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HolcadHolcadThe Friday March 5, 2010

Volume CXXVINumber 16

W e s t m i n s t e r C o l l e g e ’ s s t u d e n t n e w s p a p e r s i n c e 1 8 8 4

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By Olivia Sweeney Staff WriterAssisted by KristenPungitore

The ark built by Noah sought toshelter those from the great Floodas Farrell’s Arc House seeks to aid

women in need of shelter from thetides of life.

Students have worked along-side the residents of the home tocreate a positive living environ-ment for those in need. In 1997,Martha Richards established theArc House because of the rise of

homelessness in the ShenangoValley. Richards realized that thetorrent of living in the communityoften becomes overwhelming.Through establishing the house,Richards hoped to shelter and sal-vage the lives of women.

“Women come to the house inneed of help, in need of a vision,”Communications Professor Dr.Colleen Deisler said. “In need of avision for the future.”

During Fall 2009, Deisler as-signed her Business and Profes-sional Communication class towork with the house as part of aclassroom service project. Accord-ing to Deisler, student’s learn bestthrough hands on experience andin situations where they have thechance to invest their hearts.

“Westminster students’ heartsare naturally primed for service,”Deisler said. “Opening up class-rooms to the community offers agreat opportunity to learn.”

Five groups of students workedwith Southwest Gardens, whoruns the Arc house. Groupsworked on various projects includ-ing creating logos, pamphlets andadvertisements. One group evendid manual labor in combinationwith a group of students workingfor Make-A-Difference Day. Stu-dents helped renovate the homeby painting, organizin and even re-pairing bathroom facilities.

“When student’s started bicker-ing about what size bins would bebest to purchase for the home, I re-alized it had become less about agrade and more about making adifference,” Deisler said.

Unlike the receding GreatFlood, the whelming waters of liv-ing perpetuate along with studentinvolvement.

Religion and communicationsmajor Kristen Pungitore recentlybegan interning at the Arc Houseby tutoring; she also plans on do-ing a work shop with residents tohelp them write resumes and suc-ceed in job interviews. Pungitorealso interacts and has formed re-warding relationships with the res-idents of the home through attend-ing various activities with them.

“I respect people very muchwho overcome a rough upbring-ing, but I had a bad impression ofan addict, mostly because I neverknew one,” Pungitore said. “I nowrealize these women are the sameas me.”

The facility staffs individualstwenty-four hours a day. The staffcooks meals for the residents andover sees the maintaining of thehome. Mrs. Barbara Blue acts asthe director of Southwest Gardens.She works very closely with thestaff and residents to ensure a sta-ble lifestyle within the establish-ment.

“Little, petite Mrs. Blue is toughon everyone and makes them ac-tively contribute to the living com-munity, but she would ultimatelydo anything for anyone in need,”Pungitore said.

The Arc House helps womenwho have fallen victim to abusiverelationships, drug abuse or whoneed a temporary solace. The shel-ter works to provide women everyopportunity to recharge and suc-

ceed. “I came to the Arc House when

I couldn’t go to my own family.The Arc House is a safe haven forwomen,” resident Mary Wiley said.

The campus community contin-ues to work with the SouthwestGardens and The Arc House. Orga-nizations such as the BSU often in-vite the children to campus. Specif-ically, Sudexo, BSU and studentsin the Peace Studies cluster volun-teered and invited children tospend a day on campus for thebreakfast with Santa.

“Barbara Blue of SouthwestGardens and the Ark House callsWestminster their angels,” juniorEvangelina Figueroa said.

Whether through volunteeringor donation, Southwest Gardensand The Arc House rely mainly onthe generosity of others to supporttheir cause. The campus communi-ty reaches out to several other or-ganizations including The WalkerHouse and Shenango PresbyterianSeniorCare.

“Westminsterstudents’ hearts arenaturally primed forservice. Opening upclassrooms to thecommunity offers agreat opportunity tolearn.”

Dr. Colleen Deisler,professor of Communications

By Christen WhalenStaff Writer

Whether it is using an onlinedatabase for research or displayinga presentation from an overheadprojector, there is no denying theprofound impact technology hashad on education.

Computers are practicallyeverywhere on campus. Most stu-dents have a personal computer inaddition to the three public com-puter labs. Some of the classroomshave been made “smart” and con-tain a computer, projector andmany other electronic devices.

Technology has bulldozed itsway into the educational world. Itis unclear whether it has had apositive or negative effect on cam-pus.

“The potential problem withtechnology is that people will startusing it as a crutch and not as atool,” Dr. Dwight Castro, professorof Classics, said. “It is great forshowing pictures or video clips toillustrate points, but it becomes aproblem when people argue theydon’t need to memorize anythingbecause they can just look it up.”

Freshmen inquiry classes aretaken to McGill Library to beshown how to look up a book,read a call number and how toproperly utilize the library for re-search. Before computers and theinternet, libraries were the prima-ry centers of information. Whengoing up against advanced tech-nology, libraries tend to be over-looked.

“When I was a student, we hadto search for articles in hugebinders with volumes and vol-umes of journals,” Dr. DarwinHuey, professor of Education, said.“Now, you can look up journal arti-cles in online databases in seconds.Technology has come a long way.”

If a book or article cannot befound in the library, students havethe option to look it up online.Electronic copies of articles arestored in online databases, andwebsites, such as Amazon, allow

students to easily locate and pur-chase hard-to-find books.

Technology has a lot to offer interms of education. The internetprovides a virtually endless supplyof information. Professors are nowable to display pictures fromaround the world that correspondwith their class.

“Technology enhances commu-nication, but the pedagogy is simi-lar in any age,” Huey said. “If youskip the step of understanding, youhaven’t effectively communicated.A student can calculate a loga-rithm on a calculator without un-derstanding what they’re doing.”

With technology constantlyevolving, the school is constantlyworking to keep up with all theadvances being made. The smartclassrooms are in high demand forclasses, as well as the smart carts,but there are only so many avail-able for use.

“Professors need to developstrategies that don’t revolvearound having a smart classroom,but around making the learningexperience better for the students,”Dr. Patrick Krantz, associate profes-sor of Education and co-director ofthe Drinko Center, said.

Technological advances aremeant to enhance education, notreplace it. Many professors areadamant that the fundamentals ofteaching not be lost to technology.When used as an enhancement, itcan transform the learning experi-ence.

“Technology is only a tool. Youneed teachers who know how toproperly incorporate it into teach-ing and make it effective,” Dr. Lin-da Domanski, department chairand associate professor of Educa-tion, said.

Because of the advances thathave been made, Domanski wasonce able to hold a class discussiononline while out-of-town to avoidhaving to cancel class.

Most of the professors on cam-pus remember a much differenteducational experience when theywere in school. Technology was

still in its first stages, nowhere nearas developed as it is today.

“Forty years ago, technologywas almost primitive,” Castro said.“The computers were extremelylarge and could only do a fractionof what today’s computers can do.We didn’t have personal comput-ers, nor did we have computersavailable for classroom use.”

Papers and documents werecomposed using manual typewrit-ers and there was no “backspace.”The only way to get rid of a typowas to throw away the paper andstart over. The mimeograph, orspirit duplicator, was used to createcopies of documents by forcing inkthrough a stencil onto paper. Themachine was manually operatedby turning a handle on the side.

“I remember working at LaurelHigh School and the superinten-dent had to explain to me what afacsimile was,” Domanski said.“The machines were huge, butpeople were able to send thesemessages from one location to an-other, and that was unheard of. Itwas an amazing accomplishment.”

Facsimiles, more commonlyknown as a fax machine, are stillused today, though the machineshave become smaller and aremore efficient in speed and quality.

When technology was not aswell developed, there was not asmuch need for computer or techsupport. The Audio-Visual Depart-ment is far more advanced than itwould have been 20 or even 30years ago.

“The equipment in AV servicesis almost completely different, thequality is so much better,” Hueysaid. “Gary Swanson, who is incharge of AV, does an amazing jobmaking sure professors’ needs aremet and that they receive the helpthey need.”

Regardless of how much tech-nology has progressed over theyears, it is still prone to errors, of-ten at the most inconvenient times.

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Students volunteer at the Arc House, a women’s shelter.

By Dave LynchStaff Writer

Communication is very impor-tant to the human experience. It’swhat separates us from the Nean-derthals - thus, language becomesan evolutionary tool for ourspecies. Now that we’ve developedvarious sets of vocalizations wecall languages, we find ourselvesin need of uniting with our fellowhomosapiens through puttingthese languages to good use. Thetime has come to put language inmotion.

“Language in Motion” is thebrainchild of Professor MilagrosSwerdlow, who started it as a wayof bringing the experience stu-dents gained from studying for-eign cultures abroad to students inhigh school and below. The ideawas to spark an interest withyoung people while at the sametime helping college students withnetworking, particularly if theywere pursuing a career in the fieldof education.

“Milagros first came up withthe idea for ‘Language in Motion’three years ago,” Mrs. Houston, ofNew Wilmington Area HighSchool, said. “We started a collabo-ration between the high schooland the college.”

On Feb. 24, the event was heldin the Witherspoon Lakeviewroom. Eight students who hadtraveled abroad to various localesgave presentations as if they werespeaking to a group of high schoolor elementary students. Their au-dience consisted of teachers fromaround the area and a few studentteachers who were looking forpeople to present to their ownclasses.

The presenters includedHeather Schroeder, Sarah Byerlyand Lisa Giardina, who recountedtheir trips to Spain, Lauren Ritterand Jenisa Jeblee, who had ven-tured to Italy, Rebecca Michalski,who went to Costa Rica, YoobinHong, who is actually from SouthKorea, and Alex Davis, who spenttime in Puerto Rico.

According to senior Ken Cloo-

nan, who was in attendance as astudent teacher, the outreach pro-gram was particularly useful forbringing a sense of immersion toyoung people with an interest inother cultures. Cloonan’s main dis-cipline is the French language,which was not represented at thisparticular event. Even so, thewhole point of Language in Mo-tion is to not allow one languageor culture to restrict one’s way ofthinking.

“I really like Alex Davis’ focuson ‘what students can do with lan-guage in the future,’” Cloonan said.“I also liked Yoobin Hong’s ideaabout teaching students the differ-ences between different Asian cul-tures.”

In essence, presenters who hadbackgrounds in, for example,Spanish, were not limited to pre-senting to Spanish classes. In fact,Houston selected three of the pre-senters to come to the New Wilm-ington Area School District andtalk more about the culture thanthe language. She chose Michalskito work with her 3rd and 4thgrade students in the form of salsadancing. Ritter was selected tospeak to the 7th grade exploratoryclass about daily life and culture inItaly while Jeblee would teachthem about Italian art.

“I was elated that I could have achance to share my experience,”Ritter said. “It made me appreciateother countries and America aswell.”

Swerdlow passed out sugges-tion sheets to all of the teachers atthe end of the event, hoping thatLanguage in Motion would contin-ue to grow , improve and remain“in motion.” Opportunities weretaken advantage of and experi-ences were shared. Future educa-tors were given experience speak-ing to students and the studentswere, hopefully, inspired to thinkin terms of many cultures insteadof just their own. So the eventserved as a step in the right direc-tion to do the most beneficial, im-portant and human thing anygroup of people can do: grow.

Seven students setlanguage in motion

Arc House shelters women in need

Technology impacting educationStudents and professors duel about differences

Age is just a number, but yourage is important. Growing up, Ianxiously awaited turning 13, then16, then 18 and finally 21. Eventhough I wished to be older, therewere some things that I didn’twant to outgrow. For example,trick-or-treating was one of my fa-vorite activities. There’s nothingbetter than dressing up and gettingfree candy. However, I reached anage where I had to stop. This pastweekend, I faced the “Am I too oldfor this?” question.

On Friday, my friend and Idrove to a Pittsburgh club for arock concert. The venue is fairlysmall and attracts smaller bands—and teens. At 22, I felt old. Moms inminivans dropped their kids off infront of the venue. I towered oversome boys, and I’m only 5’4.

When we got inside, the sightsgot worse. Sixteen year olds madeout to my left. PDA is usually nev-er a good thing, especially whenyou’re extremely close to others ina muggy room. Nothing about theatmosphere was romantic. Yet theysucked face throughout the fourhours.

Behind me, I overheard a boytelling a girl how to tell a bass gui-tar from a regular guitar. Yes, thiswas at a rock concert. Every bandhas a bass guitar. I’m shocked thatshe paid $30 to hear live music,but she didn’t know what wasmaking it.

When the show started, we gotpushed about four feet forward.This is common at shows. Every-one wants to get closer to the stage,so they just keep pushing untileveryone has at least four peopletouching them at once. I couldn’tmove my arms, and the guy to my

left kept stepping on my left boot. As the night progressed, the

headliners began to play. Morepushing—and moshing. It’s impos-sible to remain in the same placebetween the jumping and shoving.By this point, the venue waspacked. You think you’re sweatingpretty badly, but it’s actually otherpeople’s sweat that’s dripping off ofthem and onto you. Boys that getoverheated from the moshing takeoff their shirts, so instead of beingpressed against a sweaty t-shirt, it’spure sweaty skin. I’ll try to getaway, but the shirtless boy alwaysends up next to me.

Along with the moshing, con-cert goers love to crowd surf. I’ll getmy hands up as fast as I can, but Ioften struggle because I’msqueezed against many others. Ifyou don’t get your hands up intime, you either get a body or shoeon top of you. I always say thatthere should be a weight limit forcrowd surfing. I’ve seen plenty ofblood and concussions from kidsbeing dropped.

So why do I bother going toconcerts? It sounds miserable,right? Sure, I get some bruises andsome sweat on me, but being in aroom with hundreds of other peo-ple who share the same passion asyou is priceless. When I hear thefirst few chords or words to a fa-vorite song, I lose myself. I forgetabout the kids who are makingout next to me or the kid on myfoot. Hearing a song live doesn’tcompare to listening to the trackon my iPod. I’ll sing along andmove around until I return back tothe reality that my toe hurts fromthe guy that keeps stepping on it.

