the picket issue 74

The Picket Student Voice in the University Community Since 1896

S h e p h e r d U n i v e r s i t y

115th Year No 74 WedNesdaYMarch 27 2013 First Issue Free

INDEX | NEWS 2 | COMMENTARY 5 | ARTS amp LIFE 7 |

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COMICS amp GAMES 9 SPORTS 10

StudentS

Learn extreme CouponingKristin stoverkstove03ramsshepherdeduA recent service learning project at Shepherd ldquoEx-treme Couponing for Hun-gerrdquo taught 83 students the art of couponing while also aiding local food banksThe students of these classes were each given $5 and sent out to the mar-ket with the task of pur-chasing as much food as they could by only spend-ing the $5 They were to utilize coupons bonus cards and store sales The food that they pur-chased was to be donated to the Caring Cupboard and Community Minis-tries two local food banks

A spring time snowman overlooks the Dining Hall as students rush in to escape the cold and get a hot meal The March 26th snow storm left the university closed Photo by Don Zumbach

theater named after dr StanLey and ShirLey marinoff

natalie GreeneandnataliegreenegmailcomThe construction of the cop-per-sided 185-seat theater and multipurpose venue will no longer be giving commuters delays as it is set to open later this spring Shepherd University is proud to call the new build-ing the Stanley C and Shir-ley A Marinoff TheaterThe $135 million facil-ity will include a theater a sculpture studio cos-tume and scenery shops graphic design studios a rehearsal and small per-formance room and a

small art gallery It will also have outdoor patiosPresident Shipley stated in a press release that ldquothe Stanley C and Shir-ley A Marinoff Theater is the centerpiece of Shep-herdrsquos newest academic and creative arts venuerdquoFor the past 22 years the Contemporary American Theater Festival has been hosted in Shepherdstown WVa There has always been a member of the Marinoff family on the CATF boardDr Stanley Marinoff said ldquoThis organization and this university are the pil-

lars for the continued vi-brancy of ShepherdstownrdquoLocal resident and Shep-herd alumna Denise Bridgeman spoke about her experience with the CATFBrideman said ldquoDuring the entire month of July Shepherdstown is packed with great things to do and CATF is partly the reason why This event brings so many new people into town and while they are here they support all of the lo-cal businesses Itrsquos greatrdquoMarinoff made an an-nouncement with the CATF board and spoke about

the value and impact the arts have in the lives of local residents and Shep-herd students The recent legacy gift he made to the Shepherd University Foundation will be used for the long-term support of CATFrsquos programming and education initiativesMarinoff said ldquoIt will en-sure that future students artists and audiences will be impacted by this gift for years and years to come It is a long-term pact that will serve the organization and community in perpetuityrdquo

CharLie SuLLivan diverSifieS ShepherdKristin stoverkstove03ramsshepherdeduStudent Charlie Sullivan is non-traditional in most ways from two hikes on the Appalachian Trail to activ-ism publication and even maintaining the West-ern Maryland Rail TrailSullivan is currently an RBA student focusing on Appalachian stud-ies Behind the book bag and studying Sul-livan has a decorated personal narrative that is still continuing today Sullivan cites Thoreau throughout his life and ev-eryday activities as wellldquoI was fortunate enough to read lsquoWaldenrsquo and lsquoCivil Disobediencersquo at a for-mative young agerdquo said Sullivan ldquoI was prob-ably about 19 or 20 then I read Thoreau when I began camping and hik-ing In essence Thore-au became my mentorrdquoSullivan supposes that he encountered Tho-reau at the right time and in the right place

identifriday aidS Byrd Center reSearChnatalie GreeneandnataliegreenegmailcomIt has been a hardwork-ing two and a half years of arranging processing and database entry as the Byrd Center gets late Sena-tor Robert Byrdrsquos papers ready for research but the Robert C Byrd Congres-sional Papers Collection is now open to researchersThe Byrd Center sits on the side of the Scarbor-ough Library and is a central part of the aca-

demic life of the campus and the local communityBen Sade a senior biol-ogy major said ldquoI think the whole building is very nice and we are extremely fortunate to have some-thing so historically mean-ingful here at ShepherdrdquoMarc Levitt director of archives states that he loves being a part of the Shepherdstown communityLevitt said ldquoOur forums and events are often lively with well-informed discus-

sions and participationrdquoThe centerrsquos mission is to help foster a better un-derstanding of the United States Congress the Con-stitution and represen-tative democracy both historically and in a con-temporary setting Those who have been working on this project have compiled a 522-page index which is available in hard-copy for-mat in the Byrd Centerrsquos Reading Room and onlineThe center is planning to conduct seminars work-

shops teacherrsquos institutes public lectures and confer-ences on a wide range of topics designed to improve public understanding of the legislative processLevitt said ldquoWe regular-ly host programs put on by campus and commu-nity groups Our main an-nual event is the celebra-tion of Constitution Day which was established by an amendment intro-duced by Senator Byrdrdquo

See Couponing Page 2

See Sullivan Page 2See Research Page 3

See Story on Page 7

The Nominees for Next Yearrsquos Common Reading are

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ldquoConditions were favor-able for him to take root and growrdquo Sullivan said ldquoOver the years I have made many pilgrimages to Concord and Walden Pond In fact I camped out at the site of Thoreaursquos cabin with two friends illegal-ly I might add in 1977rdquoIn 1982 Sullivan made a choice that continues to hold an effect on his life-style choices Over the course of five months Sul-livan would migrate from Georgia to Maine spend-

ing the time out in every

type of weather His life became about finding wa-ter shelter and food Sul-livan would complete the Appalachian Trail for the first time sleeping eating writing and carrying Tho-reaursquos ldquoWaldenrdquo with himSullivan describing the 2100 mile hike said ldquoIt was not a walk in the park It was hard work Life on the trail teaches self-reliance and spiritual resilience It was also one the highlights of my liferdquoIn 1987 Charlie would again start the walk from Georgia to Maine complet-ing another 1500 miles The remainder of Sullivanrsquos life has been spent involved in environmental activism He has been affiliated with such groups as Earthfirst Virginians for Wilderness and Heartwood on whose behalf he would go before Congress He even found-ed the Appalachian Bio-Diversity Project in 1993Sullivan is passion-ate about the Earth

He said ldquoI have always seen the Earth as a super-organism not something to be exploited Because of this I have been in-volved in everything from anti-war to feminism to anti-fracking All is-sues are interconnectedrdquoSullivan has published many essays with such sources as Dissident Voice Information Clear-inghouse OpEd News and Counter Currents He often writes about his opposition to capital-ism Most of his writing these days is concerned with ending capitalism and creating a more egali-tarian political economyldquoEcology is the only econ-omy that really mattersrdquo said Sullivan ldquoWe must think small economies of scale kick our fossil fuel ad-diction and design econom-ic systems in accordance with the edicts of ecologyrdquoHe also spent several years doing environmental edu-cation at Hemlock Out-

look Center for Outdoor Education at Clifton Va Sullivan lived with his canine companion Ursa in a 430-acre park He was the assistant direc-tor and responsible for the environmental education programs The exhaust-ing but rewarding work involved social coopera-tion and interaction with thousands of people on the subject of the environment Currently Sullivan works at Fort Frederick State Park as their Master Naturalist He continues to educate on the envi-ronment while develop-ing nature programming and activities Sulli-van also helps maintain the Western Maryland Rail Trail routinely bik-ing up to 45 miles a dayAs a student Sullivan has taken classes here and there throughout his adult life However at the age of 58 he officially entered Shepherd University after completing his associate

degree at Blue Ridge Com-munity and Technical Col-lege Sullivan originally

came to Shepherd as an English major but feels at his age it is more about the learning than the de-gree He switched to the RBA program for the free-dom of courses it allowsSullivan however does not allow homework to interfere with his activ-ism and love of the worldldquoThese old mountains get into your blood and nour-ish your soulrdquo he said ldquoWe have a responsibil-ity to make things betterrdquo

