By Katherine MansfieldCopy Editor

Next week, WaynesburgUniversity will welcomeformer Governor of NewJersey Christine ToddWhitman to campus tohost a variety of lecturesand question-and-answersessions.

“She’s such a greatAmerican,” said Dr. RobertGraham, universityProvost.

“She serves the country

well.We’reexcited tohave herhere.”

TheuniversitycontactedWhitman

through the Woodrow Wil-son Foundation, of whichshe was recently named afellow.

According to the founda-tion’s website, WoodrowWilson Fellows include

Nobel Laureates, as well asnationally and internation-ally recognized men andwomen dedicated to educa-tion. Those honored as Fel-lows agree to spend extend-ed periods of time givinglectures and interactingwith students at variousuniversities.

“There’s a whole list ofpeople we could potentiallybring to campus,” said Gra-ham. “We don’t just try toget any speaker. We lookfor someone who’ll con-

tribute to Waynesburg Uni-versity and connect withour students.”

Whitman has served theUnited States in multiple,impactful ways. Whitmanserved as governor of NewJersey from 1994-2001,when President George W.Bush appointed her secre-tary of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency.

Whitman currentlyserves as president of theWhitman Strategy Group, aconsulting firm that spe-

cializes in energy and envi-ronmental issues, andpenned the New YorkTimes bestseller “It’s MyParty Too.”

“Senior leadershiplooked at people wethought could connectwith students in a varietyof ways,” said Graham.“With her experience bothas Governor of New Jerseyas well as secretary of theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency, we saw those astwo really great roles that

gave her the opportunity tospeak well to our stu-dents.”

Whitman will meetwith Dr. Janet Paladino’senvironmental biologyclasses Tuesday to discussher time as secretary of theEPA and talk about envi-ronmental issues and solu-tions. On Wednesday after-noon, she will meet withselect students from thecommunication depart-

By Rob LongoEditorial Assistant

The recent BostonMarathon bombings hap-pened hundreds of milesaway, but a WaynesburgUniversity graduate wasthere as the events unfold-ed.

“It sounded likeextremely loud thunderand I felt a vibration on theground,” said HannahDorean Otteni, a Jefferson,Pa., native. “My initialreaction that it was abomb, but I had no idea ofwhat a bomb going off feltlike. I don’t have any expe-rience in my life of what itwas.”

Otteni, a WaynesburgUniversity alumna whoserved as a resident direc-tor from 2005 to 2007while earning her Mastersin business administra-tion, was standing near theBoston Marathon finishline to cheer on a friendrunner when the firstbomb exploded.

“At the time of theexplosion, I was about ablock and a half away,”explained Otteni. “I hadreceived a VIP pass towatch the finish in thegrandstands across fromwhere the first explosiontook place.”

Fortunately, Otteni’sfriend crossed the finishline roughly 10 minutesbefore the first bomb wentoff.

“I’m glad my friend ranat the pace she ran,”Otteni said. “I’m definitelygrateful and thankful forthat.”

Because Otteni’s friendfinished the race when shedid, Otteni did not see theinitial explosion first hand,but she felt the effects and,sadly, witnessed the after-math.

“I heard the explosionand saw a sea of peoplerunning,” said Otteni.

Her first assumption– Boston had been bombed– proved to be right, eventhough Otteni had no rea-son to believe themarathon had been terror-ized. When she realizedthat something was seri-ously wrong, Otteniphoned her father, JohnDorean, a pastor at Jeffer-son Baptist Church, andtold him to turn on the tel-

evision to see what exactlywas going on.

After Otteni left thegrandstands, she met upwith her friend, who wasrecouping in an area desig-nated for marathon run-ners to make sure they arehealthy after finishing therace. It took Ottenibetween five and 15 min-utes to find her friend.

“It was really hard find-ing our friend,” Ottenisaid. “We tried not to goback to the scene. Every-

thing was blocked off.”Even though Otteni was

able to locate her friend,she had a difficult timefinding her husband.Otteni’s husband was rid-ing the Boston subwaywhen the services wereimmediately shut off fol-lowing the explosions. Herhusband was stranded amile away from whereOtteni and her friend wereat, but Otteni was unable

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Boston blast hits home

Photo courtesy of Hannah Dorean Otteni

Hannah Dorean Otteni, a Waynesburg alumna, snapped this photo from the VIP sec-tion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, just minutes before twoexplosions went off, killing three and injuring more than 100 people.

Waynesburg alumna experiences explosions first hand Former investigator, WUinstructor speculatesreasons, meaning of blasts

Former New Jersey governor to spend week at Waynesburg

By Rob LongoEditorial Assistant

Tragedy and terrorstruck the heart of theNew England Mondayafternoon after two blastsrocked the last leg of theBoston Marathon.

“This isa tragicevent forthenation,”said JimTanda,instructorof criminaljustice. “It’sa soberingreminder ofhow vul-nerable weare. Ourprayersacross the nation should bewith the victims and theirfamilies.”

Some 600 miles awayfrom where the attackoccurred, Tanda has aunique take on the ongo-ing investigation.

Before becoming a full-time instructor at Waynes-burg this year, Tanda spentnearly a quarter of a centu-ry with the Bureau Alco-hol, Tobacco, Firearms andExplosives as an investiga-tor, especially in explo-sives.

In 1996, a pipe bombwent off in CentennialOlympic Park in Atlanta,Ga., during the OlympicGames. The explosionkilled one and injured 111.

Tanda was one of thelead investigators in theAtlanta bombing, and saidthat incident has somesimilarities to the Bostonbombing.

“An attack like thisreminds me of what hap-pened in CentennialPark,” said Tanda. “Thecrime scene processingwould essentially be thesame.”

In addition to the ATF,Tanda said the FBI and the

Joint Terror-ism TaskForce willbe involvedin the ongo-ing investi-gation.Tanda saidinvestiga-tors willprocess theentire crimescene of 12city blocksand look forcomponents

to piece together a suspect.“The investigation will

come together,” saidTanda. “One of the keyswill be to not have tunnelvision early on in theinvestigation.”

Shortly before 3 p.m.Eastern Time, BoylstonStreet – the site of theBoston Marathon’s finishline – went from a scene ofcelebration and joy todestruction and mayhemin a matter of seconds.

Two blasts spaced some50 yards and 12 secondsapart transformed partici-pants into first responders.

Media and first personaccounts show that despitebeing faced with horrorand fright, first respondersmay have saved countlesslives.

Police officers thatserved as security for one

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“This is a tragic

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a somber reminder of

how vulnerable we

are.”

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Speaker encourages students to see the ‘light’

Photo by Jenny Schouppe

Dr. Brian McCabe, pastor at Northway Christian Community, spoke about the tragedy at the Boston Marathonduring the chapel services Tuesday. McCabe addressed the light in the darkness of the events.

By Eric BostEditorial Assistant

It was only fitting thatthe Gardner Awards –given each year to twoWaynesburg students foroutstanding service –were presented in RobertsChapel on Tuesday.

Millions of peoplewatched the tragedy atthe Boston Marathon onMonday, April 15. As run-ners were crossing the fin-ish line, two bombsexploded nearby, killingand injuring many peoplein the bomb’s immediaterange.

As ambulances pouredin and medics rushed theinjured to the nearest hos-pital, runners who avoid-ed the explosion stoppedand instantly began help-ing the victims into emer-gency vehicles. Othermarathoners continuedrunning all the way to theclosest hospitals todonate blood for the vic-tims.

Before the GardnerAwards were presented,Dr. Brian McCabe, pastorat Northway ChristianCommunity, spoke aboutthe horrific sights inBoston. He said that

while the event is tragic,it allows God to show thegoodness in us.

“These events are terri-ble, but tragedies alsobring out the best in peo-ple,” said McCabe. “Itdraws us together as anation and as a culture tothink that there is evil inthis world and we need todo something about it.”

McCabe recalled whenthe plague first hitEurope. He said that eventhough people weredying, those unaffectedstruggled to save them,and that’s what happenedin Boston on Monday.

McCabe spoke to thecongregation about howGod calls us to serve. AtWaynesburg University,service learning is a valuethe school strives toinstall in students.

Much like the missionof the university, Fiat Luxmeans “let there belight.”

McCabe said that byserving others throughGod, it allows God toshine His light on you.

“The greatest thingthat you have to know isthat God is shining Hislight through you to reachso many other people

with the light of the mes-sage of love that Godhas,” said McCabe. “It’snot just because it’s in theprogram, not just becauseit’s the right thing to do,not because someonemade me do it, but it’s theother way around.”

McCabe said serviceallows others to see thelight of God and the run-ners Monday demonstrat-ed and witnessed thatlight.

By showing that light,McCabe said that every-one who serves in God’sname opens up an“opportunity to advancethe kingdom of God” andthat we all can spreadChristianity by just help-ing one another.

After McCabe spoke,Dr. Dave Calvario, direc-tor of Center for StudentLeadership at Waynes-burg University, helpedpresent the Harry E.Gardner Student ServiceAwards to senior ShawnWharrey and junior JuliaPaganelli.

McCabe said that thestudents who were nomi-nated weren’t the type ofstudents who did servicebecause they wererequired to. The common

thought is that we shouldserve because God wantsus to serve and that it isthe right thing to do.McCabe said that whilethat is part of it, it wasn’tthe entire idea.

“It’s a mystery of theChristian faith. When wegive ourselves away toothers, we actually aretransformed in theprocess,” said McCabe.“When we’re thinkingthat we’re helping some-one else, God’s actuallyhelping us and rescuingus from our selfishness,from our pride and fromthinking we know howthe world works.”

McCabe said it is awe-some to see and hearabout all seven studentswho were nominated andhow they give back byserving the Waynesburgcommunity.

“I love to see collegestudents that are on fireto serve their neighborsand love their neighbors,”said McCabe. “I thinkstudents are the most pas-sionate group of youngadults that can reallymake a differencethrough service. It’s nothard to get charged upabout that.”

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By Chuck BiedkaStaff Writer

The Marcellus shaleindustry is drilling up con-flicting opinions amongstuniversity professors.

Dr. SutSakchutchawan, associateprofessor of businessadministration and eco-nomics, and Dr. Janet Pal-adino, associate professorof biology and environ-mental science, have bothfound ways to incorporateMarcellus shale into theircurriculum. Both profes-sors have a different ideaof how the industryimpacts Greene County.

Sakchutchawan teach-es social responsibility, aconcept he believes willhelp natural gas drillerssuccessfully work in thisregion.

“If they clean it up,they can stay,” said

Sakchutchawan.Corporate social

responsibility, he said, isthe continuing commit-ment to behaving ethical-ly and contributing to theeconomic developmentwhile improving the qual-ity of life.

“Big companies comehere from Texas just todrill for Marcellus shale;they need to be responsi-ble for their drillers andthe violations,” saidSakchutchawan.

Alpha Natural Gas, theowner and operator of thecoalmine in town, is thebiggest out-of-state com-pany to drill for naturalresources in southwesternPennsylvania.

Sakchutchawan usesAlpha Natural Gas andother companies to teachhis classes about negative

Conflicting opinionsof Marcellus shaleindustry continue

By Christian JacksonStaff Writer

Waynesburg Universi-ty’s Student ActivitiesBoard hosts a variety ofthemed nights each semes-ter to entertain studentsduring the weekend.

This Friday, the SABwill host a new game show,Campus Squares, for stu-dents.

This will be the firsttime that Waynesburg Uni-versity will host this gameshow will be on Friday,April 19, in the GoodwinPerforming Arts Center at8 p.m. Ryan Legarsky,sophomore sports broad-casting major, will act asMC.

“I’m pretty excited to

host it. It’s an honor to beasked to head somethingthat’s being done for thefirst time,” said Legarsky.“I like being on stage, soI’m hoping to have a lot offun with it. I think it willgo very well.”

The show is based onthe game show HollywoodSquares.

The campus version ofthis show will feature cam-pus celebrities in eachsquare answering a numberof questions for money.

“It’s a spinoff of the oldgame show HollywoodSquares,” said Dana DellaLoggia, junior accountingmajor and chair of specialevents. “The celebrities are

Campus game showencourages studentsto stay at university

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Waynesburg alumnashares experiencesfrom Peace CorpsBy Sarah BellExecutive Editor

When a viper slitheredup the drain of her smallhouse in Africa, DianaWilliams did not sweat it.

At the time, the Way-nesburg alumna was inthe Peace Corps, and shewas determined to makea difference through theeducation she was provid-ing the children.

“I believe, and I kind oflearned, that if you edu-cate the youth, you edu-cate the country,”Williams said.

Williams was an edu-cation volunteers for two-year times span followingher graduation from Way-nesburg University in2009.

According to the PeaceCorps website, “Educa-tion Volunteers introduceinnovative teachingmethodologies, encour-age critical thinking inthe classroom and inte-grate issues like healtheducation and environ-mental awareness to Eng-lish, math, science andother subjects.”

Williams spoke to asmall group of universitystudents Monday abouther experiences in theCorps at 5 p.m. in theGlass Room in BenedumDining Hall.

Though she had beenout of the country oncebefore – on a mission tripto Jamaica with the uni-versity-the Peace Corpswas kind of a cultureshock.

“I went to the PeaceCorp speaking little to noFrench,” Williams said.

“If I didn’t learn tospeak French, I wasn’teating.”

While at Waynesburg,Williams majored incommunication and wasa Bonner Scholar.

She said that the serv-ice experiences that shehad through the Bonnerprogram helped to pre-pare her for her two years

abroad. During her time as a

Bonner scholar, Williams’primary assignment wasvolunteering at the Way-nesburg CommunityCenter and working withthe seniors.

