growing in his faith.

“Secular pressures in the world are great,” said Merten.

“It really is quite the rollercoaster and can be quite a struggle in the way you go in and out of faith as it becomes harder, having to tolerate others and treat people the way you want to be treated.”

In high school, he became a leader at a Christian camp and continued to grow in his faith and as an example for others who have not found Jesus or are like him, growing in their faith.

However, one of the hardest parts for Merten in his life thus far was an incident that occurred when he was just 17 years old, he said.

He had just gotten his license and after encountering some sun glare while making a turn at a corner, he hit a motorcyclist – ejecting 63-year-old Steven Ruzicka from the motorcycle, according to local online newspaper Lehigh Valley Live.

Ruzicka died on impact.

Attempts to revive him failed.

“I can still picture that day quite clearly,” said Merten. “There was lots of

crying…and that was the first and last time I’d ever written down a prayer, and I’ve kept it with me in my wallet ever since.”

It was tough for Merten as he questioned his selfworth, his purpose and the effect he’d had on this man’s family, continuously worried that he had just taken away a husband and/ or a father.

However, he found grace and comfort not just from God during such a troubling time, but also from his own family and friends, with the most personal impact to him coming from the victim’s family, specifically the son of the deceased.

“In a d d it i on to t he prayer, I’ve also kept a section of the eulogy the man’s son gave at his funeral,” said Merten, who MERTEN >> B3

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Cheat Sheet: Effects of Scalia's death already being witnessed Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By CODY YANKULIC For the Yellow Jacket

It appears that the Supreme Court will reach a 4-4 draw on a case about unlawful search and seizure.

The likely draw is the result of the death of longtime Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Scalia was appointed to the court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan and served on the court for 29 years. His death leaves only eight judges on the ninejudge panel and no judge to be the determinant, with many cases ending up as 5-4 decisions in recent years.

This fact could not be more evident on Monday, when the eight justices heard their first oral arguments since Scalia’s death.

The case in question involved a traffic stop that led to an arrest by a Utah police officer. According to the New York Times, police pulled over Edward Streiff after he had been at a house that police were watching for drug activity.

According to USA Today, after being pulled over, police discovered an arrest warrant

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Pallbearers carry the body of Justice Antonin Scalia into the Supreme Court where he lied in repose on Feb. 19, ahead of his burial on Feb. 20, in Washington, D.C. for Streiff for a traffic violation. While stopped, police arrested Streiff and searched him, finding narcotics.

The Utah Supreme Court ruled that the stop was illegal and the arrest warrant as not enough cause for the search and arrest, making the narcotics dismissible as evidence.

The decision motivated the state of Utah to appeal to the Supreme Court.According to the New York Times, the first part of the session was incredibly uncharacter-

istic of a Supreme Court.

The first case they heard was dealing with set-asides for businesses owned by veterans. Lawyers, says the Times, were allowed to speak without much interruption, but when the case on unlawful search and seizure arose, the justices began to take stances on the right and left sides of the political fence.

The four liberal justices argued that the United States would become a police state if officers were allowed to pull over citizens without

probable cause.

According to the New York Times, Obama-appointed Justice Sonia Sotamayor used Ferguson as an example, where 80 percent of the community has arrest warrants. The justices contend that most of those warrants are for traffic violations.

Representing the other side of the court, conservative justices argued that most places in the United States do not have that many arrest warrants and this would eliminate the incentive for

police to pull over everyone on traffic violations. Chief Justice John Roberts argued that police may search citizens to protect themselves, saying “not getting shot” was a good reason to be able to search citizens.

If the justices’ vote ends in a 4-4 draw, then the ruling of the Utah Supreme Court stands and no changes are made to the law. Although this is the first high profile case heard by the court since Scalia’s death, it is not the last one on the schedule.

According to Rolling Stone, abortion, affirmative action, contraception, voting rights and union rights are all on the docket. The abortion case involves the state of Texas and their abortion restrictions. An appeals court in Texas found the restrictions to be constitutional.

If Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is considered the swing vote, votes with the liberal justices, then the law will be overturned by a 5-3 vote, but if he should choose to side with conservative justices, then a 4-4 draw occurs and the Texas law remains the same.

One of the only cases that will have a decision made is the affirmative action case.

This case involves the University of Texas and whether their affirmative action plan is constitutional. The plan has already been upheld by a federal appeals court in Texas and Justice Elena Kagan has recused herself because she has worked on the case before.

This development means that three justices will choose a side, and Kennedy will be the swing vote in a 4-3 decision.

For now, the battle to approve a new Supreme Court justice lies between a liberal president and a conservative Senate.

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

1. Clinton and Trump take lead According to CNN, the early presidential contests have continued to go on.

For the republicans, Donald Trump achieved two more victories winning in South Carolina and Nevada.

After his poor results in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, presidential candidate Jeb Bush dropped out of the race.

For the democratic side, Hillary Clinton won in the Nevada caucuses beating Bernie Sanders with 52.6% of the vote.

-CNN, Feb. 24 2. Mass service held to respect Justice Scalia Thousands of people paid their final respects to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 20 in Washington.

Leaders in government and law, along with Scalia’s family and friends, attended the two-hour-long service.

According to Fox News, the mass celebrated Scalia’s life and his devotion to God and his family.

-FOX News, Feb. 20 3. Obama plans to close Guantanamo On Feb. 23, President Barack Obama presented a

plan for Congress to shut down Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. military prison located in Cuba used since 2002 to detain dangerous prisoners.

According to NBC News, Obama believes that Guantanamo Bay goes against the values of the United States, and “undermines” the national security versus advancing it.

NBC News claims that Obama is already receiving pushback from Republicans in Congress, but the White House has yet to rule out the possibility for executive action on behalf of President Obama.

-NBC News, Feb. 23

4. Six dead in Uber shooting in Michigan Jason Brian Dalton, an Uber driver from Kalamazoo, Michigan, was arrested in a shooting rampage that killed six people and left two others injured Saturday, Feb 20.

According to CNN, Dalton was picking up and dropping off passengers between shootings, all while accepting fares from said patrons.

-CNN, Feb. 21 5. Apple taking on Justice Department This past week, the Justice Department has been frustrated by its inability to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. On Friday, Feb. 19, a judge demanded Apple to give the technical tools to

unlock the iPhone.

According to the New York Times, Apple’s reasoning for refusal was based on a marketing strategy that could end up being harmful to the company.

However, the Justice Department does not feel that Apple is above the law in this regard.

-FOX, Feb. 20 6. Author Harper Lee dead at 89 Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize winner and author of best-selling novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” died in her sleep at her home in Monroeville, Alabama on Thursday night at the age of 89.

According to NBC News, Lee has been living in an assisted living facility since she suffered a stroke in 2007.

-NBC News, Feb. 19

7. Zika causing Brazil to rethink abortion After the outbreak of the Zika Virus, a virus spread by mosquitos that causes infant microcephaly, Brazilian politicians are pushing to make increasingly strict abortion laws.

These laws would cause any women who were attempting to abort fetuses due to microcephaly to be sentenced to jail for 4.5 years. According to TIME Magazine, abortion is only legal in Brazil in cases of rape, when the mother’s life is at risk or if the child would not survive.

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A malnourished child clings to his mother in Danan, Ethiopia, a camp of displaced people on April 17, 2000. After El Nino this year, Ethiopia has been hit with a similar famine, but relief groups are making it a little easier for the country this time.

As of today, women in Brazil who receive an abortion or self-abort face between one and three years in prison.

-TIME Magazine, Feb. 22 8. Cases of HPV have decreased since vaccine A new study performed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) showed that the human papillomavirus vaccine, since it was first recommended in 2006, has allowed cases of cancercausing HPV to go down amongst teens.

Ac c o r d i n g t o C N N , among girls 14 to 19 years old, rates of infection with the four types of HPV included in the 4vHPV vaccine decreased from 11.5 percent to 4.3 percent.

Howe ve r, as t he age groups ascend, the prevalence of HPV types begins to discontinue variations.

-CNN, Feb. 22 9. History repeats itself as famine hits Ethiopia After what the Washington Post called the “worst El Niño in a generation” hit Ethiopia, famine struck the African country.

Unlike other famines in the past, the government and aid groups have been sending food shipments to areas affected by the famine constantly.

However, according to the Washington Post, more money is needed as international donors are, nonmaliciously, distracted by other humanitarian disas-

ters around the world.

-The Washington Post, Feb. 22 10. Community helps sick teen marry girlfriend A Canonsburg teen battling terminal cancer married his girlfriend Friday thanks, in part, to donations from the community.

According to WPXI, after not knowing how much time would be left, Canon-McMillan student Luke Blanock proposed to his girlfriend Natalie Britvich. After only planning the wedding for a month, the community helped by donating almost everything.

-WPXI, Feb. 19 Information compiled by Mattie Winowitch For the Yellow Jacket

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2015, accumulating a grand total of nearly $73.5 million.

Although not likely to the same extent, other drugs could offer a similar economical benefit.

According to a study done by drugabuse.gov, of the 2.8 million initiates of illegal drugs used in 2013, 70.3 percent of them were marijuana-related.

That is why other drugs shouldn’t bring in as much money as marijuana, but there are some advantageous points for legalization not related to money.

Safety.

Waynesburg students understand the dangers of unregulated drugs all too

well as bad batches of heroin have been killing users in neighboring Washington County for a while.

In fact, Washington County had such an epidemic of heroin overdose deaths that the story was picked up by numerous outlets in the national media.

If heroin is legalized, then the actual product would be safer to consume. Please do not take the previous sentence as me encouraging or even condoning drug use, but if you are an addict, then it makes more sense to use the drug as safely as possible.

Still along the idea of safety, the diseases often associated with sharing needles could diminish if users were able to purchase or use clean

needles provided by regulated drug outlets.

Furthermore, people who experience overdose may be able to receive more immediate medical assistance.

As friends or groups at a party would not want to get in trouble or be held responsible for someone else’s death, legalized drugs would break that fear as they could face no litigative action.

Third, it would eliminate much of the black market.

As we know, gang violence and drug lords have created unsafe environments.

It is extremely difficult for law enforcement to be on top of every black market organization.

If drugs could be made legal, it would erase the need for a black market

in the first place, and as a result, the violence and incarceration associated with the black market would also decrease significantly.

Lastly, somewhat going off the previous reasoning, legalizing drugs would help unclog the packed court system as well as the overcrowding in prisons.

With less taxpayer money tied up in incarceration, it would allow for more money to benefit neighborhoods by addition, rather than subtraction.

There are a ton of reasons why legalizing all drugs could potentially work. I am interested in seeing how a few years of research in the states that have legalized marijuana could play out in the big picture.

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said that he still gets very emotional and chokes up every time he reads it, not just because of what it said, but the forgiveness and grace that they offered towards him.

“It’s amazing to experience grace from people who had every right to hate my guts,” said Merten. “We should be grateful to others as God is graceful to us so grace through our faith can be spread to countless people.

I feel sometimes we always take Christ’s grace for granted, realizing the

sacrifice He made for us to have that grace,” said Merten.

“God is great. He gives you what you need, not always what you want. And in turn, you can use what you are given to help others and share that grace from God with others.”

Merten said he still sometimes struggles with self-worth remembering what happened that fateful day, but he takes great comfort in knowing that God has given him grace.

“We are given grace,” said Merten. “We don’t earn grace. And we should be more thankful for that gift.”

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Local diner brings back donuts, introduces new menu

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

When people are driving through Waynesburg past Central Plaza, located next to Sheetz, they cannot help but see a giant yellow and orange sign with black letters that spell out “Yum Yum Tasty Donuts.”

For the last few years, the stigma surrounding Yum Yum Diner was exactly that sign. About five years ago, however, waccording to now-owner Annette Phillips, Yum Yum stopped selling donuts.

So when people asked what the Yum Yum Diner was and if their donuts were good, they were told, ‘they don’t sell donuts.’

Because of that, many students and people in town were perhaps a bit hesitant to try out the small, family-oriented diner, instead choosing the more traditional route of dining at Hot Rod’s or Bob Evans.

According to Phillips, however, that trend has shifted a bit in the last few months due to some changes, and yes Yum Yum does sell donuts now.

