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Despite rumors, Athletic Training to add graduate program library availability remains consistent

By BRENNEN MCCALL For the Yellow Jacket

By CODY YANKULIC

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An increase in library usage has led to changes in library staff hours. The library’s hours of operation have not changed; however, the change that is occurring is the constant presence of a librarian on campus, according to Library Director Dr. Rea Redd.

There will now be a librarian on campus during ever y hour that the library is open.

Librarians’ old hours on campus were from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the weekdays and until 5 or 6 p.m. on the weekends.

Redd estimates that during

The Waynesburg University Athletic Training Department has begun the process to acquire a graduate program in athletic training.

A change was made so that by the year 2022, in order for students to be eligible to take their board of certification exam, they must be graduates

the course of a semester, the library’s use has gone up 1015 percent, and with greater use of the library comes greater need for a librarian on campus at all times.

Redd is confident that students will be satisfied in the changes that the library has made.

“I think it will increase the students’ satisfaction with the library’s resources because they now have somebody they

By TEGHAN SIMONTON can walk in and For the Yellow Jacket talk to,” said Redd.

One reason for the change On Friday, Sept. 18, Waynesburg Idol in hours was because of the returned for the eleventh consecutive higher usage of the library on year with its first round of competition. the weekends.

Up first was sophomore biology and pre-med major Sarah Flowers, performSee LIBRARY on A4 ing “The Other Side of the World” by KT Tunstall. This was Flowers’s second time on the stage for WU Idol, and the judges were impressed with her unique tone and remarkable vocal range.

Renee Watts, a senior early childhood education major was second, singing “Without a Word” by Birdy. She engaged the audience with her voice and simple accompaniment. It was not Watts’ first time on the stage either, as she has also competed in Waynesburg’s Lip-sync Battle and Waynesburg’s Got son.

Talent.

This is a program that will Senior biochemistry major Cassie give public relations, market- Gates then performed “Photograph” by ing and advertising majors Ed Sheeran. Although Gates had comopportunities to work with peted in Waynesburg’s Got Talent and professionals. The members of Spoken Word in the past, she admitted PRSSA will be able to submit her nerves to the crowd. work to professionals who will “This is a bit scary for me,” she said. evaluate them and give them Nonetheless, the judges praised her feedback on their work. They song choice and excellent stage presmay even get to have their ence. work used professionally for Fourth was junior secondary educareal-world companies. tion major Amber Lambing. LambThis program allows stu- ing is involved in the university’s dents to work with big name jazz ensemble, and is returning to companies such as Nike, FedEx, IKEA, Google, Whirlpool and many more. Students Sophomore nursing major will not only get real-world Denise Branthoover sings experiences, but they can also "Something in the Water" win cash prizes as well.

by Carrie Underwood at “Tolson is very interested Waynesburg Idol Sept. in really developing Mind- 18.

By LEXI BOUDREAU

One of the top five Public Relations firms in the world, Ketchum Global Research and Analytics, selected the top 50 colleges and universities in the world to participate in Mindfire.

Administrative Assistant for Ketchum Ronald Tolsen got in touch with Waynesburg University’s Department of Communication chair, Richard Krause, early in the semester to invite the Waynesburg University Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter to take part in this program.

“Mindfire is Ketchum’s award-winning and exclusive collegiate creative-community sourcing program,” said Tol-

Stapleton. The process could take up to 10 years to fully acquire a graduate program.

“We have to get approval from the board of trustees from the university,” said Stapleton. “Then we have to submit a change form that goes through the process of adding the program here on campus. Then we have to go through the process of changing the program.”

Changing the program requires changing the curriculum. The curriculum will need to be approved by the board of trustees, and once this is accomplished, the department will need to recruit new faculty members to fill the new teaching positions.

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Singers compete for spot in Idol Round 2

Students showcase singing ability at Waynesburg Idol

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of an accredited masters level program.

“We need to do it if we want to maintain the program,” said Drue Stapleton, athletic training program director. “That’s our goal: to have an accredited program in athletic training.”

The athletic training department is in the infancy stages of adding a master’s level program, according to

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Waynesburg Idol for the second year in a row. She chose to sing “Girl Crush”

by Little Big Town.

“I love it, and it’s got like this oldschool vibe to it that I really like,” said Lambing.

The judges agreed that Lambing’s expressive voice matched the song impeccably.

Next was freshman children and youth ministries major Veronica Steen. Steen c h o s e t o s i ng “Brave” by Sara Bareilles. “[The song] is a lot more upbeat than I usually do, so I thought I’d just try something new,” said Steen.

T h e c row d was clapping along to the beat, and the

judges complimented her charisma on stage.

Denise Branthoover, a sophomore nursing major, performed “Something in the Water” by Carrie Underwood.

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Guest bf maiz speaker presents importance of art in society

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Gregor y Wolfe is the founder and editor of Image, one of the top literary journals in the country.

Inspired by the works of T.S. Eliot and Flannery O’Connor, Wolfe was determined to find people who could agree that great art inspired by faith could still be made in this day and age.

“Even in the post-modern world, there are writers that can do that. I wanted to find them, I wanted to publish them.”

Image is still thriving 26 years and 86 issues later.

world today, but also said that beauty is not all that is responsible for goodness in the world. He also highlighted the importance of GREGORY WOLFE truth and goodness.

“Beauty, truth and goodbf maiz Speaker ness are more like nouns.

They describe conditions, not the actions required On Monday, Waynesburg to live up to them,” said University students and staff Wolfe. “Truth requires the were invited to Alumni virtue of honesty. Beauty is Hall to listen to Wolfe’s lec- that sugar-coating around ture, “Beauty will Save the the pill of truth. Beauty reWorld.” quires attention – so truth, The event was part of the goodness and beauty call university's bf maiz lecture out virtues; but listening, series. attention and discernment Wolfe emphasized the allow us to perceive beauty importance of beauty in the more clearly.”

“Art allows us to see experience outside of ourselves. ”

Wolfe also expounded upon the vitality of art in all aspects of life.

“Art allows us to see experience outside of ourselves,” said Wolfe. “If I see a movie, read a novel or look through a photograph, it can show the human dignity that is around that. Beauty can manifest itself in the high arts, but art and beauty can be found in decals, chalk drawings on the sidewalk.

That doesn’t make them lesser.”

Wolfe acknowledged that at times, it can be difficult to see the beauty in the world and admitted that he didn’t always see it the way he does

now.

“If you pursue it directly, “I think the young… you’re unhappy. The right they can be very judgmen- thinking has to go with right tal in their ways. I used to acting and right feeling, to think everything revolved our friendships, concrete around orthodoxy, tradi- day-to-day life. My struggle tional church was I was livteachings. too much MISSED THE LECTURE? ing ‘How do we in my head teach it and FULL VIDEO ONLINE AT a n d n o w I get them to to live in THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG have subscribe to the head and it?’ I no lonthe heart.” ger think orthodoxy is By the end of the lecture, fundamental,” said Wolfe. Wolfe attempted to stir a “They live in emotions and desire to create in all who personal experience rather attended. than through their minds.”

“Great art becomes time“It’s sort of like the pur- less, but only becomes timesuit of happiness,” added less because it was true in its Wolfe. time first.”

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Education department prepares students with field experience Students trade free time for hours in local classrooms

By DREW BROWN

For the Yellow Jacket

With the new semester in full swing, students in the Education Department are back in their normal routine, both in and out of university and local school district classrooms.

A key experience that education students receive is having the chance to be placed in the classroom shadowing professionals in the field or, in their junior and senior years, getting the opportunity to student teach at nearby school districts.

“All of our students have field experiences attached

to their classes,” said Debra Clarke, chair of the Education Department.

During students’ freshmen and sophomore years, they will usually be placed in schools close to Waynesburg University in the Greene County area.

Once students move into their junior and senior years, however, they start teaching at schools a little bit farther away than usual, with the idea that they will get a new experience as opposed to one they have had for the past couple years.

“If all of our student experiences are at the same school in the same classroom, it doesn’t matter if they have had eight experiences,” said Clarke. “Realistically, they have had one experience eight different times.”

First semester freshman education students learn

about child development in their classes and as a result, are placed in preschools.

That way, they can see evidence of the child development that they are learning in the classroom. The connection continues as students get a firsthand look into classrooms depending on what classes they are currently taking.

Although being in the classroom a couple days a week for several hours can take up a big chunk of the students’ day, it is one of the most valuable experiences offered to them at Waynesburg.

“Those field experiences are designed to give them the real life experience of being in the classroom, interacting with students and seeing master teachers working in the field,” said Clarke.

When asked how incom-

ing freshman and transfer students handle the workload given to them in their early days in the department, Clarke explained that the professors expect

“Those field experiences are designed to give them the real life experience.”

DEBRA CLARKE

Chair of the Education Department

for those students to be the biggest observers in the classroom. That way, they can take it all in and have a smooth transition into the department without feeling overwhelmed.

Sophomore education major Zac Yonko is a recent transfer into the department after spending a year

in the Department of Communication. He mentioned how well the education department has treated him and other students when it comes to scheduling matters, taking into consideration clubs, programs and other things in which a student may participate.

“They worked with my time and got me the hours I needed so I could fill the requirement and still have time to contribute to other interests,” said Yonko.

Assignments outside of class can range from building class lessons to various projects assigned by professors.

Another entity that is critical to a student’s success in the classroom is being able to take readings from assigned books and apply them to their teaching abilities, as opposed to the traditional test-taking

method.

“It’s a lot of real life scenarios,” said Yonko. “It’s not computer based, it’s not test based; it’s more or less all hands on learning.”

Building lesson plans is a big factor in a student’s out of class studies; they spend hours out of the classroom building the lessons, which have a handful of requirements that must be taken into consideration before it can be considered a successful lesson plan.

“The education department here hits it from all cylinders,” said Yonko. “They don’t just focus in on the classroom activities or out of classroom experiences, but they take into account reading, writing, speaking, among many other things.

The department really tries to improve all areas that an educator would have to have in a classroom.”

Stover Scholars host Constitution Day event Football, business

club join forces

Student-led play focuses on historic papers

By MATTHEW SHINKLE For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University Football Team and the Business Club are teaming up to help a student who recently experienced a tragedy.

Kurt Detwiler, a junior business major and member of the football team, was involved in a car accident this past spring.

Of the four individuals in the car, two died from the accident, a third was critically injured and Detwiler was kept at UPMC Presbyterian for almost three months until just recently returning home.

“It’s always tough when we’re not in school and something like that happens,” said Waynesburg University head

By MAURA FENSKE

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On Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center, students of the Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership took an audience on a journey through time.

For their annual Constitution Day program, the Stover Scholars performed the play “Checks and Balances: Factions, Federalists, and Freedom.”

The script was written by junior sports broadcasting major Andrew Stanko. Codirectors of the play were Addie Pazzynski, a junior religion and philosophy major, and Elizabeth Trump, a freshman biology pre-med major.

The audience consisted of Waynesburg University students and faculty, friends of the university and students from area schools including the Linsly School in Wheeling, West Virginia; Abundant Life Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Margaret Bell Miller Middle School in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; and local homeschool programs.

Each year, the Stover students write, direct and perform a play dealing with some aspect of Constitutional law, but this year’s topic and format stood in contrast to those of years prior.

“Past plays have featured specific cases from American Supreme Court history, but this year, we wanted to show some of the preliminary influences of the ‘fundamental law’ of the land,”

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The Stover Scholars perform the Constitution Day play, written by Andy Stanko.

Christine Dawson acted as James Madison's secretary while senior Parker Kantos acts as James Madison during the play. said Pazzynski.

Those influences include The Federalist Papers, a series of persuasive essays in support of ratifying the Constitution. The papers were written throughout 1787 and 1788 under the pen name of “Publius.” The true authors of the papers were Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison.

Stanko and his fellow Stover Scholars decided last year that they wanted The Federalist Papers to be the focus of this year’s program. The preparation for this event began immediately after last fall’s play and continued throughout the spring and summer as Stanko pieced together the script.

Stanko said the two goals

of this play were to make it “more entertaining” for the audience and “less strenuous” for the Stover students.

He accomplished the first of these goals by formatting the play as a game show, and the second by spreading out parts as equally as possible, preventing an excess of lines falling to one or two characters.

The play opened with Stanko welcoming the audience to “America’s most Constitutional game show,” and reminding contestants of the $1,776 grand prize.

Historical dramatizations of the Founding Era and modern-day quiz show scenes alternately told the story of the debates between the Federalists and the anti-Federalists.

Stanko served as the game show host and threw mini Constitutions to the audience at the play’s end, earning delighted reactions from those in attendance.

“Andy Stanko has combined scholarship and wit in this play,” said Dr. Larry Stratton, director of the Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership.

Directors Pazzynski and Trump added that audiences would be able to better relate to and learn from the play because of Stanko’s humorous and “lighthearted” script.

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Chemistry club presents caffeinated science

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

As coffee is a staple in lives of many college students, the American Chemical Society is hosting “The Science of Coffee.”

The event will feature different ways to brew coffee and showcase more about the caffeinated beverage.

Evonne Baldauff, chairperson for the chemistry and forensic science department and associate professor of chemistry, feels this is a great opportunity for everyone on campus because coffee is so prominent in the college culture.

“Attendees don’t have to know anything about chemistry to enjoy this workshop,” said Baldauff.

“Coffee is a daily part of the lives of many people, so we wanted to provide an opportunity to learn more about its origins, how it is

roasted and how its taste can be affected by different brewing techniques. Along the way we hope that participants will learn a little about science as well.”

S e n i or bi o che m ist r y major Cassie Gates hopes that people can understand more about the perfect cup of coffee and how big the role of science plays in it.

“The idea behind this event is to showcase the science of coffee. We want people to understand that there is a lot of chemistry behind brewing the ‘perfect cup’ of coffee,” said Gates.

“There is so much we don't understand yet about coffee science, but with some of the research the chemistry department is doing, we hope to shed some light on it.”

There will be many activities with the coffee, including taste tests and how to’s on brewing.

“We're going to be tasting

a lot of coffee from around the world and comparing them to each other. It's actually pretty amazing that coffee can taste so different when you just change the location of where it's grown,” said Jelena Kyle, president of the Waynesburg chapter of the American Chemical Society and

senior forensic science major.

“We will also be learning a few other brewing techniques besides just the typical Keurig that everyone has in their dorm room.”

The event will be held on Sept. 24, in Room 202 of the CRED building at 5:30 p.m.

football coach Rick Shepas, who made sure to notify the team. “We put out a frontrush that something like that had happened.”

Shepas was one of the first to visit him from the team when he went up on Memorial Day weekend; however, Detwiler was in a coma and had no idea he was there.

Players would go up whenever they could to be with Detwiler and wish him good luck.

The doctors had to amputate one of his legs, but luckily the other was saved. He was constantly in and out of surgery.

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Professor published in collegiate works

“It was an idea on how God gets everybody,” he added.

Pierce talked about this Dr. Richard Pierce, assis- past summer when the cretant professor of English, has ative writing professors from had two out of three of his the university taught a workpoems accepted into differ- shop to high school teachers. ent university publications “Lighting at Falling Water” this past year. “First Century was a homework assignment Fishing” was pubthat Pierce had to lished in the Saint complete along Katherine Review with other faculty and “Jesus Prayer” and high school was published in teachers.

The Cresset. AddiIt only took a tionally, “Lighting short amount of at Falling Water” time to write the was printed in Ink poem. According & Letter, which is to Pierce, other poan independent ems can take longer Pierce publication. time, especially if Pierce also had they are religious a book published this past ones. He tries to take ideas February titled “The Book of from Waynesburg and apply Mankey,” which is a continu- them to writing because not ous poem story. many universities are openly “This was part of my Dis- Christian, as Waynesburg is. sertation at Texas Tech for my “I’m a Christian; I often Ph.D.,” said Pierce. think about my faith and write Along with being published about that,” said Pierce. “It just in Saint Katherine Review, depends, a lot of times with a “First Century Fishing” was poem I have to write 30 or 40 also nominated for publica- or even 50 versions to get it tion in “Orison Anthology” where you want it.” by the poetry editor at Saint He mentions his poems Katherine Review. and his experiences as a writer An anthology is a group of in class, but does not feel like writings, which is compiled he should base his classes or into a book on particular teaching around his success. topics or issues. The different “At the end of the semespoems are pulled from other ter, we will do a reading where publications and gathered students will pick some of the into a book. “Orison Anthol- writing they have done and ogy” publishes poems of dif- like the best over the course ferent faiths. of the semester and read it to Pierce explained what in- each other, like a public readspired his first poem, “Light- ing,” said Pierce. “On that day, ing at Falling Water.”

I’ll read some of my poems.”

“I was thinking about He enjoys sharing his pojust the New Testament and ems but doesn’t like tooting there’s places where Jesus a lot his own horn. of times will use metaphors, Pierce believes he does take and part of understanding some of his writing style and any ideas you have is to know tools to teach his students to the cultures where it’s used,” become better writers. said Pierce. “When he tells the “The things I teach in the Apostles ‘I’ll make you fish- creative writing classes here,” ers of men,’ I was wondering said Pierce. “Those are the what that meant to them at same things I teach to my the time.” students.”

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September 24, 2015

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Pa. Civil War Roundtable welcomes professor Funds: Campus teams to support classmate

By STEVE SAMEK

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Dr. Karen Younger, chairperson of the Humanities Department and assistant history professor at Waynesburg University, addressed the Western Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Edgeworth Elementary School in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

Younger’s talk was one of 10 discussions in a series for the year 2015.

