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Anotice sent to the entire Elizabethtown Collegecommunity on Monday, May 2, rom memberso the Open Book Common-Read Initiative,stated that the committee would no longer use GregMortensons hree Cups o ea or its program.Instead, they chose Rebecca Skloots he ImmortalLie o Henrietta L acks.

Even though Dr. om Hagan, assistant dean or

the First-Year Program, is a co-chair o the OpenBook Committee, it is important to recognize thatthe Common-Read Initiative includes more than

just irst-year students. Open Book is a programwhich partners with the irst-year experience, ledby aculty and student volunteers. he intention isthat it will expand to involvement with the wholecommunity, junior and committee member AllisonOBoyle explained.

he concern or using the original bookstemmed rom a recent 60 Minutes investiga-tive report that claimed aspects o the book are

raudulent. Hagan explained that he became verysuspicious o Mortensons actions ater Mortensondeliberately dodged 60 Minutes reporters on mul-

tiple occasions. Reporters had been trying to trackhim down or over a year and approached him ata book signing. Mortenson consistently reused totalk with them and did not show up or a speechhe was supposed to make later that day.

[Since] hree Cups o eahas been surround-ed by allegations o raud, the Open Book com-mittee did not want to have attention drawn awayrom important principles o the story by negativemedia, and we did not want to give endorsementto Mortensons currently unstable organization,Central Asia Institute, OBoyle said.

We wanted a air deliberation or the book,High Library Director and committee memberBethAnn Zambella said. We arent making anyjudgments about Greg Mortenson; we think he has

accomplished great things. We even considered thepossibility that the controversy surrounding thebook would lead to better discussions in the class-

room. However, Zambella noted that the membersdidnt want the controversy to overshadow thewhole program in its irst year.

Last hursday, the committee made the inaldecision to switch to he Immortal Lie o Hen-rietta Lacks. he e-mail to the campus communityexplained that Lacks was an Arican-Americanwoman living in poverty in Baltimore, Md., whodied rom cancer in 1951. Doctors took a sample o

her cells without her amilys knowledge; the can-cerous cells miraculously survived and lourishedin the lab environment. hey ended up providing

a base or medical breakthroughs, including a cureor polio. Skloot, the author, spent many years withthe amily to gather inormation, earn their trust,and conduct research or her story.

he book is so interdisciplinary and can be seenrom so many dierent lenses: science, technolog y,health care, ethics, law and public policy, religion,journalism, psychology, sociology, race and gender,social justice, etc., Zambella said. Its a medicaldetective story, a human drama, and a story aboutbuilding trust when the system is broken down.

It had a lot o teachable moments throughoutthe text, and it was very well-written, Haganpointed out. A substantial volume o advances incancer research were made possible through workon Henriettas cells. We use them here at Etown . Vir-

tually any acility which does cell cancer researchwill have a colony o these cells at their disposal.

Tea issue forces new pick for rst-yearsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks chosen

on campus

May 5, 2011 Volume 107, Issue 21 On the Web: www.etownian.comOne Alpha Dr. Elizabethtown, Pa 17022

towniae nElizabethtown Colleges student newspaper since 1904TheWhats

Inside?Senior

Shoutouts!

Saying goodbye:Etownian styleDouble Truck, page 7

Endless options await...Opinion, page 9

StudentsSpeak Out

Unjust TGIS weekendtreatment by SecurityOpinion, page 9

LongCelebrates

President Long honored

at farewell dinnerFeatures, page 5

On March 25, President Long was pre-sented with the Vincent OConnor PublicService Award by the Elizabethtown BoroughCouncil. In the Susquehanna Room, a dinnerand reception took place during which thepresident was recognized with the award. Itreally was an honor, Long s aid.

he Vincent OConnor Public Service

Award is presented annually to an individualwho has unselishly devoted his or her time tothe public good o the residents o Elizabeth-town through his or her community and civicendeavors over a period o years. PresidentLong has been at Elizabethtown College or 15years; he was appointed as the 13th presidento the College in September 1996.

Building relationships between the Col-lege and the community has been an integralpart o L ongs presidency. Among many otherinitiatives, he has helped to develop studiesand plans to better the community. Accord-ing to the council, Longs leadership has beeninstrumental in providing solutions whichare beneicial to everyone, such as creating asuccessul student parking lot in the neighbor-hood close to the College, which pleased bothstudents and community residents. Long said

he speciically made a dierence in regardsto the local economy. He served as a boardmember on the ormer Elizabethtown Eco-nomic Development Corporation and helpedto integrate the College into the community.

In addition to being active in a number

o community development organizations,Long has generally acilitated a great deal ocamaraderie among residents and students oEtown. he College and community can beriends, Long said, describing the eort hehas put orth to acilitate the partnership. Longsaid developing support systems and buildingrelationships have been imperative in thisprocess. I brought ideas, said Long, which healso noted were a driving orce in motivatingall that he has accomplished.

In all my interactions with President Long,I have seen his dedication to achieving what is

possible in order to improve our world whil e notbeing araid to have dicult discussions overbig dreams and aspirations, said sophomoreNicholas Clemens, president o the class o 2013,

said. I would assume the borough had similar,good reasons to choose President Long or suchan honor. President Long is extremely knowl-edgeable, honest, proessional and dedicatedin his work. I think he understands the ideao public service on the small scale and relatesthat to our work as citizens on a local, regional,national, and global scale. Clemens also notedthat spanning Longs presidency, the College hasdedicated itsel to programs which encouragecommunity service, such as Into the Streets.

President Long is also being honored asDistinguished Citizen o the Year or May bythe local Boy Scout troop. In addition, the Lan-caster Symphony Orchestra is acknowledging

his leadership or Symphony Salutes, whichrecognizes the contributions o outstandingmembers o the Lancaster community.

Elizabethtown Colleges Student Handbooktook on new rules this year regarding the useand possession o alcohol and illegal substances.

he rules in the Student Handbook, both oldand new, are implemented to ensure that all stu-dents and employees are able to live and work in asae environment. o help ensure this saety, there

are rules in the old handbook, which state that, theuse, possession, manuacturing, or distribution omarijuana, heroin, narcotics or other controlled

substances except as expressly permitted by law

are subject to Elizabethtown College disciplinaryprocesses and actions. Tis is just one o many rulesin the handbook aimed toward creating a saer drugree campus, but there seems to have been someuncertainties with the rule, which led to the cre-ation and publication o a new student handbook.

In the new handbook, the rule sti ll stands thatdrugs are illegal on campus, but it goes into more

detail. he new rule states, he unlawul pos-session, use, or distribution o illicit drugs andalcohol by students and employees is not permit-

ted by Elizabethtown CollegeViolations (e.g.,

possession, sale, use, transer, purchase and/ordelivery o illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia)will result in an administrative hearing and/or ahearing beore the Student Conduct Board.

Aside rom acing Elizabethtown Collegedisciplinary processes and actions, violators othe new handbook rules will be subject to legalsanctions under local, state, or ederal law. Rules

remain the same or alcohol consumption oncampus, i you are not o legal drinking age, youshould not drink.

Patricia A. CangelosiCopy Editor

in the community

Long awardedfor servicePresident recognized for

devotion to communityKatie A. BambergerAsst. Campus Life Editor

Handbook change takes effect immediatelyPolicy regarding use and possession of alcohol and illegal substance has changed

on campus

Train station renovations completedStation now features waiting room, kiosk, maps, elevator

Zakiya Fulton-AndersonStaff Writer

Sean M. DuetschStaff Writer

Aribbon-cutting ceremony washeld Wed. May 4 at 11 a.m. toopen the newly renovated AmtrakElizabethtown rain Station. Over thepast two years, major improvementshave been made to the Elizabethtownrain Station.

Te station has been going throughnal inspections to be approved orpublic use over the past couple weeks.

Te new eatures added to the stationare public restrooms, a passengerwaiting area, an expanded parkinglot or passengers cars, elevators tothe stations platorm and two Amtrakticket kiosks. Te addition o eleva-tors and the reconstruction o thetrains platorm will make the train stationhandicap-accessible.

Construction o the new station beganSept. 1, 2009, by Lobar Inc. o Dillsburg, Pa.Te project received $9.3 million in ederalAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Actunding to renovate the station.

Te elevators to the stations platormpassed the Department o Labor and Indus-trys inspection on April 12, 2011. Last weekthe train station was issued an occupancypermit, which allows it to become ully

operational to the public.Borough Council President Phil Clark

cut the ribbon inside the reurbished train

station. We appreciate the opportunity toaccomplish this major transportation andeconomic development project in Elizabeth-town, Clark said. Tis is a project we havebeen anxious to complete or many years.

A new, paved parking lot can hold upto 48 cars and another lot is expected tobe completed by all. Inside the stationsbuilding will be a Quik-rak sel-serviceticketing kiosk, as well as a ticketing boothor the passengers to use. Te building willalso be the new home o the ElizabethtownChamber o Commerce.

