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Marywood breaks ground on Learning Commons

Marywood University has officially launched its centennial campaign, “A Bold Heart,” which seeks to raise $75 million. The focal point of the campaign is fundraising in support of the construction of the Learning Commons, a new building that will replace the existing library on the campus.

On Oct. 18, administrators and

members of the board of trustees participated in a ceremonial groundbreaking outside of the Learning Resources Center, which symbolized the second phase of the project set to be completed in the year 2015.

Vice President for Business Affairs, and Treasurer Joseph X. Garvey, explained that the date for the ground breaking was chosen both to coincide with the kickoff of the centennial campaign, and also because phase one of the project was already completed.

Phase one of the project, which was completed in August, involved moving the pipe lines that run underground by the art field.

According to Garvey, the entire Learning Commons project, which includes the construction of the Learning Commons, the demolition of the current library, and the planting of the Mother House memorial garden, will cost between $38-40 million.

“We have spent, to date, about $4 to $4.5 million,” Garvey explained. “We expect to spend,

from our own funds, $5 to $5.5 million.”

The university applied for a RACP (Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program) grant last year and was awarded a grant in the amount of $4 million back in February. The university is incurring a debt of $20 million dollars, according to Garvey.

“The balance of the project will come from the university’s centennial campaign,” Garvey said.

The night before the

ground breaking the university launched the public phase of “A Bold Heart,” of which the Learning Commons is the central focus. The event was held in the Center for Architectual Studies. Trustees as well as alumni attended as Sr. Anne Munley, IHM, Ph.D., president of Marywood University, announced the plans for the centennial campaign.

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Sr. Anne Munley, IHM, Ph.D., president of Marywood University along with other Marywood trustees and administrators take part in the ceremonial groundbreak-ing for the new Learning Commons on Oct. 18.

This fall, Marywood implemented a new program for veterans who are interested in going back to school. Marywood is currently the only institution in the nation that offers this program.

Renewal Veteran Education and Transition Services, (R-VETS), offers free eight week English, writing, and math courses to both veterans in the community and those enrolled at Marywood.

The program has a limit of 15 students per session, but all veterans are urged to apply.

According to Lauren A. Williams, director of military and veteran services, “the program is a college access program for community Veterans, and it is a college retention program for Marywood Veterans.” Classes for this semester began on Oct. 18.

Williams stated, “The best part of the college access program is that it essentially preps the veterans to go back to

school and to build up confidence in themselves even if they chose not to go back to school.”

The program hasn’t been fully marketed yet, because this semester the program is running as a pilot, and will be implemented as a regular program in the spring.

“Back in December 2012, AmeriCorps VISTA contacted Marywood University because they knew that we had an office here, and they asked me if I had any ideas as to how we can assist veterans in education. The R-VETS program was my idea,” said Williams.

AmeriCorps VISTA, which is a national service program with a focus of fighting poverty, put Williams in contact with Pennsylvania Campus Compact (PACC) to put her idea into action. According to their website, PACC is a organization that offers statewide support for institutions that offer civic and community engagement and campus/community partnerships.

The PACC currently has 65 institutional members across Pennsylvania.

Williams said that “the Board of Trustees for PACC are college presidents, and they have shown a lot of interest in the program.”

PACC assisted Marywood in finding a VISTA Volunteer for the program. James Tiger is serving as director of the program and an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer for this academic year.

“We are hoping that the program is successful here. If it is successful, the program can be implemented at many other schools across the country,” said Tiger.

As a requirement for membership of PACC, Marywood has to provide funding for the program, and professors for the classes are volunteers. All of the supplies and books are being donated. Dr. Laurie McMillan, chair of the English Department, said that the English Department faculty donated calculators for

the program.Interested applicants can

stop by the Office of Military and Veteran Affairs, located in room

“It [The Learning Commons] is not the only part, said Sr. Anne. “It is imperative that we build a strong endowment for a secure future.” Sr. Anne explained that the university wants to provide students with more opportunities for years to come.

Sophomore Athletic Training

major, Kathleen Rossi, thinks the new Learning Commons will be a more appealing building to students.

“I feel like it’s more appealing to students because there [will be] more electronics and it’s supposed to be a more calm, relaxing environment,” Rossi

said.Sr. Anne said other key aspects

of the campaign included focusing on emerging media, performing arts, athletic facilities, and the memorial garden.

At the end of the night, Sr. Anne invited those in attendance to participate in a

time capsule activity of signing commemorative acorns to be placed in a new time capsule. Sr. Anne chose acorns to symbolize the continuing growth of the university.

“Our founding sisters, rooted in this community, planted a seed for an

institution of higher education for women of this region,” said Sr. Anne. “What began as a small seed of inspiration has grown, withstood challenges, and branched out with each generation to become an institution of incredible strength and new life.”

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On Oct. 1, a committee officially relaunched the search for a new dean of the Reap College of Edu-cation and Human Development.

Dr. Alan Levine, vice president for academic affairs, is currently serving as acting dean of the col-lege until a new administrator is hired. According to Levine, the committee conducted a national search last year, and while the results of this search led to many

possible prospects, none were deemed a good fit with Mary-wood’s mission and core values.

“The members of the commit-tee are looking for someone who has content expertise of a field under this college (psychology, counseling, human development, communication sciences and dis-orders, and education, a person who is a good fit at Marywood, someone who will fit well with who we are,” Levine said.

According to the job listing on the Marywood website, appli-

cants must have “a doctoral de-gree from an accredited university within one of the discipline areas in the college, and knowledge and experience in teaching, re-search, and scholarship including demonstrated ability in procuring grants.” The dean would also be responsible for overseeing The Domiano Early Childhood Center, Fricchione Day Care Center, Psy-chological Service Center, and the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, as they are all part of the Reap College.

Kristin Kelly, junior psychology major, said she wants a dean with a good knowledge of psychology.

“A quality that would be ben-eficial in a dean would be some-body who knows the psychology programs. If a student needs help with a problem, then they can go to the dean to have their problem solved,” said Kelly.

Administrative experience is also preferred. According to Levine, the new dean will need to closely oversee accreditation of the various academic programs.

Some of the duties include be-ing the image of the college and leading their students into the new frontier of their education.