In a lesser sense, work-ing at the center was sim-ilar to working overseas,Williams said.

“People didn’t think Iwas going to make it inthe Corps,” Williamssaid.

“Just being able tocommit to something…acommitment to service, acommitment to changethe world [that was amaz-ing].”

According to Williams,volunteering for thePeace Corps was greatbecause “they give youpretty much everythingyou need.”

For example, Williamsdefines herself as a rela-tively “accident- prone”person.

She had to ride a bicy-cle everywhere in Africa.The problem: she did notknow how to efficientlyride the bike.

“I had so many acci-dents the first twomonths,” Williams saidlaughing.

In one instance, amotorcyclist hitWilliams while she wasriding her bike.

She immediatelycalled the Peace Corpsheadquarters in theAfrican capitol.

They were at her sidealmost instantaneouslyto make sure she wasokay and did not get anylife threatening infec-tions.

“They will keep yousafe and they watch outfor you,” she said.

Her favorite thingabout working in thePeace Corps was spend-ing time with all of thechildren that she taught.

“I miss my kids all the

Photo by Cori Schipani

Dancing the night awayWaynesburg University students dance along to the YMCA during the Spring Formal Friday. The formal was heldas a part of Spring Week at the Lakeside Party Center in Uniontown.

externality, too.“Negative externality

is similar to corporatesocial responsibility,” saidSakchutchawan. “Nega-tive externality occurswhen an individual orfirm making a decisiondoesn’t have to pay thefull cost of the decision.”

He said that their com-mitment to these twoconcepts is why naturalgas drilling is surprisinglyOK.

However, Paladino dis-agrees.

“There is still noisepollution and air pollu-tion, but there aren’t anyregulations yet,” said Pal-adino. “That’s a prob-lem.”

Paladino andSakchutchawan do agreeon one thing: gas compa-nies should make a posi-tive contribution to thearea they drill in.

“The companies needto give back to the com-munity, either by puttingtheir money into the localstores or by educating thepeople,” saidSakchutchawan.

Waynesburg University

has a positive relationshipwith the industry. Thestudents of WaynesburgUniversity are sent toCONSOL Energy forinternships.

“Two students, whohave since graduated,have also researched theeffects on Marcellus shaleand natural gas,” said Pal-adino.

Another avenue stu-dents have taken is the TriCounty Oil and Gas exposthrough the Center forResearch and EconomicDevelopment, whichoperate yearly.

“The expos are a wayfor the students and thecommunity to learn moreabout the industry,” saidBarb Kirby, a chair on theTri County Oil and Gasboard. There are manyexpos for the communityto take part in, she said.

The Health and SafetySummit expo and theEducation Summit expo

are both expos that teachthe community about oiland gas.

“They make sure thatthe community knowswhat happens when thereis an accident,” said Kirby.

The other two exposare for the business side ofthe industry.

“These two expos letthe students get their feetwet and learn about thenatural gas industry,”Kirby said.

The expos allow stu-dents to teach the com-munity as well as betaught by the communityabout natural gas.

“The place is usuallypacked,” for expos, saidKirby. “We have a lot ofstudents and people fromthe community comeout.”

This year’s expo is June8. For more information,contact communicationsmanager Andrew Corfontat 724-966-3290.

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ever Campus Squares, theStudent Activities Board isunsure about the.

Many events that havebeen hosted by the SABhave been a great success.

“The other shows thatSAB does always end updoing well, so I hope thiscan be another one addedto the list,” said Legarsky.

Everyone be ready tohave a great time withWU’s newest game show,Campus Squares.

The event will start at 8p.m. in the GPAC on Fri-day, April 19, and everyonein attendance will have theopportunity to be a con-testant and win up to $100.

Game showplanned

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ment for a press confer-

ence; that evening, she willspeak as part of the univer-sity’s DeVito Lecture Seriesat 7:30 p.m. in AlumniHall. Unlike the otherevents, the DeVito lectureis free and open to the gen-eral public.

Graham believes thathaving Whitman on cam-pus is a great chance for stu-dents to learn firsthandfrom so successful a person.

“I think it’s a greatopportunity for our stu-dents to interact with

somebody of her caliber,”said Graham.

“Whether you agree, dis-agree, with some of herpolicies, the opportunity tointeract with her in ameaningful way is out-standing.”

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By E.J. ColemanStaff Writer

On April 22, students inthe humanities depart-ment will be taking a breakfrom classes to tour a his-torical and supposedlyhaunted insane asylum.

Students from a psy-chology and a history classwill tour the historicTrans-Allegheny LunaticAsylum in Weston, WestVirginia.

The Trans-AlleghenyLunatic Asylum served asa hospital for the mentallyill in the mid-1800s. Thearchitecture of the buildingalso has historical rele-vance. It is the largesthand-cut stone masonrybuilding in the UnitedStates today.

To add to the asylum’shistorical significance, ithas also gained exposurefor rumors of paranormalactivity that surround the

place and have led to theasylums inclusion onnational ghost-huntingshows. The ghost accountsarose from the conditionand the methods of treat-ment patients wereexposed at Weston StateHospital.

The asylum wasdesigned to house 250patients. At its peak in1950, over 2,400 patientslived in the asylum. Theyoftentimes were locked incages and lived in unsani-tary conditions.

Jacob Fleegle, sopho-more history major will beone of the students takinga tour of the asylum. Flee-gle, like many of his class-mates, is going into the tripknowing very little aboutthe asylum.

“I heard that it’s sup-posed to be some kind ofhaunted mental hospital,”Fleegle said. “Other thanthat, I’m going into it ready

to learn more about its his-tory and what type ofthings happened there.”

The asylum, which wasforced to close in 1994,housed many patients thatsuffered from a variety ofillnesses, ranging fromschizophrenia to alco-holism and drug addiction.

Keith Rieder, depart-ment chairperson of thehumanities department,was instrumental in set-ting up the tour for the stu-dents, along with helpfrom Karen Younger, whois a history professor in thedepartment. Also attend-ing the trip is Jason Prospt,sophomore psychologymajor. Prospt, would liketo work with people withmental disorders, is veryexcited about the opportu-nity.

“I’m really looking for-ward to getting there, andgetting the history of theplace,” said Prospt. “I

would like to hear aboutthe type of patients theyhoused there, as well as thestories that go along withthe haunting history that ithas.”

In addition to the ghoststories that surround theplace, students will learnabout the relevance of thehospital’s architecture. Theconstruction of the hospi-tal was interrupted on sev-eral occasions during theCivil War and often was asite that army troopsstayed during the war. Flee-gle, who loves history,finds this to be a crucialpart in understanding thesignificance of the histori-cal landmark.

“I know that the use ofthe hospital was veryimportant during the CivilWar,” explained Fleegle.“To understand how thehospital played a pivotalrole in the war will be agreat thing to learn about.”

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time,” she said. Because the children

were her favorite thingabout the experience,they also became one ofthe biggest challenges –she did not want to leavethem.

“The hardest part iscoming home,” Williamssaid.

“I can’t tell you it’seasy, because the first few

months I cried a lot, like,‘I don’t have a purpose.’”

When she returned tothe states, Williams feltextremely lost.

She felt like she hadtoo many material pos-sessions she did notknow what to do with.

In the Corps, she wason call all the time andworking 24 hours a day,seven days a week (withthe exception of two daysevery month).

Back in the states,Williams did not haveany work to do. She hadto find a job and re-adjustto the American cus-

toms. When she was apply-

ing to join the Corps, onequote convinced her thatthe experience was anecessity: “The corneroffice can wait. Some cor-ners of the world can’t.”

Williams joked thather presentation was par-tially a recruitment toolfor the Peace Corpsbecause she had such agreat experience.

She also encouragedstudents to attend acareer fair Thursday from10 a.m. to 2 p.m., becausea recruiter from theCorps would be there to

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of the biggest one-daysporting events in NorthAmerica quickly spranginto action, helping civil-ians and participants alike,directing them to safetyand getting proper medicalattention for those whoneeded it.

The medical tent, locat-ed just around the cornerfrom the finish line,became a makeshift emer-gency room and first aidstation.

Race participantsbecame life givers by run-ning past the finish line tothe nearest hospital todonate blood.

Soldiers from the Mas-sachusetts National Guardwho were in complete uni-form and equipped with40-pound backpacks carry-ing canteens of water,extra uniforms, first-aidand trauma kits becameheroes. Those soldierswere participating in therace to honor fallen com-rades who died serving theUnited States in Iraq andAfghanistan.

So far, law enforcementofficials and media outletshave confirmed that threepeople are dead and 183were injured by the blasts.At least 100 of thoseinjured have been releasedfrom local hospitals.According to doctors, atleast 13 amputations havebeen performed. The threedead came from diversebackgrounds. One, aneight-year-old boy, waswaiting at the finish line tohug his dad when he com-pleted the race.

Another, a 29-year oldwoman, was waiting forher husband to cross thefinish line.

The third was a Chinanative and graduate stu-dent at Boston University,who was cheering on a pair

of friends. The explosivesused in the attack havebeen identified as impro-vised explosive devices.Boston police believe thatone of IEDs was a pressurecooker that was placedinside some sort of nylonbag. To cause maximumdamage, ball bearings,blades and small nailswere placed inside thepressure cooker to increaseshrapnel. Because of theimpact of the blast, it can-not be confirmed that thesecond bomb was housedby a pressure cooker.

“This was obviously aterrorist attack because ofthe place, media availabili-ty, target, and because ofhow many citizens werearound,” said RichardWaddel, criminal justiceand political science pro-fessor.

“The initial reports saythe bomb exploded lowand aimed at people’slower extremities. Thiswas more sophisticatedbomb making.”

Waddel added that there

were a few aspects aboutthe attack that didn’tmake this your averageterrorist attack.

“I thought the timingwas weird,” Waddel said.“It was odd how thebombs went off four hoursafter the start. It wouldhave also made more senseto put the bombs at thestart of the race to havemaximum damage.There’s something sym-bolic about the finish.”

The Waynesburg Uni-versity professorsexplained what wouldhappen after a suspect hasbeen apprehended.

Action taken after a sus-pect is in custody dependson whether the suspect isdomestic or foreign, saidWaddel.

“If it is determined thatthis was a foreign attack, itwould all be up to how theObama administrationresponds,” Waddel said. “Ifthe suspect is domestic,such as Timothy McVeigh,then they would be triedfor terrorism.”

Even though the Ameri-can people want answerssooner rather than later,Tanda said investigatorsmust dig in for the longhaul.

“In these situations,you have to be cautious soas to not misjudge infor-mation,” said Tanda.“They have to brace them-selves for a long investiga-tion.”

But Tanda is faithfulthat justice will be served.

“I am confident federallaw enforcement agencieswill solve this case, andthe partnerships that existright now in Boston willbring the perpetrators tojustice,” he said.

In a press conferenceTuesday morning, Presi-dent Barack Obamapraised the reaction of theCity of Boston, as well asthe nation.

Said the President: “Ifyou want to know who weare, what America is, howwe respond to evil – that’sit. Selflessly. Compassion-ately. Unafraid.”

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As of press time, it was confirmed that three people, including an eight-year-old,were killed at the Boston Marathon bombings. Additionally, 183 were injured.

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to establish contact, as cellphone service was downdue to the overwhelmingamount of calls otherswere making in anattempt to find their lovedones.

Instead of calling or tex-ting, Otteni used heriPhone’s MeetMe app tofind her husband. Once allmembers of Otteni’s party

were accounted for, thegroup proceeded to walkback to Otteni’s hotel,which was two milesaway.

“My friend kept com-plaining about how tiredshe was and she wanted tostop and rest,” said Otteni.“I told her we had to keepwalking.”

As they walked, Ottenisaw footage of the blastbeing replayed on televi-sions through the win-dows of buildings.

Once Otteni got back tothe hotel, she and her hus-band had to wait. The cou-

ple had parked outside ofthe city that day to avoidheavy traffic, and had towait until the subway sys-tems were reopened to getto their car. Otteni left thecity later that evening anddrove home to RhodeIsland. Otteni, who is cur-rently a Spanish teacher atBarrington ChristianAcademy in Barrington,R.I., already had plans totravel to Pennsylvania thenext day – she wanted tolook at houses because sheplans on moving back tothe area.

At the end of the day,

Otteni is thankful for thefirst responders that wereon the scene in a matter ofminutes.

“This event makes merealize how blessed we areto live in a country wherethis isn’t a daily event. Iknow it was a horribleevent, but at least it does-n’t happen all the time,”said Otteni. “I don’t think Iever felt unsafe. I think thefirst responders did a greatjob; the event planners dida great job. It was reallynice to see what they diddespite the content ofwhat happened.”

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Alumnareflects

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By Jeff ChampStaff Writer

Three chemistry stu-dents went to NewOrleans, La., to present atthe 245th AmericanChemical Society Nation-al Meeting & Expositionfrom April 7 to 11. Way-nesburg University hassent students to this eventfor the last several years.The students that attendedthis year were IsaiahCochran, sophomorechemistry major; JericaBriggs, senior chem-edmajor and junior chem-istry major, ElizabethLeCain.

Briggs and Cochranwere co-presenters ofresearch that they con-ducted on concept map-ping. Megan Wojtowicz;Dr. Heidi Fletcher, assis-tant professor of chemistryand forensic science, andDr. Evonne Baldauff, chairof the Department ofChemistry and ForensicScience, helped them withtheir research.

