March 6th, 2013

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IndexNews........................2Opinion..................3Lifestyle..................4&5Sports....................6&7The Bitter End..............8

Issue 5, Vol. 117

professors rule!Students ranked NGU’s professors #2 on ratemyprofessors.com on

Team of the WeekBatter up! NGU’s baseball team heats up with a four-game winning streak and an impressive sweep this weekend. See why it is the Team of

the Week on page 6

If you could only eat one type of

cereal for the rest of your life what

would it be? page 8

6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes before you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.

Wednesday

Deut. 31:6verse of the week

Spring MissionsNGU is sending multiple teams overseas on Spring Break mission trips. Read about all the areas stu-dents will be reaching on page 4

Students “REVEAL” the Lord through a day of servingAlex KernStaff Writer

REVEAL is an outstanding mission opportunity.

This annual service day happens one Saturday every spring and is put on by North Greenville University’s Baptist Student Union. It is headed by Jody Jennings and NGU student Phillip Black. Students willing to commit one day a year to serving others and spreading the love of God can really make a difference.

REVEAL works alongside other ministries in Greenville, such as Camp Marietta, Miracle Hill and the Women’s Clinic. Some impact teams even worked at sports camps.

On February 23, churches and youth groups throughout the county teamed together with NGU students in an effort to show the community how Christ’s love truly looks.

Josh Shaffer, freshman Christian studies, worked at

God’s Pantry. The teams formed an assembly line and packaged food for the hungry. “It was really cool to see that much work being put into sending out food,” said Shaffer. “We got a lot of work done. Not many people usually work there.”

The impact teams were also involved in the Miracle Hill Thrift Stores. These thrift shops take donations, sell them and raise money to help fund their ministries. Their main ministry is to house those in need. They have four shelters for adults and two shelters for children. They are also involved in finding foster care for the children.

Katie Taylor, sophomore biology, led an impact team at the Salvation Army. Her team served food and prayed with the men and women living there.

They also met some very supporting and faithful people, “They helped me to be grateful

and realize how blessed I am,” said Taylor. “It strengthened my faith to see how strong their faith was.”

REVEAL benefits the receivers just as much as the givers. Meaghan Fox, sophomore early education, was involved in an impact team that worked for

the Generous Garden Project, a non-profit organization that gives out food to the homeless and underprivileged. People grow fresh fruits and vegetables in their own greenhouses, then distribute it across Greenville to shelters,

ministries and pantries. “It really helped me to see

that there is hunger in the United States, and not only in third world countries,” said Fox. “It opened my eyes to the needs around me.”

Fox’s team helped the organization plant, garden and prepare the food.

Fox encourages others to participate next year. “It helps you get out of your comfort zone,” she said. “You get to interact with people and have a lot of fun while you do it. It is very rewarding.”

Students who think this would be a good opportunity to serve can sign up after the NGU Baptist Student Union

meets on Thursdays closer to the date of REVEAL next spring.

“Don’t make this a once a year thing,” said Taylor. “Always reach out to others and look for ways to minister to them and serve their needs.”

News2 March 6th, 2013

News Briefs

NatioNal

iNterNatioNal

Fake scholarships scam studentsDante WilcoxStaff Writer

Two weeks ago students received an email warning us to be wary of phone and email scammers posing as the IRS. Many students from other colleges in upstate South Carolina have fallen prey to this trick. These particular scammers are using emails, phone calls, and texts to send messages to students trying to offer them tax refunds claiming they are members of the IRS

Unfortunately, this is not the only scamming danger students must look out for. One that could affect students is in the form of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

This group of scammers is likely to aim for those who are on their way to college rather than those who are already students, but current students should be wary when re-applying for any kind of financial aid.

FAFSA scammers tend to say things like “buy now or miss this opportunity,” operating under the pretense that they can help students find even more scholarships. They often charge around $1,000 to help students, and they actually do deliver, but only by giving a loan or a mere $200 scholarship. In the end, students pay more than they should.

The largest danger from these threats is the potential of identity

theft. “Criminals access personal data such as names, Social Security numbers and bank and credit card information,” FAFSA’s website says.

