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Lambda Sigma seeks
Student musicians
perform in honors
ensembles
volunteer siblings
Adopt a Lil' Sib program welcomes Origins youth to campus
Liz Buechele
Staff Writer
From Mar. 6 through Mar. 8, six
members of the Westminster College
Music Department will be heading to
Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pa for the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Honors Band.
This honors ensemble is formed
from musicians in colleges and universities across the state. The band is comprised of 90-100 students from across
Pennsylvania.
“I am excited and honored to represent Westminster College at Intercollegiate band this year. I believe it is going
to be an excellent growing experience
for each of us as musicians,” said Sam
Mellon, a senior physics major with a
music minor who will be playing bass
clarinet in the band.
Zachary Woessner, along with Joey
Bandi and Linsey Clauser, was one of
three sophomore French Horn players
to make the ensemble.
“I’ve never been a part of it before,
but I am excited because it will give me
an opportunity to perform with Westminster students,” said Woessner.
Bandi felt a similar sense of
achievement.
“I’m just honored to go and play
horn with a bunch of dedicated and talented musicians,” said Bandi.
Clauser agreed that a great opportunity is before them.
“Intercollegiate band is a great experience because we are able to bond
with our fellow musicians from Westminster and still learn more about music.”
Senior music education major
Danielle Aurandt will be playing alto
saxophone in the band, and sophomore
music performance major Marissa Lyerly also shared their sentiments in the
excitement for the event.
On March 25 through 28, three
students will travel to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee for the
Collegiate Band Director’s National
Association National Intercollegiate
Honors Band. This event started 15
years ago and takes place every other
year.
“In the band world, it is one of the
top conferences for collegiate band,”
said Dr. R. Tad Greig.
Over 60 colleges and universities
are represented at this event.
“I am very excited for CBDNA.
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Children complete an art project at Origins after school. They will be welcomed to campus
during Lil Sibs weekend for the chance to have fun and interact with college students.
Hannah Branscome
Staff Writer
Lambda Sigma, the honor society
for sophomores, will be bringing children from Origins to Lil’ Sibs Weekend.
The goal is for college students to
volunteer as the children’s older siblings for a day and to participate in fun
on-campus activities and games. This
event, “Adopt a Lil’ Sib,” will be held
on Apr. 11 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Origins is a branch of Cray Youth
and Family Services in New Castle,
an organization focused on neighborhood- and community-based services. It is a resource that provides
a secure place for kids to go after
school for tutoring, snacks and projects designed to inspire success.
Cray’s vision, taken from their
website (crayyouth.org) states: “In
a larger sense, Origins and Cray are
hoping to transform from a ‘service
provider’ to a ‘community partner’.
Eventually, Cray envisions Origins
becoming a community-based resource hub with programming completely run by and for the neighbor-
hood’s citizens, able to quickly address
and respond to community needs”
Sophomore Dara Belohlavek, a frequent Origins volunteer, is participating and is excited to have other students
get close to these children and potentially volunteer at Origins in the future.
“Adopt a Lil’ Sib builds upon
the relationships that we have already started and it connects other
college students to Origins as well
as sheds light on their situation,” Belohlavek said. “You learn how you
can help them out; it’s a win-win.”
Becky Arturo, a Lambda Sigma
member, has a lot of experience with
Origins and a relationship with the employees and the children. Arturo, along
with the Coordinator of Origins, Christina Lope, and their desire to expose the
children to higher education, is what
brought “Adopt a Lil’ Sib” idea to life.
“We agreed that we wanted to
think of something that would bring
the kids up to college, because they
don’t get exposed to higher education often,” Arturo said. “They feel as
though they don’t have many options
and this is a great opportunity for them,
to bring them up here was our goal.”
Berlin Lounge will be home
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base for the volunteers and children. There will be constant activities run by Lambda Sigma, such as a
dance party, boat rides and laser tag.
Coming
to
campus
means much more to the children than just fun and games.
“At Origins, we do activities
and fun events but actually bringing them to a higher educational environment is what I am most excited
to see,” Arturo said. “Also, bringing
them outside their age group and
the group of people they are always
with will be good for them as well.”
The students who have relationships with the children from Origins
see that this event allows them to spread
the awareness of the hardships in New
Castle and the need for volunteers.
“This is an eye opener for the
students,” Arturo said. “I would
love to see Westminster do a lot
more outreach and I would love to
see this event make students realize
the outreach that is needed in local
communities such as New Castle.”
Anyone interested in being involved with “Adopt a Lil’ Sib” or Origins should contact the organization.
Diversity leaves pages, enters classes
Kayla Kormanik
Campus Writer
Dr. Charlene Klassen Endrizzi and her students enrolled in the reading methods class hosted an African
American Read-In for the sixth consecutive year on Feb.
18 at Farrell Elementary School in Farrell, Pa.
A “read-in” is when a community member or teacher finds a piece of literature to share with students. All
books at this read-in were focused around African American children to celebrate Black History Month..
“Getting kids interested in different types of heritage
and literacy makes for a wonderful event,” Endrizzi said.
Endrizzi and 11 of her students prepared lessons and
traveled to to the school to read books to students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Endrizzi stressed the benefit of the event for pre-service teachers.
“Students get to interact with kids who are very different from them,” Endrizzi said. “They are experiencing, what I think, is a very different reading strategy and
have a great piece of literature for their own classroom
someday.”
Endrizzi explained that her adopted son, who is biracial, was her original inspiration to get more teachers
motivated to share different types of literature with their
students.
“As a mother, I always wanted my child to see himself in a book,” Endrizzi said.
Emily Chess, a junior education major, enjoys
teaching in a diverse classroom and uses that diversity
to shape lessons and conversations. She taught second
grade at the read-in and felt a sense of accomplishment.
“I would say the most rewarding part of the read-in
was that I got to spread diversity and cultural awareness
through books and activities the students found enjoyable,” Chess said.
The read-in was funded through the campus Drinko
Center, and they plan to support it for years to come.
Dr. Patrick Krantz, director of the Drinko Center,
expressed his enthusiasm about writing a grant for the
event.
“If you’re looking for a place to put money, investing it in children is not a bad thing,” Krantz said. “I hope
the community of Farrell feels the benefit of the partnership with Westminster College. I know we certainly do.”
Krantz stated that the Drinko Center puts stock in the
books it buys.
“We always buy every single one in multiple copies,” Krantz said.
Krantz talked about the opportunity the books give
diverse children to feel good about themselves.
“You read books and see pictures of people that look
like you, and when you don’t have that, it’s hard to put
yourself in their position,” Krantz said.
A 2014 article written by Walter Dean Meyers
shared that a study conducted by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin shows
that only 93 out of 3,200 children’s books were about
African Americans.
More information on National African American
Read-Ins can be found on the National Council of Teachers of English website at http://www.ncte.org/aari.
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Many organizations are defined
by their leaders, and fortunately, the
Learning Center can boast of following that principle - though you’d be
unlikely to hear its leaders boast anytime soon.
Sally Huey, Director of the Learning Center, graduated from Westminster with an education degree that she
has aptly applied in her post-graduation efforts. Huey taught in public
school before returning to her alma
mater for an opportunity to provide a
different kind of students.
Helping Huey behind the scenes
is Dr. Kristianne K. Vaccaro, who
trains the writing TAs in the peer review methods that are practiced at the
Center. Vaccaro, a former Titan and
now Assistant Professor of English
and Public Relations, volunteered in
the Center when she attended Westminster.
Since the late 90s, Huey has
opened her doors to students, creating
a welcoming environment in which
academic improvement can occur.
She and Vaccaro are not alone
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Rachel Shussett
Buzzfeed is not exactly
real journalism. I will be the
first to stand up and say that
it doesn’t follow AP Style,
generally lacks the correct
attributions and has to be
edited multiple times after
being posted due to a lack of
an editorial staff (or at least
a competent one).
That being said, I love
it.
I will nitpick the hell
out of its grammar and get
irritated with how lackadaisically it can be written. But
it really does present some
great ideas and makes the
world aware of some really
cool ideas and people.
Recently, I stumbled
upon a wonderful article that
tells of “The Atlas of Beauty.” This article spotlights
Mihaela Noroc, a Romanian
photographer that travels the
world taking photographs of
women. Her goal, according to her Facebook page, is
to “capture the diverse and
natural beauty around the
world.”
Personally, I find this
fascinating. I am a huge fan
of pages like “Humans of
New York,” so this instantly
grabbed my attention. But
when I found her social
media pages and began to
scroll, I was met with something much more that what I
had seen at face-value.
This woman really as
trying to capture the diversity and beauty of the world.
To be a photojournalist, you
have to possess a very special gift—your photography
is more than just pictures on
paper, but goes far deeper.
Looking at the photographs of women from Peru,
Romania, Tibet, Iran and Indonesia, I found myself enthralled. In each face I could
see fear, hope, pain and healing. I could see how war
was affecting some and how
peace was on the horizon for
others. I could see myself.
As someone that has
long struggled with her own
self-perception and image,
this was striking. These
women are all so beautiful. Which must make me
beautiful as well—after all,
I am just like these women.
I have seen hardship, I have
seen the path to finally being
“okay.”
Just like these women,
I possess my own kind of
strength, grace and beauty.
And, quite frankly, many of
them have suffered far more
than I could ever imagine.
So, I leave this with you:
we all are beautiful and we
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questions: “What are you trying to say?”
“How did you reach that solution?”
“What, specifically, do you need help
with?” Questions not only help a TA
understand his or her peer, but they also
help that peer better understand their
own work. Similarly, TAs love when the
students they work with ask questions
because it shows where the thinking
process is going.
For two and a half years I had the
pleasure of working in the Learning
Center, hearing stories and suggestions
from other TAs, chatting with the delightful director and growing as a student through the peer review that I did
in my sessions. More importantly, I have
been one of those clients as well, a student reading her paper to a TA.