Briggs and Cochran’sresearched the effects that

concept mapping has onthe quality of formal labreports. Five chemistry labsections participated intheir study. Two of the sec-tions filled out a conceptmap before writing a labreport, while the otherthree sections did not fillout the map. Their studyshowed that the lab sec-tions who had filled outthe concept map produceda higher quality lab report.

“I was looking to do aneducation based researchproject,” said Briggs.

LeCain presented theWaynesburg UniversityACS Chapter poster. Theposter illustrated variousactivities that the ACSChapter has done here.

The Waynesburg chap-ter was awarded the “Out-standing Chapter Award.”Briggs felt that this confer-ence was beneficial to bothher and the department asa whole.

“Just having thoseopportunities like this, asan undergrad is phenome-nal,” Briggs said.

“It was a growth experi-ence.”

Chemistry studentspresent at conference

By Nick MariniStaff Writer

Waynesburg Universi-ty’s mission focuses onthree specific aspects:faith, service and learn-ing.

Dr. Michael Bates washired in the fall of 2012and plans to live out themission of the school.

The first year professorwill be leading a group ofstudents on a mission tripthis summer to Thailandonce classes finish for thespring semester.

Bates was excitedabout the trip and is eagerto lead the students ontheir spiritual journey.

“The trip will be a lotof fun, and a challenge forme in my first year at anew environment,” saidBates.

The trip will centeraround Bates and his stu-dents teaching and guid-ing when they travelabroad.

“Our goal will be toteach the entirety of whatwe know to church plan-ners in their country sothey are more well-round-ed,” said Bates.

Bates was very upbeatabout the trip, andexpressed excitementabout kicking things off.

The exact dates andplans of the trip are notyet finalized, but the tripis tentatively planned tofor two weeks after finalsend for the students May9, and the trip will lastseven days.

“I hope this is the firstof many service trips thatI get to lead students on,”said Bates.

Bates will not be theonly teacher to lead stu-dents on mission tripsover the summer. Way-nesburg University willhave more than sevenmission trips this sum-mer, all to a different loca-tion and helping reach outfor a different cause.

First-year professorwill lead in Thailand

By Lucas DiethornAssignments Editor

Many times, societydoes not think aboutthe danger of theireveryday jobs.

But that dangerbecame headline newsthree years ago in aWest Virginia miningtown.

As West Virginiansmarked the thirdanniversary of anexplosion that killed 29coal miners on April 5,congressional Democ-rats called the lack ofaction on tougher mine

safety legislation“shameful.”

At a memorial serv-ice the other week,West Virginia Gov. EarlRay Tomblin placed ablack ribbon and aframed photo of the 29white hardhats onwhite crosses at theWest Virginia CoalMiner Statue, locatedin Charleston.

He then asked thepeople in attendanceand across the state toobserve a moment ofsilence at 3:01 p.m., the

By Katherine MansfieldCopy Editor

After an eight-yearhiatus, the once-annualRices Landing Riverfestwill again offer the com-munity a weekend filledwith live entertainment,delicious festival foodand kayaking.

The Riverfest willtake place along the lockwall of the Rices LandingLock and Dam on June 7and 8.

The festival began in1976 as a way to cele-brate the Greene County

bicentennial. It was held every year

but 1986 and 1987, thenseemingly ended for for-ever after the 2005 festi-val.

“The event organizer[Remo Bertugli] passedaway back in 2004,” saidRyan Belski, mayor andchairman of the festival.“He was basically theleading person. No oneelse knew how to do it.”

But after too manysummers with nothingto do, the Rices Landing

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Riverfest revivedafter eight years

Ending on a high noteWaynesburg Central High School Senior selected for All-state Chorus for a second timeBy Kyle EdwardsSenior Editor

For the second timein her high schoolcareer, WaynesburgCentral High Schoolsenior Addie Pazzynskiwill be joining nearly200 other high schoolsingers in Erie for theannual All-state Chorusconcert.

Pazzynski said thatshe was very surprisedat having been selectedto participate.

“I really was notexpecting it my senioryear,” she said. “To behonest, I wasn’t sure ifI’d have enough time todo it, but I’m reallyexcited about it. It’s anice way to leave highschool, to have this hap-pen at the end.”

According to BridgetMontgomery, Pazzyns-ki’s chorus teacher atWCHS, selection for theAll-state choir begins atthe district level.

“Our district is madeup of five counties,

including Greene andAllegheny,” Mont-gomery explained. “Ifyou’re chosen for thedistrict festival, thenyou go on to the region-al level, then to the statelevel after that.”

Montgomery went on

to explain that witheach level of competi-tion, the amount ofsingers selected to moveon shrinks.

“It gets harder eachtime. The first time theyonly take about 26 peo-ple,” she said. “Then the

next time – at theregional level – eventhough there’s morepeople involved, theyonly pick 12, then forthe state level they onlypick six, and [Addie’s] inthe final six from ourregion.”

The selection processitself, Pazzynskiexplained, is conductedby several teachers fromthe different districts.

“The teachers thatbring students are thejudges. So they’ll be ran-domly assigned – they

try to make sure thejudges won’t be matchedwith anyone from theirown school, but thatdoesn’t always happen,”she said. “They try topick two from each ofthe other districts, sothere’s four judges total.It’s a blind audition, sotheir backs are turnedwhile we sing, whichhelps a lot.”

Pazzynski said thatshe will begin rehears-ing at Edinboro Univer-sity of Pennsylvania inEdinboro, Pa., April 18and 19, and then willperform the actual con-cert April 20 at theWarner Theater in Erie.

M o n t g o m e r yexplained that thepieces that the choir willperform are heavily clas-sical.

“This is serious clas-sical music that theyperform, and the coolestthing is the music shegets to sing this year,”she said.

See SENIOR on B4

Photo by Kyle Edwards

Local Senior Addie Pazzynski was selected, for the second time in her high school career, to sing in the All-stateChorus concert on April 20. Pazzynski will travel to Erie for the concert with her teacher, Bridget Montgomery.

Memorial servicehonors minerskilled in W.Va. blast

See MINERS on B4

Cooking up success: Local culinary students compete nationally

By Chelsea DicksArts and Life Editor

Three Greene Countystudents have beenawarded the opportunityto create a name forthemselves nationally.

Je f fe rson-MorganHigh School sophomoresGillian Alexander andMichaela Milliken, andCarmichaels Area HighSchool junior MeganMarietta, will be com-peting at the 2013 Fami-ly, Career and Commu-nity Leaders of AmericaNational LeadershipConference in Nashville,Tennessee this summer.

“I got this opportunitywhile interviewing for aposition to cook for the2013 presidential inau-guration,” said Milliken.

This past January,Milliken, along withother students from theGreene County Careerand Technical Center,was honored with anopportunity to cook forPresident BarrackObama’s inauguration.

She and her fellowclassmates were able tonetwork with profes-sionals at the event, whowere pleased with Mil-liken’s attitude andenthusiasm whenanswering their manyquestions. Alexander,Milliken and Mariettawere awarded the oppor-tunity to participate inthe National LeadershipConference after win-ning their categories atthe PennsylvaniaFCCLA State LeadershipConference that they

competed in at SevenSprings Resort this pastMarch.

Milliken won 1stplace in the job inter-view category, and willcompete in the job inter-view competition inNashville. Marietta willbe competing in the foodinnovation category forher fruity food creationcalled Bites of Crunch, asnack she invented forher grandmother, whoenjoys eating strawber-ries and kiwi together.And Alexander will betaking part in the catego-ry of entrepreneurship,thanks to the businessplan she created for arestaurant she namedGillian’s GourmetQuiches.

“I am most lookingforward to the experi-ence of the workshopsand the competitions ofFCCLA,” said Milliken.

According to its mis-sion statement, theFCCLA aims to “pro-mote personal growthand leadership develop-ment through Familyand Consumer Scienceseducation.”

Every year, theFCCLA-sponsored com-petition has a differenttheme.This year’s con-test theme is “Discoverthe Voices.”

Each Greene Countyparticipant has highhopes for what they willgain from participatingin the conference.

“The outcome I amlooking for out of thisevent is a better under-standing in the profes-sion I have chosen andthe preparation behindit,” said Milliken.

Milliken is grateful forthe opportunity given toher by her mentor, DanWagner, a culinary

teacher at the GreeneCounty Career andTechnical Center, whereshe studies.

She also attributes hersuccess to her family.

“My family has beenvery supportive with thepreparation of my portfo-lio and with practiceinterviews of the compe-tition,” said Milliken.

Their support hasencouraged her to go thisfar, she said.

The National Leader-ship competition willtake place July 7 through11 in Nashville. Thethree students expectthe event to help themmake their dreams areality.

“I plan on going to auniversity or college tostudy baking pastry andhospitality manage-ment, where I will lateropen my own bakery,”said Milliken. See RIVERFEST on B4

Photo by Nika Anschuetz

Gillian Alexander, Michaela Milliken and Megan Marietta put their skills to the testduring a class at GCCTC. The students will compete at the national level in July.

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This past weekend, Waynesburg Universitycame together in for one unified purpose: Relayfor Life. On Sunday, April 14, the university heldits sixth annual Mini Relay for Life, bringing inpeople from all over to raise money and aware-ness for finding a cure for cancer.

Thirty-two teams, made up of campus groupsand organizations, had tables and events set upthroughout Johnson Commons. Some soldbaked goods, some sold raffle tickets. Still otherstook donations from Relay-goers to try their luckat various games and activities. They even letthem smash up an old car.

The best part? The place was packed. Thereisn’t a medal that a community can earn forshowing good faith and giving of themselves. Butif one such medal did exist, the Waynesburgcampus and community would definitely have itpinned to its breast.

The Yellow Jacket is proud to represent andbring the news to such a selfless, loving commu-nity that gives of itself so freely and so easily.

Relay a huge success

When I go home forbreaks or the occasionalweekend, I really valuethe time that I spendwith my family. Most ofthat time involves tech-nology in some way, andthat really irks my dad.

When the five of us sitdown to watch a movieor a sporting event onTV, four of us are too pre-occupied with our WordsWith Friends games,Twitter feeds or textmessages to actuallysocialize with the peoplearound us.

My dad just sits there,takes it all in and sulks.We normally make funof him for not participat-ing, especially becausehe is completely capable.Though my dad has aniPhone and an iPad, hedoesn't really enjoyusing his devices theway my mom, my broth-ers and I do.

When I point out thathe isn't using his iPad,he jokingly says that heis letting it "rest." Hedoesn't want it to be tootired when he reallyneeds to use it.

My dad is fully awarethat every electronicdevice runs on some sortof power supply and thatmost handhelds can berecharged at the user'sconvenience. He just

likes to have a funnyexcuse for why he does-n't care to use his techtoys. To him, qualitytime with the familydoesn't require a touch-screen.

Most of the time, Ijust ignore my dad andtext away. On Monday, Icouldn't help but feel thesame annoyance he nor-mally experiences whenI read about what couldbe America's newesttech fad: smart watches.Sony already has one onthe market, Apple isreportedly dreaming upthe iWatch andMicrosoft is supposedlyrevamping the SmartPersonal Object Tech-nology watches thatdebuted in 2004.

All of these watcheswill compliment smart-phones and tablets, con-necting wirelessly withseveral devices to pro-vide users with anythingand everything that willfit on a 1.5-inch touchdisplay. Is it just me, oris a smart watch a littleexcessive? Even as anavid smartphone and

tablet user, I really don'tsee why anybody wouldneed a laptop on theirdesk, a tablet in theirbackpack or briefcase, asmartphone in theirpocket and a smartwatch on their wrist atthe same time. When isenough, enough?

All this technology isgreat in terms of increas-ing productivity, net-working and staying intouch with friends, butonly if it is used properly.If tampered with, all thisnew technology can leadusers down a dark roadfilled with, at the veryleast, broken relation-ships.

Then again, perhapsthis small smart watchwon't really provide itswearers with anythingmore than a sleek time-piece. Seriously, howmuch can you do on a1.5-inch screen?

An image on TIME'swebsite showed an illus-tration of what aMicrosoft smart watchmight look like. Thewatch face containedicons for a phone, calen-dar and even Skype, butdidn't include the time.

That's exactly what Iwant in a watch: I wantto Skype my family orgirlfriend on a screenthat is way too small for

my big head and doesn'teven tell me the time.Perfect. Advancementsin technology have donegreat things for students.It has given us access toendless information,new ways to market ourabilities and great pro-grams that make study-ing a breeze.

At some times,though, all this technol-ogy puts us on informa-tion overload because itgives our brains so manyappealing things to focuson at the same time.

How much more willit take to make all of oursocialization occur witha screen (or two, or three)in front of our faces?

So today, I finally sidewith my dad: this newtechnology, if it evercomes into fruition, willbe one that I don't have aneed for. And though Iknow that about fiveyears from now I'll endup with one latched tomy wrist, I have nodesire to own one at thepresent time.

I don't need anymoretechnology. I need toenjoy the people that areright in front of me.

I never thought I'd seeeye-to-eye on technologywith my father - at leastbefore I got my first grayhair.

How much is too much for technology?

And the award goesto… Absolutely no one.

Fans of fiction wereoutraged when noPulitzer Prize for fictionwas awarded last year,despite the nominationof three worthy candi-dates. Naturally, literarycritics were on the edgeof their seats last week asthe Pulitzer board met toreview the finalists inevery category –  includ-ing fiction.

The nominees for thefiction Pulitzer were“What We Talk AboutWhen We Talk AboutAnne Frank” by NathanEnglander, Eowyn Ivey’s“The Snow Child” and“The Orphan Master’sSon” by Adam Johnson.

