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CONNECT WITH US! LVCLaVie @LaVie_LVC L E B A N O N V A L L E Y C O L L E G E ’ S S T U D E N T N E W S P A P E R La Vie Collegienne Volume 81, No. 5 An Independent Publication | Founded 1924 October 2, 2013 LVC Student in LVC Receives Community Service Award THIS WEEK IN LA VIE Hospital After LVC Recognized at National Gathering in Washington, DC Being Hit by Car F Danielle Cook ’17 From Staff Reports eatures Staff Writer LVC certainly has a reason to celebrate. Last Monday, September 23, President Lewis Thayne and Chaplain Paul Fullmer, Director of Service and Volunteerism, travelled to Washington, DC, to accept an award in recognition of LVC being included on the President’s Student writer Marquis Bey ’14 Higher Education Community discusses his time at LVC, his Service Honor Roll in March. writing influences, and his books. “It was a privilege to represent Page 6 the College at this important event at the White House,” Photo courtesy of Chris Black ‘14 remarks Thayne. An LVC senior injured when P ersPectives Every year since its founding in the bicycle he was riding was Students weigh in on the worth 2006, the Honor Roll recognizes struck by a vehicle over the of Alcohol Awareness Week. the colleges and universities weekend has been transferred that have played the greatest out of the Intensive Care Unit of Page 4 See SERVICE AWARD | Page 3 Nick Thrailkill ’14 / LA VIE the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. a&e LVC Starts Chapter of National Leadership Society Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Marie Gorman ’17 Six hundred applications were students; the four hundred Gregory H. Krikorian said Staff Writer sent out to students who met the members that are currently Tuesday that Stephen Goodman following criteria: sophomores, undergoing leadership training The National Society of ’14 is no longer in the ICU. juniors, or seniors with an above “totally blew expectations out of Leadership and Success (Sigma Goodman, who is from average class standing, 3.0 GPA, the water,” he says. Alpha Pi) is a service-based Gettysburg, was riding his An affiliation with the leadership symposium that uses bicycle at the intersection of society allows LVC to establish local, collegiate-level chapters W. Sheridan Ave. and Rt. 934 a permanent chapter of the to create positive change when the accident occurred. National Society for Leadership Staff writer Erika Fisher reviews within local communities. and Success and gives the college Director of Public Safety Brent Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, a show While attending a conference A. Oberholtzer said the accident the tools for students to go focusing on superheroes from the for Student Affairs, Associate through the leadership training. occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Marvel movie universe. Director of Student Activities At present members are Sunday. Page 5 Todd Snovel felt that the Society’s undergoing a specialized The Annville Twp. Police ideals would serve to enhance leadership training day, where Department, which is Lebanon Valley College’s they will build on preexisting investigating the accident, INDEX hallmark humanitarianism. abilities with the six key tenets refused to release any details, After completing the application and engagement in at least one of the Society’s program. To saying only that the driver of the News ..................................1-3 and approval processes, Snovel Features ................................4 on-campus activity. Snovel’s goal compliment this, they will vehicle stopped and remained at established a permanent chapter Arts & Entertainment ............5 was to receive an affirmative then attend speeches by three the scene of the accident. Perspectives...........................6 of the society that is in its response from at least fifty Sports .................................7-8 inaugural year at LVC. See LEADERSHIP | Page 2 See GOODMAN | Page 3 M E M B E R PLEASE WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK [email protected] LVCLaVie LaVie_LVC FREE | TAKE ONE RECYCLE 2 La Vie CoLLegienne OctOber 2, 2013 N ews Derickson A’s Unusual Bedrooms Create Issues for Students L Hannah Stone ’16 Not only do students have them to even have the privacy C A M P U S Staff Writer complaints about the size of to change clothes in their own Micheal Moll ’14 the bedrooms, many also raise bedrooms. Since other people Contributing Writer the issue of a lack of privacy are able to walk in and out of in apartment bedrooms. It is their rooms as they please, many Students at Lebanon estimated that about twelve of students understandably cite this Valley College who live in the the fifteen apartments within as a huge issue. Both Roupe and CRIMEWATCH Derickson A apartments might Derickson A have a bedroom Pedroso have resorted to putting find themselves living in quiet without a door, and many up a curtain in their doorway to unconventional bedrooms. bedrooms in the apartments try to attain some privacy. Derickson A is one of the top have at least one wall that doesn’t Why was Derickson A housing choices here at LVC, reach the ceiling. designed and constructed and many students love what the All information courtesy of the LVC Department of Public Safety “I dislike the fact that there this way? “The College used apartments have to offer. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * is an incomplete wall, and no [Derickson A] as a science “Derickson A was definitely door for my room. I feel like I building for a period of time my top choice! It’s a good in- 9-23-13 | Mund lose the aspect of privacy which prior to 1982 when the original between step before going out Student was feeling sick. Garber Science Center into the real world,” says was opened,” says Bob Sarah Wannlund ’14. 