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Officials say SmartEvals effective as new system of evaluation

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

Feedback gathered from students about their academic experience is essential to Waynesburg University, according to Dr. Marie Leichliter-Krause, associate dean for first-year programs.

“Just as students receive feedback on every assign-

ment that you do in class, instructors want to have feedback from their students,” said Leichliter-Krause, “because this is how we improve. We want to know what students are thinking; we want to know how we’re doing in the classroom.”

For years, Waynesburg relied on the paper system, SUMMA, to gather feedback

All-Organization Meetings a way to organize WU clubs

from students at the end of each semester. But when the university learned that the SUMMA company was going under, they had to find an alternative.

Leichliter-Krause, along with Graduate Assistant Ryan Smith and an entire Professional Development Committee, was tasked with researching and choosing

the new evaluation method.

Leichliter-Krause and Smith were tasked with consulting faculty on their specific needs for the new evaluation method—along with the needs of the registrar, IT capabilities and the needs of the rest of Waynesburg’s administration.

After a great deal of research, the university de-

cided to try SmartEvals for a ‘pilot’ test last semester.

Now that all is said and done, Leichliter-Krause said she was pleasantly surprised by the university’s first experience working with SmartEvals.

“I thought it was very successful,” she said. “Our rate of usage—the students really were using SmartEval. Con-

sidering your generation, always on their phones—you are users of computers; you are a digital generation, and so the fact that we have gone from a paper system to a system that will be digital—this is definitely a change that I believe is in the right direction.”

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Bonner: 'It's what made me who I am.'

Bristor affirms little-known meetings help communication

Roughly eight years ago in Waynesburg’s Student Senate, all organizations on campus had to send a Student Senate representative to speak on behalf of their group. In order to get their allocation, they had to attend a certain number of Student Senate meetings.

By MATTIE WINOWITCH Managing Editor Bristor was working in Student Services at the time and At Waynesburg University, thought this procedure left a the main way for students to lot of gaps. get involved is through ac“Typically what would haptive participation in student- pen would be that all of the led clubs and organizations. organizations would meet on However, with over 60 active the first week of school, and organizations on campus, they’d need a Senate represometimes things can get a sentative,” said Bristor. “More little hard to keep track of. often than not, standing in for For Associate these meetings was Dean of Students assigned to a new Pat Bristor, partially B E H I N D T H E freshman student SCENES managing these orwho didn’t really An occasional series ganizations is part know what was goof her daily job. One ing on.” way she manages to After brainstormeffectively oversee all of the ing with Skip Noftzger, the active groups on campus is former vice president of Stuthrough monthly All-Orga- dent Services, Bristor came nization Meetings. up with the idea of holding Around noon during All-Organization Meetings.

All-Organization Meetings, This way, there wouldn’t be presidents and other execu- any miscommunication. tive equivalents of each group “What we truly wanted on campus can be found, was for there to be more of a typically with an agenda and connection with the organizaa prepared lunch—courtesy tions,” Bristor said. “By meetof Student Services. At these ing with the president or whomeetings, which Bristor sin- ever is in charge of the club gle-handedly runs, budgets, gives a little more value to the policies and other issues are meeting as opposed to when addressed. To Bristor, this is the Student Senate representaeffective. However, it wasn’t always this way.

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Photo courtesy of Adrienne Tharp, Photo Illustration by Shon Meade

Adam Jack, front, second from right, was part of one of the first Bonner Scholar classes at the university. A few years after the program started, Jack and his fellow Bonners took this photo with Mr. and Mrs. Bonner.

Adam Jack's time as Bonner Scholar continues to guide life today

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

A Bonner Scholar only spends four years in the Bonner Program. But, as Adam Jack can attest, those four years have the potential to shape the rest of their life.

That’s certainly true for Jack, who said his time as a Bonner and at Waynesburg University, in general, has had a tremendous impact on his life since graduation. As a result, he has a great deal of fondness for the university.

That’s why he never left.

Jack entered the university in 1994 as a baseball player and Bonner Scholar, finished his four years with the Bonner Program in 1998 and graduated in 1999 with a dual degree in public service administration (which today is criminal justice administration) and biology.

Now, Jack is the chair of the Criminal Justice and Social Sciences Department, the chair of the Business

Administration Department and the director of Graduate Criminal Inve st i g at i on , in addition to his role as a professor.

He n e v e r Jack left because he believes the university is significantly responsible for shaping him.

“I tell potential [students], I know for a fact I would not be here today and be in the position I’m in and be as accomplished as I feel like I am or be the man that I am today if not for Waynesburg,” said Jack. “The caring and compassion that I was shown by people while I was here – I try to give that back to students because it’s what kept me here and it’s what made me who I am.”

Jack was a member of one of the very first Bonner classes at Waynes-

burg University, but despite a distance of nearly 25 years, the program is not drastically different.

Jack said things were a little less structured when he was a student, and a few requirements have been added since he graduated. But the essence is constant.

“Same program, same mission, just [wasn’t] as defined in what you have to do and how you log things,” said Jack.

When Jack was a student, instead of testing out a variety of service sites, he worked for a brief time as a tutor and then found a home at the Corner Cupboard Food Bank, where he stayed for much of his time as a Bonner. He “fell in love” with the site, just as he did with the university itself upon his first visit.

He originally intended to go to Slippery Rock University, where his mother worked and his two brothers had attended.

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Student overcomes Asperger's diagnosis to chase college goals

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

He has always been different.

As a child at recess, the swings made him happy.

He’d spend the whole time there if he could, and he was lost when they were snatched before he had the

chance. One day, he decided to memorize a Beatles song while swinging in bliss. He was 8.

Fire drills were the worst. The shock of the sound and the unbearable ringing in his ears gave him fits.

He was one of the kids

who received the privilege of knowing exactly when they would go off so he could plan

Photo courtesy of Austin Anderson

Ryan Schwertfeger, left, was diagnosed with Aspergers as a kid.

for them.

He befriended the teachers and faculty of his Oakland, New Jersey, elementary school because he got along better with older people.

While his peers discussed the latest Backstreet Boys single with great delight, he pondered the musical genius of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

At the urging of a family member, his parents had him

checked out.

Ryan Schwertfeger was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Not the ideal scenario, but it definitely could have been worse. After all, Asperger’s is known for being on the higher functioning end of the autism spectrum.

According to the Autism Spectrum Education Network (ASPEN), the syndrome doesn’t really have an impact on affected indi-

viduals’ mental capacity, as most people with Asperger’s actually exhibit a normal to higher IQ. However, while individuals with Asperger’s don’t suffer in intellect, they often portray deficiencies in their social life.

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NEW COFFEE SHOP IN TOWN

WU HISTORY LESSON

Carlisle's Coffee and Sandwich Shop celebrated their grand opening by inviting the community to a ribbon-cuttin ceremony.

Read the start of the Yellow Jacket's new series about the history of various buildings around campus. This week, Hanna Hall's story is told.

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HISTORY MADE WITH 1,000 POINTS

STUDENTS AIM TO START BOWLING CLUB

Women's basketball junior Addy Knetzer became the seventh player in program history to score 1,000 career points last week.

A group of Waynesburg students intent on beginning a bowling club on campus is going through the process of attempting to start the organization.

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Public relations students receive awards Survey assesses satisfaction with PRSSA recognized triple, quad rooms for student By: JOE SMELTZER Staff Writer

On a college campus, students have many decisions to make regarding living arrangements, and those conditions can be even more complicated when more than two people are residing in a room.

To help get a grasp of what students would want in triple and quad rooms, Waynesburg University has decided to allow students to give their opinions, through online surveys. “ Tr ip l e s a n d Q u a d s (rooms) are offered on an annual basis, for typical occupancy overflow,” said Jessica Sumpter, assistant dean of student services.

Although the rooms are available on a yearly basis, the specific amount of rooms varies by the year.

“It’s not the same amount of triples and quads this year because the rooms that triples and quads are placed into are designed for two students,” said Sumpter. “It’s ultimately designed for the occupancy overflow when we’re in need of having more beds in our resident’s hall.”

Every year, students can try for Triple and Quad rooms through an application process. Similar to oncampus houses, the multiperson rooms are awarded based on credits that the students have at the time of the application deadline, and that applies to upperclassmen dorms.

To help the university, as well as the students them-

selves, a survey was sent to students for feedback.

“I sent out a survey to current triple and quad residents this year,” said Sumpter. “Just asking some basic feedback on room setup.

We are not getting three sets of furniture, plus a couch, fridge and bathroom within space that was designed for two people.”

At Waynesburg, there has not been a consistent room setup that has maximized the space needed for triples and quads, according to Sumpter. As a result, room settings have many variations, and the university regularly experiments to find the best layout to maximize space.

Sumpter relies on feedback from the students to make these decisions.

“Whenever furniture’s being moved, there may be damage to the carpet, there may be damage to the bed,” said Sumpter. “I know that there’s been some feedback from residents that don’t like the couch because it takes up too much space. We’re just looking for feedback to try and gain a consistent setup for all triples and quads.

The feedback will considered for the Fall 2017 semester.

For Sumpter, a big reason for the student survey is that the students know what they want when it comes to their rooming situation - she said a survey is the best way to gain insight.

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growth and milestones

By CHACE JOHNSTON

For the Yellow Jacket

Winning awards is not an unfamiliar feeling for the Waynesburg University Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Chapter.

Last week, they accepted the Public Relations Society of America Pittsburgh Renaissance Chapter of the Year award and also, for the fourth consecutive year, accepted the Star Chapter Status award.

Waynesburg’s PRSSA Chapter President, junior Maura Fenske, felt that event itself was both rewarding and intimidating due to the atmosphere. “[It was a] great experience, but it was also a little nerve-wracking because of how many professionals were all in the room at the same time,” she said.

Fenske said that this achievement only sets the stage for more. As president of the chapter, she hopes to accomplish a successful “PR Week,” an event that falls in April, and to re-implement the Chapter's high school initiative program.

Additionally, she said, a challenge for her as president next year will be working with a completely new executive board, as several active members will be graduating this spring.

Fenske said the most satisfying thing to her is when

Photo courtesy of Cassidy Graham

The Waynesburg chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America was recognized once more as Chapter of the Year by a parent chapter in Pittsburgh. people realize they love public relations. When she joined the chapter, she had multiple student mentors that noticed that she “lit up” about public relations, so she loves interacting with freshmen that also have that passion.

She decided to join PRSSA because Richard Krause, chairperson for the communication department and assistant professor of communication, always talked about the “buy-in” and about how important being a member of PRSSA was as public relations student.

Krause believes that the chapter receiving the award was beneficial in a variety of ways.

“Accepting the award was a great experience, not just for [us], but for the whole university,” he said.

Krause added that he

had current students and alumni that were working the event. He said that just getting to see the alumni working the event was important to him, on top of receiving the award.

The Chapter was founded in 2010, and Krause said that in 2010, he would have never thought about achieving as much as the chapter did in its seven years of existence.

Krause said that he splits his goals for the Chapter into short- and long- term.

His first short-term goal was to receive a star chapter status award—which has now been achieved for four consecutive years. In addition to that, two students have received Gold Key Awards, which is the highest honor that you can get out PRSSA chapters.

The Chapter also hosted a Regional Conference last

April.

For now, Krause is focused on several long-term goals, including the Chapter’s presence at National Conference, and producing an issue of FORUM, the national PRSSA newsletter.

The most satisfaction that Krause said he gets out of what he does in the chapter is that he loves seeing an 18 year-old come in and grow in to a young man or woman in the field.

Krause added that if Waynesburg was going to maximize its potential in the public relations industry, it was essential for the university to get involved with PRSSA. For more information about getting involved with PRSSA, students can contact Krause at rkrause@ waynesburg.edu , or reach out to Fenske at fen7280@ student.waynesburg.edu.

Ed. dept. guides students to jobs after graduation

By TIFFANY MORGAN Editorial Assistant

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PANCAKE FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT GUATEMALA TRIP

Students attending the Guatemala mission trip this summer hosted a pancake breakfast last Wednesday, Feb. 1. The money earned from the event will benefit several individual students in their attempts to raise enough funds to participate in the popular trip.

Graduate counseling intern brings global perspective to sports psychology

By ANTONIO PELULLO For the Yellow Jacket

This semester, the Waynesburg University Counseling Center is home to an intern who has traveled a long way for her education.

The intern, Sports Psychologist Zenzi Huysmans, is from Swaziland, a small country located inside of South Africa and bordering around the country of Mozambique. Soccer is the prominent sport of the culture, and limitations are put on education there.

For Huysmans, education was always available, due to her parents teaching with the United World College of South Africa (UWC). She

Huysmans was accepted to Duke University for her undergraduate degree and now is completing her Master's degree at West Virginia University.

Director of the Counseling Center Jane Owen helped establish a relationship with West Virginia University

for psychology interns to earn practicum hours with Waynesburg University.

“Usually students are here for two semesters and then when they are ready, getting ready to stop usually to write their dissertations,” said Owen. “[The previous intern] brought [Huysmans] up to be introduced.”

Every week Huysmans meets with Owen to improve her practice and get professional advice.

“I think she is great, she sat in a session with me this week not an athlete, and was very impressed with her session skills,” said Owen.

When Huysman was young, she swam, but soon realized that she didn’t enjoy

the individualism.

Once Huysmans learned about team sports she soon made the transition and played basketball, soccer and volleyball.

“In the English Primer League I am [an] Arsenal fan. In the NBA I am Spurs fan, but more of a Tim Duncan fan,” said Huysmans. “He is Mr. Fundamental. That is how I play when I play basketball; its all about the fundamentals.”

Huysmans works with mostly athletes in her sessions but wants to use sports for more than just a game.

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As students in the Waynesburg University Education Department prepare to enter the job field, they have a number of options to find teaching positions.

The Pittsburgh Education Recruitment Consortium Job Fair (PERC) is the biggest opportunity for students in the Education Department to scout for potential jobs. The Career Services Department helps Waynesburg students sign up for PERC, where an estimated 28 universities come together in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, for the annual event.

Employers from all over the country attend PERC and give students the opportunity for their “elevator speech,” which is a brief pitch given to a future employer.

Every student in the department is given the opportunity to find a teaching position anywhere on the map. Education majors are encouraged to attend this program because it aids them in jumpstarting

their career and allowing students to get their foot in the door.

Director of Career Services Marie Coffman encourages all students in the department to take the opportunity to go to the PERC. “It’s just good exposure to go and start talking about yourself and why you would be a good fit for their school district,” said Coffman.

Some students that are grounded to the tristate area end up being substitutes for a period of time until they find an opportunity to seek a job. Coffman has helped those students get started with temporary positions in Greene County and close to Waynesburg.

“This area is oversaturated with education majors and there are not enough teaching jobs, but I keep hearing this is going to be a better year for that and many teachers are starting to retire now,” Coffman said.

Yvonne Weaver, chairperson for Education Department, accompanies the students that attend the annual PERC. She helps encourage PERC >> A4

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Clubs: All-Org meetings help keep Evals: After SUMMA goes under, university turns to online assessment student leaders, budgets on track Continued from A1

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tive would just stand in.”

After the All-Organization Meetings officially began, Bristor said she started meeting with presidents of the organizations about once a month to see how things were doing and to go over any policies and procedures.

“The group of students that meet during [the All-Organization Meetings] have helped me to make decisions about allocation processes, budgeting and other student activity meetings,” said Bristor.

Another difference between the old Student Senate meetings and the ones that Bristor spearheads is that there are no penalties for those who choose not to attend. Before, by not attending a certain number of Student Senate meetings, organizations could lose large parts of their allocations.

“There aren’t any penalties

Leichliter-Krause and Smith both expressed enthusiasm for the new digital system, and said the change comes with many benefits.

“It’s more environmentally friendly,” said Smith.

“Obviously switching from paper, going from each individual student for every class, to being all online is saving reams and cases of paper.”

While the committee originally worried that the digital aspect of the SmartEvals would actually cause a lot of students to forget to submit evaluations, Leichliter-Krause said that the feedback was phenomenal, presumably because the system allowed students to respond on their own time.

This, in addition to the more detailed questions and room for comments, allowed the

Dakota Keefer, Yellow Jacket

Once a month, Associate Dean of Students Pat Bristor leads a meeting of all student leaders at WU. for not attending my meetings,” Bristor said. However, Bristor said those who do choose to attend are not only getting a nice lunch and a chance to meet with other student leaders, but also a lesson in fiscal responsibility.

“Prior to two years ago, organizations didn’t know

how much money they had.

It wasn’t very visible to the students,” Bristor said. “I’m not trying to control what people do, but I’m trying to make sure that they’re being fiscally responsible. Rather than just giving people money, we’re teaching them a valuable life skill.”

university to collect a plethora of feedback data—more than the SUMMA ever allowed.

“SUMMA is that same question set for every department,” said Smith. “But what SmartEvals does was working with Waynesburg University on specific questions for your departments.

So more tailored questions for your specific major – they are more relevant to the student that took that specific course, rather than some vague question. So that’s another huge benefit that we’ve seen.”

Leichliter-Krause added that the flexibility of SmartEvals questions can benefit all levels of the educational structure at Waynesburg.

“SmartEvals will not only allow us to tailor specific to the major; there are multiple levels,” she said. “It will allow us to have the department chair level, where the

department chair can have very specific questions for their needs—but the faculty level, as well. So, an individual professor can have questions that they want to include. So, there are really three tiers of specificity that SmartEvals allows, which goes far beyond the abilities of the SUMMA.” So far, Leichliter-Krause and Smith both feel that the change—while unexpected—has worked out very positively for the university.

Leichliter-Krause said that SmartEvals is a dynamic program, and with the input from faculty and students, can be improved even more for the Spring 2017 semester.

“Any university is always looking at assessing themselves and making sure that they continually improve and showcase what they really do well,” she said. “And so, that’s a big piece of this process.”