Te community focked out to the trainstation on the rainy morning to witness theopening o the much anticipated renova-

tions. Patrons were treated by the arrivalo an old ashioned Juniata train beore theceremony began.

Beore this ambitious project, the trainstation received negative criticism romstudents. I went at night one time to pick upa riend and I was literally araid. Te tunnelunderneath the station was very dark andI elt unsae at times, senior om Hagertysaid. Senior Carrie Chase reerred to it as ajail cell. While Jen Fimmano, also a senior,described her experience as very scary. Ionly used it once but it was enough to know

that this place needed to be remodeled.CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO

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in the community

Photo: Sean M. Duetsch

How to Makethe Most of

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his book is easily accessible and

very readable or students, Zambellaadded. Its a book about the triumph ohumanity. You eel good at the end jus-tice has been served, but its not over yet.he book brings up a lot o questionsabout identity, which is appropriate orirst-year college students, who are oten

inding identities or themselves.Zambella mentioned one possible

challenge: there might be studentsreading he Immortal Lie o Henri-etta Lacks whose amilies have beensigniicantly aected by cancer. Facultyand sta must make sure that supportis available or them in case the bookcauses negative emotions or brings upupsetting memories. However, the com-

mittee members Hagan, Zambella,

OBoyle, Assistant Proessor o EnglishJesse Waters, Residence Lie DirectorAllison Br idgeman, Assis tant Director oAdvising Jean-Paul Benowitz, High LibraryHead o Reader Services Beth Young, andjunior student Kelsie LeVan are enthusi-astic about the new campus-wide common

reading experience.OBoyle relected: I hope irst-year

students will gain rom this experi-ence an idea o the level o thoughtand relection Elizabethtown Collegeexpects o its students, opportunitiesto become involved with academic andextracurricular work across disciplinesand acquaintance with other proessorsand students, among other things.

Death of al-Qaida leader spikes patriotismU.S. forces confirm Osama bin Laden killed

on campus

Lauren E. StineStaff Writer

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Beore the renovations began, the stationlooked like an abandoned building. Pas-sengers would have to head through a dark

tunnel to reach the platorm where the trainwould pick them up. Te station was alsopoorly lit, which made students eel unsae.

But saety was not the only complaintabout the train station. Customers wouldhave to reserve tickets online to guar-antee a train ticket, or they could buytheir tickets on the train. However, ithe trains were ull, students would not

be allowed to ride the train.wo Amtrak kiosks will

allow customers to buy tick-ets at the station beore theyget on the train. Te stationalso plans to install sucient

lighting to add a sense o se-curity at night. I am lookingorward to the changes. Nolonger will I have to eel scaredabout using the train at night,junior Jamie Miller said.

Te Elizabethtown rainStation is located on S. Wilson Ave., andwas built in 1915 by the Pennsylvania

Railroad. Te train station has stayed ac-tive but the building has not been open orover 30 years.

Te stations ridership has more thandoubled since the 2003-2004 scal year.Currently the station serves over 90thousand passengers, and that number

is expected to increase due to rising gasprices and population growth.

Station renovations debut

Aer an almost ten-year manhunt con-

ducted in the name o justice, Osamabin Laden has been killed by United Statesorces. Te mastermind behind the Sep-tember 11 terrorist attacks was discoveredhiding in a compound in Abbottabad,Pakistan. Breaking news alerts rom theNew York imes werereceived through emailat 10:43 p.m. Easternime on May 1 declaringthe death o the al-Qaidaleader.

Although UnitedStates citizens had littleinormation concerning

the continuing search orbin Laden over the yearsollowing Sept. 11, Presi-dent Barack Obama stat-

ed Sunday night in a pressconerence that shortlyater taking oice, [he]directed Leon Panetta,the Director o the CIA,to make the killing orcapture o bin Laden thetop priority o our waragainst al-Qaida.

In August o 2010, Obamas persistencein nding bin Laden paid of when he wasbrieed on a possible lead concerning the lo-cations o the al-Qaida leader. United States

orces investigated a compound located incentral Pakistan; according to the New Yorkimes, C.I.A operatives kept close tabs onbin Ladens closest allies, who unknow-ingly led United States and Pakistani orcesstraight to the compound.

Obama stated that aer many investiga-tions, evidence was obtained supporting thetheory that bin Laden was being housedin the compound. Based on this inorma-tion, Obama said he was convinced hehad enough inormation to authorize anattack. According to the New York imes,U.S. orces ambushed the compound inhelicopters and by oot. Within moments,one o the dead bodies was identiied

as Osama bin Laden. His corpse wasplaced onto a helicopter to be buriedat sea.

In the press conerence, Obama praisedthe courage o those who have ought toprotect the United States: We will nevertolerate our security being threatened, norstand idly by when our people have beenkilled. We will be relentless in deense o our

citizens, and our riends and allies. We willbe true to the values that make us who weare, and on nights like this one, we can sayto those amilies who have lost loved onesto al-Qaidas terror: justice has been done.

With the leader o al-Qaida dead, theUnited States has now turned its attentionto the possible repercussions o the killing.Te Department o Homeland Security, inresponse to bin Ladens death, has raisedthe error Alert Level to Elevated, resultingin a signicant risk or terrorist attacks tooccur in the United States.

Elizabethtown College senior Caitlin

Hitchens has greeted the news with a smileas well as a heavy heart. I was incrediblyexcited when one o the Marine wives wokeme up to tell me about bin Ladens death lastnight, but as I sat there my excitementquickly turned to ear, she stated. Hitchens

is engaged to Lance Corp. Alexander Nestoro the Marines, 2Battalion. Currently,Nestor is stationed in Aghanistan. [BinLadens] death has angered and upset manypeople, [and] the troops are preparing orretaliation, Hitchens said. While the terroralert here is elevated, her worries rest withher anc due to the increased hostilityo insurgents. Families [who lost loved

ones on] Sept. 11neededclosure, but on the otherhand, there has been so

much loss and will be somuch more with this warthat it is hard to be trulyexcited [about bin Ladensdeath].

Dr. Robert Wheelers-burg, Etown proessor inthe Anthropology De-partment, stated in aninterview that his reac-tion to bin Ladens deathhad been: hats great,now, what can we do tostop more terrorism?Te news conrming binLadens hideout has ledthe ormer ex-Army intel-

ligence ocer to questionPakistans role in the war on

terrorism. While news originally speculatedthat bin Laden was hiding in the mountainsbetween Pakistan and Aghanistan, theplace o his death was central Pakistan ina high-tech compound, perhaps indicat-ing the country was harboring bin Laden.Wheelersburg believes we should bedisappointed in Pakistan, since theres noway he [Bin Laden] is going to be there [inPakistan] without thinking hes sae.

With the heightened level o concernor terrorist attacks, the breaking news oa bomb threat in Lancaster created appre-hension. Rumors o retaliation rom bin

Laden supporters rang through down-town Lancaster on Monday, May 2 aera bomb threat at a parking garage. Ac-cording to police, despite the correlationbetween the two events, the bomb threatand bin Ladens death were not linked.

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Orientation book selectedThe Immortal Life of Henrietta

Lacks chosen as replacement novel

After almost ten-years in hiding, bin Laden has been executed by US

military. He was the leader of al-Qaida, a terrorist group from Pakistan.

Photo: Associated Press

Photo: Allison M. Rohland

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he 33rd annual Student Awards Ceremony

provided the culminating moment to a year

o hard work or Etown scholars. Students andaculty celebrated the achievements o their peersduring the event, which was held on Wednesday,April 27 in Leler Chapel.

I enjoyed being with some good riends andsharing a moment in which we were all recog-nized or our hard work and pursuits, seniorKurt Deschner said.

[he Awards Ceremony] really encouragesstudents to go above and beyond what isexpected o them and it showcases peoplesaccomplishments, and shows that they canwork all year long to accomplish a goal andbe recognized in ront o their peers, juniorHeather Sliko said.

Students were recognized or their excep-tional perormances inside and outside o theclassroom. In order to receive the awards, stu-dents had to display a usion o the t rademark

values o an Elizabethtown College educa-tion. hose values are relationship-centeredlearning, international and interculturalunderstanding, purposeul lie work, andexperiential learning.

Associate proessor o Modern Languagesand Campus lie Council Chair Kurt Bernadaestablished the beneits o these values inhis opening remarks. Knowledge enhancedwith sincerity can touch the lives o others instrong and lasting ways, Bernada s aid.