9-24-13 | Bishop Library Riley, Vice President “The benefit of Derickson Computer used to view inappropriate content. of Administration and A is that it gives you an Information Technology. opportunity to be in a 9-26-13 | Neidig Garber “It housed the more independent living Silver ring was found in second floor bathroom, has been claimed. Maintenance Department situation, but it also gives (now called Facilities) you the security of having 9-26-13 | Parking Lot behind Bishop Library and the Campus Security an authority figure that Keys with a triple A tag with identifier were found. Office starting in the you can talk to if you have early to mid-1980s. It issues about anything 9-27-13 | Neidig Garber was later renovated into apartment-related.” Stolen property. condos intended for the Although many favor general public but was the Derickson apartments over 9-28-13 | Leedy Theatre people are supposed to have in a converted into apartments when other living options offered, Student was ill. bedroom,” says Matthew Roupe LVC needed additional student some students say they have ’14. “It allows for people to housing in the fall of 1993.” reasons to complain. 9-29-13 | Intersection of 934 and Sheridan enter my room when they please But why is it that some of Several students have issues Student struck by vehicle while riding bicycle. and for sounds to travel easily the bedrooms within Derickson with the size of the apartments’ through my room when I’m A don’t have doors or even a bedrooms. “I hate living in this 9-29-13 | Parking Lot behind Neidig Garber trying to study or sleep, which is complete wall? It’s uncertain room. I’m a senior in college Intoxicated individual (non-student) found on lower roof of Neidig Garber. a huge inconvenience.” why these bedrooms hadn’t and the only way I am able to “I find it difficult studying been constructed completely, have two beds in this room they 9-29-13 | Marquette Hall/ C-Store in my room because it sounds and why they remain this way. call a bedroom is to have them Yellow and black bike stolen. like the people in the living After asking school officials this bunked,” says Malik Pedroso room, who are talking at a question, no one had a definite ’14. “My roommate and I had 9-29-13 | Funkhouser normal volume, are next to you answer. Some even answered to move his desk into the living Medical assistance provided to person with potentially suicidal thoughts. screaming,” says Pedroso. simply, “I don’t know.” room and my dresser into the Students have also said hallway closet in order to not be that the lack of doors in the H. STONE [email protected] Please report any suspicious activity to Public Safety at x6111. too cramped living in this room.” apartments makes it hard for M. MOLL [email protected] Leadership: New program develops students’ leadership skills Continued from Page 1 Honor Society about a mentoring response in any program— program, where all students can hopefully it sets a precedent speakers and work in small work together to talk about all for students who are able to see groups with other members types of leadership issues. They the benefits of this program and to set goals for the coming will also be able to look at other wish to continue it.” year. Speakers include, but are local leadership groups regarding Ultimately, this program not limited to, celebrities and service opportunities.” The main represents a unique aspect of prominent business leaders that goal of these community service the college’s progressive mission embody the leadership ideals the projects, however, is to create an to empower its students to Society wishes to promote. experience that makes an impact create constructive change In the spring, students will on all four hundred members within their local, national, and work to realize the objectives Corrections & Clarifications and those they interact with, not global communities through discussed in the fall through just to provide an opportunity positive characteristics such as service to the community. It is our continuing goal to provide readers with complete and ac- for service hours. leadership. Potential projects, says Snovel, curate information. To that end, we welcome and encourage noti- “include contacting a local high According to Snovel, they fication of any mistakes. Readers who wish to submit corrections have “never seen this type of should send an email to [email protected], subject line: Corrections. school chapter of the National M. GORMAN [email protected] La Vie CoLLegienne OctOber 2, 2013 3 N ews Service Award: LVC’s listing on Honor Roll bodes well for community service Letters to the Editor Continued from Page 1 sororities and fraternities, La Vie Collegienne requires all roles in helping out their local including Alpha Phi Omega and Letters to the Editor to contain the communities. It is a prestigious Gamma Sigma Sigma, “because author’s name, telephone number, honor: out of the hundreds of their service helped us reach our and e-mail address. No initials or pen names will be accepted. La Vie does thousands of higher education goal.” not publish any anonymous letters. institutions in the U.S., only 244 What is their new goal for Telephone numbers and email ad- colleges and universities, from as community service? Thayne dresses are required for verification. far as Guam Community College and Fullmer would love to They will not be printed. Letters should be no longer than in Mangilao, Guam, to as close as see students becoming more 200 words. All letters for submission Alvernia University in Reading, involved with Interfaith and become property of La Vie Collegi- PA, made it onto