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Borough comprehensive plan to focus on zoning, other issues Initial funding in place for consultation

By NICK FARRELL Executive Editor

Members of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development joined local government leaders and the president of Waynesburg University Tuesday to publicly announce a comprehensive plan for Waynesburg Borough, the product of an ongoing partnership between the borough and university community.

Douglas G. Lee, univer-

sity president, said the announcement of this plan — which considers issues such as zoning, transportation, parking and the economic growth and stability of the borough, among other things — is a sign of the interdependence between the university and outlaying community.

“This plan is the recognition of the long-standing relationship between the borough and the university and how interrelated their success is with ours,” said Lee. Michael Cortez, acting deputy secretary for Community Development, noted that partnerships like this aren’t easy to accomplish because of divergent views on issues; but said he hopes to

see more communities and colleges working together throughout the commonwealth in the future.

“The idea that you all have been able to sit there and reach a consensus on what you should be doing, how you should do it and consolidate your resources is, in my mind, an example to what every community in this commonwealth should be applying,” said Cortez. “If every community, university, county and borough was like what you have here, I think we’d have much better success in the commonwealth in getting things accomplished.”

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State, local and university officials, pictured outside the Greene County Courthouse, met Tuesday to announce the Waynesburg Borough comprehensive plan, the result of an ongoing partnership between the borough and university.

‘Worth all the effort’

New name reflects change in focus for WU service trips

Students share study abroad experiences

By JOHN LYDIC

Multimedia Manager

By CHELSEA DICKS Managing Editor

Six women received the opportunity to see the world over the summer and have had time to reflect. Each went to a different country, all spoke different languages, all experienced different cultures and yet they all came back saying the same thing: “It was worth all the effort.”

“A meritat tot efortul.”

“Valió la pena todo el esfuerzo.”

“Es war den ganzen Aufwand wert.”

The Vira I. Heinz Scholarship through Waynesburg University gave these six women the opportunity to travel to Japan, Romania, Spain, Germany and multiple other countries.

Allyson Wernert, senior international cultures and political science major, and Rebecca Shindelar, senior human services major, were two of six women who made the effort to study abroad and To learn more about the Vira w e nt t h r o u g h I. Heinz Scholarship, attend with it. Over 5,000 the informational meeting miles stretched in Stover Sept. 18 at 4 p.m. between the two women this summer, but when they came back and started reminiscing, they were inspired and alarmed by the similarities of the lessons they had learned, even though they were on opposite sides of the world.

Wernert picked up her chopsticks and headed to Photo Courtesy Allyson Wernert Tokyo, Japan while Shindelar readied her heart to be broken by the children in Brasov, Romania.

Allyson Wernert, one of Waynesburg's six Vira I. Heinz “I have always had a heart for the children of Ro- students last year, poses in a temple in Kyoto, Japan. mania because I helped sponsor a child in a Romanian orphanage with my school when I was growing up,” said Shindelar. six women boarded their planes and lifted off, leaving For Wernert, who can be seen sporting her Japanese the known behind and embracing the new cultures in styled clothing of hot air balloon tank tops and brightly front of each of them. colored cactus crop tops, it came as no surprise to “I would go grocery shopping and I didn’t know anyone. what most of the ingredients were,” said Wernert about “I love the culture and have wanted to go there for the struggles of the language barrier. “I would stand in many years now,” Wernert said. the super market for long periods of time just staring They made their dreams happen. at something trying to figure out what it was.”

Through the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship that is offered For Shindelar, expeSee HEINZ on A4 to women between their sophomore and senior year, riencing the Romanian

When a student arrives at Waynesburg University, immersion in and commitment to service becomes a part of their background. Students looking to become involved in service this fall will find a commitment to not only serving the community but also fulfilling students skills, according to two Waynesburg sources.

This fall, students can find service trips that encompass

the full mission of Waynesburg University, with faith, service and learning involved in every trip, according to Kelley Hardie, assistant dean of students.

“The first change in mission trips is that they will be called faith, service and learning trips to encompass the university’s mission,” said Hardie.

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University becomes third High-Impact Bonner program

By SAMANTHA PEER Op/Ed Editor

The Waynesburg Bonner Scholars aid the local and campus community with the many hours of service that they provide. Now, the Bonner Scholars are joining the Bonner High-Impact Initiative in an attempt to make an even greater difference in the lives of those they serve.

“We are trying to deepen and broaden our community partner relationships through the Bonner High-

Impact project,” said Adam Jack, director of the Bonner Scholars.

The Bonner High Impact is an initiative of the Bonner Foundation. According the foundation’s website, the initiative works with faculty, administrators and students “to develop high-impact educational practices that are integrated with high-impact community engagement.” In addition, the project seeks to help build an effective service See BONNERS on A4

Rewiring of buildings underway in technology overhaul Faster browsing, more connected user experience forthcoming in Wi-Fi update

By JENNY SCHOUPPE Convergence Editor

The restructuring of the technology infrastructure in the buildings on campus is moving forward right on schedule, according to Chief Information Officer William

Dumire.

Last semester, University President Douglas G. Lee announced a two-year plan to improve the campus’ information technology.

This idea to improve upon the information technology came from customer satis-

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faction surveys that were handed out to students, faculty and staff over a year ago.

“We looked at these sur-

veys and tried to identify any themes, issues and questions and concerns to compile a list of things that needed to be solved for the organization,” said Dumire. “The first thing we identified was that the students coming to campus expect wireless.”

These expected changes will allow students to connect to wireless on three to five devices at one time campus wide.

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Two local women take a chance and open up a candy, ice cream and chocolate shop in Downtown Waynesburg, a goal they have had for quite sometime.

For the second time in program history, the Waynesburg women's cross country squad defeated Grove City at the Bethany Invitational Saturday.

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Science departments still impacted by ongoing construction

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TINNEMEYER: LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART

The Rev. James Tinnemeyer referenced Mark 12:30 in his chapel address Tuesday. He told those in attendance, "Receive who you are and then become who you have received." Tinnemeyer will deliver another sermon at Tuesday's service about God's first great commandment.

Student, faculty mail rooms combined

By ABBY WERNERT

NEW MAIL ROOM HOURS

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Students returning this fall might notice something a little different in the mail room Stover Campus Center.

In the past, two different mail rooms existed; the mail room located in Stover was used for student mail only, while faculty and administrators used a mail room located in Miller Hall.

This past July, however, the decision was made to combine the two mail rooms, moving what was previously in Miller into Stover. "[The change] affects everyone on campus," said Associate Dean of Students Pat Bristor.

While the change was made because more room was needed in Miller Hall for an office, the move might also have a negative impact on workers in Miller. Before, those in Miller could simply

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walk down to the mail room, which also housed a copier, laminator and folder, whenever they wanted to.

However, the change is a benefit for students as it now provides more services for them.

"It definitely is an advantage to the students because now mail is being delivered to one central place and eventually packages will be," said Bristor.

Cu r re nt l y, p a c k a g e s through the post office go directly to the mail room, but packages sent through FedEx and UPS Inc. are still sent to the maintenance office. Bristor said there are still some logistics to be worked out,

but they hope to soon have the rest of packages able to be delivered to the mail room as well.

With the addition of fulltime employee Stacy Griffin, students who wish to send out packages can now ask Griffin to weigh the packages, which will be able to accurately tell students how many stamps need to be bought or how much postage a package needs.

The changes have proven to be beneficial not only for students who might need to pick up mail, but also for the students who do work study in the mail room.

"It gives students more of an opportunity to pick up

packages and gives student workers more hours," said senior criminal justice and psychology major Emma Emiliani.

Emiliani said the changes have been good, even if they made the mail room a little hectic at first as everyone tried to learn new things.

According to Bristor, the change in hours should not affect student workers too much. At the moment, there are typically two students working alongside Griffin.

Once the increased amount of packages die down later in the semester, Bristor said they might cut it back down to one student working with Griffin at a time with the second student given other work to do.

Mail room hours have been extended from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

With renovations now taking place on the fifth floor of the Paul R. Stewart Science Hall, the chemistry department has had to make some changes to accommodate the biology department.

With the displacement of the biology department, biology classes have been moved around to other buildings, including the Center for Research and Economic Development and the classrooms on the second floor of the gym.

Some labs have even had to share lab space, such as the biochemistry lab sharing space with the quantitative analysis lab.

Dr. Bradley Davis, professor of chemistry, is in charge of the quantitative analysis class and also teaches the lab session.

Davis has personally dealt with the impact of sharing lab space.

“It isn’t an ideal situation for students or instructors to be as compact as we are, but we all know better things are right around the corner, so it’s well worth any minor inconveniences at the moment,” said Davis.

Classrooms and shared labs are not all that has been affected by the need to move the biology department during the upgrade of the fifth floor.

Though not seen from the hallway, the chemistry department has opened their doors to house the biology equipment and supplies.

“We cleaned out the physical chemistry lab so that the biology department could use it,” said Dr. Evonne Baldauff, chair of the chem-

istry and forensic science departments.

Along with classes being moved to different locations, professor offices have also been moved.

Several biology professors’ offices are now in the house located at 74 Wayne St., only a few buildings down from Stewart Hall.

Dr. Christopher Cink, chair of the biology, environment science and athletic training departments, said the biology department is expecting the offices to stay in the house until January, 2016.

Cink said he is not aware of any major issues with students meeting with professors because of the offices moving.

Along with the professors and faculty members, students are also affected with this change.

“It has taken some time to get used to,” said Katherine Kennedy, senior forensic science major. “It is strange having everything changed around. For instance, we do not have access to certain labs which has caused some of the equipment to get moved around.”

Even with all the changes and construction to Stewart Hall, the students and teachers alike have come together to make things work.

“From what I have seen, everyone is trying to accommodate each other as much as possible so that we can all experience a smooth transition during the renovation period,” said Davis.

As the semester goes on, things within the biology and chemistry departments will settle down until the renovations of the fifth floor of Stewart are complete.

MBA facilitator awarded for effect University welcomes six new professors on energy industry “Teaching is only a part of what education students have to learn,” said Mack. “I want Waynesburg University to incorporate a Christian asfocuses its mission of faith, pect, because the best teachlearning and service. All three ers have a focus on God.” of these elements are integratWhile Mack is very excited ed throughout just about any about her new home in the aspect of the university that education department, she one can imagine. says one of the best things Ahlseen This is especially true of the about it is being a part of teaching staff, which just welsomething where she feels comed six new undergraduate whole. professors into its community The Department of Busithis summer. ness Administration received Each of these new profestwo new additions: Dr. Mark sors has his or her own ideas Ahlseen and Dr. J. Christian of how to incorporate faith Ola. and service into teaching, While considered a new and has hopes and goals to hire as of this semester, Ola accomplish within his or her is not truly new to WaynesDavis own learning. They have all burg University. Ola spent demonstrated exceptional five years teaching at Wayneswork within their respective burg before leaving for a year, disciplines, as well as a comduring which he completed mitment to a faith-based curhis Doctorate of Business riculum.

Administration before reThe Department of Eduturning. cation welcomed Dr. Deana “My family and I are all Mack, who will serve as an very excited for me to be back assistant professor. Mack has at Waynesburg. It’s like a secworked previously within ond home for me,” said Ola. multiple different levels of “I really love the students and Mack education, including fourth the mission. The Department grade, middle school and of Business has a great camatwo other colleges. Mack is raderie. I missed being a part thrilled to be able to call the of it and I’m glad to be back.” education department her Ola personally would like new home, as she said it is to see the business departlike one big family. ment grow in a number of “I definitely think that necessary areas.

Waynesburg is the right place “I wish to help elevate the for me,” said Mack. “I went level of student who graduto a couple of different inates from here and help them terviews before I came here, to find opportunities that Ola and none of those doors had don’t yet exist,” said Ola. ever opened fully. I was okay with that, Another goal Ola strives to achieve because I knew God must have had a is to integrate faith into what students different plan for me.” are learning in the business department Mack intends to incorporate faith classes. into her teaching by helping with the “Obviously the goal within finance service aspects on and off campus. One is to make the most money possible, goal she hopes to accomplish is to con- and the question becomes, ‘can you do tinue to prepare education students for that and still be a Christian business a field that is ever-changing in its ex- person?’” said Ola. “It’s a walk I have to pectations. take with students, and we always try

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to do the right thing and make ethical business decisions.”

Ahlseen has a similar goal for the department.

“My goal within teaching is to give strong instruction through a biblical and Christian perspective,” said Ahlseen. “Because there is a biblical view on economics.”

Ahlseen came to Waynesburg after teaching previously at six different higher education institutions.

This year starts his 29th in collegiate teaching.

“I wanted to stay in Christian education,” said Ahlseen. “I’ve been reformed in my theology and Waynesburg puts me closer to my family members, who are in Eastern Pennsylvania.”

Like Ola, Ahlseen hopes to further the mission of the school by integrating faith into the courses he teaches.

The Department of Nursing has welcomed aboard Laurel Miner, an instructor of nursing who received her B.S.N. degree from Duquesne University and completed her M.S.N. degree at Walden University.

The university has also welcomed two new chemistry instructors, Dr. Chad Keys and Dr. Bradley Davis.

Keys completed his undergraduate work at Ball State University before going on to receive his Ph.D. from Purdue University.

Davis is familiar with Waynesburg, as he completed his undergraduate work here before going on to graduate school.

Davis had just completed his work to receive his Ph.D. in chemistry before coming back to teach at Waynesburg.

Davis wishes to pass on the same inspiration to students that professors passed on to him while he was an undergraduate student here.

“It’s an incredible opportunity that I have been given to teach here,” said Davis. “It just sort of worked its way out unexpectedly.”

As far as personal goals, Davis hopes to become more involved with service.

“The chemistry department has a lot of great student-led outreach programs,” said Davis. “I am excited to be getting back into that and helping to expand the work they do.”

By KYLE DAWSON

Editorial Assistant

A f a c i l it ator w it h i n Waynesburg University’s Master of Business Administration program was recently awarded the Pittsburgh Business Times’ Educator Energy Leadership Award.

Dr. Darr yl Husenits, CONSOL Energy’s vice president for material and supply chain management along with facilitating in the MBA program at Waynesburg, was the recipient of the award.

The Energy Leadership Awards recognize the influencers who have helped shape the energy industry.

Husenits worked with representatives from Waynesburg as well as Dr. George Smith, general manager of value chain at CONSOL Energy and an alumnus of the University’s MBA Program, and Dr. Jeanna Cooper, manager of e-services at CONSOL Energy, to develop strategic curriculum for an Energy Management Concentration for the University’s MBA Program.

The Energy Management Concentration was launched in 2012.

“The focus of the program is to deliver value to students by covering strategic industry drivers such as safety, compliance (internal and external), continuous improvement and risk analysis,” said Husenits in a press release. “This concentration also provides practical application processes in Project Management as well as Supply Chain Management.”

Husenits has taught classes in the concentration since it was created.

In the same press release, Dave Mariner, dean

of graduate and professional studies at Waynesburg University said that the team of Husenits, Dr. Smith and Dr. Cooper was able to help Waynesburg design and institute a concentration that improved the curriculum.

Mariner also said through communication with students and employers, the university determined there was a need to implement curriculum into the MBA degree that was geared toward the energy industry.

“We noticed an increase in enrollment from students working in the energy field,” said Mariner in the release.

“It was an easy choice to reach out to Dr. Husenits because of his experience and education, not to mention he was an alumnus of our MBA Program.”

The concentration is project-based rather than test-based, according to Husenits. Students research actual companies, often collaboratively, while industry professionals regularly share their experiences as guest speakers.

The concentration is offered at Waynesburg’s Southpointe, Seven Fields and Monroeville centers, providing relatively close accommodations for those who work during the day and attend classes at night.

“Southpointe in particular is a hotbed of energy companies,” said Mariner in an interview for the Pittsburgh Business Times.

The headquarters are a three-minute walk from the Waynesburg center.

“We like to develop relationships with people like Darryl [Husenits] who teach about what they’re doing during the day,” said Marine.

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Improved access to technology assistance aids students Help desk now open 12 hours each weekday

By RYAN SCHWERTFEGER For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University’s Information Technology Services is available to provide students and faculty access to the assistance they need to solve their problems.

In fact, starting this academic year, the help desk will now be more accessible and effective with new extended hours from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

“When I first started working here last year, we tried to re-evaluate ITS across the board to make sure individuals can get the help that they need,” said William

Dumire, Chief Information Officer. “We found that a lot of issues, especially student issues, took place outside our old hours.”

To solve this dilemma, Dumire worked with the admissions department to examine class schedules and find out when most students and faculty are in class, and when work that involved campus technology — including computer labs and printers — would be used most.

“To me, excellent customer service is important to be provided to our end users,” said Dumire. “Technology drives a lot of things at the university and if it isn’t working, the campus as a whole suffers.”

Whether over the phone, through an online form, or even by making a visit to Wiley Armory — the headquar-

ters of ITS — Dumire said that almost all inquiries are handled by student workers that ITS employs.

“We make sure these folks have appropriate backgrounds and training to not only answer questions, but they are able to identify and understand where the student is coming from,” said Dumire.

Alex Tenenbaum, senior information technology major and student ITS worker, reassures his fellow students that the help desk is there to support them.

“I would encourage anyone who has an issue to go down, and we will do our best to get their problem resolved,” said Tenenbaum.

“Hopefully, with the new hours [and] with this article, people will catch on, and more people will call and come in.”

Students across campus were very receptive and open to contacting the help desk if they had an issue. Many also felt the times they reached out to the help desk ended successfully and positively, but students noted that the number of times they would need assistance would be few and far between. One student noted that it was two years ago when he last went to the help desk.

“I once called the help desk when I was a freshman because I had difficulty logging into myConnect,” said junior criminal justice major Tino Napolitano. “They were pretty helpful, so I would advise students to go there for help.”

Freshman political science major Nicholas Cordova had not been to the help desk yet himself, but noted that it is an excellent resource to have

on campus.

“I certainly would contact the help desk as it provides a convenient solution to technical issues,” said Cordova. “Being someone who is not particularly skilled in the area of modern technology, I will likely encounter problems that require their assistance. The fact that their services are free, reliable and readily available makes the [ITS] department a good option.”