The topics for discussion vary from Civil War battlefields to politics and everything in between. One topic that is always included in the series is a talk on Abraham Lincoln.

Younger’s topic for this discussion was Lincoln, the colonization of Liberia and how it affected the United States on the outbreak of the Civil War. “I have done research and work; not a lot of research has been done on the topic,” said Younger about why this

was the topic of nine or 10 attendthe presentation. ees, our group, like David Fisher, me, was totally Western Pennfascinated by this sylvania Civil novel topic,” said War Roundtable Fisher. president, appreYou n g e r f e lt ciated her extenhonored to have sive knowledge. been able to “My knowlspeak, especially Younger edge of the after some of her founding of Liwell-respected beria is rudimentary at best, colleagues from Penn State and the Lincoln connection University have spoken at was especially intriguing be- prior Roundtables. cause it was totally new to After giving a successme,” said Fisher. ful talk, Younger has been Younger hoped to impress invited to speak at another the Roundtable in her first Roundtable on the subject speaking engagement there. of the illegal slave trade and “I was a little concerned the Civil War. they wouldn’t appreciate a For Waynesburg students non-battlefield topic,” said interested in the Civil War Younger. “[But] I was well- who might have missed the received and asked lots of talk or would like to know questions. It was really more, the university offers great.” two classes about the Civil All of her work paid off War in the university catawith many good reviews log. from the attendees of the One of these classes is a Roundtable. general introduction to the “Let’s just say that judg- Civil War: History 219. ing from the very positive The other class is a more comments I received from advanced look into the spe-

cifics of the war.

“It is a class that looks at understudied topics of the Civil War not studied in the introductory course,” said Younger.

Younger tries as much has she can to incorporate her personal field research into the teaching of these classes.

If her research fits into a topic – like the slave trade, for example – it is incorporated into the class discussions.

“I hope students appreciate information not read about; history is not just text,” said Younger.

Students are also welcome to participate in Western Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable events. The speaker series takes place at the group’s monthly meeting on the third Wednesday of each month.

In addition to the speakers, the group also takes an annual field trip to historical battlefields.

More information can be found on the Roundtable’s website at www.wpacwrt. org.

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“Because there is a higher level of residency on the weekends, we find that the library is being more frequently used on Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon, and Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening, so we decided to rework the librarian’s schedule,” said Redd. “We’re going to have a librarian in the building and on campus Saturday while the library is open, and Sunday while the library is open.”

Redd also mentioned that the idea is to have a librarian in the building so when someone has a question, they can get an answer.

Additionally, there is a librarian who works weekends online from his home.

“We have one librarian who works weekends online,” said Redd.

“While he is at home, he will answer emails and he will answer phone calls. We also have ‘Ask a Librarian’ online so you can put a request in at ten o’clock at night and you could see it the next morning.”

Redd said that students are using the library for more than just books. With mov-

glean something new from old ideas,” said Pazzynski.

Stratton praised the Stover students’ hard work and preparation.

“All of the Stover Scholars have brought their creativity together in so many different ways, to write the play

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Sophomore nursing majors Sirena Leon and Breann Clark take advantage of increased librarian availability in Eberly Library. ies and study areas open to free use, students are able to come to the library for an abundance of needs.

“We have over 150,000 books online and about 80,000 in the building, so at that point we have actually moved things out of the

building and put more places to study in,” said Redd.

“There are about 150-170 chairs and small desks, so this has become the place to get a small corner and study.

That is one of the reasons we want to have a librarian in the building at all times.”

and dramatize the play, that Addie and Liz know how to direct the play,” said Stratton.

“Others are working in the lighting and the sound, and some of them will be playing music. It is really all of their talents brought together to spread the story of the Constitution.”

Stratton and the Stover Scholars hope that this play

sheds new light on a more than 200-year-old foundation of our country.

“I hope people will be inspired to pick up The Federalist Papers and read them, and to pick up the Constitution and read it, and think about how Constitutional principles can be strengthened in our modern world,” said Stratton.

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proval of the university. Attracting new students to the program is the final step to the process.

According to Stapleton, the change could also affect underclassmen. “[It could] potentially change the face of the undergraduate side in terms of how a student gets into the graduate program,” said Stapleton.

It could bring changes to the undergraduate curriculum and other requirements in order to move from the undergraduate program to the graduate program.

Sophomore athletic training major Bryan Sontag said

made a miraculous recovery, and the Business Club has risen to the occasion to help fundraise money for his medical bills.

The Business Club, along with a committee on the football team with Coach Shepas, has put in place a way to help raise money so the whole campus can get involved.

“We’re working hand-inhand with the committee that Coach Shepas is doing,” said Heidi Dains, President of the Business Club. “We’re working to do a bundle; the Business Club is doing the shirts and they are doing bracelets.”

The bracelets will say “I’m in Kurt’s Corner.” Each football player will be given a certain number of bundles that they are to sell for the team on their own. They will cost $20 per bundle. The Knights of Columbus, which Detwiler, Coach Shepas and many other members of the team are a part of, will also be donating.

Throughout the semester, the Business Club will also be selling the bundles in both Stover and the dining hall, as well

as at tables during the Homecoming football game.

The target goal for the entire fundraising campaign is $30,000. The hope is to provide Detwiler with a prosthetic leg. Last year’s fundraiser for RJ Tonks reached around $9,000, so the club hopes to put a dent in the costs. If this is successful, Detwiler will be able to walk, run and swim again.

“We always want to put purpose behind anything we do,” said Coach Shepas. “You could raise money in general, but we want it to be something specific.”

He emphasized that he really wants to do the best he can to show Detwiler and his family that both the community and the school care. The whole fundraising campaign leads up to Senior Day, where Detwiler will be able to receive the check and be recognized for what he has gone through, a fitting day as this would have been Detwiler’s senior year at Waynesburg.

“The goal is for everybody to wear their t-shirts to Senior Day,” said Dains. “That’s what it’s kind of all leading up to – Kurt’s game.”

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that because of his class year, he needs to start looking for graduate schools and that Waynesburg’s program would be a good choice.

“Potentially, depending on how quickly the development of the grad program might happen, then it would be a possibility that I would have to look into,” said Sontag. “Most of the schools I’ve been to around here have AT programs and Waynesburg has a really good AT program.”

“With the difficulty of the program going up, I feel like we are better prepared for a graduate program,” he added. “The way athletic training is changing, we’re going to need higher education.

Having a graduate program here would be a great thing to have for AT students.”

This effort is all part of the athletic training department’s mission to help make their students as prepared for the workforce as possible. Freshmen get handson experience in as little as two weeks, and the experiences are consistent up until they graduate, according to Stapleton. With the studentto-faculty ratio of 8:1, each student will receive direct supervision from the faculty. Stapleton added that the athletic training department tries to decrease the lag time students have between the time they get out of school and begin looking for a job.

Redd also mentioned that the library is being used for tutoring sessions and writing help.

He believes that with the students’ needs comes the need for the library to have a librarian on duty for every hour that the library is open.

fire and making it a big part of Ketchum’s outreach program,” said Krause. “We did not apply for this. We were invited by Ketchum. Ketchum found us.”

This is a great achievement for the Waynesburg University PRSSA chapter, along with their second consecutive win of Star Chapter status. This award helped PRSSA get noticed by Ketchum as a prestigious PRSSA chapter.

“It’s not only giving our chapter, but the university recognition,” said Megan Bayles, Waynesburg University PRSSA chapter president.

In order to win the Star Chapter award, chapters have to apply and meet certain criteria including the completion of community service, as well as academic requirements. Waynesburg University’s PRSSA has met all of the requirements both years.

In November, students from many schools will travel to a national PRSSA conference to find out if their chapter achieved Star Chapter status.

A total of 12 students from Waynesburg University’s chapter attended the last two conferences.

“We are one of the strongest chapters in the country,” said Krause.

There are roughly 350 chapters throughout the world, and only 31 were awarded Star Chapter status last year, with 29 the year prior to last. This award has been key for showcasing the growth of Waynesburg University’s PRSSA chapter.

“It’s showing everybody that we are just as good as those big schools,” said Bayles.

“I’m extremely proud of our organization, and I’m proud to serve as its president because we are constantly working to set the bar higher—not only for other chapters, but for ourselves.”

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Crowds experience living history at Friendship Hill FestiFall

By ANTHONY CONN Managing Editor

Hidden in the deep woods of Fayette County, a national historic site has been neatly kept since the conception of the United States. Held together with such rich heritage, this piece of history serves as a reminder of simpler times to all who visit in today’s era.

Friendship Hill gives historians and casual visitors a clear depiction of the times of Albert Gallatin, U.S. Secretary of Treasury. Gallatin, the original owner of Friendship Hill, built a house on a hill in the secluded forest of western Pennsylvania.

“He surveyed the property and just fell in love with it,” said Laurel Miller, assistant at Friendship Hill. “He just loved it here.”

Gallatin, born in Switzerland, became an influential yet often forgotten part of United States history. He lived through Revolutionary

War and the War of 1812, and had a hand in the Whiskey Rebellion. He won over the common people of Pennsylvania and was elected to represent western democracy at several conventions as well the Pennsylvania legislature.

Gallatin named his property Friendship Hill simply in honor of his friends that accompanied on his journey from Switzerland. He also saw similarities to his home country in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, which added to his love for the landscape. After living in the keystone state for several years, Gallatin moved to New York, where he later passed away.

Since Gallatin, the house had changed hands six times until landing in the hands of the National Park Service.

To celebrate and educate others of Friendship Hill’s historical significance, The National Friends Group, with support from the National Park Service, holds

New High Street businesses add variety

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Friendship Hill, home of U.S. Secretary of Treasury Albert Gallatin, now serves as an educational site. a festival every year on the property. The festival has been a tradition since 1982.

Many steps are taken each year to ensure the authenticity of the activities. The

correct costumes must be ordered, as well as appropriate food for the time period and homemade goods.

James Tomasek, a park ranger and basket weaver, has been a part of this festival for more than 20 years.

Like the other vendors and demonstrators involved at Friendship Hill, Tomasek hopes that visitors see how life was for Americans in the time of Gallatin.

Kitty Seifert has been a park ranger at Friendship Hill since 1982. After conducting extensive research on Gallatin, Seifert has developed a significant interest in him.

“I admire him,” Seifert said with a smile. “I love to tell his story.”

So she has. Through informative graphics, pamphlets and exhibits, the Gallatin house has been transformed into a walk-through museum. Guests can walk through almost every room of the multi-winged three-story

house. On the days of the annual festival, the yard is filled with activity.

The property wasn’t significantly in the public spotlight however until a pair of fires in 1979. These fires, declared arson, caused an extensive renovation on the Gallatin house. Shortly after in 1982, the first festival on the grounds was held.

Brian Reedy, Chief of Interpretation, has a major role in the operations of Friendship Hill’s yearly festival.

Reedy saw great educational value in the activities offered every year and pushed to stretch a one-day celebration to two. He said he enjoys telling people Gallatin’s story.

“A lady here today probably said it best, said Reedy.

“She said, ‘I learned more here today than I had anticipated.’ And I said, ‘yep it’s bate and switch; you come for the soup and we’ll teach you history.’”

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Location, location, location

Purse shop, country antique store look to connect with Waynesburg community

By JENNY SCHOUPPE Chief Photographer

As Waynesburg residents and students walk down High Street, there are a couple new options when it comes to small business shopping.

The first is Bonnie Belle’s Country Store: located at 68 West High Street and owned and operated by Tonda Williams. The country store opened in April after Williams’ husband’s job relocated them to Waynesburg.

This is Williams’ first time owning and operating a store, but not her first time in retail. She managed a clothing store in West Virginia for about two years and also has many years of retail experience with cosmetics.

“I know that experience in retail is completely different than owning a business, but this is what I always wanted to do,” said Williams.

“I always thought that if I owned a business one day, this is what I would like to be selling. While raising four children, these were always the things that I had in my home.”

While walking into Bonnie Belle’s Country Store, one is instantly engulfed in the smells of cinnamon and apple. The country store is lined with wooden shelves, some handcrafted by Williams’ husband. Placed on the shelves are candles, mason jars, small signs with thoughtful messages printed on them, lanterns, cook books and small decorative flags, along with other rusticchic décor.

The store carries brands

such as Thompson’s Candle Collection, The Black Crow Collection, Crossroads Candles, Park Designs and more.

The store offers hand-made quilts and furniture as well.

“It’s a small, unique, country primitive store,” said Williams. “There is a lot of variety. The best way to see what all we have is to come on in and look around.”

Williams sits behind the wooden cashier desk and welcomes her customers.

Beside her sits an antiquelooking Coca-Cola ice chest that Williams keeps full of cold drinks throughout the hot summer months.

There is a U.S. Army wooden plaque sitting on the shelf behind her. The sign, not for sale, is a reminder of her father who spent many years in the military. She credits her father for instilling good values within her.

Without her values, Williams claims, “this store would have never happened.”

Beside the Army sign is another item not for sale; a Raggedy Ann doll that has seen some use and comes from Williams’ grandma.

The store itself is named after Williams’ mother, Bonnie Belle.

Williams credits her family when it comes to opening and running this store.

“My husband kept nudging me to open this store,” said Williams. “He encouraged me and helped me during every step of the process.”

Williams’ daughter, Taylor, also helped in the process to make this store a reality.

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Eric Moore has been selling hotdogs for six years. In that time Moore's Hot Dogs has become hot spot in Waynesburg for hungry locals and students.

Students, nostalgia create popular spot for local man's hot dog cart

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

When Eric Moore was growing up in Waynesburg, the place to hang out was at Scott's Delight. Moore spent most of his free time growing up with friends at the restaurant located on the corner of Washington St. and Franklin St. – currently the same corner as the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse and Wiley Armory. Moore’s Hot Dogs, a food stand and mobile catering company, can be found on that same corner—specifically on the sidewalk of First National Bank—from Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the week.

Eric Moore of Moore's Hot Dogs prepares a hotdog for “I think it was nostalgia a customer in Waynesburg. at the corner where Scott's Delight was, which is where may not be my most profit- then got involved in the oil we used to hang out,” said able corner, but I love setting industry as it was booming.

Moore. “It’s cool being on up there, and I love being at However, like many fastthat corner. That corner that corner.” growing industries, evenis so fun. I get some of the Moore, 43, started the tually it then began to take town on my left, and the stu- hot dog stand six years ago. a dive with the rest of the dents on my right are a blast Before creating Moore’s Hot economy. to have come to the cart. It Dogs, he was a plumber and Moore didn’t know what

his future would hold in the oil industry, so he turned to one of his passions: cooking.

“I started it as the economy took the dive because I didn't know if I would still have a job, so I started it out of that as a way to make money,” said Moore. “[It’s] a lot of fun and profitable.”

What began as a hobby has turned into a full-time job. Other than normal weekdays at his corner when college is in session, Moore does catering for events such as graduation parties, birthday parties, business events and even weddings. “[I’m] usually busy doing an event on the weekend, but [it’s] pretty much a one-man operation,” said Moore. “I will call on people from time to time to help me, but it’s a seven-day-a-week business.”

Moore said the biggest progression of the business over the last six years is the See MOORE'S on B4

Rice Energy hopes to increase popularity with ice cream truck

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

While everyone’s childhood is different, something that many people can relate to is the sound of an ice cream truck rolling down the street, blaring a familiar tune.

In the hot sun and surrounded by high humidity, there’s nothing like some ice cream.

Since the season of school

has begun, that recognizable music has echoed around the Waynesburg campus thanks to the Rice Cream truck from Rice Energy.

“We were trying to think of some interactive ways to interact with our communities,” said Kimberly Price, manager of External Communications at Rice Energy.

“Our CEO came up with this excellent idea. To be honest, I thought he was kidding.”

This project to better in-

teract with the community began in July of 2014. After they received the truck and had it designed, it went straight to work beginning on Aug. 2. It has supported many counties and community events since then, including some in Ohio. In its first five months, it attended more than 20 events.

Rice Energy’s Blue Crew runs the outreach stint – an employee volunteer team that participates in various

fairs, festivals and highway cleanup projects – helping to further Rice Energy’s goal of being known as a common presence in the community.

They are currently forming a relationship with yet another Greene County entity, the Greene County Humane Society, and are looking at ways they can aid the humane society’s efforts in Waynesburg.

Recently, they have supported the Greene County fair, the Corner Cupboard

Food Bank’s Cash’n Bash, several 5 Ks, – including one with Habitat for Humanity – and local spaghetti dinners.

This Saturday, the Rice Cream truck will be at it again at First Baptist Church.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a Touch-a-Truck event will give kids the opportunity to explore vehicles they otherwise couldn’t, such as police cruisers and fire trucks.

No matter the community event or where it is, the Rice

Cream Truck will find it.

“We make a pretty strong effort to be there,” said Price.

“It’s been a very successful communication tool.”

Of course, the Rice Cream Truck isn’t the same without its classic ice cream flavors – Bomb Pops glistening red, white and blue, and Nutty Buddy’s for the nut lovers, as well as Chocolate Scooter Crunch, Strawberry Scooter Crunch and ice cream sandwiches.

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School Spirit

Waynesburg should provide rides for athletics It has been said that Waynesburg University lacks school spirit. While it is much better now than in past years, it could certainly be better.

School spirit can often be gauged by attendance at sporting events. While home games bring big crowds, attendance at away games depends on location. Football games don’t have this problem too often, but support for other sports is lacking.