His message was echoed during the pre-sentation o the Elizabethtown Campus-Wide Entrepreneurship Scholarship. Beorepresenting the award, President o EasternDiversiied Services Charles Ebersole said,It is the business o all subjects that uplits

the country. he award was presented to KellyClayton and Chelsea Decker or the creation oan innovative web based magazine. he maga-zine, named tru(4)ia, ocuses on topics such asashion and ways to be environmentally riendly.

he next group o awards was presented byStudent Senate President Monica Natividad andSenate President Elect Brian Frantz. Studentswere selected or these awards based upon theirpositive impact on the college community. heCarle Isaak Academic Service to Students awardwas presented to Marcy Bennett or her work as

a tutor. he Lisa L. Koogle Outstanding Serviceto Students Award was bestowed upon AngelaCannon. he Walter B. Shaw Symbol o Ser vicescholarship was awarded to Elizabeth Elwin.Alyssa Poindexter received the Baugher Avenue

Memorial Scholarship. he Senate awards con-cluded when Zach Landis was presented with theoutstanding senior award.

he next batch o awards was presented by

Director o Religious lie racy W. Sadd. ShePresented the Amous K. Curry Memorial awardto Colby Miller and CassieSadd also presentedthe Ruus P. Bucher Memorial the 2nd Memorialaward. his award recognizes the altruistic ac-

tions o two seniors. hose seniors were AleciaConway and Kurt Deschner.

In alignment with the Colleges mission to os-ter global citizenship, the Global Servant leader-ship award was presented. his award recognizedstudents who had completed civic engagement inthe Elizabethtown community and abroad. heaward was presented to Nicoleby Sadd andDirector o International programs Amy Simes.

he next set o awards recognized the indi-viduals who create a p ositive living environmentor students. he Residence Assistant o the year

award was presented to Kate Rasmussen. heEnvironmental Services employee o the yearwas given to Hurb Garrison.

Director o Student Activities oni Villella alsorecognized outstanding members o the campus

community. Villella Presented Anemia club,Literati, and Sock and Buskin with Outstandinggroup awards or their service to the community.In addition Villella presented Julia Hodge with

the Outstanding Student Programmer award.Villella also bestowed awards upon students

or their leadership qualities. he Leader on theHorizon award was presented to sophomoreJulia Ward. Junior Heather Sliko received theLeadership award or her work as an Ameri-corps scholar. In addition to Jillian Casey re-

ceived the Omnia award or her participationin multiple acets o the campus community.

I was nervous walking up on stage. I didntwant to make obnoxious noises walking upthere, so I tried to walk as lightly as possible,Casey said. Once I got my award, I thoughtabout how heavy the glass was. I know, simplethoughts, but it didnt really hit me what the

award meant until aterwards.he inale o the estivities ocused on stu-dents who achieved Distinguished Studentawards. In order to earn this honors, studenthad to maintain a minimum 3.2 grade pointaverage, show leadership inside an outside othe classroom, and show how their actionscontributed to their lie work. he studentswho received Distinguished Student Awards

were reshman Amer Ebersole, sophomore Minun, junior Heather Sliko, Junior Matt Buttera,senior Allan Craven, and Senior Kurt Deschner.

Senior Cameron Gettel received the Points oDistinction award, which was the inal honorbestowed during the ceremony. Gettel receivedthis honor by meeting the distinguished student

criteria, and exempliying the learning objectiveso the college.

Aside rom the academic gains that I havemade at Etown, I realized all the other thingsthat Etown has taught me while I illed out theapplication, Gettle said. Beore coming tocollege, I had a general idea as to what servicemeant and the dierence that one could make.Coming to Etown has allowed me to grow ex-ponentially in the service aspect, while alsoinvestigating the inluence that I can make as auture global c itizen.

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Theedge

Upright citizen makes sizable contribution

You could call 95-year-old Pall Arason anorgan donor; the ormer tourism worker hasendowed the Icelandic Phallological Museumwith his penis. he museum, located in thesmall town o Husavik, eatures male organsrom whales, seals, bears and other mammals.Its owner, 69-year-old Sigurdur Hjartarson,is proud to display his irst human specimen.Hjartarson has been interested in phallologysince he was young and now boasts a collectiono 276 phalluses, the most impressive being a67-inch sperm whale penis.

he dismembered organs, preserved in vari-ous chemicals, lurk in jars, glass cylinders andeven aquariums. he museum also eaturessculptures, molds and penis-related crat items,including lamp shades made out o bull testicles.

I have just been waiting or this guy or 15years, Hjartarson said about his newest donor.He liked to be in the limelight, you know? Hewas a boaster, a braggart he liked to be pro-vocative.

Dancing in a trial of denial

Dorothy McGurk o New York City had be encollecting alimony payments o $850 a monthdue to disabilities stemming rom a car accident

nearly two decades ago. However, when her ex-husband discovered online photos o her bellydancing, he called shenanigans. Brian McGurksued his 43-year-old ex-wie, citing the photosand other blog postings in which she wrote thatshe danced or hours each day. Dorothy McGurkclaimed that the dancing was physical therapyor her injuries, but the court sided with her ex

and decreased her alimony to $400 a month.In addition, the county judge demanded thatDorothy pay Brians legal ees and over hal othe money she had received rom the sale otheir home.

I do save money in strange ways

When Melanie Schachner, 26, and Rene

Schachner, 31, got married in Feldkirchen,Austria, they wanted no rills, no bells andwhistles, and no clothes? Were not ashamedo our bodies and we wanted to do somethingdierent. It certainly saved on a wedding dress,Melanie said. All she wore was a veil, high heelsand a lesh-colored thong; her groom sporteda top hat with nothing below. Aterwards, theycelebrated with amily and riends in a nearbycastle. he 250 wedding guests were permittedto wear clothing. Whether they re alize it or not,the couple is ollowing the tradition that EllieBarton and Phil Hendicott o Australia beganwhen they tied the knot naked in 2009.

Fishy business

A Phoenix, Ariz. woman eels that the Arizo-na Board o Cosmetology is violating her rightsas a business owner. Cindy Vong, who runs a nailsalon, oers a pedicure in which she uses ishto eat dead skin o customers eet. he Boardo Cosmetology threatened to revoke Vongslicense because ish cannot be sterilized andare thus unsae. Vong iled a civil suit throughhe Goldwater Institute, claiming that she hasthe constitutional right to run a private businesshowever she sees it.

Marijuana grannies

Aleen Lam, 72, and Virginia Chan Pon, 65, oSan Bruno, Cali., have been dubbed th e mari-juana grannies. he two women were arrested

last week or several crimes, including growing800 marijuana plants in their home and steal-ing electricity rom Paciic Gas and Elect ric Co.through an electrical bypass. According to SanMateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstae,the grannies pled not guilty to all charges and arebeing held in custody with bail set at $100,000each. hey must return to court on May 13 ora preliminary hearing with court-appointedattorneys.

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May 5, 2011

Awards Ceremony acknowledges achievementsStudents and faculty awarded for accomplishments, both scholarly and socially

on campus

Christian V. SammartinoStaff Writer

Courtesy PhotoPresident Theodore Long presents distinguished college student awards at Leffler Chapel.

By this time next year, Eliza-bethtown College may haveelectric cars zipping around cam-pus. he schools two studentengineering clubs, the Associationo Physics and Engineering Stu-dents (APES) and Future Ener-gies and Sustainable echnologies(FEAS), have recently partneredwith Phoenix Contact in an agree-

ment to building a solar-poweredcharging station or electric carson campus. Phoenix Contact is

a global company with locationseverywhere, barring Antarctica,which is dedicated to the cre-ation o progress with inspiring,innovative solutions in this case,theyre looking to promote theirully electric cars.

Junior, FEAS member An-drew Vanderpool, explained thatPhoenix Contact is willing to undthe entire operation on campus,so long as Etown agrees to be thetesting ground or the new project.According to Vanderpool, he

plan is or the solar charging sta-tion to be visible to the public aproblem, he says, that has mired

the Colleges solar power projectsin the past. he solar cabin stowedaway at the edge o campus and thesolar panels on top o Esbenshade.Vanderpool, who will be workingat Phoenix C ontacts headquartersin Harrisburg this summer, isunsure o whether the station willbe completed or next year, buthe explained that the designs willdeinitely be complete by the endo summer break.

Originally, the idea o solarpower and cars was to mani-

est itsel in the orm o a ullyoperational, built-rom-scratchsolar-powered car, compliments o

FEAS and APES. Sadly, it nevercame to ruition, apparently due tolack o time and unds. Luckily, theexperiment has been revamped:rising senior Pat Albor will be apersonal electric transportationunit, Vanderpool said.

Albor was one o the mainresearchers or the deunct carproject, so he plans to use pre-existing car parts to piece togetherhis invention. He wants to submitthis as his senior project. Keepingtrue with the original plan, there is

a possibility that the device will bedonated to the Jays Nest or ooddeliveries ater its completion.

