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Local kids benefit from student's brainchild Six WU women

earn Vira Heinz travel scholarship

Edu. major plans service initiative in area schools

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

By JENNY SCHOUPPE Chief Photographer

What started as an idea has grown into a program that has impacted the youth of Greene County and exemplified Waynesburg University’s mission of faith, learning and service.

Abigail Standley, junior early childhood education major, designed and implemented a hands-on educational program for a local preschool class as a service project, providing students unique learning opportunities.

All education majors at the university receive field placements each semester in a local classroom, where they are expected to aid the classroom teacher and complete tasks. During Standley's sophomore field placement, she began planning the program for the kids she was working with.

While field placements for sophomore level education students only require 12 weeks of twice a week, two-hour sessions in their assigned classroom, Standley put in more time than

Photos courtesy of Abby Standley

As part of an ongoing service project, junior education major Abigail Standley took two classes of preschool students to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum Friday. that and plans to continue her service project for the duration of her time at the university.

“The goal of this is to provide kids the chance to connect to university students and have out-of-the-box learning opportunities that they would not have otherwise,” said Standley.

Friday, Standley took two classes of Pre-K students, one from Jefferson Morgan and another from West

Greene, to the Children’s Museum in Pittsburgh.

These two classrooms came from Community Action Southwest (CAS), a non-profit organization that serves Washington and Greene counties.

This organization iden-

tifies local conditions that lead to poverty, sensitize the community to the incidence and conditions of poverty, mobilize private and public resources to impact poverty levels and develop programs LEARNING >> A4

Six Waynesburg University students have been selected to receive scholarships through the Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership.

The Vira I. Heinz Program, part of Heinz Endowments, is intended to empower young women to address global issues by offering opportunities for international education, leadership development and community service.

Typically, each participating college or university in Pennsylvania is granted three spots for female sophomores or juniors. This year, as has been the case at Waynesburg in previous years, Waynesburg was granted six spots.

The program provides scholarships of at least $5,000 for women who have never been out of the United States to study abroad for the summer, and Waynesburg is one of only 13 higher education institutions to participate in the program. Collectively, the Waynesburg recipients will receive more than $40,000 for their trips, which are scheduled to take place during the summer of 2016.

“It’s an honor,” said Pat Bristor, associate dean of

students and coordinator of the University’s Vira I. Heinz Program. “It’s the quality of our students. We have outstanding students, and we have exceptional female students who apply for the scholarship and really present themselves well.”

The six students were selected after an application process that included creating a proposal for their intended travel plans and interviews in front of a committee. Now, they will participate in a yearlong program which includes spring and fall retreats at the University of Pittsburgh, a summer of travel, an experience report and a community engagement experience.

This year’s Waynesburg scholarship recipients include sophomores Melanie Byler, Moesha Godwin and Alexis Prettiman and juniors Summer Fiori, Anna Narehood and Maranda Valentino.

Byler, an athletic training and exercise science major from Salisbury, Pennsylvania, plans to travel through International Studies Abroad to India. She will be completing a healthcare service learning program and hopes to learn the Hindi language, as well as expand her knowledge of HEINZ >> A2

Nursing students host annual Health Fair for campus, town

Variety of vendors offer chance to learn about healthy living

In the lobby of the old gym was food and drinks for everyone. In the morning, Thursday, April 7, was there was fruit along with World Health Day. Waynes- yogurt and some drinks. burg University celebrated As the day went on, popthe day by hosting its an- corn and snow cones were nual Health Fair in the Rudy also provided. When people Marisa Fieldentered the house from 9 Fieldhouse, a.m. to 1 p.m. “It's a great way to they were There were reach the community given a bag three differ- and the university.” with a list of ent isles with the different tables along AMANDA GROFT tables, along both sides, Sophomore nursing major with coupons including for ne ar by vendors from restaurants. all around the area and nursStudents were able to visit ing majors from Waynesburg any of the booths throughout University. the day.

“Its always great to see The first booth consisted how many people show up of a trivia wheel. On the for this,” sophomore nursing wheel were different topmajor Amanda Groft said. ics and the participant was “It’s a great way to reach the asked a multiple-choice community and the univer- question. If answered corsity. Also it helps us students rectly, the participant got to better ourselves in the community.”

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By RJ LEISIE

Sports Convergence Editor

Campus serves through search for marrow donors “There's only one person in the world who can [be the closest match] for them. What we do is try to get more people into the registry so that it would increase the chances of you finding a For the second straight year, the Waynesburg University football match.”

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

team played an instrumental role in organizing an event, called Be the Match to expand the bone marrow registry.

“The drive was to get more people into the bone marrow registry,” said senior Nick Sappie, the player who led the organization of the event. “Basically if someone has leukemia or a disease that requires a bone marrow transplant, there’s only one person in the world who [can be the closest match] to them.

What we do is we try to get more people into the registry so that it would increase the chances of you finding a match.”

The event took place at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse on Thursday afternoon, and there were football players walking around campus, going throughout the cafeteria and talking to different people with the

NICK SAPPIE

Football player, event leader for Be the Match

intention of convincing more students to join the registry.

When people join the registry, they provide a sample of DNA by a cheek swab, and this swab is tested for a minimum of six HLA markers.

According to Be the Match, a website devoted to explaining the purpose and science behind bone marrow testing, the “Match Registry is a listing of potential donors and cord blood units and their HLA types.”

HLA is an acronym for human leukocyte antigen, which is a protein that is found on most cells in the body.

There are several different HLA markers that make a person’s mar-

row unique, but matching particular markers makes for a successful transplant.

“A patient’s doctor will usually choose several donors who appear to match the patient on a basic level,” the website said.

“The doctor will ask that these donors have additional tests. These detailed tests will show which donor’s HLA most closely matches the patient’s HLA markers.”

Only eight percent of members asked to do additional tests will go on to donate, according to Be the Match, and if a member is asked, then it means they are the closest match to the patient.

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POLICE CHIEF PUSHES FOR MUNICIPAL USE OF RADAR

WORLD RELGION CLASS ISN'T REQUIRED - SHOULD IT BE?

Waynesburg's chief of police voices his opinion on the use of radar for municipal police officers.

Read one staff member's take on the university's policy to require a course in Chrisitianity for all students, but not a course exploring and accepting other faiths.

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REZ THROWS SHUTOUT, WU SWEEPS Brian Resnik, captain of the baseball team, pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout against Bethany to help Waynesburg sweep the season series with the Bison with a 1-0 win Tuesday.

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BEST OF STUDENT ARTWORK SHOWCASED Fine Arts majors, along with students from this semester's art classes, are having their creations displayed in an art gallery in the Benedum Fine Arts Gallery through April 22.

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April 14, 2016

Yellow Jacket newspaper collects record number of awards

By YELLOW JACKET STAFF

Waynesburg University’s student-produced newspaper, The Yellow Jacket, recently earned nine awards from two prestigious journalism organizations, the highest number of awards the newspaper has accrued in a single year. The awards recognize work published in the year 2015, though they were announced this March.

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), a national organization of journalists, named the Waynesburg newspaper as a finalist in four different categories for a total of five awards, and the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) announced three first place awards and an honorable mention for the newspaper staff.

The SPJ Mark of Excellence competition divides entrants into small schools (1-9,999 students) and large schools (10,000+ students) for some categories. For the year 2015, members of the Yellow Jacket staff are finalists in the following categories: Jacob Meyer in Feature Writing (Small),

Sports Writing (Small), and General News (Small); Tim Neral in Non-Fiction Magazine Writing; and Nika Anschuetz in General News (Small).

“Being named a finalist for the SPJ awards tells us that the students took no worse than what is essentially third place in our four-state region, which is a huge honor,” said Brandon Szuminsky, faculty adviser for The Yellow Jacket.

The finalists for these awards were selected from among entrants across SPJ Region 4, which includes Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.

“We’ve never been selected for five Mark of Excellence awards before, and I’m honored to lead the staff that accomplished it,” said Kimmi Baston, executive editor of The Yellow Jacket.

“The Mark of Excellence Awards are prestigious accolades, so I’m thrilled that Waynesburg is represented so prominently among the winners.”

A group of staff members traveled April 1 to the SPJ Region 4 and 5 Spring

2015 Yellow Jacket Awards

PENNSYLVANIA NEWSMEDIA ASSOCIATION: First Place, Ongoing New Coverage First Place, Public Service/Enterprise Package First Place, Sports Story Honorable Mention, Ongoing News Coverage

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS (REGION 4): First Place, Feature Writing First Place, General News Finalist, Sports Writing Finalist, General News Finalist, Non-Fiction Magainze Writing

Conference in Cincinnati to learn how the newspaper placed. There, Meyer learned that his stories “’The hardest thing imaginable’” and “Majority of freshmen unaware of off-campus housing policy” won first place in the region in Feature Writing (Small) and General News (Small), respectively. The two stories will now be en-

tered in the national Mark of Excellence competition, the results of which will be announced later this year.

“It was a great experience being in Cincnnati when I found out about the two first place awards,” said Meyer. “I think I worked hard on those stories, and it’s gratifying to see that hard work pay off.

The best part was seeing how

happy Professor Szuminsky and my friends were for me.”

SPJ presents the Mark of Excellence Awards annually, honoring the best in student journalism. The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism.

In addition to collecting five Mark of Excellence Awards, The Yellow Jacket received four Student Keystone Press awards from the PNA in Division II, which includes four-year colleges and universities with enrollment under 10,000.

In the Ongoing News Coverage category, The Yellow Jacket won first place for a series entitled “University bans off-campus living,” by graduated staff members Rebecca Burcham and Rob Longo, in addition to Meyer, and received an honorable mention for “Mather Mine: The forgotten tragedy,” by Yellow Jacket alumna Chelsea Dicks. The series “University bans off-campus living” also won first place for Public Service/Enterprise Package. In the Sports Story category, Meyer won first place for his feature article “The hardest thing imagin-

able.”

“To bring in three first place awards after being compared to schools across the state is truly a testament to the incredible amount of work our writers put into each and every piece,” said Baston. “I was proud of each of these stories when we published them in 2015, and I’m incredibly proud and excited that the PNA recognized the exceptional work of the students who wrote them.”

The Student Keystone Press Awards contest recognizes high school and college journalism that provides relevance, integrity and initiative in serving readers.

“While The Yellow Jacket staff has a long list of awards, this is the most awards we’ve ever won in a single academic year. Last year we were pretty happy to win five awards between SPJ and PNA, so to win nine this year has us ecstatic,” said Szuminsky. “These awards are confirmation that students are doing great work and are getting a high-quality journalism education at Waynesburg that will prepare them for their future careers.”

Science departments Writing Center hosts Writing Bootcamp host Science Day for local high schoolers

By LUKE GOODLING Editorial Assistant

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

Fourteen local high school students visited Waynesburg University for the spring science day April 7. The day included faculty members hosting activities, giving presentations and demonstrations, all displaying their interest and knowledge in their respective area.

Dr. Evonne Baldauff, chair o the Department of Chemistry and Forensic Sciencet, commented on the idea behind the day.

“Science Day is a program that we use to bring students in the local area into Waynesburg and talk to them about the merits of pursuing science as a degree in college and eventually as a career. We want to use our resources to really excite them about science,” said Baldauff.

Science day, according to Baldauff, has been a reoccurring event for decades now.

She said the event was started about 20 years ago but was done differently then.

When Waynesburg first started science day, the faculty took their equipment to the local high schools.

But after several years of taking the event to the schools, the university decided it would be easier to bring the students to campus.

After the events for the day have concluded, the students are given a tour of the science labs in Stewart and the Marine Biology Lab located across the street from the fitness center.

Renee McElligott, senior associate director of admissions, works with Baldauff in setting up science day.

“It gives high school students the chance to see our technology on campus and the majors we offer,” said McElligott.

McElligott said the admissions office will provide informational packets, registration, lunch and tours of campus.

She said the lack of numbers registered for the day was relatively low and the university was going to cancel the event, but the schools – Washington Senior High School and Mapletown Junior/Senior High School – called because the students wanted to visit campus and experience science day.

McElligott said it’s important the campus has two science days because it makes it possible for more schools to visit, especially if a school was unable to make it to the fall science day.

Baldauff said the day isn’t

about Waynesburg’s science programs, but the field itself.

However, the university does benefit from having students visiting and becoming interested in the campus.

“That’s definitely part of the goal, is to encourage them to come here because we have great facilities and great faculty, and they’ll get a really good all-around education. But I’d just say the primary goal is just to talk science to high school kids,” said Baldauff.

McElligott said in the past there have been students from schools located in Greene, Washington and Fayette County.

Baldauff has worked with the admissions office and the American Chemistry Society student chapter for the last several years, planning the day. While the number of students registered for this semester’s science day is smaller than usual, Baldauff says the smaller group allows for more personal interactions.

“To me it doesn’t matter how many students we bring in, it’s just kind of nice to talk to students in the area about science,” said Baldauff. “It’s kind of nice when we have a small group because the interactions are more intimate, you can have, you know, a better conversation, you can get to know the students a little bit more as opposed to just talking to a whole entire group.”

Baldauff said the main idea behind having science day is to get students interested in pursuing a future in the sciences.

“I don’t know how much kids get encouraged to think about science and math and engineering as a career path,” said Baldauff. “And particularly, when you think about future job projections, science is definitely a really good field to consider – engineering and all of those fields – they continue to have a lot of opportunities upon graduating.”

Baldauff said it’s important there are a large number of students in these fields to help the world in any way possible.

“But also it’s a great benefit to society to have more students in our country pursuing science in general,” said Baldauff.

While Baldauff said there are many areas to go into within the science field, just because someone gets a degree in science doesn’t mean they are limited to a career in the science field only. She said that it can only help.

“It’s more than a lot of people think that it is,” said Baldauff on the vast field of science.

While many attend boot camps to lose weight or join the military, Waynesburg University students had the chance to attend a boot camp for the purpose of improving their writing.

The Writing Center hosted an End of Semester Writing Bootcamp April 11 for the first time in their history. From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., students had access to all of the Writing Center resources and extra workshops for MLA and APA citations, along with mindfulness therapy activities.

The event, said Director of the Writing Center Jill Moyer Sunday, focused on helping students overcome their busy workloads before the end of the semester.

“This is our first year [running the event],” said Sunday.

“What we want to do is have a daylong event that is meant to help students prepare for their final writing assignments and also to maybe relax a little bit right before the big crunch at the end of the year.”

Although the atmosphere was different from most days in the Writing Center, Sunday said her attitude towards writing still applied. With a day focused solely on writing and finding ways to relieve end-ofsemester stress, Sunday said

Photo courtesy of Mary Hoffman

Student tutors at the Writing Center worked with their mascot, "the writer bunny," to draw students in for Monday's Writing Bootcamp. that writing is one of the ways to relax.

“The more we talk about writing, it’s not such a solitary activity,” said Sunday.

“You can share ideas with people instead of just wondering; I think the whole stress of writing can be unpacked, and that’s our whole Writing Center philosophy anyway.

Everybody is involved with writing--by sharing it together I think maybe we can destress the prospect of writing.”

Other ways to relieve stress, besides utilizing the available tutors, Sunday said, were the mindfulness activities hosted by Graduate Assistant Michelle Steimer. Steimer brought the activities to the Writing Center event from her licensed therapist back-

ground, with the focus of reducing stress for students.

Steimer said a relaxed mind helps with writing.

“It’s a matter of teaching people how to be self-aware through fun mindfulness activities and education that will help people kind of ground themselves,” said Steimer.

“You write your best when you’re at your best.”

Besides the numerous resources and workshops provided for students throughout the entire day, Sunday said the event acted as an effective method to introduce students to the Writing Center who may not have been there before.

“If [students] haven’t been to the Writing Center, I think [the event] would be a good

introduction to the kind of relaxed environment that we are,” said Sunday. “And they might as well come up and take a peek.”

While Waynesburg University’s Writing Center held the event for the first time, Steimer said similar events are hosted by other writing centers across the world during the spring semester.

The Writing Center had begun planning for the event last year after attending the International Writing Center Association conference in Pittsburgh.

“We started the idea last year,” said Steimer. “[Sunday] and I went to a conference, we started to do the research BOOTCAMP >> A3

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Eastern medicine.

Fiori, a psychology major from Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, will travel to Northern Thailand to study at Chiang Mai University through the Center for International Studies.

She will study the Buddhist religion, learn to speak Thai and serve as a volunteer at the Elephant Nature Park.

She also plans to spend time touring the country and experiencing the culture.

“This experience will be unlike anything I have ever encountered,” she said. “I would say I am most looking forward to meeting new people and being in a different country.

Part of the requirement for the Vira Heinz Scholarship is to have never traveled outside of the United States. Since I have not done so, I am really looking forward to traveling to a new and unfamiliar destination.”

Godwin, a psychology major from Bronx, New York, will spend the summer in Adelaide, Australia, studying international health and indig-

enous cultures, particularly the Aboriginal culture. She is traveling through International Studies Abroad and is most looking forward to interacting with new people.

“Waynesburg has prepared me for this experience by providing me with service learning classes and community engagement activities that are making me more open minded and aware of my surroundings in every environment I plan to delve right into,” said Godwin. “I plan to bring back my knowledge on everything I learned about their indigenous cultures, as well as their natural Australian teachings.”

Na re h o o d , a f ore n sic chemistry major from Frenchville, Pennsylvania, will spend the summer in Luneburg, Germany, and is traveling through the University Study Abroad Consortium. Thrilled to be fulfilling her dream of traveling abroad, Narehood plans to study German culture, language, government and politics.

“I am most looking forward to experiencing the culture and looking deeper into my history,” said Narehood.

“In the 1700’s, my ancestors came from Berlin, so I hope to find our more about them.

Going into this, my goals are to teach people how to be more open to other cultures as well as learn about my own history, and most importantly to have fun and learn a lot along the way.”

Prettiman, a criminal justice and international cultures double major from North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, will be travelling to Rabat, Morocco, through the Council on International Educational Exchange.

While there, she will study the Arabic language and seek to better understand the religion and traditions of Morocco, experiences for which she feels the University has helped prepare her.

“Waynesburg has been very good to me,” said Prettiman. “I have been prepared for study abroad with knowledgeable and worldly professors who teach the importance of diversity. After this experience, I hope to bring tolerance of different religions and traditions to not only this campus but also to the region.”

