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School’s anniversary recognized with service, concert

By KIMMI BASTON Managing Editor

On Tuesday, Waynesburg students, staff, faculty and friends honored the founding of the university with the annual Charter Day convocation. To celebrate 166 years of education and service, the campus community, along with visiting alumni and donors, gathered in Roberts Chapel for a commemorative service.

Those assembled were led in worship with music by the Lamplighters Touring Choir, the Concert Choir and the praise team, along with inspiring words from Provost Dr. Jacquelyn Core and University Chaplain the Rev. Jim Tinnemeyer.

University President Douglas Lee introduced the

guest speaker, the Rev. Dr. Loran Mann, bishop of the Pentecostal Temple of the Church of God in Christ in Pittsburgh.

Mann founded the Pentecostal temple in 1969 and has since led it to involvement in a number of religious television and radio broadcasts. According to Lee, Mann is an accomplished journalist and preacher whose life imitates the mission of Waynesburg University.

“Bishop Mann has lived his life with faith and servant leadership at the forefront,” said Lee. “With his dedication to spreading the word of God and his steadfast enthusiasm and passion for his calling, his life is truly representative of the mission of See CELEBRATION on A2

Criminal Justice graduate program under development

By ZACHARY SNIADACH For the Yellow Jacket

For criminal justice majors, Waynesburg University’s Department of Criminal Justice is arguably one of the most accredited majors in the region. The department plans to further that reputation with the addition of a new master’s program.

Criminal Investigations, a 30-credit program, will offer students and professionals the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in courses beyond criminal justice, criminology, and police administration. With a unique combination of advanced level courses and experiences, the program will give those interested a graduate opportunity not offered outside of Waynesburg University.

“We as a department expect this program to set

Waynesburg University apart from other graduate programs,” said Dana Baer, professor of criminal justice. “It’s unique offering will really separate us.”

After several years of rumors and speculation about a potential program, the actual implementation of the program is finally coming to a close.

“We conducted a survey with our students in the fall of 2014 to determine student’s interest for a graduate program,” said Baer. “The results then went to Dr. Jacquelyn Core, the university provost.”

It is safe to assume the results of the survey were positive, as the program is expected to begin this fall.

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A gift ‘for truth and courage’

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Josh Dains, president of Student Senate, shows off the blueprints for the Hanna Hall bell project. Dains and the senior gift committee are accepting donations for this project, which will display the bell (below, in blueprint form) in this location in the brick courtyard between Hanna Hall and Miller Hall.

Senior gift will prominently display historic Hanna Hall bell

By NICK FARRELL Executive Editor

This year’s senior gift will recreate a sound not heard on campus for more than a century.

According to the president of Student Senate, a senior gift committee is leading the charge to refurbish the Hanna Hall bell, which was first cast in 1875 in the bell tower atop the college’s oldest building, and relocate it to a newly constructed display in the courtyard between Hanna Hall and Miller Hall.

Josh Dains, Student Senate president, said the committee’s goal is to raise $8,000 by receiving donations from members of the class of 2015.

He encouraged students to donate to this project, which he called “the most significant senior class gift” in school history.

“No other class has taken such a rich piece of history, put it on display, and have taken ownership of what that piece of history means to the university,” said Dains. “If you’re a student, a faculty member, a member of the Board of Trustees or a visitor, you’ll see that bell, which is a per-

manent representation of the university.”

Donations are already being accepted, with university President Douglas Lee, and his wife, Kathryn, contributing an initial pledge of $500.

As of Monday, the committee had raised $800.

“The gift that the class of 2015 has proposed is a wonderful idea,” said Lee. “Since the institution’s inception, Waynesburg University has prepared students to live lives of purpose for the glory of God. The focus on the integration of faith, learning and serving has prepared graduates

Through numerous changes, Bonners thrive

Program continues success despite 3 changes at the helm in 4 years

By ANDY STANKO

For the Yellow Jacket

One hundred forty hours of service can be a daunting task for an 18-year-old student going off on their own for the first time in a completely new environment with virtually no experience with community service beforehand. That’s exactly the situation Kyle Digiandomeni-

co, senior Bonner Scholar, found himself in during his first semester at Waynesburg.

“I looked at the requirements and saw 140 hours and said, ‘that’s like a part time job. Am I going to be able to do this?’” said Digiandomenico. “After looking at the scholarship more, I liked what its purpose was: to provide kids who couldn’t afford an education, an edu-

cation, and to give back to the community.”

Digiandomenico managed to complete 140 hours his first semester, and every semester since. It’s the status quo at this point. While the requirements and some of the structure are intact from the time he arrived on campus, the program has undergone changes through the past four years. Three different Bon-

ner coordinators have led the junior and senior classes of Bonner students in four years.

“One of my biggest mentors was [Coordinator for the Bonner Program] Sarah Brandstetter. Whenever we were looking at service we’d ask her questions, or whenever she was asking questions, See BONNERS on A4

through the years to go out into the world and make a difference with their lives in a way uniquely characteristic of a Waynesburg University education."

The Hanna Hall bell, cast for this university in its early days, is another symbol that can help us celebrate the past and challenge us to shape the future.”

Terry Sattler, director of Facilities Planning and Management, recently discovered the cast iron bell in the basement of Martin Hall, which he described as a crawl space.

Former facilities director John Burke brought the bell to his attention in a conversation some time ago.

“He mentioned the bell was still on site, and the last he knew of it, it was in the basement of Martin Hall,” said Sattler, who added that very little was known about the bell before he rediscovered it.

Sattler, Lee and Dains have de velop e d a plan to display the bell prominently on cam-

pus after it is refurbished.

Sattler said this project will be completed before Commencement.

According to Dains and a statement provided by the university’s master planner, crews will remove the planter from the brick courtyard between Miller Hall and Hanna Hall and replace it with a brick pedestal on which the bell will stand. The design recommendations in the statement include perennials on either side of the bell and a historic marker that details the bell’s history and the meaning of the Latin inscription, “Pro veritate et virtute,” found on the bell.

In English, the phrase means “for truth and courage,” something that still resonates today, according to Dains.

“For me, I think it ties into the early education of women in that building. It was a way of saying ‘we stand for truth and courage,’” said Dains.

“I think truth and courage today is about a message of acting on the truths we’ve learned biblically and scholastically as students.”

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ABOUT THIS WEEK'S NAMEPLATE Editor’s Note: As the Yellow Jacket enters its 90th year of publication, we’re going back into our archives to reprint 10 iconic nameplates from our past in advance of the unveiling of a new nameplate in the April 23 Commencement Issue.

This week's nameplate is from the Jan. 23, 1976 issue of

the Yellow Jacket.

In that issue, the United Presbyterian Church U.S.A. announced its new grant program, the Appalachain Scholarship Program, which Waynesburg students were invited to apply for.

Waynesburg College also announced receipt of funds from a U.S. Steel Foundation grant.

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Students lead on-campus bible studies McCracken’s vision

By BEAU WALMER

For the Yellow Jacket

Students choose to go to college to grow in their education. For some students, they may also seek to grow in another facet of their life: their faith. One way students have been able to achieve this is through group Bible studies.

With a new faith tab in the process of being created on myConnect, students will soon be able to know when and where Bible studies are taking place on campus. One reason Bible studies are being further promoted on campus is because they can benefit students when it comes to evaluating the road they have been on, and the one they are looking ahead to.

“In college it is a good way to look at your life’s work,” The Rev. Jim Tinnemeyer, university chaplain, said. “It can really help with what you are going to do in your life.”

Here at Waynesburg, a number of Bible studies have been initiated across campus, some of which are coordinated by campus ministry assistants (CMAs).

“A CMA is a leadership opportunity on campus,” said Anthony Jarrell, resident director of Martin Hall. “It is for students who are most interested in being a Christian, to witness and fostering a community and being a resource to their peers.”

For sophomore psychology

major Heidi Evans, becoming very interested in her faith was a factor that drove her to becoming a CMA. And now, Evans is able to share her faith and connect with students through a weekly Bible study in Denny Hall.

“We use the girls to come up with ideas we t alk about,” Evans said. “A couple of weeks ago, we talked about Jesus and how he had so many aspects as a leader.”

Even as a CMA leading the Bible study, Evans has been able to benefit as well.

“It is more like they have been ministering to me, because I get to hear their stories and where they’re coming from,” said Evans.

As a result, Evans says being involved with a Bible study is that students and even campus faith leaders can anticpate.

“It gives something to look forward to at the end of the day or the week,” Evans said.

“Just to be able to know you have someone praying for you and may also be going through the same thing as you too.”

Another group that aims to accomplish these goals is the Fellowship for Christian Athletes (FCA). FCA is composed of representatives from the different athletic teams at Waynesburg. Having this large group of students has contributed to a reason why senior men’s basketball player Jacob Fleegle enjoys attending FCA. “It’s the fellowship and being with all the other athletes,

and to be able to think about other perspectives to things,” Fleegle said. “Whenever there are more people, there are more ideas.”

Fleegle first became involved with FCA after recent graduate, Zach Morgan, who now works full-time for FCA, influenced him to join. The FCA has grown to doing activities in high schools, middle schools and at other college campuses.

“Here [on campus] we do it with a large group of teams with devotions and games,” Fleegle said. “We also have bible studies during the week with each team.”

As a member of the men’s basketball team, Fleegle and his teammates, have been looking at King David - more specifically, the events that took place in David’s life. For Fleegle, David’s life has been relatable when it comes to him and his team.

“It kind of relates to the struggles and his rise to power as the king,” Fleegle said.

“We started off, like 1 and 5, and now we have come to the point where we are playing in the conference championship game.”

Furthermore, another type of Bible study is done on campus and is also led by students themselves.

For one of the bible study leaders, sophomore business management major, John Wicker, something that drove him to start a Bible study was

a recent experience from the summer.

“I worked with the Ocean City Beach Project with the Coalition for Christian Outreach this summer,” Wicker said. “I really wanted to have something like that on Waynesburg’s campus.”

Since beginning the Bible study, Wicker and those involved have looked at the book of John, and are now studying the book of Hebrews.

“What is neat about both books is that they greatly emphasize and focus on the deity and personhood of Jesus Christ,” Wicker said.

Another aspect to this Bible study is between reading texts, participants are also looking at the survey of the text. One of Wicker’s Bible study participants is senior IT major and CMA, Alex Tenenbaum.

“We try to not have preconceived notions,” Tenenbaum said. “But try to get a new insight of the text in the times that we read it together.”

However, one of the problems facing students is that they may not have the time or may not even know where to start.

“I feel there are a decent number of people on campus who don’t have connections or are new to their faith,” Tenenbaum said. “I think it is important for our university to encourage students to grow in their faith in some type of way, and they need avenues for that to happen.”

Students conduct research for symposium

By ZACH DIBERADIN

For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University offers its students many options to build their resumes and portfolios to prepare them for professional career development.

Students this year have

decided to conduct research to participate in this year’s Undergraduate Research Symposium held on Saturday, April 18.

The Undergraduate Research Symposium gives the students who have conducted research a platform to present their information

to students, faculty and the community.

The symposium also adds a forum for students to share interdisciplinary research and connect education with research.

Students of all disciplines are allowed and encouraged to participate in the Under-

graduate Research Symposium.

“Networking and interdisciplinar y research is essential to solving modern problems through research,” said Chad Sethman, director of the UndergraduSee RESEARCH on A3

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Waynesburg University, its faculty, staff, students and friends.”

Mann’s message to the university was based on the Gospel reading of Matthew 14:22-33. According to him, the story these verses tell remains applicable to every human generation.

“Although it is centuries old, the narrative of Christ walking on the water is as current today as it was when it was first recorded,” said Mann.

He explained the background of the famous Biblical passage – Jesus sent the disciples out on the Sea of Galilee after the feeding of the 5,000, and he stayed behind to pray.

In the early hours of the morning, he set out to join them, walking upon the waves and frightening the disciples.

“At that very unsettling moment, the disciples experienced some breaking news as the voice of Jesus came piercing through the dark night,” said Mann. “It was so thunderous that they heard it above the roaring winds and waters. And the master told three things to those disciples that night: be of good cheer.

It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

Mann reminded the congregation that even after these assurances, the disciples still did not know Jesus – and their fallacy is indicative of one we are all subject to.

“They have been called by Jesus,” said Mann. “They have spent time. They have been instructed by him. But at the most awful moment of their existence, they did not know him. Never allow any situation to diminish the word of God and the promises of God in your life. It happened to the disciples, and yes, my friends, it can happen to you.”

Mann said that the disciples were limited – contained by their fear and by the boat

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Jared Anderson performed in Roberts Chapel Tuesday as part of Waynesburg's Charter Day celebration. they rode in.

The only disciple who understood Jesus’ goal, according to Mann, was Simon Peter. He overcame his containment by offering Jesus a challenge.

“He said, ‘Lord, if that is you out there, tell me to come to you on the water,’” said Mann.

Mann explained that Jesus was trying to show the disciples their potential. Each of them could defy the laws of nature just as Jesus was, but they were too limited by perimeters.

“In order to walk on the water, one must first get out of the boat,” said Mann. “And that principle is basic to the success of any endeavor. Only those who shed the safety of containment do the impos-

sible.”

Mann completed his message with encouragement to escape the methods and parameters of human life the way that Simon Peter did and to do those things that people think cannot be done.

“Remember, to walk on the water, one must first get out of the boat,” he said.

Lee ended the convocation by presenting Mann with a commemorative plaque for his contribution to Charter Day 2015 and recognizing Mann’s honorary Waynesburg University doctorate.

Mann also spoke at the university’s Charter Day celebration in 2010, where former president Timothy Thyreen awarded him the honorary doctorate.

“Bishop Mann visited five

years ago to deliver a message at that Charter Day,” said Lee. “At that time, we mentioned to Bishop Mann our plans to build a chapel one day. And now, five years later, it is fitting that we have invited him back on a day we commemorate our founding, to celebrate a dream of 166 years becoming reality. Today, Roberts Chapel stands as a tangible symbol of God’s grace, which has sustained this great institution through the ages.”

The convocation was followed by a luncheon for the entire campus community and visitors.

On the evening of Charter Day, the campus-wide celebration concluded with a concert by Christian artist Jared Anderson.

gives grad program high hopes for future

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN For the Yellow Jacket

When Dr. Helen McCracken would listen to her father talk about then Waynesburg College, she never expected to be part of the university’s family. McCracken, who was recently named the director of Graduate Programs in Education in November 2014, felt the progression to education was natural for her as a daughter of an alumnus.

McCracken comes from a family of two teachers and always had both passion and respect for education. Her father always had a huge place in his heart for the Yellow Jackets. In fact, she has a little piece of her father’s ‘jacket pride’ on her office desk: a mug he received at his 50 year reunion for the college.

“I believe my father would be very proud of me to be working in his alma mater, because he loved it, “ said McCracken. “And I now understand why he loved it.”

Prior to her position at Waynesburg University, McCracken has 35 years of experience in education. Her previous positions, such as superintendent and teacher at Canon MacMillan School District and Assistant Professor of Education at California University of Pennsylvania, have prepared her for her tasks at Waynesburg.

“We are privileged to make Dr. McCracken a part of our team,” said Dr. Jacquelyn Core, vice president for Aca-

demic Affairs and provost of Waynesburg University, in a university press release earlier in the year. “She brings with her a wealth of experience, allowing us to take our graduate education program to new levels,” Core said.

McCracken received her undergraduate in elementary education, her first masters degree and superintendent letter of eligibility from California University of Pennsylvania. Her doctorate is from the University of Pittsburgh, and she has a second masters degree from Robert Morris University.

McCracken has a vision and big plans for the graduate programs at Waynesburg, including degree that can be obtained strictly online. She was one of two professors in the nationally ranked online graduate program at California University.

“I believe we can spread more of the Waynesburg message through having a complete graduate degree online available,” said McCracken.

She is also pleased that Waynesburg is on the path to offering this type of degree. With family ties to the university, McCracken wants to give Waynesburg the same love her father had.

“Waynesburg’s Christian education focus is different, but I like it,” she remarked.

“I feel the focus is mutually beneficial. I am here because I want to do well by Waynesburg like Waynesburg did for my father.”

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Eberly Library expanding online resources Crosby lecturer praises work of Teddy Roosevelt

By MITCHELL KENDRA For the Yellow Jacket

Being a college student comes with many responsibilities, and there are often times when students are finishing their assignments in the early morning-sometimes far past midnight.

The Eberly Library has continued expanding its number of online resources available to students, staff and faculty members. Since the resources are available via the Internet, anywhere students are able to access the Internet allows them to also access Waynesburg’s online references. “[It is important to the university to have an online collection of resources] because the building opens at 7:30 and closes at midnight,” said Rea Redd, director of the Eberly Library.

“So you can read these any time of the day or night, 365 days in a row, from any location.”

This online expansion means that librar y resources are not limited to the Waynesburg University campus. Therefore, while the entire campus is home on Spring Break, students are still able to access these online resources, according to Redd. This could be beneficial to students who have papers due upon returning from their week off, as they can access the material online instead of having to check out the necessary books from the library.

The number of books, journals, articles and other references available to the Waynesburg University community is now approxi-

mately 160,000 resources.

