Thursday, November 20, 2014

The Etownianwww.etownian.com Vol. 111. Issue 10

CAMPUS LIFE Junior reviews Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” | PAGE 8 SPORTS Student-athletes earn spot on academic honor roll | PAGE 11

Community celebrates festive season with Thanksgiving dinner, tree lighting traditions

SCPS adds online health care degree

Elizabethtown College’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) recently introduced a new

online bachelor’s degree offering in Health Care Administration. According to the SCPS website, the addition “blends the

theory, design, management and practice of healthcare into a comprehensive learning program,” which is designed to prioritize “ethics, fiscal responsibility, technological solutions, critical thinking and communication skills in the health care environment.”

The new health care administration program “is a dynamic program for working professionals seeking to obtain a baccalau-reate degree in an environment that provides both accelerated learning and flexibility,” according to SCPS’s website. Graduates of the program will be prepared to work in a variety of health care settings, as well as in health insurance companies or at nutrition and wellness organizations.

SCPS houses Etown’s degree programs for adults and allows the College to expand its learning community. It provides learning experiences tailored to adult learners separate from the traditional College.

by TIANA FERRANTE

Weather turns cold, administration issues inclement weather policy reminder

Now that we’re gett ing bitter hints of last year’s

cold at 20 degrees and eight degrees wind chill, it’s also the season to know the facts on Elizabethtown College’s Inclement Weather Policy. A reminder of the policy was distr ibuted through email to the College community yesterday.

According to the College’s website, weather updates “will be posted on the official Col-lege Facebook and Twitter accounts, the College website

and the Elizabethtown College Hotline (717-361-1988).”

Decisions about delays, can-cellations or early dismissals are made before 5:30 a.m. whenever possible and are communicated through the EC Alert system, social media and Headline News emails.

Specif ic information on inclement weather policies is available in the student, staff and faculty handbooks.

The Headline News email distributed yesterday reminded the campus community that “extreme weather rarely forces delays or cancellations.”

by TIANA FERRANTE

Intellectual Film Club, CATRA create new event

Each fall, the Intellectual Film Club puts on a production of “The Rocky Horror Picture

Show,” for which the club must raise $600 to pay for the rights and royalties. In past years, the club has had to raise the funds on their own. Christine Morzek, President of the Intellectual Film Club explains, “This year we were lucky to get funding from Student Senate so we finally had the ability to do something else with the money that we made.” The group was able to create a new event called Corsets for a Cause and used that money to help the Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association (CATRA) and turned this year’s event on Nov. 15 into a fundraiser specifically focused on collecting material as well as monetary donations for the association.

CATRA has had the opportunity to work with countless individuals with disabilities since 1985 through animal-assisted therapy, giving the disabled persons one-on-one horseback riding experiences. Horseback riding is used therapeutically to help individuals build muscle, improve balance, increase coordination, develop motor planning skills, build confidence and self-worth as they participate in an athletic task and reach goals they never thought they could reach. Competition horseback riding events are used to help show riders their progress and to work with individuals to set and exceed goals. Along with horses, CATRA works with numerous other animals: dogs, cats, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, pot-bellied pigs, chickens and ducks. The Intellectual Film Club has hopes of continuing their relationship with CATRA.

“We want to get members of the film club out there and actually giving some help,” Morzek said. CATRA is always looking for donations — primarily dog, cat and rabbit supplies, crackers for goats, paper towels, hot drink mixes and other various snack items. Monetary donations are also accepted and can be given directly to CATRA via their website or through Christine Morzek, the president of the Intellectual Film Club.

by JACOB HOPKINS

ArtsPress hosts fine arts senior seminar art show

Art is indefinable,” senior fine arts major Melissa “Mikki” Stewart said.

“I don’t think it should be restricted by my own definition of my art.”

Stewart is one of six seniors who dis-played their works at a gallery opening, held at ArtsPress on Friday, Nov. 14. Her works included pieces called “One Artist’s Trash…,” “Phoenix Nest,” “Barely Holding On” and “Maiko.”

Also in the f ine arts seminar are

Rebecca Nelson, Elizabeth Hirshberg, Taylor “Daisy” Curtain, Danielle Nelson and Ellyn Frisch. The artists included work in the form of photographs, bronze, mixed media, glass, ceramics, prints and sculpture. From the pieces to the creative processes of the artists, each had a differ-ent style and method.

R. Nelson included a glass piece called “Buried” and a ceramic piece called “Bird-cage.” She explained that her inspiration for “Buried” came from a love of skeletal features, because they can be identified on

every person, whatever the person looks like on the outside.

“[I thought the pieces] were a beautiful way to express that,” Nelson said.

Hirshberg’s work was inspired largely by her hometown of Martha’s Vineyard. The work she displayed were tit led “Ocean Debris,” “Martha’s Vineyard West Chop Lighthouse #1” and “The Sound of Music.”

by SAMANTHA WEISS

SCENE ON CAMPUS

Sophomore Amanda Robbins, like most other students on campus, has been bundled up the past few days to stay warm.

Photo: Luke Mackey

All a cappella groups make ICCAs

by TIANA FERRANTE

SEE ARTSPRESS PAGE 3

Photo: Luke MackeyThe School of Continuing and Professional Studies delivers programming at several locations but has its office in Hoover.

Every Elizabethtown College a cap-pella group made the cut for the next

International Championship of Collegiate a Cappella (ICCA) singing competition. Melica, Phalanx and Vocalign are scheduled to compete in the ICCA Mid-Atlantic Quar-terfinal on Feb. 7 in Eisenhower Auditorium at Pennsylvania State University.

Melica, which is the College’s all-woman a cappella group, represented Etown at the ICCA at Rutgers University in New Jersey last year. This time around, all three groups have the opportunity to compete against two other a cappella teams from Dickinson College and four from Pennsylvania State University, as well as one group from York College of Pennsylvania. Varsity Vocals owns and coordinates each competition. According to Varsity Vocals’ website, “the competitions receive applications each fall” and accepted groups first participate in the ICCA Quarterfinals. ICCA Finals are held in New York City.

Photo: Luke Mackey

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November 20, 2014page 2 NewsEnglish department chair calls for proposals to undergraduate conference

High impact practices have been defined as “situations

in which students seem to experience more focused and accelerated learning,” according to Dr. David Downing, Chair of the Elizabethtown College English Department and Ralph W. Schlosser Professor of English.

Downing has invited English majors and minors and creative writing minors to experience this accelerated learning for them-selves by submitting a research proposal or summary of a cre-ative work on the theme of “Lit-erature, Creativity and Humor” to the annual Undergraduate Literature and Creative Writing Conference at Susquehanna Uni-versity. The conference will take place on March 16, 2015.

According to an email Down-ing distributed to students in the English department, “This conference can give you a chance to get broader feedback on your work, to meet some impressive undergraduates from several mid-Atlantic states — and, of course, it’s a solid resume item.”

Any students who are inter-ested in participating in the conference should e-mail ENG-LISH@SUSQU.EDU with a sub-ject line of “Conference: [Title of Paper]” and attach an abstract

of approximately 300 words for their proposed research paper or creative work, along with a two-page sample of a 15-minute presentation. The deadline for submissions is December 15, and there is a $30 registration fee.

Etown has its own version of this conference: Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD), which will occur from April 20-21, 2015. SCAD describes itself as “recognizing scholarly and artistic accomplishments in the liberal arts, performing arts, sci-ences and professional studies.”

Students interested in par-ticipating in SCAD must find a faculty mentor to work with them on their proposed project, and submit to their mentor an abstract of 250 words summariz-ing their research or listing the musical piece, style of dance or medium used for their perfor-mance or exhibit. There is also a contest for students interested in designing a cover for the pro-gram. The submission period for both the conference and the contest will run from February 9-27, 2015.

Downing is planning on ar-ranging a group tr ip to the Susquehanna University confer-ence, so he asks students to email him at DOWNINDC@ETOWN.EDU if their research proposals are accepted.

by CORINNE MCCARTHY

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Elizabethtown coffee shop ArtsPress displays senior fine arts majors’ work in gallery

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“‘The Sound of Music’ was a piece I made with plastic ears and a metronome,” Hirshberg said. “I made it in dedication of my younger brother who has a hearing disorder, but continues to play music.”

D. Nelson focuses her art on her life experiences. She created “Technicolor Horse” and “Boathouse Sunset” after horseback riding for a large part of her life and growing up near Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, Pa.

“As an artist, I work to develop draw-ings, paintings, prints and sculptures that speak to me and to others,” Nelson said.

The artists were expected to write a statement that explained the pieces they included in the show, their artistic style or their common inspirations. As a part of their senior seminar, fine arts majors are expected to present their work in a show. Though this is part of every seminar class’

syllabus, this is the first time the students have had a direct hand in creating the show. The students have each been fea-tured in art shows before, some as early as elementary school, but composing the event was a skill they had to develop.

“They learned some of the realities of putting a show together and make it successful,” Mr. Milton Friedly, professor of art, said.

The students each had a role to play in creating the show. The goal was to create a cohesive project for which each could take personal ownership. Each of the artists presented between two and four pieces at the show. Some were creations of this semester, while others were created as many as two years ago.

