JESUIT`S GOT TALENT, but do they?

THURSDAY, October 6, 2011
WJU Student Publication
Mission & Identity
Will Ruberg
Service Scholarship:
Keeping the Spirit Alive
Arts & Living
Stud
Doubles
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JESUIT’S GOT TALENT, but do they?
Alexa Frankovitch
Staff Writer
Homecoming weekend here at Wheeling Jesuit
University allows for some exciting activities for
both students and parents alike. This past Friday, the
first night of the lively weekend was capped off with
the annual Jesuit’s Got Talent auditions show.
People of all ages filed in, chatting with one another about family and friends, teachers and classes,
how school is going and how home is now that their
favorite child is gone.
But as soon as the lights dimmed and the familiar
theme music began, the crowd quieted and warmly
welcomed the host, junior Chris Bohinski.
The judges were also introduced: recent graduate
and current assistant of marketing and communications Trent Krupica, communications professor Carrie West, and resident director Chris McPherson.
After a bit of teasing between the judges, the auditions began. The first contestant was sophomore Patrick Stanton. He informed the crowd that his band
was away so he would be performing on his own;
He played a song dedicated to a mysterious “Jenny.”
After a positive response from the audience,
Krupica told Patrick that he thought he was good
without his band backing him up.
Next came Eric Allen and Matt Murphy of “Spboners.” The duo began with a bevy of self-deprecating jokes, explaining that they were originally a
band with “spoons” as instruments. Unfortunately,
they “only had knives and forks,” so they were
forced to learn their song only 20 minutes prior to
the performance. Finally, they proceeded with their
performance of Weezer’s “Undone – The Sweater
Song.”
After a rocky start of jumbled guitar chords and
forgotten lyrics, the song picked up in the chorus.
The audition was followed by a mixture of laughter,
applause, and confusion from the crowd and the
judges alike.
The two boys were instructed to simply stick to
the “whoa-ah-whoa-ah-whoas” of the song because
that’s what “sounded best.”
Following the awkwardly funny performance,
sophomore Sarah Algee wowed the audience with
Let’s Hear it for the
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Colin Lawler
Staff Writer
Ladies and gentlemen, the call
has been answered! Wheeling Jesuit
University selected a new mascot after
tryouts on Thursday, September 22 in
Troy Theater.
Three positions were available to
students, one primary and two alternate
positions. Freshman Travis Couture
won the primary mascot position while
Mike Little and Joel Tcheimengi won
the alternate positions.
Couture said he was thrilled to have
won the
opportunity.
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her beautiful rendition of a Bach piece on the grand
piano. With a very fast tempo, a complicated pattern
of notes, and no need for sheet music, she impressed
the entire crowd as well as the judges, thus earning
her the title of “the person to beat.”
Loic Noubosse was next with his touching arrangement of John Lennon’s classic “Imagine.”
Accompanied by his guitar, he sweetly performed
the well-known tune and was answered with a very
pleasing response from everyone in the theater.
Wheeling Jesuit’s new Cardinal mascot Travis
Couture was next in line to audition. He amused the
crowd with his hilarious depiction of “Nice Guys
Finish Last” by the YouTube sensation Kevjumba.
West ridiculed Travis for his choice of song but
both he and Krupica had a slew of comebacks ready,
making the audience laugh even more. Even with
the obscure song choice, the judges agreed that they
all enjoyed the performance.
Another duo was brought onto stage: Alan
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The Ship Moving
Forward
won the position,” Couture said. “I was
a mascot in high school and I loved it.
I feel like it will be even more fun in
college.”
Students who participated in the
tryout were asked to demonstrate their
“school spirit” by designing a twominute routine to be performed in front
of a panel of judges and a student body
audience.
Judges included admissions counselor Dulce Rizo, marketing specialist Michelle Rejonis, and assistant to
marketing and communications Trent
Krupica. The last event of the evening
included a dance-off as a tie-breaker
between the three finalists.
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Colin Lawler
Staff Writer
Last week our university celebrated
a tremendous occasion. Richard A.
Beyer was officially inaugurated as
the ninth president of Wheeling Jesuit
University on Thursday, September
29 in the elegantly transformed McDonough Center.
The program began with a substantial processional consisting of the
Student Government Association Executive Board (SGA), representatives
from student clubs and organizations,
and members of WJU athletic teams.
Members of the faculty, Board
of Directors, administration - and
the president himself - followed the
student representatives dressed in full
academic regalia.
Paige Carpenetti, a member of the
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student procession, commented on
the opening ceremony.
“I was very impressed with the
way the ceremony was conducted,”
Carpenetti said. “I was honored to
have been involved.”
President Beyer is the first non-Jesuit president of the University. Many
of the event’s speakers, including
Dean Stahl, mentioned that fact coupled with the president’s extensive
successful background in business
and technologies that readily defends
his layman status.
The inaugural ceremony continued with the invocation performed
by the Bishop of the Diocese of
Youngstown, Ohio, the Most Reverend George V. Murry, S.J.
Other speakers included the Very
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THURSDAY, October 6, 2011
CARDINAL CONNECTION
Let’s Hear it for the
Despite Inclement Weather,
Homecoming Concert Successful
Bird
Colin Lawler
Staff Writer
The homecoming concert scheduled to be
outdoor in front of Donahue on Friday, September 30, at 7:00 p.m. faced the possibility
of inclement weather so administrators moved
the concert into Troy Theater. Despite the
move indoors, the concert itself was an overwhelming success.
Students, faculty and alumni gathered
together for a collaborative performance
between the Wheeling Jesuit University Symphonic Band and River City Brass (RCB). The
concert, featuring eight pieces of music with
soloists from RCB and WJU, was free to all
members of the university and community.
James Arnold, an audience member from the
community, said he enjoyed the performance.
“It really was a splendid performance,”
Arnold said. “It’s just so refreshing to see what
the university is doing.”
The highlights of the evening consisted of
two featured pieces specifically performed by
the WJU Symphonic Band. The first piece,
“Selections from The Lion King” by Hans
Zimmer arranged by Paul Lavender, received
critical acclaim. WJU’s second piece, “Highland Legend” written by John Moss, also
received numerous compliments from spectators.
Christine Ohl-Gigliotti, dean of student
development and band member, said she was
thrilled with the turnout.
“We were very happy to see how many
students and community members attended,”
Ohl-Gigliotti said. “We are hoping more
students will join the band after the success of
this concert.”
Currently the WJU Symphonic Band is made
up of mostly community members who love
the university and who jumped at the chance to
perform with world-class musicians. The overall goal is to have more students participate.
“We are looking for ways to have more students involved,” Ohl-Gigliotti said. “We are
looking at several options including academic
credit, payment, and scholarship options.”
The concluding piece for the evening was a
River City Brass tradition, “Stars and Stripes.”
At the conclusion of the performance, band
members were met with a standing ovation an excellent kick-off to homecoming weekend.
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Rizo said some participants
performed better than others.
“You could tell some had
put forth more effort than
others,” Rizo said. “In general everyone was excited
and tried to demonstrate their
school spirit.”
The overall opinion seemed
to be that the competition
was a close race; anyone
could have been chosen.
“Honestly it was hard to
tell who was going to win,”
Couture said. “But in the
process of the competition I
met a bunch of cool people,
especially the two guys I was
up against in the dance-off.”
Duties of the mascot include participating in on- and
off-campus events, homecoming festivities, and sporting events. Each mascot has
been granted a scholarship
package for their services
during the academic year.
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Hastwell and Justin Amos.
They performed “Love is
What I Got” by Sublime.
As the audience contemplated the slightly less known
song, the melody suddenly
changed and the performance
was transformed into one
everyone knew: the theme
song from “The Fresh Prince
of Bellaire.”
With laughter and some
singing along from the
audience members, the boys
played the jingle, character
voices and all. They then
switched back to their original
song choice for the conclusion.
After a comment by West
that she thought that the
“Fresh Prince of Bellaire”
was before their time and
was surprised they knew the
song, the judges and audience
both agreed that it was a good
remix and a fantastic performance.
Lead vocalist, Justin Amos,
confirmed beliefs that “we
are, in fact, trying to pick up
girls with this song.”
