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Senior Recital full of “Horns,” pg 3. We Are ... Marshall? , pg. 4. Whose watching you? , pg. 10.

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Edition 34

By Just in Wortham News Staff Reporter

Two weeks ago the Glenvi l le State Lady Pioneers won the WVIAC tournament . For the past several ,years the Lady Pioneers were the runners up, but not this year. The win ended a journey that was long due to the ladies .

Friday, March 2nd, The Lady Pioneers traveled to Charleston to take on Concord in the semifinals of the tournament. A charter bus had been arranged for the students, cheerleaders, and faculty of Glenville State to go to the game. The bus arrived with 10 minutes left in the Charleston and West Liberty game. GSC fans made it just in time to see Charleston’s

players complaints about bad calls lead to a complete collapse against victorious West Liberty. With that game over, the Lady Pioneers took the court to play the Concord Lady Mountain Lions. “Now its time for the real team to take the court,” GSC fan Michael Fitzwater said. As the game began, the cheerleaders warmed up and the fans s tar ted cheering.

Ladies win the WVIAC tournament!

Lady Pioneers celebrate their victory in the WVIAC tournament.Photo by Justin Wortham

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Campus Headlines

By News Staff Reporter

On Feb. 28, the stage at the GSC Rusty Musket was once again graced by the comedic skills of the Comedy Caravan. This time entertainment was provided by two up and coming comedians, Stewart Huff and Keith McGill. Huff who kicked off the night is from the South (but not by choice). Huff has been performing comedy for 10 years. He currently tours clubs across the country and brings a type of comedy that covers a wide variety of bases from the benefits of a college education (not to mention the side effects of not having one) to explaining how the originality of a homeless man wearing a dog mask and barking at strangers is worthy of 10 bucks. Huff provided ample chances for a great laugh and got even more laughs by

bringing the members of audience into the skit. Second on the stage was comedian McGill. Bringing a different light to the stage McGill’s comedy came at the crowd in a whole new way as he switched things up and kept those in attendance on their toes. With a refined humor but a down to earth attitude, McGill was able to keep everyone laughing throughout the night. Some of the most enjoyable moments of the night came when a buzzer would go off, letting some one know their food was done, and Huff or McGill would jump at the chance to point it out or make a quick witty crack about it. Each comedians act lasted almost an hour. It was a rather nice experience for all in attendance who were able to sit back and laugh. It was a much needed relief with only a week before midterms.

Comedy and cuisine

Huff and McGill after making the crowd laugh and squeal.Photo by News Staff

By News Staff Reporter

Mr. Lloyd Bone, GSC Music Professor, performed at the world renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007. Bone performed with the internationally acclaimed Tennessee Tech University 40th Anniversary All-Star Alumni Tuba Ensemble under the direction of R. Winston Morris.

Tennessee Tech was the birthplace of the world’s first tuba and euphonium ensemble, and it has grown to be one of the finest and most famous tuba and euphonium ensembles in the world. Bone was one of the 22 selected members considered as the finest euphonium and tuba graduates in over forty years from Tennessee Tech. This group consists of many of the finest euphonium and tuba performers and educators in America.

They performed nine major world premiere works for tuba and euphonium ensemble, all commissioned specifically for the group and many of which were composed by some of the finest composers in the world such as David Baker, John Cheetham, Martin Ellerby, Eric Ewazen, Adam Gorb, Tony Plog, and Pulitzer Prize winner and world famous conductor and composer Gunther Schuller. The nine works

represent a massive array of styles from hardcore 20th century atonal compositional techniques to jazz to salsa and a work based on old hymns combined with the famous Christmas tune, “A Coventry Carol.”

The performance at Carnegie Hall was a major success as the audience was very large and enthusiastic.

“How often do you get to see 22 euphonium and tuba players on stage!?” said Bone.

Many major brass performers and educators from New York City were present for this historic event.

Besides Carnegie Hall, the ensemble also performed at the United States Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Conference in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Jan. 27 and Roosevelt University (Chicago College of Performing Arts) in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, Dec. 23. This past November the group recorded for five days in Tennessee with the recording already being considered as possibly the most significant recording in the history of the tuba and euphonium ensemble. The recording will be released sometime this summer.

For more information go to http://orgs.tntech.edu/tuba/index.html.

Glenville’s own, Mr. Bone, performs at Carneige Hall

Lloyd Bone with his euphonium.Photo by News Staff

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Fine ArtsBy Tonya WellsNews Staff Reporter

Friday, March 2nd, at 7:00 p.m. the Glenville State College Department of Music presented Alto Saxophonist Brandi Horn in her Senior Recital. A senior recital is a requirement for all music majors at GSC.

A small but enthusiastic crowd of about 50 people were in attendance for Miss Horn’s recital. Horn has been studying her specialization, the alto saxophone, for six years, and delighted the audience with her accomplishment.