Valentino, a history sec-

ondary education major from Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, plans to spend the summer in Saint Petersburg, Russia, learning the Russian language and studying sociology and history at Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University.

Through the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) Study Abroad Program, she will also travel to a number of places throughout Russia, such as Moscow and Norovgrod, to study the culture.

Bristor said the experience has been shown to be immensely beneficial for students who receive the scholarship.

“I think any time anybody is given the opportunity to go outside the country they benefit tremendously,” said Bristor, “not only in the academic area of whatever they’re studying but through their cultural perspective. Learning about different cultures, learning about women in different cultures, how are women treated – I think that these women when they come back have truly changed. I’ve seen complete transformations from some of the students who have gone on the trip.”

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Szuminsky: Students unaware of alumni impact 5-year MBA option

By SAMANTHA CHADWICK For the Yellow Jacket

While all students are encouraged to stay engaged with Waynesburg postgraduation, most are not aware of the impact alumni actually have on the university.

According to Heidi Szuminsky, vice president of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations, there tends to be a misconception among recent graduates when it comes to becoming an alumnus and the concept of giving back to their alma mater.

Alumni have an enormous impact on the university, said Szuminsky, one that is way more than students may even realize.

"Our alumni are truly a foundation of what makes Waynesburg University great," said Szuminsky.

The alumni of Waynesburg University give back in many ways, Szuminsky said.

They give back to current students by helping them find jobs via networking, coming back to campus and sharing their expertise in a classroom, praying for the university and through financial gifts.

These financial gifts from the university's 16,000 alumni directly affect current students, and what recent graduates don’t typically understand, Szuminsky said, is that they're on a better path because of past alumni who supported them.

"When alumni give, even if its $5, it makes a big impact because if everybody gave five dollars — that’s a lot of money," said Szuminsky.

The amount of money students pay for their education is lowered because of the generosity of others.

"When students attend Waynesburg University, each student only pays about 75 percent of the cost to actually attend Waynesbu rg Un ive rs it y, " s ai d Donna Nypaver, assistant director of development.

"We've been very blessed with generous alumni who have helped to financially support our students."

A lot of this is explained to graduating seniors during their exit interviews that are, for the first time, being conducted through the Office of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations.

Szuminsky said the pur-

pose of graduation interviews is to get the chance to sit down with each senior and gather information about their experiences during their time at the university.

"We want to make sure that the experience that we're setting out for students to have, they're actually having," said Szuminsky.

The Office of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations does so by asking undergraduate seniors a series of questions that revolve around the mission of faith, learning and service, said Szuminsky, and by collecting feedback to see how students lived out that mission during their time at Waynesburg.

Anot her g re at t hing about the senior interviews is that they serve as a chance to introduce graduating seniors as alumni to the university, said Bill Coates, executive director of Institutional Advancement.

"Our alumni are our family; they're our history," said Coates. "We want to have a meaningful relationship with our family."

Coates said when talking to alumni, some of their

greatest memories were spent right here.

"We love meeting with alumni throughout the country and hearing their stories because its special for them and that's important for us too," said Coates.

While Szuminsky said there have been changes at Waynesburg University, the importance of alumni doesn't change.

"Certainly over the years there have been changes at the university, but since our founding we've wanted alumni to stay involved," Szuminsky said.

There is a stained glass window in alumni hall, said Szuminsky, that was donated by the first graduating senior class of the university. Even in the 1800s, graduates were giving back, staying involved and continuing to care about their alma mater.

"We are incredibly grateful for our alumni," said Szuminsky. "We're incredible proud of our alumni and the ways that they've impacted the world and we're incredibly excited for our future alumni to go out into the world and continue that tradition of doing good in the world and making an impact."

saves undergraduates time during college

By DIMITRI ARVANITOPULOS For the Yellow Jacket

Jerry Lawman, senior international business major, is enrolled in the five-year MBA integrated program one year after obtaining his undergraduate degree at Waynesburg University.

Coming into college freshmen year, he never thought he would be earning his master’s degree so soon. But after hearing about the program freshman year from his advisors and coaches, he jumped at the opportunity to join because he knew of the advantages it held for him.

“Obtaining my master’s just one year after college lets me get a leg up on the competition,” said Lawman. “I’ll have more knowledge and skills from my classes that my fellow classmates won’t have until later in life.”

While the program is exactly the same as a normal MBA, choosing the five-year MBA integrated program helps students in different ways.

Janice Crile, director of Graduate Programs in Business Administrations, said giving students this type of option allows them to get a jump start on their graduate degree.

“It’s all about the student’s choice and freedom to do what they want,” said Crile.

“Offering this program is just another way we can help them achieve their degree.”

An advantage for the integrated student, Crile said, is they are able to take two MBA courses during their senior year, lowering the overall cost, and then completing the program within a year after graduation.

“The two MBA courses are taken one in the fall and one in the spring semester. Students must meet the admission cri-

teria and also can have only 15 undergrad credits during those semesters,” said Crile.

“The two MBA courses are included in the undergrad tuition.”

Lawman thinks the direction of the MBA program at Waynesburg University is outstanding and truly helps create an understanding of the areas you are trying to learn.

“It’s well designed because every class flows together,” said Lawman. “The information learned can be applied to the student’s career.”

The fact that Lawman can get his master’s degree directly after achieving his undergraduate degree was a huge incentive for him to join the program. Only being a year behind his class in looking for a career, he will have another degree that can be the difference between him and the other competitors looking for work.

Not only will the program improve his resume, but many high paying jobs and positions require your master’s degree as well, according to Lawman.

Lawman said he thinks that obtaining your master’s degree is much harder later in life compared to right after college.

“I could have a family or job that need more of my attention,” said Lawman. “And it could be hard to get back into the habit of studying and the school life. It’s much better to just get it all done and over with after one year.”

There are many stories like Lawman’s around campuses all across the United States.

With master’s degrees becoming more common and more necessary to obtain a job, Waynesburg University’s five-year program can help the process for students who want one directly out of college to start their career.

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Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

WAYNESBURG BOYS GO IN FOR THE SPIKE

Thayer Hall hosted a ResLife Growth Series Tuesday, April 12, that included a Spikeball Tournament in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse followed by a cookout.

and reaching out to other programs to see what they did so that we could be prepared and kind of talk about what we wanted it to look like for the first year.”

After months of planning, Steimer said that she is confident this will be the start to the yearly End of Semester Writing Bootcamp event.

“We really want it to be a positive event for everybody because the end of the semester is hard and the more crunch time,” said Steimer.

“Everybody can get [work] done; we’re here to help, we’re here to work together and as a university help each other.”

For more information about the Writing Center, students can contact Sunday through email at jsunday@ waynesburg.edu.

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Getting more people in the registry will not only give a greater quantity of potential matches, but it will also allow the doctors to be more selective in which matches they choose.

The idea of the drive was conceived last year by former offensive line coach Matt Stansfield, and Sappie decided to take a role in helping organize the registry drive.

“We had all of the football players do it last year, so last year we had 263 new registries, and this year we only had 130,” said Sappie.

“Obviously we didn’t have the whole football team sign up again because you can only sign up once. It was a crappy day outside and not too many people were walking around campus.”

However, though the turnout may not have been

as high as desired, Sappie still believed the event was a success because some potential matches may have been made, and he believes the football team is doing a service to the community.

“We’ve kind of made this our event as the football team, and we’re going to do it every year to help out,” said Sappie.

“It’s so we can give back to the community and it doesn’t look like we’re just football players, but we’re actually there to help people, and you know, that’s just our goal is to help people.”

Also, Sappie has put the wheels in motion to ensure the team will continue to run this event after he graduates.

“I talked to [Head Coach Rick Shepas] about it, and he’s all for keeping this going on to next year,” said Sappie. “It’s just going to be a matter of finding someone to take the lead.”

choose a prize.

There were other booths that got the patrons involved as well, whether it was from testing their blood glucose level, checking the alignment of their spines or testing their lung capacities.

According to junior Luke Carter, the event was beneficial for all who attended.

“There was a lot for students and faculty to take part in,” said Carter. “It allowed anyone to come down and enjoy the fair. Whatever you wanted to look for, the odds are it was here.”

There were also booths outside of the gymnasium.

There was a mobile clinic that allowed women to get a free mammogram, and the Central Blood Bank held a blood drive.

The Central Blood Bank was also taking samples for bone marrow donors, which was led by the football team.

Players went around the Fieldhouse passing flyers and trying to raise awareness to get more people in the system to become donors.

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Campus and community members visited the university's annual health fair, hosted by nursing students, on Thursday, April 7. ers, the event was popular amongst students, faculty and staff.

“Whether people just

came for the free items or to actually learn something it was great to see how many people came out,” Groft

said. “It lets us nursing students show off what we have learned in the classroom and apply it to the real world.”

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WU hosts six schools at regional public relations conference Learning:

Student plans field trip for kids

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Copy Chief

Waynesburg University’s Public Relations Student Society of America [PRSSA] hosted a professional development opportunity for public relations students at Waynesburg University and other universities nearby.

The Regional Conference, which was held April 8 and 9, included young professionals from Millersville, West Virginia University, University of Scranton, Geneva College, Westminster College and the University of Indianapolis.

Kicking off on Friday evening, the coffee-themed Regional Conference, “Caffeinate Your Career,” featured Steve Radnick, president of the Pittsburgh chapter of Public Relations Society of America [PRSA].

Radick encouraged students to take risks in their career to set themselves apart from other applicants.

“Stop trying to be what you think we want and embrace what you are,” said Radick.

Following Radick’s presentation, students were assigned a task.

After describing his company’s mission toward service and “sharing the good,” students were divided into teams to brainstorm a public relations campaign for Event Sponsor Chris Kellner’s Charitable Grounds coffee brand.

The next morning, students were treated to a continental breakfast before the day’s activities.

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tened to a presentation by Rick White, associate vice chancellor for Communications and Public Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After White described his vast and multi-faceted career, students began their day of various break-out sessions.

“Caffeinate Your Career” provided a total of seven informational sessions for students to choose from throughout the day, broken up by a “networki ng lu n c h e on” — w h e re students could eat lunch with a professional of their choice—and ended with a motivational presentation by comedian Karith Foster.

The Regional Conference concluded with a small career fair, featuring communication outlets around Greene County and the Greater Pittsburgh area.

Public relations students from other schools departed Waynesburg, sending out appreciative tweets to the Waynesburg PRSSA account and commending the students for the event.

Waynesburg's chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America was one of nine schools in the country to host a regional conference. The theme was "Caffienate Your Career" and featured a number of coffeethemed activities and promotions.

Medical service immersion trip planned for summer

By PAUL HICKS

For the Yellow Jacket

For the first time, Waynesburg University will be providing a Faith, Learning, and Service Immersion trip where students will have the opportunity to be volunteers at a camp dedicated to youth with severe medical illnesses.

Every year, Camp Boggy Creek provides more than 25 different weeks of camps, and each week is dedicated to a different group of youth with a common medical illness – from cancer to bleeding disorders.

Waynesburg University will be providing the summer service trip mainly to students with pre-med academic interests, and they will be serving during the week of June 8-14 – a week specifically dedicated to kids with heart-related diseases.

“This camp allows chil-

dren with an illness just to be kids, to not think about their illness, to relax, to enjoy everything that you and I as a child took for granted: swimming, kayaking, playing paint ball or playing on a play ground,” said Kelley Hardie, assistant dean of Student Services. “This camp allows them to be out of the hospital, to be out of their annual visits and to just enjoy those opportunities for a week.”

Hardie said she discovered Camp Boggy Creek several years ago because she was interested in serving a group of youth in need medically.

She also chose the camp as a new experience since Waynesburg University has never offered a trip like this before in the past.

However, it wasn’t until last year when Hardie spoke with Jennifer Shiring, nurse director of Student Health

Services, who expressed interest in leading a service trip but didn’t have any ideas.

Hardie suggested Camp Boggy Creek, and Shiring agreed to be the leader for the trip without hesitation.

In the past, Shiring has worked for several years with the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UMPC where she encountered youth with heart-related illnesses.

“The first three years I worked there, I was on the cardiac floor which had anybody with a congenital heart defect, heart transplants, lung transplants,” said Shiring.

With her past experience working at the Children’s Hospital and a current career as a pediatric nurse, Shiring sees the mission of Camp Boggy Creek as very effective when caring for youth who are suffering through their current illnesses.

“In pediatrics you have to know children; you have to know how they grow and develop and the different approach for their age. What you do for a two-year-old is not what you do for a sixyear-old, 10-year-old or a teenager,” said Shiring. “So it sounds to me like they do have that age appropriate developmental approach to each kid.”

As far as hands-on experience for students at Waynesburg University, Shiring sees this summer trip as a great opportunity. Shiring recounted the experiences pre-med students would face when she was teaching with them at the Community College of Allegheny County.

“I would take students to the pediatric units – Children’s [Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UMPC] or Allegheny General Hospital, and I would always be

surprised when they would say, ‘Mrs. Shiring, I’m so glad that’s over,’” said Shiring.

“They are so afraid to interact with the kids because it breaks their heart.”

Shiring still sees this type of experience as invaluable.

“I think seeing the different age groups and being able to interact with them – being able to learn from those kids – they know more about their illness than you can ever read in a book,” said Shiring. “They’re just amazing, and most of them have better attitudes than adults.”

The volunteer spots for Waynesburg University’s trip have already been filled up.

Students who were interested were required to apply to Camp Boggy Creek itself, participate in a 45-minute to an hour-long phone interview and undergo a day of training immediately before the week of summer camp starts.

and services that would help eradicate it. According to Standley, visiting the museum was eye opening to the kids.

“Most of the kids have never been to Pittsburgh. Most haven’t even been out of the county,” said Standley. “It was great to see how exciting they were to have this experience of being in a big city and going to a fun museum. It made it all worth it to just see their expressions and the excitement on their faces.”

The project began with a conversation between Standley and Pam Abbe, tutor coordinator and director of the Knox Learning Center at Waynesburg. Abbe’s daughter, Leah Abbe Zwerver, passed away June 14, 2008, after completing graduate studies at the university. Abbe developed a fund in her daughter’s memory with the goal of providing support to Waynesburg University Student Services for one-on-one cultural and environmental experiences between university students and public schools.

Standley decided to honor the goals of this memorial fund with her service-learning project at the preschool.

Last year, Standley created a field trip for Jefferon Morgan students to a local greenhouse.

Before visiting the greenhouse, she implemented study lessons for the students to prepare them for the visit. The students planted flower seeds and learned about gardening and growing plants.

The trip to the greenhouse was such a success that it caused Standley to think bigger this year, initiating the idea of visiting the Children’s Museum and getting students from West Greene involved.

“We want to branch out even more,” said Standley.

“We look forward to having more students get involved in upcoming years.”

Standley hopes that through this project, she can create a regular afterschool program through the university. She hopes that this could be a place in the community where children can go for tutoring and help on schoolwork.

“That’s the next step. That’s the future,” said Standley. “Every year we want this program to expand, so taking the step to have a place where kids can get consistent help with school work would be a great benefit for this community.”

Standley plans on bringing another group of students to the local greenhouse this Friday to continue the impact on local students.

'Worship in the Woods' hosted by Waynesburg students

By OLIVIA KELLEY

For the Yellow Jacket

On Friday nights, the sounds of acoustic guitars and voices singing worship songs flood the wooded area below Waynesburg University’s Thayer Hall.

This weekly occurrence, entitled “Worship in the Woods” takes place at 9 p.m. Fridays and is one of the lesser-known worship opportunities on campus. Led by Jed Berry, Stephen Patula and Jake Oxendale, it usually consists of six worship songs and includes moments between songs where attendees can voice prayers or read Scripture if they feel led to do so.

While the first “Worship in the Woods” started early in the fall semester, the unconventional worship session has now returned for spring and--weather permitting--will continue to be held for the remainder of the semester.

The idea of “Worship in the Woods,” according to junior biblical and ministry studies major Jed Berry, came about

as he and freshman music ministry major Stephen Patula were brainstorming in a music theory class that they shared last semester. Berry and Patula were initially the only two planning to lead the worship session, but they decided it would be beneficial to add another leader into the mix.

“We’d sometimes be sitting there, and we wanted something that me and him would run together, and then we also asked [Oxendale] because we wanted to be able to cycle leaders out who are leading it,” said Berry.

Patula credited Berry for the concept and explained that, by creating “Worship in the Woods,” they hoped to bring a unique type of worship to the university.

“We really wanted to start some sort of ministry that was different from all the other ministries on campus,” said Patula. “So we figured we’d set up something in the woods and just worship in the woods.”

Unlike other ministries on Waynesburg’s campus, like

Chapel and Upper Room, Berry described “Worship in the Woods” as being more relaxed.

“There’s a scale,” said Berry. “You lean more towards a structured church and you lean more towards charismatic. And with charismatic, it’s basically free-flowing, wherever the Holy Spirit leads it is where it goes rather than [starting and ending songs at specific times.]”

However, Berry and Patula did not begin “Worship in the Woods” because they were opposed to the more structured worship services on campus. Both are actually members on Upper Room’s praise team, and Berry is also on the Chapel praise team.

Their true intention behind “Worship in the Woods,” they said, was to provide students with the chance to feel completely free to worship God, without any limitations, and to give students who usually lead the songs the chance to be active participants in the worship.

“I wanted to have a place

that was comfortable for leaders to come and really meditate and just pray and be with God rather than having to lead,” said Berry. “Also, to give a more comfortable environment for people that were raised more in the charismatic side of worship so they could express themselves in different ways.”

Worshipping in such a

dark, natural setting provides students with a unique worship experience, Patula said.

“You get a really awesome vibe just being surrounded by what God created and using the gifts that God gave us to really just proclaim His name.”

Attending “Worship in the Woods” could break down walls for students and move them to worship in new ways,

said Berry.

“Really expect to experience the Holy Spirit in a different way than you’re used to – in a more, I would say, nontraditional way,” said Berry.

For those interested in going to “Worship in the Woods,” the group of students meets in the parking lot of Thayer Hall at 9 p.m. on Fridays before heading down to the woods.

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New Sheetz coming to Waynesburg Borough police

see benefit in radar gun technology

By SHON MEADE Managing Editor

Waynesburg will soon be the recipient of a brand new Sheetz. This will be in addition to the one that is currently residing next to Yum Yum Donuts. This brand new Sheetz will go be located right off Interstate 79 across from the airport.