Levine said the search for the new dean may be wrapped up within the year if a candidate is chosen. Candidates whose re-sumes meet the requirements will be brought to campus for in-terviews and then the committee will likely offer the position to the best candidate.

The face of the typical college student in the U.S. will soon be changing, according to statistics reported in Inside Higher Ed this past January.

According to a study by the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE), there will be slight decline in the number of high school graduates in the next few years. This de-cline is due in large part to an 11 percent decrease in the number of white high school graduates. Simultaneously, there will be a 27 percent and 45 percent increase in Hispanic and Asian American/Pacific Islander high school graduates, respectively.

These impending changes will impact the recruiting and retaining methods at institutions of higher education, including Marywood, according to Ann Boland-Chase, vice president for enrollment management.

“It does provide some exciting opportunities for us to reach out to additional populations and de-termine programs that thosestu-dents are interested in studying,” said Boland-Chase.

While racial and cultural diversity of students does have positive implications, there are also various difficulties that must be addressed, including varying levels of English-speaking ability and disengagement in the class-room environment.

Meghan Cruciani, director of academic success, said that currently all Marywood students are able to receive the same assistance with their studies. However, she does realize that in the near future, there will be a need for additional supports due to the large number of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Intensive English Program (IEP) students utilizing her area’s resources, such as the Writing Center.

Assistant Director of Student Support Services, Kevin Kuna, said he has noticed a greater demand from students who struggle with fluency in English.

“There has been an increase in International and ESL speak-ing students, and I don’t think our tutors are equipped to adequately assist these students in their speaking abilities. I think that there does have to be some kind of training that should be

provided for these students besides the ESL/IEP class to help [them],” said Kuna. “Our tutoring department definitely does not have the capability of assisting these students to their full potential.”

Former Associate Director of International Affairs, David Crisci, said that since he and assistant director, Nancy Maloney, created the office in 2008, they have gone from serving a handful of students to the current number, 116, with the majority of them being from the Middle East. Every year, they host a compre-hensive orientation program and provide a handbook that the students can use as a reference

guide.In their effort to continually

enhance the services provided for them, Crisci said they are preparing to propose a section of University 100 exclusively for international students, which will better equip them for the various challenges they will face as col-lege students in a new country.

The university is research-ing various options in order to be prepared as an institution to meet the needs of these students and their families, including the implementation of multilingual university infor-mation materials concerning admissions, financial aid, and other areas on the website and

in brochures for students whose parents are maybe non-English speakers. Another strategy is holding faculty forums beginning in spring 2014 to as-sist professors with understand-ing and assisting students from diverse backgrounds.

“We all have to keep abreast of the trends in higher educa-tion and be agile in changing when we feel there are changes required, and we must be able to do that efficiently and quickly so that we can be serving our stu-dents in the 2020s and beyond,” Boland-Chase said.Marywood searches for new dean of Reap college

Shifting demographics to affect enrollment

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Ask any student or teach-er on campus if they have been frozen or melted out of their classroom, and they would probably give you a heated re-sponse.

While some of the up-dated buildings have proper air controls, many are still without proper or consistent heating and air-conditioning, which is affecting students’ ability to learn and teachers’ ability to educate.

The most problematic buildings on campus are the largest: the Liberal Arts Cen-ter (LAC) and the Sette LaVer-ghetta Center for the Perform-ing Arts (SLC).

Marywood is working to

raise $75 million as part of the Centennial Capital Campaign, “A Bold Heart.” The center-piece of this campaign, which was officially launched in mid-October, is a new, state-of-the-art Learning Commons, which will cost an approximated $35 million. The remaining $40 million will help to support emerging media, performing arts, athletics, and science and health departments. None of this money is being allocated to update the outdated heating and cooling systems in the old-er buildings that occupy a sig-nificant amount of the univer-sity’s core classes including English, philosophy, religion, and social sciences.

Hardly anyone can argue that Marywood’s library is in need of a major update. But it seems illogical to spend such

a significant amount of mon-ey on a single building, when such a significant portion of the campus is without proper air-conditioning and heating controls.

Some professors have had to either relocate or let their classes out earlier than scheduled because the temper-atures have been unbearable. Philosophy professor, Dr. John DePoe said he had to move one of his classes this semester in the Liberal Arts Center be-cause of the extreme heat, lack of air conditioning and lack of ventilation.

“It is hard for me to teach and concentrate under these conditions. Since my classes tend to involve discussions with my students, excessively uncomfortable classrooms de-tract from the learning experi-

ence and inhibit students from being able to engage in the critical thinking skills I’m try-ing to teach them,” he said.

Talk to any other teacher or student on campus and they can probably add stories of their own.

Teachers are forced to teach in classrooms that are too hot or too cold, while students are forced to flock to the near-est open window for air, or pile on extra clothing to survive cold temperatures. Being un-comfortable in class, whether hot or cold, is not ideal for any student or teacher. Students and teachers should not be dis-tracted from the educational process because of uncomfort-able temperatures.

A lack of proper air con-ditioning also leads to another problem: bugs. Opening the

windows, which in both the LAC and SLC are not equipped with screens, allows bugs to fly in and disrupt classes.

In the winter, the out-of-date radiators in the LAC tend to make a lot of noise, which can be annoying and disruptive in the classroom, especially while trying to concentrate during testing.

Marywood needs to make installing proper temperature controls in these older build-ings a priority. It’s not fair to the students and faculty to en-dure uncomfortable tempera-tures during class. Rather, they should be focused on learning in a comfortable, temperate en-vironment.

Lack of proper air control a hot issue on campusBy: The Wood WordEditorial Board

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NOVEMBER 2013 OPINION PAGE 5

Should Marywood be a dog friendly campus?

Animals serve as some students’ companions. They comfort them as they are growing up at home, and while it is healthy to get out of the house and meet new people, leaving your dog at home may not be something students have to do anymore.

Although it’s true pets may just be another hassle in students’ lives, pets can also have the positive effects, like helping with relaxation in stressful times. Having a pet on campus is also a way for new students to make an easier transition from home to college life. Thus, bringing a companion from home helps the students interact and con-nect with other students that have the responsibility of tak-ing care of an animal.

Now don’t go thinking these dogs can go free run-ning around campus. Most of the colleges that allow pets on campus have strict rules con-cerning kennels, designated areas to walk, leash rules, etc. The policies allow the students to bring their animal

into a friendly, controlled en-vironment, where they know both they and their pet are safe.