Girls, did it work?
Finally, finishing off the
auditions, Jesse Kubanet
ambled onstage, becoming
the only non-musical performance. He did a stand-up
comedy act about the previous
day’s Presidential Inauguration event, and had everyone
watching roaring in laughter.
With jokes ranging from
how the audience members
clap, to the ridiculous robes
and hats that faculty are
required to wear, Jesse was
thoroughly applauded by
everyone in the room.
Even though it was only the
audition round of the game
show, two contestants were
eliminated. The judges stated
that it was a “tough decision,”
as everyone was quite talented, but in the end, Eric Allen
and Matt Murphy of Spboner
and Patrick Stanton were cut
from the competition.
With that being announced,
the program ended, but students were invited back to see
their friends perform through
the next three rounds of the
competition. Round one will
be held Thursday, October 13,
at 9:00 p.m. in Troy Theater.
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Reverend James M. Shea, S.J. and the Bishop of the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, The Most
Reverend Michael J. Bransfield.
Guests to the ceremony were honored to sit amongst past presidents Rev. Haig, S.J., Rev. Currie, S.J., and Rev. Thomas S. Acker, S.J. for whom Acker Science Center is named.
Bishop Bransfield stated that he was confident President Beyer would be able to conquer the
tasks ahead of him, the university, and the community.
“It is my belief that this man has invested within him the talents to move this great ship forward,” Bishop Bransfield said. “Let us now prepare ourselves as he leads us on this vast journey.”
Nearing the conclusion of the program, President Beyer was entrusted with the Presidential
Chain of Office, confirming him as president, and delivered an address thanking members of the
audience as well as explaining his motivated goals for our university.
“It is my hope that my own future decisions and actions should not only fall into intellectual
consideration,” President Beyer said, “but also take into account what my heart is telling me
with faith and hope and love.”
The president concluded his address with a quote of intellectual and ambitious inspiration,
fitting to himself and the ceremony, from Saint Ignatius of Loyola who founded the Society of
Jesus.
“Go forth and set the world on fire.”
Alexa Frankovitch
Staff Writer
What’s the worst part of
September ending? Having
to wake up Green Day. After
that, there are midterms.
You’ve got Halloween to
finish off the month but what
is there to do with all of that
extra time in between? You
could do homework… or you
could check out any of the
CAB’s upcoming events.
Starting this Friday, October 7, the RATT will be
hosting their weekly Friday
Night Live with country artist
Chelsea Boyles at 10:00 pm.
The following weeks will
hold shows by Jason LeVasseur and The Blue Devils,
both rock-based musicians. If
you’re in a band yourself, or
you want to hear some other
student musicians, try Karaoke and Open Mic Night, happening every other Thursday
in the RATT. Another way to
check out the talents of your
fellow classmates is to attend
the annual Jesuit’s Got Talent
competition. Based off of the
popular television show, this
hilarious remake includes
everything from singing and
dancing to stand up comedy,
all judged by some of your
favorite teachers and alumni.
Round 1 begins on October
13 at 9:00 pm in Troy Theater.
Of course, there are some
students that love music but
instead of watching it, would
much rather dance along.
For those students, Theme
Nights in the RATT are the
place to be. Saturday, October 8, come down for 90’s
night clad in your favorite
old-school outfits. On October 29, prepare for a second
dance in the RATT celebrating a student favorite holiday,
Halloween, where everyone
will be decked out in their
best costume. If you love the
spooky side of October, be
sure to check out Phantom
Fright Nights at Kennywood
Park on October 22.
If you’re looking for a lowkey activity to occupy your
weekend, Campus Activities
will be hosting a movie night
on October 15, located in
Acker G10. The featured film
will be (Transformers: The
Dark of the Moon) and will
begin at 7:00 pm and again
at 10:00 pm. Finally, don’t
forget about student shuttles,
Monday through Friday, 7:00
to 9:00 pm.
Even with the warm weather disappearing and Billie
Joe Armstrong awake, don’t
let the season get you down.
There’s plenty of activities on
campus and we at the Campus
Activities Board can’t wait to
see you there!
News
Athletic’s Web Page ‘Crap’
turned into “Oh Snap!”
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CARDINAL CONNECTION
Alli Santer
News Editor
&
Colin Lawler
Staff Writer
For what seems to be an
eternity, the Wheeling Jesuit
University Athletics Web page
has been outdated, confusing,
boring, and [insert negative
adjective here]. All of that is
about to change. WJU Athletics will be launching a new
Web site later this month.
“This is a big part of the
marketing team’s overhaul.
This is the first impression
student-athletes have of WJU.
The new site will have a positive impression for our future
Cardinals,” explained athletics director Dan Sancomb.
“[It] has been a group
effort with the sports marketing team; this includes Brian
Denisson [with marketing and
sports information], [vice
president for institutional
advancement] Jim Holt, [marketing professor] Carrie West,
and myself,” Sancomb said.
The new Web page promises
to be, for lack of a better term,
awesome. The background
design features the color crimson as its main component
along with pictures overlaying
a faded display of fans and the
new Cardinal mascot.
At the bottom of the page,
there will be a live statistics
update for both home and
away games, much like what
can be found on ESPN.com
and other large sport networks’ Web sites.
Each athletic team’s page
will also receive a new look.
Clicking on a team’s section,
patrons will be provided with
the updates of current games
and statistics including video
of the games and events. In
addition, team rosters will be
updated to allow small biogra-
phies and headshots along
with the players’ names.
Not only will the Web site
be a ‘great recruiting tool,”
says Sancomb, “The goal is
to market our athletic teams
the best way possible. We
want our department to have a
division, I feel. The Web site
will help connect prospective student-athletes, alumni,
parents, and cardinal fans.”
Having seen the new Web
site, I can assure you it will
‘blow your mind away.’ It is
a much needed update that
demonstrates the continued
growth of the university as
well as the overwhelming
sense of school spirit present
on campus. Look for the new
updates on the new site; you
will not be disappointed.
The Adventure Society will be hosting a climbing clinic Sat. Oct 22.
This is an opportunity for a select group of students to learn how to set anchors,
top-rope, and rappel. Also if there is interest, students can learn how to place protection and begin to lead climb.
The deadline for registering is Wed. Oct. 12. Cost is $20.
For more information or to get registration forms, contact Prof. Richard Cain
([email protected])
Freshmen
Involvement
No Longer
Debatable
Jesse Kubanet
Staff Writer
With the upcoming presidential election looming, and
presidential debates frequently interrupting favored
primetime television shows,
everyone seems to have politics on their mind.
This past Monday September 19, SGA held the annual
freshman officer debates, as
the last chance for candidates
to speak their mind, and gain
face-time with their fellow
classmates before the final
votes were tallied on Wednesday, September 21.
As the polls closed, the title
of freshman class president
was awarded to Sean Berger,
the position of vice president was awarded to Andrew
Eisenhart, and Sara Edwards
won secretary/treasurer.
Present at the debates,
senior secretary, Jessica Steve
had this to say about the new
members to the SGA organization: “They were all very
outspoken,” began Steve.
“Our current SGA members,
including myself, were all
very impressed.”
Steve went on to say that
one of the most enlightening
things about the candidates
was their sincere desire to get
students involved on campus.
“They all want to form a
strong bond so that they will
already have an incredibly
strong foundation by the
time they are seniors. It is
also refreshing that they see
themselves here, making a
difference on campus, for four
years,” said Steve.
It is clear that the veteran
SGA members are setting
quite the example for the
younger and less experienced
members, and this is purely
for the benefit of the school.
SGA continues to improve
events and the overall lifestyle
on campus. It appears that the
new, young leaders of Wheeling Jesuit University intend to
continue this tradition.
HESS:
Back in Action
Ian O’Bara
Staff Writer
The HESS program has
always been a major part of
the community service done
around campus, and this year
the program is back in full
force.
HESS (Help Enrich Someone Special) is a mentoring
program here on campus for
middle school students at
Wheeling Middle. The middle
school students are paired
with Wheeling Jesuit student
volunteers mentor the middle
school students by doing
homework and planning fun
activities every Wednesday
evening.
This year HESS has come
back with an all new staff and
brand new activities.