All of the pieces have a story, even if the artists choose not to share it. Several of the artists prefer to let the art speak for

itself, rather than impress meaning upon it, like Stewart.

“Photography is my main passion. I have a lot of love for it and it helps keep me calm,” Curtain said. “I almost always take my camera with me and if something catches my eye, I take a picture.”

She included two photographs in the show, entitled “Eddie” and “Schuylkill River;” the inspiration for which she found in the natural areas near her home.

The gallery will remain open until mid-January and can be viewed during ArtsPress’s business hours.

In January, Jeneva Augello, the owner of ArtsPress, hopes to open another gal-lery of student art. Gary Siegel, owner of Peach Alley Court, donated the food for the gallery, hoping to encourage partici-pation in the arts. He hopes to take part in the upcoming event, as well.

Students’ works are currently being featured at ArtsPress in Elizabethtown, giving students valuable experience setting up an art show.

Photo: Luke Mackey

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Thanksgiving dinner, tree lighting events are festive tradition

Photos: Luke Mackey

Elizabethtown College prides itself on building and maintaining a community

feel between students, faculty and staff. In order to uphold this standard, the College has adapted several traditions unique to Etown. These traditions are long-standing and are used to bring the community together several times during a school term.

Of these traditions, the most well-known happen on the same day. While they celebrate different holidays, Thanksgiving dinner and

the tree lighting are packaged into one night of holiday festivities. These holiday festivities occurred last night.

The Marketplace, Concourse and KAV are rearranged to accommodate the students and servers. Thanksgiving dinner is the only dinner of the school year where students are served at their tables. Most Marketplace employees are given the night off to celebrate with friends.

Students are encouraged to dress up and enjoy a “family” holiday meal with friends while taking a break from schoolwork and stress. The family-style meal is served by vol-

unteers and members of the faculty and staff to reward students for the work they have done until that point in the semester. After dinner, a photographer takes free family pho-tos so that students can remember the event.

Dinner concludes at 7:30 p.m., which gives students time to travel to the tree lighting. Hot chocolate and cookies are available for the at-tendees. Thanksgiving dinner hasn’t changed much in the years since the idea’s inception, but the tree lighting has undergone a minor alteration. The tree to be lit is no longer in the Dell, but rather in the center of campus, directly in front of Zug Hall, which is the tree

lighting’s original location. The a cappella groups perform Christmas

songs before the ceremony, and President Carl Strikwerda reads a story to the student body. He has read The Polar Express in past years because of a personal connection to the author. The story is always a surprise to students, though that doesn’t stop them from guessing which it will be this time.

In one evening, Etown students are able to celebrate two holidays with their College families. This tradition is a bright spot in the semester for many students, as it has been in past years.

by SAMANTHA WEISS

Adjunct Faculty Member of the English Department Tyler Grimm’s students

might be surprised to learn that Grimm did not know he wanted to be a writer until his junior year of college. Grimm revealed this and much more at his presentation, “The Working Novelist,” on Friday, Oct. 31 in the main lobby of Myer Residence Hall as part of Fantabulous Fridays. He described his journey to becoming a writer, which started when a roommate introduced him to the world of writing. After talking with his roommate’s poetry professor, Grimm realized that writing was the career for him. However, he did not follow that career path until May of 2012, when he earned his mater’s degree in creative and professional writing from Wilkes University.

Prior to that, he graduated from Ship-pensburg University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and immediately went back to school to earn a master’s degree in counsel-ing psychology. “I just thought that was what I was supposed to do,” he said. Grimm also took an internship working with abused chil-dren. He ended up dropping out of graduate school due to health problems. Grimm then worked as a therapist and turned to writing as “a way to work through” his own problems. His girlfriend convinced him to apply to a writing program, and he was accepted into a program that only takes 25 applicants per year. Grimm described how overwhelmed he felt being surrounded by so many ac-complished professors and peers. At times, he thought, “I shouldn’t be here.” A fellow student also felt that way. That was Adjunct Faculty Member of the English Department Jeff Minton. The two became good friends, and now they are both professors at Eliza-bethtown College.

Grimm’s first job after graduation was writing feature articles for Celebrate Get-tysburg Magazine. Then, Richard Fellinger, faculty fellow in the Writing Wing of Learn-ing Services, who also graduated from Wilkes University with a master’s degree in creative writing, helped Grimm earn a job at Etown. Grimm eventually went on to get his master’s in fine arts degree (M.F.A.). In May 2013, he completed his M.F.A. master’s dis-sertation, and he described this year as “the hardest year of my life; it was brutal.” After that, he wrote a short film, but the funding fell through on the project. He also helped do research for the Virginia Safe Coast Re-port, which illustrated the effects of global warming on the Virginia Coast.

Describing his writing process, he said, “everything I write is inspired by something in my life.” He often takes scenarios that went badly and rewrites them in a way they could have gone better and vice versa. He went through a period of not writing, and he

recalled Fellinger’s advice to him: “You just have to write through it.” Grimm then had days of intensive writing. “I go on these great binges where I write, and then sleep for a few hours, and then write again,” Grimm said These can last for three or four days in a row.

His first piece of advice for aspiring writ-ers was, “you have to actually write.” He also said being a novelist is the “most vulner-able experience. When I’ve spent months, years, on a novel … I send it out there and people start ripping it apart.” He noted that companies often view a writer’s work as a product, not something “you just poured yourself into.”

With writing, he said, “you get to work with a lot of great people, but you have to trust them because you’re putting a huge part of yourself in their hands.” Grimm also commented on the current state of the pub-lishing industry, saying that it is not adapting to consumer needs like the music industry has done. “Amazon has absolutely gutted the publishing industry,” he said. The industry is rich in part because of ebooks that sell for as low as 99 cents. His number one piece of advice for aspiring writers is to network. This has helped him countless times in his career.

Despite the difficulties Grimm faced on his path to becoming a writer, he knows he has made the right career decision. Grimm has known ever since he got accepted into that writing program, when he described himself as feeling like, “I was finally where I was supposed to be. I was with the people I was supposed to be with.”

Dr. Matthew Fritz, associate professor of music, gave a presentation titled “Secular

Music of the Renaissance” at Elizabethtown College on Thursday, Nov. 13, which explored the character of Phyllis in English madrigals.

Fritz’s presentation focused on the English madrigal, which is choral music that is in some circumstances performed with accompaniment.

Madrigals were a highly popular type of music during the Renaissance. Fritz said that from 1590 to 1620, 740 volumes of English madrigals were published. The large number of volumes would have indicated the popularity because making music during that time was expensive; madrigals would only have been worth producing if they had great popularity. Their popularity was due, in part, to the relatable themes they used and the then- novel idea of matching notes and lyrics. Fritz explained that during the Renaissance there were two types of madrigals: the Italian and the English. The Italian madrigal focused more on the culture of the time, whereas the English madrigal included themes such as pastoralism, love and the heart.

The madrigal first appeared during the

Renaissance when people began to explore humanism through creative expressions of literature and music. The concept of the “self ” also fueled the invention of madrigals. Composers of madrigals explored human nature through the concepts of love and the self. Additionally, as the madrigals developed further, the composers began matching the musical composition to the lyrics. For instance, composers would pair the rise in action in the lyrics with a crescendo in the music. Fritz explained that the theme of unrequited love, which exists in many of the madrigals, was relatable to him when he began singing them during ninth grade. From that age onward, Fritz was fascinated with the madrigals, their different themes and the character of Phyllis. He referred to her as a character that shows up throughout various madrigals. She becomes an additionally interesting figure because she appears in madrigals of multiple composers.

Fritz explained that “The Oxford Book of English Madrigals” is currently the best book available on the subject. Madrigals contained a multitude of characters, both within a single madrigal and throughout the scope of all the madrigals written. However, Phyllis became a repeating character throughout many. “Phyllis seems to be the one who shows up at least five times, if not more, in this one book,” Fritz said,

adding that many scholars agree that she is an important figure throughout the genre.

Composers often portrayed Phyllis as the ideal woman. One composer described Amaryllis, another character in a madrigal, as being more beautiful than fair Phyllis. Fritz said that this was a daring statement for a composer to make because Phyllis was set as a form of benchmark for the beauty of women.

To better understand Phyllis, Fritz studied all the authors and composers who had written about her. He said finding all the poems Phyllis appears in was difficult because composers rarely credited the poets because they preferred

to attribute the poem to themselves. “Few composers really admitted to their failure as poets,” Fritz said. Furthermore, many editors would change the texts quite drastically so that they became difficult to recognize in their original poetic form; however, one clear string of writers he found was Ovid, Virgil, Petrarch, Gower, Chaucer and Spenser. All were famous poets, indicating that Phyllis was very much an over arching character throughout poetry.

