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S h e p h e r d U n i v e r s i t y

115th Year No 70 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 202013 First Issue Free

INDEX | NEWS 2 | COMMENTARY 5 | ARTS amp LIFE 7 |

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COMICS amp GAMES 9 SPORTS 10

SHEPHERD WELCOMES NEW VPAADR CHRISTOPHER AMES

ASHLEY HUDSONpicketnewsgmailcom

From exploring the lime-stone caves and cliffs to

exploring the blues scene in Austin TX Dr Chris-topher Ames grew up hop-ing to be a baseball pitcher or a rock-n-roll guitarist He admired baseball stars

Sandy Koufax and Maury Wills as well as musicians Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughn and Albert KingldquoNeither of them quite worked outrdquo said Ames ldquoI grew up playing vio-lin but I became a guitar-ist when I rebelled as a teenager I love baseball but I canrsquot throw the ball more than like 40 mphrdquo

Ames Shepherdrsquos newly-appointed vice president of academic affairs was born in suburban New Jersey He considers Austin TX home though after mov-ing there when he was 10 Ames most recently worked at Washington College in Maryland as provost and then special assistant to the president before coming

to Shepherd UniversityAmes plays jazz and blues guitar but believes he is an amateur musician He finds music very impor-tant and is glad to see that there are some live music venues in Shepherdstown

In observance of Charles Darwinrsquos birthday the Secular Student Alliance held a panel discussion featuring Shepherd University faculty members The faculty spoke of Darwinrsquos continuing impact on todays world Photograph by Kristin Stover

SSA HOLDS FIRST DARWIN DAY PANEL

KRISTIN STOVERkstove03ramsshepherdedu

In honor of Charles Dar-winrsquos birthday the Secu-lar Student Alliance (SSA) held a panel discussion featuring faculty The at-tending faculty spoke of Darwinrsquos continuing im-pact on todayrsquos worldThe panel was held Feb-ruary 12 in the BlueGrey Room Erin Piasecki presi-dent of SSA at Shepherd introduced the grouprsquos mis-sion to unite organize edu-cate and serve before hand-ing the reins over to vice

president Anthony Farris Farris started the event with the video ldquoSymphony of Science ndash the Unbroken Threadrdquo before introduc-ing the panel members The panel included mem-bers from multiple disci-plines at Shepherd Dr Mark Madison of the envi-ronmental science depart-ment Dr Aart Holtslag of the political science depart-ment Dr Erik Jones of the music department and Dr Chad Loewen-Schmidt of the English department

SHEPHERD VOTES ON COMMON READINGKRISTIN STOVERkstove03ramsshepherdedu

The 2013-2014 Common Reading vote has opened to the Shepherd commu-nity This vote allows for students to have a voice in their future classes events and on campus literatureThe 2013-2014 Common Reading selections are five books from various authors and topics The selections include ldquoThe Perks of Be-ing a Wallflowerrdquo by Ste-phen Chobsky ldquoA Lesson Before Dyingrdquo by Ernest J Gaines ldquoMoving the Moun-tain Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in Americardquo by Feisal Ab-dul Rauf ldquoBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstressrdquo by Dai Sijie and ldquoStrange as this Weather Has Beenrdquo by Ann Pancake ldquoThe Perks of Being a Wall-flowerrdquo is a coming of age tale involving love suicide and mental illness Char-lie the main character is an introvert trying to

find his place in the world The book was published in 1999 and is 224 pages ldquoThe Perks of Being a Wall-flowerrdquo was also adapt-ed onto the big screen The film version was re-leased in October 2012Gainesrsquos ldquoA Lesson Before Dyingrdquo is set in the 1940s and focuses on a friend-ship between a convicted murderer sentenced to death and a college gradu-ate The friends learn les-sons of heroism through resisting and defying what is expected The book was published in 1994 and is 272 pages ldquoA Lesson Be-fore Dyingrdquo was the 1997 selection for Oprahrsquos Book Club It also won the 1993 National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction

STUDENT SPOTLIGHTERIN PIASECKI UNITES SECULAR STUDENTSMICHAEL CHARTUKmchart01ramsshepherdedu

Where do you go when you have religious beliefs that do not fit in with the main-stream religious views Who can you trust to give you religious fulfillment without judging you for not following a specific religionThe Shepherd University Secular Student Alliance is an organization composed of individuals of question-ing faiths such as athe-ists agnostics and other such secularists Erin Piasecki a senior Eng-lish major with a minor in womenrsquos studies is the current president of the Shepherd University SSAPiasecki grew up cultur-ally Catholic When she was 13 ndash 14 years old her parents asked if she wanted to continue be-ing a part of the Catho-

lic faith She declinedPiasecki said ldquoTherersquos no word for not fitting in with the religious majorityrdquoHer family was also very liberal and often con-flicted with the churchThe SSA just struck a chord Piasecki has always felt The group is extreme-ly open and not affiliated with any particular secu-lar organization Piasecki likes the grouprsquos openness though it makes the group hard to manage at times It is up to the group mem-bers to decide which direc-tion the SSA should takeThe hardest challenge for Piasecki has been finding a way to unite the numer-ous affiliations under the secularist name The secu-lar title holds several belief systems under its banner but that does not mean the beliefs all get along together Piasecki said

that her biggest challenge is giving all the members of SSA what they want and meeting the needs of the group as a wholeTo prepare for being the SSA president Piasecki attended the yearly SSA conference in Columbus OH Former SSA president Aaron Rock attended the conference the year before for the leadership seminar and Piasecki had decided to follow in his footstepsPiasecki said ldquoThere are a lot of people who felt the way I feltrdquoAccording to a re-port by PEW there are more non-believers now than there have been in the last 40 years

See Spotlight on Page 3

See Reading on Page 3

See Darwin on Page 2

See VP on Page 2

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He also enjoys hiking travel and tennis which his father taught him as a child Ames and his wife Laura enjoy attend-ing the theater togetherHe met Laura in Atlan-ta Ga through mutual friends 20 years ago The couple just celebrated their 19-year anniversary He believes their wedding day was the best day of his lifeAmes said ldquoI was mar-ried on New Yearrsquos Eve of 1993 We had a late night wedding so the reception included the midnight countdownrdquoLaughing Ames added that it is a very easy an-niversary to remember The two had a small wed-ding at St Dunstanrsquos Epis-copal Church in AtlantaldquoWe do not have childrenrdquo said Ames ldquoWe have catsrdquoThe couple adopted two strays Hemingway and

Scottie Hemingway is a six-toed polydactyl cat as are all of the descendants of Ernest Hemingwayrsquos Key West cats Three-legged Scottie is named after F Scott Fitzgerald because Ames said he al-ways liked Fitzgerald more than HemingwayAmesrsquo undergraduate education was in the in-terdisciplinary liberal arts honors program at the University of Texas at Austin where he re-ceived a Bachelor of Arts in 1978 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Ames re-ceived a doctorate in Eng-lish literature from Stan-ford University in 1984Ames taught while he was a graduate student at Stan-

ford He then became a fac-ulty member and professor of English at Agnes Scott College a liberal arts col-lege for women in Atlanta As an English professor Ames was drawn to mod-ern literature and film He was moved by James Joyce and Virginia Woolf as an undergraduate in college The addition of film hap-pened midway in his careerAmes was interested in the Hollywood novel or novels that were writ-ten by established writ-ers who ended up tak-ing screenwriting jobs in Hollywood and then later wrote fiction about Holly-wood Such writers include F Scott Fitzgerald Wil-liam Faulkner and Aldous Huxley explained AmesOver the course of a sab-batical Ames wrote a book called ldquoMovies about the Movies Hollywood Reflectedrdquo and then also began teaching film as a