“This year we have a staff
of four instead of three,”
said Adrienne Green, the
program’s director. “And we
are planning an all new Cops
and Kids fishing tournament
in conjunction with the city
of Wheeling sometime in the
spring.”
WJU students who are not
already mentors in the program can still get involved by
working with HESS in partnership with a club or activity
they are already in.
“We have had many clubs
and student groups plan
events and activities for HESS
in the past and we are always looking for new ideas,”
Greene said.
Students who want to be
mentors should watch for information about applying for
the program at the beginning
of every fall semester.
The program is a lot of fun
and a great way to get involved in service at WJU.
“My favorite part of the
program is watching the
relationships grow between
the mentors and their mentees
over the course of the year,
and in some cases three or
four years,” said Greene.
Contact Adrienne Greene
at [email protected] to get
your club or student group
involved in planning a HESS
activity.
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THURSDAY, October 6, 2011
Mission & Identity
CARDINAL CONNECTION
Will Ruberg Service Scholarship:
Keeping the Spirit Alive
Grace Williams
Mission & Identity Editor
On the evening of Friday, September 23, friends,
family, neighbors, and community members gathered at
the Christ United Methodist
Church to share in fellowship,
music, and good food at the
spaghetti dinner in memory of
Will Ruberg.
This is the second year that
the spaghetti dinner was held
to both commemorate Will
Ruberg’s life and service and
to fundraise for the Wheeling
Soup Kitchen and the Will
Ruberg Scholarship.
Since moving to Wheeling sixteen years ago, the
Ruberg’s have become very
involved in their community. Laurie Ruberg works in
the Center for Educational
Technology at Wheeling Jesuit University. John Ruberg,
brother of Will Ruberg, is a
senior Wheeling Jesuit University and currently lives at
the Mother Jones House. The
family attends the Christ United Methodist Church, where
the spaghetti dinner fundraiser
was held.
The annual spaghetti dinner
and the Will Ruberg Scholarship have only deepened the
Ruberg’s connection with the
Wheeling community.
When Will Ruberg passed
away four years ago as a
senior at Wheeling Jesuit, his
family found a way to keep
his spirit alive on Wheeling
Jesuit’s campus, in the Wheeling community, and ultimately anywhere a scholarship
recipient serves. The spaghetti
dinner and other donations
go to fund the Will Ruberg
Scholarship, a scholarship
presented to applicants planning to participate in a WJU
service immersion trip.
George Ruberg, Will
Ruberg’s father, explained
that the dinner was a way to
ensure enough money to continue the scholarships.
“We wanted to make sure
the fund was sustainable,”
said Mr. Ruberg. “And we
wanted to be able to offer
more [scholarships].”
The dinner event brought
together guests and volunteers
from multiple organizations
all supporting a great cause.
This year marked the second
annual spaghetti dinner, and
the second year to sell out of
food. Donations from Riesbeck’s, Undo’s, and the Alpha
made the dinner possible. The
event surpassed last year’s
count of approximately 80
dinners served, and even exceeded the prediction for this
year. While enough food was
prepared for approximately
125 people, the guests and the
donations kept coming long
after the food was gone.
The event raised a total of
$1,216.26. The money will be
split 50/50 between the Soup
Kitchen of Greater Wheeling
and the Will Ruberg Service
Scholarship.
Laurie Ruberg, mother of
Will Ruberg and an employee
at Wheeling Jesuit’s CET, explained that the Will Ruberg
Memorial scholarship was
essentially started with her
own son.
“The first recipient of the
Will Ruberg Scholarship was
Will,” said Mrs. Ruberg.
When Will’s mother agreed
to fund his service immersion
trip to New Orleans, his place
of birth, the scholarship was
unintentionally started.
Mrs. Ruberg explained that
although Will was reluctant at
first to participate in the trip,
he ended up making many
new friends and having a
great experience while helping others. The Ruberg family
wanted to be able to help
other students have similar
positive experiences through
service immersion trips.
As Will was a commuter
student and lived in West Virginia, the scholarship, which
is open to all students, was
designed especially with commuter students, West Virginia
residents, first time service
trip participants, and those
with financial need in mind.
Mrs. Ruberg believes
that the immersion trips are
excellent ways for commuter
students, who may not necessarily spend as much time on
campus, to really get involved
and make lasting connections with other students. She
also understands that because
money is tight, often students
simply cannot afford to pay
the cost of a service trip.
The first recipient of the
scholarship, other than Will,
was Tim Wright a student who
worked with Mrs. Ruberg in
the Center for Educational
Technology as a space grant
scholar. While still contem-
plating an idea for a memorial
for Will, Mrs. Ruberg encouraged Tim, a commuter student
and West Virginia resident, to
participate in a service trip.
Seeing Tim’s reluctance, she
asked if he would consider
going if he were to receive a
scholarship. He agreed, and
the Will Ruberg Scholarship
was formed.
Over the past four years, the
scholarship has made possible
for numerous students the incredible experience of serving
others in need alongside peers
from WJU. The scholarship
has been awarded to applicants from West Virginia and
out of state, and commuter
and residential students alike.
Scholarship recipients have
served in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., El Salvador, and
Mingo County, among other
places.
time? If you are someone
that has wondered about this,
then the Wheeling Sleep Out
would be a wonderful experience for you.
The Wheeling Sleep Out, a
community-wide event that
will be held on November
4th, is designed to help raise
awareness of the living conditions of those without a home,
as well as raise money for
organizations such as Youth
Services System, Inc. and
Safe Place.
Participants will be sleeping
on the Wheeling Jesuit soccer
field, come rain or shine, in
cardboard boxes.
Wheeling Jesuit freshman,
Sarah Edwards seems very
excited for this event to take
place.
“I think it will be a great
experience for us all to get to
know each other a little better,
and spend some great time
outdoors,” Edwards states.
For anyone who is apprehensive of the thought of
being “homeless” for a weekend, do not panic. To enhance
this experience, there will be
a “Boxed-In design contest”
where the person who has the
most attractive box will be
voted the winner. The winner
will get a lovely prize and will
get to show off their box to
everyone.
Along with the prizes, there
will be activities, music, and
games in order to make this
experience fun for everyone.
Keep in mind that if you are
still under 18 years of age
then you must get a parental
consent form signed. You can
get people to sponsor you and
you can turn in your donations at the sleep out!
For more information or to
register, stop by the Service
Office or visit the official
website at wheelingsleepout.
kintera.org!
Sleeping Around in Wheeling
Kelsey Zimcosky
Staff Writer
With the chilly autumn
weather approaching, there is
nothing that most people enjoy more than snuggling up in
their nice electric blankets and
suiting up in their warmest
clothes and boots. Has anyone
ever wondered, though, how
the people that do not have
these warm clothes, or even
a home, must feel during this
Patrick Washington
Staff Writer
Students for Life Club
The Students for Life club
meets every other Monday
outside of Troy Theater at
5:15 pm. They have a full fall
schedule planned!
October is Respect Life
Month, and the club has
several different activities
and service projects planned.
The Florence Crittenton
House lunch is the first big
service project for the club in
October. The service project
entails setting up, serving,
and tearing down a luncheon
that is being held in support
of all young mothers who are
choosing to keep their child
instead of having an abortion.
The next project, on October 22, is in partnership
with the Pittsburgh chapter
of the Forty Days for Life
campaign. The club will be
praying outside of an abortion
clinic in Pittsburgh and will
leave at around nine thirty in
the morning and return in the
evening.
On the evening of October
26, the club will have a day
where the members of the
club, and anyone else who
wants to join in, draw four
thousand chalk hearts on sidewalks all over campus. Every
single heart represents a baby
that was killed by abortion in
one day.
The last event in the fall semester is Christmas Caroling
at the Good Shepherd Nursing
Home on December 2.
The spring semester will
involve a trip to D.C. for the
March for Life, and not to
mention a special guest speaker, the former Miss Pennsylvania! She will be giving a
talk on end of life issues.
The Club President, Christopher Bohinski, would like
everyone to know that even if
you have different views on
the topic of life, you can still
join the students for life club
because the club also discusses other issues on life.
If you have any questions
or want to partake in any of
the service projects, the next
meeting will be on October
10th outside of Troy Theater
at 5:15 pm!
