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Winners for Senate Executive Board positions announced

Schwertfeger voted in as president over Juliani; board prepares plans for next academic year

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

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(Left to right) Vincent Wise, Luke Hutchison, Ryan Schwertfeger, Tyler McCoy and AJ McClure were elected to the 2016-17 Student Senate Executive Board.

Changes announced for 2016 graduation activities, preparation New myConnect tab among this year's alterations

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

Changes are coming to the commencement activities at Waynesburg. Though some may seem small, the impact they will have on the overall experience of commencement will be noticed, according to Mary Fox, event planner at Waynesburg University.

Abby Pittinaro, academic event planner for the university, said some of the changes are minor, such as flower sales—parents can purchase flowers for graduates. Other changes, such as aspects dealing with the luncheon for parents and students, will have a larger impact.

“It’s important for everyone to know about these, not just the seniors,” said Pittinaro. “We have new lunch details, flower sales available to [the] day of commencement, an updated campus map; [we] changed the format of the mandatory senior meeting and finally we have a new graduation tab on myConnect to make it easier for students to get information.”

Fox said these changes primarily came from student feedback each year after graduation.

“Each spring we make it a priority to listen to feedback from graduates concerning commencement exercises,” said Fox. “We try to make positive improvements each year.”

In regards to the luncheon this year, tickets will

not only be affordable, but students will be able to bring as many guests as they want.

There will also be two seatings for the luncheon.

“This year, we are excited to offer luncheon tickets for graduates and their families and friends at a minimal cost, thus enabling each graduate to have an unlimited number of guests at the luncheon,” said Fox. “In previous years, we have had to limit the number of guests to two per graduate. This change increases the amount of guests we can accommodate for the luncheon.”

As for the campus map, changes have been made to make it more interactive, according to Pittinaro and Fox. “It’s kind of a one-stop shop map because there are so many things included,” said Fox. People will now be able to hover over parts of the map and those places will light up. For example, Pittinaro said, if users want to find restrooms, they can hover over the word and those facilities will light up.

The mandatory senior meeting, which, according to Pittinaro, was not laid out in the best way in years prior, will also be different this year.

“We have important information for the seniors about leading up to the day of commencement and the day of,” said Pittinaro. “We restructured it a bit and added room for questions, so it will be more interactive this year.”

Pe r h ap s t h e bi g ge s t change that students will see, said Fox and Pittinaro, is the access to the informaGRADUATE >> A3

The results are in.

Waynesburg University students have spoken, and they have collectively elected current junior Ryan Schwertfeger as the president of Student Senate. He will be taking over for current president Michael Merten.

Schwertfeger was delighted to hear the news of his election, and he is grateful for the support he received from the student body.

“Well of course it’s just euphoria that you won,” said Schwertfeger. “I put a lot of time into the campaign. We had the video ad, the radio ad and I had ads on Facebook and Instagram, so I was everywhere.”

Schwertfeger ran against Anthony Juliani in the election, and although the actual numbers of the vote cannot be released, he was told that the margin was fairly close.

Regardless, Schwertfeger was honored that he was the chosen candidate.

“I am extremely happy about it, and I have never had as many people tell me that they were really happy about it,” said Schwertfeger.

However, as the president, there are some ideas circulating in his mind on what should be changed to improve Student Senate and its relationship with other students.

“Essentially, I want to finish a few things that I didn’t get to finish this year as the SENATE >> A2

‘The light at the end of the tunnel’ With new prosthetic leg, Kurt Detwiler is optimistic about return to WU in fall

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

Last May, during the summer before his senior year as a business major and football player at Waynesburg University, Kurt Detwiler was a passenger in a fatal one-car crash, which resulted in an above-the-knee amputation of his left leg.

Kurt was in a coma for nearly three weeks after the crash and spent the next 3 1/2 months away from home in the hospital and in outpatient care.

Since the crash, Kurt has undergone more than 30 surgeries — most of them within the critical weeks following the accident.

But today, after months of grueling rehab and dealing with the reality that life will never be the same, Kurt can walk.

“It shows me the light at the end of the tunnel here…that I’m going to be alright.”

ago. What stands out to him the most is the look on his mom’s face.

“My mom was there, the doctors were there, and they were so proud,” he said. “Just seeing how proud my mom was that we’ve come that far and have been able to do that. I was more happy that she was happy than I was that I was walking.”

These past six weeks with the leg have been brighter than the previous eight months were for Kurt.

“I’ll be honest, before I didn’t do anything. I sat in bed at night and through the day,” he said. “I didn’t do anything other than watch TV, went to therapy here and there, came back and sat in bed. I didn’t do anything and didn’t have the motivation to do anything.”

Now, he enjoys the little things he can do that he couldn’t for those eight months: getting a glass of water, picking out his clothes or going on walks on the trails with his mom and aunt.

“You take a lot of things for granted when you can do them and then when you can’t it sucks, you know, those little things,” he said. “And then you get it back, and it’s amazing and you just want

for next semester.

“I’m happy to just have the chance to come back to Waynesburg for everything that the whole school has done for me,” he said. “I want to finish up there. I don’t want to go anywhere else.”

Kurt’s friends and family tell him how much happier he looks since he got his leg. Head football coach Rick KURT >> A4

"I'm getting back to my normal self. It feels

amazing."

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Kurt officially got his prosthetic leg on Feb. 18, but he had walked with a prosthetic a few times before that. He started walking with a walker, but has since progressed to using just the assistance of a cane.

Kurt still remembers those first steps with his prosthetic leg a few months

to do everything.”

The little things, while important to Kurt, won’t outweigh the joy of eventually returning to Waynesburg University as a student. He thinks he’ll be able to return

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg student Kurt Detwiler, severely injured in a car crash last May, recently received a prosthetic leg and took his first steps since the accident.

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Find out what Vice President Joe Biden had to say about sexual assault on college campuses when he spoke at the University of Pittsburgh Tuesday.

Read everything you need to know about the Panama Papers, money laundering and how the world is reacting to this latest document leak.

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Katie Latimer won the steeplechase by more than two minutes. Read about her race here, and find out more about the women's track and field invitational at Bethany.

After the Waynesburg Player's spring musical, the actors and crew reflect on the results of the production, which was a first-time show for the university.

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Award-winning chemist shares expertise with WU students

By JOEY BUCHANAN

For the Yellow Jacket

While most chemists would be busy conducting research in a lab, Dr. Harry Gray took the time to travel across the country to visit Waynesburg University.

Students and faculty filled Alumni Hall on March 29 to attend this semesters Crosby Lecture series featuring a nationally acclaimed chemist.

The Crosby Lecture series brings those who are distinguished in their disciplines to campus once a semester to meet with students and faculty while also giving a guest lecture to the campus.

Gray is the Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry and the Founding Director of the Beckman Institute at the California Institute of Technology. He has received 18 honorary doctorates from the University of Chicago, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Gray has also been the recipient of many awards, including the National Medal of Science from President Ronald Regan in 1986.

Jelena Kyle, a senior chem-

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As part of the Crosby Lecture Series, chemist Dr. Harry Gray lectured at Waynesburg University March 29. He shared his expertise in solar energy and encouraged students to get involved in scientific research. istry student, said that Gray’s lecture mainly focused on his current research and job in California concerning the future of solar energy but he also gave some life lessons to students to carry with them throughout their careers.

“I liked how he talked about how he never gave up,” said Kyle, “he said that you can do

anything you put your mind to. Even if it’s so far out there, you can still do it.”

Gray also talked about how he has started a program called the “Solar Army” in which his team recruits hundreds of high school students around the world.

The way Gray got high school students involved with

his research studies is a very underappreciated way of going about research, said Evonne Baldauff, chair for the chemistry and forensic science department and associate professor of chemistry.

“The method he took to incorporate high school students to working on a research project that would have wide-

spread ramifications was a really unique way of problem solving,” said Baldauff. “Harry was really interesting in that there is no pretentiousness about him. He’ll gladly work with high school students and that’s kind of rare in a chemist of his status.”

During his lecture, Gray emphasized to students that

they must really get involved with research and get excited about chemistry, said Heidi Fletcher, assistant professor of chemistry.

He explained that after graduation you will be doing a lot of research and it is important that while you’re a student you become comfortable doing research and that you enjoy it.

“I think its kind of inspirational and kind of encouraging,” said Fletcher. “He is so involved with undergraduate students, encouraging them that they can do it, too even though it may seem very complex, complicated and scary.”

Baldauff said, following the lecture, the department of chemistry held a social with Gray to give students and faculty the chance to ask him some questions. It provided students with the chance to talk to someone that is experienced and has already done so much in the field of chemistry.

“The whole thing was a really great experience, to get to know someone that loves chemistry and loves research and has made that type of impact on the field that you are studying,” said Baldauff.

Business dept. PRSSA prepares for Regional Conference names Ola chair for a second time

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

By COLE LONG

For the Yellow Jacket

As the famous Aerosmith song says, "back in the saddle again," so too is Assistant Professor of Business Administration Christian Ola. He has been named the Chair of the Business Department at Waynesburg University for the second time in his tenure.

The previous term as chair was for a brief period in the Fall 2015 semester before Dana Cook Baer took over as the interim chair. She also took over as the interim provost in the beginning of the Spring 2016 semester.

With Ola heading back into the top position of the business department, there is excitement from the other professors in the department.

“With Dr. Ola coming back it gives us that presence again where all the students know the chair--know who he is-they’ve met him and had him for class,” said Assistant Professor of Business Administration Joshua Chicarelli. “It’s good to have the stability that he can bring to the job.”

Ola is excited to accept the job again.

“I’m very excited to be back,” said Ola. “It hurt in

Ola September when I had to step down, because I felt selfish. I work with wonderful people, so of course I am excited to be back, and I hope that the department is as well.”

Students are also excited to have him in charge because they can now expect consistency in their education.

“With Dr. Ola, his main priority is students’ success,” said sophomore finance major R.J. Leon. “In my almost two years here, this has been the consistent message that he has left me and many other students with.”

The business department as a whole, however, is constantly changing to the market and its needs, said Chicarelli. The adjustment to which he referred is the changing of the class curricuOLA >> A3

Waynesburg University Public Relations Student Society of America is hosting a Regional Conference April 8 and 9 with the theme: “Caffeinate Your Career.” Approximately 95 public relations students from schools in the area will attend the conference.

With registration starting at 6 p.m. on Friday on the first floor of Stover, the conference is filled with speakers, activities and networking opportunities.

Waynesburg PRSSA Vice President Jordan Mitrik said he hopes attendees get motivated by the conference and ready to take on the public relations field.

“With the many speakers and professional development activities lined up, I hope the attendees leave inspired and learn how to kick-start their public relations career,” said Mitrik. “There will be plenty of time at the conference to interact with the speakers and fellow students, so my goal is that the attendees will also connect with others and broaden their network.”

The schedule is as follows: Friday, April 8: 7:30-7:45 p.m. is the welcome followed by a program by Steve Radick of Brunner Communications titled “ Making a Splash: Beyond being Hired” from 7:45- 8:45 p.m. After Radick’s

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Conference Co-Chairs Hannah Morris (left) and Samantha Peer work on planning events for this weekend's PRSSA Regional Conference. presentation, Waynesburg Resident Director and CEO of Charitable Grounds Chris Kellner will be speaking and hosting an activity for the group. Both of these activities are taking place on the second floor of Stover.

On Saturday, April 9, registration and a continental breakfast are from 8-8:45 a.m. on the first floor of Stover. From 9-9:45 a.m. is the welcome and updates from PRSSA national with Emma Finkbeiner, publications editor in chief of PRSSA national speaking.

Next, a program titled “Lead to Succeed” will run from 10-10:45 a.m., with Rick White, associate vice chancel-

lor and public affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill speaking. The program is about becoming a strong leader in the public relations field.

After White’s presentation, from 11-11:45 a.m., attendees will choose between “Relationship Building”--a program with three speakers, Natalie Cox, Casey Durdines and Nathaniel Manchin, all from the EQT Corporation—or “A Day in the Life” with Amanda Cillo, client executive, consumer and brand marketing for Burson-Marsteller.

The former program will be held in room 302 of Stover and feature how to develop and implement community

outreach programs, and the latter will be held on the third floor of Miller Hall.

From noon-12:50 p.m. a networking luncheon will be held on the second floor of Stover. Following lunch, three programs will take place from 1-1:45 p.m. The programs are as follows: “Social Media Strategies” with Sandy Gall, digital engagement team lead of the Naval history and Heritage Command; “Public Relations in the Sports Industry” with Joe Onderko, Presidents’ Athletic Conference commissioner and “Kennywood’s Open: Creating Engaging Content for one of America’s FinPRSSA >> A3

English offers variety of topics Senate: New Senate board elected; for required literature course senator elections now in progress

By CAROLINE BROWN For the Yellow Jacket

Every semester, students have the option of taking their English literature special topics courses taught by teachers in the English and Foreign Language Department. Taking at least one of these courses is required to fill the general education requirement, and when looking for one, students may notice the options differ each semester.

Dr. Robert Randolph, chairperson for the English and foreign language department, assigns the sections-meaning he informs professors in the department if they are teaching a special topics course. After the assignments are given, the professors get to choose which specific topic they would like to teach.

The topics change every semester in order to keep the students interested in literature.

“As literature teachers, we are always thinking about

themes as a way of organizing classes,” said Jill Moyer Sunday, associate professor of English, who is teaching a Monsters in Literature course this upcoming fall.

“We like to share our excitement about literature by offering thematic classes to our students.”

When it comes to deciding which topics get taught, that is generally up to the professors teaching the courses.

They choose the theme of the class, as well as what books will be read and what other materials will be used.

“My topics come from my personal interests and my scholarly areas,” said Dr. Jamie Dessart, professor of English. “So I teach a lot of medieval texts, film, pop culture, fantasy and science fiction.”

It is a possibility, though, for students to see the same topic more than once within their time at Waynesburg University. If a certain topic is very popular, or very successful, the department will offer it again.

The success of classes is measured in a few different ways.

Professors work with the chair of the department to determine how many students were interested in that topic and took the course.

If a topic was given numerous chances and still doesn’t attract students, it is dismissed from the rotation. In contrast, classes with large waitlists are kept on.

Students’ requests for certain topics are also taken into account.

“When students are constantly asking ‘When is Tolkien up again?’ we know that is a sign of popularity,” said Dessart.

The department also uses the SUMMA that students fill out at the end of each semester to determine whether or not that class gets to go back into the rotation or if it needs dropped.

For information on the literature courses offered next semester, students can visit the SelfService tab on myConnect.

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secretary,” said Schwertfegar. “So I want to increase the amount of organization within senate. I found that this year we were really productive.”

Furthermore, he wants to build the level of transparency and understanding between the student body and Student Senate, because he believes that many do not realize the role that Senate plays.

“I wouldn’t say we’re not respected, but a lot of people are kind of like, ‘Alright, you do coffee, what else?’” said Schwertfeger. “I would like to try and increase the visibility of the Student Senate, do some more things along those lines and just kind of be a bit more active on campus.”

Schwertfeger was not the only person elected to a new position. Tyler McCoy was elected the executive vice president, and his role is to be in charge of all elections,

as well as assisting the president and his duties.

McCoy echoed much of the same sentiments as Schwertfeger in wanting to make Student Senate a more well-known entity on campus.

“I think we need to increase visibility on campus,” said McCoy. “Senate has put on some game nights in the Bee Hive and things like that, and I think those are good

“I would like to try and increase the visibility of the Student Senate... and just kind of be a bit more active on campus.”

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Newly elected Senate President

starts.”

McCoy wants to be able to have open communication with the students so that Student Senate can best meet the needs of the campus

community.

“Largely if the students say, ‘Hey we want this,’ or ‘We think this is good or this is bad,’ kind of responding to that and seeing what they want,” he said.

Although it may seem ironic, McCoy wants to increase the number of people who run for the different positions.

McCoy, and every other candidate for the executive positions, aside from president, ran unopposed. Vincent Wise was elected the academic vice president, and A.J. McClure was voted in as the social vice president.

Luke Hutchison will take up duties as the secretary. There were no candidates for the position of Treasurer, so it will be up to Schwertfeger to make an appointment to the position, with the consent of the Senate.

Elections for regular Senate positions will be Tuesday through Thursday.

All students who were elected will be sworn in on April 19.

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University works to balance activities for variety of cultures

By MATTIE WINOWITCH For the Yellow Jacket

When Cassie Gates, a senior biochemistry major, went to the spring retreat for her Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership scholarship, she became acquainted with a few women of the Muslim faith and saw a new side of their religion.

“I thought Islam was very terroristic and oppressive,” said Gates. “That is not what I got from these women.”

As someone who was not sure about her own faith at the time, Gates said she was inspired by the experience and even thought about converting to Islam.

At Waynesburg University, the activities that are offered to students are primarily Christian-based. While the college is Christian, not all of the students align with this faith. Gates is one student who feels the university could do more to expose students to varied cultural ideas.

Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, commented on how she felt about the students’ access to a cultural variety of activities as presented

by the Student Activities Board [SAB].

“I think overall we do a decent job,” said Bristor. “Again, can we do more? Probably, but it takes the students to tell us about these events.”

The way in which SAB works is that all students are welcome to participate and present ideas for what activities they want on/off campus.

Bristor said that a lot of students complain about the activities that are offered, but usually do nothing about it.

“It’s hard and it’s getting harder in student activities to please people – it’s not easy,” said Bristor.

Rev. James Tinnemeyer, the new vice president of Student Services, will now also be instrumental in the planning and the execution of activities provided to students.

In addition to his roles as University Chaplain and the Vice President of Faith and Mission, Tinnemeyer’s new position in Student Services could affect the way he mixes Christianity and activities, but he doesn’t think that will be an issue.

“It’s who I am, I mean, at my heart I’m a pastor,” said

Tinnemeyer. “But I’ve also been a lawyer, I’m a dad, I’m a husband. I think like all of us, I hopefully will bring all of who I am and all of my experience to whatever it is that I am doing.”

Tinnemeyer said that in his own undergraduate experience, one of his biggest regrets was not taking advantage of international travel and studying abroad.

This is similar to what Gates did through the Vira I. Heinz program, which allows select female students to study abroad during the summer through a minimum $5000 scholarship.

While students can get experiences off-campus through mission trips or the Vira I. Heinz program, Gates said the on-campus variety of activities is what students really need.

“I think on-campus it’s a little bit narrower to Christianity itself,” said Gates.

Today, she is a Christian with a newfound respect for Muslim culture and their religion. Sometimes she even wears her hijab, a religious garment to show devotion to God and modesty, because she likes what is represents.

After the terroristic bombings in Paris in 2015, Gates wore her hijab on campus at Waynesburg University for her own social experiment.

While most were silent, one student said something that she will never forget.

“I did have one person say, ‘Why are you dressed like a terrorist?’ which was the most awkward negative comment that I got,” said Gates. “I said, ‘I’m dressed like a Muslim,’ and he said, ‘Same difference.’”