When working with the IRS, students must keep in mind that the IRS probably has all of the information it needs and merely wants to know what a student’s current financial status is. When applying for FAFSA or other scholarships, it is important for students to make sure the websites they put their information on are valid. If a website seems suspicious, a quick Google search will reveal if other people have reported it as a scam.

Write2Ignite gives opportunities to aspiring Christian authorsStephen WashickStaff Writer

On March 15, the annual Write2Ignite conference will be taking off in North Greenville’s Christian Worldview Center.

Convening at NGU for a fourth consecutive year, Write2Ignite is a non-profit organization which aims to inspire the future generation of Christian writers.

According to Deborah DeCiantis, a North Greenville faculty member and liaison between NGU and Write2Ignite, the conference is sponsored by North Greenville University’s English department and is a collaboration of Christian agents, authors and publishers.

The purpose is to produce quality children’s literature which targets ages from infant to young adult, possessing not only a Christian worldview, but also a quality comparable to the best available in the marketplace.

The conference allows authors of all ages the opportunity to personally interact and network with multiple agents and publishers in the world of Christian literature. This gives writers a chance to see exactly what these corporations and individuals are looking for in potential clients.

The conference begins on Friday evening, March 15. Registration will last from 3 to 6 p.m. A time of praise and

worship will begin at 4:15 p.m., followed by a session at 6:45 p.m.

According to DeCiantis, “First Pages” is one of the highlights of the conference. “People who want feedback turn in the first page only of a manuscript that they are working on to a panel of editors and agents. The page is read aloud, and commented on by the panel.” The submissions are anonymous, thus upholding the non-intimidating goal of the conference.

A final workshop will follow the session Friday night, as well as

a time for coffee and discussion. Saturday will be an

all-day event of keynote speakers and workshops, lasting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Conference attendees of all ages will have access to the same keynote speakers, but middle and high school students will attend workshops separate from the Adult track. College students wishing to attend Teen Track workshops will be able to do so, particularly those interested in

teaching secondary education.Overall, Write2Ignite provides

a heartening environment to writers both new and old to the world of writing.

“Write2Ignite is a tremendously uplifting collection of presentations and workshops,” said DeCiantis. “Whether somebody is just thinking about getting into writing or has been discouraged because he or she has acquired a stack of 15 rejection letters from publishers, I would say the fellowship and encouragement are alone worth the price of admission. That’s not even mentioning all the practical information and networking that’s available.”

Keynote speakers will include Cecil Murphy, acclaimed Christian author and ghost-writer, as well as artist and motivational speaker Tony Snipes.

The North Greenville English department is offering a joint, unpaid internship with Write2Ignite. Students will gain experience in writing and marketing, networking opportunities with authors, agents and publishers, and free admission to the 2014 Write2Ignite conference. Contact Deborah DeCiantis for more information.

Cost for registration is $100 for adults and $55 for students. For more payment information, visit the website: write2ignite.com.

Campus

Friday March 8 is the deadline for Resident Assistant and Activities Assistant Scholarships. Student Services is looking for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors to apply for these positions. Those interested need to be in good academic standing, have applicable leadership skills and an active Christian walk. Applications may be picked up in the office of Student Services and must be turned in no later than Friday. No exceptions will be made.

SCholarship DeadliNe

A young married couple was killed in a hit-and-run accident in New York City early Sunday morning. Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, were heading to the hospital to welcome their first child. Both parents were pronounced dead at a hospital, where doctors performed an emergency cesarean section on the mother to deliver the baby. The baby boy was in serious condition and weighed only 4 pounds, but is expected to survive.

Couple Dies aNd Baby Lives

Locusts crossed into Israel from Egypt on Monday and raised fears that a plague could hit during the Passover holiday. Planes have been sent to spray pesticides over agricultural fields to prevent damage. The swarm is made up of more than 2,000 locusts, which is considered a small swarm. Passover begins this year on March 25. This is the festival which recounts the biblical story of the Israelite exodus from Egypt. The eighth plague was a swarm of locusts, according to biblical accounts. While this swarm is not considered a huge threat, officials are watching for reports of additional swarms.

