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The Greeks on Wesley College campus have a lot of work to do to turn around the negative campus-wide perception that they are party animals or even overly promiscuous. The fight between two fraternities toward the end of last semester that left both Phi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Phi Delta – and several stu-dents – on probation, and one student expelled didn’t help. The vision that some students have of Greeks sprawled on their front porches drunk, or displaying dozens of Facebook pictures of skimpily dressed sorority sis-ters help to reinforce the image. Several members of Greek organizations say they are trying to change the way a lot of the student body sees them through community service and fundrais-ers. “First off, (our sorority sisters) are hard workers, not only aca-

demically but in the community,” said Phi Kappa Sigma brother Jeffrey Martinez. “Why people care about their love lives or who they’re with is beyond me. They should acknowledge what they have accomplished as groups and part of the Wesley family.”

By Linnea CavalloThe Whetstone

Greeks fight to gain reputation back

The Wolverine football team racked-up almost 500 yards of offense but still came up short in the semi-final game against Mount Union. Head Coach Mike Drass said he felt that his team played good enough to win but instead failed to capitalize at pivotal points in the game. “It was one of those games where I was really proud of how the team played but we didn’t stop them in the red zone and we just came up short,” he said. Mount Union, a Divi-sion 3 powerhouse, has been giving the Wolver-

ines problems for the last couple of years. How-ever, Drass said he isn’t into moral victories and believed that his team sur-prised Mount Union with how well they played. “I don’t think it’s a sur-prise for us but I think it was a surprise for Mount Union that we made it a game,” Drass said. The Wolverines focused on stopping the opposing team’s running game. Mount Union instead came out with a pass-heavy attack, taking most snaps from shotgun to slow down the Wolverines aggressive pass rush.

By Benjamin LykensThe Whetstone

The Whetstone / Cochise LucasMissed opportunities stifle Wesley’s national championship hopes

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The Student Government Association approved a new constitution Jan. 30 and elected Dr. Cynthia Newton as its faculty adviser. For the past several years, the SGA has been advised by someone from Student Life. The constitution now must be approved by President William Johnston, said Bryan Zarou, vice president. “Every student will be able to view a copy of the constitution, after it is approved and signed by President Johnston,” he said. Newton said she was honored to be chosen, and that she will be a “hands-off” adviser. “My vision of an SGA adviser is to be someone that’s there for advice,” she said. “To let students experience leadership on their own, explore democ-racy, and if there’s an issue or problem where they

need advice, I step in and help.” Newton, who said she doesn’t plan on attending the SGA’s Monday meetings unless asked, was SGA adviser at her previous institution, Norwich University in Northfield, Vt. Sometimes the SGA may butt heads with admin-istration, she said, which is why a faculty adviser is necessary. “Student governments historically at colleges across the country have had controversial moments, and it’s important for an adviser to feel comfort-able, feel protected,” Newton said. “I have the sup-port of many strong colleagues, several of whom are tenured, and I feel that the current administra-tion is much more open to student leadership and governance.”

By Adaobi EzeaniWhetstone Contributor

SGA passes new constitution and chooses new adviser, Dr. Cynthia Newton

Dr. Elizabeth Siemanowski thought it was just going to be another Thursday morning in Budd Hall. She was wrong. About 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 12, a Wesley security guard asked the psychology professor if she could look in the first floor women’s bathroom for a 6-foot-1 woman who security suspected had run into while fleeing from Dover police. The guard told her she had dark hair, wore blue jeans, a black jacket with a fur trim – and she had a gun. Siemanowski agreed to help find the suspect. “Although I had not heard anything untoward that morning, I should not have gone into a potential hiding place of an armed individu-al without more protection,” Siemanowski said later.

Security guard asks professor to check bathroom for possible armed suspectBy Hodges HortonWhetstone Contributor

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The Whetstone / Cochise LucasThe women’s bathroom in Budd Hall, where the suspect may have been hiding.

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Wesley Wednesdays at the LEXBy Nick ThompsonThe Whetstone Wesley College junior Bobby Erhardt recalls many wild Wednesday nights at the Loocker-man Exchange. “Getting mashed up with my friends and speaking Egyptian to girls, that sounds about right,” he said. “Do you know how to speak Egyptian? Me either, but I somehow manage to do it.” While not officially sponsored by the school, every Wednesday night Wesley students line up to party at Leone’s Loockerman Exchange at the corner of Loockerman Street and State Street. When the bar changed owners in late 2008, it wasn’t long before Wesley students began patronizing the LEX. Bartender Tim Ciancutti, who still works every Wednesday night, remembers how it became a Wesley tradition. “We threw a ‘Recession Party’ in January or February of 2009,” he said. “We had 25-cent drinks and about 400 people showed up that night. I’m here Wednesday nights and after a while they all kinda blend together.” Many students love going there on Wednes-day nights. “It’s fun to go out to Loockerman every now and then because, honestly, it’s one of the only places that people under the drinking age can go out and party,” said sophomore Jewel Coles. “The school has not had many parties since I’ve been here, and they are few and far between.” Most Wednesdays draw a good crowd, but not every week lives up to the hype.

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“It’s fun to go out to Loockerman every now and then because, hon-estly, it’s one of the only places that people under the drinking age can go out and party,” said sophomore Jewel Coles.

Q: Where were you born? Did you grow up there?

Cheryl Carter: I grew up in Camden, Delaware, but I was born in Long Beach, California. We moved when I was an infant.