David Hazelet, director of real estate for Sheetz, said that the projected plans for the new gas station restaurant aren’t a secret anymore. The new Sheetz will not affect the current one that has been in business for the past four years.

“The current store does very, very well since the day it opened,” said Hazelet.

This has since been one of reason for building the additional store.According to Hazelet, the new Sheetz will hopefully be built by the end of summer 2016.

With this additional Sheetz being built, this places the current one within minutes of it.

The new Sheetz, being placed on the corner of Route 21 and Murtha Dr, will

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be down hill from the Walmart. Hazelet said that the current land lord has already taken down the sturcture that was once there to make room for the new business.

The reason for the new Sheetz being built, said Hazelet, is to have a location more easily accessible for people getting off the exit to get to.

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Parts of the J.H. Ganiear Building on High Street in Waynesburg have been demolished due to deterioration and will then be restored and preserved. The Greene County Redevelopment Authority plans to prepare the building for retail spaces downstairs and apartments upstairs.

While legislators in the Pennsylvania State Capital debate on whether to change the law that forbids municipal police from using radar, one local police chief believes it could only make the roads safer.

Robert Toth, chief of police at the Waynesburg Police Department, has worked for law enforcement for 20 years, yet the law forbidding officers in Pennsylvania from using radar has never changed.

Toth said the push for radar usage is gaining traction and it would help officers with enforcing speeds.

“It looks like they’re making a strong push for it now.

It would be nice if it were changed,” said Toth. “I don’t see the reasoning why it’s not. You hear these things about it being a moneymaker, but it is basically a positive deterrent if [citizens] know they are running radar in their town.”

According to Pennsylvania Law, police officers are not authorized to use radar to detect the speed of motor vehicles. Pennsylvania is the only state in the United States that does not permit radar usage for police officers. The Waynesburg Police Department has found other ways to try to catch potential speeders.

“Right now we use a stopwatch that we run speed on and also we have a sign up that we mount on the vehicle that says your speed is,” said Toth. “It does slow people down, but with radar [police] could sit anywhere and not be seen and [police] are going to catch the ones that are doing wrong.

If [we] have less speeders,

than you have less accidents and things like that. That is what our main goal is, the safety aspect.”

According to Title 75 of the Pennsylvania State legislature, “in ascertaining the speed of a vehicle by the use of a speedometer, the speed shall be timed for a distance of not less than three-tenths of a mile.”

So police, when using a stopwatch, must have the lines at least three-tenths of a mile apart. Despite these measures, Toth said radar usage would help to reduce the number of speed-related issues within the state.

According to a statistic

by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Pennsylvania had 550 killed in speed-related crashes in 2013, 357 more than the national average.

“It would be a huge assistance. I’m in the process right now of calling in the state police to help with some of the speeding in town to slow people down,” said Toth. “The main objective for me is safety and to slow everyone down and make the roads safer for everybody.”

Toth does not know when or if radar will soon be permitted in Pennsylvania, but in his mind it would only help all officers around the state.

“I have heard this debate come up many times, but I have seen it on the news and it looks like they’re making a strong push and it would be nice to have it.”

Senate Bill 535 and an identical House of Representatives Bill 71 are currently being sponsored at the state capital, but as of yet no word has been released as to when there will be any movement of the law.

Catholic Charities Clinton aims to inspire college students, begins diaper drive minorities during Pittsburgh rally

'100,000 Diapers in 100 Days' program to help needy children

By ANTHONY CONN Managing Editor

At 72 East High Street sits a small building full of people with a big goal: to collect 100,000 diapers in 100 days.

Catholic Charities, a national nonprofit organization with a Diocese in Pittsburgh, has a branch in Greene County and is accepting donations for their drive, ‘100,000 Diapers in 100 Days.’ The drive began April 1 and will continue until July 9.

By doing this drive, Catholic Charities hopes to connect with the surrounding community in all six counties of the diocese: Allegheny, Lawrence, Beaver, Butler, Greene and Washington.

Diapers from all counties and beyond are welcomed.

“We need diapers badly,” said Brittany Vihlidal, a caseworker at Washington County Catholic Charities.

The drive is intended to help those who cannot afford diapers for their children.

Numerous parents consult Catholic Charities when in need of parenting supplies, ranging from clothes to food. Diapers, however, have been most requested by local parents.

This need prompted a pro-

gram to help supply the nonprofit with baby necessities so that they can give these items out to their clients.

“We help out a lot of people frequently and are always in need of [supplies],” said Gary Yaquinto, program director of Greene and Washington County branches of Catholic Charities. “This is our latest idea here.”

According to Cathy Niebel, director of program effectiveness at Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh, the average baby uses 10 diapers every day. A pack of diapers costs about 20 dollars and one box will usually supply two to four clients.

“We figure that we’re giving 20 diapers to a mom – that lasts two days,” said Niebel.

Vihlidal added that many parents cannot afford to give their children fresh diapers every day, so because of that, there are babies with dirty diapers that should have been changed days ago.

Nieble said parents today are under more pressure because day cares do not supply diapers and will not allow children to wear cloth diapers.

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By MATTIE WINOWITCH For the Yellow Jacket

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a stop in Pittsburgh for a public campaign event last Wednesday evening. According to attendees, the chosen location for the campaign was significant to the message Clinton is trying to send.

The following quote is from Clinton’s campaign manager Robert Mook from a Feb. 10 article in the Huffington Post: “It will be very difficult, if not impossible, for a Democrat to win the nomination without strong levels of support among African American and Hispanic voters,” said Mook. “Hillary’s high levels of support in the African American and Hispanic communities are well known.”

He r d e m o c r at i c op ponent, Bernie Sanders, made a stop the previous week at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, a neutral center in downtown Pittsburgh that hosts many different types of events from concerts to basketball games.

Last Wednesday, Clinton chose to speak in the Skibo Gym on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). While this location may seem innocuous, the

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Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is shown here speaking to students and other adults on Monday at Carnegie Mellon University. This is one of many stops she will be making leading up to the Democratic National Convention in July. demographics of the school make Clinton’s choice significant.

According to a fact sheet being passed out at the event, CMU is a culturally diverse school. Twentyseven percent of the undergraduate students and 58 percent of the graduate students are international.

The student body also represents 114 countries.

The diverse crowd was

evident at the event. Most of the prospectors were young students or older women. The race pool was very mixed, consisting of African Americans, Latinos and Asians.

And there were a lot of females.

Julia Eddy, chair of the Student Senate at CMU and senior decision science major, said that she thinks that Clinton and her team know

exactly what they are doing.

“I think she does a very good job in being inclusive and reaching out to many organizations,” said Eddy. “I think some would even go as far to call it pandering.”

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Poor judgement

Mississippi lawmakers halt social progress A little more than a week ago, Mississippi passed a law for religious freedom “to protect sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions,” said Republican Gov. Phil Bryant.

What the law actually does, though, is infringe on the rights of the LGBT community.

The law allows businesses to deny services to gay and lesbian couples and transgender people due to “religious beliefs or moral convictions.”

In Mississippi, as well as many other states, businesses can already make employment-related decisions that discriminate against LGBT people. But this law takes it to a whole new level of discrimination.

Circuit clerks are allowed to deny a marriage license to same-sex couples due to their religious beliefs. Remember when the U.S. Supreme Court said that same-sex marriage is legal? It seems like Mississippi lawmakers forgot that one.

It’s also not just the law that’s scary but also the way it’s written. The law is vaguely written, with terms like “moral conviction” that cannot truly be defined.

This law is blatantly discriminatory against the LGBT community. Not only is it discriminatory, but also it is unconstitutional considering it takes away the rights of one group by supposedly giving rights to another group.

The rights being taken away from LGBT people, though, are basic human rights, whereas the rights given to religious people are discriminatory. It’s disappointing that the progress towards equality for the LGBT community is taking a back step with this law in Mississippi.

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If you haven’t noticed, despite the unusual cold and surprising snow showers, it is April and only a few quick weeks remain until Waynesburg seniors graduate May 1 in front of Miller Hall.

Many people with senior friends often start off the academic year with big plans knowing they won’t be around on campus much longer: a trip to here and there, watching a movie every weekend,

going out to eat at your favorite restaurant, etc.

However, more likely than not, you realize right about now that you accomplished few or none of those goals.

Now, this is not supposed to be a “shame on you” column, but it should at least be a wake up call for you to realize: it still isn’t too late to do something, and what you do can be is impactful.

Yeah, there are finals coming up, which come with many papers, projects and presentations.

But when you say you don’t have any free time, remember that you some-

how find time to catch up on your favorite shows on Netflix.

Take it from this writer who lost his mother a month before his 18th birthday: you need to treat every conversation like it has value and importance.

Spend that time instead with those senior friends and those you have really appreciated during your time on campus.

Without naming names,

there are several seniors that I will be really sad to see go. Let me emphasize – very close friends of mine will be leaving.

And as such, I’ve devoted time in my schedule to make sure I get to see these people plenty before they leave.

In fact, I’m not only staying on campus to witness their graduation, but I’ll be spending some time post-graduation with them here in western Pennsylvania before I go back to where I live in New Jersey.

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World religion class should be required SHON MEADE Columnist

Coming into Waynesburg my freshman year, I was a little intimidated by the Christian atmosphere that is so widely noticeable here on campus.

Once I arrived, I realized that it was a silly thought.

I’m the type of person who accepts all religions, Christianity included. Waynesburg was no different when applying my views.

However, for some people – not just here at WU – accepting other people’s religious views is the hardest thing possible. People often look down on others if they worship a different entity than them.

All students are required to take a Christian religion course while here –whether that is Intro to New Testa-

ment or Intro to Old Testament.

I understand that we have those classes as a requirement because we are a private Christian university, but I would like to see a class that everyone can benefit from: a world religion class, focused on understanding other religions.

I have had a class similar to that, and I can vouch for its benefits.

Pr i or to c om i ng to Waynesburg, I took a class in high school that was basically disguised as a world religion class.

We read sections from the Bible, the Quran, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Ramayana and also stories from Greek and Roman Mythology.

This helped me from a young age to develop a better understanding of other religions throughout history, as well as the religious

views of people in today’s society.

My favorite part about the class was noticing all the similarities between the religions.

From the story of a virgin birth to a story of a great flood, I was astounded by how many aspects these religions share.

In addition to the class, we had a foreign exchange student from Pakistan during my senior year of high school.

Being a Muslim and follower of the Islamic faith, along with having darker skin, he faced so much racism – and it was ridiculous.

He grew to be one of my best friends, and as a result I was able to understand more and more about his religious views.

The thing that astonished me the most about Islam was, again, the vast similarities that it shares with Christianity.

Most people are akin to looking at the differences and starting arguments over all of that.

It’s weird to think that the golden rule in almost every religion is “to do unto others as you would want done unto yourself.”

People seem to forget that.

I’m sure that somewhere in the catalog for classes, there’s a world religion class offered here at Waynesburg for students, but it’s not mandatory.

People would learn more beneficial things from that class than they would from a class that focuses only on half of one religion’s book.

More or less, I would hope people learn from the class that there are more things in common between the leading world religions than there are differences.

We’re in a day and age where people should be more informed about religion and less ignorant.

Not so private

Outlook glitch can allow students to hack If you have ever used a public computer at Waynesburg, you likely know what we're referencing. The email glitch that has not been rectified for months is starting to get fairly annoying.

When you log out of your Outlook accounts and leave a public computer, the person who uses that same computer after you will likely type in their information, but for some reason, they can get back into your account accidentally.

When we're the ones “hacking” into someone’s email account because they had used the computer before us, we feel extremely awkward. We are invading the privacy of someone’s life—seeing things not supposed to seen.

Likewise, it makes us nervous to think of people who use the computer after us, and the control they possess over our private communication.

We understand that most Waynesburg students are not diabolical, and they likely do what we do when they see someone else’s account – log out and try a different browser.

However, it just takes that one time that someone is having a rough day, and they decide to mess with a peer’s account, whether it be deleting emails or writing profane or inappropriate messages to students, faculty or staff.

No one can be sure just how damaging that could be to the victim.

It’s a personal account for a reason – you are the only person who should have access to that account. However, with this ongoing email glitch, our accounts are much less personal.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Student calls for town to invest in park lights Editor's Note: The following is a letter by Haleigh McKee, a sophomore computer forensics and security major, regarding the lack of light and safety concerns with the parks near campus.

Waynesburg University was recently ranked by CBS Pittsburgh as being one of the most beautiful campuses in the Pittsburgh area, and I’d have to agree.

The quiet grassy lawns are perfect spots to lounge with friends in the warmer seasons, the autumn ushers in vibrant colors in the trees, and snow blankets the grounds in pristine white during the winter.

A large portion of our campus consists of four lovely Waynesburg parks, which do not belong to the University itself, but instead are parts of the borough.

In order for students to walk to most of the campus buildings, they must cross through at least one of those parks.

During the day, these parks are easily navigable and

are even enjoyable to stroll through.

However, once the sun sets and darkness descends, those same walkways become dimly lit pathways that are best to avoid.

These parks, though they may be charming, are unsafe during the evening because of the lack of lighting.

Many students are raising concern over the dark parks.

Taylor McCracken, a sophomore nursing major, stated, “I always am on edge when I walk through the parks after dark. Sometimes I have to go through the parks on my way to Stewart for night classes, and it’s legit the scariest thing.”

Taylor goes on to explain that at night, when temperatures drop, puddles can freeze over into ice slicks, which are hard to spot in the dark and even harder to walk across.

She recounts skinned knees and bruised hands.

Another concern is the overall atmosphere of safety and well-being. We as humans are naturally attracted to well-lit environments; darkness brings along uneasi-

ness. The fear of rape or other crimes is associated with unlit public spaces.

Perceived safety, especially for women, increases in a direct relation with street lighting.

The negative aura surrounding the Waynesburg parks leads to their being avoided, which is a shame because green space is such a valuable resource that shouldn’t go unused.

The unused parks could easily be warmed up by installing light fixtures throughout the four parks.

I propose utilizing old-style lampposts, evenly and strategically spread along the walkways.

The charming style would

help the lights blend with the sophisticated aesthetic that makes our campus so iconic.

It would also be a more attractive solution than normal, utilitarian street lights.

A concern some taxpayers may have regarding this solution would be an increased electric bill for the borough, which is understandable.

In this economy, governing bodies cannot consider a public works project if it includes frivolous spending.

However, there are a few simple steps that could be taken to ensure that the new streetlights were efficient and effective. If motion sensors, easily found at any hardware PARKS >> B3

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Cheat Sheet: Teen accepted into all eight Ivy League schools Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By MATTIE WINOWITCH For the Yellow Jacket

Long Island teen August a Uwamanzu-Nna was caught by surprise this week as she received the news that she had been accepted to all eight Ivy League Schools.

Harvard, Dartmouth, Princeton, The University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Yale, Columbia and Brown all said yes to the 17-yearold Uwamanzu-Nna. She was also accepted into Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute

of Technology, New York University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

According to the New York Times, UwamanzuNna, a senior at Elmont Memorial High School, became the second student there to sweep all eight Ivy Leagues.

According to The Grio, another Nigerian student Harold Ekeh had also been accepted to all eight universities, and ended up choosing Yale among the total 13 to which he was accepted.

The question is, what made Uwamanzu-Nna eligible for this feat? Part of the answer is in her intelligence.

USA Today says that

she is Elmont Memorial’s valedictorian and an Intel Science Finalist for her research on cement that could help prevent underwater oilrigs from rupturing.

She also has a 101.64 GPA, which she said was earned through hard work.

According to the New York Times, UwamanzuNna proposed the idea of applying to every Ivy League school to her guidance counselor at the beginning of the school year.

However, most admissions advisers discourage this practice, as having more safety schools as a backup plan would be a better option.

The other part of the an-

swer is her demographic, according the New York Times.

As a Nigerian-American, diversity was most likely a factor, as American universities, especially Ivy Leagues, have been placing greater emphasis on diversifying their student populations.

However, this just wasn’t the case at Elmont Memorial. According to The Guardian, out of a total student body of just under 2,000, 75 percent is African American, 12 percent is Hispanic, eight percent is Asian and just one percent is white.

And 45 percent of the students are part of the lower class.

All statistics aside, there is definitely something unique happening at Elmont Memorial, especially as this is the second case of a student sweeping all eight Ivy Leagues.

According to The Guardian, Elmont Memorial has been the subject of national awards for years.

It has a 98 percent graduation rate, with 98 percent of its students continuing their education post-high school, more than half of them in four-year colleges.

It was a mixture of intelligence, demographics and where she went to school that got Uwamanzu-Nna accepted into all eight.

Now the problem is deciding where to go.

Ac c ord i ng to C N N , Uwamanzu is planning on pursuing a science-related major that will align with her research. More specifically, she is hoping to attend a school where she is able to combine her varied scientific interests, which include biochemistry and environmental studies, she said in the press release.

However, The Guardian said that she wouldn’t be choosing a school solely based on the name.

They said she will pick the one that makes her “feel right” when she walks on to the campus; she intends to visit them all by the end of the month, as she must make her final decision by May 1.

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

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

1. Cease-fire in the plans for Syrian civil war The United States and Russia are both discussing a cease-fire in the ongoing Syrian civil war. The war is between western-backed rebel fighters and members of the Islamic State.

According to Fox News, Russia’s Foreign Ministry stated that both U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have agreed that better diplomatic relations must occur between their countries to reach a complete cease-fire in Syria.

The talks came amidst the most aggressive attack ISIS has launched in a year.

The terrorist organization launched an offensive along Turkey’s southeast border and seized two towns close to it.

-Fox News, April 10 2. Brussels attack was intended for France Authorities said that the Brussels attackers had initially planned to strike France but changed their mind as investigators closed in.

According to a laptop recovered by investigators, the same terror cell that attacked Paris in November had plans to attack highprofile targets in Paris more recently.

Authorities also reported capturing the only surviving suspect of the Brussels attack on Friday.

Mohamed Abrini, 31, admitted to being the “man in the hat” in surveillance videos of the suspects and was captured in the midst of several raids that took place across Belgium.

-CNN, April 10 3. Fireworks accident leaves 105 dead In what is being called an

accident, 105 people were killed and more than 500 were injured when sparks from fireworks at an Indian temple ignited a much larger cache.

The larger bunch of fireworks caused a large explosion and fire that burned the temple to the ground.

The fire ravaged the temple and also damaged houses nearby.

