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OOktobberFest:: Halloween
on Main StreetOct. 26, 5:30 p.m. - midnight
Join us for a Halloweenfestival, featuring costumecontests - with prizes for thebest single, double, and groupcostumes - vendors, in-flatabes, and a beer garden(must be 21 years or older).Dinner will be provided byAVI Food Systems. No reser-vations necessary.
Halloween ParadeThere will be a Halloween
parade from 4-5:30 on MainStreet.
Haunted HayrideAs part of Halloween on
Main Street, there will be ahaunted hayride throughRiverside Park. Participantsshould meet in RiversidePark. The Haunted hay Rideswill be given from 8-10 p.m.
Pumpkin Carving Con-test
There will also be a pump-kin carving contest at the cor-ner of Main and Canal streetsfrom 6-6:45 pm. Cost is $5 toper entry. For more informa-tion and to register, pleasevisit greenvillchamber-pa.com.
Corn Hole TournamentThere will be a corn hole
tournament from 7:30-9:30 onMain St. For more informa-tion and to register, pleasevisit greenvillechamber-pa.com.
MovieDespicable Me 2 will be
shown at dusk on CanalStreet.
Haunted HouseT.I.P.S will be hosting a
haunted house in Thiel’s Pas-savant Center on October25th from 8-10 pm. Thehaunted house took three daysto build and is entirely stu-dent-run, with about eight dif-ferent themes. For more infor-mation, contact ChelseyCook, [email protected].
Trick-or-TreatOct. 30, 2-4 p.m.
Come to the Student-Lifeoffice in the HMSC any timebetween 1 and 4 p.m. to pickup a copy of the list of partici-pating professors. Then, goget some free candy! Re-member to dress up.
Silent MoviesOct. 31, 7p.m.
In the spirit of Halloween,two movies will be shown onthe main floor of the library.The movies will be over by 11p.m. Come enjoy yourselfwith this library-appropriateentertainment.
THIELENSIANthe student-run newspaper of Thiel College in Greenville, PA
THE
Volume 132 Issue 2 Friday, October 25, 2013
Trick-or-TreatHalloween is
coming.page 2
Letter tothe Editor,
page 6
Thiel�sHaunted
HAPPENINGScompiled by Katie Allgeier
Act Up, Fight AIDS: Cabaret to Benefit Broadway Caresby Sara Toombs, [email protected]
The vocal chords can doamazing things – and so canthe students who use them.
The Thiel Players are prepa-ring for the opening night ofthe annual Cabaret, a student-run performance of popularBroadway music. These stu-dents and their director, AmyBoxer, will not be performingfor money, satisfaction, ortheir own glory. The entireproduction is geared towardraising awareness and finan-cial support for the organiza-tion Broadway Cares: EquityFights AIDS.
Broadway Cares is a non-profit organization based inNYC’s Broadway theater hub.Formed in 1987, the organiza-tion seeks to raise funds andsupport for AIDS research, re-lief, and victims. It has raisedmore than $175 millionthrough grant making and pa-tron donation.
Funds are directly collectedby Broadway Cares through
participating performers whogreet patrons off-stage aftermany on and off Broadwayproductions. Often, fundsare raised by way of memora-bilia auction and specifiedbenefit shows.
Much like Broadway Cares,the Thiel Players seek touse the talent and dedicationfound within students to bringabout goodness and changein the community and beyond.Not only do these studentsperform for the sake ofmaking an audience happy,but with a purpose thatdrives each show to a higherlevel.
“AIDs is a terrible, yet easilyprevented disease that needsbetter awareness and funding.You can see it in modernmusicals, such as RENT,which portray such a bleakpremise in the world of AIDs.Why would we not pay theworld back by funding thesupport for this research?”
Brittany Patten, a junior atThiel, said. Patten will be per-form one solo, a duet, and thechorus numbers in theCabaret.
Perhaps it is the hard workput into each show, the sheertalent of the students, ora certain nostalgia of attend-ing the theater the drawsthe crowds. Or perhaps it isthe apparent dedication ofthe students to serve theircommunity using the giftsthey have so carefully fos-tered.
The Cabaret will hold itssecond performance tonight,Oct. 25. The curtain will riseat 7:30 p.m. All proceedswill benefit BroadwayCares, AIDs support ribbonsand bracelets will be sold atthe door, and a raffle will beheld. English honor societySigma Tau Delta will also beselling roses in the lobby tobe delivered to the perform-ers during the show.
What goes bump in the night?by Mozelle Jordan, [email protected]
Roth Hall; an analysis ofthe mysteries
by Christina Ryan, [email protected]
“We see other people following all of these traditions and we just jump right in without even thinking. Maybethat’s what makes them spooky,” freshman Summer Wark said.
Government Reopens; effects felt nationwide as government returns to bargaining by Bri Tiedeman, [email protected]
All proceeds from donations and the raffle go to Broadway Cares, a nonprofit that raises funds for
AIDS research and relief.
Have you ever wondered why it’sbad luck to cross paths with a blackcat – especially on Halloween? Orthe truth behind the rumors of it be-ing an ominous sign if you spot abat flying around your house atnight? Then again, maybe it’s neverbeen questioned as to why spidersare the root of all fears.
But dig a little deeper than youraverage curiosity and you may findsome unexpected answers awaitingyou; ones that may make your Hal-loween a little more frightening. Sowhat do spiders, bats, and black catsall have in common? (Besides thefact that they all three seem to repre-sent doom and gloom)
The answer is probably not thefirst thing that comes to mind. “I’mnot sure why we follow the traditionof watching out for creatures of thenight during Halloween. I guess it’sbecause that’s something we’vebeen told to do our whole life. Wedon’t really think about it anymore,we just go with it. If I had to take a
guess though, is it because all threeare black and black resemblesevil?” Leeya Chambley, a sopho-more, wondered.
Although, she came awfully closewith directing the reason towardsevil, that’s not quite the entirety ofit. These three myths began wayback in the dark ages where witchhunts were common and the shadowof a mischievous sprite seemed tohang around.
In simple terms; all three figuresare said to be demonic animals thatare sent by the devil; even thougheach one is sent for a different rea-son. So pick your poison: If you areunlucky enough to see the infamousbat lingering around your house,take warning that someone in thehousehold will soon die. But keepyour fingers crossed that the batdoes not enter your house, becauseif it does, that means the demons arealready inside.
Now with spiders, there is a 50/50chance you could be receiving good
or bad news. But on Halloween,there is no such thing as good luck.
Stories are told that if you spot aspider on the night of Halloween,the spirit of a deceased loved one isnearby and watching over you. Onthe other hand, another versionclaims that if you spot a spider by acandle flame, witches are nearby.
After all of that, we are left withthe notorious black cat. If you are aperson with such pitiful luck thatyou cross paths with a black cat onHalloween night, you should at leastknow what you have gotten yourselfinto.
You, poor soul, have just comeface to face with Satan himself. Dis-guised as a black cat, his intentionsare never known and can never beguessed. Whether he wants you forthe night or stalking another victim,there is no escaping the destiny ofhis wishes.
So what does go bump in thenight? Don’t ask questions youdon’t want to know the answers to.
Roth Hall is one of best-knownsources of ghost stories and urbanlegends that Thiel College has tooffer.
Considering how long the build-ing has stood on Thiel soil, thisshould come as no surprise. In theyear 1913, the hall would havelooked brand new, but the structurehas since suffered through windand wear to see a century of stu-dents come and go.
With that amount of time comesplenty of history and even a fewmysteries.
The third floor in particular haslong been rumored around campusto house ghosts of past studentswho have died, usually due to asuicide or other tragedy said tohave taken place there.
Though the various stories tendto be passed around by students,members of the Thiel communityare not the only ones who considerRoth Hall to be a haunted place.
The building has been listed onmultiple archives of supposedhaunted locations in Pennsylvaniacollected by amateur groups dedi-cated to ghost hunting. The stir ofthese rumors has caused believersand skeptics alike to look up to thetop row of windows and wonderjust what is up there.