Waynesburg just recently hosted a Student Speak about Islam titled, “Bridging the Gap: Misconceptions about Islam and Christianity” at which Bristor said about 40 students got to discuss and get informed about Islamic culture.

Although she appreciated the fact that the event occurred on campus, Gates still doesn’t think that this event was enough to satisfy the students’ experiential needs.

“The Student Speak they had [about] Islam; that’s really the only one I’ve ever experienced while I was here,” said Gates. “They don’t talk about Judaism or Buddhism or any of the other religions

[at Waynesburg] unless you go specifically take a religions course. And in that aspect, that’s not really something that you’re going to have the time to do because you have other classes you need to fit in.”

While there are discrepancies between students and faculty on this subject, everyone agrees that being proactive about the worldview of the students is a good idea.

Bristor said that if a student really wanted a more culturally/religiously explorative activity, it wouldn’t be automatically turned down at an SAB meeting just because it wasn’t wholly Christian.

“It would depend on the structure, and it would depend on what exactly the purpose of the program was,” said Bristor. “It would be based on content, the target audience and the purpose of the event.”

As someone who will also be overseeing activities, Tinnemeyer also said that adding more cultural experience to the school’s activity repertoire is something that he hopes to help accomplish.

“I think that it’s important

for us to be talking about what are the opportunities that we offer as a community to help people to not only grow in their faith but also to grow in diversity in the different kinds of experiences that are out there,” said Tinnemeyer. “I think that that’s healthy and that it’s good.”

And when it comes to Gates, it started with Islamic women and it ended with a Christian woman.

Through her experience with the Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership, Gates said she learned to appreciate religion and have a greater understanding of who God really was, which is what brought her to the cross. She said that she hopes that more students on campus at Waynesburg can find themselves the same way that she did.

“I think it’s really important for us to be strong in our Christian faith,” Gates said. “But it’s also important to understand other faiths and have respect for them, and I think that comes with education and educating people what other religions are about.”

Student-led event combats local hunger Financial aid dept. busts myths about filling out FAFSA

By SHON MEADE

Managing Editor

When it comes to picking a college, some students factor in the size of their institution as well as the majors that it has to offer. For Sydney Green, however, something else stuck out when she finally committed to Waynesburg University-a newspaper clipping from the Herald Standard that mentioned an Empty Bowls event in Waynesburg. Green said that newspaper clipping is why she decided to attend Waynesburg University.

Looking back to the reason Green decided to attend Waynesburg, the newspaper clipping that stuck out to her, she knew the event was something that her Aunt Carol, who is now suffering through stage-four lung cancer, would love. After learning more about Waynesburg and what the school had to offer, she fully committed herself to the school.

As the university continues on with its tradition of serving others, the Bonner Scholars hosted the 3rd annual Empty Bowls event in Greene County.

Empty Bowls is a national effort to end hunger--In Greene County, Empty Bowls focuses more on feeding children in the surrounding communities. More than 20 Bonner Scholars endured the sudden blast of cold weather Sunday, April 3, to finally accomplish the event they have spent the last six months preparing for.

Among the volunteers

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Jacob Meyer, Yellow Jacket

On April 3, community members gathered at the national Empty Bowls event to help raise funds to feed the hungry. The event was hosted by university Bonners. were the approximate 200 attendees. All of the proceeds that were collected will benefit the Greene County Weekend Food Program.

Supporters could purchase soup and bread to eat, and a handmade ceramic bowl was also included for the individuals to take home to remember the event.

Green, a sophomore nursing major and Bonner Scholar, was the face of the event this year, and oversaw it from start to finish. This was not Green’s first year participating in Empty Bowls, however.

Last year she helped out as the art coordinator for the event, dealing with the silent auction and the bowls. This had helped her in improving the event. She approached her role as the leader this year by hoping to make the program better than what it has been in previous years.

According to greenefoodpartnership.org, last years Empty Bowls event raised $3,600 for the Weekend Food Program. That program helps feed more than 100 kids over the weekend with take home meals. Coming into it this year, Green added how

people had doubts about how much larger this event could grow.

“Last year we were told so many times ‘this event could be so big but you guys don’t want to do anything with it,’” BOWLS >> A4

As the state deadline for federal financial aid approaches, many students hold misconceptions about filing. Staff members in the Office of Financial Aid said that students often believe there is no point to completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) when funds are not guaranteed.

“Sometimes the biggest question is why bother?” said Melissa Crouse, assistant director of Financial Aid. “Because it can be a long process and people are intimidated by completing the FAFSA, and they just assume that they won’t receive any financial aid anyway.”

But the staff members maintain that this is not the case, as many students are eligible for state grant money and other funds without even being aware. Matthew Stokan, director of Financial Aid, said that students can receive state aid—allocated through the organization, PHEAA—if they submit the form by May 1.

Stokan said that a large number of Waynesburg students receive the full $4,000 grant each year, and that students need only complete an additional PHEAA form with their FAFSA to finalize their State Grant application.

Crouse added that state grants are not the only source of funds that students can receive. Even students who do not typically receive federal financial aid may still be eligible for funds from their college or university, if they submit the completed form.

“Families are often surprised that they might receive some kind of institutional grant that they didn’t realize that they could qualify for,” she said.

However, Stokan added that students who do not qualify for any federal aid still have the opportunity of scholarships based on family income and grade point average, in a new program established by the state of Pennsylvania.

“Beginning last year, the governor and the legislator created what’s called the ‘Ready to Succeed Scholarship,’” said Stokan. “That’s a scholarship for students who don’t normally qualify for Pennsylvania state grant funding. This year we have approximately 20 students who are going to receive that, and it could be up to $2,000 a year.”

According to Stokan and Crouse, students have typically failed to file their FAFSA forms for a multitude of reasons- all of which cause them to miss out on valuable FAFSA >> A4

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tion they need to know as a tab on myConnect.

The tab, labeled “Commencement Information," hyperlinks students out to the commencement information on Waynesburg.edu, which includes schedules, the campus map and more.

“It’s a tab that will take you to the complete commencement information page,” said Fox. “Pretty much everything you need to know is on there.”

According to Pittinaro, students don’t typically visit Waynesburg.edu as much as they do myConnect.

“We figured a tab to direct them to our site would just be an easier way to access the information they need to,” said Pittinaro.

In the end, the changes are, according to Pittinaro and Fox, about making the event better.

“Every event we have, whether it’s for alumni or students, we always review after each event,” said Fox. “We try to strategically determine when some changes need to be made based on a lot of different factors.”

Fox doesn’t expect many to notice the changes, but expects the overall process to run more smoothly, and is excited not only for the changes, but also for the overall event.

“We’re very excited to host the graduates and their families for this very special occasion,” said Fox. “We are hoping these changes make it a smoother, better experience for the students and their families.”

est Traditional Amusement Parks” with Nick Paradise, director of public relations and social media at Kennywood Park. From 2-2:45 p.m. two programs are being held that attendees can choose from:

“Crime Scene Media Relations” with Brian Kohlhepp, detective with the Ross Township Police Department, Public Information Director and Community Service Officer with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Robin Mungo, and Waynesburg criminal justice Instructor James Tanda in

McCance Auditiorium, and “How to Handle the Hyper/ Active World of Communications” with Jeff Piatt and Scott Henry of the Pipitone Group in Stover 302.

From 3-4 p.m. in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center, “You are Enough: Unleashing the Power from Within”

with Karith Foster, diversity engagement specialist at Humorous Solutions be held.

The conference will be wrapped up with a Career Exhibition in Alumni Hall. For more information, students can contact Hannah Morris or Samantha Peer, co-directors for the conference.

Ola: Business looking forward to growth

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lum and how they can better prepare students for when they graduate and get jobs.

This will affect new students coming in who have not yet taken the classes in question.

“Things are going to evolve and grow,” said Chicarelli.

“As the market changes, we will adjust with it.”

The new students coming

in will see a business department that has changed to the market and the needs of the market, but what they see their freshmen year will remain consistent.Ola also mentioned the proposal of an applied business major that will have five or six different tracks.

According to Ola, this will help students who want to stay in the business department and give them a differ-

ent choice of how they wish to pursue a career in business.

With the addition of the major and the new tracks comes the rigor that Ola plans to bring to the department.

“We are beginning to see it already,” said Ola. “We as a department are going to increase the rigor in all of our classes, and plan to also introduce more technological aspects.”

The plan with these tech-

nologies is for the addition of simulations on the computers for classes that have not had them before, such as one for human resources, finance and marketing.

“Our goal is to continually try and make the department better,” said Ola. “Sometimes you swing and miss and sometimes you hit a home run, but those are the types of things that we want the students to see with our efforts.”

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April 7, 2016

Lucas-Hathaway awards given to faculty Bowls: Bonner event WAYNESBURG, PA— Three Waynesburg University faculty members received the 2016 Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Awards during the University’s chapel service Tuesday, April 5.

The Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Awards are presented annually and include three awards. One recognizes a faculty member with a history of teaching excellence, a second recognizes a faculty member with teaching excellence in introductory subjects and the third honors a part-time faculty member at any Waynesburg site.

Dr. Christopher Cink, professor of biology and chair of the University’s Department of Biology, Environmental Science and Athletic Training, received the 2016 Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Award for a faculty member with a history of teaching excellence.

A student nomination stated, “His passion for the field is one of a kind. He always goes above and beyond to help students succeed and achieve their goals. He takes extra time out of his day to help students with any questions or concerns they may have. Whenever you call, he is there for you.”

Another nomination noted

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Interim Provost Dr. Dana Baer presents the Lucas-Hathaway awards to (left to right) Timothy McCullough, Dr. Christopher Cink and Dr. Paul Sielski. that Cink is “a wonderful person with a very big heart.”

Cink joined Waynesburg University in 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Baker University and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska.

Dr. Paul Sielski, professor of mathematics, received the 2016 Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Award for a faculty member with teaching excellence in introductory subjects.A nomination stated that he “helps students overcome their math phobia and move forward in their academic careers.”

Sielski, who joined the University in 1988, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, in addition to a bachelor’s degree from Carn-

egie Mellon University and a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Timothy McCullough received the 2016 Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Award for a non-full-time faculty member. He is a lecturer of business in the University’s master of business administration program.

“He draws on a wealth of experience not just from his own career, but from teaching this course for the institution over the years,” a nomination stated.

A nomination noted that Waynesburg University is blessed to have him as a parttime faculty member and that his course deserves an A+.

McCullough earned a bachelor of science in busi-

ness administration from Waynesburg University and a master of information systems from Robert Morris University. He is the director of human resources for the CanonMcMillan School District in Canonsburg, Pa. The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust has established an endowed fund that provides two annual teaching excellence awards for full-time faculty members and one award for a part-time faculty member. Faculty members were nominated by students, faculty or alumni. Each recipient received a commemorative plaque and a $1,200 award. The Trust is funded by J. Richard Lucas and C. Joan Hathaway Lucas, members of the class of 1950.

said Green.

This was one of the things that helped drive her to make this event the best it could be.

Green said that the luncheon wouldn’t have been possible without the donations of both food and supplies. Hailing from Markleysburg, Pennsylvania, Green was able to reach out to local business around her home.

Kurt’s Restaurant donated two gallons of chicken noodle soup, with everything in that soup being homemade, right down to the noodles, said Green. Ohiopyle Café donated five gallons of soup, various desserts, rolls and also take out containers. Local chef Dan Wagner supported the event for the third year in a row by donating additional soups, such as ham and bean, French onion and broccoli cheddar.

There were a few changes implemented into this years event, one of which was the location. Empty Bowls moved from the Greene County Fair Grounds to the National Guard Readiness Center, which was a much better fit, said Green.

“It had a nice cafeteria style so people were served soup that way,” said Green.

A larger Chinese auction was also held, with items being donated from local businesses.

Through the entire fundraiser, shirt sales, silent auction and standard donations, the Bonner Scholars were able to raise approximately $6,000 for the Greene County Weekend Food Program.

“We definitely achieved that goal, and that makes me so very happy,” said Green.

Though Green is not leading the event next year, she still plans to lend a helping hand.

“Serving for me, it’s always made me feel good to see some body else smile, and I’ve seen a lot of that through my service,” she said.

That love for a smile that Green possesses is something that her Aunt Carol also carried.

“This is totally an Aunt Carol event,” said Green.

“The only reason I actually coordinated it this year and not letting it flop like it was going to was in memory of my Aunt Carol, keeping her memory alive. That’s why this event is so important."

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funds.

“Especially for new students—first year students— they forget that they have to do their FAFSA annually,” said Stokan. “And so unfortunately we’ve seen instances in the past where students lose out on state grant funding because they complete their FAFSA late.”

Stokan said that many students and families hold misconceived notions of financial commitment to attend a particular school, which often discourages them from completing the FAFSA. He said that this is especially prominent in families with divorced or separated parents, with a step-parent refusing to contribute their information for fear of having to commit to payment.

Unfortunately, according to Stokan, the primary reason students do not file is intimidation or confusion

with the form and its legal jargon. However, Stokam said, that should not be an issue for students at Waynesburg, who have the Office of Financial Aid to help walk them through the process.

“We’ll literally sit down with them, put them on the computers, sometimes sit side-by-side with them—I have wonderful staff here at the university—we’ll sit down with them and walk them through [the form],” he said. “For us, the biggest frustration is people not taking advantage of the service we’re willing to provide them.”

Waynesburg’s Office of Financial Aid sends out various postcards and reminders to encourage students to file annually, while emphasizing the necessity of the FAFSA itself. Students with additional questions can also contact staff members through the directory, or visit the Office of Financial Aid on the second floor of Miller Hall.

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Shepas said Kurt, who was with the team this week at spring practice, is “glowing,” something that was not the case months prior.

As the light at the end of the tunnel draws nearer, Kurt said his mood and way of living are both much improved.

“Now, I can honestly say I’m always walking around,” Kurt said with a chuckle, as if it’s still a surprise he can walk again.

“I’m getting back to my normal self like I was before the accident. It feels amazing.” *** Kurt’s mom doesn’t want him to drive. She can’t help but think of the car crash that nearly took her son’s life.

She said every time Kurt leaves the house, she is anxiously awaiting his safe return—the return that didn’t happen last May. “He may be 22 years old, but no matter how old your children are, you still worry about them,” she said.

“But when your child is laying there, and I’ll be quite frank, and Kurt never should have made it, and he did. But that’s always in my mind, and I know [how far] he’s come from in these 11 months.

As a parent, I just stress every time he leaves the house with somebody that he could be in another car accident.

Something can still happen, and that will always be in my mind.”

But as Kurt works back to a place where he feels like his old self, getting back behind the wheel is important. ***

So, a few weeks ago, Kurt and his brother went driving.

Down the back roads of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, Kurt drove his brother’s green Ford F-150. It’s the first time he had driven a car since before the accident.

For the months following the accident, the thought of driving frightened him. Even today, he isn’t completely comfortable with the idea of driving.

“I still am sketched out

with it,” he said. “If we get anywhere close to anything I get really sketched out, anxiety and everything.”

Still, Kurt said he’s made the decision to reinstate his driver’s license by this summer. And with every decision like that one, the tunnel gets a little shorter.

brace.

He doesn’t want to use that.

The doctors think the solution could be more serious, though. They have attempted to convince him to decide to amputate the right leg, his last leg.

“I would never be able to make that decision," he said.

***

***

Sometimes, for Kurt, that light at the end of the tunnel seems farther away than ever.

The doctors tell Kurt that his left leg—the prosthetic—is his “good leg.” They say it’ll probably be his “good leg” for the rest of his life.

Kurt’s therapy revolves around strengthening his right leg.

In the crash, he tore all four ligaments in his right knee and lost a large percentage of his calf muscle. He has no feeling from his shin down to his foot, and the leg’s mobility is extremely limited.

Doctors have suggested putting a metal brace on his right leg that would extend all the way up to his hip. Kurt called it a “Forrest Gump”

Kurt made it home from therapy in record time— about half the time his doctors anticipated, actually— and that was after he broke the hospital’s record for how far someone with a prosthetic leg can walk in six minutes.

Kurt’s mom said that competitive mentality is something in Kurt’s DNA. He wants to prove people wrong and is a consummate competitor.

And it’s a good thing, because even though Kurt’s life has improved, a lot of his home life hasn’t changed.

He still takes an inconceivable number of medications—about 26 pills a day. He still is in and out of doctor’s appointments and checkups.

He still has therapy, now three days a week.

But the things that have changed make all the difference.

Kurt used to be a gym rat.

Shepas said he was a leader in the weight room for the football team. Part of Kurt’s identity, the weight room, was lost in the accident. Since getting the prosthetic leg, he’s gaining that identity back.

For the past few weeks, Kurt has been waking up at 6 or 7 a.m. a few days a week to work out with a friend.

At first, getting back in the weight room was intimidating. But now, the bench press, the shoulder press, the bicep curls… he can’t get enough of it. That competitive DNA his mom said he has, what his friend called “drive,” pushes Kurt through the weight room and is pushing him through everything else in his life that is remarkably different than the one he lived for his first 21 years. *** Kurt’s prosthetic leg is the “basic” leg that was covered

by his insurance. Kurt and his family are waiting to purchase a more advanced prosthetic leg until he masters the leg he has now.

That leg, which Kurt hopes to have within the next year, could cost upwards of $100,000. The Waynesburg University community has held several fundraisers this academic year to help Kurt’s pursuit of that leg, which would allow him to further his attempt to get back to where he was before the crash.

The consistent support from the Waynesburg University community is something Kurt will forever be grateful for. It shows him that light at the end of the tunnel. *** Kurt's mom remembers walking in a parking lot recently and Kurt fell down. She said if it was her, she would have been embarrassed and would have started crying.

“Not him,” she said, crying.

“He just got up and acted like nothing happened and was determined to keep on walking.”

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Greene County to see effects of state budget passage

By JACOB MEYER and KIMMI BASTON Yellow Jacket Staff

After nearly a nine-month impasse, the 2015-16 Pennsylvania State Budget will officially become law Sunday.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday, March 23, that he will not veto the proposed $6.6 billion budget from the Republican-controlled House, as he previously threatened to in a March 16 statement.

Wolf is not signing the budget which features no new taxes, instead letting the bill sit on his desk for 10 days, thus making it law. “[All] these calls to do the right thing, to do the right math, here in Harrisburg have gone unheard. So I cannot in good conscience sign this bill. I cannot in good conscience attach my name to a budget that simply does not add up,” Wolf said in a statement Wednesday.

“But to allow us to face the budget challenges in 2016-17, I am going to allow HB1801 to become law.”

what we did.”

Snyder said the “Let's get to work, real work, to create budget, which she that budget. Let's do the things we need attributes to forto do to make it really add up. Let's not mer Republican governor Tom pretend.”

Corbett and his TOM WOLF administration, Governer of Pennsylvania is not one that is ideal.

“The budget does not necessarily balance whenever you Democratic state Rep. Pam Snyder, D-50, put in the income versus the expenditures,” was one of 13 Democrats out of 84 total Dem- Snyder said. “Because for four years there’s ocrats in the House, to vote for the Republi- been a budget that hasn’t balanced under the can-made bill. former administration.”

