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Senate votes to remove Eberly coffee bar

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

At their weekly meeting on Tuesday, the Waynesburg University Student Senate passed a bill that will remove the coffee bar in Eberly Library at the close of the Spring 2017 Semester.

After years of attempts to make the coffee bar more cost-effective, Student Senate will no longer fund the bar effective after finals week concludes. Senior Vincent Wise, academic vice president of the Senate, wrote the bill in part because, according to him, the coffee bar currently costs $6,000 per year, which is between 60 and 65 percent of the Senate’s annual budget, “It’s a lot of money, and I’m a conservative, so I don’t believe in spending more than 20 percent on anything,” said Wise.

Three public members, students who are not part of the Senate, spoke at the open public portion of Tueday’s meeting. One supported the removal of the coffee bar, while two argued it should remain, but all three agreed some costsaving reform was necessary.

According to senior Michael Merten, former Student Senate President and one of the individuals who spoke, the bill was too rushed. It was proposed and voted on the same day, and it was changed from a reform bill to a removal bill without notice.

After individuals spoke, the 16 Senators and Executive Board members present voted on the bill.

Eight students voted in favor of the bill, including Executive Board members Tyler McCoy, Vincent Wise and Alan Mcclure; senior Nick Dayich; junior Shon Meade;

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The coffee bar in Eberly LIbrary will no longer be funded by Student Senate effective at the close of the Spring 2017 semester. The Senate passed a bill April 4 to remove the bar. and freshmen Timothy DeNofrio, Benjamen Dodge and Lauren Harvey.

Five people voted against the bill, including Executive Board members David

O’Donoghue and Anthony Juliani, senior Addie Pazzynski, junior Mark Quigley and

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Students to host 'Take Back the Night' Yellow Jacket wins Event to raise title as best paper awareness of in four-state region sexual assault

By RACHEL MANGAN Editorial Assistant

On April 11, in Alumni Hall, Peer Education will be hosting the event “Take Back the Night.” The event has been going on for more than 10 years now and is designed to bring awareness of sexual assault to young adults.

“Sexual assault is a really

big issue and people often overlook just how prevalent it is on college campuses,” said Renee Belisky, a coleader of the event. “We want to bring awareness to the fact that assault happens on campuses all over the country.”

The event is set to revolve around statistics that are meant to inform students just how common sexual assault is both on and off college campuses. There will also be a panel of presenters at the event, many of which will be sexual assault survivors.

“They are there to share their stories and experiences and how they dealt with the horrors that they, unfortunately, had to experience,” said Belisky. “It’s heart breaking – everything that they went through, but if they share their stories with us, maybe someone else won’t have to endure that kind of pain.”

Also being covered in the event is the topic of consent and that everyone has the right to say “no, stop, don’t.”

They want to make sure that women know that their body, is their body, and they

have every right to decide what is permitted to happen with their bodies.

Afterwards there will time for those in attendance to mingle among each other, discuss their experiences and write open letters to survivors.

“This event is about empowerment, to find strength in one another,” said Belisky.

To honor those who were victims of sexual assault, there will be snacks and a balloon releasing ceremony after the speaking portion of the event in Johnson Commons.

Beehive employee finds solace in work

Interacting with students makes fast-paced job worthwhile

Managing Editor

Last week, in Detroit, Michigan, seven members of the Yellow Jacket staff sat around a clothed table in the back of a hotel event room, fists clenched, awaiting the results for Best All-Around Non-Daily Newspaper, at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards.

There would be two finalists, and one winner for the entire Region 4: Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.

“Finalist: Central Michigan Life; Central Michigan,” said the proctor at the front of the room.

It was the last award of the day—a day that had been full of keynote speakers and reporting workshops for the young journalists clustered in the room.

“Finalist: Kent Stater: Kent State.”

There was a collective squeal at the Waynesburg table, as the implications set in.

“Winner: The Yellow AWARDS >> A3

Provost presents teaching awards to 3 faculty members

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN

News Convergence Editor

As the lunch hour begins, the line grows longer and hungry students form a line like dominoes being stacked behind one another. A smiling face is seen behind the counter. The face, greeting students with a dose of humor and a side of fries is longtime Beehive employee, Tracie Campbell.

Campbell has been with the university’s food service, Aladdin Food Services, for almost five years. She became aware of the job opening through Waynesburg icon and security guard, Dale Campbell. She is married to his twin brother, Dean.

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By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

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The face of Tracie Campbell, well-known among students, greets Beehive-goers each day. Campbell enjoys her job and her daily interactions with WU students.

Campbell loves her job. It’s obvious to see, as she greets every student by name and immediately starts on his or her order She wants to be known as “The Nice Lunch Lady.”

Her perky, upbeat personality and her positivity radiate

through the second floor of the Stover campus center.

Because of her genuine cheerfulness, you would never guess she’s been through times in which her outlook on life was put to the test.

On an ordinary day ten years ago, Campbell was getting ready for work. Her mother grazed over her neck to find a small golf-ball sized lump on the side of CampCAMPBELL >> A3

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Chap el this week at Waynesburg University had an unexpected ending for a select few students and faculty members who were recognized for their contributions to the university.

On Tuesday, April 4, Provost Dr. Dana Baer presented the Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Awards to three faculty members voted on by students and fellow faculty. In addition to the professors, numerous students were issued awards

based on scholastic and leadership accomplishments.

According to Baer, the awards given to the professors focused on three main attributes.

“The Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Awards are awarded annually,” said Baer. “One recognizes a faculty member with teaching excellence in introductory subjects; a second award recognizes a faculty member with a history of teaching excellence and the third award is given to a non HATHAWAY >> A3

GC HOSTS FIRST AUTISM WALK/RUN

CHEMICAL WARFARE IN SYRIA

In honor of Autism Awareness Month, Greene County will be hosting a new walk/run event in Carmichaels on April 8.

Dozens of people in Syria are dead after airstrikes that released a poisonous gas.

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INSIDE

JOURNEY TO SUCCESS

FAMILY IN THE MILITARY

Despite a rough start at Waynesburg, senior pitcher Luke Carter has become an ace on the Jackets baseball team and looks to leave his heart on the field as he graduates.

There are both pros and cons to having a family member serve in the military, say students who have experienced a love one serving in harm's way.

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Nursing majors take lead at Health Fair DeVito lecturer optimistic for area's economic outlook

By ANDREW SLOBODA For the Yellow Jacket

Every year, Waynesburg University hosts a studentled health fair to help bring awareness to students about their all-around fitness.

Nu rs i ng maj ors at Waynesburg University take the lead in running the entire Health Fair. The event was held inside the Rudy Marissa Fieldhouse and contained a multitude of events and activities, including a blood drive and a sign-up to register for a bone marrow transplant.

Melany Chrash, assistant professor of nursing, said that the Health Fair has grown significantly over the past several years, as nursing students started contributing and adding more activities. Before, the Health Fair couldn’t count on nursing majors’ participation, and an insurmountable amount of would go into orchestrating the event.

“Students in the Nursing Department started helping eight years ago because student health was overwhelmed because there was only three of them,” said Chrash.

According to Mason Morgan, a junior psychology major, the health fair is successful because Waynesburg University students take time out of their day to come to the event and get a glimpse at what nursing

By CHACE JOHNSTON Staff Writer

The Rosetta Kormuth DeVito Lecture series returned to Waynesburg University March 29. The speaker for the lecture was Dennis Yablonsky, CEO of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and its affiliated organizations, which include the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, the Penn-

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Visitors at the Health Fair last Thursday, March 30, were able to particpate in a variety of health-related activites, incluing a blood sugar test. students are taught.

“It’s a great way to support the nursing majors and give them a chance to show what they can do,” said Morgan.

However, Rebecca Bittner, a sophomore nursing major, said that nursing students think otherwise and feel students come to the fair because of the fun stuff.

“Students come due to the exciting learning opportunities and especially all the free food,” said Bittner.

To bring students to the Health Fair, free food—including fresh fruit, popcorn and snow cones—was sup-

plied by Waynesburg alumni Earl Blaker.

Other activities included a blood sugar test, a blood type test, and a test for the student’s posture.

Donna Haines, a parttime nursing instructor, said that students come because of how interactive they can be during the fair.

“It’s educational but with a fun twist,” said Haines.

“There is so much to take away from the fair that if you visited every table you would leave with a wealth of information.”

The Health Fair handed

out information to provide good health during the college experience.

“It provides information to help prevent illness, properly wash your hands, manage a healthy diet and to maintain mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health,” said Bittner.

The Health Fair has been around for 15 years, according to Chrash, and has been a big hit every year.

“Each year we receive very successful evaluations about the fair,” said Chrash.

“It helps students look at health in a different light.”

“If you don't think there is opportunity in this area, there is.

Because the area is going to continue to gain jobs.”

DENNIS YABLONSKY

CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development

sylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance.

A native of the Pittsburgh region, Yablonsky has an accomplished career in dynamic business growth and economic development.

His lecture was titled,

Yablonsky “Supply, Demand and the Future of Work in the Pittsburgh Region.” There were about 100 students who attended.

The lecture started off with an introduction from Heidi Szuminsky, vice president of Institutional Advancement and University Relations.

Yablonsky began his presentation by saying: “By the end of the night you will have a different, optimistic, and factual view on what’s happening in this region that we call Greater Pittsburgh.”

During his presentation, he talked about the many opportunities in the general region—including Waynesburg University.

He discussed helping his hometown grow, noting that Waynesburg created YABLONSKY >> A4

Student housing WU accounting students visit CMU selections based on Students learn from seniority, merit professional

By JOE SMELTZER Staff Writer

As this school year draws to a close, Waynesburg University students are currently completing the process of figuring out where they will be living next semester through housing applications.

The dates of requests for triples, quads and on-campus houses have passed, and all that remains are the tier selection times for double rooms, which will take place April 4 and April 6.

Due to a select number of spots available for specific housing areas, not every student can fit into to their ideal housing situation.

“There has to be a fair process in order to be able to house everybody,” said Jessica Sumpter, assistant dean of Student Services.

“We have established what that fair process is for each of the types of housing.”

Housing selections are mainly credit based, and seniority gets preference within all residential buildings.

On-campus houses work a little differently, though.

“There is a community aspect to [on campus housing],” said Sumpter. “It was very clearly stated through the application process what those minimum requirements are.”

On-campus houses are used for capacity overflow, so there are only a set number of beds for both males and females that are established, based on how many projections are needed.

Howerver, on the other hand, for triples and quads, one of the main issues is that more than two people would have to fit in a space that’s only designed as a double room.

“The rooms that triples and quads were in were ultimately designed for two students,” said Sumpter.

“We have added the ability for people to triple within a double sized room with a price break, or have a quad based on the number of beds that we need for male and female students.”

The number of triple and

quad rooms depend on the number of students applying for the housing.

According to Sumpter, Waynesburg is anticipating around 1,100 residential students on campus.

“Our residential hall capacity, the way that it was designed, with only two people to a room across all of campus is about 975 [people],” said Sumpter. “So we do need on-campus houses, we do need triples and quads for capacity overflow.”

Sumpter said that more male triple applications were received than triples available, so some students ended up being turned away, as the decision making was based on credits - the same as double rooms.

According to Sumpter, every dorm has its benefits, and students can be surprised by how things end up working out.

“There really is a community that’s built [in an underclassmen dorm], so I think there’s a lot to be said for the community that happens within those buildings,” said Sumpter. “It may not be [a student’s] first preference of where they would like to live, but there can always be something positive. I’ve actually heard from several students that ended up going to a suite-style residence hall, maybe their sophomore year, and going back to a traditional hall for their junior year, just because they missed that type of community. I think it really is just a personal preference.”

Sumpter said the housing process is always open to change.

“I think ultimately we are always looking for improvement, and we can always learn from correcting any issues with that,” said Sumpter. “The only thing that I would correct would be [the] timing of when [the applications] are released.

I would have liked to have gotten it out probably [at the] beginning of February, so people have plenty of time in order to complete it.

So we would like to get it out earlier next year, I think is really the main change that I would make.”

accountants

WAYNESBURG, PA— Waynesburg University often takes advantage of its proximity to Pittsburgh and all of the city’s resources. This was evident last week, March 31, when several Waynesburg accounting students traveled to Carnegie Mellon University to network and learn from multiple prestigious professionals in their field.

The students in attendance listened to speakers who included Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, chairwoman for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Lisa Myers, president of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). These two women addressed the major trends impacting the accounting profession for the audience—such as globalization, technology and business strategy.

The Advanced Accounting

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Students in the Advanced Accounting course traveled to Carnegie Mellon University yesterday, where they met with a number of professional accountants and learned tips and skills about their field. students were thrilled to learn from actual professionals in the accounting field—especially national and state leaders like Ellison-Taylor and Myers. The trip was an excellent networking opportunity, said Justin Kunschick, junior accounting major.

“I found the trip to CMU very rewarding and, particularly, enjoyed meeting the chairwoman of the AICPA

who discussed how technology is impacting accounting careers,” said Kunschick.

In addition to the students’ opportunity to network and gain professional contacts, Waynesburg University was able to showcase the caliber of its own curriculum and students.

“The students represented Waynesburg University well,” said Jayne Olshanski, assis-

tant professor of accounting.

“They asked great questions and networked with other students and professionals afterwards. Not only was this a once in a lifetime opportunity for students, but, also, it communicated to the Pittsburgh accounting community that Waynesburg University is a willing participant in important accounting activities in the area."

Improvements made to campus nature trail

By NATALIE JOHNSTON For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University is on its way to rebuilding a forest.

In June 2016, the EQT Corporation gave a grant to Waynesburg University to construct a nature trail on campus, for the use of students as well as the community. Dr. Janet Paladino, associate professor of biology, has taken on the project with the help of students on campus. “[It is] an opportunity to give back to the community and provide a place to study nature,” said Paladino.

Paladino hopes to provide a place where students can conduct research or simply reflect on the beauty of nature. The trail is not exclusive to science majors, but for any student to use.

Paladino said that the trail can provide service hours to those wanting to volunteer, become a place to worship or simply be a hangout

area. She hopes to see the students, as well as the community, take advantage of this opportunity when the trail becomes open to the public.

Paladino believes that because Waynesburg grew up out of the Industrial Revolution, the founders didn’t know the value of natural land and taking care of the land.

“What we are trying to do is trying to restore it to a natural hardwood forest,” said Paladino.

Paladino has been working alongside several students to restore the nature trail into a place where anyone can reflect in the quiet of nature.

Paladino has four nature trail interns, as well as 15 students that are acquiring their service hours working on the trail this semester.

These students have been clearing the invasive plant species and replacing them with native plants. Their goal is to have the plants

that make up the trail completely composed of native plant species.

Allison Lapinsky, a senior environmental science major, is one of the four interns that has been working to make the trail ready.

“I want to see it become more usable for the public, because Waynesburg doesn’t have a natural space,” said Lapinsky. “The natural trail is different than the parks, it’s more secluded and you are actually walking through that patch of forest.”

Paladino said that this will be an ongoing project, not something that’s going to be completed in two years, and she wants to see this project continue for years to come.

“It’s a project that needs to be sustained for a very long time until it is going to be fully restored,” said Paladino. “This provides an opportunity to restore a place [that was destroyed] to [a natural area to] enjoy

nature.”

For the future, Paladino hopes to have different departments get involved with using the nature trail.

Wayne Rossiter, associate professor of biology, can see ways in which he can personally use the nature trail in his classes and labs. “[I] can see teaching my forest portion of my ecology lab there, that would be very helpful,” said Rossiter.

When the trail is finished, Paladino hopes that it gets people thinking about how developing a relationship with nature is important and why creation care is a part of the Christian message.

“The end goal is to provide a sustainable project and a place of natural beauty for both the campus and the community,” said Paladino.

Paladino hopes that the trail will be open to the rest of the university and the community within the coming year.

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full-time faculty member in any Waynesburg University subject.”

Jenny Jellison was given one of the awards based on her impact within the classroom, said Baer.

“This is what one student said [about Jellison,] ‘her attention to student interests is what makes all the difference, if I’m having a bad day, her class makes my day brighter. Quality teaching seems to come naturally to her – like breathing air,’” said Baer.

Jellison is a psychology professor who has been with the university since 2004.

Hearing about the impact she has on students, said Jellison, is something she constantly strives towards.

“My students are my babies – if anything [the recognition] kind of felt like a giant hug,” said Jellison. “I love them so much, so its good that they feel that – that they feel like they love it. I loved what was said about my en-

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Three faculty members were awarded Lucas Hathawy Teaching Excellence Awards by the university Provost at Chapel on Tuesday. From left, Professor of Theater Eddie Powers, Provost Dr. Dana Baer, instructor Lurea Doody and Associate Professor of Psychology Jenny Jellison. ergy in the class and how one person said I make their day better, it’s incredible.”

Edward Powers, who teaches theatre classes and has been with the university since 2000, received the second Lucas-Hathaway

Teaching Excellence Award.

The dedication Powers has to the students, said Baer, highlights his impact on the university. “[Powers] spends many 12 hour days, breaks and weekends on campus leaving well

after 11 p.m. to prep and plan,” said Baer. “He works quietly behind the scenes to make the students stand out, he has dedicated his life to serving Waynesburg University through his creative endeavors teaching service

and faith. He has led a theatre program, which is a credit to Waynesburg University and a significant cultural resource to Greene County. In short, [Powers] puts his heart and soul into every production.”

According to Powers,

the award came to him as a complete surprise but was a confirmation of the responsibilities teachers hold.

“Its an honor. It was a surprise – one that I never expected to happen, but obviously we’re here to serve the students and the university,” said Powers. “We are doing this because we have to, it’s not just because it’s a job, we have to do this – a teacher has to do this. A teacher wakes up every morning and says ‘I have to be in that classroom, I have to be in that theater and if I don’t, I don’t exist.’ That’s sort of a little philosophy that I have.”

The final professor recognized for teaching excellence is a part-time chemistry professor Lurea Doody. Baer said Doody has an engaged dedication to her students. “[Doody] was described as an excellent mentor, educator and scientist,” said Baer. “[Doody] engages students in multiple activities and lab experiments, she’s dedicated to work her work and no matter what you need – she is there for you.”