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After almost 3 weeks, D.C. hasfinally switched the governmentback to On. Government officialsare currently attempting to createcompromises on spending cuts be-fore the debt-ceiling defaults.
Since the countdown to the ini-tial government power-down, a fewarguments have been refueled.However, decisions and actionshave been made and taken. Obama,foremost, refuses to back down onObamacare. Obama claims he rec-ognizes the nations divided stanceson healthcare but is still pressinghis concerns.
The tea party lawmakers, in op-position to Obamacare, have made
their opinions known, expressingtheir extreme stances against thebill.
“I would do anything,” SenatorTed Cruz, leader of the Tea Partycharge toward the shutdown, said.“And I will continue to do anythingI can to stop the train wreck that isObamacare.”
The Tea Party itself is facinga harsh discredit; their bill actingas a ‘movement of the people’is getting slammed in nationalpolls according to MSN reporters.Their response however is indiffer-ent, focusing more on the opinionsof voters back home to influenceelections. In turn, Cruz is
being chastised and criticizedby Republicans for ‘formentingthe standoff.’ Cruz says he’s“content to be reviled in Washing-ton, D.C., but appreciated inTexas.”
Overall our nation learnedseveral different lessons fromour shutdown. The government,according to Obama, was evidentlymore affected than the population.However, “lots of people wereinconvenienced and some liveswere seriously disrupted, butmost Americans weren’t personallytouched by the shutdown,” accord-ing to MSN.
Another poll conducted by NBC
News and the Wall Street Journalformulated that less than 1/3 ofa poll population admitted tosomeone in their home beingaffected by the shutdown. Two –thirds of that population feltthat our economy was beingharmed, but direct effects were at alow.
A video package recorded andconducted by Thiel College’sTCTV photographers and reporterson the October 18 newscast askedstudents and staff how they feltabout the shutdown and how it af-fected them. Junior Cassie Myhot-tie claimed she was not affected, aswell as Student Activities director
Than Oo claimed that his concernswere directed towards the FDA’srole in the shutdown.
In reality, according to the Stan-dard & Poor’s estimate, the shut-down cost our economy $24 bil-lion, or $75 for every U.S. citizen.Of course, America’s image needsrepair as well, though the economicstanding will take precedence overreputation damage control.
Citizens should stay in tune withthe news as the government partylawmakers will continue to meetover the next 2 months in order todevise a spending deal, avoidingthe next possible fiscal standoff inJanuary.
ABROAD:DIH Trip to
Itally, page 6
Football records first win, page 8
compiled by Liz Carlson
Senior Soccer Game: Oct. 26, 1 p.m., Alumni Stadium
Come support the men’ssoccer team! Some fun give-aways will be provided to thecrowd!
Halloween on Main Street:Oct. 26, 1 p.m. Main St., Greenville
Come join us for a cos-tume party in downtownGreenville! Food and musicwill also be provided!
Trip to Cedar Point Park:Oct. 27
Stop by the Student LifeOffice for more informationand to sign-up!
Fries with Lies: Nov. 2, 10 p.m. Rotunda Bistro
Stop by for free food andan opportunity to win prizes!
Thiel Team Trivia:Every Tuesday, 10 p.m.Rotunda Bistro
Keep on the Look-out for Pop-Up
Events!
EVENTSPage 2 THIELENSIANFriday, October 25, 2013
Wanna see a movie?BLY HALL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS...
Oct. 4: Disorderly Conduct Hunton Hall - A studentwas crying after a fight withher boyfriend.
Oct. 12: Disorderly Conduct Hunton Hall -
Two students were fightingby the front door of Hunton.
Oct. 12: Disorderly Conduct Hunton Hall -
One student pulled anotherstudent’s pants down publicly.
Oct. 12: Criminal Mischief -Chapel Area Parking lot -Students removed a parking placard froma Chapel parking lot space.
compiled by Bri Tiedeman
Campus Police encourages everyone to have safe week-ends and to abide by the new policies.
Thiel College POLICE BLOTTERThielHappenings
Despicable Me 2: A special showing on Main Street of Greenville Saturday, Oct.26 at dusk.
Your favorite little minions are back in this sequel to the 2010 film DespicableMe. In the midst of adjusting to the family lifestyle, ex –supervillian Gru is calledto investigate the disappearance of a secret Arctic laboratory. Working alongsideAnti-Villain League agent, Lucy Wilde, Gru identifies his number one suspect asEl Macho, a supervillain who is presumed to be dead. Gru finds himself in amalevolent situation whan El Macho’s son starts trying to win over his oldestdaughter, Margo. At the same time, his beloved minions start disappearing, beingkidnapped for evil purposes. This animated film stars Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig,Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Moises Arias, Pierre Coffin, and SteveCoogan. If you loved Despicable Me, be sure to check this film out!
The Conjuring: Wednesday Oct. 3 and Sunday Nov. 3 – 9 p.m. Based on true events, this film tells the story of the Perron family and the horrif-
ic events that occur shortly after moving into their dream home. What seems likethe ideal place to raise a family quickly turns into a death trap when the familylearns that they are not alone. They reach out to well-known paranormal investi-gators, Ed and Loraine, for help. The couple digs deep into the home’s past anddiscovers that the demonic entity that has attached itself to the family of sevenhas a murderous past, and has all intentions of doing it again. With the help of theWarrens, The Perrons fight for their safety and attempt to drive the demon backinto the depths from which it came. If you are looking for a good scare, thismovie one you won’t want to miss.
by Liz Carlson, [email protected]
Homecoming Court announced during half:Tomcats name Rose,Smith King&Queen
Homecoming Court Pictured Above, left to right, top row: Jadon Halloman, Cyrill Parham, Casey Rose (King), Morgan
Gray, Jonathon Fennick, Eric Wolfe bottom row: Katie Fife, Jocelyn Cook, Allana Smith (Queen), Ashley
McMillen, Kourtney Polvinale, Taylor Runser
Phi Theta Phi & Zeta Tau Alpha takeparade float competition by flight
Phi Theta Phi and Zeta Tau Alpha placed first inthe Homecoming Float competition. Their float wasa recreation of Amelia Earhart's plane complete withAnna Hart dressed as Amelia. Their flight took off
down Main St. on October 12 at 1p.m.
EVENTSPage 3 THIELENSIANFriday, October 25, 2013
On Oct. 4, 13 Thiel stu-dents journeyed to Chicagoto attend the installation ofBishop Elizabeth Eaton aspresiding bishop of theEvangelical LutheranChurch in America.
Bishop Eaton, formerlythe Bishop of NortheasternOhio Synod, is the first fe-male presiding bishop of theELCA. She was installed onSaturday in RockefellerMemorial Chapel of the Uni-versity of Chicago. Over1,500 people were in atten-dance.
Thiel students RobertCarpenter, Luigi DeCristo-foro, Stephanie Ensminger,Audra Frenley, ElizabethKoerner, Amanda Haut-mann, Cheryl Marshall,Rachel Ortega, Sean Oros,Elizabeth Onegow, SabaPervais, and Ivey Shortswere invited by Campus
Pastor Jayne Thompson togo to Chicago to be presentat the installation. The Stu-dent Life Office and Reli-gion Department helpedfund the trip.
The students left ThielCollege on Friday morningin a 15-passanger van. Theeight-hour trip includedstops at the state-welcomesigns, jokes, songs, sleeping,studying, and picture-taking.
When asked to describethe trip, freshman Louie De-Cristoforo said it was “anadventure in and of itself.”
Junior Sean Oros de-scribed it as “an exercise inhuman relations and cohabi-tation,” but both DeCristo-foro and Oros agreed that itwas a “bonding experience.”