Redd said this is nearly double the number of tangible books in the library.

Redd believes the university started its online assortment in 2005.

Although there is no set goal as to how many online resources the library has, the university has ‘intentionally grown’ Waynesburg’s online collection to the vast collection that is it today, Redd said.

Redd also said that the way of obtaining online materials has significantly changed.

“The field itself of buying online books has changed probably two or three times,” said Redd. “[In the past] you had 20 publishers publishing their books online and you would have to make a contract with each publisher, which kept us from doing that; we weren’t going to sign 20 contracts with 20 publishers, with 20 different formats of online books. So in the past ten years Ebrary and NetLibrary have bought up the publishers’ online rights, so now when the books come to us they are generally in one or two formats that students can regularly navigate through.”

Not only has the new way of purchasing online materials become more convenient to colleges and universities, it has helped increased Waynesburg’s collection, and the setup of the resources has become simpler for the users.

Lisa Snyder, electronic resources librarian, is Redd’s go-to-person when it comes to making the

campus aware of the online resources and any changes that occur with the formats. Snyder is also in charge of making sure that the university agrees with the contracts and will follow the guidelines that the databases establish.

“I go over [the contracts] and I make sure that we are able to agree with them,” Snyder said. “We agree that the [online resources] will be only for informational use for our students specifically. Basically, when you log in through myConnect with your username and password you’re verifying that you go here. So then when we sign our license agreement we say we are not going to give every Joe Shmoe access to this database.”

By having the sign in required to access the resources, the university is able to ensure that these people are either students, or professors, of the university and will agree to follow the guidelines for the contract.

While the online resources are typically reference books, the university also buys different collections of textbooks that are available online; that way, students also have access to numerous textbooks necessary for class.

With the vast assortment available, Redd believes it is imperative that people across campus are taught how to access the online materials.

“The thing that we need to get done is that we need to make sure that we get into classrooms and talk to

faculty and students on how to use this resource, because like anything online, it is invisible until you bump into it,” Redd said. “So what we are getting done is making sure that students know that two-thirds of the books we have are online.”

Redd and Snyder are trying to work with the professors on campus and make it so that the underclassmen are learning how to use these online resources, because the upperclassmen have an idea of how to use them since they have been here for several years and have experience with the resources.

Once the students are aware of the resources that are available to them, then the students can access these online sources any time they please, any day of the year. This helps the students who are located off campus, such as commuters who are at home working and students who are working on their graduate or doctorate degrees at one of the campuses separate from the main campus’s location.

Before leaving for spring break, Snyder encourages students who like hard cover, printed books to check out books for their vacation, and for other students to access the online collection if they would rather read through their computer, phone or tablet.

According to Redd, the number of online resources will continue to grow.

“The trend is that we will probably reach for one book on the shelf, we will have two books online, probably in the next year,” said Redd.

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ate Research Symposium.

“The symposium provides a forum for academic schol-

ars across disciplines to collaborate and to identify novel ways of identifying problems and questions and generating data that contributes to insightful

solutions.”

Unfortunately, the disciplines within humanities are not well represented and are encouraged to participate in next year’s Undergraduate Research Symposium.

“Many disciplines have their own research forums, however, with our annual Undergraduate Research Symposium we hope to bring together students and faculty from many diverse disciplines in order to collectively celebrate the research contributions that all of our students make in their respective fields here at Waynesburg University,” said Barbara Kirby, director for the Center for Research and Economic Development.

The Center for Research and Economic Development is a resource that serves Waynesburg University, the community and beyond.

Through scientific research, faculty and staff expertise, resources and partnerships, the center supports initiatives contributing to the long-term sustainable economic future of the area.

The benefit of conducting research is to provide students with first-hand experience with research and connecting that research with what they learned in class.

“The ultimate goal is for the students to be able to make the transition from knowledge gained in the classroom to putting that knowledge to use to investigate questions and generate new information,” said Sethman.

According to Kirby, the Undergraduate Research Symposium allows students to develop essential skills by applying their knowledge to the practice of research.

Presenting their research also allows the student to enhance their communication and presenting skills.

This year’s Undergraduate Research Symposium will be hosted by Waynesburg in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse starting at 1p.m.

All students and members of the community are invited to the symposium.

For more information on the Undergraduate Research Symposium contact Barbara Kirby at bkirby@ waynesburg.edu

By SHON MEADE

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“The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats,” said by the late United States’ President Theodore Roosevelt.

The recent Crosby Lecture Series speaker, David C. Scott, spoke nothing but high praises about the former president..

Scott, best known for authoring his books “The Scouting Party” and “My Fellow Americans: Scouting, Diversity and the U.S. Presidency,” came to Waynesburg University from his home in Texas to speak to students about Roosevelt.

The Crosby Lecture series bring those who are distinguished in their disciplines to campus to meet students and faculty while also presenting a lecture to the campus during their stay.

Scott’s books come from the connections between scouting and the presidents of the United States.

As an Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts, and a member of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Speakers Bank, Scott holds scouting very close to his heart.

“Kids have so many distractions in their lives,” said Scott. “Scouting has helped me make the right decisions all of my life.”

On March 17, Scott was treated to a dinner along with the local Friends of Scouting.

The dinner had guests University President and Mrs. Douglas Lee in attendance, as well as Bill Coles, the President of the Minsi Trails Council.

Members of Venturing Crew 1849 were also in attendance at the dinner.

The group then met with those in attendance of the lecture in the Goodwin Performing Arts center.

Scott opened up with jokes that had the crowd laughing from the start, and his humor continued throughout the lecture.

The lecture featured works of art and pictures on a screen to help relate

the words that were being said to a visual representation of Roosevelt.

The lecture focused on Roosevelt’s classic American value system and moral examples that he had set and are still applicable to the United States still to this day.

“President Theo dore Roosevelt led a life that we can all learn from,” said Lee. Ro os e velt’s dif ferent types of “duty” that helped create his legacy were also looked at heavily throughout the lecture.

“His duty to God, duty to his country, duty to his family, duty to others and, lastly, duty to self,” said Scott.

“These all tie in to what it means to be a scout.”

“The Scout Oath,” which every scout is told to follow during their life, touches base on “Duty to God and Country, Duty to Others and lastly Duty to Self.”

While going through each of the duties, Scott touched upon stories from Roosevelt’s life that related to that specific duty.

Roosevelt was a president who was full of firsts: first to ride in a plane, first to ride in a car and first to ride in a submarine.

Also throughout his lifetime, he gave thousands of speeches.

One story that Scott told was the time that Roosevelt was boxing with a partner and got hit in the eye, causing him to lose sight in that eye.

He didn’t speak up about the incident for the sole purpose of not wanting to make his partner feel worse than he already did for blinding the president..

This was one of the bestkept secrets during his time as president.

“The university is always blessed to have such diverse speakers,” said Jacquelyn Core, Waynesburg University Provost. “Our values here at Waynesburg align with those of The Boy Scouts of America, which were touched on heavily during the lecture.”

Scott had the opportunity to check out Waynesburg’s campus during his stay.

“This university is very unplugged,” said Scott. “It’s great to see students off their phones and enjoying what God gave them.”

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about the program.

“I was pretty set on enlisting in the Police Academy after I graduated,” said Patrick Martin, a sophomore criminal justice major. “After hearing about [Waynesburg University] getting a master’s program, it really opened up a whole new level of opportunities for me. I definitely don’t have to limit my options anymore.”

Martin is not the only undergraduate student considering a further level of education.

Christopher Shortley, a sophomore Criminal Justice major, said the graduate program is good for all criminal justice majors looking to be a police officer.

“After seeing some of the classes that the program offers, I don’t see why any aspiring police officer wouldn’t at least consider the program," Shortley said.

The program will consist of courses such as Advanced Criminal Investigation, Advanced Crime Scene Investigation, Advanced Interview and Interrogation,

Research in the Justice System and Effective Criminal Profiling.

Graduate level instructors will teach these courses from Waynesburg University as well as adjunct professors who are highly regarded in their current field of work.

Other courses, such as Ethical Decision Making, Behavioral Interviewing, Conflict Resolution and Power, Culture and Leadership present the high level courses from the business side of Waynesburg University’s graduate program as well.

The graduate program will be offered at Waynesburg University’s branch campuses, such as Seven Fields, Monroeville and Southpointe.

Select online courses will also be implemented in the program to further assist those who are working full time.

“I know I have a little while to think about what I will do after I graduate, being only a sophomore,” said Shortley. “Having an opportunity like this, though, would only better my chances of a successful career in law enforcement.”

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she would ask the question why,” said Digiandomenico.

“When you think about the why, and you think about what’s the purpose and motivation, you look at service in a completely new way.”

Brandstetter worked in tandem with Dave Calvario, former director of the Center for Service Leadership. The two led Bonners during the first half of Digiandomenico’s tenure at Waynesburg.

Brandstetter left the university after the 2013 academic year. Calvario and the university parted ways the following year.

“Sarah and Dave were a really good team. They would go to retreats with us, they had the service reflections and they were really good at asking the tough questions that made everybody think,” said Digiandomenico. “Everybody would sit back and think, ‘What? Why do we do that? Why is that important?

What’s the purpose?’ That’s a change, I don’t necessarily see that happening as much as it did when I was a freshman.”

Following Brandstetter's departure from the university, Bonner alumnus Evan Kephart became the interim coordinator of the Bonner Scholar Program for the fall semester before current Bonner coordinator Adrienne Tharp arrived in November, 2013 and assumed administrative duties completely the following semester.

Tharp had worked with the Bonner AmeriCorps program with students doing service to receive an education award rather than a scholarship.

“I was fairly familiar with the Bonner Foundation and the requirements of the program,” said Tharp. “I just had to learn some of the school specific guidelines that Waynesburg has set and learning a little more about the Bonner Scholar side of things.”

Waynesburg is one of 21 Bonner Scholar schools across the nation, and according to the website of the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation, each program is unique, but Tharp said it’s been helpful to have other schools and coordina-

tors to contact if she has questions.

“Each school has a constitution with their program specific rules. One of the requirements of the Bonner Foundation is that students participate in training and enrichment activities and that can be whatever the school sets,” said Tharp. “There are other Bonner schools in the country. If I have questions, I can pick up the phone and call other schools.”

The enrichment activities Waynesburg requires of its Bonners include reflections and attending events on campus.

Aside from the 140 hour requirement and the Waynesburg-specific requirements of reflections and campus events, another constant for the program has been recruiting and how students find the program.

“When a student applies to Waynesburg, they’re given the opportunity to apply for the scholarship during their senior year of high school,” said Tharp. “That’s where we do our main recruiting, before students set foot on campus.”

The Bonner program had around 115 applicants and 50 interviews for the 15-person freshman class for the fall 2015 semester. The 15 that will arrive on campus next semester went through the same process the current senior class went through four years ago.

A more recent change encouraged by the leadership of the program and university is encouraging Bonners to take on more leadership roles in service, especially with students that are not in the program.

“Kelley Hardie and I are working together to expand [service opportunities] to students who are not in the Bonner program so students don’t feel like it’s just Bonners doing the service,” said Tharp. “We want students to know service is for everyone.

That’s why we developed the service tab [on myConnect] and students can sign up for local opportunities.”

Digiandomenico has seen an influx of non-Bonners participating at Open Door Youth Outreach Center in Pittsburgh, where he serves as the Bonner site coordinator.

“In the four years I’ve served there, it’s the first time I’ve seen non-Bonners, and it’s service learning and other classes, but you can do that stuff anywhere,” said Digiandomenico. “It’s the first time I’ve seen groups of non-Bonners serve consistently. Some of them passed what they had to serve, and whether it’s because they like the site or were hanging out with friends, they were engaged in service during a Friday evening when they could have been doing anything else.”

The Bonners were called upon to lead the entire freshman class in service during the fall at Ryerson Station State Park. Bonners arrived to learn about the project and what the group was responsible for and then led the freshmen in the service that day.

“I’m happy to see the direction that the school is headed—trying to include more kids in service,” said Digiandomenico. “Trying to combine what you’re good at, or what your major is or what you find interesting—and pairing that up with service and asking, ‘How can you

serve God with what you’re good at?’”

The program hopes to continue to expand the leadership opportunities of Bonners and for other students to participate in service, but also return to some level of continuity and consistency after being in a state of flux with the leadership for the program over the past four years.

“I think for about two and a half years now, we’ve been in a weird funk, kind of restarting and rebuilding,” said Digiandomenico. “It’s been a really weird transition for us. Sarah and Dave had years before I got here. They were able to have something built.”

Digiandomenico is hopeful for the future of the program; he points towards a promising freshman class.

“With the freshman class, I’m very hopeful with the program and where it’s headed,” said Digiandomenico.

“There’s a lot of perspectives in that class, a lot of motivations, a lot of drives, a lot of character in that class and I think they’re going to do the school and the Bonner program a very big favor.”

Gift: Hanna bell being refurbished, should be displayed by graduation

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years ago, the bell sounded prior to each chapel service in Hanna Hall and before major ceremonies like Matriculation and Commencement. Dains noted that a goal of the senior gift committee is to return to that tradition of ringing the bell before major campus events, beginning with Commencement this year.

“The whole thing behind

the bell is that it ties our history into the present day,” said Dains. “To me, this reaffirms the school’s mission by returning a landmark to our campus that existed at the founding of the university and connects current students to that rich past.”

According to Sattler, the bell has maintained a “very dark, bronzy color,” but does show some signs of wear, including a small crack at the back of the bell.

In addition, graffiti is evi-

dent on the bell. Its origin is unknown.

“Somewhere along the line, somebody spray painted three letters on it,” said Sattler. “We can’t find the significance of the letters and we are going to remove them.”

To make a donation to this year’s senior gift, go to www. waynesburgunited.com/Classof2015 or bring a monetary gift to the Office of Institutional Advancement on the second floor of Miller Hall.

Make an impact on Waynesburg University’s campus before you graduate by supporting the Hanna Hall Bell Restoration Project. www.waynesburgunited.com/ClassOf2015

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Applebee’s on its way to Greene County

By CHELSEA DICKS Managing Editor

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the area and the building plan among other things.

“There is still a whole list of items they still need to work out within the plan,” said Kiger.

Work is scheduled to begin towards the beginning of May at this time.

Yet according to Kiger, nothing is set in stone yet except the fact that Waynesburg will soon have an Applebee’s.

More meetings will ensue within the next month to work out the plan and bring this business to the area.

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The big apple is coming to Waynesburg.

No, not New York City but for some residing in the area the news that an Applebee’s will be added to restaurant options is just as exciting.

Franklin Township Supervisor, T. Reed Kiger said plans have been submitted by Applebee’s, and they were approved.

“They still have a lot to do,” said Kiger.

“[We] can guarantee that it is coming.”

The future Applebee’s is planned to be located in the Greene Plaza next to the recently added Taco Bell.

This will give the restaurant easy access from the highway, and keep it near the other highly trafficked areas such as Walmart.

The restaurant will join the elite club of the few sit down options such as Bob Evan’s, Hot Rods and Don Patrons, within the area.

Some issues that still need to be approved are the issues of parking in

Greene Plaza

Roads under stress

Four new members added to board of foundation locally

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN For the Yellow Jacket

The Community Foundation of Greene County is welcoming four new members and one returning board member this week.

The board makes many decisions to grow while to gaining awareness about the foundation throughout the county.

The Community Foundation of Greene County works to benefit Greene County by professionally managing permanent endowment funds and linking them with grants towards arts, culture, economic growth, recreation and more.

Executive Director of the foundation, Bettie Stammerjohn, believes all five members being inducted will be assets to the orginization.

“I’m really excited “New board members about the new board m e m b e r s ,” s a i d always bring new ideas, Stammerjohn. “New new connections and board members always thoughts on doing bring new ideas, new connections and things.” t hou g ht s on d oi ng BETTIE STAMMERJOHN things.”

Executive Director of the Community Foundation of For example, there has Greene County never been anyone in the realty field on the board.

The y br ing t heir connections, expertise and communication because their jobs require them to be out and about the community.

The board members include; retired pharmacist, Jeff McCracken, realtor Keith Harrington of North Wood realty services, Jessica Kerns, an external relations specialist for Consol Energy, Margaret Truntich, a retired federal employee and Greene County native, and Courtney Schoyer, the chief financial officer for First Federal Savings and Loans.

Requirements to become a member include being 18-years-old, though they recommend being at least 21.

Representation, where they live and their areas of expertise are factors in getting considered for the position as well.

The board features members of all backgrounds including finance, business, media services and more.

Stammerjohn noted new members could help evaluate the awareness of the foundation the community.

“For those that don’t know us quite so well, it is way for us to sit back and evaluate how we teach the community about foundation.” said, Stammerjohn.

Stammerjohn also stated that finding new members is a yearlong process.

She and a chosen committee carefully review the candidates throughout the year while upholding and abiding the national standards to be a diverse board.

The committee looks for potential in people who are going to be heavily involved, participate in events and be an ambassador for the foundation.

Tyler Wolfe, The Yellow Jacket

An example of one of the many potholes within the roads of Greene County and surrounding areas that have led to many complaints and car problems.