According to CNN, the disaster started as a celebration. Indians were celebrating a goddess who worshipers believed lived inside an ant hill.

CNN also says it is not uncommon for there to be fireworks at these style of celebrations.

-CNN, April 10

4. Kerry target of rocket strikes in Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was the target of rocket strikes on Saturday. Kerry was in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan to try and unite the Afghan government.

Kerry was trying to promote cooperation in a national unity government that he helped to create.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah have the same amount of power and both feel the country should be run differently.

The attacks, which were claimed by the Taliban, came an hour after Kerry left the country. No casualties occurred from the attacks.

-CNN, April 10 5. Obama defends Clinton's email scandal President Obama has come to the defense of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Clinton has been under scrutiny for several months due to her use of a private server to access government records, some of which were classified.

Many critics argue that hackers could have accessed

Photo courtesy of MCT Campus

Self-proclaimed "hooligans" protest at a memorial site for the victims of March 22's terrorist attacks in Brussels on Sunday, March 27. the “top secret” information on the computer.

Obama guaranteed that politics would not influence the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation.

Obama also said Clinton exhibited “carelessness” in handling emails, but defended her, calling her “outstanding” and saying he believed she has not put national security at stake.

-USA Today, April 10 6. Trump and Clinton projected to win Pa. Both presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to win New York and Pennsylvania in the primary elections.

According to a poll released by Fox News, Trump is slated to win 55 percent of New York’s 95 delegates.

Trump is also show to capture 48 percent of the delegates offered in Pennsylvania.

Clinton is set to take 53 percent of the vote in New York and 43 percent in Pennsylvania.

The results of the poll come as good news to both frontrunners after their chief rivals, Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders have put together a string of wins.

Cruz has won the last two Republican contests; on the Democratic side, Sanders

has won the last seven.

-CNN, April 10 7. Anti-LGBT law placed into effect in Mississippi A Mississippi law being called discriminatory by the LGBT community has been placed into effect.

The l aw, w hich was signed into effect on Tuesday, April 6, allows business owners to not hire a potential employee, refuse to pay them and also gives landowners the ability to not sell or rent property based upon a buyer’s sexual orientation.

The bill also allows doctors to refuse treatment for someone who wants a sex assignment surgery.

While the critics of the bill argue that is discriminating against the LGBT community, the state of Mississippi and proponents of the bill say it protects religious freedoms and prevents businesses from being controlled by the state government.

Governor Phil Bryant gave reasoning for the bill: “to protect sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions of individuals, organizations and private associations from discriminatory action by state government.”

-CNN, April 6

8. Former NFL player shot in road rage incident Former New Orleans Saints defensive end, Will Smith, was killed late Saturday evening.

Smith played for the Saints from 2004-13 and was a member of the Super Bowl XLIV championship team.

Smith was driving on a highway when he was rearended by a Hummer.

Smith crashed into a friend’s car in front of him.

After the accident, Smith exchanged words with the driver, Cardell Hayes, 28, before Hayes pulled a gun, shooting Smith. Smith’s wife, who was traveling with him, was also shot twice in the leg.

Hayes pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying an illegal weapon in 2014. In addition to his wife, Smith leaves behind two sons and a daughter.

-USA Today, April 10 9. Zika virus officially linked to birth defects The World Health Organization has confirmed that the Zika virus causes microcephaly and GuillenBarre syndrome.

The virus had long been believed to have been the cause of the birth defects, but had never been offi-

cially linked to it until now.

Microcephaly causes the brain to stop growing or not develop properly.

This is why the back of the head is smaller than the front of the head for those affected.

Guillan-Barre syndrome causes paralysis of the body and, at its worst, is a hospital emergency.

-CNN, April 7 10. Virtual reality videos coming to YouTube YouTube, one of the internet’s largest video sharing sites, says virtual reality is the next big thing for computing platforms.

Google, who has experimented with driverless cars, owns YouTube.

Google’s Manager of Technology Programs Tom Small said they soon won’t be looking at phone screens but using the virtual reality to interact with the videos and look at things from different perspectives.

YouTub e f ilmmakers were invited to the Sundance Institute to work with experts on how to use 360 degree angles from beginning to end.

-USA Today, April 9 Information compiled by Cody Yankulic For the Yellow Jacket

Seniors: Cherish every moment Parks: Light our path in parks

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just how important and valuable I consider these friendships to be.

For those who may not have the luxury or the time to do something like that, please be sure to find something to do with those special seniors in your life, or at the very least, tell them how much they have meant to you since you've been at Waynesburg.

There’s nothing more special than giving a heartto-heart saying exactly how you feel to a friend.

And I’m not just saying that you should give a little “thanks for being my friend” and call that a good chat.

I mean something along the lines of opening your-

self up, expressing those true feelings you have and acting as if--and maybe with the real potential that--you may never see that person again in your life.

It is amazing how much more personal a convers at ion b e comes w hen you treat it as if it is the last time you may talk to someone, and those are the chats that you will never, ever forget.

Take it from this writer who lost his mother a month before his 18th birthday: you need to treat every conversation like it has value and importance, because you never know— it just may be that last chat you have and you don’t want to be hurting yourself over what you did or didn’t say or do.

While I’m a bit more methodical than most, laying out notes on my phone or on a scrap piece of paper of what I want to say so I don’t screw up, you should at least consider in your mind what you want to do or say to those seniors.

So in this time of stressand emotion-filled days and nights that all come with finals, don’t let these last few opportunities to spend time with your graduating senior friends pass you by.

Yes, getting classwork done is important, but while that is in the shortterm, friendships can last a lifetime.

Make both work and you certainly won’t regret the decision in the years and decades to come.

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store, were installed into the streetlights, they would only turn on when a pedestrian passed through the park.

These devices would reduce the amount of electricity being consumed and would increase the effectiveness of the lights; they wouldn’t be burning the whole night through.

The lights themselves can also become more energy efficient if LED or induction lights were used in place of other light bulbs. LED bulbs are more energy efficient than other types.

Another money-saving possibility is the usage of solar panels to store up energy to be used at night. Small panels, such as those seen on electric highway signs, would

collect sunlight, which would be used to power the streetlights during the evening, meaning the lights would not draw off the local power grid.

The introduction of lighting to the parks would increase accessibility to those spaces. This brings me to the next possible concern, namely, that students would be tempted to loiter.

Some may say that, because the parks would be more welcoming at night, passerby might engage in deviant activities, such as drug dealing.

To this point, I would like to point out that there are no secluded spaces within the parks that would be conducive to those sort of happenings.

The parks are mostly open spaces that would make it easy to spot any suspicious

behavior.

The diligent security forces that are employed by Waynesburg University make regular patrols and would be capable of putting a stop to suspect gatherings.

Our security officers are just one aspect of our school that makes it such a great institution to attend.

Our sunsets, our red brick buildings, and luxurious green spaces are all important to the atmosphere.

But why let this congenial aura die at night when the lights go out?

We need to make sure that our parks are well-lit, safe spaces for ourselves and our peers, as well as for others who want to enjoy them.

Sincerely, Haleigh McKee

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'Paint and Sip' entertains guests, raises money for food bank When the food bank was looking for a venue, Tustin said Thistlethwaite Vineyards caught the food bank’s eye as a valuable local entity.

Deneen Rhodes of Thistlethwaite Vineyards was thrilled when she got the call about hosting the event.

“Absolutely,” she said when she heard about the

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

The tones of laughter and pleasantry echoed in a large room at Thistlethwaite Vineyards Monday for a community Paint and Sip. All benefits for the event went to the Corner Cupboard Food Bank.

The event was for “very amateur folks who may have never created an artistic creation or even had the thought of [creating] something,” said Kelly Stepp, president of the Corner Cupboard Food Bank.

Stepp emphasized the experience of a Paint and Sip is one of camaraderie, “the concept of self-discovery and meeting people you wouldn’t have otherwise.”

Stepp admitted she wanted to take part herself. In addition, Stepp says the wine adds to the flavor in the air.

“The sipping adds to the casual atmosphere. It’s about having a good time,

“We wouldn't survive without the support of local businesses. We simply wouldn't.”

Tim Neral, Yellow Jacket

KELLY STEPP

A "Paint and Sip" was held Monday at Thistlewaite Vineyards to raise money for Corner Cupboard Food Bank.

Those who came painted and enjoyed unique wine.

creating their own masterpieces for a good cause.

They can leave here happy.”

In addition to an inter-

President, Corner Cupboard Food Bank

active painting experience and wine tasting, there was a Chinese auction for items which included gift cards,

Pittsburgh sports merchandise, an automobile care package and clothing and jewelry.

offer. “For Greene County, for the food bank, for Candace [Tustin], I’d do anything for them.”

Rhodes, more than anything, mentioned how important it was to support the vineyards’ customers.

“We want to give back to

the community that always comes here,” she said.

Thistlethwaite Vineyards opened in 2008 and since then has created its own varieties of fine wine.

“We can’t grow the same grapes of California or New York or Erie because of the weather,” said Rhodes.

This has led to a taste that solely belongs to the Greene County area.The Corner Cupboard Food Bank was just as thrilled to play a role in the event.

“Small business and entities chip in. Everything was donated for a good cause,” said Stepp. “There’s a lot of support here.”

Stepp said it’s because of the surrounding community that the food bank is able to make a difference.

“We wouldn’t survive without the support of local businesses. We simply wouldn’t,” said Stepp. “Two thirds of our funds come from donation, whether from a corporate or a neighbor down the road.”

Greene County libraries celebrate National Library Week

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

The popularity of books has noticeably decreased in the last several decades. According to the American Library Association (ALA), a study was conducted in the 1950’s that said people “were reading less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments.”

Since the rise of the computers and smart phones, the number of people reading hard copy books has significantly decreased.

In light of this, Sunday, April 10, kicked off National Library Week. Running until April 16, the week is dedicated to appreciate the workers at libraries and to show support for such institutions.

The event, which is usually held the second full week in April, has been ongoing since 1958, according to the website.

The ALA sponsors the yearly event, which focuses on the contributions that libraries have made to the local communities.

Every year the week has a different theme.

The first theme for National Library Week in 1958 was “Wake Up and Read!” This year’s theme is “Libraries Transform.”

Brendan Keany, Yellow Jacket

Duncan Berryman reads a newspaper in the Eva K. Bowlby Public Library on Wednesday. The library is one of many libraries in the area celebrating National Library Week.

Katy Pretz, library director and chief executive officer at Flenniken Memorial Library, said it’s important for college students to recognize and support the libraries in the area, especially with the new technology they have to offer.

“We know that for college students, there is little time for pleasure reading. That’s why we offer

digital magazines, downloadable and streaming music and the latest blockbuster movies on DVD... all free with a library card,” said Pretz.

Lisa Snyder, a librarian at Eberly Library, said it’s important that libraries are accessible to all members of the community, since some do not have the ability to

access these resources at their homes.

Pretz agreed that it is important for libraries to maintain a strong relationship with their surrounding communities; without members of the community coming to the library, it will lose its purpose and may cease to exist.

Flenniken Memorial Library is hosting an event on Saturday to keep its community members involved.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the library will be hosting a Kite Day and Vendor Fair at the Greene Academy in Carmichaels.

Attendees will be able to create a kite and listen to people from the community – including County Commissioner Archie Trader, Representative Pam Snyder and Coal Queen Katlyn Allison – as they read Kite Day by Will Hillenbrand.

There will be different activities every half an hour, according to Pretz.

The event will also have a Chinese Auction, a bake sale table and Chad Gallantine’s BBQ Food Truck will be present to raise funds for events that the library has planned for the future.

Pretz said that while the libraries across the nation are only officially recognized during the

national library week, libraries now have complete accessibility and therefore should be appreciated more.

Snyder said the library has promoted the week’s events as much as possible, trying to get more people to use the available resources.

After National Library Week has concluded, Eberly Library is hosting a Transform Launch Party on Monday, April 18, on the ground floor of the library from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The event will host a costume contest, Star Wars trivia contest and a social media contest.

The winners of the contests will receive different items such as gift cards and a free six-month subscription to a comic of their choice from Four Horsemen Comics.

As a part of the costume contest, competitors are encouraged to dress up as their favorite literary character and will be able to take a free photo with friends in the digital photography lab located on the bottom floor of the library.

For more information on National Library Week, visit ala.org or for information on the events at Flenniken Memorial Library, visit flenniken.org.

Greene Arc serves town with open houses, service projects

By MATTHEW SHINKLE For the Yellow Jacket

Cynthia Dias, the executive director for The Arc of Greene County, when describing what they are able to do as an organization in assisting others in need, said "We're unique."

“Greene Arc is a non-profit corporation," said Dias. "And the mission of [Greene Arc Inc.] is to provide employment training to individuals with disabilities.”

Greene Arc Inc., located in Prosperity, Pennsylvania, offers help in numerous areas of life to those who suffer from developmental disabilities. With March being National Intellectual and

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, the organization held an open house.

“Folks from the community can come in and learn about all of the programs that we offer,” said Dias.

“Greene Arc has a variety of programs.”

According to Dias and the Greene Arc website, the plethora of programs made available to those with developmental disabilities include residential assistance, adult-day training and prevocational training, amongst many, many others.

By hosting the open house, the organization hopes to better reach out those that may not be aware of what Greene Arc does.

“The goal is to educate the community,” said Dias. “To provide public awareness, and also to reduce stigma for individuals with disabilities.”

A large portion of Greene Arc’s functionality is also being the sole recycling agent in the entire county. Seven members assist in the recycling process that has, since it’s creation, taken off with involvement from the community.

“We are extremely fortunate; the township supervisors are willing and volunteer to bring the product in to us, so in that aspect we have to give kudos to township supervisors,” said Dias.

Due to the small population in Greene County, re-

cycling is not mandated as official by law. Therefore, all initiatives to take part in the process are voluntary.

While the corporation does accept drop-offs at their location, there are also 12 drop off points scattered across Greene County in nearly every municipality, including two sheds for storing recyclables on Waynesburg University’s campus.

The goal of Greene Arc is to provide those that may be in need of assistance gain meaningful work experience.

The organization itself strives to help those with developmental disabilities in any capacity necessary, as Greene Arc currently lists about 110 members on their ros-

ter across all programs, said Dias. If in need, the organization is always interested in helping more.

“We are open to have [the community] contact us, we’re always happy to assess a situation if they have a need for themselves or family members,” said Dias. “My main goal, truly though, is to ensure that appropriate services and delivery of services for the individuals we are so privileged to support is happening for them.”

In May, Greene Arc will be hosting another open house for National Mental Health Awareness Month at the ‘Open Arms Drop-In Center,’ where Dias said multiple Waynesburg students have

previously helped with service projects.

The Drop-In center located on Washington Street in downtown Waynesburg “is for Greene County residents, eighteen years of age or older,” according to their online website. “It is open to members who are currently in mental health recovery,” and creates a place where they feel they belong and can take responsibility in their recovery.

Greene Arc encourages all who are interested in assisting or interested in learning information on the topic of mental health recovery to attend the open house hosted by the Drop-In Center this May.

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All of these factors have pushed the Catholic Charities staff to promote the ‘100,000 Diapers in 100 Days’ program as much as they can.

Lori Williams, an intern at Catholic Charities and senior human services major at Waynesburg University, contacted over 50 churches, businesses and schools in nearby counties to ask for donations.

Williams said that only five churches and organiza-

tions have officially agreed to help, and four have given partial commitment.

Once a church or organization agrees to take part in the drive, Catholic Charities supplies them with a large box in which to store diapers until they turn in the donations.

The Catholic Charities staff stressed that there is a fast turnaround once the diapers are donated, and clients receive them “immediately.”

“Once we get our hands on them, they’re ready to go,” said Yaquinto.

Vihlidal said anyone can come to the Catholic Charities office in Waynesburg and leave their donations in the box inside the building.

She and the rest of the staff agree, however, that the area most in need of diapers right now is Washington.

The need changes from week to week, so donations are always welcome from those in Greene County and elsewhere.

Catholic Charities would like any donations, even small, to help reach their goal and to help the community’s children.

Businesses that wish to donate can contact the Greene County Catholic Charities building at 724-627-6410, and they will receive a box in which to collect diapers.

8,000 diapers have been donated so far.

“It would be amazing,” said Vihlidal. “Just for the whole diocese in general, just to see how we come together with different businesses and parishes, how we can ask for just one thing and then it turns into 100,000. It would be amazing to see the community support for the families in need.”

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Parenthood, student loans and the gender wage gap, which produced the biggest response in cheers from the audience.

This is not just a women's issue, said Clinton. “It is a family issue.”

She continued, giving an example of women of different races getting discounts at the grocery store to make up for the money lost from the wage gap.

“Last time I checked, there was no woman's discount for failing to get equal pay in the first place,” said Clinton.

Eddy also said that there could be a downside to rallying at CMU’s campus.

“We have such a high international population that may or may not all even be able to vote,” said Eddy.

Pennsylvania’s primary takes place on April 26 and Clinton is polled to win over her counterpart, Bernie Sanders.

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Waynesburg leans on Resnik to complete sweep of Bethany

BY KYLE DAWSON and LUKE GOODLING Yellow Jacket Staff

“He was as advertised,” said Waynesburg baseball head coach Mike Humiston following Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Bethany, the fifth straight win at the time for the Jackets. All five of those consecutive wins have come in one-run games.

Humiston was of course talking about Waynesburg’s senior ace Brian Resnik, who had just finished flat out “dominating” on the mound in the win, tossing a complete game shutout in

the nine-inning affair, strik- to get guys out this time ing out 10 Bison and yield- against them at the begining just two hits to earn his ning of innings and that third victory was a big part of the season BASEBALL of it.” and push his Coach Huteam’s record TOP PLAYERS: miston said to 7-15 overt hat Resnik all and 5-3 in Brian Resnik (Sr.) was able to Presidents’ 9 IP, 2 H, 10 K, 0 R p e r f o r m a t Athletic the level he Conference Matt Bensinger (Sr.) is capable of play.

2-4 HR, RBI, R, BB reaching. Into “Everythe remainder thing really was working of the season, the Yellow for me,” said Resnik. “I was Jackets’ are expecting to rely throwing all my pitches for heavily on Resnik. strikes. My curveball was “He did what he does,” solid and my slider was my said Humiston. “He threw out pitch today. I was able all his pitches for strikes

and got big outs when he needed them. We’re going to squeeze everything he has in him out of him going forward. He’s our guy. We’re going to dance with the guy we took to the prom. He’s up for that challenge.”