the Honor Roll other community service enne. La Vie reserves the right to edit this year. projects. They hope to design for length, accuracy, and clarity. Sub- missions may be edited and may be “In brief, those colleges more opportunities to perform published or otherwise refused. and universities meeting the service, such as small projects Letters, columns, and opinion- challenge [of performing high with Habitat for Humanity or based articles do not necessarily rep- amounts of community service] day service trips. resent the views of La Vie or Lebanon Valley College. have been identified as pioneers Fullmer already knows that 14 Submissions may be e-mailed to in nurturing broad-based service students are spending their fall [email protected], hand-delivered to our Photo courtesy of Chaplain Fullmer efforts and a rich interfaith break doing a community service Mund office, submitted to lavieonline. dialogue on our campuses,” says LVC HONORED FOR SERVICE AT WHITE HOUSE project in Washington, DC. By lvc.edu or mailed to the address LVC was among the 244 colleges and universities included on the below. Thayne. President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in March developing more community La Vie Collegienne What does receiving this 2013. President Thayne and Chaplain Fullmer hope that LVC’s and service opportunities on ATTN: La Vie Editors award mean for LVC? The especially its students’ achievement will raise broader awareness about the campus, Thayne and Fullmer 101 N. College Ave. Annville, PA 17003 biggest effect that this award College’s commitment to community service and enable more opportunities hope that the school can reach its has on the college is that it puts for students to participate in community service. new goal of 25,000 community Advertise with LVC on the map, in a way. LVC for the President’s Interfaith and is smaller than most of the other service hours. La Vie is a small, quiet college that Community Service Campus schools that have been awarded Why should students a relatively small number of Challenge. and is in a more remote location, become involved in community Recruit for your student orga- people know about, so one of One of the most important so it is more challenging to service projects, then? Well, nization. Sell your old junk ... President Thayne’s main goals programs present at the get student involvement up to for one, many businesses are or that ugly sweater from your is to share LVC’s good news so gathering was Interfaith, which the level of larger institutions. looking for community service grandmother. Say hi to your the rest of the country will know brought students of different However, Fullmer points out veterans, because nowadays lover. (maybe not that last part) about it. religious beliefs together to work that while this was LVC’s first many businesses participate [email protected] Though previously the on service projects. Thayne and time making the Honor Roll, “it in community service projects college has only appeared in Fullmer hope that by initiating was not unexpected, because the themselves. La Vie Collegienne the local news, this national this program at LVC, they will students are so exceptional at Another reason students recognition will help to spread not only raise new opportunities doing community service.” should become involved in 101 N. College Ave | Annville, PA 17003 Campus Extension 6169 or [email protected] the good word about LVC: its for students to get involved Indeed they are. Out of community service that service Established 1924 students are doing good things in community service, but about 1,950 full-time, part-time, is satisfying (like a Snickers) for the broader community. also provide opportunities for and graduate students, 1,409 and is very meaningful to those Winner of two The reception in Washington students to learn more about students have logged service who do the service. Fullmer Pennsylvania Newspaper occurred this past Monday each other’s beliefs. hours, while 875 students have recalls interacting with students Association 2012 Keystone Press Awards and Tuesday, but receiving the “There are many aspects of over 10 hours. who did not want him to log award was only one part of the higher education in America Fullmer credits all those their hours because they felt EDITOR-IN-CHIEF trip. A few representatives from where we lead the world,” Thayne involved in campus organizations that logging their service hours Nick Thrailkill ’14 each institution also learned a says. “Community service and for helping LVC to get onto the defeated the purpose of them DESIGN EDITOR Justin Roth ’14 great deal about new ways to interfaith dialogue are two that Honor Roll, especially Colleges doing community service. get their campuses even more are not always recognized.” Against Cancer, MiniTHON, According to Fullmer, FEATURES EDITOR Justin Roth ’14 involved in community service Hopefully, that will change. Special Olympics, and Habitat community service is not about A&E EDITOR at the Third Annual Gathering Winning this award is already a for Humanity. He also extends the ones who work. It’s about Rosemary Bucher ’14 huge step in that direction. LVC a special thanks to the service the ones who receive, and the PERSPECTIVES EDITOR difference that those who do Nicki Shepski ’15 Goodman: Student out of ICU, sustained multiple injuries service can make in their lives. SPORTS EDITOR Dan Callahan ’14 Continued from Page 1 family,” Krikorian says. Catherman says. “Then I made SENIOR COPY EDITOR There’s no information as to Krikorian said he has visited sure that his cervical spine was Position Available the extent of Goodman’s injuries. Goodman and has spoken with stabilized when four bystanders CIRCULATION