Fritz asserted that Phyllis may have played an integral part of the growing independence of women. “In essence, who is Phyllis? Perhaps she is the ideal Renaissance woman, or maybe she is the evolution of woman,” Fritz said. “She is womankind in its many manifestations.” He said that she evolved from a helpless victim to an independent woman, reflecting and aiding the shift of women’s roles in society. Even scholars use Phyllis as evidence of how society’s view of women began to change. Fritz also suggested that Phyllis may have become more popular as a figure for independent women during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England because she was the first queen to rule England without marrying. Thus, Phyllis would have provided a popular figure which supported Elizabeth’s desire to rule alone. Phyllis asserted the roles of women’s slowly rising power in society.

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Fritz explores the character of Phyllis in English madrigals

Spence explains music selection, educational, entertaining pieces

On Sunday, Nov. 16 in Leffler Chapel and Per-

formance Center, the Depart-ment of Fine and Performing Arts hosted a performance by the Elizabethtown Col-lege Community Orchestra. The orchestra is made up of 78 musicians, who are both students at the College tak-ing orchestra as a class and members of the community. This aspect of the orchestra makes the group very unique on campus. This season’s rep-ertoire consisted of a variety of works, including Farandole and American Patrol, and a selection of composers from Bach to Tchaikovsky.

The ensemble is led by Dr. Robert Spence, the director of instrumental music, who also leads both the College’s orchestra and the symphonic band. He has been involved with the programs for several years and looked forward to this orchestra concert. He emphasized two important points that he enjoys about his position: making the experi-ence educational and keeping it entertaining. He explained that this is for both the audi-ence and the members of the orchestra because when the audience attends the concert, they are not only entertained by the program, but educated by the history and ideas that surround the selections.

Similarly, the performers in

the orchestra are entertained with the music that they learn to play, but they also get a good educational experience out of it. They worked on the music for several months to perfect it and learned how to work with their section and as an ensemble, becom-ing overall better musicians. When choosing the repertoire, Spence says that he tries to make the music both enter-taining and educational by choosing pieces that will give a musical experience and be fitting to the skill level of the orchestra. Spence also selects pieces he is familiar with that the ensemble as well as the audience will enjoy.

The concert opened with short performances from the College’s horn ensemble and percussion ensemble. After their performances, the or-chestra began its first piece, a selection from the opera “Samson and Delilah,” writ-ten by Camille Saint-Saëns, the story of which is based off the biblical tale. They contin-ued with two pieces written by Bach, first a chorale titled “Wachet auf,” followed by the “Little Fugue in G minor,” ar-ranged for orchestra from the organ. At the end of the first half, the orchestra performed two selections from the play L’Arlésienne; “Menuet,” which was guest conducted by senior Joe Holbock, concluding with “Farandole,” conducted by senior Jason Sandonato.

After a short intermission,

the orchestra continued its concert with a section of a string quartet by Tchaikovsky entitled “Andante Catabile.” It was followed by an arrange-ment of “American Patrol,” a march originally written for piano, that has become one of the country’s many patriotic songs. The last piece of the night was entitled “Hand-prints,” written by modern composer Steven Amundson. “Handprints” stuck out to Spence as a piece he thor-oughly enjoyed and looked forward to performing. It is a piece that starts off calmly and as it goes on it builds in inten-sity. The piece also featured organ music.

Since the orchestra is made up of both students and mem-bers of the community, it pres-ents a different twist on how the group is run because there are members from as young as middle school to those who have been playing for several decades. There are also Etown alumni who were a part of the band as students and who now return as members of the or-chestra. Overall, the orchestra provides a very nice musical experience to see or participate in. There will be two final concerts from the Fine and Performing Arts Department this semester: Sunday, Nov. 23, the Symphonic Band will be performing their concert, and the Annual Family Christmas Concert will be on Wednesday, Dec. 3, both in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center.

by JUSTIN PECHULIS

by EMILY DRINKS

Photo: Luke Mackey

The College’s community orchestra performed pieces ranging from Bach to Amundson to American Partol as part of their fall concert on Sunday, Nov. 16.

by CORINNE MCCARTHY

Photo: Luke Mackey

Grimm shared his journey to becoming a writer with students as part of Fantabulous Fridays on Friday, Oct. 31 at Elizabethtown College.

“In essence, who is Phyllis? Perhaps she is the ideal Renaissance

woman, or maybe she is the evolution of woman,”

~Dr. Matthew Fritz

Grimm encourages students to pursue writing, publishing

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M&M Mars lecturer details business culture, leadership skillsby NOEL ABASTILLAS

On Friday, Nov. 14, Scott Rogers spoke as part of the M&M Mars Executive

Lecture Series. Rogers is the President of the Glatfelter Agency, a full service insurance agency for personal, business and commercial clients. His lecture centered around his life, how he progressed through the independent insurance agency and aspects of leadership.

Rogers attributes his successful career to the culmination of his life experiences. He has made mistakes, but he said, “if you aren’t mak-ing mistakes, you aren’t learning.” The most important part of making mistakes is how to learn from them.

At a young age, Rodgers learned how to run a business by observing his family’s business. Later, he was a leader in his fraternity and his community. Rodgers wanted to be a part of the decision-making process, which is why he want-

ed to be a leader. He originally wanted to be a stockbroker, but when the stock market crash of Black Monday on Oct. 19, 1987 happened, this became a less desirable career path at the time to Rodgers. Instead, he tried working in insurance. The general idea was that Rodgers could gain life experience in the insurance industry and then go back and become a stockbroker, but he never understood the logic of leaving one’s success-ful career in one industry to go to another. He stayed in the insurance industry in management training. Rodgers was in a leadership position in which he could work with individuals and develop personal lines of insurance.

Later, Rodgers was promoted in upper man-agement; he was in his 20s, working with people twice his age. One of the essential things he learned about leadership was that Rodgers had to encourage the right behavior in his employ-ees without breaking their spirit. Although he received a promotion, Rodgers grew tired of having someone influencing his manager from

a higher level. Instead, he became a retail man-ager, which brought him more independence. It was up to him to do the work. Rodgers would have to give the right lectures and make sure he was developing the right business relationships; otherwise, he would not get paid. He was work-ing with an insurance company in California that let him contribute to the community. Rodg-ers was also working as the board president of the Sacramento Zoo. He later left to work on the east coast to be near his wife’s family. Rodgers discovered the Glatfelter Agency in York, Pa., which he chose for their community-minded background.

Art Glatfelter founded the Glatfelter Agency in 1951 when he wanted to create insurance plans for volunteer firefighters. It is the 15th largest agency in the U.S. The agency became an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that provides the company’s workforce with an ownership interest in the company, so all em-ployees can benefit from the company’s growth.

Rogers also said sales are used in all aspects of life. Leadership is similar to friendship because it takes time to cultivate. A manager has to set the tone for the company and represent the community. In sales, people need to focus on the identity that they share with the community be-cause they represent the company. They should be able to represent ideas the customer should expect. “Money is the result of serving people well. It is a honorable thing; it is hard work. Money is the result of hard work,” Rodgers said.

He also believes in the importance of busi-ness culture. The company does not have casual Fridays because they are professionals. There is only one time to create a first impression. The Glatfelter Agency develops their culture by integrating with the community. Their inde-pendent insurance agents have a servant men-tality, and they spend their time and resources on churches and schools to stay civically and socially-minded, as well as volunteering and donating to various charities.

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Semester concludes smoothly for those with good study habits, organization skills

Before the most wonderful time of the year comes the most stressful time of

the year. As the end of the semester draws near, it is important to establish a game plan to conquer the last projects, papers and exams of 2014. Grab your textbooks and some coffee, and prepare to ace your exams! Here are some tips to help you survive the next few weeks:

Know when to start. Finals are only a couple of weeks away, but the time to make sure you are ready for your exams is now. Keep track of due dates and set realistic goals — starting immediately! Instead of stressing yourself out the night before the exam, review materials far enough in advance so that you can sleep the night before instead of cramming.

Know when to stop. On the other hand, we all get to the point where no matter how much we force ourselves to keep studying, we have ceased being productive. So when you have reached your limit, grant yourself a guilt-free study break. Go for a walk, take a snack break, watch a movie … remember to recharge your battery to ensure that you make the most out of each study session.

Outline! Highlight! Consider which methods help you learn the content best, and go all out. If you know that outlining the information in your professors’ slides is the only way you are sure to memorize, make time to do so starting now. If making flashcards is your favorite way of reviewing vocabulary, purchase index cards or make a Quizlet account this week so you do not run into complications the night before your test. At the very least, review and highlight your handwritten notes; handwriting trumps typing when it comes to remembering factual details and overarching concepts. Having efficient note-taking and study skills is the best way to prepare for exam week. Stop by Learning Services or request a tutor for quick tips on how to expedite your studying .

Get comfortable. Before beginning a study session, make sure you have e ve r y t h i ng i n p l a c e t o m a x i m i z e productivity and minimize distractions. Eat well, wear comfortable clothing and have any supplies you may need around you to avoid having to get up and down a million times. Deprive yourself of the excuse to go to the Blue Bean by setting out water and coffee for yourself ahead of time. Silence your phone and turn your television off. Employ a browser extension like StayFocusd or StrictWorkflow if you have a bad habit of checking Facebook instead of doing research. If you know you do not study well in your room or can

anticipate your roommate keeping the TV on full volume, head to one of the many quiet study areas we have around campus: the library, your department’s student lounge, your dorm’s lobby, the Bird Cage. We are lucky to have so many quiet places around campus that allow us to relax in relative isolation while getting work done.

