March 2012

Many students at Wesley Col-lege said the administration is not communicating with them very well. One of the recent incidents on campus included a major drug bust in a car in Malmberg’s ga-rage basement on Feb. 14. Some sources, including Student Government Association president Tanner Polce, said the marijuana discovered had a street value of about $15,000. School officials, including head of se-curity Walt Beaupre and student life officials Kevin Hansbury and Mary-Alice Ozechoski, refused

to say how much was found. Most students had either not heard about what happened, or had heard various rumors. “I had no idea of this incident,” said junior Les Ragan, a Malmberg resident. “I found out from one of my friends mentioning it.” Fellow Malmberg resident Mark Mattern also knew nothing about it. “No, I had no clue that this

happened,” said the sophomore. “I believe Wesley is trying to

protect the school’s integrity. Wesley obviously knows students will talk to their peers about the school and it would just give the school a bad reputation to those people look-ing to go here.” Malmberg’s RA,

junior Mike Mango, said he couldn’t talk about it. “I cannot because I do not re-

ally know,” he said. Sophomore Malmberg resident Livia DeMarco was one of the few students who were aware of the incident. “Yeah, I heard about the drug bust, I saw the cop car in the ga-rage,” she said. “I do not know much about the whole incident though.” Not only is the lack of com-munication between Wesley and its students affecting the students who live on campus, it seems to be causing an issue for those students who live off campus.

Big drug bust at Malmberg worries studentsBy Kim JuhasWhetstone Contributor

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Core curriculum may change in 2013By Joncara MarshallWhetstone Contributor

Jewel Coles, a sophomore psy-chology major, plans to become a marriage counselor after she graduates. She loves taking her psychol-ogy courses, but can’t under-stand why she has to bother taking “core courses,” including religion. “Religion has nothing to do with being a psychologist,” Coles said. The College hopes to enlighten her as to why she needs a lot more than psychology to become a better psychologist Wesley’s faculty has been working to make revisions to a core curriculum that has not been changed in 20 years. It’s set to begin in fall 2013.

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March 2012

“If this kid had as much weed as they said he did and was probably selling it, who knows what kind of people were walking around our campus, into our parking garage or even into our buildings.”

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The women’s soccer team isn’t seeing red. In fact, they didn’t see any red penalty cards -p. 8

The newly opened Met–Life Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., may be home to the New York Giants and Jets but the Wesley football team was the best team from the east coast in the build-ing, at least for one night. The Wolverines won the Lambert Meadowlands ECAC (Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) award for being the best Division III team on the east coast. Head coach Mike Drass said that although he expects his team to be the best every year, it’s still an honor to win the award.

“Being named the No. 1 team on the east coast is our goal every year,” Drass said. “But it’s a humbling experience when you’re sitting there with all the other teams that won awards.” The Wol-verines have become an eastern Division III powerhouse but have yet to win a national championship. The

Wolverines enjoy their role as “beast of the east” but they really want to be the best in the nation. Jeremiah Howe, a sopho-more receiver, said that win-ning the award was nice but he wants his team

to make it to the next level. “That is what Coach Drass expects from us but we want to

get to the national championship and win,” Howe said. Sosthene Kapepula, a freshman linebacker, who was also named the ECAC defensive rookie of the year, said that his team was good last year but believes that the Wolverines can do better. “Besides the hype, we were a really good team last year,” Kapepula said. “But we can win a national championship as a team.”

Beasts of the East: Football team tries for nationalsBy Benjamin E. LykensThe Whetstone

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The new core curriculum only affects new students; students go by the year of the catalog in which they started at Wesley. “It has been a very good pro-cess,” said Dr. Patricia Dwyer, vice president of academic af-fairs. “The faculty has been very involved in the discussions along away. The goals of new core include improving students’ skills in communication and critical thinking, as well as giving them different perspectives. So, instead of using the core as

a “schedule-filler” and seemingly without an overarching reason – such as picking a history class here, a math class there and not making connections – the new core is supposed to integrate the disciplines under themes. A first year seminar will in-clude instruction in writing and integrate different disciplines. One example might be showing the historical and literary context of the civil rights movement – not just its political context. For the past 18 months, the fac-ulty has been reviewing different

ideas through discussions, pre-sentations, information sessions and workshops. Ideas have been processed through the faculty, Academic Affairs committee, and the General Education Insti-tution team, which includes Dr. Dwyer and Dr. Jeffrey Gibson, associate professor of English. Gibson said the changes will be an opportunity to freshen up the curriculum. “It’s time for the curriculum to reflect the faculty and students of Wesley College in the 21st century,” Dr. Gibson said.

