La Vie Collegienne: Lebanon Valley College Student Newspaper (September 25, 2013)

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La Vie Collegienne
Volume 81, No. 4 An Independent Publication | Founded 1924 September 25, 2013
Depression Awareness and Prevention “Wrecking Ball”
THIS WEEK IN
LA VIE Generates Mixed
Programs are available but rarely noticed at LVC
Responses at LVC
Brittany Baird ’15
Features Contributing Writer Ryan Swigart ’15
Morgan Hartmoyer ’16 Staff Writer
Contributing Writer Nicole Hollinger ’14
Contributing Writer
September 10 to September
She sure has come a long way
16 was Suicide Awareness Week.
from Miley Stewart and Hannah
It seems to have passed by
Montana.
without much notice at LVC.
Miley Cyrus last week released
The federal government
mandates colleges and the video of her new song,
universities to set aside one week “Wrecking Ball.” In it, Cyrus
a year to talk about sexual assault swings on a wrecking ball naked
The DigiCOM department is
adding a new User Experience and drug and alcohol abuse, the and licks a sledgehammer – just
concentration to the curriculum. most common issues among for starters. Not surprisingly,
college students. Although public reaction from fans and
Page 4 resources for depression and “I don’t know that they think “But there have certainly been detractors has been largely
suicide prevention and awareness it’s a big enough problem,” sexual assaults on campus and negative.
are available on campus, these says Dr. Stevie Falk, Director there’s lot of drug and alcohol In a recent interview on The
P
ersPectives
programs are not mandated by of Counseling. “I don’t know abuse. Maybe because those are Elvis Duran and the Morning
Freshmen share mishaps and the government because they are when there has been a suicide on more salient, it’s more in people’s Show, Cyrus was asked to explain
funny stories from their first not perceived as common issues campus. I think there have been awareness.” her thoughts about the public
month at LVC.
on campus. attempts. We document those.
See DEPRESSION | Page 3 See MILEY CYRUS | Page 5
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LVC Implements New Green Dot Violence Prevention Program
a&e
Justin Radanovic ’14 Training. Content Development out for your well-being? Green Both violence prevention and
Contributing Writer includes the latest research Dot gives the students and the risk reduction are important;
content conducted by leading community the opportunity however, prevention does not
What is Green Dot?
sociologists to have that rely solely on the individual but
Green Dot is an active
and Green Dot someone to on the community as a whole.
bystander program whose
advocates, the lend a helping Thus, as a community, it is
members help defuse situations
latest programs hand in times important that we band together
that could result in a Red Dot or
and strategies, of need. and stop violence on the LVC
violent offense. Green Dot is a
and valuable Green Dot is campus as well as the community
community-based organization
feedback from also a violence around us.
that believes that the LVC
the community. prevention
Find out what’s yet to come in community can stop and
LVC’s annual celebration of T r a i n i n g measure, in What is the overall goal of
prevent future violent offenses
Hispanic Heritage Month. consists of the contrast to a Green Dot on the LVC campus?
by offering people in abusive
learned skills risk-reducing Last semester, some
situations hope and helpful
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and implementation of Green measure. The difference is LVC students conducted a
advice to stop the abuse. Abuse
Dot in the community. simple: Green Dot attempts to preliminary test to assess the
can be physical as well as verbal,
INDEX prevent a violent event from college’s readiness for violence
from being hit to being harassed
Why is Green Dot important? occurring, whereas a risk- prevention. On a scale from 1 to
News ..................................1-3 on Facebook.
Have you ever wanted reducing measure would be not 9, 1 meaning no awareness or lack
Features ................................4
Green Dot works towards
Arts & Entertainment ............5 someone to help in situation accepting a drink you haven’t of general rejection of violence
two primary goals, which are
Perspectives...........................6 or ever want someone to look seen poured. as a problem to 9 meaning high
Content Development and
Sports .................................7-8
See GREEN DOT | Page 2
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Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams Sport Two Sets of Siblings L
Kyle Wenger ’14 six years in organized soccer Josh assisted Jordann on his C A M P U S
Contributing Writer programs, but now they play on first collegiate goal.
Morgan Heller ’15 the same team. “We connect with each other
Contributing Writer “It’s definitely fun. Jordann more than other players. We
got hurt his senior year, so we knew where each other were at
Everyone gets competitive at
only really played together his and we feed off of each other,”
some point in their lives.
senior year in high school, so Josh says. CRIMEWATCH
The competition may have
it’s nice to be playing with him After playing with each
to do with a job opening, a spot
again,” says Josh. “We have other for so long, these siblings
in the orchestra, or playing time
chemistry, being brothers and were destined to create a lot
on a sports team. But how many
everything, and that works out of memorable moments, some
times can you say you have been
nicely on the field.” good, some bad, and some funny.
able to compete against All information courtesy of the LVC Department of Public Safety
One moment the
your brother or sister, or * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ferguson brothers will
even compete alongside
never forget is when Josh
them? 9-16-13 | Sports Center
scored his first collegiate
Dani Douglass ’14 and Student and alumni were arguing.
goal. “He was going
Amanda Douglass ’15,
berserk, jumping on me.
sisters on the women’s 9-17-13 | Funk West
It was just fun to see him
soccer team, as well as Josh Strawberry fruit smoothie thrown against the wall.
score his first and cool
Ferguson ’17 and Jordann
to see how excited he
Ferguson ’15, brothers 9-17-13 | Funk East
was like he never scored
on the men’s soccer team, Student’s mailbox damaged.
before,” Jordann says.
have been fortunate
The Douglass sisters
enough to compete with 9-18-13 | Funk West
will always remember
each other during their Blue light alert.
their contrast in playing
college career.