Take advantage of resources. If you are not feeling very confident studying certain materials, recruit friends and classmates to study with you. Not only do they have the potential to act as great motivators and can stand by you even when studying gets tedious, but also hearing them explain certain concepts differently than your professors will offer you new perspectives that could improve your overall comprehension of the topics presented in class. Make sure to return the favor; ‘teaching’ your peers may help you retain information even better and confirms that you can confidently recall what you need to for the test.

Research, research, research! That paper is not going to write itself. Make sure you are adequately prepared to support a thesis or summarize a study by reading up on the subject matter as much as you can. Utilize the resources available online and at The High Library. The library can also provide you with texts we do not have on campus through the Interlibrary Loan system. Our generation is fortunate to have a world of information at our fingertips, so use that new iPhone 6 to look up subjects that you might need to learn a little bit more about. It is better to be overprepared than underprepared, and it’s nice to have an excuse to Google something other than “proper APA format” during a study session every now and then.

Talk to your professors. Who else is better at clarifying confusing concepts than the very people who teach them? Though the idea of approaching your professors outside of class might not sound like the most exciting way to spend your time, remember that Elizabethtown College is the type of school that fosters strong student-teacher relationships. Stop by your professors’ offices to ask questions — they will appreciate the break from grading, and you will most likely leave feeling more confident about what to expect when taking their exams and writing papers for them.

While just about everything during finals season gives us reason to panic, keeping a calm head is absolutely necessary in order to do well in school. Keep in mind that being proactive is the best way to get an A. Set yourself up for success this exam season! Best of luck to all of you.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Though the end of the semester and its influx of papers, projects and exams can be stressful, students can complete the semester successfully by utilizing their resources and maintaining good study habits.

by KELLY BERGH

FASHION COLUMNby EMILY LIDSTONE

As the temperature drops, many layers of clothing swallow you up from head to

toe. Clunky boots, thick coats, fluffy scarves and knit hats keep you warm on the rush to class or a walk around town to enjoy the crisp, late fall air. In the midst of these cold-weather-fighting fabrics, your luscious locks can get lost and forgotten.

Warm cable knit hats, homemade or store-bought, are a must-have this fall. Of-tentimes when hats are involved, hairstyles are thrown out the window. Especially in the race against the clock, the quality and state of your hair can be on the bottom of your priority list. But there are a number of quick fixes to manage to appear put-together, even when you’re late to class.

Those with Rapunzel-esque locks have a long list of options for showing off that length even while underneath a cozy hat. An abundance of braided styles are read-ily available and are even manageable on-the-go. The fishtail, French braid and pig-tail braids are some of the quickest and easiest ways to get that long hair out of your face and under your hat. One can style them messily to look laid-back and

at ease. Or they can be pulled tighter for a polished look.

Keeping perfectly straightened hair under-neath a cozy hat is another look that works in this weather. Curly tendrils peeking out from underneath hats or knit headbands is a lighter, more festive style. Chunky wool headbands are a perfect accessory if you want your coiffed hair to be seen by all. It allows for polished or messy up-dos like the messy bun or the more sophisticated top-knot. A long, sleek ponytail keeps hair together and chic with a more put-together look.

Shorter hairstyles, whether they be buzzed or bobbed, offer just as many options for hat weather. Hair can be curled, pin straight or wavy to fit your personal style and keep you warm. Buzzed hair is perfect for throwing on any style of cold weather hat. Shorter hair also makes it convenient to throw on a warm, stylish scarf, whereas long locks can get in the way.

There are a number of different fun ways to style your hair as the temperature outside drops. There is no need to give up hope in thinking that as the cold air seeps through our doors, style goes out the window.

“Homer is ap-preciative of

such gestures. He is hopeful

that, as Word-sworth sug-

gested, the ar-tifacts will aid him recall the student visits in moments of tranquility.”

Few things delight Homer as much as a visit by a

student during office hours. Such visits, infrequent and fleeting as they may be, serve to lift the veil of gloom that otherwise shrouds Homer as he maintains a lonely, Maytag repairman-like vigil in Hoover. The silence can be oppressive on occasion, and Homer finds himself straining to hear the sounds of music emanating from Professor Chichilnisky’s office next door.

So when a student visits him in his office, Homer can scarcely contain his excitement. And after the business on hand is attended to, and the student has left the premises, Homer is even more delighted when he discovers mementos left behind by the student.

Papers, pens and notebooks are the usual items that linger in Homer’s office long after their owners have departed, but in recent weeks, Homer has also had the pleasure of receiving a half-finished paper cup of some unknown beverage and a pair of gloves. The former, he surmised, was to provide him with liquid nourishment, while the gloves had been undoubtedly left on his desk to help him deal with the harsh winter months that lay ahead.

Homer is appreciative of such gestures. He is hopeful that, as Wordsworth suggested, the artifacts will aid him recall the student visits in moments of tranquility.

But there was a slight problem with the gifts. Homer could not accept them. His gift policy, which he is at pains to remind his students about every week through an email, makes it clear:

“You (the student) must not think me ungrateful when I say that I cannot accept gifts

during the regular semester. I am perfectly amenable, however, to receiving gifts after I have submitted all my grades, and would in fact be pleased to provide you with a wish list that I maintain on amazon.com. Some of these gifts could require an outlay greater than that needed to buy a cup of coffee or a pair of gloves, but there is nothing to stop enterprising teams of students from pitching in and purchasing the big-ticket items.”

Homer is considering adding this clause to his syllabus. Some carp that course syllabi have grown too long as institutional demands to add various things have mushroomed. Policies on evaluation, attendance, textbooks are all useful, but can we have too much of a good thing? Do students even read these documents, Professor Brownberg is said to have asked plaintively?

But Homer entertains no such doubts. His syllabi, unlike those of his marketing colleague Chichilnisky, who seems to prize brevity and wit,

are masterpieces of prolixity enc as e d in t horoug h ly inelegant language. And now he is planning to add his gift policy to the mix.

This policy is quite possibly at odds with several statutes in the Faculty Handbook dealing with integrity and professionalism and such. Accordingly, those engaged in discussions of enterprise risk management at the college might wish to look closely at Homer’s proposed addition to the syllabus.

Colleges, it was recently noted by the president in the Chronicle of Higher Education, must consider risk carefully. There is a good kind of risk, the sort that could lead to great rewards. But then there are other risks that should be avoided. Homer’s gift policy, though likely to lead to some rewards for him personally, is probably not what Dr. Strikwerda might consider a worthy risk for the institution.

But Homer has more important things on his mind. His desk is getting cluttered with these stranded objects, and he makes valiant attempts to return them to their rightful owners.

In the most recent instance, the beverage of uncertain chemical composition proved to be a problem. Alas, it had long since been discarded, so all he could offer was an abject apology to the unknown donor.

But the gloves were another matter! He still had those, and in fact, to ensure their safety, had transferred custody to the eminently trustworthy department secretary Ms. Karney.

Homer sent out an email to his students informing them that if one of them was missing a pair of gloves, a quick visit to Ms. Karney’s office in Hoover would be in order.

Unintentional gifts left by students during office hours amuse economics professor

by SANJAY PAUL

Imagine lounging in front of a roaring fire with a delicious hot beverage and mellow

holiday tunes playing on the radio. You are catching up with your favorite aunt or uncle, laughing between bites of pumpkin pie. You feel like you have zero cares in the world, when suddenly a horrifying and thoroughly unwelcome thought creeps into your mind: you have a fifteen-page paper due Monday, and you have not started it yet.

The holiday season is a stressful time of the year for most adults for all kinds of different reasons. Some people scramble to prepare their homes for guests; others scrape together savings to purchase gifts for their families. Still others — the bright young minds acquiring

knowledge and valuable life lessons at college — face endless stacks of assignments, research papers and final exams before they can even think about enjoying the holidays.

In some minds, this is a perfectly fair situation. Students at Elizabethtown College and similar schools know what they are getting into; the workload is without mercy. Typical comments from non-students include: “This is what you’re paying thousands of dollars for!”, “Hard work will serve you well in the end!”, “You’ve been working your rear end off all semester; don’t give up now!”, et cetera.

That is all well and good until you start making dying whale noises every time you add to your to-do list and your bloodstream turns to pure caffeine.

I would like to argue that, although college students are often capable of more

than they give themselves credit, everyone has their limits. Pushing these limits too far can be incredibly dangerous. The end of the fall semester is chaotic enough without assignments looming over our heads throughout Thanksgiving break. To minimize the stress of the last few weeks of the semester, I would much prefer that papers and tests be done before Thanksgiving.

I know ver y well that some of my classmates find this perspective illogical; having everything due right before the break might make these last couple November weeks nightmarishly busy. I get it. I’m already feeling like this has been the most demanding month of my college career.

On the other hand, I like to keep the holiday season as carefree as possible. I would much rather get the difficult weeks over with and be able to enjoy time with my family without panicking every few minutes at the thought of everything I still need to do for my classes. I find myself constantly fantasizing

about how relaxing winter break will be, and then I snap back into cold reality: there is still a long way to go.