Both Gibson and Dwyer said that the core revision should not affect Wesley’s Middle State ac-creditation. No formal decisions have been made, but some of the ideas may be approved by fall. “I think the new curriculum will change how the classes are constructed and how the profes-sors will teach the courses,” Dwyer said. According to Wesley’s academ-ic catalogue, the purpose of the core is to provide “each student with an exposure to intellectual

and global concepts that can serve as a basis for developing an informed individual in society.” Courses often fall into these five categories: the human experience, global society and its culture, analysis, scientific literacy, and communicating in the world. Students must take a variety of 45-48 credit courses in subjects that may not have anything to do with their major. The goal of the core curriculum at every liberal arts college is to expand the student’s learning.

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The Wesley Wolverine, Wally, and the Wesley football players take a visit to Kids Cottage to read to the children.

Clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections. Is usually diagnosed by age two, and the median survival age is 30 years old. This is Cystic Fibrosis, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is one of the philanthropies that all of the Greeks at Wesley College are working to support. Along with raising money to fight the disease, this semester, Greeks also will be doing a hand-ful of other community service events. In the beginning of February, Delta Phi Epsilon co-sponsored a carnation sale with Alpha Phi Delta for the Valentine holiday. The organizations set up a table set up in the College Center on Feb. 10, 13 and 14, selling these carnations to raise money. “This is a fundraiser we are taking part in, in order to raise money for one of our philanthro-

pies, the Cystic Fibrosis Foun-dation,” said Taylor Mushrush, president of Delta Phi Epsilon. The Greek community also attended a seminar for a mentor-ship program through Capitol Mentors on Feb. 22. “Once the process is complete, they will be paired with students within the public school system,” said graduate assistant for Greek affairs, Jenai Copeland. “We plan to make this a continuous com-munity service initiative.” On Mar. 12, Theta Phi Al-pha hosted a Dress Drive. The sorority will be collecting used dresses for those who are less fortunate. Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity had another car-smash fundraiser Mar. 16. Students pay a fee and are allowed to smash a car with a sledgehammer. The money raised will go to Leukemia Lymphoma research and awareness.

On March 21 at 3:30 p.m., Delta Phi Epsilon and Theta Phi Alpha will present the film, “MissRepresentation,” in Can-non Hall 7. The film also is spon-sored by the Student Government Association, Alpha Phi Omega and College Republicans. “This is a thought provoking film, which challenges society’s view of women,” Copeland said. The Italian fraternity, Alpha Phi Delta, is working with the Italian Club to conduct a seminar on Italian History on March 28 at 7 p.m. in Wells Theater. The fraternity will also be working with the Italian Club on May 6 to help with a statewide Italian awards program for high school students. “It’s the first high school award based off of merits in the study of Italian,” said adviser Mary Morrison. The final event of the semester

By Linnea CavalloThe Whetstone

Greeks plan events for the campus this semester

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that the Greeks will be hosting is Greek Week. This week is full of events April 10 through April 14. The theme this year is Walt Disney World. “You can expect a magical activity to occur each day of the week,” Copeland said. The WishFest carnival ends

Greek Week. Activities range from a pizza-making competition to human bowling. It will be held in the Amphithe-ater on April 14, from 12-4 p.m. The carnival is open to the entire Wesley community. All of the proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish-Foundation.