I’ve reached the age where I justwant to enjoy the performance inpeace, but that doesn’t exist. Thepushing, moshing and crowd surf-ing comes with the ticket. I’m notready to give it up.

While it’s tempting to write, “I’mTired: the Sequel,” I won’t be thatself-indulgent.

As we approach spring break,we are hitting a benchmark for theyear, and we inevitably begin toevaluate what we’ve done thus farand where we plan to go fromhere. For seniors, this may induceterror, but for the rest of students,several on-campus opportunitiesare opening up to them.

As we’ve seen in the recentSGA elections, students are begin-ning to think about campus life fornext year.

Even though it’s certainly morefun to live in the moment or lookforward to summer instead of thenext school year, this is the time ofthe year where we can begin tocontemplate new challenges, po-tential leadership positions andpaths we never knew we couldtake.

In the past couple of weeks, I’vebeen approached by students ofvarying years who wanted to writefor The Holcad in some capacity.Frankly, I’ve gotten tired of answer-ing all of these emails, so I want toclear up how the employmentprocess at The Holcad works be-cause there aren’t any employ-ment opportunities on campusquite like it.

Additionally, I’d like to clarify afew misconceptions about the pa-per. For instance, someone recentlycontacted me about having stu-dents writing about current nation-al and global events, which I thinkis a wonderful idea. However, thestudents most qualified to writesuch an article would preferablyhave a strong background in polit-ical science or history. Incidentally,the majority of our staff consists ofEnglish and pr majors.

So correction #1: we do notsolely employ English and pr ma-jors; most of our applicants just

happen to be English and pr ma-jors. However, anyone of any ma-jor can apply to The Holcad. Infact, I’d like to see more diversity.

All of our story ideas are gener-ated at our weekly meetings. Un-fortunately, if most of our staff isexposed to similar experiences inour similar fields, there are severalmajors and departments that areoccasionally neglected.

Another strange thing I havenoticed is that people, who are notemployed by the paper, try to sendme articles. At first I was per-plexed, but then I gained perspec-tive. We use two titles for writers inThe Holcad (beyond special sec-tion writers): staff writers and cam-pus writers.

Staff writers are students em-ployed by The Holcad; campuswriters contribute articles as partof the Journalism 1 and Journal-ism 2 curriculums. However,members of the campus at largecannot send in articles they havewritten. You can write a letter tothe editor or you can suggest apossible story idea.

Another misconception is thatThe Holcad only employs writers.Putting a paper together requires avariety of tasks. The Holcad offersjobs that require writing, photogra-phy and editing skills, as well asknowledge of graphic design,sports, art and entertainment. Stu-dents have the opportunity to gainexperience with journalistic style,

deadlines and a really mean editor.Most importantly, students canhold a weekly-produced creationthat has been entirely assembledby their fellow students.

In this edition, one of our jour-nalists has written about the threeeditor positions available with thecampus’ three primary publica-tions: Argo, Scrawl and The Hol-cad.

Additionally, we are losing a lotof seniors in key positions at theend of this year. When I was afreshman, I jokingly vowed to oneday become The Holcad’s editor-in-chief. While I’d like to think Igained the position solely with myprodigious skills, I’ll admit luckhad a lot to do with it.

People who had previouslymade a move to become editorwere unable to pursue the posi-tion, and instead of letting such anamazing opportunity pass me by, Idecided to take a chance. Eventhough I didn’t know a thing aboutlayout when I became managingeditor last year, I decided I wantedto try something different, meetnew people, learn a little moreabout being a leader and gainmarketable skills.

I’m not saying, “Join The Holcadstaff!,” I’m just suggesting that weoccasionally let ourselves get stuckin a rut and the best way to get outis to try something new.

We often fear the unknown andtry not to stray from our comfortzones, but the most enriching ex-periences of my life happenedwhen I ignored my insecuritiesand threw myself into somethingnew.

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Editor-in-Chief Shannon RichterManaging Editor Sarah SimonNews Editor Laura HenryLayout Editors Stephanie Chaffee, Katelyn LivingstonPhotography Editor James BonettiOutside the Bubble Editor Katie WestSports Editor Brad FetesSports Writers Corey Kendall, April Scudere, Mike

Katrancha, Andrew Dafler, Christen Whalen, Milt Constantine

Arts & Entertainment Editor Stefan SchneiderArts & Entertainment Writers Max Muska, Ben Portz, Brett

Gerthoffer, Amanda Ehrhardt, Ryan SargentFeatures Editor Katie EllisonCopy Editors Addie Domske, Ryan Sargent, Mike Disotell,

Jessie Debiec, Sarah Kehr, Sarah ByerlyStaff Writers Brendan Moulton, Sarah Kehr,

David Lynch, Allison McKinney, Sarah Byerly, Kelly Gould,

Olivia Sweeney, Emily WinnPhotographers Alex Davis, Coleen York, Alyssa Hanna,

Emily Winn, Olivia SweeneyOperations Manager Max MuskaAdvertising Manager Katie WilliamsDistribution Manager Lynn RiceFaculty Adviser Mrs. Delores Natale

Want to write a letter to the editor? Here are the rules.

Letters to the editor are published weekly, as space permits. Allletters must be submitted by email to The Holcad by 12 p.m.

Monday to make the Friday edition. All letters must be limitedto 400 words, typed, and include the author’s name and a

phone number for confirmation. Letters must be free of offen-sive language, personal attacks and libelous or potentially libelousstatements. The Holcad reserves the right to reject any letter. Noletter will be edited when factually incorrect or in need of contex-ual clarification. Rather, an editor’s note will be included. Gram-mar and spelling errors will also not be corrected. Opinions ex-

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E-mail letter to: .holcad@westminster.edu. Don’t forget to check us out online!

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with RNR as the subject.

Let’s start with the grind andslap.

Yeah, she gave me the fun dipyesterday!

Ima take the escalator.

Hey big guy!

Yeah, I got skinny doing thePussycat Dolls workout.

AH!!! Why is this beard soitchy?

I love a class where we contem-plate the merits of hobbling

and amputation.

So I kind of stole a purple pan-da head...

Under pressure!

Lies!!!

My head hurts so badly I mightgive trepanning a try . . .

Ah! She’s still alive, Paul! Grabthe pig!

We have a tragic shortage ofrant & raves.

Think faster.

Wow, that is an ugly baby.

Lower your expectations. I canonly be so brilliant so many

days each week.

Clock it.

Why are Mr. Potato Head’s eyesprotruding from the top of his

head?

Bam! I just went Merriam-Web-ster on you.

Defenestrate: (verb) to throwsomeone through or out a win-

dow

I love the English language.

ANNIE!!!

That’s a fine pig.

Enjoy your spring break!

Christina AlduckaColumnist

Shannon RichterEditor-in-Chief

Shannon is a senior Englishmajor and public relations mi-nor. She has a fondness forhedgehogs and is so ob-sessed with Jane Austen thatit frightens her roommates.

Christina is a senior Englishmajor and writing minor.She's probably one of theonly students who followsthe Pirates. You can usuallyfind her in her on-campus of-fice, MCC 257.

Just give it a try For the Loveof Music

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

More love equals more happi-ness. This starts with the love youput out into the world. This week,you'll be increasingly tuned in toyour own behavior. You will noticewhen you are expressing yourselfout of love and when you are com-ing at life from a place of ego. Justthe noticing will change your lifefor the better.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You will create unity among dis-parate forces. If there is anyone atall who is fighting around you,you'll have a subtle way of defusingthe tension and finding commonground. This you can do even if youremain silent. There is somethingabout your very being that bringspeace and reason to the world.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You'll be casting a role of somekind. Maybe you'll be seeking theperfect person for a job or startingan important new relationship. Thiswon't be difficult with the right per-son. If things don't go well, take itas a sign that you don't have theright person yet and keep looking.You deserve the ease of a natural fit.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Money isn't as important as peo-ple think it is. Chasing the dollarleads to hollow victory at best andwill usually bring disappointment.Center your goals on somethingother than money -- like helpingothers, providing jobs and spread-ing good will -- and you'll attractboth financial and spiritual abun-dance.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You'll do better at work (or atfinding work) if you expand yourfriendship base. New contacts don'thave to be people who are obvious-ly in a position to help you out.You'll be surprised from whenceyour next bit of fabulous luckcomes. It will take an indirect routefor sure. So just befriend peopleyou genuinely like.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You have yet to achieve yourgoal, and your time is coming soon.Ready yourself, and speed alongyour process, by being happy forsomeone who has already arrived.As you celebrate someone else'ssuccess, you get a "helper's high" --just as potent as if you had beencelebrating your own win.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

If you met a very wise person,what would you ask? Have your

questions ready, because answerswill be revealed to you this week.There will be an opportunity toconnect with a mentor or guru. Youwill get accurate insight as to whatcan and can't be done to get youcloser to the life you envision foryourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

As much as you would like toknow in specific and measurableterms how much someone lovesyou, you usually have to take thisperson at his or her word. Therewill be other evidence to take intoaccount -- actions that speak louderthan affectionate assertions. Youmay be very pleased with what youfind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21).

You know your mind, and youwon't be afraid to express it. Al-though you're ready to let someoneknow what you really think, consid-er your motives. Maybe you'vebeen hurt by this person and thatpast pain is coloring your judg-ment. Get away from passionate sit-uations long enough to gain someobjectivity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19).

Slipping into a state of over-whelm is too easy to do whenyou're an overachiever. From thatmindset, you actually get a lot lessdone. Avoid becoming over-whelmed by reducing your expecta-tions of yourself this week. It'senough to accomplish two or threethings a day. Prioritize carefully.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18).

You are impressionable thisweek and could be star-struck bypeople of stature. Don't be intimi-dated by appearances. It mayseem that others are doing theright thing at the right time in theright way. But if you were to askthem, they would be just as mysti-fied about their lives as you areabout yours.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

No need to change direction orattain anything new. You gain themost this week when you focus onan attribute you already possessand develop it. This quality willblossom as a major part of yourbeing. Everyone who knows youwill describe you in the same way-- by that attribute you are nowdeveloping.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

You get things done becauseyou have definite ideas and areable to communicate them withflare. This month, don't worry toomuch about whether your plansare feasible. The most importantthing is that you're growing andmoving forward. Your home getsa makeover or you move in April.Loved ones give you reason to cel-ebrate in May. In June, you takecontrol of the work situation, andeveryone is more productive be-cause of your leadership. Augustbrings a windfall.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

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Incomplete Grades Due

McGinness Closes After Lunch

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Chapel --Ben Lowe, Coordinator for Renew-al: Students Caring for Creation(Wallace Memorial Chapel)

3:30 PM TUB Closes

6:00 PM Residence Halls Closefor Spring Break

Saturday, March 6, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

Sunday, March 7, 2010

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SPRING BREAK

Monday, March 8, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

Instrumental Adjudication Fes-tival

11:30 AM Men's Tennis @Northwestern (Minn.) (at HiltonHead Island, S.C.)

11:30 AM Women's Tennis @Northwestern (Minn.) (at HiltonHead Island, S.C.)

6:00 PM English DepartmentMajors Meeting (MCC MuellerTheater)

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

Instrumental Adjudication Fes-tival

10:00 AM Baseball @ Ursinus(at Fort Pierce, Fla.) (2)

11:30 AM Men's Tennis @ Hei-delberg (at Hilton Head Island,S.C.)

11:30 AM Women's Tennis @Heidelberg (at Hilton Head Island,S.C.)

1:00 PM Softball @ EasternMennonite (at Kissimmee, Fla.)

3:00 PM Softball @ Emmanuel(at Kissimmee, Fla

Wednesday, March 10,2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

8:45 AM Baseball @ Elizabeth-town (at Fort Pierce, Fla.) (2)

3:00 PM Softball @ Defiance(at Kissimmee, Fla.)

5:00 PM Softball @ Saint Fran-cis (Ind.) (at Kissimmee, Fla.)

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Peace Stud-ies Coffeehouse, Poster Exhibition,and Guest Speaker: Dr. RonitFisher, Western Galilee College inIsrael (MCC Mueller Theater)

Thursday, March 11, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

8:45 AM Baseball @ Penn StateBehrend (at Fort Pierce, Fla.) (2)

11:00 AM Support Staff Meet-ing (MCC Club)

11:30 AM Men's Tennis @ Juni-ata (at Hilton Head Island, S.C.)

11:30 AM Women's Tennis @Juniata (at Hilton Head Island, S.C.)

3:00 PM Softball @ Misericor-dia (at Kissimmee, Fla.)

5:00 PM Softball @ Wittenberg(at Kissimmee, Fla.)

6:30 PM Kappa Delta Pi Meet-ing (MCC Mueller Theater)

Friday, March 12, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

Saturday, March 13, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

TBA Men's Track & Field @Coastal Carolina Invitational

TBA Women's Track & Field @Coastal Carolina Invitational

10:00 AM Baseball @ Manhat-tanville (at Fort Pierce, Fla.) (2)

11:00 AM Softball @ Font-bonne (at Kissimmee, Fla.)

3:00 PM Softball @ William Pa-terson (at Kissimmee, Fla.)

Sunday, March 14, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

9:00 AM Baseball @ Mitchell(Conn.) (at Fort Pierce, Fla.) (2)

9:00 AM Softball @ Massachu-setts Liberal Arts (at Kissimmee,Fla.)

11:00 AM Softball @ Utica (atKissimmee, Fla.)