Horn showcased her talents by skillfully performing six pieces including selections by Bach, Harbison, Heiden, Bonneau, Dubois and Desmond. While Horn’s specialization is in the alto saxophone, the audience was treated to special musical accompaniment in addition to Horn’s talents. Anita White, piano, Jessica Jones, piano and Aaron Statler, percussion all joined Horn on stage to accompany select pieces.

Originally from Louisa, Kentucky, Horn was influenced to enroll in GSC because of the suggestion of her high school band director, Mr. Ware who is a GSC alumni, and who highly recommended the music program as a great opportunity for

Horn to broaden her musical skills. Horn credits Mr. Ware for being a big influence on her musically before coming to GSC.

After graduating from Glenville with a Bachelor degree in Music Education, Horn plans to continue her education in graduate school and receive a Masters degree in Performance.

“I would like to kind of get a doctorate in performance or theory” Horn stated in her interview.

Reflecting on her performance after the show, Horn said, “I think it [the show] went alright. I was really nervous, but I think it went alright. People seemed to enjoy it, so I guess that’s what really matters.”

Horn listed her favorite piece from the evening’s concert as Caprice en Forme de Valse by Paul Bonneau. Many audience members also listed this particular piece as their favorite selection that Horn performed that night.

Horn listed Mr. Bone, Mr. Rich and Dr. Mayer as the biggest influences on her musical education while studying at GSC.

“They [Bone, Rich and Mayer] have always been really positive, and given me encouragement, and they listen to me and tell me constructively what I can do better, and what I am doing good. I mean, they are always so positive and giving me encouragement they are like cheerleaders.”

Brandi Horn Senior Recital

By Autumn CarterNews Staff Reporter

After an arduous journey from the Deep South, weary from travel and a promotional book tour, two poets stumbled gracefully into the Rusty Musket on Sunday, March 4, 2007. 7:00 p.m. saw a small crowd gathered to listen to the poetry of Adam Golaski and Matthew Klane. Golaski took the stage, with what I am calling his “close words,” a lyrical lisp of sorts. His poetry has a sense of circular rhythm, rounding words (eliminating spoken lines), his voice flowing from one thought t’ th’ next. Repetition of words contributes to this circular pattern, giving the audience pause. Déjà vu, are we at the beginning again? Senior Ashley Wolfe said, “His poetry is like the articulation of a cluttered mind trying to express many disjointed thoughts at one time.” Golaski said that he enjoyed experimenting with language and commented on his creative process, “I just start out with an idea how I think something might work.”

Apparently evolution kicks in at that point—from thought to poetry, sometimes over the span of several months. Golaski’s work is clever and humorous; it truly has the capacity to engage the audience.

Matthew Klane was a blatant juxtaposition to Adam Golaski in style and performance. While Golaski’s poetry kept

the crowd involved in a lighthearted, playful way, Klane’s stage presence seemed to mystify the audience… it was almost as if a spell were being cast in a dark, sleepy voice. Klane’s poetry had an eerie feel to it, what English Professor Nancy Zane called “apocalyptic.” With his slow, deliberate speech and morbid imagery it almost seemed like Klane was painting a portrait of the grotesque in the world, purposefully enunciating the pain of a fast-paced world. Echoes of Edgar Allen Poe and Sylvia Plath ran through my head. Over all, the only thing that could have made an evening of poetry more enjoyable would have been a more peaceful atmosphere. The Rusty Musket was packed full of people talking and buzzers going off to announce the completion of another greasy meal. Alas, nothing is ever perfect, but the poetry was intriguing and bursting with ingenuity. Susan Bone, music professor Lloyd Bone’s wife attended the performance. Her appreciation for poetry was enormous, “My ears are just going ‘oh thank you, oh thank you,’” she said, and I must say that I agree.

Poets entertain and educate Glenville’s students

Poet Adam Golaski

Deep Thoughts: The Persona of Poetry

Synchronize my thoughtsI am lostDriftingListen

A mid-tall menHas spoken

Lyrics, listenDistractions sit heavy in

Blue bowsGarbled cackling

I am waitingFor the stage to swallow me

Into his poetry

Brandi Horn preforms on her saxophone for an audience of family and friends.Photo by News Staff

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By Sean PresgravesNews Staff Reporter

On March 2, 2007, the Mollohan Community Center showed We are Marshall on the third floor in the auditorium. The movie received a warm welcome from the GSC students that attended. We are Marshall is a film about the tragic plane crash in the 70’s that took the lives of nearly the entire football program at Marshall University and how the people of Huntington pulled together and recovered from the accident.

Matthew McConaughey plays the role of Jack Lengyel, the new coach who raises the “Thundering Herd” from the ashes of their horrific accident to play perhaps not a winning but a successful season, nonetheless.