The Learning Center sometimes
struggles with faltering attention for a
few reasons: schedules get crazy, professors no longer require appointments,
or students just don’t think they need to
review their work.
It is my belief that everyone should
come in for a session at least once in
their college career. Nothing can replace
the kind of communication and feedback you get from an appointment there.
The corner of Thompson-Clark’s second
floor awaits.
Maggie is a senior English major
who is currently student teaching.
Her beta fish, George, is a professional model and amateur music critic.
The Potential We All Possess
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in their mission to answer the educational needs of the student body. Every year they select and train students
to be peer tutors, known at the Center
as TAs. These TAs - who are not paid
in anything but gratitude and the occasional handful of M&M’s - each
schedule a couple hours a week for
tutoring sessions.
The Learning Center is a valuable
campus resource because of what it
will not do, which enables everything
it does. The Center does not give out
answers to any form of homework; it
does not tell you step-by-step how to
solve any problem or write any paper;
it does not provide automatic grammar or style checkers for essays. The
Learning Center compels its clients to
develop their own skills.
Make no mistake - tutors are there
every weekday in order to bridge the
gap between a student’s understanding and the required comprehension.
However, these tutors are trained to
pull the effort from their clients, so
that although the tutor might know
the information, they will enable the
student to accomplish his or her goals.
This method might sound unhelpful if one does not recognize the ability of any student who has been accepted to this college to think and to
learn independently. Being given all
the answers, being told all the steps this will not foster lasting skills that
students can activate later down the
road (or later in a class) in order to
complete tasks on their own.
The best thing a TA can do is ask
This is the first time I'm going and I'm very excited to
work under the director, Ray Cramer, a nationally recognized
band director. It will also be incredible to meet colleagues from
other small schools similar to Westminster College around the
nation," said senior tuba player Kyle Grabigel.
Marissa Lyerly, sophomore clarinet performance major,
shared Grabigel’s sentiments. “It’s such an honor and privilege
to be able to represent our school at such a high level. I’m looking forward to how much I will grow from this experience.”
Senior music education major and flutist Jen Peet is the
third musician to attend the event. In addition to this honor,
Peet also just returned from the Air Force Band Collegiate
Symposium in Washington D.C.
Peet found out about the symposium through Dr. Greig.
Mihaela Noroc
all possess more potential
than we could ever fathom.
Sure, it took a Buzzfeed article on my Facebook timeline for me to really sit down
and come to this conclusion,
but sometimes that’s what it
takes.
Rachel is a junior
public relations major
who can write a column
in two hours or less.
The symposium involved a weekend of rehearsals, master classes, and a side-by-side concert with the Air Force Band.
The audition process involved recordings of playing and a
resume.
“The entire audition process was completely free. There
didn’t seem to be any downside so I decided why not at least
try,” said Peet.
Twenty four college students attended the event from all
across the nation.
“It was an incredible experience, it was the first time they've
done this and they're hoping to do it again. I've already recommended for our students to look into it,” said Peet.
Overall, the music department has been very busy this
semester, putting on concerts and attending various honor ensembles.
“This college is very fortunate to have the music program
that it does,” summarizes Dr. Greig.
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Possible Privatization of the System
Debating Prison Reform
The 1980s were time of rampant
extremist legislative conservatism. In
response to the mostly fabricated moral dilemma leftover from the 70s, the
presidential administrations responded
by getting “tough on crime” and creating a real “war on drugs.”
Due to legislative action supporting those two causes, the number of
people incarcerated has quadrupled in
the last 30 years. Our nation now incarcerates more people per capita than
any other nation in the world (estimated at over 2.2 million inmates). The
rise in imprisonment rates, in tandem
with mandatory minimum sentencing
for miniscule drug offenses, has devastated our prison system.
Characterized by overcrowding
and understaffing, the Department of
Rehabilitative Corrections (DRC – the
governmental department in charge of
convicted citizens) began contracting
out its inmates to for-profit corporations.
Initially, the first contracts were
to house/jail illegal immigrants being
held for deportation. The market expanded, and today over 10 percent of
incarcerated individuals are in privatized prisons with an estimated $7.5
billion turnover.
Some of the oft-cited reasons supporting the use of privatized prisons
include: savings of taxpayer dollars,
effectiveness of the facility, better
performance and a successful international precedent. On paper, the private
institution should be significantly better than the public prison.
Privatized prisons have underwhelmingly responded to the problem
at hand. According to Smart Assets,
not only do private prisons not cost
taxpayers less money, but that the studies found saying they do save private
citizens’ money have been funded by
private prisons. This clearly calls the
methodology and conclusions into
question.
Additionally, the American Federation of State, County and Munici-
Ben Grove
For the Reform
Prison Reform in the United States
of America is a multifaceted issue that
goes well beyond the simple question
posed in this debate here.
In order to sufficiently answer the
question of whether or not-for-profit
prisons are inherently good or bad, we
first must fully understand a number of
other issues that have caused our prisons to be as they are.
First and foremost, the war on
drugs. As of January 2015, about 50
percent of inmates are in prison on
drug charges, according to the Federal
Bureau of Prisons. The war on drugs
has cost this country very much, and
without much avail. With many of
these inmates incarcerated due to less
dangerous drugs such as marijuana
(which is already legal in some states,
while others put people behind bars for
it), there are a huge number of people
in our overcrowded prisons that could
be productive members of society, but
are instead an unnecessary burden on
our prison structure.
Instead, some states such as California, notable for its dangerously out
of control prison overpopulation, are
contracting private enterprises to hold
their prisoners not only in private facilities but also in facilities out of state.
One particular contractor, the Corrections Corporation of America, owns 67
facilities across the country and has the
capacity to house 90,000 inmates.
With the current state of prison
overcrowding, we frankly need private
facilities. It’s not a question of whether or not the for-profit prisons cause
problems (which they do) it’s a simple
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Pano Constantine
Against the Reform
pal Employees (AFSCME) found that
private prisons create their savings by
cutting costs in employee salaries and
benefits (including medical and retiree
plans) and in rehabilitative programming.
At a public prison, the average
employee roughly makes just over
$22,000 per year. They do have good
medical coverage and a decent pension. Private institutions pay even less
(sometimes even around $18,000),
with a significant number of their employees eligible for food stamps and
other welfare and an even higher percentage qualifying for free or reduced
school lunch programs. They justify
these numbers by saying that they hire
more staff members than public institutions.
In regards to the effectiveness of
for-profit prisons, numerous studies
show that recidivism rates (people who
are rearrested after being released) are
consistently higher in privatized prisons as compared to public prisons. A
report from the private prison industry
even stated that the prison’s business
model is reliant on the continued incarceration of mass numbers of people.
How effective can a prison be at
reforming individuals and protecting
American citizens when it is: a) cutting reformative rehabilitative prison
programs and b) has a vested monetary
incentive that people re-offend and are
sent back to prison?
Private prisons also have worse
conditions than public ones. A report
by the ACLU reported that “private
prisons have also been linked to numerous cases of violence and atrocious
conditions.”
Additionally, because private
prisons have less experienced workers than public, there are more fights
and brawls that last much longer with
worse consequences than in the public
sector.
On paper, the free market ideals
of competition would drive down the
costs of privatized prisons and increase
the quality. In reality, the private prison
system has gone awry in its cost-cutting, quality and abilities at reducing
recidivism rates - arguably the prison’s
most important function. While they
may be a necessity in the United States
today, their existence proves a lack of
priorities in our nation. They’re the
signs of desperation from a nation of
over-incarcerated people.
Necessity does not justify poor
performance. The system has issues.
Privatization is not the answer.
question of need. The states’ mistakes on the war on drugs are being
slowly and painfully fixed, but while
that happens, it is the least the state
can do to create some kind of way to
ease the monetary burden of prisons,
so that they aren’t reflected in cost to
the taxpayer.
The average inmate costs around
$30,000 a year to keep behind bars,
with higher rates prevailing in states
like Connecticut, Washington, and
New York of up to nearly $60,000.
Considering the U.S. incarcerates
more than any other country in the
world, it’s no surprise that our prisons
cost up to around $70 billion, annually.
This large price tag can be a definitive reason advocating for private
prisons. Privatization will save money,
and that’s good for the taxpayer. It’s
also generally good for the prisoner,
because having private prisons available reduces overcrowding. Without
the availability of private prisons,
states like California will be forced to
combat overcrowding by themselves.
The fact is, overcrowding is a
worse demon to fight than a prisonindustrial complex that some say
private prisons would be creating.
Overcrowding leaves us with a choice
of one of two options: 1. Have overcrowded prisons, and have prisoners
living in despicable, near in-humane
conditions, or 2. Have prisoners released back into the public before they
are supposed to be. Neither of those is
an evil we should face.
On the face of it all, private prisons
are not a good thing. It’s counterproductive to create a system that is going to want full prisons so it can run a
profit. But the problem with American
prisons is so deeply entrenched in our
society and is something that isn’t going to change soon.
Until then, private prisons are a
necessary evil we must deal with. Because at the end of the day, who matters more: the taxpayer, or the prisoner?
Privatization will save money, and
that’s good for the taxpayer. It’s also
generally good for the prisoner,
because having private prisons available reduces overcrowding.
Sleepless in the City
Quoting Columnist
This weekend, like many other students on campus,
I went to New York City.
I've been to the city that never sleeps before about
five years ago, but never have I experienced the city
the way I did this weekend. I spent the duration of my
time there with three of my best friends, taking on the
city place by place, landmark by landmark and having
the time of my life.
We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The
Cloisters, Central Park and so many other places. We
were taking the subway and taxis to get where we needed to go, and walking here and there and everywhere.
I actually felt like I lived in the city, and it was sur-
in my whole 20 years of living.
All of us were so wired and ready to do anything
and everything when we were still out in the city. No
lie, I feel like I could have stayed up all night and done
a million things. I think it’s something in the air.
Regardless, we got back to the hotel, put our pajamas on, and dug into our delicious Italian treats. Shortly after, we put a movie on and sure enough, we all fell
asleep within five minutes. The city that never sleeps
knocked us out within minutes.
