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Event Day of Giving donations far exceed goal held in University staff for support alum's grateful of students, alumni memory Director of Development Donna Nypaver said the university was blessed with 625 donors and nearly $160,000 worth of donations made towards the university.

Both Nypaver and Beppler believed the day was a huge success, considering the event was only held

Organ donation awareness focus after death of former student

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It was a fall Saturday m or n i n g i n 2 0 0 0 an d Waynesburg College was having a home football game. The players got dressed in their equipment and jerseys and then loaded onto school buses to be driven down to John F. Wiley Stadium.

Not among them was freshman football player Jim Hyland. After an injury left him out for the season, he was dressed in his street clothes, walking down to the stadium.

That’s when he had his first interaction with Steve Ward.

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The Office of Institutional Advancement held its first ever university-wide Day of Giving November 17. For 24 hours, students, faculty, staff, alumni, families and friends were encouraged to donate to the department or organization of their choice at Waynesburg University.

The goal of the event was to reach 250 donations of $10 or more in the 24-hour period. Now, after the event has concluded, the Office of Institutional Advancement is pleased to announce the goal was not only met, but exceeded.

According to Vikki Beppler, assistant director of Alumni Relations, there was a large amount of student and alumni participation.

The university calculated donations coming from 27 different states—including Alaska and Hawaii.

“Having so many students participate and donate, in addition to the support of our alumni and friends, is what made us happy at the end of the day,” said Beppler.

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made on the Day of Giving will support students across Waynesburg’s campus.

“That is really something to be grateful for,” said Beppler.

Trying to get more students involved, coordinators thought it would be a good idea to incorporate a departmental challenge, to bring out the competitive side of students and make the day a bit more exciting.

Each academic department on the main campus had the opportunity to raise money towards Day of Giving to win extra money. The department with the most individual donations received $4,000; the second place winner received $2,000 and the third place winner received $1,000 to go towards their department budget.

With 249 donors, the Department of Communication was the first-place winner of the challenge.

“The department will receive $4,000 for its operations,” said Richard Krause, chair of the Department of Communication, in an email announcement to students in the department about the Day of Giving. “Within the department, the students’ work was beyond our highest expectations.”

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Roberts retires after 26 years at WU Fuzzy celebrated with reminiscence, music at memorial

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It is August 1990. The number of students enrolled at Waynesburg College is around 900. There are two streets that run through the future location of Johnson Commons. The campus bookstore and student activities are found in Benedum Hall. It is not that difficult to find a space to park.

Fast forward 26 years to December of 2016. The enrollment at Waynesburg University is approximately 1,400 students. At the center of campus is the Stover Center, home to the bookstore and the Beehive. The Benedum is now known as Benedum Dining Hall. As many people know, it is anything but easy to find parking.

It is also the last semester before Dr. Marilyn Roberts, professor of English, officially retires from her teaching job at Waynesburg University.

When Roberts started at Waynesburg College in August of 1990, she had a twoyear old toddler and commuted from her home in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Now, her son is nearly 30, and she and her husband are preparing to permanently

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Dr. Marilyn Roberts, professor of English, is looking to the future as she retires from Waynesburg University after a 26-year career. move to their summer home in Vermont. Instead of preparing her office for another year, she’s preparing herself for the next part of her life: her retirement.

While Roberts describes herself as a future focused person who doesn’t look in the past, her colleagues did quite the opposite.

Dr. Jamie Dessart, professor of English, has worked with Roberts for the past 17 years. Through those 17 years, Dessart has learned

enough from Roberts to last a lifetime; the first words Dessart said was, “Wow… there’s so much.”

One of the biggest things Roberts has taught her, Dessart said, is how true it is when people say if you find a job you love, you never work a day in your life.

“She taught me a lot about loving what you do and going in and doing what you love because I watch her do what she loves and understanding that that’s how you

reach students, is if you do what you love,” Dessart said.

This observation is something that has not gone unnoticed in the department, as Dr. Bob Randolph, chairperson for the for the English and Foreign Languages Department, recalls when he first noticed this about Roberts.

“I respect teachers who live out what they teach.

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A memorial service for the late James D. “Fuzzy” Randolph was held Nov. 29 from 4 to 5 p.m. At this event, members of Waynesburg University and the surrounding community gathered to celebrate the life of a man who touched all of their lives.

According to Courtney Dennis, associate director of the Paul R. Stewart Museum as well as Randolph’s close friend, the service was planned with Randolph’s own ideas in mind.

“The service is a mixture of some things that [Randolph] had mentioned he wanted to incorporate as well as things the family thought would be meaningful,” Dennis said.

Dennis also said that Alumni Hall was one of the most special places on campus for Randolph.

“Alumni Hall was one of the things he expressly mentioned when planning the service out,” Dennis said.

Because the event was

meant to honor his last wishes, everything was planned according to Randolph’s preferences. The event began with an opening by Rev. William Sukolsky, Randolph’s friend and pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Waynesburg. There were also many musical selections, as Randolph single-handedly started the Lamplighter’s choir and Waynesburg’s bagpipe troupe now known as the “James D. Randolph Kiltie Band.”

Dennis said each presentation at Randolph’s memorial had a meaning and a purpose.

“The hymns were picked by [Randolph], and the bag pipes were near and dear to his heart,” said Dennis.

One of the songs performed by the Lamplighter’s Choir was “Within Our Hearts and Minds,” which was a hymn—and the unofficial alma mater for Waynesburg University.

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Students use national fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

The Pittsburgh Polar Plunge will be held this coming Saturday, Dec. 10, and many students will be present representing Waynesburg University.

Waynesburg’s criminal justice students have been actively involved with the Greene County Special Olympics for several years, the Polar Plunge is one of the largest fundraising events for the organization.

Over the past four years, the Waynesburg team has raised over $10,000.

James Tanda, instructor of Criminal Justice at the university and director of fundraising for Greene County Special Olympics, brought the program to Waynesburg after being involved with the Special Olympics himself in the past.

“Personally, I’ve been involved with the Special Olympics for about 25 years,” he said. “As a special agent of the state, I

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Waynesburg's first Polar Plunge team, right, had 13 members. Last year's team, above, had more than 30 students volunteer. did a lot of volunteer work with the Maryland Special Olympics, and I brought a lot of my connections and interest in the program here to Waynesburg, where we strive to emphasize service to the community and giv-

ing back.”

Tanda said that participating in the Polar Plunge

is especially beneficial for criminal justice students, because it provides them

with a networking opportunity and the empathy necessary for the field they are trying to enter.

“The special Olympics is the largest fundraising objective by law enforcement throughout the country,” said Tanda. “I think they have a connection…with law enforcement. Those with intellectual disabilities need a fair shot, and the ability to raise awareness at local, state and federal law enforcement levels does enormous good…”

For Tyler Miller, senior criminal justice major and resident of the Criminal Justice Club, participating in the Polar Plunge is a valuable experience for many reasons. Miller has been on Waynesburg’s Plunge team since it was established, training as a coach, and he has been able to watch the group grow over the past four years.

“My favorite part about doing the Polar Plunge is seeing all the people,” Miller said. “Not just in general—

but just seeing all of the energy. Like, even though they are jumping into a freezing cold river, everyone is so excited because they know what they are doing is going toward a good cause. And just seeing the joy in the

“It's just for one second that you're freezing, but the lasting effect is that we raise thousands of dollars.”

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athletes faces as they jump in the water, everybody’s high-fiving and having a good time…”

Miller said that he is most excited to watch the team and the community of Greene County Special Olympics grow, and that being a member is valuable even for non-criminal jusPLUNGE >> A4

Professor uses connections Guest speakers tell listeners to boost students in the field how to handle their finances

By TYLER GODWIN

By TIFFANY MORGAN

Former World Series Championship winning MLB Manager Jim Leyland recently visited Waynesburg University to talk to Communication students and give them insight into what it is like to be successful in some of the highest level media jobs that they can reach.

However, Leyland is not the only person that Assistant Professor of Communication Lanny Frattare has brought to Waynesburg to talk to his students, specifically in his announcing or sports announcing classes, but all are welcome to attend. Others that have taken the time to speak and give advice to students include Tony Caridi, the longtime play-by-play announcer for West Virginia University, Greg Brown and Joe Block, who both work as play-by-play announcers for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Guy Junker, a sports anchor for WTAE, one of the local news stations, Don Sloan, a news director for WTOV in Steubenville, Ohio, and many others.

A majority of the speakers are brought in to talk directly to Frattare’s announcing, sports announcing I or sports announcing II classes, but students of all majors are welcome to sit in and enjoy the experience, Frattare said.

According to Frattare, giving his students the opportunity to see different perspectives and career paths of current professionals will

Last Wednesday, Nov. 30, a crowd of about 100 Waynesburg University students attended ìa crash course in financialsî in Miller Hall. The event, which was sponsored by the Waynesburg University Business Club, featured speakers Don Tiger and David Cannone, and was open to both business and non-business majors. The presentation, which covered a wide range of topics, included buying a car, credit and identity theft.

It was designed to better prepare students financially for life post-graduation.

Tiger and Cannone discussed savings and the main objective of how to tackle your finances after college, because money doesn't grow on trees.

Cannone, a senior account executive at Veri-Tax of the Pittsburgh area, got the students involved by asking how many carry their social security card in their wallet.

Although majority of students raised their hands, he cautioned against it. Instead, he suggested students keep their social security card at home or some other safe location to prevent becoming a victim of identity theft. He then informed the students of the actions you should take when you are a victim of identity theft.

Tiger, who is a professor of applied business investment, spoke about the positive turnout of the presentation.

"It was good to see involvement from the non-business

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Sophomore Communiction major Brandon Williams stands with Jim Leyland, a MLB manager for 22 seasons, after a presentation in one of Lanny Frattare's classes. help push them in the direction they will want to go when they start to become professionals.

“I tell my students there is no one set way to get to where you want to go,” Frattare said. “So, the more you are exposed to a variety of biographies, when you hear different sets of philosophies from different people, there’s the opportunity for the student to digest what he or she is hearing, figure out what of that advice makes sense and could be beneficial for their careers, and even what doesn’t necessarily fit into their makeup.”

Frattare, who was the play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 33

years, has built many connections with his speakers over his years with the Pirates, most notably being Leyland, who was the manager for the Pirates from 1986 to 1996. Some of the other connections Frattare has made have been through his seven years at Waynesburg University and through his work as an MSA Sports Network announcer.

Kyle Dawson, senior sports broadcasting/sports information (SB/SI) major, feels that the vast number of connections Frattare has really allows students to expand their knowledge beyond what they can take away SPEAKERS >> A4

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Don Tiger spoke to Waynesburg students about finances Nov. 30 majors," said Tiger. "We had good attendance and it seemed like everyone was caught by the topics, which are obviously important."

After the presentation, Cannone and Tiger took the time to answer questions from the students.

One student asked about buying a car for cash, if they have the ability to do so. After some tough thinking about the question, he didnít recommend doing so if you are putting all of your eggs in a basket.

"Cash is king because it gives you the flexibility if you

get into a financial spot after college and have the ability to pay that debt off," Tiger said. ìFor students that are in a better financial situation, whether money saves up working through college, family intervention or inheritance they have more options, which might entail them not using credit for financing as much, whereas your traditional students is going to have to take advantage of debt, credit to further themselves in their financial career."

For more information on finances, contact Tiger at dtiger@waynesburg.edu.

Hardie: Service trips made possible by faculty support Giving: 625 donors

By AMANDA TRONCONE For the Yellow Jacket

According to Kelley Hardie, assistant dean of students, Waynesburg University can offer the amount of mission trips it does because of the faculty and staff leaders who step forward and volunteer their time and expertise each year. "[The trip leaders] are amazing, and without them, we wouldn't have these trips," said Hardie.

While Hardie handles the logistics of each mission trip through the Center for Service Leadership, the trips and trip leaders are chosen a year in advance by a selection committee.

This winter break, students and faculty of Waynesburg will be travelling to the Bahamas, Jamaica and Bonaire to participate in international missions experiences. Each trip is required to have a leader and a co-leader, so

faculty and staff step forward to give their time and efforts to each trip.

Dr. Chad Sherman, assistant professor of communication, is leading the Bonaire trip, which is focused on using vocational skills to serve Trans World Radio (TWR) in Bonaire. The students help TWR with their communication efforts while supporting its Christian mission. TWR broadcasts all around the world into countries where people have not been exposed to Christianity. Sherman has helped lead the trip for three of the four years it has been offered. He returns each year because of their outreach to people who have not yet been exposed to Christianity and because the trip is ultimately helping communication students pursue their careers.

"It's a really cut-throat job market and our students need something to make them stand out, and I think

this is a really great way and story to tell," said Sherman.

The Bonaire trip is not the

“[The trip leaders] are amazing, and without them, we wouldn't have these trips.”

KELLEY HARDIE

Assistant Dean of Students

only trip that allows students to practice their vocational skills. The Bahamas trip provides education majors the opportunity to travel and teach children in Nassau, Bahamas. Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Julie Bausman of the Education Department, has led this trip since its start four years ago.

Bausman believes this trip provides students with invaluable learning experiences. Students prepare les-

son plans and activities prior to the trip to better meet the communitiesí needs and they use Bausmanís experience to help them.

"What I like the best is seeing our students go in and teach lessons and then, interact with the children,"said Bausman.

She said seeing that interaction gives her a reason for being at Waynesburg and doing what she is to prepare her students for their futures.

On the other hand, Anthony Jarrell, resident director of Martin Hall, is a firsttime trip leader through the university. Jarrell is leading the trip to Jamaica to work with mentally and physically disabled children and adults through the Mustard Seeds Communities organization.

Despite this trip being his first he has led, Jarrell is not worried and is looking forward to the experience for SERVICE >> A4

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ment and English Department. Each of them received $2,000 for their department budgets.

Regardless of who won or lost, Nypaver said each department came together to exceed the university’s goal of 250 donors.

“We were happy that every department walked away from the Day of Giving with support from alumni and friends,” said Nypaver.

To Nypaver, the Day of Giving’s success wouldn’t have been accomplished if the students and alumni wouldn’t have come together as one.

“I am thankful we had all of the Waynesburg Univer-

sity community supporting this great cause,” said Nypaver. “We can’t even express what it means for everyone to come together to make this day a successful one—we are truly grateful.”

According to Beppler, the mission of Waynesburg is still alive, and this was shown during the Day of Giving.

“Making this day happen was a huge team effort thanks to the Office of Institutional Advancement and University Relations, as well as many of the academic departments on campus,” said Beppler. “It was a community-filled day where many of the people who love Waynesburg University came together and showed their financial support.”

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Abbe: Breaks between studying important for student success

By MATTIE WINOWITCH Managing Editor

For over 20 years, every finals week at Waynesburg University has featured organized Study Break sessions. Held in the Benedum Dining Hall, the finals week Study Breaks are a chance for stressed students to sit back, relax and do what college students do best: eat snacks.

Associate Dean of Students and head of the Student Activities Board (SAB) Pat Bristor has been a part of planning this event since she stepped into her position in 1995. To her, it’s a university tradition.

“The university study breaks are very popular among students on campus during finals week,” said Bristor. “The attendance is always great, most likely because the students really do want to take a break from studying.”

There are three nights with Study Breaks, and each one provides a different snack or food item for the students to enjoy. This year, there will be nachos and cookies Monday, Dec. 12; the annual President’s Breakfast will be held Dec. 13; and there will be an ice cream sundae bar Dec. 14.

Bristor said each food

item that is chosen is picked with the students in mind.

“When we are planning the event, we talk to the students on SAB and students on campus to gauge what people will like,” said Bristor. “Also, working alongside the cafeteria has made things bigger and better each year.”

The only time that students don’t have a say in what’s served is during the President’s Breakfast.

This is a special night in which Waynesburg University President Douglas Lee hands out a surprise gift and students are served popular breakfast foods by the university’s top administrators.

Not only are the study breaks a way for students to have fun with their friends, but according to Tutor Coordinator and Director of the Knox Learning Center Pamela Abbe, study breaks can affect a student’s performance on an exam.

“Study breaks are proven to help in attention and memory,” said Abbe. “Approximately every 90 minutes is the recommended break point. The type of break can also be helpful to the success of the student, whether it’s talking to a friend, meditating, taking a walk, tidying up or even stretching.”

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Final ·.. examinations for classes that meet at times other than those listed above are to be scheduled through the Office of the Registrar.

Bristor agreed that the study breaks are important for the students to take part in.

“I think the study breaks are really beneficial for the students,” said Bristor. “The

cafeteria closes at 7 p.m., and students tend to stay up later during finals week studying. I think this is a good time for them to come over and take a break with their friends.”

Despite wanting them to attend, Bristor wants to urge students not to stand in line outside.

“There’s no need waiting for the students to stand out in the cold and wait for

the doors to open. I think they do it because they think we’re going to run out of something, but since I’ve been doing it, we’ve never run out—and we most likely never will.”

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Ward was also on the football team, also a freshman. But Ward wasn’t injured. In fact, he was running when Hyland saw him.

They laughed. Ward told him what happened.

He had missed the bus ride to the stadium because he had fallen asleep in the locker room, so he was forced to run down to the field as fast as he could, hoping not to be in trouble.

Following the game, the two met up in Martin Hall that evening before heading out with friends. Hyland said the two had a good laugh about their encounter from earlier that morning.

They later became best friends. The two roomed together during their junior and senior years.

Following graduation, Hyland lived in Illinois for two years, but their friendship didn’t lose a beat, catching up with one another every time Hyland came home to visit Pennsylvania.

