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President Bush visits Wright Manufacturing

The Cabinet“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.” ~ Psalm 63:3

Vol. 131 • Issue 14

Since 1878 • Geneva College • Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

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Exactly three weeks ago, President Bush visited Wright Manufacturing, Inc., a lawn-maintenance manufacturing plant in Frederick, Maryland, that has ties to Geneva Col-lege.

Early that morning the Pres-ident discussed his economic growth package in which an estimated 145 billion — 1% of the nation’s gross domestic product — would be returned to families and businesses.

A similar plan was released in 2001 when recession was

looming on the horizon. Ac-cording to the Baltimore Sun, “People spent most of that money within six months, helping to end that recession, according to a 2004 study by David Johnson of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and two other economists.”

And according to USA To-day, “Federal Reserve Chair-man Ben Bernanke appeared before the House Budget Committee on Thursday to endorse the idea of putting money — as soon as possible — into the hands of those who would spend it quickly and boost the flagging economy.”

A severe housing slump and low consumer spending have been attributed to the need for change.

On the way from Washing-ton to Camp David, the Presi-dent stopped at the manufac-turing plant of Bill Wright, who has children — Ed, Jer-emiah, and Katie — who are alumni and current students of Geneva.

According to the PRNews-wire, Wright COO, Shawn Wolf, explained that equip-ment was purchased with the help of the 2001 tax relief package. “The purchase al-lowed the company to build

prototypes in house and dras-tically improved the efficien-cy of production.”

The President toured the factory, stopping to meet each of the employees. Wright Manufacturing employs over 100 people but about 50 were there that day due to Friday being a day off. Employees had been told that an “offi-cial” was visiting.

The President spoke in fluent Spanish to the Span-ish workers. “He was good at having quick but meaning-ful conversation,” noted Jer-emiah Wright, junior business

On February 15 and 16, Geneva will host its fourth annual Family Weekend. Most students on campus are unaware of this event, be-cause the invitations are sent directly to parents by the Institutional Advancement office.

“Family weekend pro-vides an opportunity for fam-ilies to get together on cam-pus and become acquainted with Geneva,” said Parent Relations Director, Louise Copeland. Copeland also said that in past years, Fam-ily Weekends have always received positive responses from parents. For the most part, parents of freshmen tend to make up the majority of guests; however, families of students from all classes are represented every year.

There are several exciting events planned for Geneva families during their stay in Beaver Falls. On Friday evening, there will be a fam-ily dinner in Alexander Hall, followed by a talent show in the John H. White Chapel at 7:30 p.m. The talent show will feature several Geneva faculty members as well as students. All students are welcome to attend the show and may purchase tickets for $3.00 in the Institutional Advancement office or for $4.00 at the door.

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Calendar ofEvents

Friday 2/1Black History Month BeginsMen’s and Women’s Retreats

Saturday 2/2Men’s and Women’s RetreatsIndoor Track, WVU Shell Games, 5:30 p.m.Women’s Basketball vs. Bethany, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. Bethany, 7:30 p.mSunday 2/3Men’s and Women’s Retreats

Tuesday 2/5Eportfolio workshop, Career Development Center, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.– 4 p.m.Kairette, Johnston Gym, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday 2/6Chapel, Jim Cossin, 10:10 a.m.Camp, Sport, and Ministry Summer Job Fair, Alex’s, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.Women’s Basketball @ St. Vincent, 6:00 p.m.Men’s Basketball @ St. Vincent, 8:00 p.m.African American Read In Chain, Skye Lounge, 8:00 p.m.

Thursday 2/7Men’s Breakfast, Benedum Room, 7:00 a.m.Eportfolio workshop, Career Development Center, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.– 4 p.m.Upper Room, Johnston Gym, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday 2/9Women’s Basketball at Chatham, 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday 2/12Backpack to Briefcase: Job Search Overview, President’s Dining Room, 5:00p.m.Kairette, Johnston Gym, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday 2/13Chapel, Dean Smith,10:10 a.m.Backpack to Briefcase: Resume/Cover-Letter Overview, President’s DiningRoom, 5:00 p.m.Women’s Basketball vs. Waynesburg, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. Waynesburg, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday 2/14Valentine’s DayBackpack to Briefcase: Interviewing Overview, Benedum Room, 5:00 p.m.Craft Night, Providence Nursing Home, 7:00 p.m.Upper Room, Johnston Gym, 9:30 p.m.