Somehow, a volleyball game at Westminster doesn’t draw large crowds of student fans. For almost all Waynesburg sporting events outside of Greene County, the parents outweigh the students.

Perhaps this would change if Waynesburg University provided transportation to away games.

If the ride was free, it’s likely that Waynesburg students would go to away games if they had a way of getting to them.

However, even if students have cars on campus, the idea of using gas to drive to Division III athletics isn’t extremely appealing unless you personally know the athletes. Providing some kind of transportation to Wiley Stadium would also be welcomed because of its inconvenient location blocks away.

The university should provide a way for students to show their support for their colleagues, even outside of Greene County. While football and basketball both have a decent following, others like baseball, volleyball and lacrosse could always use more fans. As a student body, showing support for one another is a necessity.

September 24, 2015

In case it’s been a little confusing to keep track of all of the candidates for President, there are currently 15 Republicans, down from a high of 17 before former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and just this week, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, dropped out of the race. There are also currently five Democrats running for the nomination, with the possibility of Vice President Joe Biden jumping in during the coming weeks.

The Democrats are scheduled to have their first debate on Oct. 13, but the Republicans have already had two debates of their own, both bringing huge viewership numbers to the stations that broadcasted them.

The first debate in August on Fox News was seen as an important step to the actual beginning of the campaign season.

Two debates were held that first night – one for the top ten candidates and an-

other for the bottom seven.

Before the next debate could occur about a month later, Perry dropped out, Fiorina and Carson rose in the polls, and though he caused some controversy, Trump continued to hold onto and even slightly grow his lead in the opinion polls.

This second debate on CNN was also separated into two tiers, with the undercard debate having four candidates; Graham, Jindal, Pataki, and Santorum, and the main debate having Bush, Carson, Christie, Cruz, Fiorina, Huckabee, Kasich, Paul, Rubio, Trump and Walker on stage.

The main debate was quite a long slog with many back and forth arguments and discussions, candidates having to answer questions about their records, questions about how other candidates have characterized other candidates, and even what they would want their secret service codename to be.

By the end of the night however, and given by the most recent poll to come out post-debate, it appears that some movement may

be occurring to determine where the campaigns and the candidates are heading.

According to the most recent CNN poll, Trump went down 8 points from 32% support to 24%, Fiorina rose 12 points from 3% support to 15%, Carson saw a small drop in support from 19% to 14%, and Rubio saw an increase of 8 points standing now at 11% support.

Most other candidates from both debates saw their numbers stay about the same, but the biggest surprise from the poll may have been that current Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, an originally favored top-tier candidate, went from 5% in the polls to registering at one half of one percent.

Even former PA Senator, 2012 presidential candidate, and 2016 underdog candidate Rick Santorum did better than Walker with Santorum registering one percent support in the poll.

With a promising campaign that stumbled, tumbled, and after two debates that could not effectively shift momentum, Walker became the second big name candidate to suspend his

campaign.

Being an admitted political junkie myself, I already had entered the debate with my personal favorites for who I would like to see, but I ended the debate quite surprised to see who I not only thought did well, but also who I may consider changing support to.

I wondered if maybe the CNN poll or my own personal opinion were outliers so I decided to ask a few of my fellow college students here at Waynesburg their thoughts on the debate and found quite a varied outcome.

One s enior told me that her favorites going in seemed to closely match how she felt by the end of the debate, but yet, she was surprised with how the debate actually went and how certain candidates did better than expected. The student told me that she though Carly Fiorina was the obvious winner of the debate, but that Rubio and Christie also looked very sharp.

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Campus needs more life on weekends BRENDAN KEANY Columnist

The Waynesburg University housing story has already been beaten to death, and then it has probably been beaten some more.

Despite how anyone feels about the policy, what’s done is done. I highly doubt that any type of student protest will make the administration think differently on the subject.

However, since sophomores and freshmen no longer have the ability to live offcampus as seniors, the school should take initiative in livening up campus because, quite frankly, there is not much to do at Waynesburg.

Sure, there are some activities and trips run through the school, but students must still pay to participate. I understand that the prices are cheap due to the group rate,

and a lot of fun can be had on these trips. However, we are still in college, and money is still money, even if the price seems fair.

Students want a campus filled with life and excitement.

Many students want to look back on their college years as a celebration. As of right now at Waynesburg University, at least for many, college is the time in between the weekends spent at home, with friends from other schools or in the dorms.

Labor Day weekend was truly rough for many to experience.

The campus seemed to be a ghost town, and walking through the university filled my ears with silence.

It seemed that everyone had packed up and headed home.

For those of us who cannot just go home for a weekend, those three days crawled by.

In all honesty, the busiest days on campus are Freshmen Orientation and club sign-up

day.

The university wants to build a sense of community, but I can’t think of one thing that students do together that is distinctly Waynesburg.

Aside from Relay for Life, there is no day I've seen where everyone comes together and celebrates college living as a community.

Many schools have their own thing.

The University of Central Florida has a day called “Spirit Splash” at the end of October, when the students rush into the school’s Reflecting Pond to celebrate homecoming weekend.

Penn State has THON Weekend. This beautiful tradition is a 46-hour, nosleeping dance marathon that occurs every February.

A majority of the proceeds go to fighting pediatric cancer.

At Ohio State, students plunge into the freezing cold Mirror Lake to celebrate the Ohio State vs. Michigan football game.

You get the point.

All of these schools, though much bigger than Waynesburg, have something students do together as a community.

These schools possess something that students can look forward to and share.

Some students at Waynesburg have suggested that we have a giant block party on campus on the weekend of the W&J game.

Whatever the tradition could turn into, it would be a massive upgrade to the current system of silent weekends and returning home.

Waynesburg University should be a place that students don’t want to leave.

It should be a place that fosters an amazing experience that will be the most incredibly fun, yet productive time of our lives.

If Waynesburg wants “comprehensive control” of its students, then make the campus a place where students want to live.

Access Denied

Students need more time in library and caf Everyone reading this right now has had to do a paper and has waited until the last minute to do it. It is not an idea one would suggest, but sometimes it just happens that way.

Unfortunately for those students, finding a spot to work on campus becomes increasingly difficult after midnight.

After checking the syllabus for a paper, one realizes they are two sources short of the requirement. While reading the last of the sources needed, campus security clears everyone out of the library. Though it's necessary to ensure buliding security, students may still be working at that time.

Granted, we have a safe campus and security does help with that; however, when a paper is due at 8 a.m., campus security still must get people to disperse out of the library at midnight.

There are plenty of people who need to be in the library; if a shortage of library workers is an issue, it is likely students would be willing to staff the library later at night as a work study position.

Students would also benefit from longer hours at the caf.

We know that the caf hours aren’t going to be all day, like the library is, but students still wish they could go in for a later breakfast before their 10 a.m. class or for a later dinner after sports practice or extra-curricular events.

Simply hire more people to work at the caf or increase the number of hours that the students and employees work. The students will benefit from the extra time on their busy days, and the caf will benefit because more students will be able to come and either use their meal plan or buy meals.

NEWSPAPER POLICY The Yellow Jacket is the student-operated newspaper of Waynesburg University funded by student fees and advertisements and is intended for the entire college community. The Yellow Jacket is produced by the student staff on a weekly basis during the academic year. The office of the Yellow Jacket is located in room 400 of Buhl Hall. It is the right of the Yellow Jacket to print all material deemed newsworthy and gathered in a fair and unconditional manner. No advance copies of stories will be shown, and reporters' notes are considered confidential. No "off the record" information will be accepted.

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Walking By Faith: Missy Sargent Editor's Note: The following is an interview with Missy Sargent, assistant to the director of the Stover Center of Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership. as part of a series of weekly converstaions with members of the campus community about living out vocational faith.

I came to the university as a staff member in August of 2012. I was teaching in the local elementary school and felt a call to move toward higher education.

I was a Stover Scholar when I attended WU, and was always driven by the mission of the program, so I was excited for the opportunity to come back.

By BRENDAN KEANY

Q. How do you demonstrate your faith in your position on campus?

A. I feel that every interaction throughout the day provides me with an opportunity to do my best to walk, talk and act like Jesus.

Part of the Stover program’s focus is on Christian ethics, which opens up numerous conversations with students about faith in the world and our own personal journeys.

Op/Ed Editor

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

A. Growing up in Waynesburg, my parents always brought me to campus for different events which then in turn, helped me make my decision to attend as an undergraduate.

Q. Are there any specific moments in interacting with faculty or staff that touched your faith or affirmed your faith?

A. Coming to work for a Christian private institution from a public elementary school was such a positive transition.

I am truly blessed daily by the members of this university and how the Lord is working in their lives. I think one of the most defined moments in my memory was

from Dr. Carolyn Thyreen.

When I was a student, the chapel was just being built.

The steeple was still loaded on a truck, waiting to be erected. My friends and I were walking to dinner and decided to touch the steeple for fun.

It wasn’t until I was working for the university that I heard from Dr. Thyreen how moved she was by the students during that time andSee FAITH on B3

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Cheat Sheet: Young boy questioned by police for homemade clock

Editor's Note: The following is a synopsisof a recent topic trending in world or national news.

BY MATTIE WINOWITCH Managing Editor

E arlier t his we ek, a 14-year-old Muslim teenager, Ahmed Mohamed, was arrested for what CNN and police claimed to be a “hoax bomb.”

However, this was not the case; he had actually brought in a clock that he made on his own.

Mid-week, the situation was all over social media and news networks.

People were advocating for the young teenager that sources such as CNN, TIME and Huffington Post say were “wrongly judged for a magnificent feat.”

Among these advocates were public figures such as Mark Zuckerberg, Hillary Clinton and, most surprisingly, President Barack Obama.

“Cool clock, Ahmed.

Want to bring it to the White House?” said Obama in a tweet mentioning Mohamed.

“We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It’s what makes America great.”

According to the New

Courtesy of MCT Campus

Irving MacArthur High School student Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was arrested and interrogated by Irving Police officers on Monday after bringing a homemade clock to school.

York Times, Obama’s staff invited Mohamed to Astronomy Night at the White House.

This event brings together different concentrations of scientists to enjoy a night of stargazing on the South Lawn.

This is not the average

middle schooler’s invitation.

“It felt really outstanding,” said Mohamed at a news conference, adding that he wanted to use his moment in the spotlight to “try my best not just to help me, but to help every other kid in the entire world that has a problem like this.”

This positive response is something new to Mohamed.

According to CNN, he was often bullied throughout school for his religion.

Words such as “terrorist” and “bomb-maker” were often used as insults toward him.

However, with a new policy, according to colum-

nist Faiza Patel in TIME magazine, the president is also supporting programs that may actually increase the likelihood of Muslim students, such as Mohamed, to be looked down upon by teachers who are supposed to guide and support them.

A main example of such a

program is the Countering Violent Extremism Organization, which the Obama administration has been known to support.

This program entails that citizens of power, such as teachers, are to watch out for students or other young people who show any red flags that identify with terrorist actions.

TIME suggests that Muslims today feel as though this program allows people to increasingly see innocent people of this faith in the United States as threats.

Obama’s correspondence towards Mohamed comes off as innocent.

However, according to TIME, it is upon deeper investigation that one could see that his attempts are borderline hypocritical.

According to BBC News, Mohamed has decided to withdraw from his school in fear of what other kids may say to him.

However, Mohamed has received numerous enrollment offers from various schools, but Mohamed's father wants to give his son a break from school for the time being.

Before they make a decision, they will be traveling to Mecca for a pilgramage.

In The News: Ten headlines you need to know this week 1. Ethanol tankers derail in South Dakota Several tanker cars carrying ethanol derailed in southeastern South Dakota.

According to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad, no one was hurt in the derailment or in a fire that occurred on one of the tanker cars.

The train derailed in the early morning hours on Sunday in a rural part of the state, and no one nor any structures in the surrounding area were impacted from the derailment. It is still in question as to what caused the derailment, but an investigation is underway and an environmental cleanup crew is present on site.

-Sept. 20, Fox News 2. European Union unclear with migrants The European Union and its member countries are continuing to try and decipher what proper actions should be taken in regards to the Syrian refugees streaming onto the continent.

The Interior Minister of Hungary called the present situation “extraordinary” and there was even a border closing between the countries of Hungary and Serbia for a short while that caused refugees to enter Europe via Croatia instead.

Refugees also continue to try and make the perilous journey across the Aegean Sea to reach Europe from Africa.

CNN reports that the bodies of at least 14 refugees were recovered and another 24 refugees are missing in separate incidents to date.

An incident also occurred involving at least 13 people who died when a boat heading to Greece collided with a cargo vessel, according to a statement released on Sun-

day from the Turkish coast guard and Turkish state media.

The European Union continues to discuss and debate how many refugees each country should accept and where they should be housed until a solution can be reached.

-Sept. 20, CNN News 3. Student suspended over USA t-shirt A student in a high school outside of Dallas, Texas, was recently given in-school suspension after wearing an American flag t-shirt that apparently violated the school dress code.

The junior year student’s shirt had an American flag design with an eagle in the foreground which goes against the rules by the school mandating “a solid color shirt” with exceptions for only school, college or U.S. military attire.

The student’s mother spoke to Fox News saying she was concerned about the suspension. Her son wants to go into the military and a bad mark on her son’s record could deny him the opportunity for a scholarship.

The school principal, who was not present the day of the incident, issued a statement saying that the dress code was misinterpreted and that the suspension will not be listed on the student’s permanent record.

-Sept. 20, Fox News 4. Atomic agency chief visits Iran Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), traveled to Iran to visit a military site rumored to be central to Iran’s nuclear arms research.

Visiting over the week-

end, Mr. Amano also met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani before going to the site.

Under the new deal made between Iran and several other countries, the IAEA will monitor all declared nuclear sites in Iran, and has the power to visit any area that inspectors deem suspicious.

Part of the visit was dedicated to visiting several areas on the military base that were “disputed,” according to a representative of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

The site has been under constant suspicion for more than a decade after one visit appeared to show “unusual activities,” another time noticing “extensive landscaping, demolition, and new construction,” and another time IAEA inspectors were turned away from visiting.

-Sept. 20, BBC News 5. Carson says a Muslim shouldn't be president GOP Presidential Candidate Ben Carson suggested on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that a Muslim should not be president.

“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” said Carson.

The topic of religion has been discussed since a rally for Donald Trump in which a man stated to the businessman candidate that President Obama was a Muslim.

Trump declined to respond to the man, sparking a media firestorm as to why Trump did not defend the president’s faith.

Trump explained that he is not “morally obligated” to set the record straight and say whether Obama is or is not a Muslim, though the president has said he is

a Christian.

The U.S. Congress currently has only two Muslim members, both in the House of Representatives.

-Sept. 20, Fox News 6. Pope Francis visits Cuba Pope Francis spent the weekend and the early part of this week visiting Cuba.

He preached to crowds of people and visited nuns who work with severely ill patients. Francis urged the church to embrace “a spirit of poverty” while telling youths to “open yourself and dream.”

The Pope also met with Fidel Castro on Sunday in a surprise private meeting with the former dictator. A Vatican spokesman described the meeting as “friendly and informal,” but no other details about their meeting or conversation were released to the public.

Cuba has many Catholics in the country, even though current Cuban President Raul Castro is an atheist.

It was surprising then that Raul was seen at the special mass that took place in Cuba on Sunday. Castro stated that “if the Pope continues talking like this, I may return to the church and start praying again.”

-Sept. 20, CNN News 7. Pittsburgh’s Macy’s closes for good This past Sunday was the last for the 1.2 million square foot Macy’s store in downtown Pittsburgh.

The store opened in 1858.

It was one of Pittsburgh’s iconic retailers, first opening as the flagship location of Kaufmann’s department store. The location was later taken over by Macy’s, and has operated as a smaller

department store since then.

The 13-story-building has been cost prohibitive for Macy’s. The unused floors still need maintenance, while fewer people are shopping at large department stores and are instead doing more online shopping.

Employees at the current Macy’s will most likely be moved to other nearby Macy’s locations, and the building is planned to be turned into a hotel and housing units.

-Sept. 20, WPXI News 8. Wolf says schools can carry life-saving drug G o v e r n o r Wo l f a n nounced that schools across the state are allowed to have the drug naloxone on hand to combat potential drug overdoses.

The drug is given to individuals who are overdosing from heroin or other opioid drugs, and it stops the effects of the drug in the body.

Act 139, passed in 2014, allows an individual to help someone overdosing of heroin by administering the drug. However, some schools were unsure whether that meant they, too, were allowed to store and give the medication.

The State Police has already saved more than 300 lives so far thanks to the drug, according to the Secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Gary Tennis.

The Governor and the Secretary noted that, especially in rural areas, schools should definitely make sure they have the drug available as it would take longer for first responders to come and help a sick individual.

-Sept. 18, PA Governor’s Office

9. Primanti's offering Oktoberfest sandwiches Primanti Brothers is now offering a first for their assortment of famous sandwiches.

While the roots of Primanti Brothers are firmly Italian, the company decided that they would roll out two German sandwiches in time for the fall season.

“The Bavarian” features bratwurst while “The Viennese” has breaded pork schnitzel. Both sandwiches include muenster cheese, spicy beer mustard, fries, slaw and tomato, and will be available for purchase through October.

-Sept. 16, WTAE 10. Anti-virus creator running for president C omputer anti-vir us creator John McAfee announced recently that he is throwing his hat into the ring to run for President of the United States as a third party candidate.