regular part of his classesldquoWhen yoursquore in a college class and yoursquore teaching a poemrdquo Ames said ldquostu-dents have probably not spent a lot of time reading poetry If yoursquore teaching a film typical students have probably spent thousands of hours watching these visual narratives They may not have a vocabu-lary for analyzing it but they have a tremendous amount of experience in vi-sual literacy so to speakrdquoAmes also published his dissertation on scenes of parties and celebrations in 20th century literature as ldquoThe Life of the Party Festive Vision in Modern Fictionrdquo Ames believes part of what makes a

community a community is how people come to-gether to celebrate thingsAmesrsquo career has been in private liberal arts col-leges He served as provost and dean of the college at Washington College on the eastern shore of Maryland from 2006 to 2011 Ames equates the role of provost or chief academic officer to the same role as a vice pres-ident of academic affairs except a different title He then served as special as-sistant to the presidentPrior to his time at Wash-ington Ames served as provost and senior vice president at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta Ga from 2001 to 2006 He was a faculty profes-sor of English at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta for fifteen years before his administrative careerldquoIt was a great jobrdquo said Ames ldquobut I was also one of those faculty members who was very involved in faculty governance admin-istrative tasks chairing a department and serv-ing on major committees I think it was that kind of work that got me inter-ested in making the move to college administra-tion which I did in 2001rdquoAmes said Shepherd Uni-versity appeals to him be-cause it is an accessible pub-lic institution that works to combine liberal arts with nationally-accredit-ed professional schoolsAmes said ldquoYou can come here and get a nursing de-gree you can come here and get an education de-gree get a social work degree but you can also come here and get a tradi-tional liberal arts degree like English or biology or sociology I think thatrsquos ac-tually where the future of liberal arts education is in institutions that can reach both those populationsrdquoAmes enjoys being in a small town where a small college can have a real ef-fect on the community can provide interesting proj-ects and can get involved with cultural events Ames also likes being in an area that is not hundreds of miles from a big cityAmes said ldquoI feel Shep-herdstown offers the best of both worlds in that you can easily be in DC or Baltimore for an event but then you can return to a town where you run into people every day you know on the streetrdquoShepherd University held a national search for the role of VPAA through a consulting firm that spe-cializes in higher educa-tion administrative posi-tions taking applications

from all over the country After screening 84 appli-cants the list was then cut down to eight Preliminary interviews were held off campus in Martinsburg which is a way that search committees can keep it con-fidential explained AmesThe committee then brought the three final candidates to campus Ames attended one open meeting for anyone on campus to attend another meeting for faculty and individual meetings with people in academic af-fairs He received a tour of the campus as wellAmes believed the com-mittee particularly co-chairs Dr Dow Benedict and Dr Laura Clayton did a good job of answer-ing questions taking his wife around during the interview process and be-ing enthusiastic about Shepherd and its futureBenedict dean of the school of arts and humani-ties said ldquoMy first im-pression was that he was articulate experienced and knowledgeable about the issues faced by higher education in general and Shepherd specifically I think he will be another strong spokesperson for Shepherd to articulate to legislators potential do-nors accreditation orga-nizations and other bodies about the quality education that Shepherd providesrdquoDr Diane Melby vice pres-ident of finance and inter-im VPAA advises Ames to take advantage of all the resources that Shepherd has to offer Shepherd has an incredible community of faculty staff and students who are invested in his success explained Melby She encourages him to take the time to know as many people as possible as each person has unique

talents that he can access to accomplish his goals for academics at Shepherd After meeting Ames Melby said ldquoI have found him to be thoughtful and pleas-ant He has spent much of his time asking ques-tions and listening care-fully to the responses He has a nice sense of humor and exudes a quiet con-fidence in his ability to fit into our communityrdquoAmes knows that Shep-herd attracts a fair num-ber of first generation col-lege students While he is not a first generation col-lege student as both his parents had graduate de-grees he believes he can sympathize because his fa-ther was very much a first generation college studentAmesrsquo grandmother was an immigrant from Hungary who came here when she was 16 alone through Ellis Island and married a man with an eighth grade edu-cation who was the son of German immigrants The couple a Hungarian im-migrant and someone with an eighth grade education had two kids who both be-came English professors Almost all of the next gen-eration have careers in education and publishingldquoItrsquos a familiar story of what happens when people come and get an educa-tionrdquo Ames said ldquoor come and donrsquot have an educa-tion but make sure their children have it Even though my grandparents spoke heavily-accented English their son and daughter went to graduate school got English degrees taught English in schools and then you see that play out in the next generation I think that has some-thing to do also with why I am an educator and why thatrsquos meaningful to merdquo

ldquoI was also one of those faculty members who was very involved in faculty governance administrative tasks

chairing a department and serving on major

committeesrdquo -Dr Christopher Ames

vice president of academic affairs

Dr Christopher Ames Photo by Ryan Franklin

The panel was posed with individual questions from a series that were then discussed Questions re-garded such ideals as why there is a conflict between modern material science and religion in Ameri-can culture Other ques-tions focused on what can evolution teach us about being human and is there a place for evolu-tion in our school systemsThe questions were primar-ily directed at the growing

trend for science and ratio-nal thought in our society including the relationship between modern educa-tion and modern science Each member of the panel was given an opportunity to respond to the ques-tions The diversity among the members brought multiple perspectives on the matters discussed Each members built upon each otherrsquos statements but also shared their own unique viewpoints

The discourse brought about such responses as that from Holtslag who brought a political view point to the panel Holt-slag stated there was no collective evolution and that political groups adapt to new structures rather than die outJones gave credit to Christianity to forming the most beautiful mu-sic he had ever heard al-though he stated he does not follow the structures

or ideas of the religionMadison gave acknowl-edged Darwinrsquos apprecia-tion of nature for acting as the catalyst for modern ecology Loewen-Schmidt stated that the implica-tions Darwin made re-garding the blinding nature of religion was the drive behind the re-lentless search for truth A common theme through-out many opinions pre-sented was the need for an empirical approach

to humanityrsquos search for understanding Each panelist was respect-ful to the other side of the evolution argumentPiasecki stated that the panel received encourage-ment from the panelist and that the group is hoping to make it an annual event at Shepherd along with other stimulating programs Video of the event can be seen on the Shepherd Uni-versityrsquos Secular Student Alliance Facebook page

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ldquoMoving the Mountain Be-yond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in Americardquo deals with the common concerns of moderate Mus-lims living in America and abroad such as the role of women the mixing of Islam with democracy and the mosque at Ground Zero ldquoMovingrdquo was published in 2012 and has 290 pages ldquoBalzac and the Little Chi-nese Seamstressrdquo by Sijie is a tale set during Chinarsquos Cultural Revolution The tale is centered on two young boys who are sent to a small village to live Dur-

ing their exile they find a collection of Western lit-erature and are moved to ideas and places previously unknown to their imagi-nations ldquoBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstressrdquo was published in 2001 and has 192 pages This novel was a consumer best-seller in 2000 along with winning the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Pancakersquos ldquoStrange as this Weather Has Beenrdquo is set in West Virginia in the cur-rent day It tells of a fami-lyrsquos struggle through a min-ing boom and the mountain

top removal destroying the landscape and lifestyle

The book was published in 2007 and has 360 pages ldquoStrange as this Weather

Has Beenrdquo was a finalist for the 2008 Washington State

Book Award for Fiction Joe Offutt a junior edu-

cation major said ldquoThe common reading is a great tool for this univer-sity It gives the students a choice in the litera-ture they are exposed tordquoAccording to the Common Reading Web site Shep-herdrsquos goals in having a Common Reading are to ldquoprovide a shared intellec-tual experience and cre-ate a sense of communityrdquoStudents can follow the link for the Common Reading on the Shepherd homep-age Students may vote up until March 31 2013