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Emily Williams
real. I did take enough pictures for people to know that
I was clearly not from the Big Apple, so I probably
screamed tourist.
Regardless, the beauty of the city, I think, is entirely
underrated. Yes, there are parts of the city that could
be cleaner, but it’s a city, so what do you expect? As
of 2013, there were 8.406 million people living there.
In my opinion, it is a very beautiful city that people
should visit at least once in their life. Because people
who have never been there will not understand what the
heck I am talking about. Trust me. Go.
I never fully understood my own love for cities until
I spent an entire weekend in NYC. The second that our
bus pulled into Times Square, I was in absolute awe.
I am officially in love with the city way of life. Cities, New York City especially, has this pulse to it and
it’s always alive and upbeat, even after midnight: it’s
quite the change from little old New Wilmington.
New York, like the quote says, has this “inherent
energy” that “makes you want to get up and do a million things all day and stay up all night.”
It could not be any more accurate. It radiates energy.
By the end of Saturday, around 10 p.m. or so, I was
exhausted. At least I thought I was for a split second,
but then we were getting ready to leave dinner and out
we went again. We went to this great Italian pastry
place that had the best cannolis I think I have ever had
"
There’s an inherent
energy in New York City
that it’s famous for.
It makes you want to
get up and do a million
things all day and stay
up all night.
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ISIS tactics threaten
Western countries
Annaliese Speck
Staff Writer
In recent years, there have been a
number of extremist groups brought
to the media’s attention. The most notable of these recent groups goes by
the name of ISIL, also know as ISIS,
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
At first this group seemed small
with little impact on its surrounding; however, in recent years it has
grown rapidly and taken over large
areas of land in regions of Iraq.
ISIS began from a violent al
Qaeda faction in Iraq (AQI), according to ABC News reporters
Lee Ferran and Rym Momtaz, after
“AQI was weakened in Iraq in 2007
as a result of what is known as the
‘Sunni Awakening’, when a large
alliance of Iraq Sunni tribes, supported by the U.S., fought against
the jihadist group.” ABC News said.
It was not until 2011 during
the Syrian conflict that AQI decided to try and regain some of
its control. By 2013 it had grown
exponentially under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,
who renamed the group ISIS.
The main goal of the group is
to terrorize and wage war against
the West and Western people. This
means their target is anyone who
is related to the Western world, as
well as minorities or people who
simply do not agree with their
thinking. However, they also attack
people near them, including people
in their own tribe. If you do not
agree with them, they will attack.
ISIS is known for its violence through kidnapping, invading, taking over cities, beheading and other brutal acts.
ABC News writes that, “Western officials only have rough estimates on ISIS’s total fighting
force, but in late 2014, the CIA said
the group was believed to be up
to 30,000 fighters strong, including local supporters, and growing.”
Surprisingly, according to
ABC News, over 150 people
from the United States have attempted to join ISIS. This new
development offers a problem to security in the U.S.
Marc Santora and Al Baker
wrote in their article, “Brooklyn Arrests Highlight Challenges
in Fighting ISIS and ‘Known
Wolves’” published in “The New
York Times,” that, “The challenge
posed by recruits for the Islamic
State, also known as ISIS or ISIL,
is different in significant ways
from what law enforcement previously confronted, and it potentially
shifts the equation when it comes
to dealing with people the authorities are already monitoring.”
This means that Western
countries, including the United
States will need to be vigilant in
their defense of this evil. However, one must ask what effect this
is having on the countries where
ISIS groups currently exists.
Sophomore political sci-
ence major Ellen Deweese gave
a look into this aspect of ISIS.
“It’s really dividing the Middle
East right now; basically its taking countries that are pro-western, in that they are friends with
the U.S. and European countries,
and they are cutting off any sort
of ties that they can have," Deweese said. "They are really taking
all of these countries and invading them or taking prisoners from
them, and it is really cutting them
off from government resources.”
Senior political science major
Katie Lesnick gave a clear and direct
opinion of what needs to be done
in order to respond to this threat.
“I think they’re an extremely
violent group and something needs
to be done to combat that, fight
back against that, because the way
they are arbitrarily killing people
and trying to use fear, it’s just not
ok - it’s not good.” Lesnick said.
Freezing causes
townhouse pipes to burst
Patricia Pivaronis
Campus Writer
The residents of Townhouse 23 were surprised to
find their living room flooded with water around 12:15
a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Seniors Anna Cooper, Sara Halpin, Annaliese Speck
and Leanna Rinehart described the noise that alerted as
being like the sound of a dishwasher running.
“All of the lights upstairs went off and then a couple
seconds later, the fire alarm started going off, and we all
came downstairs, and we just started seeing water come
out of the light socket,” Halpin said.
One of the pipes in the walls had burst, setting the
fire alarm off, which alerted Public Safety.
“Public Safety came and Phys. Plant came, and they
were awesome," Speck said. "They came and turned off
the water and the lights and alarms, and they helped us
clean it up.”
A maintenance worker came later in the day to re-
insulate the pipes.
“No one wants to deal with that ever, especially at
night,” Cooper said.
The main cause for the pipes bursting was the lack
of insulation around the sprinkler system in the walls.
The sprinkler system comes down the exterior wall.
Between the studs there is not enough insulation, so
when the pipes become exposed to the cold air outside,
situations like these tend to occur.
“Obviously the temperatures now have been exceedingly low,” Ron Pennington, Physical Plant Director, explained. “In typical construction, of any kind
there’s a point where things are insulated to withstand.
We’re below all that [temperature].”
Pennington and the residents both seemed exasperated over the issues of the flooding.
“We were all very stressed because that’s just not
something you want to wake up to or hear,” Speck said.
“There wasn’t a lot of damage done, which was good.”
Pennington stated that there have been about seven
occurrences of pipes bursting over the years.
Senior Lauren Fling, resident of Townhouse 21,
said when she moved in they had just finished painting
from a flood that occurred there last year.
The townhouses are in rows so when one alarm
goes off, all the alarms in that row go off as well, meaning that all of the neighbors on the row have to exit their
townhouses.
Fling shares a townhouse with seniors Kerri Inzinga, Carly Leffakis and Rachael Boyes.
“It was an inconvenience to have to wake up in the
middle of the night to go outside in the freezing cold
because of a pipe bursting,” Inzinga said.
Residents of Townhouse 21 fear that theirs will be
next.
“Westminster seriously needs to figure out their pipe
system because this is the second time in a week that this
has happened, and I’d rather my pipes not burst,” Leffakis said.
The solution may seem simple but it is going to be
costly.
“The course of action depending on several things
is going to be probably to add more insulation to the
areas that haven’t broken yet,” Pennington said.
This project will most likely have to happen in the
summer months because doing it now would be an inconvenience, Pennington explained.
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Bottom
Ninth
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Mike Annarella
Sports Editor
If I had to explain Josh Hamilton’s
baseball career in just a few sentences, I’d
probably use this metaphor. Imagine your
team goes into a game as the favorite, but
falls behind early by a seemingly insurmountable deficit. Then out of nowhere,
that team mounts a miracle comeback,
only to see the lead once again slip away.
This roller coaster ride is exactly what Josh
Hamilton’s friends, family, teammates and
employers have endured for the past 15 years.
During the 1999 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, the North Carolina
native was selected first-overall by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Most people considered him a “can’t miss” prospect. Not
only was Hamilton physically-gifted, he
also had a flawless reputation off the field.
Hamilton proved Tampa Bay scouts
right during his first year in the minors. He finished the 2000 season as the
league’s co-MVP and was voted Minor
League Player of the Year by USA Today.
Then in 2001, a car accident would forev-
er alter the course of Josh Hamilton’s life. He
and his parents were hit by a truck that had run
a red light. His mother was seriously injured
and Josh suffered a back injury that would
eventually land him on the Disabled List (DL).
It was during his recovery time that
Hamilton began associating with people who
introduced him to drugs and alcohol. In his
biography “Beyond Belief,” Hamilton admits he tried alcohol for the first time and
then cocaine within just a few short hours.
These actions would eventually lead to
the first of many rehab stints for Hamilton.
Over the next several years, he began a vicious
cycle of rehabilitation and relapses that would
land him out of baseball altogether by 2004.
Hamilton recounts in his book the
amount of alcohol and cocaine he consumed daily could have easily killed him.
Despite his struggles, Hamilton met and
married Katie Chadwick, whose father
had also suffered from addiction. The couple had a daughter together, and although
there were a few rough patches, the former baseball player eventually got sober.
Major League Baseball reinstated Hamilton once they learned he had cleanedup his act. The Cincinnati Reds took a
chance on the reformed slugger and Hamilton made the club’s major-league roster
in 2007. During his first at-bat, the Cincinnati fans gave Hamilton a standing ovation. Following a successful first season,
the Texas Rangers approached the Reds and
worked out a trade for the center fielder.
Beginning in 2008, Hamilton’s ca-
reer took off in Texas. He was elected to
the All-Star Game that year and participated in a memorable Home Run Derby
at Yankee Stadium. The slugger dazzled
fans and teammates alike by hitting 28
home runs in the first round of the contest—three of them travelling over 500 feet.
Hamilton was named the 2010 American League MVP and led the Rangers to
back-to-back World Series appearances in
2010 and 2011. After the 2012 season, the
free agent signed a five-year contract worth
$125 million with the Los Angeles Angels.
Despite lofty expectations, Hamilton’s
first two years in LA were a disappointment.
Now comes word that his offthe-field
demons
have
re-emerged.
Last week, reports surfaced he has once
again relapsed with cocaine and alcohol. If
ever someone needed proof addiction is a
lifelong disease, look no further than Josh
Hamilton. Here is a man with everything to
lose—a family, a job and millions of dollars. Despite the good in his life, alcohol
and drugs continue to take hold of him.