Friday 2/15BSO Talent Show, Skye Lounge, 8:00 p.m.Jubilee ConferenceFamily WeekendIndoor Track @ Baldwin Wallace, 11:00 a.m.

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major, who has worked for the company.

Following the tour the President gave a short speech before riding a Stander, one of over 40 of Wright Manufac-turing’s patented products.

“Let me tell you why I’m here. This man started his own business. He’s a manufacturer, he employs over a hundred people, and he represents the backbone of the American economy…

“We got to make sure that we benefit consumers…and the best way to do that is broad-based tax relief. Now, this plan ought to be broad-based, it ought to be simple, and it ought to be tempo-rary…

“Thanks for letting me come by. I love the entrepre-neurial class. I love people who have a dream and work hard to achieve the dream.” (White House News Releases Transcript)

Geneva engineering gradu-ate of ’06 and employee of Wright manufacturing Ed Wright commented on the preparation process: “Every corner, box, and bin in the fac-tory was examined.” When asked if he knew who was coming he replied, “Pretty much everyone knew because when you’re told an important visitor is coming and the Se-cret Service is walking around it doesn’t take a genius to fig-ure out what’s going on.”

J. Wright stated that local police were on scene as well as Secret Service men on the

roof and stationed around the factory. “They gave Bush his space,” J. Wright recalled, “but we weren’t allowed to stand behind the President.”

E. Wright expressed, “In a way it was exciting to see all the precautions and security measures, but in another way it was sad to know why all these security measures are necessary.”

The brothers said that it

was a privilege and an honor to meet and host the presi-dent.

A video clip of the Pres-ident’s speech at Wright Manufacturing can be seen at: h t t p : / / w w w . w h i t e -h o u s e . g o v / n e w s / r e l e a s -es/2008/01/20080118-7.html And Wright Manufac-turing can be viewed at: http://www.wrightmanufac-turing.com

After the show students and their families are invited to meet with faculty and staff members in the casual setting of an ice cream social.

On Saturday, families can look forward to sitting in on a Communications 101 class with Professor Todd Allen,

followed by a chapel service led by Dr. Dean Smith and Dr. David Smith.

Saturday evening will be the “Grounds and Sounds” event. This is an open mic night in the Brig. The families are welcome to enjoy great entertainment as well as cof-

fee from the Riverview Café. Family Weekend provides

an excellent opportunity for students and their families to spend time together while al-lowing parents a unique win-dow into their child’s college experience.

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Staff Writers

The purpose of The Cabinet, the official student news-paper of Geneva College, shall be to keep the members of the College community informed about all events that concern it, whether they be of international or cam-pus-wide significance; to provide for an open forum for airing the views of all interested groups on campus in order to promote understanding among all the groups; to help create a climate of intelligent and mature consid-eration of issues and events; to help expose injustice on any front; to develop in the readers an appreciation of Christian values by approaching all duties in the spirit of love, justice, and responsibility that Christ showed in all His dealings on earth.

The Cabinet Staff

Bethany AndersonAllison Berlin

Bethany BurchfieldJames Copper

Rachel DeBenedittisKate Ellefson

Victoria KamickerMarissa Kudlik

Daniel McClymondsShaka SydnorAmber Weaver

Jenna Witkowski

Some Geneva students are going to jail.

A criminology class led by Brad Frey, Professor of Soci-ology, and Stephanie Schindel, Assistant Professor of Psychol-ogy and Human Services, is meeting once a week to go to the Beaver County Jail. According to the course syllabus, the class is focused on “the study of the social causes and prevention of crime and the relations between society and the criminal.”

To get a more in depth per-ception of this social aspect, six inmates participate in the class along with the five Geneva stu-dents. The students and inmates sit interweaved in a circle with the two groups alternating peo-ple and forming one. “It’s eye opening,” said Michael Travel-piece, a junior sociology major.

The syllabus also explains that another main purpose of the course is to create “a new way of seeing realities distorted by stereotypes and myths.” The students in the class expressed one of the new insights discov-ered in the commonality seen

between the inmates and them-selves. “They’re really nice guys,” stated freshman unde-clared Jim McGeary.