Potholes forming faster than crews can keep up with, residents upset

By NIKA ANSCHUETZ

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News Multimedia Editor

ordan Harris, of Morris Twp., was driving her son to Open Door Christian School in her 2006 GMC Yukon.

It was just like any other day.

She knows there is a fairly large pothole on Lippincot Rd, but on Monday, March 16th she just couldn’t avoid it.

Bam. It happened in the blink of an eye. After hitting the pothole, she proceeded to continue her trip from the school back to her house.

She had other errands to run.

“I got ready for my eye doctor appointment at 12:30,” said Harris.

“When I left my house around 1 I could feel something acting up.

I parked it and my husband tried to drive it home but the wheel bearing was so bad it had to be picked up on a trailer.”

Harris told her husband about the size of the pothole she had hit earlier that day.

“It was so bad that it was even extended out into the berm of the road, said Harris. “In diameter it was the size of a size 17 wheel laying down it looked to be about 8 inches or so deep.

Belinda Lilley and her daughter Whitney live in Carmichaels and have had a similar experience hitting a pothole “My daughter works at a personal care home in Rogersville,” said Lilley. “It was around 6:30 am still dark; she hit a pothole that blew her tire out which couldn’t be fixed.”

These local residents’ stories are two of many stories to be told in the Greater Pittsburgh Region.

There has been a reported estimate of 30,000 potholes throughout the Greater Pittsburgh Region.

According to Valerie Peterson, a PennDot media spokeswoman,

potholes are formed when water seeps into the cracks of asphalt then freezes. The frozen water begins to expand and it leaves a void which pushes all the dirt away. When the temperatures increase the ground returns to normal level but the pavement often remains raised, which creates a gap between the raised pavement and the ground below.

Vehicles run over the raised pavement, which often cracks the asphalt because there’s nothing supporting it.

Local residents from Greene County and surrounding areas have expressed concern about the potholes this winter.

Kelly Lewis from Graysville Pa stopped on Rt. 21 and asked a PennDot employee about fixing the potholes in a timely manor.

“I was told that they cant make the stuff fast enough to fix the roads and that it’s a problem everywhere,” said Lewis. “Uneven roads and potholes made us hit See POTHOLES on B4

Variety ‘My Bike’ Program making a local difference

By ANTHONY CONN

For the Yellow Jacket

The halls of Southwest Regional Medical Center were filled with happiness and tears of joy Thursday, March 12.

Variety, a children’s charity located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania held a program at Southwest Regional Medical Center for disabled children.

The program, titled “My Bike” gave special needs children customized bicycles based on their disabilities.

Joy Eggleston, senior public affairs office at Southwest Regional Medical Center, saw the event’s impact firsthand.

“It’s really amazing to watch children who have never had an opportunity to ride a bike receive one that is custom-made just for them,” said Eggleston.

“It was hugely successful and also hugely heartwarming.”

Courtesy of Variety

(Left to right) Charles LaVallee, Pam Snyder, Megan Henderson, Chuck Morris, Cassy Henderson, Todd Henderson, Archie Trader, David Jones and Cindy Cowie join together to give a new bike.

Eggleston helped publicize the event and handled the marketing and advertising aspects.

She has worked at Southwest Regional Medical Center for more than nine years and has seen the

partnership with Variety develop over the past two years and could not be more pleased with how

things have progressed.

“It’s an amazing program,” said Eggleston. “We’re glad to be able to help and identify kids that can benefit from it.”

Children are identified and referred by physical therapists and doctors in their areas.

The program helps multiple counties throughout Pennsylvania.

Families of four with an annual income of $97,000 or less are eligible for the “My Bike” program though Variety.

According to Variety, Greene County has an estimated 137 children with disabilities.

The program is designed to seek eligible children and brighten their day as soon as possible.

For Charlie LaVallee, Chief Executive Officer of Variety, the joy of this program always puts a smile on his face.

“There’s just nothing like seeing a See BIKE on B4

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Study abroad

Important to travel in your time as a student Waynesburg University is the place most students will call home for the next four years. Whether they are from near or far, students make their way to Waynesburg, where they will spend the majority of each year living and attending classes on the small campus. In a way, Waynesburg becomes the world we know.

However, Waynesburg is just one small town located in southwestern Pennsylvania.

There’s so much in the world outside of Waynesburg. At first, it might seem like you’re destined to never leave Waynesburg in your time as a student, but for those who have caught the travel bug, Waynesburg offers many opportunities to get out and experience the world around us.

Each year, Waynesburg offers a variety of mission trips that take students to all reaches of the globe. Mission trips are a great way for students to get traveling experience while still upholding Waynesburg’s mission of service. There are also

plenty of study abroad options.

Waynesburg offers the Best Semester program in places such as Nashville or China, sister schools and study abroad programs in Northern Ireland, Spain, Italy and South Korea, and other programs.

While it may seem scary to take that step to travel abroad, visiting other countries and learning about other cultures is important. Traveling abroad looks good to future employers.

It not only shows that you’re willing to take risks, but it shows that you’re willing to engage in a variety of different communities and settings.

For those a little less adventurous or those wanting to take baby steps before taking the plunge, the Student Activities Board offers students plenty of opportunities to travel around Pennsylvania, neighboring states and cities. It's important to take advantage of the opportunities offered to go and explore the world around you.

March 26, 2015

The grass isn’t greener on the other side.

We live in a world of “what if ’s” and “if only’s.” It seems like we’re constantly blaming our circumstances on our situation. If only I lived in a warmer climate, then I would be happier. If only I lost a couple pounds, then I could finally love myself. The list goes on and on.

We’ve become so obsessed with having the best life possible. We think that someone somewhere is having a better time than us, and it kills us.

By imagining a greener grass elsewhere, we constantly fall short of our self-made standards.

We spend our time com-

plaining instead of being thankful for the blessings we’ve been given.

Happiness is a state of mind. We were born with the ability to feel and enjoy happiness.

Let’s stop complaining.

Face it, we complain a lot.

It seems like every day there’s something new to complain about. It’s our friend who is getting on our nerves, or it’s that professor who doesn’t seem to like you.

We’ve become complacent with our negative attitudes.

I’m a chronic complainer.

Right now, I’m complaining about myself complaining.

It’s a natural instinct to be dissatisfied with the way life is treating us. It takes a bold choice to have a positive attitude, to be humble and thankful.

Truthfully, life is full of choices. We have the choice

to be positive, and we have the choice to have a critical spirit. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to choose to have a positive attitude. It’s hard to sometimes see the best in situations.

I’ve met some really great people who manage to see the best in every situation.

Ask anyone who’s been on a mission trip and they’ll tell you that the joy people in third world countries have is unbelievable.

I’ve been to the Dominican Republic three times.

Each visit, I’m blown away by their true joy. How can they possibly be happy without half of the material luxuries that I have?

They’ve learned to be content with what they have. They aren’t constantly searching for greener grass.

They’ve stopped comparing themselves to hypothetical

situations.

The apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Philippians while he was imprisoned in Rome.

In his letter, he encouraged them to be content with what they have.

Philippians 4:11-13: “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”

Christ gives us strength.

He gives us the strength to be positive; He gives us the courage to not remain complacent. We can do all things through Christ, so let’s start acting like it.

Realizing the power and consequences of choice Kimmi BASTON Columnist

Invincible [adj.]: too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

Invincible. Do you believe you are? I don’t. I’ve never for a moment thought that I might have more power than any worldly or universal force. But in high school, in D.A.R.E., in health class, it was a constant refrain: you think you’re invincible, but you’re not.

Thoughtless. Irresponsible. Ignorant. I believe these words much more accurately describe the teenage and twenty-something condition. And when you add them up? The worst word of all: regret.

Last week, Waynesburg students experienced the

testimony of a man who survived a drunk driving accident – and killed two people in the process. Invincibility wasn’t a factor. But the regret – it was all-consuming.

While he was in jail, the consequences of his actions snowballed. By the time he was freed, the life he’d previously known didn’t exist; people he loved weren’t around for him to make amends with.

Everything he experienced was the result of a choice.

The choice to not call a cab, not give up his keys, but to take control of the car while intoxicated.

Choice is what our lives come down to every single day. We make the choice to get out of bed, or to miss review day for the exam. We make the choice to turn in our own, original work, or to take a peek at the answers online. We make the choice

to walk home, or to drive drunk.

So, it doesn’t come down to delusions of invincibility. At 20 years old, we know we’re not omnipotent. We know there are things that can and do defeat us. It comes down to the inability to realize that even the smallest choice has a consequence.

Maybe, intellectually, we know we could get expelled if we’re caught cheating. But it’s not a possibility that it could happen to us – no one ever gets caught. We continue on our way.

And then the meteorite hits.

Choice is powerful, and the consequences are equally so.

Pretending that our choices mean nothing – that’s what gets us into trouble.

In fact, your choices mean quite a lot. They affect your today, your tomorrow, your future career. They affect

your roommates and your family, your friends, the people that silently look up to you whose names you don’t even know.

Realizing this is the only way to prevent harm to yourself or to others as a result of thoughtless, irresponsible, or ignorant actions.

When you ignore the power of your decisions and make the choice you know is wrong, there’s only one result in the long run: regret.

The decision to drive while you’re under the influence is easy. You feel fine, and people do it all the time without anything bad happening. You can live with that decision.

But that decision has power. One day, because you aren’t invincible, that power will overcome you. One day, something bad will happen.

When it does – can you live with the regret?

Beat Spring fever

Stay strong in the final stretch, summer will arrive soon As the weather warms up and the end of the semester draws near, it is becoming increasingly difficult to stay focused on academics.Spring fever can be difficult to overcome, but it is important to essentially keep your eye on the prize. With finals fast approaching and end-of-semester assignments piling up, now more than ever is the time to focus.

As our semester will come to a close in early May, we will be provided with nearly four months to soak up the sun, make money, travel or fulfill summer plans. Therefore, it is important that we finish strong so that our time off from classes will be twice as satisfying. Knowing that you exerted yourself to the best of your abilities will make a

break from classes feel like a well-deserved reward.

This is not to say that occasional breaks to relax on a blanket near Johnson Commons, throwing a Frisbee with a friend on the field in front of Miller or taking a walk or run throughout campus are not encouraged. In fact, sunlight is proven to boost serotonin, a neurotransmitter that regulates appetite, sleep, memory and mood. Therefore, exposure to sunlight is healthy way to relieve stress or clear your mind when feeling anxious.

Everyone struggles with spring fever, but it is important to combat the urge to quit early by finding a quiet place to focus on studies and reminding yourself that the time and place to relax will soon present itself.

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Walking by Faith: Jane Owen Editor's Note: The following is an interview with Jane Owen, director of the Educational Enrichment Program, Clinical Services and Counseling Center, as part of a series of weekly conversations with members of the campus community about living out vocational faith.

By Kimmi baston Managing Editor

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

A: I first came to Waynesburg in 1987. I got my first job in the town of Waynesburg.

I knew someone who worked here at the counseling center and she actually called and said ‘I have an opening and I would like for you to apply.’

So I interviewed for the job, and it was such a great position to be in because I really loved the job I had, and so I really felt honored that I had been asked to interview for it.

I was just so pleased when they hired me.

Q: How do you demonstrate your faith in your position at Waynesburg?

A: I think I demonstrate my faith because I love people, and I think that I try to reflect God’s love through that.

Q: Have any moments with staff or students touched you spiritually or affirmed your faith?

A: So many. I just feel so blessed that I’ve been in a position to be here for 28 years, and almost every day has events – either from faculty, staff or students. Being in this position, you become very intimate with students; they share their lives with you.

Just to know people’s stories and to know what their life experience is and how they have coped and how they have succeeded as students.

Personally, there was a time period where, in this office, we all had significant deaths in our personal lives. I think we were there for each other as friends and colleagues, and to see how

those people have just been so resilient – that’s their faith, that’s their family’s support.

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

A: Right now, I’m doing the Daniel Plan. Rick Warren has developed this plan that my whole church is doing right now that is based on food, fitness, faith, focus and friends.

I have always struggled with the food part, which annoys me to no end. I feel like I have all the skills and knowledge that this should not be an issue at this point in my life.

I feel like that tests my faith and it tests my credibility in myself. It’s been

really interesting because the Daniel Plan is a lifestyle, and what’s different is, do you ask God for help with being mindful of your choices? That’s something that I struggle with.

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

A: I really do. I feel just blessed to be here. I love my job, and I can honestly tell you I love coming to work every single day. I feel extremely fortunate to work here.

I’ve felt that way about other jobs that I’ve had, but I do think that I have that credibility here on campus, and I feel valued by students and the administration.

That’s a good place to be.

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Cheat Sheet: Plane crashes in French Alps Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

Tuesday morning a Germanwings plane lost control and crashed into the French Alps. According to the Huffington Post, the plane had left Barcelona, Spain, at 10 a.m. local time, but never made it to its destination in Düsseldorf, Germany. Minutes after reaching cruising altitude, the plane’s altitude started decreasing suddenly and the aircraftquickly descended before crashing into the mountains.

The plane had 144 passengers and six crew members aboard, reported the New York Times. The Huffington Post reported that of the 144 passengers from flight 4U 9525, two were babies, 16 were German students returning from an exchange in Spain, two were teachers of the students, along with 67 Germans, one Belgian, one Dutch and over 40 Spanish people.

According to the Huffington Post, French President Francois Hollande said shortly after the accident had occurred. “The conditions of the accident, which have not yet been clarified, lead us to think there are no

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An aerial photo shows what appears to be wreckage from the crash of a Germanwings plane in the French Alps, between Barcelonnette and Digne, on March 24. The plane was carrying 150 people when it crashed Tuesday en route from Spain to Germany, officials said, warning that there are not expected to be any survivors. It is not clear if it sent a distress signal. The dead are believed to include 16 German schoolchildren. survivors.”Since the crash occurred in the mountains, rescue teams were faced with the difficult task of finding a way to get to the crash site.

In an interview with the Huffington Post, Vivienne

Walt, a Foreign Correspondent for TIME Magazine, said “This is a very remote region.

If you were going to go down anywhere in Western Europe it’s about the worst possible place you could have a plane

crash.” With the crash occurring in the mountains, authorities thought they might possibly have to ski to the site of the crash, but shortly after 11a.m., police, fire trucks and rescue crews were able to

meet before rescuers were to be dropped directly down on the scene by helicopter. The New York Times reported that about 400 rescuers had arrived before countless had been taken to the site by he-

licopter.

After the rescue teams explored the crash site, both the New York Times and the Huntington Post reported that there are no suspected survivors.

Until the crash today, the Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline had made hundreds of flights at least an hour long. One of the two pilots in the cockpit had accumulated almost 6,000 hours in the specific Airbus A320 plane without any problems, reported the Huffington Post.

While the exact reasoning behind the crash is still unknown, the nearby radio station located in Nice, a city about 65 miles from the site of the crash, did not receive any distress signals before the crash. The only reason they knew of the crash was becasue the plane had disappeared off of the radar, according to the Huffington Post. The Huffington Post also reported that the plane was in one piece before crashing, but upon impact the plane was obliterated.

– Huffington Post and New York Times, March 24 Information curated by MITCHELL KENDRA For the Yellow Jacket

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

1. Heinz and Kraft forge mega-deal On Wednesday, H.J. Heinz and Kraft Food Group announced a merger that will turn them into the fifth largest food and beverage firm in the world, according to USA Today.

With headquarters in Pittsburgh and Chicago, the new company has experienced 30 percent growth in shares during Wednesday morning trading. Current Kraft and Heinz shareholders will split the stakes 49/51 percent, respectively.

– USA Today, March 25 2. ISIS claiming increasing stake in Yemen According to CBS News, a purported affiliate of ISIS has claimed responsibility for the mass killing of 29 soldiers last week in a southern city taken over by the country’s local al Qaeda branch.

ISIS claimed its branch in Yemen’s Lahj province had assassinated two Yemeni officers.

Lahj is to be described as one of the group’s “states” in Yemen, according to CBS. The two officers were said to be killed by a motorcycleriding gunman.

Over the weekend, U.S. troops evacuated a southern air base crucial to the drone program. These factors could push the Arab world’s most

impoverished country back toward civil war.

– CBS News, March 23

3. Troops targeted by Islamic State The Pentagon notified 100 military members that their names and addresses were posted on the internet by a group calling themselves the Islamic State Hacking Division, according to ABC News.

This group said they posted this information along with pictures of the individuals to encourage Muslims in the U.S. to kill them. Col. Steve Warren said there is no indication that the information was obtained through a government data breach.

There is a possibility the information was collected through public records and social media accounts. A defense official mentioned that there is no sign that the 100 troop members were harmed.

– ABC News, March 23 4. Russia threatens to nuke warships NATO members Romania and Britain will not be intimidated by threats against members of the military alliance.

According to CBS News, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Mikhail Vanin, said in a published report that Danish warships could become targets for Russian nuclear missiles if the Danes join the alliance’s missile defense system. Rufus Gifford, U.S.

Ambassador to Denmark, tweeted about Vanin’s comments and said they do not inspire confidence or contribute to peace and stability.

