115th Year No 58 WedNesdaY OctOber 3 2012 First Issue Free

INDEX | NEWS 2 | COMMENTARY 5 | ARTS amp LIFE 7 | SPORTS 10facebookcomthepicket

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Page 10 Letrsquos talk about Shepherdrsquos Party Culture

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State Funding Cuts up to

$1 Million

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Shepherd faces cuts of up to $1 million as a result of Governor Earl Ray Tom-blinrsquos higher education funding reductionsWhat is first on the chop-ping block has yet to be decidedShepherd University Pres-ident Dr Suzanne Shipley said ldquoThe universityrsquos budget is made up of ap-proximately 18 percent state funding or $11 mil-lion while some institu-tions receive closer to 30 percent or more from the staterdquoThe top two state univer-sities must supplement a much larger loss Marshall will have to cut approxi-mately $51 million and West Virginia University must cut more than double that amount Government funding will be cut up to $35 million total state-wide according to the Higher Education Policy CommissionShipley said ldquoThe good news is that Shepherdrsquos re-liance on state funding is among the lowest of insti-tutions in this state The reductions for Shepherd could impact as much as $1 million or they could be less At this time it is diffi-cult to predict but budget-ary information showing a reduction in spending has been required by the staterdquoWhile the university at-tempts to implement the Higher Learning Commis-sionrsquos suggestions from a recent study Shipley said that it will take some ldquocre-ative thinking and some measure of sacrificerdquo to come up with the funds to do soShipley said ldquoWhile the residence halls continue to be at capacity no increas-es in enrollment over last year are expected due to a smaller freshman class and lower-than-projected summer revenues This will translate into a bud-get deficit over projections small enough to be ab-sorbed but leaving little for funding new initiativesrdquoShipley said ldquoWhile oth-er institutions may well make other choices we be-lieve that the implementa-tion of a raise could signal to the state that Shepherd has resources to move for-ward unimpaired with or without state support So for now the determination of the amounts and timing of raises will need to be heldrdquoThough tough cuts will be made Shipley assured that ldquoworking together we will be up to the taskrdquo

alEx HalE

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Students experienced mixed emotions over the way Shepfest 2012 was heldShepfest 2011 had the rap rock Gym Class Heroes perform as well as small-er activities to keep stu-dents entertained Shep-fest 2012 had zip-lining a water slide a photo booth and ice cream snow cones and hot dogs all free to students A local battle of the bands including at least one Shepherd stu-dent played the through-out the event however in-stead of having a big name headlining bandThis yearrsquos Shepfest did not live up to expectations for some studentsSophomore Josh Fox said ldquoThere wasnrsquot enough stuff to do for the entire ShepfestrdquoOther students com-plained about a lack of variety between musical acts Some students like Fox felt that for a four-hour event there should have been more to keep them occupiedMany students still seemed to enjoy ShepfestSophomore David Dono-

hue said ldquoIrsquove been to a lot of Shepfests in my life as a Shepherdstown resident but [this year] was probably my favoriterdquoIreton said ldquoI didnrsquot really like last yearrsquos because of Gym Class Heroes and I am not a fan of Gym Class He-roesrdquoWhat most students do not think about with Shepfest and any other Program Board-sponsored events is the cost Last yearrsquos Shep-fest cost $43000 which took money away from other events Program Board could have heldRachael Meads adviser for Program Board said ldquoIt was fiscally irresponsible to spend that amount of money on a one-day eventrdquoMeads added that it did not seem fair to students who could not make Shepfest and would miss out on where the majority of the budget for events went Out of Program Boardrsquos bud-get of $120000 for the entire year including the salaries of the Program Board they spent a total of $18000 on ShepfestSome may wonder why there was a cut back of $25000 Rachael Meads said the rea-soning behind this cut back was to be able to put on more events throughout the year instead of focusing it all on

one eventMeads said ldquoSome people felt like we didnrsquot do enough big events [last year]rdquoMeads stated that the board got criticism for doing too many craft-related events and not having enough out-side performers such as co-mediansNew events planned for this year include the Comedy Un-leashed series and Shepflix both to be held at the Opera House in Shepherdstown The Comedy Unleashed se-ries will include uncensored comedy acts Shepflix al-lows Program Board to show movies that have not been released on DVD twice a month The students on Program Board stood behind Rachael Meads and her decision to put less money into Shep-fest in order to spread it out through the yearJunior Katy Coleman who is on the board for her second year said ldquoEven though stu-dents donrsquot pay for our events when they come to them a small amount of your tuition goes towards our budgetrdquoColeman also said that she feels the new direction will make the events more worth-while and more accessible to all studentsGraduate assistant Brian Filon believes some students

may not be happy with what happened to Shepfest Filon said ldquoBut I think in a few years people will start to realize that what wersquore do-ing throughout the year is more and importantrdquo Filon added that in the future perhaps they could tweak Shepfest a bit more to come up with a compromiseNot all of the students on the board initially agreed with Rachael Meads on cut-ting back on ShepfestMeads said ldquoSome of the students fought me and did not want to give up the idea of a headlinerrdquo Meads said the board agreed it was bet-ter for all of Shepherd stu-dents in the end if they cut backSenior Nicole Taschner also a member of the Pro-gram Board said ldquoI was very concerned with how the changes to Shepfest would turn out prior to the eventrdquoTaschner continued that afterward though she be-lieved the event to be a suc-cess and that she agreed with the rest of the board on the direction it would take this yearThe board believes that they can make more mem-orable events for the stu-dents at Shepherd with the extra money

Go GreenParticipate in

Meatless MondaysSee Story Page 7

Program Board Budgets Shepfest

Scott Bultrowicz navigates a climb during the Climbing Class Saturday September 29 2012 at the Frederick Watersheild Offered over 10 years at Shepherd the class teaches valuable skills not found in the traditional classroomPhotography by Don Zumbach

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Departments Debate

Printing Fees

Kyle Perrella using his rambler to print off the black and white printer in the library The Shepherd library has lots of different copiers printers and scanners for students to use Photograph by Michael Keplinger

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Students debate whether other majors should have a printing budget to consti-tute ldquofreerdquo printing similar to the lab fees paid for by art majorsKaty Cousino a senior English major with a con-centration in creative writ-ing said ldquoFor the creative writing track you are writ-ing up to fifteen pagesrdquoArt majors are required to pay a $45 fee for materials such as printer ink toner paper and other art-spe-cific necessities English majors are devoid of this thus paying out of pocket for materialsOn campus printing costs 15 cents per black and white page causing stu-dents who have many pa-pers to print to accumulate an expensive billCousino believes that stu-dents within the creative writing program would benefit from an upfront fixed charge to cover these costs Other English ma-jors who do not print as much however may not share this opinionAssistant professor of English Dr Carrie Mes-senger supports Cousinorsquos position She reminds her students however that creative writing often ldquore-quires fewer and less ex-pensive textbooksrdquoPrinting is considered to constitute the textbook cost for these classes Messen-ger believes though that creative writing is a form of art and as such students must create drafts which are often times printed outThe department chair of English Dr Betty Ellzey is not convinced that addi-tional fees are necessary

She argues that ldquostudents donrsquot want to pay extrardquo and ldquoit would be a bureau-cratic nightmare if all de-partments charged [mate-rial fees]rdquoContrasting opinions are not limited to the Eng-lish department however Some art students who do not regularly print find it is unfair to pay these mate-rial fees although the fees also provide many materi-als for artistsGraphic design majors are excluded from ldquofreerdquo print-ing if they print in color The current rate is 25 cents per normal-sized paper and 50 cents per large-sized pa-perRhonda Smith depart-ment chair of contempo-rary art and theater said ldquoStudents are not always aware of their spending and wasterdquoThis charge covers most ex-pendable items that Shep-herd University purchases for artists These supplies are bought in bulk and al-low the university to re-ceive a discount The sup-plies are not inexhaustible howeverSmith believes that the ad-ditional charge provides students with more than they could provide them-selves because the cost of creating art is rising Simi-lar costs have always been a part of every art program she has seen yet she is not convinced that it is the best policy because requir-ing students to spend their own money ldquoforces frugal decisionsrdquoAdding costs directly to the tuition bill allows for the possibility for financial aid and scholarships to com-pensate for students how-ever

How Would You Improve Dorm LifeVoices in the Hall

ldquoTo improve dorm life I would of-

fer wireless internet in all of the

rooms I would also have more

storage available to students and

make it easier to access as wellrdquo -

Ben Hackett senior biology major

ldquoSince Irsquom an RA I would offer

more stuff to do on the week-

ends for students especially

since it is preferred that people

stay on campus but therersquos not

a lot of things for students to

do on the weekendrdquo - Deborah

Adams senior psychology major

ldquoIt would be nice if single

rooms could be available for

everyone to have Irsquom not

saying thatrsquos what everyone

wants but it would be nice to

have that optionrdquo - Katherine

Baulkwill sophomore nursing

major

ldquoI would improve dorm life by

having a personal dishwasher

in my room By that I mean

another person to wash

dishes for me I hate washing

dishesrdquo - Mahaley Beaty sopho-

more elementary education major

Rose Tribby

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NeWs

Another Thirsty Thursday

Shepherdrsquos Party Culture

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Since Shepherdstown is such a small town many students may find it dif-ficult to adapt without taking in a few beers dur-ing the week Local bars restaurants and apart-ments are home a large part of the party culture in Shepherdstown Tonyrsquos Pizza Stonewallrsquos Pub and Altorsquos seem to be the hot spots for Shepherd students and residents of Shepherdstown alike Senior mass communica-tions major Symantha Parker believes that only a few nights a week can satisfy the needParker said ldquoNow that I am a senior I would say that I party about twice a month I donrsquot go to To-nyrsquos anymore because itrsquos usually overcrowded and gross Now I usually go to Altorsquos if I do go outrdquoOne might assume many parties are occurring in dorms on campus for Shepherd Univer-sity students although many of the parties in Shepherdstown are oc-curring elsewhere Sgt DL Kelvington of Shep-herd Universityrsquos police department notes that a majority of the reports

result from off campus par-tying A lot of these reports have been related to under-age drinking Kelvington said ldquoIt seems like every Monday morn-ing we get reports of some-thing that happened over the weekend Usually these incidences relate to parties that have happened off cam-pusrdquoThere have not been any re-cent reports this semester Students are advised how-ever to remember that it is unsafe to consume anything whose contents are not com-pletely known Many stu-dents may consume mixed alcoholic beverages from punch bowls or anything unlabeled Dr Thomas Segar vice pres-ident for student affairs believes that students who constantly party and con-sume alcohol are putting themselves in risky situa-tions The code of conduct states consequences for un-derage students who have been found violating Shep-herd Universityrsquos alcohol policy Segar said ldquoIf there is con-sistent risky behavior itrsquos going to have a long-term negative effect on students Going to class consistently is key Anything that pre-vents that from happening at its best can be harmfulrdquo Alcohol consumption is just seen as part of the college experience for some stu-dents who believe it should not always be related to all of their problems

Sophomore art major Matt Duncan believes there is no harm in drinking a couple of beers per nightDuncan said ldquoThe prob-lem isnrsquot the alcohol All of the movies I have watched about college have been about having a good time Irsquom not going to feel guilty especially when Irsquom able to keep my grades at a decent averagerdquo Some restaurant staff mem-bers do not seem to think al-cohol has much of an impact on whether Shepherd is a party school West Virginia University has the reputa-tion of a high party culture and residents seek to stress that Shepherd is not the same Tonyrsquos remains well-known for its frequent Thursday night population Students visit the pub about 3 ndash 4 nights a week although some may believe it is where students like to party every night Staff members stress that it is always a different group and not necessarily only fraternities and sorori-ties They enjoy the stu-dentsrsquo company and would like to see them stay in Shepherdstown more often The anonymous Tonyrsquos Pizza and Stonewallrsquos Pub manager said ldquoWersquore not WVU Therersquos not a huge impact on party culture in Shepherdstown but there is definitely an impact that

comes from drinking in some cases I do wish more students would stay in town on the weekends and enjoy the town and what it has to offerrdquoAny activity that prevents a student from going to class and being fully prepared may be a detriment to that studentrsquos college success story Parker said ldquoWhen I was a freshman it would be hard to go to sleep at 3 am and then have class at 8 am so to say that my grades werenrsquot affected in that one class would be a bit of a stretch even though I still received Arsquos in a lot of my classesrdquoEven though there have not been any recent incidents Shepherd police note that some of the restaurants in town may be encouraging students to take part in cer-tain risky activitiesKelvington said ldquoUnfor-tunately there have been some incidents with some of the bars in town I think they promote their clien-tele with our students by promoting certain activities during the week They defi-nitely cater to the behavior because they know a major-ity of their business comes from studentsrdquoUniversity Heights is an-other party location in the Shepherdstown area yet it remains a mystery to some Shepherd students and Shepherdstown residents Duncan said ldquoI know that University Heights had a lot of parties when I was in my

first year but I never re-ally went thererdquoShepherd Universityrsquos Program Board and Resi-dence Life along with other campus organiza-tions provide several events that allow stu-dents to get together and have fun without involv-ing alcoholSegar said ldquoThere are ample opportunities to have fun without drink-ing We always have co-medians arts and crafts projects speakers and the Wellness Center awaiting our attentionrdquoStudents who are of age are encouraged to use al-cohol responsibly if they do consume it Shep-herdrsquos faculty and staff urge that alcohol should not be a popular focus on campus especially if it is being used for the wrong reasons There are various ways for students to educate themselves on the risks life may bring to them Educational information is provided every day from both Student Af-fairs and the Shepherd University Police Depart-mentKelvington said ldquoI would like our students to take advantage of the edu-cation we provide as it provides an essential amount of life skills training informationrdquo

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The Candidates vs Student LoanscHElsEa DEmEllo

Cdemel01ramsshepherdeduEducation is one of the greatest assets that we have if not the greatest Yet because of the bleak job outlook and rising tuition costs it has been a strug-gle even just to stay afloat In addition many students fear not only the anxiety of finding a career they enjoy fresh out of college but also the stagnant pur-suit of repaying the thou-sands of dollars in debt they owe in student loans However with 37 mil-lion Americans currently in debt to pay back stu-dent loans this problem

should definitely be a ma-jor issue for the upcom-ing presidential election Republican nominee Mitt Romney similar to many of his platforms has of-fered limited specifics as to what he will do in regard to student loan reform While his campaign has recently been in the pro-cess of a reboot and may offer more specifics as the election draws near he did provide some insight to his proposal Romneyrsquos premise is to essentially focus on providing college graduates with the jobs they deserve so they can pay back student loans President Obama has tak-en a different stance with

his ldquoPay as you earnrdquo pro-posal Based on income this program rewards those that pay back loans on time capping monthly loan repayments at 10 percent Obama has also made an effort to double the funding on Pell Grants which give money to stu-dents whose families do not earn more than $50000 per year so that they are able to attend college Most students at Shep-herd however would not qualify for Pell Grants since the average income for a studentrsquos family on campus is about $85000 Yet while their families may not get free money most students still need

loans to pay for their edu-cation needs at ShepherdOn campus 68 percent of students have their par-ents taking out loans to pay for their education So instead of simply borrow-ing money from mom and dad 68 percent of students on our campus are creat-ing debt for mom and dad This fact should empha-size just how important education truly is to our community and the im-pact it has on all of our lives If families are mak-ing the conscious choice to go into debt for their chil-drenrsquos education then a strong decision should be made about how to handle that debt once a higher

education is obtained Students and families who have sacrificed for a higher education shouldnrsquot have to spend the next twenty years of their lives pay-ing for it It should be much simpler and more affordable than that While Mitt Romneyrsquos plan of providing college gradu-ates with a job to pay back student loans would ideal-ly enable students to take responsibility for their own debt there just arenrsquot enough facts on the table Obamarsquos plan for student loan reform could possibly give those who deserve it a chance at a future without drowning farther into debt

Park It HerewENDY HaTcHErWhatch01ramsshepherdeduNo matter where you go parking is always an issue Why though Well here at Shepherd University people do not like having to park so far away from where they need to be They want to park in the closest spot they can get like when they go to the movies or the grocery storeKelli Welsh a secretary at the campus police depart-ment believes there is no problem with the parking There are enough spots for all the students and even some extra spaces for visitors However many people are pushing for a

parking garage but they do not realize that that could possibly increase the parking permit price There is a law that noth-ing can be more than three stories high Would that really fit all of the neces-sary cars on campus I highly doubt it since we have eight or more decent-sized parking lots as it isOn another note Riley Strawderman of town hall finds that the parking problem is due to many students and faculty mem-bers not wanting to park on the other side of cam-pus Because Shepherd-stown is a historic town we cannot build a lot of new things Also we sim-

ply do not have enough real estate for such an ex-travagant project Straw-derman also claims that this is an ongoing issueHere at the university students are willing to break the law and pay a fine in order to park in a more suitable spot for them If we did have a parking garage where ex-actly would it be built and what would we do with our many present park-ing lots Where would we build the parking garage The campus is only so big I understand othersrsquo anger at the locations of the park-ing lots since most of my classes and my dorm are on the east side while my

car is all the way at H-Lot I agree that it is unneces-sary to walk that far to get to your car when before it was just sitting in front of your house whenever you needed it I do not like the long walk but there is nothing I can do about it A parking garage is a good idea in theory but we do not need it There is no place to have one Since this is a historical town you can-not make drastic changes If we did create a park-ing garage would we pave the original parking lots into roads except for the space for the garage Plus construction on both ac-counts would cost a tre-mendous amount of mon-

ey along with having to find people to work there during the day and night Most places of work close at a certain time but cars come and go at all hours of the week Stu-dents and faculty mem-bers have to work and go to school and the work system needed for a park-ing garage is unreason-able for a college campusFor now I think the park-ing situation is not a bad one It fits all of our cars plus more We may need to walk but in the end it is a good system we have here at Shepherd

2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates

ZacH rouNcEvillEzrounc01ramsshepherdeduOctober is shaping up to be an exciting month in the political world as the presidential and vice presidential can-didates take the stage for a one-on-one debateThese debates are cer-tainly going to be filled with a lot of interesting responses among them Obamarsquos defense of his ldquorecordrdquo over the past four years and Vice President Joe Bidenrsquos frequent gaffes that will certainly arise when he debates his more intelligent and competent opponent in Paul Ryan The debates for this year are going to be very crucial They will give the millions of people who watch them the opportunity to judge the candidates on their de-meanor while answering questions and the rebut-tal between candidates Those people who are un-certain who to vote for will be given a clearer picture of where the candidates stand on certain issues by the end of the debating For students who are not

registered to vote are unsure if they are going to vote or plan not to vote at all watching the de-bates proves to be all the more relevant If they are uninformed on a candidate this is the perfect opportu-nity to get informed The first presidential debate will be held on Oct3 and will fea-ture the topics of the economy health care the role of govern-ment and governing in a general sense Presi-dent Obama will attempt to captivate the audience with his eloquent but empty 2008 rhetoric He will have to defend his less than stellar record on job creation advocate for the ever controversial ldquoObam-acarerdquo legislation and come up with a solution to decrease the national debt that his administra-tion and Congress helped to increase Mitt Romney will no doubt be ldquochomp-ing at the bitrdquo to attack Mr Obama on these issuesThe vice presidential de-bate on Oct 11 will con-

sist of similar topics but also touch on foreign policy issues Paul Ryan will nonetheless be ready to tackle the tough ques-tions especially those that center on government spending and budgeting Vice President Biden on the other hand will most likely be focused on trying not to put his foot in his mouth with another ldquoput yrsquoall back in chainsrdquo com-ment or another discrimi-natory remark against an ethnic group and a gas station It should be fun to watch Mr Ryan confront the current vice president about his past mishaps

The second presidential de-bate will be held on Oct16 and will be formatted like a town hall meeting Peo-ple from the audience can have their questions con-cerning foreign and domes-tic policy answered by each of the candidates It will be interesting to see how the candidates respond to a live audience especially if their responses are differ-ent from the first debate The third and final presi-dential debate will take place on Oct 22 This debate will focus on for-eign policy issues Presi-dent Obama will have to answer to the recent

conflict over widespread anti-American sentiment throughout the Middle East which should be a central issue of this debate Overall these debates will be fun to watch and should be watched by students and faculty alike Each of the candidates will have to be careful not to make a mistake that could hurt his campaign (Biden will have to try extra hard) When all is said and done Romney should have an easy time attacking the president on these issues and making his case for why he should be the next president

Presidential candidates John F Kennedy and Richard Nix-on taking part in the first televised presidential debate

Photograph courtesy of Wikicommons

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Social Networking amp You

Shepherd student checks her Facebook in the Scarborough Library in between classes Social networking has become a regular way of life for many college students in this current world

Photograph by Alexandra Stevens

NaTHaN YEsslErScreamingeagles33livecom Wersquore all becoming a part of a social networkWhat Myspace started others like Facebook and Twitter have contin-ued but to what effect For me personally Irsquom on Facebook whenever I go home along with many other sites like Youtube and Memebase I have Facebook on my phone along with texting which really is a form of social networking Itrsquos of-ten not counted in with the social networks but

your phone contact is a network one that we use constantly Try going somewhere without see-ing people with their faces in their phones texting Itrsquos almost impossible While all these things are a sign of advance-ment in technology and they can all be used well how do we know when they are abused and when social networking is too much and takes up too much of our lives With the advent of social media as a major part of our lives many have speculated that maybe

it has begun to take over our lives I know I spend way too much time on Facebook and sometimes Irsquom way too engrossed in my texting I use both a lot less than most peo-ple at least the texting Social networking may have started to become how humans interact with each other normally Really rather than talk-ing about how bad social networking is why not talk about what we can do instead Instead of Face-booking all day or tweet-ing why not go outside go hiking swimming or go out into the world

and actually doing some-thing And that doesnrsquot give license to take your phone and go text either I think keeping your phone with you is a good thing however maybe just keep it somewhere it doesnrsquot bother you to keep check-ing it or you know just ignore it Yes you can ig-nore your constant stream of texts coming from all your friends because you are so uber popular Hang out with friends go do something you donrsquot nor-mally do have some fun As Ms Frizzle from ldquoThe Magic School Busrdquo would say ldquoTake chances make

mistakes get messyrdquo So the next time you feel like yoursquore totally im-mersed in your social net-working or if you know you are do something else Turn off your computer go outside or go for a drive There are plenty of other things to do productive things There are so many things to do other than sit and really waste por-tions of our lives we could be using to do things like helping others improving ourselves and the com-munity and just getting out there to have some good old-fashioned fun

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Food Pricing May Be Cause for Concern

Shepherd students Matt Lind Will Lopez Cody Andrew Rausch and Cullen Byers go through the line at the dining hall seeing the numerous options available to them The dining hall is definitely the most bang for your buck

Photograph by Elizabeth Horn

EDITORIALAccording to Campus-VoteProjectorg 87 of students who register to vote actually show up to the polls According to our Facebook Picket poll a few weeks back 85 of students who answered said that they would vote this November It looks like Shepherd stu-dents are right on targetWe at The Picket feel that number should be even higher for our campus Itrsquos trite to go on about how necessary it is to vote but

this election is so impor-tant because we have the ability to swing the vote More importantly if we donrsquot vote then we have to consider who will vote for us If you donrsquot share the same value as your hyper-conservative 85 year old grandmother or if your mountain party hippie neighbors ter-rify you then you need to get your voice heardIt appears that what re-ally holds some students

back is not knowing how to register to vote Over 25 of students didnrsquot vote in the last election because they didnrsquot know how toOne of the easiest ways is to go to the library in Shepherdstown and reg-ister there Even if you donrsquot have any documents on you at the time that indicate where you live you can still register as long as you bring proof of residency with your to the polls on election day

If you live on campus and want to register here contact Ellisa Woodrey at Residence Life to get a letter proving you live here If you want to reg-ister in your home state you can use an online resource such as rock-thevotecom to get reg-istered online (you will have to print and mail it in though) Websites dedi-cated to youth voting can also fill you in on issues if you do not feel up-to-date Shepherd University has

had some people come in to help students get registered but the ad-ministration should en-courage us more and give students more guidance towards getting ready Contact Student Af-fairs and let them know that there should be more help with getting students ready to vote A campus wide educa-tion can make the dif-ference in how we par-ticipate in this election