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with other students. Instead of telling a pencil thief to give it back, he went straight to the teacher with his complaint. He was the tattle-tale.

As a child, he struggled to connect with his peers. Now a senior at Waynesburg University, he still does. *** Austin Anderson is one of those people who is heard before he is seen. His infectious laugh echoes throughout the fourth floor of Buhl Hall at Waynesburg University. It’s a laugh that often is funnier than the original joke.

His short-sleeved polo and cargo khaki pants are usually wrinkled – and not just a little. He pounds on the keys of his PC while taking notes in each class and has been known to spin the front strands of his dirty blond hair in a circle when he has a free moment from typing. He rectified this tick through the use of stress balls.

The Elgin, Illinois, native regularly bursts into the room of the school’s student newspaper office to discuss his Chicago Cubs with the sports editor, barely taking a second to catch his breath.

Anderson’s enthusiasm and knowledge of sports translates well to the radio, where he can be heard announcing Waynesburg University sports with enough energy packed into his tall frame for everybody in the studio.

It wasn’t always that way.

Even at the age of 2, Anderson had yet to say any words. His family soon found out why, and his condition was graver than Schwertfeger’s diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome. One doctor suggested that his family have him institutionalized—there was nothing medically that could be done to help, and he was better off at the hands of professionals to increase his quality of life.

After being told Anderson had a severe form of autism, his parents desperately sought another opinion.

Fortunately, they got one.

A doctor in California diagnosed him with NeuroImmune Dysfunction Syndrome, which is a deficiency that prohibits the brain synapses from functioning correctly. The recovery lasted several years, consumed a lot of time and wasn’t guaranteed to work.

But it did.

From a child who couldn’t communicate to a senior set to graduate with a degree in communication, Anderson’s condition healed fully. He doesn’t notice any lingering side effects.

He also has been room-

mates with Schwertfeger since the beginning of sophomore year.

Schwertfeger’s bed is tucked perfectly. No wrinkles, and the pillow lays perfectly at the center of the top of his bed. Anderson’s bed sheets lay in a ball on the floor, his mattress easy to spot.

Sticky notes are aligned neatly and spaced perfectly on the shelf above Schwertfeger’s desk, each one with a different day of the week and the listed activities that need to be accomplished.

Schwertfeger is a planner.

He needs to know; he needs to be ready for anything. He needs to have an outline; he needs routine.

He keeps a jug of ultrapasteurized milk in his room. This futuristic product can be kept at room temperature until the seal is broken-just in case the power goes out or he can’t go to the store, and he wants a bowl of cereal.

A note in his phone calendar reminds him to eat lunch and dinner.

Despite their apparent differences, Anderson believes he understands Schwertfeger more than other people can due to past experience.

Both Anderson and Schwertfeger struggled with many of the same issues. They had a tough time making friends throughout elementar y school. However, Anderson saw remarkable growth in that aspect and left many of his social problems behind.

Despite this growth, Anderson can still appreciate much of the struggle that Schwertfeger still faces.

He gets his quirks – things his other college friends struggle to wrap their heads around.

“A lot of Ryan’s control can be seen in how he decorates the room,” said Schwertfeger’s freshman roommate

Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

While many people with Asperger's Syndrome do not have a college degree, Ryan Schwertfeger has overcome his diagnosis and found success in college. popcorn and leftover Krispy Kreme doughnuts should be nuked are staples of the Schwertfeger wonderland.

In his senior year, he decided to bring a small tree into his upperclassmen dorm as the “third roommate.” He even held a naming contest for the third roommate. Leaf Ericsson was born.

He left notes for himself all over the room that helped him organize and plan his day in the most efficient way possible.

These quirks grated on Wicker during the first couple months of their roommate relationship, and he was often left asking, “why?”

The ‘why’ eventually came. Schwertfeger decided to spill the beans about his diagnosis because he could sense John was becoming frustrated—a choice that he reflects on now and sees as a positive. Wicker feels the same way.

W h e n S c hw e r t f e g e r shared his story, Wicker was finally able to research and learn about his roommate.

He began to understand how and why Ryan thought about certain things.

Wicker understood that

According to the Autism Society, 35 percent of young adults between the ages of 19-23, who appear on the [autism] spectrum, have not possessed a job or postgraduate degree.

John Wicker, who’s now a senior.

The two parted as roommates following their first year at Waynesburg but remain close friends to this day.

There was always a lot of evidence suggesting Schwertfeger’s influence in the small confines of the Thayer Hall dorm room, but there wasn’t much to show that Wicker inhabited the same space.

Posters of the Beatles and Chris Christie campaign signage, a massive American flag that stretched across the wall directly behind the TV and Post-it notes on the microwave detailing how long

Schwertfeger’s intentions were almost always pure and positive, but his way of communicating and thinking didn’t always follow social normality. However, knowing the intentions and perception of communication made a huge difference for Wicker, and he also learned a lot regarding the way Schwertfeger processes information.

He knew that sarcasm and tongue and cheek comments weren’t always appropriate around Schwertfeger, because whatever the comment, it was likely to be taken literally.

When Schwertfeger started to become more up-front

about his Asperger’s Syndrome, other friends also began to understand, and it led to much less frustration.

They were able to see why he often smothered them with invitations and took it personally when they didn’t always have time for him.

Good friendships are things that he was never used to. He always fit in more with the older crowd. To have a group of friends was a novelty and exciting for him, but he had trouble knowing how much was too much.

At the same time, when he realized that he was pushing too hard, he had difficulty understanding how to avoid pulling back completely.

They worked on it with him, and he’s become much better at reading social cues.

But one thing that still drives his friends crazy—his meticulous planning of everything. *** “My version of fun is that everything goes according to plan,” said Schwertfeger.

Very rarely does he do something that could be considered remotely spontaneous. Wicker was shocked when Schwertfeger accepted an invitation to join a group of people at KFC for dinner with only a couple minutes of notice.

However, his expertise with planning often makes for great experiences with friends.

“It was one of the best trips I’ve ever been on,” said Anthony Conn, an alumnus of Waynesburg and good friend to Schwertfeger. Conn and fellow classmate Mitch Ross visited Schwertfeger in New Jersey for several days, and as one could imagine, every detail of that trip was planned out.

When the two arrived to the Schwertfeger residence, all the meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner, of every day were posted to a cabinet in the kitchen. Two gifts were sitting on Schwertfeger’s bed, and Schwertfeger made sure that no time was wasted.

“My biggest pet-peeve is when people don’t respect my time,” he said. “I hate when there’s no plan.”

His friends have learned that importance. In fact, they understand that they need to approach things differently with Schwertfeger than they would some of their other friends. They need to be direct without any hint of condescension as well as understand that he lives by his sticky note schedule and respect that he’s still learning how to be spontaneous.

After all, he became an important member of the student body, and his time is valuable. A sticky note on his desk even says so. On this particular Tuesday the note reads: “Student Senate.” Schwertfeger loves the Student Senate, or at least he should, considering he’s the president. *** Bang! Bang!

The gavel pounded on the table with authority.

“Let’s get started! We have a lot to cover today!” announced the president.

He became president after coordinating an elaborate campaign. Waynesburg students would be lying if they said they weren’t aware that he was a candidate.

He ran ads in the student newspaper, passed out pens with his name and contact information and created a five-minute campaign video outlining his plans to make Waynesburg a better place for students. That video can still be found on YouTube today.

He smiled and fakelaughed at a sarcastic comment made by one of the senators, grabbed an orange pen with his own name on it and pointed to the secretary.

Time for roll call.

Schwertfeger has demonstrated a passion for politics since he can remember. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity were staples of his radio diet from the age of 4.

He’s won every election for any position he’s run for on the Student Senate

throughout his four years at Waynesburg—elections that require his peers to vote for him. Between middle school and high school, he went one for six when he ran for elected positions.

Although his goal still remains of being a small-town politician, perhaps even the mayor of his Oakland, New Jersey, hometown, Schwertfeger saw the specific reason why he was elected president.

To inspire.

According to the Autism Society, one percent of the world population can be found somewhere on the autism spectrum. In the United States, the rate is even higher. Most striking, 35 percent of young adults between the ages of 19-23, who appear on the spectrum, have not possessed a job or postgraduate degree.

Schwertfeger is out to shatter that narrative.

While covering an autism convention story for the student newspaper, Schwertfeger ran into an older gentleman. They got to talking, and he asked the man why he was at the convention.

“My son was recently diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome,” said the man.

“How did you take the news?” asked Schwertfeger.

“The doctor’s said that we need to come up with a plan to give him the best quality of life as possible. He won’t have a lot of friends, and he won’t be very popular, but we can get him to be a contributing member to society.”

“Well sir, you’re looking at the Student Senate president of Waynesburg University, and I have Asperger’s Syndrome.”

The man was taken aback but didn’t really say much.

Schwertfeger likes to think he ran home and told his wife, but he also feels that this encounter may have been the reason he was elected in the first place: to give hope to those experiencing a similar situation.

Schwertfeger understands he’ll never be the most popular and he’ll never have a ton of friends. But he also understands that he doesn’t need to be the most popular and he’s happy with the high quality, not quantity, of friendships he’s made at Waynesburg.

Ryan Schwertfeger is not defined by autism. It’s an obstacle.

He learns and adapts like everyone. He possesses strengths and weaknesses.

People who don’t reside on the spectrum have strengths and weaknesses.

Wicker summed up Schwertfeger’s Waynesburg experience in one sentence.

“He’s learning to be comfortable with himself and receive acceptance, just like we all are.”

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February 9, 2017

Waynesburg chemistry club receives two national awards

By MITCHELL KENDRA Copy Editor

In October 2016, it was announced that the Waynesburg University chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter received two awards: the “Outstanding Award” and the Green Chemistry Student Chapter Award.

This is the fifth consecutive time the Waynesburg chapter has received the “Outstanding Award,” and the ninth overall, according to faculty advisor Dr. Evonne Baldauff, chairperson for the Chemistry and Forensic Science Department.

The chapter received the awards based on its activities during the 2015-2016 academic year.

After every academic year the student chapters submit a year-end report that includes all information, from how the organization is run to how it does service and outreach to its professional development. Baldauff said the report is very comprehensive.

“I don’t think there is anything that we do that they don’t want to know about,”

she said.

This is the first time the chapter has received the Green Chemistry Student Chapter Award.

Senior Kristen Wilson, president of the Waynesburg University ACS Chapter, said that the recently created award was made with the purpose of being smarter and safer with the substances and chemicals used. She said the idea of green chemistry is a growing part of the field, which is why the chapter decided to become more involved with it.

The award requires that the chapter must perform three events considered green chemistr y events throughout the academic year. Senior Brandon Bosley, vice president of Waynes-

burg ACS, led the green chemistry last year and has made major contributions to the chapter’s success, said Wilson.

A chemistry secondary education major, Wilson found out about the university’s chapter and realized it would beneficial to get involved with the chemistry department and to know more about what is going on in the field. She said the focus of the chapter is to provide opportunities for students.

“Our big goal is to provide opportunities for the community and the school to learn more about science and to see what we all do down in Stewart by providing demos and hands on activities,” said Wilson on the chapter.

Wilson said her own personal goal is for the chapter to bring the chemistry students together to learn more about opportunities such as graduate school, jobs, internships and current research in the field.

Baldauff, the faculty advisor for the ACS chapter on Waynesburg’s campus, said the program is always looking for improvement.

“We want to find new ways of engaging both our members, our potential members and our audience,” said Baldauff.

Baldauff said her role as the faculty advisor is to encourage the students through the process.

“I try to be present and available for them as they need,” said Baldauff. “I try

Athletic staff reaching for new goals in academia

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN

News Convergence Editor

Obtaining a degree at any level can be an exhausting task for anyone. But for several Waynesburg athletic staff members, pursuing a master’s degree in addition to teaching and coaching a collegiate course or sport is a daily task.

For five Waynesburg coaches/graduate assistants—Stephanie Benkowski, senior women’s administrator and head women’s volleyball and lacrosse coach, Jason Falvo, head track and field assistant football coach, Jacob Fleegle, men’s basketball graduate assistant, Gennaro Bonaventura, men’s wrestling and women’s lacrosse graduate assistant and Dr. Randy Pettit, assistant athletic director and strength and conditioning coach—double duty is a reality.

All five of these staff members are pursuing a degree is athletic administration and coaching.

Photo courtesy of Dave Miller

Stephanie Benkowski, head women's volleyball coach and lacrosse coach, is also seeking a degree in athletic administration and coaching.

Passion and drive to gain knowledge in the field is what drove Falvo to begin seeking his degree. He said everyday is a balancing act between his coaching schedule and coursework; and time management has been key.

“It’s something I am very passionate about and always

looking to educate myself,” said Falvo. “Becoming an athletic director is something I would love to do in the future. I am excited to gain the knowledge of what needs to be done administratively and how I can apply it to my day to day job.”

For Benkowski, who also

teaches Fiat Lux and Life Skills: Volleyball, at the university, the degree comes with the added benefit to her coaching style. She hopes that this experience will help her become a better coach and an asset to the Department of Athletics.

“I don’t think I’ll gain anything outside of that [knowledge],” said Benkowski.” I’m growing as a person and I’ll be able to help my team more because I am gaining a better understanding of millennials.”

Bonaventura, who immediately had to adapt to the work load of graduate courses after obtaining his undergraduate degree from Waynesburg, took some time to adjust to his new lifestyle.

“Some struggles I faced were adjusting to how much work you have in grad school,” said Bonaventura.

“Once you manage your time the right way, everything works itself out. You have plenty of time to get everything you need done.”

But Benkowski also has a family at home to balance in addition to her teams and courses. She credits her family for her ability to complete the degree.

“I don’t see my family very often but I think if I didn’t have the support of my family, I don’t think I would be able to balance it very well,” said Benkowski. “Everyone helps out.”

Falvo, Bonaventura and Benkowski have all emphasized the importance of time management and balancing work with other responsibilities.

Bonaventura is huge advocate for putting in the hard work in order for significant things to happen.

“If you really want to achieve something then do it,” said Bonaventura. “Always set your goals high and dream big. If you put the work in and work hard good things will come to you. It won’t be just handed to you.

You have to be willing to put the work in and work hard.”

Dorms: Admin. looks to improve triple and quad living situations Continued from A2

Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

NURSING STUDENTS PROMOTE HEALTH ON CAMPUS

Senior nursing students give a presentation Tuesday, Feb. 5 in the Stover Campus Center to students about the sugar content of many soft drinks and other products, and the impact on health.

best to hear from the students directly why students want to live in a triple,” said Sumpter. “I think that there may be more than one friend that [a student] is wanting to live with, so that allows you to do that whenever you are awarded a triple or quad.”

Sumpter said there are also financial benefits that come with triple and quad rooming.

She said this could contribute to the appeal of the slightly more crowded living situation.

“There is a reduced cost to the triple and quad rates,

comparative to the double rates, so I think that’s one of the reasons that a lot of people end up choosing to look at a quad or a triple,” said Sumpter.

One thing that Sumpter would stress to students is the need to be sure that they are comfortable with who they are with, saying it is especially important in a triple or quad arrangement.

“The space is designed for two people, and we fit more than that in [the room],” said Sumpter. “I think that people have to be respectful of their roommates and be able to know who their living with and understand that it is a tight space.”

to encourage them and help them to kind of be more visionary and think about how more broadly we can get other people involved and what areas we can embark upon that we don’t already do.”

Wilson said that chapter awards are another type of motivation for the chapter.

“It pushes us to continue to grow as a chapter and become even more active and provide more opportunities for our students as well as the community,” said Wilson.

The ACS chapter will attend the 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition April 2-6, where they will receive their “Outstanding Award” and will present their chapter poster that includes information about the chapter from the last two years.

PERC: Ed. Dept. provides seminar options Continued from A2

and guide them through PERC to give them confidence in talking to multiple school districts.

Because the event can be overwhelming, Weaver helps students develop a plan.

“I stress to our students to have a plan before you go – take a look at the districts that are going to be there, the states, the districts, what you are interested in and have a plan,” said Weaver.

“If you go and see this convention hall full, it can be a little overwhelming, so I try to stress to them, you go with a plan, think it through ahead of time, take a little time and do your homework because it’s more beneficial.”

In addition to PERC, Weaver holds a seminar called “I’m Graduating, Now What? The next session is scheduled for Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. in Alumni Hall.

Weaver recruits around six different principals, vice principals and superintendents from the closest counties to talk to education students about how to deal with interviews and other parts of the teacher realm.

Weaver said that similar to PERC, the administrators are always excited to speak to students.

“They’re willing to come and help and teach, it is just part of what they’re made of as teachers and that’s how they started - someone took the time to get us started in the profession so now it’s helping the young people and giving back,” Weaver said.

Jack: Career path, Bonner experiences intersect Huysmans: Intern has traveled a long way Continued from A1

othy Thyreen speak at a church service about the mission of Waynesburg and what was happening at the school. He decided to visit, and he was sold.

T hat m iss i on , f ait h , learning and service, is something Jack still has great appreciation for today in his personal and professional life.

After graduation, Jack earned a master’s degree and graduated from the Police Academy and went on to become a full-time detective.

But he began his second career as a professor in 2010, a decision he arrived at with his wife, also a Waynesburg graduate, when their daughter was

born with special needs.

“The life of being a fulltime detective on top of being on call all the time, being at major scenes all the time – it just wasn’t very conducive to being a good dad and a good husband,” said Jack. “For me, I didn't want to look back and have regrets. I think some of that comes back to the morals and ethics and compassion you get from a place like Waynesburg.”

Now, Jack continues to work as a detective for Greene County and the crime scene investigator for the Borough of Waynesburg on the side.

And, even during the interim between Jack’s graduation from Waynesburg and his full-time return, he worked as an adjunct professor and helped with

other projects at the unviersity.