While there are some students that want to bring their dogs to school, others, like me, like to have the op-portunity to see dogs around campus. Marywood does not permit dogs to even walk on campus and has recently add-ed various signs stating they are not permitted on campus.

This limits students from seeing dogs on cam-pus, which can sometimes be a nice stress reliever in the middle of the day. Also, pro-hibiting dogs on campus does not provide a very welcoming atmosphere to the local com-munity and dog walkers. Dog walkers have to plan their routes around Marywood’s campus. This is especially inconvenient for people who like to walk their dogs in Crowley Park, the area lo-cated behind the Woodlands Apartments.

I think Marywood should reevaluate its strict pet policy to better the university and surrounding community.

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Want dogs to be allowed to go for walks on campus? You’re barking up the wrong tree.

Don’t get me wrong. I love dogs, but I also love being able to walk across campus with-out having to scan the ground in case some poochie left me a present.

I know people are sup-posed to clean up after their pets, but that rule is based on an honor system that’s impossible to enforce. Kind of like hav-ing to rewind VHS tapes before you took them back to the video store.

There’s always going to be some anarchist who leaves his Chow’s chow on the sidewalk, which will inevitably find its way on to some innocent young scholar’s shoes.

My stance on small dogs in dorms for companionship is still in no mutts allowed. Oh, how I dream of being able to have a droopy basset hound to guard my room while I’m in class; but then I think, if I have a dog, then everyone will want a dog.

We all know what happens when one dog sees another dog

it doesn’t know or like, it’s the same thing that happens when an Eagles fan runs into a Giants fan, - it ain’t pretty.

Now before anyone starts calling me a heartless animal-hating monster, I have some ex-ceptions to my canine exclusion beliefs.

For one, the visually im-paired. A seeing-eye dog is more than a pet or a compan-ion; it serves a medical func-tion. Also, seeing-eye dogs are specially trained and focused animals.

Then there is the issue of therapy dogs brought to cam-pus at least once each semester. These animals offer emotional and psychological comfort to certain patients. I’m wary of taking a side on whether ther-apy dogs are appropriate for campuses because I am not per-sonally familiar with this treat-ment. However, in extreme cir-cumstances, I believe a therapy dog, like a seeing-eye dog, has a medical function and should be an exception.

So, for the most part, let’s save our campus some trouble. Walk the dog somewhere else, and stick to goldfish as a dorm room pet, assuming its bowl-trained.

By: Robert SmithOpinion Co-Editor

Curved glass devices are around the bend

Mobile phone displays have come a long way from the days of the 96 by 69 pixel, monochrome, matchbox-sized screens in the first Nokias. Nowadays, phones have five-inch touch screens with better resolution than some HDTVs. Now electronics manufacturers

are approaching the mobile dis-play from a new angle.

Since 2011, rumors have been brewing that Apple has been designing a watch with a curved display that would wrap around the user’s wrist. Fuel was added to the fire in 2012 when tech glass manufacturer Corning unveiled its bendable glass product “Willow Glass,” which can wrap around cylin-drical objects without cracking.

In early 2013, Sarah Rot-man Epps, an analyst at For-rester, a business technology research firm, hinted that Apple was prepping for a wearable de-vice. “Apple’s certainly made a lot of hiring in that area,” said Epps in an interview with Nick Bilton of the New York Times.

While we may not see an “iWatch” until next year, curved glass is already being implemented in mobile devic-

es. In October, Korean elec-tronics giants, Samsung and LG, revealed smartphones with contoured displays.

The Samsung Galaxy round has a 5.7 inch display, which is slightly indented length wise. The LG Flex is the opposite with a 6-inch display with a broad curve at the width.

While these curved dis-plays serve nothing more than to make the phone more com-

fortable to hold, it sets a trend that will likely be followed in devices to come.

So what’s the takeaway here? Are the Samsung Round and LG Flex the future? No, they’re mostly just gimmicky; but they tell us that curved de-vices are here, and that more stunning technologies like Ap-ple’s rumored iWatch are com-ing soon. When those products hit shelves, today’s mobile dis-plays will fall flat.

By: Robert SmithOpinion Co-Editor

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NOVEMBER 2013 COMMUNITY PAGE 7

Throughout October, members of the Zeta Phi Del-ta sorority raised money and awareness for those fighting breast cancer.

The sorority chose to do two events to raise awareness. The first was a fundraiser in-volving t-shirts. The shirts are pink and say “Pink Pacers” on the front and “Keep Calm and Fight On” on the back.

The second was a proj-ect seeking donations for bas-kets called, “The Care Pack-age Baskets.”

Donations for the bas-kets include things such as blankets, jewelry, aromather-apy products, and much more.

“As service chair of Zeta Phi Delta, it’s my responsibil-ity to come up with our service programs and activities, es-pecially those relating to our philanthropy, the Susan G. Ko-men Foundation,” said Kris-ten Draeger, junior arts ad-ministration major. “I wanted to start these activities to try something new and reach out in a different way this year for our involvement with Breast Cancer Awareness Month.”

The t-shirts can be pur-chased until mid-November for $18. All of the proceeds from the shirts will go di-rectly to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The shirts were designed by Zeta Phi Delta’s fundraising chair, Bri Bacchet-

ta, senior biology pre-dental major.

“We thought it would be awesome for there to be something campus-wide that everyone could be a part of to help raise money and aware-ness for such a great cause,” said president Kristin Angst, senior first year grad speech pathology major.

“The Care Package Bas-kets was an idea that I devel-oped over the summer with the desire to reach out to breast cancer patients/survi-vors in a more personal way,” said Draeger. “As college stu-dents, many of us love getting packages from our parents during finals and other rough times throughout the semes-ter, so I thought it might be a cool idea to put together bas-kets for women fighting breast cancer and show our support for them and try to brighten their days with a simple ges-ture.”

Angst agrees saying, “I hope that this program raises awareness of the daily battle these fighters face. It invites the Marywood community to be part of the battle and change it with a gesture of kindness.”

The sorority’s shirts can be purchased at https://www.booster.com/zetaphidel-taforthecure. Donations for baskets can be placed in the boxes outside of the Nazareth Student Center, First Stop, and McGowan.

