Signals Early November Final

Cydnie On Cinema: Movie Review — Page 8
Stephen King’s Twisted Take On Cinderella
Soccer Team
Ranked No. 1
In Coaches Poll
—Page 11
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University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College
Rio Grande, Ohio
What Rio Students
Think: About
Miley Cyrus
— Page 8
November 2013
Number 3
Rio Grande Hosts ‘Take Back The Night’ March
Direct Action Event Designed
To Raise Awareness Of Causes
Of Rape, Sexual Violence
To help raise awareness and prevent sexual violence, the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande
Community College will host a “Take Back The
Night” march at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
The event, sponsored by the Rio Grande
LGBT&A student organization, will begin at the
Alumni Bell Tower with a welcome by President
Dr. Barbara
“... We will GellmanDanley.
participate Scheduled
inin a direct activities
clude a brief
action history of
“Take Back
march The Night,” a
around Call to March
poem, and a
campus, march
claiming spaces that are throughout
campus. The
often dark and unsafe at event will
with
night.” conclude
fellowship
Professor April Julier, Ph.D., and hot chocolate at the
Sponsor for LGBT&A.
gazebo adjacent to the
basketball court.
“This is a direct action march to raise awareness
of the prevalence and causes of rape and sexual
violence,” said Professor April Julier, Ph.D., sponsor for LGBT&A. “Attendees can expect to feel
educated and empowered when they leave ‘Take
Back The Night’.”
In a statement
issued November 4, Dr. Julier
said the “Take
Back The Night
Foundation”
serves to create
safe communities and respectful relationships
through awareness events and
initiatives.
The first documented event
took place in
Philadelphia in 1975, with an international event
at the 1976 International Tribunal on Crimes
Against Women in Brussels, Belgium.
One in four women are sexually assaulted in
their lifetime, according to the Leila Grace Foundation – a nonprofit that sexual assault prevention
programs. The foundation also reports less than 5
percent of college students who are sexually assaulted report the crime to the police.
Event participants are also welcome to gather in
the Red Zone at 5:30 p.m. to make signs for the
march, Dr. Julier said.
In a separate statement issued later in the day on
Nov. 4, Dr. Julier encouraged faculty members to
talk to their classes about the event, especially if
the focus of the march pertains to course material.
“Take Back the Night” raises awareness of rape
and sexual violence on college campus and beyond, she explained. “The event will begin at the
Health Services Issues Advisory On
Safe Practices During Flu Season
Studies find that touching germcovered surfaces attributes to the
spread of the flu, not contact with a
person infected.
Rio Grande Director of Health Services, Marlene Childers, RN, BSN,
released an email notice to students
in late October advocating the use of
good hygiene to avoid the spread of
the flu bug.
“It is often about what you touch,
not who you are with, that makes you
sick,” Childers wrote.
To help students with the practice
of good hygiene, Childers cited the
CDC’s recommendations for fighting
the flu.
“Unfortunately there is no cure for
the flu only prevention” Childers
said.
Childers noted that hand sanitizing
stations are available in public areas
such as the Cyber Café, Davis Library, Health Services and Red Zone
to help students in the prevention of
the flu.
Childers said she is hopeful that
with this email release, and the access to hand sanitation centers across
campus, numbers of the flu on campus will be low.
“I am asking that each one of you
take responsibility in doing your part
to prevent the spread of germs by
taking the measures mentioned
above and utilize the ‘Hand Sanitation Stations’ that are available
throughout campus.”
At the time of Childers’ email release Health Services had flu vaccines available. To find out more
about flu vaccines from the University of Rio Grande contact Health Services.
Bell Tower at 6 p.m. There, participants will learn
about the victim blaming and the importance of
survivors telling their stories.”
“After the Bell Tower, we will participate in a
direct action march around campus, claiming spaces that are often dark and unsafe at night,” Dr. Julier added. “The march will conclude at the Tree
of Hope (by the painted rocks). There, survivors
will have an opportunity to share their stories. Those who wish to remain silent can tie a
ribbon around the Tree of Hope in honor of their
own survival or that of a loved one.”
________________________________________
Interested readers can find out more about rape
from RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network): http://www.rainn.org/statistics, or learn
about “Take Back the Night” on its national
website: http://takebackthenight.org/about.
TO HELP STUDENTS WITH
THE PRACTICE OF GOOD HYGIENE, DIRECTOR OF
HEALTH SERVICES MARLENE CHILDERS CITED THE
CDC’S RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR FIGHTING THE FLU.
— Get a flu vaccination: this is the
first and most important step in
mouth: Germs are often picked up
prevention.
off surfaces and presented in these
— Always cover the nose and
vulnerable areas.
mouth with a tissue or within the
— Do not come to work or school
bend of the arm: this prevents
spreading germs through hand-to- if flu symptoms exist: If fever,
cough, sore throat, stuffy/runny
hand contact.
nose, body aches, tiredness, or
— Wash hands often with soapy
vomiting/diarrhea are present
water: the CDC recommends us- avoid contact with the public
ing sanitizer if soap and water is
— Routinely clean and disinfect
not available.
frequently touched areas: this
— Avoid touching eyes, nose,
helps reduce germs.
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 2
Campus News
Reports Show Campus Crime Rate Declines
By CAROLE ARMSTRONG
Signals Staff Writer
For the last two years the crime
rate on and around The University
of Rio Grande has declined in terms
of sexual offenses, assaults, and hate
crimes.
However, there has been an increase in burglary, alcohol and drug
related offenses that occurred on or
around campus from 2011 to 2012.
The University of Rio Grande
Campus Police department consists
of 12 full and part time officers who
all formerly come from a law enforcement background.
Many of the officers are former
Ohio State Highway Patrolmen. The
officers with the Police department
have all repatrol the
ceived training
campus and
The University of Rio
from the
even provide
American Red Grande Campus Police de- safety esCross and The
corting serpartment
consists
of
12
full
Ohio Peace
vices to stuOfficers
and part time officers who dents to enTraining
sure student
all formerly come from a
Academy.
and staff
All of the
safety on
law enforcement backpolice officers
campus.
ground.
with the camAccording
pus police deto The
partment obtain full arresting pow- Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
ers and work closely with other law Security Policy and Campus Crime
enforcement agencies in the local
Statistics Act of 1998, which is a
area.
federal law; “every college campus
The Police Department Officers are and university must release a crime
on duty 24 hours. They routinely
statistics report for the following
three years.” The Jeanne Clery Act
was federally adopted in 1998 after
a young female student; Jeanne
Clery was brutally raped and murdered in her college dorm room in
1986 at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
The federal law requires the campus police department to keep an
open public log of all crimes reported on or close to campus.
The statistics report of crimes reported must be released to the public
by October 1. A full copy of the
Campus Safety report, also known
as “The Right to Know” report, can
be found on the University of Rio
Grande’s website in the Campus Police section.
Campus Safety, Services Top Priorities Says Chief Borden
Two car-related services offered
By TARYN STRAWSER
include both providing jumpstarts
Signals Staff Writer
URG’s campus police mission state- when engines fail and unlocking car
doors when keys
ment reads, “To keep
are locked inside.
every student, faculty/
“It
doesn’t
matter
if
Also, Borden
staff [member] and
reminded
stuvisitor to the Universi- students call for an esdents, particularly
ty of Rio Grande cam- cort two nights or
females, of secupus as safe as possitwenty-five
nights
in
a
rity escort serble.”
vices offered.
According to Cam- row … our staff is
If students (or
pus Chief of Police
more than willing to
even faculty
Scott Borden, this
help. We would rather members) feel
mission statement is
the driving force when escort students several afraid to walk to
it comes to campus
nights in a row than to their cars or dorm
rooms any time of
safety.
have something hap- the day or night,
Borden said he
wanted to assure stu- pen to them because of officers will be
more than happy
dents of the safety
unforeseen circumto offer a safe esprecautions followed
stances.”
cort.
on the Rio Grande
—Campus
Chief
“It doesn’t matcampus and remind
of Police Scott Borden ter if students call
them of services offor an escort two
fered by campus ponights or twenty-five nights in a
lice.