4:30 PM Children's LiteratureGroup: The London Eye Mysteryby Siobhan Dowd (Mugsies)

Monday, March 15, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

All Day Events

SPRING BREAK

2:00 PM Residence Halls Open

4:30 PM TUB Opens

Wednesday, March 17,2010

All Day Events

CLASSES RESUME

MONDAY CLASSES MEET

Last Day for First 7-WeekCourse

McGinness Opens for Lunch

TBA Men's Swimming & Div-ing @ NCAA Division III Champi-onships (at Minneapolis, Minn.)

TBA Women's Swimming &Diving @ NCAA Division IIIChampionships (at Minneapolis,Minn.)

TBA Women's Swimming &Diving @ NCAA Division IIIChampionships (at Minneapolis,Minn.)

5:30 PM American Red CrossCampus Organization Meeting(MCC Weisel Conference Room255)

7:00 PM SGA Meeting (MCCMueller Theater)

9:30 PM Seekers Meeting(MCC Berlin Lounge)

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Speedy DeliveryMr. McFeely, Purple Panda (sophomore Caitlin Roberts) and Jim Mohr deliver the famous

phrase before rushing off to amuse preschoolers.

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Campus NewsPage A-4 March 5, 2010 The Holcad — Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.

By Emily WinnStaff Writer

Graduation is quickly approach-ing, but for seniors ShannonRichter, editor of The Holcad; CorriHines, editor of Scrawl; andStephanie Finnegan, editor of Argo,the only thing on their mind istheir publications and the new edi-tors that will soon take over.

Each one of these student-runpublications needs editors withdedication, a hard-working atti-tude and commitment to get theirfinal projects out on time. They areall also supported by advisers thatenjoy the work their editors aredoing. All three advisers, Mrs. Na-tale, adviser for The Holcad; Mrs.Garrison, adviser for Scrawl, andMrs. McGinnis, adviser for Argo,agree that their editors need to beable to work well with others. Na-tale talked about what is takes tobe an editor for The Holcad.

“They have to love newspapersand be consumers of journalism,”Natale said. “They have be goodwriters and be able to coach othersto write well.”

For Richter, that is one of her fa-vorite things about being the edi-tor.

“I love to see people doing theirbest work,” Richter said. “I choosewho I want to be on my staff, so

getting to see them grow in theirwriting is very rewarding for me.”

The Holcad is a weekly-pub-lished paper, so editors are con-stantly pressed for time. This publi-cation takes dedication from eachof its staff members to be complet-ed on time.

“The Holcad is an assemblyline,” Richter said. “It’s difficult tocomplete when people do not getthings in on time. But, when theydo, everything runs smoothly andit’s a much happier process.”

Natale encourages those inter-ested in the position to start takingJournalism I and II.

“It does not matter what majoror minor you have,” Natale said. “Itjust matters that you are interestedin it and can dedicate the time thatit takes to publish it week to week.Also, start out as a writer so thatyou can get the background onwhat it takes to complete this pro-ject.”

Natale and Richter also explainthat those who are interestedshould read a variety of papers: on-line and in print. Also, talk toRichter about learning, observingand getting more involved. Nataleemphasized her encouragementfor all majors interested to applyfor The Holcad.

For Hines, Garrison and Scrawl,it all comes down to the creativity

of the editor. “The editor gathers their staff,

and they get to decide what thepublication will be like from yearto year,” Garrison said. “It’s their vi-sion. I may get to see what is sub-mitted, but I do not know exactlywhat goes into the final publica-tion.”

Hines explains how the selec-tion process happens.

“When we go through all thesubmissions, we try to decide ifeach one of these pieces fit,” Hinessaid. “We ask ourselves, does thisfit what we want as our theme?Does this represent Westminster?Is it creative? Is it actually art? It’scompletely up to us.”

Each year, Scrawl presents a“Festival of Writers.” The theme ofthe festival, and the writers, poets,playwrights or cinematographersthat are invited to attend are decid-ed by the editor and staff.

“It is a wonderful opportunityfor students who want to broadenout and meet more professionals,”Garrison said. “They get to workclosely with the guests, even tak-ing them out to dinner.”

Hine reflects on the best thingabout being editor.

“I love getting to see peoplewho really dedicate themselves,”Hine said. “Those who live it outbreak down barriers and willingly

collaborate.”Both Garrison and Hines offer

advice for those interested in be-coming Scrawl editors. Garrisonsuggests rounding up letters of ref-erence, preferably from faculty andtry to form a vision for next year’spublication. Hines offers a morebroad range of advice.

“Do something small everydaythat reminds you of why you lovedoing this in the first place,” Hinessaid. “Don’t drink decaf coffee, stayclose to your adviser, and do every-thing you do honestly, openly, andfor real.”

The yearbook is a much longertime permitted process. The edi-tors are encouraged to workthroughout the summer to see thefinal editing process take place.McGinnis describes what shelooks for in an editor.

“The most important thing Ilook for is an understanding andappreciation of the purpose andvalue of a college yearbook,”McGinnis said. “They must alsohave people skills, communica-tions skills and maturity.”

Finnegan reflects on her bestmemory of being editor.

“Jeremy Lawler, my layout edi-tor, and I were doing a spread onthe unseen areas of Westminster,and we went around campus tak-ing pictures of places that peoplenormally don't go,” Finnegan said.“The best place was the top of theOld Main tower. It was so nerve-wracking, but the view of campusfrom the top was absolutely worthit. It's something I'll never forget.”

McGinnis and Finnegan advisethose interested in being an Argoeditor to take the time and learnthe process and programs that areused within the staff. McGinnisalso suggests that those interestedin the publishing business shouldlook into being the editor.

“Be prepared to spend a lot oftime working and worrying aboutthe book,” Finnegan said. “Makesure you're committed to seeingthe entire production through, andenjoy every moment of it becauseit really is an incredible experi-ence.”

Those interested in any of thesepositions should contact the edi-tors or the advisers directly formore information. Applicationsshould be submitted to the Stu-dent Publications Board.

By Dana KerkentzesCampus Writer

Nearly 40 students and facultymembers are heading south toBirmingham, AL to participate inHabitat for Humanity’s CollegiateChallenge from March 6-13 overspring break.

According to the Habitat web-site, Collegiate Challenge is a year-round program that encouragesstudents to spend one week work-ing with a Habitat affiliate.

Habitat for Humanity adviser,Carey Anne LaSor, says workingwith Habitat is a great way for stu-dents from different departmentsand social groups to come togeth-er.

“You get to meet people youwouldn’t otherwise meet,” LaSorsaid.

LaSor says that despite the stu-dents’ differences and the largesize of the groups, she has neverseen anyone left out.

“Their attitude toward each oth-er is fantastic,” LaSor said. “It’s notsomething we manufacture. It justhappens.”

Sophomore Nicole Crumbacheris participating in the Habitat tripfor her second year. She said shelooks forward to seeing Alabama,making better connections withvolunteers and helping people inneed.

“I’d rather spend my springbreak doing something that bene-fits others,” Crumbacher said.

Junior Leigha Krivacek is join-ing Habitat for the first time. Kri-vacek said she wanted to go in thepast but was unable to because ofa conflict created by the softballteam’s spring break trip to Florida.

“I’m excited because I’ve alwayswanted to go on a trip like this,”Krivacek said. “I’m looking for-

ward to leaving my footprintsdown in Alabama and to doingsomething great for the communi-ty.”

First time Habitat volunteers,freshmen Jessica Cromer and SaraBaer, said they do not know whatto expect, but both are excited forthe trip.

Baer is going on the trip withher friend, freshman SamanthaJackson. Baer said she and Jacksonwere invited by friends to go to thebeach but turned down the offer toparticipate in the Habitat trip.

LaSor said she has respect forthe students who volunteer withHabitat over their breaks.

“The students that choose to dothis are naturally other-minded,”LaSor said. “It’s built in them tothink about other people.”

According to LaSor, the studentvolunteers will work with Ameri-Corp volunteers who have knowl-edge and experience in construc-tion.

“They’re very good at teaching,”LaSor said. “Everything that has todo with building a house, they’veexperienced all of that.”

LaSor feels that participating inHabitat is a good learning experi-ence.

“College is about expandingyour horizons,” LaSor said. “[Byparticipating in Habitat] you learnhow to do things you wouldn’thave thought you could do.”

The student volunteers willwork Monday through Fridaybuilding homes, but they will alsohave time to sightsee in Birming-ham. Baer, Cromer, Crumbacher,and Krivacek all said they werelooking forward to exploring Al-abama.

“It’s one of the best weeks ofyour life,” LaSor said. “You’re ex-hausted, but it’s a lot of fun.”

By Kelly GouldStaff Writer

The Black Student Union (BSU)and Diversity Services went aboveand beyond during Feb. 22-26, thelast week of Black History Month .

BSU and the office of DiversityServices celebrated the final weekof Black History Month by holdingthree different events for studentsto participate in and possibly winmoney.

Staff members of Diversity Ser-vices hosted the Think Fast triviagame. Students participated in thisMTV-style game show. Studentsenthusiastically competed againstone another to answer black histo-ry trivia.

Questions asked ranged in sub-jects from music to culture, historyand people. The trivia provided thestudents with team building skillsand knowledge of black history.

Wade Grubbs, Ryan Konik andTodd Changoway split the grandprize of $200 after demonstrating

their knowledge of black history.On Wednesday, members of

BSU invited students to partake ina Karamu.

Karamu is Swahili for “commu-nity feast.” Students had the oppor-tunity to try a sample of an au-thentic southern meal, whichincluded chicken, macaroni andcheese, candied yams, green beans,rolls, sweet potato pie and poundcake. Each of these items are con-sidered to be traditional soul food.

In addition to food, BSU mem-bers displayed facts about blackhistory around the room.

Evangelina Figueroa, presidentof BSU, arranged for her father tocater the event. She felt that Kara-mu was a success.

“People don’t turn away food,”Figueroa said. She explained howtrying new food and learning factsabout black history was a great op-portunity for the students.

Many students may not havethe chance to experience custom-ary African traditions. This event

brought students together to expe-rience something new or some-thing close to their hearts, for thosewho have had soul food before.

For the final night of the week’sevents, Diversity Services present-ed a gospel celebration.

This particular occasion includ-ed Dr. Curtis Lewis, the first organ-ist for Motown Records. Also in at-tendance were a few gospel choirsfrom surrounding areas such asMorris Chapel A.M.E. (AfricanMethodist Episcopal) and TruePraise Choirs.

Along with the two choirs, therewas a mime group who did a litur-gical dance to Gospel music,Madame Zimba, a gospel comedi-an, and a Gospel puppet skit byLisa Burley.

The event was available to stu-dents and members of New Wilm-ington’s community alike.

Jeanette Hubbard, director ofDiversity Services, was ecstaticabout how the week turned out.

“It was a great opportunity forus to introduce students to blackhistory not only educationally butin a fun, engaging, and interactiveway,” Hubbard said.

Hubbard and Figueroa werepleased with how successful theweek was. They both agree thatthe success of the events would nothave been possible without theirsupport for each others’ events.

BSU held the Karamu, but wassponsored by the Diversity Ser-vices. BSU also returned the favorby supporting the Diversity Ser-vices’ events as well.

Though all three events wereheld in one week, Figueroa ex-plained it was not meant to beoverwhelming to the students.

She also explained that the nextbig event will be the fashion show,which will be held in April.

By Stephanie Gollos Campus Writer

Shenango Presbyterian Senior-Care residents receive the time, re-spect and effort from their neigh-bors across the street.

Students and employees haveworked together in devising newactivities and events to interactwith the residents. The Adopt aGrandparent program startedthese new ideas for student andresident interactions. Senior MindyElias, a member of Sigma KappaSorority, started the program as away of helping her sorority get in-volved locally with their philan-thropy, gerontology, which is thescientific study of aging.

“A lot of people who are at theShenango home know or havecontributed to this campus insome way,” Elias said. “I feel likethis is a way of us contributingback.”

Elias said that she thought theresidents of the home would ap-preciate the students taking theirtime to visit them. She spent a lotof time with her “grandparent” anddeveloped a really close relation-ship with her.

“She was so interested in every-thing we were doing,” Elias said.“She gave such good advice aboutschool and life.”

When talking about her grand-parent and Shenango PresbyterianSeniorCare, Elias mentioned howher grandparent had passed away.

“I was really upset when Ifound out,” Elias said. “She becamelike a grandparent to me. Sheadded onto the grandparents I al-ready had.”

Sophomore and current philan-thropy coordinator, Alyssa Hanna,also participated in the Adopt aGrandparent program. Her grand-

parent was Westminster’s leadinghistorian Paul Gamble. Gamblehas had a variety of accomplish-ments for the campus includingstarting the Alumni foundation,working with different fraternitiesand collaborating with past presi-dents.

“He is still full of so manyideas,” Hanna said. “I really enjoyspending time with him and hear-ing what he had to say.”

To gain better participation forstudent and resident interactions,senior Alex Davis began bingonight every Tuesday with theShenango home during the pastfall semester. Currently, everyTuesday night from 6 p.m. to 7p.m., students and residents gathertogether and play several roundsof bingo for prizes such as candy.Hanna is continuing bingo nightthis current semester with about16 people attending every week.

“You get to appreciate them alittle more because you get toknow them,” Hanna said. “Theyhave really interesting stories.”

Shawna Bostaph, director ofpersonal care and dementia ser-vices coordinator, explains how theresidents react when students visitthe Shenango home.

“They love it,” Bostaph said. “Ifthere are two things in generalthey love its young people andpets. They love the energy and ap-preciate their time.”

Bostaph also explains how thelocation of the Shenango Presby-terian SeniorCare home is a realbenefit for the residents. The loca-tion provides them with an inter-generational town, and they have avariety of options available tothem. Residents can walk up thestreet to go to the market if theyneed to buy milk. Being so close tothe campus also provides the resi-dents to interact with a youngergeneration.

“We welcome any students tocome over and use their talentsand time,” Bostaph said. “We reallyappreciate it.”