The common reading is a great tool for this university It gives the students a choice in the literature they are ex-

posed tordquo-Joe Offutt a junior educa-

tion major

ldquoThis group needs to be in place to be there for themrdquo said PiaseckiPiasecki feels it is impor-tant to have a place where you do not have to explain what you mean by ethics as a non-religious person Piasecki feels that there is a large amount of religious organizations but few places for a secular person

The SSA is a safe haven for secular students in a non-secular environmentThe SSA is a bit tongue-in-cheek when it comes to events The first big event was Sell Your Soul for a Cupcake where fake contracts were signed in exchange for a cupcakePiasecki said ldquoWe got some funny looks some confu-sion and some people want-ed us to explain ourselvesrdquoThe group was not asked for explanations in a mean way People just wanted to know more about what the organization was doingThe group also recently celebrated Charles Dar-winrsquos birthday by holding a discussion panel on Dar-win Day Feb 12 2013On why she feels the SSA is important Pias-ecki said she believes ldquoit serves a social good on this campus and on cam-puses across the countryrdquo

NATALIE GREENEandnataliegreenegmailcomShepherd University is finding ways to reallocate and cut budgets to offset the $800000 state budget cut expected to take place for the 2014 fiscal yearThe budget council is still in the process of finding new ways to generate rev-enue for the university It has recommended a tu-ition increase for both in-state and out-of-state fees for students but the exact amount will be determined by the amount of money the state cuts from Shepherd The council will continue to review gaps and seek to fill services to studentsKyle Derr a sophomore environmental science major said ldquoI understand that the university has to balance out their bud-get and if they arenrsquot re-ceiving as much funding from our state then ob-viously they will have to

collect more money from us students or cut back spending in other areasrdquoAccording to Deborah Judd vice president for administration and fi-

nance ldquoTwo priorities for revenue generation are Martinsburg and we are also looking for ways to create an international-ization program which will generate new rev-enue for the institutionrdquo

It is still unclear if the cut includes salaries and wages for employees on campusJudd said ldquoThe coun-cil continues to gener-ate ideas of savings but

no firm resolutions to the cuts have been identifiedrdquoThe new Martinsburg cam-pus has a completely sepa-rate start up budget that will not be affected by this cut The state budget cut is

set to affect only the Shep-herdstown campus budgetShepherd University will remain competitive with this increase because what sets Shepherd apart

from other schools is that it offers a private expe-rience at a public priceDerr said ldquoIrsquom not going to transfer or drop out be-cause of a few hundred dol-lar increase in my tuition

and fees That would cause far too much stress in many areas and I believe the uni-versity recognizes thatrdquoJudd explained that the university keeps its pricing competitive at all timesJudd said ldquoWe compare any projected increase we are considering to those of our peer institutions both in and out of staterdquoStudents already pay fees like the medical and tech-nology fees The council has suggested a consoli-dation of some of the fees Shepherd students payldquoThis consolidation is not as a result of the presumed state cutsrdquo said Judd ldquoIt will streamline bills for students and will allow for budgeting flexibilityrdquoStill in the process stage this consolidation is just a part of the budget re-duction plan that the council recommends

ldquoThe council continues to gener-ate ideas of savings but no firm resolutions to the cuts have been

identifiedrdquo-Deborah Judd vice president for

administration and finance

New Fiscal Year Brings Budget Cuts

Erin Piasecki Photograph by Michael Keplinger

Voices in the HallKRISTIN STOVER

Kstove03ramsshepherdedu

What Common Reading will you vote for and why

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It seems less boring and I donrsquot want to inflict pain on my future comradesrdquo ndash Jessica Peters senior photography major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo Itrsquos different I like the way it is written and it puts things into perspectiverdquo

ndash Chelsea Barker senior criminal justice major

ldquolsquoMoving Mountainsrsquo I like learning about religionsrdquo ndash

Ryan Turpin junior business management major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It is inspirationalrdquo

ndash Jaliza Perez sophomore psychology major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It is really a good book great storyline and itrsquos close to my heartrdquo ndash Yannich Ernsting junior business administration major

All Photographs by Ryan Franklin

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Spotlight From Page 1

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Weather Gone Wild Now with Catchy Names

CHELSEA DEMELLO cdemel01ramsshepherdedu

Climate change has been an increasing threat with-in the past couple years raising concerns of the population worldwide Every day global warming appears to become more of an imminent threat Ac-cording to the National Climactic Data Center out of the 10 hottest years on record nine of them oc-curred in the past decade According to the NCDC in 2012 alone there were 10 globally significant weather events including Hurricane Sandy and the past year worldrsquos surface experienced warmer than average temperatures Yet even if someone isnrsquot keen on the specific de-tails or knowledge of global temperatures anyone can recognize whatrsquos going on just by looking outside The extreme weather con-ditions experienced this past winter are enough to raise eyebrows One day itrsquos nearly 70 degrees out-side and then the next snow is on the ground Itrsquos no wonder the flu season has been such an epidemic this year With a mild win-ter changing temperatures daily by more than 30 de-grees therersquos little doubt that people are getting sick

left and right No one can predict how to dress and though Irsquom not a physician these extreme tempera-ture changes really canrsquot be good on the human body Moreover in the other parts of the United States devastating weather is also wreaking havoc all over the place A record-breaking snowfall amount just blanketed the north-ern East Coast leav-ing people cooped up for days and out of power In the South in states like Georgia and Missis-sippi there have been tornado outbreaks This type of weather is high-ly unusual for this time of year And these arenrsquot just weak storms they are E3 classified which means they are immense-ly strong funnels that can cause severe damage It is the middle of winter and the southern states have to film tornados like on ldquoNight of the Twist-ersrdquo Something is ex-tremely unsettling hereNot to mention that in the past only Hurricanes were given catchy nicknames Now almost every single storm is given a name be-cause all are potentially capable of massive de-struction and devastationPresident Barack Obama even addressed the en-vironmental issue in his

second inauguration on Jan 21 He said ldquoWe will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generationsrdquo Though specific plans to create jobs and environ-mentally friendly indus-tries will take some time this problem is one that absolutely canrsquot be ignoredNicole Love an environ-mental science major and senior at Shepherd offered her thoughts about climate change She said ldquoIt does make me worry and those that refuse to believe global warming doesnrsquot exist are wrong We need to start addressing this issue nowrdquoHowever it does make one wonder if the culture America has created is one that will be able to adapt to change Especially in West Virginia where coal is vi-tal and a source of living it is easy to see resistance ldquoPeople want to changerdquo said Love ldquoNow that the in-formation is out there there is a shift towards going green but it really seems to be some of the indus-tries that are the problemrdquoWhether or not there is resistance Mother Na-ture has already started to foreshadow a brutal reality ahead and itrsquos only going to get worse