From playing together styles. Dani is a more quiet and
The Douglass sisters played 9-18-13 | Funk West
so long, the Douglasses and reserved player while Amanda is
organized soccer together for ten Narcotic drugs present.
Fergusons find it second nature very emotional, passionate, and
years on club teams, high school
to know where the other is on intense.
teams, and now at LVC. 9-20-13 | Chapel Grounds
the field. “If another girl on the other
“I guess we are just so used to Possible drug deal.
“I feel like Dani knows where team comes after Amanda, you
being around each other I just
I am running regardless of will see it in her face. Amanda
feel comfortable knowing that 9-21-13 | Bishop Library
where I am going,” says Amanda will hunt her down and take her
she has my back on the field,” Fire alarm went off, but no signs of smoke or a fire.
Douglass. out,” says Dani. “It’s even funnier
says Dani. “We have each other’s
Dani thinks it is her sister’s if someone takes me out cause
backs and root each other on all 9-22-13 | Dellinger Hall
personality on the field that then she goes around asking
the time and we get along very Obscene drawing; chairs were taken; elevator lights were unscrewed.
helps her locate Amanda. “I everyone what number the girl
well which is nice.”
think it is just her loud mouth was. Don’t mess with Amanda.”
The Ferguson brothers have 9-22-13 | Mary Green Parking Lot
that helps me find her on the
been playing soccer for about K. WENGER [email protected] Student’s car window was completely shattered.
field,” she says. M. HELLER [email protected]
9-22-13 | Summit Street
Green Dot: How it will benefit LVC, how to get involved
Student was located at the railroad tracks; student was okay.
Continued from Page 1 possible violent situation. students; however, if there is
demand for more space, a second 9-22-13 | Humanities
a level of community ownership
How Can I Help? training date will be created and A pair of sunglasses and a key ring with mini-cards were found.
or knowledge of the prevalence,
The easiest way to help out announced at a future date.
causes, and consequences of
is to spread the word about the
violence on campus, Lebanon Please report any suspicious activity to Public Safety at x6111.
Green Dot program, but students Contact Information
Valley College is a 2 or 3 on the
who want to do more can attend a If you have any concerns
campus readiness prevention
Green Dot Ambassador Training about a violent event, contact
scale. This means that LVC
Seminar on September 29th Dr. Stevie Falk, Director of
either denies or has a vague
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Neidig- Counseling, at [email protected].
awareness of campus violence.
Garber 203. This training counts If you want to know more
LVC’s low rating on the
towards students’ community about Green Dot, contact Dr.
campus readiness prevention
service hours because this Marianne Goodfellow, associate
scale could be explained by this
training directly benefits people professor of Sociology, in her
being the first year that Green
who experience abuse. office in Humanities 202, by
Dot is being implemented with
To sign up for training, go to phone at 717-867-6157, or
campus policy; this preliminary
www.lvc.edu/greendot and click by email at [email protected].
testing will serve as a baseline
Corrections & Clarifications
on Events and Training on the For additional information on
for future samples. The
left-hand side under Green Dot Green Dot, please visit www.
program’s goal for this school
It is our continuing goal to provide readers with complete and ac-
@LVC. Once the new page has lvc.edu/greendot or www.
year is to raise awareness that curate information. To that end, we welcome and encourage noti-
loaded, click on Register and livethegreendot.com.
violence does occur at LVC and fication of any mistakes. Readers who wish to submit corrections
fill out the registration form.
to give students the necessary should send an email to [email protected], subject line: Corrections.
Space is limited to the first 25
provisions to help with any J. RADANOVIC [email protected]
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Depression: Resources on campus that help students cope with depression
Letters to the Editor
Continued from Page 1 somebody is dysthymic if they’re The 5050 Peer
La Vie Collegienne requires all
Though sexual assault and like Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh. Helpers are a team Letters to the Editor to contain the
drug and alcohol abuse may That’s dysthymia.” of students who author’s name, telephone number,
be easier to notice on campus, The difference between have been trained and e-mail address. No initials or pen
names will be accepted. La Vie does
many students on campus depression and dysthymia by the Counseling
not publish any anonymous letters.
still feel a sense of depression. also relates to how depression Services staff to Telephone numbers and email ad-
According to a study conducted is diagnosed in patients. deal with student dresses are required for verification.
by the National Institute of Depression is feeling like you issues by speaking They will not be printed.