The group was hosted byseminarians at the LutheranSchool of Theology atChicago and attended an
event focusing on migrantfarm workers Friday night.Saturday started with a tourof the LSTC and breakfastwith some of the staff andstudents. The group servedlunch at Augustana LutheranChurch of Hyde Park to theinstallation choir. They thenwalked the few city blocksto Rockefeller Chapel andfound seats for the installa-tion.
The two hour long instal-lation service was filled withmusic and many differentlanguages.
“It was very multicultur-al” Oros described, “Itshowed the unity of theLutheran church—not justthe ELCA—because therewere representatives frommany countries and conti-nents come to speak at ourinstallation.”
DeCristoforo, who is part
of the United BrethrenChurch, expressed thatthough the service was an“awesome experience,” hefelt “out of the loop” be-cause he was not used toLutheran services.”
After the service, the stu-dents joined in congratulat-ing Bishop Eaton.
They explored the citythat night, then left earlySunday morning in order toattend chapel services atValparaiso University in In-diana.
The services were fol-lowed by lunch with one ofthe campus pastors and sev-eral of the chapel staff.
The rest of the trip in-cluded a detour to Michiganto enjoy the beach. Filledwith boisterous song, thepilgrims arrived back atThiel early Monday morn-ing.
Thiel students attend installment
The students from Thiel College attended the installment of presiding bishop Elizabeth Eaton.
Kappa Sigma See-Saw-athonOver this past homecom-
ing weekend, from noon onThursday, Oct. 10 to noon onSunday, Oct. 13, the brothersof Kappa Sigma hosted a 72hour See-Saw-a-Thon toraise money for a local girlwith leukemia. The commu-nity came together to help ina tremendous show of sup-port and solidarity.
See-Saw-a-Thon has beenan annual event hosted byKappa Sigma’s Xi Epsilonchapter since it came to Thielin 1995. However, the chap-ter came into contact withMaryjo See, whose grand-son, Andrew See, passedaway from osteosarcomacancer in 2004.
“It was in 2005 that I metDennis White, a Kappa Sig-ma, who worked on FoodService at Thiel College
while enrolled at Thiel,” Seesaid. “He talked about Kap-pa Sigma and the annual See-Saw, but the money that wasraised every year went to St.Jude's Hospital . Kappa Sig-ma felt they would like togive money to a local charity.I told him about Andrew andthat we could possibly do theSee-Saw on his memory andgive money to a local cancerpatient—preferably a youngchild.”
It was decided to beginhosting See-Saw in memoryof Andrew See, giving fundsraised to local cancer pa-tients. Andrew was 11 whenhe died; in keeping with hismemory, the recipient chosenis usually a local child,though there have been a fewexceptions. Since its incep-tion, See-Saw has grown into
a recognized event with in-creased organization; asMaryjo herself said, “It hasgrown bigger and betterevery year with everyone'shelp and donations.”
Campus has been very in-volved with the See-Saw.Guys and girls, people fromacross Greek Life, and evencommunity membersstopped to visit and even ridethe see-saw, talking with theever-present brothers of Kap-pa Sigma. Many people—including Thiel staff mem-bers—dropped off food forthe brothers at day and night.Volunteers helped walk thestreets to collect donationsfrom passing traffic. Thanksto community, both in andaround Thiel, the memory ofAndrew See still helps peo-ple today.
Hypnosis ShowOn Oct. 9, hypnotist
Joshua Seth performed atThiel. Seth took volunteersfrom the audience and hyp-notized them, making themdo several hilarious things.Seth, also a comedian andretired voice actor, toursschools like Thiel and othervenues all across the calen-dar year.
At the beginning of theperformance, 16 chairs wait-ed on the stage to be filledby Tomcats. After Seth wasintroduced, he came on andstarted entertaining. With awitty, charismatic portrayal,Seth made the show funnyand interesting at the sametime. He talked with somuch energy that it felt likehe was going to explode atsome moments.
“It was a beautiful cam-pus with really friendly stu-dents,” Seth said, “I lovedthe theater. It had reallygreat acoustics.” He ex-plained that hypnotism hassomewhat become skewedby Hollywood and TV by re-minding the audience thatthey could not be made to dosomething like rob a bankwhen in a trance. Hypno-tism is possible by puttingthe participant into a state ofrelaxation, and is very easyto get into.
When Seth saw thatsomeone was either tryingtoo hard or not following hisinstructions, he asked themto leave the stage. He even-tually whittled the volun-teers down to ten, and theseare the people that he hadfun with. When he gave in-structions, he spoke in asilky, soft voice to aid in re-laxation, and he was able toput everyone to sleep with asnap or touching the partici-pants.
He saw one student notactively moving, so he gavethem all instructions thatthey were performing as anorchestra for a group of peo-ple, and they had instru-ments in their hands. Hemade this student get up andconduct the concert, whichwas very entertaining. Themoment the audience ap-peared to enjoy the most wasa birthing skit.
In this one, Seth made twoguys and several of the girlsthink they were pregnant andgiving birth. They screamedas though they were actuallygiving birth, and then Sethgave them instructions thatthe baby was “a demonbaby” and to get rid of it.They all took different waysto kill this “demon baby.”
Thunderous applause con-cluded Seth’s performance,and everyone in the audienceapplauded the groggy partic-ipants, who had little or nomemory of their experi-ences: “I had one girl comeup to me after the show andsay her last memory was her
final class of the day,” Sethsaid, “She had no idea howshe ended up there.”
While responses appearedoverwhelmingly positivefrom students, some dis-agreed. They appeared tonot believe what they hadjust witnessed. One student,who preferred to remainanonymous, said, “Whatkind of people do Jedi mindtricks work on?” He pointedto the stage, “The weakminded. I just prefer to keepmy mind to myself.”
In response, Seth ex-plained, “It is human natureto be skeptical of somethingyou don’t understand. It’sreal, though. You can re-search it and find out foryourself. Sometimes, thereare just bad hypnotists thatmay not give the best experi-ence, and that’s why theydidn’t believe.”
Either way, Seth gave aninteresting show that wasfull of twists, turns, andlaughs. For more informa-tion, visit his website,www.joshuaseth.com.
By Hunter Michaelis, [email protected] By Sean Oros, [email protected]
Pop- Up Events a hitBy Benjamin Montozzi, [email protected]
Most students have no-ticed the banners occasional-ly hanging in the HowardMiller Student Center, an-nouncing “Pop-Up Events”on certain days of the week,giving scant clue as to what
the event actually is. Mosthave also witnessed the sur-prise chaos associated withone of these events comingto fruition. Few, however,fully understand just whatthese events are and who isbehind them.
Thiel Activities Board(T.A.B.) members run thesepop-up events throughoutcampus during the schoolyear. These are events thatoccur spontaneously and arenot widely advertised. If,however, one “likes” ThielActivities on Facebook, onecan get a clue of when,where, and what the pop-upevents are going to be.
Some of the pop-up eventsthat have occurred are boun-cy houses in the quad withfree popcorn and soda, a freecoffee and donut giveawayoutside the Lutheran Her-itage room, and most recent-ly - bull riding in the Bistro.
It was a great event and alot of the students seemed toenjoy it. During the event,anyone could sign up to ridethe mechanical bull and thenthey would be timed. Who-ever lasted the longest on the
mechanical bull won a giftcard. The winner of the eventwas Sean King. “It was a fullof twist and turns of awe-someness. I really think theyshould bring it back,” saidone of the bull riders, Ron-nell Hunt.
“We want people to feelthe excitement about beingpleasantly caught off-guard.”said student activities direc-tor Than Oo. Students havecertainly been feeling the ex-citement. “The event is avery well planned out eventand Thiel students seem toenjoy it,” said T.A.B. mem-ber Clarissa Whippo. “Thepop-up events are great to liftsomeone’s spirit up whenthey are having a rough day,”sophomore Alexandra Porterstated. “Also, they give ussomething to look forward tothroughout the semester.Food is always the best andalways appreciated,” she re-marked.
Make sure to “like” ThielActivities on Facebook andfollow them on Twitter to getthe latest clues about pop-upevents and other Thiel activi-ties.