I am sure there are plenty of other benefits to getting things done sooner rather than later. I assume it gives professors a nice cushion of grading time before finals week rolls around. It would also allow students more study time, giving us the chance to better prepare for exams. I have always believed that projects and papers push studying to the back burner, leading me to scramble when finals week begins. With all of my other assignments out of the way, I presume that I would do considerably better on my finals.

Of course, one’s feelings on this subject probably have something to do with his or her major and the classes they happen to be taking. As an English major, I typically have several major research papers or literary analyses due just before — or during — final exams. It is overwhelming to try to focus on all of them at once, and I would definitely prefer to get them out of the way beforehand. Other students have very different schedules and might benefit from a more traditional timeline.

There are endless pros and cons to weigh regarding this topic, and opinions tend to be split fairly evenly. However, I do not see myself ever changing sides on this issue. When I am biting my nails out of stress throughout Thanksgiving break, I feel like I am disrespecting my family and wasting one of my favorite days of the year. Although turning in all of my papers beforehand is a daunting thought, I think it is preferable to spending my holiday detached instead of preoccupied. While I am grateful that my professors allow students as much time as possible in which to get the work done, it seems more like a disservice when it overshadows such an otherwise warm and joyful time of year.

This fall, Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” opened on Nov.

7 to positive reviews and is quickly rising to be the biggest box office hit of the season. In under a week, “Interstellar” has made almost $50 million in ticket sales and holds a “Certified Fresh” rating on the notable movie critic website Rotten Tomatoes. Lagging just behind “Big Hero Six” in the box office, Nolan’s blockbuster appears to be the standout film for the holiday season.

“Interste l lar” i s the stor y of space-pilot-turned-farmer C ooper, played by Matthew McConaughey, and his f ight to save the human race. In the almost apocalyptic world, Cooper lives on a farm with his son and daughter in a community that is slowly suffocating under a persistent cloud of dust. After a severe dust storm, Cooper and his daughter, Murph, find a binary code pattern in the debris that reveals the coordinates to the secret NASA headquarters. Cooper and Murph go to NASA where Cooper is recruited as a pilot for the Endurance space mission. Cooper faces the most difficult decision of his life. Does he stay home with his children, or does he abandon them on Earth and leave for a space mission that would save all of humanity?

Af ter much de l ib erat ion , Cooper decides that he will accept the mission. Before he leaves, Cooper gives his daughter a watch. He tells her that time is going to change while he is in space, and it will run more slowly relative to time on Earth. A modern take on the classic special relativity thought experiment “the twin paradox,” Cooper tells Murph that

by the time he would return to Earth, they would be the same age.

In the next scene, Cooper is launched into space with a group of astronauts, including Anne Hathaway’s character, Amelia Brand. Cooper, Brand and their crew head into space destined for a worm hole near Saturn. The Endurance crew enters the worm hole and is deposited a great distance from our solar system and arrives near an enormous black hole dubbed “Gargantua.” Pre v i ous sp a c e - e x pl or at i on missions had placed astronauts on three planets near the black hole. To prevent any spoilers, I will leave you guessing about the decisions made by the crew of the Endurance and the impacts these decisions had on the future of humanity.

Like any Christopher Nolan film, “Interstellar” is visually impressive and is the kind of movie you have to see in a theater. “Interstellar” is a piece of art in which quite a lot of the science in the film is accurate. Renowned theoretical physicist Kip Thorne was an executive producer and a scientific consultant for the film. While the science in the movie

is not inaccessible to the general audience, “Interstellar” delves into some complex content about the nature of reality. The theory of relativity is a significant driving force for several of the plot points. On one of the planets that the Endurance team visits, the time is inflated because of the proximity to Gargantua. For each hour the crew spends on the planet, seven years wil l have passed on Earth. Someone unfamiliar with theoretical physics may be left saying “Whoa, this is heavy,” like Marty McFly after his experience with time travel in “Back to the Future.” As odd as this time inflation may seem, relativity supports the theory that such events are possible when you approach black holes.

A s m u c h a s I e n j o y e d

“Interstellar,” there were a few logical issues with the f i lm. The most g lar ing issue was the wormhole near Saturn. To maintain a worm hole large enough for a spaceship to pass through for the two years the Endurance traveled to reach it would require an enormous amount of energy, and the film never discusses where this source of energy is derived. Also, if a worm hole like the one in the film truly existed next to Saturn, it would noticeably alter the structure of our solar system, but the movie glosses over these little details.

While “Interstellar” is marketed as a science fiction film, there are pieces of the film that most movie-goers would enjoy. “Interstellar” has a star-studded cast, featuring the talents of McConaughey,

Hathaway, Jess ica Chastain , Michael Caine, John Lithgow and Casey Affleck. The film employs McConaughey’s solid acting to develop the dramatic emotional bond of a strong father-daughter relationship. Fans of the Stanley Kubrick classic “2001: A Space Odyssey” will clearly recognize the film’s influence on Nolan’s work.

I f you have not ye t s e en “Interstellar,” take a few hours over the upcoming Thanksgiving break to experience the film. The movie is entertaining but also has content suitable for interesting conversation and debate. Like Nolan’s previous films, such as “Inception” and the Dark Knight Trilogy, “Interstellar” is likely to have a lasting impact on popular culture.

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Newest Christopher Nolan film “Interstellar” includes striking visuals, solid acting, complex scientific ideas

by CRYSTAL UMINSKI

Benefits to due dates before Thanksgiving break do existby GRACE MARCHIONE

“I like to keep the holiday season as carefree as possible. I would much rather get the

difficult weeks over with and be able to enjoy time with my family without

panicking every few minutes at the thought of everything

I still need to do for my classes.”

“Interstellar,” which is set in space, features a star-studded cast, striking visuals and some complex scientific ideas that are presented in an accessible manner.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Photo: Luke Mackey

Having papers and projects due before students go home for Thanksgiving break frees the break up for relaxation, time with family and friends and food.

“While the science in the movie is not inaccessible to the general audience,

‘Interstellar’ delves into some complex content about the nature of reality.”

The semester is coming to an end, which, to a student, could result in tears of joy or tears of stress. But, the fall

semester can be filled with joyous occasions. Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas get students excited for lots of reasons: family time, gifts, food and lack of homework or 8 a.m. classes. On the other hand, students cannot enjoy the turkey or the too-early Christmas songs before they make it through the last few weeks.

Projects, papers, presentations and exams are the means of assessing what we have internalized over the past few months. However, these are also the means of meltdowns if not properly prepared. How we spend our few weeks leading up to finals will determine how confident or anxious we are. To prevent final week freak-outs, I asked a few students from different class years to give me a little advice and tell me what they do to prep for finals. These tips were the consensus:

1. De-stressing is the key to successMany students, when motivation strikes them, try to

get all of their work done in one sitting. This could lead to all-nighters, which is frowned upon. By attempting every assignment all at once, students risk high levels of stress and sleep deprivation. Your studies are important but so is your sanity. Taking a break from homework will help you keep your head. Instead of piling on work, try spacing out the assignments throughout the week with a few de-stressing activities in between. Senior Ben Prueitt suggested “[taking] mental breaks at least three times a week for a few hours to prevent being over-stressed.” My favorite de-stressors are napping, friend time and Netflix (limit yourself to one episode per break, not one season). By trying to finish “Orange is the New Black” or “Archer,” you’ll end up procrastinating. Which brings me to my next point.

2. Procrastinating will be the bane of your existenceI am guilty when it comes to procrastinating. What is

due tomorrow, do tomorrow, right? Wrong! Procrastinating, especially when studying for finals, is a terrible idea. There are a lot of things you want to do instead of studying, but remember this: finals encompass a lot, if not all, of the things you have learned the last four months. Procrastinating until the weekend before will not be beneficial to you or your brain. First-year Michael Yost said, “If you’ve been proactive with your work, the last couple weeks of the semester should consist of studying for final exams, preventing extra and unneeded stress.” Again, the best thing to do is organize your time and pace yourself. I make lists. Every Sunday, I plan out my week and when I can do what. By spacing out my assignments, it lessens the work load, and I am able to get all of my work done without pulling an all-nighter.

3. Study, study, study!I wanted to emphasize the importance of relaxing

first because the last few weeks can be stressful and overwhelming. But relaxing will not make you understand analogies between Old and Middle English or limits. Studying the material throughout the semester is ideal; however, cram sessions are common during the last few weeks of the semester. I find studying with other classmates to be extremely helpful. Talking through a question allows for group discussion and understanding. By using a Socratic seminar structure, students help teach each other and reinforce the information for themselves.

Setting aside specific study days can also create a routine and encourage consistent study habits. Junior Nathaniel Marlowe suggested utilizing weekends for extra study time: “Most of my friends use Saturdays to catch up and get ahead on work so they can use Sundays to relax.” Planning your work schedule ahead of time allows you to have days strictly for relaxing without falling behind on your work.