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eduAmong the many is-sues across the campus here at Shepherd (park-ing housing internet problems etc) another issue has been raised the pricing of the foodIt costs a lot of money to go to college and one of the costs includes eating The dining hall Fireside Bistro the Rams Den and Ram Mart all of-fer a variety of food and drink selections to stu-dents Many students across campus share in the sentiment that the

pricing of various items based on the quality of those items is too highldquoOverall the food is a little expensive but not bad You can go to Mc-Donalds and buy food at a cheaper price than you can at the Rams Denrdquo said Shane Lowery a mass communications major ldquoThe dining hall prices arenrsquot bad either Since itrsquos all-you-can- eat I donrsquot really have a prob-lem with itrdquo he added Branden McLean a ju-nior said ldquoI think the prices are definitely too high especially for me being a commuter I would much rather go home to eat dinner than

spend money on cam-pus I could go to a fast food restaurant and save more money than I could if I ate here all the timerdquoIt would seem that based on these responses some-thing needs to be done about the pricing of the food that would benefit the budget of a college student However Cher-yl Fogle a food service assistant in the Rams Den says that the pric-ing of the food depends on what the student chooses ldquoA student is given a cer-tain amount of money on their meal plan and if they want to save money they should stick to the amount that is given If

you donrsquot get everything you can on the meal plan amount then you waste moneyrdquo said Fogle ldquoIf they donrsquot have a meal plan the best option is to use dining dollars or Rambler money This way they can save 5 percentrdquoThe pricing of items in the Ram Mart also seems to frustrate stu-dents Shanna Raines a junior feels that like the Rams Den the Ram Mart is expensive ldquoThe Ram Mart is over-pricedrdquo said Shanna ldquoI would save a lot more money by going to the grocery store to buy foodrdquoThe limits placed on meal

plan at the Rams Den are not high enough for stu-dents to really get what they need when they are hungry Although this may be a budget or fund-ing issue with the univer-sity it should be address nonetheless The money limit on the meal plan for breakfast lunch and dinner should be raised or the prices of the food in general need to be lowered to better meet the studentsrsquo needs Stu-dents should not have to waste money when it comes to food selection on campus and every-thing that can be done should be done to pre-vent his from happening

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saraH riDgEwaY sridge01ramsshepherdedu Sigma Tau Delta the English Honors Society at Shepherd University hosted their first literary reading of the semester at the Blue Moon Cafeacute on Sept 24 The event was ldquoone of the best turnouts we have had in a yearrdquo noted Leigh Koonce pres-ident of Sigma Tau DeltaApproximately 25 stu-dents attended the event in addition to the faculty members in attendance The event included read-ings by eight Shepherd students and two Shep-herd literature professors The readers either chose a personal original work or read a piece by a favorite or prominent poet The

variety of works was quite diverse ranging in style from comedic feminist modern Romantic and even travel as a sub-genre Roxanne Estes a senior creative writing major read a poem by EE Cummings that was very moving Dr Lewin a journalism profes-sor at Shepherd read one poem by Baudelaire and one original poem he read with great animation en-titled ldquoDandelionsrdquo that the crowd really enjoyed Dr Lewin was not the only professor to read howev-er Dr Mark Cantrell was the ldquokey note readerrdquo as Sigma Tau Delta plugged the event with Cantrell as the opening act Cantrell read three original poems and one by a feminist poet of his alma mater Also in attendance from the Shep-herd faculty were Dr Heidi Hanrahan and Dr Betty Ellzey ldquoItrsquos really cool to see [the teachers] outside of the classroom in an en-vironment where there are no pressures of academics and we can just discuss the things we want to dis-cussrdquo said Vicky Faith an English literature ma-jor and the secretary of Sigma Tau Delta The event was well-received and the members of Sigma Tau Delta welcome anyone who is interested to at-tend these monthly events The next literary reading will be tentatively held on Oct 22 at the Blue Moon Cafe at 600 Students are encouraged to bring any original poems or poems by a favorite author to read

Sigma Tau Delta Literary Reading Review

The Meat on Meatless Monday

Dr Jim Lewin reading his original poem ldquoDandelionsrdquo

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

micHaEl cHarTukmchart01ramsshepherdeduNeed some variety in your diet How about making your own Meatless Mon-days offer a new alterna-tive to your dinner plansMeatless Monday is a personal pledge to go one day a week without eat-ing any meat There are several celebrities and or-ganizations that already offer Meatless Monday options but for the most part it is a choice you have to make yourself Brochures available in the dining hall list several reasons why going meat-less is a good alternative Some reasons are vague such as ldquoGoing meatless will prevent chronic dis-easesrdquo Others are a bit deeper like preserving re-sources used in livestock raising Ultimately your reasons for going meatless are going to be your own but if the reasons appeal to you then give it a tryThere are salads avail-able at all dining loca-tions at Shepherd There are a few vegetarian op-tions though not enough to sustain a full veg-etarian diet But the op-tions would be perfect for a Meatless Monday The dining hall supports meatless options but sup-ports meat as well At least one type of each va-riety of meat was offered last Monday with vegetar-ian options hidden off to the side The cooler filled with alternative options is

Jennifer Miller is the Registered Dietitian on campus and is more than willing to assist you with any questions you have about food or diet Her office is located in the dining hall and she is in that office on Mondays and Wednesdays

from 9 to 5

Take the Meatless Monday pledge in the dining hall and be entered to win a gift card At meatlessmondaycom yoursquoll find everything you need to start your week meatless

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Ryan Franklin

a welcome change and offers soymilk and Greek yogurt The Meatless Monday life-style could of course be applied to other days of the week as well perhaps even in spurts Students could try a meatless din-ner today and then tomor-

row a meatless lunch The Meatless Monday website focuses on meatless meal options but it doesnrsquot dic-tate that they all have to be eaten on same dayShepherd students seem to have the opposite idea when it comes to meatless

sandwiches however ldquoMost students will order the let-tuce and tomato off their sandwichesrdquo said Fireside Bistro employee Eric ldquoSvenrdquo Hart ldquoOccasionally people will come in for a veggie sandwichrdquo The Meatless Mondays promotion has not completely taken ef-

fect in the Bistro yetFor more information on Meatless Monday visit the terrific Web site at wwwmeatlessmondaycom There are tips recipes and articles on the Meat-less Monday movement Visit today or on Monday

Just because you give up meat once a week doesnrsquot mean you need to give up tasty food There are lots of options at the dining hall for those people looking for an alternative choice

of food

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Alexandra StevensOnce a month Sigma Tau Delta has a literary reading at the Blue Moon This monthrsquos featured reader

was Dr Mark Cantrell

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Summer Adventures 2012

That first night in Europe was truly a test of strengthThe flight from Washington DC took me to New York there I boarded another plane that took me to London After a short wait there I boarded a third plane that took me to Barcelona Spain I waited in the luggage pick-up area for my traveling companion Joel to arrive He had offered to join me on my trip during the last week but we had different flights He arrived shortly with a few small bags I had my little backpack and cardboard box full of bicycle gear I also had some cashews and almonds that I didnrsquot think would make it through customs so we sat by the luggage machines and ate them all We then gathered our things and prepared to get our packs checked but when we walked past the initial customs check area and into the next room we realized that this next room was not a room at all it was outside We didnrsquot have to have the contents of our bags checked upon entering this foreign country We found this strange but continued onWe took a bus from the airport into the heart of Barcelona Then we wandered around and asked about bicycle stores We planned to purchase bicycles in Barcelona cycle around and then sell the bicycles before returning to the United States The day was hot and it was quite a bother to carry around my cardboard box After a few hours we found ourselves resting in a little plaza off to the side of the sidewalk Just as we were about to move on a sweating fair-skinned redhead with a longboard swept by anxiously looking out to the street We approached him and asked about a bike store He said that he had been going too fast down some of the nearby streets so the cops were trying to stop him and that there was a decent bicycle shop just down the road We thanked him wandered around some more and finally found Green BikesGreen Bikes is a little hole-in-the-wall bicycle shop store and rental place nestled on the side of a hilled alley street There was a beautiful white Peugeot road bicycle which I accepted happily Before coming to Spain I had researched and found loquocom a website similar to Craigrsquos List I came across a listing for a nice Decathlon road bicycle and we were scheduled to meet with that person the next day to potentially get the bicycle for JoelAfter letting the store worker know we would be back the following day to complete the sale we took a taxi to Fira Palace a large hotel where my grandparents just happened to be staying for a few days My grandparents like to travel and had been on a tour of eastern Spain The tour was ending in Barcelona at the same time Joel and I had arrived We said hello and left most of our items in their hotel room My grandparents didnrsquot have enough room for the two of us However a person had contacted me through the Couch Surfing Web site saying that he could host us for the night so we said good night to my grandparents and left the hotelI used a pay phone to call the Couch Surfing guy and he said that he couldnrsquot actually host us for the night We were a little disappointed but still had high spirits and were really excited to be in Spain We decided to find some clubs as we both love to dance and in our excitement we skipped and ran down the streets We wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea but decided not to at that time We made our way to La Rambla The long street was full of people and nighttime excitementIt wasnrsquot long before someone came up to my side and almost whispered ldquoOpiumrdquo I turned out of curiosity and there was a young lady holding out a piece of paper Opium turned out to be the name of a beachside club having a special deal that night Joel and I werenrsquot interested at the time and kept walking However here and there people kept trying to get our attention to go to the club The night was growing late and we were getting hungry so we made a quick stop by a little eatery and had some falafel Then we decided to head for the beachside clubsWe got lost found a taxi and quickly arrived at Opium and several other clubs We entered several and few people were actually dancing Most were just standing around trying to have conversations in the dark and be heard over loud music We danced and after several hours most of the clubs were closed so we decided to take a quick dip in the nearby seaThe night was cold and the water was colder but we were so happy just to be there We did however have to keep an eye on the beach and on our shoes and such Everywhere we had been that night including the beach lone men had been wandering around trying to sell flowers or sandwiches We didnrsquot want to have to worry about a theft or about being mugged by any of themWe got out and dried off the best we could but I was still awfully cold in the breezy night air It was around 3 am Joel and I didnrsquot have a place to sleep that night so we walked through the streets for a little while After a period of sitting on a bench shivering and extremely tired we then resolved to do some urban camping and following a quick scan of the area hopped a 7-foot wall onto someonersquos patio We only had a poncho to use as any sort of cover as we lay down on the gravel of the patio Large glass doors directly by our side were facing into the home We each drifted off into a troubled sleep I briefly awoke at one point shaking from cold and aching from my tense muscles to find that the night sky began to rain on us

May 15Entry 2- Day One in Barcelona

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JoHNNa lEarYjleary01ramsshepherdeduAt the beginning of fall semester most students spend their time studying for classes or preparing for homecoming However a select group of students spent the first few weeks of fall semester rehears-ing and preparing to bring the songs of Cole Porter George Gershwin Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to life in the new musi-cal revue ldquoA Celebration of the American Song-bookrdquo opening on FridayldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo features eight music de-partment vocal majors performing over thirty songs by classic American composers from the 1910s through the 1940s Unlike the previous large-scale musical theater produc-tions of ldquoCandiderdquo and

ldquoSweeney Toddrdquo this inti-mate show is a smaller and simpler production ldquoThis is not your typical music de-partment eventrdquo said cast member VanChessca Allen The production is a small-scale musical revue similar to a type of cabaret show The musical revue does not require a plot line or story Instead the production num-bers including solos duets quartets and full ensemble numbers are performed one after another with bits of historical information and introductions about the com-posers scattered through-out the performance ldquoGetting the chance to per-form music by these com-posers really excited me be-cause these composersrsquo early shows are not performed very much anymore I love Ameri-can songbook music but itrsquos usually overlooked and not done very oftenrdquo said cast

member Brian D James ldquoThe most enjoyable as-pect of rehearsals has been connecting with [the mu-sic of] some of Americarsquos greatest iconic compos-ers like Berlin Porter and Kern I think the show will introduce students to an important part of musical historyrdquo said di-rector and choreographer Dr Richard HelldoblerStudents may be famil-iar with some of the well-known songs from ldquoA Cel-ebration of the American Songbookrdquo such as ldquoOur Love is Here to Stayrdquo ldquoI Got Rhythmrdquo ldquoEmbrace-able Yourdquo ldquoSummertimerdquo and ldquoAlwaysrdquo Irving Ber-lin a featured composer of the evening was the composer of the song ldquoGod Bless Americardquo and com-poser for the movie ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo The music of George Gershwin was also featured in the clas-sic film ldquoAn American in Parisrdquo However the songs in this production feature several new arrangements by musical director Ken Cooper and were one of the challenging aspects of the show for the performersldquoI had to practice to learn my music and my lines Irsquom really excited to broaden my horizons [in this production] because Irsquom not really a musi-cal theater person so the challenge both excited and scared merdquo said cast

member Eduardo Rivera ldquoWe [the cast] had to learn our own parts and learn how the show fits to-gether as a whole so ev-eryone can do their best in the ensemble and work togetherrdquo said JamesIn addition to challenging songs the show also fea-tures several large dance numbers choreographed by the director Dr Helldobler ldquoI was responsible for stag-ing all of the ensemble num-bers looking at and blocking solos and duets and discuss-ing with the actors what would work well for the audiencerdquo said Helldobler The show features a mini-mal set with only eight stools and the grand piano (complete with accompanist Nathan Arch) onstage The performers are costumed in basic black dresses and tuxes evoking the feel of

a silent movie from the American songbook eraThe cast members had a very enjoyable time bringing the production together throughout the rehearsal process ldquoThe cast is like a family There was a lot of teamwork involvedrdquo said Rivera The ldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo cast features VanChes-sca Allen Shannen Ban-zhoff Paul Cabell Brian D James Johnna Leary Eduardo Rivera Matt Rothenberg and Me-gan West The show will run Oct 5 and 6 at 800 and Oct 7 at 300 in the Frank Center for the Arts Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler card and $10 for adults Tickets are avail-able at the door one hour prior to the performance

A Celebration of the American Songbook

a behind-the-scenes Look

(from l to r) Matt Rothenberg Paul Cabell Brian James and Edu-ardo Rivera rehearse the quartet ldquoGive Me Your Tired Your Poorrdquo

VanChessca Allen and Eduardo Rivera rehearse the dance number ldquoWunderbarrdquo

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

maTTHEw murPHY | mmurphy9071gmailcom

Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

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On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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PHOTO BY CHARLES RANSOM

This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

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Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

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With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

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PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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Departments Debate

Printing Fees

Kyle Perrella using his rambler to print off the black and white printer in the library The Shepherd library has lots of different copiers printers and scanners for students to use Photograph by Michael Keplinger

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Students debate whether other majors should have a printing budget to consti-tute ldquofreerdquo printing similar to the lab fees paid for by art majorsKaty Cousino a senior English major with a con-centration in creative writ-ing said ldquoFor the creative writing track you are writ-ing up to fifteen pagesrdquoArt majors are required to pay a $45 fee for materials such as printer ink toner paper and other art-spe-cific necessities English majors are devoid of this thus paying out of pocket for materialsOn campus printing costs 15 cents per black and white page causing stu-dents who have many pa-pers to print to accumulate an expensive billCousino believes that stu-dents within the creative writing program would benefit from an upfront fixed charge to cover these costs Other English ma-jors who do not print as much however may not share this opinionAssistant professor of English Dr Carrie Mes-senger supports Cousinorsquos position She reminds her students however that creative writing often ldquore-quires fewer and less ex-pensive textbooksrdquoPrinting is considered to constitute the textbook cost for these classes Messen-ger believes though that creative writing is a form of art and as such students must create drafts which are often times printed outThe department chair of English Dr Betty Ellzey is not convinced that addi-tional fees are necessary

She argues that ldquostudents donrsquot want to pay extrardquo and ldquoit would be a bureau-cratic nightmare if all de-partments charged [mate-rial fees]rdquoContrasting opinions are not limited to the Eng-lish department however Some art students who do not regularly print find it is unfair to pay these mate-rial fees although the fees also provide many materi-als for artistsGraphic design majors are excluded from ldquofreerdquo print-ing if they print in color The current rate is 25 cents per normal-sized paper and 50 cents per large-sized pa-perRhonda Smith depart-ment chair of contempo-rary art and theater said ldquoStudents are not always aware of their spending and wasterdquoThis charge covers most ex-pendable items that Shep-herd University purchases for artists These supplies are bought in bulk and al-low the university to re-ceive a discount The sup-plies are not inexhaustible howeverSmith believes that the ad-ditional charge provides students with more than they could provide them-selves because the cost of creating art is rising Simi-lar costs have always been a part of every art program she has seen yet she is not convinced that it is the best policy because requir-ing students to spend their own money ldquoforces frugal decisionsrdquoAdding costs directly to the tuition bill allows for the possibility for financial aid and scholarships to com-pensate for students how-ever

How Would You Improve Dorm LifeVoices in the Hall

ldquoTo improve dorm life I would of-

fer wireless internet in all of the

rooms I would also have more

storage available to students and

make it easier to access as wellrdquo -

Ben Hackett senior biology major

ldquoSince Irsquom an RA I would offer

more stuff to do on the week-

ends for students especially

since it is preferred that people

stay on campus but therersquos not

a lot of things for students to

do on the weekendrdquo - Deborah

Adams senior psychology major

ldquoIt would be nice if single

rooms could be available for

everyone to have Irsquom not

saying thatrsquos what everyone

wants but it would be nice to

have that optionrdquo - Katherine

Baulkwill sophomore nursing

major

ldquoI would improve dorm life by

having a personal dishwasher

in my room By that I mean

another person to wash

dishes for me I hate washing

dishesrdquo - Mahaley Beaty sopho-

more elementary education major

Rose Tribby

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Another Thirsty Thursday

Shepherdrsquos Party Culture

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Since Shepherdstown is such a small town many students may find it dif-ficult to adapt without taking in a few beers dur-ing the week Local bars restaurants and apart-ments are home a large part of the party culture in Shepherdstown Tonyrsquos Pizza Stonewallrsquos Pub and Altorsquos seem to be the hot spots for Shepherd students and residents of Shepherdstown alike Senior mass communica-tions major Symantha Parker believes that only a few nights a week can satisfy the needParker said ldquoNow that I am a senior I would say that I party about twice a month I donrsquot go to To-nyrsquos anymore because itrsquos usually overcrowded and gross Now I usually go to Altorsquos if I do go outrdquoOne might assume many parties are occurring in dorms on campus for Shepherd Univer-sity students although many of the parties in Shepherdstown are oc-curring elsewhere Sgt DL Kelvington of Shep-herd Universityrsquos police department notes that a majority of the reports

result from off campus par-tying A lot of these reports have been related to under-age drinking Kelvington said ldquoIt seems like every Monday morn-ing we get reports of some-thing that happened over the weekend Usually these incidences relate to parties that have happened off cam-pusrdquoThere have not been any re-cent reports this semester Students are advised how-ever to remember that it is unsafe to consume anything whose contents are not com-pletely known Many stu-dents may consume mixed alcoholic beverages from punch bowls or anything unlabeled Dr Thomas Segar vice pres-ident for student affairs believes that students who constantly party and con-sume alcohol are putting themselves in risky situa-tions The code of conduct states consequences for un-derage students who have been found violating Shep-herd Universityrsquos alcohol policy Segar said ldquoIf there is con-sistent risky behavior itrsquos going to have a long-term negative effect on students Going to class consistently is key Anything that pre-vents that from happening at its best can be harmfulrdquo Alcohol consumption is just seen as part of the college experience for some stu-dents who believe it should not always be related to all of their problems

Sophomore art major Matt Duncan believes there is no harm in drinking a couple of beers per nightDuncan said ldquoThe prob-lem isnrsquot the alcohol All of the movies I have watched about college have been about having a good time Irsquom not going to feel guilty especially when Irsquom able to keep my grades at a decent averagerdquo Some restaurant staff mem-bers do not seem to think al-cohol has much of an impact on whether Shepherd is a party school West Virginia University has the reputa-tion of a high party culture and residents seek to stress that Shepherd is not the same Tonyrsquos remains well-known for its frequent Thursday night population Students visit the pub about 3 ndash 4 nights a week although some may believe it is where students like to party every night Staff members stress that it is always a different group and not necessarily only fraternities and sorori-ties They enjoy the stu-dentsrsquo company and would like to see them stay in Shepherdstown more often The anonymous Tonyrsquos Pizza and Stonewallrsquos Pub manager said ldquoWersquore not WVU Therersquos not a huge impact on party culture in Shepherdstown but there is definitely an impact that

comes from drinking in some cases I do wish more students would stay in town on the weekends and enjoy the town and what it has to offerrdquoAny activity that prevents a student from going to class and being fully prepared may be a detriment to that studentrsquos college success story Parker said ldquoWhen I was a freshman it would be hard to go to sleep at 3 am and then have class at 8 am so to say that my grades werenrsquot affected in that one class would be a bit of a stretch even though I still received Arsquos in a lot of my classesrdquoEven though there have not been any recent incidents Shepherd police note that some of the restaurants in town may be encouraging students to take part in cer-tain risky activitiesKelvington said ldquoUnfor-tunately there have been some incidents with some of the bars in town I think they promote their clien-tele with our students by promoting certain activities during the week They defi-nitely cater to the behavior because they know a major-ity of their business comes from studentsrdquoUniversity Heights is an-other party location in the Shepherdstown area yet it remains a mystery to some Shepherd students and Shepherdstown residents Duncan said ldquoI know that University Heights had a lot of parties when I was in my

first year but I never re-ally went thererdquoShepherd Universityrsquos Program Board and Resi-dence Life along with other campus organiza-tions provide several events that allow stu-dents to get together and have fun without involv-ing alcoholSegar said ldquoThere are ample opportunities to have fun without drink-ing We always have co-medians arts and crafts projects speakers and the Wellness Center awaiting our attentionrdquoStudents who are of age are encouraged to use al-cohol responsibly if they do consume it Shep-herdrsquos faculty and staff urge that alcohol should not be a popular focus on campus especially if it is being used for the wrong reasons There are various ways for students to educate themselves on the risks life may bring to them Educational information is provided every day from both Student Af-fairs and the Shepherd University Police Depart-mentKelvington said ldquoI would like our students to take advantage of the edu-cation we provide as it provides an essential amount of life skills training informationrdquo

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The Candidates vs Student LoanscHElsEa DEmEllo

Cdemel01ramsshepherdeduEducation is one of the greatest assets that we have if not the greatest Yet because of the bleak job outlook and rising tuition costs it has been a strug-gle even just to stay afloat In addition many students fear not only the anxiety of finding a career they enjoy fresh out of college but also the stagnant pur-suit of repaying the thou-sands of dollars in debt they owe in student loans However with 37 mil-lion Americans currently in debt to pay back stu-dent loans this problem

should definitely be a ma-jor issue for the upcom-ing presidential election Republican nominee Mitt Romney similar to many of his platforms has of-fered limited specifics as to what he will do in regard to student loan reform While his campaign has recently been in the pro-cess of a reboot and may offer more specifics as the election draws near he did provide some insight to his proposal Romneyrsquos premise is to essentially focus on providing college graduates with the jobs they deserve so they can pay back student loans President Obama has tak-en a different stance with

his ldquoPay as you earnrdquo pro-posal Based on income this program rewards those that pay back loans on time capping monthly loan repayments at 10 percent Obama has also made an effort to double the funding on Pell Grants which give money to stu-dents whose families do not earn more than $50000 per year so that they are able to attend college Most students at Shep-herd however would not qualify for Pell Grants since the average income for a studentrsquos family on campus is about $85000 Yet while their families may not get free money most students still need

loans to pay for their edu-cation needs at ShepherdOn campus 68 percent of students have their par-ents taking out loans to pay for their education So instead of simply borrow-ing money from mom and dad 68 percent of students on our campus are creat-ing debt for mom and dad This fact should empha-size just how important education truly is to our community and the im-pact it has on all of our lives If families are mak-ing the conscious choice to go into debt for their chil-drenrsquos education then a strong decision should be made about how to handle that debt once a higher

education is obtained Students and families who have sacrificed for a higher education shouldnrsquot have to spend the next twenty years of their lives pay-ing for it It should be much simpler and more affordable than that While Mitt Romneyrsquos plan of providing college gradu-ates with a job to pay back student loans would ideal-ly enable students to take responsibility for their own debt there just arenrsquot enough facts on the table Obamarsquos plan for student loan reform could possibly give those who deserve it a chance at a future without drowning farther into debt