– CBS News, March 23 5. Women in charge in business reap profits According to ABC News, when Rohini Anand took over diversity programs at multinational catering company Sodexo in 2002, she had one goal: to prove that it pays for a company to have equal numbers of male and female managers. Sodexo has 419,000 employees in 80 countries.

A companywide study in 2014 showed that units with an equal number of men and women in management roles delivered more profits more consistently than units dominated by men. Companies are trying to increase the number of women in executive positions, but most are not succeeding because they aren’t willing to change work conditions.

ABC News wrote, in a survey last year of 366 companies, that consultancy McKinsey & Co. found that those whose leadership roles were most balanced between men and women were more likely to report financial returns above their national industry median.

Norway had the highest percentage of women on boards, coming in at 35 percent. The U.S. and Australia were tied for spot number ten at 19 percent.

– ABC News, March 23

6. Shootings in Philadelphia caused by poor training There have been almost 400 officer-involved shootings in Philadelphia since 2007.

According to ABC, the review found Philadelphia’s investigations into officer-involved shootings lacked consistency, focus and timeliness and recommended a single, specially trained investigative unit to handle them.

ABC also mentioned that Philadelphia officers mistakenly perceived blacks as a threat at more than twice the rate of whites, contributing to community distrust, and recommended the department double community training at its academy, with a focus on cultural immersion and recognizing biases.

– ABC News, March 23 7. Pittsburgh Parking Authority studying app for meters According to WPXI, the Pittsburgh Parking Authority is trying to find a company that can offer a smartphone application that would let drivers feed parking meters remotely.

There is an app already being used in other cities that allows you to deposit money into the meter while sitting in your car.

“All of these other cities are doing this successfully, and we are hearing that people want this and look forward to it,” said Dave

Onorato.

– WPXI, March 23

8. Supreme Court weighs in on Confederate flags The Supreme Court is weighing a free-speech challenge to Texas’ refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag, CBS reports. Specialty plates are common in Texas; drivers spent $17.6 million last year to decide among more than 350 messages the state allows.

According to CBS News, a state motor vehicle board turned down a request by the Texas division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans for a license plate with its logo bearing the battle flag; similar to plates issued by eight other states that were members of the Confederacy. There are arguments on whether the state violated First Amendment rights. Justice Anthony Kennedy questioned whether the specialty license plates were “a new kind of public forum,” under which speech would be protected, said CBS. – CBS News, March 23 9. Way nesburg man charged with stabbing On Friday, March 20, a man stabbed two others outside of Buddy’s Tavern.

Joseph Bryan Adams was arrested and police accused him of attacking William Wise and Eric Miller. According to the ObserverReporter, police said Adams was asked to leave the bar a

little after 10:30 p.m. Adams then reportedly told police he was attacked by Wise and Miller outside the bar and was acting in self-defense when he stabbed them. Adams is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct. The two victims were treated at Southwest Regional Medical Center.

– Observer-Reporter, March 23 10. Documentary follows up on Pittsburgh artist David Solomon has always been appreciative of the men and women who serve their country. Solomon, a documentary producer, is working on a project that reminds him of how an act of simple kindness, such as what the late Pittsburgh artist Elizabeth Black did, can mean so much to the veteran or his or her family, according to TribLive.

Trib also mentioned that as a member of the American Red Cross Clubmobile unit, the Pittsburgh native proposed a plan to sketch soldiers, sailors and airmen who had been fighting on the battlefields of Europe, and send the portraits home to worried families in the U.S. “Every time we locate a soldier’s family and give them a portrait, they are amazed, appreciative and often overwhelmed,” Solomon said.

– TribLive, March 23 Information curated by YURIKA BLEVINS For the Yellow Jacket

Guest commentary

A call to abolish the unecessary practice of Daylight Savings Time RYan Schwertfeger Guest Columnist

Spring ahead, fall back.

It’s the saying that almost all Americans hear twice a year as we are reminded to move our clocks forward or backward an hour.

However, I’ve wondered for most of my life, and even more so as a college student, as every minute is precious, is there any worth left to this practice?

For many, daylight saving time is quite a nuisance and always seems to cause more trouble in the long run.

Yes, falling back and gaining an extra hour is nice if you want to sleep in, but it doesn’t help your body’s

internal clock the following few days.

And the same goes for when we spring forward, although having more daylight in the short term after a rough winter is quite nice.

The recent change made me wonder all over again why daylight saving time was created in the first place and so with a little bit of research, I was able to come up with the answer.

According to an explanation on the History Channel’s website, Daylight Saving time was originally proposed by Englishman William Willett who had the idea that the United Kingdom should move the clocks forward eighty minutes between April and October so that people could

have more time to enjoy the additional sunlight that comes during the summer months.

While England did not take their fellow Englishman’s advice at first, Germany did take note, as they became the first country to enact daylight saving time on April 30, 1916 with the idea that electricity would actually be saved by enacting the concept.

The United Kingdom did shortly thereafter create a “summer time”, but mainly to counteract the decision

by Germany to implement the idea as they were fighting against each other in World War I. I had always thought that the biggest beneficiaries of daylight saving time were to be the farming commu-

nity, who “needed” the additional daylight to harvest and plant crops. Apparently, that is a complete myth.

The United States decided to employ daylight saving time as a war measure also with the idea that it would save energy and promote productivity.

Farmers were actually against the idea as they argued that it would be disruptive to them and for commerce as most farmers wake and sleep with the rise and setting of the sun instead of according to the clock.

The farmers were eventually successful in repealing daylight saving time after WWI, but that didn’t stop certain cities and towns and states from continuing the practice on their own

creating a wide variety of different time zones across the country.

The same occurred during WWII in which the USA brought back daylight saving time for the war effort and then officially ended it after the war, with other cities, towns, and states then continuing to follow it.

However, in the 1960s, time zones were reeking havoc across the country as 23 different time zones existed in the United States.

This forced Congress to act and so the Uniform Time Act was passed reinstating the national daylight saving practice.

While certain states, territories and areas do not abide by daylight saving time (Hawaii, Arizona, and some Native Ameri-

can tribal areas to name a few), daylight saving time is a practice we all know and continue to practice today.

Yet, the question still remains: do we really need to spring forward and fall back?

To me, the answer is clear: changing the clocks is annoying, there is no economic benefit anymore, and only one-quarter of the world’s population changes their clocks like we do.

For convenience, for easier world commerce in this competitive world, and for better health, I say abolish daylight saving time by moving the clocks forward or backward 30 minutes (whatever time the nation is observing) and let it be from now and forever more.

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Plans for Rain Day are underway with t-shirt competition

By JOHN LYDIC

Multimedia Manager

The annual tradition of celebrating Mother Nature’s consistent precipitation around Waynesburg on July 29 is set to have a jam-packed set of events for this year.

Ju ly 2 9 has b e c ome synonymous with rain, and most local people know that Rain Day always brings with it a celebration, with t-shirts, vendors, performances, competitions and much more.

“It is a day for t he community, and people from all over come to celebrate this long time tradition,” s aid At hena B ow man, Special Events Commission member.

“It’s great to see people out walking the streets enjoying this day “rain or shine,” celebrating and having fun whether they are with family, friends or co-workers.”

According to the Rain Day

website, the tradition began in the Daly and Spraggs Drug Store located near the center of Waynesburg.

One day, a farmer entered the store and told Byron Daly that it would rain the next day, July 29.

Daly wondered how the farmer knew, and the man said it was his birthday and it always rained.

The farmer recorded the weather, and Daly saw this as a sure thing.

Daly started betting a salesman – usually a hat – that it would rain, and Daly would win.

The tradition was continued by Daly’s son John, and has since become a larger celebration in part due to the creation of the Special Events Commission.

The development of the commission has helped establish the annual Rain Day celebration, which has continued the tradition of the hat bet.

“The celebrity should be a name that is well known to the local population and should not represent anything that would be detrimental to the family atmosphere of the festival,” said Bowman.

“The bet is officially made between the current mayor and the chosen celebrity, but side bets have occurred in the past.”

Recent bettors for the hat bet have been Jay Leno, Fran Drescher, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Troy Aikman, Mr. Rogers and Mr. McFeely, The Dixie Chicks and Chubby Checker.

With the long standing tradition of Rain Day and the hat bet, a new tradition has now emerged over recent years of the Rain Day celebration; the t-shirt design competition.

The t-shirt design contest is determined by participants sending in t-shirt designs to t he Sp e c i a l Eve nt s

Commission.

They then choose two winners for the contest, an adult and a children’s tee winner.

T-shirt designs can be sent in with an application from anyone around Waynesburg. “ The Sp e cia l Events Commission is hoping with the t-shirt design contest, that it would bring fresh new ideas,” said Bowman.

The official kickoff to the day begins with the umbrella celebration, according to Bowman.

The participants sign up on the spot and then those who are chosen are announced and judged by three judges, with the top winner winning a $100 prize, according to Bowman.

Other events continue throughout the day, such as Baby Rain Day and the window painting competition.

There are also events for the children in the

community, with a petting zoo and other races and events According to Bowman, the next part of the day i n c l u d e s t h e Te x a c o Country showdown, hosted

by Waynesburg University adjunct professor and WANB disc jockey Doug Wilson.

As the night moves on, awards will be announced.

The Jack McCracken Award is announced after the Company K Salute.

“The award is given to an individual who has been a humanitarian, civic leader, role model, who served God, family and community with integrity and an open heart,” said Bowman.

“It is preferred that the recipient live or work in Waynesburg Borough.”

To close this year’s event, the headliner band will perform and the vendors will continue to serve the community with different activities.

“Waynesburg is the only known town in the United States that I know of that celebrates rain on July 29,” said Bowman.

“This event has grown into such a long standing tradition, and with the popularity it has become, the Special Events Commission was formed in 1979 to carry on this tradition. Rain Day in Waynesburg is part of the community’s history, and if it was not carried on I believe that we would lose a piece of this history in Waynesburg.

The Special Events Commission is hoping that July 29th, 2015, will bring 115 of 142 years that is has rained in this small town.”

Bowman said the committee is looking for volunteers and is still in the planning process of finalizing this year’s schedule.

For more information about events or to volunteer, visit www.raindayfestival. com.

Bowlby Library to host poetry contest

By KIMMI BASTON Managing Editor

Keith Fullerton believes it is never too late to be recognized for your talent in writing.

On April 16, he is bringing what he believes is the dream of many Greene County residents to life with the first annual poetry contest held at the Eva K. Bowlby Library.

“Everybody has something to contribute,” said Fullerton, an AmeriCorps volunteer at the library.

“For someone who might not otherwise get their work published, this is a start.”

The contest, sponsored by the Children’s Department at the library, is open to all ages. Original poetry of any kind can be submitted and is divided into five age groups: Kindergarten-second grade, third-fifth grade, sixtheighth grade, ninth-twelfth grade, and adults.

The idea for the contest was born out of Fullerton’s desire to help people see that everyone’s creative work matters, regardless of their age.

“For us as a library, it’s kind of our responsibility to help our patrons in as many ways as possible, especially when it comes to anything literary,” he said.

“That’s why I really wanted to do something like this and involve everybody.”

Entries for the contest can be submitted now and are being accepted until April 1.

Anyone wishing to submit an entry can visit the circulation desk at Bowlby Library and fill out an entry form.

Entrants will be asked for their name, phone number, age group and a title for their poetry.

The work submitted will be judged by student members of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honorary Society at Waynesburg University.

The judges will decide on a first place winner in each of the age groups.

On April 16, an awards ceremony will be held to

crown the five winners.

“The idea is for everyone who has submitted something to come to the awards ceremony, and that’s where we’ll announce the winners,” said Fullerton.

“That will be a time for everyone to come together and get to see all the work that everyone has entered into the contest.”

Each first place winner will receive a prize, though what the prizes will be has not been determined yet. It is likely they will be individually geared toward each age group.

Working in conjunction with Fullerton to create and coordinate the poetry contest were Kathy Douglas, Public Relations and Technology Coordinator, and Diana Moninger, Family Literacy Coordinator.

Douglas has been advertising around Greene County for the contest, and Moninger is responsible for creating the contest entry form and coordinating judges with the university’s English honorary group.

Fullerton encourages the community to take advantage of the contest and not be self-conscious about their poetic works.

“Ever ybody’s work is valued and appreciated,” he said.

“Even if people think, ‘oh they don’t want to read my stuff,’ we really do. We want to see all the talent that is in Greene County. Don’t be afraid to submit something, because it’s a wonderful thing to see all the talent.”

Also at the library this spring are weekly story times for children from infancy to age six, along with the Teen Advisory Group that meets each Wednesday at 4 p.m.

T h e C h i l d r e n’s Department will also be holding its second Build a Book Workshop on April 18 for four to eight-year-olds.

For more information about any of these events, contact or visit Bowlby Library.

Abby Wernert, The Yellow Jacket

SKIPPING INTO SPRING Nicole Davis takes advantage of the warm weather that last week brought and quickly took away. She takes a moment from walking outside to enjoy the small creek near Waynesburg University to skip some stones. It was warm enough for the creek water and her wet shoes not to ruin her day.

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child get on a bike for the first time and ride,” said LaVallee.

“What means the most to me is the joy of the kids.

That’s what’s changed my life.”

Many lives were changed that day, and every time Variety holds their “My Bike” program.

These custom bicycles apply to a v ar i e t y of disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy and downs syndrome.

Whether the children need special support to stop themselves from leaning, or additional steering bars, Variety can take care of it.

All accessories are

adjustable and removable.

This feature allows the children to progress in their bicycle riding and maybe someday not need assistance.

H o w e v e r, L a Va l l e e u n d e r s t a n d s t h at n o t every child will be able to experience that.

“Some of our kids may never be able to steer independently,” said Lavallee.

“That doesn’t mean that they can’t enjoy this fantastic experience.”

For the children of Greene County, the experience was indeed fantastic.

“The look on the children’s faces was pure joy, pure exhilaration,” said Eggleston.

“It was a really rewarding feeling to play some small role in that opportunity.”

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our oil pan, on Greene street in Waynesburg. It sounded like it took off the entire underneath of the car.”

According to Peterson, Pe n n D ot s t r at e g i c a l l y prioritizes which roads get fixed first.

“We have stock piles strategically placed around the counties,” said Peterson.

“We have multiple crews out

doing the work. It’s really a case by case basis. Any pothole that’s on a major interstate will be done first. If its a road that has average daily traffic, they are prioritized by the amount of traffic volume.”

Peterson urges residents to be patient as PennDot does their best to fix the roads in a timely manner.

If anyone wants to report a pothole to PennDot please call 1-800-FIX-ROAD.

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For Lavallee, the feeling is just as rewarding.

“I remember my first bike,” said LaVallee.

“I remember the kids in the neighborhood I rode with. It was an important part of my childhood. That’s what we’re trying to do. We’re giving these kids the same experience that every other child has.”

Variety has given away an

estimated 750 bicycles so far.

LaVallee said they have 250 waiting to be delivered upon request.

This means that bike number 1,000 is just on the horizon.

“Create awareness, find the kids and find the funds,” said LaVallee.

“If we’re committed to this, we can really make this happen for all of these kids.”

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Softball sweeps La Roche

Youthful struggles lead to Miller's success

er; nobody wants it more; he’s a student of the game.”

Meyer invited Miller to Before he led his county winter training sessions with in home runs and RBIs dur- the team, where he bonded ing his final two high school with members on the team, seasons, before he became a and proved he belonged with member of the most success- the caliber of players on the ful Susquehanna University roster. baseball team in school hisWhen the winter worktory with a Landmark Con- outs ended, Meyer said to ference title to boast, and be- Miller: “you can’t be on our fore he came to Waynesburg team. We have a full roster University for the spring se- and the integrity of tryouts, mester of 2015, Ben Miller but after the season is over, was cut from an 11-year-old- our season includes tournatravel team. ments and we can add someMiller today stands six feet body to the roster. I’m going tall, 200 pounds. In 2006, he to give you that opportunity.” fit 230 pounds into his 5-3 Meyer said a lighter Millframe and couldn’t move er joined the travel team very well, accordfor three tournaing to the man ments at the end who cut him from of the schedule, the team. and contributed to He called the the team. He homcoach to find out ered in the first why he did not tournament and make the team found himself in and how he could the middle of the make it next sealine-up by the end son, and the conof his time on the Miller versation shifted team that season. toward lifestyle rather than “I was really nervous,” baseball. said Miller of the first tour“I said let’s not talk about nament. “I led the team in baseball for a second,” said errors for the entire season coach Doug Meyer. “What with 13 errors in the touryou need to do is get health- nament.” ier. Your body is made up of He went on to lead the bones, muscles and organs, team in home runs for the and all of those things are team for the season, despite just working too hard when only playing in the three you’re carrying too much tournaments. Soon after the weight around. Then you tournaments, tryouts were can start thinking about held for the next session, and baseball.”

Miller made the team.