“It’s time to put this to an end. We cannot sit Snyder said she understands why Wolf is back and allow schools to close. We cannot sit sitting on the bill, since the proposed budget here and allow our agricultural departments does not give the amount of money he wanted and 4-H departments to not be funded. It’s not for education and human services. fair; it’s not right,” Snyder said. “We all have According to the Pennsylvania School our philosophical differences and our politi- Boards Association, education will see a $200 cal differences, but in the end we have got to million increase. move past this somehow someway. And that’s Three-quarters is going to basic subsidy,

while the rest is given to the Ready to Learn Block Grant.

Contrastingly, funding for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) decreased significantly this fiscal year. In 2014-15, nearly $345 million was budgeted for PHEAA. This year, the budget allocated just over $305 million for the organization, an 11.5 percent decrease in funding.

PHEAA, through state funds and its own investments, provides grants for Pennsylvania students to attend college. In recent years, funding has steadily decreased from an allocation of $407 million in 2008-09.

Because PHEAA is a federal loan processer, they are able to make up for the deficit caused by the state budget by using their own revenue.

This year, $448 million was needed to fund PHEAA grants, meaning that PHEAA filled a $103 million gap themselves after the passage BUDGET >> B4

Joe Biden speaks to Pittsburgh crowd Local parks and rec. concerning sexual assault at colleges manager recognized

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

Vice President of the United States Joe Biden gave a speech at the University of Pittsburgh’s campus for the “It’s On Us” campaign for sexual assault awareness on Tuesday, April 5.

The event was a precursor to Sexual Assault Awareness Week, which spans from April 11-15 next week. Before Biden spoke, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, Under Secretary Ted Mitchell and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, spoke about the topic.

Biden began his speech by alluding that the last place parents should be wary of leaving their college kids is on a college campus, but that is not the case.

“Everyone of your parents when they dropped you off on your first day of class, or put you on a plane or train

Shon Meade, Yellow Jacket

Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a crowd of students at the University of Pittsburgh on March 5. and kissed you goodbye, they had big expectations for you,” Biden said. “But along with those expectations was a nagging feeling.

Will you be alright? Not just will you be alright in terms of your grades, but will you be okay?”

He explained the culture from the early 1990s and before, where common ques-

tions after a sexual assault were “What were you wearing?” and “What were you drinking?”

“We had this double standard, man, that existed. And I was convinced that it still existed in some areas,” Biden said. “I was convinced that we pulled off this mask on this epidemic, that decent people would come forward

and support our efforts. That we could no longer deny what’s happening.”

According to whitehouse. gov, then-Delaware Senator Joe Biden presented an act in Congress that was passed in 1994, which changed the way the criminal justice system reacted to domestic violence and sexual assaults.

At first, Biden knew he wanted to change the law, but has since come to realize it’s the actual culture that needs to change.

While domestic violence has decreased 64 percent in the last 20 years, for the 1424 female age group, nothing has changed, Biden said.

When he wrote the law, one in five college girls would be sexually assaulted while in school. Today, that percentage is still the same as it was more than 20 years ago.

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By MATTIE WINOWITCH Editorial Assistant

Greene County Parks and Recreation Manager Pam Blaker accepted her first excellence in recreation and parks award, on behalf of the Greene County Parks and Recreation department.

The award from the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society [PRPS] was for a new summer day camp program for children that Blaker spearheaded.

The PRPS is the principal state organization promoting quality recreation and park training, networking and leadership opportunities for those working in the field.

Blaker accepted the award at a March 15 ceremony during the 69th annual PRPS State Conference at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs.

The county’s Department of Recreation was honored

for the “UP STREAM” program, held as part of the 2015 Greene County Summer Day Camp.

According to a March 25 publication of the ObserverReporter, the camp program was held for the first five weeks of day camp. Each of the four-day campsites participated twice a week.

Lesson plans consisted of interactive, simple discussions explaining lesson themes and hands-on activities that engaged campers to use their creativity and apply their new knowledge in constructing various arts and crafts.

Lessons included crystal and fossil formations, molecules and polymers, plants and honeybees, human skeletons, rockets, and wind, storms and the travel of light.

Campers had the opportunity to improve their strategizing and problem-solving skills HONORS >> B4

Autism Fundraiser benefits families, creates community

By RYAN SCHWERTFEGER News Digest Editor

For Damon Casseday, autism isn’t just something he feels passionately about – it’s something that strikes close to home. His son, Dustin, has autism and upon receiving a diagnosis, he looked to the community for help with the adjustment.

While Damon was able to find some other parents to talk to, he noticed something was off.

“You know, there are me e t i ng s and supp or t groups for people with other problems, like AA for alcoholics”, said Casseday.

“But there was nothing in this area like that for families with children or other members of their family with autism to meet and talk and bond together.”

So upon discovering this, Casseday and several of his friends, spanning multiple professional backgrounds, founded the Dustin Damon Casseday Autism Foundation. After getting the organization off the ground over the last few months, the foundation held its first fundraiser on Sunday at the Carmichaels VFW. Several hundred people were in attendance for the fundraiser, which impressed many of the staff and event organizers.

Greene County Commissioner Blair Zimmerman, who attended the event, said that the turnout did not surprise him in the least bit.

“Events like this is what Greene County is about,”

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The Dustin Damon Casseday Autism Foundation was founded

by Damon Casseday and his friends, in honor of his son, Dustin. The foundation serves as a way for families living with Autism to socialize and share their struggles and triumphs. A fundraiser was held Sunday, April 3, to raise money for these families and to develop better means of communication for them all in the future as they learn more about Autism. said Zimmerman. “People come out to support their neighbors and support causes like this. It makes me really proud to be from here

when I see.”

Zimmerman was also able to connect personally to the autism cause.

“Raising awareness about

autism is close to my heart,” said Zimmerman. “My son was misdiagnosed for autism, but before we found out it was a misdiagnosis,

we went through the entire process. So I really do identify with how these families and people like Damon feel.”

St ate R epres ent at ive Pam Snyder also attended the fundraiser and was impressed by how well the event was running and what an active role Casseday was playing in raising awareness and trying to make a difference in the area. "[Casseday] has done an outstanding job organizing this event and creating awareness for Autism in our community,” said Snyder. “He and Dustin have been in my office several times seeking support and educating me. I'm so proud of what they were able to accomplish with this inaugural event and wish them success in the future."

In addition to various public figures, board members from the foundation were also scattered throughout the event, helping out wherever needed.

Josh Dower, one of the board members, said that if excellent attendance equated to raising a good amount of funds, the foundation could start working towards some of their goals to facilitate change in Greene County and in the southwestern Pennsylvania area.

“This fundraiser gives us the opportunity to raise awareness about autism while bringing the community together,” said Dower.

“And we hope that with the money raised, we can get support groups for families

running, work on creating a better website to act as an access point for information and seeing what kind of daily and weekly services we can help provide for those who need it.”

Dower also expressed that educating the public and families with autistic members was a high priority.

“We are definitely education focused as well,” said Dower. “We want families to have some experience with this whole process, to share their wisdom and experiences with those just starting their journey.”

Another board member, Aaron Yanuzo, said the foundation also wants to specifically serve the needs of the local residents, given the circumstances that many families with autistic members face.

“We want to help provide services for people right here in the area,” said Yanuzo. “Its hard for many families--especially financially difficult--to try and get the services and treatment needed when you have to travel all the way to Morgantown or Pittsburgh. That shouldn’t be the case.”

Amy Marietta Conard is the fundraising chair for the foundation.

“The turnout is a lot bigger than I thought it would be,” said Conard.

“But its about time we did something like this to raise awareness locally and help families in the area.”

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To click or not?

Be wary of what appears in your inbox For the past academic year, our school’s email system has been riddled with suspected phishing and malwareinfested emails.

Information Technology Services (ITS) seems to be doing the best they can to curb this problem by sending students, staff and faculty frequent emails notifying them of any suspicious emails and giving guidelines so people do not accidentally open them.

One of the “important reminders” that was sent twice in the month of March among others was: “NEVER click on any links asking for confidential personal information (including financial information) or your account credentials regardless of who appears to be asking.”

It seems a little bit drastic, but it makes sense, because clicking on these bad links can corrupt a computer and/or infect the system. No less than a week after this email was sent, the university’s Human Resources department sent out a different email to all employees, including student workers.

The email was asking its recipients to enroll in a new payroll system by the end of the workweek.

On the third line of the online registration form, which was in a link in the email, it asked for your social security number.

Immediately this threw up red flags for staff and students, being as HR sent a second email later that day confirming the authenticity of the email.

But we have to consider that even though the email is legitimate, it still goes against ITS’s recommended policy to not click on links, regardless of who appears to be asking.

There seems to be some very serious miscommunication between departments that hopefully will be addressed.

We applaud that the students and staff that caught this contradiction, as it shows the attentiveness of the people here at Waynesburg, looking out for things that could cause catastrophic events to their peers and themselves.

April 7, 2016

Know what really grinds my gears? The criticism young p e ople face by older people after having recently been inked with permanent tattoo.

“Will you really want to look at that when you’re 40?”

“That might be a big mistake.”

“You have no idea what you’ll be like in 15 years, and you could regret that decision.”

It’s extremely interesting and bizarre to me that people of my age are too young to make the “lifealtering” decision to get a butterfly on their ankle or some ancient poem on their shoulder.

Like seriously? That’s w hat ma kes you con-

cerned? That’s the decision that you’re most afraid I’m going to regret?

Not t he de cision of where I should attend college, or if I should attend college at all?

Not the decision of what I see myself doing for the next 40 years of my life?

Not t he de cision of whether or not I’m going to make a financially sound decision that will benefit me in the long run without crippling me in the short term with full knowledge that the chances of landing a high paying job right out of school are marginal at best?

Because that’s exactly the case in most instances.

I was extremely lucky.

I had a good idea of what I wanted to do with my life since the age of 14. But more importantly, I have a family with wisdom. A family that took me through the pros and

cons of every possible avenue pertaining to my secondary education.

My mother and father sat me down on numerous occasions – even when I obviously knew better than them – and made sure I realized the financial implications of everything. They also did me a great favor.

They made sure I wasn’t going into significant debt.

They actually capped the amount of debt that I could accrue throughout my college experience and told me that they would not allow me to go to an institution where more money than that set ceiling would be required.

Although thinking that they were crazy dictators at the time – fascists who wanted nothing more than to restrict my freedom – about-to-be senior Brendan Keany cannot possibly thank them enough for

their foresight.

H o w e v e r, a n o v e r w helming major ity of collegiate prospects do not possess this luxury, and it really is a disservice to teenagers who are generally pretty poor at making smart, long-term decisions.

As the cost of college continues to increase, the level of debt that students are taking on is becoming more and more unhealthy.

According to Jillian Berman of Market Watch, nearly 70 percent of bachelor’s re cipients le ave school with debt.

But perhaps even more concerning is that national student debt has climbed to over $1.2 trillion.

“Research indicates that the $1.2 trillion in student loan debt may be preventing Americans from making the kinds of big purCOLLEGE >> B3

To end sexual assault, awareness is a must JACOB MEYER Columnist

I went to the University of Pittsburgh on Tuesday to cover Vice President Joe Biden’s speech about sexual assault as part of the “It’s On Us” campaign.

The goal of the campaign is for people to understand that decreasing the amount of sexual assaults is something that everybody can be a part of.

An event is being held next week here at Waynesburg University, during Sexual Assault Awareness Week, on Thursday, April 14 to raise awareness about sexual assault on college

campuses.

The event “Take Back the Night” will be in Alumni Hall at 5 p.m.

I urge students to attend this event, as I attended it last year and it was eye opening for me.

As a culture, we tend to be self-centered and if something does not directly affect us then we usually do not have interest in it. Sexual assault can affect all of us, though.

Whether it’s a friend, a family member or us personally.

Sexual assault in the United States is a problem, but it is even more so a problem on college campuses.

Obviously, Waynesburg University is a smaller cam-

pus, so naturally fewer incidents occur.

But that doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

In a survey done by the Association of American Universities, 27.2 percent of female college seniors said they had experienced “unwanted sexual contact” during their collegiate careers.

The affects of sexual assault are larger than just that one incident, though.

Nearly a third of rape victims develop PTSD at some point in their life, which is more than six times more likely than the average woman, according to musc. edu.

Rape victims are also more likely to show depressive episodes as well as

become addicted to alcohol and other drugs.

According to nih.gov, more than half of sexual

“Just because Waynesburg is a dry campus and there are fewer parties compared to other schools does not mean that sexual assault is not a problem.” assaults involve alcohol consumption by the perpetrator, the victim or both.

Just because Waynesburg is a dry campus and there ASSAULT >> B3

Family matters

Don't just run out the door this summer With the school year coming to an end, the idea of finally going home for a few months can be exciting.

You get to see old friends, have crazy summer experiences and maybe even score a job or an internship to pass the time.

But with all of these exciting things happening at once, it is easy to forget about one thing: your family.

As eager as you are to get home, your family is probably even more eager to finally have you back home with them. If you’re a freshman, your family is only just getting used to you being away from home, so to have you back for the entire summer is going to be exciting for them.

For sophomores and juniors, even though the “goodbyes” may be easier, having you back will be nice, and they will probably want to spend a lot of time with you before senior year.

Long story short, pay attention to your family when you’re home for summer break.

I know it may be tempting to blow them off for bigger and better things, but they miss you more than you know.

Whether it’s a big family dinner, a night out shopping or even just a family movie night on the couch, try to fit in some time with them before you go back in the fall.

If you do that, you’ll make everyone happy.

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Ads must be submitted by the Monday before publication date and not conflict with the university mission.

We must not let up in the fight on cancer SHON MEADE Columnist

In the coming weeks, Waynesburg University students will be participating in their annual Mini-Relay For Life.

All of the proceeds will benefit the event that helps to fundraise for cancer research.

Students show a lot of interest in the annual campus event.

Each organization or club on campus will set up a booth not only for the students of Waynesburg, but community members as well.

From 24-hour broadcasts on the campus radio station WCYJ-FM - to dunk tanks, each group offers something different to help the cause.

However, the most important thing to consider during it all is the cause that every-

one is supporting.

Being aware of what the event truly represents creates a better view of the bigger picture, which is college kids working together to spread awareness of a disease that takes the lives of so many.

Here are some statistics that were made available online by the National Caner Institute.

In 2016, an estimated 1, 700,000 people will be diagnosed with some form of cancer.

This year, an estimated 600,000 people will die from the disease.

National expenditures for treatment of cancer hit $125 billion in 2010, and by 2020, that number is expected to rise to $156 billion.

Approximately 39.6 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives.

And that is an absolutely disgusting number that needs to change. Roughly

four out of every 10 people will be diagnosed with some sort of cancer.

However, there is some good news.

"The number of people living beyond a cancer diagnosis reached 14.5 million in 2014 and is expected to rise to almost 19 million by 2024," according to the NCI. Since this disease literally will or has touched all of us, it is time to put in the effort to combat this disease.

Waynesburg gives us as students a chance to help support this cause and make

a difference in the lives of others by spreading awareness of the various types of cancer.

Through this awareness, people can see how many people are truly affected by cancer.

With the upcoming Relay taking place April 17, don’t be surprised when you see a college campus come together to support the fight against cancer.

Also, don’t be afraid or timid to do your part and make a difference in the lives of all Americans.

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Cheat Sheet: Panama Papers cause stir among world leaders Editor's Note: The following is a summary of the 10 stories from last week that a college student needs to know.

By CODY YANKULIC

For the Yellow Jacket

Many world leaders are caught up in what appears to be world-class money laundering rings.

Ne ws of the rings broke Sunday afternoon from major news outlets through what are being referred to as the “Panama Papers.”

Money laundering is the act of making large amounts of money obtained from serious crimes look as if they came from a legitimate source.

These acts are prohibited by most countries, and according to Title 18 of U.S. Code 1956, they are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $500,000 to double the amount of property involved.

According to Investopedia, an Internet site that provides investing education and was previously owned by Forbes, money laundering is a three-part process.

The first step in money

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A leak of records from an international law firm shows that Roldugin is a behind-the-scenes player in a clandestine network operated by Putin associates that has shuffled at least $2 billion through banks and offshore companies. laundering is referred to as placement.

The placement step involves introducing the “dirty money” into a country’s financial system.

The second step is layering, which often involves concealing the origins of the money.

Many of those involved in a money-laundering scheme conceal the money’s origin through a complex set of money transfers between businesses that are actually fronts.

The third step of money laundering is called integration.

In this step, the person acquiring the money does so through what seems to be a legitimate company.

According to the USA Today, several high-ranking members of governments from all across the world took part in the scheme.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, former Libyan leader Muamar Gadaffi and Syrian Presi-

dent Bashar Al-Assad are a few of the bigger names involved in the scandal.

All three have had families or associates linked to offshore drilling companies that are fronts.

A separate ring is connected to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has had one of his top officials linked to the ring.

According to the BBC, the evidence of the rings were leaked by a Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, who gave 11 mil-

lion documents to German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung.

The paper then handed the documents over to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

Russ i a w as c a l l e d a kleptocracy, a government where political leaders take advantage of corruption for personal wealth or political gain, by 19th century Russian historian Nikolai Karamzin.

The scheme was run

through Bank Rossiya, a large Russian bank that is subject to United States and European Union sanctions on money laundering.

The documents show how the bank is part of the scheme and funnels money through offshore drilling companies.

Concert cellist Sergei Roldugin is a close friend to Putin and owns three companies linked to the scheme.

Sonnette Overseas and International Media Overseas are two of the four companies involved in the scheme and are owned by Roldugin.

The documents shared

by Mossack Fonseca show how the companies have profited from fake share transactions, bogus consulting deals, non-commercial loans and the purchasing of underpriced assets.

This isn’t the first time a close friend of Putin has been investigated in a money-laundering scheme.

According to the Wall Street Journal, billionaire Gennady Timchenko was investigated by the U.S. Justice Department in 2014 for possibly funneling corrupted funds through the U.S. economy.

In The News: Ten headlines you need to know this week

Editor's Note: The following is a summary of the 10 stories from last week that a college student needs to know.

1. Cruz and Sanders win in Wisconsin primary Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed victory in the Wisconsin primary this past Tuesday.

Cruz won with 52.9% of the votes, and according to NPR, this was an important win as it evens out the playing field on the republican side as Donald Trump has been prevailing thus far.

For the democratic side, Sanders was projected to win with 53.5% of the votes, which is needed to attack Hillary Clinton’s 263 pledged-delegate lead.

-NPR, April 5 2. Amtrak crash leaves two dead An Amtrak passenger train in Chester, Pennsylvania crashed into a backhoe on the track killing two construction workers for the railroad service.

The crash occurred on the morning of April 3, and according to CNN, 35 other people were injured.

The impact of hitting the backhoe caused the lead engine to derail. It is unclear as to why the backhoe was on the tracks.