Another freshman admitted that she had not heard of the help desk, but wished she had in her time of technical trouble.

“The first week I moved in, I was dealing with some technical difficulties,” said freshman business major Kiana Levi. “This idea sounds like a great way to solve issues quickly and efficiently.”

She was also encouraged

that the help desk was now available until the evening hours.

“With the hours extended, it would definitely ease my mind knowing that help is attainable,” said Levi.

So far, with 400 requests for help in just the first week of the semester, ITS is also examining whether the help desk can answer inquiries on Saturday mornings. An official announcement could be made as early as the end of October.

Students and faculty are encouraged to call the help desk at 724-852-3413, email them at helpdesk@waynesburg.edu, visit ITS at the Wiley Armory - located in front of the Fitness Center - or fill out an online request form by logging into myConnect and clicking the request form link under the Technology header on the left sidebar.

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the mission trips and allow students to sign up at their convenience.

The new tab gives students the access to trip sign up sheets, along with trip information and costs.

Local service opportunities can also be accessed through this tab.

The big goal of the reconstruction of service at Waynesburg was to make things more efficient for both students and faculty, according to Mary Cummings, vice president of student services.

“Last year we identified a need and a desire to take the logistics management part of the service mission trips and centralize that,” said Cummings. “We have a lot of servant hearts on this campus, but a lot of servant hearts with not a lot of time.

If you make something easier to step forward and volun-

teer, there is a better chance that they will.”

A secondary goal of the changes to the Center for Service Leadership is to give students more of a background in their field of interest.

Cummings believes that Waynesburg’s service trips are provided to give students a chance to gain experience in the passion they came to Waynesburg to pursue.

“We want [the trips] to be an opportunity to take what you’re doing in your program here, and apply that through your service,” said Cummings. “Not just on trips, but service at large, we are trying to make it more meaningful service impact, through impact of the service and tie in with the skills you do have.”

Cummings also believes that these changes can create consistency and maybe lower the costs of the trips, which could allow more students to go on them. She said that

developing service while at Waynesburg is like making ice cream at Cold Stone.

“If you look at your four year experience here, when you get here service is like getting a spoon and taking a little sample of it,” said Cummings. “From there, you move into service a little more. Over the sophomore and junior years, we hope you get into a little larger service tied into your academic department. Then you go from ‘like it’ to ‘love it’, and by your senior year you get the point of creating the service opportunities like the server at Cold Stone.”

According to Hardie, the final goal is to create mission trips that represent every academic major. “ Tappi ng i nt o t h e i r strengths, utilizing their educational background and providing that service in an area of need is the goal behind our service trips,” said Hardie.

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Borough councilman, outlined the various issues the comprehensive plan will seek to change and how Waynesburg’s historic tie to the energy industry and 60-year decline in population have impacted the borough’s current status.

According to Fischer, the borough has identified zoning, transportation, parking, economic opportunity, the revitalization of downtown and housing as priorities in this plan.

Fischer expressed that this plan is in its beginning stages and more funding is needed to move forward and execute specific action.

“There’s not enough money here to completely solve all of this,” said Fischer, adding that much of the initial funding provided will fund consultants who will research

and compile data on the borough, something typical of municipalities trying to execute a strategic plan.

Beyond that, the next step is for the borough council to draft a contract for this comprehensive plan sometime during the winter, according to Fischer.

According to a press release, initial funding for this comprehensive plan includes a $45,000 grant from the DCED’s Municipal Assistance Program, $30,000 from Waynesburg Borough Council and $20,000 from Waynesburg University.

Fischer said the first issue to be solved is likely the borough’s zoning options in an attempt to revitalize some of the empty buildings and unused spaces in Downtown Waynesburg.

“We want to see downtown utilized in a positive way. We don’t like seeing empty spaces,” said Fischer, adding that a

more attractive, lively downtown could impact the university community as well.

Fischer noted zoning concerns in the council have stemmed from a recent request to build a storage shed for a lawn mower that required one resident to complete more than 80 pages of paperwork.

“If we get zoning to a point where folks understand the process, we can get more things done,” said Fischer.

Chuck Morris, chairman of the Greene County Board of Commissioners, is excited about the possible changes this plan could bring to the county, but said it requires an equal, positive effort from all parties involved.

“If we have the input of everyone, I think in years from now we’ll be able to look back and say this was a really big day in the history of Waynesburg and Greene County,” said Morris.

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Former director John Burke remembered for positive outlook on life Those who knew him recall his leadership, personality during 17 years with maintenance dept.

By OLIVIA LATIMER News Editor

“It’s another day in paradise.”

The Department of Facilities Planning and Management — more casually referred to as the maintenance department — at Waynesburg University has seen these “days in paradise” come and go as part of a job that remains constant in a department that, according to the workers, “is always the same.”

All the same, until one April day last spring when the atmosphere there was tremendously shaken by the unexpected passing of former director John Burke.

“It’s another day in para-

dise” is the quote by which Burke lived and used daily with his workers, both genuinely and sarcastically, according to Terry Sattler, director of Facilities Planning and Management.

As the workers all gather during their break in a sweltering hot room crowded with chairs, on the ground floor of their office building, they speak with nothing but the highest regard, love and admiration for their former director.

Burke hailed from Morgantown, West Virginia, making more than a 40 minute commute every day to his day in paradise at Waynesburg. The members of the department all agree that Burke was more

than just their boss. Each of them felt as though he was a father figure and a great friend.

“Some people want to be a boss just to be able to have all the power and authority,” said John Milliken, a maintenance staff member. “Some just keep doing the same job they have always been doing and earn a position of supervision. That’s how John was. He was a different kind of boss. He was a like a friend to all of us who just happened to be our boss.”

Burke was employed at Waynesburg for more than 16 years. He first arrived as a custodial manager and was eventually promoted to director of the department.

Members of the department, including Linda Renner, Roger Doty, Rodney Cox, Alfred Cole, Shane Boles, Dan Mecea, Milliken and Sattler, all agreed that Burke was someone you

could talk to about anything.

According to Renner and Milliken, Burke loved his family more than anything and treated them all like his own family as well.

“If you had any problems about anything, you could go to him,” said Renner.

The members all agreed that Burke treated them like human beings. He didn’t degrade or hurt anyone.

Among many quirky things, the workers of the department recalled how much Burke loved to sing, eat peanuts, cashews and Hot Tamales candy in the office.

“Every day, he came down those stairs singing a different song,” said Milliken.

“And sometimes he got himself stuck on the same song for two or three days at a time,” said Renner, finishing his thought.

One hobby that Burke loved was collecting cars.

“He was formerly a used car salesman but he wasn’t very good at it because he was always too honest,” said Milliken. “He had collected around 39 cars just during his time here at the university.”

Burke adored his grandchildren. He loved going to their baseball and softball games, according to the workers.

“He was a very respectful man,” said Renner. “He never screamed or demanded, he always asked. He respected us and we respected him. He was someone you could never get mad at and if you did, you didn’t stay that way for long.”

According to Sattler, Burke was always the one to calm things down and keep everything under control.

“It’s pretty easy to see from all of us here that he was a very well-liked man,” said Sattler.

“Not liked,” said Renner.

“Loved. We all loved John.”

According to Milliken, Renner, Cole, Cox and Sattler, the passing of Burke was a big change for them.

“Morale was really low for a while,” said Cox. “It’s starting to get better, but it will never be the same.”

The group agreed that it is always going to feel like someone is still missing.

“You get used to thinking someone is going to be around forever,” said Doty.

Sattler said that until the day Burke passed, they had all expected he would be back to work in a few months.

The members of the maintenance department were the pall bearers at Burke’s funeral.

Something they all thought was fitting because Burke commonly referred to them as “his angels.”

“John will hold a special place in all of our hearts forever,” said Renner.

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during this process, Information Technology Services is taking extra measures to ensure the wireless internet is secure, stable and able to follow students wherever they go on campus.

This restructuring plan includes new reliable, faster wireless internet in all academic buildings and student dormitories, dramatically increased uptime and availability of all major ITS systems such as myConnect, email, Self-Service and Blackboard, and a new, state-of-the-art VolP campus phone system.

The goal is to have everything finished in the next 18-24 months.

Though the reconstruction of the infrastructure is on schedule, ITS did face one challenge when it came to rewiring buildings.

“We have a variety of architectures, such as buildings built in the past 10 years and buildings built 100 years ago,” said Aaron Seymour, director of Network Services. “Work on some of those buildings moves more slowly because of structural considerations.”

Workers are taking into

consideration the placement of cable to try and preserve the esthetics of each building, according to Dumire.

The process to restructure began at the beginning of this past summer.

“We’ve had a number of buildings evaluated and rewired this summer,” said Dumire. “We got a plan in place in which every building gets looked at and whatever needs they have we do that and rewire and move forward.”

Thus far, Miller Hall and Buhl Hall have been rewired, with Hannah Hall next in line for an update. Eberly Library has also received a partial rewiring. These buildings have been evaluated and worked on, but none of them are completely finished.

There is a need for faster, better-wired connections as well because not everything is designed for a wireless connection, according to Dumire. The classroom equipment and lab equipment that require hardwire connections will also have a much faster connection once the restructuring is complete.

Dumire also revealed that the changes will include a virtual lab environment.

The virtual lab environment will consist of having

the ability to send out an image or software to all the labs at once so they do not need to be manually configured one at a time.

“In the past, we had to literally and physically send out technicians and touch every single lab computer on campus,” said Dumire. “We will no longer have to do that anymore.”

This infrastructure project will impact each satellite campus as well.

Another benefit to the reconstruction is that there will be an increased uptime and availability of all major ITS systems such as myConnect, email and Blackboard.

Along with a 24/7 uptime, there is a new disaster recovery center in place as well.

“This system is in place just in case something happens to our primary servers, we have a secondary that goes into mode,” said Dumire. “The user will more than likely not even know there was an outage.”

One of the last stages in the renovations will be a new VolP campus phone system.

This system will allow the phones on campus to be network connected. The system will follow users seamlessly and help them never miss a

call.

Dumire explained that it is a system that would allow someone on a conference call to hit a button and have the call transferred to a cell phone, and then walk to another building on campus and hit another button and be right back to the conference call.

Cisco Systems Inc. and Pomeroy IT Solutions are the vendors for this project.

“It a partnership,” said Dumire. “Cisco is the leader in the nation as far as networking, and Pomeroy is our partner to help us put together solutions in a way that is going to be meaningful to our users.”

This process will bring the university closer to having the most current of technology, and will hopefully make a positive impact on the students and staff.

“The institution is very fortunate to have the expertise of both Aaron and Richard [Zebrowski, network analyst] to be a part of the project,” said Dumire.

“They bring a wealth of skill from the industry, so they are positioning us very well to be on the cutting-edge of technology once we have the infrastructure in place.”

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environment on campus.

“It is a project in which we will be working with faculty, community partners, students and administrators,” said Mary Cummings, vice president of Student Services.

Waynesburg University is among the third cohort of universities with Bonner programs to join the HighImpact Initiative.

The university’s involvement in the Bonner HighImpact project will help Waynesburg to accomplish a long-term goal.

“Our involvement in the Bonner High Impact project leads us to a vision we already articulated last year, which is that we’d like to make a higher impact with our service,” said Cummings.

One of the ways in which Waynesburg University is applying its involvement in Bonner High Impact is in utilizing the Bonner Scholars as leaders in various Waynesburg University service endeavors that include other students.

“Rather than just having the Bonners serve collectively as a group, we would have the Bonners lead service,” said Cummings. “Instead of a van of six or seven Bonners driving to a work site, we would have a van with one or two Bonners taking other students along on a service opportunity.”

Adrienne Tharp, coordinator of the Bonner Scholars,

believes the Bonner-High Impact project will push the Bonner Scholars to take on new roles.

“We are challenging Bonners to take on more leadership roles in the community and on campus within their service,” said Tharp.

Because service is an integral part of the mission of Waynesburg, one of the goals of the Bonner High Impact is getting more students involved in serving others.

“We’re taking the impact the Bonners have and are expanding it across all of the student body to make sure everyone can get involved in service,” said Cummings.

Waynesburg first utilized the Bonner Scholars as service leaders during the freshman orientation service trip to Ryerson Station State Park, an example of this integration of Bonner service into the student body as a whole.

Cummings was pleased with the performance of the Bonners.

Jack views the High-Impact Initiative as an incredible opportunity for current students.

“It is an exciting time to be a Bonner Scholar and an exciting time to be a student at Waynesburg because there will be many different opportunities forthcoming with regard to service,” said Jack.

In order to learn more about the Bonner HighImpact program and how to implement it in the campus community, seven representatives from Waynesburg at-

tended a weeklong session in Albany, New York at Sienna College.

“At the conference we did preliminary planning about what types of projects we would take on that are high impact, community engaged projects,” said Cummings.

One student who attended was Kimberly Baston, sophomore journalism major. Baston was asked to attend the conference due to her participation in the Leadership Scholarship. Baston was one

of two students to attend; the other student to attend was a Bonner Scholar. In attending the conference, Baston was able to see the affect that the Bonner High-Impact initiative has had on other participating universities.

“I can see the difference that it made at other colleges,” said Baston. “If we can carry out the plans that we made, it will be a really good thing and will also make us a more cohesive part of Greene County.”

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culture was delayed.

“I became very tired from the time difference and caught a terrible cold,” said Shindelar, adding that the illness made it hard for her to explore the new world she was in for the first two weeks.

These set backs that every trip to a new culture entails did not extinguish the exciting truth of the opportunities these women experience.

“God is incredibly generous to have allowed me to meet the beautiful smiles and laughter of the children and Romanian people, and to enlighten me through the knowledge I gleaned in my travels,” said Shindelar about the 38 physically and mentally disabled children she got the chance to work with while in Romania.

Wernert’s trip was made by “having the opportunity to go to Kyoto and being able to see some of the temples that I have dreamed about seeing for years.”

They both got to see different sides of the world, different cultures being lived

day-in and day-out. They had completely different experiences: One exploring the Japanese architectural masterpieces of the Kyoto temples, the other chaperoning children less fortunate than she, and yet they both came back and shared the lessons they learned and realized how they are so similar.

These lessons about personal growth, the fortunes people are blessed with and the drive to challenge oneself are the reasons the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship is offered here at Waynesburg University.

“Studying abroad with the scholarship was the best option, and I never would have had the funding to study during the summer without the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship,” said Shindelar.

The scholarship program offers $5,000 to women to put towards an international experience of their choosing.

Over 50 Waynesburg University female students have been supported through this scholarship. To learn more about the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship, go to Stover room 303, Sept. 18 at 4 p.m.

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Sweet childhood dream becomes reality for locals

By ABBY WERNERT

Chief Photographer

Kristy Vliet always wanted to own a candy store.

“Since I was a little kid, I’ve always liked it,” Vliet said, talking about the days she used to visit Callie’s Candy Kitchen as a little girl.

After many years, Vliet got her wish. This past July, Vliet opened 5 Kidz Kandy with her longtime friend of 12 years, Pansy McConnell.

The two spent a long time preparing to open the shop. They travelled to Atlantic City, N.J. in January to find suppliers for the store.

Additionally, the shop itself had to undergo four months of renovation to not only make the store presentable, but to get it up to code as well.

“There was a lot more work than we anticipated,” said McConnell.

Abby Wernert, Yellow Jacket

When Vliet and McConnell first bought the store, there was wallpaper hanging off the wall, all of the walls had to be redone, floors and lighting had to be put in and a 20 foot tunnel had to be dug under the building to run plumbing lines because the building has no basement.

For the two women, however, the hard work paid off.

“We have a lot of fun down here,” said McConnell. “It’s ours and we can do whatever we want, as far as what we order and our displays. It’s just fun.”

The store originally had just one bakery case and coffee. However, Vliet and McConnell felt that with how big the store was, there was a potential to add much more.

So ice cream was added to the menu. And soon after that, flavored popcorn and baked

Shelby O'Brien, senior psychology major, tries to decide what she wants from the numerous varieties of treats and goodies offered by the new business, 5 Kidz Kandy.

The shop offers student discounts. By showing a student I.D. card, one automatically gets 10% off the total.

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than just a car

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Downtown Waynesburg hosted the annual 50's Fest this past weekend.

Many people lined their vinatge cars up on Main Street to be observed by onlookers.

Lucas Garcia (Below) and his family got to take a look back in time to poodle skirts and swing dancing of the 50's.

The Garcia family sported off their pink 1967 Ford Mustang named Rosey (Below) and explained how many of these cars are much more than just cars.

“It was part of our senior prom, wedding day and almost every other aspect of our lives.”

12-year-old going for a national title

Joelle Pahanish to compete in Miss American Preteen pageant

By JENNY SCHOUPPE Convergence Editor

For 12-year-old Joelle Pahanish of Jefferson, wearing crowns and pretty dresses is not just a fun activity she does with her friends.

It’s her passion.

Pahanish was inspired by the TLC hit TV show, “Toddlers and Tiaras,” from a very young age.

“I want to be like those girls,” Pahanish would tell her mother, Tammy Thistlewaite.

It would be months before she would convince her parents to actually let her compete in a pageant.

After getting her parents on board, Pahanish entered her first pageant. It was a small local pageant known as the Rainbow Pageant. Pahanish threw together outfits and a dance routine to “Kung-Fu Fighting” and hit

the stage.

Pahanish spoke fondly of her first pageant, but also noted that it was a learning experience.

“We realized pretty quickly that if I wanted to win, we couldn’t just make up our own routines,” said Pahanish. “So that’s when I started working with Studio 19 in Cranberry, Pennsylvania.”

Pahanish has been dancing twice a week for almost three years at the studio, learning routines and techniques for her pageants.A normal pageant consists of a beauty and gown portion, a talent portion and an interview. All sections of a pageant require contestants to be in front of an audience of some sort, which can lead to stage fright for such young contestants.

“I get plenty of stage See PAGEANT on B4

Charity to help Historical Society

TERRI GARCIA

By KARA BEMER

Advertising Director

The Waynesburg community will gather on Oct. 4 at 3 p.m., for the seventh annual GreeneScene Road Rally.