Miller took those words Today it’s hard to imagto heart. He ran stairs and ine the sophomore transfer jumped rope daily and com- without baseball somehow mitted himself to a diet at age entering the picture. He 11. He lost 20 pounds in a could wear a different major month and a half. league baseball team’s hat evThe fifth grader went ery single day of the week if around the house and threw he wanted to. out all the cookies, chips, and It wouldn’t be out of realm pretzels. He crossed every- of possibility to think that thing off his Christmas list he showers in Susquehanna, and asked for an elliptical Waynesburg and Hammond machine. He got that ellipti- baseball swag, and accordcal machine. ing to Meyer, there may not “Instead of getting upset, be many ballplayers on the stressed out, or saying ‘yes face of the planet more consir, yes sir’ and hanging up, cerned with the bend of a he did something about it,” hat, the color of a sock, the said Meyer. “Ever since that length, style and color of an day, when I was the bad guy arm sleeve than him. to Ben Miller, he worked his butt off. Nobody works hardSee MILLER on C3

By ANDY STANKO

For the Yellow Jacket

Rob Longo, Yellow Jacket

Following a 1-9 mark to start off the season at the Cocoa Expo Spring Games in Titusville, Florida, the Waynesburg softball team has gone 5-1 in its last six games since returning from the annual spring trip.

After rocky spring training, Jackets starting to heat up, despite weather

By CHELSEY WITHERS Staff Writer

The Waynesburg softball team returned to action Tuesday, as it hosted a doubleheader against La Roche College. The Yellow Jackets were able to sweep the Redhawks, winning the first game 5-3 and the second game 5-4.

“We started out the day during the first game on fire with our three bats scoring three runs quickly,” said head coach Richele Hall.

“This paced us through the game. We played pretty solid defense and were able to keep their jitters off balance while at the plate.”

During the beginning of the first game, the Yellow Jackets came out strong at the plate. Senior first baseman Haley Payne started the Jackets off with a double and two runs batted in. Payne brought freshman infielder Amanda Brown and sophomore infielder Demi Lewin home for the first runs of the first inning. Then, junior infielder/pitcher Cameron

Grimes was able to bring Payne home thanks to a double.

In the second inning, La Roche was able to get on the board, when second baseman Sara Kohli singled, which advanced Anna Brueckan home to score. Waynesburg answered back in the bottom of the second, as Brown singled. This allowed senior infielder Emily Sorton to score.

This brought the score 4-1 at the end of the second.

La Roche went was able to score two runs in the third, but it wasn’t enough to spark a come back. To seal the win, junior pinch hitter Katey Potopenko was able to get a RBI in the sixth inning, as she brought in teammate sophomore second baseman Ashley Demarco.

“Winning our first game gave us a little more energy going into the second game, but that’s all,” said Sorton.

“You have to take each game one play at a time and can’t be worrying about the next game or the game that just happened.”

La Roche didn’t want

COMMENTARY

Winter's bite leads to no hype for spring sports CARSON FOX Assistant Sports Editor

It’s ironic that West Virginia University head baseball coach Randy Mazey made the comment to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in mid-February that the NCAA should move its baseball season to summertime, when baseball is traditionally played.

Not only is ironic given it snowed Monday evening, but as most know, West Virginia was forced to cancel its home opener March 17 against Waynesburg due to construction delays, which were caused due to the harsh winter, to Monongalia County Ballpark. The Yellow Jacket baseball team was scheduled to face the Mountaineers, since the two teams locked up in West Virginia’s first official baseball game in 1892.

Coming off an 11-game

spring break trip in Florida (13 games if you count junior varsity games) that resulted in two varsity wins, the cancelation may have been a blessing in disguise for a Waynesburg team that would have come into its toughest game of the season fairly worn out.

Though, on the other hand, Division III teams getting the opportunity to face a Division I opponent at a brand new, state-of-theart ballpark doesn’t come around everyday. As Mazey would put it, this was another example of the current NCAA baseball schedule and Mother Nature’s whims not mixing.

Compound the WVU game cancelation, postponements with LaRoche and Grove City, a disappointing tied game with Pitt-Greensburg due to darkness, more postponements this week, and Waynesburg baseball is See FOX on C2

Waynesburg to get comfortable with winning; thus, the Redhawks scored two runs in the first inning. Waynesburg wasn’t able to get a run on the board until the third inning, when senior left fielder Theresa Soknich was able to score off Lewin’s single. In the fourth inning Waynesburg’s offense turned around.

Sokinich, and junior shortstop Jessica Dorazio were both able to get RBIs for the Jackets. With a 3-2 lead after the two RBIs, Soknich stole home to end the fourth inning. In the sixth inning, Lewin was able to get another single, which led to another RBI. “I love the tenacity in this team and their want to win,” said Hall. “Today, in the second game, La Riche took a 2-0 lead, but we did not give up. We chipped back and fourth and hung in for the victory.”

La Roche was able to get two runs in the sixth inning, enough to provide the Yellow Jackets a scare, but not enough to give them a win.

Waynesburg was able to improve its record to 6-10 after the La Roche games. As of Tuesday, the Jackets were on a three-game winning streak.

“There’s always room for improvement,” said Sorton.

“We just have to keep getting key hits, having solid defense and playing together. We have to earn it, and we will.”

The Jackets are in action again today, as they travel to Penn State Fayette for another doubleheader. First pitch of game one begins at 3:30 p.m., with game two slated to begin shortly after the conclusion of game one.

Following Thursday's doubleheader, Waynesburg will begin Presidents' Athletic Conference action Saturday when it is scheduled to host Thiel for another doubleheader, weather pending.

Start time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

After the Jackets face Thiel, Waynesburg must travel to Crestview Hills, Kentucky to take on Thomas More for another doubleheader. First pitch for that twin bill is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Lacrosse drops first home match of the year Jackets total three shots in first half

By AUSTIN ANDERSON For the Yellow Jacket

The women’s lacrosse team lost a non-conference game against John Carroll 21-1 Tuesday. Despite the large loss, the Jackets had some bright spots in their game.

The brightest of all of the spots was senior goaltender JoHanna Phillips. She managed to make six saves on the 21 shots from the onslaught of the Blue Streaks’ offense.

“She’s doing well,” said Waynesburg head coach Maria Shepas. “She’s just got to get in there, and stay in there.

She gets better as the game goes on for sure. Once she gets comfortable, she’s good.

I don’t worry about her, because she’s got an eye for the ball.”

Another bright spot for the Jackets was their goal that was scored by junior midfielder Makayla Vidosh in the first half. Vidosh’s goal was the only shot on goal for the Jackets during the game.

“All I was thinking about was just making that [goal],” said Vidosh. “I just got the pass, and I just went for goal.

Rob Longo, Yellow Jacket

Junior midfielder Makayla Vidosh (left) scored Waynesburg's lone goal in a 21-1 loss to John Carroll Tuesday. Vidosh's goal came off her only shot of the game.

That’s all I was going for.”

Even though there were a few bright spots for the Jackets, the mistakes outweighed the positives, especially on the Waynesburg half of the field.

John Carroll was able to take advantage of a young Waynesburg defense by putting up double-digit goal counts in each half of the game.

“They are a very good team when it comes to pass-

ing, and we haven’t seen that yet,” said sophomore defenseman Chelsey Withers. “We haven’t seen a team that was so good at connecting that we didn’t know what to do, especially with the cuts that they made.”

Even though Withers sees the need for improvement on defense, she understands the state of her defensive corps.

“We are a very inexperienced defense,” said Withers. “With myself, Maura

[Bobby] and Lauren [Blair], we’re playing together, and this all our first year. It’s definitely something we can look at and realize what we can build on.”

Waynesburg had many opportunities during the first half. The Jackets had the ball in the John Carroll half of the field nine times during the first 30 minutes.

But turnovers plagued the See LACROSSE on C3

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Historic baseball game at WVU cancelled Allison, Schubert shine

By LUKE CAMPBELL

Sports Editorial Assistant

Squeezed into the schedule for Waynesburg baseball, prior to conference play starting, was supposed to be a trip to Morgantown, West Virginia, and with that trip came the opportunity to play at a brand new, state-of-theart baseball facility.

The game against the Division I West Virginia Mountaineers, which was scheduled for March 17, was cancelled due the facility not being completed due to harsh weather.

The ballpark is expected to have the ability to hold 3,500 attendees, along with a picnic area, concession stands and berm seating, but that will not be ready until later this

spring.

Unfor tunately, many members on the team were looking forward to the opportunity to play in a heightened environment and compete against the highest level of collegiate baseball.

“I thought it would be a great experience considering the different level of competition and being able to put our team against a team of that caliber,” said junior pitcher Brian Resnik.

“It would have been exciting,” said senior outfielder Eric Crum. “To see that type of pitching and to play in that atmosphere was something to look forward to.”

The Jackets also thought that seeing the talent of their Big 12 opponent would have been a nice transition into

Presidents’ Athletic Conference play.

“Being able to play that team would have given us a big step in the right direction by preparing us for the rest of the season,” said Resnik. “Having it cancelled just made us realize that we would have to work harder in practice in order to be ready for conference play.”

Even though the Jackets were dismantled in the Russmatt Central Florida Invitational and picked up their only wins on the first day of competition, they continue to look for solutions in the unpredictable Pennsylvania weather.

“We just need to play the games all the way through and make the simple plays,” said Crum. “We tend to not

work as a unit with pitching, fielding and hitting. We just need to play with more confidence in what we have.”

With Waynesburg splitting its only two conference games against the Grove City Wolverines on March 21, the team continues to look for answers on playing as a whole.

“I believe it’s our mindset,” said Resnik. “Everyone needs to pull together and play for the team in order for us to be successful. I do not doubt that we have the talent to win the conference, but at this point, we all need to look inside ourselves and see how bad we want it.”

Since the postponement was announced, Waynesburg has gone 1-1-1 in three games.

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off to an uneventful start of the baseball season.

Baseball’s female counterpart, softball, is off to a rather slow start as well. Mirroring the baseball team, the softball team began the season with a 1-9 start in Florida, then crushed a Franciscan team that went 1-33 a year ago and is off to an 0-10 start, and then had its game against Pitt-Greensburg postponed due to weather. Though, the team did sweep La Roche Tuesday, even when the game was in doubt, due to Monday’s snow.

Unlike the baseball team, the softball team is able to justify its slow start. It’s head coach Richele Hall’s first year coaching collegiately, and she is working with roster that has gone through a complete overhaul from last year.

But given the success of the men’s soccer team and football team in the fall, the men’s basketball team and a few individual wrestlers in the winter, followers of Waynesburg athletics need their two premiere spring sports to drum up some excitement on campus. With

finals week a month and a day away from this article’s publication, when most students on campus are squarely focused on checking out academically, time is of the essence for both teams to get going.

After a post-season appearance last season for the first time in nine years, combined with the fact that the team has a strong core of players returning, the baseball team has a better chance at getting back to the level of quality baseball that Jacket fans witnessed last March and April, when the team won critical conference games to get a shot at the post-season.

That is, if Mother Nature doesn’t want to ruin the spring for the Jackets.

Following less-than-stellar performances at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, both the men’s and women’s track & field teams have gotten off to slow starts to their respective seasons. This past weekend in New Concord, Ohio at the Amy Adams Memorial Invitational, which was hosted by Muskingum University, the men’s and women’s teams finished

in seventh and eighth place, respectively, out of the 11team field. This came after the teams’ spring break trip to Wilmington, North Carolina was cancelled.

Though the teams are hindered by unconventional practice routines, which are sometimes due to the weather, and neither team gets to compete at a home venue, in the not-too-distant past, men’s and women’s track & field aren’t forgotten about on campus. It was not long ago that the Jackets were making their marks at the PAC Outdoor Championships. While baseball and softball may be the most popular sports to some, men’s and women’s track & field haven’t been doormat programs.

The women won PAC’s in 2013, while men’s 400-meter hurdler then-sophomore Byrum Louco won the Men’s Track and Men’s Track & Field MVP. Now, with basketball season over, Louco has the chance to make it a four-peat for appearances at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.

The women’s lacrosse team is looking to build on its 2014 season, which boasted a program record for wins.

Additionally, the team has gained the prestige of joining the newly constructed Ohio River Valley Lacrosse Conference and has already won its opening game of the season.

Despite coming off a 3-8 season a year ago and suffering two postponements within the last month, the men’s tennis team possesses three talented seniors who are looking to make their last mark on the program that has seen better days.

It is unknown whether Mazey’s dream of pushing back the baseball season would have positive effects on not baseball scheduling, but all spring sports scheduling for teams in the north, but as it applies to Waynesburg this year, the past month has not been one to go down in the annals of spring sports history, mainly due to the weather restrictions.

Though, with little time for the Jackets to create a buzz during the next month, one, or multiple spring sport teams are going to have to endure and have success in the near future, or the Jacket following is going to get bored of the losses and excuses.

for men's track & field

By RJ LEISIE Staff Writer

The Yellow Jackets traveled to New Concord, Ohio for the Amy Adams Memorial Invitational hosted by Muskingum University. Waynesburg finished seventh out of the 11-team field with John Carroll University taking first.

“I was pleased with our team's efforts,” said head coach Jason Falvo. “I was really excited with how well we performed. John Allison and Travis Schubert had a fantastic day.”

The two seniors were the main highlights for the team as Allison broke a school record. The Hickory, Pennsylvania native put his name in the record books for the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:40 to finish in 10th place.

Allison, who was one of the top performers for the indoor season was able to continue his success to the open air of outdoors.

“John [Allison] broke the school record by 30 seconds,” said Falvo. “An impressive performance, but not surprising. He has worked very hard this year and is definitely in a great place mentally and physically.”

Along with Allison, freshman Mark Minjock was able to take his strong performances from inside to outside. Minjock crossed the finish line for the 100-meter sprint in sixth place with a time of 11.47 seconds. Minjock did not stop there as he finished the 200-meter race clocking in at 23.79 seconds, which gave him a ninth place finish.

S enior Brandon Dugan ran a solid race in the 800-meter run. The crosscountry veteran finished the race in a time of 2:04, which was good enough for eighth place. Sophomore Brendan Keany added an 11th place finish in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:17.

The throwers posted distances that added points to the team score. Schubert led

the way for the Yellow Jackets as he beat 25 others in javelin with a meet-record throw of 54.64 meters. With that throw, he qualified for the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships in javelin. The Enon Valley, Pennsylvania native also competed in the discus and shot put.

“Travis [Schubert] has been solid every year, but this year being an older senior, he has really focused in and is taking advantage of his last year,” said Falvo. “His throw was his personal best as well.

If he can stay healthy, the sky is the limit for him.”

Along with Schubert, sophomore Brandon VanTine took another top spot in the javelin by finishing fourth with a mark of 49.64 meters.

The sophomore added more points to the team score with an eighth place finish in the shot put with a heave of 13.02 meters. Sophomore thrower Aniellio DeStefano placed sixth with a mark of 38.43 meters in the discus.

It was only the first outdoor event of the season, but the team is looking to keep improving.

“We need to continue to work on our conditioning and strength,” said Falvo. “It is great to be able to actually train properly now and we need to utilize this time.”

When it was all said and done, the Yellow Jackets finished the invitational with a total of 33 points in the team score. They will travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this Saturday to face the Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University. Start time is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Following Saturday's meet, the Jackets will travel to Bethany College Saturday, April 4, to face off against fellow Presidents' Athletic Conference member.

This will be the first time that the Yellow Jackets will face conference opponents since the PAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, which were held Feb. 26. Waynesburg finished in fifth place at that meet..

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP BASEBALL STANDINGS

Conf. Overall Thomas More 3-0 8-3 Wash & Jeff 1-0 7-3 Westminster 2-1 8-7 Grove City 1-1 5-7 Waynesburg 1-1 3-10-1 Saint Vincent 1-2 6-7 Geneva 0-0 6-6 Thiel 0-1 10-2 Bethany 0-3 4-8

Monday’s Box Score

Waynesburg 11, Pitt-Greensburg 11 Pitt-Greensburg 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 2 11 Waynesburg 7 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 11 WP: N/A LP: N/A S: N/A Top Performers Batting

1. Matt Bensinger 2-4, 1 RBI, 1BB, 1R 2. Nathan Mori 2-5, 2R 3. Jonathan Kletzli 2-5, 3 RBI, 1R 4. Cameron Bernherdt 1-3, 2 RBI, 2R 5. Ben Miller 1-4, 2RBI, 2R, 1 HR Pitching

Zack Kreke....................6 in, 6 H, 2 R, 2ER, 4 BB, 5 K Derrick Zavatsky............0.2 in, 2 H, 6 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K Colton Lippencott.........1.1 in, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K Connor Furwa...............1 in, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, March 20 Westminster 1, Saint Vincent 0 (10 inn); The College of New Jersey 7, Wash & Jeff 5; Wash & Jeff 2, The College of New Jersey 0 Saturday, March 21 Thomas More 9, Bethany 4; Thomas More 6, Bethany 1; Houghton 7, Geneva 1; Houghton 7, Geneva 2; Grove City 3, Waynesburg 2; Waynesburg 5, Grove City 0; Saint Vincent 7, Westminster 3; Westminster 9, Saint Vincent 6; Thiel 5, D’Youville 2; Thiel 10, D’Youville 4 Sunday, March 22 Thomas More 7, Bethany 4; Westminster 4, Penn State Beaver3; Westminster 7, Penn State Beaver 2

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, March 27 Grove City at Geneva - 4 p.m.; Geneva at Waynesburg - 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 Bethany at Saint Vincent DH - 1 p.m.; Waynesburg at Geneva DH - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Grove City DH - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Thomas More DH - 1 p.m.