MANAGER Sarah Frank ’14 the family. helped me rotate the victim onto Krikorian said earlier Tuesday Fellow student and EMT his back. Once on his back I used BUSINESS MANAGER that Goodman was moved into Position Available Colin Catherman ’15 was at the a jaw-thrust maneuver to open the ICU following surgery. The ADVISER school official said Goodman scene shortly after Goodman his airway, while stabilizing his Robert E. Vucic was struck and helped stabilize cervical spine. Then I waited for sustained multiple injuries. A number of get well messages Goodman before the ambulance the ambulance to arrive.” La Vie Collegienne is published every have been posted on Goodman’s arrived. Goodman is currently an Wednesday of the academic year. Facebook page. “The first thing I did was Accounting student, though he Meetings are held Mondays at 5:15 check for breathing and pulse, used to study Actuarial Science. p.m. in our Mund office. We’re always “We’re doing everything to support the student and the but he was not responsive,” D. COOK [email protected] looking for new writers! 4 La Vie CoLLegienne OctOber 2, 2013 FEATURES Melissa Pavone ’14 Staff Writer Isaiah Luck ’14 Contributing Writer A passion is an overwhelming desire to excel in a specific field or achieve a specific goal or dream. Some people can say that they found their passions early on in life, but Marquis Bey ‘14 is not everyone. “I grew up in Southwest Philadelphia and attended Academy Park High School. I have a love for reading and writing, but I actually never read my first book for fun until my senior year of high school,” he recalls. The 21-year-old Bey is a triple major in Philosophy, American Studies, and English. He has also participated in a number of research ISAIAH LUCK ’14 & MELISSA PAVONE’ 14 / LA VIE projects and presentations. Bey nuanced and precise as possible,” who refuses to speak, a woman my eyes, my hair, and my features up in Philadelphia, so I have this is a student employee in various Bey says, explaining his style of clutching a pocketbook, a gangster, were proportionate, and everyone Philly dialect, if you will, and positions throughout campus, and writing. a fag, a man with dreadlocks, and studied my flawlessness. I cannot be blend that with a lot of my big is currently a Teaching Assistant When it comes to writing, Bey an elderly man journeying both of a color. words people often say I use. I feel with Dr. Cathy Romagnolo, doesn’t really have an intended forward to the destination set out My neighborhood, my heroes, like I incorporate that in my own associate professor of English. audience. He can’t pinpoint one for them, and backwards through and my god say I am to be seen as writing.” Despite all of his academic particular audience for his works the checkpoints of their past, all the paragon of Man; my life valued. After graduation, Bey plans accomplishments in the field of because for him, the audience is while telling tales that are both The mirror, mirror on the wall said on going to graduate school. “I’m humanities, Bey did not originally whoever enjoys literary fiction, specious and obviously false; or it herself: the fairest. I cannot be of intending to go wherever I get plan to have three majors in the literary books that are thought- neither. Comprised of flash fiction a color or else none of this would be accepted, honestly,” Bey says. “I’m humanities. provoking, and books that are pieces that stand distinct yet weave true. We are all told that I am not of a applying to top-tier programs “I came in as a Biology major unorthodox and nonconventional. together to form a cohesively color so, of course, why would they lie? in African-American Literature my first semester of freshman year. The more he wrote, the more dissonant story, Marquis Bey as well as Women/Gender/ It was horrible; I hated it.” says Bey. his love of writing grew. It grew so presents an unbridled meditation There are two major influences Sexuality Studies. My top two “Not to bash the bio majors, but much that Bey ended up writing on the believability of self-authored in the writing world that help choices are UPenn and PSU; my that wasn’t me at all.” and self publishing two books. stories, and implicitly interrogates propel Bey forward. These other choices are NYU, Cornell, Every person has their niche, Love the S(k)in You’re In is Bey’s matters of race and the ‘act’ of influences are the Pulitzer Prize- Rutgers, Brown, UCal Berkeley, and Bey found his in writing. Bey first publication. It was released on blackness.” winning novelists Toni Morrison Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, credits the discovery of his love April 15 of this year. According the The following is a passage from and Junot Díaz. Columbia, and Boston. Upon of English and even his personal Amazon.com, “this little aphorism Incredibly True Tales of Make Believe “Toni Morrison, in my opinion, completing grad school I plan to growth from freshmen to senior sluices from the mouths of those People, titled “Of a Certain Color”: is hands down the greatest author teach, to be a scholar, to insert my year to Romagnolo. who mean to comfort and placate ever. She is like a demigod to me,” alternative discourse into the fabric “It’s all Cathy’s fault,” Bey says. our insecurities. But what if I cannot be of a color because my Bey says. “She has this reserve about of knowledge at our disposal, and, “She is the catalyst [of] my huge your skin was the very thing that words are spent on important things. her, but yet she’s so unapologetic of course, to write.” dynamic change from freshman was branded as unlovable? This I do not waste talent and aptitude on in what she says. It’s backed by all Bey advises up and coming and year until now. She has corrupted