So for Hamilton’s career, it’s once
again the bottom of the ninth and he’s batting from behind. I hope for the sake of
Josh Hamilton and his family, the slugger has a little more fight left in him.
Mike is a senior public relations major with a minor in media art
and design. He's a Pittsburgh Penguins media relations staff member.
Degrees Matter for College Athletes
Megan Romocean
Sports Writer
We constantly hear about bigtime college athletes deciding to enter drafts early instead of finishing
school, assuming they are going to
be selected for the pros. Statistically, the chances are not that great for
making it big in professional sports.
There was a study done by the
NCAA estimating the probability of
athletes competing beyond the high
school level, and I’d have to admit, I
was not that surprised. We will use the
football statistics for example. In 2013,
there was an approximate number of
1,086,627 high school football players.
The number of high school-to-NCAA
student athletes drastically dropped
to about 70,000 athletes and the number of NCAA athletes actually drafted
was 254. It’s almost like winning the
lottery as far as chances go. Actually, you might have a better chance
of winning the lottery than being
drafted to a professional sports team.
The real problem that many people see are student athletes playing
in college for three years, then entering the draft without earning their
degree. That seems like poor planning because anything can happen,
as all athletes know. After taking all
of those exams, writing papers and
spending endless nights cramming for
finals, these athletes just throw away
all the hard work to go into something
that isn’t always 100 percent certain.
Most recent in the news, The Ohio
State University national championship-winning quarterback Cardale
Jones decided to not enter the NFL draft
and continue his education. It is his
dream to be a QB in the NFL, but only
when it is the right time in his life. In an
ESPN article, Jones was quoted stating
that “after three games, [the NFL] was
out of the question. A first-round draft
pick means nothing to me without my
education.” This is the mindset that all
college athletes should have. Education is everything. I strongly believe
that student athletes must complete all
four years of college and earn a degree
before entering any professional draft.
The NFL, MLB, NBA and other
professional sports franchises have dif-
ferent draft requirements, but I believe
it should be the same for all of them.
Too many times has our generation
been labeled as lazy and arrogant. This
just goes to show that some athletes
simply rely on their athletic abilities to
carry them through life. They are lazy
and impatient. As the old saying goes:
“good things come to those who wait.”
An article on ESPN written by
former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discussed why degrees matter for
young athletes. He stresses that these
young athletes need to remember that
in each professional sports franchise,
there are a limited numbers of jobs
available. Having talent will only get
you so far and getting your degree can
provide a sense of security for the future. He mentions another former NBA
player, Dave Bing, who was elected
mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 2009
and served until 2013 after his basketball career had ended. He had a plan
and he made something of himself.
Jabbar also hit on another important point that I didn’t take into consideration. The education these athletes
receive greatly help them when they are
awarded their earnings as professional
athletes. For example, former pro boxer
Evander Holyfield earned more than
$200 million in his career, but had been
evicted from his mansion in Atlanta. It
is safe to say he’s flat broke because he
did not have the ability to manage his
money. Providing these athletes with an
education and even the most basic business knowledge can help them in the
long run even if they do not realize it. It’s
hard to earn all that money and not want
to spend it, but the education is what will
save them from making bad decisions.
It might be a while until the NCAA
sees it my way, but I think athletes need
their degrees to really live their lives to
the fullest. Whether it’s a communications, business or biology degree, it’s
something they earned and something
to make them proud. They were fortunate enough to attend these prestigious
colleges and universities while a lot
of people are not. To throw all of that
away for a professional athletic career
seems a bit selfish to me. The weight
of a college degree is more than all
the money professional athletes earn.
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Titan Basketball End Seasons on High Note
Westminster College
Junior Adam Carswell and sophomore Rachel Durbin were key contributors to the Titans' successes in 2014-15.
Matt Nystrom
Sports Writer
The men’s and women’s basketball
teams both lost in the quarterfinals in the
PAC playoffs this week, but not before
winning their opening play-in games, thus
finishing their respective seasons strong.
The Titan men started off PAC postseason play by facing Washington &
Jefferson College on Monday, Feb. 23,
in familiar Buzz Ridl Gymnasium. In
front of a boisterous student section,
the Titans triumphed in a 79-63 victory
over the Presidents, a team that they had
split games with in the regular season.
The Titans struggled in the opening 15 minutes, falling victim to a 2718 deficit. It was a defensive struggle
as both teams, particularly the Titans,
could not find open lanes and finish at
the basket. However, the Titans ended the first half on a 14-4 run to take
a 32-31 lead at the break. The huge
run was sparked by sophomore Cameron Pozsgai, who scored 17 of his
career-high 20 points in the first half.
The momentum swing was paramount to the success of the second
half when the Titans kept a steady
pace and held a lead for much of the
second half. Three other Titans found
double figures: junior Paul Carswell
(16), sophomore Matt Getsy (17)
and sophomore Jason Pilarski (12).
A day after the victory, the team was
slated to face the number one seed in the
tournament, Saint Vincent College, in
hostile Bearcat territory. However, the
Titans kept their momentum from the
night before going, as they held a halftime lead of 38-35. The Titans started
the game strong, opening up a 26-11
lead thanks in large part to the strongest
three-point shooting performance from
the team all season (13-23, 56 percent).
The second half was hard-fought
until the Bearcats were able to pull
away and eventually win 87-79.
Four Titans finished with double digits in points, led by Pilarski, who poured
in a season-high 20. Following Pilarski,
T&F Competes at PACs
Tiffany Jackson
Sports Writer
Titan track and field athletes
placed high marks at the PAC Indoor Championships last weekend.
The Titan women finished six
points out of first place, behind Grove
City College. The men finished in
third behind Bethany and St. Vincent,
who took first and second, respectively. During the weekend, Titan athletes broke a total of six school records,
as well as three conference records.
For the women, sophomore Cassidy
Shepard earned the title of PAC Women's
Field Most Valuable Performer. She won
the long jump with a leap of 15 feet,
11.75 inches and placed second in the
pole vault with a mark of 11 feet, 9.25
inches. Her teammates, junior Marissa
Kalsey and first-year Haliey Hall helped
the Titans hold all top three marks by finishing first and third in the pole vaulting
events. Kalsey jumped at a mark of 12
ft 3.25 in. – tying her PAC record jump.
Other record breakers included
the 4x400 relay team, juniors Cait Yakopin and Marisa Toensing, sophomore Hayley Thewes and first-year
Kennedy McLendon. These women
broke a school record as well as a
PAC record with a time of 4:09.14.
The third record was broken by the
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distance medley team’s third place finish of 13:25.13. The medley consists of
Titan athletes Katelynn Morrell, Keilah
Ireland, Paige Baierl and Jenny Jones.
For the men, the 4x400 relay team
won with a school and PAC record time
of 3:26.19. Titan athletes Gideon Coleman, Christian Friday, Scott Hughes and
Jake Dindak came away with the title.
Other record breakers include senior
Anthony Thomas, who placed second
in the triple jump with a school-record
leap of 45 feet, 11.75 inches. Sophomore
Doltyn Snedden broke his own school record in the 60 meter hurdles with a fifthplace time of 8.91, and first-year Jametrius Bentley placed fourth in the 200 meter
dash with a school-record time of 23.02.
With the championship ending, the
Titans will begin preparing for outdoor
season. Junior Taran Sifontes-Lavine
gives some insight on how Indoor PACS
prepares athletes for Outdoor season, and
what Indoor means to his teammates.
“PACs is always a great experience…everyone brings their best,"
Sifontes-Lavine said. "A lot of athletes take indoor season as preparation for the outdoor season.”
The Titans walked away from indoor
with a Men’s Sportsmanship awards and
a lot of broken records. Their first outdoor
meet will be in South Carolina at Myrtle
Beach for the Coastal Carolina meet.
Pozsgai kept his hot hand going by scoring 18, while junior Charlie Wallander
racked up 15 points and eight boards,
and Getsy added 12 points of his own.
Shifting over to the Lady Titans,
they too won their opening-round game,
defeating Bethany College 77-65.
The first half was very eventful as
there were several lead changes and
tight scores; eventually the Titans took a
30-27 lead heading into the locker room.
The second half was more of the
same. Even though the Titans had
the lead for the first five or six minutes, the Bison stormed back and
captured their own 50-49 lead with
a little under 10 minutes remaining.
Just like the Titan men did before, the women then went on a late
run to seal a victory, a 12-4 outburst.
Sophomore Rachel Durbin led
the team in scoring, as she posed
a double-double with 18 points to
go along with 11 rebounds. Joining
Durbin in double figures was senior
Allison Borts (17, who also had nine
boards), first-year Kristine Fromknecht
(15) and senior Jenna Grandy (14).
The Titan women next played
third-seed Washington & Jefferson
for a PAC semifinal bid; however the
Titans fell just short, falling 62-52.
The first half came down to the
wire as both teams went back and forth
and eventually W&J took a 39-31 lead.
The second half was also hardfought, but the Titans failed to come
within striking distance of the Presidents,
as the closest they could cut into the lead
was seven points. The Presidents had a
distinct advantage on the boards as they
grabbed 51 to Westminster’s 36. Freethrow shooting was also an advantage
for W&J as they shot 69 percent opposed to 46 percent from Westminster.
Both teams will be hungry to compete for the PAC crown again next
season, as both teams are relatively
young and will look to build off of
the solid playoff victories. To the seniors, good luck and thank you for
your hard work on and off the court!
What's the Deal
with the NFL?
Doltyn Snedden
Sports Writer
In the world of professional sports,
many memorable moments stand out.
Remember when Lebron James scored
42 points in a single game? How about
when the USA hockey team defeated the
USSR and claimed the title "The Miracle on Ice"? Both of these exemplify
amazing achievements and huge memories for sports fans around the globe.
Now, what if a case was mentioned that has a more negative connotation, like Ray Rice’s arrest on
charges of domestic violence? For as
many positive memorable events that
have occurred in the world of sports,
there are about half as many negative events that happen, such as crime.