Ward was Hyland’s best man in his wedding and the two stayed in contact and were around each other

fairly often.

Ward died unexpectedly, Dec. 6, 2016, from complications of a stroke, according to an obituary in the Observer-Reporter.

Hyland remembers hearing the news.

“It was one of the worst days of my life,” Hyland said. “He was not only my best friend but he was a friend to a lot of people.

His character alone led to a lot of good times for a lot of good people…every time anybody was around him you knew that you were going have a good time or get a lot of good laughs.”

After about two months, the Steven Bradley Ward Foundation was created.

Ward was an organ donor, so the organization was created to remember him and to help others in need of medical assistance.

“It’s important to not only give all his friends and family an opportunity to reminisce about his life and to celebrate his life,” Hyland said. “But it’s also an opportunity for us all to honor him and his family, to give back to others the way that he gave back to people.”

According to the American Transplant Foundation’s website, “more than 123,000 people in the United States are currently on the waiting list for a lifesaving organ transplant.” The website also stated: “Another name is added to the national transplant waiting list every 12 minutes”, and “On average, 21 people die every day from the lack of available organs for transplant.”

Hyland said it was necessary to start the foundation to inform people about being an organ donor, while celebrating Ward’s life.

The foundation held the Snowball Event Saturday, Dec. 3, in order to help spread the word of the foundation and its purpose, along with the overall purpose of being an organ donor. “ The Snowball Event was to raise money for the foundation and to recognize how important organ donors are, which he was when he passed away a year ago,” Hyland said.

“The foundation has drawn its core as an organ-donation-awareness, non-profit organization to raise that

awareness to allow people to learn more about [being an organ donor].”

Although only recently created, Hyland said the foundation plans for the proceeds raised to eventually be used as a scholarship fund to a couple of students who plan on attending a college or university. There will also be funds available to families who have medical emergency needs and are unable to financially withstand essential medical care. Hyland said this is another way Ward’s legacy will be shown because he was always there to help others.

“He’s a person you can’t replace,” said Hyland.

During his time at Waynesburg, Ward was a criminal justice major and a defensive lineman. He wore number 93 for the football team and was a member of the 2003 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship Team.

To donate to the foundation, those interested can contact Hyland at 724-2631341 or visit the GoFundMe account Hyland has created at: www.gofundme.com/ steven-bradley-ward-foundation-2vp8j53c.

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performances and the swelling noise of the bagpipes, there were four powerful speakers at the memorial.

The first to speak was one of Randolph’s sons, Todd Randolph, who recounted memories of his father from his childhood. During his speech, Todd introduced Dennis as Randolph’s “right hand woman.”

Dennis was second to speak and told the story of how she and Fuzzy Randolph became so close.

The third speaker was Waynesburg University President Doug Lee, who commented on the gifts that Fuzzy Randolph had given him in his time as university president, including a necktie made out of the old carpeting and a wooden plaque with one of his favorite quotes.

The fourth and final speaker was Fuzzy Randolph’s second son, Bruce R andolph. D ur ing his speech, Bruce Randolph gave a tearful reading of a poem he wrote after his father’s passing titled, “The Master

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The campus gathered Nov. 29 to celebrate and remember the life of James "Fuzzy" Randolph, a longtime student, employee and friend of the unviersity. is Absent.” Towards the end of the reading, a large portion of the crowd was in tears and the sounds of sniffes and crinkled tissues rattled the room.

The memorial concluded with an extended version of Fuzzy Randolph’s memorial video, which was posted on Facebook, as well as a final ceremonial performance by the James D. Randolph Kiltie Band of the song, “Amazing Grace.”

For Dennis, planning the

event was not only part of her job, but also something she said she did from the heart as a token of respect to Randolph and his family.

“With things like this, it’s always difficult because you’re grieving and planning at the same time,” said Dennis. “It’s really an honor for the family to entrust me in helping out in such a big way.”

Although tears were shed and respects were paid, Fuzzy Randolph’s memorial

was the farthest thing from a funeral. Dennis said this is exactly what Randolph would have wanted.

“This is unlike any traditional service. He didn’t like the idea of funerals, nor did he want one for himself,” said Dennis. “He wanted something to be more of a celebration of life. Seeing as he was so involved with so many things and loved by so many people, there’s a lot of different components that came together for this event.”

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it out of them,” he said. “I think she’s that kind of teacher. You could get a crowbar and I don’t think you’re going to be able to pry Shakespeare out of her, it’s just not going to happen.”

Throughout her 26 and a half years at the university, Roberts has accumulated a list of accomplishments long enough to fill four pages of a résumé. One of her undertakings is being the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), which was officially launched in the spring of 2007.

Roberts said this is something she is most proud of.

“I must say some of the best parts of this experience would be creating and running the [CTE],” she said.

“That’s been wonderful.”

Roberts’ dedication to the CTE has been a great benefit to the faculty and staff on campus, as her efforts have been praised just as much as its director.

“She founded the [CTE], which is an instrument that works with teachers to help them teach better and gather together and talk about writing, about teaching, programs that have to do with that,” Randolph said.

“So she’s been active in that as the director, and I don’t know how that could be replaced.”

In some ways, said Randolph, Roberts is irreplaceable.

“When someone with this much presence leaves any organization, it seems like there is a hole and that’s probably what it’s going to feel like,” said Randolph.

“The organization is vital enough, if different things shape out in the future, but that very thing that left, you can’t redo Marilyn with another Marilyn.”

This comes from the knowledge that Roberts consistently goes above and beyond for her students and colleagues, something that both Randolph and Dessart agree on.

“She’s really good at challenging students to rise as far as they can and to do as much as they can, and be as good as they can. I think in that way she’s made a real impact on a lot of individual students’ lives,” said Dessart.

“On the [impact to the] faculty, you can always count on Marilyn. When she does something, she does it 100 percent from top to bottom and you know it’s going to be done well.”

Roberts has done things so well that, according to Dessart, her departure will make the department feel as if something is missing.

“I think for the department there’s going to be a hole. She is such a funny wonderful person,” said Dessart. “She has this sense of humor and a lot of people, when they first take her in class don’t recognize it. It’s one of those senses of humor that the more you get to know her, the more you realize.”

Her sense of humor is apparent in her office where she displays action figures of Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens on a bookshelf next to her computer. These action figures are something that many people associate with Roberts.

These action figures are among the items she is preparing to box up as she begins her road to retirement.

Looking ahead, Roberts’ bucket list for after her retirement is almost as long as her résumé.

“I want to go back to working on some projects in Jane Austen and Shakespeare that I’ve had to put on the back burner and I have a couple of ideas for some publications in teaching and learning too,” she said.

“Then some creative writing projects and a favorite hobby of mine I haven’t had enough time for is genealogy.”

In addition, Roberts hopes to devote more time to health and fitness activities, traveling, volunteering and maybe even pursuing her archaeology interest by going on a dig or two. Most importantly, Roberts is excited to spend more time with her family.

Despite her preference to look ahead, Roberts said that she will certainly miss working in the environment Waynesburg brings.

“My fondest memories will be of the people I’ve worked with and students over the years, so I guess it’s really about people,” she said. “They’re what makes this place special.”

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December 8, 2016

Noble Energy Inc. presents awards for service involvement Gas company awards faculty and students for their commitment to volunteering

By JOE SMELTZER

For the Yellow Jacket

Last Tuesday at Roberts Chapel, several students and faculty were recognized for their efforts towards serving their community.

Two students, Olivia Latimer and Nick Lies, as well as a faculty member, Dr. Chad Sherman, were honored with service awards, presented by Noble Energy Inc. This is the first year the service awards were presented.

Sherman, an assistant professor of Communication, is in his sixth year at Waynesburg University: he teaches digital design courses, a few courses in the electronic area and photography classes.

Like the others who were nominated for the award, Sherman found out about the opportunity through Kelly Hardie, assistant dean

of Student Services.

“About two weeks before the actual chapel service, Kelly Hardie called me and said that I had been nominated for the award, and they wanted the nominees to attend the chapel service,” said Sherman. “It was surprising because some of the other people nominated have done a tremendous amount of service here at the university.”

But Sherman also felt that the award was a payoff for all of his service work.

“I’ve spent a lot of time sleeping on church floors on mission trips, and giving up a lot of my spring breaks to service,” said Sherman. “It was nice to be recognized for that.”

He was especially proud of his work on Mission Trips. In his time at Waynesburg, Sherman has led 11 trips, five of which have been the annual Habi-

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both him and his students.

"One of the biggest hopes I have for students on this trip is that they can see just how little things can make a huge difference for people who do have very real and serious needs," said Jarrell.

Despite their differences, the leaders all lead the trips for the same reason: to help students learn the importance of service.

"When we talk about service, that is not a cliché..."

said Jarrell. "We want students to come away knowing that if you at least sacrifice in small ways, if you are attentive to the needs of others, you really can make a difference."

Hardie understands the importance of trip leaders and appreciates the time they devote to the university.

"If it weren't for faculty and staff that step into these leadership roles, these life changing experiences would not happen for our students," said Hardie. "I can't thank them enough."

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tice majors.

“I think that it’s a great character-building experience honestly,” he said.

“When I signed up, I didn’t know anything at all about the Special Olympics or the athletes, and I really wasn’t interested up until that point. But being able to interact with them, it gives

you great life-lesson skills.”

Tanda said that he also loves the Polar Plunge because of “the involvement and interaction with the athletes,” and the chance for law enforcement officials to get together for a good cause.

“It’s just for one second that you’re freezing, but the lasting effect is that we raise thousands of dollars,” he said.

tat for Humanity mission trips in Concord, North Carolina, which take place every spring.

Sherman participated in trips to Jackson, Mississippi, on three separate occasions, as well as three trips to Bonaire – which is a service

“I've been praying a lot for provisions, and going on three service trips is a lot of money.

I love service and love mission work, so I just felt blessed.”

NICK LIES

Noble Energy Service Award Recipient

trip mainly for communications students.

Nick Lies was also informed of his nomination through email. However,

Sherman

Lies

Latimer

Lies’ case was a little unique.

“I really didn’t pay attention to it because I thought it was a spam email, so I deleted the email,” Lies said.

“Then the Friday before [Thanksgiving] break, Kelly Hardie told me that I was nominated for the award and that I needed to be at Chapel at 11 a.m.”

According to Lies, it was an honor to be selected.

“I sold chocolate for Relay for Life, and I’ve been praying a lot for provisions, and going on three service trips is a lot of money,” said Lies. “I love service and love mission work, so I just felt

blessed.”

Lies was joined in the student category by senior Olivia Latimer.

She was informed by Kelly Hardie’s husband, Assistant Dean of Student Services Chris Hardie, who is also Latimer’s cross country coach.

Chris Hardie asked Latimer to list all of her service experiences and mission work that she had been involved in during her time at Waynesburg.

Those experiences included work with the track and cross country teams, as well as for her major in the

education department.

Simi lar to Sher man, Latimer has worked with Habitat for Humanity. She travelled to North Carolina with the Waynesburg track team in the spring of her freshman year.

For the education department, Latimer served with the local outreach program, WWJD, by working with their after school tutoring program.

“It means a lot to me,” said Latimer. “Now I realize that all that work that I’ve been doing throughout my years here hasn’t gone unnoticed.”

Revision to plagiarism policy considered

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

Junior psychology major Brad Gillespie is distinctly aware of the complexity of Waynesburg’s academic honesty policy.

Gillespie raised concerns over the policy, implemented over 20 years ago, after nearly failing a course in his sophomore year for not citing sources properly in a major assignment.

“They said we got a zero out of 80 and we were going to fail the class, and we were going to have to retake the class during the summer,” said Gillespie. “I was frustrated with the program, just that that had to happen.”

The noise made by Gillespie’s frustration, and other cases just like his, inspired a Faculty Exchange on the topic, where professors of Waynesburg University gathered for an open forum of discussion on the topic.

Dr. Marilyn Roberts, professor of English, organized the exchange.

“The topic was selected to air the faculty’s views before the Academic Standard Committee did some serious deliberation about revising the plagiarism policy,” said Roberts.

At the exchange, Roberts said, faculty members expressed their aggravations with cases of “blatant plagiarism” and made a distinction between those instances where plagiarism is unintentional. “…There is a blurring of

those lines and you can’t always tell,” Roberts said. “I mean – how do you know?

You can’t know somebody’s intention. But we sort of came to some consensus that there was a difference between students who were copying large blocks of text or whole documents and submitting it as their own work—which is intentional—versus students who are very weak at paraphrasing.”

Roberts said these issues often arise when students arrive with ‘cut and paste’ habits from high school, patterns of carelessness or when they see the assignment as ‘busy work.’

To remedy the situation, the Faculty Exchange attendees recorded several ideas for how to respond to cheating and plagiarism.

The attendees agreed that it was necessary to teach students how to avoid plagiarism and to have specific information in their syllabi.

In addition, they agreed that writing assignments should be unique and integrate the student’s own thinking; and there should be a difference in how cases of unintentional and intentional plagiarism are handled.

Overall, Roberts explained that academic dishonesty is a national issue, not limited to Waynesburg. According to Dr. Dana Baer, Waynesburg University provost, truthfulness and originality are fundamental to all academia.

“There is a lot of history in our country in valuing innovation and creativity. Copyright protected in the Con-

stitution,” said Baer. “It’s that sense that we want to foster and protect creativity.”

At Waynesburg, the academic integrity policy has a lot of flexibility, as consequences are left to the instructor.

Because of this, according to Baer, if a student plagiarizes, several factors can influence the repercussions to a student – including the severity of the offense, the student’s year of study and any prior offenses.

Baer said that some of the obligation to prevent plagiarism still lies with the professor, to adequately explain the assignment and attribution process. She said this is something that can often lead students astray, if not properly addressed.

“The principle of integrity, especially academic integrity, is always important. But it might not always be focused on the technical aspect…”

Baer said. “The faculty member communicating expectations clearly to the student is very important.”

Professor of English Dr. Jill Moyer-Sunday said that she grades written assignments constantly, and must always be on the lookout for plagiarized work in students’ compositions. Moyer-Sunday agreed with Baer, saying that professors too have the responsibility to communicate the requirements to students, and that in most cases, plagiarism is not deliberate.

“We have the responsibility to teach what needs to be taught,” said Moyer-Sunday.

“We can’t miss opportunities to teach, even as students get into higher levels…it’s our responsibility to show them how this works. This isn’t something you learn once…”

Moyer-Sunday believes that plagiarism most often occurs because, when it comes to research assignments, students do not appreciate their role in the academic community and are feeling generally unconfident.

“Our students do not know how to… engage in research, and understand that it is a conversation between scholars,” she said. “Students will look at research as something they have to ‘plug in’ to a paper.”

Moyer-Sunday sees it as her job to teach students how to write about research properly. For her, the most frustrating part is when students refuse to acknowledge anything amiss with their assignments.

In situations where she has had to discipline an offender, Moyer-Sunday usually considers it a teaching moment.

This is how Gillespie tries to view his situation, after a long process of writing an appeal to receive credit for his course.

“I am still angry about it, but on the other hand, I kind of just let that just blow over now that it’s over and we won our appeal,” said Gillespie. “I see a positive side to it because it did make me a lot more careful when I’m doing projects, in that I am watching that I’m not coming close to plagiarizing…”

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during class.

“I think the connections that [Frattare] has are tremendous, and they give us the opportunity to really learn more so than in the classroom,” said Dawson.

“The speakers are giving us more real-world, practical knowledge than we’re getting from a lecture.”

In addition to bringing in professionals from the field, Frattare also asks some Waynesburg alumni to come back and speak to current students.

Richard Krause, chairperson for the Communication Department and assistant professor of Communication, thinks that Frattare has done a great job keeping alumni connected with the current students and feels they play an important role in influencing current students.

“He’s done a great job of reconnecting our alumni with the program,” said Krause. “I

think the alumni piece of that whole series is really important because, what it shows to the students is they went through the program just like [they] are going through the program and there’s a job to be had out there and that you can make it and you can work in the industry.”

Krause notes that it is very fortunate for students that these speakers are available to them, as many other colleges or universities do not offer similar opportunities.

"I would have really appreciated that opportunity as an undergraduate, but I never had it,” said Krause. “I hope our students appreciate what a unique opportunity this is here because it’s not happening at any other place.”

Frattare said that speakers really appreciate the quality of questions the students ask, how attentive they are while they are listening and come up at the end and introduce themselves to the speakers with a handshake and a smile.

Photo courtesy of Donny Chedrick

Pittsburgh Pirates announcers Steve Blass and Greg Brown visited Waynesburg to speak to students about sports announcing. From left to right: Drew Brown, Steve Blass, Rob McKinney, Greg Brown, Zach Medovic and Donny Chedrick.

Brandon Williams, a sophomore SB/SI major, has sat in on more than 10 speakers since he came to Waynesburg University last year.

He said that one of the most important things he has been able to take away from the speakers is how they worked their way from

the bottom to where they are now, as well as the diversity of skills that got them to where they are today.

“I think one of the big

things I’ve taken away from the whole experience is how much of these people had to work their way up or have a plethora of skills to get to where they [are],” said Williams.

Another big factor, Frattare said, is that it really establishes Waynesburg University as a big announcing school in the area in terms of development and opportunities. “…Bringing professional people to Waynesburg University helps send the message as to how significant of a player we are in the development of announcers and sports announcers here at Waynesburg,” said Frattare.