Awards: Staff wins 4 first place, 6 finalist awards Coffee: Eberly coffee bar to be removed at end of spring semester

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Jacket, Waynesburg University.” ***

Over the course of the awards ceremony, the Yellow Jacket acquired a total of 10 awards—sweeping two different categories, and winning its first ever photo illustration award, in addition to the coveted Best All-Around Non-Daily Newspaper. The Yellow Jacket had placed as a finalist in the category four times in the past, but had never before walked away as the winner.

According to Executive Editor, senior journalism major Kimmi Baston, the honor is a result of constant hard work and dedication from the entire staff.

“I am immensely proud of the entire Yellow Jacket staff and excited beyond words

about this achievement, because it is well-deserved recognition of the hours and hours of hard work the staff puts in each week,” said Baston. “Specifically, to be recognized as the Best AllAround Non-Daily Newspaper in the region is a testament to the great teamwork of the staff and quality of each staff member’s contributions.”

Baston said it is an enormous accomplishment for the Yellow Jacket to be honored in any capacity.

“SPJ is the predominant membership organization for professional print, photo, television and radio journalists across the entire United States,” she said. “SPJ sets the ethical and practical standards for all journalists and is regarded in the highest esteem by many. Just to have a chapter on our campus is an honor and a privilege, let alone to be recognized in their student award com-

petition.”

Incidentally, according to Baston, the Yellow Jacket’s awards come as especially noteworthy, given the size difference of the schools competing for Best AllAround.

“Because SPJ is so large, competing in the Mark of Excellence Awards in our region means going up against dozens of schools, many of which have strong, esteemed journalism programs,” she said. “To place for 10 awards in a single year among so many schools and in such an important organization illustrates that we are doing great things and are directly comparable to schools dozens of times our size.”

This year, the other finalists for Best All-Around Non-Daily Newspaper, Central Michigan University and Kent State University, have student bodies numbering around 27,000 and 40,000 students, respective-

ly. Waynesburg University has about 1,400.

The sheer number of awards won from SPJ is a Yellow Jacket record, said Baston—and the staff also received 5 more awards from The Pennsylvania News Association (PNA) Student Keystone Press Awards. All in all, the Yellow Jacket has won 15 awards for the 2016 calendar year.

“I’m thrilled and amazed at our record number of awards, and so incredibly proud of the Yellow Jacket staff,” said Baston. “We were honored to pull in 11 awards last year, a new record at the time, so it’s an even greater honor to have shattered that record just a year later. It’s a testament to the growth the journalism program has seen over the last few years thanks to dedicated faculty, truly gifted students and an ever-progressing environment in the Department of Communication.”

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bell’s neck.

Both of them perplexed, Campbell scheduled a doctor’s appointment.

She didn’t think anything of it and got an appointment as a precaution. Then, the doctor said the word that no person ever wants to hear: cancer.

“It was a big shock,” she said. “I thought, what do I do now?”

Following the diagnosis, she developed a routine to cope with her daily life which now involved a new illness.

Her kids still needed a mom

and her husband still needed a wife, and there was little time to spend to herself.

Often times, after a grueling chemotherapy treatment, an overwhelming need to be alone would wash over Campbell.

“There were times when I’d be in the corner crying or go to the shower to escape,” said Campbell.

But she stayed positive with the help of her family, and eventually beat the cancer.

She learned early in life that an optimistic outlook and being grateful for each day was imperative.

*** Her brother, only 11 months younger than her, was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident in town when she was only 20 years old.

Campbell attributes that incident to the defining moment: she learned life was fragile and you need to appreciate what you are given.

“It’s the little blessings and when God wakes you up every day the least you can do is put a smile on your face,” said Campbell. “Life moves on whether you want it to or not. It’s a choice of how you go about your days. “ Her motherly tendencies are evident through the way she brings her personal mantra and thoughtfulness to her daily work duties.

“I want you to almost feel like you are my kid, because I try to treat everyone like they

are my children,” she said. “I want you all to feel valued and wanted.”

She is forever thankful for the opportunity to have a job where she can have such an impact on students every day.

Sometimes the roles are reversed and the students have an impact on her.

“Sometimes when I’m having a rough day and think I wish we weren’t busy, you guys [the students] all come in and I get to see your nice faces. I feel better after that,” she said.

The workplace serves as an escape for Campbell, a mother of three and wife of a retired man of the armed forces.

“I like being here because I can be Tracie. At home, I’m Mom and Dean’s wife. Here [the workplace] is my breathing room,” said Campbell.

“While it is hectic and chaotic, I love it. “

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Falandes.

Three students abstained, including seniors Summer Fiori and Matt McDermott and sophomore Micah Stanko.

Now, the future of the coffee bar area after April 29 is uncertain.

“That’s a discussion that’s going to have to happen,” said Wise. “It’s my understanding it isn’t something anyone else can take care of cause it’s a lot of money.”

Wesley Bristor, a junior sports management major, said the change will have a large impact on students, especially commuters like him who don't have a dorm room in which to make coffee and use the bar all the time.

“It’s devastating,” said Bristor. “I’ll have to stop by the gas station for coffee then, and I guess more people will have to buy Keurigs.”

Wise is currently discussing plans with next year’s newly elected Senators and Executive Board members, as the entire current Executive Board is either graduating or not returning to Senate next year.

Student Senate President Ryan Schwertfeger does not vote unless there is a tie in the Senate, but if he had voted, he would not have been in favor of the bill. Instead, he had more ideas for reducing cost without compromising quality.

“I think the other options should have been pursued first to see if we could save money,” said Schwertfeger.

In addition, he disagrees with the passage of the bill for the very reason that all Executive Board members next year will be new.

“I don’t think it’s necessarily fair that we’re taking this action which for the most part the new Executive Board is go-

ing to have to deal with,” said Schwertfeger. “We’re all going.

I don’t think it’s really fair that they have to inherit a problem that they didn’t cause and they have to deal with.”

But Wise stands by his stance that previous moneysaving endeavors have failed, and the best choice for the Senate is to remove the coffee bar altogether.

For instance, last school year, Student Senate voted to stop supplying cups at the coffee bar to reduce costs. But, after significant student backlash, they reinstated the cups.

The Senate also began ordering coffee and supplies from Sam’s Club instead of their former provider, AVI, which saved some money.

But the ordering process had many kinks to work out, and required work on the part of both Eberly Library workers and Student Services.

“I’m not doing this because I don’t care – I really do care,” said Wise. “I’m working for the better of the Senate; I’m not working to cause any damage to it.”

Also central to Wise’s decision to write and push forward the bill was an agreement made between the 2012-13 Student Senate and Aladdin Food Services. The two groups agreed that when a Starbucks facility was opened on campus, the coffee bar would be taken out. But the agreement was never followed.

“To me, it’s honoring an agreement,” said Wise.

Schwertfeger and Wise both encourage students to be vocal about what they want and believe with their class Senators, and they welcome students to attend Senate meetings and voice their concerns. If students want to discuss the removal of the coffee bar, the final Senate meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, April 11, at 5:30 p.m.

GNP to perform 47th anniversary concert

WAYNESBURG, PA— Waynesburg University will host the Gross National Product’s (GNP) 47th Anniversary Concert Saturday, April 22. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center on the campus of Waynesburg University. Admission is free, and doors open at 7 p.m. Reservations are not necessary.

GNP is a spring musical reunion for original band members and area musicians. Performers include Waynesburg University faculty, staff, students and alum-

ni. The band first performed on the Waynesburg campus in 1970.

GNP was formed in the mid-1960s in New Jersey.

Original band members, who will perform together April 22, include Bill Molzon, director of TV operations at Waynesburg University, Scott Buttfield, Tom Minson, Charlie Behrend and Jeannie Clark Fisher.

“This year’s show includes a variety of musical styles ranging from contemporary and classic rock, to bluegrass and country, to jazz,” Molzon said. “The musicians look

forward to seeing each other and to performing for such a loyal audience. It’s a big show in a small town.”

“It’s a multi-faceted event,” said Molzon. “In addition to being a concert for the campus and the community, it’s an educational opportunity

for the school’s TV students.

They use the school’s TV production truck to feed the wall monitors in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center.

The chair of the communication department, Richard Krause, supports this type of learning experience.”

CORRECTIONS

In the March 30 print edition of the Yellow Jacket, it was reported that the Waynesburg University Relay for Life planning committee is aiming to rais $50,000 at this year's Relay event. This is incorrect—the committee is in fact aiming to raise $15,000 at the event. The Yellow Jacket regrets this error.

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Fundraiser reminds community of widespread hunger

By HOLLY HENDERSHOT Staff Writer

For Andrew Heisey, professor of art, it’s important to have a reminder of the struggles of the community around the university—like poverty and hunger.

“It’s so easy to forget when our bellies are full,” said Heisey. Heisey invested much of his time this past weekend into helping students put on Waynesburg University’s 4th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser Sunday, April 2.

The fundraiser took place at the Readiness Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those who attended were able buy tickets that gave them unlimited soup, bread, dessert and drinks. In addition, they could take home a handcrafted and glazed bowl.

The proceeds raised by the tickets went to the Weekend Food Program through the Community Foundation of

Greene County.

The fundraiser was started by Bonner Scholar students four years ago to raise money for food and meals for students in five different nearby school districts, and the communities have continued to benefit from this fundraiser each succeeding year.

Heisey said that people often forget about the poverty others are struggling with because they have not gone through it themselves.

“There are so many kids out there who are not fed well, and it’s so hard for me to understand because I’ve never experienced that,” said Heisey.

The 80 to 100 bowls sold at the event were handcrafted

by Waynesburg University students on Friday night with help and direction from Heisey. The empty bowls serve to remind people of those who are living in poverty, and it gives them a

Photo Courtesy of Waynesburg University Empty Bowls Facebook Page

Empty Bowls was established by Bonner Scholars four years ago to raise money for food and meals for students in five different nearby school districts. chance to make a difference in those lives, said Heisey.

“That bowl is symbolic. It’s symbolic of the empty bowls that kids have,” said Heisey.

Adrienne Tharp, coordinator for the Bonner Program, said Bonner Scholars

and other students really committed their time and energy to making a difference in others’ lives through this event, as they started planning for the fundraiser as far back as the Fall semester.

According to Tharp, the Bonner Students also made a difference in their own lives through planning the event.

Not only did they learn realworld skills from the preparation, but they also learned more about the community.

“Students go to school here but I think often you are in the campus bubble, so being able to do these events for the community and really get to know Waynesburg and the county – I think that makes students feel a part of this community.”

Many businesses in the community also contributed to the event on Sunday. Standard Ceramics donated clay and Aladdin Food Service and Hot Rod’s donated food for the fundraiser.

Tharp believes the fundraiser was an eye-opening event for the students who were not involved in planning, as well as community members in Waynesburg.

“Students and also members of the community really learn about the impact of this event and the number of students throughout the county that do benefit from this and that there is a need for food and security,” said Tharp.

University honors donors and alumni Eberly Library to

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

Most of what Waynesburg University students see on campus, according to Victoria Beppler, assistant director of Alumni Relations, wouldn’t be possible without an extensive donor and alumni network.

“Ever ything that’s on campus—the chairs that you’re sitting in, the buildings that you take classes in, computers, books in the library—everything on campus was made possible by a member of the alumni family or a friend of the university.”

For this reason, Waynesburg University held the President’s Donor and Scholarship Recognition Dinner Saturday, April 1, as a way to thank its patrons.

According to Beppler, the event was a remarkable success, with 98 attendees, the largest she has seen in her tenure at Waynesburg.

“It was wonderful,” said Beppler. “It was really wellreceived by our alumni and donors, and we were very pleased with the turnout that we had.”

The purpose of the event was to demonstrate to attendees how their donations are being utilized by the university. The university aimed to show the impact that donor dollars leave on the school’s development.

“The whole event was really about thanking our donors for supporting the

Kyla Wolper, Yellow Jacket

This year's President's Donor and Scholarship Recognition Dinner was well-attended, with 98 participants. university,” said Beppler.

“Many of the donors that were there that evening contribute to scholarships for the university. Being here on campus, seeing how students benefit: this is how

“Everything on campus was made possible by a member of the alumni family or a friend of the university.”

VICTORIA BEPPLER

Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

that makes a difference.”

Before the dinner began, attendees were given the “Waynesburg Experience” tour, where they visited three specific locations— Roberts Chapel, the Nurs-

ing Department and Stover Campus Center—and met with students to hear their testimony. Beppler said this helps alumni see how Waynesburg has grown and improved over the years.

“A lot of alumni who come back to campus had a completely different experience,” said Beppler.

“You know, even five years out, for me—I graduated in 2011—and campus is so different…So it was an opportunity for those alumni to kind of get a taste of what Waynesburg is like now.”

At the dinner itself, held in Alumni Hall, more testimonies were given by students, President Douglas Lee and donors themselves—all reiterating the value of the donations: “ We’r e d o i n g a l l o f these wonderful things

on campus,” said Beppler, explaining the overarching message of the different speakers. “We’re being nationally recognized for our nursing programs, our other programs; and we’re staying true to the mission of faith, learning and service, and all of that is possible because of the support that our alumni and donors show each year.”

The dinner was also an opportunity for Waynesburg’s Alumni Counsel to bestow the Golden Key Award—given to friends of the university who have stood behind the mission of faith, learning and service—and the Distinguished Alumni Award— for Waynesburg University graduates who have become active in the community and excelled professionally.

This year, the Alumni Counsel recognized Chang and Dr. Alice Yim for the Golden Key Award and Daniel Dvorchak for the D ist i ng u ishe d A lu m n i Award.

Beppler said the event has gravity for all parties involved—reminding the entire campus community of the impact of general and scholarship donations to Waynesburg.

“I think that’s really important to remember,” she said. “Because without those gifts—without that support—the campus wouldn’t be what it is today. And I think that we just continue to grow and get better.”

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a study called inflection point, which is a detailed view on the future of work and the work place in the region.

The Allegheny Conference is a 73-year-old privately funded profit that represents the private sector and includes both profit and non-profit organizations in the ten counties in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Yablonsky said the conference, fundamentally, does three things: “We market the region, we do public policy research and benchmarking, and we lobby on behalf of the private sector.”

He added that since his work is regional, Greene County is, economically, in good standing. This is the fourth year in a row that there are more people working in southwestern Pennsylvania than ever before in the district.

The new jobs that are being added are not low paying service jobs, as 43 percent are considered as high paying jobs. As of April 3,

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Dennis Yablonsky, CEO of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development spoke about economic growth in Greene County in an installment of the DeVito Lecture Series. there were just under 30,000 jobs available in the seven counties, said Yablonsky.

The area has over 40,000 people that are categorized

as advanced manufacturing, which Yablonsky said is a great thing for this area.

Energy also plays a huge part in the area’s economy,

but not in the coal aspect that is typically thought of. Nuclear level energy is something new to the area, but it is starting to become the future, Yablonsky said.

Next, he discussed the top five occupations in the area. Almost every occupation involved nursing, due to the amount of elderly people that are in the area.

The area is going to continue to get more jobs every year, which Yablonsky said is a great thing for the community.

“If you don’t think that there is an opportunity in this area…there is because the area is going to continue to gain jobs and its true a great place for the opportunity to go out and get a job,” Yablonsky said.

He concluded the night with opening the floor for questions. Multiple students asked questions about Yablonsky’s thoughts about President Donald Trump’s energy bill and other questions that were focused around how Greene County is affected by teaching jobs and why there aren’t that many in the area.

host discussion of environmental issues

By MITCHELL KENDRA Copy Editor

Jared Zinn, a watershed specialist at the Greene County Conservation District, will be giving a presentation Thursday, April 20. The event will take place in the second Floor Conference Room of the Eberly Library at 7 p.m.

Jewel Wrick, access services librarian, has hosted several events in the library this semester, with the intention of trying to get more students into the library for more than just studying purposes.

Now, Wrick and several others have organized the conservation event in connection with Earth Day, which is April 22.

Senior David O’Donoghue, a history major and environmental studies minor, is one of the students assisting Wrick in the planning of the event.

O’Donoghue, who spoke with Zinn while organizing the event, said that Zinn will be discussing the history of conservation in the United States, as well as the current state and future of the field. He also said that Zinn may discuss possible career opportunities, which speaks more specifically to those majoring and minoring in environmental science.

Sara Carpenter, a business management major who is also helping with the organization of the event, said that while the topic is not only important, she also hopes that students are able to use what they learn.

“In turn, we are hoping a lot of that information [Zinn provides] is then applied to our campus as well,” said Carpenter.

Carpenter said that she hopes Zinn’s talk encourages students to do their part when it comes to conservation. She said the effort simply is not there.

“We aren’t necessarily consciously doing it,” Carpenter said.

She also said that this effort needs to be made into a habit.

Wrick said that she hopes

the event will bring the issue to the forefront of students’ minds and make them more aware of the things that need to be done in order for everyone to do their part.

O’Donoghue and Carpenter both stated after talking with Zinn, they understood he is very passionate about the topic – Carpenter said he is very knowledgeable on the subject and has a very informational presentation prepared.

According to O’Donoghue, Zinn’s talk will be broad, but will be on an important topic.

“It’s a very broad talk and we wanted him to present on something broad so that all students, no matter their background, would be interested and could participate and learn something,” said O’Donoghue.

He continued to discuss the importance of Zinn’s talk.

“It will be very informational…He is going to be describing the history of the movement that in-part led to the creation of Earth Day,” O’Donoghue said. “So, it’ll give the students some information and context on this movement in the United States, which I think is valuable in itself, just to have that awareness of the movement’s past and its trajectory to the future.”

Two different talks will follow Zinn’s: O’Donoghue will talk about the cemetery conservation project on campus that he is leading, and the eco-stewards will discuss the nature trail behind Thayer Hall. O’Donoghue said that he plans on talking about some conservation issues when it comes to cemetery maintenance.

He also said that he believes the eco-stewards will address the progress that has been made on the nature trail since the project first started several semesters ago and will discuss the trail’s current state.

O’Donoghue encourages students interested in the topic to attend the event and to bring any questions they may have on the topic.

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Archery hunters helped reach state-wide buck harvest record

By CHACE JOHNSTON

For the Yellow Jacket

With the 2016-2017 hunting season concluding this fall, a record number of antlered deer were harvested in Pennsylvania. This was the largest harvest the state has had in the last 15 years.

This year’s Deer Harvest Estimate reported that an estimated 333,254 deer were harvested, and of those deer, 149,460 were antlered deer.

This many antlered deer have not been harvested

since 2002. Per the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the state’s buck harvest increased by exactly 9 percent, which means the overall deer harvest went up six percent.