Though McAfee’s name is familiar to many, he is no longer connected to the company.

He has had run-ins with the law as of late, getting arrested last month in Tennessee on drunk driving charges, but is most well known for his 2012 detention in Guatemala on the suspicion that he entered the country illegally. The accusation stems from the belief that McAfee crossed Guatemalan borders trying to escape the country of Belize. Officials there wanted to question him on his possible involvement in the death of his neighbor.

-Sept. 18, NBC News Information compiled by Ryan Schwertfeger For the Yellow Jacket

Faith: Sargent feels blessed GOP: Process moves forward Continued from B2

how significant that action was.

Her words gave me a greater drive to really look for God’s grace and His handiwork in every moment.

Q. What do you find yourself needing to be reminded of?

A. That the Lord is in control in all situations

and, He is always faithful.

Through difficult times and times of blessing, He always deser ves to be praised.

I think I can get wrapped up in daily life and need reminded to place my trust in Him for everything.

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

A. I am very honored to

be a part of Waynesburg University.

This is a special place that is constantly giving me a sense of hope and excitement for the future.

There have been numerous times since 2012 that have confirmed that my decision to leave the job I loved of teaching 3rd grade and public education was the right move.

I am grateful for where I am today and the work God has provided.

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ever how the moderator, Jake Tapper, purposefully wanted to pit the candidates against one another instead of focusing more on each candidate’s individual policies and credentials.

A freshman also expressed a similar sentiment telling me that his top grouping of candidates had not changed during the debate, but that the debate

did make him think twice about some candidates, namely Fiorina and Carson, to see whether maybe they are worthy of his support.

Lastly, a junior on campus who already was in support of Fiorina and Rubio found some renewed interest in Carson after greatly liking that he was not trying to show off his skills on the debate stage, unlike many of the other candidates.

She also thought Fiorina looked strong and that she will see a boost in the polls from her performance in the debate.

It is great news to see Americans absorbed in and wanting to be involved in the presidential contest, and it is because of people watching and discussing these debates that we as a country can be true to our roots and principles of being a government for the people and by the people.

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September 24, 2015

Annual Covered Bridge Festival celebrates local tradition

By ANTHONY CONN Managing Editor

In the rolling hills of Greene County, tradition is embraced with open arms.

Despite the business of everyday life, the people of Carmichaels have set aside time the past 45 years for one of the town’s most wellknown activities: The Covered Bridge Festival.

The Carmichaels’ Covered Bridge Festival was held Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Greene Academy of Art. Those in attendance had fresh food from several vendors to choose from, as well as homemade novelties and custom gifts.

Free horse-drawn carriage rides were also offered.

Behind all of the food and fun is Anne Bargerstock, chairman of the Covered Bridge Festival. As chairman of the festival, Bargerstock is responsible for arranging all of its parts and bringing them together.

She chooses and coordinates the vendors, food purveyors, musicians and anything else she thinks will add to the atmosphere of the Covered Bridge Festival.

“It’s a great festival, and I love the covered bridge,” Bargerstock said. “ I grew up three houses down the street… It’s part of what I am and what we all are.”

Coordinating the festival gives Bargerstock an outlet for her love of the Carmichaels area. She spent 16 hours helping with set-up the day before the festivities.

Even before the event began on Saturday, Bargerstock was already hard at work booking vendors for next year. She said she sees the importance of bringing in the right people.

“Our crafters are the heart and soul of the festival,” said Bargerstock.

There were a variety of crafts available for purchase on Saturday. From handstitched pieces to drawings and stone carvings, many local artists had an opportunity to share their work.

Erin King of SEC Custom Engraving and Sandblasting Services provides custom engravings in tile, stone, wood and other formats. She and her husband see a great opportunity to connect with the community while at the festival.

“A lot of people want more customized items with their names,” King said. “We took orders, and we passed out a lot of cards so that’s promising.”

In addition to the festivities outside, there was just as much to do indoors. Inside Greene Academy lies rich history lessons—traditions

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Top left: A vendor sells kettle corn to a customer outside the Greene Academy building. Bottom left: A variety of homemade crafts were for sale, premade and made to order. Right: The Carmichaels Covered Bridge, located close to the festival, is one of many in Greene County. that those who work the Covered Bridge Festival hope to instill in the yearly guests.

Shelley Anderson, the Secretary of the Greene Academy of Art, is responsible for promoting the classes that the academy offers.

“I like the interactions with the people,” said Anderson. “I like telling them the history of the building.”

The building has a rich history. In fact, the Greene Academy was the first educational institute in Greene

County. There were talks, long before Waynesburg College was constructed, of giving Carmichaels a college.

Despite that never becoming a reality, the Greene Academy has gotten use.

Hundreds of years later

the building and its grounds host Carmichael’s yearly tradition.

“It’s a real gem in this community,” said Bargerstock.

“We want to keep the fire burning and keep passing it on.”

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Storms, limited water supply fail to hinder park progress

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

One of the hidden gems of Greene County, Ryerson Station State Park, has seen many tremendous changes in the last decade.

Ronald J. Duke Lake, the 52-acre manmade lake in the middle of the park, was drawn down in July 2005 due to water seepage. Meanwhile, inclement weather this season has caused issues left and right.

“The loss of the lake at Ryerson was huge, it was the real focal point of the park and we understand it’s disappointing,” said Christina Novak, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) spokeswoman.

Both the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Re-Vision Ryerson Station State Park Task Force are diligently working together to see what options are available to make Ryerson better than ever for Greene County residents.

Harry Gillispie, a cochairman of the task force, said in a news release on Ryerson Station State Park’s website, "The task force is eager to begin re-envisioning the park and building new attractions at Ryerson. We are working on a new approach to make the park attractive to bring residents back outdoors to the park, and attract visitors."

So far there is no definitive timeline for the projects since they are in the beginning stages.

A public announcement

was made that a new dam will be delayed because of changes in movement making the ground and the foundation unstable.

Although the dam cannot be built right now, the park has some short-term goals in mind.

These include improving the swimming areas, biking and hiking areas and campgrounds. More long-term projects may include restoring the stream and building fish habitats.

The projects being done at Ryerson appeal to more than just Greene County residents.

“We want to not only serve Greene County, but draw visitors from other areas,” said Novak. “People that visit spend money, and that can revitalize the local community.”

The department hosted an open house at West Greene High School for the local community to voice their opinions.

"Public input and participation is essential to this process, and we have been impressed by the ideas so far and the willingness from community members to see the park in a different way," said Cindy Dunn, the DCNR secretary in a news release that was on the website on Sept. 10.

Ryerson Station Park has many options for those wanting to explore the outdoors in any season.

For more information, visit the department’s website at http://www.dcnr.state. pa.us/ and pick the “Find a Park” option.

History: Site strives for authentic experience

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While some people may come for the history lessons, many may just come on a whim.

“We’re fortunate in the fact that this is a national park,” Reedy said.

Reedy realizes that some

travelers just like national parks. He and the rest of the staff at Friendship Hill work to help all visitors relive the Gallatin era.

At Friendship Hill the passion for American history and tradition is admirably evident.

“ Taylor came in and helped me run the store for a while,” said Williams. “I loved working with her.”

Williams hopes that the store can become successful and ultimately grow into something that her family can be proud of.

“I want my kids to be proud of me,” said Williams.

Another store that is not necessarily new to the area, but is under new management, is Purse-N-Ality Creations.

The store is owned by Dan Shaneyfelt and is managed

by Donna Presock. Presock took over the store after the previous owners retired.

Presock has plenty of retail experience but admits this

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Donna Presock, owner of Purse-N-Ality Creations, offers a wide range of women's accessories. is her first time managing a shop. Though she is new to managing, she is looking forward to selling things that she is passionate about.

“This store has everything a girl would want,” said Presock. “It has jewelry, clothes and purses. Why would you want to travel all

the way to the mall?”

The previous owners simply sold purses, so Presock’s goal is to draw in more customers by providing a wider range of accessories.

Another way Presock is gaining customers is by attending different festivals.

She recently had a tent at the Covered Bridge Festival and sold quite a bit of merchandise.

“I’ve been putting a new spin on the store and look forward to growing this business,” said Presock.

Both of these local businesses offer Waynesburg University students and staff a 10 percent discount and encourage the people of Waynesburg to come to High Street and see all they have to offer.

Moore's: Man finds success with hot dog cart

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addition of the catering business, which has picked up steam recently.

“That's been the biggest change, which I don’t know if it’s a good change or a bad change,” said Moore. “I do a lot of catering for businesses and parties, but it takes me off the street. If I'm off the street, I’m somewhere else.”

Moore sells 12 different types of hot dogs, ranging

in price from $2 to $3.50 with chips and soda costing $1 each.

“As far as food on cart, we have Nathan's hot dogs,” said Moore. “Everything's fresh, buns are fresh that morning.

I use Angus beef in the chili.

Everything's high quality on the cart. I pay attention to the quality.”

Moore’s normal weekday when he comes to his corner is much more time-consuming than just his operating hours. Before arriving at

the corner, Moore preps the food, gets ice and vegetables ready and heats up the chili he made the night before, which takes about two hours. Then after he closes down the cart, he washes the dishes, restocks on food and materials and prepares his cart for the next day.

“There’s more than just the 11 [a.m.] to 3 [p.m.] time I’m on the corner,” said Moore.

“There are some nights where I don’t stop working until midnight.”

Over the summer, Moore took his stand to the Walgreens parking lot; but since the Walgreens has recently closed down, he does not have a plan for where he will go next summer. Moore is not worried, though, because there are more places to go over the summer and a catering opportunity somewhere.

For more information about Moore’s Hot Dogs, follow @MooresHotdogs on Twitter, or like the Moore’s Hot Dogs Facebook page.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 | WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY | THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG

Despite early lead, football drops second straight Big plays continue to hurt Jackets

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

After Waynesburg scored 17 points in the first quarter against Geneva last week to go up 10 points, the Golden Tornadoes went on a 34-0 run to eventually win the Presidents’ Athletic Conference opener for both teams 41-24.

“Something has changed in the mindset of the way we’re thinking,” head coach Rick Shepas said. “We’re talking right now as a staff about how we can improve upon that. We’re definitely a process-oriented group. It’s definitely obvious that we’re not handling sudden change in momentum well yet.”

With the score at 17-7 early

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Freshman defensive back Justin Willkow watches a Geneva player run into the end zone. Geneva scored six touchdowns, five of which came through the air, in the PAC opener. in the second quarter in favor of Waynesburg, Geneva was forced to punt after sophomore defensive lineman James Roundtree III sacked sophomore quarterback Aaron Channing. All the

momentum was on Waynesburg’s side, and with another score, the game seemed to look very one sided in favor of the Yellow Jackets.

The Jackets started the drive on the Geneva 44-yard

line, but after a 5-yard running into the punter, an offensive pass interference and an unnecessary roughness, Waynesburg faced a firstand-37 from its own 24-yard line. The Yellow Jackets only

managed three yards on the drive.

Geneva then went on to score a touchdown on five of its next six drives. In that time period, Waynesburg had six offensive drives, three of

which were three-and-outs and the Jackets managed only four first downs on those drives.

“When we’re bleeding, three-and-out is something that we can’t accept,” Shepas said. “We’ve got to find ways to get first downs. A lot of it is where we’re going with the football, [and] how we’re blocking it up front.”

“It’s a continual affect. It takes 22 to play a game,” senior linebacker Aaron Palmer said. “We didn’t create positive momentum. One side of the ball needs to take control and create momentum.”

The first score of the game came on a freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty 14-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Tim Cooper, who finished the game with five receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown, to put the Jackets ahead 7-0. The drive began for the Jackets due to See FOOTBALL on C4

Bad third quarter leads to loss in PAC opener Lawman determined to perform after three injury-plagued years

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

The Waynesburg football team’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference schedule got off to a solid start, jumping ahead of the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes Saturday 17-7 after the first quarter.

The next 34 points, however, were scored by the host Geneva offense that picked apart the Jackets’ secondary, led by sophomore quarterback Aaron Channing, who became the first quarterback to pass for five touchdowns against Waynesburg since the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Southwest Bowl game last season against Buffalo State.

Fourteen points were scored by Geneva in both the second and third quarters, before the Golden Tornadoes scored their final seven points in the fourth quarter.

The story of the game was the youth showing for the Jackets on both sides of the ball as the “process” continued for what head coach Rick Shepas says is a very “process-oriented team.”

“A lot of what is happening comes down to focus,” said

Shepas. “It goes on both sides of the ball. On offense, let’s worry about doing what we want on first down and then continue to get the yardage that is available. Both sides of the ball need to see the field better and we will.”

When the halftime horn sounded, the score was just 21-17 in favor of Geneva after a back-and-forth half of football. It was the Jackets seeming to come out flat in the second half that ended up being the nail in the coffin as Geneva pounced on the prone Jackets.

Waynesburg got the ball to start the half down just four points. The Jackets’ first drive of the half resulted in a punt after just 50 seconds of possession. Geneva responded by systematically driving down the field with short passes coupled with a few big plays before Channing hooked up with junior wide receiver Devin Kelosky for a 22-yard score that made it 28-17 Geneva.

The next drive for Waynesburg ate up just 1:50 and resulted in Waynesburg’s second straight three-andout to start the half. Geneva would possess the pigskin

for more than six minutes in its next drive before the drive seemed to stall after two false start penalties that made a simple third-and-one a tougher third-and-11.

But it was then the Jackets’ secondary again showed its youth and inexperience in playmaking roles, with the third down play going 36 yards into the end zone, extending Geneva’s lead to 18 points.

“You know the seniors we graduated are gone and we have to get our mind off that,” said Shepas. “We have a ton of guys stepping into new roles and they are learning those roles and they need to be given the time to get experience in those roles. We have guys that were used to being role players that now have to act as playmakers and that takes a learning process.”

A third-and-short in the Jackets’ ensuing drive resulted in the same result as the prior two drives, an incomplete pass, but this time on a deep ball thrown toward junior wide receiver Kevin Barnes Jr. There was also another third-and-short during the game in which the Jack-

ets elected to go with a heavy package, but they weren’t able to convert.

“I can’t blame [ Jake Dougherty] for taking the shot on that one,” said Shepas. “It’s all about understanding the situation and what we want to do. When we were in the heavy package, we had the surface and the right personnel, we just didn’t get the point of attack blocked.”

Geneva scored again on its next possession on a 23-yard rush by freshman running back Eric Lucich.

That succession of Waynesburg and Geneva trading punts for touchdowns, respectively, was the difference in Saturday’s eventual 41-24 loss to open PAC play.

Shepas did find some positives in the loss though, especially involving his freshman quarterback, Jake Dougherty.

“If we go back and look at progression, I think Jake Dougherty is so much further along than Carter [Hill] was in his first three starts,” said Shepas. “There’s no question. Jake’s understand-

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and rotating in a lot.”

The second game of the year, a 21-7 win over FrostThe story of senior run- burg State, Lawman had 38 ning back Jerry Lawman up yards rushing on eight carries to this point in his career at before he got injured. LawWaynesburg has one simple man suffered a concussion in theme: health, or the game that put lack thereof. him out the rest of The talent has the 2012 season. always been there “Jerr y plays for Lawman. As a hard, and he punfreshman he began ished himself to split time with through punishrunning backs Bering the opponent,” trand Ngampa and Shepas said of the Dominic Moore concussion. who finished the The way Lawseason with 1,034 man plays footLawman and 765 rushing ball is why Shepas yards, respectively, recruited him to totaling 15 touchdowns be- come to Waynesburg. tween the two of them. “[He’s] Hard working, and “I rotated in with the other he plays 100 miles an hour,” backs,” Lawman said. “The Shepas said. “He played hard first week I had two carries every snap. He’s like an enerat the end of the game and gizer bunny.” the game was pretty close.

In high school, Lawman [Head] Coach [Rick] Shepas did not start playing running said he put me in because he back until his senior season. trusted me. The next game I was playing early in the game See LAWMAN on C4

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

Jackets continuing success as women claim top D-III spot at meet

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

For the second week in a row, the women’s crosscountry team has competed against runners from Division I, II and III teams.

And for the second week in a row, the Jackets finished first among all Division III schools.

Sophomore Julie Gerber was the first Jacket to cross the finish line, finishing in an impressive place of 12th overall with a time of 19:38.8.

Sophomore Elinore Loch finished a spot behind Gerber and freshman Teghan Simonton finished 15th overall.

The trio of Gerber, Loch and Simonton helped the team to finish in fourth overall out of the 18 total teams competing. Since the Jackets were able to land three of their runners in the top 15 overall, the team was also able to take first place among all Division III teams.

Along with Gerber, Loch and Simonton, Emily Latimer, Katie Latimer, Angie Marchetti and Olivia Latimer finished in the seventh and final scoring spot for the Jackets, in the 36st, 39st, 41st and 60th spots, respectively.

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Sophomores Cameron Wade (right) and Angie Marchetti (left), shown here in a meet last year, were part of the team's 4th overall finish at Saint Vincent.

Although the team had constantly been facing colds all week long – even at the meet Saturday – the women continued to push through the sickness that had affected at least half of the team to finish in a solid fourth position.

The team found out last week that sophomore Kerianne Hensel would have to miss the remainder of the season due to a calf injury,

which was termed an “overuse” injury that resulted from the amount of running that she did during the practices and meets.