A road rally is a road trip that takes participants around the scenic highways and byways of Greene County while raising money for charity and filling in clues along the way.

This annual event is held in honor of Roberta J. “BJ” Qualich who was the cofounder and owner of Direct Results.

Qualich passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 23, 2007.

Qualich was an active member of her community through service with the

Greene County United Way board of directors, a host of other civic organizations including the Lion’s Club, the Corner Cupboard Food Bank and both Carmichaels and Waynesburg’s Chambers of Commerce.

In memory of Qualich, Pam Blaker, co-owner and marketing director of Direct Results, founded the idea of the GreeneScene Road Rally after all of the charity and non-profit work Qualich was passionate about.

All proceeds from the rally are donated to a charity organization in Greene County, and this year, all proceeds will directly benefit the Greene County HistoriSee RACE on B4

Students influence local businesses with return

By APRIL BELLIZIO

For the Yellow Jacket

When students from Waynesburg University walk onto High Street they are surrounded by local businesses, but one has become a favorite of students. A popular store among Waynesburg students is the Locker Room, a clothing store right off campus that offers a variety of Waynesburg merchandise, from hats to jackets. Students

can find almost anything with a Waynesburg logo.

In January of this year, the Locker Room changed management. New owner T.R. Mahle feels that the Locker Room thrives with students back on campus.

“I carry an extensive amount of Waynesburg merchandise,” said Mahle.

“When they are here it sells, and when they are not here it doesn’t sell.”

The Locker Room doesn’t

just cater to the University students. They also work with all the local schools in Waynesburg, and offer screen-printing and embroidery. Sophomore political science major Tess Maloney says she enjoys shopping for her Waynesburg gear at the Locker Room.

“Being a college student on a budget, the Locker Room provides better pricing and has a very large selection of student apparel to

pick from,” said Maloney.

Maloney also believes that it is important to support local businesses because they recycle a larger share of the revenue back into the local economy. She would rather support her local businesses than go to the big name stores in the area. Students also welcomed another new place to go on High Street this fall: Five Kidz Candy.

Co-owners Kristy Veliet and Pansy McConnell also

feel their store has been thriving since students have been back on campus, with different students coming in each day. Veliet and McConnell said Waynesburg is a small town and there is a lot of foot traffic.

Five Kidz Candy got their name out quickly to Waynesburg students.

“Some of the faculty had been in prior to the students going back and said that if we printed flyers, they would

hand them out to the incoming students, so we did,” said Veliet. Overall, McConnell feels that the students will positively influence their business.

“They will help increase the foot traffic for when school is in,” said McConnell.

Maloney also expressed her like for Five Kidz Candy coming to Waynesburg.

“Being a student without See TOWN on B4

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Get what you pay for

Take advantage of the events SAB has to offer College is more than attending classes and taking tests.

Yes, tests and classes are the primary reason we attend college, but the overall college experience is far greater.

It’s true that we may forget what we learned in that 8 a.m. history class, but we tend to remember the memories we’ve made with friends.

These memories can be made when you get involved on campus.

Getting involved can help you discover your passions and interests.

It can provide an outlet to express yourself and an opportunity to build community.

Each week, the Student Activities Board offers trips and activities, some free, others for a significantly smaller fee than ordinary independent endeavors.

These events and excursions offer an escape from classes and an opportunity to broaden horizons.

Many people are aware of what the school has to offer due to the flyers featured throughout campus and other promotional materials like the Toilet Paper.

However, what students may not know is that they are already paying for a fraction of these events.

Currently, each student pays a $400 activity fee that is included in their tuition fee.

Don’t you want to utilize that $400?

Then make an effort to attend the events that Waynesburg offers.

Not every university offers its students a plethora of activities like Waynesburg does.

There are plenty of things to do, places to be and new friends to meet.

So take advantage of your time here at Waynesburg.

As long as you’re with good company, you can make anything a worthwhile experience.

September 18 2014

Small gesture can make big difference SAMANTHA PEER Columnist

A little bit of encouragement can truly go a long way.

We’ve all faced times in our lives that felt as though we were fighting an uphill battle.

Therefore, we all know it can be extremely disheartening to try your very best and not emerge victorious.

I may be alone in what I am about to confess, but I have a feeling that I may be in good company when I say that these first few weeks of the semester have been a bit frustrating.

It is difficult to determine how to succeed in your classes with new professors and new course work throwing you off your game.

It is challenging to figure out which extra-curricular activities you should devote your time to with your present and future in mind.

It is tough to keep in touch with your family and friends when you can barely keep up with everything else.

Yes, these first few weeks I have felt as though my wheels were spinning and I could not get out of the mud.

However, a small extension of grace and empathy relieved my stress and brought me hope.

A particular class that I am enrolled in has brought on headache after headache.

Though I was doing my best to figure out what I needed to do to succeed, I could not on my own.

Class after class, I would approach my professor with a different question related to my confusion with the course work. I felt tremen-

dously frustrated with myself, and I felt bothersome to my professor each time I approached her with a different inquiry.

However, upon answering what seemed like my hundredth question, my professor concluded our conversation in providing me with something more valuable than an answer to my questions: She provided me with encouragement.

She told me something I didn’t realize I desperately needed to hear; she told me that she appreciated my diligence in my efforts to succeed in her course.

That may not seem like a profound or impactful statement, but it brought me peace in a time of chaos and hope in a time of slight despair.

That small declaration boosted my morale.

My problems haven’t disappeared, but because of my professor’s encouraging words, they no longer seem so big or unconquerable.

Contemporary Christian artist Hawk Nelson has a song entitled “Words.” The song discusses the impact that words can have upon a life.

It essentially disproves the children’s rhyme: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.”

Among the lyrics in the song are:“Words can build you up.

Words can break you down.

Start a fire in your heart or put it out.” Words truly are powerful. Therefore, I will leave you with the words that Ellen DeGeneres leaves with her viewers after each show: “Be kind to one another.”

You never know what impact your words or actions will have upon the life of another.

Suicide a problem, not a sign of weakness KYLE dAWsON Columnist

"O Captain! My Captain!”

It is sadly ironic that perhaps one of the movies Robin Williams was known best for involved one of the characters, Neil Perry, taking his own life.

On Aug. 11, the famous actor committed suicide and it provoked several different responses.

Personally, I was very upset over Williams’ death.

I work with a staff comprised of people who are all mostly around my age, 19.

The day following Williams’ death was a bit odd.

We work at a day camp at the Plum YMCA, and even the kids were discussing Williams’ death.

But it was what my boss said to me that got me thinking.

“Sure it’s sad,” he said. “But he’s a coward.”

Not 24 hours after a celebrity battling severe depression died by suicide, people were calling him a coward for “taking the easy way out.”

Fox News anchor Shephard Smith was another person to deem Williams “a coward.”

Immediately a question popped into my head in response: How can we, as a society, be so ignorant to put a negative stigma on such a tragic situation?

Would we dare call a person fighting cancer cowardly?

Mental illnesses and suicide should be treated with the same courtesy.

Society seems to regard people with mental illnesses and people who commit sui-

cide as selfish and weak. My question is: why?

Suicide is a problem. It’s not a sign of weakness or selfishness in which someone “takes the easy way out” instead of getting help.

It’s not easy for these people to get help.

If put in the same situation, I don’t know if any of us would seek help, and there’s a reason for that.

Talking about suicide and mental health requires a vulnerability and honesty in the spectrum of human emotion that isn’t commonplace in our culture.

We don’t like to talk about our problems.

As September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we need to use this month and all other months of the year to change the negative stigma of the very real issues that lead to suicide.

According to the CDC, 90 percent or more of all people who die by suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death.

The CDC also says that over 60% of people who die by suicide suffer from major depression.

These people need to know they aren’t alone in their respective struggles.

They need to know they are loved, accepted and supported.

We, as a society, need to refrain from ostracizing them for having mental illnesses they didn’t choose to have.

These days we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance and help.

We just shrug it off and say, “Well, they should have went for help.” Others can See suicide on B3

Stay informed

Changes made to policy not to be ignored Service has always been a vital piece of Waynesburg University’s mission. However, changes are about to be implemented that may alter service opportunities available to students.

Service Learning missions trips are scheduled to become more major-specific in the months to come. For example, every year several students majoring in Communications – along with department faculty members – take a specialized mission trip to the Caribbean island of Bonaire to volunteer with Trans World Radio.

The university administration is seeking to specialize mission trips in this manner: by academic department.

The article on A1 details the changes that are being made to Service Learning mission trips.

We encourage all students to read this article about the

imminent changes that will be occurring. It is important to stay informed about what is happening in and around campus because staying up to date on procedural changes gives students a better chance of having their say in what those changes are.

If you want your voice to be heard, and you want to be able to have your opinions and considerations taken into account, the first step is knowing what is happening – as well as when, why, and how it is happening.

We encourage you to stay informed about the events and changes that will affect your college careers. If you do so, you are already involved at Waynesburg University.

If you don’t do it for yourself, remember this: your input has the potential to help shape the future of the university and impact the lives of future students.

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

Walking by Faith: Chris Kellner Editor's Note: The following is an interview with Chris Kellner, resident director of Willison, as part of a series of weekly conversations with members of the campus community about living out vocational faith.

By Samantha Peer Op/Ed Editor

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

A. I came here in the fall of 2012. It was God, because I had no intention of working in higher education, except for maybe way down the line after I retired from the industry to teach business.

I had no interest in Residence Life. When I was a student, I was not a resident assistant. I wasn’t even RA material, to be honest.

I had been called into discipline meetings as a student.

I made mistakes. I wasn’t the ideal candidate for a resident director in a lot ways because I didn’t have the experience.

I was working at a small start up financial firm. I had to leave because the manager

was being dishonest.

He was lying to clients, lying to me and lying to my coworkers, so I told him that I couldn’t stay if he was being dishonest. I left and began looking for jobs in Pittsburgh in finance, because that is my undergraduate degree, but nothing opened up.

The Lord kept every door shut other than Waynesburg.

My friend who was a RD encouraged me to think about becoming a RD. He said since I’ve been a camp counselor, which is similar in that you live with the people you serve, that I would enjoy it. I loved being a camp counselor, so I said I’d think about it.

The more I thought about it, the more sense it made to me, so I then applied at Grove City-my alma materfirst. They didn’t even call me back.

Next, I contacted Geneva, and they turned me down right off the bat because I had no Residence Life experience and they had other candidates that were more qualified.

Waynesburg was generous enough to hear me out. I got through the interviews and

God really opened up the door for me here and I know that it was His will for me to be here. He made it happen, because I wasn’t as qualified or experienced as the prototypical Resident Director.

Q. In what ways do you demonstrate your faith in your position at Waynesburg?

A. I think the biggest way is in two things: one is just love in general. That can look like saying ‘hi’ to someone or encouraging someone who looks like they aren’t having a good day.

I try to be hospitable and host people in my apartment also. I have a washer and dryer that I allow anyone to use for free.

They are able to come and

do their laundry and hang out, so I’ll offer them snacks or coffee. Also, through grace and discipline, I am able to reach students.

I am not perfect, and I have gotten into trouble in the past. When I made those mistakes, I was disciplined and that was beneficial because I learned from those experiences.

I think disciplining here is a big way that I can share my faith. I tell people that God is trying to speak to them and tell them something. That is a big way that I have been able to connect with people.

It is really cool to see myself develop relationships from discipline meetings. I go from never knowing a guy to sitting across from them at See faith on B3

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news digest

Cheat Sheet: The new Apple doesn't fall far from the tree Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

Since their first computers manufactured in the 1970s, Apple has only been improving their products.

Starting with the first computer, the Apple I in 1976, to the iPhone 5 in 2012, the products are becoming more advanced with each model that is created and released to the awaiting consumers, according to oldcomputers. net.

Apple has released a statement that confirms the newest editions to the Apple product line are the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Pay and the Apple Smart watch.

Preorders for the new iPhones started Friday, Sept.

12.

The actual sale of the new iPhones will start Friday, Sept. 19, but the preorder sales have broken all previous sales records within the first couple of days of availability.

New York Daily News reported that after the first day of sales, there were already four million preorders between the two phones.

Due to the amount of preorders, Apple actually surpassed their expected number of preorders, according to the New York Daily News.

Courtesy of MCT Campus

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the iPhone 6 and the Apple smartwatch at the Flint Center on Tuesday, Sept.

9, in Cupertino, Calif.

The customers who preordered the earliest will more than likely receive their iPhone on Sept. 19, but the company is so backed up with all of the orders that most of the preorders will not be received until some time in October, reported both Time Magazine and the New York Daily News.

With changes to mostly the body and camera, the iPhone 6 includes a larger body and screen, 5.44 inches long with a 4.7-inch screen compared to the iPhone 5’s 4.87-inch length with a 4-inch screen.

The iPhone 6 Plus is 6.22 inches long with a 5.5-inch screen.

All of the dimensions of

the new iPhones are listed and compared to the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C on Apple. com.

Apple is also supporting the changes to the camera on the new phones, as they are improved and have a new stability feature that is used to steady the camera on people’s faces.

The camera has been adapted to now take up to 60 frames per second and shoot a video of 200 frames per second, according to Apple.

The new phone can take continuous pictures in a row so that once the user is done taking the pictures, they can pick out the best one.

The Apple Pay is the new

way to “Turn your phone into a credit card” as stated in an informational video that Apple created to advertise the product.

To pay, you simply tap the phone on any credit card swipe machine and it will pay with your online Apple Pay. The Apple Pay is going to be picking up in the market this fall.

Lastly, coming to the market in 2015 is the Apple Smart watch.

Although it will be able to do the main things that an iPhone can do, the Smart watch will have to be synchronized with an iPhone 5 or a newer version in order to be used, according to Time Magazine.

There are different bands that can be purchased for the watch that accommodate the various styles of each customer, and the bands are also available in different sizes.

The main way of communication with the watch is the tap: a signal from one watch to another person’s, letting the person know that someone is trying to reach them.

With the new iPhones out, Apple will shift their focus from the iPhones to the Apple Pay and the Apple Smart watch.

Information curated by MITCHELL KENDRA Staff Writer

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. U.S. troops could battle ISIS According to the Daily Beast, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsy announced that if necessary, American troops could eventually fight ISIS on the battlefield.

“To be clear, if we reach the point where I believe our advisers should accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against specific ISIL targets, I will recommend that to the president,” Dempsey told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.

Dempsey also stated that the 475 U.S. soldiers being sent to Iraq “will help the Iraqis conduct campaign planning, arrange for enabler and logistics support, and coordinate coalition contributions.”

According to Dempsey, the airstrikes will be “persistent and sustainable.”

-The Daily Beast Sept. 16 2. Severe respiratory illness spreads The severe respiratory virus has sickened hundreds of children in the midwestern and western states and is now spreading to the northeast, health officials report to CBS News. This virus sometimes requires hospitalization. The

case of Enterovirus D68 began in the midwest in August of 2013. According to CBS News, Enterovirus is very common in September due to kids heading back to school. There is about 10 to 15 million people infected each year. Doctors say that the symptoms are hard to detect because they are similar to the common cold. Officials say that there is no proper treatment against the virus and the best way to avoid it is proper hygiene.

–CBS News, Sept. 15 3. Catholic diocese in Pittsburgh reaches out The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is establishing a Substance Abuse Ministry pilot program in several parishes throughout Western Pennsylvania.

“There is a spiritual aspect to the disease of addiction.

There also is a spiritual aspect to recovery,” said Jim Hanna, a member of St. Louise de Marillac in Upper St. Clair.

More than 140 people from 61 parishes showed interest in attending the workshop in May. According to Helene Paharik, diocesan associate general secretary, these programs do not replicate or replace treatment or intervention programs.

–Tribune Review, Sept. 15 4. Liberian officials who

fled Ebola fired According to The Daily Beast, Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson fired 10 senior government officials who failed to return to the country to help with the Ebola crisis. The 10 officials consisted of six assistant ministers, two deputy ministers, and two commissioners. They were told to return to Liberia in August. Their termination was effective immediately due to the fact that they were “out of the country without an excuse.” Liberia is one of the top countries that have been hit the hardest with Ebola, their death toll surpassing 1,100.

–The Daily Beast, Sept. 15 5.Waynesburg to host Mock Crime Scene The chemistry and forensic science department and admissions is hosting a fall Mock Crime Scene Workshop Nov. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This gives high school students the opportunity to analyze crime scenes and collect and process evidence with students and faculty of the university. There will be hands-on training from experts in the forensic sciences. The different workshops will help high school students decide whether they want to pursue in forensic science or criminal justice.

Every year, there are more than 40 high school students who attend the workshop.

–Waynesburg University, Sept. 15 6 . Me d a l of Hon or awarded to Vietnam vets On Monday, President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to two Vietnam Veterans, one living and one who died in combat. Army Spc. Donald P. Sloat was “determined to serve his country,” Obama said. He died from picking up a tripped grenade and holding it close to his chest to ensure that none of his comrades got hurt. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins, 80, was present to receive his award. There were many acknowledgements for Bennie, such as taking enemy fire while loading wounded Americans onto a helicopter and refusing to evacuate from Vietnam himself even though he was wounded, said Obama.

–NBC News, Sept. 15 7. Special status granted to Ukraine On Monday, the Ukrainian government submitted a draft law of Parliament that would grant “special status” to the two breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, for three years.

According to the New York Times, the main points include amnesty for those who participated in the “events” in those regions, the right to use Russian as an official

Faith: God guides Kellner's spiritual decisions Continued from B2

a desk in a discipline meeting and building a relationship from there. That is one big opportunity that God has given me.

Q. Have any moments that you have had with residents or faculty members touched you spiritually or affirmed your faith?

A. Definitely. There was a student here that had some medical difficulties in the middle of Johnson Commons right after the S’mores and More event.

There was a large amount of students that were still there. The EMS came and security was assisting as

well. Then, a student said, “Hey everybody, let’s circle up and pray for this girl.” I had never seen something like that happen. Everyone present circled up and prayed for the girl. That was really encouraging to me. It is awesome that we have that freedom here in America and here at Waynesburg University. I think that is something that might become normal. It felt normal, so it was really cool to witness.