Chris Luzier, a senior psy-chology major, agreed, “It amazing to see the only differ-ence between us and them is a bad decision.”

Geneva students are not the only ones benefitting from the class. “The inmates are in a certificate program. They’re hoping to use the class as a way of getting a start in a different direction when they get out,” said Frey.

The inmates spend time sharing with the class about drugs, crime, and jail life, and the Geneva students shared that the inmates are very open and excellent participators.

As for the atmosphere of the prison, Frey commented, “The whole jail runs off respect.” As long as the students are respect-ful of the inmates and their cor-ridors, the inmates will be re-spectful of them, and so far, the group has not encountered any problems.

The course was based off a program started at Temple Uni-

versity called “The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.” Carol Steel-Smith, Director of Treatment at the Beaver County Jail, Reverend Dennis Ugoletti, Chaplain of Beaver County Jail, and Reverend Eugene Williams, Director of T.R.A.I.L.S. Minis-try, teamed up and approached Frey about the program hoping to benefit both inmates and stu-dents.

The class convenes twice a week. On the days the group does not meet at the jail, they assemble in a small conference room to discuss the happenings of the prior class period. Some of the issues analyzed are in-mate culture, organized crime, white-collar crime, and after-care, which deals with getting inmates established after they are released from jail. Along with group discussion, the course also expects the students to keep journals, read from re-quired texts, and take several exams.

The students expressed that their learning experience has already been immense. “We’re fortunate,” commented Luzier. “It’s humbling.”

Bethany AndersonStaff Writer

Students and crime combine

The 2008 Colloquia Series at Geneva continued this week as Dr. Michael J. Behe, a lead-ing advocate of the Intelligent Design theory, spoke on Thurs-day evening and Friday morn-ing. Intelligent Design is a controversial argument against Darwin’s theory of Evolution.

Behe is the author of two published books on the subject of intelligent design, Darwin’s Black Box and The Edge of Evolution. In Darwin’s Black Box, he directly states that he believes “the conclusion of in-telligent design flows naturally from the data itself.”

The Colloquia Series was

created in 2006 to “explore issues that are complimentary to the classroom—issues that are provocative within various fields, in the hope that students will want to come,” explained Dave Guthrie, Academic Dean.

Speakers like Behe, for ex-ample, are asked to create “ad-ditional learning experiences in a different setting,” as well as to create a forum that will “provoke and satisfy curios-ity.”

Guthrie commented that he would like to see students “just show up, but not because they have to,” adding that “Chris-tian students should want to become more informed and ar-

ticulate about what they believe about all things and why.”

For those who are curious to hear and learn more through this campus community expe-rience of learning, their curios-ity can be satisfied at the next series event. Robert K. Musil will lead a discussion on the issue of global warming April 3 and 4.

Victoria KamickerStaff Writer

Dr. Behe speaks on intelligent design

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Leyenda SleightStaff Writer

The First Day of February

A parody of “The Night Be-fore Christmas”By Clement Clarke Moore

‘Twas the first day of Feb-ruary and all through the dorm,Not a creature was healthy, not even the worm.The few meds that there were were all hoarded with care,But Brenna was an angel, for her meds she did share.The students skipped class and stayed home in their beds, With frogs in their throats and aches in their heads.With the roomate in paja-mas and I in mine,We had just decided our room us to confine,When out in the hall there arose such a clatterI arose from my bed to see what was the matter.Away to the door I trudged step by step,Pulled open the door and promply threw up.The light in the hall of our ill fated dormShown with a white bright-ness and lit up the formsOf the campus nurses. And my tired eyesWatched them go past with-out much surpriseAnother girl hailed them, who was not lively or quickAnd I knew in a moment an-other one’s sick.More rapid then eagles this virus has spreadAnd caused many a student to go back to bed.Now Ibuprofen! Now Tylo-nol! And now some cough drops!More decongestant! More Airborn! More drugs with-out stop!To the top of the drawer! Piled high on the desk!Used tissues and cough drops and all of the rest!As food coloring that is dropped into water in a glassSlowly pervades the whole thing ‘till all’s colored at last.So through this campus this