The stories are so dif-ferent –  Englander’snovel is a collection ofstories that explore Jew-ish identity; Ivey writesabout an older couple liv-ing in the harsh Alaskanwilderness, and John-son’s novel is an adven-

ture through NorthKorea. But the storiesshare a common theme:They explore modern lifeand its meaning. Andthey do so through narra-tives. At a recent Societyof Professional Journal-ists conference at Rut-gers University, PulitzerPrize-winning journalistAmy Ellis Nutt lecturedon how to write an effec-tive narrative.

Ellis Nutt said thathuman beings live forstories. We’re born to lis-ten to and to tell stories,which is why narrativewriting in journalism isso important: It allowsthe storyteller to connectwith their audience, andit allows the audience tobetter understand andappreciate the story.

We live our lives asnarratives.  According toEllis Nutt, a person day-dreams nearly 125 timesa day, and we are con-stantly constructing ourpresent through storieswe tell ourselves.

Stories help us under-stand who we are. Theyallow us to understandthe world around us.And they help us shareour perception of thesethings with others.

Which is why fictionis so, so important. Eventhough Johnson’s novelis a fictional account ofan ordinary person livingin North Korea, thenovel allows readers tounderstand more fullywhat life in the dictator-ruled country is like.

The Pulitzer Prizecould not be awarded toa North Korean-basednovel at a better time.Recently, North Koreahas created and testednuclear bombs andthreatened the United

States with nuclear war-fare. The novel is fiction,but it gives its audience abetter understanding ofthe self-proclaimedenemy.

Narratives, be they fic-tion or creative nonfic-tion, offer readers theopportunity to bettergrasp an issue and betterunderstand the world inwhich they live. Thoughmany believe that fictionis an escape from reality(and yes, sometimes itis), it is oftentimes morethan that. Fiction allowsus to leave the world ofthe mundane, to enter anentirely new world and,through the charactersand laws and adventuresin that fictional world,better understand reality.

I’m glad the Pulitzerboard awarded a fictionPulitzer this year.

Because everyone hasa story to tell.

And sometimes, thatstory is easier to hearwhen it’s fiction.

Fiction offers better understanding of reality

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NICKFARRELL

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KATHERINEMANSFIELD

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We’ve all got that onefriend who thinks theywere born in the wrongtime period.

I have so many friendswho say they shouldhave been born in the70s or the 50s – justbecause they would fitin way better duringthat time.

I have always beenskeptical of people say-ing that. For starters, it’sa pointless thing to saybecause you can’tchange it.

But also, I usually dis-agree with most of them– they depend too muchon their smart phones,social media sites andGoogle. They wouldn’tlast a week “back in theold days.”

However, for the firsttime in my life, I’mstarting to see the point.

And, for the first timein my life, I kind of wishthat I was born in a dif-ferent time period.

Last weekend, fourYellow Jacket staffmembers, myselfincluded, and one of ourco-advisers, attended theRegion 1 Society of Pro-fessional Journalistsconference at RutgersUniversity in New Jer-sey.

The primary reasonfor our attendance wasto accept a Mark ofExcellence Award thatthe Yellow Jacket won(not to brag, but this iskind of a big deal). We

took second place in theIn-Depth Reporting cat-egory.

However, during ourtime in New Jersey, wealso were able to attendthe various other ses-sions held during theconference – subjectsranged from coveringtragedies on campus todigital visualization towriting narrations.

The conference, over-all, was a great experi-ence.

We learned a lot ofvaluable skills that wewill be able to apply toour careers and we net-worked with a numberof professionals, includ-ing a Pulitzer Prize-win-ning journalist.

As you might haveguessed, just like inalmost every circum-stance in life, the onebad experience at theconference is the storythat I have shared themost.

It is the one that hadthe biggest emotionalimpact on me.

I don’t know why. Forsome reason, when peo-ple make you sad orangry, it’s easier toremember every detailvividly than it is whenyou are chilled by the

words of a perfect narra-tion or impressed withthe actions of profes-sionals in your field.

We had a sessioncalled “Pizza with thePros,” where three localjournalists were sup-posed to speak to agroup of aspiring printand broadcast journal-ists.

During the session,we were supposed toreceive advice on ourfuture careers and talkabout our goals whileenjoying some pepper-oni pizza.

With the exception ofthe three panelists, theonly people that weresupposed to be in theroom were students.

However, a coupleprofessionals decided tosit in on the event – theorganizers did notobject.

One of the other pro-fessionals posed a ques-tion to the students inthe room: Why wouldyou want to be in thisfield now? (In case youdon’t know, it’s kind ofhard to get a job in jour-nalism nowadays.)

A girl behind mestarted going on abouthow much she loves dig-ital media. She couldn’twait to write for a web-site and travel the world.

I raised my hand andsaid something alongthe lines of, “To shiftgears a little, I’m pursu-ing this career because I

love newspapers. I loveeverything about them.”

Immediately after Isaid that, everyone inthe room, with theexception of perhaps fivepeople, started scream-ing at me and telling mehow ridiculous I was foractually loving newspa-pers.

It’s a dying field, afterall. Even the profession-als said that they neededto get me some help.

It was pretty discour-aging, not going to lie,which goes back to thefact that I now under-stand why people wouldwant to live in a differ-ent time period.

If I were born fifty, oreven twenty years ago,newspapers would bethriving. Then, when Iproclaimed, “I lovenewspapers,” everyonewould understand. Thatwould be that.

On the plus side, Iknow that I love thisfield, so I’m not com-pletely discouraged. Iknow that I’m good atthis.

But, yes, I know thatnewspapers will proba-bly not last forever.

That doesn’t matterto me at all. I plan tostick with them untilthe end.

And, if I have to moveinto my sister’s base-ment because I’m out ofa job in twenty years, sobe it. She’s a better cookthan I am anyway.

Disaster brings out the best in peopleThe deadly and despi-

cable bombing attacksnear the BostonMarathon's finish lineon Monday turned thecrowd's cries of joy intocries of terror in mereseconds.

Again, Americansnow will place theirtrust in authorities toresolutely piece togeth-er who did it, why theydid it and what can bedone to try to preventsimilar incidents.

Again, Americans'fears will be ratchetedup about safety at largepublic events andspaces _ fears that mustbe met with realisticdeterrents so the eventscan go on.

And again, Ameri-cans will pay tribute tothe bravery of dedicatedemergency personnelwho ran toward thecoordinated explosionson Monday, quickly

moving the wounded toambulances and care.

A free society leavesus open to harm. It's upto Homeland Security,police and other securi-ty personnel to bringthe perpetrators to jus-tice. Americans willgrieve with Boston, forthe dead, and for thedozens wounded.

President BarackObama spoke for allAmericans Monday,stating, "We will findout who did this and wewill hold them account-able."

Chaos after thebombing created afirestorm of speculationabout suspects who tar-geted innocent peoplein a high profile eventon Patriots' Day.

The aftermathbrought out the best inmany people.

Boston residentsopened their homes to

runners from aroundthe nation and theworld.

Some of the 27,000athletes had checkedout of their hotels orcouldn't get to the air-port to catch flights intime.

"There is love in thisworld," tweeted aKansas City womanwho had finished the117th Boston Marathonbefore the explosions.

The attack on anAmerican sportinginstitution willundoubtedly lead tochanges at next year'sBoston Marathon, a sadreality that followsevery major tragedy associety attempts tolessen risks based onpast experiences.

However, runnersfrom across the countrywho train all year to getto Boston likely will notbe deterred.

The men and womenwho operate the chari-ties that raise $10 mil-lion a year through themarathon will not bedeterred.

The elected officialsand law enforcementofficials in Boston willnot be deterred fromprotecting the traditionof the marathon.

All will do their bestto make sure the sowersof evil and destructiondon't succeed, and the118th Boston Marathongoes off as scheduled onApril 21, 2014.

Americans will bewatching and pullingfor that outcome as oneof the best ways tostand united againstcowardly attacks.

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This editorial wasoriginally seen in

the Kansas City Star.

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Don’t let others discourage your passion

Lately there has beena lot of fear and simplyput a lot of news aboutNorth Korea. Undertheir new leader, KimJong Un, they haverecently been activatinga big part of their mili-tary and also, they havetested some long rangemissiles.

All of this has causedsome commotion inmany other countries.North Korea released astatement a few weeksago tell all other repre-sentatives from othercountries in theembassies located inNorth Korea to leave byApril 10 or they can'tguarantee their safety.

So all of this got methinking. The firstthought was could therebe a continuation of thewar? (Since technicallywe are still at war.)

It seems like therecould be with all of thetension that hasoccurred in the last fewweeks. In that case, howbad would the war be?What would be the con-sequences? And, howlong would it last?

Would it have thepotential to be as long asthe war on terror in theMiddle East? I certainlyhope not, in reality, Ihope there is no war atall.

So if there is going tobe a war, I instantlythink of my grandfather.He served and survivedthe Korean War back in1950. It is crazy to thinkthat I could possibly beinvolved in the same warthat he served in.

I know it is crazy tothink but then I hear allof the people say that awar would help unite thecountry and that itwould actually be a goodthing. I don't knowabout you, but I thinkany scenario that ends inwar is a terrible one. Itshould not take some-thing that tragic to unitethe country, we shouldbe united already. Hencethe name the UNITEDStates of America.

Then the BostonMarathon tragedy hap-pened this week. Thosesame people re sayingthis is exactly what weneeded to unite thecountry. I don't like thesound of that, but thenthe politicians are sayingthe exact same thing.Even President Obamasaid that now we are nolonger Republicans andDemocrats we are Amer-icans.

Well, weren't weAmericans before that? Ijust don't understandhow we can be so sepa-rated and then it takesinnocent lives to be lostfor us to wake up. To behonest, it makes mesick.

Don't get me wrong Ilove this country, and ifwe do go to war I willwant to serve my coun-try. My complaint is thatwe should not wait forsomething like this tohappen to be united. Ifwe stay united in thefirst place, then maybethese tragedies don'thappen.

This makes me veryangry (a trait I get frommy Grandfather). So Ibegan to think, whatwould my pap think ofthese events happeningtoday?

He was old fashionedso I imagine he wouldnot be happy. Before hepassed away in 2007, hetold me that when heenlisted in the army atthe age of 22, he felt likehe was being a part of arebuilding moment forour nation.

Well, maybe it is timefor history to repeatitself. I will feel the sameway if we wind up con-tinuing the war withNorth Korea. Althoughthis time I don't think itwill be a war on commu-nism. It will be a war forpeace and maybe, justmaybe it will work.

Once again back tothe Boston Marathon, aswe gain more informa-tion and the governmentinvestigates the situa-tion further, we are goingto see a lot more securi-ty, (especially at sportingevents). We already havehad several airlines can-cel flights due to "suspi-cious packages."

Security will definite-ly be seeing much moreattention. And, when wedo find out who isresponsible, I have a feel-ing that the actions wetake will be very strongand very quick. If there isone thing I ever learnedfrom my grandfather, itis that you don't messwith America.

I hope the countryunites around thesetragedies and obstacles,but this time, we need tostay united and seek jus-tice.

This Week in HistoryBy Rob LongoEditorial Assistant

April 16, 1849

The Pennsylvania Presbyteryholds a meeting in Greenfield todiscuss the need for an institu-tion of higher learning in GreeneCounty.

A committee of five peoplewas appointed. Bids for the loca-tion of the institution werereceived from Waynesburg andCarmichaels at a later date.

April 18, 1965

With Waynesburg Collegeheavily in need of a humanitiesbuilding, the Buhl Foundationpledges $250,000 to the schoolunder the condition that Waynes-burg raise $500,000 by Dec. 1,1966.

Within eight months, the goalwas met.

April 19, 1971

The library on the campus ofWaynesburg College receives amakeover. The library under-went major improvements,including the addition of the JohnClark Knox Memorial Room,located on the first floor of thelibrary. With the help of Alumnidonations, over $4,000 waspledged.

Information courtesy of theWaynesburg College Story

Americans shouldnot wait for tragedyto become united

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Volunteer Fire Companyand Boy Scout Troop1168 joined forces tobring the festival back tolife.

“We basically have noevents in town,” saidBelski.

“We thought it’d be agood way to bring com-munity businessestogether and so somefundraising. The com-munity has reallyresponded great.”

So far, the festivalcommittee has raised$8,000 from local busi-nesses. Alpha NaturalResources, the festival’ssponsor, donated$11,000 for the Riverfest.

“It’s been prettyimpressive,” said Belski.“We should have thispaid off before we start.”

Some of the moneyraised thus far has goneinto a festival fund, saidBelski. Money has alsobeen allocated to theRices Landing firedepartment and BoyScouts, who are bothsponsoring booths in thefire hall during the festi-val.

The rest of the moneyhas gone toward the foodand drinks that will befor sale during the festi-val, as well as live enter-tainment and activities.

“In the past…enter-tainment –  that’s beenvery popular,” said Bels-ki.

“This year, we

brought in five bands,fireworks, a pageant.”

Local group JustinFabus Band, a folk group,Ruff Creek and HillbillyWay are lined up toentertain all night longFriday, June 7. Hit NRun and Two ThumbsUp will entertain thecrowds Saturday.

“Ruff Creek is populararound here,” said Bels-ki. “Justin Sane’s popularin Pittsburgh right now.”

The food served at thefestival is also popular.According to Belski, thefire department will sellbeer, and the Boy Scoutswill make funnel cakeon site. In previous years,boaters sailed up anddown the landing. Thisyear there will be akayaking sojourn downthe river.

“[It’s] a trip down theMon on Saturday [June 8]at 10 a.m., from RicesLanding down to Freder-icktown,” said Belski.“It’s rental or bring yourown kayaks.”