MEGHANA VODELAmvodel01ramsshepherdedu

They say college is when people find and figure themselves out whether it is who they are their taste in music love their sense of fashion and es-pecially what career they may want to pursue for their rest of their life I am not entirely sure who ldquotheyrdquo are but they seem to hit the nail right on the head While there are a few people who have known that they wanted to be a doctor since the age of four after watching an inspir-ing episode of ldquoBarneyrdquo most people use college as a time to explore their op-tions and interests in terms of career development Shepherd University pro-vides the students with a resource to help with this process the Career Devel-opment Center or the Office of Career Services The cen-ter provides students with aid for almost anything that they could possibly think of that is career-oriented From helping a student decide on a major CLEP testing career advising resume writing to help finding internships and ca-reer and graduate school opportunities Shepherd Universityrsquos Office of Ca-reer Services provides stu-dents with resources that can be easily utilized to en-sure student success Not only is the office easily ac-cessible as it is located in the ground floor Gardiner Hall and open 830-4 pm Monday through Friday but also the technologi-cally savvy can find help-ful materials on the cen-terrsquos Web site httpwwwshepherdedu jobweb Links can direct people to resume writing tips and hints upcoming job and in-ternship fairs and events and information on how to join the job and internship database Students can also make appointments via

phone or e-mail to speak di-rectly to the staff of career services to find out more information about current or post undergraduate life The best part of all these services is that they are entirely free to Shepherd University students Yes free that magical word that makes the face of any college student light up Resume generators online can cost anywhere between $20-$75 but Shepherd University students can ob-tain the same guidance and help for free (this cannot be emphasized enough) Internship and job fairs can also be extremely costly and have limited registration space but Shepherd Uni-versity provides the same services with no cost to the student Unfortunately as undergraduate students of today we are entering the job force in what is still a considerably stifling econ-omy A bachelorrsquos degree is arguably no more an option or a grand asset as much as it is a requirement in order to hold a competi-tive edge in the job marketWith this in mind it is vital to take advantage of the op-portunities at hand As stu-dents we are often bogged down by our coursework and tend to neglect how close graduation and the real world we really are The Career Development Center is at our fingertips (well more like a few steps to Gardiner Hall) and if we use it fully we can ex-ponentially increase our knowledge opportunities and success in the long run Next time you have a cou-ple of minutes left before your next nursing class yoursquore walking to or from the dining hall you have to pick up your paycheck from Ikenberry Hall or you have to talk to the staff at the Financial Aid Office please make it a point to stop by the Career Devel-opment Center in the bot-tom of Gardiner Hall It could make a world of a difference for your future

Creating a Path to Success The Benefits of the

Career Development Center

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ldquoOne Nation Under Allahrdquo An Issue of Cultural Acceptance

KATHLEEN ARNOLDkarnol02ramsshepherdedu

ldquoOne nation under Allahrdquo were the words delivered during a routine Monday recital of the Pledge of Allegiance at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins Colo on Jan 28 2013 Members of the high schoolrsquos Cul-tural Arms Club asked to recite the pledge over the loudspeaker in order to increase multicultur-al awareness within the school These students have previously delivered the pledge in French and in Spanish during the weekly recital Principal Tom Lopez al-lowed the recital and received enraged phone calls from parents within hours of the recital but stood by his choice to allow the Ar-abic recital Lopez claims that he is in no way scheming an Islamic plan into the high school Accord-ing to dailymailukco he claims

ldquoThese students [the members of the Cultural Arms Club] love their country They were not being un-American in trying to do thisrdquoI was unsure of my initial reac-tion to this piece of news when I first heard of it but knew what side I believed to be ldquorightrdquo To be-gin with I am on the side of the Cultural Arms Club students I am not offended whatsoever by the use of ldquoAllahrdquo instead of ldquoGodrdquo and am rather proud to hear that a high school is embracing differ-ent cultures in such a bold way To recite our countryrsquos promise in a different language is not only brave but does not change the meaning of the promise in any aspect If anything it illuminates the fact that the United States is a diverse country and thrives on embracing these diversities I find the outrage by the public toward the principal to be ludi-crous especially because there was no public outrage when he allowed the pledge to be spoken

in French and in Spanish The uproar of the use of ldquoAllahrdquo in-stead of ldquoGodrdquo is just prejudiced behavior something we as United States citizens should be ashamed to have portrayed ourselves as My assumption is that their sons and daughters told the angry parents that they were forced to recite the pledge in Arabic against their will I was once a high school student I know how high school students embellish and crave attention when the possibility is given The misun-derstanding lies between the par-ents and the students Principal Lopez did not force any Arabic recital of the pledge but simply allowed the Cultural Arms Club the opportunity to bring more culture into the high school I am a little surprised by the fact the pledge is only recited once a week within the high school Dur-ing my public school years from kindergarten through my senior

year we recited the pledge every single day I find this collective daily recital to be a reminder that we are indeed united Immediate-ly following the pledge we always had a small break for a moment of silence allowing each of us to use that moment of silence differently I believe reciting the pledge daily throughout early and secondary education is important and nec-essary and teaches us at a young age the importance of patriotismWith patriotism comes the value of acceptance As United States citizens we have given the op-portunity for many members of different cultures to begin a new life We have accepted the fact that although we may share dif-ferent ethnicities we still de-sire freedom opportunities and a chance to make ourselves into something remarkable We should be proud that our coun-try is free enough to allow such cultures to migrate into our own

Too Politicized The Issue of Drug Screening People on Welfare

NATHAN YESSLER nyessl01ramsshepherdedu

Last Monday a bill on sub-jecting those on welfare to drug screening failed to pass the Virginia Senate by one vote The measure was backed by Republi-cans and failed because one Republican didnrsquot vote Whether yoursquove heard about it or not the ques-tion of whether we should have those on welfare take regular drug screen-ing tests has popped up a lot recently and many people are very sharp-ly divided on the issue Many of those against it think that it is an invasion of privacy and ask why donrsquot we screen legislators or bailed-out CEOs Many see it as picking on the poor Those who are for it think that it would cut down on the use of illegal drugs and save money in the sys-tem Many donrsquot see why

itrsquos even up for debate As for me I donrsquot think itrsquos a Republican or Demo-cratic issue a conserva-tive or liberal issue itrsquos just an issue thatrsquos be-ing too politicized so that people are divided and able to be manipulated politically Itrsquos part of the conundrum of having an almost exclusively two party system with two parties that seemingly have to disagree on every issue no matter what it is Personally I am for it and Irsquoll tell you why Itrsquos not because I hate poor people it has nothing to do with class warfare I donrsquot think CEOs should be bailed out at all Their companies should fail if they didnrsquot make it that way new companies can take their place and bet-ter themselves improv-ing on where the failed companies didnrsquot make it Thatrsquos why we have a free market As for the is-sue with legislators the

difference is their salary yes a government-paid salary But they are earn-ing that money for their job while those on wel-fare are on welfare typi-cally because they donrsquot have a job I wouldnrsquot be against screening legis-lators though As long as members of congress arenrsquot doing drugs they shouldnrsquot have a problem with it Some govern-ment jobs already do this In addition it wouldnrsquot be an invasion of privacy By accepting money from the government yoursquod willingly be subjecting yourself to screening If someonersquos job can do this without it violating his or her privacy rights so can this If it were a privacy issue we wouldnrsquot have drug screening anywhere because it would be violat-ing the employeesrsquo rights Not to mention that we have already given up our rights to privacy at air-ports and pretty much any

security check (some of which I agree with some of which I donrsquot like air-ports) We should probably have those security checks or some variation of them at government buildings though Bombs arenrsquot ex-actly a great thing to let in As far as drugs go this wouldnrsquot just be screen-ing for marijuana There are other drugs people do too like cocaine heroin and LSD among others We probably shouldnrsquot be sending our tax dollars to people who may be us-ing them Nice to know you might be paying for someonersquos addiction or their eminent death if they donrsquot get help de-pending on the drug The thing is I think this measure does make sense Therersquos no reason why we shouldnrsquot screen people who are receiving money from the govern-ment taken from our tax dollars and make sure they arenrsquot being self-

destructive and wasting the money given them Also this is in no way a shot at those on welfare Many on welfare donrsquot want to be and are hard-working They are trying to get by and make a way for themselves and have somehow come into un-fortunate circumstances I think that such hard-working people however would have few qualms about being screened be-cause that would mean that those who are not hard working or who are abusing the system would be taken off and wouldnrsquot be getting the same ben-efits as those who are ac-tually needing it So re-ally we are doing those on welfare who are genuinely decent people a service Until we can stop making every issue so sharply par-tisan and divided we will never be able to advance as a society Do what makes sense and helps others

