THIELENSIANthe student-run newspaper of Thiel College in Greenville, PA

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Volume 133 Issue 2 Friday, February 7, 2014

EtiquetteDinner,

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Letter tothe Editor,

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SuperbowlReview,

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Thiel Happenings: Winter Weekend

Friday, Feb. 7Alumni & Student LeadersReception: 5-7 p.m. in theSawhill-Georgian Room• This is the 2nd year for theStudent Leaders Reception,where current students havethe opportunity to learn fromthe academic and career relat-ed experiences of our alumniand board members. For moreinformation, contact StephanieWilson at 724-589-2027.Winterfest Activities:8-11:59 p.m. at the Glen John-son Community Center • Join us for a fun-filled winternight! Activities will includeice skating, hot tubs, crystalkeepsakes, mask decorating,and more!

Saturday, Feb. 8Alumni Brunch:11a.m. – 2 p.m. in the GalleriaDining Hall• Meet up with fellow alumnifor breakfast in the cafeteriabefore beginning the day's ac-tivities! No RSVP required,pay at the door.All Boards Science Summitand Luncheon: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Acade-mic Center and Sawhill-Geor-gian Room• The Board of Trustees, Boardof Associates, and Alumni As-sociation Board of Directorswill gather for their annual AllBoards Meeting including aScience Summit and Lun-cheon. Please RSVP to sci-encesummit@thiel.edu

All Greek Reunion OpenHouses:12-3 p.m., Various Greek Res-

idences• Alumni are invited to minglewith current Greek students attheir residence halls. PleaseRSVP online! ContactStephanie Wilson at 724-589-2027 with any questions!

Black and White Dinner:6:30-8 p.m. in the HowardMiller Student Center• Alumni and friends are invit-ed to reconnect over a formaldinner in the Howard MillerStudent Center. Cost includes athree course meal, tablesidewine service, and two bever-ages tickets for the Masquer-ade Ball immediately follow-ing dinner. Tickets are $25 perperson or $45 per couple.RSVP online!

Pastor Jayne Thompson reflects on first semester at Thielby Sean Oros, soros@thiel.edu

Pastor Jayne Thompson, af-fectionately referred to as “PJ,”is Thiel’s new campus pastor.Having successfully completedher first semester here and suc-ceeding in reviving CampusMinistry, Thompson was askedto reflect upon her success andconsider how these first stepswill impact the future.

Her first reaction to comingto campus was to check withstudents and faculty, to seewhere the people were. Shefound that Campus ministry hadbeen suffering from a long peri-od of brief campus pastor ca-reers. This lent itself to a certainlevel of instability, both in pres-ence, programs, and diversity.One of Thompson’s goals has

been to address this vacuum,starting as soon as move-inweekend of last semester withan inter-faith “Candles in theRound” service, outside thechapel. Thompson said, “Therehas not been a campus pastor…at Thiel with an emphasis oncampus ministry over teach-ing—centering on the love ofstudents. The life of youngadults is an amazing time.They’re exploring what itmeans to be alive—that explo-ration never ends, but this timeis so potent.” Although she hasclasses that she teaches at Thiel,ministry to the students is al-ways of paramount importance.

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2014 Winter Games to Begin TodayThe modern Olympic Games, those

under the patronage of the Interna-tional Olympic Committee (IOC) be-gan in Athens, Greece in 1896. Sincethen, the Olympic Games haveevolved as a symbol of world cooper-ation. However, there is never a largeinternational event that is withoutcontroversy, and the 2014 WinterOlympic games in Sochi, Russia areno exception.

Since Sochi was chosen to host the2014 games, there have been accusa-tions of bribery, large amounts ofoverspending, allegations of corrup-tion, and threats to security. For thepast few months, the news hasabounded with stories mentioning theGames, Russian president VladimirPutin, and/or terrorism.

There have been specific terroristthreats from the Imarat Kavkaz, a ter-rorist organization that has a largepresence near Sochi. While Russiahas amped up security around Sochi,creating a “ring of steel,” there havebeen reports that various individualsassociated with the terrorist grouphave entered Sochi. Many Olympianshave made statements saying that theyasked their family to not come to thegames for fear of an attack.

Apart from threats of attacks, thegames have generated many storiesoutlining Russian corruption – fromthe famous picture of two toilets inone stall to stories of torn-up streetsand hotels lacking amenities, a simplegoogle search shows many articlesfrom various news groups concerning

Russia. But, nearly any high-profile,international event is sure to drawcriticism from many different locals.

Many individuals are preparing forthe excitement of yet anotherOlympic Games. Despite accusationsagainst Russia, they are sure to haveplanned a fabulous Opening Ceremo-ny and will try to do all they can tokeep competitors and participantssafe.

The opening ceremony of the 2014Winter Olympic games is tonight.You can watch it and other Olympicprogramming for the next two weekson NBC, channel 3 on TVs connectedat Thiel, or you can head towww.nbcolympics.com. Program-ming for the opening ceremony be-gins at 7:30 p.m. tonight.

SGA meetinghosts three forums; Students discussIT, ResidenceLife, Maintenance by Brianna Tiedeman, btiedeman@thiel.edu

At the regularly conductedSGA meeting on Tuesday,Jan. 29, several different is-sues were discussed includ-ing a treasurer's report, re-sults from last semester’sFood Forum, the recentblood drive, and also threenew campus related forumswere conducted.After calling the meeting to

order at 9:35 p.m. and takingattendance, the next agen-dum addressed the Treasur-er's report for the month. Ac-cording to SGA TreasurerChristopher Lepley, "somebudgets overlapped andsome expenses were countedfor more than once and somenot at all," Lepley said."What I'm asking for is thatany club not planning on us-ing all of [their] budget do-nate that money back."

Lepley was in contact withspecific clubs affected indi-vidually via email.

The next order of businessdiscussed the fall of 2013Food Forum. The executiveboard announced to the gen-eral assembly the results af-ter voicing the original com-ments to AVI Food Systems.Director of Food ServicesBarry Calvert responded to acompilation of commentsand concerns in relation tothe food being 'leftover,' thelimited vegetarian options,and the ice cream machinefailing to serve on a consis-tent basis.

In response the student'sconcerns after having heardthem via the SGA execu-tives, Calvert concluded thatthey are legally not permit-ted to serve leftovers or useleftovers as future ingredi-ents, options can be compen-sated for by asking forturkey or veggie burgers atthe grill during any mealtime, and also he advisedthat "if you're ever unhappywith the food, take it backand tell them," SGA Presi-dent Chelsea Costello said.

According to Costello,Calvert and his crew areaware that "the ice creammachine is outdated."

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“We’ve come a long way. It was very different for us during segregation, and it will be very different 50 years fromnow,” Ronisha Howard, senior and President of the Order of Black Collegians, OBC, said.

by Hunter Michaelis, hmichaelis@thiel.edu

Black History Month, OBC at Thiel highlights importance of awareness

During the month of Feb-ruary, the country takes thetime to reflect and celebratethe lives of African Ameri-cans. Even in the days ofslavery, a long quest toequality was started that hasbrought them to 2014.