Park It HerewENDY HaTcHErWhatch01ramsshepherdeduNo matter where you go parking is always an issue Why though Well here at Shepherd University people do not like having to park so far away from where they need to be They want to park in the closest spot they can get like when they go to the movies or the grocery storeKelli Welsh a secretary at the campus police depart-ment believes there is no problem with the parking There are enough spots for all the students and even some extra spaces for visitors However many people are pushing for a

parking garage but they do not realize that that could possibly increase the parking permit price There is a law that noth-ing can be more than three stories high Would that really fit all of the neces-sary cars on campus I highly doubt it since we have eight or more decent-sized parking lots as it isOn another note Riley Strawderman of town hall finds that the parking problem is due to many students and faculty mem-bers not wanting to park on the other side of cam-pus Because Shepherd-stown is a historic town we cannot build a lot of new things Also we sim-

ply do not have enough real estate for such an ex-travagant project Straw-derman also claims that this is an ongoing issueHere at the university students are willing to break the law and pay a fine in order to park in a more suitable spot for them If we did have a parking garage where ex-actly would it be built and what would we do with our many present park-ing lots Where would we build the parking garage The campus is only so big I understand othersrsquo anger at the locations of the park-ing lots since most of my classes and my dorm are on the east side while my

car is all the way at H-Lot I agree that it is unneces-sary to walk that far to get to your car when before it was just sitting in front of your house whenever you needed it I do not like the long walk but there is nothing I can do about it A parking garage is a good idea in theory but we do not need it There is no place to have one Since this is a historical town you can-not make drastic changes If we did create a park-ing garage would we pave the original parking lots into roads except for the space for the garage Plus construction on both ac-counts would cost a tre-mendous amount of mon-

ey along with having to find people to work there during the day and night Most places of work close at a certain time but cars come and go at all hours of the week Stu-dents and faculty mem-bers have to work and go to school and the work system needed for a park-ing garage is unreason-able for a college campusFor now I think the park-ing situation is not a bad one It fits all of our cars plus more We may need to walk but in the end it is a good system we have here at Shepherd

2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates

ZacH rouNcEvillEzrounc01ramsshepherdeduOctober is shaping up to be an exciting month in the political world as the presidential and vice presidential can-didates take the stage for a one-on-one debateThese debates are cer-tainly going to be filled with a lot of interesting responses among them Obamarsquos defense of his ldquorecordrdquo over the past four years and Vice President Joe Bidenrsquos frequent gaffes that will certainly arise when he debates his more intelligent and competent opponent in Paul Ryan The debates for this year are going to be very crucial They will give the millions of people who watch them the opportunity to judge the candidates on their de-meanor while answering questions and the rebut-tal between candidates Those people who are un-certain who to vote for will be given a clearer picture of where the candidates stand on certain issues by the end of the debating For students who are not

registered to vote are unsure if they are going to vote or plan not to vote at all watching the de-bates proves to be all the more relevant If they are uninformed on a candidate this is the perfect opportu-nity to get informed The first presidential debate will be held on Oct3 and will fea-ture the topics of the economy health care the role of govern-ment and governing in a general sense Presi-dent Obama will attempt to captivate the audience with his eloquent but empty 2008 rhetoric He will have to defend his less than stellar record on job creation advocate for the ever controversial ldquoObam-acarerdquo legislation and come up with a solution to decrease the national debt that his administra-tion and Congress helped to increase Mitt Romney will no doubt be ldquochomp-ing at the bitrdquo to attack Mr Obama on these issuesThe vice presidential de-bate on Oct 11 will con-

sist of similar topics but also touch on foreign policy issues Paul Ryan will nonetheless be ready to tackle the tough ques-tions especially those that center on government spending and budgeting Vice President Biden on the other hand will most likely be focused on trying not to put his foot in his mouth with another ldquoput yrsquoall back in chainsrdquo com-ment or another discrimi-natory remark against an ethnic group and a gas station It should be fun to watch Mr Ryan confront the current vice president about his past mishaps

The second presidential de-bate will be held on Oct16 and will be formatted like a town hall meeting Peo-ple from the audience can have their questions con-cerning foreign and domes-tic policy answered by each of the candidates It will be interesting to see how the candidates respond to a live audience especially if their responses are differ-ent from the first debate The third and final presi-dential debate will take place on Oct 22 This debate will focus on for-eign policy issues Presi-dent Obama will have to answer to the recent

conflict over widespread anti-American sentiment throughout the Middle East which should be a central issue of this debate Overall these debates will be fun to watch and should be watched by students and faculty alike Each of the candidates will have to be careful not to make a mistake that could hurt his campaign (Biden will have to try extra hard) When all is said and done Romney should have an easy time attacking the president on these issues and making his case for why he should be the next president

Presidential candidates John F Kennedy and Richard Nix-on taking part in the first televised presidential debate

Photograph courtesy of Wikicommons

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Social Networking amp You

Shepherd student checks her Facebook in the Scarborough Library in between classes Social networking has become a regular way of life for many college students in this current world

Photograph by Alexandra Stevens

NaTHaN YEsslErScreamingeagles33livecom Wersquore all becoming a part of a social networkWhat Myspace started others like Facebook and Twitter have contin-ued but to what effect For me personally Irsquom on Facebook whenever I go home along with many other sites like Youtube and Memebase I have Facebook on my phone along with texting which really is a form of social networking Itrsquos of-ten not counted in with the social networks but

your phone contact is a network one that we use constantly Try going somewhere without see-ing people with their faces in their phones texting Itrsquos almost impossible While all these things are a sign of advance-ment in technology and they can all be used well how do we know when they are abused and when social networking is too much and takes up too much of our lives With the advent of social media as a major part of our lives many have speculated that maybe

it has begun to take over our lives I know I spend way too much time on Facebook and sometimes Irsquom way too engrossed in my texting I use both a lot less than most peo-ple at least the texting Social networking may have started to become how humans interact with each other normally Really rather than talk-ing about how bad social networking is why not talk about what we can do instead Instead of Face-booking all day or tweet-ing why not go outside go hiking swimming or go out into the world

and actually doing some-thing And that doesnrsquot give license to take your phone and go text either I think keeping your phone with you is a good thing however maybe just keep it somewhere it doesnrsquot bother you to keep check-ing it or you know just ignore it Yes you can ig-nore your constant stream of texts coming from all your friends because you are so uber popular Hang out with friends go do something you donrsquot nor-mally do have some fun As Ms Frizzle from ldquoThe Magic School Busrdquo would say ldquoTake chances make

mistakes get messyrdquo So the next time you feel like yoursquore totally im-mersed in your social net-working or if you know you are do something else Turn off your computer go outside or go for a drive There are plenty of other things to do productive things There are so many things to do other than sit and really waste por-tions of our lives we could be using to do things like helping others improving ourselves and the com-munity and just getting out there to have some good old-fashioned fun

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Food Pricing May Be Cause for Concern

Shepherd students Matt Lind Will Lopez Cody Andrew Rausch and Cullen Byers go through the line at the dining hall seeing the numerous options available to them The dining hall is definitely the most bang for your buck

Photograph by Elizabeth Horn

EDITORIALAccording to Campus-VoteProjectorg 87 of students who register to vote actually show up to the polls According to our Facebook Picket poll a few weeks back 85 of students who answered said that they would vote this November It looks like Shepherd stu-dents are right on targetWe at The Picket feel that number should be even higher for our campus Itrsquos trite to go on about how necessary it is to vote but

this election is so impor-tant because we have the ability to swing the vote More importantly if we donrsquot vote then we have to consider who will vote for us If you donrsquot share the same value as your hyper-conservative 85 year old grandmother or if your mountain party hippie neighbors ter-rify you then you need to get your voice heardIt appears that what re-ally holds some students

back is not knowing how to register to vote Over 25 of students didnrsquot vote in the last election because they didnrsquot know how toOne of the easiest ways is to go to the library in Shepherdstown and reg-ister there Even if you donrsquot have any documents on you at the time that indicate where you live you can still register as long as you bring proof of residency with your to the polls on election day

If you live on campus and want to register here contact Ellisa Woodrey at Residence Life to get a letter proving you live here If you want to reg-ister in your home state you can use an online resource such as rock-thevotecom to get reg-istered online (you will have to print and mail it in though) Websites dedi-cated to youth voting can also fill you in on issues if you do not feel up-to-date Shepherd University has

had some people come in to help students get registered but the ad-ministration should en-courage us more and give students more guidance towards getting ready Contact Student Af-fairs and let them know that there should be more help with getting students ready to vote A campus wide educa-tion can make the dif-ference in how we par-ticipate in this election

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eduAmong the many is-sues across the campus here at Shepherd (park-ing housing internet problems etc) another issue has been raised the pricing of the foodIt costs a lot of money to go to college and one of the costs includes eating The dining hall Fireside Bistro the Rams Den and Ram Mart all of-fer a variety of food and drink selections to stu-dents Many students across campus share in the sentiment that the

pricing of various items based on the quality of those items is too highldquoOverall the food is a little expensive but not bad You can go to Mc-Donalds and buy food at a cheaper price than you can at the Rams Denrdquo said Shane Lowery a mass communications major ldquoThe dining hall prices arenrsquot bad either Since itrsquos all-you-can- eat I donrsquot really have a prob-lem with itrdquo he added Branden McLean a ju-nior said ldquoI think the prices are definitely too high especially for me being a commuter I would much rather go home to eat dinner than

spend money on cam-pus I could go to a fast food restaurant and save more money than I could if I ate here all the timerdquoIt would seem that based on these responses some-thing needs to be done about the pricing of the food that would benefit the budget of a college student However Cher-yl Fogle a food service assistant in the Rams Den says that the pric-ing of the food depends on what the student chooses ldquoA student is given a cer-tain amount of money on their meal plan and if they want to save money they should stick to the amount that is given If

you donrsquot get everything you can on the meal plan amount then you waste moneyrdquo said Fogle ldquoIf they donrsquot have a meal plan the best option is to use dining dollars or Rambler money This way they can save 5 percentrdquoThe pricing of items in the Ram Mart also seems to frustrate stu-dents Shanna Raines a junior feels that like the Rams Den the Ram Mart is expensive ldquoThe Ram Mart is over-pricedrdquo said Shanna ldquoI would save a lot more money by going to the grocery store to buy foodrdquoThe limits placed on meal

plan at the Rams Den are not high enough for stu-dents to really get what they need when they are hungry Although this may be a budget or fund-ing issue with the univer-sity it should be address nonetheless The money limit on the meal plan for breakfast lunch and dinner should be raised or the prices of the food in general need to be lowered to better meet the studentsrsquo needs Stu-dents should not have to waste money when it comes to food selection on campus and every-thing that can be done should be done to pre-vent his from happening

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saraH riDgEwaY sridge01ramsshepherdedu Sigma Tau Delta the English Honors Society at Shepherd University hosted their first literary reading of the semester at the Blue Moon Cafeacute on Sept 24 The event was ldquoone of the best turnouts we have had in a yearrdquo noted Leigh Koonce pres-ident of Sigma Tau DeltaApproximately 25 stu-dents attended the event in addition to the faculty members in attendance The event included read-ings by eight Shepherd students and two Shep-herd literature professors The readers either chose a personal original work or read a piece by a favorite or prominent poet The

variety of works was quite diverse ranging in style from comedic feminist modern Romantic and even travel as a sub-genre Roxanne Estes a senior creative writing major read a poem by EE Cummings that was very moving Dr Lewin a journalism profes-sor at Shepherd read one poem by Baudelaire and one original poem he read with great animation en-titled ldquoDandelionsrdquo that the crowd really enjoyed Dr Lewin was not the only professor to read howev-er Dr Mark Cantrell was the ldquokey note readerrdquo as Sigma Tau Delta plugged the event with Cantrell as the opening act Cantrell read three original poems and one by a feminist poet of his alma mater Also in attendance from the Shep-herd faculty were Dr Heidi Hanrahan and Dr Betty Ellzey ldquoItrsquos really cool to see [the teachers] outside of the classroom in an en-vironment where there are no pressures of academics and we can just discuss the things we want to dis-cussrdquo said Vicky Faith an English literature ma-jor and the secretary of Sigma Tau Delta The event was well-received and the members of Sigma Tau Delta welcome anyone who is interested to at-tend these monthly events The next literary reading will be tentatively held on Oct 22 at the Blue Moon Cafe at 600 Students are encouraged to bring any original poems or poems by a favorite author to read

Sigma Tau Delta Literary Reading Review

The Meat on Meatless Monday

Dr Jim Lewin reading his original poem ldquoDandelionsrdquo

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

micHaEl cHarTukmchart01ramsshepherdeduNeed some variety in your diet How about making your own Meatless Mon-days offer a new alterna-tive to your dinner plansMeatless Monday is a personal pledge to go one day a week without eat-ing any meat There are several celebrities and or-ganizations that already offer Meatless Monday options but for the most part it is a choice you have to make yourself Brochures available in the dining hall list several reasons why going meat-less is a good alternative Some reasons are vague such as ldquoGoing meatless will prevent chronic dis-easesrdquo Others are a bit deeper like preserving re-sources used in livestock raising Ultimately your reasons for going meatless are going to be your own but if the reasons appeal to you then give it a tryThere are salads avail-able at all dining loca-tions at Shepherd There are a few vegetarian op-tions though not enough to sustain a full veg-etarian diet But the op-tions would be perfect for a Meatless Monday The dining hall supports meatless options but sup-ports meat as well At least one type of each va-riety of meat was offered last Monday with vegetar-ian options hidden off to the side The cooler filled with alternative options is

Jennifer Miller is the Registered Dietitian on campus and is more than willing to assist you with any questions you have about food or diet Her office is located in the dining hall and she is in that office on Mondays and Wednesdays

from 9 to 5

Take the Meatless Monday pledge in the dining hall and be entered to win a gift card At meatlessmondaycom yoursquoll find everything you need to start your week meatless

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Ryan Franklin

a welcome change and offers soymilk and Greek yogurt The Meatless Monday life-style could of course be applied to other days of the week as well perhaps even in spurts Students could try a meatless din-ner today and then tomor-

row a meatless lunch The Meatless Monday website focuses on meatless meal options but it doesnrsquot dic-tate that they all have to be eaten on same dayShepherd students seem to have the opposite idea when it comes to meatless

sandwiches however ldquoMost students will order the let-tuce and tomato off their sandwichesrdquo said Fireside Bistro employee Eric ldquoSvenrdquo Hart ldquoOccasionally people will come in for a veggie sandwichrdquo The Meatless Mondays promotion has not completely taken ef-

fect in the Bistro yetFor more information on Meatless Monday visit the terrific Web site at wwwmeatlessmondaycom There are tips recipes and articles on the Meat-less Monday movement Visit today or on Monday

Just because you give up meat once a week doesnrsquot mean you need to give up tasty food There are lots of options at the dining hall for those people looking for an alternative choice

of food

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Alexandra StevensOnce a month Sigma Tau Delta has a literary reading at the Blue Moon This monthrsquos featured reader

was Dr Mark Cantrell

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Summer Adventures 2012

That first night in Europe was truly a test of strengthThe flight from Washington DC took me to New York there I boarded another plane that took me to London After a short wait there I boarded a third plane that took me to Barcelona Spain I waited in the luggage pick-up area for my traveling companion Joel to arrive He had offered to join me on my trip during the last week but we had different flights He arrived shortly with a few small bags I had my little backpack and cardboard box full of bicycle gear I also had some cashews and almonds that I didnrsquot think would make it through customs so we sat by the luggage machines and ate them all We then gathered our things and prepared to get our packs checked but when we walked past the initial customs check area and into the next room we realized that this next room was not a room at all it was outside We didnrsquot have to have the contents of our bags checked upon entering this foreign country We found this strange but continued onWe took a bus from the airport into the heart of Barcelona Then we wandered around and asked about bicycle stores We planned to purchase bicycles in Barcelona cycle around and then sell the bicycles before returning to the United States The day was hot and it was quite a bother to carry around my cardboard box After a few hours we found ourselves resting in a little plaza off to the side of the sidewalk Just as we were about to move on a sweating fair-skinned redhead with a longboard swept by anxiously looking out to the street We approached him and asked about a bike store He said that he had been going too fast down some of the nearby streets so the cops were trying to stop him and that there was a decent bicycle shop just down the road We thanked him wandered around some more and finally found Green BikesGreen Bikes is a little hole-in-the-wall bicycle shop store and rental place nestled on the side of a hilled alley street There was a beautiful white Peugeot road bicycle which I accepted happily Before coming to Spain I had researched and found loquocom a website similar to Craigrsquos List I came across a listing for a nice Decathlon road bicycle and we were scheduled to meet with that person the next day to potentially get the bicycle for JoelAfter letting the store worker know we would be back the following day to complete the sale we took a taxi to Fira Palace a large hotel where my grandparents just happened to be staying for a few days My grandparents like to travel and had been on a tour of eastern Spain The tour was ending in Barcelona at the same time Joel and I had arrived We said hello and left most of our items in their hotel room My grandparents didnrsquot have enough room for the two of us However a person had contacted me through the Couch Surfing Web site saying that he could host us for the night so we said good night to my grandparents and left the hotelI used a pay phone to call the Couch Surfing guy and he said that he couldnrsquot actually host us for the night We were a little disappointed but still had high spirits and were really excited to be in Spain We decided to find some clubs as we both love to dance and in our excitement we skipped and ran down the streets We wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea but decided not to at that time We made our way to La Rambla The long street was full of people and nighttime excitementIt wasnrsquot long before someone came up to my side and almost whispered ldquoOpiumrdquo I turned out of curiosity and there was a young lady holding out a piece of paper Opium turned out to be the name of a beachside club having a special deal that night Joel and I werenrsquot interested at the time and kept walking However here and there people kept trying to get our attention to go to the club The night was growing late and we were getting hungry so we made a quick stop by a little eatery and had some falafel Then we decided to head for the beachside clubsWe got lost found a taxi and quickly arrived at Opium and several other clubs We entered several and few people were actually dancing Most were just standing around trying to have conversations in the dark and be heard over loud music We danced and after several hours most of the clubs were closed so we decided to take a quick dip in the nearby seaThe night was cold and the water was colder but we were so happy just to be there We did however have to keep an eye on the beach and on our shoes and such Everywhere we had been that night including the beach lone men had been wandering around trying to sell flowers or sandwiches We didnrsquot want to have to worry about a theft or about being mugged by any of themWe got out and dried off the best we could but I was still awfully cold in the breezy night air It was around 3 am Joel and I didnrsquot have a place to sleep that night so we walked through the streets for a little while After a period of sitting on a bench shivering and extremely tired we then resolved to do some urban camping and following a quick scan of the area hopped a 7-foot wall onto someonersquos patio We only had a poncho to use as any sort of cover as we lay down on the gravel of the patio Large glass doors directly by our side were facing into the home We each drifted off into a troubled sleep I briefly awoke at one point shaking from cold and aching from my tense muscles to find that the night sky began to rain on us

May 15Entry 2- Day One in Barcelona

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JoHNNa lEarYjleary01ramsshepherdeduAt the beginning of fall semester most students spend their time studying for classes or preparing for homecoming However a select group of students spent the first few weeks of fall semester rehears-ing and preparing to bring the songs of Cole Porter George Gershwin Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to life in the new musi-cal revue ldquoA Celebration of the American Song-bookrdquo opening on FridayldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo features eight music de-partment vocal majors performing over thirty songs by classic American composers from the 1910s through the 1940s Unlike the previous large-scale musical theater produc-tions of ldquoCandiderdquo and

ldquoSweeney Toddrdquo this inti-mate show is a smaller and simpler production ldquoThis is not your typical music de-partment eventrdquo said cast member VanChessca Allen The production is a small-scale musical revue similar to a type of cabaret show The musical revue does not require a plot line or story Instead the production num-bers including solos duets quartets and full ensemble numbers are performed one after another with bits of historical information and introductions about the com-posers scattered through-out the performance ldquoGetting the chance to per-form music by these com-posers really excited me be-cause these composersrsquo early shows are not performed very much anymore I love Ameri-can songbook music but itrsquos usually overlooked and not done very oftenrdquo said cast

member Brian D James ldquoThe most enjoyable as-pect of rehearsals has been connecting with [the mu-sic of] some of Americarsquos greatest iconic compos-ers like Berlin Porter and Kern I think the show will introduce students to an important part of musical historyrdquo said di-rector and choreographer Dr Richard HelldoblerStudents may be famil-iar with some of the well-known songs from ldquoA Cel-ebration of the American Songbookrdquo such as ldquoOur Love is Here to Stayrdquo ldquoI Got Rhythmrdquo ldquoEmbrace-able Yourdquo ldquoSummertimerdquo and ldquoAlwaysrdquo Irving Ber-lin a featured composer of the evening was the composer of the song ldquoGod Bless Americardquo and com-poser for the movie ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo The music of George Gershwin was also featured in the clas-sic film ldquoAn American in Parisrdquo However the songs in this production feature several new arrangements by musical director Ken Cooper and were one of the challenging aspects of the show for the performersldquoI had to practice to learn my music and my lines Irsquom really excited to broaden my horizons [in this production] because Irsquom not really a musi-cal theater person so the challenge both excited and scared merdquo said cast

member Eduardo Rivera ldquoWe [the cast] had to learn our own parts and learn how the show fits to-gether as a whole so ev-eryone can do their best in the ensemble and work togetherrdquo said JamesIn addition to challenging songs the show also fea-tures several large dance numbers choreographed by the director Dr Helldobler ldquoI was responsible for stag-ing all of the ensemble num-bers looking at and blocking solos and duets and discuss-ing with the actors what would work well for the audiencerdquo said Helldobler The show features a mini-mal set with only eight stools and the grand piano (complete with accompanist Nathan Arch) onstage The performers are costumed in basic black dresses and tuxes evoking the feel of

a silent movie from the American songbook eraThe cast members had a very enjoyable time bringing the production together throughout the rehearsal process ldquoThe cast is like a family There was a lot of teamwork involvedrdquo said Rivera The ldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo cast features VanChes-sca Allen Shannen Ban-zhoff Paul Cabell Brian D James Johnna Leary Eduardo Rivera Matt Rothenberg and Me-gan West The show will run Oct 5 and 6 at 800 and Oct 7 at 300 in the Frank Center for the Arts Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler card and $10 for adults Tickets are avail-able at the door one hour prior to the performance

A Celebration of the American Songbook

a behind-the-scenes Look

(from l to r) Matt Rothenberg Paul Cabell Brian James and Edu-ardo Rivera rehearse the quartet ldquoGive Me Your Tired Your Poorrdquo

VanChessca Allen and Eduardo Rivera rehearse the dance number ldquoWunderbarrdquo

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

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Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

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On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

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Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

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With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

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PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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Another Thirsty Thursday

Shepherdrsquos Party Culture

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Since Shepherdstown is such a small town many students may find it dif-ficult to adapt without taking in a few beers dur-ing the week Local bars restaurants and apart-ments are home a large part of the party culture in Shepherdstown Tonyrsquos Pizza Stonewallrsquos Pub and Altorsquos seem to be the hot spots for Shepherd students and residents of Shepherdstown alike Senior mass communica-tions major Symantha Parker believes that only a few nights a week can satisfy the needParker said ldquoNow that I am a senior I would say that I party about twice a month I donrsquot go to To-nyrsquos anymore because itrsquos usually overcrowded and gross Now I usually go to Altorsquos if I do go outrdquoOne might assume many parties are occurring in dorms on campus for Shepherd Univer-sity students although many of the parties in Shepherdstown are oc-curring elsewhere Sgt DL Kelvington of Shep-herd Universityrsquos police department notes that a majority of the reports

result from off campus par-tying A lot of these reports have been related to under-age drinking Kelvington said ldquoIt seems like every Monday morn-ing we get reports of some-thing that happened over the weekend Usually these incidences relate to parties that have happened off cam-pusrdquoThere have not been any re-cent reports this semester Students are advised how-ever to remember that it is unsafe to consume anything whose contents are not com-pletely known Many stu-dents may consume mixed alcoholic beverages from punch bowls or anything unlabeled Dr Thomas Segar vice pres-ident for student affairs believes that students who constantly party and con-sume alcohol are putting themselves in risky situa-tions The code of conduct states consequences for un-derage students who have been found violating Shep-herd Universityrsquos alcohol policy Segar said ldquoIf there is con-sistent risky behavior itrsquos going to have a long-term negative effect on students Going to class consistently is key Anything that pre-vents that from happening at its best can be harmfulrdquo Alcohol consumption is just seen as part of the college experience for some stu-dents who believe it should not always be related to all of their problems