Perhaps more impressive than just the single outing in the win for Resnik is the string he has put together on the mound. In his last three starts this season, Resnik is 3-0 and in 23 innings has given up just 13 hits and one earned run while striking out 21 batters. His earned run average in that span, down from

Freshman improves to 12-2 Cooper steps into number 2 role on men's tennis team

By LUKE GOODLING Editorial Assistant

The record is something head coach Ron Christman has never seen before.

Over the past two semesters, freshman Jonah Cooper has acquired a 12-2 record with Waynesburg University’s tennis team.

Cooper’s early success is something Christman has never seen a freshman accomplish at Waynesburg University.

“I’ve never had anybody that came [into Waynesburg University] and won all their first matches, like their first 10 matches or so. I’ve never had anybody do that—at any position,” said Christman. “[But] he did that.”

Growing up, Cooper said his father, who was a successful tennis player in college, was an influential factor to his start with tennis.

From a young age Cooper said he has been playing tennis, although it was not until entering high school when he began to focus more on the sport.

“I was kind of playing ever since I could hold a racket,” said Cooper. “But I didn’t really get serious until I hit like middle school, and then freshman in high school I started getting better.”

After graduating from high school, Cooper said his college focus came down to two different schools, one of them being Waynesburg University.

The deciding factor, Cooper said, to attending Waynesburg University came down to the nursing program.

Cooper said the biggest differentiating factor between high school and college is the quality of tennis. “[Tennis] is definitely higher quality,” Cooper said. “It’s very competitive, and I like that. So you always have to be watching other teams and other players to see what they are like. [There’s] a lot more strategy to it.”

Although the competitive nature of the sport has increased, Cooper’s success over the past two semesters with Waynesburg has exceeded expectations. According to Cooper, a part of his success can be contributed to being

relatively unknown to other schools.

“I think being a freshman—a newcomer—really helps; no one really knows who you are so you can kind of come in and be a dark horse,” said Cooper.

“Knowing someone’s game is really important in tennis and people have yet to see me play, so it’s kind of nice going in.”

For Christman, he said Cooper’s attitude is another underlying factor behind his successful season with the Jackets.

Cooper said he dislikes losing more than he enjoys w i n n i n g , s om e t h i n g that, according to

Christman, is an attribute most coaches look for in athletes.

“I just loved [Coopers] attitude,” Christman said. “There are people who like to win and there are people who hate to lose. Let me tell you, most coaches would rather have the latter: somebody who hates to lose. Those are the ones who will be digging hard right down to the last point.”

Off the court, Cooper must navigate through a notoriously challenging nursing program.

Despite the busy schedule, Cooper said tennis helps him cope with his academic schedule.

“Tennis is a great stress reliever,” said Cooper.

“It requires me to be economic with my time.

If I have a match, I know that I can’t be messing around in between classes—like I have go get to work, crank out some studying—and then I’ll go to the match. Tennis makes me more efficient.”

Although Cooper said he has a busy schedule between tennis, nursing and

6.12 to 3.38.

In his last three starts against B ethany alone, Resnik is 3-0 with 28 strikeouts in 23 innings and has given up 12 hits and just one earned run in the starts against the Bison.

“He knows Bethany maybe better than anyone in the conference,” said Humiston.

“He knows how to pitch to them and it’s nice to have that on our team.”

The only Jackets’ run came in the fourth inning when Matt Bensinger took Bethany’s Joe Giles deep for his fourth home run of the season.

Waynesburg did have nine hits in the victory on the road, but Humiston said it was not capitalizing on some chances to score more runs that kept it close.

“We had the bases loaded and no outs at one point with the guys we want up in that situation up,” said Humiston. “Unfortunately, we didn’t get the job done in that spot and some others.

We’ll need to start getting timely hits in the future because our offense will allow our pitching to relax.”

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Tennis evens PAC record with a win

By STEVE SAMEK AND LUKE GOODLING Yellow Jacket Staff

The Waynesburg University men’s tennis team evened its Presidents’ Athletic Conference record at 3-3 this past weekend with a 5-4 win against the Bison of Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia.

The win also moved the team’s overall record to 4-10 on the 2016 season.

The first-doubles team, consisting of junior Timothy Harris and freshman Josh Denham, started the afternoon off for Waynesburg University by winning their match 9-7 to b eat Thomas More’s Sergio Pascual and Sam Lewis.

Waynesburg’s seconddoubles team of freshman Jonah Cooper and freshman Adam McKnight followed suite with picking up an 8-1 win over Thomas More’s Jalen Clark and Christian Gil. Waynesburg then forfeited at third doubles to give Thomas More their TENNIS >> C3

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Women's lax wins first game of season Softball scores one run in doubleheader

By MICHAEL DUMMER For the Yellow Jacket

After eight games and roughly 552 hours since the start of the 2016 lacrosse season, Waynesburg University collected its first win of a two-game weekend trip in Indiana with respective stops at Hanover College on Friday night and Franklin College on Saturday night.

The 361 mile bus ride home was easier to contend with, despite the Yellow Jackets being fresh off a 11-7 defeat at the hands of the Franklin College Grizzly Bears, because Waynesburg was also leaving the Hoosier state having won its first match of the year the previous night with a nailbiting 7-6 victory against the Hanover College Panthers.

In the first game of the two game road trip, junior midfielder Jess Rains scored the first goal of the game at the 2:59 mark of the first half to open the scoring and scored the final goal of the match in a free shot position with 18 seconds left in the match to give her and her 14 teammates their first win of the 2016 campaign.

Not lost in the shuffle of the

By RJ LEISIE

Sports Convergence Editor

Jesse Levier, Yellow Jacket

Goalkeeper JoHanna Phillips, pictured here in a game earlier this season, saved 12 of 18 shot attempts in the Jackets' 7-6 win over Hanover last weekend. dramatics was the first collegiate win for first year head coach Stephanie Benkowski.

Benkowski, who has commented on the teams state of chemistry numerous times throughout the season, believes it has come a long way and was a reason for the team getting their first win.

“It just seems like this team on a daily basis is willing to

learn and do what it takes to be in games,” said Benkowski.

“We have a lot of girls that are playing for the team success and not their personal success.”

The second game Waynesburg looked primed to upset the Grizzlies, who are in second place in the ORLC standings, after jumping out to a 2-0 lead on a pair of goals

from Rains, who split the pipes twice within the first 2:13 of action. Franklin fired back; though, with a four-goal spurt of its own to go up 4-2.

Rains struck for her third goal of the first half to make the score 4-3 with just over one minute to play before the halftime break. Unfortunately, the LACROSSE >> C4

The Waynesburg University softball team hosted the Saints of Thomas More on Saturday, April 10, for a Presidents’ Athletic Conference doubleheader. Waynesburg lost both games, 5-0 and 9-1, respectively.

“Thomas More is a very good hitting team overall,” head coach Richele Hall said.

“A lot of the time they were catching the pitches before they were fully breaking, which is a tough break for a pitcher in any game.”

In the first game, Thomas More started the scoring in the fourth inning with a three-run homer from left fielder Dallis Knotts. From there Mary Odom hit an RBI single to bring the score to 4-0. The Saints finished the scoring with an RBI double from shortstop Ana Walter scoring right fielder Alix DeDreu.

Waynesburg was led offensively from senior left fielder Katey Potopenko and freshman Cat Allstatt who each

went 2-3. Mamee Salzer got the win for the Saints going seven innings giving up only seven hits and striking out six. Salzer improved to 9-3 on the season while freshman Courtney Messenger got the loss dropping to 6-6 on the season. Messenger went all seven innings giving up five runs on nine hits while striking out three batters.

“Courtney threw well in game one,” Hall said. “Her command overall was good and we are looking forward to her bouncing back against Geneva.”

In the second game, Thomas More started it off the same way it did in the first game by getting on the scoreboard in the first inning. Salzer reached on an error scoring DeDreu. Thomas More added three more runs in the second inning with three RBI singles.

Waynesburg finally got on the board with an RBI single from junior catcher Mackenzie Smith plating Potopenko.

However, that would be the only run the Yellow Jackets SOFTBALL >> C4

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April 14, 2016

Men's track fights through cold weather

COMMENTARY

Baseball team needs to take advantage of Rez's last year

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

Rose Huwe, Yellow Jacket

Sophomore sprinter Mark Minjock, pictured here in a meet earlier this season, finished in the top 10 in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the Homon Invitational on Sunday.

Minjock leads Yellow Jackets with two top-10 finishes

By CODY YANKULIC

For the Yellow Jacket

The Waynesburg University men’s track & field team was set to travel to Mount Union, Ohio on Saturday to take part in the Homon Invitational, but heavy snow showers on Saturday, April 9, morning meant a postponement of the meet.

The meet was scheduled

for Sunday and the Jackets traveled to Ohio to participate.

The postponement, head coach Jason Falvo said, was not what the team wanted and will have an impact on training regimen.

“Well, moving the meet from Saturday added an element of chaos and organization,” said Falvo. “All in all, I think we would have

preferred to run on Saturday because it changes your training going into next week a bit, but all in all I was pleased.”

The moving of the meet, said Falvo, caused some academic conflicts for members of the team. The conflicts caused some members of the team to have to stay at the university. While some members of the team stayed

behind, the ones who went, Falvo said, left a strong impression on him.

“I was really impressed with our mental toughness,” said Falvo “I was really impressed with how we handled all the schedules and adverse weather; I thought we went up there with a focus to compete.”

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When Anna Kendrick sang the lyrics, “you’re gonna miss me when I’m gone,” I’m pretty sure she was referring to senior pitcher Brian Resnik of the Waynesburg baseball team.

Check that.

I know she was.

And when Obi-Wan Kenobi yelled “you were the chosen one,” I’m almost certain he was yelling at Resnik. Not Anakin Skywalker.

Or when Hagrid said “you’re a wizard Harry,” I think he misspoke. I think he meant to say, “you’re a wizard Brian.”

I could continue for days with puns on movie quotes and song lyrics referring to the impact Resnik has on the Waynesburg baseball team.

But I can also give you numbers. Numbers that should make your mouth drop and gaze in amazement and question the reality. You may even find yourself putting two fingers together and applying pressure to your skin to wake from a dream. I think they call that pinching.

But on a more serious note, Tuesday’s performance along with the recent string of performances the Burgettstown,

Pennsylvania native has put together have been nothing short of stellar.

Let’s go back a few weeks.

It was a windy day in McCandless, Pennsylvania. Resnik got the nod for Waynesburg, who had lost 13 straight.

The outing started like most Brian Resnik outings do, with a one-two-three first inning.

However, in the second inning, Resnik got hit with a comebacker in the wrist. The ball deflected to first base and Resnik grabbed at both his wrist and his forehead and all of Waynesburg held a collective breath. Resnik got checked out and was fine, in fact so fine he finished the game, which also isn’t all that uncommon for him, pitching well enough to be on the right side of an 11-1 victory. He tossed a complete game and gave up just one unearned run and five hits while striking out five.

His next outing, against Bethany, he got another win, his second of the year, as he pitched a complete game and allowed six hits and one run over his seven innings and struck out six batters.

Then Tuesday, the capper, Resnik tossed a nine-inning complete game, two-hit shutDAWSON >> C4

Yellow Jacket Athletes of the Week Alex Lawrence

Freshman first baseman 21 hits, including eight extraAlex Lawrence was named base hits. She is tied for third Athlete of the Week for her on the team with 13 RBI. recent performance on the The Waynesburg softball diamond. team returns to the field today, The Bridgeville, PennsylvaThursday, April 14 as it hosts nia native continued her recent Pitt-Greensburg for a single, hot streak at the plate by batseven-inning game. ting .500 in 12 plate appearThe Jackets will return to ances over the past week.

Presidents' Athletic ConferLawrence On Tuesday, she mashed her ence action Saturday when team-leading third home run they host the Bethany College of the spring during Waynesburg’s 6-3 Bison at 1 p.m. win at Thiel.

First pitch is slated for 3:30 p.m.

Overall, Lawrence is hitting .338 with Thursday against UPG.

Derek Whalen

Junior pitcher Derek Whalen Connor Furwa and allowing was named Athlete of the Week just one run to capture his first for his recent performances on collegiate save in the Yellow the mound.

Jackets’ 6-5 victory.

The Fairfield, Pennsylvania In his two outings, he limnative earned his first collegiate ited opponents to a .214 batting victory by working the seventh average. inning of Waynesburg’s 5-4 The Yellow Jacket baseball walk-off victory versus Bethateam returns to the ballpark on ny on Wednesday. Whalen was Friday, April 15, as it hosts the Whalen able to retire the side in order Wolverines of Grove City. on fewer than 10 pitches in the frame.

The team will then travel to Grove City Whalen also appeared out of the bull- Saturday at 1 p.m. pen on Friday versus Geneva, throwing First pitch Friday is scheduled for 3 three innings in relief of senior pitcher p.m.

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

LACROSSE (ORLC)

SOFTBALL Conf. Overall 9-1 15-5 8-1 16-6 5-2 16-6 5-3 11-8 4-3 6-15 5-4 12-10 3-7 6-15 2-10 7-15 0-10 2-20

Friday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 2, GENEVA 1 Waynesburg 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2-3-1 Geneva 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-7-2 WP: Beatty LP: Nichols S: Lawless Friday’s Box Score

GROVE CITY 10, SAINT VINCENT 7 Grove City 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10-17-0 Saint Vincent 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 7-13-2 WP: Nichols LP: Kerr Saturday’s Box Score

THIEL 18,WESTMINSTER 2 Thiel 2 6 1 6 3 0 0 18-21-1 Westminster 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2-9-1 WP: Humphrey LP: Forrester Sunday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 10, BETHANY 2 Thomas More 1 0 3 1 1 4 0 10-16-0 Bethany 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2-4-1 WP: Pietrantoni LP: Gross Sunday’s Box Score

POINT PARK 16, WASH & JEFF 6 Point Park 1 2 0 0 7 3 3 16-15-0 Wash & Jeff 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 6-9-3 WP: Pietrantoni LP: Gross

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, April 8 Grove City 10, Saint Vincent 7; Waynesburg 6, Geneva 2 (Gm.1); Waynesburg 5, Geneva 1 (Gm. 2); Thiel 5, Westminster 0 (Gm. 1); Thiel 18, Westminster 2 (Gm. 2) Sunday, April 10 Thomas More 2, Bethany 1 (Gm. 1); Thomas More 10, Bethany 2 (Gm. 2); Wash & Jeff 10, Point Park 9 (Gm. 1); Point Park 16, Wash & Jeff 6 (Gm. 2)

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, April 15 Grove City at Waynesburg - 3 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Geneva - 4 p.m.

STANDINGS Westminster Thomas More Saint Vincent Bethany Waynesburg Thiel W&J Grove City Geneva Chatham

Conf. Overall 4-0 11-1 5-1 20-6 5-1 17-7 3-1 9-13 3-3 11-15 1-3 7-11 1-3 4-12 0-2 3-8 0-4 10-10 0-4 2-15

Sunday’s Box Score

THOMAS MORE 9, WAYNESBURG 1 (6 INN.) Thomas More 1 3 0 0 1 4 9-13-1 Waynesburg 0 0 0 0 1 0 1-4-3 WP: Knotts LP: Messenger Sunday’s Box Score

SAINT VINCENT 9, THIEL 7 Thiel 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 7-10-1 Saint Vincent 7 0 0 0 2 0 x 9-13-4 WP: Duerr LP: Flynn Thursday’s Box Score

GROVE CITY 5, MOUNT ALOYSIUS 0 Grove City 1 0 4 0 0 5-8-0 Mount Aloysius 0 0 0 0 0 0-4-1 WP: Aughton LP: Rackish

Saturday’s Box Score

FRANKLIN 11,WAYNESBURG 7 Waynesburg 3 4 7 Franklin 5 6 11

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, April 8 Waynesburg 7, Hanover 6 Saturday, April 9 Franciscan 5, Mount St. Joseph 4; Franklin 11, Waynesburg 7; Saint Vincent 11, Hanover 3 Sunday, April 10 Transylvania 22, Thiel 4; Wash & Jeff 11, Franklin 7

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, April 15 Thomas More at Centre - 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 7 Grove City 5, Mount Aloysius 0

Saturday, April 16 Mount St. Joseph at Hanover - 10 a.m.; Saint Vincent at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Transylvania at Franklin - 5 p.m.