“We’ve come a long way.It was very different for usduring segregation, and itwill be very different 50years from now,” RonishaHoward, senior and Presi-dent of the Organization ofBlack Collegians, OBC, ex-plained.

When they first came thiscountry, African Americanswere subjected to the worstside of humanity. Despitethis, they were able to en-dure as a people and perse-vere until a brighter daywould show on the horizon.

With the help of the pow-erful voice of Martin LutherKing, Jr. through his unfor-gettable speeches, or Freder-ick Douglass through hiswork with William LloydGarrison in The Liberator,their undeniable messagewas spread – a message offreedom and equality for all.

“Black History Monthmeans remembering whatthey’ve done. We’ve over-come a lot since oppres-sion,” Ronnell Hunt, said, ajunior and radio announcerfor Thiel Radio. “It doesn’tmatter what your skin coloris, or who says what. Wecan do it, and we will makeourselves better.”

That is the beauty of thecountry of today. Equalityhas been given to many, butit is important not to forget

all that was given to attainthat inalienable right. Thou-sands of people gave theirlives in the Civil War of1861-65, and even morewere lost during the time ofslavery and segregation ofthe last century.

Black History Month is acelebration of the greatnessAfrican Americans haveshown, despite overwhelm-ing adversity and hostility.Everyone should rememberAugust 28, 1963. It was theday Martin Luther King, Jr.delivered his “I Have aDream” speech during theMarch on Washington.

Dr. King called for an endof racism not just for AfricanAmericans, but every race.

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Pictured above are the mascots and the symbol for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Martin Luther King Jr. is often cited as inspiration for acceptance and equal rights.

by Keeley Criswell, kcris483@thiel.edu

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Student excursions are part of Thompson’s plan for Thiel ministry. In this photo, she and students are visiting a chapel at Valparaiso University.

Friday, Feb. 7 – Saturday, Feb. 8: Winter Weekend

TC Akido Classes: Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Thurs-day, Feb. 13

6-8 p.m. at the Glen Johnson Community Center• Instructed by Pastor Jayne Thompson;please arrive at least 15 minutes early to help set up! • 6-7 p.m. - Warm-Up and basics • 7-8 p.m. – Foundations and Techniques

Senior Business Seminar:Wednesdays from Jan. 15 – April 9 in the Sawhill-

Georgian Room• Open to juniors and seniors within the de-partment, this seminar provides students the oppor-tunity to meet and interact with individuals whohave enjoyed distinguished careers in the corporateand foundation worlds.

Career Workshop:Thursday, Feb.13 from 4-5 p.m. in the Library

Classroom• Learn how to job search and how to conductan informational interview.

Etiquette Dinner: Friday, Feb. 14 from 5-7 p.m. • Learn proper dining skills and how to pairwines with food. 21 and over only. Reservations re-quired.

Cupid’s Quiz Show:Monday, Feb. 10 from 9:30-11 p.m. in the LutheranHeritage Room • How well do you know your friend, room-mate, etc.? Get on the same wavelength to win mon-ey!

TAB Coffeehouse Series- Savannah Smith:Thursday, Feb. 13 from 8-9 p.m. in the Bistro • Part of TAB's Coffeehouse Series, SavannahSmith is a uke-tastic performer.

Movie: The Butler:Thursday, Feb. 13 from 6-9 p.m. in Bly Hall• Join us in Bly Hall for Black History Monthmovie night. "The Butler" tells the story of a WhiteHouse butler who served eight American presidentsover three decades.

Thiel Team Trivia Tuesdays:Every Tuesday from 10-11 p.m. in the Bistro

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Thiel CollegePOLICE BLOTTER

Thiel Happeningscompiled by Liz Carlson

Jan. 16 - Terroristic Threats A student reported to police that another student was

making terroristic threats to harm other students in Har-ter Hall.

Jan. 17 - Liquor Law Violation Three underage students were found playing beer

pong in Hodge Hall.

Jan. 18 - Liquor Law Violation A student was found with a bottle of rum in a back-

pack within the hallways of Frat 1.

Jan. 25 - Disorderly Conduct/Fighting Two students were involved in a physical fight over

alcohol in Stewart Hall.

Feb. 1 - Disorderly Conduct A non-student caused damage to property belonging

to a Thiel student in Frat 1.

Feb. 1 - Liquor Law Violation An underage student was found drinking a beer in the

hallway of Frat 1 during a party.

compiled by Brianna Tiedeman

Wanna see a movie?BLY HALL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS...

compiled by Liz Carlson

Delivery Man: Friday, Feb. 7 and Sunday,Feb. 9 from 8-10 p.m.

David, a former sperm donor, gets the surprise of a lifetime when he finds out that he is the biological father of 533children. To top it all off, 142 of them have filed lawsuits inorder to find out their father’s true identity. David appears tobe out on his luck and panics when he finds out the news. Hehires his close friend as his lawyer, hoping that he will helphim defend the privacy agreements that he signed years pri-or at the clinic. However, when he is handed an envelopefull of profiles from the 142 children seeking out his identi-ty, he soon finds himself involved in the lives of his previ-ously unknown offspring. This comedy, starring VinceVaughn, is one that you won’t want to miss.

Gravity: Friday, Feb. 14 and Sunday, Feb. 16from 8-10 p.m.

This drama, Sci-fi film, stars Sandra Bullock as Dr.Stone, a scientist who happens to be taking part in a Spaceshuttle mission. The mission, headed by astronaut MattKowalsky, played by George Clooney, goes from an enjoy-able time to a disaster in a matter of seconds. While Dr.Stone and Kowalsky are on a spacewalk, debris enters theirwork area, separating them from ship and leaving themstranded in the never ending depths of space. While trying tosave herself, Dr. Stone begins to reflect on her painful past,and must ultimately decide whether or not to save herself orgive up all together. Be sure to join us in Bly Hall to see howit all plays out.

There was an error in the last edition. An incident was written up as a “sexual assault”

in the police logs. However, according to campuspolice, that event did not occur.

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“Other campuses don’t focuson it [Black HistoryMonth],” Hunt added, “It’simportant that Thiel does.They focus on every back-ground so it makes us onefamily. It’s like it makes uslook at each other as brothersand sisters.”

It showcases just howmuch the country haschanged. In the world of2014, the different religions

and skin colors can livepeacefully in America. Hereat Thiel, the OBC can focuson promoting peace andequality for all races duringthe best time – Black HistoryMonth.

OBC is having triviaabout Black History Monthduring meal times, so pay at-tention for the trivia slipsand the box to submit youranswers. OBC is collaborat-ing with fraternity Phi ThetaPhi for an event, and African

American-inspired cuisine.“We have several per-

formances planned, and afashion show,” Howard con-cluded, “We really want toshow that OBC isn’t just anorganization for AfricanAmericans. It’s for every-one.”

Black History Month isnot just a time to brush up onyour African American his-tory, but a time to learn howfar the country has come as aunified people.