virus has crept.And it seems from its reach not one has been kept.And then, the next moment, from far down the hallThrough all the coughing I heard another girl’s call.I stepped out in the hall to see what I could doBut I wasn’t much help, for I was sick too.I was dressed all in sweats, from my head to my feet.With a blanket over my shoulders for a little more heat.With my pockets all stuffed with tissues and cough drops,I looked like a little boy who had been collecting rocks.My eyes – they were blood-shot, it was rather scary!And my cheeks were all pale but my nose was a cherry!My mouth was half open so as I could breatheFor my nose was clogged up and I needed to sneeze.The thermometer under my tongue I held tight in my teeth,It read one o three, was there any relief?I had a pale face and my hands were quite coldAnd they shook when any-thing I tried to hold.I was sick good and proper, and didn’t feel goodAnd smiled wanly at those around me, or wished that I could.The day I woke up with an ache in my head,I knew I had caught it and was quite filled with dread.It speaks not a word but just does it’s workAnd can bring you out of your own little world with a jerk.And as for the hundredth time I am blowing my nose,It gives me a nod and on-ward it goes.The Geneva Plague, as some have affectionately called this thing,Will hopefully fly away soon, like a bird on the wing.And remember these words, ere you turn in tonight,“It won’t last forever, the end’s now in sight.”

Rachel DeBenedittisStaff Writer

The plague sweeps thru campus

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The last couple of weeks Geneva’s campus has been in a whirl of sniffles, coughing, sore throats, and the like.

“A very contagious re-spiratory virus is sweeping the campus,” said Nurse Connie Erwin. “Symptoms include fever, body aches, headache, fatigue, cough, chest burning, sore throat, and nasal congestion.” The students have nicknamed this most unwelcome re-spiratory virus as “the plague.”

You can find the ef-fects of the plague all over campus. For one, there is an exorbitant amount of sniffles and coughing in classes; even the profes-sors have been affected by it. Some have been hit directly, having caught the bug. Others have been af-fected indirectly, having to deal with students who are under the weather, missing classes and falling behind on homework. Hearsay says that at least half the campus has caught this aw-ful plague.

Laura Zerbe, a freshmen communication disorders major, discussing how she saw a student – clearly suffering from the plague – carrying around a box of Kleenex, remarked, “That is just a bit crazy! Like I believe in not spreading things and all, but com’on. The poor kid should have just stayed in bed.”

Erwin sent out a campus wide e-mail informing peo-ple that an antibiotic would not get rid of this virus. She also gave some helpful tips on how to lessen the symptoms and not spread the germs. She encouraged those who are suffering to use over the counter drugs, such as Mucinex, acet-

aminophen and ibuprofen, to reduce the discomfort. She also said, “Increasing fluids is imperative.”

Erwin’s advice to those who have not caught the virus: “Wash your hands frequently…keep your hands away from your face, drink plenty of fluids, get adequate rest, and eat a healthy diet in an effort to remain healthy.”

A helpful RA offered her advice to Erwin on how to keep from pass-ing the plague around. Her first, and most important, piece of advice, “Stop making out!” Then, she followed with the advice that students should cover their mouths when cough-ing, throw away dirty tis-sues, and keep food, gum and toothbrushes to them-selves.

So, for all those suffer-ing, take care, but please don’t spread your germs. While, those who have not caught the miserable plague can say with Melissa Wag-ner, an elementary educa-tion major, “Thank God, I haven’t gotten it yet!”

“there is an exorbitant amount of sniffles and coughing in classes; even the professors have been affected by it. Some have been hit directly, having caught the bug. Others have been affected indirectly, having to deal with stu-dents who are under the weather, missing class-es and falling behind on

homework.”

The war in Kenya hits the headlines almost daily, yet students still may not know exactly why this war is hap-pening.

In America, people sit comfortable and ignorant in our relatively secure na-tion while murder, rape, theft and inner turmoil continue to thrive in Kenya.

The majority of the riots take place in Nairobi, Kenya, in the small city of Kibera which is one of the largest slums in Africa. Here the people are in such an absolute state of poverty that it causes panic, anger and frustration, leading to outbursts of riots leaving many dead and with-out food or home. An article from BBC news states that “over 700,000 people [are] living in an area of only four square kilometers.” Later they add, “To put this in perspec-tive, almost 750,000 people have to share 600 toilets.”