Mission & Identity
CARDINAL CONNECTION
Circle K Round Up
Patrick Washington
Staff Writer
If you were a member of
Key Club in high school then
you should think about joining Circle K! Circle K is a
branch of the Kiwanis family
and is service oriented.
Keep in mind that Circle K
isn’t just a local club. It has
more than 12,600 members in
Patrick Washington
Staff Writer
17 different countries. Circle
K clubs, service clubs that are
organized and sponsored by
a local Kiwanis club, are located on college or university
campuses all across the world.
Circle K International is a
self-governing organization
and elects its own officers,
conducts its own meetings,
and determines its own service activities.
Some of the service projects
that Circle K has planned
include trick-or-treating for
UNICEF, Santa Shoe Boxes,
and the Six Cents Initiative.
The Santa Shoe Boxes are
boxes filled with different basic necessities for living such
as toothbrushes, shampoo,
lotion, etc. They are donated
to people in need through the
Appalachian Outreach pro-
THURSDAY, October 6, 2011 5
gram at Christmas time and
have a big effect on their recipients. Circle K is starting to
collect the items, and anyone
who is interested in donating
items is encouraged to contact
a club member.
The Six Cents Initiative
helps give clean drinking water to those in need. For every
six cents donated, a mixture
of salt and sugar called oral
rehydration salts will be given
to people in need. This will
help save many lives during
dehydration spells.
To help out with these service projects, to join Wheeling Jesuit’s Circle K, or just to
see what it is all about, come
to the meetings on Mondays
at 6:00 pm outside of Troy
Theater!
Holy Spirit Kicks Mass
Last Thursday at 11:00
am, the Chapel of Mary and
Joseph was filled with guests
to celebrate the Mass of the
Holy Spirit!
The Mass of the Holy Spirit
is a tradition in Jesuit schools
around the world where they
ask the Holy Spirit for guidance and courage throughout
the school year. This year’s
mass was celebrated by
Bishop Michael Bransfield
of the Diocese of WheelingCharleston and over ten Jesuit
priests.
The Mass featured songs
performed by music ministry
and by the WJU singers and
featured four different soloists. After the mass there was
a reception in the B-Room
for all those that attended the
Mass as well as the students
of Wheeling Jesuit.
Later the same day, at 4:00
pm, President Beyer’s inauguration took place in the
gym. The gym was filled with
people who came to see the
inauguration.
The WJU singers provided
music for the inauguration
and were accompanied by a
piano and by a brass band. As
a special surprise to her hus-
Photo Source: Wheeling Jesuit facebook page
band, Mrs. Beyer asked the
WJU Singers to sing “Country Roads,” one of President
Beyer’s favorite songs.
The Mass of the Holy Spirit
and the presidential inaugu-
ration actually tie into each
other! The Mass of the Holy
Spirit asks the Holy Spirit
for guidance and wisdom
throughout the school year.
What better way to start
off President Beyer’s position than to ask for the Holy
Spirit’s help? Asking the Holy
Spirit for guidance is important because it will help steer
the school and its policies in
the right direction and take it
where to needs to be for the
betterment of the school.
The Appalachian Institute
is a program that combines
research, service, and advocacy in different community
settings in Appalachian areas.
It not only involves WJU,
but many other Jesuit colleges and many different high
schools from states including
Michigan, California, New
York, and Nebraska.
The institute offers two different categories of immersion
trips. The first, direct service
trips, involve volunteering at
areas such as serving at soup
kitchens, or helping rebuild
houses in underserved areas.
The second category is
experiential learning trips.
These trips involve learning
first-hand about what happens in underserved areas of
Appalachia. They involve activities such as, testing water
and electricity to make sure
they are sufficient and working properly and working in
healthcare in underserved
areas.
The experiential trips are
similar to taking a crash
course on the issues studied.
The groups participating in
the experiential trips visit
different areas to see how
organizations and companies
affect a specific area. For ex-
ample, last year a group met
with the coal association to
hear their perspective on how
coal mines and plants improve
or deteriorate communities.
Then the group went into
actual coal communities and
saw first-hand the effects that
were really happening in each
area. This aspect of the trip
features the difference in what
happens in the real world
verses what companies tell us.
The Appalachian Institute is
more than just an organization
that takes trips. They also do
research projects, and would
like to start more projects
on campus involving WJU
students. A sustainability
committee is being assembled
now, to help with saving
money and financial+ issues.
If you would like to be involved or have any questions
about the Appalachian Institute or any of its programs
please contact Mary Ellen
Cassidy at mcassidy@wju.
edu, or make an appointment
in her office. Her office is
located on the bridge between
Donahue and Acker. Internships are available for every
major, and volunteers are
always welcome.
Endless Trips and Opportunities
Sarah Edwards
Staff Writer
Looking for a great internship? Need a job, but wish it
involved your major? Or just
looking for somewhere to
volunteer? Look no further!
No, I’m not talking about the
cafeteria, working at the gym,
or volunteering in the nurse’s
office. The Appalachian Institute is looking for students
who are considering unpaid
or possibly paid internships,
or any students wanting to
volunteer with an organization
that would be related to their
major.
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Sports
THURSDAY, October 6, 2011
Freshmen Adjusting
to College Athletics
Lucy DeFruscio
Staff Writer
The transition from high school athletics to college athletics is a big step to take and frankly
quite intimidating if an athlete is not sure what to expect. College athletics is demanding and
expects a lot out of athletes. Freshman, and defender on the women’s soccer team, Danielle
Perry said adjusting to college while playing a sport is overwhelming, but she is getting used
to the higher level of play and demanding schedule.
“The speed of play was the biggest change in my opinion,” Perry said. “The style we play
is a lot faster than I played in high school. Also, the skill level is a lot better. College soccer is
also a huge time commitment compared to the high school schedule.”
While in the midst of adjusting to a whole new soccer program, Perry has completed one
month of her first semester of college. She said that her sleeping and social schedules have
changed a lot compared to high school because of the demanding curriculum.
“When I am not playing soccer, I am either studying or sleeping,” Perry said. “I’ve learned
to think 15 minute naps are better than no naps. My social life has decreased on the weekdays,
too. I basically just study for as long as I need to and try to get some sleep at night.”
Perry is starting to get the hang of the tough life of a college student-athlete. She said she
has mapped out her time into a good routine of study, social and practice time.
“I have to stay on a routine so I do not fall behind in soccer or school,” Perry said. “My
organizational skills have definitely improved since beginning college because I have to stay
on top of completing all my work.”
The Lady Cards are gaining momentum as they round out their first month of WVIAC
play and have high hopes for October. They are scheduled to host Indiana University of
Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 13.
Cross Country Looks
Strong
Alli Santer
News Editor
Coming off of last year’s conference title, the cross country team is still a power to be
reckoned with. Already, two women and three men finished in the top ten on September 10
in Oxford at the Miami of Ohio University Open.
For the women’s team, Jennifer McFarland finished fourth and Megan Truelove finished
ninth, respectively. On the men’s side, Stewart Jones finished fifth and Dustin Hall
followed suit with sixth. Several more Cardinals showed their colors and finished in the
Top 25.
Head coach Ricky Moore has high goals for both the men’s and the women’s teams, and
the teams themselves share the aspirations.
“Both teams are expecting to win a WVIAC Championship. NCAA-wise we are looking
to be in the top five for our region,” said Moore. In fact, “We have several individuals who
are looking to qualify out of the regional championships for the NCAA Championships and
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few Cardinal’s at the NCAA’s,” he continued.
“Our goal is to win Conference and move on from there,” said sophomore Jamie Wise.
“We only lost one person from the team last year and gained three new freshmen.
Everyone has been training hard all season and I feel like we have a really good chance at
winning conference this year,” junior Jennifer McFarland said.
The line-up for the 2011-2012 year shows promising freshmen and only a few senior
losses from the 2010-2011 year. However, the team is still waiting for leaders to step up to
the plate and instill some team spirit.
“We did lose some senior leadership; especially on the women’s side with the loss of
Chelsea Reyher,” said Coach Moore.