Instead of an incredible, not to mention ‘fantastical’, season filled with unstoppable victories, Lengyel instead helps heal a town after they have been devastated by the events. Determined to close the football program, the Board of Governors and the president find that the students, the true embodiment of Marshall, are determined to honor the fallen team by taking the field.

In one of the many touching scenes, Lengyel says that to any worthwhile coach, winning is absolutely everything; it’s the only thing that matters. He goes on

to say, however, that, for the students and people who support Marshall, summoning the strength to take the field and continue playing is the only thing that matters.

“One day,” Lengyel says, “not today, not tomorrow, not this season, probably not next season, either, but one day, you and I are gonna wake up and suddenly we’re gonna be like every other team in every other sport where winning is everything and nothing else matters. And when that day comes, well that’s when we’ll honor them.” It is through a number of speeches such as this that Lengyel is able to really change the atmosphere of the movie from one of true devastation to one of hope. In every scene, he is the breath of fresh air for the people of Huntington, continuously pushing them to stand up and start a fresh. I enjoyed this movie a lot, despite a few scenes that I felt were underdone and cliché. You can not help but like Lengyel (McConaughey’s character). He is relaxed yet incredibly determined; he is simple but insightful at the same time. The message that he shares with the Marshall community is the same message that we are supposed to take home with us: life sometimes gives us heavy burdens, and while going on under the weight of those burdens may seem impossible, it is better to go on than give up.

Campus Headlines

By Pamela HeaterNews Staff Reporter

Professors have a million things to do. They do not only grade papers and help students when they need it. They also have to go home and clean the house and do laundry. There is new technology everyday and Glenville State College has something new to make it easier for the professors that have to go out and watch their student teacher. Dr. Marcia Bolton does not have to leave her office to check in on her student teacher candidates. There is a new piece of equipment that Bolton has in her office, it is called Tandberg Distant Learning Equipment. It is a neat piece of technology. At first glance, it looks like a TV, but it only has about a 5” screen. With it, Bolton can watch her student teachers in their classroom without leaving the campus. It is the technology of the 21st century and is the way of the future. It will help professors with student teachers, see a normal class sitting without being in the classroom with the student teacher. The students do not realize that the student teacher is being taped. The students act normally and the advisor gets to see how the students react to the student teacher. Bolton can even record the student teachers and they can watch themselves later to see what they did right and where they need to improve themselves. The process that the student teacher and their advisor goes through is rarely simple. The school will put the equipment in the classroom the night before so the student teacher will be ready to record when their advisor is ready. First, the student teacher has to e-mail their lesson plans to their advisor. They will talk through the lesson plan before the student teacher actually does the lesson. Then the student teacher teaches the lesson plan while the partner teacher has a remote and records the lesson. While the student teacher teaching the partner teacher uses the remote to scan the room to see the student reaction. The advisor can talk to the student teacher right through the equipment. The advisor will fax the evaluation to the student teacher and the student teacher will sign the evaluation and send it back to the advisor. The papers then goes in the student teacher files. More that one advisor can watch the student teacher at once. The advisors will discuss with

each other while they evaluate the student teacher. Glenville received this technology with the help of Larry Baker when he was helping Calhoun County build their new schools. Baker was in charge of the technology and wiring of the schools. While the new schools were being built in Calhoun County, Baker wired the schools for future technology, and now Glenville State College is getting prepared to go into the 21st century with flying colors. Larry Baker invited the professors to sit in on a class through the Clay Distant Learning Center. The class was discussed how to write songs dealing with social studies. The class took place in the Fall 2006. It took around three weeks from the time Bolton saw the power point on the social studies class to get the wiring set up in her office for the program. She could not believe how fast the whole project took. Bolton is just amazed with this new technology. It will save her time and money. The time on the road and the money spent on her vehicle. She does not have to worry about road work or getting to the school on time, if something else comes up. It is safer; she does not have to be out on the roads when the weather is bad. Bolton has four visits that she must make to each student teacher candidate. She uses this technology to do two out of four visits. This equipment has been used more this semester that last and she will continue to use it more in the coming semesters. Not only have the advisors used the equipment to watch their student teachers but the music department has used it also. The bluegrass students have used the equipment to show a school different instruments, instead of going to the school. This technology will not catch on fast with other counties. There is a lot of money that the school system must have to put all the wiring and hardware in the school. Glenville State College is broadening their horizons with the use of the technology and is planning to go far. Bolton and colleagues went down to the state department and presented a power point on the new technology. The state department was very excited about the new equipment. “Glenville State College needs to broaden our use of the technology,” said Bolton.

How technology has changed for Glenville State College We are Marshall

Movie Review:

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Campus Headlines Congratulations to the new SGA officers!

The 2007-2008 SGA officers will take office after the Installation Banquet which will be held on March 27th.