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COMMENTARY

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EDITORIALAs the time is once again upon us to vote for the 2013-2014 school year common reading The Picket will be selecting its own common read-ing choice of the books in contention Whatrsquos in contention Wersquore glad you asked The books that are on the voting block for the common reading are The Perks of Be-ing a Wallflower A Lesson Before Dying Strange as this Weather Has Been Mov-ing the Mountain Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America and Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressFor more information on each of those books check out the front-page ar-ticle by Kristin Stover titled ldquoShep-herd Votes on Common Readingrdquo After hours of deliberation in the news room and countless books being thrown across the room The Picket staff has

finally decided on a what book we would select for the common reading And the winner is (drum roll please)The Perks of Being A WallflowerThe Perks of Being A Wallflower is a book that many Shepherd students can relate to on a number of different top-ics For incoming freshman life in col-lege can begin a little rough before the finally find their own group of friends The book also touches on awkward subjects such as going through pu-berty and sexuality Being college stu-dents those are a couple of things that can be prevalent in our lives Another thing that makes the book an inter-esting read for college students is its drug abuse sections On campuses all across the countries you will find drugs Some stu-

dents have a hard time dealing with peer pressure and just drug culture in general Since the book was also made into a movie teachers could also use it to their advantage in the classroom by teach-ing with the book or the movie Itrsquos an-other way of utilizing the book for its strengths which tell stories of the awk-ward late high school early college years We here at The Picket believe that hav-ing The Perks of Being A Wallflower as the common reading will be beneficial because it is entertaining but also re-latable Itrsquos a book that has modern sub-jects that college students can relate to To vote for the 2013-2014 Shepherd University Common Reading visit-ing the schools home page and in the middle on the right hand side click the link titled ldquoCommon Reading Voterdquo

NICK MATZUREFFnmatzu01ramsshepherdedu

In a small town like Shep-herdstown becoming compla-cent in your understanding of the world is an easy thing to do I wake up go to class eat lunch go back to class and go back home When I need cof-fee I take a two-minute walk to Lost Dog buy myself cof-fee and return to the good olrsquo campus grind you could say In other words I like many other Shepherd students get wrapped up in the monotony of college life at a small in-stitution With such a rou-tine it is not uncommon to close off your peripheral vi-sion from the outside world Believe it or not there are a slew of solutions avail-able for lessening the dull-ness of small-town life but I can only think of one solu-tion that broadens your ho-rizon provides you with life-long memories and supplies you with academic credit This convenient little op-portunity is known as the study abroad experience Shepherd Universityrsquos study abroad program headed by Director Ann Henriks-son and Project Coordina-tor Beth Cauvel has placed Shepherd students in over 72 countries and on all con-tinents besides AntarcticaNot only do students have essentially six continents to study in but the program also allows students to ap-ply to study abroad programs ranging anywhere from a

week to a full academic year According to Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel the program is very lenient about prereq-uisites and offers a vari-ety of options for aspir-ing study abroad students ldquoFirstly we are fully aware of the fact that not all stu-dents who want to apply for programs have fluency in that specific language You donrsquot have to be fluent in Italian to travel to Milan We urge students in this po-sition to take advantage of the language classes being offered in the country they decide to visitrdquo Cauvel saidIn addition to having an open door policy for students lack-ing in language fluency Cauv-el also emphasized the multi-plicity of the programs offeredldquoIn addition to the more tra-ditional programs that are of-fered at Shepherd the Study Abroad Office also offers af-filiate programs that range from a summer in one loca-tion to an academic year that is split between two locations We do our very best to place you in a country that will af-ford you with the experience that you want for the cost that you wantrdquo Cauvel saidIf studying abroad is begin-ning to sound appealing to you you are probably curious as to how you can apply for a placement similar to the ones mentioned above Overall the process is fairly easy and includes ample assistance from Henriksson and CauvelThe study abroad applica-tion process consists of ex-

ploring the study abroad Web site at wwwshepherdeduuniversitystudyabroad going to the Study Abroad Office in the Scarborough Library to ask questions finding a program that suits you properly being approved by Shepherd being admit-ted to the program attend-ing the pre-departure paper-work session having a great trip and facilitating your transcript when you return Also if you are leery of the financial aspect of the trip federal aid is a fea-sible option for students According to Cauvel study abroad is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity that every student should experience ldquoThis is the best way to learn about the world and about yourself The experience will broaden your cultural per-spective and will teach you more about yourselfrdquo she said Because study abroad ap-plicants are admitted to pro-grams on a rolling basis it is vital for students to apply early and to have an idea of the type of culture they want to experience in mind Not only does studying abroad broaden your appreciation of the world but the experience is also a major reacutesumeacute-build-er Creating life experiences that are exclusively yours is intrinsic for the state of your quality of life and doing so in other worlds only adds to experience Get on the com-puter check out the Web site and start planning your getaway before it is too late

Get Up Go Out and Study Abroad

Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel is available to answer any questions that students have when considering to Study Abroad The Shepherd Study Abroad office has placed students in over 72 coun-tries and on all continents besides Antarc-tica Photograph by Ryan Franklin

The Study Abroad Office is located just inside the Scarborough Library Friendly staff are there to help you find a program that suits all of your needs and assist you throughout the process Photo by Ryan Franklin

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EDWARD BARR

Jbarr02ramsshepherdeduOnly a few weeks before St Patrickrsquos Day festivities be-gin FullSet an Irish band is coming to perform tradi-tional Irish music here at Shepherd University on Feb 22 The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd (PASS) will sponsor the groups Shepherdstown debutFullSet is an up and coming band in the world of tradi-tional Irish music The band has performed throughout the world and toured the United States last year The group is made up of six ex-tremely talented musicians who each have their own in-dividual accolades In 2011 Raidioacute Teilifiacutes Eacuteireann (RTEacute) a well-known radio station located in Dublin awarded FullSet the Re-corded Artists Actors Per-formers Breakthrough Bur-sary in the Traditional Irish Category Last year the group won the LiveIreland Music Awardsrsquo ldquoNew Group of the Yearrdquo Award for 2012 In his article on the LiveIreland website Bill Margeson says FullSetrsquos album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is ldquoperfectly conceived and executedrdquo and in short ldquo[FullSet] is stunningrdquoConsidering the talented musicians who encompass this group it is no surprise that FullSet has been so well received Recognized for her talent Janine Red-mond received All-Ireland titles for both the accordi-on and melodeon Michael Harrison the groups fiddle player is a three time All-Ireland fiddle champion Having performed in sev-eral well-known music pro-ductions Teresa Horgan sings and plays the flute Recently debuting his first solo album ldquoHalcyon Daysrdquo in 2011 Seaacuten McCarthy is a six-time All-Ireland title winner for uilleann pipes The grouprsquos (mostly) self-taught guitar player Andy Meaney and Eamonn Moloney who plays the

bodhraacuten have performed in many festivals and several music produc-tions around the worldAfter completing their tour in 2012 FullSet con-tinues with their busy performance schedule as they begin another tour of the eastern United States and Europe in 2013 The group will actually begin their 2013 tour in Shep-herdstown West Virginia on Friday Feb 22 The group will be perform-ing at the Frank Center thanks to PASS and Shep-herd Music and Dance This is a rare chance for students and the commu-nity to experience a band that is rich with talent just beginning to take flight