LoCusts Plague Israel

A man tried to rob a Connecticut Dunkin’ Donuts on March 2 until an employee stopped him. The would-be thief came through the drive-through and asked for change for a $100 bill. The clerk refused, so the man said he was robbing the store and tried to climb through the window. The clerk stopped the robbery by throwing hot coffee in the face of the man. He fled the area and police have not found him yet.

Coffee Fixes EverythiNg

Write2Ignite!

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North GreenvilleUniversity

Elizabeth Pirkleeditor- in-chief

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A Tale of Two IdeologiesIt is a story of betrayal,

compromise and defection, brothers fighting against brothers. I’m talking, of course, about the Republican Party -- and one of these brothers is destroying the party as a whole.

There are currently two factions in the GOP. The first is the establishment, which is what is thought of as the standard Republicans. Members of this faction are usually moderate and more open to compromise. Usually, these establishment members are criticized as not being “real” conservatives by the second group: the tea party.

The tea partyers are a loose group of those who share extremely conservative viewpoints, and are usually much less open to compromise.

For example, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.), the chair of the congressional Tea Party Caucus, would not vote to raise the debt ceiling

in August of 2011, regardless of the budget cuts offered.

The tea party has two main functions. The first is to prohibit compromise, or so it seems from the actions of many tea partyers. The second is to hold members of the government accountable.

Lisa Van Riper, director of the honors program and political science at North Greenville University, says that in this respect, the tea party has done a great favor to American politics.

“I think that any time we hold the government accountable, that’s a good thing,” Van Riper said. “The government exists for the good or the benefit of the individual. The individual does not exist for the benefit of the state.”

However, the tea party does not seem to understand the requirement of compromise, which is essential to political discourse. For tea partyers, members of the establishment who are willing to compromise are usually referred to as RINOs — Republicans In Name Only.

It does not take much to be

branded as a RINO. S.E. Cupp, host of MSNBC’s The Cycle and writer for the New York Daily News, was at one point a very popular conservative, but that quickly changed with two comments.

Cupp recently said that conservatives should not be afraid to call out conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh when he is wrong. Limbaugh is very popular with tea partyers, and they did not take kindly to Cupp’s comments.

Second, she criticized the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for not allowing GOProud to attend. GOProud is a group of conservative members of the homosexual community. Cupp stated that she will not be attending CPAC until groups such as GOProud are allowed to attend.

Twitter has since been flooded with hate for Cupp, saying that she is not a real conservative and that she is being “brainwashed” by MSNBC.

This is simply one example of someone the tea party has turned against. In the 2010 elections, a total of 15 sitting

Republican governors, senators and representatives faced primary challenges by tea party candidates and lost. Several of these, such as Joe Miller, former United States magistrate judge, lost the general election, leaving a Democrat in power.

And the tea party is losing seats in congress as well. Former Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), a member of the Tea Party Caucus, lost his reelection bid in 2012 as well as former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), a tea party favorite.

Essentially, this civil war is bad for the Republican Party. According to a recent Rasmussen poll, only 30 percent of likely voters view the tea party favorably, with 49 percent viewing the group as unfavorable. The Republican Party will never be able to regain power until the tea party stops holding them hostage, and tea partyers learn the importance of compromise. If this doesn’t happen, the country can look forward to a Democrat leadership for a long time.

Paddy O’ConorNews & Opinions Editor

Next year, North Greenville will be firstChelsea FergusonAssistant Editor

Ask any student what the best thing is at North Greenville University and you’ll get a variety of answers. Responses might include, but are not limited to, a Christian environment, lack of Friday afternoon classes or affordable tuition.

It is safe to bet many of them would answer that the people who work at NGU are the best part of the experience. Professors at NGU are concerned for their students, and their students respond positively. So positively, in fact, professors at NGU were recently ranked second best in the country by ratemyprofessors.com.

The website is, interestingly enough, powered by MTV. If you think about it that makes sense since college students are the primary demographic for such a network. According to the site, the purpose is simple, “The site does what students have been doing forever - checking in

with each other – their friends, their brothers, their sisters, their classmates – to figure out who’s a great professor and who’s one you might want to avoid.”