“When I bought the diner, a very common customer complaint was the lack of donuts on the menu because of the sign outside that says ‘Yum Yum Tasty

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Yum Yum Tasty Donuts in Waynesburg has changed hands multiple times throughout the years. The diner now offers fresh donuts and other baked goods, as well as an all-day breakfast menu full of homemade dishes. Yum Yum is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and has daily lunch and dinner specials. Fresh bread (right) can be found daily at Yum Yum. Donuts,’”said Phillips. “That was something we had to change and we did. So we have donuts but we’re also a diner too and are known

for some other things on the menu as well.”

The changes Phillips talked about include the recent implementation of an

entirely new menu and new dine-in business hours.

“The diner used to only be open to 2 p.m.,” said Phillips. “Now we are open

every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. That allows us to do breakfast, lunch and supper, which is important to have at a restaurant and as of August, we do have it.”

The same cooks are still there, just as the sign hanging above the diner advertises.

Those cooks have a special every night for dinner ranging from fried chicken, noodles and mashed potatoes on Sunday to steak night with steak, shrimp, onion rings and more on Thursday nights.

All of the specials, and even the a la carte or lunch sandwiches, are priced affordably.

The most expensive special is the steak night at $12.49, but $12.49, Phillips says, is well worth it.

“I’d say our menu items are pretty affordable,” said Phillips. “You can get a meal for less than $10 in most cases and it’s not just the meals. Our sandwiches and other lunch and breakfast items like hot pork sandwiches and donuts are all affordable.”

Yum Yum Diner also sells grilled cheese, chicken strip sandwiches, fish, fries, salads and much more.

According to Phillips, allday breakfast also is a highlight of the diner, as it draws some people in.

“You can eat from our breakfast menu at any time of the day,” said Phillips.

“Lunch lasts from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and then supper starts then.”

The Waynesburg community has responded well to the recent changes by the diner, according to Phillips, and the owner expects that to continue.

Another benefit or unknown commodity for Yum Yum Diner may be the fully operational drive thru located on the side of the building by Sheetz.

“We have a cashier back there at all times and it now takes debit or credit as well,” said Phillips. “We weren’t able to accept those before so that’s another change.”

The pitch to Waynesburg students and community members, Phillips said, is simple.

“We welcome workers when they get off and we are well staffed,” said Phillips.

“We always have a baker on site, and we make our own deserts like cookies. We’re known for our homemade breads and that’s a good thing for us too; everything we make is homemade.”

Yum Yum Tasty Donuts is located in Central Plaza next to Sheetz and across the street from First Federal Savings and Loan of Greene County.

Service unites pastor, foundation New report system to improve

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

Greene County is a community that sees success based on close relationships. Working with the Community Foundation of Greene County is one of the ways locals are able to positively affect the lives of those around them.

The Community Foundation of Greene County has a mission to strengthen the county by building charitable endowments, maximizing benefits to donors, making effective grants and providing leadership to address community needs.

After being on the board of directors for almost two years, Reverend Donald Wilson said the foundation is doing a good job of following through with their mission.

“I respect [the foundation] because they value people from all walks of life, from all income levels, of all [varieties] of faith and commitment: it’s just a great opportunity to improve the county,” said Wilson.

Wilson does a lot of community work for the foundation by means of spreading the word. Going to the local businesses, school districts and other members of the community, he informs people of the extraordinary things the foundation is able to offer to

the community.

Members of the community have been donating directly to the foundation and creating scholarships honoring loved ones since it was founded in 2000.

He explained the importance that the foundation will have on the community in the future.

“The foundation offers people the opportunity to provide scholarships for young people for years to come,” said Wilson. “Also the foundation permits families to perpetuate and honor the names of loved ones and their giving enhanced the quality of life for Greene County for generations to come.”

Having a family name brought up yearly with a scholarship can give a wellintentioned reputation to the family.

“Most people do not understand what the foundation is and what it can mean in terms of legacy for a family,” said Wilson.

Wilson knows all about Greene County. Growing up not too far away, he graduated from Jefferson High School and chose to attend Waynesburg College on an academic scholarship.

Wilson said he gives back to the community that once gave so much to him. He said that he was unable to emphasize how important the county was to his life.

“It’s contagious, you want to give back,” said Wilson on why he takes time out of his day to give to back to others in the community.

Wilson is also involved with the university. He has been a trustee at the university and became chaplain of the football team a few years ago and even teaches courses in the biblical studies department.

A long w it h r unning the in-season chapel services on Friday nights for the football team, Wilson makes himself available to any student on campus who needs someone to talk to.

Having people there for him throughout his entire life, from his high school years to when he started in the work force, inspired the man to become someone students can always turn to when they need guidance.

Wilson had taken the lessons he has learned from the university and the community and until recently had been sharing his knowledge and experiences with others by serving at Lebanon United Presbyterian for 38 years. “They are both entities that care for people and have a mission that really cares about people,” said Wilson. “They [both] see the value of every person. They [both] seek to improve the quality of life, not only in Greene County, but far beyond our borders.”

firefighter communication

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

In order to efficiently record and store information about fire emergencies, Pennsylvania fire departments have implemented a new, computerized program called Emergency Reporting.

Whenever a fire department has an incident, it must file a report detailing the events that occurred: who responded to the call, what equipment was used and how the incident was handled.

These filings are integral to a company’s communication with surrounding departments as well as communicating to the state about the happenings in its neighborhoods, according to Tim Solobay, the first assistant chief with the Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department.

Solobay said that until a few years ago, these reports were handwritten. Then a federal grant allowed for a computerized format to introduce a more efficient way of handling calls and reporting information.

“The problem is that we had trouble getting the kinks out, but it allowed flexibility and portability,” said Solobay.

These technological mishaps disgruntled fire departments until only 20 percent were reporting through the

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hurt the hard-working men and women in our counties.

Saving these jobs, and fighting unfair federal and state regulations that are crippling these industries, will be a top priority. Without these jobs, we will see more of our

families, children and grandchildren leaving the state in search of better opportunities elsewhere.”

McClure graduated with a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Waynesburg University before earning a master’s in education from the California University of Pennsylvania.

McClure is likely to be the only candidate running for the Republican nominee, according to Tina Kiger, director of elections and voter registration.

Even though the Bureau of Voting and Elections in the Pennsylvania Department of State makes the official determination of who is running

for the primary elections, Kiger said all the information she has heard suggests McClure is the only candidate who has announced to run.

Kiger said the deadline to file for the nomination is Feb. 16.

According to the Greene County Government’s website, the primary elections will be held on April 26.

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her time at the university and once before she arrived on campus.

“This one specifically is not something that could rapidly spread through campus like the flu or chicken pox,” said Shiring. “When

this kind of thing comes up we consult the local department of health and administration on how to proceed.

We can send out a letter to students or really any other thing we decide as a group.”

“It is a public health concern because of the birth defects, but it’s not as bad as it sounds in most cases,”

said Shiring. “The problem is its just so new and there is still a ton of research to be done and that is being done.

Our biggest concern at this point is protecting our students that are travelling to infected areas and making them aware of how to do so.”

According to Shiring, the Zika Virus is something to

be aware of, but not afraid of.

Symptoms could be no worse in some cases than the common flu, but the end ramifications could be worse if not treated with proper rest, fluids, aspirin or detection of the virus.

In the end, Shiring said, “people just need to be careful.”

program, said Solobay. During this time, departments were still filing their handwritten copies.

When the web-based program continued to struggle through technological faults, local stations came up with Emergency Reporting.

Since the new system has been installed, there has been a strong push to encourage companies to use it. Now, about half of local fire stations are filing electronically, but the goal is to get 100 percent participation.

“We’ll know what’s going on in the state of Pennsylvania,” said Solobay. “With electronics capability, it makes all the sense in the world [to make the switch].”

The new program, Emergency Reporting, offers firefighters flexibility in their record keeping. wInstead of having to return to the station after a late night call, firefighters can go home and upload that report online through any mobile device.

“The change is about efficiency and what’s going on in the firefighting world,” said Solobay.

This new electronic format is an online catalogue of information, including training records, membership and equipment listings.

Filings offer specifics of

each answered call and answer questions the fire department might have, such as if the departments need to expand their training.

A critical area where this record keeping comes into place is in cancer presumption legislation, according to Solobay.

When a firefighter is diagnosed with cancer, the law requires insurance companies to disprove that his/her cancer was caused by their job.

If an insurance company can’t look into a firefighter’s records and view the different calls that the firefighter answered, they aren’t required to pay out. This webbased format segments information so that it is easily accessible.

“Flexibility is huge and it might be the difference in someone keeping in and someone leaving,” said Solobay. “It can identify patterns and raise red flags to companies in the area. It may indirectly affect the way they provide fire services in the community.”

The hope for the future, aside from universal participation in the new program, is for police dispatchers to fill out some of the blanks in the paperwork, making the lives of firefighters a little bit easier.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016 | WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY | THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG PAC PLAYOFFS

Minjock breaks his own school record, again

Men's basketball bounced Seniors end collegiate careers with quarterfinal loss to TMC

By CODY YANKULIC

For the Yellow Jacket

didn’t score a single point in the second half, three other Saints joined him by finishing with double-digit points. Waynesburg’s Paige and Ritchie finished with 10 points while senior BJ Durham finished with nine.

Durham fell 15 points shy of 1,000 career points and becoming the 34th Jacket to reach the milestone, finishing with 985 career

For most teams, a long break between their next m e e t , m at c h or g am e may le ad to t he te am under p er for ming. The m e n’s i n d o or t r a ck & field team, on the other hand, met a 13-day space b etwe en me ets, w hich held little precedence, as several Jackets had seasonbest performances at the Kenyon Classic hosted

by Kenyon C ollege on Saturday, Feb. 20.

The Yellow Jackets were able to finish in fifth place overall out of a field of eight teams.

Waynesburg was able to have a solid day, according to Falvo, due to athletes who performed well on both the rubber and the turf.

One of the more important performances came when sophomore Mark Minjock broke his own record in the 60-meter dash.

Minjock had set the school record earlier in the season with a time of 7.18 seconds and broke his own record on Saturday with a time of 7.15 seconds.

“Minjock breaking the

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By RJ LEISIE

Sports Convergence Editor

The Presidents’ Athletic Conference men’s basketball playoffs entered the quarterfinals Tuesday n i g h t a s Wa y n e s b u r g traveled to Thomas More to face the Saints. Thomas More won the contest by the final of 72-56.

“The more assertive team normally wins and Thomas More was definitely that,” Waynesburg head coach Mark Christner said.

“We didn’t match their interior toughness. We also struggled from the 3-point line in the second half when we had some very good looks.”

Way n e s bu r g op e n e d the scoring by hitting its first four free throws from senior Nate Labishak and freshman Dylan O’Hara.

From that point on, Thomas More went on an 8-0 run forcing Christner to call a 30 second timeout. Thomas More continued to score by increasing the lead to 15 at the 8:29 mark in the first half at 27-12.

The Yellow Jackets began

Dave Miller, ADM Photography

The Waynesburg men's basketball team's season ended Tuesday with a 72-56 loss to Thomas More in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. The Jackets end their season with an overall record of 10-16. to fight their way back into the game as they cut the Saints’ lead to five points with just under two minutes remaining in the first half.

As the horn went off to send the teams to their respective locker rooms, Waynesburg trailed Thomas More 40-34.

The Saints’ Ryne Callahan led all scorers with 15 points. Sophomore Kendall Paige led the Yellow Jackets with eight points, while senior DJ Ritchie tallied

Relay team shatters distance medley school record by 22 seconds commented on the way the Managing Editor Latimer twins and Simonton ran.

The indoor track season “Just watching them run is at the end: on Feb. 20, the was incredible – just the way women’s indoor track & field they went off of one anther, team competed in their last pushing each other,” said meet before the Presidents’ Huwe.

Athletic Championships, at Falvo said after the Kenyon the Kenyon Classic, hosted meet he was satisfied with

by Kenyon College. The team the way the team has been placed fourth overall out of competing, especially the mideight teams. distance to distance runners.

The women started off the He named Simonton, Emily, meet in fashion as the distance Katie and Olivia Latimer, medley relay consisting Angie and Becky Marchetti, of junior Katie Latimer, Cameron Wade and Moriah sophomores Elinore Loch Sivavec as some of the women and Angie Marchetti and who all performed well at the freshman Cassidy Kenyon meet.