In the future, Frattare plans to continue to bring speakers in each semester to talk to his students. He does, however, hope to bring in people from a more national market, such as NHL playby-play announcer Doc Emerick or Pat Hughes, the play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs.

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Christmas parade celebrates 75 years Editorial Assistant

On a cold, cloudy day, a couple hundred people gathered on High Street for the annual Christmas parade organized by the Waynesburg Chamber of Commerce.

According to Melody L ongst ret h, exe c ut ive director of the Chamber, the parade, which has been thrown by the Chamber of Commerce since 1941, demonstrates the ability of the organization to give back to the community.

“It i s t h e l arge s t community service project that we do,” said Longstreth.

“It’s a way for the business community to give back.”

T he re w a s a l ot of participation in the event this year including 93 total

units that marched in the parade, which included five marching bands and 15 floats, something Longstreth believes to be a record.

Numerous organizations made provisions for the parade and several even attended the event.

According to Longstreth, the parade also provides exposure for the local businesses of Waynesburg, and she thinks it is beneficial.

“I think it helps them immens ely,” she s aid.

“Even if folks don’t shop, particularly today, if they see the stores or windows, they may come back and shop at some point.”

Matt Mackey, an attendee of the parade, echoed Longstreth’s sentiment and said that the community

By CODY YANKULIC Editorial Assistant

The sounds of people talking and Christmas music filled the air in downtown Waynesburg. A small group of people huddled around propane heaters that were placed outside of the Fashion Shoppe. It is Christmas time for High Street and the borough of Waynesburg.

On Saturday night, three stores opened their doors to the public for “Christmas in the ‘Burg.’” The event is in its second year and works to help the community. The goal of the evening, according to Bret Moore, president of the Moore Foundation and board member of the Greene County Memorial Hospital Foundation, was to help bring life to downtown Waynesburg.

“We’re trying to bring life back to downtown

Waynesburg,” said Moore.

“We’re trying to make it like it used to be and give people a sense of community.”

The event lasted two nights, Dec. 2 and 3, and spanned across three locations. The First National Bank, In Motion Dance and Fitness and the Fashion Shoppe all contained a different atmosphere for guests to experience. For example, aside from the row of Vera Bradley handbags and backpacks, the Fashion Shoppe hosted the event’s Christmas cookie contest.

According the Coordinator of the cookie contest Sue Dugan, the event helps to bring people out to the area.

“It’s really nice to get the community out to support the community,” said Dugan “This is a nice community event that brings people out.”

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Santa stops by at annual breakfast for local children

The 75th annual Waynesburg Christmas Parade displayed over 93 total units in the parade, including five marching bands and 15 floats.

By CODY YANKULIC

Christmas in the 'Burg aims to bring town back to life

By ANTONIO PELULLO For The Yellow Jacket

aspect of the event is good for the area. “ It’s n i c e t o h a v e , especially for the little ones; it’s [kind of] why we’re here,” said Mackey.

“It gives the community something to look forward to and support each other.”

Mackey also mentioned t hat supp or t ing lo c a l business was another factor that drew him to the parade.

L on g s t re t h d i d s ay that the sake of tradition and pleasing the citizens o f Wa y n e s b u r g a r e

contributing factors in the event’s longevity.

“I think it just a way to keep the tradition alive and a lot of hometowns still have parades, and we will continue to do it as long as we are able to,” she said.

“Not only for the business community but for residents as well.”

The Chamber of Commerce organized the parade through fundraising and t he First Energ y Foundation, which was the parade’s main sponsor.

The big man in the red suit stopped in Waynesburg Dec. 3 at the annual Breakfast With Santa. The event was held by the Greene County Commissioners and the Department of Recreation in the Greene C ounty Fairgrounds 4H Building.

The breakfast fo o ds that were at the event were prov ide d by t he Greene County Career and Technology Center.

Culinary art instructor Dan Wagner, who made the food along with three students from the culinary program, was proud of his students and felt that they did a great job with the event. Wagner has been helping with the event for five years.

“It takes time in planning, in the sense the menu working with the county when we can show up and work and we

also have four great students here today preparing the food,” said Wagner.

For only $8, the kids were able to receive breakfast, a picture with Santa, a Santa hat, cookie decorating and a special gift.

Director of Parks and Recreation Jake Blaker hosted the event at the fairground and said he loves to see the kids come out and have an enjoyable time.

“The kids love to see Santa Claus come out,” said Blaker. “They get a good breakfast—mom and dad are there, brothers and sisters are thereóit just makes for a real nice morning. Then they can leave here and go up town to the Christmas Parade, it’s just a nice start to the season.”

After having breakfast with the kids, Santa took off to the annual Waynesburg Christmas Parade from 2 to 4 p.m. to spread more holiday cheer.

New Waynesburg Sheetz location to Holiday Open House showcases be ready for customers in spring 2018 downtown stores

By SHON MEADE Managing Editor

By HOLLY HENDERSHOT For the Yellow Jacket

Friday, Dec. 2, Waynesburg Prosperous & Beautiful, a Main Street program that operates in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Downtown Center of Waynesburg, held its annual event, the Holiday Open House, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Downtown stores stayed open later than usual, and the streets were closed off to vehicles for the event. The Holiday Open House was sponsored in part by EQT, a petroleum and natural gas exploration and pipeline company, and the Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency, which provided

a souvenir Holiday Open House Map, hand drawn by local artist Leslie Fehling.

Many people came to the event, including students from Waynesburg University.

Tré Thomas, a Waynesburg University sophomore, attended the event.

"This is my first time here," he said. "I like it."

Thomas plans on coming to the event again next year if possible.

There were burn barrels to warm cold hands along with live music to entertain people along the road. In addition, many shops offered free cookies.

A horse drawn wagon was

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Greene County will have noticeable changes coming to their Sheetz locations over the next two years.

The first of which will take place to the Sheetz location near Carmichaels, located at the intersections of Route 21 and Route 88, said David Hazelet, director of real estate for Sheetz. This site will be scrapped and completely rebuilt over the coming months into 2017.

The location closest to the campus of Waynesburg University off Route 21 and Jefferson Rd., will have changes made to it starting in the spring of 2017. The current location will remain open during

construction, as a new building will be built next to it in the current Waynesburg Plaza, which Sheetz will lease.

“The construction of the new one in Waynesburg Plaza has recently been approved,” said Hazelet.

Leaving the location open during construction will allow customers to still come and do business.

Over the summer, the Waynesburg Plaza will be demolished and then the rebuilding will begin; Hazelet plans for t he opening of the site to be Oct. 18, 2017.

The last of the three updates to the franchise’s locations in Greene County will be a brand new location.

Less than two miles

First Last, Affiliation

The current location of the Sheetz is small and ready for multiple updates which will start in spring 2017.

The new location will be next to the old one in the Waynesburg Plaza. east of the current store, Hazelet s ays t hat t he company plans to build a new location at the bottom of Murtha Drive

and Route 21.

This is right across from the airport and down the SHEETZ >> B4

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EDITORIALS

Give back

Count your blessings and bless others This is the last issue of the Yellow Jacket before the end of the semester. As excited as we are to spend the holidays with our families, we understand that some of our break should be spent in pursuit of helping others.

As college students, we are blessed in so many ways. According to the Huffington Post, we are members of the 6.7 percent of the world that has or is working toward a college degree. Just being in college gives us so many advantages over a large majority of the world.

We should use our gifts and resources to bless others during this Christmas season. Little things, such as donating toy or food to a local drive can have a much greater impact than one could imagine.

Get involved in a service project. Go sing carols at a hospital. Make sure that local families and neighbors will enjoy their Christmas too, because it’s the right thing to do.

According to NFP Synergy, one in five people claim to donate more to charity around Christmas time; however, the same proportion finds it more difficult to give during the holidays.

Don’t be caught up in the second statistic. We should strive to be more like the first, even if that means sacrificing an extra gift or even a little bit of time.

Remember, about 15 million children – 21 percent – live in families who find themselves below the poverty line, and their Christmas seasons will not be as plentiful as others.

We want to count our blessings, enjoy our families and give back to the people who need a little bit more than we do.

December 08, 2016

I am an understanding person.

I am also a firm believer that people in a working environment should go out of their way for their customers.

I do that when I work with people at my various jobs.

When situations with other people don’t go my way, I try to see it from their perspective. However, there was a recent incident that I can’t seem to comprehend.

I returned to campus after Thanksgiving break without realizing I had left my mailroom key at home. Now to most students, this wouldn’t be a problem because many don’t use their on-campus mailbox.

For me, however, it’s be-

cause I had all of my Christmas gifts mailed here.

Coming to Waynesburg, I was told that I couldn’t access my mailbox without my key, and that my replacement key would cost $25. I always tried my best not to misplace it.

That is the policy and I can respect it.

With that being said, I approached the window in the mailroom to see if there was any way possible for me to get my mail without my key.

I asked politely if I could get my mail, which I knew was delivered and in the back because the size was too big to fit in the box. I was told “no” and that I had to have my key to get my mail.

I then asked if I could show my identification.

Again, “no” was the answer.

I was told there were two reasons why she couldn’t just hand me my mail: First, it was against univer-

sity policy. Second, I was told was that “it’s how a real post office works.”

(Later on that day I checked on that and found it to be false.)

I was offered one solutionI could have my key mailed to me. A lot of good that would do as I still couldn’t get into my box.

In the time it took her to tell me she wouldn’t get me my mail, she could have walked to the back, got my package for me and handed it to me with proper customer service.

I'm not going to claim to know the intricacies of the law, and I'm sure the mailroom isn't doing anything illegal, but the stringent restrictions on access to mail doesn't seem right.

I've had other friends with similar troubles in the mail room as well. One friend was able to show his Waynesburg

University identification card, but the face was too faded so the worker refused to give the mail. I understand the privacy, but it's excessive.

If you’re still with me, my main argument here is that the university mailroom should give students their mail, regardless of whether or not they have their mailroom key.

This policy needs to change to have the option to just show proof of ID to recieve mail. This is a simple solution to a problem that many face.

Our mission of faith, learning and service is not being represented in the mail room by the fact a worker is not willing to help someone else.Hopefully by the time this is published, I will have found a loophole to the system to get my mail, or someone who cares about helping others will lend me a hand.

I will say 'merry Christmas' because I can TEGHAN SIMONTON Columnist

It’s 2016, folks. It’s a time when people in society are more sensitive than ever about preserving equality for all. What a time to be alive.

I guess that’s why everyone has the right to be offended when I say, “merry Christmas.” But guess what?

I still have the right to say it.

In efforts to be more culturally sensitive, a movement dubbed the “War on Christmas” objects to government, corporate, retail and other public settings associating with decorations and phrases reminiscent to the Christian holiday.

The “war” expands be-

yond just the companies’ public images though—employees and everyday people are increasingly criticized for not being politically correct.

I’m not offended by the term “happy holidays,” and I completely understand why it used more in recent years. “Happy holidays” is a blanket phrase; it includes everyone regardless of religious affiliation or culture.

It’s all warm and fuzzy.

But here’s the thing: who ever said that “merry Christmas” alienated anyone? Identical to “happy holidays,” to say “merry Christmas” is a declaration of good will—a term of endearment, so to speak.

It’s arguably more personable, to be honest: Hey, I care about you and therefore I want to share my be-

liefs and personal traditions with you.

I am not really sure how people could get legitimately offended when they hear those dreaded words. I can’t speak for every Christian person out there, but I have never purposefully told a Muslim or Jewish person “merry Christmas” just out of spite.

Conversely, I am not offended if someone tells me to have a “happy Hanukkah.” In fact, I find that pretty cool.

I take that as them acknowledging our cultural differences and still wishing me joy during the season, regardless.

If there is anyone out there who truly believes they have had an experience in which someone was trying to force Christmas or

Christianity upon them, that is unfortunate.

However, when I say “merry Christmas” to you, I am not trying to fanatically preach to you, or single you out or make you uncomfortable.

I am trying to spread the good news of Christ’s birth and the love of God, as the Bible encourages.

I am trying to share the holiday spirit with you, and I legitimately hope you have a merry Dec. 25, whether or not it involves a decorated tree and the Nativity.

As far as public decorations go, evergreen trees, twinkling lights, reindeer and Santa Clause have nothing to do with Christianity.

So, if you are offended by any of those things for reliXMAS >> B3

Christmas snobs Nobody is too cool for Christmas

As the years go by, the holiday season seems to lose some of its sparkle.

The same old decorations get hung up—with or without care—year after year.

The cringe-worthy couples post their “thankful-foryou” selfies and pucker their lips underneath the mistletoe. Shopping for the ones you love quickly turns from a thoughtful process to a maniacal display of corporate greed.

It’s now easy to see why the Grinch was the way he was.

Although the holiday season makes some want to scream “Bah humbug,” we have to keep it together for those who still care and love Christmas.

That’s right, it’s all about the children.

Sure, their noses might be perpetually runny, and they might throw loud tantrums and touch everything with their sticky candy cane-infected hands, but they have one thing adults don’t: the Christmas spirit.

That being said, when you’re home for the holidays over break, don’t sit there with your arms crossed and ruin their moods.

Instead, try to smile and join in on the holiday fun.

Besides, they have the rest of their lives to be miserable.

And for the love of all that is merry and bright, don't make fun of them for believing in Santa Clause. That just makes you a cotton-headed ninnymuggins.

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We're all in the wrong, to blame for fake news

by GRETA VANSUSTEREN Tribune News Service

When the problem of fake news first started making headlines, I was traveling across Southeast Asia and the Middle East. That vantage point provided a striking contrast: While we in America waste the right to a free press, half a world away, the right is so precious that people routinely risk their lives to support it.

In nations where media are state run or state approved, journalists who try to work independently are often threatened, arrested and even shot or beheaded. To simply be harassed is a good day. In Turkey since the July coup, for example, the government has detained at least 200 journalists, and, according to Punto 24, a Turkish nonprofit devoted to press freedom, more than 2,300 have been fired. On Nov. 11 in Egypt, four reporters were detained when they tried to cover economic protests.

Without a doubt, the proliferation of fake news in the United States is a problem.

But when I hear calls to shut down or block websites or

censor what people can read or watch, my First Amendment hackles rise. A free press is fundamental to a free society, and curtailing it is an even bigger threat to our way of life than fake news. Besides, banning content won’t solve anything.

Fake news is hardly a new phenomenon. For decades, Americans have had an appetite for fringe stories, from grassy knoll conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination to the alien secrets of Area 51 and the baseless notion that 9/11 was an inside job. What is new is a propensity for large segments of society to believe things that are clearly untrue. Pope Francis wouldn’t and didn’t endorse Donald Trump. An FBI agent involved with Hillary Clinton’s email investigation wasn’t found dead in a murder-suicide. These memes were launched by specious internet sites as satire or were put out as purposeful misinformation. Their spread could have been halted by a more skeptical public.

But we delude ourselves if we think that this problem originates only with online trolls and heedless consum-

ers in the thrall of the internet and social media.

Consider one of the bigger fake news stories of this decade-that a low-budget online video making fun of Islam and the prophet Muhammad spontaneously sparked the violent protest at the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, and led to the deaths of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya.

This was the story initially pushed by key members of the Obama administration, including the White House national security advisor, and accepted by much of the mainstream American media.

Throughout September 2012, President Obama himself repeatedly cited the “extremely offensive video” made by a

“sort of shadowy character” as the cause or proximate cause of the attack-to David Letterman, to Univision’s Jorge Ramos and to Joy Behar of “The View.” We’ve since learned from then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email to her daughter, Chelsea, on the night of the attack that Clinton believed the violence was the work of “an alQaeda-like group.” It wasn’t a reporter who uncovered that fact but a U.S. congressional committee.

Forcing Facebook to change its newsfeed algorithm or shutting down websites won’t fix fundamental problems like this.

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Cheat Sheet: Protesting successful in halting Dakota pipeline Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By MATT SHINKLE

For the Yellow Jacket

After months of demonstrations and protests just north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, the Army Corps of Engineers has officially denied a permit for construction on a key part of the Dakota Access Pipeline, according to NPR. The decision has halted the construction of the 1,172mile oil pipeline, which was originally routed to go from North Dakota to Illinois, carrying an estimated 470,000 barrels of oil per day.

During the months since the pipeline’s construction began, thousands of protestors, members of the Sioux tribe and environmental activists alike, have gathered together to protect the water supply of the nearby Native American reservation.

“Our prayers have been answered,” Brian Cladoosby, National Congress of American Indians president said in a statement. “This isn’t over, but it is enormously good news. All tribal peoples have

Tribune News Service

Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered at Grand Central Station in solidarity with the indigenous and nonindigenous allies who are on the frontlines in North Dakota fighting the construction of the 3.8 billion dollar Dakota Access Pipeline on Nov. 1 in New York City. prayed from the beginning for a peaceful solution, and this puts us back on track.”

While celebrations commenced by the settlement of thousands less than a mile north of the at-risk reservation, not everyone saw the joyousness of the announcement. In particular, House Speaker Paul Ryan was more than displeased.

Ryan took to Twitter to voice his displeasure, stating that he looks “forward to putting this anti-energy

presidency behind us.”

Other Republican leaders from across the country, such as North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, has also stated their case against the ruling.

Dalrymple called it a “serious mistake that prolongs the dangerous situation” of having protestors camped out on federal land throughout the upcoming winter season.

The four-state, $3.8 billion project is almost entirely complete, with exception for the now-blocked segment be-

low Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir.