The Marywood University community celebrated Halloween at South Campus with “Immac Asylum II.”

Photo Credit/ Brielle Mayle

Zeta Phi Delta tackles special projects for breast cancer patients

Mayle leaves Halloween legacyBy: Brigid EdmundsNews Editor

By: Autumn GranzaCommunity Editor

Senior Communication Arts major Brielle Mayle is leaving behind a Halloween legacy at Marywood University.

Mayle is a resident adviser for Immaculata Hall and hosted the “Immac Asylum” last year. “Immac Asylum” was a haunted house inside of the residence hall. After the success of the first Asy-lum, Mayle decided to do it again this year, but bigger.

“Immac Asylum II” was held on South Campus, former site of the Scranton State School for the Deaf, on Oct. 30. Even though the event wasn’t being held at Immac, Mayle still called it “Immac Asylum II,” in order to give it a recognizable name.

Mayle started planning the event in June of this year. She said she didn’t just want a repeat program using the same building

as last year; she wanted to move it down to South Campus.

Mayle sought approval from Chief of Campus Safety, Mike Finegan and Vice President for Business Affairs, Joseph X. Garvey, who were both on board with the idea. She also sought ap-proval from Housing and Resi-dence Life.

The Asylum was approved in August and planning began right after approval. The idea for the Asylum came to Mayle after wanting to do something differ-ent for a housing program. Hous-ing programs are events that RAs are in charge of coordinating, which usually consist of things like movie nights or maybe cos-tume parties around Halloween. “I wanted to go a little big for my senior year,” Mayle said.

The decision to “go big” was pleasing news to students who attended the Asylum last year. Sophomore Business ma-

jor, Ellen Clauss, helped out this year after going to last year’s event. “From the moment I went through the Immac Asylum last year, I have looked forward to the opportunity to participate as an actor this year. The Asylum was both thrilling, terrifying, and is certain to have a tenfold horrify-ing factor at South Campus this year,” Clauss said.

The Asylum was open to both Marywood students and fac-ulty. There was a charge this year for the event, making it a com-munity service project as well. The cost is $3 a tour or $5 for both tours. The money raised will go toward a Marywood fund to benefit students, faculty, and the campus. The Asylum involved two tours of South Campus as a haunted house. “[South Campus] is so large, there are two different tours, and two different stories,” Mayle explained.

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Human trafficking--the process of buying and selling hu-man beings in slavery--is often thought to be a global issue hap-pening in faraway, foreign coun-tries. But according to Dr. Mark Rogers, dean of the College of Health and Human Services, it’s happening close to home, even in Scranton.

“There have been local cases, and if you find one, two, three, cases, there are more,” he said. ”The fact that there have not been a lot of cases [reported] here is not a good sign. This could be a safe haven.”

Several social work profes-sors, along with Rogers, led a dis-cussion on human trafficking, on Oct. 24.

Rogers began the event by explaining exactly what human trafficking is. He said that al-though human trafficking is most commonly about sexual slavery, it also includes forced labor, and even the buying and selling of organs.Trafficking often goes beyond sex

Mary Kay Pivovarnik, su-pervisor at the office of youth and family services, discussed labor trafficking at the lecture, pointing out that people can be trafficked and not even realize it is happen-ing to them or that it is wrong.

“You have to look around and think about what’s happen-ing in your own area,” she said, explaining that labor trafficking goes on in homes, factories, and

farms.Pivovarnik said that some

common misconceptions about labor trafficking is that a traf-ficked person agrees to do a job. She said that although this could be true, many people are tricked into trafficking when recruiters from a certain company are sent out to look for people to do a job. The recruiters make false prom-ises in order to get the people to do the job.

“[These situations] change to trafficking when the free will is removed from these people,” she said explaining that when the workers get to the jobs, they are not getting paid the wages they were promised. They do not have fair housing and are told ‘we will hurt you or your families if you choose to leave here.’”Victims lured via psychological games

Donald Barns and Edward McNichols, another presenter, explained that victims often are lured by traffickers who make the victims feel special or condition them with drugs. Victims, over time, could be “so in the system” that they do not even realize it is wrong.

Dr. Karen Rich, assistant professor of social work, ex-plained that trafficked people cannot just run away from their captors, like many people would expect them to do.

Rich explained that people who are trafficked often stay within the trafficking system be-cause of certain tricks that their captors will use. For example,

the trafficked persons are usually removed from a familiar environ-ment, stripped of identity mark-ers such as clothing or name, and in the absence of social support, they often form a dependence on their captors.

These factors all play a role in the cycle of human trafficking. The trafficked person develops a distorted view of the reality they are living, often giving excuses such as “he loves me in his own way” or “I deserve this.”

Once trafficked people ac-tually escape, they need to find a way to recover. Rogers explains that this is the other half of the battle. Training and education of social workers and the police force will help with these issues as well. He added that, on aver-age for the United States, a traf-ficked person will have 20 sexual encounters a day, seven days a week.

“Can you imagine the trau-ma they go through?” said Rog-ers.New laws meant to curb trafficking

Sunny Sinha, assistant pro-fessor of school of social work, said human trafficking is mani-festing in Pennsylvania because the state is not in the limelight, it is an easy destination for traf-fickers.

She said that lawmakers in Pennsylvania are looking toward prevention with the enactment of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Noti-fication Act, SB75, a bill to pro-vide services for victims treated as criminals, and SB915, another

bill to provide a safe harbor to children exposed to sex traffick-ing.

According to Rogers, al-though Pennsylvania is moving toward prevention, there has yet to be a statewide poster devel-oped.Education is key to trafficking prevention

Rogers, who has a history of working internationally and nationally with human traffick-ing issues and prevention efforts, wants to educate the community on the subject. He said he hopes that education will lead to pre-vention.

“If we get the word out, we can prevent,” he said, explain-ing that there is a national human trafficking prevention day held each year on Jan.11. He said that because of the harsh weather in January, a prevention day for the Marywood community is in the

works, and will be planned for a day in the spring semester.

Many of the students in at-tendance were surprised by the information presented at the lec-ture.

“It’s just crazy to believe [human trafficking] happens. [...] Going to a private, Catholic uni-versity, I’m so blinded. And like Dr.Rogers said, Pennsylvania is one of the worst places [for hu-man trafficking], even still, I’m not aware,” said Despina Bubaris, sophomore nutrition and dietetics major.