Sunday, March 29 Westminster at Thomas More - 12 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Bethany - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at La Roche DH - 1 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Hitter: Bryan Mitchell, Sophomore, Thiel Pitcher: Austin Koch, Freshman, Thomas More

SOFTBALL STANDINGS

Conf. Overall Saint Vincent 0-0 8-2 Grove City 0-0 8-3 Westminster 0-0 8-4 Wash & Jeff 0-0 6-4 Bethany 0-0 7-5 Thiel 0-0 7-5 Geneva 0-0 10-8 Thomas More 0-0 7-7 Chatham 0-0 2-4 Waynesburg 0-0 6-10

Monday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 3, MT. ALOYSIUS 1 Waynesburg 10020003 Mount Aloysius 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 WP: Kotomski LP: Crilley S: N/A Top Performers Batting

1. Hayley Payne 3-3, 1 RBI, 1 R 2. Demi Lewis 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB 3. Cameron Grimes 1-3, 2 RBI Pitching

Stephanie Kotomski............7 in, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, March 20 Geneva 5, Houghton 2; Geneva 10, Houghton 7 Saturday, March 21 Ohio Chirstian 7, Chatham 5; Ohio Christian 9, Chatham 1; Case Western Reserve 9, Geneva 7; Case Western Reserve 19, Geneva 2 (5 inn); Wittenberg 3, Thomas More 2; Thomas More 1, Wittenberg 0; Mount Aloysius 2, Waynesburg 0; Waynesburg 3, Mount Aloysius 1; Westminster 7, Hiram 6; Westminster 1, Hiram 0 Sunday, March 22 Chatham 12, Penn State Beaver 3 (5 inn); Chatham 17, Penn State Beaver 3 (5 inn); Thiel 2, La Roche 1; La Roche 8, Thiel 7

UPCOMING GAMES

Thursday, March 26 Grove City at Penn State Beaver DH - 3 p.m.; La Roche at Saint Vincent DH - 3 p.m.; Thiel at Allegheny DH - 3 p.m.; Capital at Bethany DH - 3:30 p.m.; Waynesburg at Penn State Fayette DH - 3:30 p.m.; Westminster at Pitt-Braddford DH - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 27 Chatham at Bethany DH - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Thomas More DH - 1 p.m.; Grove City at Saint Vincent DH - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Waynesburg DH - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Westminster - 1 p.m.

Sunday, March 28 John Carroll at Thomas More DH - 12 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Hitter: Jen Bahm, Senior, Washington & Jefferson Pitcher: Mamee Salzer, Junior, Thomas More

MEN’S TENNIS STANDINGS Conf. Overall Waynesburg 2-0 3-2 Saint Vincent 0-0 1-0 Wash & Jeff 0-0 3-6 Thiel 0-0 0-1 Westminster 0-0 0-3 Grove City 0-0 0-4 Bethany 0-1 1-2 Thomas More 0-1 2-5 Monday’s Recap

Singles Cochran (WAY) def. Pascal (TMC) 6-4,7-5 Harris (WAY) def. J. Justice (TMC) 7-5, 6-0 Littlejohn (WAY) def. A. Justice (TMC) 6-3, 6-4 Brunette (WAY) def. Neltner (TMC) 7-5, 7-5 Phillips (WAY) def. Lewis (TMC) 6-0, 6-0 McKnight (WAY) def. Stephens (TMC) 6-1, 6-1 Doubles A. Justice/ J. Justice (TMC) def. Cochran/Harris (WAY) 8-5 Littlejohn/Brunette (WAY) def. Pascual/Neltner (TMC) 8-4 McKnight/Phillips (WAY) def. Lewis/Stephens (TMC) 8-5

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, March 21 Waynesburg 8, Thomas More 1

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, March 27 Grove City at Franciscan - 3:30 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Westminster - 4 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Allegheny - 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 Thiel at Waynesburg - 12 p.m.

Sunday, March 29 Penn State Altoona at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Bethany at Pitt-Greensburg - 6 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Phillip Littlejohn, Senior, Waynesburg University

PAC BASEBALL LEADERS

Batting Average: Vento, .571, W&J; Kilkeary, .486, SVC; Genco, .450, THI RBI: Mitchell, 16, THI; Kilkeary, 15, SVC; Doody, 13, THI Home Runs: Kilkeary, 3, SVC; Waugman, 2, GRO; Mosley, 2, THI Stolen Bases: Rooney, 7, W&J; Santana, 6, GEN; Mosley, 5, THI

PAC SOFTBALL LEADERS

Batting Average: Pehrson, .667, CHA; Petersen, .625, CHA; Duerr, .538, SVC RBI: Fee, 16, GEN; Noel, 13, SVC; Shirey, 12, GRO Home Runs: Noel, 2, SVC; Shirey, 2, GRO; Payne, 2, WAY Stolen Bases: Beck, 6, GEN; Hicks, 6, GEN; Kelly, 4, BET

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Travis Schubert, Track & Field Holly Bachman, Lacrosse

Waynesburg at Geneva baseball 3/28 at 1 p.m. on WCYJ-FM 99.5 The Hive

MEN’S/WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK MEN RECENT RESULTS

Team Saturday, March 21 EARLY BIRD INVITATIONAL This was an unscored PAC event AMY ADAMS MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL 6. Thomas More, 39 pts.; 7. Waynesburg, 33 pts.

Individual AMY ADAMS MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL MEN 100 METER DASH 1. Jadon Joyner, Ohio Wesleyan, 11.43; 2. Brian Burnett, Ohio Wesleyan, 11.52; 6. Mark Minjock, Waynesburg, 11.68 MEN 200 METER DASH 1. Jadon Joyer, Ohio Wesleyan, 22.25; 2. Lucas Nare, Thomas More, 22.48; 9. Mark Minjock, Waynesburg, 23.79 MEN 400 METER DASH 1. Colin McShane, Ohio Wesleyan, 50.28; 2. Nick D’Amico, John Carroll, 51.19 MEN 800 METER DASH 1. Tristan Williams, Walsh, 1:57.65; 2. Mike Hydzik, John Carroll, 1:57.71; 8. Brandon Dugan, Waynesburg, 2:04.40 MEN 1500 METER DASH 1. Alek Erwin, Runners plus, 4:04.29; 2. Tristan Williams, Walsh, 4:07.86; 16. Brandon Dugan, Waynesburg, 4:24.24 MEN 5000 METER RUN 1. David Cremi, John Carroll, 15:09.81; 2. Tadhg Karski, John Carroll, 15:14.63;10. John Allison, Waynesburg, 15:40.92 MEN 10000 METER RUN 1. Alex Koksal, Crc Elite, 33:15.34 MEN 110 METER HURDLES 1. Lepear Smith, Malone, 14.99; 2. Roemello Cook, Ohio Wesleyan, 16.07; 7. Matthew Shinkle, Waynesburg, 17.88 MEN 400 METER HURDLES 1. Phil Burt, Walsh, 56.95; 2. Jonath Overstreet, Ohio Wesleyan, 57.77; 16. Matthew Schinkle, Waynesburg, 1:04.41 MEN 2000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Landon Erb, Ohio Wesleyan, 6:35.25; 2. Ryan Burkholder, Ohio Wesleyan, 7:13.45 MEN 3000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Pat O’Brien, John Carroll, 9:52.09; 2. Matt Thiessen, Walsh, 9:56.44 MEN POLE VAULT 1. Ethan Nichols, Malone, 4.76m; 2. Mark Butler, Malone, 4.41m; MEN HIGH JUMP 1. Nigel Preacher, N?A, 2.03m; 2. Lavell Morgan, Malone, 1.93m; MEN LONG JUMP 1. Adam North, John Carroll, 6.59m; 2. Zack Kurtz, Thomas More, 6.44m; 11. James Steele, Waynesburg, 5.75m MEN TRIPLE JUMP 1. Damarcus Nelson, Walsh, 12.77m; 2. James Steele, Waynesburg, 12.43m MEN SHOT PUT 1. Rocky Mitolo, John Carroll, 16.04m; 2. Zach Hernandez, N/A, 14.04m; 8. Brandon Vantine, Waynesburg, 13.02m MEN DISCUS 1. Duke Taylor, Malone, 45.38m; 2. John Peranzi, Ohio Wesleyan, 40.76m; 6. Aniellio DeStefano, Waynesburg, 38.43m MEN HAMMER THROW 1. Zach Hernandez, N/A, 51.85m; 2. Duke Taylor, Malone, 50.55m;

MEN JAVELEIN THROW 1. Travis Schubert, Waynesburg, 54.64m; 2. Jordan Foster, Concordia, 52.85m

WOMEN

Team Saturday, March 21 AMY ADAMS MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL 7. Thomas More, 49.50 pts.; 8. Waynesburg, 42 pts.

EARLY BIRD INVITATIONAL This was an unscored PAC event

RECENT RESULTS

Individual Saturday, March 21 Individual AMY ADAMS MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL WOMEN 100 METER DASH 1. Crystal Barber, Malone, 12.88; 2. Katie Mokros, Walsh, 12.92; 8. Marla Holland, Waynesburg, 13.85 WOMEN 200 METER DASH 1. Crystal Barber, Malone, 26.08; 2. Katie Mokros, Walsh, 26.53; 11. Marla Holland, Waynesburg, 28.81 WOMEN 400 METER DASH 1. Christina Cook, Thomas More, 58.61; 2. Hannah Luke, Wa;sh, 59.29; WOMEN 800 METER 1. Sarah Berger, Walsh, 2:18.83; 2. Becky Rohwer, John Carroll, 2:26.58; 5. Angie Marchetti, Waynesburg, 2:34.08 WOMEN 1500 METER DASH 1. Katie Reid, Ohio Wesleyan, 4:53.07; 2. Becky Rohwer, John Carroll, 4:54.98; 10. Angie Marchetti, Waynesburg, 5:15.12 WOMEN 5000 METER RUN 1. Julie Gerber, Waynesburg, 18:43.30; 2. Angelica Bucci, John Carroll, 19:05.05 WOMEN 10000 METER RUN 1. Jami Durkee, Muskingum, 42:08.96; 2. Alyssa Anderson, Walsh, 42:09.53 WOMEN 100 METER HURDLES 1. Hannah Boss, Malone, 15.71; 2. Corrina Ruffener, Malone, 16.41 WOMEN 400 METER HURDLES Hannah Boss, Malone, 1:05.90; 2. Corrina Ruffener, Malone, 1:09.16 WOMEN 2000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Pascha Modrzynski, John Carroll, 7:45.01; 2. Mallory Maher, John Carroll, 8:08.46 WOMEN 3000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Caroline Nagy, Muskingum, 13:27.90; 2. Hannah Gregory, Muskingum, 13:39.32 WOMEN HIGH JUMP 1. Katheri Schierloh, Walsh, 1.53m; 2. Evan Haney, Walsh, 1.53m WOMEN POLE VAULT 1. Kaitlyn Barber, Walsh, 3.34m; 2. Morgan Kelly, Malone, 3.19m; WOMEN LONG JUMP 1. Emily Brown, Ohio Wesleyan, 5.17m; 2. Devin Bell, Muskingum, 4.97m; 7. Breanna Anderson, Waynesburg, 4.35m WOMEN TRIPLE JUMP 1. Breanna Anderson, Waynesburg, 9.87m; Megan Barton, Thomas More, 9.78m WOMEN SHOT PUT 1. Gabrielle Herriman, Wayne St., 12.15m; 2. Elizabet Herriman, Wayne St.; 3. Addisen Knetzer, Waynesburg, 11.88m WOMEN DISCUS 1. Shanno Montgomery, Walsh, 43.11m; 2. Elizabet Herriman, Wayne St., 39.94m; 23. Rose Huwe, Waynesburg, 27.52m

Yellow Jacket

March 26, 2015

Weekly Awards

A pair of Waynesburg student-athletes turned in more-thanadequate performances during the first week of competition back from spring break; thus deser ving the prestige of being named Schubert Bachman this week’s Waynesburg University Athletes of the Week. A dominant scoring streak in women’s lacrosse and a record-setting throw headline the achievements.

Sophomore defender Holly Bachman had an incredible week, as she accounted for nearly half of the lacrosse team’s goals. The Butler, Pennsylvania resident scored nine of the team’s 19 goals, and she also chipped in with an assist for a 10-point output of offense. Bachman hit the back of the net four times in Waynesburg’s loss to Mount Saint Joseph Friday, and then followed up that performance by tallying a game-high five goals in an overtime loss to Defiance Saturday.

The impressive week brought her season totals to 11 goals and one assist. She also possesses a solid .652 shooting percentage.

Senior thrower Travis Schubert set the Amy Adams Memorial Invitational record with a tremendous throw of 54.64 meters. Because of the throw, Schubert gathered a first-place finish in the 26-man field at the meet, which was held at Muskingum University.

The Enon Valley, Pennsylvania resident qualified for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships with the toss, even though it was only the first meet of the season.

Following games versus John Carroll and Franciscan at home, the lacrosse team hosts Thomas More Saturday at John F. Wiley Stadium. Start time for the game is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Meanwhile, the track & field team is back in action Saturday, when it travels to Carnegie Mellon for an invitational.

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Cold weather leads to chilly finish for Jackets

Women's track & field claims eighth at Muskingum

By BRENDAN KEANY Staff Writer

It was an unusual beginning to the outdoor track and field season. The sun shined brightly, clouds covered the track in short bursts, and most importantly, the first meet of the season came without rain. However, brisk air still surrounded the Muskingum track during the Amy Adams Memorial Invitational, and it prevented many performances the team wanted to achieve.

Nevertheless, head coach Jason Falvo appreciated the resilience that his team showed despite the team’s eighth place finish of the 11 teams that competed.

“I was pleased with how we handled the weather,” said Falvo. “It was a cold day.

The team fought through that and did a solid job.”

Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the day was seen in the performance of freshman Addy Knetzer. The two-sport athlete qualified for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships with her shot put

toss of 11.88 meters. The throw was also good enough for a third-place finish in the 35-woman field.

Falvo discussed Knetzer’s good day as well as her potential to improve even further as the season continues.

“Addy is a very talented athlete,” said Falvo. “Coming off a grueling basketball season and starting to lift differently, I would say she performed solid. We only had a few chances to work on shot put and discus before she threw Saturday, so she will improve greatly as we move forward.”

Senior Breanna Anderson has seen much success over the past few meets extending back into the indoor season.

Her first place finish in the triple jump, with a hop of 9.87 meters, came amidst a current injury that she continues to fight. Falvo noted her effort and gave the senior jumper high praise regarding her entire Waynesburg track experience.

“Bre has been very good for us her whole career,” said Falvo. “She is battling through injury currently, so

Rose Huwe, Yellow Jacket

Freshman Julie Gerber (right), seen in a race earlier this year, won the 5,000-meter event Saturday.

I was pleased with how she jumped. She has more in the tank for sure.”

Furthermore, Anderson placed seventh overall in the long jump by reaching a distance of 4.35 meters. Even after the first-place finish, Anderson was not satisfied with the results because she knows that she can perform at a higher level.

“My goals were not met at Muskingum, so I can’t say I’m entirely happy with my

performance,” said Anderson. “Until I reach an alltime personal record, I like to keep the mindset of being content but not satisfied.”

As usual, freshman distance running standout Julie Gerber continued to impress her coaches and teammates by winning the 5,000-meter run in the meet record time of 18:43. Gerber finished the long race almost See WOMEN on C4

Men's tennis falls to Lacrosse: Jackets shut out in second half Division II opponent Continued from C1

By JEFF CHAMP and BRENDAN KEANY For the Yellow Jacket

In the first meeting between schools in over a decade, the Waynesburg men’s tennis team was defeated by Fairmont State by a score of 7-2 on a chilly, Tuesday afternoon.

Only one doubles match provided a victory for the Jackets as freshman Andrew Brunette and senior Phillip

Littlejohn won an 8-5 decision over juniors Noah Weber and Connor McMorrow.

Littlejohn also claimed the only singles victory for Waynesburg by defeating McMorrow, a match that took all three sets.

Littlejohn has enjoyed a lot success recently. The senior is the reigning Presidents’ Athletic Conference Player of the Week after finishing See TENNIS on C4

Jackets, as they converted only once during those nine possessions.

“I would say that we had some opportunities to score in the first couple of minutes that we didn’t take advantage of, and that kind of set the tone for our [defense],” said Shepas. “We need to score to stay in the game, obviously.”

When Waynesburg was successful on offense, one of the midfielders was able to scurry in-between the hash marks and found an open forward. Vidosh, being a midfielder, expressed the desire of continuing to create offensive chances.

“We are definitely working on our transition as a whole team. Especially on offense,” said Vidosh. “We want to get the ball around and get some really good cuts and feeds.”

The Jackets had a few disadvantages that hindered their full potential Tuesday.

One disadvantage is the lack of practice time at John F. Wiley Stadium.