Sophomore art major Matt Duncan believes there is no harm in drinking a couple of beers per nightDuncan said ldquoThe prob-lem isnrsquot the alcohol All of the movies I have watched about college have been about having a good time Irsquom not going to feel guilty especially when Irsquom able to keep my grades at a decent averagerdquo Some restaurant staff mem-bers do not seem to think al-cohol has much of an impact on whether Shepherd is a party school West Virginia University has the reputa-tion of a high party culture and residents seek to stress that Shepherd is not the same Tonyrsquos remains well-known for its frequent Thursday night population Students visit the pub about 3 ndash 4 nights a week although some may believe it is where students like to party every night Staff members stress that it is always a different group and not necessarily only fraternities and sorori-ties They enjoy the stu-dentsrsquo company and would like to see them stay in Shepherdstown more often The anonymous Tonyrsquos Pizza and Stonewallrsquos Pub manager said ldquoWersquore not WVU Therersquos not a huge impact on party culture in Shepherdstown but there is definitely an impact that

comes from drinking in some cases I do wish more students would stay in town on the weekends and enjoy the town and what it has to offerrdquoAny activity that prevents a student from going to class and being fully prepared may be a detriment to that studentrsquos college success story Parker said ldquoWhen I was a freshman it would be hard to go to sleep at 3 am and then have class at 8 am so to say that my grades werenrsquot affected in that one class would be a bit of a stretch even though I still received Arsquos in a lot of my classesrdquoEven though there have not been any recent incidents Shepherd police note that some of the restaurants in town may be encouraging students to take part in cer-tain risky activitiesKelvington said ldquoUnfor-tunately there have been some incidents with some of the bars in town I think they promote their clien-tele with our students by promoting certain activities during the week They defi-nitely cater to the behavior because they know a major-ity of their business comes from studentsrdquoUniversity Heights is an-other party location in the Shepherdstown area yet it remains a mystery to some Shepherd students and Shepherdstown residents Duncan said ldquoI know that University Heights had a lot of parties when I was in my

first year but I never re-ally went thererdquoShepherd Universityrsquos Program Board and Resi-dence Life along with other campus organiza-tions provide several events that allow stu-dents to get together and have fun without involv-ing alcoholSegar said ldquoThere are ample opportunities to have fun without drink-ing We always have co-medians arts and crafts projects speakers and the Wellness Center awaiting our attentionrdquoStudents who are of age are encouraged to use al-cohol responsibly if they do consume it Shep-herdrsquos faculty and staff urge that alcohol should not be a popular focus on campus especially if it is being used for the wrong reasons There are various ways for students to educate themselves on the risks life may bring to them Educational information is provided every day from both Student Af-fairs and the Shepherd University Police Depart-mentKelvington said ldquoI would like our students to take advantage of the edu-cation we provide as it provides an essential amount of life skills training informationrdquo

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The Candidates vs Student LoanscHElsEa DEmEllo

Cdemel01ramsshepherdeduEducation is one of the greatest assets that we have if not the greatest Yet because of the bleak job outlook and rising tuition costs it has been a strug-gle even just to stay afloat In addition many students fear not only the anxiety of finding a career they enjoy fresh out of college but also the stagnant pur-suit of repaying the thou-sands of dollars in debt they owe in student loans However with 37 mil-lion Americans currently in debt to pay back stu-dent loans this problem

should definitely be a ma-jor issue for the upcom-ing presidential election Republican nominee Mitt Romney similar to many of his platforms has of-fered limited specifics as to what he will do in regard to student loan reform While his campaign has recently been in the pro-cess of a reboot and may offer more specifics as the election draws near he did provide some insight to his proposal Romneyrsquos premise is to essentially focus on providing college graduates with the jobs they deserve so they can pay back student loans President Obama has tak-en a different stance with

his ldquoPay as you earnrdquo pro-posal Based on income this program rewards those that pay back loans on time capping monthly loan repayments at 10 percent Obama has also made an effort to double the funding on Pell Grants which give money to stu-dents whose families do not earn more than $50000 per year so that they are able to attend college Most students at Shep-herd however would not qualify for Pell Grants since the average income for a studentrsquos family on campus is about $85000 Yet while their families may not get free money most students still need

loans to pay for their edu-cation needs at ShepherdOn campus 68 percent of students have their par-ents taking out loans to pay for their education So instead of simply borrow-ing money from mom and dad 68 percent of students on our campus are creat-ing debt for mom and dad This fact should empha-size just how important education truly is to our community and the im-pact it has on all of our lives If families are mak-ing the conscious choice to go into debt for their chil-drenrsquos education then a strong decision should be made about how to handle that debt once a higher

education is obtained Students and families who have sacrificed for a higher education shouldnrsquot have to spend the next twenty years of their lives pay-ing for it It should be much simpler and more affordable than that While Mitt Romneyrsquos plan of providing college gradu-ates with a job to pay back student loans would ideal-ly enable students to take responsibility for their own debt there just arenrsquot enough facts on the table Obamarsquos plan for student loan reform could possibly give those who deserve it a chance at a future without drowning farther into debt

Park It HerewENDY HaTcHErWhatch01ramsshepherdeduNo matter where you go parking is always an issue Why though Well here at Shepherd University people do not like having to park so far away from where they need to be They want to park in the closest spot they can get like when they go to the movies or the grocery storeKelli Welsh a secretary at the campus police depart-ment believes there is no problem with the parking There are enough spots for all the students and even some extra spaces for visitors However many people are pushing for a

parking garage but they do not realize that that could possibly increase the parking permit price There is a law that noth-ing can be more than three stories high Would that really fit all of the neces-sary cars on campus I highly doubt it since we have eight or more decent-sized parking lots as it isOn another note Riley Strawderman of town hall finds that the parking problem is due to many students and faculty mem-bers not wanting to park on the other side of cam-pus Because Shepherd-stown is a historic town we cannot build a lot of new things Also we sim-

ply do not have enough real estate for such an ex-travagant project Straw-derman also claims that this is an ongoing issueHere at the university students are willing to break the law and pay a fine in order to park in a more suitable spot for them If we did have a parking garage where ex-actly would it be built and what would we do with our many present park-ing lots Where would we build the parking garage The campus is only so big I understand othersrsquo anger at the locations of the park-ing lots since most of my classes and my dorm are on the east side while my

car is all the way at H-Lot I agree that it is unneces-sary to walk that far to get to your car when before it was just sitting in front of your house whenever you needed it I do not like the long walk but there is nothing I can do about it A parking garage is a good idea in theory but we do not need it There is no place to have one Since this is a historical town you can-not make drastic changes If we did create a park-ing garage would we pave the original parking lots into roads except for the space for the garage Plus construction on both ac-counts would cost a tre-mendous amount of mon-

ey along with having to find people to work there during the day and night Most places of work close at a certain time but cars come and go at all hours of the week Stu-dents and faculty mem-bers have to work and go to school and the work system needed for a park-ing garage is unreason-able for a college campusFor now I think the park-ing situation is not a bad one It fits all of our cars plus more We may need to walk but in the end it is a good system we have here at Shepherd

2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates

ZacH rouNcEvillEzrounc01ramsshepherdeduOctober is shaping up to be an exciting month in the political world as the presidential and vice presidential can-didates take the stage for a one-on-one debateThese debates are cer-tainly going to be filled with a lot of interesting responses among them Obamarsquos defense of his ldquorecordrdquo over the past four years and Vice President Joe Bidenrsquos frequent gaffes that will certainly arise when he debates his more intelligent and competent opponent in Paul Ryan The debates for this year are going to be very crucial They will give the millions of people who watch them the opportunity to judge the candidates on their de-meanor while answering questions and the rebut-tal between candidates Those people who are un-certain who to vote for will be given a clearer picture of where the candidates stand on certain issues by the end of the debating For students who are not

registered to vote are unsure if they are going to vote or plan not to vote at all watching the de-bates proves to be all the more relevant If they are uninformed on a candidate this is the perfect opportu-nity to get informed The first presidential debate will be held on Oct3 and will fea-ture the topics of the economy health care the role of govern-ment and governing in a general sense Presi-dent Obama will attempt to captivate the audience with his eloquent but empty 2008 rhetoric He will have to defend his less than stellar record on job creation advocate for the ever controversial ldquoObam-acarerdquo legislation and come up with a solution to decrease the national debt that his administra-tion and Congress helped to increase Mitt Romney will no doubt be ldquochomp-ing at the bitrdquo to attack Mr Obama on these issuesThe vice presidential de-bate on Oct 11 will con-

sist of similar topics but also touch on foreign policy issues Paul Ryan will nonetheless be ready to tackle the tough ques-tions especially those that center on government spending and budgeting Vice President Biden on the other hand will most likely be focused on trying not to put his foot in his mouth with another ldquoput yrsquoall back in chainsrdquo com-ment or another discrimi-natory remark against an ethnic group and a gas station It should be fun to watch Mr Ryan confront the current vice president about his past mishaps

The second presidential de-bate will be held on Oct16 and will be formatted like a town hall meeting Peo-ple from the audience can have their questions con-cerning foreign and domes-tic policy answered by each of the candidates It will be interesting to see how the candidates respond to a live audience especially if their responses are differ-ent from the first debate The third and final presi-dential debate will take place on Oct 22 This debate will focus on for-eign policy issues Presi-dent Obama will have to answer to the recent

conflict over widespread anti-American sentiment throughout the Middle East which should be a central issue of this debate Overall these debates will be fun to watch and should be watched by students and faculty alike Each of the candidates will have to be careful not to make a mistake that could hurt his campaign (Biden will have to try extra hard) When all is said and done Romney should have an easy time attacking the president on these issues and making his case for why he should be the next president

Presidential candidates John F Kennedy and Richard Nix-on taking part in the first televised presidential debate

Photograph courtesy of Wikicommons

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Social Networking amp You

Shepherd student checks her Facebook in the Scarborough Library in between classes Social networking has become a regular way of life for many college students in this current world

Photograph by Alexandra Stevens

NaTHaN YEsslErScreamingeagles33livecom Wersquore all becoming a part of a social networkWhat Myspace started others like Facebook and Twitter have contin-ued but to what effect For me personally Irsquom on Facebook whenever I go home along with many other sites like Youtube and Memebase I have Facebook on my phone along with texting which really is a form of social networking Itrsquos of-ten not counted in with the social networks but

your phone contact is a network one that we use constantly Try going somewhere without see-ing people with their faces in their phones texting Itrsquos almost impossible While all these things are a sign of advance-ment in technology and they can all be used well how do we know when they are abused and when social networking is too much and takes up too much of our lives With the advent of social media as a major part of our lives many have speculated that maybe

it has begun to take over our lives I know I spend way too much time on Facebook and sometimes Irsquom way too engrossed in my texting I use both a lot less than most peo-ple at least the texting Social networking may have started to become how humans interact with each other normally Really rather than talk-ing about how bad social networking is why not talk about what we can do instead Instead of Face-booking all day or tweet-ing why not go outside go hiking swimming or go out into the world

and actually doing some-thing And that doesnrsquot give license to take your phone and go text either I think keeping your phone with you is a good thing however maybe just keep it somewhere it doesnrsquot bother you to keep check-ing it or you know just ignore it Yes you can ig-nore your constant stream of texts coming from all your friends because you are so uber popular Hang out with friends go do something you donrsquot nor-mally do have some fun As Ms Frizzle from ldquoThe Magic School Busrdquo would say ldquoTake chances make

mistakes get messyrdquo So the next time you feel like yoursquore totally im-mersed in your social net-working or if you know you are do something else Turn off your computer go outside or go for a drive There are plenty of other things to do productive things There are so many things to do other than sit and really waste por-tions of our lives we could be using to do things like helping others improving ourselves and the com-munity and just getting out there to have some good old-fashioned fun

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Food Pricing May Be Cause for Concern

Shepherd students Matt Lind Will Lopez Cody Andrew Rausch and Cullen Byers go through the line at the dining hall seeing the numerous options available to them The dining hall is definitely the most bang for your buck

Photograph by Elizabeth Horn

EDITORIALAccording to Campus-VoteProjectorg 87 of students who register to vote actually show up to the polls According to our Facebook Picket poll a few weeks back 85 of students who answered said that they would vote this November It looks like Shepherd stu-dents are right on targetWe at The Picket feel that number should be even higher for our campus Itrsquos trite to go on about how necessary it is to vote but

this election is so impor-tant because we have the ability to swing the vote More importantly if we donrsquot vote then we have to consider who will vote for us If you donrsquot share the same value as your hyper-conservative 85 year old grandmother or if your mountain party hippie neighbors ter-rify you then you need to get your voice heardIt appears that what re-ally holds some students

back is not knowing how to register to vote Over 25 of students didnrsquot vote in the last election because they didnrsquot know how toOne of the easiest ways is to go to the library in Shepherdstown and reg-ister there Even if you donrsquot have any documents on you at the time that indicate where you live you can still register as long as you bring proof of residency with your to the polls on election day

If you live on campus and want to register here contact Ellisa Woodrey at Residence Life to get a letter proving you live here If you want to reg-ister in your home state you can use an online resource such as rock-thevotecom to get reg-istered online (you will have to print and mail it in though) Websites dedi-cated to youth voting can also fill you in on issues if you do not feel up-to-date Shepherd University has

had some people come in to help students get registered but the ad-ministration should en-courage us more and give students more guidance towards getting ready Contact Student Af-fairs and let them know that there should be more help with getting students ready to vote A campus wide educa-tion can make the dif-ference in how we par-ticipate in this election

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eduAmong the many is-sues across the campus here at Shepherd (park-ing housing internet problems etc) another issue has been raised the pricing of the foodIt costs a lot of money to go to college and one of the costs includes eating The dining hall Fireside Bistro the Rams Den and Ram Mart all of-fer a variety of food and drink selections to stu-dents Many students across campus share in the sentiment that the

pricing of various items based on the quality of those items is too highldquoOverall the food is a little expensive but not bad You can go to Mc-Donalds and buy food at a cheaper price than you can at the Rams Denrdquo said Shane Lowery a mass communications major ldquoThe dining hall prices arenrsquot bad either Since itrsquos all-you-can- eat I donrsquot really have a prob-lem with itrdquo he added Branden McLean a ju-nior said ldquoI think the prices are definitely too high especially for me being a commuter I would much rather go home to eat dinner than

spend money on cam-pus I could go to a fast food restaurant and save more money than I could if I ate here all the timerdquoIt would seem that based on these responses some-thing needs to be done about the pricing of the food that would benefit the budget of a college student However Cher-yl Fogle a food service assistant in the Rams Den says that the pric-ing of the food depends on what the student chooses ldquoA student is given a cer-tain amount of money on their meal plan and if they want to save money they should stick to the amount that is given If

you donrsquot get everything you can on the meal plan amount then you waste moneyrdquo said Fogle ldquoIf they donrsquot have a meal plan the best option is to use dining dollars or Rambler money This way they can save 5 percentrdquoThe pricing of items in the Ram Mart also seems to frustrate stu-dents Shanna Raines a junior feels that like the Rams Den the Ram Mart is expensive ldquoThe Ram Mart is over-pricedrdquo said Shanna ldquoI would save a lot more money by going to the grocery store to buy foodrdquoThe limits placed on meal

plan at the Rams Den are not high enough for stu-dents to really get what they need when they are hungry Although this may be a budget or fund-ing issue with the univer-sity it should be address nonetheless The money limit on the meal plan for breakfast lunch and dinner should be raised or the prices of the food in general need to be lowered to better meet the studentsrsquo needs Stu-dents should not have to waste money when it comes to food selection on campus and every-thing that can be done should be done to pre-vent his from happening

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saraH riDgEwaY sridge01ramsshepherdedu Sigma Tau Delta the English Honors Society at Shepherd University hosted their first literary reading of the semester at the Blue Moon Cafeacute on Sept 24 The event was ldquoone of the best turnouts we have had in a yearrdquo noted Leigh Koonce pres-ident of Sigma Tau DeltaApproximately 25 stu-dents attended the event in addition to the faculty members in attendance The event included read-ings by eight Shepherd students and two Shep-herd literature professors The readers either chose a personal original work or read a piece by a favorite or prominent poet The

variety of works was quite diverse ranging in style from comedic feminist modern Romantic and even travel as a sub-genre Roxanne Estes a senior creative writing major read a poem by EE Cummings that was very moving Dr Lewin a journalism profes-sor at Shepherd read one poem by Baudelaire and one original poem he read with great animation en-titled ldquoDandelionsrdquo that the crowd really enjoyed Dr Lewin was not the only professor to read howev-er Dr Mark Cantrell was the ldquokey note readerrdquo as Sigma Tau Delta plugged the event with Cantrell as the opening act Cantrell read three original poems and one by a feminist poet of his alma mater Also in attendance from the Shep-herd faculty were Dr Heidi Hanrahan and Dr Betty Ellzey ldquoItrsquos really cool to see [the teachers] outside of the classroom in an en-vironment where there are no pressures of academics and we can just discuss the things we want to dis-cussrdquo said Vicky Faith an English literature ma-jor and the secretary of Sigma Tau Delta The event was well-received and the members of Sigma Tau Delta welcome anyone who is interested to at-tend these monthly events The next literary reading will be tentatively held on Oct 22 at the Blue Moon Cafe at 600 Students are encouraged to bring any original poems or poems by a favorite author to read

Sigma Tau Delta Literary Reading Review

The Meat on Meatless Monday

Dr Jim Lewin reading his original poem ldquoDandelionsrdquo

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

micHaEl cHarTukmchart01ramsshepherdeduNeed some variety in your diet How about making your own Meatless Mon-days offer a new alterna-tive to your dinner plansMeatless Monday is a personal pledge to go one day a week without eat-ing any meat There are several celebrities and or-ganizations that already offer Meatless Monday options but for the most part it is a choice you have to make yourself Brochures available in the dining hall list several reasons why going meat-less is a good alternative Some reasons are vague such as ldquoGoing meatless will prevent chronic dis-easesrdquo Others are a bit deeper like preserving re-sources used in livestock raising Ultimately your reasons for going meatless are going to be your own but if the reasons appeal to you then give it a tryThere are salads avail-able at all dining loca-tions at Shepherd There are a few vegetarian op-tions though not enough to sustain a full veg-etarian diet But the op-tions would be perfect for a Meatless Monday The dining hall supports meatless options but sup-ports meat as well At least one type of each va-riety of meat was offered last Monday with vegetar-ian options hidden off to the side The cooler filled with alternative options is

Jennifer Miller is the Registered Dietitian on campus and is more than willing to assist you with any questions you have about food or diet Her office is located in the dining hall and she is in that office on Mondays and Wednesdays

from 9 to 5

Take the Meatless Monday pledge in the dining hall and be entered to win a gift card At meatlessmondaycom yoursquoll find everything you need to start your week meatless

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Ryan Franklin

a welcome change and offers soymilk and Greek yogurt The Meatless Monday life-style could of course be applied to other days of the week as well perhaps even in spurts Students could try a meatless din-ner today and then tomor-

row a meatless lunch The Meatless Monday website focuses on meatless meal options but it doesnrsquot dic-tate that they all have to be eaten on same dayShepherd students seem to have the opposite idea when it comes to meatless

sandwiches however ldquoMost students will order the let-tuce and tomato off their sandwichesrdquo said Fireside Bistro employee Eric ldquoSvenrdquo Hart ldquoOccasionally people will come in for a veggie sandwichrdquo The Meatless Mondays promotion has not completely taken ef-

fect in the Bistro yetFor more information on Meatless Monday visit the terrific Web site at wwwmeatlessmondaycom There are tips recipes and articles on the Meat-less Monday movement Visit today or on Monday

Just because you give up meat once a week doesnrsquot mean you need to give up tasty food There are lots of options at the dining hall for those people looking for an alternative choice

of food

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Alexandra StevensOnce a month Sigma Tau Delta has a literary reading at the Blue Moon This monthrsquos featured reader

was Dr Mark Cantrell

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Summer Adventures 2012

That first night in Europe was truly a test of strengthThe flight from Washington DC took me to New York there I boarded another plane that took me to London After a short wait there I boarded a third plane that took me to Barcelona Spain I waited in the luggage pick-up area for my traveling companion Joel to arrive He had offered to join me on my trip during the last week but we had different flights He arrived shortly with a few small bags I had my little backpack and cardboard box full of bicycle gear I also had some cashews and almonds that I didnrsquot think would make it through customs so we sat by the luggage machines and ate them all We then gathered our things and prepared to get our packs checked but when we walked past the initial customs check area and into the next room we realized that this next room was not a room at all it was outside We didnrsquot have to have the contents of our bags checked upon entering this foreign country We found this strange but continued onWe took a bus from the airport into the heart of Barcelona Then we wandered around and asked about bicycle stores We planned to purchase bicycles in Barcelona cycle around and then sell the bicycles before returning to the United States The day was hot and it was quite a bother to carry around my cardboard box After a few hours we found ourselves resting in a little plaza off to the side of the sidewalk Just as we were about to move on a sweating fair-skinned redhead with a longboard swept by anxiously looking out to the street We approached him and asked about a bike store He said that he had been going too fast down some of the nearby streets so the cops were trying to stop him and that there was a decent bicycle shop just down the road We thanked him wandered around some more and finally found Green BikesGreen Bikes is a little hole-in-the-wall bicycle shop store and rental place nestled on the side of a hilled alley street There was a beautiful white Peugeot road bicycle which I accepted happily Before coming to Spain I had researched and found loquocom a website similar to Craigrsquos List I came across a listing for a nice Decathlon road bicycle and we were scheduled to meet with that person the next day to potentially get the bicycle for JoelAfter letting the store worker know we would be back the following day to complete the sale we took a taxi to Fira Palace a large hotel where my grandparents just happened to be staying for a few days My grandparents like to travel and had been on a tour of eastern Spain The tour was ending in Barcelona at the same time Joel and I had arrived We said hello and left most of our items in their hotel room My grandparents didnrsquot have enough room for the two of us However a person had contacted me through the Couch Surfing Web site saying that he could host us for the night so we said good night to my grandparents and left the hotelI used a pay phone to call the Couch Surfing guy and he said that he couldnrsquot actually host us for the night We were a little disappointed but still had high spirits and were really excited to be in Spain We decided to find some clubs as we both love to dance and in our excitement we skipped and ran down the streets We wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea but decided not to at that time We made our way to La Rambla The long street was full of people and nighttime excitementIt wasnrsquot long before someone came up to my side and almost whispered ldquoOpiumrdquo I turned out of curiosity and there was a young lady holding out a piece of paper Opium turned out to be the name of a beachside club having a special deal that night Joel and I werenrsquot interested at the time and kept walking However here and there people kept trying to get our attention to go to the club The night was growing late and we were getting hungry so we made a quick stop by a little eatery and had some falafel Then we decided to head for the beachside clubsWe got lost found a taxi and quickly arrived at Opium and several other clubs We entered several and few people were actually dancing Most were just standing around trying to have conversations in the dark and be heard over loud music We danced and after several hours most of the clubs were closed so we decided to take a quick dip in the nearby seaThe night was cold and the water was colder but we were so happy just to be there We did however have to keep an eye on the beach and on our shoes and such Everywhere we had been that night including the beach lone men had been wandering around trying to sell flowers or sandwiches We didnrsquot want to have to worry about a theft or about being mugged by any of themWe got out and dried off the best we could but I was still awfully cold in the breezy night air It was around 3 am Joel and I didnrsquot have a place to sleep that night so we walked through the streets for a little while After a period of sitting on a bench shivering and extremely tired we then resolved to do some urban camping and following a quick scan of the area hopped a 7-foot wall onto someonersquos patio We only had a poncho to use as any sort of cover as we lay down on the gravel of the patio Large glass doors directly by our side were facing into the home We each drifted off into a troubled sleep I briefly awoke at one point shaking from cold and aching from my tense muscles to find that the night sky began to rain on us

May 15Entry 2- Day One in Barcelona

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JoHNNa lEarYjleary01ramsshepherdeduAt the beginning of fall semester most students spend their time studying for classes or preparing for homecoming However a select group of students spent the first few weeks of fall semester rehears-ing and preparing to bring the songs of Cole Porter George Gershwin Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to life in the new musi-cal revue ldquoA Celebration of the American Song-bookrdquo opening on FridayldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo features eight music de-partment vocal majors performing over thirty songs by classic American composers from the 1910s through the 1940s Unlike the previous large-scale musical theater produc-tions of ldquoCandiderdquo and

ldquoSweeney Toddrdquo this inti-mate show is a smaller and simpler production ldquoThis is not your typical music de-partment eventrdquo said cast member VanChessca Allen The production is a small-scale musical revue similar to a type of cabaret show The musical revue does not require a plot line or story Instead the production num-bers including solos duets quartets and full ensemble numbers are performed one after another with bits of historical information and introductions about the com-posers scattered through-out the performance ldquoGetting the chance to per-form music by these com-posers really excited me be-cause these composersrsquo early shows are not performed very much anymore I love Ameri-can songbook music but itrsquos usually overlooked and not done very oftenrdquo said cast

member Brian D James ldquoThe most enjoyable as-pect of rehearsals has been connecting with [the mu-sic of] some of Americarsquos greatest iconic compos-ers like Berlin Porter and Kern I think the show will introduce students to an important part of musical historyrdquo said di-rector and choreographer Dr Richard HelldoblerStudents may be famil-iar with some of the well-known songs from ldquoA Cel-ebration of the American Songbookrdquo such as ldquoOur Love is Here to Stayrdquo ldquoI Got Rhythmrdquo ldquoEmbrace-able Yourdquo ldquoSummertimerdquo and ldquoAlwaysrdquo Irving Ber-lin a featured composer of the evening was the composer of the song ldquoGod Bless Americardquo and com-poser for the movie ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo The music of George Gershwin was also featured in the clas-sic film ldquoAn American in Parisrdquo However the songs in this production feature several new arrangements by musical director Ken Cooper and were one of the challenging aspects of the show for the performersldquoI had to practice to learn my music and my lines Irsquom really excited to broaden my horizons [in this production] because Irsquom not really a musi-cal theater person so the challenge both excited and scared merdquo said cast

member Eduardo Rivera ldquoWe [the cast] had to learn our own parts and learn how the show fits to-gether as a whole so ev-eryone can do their best in the ensemble and work togetherrdquo said JamesIn addition to challenging songs the show also fea-tures several large dance numbers choreographed by the director Dr Helldobler ldquoI was responsible for stag-ing all of the ensemble num-bers looking at and blocking solos and duets and discuss-ing with the actors what would work well for the audiencerdquo said Helldobler The show features a mini-mal set with only eight stools and the grand piano (complete with accompanist Nathan Arch) onstage The performers are costumed in basic black dresses and tuxes evoking the feel of

a silent movie from the American songbook eraThe cast members had a very enjoyable time bringing the production together throughout the rehearsal process ldquoThe cast is like a family There was a lot of teamwork involvedrdquo said Rivera The ldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo cast features VanChes-sca Allen Shannen Ban-zhoff Paul Cabell Brian D James Johnna Leary Eduardo Rivera Matt Rothenberg and Me-gan West The show will run Oct 5 and 6 at 800 and Oct 7 at 300 in the Frank Center for the Arts Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler card and $10 for adults Tickets are avail-able at the door one hour prior to the performance

