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University hosts Snapchat-themed event for accepted students geofilter was created by our incredible University Relations office that all students were able to use on campus throughout the event Saturday,” said McnNeil.

“Through tracking this filter’s views, we just confirmed that this filter was viewed by over 15,000 users on Snapchat.”

With results like that, McNeil hopes to see an increase in the marketing of the university through these filters.

Shon Meade and Tyler Wofle, Yellow Jacket The official Waynesburg University SnapWaynesburg University hosted accepted students on chat account was also campus Saturday, March 18, and engaged with them used throughout the day using a custom Snapchat geofilter. to show off what was gothe Office of Admissions for “SnapWU” for students ing on across campus. worked with University to use.

Despite a lower number Relations to create a filter “A c u s t om S n ap W U of students in attendance

this year compared to years previously, McNeil said that there is a reasonable explanation.

“We had 153 students with their families attend “SnapWU,” which on paper might seem lower than last year, but that’s because we held merit scholarship interviews also on our Accepted Students Day [in the past],” said McNeil. “This year, almost all interviews were conducted on a different day.”

The change of dates for scholarship interviews led to a lower overall number, but a relatively high number in terms of student turnout.

A beneficial part of Accepted Student Day, McNeil said, is that students and

Campus WU women earn study abroad scholarship members to serve 25 sites

Charter Day to celebrate 168 years

By SHON MEADE Managing Editor

Waynesburg University was host to more than 150 students Saturday, March 11, for an overnight visitation and Accepted Student Day. “SnapWU” was the theme for the annual spring get together for students who have been accepted to the university to re-visit Waynesburg and learn more about their potential futures at the institution.

Matt McNeil, admissions counselor and Waynesburg University alumnus, was a key member in the organization and execution of the yearly event.

In recent years, Accepted Student Day has had a theme tied to it. In 2016, the theme was “WU Choose,”

which was a play off the election for the year. This year, the theme “SnapWU” was chosen to give students the chance to interact with both the university and also their peers via Snapchat.

“We wanted to do something interactive this year to get all students connected with one another,” said McNeil. “With the growing popularity of Snapchat, our office thought it would be a fun idea to use Snapchat effectively in communicating with students, and in turn, students communicating with each other.”

Because of the popularity of the app, the company has a feature in which a special filter can be created for events for colleges, sporting events and even birthdays. McNeil and

Day of Service marks Bonner 25th anniversary

Bristor, who has helped with the scholarship for 19 years, has seen the number of women selected from Waynesburg f luc tuate.

Typically, the scholarship is awarded to three students, but that number can vary due to other schools’ participation and the quality of the applicants. Last year, the scholarship was awarded to six Waynesburg students.

According to Bristor, the

For the past few years, Waynesburg University’s Charter Day has been celebrated with a campus-wide concert. But instead of sitting back and enjoying a performer in Roberts Chapel, for this year’s Charter Day celebration, students will be rolling their sleeves up and getting to work.

Charter Day is the celebration of the university’s charter—or when it changed from Waynesburg College to Waynesburg University. This year marks the university’s 167th anniversary of the charter and the 168th year of the university. It is also the 25th anniversary of the university’s relationship with the Bonner Foundation.

According to Mary Fox, the university’s event planner, the timing of the two celebrations couldn’t be more perfect.

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By MATTIE WINOWITCH Managing Editor

By HOLLY HENDERSHOT The Center for Service Leadership is holding one of the largest service days in its history for the 25th anniversary of the Bonner Program at Waynesburg University.

All students are encouraged to be involved. Bonner Scholar alumni, university faculty and staff and partners in the community will also serve during the event.

The 25 for 25 Service Day will occur Saturday, March 18, and will feature 25 different service sites that students can sign up for on the myConnect Service Tab. These service sites will span the three county area of Greene, Washington and Allegheny.

Kelley Hardie, assistant dean of Student Services and director of the Bonner Program, said that the service day was planned to celebrate the Bonner Foundation.

“It’s the 25th anniversary, so we wanted to do something in honor of the university,” said Hardie. “And what better way to do that than have a campus wide day of service?”

Their total sign-up goal for the service day is 250 students, said Hardie, and the Center for Service Leader-

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From left to right, sophomore Anna Bartman and juniors Chelsea Tessitore, Marla Holland and Ashley Young recently received funding to study abroad from the Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership.

Four students to travel this summer with Vira I. Heinz funding

By GRACE HUTCHISON Staff Writer

Four Waynesburg University students will travel overseas this summer with a scholarship from the Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership.

The program selects young women from a number of universities who have never traveled outside the country to receive the scholarship each year.

The four Waynesburg

winners are sophomore biology and pre-med major Anna Bartman and juniors Marla Holland, psychology major; Chelsea Tessitore, nursing major; and Ashley Young, sociology major.

As for selecting those students, Coordinator of the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship for Waynesburg and the Associate Dean of Students Pat Bristor looks for women who stand out both academically and within their personalities.

“We look for women who are enthusiastic about the opportunity, and who we think will be good ambassadors of Waynesburg University and the USA,” Bristor said. “They need to be organized, well-versed and responsible.”

To be qualified for the scholarship, the applicant must be a woman who is a sophomore or junior, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and have never been out of the country.

Transfer process streamlined for incoming students

By JOE SMELTZER Staff Writer

Waynesburg University is currently in the process of putting together a new streamlining process for students transferring in from other schools.

Jackie Palko, director of Admissions, said that the

university is still in the early stages of streamlining.

“We haven’t done a ton of streamlining to the transfer process,” said Palko.

“We’re constantly reevaluating that process at the university, to make sure that we’re serving that population of students that does come to Waynesburg,

who have attended other institutions.”

According to Pa l ko, Waynesburg usually has 25-30 transfer students each year, and 20 of them transfer for the Spring semester.

Usually, students who apply as transfers have attended another university

or community college, and have taken 12 non-remedial credits.

According to Palko, the biggest change that was made for this year was working with the Registrar’s Office to recognize common university and community colleges that students have attended.

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Mock Crime Scene workshop Waynesburg meets standards seeks to recruit new students of Middle States Commission

By MITCHELL KENDRA Copy Editor

The Criminal Justice Administration Program is hosting the annual Mock Crime Scene workshop for junior and senior high school students Saturday, March 18.

Every semester a mock crime scene is held, offering a free inside look into the departments and the university as a whole.

Kevin McClincy, an instructor of Criminal Justice and the moderator for the event this semester, said the mock crime scene usually brings between 50 and 60 students to campus to attend the event.

“It gives them an introduction into criminal investigative techniques and any application of forensic science techniques,” McClincy said. “Just really to heighten their interest in it.”

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Stover Campus Center. Students will then attend four brief presentations on investigative techniques.

Members from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be included as part of the presentations and will have instructional sessions on firearms, arson, bombs

and bombing debris investigation.

McClincy said those in attendance will also be exposed to the Criminal Justice Department’s Laser Shot firearms simulator, which puts the subject in different situations that call for firearm use for training purposes. The goal is to get them familiar with the training device.

After lunch, the students will focus on applying what they learned from the first informational presentation.

Meanwhile, parents will have the opportunity to attend informational sessions about the student activities, demonstrations on latent fingerprinting and ultraviolet light evidence detection and will be given a campus tour.

McClincy said having the students on campus allows for the Office of Admissions to provide their insight about the university.

“Also while they are on campus, it affords our admissions office the opportunity to present information to them about Waynesburg University,” said McClincy.

“They arrange a tour for them at the conclusion of the day, again hoping that we can spark some interest in these students in choosing Waynesburg as their college of choice.”

He said this specific event is an influential factor in the students’ choice.

“I think [of the] students that come to the mock crime scene, many of them have already made a visit and this may solidify their decision, or they come to mock crime scene and then follow it up with [talking to] admissions,” said McClincy.

Over 40 students from the Criminal Justice Administration Program and the Forensic Science Department will be volunteering their time Saturday to help assist with the event. Having current students in the programs at the entirety of the day also benefits the prospective student’s contentment.

“I think they get it as much out of it as the students that attend it,” said McClincy. “I think they like to talk about what they have learned here and their experiences here and serve as kind of mentors for the students, ambassadors of good will if you would.”

McClincy, who has been at the university since January 2015, said the department always has students willing to help assist with events the two departments host.

For those looking to seek more information, contact the Admissions office 800225-739.

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In March 2015, Waynesburg University received accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education – a regional accrediting body the institution has been a part of since 1950.

The last task after achieving accreditation from Middle States is a follow-up report in which the university was to update the commission on its progress.

The university submitted the report by the Dec. 1, 2016, deadline and was informed by Middle States on March 2 that the report was approved, according to University Provost Dr. Dana Baer.

In Fall 2014, a visitation team from Middle States took information compiled during its site visit to the university and compared it to the information provided by Waynesburg in its previously submitted self-study.

Waynesburg learned it met all 14 standards of Middle States accreditation during the site visit, but the commission gave a few recommendations – something the Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning at the time, Dr. Jamie Jacobs, said is typical. Jacobs also said the

university received fewer recommendations than the last time Waynesburg received its reaccreditation 10 years prior.

Baer said the recommendations were tied to the university’s assessment of General Education and the specific academic programs.

Baer said the university looked at how to improve assessment to become more “consistent, structured and organized,” and the followup report addressed assessment for General Education and academic programs.

“It was a positive exercise because it got us to think about those things, really set in motion a strong way of assessing,” Baer said.

An example of these changes is a standardized syllabus, which the university announced in January and will be implemented in Fall 2017. Baer said having every syllabus contain the same framework is important for expectations between the student and the professor.

The overall goal of the standardized syllabus, and every decision dealing with assessment, is to relate back to the mission.

“All of that is tied to the mission,” Baer said. “All of the outcomes, from the student, faculty, individual classes, programs and Gen.

Ed., all of that goes back up to the mission.”

A way to gauge the interests between all of these levels is through different committees; the two that relate most to assessment are the General Education Committee and the Assessment Committee.

Dr. Marie LeichliterKrause, associate dean of first-year programs and the chair of the General Education Committee, said committees played a crucial role in gathering data for the follow-up report. LeichliterKrause also assisted Baer in writing the 30-page report.

Baer said the Middle States process has recently changed. In the past, institutions accredited by Middle States would be reaccredited every 10 years with a fiveyear periodic report. Now, schools will be reaccredited every eight years with a yearly “metrics report,” so the university will not have to apply for reaccreditation again until the 2023-24 academic year.

“It’s exciting. I’m an assessment geek. I enjoy numbers; I like data, and I like to see process,” Leichliter-Krause said. “The exciting part about that is we will get to see each year how that data comes together, and that will make the ACCREDITATION >> A4

Behind the scenes Athletic training highlighted during March effort culminates in merit scholarships

By NATALIE JOHNSTON For the Yellow Jacket

By RACHEL MANGAN Editorial Assistant

During the last few weeks, the Office of Admissions has been busy sending out acceptance letters, invitations to scholarship competitions and the helping students through the commitment process. This year, there were more than 1,350 students accepted to the university.

Dave Floyd, senior associate director of Admissions and recruiting manager, described the process of getting into Waynesburg as unique to each student.

“Every student here experiences something different in their admissions process than the next person,” said Floyd. “We try to make that process as simple and easy to understand that we possibly can for them because we want it to be a painless process, because we want them to choose Waynesburg.”

In the week before spring

break, the office was buckling down in preparation for the competitive scholarships.

The scholarships offered to students to help cover their cost of tuition to attend the university include the Bonner Scholarship, Stover Scholarship, Ohio Honors Scholarship, Communication Scholarship and Fine Arts Scholarship. Each of the scholarships have specific requirements for a student to be able to obtain and keep the scholarship throughout their time at Waynesburg University.

The Bonner Scholarship is a national scholarship the requires extensive amounts of community service where students must complete 140 hours per semester and maintain a high grade point average, and in return the Bonner Scholarship pays for a part of their tuition.

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Athletic Training Director Joseph Shaffer wants to educate the students and staff of Waynesburg University about what athletic training is, and what trainers do as a profession.

“There are a lot of misconceptions of what an athletic trainer does,” said Shaffer. “Athletic training is a medical profession and a lot of people forget that.”

The month of March is Athletic Training Month.

According to National Athletic Training Association, the slogan for this year is “Your Protection is Our Priority.” In Shaffer’s opinion, it is the perfect motto for an athletic trainer.

Athletic Training Month is all about informing others of the profession. Athletic trainers work with a team or specific athlete for their entire road to recovery, said Shaffer. Waynesburg University has a major for athletic training and soon will be able to offer a master’s program. The Athletic Training department

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Above, athletic training major Kourtney Skinner assists football player Michael Heasley during her clinical hours. at Waynesburg emphasizes hands-on learning from professors and professionals in the field. Shaffer said having the students train under a professional opens a lot of door for the future.

“The most important aspect of the clinical and conferences is networking,” said Shaffer.

Robert Bonser, instructor of athletic training and clinical education coordinator, oversees the process of setting up preceptors or instructors for students.

“Students work under-

neath a preceptor from the facility—be it a working physician, a high school Athletic Trainer or a physical trainer,” said Bonser.

“They strive to give students a diverse setting for the clinical training with high school training, contact sport training for both men and women [sports] and [professional] physician settings.”

The focus of clinical hours is to prepare students for the Board of Certification Exam, which is a comprehensive examination.

At that point, students are certified to perform all the duties of athletic training in a professional setting.

Senior athletic training major Hayes Salancy, has gone through the program and is soon on his way to graduating.

“I already have 500-plus hours of on-site hours in my discipline,” said Salancy. “To know the ins and outs, [it] prepares you to immediately take over a clinic or position at a high school. I can’t compliment the program enough."

Price of tuition key in enrollement strategy Students explore

By GRACE HUTCHISON Staff Writer

Though Waynesburg University is a private school, it is not immune to the effects of the overall decline in students choosing to pursue higher education. Yet, despite this, enrollment for the university spiked in the 2016-17 school year.For many students, including freshman nursing major Annalise Cardish, financial aid and tuition were major contributing factors in their college decision.

"I chose Waynesburg largely because of the price and the financial aid that they offered," Cardish said.

Americans, in total, owe approximately $902 billion in student loan debt, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Students at Waynesburg are affected by the nationís growing crises of crippling student loan debt, but the average student only owes $27,000.

Matthew Stokan, director of Financial Aid, works with students to ease financial burdens with aid in the form

of money from the institution such as scholarships, free money from outside sources, grant money from both federal and state forms and loans.

"For the latest 2016-17 school year we have awarded over $36.2 million dollars in financial aid to our students, both graduate and undergraduate," Stokan said.

The baseline tuition for a full-time student is $22,380, and that number increases depending on the studentís meal plan, whether or not they are a resident and which housing they choose.

Tuition, according to Dr. Shari Payne, vice president of Enrollment, is based largely on competition with other schools as well as studentsí budget, while also making the obvious consideration of funding the necessities to run the university. "[The students] don't want to take out so much loan debt that they can't afford a mortgage after they graduate," Payne said.

Waynesburg must remain more appealing financially

towards incoming students against their competition, according to Stokan.

"Competition is the name of the game, especially in private schools when you are competing for the best students," Stokan said. "To entice the best students to come to your school, you have to discount tuition."

That discount is limited due to the costs that comes with running a university that students might not always consider, including electricity, staff salary and air conditioning. Inflation continues to make everyday expenses such as those more costly, having a direct effect on the pricing of tuition.

"Although the goal of Waynesburg University is to keep its cost of education as minimal and as affordable as possible, the reality of higher education is that the cost often increases from year to year," according to the Waynesburg University website.

With the strain of unavoidable costs and the general decline of students who

want to pursue college, tuition pricing is more strategic than ever.

"You can't be giving away tuition for free, but you have to discount it to remain competitive," Stokan said.

According to Payne, pricing tuition isn't all about finding an appealing number that also pays the bills. They factor in the studentís best financial interest.

"When we put together the budget, it's not just a finance guy with a calculator and a spreadsheet - it's input by all of the different offices," Payne said. "All of the vice presidents come together and we talk about things."

Payne said that while universities have gradually increased their tuition in recent years, Waynesburg is attempting to continue with its current strategy.

"We are trying to keep it steady, maintain, have the price point be where it needs to be so that we can continue delivering the services we need to deliver so you can get a quality education," Payne said.

career options at job, internship fair

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

32 businesses set up displays in the Rudy Marisa Field House Wednesday, March 8, for a job fair, where students could receive more information about certain organizations and network with potential employers.

"I love to hear the buzz with all of the interactions,î said Marie Coffman, the director of Career Services and Placement. Coffman had been planning this job fair since mid-January by contacting countless companies and organizations throughout the area.

Senior business major Jess Bish took advantage of the opportunity to expand her network, and she went down to meet with several businesses.

"I think job fairs are a good way to network because it allows the recruiter to meet you

face-to-face and get a feel for your personality,"said Bish.

Coffman echoed much of what Bish said and added that the condensed nature of the job fair makes things easier for students when talking to recruiters.

"Students can talk to all of those employers in one place instead of traveling place to place to try to talk to them, and they can get that face-toface contact is important even if they say 'Go to the website and apply,' you still can hand them a resume," said Coffman.

The employers began arriving at 9 a.m. to set up their displays, which went into detail about the company.

Coffman noted that around 100 students came through the doors throughout the duration of the event, which lasted until 1:30 p.m.

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Little-known marine bio lab a resource for student research

By CODY YANKULIC Editorial Assistant

Across the street from the Waynesburg University Fitness Center and underneath the local Crisis Pregnancy Center sits the university Marine Biology Lab. In the basement sit 11 fish tanks, all filled with various sorts of aquatic life.

A panthered grouper, which is marked like a leopard, swims circles in a center tub and, directly to the left of it in a larger tank, a deep blue and long fish known as the blue brass swims back and forth.

A tank on the adjacent wall holds a clarkii clownfish, which looks like Nemo with a brown body and is known to be aggressive. Just a few feet

away from it sits a touch pool, where students are attempting to grow coral. With its concrete floors and simply painted cinder block walls, the lab is far removed from the polished corridors of the Stewart Science Hall.

“I know a lot of people don’t know about the Marine Biology Lab and marine biology major because it is off campus,” said Liz Bundy, a sophomore marine biology/environmental science major. “We are in the process of making it more publicly accessible.”