Black History Month (continued)by Hunter Michaelis, hmichaelis@thiel.edu

Are you nervous aboutmaking a bad first impres-sion on your Valentine’s Daydate? After all, there’s noth-ing more embarrassing thanspilling your drink all overthe table or dropping food inyour lap when you’re tryingto seduce that special some-one. Worry no more, messyeaters; this year, Career De-velopment has you covered.

On February 14, the Ca-reer Development Center issponsoring a V-Day EtiquetteExtravaganza. The event isscheduled to begin at 5 p.m.The location is yet to be an-nounced. The evening willbear many similarities to eti-quette dinners past, but witha new twist; wine will beserved with dinner, so theevent is reserved for students21 and older.

While it may seem at firstthat career centers and eti-

quette do not go hand inhand, quite the opposite istrue. The Career Develop-ment Center makes a point toemphasize for students theimportance of proper man-ners and etiquette in inter-viewing, professional dining,and any career-oriented life.Creating a reputation as a po-lite person is priceless. Di-rector of Career Develop-ment Heather Balas will onceagain be hosting the event.Balas has been an expert onetiquette since she beganstudying it in 2003, and sheis always guaranteed to en-tertain. Students love the din-ners, so she keeps havingthem.

“We hold an etiquette din-ner at least once a year. Lastsemester we had several stu-dents ask if we would hold asecond event this year be-cause they could not attend

the dinner in the fall semes-ter” Balas said.

Due to its popularity, andthe fact that space for theevent is limited, Balas sug-gested that interested stu-dents sign up with her soon. When asked what studentscan expect to gain from thisevent, Balas responded,“Students will learn properdining skills, how to navigateeating during an interview[over a meal], how to eat dif-ficult-to-eat foods withoutmaking a mess of them-selves, and how to pair winewith foods.” All of theseskills are ones that a buddingprofessional certainly needsin their arsenal.

Reservations are requiredfor the dinner, so find asweetheart (or a friend) andsign up in the Career Devel-opment Center ASAP.

February 14: Etiquette Extravaganzaby Sara Toombs, stoombs@thiel.edu

‘Stick it to Breast Cancer’ a Successby Courtney Gibson, cgibson@thiel.edu

The sisters of Zeta TauAlpha held a very uniquephilanthropy event on Tues-day, Jan. 28; during lunchstudents could pay to helptape Will Ross, sophomoreto the wall outside of thecafeteria as part of ZTA’s“Stick it to Breast Cancer”campaign.

For one dollar the partici-pants received an arm’slength of tape that they couldstrategically place to keepWill Ross stuck to the wall.Participants also had thechoice of donating one dol-lar to put tape over Ross’mouth for one minute at atime. The proceeds of thisevent went to the Zeta TauAlpha Foundation. Thefoundation uses its funds tosupport breast cancer educa-tion and awareness. Rosswas a fantastic sportthroughout the whole event.By 1 p.m. he was covered inover one hundred pieces oftape. The event was createdand organized by ZTA’s phi-lanthropy director, CourtneyGibson.

“It was a fun and different

experience,” Gibson said. “Iam glad I got to help raisemoney for a great cause withsuch a unique event.”

Gibson hopes to continueto come up with never-be-fore-seen ideas that willcatch the attention of stu-dents at Thiel.

“It was great to see somany students involved inour philanthropy,” AnnaHart, a junior, said. “Usuallyit is difficult to find studentswho carry cash on them, so itwas great that people caredenough to bring cash withthem to lunch on Tuesday.”

The event was mostly ad-vertised through Facebookand Twitter. Throughout theevent, Will Ross stood on achair for support as partici-pants bought and placedtheir tape around him. At theend of the event the chairwas taken away and he washeld to the wall, supportedcompletely by a web of ducttape. He remained on thewall for less than a minutebefore he and the tape cameoff of the wall.

Overall, the event was a

huge success and the sistersof Zeta Tau Alpha would liketo send a huge thanks to WillRoss for supporting us andto everyone who donatedmoney.

Sigma Kappa tohost Ultra Violet‘Purple Palooza’

On Feb. 15, the GammaDelta chapter of Sigma Kap-pa at Thiel College will hosttheir Annual Ultra Violet“Purple Palooza” event, withproceeds benefiting charita-ble projects of Sigma KappaFoundation, including itssupport of Alzheimer’s dis-ease research.

The Ultra Violet “PurplePalooza” will take place atthe men’s basketball game at3p.m. The sisters of SigmaKappa invite everyone tocome and enjoy WalkingTacos and refreshments. Wewill have Alzheimer’sbracelets for sale as well.We will educate you on

Alzheimer’s disease andwhat we can do to make adifference, along with,Sigma Kappa’s part in all ofthis. Help us makeAlzheimer’s disease just amemory!

Net proceeds from theUltra Violet “PurplePalooza” will benefit SigmaKappa Foundation, nonprof-it organization whosemission is to lead, educateand inspire society throughthe philanthropic endeavorsof Sigma Kappa members.

Through contributionsfrom chapters, individuals,and friends, the SigmaKappa Foundation supports

Alzheimer’s diseaseresearch – a devastating ill-ness that is now our nation’sseventh leading cause ofdeath – and a variety ofscholarships, educationaland leadership programs,and financial assistance tomembers facing financialcrisis.

For more informationabout Ultra Violet “PurplePalooza”, or to support theSigma Kappa Foundation,contact Dawn Pastorius,724-255-9832, dpast259@thiel.edu, or visitSigma Kappa Foundationweb site at www.sigmakap-pafoundation.org.

Press Release by Dawn Pastorius, dpastorius@thiel.edu

The sisters of Zeta Tau Al-pha would like to thank WillRoss for being such a good

sport.

Balas’ etiquette dinner has been a great success in the past, promting her to bring it backfor the spring semester.

The sisters of Sigma Kappa will be hosting their “Purple Palooza” event at the Feb. 15 men’s basketball game.

An Interview with Pastor Jayne Thompson:Campus Ministry Renewed[cont. from front page]

One of the largest success-es this spring semester, al-ready, was the inter-faithMartin Luther King Dayservice, which also com-memorated Nelson Mandela.People invited to take part inthe service included the newdirector of multicultural af-fairs, Mark Weir, the TC Sol-diers, and guest studentpreacher, Ronnel Hunt. Theexperience was widely suc-cessful.

“As we have been lookingfor these natural opportuni-ties to lift up our commonlife together in the face of na-tional and even internationalremembrances, it seemedlike a natural way to cele-brate with campuses acrossthe nation,” said Thompson.“I like to look at those thingsthat are really grounded intradition… we honor that tra-dition, but then also do a lit-tle teaching… where we helpour community to see anoth-er way to learn about thingsin a worship setting.”

For instance, the Lessonsand Carols service hostedlast semester before Christ-mas Break, was part of a tra-

dition tracing back to King’sCollege in England. “We en-ter into that history, that tra-dition, but then shape it inour own Thiel College way.”