Q: Do you like it here? CC: Oh, I love it here. I retired

from teaching English at Lake Forest High School in June 2011; but, I knew I didn’t want to stop teaching. An opportunity pre-sented itself here in the fall as an adjunct teaching college writing,

and I took it. Q: When did you first start teaching, and where? CC: My first two years [after graduation] I started at Woodridge High School. Then I moved and returned to Lake Forest in 2000 and started teaching seventh grade English. One of the admissions counselors [Andrew Lawton] here at Wesley – I began teaching An-drew in seventh grade and remained with his class until he gradu-ated in 2006. I had him for six years. Q: What is your new title for the Writing Center and what are your responsibilities? CC: I am the Writing Center Coordinator. I work with writing tutors and I teach EN201 [the prerequisite for writing tutors]. I promote the Resource Center and everything we have available so faculty and students know we are here and offer help for all students of all levels. Q: Do you have aspirations for the Writing Center and the Aca-demic Resource Center (ARC)? If so, what are they? CC: My aspirations for the Writing Center are to make it the best it can be. I want the Writing Center to be forethought, not an afterthought. I want students and faculty to utilize the “Center” and avail themselves of everything we have to offer by way of experi-enced tutors, reference materials, and a computer lab. We are more than happy to work with faculty to establish writing seminars or to visit classes to talk about the importance of writing. Q: You mentioned training would be a little different this semes-ter than previous semesters. What does writing tutor training now entail? CC: The tutors are going to work with me for at least 3-4 weeks before they begin tutoring. When they begin tutoring, I’m going to put them with a veteran tutor first. Q: What would you like people to know about the Writing Center and the ARC? How do you want to encourage students to go to the centers? CC: What I tell my students is that the Writing Center is for everyone, every single student on this campus; especially those who want to succeed. That goes for people on the President’s List [4.0 GPA], and those on academic probation [below a 2.0 GPA]. We en-courage and want everyone to come in and we’ll welcome everyone with open arms. We just want to help.

Q&A: Cheryl Carter, new writing center coordinator

Two Wesley College organizations plan to edu-cate students about black history during the month of February, just as black leader Carter G. Wood-son tried to educate the American people when he instituted Black History Month in 1976. P.U.L.S.E and the Black Student Union plan several events during the month that encourage students to stop by the library or sponsoring trips. Carter G. Woodson established Black History Month in 1976 to educate the American people about African American cultural backgrounds and reputable achievements. Students can read some of the books included in a book display dedicated to Black History Month in Parker Library, including Overcome, Parting the Waters, and Protest at Selma. During Martin Luther King Week (Jan.15-21), P.U.L.S.E. sponsored a King remembrance service in Wells Theater. Starting Feb. 7, Black History Month quotes were hung around campus, along with “I Have a Dream” hands put up by the Black Student Union. “This will be a way for students to remember what their goals or aspirations were as a child, just as Martin Luther King Jr. wanted,” said Brittney Anthony, president of BSU. BSU also plans a Feb. 12 trip to Washington D.C. For the last two years, BSU has made it tradition to have an event every week during Black History Month. BSU sponsored a trip the week of Jan. 23 to see Red Tails, a movie about African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program. “We felt this movie was not only educational but motivational,” Anthony said. BSU also will sponsor a “Soul Food for the

Thought” night at Dulany Hall on Feb 15, along with “Jeopardy” – where students can show off their knowledge of black history and win prizes – on Feb 21. There are many ways the students can involve themselves this month, Anthony said. “It is our mission to re-inform our peers about our past and encourage their future,” she said. But honoring and learning about black history is not only for one month, Anthony said. “People tend to think just because it is Black His-tory Month we need to show special recognition to African Americans only one time of the year,” she said. “That is not our statement. We pay homage to African Americans throughout the year, every week at our meetings and events.”

BSU revs up Black History Month with activitiesBy Ashley RichardsWhetstone Contributor

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By Melissa BoydThe Whetstone

As she slowly walked into the restroom, she made sure the security guard was close behind her. “I was not coerced,” Sie-manowski said, “and certainly could have refused to help. Given any preference, in retro-spect, I’d prefer to interpret my actions as altruistic, rather than stemming from obedience to the request of an authority figure.” There was no answer after Siemanowski asked if someone was in there. She opened the door to each of the stalls to make sure that no one was there. She told faculty who were on the first floor that there may have been an armed woman on the loose. Several faculty members closed their office doors. Later, the entire Wesley Col-lege campus discovered via text-messaging that an armed

suspect had abandoned a stolen vehicle found on State Street in front of the Admissions House. Dover Police and Wesley security began a search of the campus to find her. They never found her, although some sources said it was the result of a domestic dispute. Head of Security Walt Beau-pre alerted all staff and students via text and email. “As the police were looking for her and it was close to cam-pus, I felt it was best to alert the campus community,” he said. Beaupre also said he talked to the security guard about his conduct with Siemanowski. “What we did the morning of Jan. 12 was not the proper pro-cedure to follow,” he said. “I’ve spoken with the security officer involved and we’ve discussed what we would do different if a similar situation would ever occur.”

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Whetstone Contributor / Kyle PequenoPresident Brittney Anthony helps BSU develop black his-tory month activities

“For me, it’s only the first few weeks and the last week of the semester that Wednesday at the LEX really pops off,” said junior Timyra Bridgeford. Others feel the same way. “When everybody comes back from breaks, that’s when it’s packed and we go in there and dance it out,” said sophomore Josh Chelleh. Some administrators see it as a social occasion. “Going to the LEX gives students a chance to socialize,” said Wesley’s new Alcohol Education Coordinator, Caress Roach. “I know, of-age college kids are going to party, but I want them to make responsible decisions when drinking alcohol.” Some fear the consequences of Wednesday drink-ing. “Drinking during the week is a dangerous slope for students and it can seriously affect their grades,” said Director of Student Activities Sarah

Smith. Smith emphasized that the school is not associ-ated with the LEX. “It’s a business and it has to make money, but

Wesley has no association with the LEX in any capacity,” she said. But many students think it’s part of the deal. “I think I’m your typical college student,” said sophomore Kevin Green. “ I go to class and do my homework, but I still go out and party. It’s part of the college experi-ence.” And it’s a memorable experience.

“Twenty years from now, I’ll still remember my party days and that’ll definitely include Wednes-days at Loockerman,” said sophomore Jon Petite. “Laughing on the walks home and kinda remem-bering it the next morning. That sums up the LEX to me.”

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Wesley College has a major problem: keeping students from leaving for other schools or dropping out after attending only one semester or one year. The college got some money and a consulting agency to help them keep those students when it received a $100,000 grant last summer from The Jesse Ball DuPont Foundation, and used the money to hire Performa Higher Education, an education consulting agency, to see why students leave. “We want students to stay and graduate and do better,” said Mary Alice Ozechos-ki, dean of students. “That’s what all col-leges work for.” Most colleges have a hard time keep-ing students from first to second year and second to third year. But it has been really

hard at Wesley in the past couple of years, as the school has lost about half of its first-time, full-time students. The college was encouraged this spring semester, when it retained about three-quarters of its students from the fall. To continue this trend, the consultants, PHE, have suggested that the college improve its admissions policy, and recruit higher-achieving students and severely limiting the admission of lower-achieving ones. PHE, which called its Wesley plan, “Moving the Needle,” said it had surveyed fall semester students and faculty, both through email and a three-day campus visit. Wesley received the results of PHE’s findings Jan. 11. PHE said Wesley was doing some things right, praising its Academic Resource Center, strong student leaders, and faculty. Charlene Stephens, director of the de-partment of academic support, said she is proud of the ARC. “It feels good to work hard and be rec-ognized for it,” she said. The results of the survey showed that students enjoyed the small campus, small class sizes and the faculty and student relationship.