Students had a blast ridingthe surprise mechanicalbull.
Kappa Sigma brothers Ryan Parks and Tyler Beebe ride the giant see-saw.
Hypnotist Joshua Seth works his magic on a group of Thielstudents.
By Bess Onegow, EOnegow@thiel,edu
STUDENT LIFE Page 4 THIELENSIANFriday, October 25, 2013
Roth Hall cont. [cont. from fr. page]
For one, there is a coffin.The unnerving view of thecoffin is quickly overturnedby the plastic skeletonsand absurdly fake spiderwebs surrounding it. TheHalloween decorations arekept on this floor alongwith vaguely marked boxesof materials placed instorage by different depart-ments.
Despite the rather mundanecontents of the rooms, thethird floor of Roth Hall canstill easily be described ascreepy. The area is very darkand the floor is old and cov-ered with dust.
Even the paint on the
walls, or at least what is leftof it, has struggled to hold onto any semblance of its for-mer novelty. Among thechips of paint, exposed fix-tures and few leftover chairsis the remains of an oldstage.
In its youth, Roth Hallhoused Thiel’s previous the-ater. Costumes and propscan still be found strewn justabove the third floor and thewalls of the stage featurenotes scrawled in sharpiefrom past Thiel Players say-ing their final goodbyes tothe space where they sangand rehearsed together.
Some of the remaining
rooms are locked or other-wise inaccessible while oth-ers merely contained boxesand stored leftovers frombusiness in past years. Thereare plenty of torn wood pan-els, creaky floorboards, anddark corners to be seen, butnone of those things neces-sarily prove the presence of ahaunting.
Still, even with that knowl-edge, it can be hard to ignorethe creepy anxiety and theunexplained feeling of beingwatched. What lies behindthose doors is no longer a se-cret, but for some, a questionstill remains. Do we reallyknow what is up there?
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For the Thiel studentlooking for a new activity,aikido classes are now avail-able on campus. Campuspastor, Jayne M. Thompsonwill teach aikido for thosewho are willing to learn thefun martial art on campus.
“I love exercising, and Ithink Aikido seems very in-teresting activity to learn,”Sena Yoon, exercise-lover,said.
“Aikido is a Japanesemartial art. It is closely relat-ed to judo. The founders ofjudo and aikido grew up to-gether in Japan and theypracticed similarly. Howev-er, they are different in thataikido has no competition.Aikido is only used for self-defensive purpose.” SenseiJayne said. “Sensei” is the ti-tle that refers to the teacherof judo or aikido.
Thompson has experience
teaching students, staff, andcommunity members in oth-er universities. She holds thefifth level in Aikido, and ex-pects to teach wherever shelives as part of the commu-nity. Although she is onlygoing to teach aikido atThiel, she is also talentedand has a lot of interest inother martial arts. “I startedpracticing taekwondo in1984, and I’ve practicedaikido about 26 years.”Taekwondo is Korea’s na-tional martial art, which isone of the official Olympicsports.
She recommends Aikidofor every student who wantsa fun experience on campus.
“When my schedule al-lows, I will open an informa-tion session. There, I willanswer students’ questions(and) show videos aboutaikido so people will under-
stand what aikido is,” SenseiJayne said. “I will let themknow its meaning, etiquette,guidelines for starters, andmanners while practicingit,” She also mentioned thather husband will help herteach aikido to Thiel stu-dents, and explained howstudents can be involved inlearning this martial art.
“Once the classes are upand scheduled, we will in-vite students and let themobserve one class. If they re-ally want to do aikido, anddecide to practice it, theywill sign up for it, and thenfinally start practicing,”Sensei Jayne said.
Sensei Jayne will send outan email for every Thiel stu-dent who is interested, andwill also upload some an-nouncements about the in-formation session and sign-up processes.
Aikido on CampusBy Sunham Choi, [email protected]
Pastor Jayne and her husband will be teaching aikido self-defense classes
Many students want tolose weight and becomehealthy, but do not knowhow to fit getting healthyinto their busy school sched-ules. To try and accommo-date the schedules of stu-dents, Thiel has in placeseveral after-hours fitnessprograms that students cantake advantage of in theirpursuit of fitness. Thiel hasthree physical activities forstudents on weekdays. Theseare cardio box, Zumbadance, and spinning.
Cardio Box is held in thebasement of the gym everyMonday at 8 pm. Cardio Boxis a sport that helps conditionthe entire body in one work-out. This sport improves thecardiovascular health andendurance of its participants.Kateri Linn, the instructor ofCardio Box, said “CardioBox is a high impact sportcompared with other sports,so it is good for enduranceand physically growing up”.
A Zumba dance class isheld in the multipurposeroom of the gymnasiumevery Wednesday at 8 pm.
Zumba is a dance fitnessprogram involving danceand aerobic elements, andincorporating high-energymusic. Most participantstake the class with theirfriends, doubling not onlytheir enjoyment of the activi-ty, but also Zumba’s impact:talking and laughing withfriends increases the difficul-ty of the dances. Kelly Ver-non, the instructor of Zumbadance said “Zumba is goodfor relieving stress by danc-ing with music, because alllevels are easily modified tofollow.”
Finally, a spinning class
will soon be held in TheGlen Johnson center everyTuesday and Thursday at6:30 pm. Spinning is a vigor-ous workout burning caloriesand keeping muscles inshape by riding bikes. Partic-ipants desiring a spot in thespinning class must register atwww.imleagues.com/thiel.
It turns out there are manyexercise programs that stu-dents can enjoy right here onThiel campus, at absolutelyno cost. Students are encour-aged to grab their friends andhead to the gym to ward offthe seasonal winter blubber.
Beat the Winter BlubberBy Claire Lee, [email protected]
Students enjoy a Wednesday night Zumba class.
Singing in a Second Language
By Kabin Lee, [email protected]
There is a fine choir atThiel, and of course there isno division in music. Whatabout the foreign choir mem-bers, however? How theyfeel about singing in a sec-ond language? How does itfeel when they sing withAmericans? Several foreignexchange students expressedtheir emotions about singingin a foreign language. All ofthem were interested inAmerican songs, but hadnever sung in English.
“It was unfamiliar at thefirst time. You know, it’s anew experience, and neverthought of I am going to joinin the choir when I waspreparing for the exchangestudent for Thiel,” Kyoun-min Ryu said. “I only knew“Amazing Grace.” But aftera few practices, I could singlike them, make chords withthem, then I thought, Well,it’s not that different. Afterall they are just people whosing with me. So I don’t feelany sense of differencenow.” How do these students feelabout singing in their second
language? “It was not thatbad,” Sunham Choi said. “Ifyou only see us as just theforeigner who’s singing in(the) choir, it’s easy to thinkthat (singing in English) will(be) hard to do, but it isnot… As long as we can readmusic and speak English,there is nothing hard (aboutsinging) in the choir. It’snaught to do with our nationsto sing together, make beau-tiful harmony. It’s just matterof my effort about singing,”
said Sunham. When we think about the
songs, we can easily thinkthere will be some difficultwith them, but it is not. Peo-ple can adjust without diffi-culty. It only matters how thestudents think about the situ-ation. If they think it is noth-ing, then it is nothing. Theinternational students in thechoir think about just themusic, not the different, un-familiar situation. After all, itis just up to one’s attitude.
Kyoungmin Ryu and Sunham Choi on a choir trip.
The Thielensian
This photo shows the old theater on the third floor of Roth Hall.
contact Kayla Langer formore information,[email protected]
ACADEMICS Page 5 Friday, October 25, 2013
As I was reared in thecountry, in a working-classfamily, I had only everdreamed about travelingabroad to other countries.And then, thanks to DietrichHonors Institute, I was of-fered the chance to exploreItaly. Allow me to prefacethis account: I love Rome.Also, I had never flown be-fore. My first flight was overthe Atlantic. My first desti-nation was Venice, Italy.And oh, how the adventuresbegan from there.
