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April 29, 2011

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the CABINETSince 1878 - Geneva College - Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Vol. 134 - Issue 27

Matthew 28: 19-20 - Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

The year in review timelineThe year in review timeline

Bridge Contest

Timewasters

Adriane Blake

Julia Urbanski

My Generation toNight

Katherine Cosgrove/Staff WriterIt is finally here. The Geneva College “My Generation Night” is tonight, April 29 in the Metheny Fieldhouse. MGN is a show described by most stu-dents as “the biggest event on campus all year”, by highlighting some of the fascinating talents of Geneva students all in one theatrical-packed evening of dance, music, vocals, and skits. MGN is a night of entertainment that stu-dents become deeply engaged in, both on and off the stage.

For those not familiar with the process of preparation for MGN, it is crucial. The decisions on what acts should be performed or not performed are im-portant, and enable the coordinators to provide an entertaining and unique show for the yearly event. Marshal A. Miller of Student Activities says that they had almost 40 acts audition for the show this year, and only about twenty of them made the cut. So while a little over half of the acts were in-formed that they made the cut, the oth-er half was told “better luck next year.”

During these auditions, there is a pan-el that consists of seven people: the six student activities coordinators and Di-rector of Student Programs and Lead-ership, Ryan Holt. The panel ultimate-ly makes the decisions of hits and misses, who will qualify to perform and who will not. The qualifying acts are based on certain specifications that are applied and deliberated among this panel. These specifications include musical talent, how relevant the select-ed song or act was to our generation, appropriateness, and an equal amount of variety among the acts.

Senior Jeremy Kiger talked about his

enthusiasm to audition for MGN.

“We had been super excited since our freshman year to be a part of MGN, to do the Backstreet Boys”. An act that undoubtedly sounds entertaining yet did not make the cut. Kiger continued with a positive attitude, “Even though we found out we would be auditioning at 3 a.m., (which actually did not end up happening) it was definitely worth it.”

Other acts that received the ax had a very disappointed review on the au-ditions. One anonymous source said they practiced their act before heading into their audition, and the audition was less than ideal, with not enough space and the judges seemed very tired. “When we left, we felt like we wouldn’t even be considered.”

While the audition process seems to provide less of a spark than the show itself, the show does reel in exciting reviews. Acts from the previous years of MGN have received sky-high re-views, consisting of break-dancing scenes and Coldplay renditions.

Ricky Boyer, junior business major, remembers last year’s event. “Last year’s show was phenomenal. There were many outstanding performances. I actually regret not going my fresh-man year, because it was great.”

And this year? The acts will most like-ly continue to amaze and entertain. Miller said, “I am not allowed to tell you who is opening the show because we are trying to keep it on the DL but I assure you it will be great! We have acts consisting of dances, skits, vid-eos, musical performances, but most importantly, nostalgia.”

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Student Development Survey ResultsStudent Development conducted a campus-wide student survey over the past couple weeks. The survey covered campus topics and included a poll where students were able to rank their top five favorite aspects of the college ranging anywhere from BFCAT to free t-shirts to squirrels. The top ten most popular answers are listed below in “Top Ten Most Loved Aspects of Geneva College.”

Some results of the survey went as follows:

- 78% of students believe that the Go Green campaign should continue, but only 35% were satisfied with the tray-less initiative.

- The highest services satisfaction rate went to Health Services (56%). Nurse Connie’s popular vote continues to be on the rise.

- Only 33% of surveyors are satisfied with the Brig’s food variety, but 46% are satisfied with the quality.

- 41% of students voiced that they were satisfied with Chapel, but 88% feel that it contributed zero to some spiritual benefit.

- Only 20% of students have taken a PISGAH weekend trip, 33% use the Rock Wall Program, and only 41% use the Ropes Course. This could be surprising to some people because those who do experience PISGAH have high praise for it.

For more information and other survey results please contact the Student Development Office.

Top Ten Most Loved Aspects of Geneva College1) Christian Atmosphere2) Caring Faculty and Staff3) Community, Community, Commu-nity!4) Integration of Faith and Learning5) MGN6) My Hall7) BFCAT8) Other9) Western PA Beauty10) Intramural Sports

April 29, 2011 - The Cabinet - Geneva College

2 EDITORIALIn case you were wondering...

Letter to the EditorThe GCSU is no longer a wholly rep-resentative body. A student govern-ment is made up of students elected to be the formal, collective voice of the Student Body in campus issues among administration. This is to ensure that every part of our community may con-tribute in the issues having great effect on their lives here at Geneva College.

Why is such representation lost? First, because we in the Student Body have failed in our part in this community. Few students run for office, student complaints circulate while no one con-tacts the GCSU and few know how. This puts our peers in the GCSU in a difficult position, needing to form their agenda on their own without in-put. Second, in response to this jad-ed apathy in the Student Body, the GCSU has taken this noninvolvement as a need to change the positions in the GCSU to hired jobs through GC Life rather than trying to restore interest in elected student government (now six out of eight “Representatives” will be hired rather than elected). After all, it is easier to apply for a job than run for elected office. This is not the way things should be. A Video Manager is less likely to seek the student voice than someone elected to do so.

Arguably, students can contact admin-istration themselves on issues. How-ever, most students don’t know who is in administration, and one student email pales compared to a formally elected representative body seeking a change in policy. If I had sent an email asking for a change in open hours pol-icy, not much would likely happen. But a couple years ago the GCSU con-ducted student surveys to find student opinion, worked with administration and Residence Life on the best solu-tions, and open hours were extended to what they are today. This is how student governments are supposed to work. Thankfully the GCSU has agreed to suggest to their successors that a Student Body opinion campaign titled “Students Care” be implemented this next year to directly pursue stu-dent opinion on campus policies and engage in conversation with students.

The structural changes on represen-tatives were formulated without the knowledge of the Student Body or Stu-dent Senate, and students were only

informed of them the very same night they were brought to a vote, thus no campus discussion was possible be-fore the policies to be finalized. In fact these changes were being formulated within the Executive Staff and SPL as early as February! This fits the unfor-tunate pattern of agendas set outside student awareness being implemented and campus discussion only occurring when decisions are next to impossible to change.

Of additional concern is the enforce-ment of certain unconstitutional mea-sures within GCSU Senate meetings. These include requiring students to leave the room upon the vote concern-ing their proposal, barring them from discussion on Constitutional propos-als, and replacing absent representa-tives with unelected peers to vote on their behalf. Also, there is the stand-ing impression that revisions of the GCSU Constitution must be approved by the Dean of Student Development Dr. Loomis before being brought to a vote. Although they have been noted and will be addressed, none of these enforced measures or oversights are recognized within the current Consti-tution.

One hundred and ten students have ex-pressed their concerns on representa-tion by petition. The GCSU needs to remain a truly representative body. If new implementation and communica-tion jobs without election are created, those employees should not be voting members of the Student Senate. The GCSU budget should be overseen by the Student Senate so Monetary Pro-posals can be made by student groups. Finally, the “Students Care” program should be pursued next year as sug-gested by the current senate and ac-tively pursue the opinion of the Stu-dent Body through surveys on campus issues to begin restoration of student representation within the GCSU.

As for you reading this, know that what is not used will eventually be de-nied you...

Use your voice.