“We haven’t had that much time on the field with the

Rob Longo, Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg sophomore Chelsey Withers (right) was only one of three Yellow Jackets to record a shot on goal in Tuesday's game at John F. Wiley Stadium. weather,” said Shepas. “We are just trying to get settled into our season right now.”

The other disadvantage was lack of rest. The Jackets are in the middle of a stretch of five games in eight days.

“We’re sore for sure,” said Shepas. “It was a rough, physical weekend.”

Due to the ailing starters and the score being out of reach, Shepas played most of her roster. Twenty-two of the

26 players saw game action.

After a non-conference game against Franciscan at home Wednesday, the Jackets host Thomas More Saturday at 3 p.m. to continue their three-game homestand.

Miller: Boisterous transfer provides depth Continued from C1

He’s not above admitting to arguing the nuances of bunt coverage loudly in a Taco Bell during the late hours of the night on more than one occasion during his first three months on campus in the dead of winter. Conversations of that nature are often the norm with him around. Aside from playing baseball, talking is one of Miller’s favorite things.

“He has an outgoing personality,” said Waynesburg University baseball head coach Mike Humiston.

“He’s been well received by just about everybody, and he’s very engaging with the pitchers.”

It’s no surprise considering his stature as a youth that Miller doesn’t play middle infield or the outfield, but behind the plate, his lack of foot speed is minimized, and he can chatter away with anyone who will listen—he’ll talk even if they don’t want to listen.

“I had an umpire Facebook friend request me once in high school after a game,” said Miller. “I like being in control of the game. Getting to call the defense and the pitches and getting to micromanage everything that’s

going on.”

Miller played on his varsity baseball team at Hammond High School in Columbia, Maryland as a first baseman and closer. The next season, the team had a need behind the plate and Miller made the transition to catcher.

He was named Howard County First Team and District 5 First Team during his junior and senior seasons and was among the leaders in home runs and runs batted in during both seasons.

Miller attended Susquehanna University for his freshman year, after meeting the head coach at an indoor workout and visiting campus. He earned a spot in the catching rotation and had a successful fall at the plate.

When the season began, Miller earned six starts - three in Florida during spring break and three in conference play.

“I struggled at the plate,” said Miller. “Down in Florida, I was over swinging, trying to impress. I was 0-8, with six K’s to start the season. I don’t think I even hit a foul ball.”

Miller finished the season with 16 at-bats, with three hits in his final eight at-bats and led the team in sacrifice

flies. His five walks boosted his on-base percentage in limited appearances to almost .400.

“I got benched about halfway through the season because of struggles at the plate,” said Miller. “They were dissatisfied with my receiving behind the plate.

I had to get a catching coach this winter. I work with a guy who caught eight years in the minors.”

Susquehanna won 30 games and claimed the Landmark Conference crown for the first time in school history, but Miller did not fit into the future of the team and decided to make his move to Waynesburg University.

“It was amazing to win the conference, we were picked third to last at the beginning of the season,” said Miller.

“We brought in a transfer catcher, as well as two freshmen catchers, and coach informed me that my playing time would be minimal this year.”

Now Miller is the transfer catcher coming into a new situation. Waynesburg has a number of catching options this season.

“We have four catchers, three of whom have been with us for over a year,” said Humiston. “Ben will certainly help our catching

staff. He’s a guy who wants to compete, which gets our other guys to compete.”

Miller looked at a number of different options, including SUNY-New Paltz and Pitt-Greensburg before settling on Waynesburg.

During the fall semester of 2014, Miller visited campus with his father and they had a four-hour conversation with Humiston and sophomore pitcher Jacob Meyer, coincidentally, the son of the man who cut him more than eight years ago.

Miller decided to come to Waynesburg that day on the ride home and has enjoyed his time on campus thus far - both in his studies as a psychology major and on the baseball team.

“Our professors are really cool, the team is a lot of fun,” said Miller. “It’s a good group of guys, and I was accepted right away, which surprised me.”

After everything he's been through, Miller is looking forward to his first season as a Yellow Jacket.

“I’m hoping I can bring leadership behind the plate with an above-average arm and an above-average stick,” said Miller. “I’m looking forward to a successful season for the team and hopefully for myself, as well.”

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Baseball earns rare tie

Roller coaster game called due to darkness after wild ninth inning

By KYLE DAWSON

Editorial Assistant

Entering the top half of the seventh inning Monday, the Waynesburg baseball team held a 9-2 lead over the PittGreensburg Bobcats.

Exit the Jackets’ starter on the mound, senior Zach Kreke. Enter junior Derrick Zavatsky, who struggled during the Florida trip over spring break, out of the bullpen.

Two fielding errors by the Jacket defense, four hits by Pitt-Greensburg, seven runs and a pitching change to sophomore Colton Lippencott later, and the Jackets’ lead disappeared. The game was back at an even score of 9-9.

“We’re in a position right now where we have opportunities for guys to make pitches that aren’t making pitches,” said head coach

Mike Humiston. “We have guys who are given opportunities to make defensive plays that aren’t making the defensive plays. At times, we aren’t making good decisions at the plate either.”

The Jackets (3-10-1) would score once in the bottom half of the seventh on a RBI single by second baseman Neal Yakopin, which helped the Jackets regain the lead 10-9.

Then in the ninth inning, Lippencott surrendered a run before being relieved by junior Connor Furwa in a 1010 game. On the first batter of Furwa’s outing, a fastball got past sophomore catcher Ben Miller, and the go-ahead run scored for UPG. However, Miller, a transfer from Susquehanna University, would get redemption, and connected on a solo shot to left field for his second home run of the season; thus, tying the game at 11.

After the ninth, the nonconference contest was called due to darkness. The result ended in a rare tie for both teams.

“When you score 11 runs, you should win those games,” said Humiston. “But, unfortunately, we weren’t able to beat a beatable team.”

In the tie, Kreke threw six innings of two-run baseball, scattering six hits, walking four and striking out five.

“He [Kreke] pitched a tremendous game,” said Humiston. “He is, in my mind, the only guy that deserved to win that game.”

Monday’s start was Kreke’s second outing of the season in his “super-senior” year.

Kreke gained another year of athletic eligibility after missing his junior season because of injury and didn’t fare too well in appearances last season.

During his first start of

the year, Kreke threw well against a nationally ranked program in Webster. This time out was even better.

“If people knew the road he has been on to play and pitch for us and have an opportunity to win a game, people would understand the game a little better,” said Humiston. “He put the team in a position to win the game, and the team didn’t reward him.”

Waynesburg’s offense took advantage of less-than-stellar pitching from the Bobcats, collecting 11 hits, three of which were for extra bases, and walking five times.

“We didn’t necessarily have a great day at the plate,” said Humiston. “Some of our guys made bad decisions; thus, leading to bad at-bats.

We weren’t able to finish after we opened a lead. We have to have a killer mentality and close things out.”

Moving forward, the Jackets will return to Presidents’ Athletic Conference play this weekend, after splitting a doubleheader with Grove City last Saturday.

The Jackets were scheduled to play a make-up doubleheader that was originally postponed on Tuesday due to snow against the Saint Vincent Bearcats in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. That doubleheader is now scheduled to be made up Thursday at noon.

This weekend, also weather permitting, Waynesburg is set to play a three game set against Geneva.

“My son-in-law really put things into perspective after the bad Florida run for us,” said Humiston. “He said ‘who cares about Florida?

All that matters in the end is conference play,’ and he’s absolutely right. We didn’t play well in Florida, and since we

got back here, we’ve still been finding ways to lose. But in the end, what matters is playing well in conference, and we need to change some things to do that.”

Humiston said it is time for the team to flip the switch, work on some things and start finding ways to close out games and win rather than finding ways to lose.

After a slew of schedule changes, the home part of the weekend series with Geneva is tomorrow, when the Jackets host the Golden Tornadoes in a single, nine-inning affair. First pitch for the game is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Waynesburg will continue conference play after this weekend's contests with a three-game series against Thiel. The Jackets will face the Tomcats at home next Thursday, at home for a nineinning contest with a doubleheader at Thiel Saturday.

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a full 20 seconds before the second-place finisher. Falvo highlighted her ability to run fast times despite the presence of anyone who can push her.

“Julie ran great,” said Falvo. “She ran the race in the lead and alone the whole time. That is a very difficult thing to do. I am looking forward to this weekend at Carnegie Mellon for her to run against some very good talent.”

Gerber agreed with many of the points Falvo made in regards to her performance, and she even elaborated on the difficulty of running alone. She emphasized the importance of focus while running in such situations.

“It was a little tough running alone, but I was able to hit my splits each lap and stay on pace,” said Gerber. “I tried to keep my eyes up and look ahead the whole race to stay engaged, and I tried to pay attention to my form and throw in little surges. It feels good to be able to finish with a solid time with nobody to run with, and I’m excited to see what I can do as the season progresses.”

Just like the meet at Muskingum, temperatures are expected to be cold this Saturday when the team departs for an invitational hosted by the Tartans of Carnegie Mellon.

“As it looks right now, it will be very cold,” said Falvo.

“So I am looking to find a way to mentally overcome that and still get the perfor-

mances we need to have.”

What Falvo really wants the team to focus on as the season progresses is to be more physically and mentally tough. He even called to question the toughness of the team in dealing with the grind of a track meet and an entire track season.

“We need to understand what soreness and pain are as we move forward in training,” said Falvo.

“We need to understand that pain is part of the process. Nothing we want will be had if we don’t grind to get it. Which means being uncomfortable, tired and sore, and not fully understanding what’s going on, but we must do it anyways with all that we have. If we can embrace that, then we will be in great shape.”

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Regardless of battling through an injury, senior Breanna Anderson finished seventh in the long jump Saturday, but did take home first in the triple jump.

Athletes set to celebrate Division III Week

By JUSTIN LAYTON

For the Yellow Jacket

Division III Week, introduced in 2010, focuses on allowing schools and conferences to promote activities that target academic accomplishments, athletic experience, leadership and community service. It is a time to celebrate and recognize the student-athlete.

Kevin Fenstermacher, Assistant Commissioner of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, believes that Division III Week is an important event that allows colleges and universities across the country to gain popularity.

“It allows all of us to not only observe, but celebrate, the impact of athletics and of student-athletes on their campuses and in their surrounding communities,” said Fenstermacher.

“Our member schools are presented with the terrific opportunity to build a greater understanding and appreciation for Division III and its student-athletes.”

The goal of Division III Week is to increase the awareness and understanding of Division III athletics at the local and national level.

Fenstermacher recognizes the importance of athletic competition. However, he believes there is more to the story.

“It’s the overall focus on academic accomplishments and the ideas of citizenship and community involvement that tells the whole Division III story for me,” said Fenstermacher.

While athletics and academics are recognized during Division III Week, leadership and community involvement are priorities as well. Participants in Division III Week are encouraged to hold a Special Olympics activity.

According to Fenstermacher, Westminster College hosts a Student-Athlete Appreciation Day. On that day, the Westminster StudentAthlete Advisory Committee holds a Special Olympics basketball tournament. The

SAAC representatives and their teammates volunteer as referees and coaches.

Even though Division III Week has only been in existence since 2010, Sam Jones, Waynesburg SAAC Advisor, believes it is a good springboard to promoting athletics at his University.

“I look forward to watching it grow and become a bigger deal,” said Jones. “We have a lot to celebrate.”

Plans are not finalized for Division III Week, but Jones expects special ceremonies to be held in honor of athletes who have done well in the classroom and on the field.

Jones recognizes the positive impact student accolades have on Waynesburg University.

“Since the students represent the university as a whole, it again brings awareness to the great student-athletes and learning environment that we have,” said Jones.

“It also speaks to the overall character of the university and its students.”

When Division III Week

concludes, institutions are encouraged to share information with the national office about the activities conducted. Fenstermacher believes this is valuable information. “ This information is shared with presidents, athletic administrators and SAAC members throughout the league,” said Fenstermacher. “This year-to-year information gives us a baseline to build from.”

For colleges and universities seeking ideas for Division III Week, the National Collegiate Athletic Association website has resources available to help participants get started.

By actively participating in Division III Week, schools have the opportunity to gain recognition throughout the NCAA. Participants are currently finalizing plans for the upcoming 2015 Division III Week, which is scheduled to be celebrated from Monday, April 6 through Sunday, April 12.

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4-0 with singles and doubles victories over Bethany and Thomas More.

Head coach Ron Christman noted the solid play of his senior and highlighted his dedication to improving himself.

“I almost don’t want us to get player of the week because it could jinx us,” said Christman. “However, he stepped up and he did the right thing.”

The Union Springs, New York native attributes his recent success to preseason

Littlejohn preparation.

“We worked pretty hard in the preseason and I took it seriously,” said Littlejohn.

“It is now paying off.”

Despite the score being 7-2, Waynesburg was able to challenge the visiting Fighting Falcons, which did not

escape the notice of Fairmont State head coach Ryan Pulliam.

“He (Christman) has a great group of guys and an excellent doubles team,” said Pulliam. “That really surprised us. They are fundamentally very sound. It could have gone either way today.”

Despite the loss, Christman is happy with what he saw from the team.

“The whole purpose of this match was to help us get ready for the stronger teams in the PAC,” said Christman.

“It was the perfect match as far as I’m concerned.”

After today's scheduled match at Washington & Jefferson at 3 p.m., Waynesburg will be back in action Saturday when they host another PAC opponent in Thiel for a noon start time, weather permitting.

The contest is part of a three-match homestand for the Jackets, with meetings against Saint Vincent and Muskingum. In fact, the match against Muskingum April 8 is scheduled to be the final match at home for the Jackets for the season, with four road matches scheduled before the PAC Championships April 24-25.

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Tennessee artist to make Waynesburg debut ResLife encourages

By YURIKA BLEVINS

For the Yellow Jacket

On March 27 at 8 p.m., there will be a Wing Night held in the Benedum Dining Hall with guest singer Austin Moody.

Moody grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he started to perform in a bluegrass band when he was 14.

He continued to perform at churches and other venues throughout east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. According to his biography, Moody’s father’s love of bluegrass is what sparked his passion for music, and his mother supported and fueled that passion.

According to his website, he is a self-taught vocalist and songwriter, but it was Rick Hicks who taught him how to play banjo and guitar.

He mentions that Hicks is a

hometown influUniversity discovence who really ered Moody at a encouraged him to conference for colpursue his dreams. lege athletes.

Moody wrote “We find the his first song at bulk of our pert he age of 15. formers at NACA, Included on his National Assowebsite is the fact ciation of College that Moody wants Activities; this is a Moody people to know conference we atthat he is a Christend where we listian with a strong spiritual ten to numerous performers foundation. with a variety of acts,” said Along with music, Moody Bristor. also fell in love with flying.

The students who also atFor four years, he was in the tended the conference liked Junior Air Force ROTC and Moody because his music is received his pilot license at different from what the camthe age of 17. His plan was pus usually has. to enlist and train, but music “Austin Moody is a counwas calling for him. try singer, and we thought it “I will always love flying, would be a nice atmosphere but music is in my blood. to have wings while listenMusic is my life,” Moody ing to country music,” said said.

Gracious Shavers, chair of Pat Bristor, associate dean the music committee for the of students, said Waynesburg Student Activities Board.

This is Moody’s first time to campus, and Waynesburg will roughly be the 25th college where he has performed.

He said about 85 percent of the songs he is going to perform are going to be his own or ones that he is testing out and wants to put on a record.

Moody will also be covering some mainstream country songs that everyone knows so they can sing along. He will be accompanied by a guitarist and drummer, as well as playing his own guitar while he sings.

Moody mentioned how he loves performing for colleges and the students. He likes how it’s a different kind of crowd, and that’s what makes him enjoy it.

“Everybody enjoys what we’re doing,” Moody said about the different students he’s performed for.

spirituality, prayer among students

By ANTHONY CONN

For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University’s Residence Life Staff has been planning many events for students this school year.

These activities, known as the Growth Series, has been aimed at students seeking a closer relationship with God. The next installment on March 31, hosted by South, West, East and Pollock Halls (SWEP), will be no different.

This event is a spiritual development program and is led by three SWEP resident assistants; Mary Spencer, Shelby Staggers and Rachel Red-Horse.

“It will be held in the cha-

pel and there will be multiple stations, or activities, for students to partake in,” said Red-Horse. “There will be a flow to the way these are set up so students can walk through and experience it all. Some of these will focus on prayer for yourself and others, talking to God in a personal manner, being a bit introspective about your relationship with God, and there will also be a musical element.”

So far the program has gotten a positive reception.

Many see it as a unique way to worship.

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Campus ministry assistants ‘have your back’ during college Role of campus encouragers filled by student religious leaders

By REBECCA BURCHAM Copy Editor

What would you say if someone asked “who’s got your back?”

Would the answer be your family; friends; a significant other? At Waynesburg University, the extra encouragement of someone ‘having your back’ is provided by Campus Ministry Assistants, a student group unique to a Christian campus.

Students involved in this ministry, commonly known as CMAs, are tasked with the role of fostering spiritual growth within individual dorm halls as well as around campus.

This everyday role is not very prominent among campus life; in fact, some of the university’s current CMAs weren’t aware of the ministry before becoming a part of it.