-CNN, April 3 3. U.S. economy adds 215,000 jobs in March T he nat i on’s h i r i ng boom continued in March as 215,000 jobs were add-

ed to the economy.

According to the Washington Post, employers have been bringing on workers at a rapid clip for the past two years, and the strengthening job market is encouraging many people who had been on the sidelines to start looking for work.

This also may begin to pave the way to a $15/hour minimum wage.

-The Washington Post, April 3

4. LGBT adoption now legal in all 50 states A federal judge struck down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex-couple adoptions, which made gay adoption legal in all 50 states.

Mississippi, being the last state to adhere to the federal law, allowed this to happen.

However, according to the New York Times, there is a catch as Mississippi has recently approved a bill that says “public employees, businesses and social workers cannot be punished for denying services based on the belief that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman and that the state government can’t prevent clerks from refusing to license a same-sex marriage.”

-The New York Times, April 1 5. Former reporter Wendy Bell fired Award-winning journalist Wendy Bell was fired from her job of 18 years at WTAE due to a

Facebook post that has caused some controversey over the past week.

The post stirred up controversy in the community as it was criticized for having “racist undertones.”

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation, in a news release Wednesday night, said its board members and WTAE management had met earlier in the day to discuss the Bell matter and other issues related to diversity.

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 29

6. Speed limit of 70 mph coming to PA turnpike in May Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Transportation says 70 mph speed limits will be coming to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and interstate highways in May. According to WTAE, turnpike officials say a 70 mph test on a 100-mile stretch between Morgantown and Blue Mountain found that there was not a noticeable increase in the actual average speed of vehicles, and there was a decrease in traffic accidents despite an increase in traffic.

-WPXI, March 25 7. New Ebola death confirmed in Liberia A 30-year-old woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the disease was declared “under control” by the West African nation.

According to the World

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The front of the derailed locomotive of an Amtrak train that struck a backhoe that was on the southbound tracks just south of Philadelphia as authorities investigate He a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n [WHO], additional flareups of the disease are expected in the months to come, largely due to virus persistence in some survivors and that the three countries must remain on high alert and ready to respond.

-WHO statement, April 1 8. Greece now deporting immigrants to Turkey A first group of migrants were ferried from the Greek islands to Turkey on Monday as part of a controversial European Union plan to curb migration to Europe.

A c c o r d i n g t o F OX News, the start of this act is the beginning of a very difficult time for refugee rights.

Since March 20 when

the agreement came into effect, about 4,000 migrants and refugees have been detained on Greek islands.

-FOX News, April 4 9. Washington Metro expected to shut down The Washington Metro’s top officials warned Wednesday that the transit system is in such need of repair that they might shut down entire rail lines for as long as six months for maintenance.

This shut-down, according to the Washington Post, could potentially hinder thousands of daily commutes and worsen congestion.

Board Chairman Jack Evans said that the work that needs to be done on the Metro cannot be done on weekends or nights,

which is why the shutdown is needed.

-Washington Post, April 4 10. Climate change effecting Barrier Reef A ne w aer ial survey of the Great Barrier Reef shows the effects of extensive bleaching that has caused widespread coral death in one of the seven natural wonders of the world over the past several weeks.

According to the Washington Post, bleached corals are caused by warmer sea temperatures or other harmful environmental factors.

-The Huffington Post, March 29 Information compiled by Mattie Winowitch For the Yellow Jacket

College: Explore all avenues of college Assault: Let's change

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chases that drive economic growth, like houses and cars, and reaching other milestones, such as having the ability to save for retirement or move out of mom and dad’s basement.”

Although there is a hint of sarcasm, she’s spot on.

The piling debt taken on by students is beyo nd our comprehension because we very seldom have a solid grasp of the long-term.

And how could we? We have only lived for some 18-odd years and could not possibly understand

financial implications that we would run into 20 to 30 years down the road.

It bugs me when prospective college students disregard different possibilities because they have an image of what the "college experience" is supposed to entail.

Throwing away possibilities such as attending community college for a couple of years to save money is simply shortsighted.

Sure, it may not be the sexy move, but it's practical and can benefit certain people in the long run.

The point is that students need to understand

their situations. There are smart kids who don't do well in school, but they can offer their services in trade jobs such as being a plumber or electrician.

Not going to school is not the end of the world.

Therefore, there are two things that I’m calling for.

The first is for adults to help young people, whether they are the parents or not, to understand what going to a four-year college looks like financially, assuming no major scholarships or grants have been awarded.

Second, and this is certainly the most important: young people need to lis-

ten to the advice of the wiser people in their lives.

Yes, it seems like a pain in the behind to be thinking about the financial circumstances of going to college, and it may even restrict you from some of the places that you want to go.

Maybe it will push you to be creative, or wonder whether it's worth going.

Howe ver, it w i l l b e worth it when you’re finished paying off your student loans before you hit 25.

You’ll be the cool one in your friend group when you own a car and a house.

See the bigger picture.

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are fewer parties compared to other schools does not mean sexual assault is not a problem on campus.

Sexual assault is a problem everywhere, on every college campus, including Waynesburg’s.

It’s naïve to think it’s not a problem at Waynesburg University, and as a student body, we need to start standing up for this issue.

Just letting this go by the wayside is only confirming the flawed rape culture in the country and on college campuses.

Despite countless govern-

mental efforts, just as many women between the ages of 14 and 24, according to Biden, are sexually assaulted today on college campuses as 20 years ago.

That shows an underlying problem about the culture on college campuses.

Government intervention is not going to fix this issue.

Only we can fix this issue.

Stand up for the person next to you whether it’s a friend, a teammate or a complete stranger.

It may even take going up against a friend or a teammate to help someone in need.

It’s on us to end sexual assault.

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April 7, 2016

Annual Dinner Dance raises funds for Construction to begin on $6.5M rec. center Greene County Historical Society

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Copy Chief

Saturday, April 2, marked an important date for the Greene County Historical Society, according to Alexandra Johnson, administrative assistant and co-chair of the society’s dinner-dance committee.

The 6th Annual DinnerDance was held Saturday at the National Guard Readiness Center. The armory was decorated with tree branches strung with twinkling lights, centerpieces and festive balloons. Johnson said that the dinner-dance is unique because of its atmosphere.

“The purpose of the dinnerdance is to act as a fundraiser and get as many people as possible together,” said Johnson. “It’s very much unlike a lot of our other events. And it’s usually our second-biggest fundraiser.”

Johnson said that while the planning for this event was very extensive, the event itself was not as stressful.

As a result, and with the help of student volunteers,

Photo courtesy of Greene County Historical Society

The 6th annual Dinner Dance was held at the National Guard Readiness Center this past Saturday. society members were able to talk to attendees and better promote the organization throughout the evening.

In keeping with this, both the organization’s administrator and museum curator prepared short pieces.

“Both in our programs and in the speech, they talked about our upcoming events for the museum and thanked all of the people who have shown us support,” said Johnson.

Johnson also specified that the society’s Crouse School-

house initiative was promoted extensively at the event.

“It’s an old schoolhouse [in Rogersville] that badly needed repairs,” said Johnson. “And so far we’ve gotten the entire exterior done.”

Johnson said that the schoolhouse is intended to be the society’s “West Greene County satellite,” and will soon hold displays of its own, as well as be open for use of groups and organizations for meetings.

According to Johnson, the dinner-dance was very suc-

cessful overall, despite attendance being lower than usual.

“The event is usually anywhere between 150 people and 200,” she said. “This year we saw attendance go down a bit—closer to 130.”

Johnson equated this to scheduling conflicts with the armory that caused the society to change the originally advertised date of the evening. She also said that as the event has become routine, the society should renew its features.

“I think we’ve had this event for 6 years in a row now, and I think we need to sort of change it up a little,” she said.

Still, Johnson was confident that the event flourished given the factors that were not in the society’s favor.She also affirmed that the event was productive in promoting Greene County Historical Society and its upcoming events.

For example, displays will be reopening April 23 with a pancake breakfast.

The society will also be partnering with the Kelley Miller Circus in May and hosting a new event, a garden party, in mid-June.

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and conduct various experiments that helped them gain interest in the science field, according to Blaker.

According to the ObserverReporter, activities were broken into two age groups: ages 5-8 and 9-15.

After the lesson and activi-

ties, campers participated in a game or sport related to the lesson for the promotion of physical activity.

The program itself focused on areas in the STEM field – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – that were identified as key growth areas for jobs, which allowed kids to establish an early re-

Biden: Tour aims to educate students

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Biden remembers his father telling him that one of the worst sins someone can commit is the abuse of power, in whatever realm – whether political, economic or relational. This, says Biden, is what needs to change in today’s culture.

“The cardinal sin of all is when a man raises his hand to a woman or a child or when anyone raises their hand to anyone physically weaker,” Biden said. “So I was convinced that if the country got a stark and honest look at what happens every day in America, we can begin to change the lives of thousands of women.”

Biden said one of the biggest problems is victim blaming. Asking questions or doubting the efficacy of the victim’s statements is one of the main reasons victims do not report sexual assault.

“It’s never ok to blame the victim. It is never the victim’s fault. It may be ir-

responsible, but it’s never the victim’s fault,” Biden said.

Biden asked high school and college girls what could be done to better their circumstances. Most of the women replied that the most influential way to decrease the amount of sexual assaults on campus would be to get male buy-in.

Near the end of the speech, Biden rehearsed the “It’s On Us” pledge with the hundreds of students in attendance to end sexual assaults on college campuses.

With that, Biden is traveling all across the nation to spread the message of the “It’s On Us” campaign.

“This is being raised up to one fundamental reason.

We have to change the culture that allows the abuse of women and men,” Biden said. “No means no whether it’s in the classroom, or the backseat of a car, or the mall or in the bedroom and you start and you change your mind. When consent cannot be given, it is assault and it is a crime. Period.”

lationship with the fields that may turn into a career path.

According to the PRPS, award recipients must demonstrate outstanding quality, innovation, range and value of appeal, community support, and efficient use of funding, human and material resources in the development, delivery and use of programs, special

events, publications and promotions.

Blaker said that she was honored to accept the award and represent the Greene County Parks and Recreation department.

Compared to the larger departments that they were up against, they said it was a huge accomplishment for the team.

of the state budget.

In a press conference at Waynesburg University Monday, University President Douglas Lee reminded students “that money isn’t always going to be there.”

“You can’t continue to raid that bank forever without having a real bad impact on PHEAA long-term,” said Lee. He emphasized that the benefit of PHEAA is that it creates a choice for students hoping to attend college and encouraged current university students to pay attention to politicians’ actions regarding funding of PHEAA. “I’m not here advocating for more money for private colleges,” said Lee. “What I’m advocating for is the right of students in this state

to choose where they want to go to school and not have that decision foreclosed for economic reasons. PHEAA provides a real resource for students to have that type of choice.”

Lee voiced his concern for future generations of college students if the Pennsylvania government continues to decrease funding for state higher education grants.

“As I sit here as university president and I watch the budget discussions unfold in Harrisburg, and I see over time how PHEAA dollars are being whittled away, it causes me real concern and it should cause you all real concern.

There needs to be some conversation had in order to stop this,” said Lee. Wolf said in his statement Wednesday that while this budget will assist counties,

There will be a new center of fun for the residents of Greene County. The center, which is to be built in Franklin Township at EverGreene Technology Park, is expected to open at the end of the year.

The center is something that the county board of commissioners felt needed to be built.

“The board took a look a few years ago and wanted to make a major impact in the county,” said David Jones, Executive Director of the Greene County Memorial Hospital Foundation. “They thought the facility would be a really good idea.”

The recreational facility will be a first for the county and the 40,000 plus residents which call it home. It’s expected to cost $6.5 million and has been in the planning process for the past two years.

The only other facility offered by the county, says Jones, is a fitness center on the first floor of the hospital.

The 44,500 square foot building will be constructed just off of Interstate 79 on 13.3 acres of land. Its proximity to the interstate, says Jones, is key.

“We thought it was important because we would have kids traveling to our facility and being near 79 is an important factor,” said Jones.

While accessibility is a factor, so is the appeal to all members of the community, according to Jones.

“We are really trying to make it so it can affect all

ages of the community,” said Jones. “It’s a place where young kids can play soccer or volleyball or all the way up to seniors who can play bridge or other card games in a community room.”

The center will feature many different areas that both adults and children will be able to use. The facility will house an indoor soccer field, three community rooms and two party rooms.

It will also feature a fitness facility, a gymnasium, a walking track and a game room.

The center, which will hold its groundbreaking ceremony in mid-April, will open by the end of the year with no complications.

“I think an awful lot of people have had a hand in getting this off the ground,” said Jones. “We would like to open this by the end of the year.”

The Greene County Memorial Hospital Foundation is funding the center.

The foundation was formed in 2005 after the Greene County Memorial Hospital was sold to Essent Healthcare. The foundation’s goal, according to their website, is to provide the community with outreach programs that place an emphasis on healthcare.

The foundation plans to use funds and money from donations and sponsorships to pay for the facility. Sponsorships are still available for several rooms, and donations are still being taken.

Anyone who would like to sponsor a room or donate should contact David Jones at 724-852-2060.

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Conard said that she had an aunt who recently passed that had autism and when she heard about her good friend, Mr. Casseday, and his efforts to start the foundation, she wanted to help out anyway that she could.

“I’ve known him my entire life,” said Conard as she took a quick break to hand over an arm’s length of 50/50 tickets. “And if this is how I can help, that’s great. I mean, so far today, it’s been crazy, in a good way, but if this is how we raise money for this cause, that’s what we’ll do.”

Several Waynesburg students were present at the event to assist Casseday and his foundation wherever additional help was required.

Ryan Lemmon, a freshmen political science and criminal justice major, said he heard about the event via the service tab on myConnect several weeks ago and decided to sign up to help “I saw it and thought it was a good cause,” said Lemmon. “It’s a serious

Ryan Schwertfeger, Yellow Jacket

Families joined to create a fun and social atmosphere, filled with games, food and raffles. The fundraiser was the first autism event organized by Damon Casseday. problem that people should pay more attention to and I thought I’d be able to help out with what was going on here today.”

Yet, amidst all of the efforts to combat autism and the corresponding struggles and adversity, board members expressed repeatedly that early detection is critical to improving the odds for those with autism to be a high functioning member

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By CODY YANKULIC

For the Yellow Jacket

school districts and senior citizens, among many others for the next few months, it will not matter “unless Harrisburg changes its ways.”

The deadline for the passing of the 2016-17 budget is only 14 weeks away, and Wolf said Pennsylvania cannot afford another impasse.

“I am asking the legislature to work with me to do the right thing,” Wolf said in his statement. “Let’s build a responsible and balanced budget for 2016-17. We need to get back to create a budget in fiscal year 2016-2017 that actually has the money we all know we need. Let’s get to work, real work, to create that budget. Let’s do the things we need to do to make sure it really adds up. Let’s not pretend. We cannot afford a budget that no one believes is truly balanced. We cannot

afford a budget that the rating agencies don’t believe. We can’t afford a budget that the independent fiscal believes has a fiscal deficit. We cannot afford a budget that doesn’t provide the things that Pennsylvanians need from their government.”

Snyder said she and the rest of the state legislators will start Monday working on the 2016-17 budget.

“The next step is to continue to push our leadership on both sides of the aisle and this governor to be in a room and get down to serious negotiations on the 2016-17 budget to ensure that they come to an agreement to a good, productive budget that is balanced, does what we need to do for education and human services and is done on time,” Snyder said. “I’m hoping that we can get that done on time.”

of society.

In addition, the sooner one with autism can hone in on the skills and interests they have, the better they will be.

“There of course is some grief but also hope for those who get help early,” said Dower. “It is good for autistic people to find what their gift is and what their role can be in the world and focus in on that.”

The foundation is trying to reach out to families who need assistance and want a community of others going through similar struggles to contact them to obtain information.

At the same time, they are also looking for people in the area who are interested in assisting the efforts being put forth to contact them at ddcafoundation@gmail. com.

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Latimer ranked 15th in nation

Rose Huwe, Yellow Jacket

Junior Katie Latimer won the 3,000-meter steeplechase by more than two minutes. The 11:22.63 finish is the meet and stadium-record time, and also qualified her for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships. The time ranks 15th in all of D-III women's track & field.

Katie Latimer's nationally-ranked steeplechase leads track at Bethany

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

Junior Katie Latimer led the Waynesburg women's track and field team Saturday, April 7, when she crossed the finish line for the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a meet and stadium record time. Latimer’s strong performance and time qualified her for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

According to the Track and Field Results Reporting System, Katie Latimer’s time of 11:22.63 ranks her 15th in the nation and seventh in the ECAC Division III rankings.

The Yellow Jackets finished in second place out of 10 teams at the Bethany Invitational, but were only four points behind the winner, Division II California University of PA Vulcans.

“Katie Latimer ran a really good time…

We knew that she was going to come off of her injury from last year and perform

well,” said head coach Jason Falvo. “She had a wonderful cross country season and she had a really good indoor season, so we were not surprised how well she ran this early in the year and we know she will continue to run well.”

Falvo said competing in the steeple this season was a big step for Katie Latimer. It was a race she injured her ankle in last year, though the coaches worked her through the process in preparing for the event. “[Her time] was a big confidence boost for her, and I’m really excited to see what she does,” said Falvo on Katie Latimer’s time.

As the meet continued, sophomore Elinore Loch took second in the 800-meter run as freshman Teghan Simonton and junior Emily Latimer finish third and fourth, respectively. The trio usually doesn’t run the same events, but Falvo said they were all put in the same events this past week.

“They’re so competitive with each other

– they definitely have different strengths and weaknesses, so it’s nice to see them build off each other and work off each other as they do these events,” said Falvo.

Emily Latimer then took first in the 1,500-meter run and was followed by Simonton in second and Loch in third.

Falvo said while Emily Latimer and Simonton aren’t 800 runners like Loch, Loch is still adjusting to running the 1,500-meter run, an event Emily Latimer and Simonton like racing in.

“It’s kinda neat to see them play off of each other like that,” said Falvo. “All three are so very talented too, its fun. It’s good competition, and it’s good to see them compete. They ran hard, they ran well this week, it was good.”

Freshman Cassidy Guiser returned and competed in the meet last week at Carnegie Mellon, but was able to fully go at the Bethany Invitational. She finished seventh in the 400-meter dash, which is a race Falvo

After game-one win, errors in game two spoil sweep senior Jessica Dorazio across the plate with her. The Yellow Jackets won by a final The Waynesburg Uni- score of 6-3. versity softball team made “The girls rallied a lot and the journey to Greenville, their spirits were up the enPennsylvania for a Presi- tire game,” Waynesburg head dents’ Athletic Conference coach Richele Hall said. doubleheader against Thiel “Courtney [Messenger] did College. The Yellow Jackets really well on the mound for would leave with a series us, she got hit a little more split. than she is used to but she In the first game, Waynes- bounced back from it.” burg jumped to an early lead Freshman pitcher Courtin the third inning on a RBI ney Messenger went all sevsingle from freshman first en innings, giving up three baseman Alex Lawrence earned runs on seven hits and then a sacrifice fly from and not allowing a base on another freshman, right balls, improving to 6-5 on fielder Cat Allstatt. Thiel the season. Lawrence had then scored three runs in the big game for the Jackets the bottom of the third and at the plate going 3-3 with fourth innings combined to a home run and three runs capture the lead 3-2. batted in.