Despite the order from the Army Corps of Engineers, this ruling has only prolonged the possible completion of the pipeline in its original route.

However, Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy has said the plan is to explore alternate routes for the time being.

“Although we have had continuing discussion and exchanges of new informa-

tion with the Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access, it’s clear that there’s more work to do,” said Darcy. “The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing.”

According to Public Radio International (PRI), the city of Bismarck, North Dakota, was originally intended to have the Dakota Access Pipeline routed just north, thus being near the resident’s water supply. According to reports, the

pipeline was moved due to the possibility of threatening the city’s water supply, said Karen Van Fossan, a minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Bismarck.

The move was made, surprisingly, with little to no up cry from the residents of Bismarck.

“I actually read about the original pathway, or an original pathway of the pipeline, in our local newspaper,” she said. “It’s our understanding, and I’ve talked to everybody who I know who would have known about it in advance, that we never even in Bismarck had to make an objection. The pathway was moved away from our drinking supply without our even needing to go to a meeting or write a letter.”

Despite the resounding difference in how the pipelines were halted in the separate areas – Van Fossan still believes halting the pipelines ongoing construction was the right thing to do.

“Sadly, there are also people who I would say aren’t catching the point, which is that the people at Standing Rock are as important as we are, and that [their] water supply is as important as ours,” she said.

In the News: Five headlines you need to know this week

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

1. Oakland warehouse fire kills 36 people City, state and federal agencies continue to sift through the wreckage in one of Oakland, California’s deadliest building fires in its recorded history.

Investigators are removing debris and wreckage bucket by bucket from the oncewarehouse to discover the reasoning for the fire.

By Monday afternoon, around 70 percent of the building had been cleared, according to Oakland Fire Deputy Darin White.

In a separate area of the property, the sheriff ’s coroner began performing autopsies on the 36 bodies discovered so far, said Alameda County Sheriff Gregory J. Ahern.

Additionally, a criminal investigation has begun with law enforcement to understand who is responsible for the fire.

“It is not clear right now and is too early to speculate,” she said of the circumstances of the fire that broke out late Friday. “We will leave no stone unturned.”

Most of the bodies were found in the center of the building, said Oakland Fire Battalion Chief Melinda Drayton.

While Twenty-two of the victims have been positively identified and their families have been notified, 10 victims have yet to be positively identified while the remaining three victims will require scientific identification.

One resident, Jose Avalos, retreated from the building so quickly that he reportedly had no time to help.

He heard people calling to leave the building, and rushed to the front door to escape,

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Flowers, candles and notes memorializing those killed and injured in the "Ghostship" warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people in Oakland, Calif. where he was met by others.

“By the time I was through the front doors, I could just see the flames coming and then they just engulfed the front archway of my studio,” he said. “I looked back and I just saw smoke everywhere.

I couldn’t really see anything. Got out of the building and I just saw smoke and then flames coming out the doors and the windows.”

As for those who have not been identified that perished in the flames, it is expected to take weeks to identify victims through DNA and dental records.

-CNN Dec. 6 2. Father sentenced to life for murder of son Justin Ross Harris, a suburban father from Atlanta, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his 22-month-old son, whom he left in his hot car for seven hours while he went to work back in 2014.

Additionally, Harris received 32 years for convictions on four other counts.

They are to be served consecutively.

Harris, 36, was also handed a 20-year sentence on a con-

viction for first-degree cruelty to children and another 10 years for sexual exploitation of children, stemming from the courts finding that Harris tried to convince a minor to send him photos of her private parts.

Assistant District Attorney Chuck Boring said the only sentence that would have been fit for all of Harris’ crimes were life in prison, and also noted that the defense team offered next to no evidence on their behalf.

Harris’ lawyers, who claim the death of his 22-year-old son was an accident, intend to file a motion for a new trial.

-CNN Dec. 5 3. Joe Biden to run for president in 2020?

Just 27 days after Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, current Vice President Joe Biden told reporters he has plans to run for the White House in four years.

“I’m going to run in 2020,” Biden, 74, told a group of reporters at the Capitol Monday evening.

After being asked a second time by reporters to understand if Biden was joking or

serious, the vice president paused for a few seconds before answering the question.

“Yeah, I am,” said Biden.

“Yeah, I am. We’re going to run again.”

Biden was on Capitol Hill during the day of the interview to preside over the Senate as it continues the process of passing a biomedical research bill he is supporting.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was even able to get the Senate to rename a portion of the bill after Biden’s son Beau, who died of brain cancer just last year.

Biden was speculated to possibly run during the 2016 presidential race before ultimately deciding in October not to run against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton or Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

A presidential run in 2020 would be Biden’s third race, as he previously sought the Democratic nomination in 1988 and 2008.

Biden will turn 78 shortly after the conclusion of the 2020 race, making him the oldest person to serve as president, if he were to win.

-Fox News Dec. 5

4. Murder trial involving officer ends in mistrial The trial of Michael T. Slager, a police officer whom was recorded killing an unarmed black man, ended in a mistrial on Monday. In recent months, the nation has been very much embroiled in a national debate about both police misconduct and racial bias.

Judge Clifton B. Newman came to the decision to halt proceedings three days after the jurors were reportedly within one vote of returning a guilty verdict for Officer Slager.

With the guilty verdict, Slager would be convicted of either murder or voluntary manslaughter in the shooting that killed Walter L. Scott.

“Despite the best efforts of all members,” said the jury, “we are unable to come to a unanimous decision.”

Seen in the video, Slager fires eight shots as Scott runs away. Those representing the deceased believe they will still be able to find a guilty verdict.

“The fight isn’t over, that was round one,” said L. Chris Stewart, a lawyer for Scott’s family. “We all saw what he did. We all saw what happened.”

Prosecutors are reportedly seeking a new trial for Slager, who was fired shortly after the shooting. The Scott family has made it publicly known they believe Slager will eventually be convicted. Slager’s lawyer did not comment after the mistrial was announced.

-NY Times Dec. 5 5. No apology offered for Pearl Harbor by Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the first Japanese leader to visit the site of Pearl Harbor since the attack that brought the United States into World War II. The government spokesman said on Tuesday that he does not plan to apologize

for Japan’s attack on the U.S. naval base.

“The purpose of the upcoming visit is to pay respects for the war dead and not to offer an apology,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.

The announcement comes just two days before the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and roughly six months after President Barack Obama became the first sitting president to visit the site of Hiroshima for victims of the United States atomic bomb at the end of the same war.

In doing so, the respective leaders both hope to continue reconcile relations between the two nations.

“We must never repeat the tragedy of the war,” Abe said. “I would like to send this commitment. At the same time, I would like to send a message of reconciliation between Japan and the U.S.” Per the White House, Obama and Abe serve as an example how the reparations they’ve been able to make have brought former adversaries to the closest of allies.

Japan is just one of multiple countries that have expressed concern of the president elect Donald Trump. Despite this, Tsuneo Watanabe, a senior research fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, said both trips between the world leaders are to help smooth relations over, no matter who is in control.

“Historical disputes tend to be brought up when relations become thorny... but once you put them behind and move on, it makes a difference if there is any negative sentiment in the future,” he said.

-Fox News Dec. 5 Information curated by Matt Shinkle For the Yellow Jakcet

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gious reasons, you have the wrong focus.

It really bothers me that “happy holidays” advocates don’t see the hypocrisy in their arguments. No one can argue that “merry Christmas” detracts from someone’s right to religious freedom and individuality. However, scorning the phrase and banning it in corporate settings absolutely does.

I can feel people getting angry at me as I type. But my point is that we do not need to get heated at every little religious reference or personal belief that is shared with the public.

We might as well use these freedoms that we have been given to engage in an open conversation. In fact, these sorts of controversies do not pop up in less diverse countries that share a collective culture.

The “War on Christmas” is mainly an issue in the

United States, Canada and, to a lesser extent, the United Kingdom. As we are such a diverse nation, conflict is bound to occur, especially if we tend to get offended by minor details like holiday phrases. Let’s not do that.

Enjoy your Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan or Kwanzaa, regardless of what greeting you receive from your friends.

Whether you hear “happy holidays” or “merry Christmas,” don’t degrade someone else’s well-wishing.

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rooms have to supply it. Too often today, newsrooms are like courtrooms. Reporters, editors and anchors cast themselves as prosecutors or defense attorneys, building a case for or against a story line and molding the evidence to fit their argument. Reporters must ask tough questions and go where the answers, rather than their preconceptions, lead them. Recall that in the run-up to the Iraq war, The

New York Times breathlessly reported on Saddam Hussein’s extensive programs to create weapons of mass destruction. After the invasion, many of these claims could not be substantiated.

Part of the reason fake news is so easy to believe is that fringe stories no longer read or sound all that different from too many of the real stories. Too often, both have little or no sourcing; they lack context and they get disseminated with almost no factchecking. Sometimes the fake

stories look, sound or read better than real ones. And both are chasing the same thing: ratings or online clicks.

There’s a reason our Founding Fathers explicitly guaranteed freedom of the press in the First Amendment. It is imperative for a free and healthy society.

Just ask the journalists in unfree places who every day risk their lives on its behalf.

If we are squandering that freedom, don’t just blame Facebook or Twitter. Blame all of us.

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December 8, 2016

State Rep. Pam Snyder hosts clothing drive for less fortunate

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN

News Convergence Editor

As the cold winter months are slowly coming to Greene County, some don’t have t he prop er clothing to keep warm.

This is where Pennsylvania State Representative, Pam Snyder, comes into the picture.

A clothing drive hosted

by Snyder is currently being held to help combat the lack of proper thermal winter clothing in Greene County

for those in need. “ T he re are s o many people right in our very back yard in need. We have families coming into the office to grab coats before we can even distribute them,” said Snyder. “No one should be cold as we approach the harsh winter months.”

Snyder said that the event is annual, because of the consistent enthusiasm and success.

“I have held a clothing drive each year that I’ve

been in office. As a new legislator I wanted to do s omet hing me aning f u l for the community,” said Snyder. “ The first one was such a success that my office has continued it every winter. It’s become a tradition that people in the community remember and look forward to.”

Snyder hopes to bring warmth to the community and said the support is already overwhelming for the drive this year.

“My office is accepting

donations for all ages. I’ve been overwhelmed with the support thus far, especially for the kids,” said Snyder.

“We have gotten so many coats, hats and boots for children.

Some donors are buying brand new matching outfits and bringing them in. It’s truly heartwarming.”

There are no limitations on donations; however, t he fo c us is re a l ly on winter clothing. Snyder even encouraged people to consider donating

unwanted winter items while cleaning out their closets this fall. She also said entire organizations are holding their own drives then dropping them off to her office. She has received donations by the car load from some organizations.

“We really take anything anyone is willing to donate.

It will all go to a good cause and help someone in need,” said Snyder. “We won’t turn anyone down willing to help.”

For those led to donate,

all three of Snyder’s offices in Carmichaels, Brownsville a n d Wa y n e s b u r g a r e currently accepting donations. Snyder said to just walk in during the office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and staff will take care of the rest. “ T he re are s o many people right here at home t h at c ou l d u s e a n e w heavy jacket to get them through what is supposed to be a very cold and snowy winter,” said Snyder. “Every donation helps.

Light Up For Christmas: Carmichaels Artbeat artist draws holds event to prepare for holiday season Greene County calendar by hand

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN For the Yellow Jacket

The Carmichaels A re a S c h o o l D i s t r i c t , the Carmichaels Chamber of C ommerce and t he Borough of Carmichaels came together and hosted their annual “Light Up for Christmas” event on the evening of Dec. 3 from 5 to 8 p.m.

T he e ve nt w a s hel d as a celebration of the beginning of the Christmas season and to prepare for Santa Claus coming to town.

Kids of all ages and their families lined up the streets as the Carmichaels Elementary School Musical Mikes sang Christmas caro ls and the Carmichaels Area High School Band played music.

After they were finished, the band marched down the street along with police cars and fire trucks behind them, and on the very last firetruck sat the guest of honor, all the way from the North Pole, Santa Clause smiling and waving.

When they arrived at the Carmichaels Town Square, Santa got off of the fire truck and sat down next to the 2016 Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen, M o r g a n Vo i t h o f e r .

Morgan is also a senior at Carmichaels Area Senior High School this year.

Santa and Morgan both gave out goodie bags as kids came up to Santa to tell him what they wanted

By TYLER GODWIN Editorial Assistant

Colin McLaughlin, Yellow Jacket

Kids and families from the Carmichaels community gathered for a night to enjoy refreshments, a visit with the Coal Queen and Santa and to enjoy a Christmas atmosphere. for Christmas, and kids also got their pictures taken sitting on Santa’s l ap. T h e r e w e r e a l s o volunte ers dress e d up as elves to make sure the kids got their pictures taken with Santa and that they did not leave without their bags of candy.

Af te r t he k i ds we re finished visiting Santa and the Coal Queen, they went in front of the Borough’s Town Square to dance and listen to

music, which was being pl aye d by a l o c a l DJ, Dave Plavi, as well as wait for the lighting of the towns Christmas tree which was donated by Fred Clark of Clark’s Nursery. “ The Christmas tree had lights, ornaments, the whole shah-bang,” said Kayla Longdon.

The event was full of family fun and Christmas Joy, she said. It created a wonderful Christmas s e as on at mo sphe re i n

the town.

One could see the smile on the children’s faces as they met Santa and listened to songs like “Frosty the Snowman,” “Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “Roc king Around the Christmas Tree” and “Jingle B ell Rock.”

“It was a really good wholesome family event,” said Longdon. “It was nice to see everyone come out to start off the holiday season for the kids.”

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one of many events of the evening. The wagon rides, compliments of two large horses, were free, and lines did not close until 8 pm.

Santa sat on the courthouse steps as another main event for families. McMillen Photography took free photos of kids and families with Santa. Behind Santa stood a large Christmas tree, decorated with bright and colorful lights on the steps of the Courthouse.

Free caricature drawings, which were also sponsored

by Greene County Tourism, attracted long lines, and not far from there, Flix on Brix was occurring, where movies played on the side of brick buildings.

Two Lippencott Alpacas

played a part in the evening, and they huddled up close to ward off the cold weather, while three rabbits were also a part of the evening.

"I got to pet bunnies and see alpacas, so it is a good time," said Rachael Crosbie, a Waynesburg University sophomore.

Shops participated in the Decorated Window Contest, sponsored by Community Bank, and the windows were quite a beautiful sight, ornamented with Christmas lights, trees, holly and other holiday decorations.

The Community Foundation Office on East High Street offered free childrenís crafts and a free gift wrap center. Many shops and organizations, including 5 Kidz Kandy, Artbeat and B&B Jewelry and Beads, were also part of the event.

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that both guests and judges alike voted on the best cookie in the contest, and the winner would receive an apron and the “Golden Rolling Pin” award. Dugan was just one of the personalities that guests had a chance to meet while walking from building to building.

Across the street, at the In Motion Dance and Fitness Center, guests would have had a chance to talk to local business owners and purchase a bottle of Red Pump Spirits rye whiskey. The whiskey is historically accurate to the late 1700’s and is the same whiskey that was brewed during the famous “Whiskey Rebellion.”

The evening, Moore said, allows businesses to

participate in Christmas festivities and showcase their products for the community members of all ages.

“It’s just one more night to kickoff for the Christmas season,” said Moore. “Friday is family night, and tonight tends to be more geared towards the couples.”

Just down the street by a couple store fronts sits First National Bank, where plans for the Greene County Memorial Fund’s Recreational Center were on display.

The rec center is being funded by the Greene County Memorial Hospital Foundation, which is where all of the night’s proceeds went toward.

The event, which is in its second year and took the place of the gala at the county courthouse, has simple intentions for the next year.

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hill from where Wal-Mart is located. Tentative date for the opening of this location is Spring 2018.

In a spring 2016 issue of the Yellow, it was mentioned

that this location would be added to the chain to bring in customers off Route 79.

Even though the rebuild of the Waynesburg Sheetz will be an upgrade from the 4,000 square foot of space into a 5,953 square foot store, it will still be

smaller than the average size of a completely new store.

On average, the newer sites take up 2 and a half acres of space. According to Hazelet, the upgraded site will have room for customers to sit and eat, as

opposed to the current site, which is all grab-and-go.

The plan is to have all of the sites done by Spr i n g of 2 0 1 8 , w it h the results having t h re e Sh e e t z w it h i n a 12.5-mile distance in Greene County.

Thirty-seven years ago, two women decided to start a tradition that would last for decades and is still growing in 2016. Colleen Nelson and Wendy Saul began to create the “Greene C ountr y C alendar,” a completely handmade calendar that exemplifies the histor y of Greene County. Not only does the annual calendar highlight historical aspects of the area, but Nelson tries to find different pictures of areas across the county that help tell a story.

“Greene County has these corners and interesting, b e aut i f u l p l a c e s t h at people actually go to see,” said Nelson.

Ne l s o n , w h o i s a n artist at the local Artbeat Gallery on High Street in Waynesburg, said she takes time out of each year, spending numerous hours over the course of the year hand-drawing each picture above the dates on the calendar. She also handdraws small pictures within certain dates to signify what they are, such as Cupid on Valentine’s Day, or a smiling pumpkin for Halloween.

Additionally, Nelson said that she connects the months with the pictures that she draws for that respective month.

“It just kind of starts happening, flow of consciousness happens, mine is just over a period of months,” said Nelson.

“Every year I know that it’s going to happen like that, but when I go into it…I always wonder what is going to be the first image, but then I just get it, and the whole thing works.”