The agency also gave 10 recommenda-tions to help improve students’ Wesley experience, including improvements in campus safety and an early alert system for at risk students. Frances Riddle, the coordinator of academic advising, said she was not surprised by PHE findings. “Performa was kind of like the little kid in the ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’,” Riddle said. “There were things that we should have known and knew. We needed someone from the outside to bring it to our attention.” Dr. Patricia Dwyer, vice president of academic affairs, said she also was not surprised by some of the recommenda-tions made by PHE. “Analyzing the data confirmed what we sensed were issues,” Dwyer said. Wesley will begin to start and plan new ideas and improve old systems, including putting financial aid and the business of-fice on the same floor, Dwyer said. “Students will see a significant change,” Ozechoski said. Students confirmed both the positive and negative findings of the survey.

“I like the community and the small classes,” said Erica Martin, a transferred senior and vice president of the National

Society of Leadership and Success. “Students get one on one atten-tion from the profes-sors.” But Martin was not happy that some of her credits did not transfer.

“I have to start all over again.” Martin said. Others said they enjoy the size of the campus and classes and the professors. But they also feel that there is nothing to do on campus. “I wish they had more to do here on weekends,” said freshman Janea Jones. “I sit in my room bored watching TV.” Jones said she was considering trans-ferring to a historically black college or university because of the different events that are held at them. Shane Simpson, another freshman and business and psychology major, plans to leave Wesley after his sophomore year to go to Penn State. But he would consider staying. “If I had a stronger connection with people instead of them acting fake.”

Wesley will begin to start and plan new ideas and improve old systems, including putting financial aid and the business office on the same floor, Dwyer said.

Study raises hopes for improving Wesley’s retention ratesBy Joncara MarshallWhetstone Contributor

Nursing freshman loves horses Not wanting to be to far from home, freshman Brooke Gan-non, a native of Harrington, came to Wesley to major in nursing. Unlike most nursing students, Gannon has spent most of her life around horses on her par-ents’ horse farm. “Being around horses is all I really know since I have been around them all my life,” she said. “What I like the most about horses is that, similar to people, they have their own per-sonalities. Every horse is differ-ent from one another, which is interesting in a way because you get to watch the process in how they grow.” Gannon takes after her father, Michael, when it comes to racing their horses at an early age. “With the horse business, I have been own-ing and riding horses since I was born,” he said. “By the time my daughter Brooke was two, we brought our first standard bred race horse, and ever since then I have been racing horses.” Sixteen years later Gannon bought her first horse. “Me and my father bought my first horse sometime in November,”she said. ”My horse, ‘Love Heals,’ is a one-year-old male colt. Not being a big fan of his name, I am currently in the process of changing it to something else.” Gannon also said she was inspired by her dad’s love for racing horses. “My father has been racing horses all my life, which has made me grow to love it just as much as he does,” she said. “I am around horses all the time, mostly on the week-ends.” Gannon competes seasonally at the Dover and Harrington horse races. “When a lot of people think about horse racing they often link it back to the Ken-tucky derby,” she said. “The horse racing in Delaware is nothing like that what so ever.” Gannon says horse racing is a different kind of sport. “Racing horses is not like any other sport

people watch on TV,” she said. “You get nerves right before the race takes place and with almost anything competitive in life, you win some, you lose some.” Putting her passion for racing horses aside, Gannon started to take an interest in nursing. “For a while I wasn’t re-ally sure what I wanted to be until my cousin was in a bad accident,” she said. “Just being a witness and

seeing him go through such a tragic situation and how the nurses helped care for him every way they could really inspired me to think that I could do the same for someone else’s family member.” Gannon feels that at a small school she matters. “I really like the nursing program here at Wesley,” she said. “It really focuses on each individual nursing student where as compared to a larger school I would just be considered a number. At Wesley, students are far from being considered a number because students get that person attention and one on one relationship with there professors.” She will never forget her roots. “Since I want to pursue a career in nurs-ing, I know I’m not going to really have the time to be able to own or even be on a farm to raise horses as much as I did growing up back at home,” Gannon said. “I would love to be a nurse and race horses since it was such a life touching experience.” At Wesley, Gannon got involved in field hockey where she gained the friendship of her teammate, junior Amanda Hudson. “Even though our friendship is new, it feels like we have been friends for years,” Hudson said. “Brooke has a true talent for hockey and demonstrates that passion in her school work as well.” Hudson also said Gannon is a very trust-worthy and polite young lady. After she graduates from Wesley, Gan-non wants to get her RN license and work at a local hospital in Delaware and then in Pittsburgh.

The division among students said it all. Only five Wesley College stu-dents sat on the “bare skin” side of the tattoo debate while 5 times their number sat on the “tatted” side. A discussion about tattoos, sponsored by The Black Student Union, brought out 30 students during the group’s Jan. 18 gen-eral meeting. “I think anything you have on your body is considered art,” said sophomore Ashly Bendorovich. She has several tattoos, including one located on the back of her neck. “Influential tattoos mean more, though,” she said, referring to tat-toos that has a special meaning for the person. BSU researcher Autumn Lawson directed the meeting. “Do men find women with sleeve tat-toos attractive?” she asked the groups. Most of the men said if women had

sleeves, they should have artistic value. Most students also said that facial tat-toos were unattractive. Lawson asked how a “tatted” person might be viewed when he or she tried to get hired. Most said they themselves would hire people if their tattoos could not be seen regularly. Jennifer Grillo, a sophomore in the nursing program, said she has a tattoo on her lower back.

Bare skin versus “tatted” skinBy Melissa BoydThe Whetstone

Asly Bendorovich has a tattoo on the back of her neck, that reads “courage.”