It is a process that has just recently started.

“I feel like there was a lot to be done,” said Wayne Rossiter, assistant professor of biology.

Rossiter has spent a lot of time improving the marine biology major at Waynesburg.

In the past three years, he has will have a more stable course acquired new tanks and begun work. the process of placing flowDespite not having open acthrough tiling on the floor of cess to the ocean, such as you the lab, which would allow any do at UNCW and FIT, Rosspills to be easier cleaned up. siter said he has tried to offThe program, which is a set that some, which includes “three and one,” acquiring specimens gives students their from a master diver first three years B E SHCI EN ND E TS H E in Florida. of schooling at An occasional series “We can put a Waynesburg, and call into him, and they must transfer 12 hours later have to University of North Caro- a specimen from the Cariblina Wilmington (UNCW) or bean Reef system,” said RosFlorida Institute of Technol- siter. “So, while you are not ogy (FIT) for their senior year. standing in the Caribbean, the The partial program works in stuff in front of you was in the two tracks, each tailored a Caribbean.” little different to the student’s Rossiter also explained that school of choice. Students on the lab houses specimens from the FIT track take organic Fiji and Malaysia and uses the chemistry and many broad freshwater lakes and streams ranging science classes, while of Pennsylvania to his advanstudents heading to UNCW tage.

“We are doing a project for Pam Snyder’s, her office,” said Rossiter. “I have five students who are helping me, doing a trout stocking assessment on some northern branches of Ten-mile Creek.”

He also said there are plenty of reasons for students to want to study marine biology at a landlocked school. “[The students] like being closer to home,” said Rossiter.

“If they feel they are getting essentially the same course work here, parents feel much better about not sending their kids to school 18 hours away.”

He also added that small class size, which would allow for more personal attention, and financial burden can also be reasons for students to study marine biology at a landlocked school.

“I chose Waynesburg because I am [an] inner city kid in a poor neighborhood,” said Bundy. “I couldn’t afford to go out of state.”

Bundy also added there were advantages to taking the program at Waynesburg.

“I saw it at Saint Francis and it is something I liked, but here you can get involved at any level,” said Bundy. “We get to do all the hands-on experiences.”

The future of the lab, said Rossiter, is focused getting a large pool into use that could be used to house stingrays.

The past few years’ work on the lab, said Rossiter, is only the beginning.

“It is a constant work in progress,” said Rossiter.

“Those are all things we have had to do just to get started.”

Anniversary: Annual Jane Owen works to earn Ph.D. from WU Charter Day event recognizes uni. history

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niversary of Waynesburg University’s partnership with the Bonner Foundation, we thought this was a perfect time to bring those two things together and have a celebration.”

The Bonner Foundation, which is devoted to serving others, especially the surrounding community, aligns perfectly with the university’s mission of faith, learning and service. Fox said there isn’t any better way to celebrate the university than through one of its main pillars.

“Charter Day is typically a time to reflect on our mission and to celebrate our accomplishments as an institution,” said Fox. “Faith, learning, and service is a cornerstone of that.”

On the weekend leading up to Charter Day, March 18, the university will host a Day of Service, called “25 for 25,” which represents 25 service sites for the Bonner Foundation’s 25th anniversary. The event will start at 9 a.m. and end at noon.

The student Bonner Scholars will be serving as service leaders at each of the 25 service sites. These sites will be not only in Waynesburg, but also in Washington County and Allegheny County. Fox said this was done intentionally to get optimal participation from students, staff and alumni.

“The diverse locations of the service sites will allow for alumni and staff who may not live in Waynesburg to be able to serve as well,” she said.

“25 for 25” will begin with a kickoff in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and a light breakfast will also be provided. The President of Bonner Foundation, Dr. Bobby Hackett, will be there to say a few words of motivation, as well as to meet and greet those who are serving.

The weekend of service will be the precursor for the Charter Day celebration held Tuesday, March 21. On Charter Day, the weekly Chapel service at 11 a.m. will be replaced with a Charter Day Convocation. During this convocation, Chancellor Timothy R. Thyreen will give the Convocation Address. A Charter Day luncheon in the Benedum Dining Hall and Beehive will also be served, featuring famous “Charter Day Chicken.”

While some students may be disappointed due to there being no concert this year, Fox said that change, in this case, is a good thing.

“I think different is good,” said Fox. “This was just a perfect fit for this year, so I’m really excited about having something a little bit different.”

Anyone interested in serving during the university’s “25 for 25” Day of Service can sign up for a service site under the Service tab on MyConnect.

Jane Owen, director of the Counseling Center at Waynesburg University, has been working to earn a doctoral degree since the implementation of the Ph.D. in counseling program at Waynesburg three years ago.

“I have always wanted a Ph.D. over my 30-year span here,” said Owen. “But the programs I was accepted to were full-time programs and I didn’t want to give up my job at that point.”

The pursuit had been put on the back burner, but Owens always heard rumors that Waynesburg would start a Ph.D. program, and if it ever started, she would do it. Once it began, every Tuesday night, Owen traveled to the Waynesburg University Southpointe location for classes.

That was three years ago, and she is now in the process of finishing her dissertation.

Her dissertation covers a 30year career talking about how has counseling changed and not changed over that time.

Owen plans on finishing her dissertation and presenting her case some time in early 2018, but even if she doesn’t finish, she is happy with the experience.

“The three years in classes – it’s been very beneficial,” said Owen. “Even if I don’t finish the dissertation I’ve learned a lot from the classes.”

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Jane Owen, director of Waynesburg's Counseling Center, is working toward a counseling doctorate after a 30-year career in the counseling field. proved her talents, she also will earn the title of being an expert in her field.

“When you have a Ph.D., you’re considered an expert in that field of study,” said Owen. “A degree in the area that you work lends more credibility, and really just more education more awareness more knowledge of ethical standards and guide lines.”

Those who work with Owen have noticed the improvement in the concepts that Owen brings to the office.

“Jane’s always been very good at what she does,” said Mary Hamilla, a university counselor. “Week after week she’s so refreshed and enthusiastic she’s got all these new ways to look at counseling.”

Hamilla has also been

able to take advantage of the information Owen has gained through the graduate program and uses it to help other counselors grow in the program.

“She’s always giving us tools that she receives in classes and from other Ph.D. students,” said Hamilla. “Part of our discussion when we have case consultations is some of that almost like mini little trainings.”

These discussions have helped and led to better counseling for everybody in the counseling center, according to Hamilla.

“We use it in our sessions and we get back together and talk about how it worked and compare notes,” said Hamilla. “I feel like we are all sharpening our skills and benefiting from [Owen] put-

ting in the time she’s putting in.”

Owen also feels that this is a great time for counseling and really feels that students think the same of it.

“I think right now is such an exciting time in this profession because we are paying much more attention to the mind [to] body connection, I think self awareness, teaching coping skills and techniques in resiliency,” said Owen. “I think students don’t have as much of a stigmatized view of counseling, many see it as an excellent resource to use while in college.

Owen plans on working a lot on her dissertation this summer and has finished all of her classes. She would like to be done this time next year.

Transfer: Admissions aims for smooth transition Heinz: Program offers bit and stall it, so it takes program to see whether the Waynesburg or not much funding for women to us a little bit longer to get class is eligible for transfer. faster.” the student that informaPalko says that having a For Palko, one objective bring their transcript, we tion because it does have to chart of core class require- for the transfer system is to study around the world then have a lot of our top go through different people ments is beneficial to the give future students more Continued from A1

schools where we get transfer students from in an Excel spreadsheet.”

As with every process, informing and preparing transfer students has its share of challenges.

For Palko, one of these challenges occurs when a community college offers a new class that Waynesburg has not evaluated in the past. “ That could halt the [transfer process] a little

to approve that credit,” said Palko.

“So we’d have to wait for the Registrar’s Office to take a look at that and the cores, to see if that would then fulfill a requirement here at Waynesburg.”

After going through the register's office, the transfer process then would go to the department chairs, after which Admissions would wait to hear back from the chairperson of a specific

transfer process.

“We can give students information up front about the core,” said Palko.

“It would go to the Registrar’s Office, and then we would mail them a letter that would give them that information. Now, because we have [the information] at our fingertips, we’re able to give it to them much quicker, so that they can make their decision on if they’re going to attend

necessary information, to helpe them along the process.

“We want to be able to better serve the student,” said Palko. “Which is why we worked with the Registrar’s Office to create that document so that when students come to Waynesburg, they can have something to work off of. So they’d have a lot of the core classes that students need here at Waynesburg.”

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their families get to meet with their potential department and learn more about the program than they would on an average tour.

“Families really value the academic department meetings,” said McNeil. “In recent years we have also changed the format of these meetings to be more specific on what students can expect year to year within their desired major, which

gives great clarity for prospective families.”

Adding to the day, students had sessions dealing with financial aid, student activities and safety. Lunch was also provided with optional residence hall or campus tours.

McNeil said he wouldn’t have been able to get it done without assistance from other departments as well as the Waynesburg University Student Ambassadors.

“There was great teamwork across all offices on

campus and there’s no doubt the wonderful staff and faculty we have here at WU made a positive impact on these families college search,” said McNeil.

At the end of the day, those who came out filled out a survey to give the university feedback on how the day went and how admissions can improve future visitation days.

“From the surveys collected we can confidently say that this event was a huge success. The families

love experiencing Waynesburg for themselves, meeting with their academic advisors, and learning more about the incredible support we offer from Student Services, Career Services, Financial Aid and more,” McNeil said. “For this event being fairly new to our office, I’m impressed on how well organized and thorough this day is already, and am confident that with the amazing members of our team that this day will only improve for years to come.”

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scholarship looks for diversity in their applicants including STEM majors, a documented physical or learning disability, sexual orientation or ethnicity.

“This demographic ensures that women will have the ability to travel the world, and will do so much more with the trip than just take a few classes in another country,” said Bartman, who is studying in Ireland this summer through this program.

Leading up to and after their trip, the young women participate in a variety of different events related to their scholarship. In those events, they learn more about other cultures and connect with other participants in the scholarship.

“The VIH program wants you to immerse yourself in the culture to get a new perspective on things and to learn from them,” said Young, who is travelling to Prague, Czech Republic this summer.

One of the aids that the program provides for win-

ners is a mentoring program, where they can learn from a previous traveler more of what to expect on their trip.

“Each recipient is paired accordingly with a previous scholar to prepare them for their trip abroad. This has brought me closer to another woman on campus that I can look up to and go to for just about anything,” said Holland, who is travelling to Sydney, Australia.

After their trip, a major part of their scholarship is spreading what they have learned to other students.

“The winners will sit down and try to figure out if there was something common that they all saw,” Bristor said.

“After, they hold a community engagement experience where they come back and share with the campus community.”

For interested and qualified upcoming sophomores and juniors, there is an informational meeting on April 6 at noon.

“I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for women, I have seen so much growth in the women who have gone in the past,” Bristor said.

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March 16, 2017

'Trumploqium' lecture features professor's analysis of Trump

By MATTIE WINOWITCH Managing Editor

Students in Waynesburg University’s Honors Program are required to attend a minimum of six colloquia—or educational conferences—in one academic year. But of all colloquia that have been offered thus far, none have been quite as “yuge” as the “Trumploquium” held March 9.

The Trumploquium was a colloquium based on a class taught by Dr. Matthew Akers, the director of Government Relations and assistant director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron.

Akers’s class analyzes none other than the 45th president himself, Donald Trump.

The class, “Trump’s Triumph” has caught the attention of many Ohio news sources and is slowly raising eyebrows across the nation.

Its focus is aimed towards Trump’s rise during the 2016

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Dr. Matthew Akers from the University of Akron visited Waynesburg last Thursday to discuss his newest course, "Trump's Triumph" with Honors Program students. presidential election, which came as a shock to many.

According to an article written about “Trump’s Triumph” on www.columbus. com, in the class itself, students research his policies, as well as examine how Trump

gained broad support during the election. Students enrolled in the course also have a chance to understand why Trump supporters chose to vote for him in the first place While news sources have been picking up Akers’s

course for articles, this was his first time explaining what he’s doing during an academic colloquium at a different university.

“I’ve done news stories and TV show spots for Trump’s Triumph, but I’ve never done

anything like this,” Akers said. “But I’m definitely not opposed to it.”

During the Trumploquium, after a brief introduction by Dr. Batchelder, assistant professor of History and director of the Honors Program, Akers explained to Honors Program students the inspiration behind “Trump’s Triumph.” He also addressed the class objectives, required readings and other information on why the class is important.

After his 30-minute presentation, Akers opened up the floor to questions and comments pertaining to the class, Trump and the relevant articles which were provided prior to the event.

“You’re allowed to oppose my ideas,” said Akers, during the questioning period. “I don’t want you to absorb everything I’m saying and think it’s the only right opinion.”

According to Batchelder, the Trumploquium was

worth students’ time, as it was full of information and, potentially, a different way of thinking—that is, depending on the political views of those in attendance.

“What’s happening now in politics is arguably the biggest issue the U.S. has seen in a long time,” said Batchelder.

“All students, and especially Honors students should be well-educated in the subject.”

Akers said there’s a true value in offering a class on modern-day policies and issues like Trump’s Triumph.

“In order to understand the present, sometimes we have to take a closer look at why exactly certain things are happening,” Akers said.

Through the class he teaches, Akers hopes that he can help promote this type of thinking.

“There is a piece of history of this America that matters,” said Akers. “I like to think I contribute to that at least a little bit through my class.”

Eagle Scouts reflect on mission to serve Admissions: Merit

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

President Douglas Lee pulled a framed certificate from a glass cabinet in his office, one of several. This one was commemorating his advancement to the rank of Eagle Scout.

Lee got involved with scouting as a Tenderfoot when he was just 13, and to this day, he sees the Boy Scouts of America as something that fundamentally impacted him.

"You know the Scout Oath," he said. "On my honor, I will do my best.

To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all timesóa large part of the focus of scouting is service, and that had an impact on me."

The same is true for a lot of Eagle Scouts, of whom a large population is located on Waynesburg Universityís campus.

"At first it's just like, OK,

these are just words; I'll just practice it over and over," said junior pre-med major Vincent Morrow, another Eagle Scout. "And then, I guess, as you grow and develop, especially, like, being a leader, and then eventually you have to do a service project for your Eagle Scout award, you start to more so integrate those words; so that theyíre no longer just words, but they have meaning that you implicate in your daily life."

Morrow said it was nice to have an ìunderlying populousî of so many Eagle Scouts in Waynesburgís student bodyópeople who shared a similar background and appreciation for all of those lessons. Lee said the same, believing that the scouting community only strengthens Waynesburgís resolve to get involved and serve the community.

"The Eagle Scouts and Girl Scouts just add another dimension to the amazing make up of our student

body," said Lee. For Lee, the greatest lessons scouting left with him involved leadership and service, which he says go hand in hand. He incorporates these skills into his position at the university, he said.

"You learn quickly that leadership isnít giving orders," said Lee. "Leadership is about motivation. It's about passion. It's about caring."

Morrow agreed that leadership was a large element to his time as a scout, and an important factor to drive him toward attending Waynesburg and joining the Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership.

"The biggest parallel between my experiences with the Eagle Scouts and why I chose Waynesburg would be the Stover Center," Morrow said. "Because those same points about moral leadership and ethical development - like, that's something thatís ingrained at the next level."

Overall, said Lee, scout-

ing has given him a strong appreciation for service that he is proud and honored to witness at Waynesburg every day. To become an Eagle Scout, Lee's service project involved working in a veteranís hospital, which he described as "life changing."

"Any time you engage in service and you are exposed to other people and their issues that they face, it leaves an impact," he said.

He enjoys getting to see that impact at Waynesburg; and itís not just service, he said - it's cheerful service.

Quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson - "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" - Lee said that seeing students give up their own time to help the community truly motivates him.

"For many years now, weíve been recognized as a leader in service learning," he said. "The events that we hold, the days of service, [are] so motivational. That kind of stuff really does change and transform the world."

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research prior to coming to the fair, to make sure they were well-informed and that they could make the best use of their time. One such student was Bish.

"Going to the job fair, I had to do some research about the organizations that were there, and that's how I knew who I wanted to talk to," she said.

"When I got to the job fair, it was much easier to just go directly to the companies that I wanted to talk to instead of floundering around, confused and wasting time."

Coffman said that it was fairly solid involvement for the typical job fair as her numbers usually have students coming in at around 75-80 people. Of course, she

Kyla Wolper, Yellow Jacket

In Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse on March 8, students explored potential jobs and internship possibilities at the annual job and internship fair. still wishes that more had shown up to take part.

"We try to get some [organizations] for each major on campus," she said. "We try to get some for the sciences; we try to get criminal justice; we

tried, this year, to focus some on communications students, and there were just one or two there, and I'd like to get more of those here."

Coffman urges students who are looking for jobs and

internships to use the following website when searching for jobs: collegecentral.com/ waynesburg. She said that this website ensures safety in online job searching and weeds out undesirable sites.

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tional scholarship, it’s actually pretty special because we are one of only 21 schools that offers it,” said Floyd.

The Stover Scholarship revolves around principles of the constitution and the founding principles of Waynesburg University and Christianity.

The Ohio Honors scholarship is offered to someone who is a math or science major that exemplifies Waynesburg University’s mission statement. The Ohio Honor Scholarship is also the only full tuition scholarship that Waynesburg offers.

The Department of Communication also offers a competitive scholarship in which students must display their talents and abilities while also going through an interview.

“I was in their shoes once,” said Floyd. “I was a communications major once upon a time and I remember it as being one of the first times I really got to experience the department.”

The Fine Arts Scholarship is the final competitive scholarship offered by the university. Students involved in theatre, visual, instrumental and vocal arts are the ones eligible to apply, but they must audition for the scholarship.

“We used to offer more scholarships as close back as five years ago where almost every department offered one,” said Floyd. “Now these are all the ones we offer. I think there are a lot of students that wish every department still had them. In terms of commitment to the Waynesburg, we just want to make sure that Waynesburg is the best match for the student.”

Floyd also went on to explain the importance of visit-

ing campus and participating in Accepted Student Day or “SnapWU” to get a feel for what the campus is like, especially in terms of what dorm they see themselves living in and the buildings where their classes will be held.

“We really just want students to be sure that they are making the right choice in coming to Waynesburg University.”