Nelson said she started when a friend was opening up a shop i n ne ar by Rogersville and wanted a Greene County product to sell in 1978. The first calendar was finished for the start of 1979, and she initially printed 150 copies, going door to door at different shops to both give some away and sell some.

From that, Nelson and Saul thought they were onto something after realizing how popular they were among people in the area.

“People will buy 25 calendars to give them

away, either to family and friends, or whoever comes by for Christmas,” Nelson said. “It’s like their gift of Greene County to whoever is passing through their life.”

On the first page of the calendar, each picture associated with its’ respective month has a description as to what exactly is being depicted in the drawing. In some cases, the pictures Nelson chose to draw are of scenery in Greene County that she thought would be important in showing all that the area has to offer. Other pictures are of historical landmarks, and she goes into the background details of their significance to the area.

The one aspect of the calendar that ties directly to Waynesburg University signifies the 250th anniversary of the founding of Carmichaels, according to the description in the calendar. The picture for June is of Greene Academy, which ser ved as the educational center of the county until Waynesburg College was founded in 1849.

Nelson also said she distributes the calendar all over the country. She said that over the years, people have moved away from Greene County and taken the calendars with them, spreading the word to other friends and loved ones.

“These things go all over the world,” she said. “We have customers all over the place. A lot of them are [former Greene County members]…people that leave here take the calendar with them, and then their friends buy it for them to remind them of home.”

Nelson said that she prints 500 calendars to sell each year, and typically runs out. When she does, she makes sure she gets more printed so that everyone who wants one can have it.

The calendars are available for sale at the Artbeat Gallery for $15 a piece.

“I’ve watched my own children grow up [and] my family grow up getting this calendar,” said Nelson. “It’s been two generations of people getting this calendar that are now coming back and buying it. It feels like it makes everybody one big family.”

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D-III sports about more than professional aspirations, students say Survey shows WU alumni consider athletics an integral part of their college experience

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

It’s unlikely that a college athlete will play professionally.

That’s just what the facts say.

The NCAA reports that the probability of an NCAA football player being drafted into a major professional league is 1.6 percent. For soccer, it’s 1.4 percent.

Basketball, about 1 percent.

But each year, as many as 460,000 college students in the U.S. devote countless hours to playing a sport at an NCAA institution.

The majority of the athletes

who do go pro play at Division I schools, the most elite of the NCAA’s three divisions. But nearly 40 percent of NCAA athletes play for Division III schools, which offer no athletic scholarships and typically don’t send students to professional leagues.

Yet students continue to be motivated to keep Division III athletics a part of their busy college lives, mixed in among classes, homework, friends, significant others, jobs and internships.

So, with the chances of making a career out of their sport so low, there must be

something more.

At Waynesburg University, Division III athletics aren’t about going pro. Instead, for student-athletes, they’re an integral part of the college experience. *** In a survey of Waynesburg University alumni who graduated within the last 10 years, more than half of respondents reported never playing their sport in

an organized league since graduating. But still, 94 percent said playing a Division III sport was beneficial to their college experience, and 89 percent would play a Division III sport again if given the chance.

Most of them knew as students that they wouldn’t play their sport professionally – and it was OK. “D-III – it’s not about that,” said Tiffany Davis, a 2010 Waynesburg graduate and former Yellow Jacket soccer

player. “It gives you this extra experience and those friendships and bonds that you’re not going to get outside of the sport.”

That’s one of the main reasons former and current athletes give for valuing their athletic experience – relationships.

Davis spent up to 75 percent of her time in college with other soccer players, both on and off the field. Her roommates were her teammates, too, so they

worked out, trained, relaxed, practiced and played together.

It was a ready-made, closeknit group of friends from the first day of college.

“You leave the familiarity of high school, and coming into a group of people before school even started really helped [my] self confidence,” said Davis in reference to her freshman year.

But despite the great experiences she had playing soccer and the fact that she played throughout her life growing up, Davis didn’t originally want to be on a soccer team in college.

Planning to major in accounting, Davis wasn’t about to put sports at the top of the priority list, and she wasn’t sure that was avoidable D-III >> C3

Buxton wins title at 125-pound class Latimers break

school record at D-III Nationals

By CODY YANKULIC Editorial Assistant

When the morning shower turns on, his mental preparations begins.

After checking bags and gear, he climbs aboard the bus and he nestles his earbuds in his ears. While music blares, he envisions how each match will go.

After arriving at the location of the tournament, he grabs breakfast and warms up. Series of jumps and squats ensue as he gets ready to face his opponent, and when his name is on the display board, it is time to take his focus to the next level.

As junior 125-pound wrestler Tristan Buxton steps on to the mat, his focus turns into action.

“Once, I see my name come up on the board, I picture myself wrestling that guy,” said Buxton. “I step out on the mat and do a deep squat and jump in the air and normally, my opponent is waiting for me, and I look him dead in the eye and the match starts.”

It is focus like this that drove Buxton to his first 125-pound title win of the season and kicked off a fifth place finish for the Waynesburg University wrestling team. The Jackets traveled to Grove City, Pennsylvania, Saturday, Dec. 3, to participate in the Ohio Northern Invitational.

The first place finish, said Buxton, is one he expected going into the match.

“I knew I had a pretty good chance going into it,”

amazing experience honestly,” said Emily. “The race itself was overwhelming, but in a good For the last time, twin sisters way, because there were so Emily and Katie Latimer many people you couldn’t help stepped to the starting line but feel excited and nervous at together. the same time.”

They had done it all season Head coach Chris Hardie and for most of the past four said the way the two twins ye ars to ge t he r finished the race with Waynesburg was nothing short U n i v e r s i t y ’s of “epic.” wom e n’s c ro s s “ I ’m r e a l l y c ou nt r y t e a m . proud of them,” However, for the said Hardie. “They first time in both of put themselves in their careers, it was a position in the at the national level. start of the race, The sisters were but really started to the second and cut down probably Emily Latimer third runners to in the two-and-ae ver repres ent half-mile mark and Wa y n e s b u r g really had a back University at the end of that race national event. that was really epic.

A year ago, They probably cut t e a m m at e a n d down 20 spots each then-sophomore in the last mile, so Julie Gerber was a really, really great the first, going finish coming in.” to Winneconne, Katie said Wisconsin; this Katie Latimer entering the race, year it was Emily beating the school and Katie traveling to record was a possibility but not Louisville, Kentucky. As if the expected. historic trip to nationals was “I just wanted to [set a not impressive enough, both personal record], so it was sisters beat the school record really just an added bonus," of 21:46 at the race.

Katie said. "I was really excited Emily placed 55th in the about it because I don’t think I event with a time of 21:40, could have ended [my career] setting the new school record, any better.” with Katie following at the Going to the line for the last 60th spot with a time of 21:41.

“The whole trip was an LATIMERS >> C4

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

Paul Hicks, Yellow Jacket

Junior Tristan Buxton, pictured here in a match last season, placed first in the 125-pound weight class at the Ohio Northern Invitational. said Buxton. “I went out there and took it one match at a time and won that title.”

While Buxton was the only title winner of the day, several other Waynesburg University wrestlers had top-five finishes. One such wrestler, senior Filippo Crivelli, lost his first match but went undefeated in his next seven matches. For

Crivelli, the ability to pick himself up after a loss was key.

“Obviously, as a second seed, you never want to lose your first match and sometimes you have to go through your lowest lows to get to your highest highs,” said Crivelli. “It opened my eyes and gave me a sense of urgency to win everything.”

Crivelli finished third in the 141-pound weight class. The team’s efforts were bolstered even more by sophomore Jake Evans, who finished second in the 285-pound weight class.

Evans only loss of the day came against the fourthranked wrestler in the WRESTLING >> C4

JACKET BASKETBALL

Despite poor 3-point shooting, Knetzer's late-game heroics men win first conference game lead Yellow Jackets to victory

By KYLE DAWSON and BRYCE WALTER Staff Report

After opening Presidents’ Athletic Conference play with a loss at Bethany, Wa y n e s b u r g ’s m e n’s basketball team hit the road again Saturday, Dec. 3, to play another PAC contest, this time at Grove City College.

In a game that Waynesburg shot 3-20 from 3-point land, the Jackets found a way to get their first win in PAC action, defeating Grove City 57-49.

Junior forward Marcus Wallace led the attack offensively and on the glass with a team-high 13 points and 13 rebounds.

“It’s definitely a confidence booster,” said junior forward

Marcus Wallace. “Seeing that I can impact my team like that just makes me want to impact them even more moving forward.”

Junior wing Jon Knab also chipped in 11 points, continuing to be the leading scorer for the Jackets in the 2016-17 season and scoring in double digits in

every game this season, entering Wednesday.

Grove City, after losing its top three scorers from last season’s team, two of which were lost to graduation, has turned to junior forward Cory Huff and freshman guard Nate Peters to pick up scoring totals.

Huff had 13 points against the Jackets and Peters had nine, as he was held under his season average of 11 points.

Waynesburg led multiple times in the game by 12 points and for the most part it stayed around double digits, except for a secondhalf run by Grove City that cut the Waynesburg lead MBB >> C4

By ELIZABETH NICODEMUS For the Yellow Jacket

Coming from behind in the second half, the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team won its game Saturday, Dec. 3, by a final score of 6462.

It served as the second game for both teams in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play.

With the win, the Jackets’ record now stands at 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference.

Down four points with about three minutes left in the game, junior forward Addy Knetzer scored nine straight points to give the Jackets a two-point lead. After a made jumper by Grove City, senior forward Haley Delaney was fouled with 14 seconds left in

the game. Delaney made one of the two free throws, which ended up being the winning point in the game.

Head coach Sam Jones said the team has struggled so far this season playing through the entirety of a game with consistent intensity.

“Overall, I am very happy

with our team to this point,” said Jones. “We have always had a little lapse at some point of every game and quite honestly it is almost impossible not to. The key is to limit the number and duration of the lapses. I do feel that we have responded well after each one of them and that we are continuing our growth as a team.”

The Yellow Jackets led after the first quarter 16-15, but the Wolverines responded quickly in the second and took a lead of 35-24 into the half. The Jackets started their comeback in the third, holding the Wolverines to just eight points. Being down WBB >> C4

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December 8, 2016

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Freshmen impress for women's Minjock's first-place finish in 60-meter dash leads men's T&F track & field in season opener

By DREW VORCE

For the Yellow Jacket

With the conclusion of the fall sports season comes the start of a new one for the Waynesburg University men’s indoor track & field team.

Last Saturday, Dec. 3, the team kicked off its 2016-2017 season, traveling to compete in the Marty Pushkin Track Classic. The team was shorthanded at this competition, as most of the athletes who participated in fall sports did not compete.

“The non-cross country group has been working out for some time now,” said head coach Jason Falvo. “Overall, we are in good physical shape, but not cardio shape yet.”

Overall, Falvo was pleased with the team's effort, “I was very pleased with our men’s team as a whole,” said Falvo. “We did very well in all phases.”

Junior Mark Minjock came in first place in the men’s

60-meter dash, as he posted a time of 7.1 seconds, and in the 200-meter dash, where he placed third with a time of 23.8 seconds. According to Falvo, Minjock was one of the standout athletes at Saturday’s track classic.

Another event the team performed well in was the pole vault. Sophomore Jeremy Welsh placed second overall with a height of 3.9 meters, junior Mitch Kendra, who also plays football at Waynesburg, finished fourth with a height of 3.8 meters and sophomore Josh Olive came in seventh with his final height of 3.3 meters.

“I feel that my performance wasn’t that bad,” said Kendra.

“Given the circumstances of the meet being my second day of vaulting this season with a short approach and smaller pole, I can’t be too upset with myself.”

In other events, Waynesburg senior James Steele and freshman Michael

Trax placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the long jump.

In the high jump, Trax placed fourth, while Steele came in fifth in the finals.

For the other field events, Waynesburg received strong performances in the shot put and weight throw from senior Brandon VanTine, as well as sophomore Blake Feldner.

As the indoor season continues on, Falvo looks for the team to improve to increase their chances to compete for and possibly win the PAC Championship.

“We need to get that competitive fire in the team from top to bottom,” said Falvo. “It is not OK just to show up; we need to learn how to give max effort at all times. We always want to win the PAC Championship. That is our top goal.”

The men now face a month off from competition before heading back down to Morgantown in early January to compete at the next indoor

By MARCUS WALLACE For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University women’s track & field team opened its season this past weekend at the Marty Pushkin Track Classic hosted

by West Virginia University.

Though there was no team scoring, sophomore Caitlin Brooks was able to get off to a good start to the indoor season.

Brooks was the top finisher for the Yellow Jackets in the 60-meter dash and the long jump. It was a good way to start the season, according to Brooks, which is important for her improvement.

“It feels good to start off strong,” said Brooks. “I have to keep improving as the season progresses, but it feels good to have a good start.”

Along with Brooks, there were two other members of the Yellow Jackets that had a good showing, according to head coach Jason Falvo.

Freshmen Jordan Simpson and Ashley Hall both participated in a field of 15 athletes in the shot put event.

Simpson threw a distance of 9.03 meters, placing her

“This shows them how ready they are to compete, especially the freshmen. This shows them what they need to work on to adapt to the collegiate level."

JASON FALVO

Head coach

fifth in the competition.

Hall was right behind her with a distance of 8.46 meters placing her sixth in the competition. She said it was a good starting point for assessing where she needs to grow.

“I think that this was a good way to start the season,”

said Simpson. “With it being more of an individual meet, it let me see where I’m at right now and what I need to work on as the season continues.”

Falvo was encouraged by the meet and said it showed just how prepared the group is.

“I like that the team was able to compete in something like this,” said Falvo. “This shows them how ready they are to compete, especially the freshmen. This shows them what they need to work on to adapt to the collegiate level.”

The Jackets did not have many athletes compete in the event, as many of the runners are coming off a grueling cross country season.

With the opening meet completed, the Yellow Jackets will have an extended break over Christmas and will meet again Saturday, Jan. 14, for the WVU Open.

CO M M E N TA R Y

Women's cross country's historic season made fall sports bearable LUKE GOODLING Columnist

This fall, before classes even began at Waynesburg University, the women’s cross country program started preparing for the season.

About three months later, the season concluded, but the legacy that was put in place by the team will never end.

Coming into the 2016 campaign, Grove City College sat at the top of the conference with 27 consecutive Presidents’ At h l e t i c C on fe re n c e

Championships. Last year, the Yellow Jackets came the closest they have ever been to ending the streak, but ultimately fell short.

This year, however, with a powerful top seven and depth, the team made school and conference history.

After an exceptional regular season performance, the Yellow Jackets overpowered Grove City in the PAC Championships, becoming the first team in school history to win the title.

Giving up the title for the first time in nearly three decades, Grove City College never even came close; the

Yellow Jackets scored 21 points in the meet with the Wolverines scoring 59. The team average time for Grove City was an entire 50 seconds slower than Waynesburg’s 24:04 average finish.

After the championship title, the Yellow Jackets qualified for the regional event, attempting to push the team to the national race.

Although the Yellow Jackets were unable to make it to nationals, they came close – just 15 points away.

Individually, senior twin sisters Emily and Katie Latimer qualified for the national race, becoming just the second and

third runners to make it to the prestigious event.

At the national event, the sisters ran in “epic” fashion, as described by Hardie. In the meet, Emily Latimer finished in 55th place with a time of 21:40, with Katie Latimer following closely behind at 21:41. Both of the sisters beat the school record of 21:46 in the race – a time that has been held for about a decade.

In fall sports, Waynesburg University has struggled in recent years. Extracting the cross country teams, Waynesburg fall sports teams tallied a 12-41-2 record.

Over the past five years,

the volleyball team has a 26124 record; the football team hasn’t had winning record since 2014; both soccer teams are still trying to rebuild after graduating critical players over the past few years; and women’s tennis is 3-22 in the last two seasons.

Regardless of the poor performance of the fall sports, misfortune has never been able to catch the women’s cross country program, which has been improving every year.

If it weren’t for the women’s cross country team, this fall season would have been a very disappointing one for the athletic department, the

university and its fans. But, the team gave us something to be in awe of every week, setting high expectations and somehow exceeding them every week. From the time they swept the top five spots at the W&J Invitational, to placing eight of the top 10 runners at the PAC Championships, to nearly making it to nationals as a team, to the Latimer twins enjoying a season for the ages.