In the few weeks left of the fall semester, studying and keeping our sanity is important for many of us. Our final weeks consist of group study sessions, a few tears or temporarily living in the library. But our outside lives do not stop for finals. Some of the students I talked to spoke about finding jobs or internships for the upcoming break. Some are traveling to see family as well. Plans post-finals are a helpful reminder that there is a light at the end of the metaphorical tunnel. Regardless, remember to find your balance between studying and relaxing.

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Preparedness, ability to focus are key to a successful finals week

by ERIN GREGORY

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Holiday breaks provide opportunity to catch up, bond with family, Netflix

You are lying on your bed in a pair of Elizabethtown College

sweatpants and a raggedy old T-shirt, chomping on a snack of your preference. Your eyes are glued to the screen of a laptop, which plays an episode of your favorite televi-sion show via Netflix. A show that, if I were to guess, has been playing since the moment you turned on your laptop. Rather, since the mo-ment you returned home for break.

Be it fall, winter, spring, summer or any of the numerous holidays in-between, you’re probably think-ing about returning home to your friends and family, to your bed, to the life you left behind.

When this day does come, re-member to pack your assignments, projects, textbooks and notebooks, for the days of work have not ended. Nor have the days of sleep-depriva-tion, resume writing, exams, essays, projects and responsibilities, for we shall soon return to them with open arms and half-closed eyes.

So what becomes of those as-signments and projects over break? Are they ever completed? Are the textbooks ever cracked open? Are the notebooks ever used? I would certainly hope so! But, my fellow Blue Jays, that is not the case.

I know during the breaks we are offered, time is not usually used to get ahead in class. Rather, the free

time is used to catch up. Not only by means of academics, but also in our social lives and mental wellness.

You will spend a majority of your break catching up on homework as-signments that your professors have thrown your way. Group projects, final papers and studying for exams seem to be the most prevalent as-signments during holiday breaks.

Those assignments which have been looming above your head throughout the semester are those assignments you f ind yourself doing days before it is due even though you had the entire semester to do so.

During breaks, Etown students are most likely found catching up on their favorite television shows or movies. Whether it is “Breaking Bad,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Doc-tor Who,” a fourth re-watch of “A

Hard Day’s Night” or whatever tickles your fancy, you might watch episodes from dawn to dusk. Lucky for you, at the conclusion of an episode, Netflix automatically plays the next one in line, saving you from the laborious task of pressing a key on the keyboard.

Or maybe you would prefer to sit in front of a book rather than a screen, reading the antics of 221B Baker Street, of teenage angst in young adult fiction novels or some-where in the middle. No matter the genre, no matter the recommended reading list, Etown students may also be found with a book in hand that is not required for a course.

Just as free time allows us time to rekindle our relationships with fictional characters, it does the same for nonfictional characters; characters such as our parents, sib-lings, relatives, hometown friends and pets. Characters that actually know of your existence, who care for you, want to spend time with you and might even make you a home-cooked meal.

Being back home and seeing familiar faces gives you the chance to reminisce with loved ones and to exchange stories and laughter. A majority of students are probably most looking forward to relaxation and having an incredible amount of time to sleep. Enjoy this upcoming break. You deserve it.

by CASSANDRA ROCHELLE

“Projects, papers, presentations and exams are the means of assessing what we have internalized over the past few months. However, these are also the means of meltdowns if not properly

prepared. How we spend our few weeks leading up to finals will determine how

confident or anxious we are.”

Campus Life

Photo: Luke MackeyThough students’ workloads pile up around Thanksgiving break, the trip home offers students a much-needed opportunity to relax and recharge before finishing the semester.

“Free time is used to catch up. Not only by means of academics, but also in our social lives and mental well-

ness.”

in Etown athletics...

The men’s basketball team fell to Plattsburgh State on Saturday night in the first round of the Dutch Burch Tip-Off Tournament at Lycoming College. The Blue Jays rebounded to defeat Penn State-Schuylkill on Sunday 98-72. The men dropped to 1-2 on the season after falling to Lancaster Bible College on Tuesday night 70-58.

The women’s basketball team took home the title at the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament at Franklin & Marshall. The Blue Jays defeated Marywood and Hood to win the championship.

The wrestling team went 1-2 in dual matches on Saturday at the New York City/Pennsylvania Duals in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Blue Jays defeated Nassau Community College 23-20 before dropping their next two matches to Hunter and New York University.

The men and women’s swim teams both earned their first victories of the season on Saturday at FDU-Florham. The men pulled out a 96-77 win over Florham, while the women dominated en route to a 124-53 win.

The men’s cross country team placed 7th out of 47 teams at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships on Saturday. The women finished 3rd out of 52 teams at the Championships. Both teams will be represented at this weekend’s Division III Cross Country Championships.

in the pros...

The Arizona Cardinals improved their NFL-best record to 9-1 after defeating the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. The Lions loss was only their third of the season. With the loss, the Green Bay Packers win over the Philadelphia Eagles earned them a tie for the division lead in the NFC North. The Eagles dropped to 7-3 with the loss.

in the NCAA...

The college football world was shaken up dramatically this weekend with three top-10 teams losing. Overall, 10 top-25 teams fell over the weekend, which makes for an intriguing last few weeks of the regular season. Mississippi State University, which was previously ranked number one in the country, was knocked off by number five Alabama. The new College Football Playoff Rankings were released Tuesday afternoon. Alabama jumped from five to one with Oregon remain-ing second in the poll. Florida State, which barely escaped rival the University of Miami on Saturday, moved back to the number three spot in the rankings.

The college basketball season started to heat up on Tuesday night with three match-ups of top-25 teams playing head-to-head. Number 16 San Diego State defeated 25th-ranked Utah, fourth-ranked Duke took down 18th-ranked Michigan State, and top-ranked Kentucky dominated fifth-ranked Kansas.

Sportspage 10 November 20, 2014

Women’s basketball captures tip-off tournament for second year in a row

Men’s swimming defeats Florham for Blue Jays’ first win of new campaign

The Elizabethtown College women’s basket-ball team opened its season on Saturday

evening with a victory against Marywood University. The win earned the Blue Jays a spot in Sunday’s championship game of the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament at Franklin & Marshall College.

The Blue Jays jumped on top of Marywood in the first half, holding a 10-point halftime ad-vantage at 31-21. Through the first 20 minutes of action, senior Taylor Alwine led all scorers with 12 points on five of seven shooting from the field. Etown also had help from a few first-years with Emma Hoesman and Marissa Gingrich scoring four and five points in the first half, respectively. The Blue Jays held their largest lead of the game at 12 with just over a minute to go in the first half.

In the second half, Marywood clawed its way back, cutting the lead to four late in the game. Floor general, sophomore Krissy Pennell, kept the Blue Jays ahead by taking care of the ball and dishing out five assists to go along with her eight points.

As a team, the Blue Jays did not shoot par-ticularly well, finishing the game 22 for 62. However, Alwine shot an exceptional 11 of 15 from the field, en route to a career high of 30 points. Alwine played a team-high 35 minutes and grabbed nine rebounds to go along with her 30 points.

As Marywood came as close as two points with under a minute remaining in the game,

the Blue Jays stepped up and knocked down clutch free throws to seal the victory. Pennell went four for four in the final minute from the charity stripe, while Alwine knocked down a pair of big free throws to ice the win.

Sophomore forward Emily Martin scored seven points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Blue Jays. Hoesman and Gingrich both finished with six points on the evening.

The Blue Jays faced old Commonwealth Con-ference rival Hood College in the Championship game on Sunday night. Much like the night before, the Blue Jays jumped on their opponents early and often. Etown opened with a 10-0 lead in the first five minutes. The lead was as much as 14 early on with the Blue Jays opening the game on a 16-2 run. Alwine led the first half charge once again, shooting five of eight from the floor for 12 first-half points. She scored 10 of Etown’s first 16 points in the early run.

Hood closed the gap by halftime and trailed 26-19 going into the break. The story of the second half was the Blazers’ ability to fight back, but they were never able to get close enough to tie or take the lead. The Blue Jays were able to hold off a couple of Blazer runs in the second half and held a six point lead with under two minutes to go in the game.

After a pair of missed free throws gave Hood life with under 30 seconds remaining, the Blazers made a basket to cut the deficit to two with 19 seconds left on the clock. After two consecutive jump balls gave Hood the ball with a last-second chance, the Blazers missed a game-tying three to give the Blue Jays the victory.

Etown held on for a 50-47 win and took home the Terry Greene Memorial title for the second year in a row. Hood was 0-4 all-time against Etown going into Sunday’s Championship game.

Alwine was named Tournament Most Valu-able Player for her 46 points and 18 rebounds in two games. For the second straight night, Alwine came one rebound shy of a double-double.

Pennell joined Alwine as the only other Blue Jay to reach double-digit points. Pennell finished with 14 points, connecting on half of Etown’s 10 second-half field goals. Gingrich added seven

points for the winners, while Martin added six points, five rebounds and two blocks.

The Blue Jays were outrebounded by Hood 55-36, a statistic Etown must improve in order to continue winning games this season. How-ever, Etown did a solid job of taking care of the basketball, committing just 11 turnovers and forcing Hood to commit 30. Alwine and Pennell led the Blue Jays with four steals apiece.