DAVID FLOYD

Senior Associate Director of Admissions

The preparation for accepted students day has also been a significant feat for the department, according to Floyd. All 1,350 accepted students had to be helped through the process of registering for the event. After the initial outreach, over 150 students registered for the event. But those organizing the event still had their hands full in getting the campus, activities and staff members ready for the event’s arrival.

Jackie Palko, the director of admissions, took the lead in preparing this event.

“A lot of the hardest work was getting the faculty members ready for this. We wanted them to help students understand and find what they are looking for,” said Palko.

Making the decision to attend any university or college is a big commitment, and the admissions department wants to make sure each student is making their choice for the right reasons.

“We really just want students to be sure that they are making the right choice in coming to Waynesburg University and that it’s the right fit for their needs,” said Floyd.

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process much easier. I know a lot of the times people are terrified by assessment, but assessment should be exciting because it allows us then to turn around and showcase ourselves.”

Baer said she believes the new system is better because it will allow the university to better consistently assess itself.

“This is why I say it was

positive, because I think as a result of this process of going through, collecting all of the information, we had to create a timeline of how to implement a better assessment process,” Baer said.

“That process caused us to come up with a process. So, it’s not that we’re not going to look at it again until 2023, it’s that we’re going to do a better, more consistent job of assessing what we’re doing well and what we need to do better.”

-ship is reaching out to the university’s students in many different ways, including email, social media, the myconnect website, flyers and students at tables set up outside the office of the Center for Service Leadership and in the Beehive in Stover.

Students who wish to serve can select what service projects they want to sign up for, said Adrienne Tharp, coordinator for the Bonner Program.

“If a group of friends want to sign up, there is definitely opportunity for that,” said Tharp.

Registration for the service day will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the 18th at the Marisa Field House/Gymnasium, said Hardie. There will then be a light breakfast offered, and students will sit with their service site groups, each led

by Bonner Scholar students.

“Many of them are sites where the [Bonner Scholar] students serve regularly throughout the school year,” said Tharp, “so they’re sites they are familiar with, that they’ve worked with.”

There will be a short welcome and prayer by Rev. James Tinnemeyer, vice president for Student Services at 9 a.m. President of Waynesburg University,

Douglas Lee, and President of the Bonner Foundation, Dr. Bobby Hackett, will then speak at the event.

At 9:15, Hardie will dismiss the service groups and they will disperse to their sites, some close enough to walk to. Transportation is provided for site locations further away.

Service for each location will wrap up at around noon, and by approximately 12:30 p.m. all students and other service volunteers will be back in Marisa Field House, where they will have a short reflection on the day.

Tharp believes this service opportunity will affect students at Waynesburg Uni-

versity as well as the people and organizations they are serving.

“This is another opportunity for our students to get to know the community,” said Tharp.

If you would like to sign up for the 25 for 25 Service Day on March 18th, you can sign up online at myconnect. waynesburg.edu or you can call Kelley Hardie at the Center for Service Leadership at 724-852-3461 or stop into their office on the first floor of the Stover Campus Center.

“Hopefully,” said Tharp, “this encourages students to want to serve more and even get involved in the same sites they signed up for.”

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Bash Race Track brings indoor RC car racing to Greene Co.

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Staff Writer

After two and a half months of hard work and preparation, Ben McMillen and Eddie Hughes opened up an indoor radiocontrolled car race track March 8.

T he ne w B ash R a c e Track is full of jumps, turns, bumps, walls and a pipe that has a fog machine attached to it.

"Ed and I have been doing [RC car racing] for years, I know we are adults and everything but we have been trying to find a way to make the hobby pay for itself," said McMillen. "So we opened the track."

The Bash Race Track is open Wednesdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

But in order to enter into the Bash Race Track, you have to become a member first.

The membership itself is free, but you have to pay for your track time on practice days and race fees on race days. Race shifts are $10 and rental cars are $20.

“This is just proving the business concept, if this takes off we are going to

Colin McLaughlin, Yellow Jacket

At the Bash Race Track, all it takes is a membership and a fee for some track time for locals to race radiocontrolled cars. According to the track owners, the smooth wooden surface is perfect for novices. move to a bigger location and be open more days of the week," said McMillen.

"We are also going to have regular races which are going to take place Fridays maybe even possibly

Mondays.”

Unlike most indoor RC car race tracks, Bash Race Track is not meant for hard core racers and is not on a carpet or clay surface.

Inste ad, McMillen,

Hughes and some of their pals decided to make the track out of wood to make it slicker for the cars.

“We are really trying to squash the intimidation factor of the bigger track

with hard-core racers. We are just wanting to have people that want to have fun and goof off. You do not need a $2,000 car to come to our track, a $300 car or a rental car will be

fine. We are also one of the only tracks that I know of that rents cars too,” said McMillen.

McMillen said the preparation for the track was a several week process that started from nothing.

“We have a woodshop that is attached to the other side of the wall since we have the photography and portrait studio and we have to make all of the frames," said McMillen.

"So we used the woodshop to make a lot of the boards, the sides, the ramps [and] the jumps, and that took easily five to six weeks to get it the way we wanted it and the layout right. Then we had to do all the electrical, we had to bring power back to the room, and do everything from scratch.”

Anyone that does not own an RC car and wishes to participate should not fret, as cars can be rented by people who come to try it out.

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Local agency joins Flooding a repeated issue for Waynesburg 'No More' campaign against sexual assault

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

The Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania (DVSSP) sp ends a lot of time providing outreach services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, but the organization does not typically focus its efforts to reach the general population.

That changed last week, as the DVSSP launched the “No More” Campaign— which targeted regular community members, inviting them to reflect and see what things they do and say that exacerbates the culture of domestic violence in society.

“It gives us the opportunity to challenge the community to think about some of the things they are doing that is making domestic violence worse, without realizing,” said Alexandra Brooks, pre vent ion e ducat ion coordinator for the DVSSP. “One of these things is victim blaming.”

Bro ok s s ai d t hat a common problem that the No More Campaign addresses is the tendency for people to look at domestic violence victims as nonsensical—why continue returning to your abuser?

Brooks said this kind of thinking only diminishes the chance that victims will eventually come forward and ask for help.

“These are things that we don’t want to be saying anymore,” she said. “It makes it harder for victims to reach out...ashamed about what has happened to them...

They wouldn’t be ashamed if we as a society didn’t make them feel that way. If we ever want to stop seeing domestic violence, we have to stop it by preventing it.”

To achieve this goal, the DVSSP began utilizing a new graphic.

“The No More Campaign was meant to be a unifying campaign on domestic violence—similar to the

recycling campaign,” said Brooks, referring to the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” movement. “We used to go by the purple ribbon, but the purple ribbon symbolizes so many different things, and this is something that is supposed to be unique, just for domestic violence.”

The graphic is based off of the shape of a zero, with the inner circle representing the population affected by domestic violence.

“The idea is that the more that we talk about it and the more that we say this is a public health issue, the more we can see that center reduce.”

The DVSSP disseminated the No More graphic throughout areas surrounding Greene County. In front of the Greene County courthouse, an information table was set up, with cupcakes sporting the symbol, and pledge sheets to encourage community involvement.

In addition, representatives visited various social ser vice agencies to spread the message.

Brooks said that the week ended with a rally in Washington, Pennsylvania, which invited survivors and their families, and the families of victims who did not survive.

"She was pleased with inviting survivors and their families,” said Brooks.

“Because it is important, and it is something that we just don’t talk about.”

Overall, representatives of the DVSSP believe that the campaign was a complete success. Andrea Foster, pre vent ion e ducat ion specialist, said that she finds it is incredibly effective to bring everyone together on the issue—it makes more of a difference that way.

“I think one of the things with the campaign that I’ve really noticed: [they are] louder together,” said Foster. “[It] makes victims feel comfortable s h a r i n g t h e i r s t or y.”

Following the heavy rainfall that flooded most of the south side of Waynesburg, including John F. Wiley Stadium on Dec. 18, 2016, a similar, but lesser, rainfall and flooding occurred on March 1.

In D e c e mb e r, t h e rainfall traveled mostly down 10 Mile Creek, w hich r uns dire c t ly b eh i nd t he fo ot b a l l stadium and most of the south side of Wa y n e s b u r g , s a i d Gregor y Leathers, director of Emergency Management Agency of Greene County. “ There were par ts of Greene County that didn’t even get any rain [in December],” he said.

The rainfall in March, Leathers said, posed different challenges than the one in December.

“In that last one, we actually got 1.97 inches of rain; that’s a lot of rain,” Leathers said.

“The ground wasn’t in a perfect situation, but when you get two inches of rain that fast it just runs off. It’s not like the ground could soak it up or it was frozen like December.”

EMA isn’t the firstresponder to a situation in a flood, but rather they “logistically assist the first-responders,” Leathers said.

“We have t he 911 center, and they call here with an issue then we contact the proper agencies and if they need things we supply them with those things,” Leathers said. “We’ll just keep going until we get people what they need.”

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Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket

Within months, Greene County has gone through two floods; one from heavy rainfall on Dec. 16 and again on March 1, above. These floods are a cause for concern for many locals as their homes and properties become jeopardized.

State colleges in danger from low enrollment

By KIMMI BASTON Executive Editor

With a decrease in student enrollment at nearly all of its colleges and universities, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is currently under review by the state government. All options are on the table, and PASSHE officials have said that closing or merging some state-owned schools may result from ongoing budget and enrollment issues.

The first issue facing state-owned colleges and universities is a significant decline in state funding for the system. Since the 2008 recession, according to ABC27 News, state funding for PASSHE has decreased by $60 million. That means that state funding, which pre v iously covere d 60 percent of schools’ costs, now covers less than 30 percent of costs.

While statewide budget cuts have affected many higher education

institutions, schools within PASSHE are most affected.

According to Jackie Palko, director of Admissions at Waynesburg University, Waynesburg has not been impacted by state funding decision nearly as much. “ The state schools actually get state funding for operations, and Waynesburg doesn’t really get any state funding to ac tually op erate,” said Palko.

As a re s u lt of s t ate funding decreases, state schools are relying more and more on tuition dollars to cover their costs. But at the same time that state f u n d i ng h a s d ropp e d , enrollment has also seen a sharp decline.

The Pittsburgh PostGazette reports that from 2010-2016, 12 of the 14 PASSHE schools saw a drop in student enrollment, most of them more than 15 percent. Of the two that did not see a decline, only one increased its enrollment.

This is a problem facing

college and universities across the nation. Like in many other states, the population of Pennsylvania is dwindling, which results in fewer high school students overall and a smaller pool attending colleges. “ The Baby B oomers’ kids—we’ve all graduated high school [by now],” said Palko. “And, people aren’t having as many kids as they used to, and they’re waiting later in life to have kids, so there isn’t that pool of people. In the northeast where Pennsylvania is, it’s a significant decrease [in high school students].”

Waynesburg University has so far maintained fairly consistent class sizes, even bringing in a larger class last year.

Palko anticipates that it will take a long time for the state to complete its review of PASSHE and then to make decisions about the 14 colleges and universities.

If one or more state schools close or merge, Palko said

it may have an effect on Waynesburg’s enrollment, though not a large one.

“There would be less competition for students, but there are less students,” she said. “So, just because you have less competition, there’s still not a larger pool of college age students.”

T he i mp a c t of st ate school closures or mergers would have been more significant at a different point in histor y, Palko believes.

“The number of students out there is going to continue to dwindle,” said Palko. “I’m not sure [closures] would affect us as much as if this had happened 10 years ago when the population of high school students was still pretty high.”

Every aspect of PASSHE will continue to be under review as officials within PASSHE and the state government assess options and plan for the future of state-owned colleges and universities.

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Dear seniors, do you know that little voice in the back of your head making you feel guilty for your senioritis? Find a way to shut it up, because senioritis is good.

Sorry mom, sorry dad, sorry academic advisor; I have senioritis and I’m

proud, and the rest of you seniors should be, too.

Before I explain why, let’s set some ground rules.

First, you obviously must still pass the classes you’re taking.

Also, if you’re going to grad school and need a minimum GPA, stop reading now.

Lastly, if you have below a 3.0 GPA, you haven’t earned senioritis, so stop reading now.

The biggest reason se-

nioritis is good, at this point, is that your grades don’t matter (insert Speak-NoEvil Monkey emoji).

If you get a 2.5 GPA this semester, it will barely drop your overall GPA anyway.

Sure, we all want to get good grades, but the difference between a 3.9 and a 3.8 or a 3.4 and a 3.3 doesn’t mean anything.

I get it; you used to care about your grades, even getting mad when a professor gave you an A-minus,

but you’re smarter now and you’ve earned the right to slack off.

But you and your parents are paying for these classes, so that voice in the back of your head only grows louder.

When that voice takes over, causing you to study too much for that test, realize classes have taken over your entire college career.

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Small life changes make huge difference MITCH KENDRA Columnist

Live every day like it’s your last.

I’m not saying to leave school and go do the things you’ve always wanted to cross off your bucket list.

But what I am saying to do is make sure you do the small things, because those will be the ones that have more of an impact.

There are some days

that we are so sick of all the work we have had to do during a long day so we just go back to our dorm rooms and go to bed.

I’m here to tell you to do the opposite. I’m a night owl, half because of work and half for fun – all because of bad habits. But I think it’s fun doing things out of the ordinary late at night, that’s how I am. I’m always running to WalMart for this food item or that toiletry, but sometimes I just go and look around – usually in the

clearance isle as a broke college kid.

I try to do small things that make a difference and keep myself sane. Here are some of the things I’ve learned in recent years.

Appreciate those who got you to where you are today.

Call your favorite teacher from high school and tell them how you’ve done since last conversing.

Hug those around you: your friends, roommate(s) or teammates. Call your parents, siblings or grand-

parents and tell them how much you love them and how much you appreciate them – no matter for how long, just doing so will make their day. Life’s too short to be mad at people so always leave those you care about on good terms.

Have fun.

Yes, your schoolwork is important, but you need some sort of fun to balance your life so you don’t become a zombie who goes to class and then goes back to CHANGE >> B3

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EDITORIAL

Develop professionally Internships are a valuable experience for students

We are getting to the point of the semester, as well as our academic and professional careers, when many of us are contemplating the idea of an internship. Internships are necessary for proper professional development and should be taken advantage of by all students.

Internships are a valuable experience to a student’s learning – the ability to actually reach out into the work force and gain meaningful experience with professional organizations is beyond beneficial.

For starters, as an intern, you actually get the opportunity to put what you’ve learned to the test. Ideally, you’ve paid enough attention and worked hard enough to be successful in the classroom, and now the real work begins.

Additionally, being able to work in the professional atmosphere of a potential employer in your career field can help you get ready for life after college. There’s only so much you can learn in the classroom, whereas on-the-job training becomes much more practical and worthwhile, especially when you get to the see the results of your work pay off in a report or over the air.

Learning the ins and outs of a business help you understand the dynamic of a profession more solidly than reading from a textbook, and the chance to work alongside bosses and coworkers gives you the chance to pick their brains about the marketplace – other places they’ve worked, what the hours are like etc.

The right internship can help any resume stand out as soon as a potential employer picks it up – and having the references and contacts behind the business’ name on paper is truly valuable.

Confidence, which is instrumental, will build with each passing day as what you do becomes more and more routine. Often times landing an ‘adult job’ may have seemed out of reach for many college students during their time in the classroom, but jumping out into the real world over the summer or during semesters can show an intern how small the world really feels.

According to some reports, research shows that majority of companies use internships and similar experiential education programs to recruit to become a member of their full-time workforce sometime in the future, something many interns dream of being able to accomplish. In order to land that coveted job after an internship ends, a few things are key.

Having built a good relationship during the internship is important, and continuing to build that relationship, whether by working part-time on the side or just by keeping in contact, shows your interest no longer as an intern, but as a potential employee.

Having taken initiative to go the extra mile, whether working late or asking for extra work, shows you dedication and drive to work hard and succeed.

Lastly, be humble. Nothing is more attractive than humility and nothing is more unattractive than arrogance. Always strive to accomplish the next challenge, and know when to own up to a mistake.

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BUILDING OUR CAMPUS

Originally in Miller, library moved after WWII The following is an overview of the history of Eberly Library as part of the Building Our Campus series. Research provided by Courtney Dennis, associate Director of the Paul R. Stewart Museum.

By TIFFANY MORGAN Editorial Assistant

The following is an overview of the history of Eberly Library as part of the Building Our Campus series. Research provided by Courtney Dennis, associate Director of the Paul R. Stewart Museum.

Dedicated in 1955, The Eberly Library, formally known as the “New Library” has been a part of the Waynesburg University campus for decades. Before the Eberly Library was built, the Clark Library was where students utilized books for several years.

The Clark Library was located on the second floor of Miller Hall and was named after Dr. Byron Clark of Washington, Pennsylvania, who had given a significant donation to furnish it.

Although the Clark Library was sufficient to accommodate the enrollment of the early decades, there was a sharp increase in enrollment after World War II, so more space was needed for the incoming students.

The rise in enrollment advanced the idea of a new and bigger place for books and knowledge.

The Board of trustees during this time at, Waynesburg College, bought the new library building, known as College Hights, for $3,000.

The building stood where Eberly Library stands today.

At the commencement exercises held on June 12,

1949, Pennslyvania Governor Hames H. Duff laid the cornerstone for the building that would soon be a new library.

During the same year, they began the construction work on the foundation during the summer and into the fall. The construction of the rest of the building started in Febuary of 1952.

When the library was finally complete in 1955, it was dedicated and known as “The New Library.” President Paul R. Prexy Stewart, Librarian Teresa Vierango and Waynesburg College students got together and moved books from the Clark Library up to the New Library.

The Pediments and columns were a later addition to the library in 1960. The stone pediment, the carvings in stone on the exterior of the library referred to as “Pentateuch”, are the first five books of the Old Testament, which tells the story of God building a nation.

Upon entering The Eberly Library, there is more history to be seen, for there are plaques at the base of each of the four exterior columns to honor four Cumberland Presbyterian Church Trustees.

These trustees, from left to right, are Meeker Woodruff Denny, J. Wiley Day, Nathan H. Biddle and Nathan B. Evans. There is also an additional plaque to recognize the trustees that says “The pillars of this building are dedicated to the four Presbyterian Trustees whose names appear thereon.