Q. Do you feel that you are where God wants you to be?

A. Yes, and it goes beyond how amazing it is that God directed me here and gave me this opportunity.

He has kept me here in very obvious ways. I was praying

and fasting at the end of the year last year about staying.

I didn’t stop eating, but I wasn’t eating meat or bread.

I got a very clear answer. I felt I needed to stay here. It wasn’t that I wanted to leave or was trying to leave.

I hadn’t applied anywhere else, but I didn’t want to stay unless God wanted me to stay. It was an act of submission, but I really wanted to stay.

I was excited when I got the confirmation that I would be returning. RD’s sign a contract every year. So before I signed the contract to confirm that I would be returning for another year, I wanted to make sure that it was God’s plan.

Q. Can you explain the concept of fasting?

A. It is something that is new to me. I am always encouraged by the Catholic students, faculty and staff here that fast every Lent in some fashion.I think the purpose is to rely on God and to see our reliance upon God more vividly, whether that means taking away something you love or something that you need.

It makes you realize who comes first, the gift or the giver of those gifts. It is a statement to God that says, “God, I know I need you more.” It brings you closer to God, and that is why I think it is a good practice when you are trying to make a big decision.

It tells God that you really want something, but you want to submit to Him and His will.

language, the election of local councils, funds for social and economic development from state budget, and the right to form local police forces. New York Times also states that it is not clear that the law, would be acceptable to the separatist leaders or President Vladimir V. Putin, their patron in Moscow.

–New York Times, Sept. 15 8. California wildfire causes evacuation About 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Oakhurst, California on Monday due to a wildfire.

The fire started near Yosemite National Park and burned 320 acres within minutes. It is speculated that many of the burnt structures were homes, but that is yet to be determined. According to BBC News, 20 percent of the fire was contained on Monday.

–BBC News, Sept. 15 9. Chief Solomon may receive lighter sentence According to the Tribune Review, public officials who take bribes believing they’re helping carry out crimes can be sentenced for those crimes even if all the other conspirators are undercover agents.

But a three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the government couldn’t increase a public corruption sentence based on the defendant abusing a

position of trust. This leaves former East Washington police Chief Donald Solomon with a chance of getting a lighter sentence.

According to Tribune Review, Solomon pleaded guilty in January 2013 to taking $7,800 to provide protection and weapons to undercover federal agents he thought were moving substances through his Washington County borough.

–Tribune Review, Sept.15 10. A different way of bidding A local man auctions and bids in a different way. He is primarily an online auctioneer. He does about 200 auctions online and has more than 1,000 registered bidders, according to the Observer Reporter. He stores and displays his items, but doesn’t sell them at his newly opened shop. Steve Yilit has an e-auction where you have to register at his website, yilitauctions.com. Once you register, you can start bidding on whatever you find. If you win, you have to go into his store to pick up the item. He says he always has the items ready so no one has to wait, they can just be in and out within 10 minutes.

–Observer Reporter, Sept. 15 Information curated by YURIKA BLEVINS Staff Writer

Suicide: Issue needs to be addressed

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push these people over the edge with the hurtful thingsthat they say.

It’s time for us to realize that suicide is not the cowardly thing to do, but people feel it's necessary due to the stigma that doesn’t allow them to get the help they need.

We need to help those affected to realize help is available to them.

We need to raise awareness that will help these people shy away from what is a tragic epidemic.

Suicide is not a cowardly way out.

It is not a sign of weakness.

It is a problem that needs addressed.

Across the globe, a person dies of suicide every 40 minutes.

It’s time to lower that number by realizing the truth about suicide.

It’s time to help prevent this tragedy from happening.

According to Suicide Awareness of Voice Education, 80 percent of people that seek treatment for depression are treated successfully.

Social change starts with us removing the negative stigma behind suicide so that those affected can seek help.

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Hibbett store expansion reaches Greene County

By LUKE CAMPBELL Editorial Assistant

An unmistakable peace of mind emanated from the voice of Jessica Jeffries while conversing with her in the break room of the newly opened Hibbett Sports store in Waynesburg.

Hibbett Sports, a national sporting goods retailer, opened the doors of its Waynesburg branch at the beginning of August this year.

With over 900 stores in small to mid-sized markets, the company has been targeting Pennsylvania for part of their expansion for several years.

Nestled behind McDonalds in the meager Widewaters Commons strip mall, customers will find a newly renovated store filled with popular name brands such as Nike, Adidas, Under Armor, Brooks, North Face and Reebok.

Jeffries, a lifetime member of the Waynesburg community and manager of the recently opened store, knows how desperately this was needed in her hometown.

“To now have the convenience of having it in town to save time and energy of going out of town is important,” said Jeffries.

“There is always a need for sporting equipment.”

Customers young and old have taken advantage of the opportune location.

“From a little girl getting fitted for her first pair of soccer cleats to a man needing a softball bat for a work team, we have all kinds of customers,” said Jeffries.

The store has made an immediate impact in the community as sales have remained the highest in the district, including the multiple stores located in adjoining states Ohio and West Virginia.

“This convenient new location is a win-win for our company and the Waynes-

burg community,” said President and CEO of Hibbett Sporting Goods Jeff Rosenthal in a recent press release.

“We are very excited to serve the customers in this area.”

The main reason why Hibbett Sports has been successful in the past weeks is predominantly due to the purchasing of shoes.

Jeffries estimated that those sales are about 75 percent of their business.

“It gives people alternatives,” said Larry Marshall, Waynesburg University athletic director.

“Especially with products like tennis shoes, which nobody has with the exception of Walmart.”

However, shoes only take up one long wall of the 5,000 square foot store.

Fan gear, athletic apparel and sporting equipment are stocked throughout the entire store, giving customers a wide variety to choose from.

“We constantly update our merchandise assortment to offer the latest in product technology, performance and fashion so that we can meet the diverse needs of our customer’s active lifestyles,” said Rosenthal.

With prices similar to other major market competitors such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Dunham’s Sports, Hibbett Sports are promoting a more neighborly approach.

“We offer our customers the convenience of buying the best in sports, right in their own neighborhoods,” said Rosenthal.

“We extensively train our employees to make sure they can provide superior service to our customers.”

With an area like Waynesburg in desperate need of a sporting goods store, Jeffries knows that Hibbett Sports is here to stay.

“If it’s on the website, we are going to get it for you,” said Jeffries. “We will go the extra mile.”

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Race: 7th annual road rally to help community

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cal Society. The rally’s course is designed differently each year; Bob and Mary Ann Dispenza volunteered to design the upcoming course.

The Dispenza’s have participated in the road rally for the past five years, only missing the rally once. Bob Dispenza has been a part of different road rallies around the area and was excited to hear about the GreeneScene rally seven years ago.

Through his past positive experiences he decided to participate in the GreeneScene Rally. The Dispenza’s fell in love with the event.

“It’s a barrel of fun to get to sit in the car with Bob and work as a team to look for clues,” said Mary Ann Dispenza. “We also get to see beautiful scenery and have the funds raised go towards charity.”

The Dispenza’s look forward to the rally every year and have decided to take on a larger role this year.

“We have enjoyed the road rally for so long,” said Mary Ann. “We decided that we could do this, we could design a course for people to drive through and we had creating it.”

The Dispenza’s made two separate courses to split up the crowd, as in previous years there has been anywhere from 50-70 participants, which was too large of a group to put on one course.

Each route will take participants through the different areas of Greene County that many may not be familiar with. Most of the roads are paved, except for one to two miles of gravel road on one of the routes.

“The road rally is wonderful and very unique for all participants,” says Lina Galing, former participant of the

rally. “It creates a sense of camaraderie, excitement and everyone in the community is gathered together.”

Galing enjoys looking at the hidden parts of Waynesburg that so many don’t get to see.

“I believe that Waynesburg is a hidden gem that many have not taken fully in,” said Galing.

“I have not been able to do all seven years of the rally, but it is something that is well done, organized and worth your time. Bring all 200 of your best friends and get ready for a great time.”

On top of the event, all participants win plenty of prizes and “goodies” along the way, as well as a free Texas barbeque dinner.

The dinner includes free appetizers, a main course and soft drinks.

Door prizes are also awarded at the dinner party and a Chinese auction oc-

curs. Everyone who participates in the rally receives a goody bag that has features such as gas cards, pizza and dining certificates, groceries, theater tickets and much more.

The GreeneScene Rally will begin at 3 p.m. and the cost for registration is $30 for the driver and $10 for each passenger.

“Don’t let the cost scare you away; the prizes and experiences are worth it,” said Shelly Brown, the other co-owner and president of Direct Results. “There’s only one word for the rally, that is fun, and I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than enjoying our country back roads and supporting a great cause.”

T he s e ve nt h an nu a l GreeneScene Road Rally will take place rain or shine and is co-sponsored by Direct Results, the GreeneSaver and WANB Radio.

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fright,” said Pahanish. “In the past I have forgotten a part of my routine and I’ll have to make something up. There was a time where I forgot my routine for an entire 18 count, so I had to improv.”

Pahanish thanks her family for always being there for her no matter how she performs.

“They are so supportive,” said Pahanish. “I know that no matter what I do and what I mess up on, my parents and sister will always be there to tell me that I did great.”

Last year, Pahanish received the title of Miss Pennsylvania Preteen, and has since been selected to travel to Florida this Thanksgiving to compete for the title of Miss American Preteen in Walt Disney World.

“When I first won the title of Miss Pennsylvania Preteen, I was on stage bawling,” said Pahanish. “It had been a while since I won a title and I’m still baffled that I will be competing for the title

of Miss American Preteen.”

This national pageant will provide Pahanish with the opportunity to not only win the title, but also thousands of dollars in cash prizes and scholarships. According to Miss American Coed Pageants, National talent, speech, Academic Achievement, community Service, Photogenic, Personality, Modeling, Acting, Cover Girl and Hostess Contests will be held in addition to the national Pageant’s winning contest.

American Coed Pageants Inc. annually holds pageants for the purpose of recognizing and rewarding girls from three to 23 years of age for their accomplishments.Pahanish has been preparing for the past few months with her interview skills and dancing, and is looking forward to competing.

“I am so honored to have this title and to be competing at such a high level,” said Pahanish. “I know that no matter the outcome, I am so happy to be a part of this experience.”

Photo courtesy of Tammy Thistlewaite

Joelle Pahanish sports her crown after winning the Miss Pennsylvania Preteen pageant.

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goods. Another bakery case for chocolate was also added – one for Vliet and one for McConnell.Those who are aiming to indulge their sweet tooth have a variety of items to choose from.

There are two coolers full of ice cream, with flavors from “Moose Tracks” to “Mint Chocolate Chip” and two bakery cases with dozens of specialty chocolates including Artesian Amaretto and Tiramisu.

Besides coffee and sweets, the store also offers a selec-

tion of hand-made wooden toys made by the company Melissa and Doug as well as some jewelry.

Despite the extensive menu though, McConnell and Vliet hope to add more to their list of products.

They recently spent time at a candy convention looking to meet with new suppliers and came back with plenty of things to offer.

“There were quite a few new companies. We have the chocolate shoes and the lipstick, we have an author who wrote a children’s book,” said Vliet.

Vliet and McConnell have

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put a lot of work into 5 Kidz Kandy, named after the combined number of children they have, to ensure the shop can be a welcome place for students from the university.

“It’s nice to have somewhere for you guys to hang out and not have to walk all the way or drive,” said McConnell.

Vliet expressed how pleased she was with the Waynesburg students’ contributions.

“Every student that has come in has been beyond nice,” said Vliet.

McConnell and Vliet said another one of their goals

through owning 5 Kidz Kandy was to bring fun back to the town. They hope their store can bring new ideas to town and teach people to not rush when shopping around.

They want to make people laugh and smile.

They want to show people how unique and cute and how much potential the town of Waynesburg has.

“Obviously we’re not really subtle. We have giant giraffes, alligators and cheetahs around. Just bring fun back into going someplace in town,” said Vliet. “I think just trying to bring Main Street back to Main Street.”

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transportation, it gives me an opportunity to be able to get off campus and do something enjoyable with my friends,” said Maloney.

United States Representa-

tive Paul Ryan said this about small businesses: “Behind every small business, there’s a story worth knowing. All the corner shops in our towns and cities, the restaurants, cleaners, gyms, hair salons, hardware stores – these didn’t come out of nowhere.”

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Stretched Thin

Women's XC takes down reigning PAC Champ

By BRENDAN KEANY

For the Yellow Jacket

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Sophomore wide out Tim Cooper may have only had a pair of catches for 18 yards in Saturday's game, but sacrificed his body for this 14-yard reception. The Jackets improved to 2-0 with the win.

Jackets complete comeback victory over Saint Vincent at home

By ANDY STANKO

For the Yellow Jacket

It’s one thing to talk about being balanced offensively and running the football, but it’s another thing to run the ball down in the second half against a fellow Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponent considering Waynesburg’s (2-0, 0-0) prolific passing attack in 2013 to pick up a come-from-behind victory.

Starting from the Saint Vincent (0-2, 0-0) 43-yard line, the Yellow Jackets started their drive with a give to senior running back Jake Forsythe. Then another. Then another. His number was called again and again, until he capped the drive off with a touchdown from a yard out, giving Waynesburg a lead

it would never relinquish.

When all was said and done, Waynesburg outlasted Saint Vincent 35-24.

“I want the coaches to trust in me, knowing I’ll be able to get that first down for them,” said Forsythe. “This was probably the best game I’ve played at Waynesburg so far.”

Forsythe carried the ball 33 times for 134 yards, both career highs for the California University (Pennsylvania) transfer from two seasons ago.

“Last year wasn’t a good season and I’ve trained so hard,” Forsythe said. “Hopefully it paid off.” Forsythe’s effort, especially in the second half, was critical to the Jackets overcoming three first-half turnovers and a

17-14 deficit at the half. Senior Carter Hill shook off two first-half interceptions on tipped passes to finish the day with 225 yards through the air and two touchdowns.

“We wanted to establish the run game and I think we did,” said Hill. “We were missing some throws early which I’ll take on my back, but we converted on some of those late.”

Waynesburg’s offense found success in the second half, outscoring Saint Vincent 21-7 behind a bruising rushing attack and playaction.

“We can go both ways and hurt you in a bunch of different ways,” said head coach Rick Shepas. “We can get in the end zone pretty quick on you and we can also possess

the ball when we need to get serious about what we’re doing and run the football.

Waynesburg scored on its first drive of the game, converting a third-and-9 before cashing in on a 31-yard connection from Hill to wide receiver Bernie Thompson on fourth down to cap the ten-play drive.

After the quick start, the Waynesburg offense turned the ball over after a pass tipped at the line of scrimmage and intercepted by Saint Vincent cornerback Darius Brown, who returned it to the Waynesburg 23-yard line.

The Bearcats turned to running back Shavonta Craft, who punched it in See FOOTBALL on C4

The women’s cross country team made a statement Saturday at the Bethany College Invitational by claiming first place, while also defeating the 25-time Presidents’ Athletic Conference defending champion Grove City Wolverines.

According to the understanding of head coach Chris Hardie; this marked only the second time in program history that the Waynesburg women defeated Grove City in a race.

The Yellow Jackets continued their winning ways on the course, as they topped the 14-team field at the invitational. The team has won the first two invitationals it has participated in this year.

The team was once again led by freshman sensation Julie Gerber, as she placed third in the 149-women race with a time of 23:35 Although expectations for Gerber are high considering her successful collegiate beginning, Gerber just wants to stay focused on bettering herself every week.

“My mindset coming into this race was to just try and run consistently, and try to better my time from last week,” said Gerber. “I knew there would be some competition, so try and run with them and pace myself off them.”

Knowing what to expect from Bethany’s course may pay huge dividends near the end of the season, as the women will race there again for the PAC championship showdown Nov. 1. Gerber

was thankful for the opportunity to preview the course.

“I’m glad we raced there this weekend, and I was able to become familiar with the course,” said Gerber. “I’m just excited [to move forward].”

Youth once again paved the way for the Jackets Saturday as a pair of freshmen finished second and third for the team. Elinore Loch and Angie Marchetti posted solid times of 24:33 and 24:41, respectively, as they placed an impressive sixth and eighth place in the field.

Senior Annette Aho was the only veteran to place in the top-five on the team, as she crossed the line in tenth place at a mark of 24:42.

F r e s h m a n Ke r i a n n e Hensel rounded off the topfive for the Jackets, with a respectable 15th place finish at a time of 25:14.

Hardie was happy with the results from Saturday’s invitational, but he was most impressed with the team’s competitiveness in a talentfilled field.

“We were very pleased with the results,” said Hardie. “We match up very well with Grove City, and it was great to see our women step up and compete.”

However, Hardie wants to tame the hype and expectations for the team, as he knows Grove City will be far from a pushover when it comes time for the PAC championship meet.

“The women know that the matchup with Grove City is tight, and that it’s going to take everything they have to come out on top in seven See XC on C2

Former D-I player Women's soccer drops first match of the season to coach softball

By MATT KOLL

Editorial Assistant

By LUKE CAMPBELL Editorial Assistant

The Waynesburg University softball team started off downhill quickly dropping eight of its first nine games last season in the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida. That rough start led to a disappointing season for the Jackets, as they finished with an overall record of 1022 and 6-12 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play.

However, Waynesburg will take the field in 2015 with someone different at the helm for the first time in six years.

Richele Hall, a native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, was hired over the summer to take over the duties as

head coach for the softball program after the resignation of Lou Giachetti following last season.

Gi a ch e tt i, w h o a l s o worked at a local prison, wanted more time with his rapidly growing family.

“He brought interest to the program,” said athletic director Larry Marshall. “He had some local ties to athletes and they were able to come here and succeed.”

Waynesburg immediately began the search during the early summer months to fill the void of Giachetti. After narrowing down the 14 applicants, the university decided on three to visit campus for an interview.

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Well, it had to end sometime.