The money for the proj-ect was donated from As-bury United Methodist Shepherdstown Lutheran Parish and the Student Community Services and Service Learning The students from Ru-dolph Broplehrsquos ECON 123 class were successful in their shopping trips The average savings among the three classes was 61 per-cent or about $56 per classThe students found cou-pons for their purchases from several couponing Web sites and in-store ads Most students shopped at such stores as Food Lion Martinrsquos Weis Rite Aid and Save-A-Lot Another factor for the savings was the studentsrsquo in-store bonus cards which often give the user access to specific sales or extra percentages off The students had two weeks to complete their shopping before return-ing and presenting their experiences to the class From the in-class presen-tations it became clear that couponing is not as easy as clip and saveThe students spoke about the difficulty of finding valuable coupons online and then utilizing them in class Students expressed

their respect for regular couponing and the amount of work that it takes The class received some advice from extreme couponer Joshua Belice an instruc-tor at Shepherd on how extreme couponing works Service Learning Coordi-nator Summer Williams said ldquoA big take away from the project was that couponing can indeed save you quite a bit of money but it can be diffi-cult and time consumingrdquoService Learning is a valu-able tool and allows for a learning experience and resources for both parties

involved The food banks benefited from the stu-dentsrsquo financial education as much as the students gained from the project Bropleh tries to connect his classroom with the commu-

nity by teaching to optimize resources in real life Bro-pleh believes that the more relevant a subject is to a studentrsquos life the more suc-cessful it is to the students In addition to the donation to the food bank the stu-dents from the class taught their new money saving skills to Shepherdstown Area Independent Liv-ing residents to help the seniors stretch out their food budgets The students gained a valuable insight into building better lives for themselves and oth-ers while learning about the economic history of

the residents The leftover coupons from the project were donated to Commu-nity Ministries which is setting up an area for cli-ents to look for coupons as part of their assistance

ldquoA big take away from the proj-ect was that couponing can

indeed save you quite a bit of money but it can be difficult and

time consumingrdquo - Summer Williams

Service Learning Coordinator

Students for Rudolph Broplehrsquos 123 Economics class were suc-cessful in their shopping trips with the average savings between the three classes being almost 61 or about $56 dollars per class Photograph by Summer Williams

Eighty three students participated in a recent service learning project called ldquoExtreme Couponing for Hungerrdquo and were each given five dollars to spend and sent out to the market with the task of purchasing as much food as possible using coupons bo-nus cards and store sales Photograph by Summer Williams

Voices in the HallKristin stover

Kstove03ramsshepherdedu

What issues should the SGA president address

ldquoWork on comprehen-sive majors to be al-

lowed to also declare a minorrdquo - Andrew

Parker senior environ-mental studies major

ldquoMore parking East Campusrdquo - Jessica Ott junior English major

ldquoWe need more ciga-rette receptacles to help keep this campus beautifulrdquo - Emma Snyder junior ac-counting major

ldquoMore food selec-tion like actual com-

panies on campusrdquo - Frank Schwartz

senior environmental studies major

ldquoThere is just not enough parking on East Campus Maybe utilize extra fac-ulty parkingrdquo - Philipp Corbett sopho-

more computer information science major

Submitted Photograph


Sullivan From

Couponing From Page 1

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dr Lois Jarman finds french and teaching

Brendan darBybdarby01ramsshepherdeduDr Lois Jarman never wanted to be a teacher not in a million years She wanted to be a lawyer and so she set out to do just that Life had differ-ent plans for her however when she found FrenchShe currently teaches French at Shepherd Uni-versity She also writes in-terest pieces for the Freder-ick News Post in Maryland When asked about why she decided to teach French Jarman said ldquoI fell in love with the lan-guage It was great espe-cially because it boosted my GPA I was good at itrdquoFrench soon turned into Spanish then Chinese and finally Hebrew Mastery of language came surpris-ingly easy to Jarman She finished a double major in three and a half years and went on to get a masterrsquos degree She also got mar-ried and had two children For a while she spent her time volunteering at her childrenrsquos schools logging in over a thousand vol-unteer hours Her young son was not quite as en-thusiastic about all the ldquomom timerdquo but Jarman found that she loved vol-unteering and teaching so much that she made a compromise with him ldquoI said all right Irsquoll stop volunteeringrdquo Jarman said ldquoBut if yoursquoll let me substitute teach Irsquoll buy Oriole season ticketsrdquoThe deal worked and so began Jarmanrsquos ca-reer as a teacherJarman has worked at sev-eral different schools in-cluding Middletown High School Thomas Johnson High School Catoctin High School Frederick

Community College and most recently Shepherd University She started off her collegiate teaching ca-reer at Frederick Commu-nity College in Maryland ldquoIt was greatrdquo she said ldquoYou didnrsquot have all the has-sles that went along with teaching high school The students actually wanted to learn which was amazingrdquo Jarman taught at FCC for four years and built up a French program

from scratch She was also in the midst of her doctorate and decided to apply for a full-time po-sition at FCC After wait-ing she finally got called in about her applicationJarman said ldquoThey called me all the way in just to tell me that they werenrsquot even going to give me the chance to interview They wanted someone with a doctorate and even though I had built the entire pro-gram from top to bottom and would have my PhD in the next two years that evidently wasnrsquot good enough for them So I leftrdquoThe college went on to hire a candidate with a doctor-ate fresh out of school Not even a year later Jarman got a call from the college informing her that they had been having trouble with one of their full-time French teachers They were wondering if she

would be willing to come in and run a seminar that would show the person how to teach the course proper-ly Jarman politely refusedJarman soon after sent out her reacutesumeacute to differ-ent colleges throughout Maryland and West Vir-ginia She obtained a job working with Shepherd University where she is currently employedJarman is also responsible for Shepherdrsquos access to the

Cannes Film Festival Cur-rently Shepherd Univer-sity is the only university in the country that offers students the highly cov-eted opportunity to intern at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in FranceAs of now former Shep-herd student Bryan Stag-gers is the only American to ever have had the op-portunity to work with the French in Cannes Jarman said that there were many hoops to jump through in order to get this accom-plished This included the stacks of paperwork the festival required be filled out which the university needed to translate into English Another instance of trouble was when the festival inquired about who was going to pay the fee ldquoWhorsquos going to pay the feerdquo said Jarman ldquoIt freaked us out a little bit until we realized that there

had been a language mis-communication They had meant stipend instead of fee and once we figured that out it got a lot easierrdquo Jarman was able to get the application for Stag-gers partially because of her continued connection with her friends in France Jarman said ldquoWe hosted an exchange student in 1999 and fell in love with him semi-adopted him met the rest of the family

loved them met extended family loved them My daughter lived with them for a month We went to his wedding etc etc And thatrsquos how I met all of themrdquo She still manages to keep in regular contact with them through social me-dia outlets and such She also gets to see them face-to-face occasionally due to her husbandrsquos position as a Delta Airlines pilotJarman also runs a drag show the proceeds of which go to help AIDS patients She has even written 10 books for about what life in the Middle Ages was likeJarman who received her masterrsquos degree with a concentration in medi-eval studies wanted the books and the correspond-ing website to be for young girls She wanted to edu-cate them about real life medieval princesses as well as what castle life and life