On Wednesday, April 27, students were acknowledged at the 33rd annual Student Awards CeremonyCourtesy Photo

Engineering clubs enact plans for electric carsStudent project may serve as on-campus electric automobile next semesterAndrew S. HermStaff Writer

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Christine Geiselman participated in the Boston Marathon

this past April. Her rst marathon was City2Surf in Sydney,

Australia, which she participated in on a whim while

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Geiselman wore this shirt duringthe race in honor of her dad, who

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Christine Geiselman runs Boston Marathon, memorializes late fatherSpecial Merchandise Manager qualied for elite race for running time in National Marathon in D.C.

When Elizabethtown Colleges Col-lege Store Special MerchandiseManager Christine Geiselman was orcedto run eight-minute miles with her eldhockey team every Friday, she considered

it torture. Now she loves to run and par-ticipated in the 115th Boston Marathonthis past April.

Geiselmans rst marathon was City-2Sur in 2003 while she was studyingabroad in Sydney, Australia. Her deci-sion to participate was spontaneous,so she didnt train, leaving her unableto walk or a week aer the race. Tis

On April 26 the Hillel Clubsponsored a speech by81-year-old Joseph Lubell in Gib-ble Auditorium about his experi-ences with the Holocaust. Rough-

ly 75 to 100 people attended.he audience was attentiveand received his lecture well. Heinvolved students and acultyin a role-playing exercise, in anefort to demonstrate the toughchoices that Jewish leaders in theWarsaw Ghetto had to make. Anumber o audience members

also asked substantive questionsaer his lecture en ded, Dr. BrianNewsome o the Department oHistory said.

Lubell began his speech bystating that his mother let 11brothers and sisters as well as hermother in Poland when she camewith his ather to the United Statesin 1923. As the siblings grew up,

Courtesy Photo

Joseph Lubell hopes to enlighten his

audience about the Holocaust with

each speech he presents. Last week,

he appeared at Elizabethtown College.

Image: Florida Center for Instructional Technology

This memorial appears at the base of the central monument in whatused to be Treblinka extermination camp. It says Never again in

six different languages to honor those who were held there during

the Holocaust, including Lubells family.

made Geiselman realize she was out oshape, so she started running just orthe exercise. In October 2009, Geisel-man participated in her second race,the Hands-on House Hal-Marathonin Lancaster.

When I ran that, I did way better thanI thought, Geiselman said. Tat kind ostarted my obsession with the racing andpushing mysel .

Aer her accomplishments, Geisel-man began training or the NationalMarathon in Washington, D.C., in March2010, which was her rst ull marathon.She completed the race in three hoursand 31 minutes, which qualied her orthe Boston Marathon. Te Boston Mara-

thon is unique because runners have to

qualiy to participate. Geiselmans agegroup must run a marathon in threehours and 40 minutes or less. Tis timeis also her personal best so ar.

Geiselman had not planned to dothe Boston Marathon ater her irstrace, but she changed her mind aterencouragement rom riends because oher impressive times. She also wantedto do it because o the signiicance othe marathon.

Running Boston is kind o theepitome o marathons, Geiselman said.

Te marathon starts on Main Street inHopkinton, a small town in Massachu-setts. It continues through six districts

until the nish line in Boston. Te entirerace spans 26.2 miles, with nine check-points along the way.

I n o r d e r t o p r e p a r e o r h e revents, Geiselman runs ive to six daysa week in addition to three base work-

outs. he workoutsconsist o a speedworkout, tempo runsand long runs.

Geise lman doesnot have any ritualsor her races, but shedoes have a pair oearrings she wears orgood luck. She also al-ways eats a bagel withpeanut butter beoreeach race.

Tis marathon wasdiicult or Geisel-man because her a-ther passed away in

January rom met-

astatic cancer. hiswould have been therst race he watched.In memory o her a-ther, Geiselman worea shirt that said, Run-ning or Dad. Geisel-man thought o herather during the raceas motivation.

H e w a s i n s omuch pain all thetime and never com-plained, Geiselmansaid. Im bringing this pain upon mysel.

Geiselmans goal or the marathon was

to complete it in less than three hours and30 minutes, which would break her per-sonal best time. Unortunately, she didntachieve this goal but managed to nishthe race in three hours and 43 minutes.

I just wanted to enjoy the race more

than anything, Geiselman said. She alsoexplained that it wasnt a goo d day, whichcan be common or runners. Te course

was more dicult than Geiselman hadexpected, and the temperature was muchwarmer than predicted.

By mile ten, my quads wereshot, Geiselman said, to the point that

I didnt think I could go one more step,let alone run 16 miles.

Geiselman believes these aspectsarent always negative.

I think thats one o the things that Ilike about the marathon, Geiselman said.Its very physical, but its also a huge men-tal gain to keep running when you eel likeall you want to do is stop and quit.

o meet more people who shared aninterest in running, Geiselman joinedthe Lancaster Road Runners in winter2010. She just attended a meeting onenight, not knowing much about the club,and ended up becoming co-president inJanuary 2011.

Its kind o or runners to get togetherand do what they love to do: run, Geisel-

man said. Te reason I joined was Iwas just looking to meet other people make new riends and expand mysocial circle.

Every uesday, the group meets to par-ticipate in a Fun Run throughout LancasterCounty. Te participants can run anywhere

rom three to nine miles. Geiselmans a-vorite part about the event is that the groupalways goes out to eat aerward.

Te Lancaster Road Runners hold ourraces a year, one o which is coming upthis Mothers Day weekend. It is a ve-mile trail race called Mrs. Smiths race.All proceeds rom the race go to the Boysand Girls Club.

Geiselmans next race will be her rsttriathalon, Got the Nerve, in MountGretna May 21. She also plans to par-

ticipate in the Marine Corps Marathonthis October, which she enjoyed so muchlast year.

they married and had a

total o 26 children justbeore the Nazi inva-sion o Poland in 1939.

He went on to saythat communicationbetween him and hisamily in Poland was

cut o in 1941 a-ter hearing that theywere being held in theWarsaw Ghetto. hisparticular ghetto waslocated in an area oless than two squaremiles, but held nearly500,000 Jews in ter-rible conditions. While in War-

saw, disease and starvation ledto the death o thousands everymonth, and i the Jews were notkilled by disease or starvation,then they were likely to be sentto the reblinka concentrationcamp. Deportation to this campmeant inevitable extermination.

Shortly ater the amilys com-

munication was disconnectedby the Nazi regime, Lubell wasinormed that the amily onhis mothers side was sent tothe reblinka death camps andsentenced to the gas chambers.Lubell also learned that an uncleon his athers side, a Lubellcyck,was sent to Auschwitz with histwo children, where they were

eventually murdered.Lubell then spoke o his visitto Poland in the 1990s. He saidthat he could never grasp the actthat civilized people could place

innocent men, women and chil-dren into gas chambers and killthem. He believes it just goes toshow that human beings will sinkto new levels when under strictdictatorship that has no respector the lives o innocent people.Lubell went on to say that theNazi mentality was that there wasno wrong in killing Jews, Slavicpersons, gypsies, homosexuals orthose with mental deects.

Mr. Lubells talk provided anopportunity to contemplate the

personal nature o the Holocaust.All too oen, people tend to con-

sider the Holocaust at the levelo the abstract the total o 6

million who lost their lives. Te

horror becomes more meaning-ul more real when one stopsto think that each o these was aperson with hopes, dreams and aamily, Newsome said.

Lubell said that his speechesalways include a ew key

components. he irstaspect describes the na-ture o the Nazi programto kill every Jew whowas ound, with no ex-ceptions. His programalways enlightens theaudience that approxi-mately 11 million peoplewere gassed and reduced

to ashes; 6 million wereJews and roughly 5 mil-lion were not o Jewishdescent. He also clearlystates that in the midsto all the Nazi insanity,there was always a smallgroup o dedicated non-Jews who risked their

lives to oppose HitlersFinal Solution.You can become a

more tolerant person iyou study the Holocaust,Lubell observed.

Lubell is an activespeaker and has been

telling his amilys storyor quite some time. Heteaches about the Ho-locaust at Cedar CrestColleges program orretirees. He has also beena Holocaust presenter orMuhlenberg CollegesChristian-Judiac Pro-gram since 2005.

Lubel l prev iously

worked as an in-servicecourse instructor in thepublic schools o NewYork and delivered lec-

tures or the Middle Atlantic

States Social Studies Conerence.He hopes that people will becomemore tolerant and accepting oone another aer hearing his lec-tures and stories.

I hope my lectures make people

aware that we in the U.S. must becareul in not engaging in anti-Semetic attitudes such as exhibitedby Mel Gibson, or anti-racial biasas I see exhibited against the cur-rent President o the United States,Lubell commented.

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annual award ceremony

Ambitious scholars to spend summer season interning

Patricia A. CangelosiCopy Editor

warm-weather work

Courtesy of Equal Vision Records

Shelby Meyerhoffer will be

intern ing at Equal Vision

Records this summer.