This state of poverty is blamed on the President Mwai of the PNU political party and his recent reelection has finally sent people over the edge.

The majority of the ten-sion exists between two main political parties, the Oramage Democratic, or ODM, lead by Raila Odinga, and the Party for National Unity, or PNU, lead by Mwai Emilio Kibaki. With the recent reelection of Mwai, war broke out because the ODM believes that the elec-tion was manipulated, causing angry mobs and gangs to fight over land and tradition.

The ODM asked PNU, the leading party, to join them in alleviating the effects of the lawlessness in Kenya, but they refused, causing the dis-pute. A leading gang in Kenya called the Mungiki—which means “multitude” in the local Kikuyu language—is a gang that claims to be the defender of the rights of the poor and urges a return to traditional Kikuyu values.

This gang is a highly in-fluential mob that has caused much strife, death, and con-fusion for the people of Ke-nya. They have also been pin-pointed as a gang that has done the most damage to Kenya by setting fires to over hundreds of homes, murder-ing and injuring hundreds of people, and causing conflict between different groups.

More than 650 people have been brutally murdered since the disputed election this past December. It seems that a round of revenge has begun that the authorities in Kenya are unable to stop.

Women continue to be raped, children are being killed with machetes every-day, houses are burning and hundreds of people are dy-ing. There are so many people without homes that make do by living in relief camps or in burnt down houses with-out the everyday necessities of life.

A relief program called

“Goal” implements relief in 12 different developing coun-tries. This program has a refu-gee camp set up in Uganda that distributes emergency pack-ages to the problematic areas. These packs contain plastic sheeting, blankets, mosquito nets, floor mats, jerry cans, cooking equipment and basic hygiene kits. Goal has a his-tory of supporting Nairobi especially, and can continue

to do so with donations from people all around the world.

If you are interested in helping this cause, visit http://www.goalireland.com/dona-tions/request1.php. On this page you will be able to make an easy online general dona-tion or a continual donation of your choice that will help send out relief packages to ar-eas of distress.

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Amber WeaverStaff Writer

Civil war is close for Kenya

A protester wields a machete in the Kibera slum in Nairobi in protest of injust voting process 115% turn out

Photo courtesy of Reuters

“There are so many people without homes that make do by living in relief camps or in burnt down houses without

the everyday necessities of life.” Photo courtesy of Reuters

Sudoku

Weariness is contagious – more than enthusiasm. And America’s Christian communi-ty appears worn out. We’ve be-come content to retreat behind the doors of our churches and homes, ignoring the blatant in-justices that surround us. Occa-sionally, courageous Christians venture out to joust at wind-mills, often winning empty battles, while losing the war.

Perhaps one of the biggest indicators of this weariness is the modern evangelical mal-aise towards abortion. For us, abortion is just a fact of life – nothing more, and nothing less. Even more disturbing is the trend among Christians to dismiss it as an ideological is-sue. AIDS and unpleasant labor conditions halfway around the world monopolize our political goals, causing us to overlook abortions next door. For some reason, we ignore Christ’s com-mand to remove the log from our own eye, before we remove the speck from our brother’s eye, and we fret about interna-tional human rights violations while maintaining a callous heart toward the roughly 1.21 million children murdered in the U.S. every year by abortion (Guttmacher Institute).

Why does the Christian community focus upon goals that thoughtful and intelligent Christians differ on, such as poverty reduction programs, minimum wage and interna-tional labor standards, while ex-cluding abortion – an issue we all should agree upon? Blinded by ideology and feel-good poli-tics, our generation of evangeli-cals quickly dismisses abortion and moves on to newer and “loftier” goals – goals based upon our ideological biases.

While conservative and lib-eral Christians bicker on the meaning of justice and compas-sion in society, unborn children die, stricken down with few de-fenders.

Proverbs tells us, however, to “[r]escue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter” (24:11). Since the Supreme Court declared abortion a con-

stitutional right in 1973, over 47 million children have been aborted (Guttmacher Institute).

While some victories have been won over the years – pa-rental consent laws, funding battles, and the recent encour-aging ruling from the Supreme Court – resulting in a decrease of abortion in the U.S. (Guttm-acher Institute), much remains to be done.