Guiser, set a new Falvo continued school record in to say the women the event. all ran fantastic Latimer, Loch, and had great races, Ma rc h e tt i a n d and he couldn’t Guiser crushed the have been more old school record excited for their by setting the new performances. one at 13:12. Head Huwe led the coach Jason Falvo women in the field said the women’s events, placing Guiser achievement of second in the shot breaking the school record put. Her throw of 9.44 meters by 22 seconds was simply gave Huwe her highest place impressive. throughout her collegiate Later, Marchetti ran well as career. an individual, finishing fifth While the team overall in the 800-meter run, before competed well, there was a finishing the day on the fifth point in the meet when they place 4x400 team. were all concerned – when Marchetti was recognized freshman Cassidy Guiser for both her individual and limped over the finish line team achievements, and during her leg of the 4x200 was named the Presidents’ meter relay. Earlier Guiser ran Athletic Conference women’s on the distance medley relay indoor track Athlete of the that set the new school record Week. but halfway through her 200, Sophomore Julie Gerber she suffered an injury to her ran a 5:49 mile that landed hamstring. Guiser is planning her a sixth place finish. on returning healthy for the Junior Emily Latimer outdoor season but will not finished third overall in be able to compete at the PAC the 3,000-meter run and Indoor Championships. was immediately followed “All in all I thought people by her twin Katie and ran great,” said Falvo. “[Other freshman Teghan Simonton, than Guiser’s injury], I respectively. thought it was a really good Senior captain Rose Huwe experience up there.”

By MITCHELL KENDRA

seven of his own.

“Ke n d a l l w a s re a l l y assertive tonight,” Christner said. “He was confident and we really needed his scoring. DJ [Ritchie] helped stabilize the team and then Jon [Knab] was really good for us on the defensive side of the ball.”

Thomas More came out to start the second half and only allowed Waynesburg to score three points in the first five minutes of the

half, when Christner took a timeout. Unfortunately, the break didn’t help the Jackets as the Saints rolled out to a 17-point lead with 10 minutes remaining in regulation.

T he d e f i c it w a s to o much for Waynesburg as the closest they cut it to was 14 but by the time the final buzzer went off Thomas More came out with a 16-point victory, 7256. Even though Callahan

Wrestling team looks to build upon second-place PAC finish at regionals

By CHELSEY WITHERS Editorial Assistant

T h e Wa y n e s b u r g University wrestling team returns to the mats for the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals after finding success in the conference championships.

In preparation for the tournament, the Yellow Jackets comp ete d in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships, in which a number of wrestlers won individual titles. Head coach Ron Headlee said the competition at the PAC Championships was “tight.” The Jackets finished second out of the three teams in the conference.

Photo courtesy Dawn Yates “I thought we wrestled really well at [the] PAC’s. We Junior 141-pounder Filippo Crivelli, shown here in a match earlier this season, was are young and we’re only one one of three Jackets to win titles at the PAC Championships. match away from winning the PAC’s,” said Headlee. “We had a great second round. I “The advice I would give training the wrestlers put title for Waynesburg. In saw enthusiasm in our guys, some of the other wrestlers in throughout the season his final match at the PAC and they began to believe is to keep a good positive becomes crucial once the championships, Evans won in themselves. It gave them attitude and believe in your wrestlers reach the two-day in a 13-1 major decision. some confidence.” training,” said Crivelli. tournament.

“This is going to be the In the PAC tournament, “We’ve been working hard all Shank said his own health first time there for a lot of Waynesburg year for this, has been a major factor in his guys and I am sure they are w a l k e d WRESTLING and it’s time season’s success. going to have butterflies and away with to show what “Last year going into nerves and they just have to t h r e e PA C WRESTLERS TO WATCH: we’ve got.” regionals, I was really banged understand that everyone is Champions: T h e up and that played a big part going to be the same way,” j u n i o r Jake Evans (285) w r e s t l e r s on me not being in the right said Headlee. “They just 141-pounder will compete frame of mind,” said Shank. have to trust themselves.

F i l i p p o Ryan Shank (184) against teams “This year I’m healthy and Experience definitely helps, Crivelli, junior from a variety have been healthy all year, so that is why we are trying 184-pounder Filippo Crivelli (141) o f s c h o o l s . I’m really excited to get out to get those three guys to Ryan Shank There are 93 there to scrap, especially in the national tournament. If and freshman heavyweight schools competing in the such a deep weight class. A you want to be a national J a k e E v a n s c l a i m e d region that Waynesburg PAC title is just a small goal champion [whether now individual titles for the will wrestle in. There are six for the year, so it’s good to or in the future], you feel Jackets. regions and to qualify for get the win, but my mind has a lot more comfortable For Crivelli, this marked the national tournament a been on punching my ticket going in the following year h i s s e c o n d PAC t i t l e wrestler must be in the top to nationals since the end of having already been at the win. Crivelli is the most three of his weight class. last year.” tournament.” experienced wrestler who Another difference for this The other PAC champion Waynesburg University will be competing for the tournament is it consists of Evans, will be competing will begin the tournament Yellow Jackets in the regional two weigh-ins. According in the regional tournament on Saturday, Feb. 27 and tournament. For the less to Headlee, this change is for the first time as well. will end on Feb. 28. This exp erienced wrestlers, something they will need to As a freshman, Evans has year’s regional competition Crivelli said attitude is an prepare for. continued a three-straight will be held in Williamsport, important part of success.

The conditioning and season win in the heavyweight Pennsylvania.

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February 25, 2016

Jon Knab's unexpected journey leads to successful sophomore campaign

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

Most student-athletes go to visit schools with the intention of meeting a coach to play a specific sport. They judge schools based on their ability to compete in athletics at the institution.

For one Waynesburg men’s basketball player, that was not the case. In fact, when he visited Waynesburg Un ive rs it y du r i ng t he summer before his senior year at B eaver C ounty Christian High School, he had no intention of playing basketball, despite playing in high school.

But after a “breakout” senior year, Jon Knab said, his mind was changed.

“I came to visit Waynesburg because I knew a couple of people who went here and toured the campus and everything not really interested with playing basketball,” said sophomore wing Knab. “But then I had a breakout senior year and I started talking to Coach Christner a little bit and he came and watched me on the court and I ended up coming in wanting to play basketball, so not a walk-on but not highly-recruited.”

“He came because the school was a good fit for him I think from a family standp oint,” said head coach Mark Christner.

“There wasn’t really a pitch

COMMENTARY

MBB senior class is more than just the winningest class in more than 10 years

By CREG MILKO

For the Yellow Jacket

Lindsay Orzechowski, Yellow Jacket

Sophomore wing Jon Knab, pictured here in a game earlier this season, went from a bench player his freshman year to a starter in his sophomore season. to get him here and play.

I saw him practice for the Roundball game at Geneva and that was my extent of watching him play, but you could see even in practice that he was athletic and raw.

At 6-4 with athleticism and raw talent, that’s the type of guy that for us we thought would be a good addition and we’re glad we have him here.”

When Knab did come

in last year, he sat behind a talented class of wings that included seniors Jacob Fleegle, Kenny Klase and Thomas Ellis as well as then junior DJ Ritchie who had transferred in for the start of the 2014-15 season. Knab appeared in just 10 games for the Jackets last season, averaging less than one rebound per game and less than one point per game, while playing only 22 total

minutes.

For Knab, it was a great learning experience, though frustrating at times that he wasn’t on the court.

“It was tough, but it was an awesome learning experience,” said Knab.

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In the coming days their lockers will be cleaned out, their uniforms will be turned in and for the last time in their collegiate careers the senior class of 2016 will walk out of the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

They will walk out of the gym for the last time without a 1,000-point scorer amongst them. They will do so having fallen short of the bar set last year, missing the Presidents’ At h l e t i c C on fe re n c e Championship game. But do not weep for them, because they will leave Waynesburg University as the winningest class in the last 15 years.

Since the turn of the mi l lennium, on ly two Waynesburg classes have been more successful in their four years. The legendary Rudy Marisa coached both such classes ahead of this year’s.

Since his retirement there has not been a class with more wins than these 2016 seniors.

The core of this year’s team was not as senior heavy as last years, but this year’s seniors will be missed. Over the past four seasons, no Yellow Jacket has made more three pointers than point guard BJ Durham.

Durham has also been among the Jackets’ top scorers over the past three seasons.

Though he will fall short of 1,000 points, finishing his career with 985, Durham was also a key cog in the machine

that was able to push it’s way to the PAC Championship game last season.

Durham’s game will not be missed nearly as much as his personality. When discussing this years senior class Mark Christner made note of the fact that several underclassmen came to Waynesburg specifically because the time they spent with Durham.

Fellow four-year contributor Nate Labishak has also played a key roll in turning around the program.

Since the first game of his freshmen year, Labishak has been a constant in the Jacket’s pregame breakdown.

Whether he was on the floor or on the bench, Labishak has been the hype man of the Waynesburg’s men’s basketball program. Outside of his assist totals this season, which were stellar, Labishak’s statistics were average at best.

What Nate Labishak has brought to the Jackets doesn’t show up on the score sheet.

He brought energy to the program that cannot be replicated, and can never be substituted.

He never made a start, but when Mark Christner began talking about this year’s senior class, he began with Tim Plansinis. Christner said it best when he described Tim by saying, “He had a great senior year for us. He’s a great MILKO >> C4

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points.

“We had some really good looks in the first half that we didn’t make,” Christner said. “We had good movement with good screens and we the guys we wanted open. In the second half, we probably didn’t have as many good looks.

Hats off to them [Thomas More], they were the more aggressive team.”

Thomas More will go on to play Bethany in the semifinals on Friday, Feb. 25. However, this was the last game for the Yellow Jackets and this senior class who has brought the fans of Waynesburg University a lot memories.

From Durham’s game-

winning f loater over Saint Vincent to the PAC Championship game last season, to this year by beating Thomas More and Saint Vincent in the same season for the first time under Christner.

The six seniors combined for 63 wins with 35 coming in the PAC. That is the most since Wa y n e s b u r g C o l l e g e

became a university during the 2007 calendar year.

They will be missed, but Christner is grateful for their time with program.

“We had some guys that might not have played a lot but they were vital to practice, being a great teammate and showing guys how to handle adversity,” Christner said. “They are great ambassadors for us

on and off the court. Tim [Plansinis] had a great senior year finding his way into the offense while Labishak did a great job this season by creating opportunities for other guys.”

Christner had more to say about a few other seniors in his two best players, Ritchie and Durham.

“DJ [Ritchie] was great

for the two years that we had him,” Christner continued.

“He’s a tough player and he wants to win. BJ [Durham] had a really nice career with the big shots and bringing the team along.

We have guys on the team that mention the seniors as a reason to why they are here. We thank them and they will always be a part of our family.”

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Saint Vincent Grove City Bethany Thomas More Thiel Waynesburg Westminster Geneva Chatham W&J

Tuesday’s Box Score

Conf. Overall 15-3 19-6 13-5 18-7 12-6 16-9 12-6 15-10 10-8 12-13 10-8 10-15 8-10 9-17 5-13 5-21 4-14 5-21 1-17 1-25

WAYNESBURG 75, GROVE CITY 69 Grove City 33 36 69 Waynesburg 28 47 75

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg Top Scorers 1. DJ Ritchie.................................16 2. Jon Knab..................................16 Thiel Top Scorers 1. Luke Kochka............................24 2. Leandra Jackson......................20 Westminster Top Scorers 1. Austin Armwood.....................24 2. Jarret Vrabel............................11 Grove City Top Scorers 1. Joe Vermilya............................18 2. Cory Huff.................................14 Geneva Top Scorers 1. Chase Vaudrin.........................19 2. Ethan Adamczyk.....................18 Bethany Top Scorers 1. Alan Harper.............................15 2. Antonio Rudolph.....................12 Wash & Jeff Top Scorers 1. Gianni Buarne.........................23 2. Brian Graytok..........................19 Chatham Top Scorers 1. Anthony Bomar......................12 2. Isaiah Brown...........................11 Thomas More Top Scorers 1. Damion King...........................18 2. Simon Clifford.........................16 Saint Vincent Top Scorer 1. Jaylon Bell...............................15 2. Austin Dedert..........................15

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, February 20 Saint Vincent 63, Thomas More 62; Waynesburg 68, Chatham 63; Grove City 85, Thiel 67; Westminster 79, Geneva 78; Bethany 88, Wash & Jeff 69 Monday, February 22 Chatham 74, Geneva 64; Westminster 79, Wash & Jeff 63 Tuesday, February 23 Thomas More 72, Waynesburg 56 ; Bethany 69, Thiel 60; Saint Vincent 80, Chatham 65; Westminster 59, Grove City 57