“My R.D. encouraged me [to become a CMA],” said Veronica Baierl, a sophomore psychology major. “I had no idea what it was, because we didn’t have a CMA in my building [then].”

Emilie Heinl, also a sophomore psychology major, went through the same pro-

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Current Campus Ministry Assistants (back row, from left) DeRon Scott, Alex Tenenbaum and Victoria Kapp will soon begin training some of the newly chosen CMAs, (front row, from left) Kara Evans and Austin Orth. cess of discovering the CMA ministry. She quickly became interested in learning more and applied for a CMA position in the fall of 2014 – as did Baierl, her current roommate.

Typically, there are a few CMAs per resident hall to ensure that every dorm’s students have the opportunity to be spiritually encouraged within their hall.

According to Baierl, that encouragement is especially important for students to have.

“It’s important for us to lift up our brothers and sisters in Christ, especially because college is a time when we’re making a lot of decisions and we’re figuring out who we are,” said Baierl. “It’s really nice to be able to have someone – or in this case, a group of people – to be encouraging and to remind everyone that ‘hey, God’s got your back through whatever you’re going through.’”

For Heinl, the value of the ministry she is involved with is part of her calling to show

kindness and spread encouragement to others.

“As a Christian, I feel like God calls us to be different than other people,” said Heinl. “God calls us to love one another unconditionally… and that’s what I see my CMA job as being.”

Some of the dorm activities Heinl has led as a CMA have been simple, but have resonated both with her and the girls she has encountered.

“We painted these rocks with encouraging words on them, like ‘you are a jewel,’

‘you are beautiful,’” said Heinl. “ I think that has been a positive experience, seeing how other people react to it.”

“In some ways, we’re the silent encouragers,” added Baierl. “We don’t like to necessarily get up in your face about stuff, but we’ll pat your back, like ‘hey, it’s okay. This is life, but we can do this with you, with Jesus.’ That’s the number one thing.”

In addition to their work within the halls, CMAs also hold occasional events as a group.

A three-week movie series – titled “Campus Ministry Movie Nights” – is being presented by the university CMAs, with a different movie being shown every Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Beehive.

According to the Rev. James Tinnemeyer, director of the Center for Leadership and Christian Ministry, it is important for CMAs to demonstrate a willingness to be a presence of faith within the campus dormitories.

“The CMAs are a really great group,” said Tinnemeyer, who leads the CMA ministry along with Resident Director Anthony Jarrell.

“They volunteer to do this because they’re interested in finding a way to be involved with this ministry here on campus. They have a heart for it.”

“It’s just another example of the way that we have students trying to lead and be about issues of faith,” added Tinnemeyer.

Tinnemeyer believes that as students on campus live out their faith, CMAs play a large role in helping them.

“They’re a really big part [of that], to just be that presence in the dorm, to have someone in the dorm to take it upon themselves to help out with different aspects of faith and ministry, all as a part of who we are as a Christian school,” said Tinnemeyer.

WU’s first guest Newman Club brings Catholicism to WU comedian bases jokes on real life

By ABBY WERNERT

Chief Photographer

By NIKA ANSCHUETZ

News Multimedia Editor

BJ Durham, junior psychology major, grabs a seat close to the stage with his friends as the show begins.

“We didn’t plan on staying the whole time,” said Durham. “But it was so funny that we had to stay.”

The second floor of Stover erupted with laughter as comedians Dave Temple and Chloe Hilliard performed for a crowd at the Beehive on Monday, March 23.

The Student Activities Board held its first comedy night in the history of Waynesburg University.

Dave Temple, the opening comedic act, is a writer for Geico as well as a travelling comedian.

He’s from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he referenced his experiences in college during his act.

He revved the crowds for

the headlining act Chloe Hilliard.

Hilliard, from Brooklyn, New York, grew up in a Hasidic Jewish neighborhood.

Hilliard received national attention on Season 8 of Last Comic Standing, a comedy show on NBC and made it to the semi-finals.

Hilliard didn’t always plan for a life in the comedy business.

“I actually used to be a journalist,” said Hilliard. “I was doing long form journalism and I wanted to develop those skills.”

Although Hilliard has written for The Huffington Post and The Village Voice and Vibe, it was in a comedy class where she discovered her natural comedic talent.

Hilliard’s jokes come from a very real place.

“I base my jokes on real life,” said Hilliard. “EverySee COMEDY on D2

Last Friday, Waynesburg University’s Newman Club held the first ever Festival of Praise at Waynesburg.

The event, planned by Amber Carney and Amanda Stillings as part of the Special Events Planning class, is a national Catholic event.

According to the Facebook page created by Carney and Stillings, the Newman Club wanted a way to offer a new form of worship that included time for adoration and a chance for students to grow closer to the Lord.

Whereas the event is usually held as a strictly Catholic tradition, Carney and Stillings opened up the event for students and community members of all denominations.

“It is a Catholic event, but it’s for everyone,” said Stillings, a junior human services major.

According to Stillings, the main purpose of the event is not just a time used as a worship service. The Festival of Praise, which lasted two

hours in Roberts Chapel, gave time for students to reflect and meditate.

“It’s a little bit more free and a bit more about your inner feelings than a regular service is,” said Stillings.

Besides focusing on just the reflection aspect of the event, Carney and Stillings also wanted to focus on the concept of corporate social responsibility, or CSR – a concept they learned about in their class.The idea behind CSR is all about giving back to the community.

Those who attended the event were asked to bring either articles of clothing or canned food items as a means of admission. The clothing items would be given to the Salvation Army, while the food would be donated to St. Ann’s Catholic Church or a food bank. The girls wanted to be sure all of the items would go to organizations with a local presence.

“We wanted to make sure, even though it’s a service to try and help you get closer to God, you also are giving back to the community,” said Stillings.Overall, both girls

“You should always be striving to try new experiences in college and in your faith.”

AMANDA STILLINGS

Newman Club Member

were pleased with how much people brought in.

Stillings said that a lot of people brought in bags of clothes instead of just one item, and even people who could not attend but heard about the event still donated food and clothing.

Carney originally got the idea to hold the event after attending a Festival of Praise with the Newman Club at California University of Pennsylvania, which prompted the members of the Cal U Newman Club to attend Waynesburg's.

In addition to the donations and the musical performances, which were done by students including Christy Ritter, Jimmy Law, Dylan Ziegler, Austin Orth and Cody Hillberry, Stillings and Carney also brought in two local priests, one of whom

was from Cal U. The priests brought in the Eucharist and explained the concept of the Sacraments to students who attended that were not Catholic and may not have known everything that was going on at the event.

The event also included a guest speaker who spoke about the Catholic faith and its traditions. After the speaker, there were adorations and the priests held Confession in the back of the chapel for the students who attended the event.

While most of the students who attended the event were Catholic, Stillings said there was a good mixture of students of various denominations.

Stillings, who was happy with the variety of students who showed up, said that it was a great experience to try something a little different and it opened her eyes to how different people worship.

“You should always be striving to try new experiences in college and in your faith,” said Stillings.

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SAB sponsors roommate game show History Club to explore culture of Washington, D.C.

By SHON MEADE

For the Yellow Jacket

Starting off this past weekend of campus activities, the Student Activities Board put on The Roommate Game.

The event focused on seeing “just how well do you know your roommate?”

Mitch Ross, sophomore sports broadcasting major, was the master of ceremonies for the event.Upon arrival in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center, audience members were given tickets that would later be entered in a drawing to select participants in the roommate game. The selected roommate teams would then compete for the grand prize of $50.

The eight groups of roommates chosen made their way on stage four at a time. The teams sat together at the start. Then one partner from each group was asked to go into a back room where they could not hear their roommates answers.

Questions ranged from “what is your roommates dad’s name?” to “what is your roommate’s biggest fear?” Once five questions and an additional two-point bonus question were asked, the earlier removed roommates made a reappearance.

The audience then found out just how well the duos thought they knew each other. The roles were then

Students plan to experience National Cherry Blossom Festival

By MITCHELL ROSS

For the Yellow Jacket

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At the Roommate Game March 20, host Mitch Ross guided roommate pairs through questions to discern how well they know each other. swapped as the person who just answered the question went to the back, and the game continued on as their partner started answering the questions.

Roommates Becky Marchetti, freshman early childhood education major, and Angela Marchetti, freshman exercise science major, won the first group. They had an edge up on the competition since they have known each other since birth – they are twins.

“It was really exciting getting up there and really seeing how well we actually know each other,” said Becky.

The next four roommate

teams took the stage and battled it out to make it into the “super bowl victory round,” as Ross put it. Zac Yonko and Shon Meade, freshman sports broadcasting majors, won after a three-way tie during the second group face-off. This put them up against the Marchettis in the final round.

The rules were still the same as the two sets of roommates fought for the grand prize of $50. The teams started off the final round close knit in score, until a few slip-ups on team Yonko and Meade resulted in the twins winning by one point.

“It was a humbling loss,”

said Yonko.

The Marchettis twins were crowned the winners and will hold the title of closest roommates until next year’s competition.

“It was interesting to get to know my sister – I mean roommate” said Angela. “It was fun being on the stage trying to guess the answers about Becky.”

Each of them will receive $25 in their mailboxes.

“It was a good time to come out and have some laughs,” said first time host Ross. “It was great to use some of the communication skills I’m learning here at Waynesburg.”

Weekend entertainment found in Cleveland

By ADAM KIRASIC

For the Yellow Jacket

On March 20-21, Waynesburg University students traveled to Cleveland, Ohio to enjoy some of the attractions that the “Sixth City” has to offer.

Trips like this have occurred in the past to cities like New York and Toronto, which according to Associate Dean of Students Pat Bristor, “cost a very high amount because of the distance and getting a coach bus.”

This trip to Cleveland was chosen due to the return of famed NBA player LeBron James to his home team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. This gave the Student Activities Board an opportunity to combine an athletic event with an overnight trip.

Eight students signed up for the event, the trip cost being $100 per person for all the activities planned.

Those who signed up for the trip got to see a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game, visit the Cleveland Zoo and eat at the Melt bar and grill, famous for their grilled cheese sandwiches.

SAB member George Malerbo, along with Bristor, was involved with planning the trip.

SAB suffered a loss of funds due to little interest, their payment of tickets to the basketball game and the zoo, prior to the trip.

The board had a new plan to make the trip a $35 cost, but it would only include the Cavaliers game; this didn’t follow through.

“Once we did not have any

more people signing up for the overnight we were going to then just take those who wanted to go the game only, but no one signed up,” Bristor said.

Though there was not a lot of interest in the event, the students who did attend enjoyed themselves.

“Everyone had a great time,” said Bristor. “The Cavaliers won, the zoo was amazing and the food was very good at the restaurant.

I really think everyone got their money’s worth.”

Freshman exploring major Destiny McCune said her favorite parts of the trip were the game and seeing the monkeys at the zoo.

“I went on the trip because I really enjoy watching basketball and because the zoo is my favorite place,” said

McCune.

Despite the inability to sell out the event, most said it was great experience.

Unfortunately, since students did not attend this overnight stay in Cleveland another trip like it isn’t going to happen for a while.

The costs of trips like this take a lot from SAB’s funds and are hard to pre-plan.

With lack of participation in this trip and funds lost, the next overnight travel will be determined by other activity interest shown by students.

The next athletic travel event is a Penguins game in Pittsburgh against their cross-state rival, the Philadelphia Flyers. Tickets are $35 and the bus leaves Miller Hall at 6 p.m. for the 8 p.m. puck drop. Sign-ups are in student services.

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thing starts from a true place.”

Throughout Hilliard’s performance, she engaged the audience.

“I enjoyed the performance because she incorporated the students and what we do at Waynesburg,” said senior forensic science major Robin Ferko.

Anthony Jarrell, resident director of Martin Hall, was the subject of many jokes from Hilliard.

“I loved it,” said Jarrell.

“I feel like telling her that I wanted to be a pastor could’ve thrown her off but she just went along with it in her act.”

Julie Wise, senior criminal justice major and active SAB member, had a hand in choosing Chloe to perform.

“We saw her perform at

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Former journalist Chloe Hillard performs at Waynesburg University's first Comedy Central night on March 23.

NACA,” said Wise. “She’s hysterical, she did a really good job reading the audience to keep them engaged in her performance.”

After the show concluded, Hilliard stayed to talk with

the students.

Hilliard's next stops include shows in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.

As Hilliard and Temple continue their college tour, the students at Waynesburg

are anticipating another comedy night on campus.

“We’ve never had a comedian on campus,” said Ferko.

“I think SAB should take note and invite more comedians on campus.”

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done anything like this at Waynesburg before and I’m curious and excited to see our classmates and professors worshiping the same loving God in so many unique and personal ways,” said sophomore criminal justice and psychology major Amy Hawley.

Preparation for this event

has taken weeks and more is to come. Red-Horse says that they will promote their program as much as possible.

“On the days leading up to the event, we will be advertising as much as possible using fliers and social media,” said Red-Horse “We will also have to set up the chapel after Tuesday’s service in order to make the layout flow in the way we want it to.”

With this planning and

attention, students can rest assured that the resident assistants will be there to guide them through the program.

“There will also be RAs present throughout the event for some interactive parts we are planning to include,” says Red-Horse.

The motivation for RedHorse and the rest of the SWEP staff has been the hope that students’ faith will grow during their program.

“Through this event, we hope to give students the opportunity to get closer to God in some ways they may never have had before. We also hope to grow closer as a community and school through this amazing experience,” says Red-Horse. “We are all very excited to be putting this event on and hope the community of WU enjoys it and that it has a lasting impact on those who come.”

April, in the nation’s capital, means the famous cherry blossoms are in full bloom and the sun shines brighter on the historic monuments across Washington, D.C. A pleasant walk down Pennsylvania Avenue and a glimpse of a sun-kissed Lincoln Monument are just a few of the sites D.C. has to offer.

The Histor y Club at Waynesburg University is making this scene a reality for students.

On April 11, the club is taking a bus to D.C. to spend the day in the storied city.

According to the club, the trip is open to all Waynesburg students.

Michael Merten, a sophomore history major and leader of the History Club, believes any student could benefit from going on the trip.

“D.C. is our cultural and political center. It is something you should see at least once in your life,” said Merten. “There is something for everyone [in D.C.].”

Another reason Merten noted the trip would be worthwhile is because it is planned at the culmination of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Each year, this event celebrates spring in Washington, D.C., the gift of the cherry blossom trees, and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan.

The one-day trip is being supervised by Dr. Karen Younger, chair of the Humanities Department and

assistant professor of history.

Younger echoed the thoughts of Merten by saying how advantageous an outing like this can be.

“It’s the heartbeat of America and of our history,” said Younger. “There is so much there that everyone needs to see.”

The trip is being planned in the spirit of the old Fiat Lux trip that Waynesburg took for many years. The trip involved the entire freshman class going to Washington, D.C. Merten said he hopes to continue this trip year after year.

Merten believes going on an excursion like this will also help the reputation of the History Club.

“A lot of people just look at us as like a ‘scary facts club’ but we are so much more

“D.C. is... something you should see at least once in your life.”

MICHAEL MERTON

Leader, History Club

than that,” said Merten. “We don’t just want to be an extension of a class. We want to show people that you can learn and have fun at the same time.”

Younger believes this trip captures the essence of what students should be getting out of their degrees.

“One of the most important things about being a liberal arts student is to be encouraged to recognize your civil identity,” Younger said. “Washington, D.C., is the place to see what made America, well America, and what continues to make America work.”

If you are interested in going, you can email Merten at mer8939@student.waynesburg.edu by April 3.

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS

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Sam Smith - “Stay With Me” Tom Petty - “I Won’t Back Down”

Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell - “Blurred Lines” Marvin Gaye - “Gotta Give It Up”

Recently, Smith agreed to give Petty and Jeff Lynne co-writing credit for his song “Stay With Me” because its chorus has a similar melody to the chorus of “I Won’t Back Down.”

Thicke and Pharrell lost a lawsuit to the Marvin Gaye Estate for $7.3 million dollars after the court ruled “Blurred Lines” sounded too much like “Gotta Give It Up.”

Taylor Swift - “Haunted” Coldplay - “The Scientist”

Beyoncé - “Halo” Kelly Clarkson - “Already Gone”

Swift’s “Haunted” contains riffs similar to those in “The Scientist.”

“Halo” and “Already Gone” have notable similarities, especially in their backing tracks.

Here are a few other songs with similarities that walk the line between inspired and copied. Get out your iPod or pull up YouTube and listen for yourself. What do you think?

Madonna - “Express Yourself” ...................................................... Lady Gaga - “Born This Way” Oasis - “Wonderwall” ........................................................................... Green Day - “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” One Direction - “Best Song Ever”............................................... The Who - “Baba O’Riley” Fall Out Boy - “Young Volcanoes” ............................................... Train - “Hey Soul Sister” Bruno Mars - “Treasure” ................................................................... Breakbot - “Baby I’m Yours” Katy Perry - “California Girls” ......................................................... Ke$ha - “Tik Tok” Meghan Trainor - “All About That Bass”................................ Koyote - “Happy Mode” Carrie Underwood - “See You Again” ..................................... Laura Branigan - “Self Control”

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