A Celebration of the American Songbook

a behind-the-scenes Look

(from l to r) Matt Rothenberg Paul Cabell Brian James and Edu-ardo Rivera rehearse the quartet ldquoGive Me Your Tired Your Poorrdquo

VanChessca Allen and Eduardo Rivera rehearse the dance number ldquoWunderbarrdquo

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

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Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

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On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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PHOTO BY CHARLES RANSOM

This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

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Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

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With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

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PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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The Candidates vs Student LoanscHElsEa DEmEllo

Cdemel01ramsshepherdeduEducation is one of the greatest assets that we have if not the greatest Yet because of the bleak job outlook and rising tuition costs it has been a strug-gle even just to stay afloat In addition many students fear not only the anxiety of finding a career they enjoy fresh out of college but also the stagnant pur-suit of repaying the thou-sands of dollars in debt they owe in student loans However with 37 mil-lion Americans currently in debt to pay back stu-dent loans this problem

should definitely be a ma-jor issue for the upcom-ing presidential election Republican nominee Mitt Romney similar to many of his platforms has of-fered limited specifics as to what he will do in regard to student loan reform While his campaign has recently been in the pro-cess of a reboot and may offer more specifics as the election draws near he did provide some insight to his proposal Romneyrsquos premise is to essentially focus on providing college graduates with the jobs they deserve so they can pay back student loans President Obama has tak-en a different stance with

his ldquoPay as you earnrdquo pro-posal Based on income this program rewards those that pay back loans on time capping monthly loan repayments at 10 percent Obama has also made an effort to double the funding on Pell Grants which give money to stu-dents whose families do not earn more than $50000 per year so that they are able to attend college Most students at Shep-herd however would not qualify for Pell Grants since the average income for a studentrsquos family on campus is about $85000 Yet while their families may not get free money most students still need

loans to pay for their edu-cation needs at ShepherdOn campus 68 percent of students have their par-ents taking out loans to pay for their education So instead of simply borrow-ing money from mom and dad 68 percent of students on our campus are creat-ing debt for mom and dad This fact should empha-size just how important education truly is to our community and the im-pact it has on all of our lives If families are mak-ing the conscious choice to go into debt for their chil-drenrsquos education then a strong decision should be made about how to handle that debt once a higher

education is obtained Students and families who have sacrificed for a higher education shouldnrsquot have to spend the next twenty years of their lives pay-ing for it It should be much simpler and more affordable than that While Mitt Romneyrsquos plan of providing college gradu-ates with a job to pay back student loans would ideal-ly enable students to take responsibility for their own debt there just arenrsquot enough facts on the table Obamarsquos plan for student loan reform could possibly give those who deserve it a chance at a future without drowning farther into debt

Park It HerewENDY HaTcHErWhatch01ramsshepherdeduNo matter where you go parking is always an issue Why though Well here at Shepherd University people do not like having to park so far away from where they need to be They want to park in the closest spot they can get like when they go to the movies or the grocery storeKelli Welsh a secretary at the campus police depart-ment believes there is no problem with the parking There are enough spots for all the students and even some extra spaces for visitors However many people are pushing for a

parking garage but they do not realize that that could possibly increase the parking permit price There is a law that noth-ing can be more than three stories high Would that really fit all of the neces-sary cars on campus I highly doubt it since we have eight or more decent-sized parking lots as it isOn another note Riley Strawderman of town hall finds that the parking problem is due to many students and faculty mem-bers not wanting to park on the other side of cam-pus Because Shepherd-stown is a historic town we cannot build a lot of new things Also we sim-

ply do not have enough real estate for such an ex-travagant project Straw-derman also claims that this is an ongoing issueHere at the university students are willing to break the law and pay a fine in order to park in a more suitable spot for them If we did have a parking garage where ex-actly would it be built and what would we do with our many present park-ing lots Where would we build the parking garage The campus is only so big I understand othersrsquo anger at the locations of the park-ing lots since most of my classes and my dorm are on the east side while my

car is all the way at H-Lot I agree that it is unneces-sary to walk that far to get to your car when before it was just sitting in front of your house whenever you needed it I do not like the long walk but there is nothing I can do about it A parking garage is a good idea in theory but we do not need it There is no place to have one Since this is a historical town you can-not make drastic changes If we did create a park-ing garage would we pave the original parking lots into roads except for the space for the garage Plus construction on both ac-counts would cost a tre-mendous amount of mon-

ey along with having to find people to work there during the day and night Most places of work close at a certain time but cars come and go at all hours of the week Stu-dents and faculty mem-bers have to work and go to school and the work system needed for a park-ing garage is unreason-able for a college campusFor now I think the park-ing situation is not a bad one It fits all of our cars plus more We may need to walk but in the end it is a good system we have here at Shepherd

2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates

ZacH rouNcEvillEzrounc01ramsshepherdeduOctober is shaping up to be an exciting month in the political world as the presidential and vice presidential can-didates take the stage for a one-on-one debateThese debates are cer-tainly going to be filled with a lot of interesting responses among them Obamarsquos defense of his ldquorecordrdquo over the past four years and Vice President Joe Bidenrsquos frequent gaffes that will certainly arise when he debates his more intelligent and competent opponent in Paul Ryan The debates for this year are going to be very crucial They will give the millions of people who watch them the opportunity to judge the candidates on their de-meanor while answering questions and the rebut-tal between candidates Those people who are un-certain who to vote for will be given a clearer picture of where the candidates stand on certain issues by the end of the debating For students who are not

registered to vote are unsure if they are going to vote or plan not to vote at all watching the de-bates proves to be all the more relevant If they are uninformed on a candidate this is the perfect opportu-nity to get informed The first presidential debate will be held on Oct3 and will fea-ture the topics of the economy health care the role of govern-ment and governing in a general sense Presi-dent Obama will attempt to captivate the audience with his eloquent but empty 2008 rhetoric He will have to defend his less than stellar record on job creation advocate for the ever controversial ldquoObam-acarerdquo legislation and come up with a solution to decrease the national debt that his administra-tion and Congress helped to increase Mitt Romney will no doubt be ldquochomp-ing at the bitrdquo to attack Mr Obama on these issuesThe vice presidential de-bate on Oct 11 will con-

sist of similar topics but also touch on foreign policy issues Paul Ryan will nonetheless be ready to tackle the tough ques-tions especially those that center on government spending and budgeting Vice President Biden on the other hand will most likely be focused on trying not to put his foot in his mouth with another ldquoput yrsquoall back in chainsrdquo com-ment or another discrimi-natory remark against an ethnic group and a gas station It should be fun to watch Mr Ryan confront the current vice president about his past mishaps

The second presidential de-bate will be held on Oct16 and will be formatted like a town hall meeting Peo-ple from the audience can have their questions con-cerning foreign and domes-tic policy answered by each of the candidates It will be interesting to see how the candidates respond to a live audience especially if their responses are differ-ent from the first debate The third and final presi-dential debate will take place on Oct 22 This debate will focus on for-eign policy issues Presi-dent Obama will have to answer to the recent

conflict over widespread anti-American sentiment throughout the Middle East which should be a central issue of this debate Overall these debates will be fun to watch and should be watched by students and faculty alike Each of the candidates will have to be careful not to make a mistake that could hurt his campaign (Biden will have to try extra hard) When all is said and done Romney should have an easy time attacking the president on these issues and making his case for why he should be the next president

Presidential candidates John F Kennedy and Richard Nix-on taking part in the first televised presidential debate

Photograph courtesy of Wikicommons

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Social Networking amp You

Shepherd student checks her Facebook in the Scarborough Library in between classes Social networking has become a regular way of life for many college students in this current world

Photograph by Alexandra Stevens

NaTHaN YEsslErScreamingeagles33livecom Wersquore all becoming a part of a social networkWhat Myspace started others like Facebook and Twitter have contin-ued but to what effect For me personally Irsquom on Facebook whenever I go home along with many other sites like Youtube and Memebase I have Facebook on my phone along with texting which really is a form of social networking Itrsquos of-ten not counted in with the social networks but

your phone contact is a network one that we use constantly Try going somewhere without see-ing people with their faces in their phones texting Itrsquos almost impossible While all these things are a sign of advance-ment in technology and they can all be used well how do we know when they are abused and when social networking is too much and takes up too much of our lives With the advent of social media as a major part of our lives many have speculated that maybe

it has begun to take over our lives I know I spend way too much time on Facebook and sometimes Irsquom way too engrossed in my texting I use both a lot less than most peo-ple at least the texting Social networking may have started to become how humans interact with each other normally Really rather than talk-ing about how bad social networking is why not talk about what we can do instead Instead of Face-booking all day or tweet-ing why not go outside go hiking swimming or go out into the world

and actually doing some-thing And that doesnrsquot give license to take your phone and go text either I think keeping your phone with you is a good thing however maybe just keep it somewhere it doesnrsquot bother you to keep check-ing it or you know just ignore it Yes you can ig-nore your constant stream of texts coming from all your friends because you are so uber popular Hang out with friends go do something you donrsquot nor-mally do have some fun As Ms Frizzle from ldquoThe Magic School Busrdquo would say ldquoTake chances make

mistakes get messyrdquo So the next time you feel like yoursquore totally im-mersed in your social net-working or if you know you are do something else Turn off your computer go outside or go for a drive There are plenty of other things to do productive things There are so many things to do other than sit and really waste por-tions of our lives we could be using to do things like helping others improving ourselves and the com-munity and just getting out there to have some good old-fashioned fun

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Food Pricing May Be Cause for Concern

Shepherd students Matt Lind Will Lopez Cody Andrew Rausch and Cullen Byers go through the line at the dining hall seeing the numerous options available to them The dining hall is definitely the most bang for your buck

Photograph by Elizabeth Horn

EDITORIALAccording to Campus-VoteProjectorg 87 of students who register to vote actually show up to the polls According to our Facebook Picket poll a few weeks back 85 of students who answered said that they would vote this November It looks like Shepherd stu-dents are right on targetWe at The Picket feel that number should be even higher for our campus Itrsquos trite to go on about how necessary it is to vote but

this election is so impor-tant because we have the ability to swing the vote More importantly if we donrsquot vote then we have to consider who will vote for us If you donrsquot share the same value as your hyper-conservative 85 year old grandmother or if your mountain party hippie neighbors ter-rify you then you need to get your voice heardIt appears that what re-ally holds some students

back is not knowing how to register to vote Over 25 of students didnrsquot vote in the last election because they didnrsquot know how toOne of the easiest ways is to go to the library in Shepherdstown and reg-ister there Even if you donrsquot have any documents on you at the time that indicate where you live you can still register as long as you bring proof of residency with your to the polls on election day

If you live on campus and want to register here contact Ellisa Woodrey at Residence Life to get a letter proving you live here If you want to reg-ister in your home state you can use an online resource such as rock-thevotecom to get reg-istered online (you will have to print and mail it in though) Websites dedi-cated to youth voting can also fill you in on issues if you do not feel up-to-date Shepherd University has

had some people come in to help students get registered but the ad-ministration should en-courage us more and give students more guidance towards getting ready Contact Student Af-fairs and let them know that there should be more help with getting students ready to vote A campus wide educa-tion can make the dif-ference in how we par-ticipate in this election

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eduAmong the many is-sues across the campus here at Shepherd (park-ing housing internet problems etc) another issue has been raised the pricing of the foodIt costs a lot of money to go to college and one of the costs includes eating The dining hall Fireside Bistro the Rams Den and Ram Mart all of-fer a variety of food and drink selections to stu-dents Many students across campus share in the sentiment that the

pricing of various items based on the quality of those items is too highldquoOverall the food is a little expensive but not bad You can go to Mc-Donalds and buy food at a cheaper price than you can at the Rams Denrdquo said Shane Lowery a mass communications major ldquoThe dining hall prices arenrsquot bad either Since itrsquos all-you-can- eat I donrsquot really have a prob-lem with itrdquo he added Branden McLean a ju-nior said ldquoI think the prices are definitely too high especially for me being a commuter I would much rather go home to eat dinner than

spend money on cam-pus I could go to a fast food restaurant and save more money than I could if I ate here all the timerdquoIt would seem that based on these responses some-thing needs to be done about the pricing of the food that would benefit the budget of a college student However Cher-yl Fogle a food service assistant in the Rams Den says that the pric-ing of the food depends on what the student chooses ldquoA student is given a cer-tain amount of money on their meal plan and if they want to save money they should stick to the amount that is given If

you donrsquot get everything you can on the meal plan amount then you waste moneyrdquo said Fogle ldquoIf they donrsquot have a meal plan the best option is to use dining dollars or Rambler money This way they can save 5 percentrdquoThe pricing of items in the Ram Mart also seems to frustrate stu-dents Shanna Raines a junior feels that like the Rams Den the Ram Mart is expensive ldquoThe Ram Mart is over-pricedrdquo said Shanna ldquoI would save a lot more money by going to the grocery store to buy foodrdquoThe limits placed on meal

plan at the Rams Den are not high enough for stu-dents to really get what they need when they are hungry Although this may be a budget or fund-ing issue with the univer-sity it should be address nonetheless The money limit on the meal plan for breakfast lunch and dinner should be raised or the prices of the food in general need to be lowered to better meet the studentsrsquo needs Stu-dents should not have to waste money when it comes to food selection on campus and every-thing that can be done should be done to pre-vent his from happening

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saraH riDgEwaY sridge01ramsshepherdedu Sigma Tau Delta the English Honors Society at Shepherd University hosted their first literary reading of the semester at the Blue Moon Cafeacute on Sept 24 The event was ldquoone of the best turnouts we have had in a yearrdquo noted Leigh Koonce pres-ident of Sigma Tau DeltaApproximately 25 stu-dents attended the event in addition to the faculty members in attendance The event included read-ings by eight Shepherd students and two Shep-herd literature professors The readers either chose a personal original work or read a piece by a favorite or prominent poet The

variety of works was quite diverse ranging in style from comedic feminist modern Romantic and even travel as a sub-genre Roxanne Estes a senior creative writing major read a poem by EE Cummings that was very moving Dr Lewin a journalism profes-sor at Shepherd read one poem by Baudelaire and one original poem he read with great animation en-titled ldquoDandelionsrdquo that the crowd really enjoyed Dr Lewin was not the only professor to read howev-er Dr Mark Cantrell was the ldquokey note readerrdquo as Sigma Tau Delta plugged the event with Cantrell as the opening act Cantrell read three original poems and one by a feminist poet of his alma mater Also in attendance from the Shep-herd faculty were Dr Heidi Hanrahan and Dr Betty Ellzey ldquoItrsquos really cool to see [the teachers] outside of the classroom in an en-vironment where there are no pressures of academics and we can just discuss the things we want to dis-cussrdquo said Vicky Faith an English literature ma-jor and the secretary of Sigma Tau Delta The event was well-received and the members of Sigma Tau Delta welcome anyone who is interested to at-tend these monthly events The next literary reading will be tentatively held on Oct 22 at the Blue Moon Cafe at 600 Students are encouraged to bring any original poems or poems by a favorite author to read

Sigma Tau Delta Literary Reading Review

The Meat on Meatless Monday

Dr Jim Lewin reading his original poem ldquoDandelionsrdquo

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

micHaEl cHarTukmchart01ramsshepherdeduNeed some variety in your diet How about making your own Meatless Mon-days offer a new alterna-tive to your dinner plansMeatless Monday is a personal pledge to go one day a week without eat-ing any meat There are several celebrities and or-ganizations that already offer Meatless Monday options but for the most part it is a choice you have to make yourself Brochures available in the dining hall list several reasons why going meat-less is a good alternative Some reasons are vague such as ldquoGoing meatless will prevent chronic dis-easesrdquo Others are a bit deeper like preserving re-sources used in livestock raising Ultimately your reasons for going meatless are going to be your own but if the reasons appeal to you then give it a tryThere are salads avail-able at all dining loca-tions at Shepherd There are a few vegetarian op-tions though not enough to sustain a full veg-etarian diet But the op-tions would be perfect for a Meatless Monday The dining hall supports meatless options but sup-ports meat as well At least one type of each va-riety of meat was offered last Monday with vegetar-ian options hidden off to the side The cooler filled with alternative options is

Jennifer Miller is the Registered Dietitian on campus and is more than willing to assist you with any questions you have about food or diet Her office is located in the dining hall and she is in that office on Mondays and Wednesdays

from 9 to 5

Take the Meatless Monday pledge in the dining hall and be entered to win a gift card At meatlessmondaycom yoursquoll find everything you need to start your week meatless

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Ryan Franklin

a welcome change and offers soymilk and Greek yogurt The Meatless Monday life-style could of course be applied to other days of the week as well perhaps even in spurts Students could try a meatless din-ner today and then tomor-

row a meatless lunch The Meatless Monday website focuses on meatless meal options but it doesnrsquot dic-tate that they all have to be eaten on same dayShepherd students seem to have the opposite idea when it comes to meatless

sandwiches however ldquoMost students will order the let-tuce and tomato off their sandwichesrdquo said Fireside Bistro employee Eric ldquoSvenrdquo Hart ldquoOccasionally people will come in for a veggie sandwichrdquo The Meatless Mondays promotion has not completely taken ef-

fect in the Bistro yetFor more information on Meatless Monday visit the terrific Web site at wwwmeatlessmondaycom There are tips recipes and articles on the Meat-less Monday movement Visit today or on Monday

Just because you give up meat once a week doesnrsquot mean you need to give up tasty food There are lots of options at the dining hall for those people looking for an alternative choice

of food

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Alexandra StevensOnce a month Sigma Tau Delta has a literary reading at the Blue Moon This monthrsquos featured reader

was Dr Mark Cantrell

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Summer Adventures 2012

That first night in Europe was truly a test of strengthThe flight from Washington DC took me to New York there I boarded another plane that took me to London After a short wait there I boarded a third plane that took me to Barcelona Spain I waited in the luggage pick-up area for my traveling companion Joel to arrive He had offered to join me on my trip during the last week but we had different flights He arrived shortly with a few small bags I had my little backpack and cardboard box full of bicycle gear I also had some cashews and almonds that I didnrsquot think would make it through customs so we sat by the luggage machines and ate them all We then gathered our things and prepared to get our packs checked but when we walked past the initial customs check area and into the next room we realized that this next room was not a room at all it was outside We didnrsquot have to have the contents of our bags checked upon entering this foreign country We found this strange but continued onWe took a bus from the airport into the heart of Barcelona Then we wandered around and asked about bicycle stores We planned to purchase bicycles in Barcelona cycle around and then sell the bicycles before returning to the United States The day was hot and it was quite a bother to carry around my cardboard box After a few hours we found ourselves resting in a little plaza off to the side of the sidewalk Just as we were about to move on a sweating fair-skinned redhead with a longboard swept by anxiously looking out to the street We approached him and asked about a bike store He said that he had been going too fast down some of the nearby streets so the cops were trying to stop him and that there was a decent bicycle shop just down the road We thanked him wandered around some more and finally found Green BikesGreen Bikes is a little hole-in-the-wall bicycle shop store and rental place nestled on the side of a hilled alley street There was a beautiful white Peugeot road bicycle which I accepted happily Before coming to Spain I had researched and found loquocom a website similar to Craigrsquos List I came across a listing for a nice Decathlon road bicycle and we were scheduled to meet with that person the next day to potentially get the bicycle for JoelAfter letting the store worker know we would be back the following day to complete the sale we took a taxi to Fira Palace a large hotel where my grandparents just happened to be staying for a few days My grandparents like to travel and had been on a tour of eastern Spain The tour was ending in Barcelona at the same time Joel and I had arrived We said hello and left most of our items in their hotel room My grandparents didnrsquot have enough room for the two of us However a person had contacted me through the Couch Surfing Web site saying that he could host us for the night so we said good night to my grandparents and left the hotelI used a pay phone to call the Couch Surfing guy and he said that he couldnrsquot actually host us for the night We were a little disappointed but still had high spirits and were really excited to be in Spain We decided to find some clubs as we both love to dance and in our excitement we skipped and ran down the streets We wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea but decided not to at that time We made our way to La Rambla The long street was full of people and nighttime excitementIt wasnrsquot long before someone came up to my side and almost whispered ldquoOpiumrdquo I turned out of curiosity and there was a young lady holding out a piece of paper Opium turned out to be the name of a beachside club having a special deal that night Joel and I werenrsquot interested at the time and kept walking However here and there people kept trying to get our attention to go to the club The night was growing late and we were getting hungry so we made a quick stop by a little eatery and had some falafel Then we decided to head for the beachside clubsWe got lost found a taxi and quickly arrived at Opium and several other clubs We entered several and few people were actually dancing Most were just standing around trying to have conversations in the dark and be heard over loud music We danced and after several hours most of the clubs were closed so we decided to take a quick dip in the nearby seaThe night was cold and the water was colder but we were so happy just to be there We did however have to keep an eye on the beach and on our shoes and such Everywhere we had been that night including the beach lone men had been wandering around trying to sell flowers or sandwiches We didnrsquot want to have to worry about a theft or about being mugged by any of themWe got out and dried off the best we could but I was still awfully cold in the breezy night air It was around 3 am Joel and I didnrsquot have a place to sleep that night so we walked through the streets for a little while After a period of sitting on a bench shivering and extremely tired we then resolved to do some urban camping and following a quick scan of the area hopped a 7-foot wall onto someonersquos patio We only had a poncho to use as any sort of cover as we lay down on the gravel of the patio Large glass doors directly by our side were facing into the home We each drifted off into a troubled sleep I briefly awoke at one point shaking from cold and aching from my tense muscles to find that the night sky began to rain on us

May 15Entry 2- Day One in Barcelona

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JoHNNa lEarYjleary01ramsshepherdeduAt the beginning of fall semester most students spend their time studying for classes or preparing for homecoming However a select group of students spent the first few weeks of fall semester rehears-ing and preparing to bring the songs of Cole Porter George Gershwin Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to life in the new musi-cal revue ldquoA Celebration of the American Song-bookrdquo opening on FridayldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo features eight music de-partment vocal majors performing over thirty songs by classic American composers from the 1910s through the 1940s Unlike the previous large-scale musical theater produc-tions of ldquoCandiderdquo and

ldquoSweeney Toddrdquo this inti-mate show is a smaller and simpler production ldquoThis is not your typical music de-partment eventrdquo said cast member VanChessca Allen The production is a small-scale musical revue similar to a type of cabaret show The musical revue does not require a plot line or story Instead the production num-bers including solos duets quartets and full ensemble numbers are performed one after another with bits of historical information and introductions about the com-posers scattered through-out the performance ldquoGetting the chance to per-form music by these com-posers really excited me be-cause these composersrsquo early shows are not performed very much anymore I love Ameri-can songbook music but itrsquos usually overlooked and not done very oftenrdquo said cast

member Brian D James ldquoThe most enjoyable as-pect of rehearsals has been connecting with [the mu-sic of] some of Americarsquos greatest iconic compos-ers like Berlin Porter and Kern I think the show will introduce students to an important part of musical historyrdquo said di-rector and choreographer Dr Richard HelldoblerStudents may be famil-iar with some of the well-known songs from ldquoA Cel-ebration of the American Songbookrdquo such as ldquoOur Love is Here to Stayrdquo ldquoI Got Rhythmrdquo ldquoEmbrace-able Yourdquo ldquoSummertimerdquo and ldquoAlwaysrdquo Irving Ber-lin a featured composer of the evening was the composer of the song ldquoGod Bless Americardquo and com-poser for the movie ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo The music of George Gershwin was also featured in the clas-sic film ldquoAn American in Parisrdquo However the songs in this production feature several new arrangements by musical director Ken Cooper and were one of the challenging aspects of the show for the performersldquoI had to practice to learn my music and my lines Irsquom really excited to broaden my horizons [in this production] because Irsquom not really a musi-cal theater person so the challenge both excited and scared merdquo said cast

member Eduardo Rivera ldquoWe [the cast] had to learn our own parts and learn how the show fits to-gether as a whole so ev-eryone can do their best in the ensemble and work togetherrdquo said JamesIn addition to challenging songs the show also fea-tures several large dance numbers choreographed by the director Dr Helldobler ldquoI was responsible for stag-ing all of the ensemble num-bers looking at and blocking solos and duets and discuss-ing with the actors what would work well for the audiencerdquo said Helldobler The show features a mini-mal set with only eight stools and the grand piano (complete with accompanist Nathan Arch) onstage The performers are costumed in basic black dresses and tuxes evoking the feel of

a silent movie from the American songbook eraThe cast members had a very enjoyable time bringing the production together throughout the rehearsal process ldquoThe cast is like a family There was a lot of teamwork involvedrdquo said Rivera The ldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo cast features VanChes-sca Allen Shannen Ban-zhoff Paul Cabell Brian D James Johnna Leary Eduardo Rivera Matt Rothenberg and Me-gan West The show will run Oct 5 and 6 at 800 and Oct 7 at 300 in the Frank Center for the Arts Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler card and $10 for adults Tickets are avail-able at the door one hour prior to the performance