in general was like in that time period All 10 books come with a look-alike doll dressed in period clothingJarman has been to ev-ery country that the girls in her books lived There have been requests from all over the country for the books and dolls from both private homes and schools as well as the Girl Scouts With 10 books and dolls un-der her belt Jarman hopes to finish with 15 in totalThe AIDS benefit has been done once a year for the past 12 years and comes in the rather unorthodox but fun guise of a drag show Peo-ple wishing to make dona-tions can pay a small entry fee to help those suffering from AIDS-related compli-cations and in return get to spend an entertaining eve-ning watching the showJarman said ldquoIn the 12 years that the benefit has been going on we have raised over $75000 in aid for people suffering from AIDS and AIDS-related complications It has done a lot of goodrdquoJarman also enjoys con-tributing frequently to the Frederick News Post where her articles appear most frequently in the ldquoArt Life and Entertain-mentrdquo section Her most recent article covered her husband and son winning tickets to Super Bowl XL-VII which saw the Balti-more Ravens win against the San Francisco 49ersJarman started off never wanting to be a teacher but became a valued instructor at five different schools two of them at the collegiate level She has come a long way from her original plan to become a lawyer having found French and discover-ing her love of language

ldquoI fell in love with the language It

was great especially because it boost-

ed my GPA I was good at itrdquo

- Dr Lois Jarman a French professor

They have recently had helpful responses with the IdentiFriday campaign on their Facebook page They post old pictures of historical places and try to identify the people Levitt said ldquoWe plan on doing IdentiFriday for the foreseeable future Wersquove had great feedback from the community who have helped us identify the people in the photographs It has increased traf-fic to both our Facebook page and our websiterdquo

The Byrd Center is also known to provide students and volunteers with the op-

portunity to work with the centerrsquos collections where they gain treasured pro-active experiences in the

archives field Most interns are from Shepherd but they recently expanded their

program to offer the same opportunity to students from all across the country Levitt said ldquoI hope that

students will avail them-selves of the archive they have here on campus

Senator Byrdrsquos papers are one of the most impor-tant Congressional col-lections and are a rich

resource for studying the procedures and changes of Congress (over 50 years) and to see how Senator Byrd interacted with his constituents and helped develop West Virginia through his role on the Ap-propriations Committeerdquo You can find them on Facebook at wwwface-bookcomByrdCLS or through their Web site at wwwbyrdcenterorg

ldquoWe plan on doing IdentiFriday for the foresee-able future Wersquove had great feedback from the

community who have helped us identify the peo-ple in the photographsrdquo - Marc Levitt director

of archives at the Byrd Center

SGA ElectionsElections for the Student Government Association officers are taking place

Students can vote forbull SGAPresidentbull VicePresidentbull Secretarybull Treasurerbull CampusRelationsOfficerbull Parliamentarianbull ClassPresident

Votingwillbeheldbull TuesdayMarch26 600to700pmintheDiningHallbull WednesdayMarch27 1200to100pmintheFrankArtsCenterbull ThursdayMarch28 1230to130pmintheRamsDen

ThePicketdidnothavenamesofthecandidatesatthetimeofpublication

Research From Page 1

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What is the ldquoreal Worldrdquo

PatricK Koczera

pkocze02ramsshepherdeduAs a senior approaching graduation day at Shep-herd I have heard quite a bit about this notion of the ldquoreal worldrdquo lately Many of us are aware of this no-tion it typically comes up when we are discussing an imminent transition in our lives with a friend coworker or relative and they say something like ldquoSo yoursquore getting ready to enter the real worldrdquo The reappearance of this cli-cheacute in conversations with my peers got me thinking what exactly is the ldquoreal worldrdquo One odd thing about the real world clicheacute is that it implies one of us does not

occupy the world as it re-ally is Somehow and for some reason reality for one of us is deficient It is almost as though the in-terests and concerns that have been relevant to us thus far are devalued or dismissed If you think you have problems just wait until yoursquore in the real world Another odd thing about the clicheacute is that it seems to appear and reappear at different moments in life For example I can recall teachers in high school who would routinely re-mind us that the lessons we were learning in class would help prepare us for the real world (presum-ably college and a job) Now as an undergradu-ate in my senior year I

am hearing once again that I will soon enter the real world (presumably a career and marriage) The pattern here suggests that once I establish a career and find a wife there will be yet another set of tasks that will take me deeper into the ldquoreal worldrdquo So is the real world clicheacute simply a reference to the degree of responsibility one has at a moment in life Is my world more ldquorealrdquo than the unemployed 30-year-old crashing in his parentrsquos basement To me the real world cli-cheacute has everything to do with our societyrsquos fixation on accomplishment and conventionalism The soci-etal expectation for many Americans is to graduate high school get a degree

establish a career marry and have kids retire and die As we grow up assume more responsibility and satisfy each of these expec-tations our world appar-ently becomes more ldquorealrdquo If we fail or delay meeting these expectations we are living in a somewhat less ldquorealrdquo world occupying a ldquonon-traditionalrdquo space I do not wish to debate whether these societal ex-pectations are an inher-ently good or bad thing in this article it is my opin-ion that they are merely a natural outcome of Ameri-can culture and society If anything this article is a condemnation of the real world clicheacute Like most clicheacutes the notion of the

ldquoreal worldrdquo is a gross sim-plification of things There should be something more meaningful to say to some-one transitioning from one episode of life to another (how about some advice) Furthermore the recur-ring use of the clicheacute is irk-some it is quite frustrat-ing to progress from one act of life to another only to be told there is a still ldquorealerrdquo world to know Responsibility does not make your world real The people you know the things you have seen and the perspectives in your head make your world real The next time some-one tells you ldquoYoursquore get-ting ready to enter the real worldrdquo tell them that you are already there

the importance of relay for Life

chelsea deMello

Cdemel01ramsshepherdedu

This April Shepherd stu-dents will come together once again to raise money for the fight against cancer in the Relay for Life walk For those that donrsquot know much about this fund-raiser Relay for Life is an extremely important event that has been held annu-ally for the past decade It is crucial for the univer-sity in order to raise funds against cancer one of the biggest health threats an individual can face The American Cancer So-

ciety now estimates that the risk of an American man developing cancer over his lifetime is a little less than one out of two For an American woman it is a little more than one out of every threeFor a lottery these odds are fantastic But cancer is a lottery that no one wants to win So when that horri-fying diagnosis comes itrsquos absolutely life shattering In 2007 my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer I remember as my mom was breaking the news to me my dad stood there as if he had been stabbed in the chest Even

though she was the only one with cancer they had both been diagnosed For the next year it was a slew of appointments and radiation treatments Thankfully for my mother she was completely cured and has been cancer free ever since Yet looking back Irsquoll never forget what it was like to help my mother with her care The biggest shock was the SpongeBob SquarePants stickers placed on the ceil-ing of the radiation room The stickers were strate-gically put there to be a comforting device but it was amazing that the in-

habitant of a pineapple under the sea had such a chilling opposite effect on me It was just too real to be true Relay for Life is an im-portant fundraiser that embodies the commitment of the possibility to one day live in a cancer free world Every dollar earned goes towards saving lives whether it is for patients or medical research In the past10 years Shep-herd University has been doing its part to aid in this promise by raising over $500000 according to last yearrsquos totals

The 11th annual celebra-tion will be held on Fri-day April 5 in the Well-ness Center According to the Relay for Life Web site there are currently 47 teams involved So far $23215 has been raised this year With daunting statistics such as the ones given by the cancer society for this past year it is more impor-tant now than ever to start becoming involved in can-cer fundraising Relay for Life is a great organiza-tion and an opportunity to bring the campus together for a night of walking and amazing activities