Jonathon Cosgrove

Senior, Political Science

Happiness is like peeing your pants, all can see it but only you can feel the warmth.I remember hearing this saying as a little kid, and I’ve never forgot-ten it. Don’t worry, I’m not going to spend the next 600 words talking to you about bodily functions, but in my last column ever as Editor-in-Chief of The Cabinet, I’m going to try and en-courage you all with the quotes and thoughts and sayings that I’ve picked up over the years that I reflect on. Even if they have to do with peeing yourself.I couldn’t figure out what to do with my final column, so I talked to my sister about it. She is a missionary in South Africa and she faithfully reads The Cabinet online. For some reason, she loves it, especially anything writ-ten by Marshal Miller. She fed me ideas ranging from making it my way of thanking everyone for reading, to a senior sendoff for those graduating, to discussing my salvation.All grand ideas, but I couldn’t decide which route to take. So I’m going to try and take them all by just mention-ing and briefly explaining a few of my favorite thoughts to encourage you.1. Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.Life is too short to get caught up in the little, petty aspects. If $20 falls out of your pocket, don’t lose sleep over it. Think of this, maybe a hobo picked it up, bought a lottery ticket, and hit the jackpot. Optimism is more reliable than Novocain. As for not petting any-thing sweaty, that’s how you get coo-ties.2. BOLD CAN’T WAIT.My sister and I have this saying hang-ing in our rooms. It’s an ad for Ford (random) with a picture of a little black boy with a tank top and gym shorts on with boxing gloves that are about 200 sizes too big. Think about it – visu-alize the picture. What this means is don’t be shy. This kid looks like he’s still too young to take the training wheels off his bike but he’s got gloves on ready to take on Tyson in his prime. 3. Don’t be that guy.Remember this one? Self-explanatory. Moving on…

4. Great thoughts are always gener-al.I know this one as compliments of Samuel Johnson via Dr. Shirley Kil-patrick. Specifics are for the birds. And detectives, I guess. Keep things general and understandable and you’ll influence a lot more people.5. The difference between medicine and poison is the dose.Everything is good (except for drugs, they’re bad). Just don’t get carried away with any one thing because that’s when it could be deadly.6. If you’re going to be a bear, be a grizzly.This is in line with “BOLD CAN’T WAIT” but it sounds a lot cooler. Think about different bears: polar, brown, and black bears don’t attack unless they are threatened. Grizzly bears do work for the fun of it. Be a grizzly in everything. Be a go-getter. If you want something, you have to go get it even if nobody else does.7. Job 23:10Look it up when you get a chance. I live by this scripture. It is so comfort-ing to know that when I feel so lost and abandoned, that it is just God testing me. When the test is over, whether on earth or in glory, I’ll look better than 24 karats. I guess this is it. When I accepted this job, I immediately regretted the deci-sion. I hate word counts, deadlines, and especially responsibility. Lucki-ly, I had this column to be my escape. Every week I looked forward to sitting down and rambling on about whatever was on my mind.I found so much enjoyment in watch-ing you all pick up the paper, turn to page 2, and crack a smile. And I def-initely got even more of a rise when I’d walk past a group of intellectuals pointing at this column and cursing my name. To every one of you (espe-cially The Cabinet staff – thanks for putting up with me) I can’t say thank you enough.Sorry that this column never had any rhyme, reason, or thesis. Like I said, I didn’t write to win a Pulitzer Prize. I only wrote in case you were wondering…

Danny Massaro/Editor-in-Chief


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3CAMPUS NEWSStudent union announces structural changesExecutives cite lack of student participa-tion; some students question ability of GCSU to represent studentsDaniel Favand/Guest Writer

This month the Geneva College Stu-dent Union voted to approve major or-ganizational changes in a move that is aimed to improve student participa-tion. While the union finds the change necessary it has some students con-cerned about student representation.

The changes, drafted by the Student Union executive team with the assis-tance of Student Development staff and approved by Dr. Mike Loomis, Dean of Student Development, create several specialized positions within the GCSU related to clubs and promo-tional communication, and remove the more generic positions of class secre-taries and treasurers.

The positions of the executive staff and class presidents remain. The chang-es were presented to the class sena-tors who were given final say over the changes and who unanimously voted the amendments into the union’s con-stitution.

Gwen Ward, Executive President, cit-ed “a severe lack of participation from the students and a large disconnect within the GCSU team itself” as pri-mary reasons for instituting these changes.

“Last year, just to give an example, all the junior representatives and sopho-more representatives ran unopposed,” said Ryan Holt, director of Student Programs and Leadership.

Dr. Loomis cited the challenge that faces student governments in our time: “What is their role and pur-pose? You ask any student body pres-ident, ‘What’s your job?’ and they’ll tell you, [it is] to represent the students to the administration. What does that mean? You can email the president now.” Those involved in drafting the changes explain that this is an attempt to make the student union more effec-tive.

“The idea that the GCSU needs struc-tural change has lingered around for

years due to the dissatisfaction with the current system. Actual action was taken in the month of March to form the proper proposal and new structure to be taken on,” said Ward.

Six new positions will be filled through an “application and interview process, much like other student lead-ership positions,” according to an un-signed email from the activities email account. There are two new positions dealing with clubs, three new posi-tions in the communications cabinet (graphic designer, social media man-ager, and video manager), and one new position in finance. The people in these positions will work with the ap-propriate executive vice-president, the four of whom are voted on by the stu-dent body. The four class presidents will be voted on by their respective classes and form a cabinet under the executive president.

Students were notified of the changes via email on the afternoon of April 13. Students were invited to attend a fo-rum scheduled on the following Mon-day for a half hour during a regular class period.

“Since the GCSU represents you the student body, we would appreciate your thoughts and concerns about our revisions to the current position struc-ture,” said the unsigned email.

However, the amendments were passed by the student senate the week before the open-air discussion.

Some students raised concerns about the ability for the student union to rep-resent the student body. A petition circulated which raised three main objections, claiming that the new com-munications positions “only aid in out-ward communication at the student body, and have no role in the active pursuit of the Student Body’s voice,” that with the elimination of elected po-sitions “the GCSU ceases to be a rep-resentative body of the student popu-lace,” and that “the further merging of the GCSU and SPL/Student Develop-

ment” works “against creating a dis-tinct and independent voice for the Student Body.”

Executive President Ward responded, “We are very appreciative and grate-ful that students had enough concern to take the time to make a petition and come with questions to the GCSU. The feedback from the students was extremely helpful in what changes we made.” Some of the changes include continuing the practice of electing

class presidents, instead of them being hired through an application process as the original plan called for.

Asked about the relationship between the GCSU and Student Development, Ward replied, “The GCSU will contin-ue to fall under the jurisdiction of stu-dent development much like Pisgah, student activities, and [Intramurals]. The changes made will not necessar-ily move the GCSU closer to or farther away from Student Development.”

Going GreenerNate Burns/Staff Writer

The Geneva College Student Union-led Go Green Campaign has been on high alert throughout the 2010-2011 academic year. New programs have men implemented and older ones have been upgraded as the GCSU has attempted their hardest to usher the college into a newer, “greener” era.

The first Go Green upgrade involved turning the campus-renowned Go Green mugs into tumblers. But the GCSU has done much more than just handling mugs this past semester.

Another attempt at going green was tray-less Thursday. To say that at first glance students were upset about go-ing tray-less would be an extreme un-derstatement. But as the Thursdays passed more students seem to have adapted to the transition, and even more importantly awareness of wast-ed food was undoubtedly raised. So much food was seen to be saved by going tray-less that GCSU took it a step further and went tray-less for an entire month. Trays were removed entirely from Alexander Hall and The Brig.

Student Union President, Gwen Ward, said, “The campaign has ac-tually done better than we expected. I think this opened a lot of students’ eyes to see that there can be benefits to going tray-less. And I think people got used to not using a tray and were okay with that.”

When asked about the Go Green mugs and tumblers, Ward was ex-cited to say that they have done ex-tremely well not only in number of cups sold but also in publicizing what they stood for throughout the student

body.

She said, “The cups have been a huge hit. We had a high demand for the cups and mugs and hope to get more or some sort of variation of the cups in the fall.”

The Go Green Campaign sounds like it has just scratched the surface. By the sound of things, it appears that the Student Union has big plans for Geneva’s campus and hopes that they will be moving forward to the next step in the Go Green Campaign.

A student wide survey was sent out to collect the reactions of the students’ opinions regarding the Go Green campaign.

Students throughout Geneva seem to agree with what the GCSU is doing with the Go Green movement and ap-plaud their persistence.

Stu Bell, senior communications ma-jor, said, “I don’t have a meal plan on campus, but when I’m on campus I see their promotions and they are do-ing a great job and hope they contin-ue to promote their cause.”

Jamie Kensinger, senior communi-cations major, said, “I think the Go Green Campaign is great, I think the Student Union is doing a great job with it.”

Tyler Beltz, junior engineering ma-jor, also agreed, “The Go Green Campaign is great. I use my cup all the time to fill up before class and it’s saved me and the school money.”