Along the way, working in both law enforcement and at Waynesburg, he’s discovered that the mission of the university and, in particular, the mission of the Bonner Program align well with working as a police officer or related occupation.

“Public service relates directly back to what Bonner Scholars do,” said Jack.

“One of the things we try to get across to our students here that I learned from a place like this and from Bonner is modeling that Christian behavior and service-first attitude.”

Not only do the aims of Bonner and criminal justice align, but Jack says the missions of Bonner and of the university mesh perfectly.

“It is exactly what’s en-

grained in our DNA here,” said Jack. “It is our mission, faith, learning and service, that’s exactly what the Bonner Program is.”

For a short time around 2014-15, Jack served as the interim Bonner Director at Waynesburg, allowing him the opportunity to get back to his roots in the program and experience what’s new today.

It’s obvious to him that Bonner is still a natural fit at Waynesburg. He gives a great amount of credit to Thyreen and his colleagues for having the vision to start the Bonner program at Waynesburg, just as he credits the program for guiding his life.

“It is a program we are so proud of here, that I’m so proud to have been a part of,” said Jack.

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for social change,” said Huysmans. “So at home, I think that can be a good thing— just creating youth programs that are sport-based that can help change kids’ lives.”

While Huysmans's skin is white, she has been the minority in school for much of her life.

This impacted her transition to the United States, Huysmans said.

“That was an interesting switch when I came to the [United States], always being the minority population to becoming the majority. I found that quite uncomfortable actually,” said Huysmans. “There is always a surprise first when they hear

my name, that I am from Swaziland, and if they haven’t met me yet the assumption is that my ethnicity is not Caucasian.”

It was an uncomfortable transition, something that Huysmans didn’t enjoy, as she want to identify with her real home and not her ethnicity. “[I would] get automatically locked in as being a white American but I am not,” said Huysmans “I wanted to maintain my identity because I am not American I am proud where I come from.”

Huysmans has become homesick so far away from home and still views her home as Swaziland and views home as home.

“I still live there in my opinion; I am just here for school,” said Huysmans.

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Carlisle's Coffee and Sandwich shop officially opens to public

By MATTIE WINOWITCH Managing Editor

Mitch Kendra, Yellow Jacket

Caitlyn Carlisle, co-owner of Carlisle's Coffee and Sandwiches, spoke during the shop's ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 6 out of thanks for community support.

Carlisle’s Coffee and Sandwiches, a new coffee shop on High Street in Waynesburg, opened their doors bright and early at 6 a.m. on Feb. 6. While the owners were originally expecting a quiet morning to ease them into their opening day, customers immediately rushed to the doors to check out the new shop.

A majority of these customers were college students from Waynesburg University who were highly anticipating a new place to study and hang out with friends.

According to sophomore biology student Payne Wissler, Carlisle’s atmosphere is one to be admired.

“I am really excited for the coffee shop because it is a much-needed place for students to gather,” Wissler said. “The space is really inviting, especially the big tables, which are perfect for working on homework or having a meal with friends.”

After spending some time in Carlisle’s, Wissler said a space like this has been longawaited in Waynesburg, especially from the perspective of the university students and local workers. He hopes that it continues to grow and add more businesses to High Street’s repertoire.

“Before it opened, the only places like Carlisle’s were in Morgantown or Washington, so it’s nice to be able to walk to a coffee shop rather than drive,” said Wissler. “Hopefully, the shop continues to thrive and inspires other business owners to invest in downtown Waynesburg.”

While they were open and ready for customers at 6 a.m., Carlisle’s wasn’t officially put on the map until six hours later during

their ribbon cutting ceremony. During the ceremony, a line was almost out the door as customers eagerly awaited their coffee and lunches.

With about four workers preparing food and handling the money, things got chaotic fast. During his speech, Archie Trainor, a representative from the Greene County Commissioners office, said there’s real value in having such few workers.

“The fact that only four employees are working today means so much to us,” said Trainor. “Big businesses you get 500 to 1000 workers, and the next day they close so you get that many unemployed people. This way, all who choose to stay here are from our area and are being sustained by our area.”

Many of the other members of the community who spoke, including representatives from Pam Snyder and Camera Bartoletta’s office and the Waynesburg Borough Council.

All three agreed that the community could and will benefit from such a place as Carlisle’s and wished the new business much success within the community.

One speaker in particular, councilwoman Lynn Snyder, summed up the new business in very few words: “[Carlise’s] has taken Greene County by storm,” said Snyder.

Caitlyn Carlisle, the co-owner of Carlisle’s Coffee and Sandwiches, gave a few remarks during the ribbon cutting ceremony. Covered in paint from finishing construction and smiling ear to ear with pride, she had nothing but gratitude for the community.

“I am so surprised and thankful that we had this turnout today,” Carlisle said. “We hope we can give to the community as much as they’ve welcomed us.”

SCI Greene to take Love in the air for High Street businesses shops in transfers from Local offer sweet deals closing Pgh. facility for Valentine's

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

State Correction Institution [SCI] Pittsburgh is scheduled to close in the coming months, and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is in the process of determining the fate of inmates and programs at the facility. Local institution SCI Greene can be expected to take on a large portion of the responsibility.

Amy Warden, press secretary of the Department of Corrections, said there is not a lot of information yet, as the transition is still in the early stages. But she said that while the department is currently unaware of the exact number of inmates and staff members being transferred to SCI Greene, it can be con-

firmed that a certain amount will be coming because of the convenience in location.

“The plan of the agency is to relocate the inmates across the state,” said Warden. “Given the proximity of Greene to Pittsburgh, there will certainly be [many inmates transferred]. The transfer of programs there will also be high, given the proximity.”

While an official timetable has yet to be set, SCI Pittsburgh should be completely closed by the end of June 2017. The Department of Corrections originally expected some difficulty in the transition, according the Secretary John Wetzel[1], but after further thought and organization, decided SCI PittsJAIL >> B4

Bowlby Library saved residents over $1 million in 2016

Library allows community to access materials at lower cost

By CODY YANKULIC Editorial Assistant

Movies, magazines and books—all three cost money and if purchased together, would cost around $50.

Thanks to the Bowlby Public Library, the cost of all three is much lower for consumers.

In 2016 alone, the community library, located on Bowlby Street, has saved their patrons a total of $1,246,000.

The savings, said Public Relations Spokesperson Kathy Douglas, were brought about

by Bowlby utilizing their resources.

“We have been very effective,” said Douglas. “We have to keep our name out there and keep promoting.”

The library, said Douglas, has lots of areas to help residents save money, and not just when it comes to books. Movies, magazines, high-speed Internet, printers, young adult, adult and children’s programs are just some of the ways the library has helped their patrons save over a million dollars.

According to Douglas, the programs are meant to be a resource to those who don’t have as much money.

“We try to make these things available for the families that can’t afford to go to LIBRARY >> B4

Day shoppers

By RACHEL MANGAN Editorial Assistant

As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, Waynesburg residents are eager to find the perfect gift for their special someone. High Street’s local businesses provide a wide variety of options for finding the gift for each person’s other half.

Whether they’re a fan of chocolate, flowers, custom made t-shirts or even comic books, there is something for everyone at Waynesburg’s local businesses.

For those in search of satisfying their sweetheart’s sweet tooth, 5 Kidz Kandy has them covered. According to owner Kristy Vliet, their inventory includes everything a sweet-toothed partner could dream of.

“5 Kidz Kandy offers a variety of candies, nuts, and popcorn along with nuts, coffee, tea, and ice cream,” said Vliet.

In addition to the variety of sweet treats 5 Kidz Kandy has to offer, Valentine’s Day has prompted some other offerings from the popular candy shop.

First, any orders that were placed before Feb. 4 received a 10 percent off discount. In addition to the regular assortment of candies offered, there will also be a Valentine’s special of chocolate-covered strawberries, strawberry towers and heart-shaped candy boxes along with the regular candy boxes. The highlight of the heart shaped boxes is they are custom filled.

Vliet said this can be very convenient for the picky partner or for someone who prefers a specific assortment.

“If your boyfriend, girlfriend, fiancé, or spouse loves peanut butter candies, you can fill the box with a peanut butter candy assortment, or a wide variety of

Mattie Winowitch, Yellow Jacket

5 Kidz Kandy is known for its sweet treats, so for the Valentine's Day season, they are fully stocked with everything customers may be looking for. From cookies with sayings to customizable candy boxes, they have it all.

This way, customers like Blanford Fetterman can feel the love.

candies tailored to the candies your partner likes,” said Vliet.

The custom heart boxes come in a range of different colors and can be filled with any candies the customer would like to fill in the number of empty spaces.

Another business offering a special Valentine's Day sale is The Four Horsemen Comics and Gaming store.

The Four Horsemen sale caters to someone’s inner geek, having a sale of 15 percent

off board games, although the business is most well known for the table-top gaming nights and comic books.

The jewelry stores and florists along High Street will also be expecting big crowds around Valentine’s Day, as they are popular stops for the season.

The Perfect Arrangement Inc. is selling bouquets specially designed for Valentine’s Day and will be featured in its own tab on

vtheir website. The Perfect Arrangement is a familyowned and operated business much like the other local businesses along High Street.

The Artbeat Gallery is another one of the local businesses offering a big Valentine’s Day sale discounting everything in the store at 20 percent off.

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EDITORIAL

Use library resources

February 09, 2017

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

That is the slogan for Riverwinds, a community center in my hometown back in South Jersey.

My entire life I’ve taken that to be the most cliché saying I know. Growing up, it was on countless shirts, banners and other objects.

I always heard the message, but I never listened to it.

However, this line has affected me much more throughout my college life

than it ever did my first 18 years back home where I saw it nearly every day.

In today’s world, people are quick to jump on others they see protesting or demonstrating in the streets.

They’re categorized as lazy and entitled. They can’t accept reality as it is, so they’re lashing out like little kids.

The thing is, at least they’re standing up for what they believe in.

As an American, I believe the Constitution is one of the most beautiful documents ever constructed.

Purely American ideals were designed specifically to create a government where the people watched over them.

Within the Constitution,

many rights are granted to the citizens of the United States, including the right to bear arms, the freedom of religion and, equally as important, “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

How can it be that protesting now has such a nasty taste in the mouths of many around this country? It is one of the first five rights conceived when this country was born, right?

There is a difference between protesting and rioting – don’t get me wrong. I recognize the violence that can sometimes occur appears to transform the mission of the

gathering.

But don’t let that fool you, the right(s) a group protests for or against are to be heard and always important.

This instantly makes me think of Tomi Lahren, a television and online video host employed by “The Blaze.” In her Final Thoughts segment of her show, she has often criticizes those who protest for any reason. Protests on Wall Street, Donald Trump, Colin Kaepernick and the like.

In reaction to those who participated in the Women’s March that took place across the country and the world shortly after Trump’s elecSee PROTEST on B3

Music possesses psychological importance MATTIE WINOWITCH Columnist

There’s something about music that really takes me back.

If I listen to a song with TPain and Lil’ John, I’m immediately on the dance floor of a middle school activity night slinging a Nerds rope while furiously pumping my fist.

If I listen to a throwback T-Swift ballad, I’m suddenly back to my first breakup. If there’s a memory I wanted to relive, music can take me there within a few verses.

Music is a time machine.

Now, I wouldn’t necessarily label my middle school activity nights and harsh breakups as things I’d want to relive using a time machine.

But if I needed to (for some God-forsaken reason), I could. And that’s all thanks to déjà vu.

Déjà vu, which is a French term which literally means, “already seen,” is a psychological phenomenon when, due to certain stimuli, it can cause someone to feel like they’ve been somewhere or done something in the past.

Whether or not you’ve actually done the thing you’re remembering is questionable, but déjà vu is basically all in your head.

The science behind déjà vu involves having at least one of your senses stimulated by something familiar.

For example, the smell of cookies baking in the oven could take you back to grandma’s house.

Or maybe you’re travelling abroad in France and walking on a nice sunny day while eating gelato.

This may cause you to think you have reincarnated from a past life as a fancy Parisian. In reality, your brain is just making the connection between smells/temperatures/tastes. Disappointing, I know.

There’s a whole lot of science-y stuff and brain lobes

and neurons that go into déjà vu, but I won’t bore you with those details.

All you need to know is that déjà vu is something we all experience at least once in our lives. Going back to music, in honor of 2017, iHeartRadio just released a compilation of songs that were released 20 years ago.

Listening to that playlist made my brain explode with nostalgia and déjà vu. However, it also made me realize something: Music is really important.

If music is powerful enough to charge our senses and cause us to transport to See MUSIC on B3

Many useful tools for students go unnoticed

Last week, several staff members of the Yellow Jacket went to a class knowing that we were going to have a guest speaker talk to us about an upcoming research assignment.

When we got there, we realized we had seen Librarian John Thompson before, but we didn’t realize how much of a help he would be on our research topics.

He took us through several different subscription databases and showed us how to find the passwords for each.

But more importantly, he showed us great techniques for searching certain phrases and keywords that were relevant to our topics.

Walking out of the class, many students expressed that they had no idea about these databases before the class period, which is unfortunate to say the least, especially considering many students in this class are juniors and seniors.

Had we known about this earlier in our careers, it would have made things much easier at every level. There is plenty of high quality, scholastic sources that we, as students, have access to because of these databases, and we feel that students may be under-informed in this regard.

Thompson then revealed that Waynesburg University spends $150,000 a year to secure these database sites, which also came as a major shock.

Not only did many students have no idea about this area, but we also found out that the school is spending a substantial amount of money to keep them.

Therefore, we believe there should be a much bigger push to make sure that all students are knowledgeable of these tremendous resources earlier in our collegiate careers.

For many of the students that will soon be graduating, it seemed wasteful that there were an incredible number of academic resources at our fingertips without us knowing.

Thompson did a fantastic job explaining some of the ins and outs of true academic research to us through showing us how to search, narrowing down our results, organizing our information and making sure the information we did find was relevant to our stories.

For the school to really get a solid return on investment through these databases, more must be done to inform freshmen of this.

We believe that any freshmen-based class should be required to use these database resources in some capacity in whatever class they may be. At the very least, they should be required to be familiar with what the school has to offer.

Students pay a ton of money to go to college and, therefore, the money should be stretched to its fullest extent.

The amount of information–good information–on these sites should not be wasted.

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BUILDING OUR CAMPUS

Hanna serves as reminder of humble beginnings The following is an overview of the history of Hanna Hall as part of the Building Our Campus series.

By TIFFANY MORGAN Editorial Assistant

On the National Register of Historic Places since 1979, Hanna Hall is home to the University’s Department of Business Administration, and features a state-of-theart stock trading lab.

After receiving its state charter in March of 1850, the college, under the leadership of its first President, Joshua Loughran, began construction on a permanent structure which would define the physical campus.

During its first two years of operation, the school had held the men’s classes in the Hayes Building and later, Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The separate female department held its classes in the First Baptist Church during this time.

Originally known as “New College”, Hanna Hall was completed in the simple, Federalist style in 1851.

It was a three-story, rectangular, red brick building measuring 70 feet by 50 feet and featured a gabled roof with a wooden bell tower. The original floor plan initially had the first floor divided into four offices and two classrooms.

The second floor featured a chapel and library, and the third floor housed two literary society halls, Union and Philomathean, with additional libraries.

When construction began on Miller Hall in 1879, “New College” became known as “Old College”. Since 1896, when Presbyterian minister Rev. William Hanna of Canonsburg funded a new slate roof and other improvements, the building has been known as Hanna Hall.

President A.B. Miller said of Hanna Hall, “…there is no reason why it [Hanna Hall] may not stand for hundreds of years, and it should be sacredly preserved as significant of the humble beginning of the institution…”

Among the campus buildings of the first 10 colleges in the United States to offer degrees to women, (Waynesburg was number six in granting degrees to women), Hanna Hall is the 2nd oldest still standing and in use.

Along with the history of Hanna Hall, another historic characteristic is the bell. It was cast in 1875 and it proclaimed each new day of learning at Waynesburg University.

The bell was removed a century ago because it was too heavy for the structure in Hanna.

Today the bell is on display between Hanna and Miller

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Hanna Hall was completed in 1851 and was the first building on Waynesburg's campus.

Hall to preserve the history.

Emblazoned on the bell is the Latin phrase “Pro veritate et virtute,” which translates

to “For truth and courage.”

The bell was restored by the Waynesburg class of 2015 to mark their graduation.

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Cheat Sheet: Thousands hanged over several years in Syria Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By MATT SHINKLE Staff Writer

Thousands of Syrians have been hung at a Syrian prison in a secret crackdown of dissent by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, according to a report alleged by Amnesty International.

The human rights group states that as many as 13,000 people have been executed at Saydnaya prison, north of the capital Damascus.

The efforts to carry out these executions were reportedly ordered by senior regime figures.

The report indicates that often twice a week from 2011 to 2015, groups of as many as fifty people would be moved in the middle of the night from their holding cells unaware of where they were being transported. They would be moved to the grounds of the prison, and according to Amnesty, prisoners were ignorant[Office1] of

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Two Syrian children standing in front of a demolished building. An estimated 470,000 people have died as a result of the Syrian conflict. This is a still from HBO's "Cries From Syria." their fate until they felt the noose being placed around their neck.

“The horrors depicted in this report reveal a hidden, monstrous campaign, authorized at the highest levels of the Syrian government, aimed at crushing any form of dissent within the Syrian population,” Lynn Maalouf, the deputy director for research at Amnesty’s Beirut office, said in a statement announcing the

report.

The report is a result of a year-long investigation, including over 80 interviews from security guards, detainees, judges, and others, according to Amnesty.

Throughout the ongoing Syrian Civil War from March 2011 to December 2015, it is expected that 1.9 million Syrians have been wounded, and over 10 percent of the population has been violently affected due

to the armed conflict, according to the Syrian Center for Policy Research.