collection of poems and short non-universal ordeals. I am too good this research and reflection and it’s new writers to “write what you me in a good way. I had her FYS stories examines and interrogates a for that. I cannot be of a color because uncanny the way her mind works. want to read,” a piece of advice he class, ‘Man Up/ Act Like a Lady,’ skin that is both far from and close my diction is of a caliber that exceeds She is number one, and number gained by reading Toni Morrison. freshman year and my mind was to easily being loved.” inferiority. The reality I construct two, and number three for me.” “In that sense, you will love what just blown. That is when I started Bey’s second book, Incredibly through the lexicon of my speech Of Junot Díaz, Bey says, “[His] you’re writing and that will thrust hating the hard sciences and True Tales of Make Believe People, looks perfect, so I cannot be of a color. novel The Brief Wondrous Life of you and drive you forward to finish started really getting into gender, was released earlier last month. I cannot be of a color because Oscar Wao is a favorite of mine. the book. It’s simultaneously selfish race, English, and writing. Amazon.com summarizes the book my doll-children are preferred; they The way he blends language, it’s and selfless. You are disseminating “When I write, or just generally as being about eight passengers, possess more pulchritude than those kind of slang, this very African- this thing for other people to feel when I think or am trying to one “beastly van, going exactly revolting defects. I and my children American vernacular. He blends what you we’re feeling, but you’re articulate something, my hands where they plan to go -- or are normal. So I cannot be of a color. that with very sophisticated writing to feel something -- because start to essentially reach for words. precisely where they didn’t think I colored inside the lines as a youth, language, which is very astounding you feel something.” I love words. I love language—it creates our reality—so I try to be as they would. A story of a man with had high marks, and was an All- to me because I feel that I speak M. PAVONE [email protected] a cross, a man in a suit, a woman American in the truest sense. My skin, in that manner oftentimes. I grew I. LUCK [email protected] La Vie CoLLegienne OctOber 2, 2013 5 Arts & Entertainment Tales of Xillia offers interesting story, good gameplay, stunning graphics Gregory Renner ’15 which will endanger the world, which the player commands the hand-to-hand martial arts, as on the power of the Great Spirits Staff Writer by the game’s two protagonists, characters in battle against CPU- supplemented by the close-up- at the very beginning to using Millia and Jude. controlled enemies. and-personal style of his forms lesser magic and swordplay after Tales of Xillia, a PlayStation 3 The general gameplay for Two unique elements of the of arte. As a result, Jude develops an initial loss of the spirits. While exclusive, was released August 6th, Tales of Xillia consists of two combat system of this game are as a character with high health she does get the spirits back 2013 and is the thirteenth game major fields: a field map and a the ability to “link” with other and natural defense. Jude is the towards the end of the game, in the Tales series, which also battle screen. members of your team to do lowest healer in the game, but as her method of combat remains includes Tales of Eternia and Tales The field map is a realistically more powerful attacks, which one of the starting characters, he focused on swordplay, with of Symphonia. The American scaled 3D environment traversed can involve flanking a single is very useful inside and outside the ability to call in the Great release of the game coincides by foot. While traveling on the enemy and switching in new of battle, where his artes can be Spirits when necessary. A lot with the 15th anniversary of the field map, the player can view party members (out of the six used to heal the party. of the lesser magic she learns is series. skits between the series’ main characters) at any given point in Millia, the second protagonist, elemental magic, which is crucial Tales of Xillia is a Japanese characters that use animated battle. This second ability is very is introduced as the Lord of in combat. role-playing game centered in character portraits as well as full useful when fighting unknown Spirits. This moniker is enforced Overall, this game is a must the land of Rieze Maxia, a land voiceovers. These skits range enemies, because it allows for a by her control over the Four play for those who are fans of where the people use mentally- from background information quick change in team to better Great Spirits, which no one has JRPG’s. The game has stunning produced mana to channel spirits regarding a current part of suit a situation. been able to summon in Rieze graphics, great gameplay, and a and shape the world around the story to small asides and Jude, one of the game’s Maxia for twenty years. As gripping storyline that will keep them. Referred to as “Spirit humorous conversation. The protagonists, is a medical student the main female character, her players engaged for hours. Arte,” these abilities compose number of these skits can become in the capital city of Rashugal, mission is to protect humans the majority of the magic-heavy overwhelming, though. While Fennmont. Jude is the main male and spirits alike. Her determined gameplay features within the some are good to listen to, others character of the story and travels and unemotional personality game’s combat systems. can be skipped, and the game with the main female character, is a reflection of her status as a The central storyline of the paces out