“This has been a great year for Pennsylvania deer hunting,” said R. Matthew Hough, executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. “Not only was there an increased deer harvest and a significant higher buck harvest, I saw hundreds of photos from hunters who took their bucks-of-a-life-

time this past season.”

When it comes to nontypical buck, the state record was demolished by a deer that scored a 228-6 during archer y season, which was taken by Eric C ar nes of Hesston in Huntington County.

Out of the total amount, archery hunters accounted for 33 percent of the overall deer harvest—which totals out to be 109,250 deer (59,550 bucks and 49,700 does) taken by a bow.

Despite the large num-

bers, data suggests that the increased deer harvest is only proportional to an increase in hunters.

“Comparison between the current year’s harvest and historic antlered harvested often do not consider hunter numbers” the gaming report reads. “In 1986, there were 1,000,000 deer hunters in Pennsylvania. Today there are around 740,000 deer hunters. Which means that you can’t compare the antlered harvest totals without the fact that there are fewer

hunters hunting deer. When properly corrected by the numbers of hunters, success rates are comparable to the past.”

In the Wild-Life Management Unit (WMU) 2C, which includes the mountainous portion of Fayette Couty and parts of Somerset, Cambia and Westmoreland, the numbers of antlered and antlerless deer taken was down from 9,100 and 8,490, respectively.

However, in 2A, which includes Greene County and

parts of Washington and Fayette counties, an estimated 500 more antlered deer were taken than last year. 2A saw a drop in antlerless deer taken with 9,200 that were taken this year, compared to the 10,500 that were taken last year.

2B, which is Allegheny County and the northern portions of Washington and Westmoreland counties, saw increases in their altered deer harvest, But the number of antlerless deer decreased by about 1,000.

Greene County to host first annual Autism walk/run

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

Photo courtesy of Alex Ferek

Posing with her family at her daughter Alex's graduation, Brenda Ferek smiles a true smile. This smile is not only for her daughter, but also for herself, as she was able to be there in spite of two cancer diagnoses.

A new dawn, a new day

Teacher at Carmichaels fights battle against cancer

By SAM CHADWICK Editorial Assistant

Brenda Ferek thought she was free. She thought she had defeated the monster that, five years ago, controlled every aspect of her life. She was certain the rough days were over and that the absolutely unbearable days were long gone. She was finally able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Ferek, a librarian at Carmichael’s Elementary, and her husband were at a mammogram appointment when she received the news—the kind of news that makes your brain try and convince itself that it was just a horrible dream.

Five years after Ferek was deemed free of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, she received a second diagnosis.

This time, it was breast cancer. *** Her first diagnosis, which she received in 2010, was a form of cancer called Stage

2B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, she explained. On a Wednesday evening in March, Ferek is relaxing in the living room alongside her family when she recalls what it was like to be diagnosed with cancer for the first time.

The cancer hit her body the same way Pittsburgh Penguins forward, Evgeni Malkin, slammed his Winnipeg opponent into the boards during the hockey game playing on the TV in the background. Her sickness quickly consumed her life.

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma resides in the lymphatic system, a portion of the body’s immune system, and ultimately ravages the body of its ability to fight infections. After completing about one year of treatment though, she was deemed cancer-free. They told her there was a very low chance of it coming back, she said.

“They said if the [cancer] didn’t come back within five years, then I’d be like anybody else and not have to worry about it ever coming back,” Ferek said.

But it did. *** “Tell her about your little saying,” her daughter Alex said, smiling at her strong and optimistic mother.

“A new dawn. A new day,” Ferek replied. “I said I was going to get a tattoo of it, but my husband told me I wasn’t allowed.”

Ferek, her husband and her daughter Alex laughed together, sharing a moment of joy.

A new dawn. A new day.

A phrase that refers to a new beginning, a fresh start and an important and promising turning point – nothing describes the mentality and mantra of a two-time cancer survivor more than that.

Despite receiving the troubling news of a second battle with cancer, Ferek remains positive – well, as positive as a two-time victim of cancer can be.

Her current diagnosis is considered an extremely destructive and hormone-driven form of breast cancer. Despite the severity of her illness, she remains elated and blessed to live the life that she does. *** Ferek sits back in her chair with her head up and a smile forming as though she’s excited to think back on one of the shining moments from her journey with cancer. It was small the moments of random good fortune and positive thinking that kept her believ-

ing that things would work out.

It was a day like any other.

She was about to get a PET scan in Morgantown, WV., one of the many testing procedures that cancer patients have to endure, when the nurse decided to shoot the breeze while injecting fluids into her patient’s veins. The nurse nonchalantly asked Ferek if she was seeing a “Dr. Abraham” for her breast cancer, knowing that this specific doctor recently relocated to another state.

This wasn’t the first time that name had come up since her diagnosis, she explained, and certainly not the last.

Ferek remained optimistic about her journey towards better health. She always knew that things would fall into place.

“I was leaving the PET scan appointment when my phone began to blow up with voicemails from this girl who had breast cancer before and wanted to tell me that I need to go see this Dr. Abraham,” Ferek said. “It was the weirdest thing because I didn’t know her. She told me he was now the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Breast Cancer Center and gave me his personal phone number.”

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Greene County gardeners to host seminar

By TIFFANY MORGAN Editorial Assistant

The Penn State Greene County Gardeners (GCMG) will be hosting a Spring Gardening Seminar April 8. The seminar will be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds, located on Route 21, east of Waynesburg. The seminar will be upstairs in Building #10.

Pre-Registration is $12 – at the door is $14. Registration for the event will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the 4-H Building.

The seminar will begin at 9 a.m. after registration and opening remarks. During the event, GCMG will be

holding a series of one-hour presentations on various gardening topics.

At the seminar, there will be kits to test garden or lawn soil. The soil test kit will be $9 and it tests the nutrient levels that the soil contains.

The first presentation during the event will be on improving your home lawn held

by Brian Leichliter, golf course superintendent of Lone Pine Country Club. Leichliter will be speaking on home lawns.

The topics Leichliter will be covering will entail information about lawn growing season in addition to learning how to fertilize and protect your lawn.

Russell Gibbs, service forester for the Bureau of Forestry, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will talk about basic forest practices and how to manage and increase the health of your trees.

The third presentation will be on the life of honey bees, hosted by David Lake, master gardener intern and Penn State master gardener.

Lake will cover the importance of honey bees in our ecosystem and how valuable they are to our environment.

After presentations, there will be evaluations for the attending audience to reflect on what they have learned.

Questions for the evaluations will be based on the presentations, such as “Have you adopted a new horticulture or pest management practice as a result of attending previous Penn State Extension meetings?”

In addition to evaluations, a silent auction and door prizes will be held and distributed.

The community bank and other local businesses donated in support for the upcoming event.

To pre-register, go to www. greenecountytourism.org/ newdates/spring-gardeningseminar/ or call the Penn State extension office in Greene County at 724-627-3745.

April is Autism Awareness Month, and Greene County will be hosting a run/walk in Carmichaels April 8 to raise awareness and support for autism—the first of its kind.

The event, hosted by the Dustin Damon Cassidy Autism Foundation, will actually be much more than that, according to Chairman and Founder Damon Cassidy.

In addition to the run/walk through Wana B. Park, there will also be speakers, games and lunch, provided by Hot Rod’s. One of the speakers at the walk will be announcing new legislation to benefit autistic drivers – a result of close work with Representative Pam Snyder.

The Foundation’s goal with the walk, Cassidy said, is to plan public events that raise money for services to autistic persons.

“I started the foundation just because it was really confusing trying to find out what I need to do once my son was diagnosed,” said Cassidy. “Our mission is to try and support families, try to provide direction and resources, raise community awareness through public speaking events and public events…try to make the community aware of au-

tism and what it is and how it affects our community and families.”

Cassidy said he was disappointed by the lack of public programs available for families in Greene County with autistic children, so he has made it his mission to fund and initiate those programs.

“There is a lack of services around,” he said. “We still don’t have an early speech therapist in the county…

We’re looking at bringing in some graduate students from [California University] this summer to offer free speech therapist services.”

Cassidy makes it his priority to put the majority of funds raised back into the community programs. These programs include holiday events on Halloween and Christmas, and a regularly scheduled support group for parents with autistic children. “[The support group] gives the parents an opportunity to kind of ask questions and talk amongst each other,” said Cassidy.

When it came to putting together the Autism Run/ Walk, Cassidy said that others in the community have been instrumental, and he has been excited to see the overwhelming support AUTISM >> B4

Local bakery stays trendy with cupcake vending machine

By CODY YANKULIC Editorial Assistant

Rarely does a vending machine impact an entire family, but for the owners of Chatty Cupcakes, they eat, sleep and breathe by the push of a button.

Founded two and a half years ago, Chatty Cupcakes is the creation of Ellan Toothman-Gannis and her daughter, Ella Gannis. The business, which is a residential bakery—meaning all baking is done by a residential oven— recently unveiled a cupcake vending machine in the Galleria Mall in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

The machine, said Ellan Gannis, was an idea they had always wanted to implement.

“The machine was, for a long time, our vision,” she said.

“We both think this is where it [the future] is going.”

One day, Ellan Gannis had a conversation with her daughter about the direction consumer trends were going, and they both came to the conclusion that people didn’t want to be hindered while

shopping. After extensive travelling to European countries as a management consultant, Ellan Gannis observed the uses of vending machines in European countries, such as vending machines that can produce pizza. She sees the cupcake vending machine as a way to jump aboard the trend.

“The vending machines [in Europe] are really quite popular,” she said. “You can get your gelato made with the press of a few buttons. We feel we are on the cutting edge of how it is going to be.”

With the idea in mind, Ellan and Ella had to find someone who could make it possible. After consulting with engineers at the University of Pittsburgh, who couldn’t build it, they finally found someone who could. The only catch was that it would have to be imported.

The machine, built by an engineer in Italy, took two weeks to reach the shores of the United States.

“It was quite a production when the 2,000-pound CUPCAKE>> B4

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Bye-bye coffee bar Senate passes bill to rid library of coffee bar

The saga with the coffee bar in Eberly Library has been going on for some time, and it appears that neither party, the Student Senate nor Waynesburg students, are ever truly happy.

When the coffee bar was introduced, it was a huge hit among the student population that frequently visits the library. Last year, although it was still there, the Senate decided it would be best to stop providing cups to help offset some of the cost of the expensive bar. Annually, the coffee bar costs $6,000 to maintain, which is roughly 60 percent of the Student Senate’s budget.

However, due to the backlash from students who felt they couldn’t enjoy the coffee without cups, Student Senate once again began ordering cups for the bar.

On Tuesday, the coffee bar drama continued as the Student Senate passed a bill to rid the library of coffee completely.

The argument for getting rid of it is a fair one, as it costs a substantial amount of money to maintain and there was an agreement set in place several years ago with Aladdin that once the Starbucks was opened there would be no more coffee bar. However, there is an expected backlash for this decision, and the Executive Board for Student Senate is getting completely replaced, which means the new board will have to deal with a decision made by this Executive Board in their last month in office.

As for the Yellow Jacket, the stance on the matter is that we are not particularly happy with how the decision was made and handled. Even though the Student Senate did not appear to do anything inherently wrong, more notice and communication about the decision would have greatly appreciated.

To many here, it feels like this was a decision that should have included more warning throughout the school year, because many students didn’t even realize that the coffee bar was in danger to begin with.

Perhaps a sign on the coffee bar explaining that there will be an impending vote on the future status of the coffee bar and that all Waynesburg students are welcome to attend would have sufficed.

However, this was not the case. While there were a few posts from individual people on Facebook and other forms of social media, we believe the students should have been more informed regarding a decision of this magnitude.

We feel that the Student Senate unilaterally made the decision to cut funding for the bar without the necessary input from students. While we did elect them to make decisions on our behalf, there seems that there needs to be more checking on major choices.

It’s obvious that the coffee bar was a major hit for students, and if the Student Senate is supposed to act in the best interest for students, then we believe that needs to be addressed.

We are not accusing the Senate of doing anything wrong, in fact, much of the reasoning behind shutting down the coffee bar makes a ton of sense. However, maybe it’s time to revisit how specific decisions of this size are made.

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April 6, 2017

I’ve struggled with anxiety for my entire life.

I remember being in elementary school, going to the nurse at least once or twice a week with a pounding heart, feeling like I was looking down at myself from the ceiling.

As a classic hypochondriac, I of course thought I was dying. But, to my relief, my mom sat me down and told me I was having anxiety attacks. She said anxiety ran in our family, and that I had to learn to live with it. So I did.

I never ended up going to therapy or a counselor. I struggled through the first ten years of my life, but eventually, I grew out of it.

That is, until now.

I’ll be turning twenty this year, as I round the bend on my sophomore year, my anxiety is back in full force.

But I’m slowly realizing I’m not alone.

The “Sophomore Slump” is a legitimate problem that compels a lot of students to drop out or take an indefinite break after their second year of college.

The question is, why?

Well, sophomore year is the year after freshman year, so the novelty of college has almost completely worn off. And then, as if that wasn’t bad enough, eventually you’ll start to question your value as a human being and whether or not your major is right for you.

And maybe, you’ll watch your successful senior friends struggle to find jobs and plans after graduation, only making you feel like you’re already drowning in

a world of student loans and impending homework. If these thoughts have started to overwhelm your brain, it’s likely that the “Sophomore Slump” has already infected your soul. Sorry.

Anxiety or stress can’t necessarily be assigned to a particular year, though.

Freshmen and sophomores can be just as anxiety-ridden and stressed as juniors and seniors.

However, I’ve noticed that sophomore year in particular can take a toll on the normally held-together student.

Whether you want to admit it or not, college students are under a lot of pressure. For some strange reason, people often make fun of college students today for being too soft or sensitive.

But to me, that’s just not the case. Instead, I think people are finally com-

fortable with being open about their mental health, which is a really great thing in the long run.

My advice to anyone trying to get out of their slump is to stay positive. Don’t doubt yourself because you’ve made it this far. Try to branch out—make new friends, travel abroad, try a new activity or stop eating Beehive alone in your room every day.

Once you start finding a new purpose, your life will seem a lot less bleak.

If you or a friend is struggling with severe anxiety, depression or the “Sophomore Slump,” talk to someone. Talk to a university counselor, a friend, a family member or anyone who will openly listen.

And, as always, if you are ever considering suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

Imagine a daily fight for life in Syria BRENDAN KEANY Columnist

When I realized that I was responsible for writing the Cheat Sheet this week, I was dead set on writing about the whole Neil Gorsuch debacle.

It’s actually a pretty good thing that I procrastinated on doing the Cheat Sheet, because if I had written it by the deadline I’m supposed to follow, it would have been a waste of time.

Is it sad that when I saw the news of what happened in Syria, my immediate

thought was “ho-hum?” Is it really news when it happens so consistently? I had already written about Syria, ISIS, the Middle East and Iraq so many times that I considered sticking to writing the Gorsuch piece.

I had to slap the humanity back into my brain. As much as the terrible news of what’s happening in the Middle East can be exhausting, events such as the one that occurred cannot be ignored.

Upon further research, the death toll is staggering.

Innocent people who have nothing to do with the Syrian Civil War—55,000 children—have perished in this

conflict that has gone on too long.

But people can’t forget.

People can’t become jaded or immune to the news that comes from Syria or the rest of the Middle East.

I know that the atrocities of chemical warfare were noted in the Cheat Sheet, but it cannot be overemphasized how horrendous this news is.

However, it also made me think, as I am deeply annoyed with everything that has occurring in American politics at this moment, how comparatively simple our lives are. I really don’t want Gorsuch to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, but on

the grand scale of things, how important is that compared the chaos occurring in Syria.

I love using the phrase “first world problems” when people complain about seemingly trivial things that don’t seem trivial until you step back and see things through a different perspective. Usually, it’s simply to be annoying and demean another person’s complaint, but in this case, it is so true.

For the most part, we don’t have to wake up every morning wondering if that day will be our last, which is a very real fear for some parts of the SYRIA >> B3

GUEST COMMENTARY

An open letter to minority college students Dear Minority Student,

Freshman year, I walked into Miller Hall after jokingly being told I grew up in “the ghetto” because I was black.

Prior to college, my race had never seemed quite so significant, and I needed answers.

After obtaining a list of the campus’ demographic makeup from the Office of Institutional Research, I discovered that 91 percent of Waynesburg students are white.

I knew that meant something, but mostly I realized how small my voice could be in light of statistics like this.

That statistic also sets you up for an array of questions.

Curious students will ask you about your hair products, which parent is black, and if you “hang out in the hood.”

You may even find yourself more than speechless as a family talks and stares at your “tanned skin” in the local Family Dollar. They were even more amazed when I sheepishly revealed my mixed race.

“Get out of town,” they said facetiously.

My race became a determinable indicator of who I must be and, admittedly, I started to like it. I was the “token black friend.”

There was even a running joke that because my family acted “so white,” I was actually only 3/8s black.

Oftentimes, if I was speaking about race, some people would stop me because “I was only 3/8s black, which doesn’t count.”

I laughed along.

I had people tell me that I received the Stover Scholarship because I was black, a heinous claim discounting my 3.8 High School GPA and the non-existent affirmative action policy at our school.

In the flares I chose to stand up for myself, I was often met with more pushback.

“You don’t sound black, or dress black; Paige, you are the whitest black person I know.”

I agreed.

Any person who chalks up your accomplishments and actions to the color of your skin deeply misunderstands human possibility.

You shouldn’t be okay with comments that simplify you or your heritage, and if you are, ask yourself why. Assess your own racial motives and others’ expectations of them.

Whether it be the moment you’re speechless in a sketchy part of Philadelphia because your friends declare their safety due to “Paige’s black-

ness,” or in South Africa, when for the first time you no longer have a minority banner to wave, start asking questions.

When you can no longer respond to the ignorance, when you are sick of fighting with the hair you were born with to fit in with your friends, make sure you have friends and mentors who don’t expect you to perform.

Let me be clear, I am not advising you to exclusively befriend minority students.

It’s not about setting yourself apart, it’s knowing you don’t have to.

My closest friends at Waynesburg are white, and they are often the ones challenging mine and others’ racial perceptions. Diversity is a common-force multiplier and every person has the potential to contribute. Find the people you do not have

to censor your life for and gracefully question those you do.