Wesley rappers, musicians and singers will have a forum this month in which they will have a chance to showcase their talents. The Wesley College chapter of Circle Kiwanis International (CKI) will be hosting a benefit concert for its Eliminate Proj-ect in Wells The-ater on March 30, which will feature music from students at the school. CKI, which was chartered at Wesley spring semester of 2012, is a collegiate level Kiwanis International organization that promotes community service, leadership development and fel-lowship. Junior Megan Stoffa is the Wesley chapter’s president. “Our motto is ‘Live to serve, love to serve’, and that’s what we’re trying to do with this concert,” said Stoffa. “All of the profits will be going to our parent-group’s charity.” That charity is the Eliminate Project, which, through a part-nership with UNICEF, is work-ing to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, which affects nearly 60,000 newborn children

every year. CKI member and representa-tive of Delta Phi Epsilon Court-ney Manhertz is the Eliminate Chair. “As Chair, I am responsible

for spread-ing awareness on our cause, contacting the talent and reserving space for the event,”

said Manhertz. “So far we have gotten Marvin Bond as our stage manager to make sure things run smoothly, and Carl Parker and Lindsey Dixon as the hosts of the show.” According to Dixon, they have already reached out to several Wesley artists, including Davonne D’neil and Joe College, but open auditions were held March 15 in Wells Theater. The other host, Carl Parker, is very enthusiastic about the show. “It’s going to be a great show

and we have a lot of great acts performing,” he said. “Everyone should come out and support.” Tickets will be on sale in

the College Center the week of the concert. They will be $2 for presale, and $3 at the door.

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CKI saves money to help save newborn children

Wesley students Megan Stoffa and Katherine Ashwell are among the members to be elected as part of the CKI. Stoffa takes over as president of the new Wesley Charter, and Ash-well sits in as her vice president.


Cochise Lucas / The WhetstoneAll the new members stand and speak the oath in order to become new members of the CKI leadership orginization. This dinner was to honor Wesley as a new charter, and these stu-dents as new members.

Our motto is ‘Live to serve, love to serve’, and that’s what we’re trying to do with this concert. Megan Stoffa.

It’s going to be a great show and we have a lot of great acts performing. Everyone should come out and support. -Carl Parker

The Wesley College Literary Magazine, Musings,is accepting submissions for the

Spring 2012 issue.

The deadline to submit poetry, short stories, photographs, and artwork by March 28 to

Whetstone editor at [email protected].


OpinionStudents on campus: What do you think of the new cafeteria set-up?

I think it’s a cool set up. It makes us talk to eachother. You get to talk to people you don’t know and make new friends. Go Vikings. -Kaleb Randolph

It has a lot more room than before. The circle tables are more appealing than the rows. When I first walked in the cafateria, it just felt different. -Debra Glotta

I like the new cafateria set up. There is more room. It’s more spacious. It gives people a chance to interact more with other students. -Felix Ortiz

It’s different. But I mean it’s new. I ultimately don’t like it because I like the row set up. It was more organized. -Tenaj Moody

It’s okay. I feel like I’m in middle school, though. This is how we had it in high school. But it’s not bad. It makes the cafe look bigger. -Eeona Edmones

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Even though Wesley Col-lege’s student government put a large amount of money into the Malmberg gym redoing and adding new machines to it, many students still would rather pay the money to go to Club Fitness rather than use the free gym at Wesley. “The reason I go to Club Fit-ness is mainly because my roommate goes there too,” Nick Deterding said. “I’ve been trying to shade a few pounds and since Club Fitness has more to offer I’d rather go there, nothing against Wesley.” Club Fitness is about triple the size of Malmberg holding over 40 cardio machines with weight machines close to the same amount. Malmberg holds under 6 cardio machines and under 20 weight machines. Students believe it’s too small for our campus. “There’s more space to work with and more machines for a better work-out,” Joel Jean-

Simon. Another reason many students would rather go to Club Fitness is the hours that they can go. Club Fitness is open 24/7. Malm-berg gym students cannot be in the gym while classes are going on because it is too loud and causes disruption to the classes. “I like that Club Fitness is 24/7

because I can go in the middle of my day between classes, or late at night when I’m done with my classes,” Danielle

Tearl said. Other things that students say Club Fitness has to offer that Malmberg doesn’t is a cardio cinema, a women’s workout facility, tanning, and a larger variety of classes. Though Wes-ley offers some classes, they are limited in time and variety and are not in a nice, large facility. “There are classes from intense spin class to a yoga class,” Lisa Antonelli. “They are offered at all different times a week so it’s easy to fit them into my sched-

By Linnea CavalloThe Whetstone

Students opt to go to Club Fitness over Malmberg Gym

“There’s more space to work with and more machines for a better work-out [at Club Fitness],” said Joel Jean-Simon.