Melissa A. Mandia

Staff Writer

a sendo to remember

President Long honored at farewell dinner by family, friendsFaculty, staff gathered in celebrating Longs impending retirement, accomplishments

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President Ted Long and his wife , Betty,

dance together at their farewell

dinner held at Masonic Village.

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Faculty and staff members at Elizabethtown College gathered at the farewell dinner

to honor President Ted Longs retirement and say goodbye.

With spring nally in the airand the last week o classesnearly over, summer tantalizesElizabethtown College studentsmore and more. We want to loungeoutside and relax, celebrate withpicnics and parties, and breakout the bathing suits but somestudents are taking a diferent ap-proach to the warmer months. For

seniors Jess Roberts and ShelbyMeyerhofer, junior Jenn Simpsonand sophomore Dont McCrary-

McClain, along with several others,the season signals a golden op-portunity: the summer internship.

Roberts, a theatre technologymajor, will travel to Bethel Parkin Pittsburgh to work or South

Park heater as a general techintern. She will work in the boxoce and serve as stage manageror childrens theater shows and

one o the organizations mainstage shows.

I cant wait to meet everyoneand get settled into work, Robertssaid. All o my countless hours

in the theater doing a plethora ojobs should help me to be preparedor the craziness that is bound tocome rom working in a proes-sional theater.

Roberts method or nding aninternship involved searching or various theater companies and

emailing them with her rsumand statement o interest. I didntnecessarily know that these the-

aters had internships, but I at leastwanted to get my name out there,she explained.

Meyerhoer, a communica-tions major, needed a client towork with or her senior seminar

in February. She contacted EqualVision Records, an independentrecord label based in Albany, NY,which resulted in a rewarding in-

ternship experience that will lastthrough August. Meyerhofer is thecompanys street team manager.A street team, she explained, is agroup o people who love music

and who donate their time to helppromote it. eam members earn

points based on what they doto promote the bands, and theyredeem points or prizes such as-shirts, tickets to concerts andeven chances to meet the bands.Meyerhofer sends out emails toteam members, giving them mis-sions to ulll to earn points. Shealso creates and posts videos onYouube and designs band logos.

She expects the summer to bebusy, as the upcoming Warpedour will eature unique groupssuch as exas in July, Choidos andWe Came as Romans. Meyerho-ers internship includes puttingtogether audio interviews with

band members, taking photosand working with Equal VisionRecords Facebook page.

Working with WWEC [theColleges radio station] andWWECs website helped to giveme an edge, Meyerhofer said. Ivelearned a lot o skills through that,but this experience is somethingyou cant get in school.

Meyerhofer is excited to contin-ue helping Equal Vision Records.Working with music is my pas-sion; in the uture I hope to workwith a record label, with the bandsdirectly, and with people who lovemusic, she said. Im trying to put

my best oot orward and make thebest impression I can because this

is my uture.Some students nd internships

through classes; others nd themthrough involvement with clubs.For instance, McCrary-McClain,an international business major,learned o a customer develop-ment internship with Unileverrom Students in Free Enterprise.Unilever is a global conglomer-

ate that owns about 500 brands,including Axe, Ben & Jerrys, Doveand Skippy. McCrary-McClain willanalyze loyalty card data to discerncustomers shopping behaviors and

give a presentation at the end o

the summer to department headsand executives on how to bettertarget their customers throughpromotional activity. In additionto being a project leader in SIFE,the ambitious sophomore is alsoinvolved with Student Senate,which helps him build leadershipand listening skills.

Many strategies have assisted

him in obtaining this highly desiredinternship: Always send ollow-up

emails. It shows efort and showsthat you care. Be prepared or theinterview; study the company inand out. Speak about the companyas i you work there. Make yourinterview conversational. Showthat youre an engaging person andthat you are really interested in theposition. Ater youve answereda question, ask a question back.

McCrary-McClain had a list o15 questions prepared beore theinterview, which impressed thecompany representatives. He ismost excited about the laid-back

corporate culture o Unilever andthe strong prospect o obtaining a

ull-time job there aer graduation.Simpson, a political science

major, oers advice or indingjobs or internships as well. UtilizeCareer Services and be proactive inthe search, she said. Jobs or Jaysis an amazing website and a greatresource. Start early. Set aside timeor searching or jobs or intern-ships. Pay attention to deadlinesand get started as soon as you can.Simpson ound an internship inoperations management at thePennsylvania Renaissance Faire onthe Jobs or Jays site. Eager to gainexperience or her newly acquiredbusiness minor, she sent her inor-

mation to the contact person listedon the site. Aer interviewing orthe position, it did not take long orSimpson to receive the good news.

During the summer, she willsupervise activities at the Faire,work at the box oce, help withadmissions, work on schedules,make sure customers are satised,complete administrative tasks andoat around and help with each de-partment as needed. In the uture,Simpson hopes to go into theatermanagement. She eels that hertime at Etown has above all helpedbuild her people skills, whichgreatly contribute to her ability to

work in such a position.Finding a summer internship is

a great way to show initiative andedge into your eld o choice. Itmay not directly lead to a job aergraduation, but it will certainlyboost your rsum and impressprospective employers. Instead obreaking out their bathing suits,these students are breaking outtheir business suits and making asplash in the corporate world.

At the end o May, Eliza-bethtown College willbe losing its seniors, severalaculty sta and members,

and one o the greatest leadersthe institution has ever seen.

On Friday, April 29, ap-proximately 150 trustees,riends and amily o retiringCollege President ed Longgathered at the ballroom othe Masonic Village to honorand celebrate his reign as the13th President o the College.

Te male a cappella groupon campus, Phalanx, startedof the celebration by sing-

ing a modiied version oBrown-eyed Girl to high-light a key attribute o Bald-

head ed. Ten it was timeto move into the high-classmeal, which consisted o vecourses and our dierentvarieties o wine to accom-pany the ood. Te ballroomwas elegantly decorated witha palette o purples, brownsand golds. Planning or thisextensive, lavish event beganmany months ago.

It took two days to set upthe room and almost a weekbeorehand to gather all othe linens and accessories,Student Catering Manager

junior Zaki Hussain said.We really started the initialplanning as ar back as lastsemester, though.

When ed and Betty Longhost an event, they tend tohave much inuence over themenu and the details. How-ever, the arewell dinner wasa complete surprise or themright up until their arrival.

We had nothing to dowith the planning o the din-ner. All we knew was that acelebration or us was in theworks. We knew nothingabout what would happen un-til Friday evening, President

Long said.Te outcome o the event

was beyond what anyone

could have imagined. hecatering staf o 30 studentsreceived a standing ovationrom all o the guests or their

hard work and

proessionalism,and it was a veryrewarding expe-rience or thoseinvolved.

I thoughtthat the dinnercould not havegone any bet-ter, and it wasreinorced bythe gratication

rom the guests,senior catererWalid Zamansaid. It denitelyseemed like edand Betty had agreat time, which

is all we couldhave hoped orat an event as important andremembered as this.

Even President Long had ahard time nding the wordsto sum up his eelings towardthe event.

Te celebration was ex-quisitely done and was very

moving or Betty and me. Weelt deeply honored and a bitoverwhelmed by the outpour-ing o appreciation or ourwork. It meant a great deal tous, he said.

President Long stated thathis avorite part o the dinnerwas not anything specic

just that he and Betty were ableto share and celebrate the nightwith their closest colleaguesrom their years at Etown.

For the Longs, the event

was bigger than just a arewellcelebration, though.

Tis remarkable occasionwas a signature part o aneven larger, ongoing expres-sion o gratitude that hasdeeply touched our hearts.he dinner ampliied thesignicance o the gi o thepiano, and we still look or-ward to the special personalnotes on leaves rom the

15-year tree, he said.At the dinner, there was a

table set up where attendeescould write notes to the Longson paper leaves. he noteswere later hung on a ake tree.

A piano was donated to the

College in honor o PresidentLongs retirement. he gitwas presented to him rightbeore the dinner.

Longs wie, Betty, alsoused kind words to describethe event.

Te evening was lovely,illed with the people whohave supported and stood be-

side us as we all have workedor this great college, she said.ed and I were incrediblytouched by the outpouring oafection and gratitude. It wastruly an unorgettable night.

While the dinner wentof without a hitch and ev-erything was executed as

planned, attendees could nothelp but leave the venue witha slight eeling o melancholy.President Long and his wie

have been the aces o Etown

or the last 15 years, and it isnearly impossible to imaginethis campus without them.

I think ed is an awe-some person. He is someonewe should all look up to,Hussain said. I am goingto miss ed and Betty, es-pecially when I go to workevents at their ormer home.hey are both people whowill make you eel positive

about yoursel because theyare always positive and out-going in everything they do.

here is no doubt

that the riendly, com-passionate antics o edand Betty Long will besorely missed on theElizabethtown Collegecampus. On Wednes-day, May 11, there will

be a Retiree Receptioncelebrating them alongwith all o the otherretiring aculty and stafmembers such as GlennBucher, Ronald Corll,Mary Gottried andPaul Gottried.