Friday, April 8 Thomas More 7, Geneva 2; Thomas More 11, Geneva 0

Sunday, April 17 Thiel at Thomas More - 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 10 Thomas More 5, Waynesburg 0 (Gm. 1); Saint Vincent 3, Thiel 0 (Gm. 1); Thomas More 9, Waynesburg 1 (6 inn.) (Gm. 2); Saint Vincent 9, Theil 7 (Gm.2)

PAC BASEBALL LEADERS

UPCOMING GAMES

RBI: Kenning, 29, TMC; Laumann, 24, TMC; Pogue, 22, TMC

Thursday, April 14 Westminster at Chatham (DH) - 3 p.m.; Geneva at Wash & Jeff (DH) - 3:30 p.m.; Pitt-Greensburg at Waynesburg (DH) - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 Bethany at Waynesburg (DH) - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Chatham (DH) - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Grove City (DH) - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Westminster (DH) - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Thomas More (DH) - 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 17 Wash & Jeff at Penn State Behrend (DH) - 1 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Sunday, April 17 Westminster at Thomas More - 12 p.m.; Pitt-Greensburg at Bethany (DH) - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Hitter: Trent Smith, Senior 1B, Thiel Pitcher: Jaden Nozicka, Senior, Thiel

Conf. Overall Transylvania 5-0 11-2 Wash & Jeff 4-0 7-4 Saint Vincent 4-1 4-8 Franklin 3-1 5-3 Mount St. Joseph 2-2 4-7 Waynesburg 1-3 1-8 Hanover 1-5 4-9 Thomas More 0-3 1-7 Thiel 0-5 0-9

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, April 16 Fredonia State at Bethany (DH) - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Saint Vincent (DH) - 1 p.m.; Waynesburg at Grove City (DH) - 1 p.m.; Wash & Jeff at Thiel (DH) - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Thomas More (DH) - 1 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

STANDINGS

Hitter: Bree Appel, Sophomore C, Thomas More Pitcher: Samantha Emert, Junior, Saint Vincent

Derek Whalen, Baseball Alex Lawrence, Softball

Batting AVG.: Metzger, .500, TMC; Kenning, .444, TMC; Koller, .443, THI

Batters Struck Out: Elko, 41, THI; Resnik, 40, WAY; Nichols, 36, GEN ERA: Schnatterly, 2.00, W&J; Elko, 2.34, THI; Culeton, 2.37; SVC

PAC SOFTBALL LEADERS

Batting AVG.: Nardone, .500, WES; Noel, .463, SVC; Liverman, .429, WES RBI: Noel, 27, SVC; Fee, 25, GEN; Walter, 24, TMC Batters Struck Out: Rhorer, 90, WES; Weiss, 83, BET; Emert, 60, SVC ERA: Knotts, 0.70, TMC; Emert, 1.59, SVC; McCartney, 2.22, W&J

ORLC LACROSSE LEADERS

Goals: Harrison, 49, TRA; Ward, 48, TRA; Nelson, 43, SVC Assists: Carroll, 23, SVC; Kallos, 21, W&J; Ward, 16, TRA Saves: Phillips, 108, WAY; Franey, 96, SVC; Wallace, 93, THI

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Points: Ward, 64, TRA; Harrison, 56, TRA; Nelson, 55, SVC

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

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

Sunday, April 10 MOUNT UNION -- JOHN HOMON OPEN No team scoring, Individual results only

Sunday, April 10 MOUNT UNION -- JOHN HOMON OPEN No Team scoring, Individual results only

Individual MOUNT UNION -- JOHN HOMON OPEN 100-METER DASH 1. Jonathan Radney, John Carroll, 11.44; 2. Tyler Orewiler, Mount Union, 11.48; 4. Mark Minjock, Waynesburg, 11.63 200-METER DASH 1. Julian Lowe, Otterbein, 22.45; 2. Josh Weber, Mount Union, 22.64; 9. Mark Minjock, Waynesburg, 23.90 400-METER DASH 1. Julian Lowe, Otterbein; 49.89; 2. Marc Megenhardt, Malone, 50.66; 22. Jonathan Sandoval, Waynesburg, 57.97 800-METER DASH 1. Josh Natalie, PSU-Behrend, 1:55.36; 2. Ty Menear, Mount Union, 1:57.27; 27. Matthew Raineri, Waynesburg, 2:08.61 1500-METER RUN 1. Jordan Pritchard, Lake Erie, 4:00.93; 2. Mike Hydzik, John Carroll, 4:04.04; 30. Ben McAuley, Waynesburg, 4:21.34 5000-METER RUN 1. Matt McWilliams, PSU-Behrend, 14:51.97; 2.

Ben Lehotay, Walsh, 14:53.39; 12. Jacob Pryor, Waynesburg, 16:42.33 10000-METER RUN 1. Dalton Graham, Lake Erie, 31:38.77; 2. Evan Milovich, Baldwin Wallace, 32:43.30 110-METER HURDLE 1. Connor Troyer, Mount Union, 15.17; 2. Miles Burnam, Otterbein, 15.48; 7. Matthew Shinkle, Waynesburg, 18.98 400-METER HURDLES 1. Miles Burnam, Otterbein, 55.51; 2. Dannie Mack, Mount Union, 57.32; 6. Matthew Shinkle, Waynesburg, 1:00.82 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Logan Ebersole, Lake Erie, 10:20.91; 2. Jimmy White, John Carroll, 10:21.39 HIGH JUMP 1. Zack Wukotich, Mount Union, 2.00m; 2. Chris London, Tiffin, 2.00m; MEN POLE VAULT 1. Tyler Orewiler, Mount Union, 4.98m; 2. Keith Reiter, N/A, 4.98m LONG JUMP 1. Adam North, John Carroll, 6.63m; 2. Brandon Cloud, Mount Union, 6.34m TRIPLE JUMP 1. Darrin Redus, Mount Union, 12.65m; 2. Matt Wild, Allegheny, 11.51m SHOT PUT 1. Ryan Booth, Youngstown, 16.67m; 2. Cody Smith, Baldwin Wallace, 15.85m; 18. Blake Feldner, Waynesburg, 12.13m DISCUS 1. Duke Taylor, Malone, 51.44m; 2. Dom Westbay, Youngstown, 46.54m; 22. Blake Feldner, Waynesburg, 31.68m HAMMER THROW 1. Connor Neu, Youngstown, 65.94m; 2. Duke Taylor, Malone, 55.30m

Individual MOUNT UNION -- JOHN HOMON OPEN 100-METER DASH 1. Emily Jenkins, John Carroll, 13.08; 2. Veronica Clutter, Mount Union, 13.16; 7. Marla Holland, Waynesburg, 13.54 200-METER DASH 1. Paige Allen, PSU-Behrend, 25.85; 2. Marisa Rinaldi, Mount Union, 26.64; 7. Marla Holland, Waynesburg, 28.13 400-METER DASH 1. Jetaiya Smith, Walsh, 58.44; 2. Paige Allen, PSU-Behrend, 58.82; 15. Cassidy Guiser, Waynesburg, 1:05.85 800-METER DASH 1. Sarah Berger, Walsh, 2:16.06; 2. Mackenzie Keller, Malone, 2:20.37; 20. Angie Marchetti, Waynesburg, 2:29.91 1500-METER RUN 1. Tori Reeves, Walsh, 4:47.41; 2. Mandy Mohn, Mount Union, 4:50.17; 28. Angie Marchetti, Waynesburg, 5:14.41 5000-METER RUN 1. Heather Sandvik, Otterbein, 18:28.25; 2. Emily Latimer, Waynesburg, 18:37.41 10000-METER RUN 1. Catie Campbell, N/A, 38:06.35; 2. Kira Judd, Otterbein, 38:30.58 100-METER HURDLES 1. Jocelyn Sefick, Mount Union, 16.67; 2. Sara Martinko, John Carroll, 17.19; 3. Breanne Prinkey, Waynesburg, 17.57 400-METER HURDLES 1. Sarah Bedell, Otterbein, 1:08.27; 2. Jessica Swisher, John Carroll, 1:09.21 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Gina Henley, Lake Erie, 12:54.60 HIGH JUMP 1. Jennifer Foster, N/A, 1.72m; 2. Jocelyn Sefick, Mount Union, 1.69m; 9. Breanne Prinkey, Waynesburg, 1.35m POLE VAULT 1. Kaitlyn Barber, Walsh, 3.78m; 2. Jenna D’Errico, Otterbein, 3.73m LONG JUMP 1. Marissa Harbath, Mount Union, 5.32m; 2.

Veronica Clutter, Mount Union, 5.28m TRIPLE JUMP 1. Katelyn Frandanisa, John Carroll, 9.28m; 2.

Alexus Kennedy, Otterbein, 9.27m; 3. Caitlin Brooks, Waynesburg, 9.20m SHOT PUT 1. Jayne Corbett, Youngstown, 14.31m; 2. Kendra Zbinovec, Walsh, 13.13m; 11. Rose Huwe, Waynesburg, 9.06m DISCUS 1. Nicolette Kreatsoulas, Youngstown, 40.76m; 2. Mikayla Hart, Mount Union, 36.48m; 4. Rose Huwe, Waynesburg, 33.29m HAMMER THROW 1. Kaitlyn Menges, Lake Erie, 44.70m; 2. Jennifer Neider, Youngstown, 43.42m

Team Saturday, April 9 “COACH ROB” WITTENBERG INVITATIONAL 2. Thomas More, 212 pts.

Team Saturday, April 9 “COACH BOB” WITTENBERG INVITATIONAL 1. Thomas More, 185 pts.

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Holland, Latimer sisters among top performers for WU at Mount Union

By MITCHELL KENDRA Managing Editor

The women’s track & field team was affected by the cold, winter-like weather yet again.

Sophomore Marla Holland posted a pair of seventh-place performances in the sprint competitions, crossing with a time of 13.54 seconds in the 100-meter and 28.13 in the 200-meter. Holland, along with the rest of the team, had to deal with tough weather and a schedule change for the event.

After the John Homon Open was rescheduled from April 10 to Sunday, April 11 due to weather, the team traveled to the University of Mount Union and still faced the bad weather.

Head coach Jason Falvo said “Organizationally it’s a nightmare,” on the changing of the meet from Saturday to Sunday.

Falvo said the team did well adjusting their weekend plans for the changes the meet brought.

“I thought our women’s team did a great job of adjusting and embracing the 26 degrees we ran in, as well as the changing of the departure times and how that affects their typical Sunday school[work] day,” said Falvo.

Falvo said the weather was cold and windy again, with some on and off snow, but that he was happy with the

way the team performed at the individual invite.

“I thought the way they handled this adverse situation Sunday fantastic,” said Falvo. “I couldn’t have been happier with how the women’s team performed this weekend: we were very motivated, very focused, very driven and not just in the distance, but in the sprints and the jumps and the throws.

We had a good day despite all of the craziness.”

Junior twins Emily and Katie Latimer highlighted the day when the two finished the 5,000-meter in second and fifth place, respectively. Falvo said these two, and their older sister, senior Olivia Latimer, competed well in the tough weather conditions.

“Olivia is having a great season, as well,” said Falvo.

“She ran a really good time for herself in the 1,500 this week and she ran a really aggressive 800 and did a good job.”

Falvo said all three of the Latimer sisters are making a positive impact on the team.

“I couldn’t be happier with all three of the Latimers,” said Falvo. “They are moving into a leadership role, and they are doing it very quietly: they’re doing it with their hard work, their dedication, they’re keeping their mouths shut and they are working and performing. It’s been impressive of all three of them,

Rose Huwe, Yellow Jacket

Sophomore Marla Holland, pictured here in a meet earlier this season, finished seventh in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the Homon Invitational Sunday.

I’m very excited to have all three of them here. And then they are all juniors, so they will all be coming back; it’s fantastic.”

Falvo wanted senior Bre Prinkey, who has done well in the pole vault this season, to work on high jump. With the cold weather expected, both events were held indoor at the meet.

Falvo said he only had Prinkey high jump because he wanted to limit the distractions. By only having her only compete in high jump as

compared to running back and forth between high jump and pole vault, which were scheduled to happen at the same time, she could focus more on high jump.

Falvo commented on Prinkey’s versatility and how valuable it was having her return to compete this year.

“She’s a special girl, and she’s a very motivated and dedicated worker,” Falvo said. “I was very pleased to have the opportunity to have her back on the team.

Mainly I’m just excited to see

Men's golf finishes last at Grove City Li and freshman Nate Gearhart also played for the Yellow Jackets.

The Waynesburg Univer“Golf is an interesting sity men’s golf team started sport because its really you its spring portion of the sea- versus the course. However son on Thursday, April 7, at from a team concept you are the Grove City College MBA really working on getting Invite. better,” said Jones.

The Yellow Jackets finMount Union’s Buster ished last in the eight-team Thomas took home indievent, and according to head vidual medalist honors coach Sam Jones, with an 18-hole tou g h we at h e r total score of 75. conditions along He defeated Saint with a tough Vincent’s Ben Biss, course played in who also carded a to the result.

75. Thomas took “It was a rough the spot by way of d a y t o g o l f ,” a tiebreaker.

Jones s aid. “It Saint Vincent was windy, rainy edged Grove and cold. There City for the team were times that championship Miller it started to pour with a four-man down rain. Considering the total of 311, which was one conditions I thought we did stroke better than Grove alright.”

City’s 312.

Senior Tyler Miller, who “We went there because shot an 86 and tied for 26th that’s where the spring half place, paced Waynesburg. of the Presidents’ Athletic Fellow senior Chris Little Conference Championship along with sophomore Ivan is at,” Jones said. “I wanted

By RJ LEISIE

Sports Convergence Editor

them to play it in a competition round on the course.

The main goal is to playing your best golf when the PAC Championship comes around so the results in this tournament don’t raise red flags to me.”

At the invite, Waynesburg was missing one of its leading seniors, and Jones thinks that will show a difference in the championship.

“Josh Hennig, who was student teaching, couldn’t be there for us this week but he will be there for the championship,” Jones said.

“You can replace one of our higher scores and put his normal score in and we are already going to be better.

During the offseason, Jones noticed his players have put in the hours on the university’s simulator to get ready for the second part of the season.

“Ivan Li has put in a lot of hours to become a better golfer and it has shown,” Jones said. “He has really gone after it and so have a

lot of the other guys on the team. That’s a nice thing about golf because you can hit a bucket of balls and work on every part of your game.”

Jones is confident his team will be ready for the championships and thinks everyone has worked for it.

“Ivan in particular will be a lot better then because of how hard he has worked,” Jones said. “He started the day off rocky because he was so pumped up to put everything to the test that he has done and it caused him a few problems. Once he got into the rhythm though he found his game again. We have some goals, and I think the guys are going to get there and have worked for it.”

The Yellow Jackets will have two more invitationals before the PAC Spring Championships, starting with the Thiel College Invitational.

The event is scheduled to take place this Saturday, April 16.

Tennis: Jackets win despite three forfeited matches Continued from C1

first point.

Head coach Ron Christman said the team became more comfortable after the doubles matches and went on to perform well on all aspects of play.

“We settled down a bit after doubles,” said Christman. “We did the things we do well on every court.”

In singles play, Harris scored a 6-1 and 6-0 win over Gil to give himself an undefeated day.

Cooper, who has had only two losses in singles this season, picked up his second win of the day, this time at second singles with a pair of 6-1 sets over Lewis.

McKnight would shutout Clark in both sets of number-four singles play to give Waynesburg University their fifth point, which would also clinch the match.

Denham lost his match at number-three singles, 6-3 and 6-0, to Pascual. Thomas More also picked up forfeit wins at number-five and six singles, which would result in the final 5-4 score.

The Jackets next match is Thursday, April 14, against

her grow as a woman and finish her degree this year. And what she is going to bring to us this year at conference championships is going to be special. Just like in 2013 when we won [the PAC Championship], she played an integral role in that and she’ll do the same now.”

Prinkey also competed on the track and registered a third place finish in the 110-meter hurdles.

Senior Rose Huwe led the team in the throws, heaving her discuss to a fourth place

finish. Falvo said it was snowing and windy when Huwe threw, but her work ethic in practice, perfecting her form.

“For her to PR collegiately, in that kind of element, it’s a real testament to how she’s really worked on her technique and how she’s been able to focus,” said Falvo. “Even when she set that mark, the wind kind of [brought] it down.

She’s going to continue to improve as [the weather] warms up – it’s been pretty awesome to see her growth in her senior year.”

The team will head to Westminster College on Saturday for the Westminster College Invitational. Last year at this meet, the Yellow Jackets finished in a three way tie for 10th place – out of 22 teams total – but Falvo said this meet isn’t the one that matters the most.

He said his main concern is about what the team does at the WC invite in preparations for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship. Falvo has been working continuously with his coaching staff on preparing their best plan for the PAC championship meet and has spent a countless number of hours doing so.

“We’re excited to run in some good weather and run against some good competition and we’re going to continue to work on our individual goals and then our goals as a team,” said Falvo.

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Performing in the cold weather, according to Falvo, takes its toll on both the sprinters and throwers, but despite the low temperatures several members of the team were able to have solid days.

Sophomore Mark Minjock, finished third in the 100-meter dash and freshman Jacob Pryor finished 12th in the 5,000-meter dash.

Both sophomore Matthew Shinkle and freshman Blake Feldner joined Pryor and Minjock by having respectable days.

Shinkle finished sixth in the 400-meter hurdles and Feldner had the best throw of his young college career in the shot put.

While the strong showing on Saturday was enough to impress Falvo, the work, he said, is not done.

“What we need to improve upon is to build on that. We’ve ran solid times and ran well despite the chaos,” said Falvo.

Falvo is talking about improving on a solid performance from the team that was in such cold and hectic conditions. The temperature, said Falvo, was 26 degrees when the team arrived and 41 degrees when the team left.

Now that he has seen what his team can do with

both hectic and cold conditions, Falvo, who said there must be no more excuses, is excited to see what his team will do in the upcoming meets against Westminster

“I really expect some really strong improvements. No more excuses that it's cold or 'I'm tight.' I expect us to go out there and perform well and expect us to see some really good races.”

JASON FALVO

Head coach

and Bucknell.

“I’m pretty excited about it,” said Falvo. “I really expect some really strong improvements. No more excuses that it’s cold or 'I’m tight.' I expect us to go out there and perform well and expect us to see some really good races” The Jackets will run Saturday in both New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

On Sunday they will stay in Lewisburg to complete day two of the Bucknell Open.

Falvo hopes it is a tuneup for the upcoming PAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Cooper: Freshman hopes to build off early success in WU tennis career Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Freshman Adam McKnight, pictured here in a match earlier this season, won both his contests against Thomas More last weekend en route to a 5-4 team victory.

Washington & Jefferson College. Christman spoke about the intensity of the upcoming match.

“Tough match it’s like our backyard brawl; we know them and they know us,” said Christman. “It should be an interesting match.”

Regardless of the difficult nature of Thursday’s competition, Christman said he is confident in his team’s strategy to come up with a

victory over the Presidents.

According to Christman, if the team manages to play within their styles and not be influenced by the Presidents, the Yellow Jackets could come up with another conference victory.

But, he said, it will take every player for the Jackets being focused and playing to their strengths.

“We have to play in our aggressive style, if we stay

with our style we can win,” said Christman. “If we change to play their style we lose. We just need to encourage players to stay aggressive.”

The matchup between the two programs is scheduled to take place Thursday, April 14.

The first match is scheduled to get underway at 3:30 p.m. in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.

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other responsibilities, he hopes to win a lot of matches in the future—something that he has not failed to do this season.

With balancing his time between academics and tennis, Cooper said appropriate priorities must be set to be successful, and that committing time to the important things is essential to his success in the classroom and on the tennis court.

“You definitely want to focus on the important

things,” said Cooper. “Make sure you are excellent in the things that you do choose to commit your time to… make sure you give yourself time to be excellent in those things.”

As far as his approach to tennis, Cooper said he has developed a ‘realistic’ approach to the game over the past year at Waynesburg University.

“You get up and you go get ‘em next time,” said Cooper. “Win or lose, you give God the glory—I think that’s the most important thing.”

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April 14, 2016

BASEBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW

Presidents' Athletic Conference series: Grove City

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

This weekend, the Waynesburg University baseball team will contest a three-game series with the Grove City College Wolverines in a series that will help shape the Presidents’ Athletic Conference standings as the 2016 campaign goes over its midway point and starts the stretch run towards playoffs.