While Hensel was one of the top runners last year and injuries are something that no one ever likes to see, unfortunately they are going to happen over the course of any athletic season. However, junior captain Jess Bish believes

that since the youngsters on the team have stepped up and the depth of the team is strong that the team will be able to continue their success.

“She was one of our top runners, but I think our freshman have really stepped up this year, and are filling in the gaps pretty nicely,” said Bish. “Obviously we would like to have her at full strength running with us,

but I think that we still have a pretty strong team because we have so much depth.”

Bish, who had not competed in a meet this year because of an ankle injury, was able to return at the Saint Vincent Invitational and give it a go.

“It was probably the worst run that I have ever run in my life, but I’m proud of myself for finishing,” said Bish, who initially laughed at the question of how the meet went. “I stopped [extremely close to] the finish and I threw up and I was like ‘I can’t stop here I have to make it to the finish.’

So I was proud of myself for finishing. I guess it wasn’t too bad for being injured as long as I have been.”

Bish and the team both know that she is not completely back from the injury yet. However, everyone was enthusiastic for her return.

“I was so excited standing on the line, I was like ‘Oh my goodness girls, I’m running’ and they were like ‘Yay’” said Bish with a smile. “Even though I didn’t feel good it was good to be back out there with my girls.”

The tight relationship the team has created with one another was exemplified this weekend when head coach

Chris Hardie said he heard several times throughout the day just how excited the Jackets were to have their teammate, their captain, back competing with them.

“She didn’t have a great race, you can ask her that and she will tell you [because of her injury still affecting her significantly] but she got through the race and that was really big for the women’s moral to have their captain back this week,” said Hardie.

As this season has been a season of injuries – Bish missed all of the meets up to this one with an ankle injury, Hensel will miss the remainder of the season – however, Emily Latimer, who is back from her injury last year, has come back healthy this year and on a mission to work hard.

Emily Latimer has put in a solid season so far and her team knows it: Bish stated Emily Latimer “has come back in full force.” Finishing in either the five or six spot, she is within the top seven on the team, which means that she is contributing to the scoring of the team.

Although Bish missed the See WOMEN'S XC on C2

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Despite early lead, women's soccer drops match

COMMENTARY

Football team's decline is natural; will be short-lived JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

The past three years of Waynesburg football have been some of the most exciting in Yellow Jacket history: A 10-win season in 2012, three Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference bowl appearances, an 18-6 record in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play, a win over rival Washington & Jefferson last year and 46 combined AllPAC awards, which is tied with W&J for the most in the PAC during that stretch.

But—after recent losses to Saint Vincent and Geneva, which are teams Waynesburg had not lost to since 2011 and 2009, respectively—Waynesburg seems to be in a rebuilding year. After those losses, Waynesburg is looking towards its first below .500 season since head coach Rick Shepas’ first year in 2005.

Before explaining why, let me first explain how impressive it is for a program to be as good as Waynesburg has for as long as they have under Shepas.

Sure, it’s disappointing

September 24, 2015

By JOE MALTA

For the Yellow Jacket

that in that stretch the Jackets were never able to hoist a PAC championship trophy and earn a bid to the NCAA Division III national championships, but from 20062014, Waynesburg is one of two teams in the conference to never finish below .500 in a season. The other one is W&J; shocker, they’re pretty good.

Even powerhouse Thomas More, who joined the PAC in football in 2005, has finished below .500 in that time period.

But, it looks like that impressive streak is going to end this year.

Waynesburg currently stands at a 1-2 record with a 0-1 record in PAC play.

To finish with a record of .500 or better, the Jackets must win at least four more games.

The Jackets take on rival Bethany Saturday. The positives here are this is the first home game of the year for Waynesburg and Bethany’s senior quarterback Lincon Reyes completed only 13 of 27 pass attempts while throwing four interceptions last week in the Bison’s 38-24 See MEYER on C4

Monday evening in Steubenville, Ohio, the Waynesburg women’s soccer team faced off against Franciscan University in a non-conference match. Waynesburg and Franciscan both came into the contest with a record of 2-3.

Franciscan came out on top in the match defeating the Yellow Jackets 4-1.

Waynesburg head coach Laura Heethuis and her team had a plan of attack going into this game.

“Our main focus was to high press their back line, get numbers forward into the attack, and maintain possession for larger stretches of the game,” said Heethuis.

This strategy worked early on in the game when the Jackets jumped out to a 1-0 lead less than five minutes into the match. After a free kick by sophomore defender Sam Nichols, sophomore forward Nikki Davis, who has been a key factor for the women’s team this season, scored her fourth goal of the season, which was good for the lead.

Heethuis knew where Franciscan’s weaknesses were and attacked them.

“We scored on a quick transition,” said Heethuis.

“Franciscan was vulnerable on counter attacks and quick transitions.”

Nichols, who assisted on goal, said the fast start to the

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Freshman defender McKenzie Shaffer is just one of a few freshmen who shoulder significant minutes for the women's soccer team. game was of great importance.

“It is really important because up until the Baldwin Wallace game we hadn’t scored first besides at Oberlin which was over a week ago,” said Nichols. “We’ve been struggling as a team to score when we need to score more goals to beat good team.”

Nichols continued to talk about the effects of not getting that first goal in past games.

“We are consistently finding ourselves in situations where we have to fight back so much harder and work so much harder to stay in the game, instead of getting an early goal to keep the momentum up,” said Nichols.

“We have to come out fast and ready to play from the start. However, we have to

put a full 90 minutes together,” said Heethuis.

The women’s team had all the momentum until Franciscan scored to tie that game at 1-1 in the 26th minute, which would be the score going into halftime.

The women’s team went into halftime looking to fix their mistakes from the first half and adjust to Franciscan. Tied 1-1 at halftime, Heethuis wanted to do exactly that.

“The halftime talk was about strengths against this team and how to clean up on our weak areas of over committing defensively, valuing possession when we have it, and communicating,” said Heethuis.

Even with these adjustments it did not go Waynesburg’s in the second half.

Franciscan went on to score three goals in a ten-minute span in the second half.

That was too much for Waynesburg to overcome, and the game ended in a final score of 4-1. The fast start for Waynesburg was not enough to secure the victory.

“Unfortunately, even getting the first goal tonight, things weren’t connecting the way we needed it to.

Sometimes that’s just how the game goes,” said Nichols.

“We will just have to work harder at practice to get an early goal and keep the lead.”

After winning the first two games of the season, the women’s soccer team has lost four consecutive games. The team will play at Marietta College Saturday at 11 a.m. to finish out their non-conference schedule.

Women's XC: Depth, top runners lead Jackets to hot start in 2015 season Continued from C1

beginning of the season with her injury, she handled it well: rehabbing her ankle, working on her fitness level again so when she could return she would make it through the initial race physically. But she showed leadership, even when she couldn’t practice.

“I almost think it’s easier to [support my teammates] from an injury stand point because instead of running

with them I am able to encourage them from the sidelines,” said Bish. “So if we are doing repeats I can stand at a certain spot and see them every time they come around: ‘Good job, you’re doing awesome.’ So stuff like that and also doing that during races it’s the same way: I’m that constant voice cheering them on.”

Being an upperclassman, Bish knows what it takes to be a leader. After the team received the preseason regional

ranking, she knew how significant it was and that even though she couldn’t compete with her team, she had to continue to support them in order for them to succeed.

While Hardie and the coaching staff have purposefully ran the women against Division I and II teams – a technique that he shares with head track coach Jason Falvo and both agree is beneficial– the Jackets are undefeated against Division III teams.

The belief here is that since

the team will be used to running against strong opponents early on in the season, when it comes to “crunch” time later on, the women will have experience and will be better prepared for the situations that will occur. Hardie believes this has been successful in the past.

Hardie agrees with Bish that how deep the team is will eventually become vital later in the season, as PAC Championships creep closer.

“I think that overall depth

gets challenged,” said Hardie on competing against Division I, II and III opponents on Saturday. “That’s been a strength of ours: the depth that we’ve had. And I think it’s a huge confidence boost for [the women], going against those top schools, and at least hanging in there.

[We compete as hard as possible every meet and] maybe we won’t beat them but we stay close to them and I think that’s a really big confidence boost for them to know that

they’re in the same league in a way.”

The Jackets will be facing tough opponents again at their next meet – some nationally ranked teams – but they will all be Division III teams this time.

The women’s cross-country team will have this weekend off to get away from running, both mentally and physically, before getting back on the course at the Mike Wood Invitational in Geneseo, New York, on Oct. 3.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP MEN’S SOCCER

FOOTBALL STANDINGS

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

Conf. Overall 1-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-2

Saturday’s Box Score

GENEVA 41, WAYNESBURG 24 Waynesburg 17 0 0 7 24 Geneva 7 14 14 6 41

SCORE RECAP

First Quarter: WAY - Cooper 14 yd pass from Dougherty (Lewis Kick), 11:20; GEN - Cook 28 yd pass from Channing (Harrison kick), 9:25; WAY - Lewis 36 yd field goal, 5:47; WAY - Barnes 33 yd pass from Dougherty (LEwis kick), 1:23 Second Quarter: GEN - Kelosky 17 yd pass from Channing (Harrison kick), 7:39; GEN - Olenick 22 yd pass from Channing (Harrison kick), 0:55 Third Quarter: GEN - Kelosky 22 yd pass from Channing (Harrison kick), 10:17; GEN - Cook 36 yd pass from Channing (Harrison kick), 1:50 Fourth Quarter: GEN - Lucich 23 yd run (Harrison kick fail), 13:42; WAY - Steele 6 yd pass from Dougherty (Lewis kick), 9:06

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

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

Monday’s Box Score

FRANCISCAN 3, WAYNESBURG 1 Waynesburg 1 0 1 Franciscan 3 0 3

SCORE RECAP

First Half: WAY - Goal by Browne (Almeter assist), 2:18; FRA - Goal by Herman, 13:57; FRA - Goal by Herman, 16:00; FRA - Goal by Herman (St. Aubin assist), 17:01

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, September 19: Carnegie Mellon 7, Bethany 0; Geneva 3, Frdonia State 3 (2OT); Grove City 4, Heidlberg 1; Saint Vincent 3, Hilbert 1; Mount Aloysius 5, Thiel 1; Frostburg State 2, Wash & Jeff 0; Baldwin Wallace 5, Waynesburg 1; Westminster 3, D’Youville 2 (OT) Sunday, September 20: Thomas More 5, Ohio Wesleyan 1

UPCOMING GAMES

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Friday, September 25: Grove City at Carnegie Mellon - 4:30 p.m.

Waynesburg rushing

Saturday, September 26: Muskingum at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Marietta at Thomas More - 3 p.m.; Heidlberg at Wash & Jeff - 5 p.m.; John Carroll at Geneva - 7 p.m.; Mount Union at Waynesburg - 7 p.m.

Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD Dougherty................. 24 40 218 3 ATT YDS TD Lawman................................ 16 73 0 Waynesburg receiving

REC YDS TD Barnes.................................. 5 80 1

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Seth Loew, Senior F, Grove City Deffensive: RJ Best, Junior MF, Thomas More

Geneva passing

COM ATT YDS TD Channing.................. 19 32 312 5 Geneva rushing

ATT YDS TD Jones..................................... 19 83 0 Geneva receiving

REC YDS TD Kelosky................................... 6 110 2

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, September 19

Westminster 38, Bethany 24; Wash & Jeff 38, Carnegie Mellom 14; Case Western 49, Saint Vincent 14; Geneva 41, Waynesburg 24; Thomas More 60, Thiel 12

PAC FOOTBALL LEADERS

PASSING YARDS: Coughlin, 748, W&J; Gebhardt, 652, TMC; Channing, 622, GEN

Offensive: Rob Cuda, Sophomore QB, Case Western Defensive: Gator Phillips, Junior DB, Westminster Special Teams: Tre’Tunstill, Sophomore LB, Thomas More

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

5-0 5-0-1 4-0-1 4-1 5-1-1 3-3-1 3-4 2-4 2-5 0-6-1

Monday’s Box Score

FRANCISCAN 4, WAYNESBURG 1 Waynesburg 1 0 1 Franciscan 1 3 4

SCORE RECAP

First Half: WAY - Goal by Davis (Nichols assist), 3:47; FRA - Goal by McCarthy (Schiner assist), 25:20 Second Half: FRA - Goal by Krilich, 56:34; FRA - Goal

by Kennedy, 58:10; FRA - Goal by McCarthy (Schiner assist), 65:18

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, September 18: Penn State Altoona 6, Bethany 1; Carnegie Mellon 1, Grove City 0 Saturday, September 19: Chatham 2, PittGreensburg 0; Mount Union 5, Geneva 3; Saint Vincent 3, Hilbert 0; Mount Aloysius 3, Thiel 0; Wash & Jeff 2, Penn State Behrend 0; Baldwin-Wallace 3, Waynesburg 2; Westminster 0, Juniata 0 (2OT)

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, September 25: Mount Union at Grove City - 4 p.m.

Saturday, September 26: Waynesburg at Marietta - 11 a.m.; Point Park at Geneva - 12 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Muskingum - 1 p.m.; Ohio Northern at Thomas More - 1 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Meghan Smith, Senior F, Saint Vincent Deffensive: Corinne Burk, Freshman GK, Saint Vincent

PAC VOLLEYBALL LEADERS

KILLS: Hughes, 106, GEN; Howell, 84, TMC; McKenzie, 81, BET

RUSHING YARDS: Benger, 507, CMU; Ruffing, 421, W&J; McKinley, 342, WES

ASSISTS: Fessler, 219, TMC; Lauber, 178, BET; Ayers, 170, WAY

TACKLES: Quinn, 34, WES; Quinlan, 28, GEN; McCarthy, 24, SVC

BLOCKS: Yoho, 23, WES; Sanders, 22, BET; Muhammad, 21, BET

SACKS: Darden, 4.0, TMC; Armstrong, 3.5, WES; Turner, 3.0, W&J

DIGS: Dickson, 179, GEN; Parker, 168, BET; Baer, 144, THI

INTERCEPTIONS: Phillips, 2, WES; Lammers, 2, TMC; Jeter, 2, WES

PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS

Saturday, September 26

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

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

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS Conf. Overall Thomas More Geneva Westminster Bethany Grove City W&J Waynesburg Saint Vincent Thiel Chatham

6-0 3-0 3-1 2-1 2-1 2-3 1-3 0-2 0-3 0-5

7-3 13-1 4-10 10-5 4-9 4-6 1-10 3-8 0-14 1-12

Saturday’s Box Score

WESTMINSTER 3, WAYNESBURG 2 Westminster 22 18 25 25 25 Waynesburg 25 25 21 20 8

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, September 18: Bethany 3, Averett 0; DeSales 3, Bethany 2; Alma 3, Grove City 0; Hanover 3, Grove City 1; Thomas More 3, Wash & Jeff 0

Saturday, September 19: Christopher Newport 3, Bethany 1; Juniata 3, Bethany 1; Geneva 3, Franciscan 0; Geneva 3, Houghton 0; Defiance 3, Grove City 1; Grove City 3, Manchester 0; Frostburg State 3, Saint Vincent 2; Saint Vincent 3, La Roche 0; Allegheny 3, Thiel 0; Marymount 3, Thiel 0; Thomas More 3, Waynesburg 0; Westminster 3, Waynesburg 2

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, September 25: Westminster at John Carroll - 6 p.m.; Westminster at Stevenson - 8 p.m.

Saturday, September 26: Grove City at Waynesburg - 11 a.m.; Wash & Jeff at Thiel - 11 a.m.; Westminster at Brooklyn - 11 a.m.; Bethany at Grove City - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Case Western - 1 p.m.; Bethany at Waynesburg - 3 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Thiel - 3 p.m.

POINTS: Bruening, 22, CHA; Toohey, 21, W&J; Smith, 14, SVC GOALS: Toohey, 10, W&J; Bruening, 9, CHA; Mann, 6, GEN ASSISTIS: Politis, 6, CHA; Johns, 5, SVC; Sieg, 4, CHA

Bethany at Waynesburg- 1:30 p.m.

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CROSS COUNTRY MEN RECENT RESULTS Team

Saturday, September 19 SAINT VINCENT INVITATIONAL 1. Saint Vincent, 59 pts.; 3. Grove City, 107 pts.; 4. Wash & Jeff, 109 pts.; 7. Geneva, 180 pts.; 10. Bethany, 264 pts.; 11. Waynesburg, 303 pts.; 13. Chatham, 356 pts.; 14. Westminster, 413 pts.; 16. Thiel, 457 pts.

Individual SAINT VINCENT INVITATIONAL: 1. Daniel Christansen, Grove City, 26:40.4; 2. Sawyer Palonder, Saint Vincent, 26:47.8; 3. Brandon Moretton, Saint Vincent, 26:59.4; 63. Ben McAuley, Waynesburg, 29:36.6

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, September 26: Geneva at Dickinson Long-Short Invitational - 10:30 a.m.

Friday, October 2: Chatham at W&J Invitational (8K) - 6 p.m.; Thiel at W&J Invitational (8K) - 6 p.m.; Westminster at W&J Invitational (8K) - 6 p.m.; Geneva at W&J Invitational (8K) - 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 3: Thomas More at Louisville Greater Louisville Classic (8K) - 9:30 a.m.; Grove City at Louisville - Greater Louisville Classic (8K) - 9:30 a.m.; Saint Vincent at SUNY Genesea - Mike Woods Invitational (8K) - 12 p.m.; Waynesburg at SUNY Genesea - Mike Woods Invitational (8K) - 12 p.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS Team

Saturday, September 19 Saint Vincent Invitational 4. Waynesburg, 115 pts.; 5. Grove City, 172 pts.; 9.