President Donte FullerVice-President Tashua Allman

Secretary Alex LayTreasurer Jessica Jaffre

Parliamentarian Tony MinneySenior Representative Kyre-Anna Bartz

Junior Representative Holli OwensSophomore Representative Ashley Carper

Freshman Representative (to be elected in the Fall)Senator-At-Large Kelly Clevenger

Two Commuter Representative positions, one Non-Tra-ditional Representative position, and three Senator-At-

Large positions are all still open.

Students who are interested in running for the vacancies should contact Jamie Field by e-mail at field.jamie@

glenville.edu or by telephone at (304) 462-6410.

Wax the Wookie: Featuring Lowell Cutlip and Travis Boone

Who would get pleasure out of waxing the hair off the body of another person? Apparently a large portion of the Glenville State College residents. On March 6th, Delta Xi Rho sorority host a fund raising event entitled “Wax the Wookie.” Delta Xi Rho would like to think all those who came out and bought waxing strips to use on their volunteers. Also, they would like to think Joe Park, Josh Crowley, Patrick Hart, Lowell Cutlip, and Travis Boone for their “assistance”!

Check-Mate

Above: Several Students enjoy a game of chess in the Rusty Musket. The Chess Club is a new addition to the GSC Campus under the guidance of advisors Dr. Fred Walborn and Dr. Jon Minton and acting President Jamie Fields.

Right: Before making his next move, Lamar Put-ney carefully studies the chessboard.

Photos submitted by Jaden Beall

Next Meeting:When: Tuesday, March 26, 2007 5:00 p.m.Where: The Rusty MusketCome join the Fun

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After a victory in the WVI-AC Conference the week before, the Glenville State Lady Pioneers were ranked #1 in the NCAA Di-vision II East Conference. They had to defeat three more teams to reach their goal destination of Kearney, Nebraska and the Elite Eight. While most GSC students were packing up to head home for Spring Break on Friday, March 9th, the Lady Pioneers were warm-ing up for their first opponent, the #8 ranked Lady Knights of St. An-drews. The Knights kept the score close early in the game, never let-ting the Pioneers lead by more than four or six points. Balanced scoring before half time allowed the Lady Pioneers to go into the locker room up 38-22 at the half. After half-time, the Lady Pioneers had their biggest run of the game out scoring the Knights 13-0. The Ladies defeated St. An-drews 81-44. Casey Taylor led the points total, scoring 20, and Freshman Melanie Oliver put up another double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. The following evening, they Lady Pioneers challenged #4 Anderson University. Through a large portion of the first half, the Lady Pioneers trailed the Tro-jans, at one time by as many as eight points. However, Rachel

Redick stepped up and scored sev-eral times; and following a three pointer by the Pioneers, the girls were up by two. This momentum sent the Pioneers on a 21-7 run allowing the Ladies to end the half with a 16-point lead. This strength continued into the second half allowing them to finish out the game in con-trol with a final score of 78-64. Redick showed why she is NCAA Division II East Region Player of the Year by scoring 29 points for her team and adding 8 assists and 5 steals. Finally, on Monday, March 12th, The Lady Pioneers played Indiana University of Pennsylva-nia in the championship game. In their favor, the crowd was packed with students who had remained in Glenville for the tournament, but IUP was up to the challenge. To start out the game, the Pioneers made several uncharac-teristic mistakes as they had two turnovers and foul within the first minute of the game. Still, the score remained tight and the teams went back and forth with control of the score board. At half time, the Lady Pioneers were down by five with a score of 29-24. After a rough first half with 11 turnovers, the Pioneers came back out to start the second half off right. Redick scored 8 points

off of three IUP turnovers. After IUP tied it up just after 13:57, the Pioneers regained the lead and re-mained ahead to win the game 65-59. Redick, Oliver, and Christy Alltop all scored at least 10 points, and Oliver, Lauren Strong, Karina Kendrick, and Taylor each pulled down at least five rebounds. This victory sent them to

the NCAA Elite Eight. While the Pioneers led for the first half of their quarter-final game against UC San Diego, they came up short in the end and lost 71-61. Although their season is over, their fans in Glenville are proud of their success and excited to see what the future will bring to the returning players.

Lady Pioneers NCAA Division II East Champions

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All currently enrolled students will pre-register for classes on-line through the Educational Network (EdNet) Information Sys-tem. On-line registration through EdNet will begin with Seniors, followed by Juniors, Sophomores, and then Freshmen. Stu-dents will not be able to register on-line prior to the dates set up for their respective class level. To pre-register:

1. CONFIRM CLASS LEVEL AND CHECK FOR HOLDS. Visit the Glenville State website (www.glenville.edu). Left click on PIX (Pioneer Information Xchange). Click on the EdNet Information System link, and then click on Enter Secure Area. Enter your EdNet ID (Last 8 digits of ID number if enrolled in classes Fall 2005 or later, or else enter SS#) and PIN number (your 6 digit birthday -ddmmyy- for first time users), and click on Login. Next, click on Student and Financial Aid, Registration, and then click on Check Your Registration Status to confirm class level for registration and that no holds exist preventing registration. You need to make sure all hold restrictions are re-moved (except for the registration hold - this is removed during pre-registration). You will not be able to register with a hold restriction. Please see the respective departments to remove hold restrictions. Click on Exit and CLOSE YOUR WEB BROWS-ER.