If you chose to rock the boat of social expectation, I cannot promise it will always be easy. Some people will think you’ve bitterly changed; I was accused of being Malcom X after my trip to South Africa. But they will never know how soft you actually are, and the only difference is you no longer allow others to identify you for you.

It’s a rewarding journey. In learning to love every part of yourself, you will diversify. You will see history and culture in vibrant, new ways.

Maybe you’ll find yourself reading W.E.B. Du Bois in your free time while Betty Lavette plays through your headphones. More than this, RACE >> B3

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Cheat Sheet: Chemical warfare in Syria leaves dozens dead Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

Syria is back with more crimes against humanity.

The death toll is uncertain at this time, but it continues to climb, and various sources have differing numbers as to the actual total.

According to CNN, “airstrikes hit the rebel-held city of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province on Tuesday morning, giving off a ‘poisonous gas,’” according to an activist source, who’s an activist with the Aleppo Media Center.

CNN’s report of the death toll places the number north of 70, including at least 10 children.

As of Tuesday, BBC News reported that the death toll was at 58, but they also indicated that it was expected to climb. The highest estimate was made by Fox News, and they said their sources had told them that at least 100 people were killed and 400 more were injured.

All of this has been a long and horrid period of civil

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Turkish experts evacuate a victim of a suspected chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian city of Idlib, at a local hospital in Reyhanli on April 4. At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded. war in the Middle Eastern country that pits the current regime against the rebellious forces attempting to rid the country of President Bashar al-Assad’s leadership.

Of course, to gain favor, both sides will say that the opponent had released the chemical weapons and both are staunchly denying attacking the other, according to CNN. “The attack, which has been blamed on the Syr-

ian regime by activists and condemned by international leaders, has reportedly left hundreds injured,” said the CNN report. “The Syrian military denied using chemical weapons and said rebels were responsible. World leaders called the reported use of chemical weapons an outrage.”

Unfortunately, this is not the first time that chemical weapons have been used in the war-torn country.

“C h e m i c a l w e ap on s have killed hundreds of people since the start of Syria’s civil war, with the U.N. blaming three attacks on the Syrian government and a fourth on the Islamic State group,” according to Fox News, which also created a convenient timeline covering the use of chemical weapons in Syria. For the sake of time and space, the URL for the timeline is here: http://www.foxnews.

com/world/2017/04/04/ timeline-syrian-chemicalweapon-use.html President Trump referred to the attacks as “heinous,” according to the Associated Press, and he deferred some of the blame the previous regime and Obama.

“President Donald Trump blamed former President Barack Obama on Tuesday for ‘weakness’ that he said led to a reprehensible chemical weapons attack by Syria’s

government, while his secretary of state said Russia and Iran bore moral responsibility for the deaths,” according to Fox News.

He also added that he is currently unsure of what the next step for the administration will be in regard to the attacks.

As for the people of Syria, this is just another attack in the seemingly never-ending affair. Further, at this point in time, it does appear that everything that can go wrong is going wrong.

“An AFP news agency journalist saw a young girl, a woman and two elderly people dead at a hospital, all with foam still visible around their mouths,” according to a BBC report.

“The journalist also reported that the same facility was hit by a rocket on Tuesday afternoon, bringing down rubble on top of doctors treating the injured.”

In total, the Syrian conflict has caused disastrous shakeups to the political, economic and social stability of the region. According to I Am Syria, 470,000 people have been killed during the war, with 55,000 of them being children.

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

1. North Korea’s nuclear program causing fear A senior White House official issued a dire warning to reporters Tuesday on the state of North Korea’s nuclear program, declaring “the clock has now run out and all options are on the table.”

The statement from the White House official points to previous administrations inability to halt the continuation of North Korea’s efforts to build up their nuclear program.

President Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week in Florida, with North Korea’s nuclear programs expected to be on the discussion list for the two world leaders.

US officials have continued to grow more and more uneasy of the pace of North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic weapon systems over the last few months – North Korea has tested multiple missiles in the first few months of this year.

While North Korea has successfully detonated nuclear weapons in the past, experts state that the country is still unable to develop the ability to equip a ballistic missile to a nuclear warhead.

President Trump has repeatedly said urges China to use their influence over North Korea to help halt its progress, however Trump has more recently warned in a Financial Times interview that he will stop the programs with or without China’s cooperation.

“China has great influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won’t. And if they do that will be very good for China, and

President Trump, is not a huge proponent of the plan to back Judge Neil Gorsuch.

“I think it’s a dark day in the history of the United States Senate. It’s going to happen. It’s interesting that Republicans were dead set against it when my former colleague Harry Reid invoked it with the judges, but now it seems to be OK,” McCain said.

- CNN Apr. 4

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Maria da Luz Mendes Santos holds her daughter, Heloyse, who was born with microcephaly. if they don’t it won’t be good for anyone,” Trump said. “If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you.”

-CNN Apr. 4 2. Sessions tells DOJ to revisit police agreements Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered the Department of Justice to review reform agreements previously made between the White House and police departments across the country while former President Obama was in office.

This is just the latest move by the new administration to boost law enforcement morale and independence after being heavily criticized in recent years.

The memo by Sessions demands that the Justice Department review all prior police reform agreements “including collaborative investigations and prosecutions, grant making, technical assistance and training, compliance reviews, existing or contemplated consent decrees, and task force participation in order to ensure that they fully and effectively promote the principles” of

Trump’s administration.

Chuck Canterbury, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, told Fox News the “FOP approves of any review that will benefit the departments and the men and women of law enforcement.”

The FOP is the largest police union in the United States.

“The attorney general’s approach is to assist, not hinder law enforcement, and we support his directive,” he added.

Under Obama, the DOJ opened investigations into more than two dozen police agencies including Baltimore, Ferguson, Mo., Cleveland and Seattle.

Most of the police incidents investigated by the Obama administration uncovered patterns of abuse and racial discrimination.

- Fox News Apr. 4 3. Neil Gorsuch nuclear showdown underway Senate Republicans took the first step on Tuesday in getting Judge Neil Gorsuch confirmed to the Supreme Court by implementing the ‘nuclear option,” in order to defeat Democratic opposition.

A vote will take place on Thursday in order to continue debates within the Senate regarding Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Democrats can filibuster with just 41 votes against, which is expected to happen.

However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is then expected to turn to the aforementioned nuclear option, essentially declaring to the Senate floor that filibusters of Supreme Court nominees can be stopped with 51 votes, a majority, as opposed to the traditional number of 60 votes, which has been the case for decades.

McConnell’s declaration would be followed by a roll call vote – 51 votes are needed to create a new Senate precedent. Vice President Mike Pence will be standing by to break a potential tie if not all Republicans back the nuclear option.

Senate rules then allow for up to 30 hours of “postcloture” debate time, which Democrats are expected to use. That would set up a final confirmation vote sometime Friday evening.

Republican Sen. John McCain, a vocal opponent to

4. Zika forgotten, but not gone An estimated one in every 10 pregnant women confirmed to have Zika infections had a fetus or baby with virus-related birth defects, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

The Vital Signs report, released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the first organization to analyze and study a group of U.S. women with confirmed Zika during pregnancies.

“Zika virus can be scary and potentially devastating to families,” Dr. Anne Schuchat, acting director of the CDC, said in a statement. “Zika virus continues to be a threat to pregnant women across the U.S. With warm weather and a new mosquito season approaching, prevention is crucial to protect the health of mothers and babies.

Healthcare providers can play a key role in prevention efforts.”

The report states that in 2016, nearly 1,300 pregnant women from 44 states were reported to the U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry. Of the 1,000 women who completed their pregnancies, more than 50 had Zika-related birth defects. As previously suspected, Zika can cause serious damage to the brain, including brain abnormalities, vision problems, hear-

ing loss, and problems moving limbs.

- Fox News Apr. 4

5) LGBT workplace bias covered by law A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled on Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act also protects LGBT employees from being discriminated against in the workplace, making it the first time a federal appellate court has officially made this decision.

This decision by the fill 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago comes just three weeks after a threejudge panel out of Atlanta ruled the complete opposite, stating that employers are allowed to discriminate against employees based on their sexual orientation.

Late in January as President Trump took office, his administration took their first steps on the issue when the White House declared Trump would enforce an Obama administration order that barred companies that do federal work from workplace discrimination based on sexual identity.

In February, however, the White House revoked guidance on transgender students’ usage of bathrooms.

The ruling comes as hopes have dimmed among some gay rights activists that the question will be resolved in their favor following election victories in November

by Republicans.

While the issue could find its way to the Supreme Court, a GOP-majority House and Senate make it unlikely Congress will amend the statute on their own.

-Washington Post Apr. 4 Information curated by Matthew Shinkle For the Yellow Jacket

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globe. This is something that most us will never have the ability, thankfully, to completely comprehend.

I read an amazing quote several weeks ago, and I’m sorry that I won’t be able to attribute it to the owner because I honestly forgot where I saw it.

It read something to this effect: “Be thankful for dirty dishes because it means there was something in there to make them dirty.”

While this saying does have a literal connection to people starving all over the world, I tend to look at it more in the broad sense of its meaning.

There are so many things that we don’t even realize we should be thankful for. Think about that for a second.

Think about it when you have a leaky faucet. Think about it when you have a professor you don’t like. Think about it when you argue with your roommates about whose turn it is to do the dishes.

Half a million people have

been killed way before their time due to this Syrian conflict. This is not something that we should say “ho-hum” about.

Don’t revert to the old saying that if one person dies it’s a tragedy, but if 1,000 people die it’s a statistic. These are real human lives that are being lost every day, and although there are problems in the United States such as poverty and murder, we cannot possibly understand the devastation that is occurring in other parts of the globe.

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you’ll have more questions for yourself and society than ever before.

Accept that you are just as complex and multi-faceted as anyone else and watch as passion and spirit form inside you. You will care exponentially more about justice, and along the way, you’ll become an advocate for yourself and others.

My change in heart prepared me to study abroad in Lithuania, a country with a

mere 2.3 percent black population. I dealt with volatile racism-the kind that struck fear into a Ukrainian woman because she believed black people are born violent.

Never would I have the candor or support system to handle such claims if I had not challenged my previous mindset. Even though I was the first African American many of my international friends encountered, I had to face the societal box of who they think I might be. Unlike before, I constructively handled the claims, more brutal

and offensive than ever.

The curiosity will never cease; people are going to question why you are so comfortable with yourself.

And you don’t have to answer all of them — just as a simple “I am not going to fist bump you” will suffice after congratulations are offered on your “big day” – that is, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Sincerely, Paige Paige Carter is a senior prelaw major.

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Several local trees Sauté and Save to Genealogy event to be removed; new teach locals about provides glimpse trees planted in place healthy cooking into family lineage

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

Recently, certain trees throughout the parks of Waynesburg have been tagged with a peculiar fluorescent mark, signifying their status for removal.

The process of identifying which trees need to be cut or left alone goes through a local, retired forester, Bill Wentzel.

Without any real timetable, Wentzel said he tries to take note of the trees that might need to be removed whenever he passes through the parks.

“I pass through [the parks] all the time and I just keep an eye on the trees and I just notice which ones are hazards to the public,” said Wentzel.

“They are dying at the top or they got dead, rotting places in the bottom of the tree, trunk and so forth, and big limbs hanging from the tops – usually it’s the older ones that have been there for a long time.”

Wentzel said he compiles a list of the trees which need to be removed and passed them on to the Waynesburg Borough.

“I report that [list] to [Michael Simms, borough manager,] and he gets a hold of a tree removal company and they come in and cut them out,” said Wentzel.

Although Wentzel has selected which trees he believes are no longer safe to leave standing and marked them, he said he has not sent the list in yet.

“It’s always a matter of money with the parks and if the borough has enough money to do this work,” said Went-

zel. “I haven’t given them my final report yet on which trees [should be cut], but if you walk through the park you can see some trees have an X at the bottom in florescent paint, those are the ones I thought should be removed because they are a danger to the public.”

Simms said the removal of the marked trees serves a dual purpose for the community.

“For one thing, it’s for the beauty of the park – plus the fact it is a safety concern if some of those trees were to die and fall,” said Simms.

This year, Wentzel said he estimates eight trees will be removed from the parks of Waynesburg.

A majority of the trees which need to be removed, he said, are American Linden, along with Red Maple and White Ash. While some of these trees have just gone through their natural life cycle, Wentzel said some of the ash trees are dying prematurely.

“The White Ash ends up being affected by this emerald ash bore, which ends up killing a lot of ash trees,” he said.

Along with the removal process, comes the replacement efforts. Wentzel said the borough typically replaces the removed trees with new ones to grow.

“We try and plant a variety of native trees; oaks, maples and that sort of thing,” he said.

“We also try and mix in some flowering trees.”

This year, Wentzel said the borough is planned to replant about 10 of these trees, which will go into the ground Arbor Day, April 28.

By RACHEL MANGAN Editorial Assistant

Sauté and Save is an event tailored to low income families that get limited food options from local food pantries or just can’t afford to purchase a wide variety of foods. It is a free event that is presented through Green County’s Food Security Partnership with the intent to educate people in food preparation, food safety and gardening along with demonstrations.

The first of four sessions took place Mondayday, April 3, and featured a demonstration by the Penn State Cooperative Extension on healthy cooking. The Penn State Cooperative Extension will also be presenting at the second session April 10.

Each of these sessions is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Carmichael Arbors in Fairdale, Pennsylvania These sessions have been occurring for three years, and each year the sessions move locations in order to help different groups of people in need.

There is a set of sessions in the fall and the currently happening sessions that take place in the spring.

Last fall the sessions took place at Gateway Senior Housing, and now it they have moved to Carmichael Arbors this spring in order to help teach people who don’t have all of the under-appreciated appliances many students have.

“Many of these people don’t have access to a stove or a toaster or other cooking appliances,” said Maribeth Tar-

pley-Garrett, an organizer of the event. “We want to show them how to make food in a healthy matter with the tools they have available to them— many of these people only have access to a microwave.”

At the April 17 session of Sauté and Save, Caitlyn Carlisle of Farmer’s Insurance will be the presenter, and Dolly Throckmorton will be the presenter for the April 24 session.

A point of focus in each of these sessions is teaching people how to cook in a way that sustains their health but also caters to shopping smart due to low budgets.

They also teach those in attendance about the resources available to them and how to sign up for food pantries.

Each session also includes a step-by-step demonstration of a recipe that even includes tips about how to deal with cooking raw meat and how it can contaminate anything it comes in contact with.

At the conclusion of each session, each person in attendance receives a copy of the recipe they witnessed a demonstration of and are asked to fill out a survey based on the food they eat, how they cook it and where they eat if they don’t cook.

“We just want to help these people know that if you get two pounds of ground meat, you don’t have to make a hamburger with it, you can make a meat loaf or a casserole,” said Tarpley-Garrett. “We also want them to make sure they are handling their food in the most sanitary and safe manner as well.”

Cancer: Ferek has leaned on family for support

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Ferek was able to go see him only three days later.

She explained that the second she laid eyes on him she felt a feeling of warmth and relief and knew that he was the perfect fit for her.

To this day, Ferek remains thankful for the complete stranger who reached out and connected her with such an amazing doctor. *** Ferek adores her family.

They are her pride and joy.

Behind her in her home is a ledge that spans the room and is crowded with 12-inch cardboard cut-outs of her children’s every sport, school dance or life achievement.

You name it, there’s a cutout of it on that ledge. To her left is a side table that holds nothing but a digital picture frame shuffling through family photos, both old and new. Across the room from her stands a mantle with large family photos resting on it.

Ferek’s battle with cancer has been a long and hardfought one that she wishes her kids didn’t have to endure growing up. When she got sick the first time, her

oldest daughter, Alex, was only in tenth grade at the time. Today she is graduated from college and working as a nurse. Her younger two children were so young when she was first diagnosed that they don’t even remember a time when she was healthy, Ferek explained.

“They had to deal with a lot of things that kids shouldn’t have to deal with,” she said, tugging at her lymphedema glove that she proudly wears everyday as a result of all the lymph nodes that were removed during surgery. “I wish they could have had a carefree childhood and not have had to worry about mom and the fact that she may not always be here.”

Ferek stopped and yelled for the dog, Oreo, attempting to lighten the mood or perhaps divert the conversation.

“This is when I may start to get emotional,” she told me.

While Ferek’s cancer is not considered to be terminal, it is not unusual for patients to experience these thoughts under such alarming circumstances.

Through everything she has had thrown at her in the past seven years, she still re-

Photo courtesy of Alex Ferek

Alex and Brenda Ferek support one another at the 2016 Relay for Life of Greene County, Pa. mains selfless and optimistic about the future – putting it in God’s hand.

“I’ve always tried not to worry, but its hard,” said Ferek. “I just put all my faith in God because I would like to see all my kids grow up first.”

Just last week she got to see her youngest daughter pass her driver’s test and get her braces off. She hopes to get to see things like her younger two children graduate from college and her oldest daughter get married and start a family, she says, raising her voice to ensure that her daughter’s boyfriend hears her and gets the hint

from across the room.

“I’ve always appreciated everything in life and I’ve never been a materialistic person, but this experience made me even more appreciative and has made me look for positives in every single day,” Ferek said. “I just am happy each day I wake up.” *** The Ferek family packed their things and ventured to California when she was deemed cancer-free the first time back in 2011. Flights are already booked as they are planning to travel back to California in June to celebrate a second time.

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machine landed,” said Ellan Gannis. “It came by sea and we were there to greet it at the Galleria when it came in.”

Since being placed in the mall and receiving news coverage, the business has kept the family busy. Ella Gannis took a year off from her education at the University of Pittsburgh to focus on the business, which also makes deliveries to local areas such as Wheeling and Uniontown, and focuses daily on refilling the cupcakes in the machine.

“We bake every day and fill

it with fresh cupcakes,” Ellan Gannis said.

The machine differs in several ways from Sprinkles machines, which are placed in large cities across the United States. The machine ordered by the pair allows users to see the product they are buying and is a “refrigerated self-contained bakery”, whereas Sprinkles machines are an ATM style machine attached to a Sprinkles storefront and the cupcakes are still being made in the bakery attached to the machine. Chatty Cupcakes’ machine is the first of its kind in the United States and its rapid success has left the duo stretched thin.

“We’re up till one o’clock in the morning baking,” said Ellan. “We are exhausted most of the time.”

Ella and her mother make the forty-mile drive from their home in Waynesburg on a daily basis to fill the machine, which usually runs out of cupcakes.