Signals
The Signals is a joint production of
JRN 22703/32703 (Student Newspaper)
and JRN22303 (Graphics). Participating students include:
Taryn Strawser, Shannon Johnson, Karen
Proffitt, Becca Steiner,
Grant Tamane, Carole
Armstrong, Cydnie
Few, Ashli Dexter,
Taryn Strawser and
Jeffrey Williams. The Signals will be
distributed regularly throughout the
2013-2014 academic year. Story ideas
may be submitted directly to students
or through course instructor Larry
Ewing.
row,” said
geant has
Borden,
35 years
“To keep every stu“our staff
of experident, faculty/staff
is more
ence at
than will- [member] and visitor
the same
ing to
post and
to the University of
help.
even the
“We
Dean of
Rio Grande campus
would raStudents
as
safe
as
possible.”
ther escort
Aaron
students
—URG’s campus police Quinn
several
has
mission statement
nights in a
served 12
row than
years.
to have something happen to them
“That’s over 80 years of experibecause of unforeseen circumstanc- ence you may not find elsewhere.”
es.”
Borden also said that officers are
Whether students are being escort- available 24/7. They try to uphold
ed or simply see campus security
principles such as, “protect and
driving the golf carts around, Borden serve,” and “offer dignity and rewanted to inform the campus popu- spect.”
lation of the reliability of the staff.
“My son attends this college.” said
“All of the men are registered po- Borden “As a parent I know safety is
lice officers,” he said, “not to men- important. I try to offer the same
tion I have 33 years of experience as amount of safety to all students as I
a State Highway Patrolman; our Ser- would want offered to my son.”
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 3
Reflections On
The Farm Festival
By CYDNIE FEW
Signals Staff Writer
The 43 annual Bob Evans Farm Festival was held the weekend of October 11-13. People from all over came
out to enjoy themselves, volunteer
with an organization, or sell food and
household items.
Walking down the Bob Evans road
all there was to see were long lines of
cars and RV’s parked tightly together; past the soccer field, the smell of
sausage filled the air.
Many people cheerfully waited in
line to walk through the tunnel that
lead right out to the farm and the various activities. Different color tents
from green to pink were set up all
over the farm, each welcoming people to come over. Each tent had its
very own smell and feeling -- as if it
was alive.
The Farm Festival offered many activities for all ages. The younger children had their very own Kidz Town.
There was a pyramid of hay where
kids were racing up to the very top.
Soon after they reached the summit
they would roll off into the thick pile
of hay underneath.
A small train filled with kids was
pulled in circles by a tractor. Pumpkin decorating and game playing
seemed to be where most kids wanted
to stay. Horse rides were given as
kids smiled and waved to parents taking pictures.
For the older crowd there were a
number of concerts performed
throughout
the day.
Many items Many people
- from honey
cheerfully waited
to quilts -in line to walk
were being
sold and taste through the tunnel
-tested. Many that lead right out
people
to the farm and the
bought handvarious activities.
made
Different color
brooms,
house décor, tents from green to
and lots of
pink were set up
food. Hunall over the farm,
dreds of
each welcoming
farm boy
people to come
sandwiches
over. Each tent
were made
had its very own
and sold.
A lot of
smell and feeling people talked - as if it was alive.
about riding
on the tractor
which went around the farm; others
just liked sitting while eating popcorn
and people-watching.
Volunteers from all over had fun
working the festival and getting to
know people better.
The food tent was filled with Rio
Grande’s basketball team accompanied by SEARCH, a Bible study
group on campus. Rio Grande sororities helped with picking up trash,
working a kid ride, and other activities. Daniel, a volunteer from
SEARCH, said, “I love helping at the
farm festival, I try to come out every
year and volunteer.”
Bob Evans Farm Festival led into
Rockets over Rio. Many people, as
they bought food and enjoyed themselves, came out to watch the soccer
game.
The fireworks show was amazing
with all the different colors and
sparks. As people said their “oohs
and aahs,” Zack, a freshman at Rio
said “How can China make something so American.”
Many people laughed as they went
back looking to the sky. Many students were worn out and tired from
working, but they all said “They will
gladly work again next year.”
Cydnie Few is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a freshman at the
University of Rio Grande. This story
reflects the impressions of a “city
girl” as she experiences life “Down
on the Farm.”
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 4
Campus Life
5 Cures For Procrastination At College Study: Oreo Cookies
As Addictive As Cocaine
College News Service
Many college students, even those at the
University of Rio Grande, have a chronic
problem with procrastination.
They will wait to study for an exam until
the last minute or can be seen rushing
around their dorm room desperately trying
to clean up before a visitor arrives. But
why? Have you every stopped to ask yourself why do I procrastinate?
Tired of staying up into all hours of the
night cramming for that Chemistry test?
Well, read on.
1. Understand the Psychological Causes
of Procrastination
PEOPLE BASICALLY procrastinate
in the areas of their life where they
may have self-doubt- or with things
they simply don’t want to do.
According to life coach, Jeffery Combs,
procrastination is linked on a very deep lev3. Make Extra Time!
el to several different psychological issues
Maybe you don’t have any extra time but
with the self-including: perfectionism, a
probably
you do. Time isn’t constant so we
fear of being judged, a desire to be in concan manipulate it! Look at all the parts of
trol and self-destructive behaviors.
your life and simplify. Having trouble keepLuckily, procrastinators are rarely horrible
ing your dorm room clean? Buy a few closprocrastinators in all areas of their lives.
et organizers.
They may be great at making travel arThen sort through the things you have and
rangements or at paying their bills but miserable at getting a paper written. People ba- get rid of everything you don’t need. Simsically procrastinate in the areas of their life plifying everyday tasks like using a shower
tote and a towel hook can shave off 5-10
where they may have self-doubt- or with
minutes a day.
things they simply don’t want to do.
Buying a kettle can be a huge time saver
Of course that thing doesn’t really go
as
can using a simple duvet set for your
away and then they have to live with an underlying anxiety about getting the job com- dorm room bedding so that you can just pull
it up quickly in the morning and go.
pleted at the last minute.
The good news is that once students understand why they procrastinate they can
start to cure the problem. Many times the
roots of procrastination are related to performance issues and anxiety.
Limit your web surfing, game playing, TV
watching and Facebook sessions to a set
period of time everyday. Once the time is
over, its time to go back to work!
4. Beware of the Time Vampires
Unfortunately, school work and studying
These are people that can literally conis something that extends way back into our sume your life with prattle. They make
childhoods. It is one of the first ways in
great procrastination buddies.
which we were judged and because of this it
is the most common area of procrastination Sitting over a cup of coffee they will suggest maybe a little shopping or a quick trip
for college students. Isn’t that the worst!
to the mall. Don’t dump these friends just
2. Adopt Time Manrealize that they are litagement Plans
Many college students, even erally sucking your life
those at the University of away.
Have a monster paper
due in 2 weeks? Sit
Rio Grande, have a chronic Once identified change
down and chart out exproblem with procrastina- your social habits with
actly when to work on
them and you will probthe thing. Time it out to tion. They will wait to study ably find hours and
the hour and then keep
for an exam until the last hours of new time to get
that appointment with
minute or can be seen rush- your work done.
yourself. Try to avoid
ing around their dorm room 5. Dump the Drama
interruptions and just
sit there every day until desperately trying to clean
Procrastinators are ofthe paper is finished.
ten
great drama queens.
up before a visitor arrives.
Having emotional
Likely it will be finBut
why?
Have
you
every
breakdowns is just anished ahead of schedule. Chronic procrasti- stopped to ask yourself why other excuse not to
nators are usually quick do I procrastinate? Tired of work. It also consumes
enormous amounts of
and efficient workers.
staying
up
into
all
hours
of
time and generally leads
Once finished reward
the night cramming for that to absolutely nothing
yourself with someproductive.
thing.
Chemistry test?
Feel yourself starting
Working plans like
to
complain
or
rant?