After kayaking, fillingup on festival food andlistening to live enter-tainment Saturday, therevived Riverfest willend with a spectacularfireworks display overthe water.

Admission to theRiverfest’s Friday festivi-ties is $10 presale and$15 at the door.

Saturday’s admissionis $5.

For more informationon the Riverfest, checkout the Facebook page:2013 Rices LandingRiverfest sponsored byAlpha NaturalResources.

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Missing person reportedState police said that

at 3 a.m. April 15, ChadEdward Mick, 20, ofDilliner was reportedmissing.

Mick is described as awhite male, approxi-mately 5’ 11” and 145pounds with brown hairand eyes.

He was last seen leav-ing his father’s residencein Clarington, Ohio andmay be operating a green1998 Mazda pickuptruck.

Mick is known to fre-quent the Washington,Pa. area, police said.Anyone with informa-tion should contactPennsylvania StatePolice in Waynesburg at

724-627-6151.

Robbery reportedAt 8:45 a.m. April 14,

someone robbedMuhly’s Store in MorganTwp., State police said.

The suspect isdescribed as a whitemale, approximately 5’8”, thin of build - possi-bly in his late teens orearly 20s, wearing a graysweatshirt and sunglass-es, police said.

Police said the suspectdisplayed a gun on hiswaistband, fled with thecash from the registerand was seen fleeing onfoot across the bridgeinto East Beth Twp.,police said.

Anyone with infor-

mation should contactPennsylvania StatePolice in Waynesburg at724-627-6151.

Stolen vehicle recoveredState police said that

at 5:24 p.m. April 10,police recovered a 2008Dodge Ram pickuptruck from a field on PittGas Rd. in JeffersonTwp. The truck had beenreported stolen to Cum-berland Twp. Policedepartment April 1,police said.

Multiple charges filedSometime between 9

a.m. March 8 and 5 p.m.March 14, Paula MaeGaskill, 37, convinced a15-year-old boy to con-

tact Atlantic Broadbandand use Robert Valen-tine’s personal informa-tion, which she provid-ed, to order service, statepolice said. Gaskill wascharged with identitytheft and corruption ofminors, police said.

Vehicle stolenState police said that

at 3:45 a.m. April 10,someone stole an All-Terrain Vehicle from theDunkard Twp. residenceof Lonnie Dean Green-walt. Anyone with infor-mation should contactPennsylvania StatePolice in Waynesburg at724-627-6151.

Burglary reportedSometime between 7

a.m. and 8 p.m. April 9,someone broke into theMorgan Twp. Residenceof Jaime Burnfield andstole a motorcycle titleand bill of sale, statepolice said. Anyone withinformation should con-tact Pennsylvania StatePolice in Waynesburg at724-627-6151.

Charges pendingState police said that

at 2:28 a.m. April 10,Joseph Carl Bolton II, 39,of Lost Creek, W.Va. wastravelling west on SR21when he pulled into theopposing lane, stoppedand fell asleep. Boltonwas arrested on suspi-

cion of DUI and chargesare pending based onBlood Alcohol Contentresults, police said.

Harassment filedAt 11:30 p.m. April 9,

Richard Charles Long,33, of Jefferson andRebecca Ann Hibbs, 22,of Manningtown, W.Va.were cited for harass-ment after they struckand shoved each otheron Craynes School Rd.in Jefferson Twp.

Mischief reportedState police said that

at 12 a.m. April 9, CodyAlbert Tedrow, 22, ofWaynesburg was citedfor damaging a 2010 FordTransit Connect.

time that the explosionoccurred.

“It was the worstU.S. coal mine disasterin four decades, and allof West Virginia stillaches with the memo-ry,” said U.S. Sen. JayRockefeller, in a state-ment released to thepress.

Four investigationssince the event foundthe blast was initiatedby worn and brokenequipment, fueled byaccumulations ofmethane gas and coaldust and then allowed

to spread because ofclogged and brokenwater sprayers.

A former presidentof another Massey sub-sidiary is awaiting sen-tencing for conspiracy,while superintendentGary May and securitychief Hughie ElbertStover are already inprison.

Victims’ families andthe United Mine Work-ers of America haverepeatedly called forprosecution of the manthat David CraigHughart - who is coop-erating with federalprosecutors in the con-tinuing criminal probe- has testified against.Craig insists thatadvance warnings werea widespread company

practice.The man’s attorney

denies he did anythingwrong.

“They bear the ulti-mate responsibility forthis tragedy,” saidCecil Roberts, UnitedMine Workers of Amer-ica President.

U.S. Sen. JoeManchin, D-W.Va., saidhe remains absolutelyand totally committedto improving minesafety.

“By bringing theresponsible parties tojustice, we can’t bringour loved ones back,”Manchin said.

“But hopefully wewill prevent anothertragedy from robbingus of our beloved min-ers.”

Rep. Nick Rahall’slatest version of thestalled legislationwould require mineoperators to maintainrecords of their rockdust purchases so regu-lators can verify thatthey are properlyaddressing the constanthazard of explosivecoal dust.

It would also requireMine Safety and HealthAdministration todevelop a staffing suc-cession plan, ensuringit retains a sufficientnumber of trained per-sonnel. Rahall wants torequire the creation ofan independent investi-gation panel with sub-poena power for anyaccident involvingthree or more deaths.

Minersremembered

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The choir will be per-forming selections fromCarl Orff’s ‘CarminaBurana’, a scenic cantatabased on 24 of thepoems found in themedieval collection ofthe same name.

“We’ll be singing fivemovements from thatpiece and two otherselections,” Pazzynskisaid.

Pazzynski reflectedon her trip to the All-state choir during hersophomore year.

“The first time Iwent, it was very over-whelming. When weentered the site wherewe were – there wereorchestra members,choir members; all thedifferent groups whowere there to perform.There were hundreds ofkids everywhere. It wasvery nerve-wracking,”she said. “But the actualrehearsal process was achance for growth, and Ienjoyed meeting all ofthe new people. Ilearned a lot aboutmyself – not to be cliché– but I really did. Ilearned a lot getting tostay in a room with peo-ple I’d never met before,and it was a lot of fun.”

According to Mont-gomery, the All-statechoir is “the final prize”for high school vocalists.

“Unlike sports, where

they determine whatone individual standsout above all the rest,this [concert] is the finalprize,” she said. “Shewill have to auditionagain – they want tomake sure that she’s nottotally unprepared – butthat ranking, really, isjust for the individual.”

Pazzynski said thatshe believes her timeworking with Mont-gomery in the WCHSchorus played a big fac-tor in her selection forthe All-state chorus.

“I would say that themost valuable thing I’velearned from her is howto be an independentworker,” she said.

“Because she has abunch of other studentsshe has to work with –and going to states, youhave to learn all the

music on top of every-thing else that’s going on– so I’ve learned a lotabout working bymyself.”

Montgomery dis-agreed, stating that itwas Pazzynski’s workethic that got her towhere she is today.Pazzynski said that shefeels honored to havebeen selected.

“I would almost go asfar as to say that I feellike I don’t deserve it,but I’m very apprecia-tive of this opportuni-ty,” she said.

“Especially now that,financially, things aregetting tough with theart departments inschools getting cut andstuff like that. I feel real-ly honored that ourschool was able to sendme and to pay for me to

go.”This year’s All-state

chorus will be Mont-gomery’s last as well, asshe plans to retire afterthis year.

“It’s just so refreshing.It makes you rethinkeverything about retire-ment,” she said.

“You think, ‘Boy thisis so great, maybe I’dlike to do this for 20more years.’”

Pazzynski said thatshe is thankful for all ofthe people who havehelped her to get whereshe is today.

“I’m really thankfulfor Mrs. Montgomeryfor helping me, as wellas our accompanist, Mr.[Brian] Eisiminger andmy voice teacher, TomeCuster, who have bothbeen very big influencesas well,” she said.

Senior to singin All-state

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Pazzynski (front middle) will travel with Montgomery (right) to Edinboro, Pa. April18 to begin rehearsing for the concert at the Warner Theater in Erie on April 20.

By Nadine LeishmanStaff Writer

The men’s women’strack & field squads com-peted this past Saturday atthe Westminster Invita-tional.

Both teams placed sec-ond at the meet, and themen’s team had a few out-standing performers inSaturday’s tune-up for theupcoming Presidents’Athletic ConferenceChampionships whichbegin Friday.

“Our teams performedwell,” said head coachJason Falvo. “It was agreat day for both teams,but we are not satisfied.We need to get better in afew areas.”

For the second consec-utive week, both track &field teams were featuredin a national poll com-piled by D3Rankings.us.Both squads are currentlyNo. 22 in the nation.

The men’s total teamscore was at the Westmin-ster Invitational 97 points,

good enough for secondplace at the event justslightly ahead of hostWestminster.

Penn State University-Behrend, which had 159for its total team score,took first place.

Senior Christian Jack-

son had a fantastic show-ing at the WestminsterInvitational and qualifiedfor two different events inthe Eastern CollegiateAthletic ConferenceChampionship. Jacksonqualified in both the highjump and the long jump.

“It felt good; I was real-ly excited and just wantedto do anything that I couldto help the team out,”said Jackson. “I didn’tknow what the qualifyingheight for high jump was,but it felt good just toclear 6’4.””

In addition to qualify-ing for the ECAC Cham-pionship, Jackson set aschool record in the longjump.

“For long jump theytold me that I had to jump

Jackets upset third-place Thiel

Track team takes second at Westminster Golfershost firstouting

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Jackets boastECAC qualifiersat recent meet

By John Lydic Staff Writer

The Waynesburgwomen’s golf team contin-ues to make history thisseason.

Monday marked thefirst time since 2006 thatthe Yellow Jackets hostedan invitational at theirhome course. The Jacketssent four golfers to repre-sent the team at theGreene County CountryClub.

“It felt really nice tofinally compete at ourhome course,” said juniorMadison Presto.

Presto, Heather Davis,Dana Della Loggia andKelley Mansfield were thefour Waynesburg golfersthat took part in the tour-nament.

Presto shot a team-best100 on the afternoon, goodenough for sixth place inthe 19-woman field.

“It was disappointingbecause I wanted to do

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Softball returns to .500 with win against Saint VincentBy Eric BostSports Editorial Assistant

It’s been a season ofstreaks for the Waynes-burg women’s softballteam.

After a six-game losingstreak to start conferenceplay, the Jackets foundthemselves at the bottomof the Presidents’ AthleticConference. Waynes-burg’s skid hit its breakingpoint when the team lostto Frostburg State 18-3 inthe second game of itsdoubleheader last Mon-day.

Head coach Lou Gia-chetti said he told histeam that they just need-ed confidence in all areas

of the game.The Yellow Jackets

responded. Since the beat-ing by the Bobcats, theYellow Jackets have start-ed a rally, recently win-ning their fourth game ina row on Monday againstthe Saint Vincent Bearcats2-1.

Monday’s game wasoriginally to be played onApril 10, but after thun-derstorms hit, the YellowJackets (12-12, 4-6) could

only complete one gamein their doubleheaderwith Saint Vincent (9-11,2-8). The second contestbegan late because ofweather delays and waseventually postponed dueto darkness.

After winning theirfirst matchup with theBearcats 10-3 on April 10,the Jackets travelled backto Latrobe, Pa. on Mondayfor an abbreviated contest.

The game restarted inthe bottom of the thirdwith Saint Vincent lead-ing 1-0. Giachetti said itwas difficult having tostart a game on the losingend, but knew his teamwas ready to play.

“I just told our team we

needed two runs,” saidGiachetti. “When we tiedit up in the fourth, I feltpretty good that we couldget one more run because

Carrie [Maier] was pitch-ing well and our defensewas playing fantasticallywell.”

Although pitcher Jenn

Lingg originally startedwhen the two teams lastmet, it was the junior

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Photo by Ryan Harr

Junior Carrie Maier delivers a pitch in an earlier conference game. The Jackets’ aceplayed a key role in Waynesburg’s come-from-behind victory against Saint Vincent.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Photo by Kimber Blair

Steve Snow (right) begins his leg of the 4x100-meter relay after receiving the handoff from David Cobb. Therelay team qualified for the ECAC Championships with their performance last weekend.

A former Jacket joins the Passion.Read more on C4

By Carson FoxStaff Writer

Thunder storms in theforecast did not scare theWaynesburg Universitybaseball team on Tuesday,as it swept Thiel Collegein a doubleheader byscores of 6-4 and 3-2.

A five-run fourthinning allowed the YellowJackets to be victorious ingame one, thanks in part

to ace J. Jay Paskert’s workon the mound. In gametwo, third baseman TimChilcote was the herobecause of his RBI singlein the 8th inning, whichbrought in first basemanBobby Hartman.

It was a slow beginningto the game between theYellow Jackets and theTomcats in game one, as

neither team had abaserunner through threeinnings.

The Jackets broke outin the fourth inning, scor-ing five runs thanks tohits by Chilcote and NealYakopin. Hartman alsoplated two runners whenhe reached first basebecause of an error byTomcat third basemanTrent Mosley.

“We were fortunateenough to find someholes,” said head coachMike Humiston. “Theyhelped us a little bit witha couple of errors, but itwas nice to see us using

the bats and creatingsome offense.”

The Tomcats wouldnot go down easily in theseventh inning againstPaskert, though. Downtwo runs with men onfirst and second and downto its final out, Thiel sentup left fielder EricSteininger, the PAC’sleading hitter.

Paskert was able toforce Steininger to fly outto centerfielder ClayRoman, allowing Waynes-burg to wrap up the victo-ry in game one.