A seemingly simple pretense has drawn 15 million students from 8,000 schools to rate 1.7 million professors on the site. So, what do NGU students have to say about their professors?

Becky Thompson, professor of English, and one of my favorite teachers, has a high rating and several positive comments.

One student commented, “Dr. Thompson’s class was a highlight of my college career. They could charge extra tuition to attend her class. I had very little interest in literature before entering her class. I now devour classic literature and have begun to build a large library.”

Jeffrey Cook, professor of history, has been rated 45 times on the site. His most recent reviewer wrote, “The class on the Second World War is the best class on campus. Everyone in the

class is riveted by the material and the maestro’s (Dr. Cook) ability to present. He uses a lot of movies and first-person accounts to bring the war to life. Take this class before graduation.”

Kristen Van De Mieraker, professor of Biology, received a perfect helpfulness rating on the site and her students are very vocal in their support of her.

Several students praised her helpfulness and understanding saying, “Dr. V is just one of those professors that are enthusiastic about her students and the subject she teaches. She is very engaging in Zoology and you can tell that Zoo and all things closely related are her forte. Her tests are difficult, but not insane. The labs were great, also!”

Personally, I’ve never used ratemyprofessor.com, but obviously I am in the minority.

If I were to rate and comment on any of my professors, my words would be very similar. Professors at NGU care. Not only do they care about me as a student, but also

as a person with feelings, issues and needs outside the realm of the traditional college classroom.

The professors I have been fortunate to know during my three years at NGU have had a profound impact on my college experience. Their care and guidance have shaped me into the student I am today. NGU professors, you are number one in my heart.

See for yourself that NGU is on the rise atwww.ratemyprofessors.com

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Features4 March 6th, 2013

Allie OuthouseManaging EditorDemi BlackmonContributing Writer

“Campfire” album a true experimentKyle GaillardStaff Writer

Recorded live on a beach in Northern Ireland while sitting around a campfire, Rend Collective Experiment’s latest 12-track album entitled Campfire pushes the artistic boundaries that many bands are fearful of surpassing.

Campfire includes songs from the group›s previous two albums, Homemade Worship by Handmade People and Organic Family Hymnal, as well as two new tracks.

Instead of Rend Collective’s normal rock sound, Campfire is made up of a raw, folk sound that has never been heard from them before. This new folk sound fits them much better than their previous sound ever did.

Rend Collective is comprised of wonderful musicians and vocalists. This becomes evident when they are left to a live recording and acoustic guitars rather than a recording studio with electric guitars and the over-powering effect of a full band.

The concept and meaning behind Campfire is to show that church and worship can be experienced in many different forms. It can be found in a mega church, a small church, or even on a beach sitting around a campfire with fellow believers.

A few jewels among this album include Desert Soul, Praise Like Fireworks, and a fantastic cover of 10,000 Reasons.

This album has a very nice sound; however, by the end of the album the sound starts to become

very repetitive. For tunate ly, the different style of vocals t h r o u g h o u t the album helps to break up the similarities in the music.

The album is available for $7.99 on iTunes.

Students prepare to spend Spring Break doing mission work abroad

Photos by Ashley MarquissClockwise from top right, Jed Stevens, Elizabeth Pirkle, Caleb Phillips and Taylor Edwards skype with a Trans World Radio representative in Singapore as they prepare for a Spring Break missions trip.

Spring break is often considered a time to rest, relax and recover. But many North Greenville University students are choosing to serve rather

than be served this spring break. This semester students are

using their week-long vacations to circle the world, sharing the message of Christ’s hope as they go. The need to save lost souls in our world is huge and each small step of faith will continue to grow the magnificent Kingdom

of God.Already, NGU students

are planning to go the Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Nicaragua and Jordon. God is truly working in the lives of these individuals for his own purpose. Twelve mass c o m m u n i c a t i o n students will be in three groups traveling to the N e t h e r l a n d s , Austria and S l o v a k i a . T h e s e students will be working with a media m i s s i o n o rg an i za t i on called Trans World Radio to help make videos, take photographs and help create or enhance websites. However, the students will primarily make videos to share.