Take
a few deep
this will start new patterns to get things
done. Having the feeling that you have fin- breaths or go to the gym and dump the feelings into a treadmill for 15 minutes. Proished well ahead of schedule is a newly
found freedom that will let you really relax crastination, just like dramatic emotional
episodes is often about control.
and enjoy yourself.
Research out of Connecticut dent expressed interest in reCollege shows that
searching the obesity epidem“America’s Favorite Cookie” ic, noting that low-income aremay be as addictive as coas tend to have a prevalence of
caine.
fast-food options.
Connecticut College psy“Overall, it lent support to
chology professor Joseph
the hypothesis that high fat,
Schroeder and four students
high sugar foods can be
studied in rats whether high
viewed in the same way as
fat, high sugar foods can be as drugs of abuse and have addicaddictive as drugs of abuse.
tive potential,” Schroeder told
The research looked at the
WCBS 880.
rats’ behaviors and the effects “It could be used to explain
the cookies had on their
why some people have a probbrains.
lem staying away from foods
“We found that the behavior that they know they shouldn’t
they exhibited was equally
eat or that they know are adstrong for Oreo cookies as it
dictive.”
was for cocaine or morphine,” (Source: College News SerSchroeder, the director of the vice)
Behavioral Neuroscience program at Connecticut College, told
WCBS 880.
“When we looked
in the pleasure
center of the
brain, we found
that the Oreo
cookies activated
the pleasure cen“OVERALL, IT LENT SUPPORT to
ter more so than
the hypothesis that high fat, high sugcocaine would
activate the same ar foods can be viewed in the same
center.”
way as drugs of abuse and have addicThe study came
about when a stu- tive potential.”
Lose Fat Fast, With The Fast Diet
Have you
ever heard
of a diet
where you
can gorge
yourself on
pizza and
cake and
still lose
weight?
Promises of
dropping pounds fast are plastered across television infomercials and web advertisements but seldom do they
make good on lofty promises
of fit and thin.
soared in popularity for 2013
since the diet was featured on
BBC2. Dr. Mosley reduced
his body fat by 25 percent after eating regularly for five
days and then calorie restricting for two days out of the
week. He remained on the
diet for six weeks. After testing himself on the first Friday,
he had already lost two lbs. of
body fat, his blood glucose
levels had fallen dramatically
and his IGF-1 levels had fallen by 50 percent.
Studies by the Baltimore National Institute on Aging have,
The Fast Diet, also known as indeed, confirmed that fasting
the 5:2 Diet, just might work, for once or twice a week can
according to “The Fast Diet,” reduce one’s levels of IGF-1,
by Dr. Michael Mosley and
which switches on a variety of
Mimi Spencer, but there is
DNA repair genes that shift
one important caveat. While the body from a growth mode
dieters are permitted to eat to to repair mode, according to
their hearts content- pizza,
The Telegraph.
burgers, chips and cookies
Reducing one’s levels of
galore- for five days, they
IGF-1 not only encourages fat
must calorie restrict for two
burning but also reduces the
days during the week. Men
likelihood that one will suffer
may consume 600 calories per from diseases like Alzheimers
day and women, 500 calories and Parkinsons, according to
on those two days. The diet
The Telegraph.
also claims to lower one’s risk
(Source: College News Serof heart disease, cancer and
diabetes. The eating plan has vice)
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 5
For College Students, Christmas ...
College News Service
For example, Toys “R”Us stores and
distribution centers have been known
to hire 35,000 to 45,000 workers over
the holiday season. Department stores
have in-store toy units that need constant stocking and maintenance. Gift
and specialty shops such as Spencer's
Gifts, may appreciate young, energetic college students as salespersons.
Local hotels and holiday vacation
destinations have spikes in visitors
during Christmas break, as well. Find
these jobs online, including the corporate websites of retail stores.
Christmas break lasts three to four
weeks at many colleges. Students often use this time to work and earn
nearly a full month's worth of wages.
Other students wish to use this
timeframe to gain real
-world career experience. Unfortunately,
finding short-term
employment is elusive
for some college students. Job seekers can use a mix of
traditional holiday job opportunities
and branch off into other industries to Staffing Agencies
improve chances of landing work.
Full-time and permanent employees
may also get time off over the ChristWork-At-Home Opportunities
mas holidays. Doctor's offices and
If you always return home during
local businesses might need tempoChristmas break, consider work-athome opportunities. In particular, you rary receptionists and other office
can perform customer service repre- support staff while employees are on
sentative tasks if you have access to a vacation. Staffing agencies that may
have opportunities suited for college
computer, broadband Internet constudents include Manpower, Adecco
nection and a second landline telephone service. Companies such as 1- USA and Kelly Services. Some temporary jobs are entry
-level positions, allowing college students to gain work
experience. The
American Staffing
Association maintains a database of
staffing agencies in
MOST INTERNSHIPS are unpaid, but you can at- the United States that
tempt to find intern opportunities that offer some
job seekers can use
kind of stipend for your efforts.
to search for jobs by
occupation and zip
800-Flowers, VIPdesk and Alpine
code.
Access hire at-home workers and
Internships
then route customer service calls to
their home telephone lines. Other
Most internships are unpaid, but you
work-at-home opportunities include can attempt to find intern opportunigeneral transcription, data entry and ties that offer some kind of stipend
content creation, such as online writ- for your efforts. For example, a stuing and video production. You can
dent who is pursing a business manfind legitimate job listings using sites agement degree might intern at a resuch as RatRaceRebellion and
tail store's corporate headquarters
WAHM. However, you should alduring the winter break, instead of
ways be on the lookout for work-at- working directly with customers at
home scams. Use consumer advocacy stores. Meet with the dean or admingroups and fraud prevention organi- istrators in your degree program and
zations, like the Better Business Bu- the human resources specialists in
reau, to vet a company before apply- your college's Career Services Center
ing for a job.
to obtain a list of paid internships.
Even if you don't get paid, you can
Busy Retailers and Hospitality
earn sometimes-required college
Companies
credits and gain valuable work expeFocus your job-search efforts on toy rience.
and department stores that might
have many more job openings due to Retail Positions
increased holiday customer traffic.
“…anybody who’s selling a good that
can typically
be purchased
as a gift is going to see an
uptick during
the holiday
season,” Mo- DEPARTMENT STORES have in-store toy units that need
yer says.
constant stocking and maintenance. Gift and specialty
shops such as Spencer's Gifts, may appreciate young, enerSimpgetic college students as salespersons.
lyhired.com
reports that
seasonal sales associates earn $13.94
site, Urbansitter.com, reports that the
per hour on average, but that varies
by company, location and how much average rate for babysitting one kid
ranges from $9.50 to $15.50 per hour
experience the worker has.
depending on location. Rates may
The problem with retail gigs is that
also increase if you’re sitting for
they’re obvious choices for students.
more children, cooking or providing
To up your chances of landing one,
housekeeping services. Pet sitting
apply early. According to Snagajob,
services range from $10 to $20 per
57 percent of seasonal hiring managvisit according to Sittercity.com with
ers will choose their winter help by
additional fees for more pets, overthe end of October.
night sitting and pet taxi services.
Restaurant Staff
Call Center Jobs
Fast food and full service restaurants
College students without a wealth of
hire holiday help but the best server
real world experience “…need to
jobs usually go to those with prior
start thinking about jobs that wouldexperience.
n’t require a ton of training, that you
“If you don’t have that restaurant ex- can kind of step into and start doing
perience, think about positions like a right away,” says Moyer.
hostess or a busser,” Moyer says.
Since call center service representaCandidates without experience can
tives often use pre-written scripts to
stand out by offering to take early
answer customer questions and place
morning and late night shifts other
orders, training is minimal and pay
workers may not want Moyer adds.
can range from minimum wage to
Do so and you’ll be
rewarded. Average
pay for seasonal
servers is $14.42
per hour reports
Simplyhired.com.