Letters should be no longer than
Mental Health, about 30 percent can’t get yourself out of bed, with students
200 words. All letters for submission
of college students reported feeling exhausted and fatigued in a one-on-one become property of La Vie Collegi-
feeling depressed in 2011. A and not just tired. “It’s a session about their enne. La Vie reserves the right to edit
study conducted by Emory sustained mood for more than problems. The for length, accuracy, and clarity. Sub-
missions may be edited and may be
University reports that suicide two weeks,” says Falk. 5050 Peer Helpers published or otherwise refused.
rates at college campuses range Often times, depression goes for the 2013-2014 Letters, columns, and opinion-
from 500 to 7,500 per 100,000 hand-in-hand with suicidal academic year are based articles do not necessarily rep-
among college students. ideation. “Suicidal ideation Kari Mahool ’15, resent the views of La Vie or Lebanon
Valley College.
“Last year I saw probably means that they will not act Darryl Sweeper DR. STEVIE FALK Submissions may be e-mailed to
about 120 students,” says Falk. upon their thoughts but have ’15, and Cameron Dr. Stevie Falk, Director of Counseling, is a licensed [email protected], hand-delivered to our
“Depression was the number thought about it,” she says. “It is Venable ’14. psychologist who helps students to cope with Mund office, submitted to lavieonline.
one diagnosis that we saw here.” an issue on campus.” The 5050 Peer depression or mood disorders through psychotherapy lvc.edu or mailed to the address
The term “depressed” is Depression can make a Helpers have a and appropriate treatments. beloLwa. Vie Collegienne
thrown around in everyday student miss class, put off work, program written Alta Landis is the school’s ATTN: La Vie Editors
jargon, but clinical depression is and slip into a routine of not by Dr. Falk to raise awareness professional counselor. She has 101 N. College Ave.
Annville, PA 17003
different from having a bad week being involved. It can turn into about depression and suicide a Master’s in Psychology from
and feeling upset. Being able to a disability if not treated, but prevention. “They’re to do it Millersville University and Advertise with
know the difference might help the staff at Counseling Services with RAs, with Peer Mentors, does therapy, but she differs La Vie
students seek the help they need. work hard to prevent this from with Res Life, but no one invites from a psychologist in that she
“Depression is a mood happening. them to do it,” says Falk. “Unless doesn’t traditionally focus on
Recruit for your student orga-
disorder, and it it’s mandated, the evaluation or assessment nization. Sell your old junk ...
is not just feeling “Depression is a mood people don’t show of patients. A psychiatrist is a or that ugly sweater from your
sad. Some people up. That’s part of Doctor of Medicine and will grandmother. Say hi to your
aren’t sad when disorder, and it is not just the problem.” usually use medication to treat lover. (maybe not that last part)
they’re depressed. “I have no the symptoms of depression.
[email protected]
It’s a physical idea why the RAs “She’s still a really good
feeling sad.... It affects
experience. It don’t use us,” says diagnostician because she’s got a La Vie Collegienne
affects the body, 5050 Peer Helper lot of experience in the field and
your sleep and your the body, your sleep Cameron Venable really good clinical judgment,” 101 N. College Ave | Annville, PA 17003
Campus Extension 6169 or [email protected]
eating habits,” says ’14. “I think they adds Falk.
Established 1924
Falk. “There’s an and your eating habits.... forget about it, even LVC’s on-campus
emotional piece to though we advertise psychiatrist, John Biever, uses a Winner of two
it, of course. Some it so much. Maybe mixture of both medication and Pennsylvania Newspaper
is sadness and There’s a hopelessness, a they feel they won’t self-hypnosis as a way to relax Association 2012 Keystone Press
Awards
tearfulness. There’s get a big turnout and center one’s self. “He’s not
a hopelessness, a helplessness, [a sense that] if it’s something out to put everybody on meds,” EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
helplessness, [a serious. Or maybe says Falk. Nick Thrailkill ’14
sense that] things things won’t get better.” they just think it’s National Depression DESIGN EDITOR
Justin Roth ’14
won’t get better. too official, even Screening Day will take place on
They might identify though it’s not.” October 15, 2013 in Mund from FEAJTusUtiRn ERSo tEhD ’1IT4OR
an irritability, an DR. STEVIE FALK Counseling 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All students are
A&E EDITOR
agitation, people DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING Services was used invited to attend and encouraged Rosemary Bucher ’14
that are really, by more than to participate. PERSPECTIVES EDITOR
really angry. They could be Depression typically appears 1,000 students last year to help Nicki Shepski ’15
depressed and not just have for the first time in college aged with problems. Many of those SPORTS EDITOR
anger management issues.” students (18-22) and can affect students were diagnosed with Dan Callahan ’14
There are other forms of anyone, male or female. Those depression or mood disorders. SENIOR COPY EDITOR
Position Available
emotional distress. Are you who have a familial history of Falk and the other members
having a bad day or week? That’s depression run a larger risk of of the department try to help CIRCUSLaAraThI OFrNan Mk ’A14NAGER
dysthymia, a depressive disorder developing the illness. students to cope with depression
BUSINESS MANAGER
but not depression. Despite the large number of or mood disorders. Position Available
“There’s this normal students who feel depression, “We try to treat the ADVISER
fluctuation of mood. Sometimes few education sessions regarding depression first,” says Falk. “I’m a Robert E. Vucic
we’re happy-go-lucky and having depression or suicide are led on psychologist. I do psychotherapy
a really good day. And other campus. There are outlets for and a lot of evaluation and La Vie Collegienne is published every
times we’re not having such a students on campus that are not assessment, but then we use that Wednesday of the academic year.