Thompson believes ingathering “gifted studentsand leaders” to support herministry here on campus.She has provided and organ-ized opportunities for stu-dents leaders to learn and ex-ercise their talents—such asgathering a small, happyband last semester to go toBishop Eaton’s installationas the new Presiding Bishopof the ELCA.

“That’s kinda how I thinkof things. I do a lot of pray-ing nad listening and meetingwith students, and catching aglimpse or hints as to whatthey’re good at or maybewhat they’re not good at, andthen inviting them into anopportunity such as ‘hey,have you ever thought aboutreading the lessons at wor-ship?’ And often theyhaven’t done that.”

The result is a burgeoningcorp of student leaders in-volved with campus min-istry. Thompson’s Chapel

Staff is the spearhead of thismovement, including a rangeof students whose gifts shehas helped to guide and up-lift.

“I like to think of myself asthe wind beneath the wingsof other people,” Thompsonsaid, “either inviting them,cajoling them, pushing, urg-ing, pulling them into a kindministry that they also takedelight in and learn from. Sothat makes me happy.”

One of Thompson’s min-istries has also been to createan oasis for students seekinga place of safety throughThiel’s chapel building.“Campus life can be hectic.Students need a place forcommunity, a haven, a refugeto get away from the fray.It’s not just a building, it’swhat it represents—open-armed space for all people,”Thompson said.

As a result, the chapelbuilding has become a physi-cal symbol of how Thomp-son envisions Campus Min-istry—an open forum andplace of restoration foreveryone, whatever theirbackground may be.

On Thursday, Jan. 23, newtheatre director Peter Ryd-berg and four different highschools from various loca-tions in Pennsylvania “trem-bled before Shakespeare’smight” in the William A.Robinson Theater at ThielCollege at the first annualShakespeare festival.

Schools in attendancewere Clarion-LimestoneHigh School from Strat-tanville, Eden ChristianAcademy from Sewickley,Portersville Christian Schoolfrom Porterville, andGreenville High School fromGreenville.

The morning session ofthe festival was a showcaseof prepared Shakespearianacts. In between acts wereinterludes performed in a“readers-theater” style byThiel Players along with Dr.Jared Johnson and Ryd-berg.

Rydberg served as the or-ganizer and host of the event.Rydberg worked as a liaisonwith the participating schoolsby integrating the Thiel Play-ers with the high school stu-dents.

“Shakespeare is not writtento exist in an English class,”Rydberg said. “It’s written tobe performed and embod-ied.”

Rydberg had a lot of helpfrom production managerand sophomore Sara Gerdy.Gerdy helped the festival runin a timely manner and as-sisted Rydberg with prepara-tion and organization.

“I was honored to get toaid in the growth anddevelopment of this annualfestival,” Gerdy said.

Although this festivalwas new to Thiel, it isnot new to the Greenvillecommunity. Paul Miller,a 1969 Thiel alumnus andretired Greenville HighSchool English teacher start-ed the Shakespeare festivalduring his teaching career.When he retired in 2006, the23-year stint of the festivalended.

Miller played a big role inmaking this festival success-ful. He played the role ofWill Shaxpere, Master ofRevels. To end the day,Miller conducted a stagecombat workshop entitledLess Yakkin’, MoreWhackin’.

“None of the students hadever done Shakespeare be-fore,” Miller said. “They alllearned a lot today by per-forming and watching oth-ers.”

Alongside Rydberg,Miller, and Gerdy, Thiel Col-lege faculty and staff partici-pated in the festival. The fes-tival respondents includedDr. Michael Balas, Heather

Balas, Allen Morrill, and Dr.Jared Johnson. These respon-dents acted as judges for themorning showcase as welldistributors to the awards tothe four schools.

Johnson, assistant profes-sor of English, was not only afestival respondent but an in-terlude reader with currentThiel Players.

Johnson also met with Ry-dberg and Miller prior to theevent to generate ideas andbrainstorm the structure ofthe event. Johnson had hisstudents from the CreativeWriting: Drama class leadthe soliloquy writing work-shop.

“The positive atmospherecreated by the Festival—thespirit of play and delight inlanguage—was contagious,”Johnson said. “I cannotimagine the event not beingbeneficial to high school the-ater departments.” The teamof Rydberg, Johnson, Miller,and Gerdy unanimouslyagreed the festival was bene-ficial for all of the highschools that participated.

Rydberg and the ThielPlayers look forward to thisfestival growing in years tocome.

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SGA holds forums for student concerns

In the United States, thetime has come and gone tosay the greeting of ‘HappyNew Year’ to each other.However, in Korea this is thetime when people use ‘Hap-py New Year’ most often.This is because “Seol”, theKorean New Year, is on Jan31st, or January 1st of the lu-nar year. Seol is the most im-portant and earliest holiday,followed by “Chuseok”which is Korean Thanksgiv-ing day.

Like the American holi-day, during Korean NewYear holiday most of familymembers who can’t meetoften gather together inan oldest family member’shouse. Many people arewilling to come back to theirhometown, even thoughit takes long time. Traintickets and express bustickets are sold out quickly.And also, we can find easilypeople who drive theircar and are stuck on thehighway for around 12hours.

Seol consists of threedays. The first day isa preparation day for thesecond day, which is theactual Korean New Year.The last day is when peopletake a rest and come back totheir routine life. There are

many kinds of food thatare made in New Year.The foods are for familyand their guests. More thananything else, “Tteokguk”,rice-cake soup, is a represen-tative Korean New Yearfood, which is made ofslices of rice cake, beef,eggs, and so on. Korean con-siders eating a bowl of rice-cake soup as getting onemore life. On the actual Ko-rean New Year, Koreans

have a memorial service forancestors with foods thatthey prepared on the firstday. After that, children bowto their elders for New Year.Then, the elders give cashgifts to the children. It is not

too much to say that everychild looks forward to NewYear. After this process, fam-ily members spend pleasanttime, while they share theirstories and eat food togetherand play traditional games.

Seol is in the middle ofthe freezing cold winter.However, I think that daymight be the warmest dayduring the year. This is be-cause the best way to survivethe cold winter is warm food

and family’s love and smiles.Seol is important in aspectsof preserving Korean tradi-tional culture and meetingfamily members who could-n’t see each other.

Happy New Year; Celebrate Seol by Claire Lee, hlee@thiel.edu

Shakespeare festivalcomes to Thiel

Area high school drama students joined forces at Thiel’s recent Shakespeare festival.

Tteokguk, a rice cake dish, is traditionally served at Seol.

(On Jan. 28), folowing a presentation by Allison Beebe, (pictured fourth from right) campaign assistant for theEvangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Malaria Campaign, students from the Dietrich Honors Institute andCampus Ministry presented her with a check for $1,200. The donation was made up of funds collected from donationsand the 5K race sponsored by DHI during Homecoming 2013.