The Student Union will be continu-ing the Go Green campaign into next year because of the success Geneva has shown this semester.


4 CAMPUS NEWSTornado Vision revisitedTV looks to a new producer for next semester’s videosAllison Reefer/Staff Writer

At this point, Geneva students should be used to seeing the quirky news-casts known as Tornado Vision, of-ten played at the beginning of chapel, to let students know what is going on around campus. Tornado Vision (TV) has not been a part of Geneva’s media for long, though. It was actually start-ed last April by junior sociology major Daniel Favand, who is the current pro-ducer of TV.

After his first video gained so much positive feedback, the Public Relations office decided to take it on and have it produced out of their office, even though it is still mostly student-run.

“It is very much student-run—stu-dents do all the planning, filming, and editing,” said Favand.

Every week, the team puts together a two to three minute video talking about all the campus events.

TV serves the purpose of connecting the Geneva community.

Favand said, “The main goal of Torna-do Vision is to be a fun way for people to hear about events, the news on cam-pus, learn about various opportunities, or about cool things that many people don’t know […] It also lets others out-side our campus, hear about what’s go-ing on, since it is published on You-Tube and occasionally promoted on Geneva’s Facebook page.”

Favand is happy with the response that TV receives in chapel and is glad that students actually seem to enjoy watch-ing it. He hopes that they find it en-tertaining, informative, and funny and thinks that a large part of what makes the videos successful are the people involved with Tornado Vision. Other students who play a large part in Tor-nado Vision are Ryan Grover, Barn-abas Prontnicki, Sharon Buell, and Asher Allison.

Favand loves what each of his team members brings to the mix.

“We have a lot of fun putting it to-gether. Barnabas and Sharon are great

hosts. They have a lot of energy; they have ideas for their dialog. It’s been great working with them. Asher al-ways has creative ideas. We’ve used a few in the news segments in addition to the Asher’s Angle segment. Ryan’s really been great; in order to get ready to take it over, he’s been doing a lot of the editing recently. He does great with it now. I think he’ll do well with it next semester.”

Grover will be taking over as produc-er next year when Favand is studying in England.

Grover has also been a co-producer of TV this semester, and he has helped a lot with the production of the videos.

Favand said, “Ryan and I plan fea-tures, schedule interviews, take video footage at events, interview the peo-ple featured in the program, write the script and tape the hosts, and edit the final video. We work closely with PR to coordinate resources and produc-tion.”

Favand says that putting together the videos is often a long process but worth it in the end.

Grover is excited to be working with TV next year and said, “My future ex-pectations for the show are that I may improve the quality of the program, as well as enriching the content, captur-

ing more of the Geneva experience. Overall, I hope that that Tornado Vi-sion can become more informative and enjoyable for everyone.”

Favand is thankful for all of the other people who have been extremely help-ful in the process, as well. Although the newscast is primarily student-run, a lot of faculty and staff are involved in providing support and resources for Tornado Vision. The PR department at Geneva provides a lot for the pro-duction of the videos since they have now taken TV in as a part of their of-fice. Favand says that WGEV studios and the employees at the McCartney Library have also been gracious in let-ting the team use their space to film and produce the Tornado Vision vid-eos.

Many of the technical gurus on cam-pus have also helped Favand learn the basics of producing and editing vid-eos, which he says has increased his knowledge and skill in making these videos.

Favand said, “It has really improved a lot since the first couple weeks of last semester. I’ve learned a lot.”

For those wishing to be involved with Tornado Vision, they can contact the PR department at [email protected].

TV hosts Barnabas Prontniki and Sharon Buell share a laugh during the film session.

Photo credit: Skye Mumau

Sustainable SuggestionsReduce – Live a simple life. You can eliminate a lot of wastefulness simply by wanting less. “One’s life does not consist in the abun-dance of his possessions.” (Lk. 12:15, ESV) Check out http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-Nothing.Reuse – Save plastic bags. They’re good for storage, especially when you are moving, both as containers and for cushioning objects in boxes. Animal lovers know how useful they are for cleaning up after pets, and they also make good liners for small trash cans. (Did you know that you can also knit them into sturdi-er bags? Check out http://www.wikihow.com/Knit-a-Bag-from-Plastic-Bags.)Recycle – Use http://earth911.com to find out what recycling services are available where you live. Rethink – Consider starting a home composting bin over the summer. Instead of let-ting your food scraps go un-used in a landfill, turn them into fertilizer for your lawn or garden. (Check out http://www.wikihow.com/Com-post.)Reflect – “And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’” (Rev. 21:5, ESV)“Comments? Questions? Email [email protected] OR ad-dress notes to Box #1057.”


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5CAMPUS NEWS

Bridge to NationalsDeanna Briody/Staff Writer

Matt Curry, Seth Montgomery, Ley-enda Sleight, Brandon Sopko, and Grant Werner set out to the annu-al Steel Bridge Competition on April 15 with high expectations. When the five seniors convened with eleven oth-er bridge teams representing vari-ous colleges in the region, they knew that only the top three finishers would move on to nationals.

Once the bridges were built and the points were tallied, the Geneva team waited for the results of the Ohio Val-ley Student Conference competition held at the University of Akron.

First and second place were awarded to University of Akron and Youngstown State University, respectively. Gene-va College took third place, qualifying them for Nationals.

Brandon Sopko, senior engineering major and member of the bridge team, said, “We feel very proud of our ac-complishments thus far. Most teams have state of the art shops and can af-ford to have their bridges professional-

ly fabricated. Our team relied on the tools of Rapp to fabricate our bridge and knowing the time and effort we spent overall, we are very proud to have qualified for Nationals.”

The competition is judged via three different areas which are all scored in-dependently: one, how fast the team can build their bridge; two, how light the bridge is; and three, how low the deflection of the bridge is, which is the measurement of how much weight the bridge can sustain.

The team’s personal goal for the com-petition was to complete the bridge in under eighteen minutes. They fell just short of that goal by finishing the 205 lb bridge in 18:12, but the time was still solid enough to garner them third place honors and a spot in that nation-al competition.

The five seniors were satisfied with their third-place finish overall, es-pecially considering the quality of schools with whom they competed. Some of the other schools involved boasted massive and nationally-recog-

nized engineering departments such as University of Pittsburgh, Ohio State University, University of Kentucky, Carnegie Mellon University, Univer-sity of Louisville, and University of Cincinnati.

“Needless to say, we were an under-dog,” said Sopko.

On top of the level of competition, Ge-neva’s team also had to respect the strictness of the judges’ rulings. They have become harder and harder to sat-isfy over the years. The team made countless modifications after each test trial for three weeks until they felt they had it right. Now with Nationals in sight, the team will have to improve even more.

“Nationals will definitely be more challenging,” Sopko continued, “but we have come up with a couple ways to improve our scoring and make us more competitive. In order to go to Nationals we estimate we must raise between $3,000 and $4,000 to cov-er cost of registration, flights, hotels, rental van, food, and shipment of the bridge.”

The team is in the process of setting

up a website in order to collect funds for the national competition, which will be held on May 2 and 22 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

Upon reflecting back on the competi-tion, Sopko spoke for his team when he discussed the challenges and re-wards of participating in the compe-tition. In his eyes, it was extremely beneficial for the competitors’ future engineering careers. The bridge they constructed, after all, was a 1:10 scale model of an actual bridge, and they faced many of the same obstacles that any mechanical engineer would face.

Sopko explained that his favorite part of the challenge was fabricating the bridge—in other words, turning it from a design made from paper to a bridge made from steel.

Sopko said, “Looking at the bridge and thinking, ‘Man, we designed that,’ really gives you a good sense of ac-complishment.”

The team will be accepting donations for nationals and would greatly appre-ciate anything that can be done for the trip to College Station.

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Isaiah 40:31 - … but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.


6 CAMPUS NEWSNew faces in publicationsBrandon Kauffman/Staff Writer

Jonathon Cosgrove – Editor in Chief (Fall)

Sarah Felton – Assistant Editor

Daniel Favand – Editor in Chief (Spring)

Hometown/Schooling: Casco, Maine/Homeschooled

Cell phone ringtone: “A Favor House Atlantic” by Coheed and Cam-bria. They are my favorite band, it’s a fun song, and it’s unique enough that I can’t confuse it with anyone else’s phone.