Entering play Wednesd a y, a d a y o n w h i c h Waynesburg was scheduled to play Geneva in a single, nine-inning contest, and Grove City was scheduled to play a doubleheader against Saint Vincent past this week’s press time, the two teams near the top of the conference.

Grove City was 8-1, with series wins over both Geneva, with one game to be played later this season against the Golden Tornadoes, along with defending champion Washington & Jefferson. Grove City also swept Westminster in a three-game set.

As for Waynesburg en- with a RBI double in the tering Wednesday, it was a third inning and two with 5-3 PAC record with a se- a two-run shot to left field ries sweep of Bethany and that pushed the Wolverines two wins against Geneva ahead 3-0. already. The three losses Game two was different. came in a series sweep at Then junior Brian Resnik the hands of took the mound the Thomas GROVE CITY and dominated More Saints. for Waynesburg, Last seaPitchers to Watcb getting the win son, the Jackafter throwing a ets won the John Bini (Fr.) complete game, series 2-1 Ryan Gallagher (Sr.) three-hit shutover the WolDrew Landis (So.) out. verines.

Resnik struck In the first Key Offesnive Players out five Wolvergame, a 3-2 ines and walked victor y for Matt Waugaman (Jr.) just one in the GCC, Mason Andy Fritz (Jr.) 5-0 win for the Stephens, Micah Burke (Fr.) Jackets. who has since Waynesburg graduated, scattered two picked up a two-hit afterruns and six hits over 5-2/3 noon from then sophomore innings and struck out five third baseman Cameron to earn the win against then Bernhardt and a run batsophomore pitcher Luke ted in from five different Carter for Waynesburg who Jackets. tossed a respectable 6.2 inSenior second baseman nings, giving up three runs Neil Yakopin hit a home on seven hits, but did walk run in the win for game two five in the outing. of that early season doubleOffensively in the game, header.

Grove City sophomore, When the two teams now junior Matt Waugaman matched up in Grove City drove in all three runs, one a few weeks later, Resnik

took the mound again and It was truly a stellar day picked up his fifth win on for the Waynesburg offense the campaign with a re- in a year where the bats spectable seven innings of dominated the conference. work in which he yielded The two teams are a bit four runs-three earned-on different now, however. nine hits, but struck out Grove City boasts a new 11 Wolverines. head coach But that didn’t W A Y N E S B U R G Matt Royer matter because and a new ace Waynesburg put Pitchers to Watch in freshman up a whopping John Bini 20 runs to win Brian Resnik (Sr.) from Staten the game 20-4.

Luke Carter (Jr.) Island, New Senior outDerek Whalen (Jr.) York to go fielder Ben along with a Shorthouse, who Key Offesnive Players lineup that has since graduis hitting on ated, had three Matt Bensinger (Sr.) all cylinders, hits, as did then Jonathon Kletzli (Jr.) hitting as junior outfielder Josh Hausler (Jr.) a team at a Matt Bensinger, .308 clip and but Bensinger drove in four is outscoring opponents by runs.

40 runs total.

Then sophomore first Bini leads a staff that baseman Jonathon Kletzli holds the second-best team had four hits including a earned run average entering home run and four runs competition Wednesday in batted in and also scored the PAC. four times in the win.

Waynesburg on the other Then junior catcher Tyler hand will debut new addiRubasky added two hits and tions at some point in the three RBI and then junior series such as freshman designated hitter Brent Wil- outfielder Eli Kucherawy, liams drove in three runs freshman infielder Tyler as well.

Reis, sophomore outfielder

Tyler Godwin, among others, who Grove City has never seen.

Waynesburg will also put Resnik back on the hill, Carter back on the hill and other guys on the hill, that, according to head coach Mike Humiston, all are up for the challenge of pitching on short rest and contributing to the team’s third, fourth and fifth games in five days come Saturday’s doubleheader at Grove City College.

The two teams meet in Waynesburg on Friday to kick off the three-game, weekend set with a single, nine-inning contest.

On Saturday, it’s a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.

And when all is said and done, depending on what happened Wednesday with both teams and others including Thomas More and Thiel, it could be for firstplace in the conference at the midway point of the PAC season.

First pitch for Friday's game is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.

Dawson: Jackets will Baseball: Bensinger's HR, Rez's shutout lead to win

severely miss Resnik

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out against Bethany in the 1-0 Waynesburg win. But wait there’s more. He struck out 10 Bison in the outing.

Punch those lines into a calculator and you get this three-outing total: 23 innings pitched, 13 hits, 21 strikeouts and one earned run for a perfect 3-0 record. His ERA was 6.12 before the La Roche start.

Now it’s 3.38.

His last three outings against Bethany may be even more impressive. These numbers show pure dominance of a team. The reigning Presidents’ Athletic Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year is 3-0 in his last three starts against the Bison and has pitched 23 innings and yielded just one earned run on 12 hits while striking out 28 batters. Ridiculous. Phenomenal.

The scary thing is he may not be done. And by scary I mean for any team that has to play Waynesburg when he’s on the mound.

I spent the summer this past year scoring Frontier League baseball for the Wildthings.

Lower Divison I players, and some that will likely make it to Double-A or maybe higher if they’re good enough, play in that league.

Resnik, when he’s on, and I’m not saying this because I know Resnik or have watched him pitch so much, is on par with some of those guys in the pure filth of his pitches.

His curveball is probably the best college pitch I’ve ever seen in a player when he has it going. Throw that in with a great slider, exceptional location of his fastball and more and you get dominance.

The weird thing is, Resnik will tell you after good days that he just goes out there and throws the ball as hard as he can and snaps the ball as hard as he can for the breaking stuff. He just goes out there and throws. That’s incredible for a baseball-oriented mind to wrap around.

In his career so far, he’s pitched over 20 complete games and struck out an astronomical number of batters.

His 14 strikeouts in a loss this season against Gordon College in Florida, was one fewer than junior Jacob Meyer struck out in 60-innings last season.

Now that’s comparing apples to cucumbers but who’s concerned with that?

Bottom-line is: Resnik is on a streak like no-other right now.

And as head coach Mike Humiston says and, quite frankly, I tend to agree wholeheartedly with going down the stretch, “Waynesburg is going to dance with the guy we took to the prom.”

Resnik will be missed, but not before he helps Waynesburg make a run at a PAC title and if he keeps pitching like this, another Pitcher of the Year award may be coming his way.

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Grizzlies managed one more tally before the break to go up 5-3.

Franklin took firm control of the game with the first four goals of period number two. After the Grizzlies made the score 10-4, Waynesburg scored three of the final four goals of the day.

Rains led all players with five total points on a gamehigh four goals and rounded out a solid weekend for herself statistically with 7 goals and an assist Rains was happy with her performance, but thinks it was just her turn in the revolving door of individual performances.

“I honestly do not know why this weekend I scored as much as I did,” said Rains. “It was honestly a great weekend for everyone and maybe the team mojo rubbed off on me.”

Another solid individual performance was senior goalkeeper Johanna Phillips who was a vital factor in the team’s first win and kept Waynesburg in the match against Franklin College.

Phillips was happy with the result of the past weekend of action but sets her sights on bigger aspirations for the team.

“The win was a great feeling but we have a chance to still compete for finals,” said Phillips. “I won’t stop until we get there and I wouldn’t be able to do it without the amazing team we have.”

The Yellow Jackets were in action Wednesday, April 13 in their last home match of the year against Washington & Jefferson. The match was played past this week’s press time.

Waynesburg takes the field against Thiel in Greenville, Pennsylvania on April 20 with the match scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

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yet to truly have a breakout game, where, after-the-fact, the team stays hot at the plate. Waynesburg scored 16 runs in the first win of the season against Gordon College, but then scored just 12 runs in the next four games combined.

The Jackets plated 12 against Muskingum but scored only 21 runs combined in the next eight games, before scoring 11 in a game one win against La Roche a few weeks back.

Humiston said he is expecting that breakout game soon, and when it does happen, he said teams will need to watch out for Waynesburg.

“When we have that breakout game at the plate and when it all clicks for this team we’re going to be dangerous,” said Humiston.

“I think we are close and the guys will realize when that happens that we are as good as anybody in our league and can play with anybody.”

Although the runs have been inconsistent for the Yellow Jackets over the past weeks, Resnik said understanding that there is good fielding behind him gives a needed assurance when on the mound.

“It’s always easier to pitch whenever you know you are going to score runs and the plays will be made,” said Resnik. “There’s no way possible to have a game we had today without the fielding and the plays that were made. It’s definitely a confidence booster, you have to have faith in the guys and know they are behind you—it kind of pushes you to do your best too.

The recent success of the baseball team, Resnik said, can be contributed to the fact that players are starting to play more for the team.

According to Resnik, an individual focus will hinder the recent success of the team.

“I think we have just

Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Senior pitcher Brian Resnik (pictured above) pitched a shutout in the 1-0 win while senior first baseman Matt Bensinger's (pictured below) home run was the difference. started to come together more as a team,” said Resnik. “We want guys to start playing for each other rather than just playing for themselves. That’s when we really turn it on—that’s how it’s needed to be played.

We are doing a good job recently though of playing together and that needs to continue.”

The win secured the first PAC series sweep of the 2016 campaign, a feat the Jackets had a chance to accomplish for a second time yesterday, Wednesday, April 13 in a game against Geneva that was played past this week’s press time.

The Jackets defeated Geneva this past weekend by scores of 6-5 and 2-1, respectively, in a doubleheader in Waynesburg.

After that game, Waynesburg turned its attention to a three-game set against the Grove City College Wolverines, who entering play Wednesday in a scheduled doubleheader against Saint Vincent College, were in first place in the conference with an 8-1 record in conference play. That mark includes two wins, a series win, over Washington &

Jefferson, the defending conference champion.

The three-game set this weekend will be of the utmost importance in terms of early positioning in the standings and Humiston said they will be taking it one game at a time with five games, including the win at Bethany and game Wednesday at Geneva, in five days.

That many games in so little time can sometimes be taxing on a pitching staff at a university or smaller level team, but Humiston expects guys to simply step up.

“We’ve got several guys that can pitch effectively,”

said Humiston. “We’ll see what Brandon Lawless, Parker Beatty, Derek Whalen and Connor Fur wa have, among others. If we make some adjustments and continue to get better, we’re going to be in very good shape.”

Grove City travels to Waynesburg tomorrow, Friday, April 15 for a single, nine-inning contest with Waynesburg and then the two teams will meet in a doubleheader in Grove City, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

First pitch Friday is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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scored as Thomas More added five more runs to win the game 9-1 in six innings.

Waynesburg freshman first baseman Alex Lawrence went 2-3 from the plate while Smith went 1-2 with the lone RBI. Knotts picked up the win for the Saints going four innings, giving up one run on three hits and struck out two

batters. Knotts improved to 7-0 on the season while Messenger picked up her second loss of the day by going two innings, giving up four runs on five hits. Messenger fell to 6-7 on the season as the Yellow Jackets dropped to 11-15 overall with a PAC record of 3-3.

“I started Messenger in game two because I believed she gave us the best opportunity for success,” Hall said. “I

took her out of the game because I didn’t want to deplete her confidence."

Hall did notice some bright spots in the two games from her outfield and the confidence in the team.

“Jess Dorazio’s play in centerfield was outstanding,” Hall said. “It also was a good bench mark for us for the rest of the season as we progress because we know where we need to get to if we want to make the

PAC tournament."

Waynesburg looks to rebound from this weekend’s sweep as it hosts the Bobcats of Pitt- Greensburg for a doubleheader.

“We just need to score runs,” Hall said. “We need to stay within ourselves and do what we do best by getting runners on base and moving them to manufacture runs."

First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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Sting Swing event brings dance lessons to high schoolers

By CODY YANKULIC

For the Yellow Jacket

A couple bags of Lays potato chips sat on the table, a bag of Tostitos tortilla chips, two large bags of homemade Chex mix and a tray of brownies nearby. Pop music played from the speakers.

Soon, several participants in neon orange t-shirts made their way onto the floor.

While this may be typical for a high school dance; this event was different. It was the Swing into Prom fundraiser put on by Waynesburg University’s West Coast Swing dance club, Sting Swing.

The club, which has been holding regular dance nights all year, held the Swing into Prom fundraiser this past Saturday, April 9, in the auxiliary gymnasium. For four hours, partners swayed across the floor in the West Coast Swing style of dancing.

In total, there were ten students, two regular instruc-

tors and two hired instructors.

The goal of the event, said club advisor and instructor Faith Musko, was to teach high school students an alternative form of dancing.

“We wanted to give students a way to actually dance to music they listen to now,” said Musko. “The way that the dance is set up – the timing of the dance and the patterns of the dance – blend themselves well to today’s styling of music.”

While intentions were good, the event received no attendance from high school students. The reasoning behind the absence of teens, said Musko, was a breakdown of communications.

“We didn’t know the emails we sent didn’t go through,” said Musko. “It was a good learning experience.”

Musko explained that the emails sent out by students didn’t reach principals of local high schools and also said

Photo courtesy of Faith Musko

Members of the university Sting Swing Club planned to spend time Saturday volunteering with high school students to teach them different dance techniques. that one local high school held their spring musical this weekend. If she had known there was a musical, said Musko, she would have rescheduled the event for a lat-

er date. The event also served a second purpose of being a fundraiser for the club, which has sent six students to cities across the United States for dance. While the atten-

dance might have been low, the event, said club president Cassandra Gates, is not going away anytime soon.

“We’d like to try and make this a yearly event,” said

By SHON MEADE

Managing Editor

On Friday April 15, Waynesburg University will have musical artist Five Times August back on campus to perform for a Wing Night hosted by the Student Activities Board [SAB].

Five Times August is the name of Bradley James Skistimas’s solo music project.

According to his website, Skistimas’s music began under the influence of songwriting troubadours John Mayer, Jason Mraz and Dave Matthews. He has taken aspects from those musicians and applied them to his own music.

His music has been featured on over 80 television shows, commercials and films ranging from stations like MTV, The CW, ABC and Fox. Over his career Skistimas has put out six albums. His latest album titled, “This Too Shall Pass” dropped in 2014.

He has also released a collection of his very best songs in early 2015.

During his performances, Skistimas is also known to play covers of artists like Michael Jackson and The Beatles, among original songs that are featured on his albums.

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Student artwork is on display throughout Benedum. Jewelry, paintings, clay sculptures and more are being showcased

Waynesburg students' best art showcased Copy Chief

The Benedum Fine Arts Gallery, on the lower level of Benedum Hall, is a small room with stark white walls and spotlights shining on various students’ works. Andrew Heisey, assistant professor of art, stands in the gallery, greeting the students who enter the room.

The walls are home to images belonging to several categories – including Japanese-style fans and ink drawings, pencil sketches, oil paintings and medal necklaces. Among them is a vibrantly-colored splatter painting with the outline of a puzzle piece in the

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Final Wing Night of the year features Five Times August

STUDENT ART EXHIBIT

By TEGHAN SIMONTON

Gates. “Based on how it goes, we’re going to try and open it up to Pittsburgh students.”

While the event this week-

center. In the middle of the room are block counters with ceramic vases and mugs and various other receptacles, painted and glossed.

The Department of Fine Arts is presenting the best of this semester’s art classes in the Student Art Exhibition lasting until April 22. The Gallery Opening was Monday, April 11, followed by a celebratory reception with light refreshments.

“It’s about the best of the best with what was produced this semester,” said Heisey. “I try to have something from everybody – it doesn’t always happen that way. But the things that stand out GALLERY >> D2

The last time that Skistimas came to the university was for a wing night towards the end of the Fall 2014 semester. Since then, Skistimas has been celebrating the 15th anniversary of Five Times August in 2016. Throughout the year, Skistimas has been releasing covers of songs both on iTunes and YouTube.

Brad Gillespie, the musical entertainment chair for SAB, is looking forward to seeing Skistimas perform again.

“Five Times August is a group that we have gotten positive feedback from when they were here in the past,” said Gillespie. “The students seem to enjoy the music and the energy brought to the performance. It’s a solid performance with free wings.”

Students can gather in Benedum Dining Hall starting at 8:30 p.m. as they begin to get ready for the performance.

Five Times August’s music can be found on both YouTube and iTunes, with CD’s available for purchase at his concert.

With the popularity of past wing nights, students should be prepared to come early if they plan to get plenty of wings. There will be BBQ, mild and garlic parmesean flavored wings offered at the event.

Popularity brings Coffeehouse: 'It was kind of a God thing really' Moody, bubble soccer back For passion for music has led to career to Waynesburg

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

For the second consecutive year, Waynesburg University’s Student Activities Board (SAB) is getting spring rolling, both literally and figuratively.

Students will have the opportunity to try their hands-or legs--at bubble soccer, an adaptation of normal soccer that allows players to encase themselves in inflated bubbles while playing soccer, Thursday, April 21 at 4:30 p.m.

And yes, players can even bounce off of each other.

According to Pat Bristor, associate dean of students,

SAB decided to bring back the event due to popular demand.

“Students seemed to really enjoy it last year so we decided it would be something good to bring back,” said Bristor. “Last year we didn’t have great weather so we’re hoping that is better so we can have it outside.”

If the event is outside, it will be held at Purman Run, the field down the hill from Martin Hall and behind Thayer Hall.

The event is also free for students. Students will have the opportunity, according to Bristor, to wind down and BUBBLE >> D2

By LUKE GOODLING Editorial Assistant

A full drum set sat in the back corner of the small stage in the Bee Hive Wednesday night. To the left, three six-string guitars rested in instrument stands behind a pair of standing microphones. As students began to start a line for free coffee and snacks, Austin Moody and his two accompanists took the stage for the second time in a year for another Coffeehouse.

Over the next hour and a half, the Tennessee native would bring back ‘traditional’ country to Waynesburg University, through a mixture of self-written music,

Paul Hicks, Yellow Jacket

Students gathered in the Beehive for a Coffeehouse where they listened to music and relaxed. Snacks and coffee were served by members of SAB. both new and old country, and song requests.

Last year Moody said Waynesburg University contacted his group after a showcase and asked if they would

perform for the university.

After their performance last spring, Moody said they were asked to come up from Tennessee again for another Coffeehouse.