good day or we’re feeling a little as well known. They include information to actually treat Meetings are held Mondays at 5:15
down. But that’s not depressed,” the 5050 Peer Helpers and the person. We don’t prescribe B. BAIRD [email protected] p.m. in our Mund office. We’re always
explains Falk. “They talk about if Counseling Services. medication.” M. HARTMOYER [email protected] looking for new writers!
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FEATURES
Amanda Seale ’14 campus residents. As of Fall beds. Those factors determine student is selected from the of living off campus could
Ryan Leonard ’14 2013, there are 397 new how many students are lottery, then they must obtain potentially equal the same
Contributing Writers
residents (including transfers) allowed to live off campus. forms from Residential Life, amount as living on campus.
and 883 returning residents. In 2011, the off-campus complete them, and return Living on campus in a
Although Lebanon Valley 73 students in the class of policy guidelines were them in order to continue traditional dorm costs $2,240
College encourages its 2014 were granted permission established because the college through the process. a semester, or $4,480 a year.
students to live on campus, to live off-campus. was enrolling more students “I think that a part of being Though students who live off
when there are more students While the student than there were available beds. at LVC is being at LVC. You are campus don’t have to worry
than there is dorm space, handbook and the LVC That was the beginning of the learning from one another in about these costs, they still
Residential Life opens up website, http://www.lvc. campus lottery system. close proximity, being around need to pay for gas, food,
a lottery system to allow edu, provide details on the During the spring semester, other students and challenging utilities, and other costs that
students to live off campus residency policy, commuter juniors will receive an email one another. A lot of that result from living with other
while still being considered a status, and special housing about the following year’s off- comes from simply being in people.
college resident. accommodations and campus allocation. The size the same space, so I am a big Out of a handful of students
According to the Lebanon exemptions, they mention of the junior class and the fan of the residential portion interviewed, most said that
Valley College’s student little about the off-campus availability of beds determine of campus,” says Diesner. they would prefer to live off
handbook, a commuter is living policy. According to how many students can Students who receive campus again next year, if
someone who “lives within a Michael Diesner, Director request to live off campus. permission to live off campus given the opportunity. They
60-mile radius of the campus of Residential Life, there is a Living off campus is not a live in Annville, Cleona, said living off campus was
and commutes from their policy; however, the policy sure thing. For example, there Palmyra, and Lebanon. cheaper than living on campus,
parents’ or guardians’ home may change from year to year, may be an allotment of 50 Diesner believes that but a couple of interviewed
or legal residence on a daily depending on the size of the students who are permitted finding an apartment in the students said living off campus
basis.” senior class, the number of to live off campus. To qualify surrounding area is hard was more expensive.
The college has 265 incoming freshmen, and the for off-campus living, students and that, depending on the
A. SEALE [email protected]
commuter students and 1,280 projected amount of available must enter the lottery. If a student’s lifestyle, the costs R. LEONARD [email protected]
Morgan Hartmoyer ’15 UX concentrators will be required curriculum, and many of the core creating a concentration.” to meet these needs.
Brittany Baird ’15 to take the following courses: elements of the major already DigiCOM majors agree that “This is a great way to learn
Contributing Writers Prototyping, Experience Design, focused on UX. Second, the studying User Experience will be an more about the changing user. The
Advanced Usability and asset in the job market. User Experience concentration
Three semesters from Research Methods in “Adding the is designed to teach the creator
now, a new concentration that Psychology, and a 300 concentration allows [DigiCOM students] how to see
examines how people interact level course from the students to better what the user sees,” adds Melissa
with technology and evaluate numerous design classes qualify themselves for Schielzo ’15. “I personally really
the practicality of apps, programs within the department. a job in this field,” says enjoy seeing what the user does
and devices will be added within Two additional classes John Bair ’15. “User and how they react in testing,
the Digital Communications have been added to experience requires which will result in the users
Department (DigiCOM). the curriculum, but a great knowledge of overall experience. I find the field
That concentration – User have not yet been given human behavior, as well extremely interesting.”