Thiel, 295 pts.; 10. Saint Vincent, 306 pts.; 12. Westminster, 327 pts.; 13. Geneva, 328 pts.; 14. Bethany, 351 pts.; 16. Wash & Jeff, 394 pts.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Individual

PAC M. SOCCER LEADERS

SAINT VINCENT INVITATIONAL: 1. Chelsia Poole, Seton Hill, 18:46.3; 2. Julie Friend, Cal U, 18:56.4; 3. Karli O’Neil, PITT, 18:58.6; 51. Emily Latimer, Waynesburg, 21:01.6

Jane Fessler, Sophomore Setter, Thomas More POINTS: Walker, 17, THI; Juniet, 16, TMC; Proctor, 16, SVC

UPCOMING GAMES Case Western at Thiel - 1 p.m.; Thomas More at Westminster - 1 p.m.; Bethany at Waynesburg - 1:30 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Grove City - 2 p.m.; Carnegie Mellon at Geneva - 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

GOALS: Walker, 7, THI; Proctor, 7, SVC; Loew, 6, GRO ASSISTS: Runyon, 4, TMC; Juniet, 4, TMC; Oliver, 4, THI

GOLF Women’s RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, September 19: Grove City Invitational was cancelled on Saturday, Septemeber 19th

UPCOMING GAMES

Sunday, September 27: Thomas More at Oakland City - 1:45

Men’s Recent Results

Saturday, September 19: Grove City Fall Invitational: 1. Wash & Jeff; 2. Saint Vincent; 3. Grove City; 4. Westminster; 5. Thiel; 6. Waynesburg

UPCOMING GAMES

Sunday, September 27: Thomas More at DePauwDan Quayle Collegiate Golf Classic - 10 a.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, September 26: Geneva at Dickinson Long-Short Invitational - 9:30 a.m.; Saint Vincent at Shenandoah-Hornet Harrier Invitational - 10 a.m.

Friday, October 2: Thiel at W&J Invitational (5K) 5:15 p.m.; Westminster at W&J Invitational - 5:15 p.m.; Chatham at W&J Invitational - 5:15 p.m.; Geneva at W&J Invitational - 5:15 p.m.; Saturday, October 3: Thomas More at Louisville Greater Louisville Classic (5K) - 10:15 a.m.; Grove City at Louisville - Greater Louisville Classic (5K) - 10:15 a.m.; Waynesburg at SUNY Geneseo - Mike Woods Invitational (6K) - 11 a.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Men’s: Daniel Christianasen, Junior, Grove City Women’s: Julie Gerber, Sophomore, Waynesburg

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Jake Dougherty, Football Sydni Ayers, Volleyball

September 24, 2015

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Volleyball drops three straight sets after up 2-0 vs. Westminster

By ZACHARY ZEIGLER For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg women’s volleyball team traveled to Crestview Hills, Kentucky on Saturday to take on both the Thomas More Saints and the Westminster Titans in a trimatch. The matches followed a win against the Thiel Tomcats last Wednesday night, in which the Jackets were able to win 3-2.

“That was our first Presidents’ Athletic Conference win, besides Chatham, in my four years of playing here,” said senior outside hitter Kourtney Skinner. “So that was big for me because it felt good to finally beat someone.

We have all worked so hard, and we were able to pull it together.”

The team was trying to take this momentum into the matches Saturday. The team left Friday night to begin a long four-and-a-half hour trip to Kentucky knowing they would face two worthy opponents the next night.

“The team had a great trip down to Thomas More and they were ready to play on Saturday morning,” said head coach Stephanie Benkowski. “Their emotions were pretty level knowing that this weekend was going to be a hard one.”

The Jackets had some momentum on their side, and the leaders of the team were able to give them some good

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Senior outside hitter Kourtney Skinner, pictured here in a match against W&J last season, totaled 20 kills in the tri-match against Thomas More and Westminster Saturday, Sept. 19. advice to help the women relax and get ready for the match.

“My message was no matter what to go all out for everything,” said Skinner. “We have nothing to lose; just leave it all out on the court and try 100 percent for everything.”

The Jackets took this allout mentality into their first match of the day against the

Thomas More Saints. The first set was a close one with Waynesburg only losing by the score of 25-20.

“That set gave the team some belief that they can play with the big dogs,” said Benkowski.

The Jackets were not able to play any of the other sets close and lost the match 3-0.

Their next opponent was the Westminster Titans.

“We talked a little bit about being the underdog in the Westminster match,” said Benkwoski. “And how on any given day you can upset top teams. We went into the Westminster match ready to fight and to never give up.”

“After the loss we did our thing, we relaxed, took a break, and talked to coach,” said Skinner. “Going into

Men's soccer team loses non-conference match

By TIMMY KAISER

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University men’s soccer team traveled to Steubenville, Ohio for a non-conference match against the Franciscan University Barons on Monday.

The Barons (3-3-1) downed the Jackets (0-8) by a score of 3-1.

For the second straight game, the Jackets jumped out to an early 1-0 lead. Senior forward Victor Browne scored the goal in the second minute of the contest. It was the second straight game in which Browne got the Jackets on the board early.

“I’ve gotten more chances lately,” said Browne. “I have to continue to take advantage of the chances I’m getting and finish them.”

The Barons scored the equalizing goal in the thirteenth minute. Two more Barons’ goals in the 15th and 16th minutes, respectively, gave them a 3-1 lead, which they did not relinquish. It was the second straight game the Jackets could not maintain their early lead.

“I think it should give us confidence definitely,” said head coach Brad Heethuis about the early goal. “Now we have to keep that lead for longer than five minutes, and extend that lead and score second and third goals.”

During Monday night’s game, the early lead lasted only ten minutes. Although the Jackets have created more chances to score in recent games, they will need even more goals to get into the win column.

Weekly Awards

“Creating chances has been big for us,” said Heethuis. “The first couple games we weren’t creating and now we are creating a lot more, we just need to be better finishers.”

Building off early leads will be key for the Jackets moving forward as Presidents’ Athletic Conference play is set to begin a week from Saturday.

According to Heethuis, Franciscan is one of many tough teams the Jackets have played during their nonconference section of their schedule. The headliner of their schedule was highly ranked Kenyon University, who they played in their first match of the season.

“It has been a very tough non-conference schedule,” said Heethuis. “Couple that

Men's XC places 11th at St. Vincent

By DONNY CHEDRICK For the Yellow Jacket

Ayers

Gerber

Waynesburg University athletics had two female standouts with one on the court and the other on the course.

Freshman volleyball player setter Sydni Ayers and sophomore women’s cross-country runner Julie Gerber both rose above the rest in their respective sports.

Ayers set a high in assists in her young collegiate career with 42 against Thiel on Sept. 16. She totaled 81 assists in the past matches.

In those same matches, the Manhattan, Montana native has tallied eight service aces and 26 digs.

Gerber finished 12th this past weekend at the Saint Vincent Invitational.

She was the first Division III runner to finish the race.

The Uniontown, Pennsylvania native helped the Jackets in placing fourth overall as a team.

For the second time this semester, Gerber was honored as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week. For the second consecutive week, the Yellow Jackets were ranked by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The team remains in the number-nine slot in the Division III Mideast Regional Rankings.

The volleyball team returns to the court Thursday, Sept. 24 as it will host Mount Aloysius College. The match will start at 7p.m.

The Jackets will host Bethany and Grove City Saturday for a tri-match. First match is set to begin at 11 a.m. All of those matches will be held in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

The women’s cross-country has the next week off and will not return to action until Oct. 3. The team will travel to Geneseo, New York for the Mike Woods Invitational.

No start time has been determined yet.

with a lot of players new to the college game and you’re going to struggle a bit.”

With still over a week until conference play begins, the Jackets will have time to work things out.

“We have to continue to work hard in practice,” said Browne. “We have to take advantage of the extra practice time we have to prepare for the next game.”

The Jackets improvement can be seen. Playing with a lead can be hard for a young team, and they will need to learn quickly in order to notch their first win.

The Jackets will take the field looking for their first win of the season Saturday as they take on the Raiders of Mount Union under the lights at John F. Wiley Stadium at 7 p.m.

The Waynesburg University men’s cross-country team finished 11th out of 17 teams in its meet at Saint Vincent College Saturday.

“It’s a little below what we wanted,” said head coach Chris Hardie. “I would have really liked a top-ten finish.”

Some of Waynesburg’s runners struggled to place where they were used to, but others shined for the first time.

“We had two freshmen step up and solidify our number two and three spots,” said Hardie. “That’s pretty nice for us to have some younger runners to step into that spot.”

Joel Kuzminski and Jacob Pryor placed second and third, respectively, for Waynesburg, but the team was led by senior Ben McAuley.

“Ben is inspirational all the time,” said Kuzminski. “He’s always giving a pep talk and thinking positive.”

When leaders like McAuley are graduated and gone next fall, new members of the team have to take the reins.

“We are a very hard-working group,” said Kuzminski.

“By my senior year I want to make a statement that Waynesburg is definitely here to hopefully start winning Presidents’ Athletic Conference titles.”

It is clear these freshmen are here to make an impact now; this team is about to get a boost in depth.

“For us as a team, we are fully healthy now, which is really nice,” said Hardie.

“Some people are sore and tight, but in the next couple of weeks we will have everyone at full strength."

The final results from the Saint Vincent Invitational had the host school, the Saint Vincent Bearcats, winning the event as a team and fellow PAC foe, Grove City finishing third. As the third ranked team in the PAC, Waynesburg faces a challenge to move up in the standings.

“Realistically, we’re not there; those are two pretty elite teams,” said Hardie. “We have to continue to recruit and progress as a team and coaching staff.”

The men’s cross-country team gets a break this weekend after participating in a race every week for nearly a month.

“This is more of a recovery period for us; we want to stretch every night and still get a lot of fluids,” said Kuzminski. “I want to do this right things so I am mentally and physically prepared for the next race.”

The Yellow Jackets are off this weekend before traveling to the State University of New York at Geneseo for the Mike Wood Invitational on Oct. 3.

Westminster we were ready and we knew that we could beat them, and we knew what needed to be done.”

The Jackets took the first two sets from the Titans by scores of 25-22 and 25-18 giving the Jackets the lead against a tough opponent.

“The success came from the team,” said Benkowski.

“Everyone that was in the gym helped us to get those

two sets. We played well together and we played relaxed.”

As the match went on however, the Titans rallied to take the last three sets from Waynesburg by scores of 2521, 25-20 and 15-8.

“They got a lead on us in the beginning of the game,” said Skinner. “As soon as we start out with a bad start it ruins the rest of the game for us, and we are trying to play ketchup. We had the momentum, but we didn’t carry it on to the third game from the start.”

Benkowski said the losses over the weekend will motive her team moving forward.

“We have to play Waynesburg Volleyball,” said Benkowski. “We can’t worry about who our opponent is on Wednesday. If we play the best we can play that’s all I am asking as a coach.”

The Jackets will host Mount Aloysius College tonight.

“We have to play a whole match as a team,” said Benkwoski. “We can’t get worked up on things we can’t change and we have to stay focused the whole time.”

The match tonight is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Editor’s Note: For coverage of yesterday's Bethany match, go online to www.theyellowjacket.org

Injuries continue to bring challenges for women's tennis team

By TYLER GODWIN AND CODY YANKULIC For the Yellow Jacket

The women’s tennis team took to action Tuesday against the Alderson Broaddus Battlers. Despite the loss, there were a couple positives for head coach Ron Christman and the Jackets.

In doubles play, the number three doubles team of Heidi Evans and Nikki Williams played a competitive match against Alderson Broaddus’ Joluise Binkley and Nneoma Ameachi.

With the score of that set totaling 8-4, the team dropped the set but managed to score a few points against the Alderson Broaddus 3rd doubles team.

Christman explained the Jackets went in shorthanded to Tuesday’s matchup with two out of six of the team’s top players having to stay back to stay caught up in the classroom. This group of players that had to stay back included the regular third doubles team.

Christman also explained that up-and-coming freshman Aubree Brown, who is on the first doubles team and is the second singles player, is really learning a lot from senior Rachel Klemash.

Last weekend, the women’s tennis team fell short in both matches in a tri-match this past weekend against Geneva and Marietta College. The team fell to Geneva 8-1 and to Marietta 7-2.

Christman was enthused coming into the day because the number two doubles team of seniors Emily McDonold and Rachel Wilson was finally able to play together for the first time.

“Emily missed a week and a half of school and tennis, which included our first three matches,” said Christman. “Saturday was the first time all year we had close to our full lineup.”

The duo of Wilson and McDonold fell 8-4 in their doubles match.

Brown and Klemash got the lone victory of 8-2 in a doubles match for the Yellow Jackets against Geneva’s duo of senior Samantha Jensen and junior Elizabeth Stewart.

“Brown and Klemash played a very good match,” said Christman. “ They

played very aggressive.”

Unfortunately, the other players on team were not as successful as the remaining two doubles matches were dropped 8-4 and 8-4, respectively, as well as all six singles matches to drop to 0-2 in conference play.

The te am lo oke d to bounce back later that day in a non-conference matchup against Marietta College but fell short once again. Wilson in particular played well in this match, helping to gain the only two victories for the team in the loss.

The number two doubles team of McDonold and Wilson won in convincing fashion, beating sophomore Hannah Stankus and freshman Brandi Reed 8-0.

“Emily said she felt much more comfortable playing in the afternoon match than in the morning,” said Christman. “The difference of getting back out there on the court was huge.”

Wilson carried her strong play from the doubles match over to her singles match, as she defeated freshman Elyssa Ackerman 7-6, 6-3 for the second a final win of the match for Waynesburg.

Brown and Klemash were rested during the singles matches and acted as assistant coaches.

“It was nice to get to see the four, five and six singles players because I normally don’t get to see them play,” said Klemash. “There were a lot of close games and a lot of positives could be taken from watching them.”

The team is still haunted by a lack of depth according to Christman, however, as Klemash, Wilson and McDonold are the only returning starters on the team, with Brown being asked to contribute greatly as a freshman.

“If we are missing any one of those top four players, it is a real issue for the whole team,” said Christman. “It’s just been a perfect storm as far as anything that can happen to keep us from having a good lineup.”

“We just need to have confidence and be aggressive on the court,” said Klemash.

“We have a young team that needs to continue to grow throughout the season.”

The team will host Washington & Jefferson Thursday.

Start time is slated for 3:30 p.m.

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September 24, 2015

Week four football preview: Bethany

By JOHN LYDIC Staff Writer

Waynesburg is set to try and break a two-game losing streak as it plays its season opener at John F. Wiley Stadium Saturday.

The Yellow Jackets return home after a 1-2 road trip to begin the season, most recently falling to Geneva Saturday 41-24.

Junior wide receiver Kevin Barnes Jr. led the Waynesburg offense with five receptions and 80 yards to go along with a touchdown in the loss.

Senior linebacker Jonathan Carlier and junior defensive lineman Zach Machuga paced the Waynesburg defense as they led the team in tackles with eight and seven, respectively.

B ethany travels to Waynesburg coming off a 38-24 loss against Westminster.

Last season Waynesburg’s comeback bid fell short in a 33-27 loss at Bethany.

players that are going to be great players. Anybody can beat anybody in this league in any given week.”

Blanketing Blinn

Waynesburg will have to pay attention to Bethany’s senior wide receiver Eric Blinn on Saturday as he has had three successful games previously against the Yellow Jackets totaling 29 receptions for 362 yards and three touchdowns.

“Nobody is going to be prepared for Blinn, whoever he plays. It could be anyone that plays him. That doesn’t matter,” said Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas. “We just want to limit his yards and be in more sound coverage and want to eliminate the explosive plays. I think right now if we consider what has taken place the last two weeks, the explosive plays and the momentum plays on long yardage downs where we don’t get a stop or the opponent gets big emotional plays on you."

Waynesburg has allowed the fourth most passing yards in the Presidents’ Ath-

Working Willie

letic Conference, giving up 258.3 yards per game.

Late-game dramatics Four of the last five games between these two teams have been decided by seven points or fewer with the game-winning scoring drives coming in the fourth quarter or later, three out of

those four times. Waynesburg is 1-3 in those contests.

“I’m not a guy to ever make excuses. We are guys as a coaching staff that want to put our guys in the right position,” said Shepas. “This is a great opportunity to be in this situation. It’s not the situation you want, but let’s face it, it’s a part of sports.

We have a lot of good young

Senior running back and wide receiver Willie Leavell has 54 total offensive yards through three games this season. At this point last year, Leavell had 138.

“A lot of those gun-andruns are play-action options where [Leavell] a second option,” said Shepas. “We need to get him the ball more in those circumstances.”

Last season Leavell finished with 66 total yards of offense against Bethany, and added 118 yards in the return game.

Stopping the Streak Waynesburg is currently on a two-game losing streak having lost back-to-back games to Saint Vincent and Geneva.

Waynesburg has not lost

three games in a row under Shepas since his second season as head coach when Waynesburg lost three nonconference games to open the 2006 season.

Waynesburg looks to avoid this by beating the team they have lost two in a row to by a combined 13 points.

Route to 66 On Saturday, Shepas looks to go for 66th career victory, which would make him the all-time wins leader as head coach at the helm of the Waynesburg football program.