We] had a great time last year and I’m glad [Waynesburg University] liked us and brought us back this year,” COFFEE >> D2

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April 14, 2016

Video game fundraiser held in Stewart Prior to finals, SAB to host Waynestock celebration outdoors

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN Multimedia Manager

On April 7, the Computer Science club held their first annual “Battle Royale” fundraiser and event on campus.

The club, which is in its inaugural year, held the event to promote and establish themselves on campus. The club wanted an event that attracted people from a wide range of majors.

“We wanted to host an event that would allow us to get our name out there.

It was a promotional event and also a way that we could raise some money for future events and activities for the club,” said Ashley Farber, senior computer science major and computer science club secretary.

The battle included a tournament and bracket system where attendees were given a random game to play in order to move on. There was also a “free-play” option for attendees who wanted a less competitive approach. “Free play” attendees had free reign on any game that was not being currently played. The event also offered refreshments, which were included in the cost of registration.

Farber stated that the turnout was fantastic and they ended up having more

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Kyla Wolper, Yellow Jacket

In Stewart, students gathered to play a variety of video games with each other in a tournament style competition hosted by the Computer Science club. people than anticipated. The event had a sign up on myConnect, and Farber hopes more people will utilize that for future events.

“I personally feel that the activity went awesome.

I have heard nothing but positive feedback from the people who participated,” said Farber. “We spent a lot of club meetings brainstorming ways to both promote our club and also raise money.

We have a nice long list of activities we hope to do in the years to come.”

Any Waynesburg student was able to participate in the Royale, regardless of major.

Farber stated even if a student did not want to participate in the tournament they could still come and enjoy the company and snacks.

“It was amazing to see students of all majors come together with a common

interest. The Anime Club worked with us to help us provide the participants with the best equipment we could,” said Farber. “We had communication majors, history majors, science majors and more participate. “ For more information about the computer science club and their activities on campus, contact Farber at far4638@student.waynesburg.edu.

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the most, I try to put them on display.”

In addition, the Gallery Opening featured the return of senior art major Ryan Mayfield’s puzzle-themed autism fundraiser that was introduced earlier in the semester during his senior exhibit. Mayfield made dozens of ceramic puzzle pieces and gave them to patrons in exchange for their donations. The fundraiser, Heisey said, was largely successful among attendees of Mayfield’s Senior Art Exhibit, raising over $500 for autism research. Heisey said that this semester’s Student Art Exhibition is unique because of the different classes offered, including World Art History, Jewelry and Medals and Elementary Art. These different concentrations, said Heisey, have supplied the gallery with several distinct categories of work.

Referring to World Art

History, he said, “What’s neat about that class is they kind of go around the world to learn about different cultures and then make artwork based on them.”

These classes include many art majors, as well as students from outside of the department.

“What I love to see here is you have students who are taking the class to get their arts credit and” said Heisey.

“And then realizing that they have an ability that they didn’t know.”

Heisey also emphasized that the Student Art Exhibition, held at the end of each semester, is significant to both art majors and nonmajors.

“For my art majors, especially, it gives them a line on their resume that they’ve exhibited,” he said. “Other students who don’t have a professional outlook – it gives them an opportunity to display their work when they may never have seen their work displayed. When

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The best student art of the semester is currently displayed in an exhibit in Benedum Fine Arts Gallery. something is matted and gets framed like that, it changes.

It’s no longer this piece of paper on the table. It makes something ordinary look extraordinary.”

While many students are only involved in the Department of Fine Arts for their general education requirement, said Heisey, many find the experience enlightening and beneficial.

“It’s kind of intimidating to take a drawing class and be asked to draw something,” said Heisey. “But after you’re in the class for awhile, I think, a lot of times students realize, ‘You know, this isn’t so impossible.’”

Students who wish to visit the gallery and view the artwork can visit the Benedum Art Gallery for the Exhibition until Friday, April 22.

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said Moody. “It’s been great, I’ve really enjoyed it here.”

Moody’s roots to both country music and the state of Tennessee began in childhood. Growing up on a farm, Moody said he always wanted to play the banjo, and that was his start for the love of country music.

“Since I was a little guy I’ve been listening to country music,” said Moody. “I always wanted to play the banjo since I was eight. My parents bought me one and I started playing in a gospel quartet when I was 15. [I] traveled around east Tennessee and southwest Virginia through high school, had my own little bluegrass band as well. Around 15, I accidently wrote a country song. It just kind of happened; it was kind of a God thing really.”

After his introduction

to country music, Moody formed a self-named band and moved to Nashville, Tennessee six years ago. Living in a city engrained with country music, Moody said some people often misinterpret the music industry as a rivalry.

“A lot of people make the mistake of thinking of this business as a competition and it’s really not,” said Moody. “I think what separates anybody is being themselves and authentic to who they are. It’s like Allen Jackson, nobody can do it like Allen; nobody can do it like George Strait and nobody can do it like me. It’s unique, you know, to everybody.”

Indeed, as a songwriter, Moody said one of the most important things to put into music is personal style. With the challenges songwriting presents, Moody said a sort of panache is required for success.

“It’s one of those things

where you have to find out who you are and what you want to say, and say it,” said Moody.

Besides personal flair, Moody said meaningful lyrics is another separating factor in songwriting.

“My grandmother always said without lyrics you don’t have a song,” he said. “You can have all the bells and whistles you want, but without just the flat-out, stonecold lyrics that mean something it’s not a song.”

Moody said he wants to see a stronger, separating factor in music genres, as well as the return of authenticity to the country music industry.

“I would create room for really good, authentic artists, authentic to the genre as well,” said Moody. “There has to be a separation between music genres and I think that’s part of the thing I would change is separation and define lines.”

However, with the critique of the current state of country music, Moody said, that music always ends up going back to its roots. In fact, Moody said that he sees that currently happening with country music.

“It may not sound the same or have the same tonality, but it’s always come back to its original form,” he said.

“I think especially right now, we’re seeing that in country music. It’s coming back; it’s really cool.”

Starting with the lyrics of the songs, Moody said he is hopeful with the direction country music is currently taking toward the original style of the genre.

“As far as the traditional format of country music, that’s what I see peeking through right now,” said Moody. “It’s a real song with lyrics that mean something.

“It’s not ‘I’m hot, you’re hot and we’re in a truck.’”

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end was meant for a younger audience, the club’s next event may change the niche they are targeting.

“I’ve had four or five alumni email me and ask if we could do this for alumni,”

This year, students will have the ability to create airbrush t-shirts; as well eat Next Friday, April 22, Brewster’s Ice Cream.

Waynesburg will be celebratUnlike last year, Bristor ing “Waynestock,” an end-of- hopes that the outside enviyear celebration for students ronment will allow students hosted by the Student Activi- to stay for longer due to the ties Board (SAB). more spacious venue.

The festival begins at 5 “Hopefully this time peop.m. and will take place in ple will be able to stay and the Chapel parking lot. Like stick around and listen to last year, when the event was some music,” said Bristor. held in Benedum due to inShe noted that the dining clement weather, there will be hall was not the ideal place live music, a pig roast and an for the event because there assortment of games that the was so much traffic and not student body can take part in. a lot of room for people to According to Pat Bristor, sit down, but she hopes good the associate weather and dean of stusome changdents, Waynees will allow sto ck is an students extra event that is END OF YEAR EVENT time to stay. intended to be Wa y n e a celebration stock will for the student When: Friday, April 22 start serving body as the se- Where: Chapel lot dinner at 5 mester draws What: Food, games, p.m., and it is music closer to the expected that end, and she the hours of thinks it will food service be better this year as long as for the event will extend bethe event is outside. yond normal. Furthermore, “I’d like to see it outside be- parking in the Chapel lot will cause it’s a better event when be closed for the duration of we can have the games and the event. students can hang out and According to Bristor, SAB sit on the lawn or wherever,” is looking into starting a trasaid Bristor. “So I think if it’s dition where the first and last outside it’s going to take on a event of every year is held in whole different feel than what the Chapel parking lot. we had last year, even though “During orientation this last year was fun.” year, we had an event in the The band Ruff Creek, who same parking lot before upis set to begin its performance perclassmen came back,” said at 5:45 p.m., will perform live Bristor. “So we’re trying to music. This is the second year start the year there and finish the local band will be per- the year there. We want it to forming at this event due to become tradition to start and its popularity amongst stu- finish the year in the Chapel dents, according to Bristor. parking lot.”

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said Musko.

While alumni would like to schedule an event for themselves, the club will continue with its normal routine, which includes lessons and social dance.

The club meets every Wednesday night for a les-

son, with social dancing afterwards. For students who may be a little nervous and would rather test the waters before testing their feet, the club also has a once a month gettogether where they do not dance choosing an alternate activity. All the

activities that the club offers, said Musko, fit the club goals.

“We want our students to build a community here on campus,” said Musko. “If competition isn’t for you, we still have a group of people that you can be close and be friends with.”

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Bubble: SAB plans bubble soccer games for the second year

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have a good time during the stresses that come before finals week.

“You’re in a big bubble and you have a lot of fun,” said Bristor. “This event is something to do outdoors separate than other typical SAB events and a way to relax near the end of the year.”

The event will officially get under way at 4:30 p.m. with play for the teams that have signed up on myConnect or in Student Services. Teams must have two men and two women playing at all times.

Registration for teams will be open leading up to the event.

Free play will also be offered before and after the tournament, for those students who just want to play without a team.

Either way, SAB is looking for word-of-mouth encour-

agement for people to sign up to play.

“We have a flyer and the forms on myConnect,” said Bristor. “We are hoping the people who played last year [will] spark up interest based on how fun it was.”

The turnout last year was not quite what SAB had hoped for when the event was organized. A total of about 40 students played at some point throughout the day. Bristor said she and fellow SAB leaders are hoping for more with three teams already signed up to play.

Bristor said she hopes some students will possibly go outside their comfort zones and try something new by taking part and signing up.

The deadline for registration for the team portion of the event is April 18, but free play does not require registration.

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Walks, on scorcards 4. Rehab hurdle 7. Calm 13. “Well, __-di-dah!”

14. Deli choice 15. Ducks’ home 16. Some Anne Rice nov els 18. Dupes 19. *Assist Charles M. Schulz?

21. Completely 22. Wapiti 23. ID checker 24. “__ any drop to drink”: Coleridge 26. Surface 32. *Free ticket given to Target Field players?

35. Burn soothers 38. Modern reaction to a riot?

39. Group of species 40. *Timepiece at a stag party?

43. Important Philippines export 44. Bros, e.g.

45. Fraction of a joule 48. Not allow to atrophy 50. “My vegetable love should grow / __ than em pires ... “: Andrew Marvell 53. *Law office?

58. Option play option, in football 59. Home of the god Pan 60. Beverage sometimes served with mint 61. Besides 62. Inning trio

63. Botched (up) 64. Model of industry 65. Put into words

DOWN 1. Failed miserably 2. Industry leaders 3. Fan letter?

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37. Like some stocks, briefly 41. Misspoke, as lines 42. Surround 45. Rachmaninoff ’s “__-tableaux” 46. Light-sensitive layer 47. __ spoon 49. Upholstered piece

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THE COMIC STRIP

FILM REVIEW: FOOTPRINT FILM IS A FIRST DC takes a light route

By TIM NERAL

Editorial Assistant

“Hardcore Henry’s” action premise is, at the very least, original. Shot almost entirely on a Go-Pro, “Hardcore Henry” hopes to make a footprint on the film industry. If it doesn’t make big bucks, it should still be able to gauge the interest of audiences and filmmakers for its originality alone.

The adrenaline rush is empowering, breathing new life into what, at times, has become a dormant action genre. The choreography of stunts is an evolving enterprise, and the invention and further application of special effects has made the attempts of practical stunt work all the more difficult for its practitioners.

“Hardcore Henry” platforms an intensity to its product with a film technique that is the first of its kind, and it’s also dynamic enough to keep a true action aficionado engaged and begging for more. “Hardcore Henry” is the best of 2016 thus far, and when you consider it’s nearly four full months into the year, that’s impressive-especially for an independent film.

Despite all the obstacle courses independent films have to jump, crawl, bend and hurdle through, the independent corridor has its gems. It’s my belief that “Hardcore Henry” is one of those.

While its story is rudimentary, its simplicity allows audiences to focus on the action output of the film. That’s

not an excuse, only a comment. Its story leaves much to be desired if the glamour of hand-to-hand combat, shootouts and chase scenes don’t catch your fancy. Director Ilya Naishuller relies on his action and almost avoids writing a story. Through a plot point, our main character, who we can’t see, is left mute. He doesn’t say a

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word the entire film, which isn’t to say he doesn’t have personality, but his range is handicapped. If he was an established character, such as a video game character like Master Chief or Lara Croft, it’s not as much of a problem. We already have a pretty good idea of who’s at the head of our rendezvous.

But Henry is an unknown and remains that way at the story’s end. He’s a pair of eyeballs for us, an avatar in a sci-fi tale.

He is a person though, not a machine, and one feels slighted when the film spends so little time with him. Our villain is a pompous drama king who overexaggerates everything with no character parameters.

Sharlto Copley’s character is engaging and serves as a talking tutorial for those who choose to watch this but also feels like a charade by the ending credits.

At film’s end, you want to rally for “Hardcore Henry” and applaud the action standard it regularly sets and meets for itself, as well as the repertoire of emotions it manages in its set pieces but I can’t deny another part of me is a bit peeved at the story’s mediocre success.

By ZACHERY ZALAR

For the Yellow Jacket

Coming to screens in a theater near you this summer is the fun, heavy-on-jokes DC Comics movie, “Suicide Squad.”

Wait.

DC is worried that their next movie is too dark after the reviews of “Batman v. Superman?”

Tell moviegoers something they don’t know.

Earlier this week, there was a rumor circulating that “Suicide Squad” was ordered to reshoot some scenes because, according to sources, all of the jokes are in the trailers.

On Monday morning, the director of “Suicide Squad,” David Ayer, tweeted out that the rumors were false. “#SuicideSquad ‘reshoots for humor’ is silly,” said Ayer on Twitter. “When a studio loves your movie and asks what else you want, go for it!”

This tweet from Ayer, however, seemed to contradict an earlier report.

The reshoots were said to be in the “tens of millions,” and supposedly were to make the movie more fun and to bring out the lighter moments.

To true fans, making the “Suicide Squad” a dark movie would not be faithful to the comic book series.

While the concept of the suicide squad can be upsetting from points of view, the overall arc is fun and a contrast to DC’s normal, dark tone. This will no doubt give DC's upcoming hit a Marvelesque feel, but one can hope that DC will do its best to differentiate itself from its rival and create an experience all its own.

For those who don’t know, the “Suicide Squad” is known as “Task Force X” and was created by a woman named Amanda Waller. As leader, she chooses a group of villains to carry out impossible missions.

Because they are bad guys, they must obey or Waller will activate an explosive chip that is implanted in their necks.

Yeah, sounds like a fun story, right?

Before Ayer tweeted his feelings on the reshoots, a third trailer debuted for the film and the fan reaction was quite strong in anticipation for the film.

“Suicide Squad” hits theaters the first weekend in August.

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THE BACK PAGE

Written by Mary Hoffman Copy Editor Designed by Whitney Waters

Interview season is on the horizon for everyone, whether it’s for internships, scholarships or jobs. There can be a lot of pressure on students to perform well in interviews, but if you take the advice of those who have come before you and start practicing some good pre-interview habits, the experience will be a lot smoother.

Here are some of the top tips for interviewing:

1. Do your homework.

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2. Review common interview questions.

In other words, research the company! Use the company’s website, news articles, industry directories and Google to help align yourself with the company’s mission and value. Read and understand any information about the position you want, even if the information comes from similar companies. Knowing a few facts will help you stand out to your employer.

There are a few questions bound to come up in one or more of your future interviews. Thankfully, these questions are readily available on career sites. Be prepared for these questions by practicing possible answers ahead of time. Remember to emphasize your strengths, willingness to work, flexibility, leadership skills, creativity and positivity!

3. While we’re on the topic…

4. Prepare a list of questions to ask your employer.

Be prepared for the ‘what’s your biggest weakness’ question. This is possibly the most common question that flusters the interviewee. This question is not about knowing your significant weakness; it is about highlighting how you overcome it. Always turn this – and any other – negative around by emphasizing why it makes you the best candidate for the position.

In most interviews, employers will ask if the interviewee has questions at the end, but now is not the best time to reference salary. Instead, come ready with questions that show your interest in the job and the company.

Possible questions could be: What are the day-to-day responsibilities of this job? What is the company’s plan for the next five years? Before each of these questions, there is an opportunity to showcase your research and knowledge of the company.

5. First impressions matter.

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In most interviews, employers will ask if the interviewee has questions at the end, but now is not the best time to reference salary. Instead, come ready with questions that show your interest in the job and the company. Possible questions could be: What are the day-to-day responsibilities of this job? What is the company’s plan for the next five years? Before each of these questions, there is an opportunity to showcase your research and knowledge of the company.

7. Be confident.

6. The day of…

Arrive 10-15 minutes early. Now is not the time to run through the door with 30 seconds to spare – leave that to when you’ve got the job. Come with only required materials. A briefcase with materials, when necessary, will look more professional than papers shuffled together in your arms. Leave the coffee in the car. If you must have your cell phone, turn it off.

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8. Use appropriate language.

Believe you are the best candidate for the position.

If you don’t believe it, employers won’t either. Start with a firm handshake and a smile. Listen carefully to introductions and all questions. If you missed something, ask the interviewer to repeat it, but don’t make it a common occurrence. Maintain eye contact; it shows your employer that you are interested and that you care.

Now is not the time to use slang. Use professional language that relates to your job, especially key words within your field. Knowing up-to-date terminology shows your employer that you are on top of the field and plan to stay there. Also, don’t be too friendly or it could cause you to look unprofessional.

9. Answer the question.

10. After you leave… you’re not done.

Don’t float around a question – answer it and be concise. Develop your answers before you speak; it will help eliminate circular talk. It is okay to take a moment and think about a question, but don’t appear indecisive. Use body language and nonverbal cues to tell if the employer is getting bored.

E-mail or mail a thank you note to your employer. It should not be long but should thank them for their time and consideration, and it also gives you an opportunity to mention either a great moment in the interview that you wish to highlight or a skill that was left out during the interview. This also helps your employer remember your name amongst possibly hundreds of other candidates.

Sources: Forbes, CareerOneStop,Monster