The “tatted” side discusses tattoos in the work place. The Whetstone / Cochise Lucas

“Having tattoos in the business world, especially in the healthcare field, will probably cause you prob-lems,” she said. Brittney Anthony, presi-dent of BSU, disagreed. “Just because people have tattoos all over their arms doesn’t mean they won’t be hired, though,” she said. Senior Marvin Bond said tattoos with meaning are more worthwhile. “Mine is a message, so whenever I look at my arm, I see my message,” he said. His tattoo reads, “Failure is not an option.”

By Lamesha GreenThe Whetstone

The Whetstone / Cochise LucasWesley student Marc Chambers signs in for his time at the De-partment of Academic Support.



That said, the SGA here has a good rapport with the administration, she said. “The current administra-tion is open to understand-ing the importance of student voice.” Dr. Tony Armstrong, pro-fessor of political science, said the main changes written into the new SGA Constitution reinforced the idea that a faculty member should be the students’ adviser. “This is important be-cause it allows for genuine autonomy for the students,” he said. As Chair of the Student Affairs Committee, Arm-strong spearheaded a reso-lution, passed unanimously by the faculty during its Oct. 31, 2011, meeting that to “effectively represent the will and interests of the student body, we, the facul-ty of Wesley College, insist that the adviser to student government be a member of the faculty, as specified in the Board-ratified SGA Constitution.” Armstrong said the new SGA Constitution also broadened representation for students. “They now have provi-sions for representatives from dorms and other groups who never were di-rectly represented before,” he said. “For many years, representatives were just from student organizations, which is not representative of the entire student body.” SGA President Tanner Polce said the new Consti-tution is only one of the big plans SGA wants to imple-ment this semester. “We plan on making four big changes and we do hope that it is recognized by the student body as a whole,” Polce said after opening the first SGA

meeting of the spring semester, Jan. 23. SGA also will be part-nering with security and IT this semester to help reinforce safety on campus. Polce said they are looking to replace and assemble 21 cameras throughout the campus and in the dorms to insure that the campus is always monitored. “Cameras around campus will increase safety because it will make it easier for se-curity to pick up unfamiliar or suspicious people,” said Jazzelle Taghap, a fresh-man at the college. Some students say this has been one of the biggest problems at Wesley: people walking on campus who aren’t students and travel freely between the library and even Underground in basement of College Cen-ter to play pool or watch TV. Once the cameras are in place, Taghap said, “Wes-ley would just have to look at the footage and find out who the person is.” The SGA also is working to get Wi-Fi in all six of the dorms. Many students say access to the Internet in the dorm rooms is slow and some-times doesn’t even work. Several students are ex-cited about better Internet access. “With routers, we can get things done more ef-ficiently instead of having to go to the library,” said freshman Crystal Winkler. Better access will allow students the opportunity to work in the comfort of their own room. “Sometimes students can’t study or do home-work in the library, primarily because it’s not a comfortable environment for them,” said sophomore Melody Dimerson.

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The fight between the two fraternities last semester left a sour view for Matthew Ryan, whose window was broken by a keg, after it was thrown during a fraternity brawl. “They broke my window, I had to pay for it and the ones that got suspended aren’t even the ones who broke it,” Ryan said. Ryan’s house is not the only thing left a mess. While driving past some of the Greeks’ houses on Governors Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 29, anyone could have seen red Solo cups scattered throughout worn lawns in front of scattered fraternity and sorority houses, along with empty cardboard boxes that once held 30-packs of beer. One neighbor, senior Ashley Richards, said she experiences first hand these week-ends. “Sometimes they get so drunk they pass out on their front porches,” she said. This is the image Greeks say they are try-ing to change. “The Greek community is trying to edu-cate the Wesley community on what they truly do,” says Director of Student Activi-ties Sarah Smith. “All of our organizations’ nationals require its members to complete

community service hours anywhere between 15-30 hours per semester.” Teri Jackson, of Theta Phi Alpha, and Taylor Harvey, of Delta Phi Epsilon, said Greeks are trying to help sway people’s opinions about them by making more widely known their community service and fundraisers. “We don’t just wear letters,” Harvey said. For example, the Greeks sponsor the annual Wish Fest Carnival. The carnival is open to the campus. The Greeks also plan on doing a clothing relay to gather old or unwanted clothing, and a canned food drive. Another large activity the community is trying to do is a mentoring program. Members take an hour-long seminar to learn how to mentor children from sur-rounding middle schools. The Greek community also plans on putting a thermometer up to track how many hours of community service they are accomplishing this semester for the student body to see. “We aren’t what people stereotype us as,” Martinez said. “We are business before anything.”

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Despite the technical difficulties with the sound equipment that caused a delay, about 40 enthusi-astic people attended Open Mic Night late in the evening of Jan. 20 in the Underground. The event, which began a half-hour after its scheduled start of 8 p.m., was part of Wesley Col-lege’s new Alcohol Education Coordinator, Caress Roach, and Howl at the Moon’s efforts to provide safe alternatives for students to participate on weekend nights. Roach, who is here at Wesley on a grant to pro-mote the education of students on overall wellness but who hopes to institutionalize the program, said she was very pleased with the crowd the event drew. “Although the turnout, in terms of performers,

wasn’t as big as I had hoped, I hope that this inspires more students to come out and share their talents,” Roach said. Carpenter Hall residen-tial director Robert Price opened the show playing bass guitar and singing a religious-ori-ented song,

“Sing of Your Love Forever.”

The crowd clapped along while he performed. He was followed by new Roe Hall RD, Andre Ifill, who read several of his original poems. “Before the show I was a little nervous, because I hadn’t read poetry in awhile, but it was nice that I

had a good crowd,” Ifill said. Junior Arron Mennoken performed several spoken word raps that touched on putting himself through college and taking care of his daughter, who sat in the front row. At one point his phone screen, from where he read his lyrics, went dark, but he continued on unfazed to the surprise of the crowd. “I heard about this show yesterday, so I didn’t have much time to prepare, but it’s easy to me based off of my previous experiences performing,” Mennoken said. Other performers included Phyllis Neal and David Ridgely. Ridgeley performed an original song that he says was inspired by women at Wesley that he believes treated him unfairly in the past. When he started singing, there were some jests heard from the crowd but he continued, and some in the crowd began to nod their head and clap along. The set came to an end with sophomore singer and guitarist Jordan Lozzi’s performance of “High and Dry” by Radiohead. His baseball teammates came out in force to sup-port him. Junior Joe Lightcap said, “I really enjoyed his performance and he represented Wesley baseball well.” Freshman Tenaj Moody, who hosted the event, said she was pleased with the outcome of the night. “I believe the students who attended enjoyed themselves, and all of the performers came out and did their thing,” Moody said. Audience member and sophomore exercise sci-ence major Brittany Brooks was initially skeptical of the quality of the performances for the night. “I didn’t know how good the show would be at first, but I came out for some entertainment and that’s exactly what I got,” she said.