Cochise Lucas / The WhetstoneMalmberg Gym has a fitness side as well as a weightlifting side. This is the side where mechanical weights are at your service, including fitness equipment.

ule.” Many of the females that go to Club Fitness enjoy the facil-ity they have attached to the

women’s locker room that only females are allowed in. “I don’t like working out in front of a lot of people so it’s

nice to have a smaller area with less people who are just women to do my work-out in,” Tearl said.

As recently as last semester, an observer might have found on Thursday nights a large group of students dressed in club at-tire lined up to get on a yellow school bus that would have taken them to Bubba’s Rock Shack.Back then, Bubba’s was the nightlife hot spot for Wesley College students, which provided transportation to and from the bar. Buses used to run every half hour, starting at 10 p.m., to pick students up at the corner of Fulton Avenue and North Bradford Street. Charlie Lyon, the owner of Bubba’s, said the buses are no longer provided because the number of people who rode the bus was dwindling. “From what I hear, the kids didn’t want to use the buses any-more,” Lyon said. “We’ll gladly supply buses again if we find out that there is a demand for it, be-cause the last thing I want is for people to leave here and get into accidents.” Senior Mia Brocco, has worked several Thursday nights at Bubba’s as a shot girl and said the clientele has changed recently. “On Thursdays there are Dover locals that come in more so than students now,” she said. “Every-body went to Bubba’s when I

was a freshman.” Senior Nick Hancock agrees. “When I was a freshman, Bubba’s was to us what the LEX is to the lowerclassmen now,” he said. “Bubba’s was always a lot of fun and the buses being right there by the dorms made it really convenient.” Hancock said he thought one of the possible reasons Bubba’s lost

its popular-ity among students is that the LEX is within walking distance, while Bubba’s, lo-cated on Route 13, is not.

Junior Marcus Johnson agrees. “If you drive there, you’re just asking to get pulled over and get a DWI from the police that sit in the parking lot looking for people like you and I,” he said. Director of Safety and Secu-rity, Walt Beaupre said that the Bubba’s bus had been running for the five-plus years that he has been at Wesley. “I think it was good that it kept the students off the roads,” he

said. “However it’s also encour-aging them to go there and get intoxicated.” Dean of students Mary-Alice Ozechoski

echoed Beaupre’s sentiments. “We know minors are going there and getting served,” she said. “If you’re 21, ride the bus and be safe; if you’re underage,

Bus rides to Bubba’s end because of decrease in popularityBy Nick ThompsonThe Whetstone

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“We know minors are going there and getting served,” said Mary-Alice Ozechoski. “If you’re 21, ride the bus and be safe; if you’re underage, you’re rolling the dice.”

you’re rolling the dice.” “As I got older I kind of grew out of the loud dance club atmo-sphere and I prefer the sit down bar now, but I will always have good memories of Thursdays at Bubba’s,” Hancock said.

“On Thursdays there are Dover locals that come in more so than students now,” said senior Mia Brocco. “Everybody went to Bubba’s when I was a fresh-man.”

Student Government As-sociation officials said they were excited about their new SGA constitution and their new adviser – a faculty member. For the past several years, the SGA adviser had been an official from student life. “We believe in order to have a true independent Student Government Association, we do not need to have ties with any administrative office,” SGA’s Vice President Bryan Zarou said. “Many SGAs around the country have a faculty member for this reason. With our new adviser clause in the constitution, our ad-viser will be elected every three years giving us, the students, the power to change if needed.” On Jan. 30, Political Science professor Cynthia Newton was elected SGA faculty adviser. “I was honored and flattered,” Newton said. “There was a great list of candidates that were up for the position and I honestly was surprised to have been chosen.” Originally from Massachusetts, Newton came to Wesley from Norwich University in Vermont.