UPCOMING GAMES

Thursday, February 25 Westminster at Saint Vincent - 7 p.m.; Thomas More at Bethany - 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Thomas More Wash & Jeff Grove City Waynesburg Saint Vincent Chatham Geneva Bethany Thiel Westminster

Conf. Overall 18-0 25-0 16-2 21-4 11-7 13-12 11-7 13-12 8-10 14-12 6-12 11-15 6-12 9-17 6-12 8-18 4-14 4-21 4-14 4-21

Saturday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 69, CHATHAM 55 Waynesburg 17 22 15 15 69 Chatham 13 13 14 15 59

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg Top Scorers 1. Addy Knetzer...........................15 2. Katie Gehlmann......................10 Grove City Top Scorers 1. Kathryn Erbelding...................17 2. Lexie Arkwright.......................14 Thomas More Top Scorers 1. Sydnei Moss............................30 2. Abby Owings...........................15 Westminster Top Scorers 1. Kylie Cook................................19 2. Andrea Marsh..........................10 Thiel Top Scorers 1. Hannah Stoneman..................12 2. Jess Vormelker.........................11 Bethany Top Scorers 1. Kelsea Dougherty...................28 2. Hayley Holenka.......................14 Chatham Top Scorers 1. Rachel McClain........................8 2. Megan Sieg.............................7 Saint Vincent Top Scorers 1. Hannah Carroll........................9 2. Susie Ellis.................................8 Wash & Jeff Top Scorers 1. Beka Bellhy.............................34 2. Rachel Bellhy..........................17 Geneva Top Scorers 1. Jodie Carlson...........................14 2. Miranda Heaney.....................6

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, February 20 Thomas More 94, Saint Vincent 46; Waynesburg 69, Chatham 55; Grove City 63, Thiel 53; Westminster 63, Geneva 59; Wash & Jeff 80, Bethany 68 Monday, February 22 Chatham 82, Geneva 67; Saint Vincent 67, Bethany 52

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, February 26 Highest remaining playoff seed at Wash & Jeff - 6 p.m.; Lowest remaining playoff seed at Thomas More - 8 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Sydnei Moss, Senior G/F, Thomas More

WRESTLING STANDINGS

Conf. Overall Thiel 2-0 9-10 Waynesburg 1-1 6-8 W&J 0-2 0-8

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, February 12 PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Thiel, 120 pts.; 2. Waynesburg, 106 pts.; 3. Wash & Jeff, 106 pts.

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, February 27 Waynesburg at Mideast Regional Championships (Day 1) - 11 a.m.; Wash & Jeff at Mideast Regional Championships (Day 1) - 11 a.m.; Thiel at Mideast Regional Championships (Day 1) - 11 a.m.

Sunday, February 28 Wash & Jeff at Mideast Regional Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Waynesburg at Mideast Regional Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Thiel at Mideast Regional Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.

SWIMMING & DIVING MEN RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, February 20 Grove City at Kenyon Fast Chance Invitational - 1 p.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, February 20 Grove City at Kenyon Fast Chance Invitational - 1 p.m.

PAC W. BASKETBALL LEADERS

Scoring: Bellhy, 455, W&J; Moss, 414, TMC; Mann, 395, GEN Rebounding: Knetzer, 221, WAY; Erbelding, 216, GRO; Mann, 208, GEN Assists: Owings, 130, TMC; Moss, 121, TMC; Moore, 119, W&J Field Goal %: Temple, .569, TMC; Kiernan, .555, TMC; Bellhy, .522, W&J

PAC M. BASKETBALL LEADERS

Scoring: Kochka, 445, THI; Adamczyk, 440, GEN; Vaudrin, 414, GEN Rebounding: Rudolph, 207, BET; Ritchie, 180, WAY; Cetoute, 170, THI Assists: Bess, 140, THI; Bell, 104, SVC; Domenick, 100, WES Field Goal %: Adamczyk, .585, GEN; Clifford, .580, TMC; Campbell, .543, THI

INDOOR MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEN RECENT RESULTS

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

KENYON CLASSIC 4. Waynesburg, 75 pts.; 5. Westminster, 71 pts.; 6.

Bethany, 49 pts.

Individual KENYON CLASSIC 60-METER DASH 1. Jonah Edwards, KEN, 7.93; 2. Amanda Clay, OWU, 8.05; 3. Alyssa Acevedo, OWU, 8.13 200-METER DASH 1. Paris Nahas, WOO, 26.33; 2. Maria JacksonMcBride, BET, 26.73; 3. Emily Brown, OWU, 27.10; 14. Marla Holland, WAY, 29.24 400-METER DASH 1. Paris Nahas, WOO, 59.04; 2. Gillian Blackwell, KEN, 1:03.35; 3. Kayleigh Scourfield, OWU, 1:05.38 800-METER DASH 1. Mallory McCormick, OWU, 2:25.31; 2. Rosa Rumora, KEN, 2:26.42; 3. Mollie O’Leary, KEN, 2:26.57; 5. Angie Marchetti, WAY, 2:30.60 1-MILE RUN 1. Katelyn Benson, DEN, 5:16.43; 2. Molly Hunt, KEN, 5:21.90; 3. Samantha White, KEN, 5:23.05; 6. Julie Gerber, WAY, 5:49.75 3000-METER RUN 1. Annie Winkler, MOO, 11:02.58; 2. Caitlin Culberg, OWU, 11:16.12; 3. Emily Latimer, WAY, 11:17.45 5000-METER RUN 1. Quinn Harigan, KEN, 19:09.32; 2. Andrea Ludwig, KEN, 19:35.14; 3. Madeline Frank. KEN, 19:55.13; 60-METER HURDLES 1. Hilary Coady, WOO, 9.49; 2. Emma Levant, KEN, 9.52; 3. Ashley Borsch, BET, 9.74 HIGH JUMP 1. Carolyn Webster, WOO, 1.68m; 2. Hannah Hall, DEN, 1.62m; 3. Keilah Ireland, WEP, 1.42m POLE VAULT 1. Nicole Rozsa, OWU, 3.20m; 2. Anna Massara, OWU, 3.05m; 3. Rebecca Penrod, OWU, 2.90m; 6.

Breanne Prinkey, WAY, 2.59m LONG JUMP 1. Alyssa Acevedo, OWU, 5.28m; 2. Carolyn Webster, WOO, 5.10m; 3. Amanda Clay, OWU, 5.06m; 14. Caitlin Brooks, WAY, 4.36m TRIPLE JUMP 1. Emily Brown, OWU, 10.74m; 2. Devron Martin, KEN, 10.65m; 3. Caitlin Yakopin, WEP, 10.34m; 8.

Elinore Loch, WAY, 9.38m SHOT PUT 1. Funmilayo Lawal, KEN, 11.61m; 2. Rose Huwe, WAY, 9.44m; 3. Rebecca Fritch, DEN, 9.38m

Team Saturday, February 20 KENT STATE TUNE UP Individual Scoring Only, No Team Scoring

Individual KENYON CLASSIC 60-METER DASH 1. Carl Jones Jr., MOO, 7.08; 2. Jametrius Bentley, WEPA, 7.10; 3. Brandon Brown, MOO, 7.15; 4. Mark Minjock, WAY, 7.15 200-METER DASH 1. Colin McShane, OWU, 22.98; 2. Tommy Davis, OWU, 23.08; 3. Delontaye Morrow, OWU, 23.14; 12. Mark Minjock, WAY, 23.87 400-METER DASH 1. Jake Dindack, WEP, 50.97; 2. Gideon Coleman, 52.85; 3. Khalid Young, BET, 52.86; 21. Garrett Guthrie, WAY, 57.12 800-METER DASH 1. Jake Sherer, MOO, 2:01.01; 2. Zach Munn, DEN, 2:01.74; 3. Marshall Murray, BET, 2:05.53; 10.

Matthew Raineri, WAY, 2:11.02 1-MILE RUN 1. Brian Lief, WOO, 4:32.81; 2. Nat Fox, KEN, 4:34.54; 3. Jordan Castro, BET, 4:37.31; 5. Benjamin McAuley, WAY, 4:45.47 3000-METER RUN 1. Sam Lagasse, KEN, 8:52.48; 2. Jacob Denbeaux, WOO, 8:59.68; 3. Alexander Chabraja, WOO, 9:13.10 5000-METER RUN 1. Josh Richardson, MOO, 15:34.66; 2. Jorge De La Torre, DEN, 16:38.38; 3. Albert Darling, WOO, 16:40.83; 6. Jacob Pryor, WAY, 17:23.80 60-METER HURDLE 1. Ifa Abduljelil, OWU, 8.46; 2. Quinton Broomfield, OWU, 8.53; 3. Jack Kaylor, WEP, 8.89 HIGH JUMP 1. Sam Nordquist, MOO, 1.93m; 2. John Petrecca, WOO, 1.93m; 3. Nick Farley, OWU, 1.83m MEN POLE VAULT 1. Mitchell Kendra, WAY, 4.12m; Westin Short, OWU, 4.12m; 3. Jeremy Welsh, WAY, 3.81m LONG JUMP 1. Sam Nordquist, MOO, 6.50m; 2. Griffin Peyton, OWU, 6.47m; 3. Nick Fraley, OWU, 6.11m; 7. Hunter Palmer, WAY, 5.93m TRIPLE JUMP 1. James Steele, WAY, 12.31m; 2. Zach Towner, WOO, 11.97m; 3. Christian Golden, WOO, 11.83m SHOT PUT 1. Mitchell Soviak, MOO, 13.74m; 2. Joey McDonald, MOO, 13.20m; 3. Austin Oberg, WAY, 12.77m

UPCOMING GAMES

Thursday, February 25 PAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Saint Vincent, Waynesburg, Chatham, Thomas More, Bethany, Washington & Jefferson, Thiel, Geneva, Grove City, Westminster - 3 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Andrew Beckman, Sophomore F, Grove City Waynesburg at Wash & Jeff- 2 p.m.

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DJ Ritchie, Men's Basketball Addy Knetzer, Women's Basketball

Track: Harley Moyer, Freshman, Wash & Jeff Field: Jacob Kester, Freshman, Westminster Evan Lesnick, Freshman Westminster

Team Saturday, January 30 SPIRE MIDWEST OPEN Individual Results Only, No Team Scoring

UPCOMING GAMES

Thursday, February 25 PAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Saint Vincent, Waynesburg, Chatham, Thomas More, Bethany, Washington & Jefferson, Thiel, Geneva, Grove City, Westminster - 3 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Track: Elizabeth Donahoe, Freshman, Grove City Field: Marissa Kalsey, Senior, Westminster

February 25, 2016

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Two freshmen crack rotation on veteran-laden women's hoops team

By JOHN LYDIC Staff Writer

Despite a veteran lineup, two freshmen women’s basketball players have contributed to the success for the Yellow Jackets this season in the form of a third place regular season finish in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

Freshmen guards Monica Starre and Julie Deklaven have become regulars during the season in head coach Sam Jones’ lineup rotation.

“It has been a great experience,” said Starre. “I have just really enjoyed it for the opportunity to play and to be on the team. It’s sad that our first year is almost over and it’s gone really fast, but it has been a lot of fun.”

Jones said their contributions have helped make the lineup even better, but it was something his staff was not surprised by.

“They have obviously both been big contributors throughout the year and we anticipated that they would be,” said Jones. “They were both kids that we recruited that we thought these are some girls that are going to get some minutes right away.

They have done a really nice job.”

After making the t r a n s i t i o n f ro m t h e i r respective high schools, Deklaven and Starre agreed there was one big difference in the game at the collegiate level.

“I remember the first few weeks, it was speed,” said

Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Freshman Monica Starre, pictured here in a game earlier this season, has established herself as a point guard off the bench for the women's team.

Freshman guard Julie Deklaven, pictured here in a game earlier this season, has established herself with the Jackets as an outside shooting threat.

Starre. “We had some of those [games] in high school, but every scrimmage, every practice was faster. For me, the pace of the game was quicker.”

The high school programs they each played for were important with contributing to their quicker start, according to Jones.

Ne i t h e r o f t h e t w o expected to see time early on, but they both said the veterans of the team helped with the transition.

“Both of us, we work hard and I came in wanting to play, but I wasn’t expecting to play,” said Starre. “We were just hoping to be there and help a little bit. Coach Jones has helped us and the upper classmen helped us transition and do what we can for the team.”

favorite part. Going through high school it was always my favorite too,” said Deklaven.

The pride for her defense came from high school according to Deklaven.