However, the fight for peace inside Syria is still ongoing, in cities such as Aleppo, for example.

Desperate activists have recently been utilizing instant messaging platforms, such as ‘WhatsApp’ to keep in contact with international journalists in an attempt for help.

“People here can’t trust

anymore if an international agreement came. They can’t trust that they will get out from the besieged city,” Shamy, a 26-year-old activist said from her neighborhood of al-Zabdiya in Aleppo.

A previous plan to evacuate thousands of people from Aleppo – agreed upon between the Syrian regime and rebel forces – was delayed this past Wednesday and Thursday due to con-

flict.

Conversely, reports out of Fox News indicates that the ranks of ISIS are having a difficult time keeping jihadists involved in the fight.

Documents discovered in recently liberated sections of Mosul, Iraq show some fighters are going out of their way to avoid conflict, citing “headaches, bad backs and general malaise” as reasons to stay out of the ongoing fight.

Included in the report is 14 “problem” fighters from the Tariq Bin Ziyad battalion, where some fighters are attempting to work their way back to Europe.

One note states a fighter wishes to return to France simply because he is sick, while a Belgian militant used a doctors note citing back pain as a way to get out of fighting.

The United States estimates about 4.8 million people have fled Syria since the start of the war.

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In the News: Five headlines you need to know this week employees as well as the gunmen.

-CNN Feb. 8

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

1. IUP student allegedly killed by frat brother According to WJAC, Indiana County Authorities are continuing the investigation of a student death at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Feb. 4, 2017.

The police arrested Brady DeStephano on charges of aggravated assault which resulted in the death of 20-year-old victim Caleb Zweig, whom he allegedly choked during a fraternity fight.

Zweig was an English major, and according to a couple of his professors, was a well-liked student by most accounts, including the department chair, Ben Rafoth.

“He was very warm and sweet. He was very wellliked by the class, very lovable,” he said.

The investigation is still ongoing at this time due to inconclusive reasoning behind the death and to hear back from several reports, according to County Coroner Jerry Overman.

“We can’t see any visible injuries at this time,” said Overman. “We’re waiting for toxicologies for all the final work on autopsy to determine what we know.”

Once all of the factors are examined and accounted for, the district attorney of Indiana County, Patrick Dougherty, may look into pressing more charges against DeStefano.

“Pending the results of the autopsy and upon further investigation, we may revisit these charges to include other charges as would be appropriate,” he said.

-WJAC Feb. 7 2. Devos approved as Secretary of Education The controversial nominee for the secretary of

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They are calling it "The Catch." If wide receiver Julian Edelman hadn't made that catch, the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history may never have happened and the New England Patriots wouldn't have been Super Bowl champions. The Atlanta Falcons lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI on Sunday, Feb. 5, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. education position, Betsy DeVos, has been approved for the job thanks to a tiebreaking procedure that was settled by Vice President Mike Pence.

The vote in the Senate ended in a 50-50 tie, which required Pence to be the deciding factor.

D e Vo s o b j e c t i v e l y struggled during her interviews throughout the nomination process and gave several answers that have become national fodder for many many people.

One such instance was came following a question regarding the place of guns in schools from Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, and she cited a school in Wyoming that should have a gun in case of bears.

“You put t hos e t wo things together, lack of compassion for what’s happened to places like Sandy Hook and an inability to just understand the basic law around vulnerable students, and it was clear at the end of that hearing that this was someone who shouldn’t be the secretary of education,” said Murphy.

After DeVos learned of her acceptance, she tweeted: “I appreciate the Senate’s diligence & am honored to serve as @usedgov Secretary. Let’s improve options & outcomes for all US students.”

-CNN Feb. 7 3. Six killed, two missing in attack on ICRC According to CNN, six workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross were killed on Wednesday in northern Afghanistan.

Although the investigation, as well as the full head count of the workers, is not yet complete, the report said that a team of three drivers and five field officers were delivering materials to a town in the wore-torn state when several gunmen attacked.

The identity of these gunmen is not known at this time, and the Taliban denied responsibility for the attack, according to CNN. According to the ICRC, two of the workers are still unaccounted for.

Monica Zanarelli, the

leader of the ICRC in Afghanistan, said the news came as an unbearable shock, and she also noted that they want to collect all the evidence before a decision is made regarding the continuation of the operation in the country.

This is a despicable act.

Nothing can justify the murder of our colleagues and dear friends.

“At this point, it’s premature for us to determine the impact of this appalling incident on our operations in Afghanistan,” she said. “We want to collect ourselves as a team and support each other in processing this incomprehensible act and finding our two unaccounted for colleagues.”

The president of the ICRC echoed much of what Zanarelli said in a statement regarding the attack.

“We condemn in the strongest possible terms what appears to be a deliberate attack on our staff,” he said. “This is a huge tragedy. We’re in shock.”

The provincial governor in the area of the incident, Lutfullah Azizi said that police are searching are searching for the missing

4. Super Bowl numbers high but not not highest The biggest game of the year in American sports lived up to the hype as the New England Patriots, once again, earned the Lombardi Trophy after coming back from a 25-point deficit against the Atlanta Falcons.

Tom Brady won the MVP as well as his, and the franchise’s, fifth Super Bowl ring following the historic performance in Houston. Despite being the first Super Bowl game to ever go into overtime, so cial media numb ers couldn’t surpass the number of engagements that the Patriots win over the Seattle Seahawks produced two years ago, but they were still very good.

“According to Facebook, 64 million people posted 240 million interactions its social network last night, an increase over last year’s 60 million users and 200 million posts during what was, then, an arguably less intense game.

But that’s still down from 2015’s record-breaking 65 million people and 265 million engagements,” via TechCrunch.

Furthermore, Lady Gaga has received glowing reviews for her performance during halftime. In fact, 150,000 people purchased her album online following the show.

The ratings, according to Nielsen, were also solid.

The game was viewed in an average of 53.6 million homes and had a 45.3 U.S. household rating. Also, 70 percent of homes with televisions on were tuned into the Super Bowl.

-TechCrunch Feb. 7 5. Potential for changes in student loans in 2017 In not so alarming news

(because this is not particularly recent news), national student debt currently stands around $1.3 trillion. According to Forbes, there are some things that students should keep an eye out for in 2017.

First, President Trump’s plan calls for an increase in the amount of money students will spend per month, but it will reduce the length of time students have to pay through loan forgiveness.

“While Trump’s proposal raises the monthly payment cap from 10.0 percent to 12.5 percent of income, his student loan proposal forgives the remaining student loan balance five to 10 years sooner than the current income-driven repayment plans,” said Zack Friedman of Forbes.

Further, Trump wants to see more involvement from private lenders when it comes to student loans because he doesn’t believe the government should be making a large profit.

“There may be several benefits, but prospective student loan borrowers would, at a minimum, be looking for lower student loan interest rates, better customer service and a more simple student loan application process,” said Friedman.

He also noted that there are currently several pieces of legislation at different stages in Congress, and that students should be paying close attention to these matters.

However, Friedman said that the above changes should be enacted at some point in 2017 based on what Trump has said.

-Forbes Jan. 31 Information curated by Brendan Keany For the Yellow Jacket

Protest: It's not about complaining Music: Make music worth remembering Continued from B2

tion, Lahren claimed that “the snowflakes were so taken aback by the result, they felt they must do something.

Something constructive? No. Not really. When they finally stopped crying, they decided to plan a march on Washington D.C.” She goes on to rant that the purpose of the marches were to complain because

they did not get their way.

In Washington D.C., over 500,000 people marched.

750,000 others marched on the other side of the country is Los Angeles, CA. Over 100,000 people gathered in other major cities such as Seattle, Chicago, Denver and Boston, among others.

Altogether, over 600 marches took place worldwide.

Although being initiated

after Trump’s election, the marches not only marched on to oppose his election.

They reasons included raising awareness for efforts such as environmental rights, reproductive rights, immigration rights and a hope to end violence.

If you ask me, these all seem like noble causes.

If you ask me, millions of Americans want to be the change they want to see in the world.

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another time and place, then it should be taken seriously.

When I think of music today, I think of a lot of auto-tune, negative or degrading lyrics and simple beats that make them irresistible to club-hoppers and charttoppers. I mean, to be fair, music was equally as bad 20 years ago, but it goes to show that this has been a recurring

problem for far too long.

Today, I’m not really proud that Lil’ John and Taylor Swift have embedded themselves into my hippocampus. That’s why I think it’s important that the music we listen to is meaningful, especially when it’s associated with something you want to remember forever.

Going forward, I urge you to support music education and wholesome musicians so our future generations will

have good music associated with their good memories.

I read about a story once about a guy who got in a car accident and while trapped in his car, his broken CD player wouldn’t stop playing “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus for hours.

Today, he has PTSD every time he hears that song. Moral of the story is, never make a playlist that you wouldn’t mind remembering forever.

Thanks, déjà vu.

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February 9, 2017

Local Bob Evans restaurants to remain open, despite rumors

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Staff Writer

Golden Gate Capital, a nationally recognized private equity firm, has come to an agreement with the Bob Evans Farms to purchase the restaurant business for $565 million.

They are anticipating the transaction to be finalized before the end of April this year, but do not believe the rumors on social media saying that some of the restaurants are closing.

“Nothing could be further from the truth,” said John Fisher, president of Bob Evans Restaurants.

“All Bob Evans Restaurants are open for business. We are firmly committed to providing the same great food and warm hospitality that our company was built upon. Don’t let fake news mislead you.”

The reason behind the restaurant business being sold is to give the company a better position for strategic growth and development, but focus on providing hospitality to their guests as well as quality meals.

“This is an important time for our brand, our company and our team,

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While stores were rumored to close, the Waynesburg Bob Evans will continue to provide home-cooked food to customers from the surrounding area. a n d t h i s p a r t n e r s h ip will provide Bob Evans Restaurants with the resources, knowledge and flexibility needed to drive our growth, while remaining true to the values of our founder, Bob Evans,” said Saed Mohseni, who will assume the role of

CEO of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. following the transition. “This company already has made tremendous progress in updating every aspect of the guest experience, and our relationship with Golden Gate Capital greatly enhances those opportunities, while

maintaining business as usual for our employees and guests.”

The company’s management team will also stay the same throughout this transaction, and John Fisher will remain the President of the company, as well.

“I am confident our dedicated employee team will continue to deliver heartfelt hospitality for our guests,” said Fisher.

“We are on a solid track for success, and the innovative work already underway to fulfill our brand promise, to connect with

our heritage and to leverage our deep roots in preparing and serving farmfresh foods will continue and expand under our independent partnership with Golden Gate Capital.”

There are currently 523 Bob Evans Restaurants throughout 18 of the 50 states, which includes a new restaurant that recently opened in Florida.

Those living in Waynesburg will not have to worr y about anything changing about the location in town, as everything will continue to remain the same.

“Our more than 500 restaurants across 18 states c ont i nu e to we l c om e strangers as friends and friends as family, as we have for decades and as we will into the future,” said Mohseni. “Our founder and namesake, Bob Evans, wouldn’t have it any other way.”

For more information about the purchase of Bob Evans you can go to their website, bobevans. com, or you can watch the company’s YouTube video “Bob Evans Restaurants: Unhappy Tweets.”

There are also press releases out about the issue as well.

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Barnes & Noble,” says Douglas. “They can have access to the materials that they may not have at home.”

The library has recently implemented three brand new programs to join the slew of existing ones. The first program, Inquire Within, helps children learn to read through the use of PBS Kids characters. The second program, Scratch Jr., uses PBS Kids characters and talking tablets to teach children how to code.

The third program allows the library to hand out Technology Lending Kits (TLK) to preschoolers. The kits contain an IPad and allows the children to learn through a hands-on experience. The library, said Douglas, has saved parents money through computer use as well.

“We offer computers to kids in outlying areas,” said Douglas. “Being on the lower end of the technology ladder effects a lot of people in this county.”

The computers are not just for children, as Douglas said the library offers technology classes for adults and senior citizens.

“Social Security is pushing seniors to do that online

and that is why we offer the classes,” said Douglas. “It is a struggle for the older segment of our society.”

The resources of the library, said Douglas, are not just limited to what is in house, as interlibrary loans are something the library commonly does.

He also wishes that people would take more advantage of the loans and other resources the library offers.

“Some people don’t even think the library might just have this,” he said. “If we don’t have it, we can certainly get our hands on it from some library.”

The library is also part of a consortia between Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. Libraries within the tri-county area swap books on a weekly basis. The library and its programs are well supported by the community.

“Community members are very supportive,” said Douglas “I think that is why our programs are very well supported.”

With the programs in place, the goal of these resources, said Douglas remains as simple as it looks.

“I’m hoping we can impact the community so they see the library can be an impact to them and see they can save money,” said Douglas.

V-Day: Promotions for Valentine's Day urge shoppers to buy local Continued from B1

nal artwork of over 70 artists ranging from paintings, pottery, glassware, clothing, and many other uniquely crafted pieces.

These are perfect for a significant other who likes more unique or handcrafted items as opposed to something mass-distributed.

According to 5 Kidz Kandy co-owner Jim Winegar, the businesses who come together for Valentine's Day offer a really nice selection for the shoppers in the area.

This allows people to continue to shop local and to supplement the area.

“The Artbeat Gallery is a really nice place to shop in

terms of Valentine’s Day gifts in the idea that you can get flowers from the local florist, get a hand crafted vase from here, and candy from 5 Kidz Kandy,” said Winegar.

Winegar also says that these businesses try to market to the university students as they do help to support them. 5 Kidz Kandy has a specific sale for the occasion.

“We also offer sales to the students at the university of 10 percent off, but that isn’t in addition to the 20 percent off Valentine’s Day sale, but all they have to do is show us their student ID,” said Winegar.

Valentine’s Day is on Feb. 14, and all related sales held by local businesses will end following that date.

burgh was the correct avenue for action.

“While we initially felt that closing SCI Pittsburgh would present challenges for closure, upon review of the information, we feel confident that those challenges can be mitigated by relocating the services and specialized units to other facilities,” Wetzel said in a statement.

Warden agreed, saying that all of the state’s facilities are

prepared to handle a great change in staff, programs and population.

“We feel comfortable that all of our facilities can handle and house more inmates and there will be no particular impact on staffing,” said Warden.

“We feel confident that our facilities can absorb any new inmates and programs without any disruption.”

The closure of SCI Pittsburgh is a decisive, cost-cutting measure, according to Warden.

“It’s obviously a hardship to

Department of Rec. to offer new self-defense classes

By ANTONIO PELULLO Staff Writer

Greene County started a new initiative to keep community members active and in touch, and one of the events they have planned for the winter sessions of events is a self-defense course.

The self-defense course is a six week session every Sunday starting Feb. 19 and runs through March 26. The class is being taught by instructor Mark Shrader.

Shrader is an experienced mixed martial arts instructor, owning his own academy in Washington, Pennsylvania, since 1994, and thinks self-defense can provide more than just a way to protect oneself.

“I think it should be put in place in schools that martial arts or self-defense should be taught to students,” said Shrader. “To learn the respect and discipline that goes with material arts, I think that is super, super important.”

The course itself is for women and the point is to teach women how to protect themselves from danger that would come their way, according to recreational associate April Morris.

“This is a women’s selfdefense to teach women how to protect themselves in case something happens,” said Morris. “Speaking with the instructor, he would take 13 year-olds and up.”

Morris contacted and helped organized the selfdefense course, alongside her was recreational associate Traci Sokol who put together ideas for things to

do in the county.

“When we think of something that we would like to do, between me and Traci [Sokol], we come up with the idea then we have to present them to our supervisors Pam or Jake [Blaker],” said Morris.

The next part of the process was figuring out how to pay for the professional classes and the key part was trying to break even, according to Morris.

“We have to figure out how much we are going to charge for the class for people to come,” said Morris.

“As long as we break even as far as paying the instructor goes, but if we don’t have enough patricians we won’t be able to have the class.”

After making sure the event could be paid for, organizing the time, the place and spreading word to get people to come out and take advantage of this opportunity became key.

“What dates would be good, what times would be good, then we go from there,” said Morris. “We start setting up brochures for it getting press releases ready for it, just getting the word out.”

The course will provide some strong insight on how women can protect themselves with more than physical confrontation, according to a flyer sent out by the parks and recreation department.

“Hopefully you can prevent it from happening to begin with and if you do get attacked you can learn how to escape it and survive it,” said Morris.

close a prison,” said Warden.

“In an ideal world we want to keep them all open. But the budget reality—we are facing a huge deficit…That is the fiscal reality that we are dealing with.”

While it was originally planned to close two smaller institutions, Warden said the Department agreed that closing SCI Pittsburgh would save more money. Warden said that the “economy of the region,” made SCI Pittsburgh an appealing decision—unemployment is low,

and there would be a greater p o t e nt i a l t o s e l l t h e land on which the prison rests—which would help with the department’s budget.

“After much discussion and review, we decided to just close one larger prison,” she said. “It’s the oldest facility in the entire common law system—very old and expensive to maintain. The location also factored in—the fact that it is in downtown Pittsburgh and its on a piece of property of higher value.”

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1,000 Addy Knetzer becomes 7th player in Waynesburg women's basketball history to reach points milestone

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

When Addy Knetzer was a freshman at Chartiers-Houston High School, she played a total of three minutes on the varsity team.

After the end of her “terrible” freshman season, Knetzer contemplated the future of her basketball career. Rather than quit, she decided if she was going to continue playing basketball, she was going to be good.

“After my freshman year ever since, I’ve had this crazy, insane work ethic,” Knetzer said. “I’ve just worked on my game every single summer since then, hit the gym and gone outside and worked out an hour a day.

I would play basketball as often as I could.

That’s basically how I improved, was just working a lot.”

Nearly six years later, as a junior, Knetzer scored her 1,000th point in her college career, something she didn’t achieve in high school.