A Celebration of the American Songbook

a behind-the-scenes Look

(from l to r) Matt Rothenberg Paul Cabell Brian James and Edu-ardo Rivera rehearse the quartet ldquoGive Me Your Tired Your Poorrdquo

VanChessca Allen and Eduardo Rivera rehearse the dance number ldquoWunderbarrdquo

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

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Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

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On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

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Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

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With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

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PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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Social Networking amp You

Shepherd student checks her Facebook in the Scarborough Library in between classes Social networking has become a regular way of life for many college students in this current world

Photograph by Alexandra Stevens

NaTHaN YEsslErScreamingeagles33livecom Wersquore all becoming a part of a social networkWhat Myspace started others like Facebook and Twitter have contin-ued but to what effect For me personally Irsquom on Facebook whenever I go home along with many other sites like Youtube and Memebase I have Facebook on my phone along with texting which really is a form of social networking Itrsquos of-ten not counted in with the social networks but

your phone contact is a network one that we use constantly Try going somewhere without see-ing people with their faces in their phones texting Itrsquos almost impossible While all these things are a sign of advance-ment in technology and they can all be used well how do we know when they are abused and when social networking is too much and takes up too much of our lives With the advent of social media as a major part of our lives many have speculated that maybe

it has begun to take over our lives I know I spend way too much time on Facebook and sometimes Irsquom way too engrossed in my texting I use both a lot less than most peo-ple at least the texting Social networking may have started to become how humans interact with each other normally Really rather than talk-ing about how bad social networking is why not talk about what we can do instead Instead of Face-booking all day or tweet-ing why not go outside go hiking swimming or go out into the world

and actually doing some-thing And that doesnrsquot give license to take your phone and go text either I think keeping your phone with you is a good thing however maybe just keep it somewhere it doesnrsquot bother you to keep check-ing it or you know just ignore it Yes you can ig-nore your constant stream of texts coming from all your friends because you are so uber popular Hang out with friends go do something you donrsquot nor-mally do have some fun As Ms Frizzle from ldquoThe Magic School Busrdquo would say ldquoTake chances make

mistakes get messyrdquo So the next time you feel like yoursquore totally im-mersed in your social net-working or if you know you are do something else Turn off your computer go outside or go for a drive There are plenty of other things to do productive things There are so many things to do other than sit and really waste por-tions of our lives we could be using to do things like helping others improving ourselves and the com-munity and just getting out there to have some good old-fashioned fun

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Food Pricing May Be Cause for Concern

Shepherd students Matt Lind Will Lopez Cody Andrew Rausch and Cullen Byers go through the line at the dining hall seeing the numerous options available to them The dining hall is definitely the most bang for your buck

Photograph by Elizabeth Horn

EDITORIALAccording to Campus-VoteProjectorg 87 of students who register to vote actually show up to the polls According to our Facebook Picket poll a few weeks back 85 of students who answered said that they would vote this November It looks like Shepherd stu-dents are right on targetWe at The Picket feel that number should be even higher for our campus Itrsquos trite to go on about how necessary it is to vote but

this election is so impor-tant because we have the ability to swing the vote More importantly if we donrsquot vote then we have to consider who will vote for us If you donrsquot share the same value as your hyper-conservative 85 year old grandmother or if your mountain party hippie neighbors ter-rify you then you need to get your voice heardIt appears that what re-ally holds some students

back is not knowing how to register to vote Over 25 of students didnrsquot vote in the last election because they didnrsquot know how toOne of the easiest ways is to go to the library in Shepherdstown and reg-ister there Even if you donrsquot have any documents on you at the time that indicate where you live you can still register as long as you bring proof of residency with your to the polls on election day

If you live on campus and want to register here contact Ellisa Woodrey at Residence Life to get a letter proving you live here If you want to reg-ister in your home state you can use an online resource such as rock-thevotecom to get reg-istered online (you will have to print and mail it in though) Websites dedi-cated to youth voting can also fill you in on issues if you do not feel up-to-date Shepherd University has

had some people come in to help students get registered but the ad-ministration should en-courage us more and give students more guidance towards getting ready Contact Student Af-fairs and let them know that there should be more help with getting students ready to vote A campus wide educa-tion can make the dif-ference in how we par-ticipate in this election

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eduAmong the many is-sues across the campus here at Shepherd (park-ing housing internet problems etc) another issue has been raised the pricing of the foodIt costs a lot of money to go to college and one of the costs includes eating The dining hall Fireside Bistro the Rams Den and Ram Mart all of-fer a variety of food and drink selections to stu-dents Many students across campus share in the sentiment that the

pricing of various items based on the quality of those items is too highldquoOverall the food is a little expensive but not bad You can go to Mc-Donalds and buy food at a cheaper price than you can at the Rams Denrdquo said Shane Lowery a mass communications major ldquoThe dining hall prices arenrsquot bad either Since itrsquos all-you-can- eat I donrsquot really have a prob-lem with itrdquo he added Branden McLean a ju-nior said ldquoI think the prices are definitely too high especially for me being a commuter I would much rather go home to eat dinner than

spend money on cam-pus I could go to a fast food restaurant and save more money than I could if I ate here all the timerdquoIt would seem that based on these responses some-thing needs to be done about the pricing of the food that would benefit the budget of a college student However Cher-yl Fogle a food service assistant in the Rams Den says that the pric-ing of the food depends on what the student chooses ldquoA student is given a cer-tain amount of money on their meal plan and if they want to save money they should stick to the amount that is given If

you donrsquot get everything you can on the meal plan amount then you waste moneyrdquo said Fogle ldquoIf they donrsquot have a meal plan the best option is to use dining dollars or Rambler money This way they can save 5 percentrdquoThe pricing of items in the Ram Mart also seems to frustrate stu-dents Shanna Raines a junior feels that like the Rams Den the Ram Mart is expensive ldquoThe Ram Mart is over-pricedrdquo said Shanna ldquoI would save a lot more money by going to the grocery store to buy foodrdquoThe limits placed on meal

plan at the Rams Den are not high enough for stu-dents to really get what they need when they are hungry Although this may be a budget or fund-ing issue with the univer-sity it should be address nonetheless The money limit on the meal plan for breakfast lunch and dinner should be raised or the prices of the food in general need to be lowered to better meet the studentsrsquo needs Stu-dents should not have to waste money when it comes to food selection on campus and every-thing that can be done should be done to pre-vent his from happening

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saraH riDgEwaY sridge01ramsshepherdedu Sigma Tau Delta the English Honors Society at Shepherd University hosted their first literary reading of the semester at the Blue Moon Cafeacute on Sept 24 The event was ldquoone of the best turnouts we have had in a yearrdquo noted Leigh Koonce pres-ident of Sigma Tau DeltaApproximately 25 stu-dents attended the event in addition to the faculty members in attendance The event included read-ings by eight Shepherd students and two Shep-herd literature professors The readers either chose a personal original work or read a piece by a favorite or prominent poet The

variety of works was quite diverse ranging in style from comedic feminist modern Romantic and even travel as a sub-genre Roxanne Estes a senior creative writing major read a poem by EE Cummings that was very moving Dr Lewin a journalism profes-sor at Shepherd read one poem by Baudelaire and one original poem he read with great animation en-titled ldquoDandelionsrdquo that the crowd really enjoyed Dr Lewin was not the only professor to read howev-er Dr Mark Cantrell was the ldquokey note readerrdquo as Sigma Tau Delta plugged the event with Cantrell as the opening act Cantrell read three original poems and one by a feminist poet of his alma mater Also in attendance from the Shep-herd faculty were Dr Heidi Hanrahan and Dr Betty Ellzey ldquoItrsquos really cool to see [the teachers] outside of the classroom in an en-vironment where there are no pressures of academics and we can just discuss the things we want to dis-cussrdquo said Vicky Faith an English literature ma-jor and the secretary of Sigma Tau Delta The event was well-received and the members of Sigma Tau Delta welcome anyone who is interested to at-tend these monthly events The next literary reading will be tentatively held on Oct 22 at the Blue Moon Cafe at 600 Students are encouraged to bring any original poems or poems by a favorite author to read

Sigma Tau Delta Literary Reading Review

The Meat on Meatless Monday

Dr Jim Lewin reading his original poem ldquoDandelionsrdquo

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

micHaEl cHarTukmchart01ramsshepherdeduNeed some variety in your diet How about making your own Meatless Mon-days offer a new alterna-tive to your dinner plansMeatless Monday is a personal pledge to go one day a week without eat-ing any meat There are several celebrities and or-ganizations that already offer Meatless Monday options but for the most part it is a choice you have to make yourself Brochures available in the dining hall list several reasons why going meat-less is a good alternative Some reasons are vague such as ldquoGoing meatless will prevent chronic dis-easesrdquo Others are a bit deeper like preserving re-sources used in livestock raising Ultimately your reasons for going meatless are going to be your own but if the reasons appeal to you then give it a tryThere are salads avail-able at all dining loca-tions at Shepherd There are a few vegetarian op-tions though not enough to sustain a full veg-etarian diet But the op-tions would be perfect for a Meatless Monday The dining hall supports meatless options but sup-ports meat as well At least one type of each va-riety of meat was offered last Monday with vegetar-ian options hidden off to the side The cooler filled with alternative options is

Jennifer Miller is the Registered Dietitian on campus and is more than willing to assist you with any questions you have about food or diet Her office is located in the dining hall and she is in that office on Mondays and Wednesdays

from 9 to 5

Take the Meatless Monday pledge in the dining hall and be entered to win a gift card At meatlessmondaycom yoursquoll find everything you need to start your week meatless

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Ryan Franklin

a welcome change and offers soymilk and Greek yogurt The Meatless Monday life-style could of course be applied to other days of the week as well perhaps even in spurts Students could try a meatless din-ner today and then tomor-

row a meatless lunch The Meatless Monday website focuses on meatless meal options but it doesnrsquot dic-tate that they all have to be eaten on same dayShepherd students seem to have the opposite idea when it comes to meatless

sandwiches however ldquoMost students will order the let-tuce and tomato off their sandwichesrdquo said Fireside Bistro employee Eric ldquoSvenrdquo Hart ldquoOccasionally people will come in for a veggie sandwichrdquo The Meatless Mondays promotion has not completely taken ef-

fect in the Bistro yetFor more information on Meatless Monday visit the terrific Web site at wwwmeatlessmondaycom There are tips recipes and articles on the Meat-less Monday movement Visit today or on Monday

Just because you give up meat once a week doesnrsquot mean you need to give up tasty food There are lots of options at the dining hall for those people looking for an alternative choice

of food

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Alexandra StevensOnce a month Sigma Tau Delta has a literary reading at the Blue Moon This monthrsquos featured reader

was Dr Mark Cantrell

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Summer Adventures 2012

That first night in Europe was truly a test of strengthThe flight from Washington DC took me to New York there I boarded another plane that took me to London After a short wait there I boarded a third plane that took me to Barcelona Spain I waited in the luggage pick-up area for my traveling companion Joel to arrive He had offered to join me on my trip during the last week but we had different flights He arrived shortly with a few small bags I had my little backpack and cardboard box full of bicycle gear I also had some cashews and almonds that I didnrsquot think would make it through customs so we sat by the luggage machines and ate them all We then gathered our things and prepared to get our packs checked but when we walked past the initial customs check area and into the next room we realized that this next room was not a room at all it was outside We didnrsquot have to have the contents of our bags checked upon entering this foreign country We found this strange but continued onWe took a bus from the airport into the heart of Barcelona Then we wandered around and asked about bicycle stores We planned to purchase bicycles in Barcelona cycle around and then sell the bicycles before returning to the United States The day was hot and it was quite a bother to carry around my cardboard box After a few hours we found ourselves resting in a little plaza off to the side of the sidewalk Just as we were about to move on a sweating fair-skinned redhead with a longboard swept by anxiously looking out to the street We approached him and asked about a bike store He said that he had been going too fast down some of the nearby streets so the cops were trying to stop him and that there was a decent bicycle shop just down the road We thanked him wandered around some more and finally found Green BikesGreen Bikes is a little hole-in-the-wall bicycle shop store and rental place nestled on the side of a hilled alley street There was a beautiful white Peugeot road bicycle which I accepted happily Before coming to Spain I had researched and found loquocom a website similar to Craigrsquos List I came across a listing for a nice Decathlon road bicycle and we were scheduled to meet with that person the next day to potentially get the bicycle for JoelAfter letting the store worker know we would be back the following day to complete the sale we took a taxi to Fira Palace a large hotel where my grandparents just happened to be staying for a few days My grandparents like to travel and had been on a tour of eastern Spain The tour was ending in Barcelona at the same time Joel and I had arrived We said hello and left most of our items in their hotel room My grandparents didnrsquot have enough room for the two of us However a person had contacted me through the Couch Surfing Web site saying that he could host us for the night so we said good night to my grandparents and left the hotelI used a pay phone to call the Couch Surfing guy and he said that he couldnrsquot actually host us for the night We were a little disappointed but still had high spirits and were really excited to be in Spain We decided to find some clubs as we both love to dance and in our excitement we skipped and ran down the streets We wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea but decided not to at that time We made our way to La Rambla The long street was full of people and nighttime excitementIt wasnrsquot long before someone came up to my side and almost whispered ldquoOpiumrdquo I turned out of curiosity and there was a young lady holding out a piece of paper Opium turned out to be the name of a beachside club having a special deal that night Joel and I werenrsquot interested at the time and kept walking However here and there people kept trying to get our attention to go to the club The night was growing late and we were getting hungry so we made a quick stop by a little eatery and had some falafel Then we decided to head for the beachside clubsWe got lost found a taxi and quickly arrived at Opium and several other clubs We entered several and few people were actually dancing Most were just standing around trying to have conversations in the dark and be heard over loud music We danced and after several hours most of the clubs were closed so we decided to take a quick dip in the nearby seaThe night was cold and the water was colder but we were so happy just to be there We did however have to keep an eye on the beach and on our shoes and such Everywhere we had been that night including the beach lone men had been wandering around trying to sell flowers or sandwiches We didnrsquot want to have to worry about a theft or about being mugged by any of themWe got out and dried off the best we could but I was still awfully cold in the breezy night air It was around 3 am Joel and I didnrsquot have a place to sleep that night so we walked through the streets for a little while After a period of sitting on a bench shivering and extremely tired we then resolved to do some urban camping and following a quick scan of the area hopped a 7-foot wall onto someonersquos patio We only had a poncho to use as any sort of cover as we lay down on the gravel of the patio Large glass doors directly by our side were facing into the home We each drifted off into a troubled sleep I briefly awoke at one point shaking from cold and aching from my tense muscles to find that the night sky began to rain on us

May 15Entry 2- Day One in Barcelona

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JoHNNa lEarYjleary01ramsshepherdeduAt the beginning of fall semester most students spend their time studying for classes or preparing for homecoming However a select group of students spent the first few weeks of fall semester rehears-ing and preparing to bring the songs of Cole Porter George Gershwin Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to life in the new musi-cal revue ldquoA Celebration of the American Song-bookrdquo opening on FridayldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo features eight music de-partment vocal majors performing over thirty songs by classic American composers from the 1910s through the 1940s Unlike the previous large-scale musical theater produc-tions of ldquoCandiderdquo and

ldquoSweeney Toddrdquo this inti-mate show is a smaller and simpler production ldquoThis is not your typical music de-partment eventrdquo said cast member VanChessca Allen The production is a small-scale musical revue similar to a type of cabaret show The musical revue does not require a plot line or story Instead the production num-bers including solos duets quartets and full ensemble numbers are performed one after another with bits of historical information and introductions about the com-posers scattered through-out the performance ldquoGetting the chance to per-form music by these com-posers really excited me be-cause these composersrsquo early shows are not performed very much anymore I love Ameri-can songbook music but itrsquos usually overlooked and not done very oftenrdquo said cast

member Brian D James ldquoThe most enjoyable as-pect of rehearsals has been connecting with [the mu-sic of] some of Americarsquos greatest iconic compos-ers like Berlin Porter and Kern I think the show will introduce students to an important part of musical historyrdquo said di-rector and choreographer Dr Richard HelldoblerStudents may be famil-iar with some of the well-known songs from ldquoA Cel-ebration of the American Songbookrdquo such as ldquoOur Love is Here to Stayrdquo ldquoI Got Rhythmrdquo ldquoEmbrace-able Yourdquo ldquoSummertimerdquo and ldquoAlwaysrdquo Irving Ber-lin a featured composer of the evening was the composer of the song ldquoGod Bless Americardquo and com-poser for the movie ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo The music of George Gershwin was also featured in the clas-sic film ldquoAn American in Parisrdquo However the songs in this production feature several new arrangements by musical director Ken Cooper and were one of the challenging aspects of the show for the performersldquoI had to practice to learn my music and my lines Irsquom really excited to broaden my horizons [in this production] because Irsquom not really a musi-cal theater person so the challenge both excited and scared merdquo said cast

member Eduardo Rivera ldquoWe [the cast] had to learn our own parts and learn how the show fits to-gether as a whole so ev-eryone can do their best in the ensemble and work togetherrdquo said JamesIn addition to challenging songs the show also fea-tures several large dance numbers choreographed by the director Dr Helldobler ldquoI was responsible for stag-ing all of the ensemble num-bers looking at and blocking solos and duets and discuss-ing with the actors what would work well for the audiencerdquo said Helldobler The show features a mini-mal set with only eight stools and the grand piano (complete with accompanist Nathan Arch) onstage The performers are costumed in basic black dresses and tuxes evoking the feel of

a silent movie from the American songbook eraThe cast members had a very enjoyable time bringing the production together throughout the rehearsal process ldquoThe cast is like a family There was a lot of teamwork involvedrdquo said Rivera The ldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo cast features VanChes-sca Allen Shannen Ban-zhoff Paul Cabell Brian D James Johnna Leary Eduardo Rivera Matt Rothenberg and Me-gan West The show will run Oct 5 and 6 at 800 and Oct 7 at 300 in the Frank Center for the Arts Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler card and $10 for adults Tickets are avail-able at the door one hour prior to the performance

A Celebration of the American Songbook

a behind-the-scenes Look

(from l to r) Matt Rothenberg Paul Cabell Brian James and Edu-ardo Rivera rehearse the quartet ldquoGive Me Your Tired Your Poorrdquo

VanChessca Allen and Eduardo Rivera rehearse the dance number ldquoWunderbarrdquo

Wednesday October 3 2012 the shepherd Picket 9

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

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Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

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On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

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Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

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With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

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PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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Food Pricing May Be Cause for Concern

Shepherd students Matt Lind Will Lopez Cody Andrew Rausch and Cullen Byers go through the line at the dining hall seeing the numerous options available to them The dining hall is definitely the most bang for your buck

Photograph by Elizabeth Horn

EDITORIALAccording to Campus-VoteProjectorg 87 of students who register to vote actually show up to the polls According to our Facebook Picket poll a few weeks back 85 of students who answered said that they would vote this November It looks like Shepherd stu-dents are right on targetWe at The Picket feel that number should be even higher for our campus Itrsquos trite to go on about how necessary it is to vote but

this election is so impor-tant because we have the ability to swing the vote More importantly if we donrsquot vote then we have to consider who will vote for us If you donrsquot share the same value as your hyper-conservative 85 year old grandmother or if your mountain party hippie neighbors ter-rify you then you need to get your voice heardIt appears that what re-ally holds some students

back is not knowing how to register to vote Over 25 of students didnrsquot vote in the last election because they didnrsquot know how toOne of the easiest ways is to go to the library in Shepherdstown and reg-ister there Even if you donrsquot have any documents on you at the time that indicate where you live you can still register as long as you bring proof of residency with your to the polls on election day

If you live on campus and want to register here contact Ellisa Woodrey at Residence Life to get a letter proving you live here If you want to reg-ister in your home state you can use an online resource such as rock-thevotecom to get reg-istered online (you will have to print and mail it in though) Websites dedi-cated to youth voting can also fill you in on issues if you do not feel up-to-date Shepherd University has

had some people come in to help students get registered but the ad-ministration should en-courage us more and give students more guidance towards getting ready Contact Student Af-fairs and let them know that there should be more help with getting students ready to vote A campus wide educa-tion can make the dif-ference in how we par-ticipate in this election

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eduAmong the many is-sues across the campus here at Shepherd (park-ing housing internet problems etc) another issue has been raised the pricing of the foodIt costs a lot of money to go to college and one of the costs includes eating The dining hall Fireside Bistro the Rams Den and Ram Mart all of-fer a variety of food and drink selections to stu-dents Many students across campus share in the sentiment that the

pricing of various items based on the quality of those items is too highldquoOverall the food is a little expensive but not bad You can go to Mc-Donalds and buy food at a cheaper price than you can at the Rams Denrdquo said Shane Lowery a mass communications major ldquoThe dining hall prices arenrsquot bad either Since itrsquos all-you-can- eat I donrsquot really have a prob-lem with itrdquo he added Branden McLean a ju-nior said ldquoI think the prices are definitely too high especially for me being a commuter I would much rather go home to eat dinner than

spend money on cam-pus I could go to a fast food restaurant and save more money than I could if I ate here all the timerdquoIt would seem that based on these responses some-thing needs to be done about the pricing of the food that would benefit the budget of a college student However Cher-yl Fogle a food service assistant in the Rams Den says that the pric-ing of the food depends on what the student chooses ldquoA student is given a cer-tain amount of money on their meal plan and if they want to save money they should stick to the amount that is given If

you donrsquot get everything you can on the meal plan amount then you waste moneyrdquo said Fogle ldquoIf they donrsquot have a meal plan the best option is to use dining dollars or Rambler money This way they can save 5 percentrdquoThe pricing of items in the Ram Mart also seems to frustrate stu-dents Shanna Raines a junior feels that like the Rams Den the Ram Mart is expensive ldquoThe Ram Mart is over-pricedrdquo said Shanna ldquoI would save a lot more money by going to the grocery store to buy foodrdquoThe limits placed on meal

plan at the Rams Den are not high enough for stu-dents to really get what they need when they are hungry Although this may be a budget or fund-ing issue with the univer-sity it should be address nonetheless The money limit on the meal plan for breakfast lunch and dinner should be raised or the prices of the food in general need to be lowered to better meet the studentsrsquo needs Stu-dents should not have to waste money when it comes to food selection on campus and every-thing that can be done should be done to pre-vent his from happening