Beebe’s presentation covered the three most important aspects of the campaign - prevention, education and treat-ment. She shared the programs and progress of the campaign in areas of Africa and a video showing the difference do-nations make. The ELCA’s goal is to raise $15 million by 2015. The campaign started in 2011 and has already rased$10 million. Beebe is one of only two ELCA employees on the malaria campaign staff.

DHI students present check toELCA Malaria Campaign

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Vice-president Sara Toombs discussedthe success of the recent blood drive statingthat "105 percent of our goal was met.”

The general assembly meeting thenturned its attention to three forums open fordiscussion. The executive committee tookcomments related to the IT department, Res-idence Life, and Maintenance.

First to take the floor on IT concerns wassenior Cheryl Marshal.

"We shouldn't have to pay extra fees forour laptop maintenance when that's a part ofour technology fee," she said.

Other comments included dissatisfactionwith not having the option of same-day ap-pointments, the small Wifi range, and alsothe printers consistently malfunctioning.

"I would recommend, regarding the print-ers, a complaint log because so many in-stances occur," junior Sean Oros said. "Weneed some way to alleviate printer issue be-cause they're often the same issues."

Lepley then additionally suggested thatsuch a log be electronic to make for more ef-ficient communication of the problems tothe IT department.

Last-minute comments that were raisedincluded an inquiry about where the moneycame from for the new, larger screens in the

HMSC 24-hour lab. Students also ques-tioned the necessity of “excessive” things inthe new IT department. Jake Peyton of theRugby Club also asked if technology feescould be refunded to students if the servicesare not utilized.

Maintenance concerns were voiced firstby Candace Updyke. "My freshman yearthey promised free laundry," she said.Toombs stepped in to inform the assemblythat had that concern been addressed, stu-dents would have been charged a heavy flatrate which would have been unfair to stu-dents who do different amounts of laundry.

Other issues addressed were the apart-ments not receiving toilet paper and papertowels for free, the current heating problemsall over campus, and a theme house founda-tion "sinking" according to a resident of thebuilding.

The Residence Life forum brought up theissue of communication and response-timethroughout the department and also why weare mandated to live on-campus only.

SGA's executive board will contact thesespecific departments directly and upon theirresponse, will return to the student bodywith the department's feedback to our con-cerns.

by Nathan Nitczynski, nnitc@thiel.edu

ACADEMICS Page 5 Friday, February 7, 2014

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayMATH 182

Shane MartinCalculus II

8-9 pmAC 108

Calculus II8-9 pmAC 108

Calculus II7-8 pmAC 108

ACCT 123Haley Becker

Accounting II5-6 pmAC 4

Accounting II8-9 pmAC 4

Accounting II7-8 pmAC 4

CSCI 159Daniel McFetridge

Intro to Programming7-8 pmAC 36

Intro to Programming7-8 pmAC 36

Intro to Programming7-8 pmAC 36

SPAN 151Spanish II

Chelsea Maukonen

Prof Thompson6-7 pm

Prof Gutierrez9:30-10:30 pmboth in AC 127

Prof Thompson9:30-10:30 am

AC 127

Prof Gutierrez8-9 pmAC 127

SOC 141Danielle Massengill

Macrosociology7-8 pmS 211

Macrosociology8-9 pmS 211

INDS 220Blair Duell

Global Heritage II6-7 pmS 211

Global Heritage II7-8 pmS 211

PSY 150Shayla Percy

General Psych6-7 pmAC 129

General Psych8-9 pmAC 129

BADM 355Kayla B. Smith

Business Law I6-7 pmAC 36

Business Law I7-8 pmAC 36

BADM 356Kayla B. Smith

Business Law II7-8 pmAC 33

Business Law II6-7 pmAC 33

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION AND GROUP PEER STUDY

WESTERN HUMANITIES Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups

Class Section PAL Mentor Day Time LocationDr. Moinet

8:00 amNicole Jeschel-

nigWednesday 8:00 pm TLC

ClassroomDr. Eppley

8:00 amCourtney Gib-

sonWednesday 9:00 pm TLC

ClassroomProf. Adams

9:00 amKiara

WeltnerWednesday 8:00 pm S-200

Dr. Morgan9:00 am

John (JT)Grondwalski

Wednesday 7:00 pm S-200

Dr. Hecking1:00 pm

JessicaYozwiak

Wednesday 9:30 pm Bly Hall

Dr. DelMararmo1:00 pm

AshleyReynolds

Wednesday 7:00 pm TLCClassroom

General Not Section

Specific

Bethany Snider Wednesday 12:00Noon

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On January 21, fighting a wind-chill factor of -15 degrees, the Career Development Centerstaff accompanied 23 students on a career trip to Cleveland with visits to QuickenLoans, atechnology firm owning over 80 companies including the Cleveland Cavaliers, and to theCleveland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank (pictured here). The Fed provided studentswith a tour of the largest solid steel bank vault in the world, and a panel of bank analystsdiscussing their career paths. The purpose of the trip was the pursuit of jobs and intern-ships. At Quicken Loans, students learned that the firm receives 14,000 applications fortheir 1,000–seat summer internship program, and Thiel students hope to be included inthis summer's pool of finalists. The firm is also working with Thiel College to design a cus-tomized externship program for up to ten TC graduating seniors. All majors are invited toapply. For more information please write to CareerCenter@thiel.edu with the subject line"QuickenLoans Externship".

*** ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS ***Seniors graduating in May 2014, should schedule an appoint-ment with the Registrar, Denise Urey, to review your collegecore requirements. Appointments can be made at the RecordsOffice or by calling extension 2110.

Seniors who desire to participate in commencement exercises inMay 2014, who will complete graduation requirements in sum-mer school 2014, must petition the Academic Standing Com-mittee by April 15, 2014 for approval to participate in the Mayceremony. The academic petition form can be obtained in theRecords Office.

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OPINION Page 6 THIELENSIANFriday, February 7, 2014

by Sara Toombs, stoombs@thiel.edu

I had another one of thosemoments this week thatmakes me stop and say “Ihave to write about this.”

As part of my Honors proj-ect, I have been working withthe staff at Bethel Life Wor-ship Center, a non-denomi-national church inGreenville. I honestly hadn’tintended on working with achurch at the beginning ofmy project, but the further Idelved into the process, themore I knew I needed to leaninto an embrace only achurch congregation can of-fer. So, I made a few callsand sent a few emails and,long story short, my expecta-tions were vastly exceeded.

The bulk of my project is afour-week leadership work-shop for young women. I hadthe passion and I wrote thecurriculum, but to make ithappen I needed a buildingand I needed the girls. In thepast few weeks, I have be-come so frustrated and over-whelmed by roadblocks atevery turn, I more than halfexpected to hit a brick wallhere too. But, as it usually

goes, when I had all but giv-en up things took a beautifulturn.

My contact at Bethel Lifeinvited me to come be a partof their Wednesday nightyouth service at the BLOC –Bethel Life Outreach Center.He said it would be a greatopportunity for me to meetgirls who might be interestedin my program and advertisefor the workshops. What hedidn’t say was how moved Iwould be in the less than twohours I spent with the BethelLife youth.