The Yellow Jackets tied the “I really like [Lawrence’s] game in the fifth inning off a mindset in the box,” Hall double from senior left field- said. “She’s not swinging at er Katey Potopenko scoring the pitcher's pitches. She Lawrence. is waiting for In the sevSOFTBALL h e r pitch e s enth inning, to swing at Waynesburg TOP PLAYERS: and it's recl o s e d t h e ally showing door on the Courtney Messenger: lately. Even To m c a t s .

W, 7 IP, 3 ER, 3 K she is making Freshman Alex Lawrence: outs for us, shortstop 4-6, 3 RBI, HR they are proKeri Renzler Katey Potopenko: ductive outs hit a sacrifice 4-8, 3 RBI and the ball is fly, driving hit very hard, in junior Ashley Demarco. challenging the other team.”

Lawrence put the game away In the second game, the in the very next at-bat with a roles were reversed with the two-run home run bringing Tomcats grabbing the early

By RJ LEISIE

Sports Convergence Editor

believes she will excel at.

“I think she’ll be one of the better 400 runners in the conference this year,” said Falvo.

Guiser also competed in the 200-meter dash and was one of the members on the 4x100 meter relay team.

“Cassidy back is huge for us. We are a small team when it comes to sprints, so when you have somebody who has the skillset that she has, especially in the 400 and the 200 for her, it really helps us out there,” said Falvo.

In the field events, senior Rose Huwe threw a personal best and school record in the hammer toss. Huwe’s throw landed her a second place finish in the event.

“She’s having the senior year that we knew she could have,” said Falvo. “She’s very focused, she’s being a very good team leader and I’m just really excited for her.”

Freshman emerges as top WU pitcher

ence in numerous statistical categories including ERA, opponent’s batting average, The Waynesburg Univer- innings pitched, strikeouts, sity softball team has made wins and several others solid strides since last sea- in the Presidents’ Athletic son.

Conference.

After accruing “The thing that a 12-26 record in stood out about the 2015 season, Way nesburg is the softball team my major, which currently stands is special educaat 11-13, and bet ion and e arly fore a 12-7 defeat childhood, and I to Thiel in the looked at the prosecond game of a gram, and they doubleheader, the have a really good Messenger Jackets had posted program,” said five straight victories.

Messenger. “I’ve wanted to Although the team has play softball in college, so it played much better this was a good fit.” season overall, one of the Messenger essentially main reasons for the recent grew up with softball as she success has been freshman began playing at the age of pitcher Courtney Messen- six. She competed in other ger. “She’s definitely ready sports such as basketball for [the competition],” said and volleyball, but softball head coach Richele Hall. was the love that trumped “She’s worked really hard, them all. and on the mound she’s a “I’ve seen all the famous different type of kid. She’s players such as Jenny Finch really quiet and stuff, but on and all them, and [wanted] the mound she just owns her to be like them,” said Mescircle, and when she’s on, she senger. just really dominates.”

Messenger noted that Messenger, who decided although she won several to come to Waynesburg for prestigious awards in her the early childhood and spe- high school day, such as a cial education program, is pair of all-conference honranked in the topsix in the Presidents' Athletic ConferFRESHMAN >> C4

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Senior slugger Katey Potopenko, pictured here in a game earlier this season, went 4-8 with three RBI in the doubleheader split Tuesday. lead in the second inning, scoring three runs with two of them being unearned.

Waynesburg tied it up a half inning later on a RBI single from Renzler and a double from Potopenko bringing in the other two runs.

Thiel answered in the fourth inning with an RBI single of its own. The Yellow Jackets continued the same suit as before by scoring two runs off a double from junior catcher Mackenzie Smith.

The Tomcats then scored

six runs in the bottom of the fifth with two of them being unearned. Waynesburg added two more runs before Thiel finished the game, winning by a final score of 12-7.

“It was frustrating for us, we came out swinging the bats very well again,” Hall said. “Our pitching performances weren’t really there the second game. We had to go through three pitchers, and unfortunately, we didn’t SOFTBALL >> C4

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April 7, 2016

Headlee inducted into regional wrestling HOF Jacket runners lead men's Track & Field at Bethany invitational

By ZACK ZEIGLER

For the Yellow Jacket

No wins and 11 losses in dual matches. This is not a statistic you want to hear when coming into a head wrestling coach position.

However, that is just the situation that Waynesburg University wrestling coach Ron Headlee walked into when he took the job.

What transpired next was a turn-around for the ages as Headlee led the 0-11 team to a 10-4 record the very next season. Overall, since taking over at Waynesburg, Headlee has accumulated a record of 85-53-1, led the Jackets to four Presidents’ Athletic Conference titles and has developed six AllAmericans.

As a wrestler, he showed prowess on the matt and a relentless will to win compiling a record of 101-14-1 at Messiah College, good for ninth on the school’s all-time win list. His other accomplishments include three time NAIA All-American and Messiah’s first Division III All-American in 1982.

All of these accomplishments come together and have led to Headlee being inducted into the Southwestern Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame on March 30.

Photo courtesy Waynesburg University

Head Waynesburg wrestling coach Ron Headlee was inducted into the Southwestern Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame last Saturday.

Being amongst so many great wrestlers in the hall of fame is the best feeling, according to Headlee. He said he is honored and blessed to be amongst so many great athletes and coaches.

“It’s a great honor,” said Headlee. “There are a lot of great quality people in that hall of fame, and to be amongst them is a great honor to me.”

Headlee joins a number of other wrestlers from the Waynesburg area in the hall of fame. Some of the other great names include Herb Dobb, a 1962 graduate of Waynesburg College, Cole-

man Scott, a 2004 graduate of Waynesburg Central High School, and Shawn Whyte, a 2003 graduate of Waynesburg University who also holds the record for school wins.

Headlee has had a major impact on the life of current graduate assistant Gennaro Bonaventura. He has been a father figure to the young coach and has helped him immensely throughout his time at Waynesburg.

“He has been a great influence on my life since I got here,” said Bonaventura. “I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for coach Headlee.

He has done so much for me both on and off the mat.”

While Headlee is coaching today’s athletes, he always looks back to his days on the mat to help motivate and guide his athletes through the rigors of a long season. He talked about having a great coach at Messiah who led him through his career and he looks to that to help his athletes today. “[My playing days] have definitely motivated me here at Waynesburg,” said Headlee. “I learned a lot from my time at Messiah. I had a great coach there and I learned about dedication, being an All-American my senior year I understood the game a lot more and what it takes to succeed.”

Prior to coaching at Waynesburg University, Headlee spent nine seasons as the head coach at Jefferson-Morgan High School, where he compiled a record of 111-25-1. He also coached five WPIAL championship teams, 24 WPIAL Champions, 15 State-place winners and seven state champions.

Every coaching experience has the same impact on you according to Headlee. Experience at the lower levels can help you succeed HEADLEE >> C4

By CODY YANKULIC

For the Yellow Jacket

The season for the men's track & field team continued this past weekend as the Jacket athletes placed third at the Bethany College Invitational.

The men’s track team entered the competition with only two meets that counted team points; Saturday would be the best showing this season. Falvo said the team needs to take it one meet at a time.

“We focused on what we could do in each event and are looking to improve from the previous week,” said Falvo.

The focus on individual events was intense, as the Jackets had strong performances in both the track and field events. There were six Jackets to note who had strong performances.

Sophomore Mark Minjock led the team in track events by finishing third in the 100-meter dash. Minjock also ran in the 200-meter dash and the 4x100 and 400 relay. Freshman Matt Raineri placed fifth in the 800-meter and sophomore Matthew Shinkle placed fifth in the

400-meter hurdles.

Junior Brandon VanTine continued his success in the field events with a throw of 12.81 meters in shot put and added a seventh place finish in javelin with a throw of 42.25 meters. Senior Austin Oberg surpassed VanTine in the javelin with a fourth place finish with a throw of 45.57 meters. Sophomore Mitchell Kendra added to the action when he tied a Division I pole-vaulter after clearing 4.20 meters.

“We build off our training each day,” said Falvo.

“We are working toward our goals for the outdoor season.

I am happy with how we are progressing.”

The momentum is building. In their first meet the Jackets finished fifth out of 11 teams, however, in the past two they have had solid finishes of both second and third place. The finishes are improving and the team, according to Falvo, are excited for their next meet.

The next meet the Jackets will compete in will take place on Apr. 9 when the Jackets travel to University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio.

Yellow Jacket Athletes of the Week Katie Latimer

Brian Resnik

Junior Katie Latimer was good enough to qualify her for named Athlete of the Week the Eastern Collegiate Athletic for her recent performances Conference Championships on the track. and ranking eighth in all of DiThe Chagrin Falls, Ohio vision III. Latimer was a part of native led the Yellow Jackets the second place finishing team women’s track & field team to a in the 4x400-meter relay. The second place finish at the Bethteam of Elinore Loch, Latimer, any Inivitational. Waynesburg Yashira Vargas and freshman was the highest placing DiviOlivia Kelley combined to proLatimer sion III team behind Division duce a time of 4:34.

II California [Pa.].

The women’s track & field team will Latimer won the 3,000-meter steeple- return to action on Saturday, April 9, for chase with a time of 11:22. The time set the John Homon open hosted by Mount a meet and stadium record while being Union.

Senior pitcher Brian Resnik Conference also honored Resnwas named Athlete of the Week ik by being named the Pitcher for his recent performances on of the Week. the mound.

Through five starts this seaThe Burgettstown, Pennson, Resnik has struck out 34 sylvania native led the Yellow and walked just five in 32 inJackets to an 11-1 victory of the nings of work.

La Roche College Redhawks.

He currently leads the PAC The Yellow Jacket ace scattered with four complete games. five hits in seven innings, alThe Yellow Jackets will be Resnik lowing just one unearned run back in action on Saturday, while fanning five opposing batters.

April 9, with a road doubleheader verPerhaps most impressively, Resnik sus Geneva. needed just 79 pitches to earn the comFirst pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. in plete game win. The Presidents’ Athletic Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP BASEBALL STANDINGS Grove City Thomas More Saint Vincent Bethany Wash & Jeff Thiel Geneva Waynesburg Westminster

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

Friday’s Box Score

LA ROCHE 4, WAYNESBURG 2 Waynesburg 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2-8-0 La Roche 3 1 0 0 0 0 x 4-7-2 WP: Tunstall LP: Carter S: Claar Saturday’s Box Score

GENEVA 9, WASH & JEFF 4 Geneva 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 9-12-4 Wash & Jeff 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4-7-3 WP: Nichols LP: Kerr Saturday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 14, THIEL 4 Thiel 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4-7-3 Thomas More 5 3 4 2 0 0 x 14-15-2 WP: Humphrey LP: Forrester Saturday’s Box Score

SAINT VINCENT 2, BETHANY 0 Bethany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-4-0 Saint Vincent 1 0 1 0 0 0 x 2-9-1 WP: Pietrantoni LP: Gross Saturday’s Box Score

GROVE CITY 9, WESTMINSTER 2 Westminster 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2-3-3 Grove City 3 0 2 2 2 0 x 9-9-2 WP: Pietrantoni LP: Gross

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, April 1 Wash & Jeff 9, Geneva 5; Wash & Jeff 11, Geneva 1; Grove City 7, Westminster 2; Waynesburg 11, La Roche 1; La Roche 4, Waynesburg 2 Saturday, April 2 Bethany 12, Saint Vincent 6; Saint Vincent 2, Bethany 0; Geneva 9, Wash & Jeff 4; Grove City 8, Westminster 2; Grove City 9, Westminster 2; Thomas More 9, Thiel 6; Thomas More 14, Thiel 4 Sunday, April 3 Thiel 7, Thomas More 6 (10 inn.)

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, April 9 Thomas More at Bethany (DH) - 1 p.m.; Waynesburg at Geneva (DH) - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Westminster (DH) - 2 p.m.; Grove City at Saint Vincent - 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 10 Thomas More at Bethany - 12 p.m.; Westminster at Thiel - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Marietta (DH) - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Pitt-Greensburg - 3 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Hitter: Ben Kenning, Junior OF, Thomas More Pitcher: Brian Resnik, Senior P, Waynesburg

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Brian Resnik, Baseball

LACROSSE (ORLC)

SOFTBALL

Katie Latimer, Women's Track & Field

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

Conf. Overall 2-0 10-12 2-0 9-11 1-1 16-6 1-1 13-7 1-1 7-13 1-1 4-10 0-0 6-8 0-0 2-6 0-2 10-8 0-2 2-13

Saturday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 2, CHATHAM 0 Chatham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1-4 Waynesburg 0 1 1 0 0 0 x 2-3-0 WP: Messenger LP: Pehrson Friday’s Box Score

LA ROCHE 10, GROVE CITY 3 Grove City 0 0 0 0 1 1 2-5-1 La Roche 1 0 1 0 2 6 10-9-4 WP: Lashinsky LP: Wootton Saturday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 5, SAINT VINCENT 4 Saint Vincent 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4-8-1 Thomas More 2 1 0 1 1 0 x 5-11-0 WP: Knotts LP: Emert S: DeDreu Saturday’s Box Score

BETHANY 6, WASH & JEFF 2 Bethany 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 6-9-1 Wash & Jeff 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-4-2 WP: Binkley LP: McCartney Saturday’s Box Score

WESTMINSTER 5, GENEVA 4 Geneva 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4-13-1 Westminster 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5-13-2 WP: Rohrer LP: Keslar Sunday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 6, TRANSYLVANIA 2 Transylvania 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-6-1 Thomas More 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 6-10-2 WP: DeDreu LP: Stiles

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, April 1 La Roche 13, Grove City 4 (6 inn.); La Roche 10, Grove City 2 (6 inn.)

Saturday, April 2 Wash & Jeff 7, Bethany 1; Bethany 6, Wash & Jeff 2; Waynesburg 7, Chatham 0; Waynesburg 2, Chatham 0; Westminster 8, Geneva 4 (6 inn.); Westminster 5, Geneva 4; Saint Vincent 2, Thomas More 0; Thomas More 5, Saint Vincent 4 Sunday, April 3 Thomas More 5, Transylvania 2; Thomas More 5, Transylvania 3

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, April 9 Grove City at Bethany (DH) - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Chatham (DH) - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Wash & Jeff (DH) - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Saint Vincent (DH) - 1 p.m.; Thomas More at Waynesburg (DH) - 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 10 Thomas More at John Carroll (DH) - 12 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Hitter: Alex Lawrence, Freshman IF, Waynesburg Pitcher: Jazmyn Rohrer, Sophomore, Westminster

STANDINGS

Transylvania Franklin Wash & Jeff Saint Vincent Mount St. Joseph Hanover Thomas More Waynesburg Thiel

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

Monday’s Box Score

FRANCISCAN 12, WAYNESBURG 9 Waynesburg 5 4 9 Franciscan 6 6 12

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, April 2 Transylvania 14, Saint Vincent 12; Mount St. Joseph 11, Thiel 2; Wash & Jeff 14, Hanover 2 Sunday, April 3 Muskingum 11, Saint Vincent 10 Monday, April 4 Fransiscan 12, Waynesburg 9

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, April 8 Waynesburg at Hanover - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 9 Transylvania at Thiel - 10:30 a.m.; Mount St. Joseph at Fransiscan - 12 p.m.; Waynesburg at Franklin - 3 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Hanover - 4 p.m.

Sunday, April 10 Wash & Jeff at Franklin - 12 p.m.

PAC BASEBALL LEADERS

Batting AVG.: Metzger, .531, TMC; Vento, .457, W&J; Kenning, .456, TMC RBI: Kenning, 26, TMC; Laumann, 18, TMC; Waugaman, 18, GRO Batters Struck Out: Resnik, 34, WAY; Elko, 33, THI; Ackerman, 30, GEN ERA: Bini, 1.31, GRO; Culeton, 2.45, SVC; Elko, 2.51; THI

PAC SOFTBALL LEADERS

Batting AVG.: Nardone, .491, WES; Noel, .472, SVC; Kelley, .457, THI RBI: Fee, 25, GEN; Noel, 22, SVC; Liverman, 21, WES Batters Struck Out: Rhorer, 80, WES; Weiss, 73, BET; Emert, 51, SVC ERA: Knotts, 0.67, TMC; Emert, 1.75, SVC; McCartney, 2.12, W&J

ORLC LACROSSE LEADERS

Goals: Ward, 41, TRA; Nelson, 39, SVC; Harrison, 33, TRA Assists: Carroll, 21, SVC; Kallos, 17, W&J; Ward, 15, TRA Saves: Franey, 92, SVC; Phillips, 84, WAY; Mousa, 69, HAN Goals Against: Mulokey, 47, W&J; Yerardi, 49, W&J; Wolter, 61, FRA

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

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

CARNEGIE MELLON QUADS 3. Westminster, 164 pts.; 4. Saint Vincent, 64 pts.

CARNEGIE MELLON QUAD 2. Westminster, 180 pts.; 4. Saint Vincent, 27 pts.

HANOVER INVITATIONAL 10. Thomas More, 23 pts.

HANOVER INVITATIONAL 8. Thomas More, 37 pts.