The Blue Jays (2-0) will host Lancaster Bible College tonight in the team’s home-opener. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

by BRIAN LUKACSY

The women’s basketball team took home the Terry Greene Memorial Championship this weekend after victories over Marywood and Hood.

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The men’s swim team defeated Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham on Saturday for the team’s first victory of the season. The Blue Jays beat the Devils by a final of 96-77 to improve to 1-2 this year. The team’s next meet will be tomorrow night as they host Landmark Conference foe Drew University.

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The Elizabethtown College men’s swim team de-feated FDU-Florham University on Saturday, Nov.

15, 96-77. This win was the Blue Jays’ first dual win of the season.

Etown is now 1-2 going into its next meet against Drew University on Friday, Nov. 21.

Before the meet, senior Frank Capria was hopeful that the team would perform well. “The team looks forward to having a chance to get our first win of the season,” he said. “I personally look forward to attempt-ing to earn my eighth career hat trick.” Capria did just that, as he brought in three wins, while first-year David Foery achieved two.

The 200-meter medley relay proved to be a tight race, one in which FDU-Florham would take from the Blue Jays at the last second. Etown was not discour-aged by this defeat; they won the next six events of the meet.

Capria delivered on Saturday, showing his maturity and experience as a swimmer. He came out with the first win in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:01.80. He then won the 200 individual medley in 2:15.10. This time was a new season best for Capria. The lone-senior went on to win the 500 free in 5:27.50.

“Kieran Koehler and David Foery will be key swim-mers this meet with their talents in both individual and relay events,” Capria said. Foery came out with

wins in both the 200 free and the 100 free. Foery post-ed a 1:57.20 in the 200, beating FDU’s Connor Zero by 1.2 seconds. He also set a career best time in the 100 with a time of 51.10. This time would put him five seconds over the second-place swimmer in the event.

Sophomores Kieran Koehler and Ramon Rios had stand-out performances for the Blue Jays. Koehler won the 50 free with a 24.00. He shaved two-tenths of a second off his time in the event to pull off the win. Rios earned points for the Blue Jays in the 100 butterfly. He was the only swimmer to break 1:00 with a time of 59.70.

The Blue Jays will look for their next win when they return to action at home in the Alumni Pool on Friday, Nov. 21 against Drew University at 6:30 p.m. The meet will be the second Landmark Conference meet in the program’s history. The team will continue its season in non-conference action against Lebanon Valley College on Tuesday, Nov. 25 in Annville, Pa.

by KARLEY ICE

“I personally look forward to attempting to earn my eighth

career hat trick.” ~ Frank Capria

The women’s swim team of Elizabethtown College walked away from their meet on

Saturday, Nov. 16, having won 10 events and beating the other team by a long shot. The Blue Jays were up against FDU-Florham and won the meet with an incredible final score of 143-38 for their first win of the season.

This was the Blue Jays’ first meet in two weeks, and their hard practices during this short break showed in this competition. Sophomore Katie Derreth shared that every team member “continued to work so hard in those two weeks leading to the meet,” and each “pushed [themselves] to get stronger and better.” Captain fifth-year Kimberly Cosgrove shared that the Blue Jays have been trying new things this season, such as “lifting three mornings a week,” and the “coaches have really been pushing [them] in practice.” Both of these changes seem to be paying off.

Junior Amanda Long also attributed the team’s success in this meet to “the hard work [they’ve] been putting in,” and she is hope-ful that this win will lead to victories against Drew University and Lebanon Valley College, some of the Blue Jays’ “close competitors.” Derreth agreed with Long, and felt that the “whole team worked really hard to get this win,” and she asserts that the team will “con-tinue to work hard and push [themselves],” especially for their meet against Drew on Friday, Nov. 22.

Cosgrove and Long each brought home two wins for the Blue Jays on Saturday. Cos-grove won the 200 and 500 freestyle, with times of 2:10.20 and 5:43.90, respectively. Long came close to beating her season best

time as she won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:13.70. She also won the 50 free in 28-flat, and swam butterfly in the 200 med-ley relay which won with a time of 2:08.30. The other swimmers in this medley were first-year Megan Anderson who swam back-stroke, first-year Dru Schneider who swam breaststroke and senior Tara Deisher with the freestyle.

Deisher also contributed to the team’s to-tal points with a second place in the 50 free (29.20). Schneider won the 200 individual medley in 2:37.10 and added a second place in the 100 breast with a time of 1:16.30. Anderson got a win and a career best in the 100 back with a time of 1:10.40 and brought in a third place in the 500 free with 6:11.20.

Derreth clocked in at 12:51.72 for a win in the 1000 free and beat her personal best in the 500 free for second place with a time of 6:06.10. This brings her one step closer to her personal goal of breaking six minutes.

Senior Hunter Smith added a win and a personal best in the 100 fly with a time of 1:10.80.

Sophomore Sarah Alps placed second in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:50.30. She also contributed with a win in

the 100 having a time of 1:02.70, finishing just before her teammate sophomore Mariselle Parisi whose time was 1:02.90. Parisi also helped the team with her third place in the 100 breast with 1:19.60. Deisher and Smith followed suit in this event to help the Jays take the top four spots.

Other notable performances include first-year Molly Templin’s third place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:26.30 and sopho-more Aly Courtney’s third place in the 100 back in 1:24.50.

Derreth felt that the “whole team is sup-portive of each other and … push each other

to do and be [their] best.” Cosgrove said, “we all believed in ourselves [Saturday] and this helped toward the win.” She also shared “as long as we did our best, we can’t regret anything. Every meet we put forth our best effort,” and this past meet, considering the many improved times, has proved that. Long felt that having a lot of swimmers with improved time “is extremely rewarding, and creates a lot of anticipation for meets to come.” It looks as though these Blue Jays have started their season on the right foot.

The team looks to swim against Drew on Friday, Nov. 21 at home at 6:30 p.m.

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Women’s swim team earns first victory of the seasonBlue Jays take down FDU-Florham on the road, to host second Landmark opponent Friday

The women’s swim team earned their first victory of the season on Saturday afternoon at FDU-Florham, 143-38. The Blue Jays improved their record to 1-2 on the season and will host Landmark Conference opponent Drew University tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.

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by PAIGE WILLIAMS

Zimmer wins three bouts at New York City, Pennsylvania duals, team drops two of three

On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Eliza-bethtown College wrestling

team participated in the New York City/Pennsylvania Duals in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Blue Jays had three dual matches on the day, facing Nassau Community College in the opening match. Etown defeated Nassau 23-20 in the opener before falling to Hunter and New York University in their other two duals. The Blue Jays finished the day with a 1-2 record in the three duals.

Etown trailed early, 8-6 after back-to-back major decisions by Nassau, but the Blue Jays were able to take back the lead when first-year Chris Kummerer won a 5-4 decision at 149 pounds and junior Mike Lammer won a major decision at 157 pounds.

Nassau fought back to take a 14-13 lead after a pin at 165 pounds before the Blue Jays won three straight

weight classes. Senior Zeke Zim-mer, sophomore Luke Fernandez and senior Jared Weaver all took home victories at 174, 184 and 197, respectively. The victories gave the Blue Jays a 23-14 lead and guaran-teed the team’s first dual victory of the season.

The tables were turned in Etown’s second dual match against Hunter, falling behind early, 12-0. Junior Chad Lammer and his brother Mike both earned pins at 149 and 157 to tie the match at 12. In the last eight bouts of the match, seven were de-cided by pin. Hunter earned four of the seven pins to take the match 36-17.

The one match not decided by a pin was Zimmer’s 20-3 technical fall victory for his second victory of the afternoon. It brought the Blue Jays within one point of Hunter, but Hunter scored 18 points via pins over the final three bouts.

In the final dual of the day, the Blue Jays ran into the buzzsaw that is New York University. NYU went undefeated on Saturday, winning all four matches at the NYC/PA Duals. New York University received six pins en route to a 43 point showing in the final match of the day. The Blue Jays fell 43-6 with their two wins coming from junior Bryan Pflanz at 133 pounds and Zimmer at 174 pounds. Zimmer’s win was a major decision over New York’s Roman Accetta, 17-6. Zimmer finished the day undefeated with three victories in three bouts. He outscored his three opponents 43 to 10 on Saturday.

The Blue Jays will host Wilkes University on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Etown will have one more dual match before the holidays. York College (Pa.) will visit Thompson Gymnasium on Tuesday, Nov. 25 for a 7:30 p.m. match.

Photo: Athletics DepartmentThe wrestling team won their first match against Nassau Community College on Saturday at the New York City/Pennsylvania Duals in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Blue Jays dropped the next two matches against Hunter and New York University to finish the day 1-2.

by BRIAN LUKACSY

The Landmark Conference released its list of 2014 Fall Academic Honor Roll selections on Tuesday, and 53 Blue Jay athletes were recognized. In total, 371 student-athletes were named to the Honor Roll.

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“We all believed in ourselves,

and this helped toward the win.”