Leaving around 9 p.m., they won’t return until midnight.

The busy schedule keeps the two contemplating their next move as a business. While they are stretched thin on time, they aren’t stretched thin on quality ingredients.

“We definitely do fresh,” Gannis said. “We get our ingredients from specialty stores

and have to go to Pittsburgh to get our bulk of refined sugar.”

The two learned their culinary methods by taking baking classes in several European countries.

They studied with Peggy Porschen of Peggy Porschen academy and Gerard Jehnne of Konitor and Cooke Bakeries. As for now, Gannis and her daughter are devoted to making quality cupcakes, some of which will reach a patron at the Galleria.

“We like making very exclusive high end cakes,” Gannis said. “The real joy is when people appreciate what you make.”

By GRACE HUTCHISON Staff Writer

Bowlby Public library will be hosting a “Genealogy workshop” for four consecutive Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

This event will occur on April 6 and will be open to the public.

Each of the four classes, which are taught by junior psychology major Sydney Shultz, will hold a different focus.

The first class will be an introduction to genealogy research and will provide students background into the basics of learning about their ancestors.

The three following classes will focus on resources locally and on the web, and how they are most efficiently used for research.

“Google, for an example, is a big source that isn’t used often in genealogy because it isn’t used properly,” Shultz said.

Shultz will discuss how to use resources such as public sources of marriage and death certificates, www.ancestry.com and www.findagrave.com.

“Ancestry is a great resource for discovering ancestors, and I will show my students how to use it the most efficiently that they can,” Shultz said.

Find a Grave is a website that contains the records of over 159 million graves, where people are able to search by name and location to find where their ancestors may be buried.

The final class, which will be held on April 27, will focus on the new trend of using DNA samples collected from saliva to discover which countries that students may originate from.

Locally, there are a variety of resources to further genealogy research according to Shultz.

“A lot of my family is

from Greene County and it has been interesting to see how my ancestors have interacted with each other,” Shultz said.

Shultz, who considers researching her heritage a “hobby” of hers, was inspired by her curiosity to help others.

“They were looking for people to teach, and since I enjoy spending my time doing research, I volunteered to help other people in the community as well,” Shultz said.

Kathy Douglas, who does public relations for Bowlby Library, said she understands Shultz’s curiosity in f inding her heritage.

“I think that when people get older, they tend to wonder about where they came from. If they have kids, they would want to learn about your family to pass it onto them too,” Douglas said.

“The point of the class is to offer something like this to the community, and to give them the opportunity to discover about their lineage,” Douglas said. “It will guide them in their research, so that they can continue to do it outside of the class.”

To Shultz, her curiosity isn’t only centered around her bloodline, but discovering how her ancestors helped shape the world.

“I truly believe that any small event can influence the rest of time, and you have no idea how your family has affected the world today,” Shultz said.

The class will help each student discover about where they came from using a variety of resources, while also having a special focus on how it brought them to where they are currently.

“It really helps you understand yourself and how your family influenced where you are today,” Shultz said.

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for the idea.

“I don’t think we’ve everr had an autism walk in the county,” he said.

“It was a great idea, and the Department of Recreation has been so helpful organizing, getting things going. I’m really excited, looking forward to it—I’ve never been in a walk myself.”

Cassidy said he is hoping to see both community members and students at the Autism Walk.

“I would encourage them by saying as far as I know, our foundation for what we do is very much different from other groups,” he said.

“Where most of our money goes back to the commu-

nity. Right now, our board is all volunteers—nobody gets a salary. Everything goes back [to the community] so a lot of the organizations don’t do that. I’m hoping the community will turn their support to local organizations like ours that focus on them. Autism— it’s hard to explain if you don’t like that life. A lot of people don’t understand.

I’m really just hoping that the community will come out and support us and support Greene County’s very first Autism Walk and enjoy a great day down in Carmichaels.”

Cassidy said the foundation is searching for volunteers to help at the Autism Walk. Those who are interested can contact Cassidy at 724-550-6467.

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Pitcher becomes ace after tough start at Waynesburg Carter stayed at WU despite opportunities at other universities

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

Through high school, all Luke Carter knew was success.

Saegertown High School’s baseball team won three-straight PIAA District 10 championships from Carter’s sophomore to senior year.

It had won two state playoff games.

Carter was the ace on the mound for those Saegertown teams. When he wasn’t pitching, Carter was playing a corner infield spot.

“Baseball was awesome in high school for me,” said Carter. “Almost all of the guys on our team ended up playing at the next level.

We had a really good team.”

Carter had always known from a young age he wanted to play baseball at a high level.

He said he was like most kids growing up; he wanted to play in the big leagues.

“I started playing tee ball with my dad… really early,” said Carter. “I learned a lot from his dad and always played on the same team with him. He’s at Miami of Ohio now, but from early on, I wanted to make it to the majors.”

Even though the major leagues didn’t work out, Carter was still the big fish in a small pond; Saegertown graduates around 100 students each year.

He was recruited by several teams: Penn State Behrend and Thiel were after him hard.

Waynesburg was too, in large part, Carter said, due to former assistant coach Adam Jack.

“Sophomore and junior year I was talking to some coaches after legion games and that summer [after junior year] I met Coach Jack

and that’s how I found out about Waynesburg,” said Carter. “Coming into college I wanted to play a position and pitch and Waynesburg was going to allow me to do that. I also wanted to be a little away from home. The process involved mostly Coach Jack until my first visit here that I had with [senior shortstop] Nate Mori. We met with Coach Hum and he started calling every so often from there.”

Head coach Mike Humiston acknowledged how easy it would have been for Carter to decide to play home, even with the opportunity Waynesburg would give him.

“We were really happy he decided to come to Waynesburg University,” said Humiston.

“He’s a workaholic and we really admired that.”

During his freshman season, he played third base and pitched.

His success on the mound continued, though he only hit slightly over .200 at third base. Carter pitched to a 3-5 record in 11 starts and sported a 4.50 earned run average in 58 innings. He gave up 29 earned runs and had a three-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio.

But he wasn’t having fun.

“I wasn’t fitting in too well. I wasn’t liked that well,” said Carter. “I think a lot of my struggles, especially at the plate, came from overthinking. I’d be saying ‘I need to get a hit.

I need to get a hit.’ When you’re doing that, you aren’t going to do too well. I just wasn’t having fun, and success doesn’t come when you aren’t having fun.”

Carter thought about going to Slippery Rock to be with some friends, but in the end, he said he realized Waynesburg was where he was supposed to be and wanted to stick it out.

“I think he set guys off because he worked so hard,” said Humiston. “I can remember being told about some conditioning workouts where guys would be winded and he raised the bar. He became that freshman that was

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Senior pitcher Luke Carter is off to the best start of his collegiate career as of April 4, sporting a 2.83 earned run average as the top arm in the Yellow Jackets' pitching staff.

running circles around some guys. I’m glad he decided to stay.”

Fortunately for Carter, he did stay. He started to fit in a bit more and continued to prove why he should be on the field for Waynesburg.

His earned run average was 4.97 but he threw, again, the second most innings for the team, tossing pitches over the course of 70.2 innings. He only had 11 at bats sophomore year and had one hit.

“I got a bit more comfortable in my shoes and decided that, when I wasn’t playing I was going to be more of a team player, even more so than I already was,” said Carter. “Realizing I was just going to be a pitcher my sophomore season was tough for me. I wish I would’ve focused a ACE >> C4

Softball begins PAC Baseball drops all three games against W&J competition with Jackets fall in high-scoring affair at Pitt-Greensburg doubleheader sweep

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

The Waynesburg University softball team stepped into its first Presidents’ Athletic Conference games of the season over the weekend with a doubleheader against Chatham University.

After an up-and-down nonconference season, with a frustrating start into the Florida trip, head coach Richele Hall said going into the series against Chatham, she made sure to talk to the team.

“Going into it [against Chatham,] I talked a lot – we didn’t have the success we wanted preseason down in Florida and in the preseason games that we had nonconference prior to starting conference,” said Hall.

Like nearly any other team under the pressure of conference games, Hall said the team’s primary focus is taking each game individually.

However, the softball team has good reason to, after missing

the PAC playoffs last year by only two games.

“We’re taking a one-game approach now instead of a long-term approach – just to focus on those seven innings is so important,” said Hall. “We don’t want to miss out on making it to the conference tournament this year by one or two games.”

Going into the series against Chatham, the Yellow Jackets were on a three-game losing skid. Despite the struggles against a tough schedule the week before, the Yellow Jackets came out dominant against Chatham, winning both ends of the doubleheader.

The Yellow Jackets would make it onto the board first, plating four runs in the top of the second inning. After the four runs, the Jackets scored in the next two consecutive innings, owning a 7-0 lead by the fifth inning.

Sophomore outfielder Cat Allstatt only had two at bats

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Every year from 2010 through 2014, Waynesburg’s baseball team was swept in a three-game, regular-season series by Washington & Jefferson.

In 2016, the Jackets swept the Presidents.

This season, the role reversed again, and it was W&J that swept Waynesburg.

W&J won the three games this season by scores of 5-2, 16-2 and 10-7, respectively.

In total, Waynesburg made five defensive errors in the three games combined and didn’t do enough to win offensively or from the mound, according to head coach Mike Humiston.

“I was disappointed in how our team played,” said Humiston. “We had multiple opportunities to score runs and didn’t; we gave [W&J] outs away and [Saturday] in the doubleheader we didn’t pitch well. We can’t make the mistakes we made against mediocre teams, let alone against the No. 23 team in the country.”

Game one of Saturday’s doubleheader served as the first game of the weekend set

and was the cleanest of the three, in regards to the defensive play and pitching of the two teams.

For the Presidents, former Presidents’ Athletic Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year and senior Riley Groves took the hill against Waynesburg’s ace, senior Luke Carter.

The Presidents were able to scratch across two, firstinning runs, and in the third, extended their lead to 5-0 when senior third baseman Frank Fortunato hit a threerun home run, the first of his two home runs in the series.

Carter finished the game out for a complete game, giving up the five runs and seven hits in the seven innings, while walking one and striking out five.

“The first game was not the outcome we wanted, but you give up two runs in the first inning and fall behind, it can be hard to come back,” said Humiston. “We gave them four outs though, but we needed to make more plays.

We just didn’t hit.”

A run-scoring double by senior centerfielder Josh Hausler scored sophomore right fielder Eli Kucherawy in the third for the Jackets’ first run. The only other Waynes-

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg baseball team traveled to the University of Pitt-Greensburg on Monday, April 3, and played in a high-scoring affair. In the end, the Yellow Jackets were defeated by a final score of 21-11.

Head coach Mike Humiston said the team needs to be able to close out games when it puts up double digits.

“When you score 11 runs in a game, at the end of the day, you should win those games and when you do not have any errors and you score 11 runs, you don’t have to be a baseball fanatic to figure it out,” said Humiston. “We did not start off very well with our pitching and we did not end very well with our pitching.”

Pitt-Greensburg started off with a three-run, first inning, senior Ryan Dodson started off the scoring for the Bobcats with a single up the left side, then sophomore Tyler Holland grounded out to the short stop which scored senior Dylan Pounds, lastly junior Patrick Aul singled to right field scoring Dodson.

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burg hit came from senior first baseman Jon Kletzli, whose home run in the seventh inning was the other run for Waynesburg in game one.

Groves struck out six and walked just one en route to a win on the mound.

“Riley Groves is good but I don’t know if he’s good enough to only allow two hits against us,” said Humiston.

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Knetzer leads Yellow Jackets in several field events at Bethany

By MITCHELL KENDRA Copy Editor

Photo courtesy of Waynesburg University Department of Athletics

Junior Addy Knetzer, pictured here throwing a javelin in a meet earlier in her career, won the shot put, finished sixth in the javelin and 11th in the discus.

The women’s track & field team traveled to Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival Bethany College Saturday, April 1, for the Bethany Invite. The team finished in fourth out of the 13 teams and was the top Division III team at the event, finishing with 62 points.

However, head coach Jason Falvo said he wasn’t even keeping track of the scoring at the meet because the team’s finish wasn’t his main priority.

His main priority was on preparing the team for the conference championship meet at the end of April.

“We set up for each meet to do what’s best for each individual athlete as we progress throughout the year,” Falvo said. “We weren’t trying to score a ton of points in the meet; we were just trying to put our [athletes] in the best events that they needed to be in, per our plan ending with the championships or postseason.”

According to Falvo, the weather at the meet affected

the throwing areas but wasn’t a factor on the track.

“The cold and the wet weather really bothered us in the throws,” said Falvo. “The circles were icy, the surfaces were wet and muddy so it really affected how we threw that day.”

Falvo said the meet became more like an extra practice for the throwers as they competed in less-than-ideal situations.

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April 6, 2017

With recent losses, women's lacrosse falls to 0-8 Women's golf begins spring season, finishes last in last invitational

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Staff Writer

After Saturday’s loss at Mount Saint Joseph 17-5, the Waynesburg women’s lacrosse team was back in action Tuesday, April 4, at home against Hiram College. The Yellow Jackets lost in that match as well, 20-7.

In the match against MSJ on Saturday, April 1, Waynesburg (0-8, 0-3) came out slow. The Yellow Jackets were outshot in the first half 29-9, lost in the turnover margin 14-13 and lost in draw controls 14-3.

Head coach Stephanie Benkowski said the team was not prepared for the aggressive nature of the match.

“It was a rough game for women’s lacrosse; it was a very physical game, and I do not think we were ready for that,” said Benkowski.

“I warned them, but I do not think they realized how physical [MSJ was] until they were there, and I think that it caught them by surprise.”

The Lions opened the scoring with two quick goals from senior Madie Long and junior Kat Mapes.

Waynesburg responded directly after with a goal from senior attacker Abbie Miller putting the score at 2-1.

MSJ then scored three goals in a row giving it a four-goal lead before senior attacker Shannon Morgan scored for the Yellow Jackets making the score 5-2 in favor of the Lions.

MSJ registered two more goals to make it 7-2 before senior attacker Angelica Sabatini scored for Waynesburg to give the Yellow Jackets is third and final goal of the half.

The Lions, however, were

how his team performed.

“I was pleased [with the performance],” said Jones.

The Waynesburg Uni- “The scores don’t necessariversity women’s golf team ly show it, but I was pleased returned from a six-month with the effort. They started layoff, as it compretty rough and peted at the then kind of got Grove City Colrolling as the day lege Spring Inviwent on, so that tational Saturday, was kind of to be April 1. expected. Some With a score of of [the players] 650, the Jackets h ave n’t pl aye d placed fifth out of since the fall.” the five teams in Waynesburg’s the competition, top performer was Goodright which also infreshman Marisa cluded St. Vincent Goodright, who College, Point Park Univer- tied for 13th out of 26 playsity, Grove City College and ers at the invitational, with Clarion University. a round of 107. Behind GoIn the invitational, St. odright was junior Carrie Vincent took first place, Hudson, who placed 24th finishing with a score of with a round of 162, as well 373. Point Park University as senior Andrea Lasko, followed, scoring 401. Be- who placed 25th with a hind Point Park, the hosts round of 167. of the invitational, Grove Finally, freshman Kara City College, finished third Compton finished last with with a score of 427. In a score of 214. fourth place, Clarion UniGoodright’s performance versity scored 440. Finally, stood out to Jones, who is in last place, Waynesburg also her basketball coach.

University finished with a “[Goodright] was comscore of 650, well outside ing off an injury, so she the average. didn’t have much time [to Despite the last place fin- golf],” said Jones. “So I was ish for the Yellow Jackets. really pleased with how she Head coach Sam Jones said did.” the focus was getting back With the PAC Spring into the groove after a long Championships under a winter for the team. month away, the women's “It was the first round golf team continues to preout for the girls [since the pare for the season finale in fall],” said Jones. “So I really Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. was just hoping to shake the Howe ver, b efore t he rust off from the winter championships, the golf and get out there and get a team has one more outing. round in.”

On April 17, the golf team With the restults, Jones will compete in the Thiel was not disappointed with College Invitational.

By JOE SMELTZER Staff Writer

Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Senior attacker/midfielder Brandi Rohal, pictured here in a match earlier this season, tallied an assist in the loss to Hiram College Tuesday. far from through with scoring. MSJ finished the half with six unanswered goals to put the score at 13-3 at halftime. Waynesburg’s defense improved in the second half and only allowed the Lions to score four goals.

The final score was 17-5 with two Waynesburg goals

by Morgan and senior attacker Holly Bachman to cap off the scoring for the Jackets.

“We have gotten much better at groundballs,” said Benkowski. “We are learning how to face guard a little bit better each game. We always find that one kid that stands out for them; they had two [of those players].”

At home on Tuesday, April 4, the Yellow Jackets faced off against the Hiram College Terriers.

“We really struggled with the crease rule in the beginning of the game,”

Benkowski said. “We talked about it at half time, and we corrected it. They did not get us on the crease rule in the second half, but they got us on other things.

Communication lacks on defense right now, but we stepped up in the second half and did not give up and kept fighting and scored more in the second half than we did the first. We just need to put an entire game together.”

Hiram came out strong with two goals right off the bat, giving it an early lead, then Waynesburg struck back with a goal from Bachman to put the score at 2-1. That was the closest Waynesburg got margin wise in the match, as Hiram scored five unanswered goals directly after. Bachman scored again later in the half. By the end of the first half of the match, the Yellow Jackets were down

12-2.

In the second half, it was more of the same for Hiram, as they came out with two goals to start again to make the score 14-2. Then Waynesburg scored thanks to senior defender Danielle Beckford, who finished the match with a hat trick.

Waynesburg would only score two more times in the match, with both goals coming from Morgan.

Waynesburg will be back in action Saturday, April 8, at home against Transylvania University – a team that is 8-1 on the year.

“They are a really good team; we have to play the best that we can to be competitive with them,” Benkowski said. “They are a solid all around good team, so we have to put our best foot forward at all times.

We cannot have a lapse in anything to hang with them.”