“I didn’t become a good player until senior year,” Knetzer said. “That was probably the first time I actually shined. But whenever I came here I recognized that I didn’t score 1,000 in high school, so I was very determined to score 1,000 here, because I kind of regret not doing it in high school.”

The junior forward, who is averaging 17.2 points and 11.9 rebounds a game for the Yellow Jackets this season, scored her 1,000th point in the first quarter against St. Vincent last Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Knetzer realized she would score 1,000 points this season once she checked one night after a game and saw she had eclipsed 900 that game. Most 1,000-point scorers eclipse it in their senior season “I’m happy it came early, it’s less stressful now that it’s out of the way – I don’t have to worry about it anymore,” Knetzer said. “It’s not hard to not think about it. I knew against St. Vincent that I would get it, so I didn’t put too much pressure on myself. I was so relieved when it happened. I feel like I can just

play b asketball now.”

Waynesburg head coach Sam Jones said Knetzer is the second hardest working player he’s had in his 22 years of coaching, behind only former Waynesburg 1,000-point scorer Hannah Hunter.

“Addy is the only one I would even have a conversation about with Hannah,” Jones said. “That’s what great about both Hannah and now Addy: Hannah wasn’t our best player her whole career and Addy wasn’t our best her freshman year, but they made themselves into that with their hard work. I do think other people notice and she’s inspired other people to work hard.”

Jones said it’s unique to have the drive to want to be the best that Knetzer has.

“It’s hard to say this without her sounding selfish, because she’s not overtly selfish.

I think in the back of her mind she wants me to talk about her like I talk about Hannah Hunter when I’m talking to recruits 10 years from now,” Jones said. “Maybe that’s arrogance on my part; maybe she doesn’t care what I think. I think she wants to be one of the best in the history of the school.

I think she wants to be one of the best in the history of the conference.”

Coming out of high school, most schools recruited Knetzer for track & field, as Knetzer is now a Presidents’ Athletic Conference Champion in the shot put.

Jones knew Knetzer from a few camps she had attended at Waynesburg, but when Knetzer made her visit to Waynesburg, it was through the track team and head coach Jason Falvo.

“It started off as just track. Once I was [on my visit], I asked Falvo if I could play two sports, and he said I could,” said Knetzer.

Jones said he recruited Knetzer, but he gives the track team and Falvo credit for getting her to come to Waynesburg. Jones saw the “raw talent” that Knetzer had and knew what she could become if she put in the work in college.

“She was exceedingly athletic,” Jones said.

“She’s got great body control for someone her size. I would almost use the term freakishly athletic, but very raw. Someone of that size and that athleticism, you just try to get them and hope to put in the work and create the talent to go along that athleticism.”

As a freshman, Knetzer played in all 27 games, starting 10, and was second on the team in points with 9.2 a game and first in rebounds with 6.6 a game. Knetzer’s determination to become as good as she can be led her to being a selfish player her freshman season, she said.

“Skill wise I definitely improved there,” said Knetzer. “The biggest steps for me since I’ve come here are mental steps.

Mentally is where I’ve changed a lot as a player. I was pretty selfish my freshman year, and I think I’ve kind of grown out of that. I’ve kind of realized that personal accolades are great, but what really matters is getting further as a team, and I really want to see that.”

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Wrestling finishes regular season on high note Men's basketball drops Evans leads third straight game in Jackets to loss to Westminster sixth-place tourney finish

By JOE SMELTZER Staff Writer

By TYLER GODWIN Editorial Assistant

Sophomore Jake Evans claimed the heavyweight title at the John Summa Memorial Tournament in dominant fashion in Berea, Ohio, as Waynesburg placed sixth out of 13 teams in its final meetup of the regular season.

Evans had three first period pins, including one in the championship bout in 2:29 against Case Western Reserve sophomore Brian McNamara, as Evans rolled to 4-0 on the day. Evans’ toughest bout of the day came against Baldwin Wallace senior Tyler Keating in the quarterfinals of the tournament – a bout that gave Evans a win by decision, 6-2.

Head coach Ron Headlee was pleased with Evans, noting that he just continues to get it done every time on the mat.

“Jake had been steady all year long,” Headlee said. “He just did what he always does, gets his shot and is dominant on top; [he] works till he gets his fall.”

Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

Sophomore Jake Evans won the heavyweight title over the weekend at the John Summa Memorial Tournament. Evans finished 4-0 that day.

The Yellow Jackets (11-14, 2-1) were missing many of their typical starters at multiple weight classes but still had a pair of wrestlers place second in their respective weight classes at the Baldwin Wallace-hosted tournament.

Senior 141-pounder Filippo Crivelli went 3-1, winning by pin, major decision and a 3-1 decision before dropping the championship bout against the reigning 133-pound national

champion last year, Wabash junior Devin Broukal, who wrestled in this tournament at 141 pounds.

Freshman Shaun Wilson continued a fine first year for the Jackets, winning two matches by major decision and coming out on top of an exciting match against Lourdes University sophomore Garret Carter, 11-10.

Wilson trailed 8-3 heading into the third period and was

able to come back and take the victory; he was unable to claim the 149-pound championship, losing by pin in the final bout to put him at 3-1, and second place on the day as well.

“Flip [Crivelli] had a good day as well as Shaun,” said Headlee. “Losing 9-4, Shaun got a stall point, [a] two-point takedown and two back points all in the last 30 seconds to tie WRESTLING >> C4

For Waynesburg’s men’s basketball team, six of nine Presidents’ Athletic Conference losses prior to Saturday’s game against Westminster had come by seven points or fewer.

Staying with the theme, Waynesburg dropped a close one, 75-70, to Westminster at home S a t u r d a y, Feb. 4. With the loss, the Jackets fell to 6-15 overall and 4-10 in PAC play.

It was a promising start for Wa y n e s burg, as the contest saw Waynesburg race out to a 14-2 lead. However, Westminster regrouped, and at halftime, it was just a twopoint Waynesburg lead at 3533.

The second half was a see-saw affair with eight lead changes. Eventually, Westminster would come out on

top in the end, as a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Austin Armwood with 34 seconds left to play made it 71-67 in favor of the Titans. Despite the loss, Waynesburg head coach Mark Christner did not see a significant drop off in intensity from his players.

“I thought there were a lot of stretches where we maintained energy,” said Chr istner. “[Westminster’s] not going to not play wel l.

If they get punched in the mouth, they’re going to come back, and I thought we we at here d the comeback well too. It was just a hard-fought game, and you give them credit because they made one more play than we did.”

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INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Men's track tackles lengthy meet Women's track breaks school records

By TY MCELIECE and LUKE GOODLING

By MITCHELL KENDRA Copy Editor

Staff Report

This past weekend the men’s indoor track & field team traveled to Alliance, Ohio, for the Jim Wuske Invitational that was hosted by the University of Mount Union. The event was not team scored, instead only individuals placed.

Head coach Jason Falvo felt the team had a solid performance on Saturday despite being there for an entire day.

Taking care of bodies and maintaining focus through the day was a challenge the team was able tackle said Falvo.

“I felt we did a good job managing our food intake, our hydration, our rest and keeping our energy levels high,” said Falvo.

Individually, junior Matt Shinkle had a solid day on the track, placing placed 10th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.1 seconds. He also ran in the 500-meter in 1:13, coming in 12th place overall.

Additionally, junior Mitch Kendra has been putting to-

Mitch Kendra, Yellow Jacket

Junior Matthew Shinkle led Waynesburg finishers in the 60-meter hurdles and the 500-meter dash. gether a solid indoor season and this meet was no different than the others. Kendra placed eighth overall in the pole vault event. He cleared a height of 4.15 meters.

In the jumps, both freshmen and seniors alike were impressive, said Falvo. “[Freshman] Mike Trax and [senior] James Steele really

did a good job in the jumps for sure,” said Falvo. “I think it was a really impressive day for them.”

Trax competed in the long and triple jumps at the invitational. Trax placed 11th out of 39 competitors in the long jump and managed to reach MEN >> C3

The Waynesburg University track & field team traveled to the University of Mount Union Saturday, Feb. 11, for the Jim Wuske Invitational.

The team left at 7:30 a.m.

Saturday, the athletes competed throughout the day and then arrived back on campus at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Head coach Jason Falvo said it was one of the longest track meets he has ever been at, however he said the team was able to stay focused and performed well.

“I was pretty pleased with how it all went and how that sets us up going into Kenyon,” said Falvo.

Senior Emily Latimer led the team in the 5,000-meter run, finishing second with a time of 18:44. She was followed by junior Julie Gerber, who finished in third place, while Emily’s twin sister Katie Latimer finished in fifth place.

Falvo said these three women are a few of the hardest workers on the team.

Mitch Kendra, Yellow Jacket

Senior Emily Latimer, junior Julie Gerber and senior Katie Latimer finished second, third and fifth, respectively, in the 5,000-meter run.

“The three of them are some of the most accountable [women] that we have, the most coachable [women] that we have,” Falvo said. "All three of them have come back from some sort of injury or illness over the course of their career, and it just so happens that they’re all healthy and fir-

ing on all cylinders,” he said.

The team was led in the mile by junior Angie Marchetti, who finished the race in 5:33 in the eighth overall spot.

Sophomore Teghan Simonton finished one spot behind Marchetti in the event.

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CO M M E N TA R Y

Wrestling will win PAC Championship this weekend TYLER GODWIN Columnist

Waynesburg's wrestling team will win the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship this weekend for the first time since 2014.

Following a third-place finish in 2015 and second-place finish in 2016, the Jackets are primed to win the title in 2017.

Sharpie it in. It’s going to happen. Why? Tristan Buxton, Filippo Crivelli, Ryan Shank,

Shaun Wilson and Jake Evans.

Assuming that wrestlers remain at their typical weight classes for the three other conference opponents, those five wrestlers are very likely to win the individual PAC title at their respective weight classes of 125, 141, 149, 184 and 285 pounds.

Buxton, who placed second last year at the PAC Championships, has been a force at 125 pounds in his junior campaign, boasting a 34-3 overall record to go with a 4-0 record against conference opponents with a pin, technical fall, injury

forfeit and major decision.

Crivelli and Shank have both had extremely solid senior campaigns as well, both returning as the reigning individual PAC champions at 141 and 184 pounds, respectively.

Crivelli has gone 2-0 against conference opponents this season, as he missed the W&J match with an illness, but is 33-13 on the year. Shank has gone 6-0 against PAC foes and will carry a 31-7 record into championship weekend.

Wilson has had an impressive first season after joining the Jackets midway through

the year at 149 pounds. He has a 14-5 record on the year, and against PAC opponents he has gone 4-0, registering bonus points in all of those wins with a pin, technical fall, major decision and forfeit.

For Evans, the standout sophomore heavyweight, there should be little trouble rolling to the individual title.

The reigning 285-pound champion has been even better than he was last year when he posted a 37-9 record, dominating his way to 38-3 heading into the conference championships, thanks in large part to

21 pins, which is the second most in the country among all NCAA Divisions. He is also undefeated against conference foes this year, sticking his two opponents against Thomas More and Thiel while defeating W&J’s senior heavyweight Nick Kumburis twice.

From a team perspective, the defending PAC champion, Thiel, has struggled to a 3-12 overall record and a 0-3 record in conference while dealing with numerous injuries.

Waynesburg, W&J and Thomas More are all 2-1 in conference, with Waynesburg’s loss

coming to W&J 24-22, albeit being short staffed on regular starters. Waynesburg rolled Thomas More 41-12 and beat Thiel with authority, 32-12.

As long as Buxton, Crivelli, Wilson, Shank and Evans do what they typically do, and with the possibility of Waynesburg having at least one of the Verhovsek/Burrs duo take their respective individual title, the Jackets will have more than enough points to win the PAC crown.

Get the banner ready, wrestling is about to add 2017 to its championship list.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP Men’s Basketball STANDINGS

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

Conf. Overall 13-1 17-4 11-3 15-6 10-4 14-7 8-6 12-7 7-7 12-9 6-8 9-12 5-9 9-12 4-10 8-13 4-10 6-15 2-12 2-19

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS

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

Conf. Overall 14-0 21-0 11-3 14-7 10-4 13-8 9-5 11-10 8-6 12-9 6-8 10-11 5-9 10-10 4-10 9-12 2-12 5-16 1-13 4-17

Saturday’s Box Score

Saturday’s Box Score

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg Top Scorers 1. Marcus Wallace................................21 2. Jon Knab..........................................17 Grove City Top Scorers 1. Cory Huff..................................................14 2. Andrew Beckman....................................11 Bethany Top Scorers 1. Antonio Rudolph......................................29 2. Chalique Jones.........................................24 Geneva Top Scorers 1. Jimmy Leichliter.......................................17 2. Tyler Crenshaw.........................................11 Thomas More Top Scorers 1. Damion King............................................14 2. Ryne Callahan..........................................13 Thiel Top Scorers 1. Tyreik Burton............................................27 2. Clandell Cetoute.......................................16 Chatham Top Scorers 1. Logan Hunter...........................................18 2. Alex Schoppen.........................................11 Westminster Top Scorers 1. Cameron Kane-Johnson..........................16 2. Deontay Scott...........................................12 Wash & Jeff Top Scorers 1. Brian Lindquist.........................................37 2. Sean Stinelli.............................................15 Saint Vincent Top Scorers 1. Tom Kormka.............................................16 2. Austin Ford...............................................12

Waynesburg Top Scorers 1. Addy Knetzer....................................16 2. Hayley Delaney................................12 Grove City Top Scorers 1. Lexi Arkwright..........................................17 2. Jackie Stewart..........................................12 Bethany Top Scorers 1. Kelsea Daugherty.....................................20 2. Sammie Weiss..........................................18 Geneva Top Scorers 1. Lydia Songer............................................16 2. Callie Ford.................................................12 Thomas More Top Scorers 1. Madison Temple.......................................19 2. Nikki Kiernan............................................18 Thiel Top Scorers 1. Jess Vormelker..........................................22 2. Taylor Duchon..........................................20 Chatham Top Scorers 1. Katelyn Sieg.............................................22 2. Ashley McClain.........................................11 Westminster Top Scorers 1. Brooke Lyczek...........................................16 2. Kylie Cook.................................................15 Wash & Jeff Top Scorers 1. Danielle Parker.........................................19 2. Danni Medovich.......................................15 Saint Vincent Top Scorers 1. Jasmine Weems.......................................17 2. Babette Sanmartin..................................7

RECENT RESULTS

RECENT RESULTS

WESTMINSTER 75, WAYNESBURG 70 Westminster 33 42 75 Waynesburg 35 35 70

Saturday, February 4 Thiel 89, Bethany 83; Wash & Jeff 75, Chatham 58; Westminster 75, Waynesburg 70; Thomas More 76, Geneva 59; Saint Vincent 62, Grove City 50

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, February 11 Westminster at Grove City - 3 p.m.; Geneva at Chatham - 3 p.m.; Thomas More at Waynesburg - 3:30 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Bethany - 4 p.m.; Thiel at Saint Vincent - 6 p.m.

WESTMINSTER 65, WAYNESBURG 58 Westminster 14 16 17 18 65 Waynesburg 17 12 10 19 58

Saturday, February 4 Bethany 79, Thiel 68; Wash & Jeff 63, Chatham 59; Westminster 65, Waynesburg 58; Thomas More 106, Geneva 50; Saint Vincent 51, Grove City 48

UPCOMING GAMES

Swimming and Diving MEN UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, February 10 Grove City at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Bethany at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Westminster at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Wash & Jeff at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Saint Vincent at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.

WOMEN UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, February 10 Grove City at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Bethany at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Westminster at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Wash & Jeff at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.; Saint Vincent at PAC Championships (Day 2) - 10 a.m.

PAC W. BASKETBALL LEADERS

Scoring: Arkwright, 427, GRO; Daughtry, 374, BET; Owings, 3369, TMC Rebounding: Addy Knetzer, 249, WAY; Daugherty, 225, BET; Vormelker, 184, THI Assists: Temple, 106, TMC; Moore, 92, W&J; Owings, 79, TMC Free Throw %: McClain, .908, CHA; Katie Gehlman, .905, Waynesburg; Seig, .884, CHA

PAC M. BASKETBALL LEADERS

Scoring: Jon Knab, 327, WAY; Moose, 324, GEN; Leichliter, 317, GEN Rebounding: Scott, 204, WES; Cetoute, 159, THI; Vrabel, 152, WES Assists: Bomar, 103, CHA; Vaudrin, 99, GEN; King, 92, TMC Free Throw %: D’Amico, .849, SVC; Stone, .849, TMC; Williams, .831, BET

WHATS ON THIS WEEK WCYJ-FM Thomas More at Waynesburg 1:30 p.m.

WCYJ-FM, WCTV, WUSN

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Addy Knetzer, Women's Basketball Jake Evans, Wrestling

Saturday, February 11 Westminster at Grove City - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Chatham - 1 p.m.; Thomas More at Waynesburg - 1:30 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Bethany - 2 p.m.; Thiel at Saint Vincent - 4 p.m.

WRESTLING Wash & Jeff Waynesburg Thomas More Thiel

2-1 2-1 2-1 0-3

7-6 11-14 3-6 3-12

MATCH RESULTS

JOHN SUMMA INVITATIONAL 125 lb: 1. Haas (Brockport) 12-9 Dec.; 2. Berry (Baldwin-Wallace) 133 lb: 1. Doster (Wabash) 8-5 Dec.; 2. Corso (SUNYOswego) 141 1b: 1. Broukal (Wabash) 15-0 TF; 2. Fillipo Crivelli (Waynesburg) 149 lb: Schemer (Wabash) 4:59 Fall; 2. Shaun Wilson (Waynesburg 157 lb: Bova (Wabash) 2-0 Dec.; Zack Mackall (Waynesburg) lost 9-1 in round of 16 165 lb: Brummet (Wabash) 5-3 SV-1; Dan Verhovsek (Waynesburg) lost 8-6 in round of 16 174 lb: Shurg (Wabash) 12-10 Dec.; Cory Supan (Waynesburg) lost 21-5 in round 1 184 lb: Bushey (SUNY-Oswego) Fall 1:57; Ben Norman (Waynesburg) lost 13-4 in round 1 197 lb: Lefever (Wabash) 22-7 TF; Adam Rigney (Waynesburg) pinned in 1:35 in the round of 8 285 lb: 1. Jake Evans (Waynesburg) pin fall 2:29

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, February 3 Thomas More 24, Thiel 17 Saturday, February 4 BALDWIN WALLACE - JOHN SUMMA INVITATIONAL 6. Waynesburg, 78.5 pts.; 7. Thomas More, 59.5 pts.; 8. Wash & Jeff, 52.5 pts.; 12. Thiel, 26 pts.