Experience (UX) – will help descriptions. As part of as great research skills. The Digital Communications
students to create a better human/ taking these courses, The courses in the new majors’ only complaint was that
technology interactions. DigiCOM students concentration will allow the UX concentration was not
“A web page that is interactive will take field trips to students to learn and created sooner.
and has content, functionality, and Hershey Park and the master those skills that “I wish video and user
features that require a degree of Apple Store to see how otherwise might have experience were added a few years
interaction that doesn’t really exist user experience has helped companies creation of the UX concentration been difficult to obtain in the core ago because I think that I probably
until you have a person interact design amusement locations and originates from trends in the realm DigiCOM classes.” would have chosen user experience
with it,” says Dr. Jeff Ritchie, more successful merchandise. of digital communications. Digital Communications majors as my concentration,” says Seale.
Chair and Associate Professor of Apple is one of the most “Working in digital media see the development of the new UX “Unfortunately, since I am a senior,
Digital Communications. “That successful technology companies increasingly involves creating concentration as a natural progression. I don’t have the time to fit in user
experience is what drives a lot of in the world because it focuses on experiences for users through the “We start off freshmen year by experience classes.”
people.” functionality. For example, the iPad layout and selection of design talking about who is going to use Communications majors and
Ritchie says user experience is “at one time was difficult to pick elements, to the copy and content our projects and how people might interested students are invited and
about designing usable systems, up,” says Ritchie. “Apple saw people included in a site, to the design of do things differently to get the task encouraged to enroll in the courses
apps, or sites that are a joy to use. had this difficulty and created a interactions and functionality,” says accomplished,” says Amanda Seale as early as spring 2015.
UX is about prototyping and beveled edge on the newer version Ritchie. “User experience design ’14. She says that “user experience is
testing ideas in order to design more to make it more user friendly.” sprouted into a full-grown field. key to creating simple, easy-to-use
effective and pleasant interactions. The concentration was added for Given that a number of DigiCOM products,” and that it was only time
UX concentrators observe, research, two reasons. First, the department alumni were finding great jobs in before the Digital Communications M. HARTMOYER [email protected]
design, and prototype. was revising and expanding the UX, it was an easy leap to consider Department created a concentration B. BAIRD [email protected]
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Arts & Entertainment

Hispanic Heritage Month Brings Authentic Hispanic Culture to LVC
Studies major Katheryn O’Hara ’15. dent and Christian recording artist Mund College Center. The company, heim, is concerned with the unique
Marie Gorman ’17
Though the opening dinner for Cristabella Braden ’15. Tickets cost based in the Dominican Republic, position of the group of young un-
Staff Writer
Hispanic Heritage month, provided $5 for students, and $11 in advance is a non-profit charitable organiza- documented immigrants known as
In 1968, President Lyndon B. by Metz in Mund Dining Hall, and and $15 at the door for faculty, re- tion and is the focus of Polanco’s the “Dreamers.” The film takes an
Johnson established National His- the presentation of the film Real spectively. mission to providing for the social, individualistic approach to examin-
panic Heritage Week, and in 1988, Women Have Curves at the Friend- While several Heritage Month educational, and medical needs of ing America’s broken immigration
President Reagan expanded it into a ship House have passed, there are activities are centered on education the Dominican-Haitian community. system, and the economic and ideo-
month-long celebration of Hispanic still many ways to get involved in the through entertainment, the First Her presentation at the college will logical losses that occur as a result.
culture, lasting from September 15th coming month. The first of these op- Thursday Latino Networking Event address the aforementioned issues The month will then conclude
to October 15th. Lebanon Valley portunities is an installment of the in Lancaster, PA, is a chance for and “the ways in which college stu- with the Noche Caribena: an eve-
College is currently celebrating the Chapel Concert Series, featuring students to make professional con- dents can become involved through ning of food, dancing, and music in
national tradition, which began on award winning Christian record- nections with a cultural basis. The service opportunities,” says Venus the Underground on October 30th
September 15th with an opening ing artist Jaci Velasquez and her event opens at 6 p.m. on October Ricks, Director of Multicultural Af- at 6 p.m. When asked, both O’Hara
dinner in Mund and will conclude husband, Nic Gonzales, lead singer 3rd. Students interested in attending fairs. ’15 and fellow Spanish student Ami-
on October 30th with the Noche of the Nashville-based rock band must sign up on Redbook, as there is The fun and festivities continue sha Lala ’15 expressed a desire to at-
Caribena celebration at the Under- Salvador. The concert is an oppor- limited space available. Redbook can with a Salsa Dancing 101 course on tend the month’s activities and con-
ground. A variety of other cultural ac- tunity for students and faculty to be accessed through the MyLVC site, October 17th at 6 p.m. in the Un- sidered Hispanic Heritage Month an
tivities have been planned intermit- experience a traditional aspect of ev- under the myCampus tab. derground, followed by a screening important opportunity for a high-
tently throughout the month, which eryday life—music—with a cultur- In collaboration with Juniata Col- of the documentary The Dream is impact learning situation outside
are “a unique opportunity to present ally enlightening twist, as Velasquez lege, guest speaker Yovanny Polanco, Now and an attendant discussion of the classroom and a chance for a
another culture in an accessible way will be singing in both English and Executive Director of Centro Cul- on immigration reform at 6 p.m. on broader perspective on events hap-
to those who do not have the ability Spanish. The concert begins at 7 p.m. tural “Guanin, Inc.,” will be speak- October 24th in Miller Chapel. The pening in the outside world.