Exciting, fun opportunities provide interns with experience for future career elds

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Dont McCrary-McClain will be interning with Unilever from

Students in Free Enterprise.

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Are you looking or a cheap summer vacation thisyear? With costly expenses and unnecessary ad-ditional ees, its very dicult to nd a vacation spotthat the whole amily will enjoy. Another importantactor in choosing a vacation area are the availableactivities or every member o t he amily.

I you are planning to save money, staying insidethe country is the best decision. Family camping isalways un, and a great place or this k ind o activity

is in Medomak Camp in Rockland, Maine. A xedee or this camp will provide the whole amily withmany activities and gourmet meals, plus a lobstereast. Parents will enjoy this camp as they do yoga,get a massage or participate in arts and cras withtheir kids. On the other hand, kids can practicearchery, swimming, kayaking or sailing. Te whole

amily will also love the scavenger hunt, Frisbeeand soball games. Te camp provides a camprewhere amilies can spend more time together andappreciate nature. In addition to Medomak Camp,amilies can tr avel to Yellowstone National Park inWyoming and camp. A one-time ee will provideeveryone with a worthwhile stay or seven days andtime to enjoy the beauty o the park, which includesits hot springs.

I your amily is spontaneous and risky, they

might like Ace Adventure Center in Oak Hill, W. Va.Tere is a at price or this summer spot, and youcan enjoy a day-long water ride on the New RiverNational River, also known as the East Coasts GrandCanyon. Tere are also zip lines, horseback ridingactivities, kayaking and rock climbing available oran extra ee. I your amily does not want to pay extraees, they can stay at the base camp, which includesinatable water park-like adventures and hiking op-

portunities on any o the resorts trails ree o charge.Another popular destination during the sum-

mer is the beach. Some budget-riendly beachescan be ound in South Carolina, Florida andNew Jersey. In Myrtle Beach, S.C., you cannd tons o resorts to visit and spend timewith your riends and amily. Sea Mist Ocean-ront Resort in Myrtle Beach has its own water

park and amusement park. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.is also one o the most popular beach townsthat amilies oen visit, and its 45-minutecommute to Miami Beach is a hugebenet o staying there.

In New Jersey, some o the mostpopular beaches are Wildwood, Seasideand Atlantic City. Te best thing aboutthe Jersey Shore is the boardwalk. Tereis always something to do at the board-walk, whether you want to buy souvenirs,

eat greasy ood or just walk around underthe sun. People can also bring theirbicycles or rent them and ridethem around the town.

I your amily

has a big bud-get and wants a

more sophisticated summer vacation, going abroadis the best idea. Te Caribbean is the most popularplace people usually go to, but i you want some-thing new try St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands,rinidad and obago, the island o Crete or Lisbonin Portugal.

St. John has a summer bargain or amilies be-tween the months o May and December. Kids un-der 16 can stay ree with their amilies in Maho BayCamps located in St. John. Tere are various wateractivities that both adults and children will enjoy.

rinidad and obago is also a perect getaway

because it is outside o the hurricane belt and ofersa lot o summer discounts. One o the best things todo in this country is to see the breathtaking wildlieand beaches.

In Europe, Crete, an island near Greece is oneo the most afordable places to go. You will adoreits ancient ruins, extravagant parties, beaches and

scenic hikes. Also in Europe is Lisbon, Portugal,which is one o the cheapest places to go at any timeo the year. You can book a room at a ve-star hotelor less than $100 a night. Te seaside retreats oCascais and Estoril are some o the most popularplaces or visitors.

Tere is still time or you and your amily todecide where to go this summer, and dont thinkthat having a small budget will stop you rom ex-periencing an enjoyable vacation. Tese places are

just some o the many vacation getaways you cango to, so enjoy the sun and have lots o un!

Thomas R. OConnellStaff Writer

H

ere at Elizabethtown College there are manyopportunities or students to work on campus

while beneting the campus community. Writingconsultants ulll just one o these many positions.

Writing consultants are students recommended

by proessors and who mentor ellow students intheir writing process. A writing consultant diagnosesthe students area o diculty, suggests methods tohelp the student improve and then helps the studentollow through with that plan.

Te writing consultants, also known as writingtutors, do not in any way write the paper or thestudents or simply make corrections.

According to ammie Longsderf, assistant di-rector at Learning Services, the Writing Center isnot a correction center; it is a place or students tond a study buddy to help them with any area otheir writing process that needs work.

Areas in which students need help range romdeveloping their ow, to editing their nal dra. Nomatter which part o the process the student needs

help with, the writing tutors are ully equipped andcapable o helping the students improve and becomebetter writers.

Te process o becoming a writing tutor is no

walk in the park, and not just anybody is oferedthe position. As mentioned beore, the studentmust be recommended by a proessor, but he or shemust also have a grade point average o at least 2.75,

possess a good understanding o basic writing andhave efective mentoring skills, such as patience,listening, questioning and enthusiasm.

I the student accepts the opportunity, he or shemust then go through the application process. Teapplication process entails a standard applicationand three letters o reerence, as well as a writingsample. A sel assessment o ones writing, tutoringand organizing skills are also required.

I the student makes it past the application pro-cess, he or she is interviewed by a current writingconsultant, as well as by a proessional staf member.Te goal o this is to assess the s tudents passion or

writing and willingness to assist others.Once the candidate has successully made

it through the entire application and interviewprocess, training begins. Te writing tutors areusually notied o whether they received the posi-tion sometime in April, which is when they begin

job-shadowing current writing tutors, in order toget a eel or the job.

Once all semester comes around, the writing

tutors begin their orientation, a program to train

the writing tutors in the various skills required tobe a successul mentor.

Troughout the semester, the staf holds work-shops designed to help the writing tutors hone

their skills or brush up on areas in which they maystruggle.

Tese workshops are not mandatory, but it ishighly recommended that the writing tutors attend.While being a writ ing tutor means you are mentor-ing and helping somebody else learn the writingprocess, you are learning rom the experience aswell, so attending the workshops is a good way toget the most out o being a writing tutor.

A common misconception students have aboutWriting Services is that it is only or students whostruggle with their writing. Tis, in act, is nottrue at all. Writing Services is open to the entire

campus, and encourages students to come in andask or help.

Te availability o a writing tutor is a valuableresource that all students should look to utilize,Lynne Davies, director o Disability Services, said.Davies pointed out that it would be extremely ad-

vantageous or students to set up a meeting with awriting tutor early in their college career in orderto ease them into college writing. I always thought

Writing Services was only or students who were

recommended to go seek help. Had I known theywere open to everybody, I denitely would haveutilized Writing Services at least a couple times inmy our years here, said senior Ryan Follweiler.

Students can sign up or a one-on-one hour-longsession via email or by signing up on the requestboard in the oce. I a student does not need anentire hour, he or she can show up to the oceanytime during the walk-in hours and receive upto twenty minutes o help.

Many students, however, need more than onesession with a writing tutor. Longsderf pointedout that the process o becoming a better writerdoes not happen overnight, and it is importantor the student to develop a relationship with hisor her tutor in order to get the most out o theirtime together.

Te process used by the writing tutors is notshort but it is efective. Trough this process thegoal is to make the student a better writer, not pro-duce better papers right away. It will take longer,but it will pay of in the long run, Davies said.

Te mentality o Writing Services is to help as

many students as possible become better writersby working on their writing proce ss. As Davies putit, we just want to get them on the write track.

Kristen N. LacailladeStaff Writer

Like millions o other people, Iam guilty o ake tanning. Yes,its bad or you. Yes, you can getskin cancer. However, somethingkeeps me coming back or more.Troughout the winter months, mytan slowly ades to a ghostly pale, and

by the time spring rolls around Imitching to get back into the tanningsalon. But the spring season comesthe month o May, and or those whodo not know, May is Skin CancerAwareness month.

Although there are numerous adcampaigns letting people know thedangers o skin cancer, millions opeople continue to make their wayto tanning salons on a daily basis to

light their way to a bronze glow.However, many are unaware o thetrue hazards that these articial UVrays pose to their skin. Both articiallight and the suns rays can causeirreversible damage to the skin.According to the Center or Dis-ease Control and Prevention, skin

cancer is the most common cancerin the United States.

Te two most common types,basal cell and squamous cell carci-nomas, are highly curable. Howev-er, melanoma, the third most com-mon, is much more dangerous.