First of all, Bethel Life hasa great thing going for themin their Outreach Center.During the “hangout hour” Igot a chance to see picturesof what the building lookedlike before the church adopt-ed it and I am still trying toconvince myself it is thesame building. The congre-gation spent a full year turn-ing an old church with a rot-ted roof into a gorgeoussanctuary, awesome recroom, accommodating meet-ing spaces, and even a snackspot for their youth ministry.

I was floored from the mo-ment I walked in. It is truly aspace that shows the love anddedication of a church com-mitted to their outreach.

As if the facility itself was-n’t enough, I got anothervery special surprise lastWednesday. When it wastime for the service to begin,the youth all came forwardfor the worship music. Sorry,let me say that again – theyouth practically skippedforward because they wereso psyched for the worshipmusic. The worship bandwas also led by youth, whichI just love beyond words.The kids were smiling,singing, sometimes dancing,sometimes lifting theirhands, but they were reallyworshiping God. They wereconsumed. All I could do wassmile and think “how did Inot know this existed?”

This whole thing really hitme when I got in the car toleave and my first reactionwas to tell everyone I knewthat something awesome washappening they didn’t knowabout. It didn’t matter that I

had been in a terrible moodall day or that my semesterwasn’t going the way I want-ed it to, or even that therewere legitimate things in mylife I could have been upsetabout. All I cared about inthat moment was that therewas a student ministry thatwas really getting through tokids. There was a group ofyoung people fellowshippingand meeting God every sin-gle week. How did I missthat?

How do we miss a lot ofthings like that? How do wealways manage to miss thereally good things aboutwhere we are or what we’reliving? It seems like there isnothing right with the world,but then there it is, not evenfive minutes away. I get soconsumed with the feelingthat my passions don’t meananything and that there is justtoo much to be done in theworld to help it. But onWednesday, that wasn’t thecase at all. My passion tochange the world was rightthere, smiling at me andsinging along.

TOOMBS TIME: Moments that make us stop, think

The Bethel Life Worship Center is a non-denominationalchurch on Mercer Rd. in Greenville. After a full year of ren-ovations, the off-campus sanctuary is now thrivent uponyouth enthusiasm and community outreach.

[Picture captured from Blwc.org]

Why your favorite movie is terrible...

The Movie:Everyones favorite drinking

game, Django Unchained. Before I begin this I

just want to point out that ifyou are offended by anythingin this movie, you need toreally check your life. Themovie was made to pointout the struggles of slaveryand redemption for one ofthe slaves and his wife.Yes the obsessive use of the“N Word” may make a

few people uneasy, but guesswhat, it’s a movie. Art imitat-ing life.

Back to the actual movie.When you have Jaime Foxx,Kerry Washington, Samuel“M’FING” Jackson, Leo“Jack Dawson” Dicaprioand the nazi from InglouriousBastards, you are in for arollercoaster ride.

At least you expect to be.This movie tends to dragon during scenes that don’t

need to be there. Most ofthe time an N bomb isdropped you contemplatewonder if they purposely saidit more during the movie be-cause it was “edgy”.

Oh, and Jonah Hill makesan appearance. People trashedthe movie and its director forallowing its actors to use theN word. To those peo-ple……….just kick rocks andfall off a mountain.Character Everyone Loves ToHate:

Well this is hard consider-ing the majority of the charac-ters in this movie are racistbigots who have slaves fighteach other to the death but forthis article I will just say that Ipersonally hated Stephen whois portrayed by Samuel L.Jackson.

This dude is literally everyblack slaves worst nightmareback in the day. A slave whohas become so friendly withthe slave owner that theyshare the deepest of details inorder to get other slaves introuble. People often use cer-tain terms to describe thistype of black person, but atthe risk of offending any-one(SEE KIDS, I’m learning)

I wont use them. He almostgets Django and his wifekilled, but in the end he getshis long awaited comeup-pance.Why The Movie is Awful

Honestly, I don’t have muchto put here. Yeah the moviedoes drag along in certainscenes. Yes they could havemade a better plan to rescueMrs. Django. And yes Dr.Nazi should have just shakenLeo’s hand. But all of that isreally nitpicky. So I will saythe fact that they put thephrase “M’fer” in a movie setin the 1850’s is a little bit of astretch, and the fact that JonahHill is in it…….fat Jonah Hill.And if you have ever playedthe drinking game with racistfolks, it gets very uncomfort-ableWhy the Movie Is Not Awful:

Escaped Slave Cowboy andGerman Bounty Hunter takedown two of the largest plan-tations in the south. How doyou not love this movie?

Best Scenes in The Movie:The Faux KKK scene,any and all gunfighting scenesand the entire movie in gener-al.

by Andrew Denson, adenson@thiel.edu

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are solely the views of the author and are meant to be offensive. They do not nec-essarily represent the views of the Thielensian and its staff. Please proceed to read at your own discretion or do not read if you be-come easily offended.

“When you have Jaime Foxx, Kerry Washington, Samuel“M’FING” Jackson, Leo “Jack Dawson” Dicaprio and thenazi from Inglourious Bastards, you are in for a rollercoasterride,” columnist Andrew Denson said.

TC Comic by Christina Ryan, cryan@thiel.edu

Letter to the Editor

submitted January 28, 2014 Dear Editor,

We are the parents of two Thiel College studentsand it is with great sadness that we are writing thisletter concerning the recent resignation of Mr. JeffLinn, associate director of admissions and assistantwrestling coach.

Since March of 2012, our contact with Mr. Linnhas been “a breath of fresh air” to our family in re-gards to the comprehensive process of choosing acollege. Although Jeff was not the admissions coun-selor assigned to neither our son nor daughter, Jeffplayed an integral role in their decision to call ThielCollege “home” for their undergraduate collegechoice. Jeff is an honest, “first class” gentleman,whose undying passion for Thiel College shone themoment we met him outside of Roth Hall. Mr. Linnis a man of great integrity and commitment to his“Tomcats”!

Being 1,176 miles from home, Mr. Linn became atrusted source of advice and a “shoulder to lean on”for our son and daughter. Jeff’s seventeen years atThiel afforded him the ability to offer “sage” adviceto all those who were fortunate to meet him. Andthere weren’t too many that didn’t know him. Al-though a VERY busy emissary in his capacity as As-sociate Director of Admissions and AssistantWrestling Coach, Mr. Linn always found the timefor everyone in the Thiel Community. He truly wasa treasured asset to the “Blue and Gold”.

An ambassador to many, a friend to all, the ThielCollege family will surely miss Coach Jeff Linn.Godspeed my friend! Our visits to 75 College Av-enue will never be the same.Sincerely, D.J. & Janine KeislingEnglewood, Florida

OPINIONPage 7 THIELENSIANFriday, February 7, 2014

OpinionPoll:

What giftshave you

received onValentine’s

Day?

#Twittin’@Thielensian

@??? - In 148 years of exis-tence, Thiel has neverclosed due to weather#maytheoddsbeNEVERinyourfavor

@??? - Actually, I think Thiel Football would dobetter than the Broncos right now.