Each in early days of this institution, as ‘a pillar in the temple of God,’ gave his devotion to Waynesburg College.”

Paul R. Stewart Museum

Eberly Library was dedicated in 1955 and has undergone changes through the years.

Library renovations began in 1995 to the interior and exterior using the funds from the Eberly Foundation. As renovations were completed, The New Library was rededicated as The Eberly Library on Oct. 19, 1995.

Today, the Eberly Library is home to more than books.

It holds important tools for

students, including places like the Knox Computer Lab, the Writing Center and the Tutoring Center.

The Eberly Library will continue to support students’ knowledge and lead a helpful path to their success with books and the different organized academic locations within.

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March 16, 2017

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Cheat Sheet: More controversy surrounds Trump White House Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

By MATTHEW SHINKLE Editorial Assistant

This past week began with more scandal for the Trump administration, as New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman made the claim that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used an email alias to discuss climate change while he was Exxon Mobil Corp,’s chief executive, according to Bloomberg.

Tillerson used the fake name “Wayne Tracker” and an accompanying email address on the Exxon system from at least 2008 through 2015 to discuss the risks of climate change in relation to the company, among other issues.

Schneiderman made the claim in a letter on Monday to Justice Barry Ostrager in New York state court in Manhattan, accusing Exxon of failing to turn over all relevant documents required by a court order.

Tribune News Service

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson salutes members of The Supreme Court as he arrives to listen to U.S. President Trump address a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Feb. 28, in Washington, DC. The filing comes in the midst of a legal dispute where Exxon is currently attempting to derail proves by both New York and Massachusetts about whether the company misled investors of the companies for years about the potential impact of climate change on its business in the future.

This is just the latest in what has been a series of email scandals to have

rocked politics over the past few years, as Hillary Clinton’s private email server as Secretary of State and current Vice President Mike Pence’s use of a private email server as governor of Indiana have also raised some eyebrows across both party lines.

However, the ongoing battle about the potential danger of climate change continues to be debated.

The nation’s top organization for meteorology, the American Meteorological Society, wrote a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday, after Pruitt went against mainstream climate science and said that, “I would not agree that [carbon dioxide is] a primary contributor to the global warming that we see.”

The group’s Executive Director, Keith Seitter, wrote in a letter that it’s the population which is causing climate change.

“In reality, the world’s seven billion people are causing climate to change and our emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are the primary cause,” wrote Seitter.

Pruitt’s remark caused many liberal organizations,

scientists and Democrats to say publicly that he does not deserve to belong to the EPA if he does not understand climate science.

Pruitt and his boss, President Trump, are planning a wholesale rescission of former President Barack Obama’s climate change policies at the EPA and elsewhere.

Trump is expected this week to start the process of undoing Obama’s climate rule for power plants and his coal leasing moratorium for federal land.

Additionally, President Trump is set to announce a review of vehicle fuel efficiency standards rules that were locked into place at the end of the Obama administration’s time in the White House.

Trump will meet with chief automakers this week, according to two sources briefed on the matter.

The new administration and chief automakers alike agree that the rules would be too expensive, could cost jobs and are out of step with vehicles that consumers want to purchase.

In the News: Five headlines you need to know this week back up Trump’s claim,” he said. “The White House has so far refused to provide any evidence, and numerous former officials have denied the existence of any warrant to wiretap Trump Tower.”

-CNN March 13

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

1.Teenagers might replace drugs with phones There is a question right now among scientists as to why there appears to be a glimmer of hope in the middle of the current drug crisis.

For some reason, and science has yet to confirm definitively why, teenagers are growing less likely to try drugs, according to the New York Times. There are several theories scientists are exploring such as the falling cigarette sales rates or perhaps adolescent D.A.R.E. programs, but one of the more intriguing prospects is that phone and other electronic use may be taking the place of drugs due to a chemical reaction in the brain.

“This correlation does not mean that one phenomenon is causing the other,” according to the New York Times.

“But scientists say interactive media appears to play to similar impulses as drug experimentation, including sensation-seeking and the desire for independence.”

Furthermore, the articles state that heroin use is down amongst high schoolers, while it remains a cause for concern in adult communities.

While researchers find it to be good news that drug use is down, many are worried that technology addiction has problems of its own and should not be considered a viable alternative to drugs.

A 2015 survey by Common Sense Media found that teenagers between 13 and18 averaged more than six hours of media consumption per day.

While no direct correlation has necessarily been shown,

Tribune News Service

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily press briefing in the White House on March 8. He recently defended Trump's accusations about the Obama administration wiretapping Trump Tower. scientists are in agreement that there could be a connection worth discovering.

-New York Times March 13 2. Bad weather cripples much or North East Through what appears to be some sort of miracle, Western Pennsylvania was left from the path of destruction of a blizzard that wreaked havoc on the North East. The rest of the region saw major disturbances to travel by air, road and railway, as many people’s travel and commune plans were thwarted thanks to the storm.

“The storm has brought chaos to travel and daily life, with nearly 8,700 US flights canceled between Monday and Wednesday and thousands of schools closed,” said CNN reporter Jason Hanna.

“Connecticut banned highway travel Tuesday, and some major regional rail traffic was suspended.”

Snow and slick travel are not the only elements that residents have had to deal with. High winds have be-

come a factor, as some areas have reported wind gusts of up to 50-60 miles per hour, which in some areas, has reduced visibility to zero.

However, the snow has been a huge problem, as certain areas have already seen close to two feet. “More than 20 inches of snow have been reported in parts of upstate New York, and similar amounts could drop in northeastern Pennsylvania and parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine,” according to CNN. -CNN March 14 3. White House clarifies Trump wiretapping tweet On March 4, President Trump alarmed much of the American public due to unsubstantiated claims and accusing the Obama administration of wiretapping Trump Tower. The tweet reads as follows: “How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process.

This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad

(or sick) guy!”

Trump went one step further and compared what he believed to be Obama’s actions to “McCarthyism” via another tweet. However, the position of the White House changed on Monday when press secretary Sean Spicer “wasn’t referring to wiretapping when he tweeted about wiretapping,” according to CNN. According to what Spicer officially said, Trump meant a more general type of spying as opposed to the specific act of wiretapping.

“I think there’s no question that the Obama administration, that there were actions about surveillance and other activities that occurred in the 2016 election,” said Spicer. “The President used the word wiretaps in quotes to mean, broadly, surveillance and other activities.”

According to CNN reporter Jeremy Diamond, “Spicer’s comments came on the same day as the deadline for the Justice Department to provide evidence to the House Intelligence Committee to

4. GOP healthcare plan receives harsh reviews Much to the chagrin of Democrats across the country, the GOP has revealed its healthcare initiative which will replace Obamacare.

According to the Insurance Journal, the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation predict the national deficit will decrease while the number of uninsured people will increase. “[They] estimate that enacting the Republicans’ American Health Care Act would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by $24 million in 2026 relative to current law, the Affordable Care Act,” said an Insurance Journal article.

The premiums under the current law, which were a hot point of contention by many under the AFA, will likely continue to rise until 2020 and then begin to drop, which follows a similar trajectory that would have been seen with a continuation of the AFA. However, there is a stark contrast in premium payments for different age ranges.

“Under the legislation, insurers would be allowed to generally charge five times more for older enrollees than younger ones rather than three times more as under current law, substantially reducing premiums for young adults and substantially raising premiums for older people,” according to

the Insurance Journal.

The White House according to Fox News, claims that the numbers produced by the CBO are “off,” according to Fox News.

-Insurance Journal March 13 5. North Korea and U.S. tensions heat up The United States continues to build a strong military presence off the Korean Peninsula, according to Fox News.

“Drone stations, military drills and even elite American special forces, is reportedly part of a plan aimed at ‘incapacitating’ the rogue regime in Pyongyang should conflict break out,” said Jason Kopp of Fox News.

This past Sunday, the U.S. said that it will permanently place “unmanned missile capable drones” in South Korea.

As expected, the Pyongyang administration, led by Kim Jong Un, was not happy and responded with a threatening warning.

“If they infringe on the DPRK’s [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] sovereignty and dignity even a bit, its army will launch merciless ultra-precision strikes from ground, air, sea, and underwater,” said Pyongyang’s state-run news agency, KCNA, via Fox News.

All of this movement is due to increasingly higher tensions between North Korea and South Korea as well as threats made by the North Korean government claiming they have ballistic missiles that could reach the continental United States.

-Fox News March 14 Information curated by Brendan Keany For the Yellow Jacket

Seniors: Cut yourself some slack

Change: Focus on trying new things

our college life that are very important to us.

We have put our academics—rightfully so—ahead of other activities.

Personally, I have put my academics and my time at the Yellow Jacket above being a baseball player at Waynesburg University.

I don’t regret doing that for the last three and a half years, but I’m a senior with a good GPA and only 12 credits. I’ve earned spending my last semester putting my last season of baseball ahead of my academics.

Again, sorry mom and dad.

their room and rots away.

Go on an afternoon hiking adventure to Cooper’s Rock with friends on a weekend or do something that breaks up the everyday grind that we all struggle with at some point.

You have to remain productive, but you can’t let that overtake your life.

Years from now you’re going to remember the times you spent goofing off late at night – probably at Sheetz – when you probably should be sleeping more than the nights you went back to your room, did some homework and

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Lastly, college is a whirlwind. People don’t joke when they say these four years go by quickly.

Over the past seven semesters, we haven’t enjoyed the little things enough, and we’re starting to realize we have less than two months in college.

We’re psyched to be done with classes, but there are aspects of our life in college we’re all going to miss.

The biggest thing we will all miss are the friendships and relationships we’ve made at Waynesburg. Never again will we be surrounded by as many friends as we are right now.

It’s time to cherish these next six weeks, not spend

them studying for a test that really doesn’t matter.

Go to that concert on a weeknight that you probably shouldn’t go to because you have a test the next day.

Skip your 2 p.m. class to go to Don Patron’s to watch your favorite team play in the Sweet Sixteen.

Stay up until 4 a.m. with some friends by going to Sheetz, playing some video games, playing the Would You Rather game and having shockingly deep conversations for 4 a.m.

These are the things we’ll miss when we’re out of college, so let’s plan the next six weeks accordingly. Let’s embrace our senioritis and treasure it.

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watched TV before bed.

Go out of your comfort zone.

Try something new. If you’re shy say hello to the person you come across passing through the Stover Campus Center whether it’s your best friend or a prospective student who’s visiting.

Don’t just walk past with your head down.

While I’m not a huge fan of change but I’ve realized that it’s the best way to grow as an individual.

Take care of your body.

While it’s college, and everyone has their own ideas of fun on the weekend, just make sure whatever you’re doing includes

smart choices that won’t result in a decision you’ll regret for the rest of your life.

In review, enjoy your time at college. Don’t spend the time complaining because there’s an extremely large amount of people in the world who will never be able to experience what it’s like to be a college student.

But you do.

Everyone always says to live life to the fullest but sometimes being away at college can get in the way of that.

Don’t let yourself be disappointed by the things you missed out on during your years at college.

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March 16, 2017

5 Kidz owner looks to improve on trial event Historical Society

to open new WWI exhibit this April

No dresses sold at 5 Kidz Kandy pop-up prom event

By JOE SMELTZER Staff Writer

By RACHEL MANGAN

With April 2017 being the centennial for the United States’ entry into World War I, the Greene County Historical Society is on the brink of unveiling an exhibit dedicated to the war and its connection to Greene County.

The exhibit's debut will be April 7, and its closing ceremony will take place November 11, Veterans Day. Eben Williams, the administrator and curator of the Historical Society, has been working on the project since late 2015.

For Wi l l i ams , t h e exhibit is a chance to gain knowledge of the effect that the war had on young adults in Greene County.

“I think one of the things that is great about our museum is that we want to focus on a mixture of getting an overview, but also showing people the significance of places like Greene County in these major world events, and to see that there’ s a connection,” said Williams.

“These are people around [college] age that don’ t know what’ s going to happen, because it’ s a whole new type of warfare, and were joining [the war] late in the game.”

Williams says that one of the main features of the exhibit will be a diorama of the Battle of Grimpette Woods, which took the lives of several Greene County residents. “[Grimpette Woods] was very significant to Greene County, as it was one of the battles that a lot of people from Greene County passed away in,” said Williams.

“It was a very devastating assault for Greene County.”

Williams has a keen interest in history and is in the process of putting together a book on soldiers overseas and in training during World War I, which is slated to be finished by Veterans Day. For Wi l l i a m s , it i s important to learn about the past so that people can better prepare themselves

Editorial Assistant

Part of owning a business is dealing with the losses as well as the gains. For Kristy Vliet, owner of 5 Kidz Kandy, her most recent loss was helping to organize a prom dress sale, March 4, that didn’t fulfill her previous hopes for the event.

The Fairy Godmother’s Gown, Shoe and Jewelry Resale, which was held on March 4, was an event that allowed community members to drop off their gently-used prom gowns, shoes and jewelry.

At t he e ve nt , l o c a ls w e r e i nv i t e d t o s h o p for t h e v ar i ou s it e m s while merchants had an opportunity to make some money on their used goods.

Even though the event didn’t go as planned, Vliet has chosen not to accept defeat and is optimistic to see much improvement for next year’s event. “ We d i d n’ t g e t a tremendous turnout,” said Vliet. “We are going to try having the event on an earlier date next year.”

Despite the high hopes she had for the “Fair y Godmother’s” prom dress sale, very few people came to the event.

Much of this was due to the month of March typically being late in the prom dress purchasing s e as on , — as Vl i e t s ai d many girls like to get their gowns early, to compensate for the time it takes to get alterations made to the dresses.

“There were $400 dresses with a $50 price tag on them, but the girls that did attend kept saying, ‘Aw man, I wish I didn’t already have my dress,’” said Vliet.

T h e re we re ove r 6 0 dresses at the event, many of them worn only once and in pristine condition.

But even with the opportunity for a dis counte d once-wor n dress, none of the gowns got sold.

“Of the people who came, a lot of them were asking about next year,” said Vliet.

“I think that’s why we had such a rough time this year. We’re going to have it earlier next year for sure.”

Vliet re as ons t hat a lack of reception from the local schools and unclear advertising is what lead to the struggles of the event.

However, she hasn’t given up hope for next year, and has set goals for having b etter and more cle ar advertising.

In the future, Vilet said, advertisements will explain that the dresses are in very good shape and have very discounted prices, and that the owner of the dress gets the money—not the organizers of the event. She also plans to better explain the event to the schools so that they don’t “refuse to

Photo courtesy of Kristy Vliet

5 Kidz Kandy owner Kristy Vliet's hope for next year's event is to start earlier and to advertise to larger areas. She also wants to emphasize the items being sold are highquality, lightly used and low-priced. The event, which was held at Waynesburg University, didn't sell a single dress.

Bash: New race track available for practice races, private parties

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hang the flyers” like they did this year.

“We’re gonna try to have it in early to mid-January and start collecting the dresses in October,” said Vliet. “We also want to start our advertising process sooner so that people have more time to find out about the event and hopefully tell other people.”

Vliet also stressed that

they want to have one of these events in both Greene County and Washington County to give students more opportunities to see the dresses.

She also plans to stress to them that they have short dresses along with prom gowns, so students do not necessarily have to buy a prom gown— they can instead look for

spring formal dresses or homecoming dresses for the fall.

“Even though the event didn’t turn out the way we hoped, it was a learning experience,” said Vliet.

“Now that we know what didn’t work, we can start looking in the direction of what will work. The event can only get better from here on.”

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and a few roads that were closed, the damage of the March flood was minimal compared to the December one, Leathers said.

Rather than anything structurally about Waynesburg that makes the town more susceptible to f lo o ding, L e at hers believes the recent flooding is purely related to the immense amount of rainfall on both days.

“I just think it was two freak heavy rainfalls,” he

for the future.

“History has a nasty habit of repeating itself,” said Williams. “If you don’ t study the past, the outcomes rarely change, and you’ re not going to see how things can go awry.”

According to Williams, one thing that he, along with the rest of the Historical Society's staff, has been discovering while working on the exhibit is that the WWI soldiers were ordinary people.

“These are people that seem like people of the past, that there’ s no connection,” said Williams. “But through reading their letters and learning about their histories, you realize that they were everyday people.

They made jokes, they had loves and losses, and you get enraptured with [the history]. When [students] are learning about history, [teachers] have to teach you so much in so little time, so you don’ t get to make those emotional connections.”

Along with the diorama, other items that will be on display include personal belongings of soldiers, such as equipment that was used in the war, helmets worn

by German troops, artwork that was donated to General Edward Martin and an MG 08 Machine gun that was used by the Germans in World War I. “Some of these [belongings] have mud stains and blood stains on them, but to know that this is something that [the soldiers] hung on to through that time is significant to anyone that interacts with it,” said Williams. “You stop and think, ‘ If I can only see the things that these things have seen.’”

Along with Williams, Alexandra Johnson, who assists Williams with the society, as well as the B onner Scholars from Waynesburg University, have also contributed to creating the exhibit.

For more information on the upcoming exhibit, as well as the Greene County Historical Society in general, visit www. greenecountyhistory.org.

“When you get two inches of rain that fast, it just runs off.”

GREGORY LEATHERS

Director, Emergency Management Agency of Greene County.

said.

Leathers, who has been with EMA since 2006 and the director since 2010, said the flooding is on the 100-year flood plain.

It is the third 100-year flood in Leathers’ 11-plus years with EMA. A 100-year flood plain, according to the United States Geological Survey, means there is a 1 percent chance of that amount of rain occurring in a year.

According to the United St ates Env ironment a l P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y ’s website, “climate change is increasing the odds of more extreme weather events taking place.”

T h e E PA a l s o characterizes an extreme weather events as ones

that “don’t happen very f r e q u e n t l y, s u c h a s droughts or floods that have historically occurred on average only once in 100 years.”

To pre p are for any future flooding, Leathers said there are preemptive measures homeowners can take.

“Perfect examples of mitigation would be to take actions to prohibit loss of life or property would be…to elevate your furnace and your hot water tank in your basement,” he said.

anyone out.

“We are trying to make it a more entertaining value, people can come down with their families, their buddies or their girlfriend or boyfriend," McMillen said.

“Until you actually get down there and you race and you are having a good time, you never really realize what it really is and how much fun it can be.”