After surviving the first four games of the 2014 campaign without a loss, the Waynesburg women’s soccer team hits its first bump in the road Saturday, losing on the road to Capital University by the final score of 2-1.

“I think we lost sight of who we are in the second half,” said head coach Laura Heethuis. “We are a possession team, and we were not keeping possession nearly as well as we should have.”

The Jackets began the first half playing as their 3-0-1 record indicated they should and were aggressive offensively, recording five shots.

One of those shots came off the foot of junior Karleigh Murphey and found the

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Despite a goal from junior Karleigh Murphey, the Jackets fell to Capital 2-1 Saturday. With the goal, Murphey is second on the team in goals with four. back of the net after taking a pass from senior Becky Hotek. Murphey’s goal was 15 yards out and sailed over the Capital goalkeeper Alexis Brand’s head to give Waynesburg the early lead just over

21 minutes into the match.

The goal was Murphey’s third of the young season and was also her seventh point of the year, which are both good for second on the team. “[Murphey] is a huge

player for us offensively,” Heethuis said. “She is the quarterback in a center midfield role. She’s got a tremendous shot and her vision for See WOMEN on C3

COMMENTARY

Cross country slowly becoming Waynesburg's top fall sport ROB LONGO Sports Editor

Schools that have signature athletic programs sometimes receive a perception of a trademark. For example, Duke University may have a prestigious law school, but is widely known for its men’s basketball program. Sports tend to create a brand for schools. But when it comes to Waynesburg, that brand can be highly questionable.

For decades, it seems that the obvious choice would be football. Most revenue brought into the school, highest attendance and one

of the most popular sports in the country.

When winning factors into the equation, football is still one of the sports high atop of that list. However, it was only until the past few seasons that football found success in compared to previous years. When everything is factored in, there is one sport that is quickly becoming one of the best on campus – cross country.

Yes, you read that right.

Ever since head coach Chris Hardie took over the men’s and women’s teams in 2010, cross country has had some of the best seasons out of any teams on campus in the past five years.

Since 2010 on the women’s

side, the team finished either second or third at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship, the last race for most runners. In that same span, 13 of Hardie’s runners have been lauded by the PAC – whether it was in the form of a first team, second team or honorable mention recognition. Last season, five Waynesburg runners were praised by the conference, which tied the highest watermark in the program’s history. The Jackets also had five players honored back in 2006.

On the men’s side, the team hasn’t quite had the team success the women’s team has, with a third-place finish last year being the best

since it took home second in 2006. However, four Jackets took home awards from the PAC in 2013 for the first time since that 2006 season, when once again four Waynesburg runners were awarded for their performances.

Between what the Jacket men and women did last season and the start that both teams have had this season, there should be no reason for similar results from 2013. In the first race of the season at the Fisher Invitational held

by Westminster, Brendan Keany won his second race in as many seasons. The sophomore followed up that performance with a top-15 finish at Saturday’s Bethany Invitational, which also had

Division II schools competing.

Speaking of the Bethany Invitational, the women’s team won the event, with three runners placing in the top-10. Those three runners – Julie Gerber, Elinor Loch and Angie Marchetti – are all freshmen. Fellow freshman Kerianne Hensel took 15th place as well.

Oh, and it may be worth mentioning that Waynesburg knocked off 25-time defending PAC foes Grove City with the invitational win.

After thinking about it, the cross country teams could be the best fall sport on campus when broken down competitor by competitor. What is even more amazing is the

fact that Waynesburg can recruit this caliber of runners, considering the lack of facilities. This season, Waynesburg must cancel its home race, which normally takes place at the Greene County Airport, because of construction at the airport.

As road warriors, the Jackets could make history this year by taking home a PAC Championship for the first time since both programs joined the conference for cross country in 2003.

Maybe, just maybe, men’s and women’s cross country is the fall sport brand for the Orange and Black.

And they wouldn’t even need the help of homecourse advantage.

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September 18, 2014

Win streak snapped for women's tennis

By AARON PALMER

For the Yellow Jacket

Although lopsided, the 8-1 score from Tuesday’s match against Westminster was nowhere near as close to the competition and fight that the Waynesburg women’s tennis team showed in the later portion of the match.

With a slow start in doubles, surrendering all three matches to the stifling Titans, the fight and toughness became more imperative in singles.

“The girls just didn’t compete well in doubles,” said head coach Ron Christman.

“Those doubles losses put us behind from the very beginning and we let it get away early on us.”

With a great track record of tennis at Westminster, Christman knew the match could go either way. Strong performances typically come from senior Madison DuBrock and junior Rachel Wilson; however, the Jackets could not rely on the duo’s electricity against the Titans, due to the recently assessed injury to DuBrock, which ultimately put the pair out for the day.

As the match shifted quickly due to the 8-2, 8-2, 8-3 pro set defeats in doubles, Waynesburg created a small spark in the form of senior Ellen Limback, trumping Lauren Fling, giving the

weeks,” said Hardie. “[Our] future success lies in [our] ability to work harder than the competition.”

Excitement is certainly building for this young, yet talented roster. Hardie wants to make sure nothing in the team’s preparation changes to ensure optimal focus in a year that shows tantalizing promise.

“There was a little extra excitement in the women

Mehal shoots personal best; men tee off fall schedule cal. But after the first couple holes, I wasn’t as nervous and I calmed down and played The Waynesburg Uni- better.” versity men’s golf team hit Nichols has also set goals the road to Altoona, Penn- for himself and the team sylvania to tee off its 2014 moving forward. campaign at the Penn State The Waynesburg men will Altoona Invitational. The be back in action today when Jackets took to the Iron it participates in the Grove Masters Country Club for City Invitational. their first action of the year The Waynesburg women’s after finishing seventh out of golf team meanwhile, paid eight teams at the Presidents’ a visit to Glengarry Links Athletic Conference Spring in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to Championships to end its participate at the Saint Vin2013 season. cent Invitational. WaynesWaynesburg finished burg did not place as at team 11th out of the 11 partici- as it only sent two golfers in pating teams in its first ac- Kelly Mehal and Andrea tion of the season Saturday, Losko to the tournament, but finishing with an overall both improved their scores team score of 405. The men’s from their last appearances. team was led by a Mehal set a perduo of senior Tyler sonal record in Tracy, who shot a tournament play team-best score of when she carded 85 on the day, and a 96 on the day. junior Josh Hen“My putts have nig, who followed been phenomenal close behind with for me lately,” said a score of 87, good Mehal. “My drives for second on the stayed in the fairteam. Tracy’s 85 way and didn’t Mehal tied him for 22nd have any slice or overall in the field hook on them of 61 golfers, while Hennig’s which helped as well, but 87 placed him 31st. my putts have really saved For Ben Nichols, who shot my strokes.” a 126 at Monday’s tournaAlthough Mehal played ment, signified the first time her best in her collegiate cahe had ever participated in a reer, she still has facets of her golf tournament. game she wants to work on.

“I actually just started golf“My chipping still needs ing this summer,” Nichols some work and I’m also said. “This was the first time working on my mind,” said I’ve ever golfed a complete Mehal. “Coach [Sam Jones] 18 holes, So my expectations always says that if something weren’t very high because goes wrong that it is just one I’ve just started out, and there shot or one hole and we need is a lot of room to improve.” to just take on step at a time.

Nichols is still working on I’m still working on keeping fundamentals of the game that in mind, and staying and sharpening his mental calm.” approach to the game.

Mehal now has her eyes “I think I put too much set on the next outing for pressure on myself, espe- the Waynesburg women’s cially early on,” said Nichols. team, which is the PAC Fall “Coach [Scott Venick] told Championships Sept. 29-30.. me to just play my game.

“I would love to shoot in But, just being as competi- the 90s again for PAC’s,” Metive as I am I wanted to do hal said. “If I just stay calm well, but golf is just as much and stick to my game, I can a mental game as it is physi- do it.”

By MATT KOLL

Editorial Assistant

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Senior Ellen Limback was the only winner on Tuesday for the Jackets, defeating Westminster's Lauren Fling. Limback is now 3-2 in singles matches this season.

Jackets the only point in the whole match for the day.

Limback started out with a loss in the first set 6-7 in a tiebreaker. After the loss, her fire was lit.

“I blew her away in the second and third sets,” said Limback. “I changed my game plan [after the first set] to more of an attacking mindset and started serving much better.

"I focused on moving her around and forcing her to make mistakes rather than me deciding on what to hit.

My mindset was just to win the second and take the third into a tiebreaker. Although

nervous the whole time, I felt I had the upper hand.” “[Limback’s] match was a dogfight from the beginning,” said Christman. “She won the game mentally and was able to change and fix what she needed in order to succeed in sets two and three.”

With many players being nicked after a 3-0 run in matches leading up to Westminster, Christman didn’t believe that the team’s winning streak played a factor in the team’s mindset.

“We just need a little more toughness in order to win those close points, which

were how many of the points in the matches tonight happened,” said Christman.

“Our competitive fire needs to be matched in both singles and doubles in order for us to bring in more wins. They moved better than us, but did not overwhelm us mentally.”

With Penn State Altoona on the horizon today, Christman plans on focusing more on doubles and trying to make the girls more tough in order to win the close points.

“There is no clock in tennis,” said Christman. “So in order for our girls to win, they have to be tough and win the close points.”

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Golf gears up for PACs

heading into the start at 10:30 a.m. training week,” Following the said Hardie. “But Dickinson Longwe a lw ay s ap Short Course Inviproach each meet tational, Waynesthe same way. We burg will then focus on being the participate in the best we can be, NCAA Division regardless of the III Pre-Nationals, competition.” which will take Wa y n e s b u r g place this season Hansel continues its seaat Mason, Ohio. son Saturday in Newville, To stay the course of the Pennsylvania, as they pre- season and to stay in shape, pare for the Dickinson Long- the Jackets will participate in Short Course Invitational. the Waynesburg HomecomRace time is scheduled to ing 5k, which will be held

Oct. before the homecoming football game that afternoon against Case Western Reserve University.

Waynesburg returns back to competitive racing the following week, when the Jackets travel to Gettysburg College Oct. 18. That race will begin at 11 a.m. Waynesburg wraps up regular season racing at PACs Nov. 1.

Those who qualify will then participate in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals Nov. 15. Start time for the race is 11 a.m.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP FOOTBALL STANDINGS

Case Western Reserve Wash & Jeff Waynesburg Bethany Geneva Thiel Thomas More Grove City Saint Vincent Westminster Carnegie Mellon

MEN’S SOCCER Conf.

1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

Overall 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-1

Saturday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 35, SAINT VINCENT 24 Saint Vincent 7 10 7 0 24 Waynesburg 7 7 14 7 35

SCORE RECAP

First Quarter: WAY - Thompson 31 yd pass from Hill (Lewis kick), 10:20; SVC - Craft 1 yd run (Porter kick), 2:57 Second Quarter: SVC - Porter 28 yd field goal, 8:36; WAY Leavell 2 yd run (Lewis kick), 2:30; SVC - Brown 99 yd kickoff return (Porter kick), 2:15 Third Quarter: WAY - Forsythe 2 yd run (Lewis kick), 9:33; WAY - Forsythe 1 yd run (Lewis Kick), 6:51; SVC - Craft 1 yd run (Porter kick), 3:29 Fourth Quarter: WAY - English 9 yd pass from Hill (Lewis kick), 8:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD Hill............................. 19 34 225 2 Waynesburg rushing

ATT YDS TD Forsythe................................ 33 134 2 Leavell.................................. 6 15 1 Waynesburg receiving

REC YDS TD Thompson............................. 9 111 1 English.................................. 5 65 1 Saint Vincent passing COM Deakins.................... 11

ATT YDS TD 30 96 0

Saint Vincent rushing

ATT YDS TD Craft....................................... 22 90 2 Borgen................................... 5 24 0 Saint Vincent receiving

REC YDS TD Oceant-Kelly........................... 7 40 0 Craft....................................... 4 29 0

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, September 13 Bethany 45, Thiel 24; Geneva 42, Grove City 0; Waynesburg 35, Saint Vincent 24; Thomas Moore 45, Hanover 16; Wash & Jeff 56, Westminster 21;

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, September 20 Bethany at Westminster - 1 p.m.; Case Western Reserve at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Thomas Moore at Thiel - 1 p.m.; CarnegieMellon at Wash & Jeff - 1:30 p.m.; Geneva at Waynesburg - 1:30 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Ryan Ruffing, Junior RB, Wash & Jeff ; Defensive: Kyle Fuller, Junior DB, Thomas Moore;Special teams: Darius Brown, Senior DB, Saint Vincent

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

Conf.

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

WOMEN’S SOCCER Overall 4-1-1 4-2 3-2-1 3-4-1 2-3 2-3 1-3-2 2-5 0-5

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

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Friday’s Box Score

Friday’s Box Score

CAPITAL 1, WAYNESBURG 0 Waynesburg 0 0 0 Capital 1 0 1

CAPITAL 2, WAYNESBURG 1 Waynesburg 1 0 1 Capital 0 2 2

SCORE RECAP

SCORE RECAP

First HALF: CAP - Booth, 10:14

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, September 12: Thiel 3, Mount Aloysius 2; DePauw 2, Thomas More 1; Capital 1, Waynesburg 0 Saturday, September 13: Pitt-Greensburg 4, Bethany 1; Fredonia State 2, Geneva 1; Grove City 4, Baldwin-Wallace 0; La Roche 3, Saint Vincent 0; Anderson 1, Thomas More 0; Frostburg State 5, Wash & Jeff 0 Sunday, September 14: Lycoming 1, Westminster 0

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, September 20: Carnegie Mellon at Bethany - 1 p.m.; Waynesburg at Mount Union - 1 p.m.; Grove City at Heidelberg - 2 p.m.; Westminster at Pitt-Greensburg - 2 p.m.; Thomas More at Bluffton - 2:30 p.m.; Thiel at Hilbert - 3 p.m.; John Carroll at Saint Vincent - 4:30 p.m.; Lycoming at Geneva - 7 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Alexander Rosenbaum, Junior MF, Geneva Deffensive: Tyler Little, Junior GK, Westminster

PAC FOOTBALL LEADERS

PASSING YARDS: Gebhardt, 596, TMC; Hill, 473, WAY; Coughlin, 461, W&J RUSHING YARDS: Ruffing, 322, W&J; Hayden, 258, TMC; Forsythe, 182, WAY

CROSS COUNTRY 6-0 6-2 3-1-1 2-4 1-3 1-4-1 1-4 1-4 1-6 0-6

First Half: WAY - Murphey (Hotek assist) Second Half: CAP - Cartmil, 79:11 CAP - Atkins, 87:57

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, September 12: La Roche 2, Saint Vincent 1; Mount Aloysius 2, Thiel 0; Thomas More 2, DePauw 0; Carnegie Mellon 6, Wash & Jeff 2; Capital 2, Waynesburg 1 Saturday, September 13: Franciscan 2, Bethany 0; Chatham 2, Notre Dame 1; Carlow 2, Geneva 0; Baldwin-Wallace 1, Grove City 1 (2OT); Westminster 2, Susquehanna 0 Sunday, September 14: Penn State Altoona 2, Saint Vincent 1; Thomas More 5, Manchester 0; Wash & Jeff 4, Pitt-Greensburg 3 (2OT); Westminster 1, Lycoming 0

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, September 19: Muskingum at Saint Vincent - 5 p.m.

Saturday, September 20: Thomas More at Bluffton - 12 p.m.; Grove City at Carnegie Mellon - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Hilbert - 1 p.m.; Wooster at Geneva - 2 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Penn State Behrend - 2 p.m.; Waynesburg at Mount Union - 2 p.m.; Sunday, September 21: SUNY Canton at Chatham - 12 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Julia Flagge-Echols, Freshman F, Thomas Moore Deffensive: Abbey Gore, Freshman D, Westminster

TACKLES: Raddar, 21, BET; Heck, 21, WES; Benyo, 19, GEN SACKS: Raddar, 4.5, BET; Thorpe, 3.0, THI; Dishong, 2.0, CWR INTERCEPTIONS: Fuller, 3, TMC; Mundell, 2, WAY; Cannon, 2, GEN

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PAC VOLLEYBALL LEADERS

KILLS: Hughes, 129, Geneva; Howell, 129, TMC; Hanssen, 126, WES ASSISTS: Fessler, 382, TMC Lauber, 363, BET; Christy, 352, SVC BLOCKS: Freyermuth, 50.0, WES; Algriere, 34.0, GRC; Smith, 32.0, GEN DIGS: Castiglioni, 236, TMC; Mouch, 222, BET; George, 189, SVC ACES: Trageser, 20, GRC; Vaughan, 19, SVC; Ritson, 18, GEN

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Jake Forsythe, Football

Julie Gerber, Women’s Cross Country

MEN RECENT RESULTS

Team Saturday, September 13 BETHANY INVITATIONAL 1. Saint Vincent, 46 pts.; 2. Grove City, 62 pts.; 5.

Waynesburg, 162 pts.; 9. Thiel, 266 pts.; 10.

Westminster, 167 pts.; 12. Wash & Jeff, 287 pts.; 15. Bethany, 426 pts.

PENN STATE BEHREND INVITATIONAL 11. Geneva, 269 pts.

Individual BETHANY INVITATIONAL: 1. Sawyer Palonder, Saint Vincent, 26:51; 2. Brandan Moretton, Saint Vincent, 26:56; 3. Peter Christiansen, Grove City, 27:02; 13. Brendan Keany, Waynesburg, 27:26 PENN STATE BEHREND INVITATIONAL: 1. Dan McGeary, Mount Union, 25:50; 2. Alex Wilson, Mount Union, 26:08; 3. Matt O’Neil, Mount Union, 26:27; 22. Ken Kutchel, Geneva, 27:47

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, September 19: Thomas More at National Catholic Championships Saturday, September 20: Bethany at Saint Vincent Invitational - 10 a.m.; Geneva at Saint Vincent Invitational - 10 a.m.; Saint Vincent at Sain VIncent Invitational - 10 a.m.; Thiel at Saint Vincent Invitational - 10 a.m.; Grove City at Dickinson Long-Short Course Invitational - 10:30 a.m.; Waynesburg at Dickinson Long-Short Course Invitational - 10:30 a.m.; Westminster at Dickinson Long-Short Course Invitational - 10:30 a.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

Team Saturday, September 13 BETHANY INVITATIONAL 1. Waynesburg, 42 pts.; 2. Grove City, 60 pts.; 5. Westminster, 175 pts.; 7. Bethany, 204 pts.; 9. Thiel, 238 pts.; 12. Wash & Jeff 348 pts.; 14.