Being outside in the direct sunor in a tanning bed or as little as 15minutes without protection on yourskin can cause harm. It is alwaysadvisable that i one is going to beout in the sun he or she should wearsunscreen. Elizabethtown Collegesophomore Mike Anderson explainsthat he always takes precautionswhen going outside or prolonged

periods o time. Im always sure toput on sunscreen, especially in thesummer months. My skin burnsreally easily, and it can be really pain-

ul, Anderson said.Tis pain and burning sensation

is a direct result o skin damage andthe efects it produces. Even weatherconditions such as cool temperaturesand cloudy skies still warrant the useo sunscreen, according to the CDC.Te UV rays, not the temperature,are what do the damage to your skin.Clouds do not block the UV rays,they lter them. In this case, theserays may not be visible, but they arestill able to make their way throughthe clouds and onto your skin.

Some people are more susceptible

to skin cancer and skin damagethan others, according to the CDC.

Having a lighter natural skin color,blue or green eyes and blondes orred hair are just a ew o the traitsthat contribute higher risk or skindamage and skin cancer. Sophomore

Samantha Blewitt expressed, Myskin is naturally tan, but I still burnjust as bad as some other people. Itsextremely painul, and I try to avoidgetting burned at all costs.

Te suns UV rays are the stron-gest daily rom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. TeCDC recommends numerous waysto keep your skin sae rom harmulexposure. Wearing a hat, sunglasses

and sunscreen are all common sug-gestions to prevent skin damage.Although it may sound redundant,these methods o protection are

some o the easiest ways to keep yourskin sae rom harmul rays.

Although the sun and articiallight in tanning beds release VitaminD, which is helpul or the body, toomuch can be harmul. Tese actsmay not be convincing enough orsome, but it is clear that these raysdo present a serious risk to everyonesskin. Being smart about skin careand knowing your limits whetheryoure out in the natural light orunder the bulbs o a tanning bed arekey in keeping your skin as sae aspossible. Due to the inormation that

has come out over the years abouttanning, I have certainly limited my

own activities. Although skin canceris the most common cancer today, itis easy to take preventative measures.Be smart about your skin, and youllbe pain ree all summer long.

Melanie R. GiardinaCampus Life Editor

Have you ever wanted to work in broadcast-ing, even just or a minute? Well, ECV isseeking volunteers or next semester to help createpackages and PSAs and to assist with productions.

he idea, according to sophomore Alexa Ma-sano, the current station manager, has been a longtime coming.

It originally stemmed rom ECVs plan tobroadcast news once a week instead o everyother week.

o take on this challenge, the V station willneed some help. According to Masano, volunteerpositions are open to anyone no matter their majoror year.

We are always open or new and great ideas, juniornews director Kaitlyn Miller said. She also noted thatthough most packages are assigned, volunteers should

eel ree to present their own ideas or packages, PSAs

and other productions.Aside rom creating and assisting in developing mate-

rial or ECV, volunteers may also be asked to help withthe creation o promos and even remote assignments.

Miller noted that though the positions are opento everyone, prior experience helps determinewhether an individual will receive training. Millerwill be handling all the videos that volunteersmake.

ECV members are hoping that with the addi-tion o volunteers, their ratings will go up as well.I think it will be very beneicial or ECV; notonly will students be able to see their work on Vand have something to put on resumes, but peoplewill want to watch our channel more because theirown work will be put on it, Miller said.

We want to get more people involved withECV, Masano said. he station has high hopesor the coming all. ECV productions are usuallyilmed on uesdays and hursdays.

For Masano, she has been wanting this changesince she began working with the organization.I you are interested in becoming a volunteer or

learning about the position, email Alexa Masanoat ECV@etown.edu.

travel

Summer fun on a tight budgetfall semester

ECTV looking for volunteer aidDestinations from Virginia to Jersey to Greece

health

May keeps skin cancer in checkKeeping your skin safe in the summer

Job qualifications and misconceptions of working in the Writing Center

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What are your

summer plans?

Compiled byMatthew P. Butera

Make sure to check outthe latest issue on our website:

www.Etownian.com

Trying to get a job and

spending all the money I

make.

Trying to get a job and

not spend all the money I

make.

Im going home to

Bulgaria to graduate and

I am planning to travel

with my friends around

Europe.

I have an internship at

Jenkinsons Aquarium.

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Dean defends adult continuing education

Response to student accusations of devalued degreesDr. John J. KokolusGuest Writer

As dean o the Edward R. Murphy Centeror Continuing Education and DistanceLearning at Elizabethtown College, I amwriting to respond to Mr. Peter Cellinis letterthat appeared in the April 21 Etownian underthe headline CCEDL program cheapensand devalues degree. Tere are many alse

charges made against CCEDL programs andstudents, but I will limit mysel to three aculty, academic standards and charges odeception and unethical behavior.

CCEDL-aliated aculty are workingpractitioner-teachers who are invited to jointhe program aer passing a very rigorousand highly selective aculty assessment pro-cess that allows CCEDL students, aculty,administrators and alumni to assess theirexpertise and how well they can acilitatelearning in the adult classroom. While notperect, this process is very good at predict-ing aculty success in advancing learning inthe adult classroom. All must have at leasta masters degree in their area o expertise.

Selected aculty are embedded in the

contemporary business community andwork daily at companies like Alcoa, A&,Fulton Bank, Highmark and Excelon aswell as in the public sector at places like thePennsylvania Attorney Generals Oce andthe Pennsylvania Department o the rea-sury. Tese academically qualied, assessed,working-practitioner aculty bring a rich-ness, currency and depth to the classroomand the curriculum.

Accrediting agencies, like the MiddleStates Commission on Higher Education,encourage colleges like Etown to avoidmeasuring academic quality only by aculty

academic credentials (inputs) but rather bythe achievement o student learning out-comes (outputs).

Still, we all know that aculty are impor-

tant, and both the residential College acultyand the CCEDL-ailiated aculty deliverexcellent learning opportunities to their re-spective students; they are diferent, but thatsokay! Its the learning that matters.

Mr. Cellini charges that CCEDL academicstandards are ar below those o the resi-dential College. wo years ago, the MiddleStates Commission on Higher Education(MSCHE), in its ten-year review o the Col-lege and aer interviewing CCEDL staf andreviewing CCEDL learning modules andother documents, did not agree with Mr.Cellinis position. (Tis is the regional body

that accredits the whole College.) Tis is whatMSCHE had to say about CCEDL programs:

[An improvement over the last ten years

has been the] rapid growth o the Center orContinuing Education and Distance Learning(CCEDL) with a delivery model characterizedby rigorous standards or curriculum andinstruction based on well-articulated learn-ing outcomes.

Te Center or Continuing Education andDistance Learning ofers accelerated degreecompletion programs or adult learners char-acterized by high standards or instruction andclose attention to learning outcomes.

Te CCEDL is commended or its rigorousapproach to the assessment o student learningoutcomes and to the evaluation o instruction,both utilized or continuous improvement othe programs ofered.

Mr. Cellini nally charges the Collegewith acting deceptively and unethically inawarding unmerited degrees to our adultlearners and that this behavior damages his

chances o getting a good job. Eighty-vepercent o our almost 700 adult learners areemployed ull-time and many already hold

very responsible positions in the businesscommunity; 45 percent o them receive someorm o employer tuition reimbursement, acorporate vote o trust in the integrity o theElizabethtown College degree they are work-ing toward or have received; most are trans-erring in academic credits awarded by otherinstitutions which can speed their progress totheir academic goals without loss o integrity.

Tese acts do not support Mr. Cellinischarges o raudulent behavior on the part othe College; in act, the person a residentialstudent may interview with or their rstjob aer graduation could also be an Etowngraduate through a CCEDL program.

Te Colleges CCEDL adult learners arediferent the typical CCEDL students aver-

age age is 38; she has years o practical workexperience; she is balancing amily, children,work, and a personal lie; she is highly moti-vated and dedicated to her learning.

o extend the Colleges mission toinclude her requires dierent ormats,diferent organizational structures, difer-ent scheduling, diferent aculty, diferentcurricula, and diferent outreach than thato the residential College.

Dierence does not mean ineriority.Diference is not something to be eared.Not the same should not cause anxiety. I amvery proud o the way CCEDL adult learnersenrich Etown and make it a more interestingplace o learning through their hard work,

commitment, dedication and academic

achievement. I am proud that ElizabethtownCollege supports this expression o diversityand, in doing so, remains true to its missionand motto, Educate or Service.

sports woes

Equipment disappointsAthlete frustrated by qualityBrian F. BoringStaff Writer

It has been a rough year or thesports teams at ElizabethtownCollege, as they must deal with

sports acilities that have not been

updated in a while. Almost 30percent o Etowns students play asport. One would think that withsuch a large percentage o studentathletes, the College would paymore attention to having up-to-date acilities. I play both soccerand lacrosse at Etown, and per-sonally I can say that it has beena struggle not having the most up-to-date acilities and equipment.