Photo by Emily Winn

ArgoSenior Stephanie Finnegan

runs Argo, the college year-book. She advises potentialeditors to “enjoy every mo-ment of it because it really isan incredible experience.”

Photo by Emily Winn

ScrawlSenior Corri Hines lent her

creativity to Scrawl, the liter-ary publication on campus.Hines and her adviser, EvannGarrison, feel that creativityis the most valuable asset.

Photo by Emily Winn

The HolcadSenior Shannon Richter

concludes her reign as editor-in-chief at The Holcad at theend of this year. She previ-ously worked as managingeditor and as a staff writer.

Photo by Alyssa Hanna

Soul FoodStudents gathered to enjoy dinner at Karamu, one of the

last events of Black History Month.

Photo by Alyssa Hanna

Friends and familySigma Kappa sorority sisters spend time with their “adopt-

ed grandparents” from the Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare home. The sisters host Bingo night every Tuesday.

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“Technology can be a wonder-ful thing when it chooses to work,”Castro said. “I think I have a some-what different perspective on it be-cause I’ve been teaching longer.Younger teachers tend to feel theyneed to use technology for every-thing, so then when it malfunc-tions, they’re unable to properlyconduct their class.”

The campus offers computer

and technological support throughthe IT Department and AV ser-vices. The staff and student work-ers are employed to help trou-bleshoot and fix problems aroundcampus.

“The relationship between aprofessor and the students is im-portant, and you don’t want to seebasic skills being lost in the class-room,” Krantz said. “As long astechnology continues to enhanceeducation and doesn’t infringe onthe actual learning and teachingexperience, it has a place at West-minster.”

Do you have what it takes?Student Publications Board begins search for next year’s editors

Sigma Kappa sisters get involved locallywith their gerontology philanthropy

BSU and Diversity Services hosts ThinkFast Trivia, Karamu, and a Gospel service

Habitat members head toAlabama for annual trip

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Campus NewsThe Holcad — Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa. March 5, 2010 Page A-5

By Kara KnickerbockerCampus Writer

Ben Lowe, author of Green Rev-olution: Coming Together to Carefor Creation, will speak in WallaceMemorial Chapel on Friday, March5 at 11:40 a.m.

Lowe is the co-coordinator ofRenewal, a Christian networkstriving to improve the environ-ment while bettering one another.

“I think environmental issuesare something that all of us needto be aware of. It is all of our oblig-ations and all of our callings,” Rev-erend Jim Mohr said.

Mohr arranged for the speakerto come to campus because whenhe first heard Lowe speak at theJubilee Conference last year, hethought it was interesting to hearenvironmental issues approachedfrom a Christian perspective.

“It is a unique opportunity tohave such a young guy with somuch experience available to us todiscuss the same thoughts wehave,” Mohr said.

A son of two missionaries,Lowe lived in Singapore until theage of sixteen. He experiencedfirst-hand how a lack of natural re-sources can impact the quality oflife. Water shortages were frequentand many people were exposed tothe bad air quality.

Lowe was influenced by his ex-posure to a damaged environmentand majored in environmentalstudies at Wheaton College. Dur-ing his time there, he also helpedarrange the college’s ClimateChange Summit in 2007. Lowementioned that he is excited thatWestminster has a Sierra StudentCoalition on campus.

The president of the Sierra Stu-dent Coalition, Cassandra Treshok,is looking forward to the upcom-ing event and has high hopesabout its impact on the students.

“We think that he gives a newdimension to sustainability issuesby relating this concept to creation-ism and faith. Environmental sus-tainability truly touches all aspectsof our lives, so it is good to have a

speaker talk about one aspect thatmany may not initially consider,”Treshok said. “Bringing speakersto campus such as Lowe is verybeneficial because he is able toreach out to the campus communi-ty through speaking and writing toshow that sustainability pertains toeveryone.”

In addition to his activism as anenvironmentalist, Lowe alsoearned 100% of the votes when hewas a candidate for the Sixth U.S.Congressional District of Illinois.

There is no doubt that with hisaccomplishments, experience anddiverse background, we can expectLowe to illustrate how he believesthat the grass is greener on God’sside.

The event is free and open tothe public. The lecture is estimatedto be half an hour with a Q&A ses-sion to follow. Interested studentsare also encouraged to get lunchwith Lowe afterward.

By M. Assunta GoretskyCampus Writer

Forty-two students attended theannual Jubilee Conference held theweekend of Feb. 19-21 at the Con-vention Center in Pittsburgh.

Titan Traverse and the Coalitionfor Christian Outreach (CCO)joined to sponsor the trip. Theleaders who work for CCO oncampus are Amanda Ansorge,Chrissy Valentine and TomRapchek. The students stayed atthe Westin Hotel near the Conven-tion Center in Pittsburgh.

Jubilee is an annual conferencethat has been held for at least 30years. It allows college students toshare how God’s impact has influ-enced them in their lives with oth-er students, professors and speak-ers.

“Jubilee offers an opportunityfor colleges to get together and talkabout God and world issues,”sophomore Addie Domske said.

Jubilee brings college studentstogether from Pennsylvania, Ohio,New York and other surroundingareas. At this year’s conference, thedays started and ended with maingroup workshops which served tounite the different colleges. Maingroups usually consisted of groupworship with all of the Jubilee at-tendees.

“The best part of my experienceat the Jubilee Conference was theworship time with the college andstudents from other schools,” ju-nior Katie Gray said.

Many topics were introduced tothe students including relation-ships, politics and the environ-ment. Susan Issacs, author of An-gry Confessions with God, is awriter and comedienne. She usedcomedy to address issues withGod and world concerns.

If students wanted another

speaker, they looked to presenterslike Steven Garber. Garber is theauthor of Fabric of Faithfulnessand a professor at Capitol Hill inthe American Studies Program.

“I liked connecting with stu-dents and speakers because of theconnection and impact it had onthem,” Ansorge said.

More than 40 speakers wereavailable for breakout sessions af-ter the main group workshops. In-dividuals could then pick andchoose which speaker they wantedto hear in different groups. Stu-dents also had the opportunity tobuy books about topics discussedat the conference.

“Students should attend Jubileebecause for people who went tocamps in high school and middleschool, it’s the same thing, only forcollege students, making it freer

and really fun,” Domske said. Titan Traverse and CCO are

continuing to find new ways tofundraise for next year’s Jubilee.Last year, they spoke to numerouscampus organizations includingSeekers. Next year, the organiza-tions hope to create a “Jubilee Mo-nopoly Game” to fundraise. Theywant to make campus aware ofwhat kind of impact Jubilee canhave on others, as well as raisemoney for students to attend.

Katie Gray encourages studentsto go to Jubilee.

“It [Jubilee] gives you a great op-portunity to learn about yourselfand your chances in the world forthe future,” Gray said. “By going toJubilee, you can receive scholar-ship opportunities to go along withyour great experience.”

By Ashley HelmickCampus Writer

If you could take any class ormajor in anything, what would itbe? This question is brought up inthe movie Accepted and this ques-tion was asked to 40 random West-minster students.

Facebook, sleeping, being anadult and applying for full timejobs are the reoccurring topics forthese students. Of these four topics,sleeping is by far the most wantedclass. The class names ranged fromsleeping 101 to sleep science.

Serious class topics and majorsthese students are interested in areclassic rock history, culture classes,sports broadcasting, how to get ajob and life after college.

Cuddling 101, cyborgs 101,things to do in amish countrywhen you're bored on weekends203, procrastination 101, and ar-mageddon 666 are some creativeclasses these students would likeoffered.

“I would love to major in naptime science and possibly doubleminor in lame pop culture refer-ences and creative college cookingsolutions,” junior Lizz Ward said.

Imagine going to a collegewhere unusual classes and majorsare offered. Would you take thoseclasses?

At Center College in Danville,KY, you can take a course called

The Art of Walking. This class dis-cusses how walking is a lost modeof transportation because of all theother ways to get around. Walkingalso gets directly related to eachstudent in this class.

Queer Musicology is a courseavailable at UCLA. This is a courserequired for graduate music stu-dents. The book used for this classis called Queering the Pitch: TheGay and Lesbian Musicology byPhillip Brett. It teaches how musicmay sound different because ofsexual preference.

Another unusual course is of-fered at Brown University and it iscalled American Degenerates.What makes us who we are? Whatare the processes which help formone's identity? How much of ouridentity depends on our surround-ings, and how much comes fromsomething buried deep inside usthat seems immune from socialand/or environmental forces?What, after all, is an identity any-way? According to the referenceguide for American Degenerateson the Brown website, these arethe questions that are answeredduring this course.

If none of those courses sparkyour interest, then maybe this will.How would you like to take acourse called Philosophy and StarTrek. Available at Georgetown Uni-versity, this course discusses thephilosophical themes of the past

with the similar themes in the tele-vision series Star Trek. One majortopic discussed in this class is thepossibility of time travel.

Besides unusual course, thereare many unusual majors offeredat different colleges and universi-ties.

Vincennes University in Indianaoffers a major called Bowling In-dustry Management. This is theonly school in the country whichoffers this strange major. This pro-gram teaches you the ins and outsof bowling. Students learn aboutlane care, pinsetting machines andVacu-Jig drill machines. Everythingyou need to know about manag-ing a bowling alley is offeredthrough this major.

Canadian Studies is anothermajor offered. This is available atseveral colleges such as Duke,Johns Hopkins, and the Universityof Vermont. For this major, stu-dents study the history, culture andpolitics of Canada.

There are many weird and un-usual majors offered at schoolsaround the country, for exampleBakery Science at Kansas State,Blacksmithing at Southern IllinoisUniversity, Master Ranching atTexas A&M, Professional Nanny atSullivan University, and manymore. Opportunities are every-where, you just have to look forthem.

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Jubilee joySenior Amber Dillaman, freshman Brittany Kaltenbaugh,

Chrissy Valentine, freshman Sydney Spain, and sophomoreCarissa O’Connor group together at the Jubilee Conference.

Classes to daydream about

Author, Ben Lowe, to speakabout the Green Revolution

Forty-two students attendannual Jubilee Conference

By Miltiadis ConstantineStaff Writer

“Undertaking such a span ofhuman experience takes balls. Ithink this class had balls.”

Students are all too familiarwith the class evaluation formshanded out at the end of everycourse. While most student assess-ments are treated with a certainlevel of seriousness, others, like theabove evaluation for a class of Dr.Angela Lahr’s, assistant professorof history, can sometimes carry abit of a humorous side.

Lahr pointed out an examplethat sometimes hunger can play arole in filling out the evaluation.

“I know a great Italian place inPittsburgh. They got these cherrypepper bombs. It’s cherry peppersstuffed with Argiro cheese andmeat with a nice oil dressing.They’re served from the fridge sothey are crunchy…YUMM!” oneof Lahr’s evaluations said.

Comments written on the as-sessment form can range from astudent’s appetite to a professor’sattire and their sports affiliations.

“I think I got a marriage pro-posal a long time ago,” Dr. Debo-rah Mitchell, associate professor inthe English and public relationsdepartment, said.

Dr. Suzanne Prestien, associateprofessor in the English and publicrelations department, has gottencomments on her loyalty to theCleveland Browns. Dr. Edward Co-

hen, chair of and associate profes-sor in the political science and soci-ology department, has gotten re-marks on his pink shirt that heoccasionally wears to class.

Some students take the oppor-tunity to praise, or bash, their pro-fessors through the assessmentforms. Others offer humorous re-sponses. However, every responseis derived from the same two ques-tions at the end of each class.

1. Describe the strengths ofthe class and/or the professor. Bespecific; use examples.

2. What changes, if any,would you recommend for thisclass and/or professor? Be specific.

The answers to these two ques-tions are taken to the departmentsecretary where they are typed andprinted out, thus preservinganonymity. They are then handedto the course instructors and de-partment chairs. Dr. Bryan Rennie,chair of and professor in the reli-gion/history/philosophy and clas-sics department, explains the im-portance given to studentevaluations.

“I think some students don’t re-alize how hurtful some criticismsare,” Rennie said. “You really ap-preciate appreciative comments,but it’s the critical comments thatreally stick.”

Rennie explained that the stu-dent evaluation forms are not onlyread by their respective professorsand the department chair, but alsothat the forms are scrutinized by

faculty personnel when consider-ing a promotion or tenure for aninstructor.

“The most important thing afterthe first six years of teaching, arethe student assessments,” Renniesaid.

After the first six years, the col-lege makes a decision of whetheror not to tenure that professor.Rennie explained that the facultypersonnel look for consistent pat-terns in the student assessments.For example, if only five percent ofstudents have a negative attitudetoward the professor’s timelinessin returning graded materials, thenthose comments will not be asmuch of a factor than if fifty per-cent of students criticized the pro-fessor’s timeliness in the returningof graded materials.

For Rennie, some commentsjust do not hold any qualitative val-ue at all.

“I really didn’t like his Aus-tralian accent,” one evaluation said,referring to Rennie’s Scottish ac-cent.

Australian or not, Rennie ex-plained that the only actual proofof a professor’s performance isfound in the student assessmentforms. With student assessmentforms half a semester away, stu-dents will now know more thanever the importance of those twoevaluation questions given at theend of each course.

To bash or to praiseClass evaluations: what’s the point?

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By Brendan MoultonCampus Writer

Senior Max Muska sits playingFallout 3. Heavy vault doors clankand grind from their frames and,his character is momentarily blind-ed as he sees the sun for the firsttime in a while.

A scarred landscape stretchesinto the distance, with the rustyhulk of cars scattered on the ruinsof highways and dilapidated sky-scrapers obstruct the skyline.

“I think the apocalypse is prettymuch inevitable,” Muska said. “Ikind of feel like, for me, Fallout 3is preparation for that. I’m gettingused to what the world will looklike.”

Even though this is the begin-ning of a video game, it could easi-ly be the situation that survivors ofan apocalypse will have to face af-ter the year 2012.