“I had no worries,” saidHumiston. “He had been

pitching so well all day, soit was comforting to seehim shut the door downnot only for him, but theteam.”

Tomcat pitcher andfirst baseman Nick Ross-miller was saddled withthe loss despite his effortsthrough seven innings onthe mound. Paskert wasgreat on the mound forWaynesburg, going seveninnings and allowing fourruns on seven hits withfour strikeouts and twowalks.

Once again in the sec-ond game, it wasn’t untilthe fourth inning that

either team put up a pointon the scoreboard.

After an infield singleand a wild pitch given upto Hartman, Chilcoteknocked in a runner withan RBI double andYakopin immediately fol-lowed suit with an RBIsingle.

In the bottom of thefourth inning, Thiel wasable to manufacture tworuns because of a CodyTrinch sacrifice fly and aDoug Farley RBI single.

Waynesburg’s seniorstarting pitcher Anthony

Baseball teamsneaks awaywith two wins

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The Masters was thefocal point of the sportsworld last weekend, espe-cially after golf’s mostpolarizing figure wascaught in the midst of asmall-scale scandal.

After Tiger Woods’approach shot on No. 15at Augusta National madeits way into a water haz-ard, he was forced to takea drop. Because his ensu-ing drop was deemed ille-gal, he issued a two-strokepenalty.

As is now the norm inthe sports world, discour-aged golf fans took theiranguish to Twitter, sayingthat Woods received pref-erential treatment andshould have instead beendisqualified for cheating.

Dejan Kovacevic of thePittsburgh Tribune-Review responded to hisangry followers with a fewtweets. The first:

“The planet’s con-sumed with war, famine,disease, struggle ... and mytimeline is consumedwith RAGE over how agolfer dropped his ball.”

Moments later, he con-tinued with a secondtweet:

“Let me put it anotherway: There are REALthings in sports thatdeserve rage over morali-ty, and this is about wherea golfer dropped a ball!”

Without knowing,Kovacevic was acting as aprophet with his tweets.

On April 15, 2013, thesports world was con-fronted with a truetragedy that transcendedthe athletes and theiraccomplishments.

Sporting events maynever be the same after

the bombing at the BostonMarathon.

The images of theexplosion and its after-math are gruesome, bring-ing back memories of the1996 Centennial Parkbombing at the AtlantaOlympics and the terror-ist attacks on America onSept. 11, 2001. As thecasualties’ count contin-ues to rise (reports con-flicted on the total num-ber injured by the bomb-ing), this event willundoubtedly be remem-bered for years to come.

It will serve as areminder of how tragedycan strike a country aspowerful as America.

It will serve as areminder that sportsshould not ever be themost important thing inour lives.

Executives in Londonhave taken notice of whathappened in Boston onMonday. Reportedly,security will be tightenedfor London’s annualmarathon, which will fea-ture a field of about 37,000athletes. Here in the Unit-ed States, though, wecan’t change what hasalready happened; wecan’t rewind time to savethe many spectators thatwere injured or killed bythe two bombs that weredetonated.

Yet there is so much wecan do, because now, ourentire nation is running a

marathon. Each of us is onthat track, pacing our-selves for 26.2 miles inorder to retain the dignitythat America deserves.

In a way, sports are ametaphor for every testthat Americans havefaced since 1776.

When athletes getknocked down, fans wantto see them get back upand succeed again. Whensports teams are labeled asunderdogs, people want tosee them win.

As athletes, we will allstrikeout, get shutout andreach that point of fatiguewhere we want to pull outof the race. But theresiliency in every athletemakes us step up to theplate again, score thatgame-winning goal or findthat determination to gothe extra mile.

In this marathon thatwe all began on April 15,2013, each of us must findthe determination to gothe extra mile as ournation as a whole recoversfrom this tragedy.

We must put our rival-ries aside and rally aroundthe city of Boston andevery citizen that is inneed. We must encourageour underdogs, the vic-tims and the city ofBoston, to overcomeadversity. We must beresilient until our nationcrosses the finish line.

We won’t quit untilAmerica has regainedwhatever state of normal-cy it can attain. No matterthe length of the race, wewill run for our brethren,just as we always have.

That’s because everyAmerican has the heart ofa champion.

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Nick FarrellAssistantSports Editor

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Tragedy transcends sport Lacrosse routed at home

By John LydicStaff Writer

The Waynesburg Uni-versity women’s lacrosseteam’s offensive strugglescontinued in a lopsidedloss to Mount Union.

The Yellow Jacketscontinued to fail to gener-ate offense, as they wereonly able to muster twogoals against the PurpleRaiders.

Mount Union, on theother hand, dominatedWaynesburg with itsspeed and stamina on theway to the Raiders’ 23-2rout of the host YellowJackets.

The loss dropped theJackets to 2-6 overall and1-3 at home, while MountUnion improved its recordto 9-1 overall and 4-0 onthe road.

The Raiders opened thescoring by netting sixgoals in the first five min-utes of the contest.

“They were all fast ath-letes and wanted it a littlemore than we did,” saidhead coach Maria Shepas.“We weren’t making goodpasses and just made baddecisions.”

Mount Union wouldadd four more goals beforeWaynesburg recorded itsfirst of the afternoon.

“They were a betterteam,” said senior attack-er Mandy Ormsby. “Weplayed well, but they justhad speed and extremeathleticism.”

Nineteen minutes intothe contest, Ormsby final-

ly got Waynesburg on theboard.

Midfielder Toria Shep-herd followed Ormsby’sgoal just a minute later tocut the deficit to eight,but that was all theoffense Waynesburgwould muster on the day.

The Purple Raidersadded seven more goalsand took a 17-2 lead head-ing into halftime.

“I told the girls to relaxbecause we seemed inti-mated,” Shepas said. “Wejust needed to relax andplay like we practice.”

Ormsby said that theteam was in need of someadjustments at halftime.

“Coach told us to hus-tle, move to the ball andplay strong defense,” saidOrmsby.

Mount Union pickedup right where it left off inthe first half, scoring agoal in the opening twominutes.

Waynesburg still hadno answer to MountUnion’s offense andallowed five more goals inthe second half.

“They had good ath-letes and beat us,” saidShepas. “We failed to clearthe ball and get it down inthe offensive zone.”

The same problemsthat have plagued the Yel-low Jackets all seasonwere huge factors again onSaturday.

Waynesburg was out-shot by the Purple Raiders47-8 and struggled to

move the ball offensivelyall afternoon.

“We just need to makebetter decisions,” Shepassaid. “It is about hustle,effort and getting the jobdone.”

Freshman goalkeeperJoHanna Phillips made 16saves in the losing effort.Shepas removed Phillipshalfway through the sec-ond half due to an injury;however, she returned toplay the field later in thehalf.

Shepas praised Phillips’effort.

“JoHanna blocked fiveshots to every goal ondefense,” Shepas said.“She played well.”

The Jackets also hadproblems in the faceoffcircle, winning just eightof 27 draw controls.

Shepherd led all Way-nesburg players with sixshots. The leading shooterfor Mount Union wasSusie Kraus, who recordednine shots on goal.

Despite the loss, Shep-as’ players are still seeingvast improvements fromlast season and Shepherdlikes the direction inwhich the team is head-ing.

“I think having faithand confidence in theprogress that we’ve madethis season and utilizingthe athleticism we haveon the team will help usmake some more drives tothe goal,” Shepherd said.

Despite this discourag-ing loss, the Yellow Jack-ets have a chance to setthe school record for winsin a season today whenthey take on West Vir-ginia Wesleyan at 4:30p.m. in Buckhannon,W.Va.

Mount Unionoutshoots WU47-8 in blowout

By Rob LongoEditorial Assistant

The Waynesburg men’stennis team lost its third-straight match on Tues-day, dropping a 6-3 deci-sion to the Thiel Tomcats.

After a strong start indoubles play this season,the Yellow Jackets wereonly able to pick up onewin at second doubles onTuesday. Senior JonAnderson and sophomorePhilip Littlejohn defeatedShun Kogal and ShinjiroTodaka 8-4 in the pro set.

“Thiel had some prettysolid players,” Andersonsaid. “We could have donemore in doubles.”

Head coach RonChristman likes the playfrom Anderson and Little-john, and believes thattheir play can carry themfar in the Presidents’ Ath-letic Conference Champi-onships on Friday.

“At second doubles, wehave a team that can winit all if they stay aggres-sive consistently through-out each match,” Christ-man said. “Jon and Philhave put on a clinic onhow to play the game insome matches and thenbeen too reserved in oth-ers. There isn’t any teamin the conference at sec-ond doubles that can beatthem when they playtheir game”

In the singles portion of

the match, the Jacketsfound themselves in clos-er battles.

After losing the first set2-6, first singles player Isa-iah Cochran came back towin the second set 6-4,but dropped the third set6-3.

Littlejohn pulled out avictory at second singles,after losing the first set 5-7 in a tiebreak. He thendominated the second set6-2, and pulled out thethird set in dramatic fash-ion, winning in a 10-7tiebreak.

During that set, Little-john found himself down2-7 and had to rally offeight-straight points towin the match.

“Phil played some ter-rific tennis and demon-

strated match toughness,”Christman said. “It’s noteasy winning eightstraight points in amatch.”

Originally scheduled asa home match, the Jacketswere forced to move theirseason finale indoors dueto the threat of severeweather in the area. Thematch was played atWestern Area YMCA inRobinson Township, Pa.

“It was kind of disap-pointing that we weren’table to finish the season athome,” Anderson said.

Waynesburg’s matchagainst Thiel may serve asa foretaste of the nearfuture, as some Jacketswill see some familiarfaces tomorrow whenthey travel to Pennbriar

Athletic Club in Erie, Pa.for the PAC Champi-onships.

Based off of the prelim-inary seeding, three Way-nesburg singles playersand one Jacket doublesteam will face Tomcats inthe opening rounds. MostJackets received middleseeds at either four or five.Some of those exceptionsare the duo at second dou-bles in Anderson and Lit-tlejohn, along with ColinPhillips, who is consid-ered a threat at third sin-gles by Christman.

“Colin is just reallystepping up his game atthe right time and I lookfor him to have some suc-cess in the tournament,”Christman said.

Phillips played at fifthsingles on Tuesday,defeating Todaka in threesets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Even though the Jack-ets have lost three straightmatches heading into thePAC Championships,Christman isn’t too wor-ried.

“While I should bedown about the loss, Ican’t be because I sawthings that make me feelpositive going into thetournament this week-end,” said Christman.“We have a couple oftough seeds, but weshould be okay overall.”

By Kyle OlandSports Editor

While one Waynesburg athlete qualified for theEastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Champi-onships in track & field, another showed why she isone of Waynesburg’s top offensive threats at theplate. Both have earned Athlete of the Week honors.

Senior Christian Jackson helped the men’s trackteam take second at the Westminster Invitational onSaturday by scoring 31 points.

Jackson placed first in the long jump with aschool-record leap of 6.47 meters. He followed thatperformance with a couple of top-five finishes in thehigh jump and the triple jump.

The senior also ran a leg for Waynesburg’s ECAC-qualifying 4x100-meter relay team that took secondwith a time of43.73 seconds.

The track & field teams are preparing for the Pres-idents’ Athletic Conference Championships.

On the softball diamond, junior outfielder JasmineBlackwell’s hot hitting helped the Yellow Jacket intheir recent four-game win-streak. Blackwell went 6-for-11 this past week, totaling four runs and two RBI.

In Saturday’s victory over Grove City, Blackwell’stwo-run homerun gave Waynesburg the edge. Then,on Monday, her RBI triple put the Jackets up 2-1against Saint Vincent.

The softball team returns to action today when ittravels to Mount Aloysius College.

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Athletes of the WeekJackson qualifiesfor ECACs whileBlackwell thrivesin doubleheader

Blackwell

Tennis team ends regular season

better on our homecourse,” said Presto.

Davis was the secondbest competitor on theJacket team, shooting a120 on the day – an eight-stroke improvement fromher outing last week atWestminster’s Mary Cle-land Eckles Invitational.

“The course playedpretty well, but the greenswere a little fastbecause  they hadn’t beenrolled before we played,”said Davis.

Dana Della Loggia shota 134 and Kelly Mansfieldfinished with a 140 toround out Waynesburg’sfoursome.

The weather was asmall factor in Monday’sinvitational, as windsexceeded 15 miles perhour.

“The wind had someeffect when I was teeingoff on a couple of holes,”

Davis said. Caroline Collins of

Point Park won the eventwith a 92.

Grove City won theoverall team event with afour-woman score of 390,edging Point Park by sixstrokes.

Waynesburg finishedthe invitational in third

place.Although they did not

finish where they wouldhave liked, the Jacketscontinued to cometogether as a team.

“The best part of theteam is how we all getalong so well,” said Davis.

Presto said that theteam will focus on its

short game in preparationfor upcoming matches.

“We focus on our put-ting because if we cut outthree or four putts, it willhelp out our game,” saidPresto.

Waynesburg will alsofocus on staying relaxedand having fun whileplaying.

Adding some humor topractices and matcheswill help inexperiencedplayers like Davis toremain calm in tough sit-uations.

“The funniest on theteam is probably Elaine[Hasek] because she isalways wanting to make ajoke about everything,”said Davis.

The Yellow Jackets willbe back on the links whenthey travel to play in theGrove City InvitationalSaturday afternoon. Teetime is schedule for 1 p.m.

6.70 meters to be able toqualify for Eastern Colle-giate Athletic Conference,so I just got ready and hadthat in my head for thenext couple jumps,” saidJackson.