2. COMPLETE PRE-REGISTRATION WORKSHEET. Select courses from the current class schedule located on the Course Offerings link on the EdNet login page and use the table below to set-up your desired schedule. You MUST also check the course catalog for any pre-requisites or course restrictions for the classes you are attempting to schedule. To view the course catalog, go to www.glenville.edu/pdfs/28_Course_Descriptions.pdf . You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the course catalog. This can be downloaded at www.glenville.edu/down-loads.asp. Make sure you include the correct CRN # from the current class schedule on your pre-registration worksheet. CRN #s appear as shown:

3. MEET WITH ADVISOR. Schedule an appointment with your advisor prior to pre-registration. You can access your advisor’s name through the EdNet system by clicking on Student & Financial Aid, then click on Students Records, and then Student Information. After meeting with your advisor, take the approved worksheet to the Department Secretary to remove the pre-registration hold to register on-line.

4. REGISTER FOR CLASSES ONLINE. Log-in to EdNet, return to Registration, select Look-up Classes to Add, select the term and click submit. To locate a class, click on a subject or fill in the appropriate information and click submit. To register for classes, check the box in front of the CRN (C identifies a closed class) and click Register or Add to Worksheet. During pre-registration students are only permit-ted to schedule up to 18 credit hours. If you encounter a pre-requisite or a closed class, your schedule will indicate as such. If your class requires a pre-requisite that you have not met or is closed, you must speak with your advisor. To print a copy of your schedule, return to the Registration menu, click on Student Detail Schedule, and then click on the print button in your web browser. You will not receive a printed copy of your schedule from the Registrar’s office. You will receive a bill or statement from the Business Office after you have pre-registered. When finished in EdNet, you must CLOSE YOUR WEB BROWSER TO COMPLETELY LOG OUT.

SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT AND ADDING/DROPPING. EdNet will be available for adding and dropping classes through the last business day in June (Fall semester) and November (Spring semes-ter). After this date, you will need to contact your advisor and submit a drop slip to the Department Secretary of your academic department to change your schedule. If you would like to add additional credit hours beyond the pre-registration limit of 18, you must fill out a special request. This file is located on the GSC website at www.glenville.edu/pdfs/Reg_OverloadRequest.pdf. You must take this request to your Advisor where it must be signed by your Advisor, the Department Chair, and hand delivered to the Registrar’s Office for final approval.

PRE-REGISTRATION CHECKLIST: DO NOT MISS OUT BECAUSE YOU MESSED UP

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Percussion EnsembleSpring Concert 2007

March 29 & 30, 20077:00 p.m.

Fine Arts Center Auditorium

Thursday- March 29thFree for GSC StudentsFriday- March 30th $5 for GSC Students

$7 for Public School Students$10 General Admission

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS!Tickets on Sale Monday, March 5, 2007

For more information, call 462-4130

Movies at Mollohan’s NEW Auditorium

Movies are FREE for GSC students. Standard guest rate is $5. Senior Citizens (55 & over) are $4. Children under 12 are $3.

Movies will generally play Thursdays at 9 p.m., Fridays at 7 p.m., and Satur-days at 2:30 p.m. Watch signs and e-mail weekly for schedule variations.

Below is a tentative list of movies. This schedule will change if the film is not released to Pre-Home Video viewing.

Feb. 22-24 Casino RoyaleMar. 1-3 We Are Marshall

Mar. 22-24 Thank You for SmokingMar. 30-31 Happy Feet

Apr. 12-14 Rocky BalboaApr. 21 Charlotte’s Web

The Rusty Musket movie day specials1. Any 16” Pizza with any toppings - $10

2. 16” Pizza with pepperoni and cheese - $6.993. Large nachos with cheese and jalapenos - $2.79

4. Hot dogs - $1.00

Specials will be offered:Thursday - 6:00pm-CloseFriday - 6:00pm-CloseSaturday - 2:00pm-Close

See you

at the movies!

Editor-In-ChiefDr. J Morgan

EditorsJamie Mullins - News Editor

Molly Snoberger - Layout Editor

Layout TechniciansJillian Boyce

Jodi Reinhardt

Reporters & PhotographersAutumn CarterShannon Cole

Ed FramePam HeaterPaul Nagy

Sean PresgravesTiffany Stogsdill

Tonya WellsJustin Wortham

Contact at: News.paper@glenville.edu

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By Autumn CarterEditorial

This year Daylight Savings Time went into effect nearly a month earlier than

before. In 2005, President Bush signed an act extending daylight savings time, starting it earlier and ending it later. The theory of this bill is that longer daylight hours will conserve electricity.