Baby and Pet sitting Gigs
“Consider babysitting, especially if
you’re only going
to be in town let’s SINCE CALL CENTER service representatives oftensay for two weeks,” times use pre-written scripts to answer customer questions and place orders, training is minimal and pay
says Moyer. “It
can range from minimum wage to $15 per hour.
might be tough to
find an employer
who wants to make that hiring invest- $15 per hour. A major mistake students make is not applying enough,
ment for just two weeks.”
says Moyer.
Holiday parties and visits to out of
“You might need to be putting in an
town relatives mean a greater need
for child and pet care, but candidates upwards of 10, 15, 20 applications,”
she says. “…if you stay persistent
will have to job hunt early through
their personal networks and sites like and treat finding a job like a job itself, you’re going to stand a pretty
Snagajob, Sittercity.com and
good chance of finding one.”
Care.com. The babysitter booking
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 6
How Students Can Make The Most Of Their Time On Campus
College News Service
As Sean Heffron says in “The Skinny on
Your First Year in College,” there is a positive correlation between one’s involvement
on campus and one’s GPA.
Not only that, students who are involved on campus are also happier and more connected than their
peers who are not. Getting involved on campus
can also pave the way for connections and skills
that you may call on after you graduate and enter
into the world off campus.
So, what can you do to become more involved
on campus? Here are some resources and tips to
get you involved and happy on campus.
Consider your interests and strengths. Are
you passionate about politics? Then ask specifically about getting involved in student government
without campus backing. Post flyers in
dorms, cafeterias, classrooms and common areas for others to see and get your
friends involved.
Try to limit the frequency of your trips home.
Sean Heffron also points out in “The Skinny” that
the more often students go home, and the longer
they stay there, the less likely they are to be aware
of what is going on on-campus and get involved
with it.
You should definitely take time to visit your
family and friends back home, but try not to go
home every weekend. This will help make college
feel more like a second home.
Remember, the best way to become involved and
meet people is by putting in the effort to do so and
doing so as soon as possible.
Getting Involved In College Life
for your class or the student body as a whole. If
you’re interested in intercollegiate sports then
check out the sports complex for flyers about lesser-known sports or informal games and sports
leagues.
Branch out and start a club on your own. You
may want to wait until your sophomore year before taking on this task, but, if you notice that your
passion isn’t recognized by a club or organization,
don’t be afraid to form one on your own.
If you want it to be recognized by the campus,
there will have to be forms to fill out and other paperwork to be done, but you can easily form a club
Study Smart
What to keep in mind when studying for tests
College News Service
Students, for the most part, are taught subjects, but they are not taught how to study
those subjects.
Here are some
tips to help
you make the
most of the
time you
spend studying.
When to study
A good rule
of thumb is
CHOOSE AN IDEAL study that studying
location. Libraries, study
should be
lounges or private rooms
done when
are best.
you are wellrested. Lastminute studying just before a class is usually
a waste of time.
Where to study
Choose an ideal study location. Libraries,
study lounges or private rooms are best.
Above all, the place you choose to study
should not be distracting.
Stay organized
Keep course materials organized in a planner and use a calendar to mark important
exams and project due dates.
Take careful notes
Go over your notes several days prior to an
exam so that you have time to ask your professor or TA any questions you have. Highlight important notes and turn them into a
question/answer practice quiz. Put them on
note cards to quiz yourself in your spare
time.
Take short breaks regularly
It usually pays off to take a 10-minute
break every hour or so to keep from getting
frustrated or tired when studying.
Campus News Briefs...
Homecoming Scheduled Nov. 10 – Dec. 16
Homecoming Week will be held from Sunday, Nov. 10,
through Saturday, Nov. 16. The week is billed as a time
“… of various activities” from the Second Annual Bevo
Walk on Sunday to the crowning of the Homecoming King
and Queen on Saturday. For this year’s parade theme,
groups/offices are asked to pick a decade and a song from
that decade and decorate floats accordingly.
Grande Chorale Performs For Veterans Day
The Grande Chorale and Symphonic Band will join forces on Friday, Nov. 8, to perform at this year’s Veterans
Day festivities. Activities are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
in the Davis University Center Cafeteria.
High School Art Teachers Exhibit At Museum
An exhibit of work by high school art teachers is on display in the Greer Museum through December 5. The museum is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
It’s Inevitable: A Student Guide To Preparing For Life After College
year networking with professionals. Students
There comes a time in every young college stuEven if an intern is just making coffee, he or she should definitely be networking before senior
dent’s life where the glory days of sleeping
is making connections that might lead to a job up- year, and make sure they ramp up their efforts in
through class, spending late nights in the library,
on graduation. Come June, hundreds of thousands the few months before they graduate so they are
and cheering from the student section must end.
of graduated college students flood the job market, fresh on people’s minds.
making it harder to get a job in the field a student
There are a
While it’s hard to grasp, it’s inevitable.
Chances are that this day will come much sooner wants to go in. If possible, start taking extra clas- number of
ses during sophomore and junior years (even the
ways a student
than anticipated. That’s why it’s important for
can network,
students to prepare for it, and the many days that summers) and try to graduate a semester or two
and one of the
early.
come after it. Preparing for post college life is
most popular
tough because it wakes a person up to the realizaIf a student is able to graduate in winter, he or
right now is
tion that college is temporary, but not preparing
she will have a much better shot at landing a job
quickly, since there are fewer college students sat- social media.
means facing a harsh reality upon graduation.
By following
urating the job market.
Finding a Job
professionals
Choosing a City
Arguably the hardest thing for recent college
in the industry
graduates is finding a job. While it never used to
Students should make sure to anticipate what’s
the student is
be this hard, it is now, and it’s important to start
going to happen the day they graduate and their
interested in,
looking early. Throughout college life, a student
lease ends. If he or she has a job lined up, they will and by conshould spend summers interning with companies likely know when and where they are going to be stantly reachmoving. But usually this is not the norm.
ing out to
When planning what city to move to after gradu- them, strong
Forum On Applying To
professional
ation, students need to make it a city where they
connections
Graduate School Set For Nov. 11
have connections, or second tier connections.
can be made.
There comes a time in every
A forum on how to apply to graduate school It could be a city where one’s dad lived when he This should be
young college student’s life where
was younger, and a lot of his friends are still there. done before
will he conducted by Rio Grande faculty in
That way they will have people to call when look- graduation so the glory days of sleeping through
BEF Room 216 on Monday, Nov. 11, beginclass, spending late nights in the
ing for a job, or just to ask advice on where a good that the stuning at 4:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by
place to get a hamburger is.
library, and cheering from the
dent will have
the Psychology Club and the New Student
time to build
student section must end.
Networking
Advising Office.
relationships.
Prepare for graduation by spending the senior
College News Service
related to their desired career field.
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 7
Entertainment
Walking Weekly
When
SPOILER ALERT: This
article may contain spoilers for readers who have
not watched the most recent season.
By Taryn Strawser, Signals Staff Writer
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 4 Has Bite
When It Rains, It Pours … Zombies, That Is
AMC’s The Walking Dead started ceiling. Apparently, weathered and
season four with an impact—both
aged Walkers should always land feet
with the content of the first two epi- first when falling through a roof.
sodes and with the number of viewThose who didn’t splattered all over
ers. A record breaking 16.1 million
the ground. One Walker even hung
viewers tuned in for the first episode via his intestines from the ceiling.
which premiered on October 13. The The group could not leave immediateseason is proving, thus far, to be one ly due to a new character, Bob, being
of the best
trapped under
seasons yet.
a fallen wine
Main events
shelf. This
abound in epimishap cost
sodes one and
Beth’s beau
two (“30 days
his life—an
Without An
event that she
Accident,”
was surprisand
ingly fine
“Infected,”
with. Of
respectively).
course, what
The prison
survivor girl
houses over
wouldn’t be
forty-five sur- A MAJOR EVENT
fine if she
vivors at the
could then
in Episode One
start of the
force a hug
first episode. includes Rick findout of the eving,
then
being
atHowever,
er attractive
large numbers tacked by “Creepy
Darryl Dixdo not last on Clara,” a woman
on.