She faced a teammate in Sahunay Edmonds at Seton La-Salle whom, according to Deklaven had good ball handling skills, which is what allowed her to improve her defense.

Starre ranks second on the team with 53 assists and Deklaven is third on the team, shooting 35 percent from the 3-point arc.

Waynesburg has gone 9-5 in its final 14 games with Starre contributing slightly more than three assists in six of the fourteen games.

According to the two, they have definitely felt more equipped as the season has

The two have seen time in all 25 games this season, but have seen increased roles in last 14 games averaging 15 minutes per game. According to Starre and Deklaven, they have each made contributions in different ways.

“I love passing. I love getting assists, and I know in high school I had this post player and I would drive, dish to her for the assist and score,” said Starre.

“That’s what I really like to do. Towards the end of the season, Addy [Knetzer] and Haley [Delaney] or whoever is in there, we have had some nice plays and for me that’s what I love the most.”

Deklaven on the other hand has enjoyed stopping the scoring.

“Defense is definitely my

progressed.

“I feel like the jitters are out. I still get nervous but once you get in the game they go away,” said Starre. “We know our roles now and we know what were supposed to do and what we need to do.”

Deklaven said the continuity with her teammates has helped ease her into the team.

“I feel a lot more confident.

We have been playing with the girls for so long. We know their weaknesses and their strengths.”

Jones has seen growth from both since the beginning of the season because they have both established and settled into their respective roles.

“Julie [Deklaven] knows that she is going to be on the point guard most of the time and what their strengths

are is how she is going to guard them that night,” said Jones. “Monica [Starre] knows what her role is. She has done a great job, and she’s a point guard. She’s in practice three days ago and she’s got every play in the play book memorized from all five positions and she is reminding people where to go because there are a couple plays that we haven’t run in a month and a half. She’s in control and she knows what she doing. The have both done a good job fitting in and being a part of what we do.”

As Waynesburg competes for a PAC title this year and the years to come, Starre and Deklaven are hoping to help in whatever way they can.

“All of our teammates have said to us, we need to win this first game to get a shot at [Washington & Jefferson],” said Starre. “They all want to win and have that determination. It has carried over to us too, like they want to win and so do we.”

Jones sees a bright future for both of the girls and expects them to become some of the leaders in the near future.

“I think both of them have done a really nice job of fitting in and doing what they have been asked to do,” said Jones. “I just see their roles expanding as they get older and as they get a little bit better. They are both very good, but obviously everyone needs to continue to improve, but they are both very dedicated basketball players.”

Despite small roster, tennis has big hopes for season T&F: Kendra, Steele Harris.

Editorial Assistant All four of the players, according to Christman, The men’s tennis team have worked hard in the begins its season with a fall and through the winter small roster, a new strategy to prepare for the spring of play and a positive season. outlook on the upcoming For Tim Harris, a season. prominent figure on the With only four players on roster, he said the biggest the active roster, head coach goal he has set himself is Ron Christman said it is the winning the Presidents’ smallest team he has ever A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e coached at Waynesburg, c h a mpi on s h ip. B e f ore although, one or two more championships can b e players are expected to reached, however, Harris join the team later in the said he has set personal season. Despite the small goals for the new season. numbers, both “I’m looking TENNIS Christman and to have even a the players better season a r e p o s i t i v e PLAYERS TO WATCH: t h a n l a s t t h e y ’ l l h av e season,” said Tim Harris (Jr.) Harris. “Last a successful season. season I was Jonah Cooper (Fr.) 5 - 2 f o r i n “We’re pretty excited about conference Josh Denham (Fr.) [record]. I’m w h a t w e’r e doing and how looking to get well we’re going to play, but that up so where I’m 7-0, we have to get out there so I’m not losing matches I and do it,” said Christman. can win.”

“Working with the people According to Harris, we’ve got, I’m excited.” having a successful season The small roster currently starts with preparation and consists of two freshmen conditioning. Additionally, Christman spoke highly Harris said he is working of: Jona h C o op er and on his technique during Josh Denham, along with practice through applying sophomore Adam McKnight Christman’s coaching. and team captain junior Tim For the entire men’s tennis

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squad, Harris said practicing returns along with serves, is crucial for making matches quick and successful.

“Honestly, the way the conference is looking, no one can really beat us,” said Harris. “We should be number one.”

Even though Christman and Harris have positive outlooks for the entirety of the season, Harris said both Grove City and Washington & Jefferson will be tougher squads to face.

“It all comes down to us making sure we’re doing what we need to do to win,” said Harris. “We all have the ability to win, it’s just we have to put that ability on the court. I have the most confidence in us.”

To reach the predicted success of the team, Christner said he is applying a strategy that is different compared to other tennis teams. According to Christman, the team’s strategy lies heavily on the old, seldom seen technique of first-strike tennis.

First-strike tennis requires an aggressive playstyle found in both serves and return serves.

“Instead of tr ying to return ser ve four-fo ot behind the baseline we’re

stepping inside the baseline to return serve to put it back on [the opponent] quicker,” said Christman. “We’re trying to take time away from our opponents, is the whole goal.”

With this new style of play comes a different method of serving. The serves itself focuses on putting spin on the balls to make them jump up at the opposing player instead of traveling straight at them, according to Christman. Although some players have seen this type of serve before, said Christman, most players in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference do not know how to actually return it.

Along with this differing style of play, practices for the team are different compared to other teams.

Most practices, according to Christman, do not put much emphasis on serves and return serves.

“They’re talking about how little time, especially on a returners serve, maybe 5-percent of practice time is spent on serves,” said C hr ist man. “ The y s ay now maybe that should be 50-percent. We’re up TENNIS >> C4

place first in field events

Despite the two weeks off, Falvo said the team’s st rong show i ng d i d n’t record is not a surprise,” surprise him. said head coach Jason Falvo.

“Our training plan is Senior Ben s e t a n d w e’r e McAuley gave the f u n d a m e nt a l l y Jackets a boost by s o u n d ,” s a i d placing the fifth Falvo. best overall time Even t houg h for the mile run. the entire team T h e Ja c k e t s ' performed well distance medley Saturday, Falvo relay, comprised said there were of seniors Casey members of Heimberger and the team that Minjock Ben McAuley and impress ed him freshmen Joel Kuzminski that he was not expecting and Patrick Hager, finished to do so before the meet. second.

“I was really excited The Jackets were also led about Joel Kuzminski,” said to victory by sophomore Falvo. “I think he’s going to Mitch Kendra and several shape into a good runner others who performed well for us.” in the pole vault.

Kuzminski, a freshman, Kendra placed first in the h ai l s f rom A l i qu ipp a , event followed by freshman Pennsylvania and graduated Jeremy Welsh and Josh f r o m H o p e w e l l H i g h Olive.

School.

Ju n i or Pre s i d e nt s’ Joining Kuzminski as Athletic Conference men’s runners who stood out for indoor track & field athlete the day, according to Falvo, of the week, James Steele, were freshmen Matt Raineri placed first in the triple and Jacob Pryor. jump.

T h e Wa y n e s b u r g Senior Austin Oberg University men's track & threw the shot put to a field team competes in third-place overall finish the PAC Championships at the classic.

Thursday, Feb. 25.

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Weekly Awards

James Steele

Ju n i or m e n ' s Saturday’s Kenyon indoor track & Classic. field athlete James Steele has also Steele has been been a member of named a Yellow the football team in Jacket Athlete of his first three years the Week for his at Waynesburg.

Steele performances the Steele, a wide past week. receiver for the Steele won the triple Yellow Jackets, played in jump with a hop, skip and eight games and caught jump of 40 feet, 4.75 inches six passes last season as at the Kenyon Classic. the No. 4 wideout for the T h e N e w C a s t l e , offense.

Pennsylvania, native also The men's indoor placed 18th in the long track & field team will jump and ran a leg on the participate in the PAC Jackets’ third-place 4x200 Indoor Track & Field relay.

Championships Thursday, S t e e l e w a s n a m e d Feb. 25. the Presidents’ Athletic The PAC championships Conference men’s indoor are in Youngstown, Ohio, field Athlete of the Week and are set to begin at 3 after his performance at p.m.

Angie Marchetti

Sophomore Marchetti was women's indoor honored this week track & field as the PAC women’s runner Angie indoor track Athlete Marchetti has been of the Week for her named a Yellow performance.

Jacket Athlete of Marchetti also Marchetti the Week for her ran for the women's performances the cross-country team past week. in the Fall semester.

Marchett i ran as a Marchetti was member of Waynesburg’s consistently scoring points distance medley relay team for the Yellow Jackets, as she at the Kenyon Classic. was one of the team's top six That relay team broke runners. the Waynesburg University The women's indoor record by 22 seconds with track & field team will a winning time of 13:12. participate in the PAC T h e H a z l e t o n , Indo or Track & Field Pennsylvania, native also Championships Thursday, added a fifth-place effort Feb. 25. in the 800 and ran on the The meet is in fifth-place 4x400 relay Youngstown, Ohio, and is team. set to begin at 3 p.m.

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February 25, 2016

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD PREVIEWS

Falvo: Injured Guiser 'big loss' at PACs Men seek top-tier championship finish

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

The women’s indoor track & field team will be heading to Youngstown State Thursday, Feb. 25 for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Indoor Championships.

Prior to the season, the PAC released its annual preseason polls. Although the team finished sixth last season, the women were voted to finish in the No. 4 spot this season prior to the beginning of competition.

Tw o o f t h e w o m e n expecting to do well are sophomores Julie Gerber and Angie Marchetti. Gerber placed in the top three in two events at last year’s championships, second in the 5,000-meter run and third in the mile.

Marchetti finished tenth last year in the 800-meter run and was a member of the distance medley relay that finished fourth last year.

Marchetti’s season best in the 800 ranks her second heading into the championships.

Falvo said having junior E m i ly L at i m e r at t h e championships, as she was unable to compete last year due to injury, will benefit the team. Latimer was one of the several mid-distance to distance runners that ran well at the Kenyon Classic, said Falvo as he believes these women can score points for the team.

“Emily Latimer is running be competing today as her fantastic coming off of the strained hamstring that she injury so she is really poised injured at the Kenyon Classic to really do some good things will have her with Falvo on this week,” said Falvo. the coaching side for this S o p h o m o r e A d d y year’s championships.

Knetzer, who placed first Guis er will plan on in the shot put at last year’s rehabilitating her leg as the championships, will not team soon prepares for the be competing outdoor season. b e c au s e t h e WOMEN'S Fa lvo s ai d sophomore G u i s e r ’s INDOOR T&F for ward on inactivity will t he women’s be a “big loss” b a s k e t b a l l ATHLETES TO WATCH: to the team and te am pl aye d he will make We d n e s d a y Julie Gerber (So.) the necessary night in the Angie Marchetti (So.) changes to her playoffs.

Rose Huwe (Sr.) positions in the However, upon relays. the conclusion of basketball, Huwe s aid Hol l and, Knetzer plans to compete who has been doing well during the outdoor season. and believes was going to Senior Rose Huwe said make in impact at the PAC there are several women Championships, will now on the team who’s success know the importance of her leading up to championships events more and will push lead her to believe they will herself harder knowing there score points at the big meet. are some points to make up Huwe mentioned freshman for Guiser’s loss.

Teghan Simonton, Emily Falvo said the goal every and Katie Latimer in the season is to be in the top three distance events, sophomore teams in the conference, on Marla Holland in the sprints both the men’s and women’s and freshman Caity Brooks sides. in the long jump, as some “I think our women’s team teammates she thinks will is one of the strongest in the step up. Huwe also believes conference,” said Falvo. the relays team will finish in After great results at the better positions than last year. Kenyon Classic, the team will Falvo anticipates freshman head into the Championships Cassidy Guiser, who was on with confidence. the record setting distance “Honestly I don’t know medley relay, was going if we have an athlete in the to make an impact in the program right now not doing 400-meter dash and the well,” said Falvo. “I’m just 4x400 meter relay, will not really pleased with that.”

By CODY YANKULIC

For the Yellow Jacket

With the indoor track & field season winding down, head coach Jason F a l v o a n d t h e m e n’s indoor track & field team will head to Youngstown, Ohio Thursday, Feb. 25, to perform in the Presidents’ At h l e t i c C on fe re n c e Championships.

The team had a strong showing in its last meet at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.

The Jackets were able to finish in fifth place out of a field of eight teams and received stellar performances by several individuals.

The team was able to have a solid outing thanks to athletes that performed well on both the rubber and the turf.