Waynesburg has recorded at least five wins in nine of the previous 10 seasons under Shepas and have finished third or better in the standings six out of those 10 years.

Shepas’ first career victory came back on Sept. 24, 2005 in a 28-7 win over Manchester University in his second career game as the Waynesburg head coach.

Lawman: Starting running back Meyer: With below .500 season looming, many positives still ahead likely to return for 2016 season Continued from C2

loss to Westminster.

On the other hand, though, star senior wide receiver Eric Blinn is in his fourth season of torching PAC opponents and he did just that two weeks ago against Thiel with his 185 yards on 12 receptions, three of which went for touchdowns.

With a secondary for the Jackets that is inexperienced and young, while adding in the fact that two of their better cornerbacks including starter junior Josh Mundell and senior Dontae Gibson are injured, being able to contain Blinn, who has been a knife in the side to the Jackets in the past, will be a different task.

With the Bethany game looking bleaker than at the beginning of the season, so do many others. Grove City, despite almost upsetting Geneva two weeks ago, is still the worst team in the conference and the Jackets are too talented, despite the youth, to lose that game.

Before looking at the next three games, let’s fast forward to the end of the year. The last two games for the Jackets are at Thomas More and at W&J.

With those teams only getting stronger in 2015 than in 2014, those games seem to be losses for this year’s team. Those are two top-25 Division III teams, while Waynesburg is in a rebuilding year.

Following Grove City, the Jackets travel to take on Case Western Reserve, a team that isn’t a top dog in the conference, but seems to be much improved from last year after walloping Saint Vincent last week 49-14, a team the Jackets lost to earlier in the season.

Next the Jackets take on Westminster, which—at this point in the season—seems to be the third best team in the conference after barely losing at ranked W&J 35-31 and winning a road matchup against Bethany.

Waynesburg then takes on Thiel at home, which will be a toss-up game.

The Jackets have struggled in the past and even this season to stop dual-threat quarterbacks—evidenced by senior quarterback Evan Shimensky at Saint Vincent—and Thiel has a solid threat in junior quarterback Ryan Radke.

Is it possible for the Jackets to salvage the 2015 season?

Yes. Is it likely or should it be expected? No. This team is very young and inexperienced, but talented. For a school that is a more comparable college to Geneva and Grove City than to Thomas More and W&J, it is very impressive what has been done here with the program over the past decade.

This rebuilding period is a process almost all colleges go through. Players like freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty and freshman defensive back Justin Willkow are one’s who've been thrown into the fire right away.

It’s not easy to come in as a freshman and be a crucial part of a team that has been as successful as Waynesburg has been in the past years, especially for Dougherty.

Those are two players, along with freshman running backs Zach Helsel and Austin Wilson, are talented players who with time will be very successful players.

It’s disappointing that Waynesburg will have a down 2015 season record wise considering the past successes of the team. But give this group of underclassmen time to grow and learn, the rebuilding process will likely only last one season.

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Lawman spent most of his football career playing middle linebacker, and he thought he would go to college to play defense. But, heading into his senior season, Lawman did not think he was big enough to play linebacker at the college level, so he switched to playing running back at his high school, Poland Seminary. Lawman then decided to come to Waynesburg to play football now.

“My friend [senior defensive end] Jordan Voitus also came to Waynesburg," Lawman said. "We always kind of knew we were going to play football and go to the same college.”

Heading into his sophomore season, health was something Lawman and Shepas wanted to focus on.

"Sophomore year I started off slow, because I was coming off the concussion,” Lawman said. “And then [junior running back] Jake [Forsythe] got hurt, and I started picking it up and getting more carries.

But then against Geneva I had a high ankle sprain that kept me out most of the rest of the year.”

Lawman led the Jackets in

rushing attempts and rushing yards with 431 yards on 105 carries. “[Going into] my junior year, I was planning on having the best year I’ve ever had,” Lawman said. “I was training so hard. I spent so much money on personal training. I was training seven times a week. I trained way too much.”

“We wanted to just keep him healthy,” Shepas said.

“Jerry is always going to be a productive player. He has been since his freshman year.

Going into his junior year he gained the weight, which he thought would be necessary to keep him healthy. And when his body adjusted to the extra weight he gained that caused some of the other issues.”

Lawman injured his hamstring early in training camp, which would keep him out most of the preseason. He led the team in rushing the first game of the season, but sprained his ankle in the second game, which kept him out four weeks.

After the four weeks were up, Lawman injured his hamstring again, which hampered him for the rest of his junior season.

Senior running back Jake Forsythe went on last season

to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a successful campaign for the Yellow Jackets.

Shepas believes the rushing game would have been the same if Lawman was healthy.

“It would have just been Jerry’s carries versus Jake’s carries,” Shepas said. “It was an opportunity taken advantage of on Jake’s behalf. We didn’t really see a difference.”

This season, Lawman is averaging 5.3 yards per carry with 290 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

The coaching staff is trying to keep Lawman to a snap count, but they have exceeded that number in two of the three games.

“We’re trying to keep me down to 15 carries a game,” Lawman said. “But I know the offense a little bit better than the other running backs right now, but I think later in the year we’ll get into a nice rotation because we have some nice running backs. We have a bunch of running backs who can play."

Since Lawman missed most of his freshman year, and he got the medical redshirt from that season, he still has a year of eligibility left. Lawman said he is likely to return next season, but he has not made his decision yet.

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a fumbled punt by a Geneva returner.

“I thought [Dougherty] had a great play-action fake on the touchdown to [Tim] Cooper,” said Shepas. “We want to move the pocket a little bit, and we want to do the things that he likes."

Geneva answered back quickly on its next drive when Channing hooked up with sophomore wide receiver Nick Cook for a 28-yard touchdown to tie the game at seven.

After a 36-yard kick from senior Scott Lewis made the score 10-7 in favor of the Yellow Jackets, combined with a Geneva three-andout, Waynesburg took over in Golden Tornado territory.

The Yellow Jackets increased their lead to 10 when Dougherty connected with junior wide receiver Kevin Barnes Jr., who finished the game with five receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown, on a 33-yard score.

Despite the loss, Dougherty had his best performance to date. Dougherty finished the day completing 24 of 40 pass attempts for 218 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

"If we go back and look

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Freshman quarterback Jake Dougherty has impressed head coach Rick Shepas in his first three games. at progression, I think Jake Dougherty is further along— so much further along—than Carter [Hill] was after his first three starts, which you’d have to be breaking down this film to see what we’re talking about,” Shepas said.

“You know what, they have a freshman quarterback and that kid’s going to be really good,” said Geneva head coach Geno DeMarco.

Shepas said he will not compromise the team’s and Dougherty’s long-term success to achieve short-term success.

“Here’s one thing that I won’t compromise: We’re not going to draw it into the dirt to win the game with a

young quarterback,” Shepas said. “[Dougherty’s] longterm success is more important than our short-term success. There are just things that we’re not going to do. We’re not going to get in the allusion that Jake Dougherty has to win us the game.”

Geneva ended the second quarter with 14 unanswered points on two Channing touchdown passes to go into halftime up 21-17.

The Golden Tornadoes scored on their first two drives of the second half, while the Yellow Jackets could not stop Channing and could not sustain drives on offense.

Channing connected with junior wide receiver Devin

Kelosky for a 22-yard touchdown on Geneva’s first drive of the half to put the Golden Tornadoes up 28-17. A Waynesburg three-and-out led to Geneva scoring again with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Channing to Cook.

Channing ended the contest with 312 passing yards and five touchowns.

“The difference is, at least right now, we have guys playing positions who are being depended on instead of role players," Shepas said. “They need more experience in their role as being guys who are the playmakers instead of the role player.”

Another Waynesburg three-and-out gave Geneva another prime opportunity to score, and the Golden Tornadoes scored on their fourth straight drive as running back Eric Lucich ran for a 23-yard touchdown.

The final score on the day was a Waynesburg score, which ended its almost 35-minute scoring drought, with about nine minutes remaining in the game. Dougherty found junior wide receiver James Steele for a 6-yard touchdown.

On Saturday, Waynesburg will come home for its home opener against Bethany.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

on long-term success Continued from C1

ing of how to set protections and where he is going with ball to the whole nine yards.

He’s doing a great job of progressing.”

Dougherty finished the day with 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 24 of 40 pass attempts.

Junior wide receivers Tim Cooper and Kevin Barnes caught Dougherty’s first two scores before another junior, James Steele, was the benefit of Dougherty’s third TD pass, giving Steele his first collegiate touchdown catch.

Senior running back Jerry Lawman managed another 100-total-yard performance for the third week in a row on his 21 touches, while senior running back and wide receiver Willie Leavell remained quiet in the offense, which Shepas said has to change.

“Getting Willie [Leavell] involved is big,” said Shepas.

“That’s part of seeing the field better. We have some options where we need to start giving him looks and that hopefully will come.”

Following the game, Shepas also brought on the notion that Waynesburg’s

faithful fan base should stay calm and “buy-in to the process,” as Waynesburg’s young team is working hard to make adjustments and improve in several different aspects of the game.

“We’re working on a lot of things right now,” said Shepas. “We’re talking as a staff about how we can fix things and what we need to fix. We’re not handling sudden change in momentum well to this point, so that’s one of the big things we’re working on.”

“The other issue we have is the need for our players to block out the outside noise,” said Shepas. “This is a good situation for us to be in. We need to block the noise and keep working hard. But even with that said, I will not compromise the long-term success of our team with a young quarterback for short-term success.”

Moving forward the Jackets will look for more leadership from the seniors, according to Shepas, as well as better play on both sides of the ball when the team comes home for the first time in the 2015 season Saturday, when it hosts PAC rival, Bethany at 1:30 p.m. at John F. Wiley Stadium.

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Students take study break with late night activities Mylan visits campus to recruit

By LUISA SINGLETARY and MARY HOFFMAN Copy Editors

L ast weekend, many Waynesburg University students met up with old friends and made new ones while facing off in ping-pong battles and board game competitions.

On Sept. 19, the Waynesburg University Student Activities Board held a Game Night and Late Night Breakfast for students from 10 p.m. to midnight in the Beehive. Students were invited to choose from a table covered in board and card games like Clue, Uno Attack, Settlers of Catan, Malarky, Dominos and many more.

A variety of breakfast foods was provided by Aladdin Food Services including sausage, French toast, eggs, hash browns and orange juice.

Waynesburg’s first Late Night breakfast was held last year, but was then accompanied by an Open Mic Night.

Bradley Gillespie, sophomore nursing major and secretary of Student Activities Board, has attended both Late Night breakfasts and believes this year’s event brought more interest.

“I think it is a better turnout this year than last year,” said Gillespie. “I think this freshman class is more involved than the previous classes.”

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Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

After the breakfast was served, students were able to join others and partake in different games in the Beehive. Ping Pong, Uno Attack, Dominoes and other games were enjoyed as students played the night away. ever, more than 50 people came out.

As secretary and active member of Student Activities Board, Gillespie is familiar with the objectives for these events.

“The purpose of this event is to get students to interact with each other and make more friends and eat some breakfast,” said Gillespie.

The Beehive was full of students in line for food, gathering around tables pushed together to play board games, blasting music and putting the ping-pong

table to use.

Among them was Kevin Thacker, a sophomore exercise science major, who decided to attend after completing his shift at Bob Evans.

“Well, if you want the truth, I came back from work and everyone that I know was here and there was food. Plus, there were board games,” said Thacker. “Free food, board games, and fun: what more could you want?”

Though many Student Activities Board events are either held either during the

day or before 9 p.m., Thacker enjoyed this event being held later in the evening.

“For me, it’s better at night. School’s done, work’s done, I got nothing to do,” he said. “It’s a good time to relax.”

Other students still had work to do, but made time to come out anyway.

“Even though all the chatter and buzzing around can be distracting for some, for me it doesn’t bother me from doing my work,” said senior nursing major Madelyn Luhrman. “Plus, I have

brain food.”

Anthony Jarrell, resident director of Martin Hall, was excited by how many students enjoyed the night.

“I was very encouraged by the amount of people that came out for a late game night on a Saturday,” said Jarrell.

He believes the event will definitely return; the question is, how often?

“I think this is a unique thing to do once a semester,” said Jarrell. “If this keeps getting a ton of people, it could become a monthly thing.”

On Sept. 18, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Corporation came to Waynesburg University to recruit potential interns for the summer of 2016.

According to their mission statement, Mylan is “committed to setting new standards in health care, working together around the world to provide 7 billion people access to high quality medicine.”

Mylan believes that everyone should be able to afford the proper medicine, and they strive to create high quality medicine at an affordable price.

Mylan is the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world, with facilities in 145 countries and territories.

Their product line consists of about 1,400 different products.

One out of every 13 prescriptions in the United States is a Mylan product, and around the world, Mylan has helped 40 percent of people infected with HIV/AIDS. See MYLAN on D2

SAB offers ‘stress-free’ day with horses Changes to annual Cram the Van fundraiser in action

By AUTUMN FOUST

Assistant Advertising Director

On Sept. 19, students had a new experience at the Rolling Hills Ranch. Students left the campus at about 11 a.m. and returned to campus around 3:30 p.m.

When they first arrived to the ranch, participants had to sign papers and then wait for their horses to be brought out.

Rolling Hills Ranch in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania is home to many different types of horses. They have a professional staff that helps both beginners and professionals experience riding on the trail.

The ranch understands that life is stressful, and they want to provide a way for riders to enjoy a stress-free day on these trails.

Sara Carpenter, junior business administration major, had a great time riding on Saturday.

“It brought back childhood memories,” said Carpenter. “It was really nice to get off of campus for a day.”

Although she had fun, Carpenter expected to be able to take her horse anywhere.

“I didn’t like that we had to stay in a line on the path with

By EMILY HACKMAN

Multimedia Team Member

Photo courtesy of Sara Carpenter

Lexi Boudreau, a junior digital design major, rides her horse near the back of the line. Other students lead the way on the trail. the other horses,” she said.

Overall, though, Carpenter really enjoyed this experience and hopes to go again.

April Cho, a Korean exchange student, shared a memorable story from the trip. Cho stated that she seems to always have difficulties with horses. At first, Cho’s horse was being good and staying in line, but after a while “he turned stubborn.”

At first the ride was very relaxing, according to Cho, until her horse decided he was going to create his own

path.

“I pulled his rope left, but instead he went right,” said Cho. The horse wouldn’t stop until a staff member came to help.

“He had to get off of his horse to get him under control,” said Cho. Once the staff member got the horse under control and back on track, Cho was able to begin riding again. Cho felt bad that the horses do not experience much freedom and for most of the day

they are working hard.

Overall, Carpenter and Cho had a good time, and agree that, if given the opportunity, they would love to go again.

On the way home, students stopped at Sarris Candy in Canonsburg. Students could order ice cream and were able to shop in the candy shop afterward.

Normal rates for the Rolling Hills Ranch are $25 per hour, but students received a group discount of $15 for being from the university.

As f a l l we at he r ap proaches and leaves start to change color and drift to the ground, it is time to put away the summer shorts and break out the jeans and winter boots.

The fall season also means that homecoming is drawing near and with homecoming comes Waynesburg Un i v e r s i ty’s annual Cram the Van-.

C r a m the Van is an important aspect of the school, according to Patricia Bristor, associate dean of students.

“It’s a part of our mission,” said Bristor. “It’s who we are: Faith, Learning and Serving.”

Cram the Van is looking

for donations to fill a van to send to the Greene County Salvation Army. Donations include: gently worn clothes, non-perishable food items, paper products, baby products and personal hygiene items. Monetary donations are also welcome.

“Every little bit counts,” said Bristor.

Sister Audrey Quinn, director of Greene County Service Center, says that t he S a lv a tion Army is in critical need of cereal, canned soup, canned f r u it s an d canned vegetables.

“The emergency food pantry is almost empty and everything is greatly appreciated,” said Quinn.

Cram the Van is essential to the Salvation Army and See FUNDRAISER on D2

WCTV is off to the races with a new student-produced show

By SHON MEADE Managing Editor

Waynesburg Community Television has added another show to its lineup of student-produced shows.

“Waynesburg Wheels” is the newest show to join the ever-expanding amount of entertainment that WCTV creates.

Nick Merrill, a sophomore electronic media major, came up with the idea during the fall of his freshman year after meeting fellow classmate Kenny Knouse.

The show is inspired by

the hit BBC show “Top Gear.”

This show was recently cancelled, but it lasted well over twenty seasons. “[Top Gear] is very interesting to the fact that anyone can watch it and enjoy it,” said Merrill. “Avid car fans will love it too because they go very in-depth with the car, but are also so entertaining that everyone will sit down and enjoy.”

Mer r ill would like “Waynesburg Wheels” to have the same effect on the people who are watching it.

Over the last year, Merrill has been gathering in-

“Avid car fans will love it too because they go very in-depth with the car, but are also so entertaining that everyone will sit down and enjoy.”

NICK MERRILL

Sophomore electronic media major

formation to help pitch his show idea to WCTV general manager Anthony Conn.“It’s something very different for us compared to what we did in the past,” said Conn, a senior electronic media major.

“Waynesburg Wheels” will help get away from the idea that everything within the department is sports-related.

The show will focus on local people and their cars.

A few weeks ago, the crew participated in 50s Fest in Waynesburg, and the first episode of the show has a segment dedicated to the festival.