these skits accordingly. Millia, early on in the game in great spirit, thus revealing her game is the discovery of a military The battle screen is a 3D order to fulfill Millia’s mission. inhumanity. Millia’s combat style conspiracy involving spirits, representation of an area, in Jude’s combat style is based on changes from a heavy emphasis G. RENNER [email protected] Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. makes a strong companion to recent Marvel movies Erika Fisher ’17 he has not lost the ability to opposing S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Staff Writer tell a compelling story on the mystery of Coulson’s recovery. small screen. Though their Dark pasts are referenced on the The popularity of superhero accents occasionally make parts of three agents, which are films has exploded over the their dialogue difficult to almost guaranteed to be touched last decade, centering on the understand, the scientific duo of upon in future episodes. Marvel cinematic universe. This Simmons (Henstridge) and Fitz Whedon, who directed The collection of movies, including (Caestecker) bring an element Avengers, is an executive producer the Iron Man trilogy, Captain of dorky comedy, while the for the show, which guarantees America, Thor, and The Incredible sarcastic tendencies of Agents exclusive jokes and references for Hulk, thematically combine to Coulson and Ward (Dalton) fans, providing a fast laugh for create one of the most financially present even more opportunities loyal followers. Among the most and critical successful movies of for chuckles. Numerous pop- amusing of Whedon’s marks are all time, 2012’s The Avengers. This culture references assist the witty the appearances of actors from popularity contributed to the dialogue in reaching a wide variety other shows he has worked on—J. creation of a spin-off television of audiences. August Richards of Angel and Ron show that focuses on audience The fast-paced plot can be Glass, best known to Whedon fans favorite Agent Phil Coulson (Clark a bit much for fans new to the as Shepherd Book from science- Gregg). Also starring Ming-Na continuity of the Marvel universe. fiction cult classic Firefly, both Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, The events presented in the films make guest appearances. Iain De Caestecker, and Elizabeth are well-preserved here; references Overall, the show is a treat to Henstridge, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in dialogue and in plot throughout fans of Marvel’s cinematic empire, premiered September 24. the show connect it well to the and a lure for those who have Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. takes earlier films, most prominently not yet seen the films. Whedon’s place in the aftermath of The Iron Man 3 and Captain America. legions of fans will enjoy it just as Avengers. In a world where This is a downfall for newcomers, much, if not more. With only two superheroes and superpowers are who may miss the multitude of episodes under its belt, Agents common knowledge, Agent Phil references to other adventures of S.H.I.E.L.D. has proved to Coulson, after being critically within the Marvel universe, be a dynamic and entertaining injured in the team-up film, resulting in a fundamental loss of production and shows a great deal gathers a team of special agents to value of the overall show. of entertainment potential. fight against new threats coming Credit must be given for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs on out of the woodwork after the undoubtedly cryptic references Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on ABC. Battle of New York. and foreshadows to larger plots, Marvel Joss Whedon proves that including a secret organization E. FISHER [email protected] 6 La Vie CoLLegienne OctOber 2, 2013 P ersPectives The Minor Things in Life: Finding Where You Stand in Our Tech-Heavy World Mallory Minor ’15 speak in person can now text each It was amazing how many peo- tive? Probably not, but you could tances, and it allows communica- Staff Writer other and feel as if they’ve always ple I knew in real life on this app. easily swipe your finger across the tion between anyone, anywhere. known each other. Many LVC students were among screen and begin chatting with As digital technologies are advanc- The days of passing notes in This great influx of technol- someone on the same campus. ing each day, they may have many class are long gone. Why pass a ogy in our lives is affecting our Many older people ques- more capabilities by the time we note to someone when you can ability to communicate. Several tion why apps like Tinder exist, have children. send them a text instead? times, I’ve noticed people look when we can do the action in Digital technology is what you I walk around campus in be- down when they see people person. For instance, they ask, make of it. As a parent, if you allow tween classes and all I see is they know. They avoid eye con- why are many people meeting your toddler to have an iPad, they students texting while walk- tact because they aren’t sure online and establishing rela- will learn at a very young age how ing. Whether they're alone, with how to say a simple “hello.” tionships today in lieu of face- “easy” life is in the digital age. But friends, in a big group, they’re all But cell phones allow more to-face interaction? if you make them play with actual on their phones. Very rarely do stu- than just texting. Smartphones Is digital technology truly toys and kids their age, you will find dents put their phones away and like the iPhone can support ruining our society? Some will that their development will be dif- notice what surrounds them. apps like Twitter, Tinder, and argue yes and some will argue