She taught at Norwich for four years and decided that it was time for a change – and a warmer climate. “I was looking for a new job,” Newton said. “When I came to Wesley College for my interview, I loved it here and instantly I made a great connection with everyone.” Newton was the adviser for the Student Government Association for a year and a half at Norwich. This was important to the SGA. “Dr. Newton has experience working with SGA, as she has done it at her former institu-tion,” Zarou said. “With a faculty member, we will have no ties with any administration and our students can speak candidly and freely without feeling as if they are staring into the eyes of an ad-ministrator. This keeps SGA fluid and transparent, yet still working together to improve Wesley.” Newton said she is working to make a smooth transition into her position, trying to under-stand what her position entails. Newton said she hopes to be able to provide the advisory support

the organization needs, to con-tinue to make the SGA a strong organization, and for it to listen to student voices and complaints and act on them. Zarou said the change in advis-ers had nothing to do with former adviser Sarah Smith’s perfor-mance. “Sarah was a phenomenal ad-viser and the reasons we sought to change advisers had nothing to do with Sarah’s performance,” Zarou said. “Actually, Sarah’s performance as an adviser was great. She provided us with the information we needed, gave us the proper assistance we needed and helped us for two years. If Sarah was a member of the faculty, I think she would still be our adviser.” Newton said she was im-pressed with student involvement at Wesley. “I am so excited and quite impressed with how strong the student government is already,” she said. “Student planning from what I have seen so far and student involvement on campus is really strong.”

SGA welcomes new adviser aboard By Adaobi EzeaniWhetstone Contributor



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The Copeland String Quartet performs for Wesley at the Chapel March 13.

From Left to right: Mr.Wolverine Sean Hopkins, Ms. Wolverine Courtney Manhertz, Mr. Wesley Michael Streeter, Ms. Wesley Jessica Curry-Keith.


Attention students! Interested in running for an SGA position? Interested in nominating someone for a position? Pick up a nomination in the mailroom and let your voice be heard! Nominations are Mar. 19-23. *If nominated and eligible, you will receive an email to your WESLEY email.

“I had no idea that there was a drug bust in Malmberg,” said se-nior Kimberly Fearnbach. “That might have to do with me living off campus but it would still be good to know.” Other off-campus students didn’t know. “No I had no idea of this

incident until I heard from word of mouth,” said junior Linnea Cavallo, who lives off campus. “It really scares me because we are not located in the best part of town, so if this kid had as much weed as they said he did and was probably selling it, who knows what kind of people were walk-

ing around our campus, into our parking garage or even into our buildings.” Head of security Walter Beau-pre urges students to report any disturbances or criminal activity to 302-736-2436 or through the Wesley Anonymous TIPS line at 302-747-5110.

Opinion

Letter to the editorSecurity staff is trained to do the job I would like to provide a response to the article in the recent Whetstone titled “Students Worry About Campus Safety” specifically the comment “The security staff isn’t up to par – besides Walt – and if anything serious happened I don’t think they would have the equipment or personnel to handle it.” As the Director of Safety and Security at Wesley for the past 5 plus years, I feel this is the

best group of security staff that I’ve had the pleasure of working with. The current security staff is proactive in patrolling our cam-pus. They offer vast experience in security, which includes police service - both in the military and as civilian police officers. We also have a former correctional officer on staff and a US Marine. Additionally, some are gradu-ates of police academies in

Delaware and New Jersey, with two being instructors in Defen-sive Tactics. Another of our staff has experi-ence working with young adults who come from diverse back-grounds. The current security staff is also provided training at the Uni-versity of Fairfield Public Safety Academy; the Milford Police Department Bike Patrol Unit; the Dover Police Drug, Vice and

Organized Crime Unit. They also have certifications in Conflict Resolution, Sexual As-sault Response, Tactical Hand-cuffing, Pepper Spray, CPR and Emergency Medical Responder to name a few. I’m confident in the ability of our security staff to respond and handle any situation that may arise at any time. We have dealt with many complex situations and have come to a quick resolu-

tion. We will continue to provide training to our security staff so we can continue to provide excellent service to our students and the entire Wesley Commu-nity. Walt Beaupre Director of Safety & Security