Favorite dish at Alex’s: I’m torn be-tween Chicken Salad with Fries and the Turkey with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy.

Cosgrove, a senior political science major, will be leading The Cabinet into the 2011/2012 academic year as Editor in Chief. He will be the acting

head while Daniel Favand, the Spring semester Editor in Chief, is studying abroad in Oxford.

He is excited to work with the rest of the staff and continue the Cabinet’s long tradition of faithfully commu-nicating the voice of Geneva’s stu-dent body. Cosgrove hopes to restore the open forum of communication on campus and bridge the gaps in the community through relevant stories surrounding campus issues.

Cosgrove is not sure what the future holds for him beyond graduation. He is currently considering Graduate Studies, policy research, and law en-forcement. He is trusting in God to bring about clarity. In his free time he enjoys following current events, watching movies, and being involved on campus.

“[Every student’s] voice mat-ters on this campus. Even if they feel as if it doesn’t, the Student Body should spend the time and effort to care about this campus and be vocal on what direction they believe Geneva College’s community should go.”

Hometown/Schooling: Clinton, PA/Homeschooled

Cell phone ringtone: Some piano riff. It’s the least intrusive one on my cheap Tracfone.

Favorite dish at Alex’s: Chicken cordon bleu

Daniel will be assisting Cosgrove with his role as Editor in Chief dur-ing his time in Oxford during the fall semester. Upon Cosgrove’s gradua-tion in December, Favand will take the reins and become Editor in Chief for the remainder of the academic year.

From a young age the junior sociolo-gy major has always been interested in publishing and broadcasting, and , with the assistance of his sister, hand wrote “Gazettes” that were popular with his family. This interest has led

to his applying for the position of Ed-itor and inspired him to start Torna-do Vision with the help of the PR de-partment.

Favand is looking forward to working meaningfully on campus issues while getting to know more people on cam-pus during his time as Editor in Chief.

After graduation he plans to attend Graduate school and obtain a doctor-ate in History with a focus on religion and culture studies, teach and research at the collegiate level, and eventually enter into college administration. Fa-vand enjoys producing short films with his friends and watching mys-tery and mind-bending films.

“1. Read the Cabinet next year. Duh! 2. Seriously, pay atten-tion. Here at Geneva, wheth-er we agree with everything the school does or not, we have some great opportunities to be involved in the world. It starts where you are, and where you are is Geneva. So pay atten-tion to what’s going on around you, find something that you’re passionate about, and get in-volved.”

Hometown/Schooling: Fort Ashby, WV/Calvary Christian Academy

Cell phone ringtone: Usually my phone is on vibrate, for classes and so my alarm doesn’t wake the en-tire apartment, but other than that it’s some random tune that came with my sad little flip phone. My phone doesn’t have a touch screen or apps, but it calls and texts and takes bad pictures, and it never butt-dials. That’s all I ask out of a cell phone.

Favorite dish at Alex’s: The quesa-dilla bar! Any variety of MTO pasta is good too, but the quesadilla bar makes my day, especially if you use hot sauce from the wok area.

This junior writing major’s first love is editing and hopes to use the expe-rience that she has received as Editor

of the Chimes and her role as Assis-tant Editor of The Cabinet to further her future career as an editor or a lit-erary agent.

Felton is excited to learn and work alongside the other members of The Cabinet staff. She hopes to cover more local news that takes place out-side of the campus of Geneva. She is looking forward to helping to design a new cover page, as well.

When she has a free moment she en-joys reading a book that is not as-signed, especially if it is a hardback book that smells good. She enjoys reading dystopian novels like “1984” and “Lord of the Flies.” She also is a self-proclaimed and recovering Face-

book addict.

“Just go green, for goodness sake. Going trayless won’t kill you, and the GCSU members have to juggle plates too. If you don’t like “going green,” call it “stewardship,” and if you don’t like that then call it “hip-pie-tree-hugging,” but make that extra trip to the food area, and save the whales. Also, I’m very jealous that I didn’t get to work under Danny Massaro.”


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7CAMPUS NEWSAllie Reefer – Features Editor

Joel Shannon – Photo Editor

Sarah Wilson – Editor in Chief of The Chimes

Josh Carback – Sports Editor

Hometown/Schooling: Redbank Valley Jr.-Sr. High School/New Bethlehem, PA

Cell phone ringtone: “I’m So Sick” by Flyeaf. I love Flyleaf, and I love the song. I guess if I was going to go deeper than that, I would say it’s a song about defeating apathy and complacency, which is something I want to do in my own life.

Favorite dish at Alex’s: I really like the stir fry and the hot chicken subs... and the Birthday Bash ice cream.

Allie, a junior writing major and so-ciology minor, is excited about the opportunity to be a part of The Cab-inet next year. She realizes the im-

pact that the student publication has on the campus, and hopes to stir up campus-wide thoughtfulness about relevant and new issues, while work-ing with a great staff and getting to know new people.

She wants to challenge readers with issues they may not normally think about, such as human trafficking. She hopes to use her position to con-tinue a Geneva tradition of fighting slavery and educating students on the difference that can make in areas of social justice.

Reefer’s dream job would be to work for the Trafficking in Persons office in the U.S. Department of State re-searching and writing the annual Trafficking in Persons report. No matter what path she takes she wants to use her writing ability to advocate and fight against human trafficking. She enjoys singing, writing and play-ing music, playing “Just Dance” on Wii, and having themed movie par-ties with her friends.

“I really wish that more people would get involved in things and get connected to Beaver Falls. There are plenty of opportunities; people just need to start caring and start doing.”

Hometown/Schooling: Westminster, Maryland/Westminster Senior High

Cell phone ringtone: I don’t have a ringtone, just two loud beeps. I’m too busy to have time to set my phone to anything else!

Favorite dish at Alex’s: Goldfish. You can’t mess them up!

Josh, a freshman political science major, cannot wait to work with both the editorial staff, as well as the staff journalists, next year. He is ready to learn new skills and refine his lead-ership abilities by coordinating jour-nalists every week in order to create

a solid student publication.

Carback anticipates his role as a sports editor and aims to continue to sculpt the sports section into an at-tention-grabbing and interesting sec-tion. He will be working closely with the yet to be determined layout editor, and Joel, the photo editor, in order to incorporate more photos and aestheti-cally pleasing features, while working with the staff writers to encourage a higher level of readership.

He hopes to someday study law at a prestigious institution and work at a firm or somewhere that will use his abilities to perform humanitari-an work, especially in an urban area. When he has the chance he enjoys ex-ercising, spending time with friends, and helping to further the ministry of Young Life. He is always on the go and is always willing to try something new.

“Input is always appreciated. We’re looking to make big improvements and take large steps in making the Cabinet as professional and as well polished as possible.”

Hometown/Schooling: Hershey, PA/Homeschooled

Cell phone ringtone: “Forev-er Young” by Cash Cash. Honestly, it reminds me of good times during the summer at the mall with friends... Blowing way too much money on ab-solutely nothing.

Favorite dish at Alex’s: The roast-beef when it’s not dried up. It seems like they can do multiple batches in the same day with totally different results... So when I go up and see that it’s nice and tender, I feel very ac-complished.

Joel is joining The Cabinet staff af-ter a great experience as a staff writ-

er this past semester. The English ed-ucation major hopes the experience will help his future journalistic en-deavors, whether it is freelance jour-nalism or running a student newspa-per at a high school.

Shannon will be studying abroad in Rome during the fall semester. He will be writing a column relaying the experience to the student body. When he returns from Rome he is looking forward to doing something that he is passionate about: photog-raphy. He is hoping to break the hab-it of using raw photos and spice up the stories using edited photos that will aid in relating information to the readers.

Shannon hopes to land a teaching job at the high school level and working on obtaining his Masters Degree. In his free time he likes to spend time with his friends, explore new places, and take and edit photos.

“Yesterday was Thursday.Today is Friday. Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend. Good luck on finals!”