An article by VincentMalmstrӧm, professor emeritus ofgeography at Dartmouth College,explains that the Mayan LongCount calendar will finish its 5,125year run in December 2012. Theapproach of this event is leadingmany new age thinkers and visi-tors to the internet to believe thatthe human race will undergo amental or spiritual transformationand usher in a new school ofthought. Another popular theoryis that a planet will collide with ourown, or that our sun will align withand be destroyed by the black holeat the center of the Milky Way.

The apocalypse is a revelationof something that has been hiddenfrom the human race. It is fre-

quently associated with Armaged-don and the Christian faith. TheBible is sometimes interpreted asreferring to the apocalypse and Ar-mageddon as the end of days. Sci-ence rejects the idea of any form ofapocalypse in 2012, and the NASAwebsite compares fears of 2012 tofears of the Y2K bug.

The planet that is supposed tocrash in to Earth is called Narubu.Dr. Thomas Oberst, Westminsterprofessor of astronomy and astro-physics, says Narubu is a “fictitiousplanet.”

“It doesn’t exist,” Oberst said.“All planets orbiting in the solarsystem are orbiting safely and theirorbits don’t cross. Asteroids occa-sionally cross and that’s a real dan-ger, but they aren’t at a specifictime.”

Oberst also demonstrated a pro-gram that shows what the nightsky will look like in New Wilming-ton on December 21, 2012. Theprogram quickly disproves the the-ory that the sun will be swallowedby a black hole. The sun will beclose to the black hole, but it willbe much closer two hundred yearsfrom 2012, and even then, theeclipse will have less gravitationaleffect on the Earth than an individ-ual person’s body weight does.

What is special about 2012 isthat it marks the end of 13 Bak-tuns of the Mayan calendar, whichis similar to the start of the newmillennium for the Gregorian cal-endar. Another important point isthat all calendars start on an eventthat is significant to humans, suchas religion or prophecy. If theMayan calendar starts on a date

that only has meaning to humans,how can its end bear any prophet-ic powers when it comes to cosmicevents or natural disasters?

"For the ancient Mayans, it wasa huge celebration to make it tothe end of a whole cycle," SandraNoble, executive director of theFoundation for the Advancementof Mesoamerican Studies in Crys-tal River, FL, said during an inter-view for USA Today. Noble saysthe 2012 conspiracy is “a completefabrication and a chance for a lotof people to cash in."

But even if the 2012 phenome-non is only a conspiracy and agroup of people trying to take ad-vantage of the gullible, why takethe chance that an apocalypticevent will not happen? Popularculture certainly supports the apoc-alypse theory, even if science doesnot. A steady flow of movies bear-ing apocalyptic or post-apocalypticthemes have been released in thepast few years including titles suchas Armageddon, Wall-E, I Am Leg-end, Zombieland, 9, The Road,2012 and The Book of Eli. Successof the video game Fallout 3, whichtakes place in the nuclear waste-land of Washington D.C. in theyear 2277, points towards a desirefor an apocalypse.

The television show Lost evenhas apocalyptic sub-themes in theform of a button in an underwaterbunker that must be pressed every108 minutes or else a mysteriouscharge will build up that is sup-posed to destroy the world. Thepopularity of wilderness survivalshows such as Man vs. Wild pointsto the apocalypse and our desire tosurvive in any situation. Particular-ly in the urban survival episode ofMan vs. Wild, Bear Grylls teachesviewers how to survive in the ur-ban jungle without money or acredit card.

In literature, recent books suchas World War Z and The ZombieSurvival Guide prepare readers forthe most horrifying of epidemics, azombie invasion. The duo of JaneAusten books that monstrous ele-ments have been added to, Prideand Prejudice and Zombies andSense and Sensibility and Sea

Monsters, transform peaceful Eng-lish landscapes into monster rid-den nightmares. The London ofPride and Prejudice and Zombiesis a war zone with fortifications en-casing the city, and travelers arefrequently beset by zombies. TheBennet sisters are thoroughlytrained zombie killing machines,and men boast about how many ofthe stricken dead they have dis-patched.

In the past decade, five bookswere published that dealt specifi-cally with the Mayan calendar andthe apocalypse. These include:2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl,2013 Oracle: Ancient Keys to the2012 Awakening, Apocalypse2012: A Scientific InvestigationInto Civilization's End, The Revo-lution of 2012: Vol. 1, The Prepara-tion and Serpent of Light.

Young people are already dress-ing for the apocalypse. What bet-ter way is there to explain theripped up pants? Dutch designerTim Smit designed an Urban Secu-rity Suit, which is a form-fittedhooded sweatshirt made out ofneoprene and molded kevlar. Iteven has a pocket specially de-signed for a gas mask.

Knowledge is the greatest toolwhen it comes to surviving anapocalypse and its aftermath. Theform of the disaster will greatly in-fluence what precautions youshould take to protect yourself. Itis never too soon to start preparing.

“I’m probably a lot less pre-pared than I actually feel,” Muskasaid as his character uses a scav-enged minigun to take out a campof raiders. “I’ve never held a gun inmy life. I’d be prepared for thetype of world I’d be living in but Iwouldn’t have the resources or theskills.”

Other Survival Tips

Nuclear War:Avoid being in a big city –

Places like Washington, D.C., NewYork City, and Chicago will beamong the first places to bebombed.

Make sure that you have accessto a very secure bunker – Most

cities and towns in America havebomb shelters that were built dur-ing the Cold War.

Stock up on non-perishablefood items – This precaution is ap-plicable in any disaster scenario.Immediately following the apoca-lypse, food is likely to be scarce.

Giant flood: A flood will bemore difficult to survive, thoughnot impossible.

Buy a boat – or live near anarea where you have access to one.

Live near the mountains – Boththe Appalachian and Rocky Moun-tains will be high enough for pro-tection.

Zombie apocalypse: Manypeople laugh at the thought of azombie apocalypse. But again,why take that chance?

Weapons – You will definitelyneed weapons, and do not feel badabout using them.

Body Armor – A bullet proofvest will not be a good choice be-cause it does not protect the armsor neck. A bite from a zombie willbe just as fatal no matter where itis. A suit of chainmail armor willbe very useful in this case.

Base of operations – dependingon your location, go to a Costcobuilding or a dam or bomb shelter.They will offer the best protection.

Costco – Pick Costco if you livein an urban area. The high shelv-ing will provide an excellent wayto keep out of reach of the zom-bies. They will not be able toclimb to reach you. Also, the elec-tronic doors will work in your fa-vor, since you can turn off the elec-tricity and disable the doors. Thebuilding will be stocked witheverything you need to survive onyour own for an extended periodof time.

The dam or bomb shelter – Anideal location if you live in a ruralarea because they are often built inout of the way places. The damwill be ideal because it is easily de-fendable and the water runningthrough it will provide an endlesssupply of electricity. The bombshelter is a slightly poorer choicebecause it lacks a constant supply

of electricity.

Skills to Know:

First aid – This will be invalu-able. There will not be a doctor’soffice, and an entirely new groupof dangers will be present, such asvarious natural hazards and otherpeople.

Proficiency with a firearm –The government will be gone, andthe law will be carried out by forceof arms, similar to the old west. Ifyou favor nonviolence start learn-ing how to sneak around.

Food preparation – You maywant to take some wilderness sur-vival classes to learn what wildfoods you can eat, how to makesure that your water is clean andhow to build a makeshift shelter.

Dangers to Avoid:

Natural hazards – This includesfallen telephone lines, derelictbuildings that are unstable andany form of natural disaster. Thewilderness will be largely un-changed; however cityscapes willbe much more dangerous. Tele-phone poles will have fallen andelectric lines will be a very big haz-ard. If there is a subway in the citythe road above may be weakened,creating the possibility of cave-ins.Tunnels may have collapsed or bein danger of collapsing as well.Any buildings left standing after amassive floor or nuclear war willbe very unstable and should beavoided.

Other people – It will be diffi-cult to discern people’s true inten-tions, and the desperation of theirsituation may make them act dif-ferent then they would have beforethe apocalypse. It is possible thatpeople will choose to continue liv-ing in cities, and the disaster willbring out the worst in everyone.Any place where people are likelyto gather should be avoided untilyou have observed the nature ofthe group. Unfortunately, otherpeople will be the biggest threat af-ter the apocalypse. Travel in assmall of a group as possible, andtry to stay away from roads.

Tips for how to survive the apocalypse

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“I'm all out of faith, this is how Ifeel; I’m cold and I am shamed, ly-ing naked on the floor. Illusionnever changed, into somethingreal. I’m wide-awake and I can seethe perfect sky is torn. You’re a lit-tle late; I’m already torn. Torn.”

I never thought that Natalie Im-bruglia could describe theUSA/Canada Gold Medal hockeygame, let alone my feelings towardthat game so well. I thought I was100% sure that I wanted teamUSA to lose that game and preventany kind of “Miracle on Ice” com-parison. I even made a promise toall those in the room that if TeamUSA won, and Al Michaels were tosay “Do YOU believe in miracles”that I may not be waking up thenext day; but as I watched thathorse-faced Canadian hero SidneyCrosby get a Gold Medal putaround his neck I wasn’t totallysure that this was what I wanted.

Well it is what I wanted, but itdidn’t happen exactly as I thoughtit would.

I didn’t feel bad for those emo-kids on team USA and felt no needto tell them to “Cheer-up” and quittheir crying, because they hadnothing to complain or be sadabout what so ever.

I doubt many in the worldthought they’d get to the medalround, let alone get a Silver Medal.Factor in Ryan Miller gets theMVP, and they all are still alive,healthy and are going back to mul-ti-million dollar pay-checks I thinkthat they have little to be sadabout.

But I personally was still a littlesad inside. I wasn’t as happy as Ithought I would be. Maybe it hap-pened after the USA scored inthose final seconds in the 3rd peri-od while me and my roommatesplayed “America, @&$# Yeah!”from Team America: World Police,and I started to feel patriotic aboutGAP, Rodeos, Bed, Bath and Be-yond, and all those other Ameri-can essentials.

I couldn’t put my finger on it,but something didn’t feel right in-side.

I feel my nostalgic patriotismexplains only a part of why I was-n’t totally happy. The other reasonbecame much more obvious afterthe game. And it was Facebook of-ficial.

I quickly realized, through vari-ous “status updates,” that upon thescoring of that final goal in over-time, the city of Pittsburgh wassomehow going to take credit forwinning the Olympics. That in amatter of seconds everyone

around me went from “Go Ameri-ca, ‘FRICK’ CANADA!” to “Well atleast Pittsburgh gets a GoldMedal.” And that logic horrifiedme.

The city of Pittsburgh just wonthe Winter Olympics. Congratula-tions. Somehow the citizens ofPittsburgh were going to put theirclaim on Sidney Crosby’s great-ness. As if he was born there, or asif he had some free will and hewanted to go there, instead of thereality that the team was so miser-able and the fans so depressed thatSid “the kid” was more like theirlast hope in saving a soon to be dy-ing team, then the local native whowon the Gold Medal.

I have no problem with “thekid” or Pittsburgh being proudthat HE and HIS country won aGold Medal, but I feel like Sid wasmore or less crowned the nextWayne Gretzky years before he leftthe great-white North and set footin the City of Rivers.

So now, as Natalie so perfectlydescribed, I’m torn. I gladly scoffedat all my friends who were lookingfor a miracle, and I didn’t feel badfor the over-achieved multimillion-dollar Silver Medal winners fromAmerica. But knowing that theNike-shark cleat face of SidneyCrosby and the city of Pittsburghwere somehow going to claim thisvictory, made me lose sleep.

Even as I write this I’m not to-tally resolved on the issue. Yes ifthe Russians or Czech would’vewon, all would be right in theworld, and I could achieve the in-ner peace that Taoists only dreamabout, but alas Canada won, andI’m left between two evils. Torn.But more like warm and comfort-able, sitting on my futon, whiletyping on my laptop torn. But tornnonetheless.

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Brad is a 6 foot 185 poundsenior history major. Heloves walks on the beach,dinners by candlelight, sport-ing events and playing gui-tar. His favorite color isblue.

Brad FetesSports Editor

Scores of InterestNCAA Men’s Top 251. Syracuse (27-2)2. Kansas (27-2)3. Kentucky (27-2)4. Duke (25-4)5. Kansas State (24-4)6. Ohio State (23-7)7. Purdue (24-4)8. New Mexico (27-3)9. Villanova (23-5)10. West Virginia (22-6)

Final 2010 Winter OlympicMedal Count

1. United States (37)2. Germany (30)3. Canada (26)4. Norway (23)5. Austria (16)6. Russia (15)7. Korea (14)8. China (11)

The ClosingCeremonies

By April ScudereSports Writer

The men’s tennis team playedtheir season opener this weekagainst Penn State Behrend. Al-though the Titans lost, the matchwas not counted on their Presi-dent’s Athletic Conference (PAC)record.

This season, the men’s tennisteam faces a giant obstacle: num-bers. The Titans’ roster has sixplayers, four of which are return-ing lettermen from last year.While this gives a considerableamount of match playing time forthe team, it does not allow roomfor injuries or illnesses.

“The team’s biggest challengethis season would be dealing with

the lineup,” sophomore DrewTrifelos said. “Since our best play-ers graduated last year, we haveall had to move up and need tostep up our game so that we canbe competitive.”

Last year, the Titans went 2-11on the season with a fourth placefinish in the PAC tournament.The returning players from the2009 squad include seniors MarkDrabick and Scott Lawrence andsophomores Derek Fredricksonand Trifelos.

Although most of these playersare forced to move up in the lineup, many are excited for the ad-vantages this will yield for theirtennis abilities.

“I am looking forward to hav-ing good competition every

match,” Drabick said. “I thinkplaying a lot of these good playerswill bring the best out of mygame.”