TWD. Fatali- who looks like a
Other main
ties begin in
events in EpiWalker (many
the first episode One inviewers
actually
sode and conclude Rick
tinue into the thought she was a
finding then
second.
being atnew type of hybrid Walker) who keeps her
Beth Greene dead husband’s head in a burlap sack.
tacked by
loses yet an“Creepy
other boyClara,” a
friend to the Walkers. Her guy is a
woman who looks like a Walker
victim of the classic ripped Achilles’ (many viewers actually thought she
tendon then ripped out jugular—a
was a new type of hybrid Walker)
pattern that seems to be used all too
who keeps her dead husband’s head
often on the show. The Walker atin a burlap sack. Also Carol is found
tacked the young man while he, along having “story time” with the kids of
with several main characters, was on the prison. Story time in the Zombie
a supply run.
Apocalypse entails reading two senThe supply run provided one of the tences out of a book then spending
goriest scenes on TWD, as it began to the rest of the time talking about how
rain—yes rain Walkers. A faulty roof to use knives. Carl spots Carol teachand a helicopter crash caused abaning the kids and she begs him not to
doned Walkers to fall through the
tell his father.
Also a new
sickness has
spread.
“Violet,”
Carl’s favorite
piglet (because
the prison
grounds have
now transformed into a
set of gardens
complete with
small livestock) falls ill
and mysteriously dies.
However, VioMICHONNE IS REVEALED to have a dark secret relet isn’t the
garding kids herself, as she cries while holding baby Juonly critter
dith who lovingly touches her face.
who has taken
ill. Patrick, a
nerdy teenager
from Woodbury also falls
ill with a
cough. While
sweating and
coughing in
the shower, he
falls over dead
and almost
A SUPPLY RUN PROVIDED one of the goriest scenes on
immediately
TWD, as it began to rain—yes rain Walkers. A faulty roof
turns into a
and a helicopter crash caused abandoned Walkers to fall
Walker.
through the ceiling.
This event
transitions into
episode two; Walker Patrick chows
ing piglets by slicing their legs and
down on a fellow survivor while oth- throwing them off of a truck to the
ers who are suffering from the new
Walkers so that they might be disillness turn into Walkers. The whole tracted.
cell block is attacked and many peo- The episode ends in a thought prople die (ten to be exact). It is detervoking manner. Tyreese goes to visit
mined that a type
Karen
of Swine Flu is
and is
responsible for
shocked
the illness. An
to find a
immediate quartrail of
antine goes into
blood that
effect. Karen, the
leads to
only survivor of
two burnt
The Governor’s
bodies
Season Finale gun
(Karen
down and
and the
Tyreese’s love
other surinterest, along
vivor).
with another surThis endvivor are locked
ing leaves
CAROL
IS
FOUND
HAVING
“STORY
into death row.
many
Not surprising- TIME” with the kids of the prison. Story time asking
in the Zombie Apocalypse entails reading two “Who
ly, the attack is
not the only major sentences out of a book then spending the burnt the
rest of the time talking about how to use
event that occurs
bodies?”
knives.
during the epiAlso othsode. Carol is giver quesen custody of two young sisters after tions include, “Who is feeding the
their father is bitten during the attack. Walkers?” and most importantly the
Michonne is revealed to have a dark question still on everyone’s mind,
secret regarding kids herself, as she
“Where is The Governor?” Does he
cries while holding baby Judith who have a saboteur on the inside?
lovingly touches her face. A build up
These — and other — questions
of Walkers causes one of the gates to will only be answered as the plot
begin to collapse. Sasha discovers rat thickens on this season of AMC’s The
carcasses, which along with the open- Walking Dead.
ing scene of
a rat being
held
through the
fence) indicates that
someone is
feeding the
Walkers to
cause the
build ups. In
an emotion- A NEW SICKNESS HAS SPREAD. “Violet,” Carl’s favorite
al scene,
piglet (because the prison grounds have now transformed
Rick kills
into a set of gardens complete with small livestock) falls ill
the remain- and mysteriously dies.
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 8
What Rio Students Think … About Miley Cyrus
By ASHLI DEXTER
Signals Staff Writer
Almost everyone in America has seen or heard of Miley Cyrus’s recent outlandish exploits and raunchy performances.
Shirley Halperin, music editor for The Hollywood Reporter, says, "there was a time when people thought Miley Cyrus would never be on Top 40 radio, because Disney was
too squeaky clean. Well ... she's certainly turned that
around" (CNN).
Many different “respected ” experts
have commented on her behavior, but
what do students at the University of Rio
Grande think?
“I think people need to lay off Miley. She started
out as Hannah Montana, this ‘good girl,’ but she
can’t be that forever. She’s grown into her own
person and people need to respect her for that.”
—Luke Scott
Some answers:
“I think it’s just a phase and the sooner people
“Very inappropriate … But I enjoy her.” —Eleni stop paying attention to it, the sooner it will go
away.” —Dylan Perego
Guyton
“I think she needs to focus more on her music
than her social life.” —Tyler Haysli
“Basically I think that she is an adult and people
need to stop criticizing her over the simple fact
that she played on the Disney channel, but that’s
not who she is now. What we think is correct may
not be what she thinks is. She is just trying to get
known.” —Cheyenne Rucker
‘Carrie’: She Has Power And Knows How To Use It
By CYDNIE FEW
Signals Staff Writer
Carrie: released October 18, 2013
Running time 99 minutes
Supernatural horror film
“Carrie,” written by Stephen King, was first released as a novel nearly 40 years ago on April 5,
1974. King spent two weeks working nonstop
writing the novel in the bathroom of the small mobile home where he and his CARRIE: NOW AND THEN — Chloe Moretz,
wife Tabby lived. He then left, as the famous Carrie White. Pictured right
Cinema
threw it away because he is Sissy Spacek, who portrayed the havoc
did not like it and did not wrecking teenager in the original 1976 film.
By Cydnie
think it would sell. His
wife pulled it out the
ly Peirce, features Julianne Moore as Margaret
trashcan, encouraged him to finish it, and conWhite and Chloe Moretz as the famous Carrie
vinced him to submit it to a publisher.
White.
The novel changed his life and the history of
The film had an estimated budget of $30 million,
horror films forever. After its publication, King
which
shows throughout the movie in the special
quit his job teaching and began writing full time.
effects used as Carrie
Over the intervening
reveals her powers.
decades, King’s story of
an awkward teenage girl Carrie White is a misfit. At school, she's Carrie White is a young
girl raised in a household
with telekinetic powers
an
outcast
who's
bullied
by
the
popular
dominated by extreme
whose lonely life is dominated by an oppressive
crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone religious beliefs as taught
and enforced by her
religious fanatic mother
else. At home, she's at the mercy of her mother. Carrie has grown
has gone through multiloving but cruelly over-protective mother. up being tortured by her
ple iterations. The first
“Carrie” film, directed
But Carrie's just discovered she's got a classmates, teachers, and
even her mother.
by Brian De Palma, was
special power, and if pushed too far,
The last three months
released in 1976. It reshe's
not
afraid
to
use
it.
When
she
is
huof
her senior year in high
ceived two Academy
Award nominations: one
miliated by her classmates at the high school is when disaster
strikes. After a terrifying
for Sissy Spacek, who
school prom, she wreaks havoc on every- scene in the girls locker
played Carrie, and one
one and everything in her path. Francis room, the gym coach
for Piper Laurie as her
bans the bullying girls
abusive mother.
X. Clines, in The New York Times
from prom unless they
In 1988, “Carrie: The
(March
2,
1988),
noted
that
Carrie
is
M
"
r.
did “suicides” in gym
Musical” was adapted
King's carmine variation on Cinderella." class.
for the stage, with lyrics
One student does not
by Dean Pitchford and
want to accommodate
music by Michael Gore.
The production received standing ovations. In No- and she gets banned, but she exacts her revenge at
vember 2002, “Carrie” was remade and broadcast prom. In the mist of everything, Carrie discovers
that she has telekinetic powers. She is able to
as a made-for-TV movie.