“Typically people know what’s going on [in concerns to local human trafficking]. The question is getting people to real-ize saying nothing is just as great of a crime. Even if you suspect [trafficking], reporting is half the battle,” said Barns.

There are between 14,500-17,500 people traf-ficked into the United States every year. 1

Out of those people around 50% are children. 1

19 % involves labor exploitation.4

An approximate 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation.4

Human Trafficking Human trafficking lecture exposes harsh realities of global practiceBy: Elysabethe BrownEditor-in-Chief

Women and girls make up 98% of the victims of sexual slavery/sex trafficking worldwide.2

In the U.S. the average age to enter prostitution is 13- to 14-years-old.4

SOURCES

There is an estimated $31.6 billion made globally every year from trafficked forced labor.5

There are about 20 to 30 million slaves in the world.4

There are 161 countries affected by human trafficking.6

For more information on what Marywood is doing to tackle human trafficking, visit www.thewoodword.org and see “New task force seeks to educate community about human trafficking.”

1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Justice; Free the Slaves

2. International Labor Organization

3. Sara Ann Friedman for ECPAT-USA, “Who Is There to Help Us?”

4. www.dosomething.org

5. According to Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking

6. According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime

Graphic Credit/ Holly Dastalfo

Mark Rogers, dean of health and human services, speaks at a lecture which aims to prevent local human trafficking through awareness and education given on Oct. 24.

Photo Credit/ Elysabethe Brown

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By: Satara DickeyAssistant Community Editor

RAE aims to stop dating violence By: Satara DickeyAssistant Community Editor SpotLight

Student

Lisa Patmos

Year: SophomoreHometown:

Hawthorn, NJMajor: Early

Childhood Education

Q: How long have you been involved in the Student Ac-tivities Crew?A: This is actually my first year as an official member of Stu-dent Activities. Last spring, I received an email from SAC asking people to apply for the open positions, so I just took a shot, I landed an interview, and then we started this past August.

Q: What is your specific title with SAC?A: I’m a shadow. It’s consid-ered the Student Activities ex-ecutive board which is made up of shadows and interns, who plan all of the events.

Q: What is Marywood Mad-ness?A: When I describe it to peo-ple, I always say it’s a big

spirit fest similar to your high school pep rallies, but on ste-roids because it’s bigger and better. We really tried to do a lot of new things this year to make it even better. It took place in the gym on Oct. 17.

Q: What goes into planning an event like this?A: We started planning Mary-wood Madness in August. We came back to school a week early and Marywood Madness was one of the first things we talked about. We are paired into different groups and ev-ery group gets assigned a different task that they are in charge of handling for the event and homecoming.

To read the full interview, head to www.thewoodword.org

The Relationship Aware-ness and Empowerment (RAE) task force is dedicated to bring-ing a ray of light, hope, and truth to all Marywood students in relationships.

The RAE task force, comprised of students, staff and faculty, work to raise awareness on healthy and un-healthy relationships, violence, and sexual assaults. They also educate students about how to intervene and stop violence.

“The world is trained to be passive when it comes to the business of other people and even their friends, so it’s really empowering for people to know that they can help, and they can really make a differ-ence,” said Barbra Decker, as-sociate director of the counsel-ing center and a chairperson for RAE.

According to the College Dating Violence and Abuse Poll, a study conducted in 2011 by breakthecycle.org:

-43 percent of college women dating or in a relation-ship reported experiencing vio-lent and abusive dating behav-iors.

-52 percent of college women reported knowing someone who has experienced violent and abusive dating be-haviors.

-57 percent of college students who have been in an abusive relationship said it happened in college.

-58 percent of college stu-dents said they wouldn’t know how to help someone who is a victim of dating abuse.

-38 percent of college stu-dents said they wouldn’t know how to get help for themselves on campus if they were a vic-tim of dating abuse.

“I feel as it is vitally im-portant to have an organization like RAE on campus.” said Ed-ward McNichols, graduate as-sistant in the counseling center. “RAE not only provides great educational programming to our students, it also allows an outlet for the many students on campus who share a passion for promoting healthy relation-ships and taking a stand against interpersonal violence.”

“It is important for all types of students to be aware of the power that they have to influence others in maintain-ing and promoting a safe envi-ronment for themselves, their friends, and the greater com-

munity. RAE hopes to engage all types of students because we all have a stake in this university and this community,”concluded McNichols.

You can visit their Face-book page for more informa-tion and upcoming events.

When students entered, they were given a background for each story tour and then walked through the building. Each tour guide had around five students and were trained to control and keep track of the them. For added safety, campus security guards were present on South Campus.

RAs and residents, as well as other students, helped with the Asylum. Resident Direc-tor, Jamel Smiley, helped Mayle throughout the process.

“My role has been as her RD, to help advise her when she needs assistance,” Smiley ex-plained. As an RD, he explained his role was to help Mayle in whatever way he could.

“I think that Immac Asy-lum is something that should continue to be a Marywood tra-dition,” Smiley said. He said he hopes in future years, this can be opened up to the community.

“It could be something that Marywood provides for the com-munity,” Smiley said.

Halloween legacy story continued

The Relationship Awareness and Empowerment logo is called the violence wheel.

Graphic Credit/ RAE Club

For additional articles visit

www.thewoodword.org

For a one-night only event on Oct. 24, the comedians behind “Mystery Science Theater 3000” gathered to present audiences with a satirical commentary of the clas-sic horror film, “Night of the Liv-ing Dead.”

The RiffTrax Live team host events where audiences watch clas-sic films while the group make hu-morous commentary, or “riffs”, about what is occurring on screen. The event was held at the Bel-court Theater, Nashville, Tennes-see, where it was live streamed to theaters across the country.

The hit TV show “Mys-tery Science Theater 3000” or MST3K, ran from 1988 to 1999, producing 197 episodes and a feature-length film dedicated to mocking bad movies. The pro-gram mainly featured comedians Mike J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett. After the show’s cancellation, the trio established RiffTrax online, where fans could purchase digital downloads of new and old commentaries, in 2006. Without the rights to riff more modern films due to ex-penses, the site instead began providing mp3 commentaries that sync with DVD copies of popular films.