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, the conservation of electricity is an important venture. This country needs to start becoming more energy efficient. On the other hand, I am now faced with the thought that my time is not my own. Not that it ever really was, but illusion persisted.

There are a few things that people take for granted in life; one of them is that time will stay pretty much the same. If all the students of GSC were to wake up one morning for their 8:00 classes and unanimously decide that it was actually only 5:00 (despite what their alarm clocks might say), they would naturally go back to bed—three more hours of luscious sleep.

Sadly, the professors, waking at the same time, would stagger from bed,

downing inhumane quantities of various caffeinated substances, zooming to their cars, once behind the wheel navigating the narrow streets of Glenville like NASCAR drivers, dropping class notes in the hall on the way to their rooms. Finally, walking into the classroom setting their things on the podium and collecting themselves, they would find the room empty and deserted, now the habitat of quiet insects hiding in the corners, and the more discombobulated would deliver sleepy lectures to the eight legged inhabitants. In essence, the world would be in utter chaos. While I would find this humorous for a day or two, eventually the strain of incompatible schedules would have every one running around in a panic. Oh Time, numerical Time! You are a malleable force. Synchronizing our steps we gain you, if too sluggish we loose you, when we are bored we kill you, if we can we save you. Time you have stolen us

away from days of nuts and berries, when (when- an inescapable allusion of time) we only knew of revolutions of the sun, when bodies dictated sleep and feedings and the words “ten ‘til” meant many fields needed to be turned, in the glorious simplicity of a language that held no pretensions of correct grammar. Oh Time! We have become your captives, you dictate our comings and goings and when we ignore you we are punished. I digress. After realizing that Time was changing I began to wax philosophical as you can see. But in the end I suppose it matters very little. I will still be able to separate day from night with my own eyes, and if everybody is doing it…. On a more complicated note, owing to the fact that our clocks will then be out of sync with the rest of the world it is going to make overseas calls a bit more difficult, my previous calculations of time in other countries will be thwarted for several weeks out of the year.

Times are changing

By Tonya WellsNews Staff Reporter

“Hey, aren’t you on Facebook?” “Did you see her picture on her Myspace page?!?” To most of our GSC campus community, these are not unfamiliar phrases. Most students are fully aware of what these sentences mean. For the few of you who do not understand, allow me to enlighten you.

www.Facebook.com and www.Myspace.com are the two leading juggernauts in social networking sites on the web. Social networking sites have become very popular with college and high school students. Here is the breakdown of how they work: You sign up for an account with the site, then on your personalized page you post personal information about yourself including your photo. Then you and your friends can read each other’s “blogs” (a blog is an online journal), show each other pictures of the party you went to last Thursday night, and message each other to keep in touch with the latest gossip. You can “add” other people’s profiles to your “friends list” and stay connected. And everyone from your friends, to your classmates, to your best friend from third grade whom you haven’t spoken to in years, to your minister, professors, parents, and now future employers can see it.

Personally, I am VERY opposed to these sites. Yes, I know, before you say anything I will admit it. I have accounts on both sites. However, anyone who has seen my personal accounts will note that they are very…boring. (Most people will consider them boring anyway.)

My profiles are bare and, in comparison to the majority, incomplete

looking. I am not opposed to the sites themselves or the idea of “internet social networking.” I am opposed to how these sites are being used by the majority of users.

Most users post whatever they can think of in an attempt at popularity it seems. It is almost an unspoken contest to see who can add the most people to their “friends list”. Girls frequently post scantily clad, provocative pictures of themselves in the hope of getting guys to notice them. (Keep in mind that the average user for these sites is aged 9-45. Yes, little girls as young as nine years old will post a picture of themselves in a string bikini just to get older guys to talk to them! )

I have a very good reason for keeping my profiles “bare” and “uninteresting” in the way I’ve described, and it is, (apparently) considerations that most people haven’t thought of… quite simply, I don’t know exactly who might be looking.

Now this may seem paranoid to most people. Most users don’t really care who sees what they have posted. However, there are issues that people should be aware of. What you post is a reflection of who you are. And on the internet, anyone can see it. Posting pictures, home addresses, phone numbers, class schedules and other identifying information is not only irresponsible, it is dangerous.

Internet stalking is becoming an increasing trend among high school and college students. Everything you post on the internet can come back to slap you in the face if you are not careful. Internet stalking is still considered stalking and the local law

enforcement can step in to help. Despite popular belief, there are ways of revealing the identity of anonymous internet stalkers.