PASS PRESENTS

FULLSETAN EVENING OF MERRIMENT AND TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

This is a rare chance

for students and the community to experience a band that is

rich with talent just beginning to take flight

If you want to get a taste of the type of music the group will be performing before their show on Feb 22 you can listen to the band and watch them perform on their website wwwfullset-musiccom Their album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is avail-able on iTunes for a little under $10 Tickets for the show are available and can be purchased from the Shepherd University book-store Ticket prices are $18 for general admission $8 for students 18 and under $10 for Shepherd Music and Dance members and FREE for current Shep-herd University students with a valid Rambler The show begins at 8 pm so be sure to get there early seating will be limited

REBECCA GLOVER

rglove03ramsshepherdeduRule 1 Cram

If your first midterm be-gins tomorrow morning yoursquove got plenty of time to cram all of the mate-rial yoursquove learned dur-ing the semester into the next eight hours Fill that coffee pot get that stereo blaring and dive face first into those notes and books Strong coffee and loud music will keep your eyes and ears alert As far as brain power goes scan over every-thing and repeat it until you inevitably fall asleep Just be sure to fall asleep on top of your notes and books osmosis works

Rule 2 Sleep

Yoursquoll want to sleep in as late as you possibly can Got a midterm at 9 AM Wake up at 830AM

Roll gently out of bed so that the information your brain has absorbed from following Rule 1 wonrsquot slip between the cracks

Rule 3 Eat right

Make sure to grab something sugary and full of caffeine to perk you up before your midterm Donrsquot worry those jitters you may be feeling arenrsquot from that enormous can of Red Bull or the two glazed donuts you gobbled down ndash yoursquore just excited to ace this exam already

Rule 4 Prioritizehellipyour party schedule

Donrsquot stress yourself out by thinking that the time you spend at so and sorsquos party could be spent studying for midterms The keyword here is could If you donrsquot go to Aaronrsquos party how will you ever get the chance to see Jamie do that weird thing with his legs If any-thing go ahead and leave

the festivities about a half hour earlier than you nor-mally would Now that could has turned into a would Once you get home spend that extra half hour or more cramming (especially if your exam is tomorrow morn-ing in which case yoursquoll need to pull an all-nighter)

Rule 5 Ask for help

If you seem to be misun-derstanding a specific topic or are having trouble stay-ing focused while studying reach out to your fellow classmates They should be more than willing to help you After all who cares if itrsquos 3 AM on the day of the exam If your classmates are applying these rules the right way they are awake just like you Above all else the most important rule to follow is the last onehelliphellip

Rule 6 Stop procrastinating

It will probably be a good idea to start this rule tomorrowhellip

SIX RULES FOR MIDTERM SUCCESS

(FOR THE EVERYDAY SLACKER)

TYLER MILLER

Tmille09ramsshepherdeduThe majority of students at Shepherd University have spent time living on campus at some point or another and wersquove all had our share of roommate and housing drama But with room lottery six weeks away many students must make big decisions not only about where they will live but also about whom they will want to live with next fall And while some may have their doubts because of negative ex-periences in the past itrsquos important to remember that each new semester is also a new opportunityldquoI think Shepherd needs to create a system to match roommates who are more compatible I was put with a roommate in the begin-ning of this year whom I could not trust Luck-ily I had a friend from high school who had an available room for me to move tordquo said fresh-men Claire WheatleyBut when faced with the reality that you need to move out of your current room and fast students seem to find Residence Life to be a helpful toolldquoI thought the process of switching rooms during the current semester was handled very well by Resi-dence Liferdquo said freshman Dylan Harshman ldquoI was moved into a new room only two days after sub-mitting a request and ev-erything was hassle freerdquoBut there is not always an issue with residence life or how housing is se-

lected In some cases liv-ing on campus just doesnrsquot suit everyonersquos lifestyleldquoThere are several reasons why I decided to move off campusrdquo said freshman Samantha Barrett who moved from her dorm to an off campus apartment af-ter fall semester this year ldquoMoney was a large factor and the dorm provided a lot of distractions Living on my own makes it a lot easier for me to do my school work and my apartment is a lot more convenient and clean-

er than living in a dormrdquoMoney can be a major is-sue for those students who are from the local area and many see how costly room and board as well as a full first year meal plan can beldquoI really love living on cam-

LIVING ON CAMPUSROOMMATES MOVING AND ROOM LOTTERY

Room lottery however

allows students to have their own say in

not only with whom but

where exactly they will

be living on campus next

semester

pus and being around all my friends but I think itrsquos a bit overpriced so Irsquom looking into getting an apartment off campus next semesterrdquo said Kasey Franklin a freshmanRoom lottery however al-lows students to have their own say in not only with whom but where exactly they will be living on campus next semester Itrsquos a much more hands-on approach than be-ing placed in a hall by Resi-dence Life (as you are your first year) so many students are feeling more at ease and eager to return next fallldquoIrsquom still a little confused about how it all works but Irsquom excited to choose where I will be living next yearrdquo said HarshmanStudents can accumulate points for room lottery in a variety of ways Factors such as what year you are at Shepherd (freshman sophomore junior) your GPA number of semesters yoursquove lived on campus as well as attending residence hall events and meetings will all earn you points and a higher placement for room lottery selectionldquoI have been attending multiple events to get lot-tery points to guarantee a spot in the suites next year I look forward to be-ing near the Wellness Cen-ter and also living with new peoplerdquo said WheatleyThis yearrsquos room lottery will be held in the Student Cen-ter on April 3 at 400 pmFor additional informa-tion on how to apply for room lottery talk to your RA or visit the Residence Life page on the Shep-herd University website

WAYS TO RECIEVE LOTTERY

POINTS

Points based on freshman sophomore junior or senior standing

Grade Point Average

Number of semesters you have lived on campus

By attending residence hall meetings and events

Do you have something you want to share with the Picket

Email picketchiefeditorgmailcom with submissions

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GAMES amp COMICS

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

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He also enjoys hiking travel and tennis which his father taught him as a child Ames and his wife Laura enjoy attend-ing the theater togetherHe met Laura in Atlan-ta Ga through mutual friends 20 years ago The couple just celebrated their 19-year anniversary He believes their wedding day was the best day of his lifeAmes said ldquoI was mar-ried on New Yearrsquos Eve of 1993 We had a late night wedding so the reception included the midnight countdownrdquoLaughing Ames added that it is a very easy an-niversary to remember The two had a small wed-ding at St Dunstanrsquos Epis-copal Church in AtlantaldquoWe do not have childrenrdquo said Ames ldquoWe have catsrdquoThe couple adopted two strays Hemingway and