to interact with it on a daily basis,” ac- on Friday, September 27th, in Miller ing at 7:30 p.m. on October 16th in documentary, directed by Oscar-
cording to Spanish and International Chapel, with an opening by LVC stu- the Tweedie Conference Room in winning filmmaker Davis Guggen- M. GORMAN [email protected]
MILEY CYRUS: Pop star baffles students, critics with bizzare “Wrecking Ball” music video
Continued from Page 1
response to her video. “I think the a fool of herself. Well, here is that then because in the show she was
video is much more. If people get moment.” going through the same problems
past the point I make, and you Francesca Pizzurro ‘16 a teenager goes through. I thought
actually look at me, you can tell I that she could have done a much
look more broken than even the song “I personally don’t like it, just better job if she expressed herself in
sounds,” she explains. “If people can for pure fact that I don’t think it’s a different way.”
take their minds off the obvious and necessary to be swinging around CJ Sayous ‘15
go into their imagination and see naked on a wrecking ball or licking a
what the video really means, it is so sledgehammer ... It could have been “She is acting like she is a strong
vulnerable.… If you look at my eyes, done with clothes on honestly.” player in the music industry. Just
I look more sad than actually my Lauren Steo ‘15 like the song name, she is using a
voice sounds on the record. It was wrecking ball to destroy her public
a lot harder to actually do the video “Although I really love the lyrics image.”
than it was to even record the song. and meaning to this song, the music Dave Corvino ‘16
It was much more of an emotional video was way too scandalous for
experience.” my liking. From a public standpoint, “What type of drug is she on?
“What was she thinking?” some Miley Cyrus could have performed this I want to know what her future
LVC students are asking. song in a less risqué manner and still children will think of such a stunt. I
Here’s a sampling of student portray the same amount of emotion heard about the meaning behind her
reactions to the video: that she was attempting to do.” actions in the video, but I still believe
Jessica Zaleski ‘15 it did not work out the way she
“Ok, so where to start with this wanted it to. She needs to figure out
horrendous image that cannot be “I mean the video is kind of what she is doing with her career.”
erased from my mind. When I first raunchy… but after reading the Colin Cathermen ‘15
heard the song, I was like, ‘Wow! I explanation of it, it makes sense, but
actually like a Miley Cyrus song.’ The people need to realize that she isn’t “I know what emotions she is
song reflects what I am going through, Hannah Montana anymore and she’s trying to convey in the video and the
especially since it is the same dilemma her own person with her own style. message is not that bad. It is just that
Miley herself is going through: breaking She wanted people to talk about her, she could have done this in many
up with my fiancé, not making a fool of and between the VMA’s (Video Music other ways that can be better.”
myself, and going through a downward Awards) and the video she definitely Dan Weinel ‘15
spiral. got what she wanted.”
“I think Miley is craving attention, Alexis Lelii ‘14 Decide what you think
no matter it be good or bad. She is a about the video at http://
joke and I hated her back in Hannah “I was shocked! For years, my youtu.be/My2FRPA3Gf8.
Montana because I could just tell she cousin made me watch Hannah
N. HOLLINGER [email protected]
was going to be a head case and make Montana. She was relatable back
R. SWIGART [email protected]
6 La Vie CoLLegienne September 25, 2013
P
ersPectives
Great Things to Do on Weekends on Campus
Gregory Renner ‘15 LV: How do you pick and book, MJ’s Coffeehouse Series, allows you to receive event notifi- ule. On Fridays, she spends her
Staff Writer choose events for the students and supporting other clubs on cations via text message! evenings working as an instruc-
on campus? campus, such as ValleyFest. We LV: What involvement do you tor of a high school guard team at
Emilie Hamm ‘15
MD: The Student Program- also participate in many common have with the Redbook events? football games. On Saturdays, she
Contributing Writer
ming Board meets once every hour activities such as the De- MD: The most involvement! performs at LVC football games
Campus weekends: full of week to discuss previous events, Stress Break. Many times we will SPB creates the Redbook events in the Indoor Color Guard, then
dancing, comedians, events, and upcoming events, and miscella- collaborate with Student Govern- for students to sign up and en- works at high school marching
sports games. neous activities that we provide ment on events. joy, then they are released online. competitions. On Sundays, she re-
Those are some ideas that come for the school. As for the come- LV: What do you do on the Other heads of departments like laxes with her boyfriend and com-
to students’ minds when asked dians, we attend regional confer- weekends? Chaps have access to Redbook as pletes her homework.