Now before you start thinking this whole spiel is about “being safe from strangers on the internet” and start thinking I’m treating you like children, I’m going to tell you about a new fear that as college students should have you more concerned than creepy internet stalkers, or even the idea of your parents seeing your soft-core porn profile picture.

Small businesses and major corporations all over the nation are now looking at these internet profiles of prospective employees. And they are using what they find to influence hiring decisions. Your online profiles are becoming supplements to your resume. While your resume speaks about what your work experience is, and what level of professionalism you can muster, your online profile speaks about your moral character, and true personality. And, quite frankly, a lot of employers are not too happy with what they are finding.

Think about what you might have on your profile at this very moment…what sort of things do you say? What kinds of groups or message board communities are hyper linked in your profile? What do the pictures you are in that you have posted look like?

A quick glance at students’ profiles from Glenville State on Facebook.com gives pretty frightening results for future employers. Many people have pictures of themselves engaging in illegal activities posted. Needless to say, this would bar you from being hired. Under age drinking is the

most prominent illegal activity, followed by illegal drug use.

Another very popular habit of GSC students, especially girls, is posting provocative, and in a few cases, downright pornographic pictures. To an employer this conveys a low sense of morality.

Other potentially harmful habits Glenville students engage in on these sites is being members of groups or message board communities that designate a specific affiliation. Being a member of groups that advocate certain beliefs can be the only thing that stands between you and a future job. Political affiliations, pro-life/pro-choice stances, hate groups that implicate members of a prejudice or personal bias are all valid reasons for employers to reject your application. As silly as it may seem to college students, some corporations are even rejecting applications that are members of multiple groups or message board communities that use profane or obscene language.

Any sort of problems or conflicts like the issues I have described above can be prevented by following one simple rule: Do not post anything that might embarrass you later. When using social networking sites and blogs always remember: whatever you post online, whether it is pictures of you at a drunken party, or a blog rant about how much you hate that guy in cellular physiology who ruins the grading curve for everyone; keep in mind that everything you post is available to a potential audience of millions. Should employers look at your online profiles? Maybe not, but they can, and they are, so don’t post anything you wouldn’t want your mother to see.

Who is checking out YOUR online profile?

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By Autumn CarterEditorial

This year Daylight Savings Time went into effect nearly a month earlier than

before. In 2005, President Bush signed an act extending daylight savings time, starting it earlier and ending it later. The theory of this bill is that longer daylight hours will conserve electricity.

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, the conservation of electricity is an important venture. This country needs to start becoming more energy efficient. On the other hand, I am now faced with the thought that my time is not my own. Not that it ever really was, but illusion persisted.

There are a few things that people take for granted in life; one of them is that time will stay pretty much the same. If all the students of GSC were to wake up one morning for their 8:00 classes and unanimously decide that it was actually only 5:00 (despite what their alarm clocks might say), they would naturally go back to bed—three more hours of luscious sleep.

Sadly, the professors, waking at the same time, would stagger from bed,

downing inhumane quantities of various caffeinated substances, zooming to their cars, once behind the wheel navigating the narrow streets of Glenville like NASCAR drivers, dropping class notes in the hall on the way to their rooms. Finally, walking into the classroom setting their things on the podium and collecting themselves, they would find the room empty and deserted, now the habitat of quiet insects hiding in the corners, and the more discombobulated would deliver sleepy lectures to the eight legged inhabitants. In essence, the world would be in utter chaos. While I would find this humorous for a day or two, eventually the strain of incompatible schedules would have every one running around in a panic. Oh Time, numerical Time! You are a malleable force. Synchronizing our steps we gain you, if too sluggish we loose you, when we are bored we kill you, if we can we save you. Time you have stolen us

away from days of nuts and berries, when (when- an inescapable allusion of time) we only knew of revolutions of the sun, when bodies dictated sleep and feedings and the words “ten ‘til” meant many fields needed to be turned, in the glorious simplicity of a language that held no pretensions of correct grammar. Oh Time! We have become your captives, you dictate our comings and goings and when we ignore you we are punished. I digress. After realizing that Time was changing I began to wax philosophical as you can see. But in the end I suppose it matters very little. I will still be able to separate day from night with my own eyes, and if everybody is doing it…. On a more complicated note, owing to the fact that our clocks will then be out of sync with the rest of the world it is going to make overseas calls a bit more difficult, my previous calculations of time in other countries will be thwarted for several weeks out of the year.

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By News Staff

Name: Dr. J. Morgan

Nickname: Stew Pidassol

Birthday: October 12, 1492

Hometown: Inbread, KY

Major: Payne

What you wanted to be when you were little: Exotic Dancer

Favorite Food: Whatever I want when I get the munchies

Favorite Pastime: professor, newspaper advisor, husband, and father... do you really think I have a life?

Favorite Vacation Spot: Sin City... what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas

Favorite Sport: Mud wrestling

Motto: “It’s only illegal if you get caught.”