It is still early in the year, so leaders are expected to declare themselves soon as the season
progresses. But, there are a few injuries and redshirts that may potentially hurt the team’s
possibility at going to the NCAA’s championship as a team.
Thus far, two of the top seven men are redshirting due to injuries, but one of these – junior
Nick Bonaventure – has a goal to come back later in the season.
“Right now I am hurt, but I plan on coming back for a late-season running,” said
Bonaventure.
The other top seven redshirted man, sophomore Patrick Stanton, still has faith in the team
as a whole.
“We don’t fold,” Stanton said.
Stewart Jones, Dustin Hall, Megan Truelove, and Jennifer McFarland are expected to lead
the men’s and women’s teams, respectively, although there are strong runners right behind
these top four.
Bonaventure conceded, “We need to work together as a team… We have big goals, but we
know we have a long road ahead of us.”
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Fans Show Their
Spirit
Kelsey Zimcosky
Staff Writer
The Wheeling Jesuit men’s soccer team has kicked off its season
to a good start. The Cardinals have added 13 new freshmen to their
team, with all of the goalies being freshmen.
Standing near the soccer field, all of the different accents of the
players can be heard merging together to create a rich melting pot
of cultural diversity among the team. Whether it is the Scottish
broge, the English prim and proper accent, the rapid fire Spanish
accent, or the homegrown American boys you can always hear the
Wheeling Jesuit team shouting encouragement to each other.
Along with the addition of these new teammates, WJU has
welcomed the addition of two new assistant coaches, David
Torrance and Carlos Parra.
What would the team be without all of the dedicated fans, the
students of Wheeling Jesuit University? During a recent game, the
stands were filled with a rather colorful group of fans as several of
the freshmen boys painted themselves in red and yellow body paint
to support the team. This meant a lot to the men of the Wheeling
Jesuit soccer team and helped them play their hardest. After all,
who would want to disappoint such dedicated fans?
Please come out and support the Wheeling Jesuit men’s soccer
team to spur them onto greater victories and to increase their
current record to one full of wins.
Free Counseling on
Campus
Personal counseling provided by a Licensed
Professional Counselor is available to all students at
Wheeling Jesuit University.
These counseling services are provided at no
additional charge, are legally confidential, and fully
accessible.
Students may schedule a private consultation with the
counselor to learn more about the service.
Students may schedule appointments by
contacting Nancy Ramsay at the WJU Health Center at
304-243-2275.
Sports
CARDINAL CONNECTION
Lady Cards Coming
Together
THURSDAY, October 6, 2011 7
Senior Spotlight:
Andrew Hickey
Nik “Garbage” Garbark
Staff Writer
Lucy DeFruscio
Staff Writer
As we transition into the second month of the fall sports schedule, the volleyball team is
coming together and creating a lot of excitement down at the Alma Grace McDonough Center.
The Lady Cardinals have begun the season with an incredible start of a 10-2 record. With these
10 wins under the girl’s belt, five of them have been home court wins. Head coach Christy
Benner is very pleased with how her team has started off and has high expectations for the next
month of WVIAC play.
“Now that we have had a few weeks under our belt, I think this team can go far,” Benner said.
“We are looking at winning the WVIAC championship. We also have a lot of region matches so
we are trying to set ourselves up to get a good seed in the NCAA Tournament.”
Team chemistry is very important to this volleyball team. Benner and her staff have been
stressing the importance of playing as a team and together all season long.
“We talk a lot about how the girls are very good individual players, and all they have to do to
win is play together,” Benner said. “If they can learn how to play with one another, they will be
successful.”
Benner’s strategy this season is for her team to play a very quick offense and defense. She said
her team is much smaller than most of their opponents so they must play a faster pace game in
order to have success. “We play a fast style of play,” Benner said. “We are not big so we have to
be faster than everybody; faster on offense and faster on defense.”
The Lady Cardinals started the season off with two wins and two losses, but have gone on an
eight-game win streak in the past three weeks. Their next game is Saturday, October 8, when
they will host West Virginia Wesleyan College and Cedarville University in a tri-match. The
Lady Cards are ready to compete for the top spot in the WVIAC and secure a high bid for the
NCAA Tournament.
Sport:Soccer
Major: Business Administration
How has being on a sports team helped you
through college?
Being on a sports team gives you an identity,
a greater sense of belonging to something
important when you work together to get a win
and having people by your side when you are
struggling.
What has been your favorite part of the
experience?
Getting to know new people from a different
culture and when crowds come to watch our
games and give it that extra intense atmosphere.
You Know You’re a
Soccer Player When...
Sophomore Jessie Vilkofsky fighting off defenders from University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown.
(Alexa Frankovitch/ Staff Writer)
Do you have any advice for the
underclassmen?
I would advise that they do well in school
because it pays off in the end and allows you to
spend more time enjoying yourself in the future
- The most important cross, in your life, is in front of the
goal.
- You can go hard for 90 minutes, and you know 11 different positions.
- You keep dropping stuff because you think it’s a
penalty to touch it.
- Your neighbors call 911 because you haven’t left your
house day or night during the World Cup.
- Someone says football and you think soccer.
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Opinion
THURSDAY, October 6, 2011
Jesse Kubanet
Staff Writer
For those of you who do not
live in Thomas More Residence Hall, (what is wrong
with you? It’s awesome!) I
have to let you in on a vicious
battle that has been going on
over the past few weeks.
As we all know, our campus is “hilly” for the lack of
a better term. Sometimes
walking from class, to the BRoom, to class, to the library,
to class, to your room, can be
exhausting! The last thing
you want to do is walk up a
few flights of stairs. This is
true in both Iggy and T-more
(sorry freshies, earn your right
to ride elevators). Even if
that means riding the elevator of death in T-more, which
I’m pretty sure has not been
inspected since JFK was in
office.
So one day, as I wait for
“Otis” the T-more elevator to
arrive, I am greeted with quite
possibly the greatest surprise I
could have ever imagined. A
lovely little bench was placed
ever so perfectly in the elevator just begging to be sat on.
My friends, it’s the little
things in life that makes living
Melissa Salyer
Staff Writer
Our school (supposedly
focused on making education
affordable for many) assumes
that we students, having saved
so much money on tuition,
can afford the ridiculous
prices imposed on us by our
very own bookstore. Well
I’ve got some news for the
establishment—we’re broke
college students!
Many of us would love to
focus on our grades without
the outside pressure of a having a part-time job while being full-time students. Many
of our families cannot afford
CARDINAL CONNECTION
T-More RA’s Throwing A Sit-Fit
worthwhile. This is probably
one of the most disgustingly
lazy things I’ve ever done,
but it was fantastic. This
chair that I was convinced
was placed there by a higher
power remained for about a
day or so, then, much to my
dismay, as quickly as it arrived, it was gone.
Overlooking the obvious
structural error the creator
of the elevator made by not
putting a bench in there in the
first place, the residents of
T-more, including myself, had
grown quite fond of this little
treasure. After a brief period
of mourning, “we” realized
there are several more of these
benches around the lounge
areas, and one by one they began making their way into the
elevator. I, of course, have no
idea how they got there, but
just as the first one was so viciously taken from us, the rest
followed suit. I have no idea
where the rest of the benches
are, and I am deeply saddened
by this fact.
I have to ask, RA’s, why
can’t we have a bench in
the elevator? What harm is
caused by a place to sit in the
elevator? I have the answer
for you: None. As long as it is
getting sat on, what difference
does it make? A chair/bench/
couch’s sole purpose in life is
to be sat on, why deprive it of
its only purpose?
I spoke with one RA (who
shall remain nameless) and
he/she claimed that one
concern is if EMTs or some
other emergency service were
called to T-more, they would
need room to maneuver in
the elevator. To that I have
to say, are you serious? One,
knock on wood, hopefully
that doesn’t happen. Two,
if it were to happen and an
ambulance was called to
take care of someone at 2
a.m. on a Saturday night, I’m
guessing EMT’s wouldn’t be
overjoyed to have to go to a
college campus and deal with
a bunch of young people. So
imagine their surprise when
the elevator doors open, they
find a lovely seat, and their attitudes are instantly changed.
Now they are more rested,
more alert, and happier. I just
saved someone’s life. You’re
welcome.