Scottie Hemingway is a six-toed polydactyl cat as are all of the descendants of Ernest Hemingwayrsquos Key West cats Three-legged Scottie is named after F Scott Fitzgerald because Ames said he al-ways liked Fitzgerald more than HemingwayAmesrsquo undergraduate education was in the in-terdisciplinary liberal arts honors program at the University of Texas at Austin where he re-ceived a Bachelor of Arts in 1978 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Ames re-ceived a doctorate in Eng-lish literature from Stan-ford University in 1984Ames taught while he was a graduate student at Stan-

ford He then became a fac-ulty member and professor of English at Agnes Scott College a liberal arts col-lege for women in Atlanta As an English professor Ames was drawn to mod-ern literature and film He was moved by James Joyce and Virginia Woolf as an undergraduate in college The addition of film hap-pened midway in his careerAmes was interested in the Hollywood novel or novels that were writ-ten by established writ-ers who ended up tak-ing screenwriting jobs in Hollywood and then later wrote fiction about Holly-wood Such writers include F Scott Fitzgerald Wil-liam Faulkner and Aldous Huxley explained AmesOver the course of a sab-batical Ames wrote a book called ldquoMovies about the Movies Hollywood Reflectedrdquo and then also began teaching film as a

regular part of his classesldquoWhen yoursquore in a college class and yoursquore teaching a poemrdquo Ames said ldquostu-dents have probably not spent a lot of time reading poetry If yoursquore teaching a film typical students have probably spent thousands of hours watching these visual narratives They may not have a vocabu-lary for analyzing it but they have a tremendous amount of experience in vi-sual literacy so to speakrdquoAmes also published his dissertation on scenes of parties and celebrations in 20th century literature as ldquoThe Life of the Party Festive Vision in Modern Fictionrdquo Ames believes part of what makes a

community a community is how people come to-gether to celebrate thingsAmesrsquo career has been in private liberal arts col-leges He served as provost and dean of the college at Washington College on the eastern shore of Maryland from 2006 to 2011 Ames equates the role of provost or chief academic officer to the same role as a vice pres-ident of academic affairs except a different title He then served as special as-sistant to the presidentPrior to his time at Wash-ington Ames served as provost and senior vice president at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta Ga from 2001 to 2006 He was a faculty profes-sor of English at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta for fifteen years before his administrative careerldquoIt was a great jobrdquo said Ames ldquobut I was also one of those faculty members who was very involved in faculty governance admin-istrative tasks chairing a department and serv-ing on major committees I think it was that kind of work that got me inter-ested in making the move to college administra-tion which I did in 2001rdquoAmes said Shepherd Uni-versity appeals to him be-cause it is an accessible pub-lic institution that works to combine liberal arts with nationally-accredit-ed professional schoolsAmes said ldquoYou can come here and get a nursing de-gree you can come here and get an education de-gree get a social work degree but you can also come here and get a tradi-tional liberal arts degree like English or biology or sociology I think thatrsquos ac-tually where the future of liberal arts education is in institutions that can reach both those populationsrdquoAmes enjoys being in a small town where a small college can have a real ef-fect on the community can provide interesting proj-ects and can get involved with cultural events Ames also likes being in an area that is not hundreds of miles from a big cityAmes said ldquoI feel Shep-herdstown offers the best of both worlds in that you can easily be in DC or Baltimore for an event but then you can return to a town where you run into people every day you know on the streetrdquoShepherd University held a national search for the role of VPAA through a consulting firm that spe-cializes in higher educa-tion administrative posi-tions taking applications

from all over the country After screening 84 appli-cants the list was then cut down to eight Preliminary interviews were held off campus in Martinsburg which is a way that search committees can keep it con-fidential explained AmesThe committee then brought the three final candidates to campus Ames attended one open meeting for anyone on campus to attend another meeting for faculty and individual meetings with people in academic af-fairs He received a tour of the campus as wellAmes believed the com-mittee particularly co-chairs Dr Dow Benedict and Dr Laura Clayton did a good job of answer-ing questions taking his wife around during the interview process and be-ing enthusiastic about Shepherd and its futureBenedict dean of the school of arts and humani-ties said ldquoMy first im-pression was that he was articulate experienced and knowledgeable about the issues faced by higher education in general and Shepherd specifically I think he will be another strong spokesperson for Shepherd to articulate to legislators potential do-nors accreditation orga-nizations and other bodies about the quality education that Shepherd providesrdquoDr Diane Melby vice pres-ident of finance and inter-im VPAA advises Ames to take advantage of all the resources that Shepherd has to offer Shepherd has an incredible community of faculty staff and students who are invested in his success explained Melby She encourages him to take the time to know as many people as possible as each person has unique

talents that he can access to accomplish his goals for academics at Shepherd After meeting Ames Melby said ldquoI have found him to be thoughtful and pleas-ant He has spent much of his time asking ques-tions and listening care-fully to the responses He has a nice sense of humor and exudes a quiet con-fidence in his ability to fit into our communityrdquoAmes knows that Shep-herd attracts a fair num-ber of first generation col-lege students While he is not a first generation col-lege student as both his parents had graduate de-grees he believes he can sympathize because his fa-ther was very much a first generation college studentAmesrsquo grandmother was an immigrant from Hungary who came here when she was 16 alone through Ellis Island and married a man with an eighth grade edu-cation who was the son of German immigrants The couple a Hungarian im-migrant and someone with an eighth grade education had two kids who both be-came English professors Almost all of the next gen-eration have careers in education and publishingldquoItrsquos a familiar story of what happens when people come and get an educa-tionrdquo Ames said ldquoor come and donrsquot have an educa-tion but make sure their children have it Even though my grandparents spoke heavily-accented English their son and daughter went to graduate school got English degrees taught English in schools and then you see that play out in the next generation I think that has some-thing to do also with why I am an educator and why thatrsquos meaningful to merdquo

ldquoI was also one of those faculty members who was very involved in faculty governance administrative tasks

chairing a department and serving on major

committeesrdquo -Dr Christopher Ames

vice president of academic affairs

Dr Christopher Ames Photo by Ryan Franklin

The panel was posed with individual questions from a series that were then discussed Questions re-garded such ideals as why there is a conflict between modern material science and religion in Ameri-can culture Other ques-tions focused on what can evolution teach us about being human and is there a place for evolu-tion in our school systemsThe questions were primar-ily directed at the growing

trend for science and ratio-nal thought in our society including the relationship between modern educa-tion and modern science Each member of the panel was given an opportunity to respond to the ques-tions The diversity among the members brought multiple perspectives on the matters discussed Each members built upon each otherrsquos statements but also shared their own unique viewpoints

The discourse brought about such responses as that from Holtslag who brought a political view point to the panel Holt-slag stated there was no collective evolution and that political groups adapt to new structures rather than die outJones gave credit to Christianity to forming the most beautiful mu-sic he had ever heard al-though he stated he does not follow the structures

or ideas of the religionMadison gave acknowl-edged Darwinrsquos apprecia-tion of nature for acting as the catalyst for modern ecology Loewen-Schmidt stated that the implica-tions Darwin made re-garding the blinding nature of religion was the drive behind the re-lentless search for truth A common theme through-out many opinions pre-sented was the need for an empirical approach

to humanityrsquos search for understanding Each panelist was respect-ful to the other side of the evolution argumentPiasecki stated that the panel received encourage-ment from the panelist and that the group is hoping to make it an annual event at Shepherd along with other stimulating programs Video of the event can be seen on the Shepherd Uni-versityrsquos Secular Student Alliance Facebook page

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VP From Page 1

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ldquoMoving the Mountain Be-yond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in Americardquo deals with the common concerns of moderate Mus-lims living in America and abroad such as the role of women the mixing of Islam with democracy and the mosque at Ground Zero ldquoMovingrdquo was published in 2012 and has 290 pages ldquoBalzac and the Little Chi-nese Seamstressrdquo by Sijie is a tale set during Chinarsquos Cultural Revolution The tale is centered on two young boys who are sent to a small village to live Dur-

ing their exile they find a collection of Western lit-erature and are moved to ideas and places previously unknown to their imagi-nations ldquoBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstressrdquo was published in 2001 and has 192 pages This novel was a consumer best-seller in 2000 along with winning the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Pancakersquos ldquoStrange as this Weather Has Beenrdquo is set in West Virginia in the cur-rent day It tells of a fami-lyrsquos struggle through a min-ing boom and the mountain

top removal destroying the landscape and lifestyle

The book was published in 2007 and has 360 pages ldquoStrange as this Weather

Has Beenrdquo was a finalist for the 2008 Washington State

Book Award for Fiction Joe Offutt a junior edu-

cation major said ldquoThe common reading is a great tool for this univer-sity It gives the students a choice in the litera-ture they are exposed tordquoAccording to the Common Reading Web site Shep-herdrsquos goals in having a Common Reading are to ldquoprovide a shared intellec-tual experience and cre-ate a sense of communityrdquoStudents can follow the link for the Common Reading on the Shepherd homep-age Students may vote up until March 31 2013