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Cyber Security threats to the united States are they real

nathan yessler

nyessl01ramsshepherdeduI may not know much on the subject but from what I do know cyber security is a well paying career field because not many people are good with it and be-cause it is a way to prevent information from being stolen or grids shutting down Recently Chinarsquos military committed hacking attacks on American businesses specifically with compa-nies that monitor US oil

and gas pipelines What all this means is that we could be on the brink of a cyber security cold war if we arenrsquot already in one Information is key in this day and age and if you can hack in and shut down competing countriesrsquo assets or create confusion militar-ily you get an upper hand that will most likely end up as the winning hand Itrsquos not just countries that are toying around with cy-ber security itrsquos companies and businesses too to get information and ideas so

they can one up the other guy Corporate competition can be intensely fueled and corporate espionage is by no means a new thing itrsquos been happening for yearsThink of having competing companies basically war-ring with each other over ideas and products which they are already doing but at a way more intense level Theyrsquore probably al-ready doing this anyway Cyber security jobs pay very well for a reason they are in high demand with

the government and with corporations and it is a part of our future which will probably remain for a very long time One of my friends will be making more money than several of my friends and me com-bined right out of college It is extremely lucrative as a career (for now) and extremely useful for the organizations that are uti-lizing such people Whatever the case for our future and who goes into what we can be sure to see more cyber security leaks

across the globe and here at home We should prob-ably be prepared for when someone good with com-puters who doesnrsquot like us finds all our files and pag-es we donrsquot want people to see and shows them to the world As I have said previously I do not know much about cyber security and if I were to talk to someone more knowledgeable on the subject preferably in this particular field I would be able to offer more in-depth insight into this topic

making the most of Careerfest at Shepherd university

nicK Matzureffnmatzu01ramsshepherdeduIn between studying for exams and maintaining a social life college students must anticipate the reality of a life outside of the class-room From early child-hood society and parents teach us that a lucrative and successful career is an invaluable tenet of life Ironically society also em-phasizes the importance of being happy and finding an enjoyable career Because societyrsquos defini-tion of a valuable career is paradoxical students are often disillusioned by post-graduate work and strug-gle to find a position that will leave them both happy and financially stable Without warning college students are often thrown into the workforce with a worthless liberal arts de-gree and no sense of secu-rity in a dog-eat-dog worldBecause finding your niche in the work field can be a nearly impossible feat Shepherd Universityrsquos Career Services provides Shepherd students with the opportunity of a life-time through the Shepherd University CareerFest

CareerFest provides Shep-herd students and alumni with the opportunity to network with nearly 85 po-tential employers CareerFest led by Career Services Director Victo-ria Kerr Buchbauer and Graduate Assistant Jamie Fry allows students and alumni from all academic backgrounds and majors to meet potential employers ranging anywhere from fire departments to broad-casting companies According to Buchbauer Shepherdrsquos CareerFest is unique from other uni-versity career programs because of the amount of openness that is granted to interested employers ldquoOne aspect of Shepherdrsquos CareerFest that sets Shep-herd apart from other uni-versities is the breadth of employers we are able to obtain Because we opt not to charge interested employers for a spot at Ca-reerFest more companies are encouraged to come to Shepherdstown and are excited to meet job pros-pectsrdquo said Buchbauer Several companies who are scheduled to make an appearance at Shepherdrsquos

CareerFest 2013 include AFLAC Big Brothers Big Sisters CampO Canal Na-tional Historical Park the Deptartment of Health and Human Resources En-terprise Rent-a-Car Hol-lywood Casino at Charles Town Races the US Navy and River Riders For first-year students who can not afford to leave campus or lack the experi-ence necessary for certain companies Buchbauer makes sure to include Shepherd University stu-dent employment as a vi-able option Now if the companies mentioned above are sparking your interest you are probably curious about proper CareerFest etiquette--what to expect and how to make the most of your experience at the event Students are encouraged to arrive at the Well-ness Center from 10 ndash 2 dressed professionally with at least 20 copies of their professional reacutesumeacute printed on reacutesumeacute paper Because Buchbauer urges students to speak with at least 5-10 employers be-fore leaving 20 copies will

leave students with more than enough reacutesumeacutes to distribute Reacutesumeacute paper can be found on the first floor of Gardiner Hall in the Career Services office However dressing prop-erly and bringing ade-quate documents will not necessarily eliminate all nervousness in students This is where Buchbauer is happy to step inldquoI do everything possible to make students feel pre-pared and confident If students arrive and feel overwhelmed they should feel free to track me down and express their worries I truly enjoy providing re-assurance to students and will help anyway I can Because I used to repre-sent companies in similar events I know what repre-sentatives are looking for in studentsrdquo Buchbauer said In addition to approaching Buchbauer at the event pocket guides and prepa-ration packets for Career-Fest are available for stu-dents when they arrive at the Wellness Center These helpful guides provide tips about certain questions to ask and not ask and what

mentality to have when approaching possible em-ployers According to Buchbauer the potential connections that are likely to be made at CareerFest are irre-placeable ldquoCareerFest is an amaz-ing resource for students to cross-collaborate with employers and make con-nections The contacts stu-dents make at CareerFest create future career paths and just 15 minutes at the event can help groom a student for the next part of his or her life Students should not miss out on see-ing whatrsquos out thererdquo Bu-chbauer said Because finding a suitable career is notoriously diffi-cult I advise any uncertain student to take 10 minutes out of his or her day to walk to the Wellness Cen-ter and explore the diver-sity of CareerFest If you look sharp bring reacutesumeacutes and approach the event as a professional there is no way you can lose

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Kathleen arnold

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Teal A harmonious color that represents more than just what meets the eye it is the nationally adopted color of sexual assault pre-vention Teal ribbons chapsticks pens and identification tags were given out free to students during Shepherd Universityrsquos own Sexual Assault Prevention week which occurred the week before spring break These five days beginning on Monday March 4 and end-ing on Friday March 8 were more than just last minute papers exams

and assignments they were days that Shepherd Universityrsquos campus col-lectively brought attention to a very serious issue It is important to know what risks we college stu-dents face on a daily basis whether it is slipping on sleet outside of Knutti Hall or knowing how to pre-vent sexual assault This is a very real and sadly common issue among col-lege students As a young woman I am particularly thankful that my college raises awareness to issues that could face or have faced my peers and family members I believe it is very impor-

tant to not only become more aware of risks such as sexual assault but also aid in an effort to end it On the final day of Sexual Assault Prevention week the day before spring break began Shepherd University declared a campus-wide ldquoblack-outrdquo Sponsored by the Counsel-ing Services at Shepherd University all students were asked to wear black to symbolize an end to sex-ual assault on Shepherdrsquos campus Both females and males were seen sporting some sort of black article of clothing and splashes of teal graced the student body as well