Finally, lets say there was
an emergency. I have to say, I
think I’d want my “rescuers”
to be hauling up the stairs to
save me, not wait on the first
floor for the elevator to arrive
while I’m literally dying.
Maybe that’s just me, if the
to help buy our books, making
it virtually impossible to excel
in our studies without having an independent source of
income. My question is this:
why not make it easier for the
students (the foundation upon
which this institution is built)
to buy books from outside
sources?
The bookstore’s Web site
is my main source of frustration—where are the ISBN
numbers? Why are we not
able to enlarge the photo (for
most of the assigned texts) so
that we can see the publishing company? We are forced
to blindly enter the title and
author on online used book-
stores, hoping to see a picture
that resembles the one on our
Web site.
Even if we buy the books
with similar pictures, we
never know for sure whether
or not it is the right edition
until the first class of the semester begins. I’m a Literature student, and because of
this, I have bought the wrong
editions for several classes,
and have been frustrated during class when I can’t find the
passage that everyone else is
soaking up. It causes confusion, and adds the hassle of
having to find the passages
from other students after the
class has ended. We’re in
college—our lives are already
full of enough hassles.
The bookstore’s physical
location is on campus, which
is fine if we all live in Wheeling over the summer and
on winter break. But we do
not—we students need ISBN
numbers! Now this is mainly
the Web site’s problem, but
what about the teachers? They
should be able to either send
e-mails out to their students
over the breaks specifically
stating what books we need
by giving us the ISBN numbers, or through a posting on
Blackboard.
The school does not make
this information easily avail-
able, which causes me to
ponder whether the institution
is primarily focused on the
students, or if their focus is
to acquire as much money as
possible through the bookstore’s inaccessibility. Do they
intentionally make finding
books from other places more
difficult, or are they unaware
of the faults of the Web site?
Those are questions that can
not be answered, but should
be addressed and resolved
to truly make this school an
institution solely focused on
student success, at an affordable rate.
each day in an effort to raise
awareness.
Personally, I’ve already
been there, done that and
gotten the metaphorical
t-shirt. The following is some
advice that may or may not
aid you in your coming out
process:
Step 1) Realize that you’re
gay. This can be done in
multiple ways, notably
through the realization that
you find people of the same
sex attractive.
Step 2) Analyze your family
and friends for possible
people to tell. Some may stop
you in your tracks
and point blank tell you,
“Yeah we’ve known since you
were in 8th grade.” Others
will not take kindly to
the news, these are the people
you should avoid telling and
are generally easy to identify
ahead of time.
Step 3) Find the appropriate
way to come out; this
generally varies from person
to person. Ideas for
this include the following:
writing a letter to people,
wearing a t-shirt advertising
that you are “out and
proud,” leave issues of The
Advocate and Curve lying
around in an effort to drop
subtle hints to any that
might see (additionally you
can leave websites such as
AfterEllen and AfterElton
open), or you can try
the ever popular “just tell
them.”
Step 4) Get a girl/boyfriend.
Introduce them as such.
Step 5) Just be you. This is
probably the most difficult
of the steps as you may feel
slight discomfort for the first
few days to months, but this
will pass. It will feel as if all
eyes are on you and people
are whispering things behind
your back, and truthfully they
probably are. When it comes
down to it, the people that
care the most about you won’t
see you as any different.
One of the best quotes I’ve
come across that can pertain
to people as a whole can
be found in The Watchmen
graphic novel, “I mean all
that we see is on the surface.
I bet there’s all kinda stuff
we never notice until it’s too
late.” When you really think
about it, if people can’t accept
you for who you really are,
then they’re missing out on
the best part.
The BIG Book $cam
people who signed onto “Protect and Serve” the community are not willing to take the
stairs maybe there is a greater
issue here. So to conclude my thoughts
I just have to ask, what is the
harm? Just let us have the
bench! It literally makes everyone’s day better when the
doors open and there is a seat
in there for you. If you don’t
believe me, just take a seat.
National Coming Out Day: Been There Done That...But You Should Do It Too
Ashleigh Pratt
Sports Editor
Next Tuesday (Wednesday
if you’re in the UK), people
around the world will be
celebrating National
Coming Out Day. Founded
in 1988 on the anniversary of
the Second National March
on Washington for Lesbian
and Gay Rights, this day is
supposed to be the day to,
well, “come out.”
October also doubles as
LGBT history month.
Websites, such as The Trevor
Project, are highlighting
different notable figures
from the LGBT community
Opinion
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THURSDAY, October 6, 2011 9
Point/Counterpoint
Is Facebook’s New News Feed Any Good?
Facebook Has A Botched Facelift
Jesse Kubanet
Staff Writer
So I logged onto Facebook the other day on my laptop (I know, who uses
Facebook on a computer?) and was instantly confused with what I was seeing.
Surely Mark Zuckerberg must be playing a joke on us right? I know there have
been people upset with Facebook updates in the past, most of which I personally
did not have a problem with, but this has got to stop.
The new Facebook is the online equivalent to Bruce Jenner’s face. It makes
everyone gasp and say, “Oh, what did you do?!”
If those Winkelvoss tool-bags would’ve seen this when Facebook first started,
they probably would’ve said, “You can have it.”
First of all, why is there a “Top News Story” right in the middle of “Recent
News Stories”? Who thought that was a good idea? I’m in class supposed
to be listening to my professor, and all that I want is a continuous timeline to
creep on. Is that too much to ask? I do not want to go on a hidden safari to find
something on the news feed.
Why change a good thing? If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Facebook is slowly
drifting into the Bermuda Triangle of the world wide web, slowly creeping
closer to the likes of Myspace and AOL Instant Messenger, but there is no need
to throw a up a Hail Mary right now. It’s not the fourth quarter yet, Facebook,
the game isn’t on the line.
Although Facebook is not completely out of the picture yet, I feel like they
may have just “Jumped the Shark”, which is a last-second attempt to get
attention by attempting something ridiculous. Zuckerberg seems panicked at
the popularity Twitter is rapidly gaining. This was his “attempt” to keep up. As
I said change is not always necessarily the answer. The appeal to Facebook was
that it was simple in nature. It was a site that your grandmother could use to
“Poke” you and “Like” your every move. Now grandma would be lucky not to
have a brain aneurism trying to figure out this monstrosity.
So in trying to keep everyone from facing the facts and converting to Twitter,
Zuckerberg has almost thrown his website population right into their arms. And
I don’t even need 140 characters to tell you all that the new Facebook Newsfeed
#sucks.
Facebook: The Face Of Progress
Phil DellaSalla
Opinion Editor
As anyone who has logged on Facebook in the last week or so certainly
noticed, there have been some recent renovations going on. I’ll admit at first
I did a bit of a double take. It’s certainly a bit disconcerting when something
as familiar as the Facebook layout gets tinkered with. It’s like when someone
takes the seat that you always sit in during lecture. It’s annoying at first. You
hate that person for a day or two. But you get over it, and soon you adjust to
the change and forget any sort of semimetal attachment you had with that old
seat. In retrospect it wasn’t that great anyway. You couldn’t see around that
one person’s big hair, and the mouth-breather behind you wouldn’t stop kicking
your chair.
This seems to be what people just don’t realize. Instead of looking at the new
innovations and forming their own critical analysis, it seems most people would
rather simply complain. My feed was overflowing with the same status update
from several different: “How dare this free service attempt to better serve me?!
I want everything to stay the same forever and never ever change or get better
in any way! Zuckerberg is not catering to my personal needs!” Here’s a Top
News story for you; you’re not the only one who uses Facebook. So let’s take
an honest look at why the new Facebook layout is so much better than that old
sad excuse for web page coding that we put up with for so long.
Right, so let’s reminisce for a bit here. Old Facebook had a choice between
Recent News and Top News. It would be on Top News as a default, which
was a combination of recent activity that has been getting a lot of attention
and whatever stuff your close friends have been up to. The other stellar (read:
terrible) option is the Recent News. This was the most recent thing to hit the
Internet just thrown on a feed. The result? A list of things you couldn’t care
less about. The new feed makes the best use of how often you visit Facebook.