We must build upon these positive trends to produce the good fruit of saved lives. At this crucial time, it is important to support a pro-life president, Congress and judiciary. We need to be strong enough to re-sist the emotional appeals and charisma of candidates who support abortion (i.e. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton), especially as, if elected, they will seek to foster and appoint judges that will mandate the legality of abortion for years to come. These candidates’ poli-cies condemn millions of inno-cent children to death and ex-pose the hollow nature of their claims to “compassion,” “faith” and “values.”

Am I making a one issue appeal? Yes. But criminalizing abortion is a transcending issue that reaches across ideological divides to provide a basic level of justice to the unborn. If the Geneva community truly cares about justice, it must take the issue of abortion seriously. It makes no sense to loudly pro-claim the horrors of injustice and then vote for someone who will promote the killing of help-less babes.

As Proverbs makes clear, “If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done?” (24:12)

Therefore, as Paul exhorts us in II Thessalonians, let us “not become weary in doing good” (3:13) but press forward, ignoring the ideological divide between liberals and conserva-tives, to bring justice to those yet unborn.

Noah FinleyEditor-in-Chief Emeritus

Embracing justice across the bounds of ideology

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People who accomplish great things should be recognized. February first marked the begin-ning of Black History month. Black History month is a time designated to the recognition of the accomplishments of great African Americans of the past. In the early 19th century, African Americans were not treated as equal to white Americans.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson was disturbed by the fact that his-tory books did not recognize the African-American population as a whole. In 1926, he had the second week in February desig-nated as Negro History week. Woodson’s main goal in creat-ing Negro History week was to bring national attention to the contributions of African Ameri-cans throughout American His-tory. He chose the second week of February because it marks the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, both of whom played important roles in strengthening the influence of the black American population. In 1976, Negro History week was expanded into what is to-day, Black History Month.

With this change, many schools have designated Black History Month as a time to look at the various African Ameri-cans who have made an impact throughout American history. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, George Washington Carver and Jackie Robinson are only a small list-ing of the great African Ameri-cans of the past who are rec-ognized all across America. Martin Luther King, Jr., a key leader during the Civil Rights movement, is perhaps one of the most well-known African Americans that are recognized during Black History Month. Through nonviolent protests and speeches such as his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, he was able to set the Civil Rights movement in motion. He has been described as a guiding light during the most crucial years in the Civil Rights movement. Another well-known African American recognized during Black History Month is Harriet Tubman. She was a runaway slave who gained her freedom

then dedicated and risked her life to help other slaves escape through the Underground Rail-road. She made thirteen mis-sions and helped to rescue over 300 slaves. Remarkable cour-age and faith in the Lord al-lowed her to make a difference in African American History. There are so many African Americans who have made a difference and accomplished great things throughout history. With Black History Month as a time dedicated to recogniz-ing all they have done, people should take the opportunity to learn about an important part of America’s history. In honor of Black History Month, Geneva is hosting sev-eral events. On February 6, the second annual “African Ameri-can Read In Chain” was held in Skye lounge at 8:00 p.m. and on February 15 there will be a talent show at 8:00 p.m. in Skye lounge sponsored by the Black Stu-dent Organization. To conclude Black History month, the din-ing hall will be serving a “Soul Food Dinner” during dinner hours on February 27. Also on February 27, the movie “Pride” will be showing in the John H. White Chapel at 8:00 p.m.

These events are aimed towards recognizing the heritage and accomplishments of African Americans and all students are encouraged to attend.

Katie EllefsonStaff Writer

Celebrating Black History Month

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In YourOpinion

How much do you think justice week will impact

change?

“I didn’t know about it until now, but hopefully

it’s having a positive impact on the campus.”

Julianne PrescottSr. El ed/ Sp. ed “I think it will cause

people to think about it more in the short-run, but in the long-run I’m afraid it will fade from people’s minds. It’s cer-

tainly impacted me.”Stephanie Black

So. Poli-Sci

“I think it will raise awareness and hopefully that will lead to action.”

Kelly BrambleGr. Sr. Comm

“I think it will raise awareness amongst Ge-neva students, and hope-fully take some of us out

of our comfort zones.”Josh Kail

Sr. Poli Sci

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Men’s Basketball Continues Slide

Geneva was bombed Satur-day night by Bethany.