Senior Ben McAuley gave the Yellow Jackets a boost by placing fifth overall in the mile.

The Jackets distance medley relay, comprised of seniors Casey Heimberger and B en McAuley and freshmen Joel Kuzminski and Patrick Hager, finished in second place overall at the invitational.

The Jackets were also led to victory by sophomore Mitch Kendra and several others who performed well in the pole vault and various field events.

Kendra placed first in

the pole vault, followed we should be ready for the by freshmen pole vaulters outdoor season.”

Jeremy Welsh and Josh Minjock also has a few Olive. personal goals for the PAC Junior PAC men’s indoor Championships. field Athlete of the Week, “My goal is to place top James Steele, placed first in eight,” said Minjock. “I hope the triple jump.

I can contribute the best I Senior Austin Oberg can to help the team win on threw the Thursday.” shot put to a MEN'S Minjock did third-place n o t mention INDOOR T&F finish on the breaking his own day. record, but Falvo T h e l a s t ATHLETES TO WATCH: believes he will be meet was also able to do it again a momentous Mark Minjock (So.) soon. one for Ben McAuley (Sr.) “Sure, I don’t s ophomore James Steele (Jr.) see why not,” said M a r k Falvo. “The sky is Mi nj o ck , a s h e broke the limit for Mark.” the school record for the While Falvo may see no 60-meter dash for the end in sight for Minjock, he second time this season. is expecting the entire team In what was the team’s to be performing well at the best meet so far this season, PAC Championships.

Falvo said he feels he can “I think everyone will do a rest assured that the team little better,” said Falvo. “We will perform well at the PAC are training and working the Championships. right way.”

“For the men’s side, I feel While Falvo is expecting really good about where his team to perform better we’re sitting,” said Falvo. than they have most of “We’re going to take what the season, he said the we learned from indoor to competition will be fierce outdoor.” at the PAC Championships Minjock is hoping for a and that his team needs to good meet from the team be ready. and also believes a good “We’re always expecting meet will help the team for everybody’s best,” said Falvo. the outdoor track & field “We’re going to get a good season. effort from everybody.”

“I hope the team comes The President’s Athletic out and pushes to the full Conference Championship potential,” said Minjock. is set to take place Thursday, “If w e h av e a s t r o n g Feb. 25, in Youngstown, performance at [the] PAC’s Ohio.

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to about 30 to 40-percent [spent on practicing], so we’re staying ahead of the curve of the other teams in their training.”

Seeing first-hand success of the different method of play, according to Harris, the payoff for first-strike tennis is substantial.

“First-strike tennis is definitely working,” said Harris. “My returns were so good that one of the kids on the other team was like I don’t even know what to do with this serve. My returns were just coming back so fast they just couldn’t get to them.“ Although first-strike te n n is is a su c c e ss f u l playstyle, Christman said one of the challenges of the technique was teaching

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Junior Tim Harris, pictured here in a match last season, is the team captain and number-one singles player for the men's tennis team. players the method.

“You don’t pick up [firststrike tennis] instantly,” said

Christman. “It may actually take a couple years to get to a [high] level.”

Harris also mentioned the struggles newer players may face when approaching first-

strike tennis.

“I think [first-strike tennis] will be effective [for new players] but it’ll take some time,” said Harris.

“They’ll going to have to really practice it and really work hard at it making sure they are getting the concepts. It is something they are not used to and not taught.”

Despite the challenges new players may face with the different strategy of tennis, Harris said he is confident they will adapt because as a team, the method is vital to their success.

“Hopefully [we] take advantage of [first-strike tennis] because if we do, no one can beat us,” said Harris.

“We’ll be untouchable.”

Through utilizing this different method of playing tennis, Christman said he

is positive about the season ahead.

“We think we’re going to be champions,” said Christman, “[The players] are capable.”

In the team's first contest of t h e s pr i ng s e a s on , the Jackets lost to Mt. Aloysius 5-4 on Feb. 20, as Waynesburg forfeited three of the matches.

Harris, sophomore Adam McKnight, Cooper and Denham were all victorious on the day. Harris took firstsingles, while Cooper and Denham won the second and third-singles matches, respectively.

T h e Ye l l o w Ja c k e t s are back in on the court Saturday, Feb. 27 against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

First ser ve is set for 3:30 p.m. in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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those guys in practice every day and being able to learn from them was great. The thought never crossed my mind that I didn’t want to keep playing. I kept the fire going.”

Christner saw him learning and growing as a player as well.

“You could see pretty early on in practice last year that he is talented,” said Christner. “That process last year was good for him. For him coming from a smaller school, you don’t really have the chance to have a daily practice against really good players. He soaked it up and got to learn from different styles of guys whether those were guys being tougher than others or more skilled at the position.”

Christner said the big benefit for Knab was that he never took a practice off and the staff coached him hard.

Now, the sophomore is averaging nine points per game and four rebounds.

Knab has started ever y game for the Jackets during the 2015-16 season and has scored in double figures 10 times in that span with a career high of 16, which he

did twice. the game against Thiel, Not even Knab expected that was a victory for the success to come this soon.

Jackets at home earlier this “I didn’t think it was season. During the first going to happen this fast, half, Waynesburg had the but coach kept telling me lead and defensively, Knab they had a lot of confidence over pursued on a pass in me and told me how to Tomcats’ guard Khari good I can be,” said Knab. Bess, one of the quickest “The biggest thing was me and most athletic guards finding that confidence in in the Presidents’ Athletic myself, and once I find that, Conference, but was able the sky’s the limit.” to tip the ball away and Knab also beat Bess to knew the JON KNAB the ball and increase in ended up minutes was 2015-16 Statistics going coastcoming and to-coast for prepared for 22.7 mpg a lay-in. It’s it.

8.7 ppg plays like “Coach 51.4% fg% that Knab kept telling 4.2 rpg said, that can me last year get his team he expected me to play a lot going. more meaningful minutes,” “That was a big play and said Knab. “I worked at with our system we’re always some things all summer to tr ying for those denial make sure I was ready for steals and if we miss we try that.” to miss by a half a step,” said P e r h a p s J o n’s b e s t Knab. “We know, though, if strengths are his ability to we do miss it our teammate athletically run in transition is going to be right behind and score the basketball. us in help defense and if “I think that’s one of my they get backdoor cuts out best aspects of my game,” of it, we’ll have a guy there. said Knab. “A lot of guys I Everybody has made those guess don’t see me as fast types of plays.” as I am, so I try to use my Going forward, Christner athleticism to get up and expects Knab to become run in transition and score.” something similar to the O n e p l a y c o m e s t o current leaders for the mind to those who saw Jackets, as an influencer,

being vocal and playing hard in both practice and games.

“Jon brings some youthful energy and is learning and seeing how good he can be and you hear his voice a little more now than you did in the beginning of the year,” said Christner. “He’s got a place that’s important and valued on our team and he knows that. He can be a help too for the younger guys like Clay Carper, Glen Hoffman, Nate Gearhart and others giving them the idea that it can be done. It may take a year but they can contribute as well and that’s something Jon experienced and can relay to them. He’ll be a good leader going forward.”

Christner also described Knab as extremely unselfish; a quality he thinks comes from a great family background and faith, as well as, a strong work ethic.

It may not be time to set a limit in terms of improvement for Knab, but it may be time, sooner rather than later, that people around the conference can go out on a ‘wing’ and say that Knab has earned his way to becoming a household name in the PAC.

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student. He’s been a really good ambassador for our program.”

As a multi-year captain of the team, Plansinis has displayed great leadership, and has shown an innate ability to do great things off the ball. Much like Labishak, his greatest contributions don’t show up on the score sheet. If ever I were asked to rate the best box-out men in the PAC, Plansinis would be at the top of my list.

Though he joined the team after his sophomore season, DJ Ritchie’s impact cannot be ignored. Last season Ritchie was a scoring spark off the bench. This season Ritchie exploded onto the scene leading the Jackets in rebounds and tying for the team lead in scoring. One can only wonder what Ritchie could’ve done with four years in a Waynesburg uniform.

Though these four gentlemen were not able to lead the Jackets to a PAC title, they were equally as effective in advancing the program.

This year’s cast of characters was able to check two items

off of the “never done before” list of their head coach.

Defeating Thomas More for the first time in Christner’s tenure with the team and defeating Saint Vincent in Latrobe, Pennsylvania were both massive steps forward for the program. A 10-win season was by no means an ideal one for the program, but the quality of those ten wins is immeasurable.

T he y have re c ante d the beginning of French Montana’s verse on A$AP Ferg’s “Work (REMIX)” for the last time (a team ritual at the beginning of every game). They will hang up their shoes, and barring an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament bid they will never play a collegiate game again.

But do not weep for them, they will not be forgotten.

They will live on in the history of Waynesburg University basketball. Mark Christner’s second recruiting class was in many ways just as unique as his first, and in a few ways just as influential.

At the end of the day, they are the winningest Waynesburg University senior class of this millennium.

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Senior art exhibit showcases artwork from student's time at Waynesburg

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Copy Chief

Beginning Feb. 22, the Department of Fine Arts will be featuring the work of senior Ryan Mayfield in an art exhibit.

Mayfield’s repertoire includes sculpture, animations and drawings with a strong popular culture influence.

“Ryan is really interested in a number of things,” said Andrew Heisey, assistant professor of art.

“He does cartoons, animations, video games and music, and he takes a little bit of all of that to make work based on that.”

The exhibit will feature a wide range of unique items, including a puzzle table made from ceramic tiles.

The table is the focal point of the exhibit, and, according to Heisey, it represents a cause near to Mayfield’s heart. The puzzle table is to raise awareness of autism and encourage donations for autism research.

“It’s a clay table that looks like it’s made from puzzle pieces,” said Heisey. “And what [Mayfield’s] doing is he’s asking for donations for autism research. And if you put a donation in the donation box you can take one of the puzzle pieces with you. It’s a really neat way to create awareness for something

that’s become a big part of our nation.”

Mayfield said that he has become more aware of the difficulties surrounding autism in the past several years, and it has made him more sensitive to the disability.

“My girlfriend’s cousin is autistic and for the last five years, being around him has been a different experience,” Mayfield said.

Mayfield also said that he is especially proud of his sculpture of the video game character, Daxter, because of all of the time and effort that he put into it.

“I had a lot to do [for] it,” he said.

“It took me three weeks to build in and then it crumbled.”

Mayfield said that he had to rebuild the sculpture from scratch, making it all the more rewarding to have it finished and on display in the exhibit.

Heisey said that Mayfield has made a remarkable transition dur-

ing his years studying in the department.

Mayfield has only been an art major for two of his years at Waynesburg University, as he began his college career as an environmental science major.

Mayfield said that he had only a slight idea of what he wanted to do in high school, but taking art classes in his early years of college broadened his horizons.

According to Heisey, Mayfield displayed his artistic talent right away and has developed even more substantially through his extensive practice.

“Ryan has grown so much,” said Heisey. “He’s very hardworking. He’s here at the crack of dawn every day, and he’s working when most people are still in bed. [In] the last year I have watched him grow; his craftsman skills have increased dramatically—at this point, he can draw anything he wants.”

Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

Examples are shown from Ryan Mayfield's senior art exhibit.

Collections from his time spent at Waynesburg are on display for people to see. Paintings, clay sculptures and drawings are but a few of his creations that are on display.

Students grow in faith through Jubilee As end of academic year approaches, new RAs selected

By MITCHELL ROSS

For The Yellow Jacket

This past weekend, an opportunity for spiritual growth presented itself to students who headed to Pittsburgh for the annual Jubilee Conference.

Jubilee is a three-day event hosted by the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO).

Thousands of college students who attend the Jubilee Conference come from the region and around the world for a weekend of worship, workshops and fellowship.

Waynesburg has been involved with Jubilee for decades, continually sending students to the conference.

Russ Schneider, resident director and CCO leader at Waynesburg, attended Jubilee for the 7th time last weekend.

“Jubilee is a conference designed to challenge, call out and disrupt every area of our lives. God is present, the Truth of the Bible and the Gospel is spoken, the Holy Spirit is at work,” said Schneider. “It is a place where we can all learn how to integrate faith into our career, our vocation, our public and private life, how we view the world, and so on.”

This year, 39 Waynesburg students attended the conference, with a couple dozen more coming for the finale on Sunday.

Based on the testimony of students, the weekend had different impacts on each

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

Photo courtesy of Russ Schneider

Approximately 40 Waynesburg University students attended the CCO's Jubliee conference in Pittsburgh last weekend. individual.