The Titans traveled to the West-ward Racquet Club in Erie on Sat-urday, Feb. 27 to fall 8-1 in a non-conference match against PennState Behrend. The Lions are now3-2.

The Titans’ lone win of the daywas by the third doubles team ofFredrickson and Brad Thomas,capturing the match 8-2.

Freshman Sean Black played aclose match against his fourth sin-gles opponent Jacob Fling. Afterlosing the first set 4-6, Black wonthe second 6-4 before falling in anail biting tie-breaker for the thirdset, 7-10.

“They are a good team andhaving to play against them first Ithink intimidated us a little bit,”Trifelos said. “It seemed like ittook awhile before we settleddown and actually played like wecan. If we would have been confi-dent from the beginning, I thinkwe could have competed betterthan we did.”

The Titans return to the courtnext week on Hilton Head Island.Both men’s and women’s teamswill relax in the sun, enjoy homecooked meals and play threematches in hopes of improvingtheir records. The men’s firstmatch will be against Northwest-ern from Minnesota at 11:30 a.m.on Monday, March 1.

By Andrew DaflerSports Writer

The women’s basketball teamended their 2009-2010 season withan impressive run in the Presi-dents Athletic Conference playoffs.

The Titans won their first con-ference playoff game against Way-nesburg on Feb. 23 as they defeat-ed the Yellow Jackets 55-51. SeniorAmy Dolsak was the leading scor-er for the Titans with 12 points togo with seven rebounds. JuniorKaitlin McCarthy contributed eightpoints, seven rebounds and a teamhigh of five assists.

“I thought in our game againstWaynesburg we played good, andwords can't even describe how ex-cited we were to be going to the fi-nal four of the PAC Tournament,”Dolsak said. “I may have been theleading scorer in that game, buteveryone contributed something,

and we wouldn't have won if itweren't for every single one of myteammates.”

Despite contributing to the winpersonally, McCarthy also feels itwas the whole team that proved tobe too tough for Waynesburg tohandle.

“I think that we had been play-ing very well together as a team,and it showed in the Waynesburggame,” McCarthy said. “Everyoneon the team wanted to win to ad-vance to the PAC semifinals, and itshowed because every person onthe team contributed to that win.Whether it was preparing in prac-tice, cheering on the bench or scor-ing in the game, every person hada part, and it was a very good teamwin.”

The Titans then met Washing-ton and Jefferson in the conferencesemi-finals. The game was playedat Thomas More on Feb. 26. They

upset the nationally ranked Presi-dents 64-61, led once again by Dol-sak with 18 points. Dolsak’s sister,sophomore Emily Dolsak, was thesecond leading score for the Titanswith 15 points to go with seven re-bounds. Freshman Katie Hughesalso contributed a career-high 14points to go with 10 rebounds. Itwas Hughes’ first career double-double. The win sealed a trip tothe conference championship,where they would meet tourna-ment hosts Thomas More.

Feb. 27 marked the end to theTitans impressive run in the con-ference playoffs, as they fell in thechampionship game to the #16ranked Saints. A. Dolsak’s teamhigh 17 points were not enough tosee the Titans to victory, as theylost 77-67. Despite the loss, A. Dol-sak and senior teammate Lynn Ri-ley look back on this season with apositive attitude.

“I feel that we had a pretty goodoverall season,” A. Dolsak said. “Ittook us a while to get going at thebeginning, but we eventually start-ed to come together and click atthe end of the season, whichhelped us get as far as we did.”

Riley echoes A. Dolsak andfeels that despite the somewhatslow start at the beginning of theseason, the team really pulled to-gether at the end.

“I feel the team played well andcontinued to improve throughoutthe season,” Riley said. “Althoughwe had some tough losses, wewere able to make a great run inthe PAC tournament.”

Head Coach Rosanne Scott wasalso impressed with the way herteam played this season, especiallyat the end when it counted themost.

“I was very proud of this teamand how they finished the season.We were truly playing our bestbasketball at the end of the year,and that's exactly what you wantfrom your team,” Scott said. “Ourfreshmen class has really come along way this year by getting bet-ter and better with each game and

each practice. That was our focusall year; to get better as a teamevery day we stepped onto thecourt. I'm so proud of this teamwith the work they put in everyday and their effort on the court.As a coach, I couldn't ask for any-thing more.”

The loss to Thomas More alsomarked the end to A. Dolsak’s andRiley’s collegiate careers. A. Dolsaklooks back on the last four yearswith a smile, despite the seasonnow being over.

“I will look back on my careeras a Titan and just smile,” A. Dol-sak said. “Even though I’m disap-pointed that it's over, I’m extremelygrateful that it happened. I've hada great four years here and I amextremely blessed to have had thisopportunity. I couldn't have askedfor better coaches or teammateswho have always been there forme. I definitely will miss it, and it issomething that I will hold close tomy heart forever.”

Riley finds it difficult to acceptthat her playing days are over, yetlooks back on how being part ofthe team made an important im-pact on her college experience.

“It's tough to accept that mybasketball playing days are over,”Riley said. “I had a great fouryears with my coaches and team-mates and wouldn't trade it foranything. Basketball was a hugepart of my life at Westminster, andI am truly blessed to have had theopportunity to play here.”

Coach Scott was impressedwith the leadership of her two se-niors and is appreciative of theircontributions to the program overthe last four years.

“The two seniors have absolute-ly left their mark on this seasonand this program,” Scott said. “Theyounger kids have learned somuch from them. They reallyshowed their teammates what itmeans to be a part of this teamand this program. I really appreci-ate all their hard work and thededication they have put in theselast four years.”

By Miltiadis ConstantineSports Writer

The joint is jumping. A coachbarks out commands as a group ofmen, tied to the wall on the leftwith giant jump-stretch bands, runas far forward as possible until re-sistance pulls them back.

To the right, some of thewomen, bent over with exhaus-tion, push the giant high-jumpmats up and down the gym floor.Another group of women are run-ning overhead on the indoor trackthat is raised above the basketballcourt.

A second group of men, sweatdripping off their foreheads andnoses, are circled around anotherassistant coach at center court.They execute pushups on com-mand: “Up! Down! Up! Down…”A final group of women, gaspingfor air, hurriedly line up at the sin-gle water fountain where they arequickly ushered back into the gymby their coaches. The gymnasium,or Old 77, and has seen countlesshours of athletic practices datingback to pre-WWII times.

Old 77 has witnessed numerous

athletes walk through her doorsfor 88 years. Built in 1922, Old 77got its name when it hosted a his-toric 77 home win streak for themen’s basketball team. The facilityis now used primarily for offsea-son conditioning and occasionallyfor intramural sports. Old 77 stillsees varsity athletes hard at workwith various sports.

Running sprints, throwingtouchdowns, scoring three-pointersor simply hitting a ball are all inte-gral components of a hard-work-ing athlete. However, the life of theathlete in the classroom often isdrowned out by bigger headlines.

As an NCAA division III col-lege, the school is not permitted toprovide any athletic scholarships totheir sports programs. Many ath-letes flock to division III schoolsanyway in hopes of garneringsome extra playing time thatwould otherwise evade them at abigger, more competitive school.

“As a small school, WC attractsmany athletes from smaller highschools who don’t get much expo-sure at bigger universities. Otherathletes come in with Division I orII talent, but they would rather get

more playing time,” Jim Dafler, di-rector of the athletic department,said. “Because we push academicsfirst, many students play herepurely for the love of the game.”

Student-athletes are essentiallyplaced on the same playing fieldwithout having to compete againstpersonally recruited coach “fa-vorites” without an athletic schol-arship program.

Student-athletes constantlystrive to improve their athletic abil-ities by spending hours each day inthe weight room or on the trackwith the mentality of “may the bestathlete play.” Both in-season andoffseason athletes devote signifi-cant portions of their daily lives totheir team.

“We [football players] canspend about two hours each day inthe offseason training if you do thefull workouts,” sophomore quarter-back Shawn Lehocky said. “Theworkouts are optional, but if youreally want to get better, youwould be sure to show up for eachone.”

Student-athletes devote hoursto their teams in the offseason toimprove their performance on the

field. However, such dedicationmay also affect their performancein the classroom. For some ath-letes, time spent at practices andgames prove to be too much forthe rigor of a college work load.

“I had to quit the football teambecause it took up way too muchtime,” sophomore Teddy Mathissaid. “I was failing calculus.”

Mathis would be an exceptionto most athletes who quit theirteams according to head footballcoach Jeff Hand. He argues thatacademics are used as an excuse toquit the team in many cases.

“Citing academics is an easyway out to justify dropping out ofthe team for other reasons,” Handsaid. “After most students drop out,they usually get involved in abunch of other activities that takeup even more time than footballwould have.”

Twelve-year Head Soccer CoachGirish Thakar offers another angleas to why some students quit theteam.

See Time Management, B-4

Athletes + Classes = Time Management

Photo by Alyssa Hanna

Blocked inSophomore forward Emily Montone looks to pass to an

open Westminster teammate. The Titans ended their seasonon Feb. 27 with a loss against No. 16 ranked Thomas More.

A loss to the Saints ends the Lady Titans seasonand the collegiate careers of Dolsak and Riley

Men’s tennis swings into their season

One of the most fun thingsabout films is that, over time, sub-genres can spring up. After all,zombie movies have becomeprominent enough to feature their

own subgenre; gangster moviesmanaged to carve out their ownniche from crime dramas; super-hero movies, despite being presentfor a long time, have reached

prevalence enough to be consid-ered a subgenre of sorts. Hopeful-ly you are reading this beforebreak; if not, then perhaps you arepicking it up early enough that youwill not have a multitude of workahead of you. This is because, thisweek, I will present the top fiveslacker films, just in time for break!

1. The Big Lebowski (1998)A comedy that borders on the

surreal, directed by the famousCoen brothers, The Big Lebowskihas become somewhat of a cultsuccess. With a plotline that seemssuspiciously similar to the hard-boiled detective novel The BigSleep by Raymond Chandler (aswas probably intended), the filmfeatures Jeff Bridges as the Dude,whose real name happens to beJeff Lebowski- a name shared witha nearby millionaire- and whoends up getting caught up in amistaken identity kidnappingscandal. With the help of hisfriends, Walter (John Goodman)and Donny (Steve Buscemi), theDude endeavors to get through theentire sordid affair, coming head tohead with Lebowski, law enforce-ment and even some German ni-hilists.

2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

(1986)This is one of those times where

the title of a film pretty much tellsyou exactly what to expect. Star-ring Matthew Broderick as FerrisBueller, this film is all about forget-ting responsibility, if even for just aday. Ferris, who pretends to besick, convinces his girlfriend andbest friend to go with him intodowntown Chicago for a day, en-joying each others company beforethey each head to separate col-leges. What ensues is, of course, aseries of misadventures, with Fer-ris and his friends dodging schoolofficials and confronting their ownpersonal issues. Plus, who can for-get Ben Stein’s quintessentiallybored voice repeating over andover: “Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?”

3. Clerks (1994)Anyone who has not seen

Clerks is truly missing out. Thefirst film directed by Kevin Smith,on a notoriously low budget of$27,000, and filmed largely in theconvenience store where heworked at the time, is quite possi-bly one of his very best films.While filmed with a mostly station-ary camera, the films true stars areits brilliantly snappy dialogue,everyman charm and outrageous

situations. The main characters,Dante and Randall, shine as menjust a bit too smart and lazy fortheir jobs, constantly engaging inludicrous conversations and en-gaging in wacky antics, some ofwhich are provided by the loiteringduo of Jay and Silent Bob.

4. National Lampoon’s VanWilder (2002)

Van Wilder is a film with a pret-ty bad reputation, most of which isbecause of the seemingly endlessamount of straight-to-DVD college-party slacker film clones that itspawned. While this is a regret-table fact, the story of Van (playedby a charismatic Ryan Reynolds), astudent who has been at the schoolfor six years without really tryingto move on with his life, is actuallyan endearing tale of a kind butchildish guy who, while eventually

being forced to grow up, managesto capture the hearts of his fellowstudents along the way.

5. Office Space (1999)Written and directed by the fre-

quently-brilliant Mike Judge, OfficeSpace is a special slacker style par-ody for the white collar cubiclecrowd. Ron Livingston stars in thefilm as Peter, an IT engineer for asoftware company. Peter, gettingfed up with his job and previousgirlfriend, is able to let go of all ofthese through a hypnotismmishap. Mistaking his apathy forsomething more enlightened, he isgranted a promotion while two ofhis hard-working friends are de-nied it. The three decide to executea complex plan for revenge againstthe company, only to have that, aswell, go awry. Jennifer Anistonplays Peter’s girlfriend, to mixed re-sults, along with Gary Cole as BillLumbergh, Peter’s ridiculous boss,and Dietrich Bader as Peter’s zanyconstruction worker next doorneighbor.

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Stefan SchneiderA&E Editor

Stefan is a senior Englishmajor, and he has justlearned a terrible truth:Chancellor Palpatine is aSith Lord!

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By Ben PortzA&E Writer

So I popped in the new RocketSummer album and realizedsomething, I’m getting older butThe Rocket Summer have not.

No, they in fact are still singingabout heartbreak and utilizing am-biguous feel good lyrics to death. Iinitially thought, “Hey, this will beinteresting to see how they havegrown musically since my highschool days,” when in fact, they areexactly the same.

And in my opinion, that is per-fectly fine. There is just somethingso refreshing knowing that leadsinger/arranger/writer, Bryce Av-ery, is still going through the samehigh school relationships that Ihopefully (fingers-crossed) grewout of three years ago. It reallytakes me back...

The latest album entitled OfMen and Angels is almost like acontinuation of their Do You Feelalbum.

They are using the same tech-niques and orchestrations through-out the album, which for TheRocket Summer consists of astripped down introspective firstverse, a huge build-up and a catch-ier than ever chorus. Sure, feel freeto rip on The Rocket Summer allyou want, but truthfully, they havefigured something out.