Despite the many successful years to choose from, the 2016 women’s cross country campaign will stand as one of the most historic Waynesburg University sport seasons of all time.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP Men’s Basketball STANDINGS

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

Saturday’s Box Score

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

WAYNESBURG 57, GROVE CITY 49 Waynesburg 31 26 57 Grove City 21 28 49

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS

Thomas More Wash & Jeff Waynesburg Chatham Saint Vincent Bethany Thiel Grove City Westminster Geneva Saturday’s Box Score

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

WAYNESBURG 64, GROVE CITY 62 Waynesburg 16 8 22 18 64 Grove City 15 20 8 8 62

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg Top Scorers 1. Marcus Wallace................................13 2. Jon Knab..........................................11 Grove City Top Scorers 1. Cory Huff..................................................13 2. Nate Peters...............................................9 Bethany Top Scorers 1. Calique Jones...........................................21 2. Andrew Williams......................................19 Geneva Top Scorers 1. Danny Torok.............................................25 2. Jimmy Leichliter.......................................17 Thomas More Top Scorers 1. Austin Young............................................17 2. Junior Stockwell.......................................14 Thiel Top Scorers 1. Tyreik Burton............................................31 2. Nyric Gosley..............................................13 Chatham Top Scorers 1. Logan Hunter...........................................12 2. Alex Schoppen.........................................9 Westminster Top Scorers 1. Deontay Scott...........................................16 2. Jarret Vrabel.............................................14 Wash & Jeff Top Scorers 1. Sean Stinelli.............................................14 2. Brian Graytok...........................................9 Saint Vincent Top Scorers 1. Austin Ford...............................................14 2. Jason Capco..............................................12

Waynesburg Top Scorers 1. Addy Knetzer....................................24 2. Hayley Delaney................................11 Grove City Top Scorers 1. Lexi Arkwright..........................................26 2. Laura Buchanan.......................................12 Bethany Top Scorers 1. Hayley Holenka........................................27 2. McClaine Murad.......................................15 Geneva Top Scorers 1. Miranda Heaney......................................23 2. Callie Ford.................................................19 Thomas More Top Scorers 1. Abby Owings............................................22 2. Nikki Kiernan............................................19 Thiel Top Scorers 1. Jess Vormelker..........................................15 2. Taylor Duchon..........................................11 Chatham Top Scorers 1. Katelyn Sieg.............................................25 2. Natalie Knab.............................................18 Westminster Top Scorers 1. Jackie Matthews......................................17 2. Emily Fromknecht....................................15 Wash & Jeff Top Scorers 1. Danielle Parker.........................................19 2. Amirah Moore..........................................13 Saint Vincent Top Scorers 1. Babette Sanmartin..................................20 2. Jasmine Weems.......................................15

RECENT RESULTS

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, December 3 Geneva 81, Bethany 77; Thomas More 79, Thiel 77; Waynesburg 57, Grove City 49; Westminster 77, Chatham 53; Saint Vincent 75, Wash & Jeff 56

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, December 10 Thiel at Geneva - 1 p.m.; Bethany at Thomas More - 3 p.m.; Westminster at Wash & Jeff - 3 p.m.; Grove City at Chatham - 3 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Waynesburg - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 3 Bethany 88, Geneva 82; Waynesburg 64, Grove City 62; Thomas More 101, Thiel 42; Chatham 69, Westminster 62; Wash & Jeff 64, Saint Vincent 60

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, December 10 Bethany at Thomas More - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Grove City at Chatham - 1 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Waynesburg - 1:30 p.m.; Thiel at Geneva - 3 p.m.

Swimming and Diving MEN RECENT RESULTS

Friday, December 1 WOOSTER INVITATIONAL 2. Westminster, 842 pts.

CALVIN WINTER INVITATIONAL 7. Grove City, 377 pts.

Saturday, December 2 Saint Vincent 154, Wash & Jeff 126; Hiram 90, Bethany 64 WOOSTER INVITATIONAL 2. Westminster, 1215 pts.

CALVIN WINTER INVITATIONAL 7. Grove City, 377 pts.

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, January 7 Grove City at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Gordon at Westminster - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Rollins - 1 p.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

Friday, December 2 WOOSTER INVITATIONAL 4. Westminster, 707 pts.; 9. Chatham, 202 pts.

CALVIN WINTER INVITATIONAL 6. Grove City, 500 pts.

Saturday, December 3 Bethany 68, Hiram 43; Saint Vincent 156, Wash & Jeff 135 WOOSTER INVITATIONAL 3. Westminster, 1149 pts.; 8. Chatham, 365 pts.

CALVIN WINTER INVITATIONAL 6. Grove City, 631 pts.

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, January 6 Bethany at Franciscan - 7 p.m.

Satuday, January 7 Grove City at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Chatham at Franciscan - 1 p.m.; Westminster at Rollins - 1 p.m.; Gordon at Westminster - 1 p.m.

PAC M. BASKETBALL LEADERS

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

WRESTLING Thomas More Waynesburg Thiel Wash & Jeff

1-0 2-1 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-3

MATCH RESULTS

WASH & JEFF INVITATIONAL 125 lb: 1. Triston Buxton, Waynesburg; 2. Ladd, Alma 133 lb: 1. Bylykbashi, Wash & Lee; 2. Hornack, Heidelberg 141 1b: 1. Bates, Heidelberg; 2. Carr, Campbellsville; Fillipo Crivelli (First Round, Lost 12-8) 149 lb: 1. Grine, Tiffin; 2. Baitt, Heidelberg 157 lb: 1. Plaisir, Otterbein; 2. Steward, Adrian 165 lb: 1. Bronne, Tiffin; 2. Screptock, Tiffin; Dan Verhovsek (Quarterfinals, Pinned 1:07) 174 lb: 1. Brown, Campbellsville; 2. McPhail, Alma; Derek Hull (Round of 16, Pinned 3:54) 184 lb: 1. Decker, Heidelberg; 2. Roth, Heidelberg; Ryan Shank (Quarterfinals, Lost 9-8) 197 lb: 1. Kasper, Otterbein; 2. Finegan, Heidelberg; Adam Rigney (Round of 16, Lost 7-6) 285 lb: 1. Gray, Tiffin; 2. Jake Evans, Waynesburg

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, December 2 Thomas More 29, Wash & Jeff 20 OHIO NORTHERN INVITATIONAL 5. Waynesburg, 111.5 pts.

RIT INVITATIONAL 10. Thiel, 49 pts.

UPCOMING GAMES Friday, December 9 Otterbein at Thiel - 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 10 Thomas More at North Central Invitational - 9 a.m.; The Apprentice School at Waynesburg - 12 p.m.; Baldwin-Wallace at Waynesburg - 12 p.m.; York at Waynesburg - 12 p.m.

PAC W. BASKETBALL LEADERS

Scoring: Vormelker, 134, THI; Daugherty, 128, BET; Holenka, 126, BET Rebounding: Addy Knetzer, 76, WAY; Vormelker, 62, THI; Daugherty, 61, BET

Scoring: Leichliter, 112, GEN; Burton, 110, THI; D’Amico, 106, SVC

Assists: Moore, 27, W&J; Benvenuti, 27, SVC; Stewart, 25, GRO

Rebounding: Kromka, 65, SVC; Scott, 61, WES; Cetoute, 57, THI

Free Throw %: McClain, 1.000, CHA; Sieg, .960, CHA; Temple, .923

Assists: Vaudrin, 33, GEN; King, 26, TMC; Ozkaynak, 24, THI Free Throw %: Williams, .923, BET; Burton, .913, THI; Leichliter, .870, GEN

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

WHATS ON THIS WEEK WCYJ-FM Saint Vincent at Waynesburg - 1:30 p.m.

Saint Vincent at Waynesburg - 3:30 p.m.

Tristan Buxton, Wrestling Addy Knetzer, Women's Basketball

MEN YSU ICEBREAKER

60 Meter: 1. Zallow, Youngstown, 6.86; 3. Hardy, Westminster, 6.94 200 Meter: 1. Means, California, 21.50; 6. Aaron, Geneva, 22.37 400 Meter: Vedilago, California, 48.99; 3. Aaron, Geneva, 49.51 800 Meter: Bove, Duquesne, 1:57.55; 9. Graham, Grove City, 2:02.61 1,000 Meter: Ruefle, Indiana, 2:38.45 1 Mile Run: Rupe, N/A, 4:13.60; 4. Christopher, 4:47.47 3,000 Meter: Jones, N/A, 8:51.16; 11. Staats, Thiel, 10:46.37 5,000 Meter: Rousch, N/A, 14:33.37; 10. Slagle, Westminster, 16:51.13 60 Meter Hurdle: Zallow, Youngstown, 7.78 High Jump: Morales, N/A, 2.07m; 10. Sye, Geneva, 1.70m Pole Vault: Latone, Youngstown, 4.80 m; 4. Kester, Westminster, 4.40 m Long Jump: Butler, Youngstown, 6.85 m; 18. Grinde, Grove City, 6.16m Triple Jump: Carter, Point Park, 14.05m; 4. Cole, Grove City, 13.30 m Shot Put: Booth, Youngstown, 17.56 m; 8. Trammel, Geneva, 13.02 m Weight Throw: Taylor, Malone, 17.18 m; 10.

Barringer, Geneva, 12.86m

WOMEN

YSU ICEBREAKER 60 Meter: Elliot, Youngstown, 7.71 200 Meter: McDonald, N/A, 25.29; 31. Foote, Grove City, 27.52 400 Meter: Evankovich, Duquesne, 56.83; 29.

Swartzbaugh, Geneva, 1:06.74 800 Meter: Yankello, Duquesne, 2:20.70; 20. Hussey, Grove City, 2:45.10 1,000 Meter: Shields, California, 4:56.14 1 Mile Run: Friend, California, 4:56.14; 10. Mowris, Thiel, 6:03.70 3,000 Meter: Carson, Duquesne, 10:37.87; 11. Wark, Thiel, 11:51.53 5,000 Meter: Reeves, Walsh, 17:48.99; 9. Wark, Thiel, 19:52.26 60 Meter Hurdle: Eles, Youngstown, 8.59; 5. Nicole Bartoletta, Geneva, 9.09 High Jump: Taub, Duquesne, 1.72m; 14. Peaco, Geneva, 1.45 m Pole Vault: Hall, Westminster, 3.55 m Long Jump: Cannon, California, 5.64 m; 13. Loose, Geneva, 5.06 m Triple Jump: Cannon, California, 11.46 m; 19.

Adams, Grove City, 9.19 m Shot Put: Corbett, Youngstown, 14.02 m; 10. Widina, Westminster, 10.74m Weight Throw: Corbett, Youngstown, 16.56 m; 12.

Widina, Westminster, 10.60 m

WPIAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Carmichaels

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Next Game: vs. Avella 12/9 7:30 p.m.

Next Game: @ Charleroi Tipoff Tournament 12/9

Next Game: @ Geibel Tipoff Tournament 12/9 TBA Next Game: @ Freedom Tipoff Tournament 12/9 TBA

Next Game: @ Geibel Tipoff Tournament 12/9 Next Game: @ Avella Tipoff Tournament 12/9

Next Game: @ Laurel Highlands Tipoff Tournament 12/9 Next Game: @ West Greene 12/9 7 p.m.

Next Game: @ Bentworth 12/9 7:30 p.m.

Next Game: vs. Waynesburg 12/9 6:30 p.m.

December 8, 2016

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Freshman establishes himself as one of fastest runners in MXC history

By DAVID MYERS

For the Yellow Jacket

Freshman Mason Klopp is already making big headlines for the Waynesburg University men’s cross country team.

As a junior in high school, he qualified for states.

At a young age, Mason asked his mother about which sport he would be good at participating in. She guided him to track. After his seventh grade year, Mason did not know if he wanted to do track at all.

“I was really bad during my seventh grade year,” Klopp said. “I was contemplating on not running track again my eighth grade year.”

Running cross country was new to him, but the following year he got into the groove and did fairly well.

“I progressed a lot from my freshmen year to sophomore in high school,” Klopp said.

“My times were one of the best on the team.”

As he ran more and more races, he got better over

time. That brought attention upon him from Waynesburg University’s head cross country coach Chris Hardie.

“After his junior year, we started to take notice of him,” Hardie said. “He fell off our radar, but after making a visit to Waynesburg with his family we kept our eye on him and were able to get him. I think what attracted him the most, was the family atmosphere we have with our team.”

Klopp said the atmosphere was a big reason why he chose Waynesburg, but what also what attracted him the most was coach Hardie.

“I received loads and loads of letters not only from the athletes on the team but from other current students,” Klopp said. “Coach Hardie really seemed to care about my well-being, and that made me decide on this college.”

Klopp said he is enjoying his independence as a freshman and the small size of the campus.

“Waynesburg is not a big campus so it made it feel

Jacob Meyer, Yellow Jacket

Freshman Mason Klopp's best time in his rookie campaign was 27:12, which makes him the third fastest runner in Waynesburg men's cross country history. more like home,” Klopp said.

“Being able to see teammates throughout the day really help team cohesion.”

During the season, Klopp posted a personal best and all

team freshman best in the 8K with a time of 27:12, which puts him as the third fastest runner all time at Waynesburg University.

“His progression over the

season was quicker than I expected,” Hardie said. “With a three-week transition period from outdoor to indoor, we will take that time to let him rest and recoup his legs from the long season he has had.”

As for a cross country runner, they use the indoor season for training. They also mentally and physically prepare the runners for a bump in the road that lies ahead. Hardie said they would still keep the training at a high level but still let them recoup the best they can.

Time management is vital for success as a studentathlete, said Klopp.

“Being able to manage my time, helps me to relieve the pressures from the course load and my teammates counting on me throughout the semester,” said Klopp.

During the season, coaches had one way of managing the athletes’ bodies without even being there. They had the athletes log their food every day to be sure they would perform at the top of their

game every race.

“I had minor sores and knots throughout the season,” Klopp said. “The athletic trainers here at Waynesburg University did their best to keep us in tip top shape for the upcoming events. Logging my food has made me realized how much better I perform throughout the season, and I am able to stay mentally and physically ready.”

The coaching staff does a good job from both sides, helping the student athletes prepare during the week for upcoming meets. The future for Klopp in the cross country program will be challenging, according to Hardie.

“The training will be intense so they can get back to where they are now, for next year,” Hardie said. “[Klopp’s] teammates are as good as him, so they will feed off each other throughout the off season into next year.”

Klopp hopes to continue his freshman year success into his sophomore season next year.

D-III: Former Waynesburg athletes don't regret playing a sport Continued from C1

as a collegiate athlete. Then, as she applied to and decided to attend Waynesburg University, she discovered that Division III athletics were the perfect place for her to put academics first. *** Ben Miller has played baseball his entire life, from early childhood all the way through high school. But when, as a child, he looked ahead at college, academics were the most important thing. Was it even possible for him to play baseball at the collegiate level?

It wasn’t until he hit junior high that he realized playing in college was a possibility for him – if he could find the right school.

A few Division I schools looked at recruiting Miller,

but their academic programs were weak and didn’t offer what he was looking for in an education. Division II schools were the same way, and none of the D-I or D-II schools showed as much interest in Miller as Division III schools did.

“At some of the D-II schools I looked at, you were kind of a baseball player going to the school, not a student who plays baseball,” said Miller, now a senior psychology major and baseball player at Waynesburg. “My dad and I agreed that that could not be the mentality of the school and the program.”

He realized that a Division III school would offer him immediate, ample playing time and academics that would properly prepare him, as is the intention of the NCAA. According to the NCAA, “academics are the primary focus for Division

III student-athletes. The division minimizes the conflict between athletics and academics and… participants are integrated on campus and treated like all other members of the student body, keeping them focused on being a student first.”

In fact, many Division III athletes say playing a sport actually improves their academic performance.

Davis said when she was out of season, she put off studying because she had more free time to maneuver with. Being in season had a positive effect on her work ethic in classes.

“We knew when practices and games were, so you had a limited amount of time to slack off,” said Davis.

Miller echoed this sentiment, saying athletics drove him to develop effective time management.

“You only have so much time to get work done, so you have to be productive,” said Miller. “It’s almost like you can’t procrastinate because you already have that time taken away [for sports].”

Miller said he’s seen firsthand the different in academic attitudes between D-III schools and other divisions. By talking with friends who play at other EastCoast Division III schools, he knows that D-III coaches and professors are generally understanding of the balance student-athletes strike. “[Teachers] understand we’re students who care about our academics; we’re not just there to play the sport,” said Miller. “They realize when we miss class we want to make up the work. At bigger schools, [athletes] miss class and it doesn’t matter.” ***

At bigger schools, many athletes are looking ahead – how do I become a star? But at Waynesburg, athletes’ focus is different.

Mark Christner, head men’s basketball coach and an athletic administrator at the university, said academics and athletics are balanced at the Division III level. “[Athletics are] not more

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Senior catcher Ben Miller, pictured here in a game last season, knows the challenges playing a D-III sport cause, but he said it's all worth it. important by any means, but it’s not so diminished either that it’s kind of cast aside,” he said.

When Christner brings in new basketball players, he makes sure Waynesburg is the right place for them, because

“Baseball's a part of my life that I just can't picture it without."

BEN MILLER

Senior catcher

he knows sports may not be forever a part of their life.

“We talk in the recruiting process all the time about ‘this has to be the right place,’” said Christner. “If you get hurt and you’re not able to continue to play, would you stay and get your degree? I’ve had two guys thank me for recruiting them even though they’re not playing.”

While a student at Calvin College, Christner played basketball at the Division III level. So, from experience, he knows his players most likely aren’t going pro. Instead, he wants athletics to be a place for students to grow as individuals and with each other.

Not only is there an important and enjoyable social component to being on

a sports team, but Christner said playing sports teaches people to work together.

“There’s a cultural piece when you’re with a group of people where you have a common goal and you have all these people from all these different backgrounds and different life experiences,” said Christner, “and you’re trying to get together and seamlessly work toward something that’s really cool at the end.” *** The Waynesburg baseball team was playing against La Roche College. Their 2016 season hadn’t been going well, and spirits were low.

It was the third inning.

Miller was late to the game – he had been taking a test.

A then-junior catcher for the team, Miller knew La Roche was one of the top teams nationally.

He didn’t even play that game, but he watched his teammates beat La Roche, and he can still remember the feeling of that win.

“It was just one of the most amazing experiences on the field,” said Miller.

That’s why he plays Division III baseball at Waynesburg – the love of the game.

He s t a r t e d o u t h i s collegiate baseball career at Susquehanna University, another Division III college.

He transferred to Waynesburg to get more chances to play the game he loves.