Hometown/Schooling: Plum Bor-ough, PA/Plum Senior High School

Current cell phone ringtone: “Kiss the Girl” from The Little Mermaid because it’s awesome. Also, I hope to someday have long red hair and a fish tail. I already have a Flounder stuffed animal.

Favorite dish at Alex’s: I make my own food. Right now I’m on a fajitas kick. But I really like Tator Tots and Mac N’ Cheese day.

Sarah, a junior writing major and Spanish minor and Chimes staff-er last fall, has taken on the respon-

sibility of Editor in Chief for the 2011 academic year. Her love for the Chimes and the inspiration of her roommate and current Chimes editor, Sarah Felton, inspired her to apply, while her achievements as a writer and editor helped her to get hired.

Wilson is already preparing for the job by designing and creating some templates for next year’s Chimes. She will also be choosing an edito-rial staff later this summer and will be welcoming approximately seven-teen student editors to the fall class.

Wilson is currently writing a nov-el for an independent study class and spends all of her free time writ-ing and editing it. In the future, she hopes to be a published writer and possibly obtain her MFA in Writing and become a college professor.

“Submit to The Chimes! Be fans of The Chimes on Facebook. Buy The Chimes. Do anything to support it. And pay attention to submission guidelines.”


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WORLD NEWS AND EVENTS October 13, 2010, 69

days later the rescued the Chilean Miners emerge as a world watches in awe.

November 28, 2010, Wikileaks provides an inside look to the Department of State.

November 1, 2010, the caffeinated alcoholic beverage “Four Loko” is banned within the state of PA.

August 30, 2010, Fall Semester begins at Geneva.

September 3, 2010, the Academic convocation is held in the Metheny Fieldhouse and Stephanie Schindel receives the Excellence in Teaching award

October 1, 2010, the GT’s homecoming, “Into all the World,” takes over the campus.

October 21-23, 2010, Enchanted April makes a successful first theater performance of the year.

October 15, 2010, Geneva’s basketball team participates in the collegiate tradition of “Midnight Madness.” November 18,

2010, Ken Hoffman, respected Geneva Bible professor, passes away.

December 3 and 4, 2010, the Genevans perform “Gloria!” in the spirit of Christmas.

December 3, 2010, Marshal Miller wins the people’s choice award at Film Fest for his film, “Courtship: A Marshal Miller Tale.”

THE YEAR

Alyssa Spang/Features Editor


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JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY

January 12, 2011, season 9 of “American Idol” faces an 18% drop in viewership from Season 8.

January 25, 2011, the world watches the revolutionary protests against the Egyptian Government.

February 10, 2011, the anticipated 4G iPhone is released to Verizon wireless.

February 17 2011, major political protests begin in Libya against Gaddafi’s government.

February 27, 2011, Colin Firth wins best actor for his portrayal of King George VI of Britain in “The King’s Speech.”

March 11, 2011, an earthquake triggers a Tsunami which devastates Japan.

April 21, 2011, Japanese students resume school despites damages from the Tsunami.

April 29, 2011, the highly anticipated Royal Wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton occurs.

January 10, 2011, Spring Semester begins at Geneva.

February 21, 2011, dancing on campus at the President’s Ball!

March 26 and 27, 2011, Genevans Concert fills the JWC with music.

January 18, 2011, ‘Brigpocalypse’ occurs sending students fleeing Skye Lounge and eight fire trucks to the scene.

January 20, 2011, Devon Minor goes missing; the Geneva community continues to pray earnestly for answers.

February 2011, Dr. Miller wins the Christianity Today Book Award.

March 18, 2011, Student Activities Cook-off yields some great dishes.

March 28 2011, Trayless trial, a success or failure?

February 17 and 24-26 2011, “The Cherry Orchard,” charms audiences at Geneva College.

March 24 2011, Third Day Concert has the Metheny Fieldhouse packed to the brim!

April 9, 2011, Founders Day welcomes the classes of 51’, 61,’ and 71.’

April 14, 2011, “In the Mood” Jazz Band Concert is a music department success.

April 14, 15, 16 2011, Student-Directed One Acts put the audience through a Zombie apocalypse!

May 7, 2011, Undergraduate Seniors, Graduate and adult students bid Geneva farewell at Commencement.

April 29, 2011, MGN rocks the Metheny Fieldhouse!

IN REVIEW


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The Cabinet Staff

Editor-in-Chief:

Danny Massaro

Assistant Editor:

Brandon Kauffman

Features Editor:

Alyssa Spang

Sports Editor:

Seth Kuhns

Photo Editor:

Skye Mumau

Layout Editor:

Lisa Lyon

Business Manager:

Tyler Blanco

Advisor: Dr. Tom Copeland

Staff Writers:Hillary Staudenbaur

Emily Bestor Emily Hunt

Ashley Galbreath Nathan Burns Heidi Gillette Joel Shannon

Allie Reefer Ashley Boxen

Morgan D’Eramo Katherine Cosgrove

Deanna Briody Serumun Ubwa

Josh Carback

The purpose of The Cabinet, the of-ficial student newspaper of Geneva College, shall be to keep the mem-bers of the College community in-formed about all events that concern it, whether they be of internation-al or campus-wide significance; to provide for an open forum for airing the views of all interested groups on campus in order to promote under-standing among all the groups; to help create a climate of intelligent and mature consideration of issues and events; to help expose injustice on any front; to develop in the read-ers an appreciation of Christian val-ues by approaching all duties in the spirit of love, justice, and responsi-bility that Christ showed in all His dealings on earth.

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12 CAMPUS NEWSOne More ThingSeniors complete research projectsJoel Shannon/Staff Writer

Greg Williams smiled and laughed. The question of why he—a graduat-ing senior—is willingly completing a research project not required for grad-uation seemed to amuse him, if only because he realized how unusual it sounds.

In the midst of his final month of classes and his last dinners at Alexan-der Dining Hall, Williams is finishing a 25-page research paper on gender role formation in Geneva’s dorms. He will also present the project at a public event on April 20 in Northwood Hall.

Williams is not the only senior doing a research project above graduation re-quirements. Sixteen other graduating seniors are joining Williams in com-pleting what Dr. Eric Miller, Professor of History, called “The ideal capstone experience:” a research project known as the “Academic Partners Program.”

The program accepts applications from juniors and seniors with a GPA of over 3.6 and allows a student to work with a faculty member like Mill-er on a research project of their choos-ing. The faculty member and student are given a budget of $500 to complete the project.

Miller, a faculty advisor for three se-nior research projects, encourages up-perclassmen to investigate the pro-gram. He suggests that a research project can help students focus their attention on concretely studying a sub-ject of interest to them, giving a lev-el of relevancy to their studies that is often lacking from the senior year of college.

“A lot of times, college students can feel like their college career is just kind of petering out after their junior year,” said Miller. “By the time they get to their senior year, [... they] feel like ‘why am I even here? What’s the point of this?’”

Miller cites a variety of practical out-comes for seniors. In a past year, he advised a project that was went on to be published in The New Oxford Re-view magazine. He has also observed

many projects that resulted in a stu-dent gaining a broadened perspective beyond what typically occurs in the classroom.

Dr. Dave Guthrie, Director of the Ac-ademic Partners program, notes that projects can also serve as a mini Mas-ter’s thesis and can help students inter-ested in applying to graduate school.

Guthrie said he is constantly “im-pressed with the sophistication of all of [the projects ...]” and suggested that they nicely compliment a graduate school application.

Senior Biblical languages major Kath-ryn Medill’s project is a prime exam-ple of how involved a senior research project can be. Medill’s 120-page bi-ographical report summarizes the last seven years of missionary Rev. Dr. David Metheny’s life. Metheny—Me-dill’s great-great grandfather—spent over thirty years as a missionary in Syria and Turkey.

Kara Lee Mantinaos, graduate assis-tant for the honors program says that the week of April 25 to 29 will high-light the senior research projects on Geneva’s campus. The week, which is advertised as “Works of Our Hands” week, is designed to draw attention to the projects.

“We wanted to create a buzz. And most people will say, ‘I didn’t even know they did this!’” said Mantinaos.

All students completing a research project will also create a poster sum-marizing their project. These posters will be displayed in Old Main during Works of Our Hands.