They have figured out how towrite catchy up-beat songs. Justbecause their lyrics aren’t obscureand they aren’t using unique indie-styled xylophones to immersetheir sound does not mean theyare bad or less sophisticated musi-cally. When reviewing an album,one must not always compare thealbum with pinnacle albums suchas The Rolling Stones’ Exile on

Main Street or The Beatles’ WhiteAlbum.

That’s idiotic and frankly justunfair. You must grade it on howit stands within its own genre, andwithin The Rocket Summer’s dis-ney-fied pop-punk genre, they’reamong the best. Sometimes Idon’t want my brain to work thathard when listening to music, andI’ll bet that some people are reallytouched by these vague lyrics.Therefore, I’ll listen to The RocketSummer.

Logistically, from a talent per-spective, Avery is a great musician.There are not many artists outthere that can claim that theythemselves have recorded all theinstrumental parts on an album.Avery can in fact avow for this.This in itself is an impressive feat.

Unfortunately I have not beenlucky enough to attend an actualRocket Summer concert, but I waslucky enough to Youtube them.What I discovered was that theysound a lot better on recordings. Ifonly Avery had himself as his ownbackup musicians.

The album opens with a trackentitled “Roses.” Like many otherRocket Summer songs, it’s veryjumpy and full of energy. As usu-al, Avery belts away the chorus“Keep holding on, all I got is hold-ing on these roses/ the thorns keepon digging but my soul believes,”more than likely being a religiousproclamation.

This faith-driven song is a per-fect segue-way for the next track,“You Gotta Believe.” The title ofthe song should give it away that itis once again a spiritually encapsu-lated song.

Some of my favorites from thealbum are “Of Men and Angels,”“Pull Myself Together (Don’t HateMe)” and “Hey.”

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Relax over break with the top five slacker films

By Ryan SargentA&E Writer

The Crazies, directed by BreckEisner and starring TimothyOlyphant and Radha Mitchell, is astandard horror film; it follows theusual conventions of the genre to atee. While it’s not a great or amaz-ing movie-going experience, it’snot terrible either. If you’re lookingfor a few jumps and scares, it’sworth a shot.

In the small, farming town ofOgden Marsh, Sheriff David Dut-ton (Olyphant) begins to notice agrowing sense of aggression in histown when a local man shows upat a high school baseball gamewith a rifle, looking for trouble.Dutton is forced to kill the man todefend the high school kids. Soonafter, more and more townspeoplebegin exhibiting aggressive symp-toms. It soon becomes apparent toDutton’s wife, the down doctor(Mitchell), that it’s not a trend, it’san epidemic; something in the wa-ter is infecting the people of OgdenMarsh and turning them againsttheir neighbors. Before too long,the government shows up to quar-antine the town, and the Sheriffand his wife fight to survive andhopefully escape the area.

The premise is engaging, andthe first act of the film is well shotand paced. The build-up to thetown tearing itself apart is sus-penseful as we see the townspeo-ple lose their minds one by one.The film does give the audience afew of the “showdown with themonster” style confrontations, inwhich the Sheriff goes one-on-one

or sometimes one-on-three againstsome crazed townies, as well as theobligatory “trapped-while-the-monster-comes-to-get-you” mo-ments. The film accomplishesthese horror tropes well, but in pre-dictable fashion. Popular cinematictheory on horror cinematographydictates that if there’s an openspace in the frame of the shot,something’s going to pop-out, and Ilost count at how many times thishappened. It didn’t ruin the movie,but it made for boring and repeti-tive scares.

I also lost count how manytimes the characters are distractedby something off in the distance,only to be hopelessly maimed byan attacking neighbor, who was in-side their house the whole time.For instance, a farmer’s wife wakesup to hear the thresher running inthe barn, some 100 yards from thehouse. She goes to investigate andfinds no one in the barn, but uponturning off the thresher and re-turning to the house she is am-bushed by her crazed husband.This scenario happens almost ex-actly the same way later, only it isthe Sheriff who is distracted by alight in his barn, and he getsjumped by the army instead of aninfected neighbor.

The Crazies wasn’t all boring orpredictable, though. The dialoguewas pretty good in most placesand rarely repetitive or expository.The writers take care to show theaudience the action, not have thecharacters tell them about it.

Overall, I feel that the film real-ly stumbles over its own internallogic and the placement of one of

its most horrific scenes. While thefilm explains why the townspeopleare going crazy, the amount of“craziness” in each individualseems extremely varied and un-predictable. The assailants are pre-sented as both feral and intelligent,occasionally at the same time. Itseems more to the writers’ conve-nience that some characters can beinfected and still manage to actnormal for at least a little bit, whileother characters lose their mindsin mere seconds. As for the mis-placed scene, I felt that as it essen-

tially wraps up a major sub-plotthat is very important to the firstact of the film, the scene couldhave been better placed in thethird act rather than coming at themidpoint of the overall story.

The Crazies does what any hor-ror movie should do; it’s creepy,scary and it’s got some decent ac-tion. It’s not going to be the nextSaw and it’s definitely not going tobe the next “zombie movie,” but ifthere’s nothing else at the top ofyour “must-see” list, give it a go.

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Staff Recs: oldies but goodiesDon’t you forget about The

Breakfast Club (1985). In a stringof Molly Ringwald classics, TheBreakfast Club features five vari-ous sterotypical high school stu-dents all trapped in detention.

Misery (1990)- True it’s not in-credibly old, but it is a classic sus-pense thriller. Kathy Bates gives achilling performance as a womanwho keeps her favorite author(James Caan) prisoner and makes“I’m your number one fan” thescariest phrase imaginable.

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Even though it was filmed in1994, Shawshank Redemption is anot to miss friendship film that fol-lows two men as they form a bondwhile in prison. The director mas-terfully weaves a tale where audi-ences are in the dark until the end.

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If, like me, you’re not a fan ofcontemporary emo music, youmight be surprised to know thatthe word “emo” meant somethingcompletly different in the nineties.

Nineties emo is better in thatthe emotion is converyed throughthe music rather than the depress-ing lyrical content. Mineral’s ThePower of Failing is a genre-defin-ing album that changed my musi-cal tastes forever.

Forget about dramas or thrillers, slacker movies have evolved into their own subgenre

Enjoy solid consistencywith Rocket Summer’snostalgic new album

The Crazies is not crazygood, but it’s not bad either

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Double platinum R&B record-ing artist Jaheim recently releasedhis fifth studio album, AnotherRound, a smooth record that fol-lows up on the past success of pri-or albums Ghetto Love, Still Ghet-to, and Ghetto Classics (notice atheme here?). Despite the names,however, Jaheim’s sound is moreThis is How We Do It than StraightOutta Compton and has morenods to classic and late ninetiesR&B than to current thug hip-hop.Jaheim harnesses the fullness ofhis rich tenor to produce rhythmi-cally sensitive and vocally intelli-gent tracks that produce a pleasantsound that helps diminish the al-bum’s faults, namely over-produc-tion and a lack of cohesion.

Modern R&B, when it’s good,combines the best dimensions ofpast and present. You get the vocalfinesse and sense of harmoniccomposition popularized duringthe Motown period combined withthe mid-tempo groove of contem-porary hip-hop beats. Part of thisis accomplished through samplingof traditional songs within the dis-co and R&B canon, and althoughthis practice has spawned endlessdebate between musical puristsand more accepting mainstreamcritics, Jaheim uses the techniqueto his advantage as a backgrounddimension that adds rather thandetracts. It’s arguable whether ornot the songs would stand on their

own without the hands of a savvystudio mixer, but the new melodiescompliment the original sourcematerial, unlike the efforts of cer-tain egoist rappers.

The album opens with single“Ain’t Leavin’ Without You,” a soul-ful groove with seventies R&B in-fusions ala George Benson and theWhatnauts, whose track “Help ison the Way” is sampled (R&B fans,youtube this one). The femalebackground vocals add texture tothe song with tight harmonies likewhat you would hear a latenineties Montel Jordan track, andJaheim floats over the chorus withhis smooth, velvety tones. It’s apromising start, and although therest of the album doesn’t equal thesong’s mix of laid-back energy andfunk rhythm, it’s memorableenough that the ladies will want toput it on replay and dance aroundthe room.

The lyrics are on the passéside—mainly concerning pickingup a girl at the club (snore)—but thelack of misogynist sexual detailand the reaffirmation of the girl’sgeneral flyness make it a refresh-ing departure from what seems tohave become the modus operandiof modern hip-hop R&B.

The next noteworthy song onthe album is “Til it Happens toYou,” a more traditional R&B trackthat starts off gently with soft pianoand rhythmic snaps and incorpo-rates gospel blues twinges on thechords in the chorus. Jaheim plays

it smart by keeping the vocals sim-ple and non-stylized, allowing themelody to rest on the strength ofhis natural good voice, a lack ofpretension that adds to the song’sgenuineness. He sings positivelyof love, saying, "May your life beforever changed/ May you findyour voice be forever brave/ Andon that day may you finally findthat happiness that you pursue,”an uplifting message that is en-dearing.

This is followed by the album’ssecond best track, “Bed is Listen-ing,” a mid-tempo jam with an in-fectiously dance-able beat that isabout exactly what you think it’sabout. Ignoring the song’s lyricalblatantness, the song’s melody istuneful and the background synthkeyboards intermingle nicely andare reminiscent of “Honey”-eraMariah Carey. This trend of evok-ing female R&B artists continuesthroughout the rest of the album,and while this would be no doubtdemoralizing for the masculine“baller” type, I found that it gavethe music a greater gentleness andsensuality.

“II Pink Lines,” a song aboutcelebrating a girlfriend’s pregnan-cy, shows the smartest sense ofproduction; all of the added ele-ments—strumming guitar licks,synth sequences, and soulful back-ground vocal—mesh cohesivelyand give the song a richer texture.“In My Hands,” the album’s finaltrack, is a bit slow to develop andJaheim imitates Luther Vandross a

little too much, but the soft pianoinstrumentals make it a relaxingend to the record.

The rest of the album’s songsare a mishmash of competing pro-duction elements that make the lis-tening experience a bit puzzling.So many have moments that arealmost working, but one of the ele-ments goes askew and the song ul-timately sounds unexpectedly off-kilter. While “Finding My WayBack” features a nice sense ofrhythm, the added electronic swirlssound cheesy, and the gorgeousbackground vocals on “Her” threat-en to completely overpower the vo-cals and instrumentals. “AnotherRound” sounds like an Usher re-ject, the clear attempt at a secondsingle, generic and radio-readywith thumping beats and breathyfemale vocals, and “Impossible”’sattempt at combining orchestral el-ements with Coldplay-esque at-mospheric guitar makes the vocalline sound flat and produces astrange, sparse sense of an echo.

Jaheim is best when sticking tomore traditional funk and gospel-inspired influences, and if there’s areal flaw with the album, it’s that itlacks a thematic cohesion. Tracksjump from typical bouncing clubanthems to low-key piano num-bers with no sense of direction orpurpose. All of the songs are lovesongs, but there seems to be nodistinction lyrically between an up-tempo, mid-tempo, or slow num-ber. The only connective threadthat exists is Jaheim’s textured, full

voice which rings through thecloudiest moments of the albumand helps to revive tracks thatwould fall even flatter without hispresence. Although his voicesometimes lacks distinction andbegins to sound indistinguishablefrom the aforementioned MontelJordan or Ginuwine, it’s attractiveand appealing nonetheless.

Flaws aside, Another Roundbrings some maturity to the cur-rent R&B genre with its respectfulnods to the past and its avoidanceof the present’s complete obsessionwith sex and material excess.Many of the songs are worthy of alisten, and even more are worthyof some hip-shaking, but ratherthan buy the whole album, checkout the highlights on Itunes.

By Max MuskaA&E Writer

When I’m assigned an albumby an artist I don’t like, I try myhardest to treat the album on itsown without taking my previousopinion of the band into considera-tion.

I’m not sure how successful I

was this time. I have never likedanything I’ve heard from theFinnish self-proclaimed “love met-al” band HIM. I think it has some-thing to do with their use of satan-ic terminology (the name standsfor “His Infernal Majesty” and ref-erences to 666 are found through-out the bands catalogue) whileclaiming to write love songs that

have nothing to do with Satanism.The band’s newest record is

called Screamworks: Love in Theo-ry and Practice. Whether or not Ilooked at the album objectively, Ihonestly can’t say. But I can saythat the album’s artwork is my fa-vorite part: a painting of a nun’sface in double-vision. It’s the onlyaspect that shows any artistic ef-

fort and the only hint of originalityin the entire product. Everythingelse is common and emotionless.

I’m not saying that the bandmembers are terrible musicians;each member is a perfectly compe-tent player, but none show any cre-ativity. It seems to me like HIM isas bored with this album as I am.The record has an almost roboticfeel.

I must say, though, that lead vo-calist Ville Valo might be more suc-cessful in a different setting, name-ly an eighties hair-metal band. Hisvoice is not high-pitched, but hisrange and ability to reach higherregisters and produce rich screamsis impressive and far more athome in an earlier era of metal.

But the music doesn’t fit hisvoice in most places. I would con-sider the sound closer to punk orgeneral rock than metal. It’s kind oflike calling Nickleback a metalband. There are a few momentswhere everything comes together,but these are widely scattered and

are usually only about ten secondslong.

My biggest problem with the al-bum is its failure to decide whichsentiment to go with. Most of thelyrics are sad or dark (in a veryforced and cliché way) while themusic generally sounds more posi-tive. I might have been able to en-joy this album if the band settledon one emotion; the record’s punk-rock instrumentation coupled withhappy lyrics would have been abetter product.