When looking at the statistics, the
NFL is at the top of the leaderboards
for having the most crimes committed by players. Through further examination, we see a pattern emerge.
The crime rate within the NFL is
not only the highest, but is also rising. You may remember when Plaxico
Burress was charged for shooting his
own leg, or more recently when former
New England Patriots’ tight end Aaron
Hernandez was charged with first de-
Cassidy
Shepherd
gree murder. During a recent review
by "TIME Magazine," a very disturbing fact emerged: since the 2015 Super Bowl, 31 NFL athletes have been
arrested. Could this be a coincidence?
When asked to share information on the
topic, labor economist Stephen Bronars
said "the offseason crime rate of NFL
athletes is up 75 percent. This may be a
blip that won't last, but still not good."
When viewed by outsiders, common questions arise such as, "Why
risk the millions of dollars earned
in only a three- to five-year career
as a professional NFL athlete?" It
is simple for an outsider to ask such
questions. Bronar suggests that these
growing misconducts may be a result
of media pressure in the offseason as
they wait, hoping professional players screw up. To the players, pressure outweighs the rewards. Other
suggestions indicate that the rise in
crime rate amongst NFL athletes may
be due to the increase in social power
and money given to these athletes. As
the paychecks grow, so do the egos.
The truth behind the crime rate
of NFL players may always be an unknown result. The 75 percent rise in
crime arrests since January is not only
worrisome to NFL commissioners,
owners and coaches, but to fans as well.
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Women's Indoor T&F
The sophomore was named the PAC
Women's Field Most Valuable Performer.
She won the long jump (4.87 meters) and
placed second in the pole vault (3.59m).
The top athletic performance of the week
as selected by The Holcad Sports Editor,
Mike Annarella.
Westminster College
On Monday, The Penguins acquired
Ian Cole from the St. Louis Blues in
exchange for Robert Bortuzzo. The Pens
also brought back to Pittsburgh D-man
Ben Lovejoy in exchange for Simon
Despres.
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The Theory of
Everything
Haley Barger
A&E Editor
Stepping out of the theater after seeing “The Theory of Everything,” a biopic
about Dr. Stephen Hawking, I wasn’t
planning on sobbing, but as the film depicts, life rarely plays out in the way that
we plan.
The film begins in Cambridge, England, with a shot of Stephen cycling to a
meeting with his academic advisor, who
has been attempting to get him to choose
a topic for his doctoral thesis. Even in
these early shots, Stephen’s motor control is gradually weakening – he almost
crashes into a friend who is riding next to
him, but somehow, he manages to make
it to his meeting unscathed. Once there,
he is given a set of problems to solve, and
while his friend takes the entire weekend
to work on them, Stephen fools around
almost the entire time. He reads other
books, plays pinball, goes to the pub and
meets a girl called Jane Wilde.
He and Jane continue to see one another, and while at a spring dance with
her, they share a kiss.
Shortly thereafter, Stephen attends
a lecture with his academic adviser that
is centered around black holes, which
causes him to have a startling realization about the nature of time, to which he
understands space itself to be married: if
one could find out how time itself began,
one could theoretically turn it backward,
and see how the universe was created.
Jane, a Christian, clashes with Stephen
on the issue of creation, for he believes
that in modern science, there is no room
for God.
Using this newly inspired theory,
Stephen is able to begin working on his
thesis project, but is soon blindsided
by a diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis, or motor-neuron disease, after
a fall in the middle of his college quad.
Still in shock at the prospect of only having two years left to live, Stephen refuses
to see his friends or Jane, and does not
answer the phone when she calls. Eventually, she comes to find him, and forces
him to play a game of croquet with her,
as he wanted to when he asked her out
for their first date. Stephen struggles to
hold onto the mallet, and the scene ends
with Stephen and Jane sharing their love
for one another, and their willingness to
go through everything together. Shortly
after, the two are married.
Even as Stephen's health goes into a
sharp decline, and he and Jane both fall
in love with other individuals, their relationship does not fall away completely,
for Stephen continues to write to Jane,
and she receives his correspondences
happily. At the conclusion of the film,
Stephen asks Jane to accompany him to
a ceremony at which he is to be knighted
by the Queen of England for his contributions to the field of physics. She accepts, and attends the ceremony, along
with their three children, whom she and
Stephen watch frolic through the garden
outside of the palace.
As they look on, Stephen’s unified
theory of everything, which centers itself
around the idea that everything was created from something, for nothing can exist without a beginning, is shown when
he turns away from his children and says
to Jane, “Look what we made.” From
that instant, the film begins to roll backward, and stops at the moment when each
fell in love with the other, the night of the
Cambridge dance.
Throughout the film, physics does
not take a backseat to romance, but becomes intertwined with the relationship
of Stephen and Jane, for while everything
else is happening, Stephen is searching
for a single, unified theory that will explain how and why the universe began.
Like the universe, the love that he
and Jane share is complex, but was born
from a single, remarkable moment. Stephen believes that should he find his
single, unified equation, he will be able
to know how time began, and reverse it.
As he sees his children playing at the
conclusion of the film, they prove to him
that the intuitive simple, or single point
in time that cannot be reversed or divided in his relationship with Jane, is the
moment during which they fell in love,
for that led to the causation of every
other event up to the present. That moment, like the creation of the universe,
proves Stephen’s “theory of everything”
to be true, and although they are no longer “together,” they cannot reverse its
creation, nor destroy its existence. They
will always love one another, for like
time, love itself cannot be destroyed.
Marsh’s skillful integration of life
and art into a single, unified film, serves
to evidence his extraordinary grasp of
filmmaking as a craft. Because he refuses to allow life and art to exist as separate entities, they blend together in a way
so seamless as to seem as true to the real
thing as could ever be humanly possible.
Science and emotion, arrogant youth
and earnest desire, are woven together
so tightly that audiences can reach out
and touch the Hawkings’ life together,
and that, in itself, the act of holding onto
something that is merely an image of
reality, but not reality itself, and having
it be enough, is Art, and cannot be imitated.
So Help Me, Kanye
Jordan Locke
A&E Writer
Kanye West is cooking up a new
album. That sentence alone should be
enough to get anyone either excited or annoyed, but it gets better - it has a name:
“So Help Me God.” But why, despite all
his recent PR nightmares, am I talking
to you about Kanye? Because anytime
Kanye West does something, you should
listen. Here’s why:
When "Yeezus" came out nearly two
years ago, no one saw it coming, both
literally and by what was about to play
through their headphones. What followed
was 10 of the most abrasive and brilliant
tracks that I and many others have heard
in a very long time.
Anytime an artist uses a song title like
“I Am a God” it seems like an open and
shut case of blasphemy, a phrase bringing back memories of John Lennon’s infamous “more popular than Jesus” rant at
the height of the Beatles’ popularity. True,
Lennon’s outburst proved to be more politically correct (and wiser) in context - “I
believe that what people call God is something in all of us” - but upon closer inspec-
tion “I Am a God” cannot be so easily
compared. In fact, the song is much less
self-important than it is incredibly vague
and irritated, mixing gnarled screams
with a harsh dancehall beat, sharply
pointed synths and pixellated outbursts
from returning Kanye collaborator, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. Judging by Ye’s
treatment of the song, being a God sounds
daunting, an idea anybody can relate to.
There were some incredibly lofty
expectations set for the enigmatic producer’s seventh studio album in nine
years, and it comes off with a heightened
sense of desperation and nervousness.
The album’s brisk 40-minute runtime is
Kanye’s shortest by a wide margin, and
it moves sharply from song to song, jarring from one wild and inventive sound
to the next.
Throughout his career, Kanye has always rapped with an air of success, starting with “The College Dropout’s” excellent “Jesus Walks,” where he references
the Psalm’s “I walk through the valley
of the Chi where death is / Top floor the
view alone will leave you breathless.” On
“POWER,” he mulls over jumping off the
penthouse completely. But on “Yeezus,”
it sounds as if he’s truly let everything go,
leaping completely off into the deep end
and with nothing to lose.
On “Yeezus,” Kanye is broadening
the definition and genre of rap music. It is
sparse, direct, frank and, in effect, a “palate cleanser” after years of bombastic and
baroque sounds and themes. Ye trades
it all in for a sawn-off shotgun, creating
some of the most provocative and direct
songs of his career.
“Yeezus” is about as polarizing as
it is great. Kanye has always had an excellent ear for good production, but on
“Yeezus”it sounds as if he’s taken that
ear and started to explore new and exciting territory rather than simply building.
Throwing out the beautiful maximalism and soulful sound of “My Beautiful
Dark Twisted Fantasy” and “Watch the
Throne” for a truly minimalist approach,
borrowing do-it-yourself ideas from the
EDM scene and early nineties Detroit
house, enlisting up and coming producers
like Hudson Mohawke, Arca and Evian
Christ to come up with sounds that will
no doubt be the standard in the next decade of electronic and rap music.
In a bit of rare press since his infamous PR meltdown, Kanye told “The
New York Times” he wanted to make
music that frustrates and confounds: “I
want to break the glass ceilings - I’m frustrated.”
And for good reason. In a time when
most radio-friendly hits won’t go near the
subject matter of the crude but excellent
“I’m In It” or the pissed off marching of
“New Slaves.” “Yeezus” is Kanye at his
most playful and most dense. Starting
off with the sharp synths of “On Sight”
and ending with the classically laid back
Kanye throwback “Bound 2,” Yeezus is
start to finish brilliant.
Every noise, scream, tempo change
and warped vocal is put at a premium. In
the same Times interview, Kanye brashly
but correctly recognizes his position in
music at this moment: “I am so credible
and so influential and so relevant that I
will change things.”
"Yeezus" is a short but expansive
album and it stands as Kanye’s cultural
bomb, an album that pushed music forward. Kanye West is more than just a
celebrity who makes a fool of himself on
television regularly, he’s a serious artist
with a serious body of work to back it up.
Whenever “So Help Me God” comes
out this year, give it a chance. It just might
surprise you.