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, February 11 Thomas More at PAC Championships - 11 a.m.; Waynesburg at PAC Championships - 11 a.m.; Wash & Jeff at PAC Championships - 11 a.m.; Thiel at PAC Championships - 11 a.m.

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD WOMEN MOUNT UNION - JIM WUSKEE INVITATIONAL

60 Meter: 1. Daijana Johnson, 7.83, Mount Union; 7.

Jessica Kelosky, 8.16, Geneva 200 Meter: 1. Marissa Rinaldi, 25.99, Mount Union; 26.

Marla Holland, 28.68, Waynesburg 400 Meter: 1. Brittany Feldman, 58.34, Fredonia; 21.

Cassidy Guiser, 1:05.05, Waynesburg 500 Meter: 1. Joy Nyaanga, 1:21.35, John Carroll; 8.

Becky Marchetti, 1:32.08, Waynesburg 800 Meter: 1. Veronica Kordrupel, 2:23.03, Buffalo State; 8. Elinore Loch, 2:27.60, Waynesburg 1,000 Meter: 1. Mackenzie Donahue, 3:00.56, Daemen; 14. Teghan Simonton, 3:21.06, Waynesburg 1 Mile Run: 1. Mackenzie Donahue, 5:06.36, Daemen;

8. Angie Marchetti, 5:33.42, Waynesburg 3,000 Meter: 1. Ashley Cheff, 10:50.40, Daemen; 17.

Elizabeth Trump, 11:50.47, Waynesburg 5,000 Meter: 1. Hannah Kurbs, 18:41.56, Fredonia; 3. Julie Gerber, 18:44.29, Waynesburg 60 Meter Hurdle: 1. Nicole Bartoletta, 9.14, Geneva High Jump: 1. Sarah Couperus, 1.62 m, Fredonia; 6.

Keilah Ireland, 1.47 m, Westminster Pole Vault: 1. Kaitlyn Barber, 3.81 m, Walsh; 2.

Marissa Kalsey, 3.66 m, Westminster Long Jump: 1. Dana Crofoot, 5.41 m, Mount Union; 19. Cassidy Guiser, 4.14 m, Waynesburg Triple Jump: 1. Aarionna Banks, 10.52 m, Cuyahoga; 7. Caitlin Brooks, 9.63 m, Waynesburg Shot Put: 1. Rashida Harris, 15.16 m, Cuyahoga; 27.

Ashley Hall, 9.58 m, Waynesburg Weight Throw: 1. Rashida Harris, 17.05 m, Cuyahoga; 35. Jordan Simpson, 8.50 m, Waynesburg

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MEN

ROSE-HULMAN ENGINEER INVITATIONAL 60 Meter: 1. Tony Woods, 6.95, Ohio Dominican; 3.

Cameron Unrath, 7.14, Geneva 200 Meter: 1. Christopher Jones, 22.72, Thiel; 14.

Mark Minjock, 23.93, Waynesburg 400 Meter: 1. Mohamed Kouyate, 49.73, Buffalo State; 23. Hunter Palmer, 56.41, Waynesburg 500 Meter: 1. A.J. Digby, 1:05.85, Mount Union; 12.

Matthew Shinkle, 1:13.48, Waynesburg 800 Meter: 1. Collin Mulcahy, 1:57.43, N/A; 39.

Michael Cappelli, Waynesburg 1,000 Meter: 1. Matt O’Neil, 2:39.39, Mount Union; 12. Joel Kuzminski, 2:54.53, Waynesburg 1 Mile Run: 1. Emmet Barr, 4:29.98, Allegheny; 31.

Joel Kuzminski, 4:57.47, Waynesburg 3,000 Meter: 1. Wes Pipher, 8:58.82, Ohio Dominican; 21. Mason Kloop, 10:12.11, Waynesburg 5,000 Meter: 1. Preston Myers, 15:22.35, Mount Union; 7. Jacob Pryor, 17:04.59, Waynesburg 60 Meter Hurdle: 1. Mason Plant, 8.33, Mount Union; 5. Michael Savino, 8.87, Geneva High Jump: 1. Zack Wukotich, 1.93 m, Mount Union; 9. Aaron Frye, 1.83 m, Bethany Pole Vault: 1. Justyn Haines, 4.60 m, Fredonia; 8.

Mitchell Kendra, 4.15 m, Waynesburg Long Jump: 1. Hayden Snow, 7.11 m, John Carroll; 11. Michael Trax, 6.16 m, Waynesburg Triple Jump: 1. Jryi Davis, 13.94 m, Point Park; 9.

James Steele, 12.59 m, Waynesburg Shot Put: 1. Dante Penza, 15.43 m, Walsh; 11.

Brandon Vantine, 13.77 m, Waynesburg Weight Throw: 1. Marcus Myers, 18.41 m, Walsh; 15. Brandon Vantine, 12.78 m, Waynesburg

WPIAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Carmichaels

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BENTWORTH 72, CARMICHAELS 54 CAR: 11 16 13 14 54 BEN: 11 15 30 16 72 JEANETTE 51, CARMICHAELS 46 CAR: 6 17 10 13 46 JEA: 6 15 14 16 51

FORT CHERRY 88, JEFFERSON-MORGAN 67 FC: 26 16 25 21 88 JM: 12 20 16 19 67 AVELLA 42, JEFFERSON-MORGAN 30 JM: 7 10 9 4 30 AV: 10 13 11 8 42

WEST GREENE 72, MAPLETOWN 11 MAP: 0 4 3 4 11 WG: 14 32 10 16 72 MAPLETOWN 64, MONESSEN 28 MON: 8 4 10 6 28 MAP: 21 10 13 20 64

SOUTH FAYETTE 80, WAYNESBURG 41 WAY: 5 13 8 15 41 SF: 12 24 26 18 80 SOUTH ALLEGHENY 43, WAYNESBURG 13 WAY: 0 2 4 7 13 SA: 14 10 13 6 43

WEST GREENE 72, MAPLETOWN 11 MAP: 0 4 3 4 11 WG: 14 32 10 16 72 WEST GREENE 72, GEIBEL 37 WG: 19 12 22 19 72 GEI: 5 15 11 6 37

February 9, 2017

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WRESTLING PREVIEW

Wrestling team looks to win first PAC title since 2014

By CODY YANKULIC Editorial Assistant

On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Waynesburg wrestling team will travel to Washington, Pennsylvania, but it won’t be for a match against rival school Washington & Jefferson.

The Jackets will travel to Washington to compete for the title in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship.

The title would be the first one in four years for the wrestling team and is a goal of head coach Ron Headlee.

“That is our goal,” said Headlee. “I thought our guys wrestled pretty well in the tournament [last year]. We have a shot at doing it.”

When compared on the stat sheet, the 2016-17 wrestling squad is stronger than the 2015-16 team and Waynesburg is thought to be the favorites to win the champion-

ship.

The first wrestler with a strong chance of winning is 125-pound junior Tristan Buxton, who has improved a lot between this year and last. Buxton will enter the day with a 34-12 overall record and a 12-1 tournament record, which is much improved compared to his 2015 tournament record of 0-1. Buxton is also 5-0 in pins, 2-0 in technical falls and 7-1 in major decisions.

“He’s had a shoulder injury, but he is good now,” said Headlee. “He has a good shot of winning.”

Ascending in weight order, senior 141-pounder Filippo Crivelli, a two-time PAC champion at his weight class, is pursuing his third championship. Crivelli’s overall record is in the same area as last year’s, but his tournament record, 15-3, is better than the previous year’s 20-10 mark.

“I expect to win it,” said Crivelli. “I think I am fully capable of winning it.”

Speaking of his opponents, Crivelli feels he can handle the opponent that W&J will put forth and said he is not sure of who Thiel will put on that mat.

Climbing the weight ladder, the next starter with a shot, according to Headlee, is senior 184-pounder Ryan Shank. Shank, similar to Crivelli, is already a two-time PAC champion in his weight class

and his record in duals (204) is better than the previous season’s record of 12-2.

The final person that could contend for winning his weight class is sophomore 285-pounder and defending PAC champion Jake Evans. Evans is currently in fourth place in all of NCAA Division III schools for most points scored on average per match and is in second in Division III for most pins with 18.

Headlee sees Evans going farther than just the conference championships.

“I think he could get on the podium in nationals,” said Headlee. “He likes to win, and I think he has what it takes to get there.”

Five individual champions, according to Headlee, is what it will take to win the title.

“I think that is what [we] need to win it,” said Headlee.

“Last year we only had three.”

While the five highlighted above have a solid chance at winning a title, Headlee was quick to point out that this year is the first year the PAC will take more than the starters at each weight class.

“Everybody gets to compete,” said Headlee. “We will have two guys in every bracket.”

The rule change comes as the PAC changed the format of its tournament to double elimination. Two entries per weight class are permitted.

Headlee said he is looking for some of his second entries to knock out some of the other team’s starters after a first-round loss.

Crivelli said he and the team have been focusing on coming together and focusing on supporting each other.

“We were talking about getting behind each other as a team,” said Crivelli. “Win

or lose, you have your whole team supporting you. It can really pay dividends in a match.”

For seniors such as Shank and Crivelli, it is their last chance to wrestle in a PAC Championship.

“Obviously, it means a lot,” said Crivelli. “I won two PAC Championships already, and a third would mean a lot to me.”

A championship for himself is something Crivelli desires, but a team championship is more important.

“It would be a real shame if we don’t win the PAC title this year,” said Crivelli. “I don’t think any other team works as hard as we do.

“That was our goal: to win PACs, [have] All-Americans and [have] a national champion,” said Headlee. “This weekend, we are trying to hit some of those goals.”

Saturday's championships are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.

Chances for first-round bye hurt after loss to Titans Wilson takes chance

on school to wrestle

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

The last time Waynesburg University’s women’s basketball team faced Westminster they were on the road and won by 10. This weekend it wasn’t quite the same, and the Jackets lost by a final score of 65-58.

Though the Yellow Jackets had the home court advantage over the weekend against Westminster, they lacked consistency.

“It was hit or miss,” said head coach Sam Jones.

“When we were doing a good job [Westminster wasn’t] getting the shots off.

When we didn’t do a good job they hit them – and they hit a lot of them.”

Going into the game, Jones said he had a plan to shut down Westminster’s powerful offense. Entering the game, Westminster led the conference in 3-point percentage with a 37 percent 3-point success rate.

The details to the game, according to Jones, revolved around guarding ball screens, guarding the shooters and shutting down the Titan offensive execution. Those details weren’t always executed.

In back-and-forth action through the first half of the game, Waynesburg went to the half down by a single point, 30-29. The changes through the game were rather straight forward, said Jones.

“Honestly, the adjustments were to just try and get us to pay attention to the details and what they were supposed to do,” said Jones.

Though the Yellow Jackets kept the Titans to only five 3-pointers through the entire game, it came with 50-percent accuracy. Additionally, the Titans led the Yellow Jackets in field

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Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket

Senior forward Haley Delaney, shown here in a game earlier this season, blocked seven shots in the loss to Westminster. She ranks second in the PAC with 2.2 blocked shots per game. goal percentage, shooting 40 percent from the floor, 8 percent better than the Yellow Jackets.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Titans extended their lead, 47-39. Though Jones said the team was up and down through the entire game, junior forward Addy Knetzer said the team managed to play well against the Titans, though they lacked focus.

“I think that everyone did a pretty good job as far as closing out; I think we played an OK defense against Westminster,” said Knetzer. “I don’t really know what it was, I think against Westminster it was something different…I

think it was more of energy, a lack of focus – something definitely wasn’t there.”

Half way through the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets rallied with a 9-2 run that brought the team within one point of tying the game. Unfortunately, the Titans responded with an 8-2 run. Waynesburg lost by a final score of 65-58.

“You get to this point [in the season] and everyone starts to become worn down,” said Knetzer. “That might just be part of the lack of energy. Usually we come out and we are on fire and we have energy. We came out pretty hard with Westminster – but we lost it at one point.”

Knetzer finished the game with her 13th double-double of the season, leading all scorers with 16 points in the game.

With only four more games left in the regular season, the Yellow Jackets will attempt to end t heir two-game losing streak against Chatham on Wednesday. After which, the Yellow Jackets will travel home to face the undefeated Thomas More Saints on Saturday, Feb. 11. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

Editor's note: For coverage of last night's game at Chatham, visit www.theyellowjacket.org

Men: Field performers Women: Thompson named PAC Rookie of the Week lead Jackets at meet Continued from C2

6.21 meters. In the triple jump, Trax placed 10th.

For Steele, he edged Trax in the triple jump and managed to place ninth. Outside of the triple jump, Steele also placed 14th in the long jump.

According to Steele, his accomplishments outpaced anything he had done so far this season, although he said there was still room for him to grow.

“I jumped the farthest I have this year in triple jump, but I know I can do better,” said Steele. “I really need to improve my long jump if I am going to do well at [Presidents’ Athletic Conference] Championships. I just need to get on top of some injuries and get my form down, and I should be good.”

He worked 40 hours a week over five days helping his dad, but it got old and his mindset Academics haven’t been a started to change. major focus for Shaun Wilson.

After a certain point, WilThey never have been. son realized that he didn’t He knows that, and he ad- like the idea of college, but he mits it. wasn’t ready to start working After graduating high every day for the rest of his life. school, he did what he felt He knew that school was his pressured to do: attend col- only option to wrestle. lege. After prob“I mainly came lems during his back for wrestling,” senior year with he said. “I feel like the NCAA ClearI’ve done it my inghouse – the eliwhole life [since gibility center that kindergarten], and certifies high school there’s only really student-athletes four more years I who are possibly get to actually do it.” going to become Gennaro BoDivision-I or II athnaventura said the Wilson letes – and a fifthwithdrawal helped place finish at the PIAA State Wilson figure out what he reChampionships that caused ally wanted to do.

Division-I Clarion University He wanted to wrestle, and to retract their offer, Wilson he was coming back with a knew staying local was what different mindset. he wanted to do. He chose to “I think it was mainly just, attend Waynesburg Univer- living like the work life and sity. going to work every day and He was familiar with the stuff, it made me mentally school; he attended their tougher,” Wilson said. “So I camps from middle school decided, ‘If I actually wanted until graduation and had cre- to wrestle, then I could put up ated a relationship with the with this school stuff.’ It isn’t coaches and then-athletes that bad.”

Anthony and Gennaro BoHe said that he was going to naventura. do this for himself and that he “I can remember freshman made a promise to his parents year coach Headlee and coach that he would give it one full [John] Yates talked with me semester – this spring – to see and they said that I needed to how it goes. keep my grades up through“At first my mom didn’t out high school and that they show too much emotion bewere really interested in me cause she wasn’t sure if I was and stuff,” Wilson said. “So, going to stick with it or not, as a freshman, that was big but I promised them at least a for me [to already hear feed- semester to give it a shot, beback] from a college coach. As cause that’s all they asked for,” a freshman I wasn’t thinking Wilson said. about college at all yet.”

He made the decision to Headlee saw Wilson and come back about halfway his abilities on the mat and through the fall; however, began the recruiting process. because he wasn’t a student Gennaro Bonaventura said at the university, he wasn’t on Wilson also caught his eye but the wrestling team and thereas a Division I-caliber athlete, fore could not practice with the odds of Wilson coming the team. to Waynesburg seemed like a He wanted to get back on long-shot. the mat as soon as possible, so Gennaro Bonaventura, who he texted junior Tristan Buxis now a graduate assistant ton and senior Filippo Crivcoach, helped Headlee, Yates elli, who would meet Wilson and the other coaches finish before the team’s practice to the recruiting process of get- wrestle with him and help him ting Wilson to attend Waynes- get started again – something burg. He spoke with Wilson head coach Ron Headlee was on a regular basis as friends.

OK with.

Wilson’s first week at He wrestled as much as he Waynesburg University went could from that point until the well, but the beginning of the start of the second semester second week brought up some when he was a student enconcerns. rolled at Waynesburg again, Was school right for him? therefore being able to fully He texted Gennaro Bo- participate in team activities. naventura with this concern Being local, Wilson was faand met with the rest of the miliar with the team because coaching staff and discussed of the recruiting process and his concerns that postsecond- camps the university has put ary education wasn’t for him. on and helped with, but beIt was in Wilson’s best interest cause he was unable to parto withdrawal from the uni- ticipate at first, he felt on the versity. outskirts of the team.

His dad owns a construcOnce being allowed to partion company, Wilson Qual- ticipate with the team, being ity Builders, in Waynesburg, around the guys has given which is where Wilson would Wilson the feeling that he is a spend his days this past se- part of the team; the wrestling mester, as he figured it would family. Gennaro Bonaventube better than being in the classroom.

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Another individual for the Yellow Jackets who strung together a good performance was junior Mark Minjock. In the 60-meter dash, Minjock finished 19th with his fastest time being 7.24. Outside of the 60-meter dash, Minjock also placed relatively high in the 200-meter dash. Finishing first for the Yellow Jackets, and 14th in the event, he had a time of 22.6. Next in the 200-meter dash for Waynesburg was Kendra who finished 30th and with a time of 23.6.