~ Kimberly Cosgrove

Elizabethtown College Fall Student Athletes on Landmark Academic Honor Roll

Men’s Cross Country

Women’s Cross Country

Jon AndersonSam BrooksSam CooperDan GreshPatrick JonesAndrew LeskoZach TramaMike Twist

Lydia DearieBrianna EarnshawAmy GesslerAlexis GroceNicole LudwigKayla NovakCasey QuintoNicolette SiermineAmelia TearnanMegan TursiAshley Underkofler

VolleyballTaylor BeckJen CookShannon DeckSamantha HicksSteph HighKarley IceBrynne KirschMegan McNaulKelci Scannapieco

Men’s SoccerRodrigo BarreraDavid BorettiKristopher DavisMartin FevreAndres HartmanJeff LightJustin SignoraShane Votto

Field Hockey

Alyssa AicheleTaylor AlwineHalley DonlinLisa FooseHannah HeritageJacki HikesKendra HudsonAndrea KeadyNicole LeafEmily MasonMarissa SneeringerAddie Stang

Women’s Soccer

Lauren BerryMorgan ChambersMiriah DwyerLauren FredericksDana Robidoux

*Student-Athletes must be at least a sophomore and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher

The Blue Jays opened their season against a strong Plattsburgh

State University of New York when they traveled to Williamsport for the Dutch Birch Tip-Off this past weekend. The Cardinals, coming off a trip to the Sweet Sixteen of the Division III tournament last season, came into this season as a preseason top-25 program. It was going to be a tough contest for Elizabethtown College. Seniors Lee Eckert and Joe Bodnar were bright spots among the Jays’ 74-59 loss. Eckert dropped 20 points and had an impressive 53 percent shooting performance from the floor. Bodnar put up nine points on eight attempts and was 50 percent from the floor.

The Jays led early on, after Bodnar hit his first two shots of the night, giving Etown a 4-1 lead. However, the Cardinals made it 8-6 soon after never looked back, outscoring Etown 43-28 in the first half, and evening it out at 31 a piece in the second.

“We did a pretty good job on the offensive end,” Bodnar said on the team’s performance. “We still need to work a little on our execution on offense, cutting down turnovers and really need to work on our defense as a team.” It was not the result they

wanted, but the team left the game with some inclination of how they can improve going forward. It is still early in the season, and with 22 games remaining on the schedule, there is plenty of time to grow as a team. This doesn’t stop the Blue Jays from setting high goals for themselves. “As a team we have high expectations for the season,” Bodnar said. “We hope to win a lot of games and the ultimate goal is to win the Landmark Conference our first year.”

In Etown’s second game of the weekend, they took on Penn State Schuylkill, and cruised past them to the tune of 98-72. It was a contest they always felt they could win, especially after starting the game 11-for-17 in shooting and gaining a relatively comfortable 26-14 lead after only eight and a half minutes. At the half, they were 22-for-35 shooting and led Schuylkill 53-35. Eckert was the eventual top-scorer for the Jays with 20 points, followed by senior Tyler Simpkiss with 15, and sophomore Josh Eden with 14.

Although the Blue Jays defeated Penn State Schuylkill convincingly, Eckert was not completely pleased with the team’s performance over the weekend as a whole. “As a team we are not where we need to be on the defensive end. This week in

practice we will be working inten-sity on the defensive end to prepare for Lancaster Bible and Scranton,” he said. Mirroring Bodnar’s sen-timent on the topic of defense, the Blue Jays may all but shutout Lancaster Bible College with their intense focus on team defense.

This team is loaded with se-niors and underclassmen that can represent the school as a serious threat on the court. That dynamic

can surely set this program up for great things in the long run, with the experience and leadership of the seniors being put on these young Blue Jays at such an early time in their collegiate careers. This in com-bination with the added intensity coming from the upperclassmen from their desire to win.

“Having a lot of seniors will definitely benefit the team this year,” Bodnar said. “It is such a long

season and it can be a grind, so having a lot of seniors to help keep the team’s energy and focus up all year is important. All the seniors have a lot of experience and are mentally prepared to lead the team throughout the long season.” Eckert agreed. “We know and understand the offense which makes it easier for us to help the underclassmen. It is also is nice to have seven different voices leading the team,” he said.

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Taylor Alwine

Senior forward Taylor Alwine opened the women’s basketball campaign in dominant fashion, scoring a career-high 30 points in a 62-56 victory over Marywood at the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament. She shot 11 of 15 from the field and grabbed 9 rebounds in 35 minutes of action. Alwine followed up her career-night on Sunday by scoring 16 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Alwine is coming off of a successful field hockey season that ended just two weeks ago. For her efforts, the Landmark Conference named her Athlete of the Week.

Major: Business AdministrationHometown: Elizabethtown, Pa.Favorite athlete/sports team: German national soccer teamFavorite Jay’s Nest item:Cheese quesadillaFavorite movie: Tie between “Forrest Gump” and “The Help”Favorite musician/band:One DirectionFavorite place to visit: Anywhere I’ve never been

by BRIAN LUKACSY

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In 10 years, I want to be … my own boss.Favorite Etown Memory:Being pushed in the pool by the legend that is Taylor Kreider.Hardly anyone knows that...I’m scared of water.Greatest athletic accomplishment: Being on the all-region teams two years in a row and being an all-conference selection all four years for field hockeyI started playing basketball at age...7

Athlete of the Week

by RYAN SANDELL

Men’s basketball splits pair of games at Dutch Birch Tip-Off

Cross country teams to be well represented at NCAA Championships

The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross coun-try teams brought home a seventh (245 points) and third

(131 points) place finish, respectively, at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional meet on Saturday, Nov. 15.

For the men, senior Dan Gresh delivered an impressive 18th finish overall among 343 runners. This finish would give him his first career All-Region honor. Gresh ran his second-best career 8k time of 25:39.9 to give him the 18th spot in the race. He became the 28th different runner to earn the All-Region recognition in the program’s history. His placement also means that this is the seventh straight year that the Blue Jays have had an athlete finish in the top 35.

Junior Sam Cooper emphasized how each runner would be essential to Etown’s success. “We’re obviously going to need a strong race from Dan Gresh and Zach Trama, but the bulk of our points are going to come from our 3rd, 4th and 5th run-ners,” he said. “Every member of this squad needs to have an incredible race for us to succeed.”

Many other Blue Jay runners showed impressive times at the meet. Junior Ryan Conway finished in 26:12.2, his personal-best 8k time, putting him at 46th place. Junior Sam Cooper was just three seconds behind Conway, finishing 53rd with a time of 26:15.3. Junior Zach Trama finished soon after, in 55th place with a time of 26:17.5.

Sophomore Keegan McDonough ran a 26:44.3 in his first

Mideast Regional race to give a 73rd place finish. Sophomores Jon Anderson and Andrew Lesko finished 83rd and 99th, respectively. Anderson ran a 26:52.2 in his second regional meet. Lesko, for his first Mideast Regional meet, finished in 27:02.3. All the runners’ times put the Etown team in the top 100 overall.

Although the team was the best-placed Landmark Confer-ence team, ahead of Susquehanna University, it was not enough to qualify them for the national meet. However, Gresh has the chance to qualify for the meet individually.

The Blue Jay women had three runners earn All-Region honors. Fifth-year Amanda Kerno ran her best 6,000-meter time of the season, finishing in 22:21.0, to earn her a 10th place finish overall. Last year, Kerno placed 31st. Fifth-year Megan Tursi also ran her season-best time at the meet with 22:30.1, earning her 16th place and her third All-Region honor.

Junior Lydia Dearie, in her first cross country season, ran 22:56.1 to finish 31st overall. “We all have been having outstanding seasons,” Dearie said. “In addition to our key runners, though, the whole team really will be there for us cheering us along, and we wouldn’t be where we are without every member.”

Senior Amelia Tearnan missed an All-Region honor by one place, finishing in 36th with a time of 23:09.8. First-year Maria Anderson, who is the Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year, finished just five seconds behind Tearnan for 38th place and a time of 23:14.0, which was also her personal-best time. Sophomore Casey Quinto took 51st in 23:25.0 and sophomore

Liz Wedekind was 66th in 23:44.0.Etown has finished third in the regional meet five times in

the program’s history. The Blue Jays are currently ranked 17th in the country and are in a good place to make it to the national meet to take place in Mason, Ohio.

“I’m most excited for proving ourselves not only individually as great runners but as a team that can accomplish anything with hard work and dedication,” Dearie said. “This is my first ever cross country season, and I had no idea how far we would go, and now we just want to make it all the way!”

by KARLEY ICE

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will both be represented this weekend at the NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships.

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M Bball vs. Scranton

M Bball @ Wilkes

Wrestling vs. Wilkes

Swimming vs. Drew

W Bball vs. Lancaster Bible

NCAA DIII Championships

Swimming @ Lebanon Valley

Wrestling vs. York

The men’s basketball team fell in their season-opener on Saturday to Plattsburgh State, but were able to bounce back on Sunday and defeat Penn State-Schuylkill, 98-72.

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Blue Jays drop record to 1-2 after road loss against Lancaster Bible, host Scranton Saturday