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One Last Repast
Kat St. Pierre
A&E Writer
The thought of last meals has
consumed me for a while now. I went
through this morbid, angsty journaling phase in my early teens.
When I was fourteen, I started
writing an annual death plan. I would
state the charity to where I want all of
my money to go, The Invisible Children. I would state my open casket attire. My outfit of choice evolved from
mis-matched converse and skinny
jeans to a beautiful, vintage Anthropologie dress, on which I spent my
entire first paycheck. I wanted everyone to write something, anything to
put in my casket with me. My favorite thing, however, was planning the
menu. After all, death is a celebration
of life. The point is, I would often
think about capital punishment and
prisoners’ last meals.
The other day I came across an
interesting article on PBS.org. An artist, Julie Green, paints prisoners’ last
meals onto white plates to resemble
traditional china patterns. The article
explains how Julie started this project while she lived in Oklahoma, a
state that had the highest execution
rate in the country. State newspapers
printed yesterday’s executions in detail, including the crime, the time of
death, the way of death and the last
meal. She painted a mix of current
meals and historical meals. Some of
the most interesting meals are one
apple; a pack of Pall Malls, pizza and
a birthday cake shared with 15 family
and friends; 20 boneless hot wings,
large potato wedge, two fruit cocktail
cups, coleslaw and a 20 ounce Coca
Cola from KFC; a honey bun; and a
bag of Jolly Ranchers. Most meals
are large, but the “humble” meals
stand out to Green.
Green explains she hopes to raise
enough awareness with her art show
to create conversations about the ethics behind death row. She hopes for
its end while she is still alive. “The
Last Supper: 600 Plates Illustrating
Final Meals of U.S. Death Row Inmates” premiered at the Dayton Art
Institute and will run Feb. 12 to Apr.
12. An aside, if anyone wants to split
gas money, I desperately want to go
and would be willing to drive.
Personally, this idea is haunting
to me for several reasons. First and
foremost, I do not believe in capital
punishment. Politics aside, these are
people who might or might not have
committed crimes. When does it become okay to kill in the name of justice? Second, I cannot even eat postbreak up, let alone knowingly choose
my last living bite. I feel like I would
order my favorite foods such as feta
cheese, parmesan, cherry tomatoes,
pesto pasta, frozen yogurt, black coffee and the greasiest cheese pizza.
Typing that last sentence even made
me tear up. Third, because in a time
of death, prisoners are offered one of
the main things that sustain life, food.
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Gettin' Real Crafty
Meredith Douthett
A&E Writer
Now that nearly all of the
Greek organizations on campus
have finished establishing the
relationship of Big and Little
amongst themselves - brothers
and sisters alike - it’s just about
time to put away the mod podge
and the glitter glue.
Crafting is a popular and
expected way to show affection
among friends and Greek families
on this campus. It brings friends
together as they problem-solve
their way through executing the
perfect paddle and the most lavish letters. Friends (Greek and
independent alike) share not only
ideas, but their paints, fabrics,
tools, and time when they get together to create.
Sophomore Megan Andrews
stated, “Crafting is very important because when I receive a gift
that is handmade, I know somebody took time out of their busy
life to make something special
for me. It makes me feel appreciated and loved, like I’m sprouting
rainbows.”
Crafting hasn’t always been
sparkles and rainbows, however.
Historically, it has been a means
of survival and livelihood.
Craftsmen and craftswomen
are those who practice a pastime
or profession that requires a practiced skill in small-scale production, typically for the exchange of
goods, wages and education.
However, since the industrial
revolution and the advent of factories, crafts-folk have adjusted their
role in social hierarchy from a
privileged position to somewhere
between laborers and professionals, usually finding themselves in
a specialized niche market due to
the fact that western culture prizes
professional workers. As the role
of crafts people has changed, so
too has the meaning of their work.
Think of a violin, for example. A violin is a beautiful and
elegant instrument that produces
an equally resonating and pleasing tone. In a violin factory (yes,
violin factories are real, there just
aren’t many of them) each piece
of wood from scroll to bridge to
F-hole is mass-made, and identical to the previous incarnation.
They are churned out in a cheap,
yet efficient way. However, the
craftsman’s violin is given special treatment, as this instrument
is the only one given attention;
it is shaped, sanded, glossed and
perfected by hand. This attention
gives the violin worth because of
the time, labor and even the love
put into its production.
While there are few students
on campus preparing to make a
violin by hand here, there are several who are learning the ways of
craftsmanship in ART 218: Contemporary Crafts. This class is
taught by Summer Zickefoose and
focuses on themes and mediums
used in modern crafts, such as paper, wood and fiber, and their roles
in the social, cultural, and historical uses of crafting such as labor,
gender, and activism.
Krista Edwards, a junior English major, is currently taking this
class to fulfill her VP credit.
“It has been hard to come
into a class without any prior experience in the subject and I think
that's the hardest challenge I've
faced thus far,” Edwards said. “It
has taught me to think more about
presentation, and how the presentation contributes to conveying
meaning. I think I can apply this
to writing.”
The type of crafting students
do in class is very open to their
own interpretations and interests.
Edwards’s own project was a poi-
gnant diorama carved into the
pages of a book to illustrate racial
discrimination throughout history.
Other themes covered by other
students ranged from the individual vs. society, gender inequality
in crediting female researchers in
scientific fields, the mistreatment
of veterans in America, to just
simply admiring the amount of labor and intricate detail in a piece
of artwork.
“This class has taught me
how important the process in
making art is, because it's not always about the finished project,
and I think I can apply that to
life," Edwards said. "You have
to understand the processes that
goes into completing something
and know why you're doing the
project.”
Aside from life lessons such
as this, Edwards is also excited to
learn valuable skills with power
tools.
Crafting is a fantastic way to
express love for your friends or to
express concern for the state of
the world in which we live. When
you make an object, you make a
statement. So make it with meaning, make it pretty, and know that
there is power in your glitter.
Childhood, I Choose You
Jessie Klousnitzer
A&E Writer
Let's address a certain stereotype before I continue. When you think of someone who plays video games, what do you
imagine? Some guy sitting in his mother's
basement? A small child who throws their
controller at the wall?
I am neither (at least to my knowledge), and I resent the stereotype attached
to playing video games.
It was cool to play video games when
we were younger, but there came a time
when it wasn’t cool anymore; that happened around high school for me. I did
what I was supposed to. I put my Gameboy
in the drawer next to my bed to be forgotten. Fortunately for me, something strange
happened when I arrived to college: there
was a renaissance in video games.
I have a confession: I spent all day Sunday at the gym. Not Marge Walker or the
field house, but the Courmaline City Gym,
which exists exclusively in the Pokémon
universe. It was literally hours I spent playing, and I was a little bit disgusted with myself because the only time I left my room
was to get food.
I have a long-standing relationship
with Pokémon, and it is close to my
heart. I had the cards, those weird glass
beads, shirts and even a Squirtle water
bottle (which I still use some times when
I am feeling nostalgic). I have a picture
of me on the first day of second grade
wearing my Pikachu shirt. There are
also pictures of me at the White House
wearing my Pikachu shirt. Pokémon
was so important to me that I decided to
represent is at the White House.
For Christmas two years ago, I was
given a Nintendo 3DS and Pokemon Y. I
have been playing it on and off, but have
not been completely consumed by it the
way I used to, until Sunday that is. I felt
the frustration of defeat and relief of victory, I even rage quit once for 10 minutes
after a particularly rough loss.
In the words of Disney Channel
Original movie "Don’t Look under the
Bed," “just because you are getting older,
doesn’t mean you have to get old.” As a
senior with one foot out the door, this is
so important.
Keep playing video games, keep
watching cartoons, keep your inner child
alive because in doing so, you keep your
inner child alive.
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ARIES
Going down the wrong path helps you learn what the right one is. And once you learn the right way, practice it. The repetition will build your confidence so you can go to the higher levels of mastery. When you're
(March 21-April 19). sure of what you're doing, you can commit your whole self and get the results of a champion.
TAURUS
Once upon a time, you were very impressed with a certain someone, but since then, time and exposure have
rubbed off the sheen. This person is still impressive to others and enjoys the attention that comes with
(April 20-May 20). this dynamic. Keeping the relationship strong at this point may take more effort, but you'll enjoy it, too.
GEMINI
As the communication sign, you realize that there are times when the best conversationalist is the one
who asks insightful questions, listens with full attention, laughs when appropriate and otherwise doesn't
(May 21-June 21). say a whole lot. This strategy will make you the hit of a social encounter, and you'll get a lucrative deal, too.
CANCER
When you were younger, you didn't have the awareness or skills to take care of people as well as you do
now. If you're wondering why you're met with such appreciation and warmth this week, it's because of the
(June 22-July 22). care you've learned to give. Now it's effortless, automatic, just the natural way you operate.
LEO
"Pick one thing and do it well," they say when they see you whirling like a dervish between a dozen projects at once. They don't understand that your creative mind gets bored when you stay too long on one
(July 23-Aug. 22). thing. That is, unless the one thing is a deeply layered, multifaceted project such as the one you're about
to encounter.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, 15 March
Residence Halls Open 2 p.m.
Spring Break
Monday, 16 March
Classes Resume
Theatre Westminster Auditions:
Northanger Abbey
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM BASEBALL v.
MOUNT UNION (AT CENE PARK)
VIRGO
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Gospel Choir
LIBRA
Tuesday, 17 March
When you had limited resources, you felt you had to go with the sure thing. But now there are more choices
available to you. Because of this, you can experiment. The experimentation helps you appreciate different
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22). aspects of choices you wouldn't have considered before. This dynamic will mostly apply to your social life.
You want your team to do what they are supposed to do without being told to do it. It won't always happen
that way. Nagging won't help. Doing it for them won't work. You'll have to use clever tactics to inspire them.
(Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may feel like you're being manipulative, but ultimately, getting this team in shape is good for everyone.
certain someone is slowly opening up to you, though you may not have a clue that it's happening. That's
SCORPIO Abecause
those who strongly fear failure and rejection won't show their feelings as readily as the emotion(Oct. 24-Nov. 21). ally brave. Be gentle with that person who isn't giving you much feedback as to their feelings.
SAGITTARIUS
Theatre Westminster Auditions:
Northanger Abbey
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Lucky Charms Dinner
No matter how much you love someone, you can love that person more when you have a unique life away
from that person. It's why you'll spend some of the week cultivating an interest that has little connection
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21). to most of your friends and family. In some ways, you are truly and gloriously different from your clan.
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Chapel Staff
Meeting
CAPRICORN
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Film Club Meeting
Appreciate your friends for what they can do. It might not be what they say they will do for you. They have
a tendency to exaggerate. In that circumstance, at least you can appreciate the heart that goes into it. So
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19). what if they can't exactly deliver? They can deliver somewhat, and that's pretty great.
AQUARIUS
You already know what happens when you do the job you've been doing. But what about that unusual and
intriguing project? Take a risk. No one, not even you, can accurately predict the results you'll get after you
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18). dedicate yourself to this. You won't know who you are until you see what you can do.
PISCES
Two strong opinions inside you will argue over how you should spend your days. Opinion One says, "Pack
in all of the fun possible." Opinion Two waves a long list of relevant tasks in your face and says, "Be respon(Feb. 19-March 20). sible." A day or two of sheer fun will satisfy One enough to let Two continue unimpeded.
THIS WEEK'S
BIRTHDAYS:
Your life will get bigger and better. You'll be extremely selective about who gets to share it with you. The
next seven weeks bring a different professional focus that is well suited to your talents. May shows you taking off on a wild adventure. Your family will require more of your time and attention in July, and they also
will make you proud. New business and travel will be featured in October. April and December are windfall
months. Save up for a one-of-a kind experience.
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Wednesday, 18 March
Greek Housing Due
Same Room Reservations Due
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Faires Faculty
Forum
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Open Door at
the Half - Quiet Time of Prayer &
Reflection
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Chefs Fare - Olympic Theme
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM SGA Meeting
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Newman Club
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Seekers Fellowship
Thursday, 19 March
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Westminster College-Men's Choral Festival
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Med PAC
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Softball @ Hiram
(OH) DH
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM SAA General Meeting
Meredith Douthett/The Holcad
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Bleasby Colloquium
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Networking 101
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
Answers for the crossword and sudoku
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ACROSS
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1 Commanded
5 Berg opera
9 Church area
13 Chief Norse god
14 ___ the finish
15 Sired
16 William Golding novel
19 Before, to poets
20 Busy
21 Author Rand
22 Happen again
24 Branch
26 Campus figure
30 Italian innkeeper
31 On in years
33 Bailey or Grant
36 Words of comprehension
37 Peer Gynt's mother
38 O'Neill drama
43 Attention
44 Cow's offering
45 Uncle ___
46 Issue from
48 See 10 Down
52 Oscar ___ Renta
53 In the center of
56 Cubic meter
57 Vitality
59 Mighty ___ Rose
61 A third of a movie dog
62 Robert Penn Warren
novel
66 Sly look
67 Urn
68 Headless cabbage
69 Sit
70 "___ sow, so shall ye
. . ."
71 Meet Me ___ Louis
1 Ravel favorite
2 Really likes
3 Emulate Kazan
4 Remnant
5 British elevator
6 Wait ___ Dark: Hepburn movie
7 Actress Christine
8 Salt Lake City player
9 In a competent manner
10 With 48 Across, Borodin opera
11 Understand
12 Begley and Sullivan
17 Scull
18 Tale tellers
23 African river
25 ". . . for the Bible tells
___"
27 Algerian port
28 If not
29 Changes the color
32 ___ vu
34 Austen novel
35 Eulogizing inscription
36 Trouble<
38 ___ off: irate
39 Harness part
40 Of an age
41 Kind of school: abbr.
42 Skip
47 Italian port
49 Bach, for one
50 Bay windows
51 Milk curdler
54 Ms. Chase, et al.<
55 Judith Krantz's Princess ___
56 Droop
58 French infinitive
60 Joint
62 Matterhorn, e.g.
63 Composer Delibes
64 A Gabor
65 Enjoy the slopes
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM FCA (Fellowship of
Christian Athletes)
Friday, 20 March
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Open Door Reflection (Chapel) - Joel Vaughn (Butler, PA) Accounting
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM BASEBALL v. SAINT
VINCENT*
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM MEN'S TENNIS v.
GROVE CITY*
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Chapel Drama
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Movie in Mueller Into The Woods
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM Movie in Mueller - Wild Card
Happy
Spring
Break,
Titans!
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Music department prepares to
perform for spring
The Department of Music has a
busy spring semester with several performances planned over the remaining
two months.
With all of the concerts planned
in the remaining seven weeks of the
semester, things are really picking up
in the lower levels of Patterson Hall.
Some of the concerts that are planned
include the symphonic band, jazz band,
horn ensemble, wind ensemble and percussion ensemble. The concerts will
feature as many as 80 of the college’s
students in the orchestra. The wind ensemble, one of the most selective musical groups on campus requiring auditions, includes up to 45 members .
What makes these groups unique is
that the Department of Music enables
students to fill each role of the band
rather than bringing in musicians from
the faculty or community to fill them.
According to Dr. Tad Grieg, Director of Bands and Music Education, “All
of the bands have featured our students
since 1995.”
As for the musical selection, Dr.
Grieg picks music from a variety of
pieces. He tries to seek diversity in the
music, and welcomes suggestions from
students. Throughout the music curriculum, students get the opportunity
Search for
Vice President
underway
Jelly Petrisko
Campus Writer
This spring, the college
is undergoing the process of
hiring a new Vice President
of Institutional Advancement (VPIA) as part of the
10 year plan to concentrate
on the environmental landscape testing higher education.
The committee conducting the search, which includes many board of trustee
members, are looking for
someone passionate about
a liberal arts education and
making education more affordable for future students.
"They will be working
directly with President Dorman to aid in community
relations," Dean Wood said.
The responsibilities of
the VPIA include marketing
and communications, institutional grants, development
and advancement services,
alumni relations and The
Celebrity Series. The college
is currently wrapping up the
previous Vice President’s
latest capital campaign
which brought the victory
bell to campus.
"Essentially, we are
looking for the right fit,
someone who could become
the external face of alumni
relations for the college.
They will also have a unique
opportunity to make a difference," Dean Wood said.
The position was last
held by Grady Jones who began working at the college in
April of 2013. Jones left the
college this year to accept
other employment further
south.
The group associated
with the new VPIA is preparing to make many changes
and contributions to the future of the college.
Additionally, several band members are involved in this year’s intercollegiate band and were involved in the
PMEA State music conference. Other
The orchestra performs one of their spring
concert pieces.
students like sophomore Zach Woessner are involved in church performance
groups as well.
According to Woessner, “My favorite events are any of the wind ensemble
concerts because we perform high quality music that is also difficult to learn
and helps us grow as individual musi-
Krystina Rothhaar/The Holcad
cians and as an ensemble.”
The department of music has several
shows coming up in the next two months.
Be sure to check the campus calendar and
look for flyers for the different events. They
will be sure to fill the desires of any music
fanatic.
Departments to
restructure
Thomas Kanyarusoke
Staff Writer
The PBIRC was given the additional role this year of looking at the college's academic options and seeing if adjustments
should be made to those options.
“This was also spurred by some budgetary concerns, not
concerns that threaten the institution," Dr. Tim Cuff said.
"There is a good endowment and one of its purposes is to
smooth out income during times of difficulty.”
For those who do not know, the PBIRC stands for the Planning, Budget and Institutional Research Council. The council
consists of members from every academic discipline, and their
job is to develop, review and recommend different plans to the
president of the college. These plans range from space utilization, the annual budget, budget priorities etc.
A previous Holcad article covered a PBIRC decision to
cut some of the programs currently offered, and recently the
PBIRC made another decision focused on the restructuring of
the college’s departments. This department restructuration and
the recent changes to the major/minor programs are not the
same thing.
The recent PBIRC decision regarding the restructuring of
departments stems from a desire to make the Council of Chairs
a more efficient body to better communicate with the Dean
and with each other. The council consists of all of the department chairs, which as of the 2013-2014 academic year included
15 members.
“It is very difficult for that many people to get together with
the Dean and do anything more than swap information," Dr. Cuff
said. "The goal of the council is to discuss ideas and make recommendations to the Dean.”
The goal of restructuring the departments is to streamline
the Council of Chairs and make the meetings more efficient. By
consolidating different departments, the Council of Chairs can be
whittled down to a more manageable number and be able to better
communicate with each other and the Dean.
This might sound like a major change, but the only people affected are the faculty. It is unknown what the final result of these
changes will be but some departments will combine their structures, so some faculty members might find themselves working
with people they haven’t worked with before.
Students will continue to take the classes associated with
their academic discipline and will most likely not notice any
changes at all, except for maybe who signs certain forms or what
professors have listed at the bottom of their e-mails.
Although the PBIRC has had to make significant changes in
the past and maybe more in the future, it is important to remember that not everything the PBIRC does is earth-shattering.
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to take a class on music selection to
help them choose music when the time
comes for them to make their own decisions.
Grieg added, “ With our concerts,
everyone will find a piece that connects
with them.”
All of the music groups require a
great deal of practice. Each group has
three hours per week of monitored rehearsal time, in addition to having listening requirements and sectional rehearsals on a weekly basis.
Junior Zack Harper says, “In terms
of preparation, that’s all on us. Rehearsals are just balance checks. We play
the music, and its style and volume get
tweaked. If we can’t play it, then the
students in the group are 100 percent at
fault.”