The students who are participating in the Europe trip are enrolled in Missionary Media Ministries a mass communication class offered every two years at North Greenville University.

Linwood Hagin, head of the mass communication department, said in preparation for the mission trip, the students have looked at previous productions that have been created, and they have been

learning cross – cultural aspects. Elizabeth Pirkle, broadcast

and print, also said they have tried “to learn a little bit of the

language and figure out ways they can be intentional in reaching out with the Gospel to the people they come in contact with.”

Another team of three professors and five students is going to Jordan to teach English and lead chapel services at a school. Participant Kelsie Windsor, sophomore

intercultural, said, “On behalf of my team, we are honored to serve the Lord through this experience and we are humbled that He would choose to use each of us.”

She quoted Jim Elliot saying, “We are a bunch

of nobodies trying to exalt somebody.”

W i n d s o r ’ s words can be

applied to all s t u d e n t s , both on the m i s s i o n field and off this s p r i n g b r e a k , “ T h e greatest n e e d

is for prayer,” she

said. “We need people

not to just think about us, but to lift

our team up to the Father when our names

cross their minds.” Pirkle added, “spring Break can’t come fast enough.”

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles about Spring Break missions trips. Check The Skyliner after Spring Break for photos and stories from those who served during break.

Jordan, Slovakia and Europe are among destinations for various service projects

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Entertainment 5March 6th, 2013

Nothing happens by accident. Those words have been spoken a countless number of times, but when Broadcast Media Professor Rick Sparks says them, they take on an entirely different meaning. He is talking about how he ended up teaching at North

Greenville University, where he has been since the fall semester of 2008. Though he hasn’t been at NGU for very long, Sparks is no stranger to teaching. “My calling for 25 years has been to teach broadcasting

in a Christian setting,” he said.Out of the three Christian universities where he has taught, he said NGU has the best system for teaching mass communication, since the department has such a hands-on approach. Aside from this, he was inspired by the passion that he saw in most mass communication majors.

The students, he said, are the best part of his job. This is clearly evidenced not only in the classroom, but during his office hours as well. Even if a student is not currently taking one of his classes, he will always make time to chat or give advice. “I like having students as friends, especially when they’re about to graduate. You become a cheerleader for them as they’re about to succeed,” he said. “That’s what we’re trying to do: help our students succeed.”

Overall, Sparks’ demeanor is what causes him to stand out. His love for his students, as well as NGU, is obvious. Though he has worn many hats in his lifetime-as a musician, pilot, recording artist and a radio/television personality-he believes all of that prepared him for where he is now.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understands. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

Rick Sparks

Difference Maker of the Week:

The theater is a powerful tool. It can act as a beacon,

broadcasting ideas that move our minds and hearts to see the world differently. It can also be a canvas through which a painter conveys a powerful message. From the stage we witness beauty, power and a close communion between actor and audience and between the storyteller and the listener.

New North Greenville University Associate Professor, Bess Park explained, “I think it’s a brilliant way to have the opportunity to change lives.”

Park, who joined the NGU faculty in the fall of 2012, is the resident designer and is in charge of scenic and lighting design for the theater department. She

Bess Park influences by design in the theatreJoshua MulvaneyStaff Writer

designed the sets of Tales of Poe and The Cotton Patch Gospel in the fall and looks forward to bringing to life NGU’s upcoming rendition of The Tempest. Design is her calling at NGU, but she views it as far more than a job. It is an invaluable opportunity to reach out to people.

“I think there are so many ways to reach into somebody’s heart and soul,” Park said, “and we want to create really fine craftsmen and young artists who will go out into the world and change people’s lives.”

This zealous fervor for touching people’s lives through design arose from moments of influence in her life.

“When you think back in your mind about things that may have moved you in your past, very often there is a performance aspect of something that has reached out

to you in a very special way,” explained Park.

Inspired by her passion for theater, as well as by her profound desire to serve Christ, Park has sought to live by what she believes, developing strong Christian leaders on the stage while creating wonderful works of art in the process.

The theater is a beacon of ideas, and Park yearns to keep that beacon burning. William Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage.” In the Billingsley Theatre, NGU has determined to spread ideas that will influence the world from its stage. Through the use of her design and creative expertise, Park plans to help share those ideas.