@??? - The roof could fly off of the AC and Thielwould still hold classes

@??? - #EsuranceSave30 if I win I’m leavingThiel and opening my restaurant

@??? - Thiel likes to financially rape all of theirstudents, no biggie

@??? - I never felt like I belonged or fit in any-where until I transferred to Thiel and became partof Alpha Xi Delta. Best decision I ever made <3

@??? - Thiel laptops are basically just really ex-pensive paperweights.

@??? - Can I just marry a rich man so I can dropout of school? #ButReally #IWish #TiredofDo-ingWork

@??? - I will never understand how someone canbe bored at Thiel. Get out of your room and makesome friends.

@??? - CHICKEN NUGGET DAY!!!Photo by Keeley Criswell. If you have a picture of Thiel,send it to the Thielensian.thielensian@thiel.edu

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With the recent snow storms, snow is piled much higher than in this picture that was taken earlier in the winter. While the snow is pretty, many students are ready for summer.

Summer Wark

“A trip to Hawaii”

Quenlan Donn“Pizza”

Corey Myers “Chocolate covered

strawberries”

Kierra Lee“Shoes”

Keonna Fuqua“Teddy Bear”

by Katie Allgeier, kallgeier@thiel.edu

Earlier this month fash-ion’s favorite superherogroup, the Council of Fash-ion Designers of America(CFDA) announced theirnew partnership with the Na-tional Football League.

Members of the CFDAhave partnered with the NFLto design haute couture foot-ball helmets. In honor of theimpending Super BowlXLVIII, designers such asJohn Varvatos, Diane VonFurstenberg, and BadgleyMischka have designed theirown couture versions of foot-ball helmets. Each designerwas given a white, standard-issue NFL helmet and freereign to design their owncustom piece. Design stylesrun that gamut, incorporatingeverything from fur andfeathers to pink rosettes. Anumber of helmets also fea-ture the staple of the fashionworld: rhinestones.

The helmets were auc-tioned off through Feb. 4.Bids started at $248 in honor

of Super Bowl XLVIII,though bids are expected tosoar into the thousands ofdollars. However, somemembers of the Thiel com-munity are skeptical aboutthe success of the project.

“I think it’s a good idea toraise money…but I wouldn’twant to see a football playerwearing one,” CourtneyPolan, a senior, remarked.“I don’t think (fashion andfootball) mix. I think it’s agood idea in a sense but Idon’t think it’s going tomix.”

“I think that the true foot-ball fans that really like thedesigns they have on it,they’ll probably buy (the hel-mets),” Colin “Tex” Mennor,a freshman, predicted.

All proceeds from saleswill be donated to the NFLFoundation, a group thatworks to support high schooland youth football programs,the health and safety of foot-ball players, and communityservice initiatives. However,

some members of the Thielcommunity feel that themoney should go to a moreworthy cause.“I think the proceeds should

go to overall concussion re-search,” Darian Ennis, afreshman, stated.

“[The proceeds] shouldprobably go to concussionresearch,” Mennor added.“People need to have thatkind of information for stu-dent athletes in the futuregenerations so we can stopthis problem now instead oflater.”

Though the reviews aremixed, the partnership be-tween fashion and footballhas been needed since theTampa Bay Buccaneers tookthe field in tangerine in 1976.Proceeds from the sales go toa good cause, so even themost football-phobic stylistcan get excited over SuperBowl-mania.

To view the helmets, visitthe CFDA website andsearch “fashion touchdown.”

A Traditional Woman Leads Non-Traditional Life by Melanie Soros, msoros@thiel.edu

With Valentine’s Dayjust around the corner Ithought I would take a fewmoments to get sentimentalabout love and what itmeans.

Last summer my sisterand her husband celebrated25 years of marriage with avow renewal ceremony. Myjob was to write somethingthat would somehow wrapup those 25 years in a fewparagraphs. A daunting taskto be sure – but I dove inwith both feet positive that Icould wrap it up quickerthan you can say “Be MyValentine.”

Using the computer skillsI have acquired here atThiel, I did what any self re-specting college studentwould do – I Googled it.Imagine my surprise whenhundreds of thousands ofhits came up – song lyrics,poems and love letters writ-ten by famous people in his-tory- oh my!

After more than two hoursI gave up – I was over-whelmed, and totally flab-bergasted, at the amount ofthe written word that hadbeen devoted to love. Andthat was just romantic love –what about the other kindsof love? What about the lovebetween parent and child,BFF’s, or siblings?

I had to stop – I was up to

my neck in goopy, fluffylove stuff – my stomach wasstarting to turn like a tod-dler’s on Halloween night.And then I saw it. It jumpedout at me from among para-graph after paragraph ofsappy, romantic lyrics -shining like a beacon light-ing my way to the truemeaning of love.

“So now faith, hopeand love abide, these three;but the greatest of all theseis love.” (1 Corinthians13:13)

If the greatest of the allthe best feelings in the worldis love, then who am I to tryto define it? Now I under-stood why there were somany different attemptsmade to describe love. It’sbecause it has a differentmeaning for each of us. It isas unique as we each are –as each snowflake – as eachgrain of sand on the beach.It is wonderful, beautiful,multi-dimensional, and nev-er ending.

As always happens around

this time of year I hearsomeone say that Valen-tine’s Day is just anotherday. That it was made up bycard companies to suckmoney out of our pockets.And maybe they’re right –maybe that’s how it all start-ed. But I often wonder tomyself – do you then shareand celebrate your love onanother day? Or on any day?Do you show any apprecia-tion for love at all?

If love is the reasonwomen find the strength togive birth and men work atjobs they hate to supporttheir families then shouldn’twe all take a moment once ayear to say “I love you?”Maybe those that don’t cele-brate love are afraid that itwon’t be returned or maybethey’re just callous in theirapproach to the world.

But, not me my friends. Itell the people that are mostimportant to me that I lovethem regularly.

And yes – I send Valen-tines to them – all of them.

Football Helmet Frenzy:Fashion Coucil partners with NFL for designer head gear

Helmets designed by the CFDA started at nearly $250 at auction in honor of SuperbowlXLVIII. The proceeds from sales will be donated to the NFL foundation.

[Picture collected from Google Shopping]

The views and opinions expressed in the Thielensian do not reflect those of the Thiel College community as a whole. The views expressed by the writers of this publication are original to the author andby no means reflect the opinions of Thiel’s faculty, staff, or student body.

SPORTSPage 8 THIELENSIANFriday, February 7, 2014

Super Bowl XLVIII Christian Kafka ckafka@thiel.edu

This year’s Super Bowlhad lots of hype coming intothe game. The number onedefense of the Seattle Sea-hawks was up against the sta-tistically best offense of all-time in the Denver Broncos.Previously, there had beenfour Super Bowls where thenumber one offense faced thenumber one defense, andthree out of the four times thedefense prevailed. However,everyone was so sure thatthis offense was unbeatableand many crowned Denverbefore the opening kickoff.