Falvo was proud ofJackson for clearing bothevents.

“Christian has been agreat leader for us this sea-son,” said Falvo. “Hishard work and dedication[are] paying off for him.”

The 4x100-meter relayteam, comprised of Jack-son, senior David Cobb,junior Steve Snow andsophomore Byrum Louco,also earned an ECACberth. The relay team fin-ished with a time of 43.73seconds, good enough forsecond place in the event.

In the men’s fieldevents, senior Tony Lam-osek placed second in thediscus throw. He threw fora distance of 43.24 meters.

The women’s teamplaced second at the samemeet, behind PAC foeGrove City. Waynesburghad a total team score of131.75 points.

One of the women’sjumpers put on a displaythat was almost asimpressive as Jackson’s.

Senior Jaimee Postrewrote the record bookswith her long jump thatspanned 22’1”. She tookfirst place in that event, aswell as second place in the

high jump and fourthplace in the triple jump.

After the meet at West-minster, both Jackson andPost were lauded by thePAC as Field Athletes ofthe Week.

Megan Sowers contin-ued her strong junior cam-paign by placing second inthe javelin throw with adistance of 36.44 meters.

Sowers trailed seniorCassidy Kravec of ThielCollege in the final stand-ings. Kravec tallied a37.73-meter toss.

Senior Rhea Huweplaced second in the 100-meter dash, finishing witha time of 12.98 seconds.

In the 5,000-meter race,sophomore Joy Talbottplaced fifth for the Jacketswith a time of 19:20.85.

Two Jackets placedright behind each other inthe 3,000-meter steeple-chase.

Junior Jamie Piotrows-ki came in fifth place witha time of 12:28.27. Shewas followed by sopho-more Kristen Stone whoplaced sixth with a12:36.49 cut.

Waynesburg competedin the PAC Quad meet atBethany on Wednesday.The event finished toolate for this edition.

“We will use Wednes-day’s meet as a trainingday,” said Falvo. “Shouldbe a day to clean up a fewthings, work on our tech-nique and have somefun.”

Waynesburg is prepar-ing for the PAC Champi-onships at Washington &Jefferson, a two-day eventthat begins next friday.

Forced to moveindoors, Jacketsfall in PAC match

Photo by Madison DuBrock

Philip Littlejohn returns a shot in an earlier match. Hewon his most recent singles match in a tiebreaker.

Track readyfor PACs

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Madison Presto plays a chip shot onto the green in an earlier match. At the recentWaynesburg Women’s Invitational, Presto finished in sixth place.

By Kyle OlandSports Editor

After leaving Waynesburg Universityas one of the most decorated athletes ofthe last decade, Elisha Jones struggledwith a life that no longer involved beinga member of an athletic team.

Jones, a 2011 graduate, starred on thebasketball and track & field teams forWaynesburg.

During her four years on the hard-wood, Jones was named all-conferencefour times while totaling 1,372 careerpoints. She holds the school record forcareer blocks with 150.

As one of the most decorated athletesin the track & field program’s history,Jones also holds the women’s record forjavelin.

During his tenure as the head coach ofthe track & field program, Jason Falvohas taken six throwers to Nationals. Ofthose six, Jones may have been the best.

Along with winning three Presidents’Athletic Conference titles in the javelinand setting the PAC record in that event,Jones was a two-time All-American forWaynesburg.

Jones, who is currently enrolled in thegraduate school program at the Universi-ty of Pittsburgh, said she felt like some-thing was missing from her life. Nolonger a member of an athletic team,Jones opted to get back into organizedathletics.

Instead of playing basketball or throw-ing the javelin again, Jones decided to trya sport not normally associated withwomen – football.

Last fall, the former Waynesburg ath-lete tried out for the Pittsburgh Passion,a women’s football team that competesin the Women’s Football Alliance.

“I had always known about the Pitts-burgh Passion,” said Jones. “I had attend-

ed several of their games while I was inundergrad and thought it was pretty coolthat there was a women’s tackle footballleague.”

Jones’ tryout consisted of combine-style drills. She was evaluated in variouspassing, catching and kicking drills. Inaddition, she was timed in a number ofagility tests and the 40-yard dash.

After impressing the Passion coachingstaff with her athleticism, Jones joinedthe team in January for practice and wasinserted as a defensive back for the Pas-sion defense.

“Women’s sports are constantly

evolving, and I wanted to be a part of thatprogress,” said Jones. “Plus, who would-n’t want to become a professional athleteif given the chance?”

Upon hearing the news that Jones wasplaying tackle football, her former coach-es at Waynesburg were surprised to hearthat Jones was pursuing a professionalcareer in football rather than track orbasketball.

“I certainly never envisioned [Elisha]playing football,” said Sam Jones, headcoach of the women’s basketball teamand Elisha Jones’ former coach. “Howev-er, I can’t say that I am overly shocked.

She is a very competitive person andloves to be involved in athletics.”

Added Falvo: “To be honest, I neverthought about her playing football, but Ithought she would continue in sports.She is a great competitor and you can’tjust stop when you work as hard as shedid and does.”

The switch to a brand new sport wasnot an easy transition for Jones at first,but because of her natural athletic abili-ties, she is catching on quickly for thePassion.

“As a defensive back, the coveragesare rather similar to basketball defens-es,” she said. “That made the transitiona lot easier for me.”

Falvo, who also serves as the assistanthead coach on the Waynesburg footballteam, said he sees the qualities of a goodfootball player in his former athlete.

“I thought she would play offense, butwhen she told me she was playing in thedefensive secondary, I got excited,” saidFalvo. “I think her aggressive nature willhelp her a lot. She will be a hitter; that isfor sure. She is also very intelligent, sowhat she may lack in pure foot speed shewill make up for in putting herself in theright position [to make a play].” 

When Sam Jones looks at his formerbasketball player, he doesn’t see awoman who is afraid to deal with thephysical rigors involved in tackle foot-ball.

“She is quick for her size and notafraid to be physical,” he said. “She lovesto compete and be good, so she will workhard at it.”

Through the Passion’s first twogames, the team has a 1-1 record. Jonesand her teammates will return to Pitts-burgh for a home game on April 27 atHighmark Stadium against the Colum-bus Comets.

For Jones, while the individual andteam statistics are important, she is sim-ply enjoying her return to an athleticatmosphere.

“I am really enjoying the camaraderieand the family atmosphere,” she said. “Iwill [continue to] play as long as I amable to.”

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Elisha Jones (right) receives her Pittsburgh Passion jersey. The former basketballand track & field standout at Waynesburg now plays cornerback for the Passion.

Former Jacket star going pro with PassionElisha Jones beginscareer with localwomen’s football team

Longo rebounded wonder-fully after his four-gamesuspension, a repercus-sion of his ejection againstin a game against SaintVincent, by going sixinnings strong. He surren-dered just two runs onseven hits.

Tied at 2-2 in the bot-tom of the seventh,Humiston turned the ballover to sophomore reliev-er Thomas Ellis.

“It was a situationwhere Ellis was comingout of the bullpen fresh,”said Humiston. “Histhree pitches were work-ing well and while hedoesn’t strike a lot of guysout, he induces outs.”

The decision ended upgoing in Waynesburg and

Humiston’s favor, as Ellisgot six straight outs andfinished game two with astrikeout swinging.

It was a wild finish inextra innings for the Jack-ets after Hartman reachedthird base thanks to anerror by Mosley and awild pitch by Tomcatpitcher Parker Meyers.Meyers’ eight-inningshowing finished sourafter Chilcote knocked inHartman during the extraframe to put the Jacketsahead 3-2.

“That’s what weexpect,” said Humiston.“They’re seniors, weexpect them to play likeseniors and they did inthat particular instance.”

Though the Jacketspicked up two victories toput them at .500 on theseason, they committedfour errors in the twogames against Thiel. Intheir last six games, theJackets have committed

12 fielding errors andhaven’t gone error free in agame since March 28thagainst Bethany.

“The errors are defi-nitely something we’vebeen over many times,”said Humiston. “We werefortunate to get a winwith as many errors as wehad runs, but we’re goingto continue to work onthings to help us not com-mit those errors.”

Now winners of four oftheir last five games, theJackets are back withinstriking distance of fourthplace in the PAC. The topfour finishers in the con-ference earn playoff bids.

“Anytime you beat ateam like Thiel, whoserecord speaks for itself, itshould show our guys wecan play with anybody,”said Humiston.

Waynesburg will wel-come Thomas More for athree-game series thatbegins on Friday.

pitcher Maier who tookthe mound for the Jacketson Monday.

Maier’s throwing handhad been injured this year,but Giachetti said that itlooked like it was finallyhealing.

Maier pitched foursolid innings, allowingonly one hit while record-ing four strikeouts tobring her record to 9-5 thisyear and increase the Jack-ets’ winning streak to fourgames, their second-longest of the season.

“Maier’s the ace of ourstaff, and to me, she’s thegirl I wanted with the ballin the circle,” said Gia-chetti. “It’s not because Idon’t have confidence inmy other pitchers. Thatwas a must-win game for

us. I knew we had to scoretwo runs, and if I broughtCarrie in I was pretty con-fident that we would holdthem.”

There were momentsduring the Jackets’ eight-game losing streak, whichincluded two non-confer-ence losses, when theywere without their bestplayers. In that 18-3 beatdown delivered by Frost-burg State, Waynesburgwas without JasmineBlackwell and MadisonPresto, two of the team’stop-three hitters, due tovarious reasons.

Lately, the team hashad its full roster avail-able, and although Prestowasn’t in the lineup Mon-day, Blackwell made hugecontributions to the Jack-et’s come-from-behindwin over Saint Vincent.

With the game all knot-ted up at one apiece in thetop of the fifth inning,Blackwell stepped in thebatter’s box with two outs

and a runner on first. With one swing of the

bat, Blackwell belted atriple to center field, scor-ing the eventual game-winning run.

“Jasmine’s just a reallysolid ballplayer that is acatalyst for the team,”said Giachetti. “She leadsby example, so it’s alwaysimportant to have her inthe lineup.”

The Jackets suddenlyfind their overall record at.500 again as they contin-ue to climb the PACstandings.

“I think we need totreat each game like it’s amust-win,” said Giachet-ti. “Going 0-6 out of thegate two years in a rowreally puts us behind theeight ball, but I’m soproud of the way we’refighting right now.”

The Jackets will travelto Mount Aloysius todayfor a twin bill that beginsat 3 p.m.

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Senior Tim Chilcote connects with the ball during a previous game. Chilcote notchedfour RBI’s during the Yellow Jackets’ sweep of Thiel on Tuesday.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Walk

Photos by Jenny Schouppe

(Above left) The torch is carried along with the Relay for Life banner during the survivor’s lap at the end of the day’s festivities. (Above right) At relay, the university’s Department of Athletic Training raised money by allowing students to beat an old car wih aslegdehammer in the parking lot behind the Goodwin Performing Arts Center.(Below) Waynesburg University students created paper bags with memorials written on each one that spell out “cure” and “hope.” Eachmemorial was written for someone who was affected by cancer.

Students raise funds for cancer researchBy Olivia LatimerEditorial Assistant

Johnson Commonswas filled with life, inspi-ration, and most of all,hope.

Hope that soon, scien-tists will find a cure thatwill end cancer for good.

On Sunday, April 14,Waynesburg Universityheld its sixth annual MiniRelay for Life from 9 a.m.to 9 p.m. in JohnsonCommons.

The Commons waspacked with students,faculty, family and mem-bers of the community

who all shared one goal:to raise money andawareness for cancer.

“I think it’s a greatevent that brings thewhole campus communi-ty together and aids thecause of stopping cancerin its tracks,” said ChrisHardie, assistant dean ofstudent services whoorganizes the event eachyear with his wife, KelleyHardie.

There were many dif-ferent events throughoutthe day to help this cause.

Thirty-two teams hadtables and events set upall over the Commons.

These teams weremade up of the universi-ty’s academic andextracurricular organiza-tions, athletic teams andother programs.

Activities and prod-ucts were available for asmall donation to Relayfor Life.

Items sold includedbaked goods, homemadejewelry, games like corn-hole and balloon darts,snow cones, popcorn,cookout food, ceramicmugs, t-shirts, raffle tick-ets and more.

Some of the crowdfavorites included the

Athletic Training team’scar smash and bouncycastle.

The Student Activi-ties Board’s buffalo chick-en dip and Kappa DeltaPi’s various flavors of cot-ton candy were alsofavorite snacks at theevent.

“Compared to previ-ous years, students whocommitted to a teamstarted fundraising backin October and continuedall year, as opposed tofundraising only at theMini Relay for Lifeevent,” said KelleyHardie, advisor of the

Colleges against Cancerchapter at WaynesburgUniversity.

Everyone was wel-come to walk laps aroundthe Commons and showsupport for the event.

The Mr. Waynesburgcompetition also tookplace during Relay.

This competitionincluded several youngmen who performed a tal-ent in front of the audi-ence, then collecteddonations.

The young man whocollected the largest

Zierlerto speakat WUBy Chelsea DicksArts & Life editor

The Glenn A. and JaneL. Crosby Lecture Serieswill host Dr. Brenda K.Zierler in the GPAC tospeek to Waynesbug Uni-versity students.

Dr. Zierler will be pre-senting her speech called“Interprofessional Educa-tion and CollaborativePractice.”

She will also discusschanging the way healthprofessional students areeducated for the 21 centu-ry.

Dr. Zierler completedher Ph.D degree in nursingfrom the University ofWashington in 1996.

She also completed apre-doctoral Fellowship inHealth Services from theUW School of PublicHealth.