The contemporary “Carrie,” directed by Kimber- break mirrors, lift objects and close doors. The
character Sue Snell does a form of penance when
she decides to have her boyfriend Tommy Ross
take Carrie to the prom. Carrie is excited about the
opportunity and makes her own dress. Ultimately,
Carrie and Tommy are voted “king and queen” of
the prom.
An unexpected
and disastrous
event occurs as
Carrie
takes the
crown.
This
brings out
Carrie’s
rage and
the full
force of
her powers. Prom
night
turns into
everyone’s
THE 2013 VERSION of “Carrie,”
worst
directed
by Kimberly Peirce, features
nightJulianne Moore as Margaret White,
mare.
Carrie’s somewhat over-protective
Carrie
mother.
takes
control as
the gym burns down to the ground. She later goes
home and defends herself from her mother.
The 2013 version is not a direct remake of the
1976 movie. Although it does feel like a loving
tribute to the older film, it actually follows the
book more closely.
The only material that is different is the modern
day updates that allow Carrie to feel right at home
in 2013.
This supernatural horror film will keep the audience’s collective backs pressed up against their
seats.
This movie rates 3 out of 5 stars. Even though
some people seem to like the 1976 movie better,
this film does a good job as an update to 2013.
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 9
Sports News
RedStorm Volleyball Defeats Cumberland University
Rio Grande Sports Information
RIO GRANDE - Freshman setter/outside hitter
Kayla Briley (Marion, OH) dished out a team-high
49 assists to go along with nine kills in leading the
University of Rio Grande volleyball team to a five
-set victory over Cumberland University, Saturday,
Nov. 2, in Mid-South Conference action at the
Newt Oliver Arena.
The win was the second triumph for the RedStorm (12-15 overall, 6-11 MSC) in less than 24
hours and pushed them ahead of Cumberland (1418, 5-11) for the seventh spot in the conference
standings. The top eight teams in the league advance to the conference tournament later this
month.
After the two squads divided the first two sets,
Rio Grande put together what was perhaps their
best set of the afternoon, jumping out to a 13-6
lead after a 7-0 run which broke a 6-6 deadlock.
The RedStorm kept the foot on the accelerator
and jumped out to a lead of 21-11 before eventually wrapping up the set with a 25-18 victory to take
a 2-1 advantage in the match.
Rio Grande looked to be cruising to a match
victory in the fourth set with a seemingly commanding 15-8 lead, but the Bulldogs suddenly
came to life and rattled off 14 of the next 19 points
to take a 22-20 lead late in the set.
The RedStorm answered back and regained a 23
-22 advantage, but CU rallied yet again with the
final three points to even the match and force a
fifth and deciding set.
Junior outside hitter Betsy Schramm (Marietta,
OH) took over in the fifth and final set, notching
six of the team's 10 kills and leading the RedStorm
to a match win with a 15-8 set victory.
Rio Grande had a .197 attacking percentage as a
team compared to Cumberland's .101 percentage.
The RedStorm hit .444 in the deciding set to end
the match.
Schramm led the way for Rio Grande with 16
kills, while freshman defensive specialist Chandler
Brown (Beaver, OH) dug out 12 Cumberland attacks.
Leading the way for the Bulldogs was MackenRIO GRANDE'S BETSY SCHRAMM goes airzie Gass with 11 kills, while Meghan Gass and
borne for one of her 16 kills in the November 2
Laura Peavy had 16 assists and 11 digs, respecwin over Cumberland University.
tively.
RedStorm Volleyball Pounds Patriots
RIO'S KAYLA BRILEY hands out
one of her 33 assists to teammate
Autumn Snider in the November 1
win over Cumberland.
Rio Grande Sports Information
RIO GRANDE - For the University of Rio Grande volleyball team, the
November 1 get together with the
University of the Cumberlands turned
out to be special in many ways.
The RedStorm honored their lone
senior and a departing junior prior to
first serve and then avenged an earlier
loss to UC with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-23,
25-15) Mid-South Conference victory
over the Patriots at the Newt Oliver
Arena.
Rio Grande improved to 11-15
overall and 5-11 in the MSC, taking
another step toward securing a spot in
the upcoming conference tournament
later this month.
The win was also the 100th in the
career of Rio head coach Billina Donaldson.
"I think we're finally back to feeling comfortable with who is lined up
across the net from us," Donaldson
said. "We did things tonight that
looked like next-level volleyball. The
girls were consistently talking to each
other, even when we were down early
in the first game. Earlier in the season, we would've gotten flustered and
it would've been mistake after mis-
take."
While senior defensive specialist
Nicole Ogg (Albany, OH) and junior
Jocelyn George (Cambridge, OH)
were recognized and showered with
gifts just before the beginning of the
match, Cumberlands did its best to
spoil the party early on.
The Patriots (17-8, 8-7) raced to a
5-1 in the opening set, but Rio continued to battle and eventually used a 50 run to turn a 10-8 deficit into a 1310 lead - an advantage that the RedStorm maintained the remainder of
the set.
UC did draw to within 21-20, but
Rio scored the final four points to
take a 1-0 lead.
Sets two and three were, for the
most part, dominated by the RedStorm.
UC led set two early, 5-4, but Rio
reeled off four straight winners and
never trailed again. The Patriots tied
set three at 1-1 and 3-3, but never led
as the RedStorm finished off the
sweep.
"We're playing much better volleyball," said Donaldson, "and we made
the team on the other side of the net
not play very well. They did a good
job of making adjustments, but we
were able to counter those adjustments."
Cumberlands had just an .014 attack percentage, collecting just 20
kills against 18 errors in 140 attacks.
The Patriots struggled mightily down
the stretch, managing just four kills
against 10 errors in 28 attacks.
Rio Grande turned things on in set
three, recording 12 kills against just
four errors in 23 attacks for a .348
attack percentage in the set. The RedStorm finished with a .173 attack percentage for the match.
Freshman right-side hitter/middle
blocker Autumn Snider (Marion, OH)
had 11 kills to pace Rio, while freshman setter/outside hitter Kayla Briley
(Marion, OH) had a match-high 33
assists to go along with two blocks.
Freshman outside hitter/right-side
hitter Chandler Brown (Beaver, OH)
had a match-best 19 digs and two service aces, while Ogg finished with 17
digs.
Samantha Stuckwisch had 13 assists and nine digs to pace UC, while
Kelsey Eastham had seven kills in a
losing cause. Abby Dundon also had
nine digs for the Patriots.
University of Rio Grande athletic events for the period from 11/8-11/10.
Home events are in ALL CAPS:
Friday, Nov. 8
Men’s Basketball in SAUNDERS INSURANCE TIPOFF CLASSIC
(Fork Union Military Academy vs. Rio Grande JV, 4 p.m.; Shawnee
State vs. Indiana-Kokomo, 6 p.m.; Rio Grande vs. Miami-Hamilton, 8
vs. Miami-Hamilton, 1 p.m.; Rio Grande vs. Indiana-Kokomo, 3p.m.);
p.m.)
Women’s Basketball in SAUNDERS INSURANCE TIPOFF CLASSIC
Saturday, Nov. 9
(Miami-Middletown vs. Rio Grande, 5 p.m.); Women’s Soccer at St.
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country in MSC CHAMPIONSHIP at RIO
Catharine College in MSC Tournament, 2:30 p.m.
GRANDE, 10:15 a.m. for women and 11 a.m. for men; Men’s Basketball
Sunday, Nov. 10
in SAUNDERS INSURANCE TIPOFF CLASSIC (Fork Union Military Women’s JV Basketball at OU-Lancaster, 1 p.m.; Men’s JV Basketball
Academy vs. Rio Grande JV, 9 a.m. (at River Valley HS); Shawnee State
at OU-Lancaster, 3 p.m.
Rio Grande, Ohio
November 2013; Number 3
Page 10
RedStorm Women Suffer Disappointing Loss
Rio Grande Sports Information
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - Kim
Robinson and Victoria Paynter
scored two goals each to lead the
University of the Cumberlands to a 41 Senior Day victory over the University of Rio Grande, Saturday, October 26, in Mid-South Conference
women's soccer action at the UC Soccer Complex.