A small group of us fromThiel—Tori McMullen, Col-in Vitale, Liz Rice, KateYoung, Emily Skebo, andme, under the leadership ofDr. Thompson—joined inwith people from across theU.S. on a tour of epic propor-tions. We experienced theculture, the architecture, thehistorical legacy of the city-states, and the glorious food.Everywhere had its ownunique culture and diet, butalso a rich commonality; pas-ta and pizza in the states willnever taste the same again.We had a cynical British tourguide who made fun ofAmericans for most of thetrip (with an occasional jab atScots) but who knew hisstuff. He showed us sitessuch as St. Mark’s Cathedralin Venice, the labyrinth ofstreets and canals, and monu-ments to the history of theproud city-state that becamea small empire. Florence,perhaps the seat of the Re-naissance, was our next stop,
where we were able to seeMichelangelo’s David.Words cannot do it justice,nor can pictures cannot cap-ture its likeness. The city it-self was one of our favorites,abounding with works of artand humbling triumphs of ar-chitecture. Assisi, our nextstop, showcased multiplebasilicas to honor St. Francisand Italian earthenware ofmany different designs. Andthen we toured Pompeii, themost preserved Roman cityto be found. Everything wasRoman, from the streets andtheir sidewalks to the publicbath-houses. I loved everyinch of it and probably an-noyed my companions bypointing out every stone andcalling it Roman. We evensaw the port of Sorento andthe island of Capri, a popularvacation spot from the timeof the Roman Emperors.
We found ourselves fre-quently referring to ourWestern Humanities coursethroughout the trip. Every-thing we saw was straight outof history, whether it was thesheer grandeur of Venice andits canals, the towering Duo-mo of Florence, masterpieceslike Michelangelo’s David orthe Sistine Chapel, or thedignity and power still pres-ent in the crumbling ruins ofRome’s forum. Yes, wemade it to Rome. Did I men-tion I love Rome? A day toexplore Rome hardly does itjustice; our bus crossed abridge built in the early im-perial period, which engi-
neers recently inspected andstated would need repairs ina few hundred more years,and saw still-standing seg-ments of the Aurelian walls,built roughly 275 CE. Wealso saw the Coliseum,which I expected to be an im-pressively sized structure. Itwas bigger, even after nearlytwo millennia of decay andpillaging. The Vatican, builtmuch later, housed treasuresclassical and Renaissancealike, including room uponroom of statues, tapestries,and paintings. We even wereon time to be blessed byPope Francis in St. Peter’sSquare. By the time we left,we had only learned just howmuch more there was to see.
There was certainly an ed-ucational aspect to the trip,as well. We had a runningblog for each night of ourjourney; our small teamwould assemble to hash outthe day’s events and take ac-count of our explorations. Inthe process, we practicedvaluable collaboration skillsand a fair portion of advertis-ing. We were on “pioneer”journey, the first of our kindat Thiel. Our job was to en-joy it and show everyone elsejust how much it did for us.The camaraderie we devel-oped was worth the trip inand of itself, as were the bitsof language and other cultur-al aspects we acquired. In-deed, the trip was moltobene, something we willcherish for the rest of ourlives.
Abroad in the “Land of Spaghetti”:Exploring Italy
by: Sean Oros [email protected]
Put Your Best Foot Forward: Resume Writing 101
by: Sara Toombs [email protected]
As far off as it may seemnow, graduation is quicklyapproaching. It’s time forseniors to begin preparingfor interviews, graduateschool, and the inevitablejob search. And, even forunderclassmen, it’s literallynever too early tobegin preparing a killerrésumé.
The first step in creatinga great résumé is to startwriting one now. It seemslike a no-brainer, but thereare an endless supply ofseniors who wait until thelast minute and don’t havethe luxury of perfecting (andre-perfecting) their résumé.To have a well put-togetherrésumé on hand at any givenmoment is the definition of“hirable.”
The purpose of a résumé isto highlight what makes youvaluable and to convince aprospective employer or uni-versity that you are a bigdeal. Ideally, Mr. JohnSmith, CEO, will see yourrésumé in a stack of 30 andchoose yours as the “win-ner” of a shiny new position.This is accomplished in twokey facets: layout and con-tent.
Layout, however oftenoverlooked, is crucial to thesuccess of a résumé. Yourdocument needs to stick outin a sea of black and white,so it is vital that it looks pre-
sentable and professional,yet eye-catching. There is afine line, however; you don’tneed graphics or color, butmake sure to use profession-al grade paper and take ad-vantage of spacing and lines.Use these to highlight themost important parts of yourcontent.
Content is obviously im-portant, but also hard tomaster. Remember that yourrésumé is about you andwhy you are better thanevery other person applyingfor a position. Include yourqualifications and experi-ence without fail – this in-cludes education, previouswork, and special skills thatmake you the perfect candi-date. If you’re job searching,utilize the job listing to find“buzzwords” you can in-clude. For graduate schools,research their mission state-ment and specific programs.Knowing your audience isinvaluable.
The tricky piece of send-ing out your perfected ré-sumé in today’s job field ismaking sure that it is actual-ly seen. Therefore, the finalskill of the process is this:Network. Network. Net-work. The ability to be morethan just a name on a pilewill put you light yearsahead of the competition. Doyour research, find out whoyou know and who you can
get to know. Use the connec-tions you already have tomake new connections andbecome a name the employ-er can put a face to.
Heather Balas of the Ca-reer Services Departmentrecommends that studentsutilize the recourses right infront of them when ventur-ing into realm of writing ré-sumés.
“Come to my office. Bringa list of your jobs, activities,volunteer opportunities, etc.Gathering everything to-gether first will help youmake sure you haven’tmissed anything,” Balassaid.
The office, located in theLearning Commons, has afull staff who are trained toassist in all stages of the ré-sumé process.
“We have a worksheet toget you started and will pro-vide you with lots of format-ting ideas. Then we lookover your typed résumé asoften as it takes to have youhappy with it,” Balas said.“We critique it for consisten-cy and content, and we makesure that you are presentingyourself in the best profes-sional way.”
Students can make an ap-pointment with Career Ser-vices by stopping in the of-fice, through the Thiel emailcalendar, or calling the of-fice at ex. 2014.
THIEL FORUM: Students and Faculty present achievements.
by Richard Benge [email protected]
Dr. Hall Reviews: Geoffrey ChaucerHath a Blog: Medieval Studies and New Me-dia by Brantley L. Bryant
by Dr. Mary Theresa Hall, Professor of English
Geoffrey Chaucer Hath aBlog: Medieval Studies andNew Media is riveting in itsappeal to medieval languageand tradition that mixeswith our culture’s affinityfor blogs. Written in fauxMiddle English, it is dividedinto two parts— “Medieval-ism, Blogging, and PopularCulture” and “MedievalRecreations” –and providesan Index of Blog Posts.Brentley Bryant beganthe blog as a graduate stu-dent in New York City andcontinued it as junior facul-ty member in northern Cali-fornia.
Chapter one is a poem by“John Gower,” a rival ofGeoffrey Chaucer, on “Whyye Sholde Not Rede thisBooke.” It is a delightfulparody of Chaucer’s style(although written in “octo-syllabics,” not Chaucer’s“iambic pentameter”) byChaucer’s contemporaryGower who readilyacknowledges that Chaucer“talketh of japes and point-less thinges,” while Gowerhimself “wryte advicefor kings” but is, alas, over-looked by a king “who nev-er listneth when I sing.” Ahint of jealousy overChaucer’s good fortune inwriting blogs and his overallpopularity is assuaged at theend of this chapter’s poemwhen Gower realizes thatChaucer, like all humans, isonly mortal and will one
day “go to Styxesbog,/And then he shal nothave a blog.” Written bya rival who believes that“Geoffrey getteth all thebreakes” and that “thesthings in blog…are “a man-er kind of fog/Composed ofelectronic words/And mentto fill the myndes ofnerds,” John Gower’s sting-ing description of a fellowwriter who is successful inreaching audiences of themodern generation is hu-morous to read and honestin its conviction thatChaucer’s blog is “Garbagein and garbage out.”