It is sponsored by theAgency for Healthcare ,Research and Qualityaccording to university-ofwashington.com.

Dr. Zierler is a professorin Biobehavioral Nursingand Health Systems.

She has also been a partof 12 publications, allwithin the field of health.

Within the speech, Dr.Zierler will be talkingabout her studies andresearch that explore therelationships of patientand systems and the deliv-ery of health care and out-comes.

According to the healthscience administrationprogram of University ofWashington, “Dr. Zierlerand Dr. Ross led a group ofinterprofessional facultyand students in the devel-opment of a simulation-based, team training pro-gram to improve collabo-rative interprofessionalcommunication both withteams and with patients.”

Dr. Zierler is alsoknown for her many otherresearch projects andaccomplishments withinthe scientific community.

She has done researchdealing with the issue ofvenous thomboembolism

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Muse & Stone release begins with launch partyBy Vic HaynesStaff Writer

After a year’s hiatus,the 2012-2013 issue of theMuse & Stone wasreleased at a launch partyoutside of Benedum atnoon on Thursday, April11.

During the hour-longcelebration, with staffmembers handed out

copies of the Muse &Stone to students walkingto and from lunch.

“The main reason forthe Muse & Stone launchparty was to get the maga-zine into the hands of stu-dents,” said Amanda Hill,executive editor of themagazine. “We want ourname out there so we caninspire students to submittheir own works for next

year’s issue.”The Muse & Stone did

not release an issue lastspring because of internalconflict.

Because of the missedissue, freshmen and newstudents don’t knowabout the literary maga-zine, said Hill.

The launch party wasvital to advertising thepublication.

“We’ve put a lot ofthought, effort, and dis-agreements into this mag-azine,” said RachelBrazelton, one of the mag-azine’s editors.

“It’s a collaboration ofwonderfully talentedwriters and artists, andI’m excited that we show-cased it.”

Several students whohad their works published

in the latest issue tookturns reading their sub-missions during theevent, including KaylaBleckley, Brazelton andHill herself.

English Professor AmyRandolph also expressedher joy for the launch bysinging a few songs duringthe hour long celebration.

Dr. Robert Randolph,the Muse & Stone’s facul-

ty advisor, was verypleased with the additionof the service learningwritings that were incor-porated in this issue.

“The service writingsadd an additional dimen-sion that better representsour school and what weare about,” said Randolph.

The official release ofthe Muse & Stone is Fri-day, April 19.

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amount of donations wasnamed Mr. Waynesburg.

One of the most emo-tional parts of the day wasthe hour dedicated to sur-vivors and luminaries.

During the hour, threecancer survivors wereinvited on stage to sharetheir story with thecrowd.

Following the speakers,all survivors were broughton stage to receive a giftand take a survivor cele-

bration lap around theCommons, carrying a ban-

ner and lit torch. Attention was brought

to the Chapel steps fol-lowing the survivor lap.

“I think anytime youmake an event accessibleto students, it aids atten-dance and overall cause,”said Chris Hardie.

The Chapel steps weredecorated with luminar-ies, or ‘candles of hope’,that spelled out ‘Cure andHope’.The event was alarge success.

“I think the majorityof the student populationfinds it entertaining andconducive to our mis-sion. Attendance wasamazing,” said KelleyHardie.

“We had a large crowdat 9 a.m. and it stayedthroughout the wholeday.”

The Mini Relay for Lifeevent at Waynesburg Uni-versity is something thatbrings the communitytogether as well as pro-moting a great cause.

“The students trulyembrace the event,” saidKelley Hardie. “This isprobably one of the bestevents that we offer oncampus.

Not only is it a charityevent for an amazingcause but it promotes can-cer awareness and edu-cates the students at ayoung age.”

Kelley Hardie believesthat the Mini Relay forLife event “truly fits Way-nesburg’s mission.”

By Chelsea DicksArts & Life editor

On a windy stormynight, with thunder andlightning cascading acrossthe sky, many studentstook refuge in the beehivefor the final coffeehouse.

As student’s dampfrom the drops of raintook their seats withwarm beverages in hand,Kyshona Armstrongbegan her performance.

“Everyone have thosebig ole’ mugs of coffee,”said Armstrong. “ Youguys ain’t ever gonnasleep.”

Armstrong stood onstage with her acousticguitar, and her perform-ance partner and cajonplayer Dylan Clark.

As she began her firstsong, the powerhouse andsoulful voice of Arm-strong filled Stover.

Her first song illustrat-ed her style which was amix of blues, gospel, andcountry.

After her first song,Armstrong introducedherself as more than a per-former, she said she wasalso a storyteller.

She started her storywhere every story begins,the first chapter.

“I began as a musical

therapist for special needchildren. I became frus-trated knowing that assoon as they walked outthe door they would beexposed to men sellingeverything on thestreets,” said Armstrong.“This song is called TheVoices and this is forthem.”

The song exemplifiedthe message of the lost

souls in a lost world whoneed a light. It was a pas-sive rhythm that left theaudience in reflection.

She continued her per-formance with a story toempower the women inthe audience.

“I was old by a guy thathe found me too hottie,”Armstrong paused with adisgusted look filled withattitude on her face. “And

I should lower my stan-dards.”

The crowd gasped andgrowled at the offensivestatement.

Armstrong shook herhead in agreement.

She told all the womenin the audience to neversettle, and to make thatboy climb a mountain.

As she kept performingthe crowd began to love

her. They clapped snapped

and even danced to thesoul tunes Armstrong andClark created.

“I really liked the bluespart of it,” said AmandaHooker a freshman psy-chology major.

“I enjoyed the drumpart and this has beenmuch better than the lastcoffeehouse.”

As the coffeehouse con-tinued, the audiencelearned a lot about Arm-strong’s past includingwhere her singing talentcame from.

“I learned late in mylife that my grandfatherwas also a singer,” saidArmstrong.

He was a countrygospel singer who wasfamous for his one songcalled ‘Heaven is a Beauti-ful Place’ which Arm-strong went on to per-form.

The audience alsolearned about her sociallife and her friend that is aheartbreaker.

“I think that is amaz-ing that she can find hersoul mate so many times,even it is for a shorttime,” said Armstrong.

She ended the night bywishing all of the studentsof Waynesburg Universitya great last couple ofweeks.

Armstrong was part ofthe last coffeehouse thisyear.

“This was the first cof-fee house I was able to getto, said Cody Hillberry,sophomore psychologymajor.

“It makes me wish Icould have gone to previ-ous ones.”

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[VTE], which is a bloodclot that forms within avein according to diction-ary.com.

Dr. Zierler was respon-sible for evaluating a sys-tem, which was used as aVTE safety kit.

After Dr. Zierler evalu-ated and decided that thetoolkit was acceptable,the toolkit was distrib-uted nationwide.

Dr. Zierler also createda group that developedhealth outcome measures.

These measures evalu-ated the care delivery forthe process that people inthe medical field take forVTE.Among all of theseother projects, Dr. Zierleris also the co-principleinvestigator with Dr.Leslie Hall of a secondJosiah Macy Foundationgrant

It is focused on facultydevelopment for interpro-fessional education andcollaborative practice.

.Dr. Zierler will bespeaking April 18 at 7:30.

Last coffeehouse brings the blues, country and gospel

Photos by Jenny Schouppe

Waynesburg University’s last coffeehouse brought Kyshona Armstrong and Dylan Clark to the Beehive to performtheir country/blues/gospel music that got the crowd energetic.

WU studentsraise money

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Exhibit shows semester’s bestThe art exhibition is showcasing the best student work of this semester and highlights many different types ofmedia including drawings, prints and sculptures. The exhibit will continue until May 3.

Zierler hopesto innovate

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Photo by Jenny Schouppe

Waynesburg University students walk as a part of a team or on their own all daySaturday for cancer research.

Across1 Duke’s Mike

Krzyzewski familiarly– he holds the NCAADivision I men’s bas-ketball record for mostwins

7 Gets stuffed13 Mawkish14 Many Civil War

mess kits15 Gallery event16 Arab League

member since 196217 Pulled off18 Lady Violet in

“Downton Abbey,” e.g.20 GI assignments21 Nash’s “ill wind

that no one blowsgood”

23 Run together24 Hershey’s candy25 Karate takedown

maneuver28 Bagel order,

maybe29 Familiar title of

Beethoven’s “BagatelleNo. 25”

30 2003-’04 OutKastchart-topper

31 Monopoly deedword

32 Vitamin starter?33 Got the lead out?35 WWII Pacific

Theater battle site39 Without any apti-

tude for40 Emotional one-

eighty

41 Turgenev’s birth-place

42 Bingo call43 Fitch who part-

nered withAbercrombie

44 Broadway legendHagen

45 Command to Fido48 Anteater’s slurp

in the comic “B.C.”49 The “G” in G.K.

Chesterton51 Ethel Waters title

line following “Nowhe’s gone, and we’rethrough”

53 Latte option54 Lucky groups?55 Schemer

56 Sew up

Down1 Arctic game2 Unprotected, in a

way3 Much spam4 Decent, so to speak5 American port

below the 20th parallel6 Emulated a ‘50s

TV father?7 One doing cabinet

work?8 IBM hire, maybe9 Floor10 Chirac’s successor11 Like the least

risky bonds

12 __ pass13 Bernie __, subject

of the 2011 book “TheWizard of Lies”

14 Run after a fly?19 Not being buffet-

ed as much22 Enduring24 Majestic euphe-

mism26 Nasty fall27 Empty talk

28 “Find’Arabesque” painter

30 Wrangler’s charge32 Sci-fi destination33 __ arts34 “If everything

works out ...”35 Either “A Serious

Man” director36 Over-90 day, say37 Getting there38 Striped marbles

39 Large branches40 Appt. book

sequence42 Cleansing agent45 Geometric art

style46 Augur’s reading47 Litter sounds50 Texter’s soul

mate52 HVAC measure

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This week in April has been a busy one! From courageous causes and terrible tragedies to awkward awards and Bieber blunders, here’s a quick wrap-up of some of the week’s trending topics.

Tragedy struck the United States on Monday this week. Nearly 27,000 runners

from across the globe gathered in Boston, Mass. for the annual 26-mile Boston

Marathon, and everything seemed to be normal until approximately 2:50 p.m.

More than two hours after the first runners had crossed the finish line, two massive

explosions rocked the sidelines. Recent reports estimate that more than 180 people

were wounded in the explosions, with many losing their limbs, and three were

killed, including an 8-year-old boy. Despite the horror of the situation, people

throughout the world came together in response to the attack, both in the streets of

Massachusetts, as well as online. As of Wednesday, no arrests have been made.

Another notable moment from the MTV Movie Awards was the long-awaited sneak

peek at the trailer for the next installment of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The

trailer was a big tease for fans, giving away very little plot details for the upcoming

movie in order to not ruin any surprises for those who have not read the books.

However, the intense trailer did set the scene. Just as Katniss (played by Hollywood’s

new sweetheart Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) are crowned as

the victors of the Hunger Games, it is revealed that the president has other plans for

Katniss, who has “become a beacon of hope” and “has to be eliminated.” Catching

Fire will be released on Nov. 22.

The popular television singing competition “The

Voice” is getting down to the wire, and the internet

is ablaze with social media users singing their praise

and making their predictions. Monday night marked

the beginning of the highly anticipated Battle Rounds,

where coaches pit one competitor against another in a

boxing ring-styled stage. Christian Porter from Team

Blake, J’Sun from Team Shakira and Michelle Raitzin

from Team Blake went home on Monday. However, new

host Shikari used both of her steals to snatch up Sasha

Allen and Karina Iglesias from Adam Levine. Blake

Shelton also used one of his two steals to ensure Taylor

Beckham a spot on his team.

The annual MTV Movie Awards aired on Sunday night.

This year the host was Rebel Wilson, an Australian

actress best known for her role as Fat Amy in 2012’s

Pitch Perfect. Although Wilson took home two

awards on Sunday night, her performance as master of

ceremonies was lackluster, to say the least. Other big

winners included superhero flick The Avengers and

offbeat romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook. In

addition to an exciting musical performance by “Thrift

Shop” artist Macklemore (and another not-so-exciting

performance by Selena Gomez), both Will Ferrell

and Harry Potter starlet Emma Watson were honored

with awards for Comedic Genius and Trailblazer,

respectively.

Tuesday marked the yearly celebration

of One Day Without Shoes, part of the

global One For One movement that

hopes to raise awareness for children’s

health and education. Many people are

familiar with the movement because

it is backed by popular shoe company

TOMS. The movement encourages

people to spend an entire day barefoot

to spread the word about those who are

not fortunate enough to own shoes due

to poverty. The organization hopes to

bring attention to the drawbacks children

face by not being able to afford shoes,

including the risk of hookworm, inability

to attend schools that require uniforms

and negative impact on self-esteem.

Justin Bieber has done it again. And by

“it,” I mean he’s found a new way to make

fans and foes alike scratch their chins

(or shake their heads) in puzzlement.

Thankfully this time it’s not with new

tattoos, girlfriends or moderately illegal

substances. Bieber recently made a

highly publicized trip to Amsterdam’s

Anne Frank House, where Frank and

her family took shelter from the Nazis

during World War II. The teen-pop idol

left his mark in the museum’s guestbook,

writing, “Anne was a great girl. Hopefully

she would have been a Belieber.”

He’s just so deep.

#BOSTONMARATHON

#CATCHINGFIRE

#VOICEBATTLES

#MTV MOVIEAWARDS

#ONEDAYWITHOUTSHOES

# JUSTINBIEBER

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