Chatham, 370 pts.

PENN STATE BEHREND INVITATIONAL 7. Geneva, 178 pts.

DELAWARE INVITATIONAL 6. Saint Vincent, 46 pts.

Individual BETHANY INVITATIONAL: 1. Emily Rabenold, Grove City, 23:11; 2. Jenny Brewer, AldersonBroaddus, 23:29; 3. Julie Gerber, Waynesburg, 23:35 DELAWARE INVITAIONAL: 1. Katrina Steenkamer, Delaware, 22:54; 2. Betsy Erlanger, Delaware, 22:59; 3. Elisabeth Tauber, Towson, 23:11; 5.

Shania Contic, Saint Vincent, 25:23 PENN STATE BEHREND INVITATIONAL: 1. Brooke Mathie, Mount Union, 19:09; 2. Hayley Buzulencia, Mount Union, 19:23; 3. Catie Campbell, Mount Union, 19:26; 14. Havilah Gaugler, Geneva, 20:25

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, September 19: Thomas More at National Catholic Championships - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 20: Bethany at Saint Vincent Invitational - 11:15 a.m.; Chatham at Saint Vincent Invitational - 11:15 a.m.; Geneva at Saint Vincent Inviational - 11:15 a.m.; Saint Vincent at Saint Vincent Invitational - 11:15 a.m.; Thiel at Saint Vincent Invitational - 11:15 a.m.; Grove City at Dickinson Long-Short Course Invitational - 10:30 a.m.; Waynesburg at Dickinson Long-Short

Course Invitational - 10:30 a.m.; Westminster at Dickinson Long-Short Course - 10:30 a.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Men’s: Sawyer Palonder, Junior, Saint Vincent Women’s: Emily Rabenold, Junior, Grove City

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

Conf.

2-0 1-0 3-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-5

Overall 10-1 6-4 7-5 8-4 5-6 4-2 6-5 3-10 7-5 0-9

Saturday’s Box Score

FROSTBURG STATE 3, WAYNESBURG 0 Frostburg State 25 25 25 Waynesburg 18 13 9

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, September 12: Geneva 3, Saint Vincent 0; Geneva 3, Wash & Jeff 0; Allegheny 3, Thiel 0; Thiel 3, Pitt-Greensburg 0; Wash & Jeff 3, Saint Vincent 0; Rochester 3, Waynesburg 1; Washington 3, Waynesburg 0; Westminster 3, Morrisville 0 Saturday, September 13: Bethany 3, Carnegie Mellon 0; Bethany 3, Chatham 0; Thomas More 3, Bethany 0; Frostburg State 3, Waynesburg 0; La Roche 3, Waynesburg 2; Westminster 3, D’Youville 0; Westminster 3, Penn State Behrend 1

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, September 20: Geneva at Waynesburg - 11 a.m.; Westminster at Wash & Jeff - 11 a.m.; Westminster at Bethany - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Grove City - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Frostburg State - 1 p.m.; Bethany at Wash & Jeff - 3 p.m.; Grove City at Waynesburg - 3 p.m.; Theil at Denison - 3 p.m.; Thomas More at Hendrix - 3 p.m.; Thiel at Marietta - 5 p.m.; Thomas More at Centre - 5 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Kassie Freyermuth, Senior OH, Westminster

PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS

POINTS: Huber, 20, TMC; Flagge, 10, TMC; Davis, 8, WAY GOALS: Huber, 8, TMC; Davis, 4, WAY; Flagge, 3, TMC ASSISTIS: Flagge, 4, TMC; Huber, 4, TMC; Mann, 2, GEN SHOTS: Proctor, 22, SVC; Luthy, 22, SVC; Carmichael, 17, GRO SAVE PERCENTAGE: Daughtry, .885, WAY; Houghton, .758, SVC; Girata, .696, WES

PAC M. SOCCER LEADERS

POINTS: Loew, 11, GRO; Crider, 9, GEN; Rosenbaum, 8, GEN GOALS: Lilley, 3, THI; Crider, 3, GEN; Best, 3, TMC ASSISTS: Loew, 5, GRO; Ahia, 3, THI; Crider, 3, GEN SHOTS: Slezak, 28, BET; Davis, 26, WAY; Hinerman, 23, BET SAVE PERCENTAGE: Lathrop, .816, GRO; Barton, .800, TMC; Sawyer, .795, CHA

Yellow Jacket

September 18, 2014

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Weekly Awards Volleyball gets swept up in Maryland

A freshman phenom and senior standout shined for their respective teams this past weekend in wins, thus garnering them with their first Waynesburg University Athletes of Forsythe Gerber the Week awards of their careers. Both are also alumni of Uniontown High School.

Freshman Julie Gerber once again led the charge for the women’s cross country team, recording a team-best thirdplace finish at the Bethany College Invitation Saturday with a time of 23:35. Because of her efforts, as well as the efforts of the other Yellow Jackets, the team was able to defeat 25-time defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference champion Grove City.

In her first race in a Jacket uniform two weeks ago at Westminster’s Fisher Invitational, Gerber won the individual title with a time of 22:46. That time was almost two minutes faster than the time turned in by Franciscan’s Sydney Novak, who finished second.

Gerber her teammates look to make it three consecutive wins this week at the Dickinson Long-Short Course Invitational Saturday in Newville, Pennsylvania.

Senior running back Jake Forsythe recorded his best game in a Jacket uniform Saturday in the football team’s 35-24 win over PAC foe Saint Vincent. With fellow running mate Jerry Lawman sidelined in the first quarter due to injury, Forsythe pounded the rock 33 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns rushing.

The former California University (Pennsylvania) Vulcan sits third in the PAC with an average of 91 yards rushing per game. On the season, Forsythe ran the ball 47 times for 182 yards and three touchdowns. He has already made major improvements from his 2013 rushing campaign, when he carried the ball 66 times for 245 yards and five touchdowns.

Jackets go 0-4 at Frostburg State Tournament

By JUSTIN LAYTON

For the Yellow Jacket

“It was downhill from the get-go,” said head coach Stephanie Benkowski.

The Waynesburg University volleyball team had a tough weekend in Frostburg, Maryland, as the team went 0-4 at the Frostburg State University Tournament against four non-conference opponents.

On Friday, the Yellow Jackets faced Washington College [Maryland] and fell 3-0, with set scores of 25-11, 25-19 and 25-21. The Jackets played better with each set, but were still unable to pull out a win. Team leaders for Waynesburg were juniors Kourtney Skinner and Jessica Dorazio, along with sophomore captain Morgan Newbauer. Skinner led the team with seven kills, while Dorazio recorded 18 digs.

Newbauer led the team with 13 assists.

In the second match on Friday, the Yellow Jackets fell 3-1 to the University of Rochester. After losing the

first set 25-12, Waynesburg rallied to win set two by three points 25-22. Rochester came back and claimed the third set by a margin of 10 points, by a score of 25-15.

It looked as if Waynesburg was pushing towards a fifth set, however, the Jackets fell short in the fourth by three points. Skinner led the offense in kills with nine.

Despite the loss, Newbauer showed a strong effort by recording a double-double, with 20 assists and 11 digs.

Once again, Dorazio led the team in digs with 16.

Saturday, the Yellow Jackets went up against host Frostburg State and La Roche College. In preparation for Saturday’s matches, Newbauer said the team made a few different line-up changes and had a different rotation going into it.

In the first set against Frostburg, the Jackets kept it close, but couldn’t pull out the win, losing the first set 25-18. The Jackets continued to struggle, losing the next two sets by the scores of 2513 and 25-9, thus falling to

the Bobcats 3-0. Claiming team-high kills were sophomore middle hitters Rachel Lang and Shannon Morgan, as well as Skinner, with five each. Newbauer continued to lead the team with 17 assists.

Dorazio continued to be a team leader; recording 16 digs against Frostburg State.

The Yellow Jackets’ second opponent of the day was La Roche College. The Jackets battled hard but fell to La Roche in five sets. Waynesburg came out strong in the first set winning 25-17.

La Roche took the next two sets at 25-16 and 25-21.

With a win in the fourth set by the Yellow Jackets by a score of 25-20, they forced a fifth set. However, the Jackets fell just short in the final set, losing just 17-15. Even though the Jackets lost the match and ultimately every game of the tournament, Newbauer believes the team showed their best performance against the Redhawks, which should help them moving forward.

“We didn’t come out with a win, but that was the game

that we went the five games,” said Newbauer. “That was our best match.”

Despite their disappointment in the tournament, the Jackets look to rebound as they move forward in the season. Benkowski is hopeful for the team’s future.

“We are a very young team, and yes, I do think that means that we’re going to build from what we have and we will get better,” said Benkowski. “It’s just we’ve got to figure out how to get over that hump.”

Waynesburg’s overall record dropped to 3-10 after the Frostburg State tournament. After kicking off Presidents’ Athletic Conference play on the road against Chatham and Westminster last night, the Yellow Jackets will square off against Geneva and Grove City Saturday at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Start times for the matches are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.

The Jackets return home Saturday for their first home match of the season against Geneva at 11 a.m.

Men's soccer gets shut out in road contest at Capital

By RYAN LEGARSKY

For the Yellow Jacket

After starting off the season with two draws and a win, the Waynesburg University men’s soccer team fell to Capital University by a score of 1-0 Friday night.

The lone goal in the game came off a corner kick that was blocked and bounced around before finding the head of Capital defenseman Hunter Booth in the 10th minute of the match. It was Booth’s first goal of the season.

The Yellow Jackets fell to 1-3-2 on the season after their third consecutive loss.

Head coach Brad Heethuis sees positives from the loss that the team can use as a learning experience for later in the season.

“We played very well to-

ward the end of each half, and throughout the game, we beat Capital in the final third of the field,” said Heethuis.

“The guys also created a few good chances off set pieces, which are a few things we can take away from the game and build on.”

Waynesburg ended up being outshot by the Crusaders 20-6, and senior Yellow Jacket goalkeeper Brandon Daughtry finished the night with 11 saves. The only shot on target for Waynesburg came in the final minutes of the contest.

Heethuis also looked at the negatives of the match as something the team must work on in order to end its losing streak.

“We did not come out with as much energy as I would’ve liked,” said Heethuis. ”Especially after the loss to Point

Park, it was not what I expected. That was a big negative.”

After scoring 10 goals in the first three games of the season, the Yellow Jackets have slowed down their offensive production with only two goals in the past three games.

The struggles of the last three games are something that not only the coach, but also the team has taken notice of.

Senior midfielder and team captain Ray Melone wants his team to look at the negatives and improve on its weaknesses.

“We are going to do a lot of film study to work out the kinks in our tactics,” said Melone. “Each position has specific roles on the field and in order to raise our level of play. We need to get better in

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg sophomore Joey Buchanan (right) was one of only six Jackets to record a shot against Capital. Waynesburg recorded one shot on net. each aspect.” munication were much bet- there. But we really need to Melone also discussed the ter than our last few games,” work on our tactics.” positives of Waynesburg’s said Melone. “We were orThe Jackets return to acpast games. ganized, especially with our tion Saturday when they “Our marking and com- marks, and our passion was travel to Mount Union.

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the goal is excellent. She also has a toughness to her game that any team loves to have.”

Waynesburg locked down defensively and held its 1-0 lead for nearly the next 58 minutes of the contest until the Crusaders were able to sneak one past junior goalkeeper Ciara Scott in the 79th minute to tie up the game at one.

“I think after the first goal our heads were no longer in the game,” said Scott. “We started to break down mentally and started playing kick ball.”

Unfortunately, it only took Capital about eight minutes to score again in the 87th minute and take a 2-1 lead that would eventually hold

as the final score.

“Communication was definitely a problem late in the game,” said Scott. “We let them gain too much momentum and we also gave up too many set pieces.”

Heethuis echoed her goalkeeper’s sentiments.

“We got a little frantic in the second half,” said Heethuis. “We gave the ball up too quickly down the stretch and allowed [Capital] to counter attack too much.

Set pieces are a big part of the game and they can either make or break you as a team.”

The Jackets will respond to their first loss of the season by returning to the practice field and continuing to make adjustments to better themselves moving forward.

“We need to have valued possessions, that is when

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Freshman Nikki Davis (right) has made an immediate impact, leading the team with four goals this year. we are at our best,” said Heethuis. “We will work on defending corner kicks better as well and we also need to

change the point of attack.”

Waynesburg has been strong defensively this season, having not let up more

than two goals in any of its first five games of the season.

“We have a strong defensive line with some new players and new personalities,” said Heethuis. “Our organization and communication in the back line is very strong and that has led to success so far this season.”

Although the Jackets have only lost one game, they have yet to enter the President’s Athletic Conference portion of their schedule and because of this, Heethuis wants the team to keep improving until PAC play and is not as concerned about wins and loses at this point of the year.

“Right now we are playing teams we aren’t used to playing,” said Heethuis. “I’m not worried about our record right now. We look at these non-conference games as op-

portunities to get better for the PAC. This group will welcomes the challenge, and will work to continue to fine-tune things for conference play.”

The Jackets will look to continue their hot start to the 2014 season against the University of Mount Union on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 in Alliance, Ohio.

Waynesburg heads back out on the road Sept. 24 when it faces Baldwin Wallace in Berea, Ohio.

The Jackets then have a four-game home stand that begins when they host Bluffton University Sept. 27.

The home stand continues when Waynesburg battles with NAIA opponent Point Park Sept. 30, and then begins conference play against Grove City Oct. 3.

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“We looked strongly at their qualifications,” said Marshall. “What they could bring or add to the program was one of the main reasons of figuring out who to hire.”

After a month a decision was made to bring Hall into the Waynesburg family. “[Hall] has an excellent passion for softball,” said Marshall. “I think she will bring that in with her and make the ladies start thinking the same way, and hopefully make the program bet-

ter.”

Hall, who was a standout Division I player at Saint Francis University, started in 196 games throughout her college career. After her playing days were over, Hall began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Seton Hill University. Hall then accepted a job at Rhode Island as a full-time assistant, and then spent her last few years as an assistant on the South Fayette High School softball team.

“My connections alone with different travel ball coaches have helped,” said

Hall. “A lot of those Marshall noted connections and that another imreaching out can portant reason lead to anything.” t h at Ha l l w a s With the posihired was her affiltion at Waynesiation with those burg only being programs. part-time, Hall “For her to have works in human insight on some resources and payof the top players roll for her grandin the Pittsburgh Hall father’s commercial area is important construction company. She to the recruiting process,” also has experience in work- said Marshall. ing with Team Pennsylvania Hall, who has never exCyclones and the Pittsburgh perienced the Division III Lady Roadrunners, traveling level, got a few hints from teams located in the Greater one of her mentors, Craig Allegheny area.

Coleman, the head softball

coach at Division I Robert Morris University.

“Never let a kid tell you no,” said Hall. “Because once a kid tells you no, they are never going to turn around and have the pride to tell you yes.

"Wait until their options are exhausted at the Division I and Division II levels, and when they realize that dream isn’t going to happen for them anymore, then go after them. That is how you get those kids who are great academically and athletically that fell through the cracks.”

As Waynesburg wraps up

its fall schedule Sept. 27, Hall expects senior leadership to be at the forefront of a successful offseason this winter as she plans to move closer to campus.

“My biggest thing that I want to get instilled into the girls is that I’m a huge advocate for hustle,” said Hall.

“There is no walking at my practices and you will leave every practice dirty. They are going to give me 110 percent because I don’t expect anything less from them.

Taking the easy road isn’t going to get them anywhere.”

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Week two football preview: Geneva

By CARSON FOX

Assistant Sports Editor

Through two weeks into the Division III college football season, there are still quite a few uncertainties about the 2014 Geneva and Waynesburg football teams.

Geneva followed up a week one 24-19 loss to non-conference opponent Frostburg State by blowing out Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponent Grove City last week 42-0. Fresh off a 33-0 week one victory against Muskingum, Waynesburg had to outlast a Saint Vincent squad, who has not won a game since 2011, 35-24 in week two.

With PAC play opening up this week, expect a duel between two conference opponents who are all too familiar with each other.

“I know there’s absolutely no change,” said Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas of Geneva’s offense. “There’s subtle to no changes with the way they are playing defense.

I think this is going to be a hard fought, physical game.

It always is.”

Back to the Future

In 2013, Waynesburg came into its game against Geneva uncertain of the health status of quarterback Carter Hill, after he suffered a knee injury in a loss on the final play of the game a week prior to Bethany. Not only did Hill play, but shined against the Golden Tornado defense, passing for 300 yards and four touchdowns.

Hill’s backfield mates, then-sophomore Jerry Lawman, and then-senior Thomas Paulone, contributed with 144 yards on the ground in the 31-14 victory. Waynesburg ran the ball 38 times in the Geneva match-up, only besting that number one other time in 2013.

Flash forward to 2014, and Waynesburg fans have already seen heavy doses of the run game reminiscent of the power run game of 2012, despite Waynesburg returning its 2013 First Team All-PAC quarterback for his senior season and a multitude of skill players, who saw time in the air raid spread attack from a year ago. In week one, the Jackets

ran the ball 37 times for 129 yards and three touchdowns.

Last week, it was senior running back Jake Forsythe’s best game as a Yellow Jacket, as the Uniontown high school graduate and former California University (Pennsylvania) Vulcan pounded the rock 33 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns.

Shepas said he will continue to go 50/50 between the pass and run against Geneva and expects his team to give its full effort against

Forsythe leads ground game

By JACOB MEYER Managing Editor

In Waynesburg’s first two games this season, the Jackets have played a much different brand of football than that of the 2013 team.