She states, “Love is the core piece that can sustain us and carry us when everything else is crumbling,and for that reason,

[with] the gifts we have been given from God as artists, we are able to bring that message and all the messages of Christ through what we do. Whatever that script may be there’s that message of connecting humanity with humanity through the spiritual higher power.”

In essence, Park wants to use her creativity to design so that she may glorify the one true Designer of all creation.

Photo courtesy of Bess ParkBess Park brings her talent to the NGU theatre department as a resident designer and associate professor.

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sports6 March 6th, 2013

Team of the Week

Leadership is a large part of a team’s success, and in most cases, a team’s leadership comes from its seniors.

The North Greenville women’s golf team will have to depend on its juniors this season.

There are no seniors on the roster for the spring season, but the team has plenty of leadership through juniors Anna Padgett, social studies education, and Denise Shirley, marketing.

In the team’s opening tournament, Padgett and Shirley were merely two strokes apart, shooting an 85 and 87 respectively, and helped lead the Crusaders to a 7th-place finish in the TSYS Collegiate Classic at the Country Club at Columbus.

While Padgett and Shirley lead on the course, they also have an immense impact off the course on their younger teammates.

“I look to [Shirley] and [Padgett] as leaders,” said Freshman Elementary Education Major Lauren Childs. “They are very experienced and consistent,”

she added. The juniors have reached out

to the younger players and have helped them adjust to the college level, according to Childs.

Annaleis Dilbert, sophomore sport management, has led the team on the course to start this season, shooting an 84 in the first tournament of the season.

Dilbert capitalized off a strong fall season, and began her spring season finishing Tied for 22nd overall in the tournament.

Dilbert, Padgett and Shirley lead the team on the course in the fall, and look to continue leading throughout the spring, and hopefully take the team to a Conference Carolinas championship.

There is a long road between the team and the Conference Carolinas Championship, however, and there is a lot of time left in the spring season.

The Crusaders have three major tournaments between them and the final tournament of the season, including the NGU Invitational, a tournament hosted by North Greenville.

“One of [the team’s] goals is to be more competitive in the 2013

season,” said Childs, “and we plan to achieve this through improving our quality of practice.”

By doing this, the team improves at a much quicker pace, which allows it to compete with the best that Conference Carolinas has to offer.

“We play many practice rounds,” said Childs, adding, “[We] work on specific techniques every day.”

This practice is what the team expects to take them to the next level. It also has the other teams in Conference Carolinas to overcome.

Queens University’s women’s golf team won last year’s Conference Carolinas champsionship and, even though it lost a few seniors, it has reloaded to make another run at a championship.

The coaches poll puts Queen in the top slot in the preseason, followed by Mount Olive College, who finished second last season, including having the overall winner, and King College, who finished fifth in last year’s championship, according to conferencecarolinas.com.

But, the Crusaders are

optimistic, and after returning two top scorers and most of the team, they are poised to make a

splash this season and shock the Conference Carolinas world.

NGU Crusaders poised to surprise during 2013 seasonJeremy Wetherton

Staff Writer

Photo by Cory GuinnA member of the woman’s golf team scouts the green before teeing off.

The NGU baseball team is once again team of the week after the Crusaders impressive weekend in which they swept West Virginia State University in the three-game series, taking their winning streak to a season-high four games.

In the first game, the Crusaders got on the board

first when Wade Wyatt, Jr., sophomore broadcast media, doubled in Frank Polino, senior history, to give the Crusaders a one-run lead.

The visiting Yellow scored a run of their own in the seventh and the score remained 1-1 until the bottom of the ninth when Allen Staton, sophomore sport management, ended the game on a walk-off, three-run homer.

The Crusdaers got a great performance from staff ace Ryan Woodring, junior psychology. Woodring put together his best performance of the young season, pitching six strong innings, allowing just one run on six hits with three strikeouts.

Staton earned the win in game one after pitching the final two innings, allowing just two hits and striking out two batters for his second victory of the year.