The academic comedycontained in this book car-ries on a long tradition, onehighlighted duringChaucer’s medieval timeperiod and certainly byChaucer himself in the Can-terbury Tales and otherworks. The easy accessibil-ity of a blog and its inherentability to draw more andmore people into the topic athand—here, Chaucer—makes “every posting a win-ner.” Chaucer rules theworld wide web as he doesan anthology and is easilyaccessible in hyperlinks,one’s bed—“and the loo.”
This book is a humorblog written by people whoapproximate the voice ofChaucer and Middle Eng-lish. Even Chaucer’s son,“litel Lowys Chaucer,” hasan entry.
A Google search of theword “Chaucer” producesthis book as its eleventhsearch result, behindWikipedia, e-texts and inter-linear translations ofChaucer’s works, and otherscholarly sources.
If the primary goal of theblog was “to offer aChaucer without canonicalfame, to blend specialistmedieval scholarship withpop culture, and to throwthe medieval and the con-temporary together in a waythat would inextricablymesh them” (20) and “topun the past and the presentfor laughs” (22), it absolute-ly succeeds. If you enjoyseeing how the past catchesup to the present andpresages the future, if youenjoy parody, good, clean(and not-so clean!) humor,if you enjoy making histori-cal literature contemporaryand accessible, if you appre-ciate the way words andtechnology have been usedthrough the centuries toboth “delight and instruct,”you will thoroughly delightin Brantley L. Bryant’s Ge-offrey Chaucer Hath a Blog:Medieval Studies and NewMedia. I highly recommendit and promise you thatyou’ll have your own tale toweave as you discuss thisblog with your family andfriends as well as professorsand colleagues “on the in-ternette”!
In front of students andfaculty, students KatelynYoung, Emily Skebo, andSean Oros and ProfessorGary Witosky presentedabout their academic trips.
On Oct. 17 in the LHR,the latest Thiel Forum washeld and the event beganwith Oros, Skebo, andYoung presenting on theirLiterary New England tour,which took them to variouskey points in literature
throughout the New Eng-land states.
Oros then spoke aboutthe Dietrich Honors Insti-tute’s trip to Italy from May2013.
“It really was interestingbecause I’d never presentedto that academic a crowdbefore. It was a little un-nerving walking into it andrealizing how large a crowdI’d be talking to.”
After Oros finished,
Witosky presented on hissummer trip to Italy, in-cluding how he found the“father of accounting,”Luca Paciola.
The next Thiel Forumwill take place on Nov. 14and will include presenta-tions from Martin Black oncareer development, JosephZastrow, and three recipi-ents of the Vira HeinzScholarship. The forum be-gins at 4 p.m.
Dr. Hall (left) loves Geoffrey Chaucer, a poet of the Middle Ages who is known as the Fa-ther of English Literature. Bryant (right), an associate professor of literature, wrote this
book (center) that blends medieval language with the modern blog..
This past summer, several DHI students traveled to Italy.
My name is Sara Dan’elToombs. I am a twenty-some-thing, a college student, and afemale. I am a daughter, sister,aunt, tutor, writer, mentor, andfriend. This is a very small portionof a massive list of identifierswhich I could assign to myself.That list is only part of a granderlist of the identities which couldbe given to me by others.Therein lies this week’s topic –identity.
The question here isn’t whatidentity is – many have tried andfailed to nail a finite definition onit, but identity seems to refuse tobe demarcated. Instead, we canexplore the way we view and uti-lize identity.
So, who are we? Are wethe names that we are given atbirth? A name is a marker, a char-acteristic that allows us to beidentified easily by others. But, it
doesn’t bear much more weightthan that, and names are easily as-signed and changed. Similar tonames, physical appearances can’tnecessarily hold up to the perma-nence required for an identity. Es-pecially now, a visage is too easilyaltered to stand as an identity.However, it could be thosechanges we make that point to thekey.
Identity seems to be a union oftwo perspectives – the self weportray to others, and that whichothers perceive in us. Identity ispersonal, but also subject to pub-lic impact; in other words, we getto decide what our identity willbe, but that output is directed atthe outside world. Plus, theamount that we do get to decideour own identity is limited.
Tomorrow, I could wake up anddecide to dye my hair black. That,in theory, then becomes part of
my identity. It does not, however,change the color of my skin or thetown in which I was raised. Thereare elements of my identity thatare beyond my control. Identitytheorist and New York Timescolumnist Andrew Solomon callsthese components our “verticalidentity” – that which defines usthat we do not define.
These parts of us are directly in-herited from our genealogy andfamilial upbringing. Solomon bal-ances his theory with “horizontalidentity,” which is a little morecomplex.
Horizontal identity is essentiallythe identity we develop from peergroups based on traits outside ofour vertical identity. For example,Solomon identifies as gay, butwas raised by straight parents.Therefore, his character as a gayman was learned and developedthrough self-awareness and com-
munity. While there is a static partof Solomon’s self that is gay, theidentity he presents to the world isstill his decision. It is these ele-ments of identity that are most of-ten open to criticism.
There are an endless number ofangles and questions to take here,but the practical aim behind it allis to simply ponder our own iden-tity. What is the image we createof our “self,” and what is the reac-tion we receive from the worldbased on that image?
There is a deep sense of em-powerment available in the con-cept of identity – we have the abil-ity to create the world’s opinion ofwho we are. Therefore, identity isactive. Each decision we make isa brushstroke in the greater paint-ing of our individuality. The beau-tiful part is that you can be a Pol-luck or a Courbet; either way,you’re an artist.
OPINION Page 6 THIELENSIANFriday, October 25, 2013
“Identity seems to be a union of two perspectives – the self we portray to others, and that which others perceive in us.”
by Sara Toombs, [email protected]
Why your favorite movie is terrible...featuring The Dark Knightby Andrew Denson, [email protected]
The Movie- Literally the MostOverrated Movie ever (AKA. TheDark Knight).
To be honest, like the two moviesI have previously written about, Iactually love this extremely long,cheesy, dead-actor filled movie.
The sequel to the previous“greatest movie of all time”, TheDark Knight does its best to makeits audience look like fools. I meanseriously, The Joker REALLYtimed everything so well that afreaking bus can squeeze in be-tween a group of other buses, com-ing out of a bank with a hole in it,and no one bats an eye…….this isgoing to be bad.
I apologize to any masked vigi-lantes, annoying butlers, anarchistclowns, annoying girlfriends, andtwo faced defense attorneys foranything offensive that I say.
Character Everyone Loves toHate- This was the hardest sectionto do, but I finally settled on an an-swer. With the exception of theJoker, everyone in this movie is alltypes of awful.
Let’s start with Mr. Black Lunghimself, Bruce Wayne…ergh Imean Batman (SPOILERALERT!!!).
Seriously Bruce? Do you really
have to make your voice that low?It literally sounds like Old Brucielit ten boxes of cigarettes andshoved them down his throat. Thisis how conversations go:
Idiot Gotham Bysetander/Cop-“Who are you?”
Brucie- *COUGH**COUGH*…..spits black phlegmfrom mouth, “I’m Batman”Bystander- “You might wanna seea doctor about that man.”
There is also Alfred... so what?What does Alfred do in this movie,or any of the Dark Knight Trilogy?His only scenes that I rememberare when he divorces Bruce inDark Knight Rises and is crying allover himself when he thinks Bruceis dead. Harvey Dent could havebeen a good character if he wasn’tpresented as such an arrogant toolbag. Who didn’t want somethingbad to happen to this guy, andRachel too? She didn’t want to bewith Bruce for the same reason sheended up with Harvey, good rid-dance to her….BOOM GOES THEDYNAMITE. I guess MorganFreeman is not annoying, but theycould have at least had him narratesomething, like this
“Things were different for OleBrucie after Rachel blew up. He
started eating 20 packs of ciga-rettes a day. Life is strange some-times”
Oh and who thought Sirius Blackerghhh I mean Commissioner Gor-don was actually dead???