The week culminates with a public re-ception on Old Main lawn from 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. on April 29 where stu-dents will be available to answer ques-tions about their project.

Additionally, each student will present their project at a public event; these project presentations are scheduled throughout the month of April.

Mass Deja Vu“It’s not called a ‘conclusion,’ it’s called a ‘com-mencement’; this isn’t the end of something, it’s the beginning of something.”Joel Shannon/Staff WriterOn Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m., 327 graduating seniors will experience mass deja vu at Geneva College’s 2011 Undergraduate Commencement, where Dr. Saleem Ghubril will deliver the commencement address.

As seniors are led into the commence-ment ceremony by Geneva faculty, many graduates will remember a sim-ilar event from four years ago: fresh-man convocation. Many of the same faculty members led that same class, then freshmen, into Metheny Field-house during the 2007 freshman con-vocation.

Four years ago, the faculty who led graduating senior Joe Cirelli into the academic community of Geneva Col-lege were little more than strangers in odd, brightly-colored robes to him. On May 7, the same professors will lead Cirelli into the graduation ceremo-ny; this time he will recognize many as beloved teachers, mentors, and friends.

“God has blessed me tremendous-ly with great mentors, great leaders, great teachers... People who care very, very deeply for me and want to see me grow and want to see the students of Geneva College grow. If I had to pick only one or two who had a great im-pact on me, I couldn’t do it,” said Ci-relli.

As Cirelli looks forward to the upcom-ing ceremony, he notes that the strik-ing similarity between many elements of commencement and his experience at freshman convocation prompted this reflection.

“Talk about bookends, I kind of get chills when I think about [it]. About how special it is that the last time we were together in one room was fresh-man convocation, and now in less than two weeks, we’re going to be together and we’re going to be graduating to-gether,” said Cirelli.

Provost Ken Carson notes that this ep-isode of mass deja vu is no accident: it is the result of careful planning. Car-son and his office are responsible for

the event, but a total of over eighty staff members are involved in a mass cooperative effort.

Judy Boggs, Associate Director of Event Planning, is responsible for coordinating all the staff involved. Boggs said, “A lot of planning goes into [commencement]. A lot of de-tailed planning and coordination, with the goal of making the ceremony as flawless and enjoyable as possible. […] We let people do what they do best. It’s a team effort.”

Professor Leila Wallace has helped with the pragmatic details—such as seating arrangements—of Geneva’s commencement for over a decade. She notes a common theme among the var-ious staff members working on com-mencement which is a drive to orga-nize a day of celebration and reflection for graduates and their families.

“For me, it’s important that things go as smoothly as possible, if things go wrong, I don’t want the families to [be able to] tell,” said Wallace.

This drive for an excellent convoca-tion is pervasive across campus and through the academic and non-aca-demic staff. Wallace notes that Scott Brown of Geneva’s Physical Plant as-sures the campus grounds appear at their best during commencement.

Brown said, “We always try to keep the grounds up well, but we put extra effort into making sure the grounds look nice the week of commencement. We try to send [graduates and their families] off with a good feeling about Geneva College.”

Wallace hopes that the result of this work will be a chance for the students and their families to celebrate and re-flect, giving a sense of closure to their undergraduate career.

Carson agrees, but notes that the cere-mony is just as much about the future as it is the past.

“It’s not called a ‘conclusion,’ it’s called a ‘commencement’; this isn’t the end of something, it’s the begin-ning of something.”


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Spotlight on: Adriane BlakeGeneva’s two-sport all-star comments on her collegiate athletics careerSerumun Ubwa/Staff Writer

Adriane Blake has been playing sports for as long as she can remember. At eight years old, she began playing or-ganized softball, and at thirteen she began her volleyball career.

The Maryland native started out with softball and volleyball and then con-tinued on to play basketball through-out high school and swim competitive-ly as a senior. Now, as she closes in on the end of her athletic career, Blake is a staple on the Golden Tornado soft-ball team, which currently occupies its highest ranking in school history at #4 in the entire NCCAA.

With all the practice, training, games, and competitions throughout the en-tire school year, Blake, an All-Amer-ican in both volleyball and softball, has managed to maintain a total grade point average of 3.2 and higher, prov-ing herself not only on the field, but in the classroom as well. When asked how she’s able to effectively balance school work and sports all year round, Blake said, “Because I played so many

sports since high school, I’ve always been busy. I like being busy. Having practice and being busy kind of puts me in routine and helps me plan more effectively.”

Blake admits that her experience with sports at Geneva has been one to re-member. She loves getting to play with two teams that are completely differ-ent. However, she says the most im-portant part of her sports life has been the spiritual growth she has experi-enced. She acknowledges sports as be-ing one of the biggest tests of her faith as she is a very competitive person.

“I love playing at a Christian college,” she said, “because God is the focus. I love having daily reminders of why I am here, and why I can effectively play sports.”

Blake has garnered two All-Amer-ican bids during her time as a Gold-en Tornado with one more potential award being decided right now on the softball field. However, to Blake these awards are more of a motivation than an achievement.

“It is definitely a great honor receiving these awards because it shows that all the work I have done has paid off, but I don’t play for the awards. I play be-cause it’s the thing in my life that I’m most passionate about. It’s just fun.” Blake also added, “The awards are great, but in the end do not mean any-thing because I still want to be better. I’m my own biggest critic.”

Deanna Briody, a freshman English education major, had the opportuni-ty to share the volleyball court with Blake this season as her team-mate. The freshman from New York had high praise for Blake.

“Adriane has had a huge impact on this school for sure. In volley-ball she was a constant inspira-tion and encouragement for me,

since I came in as a nervous, home-sick freshman. I honestly feel honored to call her my teammate and friend,” Briody says. “We’re definitely going to miss her next year, on and off the court.”

One of Blake’s biggest fears is how she’s going to deal with sports after graduation. She wants to stay connect-ed with sports in some sort of way, and she’s hoping to get involved with beach volleyball. Softball is harder to find to play, but down the road, she would love to coach volleyball or soft-ball.

“I just feel blessed that I have been able to play two sports in college and that God has given me the athletic ability I have,” concluded a humbled Blake.

“I love playing at a Christian college because God is the focus.”

Blake celebrates with one of her two atheletic teams. The volleyball team finished the season with a record of 26-5.

Photo credit: geneva.edu

Muschette looks to the futureAllison Reefer/Staff WriterGerard Muschette was one of the many seniors who made a mark on Geneva’s football history this year. Named stu-dent-athlete of the week several times, as well as being selected as an NC-CAA All-American, Muschette has made his name and the number 22 known in more places than just Gene-va’s campus.

Muschette said that he ended up play-ing football for Geneva based on the coaches and his visit here.

“I fell in love with the Geneva [foot-ball] program from my visit and just continued talking to the coaches and ended up here,” he said.

Geneva has certainly loved him too. His popularity has definitely been aid-ed by accolades such as the NCCAA’s National Offensive Player of the Year and his status as Geneva’s all-time leader in rushing yards and touch-downs.

On the academic side of things, Mus-chette is a business major with a mar-keting concentration.

“With that, I plan to work at a mar-keting firm or get a job in sales some-where.”

It is clear that Muschette has plans for after college, even if they do not in-clude football. Muschette is humble about the possibility of playing pro-fessional football in some venue. He has been linked up with some people to market his game films and find him combines and pro days where he can work out in front of scouts. Rumors have even circulated that a few teams at the professional level have been in touch with Muschette’s agent.

Even if he does not continue in his football career, he hopes that football will continue to be a part of his life in some way.

“If football doesn’t end up in my life, I will definitely coach [and] pass on some of my knowledge to the youth.”

For Gerard Muschette, football is not just about his own personal success, but about the team and the beauty and love of the game.


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Above the markUrbanski Sets New Pace, Breaks Two RecordsJosh Carback/Staff Writer

It’s a brisk fifty degrees and soggy on a wet Tuesday afternoon in April where senior track and field standout Julia Urbanski makes her third pass on the track. Assistant coach Chris Noy-es mutters a few comments to the ath-letes as they hit practice, shrugging off the dreary weather and launching into their routine. Business as usual, it’s a “quality day.”