about weekend life on campus. ences and view performers in the MD: On the weekends I love well for the community service Melissa Brosh ’14, a Psychol-
From the thrill of being at sports hopes to bring them to our cam- to take advantage of the Red- activities. ogy major and captain of the LVC
games to the classic dance music pus. We also contact agencies for book events. Many people still LV: Do you have restrictions Field Hockey team, likes to attend
blaring in the Underground, week- their recommendations. As a club don’t realize they exist and that on the performers? LVC sports games and go to the
end life is always hopping with we also talk about what Saturday they are free! Besides Redbook, I MD: We have no restrictions comedians in the fall, as the team
things to do. Bus Trips have worked in the past find myself catching up from the for the performers. Many will is on a dry season. In the spring,
Incoming students always want and what students would like to week with additional work or just ask what not to say but we pretty she likes to go to the bar with
to know what the college does for see in the future. Most of our com- simply relaxing. I am a restaurant much grant them full permission friends and have a drink one night,
fun and what events happen on mon hour activities exist due to enthusiast and love to leave cam- to say what they want! They use but during the rest of the weekend
campus to keep students interest- their popularity, such as creating pus for a little with friends to grab their best judgment for how the she loves spending time hanging
ed and engaged on weekends. Matt your own stuffed animal. For all some food. crowd will respond and we help around with friends.
Dwyer ‘14, a Biology major, is the of our events, we analyze the feed- LV: How do you advertise the clue them in on what the low Whether it’d be cheering at
head of the Student Programming back from students in order to get events and get them noticed? down is here at LVC. the sports games or laughing un-
Board, who put together these more attendance at future events. MD: We have publicity chairs til your ab muscles hurt, LVC has
events on campus. He explains LV: What activities are you in in the club that are very efficient So, what do the students on the fun-filled weekends for all stu-
what their involvement is and how charge of? in getting the word out through Lebanon Valley College campus dents to enjoy.
the board chose the events. MD: Our main responsibilities flyers, Facebook, Twitter and new do on weekends?
G. RENNER [email protected]
include the Friday night comedi- this year our SMS texting system. Andrea Lisowski ’15, a Physics
E. HAMM [email protected]
ans, Saturday Bus Trips on Red- Simply texting SPB2013 to 84483 major, has a set weekend sched-
Valley’s Voices:
Freshmen share their first LVC experiences Compiled by Erika Fisher ’17
[email protected]
Freshman year is full of adjustments, and often just as many missteps. From waking up late for classes to encountering terrifying campus squirrels, each day is a learning ex-
perience potentially filed with humor and excitement. La Vie takes a look at some misadventures members of the class of 2017 have experienced in their first month of college.
Ashley Davis ’17 Dana Snyder ’17 Derek Null ’17 Janelle McCarthy ’17 Jeanette Tropp ’17
Digital Communications Major Actuarial Science Major Computer Science Major Early Childhood Education and Historical Communications
Special Education Majors Major
“One time I was in a commut- “I forgot my card in the room “The first Thursday of classes, I “I didn’t realize that my class “I was going for my afternoon
er lounge with a bunch of friends and couldn’t get back in the build- was still getting used to the 8 am got changed from the basement run and I was about to do hill
and we played ‘the floor is lava’ for ing. I wasn’t used to the card sys- classes, so waking up wasn’t quite of the chapel to the third floor of sprints near the cemetery. When I
about a half an hour. We also had tem yet. I had to text my room- part of my routine yet. Waking humanities. And my shoes didn’t was about to start, a squirrel came
some pretty epic pillow fights.” mate for her to let me in, but I up at 7:59, I realized just how fast fit and they were flopping on and down from a tree and sat there
was able to get in before she came you can get from the third floor of off. I was running barefoot across and looked at me. I thought it
down.” Mary Green to the computer sci- campus trying to get back up to was cute and it was staring at me.
ence lab of Lynch: four minutes.” the third floor of Mary Green to And then it jumped from the tree
get my schedule and find the right and bound at me. I backed away
spot.” and it sprinted at me. So I turned
around and sprinted away off
campus to get away.”
La Vie CoLLegienne September 25, 2013 7
SPORTS
SCHEDULE Goalie Becca Sykes ’14 three consecutive shutouts
Wednesday, 9/25 leading women’s soccer to success
Women’s Soccer
vs Haverford College
Last week, tied 0-0 with Muhlenberg, came back to beat Eastern 3-0
4 p.m.
Field Hockey
vs Susquehanna University Cody Manmiller ’16
7 p.m. Staff Writer

Men’s Soccer
The women’s soccer team is
at Misericordia University
playing the best soccer of the
7 p.m.
season.
Friday 9/27 This week, they played two
home games against Muhlenberg
Women’s Volleyball College and Eastern University.
vs Washington College
After drawing with Muhlenberg
4 p.m.
and beating Eastern, the Dutchmen
have not lost once in their last five
Women’s Tennis
at Goucher Open games.
TBA On Tuesday, Muhlenberg
traveled to Annville and both teams
For more results, visit
walked away with a 0-0 tie. After 90
GoDutchmen.com
minutes and two overtime periods,
nobody was able to put the ball in
the back of the net.