In 2009 President Barack Obama officially selected April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center Web site wwwns-vrcorg their goal and the goal of SAAM is to raise awareness and to help the general public prevent sexual assault They do this by encourag-ing people like us to start community-wide efforts to raise awareness They host various campaigns and they want to hear your opinions Social me-dia sites like Facebook Twitter YouTube and Pin-terest are among the out-

lets that one can use to aid in their efforts Next month SAAM is focusing on child sexual abuse and ways to prevent inappropriate sexual be-havior from a young age On the Web site I also noticed a lot of the color teal just a small reminder that Shepherd University is now part of a bigger pic-tureI am very proud to be a part of a community that is passionate to end a wor-ryingly common matter and that I got to be a part of a campus-wide effort to end it

the importance of Sexual assault prevention Week

A university is a space for students So why is it so difficult on a Uni-versity campus with 4170 students and fully functioning academic buildings for students to find a place to hold university approved and sponsored extracurricular events or parking spaces or club meetings Shepherd University is increasing the number of students admitted while continuing to ignore the growing spacial needs of the current students Students lack adequate spaces in almost every asset of university life With only 20-25 slots available in many general edu-cation classes most students who cannot register for classes on the first day can forget obtaining admittanceThe Shepherd website advertises to prospective students the many activities offered at the University ldquoincluding fraternities and sorori-ties special interest clubs professional organizations honor societ-ies music groups intramural and club sports and student govern-mentrdquo What is unmentioned is the reality that many fraternities groups and clubs cannot hold recruiting events performances and meetings on campus due to the lack of space and rooms available Students are encouraged to continue creating opportunities which require spaces to do so and after being transferred to three or four

different administrators in a process fondly known as the ldquoShepherd Shufflerdquo are curtly told ldquoSorry no rooms are available Everythingrsquos bookedrdquo months in advance of an event The issue of too few parking spaces is constantly mentioned and yet ignored by the University and town officialsother than limiting amounts of time students can park in Shepherdstown by shorten-ing parking meter lengths Residential students have the privilege of paying $65 for a parking permit to reserve a parking space and are ticketed if they park elsewhere than E H or I lots during the busy school day before 430 PM while commuter students must ar-rive hours before classes for the hope of obtaining a parking space in the limited commuter lots available Shepherd struggles to raise the funds for a parking garage but is able to raise $4 million for an underpass to provide ample space for drivers on Route 65 Are you tired of constantly running out of space for basic university functions We at the Picket are too Contact an SGA representative or SGA President Elizabeth Greer to let your voice be heardbefore we run out of space to hear it

arTs amp sTYLe 7 The shepherd Picket Wednesday March 27 2013

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next yearrsquoS nominationS for Common

reading

heather Greenfield

picketchiefeditorgmailcomShepherd Universityrsquos creative journal Sans Merci will honor its con-tributing artists and writ-ers during their release party for Volume 37 on Thursday March 28th The event will take place at the Shepherdstown Community Club on Ger-man Street There will be an art viewing from 6-7 PM and poetry reading from 7-8 PM The event is open to the public Senior literary editor Katy Cousino said that besides the food she and her team of editors are looking forward be-ing able to see the final product of their efforts ldquoI just want to see peo-plersquos reactions When you work so hard on some-thing you want people to appreciate itrdquo she said The literature and visual arts featured in the jour-nal are solicited primar-ily from students staff and faculty in the fall se-mester The literary and art editors begin their editing work over win-ter break The publica-tion is released annually Cousino said that the jour-

nal features more freshman and sophomores than in pre-vious volumes and she hopes that will encourage their fu-ture writing endeavors She also lauded the artwork fea-tured in the journal describ-ing it as ldquodarkrdquo and ldquoboldrdquo

SanS merCi CeLeBrateS neWeSt voLume

The cover is amazing Itrsquos dark but

in an odd way hopeful

When you look at it

you just want to grab it

ldquoThe cover is amazing Itrsquos dark but in an odd way hopeful When you look at it you just want to grab itrdquo Cousino said Sans Merci has previously won awards including de-sign winner of the 2012 National Program Direc-torsrsquo Prize for Undergradu-ate Literary Magazines by the Association of Writ-ers and Writing Programs For more information contact Dr Messenger or Stephanie Robbins

reBecca Glover

rglove03ramsshepherdeduShepherd University is nearing the seventh year in the Common Reading pro-gram The common reading is chosen by students facul-ty and community members Though the book choices are required for many FYEX courses the Common Read-ing program allows our cam-pus to come together and share a collective discussion with a variety of perspec-tives The voting for next yearrsquos Common Reading is currently in full swing The nominations for the 2013-2014 year include the coming-of-age novel ldquoThe Perks of Being a Wallflowerrdquo by Stephen Chobsky The novel follows a teenager named Charlie as he tries to make sense of his life while dealing with the ups and downs that come from simply being in high school The novel is written in a let-ter format While the reader does not know where Char-lie lives or who he is writ-ing to Charlie conveys the feelings and familiarities that come with growing upldquoA Lesson Before Dyingrdquo by Ernest J Gaines is a fiction novel that addresses the prej-udices and injustices faced by its main character Jef-ferson in 1940s Louisiana ldquoStrange as This Weather Has Beenrdquo is written by a native West Virginian Ann Pancake The book takes place in modern-day West Virginia as a coal mining fam-ily is dealing with the effects of mountaintop removalldquoMoving the Mountain Ground Zero to a New Vi-sion of Islam in Americardquo by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is a novel that provides an en-lightening account of Mus-lim Americans who reject the extremist ideals of Islam

The book also highlights all the misconceptions and ste-reotypes including the roles of women and tolerance in a post-Sept 11 societyldquoBalzac and the Little Chi-nese Seamstressrdquo by Dai Saijie follow two childhood friends during the Cultural Revolution in China The revolution sends thousands of people to villages for reed-ucation The only way that the characters can find es-cape from their adverse con-ditions is through the litera-ture they secretly acquire The link to vote is located on the Shepherd Universi-ty webpage under the ldquoHot Topicsrdquo tab The books are currently available at Scar-

borough Library and the bookstore The deadline to vote for your book choice is March 31 the winner will be announced April 1 In addition to the Common Reading program the cur-rent book is the nonfiction work ldquoThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksrdquo by Re-becca Skloot A presenta-tion will be held Thursday March 28 from 1230 to 130 pm in the Byrd Audito-rium by Shepherd Institu-tional Review Board The program will tie into the themes of Sklootrsquos book as it will cover the policies of our own campusrsquo IRB This event is free and refresh-ments will be provided

Johnna learyjleary01ramsshepherdeduEaster is less than a week away Before gorg-ing on chocolate bunnies and cream-filled eggs some students may want to attend traditional re-ligious Sunday morning Easter services Because of the academic sched-ule students who do not live locally may find it difficult or impossible to travel home for Sunday morning Easter services Not to worry we have compiled a list of local churches of many differ-ent denominations offer-ing Sunday morning (and some Friday and Satur-day evening) services Many of the churches listed are within walk-ing distance of Shepherd University or otherwise very close by to drive to There are also other fun Easter events available in addition to services such as Easter brunches and Easter egg hunts

eaSter Sunday ServiCe timeS

ashbury united methodist Church

4257 Kearneysville PikeShepherdstown WVService times Good Friday 7 PMSunday 8 AM amp 11AMThere will be a free break-fast in the fellowship hall following the 8 AM service

Christ reformed ChurchUnited Church of Christ

304 East German StreetShepherdstown WVService time Sunday 11 AM

Covenant Baptist Church

7485 Shepherdstown PikeShepherdstown WVService times Good Friday 7 PMSunday 9 AM amp 11 AMThere will be an Easter brunch between services

galilean Baptist Church

325 Sandpiper LaneShepherdstown WV

Service timesSunday 11 AM and 6 PM

Shepherdstown presbyterian Church

100 W Washington StreetShepherdstown WVService timesSunday 815 AM amp 1045 AM

St agnes Catholic Church

106 S Duke StreetShepherdstown WVService timesGood Friday 7 PMHoly Saturday 8 PMSunday 8 AM amp 1030 AMThere will be an Easter Egg hunt at 1145 AM following the 1030 service

trinity episcopal Church

W German StreetShepherdstown WVService timesSunday 8 AM and 10 AM

First day of academic advisement for continuing students for Fall 2013

Wednesday March 27th


Page_____ c M Y K 8 Page_____ c M Y K 8


THE RUDE MECHANICALS MEDIEVAL amp RENAISSANCE PLAYERS

present

PROGRAM I DEFINITIONS by Katie Stritch

FARCE OF THE FART COOCH E WHIPPET Translated by Jody Enders in ldquoThe Farce of the Fartrdquo and Other Ribaldries Twelve