For junior youth ministry major Beau Walmer and junior sports broadcasting major Austin Anderson, it was the workshops that peaked their interest the most.

Workshops are smaller sessions geared on more specific topics and vocations. “[My favorite part] was the breakout sessions because they were specific to my in-

terests,” Anderson said.

Walmer added that the workshops offered food for thought for the students.

“All four workshops I attended had speakers that presented something new, whether that was information or something to reflect on,” Walmer said.

S c h n e i d e r, w h o l e d Waynesburg to the conference for the fourth straight

year, agreed.

“Each session I went to, whether I went alone or accompanied a student, was presented well, led by the Scriptures and had speakers crazily in love with Jesus,” Schneider said.

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As time is inching closer to the end of the 2015-16 academic school year, the campus is preparing for next year’s resident assistants (RA). Last week, the RAs for the 2016-17 academic school year were chosen, and on Wednesday they will either accept and sign the contract assuring their commitment to the position or back out at the last minute, giving the position to one of the alternates.

Chris Hardie, assistant dean of Student Services, is in charge of the living situations for students. Hardie and the six resident directors are in charge of the RA picking process – one that takes about a month.

Two interest meetings are held in December so that interested students can discuss the idea over Christmas break with their families.

Then, the RA kickoff event is held the second week back on campus, and the application is open on the myConnect homepage.

Once the candidates fill out the application process, which includes 20 questions, a resume, cover letter and reference, the applicants then join together for a group

interview. The event takes place in the Stover Center, where groups of eight to nine applicants work together in four different stations.

Two of the stations are icebreaker activities where the new candidates get to meet, interact and work together in a positive way.

The week after the group interview, Hardie and Resident Directors (RD) Anthony Jarrell, Chris Kellner, Morgan Lindsay, Russ Schneider, Laurie Steere and Bailey Thorn individually interview the applicants for 15 to 30 minutes. After five standard questions where the faculty will later rank the applicant, they ask several personal questions based on the reference of the applicant or noticeable items on their resumes.

While Hardie said there is no perfect RA, the RD’s and he look for a combination of certain qualities: integrity being the first one, communication, creativity and academic excellence – about a cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher – along with characteristics such as that of an academically focused student.

Hardie said, “RA’s come in all varieties, each with RESIDENT >> D2

Fundraisers to support trips for next academic year start now

By PAUL HICKS

For the Yellow Jacket

With the next academic year approaching, planning for the next year’s Faith, Learning and Service Immersion (FLSI) trips have also begun amongst the student body, specifically in the form of fundraisers.

The Benedum Fish Fry, Soup For Souls, WU’s Got Talent Cocoa Sale, Sarah’s Chocolate Easter candy sale and the Five Kidz Candy Popcorn sale are all fundraisers in which students have recently or are currently trying to earn money to place in their own personal FLSI trip accounts.

Kelley Hardie, the assistant dean of Student Services, is the overall coordinator for these fundraising events and is aware of the financial and marketing successes they bring for FLSI trips.

“In the past these students have proven to be successful with these fundraisers,” Hardie said. “They also once

again allow the opportunity for us to promote or market our future service trips, as well.”

Financial and marketing success through fundraisers is necessary for funding FLSI trips.

According to Hardie, the reason for supporting FLSI trips is not so much about

the need for money but rather the need to exemplify our school’s mission statement to other parts of the country and internationally as well.

“By financially supporting these students to participate in these service trips we are allowing Waynesburg’s mission of faith, learning and service to be shared domes-

tically and internationally through these service trip experiences,” said Hardie.

“So we are allowing students to promote our institution and what we stand for by helping others in need through these service opportunities.”

Amanda Troncone, freshFUNDRAISER >> D2

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February 25, 2016

Students appreciate movie night offerings Jubilee: Students from

across United States attend Pgh. conference

By MARY HOFFMAN Copy Editor

On Saturday, Feb. 20, approximately 40 Waynesburg University students gathered in the Beehive to watch “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two.” The movie night, hosted by Student Activities Board (SAB), is free to all Waynesburg students and included a recently released movie, popcorn and drinks.

Cody Guthrie, chair of novelty and show time for SAB, helps choose the movies each semester and helps plan the movie nights. He said that SAB tries to choose popular movies that students would be interested in seeing.

“It was a great event, a decent show out; I loved the popcorn; we had some great flavors this time,” Guthrie said. “I felt [the movie] was a great choice; we watched the previous one beforehand last year or the year before, so it just made sense to show the second part.”

One of the students who decided to attend the movie night this past Saturday was Madelyn Luhrman, a senior nursing major.

“I was able to watch the movie and still get some studying in. I’m a nurs-

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Kyla Wolper, Yellow Jacket

Shown on both the projecter as well as a TV, students were able to watch a movie hosted by SAB while also being able to study. ing major, I can study anywhere,” Luhrman said. “It’s the only time you’re going to sit around with 50 other college students where they are completely silent and engrossed in the movie, and I appreciate that.”

Luhrman, who is not a member of SAB, believes the committee does a good job of having a variety of movie options and was glad when she saw this one would be playing.

“I think it is one of my favorite movie series, so I’m glad they chose to play it, and it is different from the previous movie nights, so it creates a variety and makes

it more interesting,” said Luhrman.

Luhrman, a frequent attendee at SAB events, said that events like these are successful because there is not a lot to do, and it gives students an opportunity to hang out with friends outside of class or dinner.

Morgan Lindsay, resident director for Denny Hall, agreed that the movie night was successful and well-attended.

“Yeah, it was a really good turnout,” said Lindsay.

“I think the fact that Jubilee was this weekend probably played a factor, but it was still a nice turnout either

way.”

Lindsay believed the movie choice played a role in the crowd of students that watched in the Beehive.

“I think they hosted [“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two”] because it is a really popular book and movie series and this allows students to see it before it is released on DVD,” said Lindsay. “[Students] had a fun time hanging out with friends and enjoying delicious popcorn.”

SAB has multiple movie nights a semester, according to Guthrie, and more are planned for the next upcoming months.

major Lauren Bailey, it was the collective worship that was the highlight of their weekend.

“My favorite part of the conference was the worship sessions,” said Williams. “I love the fact that thousands of college students from many different church backgrounds come together to worship the same God.” Bailey agreed that it was inspiring to be a part of such a large gathering of worshipers.

“I go to a church with thousands of people, but the experience of praising God with over 3000 other students who are in the same stage of life as you is incredible,” said Bailey.

“It was humbling to see so many young adults so in love with Christ and excited about the opportunity to live their whole lives for Jesus. I could definitely feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in that room.”

These students, and the

many other Waynesburg students who attended, expressed their gratitude that they attend a college where opportunities like this are present.

“It is so important to me that [Waynesburg] has opportunities like this. My goal for college is to grow as a person even more so than learning in the classroom,” said Bailey. “I think it is so important to grow in faith and take our relationships with God seriously now. The more I grow today, the more Jesus can use me tomorrow, and that is why I think it is so important to take the opportunities that God presents us.”

Williams added, “It shows their commitment to, “Faith, Learning and Service.”

Jubilee’s attendees said that students considering going to the conference next year should definitely give it a try.

“Jubilee is so worth it,” said Williams. “Just go, you won’t regret it.”

“It’s worth the weekend if you come out of it one step closer to Jesus,” Bailey said.

Fundraiser: Students Club, SAB host Ethnic food fair and band face struggles selling to other college students

By AUTUMN FOUST

Assistant Advertising Director

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man public relations major, has been involved in volunteering with the Benedum Fish Fry and WU’s Got Talent hot cocoa fundraisers and is expecting to be a part of the Costa Rica FLSI trip next academic year.

From the perspective of a student trying to earn money for her own personal trip account, Troncone explained the mindset of other students who may ignore FLSI trip fundraisers: “I just think people aren’t aware of everything that students put into trips because its like we are paying to go help people but nobody is helping us,” said Troncone.

Troncone added that there should be more awareness created from the student body about how students on FLSI trips are paying to go help people for free out of the kindness of their hearts.

“I think people don’t realize that you know, students

want to get involved but money sometimes holds them back, so they are trying to earn money in ways so they don’t have to pull their money directly out of pocket or magically come up with it,” said Troncone.

Troncone, however, understands the personal financial set backs that can hold students from supporting other fellow students who are involved in FLSI trips, “It’s not something I can bribe you to do, it’s something where you need to open your heart and, I hate to say it, but be a nice person,” said Troncone.

Sarah’s Chocolate Easter Candy sale and the Five Kidz Candy Popcorn sale are two ongoing fundraisers that students can still participate in to support other students’ FLSI trip accounts.

FLSI students will also be given the opportunity to sell flowers for spring and summer gardens later this semester in support of their own trips.

Waynesburg University’s Student Activities Board hosted an Ethnic Food Fair during lunchtime Feb. 16.

The event provided a time for students to socialize and eat dishes from more than 15 different countries. A steel pan band and artist Lesley Bowe from Pittsburgh provided music.

The Multicultural Club sponsored the dishes.

The foods included a Greek Salad, a Mexican guacamole and chips, Middle Eastern Koshery, Honduran Catrachas Hondurenas, Italian stuffed shells, Polish halupki, Japanese Style curry with rice, African curry with rice, Italian meatballs, Chinese crab rangoons, Vietnamese spring rolls and pilan, Jamaican pork, Korean Kimchi soup and Korean Tteokboki rice.

There was also a variety of desserts including Guatemalan Horchata, Chai fruit tea, French chocolate mousse and Slovak Kolache.

There were many participants that helped cook the food. Graduate Assistant Ryan Smith prepared the

crab rangoons, Yujin Oh and Sohee Park cooked the Korean cuisines, senior Nermeen Bushra cooked the Koshery from the Middle East and Waynesburg local Tri Han cooked the Vietnamese spring roll and rice and the Chai fruit tea.

Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, believed the event was a success.

She said, “This year there was a lot more people and a lot more food.”

Sara Carpenter, president of the Multicultural Club and a junior business management major commented on the event.

“This event is a great cultural exposure to Waynesburg’s faculty, staff and students. Multicultural Club helped contribute several dishes,” said Carpenter. “Our members love being able to showcase a taste of their heritage. Overall, this event brought forth a great turnout and many students look forward to this event every year, including myself.”

Students said they enjoyed the food fair.

“It’s nice to have different ethnic cuisines come together so that we can experience culture by sharing

Kyla Wolper, Yellow Jacket

Briana Hedlund gets a plate of food from the different tables, each filled with various ethnic dishes and socializing with friends,” said Casey Wiltshire, a senior business finance major. “The overall event is definitely a success. We can take the time out of the day to listen to music and taste flavorful food.”

Sohee Park, a junior economics major, commented on her personal experience at the Ethnic Food Fair.

“I’m pleasured to make Korean foods with my friends and I enjoyed introducing my culture and

foods to this Waynesburg University event,” said Park, a foreign exchange student from Korea.

One attendee said the ethnically diverse experience was unique.

“It was a good opportunity that enabled us to try different foods that we normally wouldn’t be able to try,” said Holly Berkey, sophomore accounting major. “I was amazed there were so many different kinds of food.”

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a different skill level” and compared the RA staff to an athletic team – one where the individuals come together so there is a complete system.

Hardie also said that the RA position is something students need to be proud of because the ideas that RA’s follow go hand in hand with Waynesburg University’s statement of faith, learning and service.

The process of picking the RA’s, which is more work on the faculty side as compared to the applicant side, takes about a month from the time the application is open to the time the RAs for the next school year are announced.

But, the students do benefit from the application process.

Hardie said the reason behind including the resume and cover letter is so that the students have experience in creating the documents because it mirrors real world experience. When applying for jobs after graduation, they could possibly have their resume already completed and simply add to it instead of having to make their first one.

After interviewing all 49

applicants, the RA’s for next year were announced on Feb. 19. Going from 49 applicants to 36 – Hardie’s ideal number every year when picking RA’s – is a tough process, said Hardie, especially when there are several students that just missed out on being selected.

However, Hardie said there are alternate RAs who will be available if something were to happen and an RA needed to step down for personal reasons or because they were not fulfilling their duties.

Freshman Josh Olive was chosen as one of the RA’s for Thayer Hall next year and is excited and looking forward to signing his contract next week and stepping into his RA roll next year.

“It will help me out in the future when it comes to education, definitely, with just managing people and learning how to deal with certain situations,” said Olive.