The first track just annoyed me,starting with Valo singing “Let’s fallapart together now” as themediocre chorus riff starts thesong. He demonstrates his vocalrange and screaming abilities overmusic that calls for a much lessshowy style of singing.

I had lost interest in the albumentirely by the time the next songstarted with its lullaby-esque syn-thesizer and terrible opening lines:“In the biblical sense and sensibili-ty/ let me know you.” I couldn’t

help but think the only reason Valoadded “and sensibility” to the linewas to make himself sound moreintelligent by referencing a work ofliterature.

I was bored throughout the restof the album until the final track,which I actually enjoyed. “TheForeboding Sense of ImpendingHappiness” is heavily based oneighties-style synthesizers, with abass sound worthy of Rick Astley (Imean this in the best way possi-ble). You know an album’s badwhen the only “good” song re-minds me of “Never Gonna GiveYou Up.” I think the reason thissong works is that the instrumen-tation fits Valo’s vocal style muchbetter than any of the other tracks.

This album is entirely forget-table and I plan on forgetting it assoon as I finish writing this; HIMjust isn’t a band I want to have inmy iTunes unless it’s for the sakeof writing a review.

By Brett GerthofferA&E Writer

Buddy-cop movie, Cop Out,written by Robb and Mark Cullenand directed by Kevin Smith (thefirst he directs without being awriter) has more meaning to theaudience in the title than themovie itself.

The story is weak, poorly writ-ten and becomes very uninterest-ing sooner than halfway through.Even worse, the whole buddy-copaspect, which the whole movie ispretty much banking on being itsstrong point, is among its weakestpoints. Bruce Willis has had hisfair share of goofy off beat come-dies and buddy-cop movies, butCop Out should just be forgottenin his filmography.

Cop Out tries to be a goofy andfarce-like movie that dilutes itselfwith contradictions to its genre. Itis very unbalanced in terms of be-ing funny, semi-serious and goofy.It should have picked one and

stuck to it (goofy would work best).Detective Jimmy Monroe

(Willis) and his obnoxiously goofypartner Paul Hodges (Tracy Mor-gan) track down a crazy thief, Dave(Sean William Scott) who stoleJimmy’s very rare baseball that heneeds to sell to pay for his daugh-ters’ pricey wedding.

After hunting the thief downthey discover that he sold the cardto a baseball obsessed gangster,“Poh Boy,” who is currentlywatched by the police departmentfor being involved with drug traf-ficking. On suspension withoutpay, Jimmy and Paul seek out toget the card back from Poh Boy byany means necessary. They getmore than they bargained forwhen they unknowingly involvethemselves in Poh Boy’s affairs andhappen across something veryvaluable that Poh Boy desires; arunaway Mexican girl that has aflash drive full of information onhis bank accounts.

Overall the story, writing and

acting just were not good, and theexecution of it all was even worse.To add, Smith did not produce any-thing special with his direction.

Willis’ character was unlike histype because he wasn’t a supremebadass who can wipe out a wholeterrorist organization or what haveyou, but he was more prone to var-ious mistakes and accidents. Thischange from him being a usual“expert killer” character to a morevulnerable person is welcomed be-cause it made his character fit in tothe type of movie that Cop Out is.

Tracy Morgan’s character waslike a mentally challenged seven-year-old that did not do anythingbut goof off, talk too much and dostupid things. He did, however,provide a decent amount of laughs.

Willis and Morgan were thedominant selling point for themovie as they committed shenani-gans and got in a lot of trouble.They complimented each otherpretty well on screen and provideda stable relationship that helped

keep Cop Out mildly interesting.Willis and Morgan kept a

steady flow of humor going, and astrong character relationship be-tween the two was well executed.The rest of the film, however, didnot work well for their acting abili-ties. The story was weak and poor-ly executed. It tried to be an over-

all farce with “buddy” humor fuel-ing its comedy. The buddy-cop re-lationship was forced, and someaspects of seriousness were includ-ed that drove the film away fromits goal of being a farce. It was alsolittered with a handful of homagesthat were poorly executed andwritten into the script.

Cop Out had some potentialwith the actors that starred in it.But a slow moving story, execu-tion, direction and a mediocre sup-ply of buddy-cop humor sadlywere the products of said potential.It is good for a few laughs and isworth five dollars of simple enter-tainment, but nothing more.

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We’ll take Another Round of Jaheim

HIM’s theory needs more practice

New buddy-cop movie is a Cop Out

Jaheim’s album takes an old school nineties approach to R&B and adds maturity to genre

Even Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan can’t save this poorly executed buddy-cop movie

Over the weekend I was watch-ing what I consider to be one of themost classic and epic movies of alltime, Armageddon. While I waswatching it I heard the phrase“Houston, we have a problem,”and I began to wonder where ex-actly that phrase came from. Mostpeople would know that it comesfrom and is said in the movieApollo 13, starring Tom Hanks. I,however, not having seen thatmovie or knowing much aboutthat particular space mission, wascompletely oblivious to the originof that phrase, even though I use itall the time.

When you think about it, howmany phrases do we use in oureveryday language that we haveno idea where they come from?For instance, the phrase “hittingthe hay” comes from a time whenpeople actually used to stuff theirmattresses or sacks with hay orstraw for extra padding. Whenthese people were then going tosleep, they would literally be hit-ting the hay, and now it’s just anexpression for going to sleep.

“Don’t throw the baby out withthe bath water,” is another com-monly used phrase that originatedas early as the 1500s. At that time,a large tub would be filled withwater, and the family would alltake turns bathing. This act ofbathing only happened about once

a year, and the whole familybathed in the same water. Theman of the house would get thefirst turn in the tub and be fol-lowed by the sons. Then thewomen would have their turn andbe followed by the children. By thetime it was the kids’ turn, though,the water would be so dirty andgross that you could actually lose asmall child in it. Hence the phrase,which has now come to meandon’t throw the good out with thebad.

Another saying that is widelyused is “the rule of thumb,” whichwe often use a guideline or princi-ple for appropriate behavior. Thesaying comes from an old law thatstated that a man could not beathis wife with anything that waswider than his thumb or else itwas deemed inappropriate.

If anyone has ever heard thephrases “saved by the bell” or“dead ringer,” those sayings come

from old England and a time whenpeople actually used to get buriedalive. At one point, local cemeter-ies were getting too full, and thetownspeople were running out ofplaces for the “new dead” to beburied.

To solve this problem, theywould dig up the coffins so thatthey could reuse the plot. One outof twenty-five times, when theywould open the coffins, therewould be scratch marks on the in-side, and shocking as it was, thepeople realized that they had actu-ally been burying people whilethey were still alive! From then on,they decided to tie a string to thefinger of the person that they wereburying and then connect thatstring to a bell, which was on theground above.

A lucky person was then em-ployed to sit in the graveyard, evenat night, and listen intently for thering of a bell; this was called thegraveyard shift. This is where thesaying “saved by the bell” comes inat, and if a deceased person didn’tring a bell, then obviously theywould be considered a “deadringer.”

“Bite the bullet” is a phrase thatI often use from day-to-day to de-scribe how I feel about going intoa situation that I’m uncomfortablewith. The phrase comes from atime when men, especially sol-

diers, would undergo an operationwithout being anesthetized. Tohelp bear the pain, the men weregiven bullets to bite during theprocedure.

I still remember how when Iwas a little kid my mom used tosay as she was tucking me intobed, “Goodnight, sleep tight, anddon’t let the bed bugs bite.” Well,the phrase “sleep tight” goes backto when people used to sleep onbeds of straw or hay instead of amattress. The straw would bebundled up together, and it wasknown that the tighter the strawwas bundled up, the better a per-son would sleep. Obviously, if thestraw was loose then the personwould end up sleeping on the floor,so sleeping tight was actually agood thing.

There are so many sayings outthere that we use every single dayin our conversations without eventhinking about it. Sometimes it’sfun to stop and wonder aboutthese phrases and where they orig-inated and how their meaningshave changed so drastically over-time.

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WC CribsTake a tour of senior Floyd Dierker’s

off-campus pad

The pictures hanging in Dierker’s living room were takenby him and are changed according to each season. He hasthe winter pictures up now, but will change to the springones soon. Dierker generally keeps the apartment neat andcleans often.

Where did that come from?

SGA MinuteHighlights

~ All present Senators, Execu-tives and Standing CommitteeChairs were sworn in

~ Possible SGA Day Dates:April 16 or April 23

~ Audits and Allocations forCampus Organizations:

Informational Meetings:- Monday, March 29th 5:00-

6:00 p.m. in Mueller Theater- Tuesday, March 30th 9:00-

10:00 p.m. in Mueller Theater~Middle States Accreditation

Open Student Meetings, everyThursday, starting March 18th,12:40 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall

~Look out for an applicatione-mail to become a Student Rep-resentative for the Board ofTrustees!

Dierker also takes much pride in the bar hebuilt for his living room. He spends a lot of histime hanging out on campus in between his class-es and activities. If you ever need Dierker, you canusually find him hanging out in the TUB.

Have a greatspring break!

March 6-16Residence halls close Friday,

March 5 at 6 p.m.Residence halls reopen Tuesday,

March 16 at 2 p.m.Classes resume Wednesday,

March 17

This is Floyd Dierker’sfirst year in his off-cam-pus apartment in theHaines building. Afriend of Dierker’s livedin it last year and recom-mended he live therethis year.

Dierker thinks thewalk to campus is a bitrough but worth it. Heenjoys living off-campusbecause he can cookwhatever he is in themood for and entertainguests whenever hepleases. Though he livesalone, his alarm clockand microwave talk andkeep him company.

By Coleen YorkOp-Ed

Leggings. It’s cold out, all girlswear them. All boys don’t under-stand them…of course they arecomplex and confusing wardrobeadditions.

Leggings seem to be goingthrough some kind of identity cri-sis. You’re sure they are just a thick-er version of tights (your momcalls them hose) designed to keeplegs warm for those not luckyenough to live in California.

Leggings are also a brilliant se-curity guard, serving as a last de-fense against short skirts with amind of their own. But some leg-gings don’t seem content withtheir job. Some leggings just wantto be pants. Let’s be painfully hon-est though. Leggings are not pants.

They never were supposed tobe pants, and they never will bepants. Hence why their name is‘leggings’ and not ‘skin-tight cottonpants’. Even obscenely tight “skin-nys” are pants. They are skinnyjeans. Jeans are what? Pants! Andpants are not leggings! Leggings is

not a word that is synonymouswith pants like the word trousers.Perhaps there are reasons forthat…

1.) Leggings leave nothingto the imagination. It’s like half of abody suit with emphasis on thebutt.

2.) Drafts. If your “pants” areallowing a drafty wind to reach un-known lands, then chances arethey aren’t really designed to bepants.

3.) Everyone at least looksdecent in pants. This is unfortu-nately not true of leggings wornwith only t-shirts. Sad, but true.

4.) Uh, do you really wanteveryone in the world (includingthe creepy kid who breathes out ofhis mouth that sits behind you inclass) staring at your “pelvic”bone? Poor taste ladies and kind ofgross.

Now I’m not saying that leg-gings can’t be worn with long t-shirts…very long t-shirts, butplease girls, cover up. Leggings cre-ate the same effect that paintingthe bottom half of your body withblack paint would. If one cannot

distinguish the difference betweenyour skin and your “pants” exceptby color, then Houston, we have aproblem.

Not to mention your body looksdisproportional when your skin-tight leggings stick out from youroversized t-shirt or hoodie. Itmakes girls look like they had aleg transplant or misplaced theirtorsos overnight. Or like they lostthe top half of their costume fromthe musical Cats.

Leggings are meant to dress-upan outfit, so of course the naturalthing to do would be to wear themwith hoodies. Leave the 80s in the80s, those fashion trends shouldjust be allowed to rot in theirgraves without pathetic attemptsat revival from college girls whoare too lazy to button up theirjeans.

Oh and if your leggings aren’tsuper thick, then for the love of allthings good and holy do not wearthem unless you also plan to hang“censored” tags around your waist.This isn’t the “anything but pants”(hint, hint) mixer, this is the realworld.

Pants or not pants? That is the question

Time Managementcontinued from B-1

“Athletes may use academics asan excuse for a lack of playingtime,” Thakar said. “Very rarely,maybe once every five years, doesa player drop out of the soccer pro-gram truly for academic reasons –and even then, it could be due to ascheduling problem. For examplehaving three different night classeswould make it essentially impossi-ble to come to the practices andgames.”

“Athletics will help structure aschedule for a student-athlete,”Hand said. “These challenges willhelp the players to prioritize theirschedule. Knowing you have apractice or a game gives you timeframes for when you can study.”

Some coaches set up mandato-ry study sessions for athletes re-ceiving grades below a specificbenchmark. Seniors and juniorsare sometimes found tutoringfreshmen and sophomores threenights a week.

“We have a mandatory studysession called ‘study zone’ forfreshmen two times a week,”

Hand said. “After the first semester,[the mandatory study hours] de-pend on their GPA.”

Seventeen-year head volleyballcoach Tammy Swearingen arguesthat athletes actually improve theirgrades while they participate in avarsity sport in-season. The volley-ball girls devote an average oftwenty-five hours per week to theteam as opposed to a mere sevenhours a week in the offseason.

“My players get significantlyhigher grades in-season,” Swearin-gen said. “It’s because they havebetter time management [in-sea-son].”

Swearingen also requires eighthours a week of study time forfreshmen. After the first year, therequired study hours depend onthe students’ latest grades. Thelower the grades, the longer thestudy sessions.

Coaches and administratorsboth emphasize classroom successas more important than any sport.Although coaches agree that whilehard in work in Old 77 is crucial toathletic success, academic perfor-mance is the most important facetof a student-athlete.

Sophomores Todd Slobodnyak and Sean Schachner

Sophomores Rose Selby , Bill Barnhart, and Mal Woods

Sophomore Cathy Bashioum Junior Andrew Anthony