Show up every five seconds? Surprise, there isn’t going to be any riveting
news. Another new update is the actual decent sized pictures. No long do you
have to squint, but now you can comfortably view pictures right from the feed.
The new changes have people ridiculously overreacting. Considering how they
all still use Facebook, I conclude that it can’t be all that bad.
I Lie, Therefore I Am
Alli Santer
News Editor
What do childhood liars turn into?
Reporters. Now, let me clarify, I am not
saying all reporters are liars,
just the CNN, C-SPAN, ABC, FOX,
and MSNBC ones – but not the college
reporters. We are reformed
liars.
Those of us who used to say we
had twin sisters in boarding school in
England, seven horses and a
butler at our previous home will
one day be the news editors for the
newspapers at small liberal arts
universities. That is, unless they move
past “just trying to impress our new
friends” into “hey, I’m a
pathological liar with sociopathic
tendencies.”
But as long as you avoid the latter
with the help of a strict mother who
threatens to take your tenyear-old self to a therapist, you have
great potential to use writing as an
outlet for an overactive
imagination.
However, if you do what a classmate
of mine did in high school and tell
everyone that you have been
diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, have
to have insulin before tennis practice,
went into a sugar coma and
totaled you car, do not write for a
newspaper.
Instead, expect to have your car
inspected by your “concerned” friends,
your lunch consisting of a
giant bag of M&M’s and a 1-liter
Mountain Dew thrown away by said
friends, and your chances at being
a successful politician to increase
astronomically.
However, I will give you the benefit
of the doubt and assume you fall into
that category of the cute
little 10-year-old who ate too many
Lucky Charms and wants to tell
everyone about her pet komodo
dragon, rather than the walking
insane asylum that makes up the other
category.
Still have that inkling urge to make
up some fantastical story? How about
you write a movie review
and critique someone else’s fantastical
story instead.
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What – FUN GAMES AND THE
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The Beginning of the End
Brandi Richards
Staff Writer
Have you ever sat around and pondered how the
world might end someday? You’ve probably gone
through quite a laundry list of possibilities, from
the planets aligning and creating a block of the sun,
leaving earth’s residents to die a slow and cruelly
cold death, to a possible meteor slamming into our
beloved planet and rocking the life out of every
living thing on it. Another possibility that may
have crossed your mind is the idea of a worldwide
pandemic resulting in distinction of the human
race. A newly released thriller is based on this very
thought.
“Contagion,” a film by Steven Soderbergh,
portrays the horrific destruction brought on by a
foreign, airborne disease. The film contains a starstudded cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt
Damon, and Kate Winslet, among others. The story
follows a disease that produces symptoms closely
related to those of normal influenza on its everpressing killing spree, leaving doctors and scientists
desperate for some sort of cure. But, it takes time to
pinpoint the disease’s specific traits, and even more
time to develop a vaccine against it. Furthermore,
it takes months to produce enough of the vaccine
to distribute worldwide. Can such a powerful force
ever be stopped?
The movie opens with Beth Emhoff (Paltrow)
returning home to Minneapolis from her business
trip in Hong Kong. She begins to feel a bit under the
weather, yet attributes it to mere exhaustion from
the trip. Within a day, her condition has worsened
significantly, leaving her with symptoms very
similar to those of a respiratory infection. By day
two of the sickness’s onset, Beth suffers a violent
seizure, is hospitalized, and dies. Her husband,
Mitch (Damon), is in complete shock and rebukes
the doctors for their inability to make her well. A
very graphic scene shows Beth’s autopsy and the
sheer shock felt by the doctors examining her. They
have never seen anything even remotely close to
what they find in Mrs. Emhoff.
Next are brief, flashing scenes that show people
from all walks of the world that have fallen
victim to the disease. A man collapses on a bus,
a businesswoman runs out of her meeting, and
a young man is mourned by those close to him.
The disease spreads faster and faster, leaving no
one safe from its fury. Mitch is quarantined in the
hospital after his son, Clark, is found dead after
experiencing symptoms identical to those of his
wife. Mitch is fortunately pronounced immune
to the disease, yet his daughter is not so lucky.
He resorts to quarantining her in their home until
the pandemic comes to an end, a time span that is
nearly impossible to predict. Epidemic Intelligence
Service Officer Dr. Erin Mears (Winslet) comes to
Minneapolis in hopes of uncovering more about the
disease. She mingles with the people of the town
and opens up centers around the area where those
infected can be cared for. All is well until Dr. Mears
begins to feel a bit ill herself. She dies shortly after
feeling the first symptom.
Once a bit of very dull light has been shed
on the disease, it is up to the world’s leading
scientists to uncover even more about it, leading
to the hopeful creation of a vaccine. The disease
is foreign to anything the scientists have ever seen
before, making it extremely difficult to uncover
nearly anything about it. After working tirelessly
for a number of weeks, Professor Ian Sussman
(Elliot Gould) identifies a line of bat cells within
the disease. This breakthrough allows further
characterization of the disease’s properties and the
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Brandi Richards
Staff Writer
Year: Senior
Major: Secondary Education and French
What courses do you tutor?: Writing
What study tips do you have for students?: Reread your paper to
yourself twice before bringing it to the ARC or turning it in. Proofreading
is key.
Why should undecided students choose your major?: Students should
choose education because being a teacher means you get to help people.
It is enjoyable and every day is a little bit different. Students could also
choose French because you get to learn a new language and learn about a
new culture.
later discovery of bat and pig genetics embedded
within it.
Months after the disease first reared its ugly head,
the world has fallen into a state of disarray. Dead
bodies line the street – for there is no place to bury
them. The cities resort to digging large holes and
placing the bodies in them. Department and grocery
stores have gone out of business, leaving only
thieves to roam their aisles. The future of the world
looks very bleak until a vaccine is finally produced.
It will have to undergo numerous tests and trials
before it is released to the public. Finally, after what
seems like an eternity, a vaccine is produced and
released to the people.
Everything is not well and good though. Due to
a limited initial supply, not everyone is fortunate
enough to receive the vaccine. Instead, the entire
population must undergo a “lottery,” if you will,
in which particular birthdates are drawn randomly.
Whichever lucky person’s birthday is drawn will
receive the vaccine. The movie has somewhat of a
happy ending, with Mitch’s daughter finally being
allowed to see her boyfriend after he has been
vaccinated.
From the very beginning, viewers are made very
aware that this film is not a “flowers and rainbows”
kind of movie. Also, I discourage anyone with a
weak stomach from even entering the theater. The
gruesome details surrounding the ins and outs of the
disease are enough to make any squeamish person
run out of the theater screaming. The movie has no
bright colors, making the intensity of the film that
much greater. The visuals of the film leave viewers
feeling quite uneasy, and perhaps a bit nauseated.
It really puts the possibility of a pandemic actually
taking over the world into perspective.
I liked this movie for the simple fact that it played
up the possibility of a pandemic, yet it did it in a
tasteful and convincing manner. All situations in the
film were very believable, making it that much more
disturbing. It is not like the usual scary movie that
is full of lurking creatures and red-faced villains.
Rather, it zeros in on that distant fear in the back
of everyone’s mind and places it on the big screen.
Will this be the way the world finally comes to a
screeching halt? You be the judge. I give it a 7 out
of 10.
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Ode to Irish Punk
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CARDINAL CONNECTION
Phillip DellaSalla
Opinion Editor
Flogging Molly is one of those bands who surprise
me every time they release a new album, mostly
because the last album that was released still hasn’t
gotten old yet. Such was the case when last summer
they released their fifth studio album, Speed of
Darkness. As an avid listener, trying to predict what
new sound the Celtic Punk will adopt with each
album always makes for an interesting guessing
game. This makes each new album an adventure,
and one that I will always happily embark on.
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Celtic Punk
band that has been making music since 1997.
Celtic Punk is exactly what it sounds like: electric
and bass guitars and drums playing alongside
fiddles, mandolins, and accordions. It can only
be described as the unlikely marriage between
punk and traditional Irish music. While at first it
seems almost paradoxical that these instruments
should ever be on the same stage, Flogging Molly
masterfully blends these genres of music. The
interesting name of the band is a tribute to their
roots as an unknown L.A. band. Every Monday
night, the band would play at an Irish pub called
Molly Malone’s. They went there so often that
frontman Dave King commented that they were “…
flogging a dead horse by playing here so often.”