The Bash Race Track is op en for prac t ices,

races, as well as private parties too.

"We had a private party here on Friday, [March 9]," said McMillen. "[Ten children] came down and when the parents came in to pick up their kids I brought them in and made the parents drive, and they were here for probably an extra half an hour, they would not put the controllers down."

Anyone interested in RC car racing and the Bash Race Track should enter through the McMillen Photography door.

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Winningest football coach in school history retires after 12 years

By JACOB MEYER Sports Editor

Waynesburg University football head coach Rick Shepas announced last Monday that he will be retiring.

Shepas has coached the Yellow Jackets for the last 12 seasons, compiling a 6955 record, and leaves the program as the winningest

coach in school history.

“I’m just fortunate to have been here for 12 years, and obviously I love the game and love the players that I had the chance to coach,” Shepas said.

Shepas said what’s more important than the wins – despite still thinking they should have won at least a dozen more games over the

years – are the relationships.

“I’m very humbled by the opportunity we’ve had,” Shepas said. “I’m proud of all of it, but I think the thing that will stand with time is what kind of players we have in the long term. What kind of husbands and fathers they are; how involved they get in their community efforts and what a difference they make

in other people’s lives.”

Shepas said, “there are so many factors that there are probably too many to count” on why he retired, but the main two reasons are his health and his age.

Shepas, who is second in Youngstown State history with 150 receptions and 2,263 yards, underwent hip-replacement surgery in

December 2016 and is scheduled for a scope of his knee in a month.

Shepas said retirement thoughts have creeped into his mind in the past two seasons – after he turned 50 years old – but it was never in the forefront of his mind.

“I just thought, number one, I have to get myself healthy – you never have

Gehlmann scores 1,000

By LUKE GOODLING

Waynesburg University lost to Thomas More in the semifinal game in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference semifinals, and senior guard Katie Gehlmann was uncertain if her career was over with 961 total points.

After losing to Thomas More and not knowing if the Yellow Jackets would continue the season into the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament, Gehlmann said she knew her goal to achieve 1,000 career points had probably just ended.

“After that game [against Thomas More,] I knew where I was – I knew that was basically it for me,” said Gehlmann. “There was hopes to get into the ECAC, but after we finished that game, obviously it was kind of disappointing maybe knowing, ‘oh this was it for me.’”

Although the team was eliminated from conference playoffs, the Yellow Jackets qualified for a spot in the ECAC tournament, and continued their season against Grove City College in the first round.

With the season and Gehlmann’s aspirations of scoring 1,000 points on the line, Waynesburg put together some of the best basketball on the season.

“Those are all games that weren’t guaranteed – you have to get them,” said Gehlmann. “That was something which was really nice, having those extra games and we played really, really well.”

As Gehlmann drew closer to 1,000 points, she said the playoff pressure did not affect her.

“I wasn’t nervous at all about it,” said Gehlmann. “Going into each game knowing this is the last one and I need so many [points] – that didn’t affect me. I just kind of played how I played. I didn’t do it myself; obviously my teammates get a lot of credit

SHEPAS >> C3

Lindsay Orzechowski, Yellow Jacket

Senior guard Katie Gehlmann eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship— the last game of her career.

Extended postseason play gives senior guard chance to accomplish milestone Sports Convergence Editor

enough time to do that,” Shepas said. “Number two, just assessing my situation in my 50’s now and take a hard look at my retirement picture and what that would entail. Those were the primary things that factored in the most.”

Between 2012-14, Shepas

and so do the coaches – I definitely didn’t do that myself.”

The Yellow Jackets managed to win three games in a row and make it to the ECAC Championship game. At that moment, Gehlmann was only five points away from becoming the eighth Yellow Jacket to reach 1,000 career points.

In Gehlmann’s final collegiate basketball game against Carnegie Mellon University, she put up 10 points and finished her basketball career with a total of 1,005 points.

“It was awesome,” said Gehlmann.

“My senior year of high school I got [1,000 points] my third game [of senior year]…Here I only had to get five so it was kind of, not a weight off my shoulder, but knowing ‘hey I only have to get five.’”

In her final season with Waynesburg University, Gehlmann scored 386 points and put in 70 3-pointers. Additionally, Gehlmann ranked second in the PAC for free-throw percentage and first in 3-pointers made.

Head coach Sam Jones said Gehlmann’s consistency through seasons was extremely desirable and helped her reach 1,000 points.

“This year was her most productive year, but she’s been just a consistently good player for her four years,” said Jones. “That’s really why she was able to get to where she got in terms of 1,000 points, just consistency over four years.”

Jones said Gehlmann’s ability to make deep shots surprised most opponents. “[Gehlmann] gives us lots of space on the floor for our post players,” said Jones.

“She can hit from deep, it catches a lot of KG >> C3

Evans and Wilson become All-Americans Sr. defies expectations

By MITCHELL KENDRA Copy Editor

Waynesburg University wrestling head coach Ron Headlee and his assistant coaches joined senior Ryan Shank, sophomore Jake Evans and freshman Shaun Wilson at the NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championships in La Crosse, Wisconsin, last weekend. Evans and Wilson would both make the podium, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively.

“It’s a lot of fun, just f ly i ng out together and ever ybody being together,” Headlee said.

The Yellow Jackets started Friday off well, as Shank came back from down 7-0 to win 11-10 in the 184-pound bracket. “[That] first match [is] a lot of nerves when you walk in, no matter what,” said Headlee.

“Then he got in the flow of the match and he started hitting his stuff a lot better and he just kept believing that he was going to win the match and he did what he needed to do to win it.”

Shank’s next match was

against Justin Kreiter from Luther College and resulted in Shank losing, as Kreiter earned a pin. In the consolation bracket, Shank faced Bryan Levsen of Wartburg College and lost a major decision 8-0. Shank finished 1-2 in the championships.

Although falling short at nationals, it was announced later that Shank would join fellow senior Filippo Crivelli as an Academic All-American.

“It means a lot,” Headlee said of the accomplishm e nt . “It means that they’re not only known for wrestling, but they’re putting in the time in the classroom and they’re being really disciplined so they can do well in their studies. So it means a lot to us and our program – having Academic All-Americans in the program. We are just going to keep shooting for that [in the future].”

Headlee commented on the characteristics of Shank, which will carry him to success off the mat as he prepares for life after graduation.

“He has an outstanding work ethic; I think all of the

guys will tell you day with the consothat…He just works lation quarterfinals really hard, and I against Cole Erickthink that it will go son of Coe College. a long way in his caWilson would fall reer,” said Headlee. to Erickson by pin “And I appreciate and have to wrestle him coming back Wilhelm again for after taking time seventh place. off. He gave us a lot Wilhelm won the Evans in our program. Evmatch with a 5-3 ery day you just knew that you decision but Wilson claimed were going to get the best out the eighth place spot and left of him: he didn’t ever slack off his first run at nationals as and he just did what an All-American, we asked him to do. becoming the first I’m just really, really freshman NCAA proud of him.”

Division III AllAfter Wilson American in prostarted off the day gram history. in the 149-pound “I think he can be weight class with a a National Champifirst-match upset on at Waynesburg,” over eighth-seeded Headlee said.

Zach Wilhelm of Evans recorded Wilson the Stevens Instia first match upset tute of Technology 9-3, he of his own in the 285-pound faced the defending national weight class and beat sevchampion Kenny Martin of enth-seeded Justice Davis of Wartburg.

Concordia College 10-5. His Wilson was tied with Mar- second match resulted in a victin 2-2 with 10 seconds left in tory decided by riding time – a the third period until Martin 4-3 win over Ithaca College’s scored a late takedown and Jake O’Brien. sealed the match.

Evans then faced Wartburg’s Then, sent to the consola- Lance Evans in the quarterfitions bracket, Wilson bounced nals. Lance Evans recorded back against Chris Muce of the win and sent Jake Evans to Centenary College with a 6-2 the consolation bracket. Jake decision, meaning his hopes of Evans then stepped onto the becoming All-American were mat to face Olivet’s Jesse Judge, still alive.

On Saturday, he opened his WRESTLING >> C4

with consistent career

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

It’s a normal day at practice for the Waynesburg baseball team.

The team is playing an inter-squad game.

The wind is howling.

Senior first baseman Justin Davey turns to the right fielder behind him.

“You might want to give him a few steps. He can stick it a little,” he yells, warning the right fielder of the threat at the plate.

A pitch is delivered.

It’s outside.

Ball one.

Head coach Mike Humiston is sitting at the scorer’s table behind home plate.

He yells to the pitcher: half-jokingly, half-seriously.

“Good idea! You might want to walk him.”

The hitter is senior first baseman Jonathon Kletzli.

Davey and Humiston, as well as the rest of the team, who shared a laugh at both comments, are right. Kletzli can hit.

“I think our guys take it as a challenge now,” said Humiston. “Our pitchers, I think, say ‘if I’m going to have a guy beat me, it’s not going to be him,’ but it’s a tough task.”

The senior is a two-time All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference First Team honoree.

He received the honor his freshman year after hitting .383 at the dish with 12 doubles, two home runs and 37 runs batted in. As a designated hitter, Kletzli slugged his way to a .511 slugging percentage and had an on-base percentage of .465.

He also earned the honor in his sophomore season.

Kletzli hit .379 with 11 doubles, one triple and one home run, while he drove in 38 runs and had a slugging percentage of .493 with a .467 onbase percentage.

It’s safe to say Kletzli has established himself as a threat at the plate.

But he came out of nowhere.

“There wasn’t a lot of book on him when he came in,” said Humiston. “He was a very quiet kid when he came in. The first time I met Jon, he just looked like a big kid. He looked a little soft. I talked to some of the people he played with in high school and they didn’t have an overwhelming report on him.”

Kletzli always hit well as a Chartiers Valley High School KLETZLI >> C4

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March 16, 2017 COMMENTARY

Three WU basketball players receive honors Following retirement,

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

With the men’s and women’s basketball seasons both over, three Waynesburg University athletes were recognized for their on-court achievements.

Junior wing Jon Knab was selected as an honorable mention for the All-PAC basketball team.

K n a b played a crucial role for the men’s team, averaging 28 minutes per game, starting in every game.

Knab finished his season ranked in the top 15 of the conference in five statistical categories, including third in the conference with 399 points.

The most points Knab scored in a game was against Chatham in February. Knab put up 29 points with seven rebounds.

Collectively, he shot 49 percent from the field and led the Yellow Jackets in scoring, field goals made,

rebounds and steals.

Knab led the PAC in 20-point games with eight such games on the season.

Knab w i l l retur n to Waynesburg next year for his final season with the Yellow Jackets with 629 points over three years.

For the women’s team, the PAC a l s o recognized senior Katie Gehlmann with an honorable mention laurel on the AllPAC team.

Gehlmann’s sen i or ye ar with the Yellow Jackets was highlighted when she surpassed 1,000 career points in her final collegiate game against Carnegie Mellon University in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.

Through the season, Gehlmann tallied 386 points and made 70 3-pointers, which led the conference.

In the PAC, Gehlmann ranked top-15 in four different statistical categories; aside from 3-point field

goals made, Gehlets this season and mann was also had her best game second in the during the ECAC conference in freeplayoffs. Against throw percentage.

Moravian C olGehlmann had lege, Knetzer put her best game of in a season-high the season season 30 points and shot against Geneva in 70 percent from February when she the floor.

Knab put in a seasonKnetzer led the high 22 points. In Jackets in points, the game, Gehlfield goals made, mann went 6-forfree throws made 12 from 3-point and reb ounds, land and finished while finishing in the game shooting the top 10 in five 53 percent from statistical categothe floor. ries. Knetzer led Gehlmann the conference in g r a d u at e s t h i s rebounding and year as the eighth finished fourth in Knetzer player in Yellow scoring.

Jacket history to Knetzer will rereach 1,000 career turn next year for points. her senior year Finally, junior with the Yellow Addy Knetzer was Jackets having finnamed an ECAC ished her junior Division III South year with 1,171 Al l-St ar, b eing points. If she avselected as one erages 21 points of five First Team per game in her players. final season with Gehlmann Earlier in the the Yellow Jackets, season, Knetzer also sur- she will become the all-time passed the 1,000-career- leading scorer. point mark for the univerBobbie Jo Graham is the sity. Knetzer scored 503 all-time leading scorer with points for the Yellow Jack- 1,752 points.

Shepas to be missed

by Comm. Dept., too JACOB MEYER Columnist

Rick Shepas announced his retirement as head coach of the Waynesburg University football team last week. After a 12-year career at the helm, Shepas led the team to some of its best seasons in school history, coached some of the best athletes in Waynesburg history and became the winningest coach in program history.

He was a great coach, and his resumé speaks for itself.

I’ve covered Waynesburg football for the Yellow Jacket in part with two great friends, Kyle Dawson and Andy Stanko, for the last three years.

It is a consensus between us three, and almost every other comm. major, that Shepas was one of the best, if not the best, coach on campus to interview.

As the football coach, Shepas got more requests for newspaper-, radio- or TVrelated things than any other coach by far. In my three years

covering the team, and in my two years as sports editor, he never once shied away from an interview. This is not the norm.

For the most part, the coaches on campus are great to work with, but there are times when they don’t put me, or us, as a priority for their time, which is obviously understandable.

But Shepas never did. Even during the last two seasons – the two worst seasons, recordwise, for a Shepas-led Waynesburg team – he was always respectful and willing to talk.

This isn’t to say we didn’t write negative things about the football team in the last two years, because we did – it’s our job.

I don’t really know Shepas other than what I’ve learned from those interviews, but the respect he showed Andy, Kyle and me gives me a good impression of who he is.

Shepas will not just be greatly missed by the Waynesburg football community, but his influence extended all the way to Buhl Hall, and he will be missed by us, too.

Bachman scores 100th career goal in season opener

By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Staff Writer

The Waynesburg University women’s lacrosse team started its 2017 season Wednesday, March 8, with its home opener at Waynesburg Central High School.

The Yellow Jackets lost to the Franciscan University

Barons 19-5. In the loss, senior attacker Holly Bachman scored the 100th goal of her career, becoming the first in program history to accomplish the feat.

According to head coach Stephanie Benkowski, this was only the second time this year the team has been on an actual field.

“It was rough, but being our second time outside and on a field, and our first time on a field that was lined, I am not too irritated by the way we played,” said Benkowski. “I think we played hard and tried really hard.

We still have some things that we need to work on. The score did not show how hard

we worked or played.”

Senior attacker Brandi Rohal scored the first goal of the season for the Yellow Jackets putting them up 1-0 early. That lead did not last long, though, because a swarm of sophomores scored for the Barons: Carly McDonald, Elizabeth Dawyot and Treise McCar-

thy combined to make the score 4-1.

It was not until the 15th minute in the first half that Waynesburg University scored again when senior attacker Abbie Miller scored.

Franciscan also dominated in the shooting margin in the first half, outshooting Waynesburg 22-5. At the

end of the half, Waynesburg was down 14-2.

“We needed to focus on getting good passes to teammates and getting up field quicker so we could of actually have more shots on goal,” said Benkowski.

Also in the first half, LACROSSE >> C4

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP BASEBALL STANDINGS

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

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

Friday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 8, CABRINI 7 Waynesburg 200 012 030 8 Cabrini 300 400 000 7

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, March 10 Saint John’s 10, Thiel 3; Saint Vincent 7, Nebraska Wesleyan 5; Thomas More 13, UMass Dartmouth 9; Geneva 8, Hilbert 5 (Game 1); Hilbert 7, Geneva 1 (Game 2); Coe 14, Grove City 4 Saturday, March 11 RPI 2, Grove City 1; Coast Guard 9, Thiel 8; Immaculata 6, Geneva 1 (Game 1); Iowa Wesleyan 14, Saint Vincent 7; Bethany 5, Eastern Nazarene 3 (Game 1); Immaculata 6, Geneva 4 (Game 2); Bethany 12, Easterb Nazarene 11 (Game 2)

STANDINGS

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

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

Thursday’s Box Score

CAPITAL 11, WAYNESBURG 4 Capital 313 004 0 11 Cabrini 300 400 0 4

LACROSSE (ORLC)

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

WOMEN STANDINGS

WOMEN DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN

Conf. Overall Transylvania 0-0 4-1 Saint Vincent 0-0 1-1 Hanover 0-0 2-3 Franklin 0-0 0-0 Westminster 0-0 0-0 Thomas More 0-0 0-1 Waynesburg 0-0 0-1 Mount St. Joseph 0-0 0-2 Thiel 0-0 0-2 Wash & Jeff 0-0 0-3 Wednesday’s Box Score

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, March 10 Thomas More 8, St. Joseph 6; Westminster 3, Muskingum 1; Geneva 2, Mount St. Mary 1; Robert Morris-Springfield 11, Chatham 5; Thiel 4, Simmons 3; Thomas More 3, Rhodes 1; Westminster 6, Bluffton 5; Salem State 9, Geneva 8; Coe 7, Thiel 2 Saturday, March 11 Geneva 7, Kenyon 5; Geneva 10, Nichols 1; Westminster 3, Wheaton 2; Ohio Northern 1, Bethany 0; TCNJ 8, Westminster 0; RIT 6, Bethany 1

FRANCISCAN 19, WAYNESBURG 5 Franciscan 14 5 19 Waynesburg 2 3 0

RECENT RESULTS Saturday, March 11 Hanover 11, Elmhurst 3

Monday, March 13 Transylvania 12, Fitchburg St. 10

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, March 17 Saint Vincent at Muskingum - 6 p.m.

Sunday, March 12 Bethany 3, Gettysburg 2 (Game 1); Westminster 12, Norwich 2 (Game 1); Bethany 7, Gettysburg 7 (Game 2); Norwich 4, Westminster 3 (Game 2)

Sunday, March 12 Bethany 5, New England 1; Westminster 4, Gustavus Adolphus 1; Olivet 3, Bethany 0; Cornell College 10, Westminster 3

Saturday, March 18 Lancaster Bible at Waynesburg - 1 p.m.; Thomas More at Wittenberg - 1 p.m.; Otterbein at Mount St. Joseph - 1 p.m.

UPCOMING GAMES

UPCOMING GAMES

Sunday, March 19 Medaille at Saint Vincent - 2 p.m.