Open Mic Night draws a crowdBy Nick ThompsonThe Whetstone

The Whetstone / Cochise LucasA student performs at Open Mic Night, reading a poem from his phone.

Senior Carlé Ax’s goal is to make math more interest-ing to children. “I’ve always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was little,” Ax said. “I think what I loved the most about teachers back then was writing on the white boards. Now my reason behind wanting to become a teacher is that I love seeing the looks on kids’ faces when they learn something new.” In December, Ax was named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-American Division III volleyball team. Unlike some of her former high school teachers, Ax wants to create a new way to teach math in the class-room. “I don’t want to be considered a mean or boring math teacher like some of my teachers were back in high school,” Ax said. “I want to make my students experi-ence in math class fun so they will have no choice but to learn.” Three years ago, Ax chose Wesley. “Volleyball is the main reason I came to Wesley,” Ax said. “I was offered a scholarship to play volleyball that was just too good to turn down.” Ax also said she wanted to get away from her home town, Lewiston, Idaho. “Another reason I wanted to attend Wesley is because I wanted to see the other side of the country,” she said. Ax finds no difficulty in maintaining her 4.0 GPA, while doing a lot of activities, and having a social life. “I’ve always been independent and when I graduated from high school I moved towards Independence,” Ax said. “Basically I depend on myself with little assistance from my parents.” Ax plans to graduate this May. “I came into Wesley as a second semester freshman,” she said. “In high school, I took AP and college courses that gave me college credits allowing me to graduate

early.” Ax says the best way to graduate on time is to get to know your adviser. “Having a close re-lationship with my ad-viser helped me a lot,” she said. “If you build a close relationship with your advisor it can help you stay on track rather than the confusion of picking your classes on your own.” Although she switched her major three times, Ax still

remains on track. “Here at Wesley I switched my major three times,” Ax said. “First, I was Elementary education, then I went into secondary math education, and now I am just a straight-out math major. So even though I switched my major three times I took 17-18 credits a semester, allowing me graduate in three years.” Ax is proud of her choice to attend Wesley. “I like Wesley because it’s small,” she said. “I know ev-eryone in the math department as far as all the professors and students, and I formed a good relationship with them. With the Wesley community being such a small net, it has given me a better opportunity to form a lot of long-lasting relationships.” Ax’s on campus activities include playing for the vol-leyball team, being a member of the Alpha Chi national honor society, and an ARC math tutor. “I really enjoy being a math tutor in the ARC,” Ax said.

“The best part of this job is teaching math hands on to students, which gives me that hands on experience I can later use when I start teaching children.” Ax’s tutoring benefits students understanding math. “Carlé is an awesome math tutor,” said senior Raven Nowell. “She gives you that one on one help to better un-derstand the difficulties you may struggle with in math.” Being homesick is not an option. “What keeps me from being really homesick is my friends,”Ax said. “Some of my friends invite me to come home with them during the holidays, which are really the time I miss my family the most.” Ax’s roommate, junior Rachel Sprague, sees potential in Ax’s future career. “Carlé is a very loyal friend,” she said. “We’ve been best friends since our freshmen year she is someone that you can always count on.” Sprague also said Ax is the most kind-hearted and hard-working person she has met at Wesley thus far. Senior Trevor Kling said Ax has been putting her all into everything she does since they have stared dating over a year ago. “Carlé makes her academics a priority and always demonstrates great work ethic in completing her studies,” Kling said. “Carlé strives to be the best in all that she does and always finds a way to do it. She is truly a fantas-tic person and deserves everything she achieves.” Kling also said Ax puts a tremendous amount of effort into volleyball and is a pleasure to watch play. Following graduation in May, Ax wants to get her master’s degree. “When I graduate I plan to get my master’s degree in secondary math,” Ax said. “Some schools I applied to were UD, Duquesne University, Coastal Carolina, Lewis and Clark in Portland, Oregon.“ She plans on starting graduate school this June.

Education major wins Capital One Academic All-AmericanBy Lamesha GreenThe Whetstone

The Whetstone / Melissa Boyd

A man fired a gunshot just after 8 p.m. Monday night in Parking Lot D near the gymnasium and behind Slaybaugh Hall. No one was injured, but several students heard the shot, and at least one reported seeing a man flee the scene. Wesley security responded with Dover Police. About 10 minutes after the shot was fired, a security text alert was sent to all students, asking them to “remain inside until area is cleared.” Director of safety and security Walter Beaupre said the shooter was seen running south after he fired the shot. “As of now, no one has been arrested,” he said. “One witness has been extremely helpful.” Beaupre said Wesley security received multiple calls from students and at least one staff member, who called 911. “Dover Police responded immediately with four patrol units along with Wesley Security,” he said. “They responded to the initial scene and then searched the larger area for suspects.” After checking the campus twice, Beaupre sent out an “all clear” text at 9:25 p.m. Although the initial text asked students to remain inside, fewer than 10 minutes later students were seen walking around campus, includ-ing the parking lot where the shot had been fired. “We encourage all students to put their safety first,” Beaupre said. “In this situation, the safest place for students to remain was indoors and away from the location where the shot was fired.”Beaupre gave tips for students if a similar situation were to occur in the future. “[Students should be] aware of their surroundings,” he said. “If you have an emergency, immediately notify Dover Police at 911. Never walk on or off campus alone. Always walk with a friend or in a group.” Beaupre also said escorts are available for students at any time for any reason, and students can call Wesley Security at 736-2436.