The process for current RA’s reapplying for next year is slightly different from that of a new applicant. Current RA’s wanting to return next year started the process by applying, but had individual presentations before joining the new coming RA’s during

the group interview.

In these presentations they described the experiences they had from the following year, the new things they learned throughout the year and the things they struggled with and needed to work out throughout the year, amongst other things.

For the current RA’s in Thayer Hall returning next year, they can discuss the positive impact they left on the current freshman class.

Olive said he was positively influenced by the RA’s in Thayer Hall – he had great remarks to make about all of them. Olive said he looks up to the upperclassmen that helped him through his first year and hopes that one day he will be able to make an impact on someone in the same way.

“Zac Yonko and Austin Anderson [made a difference to me] because those guys seem to take time out of their day to just sit down and have a conversation with you,” said Olive. “Another guy would be [Charles] Cook: he made it really easy to transition [in]to school.

Because here’s this senior and he’s acting like your best friend already, it was really cool.”

The current RA’s who applied to return for next year were then involved in the group interviews but played more of an outside role looking in and helping the new applicants get comfortable during the process.

With his own experiences with the RA’s in Thayer Hall, Olive’s main reason for applying for an RA position was the friendships that are built. The RA’s not only get to interact with one another, but they are encouraged to engage with the students in their respective dorms.

Cook, who is a senior biology major with pre-medical intentions, only has two more months until he completes his second and final year as an RA. “I became an RA because I wanted to make a difference,” said Cook. “I knew how much my RA, Jake Shultz, impacted my life for the positive, and I wanted to help the young students coming to school in the same way.”

Cook became an RA, as inspired by his roomer RA, and has now started the path for Olive.

Olive said he believes he can help others by interacting with them on a personal level.

“I can definitely make them feel welcomed here because I know coming six hours away from New Jersey, even though this campus felt like home right away, I was still hesitant about it because I was so far away from home,” said Olive. “I think I’ll be able to bring that to the table for people, [to] let them know that if they need someone to talk to I’m here.

And basically make them feel like [they are at] home, feel like Waynesburg is a good place to be.”

Olive said next year he hopes he can be “like a big brother someone can go to” when he is taking on his role as an RA. Just as with other extracurricular activities, being an RA is a time-consuming commitment. The RA’s have to be on duty at least one night a week – and one weekend a month – along with having different trainings and events they take part it.

When students leave for break, the RA’s close and reopen the halls for the students upon their arrival, amongst many other things they do.

Olive, who is a member on the cross country and track and field teams and is also a

student tutor, said next year adding the RA responsibilities won’t be easy, but that it will be manageable. He said it will be something that he will have to adapt to, but he looks forward to the experience.

Like Olive, Cook was involved in different events that made the RA position tough between football and ROTC, but Cook said after getting the hang of it from “trial and error,” he was able to settle in and enjoy his job watching over Thayer Hall.

He said he would do it all again and concluded advice for the new RA’s for next year.

“Stay on top of it and talk with your RD. Keep a well managed planner, and try not to push things off ‘until tomorrow.’ You will quickly [get] sick under all of the things that you need to do.

Establish and maintain a professional/developmental relationship with your RD’s.

They will guide you in times of stress, when you are lost, and they are there to push you on. My RD, Russ, has greatly aided into my professional and spiritual development, as well as being a resource I often go to when I just need to speak my mind or release some emotional stress.”

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Item in a ‘60s drug bust 7. Marshal Tito, for one 11. Friendly address 14. Make effervescent 15. Queen’s place 16. Move on water 17. Generic City Hall dog?

19. Caustic chemical 20. __ Toy Barn: “Toy Story 2” setting 21. Japanese volcano Mount __ 22. Guzzle 24. Half a prison?

26. Suffix for profession als 28. Toon who often wore a Metallica T-shirt 29. Why some seek a cer tain cactus?

32. Bacchanal vessel 33. Rested 34. Choler 35. Essay on meditation?

39. Arboreal critter 41. “__ believer!”

42. Icon with a curved ar row 45. Eschew medical atten tion?

49. Certify 50. LAX stat 51. “Let her not say __ that keep you here”: “Antony and Cleopatra” 53. Language from which “julep” is derived 54. Centrifuge site 56. Rosamund’s “Gone

Girl” co-star 57. Green beginning?

58. Fighter whose stock greeting affects 17-, 29-, 35- and 45-Across 63. However, to texters 64. __ dixit 65. Shape, as dough for cloverleaf rolls 66. Strong desire 67. Lacking a date 68. Adam, of the “Bonan za” brothers

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prayer wheels 2. Cousteau’s concern 3. Oxymoronic skiing con dition 4. All-encompassing con cept 5. Gillette brand 6. “Empress of the Blues” Smith 7. “The Tudors” sta.

8. Actress Tyler 9. GPS datum 10. Frost output 11. Eponymous South American leader 12. Beamish?

13. Warning words

18. Upbeat 23. “Obviously, right?”

25. Their colour is affected by melanin 27. Fare on a flat tortilla 28. __ test 30. Master 31. Roofing sealer 36. One of a biblical trio 37. Global financial org.

38. Tournament elimina tion point 39. Diplomatic case 40. Dutch landowner in colonial America 43. Court action 44. Bony 45. __ pin 46. Pluto’s Egyptian coun terpart 47. Alternative to de

Gaulle 48. Buster who portrayed Flash Gordon 52. Uncalled for 55. Canaanite deity 59. Decide 60. Lee side: Abbr.

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FILM REVIEW: DEADPOOL'S GAMBIT PAYS OFF Marvel does it again

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

I went into “Deadpool” with cautious optimism. After all, 20th Century Fox had the reigns to this prima donna, the same studio that had flopped not one--not two-but three “Fantastic Four” films with flying colors, tarnished the character of Daredevil for over a decade and gave Elektra a stench that studios are still afraid to go near. Let’s not forget “X-Men: The Last Stand” either.

Add in Fox’s reluctance to give a director sole control of his own film--as evidenced by 2015’s “Fantastic Four” debacle--and you start to lose a lot of respect for Fox and become suspicious of everything they produce.

In comes “Deadpool,” a script that Fox managed to sit on for seven long years, and you start to wonder if Fox has the guts or the decency to let the character run his course the way only Deadpool can: unabated and unlimited.

My cautious optimism was not ill-founded but, you can rest easy. Deadpool is everything he should be, played all too effortlessly by a Ryan Reynolds that I’ve never

seen before. Reynolds has proved millions wrong-not just those who doubted his acting ability, but those who doubted that “Deadpool” could be a box office success.

In a weekend, “Deadpool” had already blown away the record for best opening weekend for an R-rated movie handedly. In less than two weeks, “Deadpool” has become the highest-grossing “X-Men” movie in the United States.

“Deadpool” wasn’t sup-

posed to succeed, no matter how much money was thrown into it. If January post-Oscar buzz is the cemetery of Hollywood projects, February is the morbid funeral gatherings that follow.

Neither holds enjoyment, and everyone has the same expectations for them.

“Deadpool” has taken a gambit and won the golden ticket. There’s nothing to see in theaters in January or February. That’s a lot of itchy wallets ready to spring on a

decent attraction. Throw a movie like “Deadpool” in the ring and people charge for the theater entrance like it’s Black Friday.

“Deadpool” has no competition in theaters right now. Desperate studios that threw a project together for a February release hoping for a quick buck are getting shellacked by a movie that decided to buck the system and do what it wanted when it wanted, R-rating or February release be damned.

It’s admirable, but more importantly, it works. Deadpool is a lovable character for so many reasons, and always has been. Watching “Deadpool” is like watching a rebellious and unashamed comedian spout off whatever he wants and doesn’t give a flower petal what anyone thinks about it. His will is impenetrable and unbending. He’ll catch bullets with his torso if he has to, but he will not quit. Deadpool is the guy who will continue to run himself into a brick wall until he breaks through just to prove to you that he can. He’s unrepenting and unrelenting. If you don’t like him, there’s the door. Deadpool’s gonna Deadpool and if I were him, I’d Deadpool, too.

By ZACHERY ZALAR

For the Yellow Jacket

Not only has "Deadpool" finished with the largest opening weekend ever for a movie in February, but it's currently pacing the crowd in openings for an R-rated movie, period.

Ryan Reynolds and his pet project are the proverbial kings and are out in front of the crowd singing WHAM! at the top of their lungs – because we all now know why the band earned the exclamation point.

On the heels of the movie becoming a giant – it’s projected to now make close to $900 million – Hollywood decided to green light a couple of other R-rated superhero movies and give us a “Deadpool” sequel already.

While movies such as “The Matrix” and “The Hangover” are in striking distance of “Deadpool” as far as total gross, it may not be able to catch up with “American Sniper” or “The Passion of the Christ,” both highly regarded and high grossing films.

All of this is great, but the main achievement of “Deadpool” is the heights it has reached with only a $58

million dollar budget.

While that may seem like a lot of money, you have to remember that movies today in the superhero genre are routinely handed $150 million dollars and some – such as FOX’s own “Fantastic Four” – don’t even make their budget back.

To go ten times over is quite the achievement for a movie that needed to trim eight million from the budget just a year and a half ago or risk the project getting canned anyway.

Even now, after the movie has reached as high as it has, Ryan Reynolds and T.J. Miller are still pumping out promo videos that are downright hilarious as standalone pieces.

There has even been a movement to get Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool to host Saturday Night Live. the advertising, the opening monologue?

That sounds like a game changer to me.

So, in honor of Deadpool, why are you still reading this?

Move on.

Go to the next article.

Read Tim’s review of the movie.

It’s better than this piece.

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The 58th annual Grammy Awards aired on Monday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. featuring some of the largest names in the music industry. According to their website, the Grammy Foundation was founded in 1988 “to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture.”

Performances from Monday night included “All I Ask” by Adele, “Heartbeat” from Carrie Underwood, Miguel with a rendition of Michael Jackson’s “She’s Out of My Life” and “Out of the Woods” by Taylor Swift.

Lionel Richie was awarded with the MusiCares’ Person of the Year and was honored with a tribute performed by Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan and Pharrell Williams.

According to Grammy.com, Richie responded with the honor by saying, “I’m really very proud of this. As far as I’m concerned, this is the highest honor in our music business because it means you have a career. You’ve survived the journey, if you will.”

Meghan Trainor went up against Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly, James Bay and Courtney Barnett to win the Best New Artist award.

This is Trainor’s first Grammy award. In 2015, “All About That Bass” was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year but was beat by country artist Sam Hunt. Trainor’s first Grammy award could be attributed to her most recent album, “Title,” which has sold over a million copies to date and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge took the win for Song of the Year with “Thinking Out Loud.” Up against top songs such as “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar, “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift, “Girl Crush” by Little Big Town and “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa, Sheeran’s song placed in the Top 40 for 19 weeks until finally hitting the No. 1 spot. Sheeran also claimed his second Grammy award for Best Pop Solo Performance with “Thinking Out Loud.” Although nominated eight times before since 2013, these are Sheeran’s first Grammy wins.

Taylor Swift’s album “1989” won the Grammy for Album of the Year against competitors Alabama Shakes, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton and The Weeknd. Swift is not a new face in the music industry, having been nominated for 19 Grammy awards without a win and has won 10 Grammys since her start in 2008. This year, Swift took home three of those Grammy awards: Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, both for “1989,” and Best Music Video for “Bad Blood.” She was nominated for three other awards this year: Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, all with song hit song “Blank Space.”

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars beat Swift for the Record of the Year award with “Uptown Funk.” The two also won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. These bring Mars’ Grammy award total up to four with 16 other nominations since 2011. Ronson’s Grammy total is at five but only has had three other nominations since 2008. The duo’s “Uptown Funk” has been nominated for other awards, including MTV Video Awards’ Video of the Year, Best Pop Video, Best Collaboration and Best Direction with one win for Best Male Video.

Kendrick Lamar took home five Grammy awards this year with only two other previous wins in 2014. He was nominated for seven Grammy awards in his debut year, 2013, but did not come away with a win. Lamar’s album, “To Pimp a Butterfly,” brought in a win for Best Rap Album. He also won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “Alright.” Lamar, with Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat, won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “These Walls.” Swift and Lamar won Best Music Video together for their performance in “Bad Blood.”

Other notable mentions for awards are Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” which brought in two Grammy awards for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song, Chris Stapleton who won Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance for “Traveller” and The Weeknd’s win for Best R&B Performance of “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” and their win for Best Urban Contemporary Album with “Beauty Behind the Madness.”

Source: www.grammy.com