I recently went to Budapest, Hungary. Budapest is incred-ible! They are known for their goulash. While I was there, I had a traditional goulash and then I had a bean goulash. Both were fantastic but so dif-ferent from each other. Also, one day we went on a walking tour. You go on what is called Castle Hill. The sights from there were BEAUTIFUL! Also, March 9, I went to Oslo, Norway. March 15 I went to Stockholm, Sweden and March 17, I will be in Glasgow, Scotland. And on March 22nd, I will be in Rome, Italy. I also went to Jules Verne’s house. He is a famous writer. His house was incredible to see. It was where he wrote all of his books. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to take pictures in his house. I also went to Amiens Zoo (Le Parc Zoologique). The zoo was different from Ameri-can zoos. When my friend

and I first walked in, there were monkeys just hanging in trees and they had a desig-nated area for them to climb and hang in the trees but there were not closed in like the animals in American zoos. So they could have easily walked over to my friend and I if they wanted to. But, they seemed really content in their trees. There was also an ani-mal that when you walked up to its habitat, it said danger-ous animal. Even that animal could have easily escaped its habitat. It was very scary to go near the habitat and the animal walked towards us so we walked away. Beside all of my traveling, I also am taking courses. My classes are very interest-ing and different. Professors come from all over the world to teach here. I have had pro-fessors from India, Romania, United States, England, and many others.

Word from France International exchange student diaryBy Liz WallaceWhetstone Contributor

Have you ever been inter-viewed? Your heart starts to beat a little faster, beads of sweat form at the top of your head, and you bob your leg so the movement calms you down.Usually, I’m the interviewer. I’m the calm one with my questions patiently waiting for an answer. But I recently was on the other side – I was the interviewee. I was applying to become a resi-dential assistant. You think over all the questions the inter-viewers might ask you. What are your strengths and weak-nesses, what is your background knowledge for this job, all of those spiffy questions that cause you to worry. Oh, and the ultimate worst question – why should we pick you?Really, though, I’ve found that if you know the answers, your heart isn’t pumping quite as fast, your hair isn’t damp with perspiration, and you’re not quite as fidgety. The interview goes better. A lot of people have a hard

time with being interviewed. But there’s really three key steps for a great interview, aside from the resume, appearance, and all of that: ·Be yourself ·Study yourself so you know why you want to deserve this job ·Understand not everyone who applies can get the job. You might not be the one who really deserves it. Then again, if you don’t get the job, maybe the job doesn’t deserve you.

In almost every classroom, there is at least one student counting down the minutes she has left on the clock until she’s released from that one class she feels bored with. Distractions like text mes-saging, the girl sitting next to you chewing gum, and next weekend’s plans drowns out the professor’s important lecture during science class causing you to flunk the pop quiz you were unprepared for the next day. If this happens to you don’t feel too bad about it because it’s not entirely your fault. The role of a professor is to provide students with knowledge in the classrooms so students can know how to perform in the real world. Since the learning process begins in the classroom, there

should be some kind of concept or lesson structure professors should use in order to make students more interested in their class. I have only had a few profes-sors whose classes I dreaded attending because of the dreary environment. In one class I had, the professor spoke with such a small-pitched voice it was often hard to hear

him in a class of 30 students. As if that wasn’t frustrating enough, movies and documentary films were continuously played during the class so that students, along with myself, had a hard time understanding. The movies became such an issue that when the lights were cut off students would sneak out of the room. I am not implying that profes-sors should entertain students. I’m suggesting that if a subject is taught from a more interesting angle students may better apply themselves. Professors who act like they want to be in the classroom make students want to learn.

By Lamesha GreenThe Whetstone

How to focus in a boring class By Melissa BoydThe Whetstone

Being the interviewee

Lamesha Green / The Whetstone


Liz Wallace / Whetstone Contributor

This is the view from Castle Hill, with the bridge that I stood on in the middle.