No one injured after single shot fired near gymBy Melissa BoydThe Whetstone


Freshman political science major Kira Tieman had no intentions of being the SGA secretary within her first year at Wesley. Her original plan was to run for office next year. But during her first visit to Wesley, Tieman was inspired by SGA president Tanner Polce’s involvement with politics in the community and on campus and wanted to do the same. “I met Tanner through my admissions counselor, who told me he was greatly involved in politics, which was exactly what I wanted to do,” Tieman said. “I also knew Wesley offered a lot of better opportunities to get involved because of there small campus.” Growing up in Portland, Ore., Tieman always wanted to attend a big college on the east coast to study political science. Instead, she found a small school that fit her interest in politics. Shortly after Tieman came to Wesley, the SGA position for secretary became available. “I thought to myself it would be a good opportunity for me to run,” she said. “My goal is to work my way up and run for a higher position in SGA every year.” During the SGA election in April, Tieman won 46 percent of the vote. “When I found out I won SGA secretary, I was a little shocked at first,” she said. “There were four other people including myself that ran for the same position and two of them were returning students.”

Tieman also said she was thrilled by the experience. “Being elected SGA secretary was excit-ing,” she said. “Just to know that I could get enough votes to win the position after only being here two months really made this an even more exciting experience for me.” Her vision as secretary is to make a dif-ference. “This semester is more important for me to get organizations on campus, along with students who are not involved with student organizations, to come out and share their thoughts with the SGA at our general as-semblies,” Tieman said. Tieman also said she gets to see the dia-logue that goes on between executive board members and faculty. “From this experience, I see how hard they are working to get the Streetscape

project moving so students can enjoy a safer community,” she said. Tieman’s on-campus activities include being the presi-dent of the College Republicans, a member of the step team and Lincoln-Jackson Club (the non-partisan politi-cal science club), which keeps her mind off of missing home. “Being so busy helps me not think about being home-sick,” she said. “For me personally, it’s hard not to be homesick because I know that I can’t always go home whenever I want.” At Wesley, Tieman has gotten the chance to know her professors.

“I never really wanted to go to a small school, but being here has allowed me to talk to my professors whenever I want to building personal relationships with them,” she said. Tieman said her adviser, Dr. Cynthia Newton, and she have developed a lasting relationship. “If I am having a bad day, I can go to her and talk about it,” she said. SGA members have welcomed Tieman to the team. “When I first joined SGA, the other SGA members were very helpful with the transition,” she said. “If I ever had a question on who to talk to or how to book a room for a meeting, they showed me how. I guess they just understood I was new and were willing to help me with everything.” SGA President Tanner Polce has no concern when it comes to Tieman getting the job done. “She does a phenomenal job,” Polce said. Confident in her ability to be a strong SGA board mem-ber, Tieman strives for success. “I feel that I am doing a great job so far as SGA sec-retary being a freshman,” she said. “I had to learn a lot about the school in a short amount of time so that I can answer other people’s questions about the school and be able to create relationships with faculty members helps me become more productive in my work as SGA secre-tary.” Freshman Crissy Bettencourt said she is inspired by Tieman’s involvement in SGA. “Kira took initiative as a freshman by seeking out a leadership role in SGA as secretary and recently appoint-ed the chief of staff.”

Freshman political science major comes out on topBy Lamesha GreenThe Whetstone


Campus Community moves to Pear Street

Some education majors say they’re worrying about the relocation of the K-8 Campus Com-munity School, originally located on-campus across from Zimmerman Hall. But the education department said the relo-cation will not affect students.Dr. Stuart Knapp, department chair of the edu-cation department, said the relocation is only a matter of transportation. “The perceived difficulty may be a matter of less easy access,” he said. “That matter could be overcome with bus or van transportation provided.” Knapp also said that because most teacher candidates are going to school for K-8 and only the Campus Community High School is closing, there will be little impact on the program as a whole. Field experience and work-study at CCS will not be affected by the relocation or the closure of the high school. “Students will be eligible to apply for work-study status in the K-8 program,” he said. “Students in their junior year will continue to conduct field experiences in the re-located K-8 building.” Freshman KylieMae Allen still worries about the change. “I feel like the elementary school moving is a big problem for our education department because it was a big help for us, as freshmen, to have it on campus [for observations],” she said. Allen said she also feels bad about the high school closing and how it will affect the teach-ers there. “I feel terrible for the high school teachers in losing their jobs,” she said. “I would go crazy and be so upset if I knew that I was now out of a job.” Dr. Patricia Patterson, the program director of graduate studies and NCATE coordinator for the education department, said that the department will be minimally effected. “The education department expects to continue to have a strong relationship with the

K-8 school,” she said, adding that the CCS will be adding a kindergarten to their school for next year when they relocate to Pear Street in the high school building – only a half-mile from Wesley. Dr. Jill Cole, the education K-8 program chair, said the few teacher candidates who wish to be high school teachers will need to find new placements for their field experience. “CCHS follows the constructivist philoso-phy of learning and teaching that the educa-tion department espouses, which is different from traditional high schools,” she said. A constructivist philosophy of learn-ing includes a student-oriented classroom, rather than a teacher-oriented classroom, and involves students engaging in their learning by discussion or participation, rather than a teacher instructing the whole day. “Not being able to see this philosophy in ac-tion at the high school level will be a loss for our teacher candidates,” Cole said. Cole said that although some students might be happy about the students leaving campus, she will not be happy about it. “I always felt that the presence of the children created a robust, multiage learning community on campus and I will miss it,” she said. Cole said the education department will con-tinue to use the Campus Community School. “While the school is moving, it is still in a very convenient location for the Education faculty and Education majors,” she said.


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OpinionHow I passed Public Speaking

After a lot of negative talk about Dr. Lynn Lofthouse’s public speaking class, I decided to take the course last semester. I have to: it’s a requirement for my Media Arts major. Just like any other ordinary professor on the first day of class, Dr. Lofthouse explained to her students the rules and regulations of her syllabus. What we didn’t expect was for her syllabus to be 10 pages long. During the first week of class, I noticed the nervous looks upon some of my fellow classmates’ faces. Some couldn’t wait to drop the class during drop-add week and the others just wanted to get it over with. By the second week of class the at-tendance dropped from about 30 students down to 9 students. As I prepared myself for presenting my first informative speech, I let my fear get the best of me. I failed. Most of my classmates faced the same predicament, but as stated in Dr. Loft-house’s syllabus, each speech below a 97 percent was able to be redone. I strived for a chance to redeem my grade. On the day I presented my informa-tive speech for a second time, I knew that speech inside and out. I followed every detail Dr. Lofthouse had enumerated about how to deliver the speech, which earned me a perfect score of a 100 percent. With one more speech to go, I kept re-minding myself that I had made it half way through one of the hardest courses offered here at Wesley. The next assignment was to present a persuasive speech.The persuasive speech had a much more difficult concept than the informative speech. The minimum time given to pres-ent the speech was longer, there were more