The site garnered such popu-larity that for the past several years, the team has been spon-sored through Fathom Events and IGN to bring live RiffTrax performances in theaters across the nation. With both Cinemark and Regal Cinemas featuring the

event, those who live locally had the opportunity to attend the show and witness a live performance of a typical RiffTrax event.

Rather than traditional film trailers before the feature, a series of ironic and satirical comments, quotes, and trivia were displayed across the screen, accompa-nied by classic Halloween-themed songs

like “Monster Mash.” Once the event began, audi-

ences were introduced to the three stars, Nelson, Murphy, and Corbett, who shuffled like zombies on to the Belcourt theaters stage, where they each introduced themselves. “Well greetings to you all here in Nashville and across the country

who are watch-ing us right

now live,”

Murphy, voice of Tom Servo from MST3K, said. Nelson added, “We have some top-notch riffing to-night…”

Before the actual film began, the group took part in a RiffTrax tradition titled “Norman Krasner.” “For those who have not seen pre-vious RiffTrax Live shows,” Nel-son explained, “the Norman shorts are very puzzling to us…We don’t know who made them, but we know he is a miserable man.” The

Norman Krasner episodes are short-length riff com-mentaries which feature a man with terrible luck.

After the Norman Kras-ner shorts were completed, the film, “Night of the Liv-ing Dead” began. For the next 90 minutes, the theater was filled with hilarious remarks and comments ac-companied with non-stop laughter from the audience. Every ridiculous scene,plot-hole, or mistake was noted, giving each comedian plen-ty of material to ridicule.

RiffTrax Live will hold their next event on Dec. 5, featuring the film, “Santa Claus Conquers the Mar-tians.” The event will again be held at Cinemark and Re-gal Cinemas. Tickets can be purchased through Fathom Events at fathomevents.com.

Review: RiffTrax Live takes a bite out of “Night of the Living Dead”

Luau brings a little bit ofHawaii to ScrantonBy: Rachel MizantyA&E Editor

Don’t put those grass skirts away after Halloween. The Student Activities Crew (SAC) is hosting a luau.

SAC is hosting a “Take A Break From The Cold - Head For The Tropics” luau on Fri-day, Nov. 16 from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. in the Latour Room, Naz-areth Hall.

Junior, communication arts major, Tom Muscarello is host-ing the event, which he says will be a great time.

“It’ll be a boatload of fun, and I hope to see a lot of peo-ple there,” Muscarello said.

Included will be a surfing simulator, fresh fruit kabobs, and more.

Assistant helper for the luau, Jess Waclowski, is a sophomore communication arts major. Waclowski said she is excited for the event.

“We hope this luau gives students a nice break from the cold weather and stressing over finals,” she said.

Head on down to the luau and kick it Hawaiian style with SAC.

By: Vince SchultzA&E Assistant Editor

NOVEMBER 2013 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 11

Graphic credit/ Maria Grecco

Graphic credit/ Thomas Cunningham

Tongue Twisting - Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 12 - 3 p.m. in the Fireplace Lounge, Nazareth Hall. Alter your taste buds for a few minutes with this fun event.

Crimes of the Heart - Friday - Sunday Nov. 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. A play performed by Marywood students that is bound to grab your attention.

Hunger Games Challenge - Friday, Nov. 8, from 1 - 3 p.m. in the Fire-place Lounge, Nazareth Hall. Prizes, competitions, and more. Show off your ‘hunger games skills’ to win movie tickets and also tour a virtual hunger game set.

String Celebration Concert - Sat-urday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Sette LaVerghetta Center Selected high school students put on a free concert for the community.

Coffee House night - Tuesday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m. in the Fireplace Lounge, Nazareth Hall. Make your own cof-fee, tea, and hot cocoa, along with decorating your own mugs.

90’s Bingo Night & Trivia - Wednes-day, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. in the Latour Room, Nazareth Hall. Prizes for win-ners. Reminisce with old 90s music, and enjoy some bingo while you’re jamming to the groovy tunes.

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Step 5:By: Vikki HarttOpinion Co-Editor

Looking for a way to make your dorm room festive for the fall season, with-out hitting the store for expensive decorations? Pinterest user "Happiness is Homemade" has your solution. Leaf lanterns or leaf vases are the perfect inexpensive fall afternoon art project to do with your friends to decorate your

1. Assorted leaves (8-10) Assorted size and color of real leaves from any tree.

2. Glass container (vases or Mason jars work best)

3. Modge podge (found at most craft stores)

4. Large paint brush

5. Real or battery-operated candle

Place the leaves in a large book to flatten them out for about 24 hours.

Step 3: Next, find a glass jar, vase, or bottle and paint a thin layer of Mod Podge on the jar.

Next, take a candle (or battery operated candle for dorm rooms) and place it inside your jar.

Position the leaves how-ever you would like on the glass. Paint another coat of Modge Podge over the leaves to keep them in place. Let the glass dry for at least 3

And there you have it. Now you have a fun fall, decorative lantern for your room!

For more information about this craft visit: http://www.happinessishomemade.net

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Anyone who has watched movies throughout their life has seen at least one movie that redefines catastrophe.

In a movie like that, there’s usually several indicators that the film will be great; an all-star cast, an innovative director, and a gripping plot. Yet when the film cuts to black and the credits begin to role, the audience is left stunned, thinking “Is that really it?”

M. Night Shyamalan has mastered this technique of disappointing the masses with films like “After Earth” and “The Happening,” yet when I sat down to watch “The Counselor,” I had no idea that two short hours later, I would

experience that same level of shock and disappointment.

“The Counselor” stars Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film depicts a lawyer in over his head, becoming involved in a dangerous drug trafficking deal gone wrong.

The story involves a successful, yet greedy lawyer known simply as “The Counselor” (Fassbender). As a successful attorney recently engaged to girlfriend Laura (Cruz), The Counselor still feels a desire to gain more success and money.

Through a friendship with underground kingpin Reiner (Bardem), his mysterious girlfriend Malkina (Diaz), and

his associate Westray (Pitt), the Counselor attempts to fulfill his desires by delving into the world of drug trafficking. Though all goes well at first, when the cargo inexplicably vanishes, the Counselor and his contacts are suspected and must prove their innocence or disappear.