Reasons Why The Movie is Aw-ful- I really wanted to like thismovie, honestly; but its fans werejust the worst people ever, especial-ly the people who only went andsaw it because it was one of HeathLedger’s final films. OH MYGOSH, HEATH LEDGER, HEWAS A GENIUS…..THE JOKERPOSSESSED HIM, HE WOULDNEVER JUST KILL HIMSELF.
You know those fans, and youhate those fans. Also THE MOVIEIS HIGHLY OVERRATED. Not tosay it wasn’t a good movie, but forit to even be mentioned with theall-time greatest movies is toomuch.
Once again, not hating on themovie, but seriously folks, if thatboy Heath Ledger had not died,this movie would not have been assuccessful as it is now. Now, I willadd that, his performance in thismovie is the best I’ve seen of himsince... well, Brokeback Mountain.
Reasons Why the Movie is NotAwful- Two Reasons. 1. It’s a Bat-
man movie. 2. It’s not Batman AndRobin.
Worst Scenes from The Movie: 1. The Joker blew Rachel up,
JUST KILL HIM2. Why is Alfred in thismovie?3. Why is Ian Malcolm’sDaughter Black(WHY!!)
TOOMBS TIME:
Cartoon by Christina Ryan, [email protected] to the Editor:Thiel College Viewed From My Eyesby Matthew Graham
Throughout the four yearsI have been at Thiel, I’veseen just about everythinganyone can expect to see thatThiel can offer. Overall, Iwould have to say that I’mblissful with what Thiel hashad to offer. Thiel has a lotof good qualities and largelytries to please its studentbody. Students only need totake advantage of all the op-portunities that Thiel has tooffer.
For one, there are a lot ofgroups that satisfy a widerange of interests that peoplecan join. It is easy to be ac-tive as a student. It trulyconfuses me that people saythere is nothing to do here. Iwonder how these peoplehave come to that conclu-sion. If you are active ingroups, keep up in your stud-ies, and over all have a posi-tive attitude towards thecampus, you are bound toenjoy Thiel.
Thiel provides a lot forstudents to do and TAB doesa great job to ensure a posi-tive experience for everystudent. TAB hosts trips thatare free for students. Thecollege pays for transporta-tion and entrance fees intothe location. Apart fromthat, there are activities oncampus and special pop-upevents to keep students en-tertained and occupied.
However, it is not easy toplease everyone on campusat one time, so try to be pa-tient. How many other col-leges take their students onan expense-free trip to NYCevery year? Or even CedarPoint for that matter? Thereare not too many so studentsshould try to be grateful.Some students say that allthere is to do around here isdrink and party. When I hearthis, it really makes myblood boil. In my opinion, itis kind of a waste of $32,000
a year to party and drinkevery waking moment whileenrolled here. We are not inAnimal House or on the 10year plan. But, if that is whatyou want to do, keep up thesame routine and don’t letanyone tell you that youcan’t succeed in failing out.After all, the students whobecome involved in clubsand college-sponsored activ-ities are the ones that mostoften stay in college.
Since I come from a smalltown, I am use to making myown fun; so I don’t have aproblem with there not beinga lot of places to go in town.I have survived four yearshere and wouldn’t changemy decision to attend Thiel.I challenge you as the stu-dent body to make an at-tempt to be more creativewith your activities ratherthan complain about howThiel is boring. After all, it’sall what you make of it.
Thiel can be a very welcoming home to those who are willing to engage in activities.
It’s here…..it’s here! It’sNational Get Your TaTa’sChecked Month! Or is the cor-rect slang now Boo Bee’s?Maybe it’s Pumpkins? I’m notsure – but I’ve seen all threeterms posted on my Facebookpage in the last week so I’m sure
I’m close to being politicallycorrect.
Frankly, I’m a little amazedat how open folks are about thistopic now. I can very clearlyremember my mom whisperingin my ear - at the tender ageof 10 - about “those things.”I think she was whisperingbecause saying breasts aloudmight encourage them togrow even bigger than theyalready were and - God knows -she didn’t want that!
For women my age, Octoberbegins the yearly migration toour nearest Women’s Hospital toline up for what can only be de-scribed as getting our tomatoessquished in a vice. Seriously,ouch!
The first time I had a mam-mogram I ended up with Techni-color Pumpkins for about twoweeks. Things have changed alot since then and so has the ap-proach to mammograms - sonow I just end up a little bit sore
for a day or so. No, it’s not fun.But it is important. Breast Can-cer kills millions worldwideevery year and - even with all theattention media has brought tothis atrocity – no cure has yetbeen found.
Younger women are advisedto do self-checks or to go theirOBGYN for a yearly exam – yetmany don’t. Sadly, it seems thatthere are those who think this isan older woman’s disease – it isnot. It can strike at any timewithout concern for your age,race or otherwise seeminglygood health. Remember girls -just because they’re perky does-n’t mean they’re healthy!
If you’re afraid, go with a girlfriend. Make a day of it – goshopping, to lunch and have amammogram or breast examdone. It’s an important habit toget into that can lead to years ofgood health that your childrenwill really appreciate. Be smart girls...and be healthy!
OPINIONPage 7 THIELENSIANFriday, October 25, 2013
Opinion Poll: “What is your favorite horror movie?”
#Twittin’@Thielensian
Thiel Homecoming > Catali-na Wine Mixer
Ya know what stinks?When I'm walking alonghaving a good day and all thesudden someone's nasty fart cloud punches meright in the face
Idk what I hate more, people from Ohio or left-ies
I tweeted myself last night... homecoming.... Je-sus... tough decisions on if I should delete twit-ter after that performance...
You could give me 43 years to do homeworkand I wouldn't do it until the night before
I'm thirsty and it's Thursday. Convenient.
Having 5 Candy Crush lives is a good reason tobe happy
If you can get out of a warm bed or a hot show-er with ease in cold weather, you've really gotyour $h!* together
I need to stop being friends with tequila
This week needs to end and I didn’t even startclasses yet…
Summer Wark
“The Blob”
Matt Nymick
“Insidious 2”
Nick McNutt
“Sinister”
Crystal Hawk
“Friday the 13th” Mike D’Andrea
“The Conjuring”
compiled by Erin Huff
Paige Raines
“Evil Dead”
FFaasshhiioonn FFrreennzzyy:: AAiirrppoorrtt SShhooppppiinngg -- HHeeaatthhrrooww by Katie Allgeier, [email protected]
A Traditional Woman leading a Non-TraditionalLife: Big or Small, Save them all!
by Melanie Thompson-Soros, [email protected]
For the past four years, Heathrowairport has been voted “Best Airportfor Shopping” at the Skytrax WorldAirport Awards. Recently, Heathrowlaunched their Personal Shopperservice, proving that they take theirawards seriously.
The ground-breaking PersonalShopping service at Heathrow is ahub for over 300 outlets, completewith a fashion consultation that canbe booked ahead of time or upon ar-rival at the airport. This service willprovide travelers with on-site accessto clothing, products, free beautytreatments, and advice on the latesttrends.
“The launch of Heathrow’s Per-sonal Shopper service is a worldfirst,” Heathrow’s Retail Director,Muriel Zingraff-Shariff said. “We’realways looking to introduce newservices which will benefit our pas-sengers and help them make themost of the time. Whether you’reflying for business or leisure ourPersonal Shoppers can help you treatyourself or find the perfect gift for aloved one.”
Heathrow Airport is the hub ofUnited Kingdom’s air travel.Heathrow keeps their multi-nationaltravelers in mind with their multilin-
gual team, fluent in Russian, Man-darin, French, Spanish, and Por-tuguese, ensuring that virtuallyeveryone is able to utilize the Per-sonal Shopping service.