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP BASEBALL STANDINGS

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

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

Monday’s Box Score

PITT-GREENSBURG 21, WAYNESBURG 11 Waynesburg 010 031 042 11 Pitt-Greens 365 000 16x 21

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, April 1 Saint Vincent 8, Geneva 7 (Game 1); Thiel 3, Grove City 1 (Game 1); Wash & Jeff 5, Waynesburg 2 (Game 1); Bethany 2, Westminster 1 (Game 1); Westminster 9, Behany 4 (Game 2); Saint Vincent 18, Geneva 4 (Game 2); Wash & Jeff 16, Waynesburg 2 (Game 2); Thiel 4, Grove City 3 (Game 2) Sunday, April 2 Wash & Jeff 10, Waynesburg 7; Bethany 7, Westminster 5 Monday, April 3 Grove City 4, Thiel 1; Saint Vincent 11, Geneva 6; PittGreensburg 21, Waynesburg 11; Penn State Beaver 4, Bethany 3

STANDINGS

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

LACROSSE (ORLC) Conf. Overall 2-0 14-6 2-0 13-7 2-0 8-12 2-0 6-11-1 1-1 10-6 1-1 6-10 0-2 11-9 0-2 7-9 0-2 3-12 0-2 1-10

Sunday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 7, CHATHAM 6 Waynesburg 001 001 5 7 Chatham 000 110 4 6

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, April 1 Thiel 10, Grove City 2 (Game 1); Westminster 8, Geneva 0 (Game 1); Grove City 4, Thiel 2 (Game 2); Westminster 7, Geneva 2 (Game 2) Sunday, April 2 Bethany 4, Wash & Jeff 2 (Game 1); Westminster 21, Allegheny 1 (Game 1); Thomas More 11, Saint Vincent 2 (Game 1); Waynesburg 7, Chatham 2 (Game 1); Bethany 4, Wash & Jeff 3 (Game 2); Westminster 8, Allegheny 4 (Game 2); Thomas More 6, Saint Vincent 1 (Game 2); Waynesburg 7, Chatham 6 (Game 2)

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, April 8 Waynesburg at Thomas More (Game 1) - 12 p.m.; Bethany at Grove City (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Chatham at Friday, April 7 Westminster (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Thiel Thiel at Westminster - 4 p.m.; Geneva at Thomas More - 4 (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Geneva (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Grove City at Wash & Jeff - 4:30 p.m. p.m.; Waynesburg at Thomas More (Game 2) - 2 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Geneva (Game 2) - 3 p.m.; Bethany Saturday, April 8 Geneva at Thomas More (Game 1) - 12 p.m.; Westminster at Grove City (Game 2) - 3 p.m.; Chatham at Westminster (Game 2) - 3 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Thiel (Game 2) - 3 at Thiel (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Bethany (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Grove City (Game 1) - 1 p.m. p.m.; Penn State Behrend at Waynesburg (Game 1) Sunday, April 9 - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Thomas More (Game 2) - 2:30 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Wash & Jeff (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Saint Penn State Behrend at Waynesburg (Game 2) - 3:30 Vincent at Wash & Jeff (Game 2) - 3 p.m.; p.m.; Saint Vincent at Bethany (Game 2) - 3:30 p.m.; Westminster at Thiel (Game 2) - 3:30 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at PAC SOFTBALL LEADERS Grove City (Game 2) - 3:30 p.m.

Batting AVG: Sainato, .515, GEN; Falce, .479, THI; Sunday, April 9 Quillen, .455, TMC Bethany at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Hanover at Thomas RBI: Farkosovsky, 25, GEN; Liverman, 16, WES; More - 2 p.m.

Dickerson, 16, TMC

UPCOMING GAMES

PAC BASEBALL LEADERS

Batting AVG: Salem, .491, WES; Laumann, .444, TMC; Gatins, .425, W&J RBI: Martin, 22, SVC; Beighley, 22, GEN; Lawrence, 21, TMC WINS: Bucci, 4, THI; Scott Hefty, 3, WAY; Groves, 3, W&J

WINS: Farkosovsky, 9, GEN; Rohrer, 8, WES; DeDreu, 6, TMC ERA: Rohrer, 0.98, WES; DeDreu, 1.35, TMC; Wooton, 1.50, GRO

WOMEN STANDINGS

BETHANY INVITATIONAL

Conf. Overall Transylvania 3-0 8-1 Wash & Jeff 1-0 2-4 Thiel 1-0 1-4 Saint Vincent 2-1 5-3 Hanover 1-1 4-5 Thomas More 1-1 2-4 Mount St. Joseph 1-1 1-5 Franklin 0-0 2-2 Westminster 0-3 0-3 Waynesburg 0-3 0-7 Saturday’s Box Score

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 17, WAYNESBURG 5 Waynesburg 3 2 5 Mt. St. Joseph 13 4 17

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, April 1 Saint Vincent 18, Thomas More 7; Mount St. Joseph 17, Waynesburg 5; Hanover 20, Westminster 5 Sunday, April 2 Thomas More 17, Westminster 7; Transylvania 20, Saint Vincent 16; Franklin 19, Tine 10

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, April 8 Mount St. Joseph at Lincoln Memorial - 1 p.m.; Transylvania at Waynesburg - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Hanover - 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 9 Thiel at Franklin - 1 p.m.; Transylvania at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.

MEN STANDINGS

Thiel Transylvania Wash & Jeff Westminster Saint Vincent Hanover Mount St. Joseph Bethany

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

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, April 1 Saint Vincent 15, Mount St. Joseph 7; Thiel 15, Wash & Jeff 14; Transylvania 18, Westminster 3 Sunday, April 2 Hanover 18, Bethany 4

ERA: Salmen, 0.75, WES; Eliadis, 1.33, TMC; Groves, 1.38, TMC

Addy Knetzer, Women's Outdoor Track & Field Jonah Cooper, Men's Tennis

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100 Meter: 1. Natasha Trott, 12.38, Wheeling Jesuit; 2. Mykera Days, 12.63, West Virginia; 6. Jessica Kelosky, 12.93, Geneva 200 Meter: 1. Jakeya Perrin, 26.33, Davis & Elkins; 2. Heaven Maeshack, 26.42, Glenville; 15. Caitlin Brooks, 28.14, Waynesburg 400 Meter: 1. Emilia Riccuti, 59.72, California; 2.

Hannah Lacey, 1:02.91, W&J; 11. Mary Beth Cunningham, 1:05.80, Waynesburg 800 Meter: 1. Summer Hill, 2:15.47, California; 2. Jaclyn Reinbold, 2:19.26, California; 3. Anige Marchetti, 2:22.38, Waynesburg 1500 Meter Run: 1. Julie Friend, 4:43.17, California; 2. Emily Latimer, 4:56.51, Waynesburg 5,000 Meter: 1. Sydney Pineault, 18:21.43, West Virginia; 2. Danielle Haynes, 18:47.78, Davis & Elkins; 10. Olivia Latimer, 20:46.63 10,000 Meter: 1. Hannah Mae Surface, 39:42.39, Alderson Broaddus; 2. Nicole Kostosky, 40:52.30, Wnat-Washington 100 Meter Hurdle: 1. Lauren Cvechko, 14.89, West Virginia; 2. Nicole Bartoletta, 15.18, Geneva 400 Meter Hurdle: 1. Lauren Leaman, 1:07.11, West Virginia; 2. Cassidy McCullogh, 1:08.69, West Virginia; 3. Elinore Loch, 1:09.34, Waynesburg 3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Jenna Furr, 12:32.26, Wheeling Jesuit; 2. Karissa Duke, 15:44.71, West Liberty High Jump: 1. Lauren Cvechko, 1.57 m, West Virginia; 2. Lauren Leaman, 1.57 m, West Virginia; 5. Taylor Clarkson, 1.42 m, Waynesburg Pole Vault: 1. Anna Messa, 3.80 m, Wheeling Jesuit; 2. Mim Stonecipher, 3.20 m, West Virginia; 3. Melaine Packard, 3.20 m, Grove City Long Jump: 1. Kaila Cannon, 5.41 m, California; 2.

Kailee Loose, 4.91 m, Geneva; Triple Jump: 1. Kailah Holmes, 11.27 m, California; 2. Jordan Lynn, 10.63 m, West Virginia; 7. Madison McKivergan, 9.64 m, Grove City Shot Put: 1. Addy Knetzer,12.48 m, Waynesburg; 2. Hayley Campbell, 12.39 m, Wheeling Jesuit Discus: 1. Hayley Campbell, 39.32 m, Wheeling Jesuit; 2. Aiyana Kachmarek, 37.47 m, West Virginia; 11. Addy Knetzer, 30.10 m, Waynesburg Javelin: 1. Katie Demi, 42.01 m, West Virginia; 2.

Rachel Czulewicz, 37.24 m, West Virginia; 6. Addy Knetzer, 31.72 m, Waynesburg Hammer Throw: 1. Hayley Campbell, 51.15 m, Wheeling Jesuit; 2. Alba Torres, 46.07 m, UnatWheeling

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, April 8 Saint Vincent at Hanover - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Mount St. Joseph - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Medaille - 7 p.m.

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD

MEN'S TRACK & FIELD CARNEGIE MELLON MINI INVITATIONAL 100 Meter: 1. Brendan Kacor, 11.13, N/A; 2.

Byron Mayers, 11.26, Bethany; 200 Meter: 1. Andre Butler, 22.36, Bethany; 2.

Brendan Kacor, 22.49, N/A; 17. Mark Minjock, 23.57, Waynesburg 400 Meter: 1. Joe Vedilago, 49.98, California; 2.

Aaron Tedys, 50.35, Geneva; 31. Garret Guthrie, 55.84, Waynesburg 800 Meter: 1. Brett George, 1:57.80, California; 2. Devin Rich, 1:58.24, Wheeling Jesuit; 18.

Justin Simmons, 2:09.15, Waynesburg 1500 Meter: 1. Brett George, 4:06.98, California; 2. Daniel Christiansen, 4:09.25, Grove City; 10.

Joel Kuzminski, 4:24.43, Waynesburg 5,000 Meter: 1. David Magda, 15:50.76, Davis & Elkins; 2. Drew Thibault, 16:06.29, Grove City; 5.

Jacob Pryor, 16:30.91, Waynesburg 10,000 Meter: 1. Grant McCarthy, 33:04.78, W&J; 2. Ryan Donnelly, 33:19.61, Bethany; 7.

Justin Lewis, 36:43.98, Waynesburg 110 Meter Hurdle: 1. Niles Dailey, 14.75, West Virginia; 2. Dustin Martin, 15.24, Glenville; 4.

Dalton Paxson, 15.63, Geneva; 400 Meter Hurdle: 1. Dustin Martin, 57.20, Glenville; 2. Aaron Morgan, 57.54, California; 7.

Matthew Shinkle, 58.75, Waynesburg 3000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Micah Colson, 10:13.09, California; 2. Jake Henley, 10:18.74; 6.

Alexander Michalenko, 11:01.89, Bethany High Jump: 1. Aaron Morgan, 1.92 m, California; 2. Darius Berry, 1.92 m, Wheeling Jesuit; 6.

Michael Trax, 1.67 m, Waynesburg Pole Vault: 1. Jacob Hamilton, 4.30 m, Wheeling Jesuit; 2. Brandon Tedrow, 3.85 m, Geneva; Long Jump: 1. Tavaris Anderson, 6.85 m, West Virginia; 2. Darius Berry, 6.51 m, Wheeling Jesuit; 9. James Steele, 6.06 m, Waynsburg Triple Jump: 1. Mike Cole, 12.69 m, Grove City; 2. Clay Joseph, 12.12 m, Geneva; 3. James Steele, 12.05 m, Waynesburg Shot Put: 1. Jarrod Webb, 14.50 m, W&J; 2.

Eric Ansley Jr., 14.03 m, Glenville; 4. Brandon Vantine, 13.15 m, Waynesburg Discus: 1. Isaac Barringer, 41.37 m, Geneva; 2.

Dominique Hudson, 41.16 m, West Liberty; 7.

Aniellio DeStefano, 36.96 m, Waynesburg Hammer Throw: 1. Tim Ferfuson, 39.58 m, N/A; 2. Joseph Smith, 37.89 m, Alderson Broaddus; 8.

Matt Dunn, 31.31 m, Bethany Javelin: 1. Quinton Reed, 47.90 m, Grove City; 2. Charles Simons, 46.57 m, West Liberty; 4.

Brandon Vantine, 45.33 m, Waynesburg

ORLC W. LACROSSE LEADERS

Goals: Nelson, 41, SVC; Ward, 28, TRA; Oliver, 27, TRA Assists: Carroll, 17, SVC; Nelson, 17, SVC; Ward, 12, TRA Saves: Dent, 76, TRA; Franey, 69, SVC; Mousa, 47, HAN Shots: Nelson, 77, SVC; Oliver, 65, TRA; Ward, 58, TRA

WPIAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Carmichaels

Jefferson-Morgan

Mapletown

Boys Baseball 4-3

Boys Baseball 4-3

Boys Baseball 4-3

Girls Softball

Girls Softball

Girls Softball

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April 6, 2017

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At Bethany meet, field events continue to lead men's team

By TY MCELIECE

For the Yellow Jacket

This past weekend, on Saturday, April 1, the Waynesburg men's track & field team traveled to Bethany College for the Bethany Invitational. The Jackets placed eighth out of 13 teams.

Head coach Jason Falvo thought the team handled the meet well, even with difficult weather conditions.

"I thought the meet went well and that our kids handled the weather well," said Falvo.

Sophomore Joel Kuzminski finished tenth in the 1,500-meter, crossing the line with at 4:24. Sophomore Jacob Pryor and senior Cody Nail both ran in the 5,000-meter, finishing in the top 10.

Pryor finished fifth with a time of 16:30, while Nail finished in seventh with a time of 16:41. Falvo was

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Junior Matthew Shinkle, pictured here in a meet earlier this season, finished seventh overall in the 400-meter hurdles at the Bethany Invitational last weekend. impressed with both Pryor's and Nail's performances and said it was the best times he's seen from them.

Junior Matthew Shinkle had a top 10 finish as well.

Shinkle was able to take the number seven spot in the

400-meter hurdles with a time of 58 seconds.

The field events continue to be the strong suit for the

Jackets, which has been this seasonís trend.

S e n i or Ja m e s St e e l e placed in both the long and triple jumps. Steele finished ninth in the long jump with a best mark of six meters, while he also placed third in the triple jump with a jump of 12 meters.

According to Steele, the weather made jumping harder for individuals, but ultimately allowed him to place higher.

"The weather definitely impacted how I jumped," said Steele. "It affected everyone, and that is why I was able to place as well as I did."

Freshman Mike Trax took 12th in the long jump with a distance of 5.9 meters.

Senior Brandon VanTine had two top-five finishes on Saturday for the Yellow Jackets. VanTine placed fourth in both the shot put and the javelin. His shot put mark was 13 meters,

and in the javelin, it was 45 meters. Player coach Ryan VanTine placed eighth in the shot put with a toss of 12 meters.

Freshman Vincent Giordono and senior Aniellio DeStefano both placed top 10 in the discus. DeStefano took seventh with a throw of 36 meters, while Giordono took eighth with a toss of 36 meters. Freshman Ryan Brownfield placed tenth in the javelin with a throw of 38 meters.

According to Falvo the team has the space to grow, which is a good sign for the future.

"The guys team has a lot of room to grow," said Falvo. "The talent level is greater than the performance we are putting out, although we're trending in the right direction."

The team's next meet is against Westminster and the University of Mount Union. The meet is on Saturday, April 8.

Cooper's singles win Track: Marchetti sets school record in 800-meter a lone bright spot for men's tennis at W&J Continued from C1

match. In the final doubles match, freshmen Tanner McKnight and James ZereThe Waynesburg Uni- menko failed to win a set versity men’s tennis team against sophomore Max traveled to Washington, Perilstein and freshman Pennsylvania, to take on the Eric Kmett.

Presidents of Washington & Waynesburg did have one Jefferson on Tuesday, April bright spot, which came 4. This was a rematch from from Cooper, at the number the fall, in which the Yellow one singles match. Cooper Jackets fell to the was able to defeat Presidents 8-1.

Byrum 6-1, 7-5.

This was the Byrum had first time the team beaten C ooper played a nig ht the last two times match this season, they had faced so it was a differoff. Cooper said ent feel for the the difference in Yellow Jackets. this match was “ There were his ability to stay some serves that patient.

Cooper it was harder to “[Before,] I’d see because of the lights. go for a fat shot instead of We are used to playing staying in the rally. I had in the natural light,” said to change my mentality,” freshman Paul Zalakar. “It Cooper said. was actually really windy In the second singles today. There were a lot of match, Denham lost a close balls that played differently. match to Smith 6-4, 6-4.

A ball that would normally At third singles, Adam fall inside would go outside McKnight could not pick because the wind would up the victory against Clapick it up.” hane, losing 7-5, 6-3.

The Yellow Jackets did Pastoria could not pull not find the success that off the win against Mehlthey recently found against baum, losing 6-3, 3-1 in Thiel College and West- the fourth singles match, as minster College. freshman Tanner McKnight Waynesburg struggled lost to Perilstein 6-0, 6-1. in doubles play, losing all Lastly, Zalakar lost a three of its matches. Soph- close match to Kmett with omores Jonah Cooper and the score being 6-3, 6-4 in Josh Denham fell to W&J’s the sixth singles match. seniors Micah Byrum and With the loss, WaynesGreg Smith 8-5. burg falls to 5-9 overall and Cooper knows what they 2-2 in conference action. have to do in order to be For Washington & Jeffermore successful in doubles son, the team improved to competition.

5-5 overall and 1-1 in Presi“For doubles, we just dents' Athletic Conference have some stuff to work on: action. putting the ball away, beFor the Yellow Jackets, ing aggressive and just be- they are back in action Friing able to work with your day, April 7, when they host partner,” said Cooper. “[We the St. Vincent Bearcats. need to be] focusing more The Bearcats come into the on singles in practice. It’s match against the Yellow just a matter of time.”

Jackets with a 5-2 overall Also losing 8-5, junior record and are currently Adam McKnight and se- undefeated in conference nior Jordan Pastoria lost to play at 2-0. junior Luke Clahane and That match is scheduled freshman Stephen Mehl- to start at 3 p.m for the Yelbaum at the second doubles low Jackets.

By HUGH O’NEIL

For the Yellow Jacket

Knetzer was able to power through. Knetzer threw her shot put far enough to take first place and set a new stadium record with a throw of 12.4 meters, or just short of 41 feet. Knetzer also finished in sixth in the javelin and 11th in the discus. Following her performance, Knetzer was recognized as the PAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week.

Jordan Simpson also performed well despite the conditions, as the freshman finished in eighth place in the shot put after setting a new personal best of 10.1 meters, or 33 feet and 4.5 inches.