LVC dominated in the shots
ATHLETES
department with 20, compared
OF THE to Muhlenberg’s eight. Amanda
Wong had to make 12 saves for
WEEK
Muhlenberg. Amanda Douglass, KICKIN’ IT Lindi Crist looks to boot the ball up field to a team-
Sarah Dowhower, Heather Tran
their record to 4-2-2. LVC recorded With Sykes outstanding play On Wednesday, LVC is home
and Sammy Bost all took three
Frank GaFFney 21 shots and only gave up seven. in the past two games, she was for the fourth straight game against
shots to lead Lebanon Valley.
Football Heather Tran, Lindi Crist and honored with the Commonwealth Haverford and then on the road at
On Saturday, the total shots were
Sarah Dowhower were the goal Conference Player of the Week King’s College on Saturday.
very similar but the scoreboard was
scorers for the Valley. Becca Sykes award. Sykes has now recorded
a lot different.
had three saves en route to her third three consecutive shutouts, totaling
Lebanon Valley defeated
straight shutout in goal. four in just eight games.
Eastern University 3-0 to improve C. MANMILLER [email protected]
Volleyball captures Bridgewater Quad title
Dan Callahan ’14 ’14 led with 13 digs.
Coming off a weekly Honor Roll
award, Gaffney was named the Sports Editor After recovering from their first
MAC Defensive Player of the Week win of the day and second of the
after football’s 38-17 win over It was an eventful weekend for tournament, the Dutchmen came
King’s. He finished the game with
LVC’s women’s volleyball team, to after Bridgewater to decide the
10 tackles (four for a loss) and
say the least. champion of the quad. Although
The 12-2 squad took their they lost the first set 17-25, they
ryan Weitzel talents to Bridgewater, VA and rallied once again to win the next
Men’s tennis captured the Bridgewater Quad three by scores of 25-13, 25-19,
title. They played and beat three and 25-15.
teams; Frostburg State (3-1), Weidemoyer was a valuable
Neumann (3-2), and Bridgewater asset in this match as well, tallying
(3-1). four of the Valley’s seven block
On Saturday, the team took on assists. Alli Quirk ’15 came up big
Neumann and made an impressive on offense with 12 kills.
comeback to come from down two Throughout the day, the big
sets to get the win. After losing the statistic goes to Kacey Musselman
first two sets 22-25 and 18-25, ’15, who added up 42 assists.
On a 4-0 start to the season, Weitzel
they won the next three 25-18, 25- The team will travel to Towson,
was a two-time winner in the men’s
team’s latest match against Arcadia. 19, and 15-9. MD for the Goucher Tournament
He took No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-2, and In that match, Kayla Confer ’15 on Friday.
paired with Pat Jones ’15 for a 9-7
totaled 19 kills, along with Greta
doubles win.
Weidemoyer ’17 adding 13 of her CHAMPS Kacey Musselman had a team-high 42 assists in the quad.
own. Defensively, Jess Finlayson D. CALLAHAN [email protected]
S P O R T S
Sykes keeps shutting Bridgewater Quad title for
teams out p. 7 volleyball team p. 7
All LVC in the win column Saturday
Men’s soccer 3-0 win is among the rest of LVC teams that won on the weekend
BACK ON TRACK Garth Stefan ‘14, pictured above, was named this week’s CC Player of the Week.
Cody Manmiller ’16 minute, LVC had a corner kick. took a touch and calmly slotted
Staff Writer Kyle Fronk was able to win the ball in the left corner of the
the header that bounced off the net. Less than 15 minutes later,
After going through a bit of a crossbar. Jimmy Fisher was in Joe Gallagher made it 2-0 after
rough patch, the Valley’s men’s the right place at the right time he put the ball perfectly in the
soccer team is seemingly back and finished the rebound with top right corner. Josh Ferguson
on track. his left foot. After Fisher’s goal, and Garth Stefan were both
They suffered their first loss the teams played to a 1-1 draw. given assists on the play.
to Eastern, but have recovered James Clements made seven After the half, LVC took over
after a tie against Susquehanna big saves for Lebanon Valley. right where they left off with a
and followed that up with a After a good performance at third goal, this one coming from
victory over Wilkes. Susquehanna, the Valley came last year’s Conference Rookie of
On the road, LVC took on home to Herbert Field to play the Year, Cam Alexander. The
a Susquehanna team that was Wilkes. Wilkes entered the goal was Alexander’s second on
ranked 25th in the nation. After matchup with a 6-1 record. the year. The Dutchmen cruised
falling behind in the first half, From the get-go, the to a 3-0 win to improve to 5-1-2
the Dutchmen took control of Dutchmen were in control of on the year.
the game in the second half. the game. Garth Stefan scored This week, the men’s team
They controlled possession and first for LVC in the 10th minute, travels to Misericordia on
were peppering Susquehanna his second of the season. Josh Wednesday and then to DeSales
with shots, looking for the Ferguson drove a low cross University on Saturday.
Jordann Ferguson pumps his fist during a game vs. Centenary.
equalizer. Finally, in the 67th through the box to Stefan who
C. MANMILLER [email protected]