Medieval French Plays in Modern English

Friday March 29 8 pm Saturday March 30 8 pm Monday April 1 8 pm

PROGRAM II EIGHTEEN amp GREEN by Stephan Viau

CONFESSION LESSONS MONK-EY BUSINESS Translated by Jody Enders in ldquoThe Farce of the Fartrdquo and Other Ribaldries Twelve


Thursday April 4 9 pm Friday April 5 8 pm Saturday April 6 8 pm

REYNOLDS HALL

SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

General Admission $5 Shepherd University Students FREE

Other Students Shepherd University Faculty amp Staff $2

For more information contact Dr Betty Ellzey (876-5208 bellzeyshepherdedu

Produced by special arrangement with the University of Pennsylvania Press

WednesdayMarch 27 2013 The shepherd Picket 9

Page_____ c M Y K 9

GaMes amp cOMIcs


AnSWEr TO LAST WEEkS SudOku PuzzLE

dO yOu hAvE SOMEThinG yOu WAnT TO ShArE WiTh ThE PiCkET

Email picketchiefeditorgmailcom with submissions

sPOrTs 10 The shepherd Picket WednesdayMarch 27 2013



sean orsquoBriensobrie02ramsshepherdedu

D4GYou might look at that col-lection of two letters and a number as some sort of typo but Larry Lowe sees it as way more than that To him it means destined for greatness a motto he and his teammates at Stafford High thought of years ago His playmaking abilities on the field are born from a tireless worth ethic and only help him on his path to success in life Lowe was raised by his two parents Angela and Larry Sr He was born in Fort Polk La but later moved to Fort Hood Tex-as for a good portion of his childhood Lowe watched baseball and looked up to Ken Griffey Jr like a lot of young boys in the 90rsquos The way Griffey made baseball look so effortless on offense and defense was a true marvel Lowe played baseball growing up as well as basketballIn 2000 Lowe moved to

proving peopLe Wrong the Story of Larry Lowe

Stafford Va He continued to play baseball but soon af-ter had to quit ldquoI was acting up and my mom was having none of it so she made me quit itrdquo Lowe saidFor years he had played football for fun in the back-yard with his friends It wasnrsquot until eighth grade that he considered playing in an organized league ldquoA coach saw me and my ath-letic abilities He said with my long arms and how high I could jump that I would be a natural receiverrdquo Larry is not the only athlete in his family His younger sister Ashlee is a star bas-ketball player at Brook Point High in Stafford set-ting the steals record She is looking into attending Rad-ford in the fall Lowe took to football with a natural zeal excelling at each step of the way As a sophomore at Stafford he realized he needed to focus on just football and that it could be his futureldquoTorrey Smith played for

our rival high school South Stafford I saw him in games and thought to myself lsquoI want to do thatrsquo From then on I was only focused on footballrdquoLowersquos play at Stafford brought the attention of multiple colleges and uni-versities North Carolina Maryland Virginia and North Carolina State all expressed interest in the young receiver Eventually Shepherd came knocking and Lowe felt it was in his best interest to be a Ram He didnrsquot sign until two days prior to the national signing day admitting it was very stressfulldquoThose Division 1 schools had told me to be patient and that they were watch-ing but Shepherd showed that they really wanted me It only made me work harder to prove those other schools who doubted me wrongrdquoThe work ethic is inspired by Lowersquos mother a staff sergeant in the military ldquoIrsquod go to work with her and see how she handled her-self She didnrsquot take any-thing from anyone male or female She knew she was in charge and set an example for me and my sister She is a true motivator for merdquoLowe cited his momrsquos ever-lasting energy as a driving force for him to work harder She works from very early in the morning to 6 at night then goes to the gym for a couple hours Yet her day is not done until after she com-pletes her homework toward her criminal justice degree before bed Thatrsquos weekdays for her On weekends Angela will take part in various 5k and 10k runs whether tradition-al or of the mudder variety Now I can see where Lowe

gets his other motto ldquoNo days offrdquo Larry started as a freshman at Shepherd an impressive feat for any young football playerldquoI had a feeling of lsquoIrsquom the bestrsquo But it was a learning experience You arenrsquot going to be the best from the be-ginning but I learned along the wayrdquoAgainst Charleston that fall of his freshman season Lar-ry dropped a big pass and it contributed to a loss for the Rams It became a sort of cancer in his attitude as he lost focus and dropped more passes during the season ldquoI talked to my dad and coaches and they helped me get back on track You canrsquot let it get to yourdquoOne of the coaches he looked to for advice was his Pop Warner coach Mark Dutel He still stays in close con-tact with him to this day ldquoI have known coach Dutel since I was eight years old He did whatever was pos-sible to show me the way not only as a player but as a person Hersquoll call me all the time to meet at the gym at 6 am to practice He gives me a lot of insight and advice and I really look up to himrdquoAt Shepherd Lowe was coached by the long-tenured Monte Cater ldquoHe is a great coach Very busy but always makes time for his players and looks out for us The whole coaching staff at Shepherd is greatrdquo Lowe said Larry is studying Fitness and Exercise Science at Shepherd hoping one day to become a personal trainer and even open up his own gym ndash not just for profit in his wallet but to help those less fortunate profit from

having somewhere to go and get guidance ldquoWhere I am from there arenrsquot a lot of facilities for kids to go to Irsquod focus it on workouts for specific sports There are coaches that donrsquot coach like they should and I just want to be able to provide the right kind of coaching for young athletesrdquoLowe has been very busy of late taking part in the BSN Showcase in Akron Ohio and had a pro day at Fairmont University He expressed to me his feel-ings on both eventsldquoThe BSN Showcase was a great opportunity to show my hands and my agility I played at a school with a predominant running game so my stats donrsquot reflect my abilities I met a lot of good people here and it helped me see my strengths and weaknesses as a player With the tal-ent here at the showcase I can definitely learn from others As for Fairmont we didnrsquot get a lot of reps It was not as much as I expected and I hope to re-ally step it up in the NFL Regional Combine in Bal-timorerdquoThat regional combine takes place on March 23 and Larry knows if he does well there he could get invited to the Super Regional in Dallas Texas ldquoSome people thought I was too big to play receiv-er but I think I am at a point where people know of what I can do and if they donrsquot Irsquoll continue to prove them wrongrdquoThat unwavering confi-dence is sure to set him up for success somewhere whether it is on the field or off of it

Photo by shepherdramscom

sean orsquoBrienSobrie02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd menrsquos Basketball announces Camps