The bombs came in the form of the 16 three point shots Beth-any made en route to an 87-62 victory over the Golden Torna-does at the Metheny Fieldhouse on Saturday. Bethany shot a staggering 55 percent from three point land and the Bison had seven different players score from beyond the arc.

Brody Jackson did the most damage for Bethany with 21 points.

Before the game, Geneva honored head coach Jeff Santar-siero on his 200th career victory, which came on the road against Westminster on January 24. Ge-neva did get a solid performance from Greg McDivitt, who led all scorers with 23 points and he added 12 rebounds as well. Zac Northern also chipped in with 10 points.

Down by eight at half time, Geneva’s offense went cold in the second half. They shot only 29 percent from the field

and they did not make any of the 10 three point baskets they attempted. The loss moved the Golden Tornadoes to 10-10 on

the season, and it came after a heartbreaking 76-75 loss at Washington and Jefferson last Wednesday.

The track team continues practicing for Saturday’s meet. Photo by Rima Warren

Dan McClymondsStaff Writer

Track and field strike again

Zack Northern takes his foul shotKevin R. Cooke/Graule Studios

P A G E 8 s P o r t s F e b r u a r y 8 , 2 0 0 8

Men’s BasketballW&J - 76, GC - 75

Bethany - 87, GC - 62

Women’s B-BallW&J - 60, GC - 64

Bethany - 58, GC - 75

player of the week

Allyson Clark

Women’s B-Ball

Averaged 28.5 points/game in victories over

Bethany and W&J this past week.

Intramural sports increaseStorm reporT Jenna Witkowski

Staff Writer

James CopperStaff Writer

Men’s basketball continues slide

Geneva’s indoor track and field team journeyed to West Virginia University last Saturday, where they participated in the State Farm Invitational.

It was the second meet of the year for the men’s and women’s indoor track teams, and like last week, it was an unscored meet. The event featured 14 oth-er schools, some of which were Division I.

Highlights this week be-long to Andrew Foxenburg, who placed 4th in the 3000 meter run; Corey Fraction placing 8th in the 60 meter dash, Lisa Lyon coming in 11th in the 500 meter, Dan Dillman came in 11th in the

shot put, Nicole Okerlund placed 13th in the 800 me-ter and Rebecca VanRegen-morter placed 14th in the 3000 meter run.

And not so much in the spotlight are personal im-provements. Julie Everett has made progress in the 400 meter run, Dan Dillman in the shot put, and Andrew Foxenburg in the 3000 me-ter run. Foxenburg’s im-provement of six seconds off his previous perfor-mance was enough to post an NCAA national qualify-ing time, an achievement he barely missed at last week’s meet at Baldwin Wallace College.

The teams’ next meet will be held Saturday, Feb-ruary 9th at Mount Union.

Geneva students are spend-ing a lot of time in Metheny Fieldhouse. That’s because more students are discovering the ben-efits of intramural sports.

Students are beginning to take advantage of intramural athletics offered at Geneva. Over 900 students have participated in intramurals between fall 2007 and the beginning of 2008. Dan Williams, Geneva’s intramural grad assistant stated, “We antici-pate the numbers will increase to 1800 students before the end of the spring semester.”

Several of the sports students are enjoying include soccer, ten-nis, dodge ball, football, Frisbee, ping pong, and basketball. Vol-leyball is next on the list and participants are getting excited for the chance to compete for bragging rights as well as for the coveted intramural champion t-shirts.

There are a number of addi-tional benefits included with in-tramurals. It is a chance to meet

new students, and develop char-acter while staying active and having fun. It also gives students the chance to compete on a non varsity team.

“Geneva College students are very passionate about athlet-ics” declares Williams. “I think students find that the spirit of competition is just as intense as varsity sports.”

Many students agree and have even commented on the level of intensity displayed by many of the participants.

Williams responded by say-ing, “We are trying to emphasize sportsmanship to the students and in most cases, students are very receptive to this.”

Emily Baker, a member of fall 2008’s intramural football champions stated, “I enjoy the competition. Intramurals seems more organized this year and I like the fact that we have more games.”

Most students agree, and per-haps this years attendance levels have been a result of this overall attitude.