In 2013, the Jackets were a team that depended almost solely on the passing game and the right arm of then-junior quarterback Carter Hill.

In an 11-game season, the Jackets attempted 479 passes, which equates to about 44 attempts per game.

That team averaged only about 31 rushing attempts per game, which includes sacks and quarterback kneels.

The 2014 Yellow Jackets have shown through two games to be a completely different team though, with balance being the word thrown around by the team.

Through two games, Waynesburg has passed the ball 62 times while rushing the ball 84 times.

“It was all pass last year,” said senior running back Jake Forsythe. “We didn’t really have a run game last year. I didn’t come in last year.”

Forsythe rushed for 134 yards on 33 carries and scored two touchdowns in the win Saturday. He is the first 100yard rusher for Waynesburg since Jerry Lawman ran for

109 yards on Oct. 19 against Bethany last season.

Forsythe’s 134 rushing yards is the most for one rusher in a game since Nov. 17, 2012, when Bertrand Ngampa ran for 175 yards on 20 carries against Carnegie Mellon in Waynesburg’s ECAC Bowl win.

The last time a Waynesburg ball carrier received more than 33 rushes in a game was Justin Falcon on Oct. 25, 2008 against Bethany, when he rushed 38 times.

“It does mean a lot that the coaches trust me to give me the ball that much,” Forsythe said. “We would really like to run the ball a lot to set up the play-action pass for [Hill].”

Most of that trust was developed in the third quarter of the game Saturday, when Forsythe was given seven carries out of the nine total plays for the go-ahead touchdown for the Jackets.

Forsythe then scored another rushing touchdown on the Jackets’ next possession to put Waynesburg ahead by 11 points.

“We didn’t have that [trust in Forsythe] last year,” said head coach Rick Shepas.

“I think he’s committed to proving that this year."

Shepas believes a completely balanced offense is

the best thing for his team.

Ideally, Shepas wants the team to pass about half the time and run half the time.

“We can hurt you a bunch of different ways,” Shepas said. “Our versatility is the fact that we can no-huddle, spread you out and go fast and we can get in the end zone pretty quickly."

Once Forsythe established the running game after two touchdowns, the play-action passing game started to come to fruition.

The pinnacle of the playaction passing game was on the nine-yard touchdown pass from Hill to senior wide receiver Andrew English on a play-action pass.

“An effective run game really makes your play-actions effective; a commitment to the run game in general will always help it,” Shepas said.

Lawman, the change-ofpace running back who ran for 71 yards on 12 carries in the win over Muskingum Sept. 6, went down with a leg injury early in the game against Saint Vincent. This put most of the workload on Forsythe’s shoulders.

When Lawman does return though, Hill believes having three running backs with different playing styles that all fit a team need is a special thing to have.

Men's XC finishes fifth at Bethany

By R.J. LEISIE

For the Yellow Jacket

The momentum continued for the Men’s Cross Country team as it headed to Bethany, West Virginia for the Bethany College Invitational.

The men used the Fisher Invitational from two weeks ago as a springboard as the team finished fifth out of sixteen teams. The men finished behind fellow President’s Athletic Conference rivals Saint Vincent and Grove City, as well as NCAA Division II West Virginia Wesleyan.

Seven out of the 12 runners for Waynesburg finished in the top 60 out of the 156 competitors. The men scored 162 points, falling five points shy of Muskingum University for fourth.

Sophomore Brendan Keany led the way with a time of 27:26, shaving a whole minute off his winning time at the Fisher Invitational Aug. 30.

“I just wanted to keep progressing,” said Keany. “I knew there would be tougher competition in this race so my goal was to stay as close to the top pack as possible.”

Finishing close behind

Keany was junior Ben McAuley with a 28:19, and senior Brandon Dugan with a time of 28:49. The veteran presence continued as seniors John Allison and Luke Feldner finished 45th and 46th with times of 29:23 and 29:25, respectively.

Head coach Chris Hardie was proud of how his team ran especially his three seniors.

“They’ve had a really nice, consistent start to the year,” said Hardie, “They’re dropping time but not like a dramatic cut where I don’t think they’re going to be able to peak well. I think they’re pretty happy and I know we are.”

The race grew in size this year from six teams in 2013 to 16 teams this past weekend including seven Division II schools. Hardie attributes the growth to two main factors: a pre-PAC conference race and also giving up Waynesburg’s home race to Bethany due to construction at the local airport.

With the steeper competition, sophomores Justin Simmons and Josh Voight finished inside the top 60 with a 29:37 for Simmons and 29:56 for Voight. Even though finishing in front of six Division

II schools, the team still has two tough competitors within the PAC with Grove City and Saint Vincent.

“We don’t focus on winning and losing,” said Hardie, “When we go into a meet, it’s not about who we can beat or who is going to beat us.

It’s how good are we going to run today, and what’s the best we can preform.”

The team remains realistic that teams such as Grove City and Saint Vincent are better than them.

Keany believes the team is on the right path as far as progression goes, but the Yellow Jackets have a long way to go if they want to compete for a championship.

With the team being made up of mostly freshmen and sophomores, the leadership from the seniors is crucial, according to Keany.

“They’ve been there, done that,” said Keany, “Really, they’re the backbone of the team.”

The men will be setting their sights on the Dickson Long-Short Course Invitational in Newville, Pennsylvania this Saturday. The Jackets will be running a 4k race instead of the normal 8k, as the race time is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

a Geneva team that has lost five out of the last six contests to Waynesburg.

“I told our guys, they are going to be hungry coming in here,” said Shepas. “Geneva’s a well-coached team.

[It’s a] conference game, not a trap game by any means. It’s the conference opener. We’ve got to be ready to play.”

On the Other Side…

In week one at Frostburg State, it took until 2:56 in the

third quarter for Geneva to score, when return man Nate Cannon ran back a 95-yard punt return for a touchdown, making the score 24-7 Bobcats. The Golden Tornadoes scored a touchdown with 2:36 in the fourth quarter, recovered the onside kick, and scored again, which begged the question if Geneva would have won the game had more time been on the game clock.

The Golden Tornadoes carried over their momentum from the fourth quarter of the Frostburg State game, beating the Grove City Wolverines handily 42-0. New starting quarterback Aaron Channing was efficient, passing for 257 yards and three touchdowns on 24-of-28 passing, completing passes to seven different receivers.

Eight different Golden Tornadoes carried the ball, recording 172 yards on 37 carries and three touchdowns.

Despite replacing the PAC’s top-two leading tacklers from 2013, Geneva’s defense played well at home, recording 11 tackles for loss and two interceptions.

Though, this is a Geneva team that did not win a game

on the road last season and lost its first game on the road that comes to Waynesburg this week.

Bouncing Back Despite the struggle that was the Saint Vincent game a week ago, Shepas believes the team learned valuable lessons that will not only carry over this week against Geneva, but throughout the entire season.

“I told them at halftime that it’s great for us to be in the situation we’re in,” said Shepas. It’s great to have everything happening the way it is. It forces you to look at how you respond to those circumstances. Do we stay focused and do we rise above them? Or do those little things tear us down? The good thing is, it didn’t. Our guys are smart guys.”

With conference championship aspirations and postseason play on the line in every game for the rest of the season, fans will get to see what both teams are really made of this Saturday at John F. Wiley Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

Football: Jackets sneak past Bearcats Continued from C1

from a yard out. “[Craft] is a transfer and his NCAA eligibility did not come through so he couldn’t play last week,” said Saint Vincent head coach Ron Dolciato. “You’ve just got to give him a little room to run and he makes things happen.”

Saint Vincent was able to get inside Waynesburg's 10-yard line, but settled for a field goal after three Matt Deakins incompletion. Kicker Morgan Porter split the uprights from 28 yards out, to give Saint Vincent a 10-7 advantage midway through the second.

Waynesburg responded and retook the lead with a two yard touchdown run by Willie Leavell, who leapt over the Saint Vincent goal line late in the first half.

Saint Vincent didn’t waste any time to retake the lead with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Darius Brown to regain a 17-14 edge with just over two minutes remaining in the half.

On the ensuing kickoff, Willie Leavell found a seam and seemed poised to set the Jackets offense up with its best field position of the day, but he coughed up the ball and Saint Vincent recovered it at the Waynesburg 43yard line with just over two minutes remaining in the first half.

The Bearcats drove down to the Waynesburg 11-yard line but couldn’t cash in for six. Morgan Porter lined up for a 30-yard field goal, but missed wide right as the half expired.

“It did not surprise me that we played with Waynesburg and were winning at halftime,” said Dolciato. “We missed a couple deep balls early. Those are big plays for us. We’ve got to make plays to beat Waynesburg. Right before the half we’ve got to punch it in.”

“We felt as a coaching staff the key series in the game was after we scored,” said Shepas. “They go back up with a kickoff return for a touchdown and then we come out in the next kickoff and we fumble, which gives them some big momentum.

But our defense holds them to no points.”

The teams exchanged punts to begin the second half with Waynesburg’s offense taking the field with its best field position all day at the Saint Vincent 43-yard line. Forsythe was called upon on first and second down bringing up a third and four. Once again, Forsythe carried the ball off right tackle and unleashed a violent hit on his would-be tackler, Saint Vincent safety Joey Milhomme. Milhomme required assistance from the trainers after the hit.

“We came into the game saying we wanted to run

the ball,” said Shepas. “So we made that commitment and made some slight adjustments scheme was not anything major, and just committed in the play call to some runs.”

The possession ended in a two-yard touchdown run for Forsythe, who carried the ball on seven of the nine plays in the drive. From that point on, the Jackets regained the lead and would never look back.

After a change of possession, Forsythe crossed the goal line for his second touchdown on the day to put Waynesburg up 28-17.

Saint Vincent wasn’t ready to concede defeat after falling behind by two scores, as Dolciato inserted senior quarterback Andy Borgen into the game. Borgen marched the Bearcats 80 yards in nine plays.

“We have two quarterbacks that have two different skill sets and it paid off,” said Dolciato. “We put him [Borgen] in and start running our zone read and he brought us right down the field and we scored.”

The game still hung in the balance with a score of 2824 with the Jackets leading going into the fourth quarter, until early in the fourth quarter, and Hill later found English for a play-action touchdown reception.

The Jackets wrap up their three-game homestand when they host Geneva Saturday.

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University prepares to kick off annual singing competition Students seek new experiences during auditions for WU Idol

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg Idol has returned to campus for its 10th year.

The campus wide talent competition is underway with its first round of auditions.

Held on Sept. 15 and 16, tensions and nerves were high in the room.

Students of all musical backgrounds came out to the Goodwin Performing Jenny Shouppe, Yellow Jacket

Freshman Sarah Flowers auditions for a spot in Waynesburg Idol, an annual singing competition on campus. Flowers hopes to gain the new experience of singing alone onstage.

Arts Center to take their chances and see if they would be awarded the sought after “Golden Ticket” to the next round.

Each contestant was required to sing an a capella cover of a song of his or her choice.

They had about a minute to wow the judges.

Then, they nervously awaited their fates, which were in the hands of judges Theresa Butler, Emily Hoffman, Anthony Jarrell and Kelsey May. The audition round holds happy memories for many former contestants.

Last year, senior Dan Hayes wooed the crowd with his cover of “Mirrors” by Justin Timberlake, and he went on to win the competition.

Some contestants got through to the next round while others received a callback, which is similar to a second chance. This second group of students had the opportunity to choose a different song and fix minor

details about their performance.

“I usually look for a good range, someone who would make Waynesburg Idol an interesting show to watch and who is confident on stage in a contestant,” said Hoffman, a senior secondary mathematics education major and member/special event co-chair of the student activities board.

Approximately 20 students were at auditions between the two days they were held.

“This is my second year auditioning,” said Renee Watts, junior early childhood and special education major. “I want to show my improvement from last year’s performance.”

“I’m trying to get over my fear of being in front of people and performing, so I think this is a great opportunity to overcome that fear,” said sophomore education major Claudia Walakovits.

Unlike Watts and Walakovits, freshman biology and pre-med major Sarah

Flowers had a different reason behind her impending audition.

“My twin sister and I sing all the time at home, and it will be a different experience to be alone on stage and in a competition setting,” said Flowers.

As for this year’s crop of new talent, the auditions were kicked off with freshman business major Kiana Levi. Levi sang her soulful version of “How Could I Want More” by Jaime Lynn Spears.

Levi, a singer-songwriter who was put through to the next round, said she may do an original piece in the first round of the competition.

Senior human services major Shonah Russell also auditioned. Russell stunned the judges with her cover of “Stay With Me” by Sam Smith, and was awarded a ticket to the next round.

The first round of Waynesburg Idol will be Friday, Sept.

26 at 8:00 p.m. in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center.

Performing arts Students debate impact of minimum wage residency aims to The Deal on Minimum Wage Changes educate and entertain

By JACOB MEYER Managing Editor

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN For the Yellow Jacket

Rock cello group “Cello Fury” and ballet company “Texture Contemporary Ballet” are coming to Waynesburg University Sept. 18 and 19. The events are the next installment in the Performing Artist Residency Series.

Both groups will be holding workshops, master classes and concerts during their two-day visit.

“We look for performers who are also educators,” said DePriest. “As for the residency part, open workshops and master classes open learning opportunities” The cello trio is classically trained and performs original pieces with a bit of rock.

The group includes cellists Simon Cummings, Ben Muñoz and Nicole Myers, along with drummer David Throckmorton. The trio has had many notable performances, including a NFL halftime show and three sold out New Years Eve concerts at Pittsburgh’s Byham Theatre.

They have also had the opportunity to collaborate with such artists as Joy Ike, The Pittsburgh Symphony Pops and B.E. Taylor.

Also traveling with the trio is the Texture Contemporary Ballet. Dancers are brought on a project basis and demonstrate both classical and non-classical ballet routines.

Cello Fury’s music has been featured in three fulllength ballets for the Texture Contemporary Ballet. Their music has been a favorite of dance companies across America.

“They’re good people too, very knowledgeable in what they do,” said Ronda DePriest chair of the music department. “I’m looking forward to exploration of creative thoughts in music.”

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, a master class with improv and instruments will be held in the Marsh Center from 4-6:15 p.m. On Thursday, Sept. 19, another master class with the topic of “Making it in the Arts” will be held in the Marsh Center from noon until 12:50 p.m.

Later that day, a dancebased master class will be held with the topic of “Internalizing the Music;" this event will be held from 1:002:30 p.m. in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center.

A concert featuring both of the groups will wrap up the visit.

The concert will be held in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free with a student ID shown at the door. For other options for obtaining tickets, you can go to Student Services. Tickets may also be reserved at www. waynesburg.ticketleap.com/ cello-fury.

As for the master classes and workshops, DePriest noted she is excited to see how the improv class goes.

“Being a bit of a rock fan, I’m quite interested to see how the genres mix together and how each student improvises with their instrument of choice,” said DePriest.

DePriest noted anyone who is interested may attend all events.

For more information contact Ronda DePriest.

About 75 students gathered on the third floor of Stover Sept. 12 for Student Speak to discuss the future of minimum wage in the United States and the consequences of leaving it at $7.25 per hour or raising it to $10.10 per hour.

Parker Kantos, junior pre-law and criminal justice major, led the discussion and started with a poll of those who were in favor of raising the minimum wage and those opposed to the wage change.

The unofficial poll was close on both sides, but a few more people were in favor of leaving it at $7.25.

Kantos said before the discussion that President Barack Obama supports legislation that raises the minimum wage to $10.10.

He said working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks a year at $7.25 an hour amounts to about $15,000, whereas it would be about $21,000 for the same amount of work at the $10.10 minimum wage.

After showing the group of students the poverty guidelines, Kantos opened the floor for discussion to anyone who wanted to express his or her opinion about what should be done about the minimum wage.

Theresa Butler, senior accounting major, was the first to respond explaining why raising the minimum wage would not be good for the United States.

“I think increasing the minimum wage will decrease the quality of the United States,” Butler said. “If we raise minimum wage then the cost of living will go up.”

Sophomore political science major Ashley Beener believes raising the mini-

CURRENT

minimum wage

40 hrs/week + 52 weeks/year + $7.25 = $15,000/year

PROPOSED

minimum wage

40 hrs/week + 52 weeks/year + $10.10 = $21,000/year

• President Obama supports legislation that raises the minimum wage to $10.10.

• The unofficial Student Speak poll was close on both sides, but a few more people were in favor of leaving it at $7.25. mum wage will negatively affect people with college degrees.

“I personally find that if you raise minimum wage you’re going to have this long-term effect where the people who actually work to earn college degrees will be making less money,” Beener said. “I’m not necessarily saying that we should not be looking at poverty, but I don’t think raising the minimum wage is the right way to do it.”

Kantos then showed a map depicting the differences between minimum wages in different states.

Ryan Schwertfeger, sophomore communication major, reacted by stating he believes minimum wage should be decided by the states.

“Minimum wage should be more focused at the state level because things really depend on what’s going on in that state. I’m from New Jersey and things are a lot more expensive in New Jersey than they are in Pennsylvania. I

think having a federal minimum wage does not take into account what’s going on in the individual states, so I think it should be a decision that’s left up [to] the states.”

Kantos showed the students a report explaining that raising the minimum wage could also raise unemployment because businesses may hire fewer people since they have to pay their workers more.

Senior psychology major Chelsea Millikin believes small companies may not be able to afford a raise in minimum wage.

“I think we also need to look at how much the company can afford to give their employees,” said Millikin. “If you have a small business you’re not going to be willing to pay the higher minimum wage [to the same amount of workers]. These small businesses won’t be able to grow because they won’t have enough money to pay anybody.”

Butler echoed Millikin’s thoughts by saying small businesses are already failing in Waynesburg and Greene County with the minimum wage at $7.25.

Beener questioned if minimum wage is the most important factor that influences poverty, or if it might be due to other various causes.

“Maybe the reason we have poverty is not so much the minimum wage level but maybe the fact that we have an education problem in this country,” Beener said. “Do we really have to raise the minimum wage? Will it help us in the long-run?”

Senior education major Rebecca Lane disagreed with Beener saying she doesn’t think education affects poverty, but rather poverty effects education.