“Baseball’s a part of my life that I just can’t picture it without,” said Miller. “It’s definitely been a huge part of college.” *** Still, not every day is sunny for D-III athletes. Christner said he’s had players who struggle with the balance between sports, academics and their personal life, some of whom stopped playing altogether.

Sometimes, especially when a career in athletics

isn’t the end goal, all the time devoted to a sport doesn’t seem worth it.

Davis remembers struggling to find motivation during her time playing soccer. Her team lost a lot, and she and her teammates weren’t getting along with their coach.

“Sometimes you thought to yourself, ‘Why am I putting in the effort?’” she said. “Then, you look at your teammates, and that’s enough.”

Across discussions with various D-III athletes, that’s a prevalent attitude – being a team, being together, being a family. Just as Davis attests, Miller said his teammates’ uplifting comments and camaraderie turned around the lowest point in his baseball career.

“Last year was the worst season I’ve ever had since I started playing,” said Miller.

“Between the pressure I put on myself [because] I was doing poorly, and then starting to get into upper level courses and having homework and having a relationship and having friends – it was just so much. [But] I had good friends who let me sit there and rant and also would talk me through it and help me out.”

Whenever the time and effort seems futile, Division III athletes look to their team and the relationships they’ve built to carry them through. That’s because playing a D-III sport isn’t as much about being an athlete as it is about growing as a person.

No, Division III athletes aren’t playing to go pro; they’re usually not even playing for themselves. They’re playing for each other, for a sense of community and to build a great future.

“I love the atmosphere in the locker room,” said Miller. “The guys that are here want to play baseball for Waynesburg because they want to be here – it’s not that they’re here because it’s their best opportunity to go somewhere else after.”

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December 8, 2016

BASKETBALL PREVIEWS

Men return home after starting WBB looks to take down a PAC play with three road games veteran-laden St. Vincent team

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

At t h e o u t s e t o f conference play in the 2016-17 season, the men’s basketball team had three straight road games.

Way n e s b u r g s p l i t the first two, losing at B ethany Wednesday, Nov. 30, and winning at Grove City Saturday, Dec. 3. The third Presidents’ At h l e t i c C on fe re n c e road contest was played Wednesday, Dec. 7, past deadline for this week’s publication.

Head coach Mark Christner’s team in the last few years has struggled to get things going on the road, but once it returns home, the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse has become friendly confines.

“I think we want to be able to be consistent wherever we play, whether it’s home or on the road,” said Christner. “It’s nice to play home games down the stretch. I think that’s part of the reason why we’ve had some success in January and February because we are home. I haven’t looked at it but it seems like we’re always on the road early and home late.”

Way n e s bu rg pl ay s a conference game at home

for the first time this season, Saturday, Dec. 10, when it plays host to the four-time reigning PAC Champions, the St. Vincent Bearcats.

Last season, Waynesburg split with the Bearcats, with both teams winning on the road.

Then-senior guard Jaylon Bell paced the Bearcats offensively with 27 points in a game in which the Bearcats shot 43 percent from the field and 15-17 from the free-throw line.

H i s t o r i c a l l y, a n d especially recently, the Carey Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was a venue in which the home team rarely loses. The Jackets were able to go to St. Vincent and knock off the Bearcats for their first road win of the 2015-16 season, w inning 73-64. Thenseniors for the Jackets, DJ Ritchie and BJ Durham, paced the offense scoring

19 and 17 points in the win, respectively.

Fast forward to this season, St. Vincent has graduated eight seniors from last year’s team including each of its top five scorers.

With the spots open, junior forward Austin Dedert has continued to contribute while juniors Tom Kromka and Matt D’Amico and senior Austin Ford have picked up the majority of the scoring slack left

by Bell, Pat Jones and JC Howard, among others.

Christner still sees a good team in the Bearcats, who he said are coached well by D.P. Harris.

“They are solid. They graduated eight guys w h o w on f ou r l e a g u e championships, so they have some new faces,” said Christner. “The adjustment period for us of playing a lot of new guys together is still going on and they are experiencing it a bit. They have good athleticism and good interior play and a culture of success so we anticipate they will be ready to play but so will we. I think it should be a good game.”

Ti p o f f i s s c h e d u l e d for 3:30 p.m. in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse Saturday, Dec. 10.

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

For the first time in the 2016-17 season, the Way n e s bu rg wom e n’s basketball team will play a Presidents’ Athletic Conference game in the confines of the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

After a 2-2 start to the season in four nonconference games, Waynesburg has played its first three PAC games on the road.

In its first, the team defeated Bethany by a final of 72-62, led by junior forward Addy Knetzer’s 20 points and 14 rebounds. Following that win, Waynesburg knocked off Grove City 64-62 with 24 points and 10 rebounds from Knetzer, and a second straight double-figure performance from senior forward Haley Delaney.

The third road conference game for Waynesburg was played past this week’s deadline at Thiel College Wednesday, Dec. 7.

For the Jackets, returning home means a few things.

“I’m usually trying to find the positive spin on things.

We opened the schedule with three road PAC games, sure, but that means we got three of the nine out of the way,” said head coach Sam Jones.

“We’ll be back loaded with

home games at the end, which is nice when you’re more tired at the end of the year, and it’s always nice to play at home.”

Entering play Wednesday night, Waynesburg was 4-2 and 2-0 in PAC play, as it is set to host Saint Vincent, Saturday, Dec. 10.

Last season, the Bearcats and Jackets played to a season split with both teams winning their home games against their PAC counterpart. In the game at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, Waynesburg used efforts from four double digit scorers to win 79-63. Thensophomore Knetzer led the charge with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Then-junior guard Katie Gehlmann had 17 points while then-seniors, guard Lauren Blair and forward Maura Bobby chipped in 16 and 13, respectively.

For St. Vincent, thenjunior guard Mara Benvenuti led the way with 20 points.

In the road contest in

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Waynesburg fell behind quickly and wasn’t able to complete a comeback, falling 67-57. The third qu ar te r w a s t he bi g difference as the Bearcats outscored the Jackets 22-5 coming out of the half.

In 2016-17, St. Vincent returned ever y single player on its roster except one, who missed all of last season with injury in her senior year. The Bearcats, entering play Wednesday, had a 3-3 overall record and a 1-1 PAC record. St. Vincent played nonconference against Juniata Wednesday evening past this week’s deadline.

Jones picked out one big key to his team’s potential success in the first matchup between the teams Saturday.

“We have to take care of the basketball. They pressure a lot be that full-court or half-court,” said Jones. “[St. Vincent] is a very aggressive team defensively and they are very good at that. We need to take care of the basketball, we need to win the battle on the boards and we need to execute on the offensive end of the floor and make sure we get our chances to score and run our sets. But if I had to pick one key it’s to take care of the basketball.”

Tipoff at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse Saturday is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Yellow Jackets MBB: Jacket defense hampers GCC offense Waynesburg played at finish fifth despite not Thiel Wednesday, Dec. 7, past deadline for this week’s competing in two classes to 45-43, that forced head publication, but is set to host Continued from C1

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nation at the Division II level.

The Jackets also received help from a couple of twosport athletes in sophomore Wi l l Va n No r m a n a n d freshman Dan Verhovsek, who were just coming off football season when the wrestling season began. It took them time to assimilate to the mat, and they both wrestled their first matches of the season on Saturday.

The effort of the team is one head coach Ron Headlee is pleased with.

“I was pretty happy with it, and we have two weight classes where we didn’t have anybody,” said Headlee. “[The] 174-[pound class] is the only weight where we didn’t place anybody, so I

was pretty happy with it.”

Buxton was also happy with team’s performance but for a much different reason. “ The freshman stood up and did what they were supposed to do; they really surprised me,” said Buxton.

“It gives them momentum – the mindset, as well, for them to go out and do things, and I was really happy with how we did and think we can continue to go out and do that.”

With Saturday in the history books and a match Dec. 8, Headlee has one goal in mind.

“We’re just getting better and trying to get better each time on the mat right now,” said Headlee. “By the second semester, we will be starting to be where we need to be.”

coach Mark Christner to use a timeout.

According to Christner, the team was able to regain its collective breath and respond out of the timeout.

Knab hit a jump shot to extend the Jacket lead to 47-43, before a block by sophomore wing Brennan Smith resulted in a Waynesburg possession that saw freshman wing Nick Valentic hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to seven.

S m it h c ont i nu e d t o struggle Saturday, shooting 0-10 from the field, but he contributed with 10 rebounds.

Grove City, with 3:09 to play at that point, got back within four but never closer as Waynesburg iced the game away with free throws late.

Despite the Yellow Jackets finishing strong, the game was, at times, very down to

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Junior wing Jon Knab, pictured here in a game last season, has scored in double digits in every game this season for the Jackets. the wire.

“Our guys really battled with the win at Grove City,” said head coach Mark Christner. “A wire-to-wire

win on the road is tough and our team was up to it.”

With the win, the Yellow Jackets advance to 2-4 and 1-1 in conference.

St. Vincent in a PAC game Saturday, Dec. 10, before hosting a nonconference matchup ag ai nst Pitt Greensburg one week later.

Christner thinks the way it practices moving into finals week and the end of this semester is something to look at critically. “ Wr a p p i n g u p t h e semester in a positive fashion is the first task of our guys right now,” said Christner. “We’ll approach the week very focused and get our guys in and out with their work.”

Tipoff for the team’s first PAC home game against St. Vincent is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.

Editor’s Note: For a recap of Wednesday night’s game at Thiel, visit theyellowjacket.org

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through the majority of the game motivated the team, according to Knetzer.

“When you are facing a deficit, it gives additional motivation to play hard,” said Knetzer. “Sometimes when we are beating teams by a 10-point margin we have the tendency to relax and let off the gas. We need to keep up the intensity no matter what the score is.

When we went into the locker room at half time, the score gave us an incentive to wake up and start playing the game.”

Knetzer led the team in every category and brought the Jackets back into the game with 24 points in the contest.

Senior forward Haley Delaney and guard Katie Gehlmann both had 11 points, helping the Jackets as well.

“One of the many things I’m proud of this season is our effort,” said Gehlmann.

“You can’t always control how things go throughout the game, but effort is the one thing you can control. I haven’t questioned our effort once this

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Senior forward Haley Delaney, pictured here in a game last season, put the Jackets ahead with a lategame free throw. year.”

C ont r ibut ing to t he offensive effort was senior guard Kassidy O’Keefe, who had seven points, as well as junior guard Rachel Eng, who chipped in with eight points off the bench.

Waynesburg played at Thiel Wednesday, Dec. 7, in a game past deadline for this week’s

publication. The Jackets are back in action Saturday against PAC opponent St. Vincent.

The game begins at 1:30 p.m. at Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Editor’s Note: For coverage of Wednesday’s game against Thiel, visit theyellowjacket.org

time in her colligate career, Katie said the only thing she was focused on was enjoying the experience.

“Stepping to the line, I just kind of got really calm, right before the race happened,” said Katie. “I knew if I didn’t enjoy the race, even if I got a record, or even if I hit my goal, I would look back on the day and not be happy with it, so I knew I just had to enjoy it.”

In support of the two sisters, a majority of the women’s cross country team attended the meet, which was more than seven hours away from Waynesburg University. Additionally, a few other athletes were in attendance along with alumni.

The support, Emily said, was incredibly uplifting.

“It was amazing just looking and seeing all the people who were there for us,” said Emily.

“It was overwhelming seeing everyone at the sidelines the whole entire time. It was super, super motivating because it

Photo courtesy of Bailey Thorn

The Latimer twins pose with head coach Chris Hardie and assistant coach Michelle Cross after the regionals. was like ‘alright we’re doing this for them, we’re not just doing it for one race, we’re doing it for the whole season.’”

With the conclusion of the national event came the ending of a record-breaking season for the women’s cross country program For Emily, she has an additional year option after she had to miss an entire year due to an injury – she is still unsure if she will return to the

program. However, for Katie, the national meet was her final event with the cross country program and a conclusion to a season she said she had no regrets with.

“I don’t think I could have asked for a better season, and it turned out the way I wanted it to,” said Katie. “When it does sink in that my season is done, I’m just going to be really happy – I know I’m not going to regret any of it.”

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FIAT LUX

University celebrates second annual holiday Light Up Night

By RACHEL MANGAN

For the Yellow Jacket

On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Student Activities Board [SAB] and student senate came together to hold the second annual tree lighting ceremony outside of Roberts Chapel. It was the second time the event was held, but featured a new tree along with Christmas songs sung by the Waynesburg University choir, as well as hot chocolate, s’mores and several fire pits, provided by SAB, for students to enjoy.

Santa Clause and one of his elves even made an appearance to pass out stockings stuffed with candy.

The event drew in a large crowd, thanks to the music

of the choir being heard by students as far away as Buhl Hall. The music could also be heard ringing throughout Ray Hall. Waynesburg University President Doug Lee and Ryan Schwertfeger, the president of Student Senate spoke, at the event leading up to the lighting of the tree.

Student Senate is responsible for the tree being placed on campus.

This year’s ceremony featured a brand new pine tree due to the pine tree from the previous year tragically dying. The new tree was strung with brightly colored lights and a star to complete its look, which were turned on with a remote control. At the conclusion of the speeches, Lee initiated a countdown

before pressing the button.

“I’m just so glad to see a good sized crowd come out and see the tree lighting ceremony again,” said Schwertfeger. “It seems like there’s more people than last year.

It’s a great time.”

There was also a live Facebook video of the event so family members and friends of students could watch the ceremony online and get into the Christmas spirit without having to leave the comfort of their home. The campus was decorated in similar fashion as the trees in Johnson Commons were decorated with lights and each lamp post was fitted with a wreath and tinsel.

As the choir sang Christmas carols, the students who

attended the event found joy in singing along as well as enjoying the warmth of the fires and drinking hot chocolate.

Plenty of students huddled around the fire both roasting marshmallows and keeping warm in the cold nighttime air.

“I came to this last year,” said junior Megan Cook.

“I like to watch my friends perform and sing the carols.”

Many of the students, including Cook, said they had a good time at the event.

One of the benefits of this event is that it acts as a stress reliever heading into finals week. This event is the first of many that SAB will be putting on in order to help students take their minds off of studying during finals week.

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Student Senate members worked along side members of maintenence and the Student Activities board to put together the second annual Light up Night. (Top) From left to right: Dr. Larry Stratton, Matt McDermott, Terry Sattler, Vincent Wise, Ryan Schwertfeger, Olivia Schultz-Falandas, Kathy Lee, President Lee, Tyler McCoy, TJ DeNofrio and James Wilson.

Students' artwork on display for peers Holiday concerts

to be performed by students and faculty

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

According to Andrew Heisey, assistant professor of art, the purpose of the end-of-semester Student Art Exhibition is to encourage creativity and persuade everyone—even non-majors— to appreciate art.

“Whether they believe me or not, hopefully they start to see that there is something of value here,” said Heisey.

“I mean: God made us all creative. How that creativity comes across is in different ways. It doesn’t mean we’re all painters—[but] we’re creative in some way. My goal as a teacher is to hopefully encourage a little bit of that creativity in this area to come out.”

Heisey said that, as the Fine Arts Department sees a diverse group of students each semester and the work shown at the exhibition is never quite the same.

“Every student show is very unique,” said Heisery.

“I never know exactly what it’s going to be, so that’s always kind of exciting. It’s a different group of students— different backgrounds—so I never know what it’s going to be like. We have such a diverse body…that’s what is exciting is it changes every year; it is never the same.”

This year’s exhibition featured student art from classes including drawing, print-making, ceramics, sculpture, design for art and jewelry and metals. The va-

By RACHEL MANGAN

For the Yellow Jacket

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Students outside the art major have their work on display as a part of a student art exhibit below the dining hall. riety of classes, in addition to the students’ backgrounds and different talents, all contribute to an interesting, dynamic show, Heisey said.

“There’s usually not one piece that stands out among everything, just the general variety,” he said. “We’ve got a Pac-Man ghost next to a Pegasus out of clay…a cartoon character next to something really, really serious or something calm and quiet and then something loud and obnoxious. It’s just fun:

this neat collection of different personalities shown in the visual arts.”

Heisey said that some of the pieces this semester that stood out from past events included the enameled jewelry, ceramic pieces and wire work.

About 80 percent of the submissions were from nonart students, he said.

Ron Jesiolowski, assistant professor of art, said that the lack of theme or strict requirements for the show

increase its effectiveness and make it all the more unique.

He personally enjoys viewing students’ composite word drawings, an assignment for the drawing classes.

“I always like the composite drawings we do. It’s always fun to see what the students come up with as fare as composition and word play,” Jesiolowski said.

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O n Fr i d ay, D e c . 9 , Waynesburg University symphonic band students will have the opportunity to participate in Tuba Christmas.

Tuba Christmas, which is a Christmas carol based event, revolves around the under recognized and underappreciated low brass.

The event features instruments ranging from euphonium also known as treble clef baritone, baritone, which is read in base clef, trombone, base trombone, French horn, tuba and sousaphone.

The sousaphone and tuba are essentially the same instruments except the sousaphone is made for marching.

The big instrument that is missing from this group that surprises many people is the trumpet. But the trumpet is a brass instrument in the alto-soprano category, which doesn’t fit the tenorbass range criteria that Tuba Christmas sets forward.

However, several trumpet players in Waynesburg’s symphonic band will be participating in Tuba Christmas by playing the euphonium because it’s read in treble clef and has the same note fingerings as the trumpet. The hard part for the students playing the euphonium at Tuba

Christmas is the symphonic band has a concert the following night.