The Personal Shopping servicealso offers a “Shop and Collect” fea-ture, through which travelers canbrowse and order their favorite top-brand products on departure and col-lected on their return. These topbrands include Prada, Chanel, Dior,Hermes, Gucci, and Tiffany and Co.,among others.
“I think the idea or airport shop-ping is good, but it sounds too ex-pensive,” one Thiel student re-marked. “I don’t think too manyeveryday travelers will be shoppingfor evening gowns during their lay-overs. That just doesn’t seem realis-tic.”
Indeed, most of the shoppers atthe Personal Shopping service in-clude fashion models and designersthemselves. Whether the commonperson traveling from Heathrow willsee fit to utilize the service remainsto be seen. One thing remains cer-tain, however: Heathrow airport re-mains on the cutting edge of airportluxury, and is looking to stay therefor quite some time.
Photo by Keeley Criswell. If you have a picture of Thiel,send it to the [email protected]
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With Halloween comes the opportunity to partake in halloween-related activities such as trick-or-treating and pumpkincarving. If you look, carved pumpkins can be spotted around campus.
Passengers at Heathrow airport can enjoy all the shopping that the airport has to offer.
compiled by Benjamin Montozzi
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SPORTSPage 8 THIELENSIANFriday, October 25, 2013
Football:Westminster (Night Game)November 9th @ 7:00 p.m.
Grove CityNovember 16th @ 1:00 p.m.
Men’s Soccer:Washington & JeffersonNovember 2nd @ 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer:Washington & JeffersonNovember 2nd @ 12:00 p.m.
Volleyball:Washington and JeffersonNovemeber 2nd @ 2:00 p.m.
Upcoming Events:
Women Earn First PACWin, While Men’s SoccerStruggles to Regain Control
FOOTBALL TEAM RECORDS FIRST WIN OFTHE SEASON: HOMECOMING CELEBRATIONS EXPLODEALL OVER CAMPUS
The beginning of Oct.has been a rough time forThiel College soccer as bothteams have struggled tomaintain their form fromSeptember.
The women’s team beganthe month will a trip toGeneva College to beginPresident’s AthleticConference play. After aweather delay, the ladies’ lostcontrol of the match and fellto the Tornadoes by a scoreof 0-4.
The team continued theirconference campaign athome to Grove City, losing1-4. Homecoming weekend,the team travelled to Way-nesburg and fell to the Yel-low Jackets 0-3. Returninghome, the team narrowly fellto Westminster by a score of0-1.
Over fall break however,the lady tomcats made thetrip to Bethany College to
take on the Bisons. Theybraved the cold and foughthard for the win and cameout victorious. This was thethe women’s first PAC winof the season.
In men’s action, the teamtravelled to Point Park inpreparation for conferenceplay. The team kept pacewith the Pioneers, only trail-ing 1-2 until the final 15 min-utes of play when Point Parkscored four goals in that timeto hand the Tomcats a 1-6 de-feat.
Starting conference play,the team travelled to Genevafor a game under the lights.In a hotly contested match,the Tornadoes defeated Thielby a score of 0-1 after fresh-man Kent Baughman’s tyinggoal was waved off.
Also in the match, sevenTomcats received yellowcards, while head coachChris Limle was ejected,
causing him to miss the nextgame.
The team followed theloss at home against GroveCity. The team held GroveCity scoreless for 80 min-utes. The Wolverines scoredtwo unanswered goals in thefinal 10 minutes of play toearn a 0-2 victory over theTomcats.
The team traveled to Way-nesburg to play the first placeYellow Jackets. The team fellby a score of 0-7 before re-turning home to play West-minster. They fell to West-minster by a score of 1-5,with the goal coming fromsenior Rory Duncan.
The teams will be back inaction tomorrow when theyhost Thomas More College.The women’s team kicks offat 11 a.m. followed by themen’s team at 1 p.m. Bothgames are at Alumni Stadi-um.
by Richard Benge, [email protected]
by: Erin Huff [email protected]
Our very own Thiel Tom-cats came through with ahuge win over their PAC ri-val St. Vincent. Our guysdrug them from one end ofthe field to the other in a30-3 blowout over theBearcats.
This season hasn’t startedoff as victorious as they hadhoped for, but this could bethe momentum that turns theentire season around. Frizzimentioned last week thatthere may have been a littleadded pressure to win due tothe Homecoming attendanceand boy was he right. Alum-ni Stadium was packedshoulder to shoulder for theopening kick-off and therewas no shortage of scream-ing fans there to support theblue and gold.
Over the last three weeksCoach Reiser and his pack oftomcats haven’t been able tofeel the rush of a home field
advantage. That all changedwhen they got to give thebuses a break this weekendand they took the field fol-lowing the parade. Quarter-back Andrew Smith tookcharge and, with the helpof Josh Potter, marchedhis team down the fieldto score the first touchdownof the game. Little didSt. Vincent know, that wouldbe the first, of many, drivesput on by the Tomcats duringthe hour they spent on theturf.
The last time I spoke withSenior Andrew Smith hesaid, “Winning makesHomecoming that muchsweeter,” and boy was heright. The win on the foot-ball field translated intocountless Homecoming cele-brations all over our belovedcampus. Alumni and stu-dents alike were stokedabout the win and they let it
be known all evening long. Nick Ferracano, senior,
commented on the win bysaying, “It was cool that theygave us something to cele-brate about and that theywere able to enjoy the week-end with the rest of us.”
The following weekend,while most of our studentswere on fall break, the Tom-cats celebrated senior day atAlumni Stadium. Surround-ed by family, the seniorswere escorted to the 50-yardline and presented to the fansat the game and given recog-nition for their years of dedi-cation to the program. Theysuffered a loss but they hadmore to relish in besidesthat. As this group of seniorsdeparts the football programthey have more to look backon than just the wins andlosses, they were a part ofsomething they can be proudof for the rest of their lives.
The offensive line assumes the position while quarterback Andrew Smith gets in place totake the snap during a game against Rochester earlier in the season.
Top: Senior, Taryn Benner dribbles around defenders looking to score.Bottom: Senior goal keeper, Andrew Hindman, kicks the ball out to mid-field to his team-mates after an attempted goal.
Winter Pre-Seasons Begin: Men andWomen�s Basketball, Men�s Volleyballand Wrestling all take center stage
by: Erin Huff [email protected]
Winter is right around thecorner and with all the Uggboots and heavy jacketscomes the start of the wintersports season. Both basket-ball teams and the men’svolleyball team have alreadytaken the court and startedpractice during the semester.Everyone here is very excit-ed to see what each sport hasto offer this season.
Chey Ross, junior, said,“These team always bring somuch excitement to oursmall school and make thegames so much fun to goto.”
The men’s basketball teamwill be a down a few keyplayers following last
spring’s graduation ceremo-ny, including Chase McK-iney who excelled as a tom-cat. The women’s team willbe putting on a great show oftalent this season as well mi-nus the talents of KellyBarzak and Kelly Muffley.The Kellys were huge assestto the women’s program butthe girls who are returing be-lieve that they are equippedto pick up the slack. Themen’s volleyball team willstill be under the watchfuleye of senior outside hitterDante McCoy, who will bereturning for his final seasonwith Tomcats.
While those three bringoverwhelming excitement to
campus the real pride andjoy of Thiel College’s athlet-ic department is theWrestling team. These boyshave no shortage of trophiesand medals and continue tosend some to the state tour-nament almost every year.Last year, Jordan Powellrepresented Thiel at the statelevel and was able to placein the top ten, bringing somemore hardware to the athlet-ic trophy cases.
All these teams have out-standing athletes and brightindividuals who are eager toget the season started and re-place everyone’s winterblues with some much need-ed school spirit.
Last year Jordan Powell took seventh place at the PIAA State Wrestling Meet and did hiscoaches, parents and the entire student body proud.