“Quality” might as well be replaced with the word “escalation,” as every runner will have to crank up their per-formance to match heightened expec-tations. They have already received an email days before from coach with per-sonalized workouts they are expected to finish - workouts based on each in-dividual’s best competition times. The bittersweet price of improvement—harder practice.

There’s every reason to despise the late season workouts, but Urbanski doesn’t mind, not after feeling the thrill of snatching the school record in the 800 meter just a few days before. The new record she holds is a source of inspi-ration, despite the grueling no pain-no play conditioning scheduled today during the course of several hours in an April monsoon.

Urbanski was a transfer coming into Geneva during her junior year. Head Women’s Track and Field Coach Bri-an Yowler, immediately seeing an op-portunity given Julia’s potential, land-ed Urbanski in the 800 and 1500 meter races.

“The races she specializes in are two of the toughest,” Yowler added, “Dis-tance runners try them and most say, ‘Coach, I never want to do that again.’” Those races would turn out to be painful for Urbanski in ways that she couldn’t even have imagined. An old enemy snuck up and threatened to compromise her career. Anemia.

“I was diagnosed with anemia my first year of high school,” Urbanski remem-bered, bringing to mind the shock she felt when she first heard that she was

diagnosed with the body crippling condition brought about by iron defi-ciency in the blood. “My doctor called and said, ‘Whatever you do, don’t get your heart rate up.’ I was bed ridden for two months.”

When sickness made its way into Ju-lia’s life yet again as a college athlete, the impact was devastating. At her first meet at Westminster College, she ran a miserably deflating 28-minute 5K. That race was “very humbling” she admitted, being quick to clar-ify that, “it lit a fire under me, made [me] more determined to race again.” As Julia began managing her diet and working with her doctors to take med-ication that would treat her anemia, she began to resume her training. It was no time before her commitment began to pay off.

“This year she seemed to improve week-ly and so weekly I would have to adjust her workout splits to reflect her new race time,” added Coach Noyes. “Of course she would hit those times like clockwork in practice, and then improve again in the next meet, and then the cycle would re-peat.”

On April 13, 2011, the PAC Quad North Meet was held at Westmin-ster College, the same school where two years before, Julia had run the most disappointing race of her life. Same location. A very differ-ent athlete.

Urbanksi put on an impressive time right away in the 1500 meter. “I had a really good race. I felt good because my 800 is normally better than my 1500,” Julia recalled. “Coach asked me, ‘Is today a school record day?’ ‘Yeah,’ I said, ‘I think so.’”

All of the adversities that had threat-ened to snip Urbanski’s athletic career

short came into focus as the 800 meter event was set to begin. The gun sound-ed and as Urbanski passed the 400 me-ter mark, Coach Yowler screamed out her split time as she passed by: 68. Ur-banski began to creep up and passed Hannah Tubb, a runner from Grove City who had been leading the pack. But her lead was tight the rest of the

way.

“I could hear her breathing,” Urbans-ki recalled, “But I’m running low, my legs are numb, and I just can’t go any faster.”

The finish line came into view and both runners glided past. It was all over – Ur-banski had edged out Tubb. But whether she had beat Geneva’s school record was still up in the air. Tense seconds went by, until assistant coach Jason Wargo finally came

up grinning and embraced the new re-cord-holder. Her final time was 2:19. Urbanski had kicked the fastest 800 meter in school history, beating the previous record set in 2005 by Nata-lie Weir by a mere eleven hundredths of a second.

Julia would also go on to break the 1500 meter school record at anoth-er meet yet again at Westminster lat-er on April 21, finishing at 4:45.63, a time that shattered the previous record of 4:47.21 set in 2006 by Rebecca Van-

Regenmorter. She has also qualified for NCCAA Nationals, set to be held in Chicago on May 6 and 7. Despite Urbanksi’s success, not a glimmer of conceit is noticeable on the track phe-nom. No surprise that that is the case though, Julia’s intimately aware of how valuable her gifts are. “I really think it’s important to give it your all. Knowing what it’s like to have ane-mia, I know what it’s worth.”

After graduation, Urbanski will be marrying her fiancé in August, and then will move to Arizona. For anyone who has the opportunity to sit down with Julia for just a few to talk about her career, they will get the exact same impression that Coach Yowler did two years ago – there are a lot exceptional qualities that come across right away. After Nationals in Chicago this May, her days as a competitive runner will draw to a close. The spotlight that has followed her thus far, however, cer-tainly will not.

“I could hear her breathing,”

Urbanski recalled, “But I’m running low, my legs

are numb, and I just can’t go any faster.”

Urbanski set records in two of track’s toughest races. She broke a 2005 record in the 800 meter with a time of 2:19, and a 2006, 1500 meter record with a time of 4:45.63.

Photos courtesy of Joel Shannon

Urbanski’s middle distance coach, Chris Noy-es, has worked with her to cut down her times by adjusting her workout splits according to the previous week’s performance.

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A gentlemen’s game played by hooligansAshley Boxen/Staff WriterClub sports are often overlooked due to varsity sports, but they too have their share of talent, pride, and team bonding. The Geneva College Men’s Rugby team has put in countless hours of hard work and recorded a number of victories over some pretty big schools, all while keeping quiet tongue and Upane Kaupane, or the “rising up to the top” mind set.

“This season was probably the best and to be captain for it was amazing,” said team captain and student minis-tries major Tim Petrie.

The spring season consisted of a few tournaments, although the team did not sign up for many due to the num-ber of rookies and inexperienced play-ers that joined this year.

Several big games throughout the sea-son included the season opener against West Virginia University on April 2, 2011. The Golden Tornadoes fell to the hands of the Mountaineers but held them to a final score of 24-7.

“We held them pretty good - not that bad for Geneva, a DIII team playing WVU, a DI team,” noted Petrie.

The following game was played on

April 16 against Penn State-Behrend. The Golden Tornadoes showed that their loss in the opener was benefi-cial in a way that the team was able to build on mistakes made. The re-sult was a win over PSB in a near mis-take-free contest, 47-7. The victory over Behrend was Geneva’s first home competition played under the lights on Reeves Field.

The team’s seniors include Kyle Hack-ett, Brad Mustchler, Domingo Perez, and Josiah Reiner. The seniors and leaders of the team are in agreement when they call rugby “a gentleman’s game played by hooligans.”

Played by hooligans or not, rugby is a sport often overlooked, especial-ly in the American states. It is a game that draws comparisons to both foot-ball and soccer, but at the same time is very different. The field consists of 15 players per team, eight forwards and seven backs. Forwards could be com-pared to lineman in the game of foot-ball while backs are comparable to a running back or safety, particularly in their build.

Then one man, with the ball, faces the entire opposition’s defense looking to gain progress without any forward

passing of the ball.

Similar to soccer, there are no breaks in rugby and no downs like in football. When one player crosses the goal line in rugby it is not called a “touchdown” but it is a “tri,” worth five points. Then the point after the tri is worth two points. So the game generally pro-gresses in increments of seven, much like football.

Petrie serves as the team’s scrummy. His job, as well as Hackett’s position, the fly-half, is to call plays and control the ball on the offense.

The Geneva Men’s Rugby team has found success on the field as well as building bonds off of it. Petrie’s voice was clear when he presented the im-portance of his teammate on his life athletically and beyond.

“My team is a brotherhood. I know, looking down that line and seeing into their eyes, that they will give anything and everything for me, knowing that I would do the same for them to be much more than just a team but a rug-by team,” said the proud captain.

Next fall, Petrie and the rest of the team would like to see more interest in men’s rugby. “I would like to get more

members to join. I want others to give it a try. Many get hooked at the first practice.”

The team’s final game is tomorrow, April 30, at Grove City College. And although many team members are cov-ered in sprains and bumps and bruises from the physical demand of the rugby season, they will be there representing Geneva College.

Tim Petrie too is not at his physi-cal peak, momentarily being under the weather. But he will still be there, leading his team, controlling the of-fense, and leaning on the brotherhood.

Men’s rugby team closes out a strong season

Leaning on the brotherhood

Photo courtesy of Tim Petrie

SPORTS2010-2011 Quick Hits• Freshman JON SHOPE broke

the school’s freshman record in the 8K in a cross country meet at Waynesburg on September 11.