“Playing in Tuba Christmas is so much fun, we have a great time, but after playing the euphonium for a whole night, playing my trumpet the next day is like trying to force air through a pea shoot,” said Caleb Gaumer, a senior trumpet player.

The Waynesburg symphonic band and choir will be having their performance on Saturday, Dec. 10, as the two groups will each perform their final concert of the semester.

Each ensemble will be performing an array of Christmas music. The choir will open up the evening, followed by a short intermission, as some of the students are in both choir and symphonic band and need time to prepare and warm up for the following performance, and will be closed by the symphonic band.

The choir will be performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Magnificat,” which includes several movements.. The choir features a large ensemble with performers in all of the vocal ranges: bass, tenor, alto and soprano.

The symphonic band will be performing the followCONCERTS >> D2

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Final musical act of the year fills Beehive Various projects offered by SAB at holiday craft night

By GRACE HUTCHISON For the Yellow Jacket

On Tuesday, Dec. 6, there was a Coffeehouse in the Beehive which featured musician JD Eicher, free coffee and relaxation for students.

Campus members packed nearly every seat in the Beehive to enjoy the music and refreshments.

The musician, JD Eicher, sang some covers and original music including “Let it Be” by the Beatles and “Yellow” by Coldplay. In between songs, Eicher would occasionally pause and tell the meanings behind the songs he was singing and provided some details about his personal life.

“I actually just recently learned how to play this song… this is definitely the edgiest song I know,” Eicher jokingly said before performing the song “Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant.

The event, which was hosted by the Student Activities Board [SAB], featured a relaxed atmosphere, and provided students downtime in the week leading up to finals.

“I definitely believe finals has contributed to a great turnout. I also believe in the last two months we have had a better turnout than in years before,” Bradley Gillsepie, a junior psychology major, said.

Gillespie, the musical entertainment chair for SAB, worked with his committee

By KYLA WOLPER

For the Yellow Jacket

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JD Eicher — a graduate of Westminster College and Youngstown, Ohio, native — traveled to Waynesburg to perform for a Coffeehouse. to set up this event and all other Coffeehouse events.

“We try to do a Coffeehouse at least once a month,” Gillespie said.

One of the biggest hits of the night was the free Waynesburg coffee mugs offered along with the refreshments.

“The mugs have always been a Coffeehouse tradition. We try to feature a new mug every semester, and we always get a good turnout of people grabbing one,” Gillespie said.

Eicher sang a variety of music, stretching from heartfelt slow songs to upbeat songs such as “Can’t Feel My Face” by the Weeknd. All he needed to perform was a mic and guitar, and his voice

echoed through the Beehive as students chatted, studied and played board games.

The SAB workers who were helping to provide the refreshments were busy working to keep everything stocked, the line often reached as long as halfway down the Beehive.

To select the music for the event, the members of the Musical Entertainment committee worked together to find an artist that would spark student interest.

“My committee and I go through and look for artists.

We search based on their sound, genre, and if we believe a lot of people would come to see them. I then give the advisor Pat Bristor a list of possible artists and from

there we start narrowing it down,” Gillespie said.

During his performance, Eicher interacted with the audience often. At one point, he allowed the audience to decide the next song he was going to sing.

He instructed audience members to cheer when he named the song they wished to hear, and the song “Free Fallin” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers won by a landslide. For the last song of the night, Eicher was inspired by the season to perform the Christmas song “Jingle Bells.”

The Coffeehouse featured free mugs, coffee, and entertainment for students to enjoy and de-stress with before finals week.

The Christmas countdown has begun. Wreaths have been hung, trees trimmed and Christmas Pandora stations ring through the university dorms. To add to the holiday festivities, Student Activities Board hosted a craft night on Saturday, Dec. 3. About 30 students came together in the Beehive to decorate and personalize their own Christmas ornaments.

The different crafts included painting classic Christmas ornaments, decorating sand dollars and creating tea light snowmen.

Students painted the Christmas ornaments with Yuletide symbols such as flowers, snowflakes and holly, snowmen representing their friends and even as a Pokéball.

Marybeth Cocchi, sophomore nursing major and arts and culture committee chair for SAB, created an ornament covered with snowmen representing her friends that live in Ray Hall. “It was a calming time before the craziness of the week before finals,” Cocchi said. “Sometimes the business of college stops me from getting into the holiday spirit so this was a nice way to kind of take a moment to soak in the

Christmastime feeling.”

The option to create a sand dollar ornament was provided for the students who wish to deny the impending winter that is approaching.

Emily Stowell, sophomore sociology major, painted different scenes on sand dollars for each of her family members. Students also created a hat and scarf out of felt and painted the familiar button nose and two eyes made out of coal on a sand dollar, resulting in a snowman.

The final craft of the night was creating a snowman on a tea light. Students painted eyes and a smile on the tea light, surrounding the ‘flaming’ nose.

To complete the look, students glued pipe cleaners and pom-poms on the top of the tea light to create ear muffs.

Some students put aside the templates and made art of their own. Julie Sipes, a sophomore nursing major, combined these crafts by creating an elf out of an ornament and topping off the ornament with a felt hat.

To keep up with all of the SAB happenings on campus such as craft nights, look at the weekly e-mails, check out the toilet paper or find Waynesburg SAB on every form of social media.

Bonner Scholars host Lamplighters travel to Shadyside church their first Coffeehouse

By ANTONIO PELULLO For The Yellow Jacket

By JOE SMELTZER

For the Yellow Jacket

Waynesburg University students gathered together in the BeeHive to listen to music played by their peers and to listen to others discuss their faith and also listento music..

This happened at Waynesburg’s Coffeehouse event in the BeeHive. The event ran from 8:00 p.m. to around 9:30 p.m., and involved students telling personal, faithbased stories, as well as giving musical performances.

“Coffeehouses is something that [Student Activity Board] runs”, said junior athletic training major Melanie Byler.

Byler acts as one of the “team leaders” for the Coffeehouse event. SAB usually brings in up-and-coming musicians for Coffeehouse but the Bonner Program had the idea to pair up with SAB to host an event together where students had the opportunity to share their stories.

Byler is also a Bonner student, and that’s how she first got involved with the Coffeehouse.

“Bonners have [issue based projects], and that’s where we look at our campus and find issues that we see and try to address them in different ways,” said Byler.

“My group decided that we wanted to hold an event that included college students.”

In total, 12 students gave testimonies. One of those

students was junior Nick Lies, who talked about how his faith saved his life.

“I think it was a necessary topic to be provided for college students,” said Lies. “I gave my testimony with suicidal thoughts and how far I’ve come since those dark times. I thought it was a good time to just be a relatable light to other college students on campus.”

The official theme for the event was “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, for he has redeemed us.” One of the features of the event was bible verses placed on top of Christmas wrapping on every table.

The first musical performance of the evening was performed by sophomores Megan Joyce and Olivia Kelley, who played covers of “Fix You,” by Coldplay, and “Give Everything,” by the Christian group Hillsong.

Another performer later on was sophomore Briana Ryan, who after giving her testimony, performed the along with junior Mandi Pascarella.

One goal of Coffeehouse was to provide students with a laid back, relaxing environment, which appealed to Byler, who said the environment was one of the reasons that she is so involved with the coffeehouse.

“The Bonner program and SAB people come together, and [this Coffeehouse] was meant to include, encourage and just meant to care for students,” said Byler.

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ing: ‘Celebrate Christmas!”

“Concert Suite” from the film “The Polar Express” and “Scenes from the Louvre.” .

Following “Scenes from the Louvre” will be “Ave Maria” and the event will close with “Symphonic Highlights from Frozen.”

The students’ hard work

will throughout the semester will be displayed as they try to perfect their performances for this concert “This concert has a lot of tough music: ‘Scenes from the Louvre’ and ‘The Polar Express’ have a lot of really high trumpet parts, but ‘Ave Maria’ and ‘Celebrate Christmas!’ give us time to recover between hard pieces,” said Gaumer.

This past Sunday the Waynesburg University student choir, the Lamplighters, traveled to the Sacred Heart Parish Church to play “Magnificat in D” by Johann Sebastian Bach.

There were approximately 120 people in the audience, ranging from Shadyside residents, choir member parents and friends from Waynesburg University. Melanie Catana, director of choral music and instructor of vocal music, was very pleased with the performance and the venue quality.

“The music went very well; it’s a beautiful space,” said Catana. “The acoustic are amazing.”

Bela Pater, music director at Sacred Heart, welcomed the Lamplighters to the parish free of charge and after a well received performance, more events are in the works for the future.

An ensemble that included a three trumpets, two flutes, two oboes, a string quartet, an organ and a tympani were among the concert performance. Also, before the choir concert of Bach, there were different performances of Bach’s work, including cellos, played by Sarah Beattie, who did unaccompanied Bach suites. The acoustics of the church were appreciated

by Catana. “[It] was gorgeous, it was just cello playing in this echoey, acoustic church,” said Catana.

Catana, who couldn’t find a moment of the performance

Photo courtesy of Melanie Catana

Roughly 30 student members of the Waynesburg University Lamplighters choir travelled to Sacred Heart Parish to perform. she found most favorable, decided that the whole performance was her favorite moment.

“It’s really meant to be a work that fits together as a whole ‘The Magnificat,’ all 12 movements work together as one to say the text of Luke Chapter one verse 40 [to] 45 to 55, they all go together,” said Catana.

Catana is proud of the choir’s ability to process a work of such considerable length.

The first major work was “Schubert Mass No. 2,” which was done in chapel and received high praise, so a continuation was done in 2015 with Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem” for all saints day chapel.

“We did the requiem, Reverend James Tinnemeyer was very partial to, so we did that requiem and this year we did the Bach Magnificat,” said Catana. “It’s kind of my own

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students to appreciate artistic work, and he wishes more students participated.

“I think that [it is about] getting people’s different view points and interpretations, appreciation of aesthetics and the craftsmanship of it all, as well as the diversity of the skills that we offer here,” said Jesiolowski.

According to Heisey, the

experience of art appreciation and showing is essential for both majors and nonmajors.

“They get to experience something that they may never experience again: showing their work in this way,” Heisey said. “It’s part of the educational process— they make work; they make work; they make work—but what’s important as an artist is they need to eventually show it.”

personal project to doing a major choral work every year.”

Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the

chapel there will be a free concert for the public to go enjoy the Lamplighters choir.

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. “Handle __ care” 5. Burns with hot liquid 11. Ex-Florida governor Bush 14. “__ Ben Adhem” 15. Reacts facially to a bad joke, say 16. Chopping tool 17. What snowbirds seek in winter 19. “Mamma __!”

20. Mecca’s peninsula 21. Heat in a microwave 22. Indy service areas 23. “Do __ others ... “ 25. Most doubtful 27. Ready-to-send corre spondence 31. Network with regular pledge drives 32. D-Day French city 33. Steak orders 37. Calm under pressure 39. Since Jan. 1, in ac counting 41. Folksy account 42. “Bewitched” witch 45. Buster Brown’s dog 48. Jamaican music genre 49. Liqueur holder 52. Last word of a verbally cited passage 55. “Doctor Zhivago” heroine 56. Potpie veggies 57. Hydroelectric facility 59. Quik maker 63. Dad, to grandpa 64. Ideal party thrower de scribed by the first words of 17-, 27- and 49-Across

66. Cutoff point 67. C to C, in music 68. Richard of “A Summer Place” 69. Org. with a PreCheck Program 70. Sets free 71. Facts and figures

DOWN 1. Electric guitar effect 2. Letter-shaped beam 3. __ Bora: Afghan region 4. Scrooge’s “Nonsense!”

5. Worry about some thing, slangily 6. Cloak-and-dagger org.

7. Animated bug film

8. Bar mitzvah toast 9. What fries are fried in 10. Ukr. or Lith., once 11. Actor Foxx 12. Freeway off-ramps 13. Savage sort 18. Tipplers 22. Cockpit figure 24. “I’m __ human” 26. Little lie 27. First fairy tale word 28. Second fairy tale word 29. Trampled (on) 30. ‘80s-’90s crime boss John 34. Mission Control org.

35. Benevolent fraternal group 36. Salty expanses

38. Center of power 40. Bygone phone feature 43. Pal of Piglet 44. Radio City Music Hall design style 46. Cursory looks 47. Long-legged wader 50. “... near and __ my heart” 51. Assailed verbally, with

“out” 52. Surprise win 53. Bright signs 54. Press conference for mat, briefly 58. Degs. for choreogra phers 60. Old Roman robe 61. Future D.A.’s exam 62. Sicilian volcano

64. D.C. big shot 65. Morn’s counterpart

LAST ISSUE'S SOLUTION

World Holidays E O S U Y K W A N Z A A G A U

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CHRISTMAS YULE BOXING DAY NEW YEARS

Students of Waynesburg

"I am a junior exercise science major. As I grew up my parents always taught me discipline, hard work, and to trust in God. My parents are a big apart of who I am as a person today. They have always been there for me no matter the circumstances. No matter the stupid choices I made or how bad I messed up my parents were always there to help me. They would always tell me the right thing to do and how to go about things. I would not be the person I am today if it was not for my parents always standing beside me every step of the way."

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HANUKKAH KWANZAA SATURNALIA OMISOKA ST. LUCIA DAY FESTIVAS

CLUB SPOTLIGHT

Peer Educators looking to increase members Peer Ed Orginization Information provided by Shon Meade

WHO ARE THEY They are students that seek to help other students on campus, as well as lead events dealing with sensitive topics.

WHERE AND WHEN They meet in alternating rooms in Stover at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays.

CLUB PRESIDENT

Renee Belisky Peer Ed Org. President email: bel8230@student.waynesburg.edu

FUTURE EVENTS

Looking into the spring semester, they lead the "Take Back the Night" event that addresses sexual assault on college campuses.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN Photo courtesy of Seth Kunkle

Junior exercise science major Seth Kunkle enjoys spending his free time at sporting events with friends.

"Students should seek membership in this orginization because it doesn't just better yourself, you're bettering those around you as well. Reach out to Mary if you're interested in joining a future class. I made really good friends out of that class and so can you."

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THE BACK PAGE

WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY FROM THE GROUND UP Written by Mitch Kendra

Designed by Joey Buchanan

Waynesburg College was founded in 1849 and changed its named in 2007 to Waynesburg University. Here are the stories behind some of the main buildings on campus.

The following information was collected by Courtney Dennis, associate director of the Paul R. Stewart Museum.

In 1851, Hanna Hall was built and until the construction of Miller Hall, which was the lone building on campus.

After its construction to 1879, the building was named New College. When the construction of Miller Hall began in 1879, New College became Old College. After the Rev. William Hanna funded roof replacements in 1896, Old College became Hanna Hall. Hanna Hall became listed in the National Register of Historic Places April 18, 1979.

Roberts Chapel was named for 1942 graduate Dr. Roy Raymond Roberts, who made the lead gift to fund the project in honor of his parents.

The chapel was dedicated Sept. 24, 2011, after master plans for the campus for the 1930s were found in the museum, which had a freestanding chapel. The university decided to use the idea from the old plans, thus began the construction of Roberts Chapel.

After its completion in 1955, students helped move books from the Old/Clark Library located on the second floor of Miller Hall to The New Library. Old Library was named after Dr. Byron Clark of Washington, Pennsylvania, who gave a significant amount of funds to furnish it. The current library was renovated after the Eberly Foundation in 1995, which the university named Eberly Library thereafter.

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803,000 hand-made bricks used in the construction of the building were fired in three kilns located behind the building site. Clay for the bricks was obtained from a small pond nearby.

Lake Juanita in Fountain Park was used in the making of the bricks. The foundation for the building was started June 1879, but wasn’t fully completed until 1899. In 1935, its name was changed to Miller Hall in honor of Alfred Brashear Miller, past president of Waynesburg University. Miller Hall is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Residence Halls added with the gymnasium in field house 1983. In 2004, renovations to the field house were completed and it was rededicated as Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, after the Rudy Marisa, who coached the men’s basketball team from the 1969 to 1970 season until the 2002-2003 season. Marisa led the basketball team to the NAIA tournament seven times during the 1982 to1988 seasons, the farthest run making it to the NAIA Final Four during from 1987 to 1988.

In the 1980s, he led the team to finish with the second-best winning percentage of all NAIA teams, according to an article in the Greene County Messenger. The Greene County Messenger also reported that Marisa was inducted into the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame in June 2015 and the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame. *

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Mill was built during the Civil War. It was a flour mill and became the location of the first electric company in Waynesburg. The mill later became a warehouse and in 1904 the university played its first intercollegiate basketball game against West Virginia University in Old Mill. Old Mill’s last use was as a science building until it burned in 1958. After Old Mill burned, the basement was temporarily used as a chemistry lab. The original layout for the building was a first floor geology museum; second floor geology classes and chemistry labs; third floor classrooms; fourth physics; fifth biology labs and classrooms and a greenhouse on the roof. Paul R. “Prexy” Stewart, who was university president at the time, was mainly responsible for the new building.

JOHN F. WILEY STADIUM The football stadium was dedicated to 1941 graduate John F. “Jack” Wiley who continued his playing career in the NFL, as he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1946 to 1950 as an offensive tackle.

Following his time in the NFL, Wiley became Waynesburg College’s head football coach and athletic director for three years. He later worked on the University of Pittsburgh’s coaching staff from 1953 to 1961 and helped recruit future NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka. John F. Wiley Stadium was dedicated to Wiley in 1998.

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