On paper, “The Counselor” had all the aspects of a hit film: an all-star cast, an acclaimed director, and a good concept. Unfortunately, despite these promising notions, “The Counselor” manages to fail on almost every level.

One of the film’s greatest downfalls is the lack of fleshed out characters. Despite the heavy casting plastered on every single poster with the exception of the Counselor,

each character’s scenes are too scattered throughout the film, prohibiting the audience from seeing any real development between them.

Another major setback is the overabundance of explicit material in the movie. When making a film about drug cartels and things of that nature, violence and sexual content is to be expected. However, the amount of vividly graphic sexual material is too often and far too outrageous to be taken seriously.

With critically acclaimed director Ridley Scott, one would think this film would be a guaranteed success. Films like “Alien,” “Blade Runner,” and “Black Hawk Down” all had major impacts on cinema today, yet none of

that originality and promise is seen in this film. Instead, the movie plays as a traditional thriller, adding unnecessary twists and turns wherever possible, leading up to one of the most lackluster endings of the year.

I’m giving “The Counselor” 2/5 kernels.

“The Counselor” is a disastrous dissappointment

Marywood’s jazz ensemble performs month-ly to give students, faculty, and alumni, a night of clas-sic tunes and awesome dance moves. The ensem-ble held its last event in Nazareth Hall on Oct. 20.

Shortly before the event was set to occur, Tom Heinze, head of the ensemble was

unable to attend. This re-sulted in a slight deviation from the normal turnout.

“It was a particularly slow night,” said Alan Craig, a student from the University of Scranton and regular en-semble attendee. However, more people wandered in as the night progressed.

The ensemble played a va-riety of music styles such as swing, rock, and cha-cha, while the set list included songs

such as “Moon River,” “Moon Dance,” and “Jersey Bounce.”

“The music for the night is actually a book of tunes from the past 60 years, and what happens is they come and they print out three different sets of tunes every month. There’s about 500 tunes in the book, and they sight read it for the most part,” said jazz faculty member David Jumper, who was filling in for Heinze.

The ensemble also fea-

tured a fundraiser table with an assortment of snacks for Marywood’s chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAFME.)

Jessica Velardi, a sopho-more music therapy major who was manning the NAFME table, spoke highly of the ensemble.

“[I enjoyed] the music be-cause they work really hard on it and it’s a lot of com-mon jazz standards that people know or recognize,

so it’s nice,” said Velardi.The next jazz ensemble

event, scheduled for Dec. 2, will feature a Christmas theme. Whether attend-ing for the live music or the opportunity to learn some new, swanky dance moves, the jazz ensemble proves to be a good time for all.

Monthly ensemble performances bring jazz to campusBy: Laura AmendolaStaff Writer

By: Vince SchultzA&E Assistant Editor

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Diana D’Achille runs at a meet during the season. Photo courtesy Coach Kevin Borrelli

D’Achille breaks 6K record

Track and Field added to athletics program

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The women’s cross country team added an-other accomplishment to its already success-ful season. Recently, Diana D’Achille, a senior graphic design major, broke the school’s 6K record held by her teammate, senior Elizabeth Schwab.

The team placed first at the Lock Haven In-vitational, held on Sept. 21. D’Achille broke the school’s 6K record at this meet.

“This was very gratifying. Being that I am a senior, this is my last year of running cross country. It also reinforces that anything is pos-sible if you work hard and believe in yourself,” said D’Achille.

D’Achille ran the 6K with a time of 21:57.9 beating the record by 5 seconds. She credits her success to the off-season training during this past summer.

“They say your races are won in the sum-mer. You start training in the summer to build a strong foundation. In the fall, we build upon this summer foundation with speed sessions, longer runs, core strength training, and cross training,” said D’Achille.

Even though D’Achille broke the school’s 6K record, she said she and her teammates aren’t getting complacent.

“A personal goal I have as well as the team is to qualify for the nationals. We need to be

one of the top contenders at regionals in order to qualify,” said D’Achille.

The women’s cross country team has never made it to nationals, and they seem poised to make an appearance in November.

Another member of the team, Emma Dough-man, a sophomore health and physical edu-cation major, said she is happy for her team-mate’s success.

“I see how dedicated and motivated Diana is, and it helps push me to do better,” said Doughman.

Head coach of the women’s cross country team, Kevin Borrelli said, he is pleased with the progress D’Achille has made throughout her career.

“Diana has always been a very talented run-ner. She has an extraordinary ability to with-stand a great deal of pain. I’ve always known Diana had the ability to achieve great things. She has been a key in this team’s success over the past four years,” said Borrelli.

With the women’s cross country team rank-ing high in regional events, they have a great chance of making it to nationals toward the end of November.

“I know this team has what it takes to make it to nationals. We are running at a very high level, right when it matters most,” said Borrelli.

The athletics program has added track and field to its growing list of varsity sports. The new program will begin competitively in the year 2015 and will be joining the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

Building the program Mary-wood has hired Coach Scott Hutchinson, this September. Hutchinson has 26 years of head coaching experience in both track and field and cross country. He will officially take over the cross country team as of January 2014.

Hutchinson embraces this task along with building a pro-gram from the ground up. Plans for a 2014 club track and field team are already underway.

“There will be five or six meets for the club to get ev-eryone excited, I’ve never been afraid of a new challenge, and I think this is a great opportu-nity,” said Hutchinson.

Dr. Mary Jo Gunning, direc-tor of athletics and recreation , said that Hutchinson is exactly the right fit for Marywood.

“I believe he will be a good example of Marywood’s mis-sion. [He’s got] good values, and [is] a role model for stu-dents,” said Gunning. “I think to be a good coach, you have to be a good person first, and I believe he is both.”

“Within the next couple of years, the main focus is to get numbers,” Hutchinson said.

Hutchinson and the school have already received great interest from many athletes.

Hutchinson will begin his re-cruitment from within the school.

Gunning said she hopes within the next three years to really get the program up and on its feet.

“I’d like to make sure we establish recruitment and ad-equate numbers. I’d also like to see us have a competitive schedule and get better every year,” said Gunning.

Hutchinson said he wel-comes anyone expressing in-terest in the program.

“If a young man or woman wants to give it a try and they have the right attitude and work ethic, I’ll give them the op-portunity,” he said.