Any students on campus who feel like they have something to add to the show are

encouraged reach out to Merrill. According to Conn, it is because of Merrill’s initiative to get this show off the ground that he okayed it. There will be at least two episodes being produced this semester. Dates and times that the show will air on the station have yet to be announced.

Knouse, a sophomore history major, is the main host of the show.

“It’s not that difficult to get involved if you’re not in the major,” said Knouse when asked about being a non-communication stu-

dent. “It’s a good experience, but it’s scary because I don’t know what I’m doing, but it’s helpful because people are patient.”

Another member of the talent team is freshman electronic media major Paul Hicks, who is a co-host.

“It was surprising,” said Hicks after finding out that he got the position over an upperclassman. “I want to get as involved as I can.”

The first episode of “Waynesburg Wheels” has wrapped up production and is in the process of being edited.

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September 24, 2015

'The Voice' contestant performs at WU Mylan: 120 internships

By MITCHELL ROSS

For the Yellow Jacket

“Rock, with a little bit of alternative country feel, that’s what fits best with me,” said Matt Cermanski.

Waynesburg University was able to hear Cermanski, an up-and-coming artist, last Wednesday in the Beehive at the semester’s first coffeehouse.

Cermanski has been playing music since he was 13 years old when he bought his first guitar. From there, his passion for music and a career in the music industry began to grow.

“I grew up playing music and coming from a musical family. I just want to have fun,” said Cermanski. “I just love music so much. If there is an instrument around, I have to touch it.”

Cermanski auditioned for Season Five of NBC’s ‘The Voice’ and become a contestant on the team led

by Maroon 5’s lead singer, Adam Levine.

Cermanski said Levine compared him to a younger version of himself. Levine’s adage of “Be Yourself ” was the biggest thing the young singer remembers.

“Find your own voice, be your own artist. I think that was the greatest advice I got,” said Cermanski. “I feel like a lot of people play music and they want to sound like someone else, but be the best you you can be. Find your own sound and people will like that.”

The Voice was a path that really jump-started Cermanski’s career. He said it opened doors that led him to move out to Los Angeles.

“It showed me what it takes to get to the next level,”

said Cermanski. “What you need to be like, what it’s like to be on a big stage, what it’s like to be on national TV with all the cameras in your face.”

At the coffeehouse, Cermanski gave students a mix of original songs, such as “Until I See Joline,” “Fine

by Myself ” and “Can’t Love a Memory,” and covers of famous songs like Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide.”

Senior nursing major Kristen Sniezek and senior psychology major Amanda Hooker attended together, and each loved the performance.

“It was one of the best cof feehouses yet, with great song selections,” said Sniezek. “My favorite was ‘Landslide’ because that is my mom’s favorite song.”

“There was a good variety of songs between originals and songs people knew,” said Hooker. “It was very entertaining and he had a clever way of avoiding awkward silence.”

Sophomore nursing major Brad Gillespie, who is also secretary of the Student Activities Board (SAB), is a huge advocate for students to attend events like this one.

“Coffeehouses give students the opportunity to have a different environment to study rather than just being in their room,” said Gillespie. “The town of Waynesburg does not have any coffee houses, so the college offers music and a free mug, and who doesn’t like a free mug and free coffee?”

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Mitch Ross, Yellow Jacket

Guest artist Matt Cermanski takes the stage in the Beehive while performing at the first Coffeehouse of the semester. pany whose founder, Chris Kellner, is a resident director at Waynesburg. Kellner’s interest in coffeehouses is multi-faceted.

“It’s a great way to get connected on campus and have students try coffee,” said Kellner. “Our SAB does a great job at finding artists to sing, and I love the communal atmosphere of the event.”

The artist, the students and the coffee supplier all seem to be echoing the same

thing: coffeehouses are a hit and will certainly continue here at Waynesburg University.

“It’s cool to come to cities I have never been to before, especially in Pennsylvania, since I am from Philadelphia. It is cool to meet new fans in each city, people that would not hear my music, and to work from the ground up,” said Cermanski.

“I felt good the entire set. I felt into it, and I would love to be back.”

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to the community.

Last year, one and a half vans were filled with donations. This year, the goal is to fill at least two vans to send to the Salvation Army.

Cram the Van starts Sept.

28 and runs until the day of homecoming, Oct. 3.

At the kickoff of Cram the Van on Sept. 28 from 11:30

a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Denny Hall’s parking lot, there will be music played by WCYJFM along with corn hole and other activities.

This year, there are some major changes to how Cram the Van will operate as opposed to previous years.

In former years, people who donated items received a homecoming t-shirt.

This year, there will be no t-shirts given away. In-

stead, for each donation of 10 items, the student will receive an entry into a grand prize drawing, which will be held during Friday night’s Pep Rally.

“This year we wanted to focus on the act of giving,” said Bristor.

Donations will be accepted at the van in Denny’s parking lot, Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and again

from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. All students are encouraged to donate.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, the van will be open for donations during Jacketfest, and then moved to the John F. Wiley Stadium for the football game against Grove City.

After the conclusion of the game, the van will deliver the donations to the Salvation Army.

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Though this was her first time competing in Waynesburg Idol, Branthoover is not short on experience.

“I’ve sang actually most of my life and I’ve been in performance groups since I was about 11,” she said.

Judge Dr. Karen Younger, assistant professor of history, absolutely loved the performance.

“Sweetheart, get out the hammer and the b o a r d . Yo u nailed it,” said Younger.

Following Bran-

thoover was sophomore Elisabeth Gray, singing “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from the Phantom of the Opera.

“I sang ‘Two Black Cadillacs’ [to audition] and they wanted me to go in a different direction,” said Gray. “They loved it but they would’ve liked to hear something sweeter. So I was like, ‘Let me go all the way operatic; like that’s as sweet as you

can get.’”

Judge Vikki Beppler, assistant director of Alumni Relations, complimented Gray’s passionate showcase of the song, as well as her “fabulous stage presence.”

Brad Gillepsie, who auditioned for WU Idol as a dare, surprised every one by strutting around the stage singing “Blank Space”

by Taylor Swift.

The judges were thrilled by his entertaining performance and crowd-pleasing attitude.

“I chose the song I chose because I wanted something really upbeat the audience would know, and I didn’t think they would expect a guy coming out to ‘Blank Space’ by T-Swizzle,” said Gillepsie.

“I used to be in musicals and plays, so I don’t really get that nervous; but I just like to see

Veronica Steen sings during the first round of WU Idol.

Contestants have to wait until the following Friday to find out if they have what it takes to move on.

Paul Hicks, Yellow Jacket

the audience get energetic and I like to feed off of that.”

Freshman forensic science major Kelsey Prough was next, singing “T-shirt”

by Birdy. The judges praised her easy, relaxed voice.

Sophomore Cara Badger returned to WU Idol for the second time, singing “Once Upon a December” from the animated movie, Anastasia.

On stage, Badger expressed her excitement for Round 2, which is Disneythemed.

Mattie Winowitch, a freshman journalism major, gave her rendition of “Royals” by Lorde, and the judges praised her confidence on stage.

“I just feel like once I’m on stage I just come alive,” said Winowitch.

Wrapping up the evening was freshman nursing major Rebecca Strang, singing “Red” by Taylor Swift.

Strang, who was also sporting red jeans for her performance, earned the judges’ and audience’s approval.

Summing it up, Younger said, “Good job. Love the pants.”

Round one of Waynesburg Idol showcased several talented students. At the show’s end, audience members were prompted to vote for their favorite contestant, which will determine who will continue on in the competition.Round two will be held on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. in Goodwin Performing Arts Center.

This is the first time that Mylan has visited this fall to meet with interested students.

They have over 120 internships and full-time opportunities.

One of Mylan’s most successful products is the Epinephrine auto injector (Epi Pen), which has helped thousands of people suffering from an anaphylaxis throughout the world.

Mylan resides in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown, West Virginia.

Their Morgantown manufacturing building is about one million square feet and is their largest manufacturing site. Mylan employs 30,000 people from around the world.

Mylan’s internship programs offer a wide variety of choices for students.

Anne Terpack, a recruiting specialist for Mylan, came to speak about Mylan and their internship program.

Mylan offers accounting, finance, marketing, advertising, human resources, business administration and many other opportunities for prospecting students.

These opportunities are geared towards business majors and some communication majors.

The first step to applying for an internship is to go to Mylan.com/careers toward the middle of October.

From here, students can search the internship opportunities for next sum-

mer.

If a student obtains a phone interview, they will be expected to prepare a resume and have full focus on the interviewers.

After this objective, students will have a face-toface interview.

After an intern is hired, they will be given a business case.

The business case will completely lay out all of the intern’s duties and plans for the summer of 2016.

Interns will be evaluated at the end of their 12-week period on their ability to lead, learn, teach and perform.

“My internship experience within the Global Finance Department at Mylan enhanced my professional skills and portfolio,” said Katie Marteeney, Waynesburg University alumna and former intern at Mylan.

“I learned about international business and pharmaceuticals, as well as teamwork and integrity.

More importantly, interns are heard and their opinions and ideas are taken seriously.

Mylan prepared me to launch my career and face the business industry.”

Mylan offers 40 percent of their interns an opportunity after college to obtain a job with them.

Business and communication students are encouraged to attend future Mylan events for upcoming opportunities.

Mylan will be back on campus for a Networking Night some time later this fall.

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17. "Gilligan's Island" ingénue 18. How some things are written 19. Telltale facial mark 21. The clink 22. Field 23. Scolding 27. Japanese food item sold in sheets 29. Dept. head, e.g.

31. Selene's Roman coun terpart 32. El __ 34. Barely make waves?

36. Some RPI grads 37. Medium-dry sherry 39. Political initials since 1884 40. Wonder Girl or Kid Flash 42. Quiet spots 44. Twin seen in a thesau rus?

45. Abs, pecs, delts, etc.

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62. Knee-slapping 63. Original McDonald's mascot 64. Stand behind

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3. It's often chosen from a map 4. '70s-'80s San Diego Pa dres owner 5. Red-coated wheel 6. Trees' age indicators 7. Strained 8. Sarah McLachlan hit

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Grammy winner 32. "Chase those guys!"

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55. Where KO means Coca Cola 56. Place for an ornament 57. Short missions?

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FILM REVIEW: DEPP TAKES ON HEFT WITH MOB ROLE IN 'BLACK MASS'

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

A while ago, there was a handsome actor named Johnny Depp. Known for his unusual quips and odd role selections, no one knew what to think of Depp until a legendary pirate named Captain Jack Sparrow made his first appearance in 2003. A part that should have garnered Depp far more critical applause than it received, it may have derailed Depp’s career.

While Depp has found some appreciation with films like “Public Enemies,” numerous animated endeavors and further “Pirates of the Caribbean” installments, there’s also no denying the flops that he’s left behind such as “The Tourist” and three continuous deadpans that Depp has held a title role in, including “The Lone Ranger,” “Transcendence” and “Mortdecai,” which barely grossed half of its $60 million budget.

Depp has a mind like few in Hollywood, a creative enterprise very much like Tim Burton; one that is not easily discernible and may perhaps never be completely understood. However, with his latest exploits considered, I have wondered if Depp has been typecast as Captain Jack Sparrow for the remainder of his career. Every acting pur-

suit Depp has accepted since “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” has ended in indifference, if not hatred, toward Depp and his contribution to yet another film travesty.

And so “Black Mass,” directed by “Out of the Furnace’s” Scott Cooper, was shouldered with proving Depp’s relevance in film. A gangster biopic surrounding Irish-American mobster Whitey Bulger, the head of an underworld syndicate known

as the Winter Hill gang, was just what Depp needed.

One of the film’s brightest sunspots is Depp’s commanding screen presence. Depp’s intensity and pristine features produce a dynamic contrast to any previous Depp undertaking, many of which heralded stale comedy as their centerpiece.

At no point are we subjected to Depp’s comedic timing.

Instead, we fear him. Depp’s Bulger is unpredictable, a controlled fiend waiting for

the right tick to let him loose like a dog chasing a wounded bird.

“Black Mass” offers Depp a pedestal, allowing him to express the width of his talents – and to many critics and to myself, impressively so.

With a dictator’s hand and no remorse or compromise, Bulger’s sane form of insanity is eye-catching and disturbing all rolled together.

A man obsessed with his personal appearance knows how each one of the cogs of the crime machine works, and, while the inner character of the murdering loon is never dissected, there’s never any doubt that something is going on in his head.

Cooper’s atmospheric tinge, which was paraded in the Pittsburgh-filmed “Out of the Furnace,” is furthered here.

While Cooper’s ability to scar and mutilate is nowhere near the legendary status created by Martin Scorsese, it is still one to garner acceptance.

The standard for grit is set and raised on a steady slope during the film’s progression.

It is blunt and straightforward both in character and plot, making the characters distinguishable but the plot simple.

The dialogue has its moments of impact but is not as hard-wired as gangster film loyalists will expect. Orga-

nized crime is built on delivering a message, whether through one’s words or one’s actions.

This is the most basic component of any crime novel, but Cooper’s writers invoke only so much of the theme and harshness film critics expect.

The brotherhood, belonging and unquestioning loyalty that one would expect is coaxed to the surface, but any further travel into the muck of the unknown is left for another film; something I shouldn’t have to wait for.

This is where I feel like “Black Mass” lost some of its identity. I longed for the unfiltered brutality and to feel the hairs on the back of my neck creep up, but I cannot help but point out that “Black Mass” feels contrived. Depp as Bulger is an intimidating face to put on “Black Mass;” yet, for an R-rating, “Black Mass” chaos is caged for most of the run time.

Dare I say, Depp’s star may have been dimmed by the writers’ inability to manifest the detestable. The quick turnarounds in tonal shifts that many infamous gangster films utilize are not a central revolution of Cooper’s work.

Depp’s character is unpredictable, but the screenplay dismisses some of Bulger’s character by its staunch dis-

agreement to let the story flow naturally.

Joel Edgerton and Benedict Cumberbatch feel like wasted entities, leaving Depp to shoulder a film yet again, and we, as the audience, are left with our fingers crossed and hoping the result is different.

What did Einstein say again?

Thankfully, and contrary to past experience, Depp manages the task, but I can’t stop believing “Black Mass” was meant to be a mound of cancerous carnage that horrified rather than a film that made us smile and confirm that Depp is alive and possibly over his ailment of can’tmake-a-film-itis.

I would have smiled had the film been grotesque, as it should have been, rather than the polished and clearly altered story we’re given here.

Instead, I was left shrugging.

Cooper’s artwork does not feature crisp dialogue nor does it do justice to its supporting cast, but Depp’s main role grants the film some forgiveness.

“Black Mass” is not Depp’s greatest acting turn nor is it a star in the hall of film noir, but it does serve as a defibrillator to an actor who desperately needed one.

“Black Mass” is Depp’s biggest opening since 2013’s “The Lone Ranger.” Hopefully that’s a sign of things to come.

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September 24, 2015

THE BACK PAGE

Falling

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autumn

By Jodie Alexander

Designed by Whitney Waters

With the appearance of pumpkin-spice coffee creamer, Halloween decorations and cardigans in Wal-Mart, it was only a matter of time before the season changed; but last week’s cooler weather made the truth unavoidable: fall is here at last.

As the leaves begin to change, so do a lot of other things. Autumn marks the end of summer, the start of school and the beginning of the football season.

Here are some facts to commemorate the bittersweet, pumpkin-spiced start of the season: This year, fall officially began on Sept.

23, one of the two days of the year when day and night are (very nearly) the same length. The autumn equinox, as the day is also known, usually happens on the 22nd or 23rd of September when the sun’s most direct rays cross the equator on their way south. As it gets harder for direct sunlight to reach the northern hemisphere, the days get shorter and colder.

The Greeks believed that autumn started when Persephone, Hades’ wife, traveled to the underworld for six months to honor the agreement they made when he tricked her into becoming his wife.

Persephone’s mother Demeter, the goddess of plants and harvest, put a curse on the world when Persephone left, allowing the plants of the earth to die. When Persephone returned in the spring, Demeter’s happiness caused everything to grow anew.

The word pumpkin comes from the Greek pepõn, meaning “large melon,” or just something big and round. Squash and pumpkins most likely originated in the Americas, but explorers may have brought seeds back to Europe where they became very popular as both food and decoration. Since fall is the time when they are ready for harvest, pumpkins are associated with the season as both bountiful sources of food and festive decorations.

The season was originally called ‘harvest’ to mark the time of year when farmers worked on the biggest harvest of the year. This changed when the majority of people moved to towns and cities and stopped using the availability of food to mark the seasons of the year.

Autumn got its name from the Latin word autumnus, which may have meant “the drying up season.” Alternatively, fall came from an English tradition of referring to the season as the “fall of the leaf” or, more metaphorically, the “fall of the year.”

Although leaves seem to change color in the fall, they always have chemicals that cause yellow and orange coloring inside (red comes when the tree starts to close off the leaf ). It’s only when the days get shorter and the green chlorophyll is no longer useful that more festive colors appear. The amount of daylight in the fall is what triggers the color change, but it’s the amount of moisture and the temperature that affects the vibrancy of the colors. Some scientists think that global warming may start to affect fall colors in the next few years.

You’re not likely to see an aurora this far south, but your chances are slightly better in the fall. Geomagnetic storms are nearly twice as common during the autumn months. You can find out more and even see a 30-minute aurora forecast on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

The days are getting shorter and the nights colder, so wrap up in a warm cardigan and get a nice cup of pumpkin-spice coffee as you settle in to the wonderful season of fall.

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