Friday, March 23• Thank You for Smoking, 9:00 p.m. in the Mollohan Campus Com-munity Center Auditorium.

Saturday, March 24• Lady Pioneer Softball , Wheeling Jesuit - Away - 1:00 p.m.• Thank You for Smoking, 2:00 p.m. in the Mollohan Campus Com-munity Center Auditorium

Sunday, March 25• High Adventure, Canoeing and Kayaking on the Elk River.• Lady Pioneer Softball, Davis and Elkins - Away - 1:00 p.m.

Monday, March 26• Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.• Pre-registration for summer and fall 2007

Tuesday, March 27

Wednesday, March 28• “Kick Butts” Tobacco Coalition, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Mollohan Campus Community Center Lobby• Who Killed the Electric Car? 7:30 p.m. in the GSC Fine Arts Building Recital Hall• Student Support Service APA seminar, 2:00 p.m. in the basement of the library• Game Night, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Library Basement

Thursday, March 29• Percussion Ensemble Concerts 7:00 p.m.- Fine Arts Center Audi-torium• Lady Pioneer softball, Fairmont State - Home - 1:00 p.m.• “How to Use A Map & Compass” Clinic 6:00 p.m. Eberle Hall, Room 207Ca

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Girls #1 in NCAA Division II East Bracket

The action started with Glenville going on a run,

scoring points and causing turnovers. Every team member chipped in. The Lady Lions closed

the lead to one point, but at 5:54 found themselves down 25-19. At 5:12, the

Lady Pioneers were up 28-21 after a Lauren Strong lay-up and free throw. With the half closing the score was 30-23. After Christy

Alltop hit two free throws, The Lady Pioneers went on to dominate the final minutes

and lead at halftime, 37-26. The second half started, with

Concord trying to mount a comeback by hitting baskets and trying to play

defense. The Lady Pioneers would lead by

19 at one point. Concord scored, but after a wide open three from Alltop, the gap remained 16 points. Concord would go on a

run and cut the deficit to nine with 4:55 left, and then only eight with 3:00 left. However, the closest

Concord would get was 60-52 as the Lady Pioneers went on to win the game easily 72-62. The high scorers were Rachel Redick with 31 and Casey Taylor with 13. Karina Kendrick dominated the boards with 9. This left only one game for the Lady Pioneers to win the WVIAC tournament.

On Saturday, the Glenville State Lady Pioneers took care of the final piece of business for the WVIAC tournament. Before the game, with the GSC band in attendance, The Glenville State Pioneers w o n the Officials Award, which is an award for best overall sportsmanship. Senior Redick was also awarded the Red Hartman Award, which recognizes leadership and sportsmanship.

“It was very flattering to receive the Red Hartman award,” said Redick. “It’s really nice to know that people appreciate you both on and off the court. It’s a great honor!”

The game against the West Liberty Hilltoppers was awesome as West Liberty was not lying down. The score went back and forth and the Hilltoppers even had the lead with 15 minutes left,

12-8. But that would be the only point in the game that t h e Hilltoppers would lead.

The Pioneers started to take control of the game with all the starters scoring. At 7:09 Lauren Strong stole the ball and made a lay-up. She went on to repeat her self again, seconds later, making the score 41-16. The half ended with the Pioneers up 43-23.

With only one more half the Ladies were ready for the championship, leading by 20 points! The second half started and the Lady Pioneers continued to pound the Hilltoppers with almost 50% shooting. At one time the Lady Pioneers were up by 30. The defense was causing turnovers and the offense was getting easy assists. The West Liberty offense had turnover after turnover and lots of missed baskets. At 12:15 the score was 57-28. West Liberty tried to make good of it after being down by 14, with 4:19 making the score 64-40. But it was too late. At 1:37 the score was 66-42 and the game ended shortly after, 69-44 while Christian DiSabato dribbled the clock out and the tournament was over. “It feels great to win,” said Strong. “We’ve came up short a few times, but we finally

done it. We are really confident about the game

tonight.” The high scorers

were Redick with 2 0 points and 4 steals, Taylor with 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Karina Kendrick with 11 points and 5 boards. Credit the whole d e f e n s e though, as they forced o v e r 20 turnovers, which led to many easy baskets for the Pioneers. Fan Joe Belt said, “The girl’s team is awesome. I hope they win this weekend.”

After the game, the awards c e r e m o n y begun. The all t o u r n a m e n t team was announced with Kendrick, Taylor, and Redick making the cut. Redick and Taylor walked away with two other awards, Redick the tournament MVP, and Taylor the George Springer Sportsmanship Award. This win, their 24th in a row, made the girls #1 in the East Bracket of the NCAA division II tournament.

Where the girls go from here, time will tell. One thing is for sure, three more wins and they go to Nebraska. Win it all girls!

Go GSC!!!Go GSC!!!