steps, and, of course, the steps had to be in its exact order. Up for the challenge, I made sure not to repeat my first presentation’s mistake. After getting an approved and signed copy of my persuasive speech’s topic from Dr.Lofthouse, I practiced for days. My mind was so distracted with memorizing this speech it became all I talked about. My family, friends, and even my roommate felt the heavy pressure I was under. When my turn to present finally came around, I gave it my all. Unfortunately, my all wasn’t good enough. I fell two points short of receiving a 97 in order to be excused from having to present a second time. Of course, on my second time presenting the persuasive speech I scored 100 percent. I guess the second time for me was truly a charm. When the class finally was over, my overall grade was a B. I felt confident in my choice not to drop Dr. Lofthouse’s public speaking class after all. Was this class as bad as it was rumored to be? The answer to that question could be a simple no or even a scary yes. The outcome is whatever effort you put into the class. If you leave the rumors at the door and follow Dr. Lofthouse’s chal-lenging instructions you too can pass her public speaking course.

By Lamesha GreenThe Whetstone

International exchange student Liz Wallace will be sending journal articles throughout the semester to the Whetstone.

I just wanted to let you know how France is so far. I start a French class tomorrow and will have the class for about a week or two. I have met many other International Students. Emma was very nice and I hope in the future, other students will want to come here because I haven’t even started classes yet and haven’t been here for more than three days and I find this town to be amazing and beautiful. I just went to Paris today and saw of course all the normal tourist attractions but I have dreamed have coming to France and seeing all the sights of Paris so it was really an incredible day for me.

Word from France

By Liz WallaceWhetstone Contributor

This is from the bridge looking towards my house and the Cathedral. Also, before the Cathedral is my school.

Liz Wallace / Whetstone Contributor This is Liz in front of the glass pyramid at the Louvre.

Liz Wallace / Whetstone ContributorLiz Wallace standing in front of the Eiffel Tower on Jan. 28.

Liz Wallace / Whetstone Contributor

I’m one of those people that doesn’t watch too many movies. I fall asleep in the first five minutes and I get the best sleep while everyone else is entertained by the movie. However, I decided to go to the free BSU trip to the movies to see Red Tails. My boyfriend wanted to see it, the pre-views looked interesting, and it was free for me. There were really no downsides. So, I decided to figure out what the movie was even about before we went. Directed by George Lucas (known for his Star Wars series), the movie reen-acted the story of a group of black Army men during World War II. The movie was about the Tuskegee project, to see if black men were “capable” of serv-ing in the Army as pilots, engineers and soldiers. Reading about the movie, Lucas said no one in Hollywood would fund this movie because of its all black cast and the view of the white man as the “bad guy,” as they were either Nazis or racist Army men. I was already intrigued. Lucas spent $54 million of his personal money to pay for the scenes, props, actors’ pay, and all of the movie’s costs. This was yet another piece of information that drew me into the movie. Considering Wesley bought one-third of the available seats for opening week-end, the theater was packed. So much for Hollywood claiming the movie would

not bring in any revenue from sales. Every available ticket had been sold and people continued to try and buy tickets as we stood in line to collect ours. I’d never seen the Dover theatre as packed in my entire life as a Delawarean. Although I was the “cream in the Oreo cookie,” being one of a small population of white viewers, I felt welcomed to view the movie. The movie itself was outstanding. I did not fall asleep. Instead, I was captured by the lives of these men. I cried at certain parts and laughed at others. My jaw clenched in anger sometimes, while my heart pounded at other times. Then, I found out one of Wesley’s stu-dents had a grandfather who was a part of this “experiment.” This brought the movie home for me. I had a lump in my throat as I thought of what her grandfather must have faced, in terms of fear, ridicule and racism. So screw Hollywood. This film was worth more than the $54 million Lucas spent on it because it told a true story of racism and the fight to preserve. A five-star in my opinion.

The movie critic:“Red Tails” is a great movieBy Melissa BoydThe Whetstone

International exchange student diary

Students on Campus: What is your ideal Valentine’s day? Rutdenisse- My perfect Valentine’s Day would be to get some roses and choco-late. I would also like a boyfriend and a friendship. Elizabeth - For me, my perfect Valentine’s Day would be just the little things. It’s the little things that are most important to me.

Article and photos by: Cochise LucasThe Whetstone

My perfect Val-entine’s Day would be to just spend it with the person that I love the most and showing them that I care by giving them my all from my heart. For this Valentine’s Day, I’m going to spend the day with my girl and surprise her.

Rutdenisse and Eliza-beth Almonte

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My perfect Val-entine’s Day would be getting surprised with something nice like roses. Nice beautiful red roses with no thorns and clean stems. I also would love a pasta dinner. However, I don’t have anything planned for this Val-entine’s Day.Jessica Curry-Keith

My perfect Valentine’s Day would be to stay in and spend time with the signifi-cant other that you care about the most. I have plans this year- I’ll take my lady out for dinner and a movie and just hang out.

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SportsThe science of tennis Gail Hill has been playing the game of tennis

for more than four decades.And let’s just say that longevity in the sport runs in the family.

“My mother is 93 years old and she still plays tennis,” said Hill, who will be taking over the reins of both the men’s and women’s tennis teams.

Hill spent 20 years teaching science at Lake Forest High School in Felton, while also serv-ing as the head coach for both the tennis and field hockey teams.

Hill won two southern division Henlopen conference titles while at Lake Forest.