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saraH riDgEwaY sridge01ramsshepherdedu Sigma Tau Delta the English Honors Society at Shepherd University hosted their first literary reading of the semester at the Blue Moon Cafeacute on Sept 24 The event was ldquoone of the best turnouts we have had in a yearrdquo noted Leigh Koonce pres-ident of Sigma Tau DeltaApproximately 25 stu-dents attended the event in addition to the faculty members in attendance The event included read-ings by eight Shepherd students and two Shep-herd literature professors The readers either chose a personal original work or read a piece by a favorite or prominent poet The

variety of works was quite diverse ranging in style from comedic feminist modern Romantic and even travel as a sub-genre Roxanne Estes a senior creative writing major read a poem by EE Cummings that was very moving Dr Lewin a journalism profes-sor at Shepherd read one poem by Baudelaire and one original poem he read with great animation en-titled ldquoDandelionsrdquo that the crowd really enjoyed Dr Lewin was not the only professor to read howev-er Dr Mark Cantrell was the ldquokey note readerrdquo as Sigma Tau Delta plugged the event with Cantrell as the opening act Cantrell read three original poems and one by a feminist poet of his alma mater Also in attendance from the Shep-herd faculty were Dr Heidi Hanrahan and Dr Betty Ellzey ldquoItrsquos really cool to see [the teachers] outside of the classroom in an en-vironment where there are no pressures of academics and we can just discuss the things we want to dis-cussrdquo said Vicky Faith an English literature ma-jor and the secretary of Sigma Tau Delta The event was well-received and the members of Sigma Tau Delta welcome anyone who is interested to at-tend these monthly events The next literary reading will be tentatively held on Oct 22 at the Blue Moon Cafe at 600 Students are encouraged to bring any original poems or poems by a favorite author to read

Sigma Tau Delta Literary Reading Review

The Meat on Meatless Monday

Dr Jim Lewin reading his original poem ldquoDandelionsrdquo

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

micHaEl cHarTukmchart01ramsshepherdeduNeed some variety in your diet How about making your own Meatless Mon-days offer a new alterna-tive to your dinner plansMeatless Monday is a personal pledge to go one day a week without eat-ing any meat There are several celebrities and or-ganizations that already offer Meatless Monday options but for the most part it is a choice you have to make yourself Brochures available in the dining hall list several reasons why going meat-less is a good alternative Some reasons are vague such as ldquoGoing meatless will prevent chronic dis-easesrdquo Others are a bit deeper like preserving re-sources used in livestock raising Ultimately your reasons for going meatless are going to be your own but if the reasons appeal to you then give it a tryThere are salads avail-able at all dining loca-tions at Shepherd There are a few vegetarian op-tions though not enough to sustain a full veg-etarian diet But the op-tions would be perfect for a Meatless Monday The dining hall supports meatless options but sup-ports meat as well At least one type of each va-riety of meat was offered last Monday with vegetar-ian options hidden off to the side The cooler filled with alternative options is

Jennifer Miller is the Registered Dietitian on campus and is more than willing to assist you with any questions you have about food or diet Her office is located in the dining hall and she is in that office on Mondays and Wednesdays

from 9 to 5

Take the Meatless Monday pledge in the dining hall and be entered to win a gift card At meatlessmondaycom yoursquoll find everything you need to start your week meatless

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Ryan Franklin

a welcome change and offers soymilk and Greek yogurt The Meatless Monday life-style could of course be applied to other days of the week as well perhaps even in spurts Students could try a meatless din-ner today and then tomor-

row a meatless lunch The Meatless Monday website focuses on meatless meal options but it doesnrsquot dic-tate that they all have to be eaten on same dayShepherd students seem to have the opposite idea when it comes to meatless

sandwiches however ldquoMost students will order the let-tuce and tomato off their sandwichesrdquo said Fireside Bistro employee Eric ldquoSvenrdquo Hart ldquoOccasionally people will come in for a veggie sandwichrdquo The Meatless Mondays promotion has not completely taken ef-

fect in the Bistro yetFor more information on Meatless Monday visit the terrific Web site at wwwmeatlessmondaycom There are tips recipes and articles on the Meat-less Monday movement Visit today or on Monday

Just because you give up meat once a week doesnrsquot mean you need to give up tasty food There are lots of options at the dining hall for those people looking for an alternative choice

of food

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Alexandra StevensOnce a month Sigma Tau Delta has a literary reading at the Blue Moon This monthrsquos featured reader

was Dr Mark Cantrell

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Summer Adventures 2012

That first night in Europe was truly a test of strengthThe flight from Washington DC took me to New York there I boarded another plane that took me to London After a short wait there I boarded a third plane that took me to Barcelona Spain I waited in the luggage pick-up area for my traveling companion Joel to arrive He had offered to join me on my trip during the last week but we had different flights He arrived shortly with a few small bags I had my little backpack and cardboard box full of bicycle gear I also had some cashews and almonds that I didnrsquot think would make it through customs so we sat by the luggage machines and ate them all We then gathered our things and prepared to get our packs checked but when we walked past the initial customs check area and into the next room we realized that this next room was not a room at all it was outside We didnrsquot have to have the contents of our bags checked upon entering this foreign country We found this strange but continued onWe took a bus from the airport into the heart of Barcelona Then we wandered around and asked about bicycle stores We planned to purchase bicycles in Barcelona cycle around and then sell the bicycles before returning to the United States The day was hot and it was quite a bother to carry around my cardboard box After a few hours we found ourselves resting in a little plaza off to the side of the sidewalk Just as we were about to move on a sweating fair-skinned redhead with a longboard swept by anxiously looking out to the street We approached him and asked about a bike store He said that he had been going too fast down some of the nearby streets so the cops were trying to stop him and that there was a decent bicycle shop just down the road We thanked him wandered around some more and finally found Green BikesGreen Bikes is a little hole-in-the-wall bicycle shop store and rental place nestled on the side of a hilled alley street There was a beautiful white Peugeot road bicycle which I accepted happily Before coming to Spain I had researched and found loquocom a website similar to Craigrsquos List I came across a listing for a nice Decathlon road bicycle and we were scheduled to meet with that person the next day to potentially get the bicycle for JoelAfter letting the store worker know we would be back the following day to complete the sale we took a taxi to Fira Palace a large hotel where my grandparents just happened to be staying for a few days My grandparents like to travel and had been on a tour of eastern Spain The tour was ending in Barcelona at the same time Joel and I had arrived We said hello and left most of our items in their hotel room My grandparents didnrsquot have enough room for the two of us However a person had contacted me through the Couch Surfing Web site saying that he could host us for the night so we said good night to my grandparents and left the hotelI used a pay phone to call the Couch Surfing guy and he said that he couldnrsquot actually host us for the night We were a little disappointed but still had high spirits and were really excited to be in Spain We decided to find some clubs as we both love to dance and in our excitement we skipped and ran down the streets We wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea but decided not to at that time We made our way to La Rambla The long street was full of people and nighttime excitementIt wasnrsquot long before someone came up to my side and almost whispered ldquoOpiumrdquo I turned out of curiosity and there was a young lady holding out a piece of paper Opium turned out to be the name of a beachside club having a special deal that night Joel and I werenrsquot interested at the time and kept walking However here and there people kept trying to get our attention to go to the club The night was growing late and we were getting hungry so we made a quick stop by a little eatery and had some falafel Then we decided to head for the beachside clubsWe got lost found a taxi and quickly arrived at Opium and several other clubs We entered several and few people were actually dancing Most were just standing around trying to have conversations in the dark and be heard over loud music We danced and after several hours most of the clubs were closed so we decided to take a quick dip in the nearby seaThe night was cold and the water was colder but we were so happy just to be there We did however have to keep an eye on the beach and on our shoes and such Everywhere we had been that night including the beach lone men had been wandering around trying to sell flowers or sandwiches We didnrsquot want to have to worry about a theft or about being mugged by any of themWe got out and dried off the best we could but I was still awfully cold in the breezy night air It was around 3 am Joel and I didnrsquot have a place to sleep that night so we walked through the streets for a little while After a period of sitting on a bench shivering and extremely tired we then resolved to do some urban camping and following a quick scan of the area hopped a 7-foot wall onto someonersquos patio We only had a poncho to use as any sort of cover as we lay down on the gravel of the patio Large glass doors directly by our side were facing into the home We each drifted off into a troubled sleep I briefly awoke at one point shaking from cold and aching from my tense muscles to find that the night sky began to rain on us

May 15Entry 2- Day One in Barcelona

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JoHNNa lEarYjleary01ramsshepherdeduAt the beginning of fall semester most students spend their time studying for classes or preparing for homecoming However a select group of students spent the first few weeks of fall semester rehears-ing and preparing to bring the songs of Cole Porter George Gershwin Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to life in the new musi-cal revue ldquoA Celebration of the American Song-bookrdquo opening on FridayldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo features eight music de-partment vocal majors performing over thirty songs by classic American composers from the 1910s through the 1940s Unlike the previous large-scale musical theater produc-tions of ldquoCandiderdquo and

ldquoSweeney Toddrdquo this inti-mate show is a smaller and simpler production ldquoThis is not your typical music de-partment eventrdquo said cast member VanChessca Allen The production is a small-scale musical revue similar to a type of cabaret show The musical revue does not require a plot line or story Instead the production num-bers including solos duets quartets and full ensemble numbers are performed one after another with bits of historical information and introductions about the com-posers scattered through-out the performance ldquoGetting the chance to per-form music by these com-posers really excited me be-cause these composersrsquo early shows are not performed very much anymore I love Ameri-can songbook music but itrsquos usually overlooked and not done very oftenrdquo said cast

member Brian D James ldquoThe most enjoyable as-pect of rehearsals has been connecting with [the mu-sic of] some of Americarsquos greatest iconic compos-ers like Berlin Porter and Kern I think the show will introduce students to an important part of musical historyrdquo said di-rector and choreographer Dr Richard HelldoblerStudents may be famil-iar with some of the well-known songs from ldquoA Cel-ebration of the American Songbookrdquo such as ldquoOur Love is Here to Stayrdquo ldquoI Got Rhythmrdquo ldquoEmbrace-able Yourdquo ldquoSummertimerdquo and ldquoAlwaysrdquo Irving Ber-lin a featured composer of the evening was the composer of the song ldquoGod Bless Americardquo and com-poser for the movie ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo The music of George Gershwin was also featured in the clas-sic film ldquoAn American in Parisrdquo However the songs in this production feature several new arrangements by musical director Ken Cooper and were one of the challenging aspects of the show for the performersldquoI had to practice to learn my music and my lines Irsquom really excited to broaden my horizons [in this production] because Irsquom not really a musi-cal theater person so the challenge both excited and scared merdquo said cast

member Eduardo Rivera ldquoWe [the cast] had to learn our own parts and learn how the show fits to-gether as a whole so ev-eryone can do their best in the ensemble and work togetherrdquo said JamesIn addition to challenging songs the show also fea-tures several large dance numbers choreographed by the director Dr Helldobler ldquoI was responsible for stag-ing all of the ensemble num-bers looking at and blocking solos and duets and discuss-ing with the actors what would work well for the audiencerdquo said Helldobler The show features a mini-mal set with only eight stools and the grand piano (complete with accompanist Nathan Arch) onstage The performers are costumed in basic black dresses and tuxes evoking the feel of

a silent movie from the American songbook eraThe cast members had a very enjoyable time bringing the production together throughout the rehearsal process ldquoThe cast is like a family There was a lot of teamwork involvedrdquo said Rivera The ldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo cast features VanChes-sca Allen Shannen Ban-zhoff Paul Cabell Brian D James Johnna Leary Eduardo Rivera Matt Rothenberg and Me-gan West The show will run Oct 5 and 6 at 800 and Oct 7 at 300 in the Frank Center for the Arts Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler card and $10 for adults Tickets are avail-able at the door one hour prior to the performance

A Celebration of the American Songbook

a behind-the-scenes Look

(from l to r) Matt Rothenberg Paul Cabell Brian James and Edu-ardo Rivera rehearse the quartet ldquoGive Me Your Tired Your Poorrdquo

VanChessca Allen and Eduardo Rivera rehearse the dance number ldquoWunderbarrdquo

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

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Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

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On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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PHOTO BY CHARLES RANSOM

This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

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Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

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With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

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PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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saraH riDgEwaY sridge01ramsshepherdedu Sigma Tau Delta the English Honors Society at Shepherd University hosted their first literary reading of the semester at the Blue Moon Cafeacute on Sept 24 The event was ldquoone of the best turnouts we have had in a yearrdquo noted Leigh Koonce pres-ident of Sigma Tau DeltaApproximately 25 stu-dents attended the event in addition to the faculty members in attendance The event included read-ings by eight Shepherd students and two Shep-herd literature professors The readers either chose a personal original work or read a piece by a favorite or prominent poet The

variety of works was quite diverse ranging in style from comedic feminist modern Romantic and even travel as a sub-genre Roxanne Estes a senior creative writing major read a poem by EE Cummings that was very moving Dr Lewin a journalism profes-sor at Shepherd read one poem by Baudelaire and one original poem he read with great animation en-titled ldquoDandelionsrdquo that the crowd really enjoyed Dr Lewin was not the only professor to read howev-er Dr Mark Cantrell was the ldquokey note readerrdquo as Sigma Tau Delta plugged the event with Cantrell as the opening act Cantrell read three original poems and one by a feminist poet of his alma mater Also in attendance from the Shep-herd faculty were Dr Heidi Hanrahan and Dr Betty Ellzey ldquoItrsquos really cool to see [the teachers] outside of the classroom in an en-vironment where there are no pressures of academics and we can just discuss the things we want to dis-cussrdquo said Vicky Faith an English literature ma-jor and the secretary of Sigma Tau Delta The event was well-received and the members of Sigma Tau Delta welcome anyone who is interested to at-tend these monthly events The next literary reading will be tentatively held on Oct 22 at the Blue Moon Cafe at 600 Students are encouraged to bring any original poems or poems by a favorite author to read

Sigma Tau Delta Literary Reading Review

The Meat on Meatless Monday

Dr Jim Lewin reading his original poem ldquoDandelionsrdquo

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

micHaEl cHarTukmchart01ramsshepherdeduNeed some variety in your diet How about making your own Meatless Mon-days offer a new alterna-tive to your dinner plansMeatless Monday is a personal pledge to go one day a week without eat-ing any meat There are several celebrities and or-ganizations that already offer Meatless Monday options but for the most part it is a choice you have to make yourself Brochures available in the dining hall list several reasons why going meat-less is a good alternative Some reasons are vague such as ldquoGoing meatless will prevent chronic dis-easesrdquo Others are a bit deeper like preserving re-sources used in livestock raising Ultimately your reasons for going meatless are going to be your own but if the reasons appeal to you then give it a tryThere are salads avail-able at all dining loca-tions at Shepherd There are a few vegetarian op-tions though not enough to sustain a full veg-etarian diet But the op-tions would be perfect for a Meatless Monday The dining hall supports meatless options but sup-ports meat as well At least one type of each va-riety of meat was offered last Monday with vegetar-ian options hidden off to the side The cooler filled with alternative options is

Jennifer Miller is the Registered Dietitian on campus and is more than willing to assist you with any questions you have about food or diet Her office is located in the dining hall and she is in that office on Mondays and Wednesdays

from 9 to 5

Take the Meatless Monday pledge in the dining hall and be entered to win a gift card At meatlessmondaycom yoursquoll find everything you need to start your week meatless

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Ryan Franklin

a welcome change and offers soymilk and Greek yogurt The Meatless Monday life-style could of course be applied to other days of the week as well perhaps even in spurts Students could try a meatless din-ner today and then tomor-

row a meatless lunch The Meatless Monday website focuses on meatless meal options but it doesnrsquot dic-tate that they all have to be eaten on same dayShepherd students seem to have the opposite idea when it comes to meatless

sandwiches however ldquoMost students will order the let-tuce and tomato off their sandwichesrdquo said Fireside Bistro employee Eric ldquoSvenrdquo Hart ldquoOccasionally people will come in for a veggie sandwichrdquo The Meatless Mondays promotion has not completely taken ef-

fect in the Bistro yetFor more information on Meatless Monday visit the terrific Web site at wwwmeatlessmondaycom There are tips recipes and articles on the Meat-less Monday movement Visit today or on Monday

Just because you give up meat once a week doesnrsquot mean you need to give up tasty food There are lots of options at the dining hall for those people looking for an alternative choice

of food

Photo by Ryan Franklin

Photo by Alexandra StevensOnce a month Sigma Tau Delta has a literary reading at the Blue Moon This monthrsquos featured reader

was Dr Mark Cantrell

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Summer Adventures 2012

That first night in Europe was truly a test of strengthThe flight from Washington DC took me to New York there I boarded another plane that took me to London After a short wait there I boarded a third plane that took me to Barcelona Spain I waited in the luggage pick-up area for my traveling companion Joel to arrive He had offered to join me on my trip during the last week but we had different flights He arrived shortly with a few small bags I had my little backpack and cardboard box full of bicycle gear I also had some cashews and almonds that I didnrsquot think would make it through customs so we sat by the luggage machines and ate them all We then gathered our things and prepared to get our packs checked but when we walked past the initial customs check area and into the next room we realized that this next room was not a room at all it was outside We didnrsquot have to have the contents of our bags checked upon entering this foreign country We found this strange but continued onWe took a bus from the airport into the heart of Barcelona Then we wandered around and asked about bicycle stores We planned to purchase bicycles in Barcelona cycle around and then sell the bicycles before returning to the United States The day was hot and it was quite a bother to carry around my cardboard box After a few hours we found ourselves resting in a little plaza off to the side of the sidewalk Just as we were about to move on a sweating fair-skinned redhead with a longboard swept by anxiously looking out to the street We approached him and asked about a bike store He said that he had been going too fast down some of the nearby streets so the cops were trying to stop him and that there was a decent bicycle shop just down the road We thanked him wandered around some more and finally found Green BikesGreen Bikes is a little hole-in-the-wall bicycle shop store and rental place nestled on the side of a hilled alley street There was a beautiful white Peugeot road bicycle which I accepted happily Before coming to Spain I had researched and found loquocom a website similar to Craigrsquos List I came across a listing for a nice Decathlon road bicycle and we were scheduled to meet with that person the next day to potentially get the bicycle for JoelAfter letting the store worker know we would be back the following day to complete the sale we took a taxi to Fira Palace a large hotel where my grandparents just happened to be staying for a few days My grandparents like to travel and had been on a tour of eastern Spain The tour was ending in Barcelona at the same time Joel and I had arrived We said hello and left most of our items in their hotel room My grandparents didnrsquot have enough room for the two of us However a person had contacted me through the Couch Surfing Web site saying that he could host us for the night so we said good night to my grandparents and left the hotelI used a pay phone to call the Couch Surfing guy and he said that he couldnrsquot actually host us for the night We were a little disappointed but still had high spirits and were really excited to be in Spain We decided to find some clubs as we both love to dance and in our excitement we skipped and ran down the streets We wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea but decided not to at that time We made our way to La Rambla The long street was full of people and nighttime excitementIt wasnrsquot long before someone came up to my side and almost whispered ldquoOpiumrdquo I turned out of curiosity and there was a young lady holding out a piece of paper Opium turned out to be the name of a beachside club having a special deal that night Joel and I werenrsquot interested at the time and kept walking However here and there people kept trying to get our attention to go to the club The night was growing late and we were getting hungry so we made a quick stop by a little eatery and had some falafel Then we decided to head for the beachside clubsWe got lost found a taxi and quickly arrived at Opium and several other clubs We entered several and few people were actually dancing Most were just standing around trying to have conversations in the dark and be heard over loud music We danced and after several hours most of the clubs were closed so we decided to take a quick dip in the nearby seaThe night was cold and the water was colder but we were so happy just to be there We did however have to keep an eye on the beach and on our shoes and such Everywhere we had been that night including the beach lone men had been wandering around trying to sell flowers or sandwiches We didnrsquot want to have to worry about a theft or about being mugged by any of themWe got out and dried off the best we could but I was still awfully cold in the breezy night air It was around 3 am Joel and I didnrsquot have a place to sleep that night so we walked through the streets for a little while After a period of sitting on a bench shivering and extremely tired we then resolved to do some urban camping and following a quick scan of the area hopped a 7-foot wall onto someonersquos patio We only had a poncho to use as any sort of cover as we lay down on the gravel of the patio Large glass doors directly by our side were facing into the home We each drifted off into a troubled sleep I briefly awoke at one point shaking from cold and aching from my tense muscles to find that the night sky began to rain on us

May 15Entry 2- Day One in Barcelona

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JoHNNa lEarYjleary01ramsshepherdeduAt the beginning of fall semester most students spend their time studying for classes or preparing for homecoming However a select group of students spent the first few weeks of fall semester rehears-ing and preparing to bring the songs of Cole Porter George Gershwin Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to life in the new musi-cal revue ldquoA Celebration of the American Song-bookrdquo opening on FridayldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo features eight music de-partment vocal majors performing over thirty songs by classic American composers from the 1910s through the 1940s Unlike the previous large-scale musical theater produc-tions of ldquoCandiderdquo and

ldquoSweeney Toddrdquo this inti-mate show is a smaller and simpler production ldquoThis is not your typical music de-partment eventrdquo said cast member VanChessca Allen The production is a small-scale musical revue similar to a type of cabaret show The musical revue does not require a plot line or story Instead the production num-bers including solos duets quartets and full ensemble numbers are performed one after another with bits of historical information and introductions about the com-posers scattered through-out the performance ldquoGetting the chance to per-form music by these com-posers really excited me be-cause these composersrsquo early shows are not performed very much anymore I love Ameri-can songbook music but itrsquos usually overlooked and not done very oftenrdquo said cast

member Brian D James ldquoThe most enjoyable as-pect of rehearsals has been connecting with [the mu-sic of] some of Americarsquos greatest iconic compos-ers like Berlin Porter and Kern I think the show will introduce students to an important part of musical historyrdquo said di-rector and choreographer Dr Richard HelldoblerStudents may be famil-iar with some of the well-known songs from ldquoA Cel-ebration of the American Songbookrdquo such as ldquoOur Love is Here to Stayrdquo ldquoI Got Rhythmrdquo ldquoEmbrace-able Yourdquo ldquoSummertimerdquo and ldquoAlwaysrdquo Irving Ber-lin a featured composer of the evening was the composer of the song ldquoGod Bless Americardquo and com-poser for the movie ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo The music of George Gershwin was also featured in the clas-sic film ldquoAn American in Parisrdquo However the songs in this production feature several new arrangements by musical director Ken Cooper and were one of the challenging aspects of the show for the performersldquoI had to practice to learn my music and my lines Irsquom really excited to broaden my horizons [in this production] because Irsquom not really a musi-cal theater person so the challenge both excited and scared merdquo said cast

member Eduardo Rivera ldquoWe [the cast] had to learn our own parts and learn how the show fits to-gether as a whole so ev-eryone can do their best in the ensemble and work togetherrdquo said JamesIn addition to challenging songs the show also fea-tures several large dance numbers choreographed by the director Dr Helldobler ldquoI was responsible for stag-ing all of the ensemble num-bers looking at and blocking solos and duets and discuss-ing with the actors what would work well for the audiencerdquo said Helldobler The show features a mini-mal set with only eight stools and the grand piano (complete with accompanist Nathan Arch) onstage The performers are costumed in basic black dresses and tuxes evoking the feel of

a silent movie from the American songbook eraThe cast members had a very enjoyable time bringing the production together throughout the rehearsal process ldquoThe cast is like a family There was a lot of teamwork involvedrdquo said Rivera The ldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo cast features VanChes-sca Allen Shannen Ban-zhoff Paul Cabell Brian D James Johnna Leary Eduardo Rivera Matt Rothenberg and Me-gan West The show will run Oct 5 and 6 at 800 and Oct 7 at 300 in the Frank Center for the Arts Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler card and $10 for adults Tickets are avail-able at the door one hour prior to the performance

A Celebration of the American Songbook

a behind-the-scenes Look

(from l to r) Matt Rothenberg Paul Cabell Brian James and Edu-ardo Rivera rehearse the quartet ldquoGive Me Your Tired Your Poorrdquo

VanChessca Allen and Eduardo Rivera rehearse the dance number ldquoWunderbarrdquo

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

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Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

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On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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PHOTO BY CHARLES RANSOM

This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

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Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

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With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

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PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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Summer Adventures 2012