On top of all of the on-campus
events, music majors are also involved
outside of campus. Senior Kyle Grabigel has been selected as a member of the
College Band Directors National Association’s Small College Intercollegiate
Band this spring in Nashville, TN at
Vanderbilt University. He is also working as the director of the pit orchestra
for Seneca Valley High School’s musical, the Addams Family, while going
through student teaching.
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SADD than the Happy Bus
Erin Scott
Staff Writer
Whether they have used it or not,
everyone on campus knows about the
Happy Bus taking students from fraternity houses to their residence halls on the
weekends so that they are not tempted to
drive while under the influence of alcohol.
The Happy Bus is one service SADD
(Students Against Destructive Decisions) provides to students. Destructive
decisions is a very broad category and on
a college campus, things like drunk driving, alcohol abuse, drugs, sexual assault
and criminal behaviors are included.
While the group primarily focuses on
campus alcohol use, they are also hoping
to branch out to other categories.
Misty Motter, an assistant athletic
trainer, recently became SADD’s advisor and is looking forward to helping the
organization strive to educate and aid
students
“College should be fun,” Motter
said. “But we also have to make good
decisions. We want to make sure we have
safe practices while living our young
lives. We want to have fun, but be informed as well.”
Motter stressed the idea that mem-
bers are not necessarily against alcohol itself. They just want to help ensure students
who do decide to consume alcohol or go to
parties are given all the tools they need to
help them make good, informed decisions,
and to have fun responsibly.
“I commend every member of this
group,” Motter said. “I feel like they’re
stepping out of the ‘norm’ of what college
students typically do to say, ‘Hey, I want
to help my fellow students and make sure
they’re safe, while still having fun myself.’”
SADD members also get incentives
to participate in activities promoting the
safety and well-being of students. For example, members who sign up to drive the
Happy Bus are entered in a drawing to win
a Sheetz gift card.
Past events SADD sponsored include a
drunk driving simulation, as well as speakers on various topics aimed at preventing
destructive decisions.
Junior Tiffany Jackson is SADD’s treasurer.
“We have enough money in our budget this semester that we’re going to try to
bring in another simulation,” Jackson said.
“It had a great turnout last year.”
Another possible event this semester
is Beer Goggles, where students can put
on goggles that will show them how different blood alcohol content levels will af-
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The Happy Bus is SADD"s most well-known and
appreciated safety initiative.
fect their vision. This program helps to
discourage students from drunk driving.
They also hand out business cards
with tips about drinking responsibly,
with the number for the Happy Bus on
the back with the words “Drunk dial us
any time.”
This college is on a dry campus, and
while alcohol use is prohibited on cam-
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pus even to those of legal age, the fact
remains college students may decide to
consume alcohol, either on campus or at
a fraternity house.
“We just really want to encourage
students to make good decisions while
they’re drinking,” Jackson said.
The Gaming Guild
A Friendly Gaming Community
Troy Abbott
Features Editor
If you were to ask some of my friends about
the least adventurous person they know, they would
probably tell you it was me.
Their accusations have a lot of merit, though.
I really don’t like exploring new things or visiting
new places, and even thinking about things like skydiving gives me anxiety.
Now that I have less than a year and a half of
my college career left (sorry, seniors), I’m beginning
to rethink this whole policy I have with adventures.
College is a time to try new things, right? And it’s
only for four short years of your life, right? So my
mindset is that I might as well make the most of the
experience.
Trying to forego all anxieties is, of course, easier said than done, and right now I’m not doing so
well at it. While I am trying to make a conscious effort to accomplish this goal, I feel like I’m spending
more energy trying to make myself go out and do
adventurous things than when I'm actually doing the
adventurous thing.
Now that spring break is here and we have no
school for over a week, we have entered peak adventure time. Now is the time for road tripping across
America and visiting big cities that you’ve never
been to. It’s time for visiting the beach and enjoying
time spent with friends on the ocean. Spring break
is a week to be carefree, and to forget about all obligations. It wouldn’t have such infamous connotations if it wasn’t, right?
Isn’t college supposed to be that way all the
time, though? I mean, yes we have tons of time
commitments with clubs and sports, and on top of
that, we have loads of schoolwork, but we don’t actually have “real” obligations that your life depends
on. We don’t have a real job yet, nor do we have
anyone to provide for or to take care of.
College, in reality, is the stepping stone between
childhood and adulthood. It is our last hurrah to do
what we want without consequence. And on top of
that, for the first time, we don’t have parents hovering over us making sure we’re doing everything
correctly.
Perhaps I should begin practicing what I preach
more often, as my last few columns have been about
things I want to change in myself. With that said,
I’ve realized college isn’t just a place for academia.
It’s a place for new experiences and new adventures.
Take that road trip across the country or take that
opportunity to study abroad. You won’t have opportunities like that later in life when you actually have
to do grown-up things. It’s ok to have that “yolo”
mentality in college. Don’t forget that and make the
most of your time.
Troy is a junior English major minoring in
writing. He needs to say "yolo" more often.
Members of the Gaming Guild enjoy playing all kinds
of games in the company of each other
Aaron Wilson
Staff Writer
The Gaming Guild provides a fun environment where students can relieve the
stresses of college and regular life by playing an array of games based on role-playing,
strategy and friendly competition.
The Gaming Guild aims to have monthly Game Nights, where the Guild and anyone who is interested in having a good time
can gather and hang out with the members
of the Guild.
“The Gaming Guild works to build a
friendly gaming community on this campus and community," junior John Winger,
a member of the Guild, said. "We organize
events on campus to encourage people to
enjoy various forms of gaming related entertainment.”
Graeme Crawford, the treasurer and
former president elaborated on the club's
activities.
“We mostly play games, hang out and
put on events for the campus. We play a lot
of board games and some video games,”
Crawford said.
"Magic: The Gathering" is a very popular game that is played among members and
consists of building a deck of cards that is
based around a central theme or idea. Players then go against each other and test their
quick wit and problem solving skills while
also dealing with the luck of the draw and
the uncertainty of what the opposing player
has at his or her disposal.
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game or who already play it, the Gaming
Guild is hosting a Pauper EDH tournament
within the next month.
Another thing the Guild is planning on
doing with this game is weekly Cube Drafts.
“We are also helping organize resources to host larger events like official tournaments in the future,” Winger said.
The Gaming Guild also enjoys games
that are more social like Mafia or Ninja.
Mafia is another card game. Each player
is given a standard playing card; each card
means something different. There is a Mobster, a Police Officer or Detective, a Nurse
or Doctor and civilians. The goal is for the
Police Officer to figure out who the Mobster
is, and the Mobster has to get away with as
many murders as he can. This game is well
known and has other versions like Werewolf, that have the same general idea but
with different roles.
Gaming Guild also enjoys video games.
“We are helping Lil’ Sibs by setting up
video games in WOW for them,” Brandi
Nicely said.
Gaming Guild is known for cooperating with other organizations on campus like
Alpha Phi Omega, Anime Club and Phi
Kappa Tau.
The members of the Gaming Guild are
always looking for fun, interesting, new
games and welcome fresh ideas and minds
into the Guild. The more people that take
an interest in gaming, the more events the
Guild can hold!
“Everyone should feel free to attend
anything we host because very few events
that cost money,” Nicely said.
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Dance Theater Takes the Stage
Jamie Linderman
Staff Writer
March may be the month of moves
with the premiere of the tenth season
of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” but
here on campus, we will be celebrating
with Dance Theater’s annual showcase
performance.
The program, which is entitled “You
Can’t Stop the Beat,” will be performed
in Orr Auditorium on Mar. 26 and 27
starting at 8 p.m. and on Mar. 28 at 2 p.m.
For college faculty, staff and students,
admission is $1 with the presentation of
a Titan Card. Adult tickets are $10, children and senior citizens are $5 and children under 5 are free.
Dance Theater has been a well established on-campus activity for many
years. In the fall, the group encourages
participation with an information booth
at the activities fair, where those who
are interested can sign up to receive
email updates. All students are welcome.
Members range from those with no dance
experience at all to those who have been
dancing for years.
Following the activities fair, the
group holds one hour technique classes
in the dance studio located in Old 77 on
Thursday evenings. Members who wish
to choreograph a piece for the showcase
must audition before the group’s advisor,
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Gina Sharbaugh. After the choreographers
have been decided, company auditions are
held and members can try-out for more
than one.
After company auditions, choreographers will coordinate their own practice
schedule; however, the entire Dance Theater group meets once a week to practice
the opening number, as well as fine tune
their technique. Member dues and all proceeds from the ticket sales go toward the
costumes and production of the spring
performance.
“You Can’t Stop the Beat” is Broadway themed, though the audience should
expect some variety, according to Maria McTighe, the senior co-president of
Dance Theater.
“There are three solos and a performance by the dance team,” McTighe said.
“We have everything from a jazz kick
line, to a lyrical ballet, to an African tribal
dance. I don’t think the audience will be
bored.”
For Lauren Gezo, the junior co-president, Dance Theater has been a creative
outlet to continue doing something that
has been a large part of her life since she
was three-years-old.
“This is my second year as a choreographer,” Gezo said. “I have always wanted to choreograph a dance to ‘Cell Block
Tango’ from 'Chicago,' and I figured this
year would be perfect as it fits with the
theme. It will be an entertaining show for
all ages.”
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Dancers rehearse in preparation for the big day
Jen Peet, a senior who has been involved with the organization since her
first year, enjoys the camaraderie that being a member encourages.
“I’ve been dancing all my life and
wanted to continue in college,” Peet said.
“It’s a fun way to stay active if nothing
else. But, really it’s nice to have an easy
going environment with others who love
dancing as well.”
There is also a piece in the upcom-
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ing showcase that was choreographed by
alumna Ciara Salvini.
For everyone involved, they hope that
going to the show will be an experience
that appeals to your inner dancer, but also
highlights the hard work and countless
hours of practice that the Dance Theater
team has invested throughout the academic year.
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put out multiple solo albums as well as albums with the band, Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. With an interesting voice and incredibly relaxing melodies, Flynn's music is perfect for curling up with a good book on
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