She grew up in Centerport, N.Y., and became a five-sport athlete at SUNY (State University of

New York) in Cortland, excelling in tennis, lacrosse, gymnastics, field hockey and track and field. Hill and her husband Alvin have three children, Abigail, Adam and Samuel. Abigail is a student at Wesley College. Abigail, like her mother, also excels at field hockey. She tallied 39 points on 17 goals and five assists from 2009-2011. Hill, 64, has been around tennis for most of her life and says she’ll be around it for a long time to come. “I love coaching and I love playing tennis,” she said. “It’s been in my family for so long.” She chose Wesley because of Abigail. “My daughter is a student at Wesley and I know some of the coaches like Mrs. Windett (field hockey and girls’ lacrosse coach), and I just love coach-ing.” Players hope that Hill’s passion for the game will help rejuvenate Wesley’s recently anemic tennis teams. The men’s team has only won two matches over the past three years. The women’s team has been better, but they still have only won seven matches over the past three years. Hill takes over as head coach after Kelley Cole resigned after becoming pregnant. Wesley tennis player Kevin Mangini is looking forward to getting to know the new coach and start a new tradition of winning. “I don’t really know her yet but I can already tell I’m going to love her,” Mangini said. “She is already talking about having practice all the time and working around our schedule. Last year we weren’t able to improve that much due to not that much practice. I really have good, positive feelings about our new coach and I’m in high hopes about our season this year.” Cochise Lucas, a four-year tennis player, believes that Hill’s enthusiastic, up-beat style will help Wesley’s tennis teams make great strides. “From first impression, I got a very positive vibe from the coach,” he said. “She is very enthusiastic about the up-and-coming season and wants to start practice right away. I love that she is going to be a full time coach and really try to help us improve. I just wish I could have had her for all four years.”

By Benjamin LykensThe Whetstone

Early passing set up a powerful running game for Mount Union, allowing them to do what they do best: wear the defense down with a relentless running game. The Wolverines may have lost the game but said they don’t feel defeated. Offensive line coach Chris Sfamurri be-lieves that the Wolverines are making great strides in becoming a better team. “In 2005-2006, our games against Mount Union weren’t even close but now were clos-ing the gap on them,” he said. Middle linebacker Sosthene Kapepula, a

second semester freshman, said the Wolver-ines loss was one of missed opportunities. “One thing that really stood out was all the turnovers but we had a lot of opportunities,” he said. “You can’t turn the ball over against a great team but we also have to capitalize on our opportunities.” Senior quarterback Justin Sottilare said that the Wolverines have to be more consistent. “We played a pretty solid game but we got to be consistent,” he said. “It wasn’t one side of the ball that made us lose the game.”

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More than 100 students and faculty turned out to hear six writers read their poetry and prose on Jan. 25. The readings were organized and intro-duced by Victor Greto, assistant professor of Media Arts. Freshman Erin Bifferato said she liked what she heard. “I write poetry and short stories myself, so I enjoyed all of it,” she said. Bifferato said she also liked that the writers talked about how they worked. “They talked about the process of be-

coming a writer and what to do once you become one,” she said. Greto introduced each of the writ-ers, starting with Billie Travalini, the editor of their book “No Place Like Here: An Anthology of South-ern Delaware Poetry and Prose,” a recently-published collection of po-etry, fiction, essays and photographs relating to southern Delaware. “Southern Delaware has its own

flavor, and half of my heart belongs there,” Travalini said. “If you really

love something, you love the wholeness of it. It was a lot of work composing and ed-iting the book, but it was worth it because our voices are worth it.” Students also came to the event because some professors encouraged it. Some of the professors, who attended the event, encouraging their students to come as well included Dr. Susan Bobby, associate professor of English; Dr. Jeffrey Gibson, associate professor of English; Dr. James Wilson, assistant professor of music; Dr. Tery Griffin, associate profes-

sor of media arts; and Dr. Frances Riddle, coordinator of academic advisement. “My professor recommended that we come and I like poetry,” said freshman Brian Baker, who has Greto for Literature for Composition. “I write a little poetry myself and I thought it’d be fun to see what the profes-sionals say.” Baker said his own pro-fessor’s piece of nonfic-tion, a reflective piece about his father’s

death, was his favorite. He said his second favorite was Abby Millager’s poetry about the sounds of the surf on the beach. “I enjoyed them all, but those two stood out to me the most,” he said. “I liked Abby’s mental images, too.”

Millager’s piece, she said, was written while she was sitting on the beach. “With poetry, you can get away with more sound and less meaning,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be completely under-stood. It’s like modern art.” Frank Fiedler, associate professor of math, came to the event as well as enjoyed the readings. “It was great,” he said. “I did like Professor Greto’s. It was very personal. My second favorite was (“The Language of Crows” by Vanessa Haley), especially after she put it in context.” Greto said his piece was an attempt at a personal essay. “Writing about my father’s death was clarifying,” he said.

Students listen and engage in Poetry and Prose


The Whetstone / Cochise LucasEditor Billie Travalini reads her short story about a first grade teacher.

Many students at Wesley College said they believe there is a kind of segregation going on campus. But it’s not in class or in the lunchroom. It’s not even in the College Center lobby. It’s in the residence halls.Williams, Roe and Good-ing halls on the north side of campus are often considered “poorer” than Malmberg, Zimmerman and Carpenter halls further south. “I would agree that Wil-liams, Roe, and Gooding halls do have a rather unattractive meaning associated with each residence hall as being ‘the ghetto side,’” said Mike Streeter, a residential assistant in Williams. But Streeter said that the segregation isn’t racial; it’s based on money. “If anything should be debated about the north side of campus, it is not the issue of race, but economic privilege,” he said. Williams Hall resident Tyrus Winstead agreed. “I think that it’s not about race because around campus we all look at each other the same,” he said.

School officials said there are a number of reasons why the campus is divided the way

it is. “Other factors also play a role,” said Kevin Hansbury, director of residence life, “such as college acceptance date, when students confirm their attendance at Wesley, or admissions deposit date.” Dean of Students Mary Alice Ozechoski said she was aware of the situation. “We are looking into pos-sible updates in Williams, Roe and Gooding,” she said, but would not elaborate. Student Government Presi-dent Tanner Polce and SGA vice president Bryan Zarou said they do not consider the north side of campus the “ghetto side” or the south part

the “suburb side.” “You do notice a difference from the two sides based on

who lives there, not what color their skin is,” Zarou said. Williams, Roe and Gooding halls are historically considered freshman dorms. Polce and Zarou said that new students live in these buildings because there is more of a social

feel there, unlike Malmberg and Zimmerman, where you do not see people interact with each other because there is nowhere to interact. Zarou also said the north side was the area of campus where most of freshmen live. “Coming into a new place and being intimidated by older students does not happen on that side of campus because they all have an equal playing field,” he said. Streeter said that despite the perceived differences between the two sides of campus, what is often overlooked is the di-versity that makes up Wesley’s campus.

Vanessa Haley reads her poem, “the Language of the Crows.”


The Whetstone / Cochise LucasStudents sit in front of Williams Hall.

Segregation among the classes?By Kimberly JuhasThe Whetstone


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