Individual BETHANY INVITATIONAL 100-METER DASH 1. Christopher Jones, THI, 11.16; 2. Cameron Unrath, GEN, 11.26; 3. Mark Minjock, WAY, 11.27 200-METER DASH 1. Andre Butler, BET, 22.17; 2. Kyle Minger, BET, 22.47; 8. Mark Minjock, WAY, 23.67 400-METER DASH 1. Kyle Minger, BET, 49.26; 2. Andre Butler, BET, 50.03; 800-METER DASH 1. Austin Davis, BET, 2:03.11; 2. Isaiah Robinson, WVU, 2:05.20; 5. Matthew Raineri, WAY, 2:08.52 1500-METER RUN 1. Donald Bierhals, BET, 4:22.24; 2. Shane Burkhart, W&J, 4:22.53; 10. Matthew Raineri, WAY, 4:42.94 5000-METER RUN 1. Ryan Donnelly, BET, 15:52.59; 2. Clay Smith, GEN, 16:15.93 10000-METER RUN 1. Josh Duffie, GEN, 35:11.08; 2. Cody Schreiber, GEN, 37:23.52 110-METER HURDLE 1. Alex Parker, GEN, 15.63; 2. Caleb Moore, WLU, 15.78; 6. Matthew Shinkle, WAY, 17.69 400-METER HURDLES 1. Dwight Nelson, W&J, 58.12; 2. Caleb Moore, 58.91; 5. Matthew Shinkle, WAY, 1:03.47 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Harley Moyer, W&J, 10:06.25; 2. Jacob Ames, GEN, 10:30.20; 4. Jacob Pryor, WAY, 10:45.10 HIGH JUMP 1. LeAndre Jackson, THI, 1.82m; 2. Ben Waugh, W&J, 1.77m; 6. Lucas Maurer, WAY, 1.77m MEN POLE VAULT 1. Rex Rosenberger, WVU, 4.20m; 2. Mitchell Kendra, WAY, 4.20m LONG JUMP 1. Umar Moore, BET, 6.85m; 2. Aaron Frye, BET, 6.44m; 11. James Steele, WAY, 5.72m TRIPLE JUMP 1. Umar Moore, BET, BET, 14.03m; 2. Jesse Garcia, GEN, 12.70m; 6. James Steele, WAY, 12.25m SHOT PUT 1. Andrew Greenslade, N/A, 14.36m; 2. Andrew Tuzikow, CAL, 13.36m; 5. Brandon Vantine, WAY, 12.81m DISCUS 1. Andrew Greenslade, N/A, 42.51m; 2. Andrew Tuzikow, CAl, 40.17m; 8. Blake Feldner, WAY, 36.41m HAMMER THROW 1. Dwight Nelson, W&J, 48.64m; 2. Ethan Delekta, WLU, 48.50m; 4. Austin Oberg, WAY, 45.57m

Individual BETHANY INVITATIONAL 100-METER DASH 1. Jessica Kelosky, GEN, 12.80; 2. Lauren Williams-Wiles, W&J, 12.84; 6. Marla Holland, WAY, 13.38 200-METER DASH 1. Maria Jackson-McBride, BET, 26.52; 2. Emilia Ricciuti, CAL, 26.90; 8. Marla Holland, WAY, 29.04 400-METER DASH 1. Emilia Ricciuti, CAL, 1:00.55; 2. Maria JacksonMcBride, BET, 1:01.18; 6. Yashira Vargas, WAY, 1:07.14 800-METER DASH 1. Shannon Bridges, CAL, 2:29.72; 2. Elinore Loch, WAY, 2:31.56 1500-METER RUN 1. Emily Latimer, WAY, 5:12.36; 2. Teghan Simonton, WAY, 5:14.79 5000-METER RUN 1. Alyson Pierce, CAL, 18:45.09; 2. Madison Thrasher, CAL, 18:54.18 100-METER HURDLES 1. Morgan Berg, THI, 14.80; 2. Ashley Borsch, BET, 16.18; 8. Mallory Eastman, WAY, 18.67 400-METER HURDLES 1. Arrion Sorrell, CAL, 1:11.55; 2. Ashley Borsch, BET, 1:12.95; 4. Mallory Eastman, WAY, 1:21.87 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Katherine Latimer, WAY, 11:22.63; 2.

Angelica Gutter, W&J, 13:34.49 HIGH JUMP 1. Katelyn Jordan, WEL, 1.52m; 2. Leighanna Frantz, BET, 1.47m; POLE VAULT 1. Caysie Irving, WVU, 3.20m; 2. Colleen Hoffman, W&J, 3.20m; 5. Breanne Prinkey, WAY, 2.90m LONG JUMP 1. Kaila Cannon, CAL, 5.25m; 2. Janey Hall, UNW, 4.99m; 8. Caitlin Brooks, WAY, 4.53m TRIPLE JUMP 1. Kaila Cannon, CAL; 11.09m; Kailah Holmes, CAL, 10.89m; 8. Caitlin Brooks, WAY, 8.75m SHOT PUT 1. Sarah Foy, GEN, 11.21m; 2. Patience Frazier, BET, 10.83m; 5. Rose Huwe, WAY, 9.50m DISCUS 1. Taylor Ketler, THI, 35.90m; 2. Sarah Foy, GEN, 33.08m; 3. Rose Huwe, WAY, 32.58m HAMMER THROW 1. Devon Dobbs, W&J, 36.86m; 2. Rose Huwe, WAY, 31.22m;

Team Saturday, April 2 BETHANY INVITATIONAL 1. Bethany, 166.33 pts.; 2. Geneva, 145.33; 3.

Waynesburg, 88 pts.; 4. Wash & Jeff, 79.33 pts.; 5.

Thiel, 70 pts.; 10. Chatham, 3 pts.

Team Saturday, April 2 BETHANY INVITATIONAL 2. Waynesburg, 126 pts.; 3. Bethany, 102 pts.; 4. Geneva, 94 pts.; 5. Wash & Jeff, 84 pts.; 7. Thiel, 42 pts.; 8. Chatham, 16 pts.

April 7, 2016

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Men's tennis drops match to Grove City 8-1, fall to 3-9 overall

By TYLER GODWIN

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team hosted Grove City in a match on Tuesday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets would ultimately fall short in the match 8-1, effectively dropping their overall record to 3-9 and their conference record to 2-2.

“Grove City is usually a pretty good team,” said head coach Ron Christman. “We need to fix the things that aren’t working right now for the tournament later this season.”

The Yellow Jackets fell behind early, dropping all three doubles matches. Junior Tim Harris and freshman Josh Denham lost the first doubles match 8-3, while freshman Jonah Cooper and sophomore Adam McKnight dropped the second doubles match 8-4.

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Junior Tim Harris, pictured here in a match earlier this season, won the lone victory for the Jackets in their 8-1 loss against Grove City Tuesday.

Waynesburg would get its lone victory of the day from Harris, who defeated Wolverine senior Jon Graber in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Graber was last year’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference cham-

pion at number four singles.

“Tim beating the number one for Grove City was very good,” said Christman.

“It was the small things that made the difference in the match; it was a great win.”

Unfortunately for the Jackets, the Wolverines (37, 2-0) would go on to sweep the rest of the matches on the day, resulting in the 8-1 loss.

Although the team fell short in Tuesday’s match,

Christman thinks the team will be ready when it comes time to face them again.

“Grove City managed to expose our weaknesses real quick,” said Christman. “We were able to pick out their weaknesses for next time; we can play with them, we just have to tighten up in a few areas.”

Coming out of the match, Christman sees areas where everyone on the team can improve as they continue on in the season.

“Everyone right now is at a point where they need to work on technique things,” said Christman. “Everyone is going to work to continue to get better as the season goes on.”

Looking towards the PAC tournament, Christman feels like the team is in a good place and will compete with everyone.

“Losses hurt seeding for the tournament, but we are

still in good shape,” said Christman. “I think we can be the one, two, or three seed at every position that we compete in.”

Heading into the next match at Bethany, the team will get a preview of what to expect when it travels to West Virginia to face the Bison as Bethany faces Grove City right before they face Waynesburg. The team will be able to compare the results of Bethany’s players against Grove City’s players to its own player’s performance against the Wolverines.

“Bethany could be a tough match, as they have lots of young players that they brought in this year,” said Christman. “It will be helpful for us to be able to compare them to Grove City.”

Following the Bethany matchup on April 7, the Yellow Jackets host the Thomas More Saints in a PAC matchup on Saturday, April 9.

Baseball snaps 13-game losing streak in DH split Student-athletes raise

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

Entering Friday’s nonconference doubleheader against La Roche, Waynesburg had lost 13 straight games, three of which were losses to open Presidents’ Athletic Conference play.

The final score of game one against the Red Hawks was 11-1, and how things were going, most would have expected those numbers to be another Waynesburg defeat.

But it was not. The victory not only snapped the 13-game losing skid for Waynesburg, but proved the team could compete at a high level when collecting timely hitting, coupled with good pitching and defense, according to head coach Mike Humiston.

“The result of game one is what we’ve been talking about all year,” said Humiston. “If we do the things we are capable of doing offensively, defensively and pitching the outcomes are going to be like that. When we put those things together against every team, especially good teams like La Roche, we’re going to get positive outcomes.”

By the end of the day, Waynesburg came out of McCandless, Pennsylvania with a split of the doubleheader, dropping game two by a final of 4-2.

It was senior ace Brian Resnik that was tasked with ending the streak in game one, and according to his coach, he was up to the task. Resnik finished the day notching his first win of the season, moving his record to 1-3 after seven

innings of one-run baseball, same hamstring he aggravated and the run he did give up, in Florida on the spring break was unearned. The Burgett- trip. stown graduate struck out Humiston said they are takfive, walked one on five hits. ing it day-by-day.

“He’s our guy that, short “We’re going to make sure of being knocked out of the he’s good to go but we expect game physically, he’s going to Godwin back sooner rather finish what he started,” said than later,” said Humiston.

Humiston. “It’s one of the cor- “In the meantime, if he has to nerstones of our program. We miss any games, we have guys want guys to finish what they that will keep his spot warm start and he does a great job for him.” at that.”

Game two started off well Senior outfielder Matt for Waynesburg, as a Kletzli Bensinger led the charge of- single scored Bensinger to put fensively with four runs bat- the Jackets ahead 1-0 after the ted in and two top half of the hits, includfirst.

BASEBALL ing a double.

Junior pitchJunior desTOP PLAYERS: er Luke Carter ignated hitgot the nod on ter Jonathon Brian Resnik the hill and was Kletzli and W, 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 SO touched up for freshman Matt Bensinger three runs in utility-man 3-5, 4 RBI, 4 BB t h e b ottom Eli Kucherhalf of the first awy both drove in a pair of inning, two of which came on runs in the game one victory, a double to the right-field wall. while outfielders, junior Josh La Roche added a run in Hausler and sophomore Tyler the second to make it 4-1 on Godwin both added two hits a run-scoring single. and two combined RBI. It took until the sixth in“I think we are as good as ning for another team to score anyone offensively,” said Hu- and it was Waynesburg with a miston. “It does a lot for our run scoring on an error that guys when they hear good allowed senior infielder Justin things from other coaches. Smith to reach base.

Chase Rowe [La Roche’s Waynesburg faced a twohead coach] told me we are run deficit in the seventh as good as anyone they have and got its first two runners played one to five in the order, on base before Kletzli lifted and they’ve played W&J, Case a deep fly ball to right field.

Western, Grove City and oth- Corey Lazor, La Roche’s right ers. When we click offensively, fielder, made an over-thewe can hit with anyone.” shoulder running catch then Unfortunately for Waynes- turned and threw to first base burg, near the end of the first to double off Bensinger. game, Godwin pulled up A double-play seemed oddly on his way to first base enough, but Waynesburg’s with a hamstring injury, the inning got worse when La

Roche threw the ball to third base and freshman Tyler Reis was called out for not tagging up on the fly ball out at third base before coming across to score.

Long story short: La Roche won. With a triple play.

“Everything has to be aligned perfectly for a team to turn one of those,” said Humiston. “They just don’t happen.

Bensinger thought it was over the guy’s head and he made a great play and doubled off Bensinger because he figured once he thought it was getting down he needed to be at second to score. And there’s no way Reis didn’t tag up. I think the home team bought that call and I don’t think the umpire saw it. But that’s not an excuse. If we make a couple of those plays we are looking at a doubleheader sweep. It was a learning point for all of us.”

Waynesburg played Bethany in a PAC doubleheader Wednesday past this week’s press time, and after that, turned its attention to Geneva, who the Jackets will play in a three-game set this weekend.

On Friday, March 8, the two teams will play a single, nineinning contest in Waynesburg, before a doubleheader on Saturday in Beaver Falls at Geneva College. “[Geneva] beat W&J,” said Humiston. “No game against a team in our conference should be looked at as a takeoff game. There is a great deal of parody in our conference this season. We need to be ready and do the things we know we are capable of.”

First pitch Friday is scheduled for 4 p.m.

money for Kurt Detwiler

By LUKE GOODLING Editorial Assistant

Several student-led fundraisers are being held on campus to support Kurt Detwiler, a former football player for Waynesburg University who lost a leg in a car crash last May. On Saturday, a 3 on 3 basketball tournament was held in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Waynesburg University’s football head coach, Rick Shepas, said the tournament ran smoothly and was well attended.

Overall, 12 teams competed in the tournament as well in a 3-point shooting contest.

By the end of the tournament, the fundraiser had managed to raise $280. Junior basketball player Timmy Kaiser said they received a lot of donations from people on campus.

Along with Kaiser, junior football player Cole Long, senior football player Justin Layton and senior basketball player Nate Labishak all led the event in conjunction with a communications course.

Not only did the tournament raise money towards Detwiler, but Kaiser said the event also displayed what makes Waynesburg University such a strong campus.

“I think what makes Waynesburg great is how close everybody is,” said Kaiser.

“Everybody in athletics is like a big group. When one person goes down, even if we’re not his direct teammates, we go through the same things that [Detwiler] goes through…it’s

great to be a part of that because I think that’s what separates our school from others.”

Although the basketball tournament fundraiser has since ended, another fundraiser is taking place this week with the same goal of raising money for Detwiler.

On Wednesday, April 20, in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, a lift-a-thon will be taking place from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Junior football player Jon Silvidi, who is one of the organizers for the event, said people would be able to compete for top three awards in the bench press, deadlift and squats. Along with Silvidi, junior David Myers and senior football player Aaron Palmer are helping to organize the event.

Through the lift-a-thon fundraiser, Silvidi said though he does not have a definite number, he estimates around $1,000 will be raised.

“I think it’s important because we’re a real close knit group, all 100 of us, everybody who plays on the team, we’re really a big family,” said Silvidi.

Tammy Detwiler, the mother of Kurt, said the efforts put forward by the athletes and Waynesburg University are always appreciated.

“I am very grateful. There has not been a gesture that we have not appreciated,” she said.

“It’s not just financially, it’s the emotional contribution that the students, the staff, the coaches, everybody has given to us that we will never be able to pay back.”

Withers, Durham represent WU Despite Richards' sixth-place finish, at regional diversity career forum Jackets place second to last at GCC

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

The “Take Your Mark, Make Your Mark” Career Forum held this past weekend was a forum for ethnic minorities and female student-athletes to demonstrate and explore their leadership abilities and discuss the barriers and hurdles they face on a regular basis.

The forum involved the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and the PAC to aid students in their career paths towards intercollegiate athletics.

Senior basketball player BJ Durham went into the experience not knowing what it entailed.

What the conference ended up being, according to Durham, was a series of workshops and leadership building activities to not only give participants abilities instrumental to their future careers, but the networking and application to make their dreams a possibility and reality.

Among the many speakers that engaged with him and his peers, Durham specifically mentioned a psychology

professor who disclass,” he said.. cussed how “confiDurham said dence can carry you something that was a lot longer on the being said a lot at path of life than you the conference was, think.”

“You can only go as He also discussed far as your network a workshop where can take you.” he met one of his Chelsey Withpeers for the first ers, a junior soccer Withers time and shared player, said the conyour experiences ference took a look with adversity. at women and how Durham shared his people who are diexperience as a verse can make a freshman with the move in athletics, basketball program. asking.

He said taking a Withers said she back seat and learnlearned a lot about ing from the older how to present herguys humbled him. self and that some He knew he had to of the discussions put in a lot of work. and activities were Durham “In high school, about learning how you have the talent to get past. to bring the best part out of In college, everyone’s as good you as well as self-identity. as you,” said Durham.

Withers said it gave her a The obstacles he has met better perspective on different due to his race are a different people’s opinions and how to story, according to Durham. take those into consideration.

“Someone says, ‘You know, One of her strongest takeyou only knows you because aways, she said, is to “take adyou’re the black kid.’ And yeah, vantage of every opportunity. maybe I am, but I’m going This conference didn’t seem work the hardest and become like a big deal, but I’m exone of the best students in the tremely blessed to have gone.”

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

After a long winter break, the Waynesburg women’s golf team returned to action this past Saturday at the Grove City Spring Invitational.

The golf team’s last competition was Oct. 3 at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Golf Championships at the Cedarbrook Golf Club. Freshman Abbey Richards notched an 87 and 84 in her two rounds, giving her a team-best 171 two-day score at the event, which proved to be good enough for a second place individual finish. However, it wasn’t enough for the team, as Waynesburg finished dead last with a grand total of 1,029 among four golfers. However, head coach Sam Jones admits that the long break offers a fresh perspective and fresh start.

“We just had our first tournament of the season,” said Jones. “It’s almost like two different seasons because they’re so far apart.”

The Grove City Spring Invitational featured an eight-team field, including Thiel College, Carnegie Mellon University, Allegheny College, Point Park University, Saint Vincent College, Grove City College, Clarion University and Waynesburg.

Richards continued her impressive rookie campaign by following up her second-place finish in October by not only leading the Jackets in competition Saturday, but signing a 91 on the scorecard. Senior Megan Bayles totaled a 134 and senior Nicole Zimmel finished with a score of 148.

Junior Andrea Losko ended her day with a score of 161.

The message that Jones came away with from Saturday’s tour was consistency.

“Most of our golfers are new to the sport so just consistency in all areas of the game,” said Jones.

Jones said he expects his golfers to be more consistent in practice as the season wears on and that with golf being “pretty much an individualized sport,” it’s

important each member of the team practice and work on the things they need to improve on.

“We want to be playing our best golf at the end of the month,” said Jones.

Carnegie Mellon clinched the title with a four-golfer score of 344. Behind them, Allegheny posted a 367 and Point Park finished with a 399.

Carnegie Mellon’s Summer Kitahara scored a tournament-best 79, earning individual medalist honors.

Waynesburg, when all was said and done, finished with a 534, well behind the rest of the tournament pack.

However, Jones wants to remind his team that none of that matters.

“There’s no record in golf,” said Jones. “It’s just about being better.”

Jones said his only concern was the continued growth of the team.

The women will get a chance to prove themselves once again when they return to the greens on Saturday, April 16 at the Thiel College Invitational.

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April 7, 2016

BASEBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW

Presidents' Athletic Conference series: Geneva College

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

This weekend, the Waynesburg baseball team will continue its Presidents’ Athletic Conference portion of the schedule with a three-game set against the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes.

The two teams, entering play Wednesday, were near the bottom of the PAC standings. Geneva was scheduled to play a doubleheader at home against Thomas More and were 7-11 overall and 2-6 in the PAC. Waynesburg entered play Wednesday in a scheduled doubleheader that was played past this week’s press time, 2-15 overall and 0-3, with three losses to Thomas More in Crestview Hills, Kentucky in PAC action.

L ast season Waynesburg won the season series against Geneva two games to one.