Simpson joins fellow freshmen Ashley Hall and Carli Polczynski as two new throwers to the program who have made an impact already.

Falvo said he sees growth in the trio.

“Ashley, Carli and Jordan are very talented,” said Falvo.

“They get overshadowed by the greatness that Addy Knetzer brings – and Addy is a special, special athlete – but in terms of what Jordan, Carli and Ashley are doing as freshmen, I couldn’t be more excited about them. Each has such great strengths and such great potential, and it’s just exciting to see them develop.”

On the track, junior Angie Marchetti set a new school record in the 800-meter run after finishing in third place

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Junior Angie Marchetii, pictured here in a meet earlier in her career, set the school record in the 800-meter with a time of 2:22. with a time of 2:22.

Senior Emily Latimer and junior Julie Gerber followed Marchetti, as the two placed fifth and sixth, respectively, with times of 2:28 and 2:31.

Sophomore Cassidy Guiser ran her first 800-meter run and finished as the fourth Waynesburg runner, ninth overall, with a time of 2:34.

Falvo also acknowledged that Angie’s twin sister, Becky Marchetti, ran well in the 800 herself, after finishing with a new personal best of 2:38, knocking off almost 10 seconds from her previous PR. The Yellow Jackets also

showed well in the 1,500-meter run. Emily Latimer and Gerber finished second and third, respectively, with times of 4:56 and 4:57.

Senior Katie Latimer finished in the sixth overall spot with a time of 5:08, while freshman Katie Thompson placed three behind her teammate, ninth overall, with a time of 5:11. Freshman Taylor Clarkson ran a time of 5:15 in the run to finish in 11th place.

“I t h ou g ht Kat h r y n [Thompson] and Taylor Clarkson ran some really well 1,500 times for their first time ever running that race,” said

Falvo.

He commented on the purpose of moving athletes around to find where they can be in the best position possible to benefit the team.

“I think we’re in a good spot to do what we need to do in conference championships,” said Falvo. “We’re trying some different things and each athlete has a unique plan for them, and I feel good about where we are at.”

Senior Olivia Latimer was the top finisher in the 5,000-meter run, finishing in tenth overall. Falvo said she ran a “very good” time for never having run the race before.

Falvo commented on the team’s overall execution.

“I thought we had great performances across the board,” Falvo said. “I really wasn’t disappointed in any athlete that we had. I thought it was a good day for us.”

The team will head to the University of Mount Union Saturday – another meet that Falvo looks at and recognizes the competition that will be at the meet. But that doesn’t alter his strategy for the meet.

“Nothing changes,” said Falvo. “We’re doing what we need to do to get ready for the conference championships and the postseason. We know it’s going to be good competition and we’re going to go up there, and hope the weather’s good and we’re going to compete well.”

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kind of game happens when it did and who it did against.”

The lack of offensive production for Waynesburg carried over into game two of the series, as the Jackets were only able to muster five hits and two runs.

Two players accounted for four of those hits; Kucherawy and sophomore second baseman Tyler Reis both had two hits, while freshman catcher John Przybylinski had the other hit for Waynesburg.

It was the pitching that didn’t hold its end of the bargain up in the second game of the doubleheader and series, however, as senior Derek Whalen started and surrendered eight runs, seven of which were earned, in just three innings. Whalen gave up nine hits and struck out two before being relieved by freshman Brandon Floyd, who pitched two innings and gave up three runs on five hits.

Sophomore Ty Wickline and senior Parker Beatty gave up five runs combined on six hits after Floyd exited the game.

For Beatty, it was his first game back after shoulder surgery this past offseason.

Still, Humiston described game two as “abysmal.”

“We had no pitching, we had not hitting, we had no fielding,” said Humiston. “I really thought that after the first game we’d wake up a little bit and be a little more aggressive, but we our approach wasn’t good at the plate and it was like we didn’t want to be here. We just need to be better than [game two].”

Waynesburg seemed to wake up Sunday, April 2, when the team traveled to Washington, Pennsylvania to try and salvage a game out of the series.

Even with an unconventional lineup, with junior outfielder Tyler Godwin in centerfield, sophomore Mitch Nordstrom in left field and a change for the day at third base with freshman Justin Buberl getting the nod at the position, the Jackets jumped out to a 7-1 lead against the Presidents.

Waynesburg used runproducing hits by Godwin, senior shortstop Nate Mori and Reis to score four of its seven, game-three runs. The other runs came in via sacrifice fly, a wild pitch and a ground out.

After the Jackets gained a 7-1 lead, that’s when the ground fell out from un-

der them, as the Presidents scored nine unanswered runs to win 10-7.

Senior Jacob Meyer, who started the game, threw well, according to Humiston. The coach said Meyer’s defense didn’t help him.

“We had a situation where we threw to third base to try and get a guy out and it was a bad throw, which allowed everybody to be safe and we didn’t play well in the outfield,” said Humiston. “The guys that shouldn’t have been on base scored and that’s the difference in the game. Meyer pitched pretty well, though, and kept guys off balance. He made a mistake to Fortunato who hit another home run, though.”

Meyer received a no decision after pitching four innings and change and scattering eight hits and six runs to W&J. Junior pitcher Noah Lolley didn’t benefit from the porous outfield play and rough defensive effort either, according to Humiston.

“We had a dropped third strike get away and threw it into right field and the guy ended up on third base [while Lolley was pitching], and we continued to give them outs in the outfield,” said Humiston. “We went with Godwin

and Nordstrom where they were, because we wanted some offensive production.

But they made some errors and were conservative with giving room [out there]. Until they hit it over our heads, we want to play in and we had bad alignment that should’ve been remedied by the players and coaching staff and it wasn’t.”

Moving forward, Humiston said the most important thing the team needs to do is start hitting at an efficient rate, and that followers of Waynesburg baseball may see some different things as the team looks for answers offensively.

“We’ve looked at Buberl in the outfield a little bit and he’s a good athlete,” said Humiston. “He knows baseball, and several guys do. We have options that we haven’t necessarily had in the past and that’s a good thing.”

After losing to PittGreensburg in nonconference action Monday and playing a PAC game against Thomas More Wednesday past this week’s deadline for publication, Waynesburg is set to travel to La Roche College for a contest with the Redhawks Friday, April 7, with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m.

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April 6, 2017

SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL PREVIEWS

Softball travels to Kentucky for PAC After being swept by La Roche in doubleheader against Thomas More doubleheader, Jackets seek revenge

By CHACE JOHNSTON

For the Yellow Jacket

After playing a Presidents’ Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday, April 2, against Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Waynesburg University softball team continues its schedule of doubleheaders and conference games coming up this weekend.

The Jackets will take a road trip down to Crestview Hills, Kentucky, to play a doubleheader against the Thomas More Saints – a team they haven’t played yet this season.

Coming into this matchup, head softball coach Richele Hall said the Saints are one of the tougher teams in the conference. “[Thomas More is] a pretty tough team, but we can hang with them if we can stay away from things such as errors and [if] we can put the bat on the ball,” said Hall.

In the two previous games with Thomas More, the Saints had their way with the Jackets, sweeping them in a doubleheader in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.

The sweep, according to Hall, came partially due to an offensive slump.

“Last year, we had a tough time with the Saints,” said Hall. “We struggle to get the bat on the ball and our pitching also had a rough time.”

Around this time last year, the Jackets faced off against the Saints and it was a very cold and snowy day. The Yel-

low Jackets were swept in the doubleheader by final scores of 5-0 and 9-1, respectively.

Waynesburg continued to battle with the Saints for the first three innings of the first game, before giving up four runs in the deciding fourth inning. Thomas More picked up one more run in the top of the seventh to close out the win.

Then-senior left fielder Katey Potopenko and thenfreshman Cat Allstatt had two hits each in the first contest. In her first year with the team, Courtney Messenger took the loss in the circle after giving up nine hits and three walks in the complete-game effort. Messenger picked up three strikeouts in her first of two starts on the day.

Thomas More scored a run in the first inning and three more in the second to secure all the offense it needed for the win in game two.

Waynesburg put its first run on the board in the bottom of the fourth when then junior catcher Mackenzie Smith singled in Potopenko.

Messenger took the loss in the contest after yielding four runs, three of which

were earned, on five hits over two innings of work. She was the first of three Jacket pitchers to toe the rubber in the finale.

Then-freshman first baseman Alex Lawrence recorded two of her team’s four hits in the six-inning affair.

Coming into the matchup this year, there is a player that stands out above all the others, and that is Lawrence.

Coming into the game, Lawrence is batting .424 and leads the team in almost every offensive statistic.

“Lawrence is having a fantastic year,” said Hall. “She is starting to make her mark in the PAC, she is on pace to have a great year.”

According to Hall, the team entering into the game against the Saints on Saturday, April 8, is prepared.

“The team is ready for the matchup, and I feel that if all of our pieces come together the rest of the season, then we should be fine down the stretch,” said Hall. “I feel that if our bats continue to stay hot we will be in great shape for the rest of the season.”

Hall also said that the team will play with the same aggression against the Saints as they have been playing.

“We’re going to approach [Thomas More] with the same aggression,” said Hall.

“We want to make sure we are taking advantage of any opportunity we get in that game. Our goal for that contest is to spit – any time we are on the road, our goal is to split.”

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

After playing a conference game Wednesday, April 5, against Thomas More in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, Waynesburg University’s baseball team is set to take a break from conference play for three games this weekend.

The stretch starts Friday, April 7, when Waynesburg travels to play against the Redhawks of La Roche College, a team the Jackets already lost to twice this season.

In two previous matchups with La Roche, a team that appeared in the NCAA Division III College World Series a year ago, the Redhawks asserted their dominance, sweeping the Jackets in a doubleheader in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.

Head coach Mike Humiston acknowledged the tough time Waynesburg pitching had in the doubleheader earlier in the season.

“For our pitching, we got ahead on just about every guy, but then we could not put them away,” said Humiston. “They were 0-2 or 1-2 on a lot of guys and they ended up getting a base hit, or a double, or a home run. [La Roche] has a really good lineup and some good pitching too. They’re a team that was in the College World Series last year, so we knew they’d be good and are looking forward to

the challenge again.”

In the first frame of the doubleheader, Waynesburg fell 9-1, in large part to the formidable top half of the La Roche lineup. The top five hitters for the Redhawks combined for nine hits in the game, scored seven of nine runs and drove in six runs.

Senior pitcher Derek Whalen started the game for Waynesburg and lasted just 2.1 innings, giving up eight hits and five earned runs before he was relieved by freshman Jonny Kutchman, who gave up three more runs on two hits and a balk in 2.2 innings of work.

For the Jackets offensively, freshman third baseman Justin Buberl, who played short stop in the doubleheader with the absence of senior short stop Nate Mori for the games, doubled and scored a run, while junior outfielder Tyler Godwin had two hits and a run batted in during game one.

Mori missed the games to partake in an interview for graduate school. He will see his first action against the Redhawks Friday.

Game two went better for Waynesburg, but the Jackets fell 6-4 to La Roche in the contest.

Senior pitcher Jacob Meyer started on the hill and pitched well, according to Humiston, but took the loss after pitching four innings and yielding eight hits and five runs, three of which were earned.

Freshman pitcher Mason Miller threw two, scoreless innings in relief before senior Scott Hefty pitched an inning and gave up a run.

For the Jackets, three p l ay e r s h a d mu l t i - h i t games, led by home runs by two seniors: third baseman Cam Bernhardt and catcher Ben Miller.

Since then, Waynesburg has struggled offensively and is searching for some answers, according to Humiston.

Humiston said the challenge of playing two good teams should help get his team some reps and afford the team another opportunity to work on things it needs to work on before getting into the thick of the conference season.

Waynesburg plays at La Roche Friday, April 7, with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m.

The Jackets then return home after playing L a Roche for a doubleheader against Penn State Behrend Saturday, April 8, with first pitch of game one of the doubleheader scheduled for 1 p.m.

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little more on pitching, but I always thought I could’ve played a position that year.

Guys were playing well though, and I didn’t want to disturb that.”

Waynesburg made the playoffs that season, but bowed out of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament after winning a game and losing two.

The next season, Carter’s junior season, he went in as a pitcher and a right fielder.

“I wasn’t expecting to be playing the field again, but when I got put back out there, I wanted to have a little more fun and show the coaches and team what

I could do there and with the bat,” he said.

Carter drove in 13 runs in 72 at bats and hit .264.

He threw another 53.2 innings on the mound and pitched to a 6.20 ERA and 4-4 record in those innings, but picked up his second consecutive All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Honorable Mention selection.

The success has been more abundant to start Carter’s senior season, even though his win-loss record doesn’t show it. Carter has, as of April 4, thrown 28.2

innings and three complete games in four starts. His ERA is 2.83 but his record is 1-3.

“He’s one of the better pitchers in the conference and he’s proving that,” said Humiston. “Now we just have to start helping him and hitting when he pitches.”

For Carter, the success is coming, he said, from having more fun and a more relaxed atmosphere: an atmosphere the current senior class has enabled.

“We wanted to change

some things and we all kind of talked just saying ‘this

“I want people to remember me leaving my heart on the field. I always left it out there and worked hard.”

LUKE CARTER

Senior pitcher

year we’re going to have fun. We’re going to win games and lose games, but

we’re going to have fun,’” said Carter. “Even after the rough start we weren’t worried, we just made adjustments. That’s the way our class has always been...We want to leave an impact.”

In the end, Carter wants to leave an impact and be remembered for how hard he worked.

“I want people to remember me leaving my heart on the field,” said Carter.

“Maybe I had too many emotions sometimes, but I always left it out there and worked hard."

Softball: Messenger wins both games Baseball: WU can't erase early deficit ways, and our bats showed up. We were spraying the field with doubles and bringing for the Yellow Jackets in the people around, and we were first game, but mustered two executing on all aspects of the RBI. Along with her, freshmen game.”

Courtney Syfert and CheyGoing into the second game enne Wasko executed from of the doubleheader, Hall said the plate for the Yellow Jackets. the team kept the same mindSyfert went 2-4 with an RBI, set, though had a few miscues. while Wasko went “I thought our 2-3 with an RBI as mindset was pretty well. much the same [in The Jackets got the second game exceptional pitchtoo]. We were still ing from starter working really sophomore Courthard defensively,” ney Messenger, who said Hall. “We had earned the win and a couple miscues, pitched a complete but our miscues game. Messenger were more because gave up only two we were playing reMessenger runs and five hits ally aggressive, and while striking out two Cougars if we’re going to have miscues, in the winning effort.

I would rather it have from us Junior Samantha Crilley playing aggressive.” started for Chatham and Messenger retook the circle earned the loss after pitching in the second game and cona complete game and giving tinued pitching for the Yellow up seven runs.

Jackets. Hall said due to the The Yellow Jackets won performance of Messenger in their first conference game of the first game, it only made the season and broke the los- sense to bring her back to start ing streak in the 7-2 victory the second game as well. over Chatham.

“We spoke after the [first] Hall said the team looked game and [Messenger] said comfortable in the first game she was ready to go, and I feel and provided the defense Mes- most comfortable with the ball senger needed to gain the win. in her hand,” Hall said. If she “They played super relaxed says she is ready to go, then the first game, and they had a she’s ready to go.” lot of fun. They had fun and The offensive efforts for the made all the plays defensively; Yellow Jackets returned in the [we] played great defense be- second game as well. After hind [Messenger,]” said Hall. scoring a run in both the third “[Messenger] did a great job and sixth innings, the Yellow on the mound for us, as al- Jackets exploded in the final Continued from C1

inning, plating five runs.

Sophomore Alex Lawrence went 2-4 with two RBI and two runs. Syfert continued her impressive day, going 2-4 with an RBI, while sophomore Keri Renzler added an RBI. Going to the bottom of the seventh inning, Messenger was still in control over Chatham, with a 7-2 lead. After 13 innings of excellent pitching for the Yellow Jackets, Messenger struggled to close out the game, giving up four runs in the final inning, before finished it off and earned the 7-6 win.

In the second game, Messenger pitched another complete game and gave up six runs across 15 hits and struck out one batter. For Chatham, freshman Madison Howell started the second game and pitched a complete game, getting the loss.

On the schedule for the Yellow Jackets this week is a doubleheader against Thiel on Wednesday, April 5, past the publication deadline for this week’s issue. The Yellow Jackets will close the week with another PAC doubleheader against Thomas More Saturday, April 8.

Going up against the Thomas More Saints, Hall said the team approach will hold the same aggression.

“We want to make sure we are taking advantage of any opportunity we get in that game," said Hall.

First pitch is scheduled at 1 p.m.

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In the top of the second inning, senior Jon Kletzli hit a solo home run to right field for the Yellow Jackets, putting the score at 3-1 in favor of the Bobcats. Then in the bottom of the second inning, PittGreensburg scored six more runs putting the score at 9-1.

“It was just too deep of a hole to get out of early,” said Humiston.

The Bobcats’ bats stayed hot in the bottom of the third inning, Dodson hit a twoRBI double, junior Anthony Pacelli was walked with the bases loaded which scored Dodson, and then freshman Daniel Kiester hit a two-run single to right center giving Pitt-Greensburg a 14-1 lead.

“I think that we need to quit feeling sorry for ourselves; that somebody is going to give us chance after chance after chance,” said Humiston.

Waynesburg cut the deficit to 10 runs with back-to-back doubles by senior shortstop Nate Mori and sophomore second baseman Tyler Reis in the top of the fifth inning.

Then freshman Addis Crouch hit an RBI single to center field in the top of the sixth making the score 14-5 Pitt-Greensburg.

“Even though we were down by a large margin, our guys tried to fight back offensively,” said Humiston.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Pitt-Greensburg put

Shon Meade, Yellow Jacket

Freshman outfielder Addis Crouch, pictured here in a game earlier this season, drove in three runs at UPG. the deficit back up to 10 runs with a homer by sophomore Chris Common.

The eighth inning was full of scoring for both teams, for Waynesburg, Crouch singled to right center scoring two runs and then Reis reached on an error by the shortstop scoring two more, putting the score at 15-9.

Then in the bottom of the eighth, Pitt-Greensburg increased its lead with an RBI double from Common, then off a walk for junior Mike Parlak and lastly a grand slam by senior Tyler Lilja.

Waynesburg was only able to score two runs in the top of the ninth with a RBI single from sophomore outfielder Mitch Nordstrom.