March 21 ndash Shepherd University head menrsquos bas-ketball coach Justin Namolik recently announced the Rams will be hosting several camps this sum-mer There four camps are Boys Day (July 15 ndash 19) Boys Elite (June 14 ndash 15 August 16 ndash 17) Boys Morning (June 24 ndash 27) and Boys Team (June 28 ndash 30)

moore named to naBC Coachesrsquo division 2 all-atlantic district team

March 22 ndash Senior forward Chad Moore of the Shepherd University menrsquos basketball team was named to the 2013 National Association of Bas-ketball Coachesrsquo Division II All-Atlantic District Team Moore is the first Ram to gain first team NCAA II All-Region honors

inside the ramsrsquo huddle

March 21 ndash Shepherd football will be auctioning off four chances to be inside the huddle and call the plays that the Shepherd offense and defense will be running during the Shepherd Spring Game on Saturday April 6 2013 Winners will have the chance to be either the offensive or defensive coor-dinator for one series with a minimum of 10 plays Winners also receive a Shepherd t-shirt tickets to the awards banquet on April 6 and access to the Friday and Saturday team meetings

hvozdovic named WviaC pitcher of the Week

March 18 ndash Junior pitcher Paul Hvozdovic of the Shepherd University baseball team was named WVIAC Pitcher of the WeekHvozdovic went 2-0 on the week for the Rams He tossed a complete game victory over Wheeling Je-suit with nine strikeouts and no walks Hvozdovic struck out two and walked none in five innings in a win against Davis amp Elkins earlier in the week

news amp notes

Matthew MurPhymmurphy9071gmailcomAfter losing their first five games of the season the Rams have really begun to turn the season around To go from 0-5 to 6-9 is a great way to begin the reversal of your season After having their double-header on March 16 post-poned Wheeling Jesuit and Shepherd headed to Toledo Ohio to play an-other scheduled twin-bill-ing at Toronto High SchoolIn the first game of the doubleheader the Rams turned on the offense in the top of the third in-ning Center fielder Mi-chael Lott walked and then stole second base Lott scored following first baseman Jake Cookrsquos single Right fielder Kyle Porter doubled which al-lowed Cook to advance to third Catcher Chad Mur-phy recorded a sacrifice fly allowing Cook to touch home to make the score 2-0 in favor of the Rams Left fielder Ryan Messina singled allowing Porter to scoreWheeling Jesuit did not get onto the scoreboard until the bottom of the fourth inning Second baseman Zane Hull sin-gled to begin the inning Hull advanced to second

Shepherd Baseball Continues rise

on an error He was knocked home by first baseman Pat-rick Ammarrsquos single later in the frameShepherd added another two runs in the top of the fifth inning After lead-off walks from both Kyle Porter and Chad Murphy Brandon Coffey reached on a fielderrsquos choice which saw Murphy out at third base Desig-nated hitter Tyler Thomas then singled which scored Kyle Porter Third baseman Mark McCormick singled which saw Coffey come all the way home Pitcher Paul Hvozdovic pitched all seven innings for the Rams allow-ing four runs on seven hits The WVIAC Pitcher of the Week also struck out nineIn the second game on the day first baseman Jake Cook went one-for-four but added two RBIs center field-er Michael Lott went-two for-four catcher Chad Mur-phy went two-for-four with a run scored while shortstop TJ Weisenburg went two-for-three with a run scored Davis Hall picked up the win for the Rams tossing 7 innings of four hit one run baseball He walked two and fanned fiveThe Rams traveled down I-81 to take on the Concord Mountain Lions this past week Center fielder Mi-chael Lott first baseman

Jake Cook and left fielder Ryan Messina all paced the Rams by going two-for-four on the day with Lott and Cook scoring one run a piece while Messina added two RBIs Catcher Chad Mur-phy went zero-for-two at the plate but he walked once recorded an RBI and man-aged to score two runs Paul Hvozdovic took the loss for the Rams after tossing six innings of eleven hit ball He allowed six runs but only four of them were earnedIn the second game of the doubleheader the Rams got back to their winning ways Michael Lott Kyle Porter Chad Murphy and Mark Mc-Cormick all scored runs for the Rams while Lott added an RBI to go along with two walks Murphy and Mes-sina recorded an RBI a piece while designated hitter Brandon Coffey also record-ed an RBI Davis Hall threw six innings worth of five hit ball He gave up three earned runs and struck out fiveThe Rams have improved to 9-10 overall but more impor-tantly are now 5-1 in WVI-AC play Shepherd will host Charleston for two games and West Liberty for three before heading out to take on Ohio Valley University in Vienna WVa

sPOrTs

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SOFTBALL SCHEDULEMarch 29

Davis and Elkins100 pm

March 30West Virginia Wesleyan100 pm

April 2 Ohio Valley200 pm

April 6West Liberty100 pm

April 6Wheeling Jesuit100 pm

April 10 Glenville100 pm

April 13 Concord1200 pm(Senior Day)

April 14 Blueeld State1200 pm(Pink Game)

April 17Fairmont300 pm

April 20 Charleston100 pm(Alumni Day)

April 21 West Virginia State1200 pm

April 23Alderson-Broaddus200 pm

April 27Seton Hill200 pm

Bold denotes home game

MAY 2-4

WVIAC TOURNAMENT IN

VIENNA WV

Joey Kayejkaye01ramsshepherdedu

After losing three out of their four games last weekend at the Salem Tournament the Shep-herd University team bounced back at home by sweeping Salem In-ternational University in doubleheader action on

Softball hits Winning StreakMarch 22 The team was scheduled to face California University of Pennsylvania at the Sa-lem Tournament on March 17 but due to inclement weather the contest was postponed and has yet to be rescheduled When they returned to the field on Friday the Rams claimed a 9-1 win in the

first game In the night-cap they added a 7-3 victory to improve their overall record to 9-13 It is no secret that the Rams have struggled at points throughout this sea-son however in Fridayrsquos contests against Salem they showed their record does not reflect the immense talent and potential found throughout the team

In the dayrsquos first game Sa-lem posted an early 1-0 lead in the first inning after Haley Wilson singled and later came home to score on a single by Katie Mangold The Rams quickly answered back by scoring three runs in the same inning They took a 3-1 lead after an RBI-double to left field by freshman third baseman Kass Taylor and a two-run double from sophomore out-fielder Shanan Plunkett In the second inning Plun-kett tripled and eventually scored again on a single from junior shortstop Jess Mason which gave the Rams a 4-1 lead In only the third inning Shepherd took an impres-sive 8-1 lead and began to put any chance of a win out of reach for Salem Sopho-more second baseman Elisa Orlandi batted in a two-run double while Mason added an RBI-triple and Plunkett helped drive in a run on a groundout In the fifth Savannah Sny-der singled to left field which brought home Mason and completed the scoring for the game Freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons claimed the victory and im-proved to 4-3 on the year af-ter five innings pitched four strikeouts and only two runs allowed

Shepherd continued to play exceptional softball in the second game on Fri-day as they claimed an-other decisive victory over Salem by the score of 7-3 In the bottom of the first inning junior catcher Carly Schmidt whacked a two-run homer over the fence and sophomore outfielder Tayler Schae-fer and Savannah Snyder each added RBI-doubles to give the Rams an early 4-0 lead Hayley Wilson hit a home run and plated two runs in the third in-ning to put Salem on the score board and cut the lead to 4-2Nevertheless the Rams answered back almost immediately when Taylor and Schaefer each drove in a run in the fourth in-ning In the fifth inning senior outfielder Bianca Biondillo belted a solo homerun out of the park to increase her teamrsquos lead to 7-2 The Tigers plated one run in the sixth inning but they came no closer to taking the lead Rams senior pitcher Tiffany Biggs who went seven innings pitched with six strikeouts and nine hits allowed earned the vic-tory to improve to 5-8 on the year Kass Taylor drives the ball into the outfield during the first game later scoring a run for the Lady

Rams The next home game is on April 10th at 1pm vs Glenville Photo by BJ McCardle

dezirea clintondclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams Lacrosse de-feated Urbana at home 24-6 on Tuesday The Lady Rams have be starting the sea-son out strong and they are showing signs of continuing their positive efforts The Rams were led by sopho-more Georgia Karr with five goals and two assistsThe Rams had a lot of team efforts from many players Senior Nicole Ruane senior Krista Tippett sophomore Kelsey Eagan and freshman Erin Phelan all added to the victory with three goals Ea-gan matched Karrrsquos assists with two while Ruane and Phelan added oneJunior Hanna Wharton and freshman Hunter Morris tied each other for a single goal Every goal counts for the Lady Rams and the single goals equal just the