Friday, March 17 Marywood at Bethany (Game 1) - 10 a.m.; Marywood at Bethany (Game 2) - 12:30 p.m.; Clarks Summit at Geneva (Game 1) - 2 p.m.; Ohio Northern at Thomas More - 4 p.m.; Saint Vincent at The Apprentice School - 4 p.m.; Clarks Summit at Geneva (Game 2) - 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 18 Saint Vincent at The Apprentice School - 10 a.m.; Clarks Summit at Geneva (Game 1) - 12 p.m.; Ohio Northern at Thomas More (Game 1) - 12 p.m.; Grove City at Pitt-Greensburg (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Tufts at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Mount Aloyisus (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Ohio Northern at Thomas More (Game 2) - 2:30 p.m.; Clarks Summit at Geneva (Game 2) - 2:30 p.m.; Thiel at Mount Aloysius (Game 2) - 3:30 p.m.; Grove City at Pitt-Greensburg (Game 2) - 3:30 p.m.; Waynesburg at Baldwin-Wallace - 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 19 Tufts at Saint Vincent - 9 a.m.; Elmhurst at Wash & Jeff (Game 1) - 12:30 p.m.; Elmhurst at Wash & Jeff - 3 p.m.

PAC BASEBALL LEADERS

Batting AVG: Salem, .714, WES; Vento, .600, W&J; Luciana, .588, GEN RBI: Kenning, 9, WES; Martin, 9, SVC; Patrice, 9, THI WINS: 28 Different Players Tied With 1 ERA: Eliadis, 0.00, TMC; Gross, 0.90, BET; Malone, 1.23, SVC

Friday, March 17 Marywood at Bethany - 8 a.m.; Millikin at Bethany 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 18 Wisconsin-Eau at Wash & Jeff - 11:15 a.m.; Genea at Mount Aloysius (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Thomas More at Muskingum (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Penn State Beaver at Thiel (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Hiram at Grove City (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Carlow at Waynesburg (Game 1) - 1 p.m.; Wisconsin-River Falls at Wash & Jeff - 1:30 p.m.; Carlow at Waynesburg (Game 2) - 3 p.m.; Thomas More at Muskingum (Game 2) - 3 p.m.; Hiram at Grove City (Game 2) - 3 p.m.; Penn State Beaver at Thiel (Game 2) 3 p.m.; Geneva at Mount Aloysius (Game 2) - 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 19 Wooster at Wash & Jeff - 9 a.m.; St. Scholastica at Wash & Jeff - 11:15 a.m.

MEN STANDINGS

Conf. Overall Thiel 0-0 5-0 Bethany 0-0 2-1 Westminster 0-0 1-1 Transylvania 0-0 1-3 Wash & Jeff 0-0 1-3 Hanover 0-0 1-4 Mount St. Joseph 0-0 0-4 Saint Vincent 0-0 0-4

Batting AVG: Hunter, .579, SVC; Gostomoski, .500, SVC; Culver, .471, SVC RBI: Farkosovsky, 20, GEN; Dickerson, 9, TMC; Sevy, 8, GEN WINS: Farkosovsky, 5, GEN; Rohrer, 3, WES; Wooton, 3, GRO ERA: Aughton, 0.79, GRO; Wooton, 1.00, GRO; DeDreu, 1.00, TMC

Pentathalon: 1. Kylie Bartlett, 3412, Rochester; 2.

Maddie Pronovost, 3408, Middlebury

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

ORLC W. LACROSSE LEADERS

Goals: Ward, 16, TRA; Oliver, 13, TRA; Nelson, 10, SVC Assists: Oliver, 6, TRA; Jones, 4, HAN; Ward, 4, TRA Saves: Dent, 48, TRA; Long, 36, HAN; Mulokey, 19, W&J Shots: Ward, 36, TRA; Oliver, 36, TRA; Nelson, 27, SVC

200 Meter: 1. Parker Witt, 21.76, Wis.-Whitewa; 2. Devonte Williams, 21.79, Stevenson 400 Meter: 1. Ethan Valentine, 48.13, Calvin; 2. Ross Denman, 48.57, Wis.-La Cros 800 Meter: 1. Justin Skinkis, 1:52.08, Wis.-Oshkosh; 2. Deko Ricketts, 1:52.09, Washington 1 Mile Run: 1. Joe Coffey, 4:08.02, St. Olaf; 2. Isaac GarciaCassani, 4:08.53, SUNY Geneseo 3,000 Meter: 1. Peter Hale, 8:15.19, Williams; 2. Dennis Maloney, 8:17.31, MIT 5,000 Meter: 1. Tim Nichols, 14:19.45, Tufts; 2. Dennis Maloney, 14:26.80, MIT 60 Meter Hurdle: 1. Bobby Cooks, 7.95, Aurora; 2. David Benjamin, 8.03, Rowan High Jump: 1. Logan Mulford, 2.12m, Cantral Coll; 2. Stefan Duvivier, 2.10m, Tufts Pole Vault: 1. Luke Winder, 5.46m, North Central; 2. Andrew Bartnett, 5.15m, Johns Hopkins Long Jump: 1. Jerry Williams, 7.62m, Wis.-Stevens; 2.

Jeffery Barnett, 7.61m, Trine Triple Jump: 1. Luther Newburn, 15.32m, Benedictine; 2.

Jared Lewis, 15.08m, Stockton Shot Put: 1. Ryan Njegovan, 18.12m, Aurora; 2. Theron Baumann, 17.84m, Wis.-Whitewa Weight Throw: 1. Ron Brown, 19.59m, Dubuque; 2. Levi Perry, 19.43m, Wis.-Whitewa Hepathalon: 1. Jack Flood, 5155, Cortland St.; 2. Andrew Bartnett, 5141, Johns Hopkins

Lacrosse

Saturday, March 11 Ohio Northern 6, Hanover 1; Hiram 10, Mount St. Joseph 8; Hood 13, Saint Vincent 4 Saturday, March 18 Mount St. Joseph - TBA; Transylvania at Saint Vincent - 1 p.m.; Franciscan at Westminster - 1 p.m.; W&J at Hanover - 1 p.m.

TIFFIN DRAGON INVITE 60 Meter: 1. David Paynotta, 6.72, Wis.-River; 2. Parker Witt, 6.75, Wis.-Whitewa; 15. Jaevon Hardy, 6.89, Westiminster

Jake Evans, Wrestling Holly Bachman, Women's Lacrosse

RECENT RESULTS

UPCOMING GAMES

PAC SOFTBALL LEADERS

60 Meter: 1. Amber Celen, 7.58, Bridgewater; 2.

Oniesha Clarke, 7.63, Misericordia; 200 Meter: 1. Amber Celen, 24.56, Bridgewater; 2.

Chante Moore, 24.81, Gwynedd-Moore 400 Meter: 1. Chante Moore, 55.87, Gwynedd-Merc; 2. Wadeline Jonathas 55.92, Umass Boston; 800 Meter: 1. Emily Richards, 2:08.83, Ohio Northern; 2. Brittany Kozlowski, 2:11.71, St. Norbett 1 Mile Run: 1. Emily Richards, 4:50.11, Ohio Northern; 2. Maryann Gong, 4:53.40, MIT 3,000 Meter: 1. Felicia Koerner, 9:29.20, Johns Hopkins; 2. Alison Lindsay, 9:44.92, Washington 5,000 Meter: 1. Felicia Koerner, 16:41.95, Johns Jopkins; 2. Taryn Cordani, 16:58.37, Ithaca 60 Meter Hurdle: 1. Allison Hill, 8.67, Bates; 2.

Rachel Kraske, 8.69, George Fox High Jump: 1. Emma Egan, 1.76m, Williams; 2. Cirrus Robinson, 1.75m, Ohio Wesleyan Pole Vault: 1. Katherine Pitman, 4.25m, Ithaca; 2. Madison Reed, 4m, Ohio Northern; 4. Cassidy Shepherd, 3.90m, Westminster Long Jump: 1. Amelia Glueck, 5.91m, Illinois Wesleyan; 2. Nneoma Okonkwo, 5.90m, MIT Triple Jump: 1. Amber Williams, 12.33m, WisPlattev; 2. Alexa Wandy, 12.30m, SUNY Geneseo Shot Put: 1. Monique Newton, 15.17m, Oberlin; 2.

Tanasha Atwater, 15.01m, Dubuque Weight Throw: 1. Whitney Simmons, 19.77M, UT-Tyler; 2. Lydia Meier, 18.85m, Wis.-Stout

ORLC M. LACROSSE LEADERS

Goals: Kargbo, 15, THI; Saffer, 13, THI; Reib, 13, THI

Tennis MEN UPCOMING GAMES

Assists: Kargbo, 12, THI; Whipkey, 10, W&J; Holland, 10, BET Saves: Well, 63, MSJ; Cohen, 59, W&J; Wistner, 41, THI Shots: Bryant, 60, THI; Peck, 39, BET; O’Shea, 34, THI

Friday, March 17 Waynesburg at Muskingum - 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 18 Waynesburg at Thomas More - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 19 Bethany at Mount Aloysius - 2 p.m.

WPIAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Carmichaels

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JEFFERSON-MORGAN 66, CARMICHAELS 60 CAR: 12 16 16 16 60 JM: 22 17 6 21 66 SERRA CATHOLIC 45, CARMICHAELS 27 SC: 8 15 11 11 45 CAR: 7 10 6 4 27

JEFFERSON-MORGAN 66, CARMICHAELS 60 CAR: 12 16 16 16 60 JM: 22 17 6 21 66

CORNELL 67, JEFFERSON-MORGAN 16 JM: 3 4 7 2 16 COR: 19 25 16 7 67

GEIBEL 76, MAPLETOWN 40 GEI: 22 24 22 8 76 MAP: 13 12 8 7 40 WEST GREENE 71, MAPLETOWN 29 WG: 21 18 23 9 71 MAP: 5 7 8 9 29

UNIONTOWN 94, WAYNESBURG 82 WAY: 25 14 17 26 82 UNI: 21 27 22 24 94 CAHRLEROI 62, WAYNESBURG 13 CHA: 19 17 15 11 62 WAY: 6 0 4 3 13

WEST GREENE 53, AVELLA 30 AVE: 7 5 4 14 30 WG: 5 18 15 15 53 WEST GREENE 71, MAPLETOWN 29 WG: 21 18 23 9 71 MAP: 5 7 8 9 29

March 16, 2017

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Following PAC semifinal loss, WBB ends season as ECAC runner-ups

By LUKE GOODLING, RJ LEISIE and ANTONIO PELULLO Staff Report

After finishing the regular season 15-10, the women’s basketball team advanced into the postseason and competed in numerous playoff games.

In late February, the Yellow Jackets advanced to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference semifinals after defeating Westminster at home 71-50.

To make it to the conference championships, the Yellow Jackets were pitted against Thomas More – a team that remained undefeated up to that point in the season.

Although Waynesburg University could not pull off the upset, head coach Sam Jones said he was proud of the team in the 71-41 defeat.

“I told the girls to hold their heads high,” Jones said. “We didn’t quit, and I was really proud of that. We started to make some shots and got a little momentum before the end. The girls fought hard.”

The closest Waynesburg got in the entire game to Thomas More was three points after a made free throw by junior forward Addy Knetzer to make the score 6-3. From there, the Saints started to make shots

that they missed in the first seven minutes. Thomas More finished the first period on an 8-0 run and held a 19-5 lead.

In the second quarter, it was mostly Madison Temple and junior forward Nikki Kiernan for the Saints. Kiernan scored six of her 10 points in the quarter, while Temple, a sophomore guard, added four of her 12 points in the first half in the quarter. Waynesburg entered the locker room at half trailing 40-11.

“Get offensive rebounds and put it back in the hoop: that is [what Kiernan does for the most part,]” Jones said.

“Madison Temple is just a great player. She drove to the hoop, but most of their points are off rebounds.”

The Yellow Jackets got a nice boost to start the third when senior guard Katie Gehlmann hit a three from 25 feet.

From there both teams traded baskets until the horn sounded to signify the end of the third. Waynesburg outscored Thomas More 14-11 but still trailed overall, 51-25.

In the fourth quarter, the big three for Thomas More in junior guard Abby Owings, Temple and Kiernan did not see the court, but the bench was able to finish the game for

Photo courtesy of Waynesburg University Department of Athletics

With the conclusion of the season, the Yellow Jackets graduate three seniors from the team, from left to right, Kassidy O'Keefe, Haley Delaney and Katie Gehlmann.

Saints.

For Waynesburg, Knetzer finished the game with 17 points and 18 rebounds.

Gehlmann finished the contest with 11 points.

After being eliminated in the PAC playoffs, the Yellow Jackets qualified for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament and played in the first round against Grove City, a team they had already beaten twice during regular season. Despite that, the Yellow Jackets

were down by five after the first quarter and the deficit only increased. With six and a half minutes left in the first half, Waynesburg trailed by 18 points.

Head coach Sam Jones said the team still played well in the first half, but just couldn’t get the shots to go in.

“Early on, we were actually playing fairly well,” said Jones.

“We just couldn’t hit any shots and then because of that, we kind of lost our motive a little bit and had a couple of bad

turnovers, [and] they got some momentum and [we] got ourselves down.”

Before the end of the first half of the game, the Yellow Jackets managed to turn things around and eventually went to halftime only down by five, 34-29.

Coming out of the break, the Yellow Jackets outscored Grove City 18-9 and developed a lead that they kept through the remainder of the game, eventually moving to a 65-58 victory over Grove City

in the first round of the ECAC tournament. With the victory, the Yellow Jackets advanced to face Moravian College in the quarterfinals.

In the first quarter alone against Moravian, the Yellow Jackets put up 22 points. By halftime, Waynesburg University led 45-36. Head coach Sam Jones said the team did nearly everything right in the game. “[The game] went really well,” said Jones. “We played phenomenally – took care of the basketball, had great ball movement on offense, made our shots, made our free throws and outrebounded [Moravian]. [That was] probably the best we’ve played all year.”

In the game, the Yellow Jackets sustained a 48-percent field-goal percentage and tallied 41 rebounds.

“All five starters [made] double figures [in scoring] – 16 points off the bench,” said Jones. “Everyone did a great job – [I’m] very happy with our effort tonight.”

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people off guard they think, ‘she’s too deep, she’s too deep;’ it’s just fun to watch.”

Although Gehlmann was working toward 1,000 career points, Jones said her ability to remain a team player was critical to the deep playoff run in the ECAC. “She did what was needed to win, thinking of the quarterfinal game where she only took six shots,” said Jones. “She had five assists and seven rebounds with no turnovers and the great part was that she made five of her six shots. She contributed on the offensive end and just whatever was needed to win – that leadership and that focus was great.”

Since freshman year, Gehlmann said she thought about scoring 1,000 points, however team goals always came first.

“I kind of took each season as it went,” said Gehlmann. “Coming into my senior year I knew that [1,000 points] could be a possibility and something that I wanted to achieve.

But I was more focused on team goals, because that’s something which is obviously important to me. Personal accomplishments are nice, but having those team wins are a lot nicer.”

Gehlmann said her teamoriented attitude applied to practices as well, even when motivation was low.

“You aren’t doing this for yourself,” said Gehlmann.

“You are doing this for your teammates, so you want to see the whole team succeed, and in order to be able to do that, everybody has to do their part.”

With her basketball career over and a six weeks away from graduating from Waynesburg, Gehlmann said she does not completely know what is next for her, but possibly furthered education. Although the change is exciting, Gehlmann said, stepping way from basketball is difficult.

“It’s hard getting use to knowing that ‘hey I don’t have [basketball] anymore,’” said Gehlmann. “But also it leads to other things; you find out what else you are good at. But I don’t know, basketball has definitely been very important to me – a big part of my life. It’ll be hard not to step out on the courts next year, but I’m excited for what’s next.”

Though Gehlmann moves on from basketball, she will join the ranks of seven other Yellow Jacket women’s basketball players who accomplished the 1,000 career points feat, including teammate junior Addy Knetzer, who did it earlier in the season.

For Jones, he said he will remember the four years with Gehlmann by her consistency and strong work ethic.

“She’s been a pleasure to coach over the past four years,” said Jones. “She’s been a great, hardworking, consistent player and it’s just been a joy.”

experienced the best success of his career at Waynesburg: the team went a combined 25-8 in those seasons, including a 10-win season, in which the Jackets were coPresidents’ Athletic Conference champions. The Jackets also played in four straight Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference bowls from 2011 to 2014.

Shepas said what he’ll remember most is some of the great players he coached over the years and what they taught him.

“I’ll have great memories of watching some great players over the years,” Shepas said. “Watching how they practice, how they conducted themselves, what kind of teammates they were and how they produced on the field. If you truly love the game, then you’re a fan of the game, and I was able to become a fan of the game watching these guys play here on Saturday afternoon.

The last two seasons, though, were much different than the previous 10. The Jackets finished below .500 in both seasons – something a Shepas-led team had never done – and combined to go 5-15.

Shepas said his retirement is not related to the less successful past two seasons and that he had as much fun the past two years as any other year.

“At the end of the day, no matter how good or bad the day was, if we get a chance to practice and be with our players, it’s a great day,” Shepas said. “If you play a game, win, lose or draw, you go out there and get another chance to play.”

One of the toughest aspects of the decision, Shepas said, was telling the team.

“That’s never a good day for anybody,” Shepas said. “It wasn’t a good day for me as a coach and being respon-

Jenny Schouppe, Yellow Jacket

Shepas was awarded the game ball as the most winningest coach in Waynesburg football history but gave it to a former player Kurt Detwiler, who lost his left leg in a car crash. sible for coaches and players and the way this program is run. You don’t want to let anybody down in the process, but there are reasons why these things happen and there’s a lot of thought and consideration that went into it.”

As the team is still recruiting student-athletes for next season, preparing for spring football practice and now looking for a new head coach, Shepas will assist in the change.

“My number one job is to transition for the new coach,” Shepas said. “We’ve always had continuity with our coaching staff, and I think we’ll always have that.

[Douglas G.] Lee as president has made that a priority, because he understands how important that is to our student-athletes here and he wants what’s best for them.”

In spring practice, Shepas said defensive coordinator Scott Venick will focus on the defense, offensive coordinator Chris Smithley will handle the offense and Jason Falvo will head up the special teams – each of which is their normal duty.