ferent than that of children who are Technology has had such a Omegle, which allow strangers no, but overall it depends on more exposed to digital technol- widespread impact on our every- to rate and interact with each each person's familiarity with ogy. It is all about lifestyle prefer- day lives that we don’t even real- other. and attitudes towards digital ence, and whether or not you want ize what is has done to our social For the fun of it, my room- technology. If you have good your life to be controlled by or rela- norms. If you’re like me, you didn’t mate and I decided to give Tin- technology etiquette, then you tively devoid of current and future grow up with a cell phone. They are der a try. The newest dating and will have no problem holding a digital technologies. a relatively new invention that have rating app allows you to either conversation in person without reshaped our world in many ways. "X" out of or accept a complete breaking eye contact or show- For instance, texting allows two Mallory Minor / La Vie stranger. It offers some pictures and my selections to rate. But the big- ing other technological bad habits. or more people to constantly be in you rate them based on that. If you gest question is, would you walk Digital technology has other contact, regardless of where you are matched with another person, up to them in the cafeteria and tell benefits, though. It allows families are in the world. People who don’t you can chat with them in the app. them you thought they were attrac- to communicate from long dis- M. MINOR [email protected] Valley’s Voices: Does LVC Need Alcohol Awareness Week? Compiled by Gregory Renner ’15 [email protected] To some students, Alcohol Awareness Week seems like an annoyance, whereas to others it is considered very important. The purpose of Alcohol Awareness Week is to get people to discuss the effects that alcohol has on the body and the consequences of alcohol abuse. La Vie asked five students the question: What are your thoughts on Alcohol Awareness Week? Colin Catherman ‘15 Alexander Conrad ‘15 William DeKeizer ‘16 Keifer Kemmerly ‘14 Clarissa Shoffler ‘16 Biology Major Chemistry Major Music Recording Music and English Majors Chemistry Major Technology Major “I think it’s a good cause. It is “I feel it is a good thought; “After a year of living on cam- “Students are quite aware of “Alcohol Awareness Week is an important to inform the student however, it is too late to correct pus, I’ve noticed that there is not alcohol. I don’t think they need a extremely important event. Edu- body about the different effects those wrongs. People will decide a huge problem with drinking. week dedicated to the cause.” cating students about the dangers alcohol can have on the body. [to drink or not] regardless of the Since Annville is not near any- associated with excessive drink- This is important because many information you put in front of thing, no one generally has any ing or underage drinking can po- students are unaware of the dev- them. That is just the way it is.” motivation to drive somewhere tentially improve campus life and astating effects alcohol can have.” drunk. Some people do have a help us secure a healthier, more problem with overdrinking and successful future.” I believe that they should be re- viewed and help students to un- derstand what overdrinking does to you.” La Vie CoLLegienne OctOber 2, 2013 7 SPORTS SCHEDULE Garth Stefan Proves to be Deciding Factor in Wednesday, 10/2 Overtime Win over DeSales Women’s Volleyball vs Elizabethtown College Will face defending National Champs, Messiah, on Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday, 10/3 Cody Manmiller ’16 Men’s Golf Staff Writer at Elizabethtown Invitational 12 p.m. This week, the Lebanon Valley College men’s soccer team had two Friday, 10/4 crucial away matches before kicking Men’s Ice Hockey off conference play next week. vs Rutgers University On Wednesday, it was a 7 p.m. disappointing performance when Misericordia took the victory 2-0. Saturday, 10/5 The Dutchmen bounced back to take a big 1-0 win at DeSales in Football at Wilkes University front of a rowdy, homecoming 1 p.m. crowd. Misericordia proved to be too much for LVC as the Valley just For more results, visit could not find the back of the net GoDutchmen.com when they had the chances to. With 10 minutes before the first half came to a close, Misericordia ATHLETES scored when the ball was collected OVERTIME WIN Garth Stefan came up big again for LVC, deceiding the win over DeSales with an OT goal. OF THE and shot by George Stock after it WEEK was bouncing around the penalty for Lebanon Valley. was unable to get a goal before the important. The victory improved area. Then, just five minutes after The weekend was a different end of regulation. Lebanon Valley’s record to 6-2-2. halftime, they struck again when a story for the Valley. A rowdy crowd Six minutes into the first Conference play will begin Greta Weidemoyer rebound popped out to a waiting came out for DeSales’ homecoming overtime, however, the celebration Saturday when LVC travels to Volleyball Misericordia attacker. hoping to see a victory. began. Garth Stefan received a Messiah to take on the defending Lebanon Valley put the pressure Lebanon Valley took it to cross from Joe Gallagher, cut to National Champions. on after being down the two DeSales for most of the game, the baseline and rocketed a shot goals but just could not find the outshooting the Bulldogs 22-8. Just just under the crossbar and into the firepower to put anything away. one of DeSales shots was on target. roof of the net. It was Stefan’s third James Clements made nine saves Despite the lopsided affair, LVC goal of the season but his most C. MANMILLER [email protected] Field