And so Flogging Molly was born.
Jump forward over a decade. Now the little L.A.
band has their own label and just released their
fifth studio album. Speed of Darkness opens with
the track that shares its name, a dark, fast tune that
sets the tone for the rest of the album. Many of the
songs on this album are not particularly cheerful,
especially the first half of the 12 tracks.
Many songs directly deal with the recent
economic recession, specifically the devastating
effects it had on the working class of Detroit.
Frontman Dave King, the primary source of lyrics,
lives in Detroit with his wife and fellow bandmate
Bridget Regan. “I write from my surroundings,”
King says. “I wanted people who’ve lost their jobs
to know I was paying attention. We’re singing for
them, all of these good people brought to their
knees.” This ode to the working class is very
apparent in a number of songs; perhaps most so in
the track “Don’t Shut ‘Em Down.” This song is a
classic example of what Flogging Molly is capable
of, with a seemingly effortless blend of genres
that never leaves the listener feeling like every
song is the same. Flogging Molly really plays to
their strengths by having this song right next to
the track “Heart of the Sea”, which has Matthew
Hensley taking charge on accordion by playing a
very dark Blues melody. It seems like the band is
telling the audience, “Listen. We’re doing things
other bands don’t, because that’s what we do.” You
really don’t hear this kind of diversity in sounds in
Celtic Punk band. This is probably explained by
the fact that, on average, each member plays four
different instruments. Another key track on Speed
of Darkness is “The Power’s Out”, which features
almost playful pipes overtop gritty guitar. This is
one of the more political numbers, which has King’s
voice resounding with bitter anger as he sings
“From the town of Detroit where my job is secure,
yeah/ Secure in the fact now that it’s gone for good,
yeah/ So I’ll scrimp and I’ll scrape at this pension I
saved/ So it should be gone by the end of the day”.
If the first half of the album is a lament about what
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is wrong with American life, the second half is a
happy dream about how nice it will be if we can fix
it. The album closer, “Rise Up”, is a call to do just
that. It ends everything on a cheerful note rather
than having the album be a depressing political
statement.
“It wasn’t the album we set out to write,” Dave
King says. “It became the album we had to write.”
And I for one am very glad they did write it. What
held it back was that the political themes aren’t
particularly subtle and become a bit overpowering
at times. There was also a noticeable lack of
happy songs that didn’t come with a strong dose of
bittersweet with it. I give the album an A- overall.
Nik “Garbage” Garbark
Staff Writer
Welcome back loyal readers. After dealing with the constant paparazzi and autograph signing,
I am back for the second issue. I’ve decided to take a little more time to explain the action of the
films this time and then let your imaginations run wild. Now that everyone seems to have the
general idea of what is going on here, let’s get to this. Garbage Inc. Production’s presents to you
a fresh new installment of “Stud Doubles”.
“From Russia with…Beats”
Basketball superstar Steve Catich, played by Dolph Lundgren, has shattered his knee while
playing in an all-star game! Steve has lost all hope of ever playing basketball again; however,
Steve does have another talent the world has not yet seen. Steve gets in touch with his rowdy
cohorts Pete Brogdon, played by Jamie Foxx, and Mike Little, played by Kevin Hart, to help
keep his mind off of the game he loves. The warmhearted Pete reminds Steve that Steve is still
one of the greatest rappers of all time. Mike then enters Steve into the Rap Olympics and Steve
begins his new journey! With the help of Pete and Mike, Steve begins to remember how great
he can be on the mic, and at the same time astonishes others. The knee slapping one-liners are
of plenty from Pete and Mike and trust me, you can get the popcorn ready…this one’s a Slam
Dunk.
Steve Catich
Pete Brogdon
Mike Little
“Attack of the Sleeve Monster”
The first ever horror film by Garbage Inc. introduces us to a vile and disgusting monster unlike
anything any audience has ever seen…the Sleeve Monster. Best friends Michael Probert, played
by Matt Damon, and Matt Logan, played by Ryan Reynolds, have been training relentlessly for
beach season, when disaster strikes. The Sleeve monster comes into town and steals all of the
sleeves from the shirts that Michael and Matt own! They are forced to wear cut offs year round
and the sleeve monster has no known weaknesses! Can Michael and Matt make it through the
cold winter with nothing to wear but their Sweater Vests? Can the sleeve monster be stopped?
Will Michael and Matt be able to last everyday without sleeves?...my guess is that they can, but
OMG this is Scary!
Well that’s all for now. You keep acting, and I’ll keep writing your script. Because remember,
anyone can be a star in a Garbage Inc. production.
Michael Probert
Matt Logan
Sincerely, Garbage :)
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Mission & Indetity Editor
Grace Williams
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Opinion Editor
Phil DellaSalla
Arts & Living Co-Editors
Shriya Adhikary
Allison Burke
Moderator
Brady Butler
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See ya Later Gator
Katie Balbier and Megan
Truelove
Staff Writers
MT: Well, Later Gator has
a perfect location. It’s right
downtown near Center Market
and is super easy to find. 5/5
What did you think about the
location, Katie?
KB: Funny that you ask Meg,
because I absolutely love the
location of Later Gator. It is
right in the heart of downtown
Wheeling. There are plenty
available parking options
for the restaurant. It also is
very close to the cute shops
in Center Wheeling. I can
definitely see myself shopping
around and making a pit stop
at Later Gator for a great
cuisine. 5/5
KB: Now let’s get to the
good stuff. What did you
think about the food?
MT: I know you and Chris
Rouheir did a review on
Later Gator last semester
and thought it was excellent.
So, I thought that it would
be necessary for you and I
to go back to Later Gator
this semester because of
their newly revised menu. I
decided to try one of their
new savory crepes called All
Hat and No Cattle. This crepe
was filled with cajun chicken,
black beans, monetary pepper
jack cheese, tomato, and
spinach. Everything was
fresh and there was a perfect
portion of food to leave me
full and satisfied. I also
ordered a coconut flavored
iced tea, which I highly
recommend. It was so great
that I got three refills and a
fourth one to go. 9/10
was really nice and brought us
our refills quickly, which was
nice considering the amount
of tea that I was drinking.
Our waitress was even nice
enough to give me a coconut
tea to go! Also, the wait for
our food was very reasonable.
5/5
MT: I think that the
atmosphere at Later Gator is
really cool. It has Wheeling
memorabilia throughout the
entire restaurant and little
alligator decorations to accent
the place. It’s a contemporary
and fun atmosphere and I love
it! 5/5
KB: (Takes a sip of Meg’s
coconut tea) Well I absolutely
loved this restaurant when
I went here last semester
for the review and I can say
the same for this semester.
I ordered the new BVD
spinach wrap, which was
filled with hummus, spinach,
red peppers, grilled onions,
mushrooms, black beans, and
tomato. It was delicious. The
wrap was huge and it was
filled with warm goodness! I
also ordered a side of Texas
two bean salad which was
basically a cold mixed bean
salad with pimentos and
red bell peppers. This was
also very tasty. All of the
vegetables tasted fresh. 10/10
MT: The price was extremely
reasonable as well. My meal
cost about eleven dollars for
my crepe and tea. In being
a big fan of the fresh and
locally produced food, I was
very happy with the quality of
food for the price. 5/5
KB: Yes!! I think that this
restaurant is so cute and
trendy! I felt so comfortable
and homey when I was eating.
5/5
KB: I agree with you! I love
how Later Gator uses fresh
and delicious ingredients. The
quality that you are getting
cannot be beat. My meal cost
around sixteen dollars for my
drink, wrap, and side dish. 5/5
KB: What did you think
about the atmosphere?
KB: Would you go back?
MT: Most definitely. There
are so many options on the
menu and I would love to try
them all. You?
KB: Hands down yes!
MT: 29/30= A
KB: 30/30= A
KB: Let’s move on to talking
about the service. I thought
the service was great! It took
about twenty minutes to get
our food. The waitress was
very friendly, inviting and
constantly available when I
needed my drink refilled. 5/5
Did you like the service Meg?
MT: I thought the service
was also great! Our waitress
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