Shepas said his retirement

Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket

Over the past 12 seasons, Shepas said developing young men and using football to teach them about life was always his number one goal. doesn’t mean he will never coach football again, but rather in the “short term” he will be taking time off from coaching.

“Personally, I don’t have any desire to continue at the Division III or Division II level,” Shepas said. “I’m very observant, and I have a good idea of coaching circumstances. As I get older, if I have the opportunity to move up and be in a bigger situation in a lesser capacity, or even in football operations or recruiting, I would definitely consider that down the road. With 28 years of experience in this region – Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia is where is I’ve done most of my life’s work.”

Shepas also said he would consider administrative opportunities, as he has a background as an athletic director.

For now, though, Shepas is focused on the Waynesburg football transition, his health and spending more time with his family.

“I’ve had a great football wife here,” Shepas said.

“We’ve been married 28 years. My wife deserves some of that time back herself.”

After a successful career at Waynesburg, leaving with the most wins in program history, Shepas would rather be remembered about other aspects of his coaching.

“I want to be remembered for being a player’s coach,” Shepas said. “Not in the sense of the popularity but the guy who used the game of football to teach life to young men and make them better men and prepare them for the first five years of their professional life. That’s what I’d like to be remembered for.”

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March 16, 2017

Baseball ready for challenge of With recently named captains, two nationally recognized teams softball hopes to improve play

By KYLE DAWSON

Assistant Sports Editor

After a two-week layoff, Waynesburg’s baseball team is scheduled to play a nonconference doubleheader in Berea, Ohio, Saturday, March 18.

Weather permitting, the Jackets are set to play for the first time since the culmination of their Florida trip Friday, March 3.

Waynesburg will face stiff competition, as it will do battle with the La Roche College Red Hawks and Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets in separate, nine-inning affairs.

Last season, Waynesburg split a doubleheader with the Red Hawks on the road, before La Roche went on to win its regional tournament and advanced to the Division III College World Series.

Baldwin Wallace and Waynesburg did not look horns in 2016, but have faced off twice in program history, the most recent of which came in 2009.

The Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace have won 23 or more games in five consecutive seasons, and in four of those won 27 or more. Baldwin Wallace plays in a tough conference in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

Having not played in two weeks, Waynesburg head coach Mike Humiston said he knows there will be some

things his team with have to fight through, but is excited to play two nationally-recognized teams.

“They are two very good teams and it will be a good test for us,” said Humiston.

“Obviously we’d like to continue our good play that we had leaving Florida, but I’m hoping the weather is cooperative for us and we can play because we are looking forward to it.”

Waynesburg was supposed to play a doubleheader against Pitt-Greensburg Wednesday, March 15, but the event was postponed with no makeup date determined.

Freshman pitchers Mason Miller and Jonny Kutchman were supposed to start those games on the hill, but Saturday, if weather permits Waynesburg to play, seniors Derek Whalen and Luke Carter will start.

As of this week’s deadline, Berea, Ohio, had felt the impact of Winter Storm Stella, seeing more than six inches of snowfall Monday into and

through Tuesday this week.

If weather permits, the doubleheader will be hosted by Baldwin Wallace.

If not, Humiston said the hope is to get Baldwin Wallace to come to Waynesburg Saturday to play two nineinning games.

Waynesburg will hit the field in the midst of a fivegame winning streak, that puts Waynesburg at 5-4 on the young 2017 campaign.

The 5-4 finish in Florida was Waynesburg’s best since a 5-3 finish in 2013 and only the second above-.500 Florida finish in the decade.

Humiston said he likes how the team ended the trip and thinks his team showed its depth at each position on the trip.

“Our pitching did a nice job in Florida. We have several guys that can give us solid innings like Carter, Whalen, Miller, Kutchman, Jacob Meyer and more,” said Humiston. “In the field, we have a lot of depth. In past years we may have had an injury or a guy go into a slump and we weren’t able to replace that person. Now we have several options at all positions.”

With the weather forecast looking as if baseball will not be played this weekend, Waynesburg is scheduled for the doubleheader at Baldwin Wallace. Start times, weather permitting, are 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

The softball team returned from its Florida trip 2-6 overall and will continue its season with back-to-back doubleheaders.

After facing Penn State Fayette Wednesday, the softball team hosts Carlow University for its first home game of the season Saturday, March 18.

Head coach Richele Hall said the team spent the previous week focusing on areas the team fell back on in Florida.

“We’ve been working on a lot of stuff we saw in Florida that were things we needed to work on,” said Hall. “With being so young and starting eight to nine freshman at a time, even though we were prepared going down to Florida, we had some things that happened that we had practiced, but maybe we needed to give a little more attention to. We did that when we got back; we worked on our bunt defense a ton.”

According to Hall, the team has responded well to the practices and have continued to improve on the weaknesses. After returning to practice after Florida, Hall said she has seen a significant improvement.

“The first thing we did our first practice back [from Florida,] was work

on our bunt defense,” said Hall. “We literally worked on our bunt defense for the entire practice and my assistant and I looked at each other and said, ‘That’s the best we’ve looked at bunt defense even before we left for Florida.’”

Although the team did not reach its original goal of splitting games in Florida, Hall said the young team was able to successfully bond.

“I feel like the team jelled a lot in Florida and they’ve stated that themselves as well,” said Hall. “I actually had some leaders emerge out of Florida. I was not going to name captains this season, but I ended up naming captains the other night for the girls, who in Florida I felt had stepped up.”

Against Carlow University, sophomore infielders Keri Renzler and Alex Lawrence and senior catcher Mackenzie Smith will play their second game as declared captains for the team.

Hall said the captains hold

the ability to lead on the field and vocally.

“Those two sophomores – they are huge leaders for us. They are huge leaders on the field, ability wise and vocally as well,” said Hall. “[Smith] has been a leader – behind the plate she needs to be a leader – and she has been and the girls respect her.”

The last time Waynesburg University competed against Carlow University was back in 2012 when the team played a doubleheader and split the two-game series. Although it has been nearly five years since the two teams have played against each other, Hall said the team prepares for each opponent in a similar fashion – like each game is a conference game.

As the team prepares to continue into the regular season with a doubleheader against Carlow Saturday, March 18, at 1 p.m., Hall said the team must play better defense to reach success.

“All our statistics in Florida from last year to this year were all positives,” said Hall.

“They were all increased statistics. Off the top of my head last year, in Florida, we scored only 35 runs in 10 games and this year we scored 45 [runs] in eight [games.] Our bats are producing more; we just have to eliminate the errors and play defense a little bit harder.”

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player, but never overwhelming. He was a three-year letterman with the Colts, but missed the majority of his senior season due to injury.

According to Kletzli, however, it was long before then he decided to pursue playing baseball at the collegiate level.

He knew with the success he did have at Chartiers Valley and even before high school, he could do it.

“College baseball was always one of my thoughts almost as soon as I started playing in high school,” said Kletzli. “I started as the designated hitter all three years in high school. In Little League I was a one of those guys people saw as a threat at the plate, but at that point, I started to take lessons and improve myself as much as I could.”

Not many spoke highly of him.

Still, Kletzli had his doubters post-high school graduation.

Kletzli put his head down, continued to work on things with his hitting coach back home and came to Waynesburg ready to play.

In the fall season during his freshman year, Kletzli tore the cover off the ball, as the old adage states.

“When he came in, he absolutely stroked the ball,” said Humiston. “I was pleasantly surprised at how well he swung the bat. We played a doubleheader at Wheeling Jesuit in the fall and he was 6-for-8. I knew then we had someone probably really special.”

Of the six hits Kletzli had in those games, four were extra base hits. It was just the beginning of a long and successful freshman season that included the All-PAC First Team honor as well as a regional honor.

For Kletzli, it was always about putting in the work and showing people what he could do at the plate.

He established an approach that he continues to use and a skillset he thinks he uses well.

“I try to react to whatever is thrown at me,” said Kletzi. “[A lot of my success] comes from getting a better reach at the outside pitches. My swing is so that I can protect myself from inside pitches too.”

The work paid off with the all-conference laurels.

“It was a huge honor for me,” said Kletzli. “It’s never really been a goal of mine [to be named All-PAC,] but it was a big honor and I’m proud of it.”

After his first two seasons, Kletzli entered his junior sea-

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Jonathon Kletzli, pictured here in a game two seasons ago, is a two-time allconference honoree after coming to Waynesburg with little known success. son as the team’s primary first baseman. After a less productive Florida than in the two seasons past, Kletzli went back to his hitting coach at home, as well returned to his designated hitter role. He’d go on to have a down year for his standards, as he hit .315 but had two home runs and drove in 28 runs.

“He very well could’ve been an all-conference guy last year too, but he got put in that category with some very strong first basemen,” said

Humiston. “He had a Florida trip that wasn’t Jon Kletzlilike. Even last year he was a guy that people that played us pitched around and expected to be a threat at the plate.”

Seniors are expected to step up as leaders in most collegiate sports, and while Kletzli has never been a very vocal guy, both he and his coach believe he leads well by example.

“He’s a guy that comes in and does his job. He doesn’t talk much and I ask guys all

the time, ‘does he talk to you guys,’ and he does,” said Humiston. “But our guys look to him for leadership during games and practices. He’s a character. He comes to get better and people feed off that. He’s well respected.”

“I wanted to come in this year and have the best year I can,” said Kletzli. “We want to make a deep run and we have to make sure everyone does what they’re supposed to. I try to be a role model for the younger guys and the

one they can go to if we have questions. I expect everyone to hold up their end of the bargain.”

Nine games into his senior season, Kletzli has 14 hits in 32 at bats. That’s good for a .438 batting average. Kletzli has six doubles, a triple and nine runs batted in, which, at this week’s deadline, is tied for the conference lead to being the 2017 campaign.

Kletzli believes teams have seen him as a threat at the plate since his freshman season, and is looking to have continued success.

Humiston thinks, if he continues to hit like he did in Florida, teams will start to pitch him even more carefully, and Kletzli will reap the benefits of it.

“The two times he’s been all-conference it was a unanimous decision,” said Humiston. “It’s more of a challenge now to get him out. We’re going to miss him when he graduates after this season.”

By the time the season is over, several outfielders will have been told to give Kletzli a few steps in the outfield.

Kletzli said he hopes to be remembered by the way he worked hard and hopes that he will be missed in the lineup next season at Waynesburg.

Chances are high that he will.

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winning by pin in 3:51, joining Wilson as an All-American in their respective classes.

Adarios Jones from Augustana College beat Jake Evans in the next match and won by major decision. Jake Evans then went on to wrestle O’Brien again and would win an 8-6 decision, placing him in seventh. He finished 3-2 at the championships and his final win set the single-season wins record for the wrestling program, as he finished the season 49-5.

Headlee said Evans was recognized at the event for finishing in second in pins on the season with 28, two behind first place.

“Twenty-eight, that’s an amazing number for a guy to have 28 [pins] in the college level, to have that many falls is pretty amazing and as a sophomore doing it,” said Headlee.

The Yellow Jacket trio tallied 14 points and finished 28th out 68 teams. This season was the second time in three years that the Yellow Jackets recorded multiple AllAmericans.

Headlee said his biggest goals for the Wilson and Evans, who will both be returning next year, is to make it back to this stage at the end of next season.

“If they stay focused and work hard this offseason, I think that they can both have another stellar year,” said Headlee.

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freshman goalkeeper Christina Bauer was hit in the head twice and had to be taken out of the game at halftime. Benkowski said after the game that Bauer had received a concussion from the hits and is questionable for the team’s next game.

The second half of the game was a much closer affair when it came to scoring.

The two teams battled back and forth with goals. Bachman then scored her 100th career goal early in the half for the Yellow Jackets putting the score at 15-3.

The next two goals for Waynesburg came from Miller, giving her three in

the game.

“They played the entire game without giving up and without putting their heads down. They never gave into what the score said,” said Benkowski. “They always had that ‘let’s keep pushing, let’s keep trying to get more goals’ mentality. They played as a team the entire time.”

The Yellow Jackets ended the game with 13 shots, eight on goal, five saves and 21 turnovers.

“We have to have more control, on our end, of clearing the ball up field and passing it more instead of running it,” Benkowski said.

“When we did that [in the game], we got checked and lost the ball, which usually led to a turnover.”

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with 10 rebounds. Senior Katie Gehlmann and sophomore Monica Starre followed with 13 points each.

Next in the ECAC tournament semifinals, the Yellow Jackets had to beat Springfield College to advance to the championship game.

The Jackets only trailed in the early moments of the game. After taking a 5-4 lead, they never trailed again and were able to win by a margin of 29 points, 79-50.

The Jackets held Springfield to 28-percent shooting from the field and were able to shoot 44 percent from the field. Head coach Sam Jones said he wanted to put pressure

on the guards and control the pace of the game.

“We really just focused on ball pressuring their guards and then making their post not get in their comfort zone just try to force people to take contested shots,” said Jones.

“We really just focused on pace of play, because they weren’t as quick as we were.”

With the victory, the Yellow Jackets advanced to the championship game in the ECAC tournament against Carnegie Mellon University. In a back and forth match, the Yellow Jackets eventually lost the championship, 80-69.

With the conclusion to the 2016-2017 season, the Yellow Jackets graduate three seniors, Delaney, Gehlmann and O’Keefe.

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Illustration by Joey Buchanan, Yellow Jacket

Students grateful for opportunity to study abroad in England

MacGregor 'amazed' by experiences outside U.S. Cordova faces new learning experience at Oxford

By TIFFANY MORGAN Editorial Assistant

Austin MacGregor, a junior psychology major at Waynesburg University, took a breath as he stepped off of the plane into the NCL Airport in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. So many feelings overwhelmed him as he took in the England air – he was not expecting to get the opportunity to study abroad, until now.

“When I first came to Eng l and for my study abroad experience, it wasn't actually my first time here,” MacGregor said. “I came over near the end of June of this past summer, basically

so I wouldn't be as nervous had I known nothing about what I was getting myself into.”

Although MacGregor had previous experience overseas, he never imagined being in a different country for several weeks and going to Northumbria University for his academic studies.

“Even with me coming over here previously though, it was still the beginning of something I never expected to be a part of,” said MacGregor. “It was an absolutely incredible feeling stepping off the plane, knowing that I was going to be out of the U.S. for months.”

Aside from nervous feel-

ings MacGregor was feelBy TIFFANY MORGAN ing, he managed to create Editorial Assistant relationships in the process of his studies.

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he wanted to pursue and studying abroad was the perfect opportunity.

“I found the idea of living in another country alluring,” said Cordova. “I had never even been to Mexico or Canada previously, and understood that I would never have another opportunity to live abroad under the same circumstances once I enter the workforce.

To be honest, I chose Oxford specifically for the prestige.”

Cordova additionally learned that “tea tradition” in England was what he expected it to be and became accustomed to the English lifestyle.

“My time in England has

confirmed the stereotype that the British like their tea,” said Cordova.

Cordova said the style of the educational system in England was a big change from Waynesburg University but he easily adapted, just as he did with English tea.

“The English educational system is entirely different from the North American style. Instead of going to classes that follow a syllabus, I weekly receive a reading list and a very difficult question for each course,” said Cordova. “After spending the week in the library and writing a mediumlength essay for each quesNICK >> D2

Former Waynesburg Mastering art leads to pursuit of career displays RD begins new life, Senior years of work career in California for campus

By TYLER WOLFE

By ANNIE MCGLAUGHLIN

Chief Photographer

After spending as much time at Waynesburg University as the typical undergraduate student, the former Willison Hall Resident Director has recently started a new life in California, pursuing the next chapter of his life.

Last May Chris Kellner accepted a position as a fulltime business faculty member at Life Pacific College, near Los Angeles, a growing Christian institution.

Almost one year after his move, Kellner continues to reflect upon the impact Waynesburg University had on him in a positive way.

“The hardest part was leaving the people,” said Kellner. “I miss my fellow RD staff, my Costa Rica trip members, the Hardies, Pat Bristor and many more students and staff.”

Kellner received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Grove City College in 2010 and his master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in

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Kellner Leadership and Human Resources from Waynesburg University, while being in his RD position. He worked at Waynesburg from 2012 to 2016.

Kellner was not always set on teaching so soon after finishing his masters, but when the opportunity arose, he decided it was the right choice to pursue.

“I always saw myself teaching at some point I just thought it would be my ‘retirement’ from business,” said Kellner. “The Lord did a lot in my heart to move me towards teaching sooner, giving up my pride and greed and many other idols.”

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Senior fine arts major, Emily Weidner, opened her senior art exhibit March 13.

The show is located on the bottom floor of Benedum Dining Hall and features art of many different mediums.

Weidner never planned on making a career out of art, a skill she mastered in high school.

“I was originally coming here for forensic science because I took an intro class in high school,” said Weidner.

“But then realized I couldn’t do that for the rest of my life.

I was the most happy in the art room creating things so I did the opposite of what everyone told me and go to college for art.”

She credits her high school art teacher, Randy Myers, in assisting in her gaining confidence, pushing her to be the best and skills to pursue a degree in the fine arts.

Although she doesn’t have a favorite piece of original art or medium to use, Weidner said she was most proud of the drawing, “Deception.”

The large drawing features a beautiful and proud peacock using graphite on paper.

The intricate drawing, which was a final project for the advanced drawing class at Waynesburg, took about a year to complete.

At her exhibit, there is a ceramics section of her pieces made throughout her time here at Waynesburg. A ten piece collection named “Pulled Together” had a holey texture and colorful strings tied around them.

“It was originally supposed to have flowers growing out of [the holes] and have piece be a person and flowers grow out of holes because even though you get holes and gaps in your life good things can come out of it,” said Weidner.

Weidner has just recently discovered mixed media and

Kyla Wolper and Annie McGlaughlin, Yellow Jacket

As a part of her senior art expo, Emily Weidner displayed her art in the Fine Arts Gallary. found the idea for the strings.

“I ended up liking the string and it worked too because the colors were so bright and you can pull yourself together despite the holes,” said Weidner.

Weidner st ate d t hat Waynesburg did a phenomenal job of preparing her for life after graduation.

“I wouldn’t of been even close to where I am today or how successful I am today without their push,” said Weidner. “They were very beneficial because they talked to me about life after graduation and my grad school options to weigh options for after graduation.”

She hopes students enjoy her show and exhibits as well as gain more respect for art as a whole.