The Jackets defeated GeGame two was much of neva at home in a single, the same for Waynesburg, nine-inning contest 11-0. as the Jackets clinched a Then-junior outfielder series win with a 10-0 win Matt Bensinger, who has on the back of then-sophosince transitioned to first more pitcher Luke Carter, base as a senior who tossed this year, drove GENEVA a complete in three runs game, two-hit in the opening Pitchers to Watcb s hu t o u t a n d g ame of t he struck out six three-game Jeff Parker (Jr.) in the win for set on two Zack Ackerman (Sr.) t h e Ja c k e t s . hits including Drew Nichols (Sr.) First basea triple, while man Jonathon then-sophKey Offesnive Players Kletzli, then om ore t h i rd a sophomore, baseman Cam JC Ackerman (Sr.) drove in three Bernhardt colAndy Santana (Sr.) runs in the lected a double Joey Luciana (So.) game. as one of his Waynesburg three hits, driving in a pair was well on its way to a of runs. sweep with a great start by Brian Resnik got the nod Jacob Meyer on the mound and continued his hot start in game three. Meyer left to his junior season last the game with a 7-1 lead. year with a win to go to 3-1 Two pitchers later, thenafter he pitched seven in- sophomore Colton Lipnings of two-hit, shutout pencott, who is not with ball. The Jacket ace walked the team this season, surtwo and struck out eight in rendered a walk-off grand the win. slam to the Golden Torna-

does and Geneva won the Waynesburg, entering finale to salvage a game in play Wednesday, had just the set by a final of 8-7. snapped a 13-game losing Fast forward to the start skid with a win in the first of the series this season and game of a doubleheader the two teams look a bit dif- against La Roche last Friday. ferent. Geneva But, according has beat W&J W A Y N E S B U R G to Humiston, and will look the win proved to continue to Pitchers to Watch the Jackets can p l ay s p o i l e r play with anyagainst the Brian Resnik (Sr.) one when they teams picked Luke Carter (Jr.) are firing on all to finish at the Brandon Lawless (So.) cylinders. top of the con“We can hit. ference in the Key Offesnive Players We can field. preseason poll, We can pitch,” and according Matt Bensinger (Sr.) s ai d Hu m is to Waynesburg Jonathon Kletzli (Jr.) ton. “We can baseball head Josh Hausler (Jr.) hit with anycoach Mike b o d y. We’v e Humiston, Waynesburg been talking about it all needs to be ready for that. year. If we play the way we “There’s a lot of parody are capable of playing, we in our conference this year are going to get results like and we’ve seen early that we got in the first game of any team can beat any time,” the doubleheader against La said Humiston. “Geneva Roche.” beat W&J. They are going to For Geneva, the offensive give us a hard fight and we side of things is led by seneed to be ready to do the nior infielder JC Ackerman things we are capable of.” and sophomore outfielder

Injuries, sickness plague Jackets in loss

By MICHAEL DUMMER For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University women’s lacrosse team played Franciscan Monday night in the back half of a home-and-home two-game series in nonconference action. Just four days prior to the game, the Barons were victorious in the first meeting. The close-contested nature of the first game led to adjustments by both sides in the second meeting.

Despite these adjustments and seeing the Barons for the second time in less than a week, the match yielded a similar result for the Jackets as Waynesburg dropped the match by a score of 12-9.

Junior defense Abbie Miller noted the team wanted to play harder in the second billing against the Barons.

“Our goal as a team was to play as hard as we could,” said Miller. “We wanted to leave everything we had out on the field this time around.”

Junior defense Holly Bachman said the team was disadvantaged with the number of players it had and the fact that flu season was still taking its toll.

“Having such few girls hurt us and tonight was one of those games,” said Bachman. “We had a couple of girls sick and a few injured, but I’m still proud the way everyone gave their all despite not being able to sub a lot.”

Waynesburg jumped out to a quick 3-1 lead with the

Headlee: Coach reflects on successful time at WU

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Lindsay Orzechowski, Yellow Jacket

Junior Holly Bachman, pictured here in a game earlier this season, led the Jackets with five goals in the team's 12-9 loss Monday. goals coming courtesy of juniors Jess Rains and Holly Bachman. The lead did not hold up, as the Barons went on a 3-0 run over the next four minutes of play, taking a 4-3 lead on a goal from freshman attack Carly McDonald off an assist from senior attack Tracy McClelland. Each team then scored two more goals to end the half as Franciscan maintained a one-goal lead.

The Barons scored the first goal of the second half to set the pace for the remaining minutes of the match the Yellow Jackets tied the game up at 7-7 five minutes into the

second half with two more Bachman markers. Ten minutes later, Baron’s sophomore Mary Krolicki scored her third goal of the game to give the Lady Barons a lead that they never relinquished.

Waynesburg led the Barons in multiple offensive and defensive categories like ground balls and clears but were outshot and still failed to find enough scoring to win their first game of the year.

A continuous bright spot for the Jackets was Holly Bachman, who for her third straight game had a five-plus goal effort.

Bachman is on pace to

break her scoring numbers from last year, but it’s not high on her list of priorities of the season.

“It’s definitely on my mind because I’m personally hard on myself,” said Bachman.

“Breaking my record would be awesome and something I would love to do but it will happen when it happens.”

Waynesburg will have some time to practice and sharpen its skills as it has a small break before returning to action. The next game for the Jackets will be on Friday, April 8 as they take on Hanover College. Start time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Joey Luciana. Ackerman was hitting .429 entering the doubleheader versus Thomas More Wednesday, while Luciana was near .340. Jeff Parker, Zack Ackerman and Drew Nichols lead the pitching staff but none have an earned run average lower than 3.90.

As for Waynesburg, these games will be the third, fourth and fifth in four days come Saturday, and Humiston is looking to have multiple guys step up.

“This will be a test for us,” said Humiston. “We have a tough team. I’m expecting good things.”

The Jackets will battle the Golden Tornadoes at home tomorrow, Friday, April 8, before going to Beaver Falls the next day, Saturday, April 9 for a doubleheader.

The series all starts with first pitch Friday at 4 p.m. in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.

Saturday's doubleheader is slated to begin at 1 p.m.

at the higher levels “I think coaching is basically all the same,” said Headlee. “It takes a little bit more at the higher levels, but overall coaching is all the same. You just have to put in the time for the athletes and make sure that they know that you are there to put time in for them.”

This has been proven true during his time with the Waynesburg wrestling program as he has produced many successful athletes who have gone on into coaching themselves.

Two of his success stories include graduate assistant Gennaro Bonaventura and his brother Anthony Bonaventura, who is now the head assistant coach at Stevens Technical Institute.

The key for Headlee is that he always has time for his athletes said Gennaro Bonaventura.

“He’s done so much for me and my brother,” said Gennaro Bonaventura. “But It doesn’t matter how good or bad you are, he’s been that kind of a figure and role model for many of our wrestlers.”

Moving forward, Headlee is looking to stick to the philosophy he has known for his entire career.

He says that sticking to what he knows is the most important thing to him is

making sure he can be there for his athletes no matter what.

As he looks back on his coaching career, one of the biggest accomplishments in

“One of the biggest credits to me is, since I have been at Waynesburg, 15 or 16 guys that have gone through the Waynesburg program throughout their four years are now coaching somewhere."

RON HEADLEE

Wrestling coach

Headlee’s mind is how many of his athletes have gone on to be successful after their careers as wrestlers.

“One of the biggest credits to me is, since I have been at Waynesburg, 15 or 16 guys that have gone through the Waynesburg program throughout their four years are now coaching somewhere,” said Headlee.

Headlee has had many accomplishments since joining Waynesburg University back in 2008.

Now, he looks to move forward and create a successful Waynesburg University program now and for years to come.

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Falvo said Huwe still has room to improve and he believes she will finish the year on a good note.

The performance from Huwe and the experienced upperclassmen will help the team as it winds down the season to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships at the very end of April.

“We expect [Huwe] and Katie [Latimer] to do some really good things at PAC’s,” said Falvo.

The team will be back in action Saturday at Mount Union. The Jackets will be competing in the John Homon Open.

The weather appears to be cold and windy, Falvo said, just as the last several meets have been. Falvo said he wants to see the team continue to push through the cold weather and other factors going on to just go out and compete at the meet.

“I hope we can handle that [weather] mentally and continue to make the improvements that we’ve done,” said Falvo. “We have to overcome so many adverse things here with track – just in facilities and class schedules and practice times and life – that I’m hoping we can continue to stay focused and continue to perform well.”

Falvo said the return of Guiser was a key to the Bethany Invitational. Guiser’s return allowed Falvo to take the thrower off the relay, making the team a little faster.

“Continuing to get better and [improve] your times in those,” said Falvo on the difference replacing Huwe with sprinter Guiser on the 4x100-meter relay can make.

Falvo said as the season progresses Guiser will perform better and better.

“As she gets her confidence back and as she continues to build strength in that hamstring, she’s going to do some good things,” said Falvo.

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have Courtney [Messenger] because she had to leave for night class.”

Senior Stephanie Kotomski started on the rubber for the Yellow Jackets going three innings and giving up four runs with only one of them being earned. Allstatt received the loss going one and one-third innings, allowing six runs on the same amount of hits. Allstatt drops to 2-5 on the season.

R e n z l e r, Potop e n ko, Smith and Demarco all went 2-4 from the plate, driving in six of Waynesburg’s seven runs. Freshman Sabrina Stankus stole two bases on the day making her 21-21 in stolen base attempts on the season.

“We have been spreading the lineup pretty much this year,” Hall said. “We have changed it a few times to find the right mixture and I think the lineup we had today was very productive.

We had the right people up at the right time.”

Moving forward, the Yellow Jackets will host the Saints of Thomas More College on Saturday, April 9 for a doubleheader.

“We need to get our pitching performances down,” Hall said. “Last year, we were in both of the games against Thomas More, and I definitely think we have more depth this year and we are up to the competition like Thomas More.”

Hall looks to the underclassmen to be a big part in this weekend’s games and the other games to come.

“They are going to be a huge piece for us against Thomas More,” Hall said.

“We need to continue to get Sabrina [Stankus] on base because when she gets on, we tend to make things happen. The freshmen just need to keep being aggressive and confident in their play.”

The doubleheader on Saturday is slated to begin at 1 p.m.

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the competition at the high school level.

However, when she arrived at Waynesburg, she knew that her collegiate career would be much different than what she was accustomed to in high school, but in a good way.

Hall, on the other hand, noticed that a huge transition was not needed, and due to her work ethic, she has guided the team to a 3-0 record in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference when she starts.

“She’s not showing any nerves, and I think that we got those out of the way early in the season,” said Hall. “Her nerves seem to be in check, and she’s doing a really good job.”

And she also mentioned that her team has certainly made her transition to the next level an enjoyable one.

“I love the team,” said Messenger. “They’re really great, and we all have a click,

we all love each other and we all get along.”

Furthermore, she notes the supports she received from her family from a young age, and she realizes the continuous support her parents show through attending every single one of her games.

“I talk to my dad before every game, and we always have a little fist pound thing that we do,” said Messenger. “We’ve always had that through high school and now through college, before every game we have a fist pound.”

The team goal, according to Messenger, is pretty simple.

“We want to win the PAC Tournament,” she said.

“That’s what we’re striving for.”

The Yellow Jackets have the opportunity to get closer to that goal on Saturday as they play host to the Thomas More Saints.

First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Little Mermaid reaches new heights Powers pleased with success of spring musical and contribtuions of large cast, both new and old

Mermaid.”

From a preview performance on Tuesday to the final showing The Goodwin Performing Arts on Saturday night, the mixed cast Center was filled to capacity last of veterans and first-timers wowed week as Waynesburg University the packed crowds. Smiles could presented its version of the Dis- be seen on the faces of the young ney classic “The Little Mermaid.” and old alike all across the GPAC. For the 16th straight year, the “You don’t see the director annual spring musical was di- when you come to see the show,” rected by Eddie Powers, profes- said Powers. “My art, my work sor of theatre at Waynesburg. is supposed to be hidden among The reason for choosing the the cast, the crew and technical musical, inspired by the fa- aspects. It’s supposed to be sponmous Hans Christian Ander- taneous. The joy is seeing it all sen novel, was the students. come together on stage, hearing Powers said he wanted to the audience respond, whether find a musical that the stu- with laughter or applause.” dent body could connect The pinnacle moment of this with. particular production for Powers “I was thinking, ‘What was the song “Under the Sea.” He musicals do the college says every time the song was finstudents know that might ished the crowd wanted to give interest them?’ Well, we a standing ovation. For him, the all seem to know Disney. So pride he feels in that moment is many students have talked to me worth all the hours in preparation. about seeing “The Little Mer“The adrenaline is just pumping maid,” and how many times have in me, and I know it is in the rest I heard “Part of Your World” dur- of the cast. What a feeling,” said ing Waynesburg Idol,” said Pow- Powers. “It is the equivalency of ers. “There was that popularity scoring the winning touchdown… factor about it. So, after reading theater gives us the same kind of the show, listening to the music excitement that we can get in all and realizing it was a really good sorts of aspects of college life and show, that’s why I chose “The Little the extra curricular activities that

By MITCHELL ROSS

For the Yellow Jacket

Jenny Schouppe , Yellow Jacket

Zack Zeigler and Mandi Pascarella performed in the university's spring musical ran from March 30 - April 2.

go along with it.”

Powers knows a show of this magnitude could not have been accomplished without a tremendous cast of not only actors, but stage crew, set designers and faculty.

“We had a lot of people working on this, generally more so than we’ve had with past musicals. In fact, even though this a theater production the entire Fine Arts Department was involved,” said Powers. “Between Dr. Rhonda DePriest, Mrs. Melanie Catana, Dr. Xela Batchelder, Professor Andrew Heisey and Mr. Jim DePriest, with all of our faculty and adjunct faculty being involved; it was this big group working [together].”

One of Powers’ favorite parts of this year’s musical was the unique mix of theatrical rookies with experienced veterans. One such new face to the theater was junior sports broadcasting major Zack Zeigler.

Zeigler was not only in the show, but played the role of Prince Eric, a role he was surprised to receive, but he says lines up perfectly with his own character.

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Monthly event showcases ethnic culture Registrations process for spring trips underway

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

By CHELSEY WITHERS For the Yellow Jacket

With the spring season underway, so are the spring Student Activities Board events. There will be three upcoming events.

The first event will be a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo on Sunday, April 10. The cost of going on the trip will be $7 and the bus will leave from Miller Hall at 12:30 p.m.

The next event will be a Pittsburgh Pirates game as they face the Milwaukee Brewers.

The game will be on Friday, April 15, the bus will leave from Miller at 5 p.m., and the first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The price will be $20 for a ticket, and $10 of that can be used as a meal voucher for the game.

“I grew up only 10 minutes outside of the city so I have been to several Pittsburgh sporting events while growing up. When I came to college I thought my experiences would be cut back because I was no longer that close to the city,” said

senior Ciara Scott. “I was wrong. Student Activities Board gives the students at Waynesburg several opportunities to go to Penguin and Pirates games. It hard to pass up these opportunities, they even supply you with transportation. Since It is now Pirates season, I challenge you to attend a Pirates game with SAB and make memories to last a lifetime in a such a beautiful city. “ On April 16, the Student Activities Board is sponsoring a trip to Rolling Hills Ranch, where students will have the opportunity to go horseback riding. The vans will leave from Stover at 10:45 a.m. for the event and the cost is $15.

“I was able to do something I have never done before and with my friends,” said sophomore Courtney Zofcin. “I think people should go because its just overall a fun experience.”

Students interested interested in attending any of the following events can s ign up on myConnect or in Student Services, which is located on the third floor of Stover.

The Multi-Cultural Club (MCC) had a table set up April 1, as the club hosted its monthly cultural exposure event in the Stover Center.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., by passers were able to taste several German foods and learn various facts about the country.

Senior James Glisan sat at the table set up near the entrance to the BeeHive, encouraging students to stop and grab a quick bite.

Passing students, professors, resident directors and faculty members stopped to taste the homemade German doughnuts and pretzels, with cinnamon butter for dipping.

For those who are familiar with the Texas Roadhouse butter, the MCC’s German butter resembled the steakhouses’ flavor.

Glisan said the MCC president, Sara Carpenter, along with several of the students in the club, cooked the food.

Resident Director Chris Kellner stopped quickly to try the food.

“As a German, I’m proud of this,” said Kellner after finishing his last bite.

Glisan said that while it’s fun for the students to get free food, it’s also beneficial

Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

Above are some of the foods that students prepared for others to get a taste of what Germany has to offer. to learn about the culture where it came from. The information that the MCC provided along with the snacks included the location of the country, the language, fashion, type of currency and a unique fact specific to the culture: the fact that Germany celebrates Oktoberfest from September to October.

Glisan said the MCC doesn’t repeat countries because there are so many cultures and they try to include

them all.

“We try to bring a light into the university that the world is bigger than just us,” said Glisan.

Glisan, majoring in religion and philosophy, has been involved with the MCC for two years now. He said there are about 20 students involved and the club meets every other Monday night to discuss upcoming events and the next month’s cultural exposure day.

The MCC was founded during the 2013-14 academic year to improve the awareness of other cultures across the world. Nermeen Bushra, a senior psychology major, is one of the students who founded the MCC. Bushra commented her opinion on why she wanted the club created.

“I felt like Waynesburg needed a cultural exposure,” GERMAN >> D2

Waynesburg's Relay takes on the world Sting Swing club to help high school kids learn to dance

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Copy Chief

Relay for Life is an event on Waynesburg University’s campus in which a large portion of the campus community gets involved, as various organizations create teams to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

Planning for Waynesburg’s Relay For Life began as early as last year.

“They just want it to be such a special event,” said Kelley Hardie, assistant dean of Student Services. “And the teams that come together— there’s clubs, there’s organizations, there’s residence hall teams—they really make it special because they truly believe in the cause and that’s what its all about.”

Hardie said the dedication of students involved

takes pressure off of the staff planners. She said that this year’s officers are extremely dedicated to Relay’s success.

“The students who volunteer in service, the Relay for Life officers,” Hardie said,

“are so committed and so passionate to the American Cancer Society that they work so hard just to make it successful for the survivors that attend or those that lost the battle.”

Hardie said that officer elections were held last spring semester, and students were immediately put to work.

“We plan a year in advance for that event, everything from the marketing, fundraising opportunities, the logistics, the main stage events, [the survivorship component]” she said. “There’s so much that’s involved.”

In fact, planning for next year’s Relay for Life event has already commenced. Hardie said that the final wrap-up meeting for next year’s planning is taking place April 18, only a day later than this year’s event.

“Our officers will be elected April 14,” said Hardie.

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WU students to offer lessons in time for prom season

By LUKE GOODLING Editorial Assistant

This coming Saturday, the campus swing club is offering a community event for local high school students.

Waynesburg University’s west coast swing dancing club, Sting Swing, is host-

ing Swing Into Prom, a community event for local high schoolers to attend and learn more about both swing dancing and the university. With proms for local high schools approaching, the event offers a chance for high schoolers to learn a new style of dance.

“We are hosting a prom for the high school students around locally, all the way up to Washington and down to Morgantown,” said Alexis Boudreau, an organizer of Swing Into SWING >> D2

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'The Loop' shuttle service offered weekly Germany: Club offers

By MATTIE WINOWITCH For the Yellow Jacket

The Loop, according to its bulletin, is a free shuttle for Waynesburg University students that runs every Tuesday and Thursday when classes are in session.

It leaves in three different rounds at 5:40 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. from Stover Center and makes stops at Peeble’s Plaza, Giant Eagle, Greene Plaza and Walmart.

These locations offer various eateries, medical buildings and shops that are available to meet student needs.

Pat Bristor, the associate dean of students, oversees the Student Activities Board, which provides the service.