That first night in Europe was truly a test of strengthThe flight from Washington DC took me to New York there I boarded another plane that took me to London After a short wait there I boarded a third plane that took me to Barcelona Spain I waited in the luggage pick-up area for my traveling companion Joel to arrive He had offered to join me on my trip during the last week but we had different flights He arrived shortly with a few small bags I had my little backpack and cardboard box full of bicycle gear I also had some cashews and almonds that I didnrsquot think would make it through customs so we sat by the luggage machines and ate them all We then gathered our things and prepared to get our packs checked but when we walked past the initial customs check area and into the next room we realized that this next room was not a room at all it was outside We didnrsquot have to have the contents of our bags checked upon entering this foreign country We found this strange but continued onWe took a bus from the airport into the heart of Barcelona Then we wandered around and asked about bicycle stores We planned to purchase bicycles in Barcelona cycle around and then sell the bicycles before returning to the United States The day was hot and it was quite a bother to carry around my cardboard box After a few hours we found ourselves resting in a little plaza off to the side of the sidewalk Just as we were about to move on a sweating fair-skinned redhead with a longboard swept by anxiously looking out to the street We approached him and asked about a bike store He said that he had been going too fast down some of the nearby streets so the cops were trying to stop him and that there was a decent bicycle shop just down the road We thanked him wandered around some more and finally found Green BikesGreen Bikes is a little hole-in-the-wall bicycle shop store and rental place nestled on the side of a hilled alley street There was a beautiful white Peugeot road bicycle which I accepted happily Before coming to Spain I had researched and found loquocom a website similar to Craigrsquos List I came across a listing for a nice Decathlon road bicycle and we were scheduled to meet with that person the next day to potentially get the bicycle for JoelAfter letting the store worker know we would be back the following day to complete the sale we took a taxi to Fira Palace a large hotel where my grandparents just happened to be staying for a few days My grandparents like to travel and had been on a tour of eastern Spain The tour was ending in Barcelona at the same time Joel and I had arrived We said hello and left most of our items in their hotel room My grandparents didnrsquot have enough room for the two of us However a person had contacted me through the Couch Surfing Web site saying that he could host us for the night so we said good night to my grandparents and left the hotelI used a pay phone to call the Couch Surfing guy and he said that he couldnrsquot actually host us for the night We were a little disappointed but still had high spirits and were really excited to be in Spain We decided to find some clubs as we both love to dance and in our excitement we skipped and ran down the streets We wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea but decided not to at that time We made our way to La Rambla The long street was full of people and nighttime excitementIt wasnrsquot long before someone came up to my side and almost whispered ldquoOpiumrdquo I turned out of curiosity and there was a young lady holding out a piece of paper Opium turned out to be the name of a beachside club having a special deal that night Joel and I werenrsquot interested at the time and kept walking However here and there people kept trying to get our attention to go to the club The night was growing late and we were getting hungry so we made a quick stop by a little eatery and had some falafel Then we decided to head for the beachside clubsWe got lost found a taxi and quickly arrived at Opium and several other clubs We entered several and few people were actually dancing Most were just standing around trying to have conversations in the dark and be heard over loud music We danced and after several hours most of the clubs were closed so we decided to take a quick dip in the nearby seaThe night was cold and the water was colder but we were so happy just to be there We did however have to keep an eye on the beach and on our shoes and such Everywhere we had been that night including the beach lone men had been wandering around trying to sell flowers or sandwiches We didnrsquot want to have to worry about a theft or about being mugged by any of themWe got out and dried off the best we could but I was still awfully cold in the breezy night air It was around 3 am Joel and I didnrsquot have a place to sleep that night so we walked through the streets for a little while After a period of sitting on a bench shivering and extremely tired we then resolved to do some urban camping and following a quick scan of the area hopped a 7-foot wall onto someonersquos patio We only had a poncho to use as any sort of cover as we lay down on the gravel of the patio Large glass doors directly by our side were facing into the home We each drifted off into a troubled sleep I briefly awoke at one point shaking from cold and aching from my tense muscles to find that the night sky began to rain on us

May 15Entry 2- Day One in Barcelona

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JoHNNa lEarYjleary01ramsshepherdeduAt the beginning of fall semester most students spend their time studying for classes or preparing for homecoming However a select group of students spent the first few weeks of fall semester rehears-ing and preparing to bring the songs of Cole Porter George Gershwin Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to life in the new musi-cal revue ldquoA Celebration of the American Song-bookrdquo opening on FridayldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo features eight music de-partment vocal majors performing over thirty songs by classic American composers from the 1910s through the 1940s Unlike the previous large-scale musical theater produc-tions of ldquoCandiderdquo and

ldquoSweeney Toddrdquo this inti-mate show is a smaller and simpler production ldquoThis is not your typical music de-partment eventrdquo said cast member VanChessca Allen The production is a small-scale musical revue similar to a type of cabaret show The musical revue does not require a plot line or story Instead the production num-bers including solos duets quartets and full ensemble numbers are performed one after another with bits of historical information and introductions about the com-posers scattered through-out the performance ldquoGetting the chance to per-form music by these com-posers really excited me be-cause these composersrsquo early shows are not performed very much anymore I love Ameri-can songbook music but itrsquos usually overlooked and not done very oftenrdquo said cast

member Brian D James ldquoThe most enjoyable as-pect of rehearsals has been connecting with [the mu-sic of] some of Americarsquos greatest iconic compos-ers like Berlin Porter and Kern I think the show will introduce students to an important part of musical historyrdquo said di-rector and choreographer Dr Richard HelldoblerStudents may be famil-iar with some of the well-known songs from ldquoA Cel-ebration of the American Songbookrdquo such as ldquoOur Love is Here to Stayrdquo ldquoI Got Rhythmrdquo ldquoEmbrace-able Yourdquo ldquoSummertimerdquo and ldquoAlwaysrdquo Irving Ber-lin a featured composer of the evening was the composer of the song ldquoGod Bless Americardquo and com-poser for the movie ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo The music of George Gershwin was also featured in the clas-sic film ldquoAn American in Parisrdquo However the songs in this production feature several new arrangements by musical director Ken Cooper and were one of the challenging aspects of the show for the performersldquoI had to practice to learn my music and my lines Irsquom really excited to broaden my horizons [in this production] because Irsquom not really a musi-cal theater person so the challenge both excited and scared merdquo said cast

member Eduardo Rivera ldquoWe [the cast] had to learn our own parts and learn how the show fits to-gether as a whole so ev-eryone can do their best in the ensemble and work togetherrdquo said JamesIn addition to challenging songs the show also fea-tures several large dance numbers choreographed by the director Dr Helldobler ldquoI was responsible for stag-ing all of the ensemble num-bers looking at and blocking solos and duets and discuss-ing with the actors what would work well for the audiencerdquo said Helldobler The show features a mini-mal set with only eight stools and the grand piano (complete with accompanist Nathan Arch) onstage The performers are costumed in basic black dresses and tuxes evoking the feel of

a silent movie from the American songbook eraThe cast members had a very enjoyable time bringing the production together throughout the rehearsal process ldquoThe cast is like a family There was a lot of teamwork involvedrdquo said Rivera The ldquoA Celebration of the American Songbookrdquo cast features VanChes-sca Allen Shannen Ban-zhoff Paul Cabell Brian D James Johnna Leary Eduardo Rivera Matt Rothenberg and Me-gan West The show will run Oct 5 and 6 at 800 and Oct 7 at 300 in the Frank Center for the Arts Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler card and $10 for adults Tickets are avail-able at the door one hour prior to the performance

A Celebration of the American Songbook

a behind-the-scenes Look

(from l to r) Matt Rothenberg Paul Cabell Brian James and Edu-ardo Rivera rehearse the quartet ldquoGive Me Your Tired Your Poorrdquo

VanChessca Allen and Eduardo Rivera rehearse the dance number ldquoWunderbarrdquo

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

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Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

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On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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PHOTO BY CHARLES RANSOM

This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

bskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

ZacH rouNcEvillE | zrounc01ramsshepherdedu

With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

JoEY kaYE | Jkaye01ramsshepherdedu

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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briTTaNY aNDErsoNbander05ramsshepherdeduWith such a small cam-pus it is no surprise that the Greek life here falls into the shadows of other organizations However just because the fra-ternities and sororities are barely spoken about doesnrsquot mean they are completely nonexistent According to various stu-dents the sororities and fraternities of Shepherd University donrsquot actu-ally play a large role in the campus community Some students even ad-mit to having ldquovery little

experience with this sub-jectrdquo In fact students on collegeprowlercom a Web site that lets students dis-cuss hot topics from around campus gives Greek life here at Shepherd Univer-sity a measly 23 out of 5 However some students believe that the small stu-dent body doesnrsquot hinder Greek life at Shepherd at all Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way for students to feel more in-volved with their campus Some students think Greek life is a big thing on Shep-herd campus and is a great

way to meet new peopleDespite the mixed feelings about Greek life on cam-pus Shepherd is home to three national sororities Al-pha Sigma Tau Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and four national fraterni-ties Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kap-pa Epsilon and Theta Xi Each fraternity and sorority welcome everyone with open arms including ldquominorities LGBT students and se-niorsrdquo Theta Xi a fraternity which ldquoendeavor[s] to assist each member to developrdquo claims only one criterion for

membership Any student interested in Theta Xi must have graduated high school with an accumulated GPA of 30 or higher or currently hold a GPA of 23 or higher at Shepherd Theta Xi also provides tutoring services and peer counseling for any student who does not meet the criteria but is interest-ed in joining the fraternity The Theta Xi Web site states ldquoWe are interested in instilling in each member a deeper sense of intellectual curiosity in order to bring about the highest schol-arship rating consistent

with his ability Theta Xi works to develop this intellectual curiosity re-alizing this will broaden the interests of the in-dividual enabling him to experience and enjoy the varied opportunities available to him through-out life long after his col-lege years have endedrdquo Sigma Sigma Sigma also known as Tri-Sigma has similar criteria for new initiates Tri-Sigma only asks that a student in-terested in their soror-ity have a cumulative 25 GPA and be at least a sec-ond semester first year student or transfer stu-dent Tri-Sigma was found in 1898 at Longwood Col-lege in Farmville Va and ldquocenters its philanthropic efforts around the theme lsquoSigma Serves Childrenrsquo specifically through the Robbie Page MemorialrdquoAll of the sororities and fraternities invite all the students interested in joining to meet them at their activities during rush week For more in-formation on Greek life at Shepherd University how to join the sororities or fraternities or any up-coming events hosted by any of the Greeks con-tact Elizabeth Shanton director of Greek affairs at 304-876-5105 You can also learn more about the individual Greek so-rorities and fraternities at wwwshepherdedusccc-webgreekdefaulthtml

Greek Life atShepherd University

Small but Strong

TKE brothers eating wings at The Devonshire on Princess Street in Shepherdstown on 92412 This is one of the many events they held to welcome in Rush week

Photo by Alexandra Stevens

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Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

maTTHEw murPHY | mmurphy9071gmailcom

Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

sEaN orsquobriENSobrie02ramsshepherdedu

On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

sPOrts 11 the shepherd Picket Wednesday October 3 2012

Page_____ c M Y K 11

PHOTO BY CHARLES RANSOM

This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

bskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

ZacH rouNcEvillE | zrounc01ramsshepherdedu

With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

JoEY kaYE | Jkaye01ramsshepherdedu

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

adVertIseMeNtWednesday October 3 2012 the shepherd Picket 12

Page_____ c M Y K 12

GOLF OUTINGIntramurals

+Cart18$20 staff

NOREFUNDS$10 students Holes

FRI330-

600PM

OCTOBER 12

2012STONEBRIDGEGOLF COURSEall money due

For more info

SPONSORED BY

Keith A Worrell Jr kworrellshepherdedu

304-876-5076

M Oct 8 5PM

sPOrts 10 the shepherd Picket WednesdayOctober 3 2012

Page_____ c M Y K 10 Page_____ c M Y K 10

facebookcomthepicket

Last season the Shepherd Rams football squad trav-eled down to Athens WVa on an absolute roll since they were undefeated on the year They left Concord University with their first loss of the season which manifested itself in another loss the following week on the road to West Virginia Wesleyan Hopefully the balance of power has shifted because the Rams dismissed the Concord Mountain Lions by a score of 20-6 this past Saturday Shepherd im-proved to 4-1 overall and more importantly 3-0 in West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference playThe Mountain Lions took the early lead however Quarterback Albert Rose found Randall Hawkins

for a 57-yard touchdown pass with 604 left in the first quarter The Rams blocked the ensuing point after touchdown keep-ing Concordrsquos lead at 6-0 Shepherd got on the score-board with 1450 left in the second quarter when red-shirt freshman kicker Ryan Earls of Kent Island High School converted a 22-yard field goal taking the score to 6-3With 617 remaining in the half freshman run-ning back Allen Cross of Long Reach High School scored his first collegiate touchdown Cross scored on a 4-yard jaunt taking the score to 9-6 in favor of the Rams Earls converted the point after bringing the Ramsrsquo lead to four Shep-herd entered the half lead-ing by a score line of 10-6

It took a long time for ei-ther team to put points on the board in the second half The first scoring play took place with just 104 remaining in the third quarter DJ Scott of Gover-nor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Md returned a blocked field goal attempt 71 yards for a touchdown Once again Earls added the point after touchdown Heading into the final quarter of play the Rams led the Mountain Lions by a score of 17-6Earls completed an eight-point day when he con-verted a 30-yard field goal with 634 remaining in the fourth quarter The former Kent Island Buccaneer kicker completed the scor-ing on the day bringing the final score to 20-6 Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper

completed 14 of 29 passes for 168 yards Meanwhile his Concord counterpart Rose connected on 30 of 50 passes for 376 yards Wil-liam MacKenzie led the Rams in terms of receiv-ing hauling in three re-ceptions for 55 yards Billy Brown and Larry Lowe also caught three balls for the Rams while William amp Mary transfer Dalton Boyd and tight end John Frick each hauled in two passesCollectively the Rams rushed 43 times for a total of 159 yards Mike Haynes was the leading rusher on the day gaining 87 yards on 19 carries Keon Rob-inson of Lake Braddock High School was the lead-ing tackler recording ten tackles on the day to go along with an interception DersquoOntre Johnson added

eight tackles and two inter-ceptions to pace the corps of linebackers Junior line-backer Dominique Dixon added an interceptionNext up for the Rams is Homecoming on Saturday when they will take on West Virginia Wesleyan one of the two teams that dealt the team losses last season The Rams remedied one of those two losses this week and hope to avenge their other loss from last season One of the keys for next week will be stopping Wes-leyan quarterback Nate Montana the son of NFL legend and four-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana If they can stop the native of Concord Calif Shepherd will be looking primed for a spot in the Division II post-season

Marcus Smoot carries the Shepherd University flag onto the field at the game on Satur-

day against Concord The Rams were victorious against Concord on Saturday with a final

score of 20-6 at home

Rams Upend ConcordImprove to 4-1

maTTHEw murPHY | mmurphy9071gmailcom

Allen Cross brings the ball into the end zone on the game on Saturday against Concord

Shepherd University ended the game with a 20-6 victory against Concord

Road Woes for Womenrsquos Soccer

sEaN orsquobriENSobrie02ramsshepherdedu

On Sept 24 the Shepherd womenrsquos soccer team played their first of six straight road games and looked to start it off on a good note Too bad California Univer-sity didnrsquot get the memo They played spoiler and won 3-1 California came into the game ranked 20 in the country and showed why The Vulcans jumped ahead early when junior midfield-er Stephanie Thompson scored on an assist from sophomore forward Erin Hogan at exactly eight min-utes into the contest Hogan wasnrsquot done how-ever and scored an unas-sisted goal at the 4701 mark to put the Vulcans up 2-0 Just over three min-utes later they added more insurance when freshman forward Janelle McCann assisted on a goal put in by

sophomore forward Chel-sea Crockett Even with the large deficit the Rams had no quit in them and proved it when sophomore sensation Tay-lor Amsley scored at 7135 in the second half off an assist from sophomore de-fender Danielle Roos The story of the game was the enormous advantage the Vulcans held on shots 37-5 as well as an edge in corner kicks 8-2 That con-stant pressure led to their

victory Goalkeeper up-perclassmen Tessa Jones (three) and Emily Wise (six) combined for nine saves Californiarsquos Kristin Baier-bach a redshirt freshman goalkeeper had no saves on the day Two days later the Rams bounced back and beat the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 2-1 Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury was the star of the game scoring a goal as well as assisting on one The first strike came

when Kelsey Jo Smith scored at the 2334 mark from the Canterbury feed They went into the half with the lead and came out minutes into the second half scoring again This time it was off the foot of Canterbury at 4825 The assist came from junior de-fender Kelsey Eagan The Cardinals denied the Rams the shutout at 8940 when senior midfielder Ashley McGinnis scored off a corner kick by junior de-

fender Jenna Klemkowsky Even in the loss Wheeling Jesuit held a supreme ad-vantage in shots 19-6 as well as in corner kicks 6-3 Rams senior Tessa Jones had five saves on the day while Cardinals freshman goalie Holly Kraus had zero The third game of the busy week saw the Rams facing the Mansfield Mountain-eers Shepherd lost 1-0 The only goal was scored 846 in behind the leg of se-nior forward Erika Moyer Redshirt freshman Alexis Getty assisted Shepherd was outshot again 27-6 and 7-0 on corner kicks The star for the Rams was junior goalie Emily Wise who recorded 13 saves as opposed to Mansfieldrsquos se-nior goalkeeper Alexis Wil-helm who had only three After these three games Shepherd falls to 2-5-1 2-1-1 in the WVIAC If the Rams want to improve their record they have to push the action and increase their shots The Rams look to turn things around on the road when they face Lincoln University on Sept 30 Cedarville on Oct 4 and Seton Hill on Oct 6

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

sPOrts 11 the shepherd Picket Wednesday October 3 2012

Page_____ c M Y K 11

PHOTO BY CHARLES RANSOM

This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

McCarty Named Interim Head

Baseball CoachbriaN skiNNEll sPorTs EDiTor

bskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

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With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

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PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

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This past Friday Shep-herd University announced that 2010 Shepherd gradu-ate Matt McCarty will be the interim head baseball coach for the 2012 ndash 2013 season Early last week the pre-vious head coach Wayne Riser left for the same po-sition at Mary Washington The athletic department wasted no time in making their decision and formally introduced McCarty at a luncheon last Friday McCartyrsquos staff will con-sist of two other members Mike Spry and Anthony Jackson Jackson was pro-moted from part-time as-sistant coach last season to full-time assistant coach under McCarty this com-ing season McCarty stated that Spry will help when he can and will be working with the team every day Jackson and McCarty have a little history working to-gether Both played and won a WVIAC conference championship together in

2009 for Shepherd Mc-Carty pitched and Jack-son was the catcher They both know what it takes to be successful since they also were assistants on last seasonrsquos WVIAC champion-ship team Junior pitcher Paul Hvoz-dovic said that the team backs the decision 110 per-cent ldquoThey work with us every single day and we won a championship to-gether Theyrsquore like family to usrdquoWhen asked if he felt any pressure to perform Mc-Carty showed no signs of feeling the heat However Coach Riser left some big shoes to fill since he leads the all-time wins list in Shepherd sports history with over 500 wins ldquoIrsquom looking forward to it Wersquove got a great group of guys this year Last season we won the WVIAC and this is the last season for the WVIAC so we hope to bring it back to Shepherdrdquo stated McCarty

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Coming off five consecutive defeats after starting the season at 4-4 the Rams vol-leyball team looked to over-come their early struggles by getting back on the right track against Seton Hill Bluefield and Concord On Sept 25 the team trav-eled to conference rival Seton Hill for a showdown at 7 pm Unfortunately the Rams came out on the losing end dropping a 3-0

decision to the Griffins 25-20 25-18 and 25-16 re-spectively Senior Kasey Mercier led the Rams with 12 kills while sophomore Valerie Bour had a team-high 10 digs Gaining some insight into the teamrsquos performance so far this season senior Lau-ren Gardner says ldquoSo far we havenrsquot done as well as we would have hoped but the record doesnrsquot define

who we are as a teamrdquo When asked about the teamrsquos strategy moving for-ward she added ldquoWe have to work hard and eliminate our mistakes Dwelling on past defeats does no good we have to move forward and focus on each gamerdquo On the more technical side of things Gardner said that they need to become a more united front and translate good practices onto the court during a match Ex-ecution is key as well as working on fundamentals As far as her personal per-formance is concerned she says ldquoI wish I would have been more consistent in certain games but overall Irsquom proud of the way Irsquom playingrdquo She explained that either winning the conference overall or finish-

ing top 7 in the region will earn them a spot in the post seasonIt is clear that optimism is still plentiful as the Rams continue their push to earn a spot in the playoffs There is a lot of season left and all signs point to the Ramsrsquo overcoming this recent slump and getting back on the right track On Friday night the Rams were at home against Blue-field State After dropping a 3-0 decision to Seton Hill the Rams rebounded by winning the match in a 3-0 sweep Freshman Taylor Allen and sophomore Katie Beecher led the Rams in kills with eight and seven respectively Kasey Mer-cier and Valerie Bour each had six kills apiece and senior Sara Michael added

13 assists This win put the Rams back in the win col-umn at 5-9 on the season On Saturday conference ri-val Concord came to Shep-herd for a 10 am contest Once again the Rams were defeated 3-0 losing 25-16 25-23 and 25-23 in the set Coming in with eight kills and three blocks was Ju-nior Meg Kenny while Se-nior Lauren Gardner had 13 digs a game high Sara Michael added 25 assists and six digs This match drops the Ramsrsquo record to 5-10 on the season and 1-3 within the confer-ence The team resumes play on Oct 9 when Indi-ana University of Pennsyl-vania comes to town for a 7 pm contest

Volleyball Has Tough Road Trip

ZacH rouNcEvillE | zrounc01ramsshepherdedu

With only seven games re-maining in the regular sea-son 16 Shane Lowery is determined to have a posi-tive impact and to help his team get back to playing consistent winning soccer before his Shepherd soccer career comes to an end The senior forward is 21 years old 6 feet tall 150 pounds and to his opponents he is a dominant force to be reckoned with on the soccer field In addition Lowery a mass communications ma-jor has been playing on the menrsquos soccer team for all four years he has attended Shepherd University Lowery has always been fascinated with the sport of soccer and has been play-ing since the age of five At the age of 12 he continued to enhance his skills even more by entering and play-ing competitively in orga-nized leagues When Lowery started his high school career at Boons-boro High School his im-pressive soccer skills were evident to coaches there and he immediately earned a spot on the schoolrsquos var-sity soccer team In his se-nior year he helped lead the Boonsboro menrsquos var-sity soccer team to an im-pressive second-place finish in the state championship tournament Loweryrsquos accomplishments at Boonsboro High School and elsewhere helped lead to his being recruited and offered a scholarship by

Shepherd University to play for the menrsquos soccer team Attending and play-ing for Shepherd Univer-sity was his choice over anywhere else from the be-ginning so Lowery immedi-ately and joyfully accepted the offer Lowery is always eager to play and make an immedi-ate impact He prides him-self on having an exception-al work ethic on and off the soccer field Furthermore as a junior Lowery was named to the All Region American Team after last season Up to this point in the 2012 menrsquos soccer sea-son Lowery leads the team in points with two goals one assist and 11 shots on goalEven when the season is over there is no practice and there are no games on the horizon Lowery still stays fit by jogging and stays sharp by just simply playing some soccer How-ever when hersquos not playing soccer Lowery enjoys being social spending time with his friends family and fraternity wakeboarding playing videogames and vacationing When it comes to profes-sional football Lowery is a dedicated Chelsea and Bal-timore Ravens fan Finally he is aspiring to pursue a career in journalism and to be a sports broadcaster on television after graduating from Shepherd in several months

In the most recent menrsquos soccer action the team trav-eled to Wheeling WVa to face WVIAC conference rival 4-4 Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday Sept 26 The Wheeling Je-suit Cardinals got out to an early 1-0 lead when Victor Picchio scored on an assist from teammate Luke Roan at the 1140 mark The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3159 mark when Carlos Avila had an unassisted score on the Rams Senior forward Shane Lowery helped the Rams cut the Cardinalsrsquo lead to 2-1 when he scored a header after an assist from junior midfielder Abel Setegn on a corner kick However Jeff Cancelmi scored and added a cushion to the Cardinalsrsquo lead help-ing them seal the win after an assist from Luke Roan at the 63 minute mark Wheeling Jesuit had a 14-9 advantage in shots while corner kicks were even for both teams at 5 apiece This loss dropped the Ramsrsquo record to 3-5-1 1-2-0 in WVIAC conference play Wheeling Jesuit improved their record to 5-4 and 3-1 against WVIAC conference opponents Shepherd will regroup and enjoy some well-earned days off and the team will return to ac-tion on Oct 4 when they travel to Cedarville for a 5 pm match

A Week in Menrsquos Soccer

JoEY kaYE | Jkaye01ramsshepherdedu

PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN MCCARDLE

adVertIseMeNtWednesday October 3 2012 the shepherd Picket 12

Page_____ c M Y K 12

GOLF OUTINGIntramurals

+Cart18$20 staff

NOREFUNDS$10 students Holes

FRI330-

600PM

OCTOBER 12

2012STONEBRIDGEGOLF COURSEall money due

For more info

SPONSORED BY

Keith A Worrell Jr kworrellshepherdedu

304-876-5076

M Oct 8 5PM

adVertIseMeNtWednesday October 3 2012 the shepherd Picket 12

Page_____ c M Y K 12

GOLF OUTINGIntramurals

+Cart18$20 staff

NOREFUNDS$10 students Holes

FRI330-

600PM

OCTOBER 12

2012STONEBRIDGEGOLF COURSEall money due

For more info

SPONSORED BY

Keith A Worrell Jr kworrellshepherdedu

304-876-5076

M Oct 8 5PM