Hockey Back on Track by Form of Upset Sheaffer. Then, about 20 minutes Weidemoyer totaled double digit Dan Callahan ’14 later, Molly Van Leuvan hit the kills in three of five matches, Sports Editor including 12 against Kean and 10 team’s second goal off another against Goucher. She currently leads Sometimes, a couple losses for Sheaffer assist. the team in kills (190) and blocks a team will allow them to recoup For Heck and Van Leuvan, it (33). and restructure their game plan. was first career goals for both. For the Valley’s field hockey LVC goalie Chloe Baro ’14 austin Hartman team, two shutout loses set up had a huge game for the winning Football for a 3-0 upset-victory over the Dutchmen, who had 10 saves 16th ranked team in the nation when it was all over. She stepped Lynchburg on Sunday. up big time in the second half when Three different Dutchmen Lynchburg tried capitalizing off 12 scored goals, and a great penalty corners, and collecting five performance by an indestructible saves. defense kept the Hornets off the Van Leuvan set up a pretty assist scoreboard to seal the win. for a Laura James ’14 insurance The sophomore class is given goal with just 1:49 left in the game. much credit for the start they The team will look to In the football team’s blowout win brought their team out to, which continue the success at Stevenson over FDU-Florham, the sophomore running back scored four rushing carried over a lot of needed on Saturday, Oct. 5 for a touchdowns on 130 yards, averaging momentum. Just over a minute Commonwealth Conference 7.6 yards per carry. Hartman and into the game, Kelsey Heck ’16 matchup. teammate Brendan Irving join four put the Valley on the board with a others among players who have scored four TDs in a game. goal assisted by classmate Lyndee D. CALLAHAN [email protected] UPSET CITY Molly Van Leuvan had a goal and assist in their upset win. S P O R T S Stefan comes up big Field Hockey Upsets for Men’s Soccer, again p. 7 #16 Lynchburg p. 7 LVC Runs All Over FDU Women’s Soccer drops to Haverford, A blowout 65-21 victory for the Valley brings their record up to 3-1 beats King’s Cody Manmiller ’16 Staff Writer The Lebanon Valley College women’s soccer team lost their first game after going five games without one. LVC played their fourth home game in a row on Wednesday when they hosted Haverford College. Haverford took the early lead just five minutes into the game and led by 1-0 at the halftime break. In the second half, the Valley was looking for the game-tying goal and finally received it 15 minutes in. Amanda Douglass beat a defender after receiving the pass from Sammy Bost and calmly knocked the ball in the back of the net. The goal was Douglass’ third of the season and left the Dutchmen wanting more. But they couldn’t quite get it. Haverford scored the third RUNNING TO VICTORY Sophomore Austin Hartman, above, ran for 130 yards and four scores in the big win over FDU-Florham on Saturday. and final goal with less than 15 Dan Callahan ’14 all around; offensively and spot in the record book, with unbreakable for the majority of minutes left in the game. LVC Sports Editor defensively. a single-game record of eight the game. put more shots on goal (5) than Austin Hartman ’16 and extra points. The defensive squad did Haverford was able to manage The weather was warm on Brendan Irving ’17 both tied the This game was out of reach not allow even one first down (3). Saturday in Annville, but LVC’s school record for touchdowns in from FDU since the first half, throughout the first quarter, and On Saturday, the result never offense on the football field was a game, with each scoring four. as the Valley put up 44 points just 15 yards as well. Though seemed to be in question in a far more scorching than the Of course each of those players and looked like they were in no FDU had 326 yards to finish the 4-0 win over King’s as the Valley weather. had over 100 rushing yards each mood for stopping. game, they were no match for rifled 23 total shots compared to In the team’s 65-21 blowout as well. Hartman scored three of his the high-strung LVC offense. Kings’ seven. Sarah Dowhower of the visiting Devils of FDU- On top of huge rushing games touchdowns by the beginning of Kevin Antol led the Dutchmen and Sammy Bost scored the Florham, 283 rushing yards from Hartman and Irving, the second quarter. Following defense with six tackles. two first-half goals to pull away and 503 yards of total offense starting QB Brian Murphy ’15 his third score, Matt Richmond Now that the Valley is back before Heather Tran and Lindi allowed for the enormous tossed the ball for 201 yards, ’16 returned the ensuing kickoff in the race for the MAC in the Crist added two more just four margin of victory for the now completing 11 of 19 passes. On for 51 yards, which in turn setup middle of the standings, it will minutes apart in the second 3-1 Dutchmen. It was their the other side of the ball, Bryan yet another score. All of these make for an interesting matchup half. highest point total since 1924, Ek returned an interception 16 points were put on the board for their return to Arnold In the only game this week, and 10th straight win against 75-yards for a touchdown, in a two-minute span. Field on Oktoberfest Weekend LVC travels to Messiah on the Devils. which was recently named the Not only was the offense against Lycoming, starting at 1 Thursday. This was a game for the MAC Play of the Week. looking spectacular Saturday p.m. statistic and record books, Kicker Sean Fakete made afternoon, but the always tough with huge numbers being put another career milestone and LVC defense was pretty much D. CALLAHAN [email protected] C. MANMILLER [email protected]

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