The creation of it was part of her idea along with Mary

Cummings, former senior vice president of student services and enrollment. The reasoning behind its creation was to allow students to have an ability to go to doctor’s appointments and Med Express.

“We worked with Med Express through our Student Health offices to help book appointments on Tuesday and Thursday nights specifically for The Loop,” said Bristor.

This is the second year of The Loop’s services, but according to Bristor, the numbers are down from last year’s usage.

“Sometimes there’s only a handful that use it per week that can range from 1-2 to 12-15 students,” said Bristor.

Bristor said that a majority

of students that use The Loop use it routinely. Freshman history and political science major, Olivia Shultz-Falandes, is one of the “regulars.”

Shultz-Falandes originally heard about the Loop during an overnight visitation, and she has used it frequently since the fall semester because she doesn’t have personal means of transportation.

“There are a lot of students who don’t have cars on campus, so The Loop is really beneficial for someone who doesn’t,” said ShultzFalandes.

Prior to using The Loop, Shultz-Falandes said she was intimidated by it. But now she knows it is a stress-free process.

“The people who drive are

really nice and don’t make you feel rushed,” said ShultzFalandes.

As participating student numbers are decreasing, The Loop could be potentially cut out if it does not prove useful, but Bristor is not concerned.

“Quite honestly, I think there are benefits [to The Loop],” said Bristor. “But I think if it weren’t here, students would find a way to get where they needed to go, even without a car.”

Shultz-Falandes believes that it is a really great resource that more Waynesburg students should be using.

“We’re paying the money,” said Shultz-Falandes, “so let’s make use of the sources provided.”

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said Bushra. “We do a lot of traveling [as a university], and to help [students] understand where they are going is important.”

During the Yellow Jacket’s home football games in the fall, the MCC sold deep fried Oreo brand cookies to raise money for the club’s different events, something Glisan said is “always a huge hit” to fans attending the game.

The club also has movie nights, did a dream wall for Black History month in February--where they had students write their dreams on posters --and has done

Christmas around the world in the past. Members of the MCC are currently working on creating a quilt that will cover a table outside of one of the underclassmen female dorms.Although Glisan will not be here, in the fall semester the MCC plans on having a soul food feast event where African drummers are going to entertain the campus.

“It’s important because the university really strives to have a faith, learning and service initiative,” said Glisan.

“And through our cultural exposure and through our multi-cultural club, we want to serve others by informing them of the other cultures around the world.”

Swing: Dance helps Effort to serve in Gettysburg continues prospective students get a taste of college

By DONNY CHEDRICK For the Yellow Jacket

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Prom and Sting Swing vice president. “They can come, take a lesson for about an hour and there is going to be some social dancing so they can bring a partner or a friend.”

The lesson is intended for beginners, but those with former swing experience can benefit from the lesson as well, according to Boudreau.

“The lesson is going to be completely new for beginners so it’s not going to be really advanced stuff,” said Boudreau. “We’re going to do something called a left and right hand pass and a couple of different spins.”

Since some local high school students typically attend Waynesburg after graduating, according to Boudreau, Swing Into Prom serves as a way for students to be introduced to the campus.

“It’s a really good community [around Waynesburg] and we wanted to get other people involved,” said Boudreau. “It’s a way for us to reach out and kind of serve the community and make new friends.”

Another appeal to swing dancing, Boudreau said, is the wide variety of music.

“You can dance to just about any music you like,” said Boudreau. “You can probably dance to country, pop, rock, if you like classic music—really it just has a wide variety of options for music. If you are concerned that [swing dancing] is really old style, it’s not; it’s really quite modern.”

Although this is the first time the swing club has hosted this event, Sting Swing is involved in different events on campus and in the Pittsburgh area, said Boudreau. The club provides both swing lessons and regular dancing every

Wednesday night at 8:30 in the Auxiliary Gym for university students, whether or not they are a member of Sting Swing.

“You don’t have to be a member to attend our Wednesday night dances,” said Boudreau. “You can show up, you can take our lessons, and just have fun with us. You can come and watch if you prefer, if you feel uncomfortable or unsure if you want to try [swing dancing]; but it’s a great way to make friends and build a community.”

In the future, members of Sting Swing, according to Boudreau, will also have opportunities to travel to Pittsburgh to receive les-

“[Sting Swing] is a realy good community and we wanted to get other people involved.”

ALEXIS BOUDREAU

Vice President, Sting Swing

Since October of 2015, Waynesburg University has made an effort to serve the national park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Students took a trip there earlier this school year and are going again April 8-10.

Through Library Director Rea Redd, two Waynesburg University organizations work together to serve the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association (GBPA) and the Gettysburg National Military Park (GNMP), which is part of the National Park service. Besides the mission of Waynesburg, which is always significant, there are other goals within the project to help students gain a positive experience.

“The trip is important to introduce students to public and private service opportunities relating to American heritage,” said Redd.

“Another goal is to show the variety of ways of educating the public about the American story.”

The many farms and the old battlefield in Gettysburg are near the locations to where Waynesburg students volunteer. In the fall, Waynesburg students assisted in landscape maintenance with museum exhibits, mainly for the GBPA. Redd explained that the students cover a lot of ground during the service learning.

“The GNMP has over 6,000 acres of historic farm fields with historic farm buildings, wooden fences and stone walls,” said Redd.

“The GBPA has over 100 acres of the same.”

According to Redd, nearly all majors are represented on the trips, from Criminal Justice to English. On the last trip, each different major also took part in a special learning experience.

“Criminal Justice and Fo-

rensic Science majors took a look at 150 plus-year old blood stains in a 200-yearold house that was used as an emergency hospital during the battle,” said Redd.

Education majors were with public history professionals performing lessons; accounting students got experience working in a store setting and got the chance to interview the operators of the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association (GBPA); and English majors were able to hear battlefield stories told by professional story tellers and authors.

The trips to Gettysburg are usually more popular than expected, said Redd, as Waynesburg students tend to fill a couple of vans or even a bus to make the trip. Redd has confirmed that around 10 students will make April 8-10 trip, but about 20 students make the trip each fall. Head cross-country coach Chris Hardie has taken some of the

team on the trip before. “[Gettysburg] is the one meet each year that we take the full [cross-country] roster,” said Hardie. “Because there’s a service component and a faith component, we make it a full Waynesburg experience. The whole team working together really creates many good memories for me, whether it’s on the battlefield or visiting a landmark.”

Memories are made for the students and faculty that attend the trip, but Hardie believes that the National Park Service makes the trip easy to enjoy.

“Personally, it is really easy to work with the National Park Service,” said Hardie.

“It’s a good opportunity for students, faculty and staff.

Whenever I’m in the area on a recruiting trip or if I’m taking the team out there, we’re definitely going to visit [Gettysburg] for a couple hours and do our part to help.”

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sons or participate in social dances. Additionally, Boudreau said high-level instructors will offer lessons to members of Sting Swing as well. Next year Boudreau said the swing club is hoping to get involved in swing dancing competitions.

As for this Saturday, Swing Into Prom will be held in the Auxiliary Gym at Waynesburg University Saturday, April 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. Boudreau said attendees are expected to dress semi-casual. All high school students are welcome, even with no previous swing or dance experience. The admission fee is $10 for individuals and $15 for couples. Reservations are encouraged and high schoolers or Waynesburg University students looking to volunteer for the event can contact Faith Musko at fmusko@waynesburg.edu.

“Honestly, my initial reaction was shock. I did not think I was getting that role,” Zeigler said. “It’s been a lot of fun. I love playing Prince Eric. He kind of matches my personality, and I really like portraying him.”

Zeigler was inspired to join theater by his girlfriend, Michelle Frye, who is one of the veterans of the stage.

Frye, a junior public relations major, played the part of Ariel’s sister, Allana.

Frye echoed the words of Powers that the people she worked with were what made this musical so enjoyable.

“I really like how the cast interacted. There have been no conflicts,” said Frye. “I’ve met a lot of people that I didn’t know before.”

Resident Director Anthony Jarrell was among the audience members who enjoyed the Friday evening show. Although he said the the whole cast impressed him, there were a few

Jenny Schoupe, Yellow Jacket

A collection of characters from the Waynesburg Players performance of The Little Mermaid. The GPAC was filled for all showings. standout performances in his mind.

“Josh Stewart as Sebastian really nailed the character. He was flamboyant and brought the heart the role needed,” said Jarrell. “I loved the eels because they were over the top bad. Katie Kondrick and Hannah Bloir gave the characters a fresh

energy to the show and actually showed some of the internal conflict the eels go through.”

Now that the musical is in the past, the memories formed will be preserved.

Powers emphasizes that theater is about people, and it was the people that made this year’s production such

a memorable one.

“Working with this group of young people, that really wanted to work together, it really was a team effort,” said Powers. “It was a team effort on the students’ part, it was a team effort on the director’s part, and all the faculty that was involved. It really was a group effort.”

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come to Relay for Live and kind of shadow the current president, vice president [or] survivorship chair, to have a better understanding of what their role will be next year.”

The student president of Relay for Life, Nicole Zimmel, said that planning for the event took a lot of time and effort.

“We’ve b e e n h av i ng monthly meetings with the team captains since October,” said Zimmel. “So we’ve planned the fundraising, what each team is going to do on the day of and what they are doing currently. We call different places around the county and we book all

of the events that are going to be on stage for that day.”

Zimmel and Vice President of Relay for Life Allison Cote said that they have labored this year to find entertainment that would appeal to the campus community and to entice more teams to enter.

Cote added that many individual teams also think of popular activities that excite student participants.

“We try to get things that will draw the students in,” said Zimmel. “Its kind of difficult to choose what we want. We just try to pick really interesting or entertaining things to draw the students in.”

All of this, the two agreed, can be difficult to organize

with their limited, non-profit budget. However, they both affirmed their dedication to the cause and serving the campus.

“I think that cancer is something that’s always going to be there – it’s always going to exist,” said Cote. “Almost everyone is touched by cancer in a way. And I think it’s something important that the campus needs to do to talk about that and give students a way to talk and raise money for those they love.”

The two especially encouraged that students attend the Survivor’s Hour, an activity where students can listen to stories shared by those who have lived through cancer.

Students are also encouraged to participate in the

theme “Around the World,” which was selected by Relay for Life officers and Colleges Against Cancer.

“Their intention behind that theme is Relay is just not here within Waynesburg, within Greene County, within Pennsylvania,” she said. “There are individuals who have hope all around the world. They Relay in Switzerland, they Relay in Florida, and they Relay here, right in our own backyard.

We all come together for this amazing cause, to celebrate our survivors and to pray for those who lost the battle.”

Waynesburg University’s Relay for Life will be held on April 17 in Johnson Commons from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m, rain or shine.

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Riffles (through) 6. Kitty cries 10. Like some chatter or threats 14. Birdbath buildup 15. Plant “pet” 16. Bellyache 17. *Game with a barrelthrowing gorilla 19. “Flip or Flop” cable channel 20. Dueling sword 21. Stare unsubtly 22. Slammer 23. Wreck completely 25. “Moi?” 27. __ Lingus 28. Reason for an R rating 31. “I __ thought of that” 34. Place to overnight 35. Crooner Cole 36. Stat that’s better when it’s lower 37. *Lock insert 41. Expressive rock genre 42. Architect Maya __ 43. Serengeti grazer 44. Crease-resistant fab ric 46. Sewer system entry points 49. Back when 50. Alpine warble 51. Art form profiled in the documentary “Be tween the Folds” 55. Joint sometimes twist ed 57. Fishing decoy 59. Have __: be con nected

60. “Are you for __?!”

61. *Karl Marx opus 63. Motown’s Marvin 64. Prefix meaning “all” 65. Singer Baker 66. Call router: Abbr.

67. Bread served with chicken tikka masala 68. Go to pot ... or a pho netic hint to the answers to starred clues

DOWN 1. Stored in the hold 2. Become running mates?

3. Dancer de Mille

4. Skin bronzing from a bottle 5. “Understand?”

6. Jim of “Wide World of Sports” 7. Self-help website 8. [Don’t take me too seri ously] 9. Hang loosely 10. Announcement from the foyer 11. *Temporary housing for Fido 12. Behind schedule 13. Green-eyed monster 18. “Son of Frankenstein” role 22. D.C. insider

24. No longer working: Abbr.

26. Sharpen 28. Computer invader 29. Hunter’s garb, for short 30. Thames school 31. Captain’s position 32. Opera highlight 33. *”The Court Jester”

star 38. Stare rudely at 39. “He’s a priest,” not a beast, per Ogden Nash 40. Bear or Berra 45. Propecia rival 47. Shout out 48. Glorifying verse 49. Word after work or play

51. Pest control company 52. Bit of slapstick 53. Sporty Mazda 54. Cavity filler 55. Jason’s vessel 56. Half-moon tide 58. Midshipman’s sch.

61. Ex-Dodger manager Mattingly 62. __ Thai: rice noodle

LAST ISSUE'S SOLUTION

WORDS OF WISTIM

THE COMIC STRIP

FILM REVIEW: 'DAWN' IS FAILURE AT ITS FINEST Varied ratings for 'BvS'

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is the dawn of DC Comics. It is the inevitable rise of the sun coming over the horizon, the light in darkest night.

“Batman v Superman,” to sum it up in one word, is disappointing. I feel like a parent who has given his child chance after chance and can't help but feel disappointment as I continue to watch him fall on his face again and again. I don't want to feel it, no parent does, but after a never-ending cycle of atrophy, there’s no other emotion to feel.

“Batman v Superman” is a kid going crazy with a large supply of silly string in a matter of hours, or a Halloween enthusiast who’s really overdone it with the fog machines. At first you pity him; then you get bored with him; and then he’s just plain annoying and you want him to leave for wasting your time.

2016’s first major blockbuster feels like a live look-in at a brainstorm session. Everyone has some great ideas, but none were developed beyond that. The aftermath reveals a film with so much

promise and yet so little evidence of said promise: the means but not the results.

Despite DC’s fatal failings, “Batman v Superman” isn’t a complete waste of time, and one can find some small solace in that fact.

“Batman v Superman’s” darkness serves as a sharp contrast to the general

brightness to the Marvel legacies and leads to some original themes. Snyder, who has proven himself a director obsessed with the eye, directs action scenes like few others, and if you can make it through the moribund first two hours, you’ll find some entertainment.

It also delivers the best Batman fight scene you’ll

ever see--but beyond that, nothing life altering. It’s fun to look at, but comes nowhere close to redeeming itself.

The true dagger of Warner Bros. attempted masterpiece is when you leave the theater. It’s when you realize the question you’re asking isn’t “What superhero film is ‘Dawn of Justice’ better than?” but “What superhero films are better than ‘Dawn of Justice’?” Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is untouchable. “The Avengers” would win a game of baseball with “Dawn of Justice” by mercy rule in the first inning. All the Iron Man films, both Captain America films, “Ant-Man,” “Deadpool,” “Man of Steel” and yes, even “Spider-Man 3,” the last and only other film I’ve ever seen on opening night, is better than this.

Snyder’s work should explode off the screen like a volcanic explosion of awesomeness. It should be monumental in size and stature.

It should have silenced the critics and stunned audiences. Instead, “Batman v Superman” feels like an average action film that doesn’t leave the impact crater that it most certainly should have.

By ZACHERY ZALAR

For the Yellow Jacket

It is hard to remember a movie that has been more divisive than “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

A quick search of the movie on ratings juggernaut, Rotten Tomatoes, will show you a 20 critic score and an 80 audience score A hashtag search on twitter will reveal tweets praising the movie as the best superhero movie ever made, followed by tweets perhaps over-exaggerating how bad the film is.

How has a movie that will bring in a billion dollars managed to do this to its viewing audience?

Looking deeper at movie reviews, you will find one thing in common with most—albeit not all—reviews. People who loved the movie will tell you that they have read DC Comics forever.

They sight Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne, Jeremy Irons as Alfred and Superman’s supporting characters.

But it’s also the tone that sticks out.

Is the movie fun and light?

Absolutely not.

It’s not supposed to be.

Pick up a DC Comic and you will find no humor, no jokes and no making light of a situation. When it gets down to it, Bruce Wayne is a depressing person. In Christopher Nolan’s 2008 “Dark Knight,” for example, Bruce Wayne never made any jokes and the humor all lied with the Joker.

We are talking about a comic book company that once did a story where the Joker faked his own death, only to come back with his face cut off and stapled back on by himself.

For true fans, the movie brings the tone of a true comic book, which is where reviewers are hitting the movie hard. Reviewers want a lighter, fun movie like a comic book “should” be or for every comic book movie to be Iron Man and SpiderMan: a blend of humor, action, and drama.

This is not reality. This is why companies make movies like Deadpool and the upcoming DC movie, “Suicide Squad”.

Only one thing is certain in today’s movie market: comic book movies kill, and even ones with bad word of mouth make $700 million in just nine days.

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Commencement THE BACK PAGE

Written by: Emily Hackman

Designed by: Lindsay Orzechowski

With Graduation a month away here are the top questions and answers that soon-to-be alumni will need to know for the big day on May 1.

Question: Do I have to attend Commencement?

Answer: Attendance at Commencement is required. Anyone who has a valid reason for release from this obligation must notify the Office of the Registrar.

Question: When and how will I get my diploma?

Answer: Diplomas will be sent to the home address on Waynesburg University’s file, via first-class mail. Students completing degree requirements beyond the Commencement Ceremony will receive their diploma approximately one month after the respective term of completion. Diplomas for graduates with any holds still on their account will not be mailed until after holds are released.

Question: When and where do I pick up my cap and gown?

Answer: Caps and gowns will be available through May 1 at the Waynesburg University Bookstore during normal bookstore hours. Early pick-up insures best selection of size availability. Graduates must show a University ID card or driver's license at the time of pick up.

You may reserve your cap and gown online or go directly to the WU Bookstore to pick it up.

Question: Can I decorate my cap?

Answer: No other pins or decorations are to be displayed on either the cap or gown.

Graduates are also not permitted to carry or wear flowers during the ceremonies.

Question: How many guests can I invite to attend graduation?

Answer: Tickets are not required to attend Commencement services held outdoors on Miller Hall lawn. In case of inclementweather, Commencement will be held in the Marisa Fieldhouse. Because of the size of the graduating class and the limited space, tickets will be issued for admittance. Each graduate is allotted two guest tickets for the Marisa Fieldhouse.

Question: If it does rain, where can my family view Commencement?

Answer: Guests without tickets may view the ceremony via closed circuit TV from the Goodwin Performing Arts Center, Alumni Hall, McCance Auditorium in Buhl Hall, Stover Center 2nd Floor “Bee Hive” and Stover Center 3rd Floor conference rooms.

Question: When do I need to move out of my dorm/student housing?

Answer: It is strongly recommended that all students move out of their residence halls as soon as possible after their last final exam.On the day of Commencement, there will be heavy traffic, roads blocked, and limited to no access to the parking lots at the residence halls. Moving out of the residence halls is not permitted on Sunday morning, but moving out is allowed from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday night.

For more information go to www.waynesburg.edu/Commencement