Freshman Brandon Floyd

got the loss for Waynesburg, pitching a single inning and giving up nine runs on nine hits.

“We got pounded by a team.

That should not happen. I thought that we would have a little bit more focus and determination, but we did not,” said Humiston. “You cannot give up 10 to 12 runs in the first two or three innings and expect your offense to mount a comeback.”

After traveling to Crestview Hills, Kentucky, for a game against the Thomas More Saints Wednesday, April 5, played past this week’s deadline for publication, the Jackets are set to take on La Roche in nonconference action, Friday, April 7, with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m.

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Colin McLaughlin,Yellow Jacket

Students enjoy fun atmosphere of their last WU's Line performance together.

WU's Line cast performs final show of semester 'Everything is made up and the points don't matter' in Waynesburgs's pop culture spinoff show

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Staff Writer

Last Thursday, Anthony Corkos, Alex Sielski, Jake Restanio, Matthew Emerson, Teddy Clayton, Jaime Stanny and Connor Hoffman put on the last show of WU's Line Is It Anyway? For the school year.

"I thought it was possibly one of our best shows that we have ever had, it rivaled the last one. The last one was really good, but this one might have been better honestly." said junior Anthony

Corkos, who is the host and director of the show.

WU's Line Is It Anyway? is an improv comedy show based off Whose Line Is It Anyway? featuring Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and originally Drew Carey, but now Aisha Tyler.

"My favorite skit to do is Director, I love Director. I think that it is a lot of fun, the cast seems to love it, the crowd loves it, so Director is defiantly my favorite game." said senior Alex Sielski.

Some other skits that they did were: Press Conference,

Wacky Newscaster, Superheroes, Living Scenery featuring a guest from the audience Father Mike Zavage, Party Quirks, Millionaire, Multiple Personalities, Scenes From a Hat and Quick Change.

The show was also Sielski's and Restanio's last shows.

"It is definitely a bitter sweet feeling, I am defiantly sad to be here and to be going, but I am also excited to see what new cast members will come out for the next show. I defiantly plan on coming back to see. it is always good to see new cast

members and get a new style of humor. It was a great 3 years running, but as sad as I am to see it go I am glad to see new people coming in." said Sielski.

Sielski has been a part of WU's Line since his sophomore year when his roommate told him to try out because he thought that he was funny. Sielski had never done improv before, but made the main cast in his first year ever. Ever since, he has made a bunch of new memories to cherish forever.

"I do not know if I can

pick one specific best memory, there is so many, but I think that my favorite part about it is that you basically start the show with people I have never talked to before and I would consider them all close friends now. I think my best memory is from just how we worked with each other when we first met up to now we are a close knit group of friends. I just like the personal connections that I have made throughout the year." said Sielski.

Throughout the entire show there was a lot of

laughter from the crowd as well as the actors and actresses.

"Next year there will be more laughs, more goofs, more gaffs, it is going to be a fantastic time. I am only getting better as a director and host and the other people are only getting better at what they do. It is always a shame to see people go, but people always step up to replace." said Corkos. "It is a fantastic show. It is the best show on campus. I will say that in full confidence it is the best show on campus."

Concert choir and Familiy in military a tough adjustment Students assess band to perform pros and cons of members joint spring concert family who are serving

By RACHEL MANGAN Editorial Assistant

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, students involved in the performing arts have been jamming their last minute rehearsals for their final performances of the semester.

Performances for the Barber Shop and Beauty Shop choirs, the concert choir, symphonic band, brass band and woodwind ensemble are fast approaching.

The first of the performances will take place this Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Roberts Chapel. At this concert, both the concert choir and symphonic band will be sharing what they have practiced. The concert choir will perform first, with a worship-themed repertoire—consisting of songs with varying messages and speeds. Among their list of songs is “Psalm 23,” a piece in

which only the female voices will be featured. The choir portion of the concert will also feature several soloists and approximately 11 songs.

One of the songs being featured in the performance,

Upcoming Music Events APRIL 8 AT 7:30 P.M.: Joint performance of band and choir Roberts Chapel

APRIL 13 AT NOON:

Final Chamber Works of the sememster Marsh Center called “He is Watching Over Israel,” was also performed on Charter Day. “I’m really excited to be performing all of these songs,” said freshman Heidi FINEARTS >> D2

By AMANDA TRONCONE Editorial Assistant

Teghan Simonton’s parents, Shawn and Donna Simonton, who are Senior Master Sergeants, were both active in the Air Force during her childhood. Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Germany, Maryland, Simonton ticks off the places she has lived throughout her lifetime.

“At the time, I really hated it,” said Simonton, who struggled to make friends as her family moved from base to base. “Growing up like that, at the time, I was really envious of all the people that got to have a base, like a home, now that is the only way I know how to live.”

Simonton did not choose this life for herself. Her parents met in Saudi Arabia while they were both serving in the military, and this circumstance has affected

Photo courtesy of Maura Fenske

Grant Fenkse dressed in military garb as a young child. Little did he know he would follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and serve his country. her entire childhood, even pulling away her father from her at times.

“It’s weird knowing that you have someone who is so important to you across the world doing something that you don’t know, and you don’t know if it is safe or not,” said Simonton.

Despite not knowing what her father’s exact responsibilities were, Simonton acknowledges that “you never know if you are going to get

that call,” but reinforces that she was never extremely worried.

Because the military lifestyle surrounded her, it was not a surprise to her when her half-brother also joined the military.

“Nobody was angry or upset that he wanted to do this,” said Simonton. “It was more like family pride because he was taking after my dad and he wanted to do exactly what my dad was doing and he has

my dad’s badge number…my dad pulled some strings to make sure that he could have that because that was so important to him.”

When Simonton’s brother enlisted, it was not a surprise, but for Maura Fenske and her family, it caught them off guard when her brother decided to enlist.

“My brother was never a school kid, he hated high MILITARY >> D2

SAB hosts Game Night for students Actors try their hand at directing for One Act Plays

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Staff Writer

The Student Activities Board hosted the last Game Night of the spring in the Bee Hive on Friday, March 31.

Some game options for the students were Uno, Cranium, Dominos and several others. There were even classic games like Settlers of Catan.

Resident Director of Willison Russ Schneider chaperoned the event.

“We love games,” said Schneider. “We each own over 100 board games. It has always been something that I did in college with my friends, and students now. It is a really good way to get to know someone, how they behave, and how they think just from playing a board game."

By JOE SMELTZER Staff Writer

Colin McLaughlin, Yellow Jacket

Students gathered in the Beehive for a boardgame night hosted by SAB. Snacks and games were provided for students to enjoy while they relaxed.

There were also Doritos, potato chips, pretzels and other refreshments available.

Students got to relax, socialize, laugh and eat together.

"It is something that can bring a lot of different people

together. I have game nights in my apartment ever y Thursday night,” said Schneider. “Games in general bring all sorts of people together.

Even games that are strategic and more daunting can still

bring people together to have fun… Lately I have been into the more party type games for 6 plus people."

Schneider and his friends SAB >> D1

On Monday, April 10, and Wednesday, April 12, five students at Waynesburg University will be putting their directing skills on display at the Goodwin Performing Arts Center with five separate one-act plays.

The performances, which will be graded as part of a “Directing for the Stage” course taught by Edward Powers, are scheduled to run from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

Seniors Emily Mielcarek and Brittany McGary, ju-

nior Michelle Frye, sophomore Megan Cook and freshman Tre’ Thomas are the directors.

The series will kick off at 8 p.m. on Monday with Mielcarek’s play, called “Scuba Lessons,” which is about two best friends who both get set up on individual blind dates. The cast consists of freshmen Holly Hendershot and Mikayla Haggerty, sophomore Elizabeth Nicodemus and seniors Michael Merten and Zack Ziegler.

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Perform: One Acts a chance for students to direct, not just act Continued from D1

Shon Meade, Yellow Jacket

STUDENTS INTERACT WITH DOGS FOR FUNDRAISER

The Greene County Humane Society were hosted by Waynesburg University with a Pause for Paws fundraiser. Students had the chance to donate goods or cash to play with dogs. Donations stay here in Greene County.

For Mielcarek, an international studies major, one of the perks of directing is being able to express herself from a whole new angle.

“I love being able to use my creative expression on the other side of the stage,” said Mielcarek. “I’m so used to being on stage or being backstage helping with sets and things like that. It’s really nice to play a different role, and the creativity is a big reason.”

Following that will be Tre Thomas, the only freshman of the five directors, who will be directing “A m i c a b l e Pa r t i n g ”, which goes through the relationship of a couple that is going through a divorce.

The play will star sophomore Josh Sneeringer and graduate student Emily Haywood. Thomas, a prelaw and history major, said that he chose “Amicable Parting” because it had a small cast.

“It was an environment where I could get more intimate with my actors, and we could figure out different ways to do stuff, and it would be more of a

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Dziak, a member of the concert choir. “Even though we have a large repertoire. We’ve all put so much work into perfecting it. We can’t wait to share with everyone the music that means so much to us.”

After the concert choir portion of the concert concludes, the symphonic band will take the stage, continuing with their year-long pattern of movie themed concerts.

During this concert, students will be performing music by John Williams—who is most notable for his film scores of Star Wars, Home Alone, Jaws and E.T.

Another set of performances is the final Chamber Works concert April 13 at noon in the Marsh Center.

At this concert, there will be a number of ensembles performing, including the Beauty Shop Choir, Barbershop Quartet, Wind Ensemble and Brass Ensemble.

The performances are less than a week away, but the songs to be performed are not all set in stone. The Beauty Shop is surely set to perform “For the Longest Time” by Billy Joel, though, which is especially intriguing to Dziak, who is also a member of the Beauty Shop Chior.

Additionally, the brass ensemble has been practicing a number of different pieces.

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played a game called Ghost Stories.

"In Ghost Stories, we are all working together to defeat ghosts and the big bad boss ghost before the time runs out, or we all lose our lives or before the village gets overrun by ghosts,” said Schneider. “It is a cooperative game, so you can still be competitive, but competitive with each other."

Another group of students played Cranium and then Uno. "I had nothing else really going on and it is a really good study break,” said freshman Harrison Scott. “I liked it. It stretched my mind and

gave us some good laughter as well. I am big fan of board games. They are more social than video games and it is always nice. Especially if it is a game that you can just sit down and have a conversation while playing the game, it is really enjoyable."

Scott said there are plenty of games he likes, but there is one that he likes the most and more than others.

"Probably Dutch Blitz,” he said. “You have four different colored cards, and the cards go from 1 to 10. Everybody has a blitz pile and 3 cards up. You are trying to get rid of the blitz pile. If you play a card from one of your three, you can take one from your blitz pile. It is a very fast paced game."

Military: Students make most with their family

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school, but loved the social aspect of school. He tried to go to college. He was there for a semester, and he hated it. We weren’t sure what he was going to do,” said Fenske.

“Then, he was about 21 and he told my mom and my dad first…they were shocked and then I was shocked.”

Fenske’s family history reveals that her grandfather had served in World War II, her two great-uncles served in the Navy and her cousin is currently enlisted in the Army, but no one in her immediate family had ever considered or even discussed any possibility of enlisting.

After Fenske’s brother, Grant, finished basic training, any doubt she had about his decision was eliminated.

“He was meant for this,” she said. “He was cut out for this.”

Fenske, however, was not prepared for the flood of emotions once her brother, her best friend, was scheduled to deploy.

“I just prayed. I was a wreck. I was crying that whatever God’s plan for him was, he would see it through and God would protect him,” said Fenske, adding that despite knowing he was doing what he loved, she never found extreme comfort in that knowledge. “That didn’t really make it any easier, but I tried to keep it in mind.”

She did find comfort in

Photo courtesy of Maura Fenske

Grant Fenske, left, and Maura Fenske make the most out of the time that they spend together. her family though, because all of them were so unfamiliar having someone so close take the step to serve for our country.

Fenske and her parents turned to God in their loved one’s absence, but for Waynesburg University’s President, Douglas Lee, his son’s deployment was evident and he prepared by doing the only thing he could:

“pray.”

Lee’s son has served as an airman in the Air Force for the past five years, being deployed three times. After a long discussion with his son, Lee has full confidence that this was his calling.

“As a parent, you have to at some point be willing to let your children follow their life ambition,” said Lee. Lee knew that when his

son was going into the service, he would have to prepare for his deployment.

“I think you really have to trust God with these matters and know that He ultimately has a plan,” said Lee. “That is the comfort that you got.

The assurance that you got as a parent when you let your kids go off into the world. As long as you know that they have a commitment to God and they seek to follow God’s call, then you know then.

That’s all you can ask for.”

Currently, his son is stationed in Alaska, a place he loves.

“That is very fulfilling to me to know that he is in a place that he absolutely loves,” said Lee. “To know that he does that in addition to serving his country, that selfless commitment to stand in harm’s way, protecting all of us… I’m very proud of him for that.”

Not only has the military offered Lee’s son a fulfilling life, Simonton can attest to the opportunities that the military has provided for her, as a dependent.

“I think a lot of people think of this military lifestyle as tragic almost. Like, ‘Oh it’s so sad that you had to grow up like that,’” said Simonton. “I do remember it being really hard as a kid, but now looking back, I can’t imagine. I don’t know what regular life looks like, so I know I am only getting one side of the story, but looking back, I wouldn’t change it.”

collaborative effort, which is how I like to direct,” said Thomas.

“I like it to be my ideas, but also a collaborative work with my actors.”

The series will continue at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, with Frye directing “Waiting for Death,” detailing a party that is crashed by the Grim Reaper.

Frye’s production will feature juniors Haleigh McKee, Sara Lesher, Matt Colaluca, Cara Paraska and Ronnie Loebker; sophomore Rachel Crosbie and Ziegler.

Although Frye has been involved with theatre since she was five years old, this is the first time she has ever directed.

“I absolutely love [directing],” said Frye, an advertising and public relations major. “I’ve always kind of wanted to know what it was like to be a director, and it’s just really enjoyable that what I have in my head is actually getting shown on the stage.”

Following Frye’s play will be “Check, Please,” by sophomore Megan Cook, which is about two people who are on blind dates.

This play will star Merten; sophomores Sadie Breon, with sophomores Melanie Kauffman and Christian Wilson; junior Shawn White and freshman Allyson Barker combining to portray 12 different supporting roles.

The series will conclude with Brittany McGary directing “Variations of the Death of Trotsky,” which details the death of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

McGary, an electronic media major, said she had never been a part of theatre before and is enjoying what is a new experience for her.

“I’ve just really enjoyed being a part of everything and getting to know everyone a little bit better, and just being involved,” said McGary.

The cast of this performance will consist of Loebker, senior Amber Lambing, and Wilson.

Some challenges come with the responsibility of directing, especially for students who are inexpe-

rienced in the field. For Cook, one of those challenges is working with her peers.

“They kind of see you as equal [to them], rather than the leadership role of the director,” said Cook, an electronic media major who minors in film studies and theatre. “But, overall, [directing] has been a pretty good experience.”

To decide the casts in the performances, auditions were held and each play will last around 25 minutes.

For Powers, professor of theatre, the fact that the one-acts are mainly student-led is what draws the audience in.

“They’re here to see students work,” said Powers.

“Here’s an opportunity to see students in a directing capacity. We’ve always seen the student on-stage as an actor, or backstage with some of the technical crews, but now, they’re in charge.

They’re having to look at theatre from the perspective that I look at theatre.

They’re needing to not only worry about one character in the play, and interpret the script for one character, they’ve got to interpret the script for all of the characters, just as I have to.”

Another faculty member who is involved with the one acts is Dr. Xela Batchelder, chairperson of the fine arts departmentassistant professor of arts administration. Batchelder is appreciative of the handson experience that students are getting from being able to direct.

“I just really like our students to actually do what they’re learning,” said Batchelder.

“You could have a directing class and not actually produce anything in front of people, and a lot of directing classes at other universities are run that way.

So I really like that our directing class actually has a public performance at the end of the class to get that interaction and feel what it’s like to have a the pressure of having a real live audience, because it’s a whole different thing to do it for class than to do it for a live audience.”

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It’s a weird combination but I love being on the stage and recently I have been moving backstage and getting involved in the technical aspects of theater. I love history, especially Revolutionary War era, and after I graduate I am planning to go to grad school, whether that be law school or not. If I do go to law school I would like to specialize in family law. I participate in theater productions, symphonic band, and WU’s line. It was amazing how fast I could get involved in activities that occur around campus.

Waynesburg has been an amazing accepting community where I’ve could gain friends that I know will last a lifetime. Unlike other schools, Waynesburg gives students the ability to become intimate and build relationships with their professors. The professors that I have, have been friendly, kind, and have been amazing resources for me.

As a freshman, I have three more years to go and I couldn’t be more excited. -Tre' Thomas

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HOP INTO THE EASTER SPIRIT Written by Sam Chadwick

Designed by Joe Buchanan

Easter Sunday, a Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead, will take place this year on April 16. Many Waynesburg University students celebrate Easter Sunday in unique ways and are looking forward to the holiday.

“I’m going to head home to Harrisburg and help out with my church’s Easter egg hunt,” said senior biology major Josh Hennigh. “After that I will attend church service and then go back home to make resurrection rolls and dye Easter eggs as a family.”

“The day before Easter we all color Easter eggs at my Aunt’s house and then get a picture with the Easter Bunny,” said sophomore biology pre-med major Anna Bartman. “I’m looking forward to celebrating with family at both of my Aunt’s houses on Easter Sunday.”

“I am looking forward to attending church service on Friday and waking up Saturday morning to dye Easter eggs,” said junior nursing major Joanne Barlamas. “We will then go to church again on Saturday and break the fast.”

FUN FACTS Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection.

Easter is one of seven moveable holidays in the United States, meaning it doesn't fall on a set date each year like most other holidays. It can fall anywhere between March 22 and April 25 in a given year.

The White House Easter Egg Roll is an annual event dating back to 1878 that occurs on the Monday following Easter. The event, which is held in Washington, D.C., is a race in which children push decorative hard-boiled eggs across the White House lawn.

According to the Guinness World Records, the largest Easter egg hunt took place in Winter Haven, FL. On April 1, 2007. The hunt consisted of 501,000 eggs that were searched for by 9,753 children.

Easter is the second best candy-selling holiday in America behind Halloween.

Easter gets its name from the term Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes the hare and the egg.

EASTER BREAK STARTS APRIL 15