• Freshman JULIE KLINE earned the decisive singles vic-tory for the tennis team in a 5-4 win over Thomas More on Sep-tember 17.

• Senior LAUREN LONDINO earned her record-breaking 22nd career shutout in goal for the women’s soccer team on Sep-tember 18.

• Senior CHRIS MORSCHL and junior JAKE MCCRACKEN each knocked in overtime game-winning goals for the men’s soc-cer team. Morschl’s goal capped a

furious comeback against Thom-as More on October 2, while Mc-Cracken’s gave the GTs a win over Muskingum on October 4.

• Freshman ALAYNA MERKLE was one of the top three freshmen women finishers in a cross coun-try meet at Carnegie Mellon on October 11.

• Sophomore KRISTLAND MC-CRACKEN led all PAC volley-ball players in aces per game as Geneva headed into the NCCAA East Regional tournament on Oc-tober 15.

• Senior GERARD MUSCHETTE broke the school record for ca-reer rushing yards and scored the game-winning touchdown in the

last game of the season for the football team, a 30-24 overtime victory over Westminster on No-vember 13.

• Senior BRYAN HILL hit seven three-pointers on men’s basket-ball’s 84-69 win over W & J on December 1, becoming the 35th player in Geneva history to reach the 1,000 point plateau in his ca-reer.

• Sophomore NICK EDINGER finished first in the 5K for men’s track and field at Baldwin-Wal-lace on January 24.

• Freshman EMILY CRAIN won the women’s long jump event at the PAC Quad North meet for the track and field team at Westmin-ster on April 13.

• Senior CHRISTINE CARUGA-TI posted a career-high 25 points in her final game as a Golden Tornado, as the women’s basket-ball team upset Waynesburg, 60-58, on February 19.

• Junior JULIE DILONARDO allowed a total of eight hits and one run in a softball doublehead-er against Chatham on April 6. Dilonardo was on the mound for the entirety of both games, sweeping Chatham with wins of 2-0 and 2-1.

• Senior JON JURINKO hit a double and triple, knocking in a run with each, in the sixth inning of the baseball team’s 14-7 win over Thiel on April 26.


Fielder’s ChoiceSeth Kuhns/Sports Editor

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I have spent a lot of time thinking about what to fill this space with this week. I could write some teary fare-well that would make the lunch la-dies weep, I could fire off some scath-ing rant about all the people who said negative things about my writing, or I could even put together a meaning-less list of quotes and mantras that I claim to live my life by (Sorry, Dan-ny). Still, as I write these opening sen-tences, I have no idea where this col-umn is going to take you and I in this reader-writer relationship.

I have spent much of the school year trying to persuade you that sports mat-ter and that amateur sports are infi-nitely more impressive than their pro-fessional counterparts. I wrote some articles that I am not so proud of, and I have written a few that I know will find their way into my portfolio. Over-all, I would probably give myself a B on the A-F scale, and maybe a pat on the back for good measure.

But is that what I set out to accom-plish? The short answer is no, but if you have followed my column from day one, you know that I’m getting less and less interested in giving the

short answer. The reason why the an-swer is no is because I never set any goals for myself when I began writing this column. I had no motive beyond putting together some work that might get me hired someday.

It’s hard to reach goals if you don’t set any. Imagine how much worse the Toronto Raptors’ season would have gone had they started out with noth-ing in mind – no goals, no aspirations, just 12 guys and an 82-game schedule.

By the time I figured out that I had no predefined intentions, it was mid-March and pretty much too late to change my mind. Regardless, I tried to write more focused articles and ex-plain to the world that there is a great-er world of sports out there than they might ever imagine.

I hope all of you have figured out by now who Gerard Muschette is. If you haven’t, why did you just start read-ing The Cabinet now? Anyway, Mus-chette has hired an agent and is look-ing to extend his football-playing days past next Saturday’s graduation.

When talking with other people about this, a lot of the responses have been, “You really think he can make it?” or “Well, good for him.” I find myself

having to help people realize that the NFL is not the only option for people who want to play football after col-lege. There are multiple pro indoor leagues, there is the Canadian league, there are NFL practice squads – there are a lot of opportunities for a guy to keep playing.

I remind myself that this is how it works with most everything. I can apply it to writing: Sports Illustrated and ESPN might be the cream of the crop for sports journalism, but there are thousands of newspapers, web-sites, and magazines that are consid-ered “lesser” publications.

They are hardly lesser publications, though. Many of them have better writers than ESPN.com boasts, and most of the best sportswriters in the country right now are not employed by a major news outlet. In fact, there are factions of them that freelance and want little to do with the mainstream sports media.

It would be a dream come true to get a job at Sports Illustrated, so I won’t act like I’m immune from the lure of their glossy cover, but I long to cover a minor league baseball team. I imag-ine that it would be way more interest-ing than covering the lives of people I

will never match the achievements of in my life.

It also seems to correlate awfully well with the post-graduation experience: You’re done with learning the basics, you’re trying to get the experience re-quired to move up, but you know that getting to the top is going to take a lot more work. It’s practically perfect.

At any rate, I offer a big, heartfelt thank you to anyone and everyone who read my column over the course of this school year (especially Dr. Miller, be-cause the faces he made while read-ing my articles and cryptic respons-es to each still have me guessing as to whether he liked any of them). Without the support of all of you, there would be no reason for me to pound away at a keyboard for the rest of my life.

I guess this is the part where I offer you one last piece of advice. I’ll spare you the “follow amateur sports” com-ments, and leave you with this: Say hi to people. It doesn’t matter who, just say hi. They’ll be surprised, but it might have a bigger impact than you’ll ever know. Try it out.

Wow. 806 words later, and I still don’t know what this column was about. I guess I should have started off with a goal in mind.

Colick again honored on the national levelDanny Massaro/Editor-in-Chief

Richard Colick’s college basketball career began just like most freshman athletes. He began his freshman cam-paign at the bottom of the depth chart, where he desired to work himself to the top in the first couple of years.

Turns out that the 6-foot-5 swingman worked his way into the starting line-up by the middle of his inaugural sea-son with the Golden Tornadoes. Now, five years later, the 22 year old Bes-semer native not only has three and a half years in Geneva’s starting line-up to boast, but also three consecu-tive NCCAA First-Team All-Ameri-can awards.

Colick was recognized by the NCCAA with first-team status once again this season after leading the Golden Torna-does to an 18-9 record. The senior cap-tain averaged a team-high 18.1 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per con-

test. His success this past season also earned him recognition as the NC-CAA East Region Player of the Year – again, for a third-straight season.

“Being named to the All-American team is very humbling. But I can’t sit here and take credit. My teammates did all of the dirty work and they pushed me to be the player that I am,” said Colick. “This is an honor. And it is a satisfying way for me to end my career.”

Colick also ends his career in the Ge-neva’s top ten all-time in both points and rebounds.

Anthony Tommelleo, a junior busi-ness major and member of the school’s football team, remembers Colick from not only his career as a Golden Torna-do but also his days at Mohawk High School.

“I still remember him being the best player we’d face all season,” Tom-

melleo said, speaking on behalf of his alma mater and Mohawk rival, Ne-shannock High School. “Then I come to Geneva and I see him picking up right where I remember him leaving it off. And the best part is that in all the points he’d score and dunks he’d throw down, there was something dif-ferent about him. He carried himself with such humility.”

Indeed Colick will be remembered and respected for his humility and quiet leadership. Inasmuch, he’ll be remem-bered as an inside-out player with the ability to shoot from long-range, drive to the basket, or post-up on the opposi-tions biggest defender. He’ll go down as a fearless defender and a clutch shooter with ice water in his veins.

Just ask Thomas More. The Saints thought they had him figured out back on February 2, holding him to just two points in the first half. Colick explod-ed for 21 in the second half, helping Geneva stay in the game late, but it

was his game-winning put-back (after snagging his own rebound) that sunk Thomas More at the buzzer.

But how would Colick like to be re-membered?

“I don’t know. I guess I just want peo-ple to think of me as one of the guys, as a teammate. That’s all I ever want-ed to be.”

Photo courtesy of geneva.edu

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