Issues such as locker rooms,reasonable practice ields andgymnasiums, game acilities andequipment all have an impacton the teams. Te teams have to

worry about where they are prac-ticing, when they are practicing,and i they will have the proper

equipment to hold a decent prac-tice, which is seriously hurting theteams morale.

Locker rooms, or more appro-priately the lack o locker rooms,is a daily hindrance to many o theteams. Since there are not enoughlocker rooms or each team, manyhave to wait or locker rooms toswitch out in seasons. When ateam is not in season, yet the play-ers are still practicing, they haveno locker room to call their own.

A recent issue is the shutting

down o the tur ield that themens and womens lacrosse teamswould be using at this time. As aplayer on the mens lacrosse team,I can say that it is hard to go out

and practice beore a homegame knowing that we will noteven get the chance to play at

Marianne CalendaDean of Students

For some o our Blue Jayathletes, spring 2011 willbe the season that home eldadvantage took on a newmeaning, as they traveled toHershey and Manheim to hosttheir competitions. I appreci-ate their tenacity and patience the determination with

which they are approachingthis less-than-desirable situ-ation with Wol Field is the

same that our Blue Jays haverelied upon to triumph overtheir opposition during ourstoried 80-year history.

I also appreciate Brian Bor-ings willingness to give a voice to the concerns o hisellow student-athletes. Restassured that all o us at Eliza-bethtown value the contribu-tions o the members o ourathletic teams. Your eortsare a joy to watch and createexciting, memorable campusexperiences not only or ourcollege community but also

or the many local residentswho regularly cheer on ourBlue Jays to victory.

Most certainly, I believethat our student-athletesdeserve athletic acilitiesworthy o their consider-able talents. I also believethey deserve academic a-cilities that provide them

with the tools they need toprepare or lie and learn-ing beyond college. And, Ibelieve that we owe them ahealthy, enjoyable co-cur-ricular experience, qualityresidence acilities and anoutstanding aculty and

support sta. Like much inlie, though, all o what weneed comes with a price tag.And, we are orced to makethe very best decisions wecan about how to satisythese competing prioritieswith limited resources.

Such is the case with ourdecisions about how to dedi-cate the unds in the Col-

leges capital projects bud-get. Over the past decade, asweve renovated and addedacademic and co-curricularacilities at Etown, wevealso been responding in a

systematic way to our ath-letics needs. Quality eldslike the Ira R. Herr Fieldhave been maintained to thesatisaction o our coachesand student-athletes. heBoyd Stadium and Jay Walkcomplex have been add-ed, while weve completedrenovations to the pooland replaced equipmentat the Body Shop. We alsorecently added a satellite

tness option in HackmanApartments and createdthe hugely popular E-Fit

program. In addition, wewill completely renovatetwo locker rooms this year

and have committed todo two more in the nextscal year.

A recent engineering

study o Wol Field one o the irst tur ieldsinstalled in our regionabout 11 years ago showed that the acilityhad reached the end o itslie. he timing certainlyis unortunate, both orthe athletes who wouldhave competed on theield and or the ans whoenjoyed watching them.

On behal o the Col-

leges senior adminis-tration, I apologize orthis disruption to ourspring 2011 athletic sea-son. Weve done our bestto make arrangements

or suitable practice andcompetition ields. In ad-dition, we have begun theprocess o hiring a irm toreplace the ield, a projectscheduled or completionthis summer.

Do we have more needsto address in athletics?Most assuredly. And aswe head into a strategic

planning process, its im-portant that we continueto hear rom students, likeBrian Boring, who arewilling to express theirconcerns in a constructiveway. Your input creates acontext in which we can

make inormed decisionsabout the use o our lim-ited nancial resources.

WHATs

YOURBEEF?home, and thereore lose a lot othe ans we would normally haveat the games. Home games weremy avorite thing; I loved seeingstudents and riends come out tosupport us. Playing 20 minutesaway makes it really dicult or

students to show their support.While there has been a lot o

attention surrounding the tureld, this is not the only issue.Many athletes are voicing theirconcerns about their acilitiesand equipment.

A player on the womensbasketball team mentioned thatsince we only have one gym, it isreally hard to get practice times.Not only do both the mens andwomens basketball teams haveto share it, but also spring sportsteams use the gym when it istoo cold to practice outside aswell as year-round intramural

sports. o have that many teamstrying to share one gym is a

little unrealistic.Te wrestling and track team

also mentioned lack o space asa big issue. A wrestling teammember stated that there isnot enough space in the wres-tling room to allow the wholeteam to practice at one time.A student on the track teamexplained that beore they re-ceived new uniorms this year,a handul o the emale playerswould have to share their uni-orms during meets.

As one o our most accom-

plished teams on campus, asar as recognition goes, onewould think that we shouldhave always had enough uni-

orms or track athletes. Someo the teams were not allocatedenough money to buy new jer-

seys at all, or diferent jerseys orhome and away games.

Even the weight room or theathletes lacks cardio machines.Tere is one bike in the room, andi that is taken or people want to useother orms o cardio, then athletes

have to go to the Body Shop. TeBody Shop is open to the generalstudent population and is otencrowded without adding athletes.Tis lack o space and equipment

can even cause animosity betweenthe teams.

Not only do the athletes lose outbecause o the lack o acilities andequipment, but all students do aswell. I a student wishes to use thegymnasium to play volleyball, bas-ketball, racquetball, etc., there shouldbe equipment available or them atall times. Te students as a wholedeserve better acilities.

We as a student body should beproud o our sports acilities, espe-cially when so many people are usingthem. I think that the school spirit isgreat at Etown, but the lack o properacilities is truly hindering such pride.Our school is lucky to have so manygreat athletes and great students.

Should we not reward them withproper acilities such as a home eldto play on that is actually at home?

Addressing athletic needsDean understands frustrations

faculty response

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Abortion concernImportance of choice

Celia TurzaiGuest Writer

hank you so much or printing the letter by Mag-gie Stromoski in the April 21, 2011 edition o heEtownian. She very competently and eloquently putinto words what so many women are eeling.

I was compelled to also t hank her personally. In myemail to her I expressed how it always makes me somad when anti-choice people use the argument that anabortion leaves a woman eeling ull o guilt and re-gret and psychologically damaged. Well, i anti-choicepeople didnt orce their hateul speech and actions in

everyones aces, maybe those eelings wouldnt hap-pen. Personally, I believe women who have had anabortion eel mostly relie and reedom.

It is such a personal, private matter between thewoman, her partner, her amily and her doctor it isno one elses business! I you dont believe in abortion,then dont have one. But dont deny me, my daughter,my sisters, my aunts, my riends, my colleagues or anywomans opportunity to make our own choice. Anddont physically, emotionally or mental ly attack me orthe medical providers or assistants when the choice

is made.Abortion is a legal medical procedure. We needto make sure it is also sae and accessible. Its toughenough to make the decision; lets show some supportor those who have. More supporters o abortion rightsneed to speak out.

I think Madeline Burrows (April 13, 2011, www.

socialistworker.org) said it best: We need to rebuild anunapologetic abortion rights movement that can edu-cate this generation about what lie was like beore Roev. Wade, and explain how legal and unded accessto abortion saves millions o womens lives ever y year.

She goes on to say, We cant let the right wing ob-scure the voices o thousands o young women whowill ace unintended pregnancies this year ... [may]pro-choice activists pour into the streets and demandno more concessions to a womans right to choose.

he decision to have an abortion is so extremelypersonal and private, its no wonder those who supportit are not as vocal as those opposed. No one wants tobe attacked and yelled at about what was already a verydiicult decision to make.

Katherine G. PebleyStaff Writer

Elizabethtown Collegeinals are next week,and summer is ast ap-proaching. By now, every-one has an idea or howthey want to spend theirvacation, whether its sleep-

ing, working, partying orwhatever.

But honestly, most o uswaste our summers. I knowI certainly have in the past.I basically spent last sum-mer sleeping and hangingout at my house in the airconditioning.

We all start out the vaca-tion catching up on sleepand just sitting around be-

cause we nally have time,but oen it ends up extend-ing into June and July, andbeore we know it were backat school and all weve done

or three and a hal monthsis absolutely nothing.

For those o you whohave summer jobs, youwaste less o your time, butyou eel like youre wastingmore o it. Working or thesummer is a great idea itkeeps you busy, and givesyou money to do otherthings. You just have toremember that having a jobisnt the only thing to do.

Im staying on campusthis summer and workingor Facilities Management.

I will work, starting May

23, Monday through Fridayrom 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. osomeone who has never

had a summer job beore,thats a little daunting.But Im going to have

a large chunk o my daylet every day, and Ill haveweekends. I think that willlead to better time manage-ment or me. Im going tomake money and then indsome way to spend it.

So, I urge you, Etownstudents, dont waste yoursummer. here is a hugechunk o time coming upwhen you can inally en- joy not having homeworkor