Sports


The women’s soccer team isn’t seeing red. In fact, they didn’t see any red penalty cards – which mean a player is ejected from a game – handed out during last season. The Wolverines were one of 82 teams to receive a NSCAA team ethics award. The team received the silver team ethics award because they received no red cards and only five or fewer yellow warning cards. Head coach Ed Muntz, who recently completed his sixteenth season as the only women’s soccer coach in Wesley College history, praised his team’s level of discipline. “I think the team’s discipline is very important,” Muntz said. “We try to represent the team and school the best we can.” Muntz is a former Wesley soccer player and said he feels strongly about his team playing hard for his alma mater. “You play for the name on the front of your jersey not the

back,” Muntz said. One of the team’s captains, Kim Fearnbach, a senior for-ward, said the team focused hard on rebounding from a poor season the year before. “We didn’t want it to be like last season,” Fearnbach said. “We started off very strong at 5-and-1 but then had a few injuries.” Fearnbach said the team’s other captain, Lacey Smith, was one of the reasons why the team was disciplined. “She has a real clean style of play,” Fearnbach said. “She is very good with the ball and doesn’t let her emotions get the best of her.” However, Fearnbach said just because you play disciplined doesn’t mean you aren’t playing hard. “You have to be tough,” she said. “But you don’t have to play dirty to play hard.” Lacey Smith, captain and senior midfielder, said that both she and Fearnbach stressed the

By Benjamin E. LykensThe Whetstone

Women’s soccer team receives NSCAA team ethics award

importance of team discipline from day one. “As a player and a team, your soccer abilities and skills alone

should speak for themselves on the field,” she said. “Playing dirty is just displaying incompe-tence and it simply is a bad im-

age. It’s not the kind of reputa-tion we want to have. We did our best to lead by example.”

In their first time in a cham-pionship, Wesley’s Ice Hockey team lost the Mason Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association’s Championship game to American University on Feb. 12. Despite the loss, players said their season, only their second, was the best ever. “Every team disliked us because of how hard and tough we played,” said freshman Steve Greco. Wesley defeated Johns Hopkins University 4-1 in the quarterfi-nals on Feb. 10. The next day, the team defeated Dickinson Col-lege 8-1 in the semi-finals. They lost to American University 4-1. Other teams knew Wesley’s team as “the underdog” because it only had 10 players. This set them apart from the other teams who had more than twice the number of players. “We just had to work with what we had and use each other the best we could,” said fresh-man Brian Sanca. “Goalie Tyler Piechoski was liter-ally a brick wall in the net for us,” said Captain Bryan McDon-ald. The team, including defense-men Bryan McDonald, Matt Phillipes, and Jordan Mayville; snipers Jerry Cassidy, Brian San-ca, Warren Gross and Stephen Greco; and enforcers, Nicholas Greco and Andrew Dexter,

Wesley was able to outplay many teams. Wolverines said that teams, such as Johns Hopkins and Dickinson were upset that the 2-year Wesley Wolverines had even made it to the champion-ship game. The team suffered from penal-ties, however. “Although we did have a decent amount of penalties, we never let a teammate get thrown around on the ice,” Greco said. The players said they had a great season. “We had a pretty dominant season this year with, of course, some bumps in the road,” McDonald said. “But with 10 players on our roster compared to the average team that has over 20, we still competed and even outplayed a lot of teams.” Greco said the season was fun.

“The best moment for me was having a hat trick (3 goals in one game) in the semi-finals vs. Dickinson, and also playing with my brother (Nicholas),”

Greco said.Amanda Kinkade, who coordi-nated intramural sports, includ-ing the hockey team, said she was proud of the team. “It is pretty spectacular what they have accomplished,” she said.

By Ashley RichardsWhetstone Contributor

Ice hockey teams performs well, despite losses

Wesley’s #19 Matthew Phillipes scores a goal against Johns Hopkins Goalie. Wesley plays hard in this game, but ultimately loses to Johns Hopkins 6-3. The Wolverines went 9-7 during the season.


“Every team disliked us because of how hard and tough we played,” said freshman Steve Greco.

Team Name ScoresBaseball 0-0Basketball (M) 12-14Basketball (W) 6-19Field Hockey 12-10Football 12-2

Team Name ScoresLacrosse (M) 0-0Lacrosse (W) 0-0Soccer (M) 8-7-5Soccer (W) 7-10Softball 0-0

Team Name ScoresTennis (M) 0-0Tennis (W) 0-0Volleyball 5-26

Sports Round-up Retrieved from http://athletics.wesley.edu/landing/index

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