Cumberlands won for just the second time in 16 outings overall and the
second time in eight league games,
snapping a seven-match losing streak
in the process.
The RedStorm finished their regular season schedule at 9-8 overall and
4-5 in the MSC.
Head coach Callum Morris's squad,
which was looking to nail down a
No. 4 seed and a first round home
game in the upcoming MSC Tournament, have now lost three of their last
four outings - all conference games and will have to settle for the No. 5
seed and a first round road trip to either St. Catharine College or Campbellsville University.
"To be honest, there's really not a
lot to say. We just didn't show up,"
Morris said. "We were just awful. I'd
like to apologize to the 15 or 16 parents who traveled here to watch the
kids play, because it was an absolute
disgrace. We never got going - at
all."
The Patriots dominated the contest
from the outset, outshooting the Red-
Storm 18-6, including 15-2 in shots
on goal.
Robinson scored the first of her
two goals just 9:39 into the match
and Paynter managed her first score
just over a minute later to make it 20.
Rio Grande cut the lead in half
with 3:19 remaining before the intermission when freshman defender
Carrie Mathes (Springboro, OH)
scored off an assist by sophomore
forward Kasey Crow (Chillicothe,
OH).
The assist allowed Crow to move
into first place on the school's alltime points list, snapping a tie with
Beth Hoffman, who tallied 44 points
during her career from 2005-07.
Dodson, Filho Honored By CoSIDA
Rio Grande Sports Information
RIO GRANDE - Two members of the
University of Rio Grande men's soccer
teams have been honored for their accomplishments
in the classroom.
Sophomore
forward Luiz
Filho and junior
goal keeper Jon
Dodson have
both been named
to the Capital
One Academic
All-District One
College Division
by CoSIDA
(College Sports
Information DiJUNIOR GOAL
rectors of AmeriKEEPER JON
ca).
DODSON joins
Filho, a native
teammate Luiz Filho on the CoSIDA of Sao Paulo,
Brazil, is majorCapital One Acaing in Business
demic All-District
and carries a
team.
3.97 grade point
average.
Dodson, a native of Tiffin, Ohio, has a
3.30 GPA as a Business Management
major. Filho leads Rio Grande in goals
(23), points (49) and game-winning
goals (5). His 23 goals currently rank
second in the country.
Dodson has started all 16 of the RedStorm's contests in goal and has recorded 32 saves and .744 save percentage.
He's also allowed just 11 goals this season and has authored four solo shutouts,
while teaming with reserve net-minder
Ludovic Delapeyre on four additional
clean sheets.
Joining Filho and Dodson on the alldistrict team are defenders Alan Vezza
and Tobias Gerber of Embry-Riddle
(Fla.) University, as well as defenders
Donal Lynch of Davenport University,
Cody LaBelle of Montreat College and
Taian Souza of Auburn UniversityMontgomery; forwards Dino Duratovic
of Davenport University and Helge Pietschmann from William Carey College;
goal keeper Andreas Hoffer from Thomas University; and midfielders Luiz Velasquez of Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Luis
Trude of William Carey College and Elvar Sigurdsson of Auburn-Montgomery.
The Academic All‐District teams are
divided into eight geographic districts
across the United States and Canada.
This is the second year of the expanded
Academic All‐America® program as
CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and
has doubled the number of scholar‐
athletes honored.
The expanded teams include NCAA
Division I, NCAA Division II and
NCAA Division III participants, while
the College Division Academic All‐
America Team combines NAIA, Canadian and two‐year schools.
First‐team all-district honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All‐
America Team ballot, where first‐, second‐ and third‐team All‐America honorees will be selected later this month.
The Patriots snatched the momentum back, though, when Robinson
scored her second marker just over
20 minutes into the second stanza and
Paynter finished off the scoring when
she found the back of the net off of a
feed from Amerah Dixon with 6:55
left to play.
"We didn't turn up and all the best
to Cumberlands because, obviously,
they did," Morris said. "They got two
quick goals that put us under pressure. We had chances to score, we
just had no conviction - there was
nothing about us that wanted to go
and win the game today."
Carissa Harriman stopped one shot
in the winning effort for Cumberlands.
Racers Take Down No. 1 RedStorm
Rio Grande Sports Information
RIO GRANDE, Ohio Sergio Royo and Peguy
Ngatcha each scored second half goals and the University of Northwestern
Ohio held on down the
stretch to post a 2-1 over
the top-ranked University
of Rio Grande, Wednesday,
Oct. 30, in non-conference
men's soccer action at
Evan E. Davis Field.
RIO'S LUIZ FILHO keeps the ball
The Racers, who reaway from UNOH's Carlos Suarez durceived votes in this
ing the first half of the October 30
week's NAIA coaches
match.
poll, improved to 12-2-3
with the victory.
Rio Grande, which was playing its regular season finale, suffered
its first home loss of the year and slipped to 12-2-2.
The RedStorm fell despite outshooting their guests, 15-5, including 9-1 in the first half and 8-3 on goal. UNOH goal keeper Liam
Davies went the distance in net and stopped seven shots.
The contest was a scoreless tie at the intermission, but Royo
snapped the deadlock when he found the net off an assist by Jure
Spiller at the 61:12 mark to give the Racers a 1-0 lead.
Ngatcha made it 2-0 just over 11-1/2 minutes later thanks to a
feed from Travin cain, but Rio Grande sliced the lead in half when
sophomore Luiz Filho scored off of a header to himself with 8:35
remaining in the contest.
Filho, who entered the game ranked second in tehe country in
goals scored, appeared to tie the match four minutes later when he
fired the rebound of a missed shot by senior defender Craig Davies
(Wolverhampton, England) into the net, but the goal was waved off
when Filho was ruled to be offside.
The RedStorm had one last shot on goal with 2:17 remaining, but
sophomore defender Romain Terzian (Valence, France) misfired and
Davies came up with the save. Junior goalkeeper Jon Dodson
(Tiffin, OH) had one save in the loss for Rio Grande.
The contest was a physical affair with the two teams being whistled for 31 common fouls and four yellow card cautions.
New Fangled Form Of Yoga Tailored For Men
College News Service
Broga, the newest form of yoga, is a class in
Somerville, Mass. that’s about “men feeling better
in their bodies. And taking an active, preventive
role in their own lives,” Adam O’Neill, president
and co-founder of broga told CNS.
“We chose the name broga because it’s funny,
catchy and familiar. It lets men know this is for
them,” said O’Neill. The idea is to provide a place
for guys who might want to try yoga but would be
uncomfortable in a class taught and attended by a
bunch of women. Broga sessions are open to all
but geared towards men. Chakra talk is kept to a
minimum at broga, keeping the language familiar,
rather than using Sanskrit. The music of choice is
what you might hear in a garage, such as the
Black Keys, Radiohead and Bob Dylan.
“The class focuses on balance, building strength
and an awareness of breath,” said Robert Sidoti,
broga’s co-founder, who teaches the classes. “A
side benefit becomes increased flexibility.” Since
men are typically not as flexible as women, broga
offers exercises tailored to specific students’ lives.
“A lot of guys come here after years and years of
sports, but their bodies are out of whack.
Some have cement shoulders or really tight hips,”
Sidoti said, adding that broga’s poses and movements are geared toward men’s lifestyles, whatever type of lifestyle that may be. As of now, there
are only seven weekly broga classes in Massachusetts.
But O'Neill and Sidoti are hoping to grow the
brand, so they offer instructor training certification (for men only) to bring the practice elsewhere, and maybe even online classes or DVDs in
the future.
Rio Grande, Ohio
October 2013; Number 3
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RedStorm Ranked No. 1 In Coaches Poll
NAIA Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rio Grande (Ohio) of the
Mid-South Conference sits atop the NAIA Men's
Soccer Coaches' Top 25 poll, the national office
announced Tuesday, October 22.
The RedStorm, who held an 11-1-2 mark on the
season at the time the poll was conducted, accumulated 20 first-place votes and 591 points to earn
their 40th all-time No. 1 ranking and their 57th
consecutive top 10 nod.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head
coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups.