For long term goals, Hutchin-son has great ambition aiming to send athletes to very presti-gious events such as regional meets and ECAC (Eastern Colo-nial Athletic Conference) cham-pionships, and even aims to qualify beyond.

“We’d eventually like to send as many athletes as we could to nationals,” he said, adding,”It’s going to bring an-other competitive venue to all of our students, and one that our students have expressed interest in, as well as be a good support system for recruit-ment. It provides us with an-other opportunity to enhance Marywood’s reputation.”

Anyone interested in the track and field program should contact Coach Hutchinson at hutchinson@marywood.edu

By: Evan FelserSports Editor

By: Katie PatersonAssistant Sports Editor

Nutritionist suggests balance is key for collegiate athletes

October is national “Eat Better, Eat Together,” month. For many collegiate athletes, between balancing school work and a practice schedule, it can be tough for them to practice proper nutrition.

A good diet isn’t always a top priority for athletes who are more focused on getting through practices and aca-demics. However, nutritionists agree on the importance of eating enough and frequently throughout the day.

Sandra Lee, assistant pro-fessor and director of family and consumer sciences, said that every athlete is different and there is no nutrition plan that is set in stone for every-one. Though athletes may vary on their needs, there are certain guidelines to follow.

“For athletes who burn a lot of calories a day, they should eat meals plus snacks,” said Lee.

Senior nutrition major and swimmer, Alyssa Desiderio, agreed that all athletes have different needs nutritionally.

“Caloric intake depends on

the athlete,” said Desiderio. “It varies upon how much they are working out, the intensity, the sport and [their] gender. Athletes should also be consuming more calories than usual during their sea-son or training.”

Athletes also should maintain a heavy focus on the intake of carbohydrates and staying properly hydrated. Ac-cording to Desiderio, carbohy-drates are important because athletes need to take in good sources of vitamins, minerals, and fiber to stay healthy.

“Carbohydrates are the

preferred fuel for athletes,” Lee said. “The best carbo-hydrates are whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.”

Because athletes are constantly sweating during exercise, they also need to make up for the water loss.

Desiderio advises staying properly hydrated “before, during, and after exercise.” She suggested drinking chocolate milk, as it has “a 3:1 protein to carbohydrate ratio.”

Above all, Lee said, ath-letes should keep one thing in mind when implementing

nutrition into their regiment: balance. Eat when hungry, and as needed, throughout the day. When eating, try to consume foods that will give you proper nutrients and bal-ance out of the food pyramid.

Consuming too much of one part of the pyramid will most likely cause you to miss out on another section that is important to your diet and nutrient consumption.

“Athletes should eat a va-riety of food, especially what they like and enjoy,” said Lee.

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Kimberly Vogan, a sophomore physi-cian assistant major, was selected as the Disney Women’s Soccer/National Soc-cer Coaches Association of America Divi-sion III Player of the Week. She is the first athlete at Marywood to ever receive this honor.

After Vogan won Colonial States Athlet-ic Conference Player of the Week, Mary-wood’s conference office submitted her name for nomination for the Disney Wom-en’s Soccer/National Soccer Coaches As-sociation of America Division III Player of the Week.

“I was very honored to receive this award, and hope that there are more stu-dent athletes at Marywood to be recog-nized with this award for their hard work and dedication,” Vogan said.

Vogan was not hesitant to include her team as an important part to her success.

Yes, I received the award but I would not have been able to be eligible for [it] without the help of my teammates on and

off the field. We push each other to do our best out on the field allowing us to contrib-ute to the team and this award in different ways,” Vogan proclaimed.

Head women’s soccer coach, Andrew Smith, agreed that this was a team effort.

“Kim has been a great leader on and off the field. She gets along well with all the players on the team off the field which translates to trust and great teamwork on the field,” he said.

Receiving a national award is a spe-cial honor for both the athlete and the program. Smith recognized Vogan’s excel-lence and knows that she is deserving of this award.

“We had been going through a really tough spell and dealing with a lot of inju-ries. Kim’s performance that week, and the recognition she got for it helped turn things around for us.

We’ve been playing extremely well ever since,” Smith said. “It’s nice to see her getting recognized by the NSCAA, but it is also great to get the name of our program out across the country.”

Women’s soccer player receives national award

By: Greg PatutoStaff Writer

1. When did you start playing tennis? I started playing when I was three or four. My mom was a tennis play-er, so she always took my brother and I out on the courts to hit.

2. Do you have any pre-game rituals before you go on the court? Our team does a sticker exchange before every match, which gets us excited to play. Before every match, we hand out stickers for everyone to put on their racket. The stickers usually have a theme to motivate the team.

3. What music do you listen to before the game? I listen to slow and mellow music.

I play my best when I’m not think-ing about anything, and [when] I am completely relaxed.

4. Who is your favorite tennis player? Why? I love Andy Murray. He is a fighter, and his speed on the court is incredible. He definitely is fun to watch and has worked for every-thing he has achieved.

5. What is your most memorable tennis mo-ment? Last fall when our team won the CSAC (Colonial States Athletic Conference) championship. We were the underdogs, and everyone on the team contributed their best efforts toward the win. It was an awesome experience.

6. Who would you not want to take a serve from in a tennis match?

Serena Williams and/or Andy Rod-dick. They both have one of the best serves in history because of their speed and accuracy.

7. What is your favorite tennis tournament to watch? Why? I love watching all of the tourna-ments, but Wimbledon would be my favorite. First off, it is in Eng-land, which is a beautiful place. The tournament is played on grass courts, and the players are required to wear white apparel, which adds a level of class.

8. What is a valuable lesson that you have learned from playing tennis? Tennis has definitely taught me to always keep fighting and never give up. It is one of the few sports that isn’t limited by time, so even when

you’re down a set and it’s match point, it is never too late to fight back and win.

9. How has tennis helped you become the person you are today? Tennis has helped me become a more de-termined person. I’ve learned to challenge myself and put forward my best efforts in order to achieve the goals I set and to grow as a person.

10. What do you plan on doing after Marywood? After I graduate, I would love to be working in a pediatric hospital in the oncology unit as a registered dietitian.

Carly Leitzel Hometown: Manheim, PA Year: Junior Major: Nutrition

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By: Evan FelserSports Editor

Photo Credit Evan Felser