Nick Merlino, junior nursing major, and Nick Merrill, freshman communication major, explained the importance of self-motivation for people working minimum wage jobs to try and move up within their job or move on to higher paying employment.

Beener said she believes the government makes it very difficult for a minimum wage worker to move out of that bracket and into another.

SiReno Mattie, senior business major, made the last statement of the event when he said something we can do to combat poverty is allow people to fail so that they can get better.

“Failure is the motivating factor,” Mattie said. “The best people in life aren’t the people who succeeded necessarily, it’s the people who learned how to fail. How many times did Edison screw up making a light bulb before he actually made a light bulb? He failed, so he tried harder.”

Guest speaker plans to address darker side of the Bible University welcomes first B.F. Maiz speaker to lecture on connecting scripture, violence and vengeance

By ZACHARY YONKO

For the Yellow Jacket

On Monday, Sept. 22, Waynesburg University will hold its eighth B.F. Maiz series speaker, Dr. Jerome F.D. Creach. Creach is the Robert C. Holland professor of Old Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

The speech itself will take place in Alumni Hall, and

will deliver the message of the late poet, B.F. Maiz: “ Peace, Poetry and Biblical Justice.”

The topic of the lecture is “Asking God for Vengeance,” a topic that will bring up scriptural questions based off the writings in Psalms and the Prophets.

“One of Creach’s main interests is violence in the Bible,” said English professor

Dr. Robert Randolph. “His approach is really interesting.”

Randolph is the facilitator of this annual function, and believes this year’s speaker really holds a connection to idea of “Peace, Poetry and Biblical Justice.”

“I look at him to bring an ongoing energy into the room,” Randolph said. “How do we as Christians approach

the Bible from this standpoint? I believe Dr. Creach will touch on these interesting topics.”

Creach is the author of five books, including “Violence in Scripture” and “The Destiny of the Righteous in the Psalms.”

“I’ve always been very interested in biblical interpretations,” said Cameron Hinkle, freshman international

business major. “From what I gathered about Dr. Creach, he seems to be very knowledgeable on the subject. I am very intrigued to listen to his perspective on this topic.”

The lecture is open to all students regardless of their major.

“It’s always going to be a favorable experience, and not just for business majors, but for everyone,” Hinkle said.

Along with the lecture being open to students, it will also be open to Waynesburg University faculty and the public. Waynesburg University has seen seven other B.F. Maiz speakers, but Creach will be the first speaker to dwell on the darker side of the Bible.

The lecture starts at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall, and admission is free.

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Sting Swing focuses on more than just dance Night of music creates relaxing mood for students

By REBECCA BURCHAM Copy Editor

By JOHN LYDIC

Multimedia Manager

The Waynesburg crowd sung along and sipped away on hot drinks as the first coffeehouse of the year welcomed a returning Christian artist.

Jasmine Tate engaged the crowd right from the opening song, as she sang many of her favorites from “A Thousand Ways to Believe.’

Tate, returning to Waynesburg for her second time, thought the community feeling was great.

“I like this campus a lot,” said Tate. “It seems like a big family. You can realize when they care, and it seems really cool here.”

Tate began a couple minutes after her scheduled 8 p.m. start time, but she still felt the audience presence all night.

“The audience was a lot more interactive than most college campuses I go to,” said Tate.“ College campuses can be tough because students are thinking about their homework and other things. Overall, the students were very active and very warm.”

Students were welcomed by treats and a complimentary coffee mug, which they could fill with an assortment of drinks.

Groups of students conversed with friends throughout the night while singing along with the songs and getting into the music.

One student thought the performance was excellent.

“I thought the music had a warm and vibrant sound to it,” said Derrion May, a junior marine biology major. “I had heard about [Tate] previously, so I had some expectations and I think she really lived up to those expectations.”

As the evening moved on, the liveliness of the crowd began to elevate, and more and more students began to sing along and cheer with Tate as she sang her most popular songs.

May said the crowd for the evening was really nice to see and helped create the great atmosphere.

“With it being a Christian college, I like the musicians that they bring in with a secular background and see how they kind of input their religion and beliefs into their music and share their story

“With classes during the day, these events allow us to sit and catch up on the day.”

DERRION MAY

Junior Marine Biology major

with us as well,” said May. “I like the community. I think for the first coffeehouse of the year, it was a great turnout. I saw a lot of faces I was expecting to see, and it was nice to get together for an event.”

The community aspect is what May thinks sets Waynesburg apart from other colleges.

“I think its really relaxing and there is a variety that allows us to really relax in a great atmosphere,” said May. “With classes during the day, these events allow us to sit and catch up on the day.”

As the night wound down and the last chords were strung on Tate’s guitar, she said with enthusiasm that she would make another return trip to Waynesburg in the future.

“I’m here and I like this place,” said Tate. “I hope to be invited back this year.”

Every Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m., approximately 20 students meet in the old gymnasium of the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. These students are a part of Sting Swing, a West Coast Swing dance club on campus.

On this particular Wednesday, Sting Swing was without its faculty advisor.

Faith Musco, an instructor of forensic science at Waynesburg University, was unable to attend the weekly practice.

Robert Cronkhite, a junior exercise science major and president of Sting Swing, led instruction in her absence.

Most of those present were dressed in shorts, t-shirts and socks – their shoes, along with their cell phones, backpacks and sweatshirts, lay abandoned along the first row of bleachers.

When that time came, Cronkhite walked over to the ‘sound system’ – a laptop and a portable speaker.

“Any song requests?” he asked. “‘Royals’!” several students called out.

Soon everyone was singing along as that very song was played, walking up and down the gym floor to the beat of the music.

It was anything but a high pressure environment. Several students were sliding along in their socks as they walked. Some were strutting, or skipping, or even moonwalking as they danced to the next song that played: ‘Moves Like Jagger’.

After their warm-up, Cronkhite demonstrated a ‘sugar push’ — a particular West Coast Swing step — with Cassandra Gates, the vice-president of Sting Swing. Then, he had the other students pair up. Those with experience in the dance style were placed with newcomers.

“It’s okay if the person you’re dancing with has no idea what they’re doing,”

Photo courtesy of Robert Cronkhite

A group of students gathers for a weekly meeting of Sting Swing, a swing dancing group which officially became a club in the spring of 2014.

Gates called out as they paired up. “There is no judgment in this room. If you’ve seen how I dance, you know there is no judgment in this room.”

Cronkhite even took several minutes to help a few of the new students separate from the rest of the group.

Throughout the session, everyone was smiling.

When they messed up, they laughed. Cronkhite emphasized being positive and having fun is the key factor surrounding Sting Swing.

“Whenever we bring more positivity into our lessons, the people are more likely to return,” said Cronkhite. “So whenever I focus on something little that they’re doing right, all of a sudden they forget about the part they’re doing wrong, and it starts to improve.”

Cronkhite added that one of the goals of Sting Swing is to build qualities such as self-confidence and respect.

“That’s something a lot of people aren’t aware of,” said Cronkhite. “Things that are generic, like martial arts or dance, you think just the typical technique. But you’re also learning things like focus.”

“We have lots of people who have never danced a day in their life,” added Courtney

Joy Ike tells life stories through music

By DANIELLE SCHUYLER Editorial Assistant

On Saturday evening, an intimate gathering of Waynesburg University students, staff and a few faculty members with their loved ones congregated in Roberts Chapel for a performance by recording artist Joy Ike. Ike played a grand piano and her ukulele, which she affectionately named “Almond.”

Get it? Almond...Joy. Ike received a number of chuckles from the crowd after that joke.

In 2008, Ike explained, she left her job as a publicist to pursue a career in music. She expressed a passion in and in her performance.

Insecurities and uncertainties, she elaborated, plagued her mind. Doubt crept in; she began to question whether or not this singing thing was right for her.

That is when her song “Don’t Ever Die” was born.

The track was inspired by her struggles with feeling like she did not fit in and finding her true identity.

Ike has grown since the creation of “Don’t Ever Die,” and she had a few encouraging words for anyone who is dealing with similar issues.

“Don’t compare yourself,” said Ike. “Be happy with who you are and don’t try to selffocus too much. If you are too centered on yourself, that is when the worry can really eat away at you.”

She made her questions known to God and laid her entire life down at His feet.

“I asked him, ‘What do you want to do in me?’” said Ike. Ike’s songs all come from experiences that have truly impacted her life, and she had some trouble picking which was her absolute favorite. “‘Home’ is a song that is

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Recording artist Joy Ike performs for Waynesburg University students and staff on Saturday, Sept. 13. Ike's songs emphasize personal and emotional experiences. very special to me. I wrote it for someone that I really cared about and I didn’t want it to be like any other typical love song,” said Ike. “I also wanted to make it different so more people could relate to the words. It took me one year and three months to finish the song because I had to get it just right.”

Ike had another favorite that she said was a blast to record. “’Everything You Have’ is very upbeat and fun. It really gets you moving,” said Ike.

Ike paid homeage to two of her favorite artists that have inspired her own work.

“I admire Sara Groves. She is so gifted lyrically,” said Ike. “I also love Brooke Waggoner’s instrumental work. She is truly incredible.”

Ike is the daughter of immigrants from Nigeria, and she talked about how their culture has impacted her life and her music. She emphasized how important it was for her art to develop organically, so naturally it prompted certain traits to emerge in

her music.

“I am basically a drummer stuck inside a piano player’s body,” said Ike. “I pounce on the keys.”

Junior art major Joshua Parnell attended Ike’s performance and talked about her reliability.

“Joy was such a sweetheart,” said Parnell. “She is so talented, too. This was a very pleasant concert and I enjoyed every second of it.

I got to meet her afterwards and she was such an incredible person to talk to.”

Crouse, a sophomore middle level education major. “But the best way to get better is to dance.”

Sting Swing got its start in 2012, but did not officially become a club until this past spring. According to Cronkhite, Musco had the original idea to make Sting Swing happen. “[Musco] was like ‘Hey, I want to teach dance. You guys are interested? Okay, we’ll get the gym reserved’,” he said.

As for himself, Cronkhite said that a high school course in generic ballroom dancing had sparked his interest of learning how to dance. However, that wasn’t his only motivation in joining Sting Swing.

“Professor Musco was my chemistry lab professor, and she said ‘Oh, we’re thinking about doing this, and if you guys come to our dance lessons on Wednesday nights, you get bonus credit’,” said Cronkhite. “I was like ‘Oh, cool. I want to learn how to dance, and if I go learn this dance, I get extra credit. So I’m there.’”

“After the first lesson, I was stuck on it,” he added. “I love being there.”

Sting Swing grew from a starting number of around 12 to its current number,

with many newcomers each week. Conflicting events on Wednesday nights, including the popular ‘WU’s Line’ event, sometimes account for a lower number in attendance.

This past June, nine members of Sting Swing attended the Michigan Classic West Coast Swing Dance Competition. Most students competed in the ‘Newcomer” category, and Cronkhite placed first in the ‘Novice’ category.

“There were a lot of people that noticed us as a group [there],” said Cronkhite.

“They would say ‘Oh where are you guys from? You’re all together?’ And we said ‘Waynesburg University,’ and they’re like ‘Really? That’s neat. You guys are starting something out there? Maybe we’ll have to tell somebody about it’.”

For a group of approximately 20 students who meet once a week in an old gym, it isn’t about the recognition. It is all about people, and dancing.

“We bring people into our circle, and help them experience dancing with a fun atmosphere,” he added, summarizing the reason for Sting Swing. “Learning through it [can] bring community together in Waynesburg, as well as people in other areas.”

Yellow Jacket

September 18, 2014

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS

1. How an airport shuttle travels 9. Savors, with “in” 14. Take a load off 15. Hwy. paralleling I-95 16. Exceptional practical joke?

17. Wrist brand 18. Condos, to the manage ment 19. Arrest readings: Abbr.

21. Lunch spot 22. Michelangelo’s “David,” e.g.

23. What bearded men get in blizzards?

26. Place to luxuriate 27. Band from Birming ham, Eng. 28. Glorifying work 29. Distressed, with “up” 30. Cast aspersions 32. Plenty 34. Short hike for a begin ner?

37. Goodman’s forte 39. Prepare for a siege 40. “Voices Carry” pop group ‘__ Tuesday 41. 1964 Nobelist’s mono gram 44. Destroy, in a way 45. Discreet email letters 48. Jack’s friend resting on the hill?

51. Pull up stakes, briefly 52. 1975 Pure Prairie League hit 53. Comfy room 54. “A Few Good Men”

playwright Sorkin 55. Supply near the register 57. Pretentious showoffs, or, another way, what one would do to create 16-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across 60. War need?

61. Perturbed 62. Warning sound 63. Storage place

DOWN

1. Appear 2. Iroquois League tribe

3. Wane 4. “Shoot!”

5. NBA legend, familiarly 6. Org. that regulates vac cines 7. Dupe 8. Damaging combination 9. On the other hand 10. “Just like me” 11. To a degree 12. Rang tragically 13. Some discriminators 16. Tries (for) 20. Barrett of Pink Floyd 23. Lost one’s footing

24. “Uh-uh” 25. Pope Francis, e.g.

27. Brain teaser 30. __ Jose 31. Word with living or bitter 33. “The Situation Room” airer 34. Top designer?

35. Reel relatives

36. Fever with chills 37. Place in Monopoly’s orange monopoly 38. Lower-cost Nintendo offering 42. Relative of Inc. 43. “Consider that a gift” 45. Dress down 46. Was too sweet 47. Pen occupants

49. “I’ll take a shot” 50. Reprimand ending 51. Hindustan ruler 54. Single-file travelers, at times 56. Numbers for songs?: Abbr.

58. Kung __ chicken 59. Alcatraz, e.g.: Abbr.

LAST WEEK'S SOLUTION

THIS WEEK IN GREENE COUNTY HISTORY

September 25, 1916

At the beginning of the semester, Waynesburg College began offering several pre-vocational courses of study. All of these courses led toward associates or bachelors degrees, and offered instruction in the fields of agriculture, engineering, journalism, law, library work, medicine, teaching, and theology.

September 1962 Efforts were made to recognize the capabilities of exceptionally bright students through the initiation of “advanced placement for credit”. As part of a sevenstep plan to improve the standards of Waynesburg College, students could now receive academic credit for passing examinations in specific areas of learning.

September 1972 College trustees purchased North Ward School for $42,500. Given the choice to renovate or raze the building, trustees decided to demolish the deteriorating structure to create a space for parking or intramural activities. Shortly after, a 180 square foot lot was available to be used for student recreation.

Source: “The Waynesburg College Story” by William H. Dusenberry

MUSIC DOWNLOADS Week ending Sept. 20 #1 ALBUM TOP SONGS

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Nicki Minaj 5. "Black Widow" by Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora

TOP FIVE BESTSELLING BOOKS 1. "Personal" by Lee Child 2. "Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good"

by Jan Karon 3. "The Eye of Heaven" by Clive Cussler and

Russell Blake 4. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn 5. "The Secret Place" by Tana French

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September 18, 2014

THE BACK PAGE

Students Aren’t Getting Enough By: Rebecca Burcham Copy Editor

Late nights and early mornings just don’t go together. For many high school and college students, this is a relatable problem. With extracurricular activities, homework, part time jobs and whatever can be managed for a social life, sleep may simply become a nice idea that no one has any time for.

Across the country, elementary and high schools have first bells that range between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. These numbers sound painful enough to any student who has had to go through such a torturously

well as the academic success, of our nation’s middle and high school students.”

early wake-up call. Yet, some schools, including several elementary schools in New York City, will ring their first bell up to 40 minutes earlier than they did in order to make room for academic demands.

Despite the pushes for earlier school start times, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is fighting back for sleep. The organization released a statement saying that “insufficient sleep in adolescents [is] an important public health issue that significantly affects the health and safety, as

The AAP also published a report that indicates the American teens that are not getting enough sleep are unwittingly damaging their mental and physical health and education.

And if you’re thinking about an easy solution – “Just go to bed earlier, and you can wake up earlier too!” – forget about it, for two reasons.

2 Reasons

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First, teenagers aren’t wired to go to bed early. An article in The Atlantic puts it this way: “Teens stay up later not because they don’t want to go to sleep, but because they can’t sleep. Due to the

delayed release of melatonin in the adolescent brain and a lack of “sleep drive” in response to fatigue, teens do not feel sleepy until much later at night than young children or adults.”

The second reason students can’t “just go to bed earlier” is a problem that virtually every college student knows all too well: who has the time to sleep at all, let alone for nine hours?

Much like The Atlantic, an article in The Huffington Post also acknowledges that adolescents are not wired to get the recommended amount of sleep.

College is a busy life. Classes, homework, sports, clubs, learning how to do laundry, not forgetting to eat (which is an entirely different topic in and of itself)… it’s a lot of information

“…Campus life turns out to resemble a giant laboratory experiment designed for maximum sleep deprivation: irregular schedules, newfound freedom, endless social interaction, loud and crowded housing, late-night exercise and food washed down by booze, coffee and energy drinks.”

for a young adult to take in. The responsibility and stress college creates can - and often does -leave students thinking “Sleep? That sounds like a nice idea, where can I buy some?’

Sound familiar?

Unfortunately, the collegiate solution is also complicated. Regularity – going to bed at the same time each night – was identified by the Huffington Post as a key factor for college students. However, with irregular schedules that seem to vary depending on the day, week and month, it is virtually impossible to maintain a regular bedtime in college.

So, would pushing the start times of classes work in college? In 2007,

Sources: m.theatlantic.com & huffingtonpost.com

Deerfield Academy – a private boarding school in Massachusetts – tried it out. “…[Deerfield] moved the start of classes back from 7:55 to 8:30 a.m., cut sports practices and homework expectations 10 percent each, and got students back into the dorms earlier at night. The results?

Twenty percent fewer student visits to the health center (in a bad flu year); 17 percent more students taking time for a hot breakfast, and a record increase in

GPA. Also, several Deerfield sports teams enjoyed unexpectedly good years, thanks to late-season surges.”

So, are delayed start times truly the answer to more sleep and more successful students?

Only time will tell. In the meantime… why don’t you sleep on it?

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