Rio Grande,
which was last
ranked No. 1 on
Oct. 23, 2012, becomes the fifth
NAIA program to
Rio Grande, which earn the No. 1 posiwas last ranked No. 1 tion this season, tyon Oct. 23, 2012, be- ing an NAIA record
comes the fifth NAIA (2000, 2006). Hasprogram to earn the tings (Neb.), Mobile
No. 1 position this sea- (Ala.), Belhaven
(Miss.) and Lindsey
son, tying an NAIA rec- Wilson (Ky.) have
ord (2000, 2006). also been ranked
No. 1 this season.
Grand View (Iowa), which joined the top five
last week and has been ranked in every regularseason poll, compiled 557 points en route to the
No. 2 ranking. The No. 2 position is the highest
rating for Grand View, dating back to 2000. The
13-2-0 Vikings currently sit atop the Midwest Collegiate Conference (5-0-0).
Lindsey Wilson accrued 544 points, including
the final first-place vote, earning the No. 3 position. The 10-2-2 Blue Raiders fell from the top
position after suffering their second loss of the
season at the hands of NCAA Division II Flagler
(Fla.) on Oct. 16.
Lindsey Wilson's only
other loss came in the
first match of 2013
against Spring Arbor
(Mich.) on Aug. 22.
Despite having two
losses on its record,
Lindsey Wilson (6-01) holds a narrow lead
on current No. 1 Rio
Grande (6-0-2) in the
Mid-South Conference.
No. 4 Benedictine
(Kan.) and No. 5 AshTHE REDSTORM, who held an 11-1-2 mark on the season at the time the
ford (Iowa) round out
the top five with 533 poll was conducted, accumulated 20 first-place votes and 591 points to earn
their 40th all-time No. 1 ranking and their 57th consecutive top 10 nod.
and 503 points, respectively. The 10-2-1
Ravens sit atop the Heart of America Athletic
Rocky Mountain (Mont.). This is the first Top 25
Conference (4-0-1) and rejoin the top five for the appearance for both San Diego Christian and St.
first time since Poll No. 2. After a one-week hia- Thomas, dating back to 2000, and just the second
tus, following the team's third loss of the season to for Davenport, which was previously ranked on
Grand View on Oct. 9, the 10-3-1 Saints return to Sept. 9, 2008. The rest of the newcomers had been
the top five.
ranked at some point earlier this season.
This is the first poll in which no Southern States
Columbia (Mo.), Campbellsville (Ky.), Our LaAthletic Conference team ranks among the top
dy of the Lake (Texas), Texas at Brownsville,
five since the final regular-season poll of 2012.
Texas Wesleyan and Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.)
No. 7 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) is the highest
fell out of the Top 25. Columbia had been ranked
ranked team from the conference.
in 34-straight polls dating back to Nov. 14, 2010.
Within the poll, No. 17 Martin Methodist
Hannibal-LaGrange had previously been ranked in
(Tenn.) made the largest jump, moving up six
every poll of 2013.
spots, while Belhaven fell seven spots, landing at
The Southern States Athletic Conference shares
No. 9. The shifts come after Martin Methodist
the lead among all conferences/independents/
downed the Blazers 1-0, on a Juan Madrigal goal unaffiliated groupings with four teams among the
with 46 seconds remaining in double overtime, on Top 25: Auburn Montgomery, Belhaven, No. 14
Oct. 19. There were a season-high seven newcom- William Carey (Miss.) and Martin Methodist. The
ers to the Top 25: No. 18 San Diego Christian
Heart of America Athletic Conference also placed
(Calif.), No. 19 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 21 Bryan four teams among the Top 25: Benedictine, No. 6
(Tenn.), No. 23 Davenport (Mich.), No. 24 Thom- Missouri Valley, No. 15 MidAmerica Nazarene
as (Ga.), No. 25 St. Thomas (Texas) and No. 25
(Kan.) and No. 16 Baker (Kan.).
Tigers Survive Slow Start, Top RedStorm Volleyball
Rio Grande Sports Information
RIO GRANDE, Ohio - Campbellsville University shook off an opening set loss and cruised to a
3-1 win over the University of Rio Grande, Friday
October 25, in Mid-South Conference volleyball
action at the Newt Oliver Arena. The host RedStorm grabbed the early momentum by scoring the
final three points of set one for a 25-23 win. The
RedStorm dropped to 10-15 overall and 4-11 in
league play. Rio Grande had its best attack per-
centage of the contest in set one with a mark
of .333, rallying from a 22-20 deficit by scoring
five of the final six points of the set. RedStorm got
no closer than two points the rest of the way,
while the Tigers scored five of the final six points
to take set three. Rio trailed just 9-8 early in set
four, but the Tigers reeled off seven of the next
nine points to take a 16-10 advantage and the RedStorm got no closer than four the rest of the way.
Rinata Aisena and Jana Kortas had 13 kills apiece
to lead Campbellsville, while Kelly Moyer added
11 kills of her own. Aisena also had two solo
blocks and five assisted blocks in the win.
Junior outside hitter Betsy Schramm had 15
kills in the loss for Rio, while freshman setter
Kayla Briley had 38 assists and senior defensive
specialist Nicole Ogg had 23 digs. Freshman right
-side hitter/middle blocker Autumn Snider
chipped in with a solo block and four block assists
in a losing cause for the RedStorm.
Taranto Leads RedStorm At Great Lakes Invitational
among the RedStorm women, comRio Grande Sports Information
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The
pleting the 5k course in 19:41 for
University of Rio Grande
90th place in the 363-runner
men's cross country team
field.
placed 15th, while the
Among the other athletes
RedStrom women finished
running for Rio Grande in the
26th as a team at Saturday's
men's division were junior
NAIA Great Lakes ChalDustin Moritz (Ironton, OH),
lenge Cross Country Invitiawho crossed the line in 86th
tional hosted by Aquinas
place with a time of 26:51;
College.
freshman Kameron Carpenter
Joe Taranto
Senior Joe Taranto
(Newark, OH), who was 93rd
(Pickerington, OH) had the best fin- with a time of 26:54; freshman Dallas
ish among Rio's men's runners, taking Guy (Buffalo, OH), who placed 95th
57th place after completing the 8k
with a time of 26:55; sophomore
course in a time of 26:28. A total of Kyle Sanborn (Dover, OH), who was
387 runners participated in the men's 121st with a time of 27:17; sophodivision.
more Matt Engstrom (Dover, OH),
Fellow senior Brittany Piccone
who placed 136th with a time of
(Crooksville, OH) had the top time
27:27; freshman Blake Freed
(Uhrichsville, OH), who was 149th
with a time of 27:33; freshman Lane
Hagar (Hilliard, OH), who was 166th
with an effort of 27:42; freshman
Nate Goodhart (Kent, OH), who was
184th in a time of 28:02; and freshman Aaron Evancho (Mt. Perry, OH),
who finished 325th with a time of
30:58.
Mizael carrera of Robert Morris
(IL) University captured the men's
individual title with a time of 24:46.
St. Francis (IL), Olivet Nazarene and
host Aquinas grabbed the top three
spots in the men's team standings,
while Rio Grande rival Shawnee
State finished fourth.
Also representing Rio in the women's competition were freshman Katie
Glover (Ashville, OH), who was
197th after crossing the finish line in
a time of 20:49; freshman Alex Ellis
(Ona, WV), who finished 225th in a
time of 21:15; freshman Lindsay
Golden (Milford, OH), who was
336th in a time of 24:29; freshman
Nicole Worsham (Beavercreek, OH),
who was 346th with a time of 25:16;
and freshman Andrea Edelmann
(Gallipolis, OH), who was 352nd after crossing the finish line in 25:50.
Kristen Garwood of HannibalLaGrange took the women's individual crown with a time of 17:54. Taylor
University, Olivet Nazarene and St.
Francis (IL) registered the top three
team scores.
Rio Grande won't run again until it
hosts the Mid-South Conference
championship meet on November 9.