Lacrosse improves to 7-3

same the Rams victory added up with single goals from Junior Christina Fer-rara freshman Maggie Gar-vey and freshman Theresa Lang Helping to hold Urbana to only six goals were sopho-more Lily Schmulwitz with five saves of the evening There was an advantage in the Rams favor with 39-15 average in shots taken as well as 28-17 control of ground balls Saturday the Rams re-mained home to protect their home field defeating Kutztown 20-7 The stats for this match were so far the biggest of the season Senior Krista Tippett had a game high of five goals and one assist Sophomore Geor-gia Karr led the Rams with a game high of six assists Sophomore Kelsey Eagan wasnrsquot far beind connecting with the net with four goals

and two assists Senior Nicloe Ruane added three goals and one assists and freshman Erin Phelan made three goals for the Rams Junior Hanna Wharton had two goals and follow-ing up with single goals were Jenny Cavey and freshman Thersea Lang Freshman Hunter Mor-ris helped make those goals possible with her three assists Sophomore Lily Schmulowitz led the game with six savesThe Rams once again kept the upper hand through out the game The Rams led with a 27-18 shot ad-vantage and barley get-ting by on ground balls 30-26 Shepherd will be on the road to take on Slippery Rock on Tuesday at 7pm Shepherd is now 7-3

Hunter Morris slices through Urbana Universityrsquos defense during Tuesdayrsquos game The girls destroyed Urbana University with a final score of 24-6 Photo by BJ McCardle

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ldquoConditions were favor-able for him to take root and growrdquo Sullivan said ldquoOver the years I have made many pilgrimages to Concord and Walden Pond In fact I camped out at the site of Thoreaursquos cabin with two friends illegal-ly I might add in 1977rdquoIn 1982 Sullivan made a choice that continues to hold an effect on his life-style choices Over the course of five months Sul-livan would migrate from Georgia to Maine spend-

ing the time out in every

type of weather His life became about finding wa-ter shelter and food Sul-livan would complete the Appalachian Trail for the first time sleeping eating writing and carrying Tho-reaursquos ldquoWaldenrdquo with himSullivan describing the 2100 mile hike said ldquoIt was not a walk in the park It was hard work Life on the trail teaches self-reliance and spiritual resilience It was also one the highlights of my liferdquoIn 1987 Charlie would again start the walk from Georgia to Maine complet-ing another 1500 miles The remainder of Sullivanrsquos life has been spent involved in environmental activism He has been affiliated with such groups as Earthfirst Virginians for Wilderness and Heartwood on whose behalf he would go before Congress He even found-ed the Appalachian Bio-Diversity Project in 1993Sullivan is passion-ate about the Earth

He said ldquoI have always seen the Earth as a super-organism not something to be exploited Because of this I have been in-volved in everything from anti-war to feminism to anti-fracking All is-sues are interconnectedrdquoSullivan has published many essays with such sources as Dissident Voice Information Clear-inghouse OpEd News and Counter Currents He often writes about his opposition to capital-ism Most of his writing these days is concerned with ending capitalism and creating a more egali-tarian political economyldquoEcology is the only econ-omy that really mattersrdquo said Sullivan ldquoWe must think small economies of scale kick our fossil fuel ad-diction and design econom-ic systems in accordance with the edicts of ecologyrdquoHe also spent several years doing environmental edu-cation at Hemlock Out-

look Center for Outdoor Education at Clifton Va Sullivan lived with his canine companion Ursa in a 430-acre park He was the assistant direc-tor and responsible for the environmental education programs The exhaust-ing but rewarding work involved social coopera-tion and interaction with thousands of people on the subject of the environment Currently Sullivan works at Fort Frederick State Park as their Master Naturalist He continues to educate on the envi-ronment while develop-ing nature programming and activities Sulli-van also helps maintain the Western Maryland Rail Trail routinely bik-ing up to 45 miles a dayAs a student Sullivan has taken classes here and there throughout his adult life However at the age of 58 he officially entered Shepherd University after completing his associate

degree at Blue Ridge Com-munity and Technical Col-lege Sullivan originally

came to Shepherd as an English major but feels at his age it is more about the learning than the de-gree He switched to the RBA program for the free-dom of courses it allowsSullivan however does not allow homework to interfere with his activ-ism and love of the worldldquoThese old mountains get into your blood and nour-ish your soulrdquo he said ldquoWe have a responsibil-ity to make things betterrdquo

The money for the proj-ect was donated from As-bury United Methodist Shepherdstown Lutheran Parish and the Student Community Services and Service Learning The students from Ru-dolph Broplehrsquos ECON 123 class were successful in their shopping trips The average savings among the three classes was 61 per-cent or about $56 per classThe students found cou-pons for their purchases from several couponing Web sites and in-store ads Most students shopped at such stores as Food Lion Martinrsquos Weis Rite Aid and Save-A-Lot Another factor for the savings was the studentsrsquo in-store bonus cards which often give the user access to specific sales or extra percentages off The students had two weeks to complete their shopping before return-ing and presenting their experiences to the class From the in-class presen-tations it became clear that couponing is not as easy as clip and saveThe students spoke about the difficulty of finding valuable coupons online and then utilizing them in class Students expressed

their respect for regular couponing and the amount of work that it takes The class received some advice from extreme couponer Joshua Belice an instruc-tor at Shepherd on how extreme couponing works Service Learning Coordi-nator Summer Williams said ldquoA big take away from the project was that couponing can indeed save you quite a bit of money but it can be diffi-cult and time consumingrdquoService Learning is a valu-able tool and allows for a learning experience and resources for both parties

involved The food banks benefited from the stu-dentsrsquo financial education as much as the students gained from the project Bropleh tries to connect his classroom with the commu-

nity by teaching to optimize resources in real life Bro-pleh believes that the more relevant a subject is to a studentrsquos life the more suc-cessful it is to the students In addition to the donation to the food bank the stu-dents from the class taught their new money saving skills to Shepherdstown Area Independent Liv-ing residents to help the seniors stretch out their food budgets The students gained a valuable insight into building better lives for themselves and oth-ers while learning about the economic history of

the residents The leftover coupons from the project were donated to Commu-nity Ministries which is setting up an area for cli-ents to look for coupons as part of their assistance

ldquoA big take away from the proj-ect was that couponing can

indeed save you quite a bit of money but it can be difficult and

time consumingrdquo - Summer Williams

Service Learning Coordinator

Students for Rudolph Broplehrsquos 123 Economics class were suc-cessful in their shopping trips with the average savings between the three classes being almost 61 or about $56 dollars per class Photograph by Summer Williams

Eighty three students participated in a recent service learning project called ldquoExtreme Couponing for Hungerrdquo and were each given five dollars to spend and sent out to the market with the task of purchasing as much food as possible using coupons bo-nus cards and store sales Photograph by Summer Williams

Voices in the HallKristin stover

Kstove03ramsshepherdedu

What issues should the SGA president address

ldquoWork on comprehen-sive majors to be al-

lowed to also declare a minorrdquo - Andrew

Parker senior environ-mental studies major

ldquoMore parking East Campusrdquo - Jessica Ott junior English major

ldquoWe need more ciga-rette receptacles to help keep this campus beautifulrdquo - Emma Snyder junior ac-counting major

ldquoMore food selec-tion like actual com-

panies on campusrdquo - Frank Schwartz

senior environmental studies major

ldquoThere is just not enough parking on East Campus Maybe utilize extra fac-ulty parkingrdquo - Philipp Corbett sopho-

more computer information science major



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the picket issue 74

Documents

marinoff theater

stanley marinoff

university community

shepherd students

future students

marinoff family

local food banks

seat theater