As the team’s regular season comes to a close, Falvo has high expectations for the team. The team ends its regular season in Gambier, Ohio, in the Kenyon College Classic on Saturday, Feb. 18. Following that meet, the Jackets will compete for the PAC championship on Thursday, Feb. 23.

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Simonton finished 13th in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:21.

Freshman Katie Thompson led the Yellow Jackets in the 800-meter, with a time of 2:27.

Junior Elinore Loch and freshman Taylor Clarkson, who finished in eighth and ninth place, respectively.

Thompson was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference track & field Rookie of the Week for her performance in the 800-meter run and her leg in the 4x400 meter relay.

The Jackets won the 4x400 thanks to the efforts of Clarkson, Loch, Thompson and freshman Rhiana Bourguet.

The team found out Monday morning that the 4x400 meter relay team set a new school re-

cord with a time of 4:18.

The distance medley relay of senior Olivia Latimer, Angie Marchetti, junior Becky Marchetti and freshman Makayla Stutzman finished in second place with a time of 14:35.

Coming off the tough cross country season, Falvo said the Marchetti twins ran well.

“I was very impressed with their performance and as well as attitude, their drive and their passion to succeed for this team,” said Falvo.

Falvo said the team is in the part of the season that he refers to as the “middle grind.”

Waynesburg is several weeks away from the indoor conference championships and will now be shifting gears from one training plan to the next.

The Jackets will return to action Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Kenyon College Classic.

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BASKETBALL PREVIEWS

Women's basketball to face Yellow Jackets look to keep undefeated Saints this weekend up in race for playoff spot

BY LUKE GOODLING AND COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Staff Report

Entering play Wednesday, the last time the Thomas More women’s basketball team lost a Presidents’ Athletic Conference game was in 2012.

This weekend, the historic powerhouse will come to the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse to challenge the Yellow Jackets in their second to last home game of the season.

Despite the competition, head coach Sam Jones said the way to finding a chip in the armor of the Thomas More Saints comes through hard work and limiting turnovers.

"The key to Thomas More is to not give them easy hoops via turnovers or not getting back in transition off a missed shot," said Jones. "You have to make them work hard."

The two teams met earlier this season when Waynesburg traveled to Crestview Hills, Kentucky. In the game, the Yellow Jackets gave up 24 points off turnovers and only shot 28 percent from the floor.

All that eventually added up to an 84-52 defeat.

This time against Thomas More, Jones said the Yellow Jackets need a little luck on their side for a favorable chance against the undefeated

Saints.

"We have to get lucky a little bit. We have to shoot the ball particularly well, which we haven't been doing recently,” said Jones. “We need to be sharp on the defensive end and get some cheap hoops ourselves.”

As a team, Thomas More led the conference earlier this week in 14 statistical categories, most notably scoring offense, field goal percentage and assists. From the perspective of Jones, he said no individual effort will beat Thomas More.

“It's going to take a whole team effort,” said Jones. “Our guards need to get shots and both of our post players need to be forces on the glass and scoring points when called upon to do so. That's really what it comes down to."

In their last meeting in early January, the Yellow Jackets had

no real leaders on the court with production from the typical team leaders low. Junior forward Addy Knetzer, who averages over 17 points per game, was only able to put up seven points against Thomas More and shot 23 percent from the field.

Senior forward Haley Delaney managed to lead the Yellow Jackets with 13 points, but shot 26 percent from the floor – drastically lower than her season average of near 37 percent.

Outside of offensive execution, Jones said the defense needs to start with the basics.

"We need to run our offense efficiently and read the defense well, and take what is given to us and win the battle on the boards,” said Jones.

“Defensively we just have to focus on the basics, being in the right spot, moving when the ball moves and scouting your personnel. It is going to be a tough task obviously."

Lately, the basics have been lacking for the women’s basketball team. Last weekend the team lost to Westminster at home, a team that is three spots below the Jackets in the standings. Before that, the Jackets dropped a late-game lead against St. Vincent and gave up a game-winning 3-pointer in the final second.

Tipoff against the Saints is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

On Saturday, Waynesburg’s men’s basketball team is set to host an important Presidents’ Athletic Conference contest, in terms of playoff implications for the Yellow Jackets, after a game Wednesday, Feb. 8, against Chatham.

The Thomas More College Saints are set to make the near 300-mile trip to the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse from Crestview Hills, Kentucky, to battle the Jackets in what is set to be an important game for both teams.

Thomas More and Waynesburg have faced each other once already this season in early January.

With a chance to win at the buzzer, Waynesburg fell by just one point, 69-68, to the Saints in the matchup. It was a game that, at the time, dropped the Jackets to 2-5 in PAC play and pushed the Saints to 6-1 in conference action.

Waynesburg found itself down 38-26 at halftime, needing to make adjustments on both ends after having a stretch of more than eight minutes without scoring a point in the first half.

But a 3-pointer by senior guard Timmy Kaiser at the buzzer before the half helped to stabilize the Jacket offense,

according to head coach Mark Christner.

“We didn’t shoot it particularly well in the first half,” said Christner.

Waynesburg was able to even the score in the second half and at one point took a lead, before playing back and forth until the final buzzer.

Christner said his team did a "good job of hanging in."

Thomas More was paced in the first meeting by a 27-2 freethrow advantage in terms of attempts and a steady shooting clip from the field.

Junior forward Simon Clifford shot 8-for-11 from the field for the Saints and had 17 points while grabbing eight rebounds, both team highs in the game. Sophomore guard Ryne Callahan had 16 points, while sophomore guard Damion King poured in 15 points.

For Waynesburg, junior wing Jon Knab scored a ca-

reer-high at the time with 21 points, while junior forward Marcus Wallace and sophomore wing Nate Gearhart scored 10 each.

Kaiser also chipped in 12 points.

“We were better offensively in the second half shooting. I think a lot of the [issue] with the free throws was us not being as assertive as we could’ve been and shying away a bit from contact,” said Christner.

Waynesburg played Chatham on the road Wednesday, a game past this week’s deadline for publication, entering action 4-10 in the PAC, while Thomas More hosted Westminster and entered action against the Titans with a PAC record of 11-3.

Christner acknowledged several things Waynesburg needed to do to reverse the result from the last time out against Thomas More.

“It starts with Clifford. They get him the ball in a variety of ways and when he catches it he makes it,” said Christner.

“We also need to run the good perimeter guys off the 3-point line. For us, we need to take care of the basketball against different defenses they run out, like their 1-3-1 zone, which we don’t see a lot.”

Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. inside the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

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freshman was her consistency.

After playing 13 minutes and scoring no points in a game against St. Vincent, she scored 25 points on 12-of-21 shooting against Bethany. After scoring 18 points against Washington & Jefferson, she scored only two points in nine minutes the next game.

“She was super inconsistent. She’d have 18 points and 12 rebounds one game and the next game she’d play five minutes because I’d be so mad I’d send her to the end of the bench,” Jones said. “To her credit, she didn’t get discouraged. She just worked harder to become more consistent.

The good nights were great and the bad nights were atrocious, and there were a lot of the nights were middle of the road not know what we’re going to get out of this kid.”

Despite moving into the starting lineup as a sophomore, the season started the same way the previous one finished. After 11 games, Knetzer was scoring at the same pace she did as a fresh-

man; she failed to score in double digits in five of the 11 games and didn’t eclipse double figures in rebounds in any game.

Then she scored 25 points and snatched 15 rebounds in a win against St. Vincent, and Jones saw something change in Knetzer.

“A light went on and she became a double-double machine,” Jones said.

Knetzer totaled 12 double doubles in her last 18 games.

She scored in double digits in every game the rest of the way except for two, totaled 17 rebounds against Westminster and scored 28 points against Bethany.

“I think if I’m being 100 percent honest she was able to trust her and I got better at dealing with her specifically.

Between her choosing to trust us as a staff and me figuring out how to push the buttons the right way coincided at that point and that’s when it took off,” he said.

In the last 18 games, she averaged 17.5 points and 11.8 rebounds a game, earning a second team All-PAC selection.

Knetzer said her perfor-

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ra said Wilson pushes those around him and is a contributing factor to the team’s success.

“It’s paying off for us right now,” said Headlee on Wilson deciding to return to Waynesburg.

Wilson has been a contributing factor to the team’s success since January and boasts a 14-5 record.

Several of those losses have come to athletes who are nationally ranked in Division III, yet he has been able to hang in those matches. His match in the finals at the John Summa Memorial Tournament this past weekend finished with a controversial pin call, stopping Wilson one win short of his first collegiate invitational title, one that Gennaro Bonaventura said was a blown call by the referee.

However, going up against these top tier opponents and lacking the mat time he missed at the beginning of the season,

Gennaro said Wilson’s competitiveness and his talent are two factors that make him such a tough match, and so difficult to beat.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that I see Wilson winning [a PAC title] this year and placing at nationals; and he’s probably going to be on the podium,” said Gennaro Bonaventura. “Every time he gets on the mat he gets better and better and he just works hard in the room with [Filippo] and [Tristan].”

Wilson was recently named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the second time this season.

Headlee said he knows Wilson has a competitive nature and believes he has his eyes on the ultimate feat.

“I definitely think he’s wanting to make it to make it to nationals and be an All-American his freshman year,” said Headlee. “He has pretty high goals, and I think he can do it if he just makes his mind up.

He can wrestle with anybody.”

mance started to improve when she saw a need to change her game and start playing more for the team.

“I think a reason I became more consistent is because I realized what I had to do every game,” Knetzer said. “I am a post player and I have to

“A light went on and she became a doubledouble machine.”

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Head coach

use my body and it’s about the team and not myself. Little things like that I started to realize, and when you’re playing outside of yourself, for the team instead of yourself, you play better.”

This season, Knetzer is fourth in the PAC in scoring, first in rebounding and sixth in field goal percentage, establishing herself as one of the top players in the conference.

When Addy scored her 1,000th point, she became the seventh Waynesburg women’s basketball player to do so. She

could pass Brittany Spencer, who is sixth in school history in scoring with 1,101 points, this season.

Bobbie Jo Graham is Waynesburg’s all-time leading scorer, with 1,752 points.

To surpass that, Knetzer would have to score more than 21 points a game for the rest of her career.

Knetzer’s next goal is to eclipse 1,000 rebounds in her career, making her the first player in program history to do so. Heading into Wednesday’s game against Chatham, which is past this week’s publication’s deadline, Knetzer had 691 rebounds, needing around 9.5 rebounds a game for the rest of her career to eclipse 1,000.

Even though Knetzer has already eclipsed 1,000 points, she isn’t going to stop working until she’s the best player she can be.

“No matter who you are you can always get better,” Knetzer said. “I’m not the best player in the conference, so I’m going to keep working until I am the best. I just constantly want to make myself as best as I can, and that’s not going to go away.”

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the match, then another takedown to win it. He just kept coming.”

Junior Derek Hull at 174 pounds and sophomore Will Va n N o r man at 285 pounds also had strong showings on the day. Hull w e nt 4 - 3 , including a pair of pins, en route to a sixth place finish, while VanNorman placed fifth in his respective weight class, going 5-1 with a pair of pins as well.

“Will just keeps getting better,” said Headlee. "Derek was losing one match 13-0 then pinned the guy.”

Sophomore Matt Claxton went 2-2 at 157 pounds. “[I am] pretty pleased with our performance, I thought we wrestled well,” Headlee said. “Having a first [place

guy] and two second [place guys] with two of our starters out I thought was pretty good.

We had some tough brackets, [but] overall guys wrestled to potential.”

Multiple wrestlers, including juniors Tristan Buxton and Landon Lohr, senior Ryan Shank and freshman Kenneth Burrs did not wrestle at the tournament for a variety of reasons.

Buxton and Shank both were battling shoulder issues, holding them out in the tournament, but Headlee believes they will be ready to go for the PAC Championships.

The team will travel to Washington, Pennsylvania, for the PAC Championships Saturday, Feb. 11. Start time for the championships is 11 a.m. “[We are] gearing up for the PAC’s; should be a good close race to see who can pull it out,” Headlee said.

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high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

“Just getting to the spots I normally get to [made me successful],” said Wallace. “Those are the easy shots for me, so if I get to those spots then I know I can make it.”

Wallace’s ability to challenge the post players, Christner said, leads to his success.

“When we’re able to space and [Wallace] is able to go, it’s a good thing for him,” said Christner. “He’s not a back to the basket guy, and he’s able to get to the line.”

Waynesburg’s second half struggles are nothing new. Of its 15 losses, four have come when the Jackets were ahead at the break and five have come by five points or fewer.

The Jackets took a six-point lead into the locker room at St. Vincent earlier in the week, but ended up losing by an 8376 margin.

“Just keeping the same intensity [will help us close game],” said Wallace. “Some-

Mitch Kendra, Yellow Jacket

Junior Marcus Wallace scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the loss to Westminster. times we might come out [of the first half] a little lackadaisical. If we keep that same intensity the whole 40 minutes, we’ll be fine.”

Also for Waynesburg, junior wing Jon Knab followed

a 24-point effort at St. Vincent with a 17-point outing on Saturday, while sophomore wing Brennan Smith posted 11 points.

For Westminster, freshman guard Cameron Kane-John-

son led the way with 16 points, while junior guard Brandon Domenick and junior forward Jarret Vrabel posted 11 and 10 points, respectively. Junior forward Deontay Scott had 12 points and six rebounds in the winning effort.

“We just needed to play with a lot of energy,” said Scott. “We came out flat, just shooting the ball and not really caring.”

The Yellow Jackets are in a battle to make the playoffs with Chatham and Grove City. Heading into their game against Chatham Wednesday, a game that is past this week’s publication deadline, the Jackets and the Cougars were tied for eighth place, which is the cutoff for the postseason.

After Chatham, the Jackets host Thomas More and Washington & Jefferson. The team ends the regular season at Geneva.

Editor’s note: For coverage of Wednesday's game at Chatham, visit theyellowjacket.org

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Bowling club looking to roll its way onto campus

By JOE SMELTZER Staff Writer

This spring, five underclassmen at Waynesburg University are looking to make an impact by offering other students the opportunity to join a bowling club.

Sophomore Mason Morgan (President), along with freshmen Zac Schnegg and JJ Holbert (Co-Vice Presidents), and fellow freshmen Paul Zalakar (Treasurer) and Dani Beardsley (Sec-

retary) have teamed up to form a bowling club for the university.

S chnegg, along with several other students, started going to The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, which has a college themed bowling night on its bottom floor, in which games only cost two dollars. The events were originally on Thursday’s, but have since moved to Tuesday’s.

“I bowled in high school, and one of my buddies, JJ

(Holbert), bowled in leagues as well,” said Schnegg. “So we just all started going, and it kind of turned into this weekly thing, and we thought ‘hey, why don’t we make a club out of it?”

Schnegg has plenty of experience with the sport, as he spent three years on the bowling team at St. John Central in Bellaire, Ohio. When Schnegg was a sophomore, his school won the Division 2 East District section championship for

the state of Ohio.

“I really enjoyed high school bowling,” Schnegg said. “It was a good time. We went there, got free bowling, free food and just hung out with a bunch of good guys.”

Although other nearby schools have picked up bowling - such as Duquesne, West Virginia, Pitt and Muskingham - it has yet to be determined whether Waynesburg’s club will compete against other schools.

“I think what our main

goal right now is to try to get a club going,” said Schnegg. “Maybe go bowling once every month, once ever y two weeks, maybe meet once a month.

Maybe from there, we can get a competition team going within the club, maybe not next year but the year after.”

As of now, it has yet to be determined where BOWLING >> D2

WU continues strong ties with CCO, Jubilee Librarian, faculty create new book club for students

By MITCHELL KENDRA Copy Editor

The Jubilee Conference is an event for college students that focuses on how God influences their lives. The event brings several hundred strangers together over the course of three days and unites them through their common appreciation of God. “Every Square Inch” is the motto for the 2017 Jubilee Conference. According to Russ Schneider, resident director of Willison Hall, the motto is an idea passed down from theologian Abraham Kuyper who said that there is not a single inch on the planet that God doesn’t claim as His. Schneider said that Kuyper’s thought came from the idea that God cares about every single aspect of our lives.

According to the Jubilee website, the conference is an opportunity for people to “Discover what it means to serve Jesus Christ with your entire life.”

The event is organized by the Coalition for Christian Outreach, the organization that Schneider, Jason and Erin Pagel and Becky Juliano work for in partnership with the university through local churches.

Schneider gave an insight into the conference: it has four main sessions based on the four-part narrative of the Bible: Creation, Fall, Redemption and Restoration. Then, there are smaller breakout meetings where students can pick which specific meeting they want to attend, according to the topic. The breakout sessions are more specific and cover different topics such as overcoming hardships in life and sharing vulnerability with others.

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN

News Convergence Editor

Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

From left to right, John Wicker, Mikayla Amick, Lauren Bailey, Evelyn Canby, Zac Yonko and Morgan Carroll make up the student Jubilee leaders this year.

According to Schneider, the history between the university and the CCO goes back more than 40 years.

According to the CCO

at the William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh.

Today, the university takes an average of 40 students to the annual conference that

website, Waynesburg University became the first university partnership with the CCO, two years after its creation in 1971. The page stated: in 1973, “Waynesburg College hires a CCO staff person to serve as a residence hall director, marking our first partnership with a college.” The website also states that the first Jubilee conference was held in 1977

spans a weekend. This year the event takes place Feb. 17-19 at the Westin and David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Schneider said Waynesburg is one of the smaller universities to attend the event in terms of students on campus but brings a large crowd with them. He said numerous colleges from

other states make the trip to attend the event.

He said the university supports the conference really well and encourages its students to attend.

“Since Waynesburg has always had CCO staff as [Resident Directors], the school has always been helpful with getting involved,” said Schneider.