“I really hope they get a glimpse of who I am as a person,” said Weidner. “My art reflects who I am as a person and reflects important things in my life. I want them get an appreciation for art from the few art students we have on campus.”

Weidner is attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts after her April graduation to pursue a master’s degree in visual arts.

Some of her art is also available for sale.

SAB plans week-long Harry Potter movie marathon event

By TYLER GODWIN Editorial Assistant

Beginning on Sunday, March 19, Waynesburg University’s Student Activity Board (SAB) will be hosting Harry Potter Week in the Beehive. Throughout the week, SAB will be showing Harry Potter films in consecutive order leading up to the premiere of “Fantastic Beasts and

Where to Find Them” the following Sunday, March 26.

The showings for the movies will be 3 p.m. March 19, 8:30 p.m. March 20 through March 25 and 2 p.m. March 26.

The cool part about ending with “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” according to Julie Wise, graduate assistant for student activities, is that the movie is

not available com- mercially yet, so students will be able to see it outside of theatres before the general public does.

“We like to do movies as pre-releases, so before you can get them to own at your own home,” said Wise.

“So that’s why we are trying to do it now and push it in

right before [it comes out] because “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” comes out on [DVD March 28].”

Wise also noted that there will be various themes throughout the week that students will be able to get involved in.

“Each day that we have the

movies, we are kind of trying to get the themes towards that movie specifically,” she said. “That is what we are trying to do to give it that atmosphere to really get [people] into the movies.”

Students will also be able to compete for prizes through-

out the week, as they will be placed in their respective “house,” according to J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore website, and will collect points for their house through for various activities.

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Music group returns to campus for last Wing Night of year

By LUKE GOODLING

Sports Convergence Editor

The final Wing Night of the school year will feature a selection of popular wings and a returning performer to Waynesburg University.

The Students Activity Board will provide students with free wings and drinks Wednesday, March 22, along with a performance by The Doyle Brothers.

According to Julie Wise, graduate assistant for Student Activities, it was decided to bring The Doyle Brothers back to Waynesburg University after their previous

performance at the school.

“We really like their music,” said Wise. “They are definitely high energy. They are really nice guys—very easy to work with—which we really like. They put on a great show; students seemed to like them when they were here last [year].”

Wise said that the band plays their own unique combination of music, with a large variety. “[The Doyle Brothers] are their own mix of things,” said Wise. “Some of their stuff sounds like country, some of it sounds like pop and soul-like.”

The band plays, according to tourcitymerch.com, a mixture of soul and rock & roll along with current day pop songs.

In addition to live music, Wise said that there will be the typical wings available to students, for free.

“We have three types of wings that we always get,” said Wise. “We do barbeque, garlic and a mild wing – so we get free wings and we

usually do some kind of a root beer or fountain drinks with it, and usually veggies, like celery or carrots, that go with it as well.”

The biggest pull to students, Wise said, is being able to listen to live music while enjoying food, which creates the perfect atmosphere for students.

“Free wings – there’s that aspect,” said Wise. “And then the performer – they

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with people who mean so much to me now that if I hadn't gone through with my plans of studying abroad, would never have happened. It's amazing how great the smallest of details will affect you in such large ways.”

MacGregor said that studying abroad gave him the opportunity to see places he had never imagined by taking in all of the breathtaking history.

“In addition to all of this, studying abroad has given me the opportunity to travel to places that I never would have been able

“I have gained experiences, seen sights, formed bonds with those around me, all of which became possible because of the opportunity to study abroad. ”

AUSTIN MACGREGOR

Student

to go,” said MacGregor.

“The amount of history and beauty that this place has is simply incredible.

Just locally there are an endless amount of locations to be explored.v” Wh i l e abro a d, Ma c Gregor had the opportunity to travel to other countries.

“The bigger trips that I have taken will have in-

cluded multiple cities and areas in both Scotland and England, an Iceland adventure, an international American’s vacation to Spain, Italy, France and hopefully Poland as well,” said MacGregor.

“With all of these points in mind, there is absolutely no reason for not taking the opportunity to study abroad.”

Studying abroad gave MacGregor more experience to build strong relationships and achieve his degree, while site seeing along the way.

“Being here, only for half of my time as of now, I have gained experiences, seen sights, formed bonds with those around me, all of which became possible because of the opportunity to study abroad,” said MacGregor. “These are things that, when I look back on them later in my life, I will not for one moment forget about. Don’t hesitate to make your mark; it truly is a once in a lifetime opportunity that you will never regret taking advantage of.”

Potter: Anticipation high leading to vent

Nick: Student wins election from overseas

to, whether it be Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin. There will also be a costume contest, March 24, where a single winner will be chosen for best costume to win.

Snacks and drinks will be readily available for the duration of the event, including popcorn, candy and butterbeer, a Harry Potter drink tasting like butterscotch, and snacks geared towards each theme. The first two Harry Potter movies will run through dinner, so SAB will also have pizza available Sunday, March 19.

The general consensus so far, according to Wise, has been overwhelmingly positive heading into the event.

“A lot of students that we have talked to are really excited about it,” she said. “For SAB, when we were planning it, [we] were super excited. And then there were some students who we kind of pulled here and there to

tion, I meet individually with a tutor (professor) to discuss the essay and remind me how little I know about the subject. It’s far scarier and more independent than anything I’ve done academically in the United States, but I love how individualistic the work is and being treated like a responsible adult.”

Cordova said that early prep work would be best for an oversea travel if younger Waynesburg students were considering studying abroad.

“You should start a year in advance to make sure that your program will not prevent you from meeting graduation requirements or interfere with preparation for graduate school testing,” Cordova said.

“You also need to give those who will be writing you recommendations several months advance notice.”

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see what other students liked [and] they seemed super excited about it too.”

Wise encourages students to go to the Beehive and see what the event will be like, noting that SAB will be putting more effort into this event than most other events they have done previously.

“It’s going to be a very different event than what we have had in the past, so definitely if [students] are interested at all I think it will be worth it to come out even just one of the nights just to see what it’s like,” said Wise.

“We are decorating probably the most for this event that we have ever decorated for an event, so we are really excited about that. It’s going to be a fun atmosphere with everyone getting involved and all the workers are getting really into it.”

For more information about Harry Potter Week, look around Waynesburg’s campus for fliers promoting the event, check out Stover or contact Wise at jwise@ waynesburg.edu.

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With Cordova being a political science major, he is also involved at Waynesburg on the campus. He was recently elected the 2017 Student Senate President while he is overseas.

Since he isn’t in the country right now, he manages to communicate with current senators representing Waynesburg while going to school in England.

"I manage to stay up on Senate affairs through regular communication with current Senators and future executive board members,” said Cordova.

“I also see myself as representing Waynesburg while at Oxford, both to full time Oxford students and to other American students that I have met.

Lastly, I will, in a sense, bring my overseas experience back to Waynesburg with me in the fall.”

When Cordova returns in the fall semester of 2017, he will resume closer involvement with the Student Senate as their president.

sing while you are eating the wings. Some people bring homework to the event; some people just like to hang out with their friends – so it’s a very relaxed environment.

Sometimes the performer will interact with the crowd, so they’ll play what you want to hear.”

While in the past the event has been held in the Benedum dining hall, Wise said this event will be held in the Stover Center.

“This time [the event] is in the Beehive, which is a smaller area so it makes it so you can interact more with the artist and they are able to

kind of see everybody who is out there,” said Wise.

With the final Wing Night of the academic school year set to kick off, Wise said the event has been attended well throughout this year.

“This year has definitely been successful,” said Wise.

“We’ve had a big turnout for a couple of different artists.

And a lot of people, for some of them, have stayed the entire time, which sometimes hasn’t been the case.”

The final Wing Night will begin on Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. in the Beehive on the second floor of the Stover Center.

History Club trip to D.C. will to carry on tradition First weekend in April set for students' trip

By BRENDAN KEANY Op/Ed Editor

The Waynesburg University History Club is continuing its recent tradition of taking a day-trip to Washington D.C. Though the trip has not filled up as quickly as History Club President, senior Michael Merten may like, there are still a couple of weeks to sign up before the April 1 trip. Last year, the History Club sent about 50 students to the nation’s capital. As of now, there are 20 students signed up for this year’s trip.

The reason that Merten originally wanted to see the trip through was, self-admittedly, out of indignation.

“It’s slight bitterness on my part on the fact that we no longer do the D.C. trip for the freshmen at orientation, and it was cut off just before my [freshman] year,” said Merten.

However, the reasoning for continuing the trip goes beyond his personal vendetta.

“I thought it was a great cultural thing for a freshman to do,” said Merten. “I thought it would be nice for the trip to be available at a cost to the student, but they would be able to see the capital of the nation, the center of politics, quite a bit of culture and historical value.”

The cost of the trip is $30 and includes transportation to and from D.C. Students will depart from campus around 5 a.m. and will leave the city around 8 p.m.

One thing that Merten emphasized was that this trip is not particularly structured.

He believes that it should be up to the students who paid for the trip to decide what to do, as opposed to an organized event.

“When we get there, we try to let the students do their own things, because the student will have their own interests due to their major, due to whatever they’ve done in the past,” said Merten.

“Some people will want to see the Capitol Building, some people will want to see the memorials and museums and what not, so we try not to put too much structure on it.”

The planning for this trip goes back to last year, as the club was trying to set a date that wouldn’t interfere too much with other events.

According to Merten, there has been a lot of people involved with the logistics of the process to ensure that this trip will be a success.

From others in the club, to people in student services, he noted that there has been cooperation and great communication back and forth.

Merten’s soft date for a full head-count on who is going on the trip is set for March 18, but he did note that he would be willing to push the date back.

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Kellner credits Waynesburg and the relationships he made here as a big part of who he is today.

“I think because of the Lord working in my life and the opportunities at WU, I was able to grow personally and professionally,” said Kellner. “It really was the people that I met that shaped me and I’m thankful for how people invested in me and allowed me to invest in them.”

Martin Hall RD Anthony Jarrel still keeps in contact with Kellner after being friends, co-workers and coaches of the men’s lacrosse team.

“I first met Chris my senior year of undergrad at Waynesburg when I was a second year resident assistant. He was a super positive guy, still is, you always know he cares about you,” said Jarrell. “It is remarkable to see him get to where he is today.”

Admissions Counselor Matthew McNeil, a friend of Kellner, is from California and was able to give Kellner a tour of his new home last year.

“It was pretty surreal seeing Chris in California just because you don’t see many [Waynesburg University] people visiting your home, let alone move to it,” said McNeil. “It’s always fun showing someone around where you grew up and sharing your background with them, obsessing over the best coffee shops while drinking coffee composed the most of our day.”

C hr is has move d 14 times in his life and said he is used to the changes of moving, but transitioning to a new home was not the hardest part.

“It was a long three-day drive getting out here and was definitely the farthest I've ever moved,” said Kellner. “The most difficult part of the transition has been teaching eight different classes, I had no idea

all the hard work teachers put into making a course engaging for the many diverse students out there.”

In addition to being a professor at Life Pacific College, Kellner is Chair of the Athletics Committee and a faculty representative to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

His background in college athletics prepared him for these roles.

Kellner has additionally found ways to incorporate his ResLife skills into teaching and who he is as a person.

“I intentionally pursue students for fellowship, discipleship and mentorship and I still use activities to create space for relationship,” said Kellner.

“Usually if I'm not in my office or class, you can find me playing chess in the library or getting in a quick game of ping pong in the student center or hustling on the field playing Ultimate Frisbee.”

In 2015, Kellner started

Charitable Grounds Coffee to pursue his business dreams.

He is partnered with a small farm affiliated with a missionary in Costa Rica by selling their coffee here in the United States. Since moving he has joined with some old friends who have a small business selling clothing, based in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, under the name "Love and Be Loved" where he is selling the coffee on their website, www.shoplabl.com.

Chris described his time at Waynesburg as “four beautiful and challenging years” where God worked to transform him to who he is today.

Kellner will start his doctorate in Finance at Anderson University in May 2017. “[Everything] is keeping me busy but I love it,” said Kellner. “I'm excited to continue to help develop the business program, athletics and culture here at Life Pacific College.”

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Quibble 4. Like the NCAA basket ball three-point line 9. Phantom's place?

14. Toothpaste tube letters 15. Chevy SUV 16. Honeydew, for one 17. Drop the original strat egy 19. Printing heavyweight 20. Aspersion 21. Nickname for Basket ball Hall of Famer Mara vich 23. Euler's forte 25. Commencement open ing?

26. Online reminders 28. Dilapidated digs 33. Attribute to, as blame 34. Fish order 35. "What __ care?"

36. One always looking up 40. Zeta follower 41. Soccer followers?

42. Causes of many Alas kan road accidents 43. High-end neckwear 46. Declines to raise 47. Bard's bedtime 48. Machu Picchu denizen 49. Shield bearers 55. Leave out 58. Hot 59. Novel surprise ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 21-, 36- and 49-Across 61. Cardinal, e.g.

62. "Friend Like Me" singer in "Aladdin"

63. Author Talese 64. Fire sign 65. Gladiator's milieu 66. Olive shaped like a stick

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6. Tazo choice 7. Long spans 8. Collector's target 9. Filled, folded fare 10. Sneeze cause 11. Ultimatum word 12. Jícama or ginger 13. Actress Hathaway 18. Stumper?

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29. View from Lake Ge neva 30. Chihuahua "Ciao!"

31. Oater group 32. Locations 34. Sour fruit 37. Acid type 38. Bowie's bride 39. __ Mule: vodka cock tail in a copper mug

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"When I first arrived at Waynesburg University, I was excited to begin a new chapter of my life. I was ready to leave my high school persona behind and reinvent myself. Psychology, baseball, and music were the three things I decided I was going to bring along with me on this new journey. As a freshman, I made friends quite easily. Most of my friends at the time consisted of baseball players and psychology majors. However, I picked up on one thing very quickly… none of my friends enjoyed the music I listened too. For the people that don’t know me very well; I am a huge Matchbox Twenty fan. For me, their music has been my therapeutic outlet for almost six years now. When I am either struggling in the classroom, on the baseball field, or even in life, I can always count on their music to pick me right up and help me move forward. Some of my baseball buddies even joke around with me at times and wondered why I would choose their music of all things. Considering most of the baseball players on the team enjoy country or rap, I am pretty much on my own when it came to my pregame music. So how did this odd music obsession begin you may ask? Well, when I was a senior in high school, I stumbled upon some of their old records in study hall. Right off the bat, I really enjoyed their melodies and lyrics and found their music somewhat relatable to my life in many ways. Once I found out they were coming to the Pittsburgh, I quickly bought tickets and drove out to the show. After the concert had ended, I felt like found a new passion in my life that I didn’t have before. To this day, I can honestly say that that night was one of the best nights of my life. Years later, I was able to meet their lead guitarist (Kyle Cook) and their lead singer (Rob Thomas) at each of their solo gigs. Both men were extremely humble and told me that they would like to see me at more of their concerts.

Long story short, I still continue to travel around from state to state to see them play their solo shows. Although Matchbox Twenty has been on a four year hiatus, I am hoping that they will get back together and create more life changing music."

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SAINT PATRICK’S DAY HISTORY AND TRADITIONS Written by Emily Hackman

Designed by Joe Buchanan

March is celebrated in two ways every year: March Madness and Saint Patrick’s Day. On March 17, the Irish and the Irish-atheart will observe St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day, which originally started off as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland, has now become an international festival celebrating the Irish culture with parades, dancing and special foods.

WHO WAS ST. PATRICK? Saint Patrick lived during the fifth century and is the patron saint of Ireland. He was a noble man born in what is now Great Britain and was kidnapped by pirates at the age of 16 and brought to Ireland to work as a slave. Seventeen years later, he escaped his pagan captors and returned to his homeland, but Patrick was not finished with Ireland. He returned to Ireland with the mission to try and convert the people who held him captive as a missionary. St. Patrick has been officially credited with bringing Christianity to the people of Ireland. In the centuries following Patrick’s death, the stories that surrounded his life became ingrained in the Irish culture.

TRADITIONS DYEING OF THE CHICAGO RIVER For the past fifty years, the Butler and Rowan families turn the Chicago River green for St. Patrick’s Day. On average, it takes forty pounds of dye to turn the river the perfect shade of green. The river after being dyed will stay green for about 5 hours and the dye does not cause any harm to the water.

SHAMROCKS According to the myths surrounding St. Patrick, he taught the people of Ireland about the Trinity using a three leaf clover, or a shamrock but there is no evidence to support this claim.

The first written reference to the shamrock was dated to 1571 and is a symbol of Ireland.

LEPRECHAUNS Irish folklore supports the idea of leprechauns, Irish shoemaking fairies, which cause mischief and mayhem in people’s lives. Today, the leprechauns are envisioned as little, rosy-checked men all dressed in green suits that are usually guarding the gold that’s at the end of a rainbow. According to the Irish legends, people that are lucky enough to find a leprechaun and capture him can trade his freedom for his golden treasure.

PARADES Today there are more than 100 St. Patrick’s Day parades held across the United States; New York City and Boston have to the largest celebrations. In 1848, New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade was formed when New York Irish Aid officials combined several of the smaller parades that took place that day. Today, that parade is the world’s oldest civilian parade and the largest in the United States, with over 150,000 participants and nearly 3 million people line the streets of the 1.5-mile parade route to watch the parade. The New York St. Patrick’s Day parade takes more than five hours to complete.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN IRELAND Today, people of all backgrounds and ethnicities celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The top countries to celebrate the holiday are United States, Canada and Australia. North America, especially the United States, hosts the largest parades and fanfare. St. Patrick’s Day is also celebrated in many other loctions including Japan, Singapore and Russia.In the past St. Patrick’s Day was traditionally been a religious holiday in Ireland. Until the 1970s, Irish laws authorized that pubs and bars were to be closed on March 17, Saint Patrick’s Day. However in 1995, the Irish government began a campaign to use the world-wide interest in St. Patrick’s Day to boost international tourism and to highlight Ireland and Irish culture such as dancing and food to the rest of the world. Approximately 1 million people partake in Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin. This includes a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions and fireworks shows. http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/history-of-st-patricks-day www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/17/st-patricks-day-traditions-green-holiday/81868808/ http://chicagoist.com/2016/03/16/st_patricks_day_history.php

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