The game kicked off at ap-proximately 6:25 p.m. east-ern time and all the hype wassoon to be forgotten. Seattlewon the toss and deferred;Denver chose to start withpossession of the ball. Of allthings to possibly happen, afailed attempt to snap the ballto Manning shot the pigskininto the end zone for a safety.Not exactly the best way tostart the game, and not theright team to be on the sideof the new record for “fastestscore in Super Bowl Histo-ry.”

Percy Harvin was finallyback on the field after barelyplaying this season, and hemade his impact felt with a30 yard run on the sweep thatalmost went for six. Thank-fully, the Denver defenseheld the Seahawks to a fieldgoal to make it 5-0 Seattle,so it was assumed that Pey-ton will get the team back ontrack right? Nope, the of-fense continued to sputter

and gave Russell Wilson theball again. If not for a greatplay by Nate Irving on theBroncos, the lead wouldhave jumped to 12-0 insteadof another field goal to makeit 8-0.

After three scores bySeattle, the Broncos wereonly down by 8 so the leadwas not insurmountable.Towards the two minutemark at the end of the firstquarter, Manning throwsa pick on 3rd and 7 rightto Kam Chancellor andthis game was about to getblown out of the water. Wil-son led a nice touchdowndrive ending with MarshawnLynch punching it into theend zone to make it 15-0. Onthe next drive, Manning be-gan gaining momentum andwas orchestrating a promis-ing drive down the field.However, penalties force a3rd and 13 and Manning’spass is tipped to linebackerMalcolm Smith, who pro-ceeds to take it 69 yards forthe touchdown. The anguishshowed on the Denver Bron-cos as they were beginning tolose faith as they realizedtheir dreams were becomingout of reach. After a turnoveron downs by the Broncos onthe next drive, the Seahawkslet the clock run and werecontent on the 22-0 lead athalf.

The great thing about foot-ball is that you must play thesecond half. Thirty minuteswere still left and it wasshaping up to be a historic

Manning comeback right?Wrong again. On the openingkickoff of the second half,Percy Harvin takes the kick87 yards to the house to putthe early dagger in the Den-ver Broncos with a 29-0 lead.To make matters worse, De-maryius Thomas fumblesand results in Kearse scoringfor the Seahawks on anamazing, determined catchand run to the end zone tomake it 36-0. Denver finallygot points on the board witha touchdown pass to De-maryius Thomas and a two-point conversion, but it wastoo late for any hope of acomeback as Seattle’s de-fense was just head-huntingat his point with such a largelead.

While Manning watched,Wilson delivered anothertouchdown drive on a tenyard pass to Doug Baldwinto open the fourth quarter. Atthis point, the only hope forthe Broncos was to not bemore of an embarrassment.All Manning could accom-plish was turning the ballover on downs and fumblingfrom a sack the next drive. Atleast no more points werescored, but this game wasnever competitive as theSeattle Seahawks won theirfirst Super Bowl in franchisehistory 43-8. Malcolm Smithwas named the Super BowlXLVIII MVP as the gamecontinues to show that statsare meaningless once the twoteams meet on football’sgreatest stage.

Tomcats gain momentum onthe hardwood; men’s basket-ball team puts up three winsErin Huff ehuff558@thiel.edu

Coach Loomis is nostranger to winning; he haspolished this basketball pro-gram for the last eight sea-sons. Looking strictly at thenumbers, this season has notbeen as successful as previ-ous ones, but that is startingto change. With only onesenior, coach Loomis has agroup of young guys on thecourt, but judging by theirstamina and focus age is notthe defeating factor.

Just before their lastgame, Thiel was on a much-needed three game winstreak. Starting with a winover the Westminster Titans,where their airtight defensemanaged to force 16turnovers. With a huge winunder their belt and big

boost of confidence, theTomcats welcomed theGeneva College Golden Tor-nados to Beeghly Stadium.After a little over an hour,the Golden Tornadosboarder their bus with a loss.Thiel kept them to a seasonlow total 39 points in thevictory.

A few days later, Thieltook to the road focused onanother win. The target thistime was Westminster onceagain. Up-in-coming sopho-more, Luke Kochka, tookcharge of the offense andscored 17 points for Thiel.Mallinger contributed a dou-ble double to the win with10 points and 13 rebounds.Three days later, the winstreak was over; shattered by

W&J with a score of 56-67.Junior Charlie Thomas ledthe offense in the loss with12 points.

There are only fivegames left in the season andall of the remaining gamesare not ones to be takenlightly. Waynesburg, whobeat Thiel by just threepoints in overtime, will hostthe Tomcats next week, andGrove City, who also toppedThiel by only three points intheir last meeting, will beboth be tough match-ups.

The Tomcats will hostThomas More College onFeb. 15th at 3 p.m. in theirlast home game of the sea-son. Get down to the gymand show our men’s teamsome love next week.

Sophomore Luke Kochka has been doing his part on offense this season and has become anoutstanding asset to the team’s scoring habits.

Women’s Team Maintainsa Losing Record: Age is aDefining Factor Erin Huff ehuff558@thiel.edu

The numbers don’t reflectthe effort put in by the LadyTomcats this basketball sea-son. They have been definedas scrappy, full of heart andpersistent by their opponentsand by the student body. The

last time welooked at thattheir roster, itwas apparentthat this roughseason wasdue to ayouthful teamwhose experi-ence leveldoesn’t com-pare with theirrivals. Thisstill holds truewhen it comesto our ladies.

CoachClune is in hiss o p h o m o r eseason withthe Thielwomen’s pro-gram, but histrack recordwith buildingchampionship

teams precedeshim. The for-mer head coach

of the Bethany Bison’sMen’s program, coach Cluneknows how to structure awinning team. He took hisknowledge to AlleghenyCollege after his time atBethany where he served the

men’s head coach again.During his time at Alleghenyhis team was eligible for allconference tournaments.

The difference betweenthese two programs andThiel’s women’s basketball,other than gender, is time.Coach Clune was with theBisons for seven years andwas with Allegheny foreight. Clune needs moretime with this young groupof girls in order to reshapethe curriculum of ourwomen’s team.

They are on a two gamelosing streak right now andthey are 3-9 in conferenceplay. If we let the numbersspeak, they play better athome than away, but thenagain, most teams do. Thielis 1-10 on the road, pickingup the only away win atGeneva College. Six moregames and the ladies willclose out their 2013-2014season. There are just threehome games left and just likethe men, those three gameswill be tough ones to win.Come out and show yourschool spirit at one of the re-maining home games.

Head Coach Rob Clune has just one fullseason under his belt as the Tomcat’s headcoach.

Left is freshman Erin DiFalco. Erin has seen a considerable amount of plaaying time thisseason and its only going to increase as she continues to grow with the women’s basket-ball program.

Above is second year quarterback, Russel Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson hoiststhe Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Denver Broncos in the 2014 Super Bowl. At just25 years old, Wilson is the third youngest QB to win a Super Bowl.