But RDs aren’t the only ones promoting the event: faculty and staff ranging from the dining hall to different professors have shown their support: the faculty members who have attended share their testimony to those on campus.

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Jewel Wrick, a 2012 graduate of Waynesburg, works part time in the library as the access services librarian.

Wrick, along with English professors Dr. Jamie Dessart and Jill Sunday, is the mastermind behind creating the new book club making its way to campus this semester.

According to Wrick, a previous attempt at starting a book club failed over a year ago.

“I tried a book club a few semesters ago and only had 3 people in it. It was based on meditation, which really interests me, “ said Wrick. “I tried to make a more general one so more people would be interested and get the English department involved.”

So far, Wrick has sent out a survey to gain some interest and has received a list of approved books.

The Princess Diarist, a book written by the late actress Carrie Fisher, is at the top of the list. She said it will most likely be the first book read by the club.

Wrick stated she just wants to get as many students involved as possible for an intellectual look at the books being read.

“I would like to get as diverse of group as I can and many students on campus as I can to get their input on the book and foster an environment for discussion,” said Wrick.

An official time hasn’t been decided yet, but Wrick said Wednesday afternoons look to work best for those

interested. The location will be in one of the conference rooms in the library.

Wrick hopes the club can give some incentive for reading outside of class and for leisure. She wants students to come and give an opinion in a free environment without the pressure of class.

“Some of the classes give extra credit for being involved but really they should just want to read more,” said Wrick. “I know students have so much reading already but this is going to be low-pressure and a free space to just read and relax. “ Eventually, Wrick hopes for the club to become led by the students. She hopes they will take over with picking and voting the book selections.

The club has eleven book suggestions on the list. They are as follows: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger, The curious incident of the dog in the night by Mark Hadden, Saga and Last man, both by Brian K. Vaughaun, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Wishful Drinking and The Princess Diarist, both by Carrie Fisher and Fun Home

by Allison Bechdel.

For any book suggestions or questions, students should contact Wrick.

She also encourages students to follow and like the Eberly Library on social media to see what’s new at the library.

On-campus events Worship evolves from dorm lounge to Chapel humble offered for weekday From beginnings, Upper Room Valentine's Day SAB plans to help students stay in, relax

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

Valentine’s Day has been celebrated on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday for the last three years. But this year, Feb. 14 falls on a Tuesday. As such, the Student Activities Board (SAB) at Waynesburg University has ensured there will be Valentine’s Day activities on both Feb. 13 and 14.

SAB will host Valentine’s Bingo at 8 p.m. in the Beehive Monday, Feb. 13. The prizes offered at the bingo event will all be Valentine’sDay-themed, according to Julie Wise, graduate assis-

tant for student activities at the university. Bingo takes place frequently throughout the year at Waynesburg and has become especially popular during holidays, and the event is planned by the Common Happenings SAB committee.

Then, SAB will host a movie night at 8 p.m. in the Beehive Tuesday, Feb. 14, and show the movie “Valentine’s Day.” Snacks will be provided.

This is not an annual event, and Wise said the motivation to offer it stems from Valentine’s Day falling on a Tuesday, as students may be less inclined to travel off campus to celebrate the holiday on a weekday.

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now in Chapel

By GRACE HUTCHISON Staff Writer

Now, it is down to a science. In the fall of 1997, this wasn't so; Upper Room consisted of an out-of-tune guitar, chaotic structure, and a few, determined, God-loving students.

"If we had 10 students show up, it was considered a good night," said Geoff Rach, 2001 Psychology Waynesburg graduate and one of the founders of what is now Upper Room. "We offered warm pop and cold pizza."

Rach, Dirk Mercer and Dan Turis were just three friends who were determined to spread the word of God, and, with that goal, created Upper Room. As Upper Room changed leader-

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

The Upper Room praise band leads worship every Sunday night in Roberts Chapel.

Students will also hear their peers give testimony. ship, location, time and band members over its 16 years, Mercer said its goal has remained the same; praising God. Then called Waynesburg College Christian Fellowship, students would gather in Burns Hall lounge Thursdayís at 9 p.m. to worship

and study the Bible. At the time, neither Stover Campus Center or Robertís Chapel were built, so a residence hall was the choice of location.

Rach said that the location in a female dorm made it difficult for male students to be able to enter.

Resident Directors tried

to organize the event, one of their duties included recruiting new musicians.

"I was playing my guitar in my dorm room out of my Young Life song book and my Resident Director overheard me and invited me to ROOM >> D2

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By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN

News Convergence Editor

“CIZE” fitness classes are offered every Tuesday during the duration of the semester. The class is taught by a certified beach body instructor and made possible by the school nurse, Jennifer Shiring.

The class is a great way to become involved without the pressure of the fitness center or the dungeon.

The class has recently switched locations from the gym to the third floor of Miller Hall (Alumni Hall).

The classes run from Jan. 16 through April 10, 2017.

The class, which consists of dancing, makes participants burn calories through dancing to popular hip hop dances.

The class has flye rs arou nd campus, and those were what got junior psychology major Cassandra Riker involved because she thought it would be a fun way to get some fitness in.

“I got involved last year because I saw the f lyers around campus and I thought it would be a fun way to do cardio,” said Riker. “I love the instructor! Meghan is so much fun and filled with so much energy. I would highly recommend going. It is a fun way to work out. It's just like dancing so you barely ever realize you are breaking a sweat.”

Riker said you learn a few different dances, often to popular music, and are

able to put your own spin on each one. The instructor teaches you the dance and moves so that you know the routine in and out before you start adding a personal touch.

Riker is an advocate for the class and thinks anyone should give it a try.

“I really love this class and it is a great way to learn fun new dances and get a work out all in one class,” said Riker.

Senior criminal justice major Amy Hawley said she was intrigued about the classes after seeing advertisements, so she decided to give a try with friends.

“Some friends told me about it and we went together. I had to stop going once I had a class conflict.

I loved that it was a fun and different way to work out w i t h friends,” s a i d Hawley.

“I would totally recommend it, even if you can't dance. Not everyone there is an excellent dancer.”

Participants should dress accordingly for the class, if not the class could be a struggle.

Recommended clothing are yoga or legging type pants, t-shirt and athletic shoes. The main objective is that the participant be able to be mobile in the clothes they wear.

For more information contact Health Services 724-853-3332 or jshiring@ waynesburg.edu. No classes will be held during spring break.

play at Waynesburg College Christian Fellowship," Mercer, Waynesburg Sociology graduate of the spring of 2002 and fellow founder of Upper Room, said.

In the fall of 1998, Stover Campus Centerís construction was finished, and the fellowship moved to the Prayer Room located within it.

"I met Dirk and I started playing bass guitar. I had played for about a year before joining and then, in the spring of 1998, the music really started to pick up," Rach said.

The band, though it had begun humbly, consisted of a drummer, keyboardist, backup singers and guitarists. Today, the band is comprised of seven students.

"We had a drummer who learned how to play drums in his garage with his headphones on. He played on only one volume; which was extremely loud," Rach said with a laugh.

Rach, Mercer and fellow founder Turis continued to adapt the fellowship by adding more rehearsed music and fun games. Due to an increase in interest and attendance, they began to outgrow their small space within the Prayer Chapel.

To have more room, they moved to the third floor of Stover. After, they switched locations to the Band Room in the Fine Arts Center.

"While in the Band Room, Upper Room really began to take shape," Rach said. "We would begin with music, transition into student testimony or a lesson, and then have time to do a prayer at the end. We would split in groups of about four-to-six and we would just sit on the floor."

In the current service,

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Students stand and worship in the pews as the band performs of stage. Different from Chapel, Upper Room is more upbeat with students out of their seats. the band begins with three worship songs, student testimony and finishes with a few more songs. In between each of those parts of their worship, they have group prayer.

The bandmates, who had to audition to obtain their positions, practice weekly to perfect their sounds and to have their performances go as smoothly as possible.

Back in 1999, they continued to move after outgrowing the Band Room to the Goodwin Performing Arts Center and finally started having service in the Beehive.Attendance, which grew steadily throughout the years, had allowed Mercer, Rach and Turis to take on leadership positions as they continued their education at Waynesburg. The fellowship had transformed from the previously unrehearsed, ragged event in Burn's lounge into a weekly ministry, where students had the chance to worship and learn about God. In the fall of Rach and Turisí senior year, Mercerís junior, a change in leadership caused them to drift from the fellowship. Determined by

how well-received the format and feeling of the worship was, the students continued with it, renaming it Upper Room, and moving the time to Sundayís at 8 p.m.

The new format also came with the firm resolution that Upper Room was going to be made and produced by the students for the students.

"I think that it is great when ministries can be led by those to whom they minister. Students immediately connect to seeing and hearing their peers lead them in worship," Rev. James Tinnemeyer, vice president for Student Services, dean of students, assistant professor and university chaplain, said.

Upper Roomís time continues to be a signal of another completed week of school and as well as providing as a reminder of the next one to come.

"We chose that time because there werenít other things going on," Mercer said. "There were no night classes, and we put it later so that the students returning to campus after the weekend could still attend. The only

thing we had to compete with was Steeler games."

Upper Room, named by alumni Brett Booth, moved from the B eehive into Robertís Chapel in 2011.

Currently, every Sunday, the voices of students and community members praising God blast through the Chapel and echo onto the sidewalks of campus.

"Upper room is an incredible experience where students of Waynesburg University can gather for a time of worship and to grow in community together," Joshua Sumpter, assistant chaplain, instructor in the biblical ministries and studies department and staff advisor to Upper Room, said.

Upper Room takes place in Chapel with a band and a crowd of about 140 students, evolving from just 16 years ago, when it was comprised of 10 students and an out-oftune guitar in a dorm lounge.

"There have been so many great students passing on the torch each generation," Mercer said. "I want all of them to know that they are just as much of a part of it as us who started it."

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this club will bowl. Schnegg says that plan A is the Meadows Casino in Washington, PA. Other options include alleys in Morgantown, WV, and Washington, PA. L ast week, S chneg g, Holbert and Morgan all met with Director of Student Activities Pat Bristor to put their plans forward.

According to Bristor, the students met with her and turned in a five question application two days later.

From there, a committee gathered to look at the details for the club, after which the students received an email that informed them that they had two weeks to create a constitution for the organization. This is currently the stage that the students are in.

Some of the other hurdles that the students must go through to start this club are; naming the club, having an advisor, getting at least ten signatures of people interested in signing up .

For Schnegg, a significant thing that this club can accomplish is giving kids an activity to do off-campus.

“It kind of gives us something new to do off campus and just go, chill out, have a good time and just have fun with it,” said Schnegg.

Bristor sees a positive future for the club.

“I think this is an area that students are interested,” said Bristor. “I think this will help to bring together students of fellowship and friendly competition if they are going to reach out to other schools. Probably the underlying part that I see is a fun activity that students enjoy.”

An interest meeting for the club is in the works.

it would be a good in-house kind of thing that people can go to and relax instead of having to go out on Valentine’s Day,” said Wise.

T h e m ov i e n i g ht i s planned by the Novelty and Showtime SAB committee.

Wise said SAB events are important for Waynesburg students, as they provide a change of pace and accessible activities for students outside of their dorms. As Valentine’s Day falls during a week close to the middle of the semester, Wise said related events provide a valuable chance for relaxation. “[These events] are kind of a relaxing time, a break from studying with midterms coming up,” said Wise. “Especially any single people on Valentine’s Day – this gives them a good excuse to just have their friends all get together and do something.”

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ETHNIC FOOD FAIR

The Student Activities Board offered an Ethnic Food Fair Tuesday. Students from across campus gathered to try various foods made by the Multi-Cultural Club.

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the word to new students who don’t know about Jubilee or upperclassmen who never considered going to the conference.

Bailey shares her experiences throughout the weekend to the students in her dorm as she does her

Resistant Assistant rounds, spreading her thoughts on what happened and insight on what could happen at this year’s event.

Last year, then-sophomore Bailey joined the other Waynesburg students in the hallway of the hotel Friday night after the opening night concluded. About 15 students gathered and discussed

their experiences from the day, and Bailey noted this time as her favorite memory from the weekend.

After listening to the guest speaker while being packed in the room with all event attendees, she said it was nice to be able to get her own word out to others.

“That’s when it becomes personal,” she said.

points in the year. Activities like the ones planned for Valentine’s Day are an alternative for when students can’t engage in outdoor activities as easily.

“In the spring, we can do more things outside than we can during the winter,” said Wise, “so it’s nice to have these things to do inside during the winter when it’s not as nice outside.”

SAB will also host a Valentine’s-Day-themed craft day Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. The event is free, though students should sign up on myConnect by no later than Friday, Feb. 10.

Participants will create a wreath made of wooden hearts at the event.

The next major event SAB will hold is a semiformal dance Friday, March 17. The dance is a returning event from the fall, back by popular student demand.

“Students said they really liked it and wanted to do it again,” said Wise.

Tickets for the dance are on sale now on myConnect, and the dance will be held at Lakeside Party Center.

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Truly wretched 7. E equivalent, on scores 12. Bygone space station 15. Reaction to a come back 16. Contact 17. Long-necked bird 18. Fitness challenge 20. Metz moniker 21. Colo. setting 22. See-through 23. Even-odds situation 25. Scand. land 27. Not much 29. Nosebag fill 30. Male pal, in slang 32. Cold sore relief prod uct 35. Cellist with multiple Grammys 38. Baseball collectibles 41. Pure 43. Stated as fact 45. Sits in a cell 48. Set up in a glade, say 49. Bike whose company 66-Across ends 26-Down 50. Name on a shuttle, whose company 66-Across ends 24-Down 51. Lamb sandwich 54. Pamplona kudos 56. Outrage 57. Mountain predator 60. Trojan War epic 62. Church based in SLC, Utah 65. Center 66. Market representative?

69. Foofaraw 70. “American Buffalo”

playwright 71. Erie Canal city 72. Passel 73. More than amuses 74. Greenery

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horse logo, whose compa ny 66-Across ends 18-Across 9 Mike Trout’s team, on scoreboards 10. Check no.

11. “Sons of Anarchy” ac tor Rossi 12. Brainy bunch 13. Passing remark?

14. Beef cuts 19. Field 24. Alternative energy ve hicle 26. Unreserved way to go 28. “Hulk” star Eric

30. Fly-__: air passes 31. Juicer’s juice?

33. Nonsense 34. “__ Holden”: Irving Bacheller novel 36. Cactus League spring training city 37. Neil deGrasse Tyson subj.

39. Blizzard restriction,

perhaps 40. Final Four matchup 42. Rural storehouse 44. Plays usually involving the SS 46. “I’m a fan!”

47. Shoelace holders 51. IM option 52. “Seriously?”

53. Apply, as sunscreen

55. Respectful word 56. Pastoral piece 58. Stop-offs before big dates, maybe 59. Muscat money 61. Rush job letters 63. “Knock it off !”

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A Quick Look at the

2017 Grammy Nominees Written by Sam Chadwick Designed by Joe Buchanan It’s that time of year again. Prominent artists stemming from all different genres will be gathering under one roof to celebrate the achievements of fellow recording artists. Similar to the Emmy Awards, which celebrates milestones in television and the Academy Awards of motion pictures, the Grammy Awards ceremony recognizes outstanding achievements in the music industry. The 59th Annual Grammy Awards will be taking place on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

The first Grammy Awards ceremony took place on May 4, 1959, honoring the accomplishments of performers in 1958. Many of the music industry's most elite gathered in hotel ballrooms on both the east and west coast for a black-tie dinner and awards presentation. The event occurred at both locations simultaneously in Los Angeles and New York City featuring artists such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Henry Mancini. While much about the event has changed over the years, one thing has remained the same—the presentation of the gold plated gramophone trophies to winning nominees in various categories.

The number of Grammy Award categories has fluctuated over the years. In 2012, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences [NARAS] reduced the number of categories from 109 to 78.

On Sunday, the Grammy Awards will recognize winning artists in 84 different categories. Of the 84 awards to be given, only four fall under the "general field."

The "general field" consists of four awards which are not restricted by genre. These four awards are as followed: Album of the Year,

Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. Album of the Year is awarded to the performer and production team of a full album. Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and production team of a single song. Song of the Year is awarded to the writer(s) and or composer(s) of a single song. Best New Artist is awarded to a promising breakthrough performer who releases, during the Eligibility Year [Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016], the first recording that establishes the public identity of that artist.

Check out the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017 at 8 p.m. on CBS. 2017 Grammy Nominees Best New Artist Kelsea Ballerini The Chainsmokers Chance the Rapper Maren Morris Anderson .Paak

Best Pop Solo Performance “Hello” - Adele “Hold Up” - Beyonce “Love Yourself” - Justin Bieber “Piece by Piece” - (Idol Version) Kelly Clarkson “Dangerous Woman” - Ariana Grande

Song of the Year “Formation” - Beyonce Knowles, Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Michael L. Williams II “Hello” - Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” - Mike Posner “Love Yourself” - Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin, Ed Sheeran “7 Years” - Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard, Morten Ristrop

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album “Poets & Saints” - All Sons & Daughters “American Prodigal” - Crowder “Be One” - Natalie Grant “Youth Revival” - [Live] Hillsong Young and Free “Love Remains” - Hillary Scott & The Scott Family

Record of the Year “Hello” - Adele “Formation” - Beyonce “7 Years” - Lukas Graham “Work” - Rihanna ft. Drake “Stressed Out” - Twenty One Pilots

Best Country Song “Blue Ain’t Your Color” - Keith Urban, Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen “Die a Happy Man” - Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur “Humble and Kind” - Tim Mcgraw, Lori McKenna “My Church” - Maren Morris & Busbee “Vice” - Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

Album of the Year “25” - Adele “Lemonade” - Beyonce “Purpose” - Justin Bieber “Views” - Drake “A Salior’s Guide to Earth” - Sturgill Simpson

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