Game two didn’t lack for excitement of its own. West Virginia State scored early,

grabbing a run in the top of the second. The Yellow Jacket’s lead wouldn’t last very long, however, as Wheeler Smith, freshman health and wellness, tied the game at one run apiece in the bottom of the second.

The top of the third saw the Yellow Jacket’s put up two more runs to take a 3-1 lead. The Crusaders would shave some of the Yellow Jacket’s lead however, as an RBI single by Andrew Lawrence, senior accounting, in the bottom of the frame cut the Jackets lead to just one run.

The score would remain 3-2 until the bottom of the sixth inning. A three-run inning on four hits put the Crusaders on top, helping the team earn its second come-from-behind victory of the day. Senior Business Major Adam Taylor’s triple was the clincher. The senior’s triple scored two runs giving the Crusaders the 5-3 lead. Tim Youtsey, sophomore social studies education, finished the final inning to earn his first career save.

Lawrence began game two on the mound and pitching three innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out three. Ian Haley, graduate Christian ministry, pitched a perfect two innings of relief in his first appearance of the season, while Bradley Scruggs, freshman undecided, earned his second victory of the week with a hitless inning of work.

The final game of the three-game series against the Yellow Jackets didn’t lack for scoring as the Crusaders used a seven-run seventh inning to clinch the win and a series sweep. The scoring opened in the top of the third when West Virginia State used two RBI singles to gain an early two-run lead.

North Greenville took the lead in the bottom of the fifth, using four hits to bring across three runs and snatch a 3-2 lead. Taylor again played a key role as his RBI single drove in two runs.

The Crusaders lead would be short-lived however, as West Virginia State quickly retook the

lead in the top of the sixth, using a single of their own to bring in two runs and take a 4-3 lead.

The seventh would be the clincher for the Crusaders. Taylor was once again the catalyst. He led off the inning being hit by a pitch. With a runner on first, Allen Staton hit a home run that cleared the scoreboard and landed among the residence halls behind the field to give North Greenville a one-run lead and spark a rally. When the inning finally concluded, the Crusaders had a 10-4 lead and a Wyatt, RBI single in the bottom of the eighth capped the 11-4 victory.

Tyler Wirsu, freshman undecided, was given the start for North Greenville, pitching six strong innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits with two strikeouts. Brandon Poole, junior sport management, earned his first win of the season after pitching the final three innings of relief, allowing just three hits.

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be drawn from all correct answers submitted on time, and winners announced on The Skyliner’s Facebook page. Crossword puzzle answers will also be uploaded to The Skyliner’s Facebook page after the puzzle appears. To claim your prize, come to Karyn Campbell’s office during posted office hours.

The Weekly Giggle By Linnea Stevens

Where to submit entries All contest entries must be submitted to Karyn Campbell’s Inbox in the student publications office at 118 Mass Communication by 1 p.m. on Fridays following each issue.How to claim prizes One Sudoku and one Crossword winner will

If you could only eat one type of cereal for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

“Cinnamon Toast Crunch because it’s cinnamon, crunchy, and awesome.”

Edgar Gonzalez,Freshman,Biology

Daniel Baker,Junior,Interdisciplinary Studies

Kelly Hooker,Sophomore,Christian Studies

“Raisin Brand because it goes good on yogurt.”

“Cornflakes, because I like how they are plain.”

Kelsey Meekins,Senior,Music

“Honey bunches of oats because it is one of my childhood favorites.”

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The Skyliner 2/27/13 Sudoku PuzzleJunction.com

Solution

To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.

43 2 7 1 8

8 5 95

6 8 2 79 6 1

9 1 24 6

1

1 6 7 2 4 8 3 5 99 3 2 5 7 6 1 8 48 4 5 1 9 3 7 2 62 1 8 7 3 9 4 6 53 5 6 4 8 2 9 7 17 9 4 6 1 5 2 3 85 7 3 9 6 1 8 4 24 2 9 8 5 7 6 1 36 8 1 3 2 4 5 9 7

Who is eligible Contests are open only to current North Greenville University students. Faculty, staff and The Skyliner staff are not eligible to win any contests. Students may only win one contest per week and no more than two per semester.