The common reading is a great tool for this university It gives the students a choice in the literature they are ex-

posed tordquo-Joe Offutt a junior educa-

tion major

ldquoThis group needs to be in place to be there for themrdquo said PiaseckiPiasecki feels it is impor-tant to have a place where you do not have to explain what you mean by ethics as a non-religious person Piasecki feels that there is a large amount of religious organizations but few places for a secular person

The SSA is a safe haven for secular students in a non-secular environmentThe SSA is a bit tongue-in-cheek when it comes to events The first big event was Sell Your Soul for a Cupcake where fake contracts were signed in exchange for a cupcakePiasecki said ldquoWe got some funny looks some confu-sion and some people want-ed us to explain ourselvesrdquoThe group was not asked for explanations in a mean way People just wanted to know more about what the organization was doingThe group also recently celebrated Charles Dar-winrsquos birthday by holding a discussion panel on Dar-win Day Feb 12 2013On why she feels the SSA is important Pias-ecki said she believes ldquoit serves a social good on this campus and on cam-puses across the countryrdquo

NATALIE GREENEandnataliegreenegmailcomShepherd University is finding ways to reallocate and cut budgets to offset the $800000 state budget cut expected to take place for the 2014 fiscal yearThe budget council is still in the process of finding new ways to generate rev-enue for the university It has recommended a tu-ition increase for both in-state and out-of-state fees for students but the exact amount will be determined by the amount of money the state cuts from Shepherd The council will continue to review gaps and seek to fill services to studentsKyle Derr a sophomore environmental science major said ldquoI understand that the university has to balance out their bud-get and if they arenrsquot re-ceiving as much funding from our state then ob-viously they will have to

collect more money from us students or cut back spending in other areasrdquoAccording to Deborah Judd vice president for administration and fi-

nance ldquoTwo priorities for revenue generation are Martinsburg and we are also looking for ways to create an international-ization program which will generate new rev-enue for the institutionrdquo

It is still unclear if the cut includes salaries and wages for employees on campusJudd said ldquoThe coun-cil continues to gener-ate ideas of savings but

no firm resolutions to the cuts have been identifiedrdquoThe new Martinsburg cam-pus has a completely sepa-rate start up budget that will not be affected by this cut The state budget cut is

set to affect only the Shep-herdstown campus budgetShepherd University will remain competitive with this increase because what sets Shepherd apart

from other schools is that it offers a private expe-rience at a public priceDerr said ldquoIrsquom not going to transfer or drop out be-cause of a few hundred dol-lar increase in my tuition

and fees That would cause far too much stress in many areas and I believe the uni-versity recognizes thatrdquoJudd explained that the university keeps its pricing competitive at all timesJudd said ldquoWe compare any projected increase we are considering to those of our peer institutions both in and out of staterdquoStudents already pay fees like the medical and tech-nology fees The council has suggested a consoli-dation of some of the fees Shepherd students payldquoThis consolidation is not as a result of the presumed state cutsrdquo said Judd ldquoIt will streamline bills for students and will allow for budgeting flexibilityrdquoStill in the process stage this consolidation is just a part of the budget re-duction plan that the council recommends

ldquoThe council continues to gener-ate ideas of savings but no firm resolutions to the cuts have been

identifiedrdquo-Deborah Judd vice president for

administration and finance

New Fiscal Year Brings Budget Cuts

Erin Piasecki Photograph by Michael Keplinger

Voices in the HallKRISTIN STOVER

Kstove03ramsshepherdedu

What Common Reading will you vote for and why

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It seems less boring and I donrsquot want to inflict pain on my future comradesrdquo ndash Jessica Peters senior photography major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo Itrsquos different I like the way it is written and it puts things into perspectiverdquo

ndash Chelsea Barker senior criminal justice major

ldquolsquoMoving Mountainsrsquo I like learning about religionsrdquo ndash

Ryan Turpin junior business management major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It is inspirationalrdquo

ndash Jaliza Perez sophomore psychology major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It is really a good book great storyline and itrsquos close to my heartrdquo ndash Yannich Ernsting junior business administration major

All Photographs by Ryan Franklin

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Spotlight From Page 1

4 The Shepherd Picket WednesdayFebruary 20 2013

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Weather Gone Wild Now with Catchy Names

CHELSEA DEMELLO cdemel01ramsshepherdedu

Climate change has been an increasing threat with-in the past couple years raising concerns of the population worldwide Every day global warming appears to become more of an imminent threat Ac-cording to the National Climactic Data Center out of the 10 hottest years on record nine of them oc-curred in the past decade According to the NCDC in 2012 alone there were 10 globally significant weather events including Hurricane Sandy and the past year worldrsquos surface experienced warmer than average temperatures Yet even if someone isnrsquot keen on the specific de-tails or knowledge of global temperatures anyone can recognize whatrsquos going on just by looking outside The extreme weather con-ditions experienced this past winter are enough to raise eyebrows One day itrsquos nearly 70 degrees out-side and then the next snow is on the ground Itrsquos no wonder the flu season has been such an epidemic this year With a mild win-ter changing temperatures daily by more than 30 de-grees therersquos little doubt that people are getting sick

left and right No one can predict how to dress and though Irsquom not a physician these extreme tempera-ture changes really canrsquot be good on the human body Moreover in the other parts of the United States devastating weather is also wreaking havoc all over the place A record-breaking snowfall amount just blanketed the north-ern East Coast leav-ing people cooped up for days and out of power In the South in states like Georgia and Missis-sippi there have been tornado outbreaks This type of weather is high-ly unusual for this time of year And these arenrsquot just weak storms they are E3 classified which means they are immense-ly strong funnels that can cause severe damage It is the middle of winter and the southern states have to film tornados like on ldquoNight of the Twist-ersrdquo Something is ex-tremely unsettling hereNot to mention that in the past only Hurricanes were given catchy nicknames Now almost every single storm is given a name be-cause all are potentially capable of massive de-struction and devastationPresident Barack Obama even addressed the en-vironmental issue in his

second inauguration on Jan 21 He said ldquoWe will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generationsrdquo Though specific plans to create jobs and environ-mentally friendly indus-tries will take some time this problem is one that absolutely canrsquot be ignoredNicole Love an environ-mental science major and senior at Shepherd offered her thoughts about climate change She said ldquoIt does make me worry and those that refuse to believe global warming doesnrsquot exist are wrong We need to start addressing this issue nowrdquoHowever it does make one wonder if the culture America has created is one that will be able to adapt to change Especially in West Virginia where coal is vi-tal and a source of living it is easy to see resistance ldquoPeople want to changerdquo said Love ldquoNow that the in-formation is out there there is a shift towards going green but it really seems to be some of the indus-tries that are the problemrdquoWhether or not there is resistance Mother Na-ture has already started to foreshadow a brutal reality ahead and itrsquos only going to get worse

MEGHANA VODELAmvodel01ramsshepherdedu

They say college is when people find and figure themselves out whether it is who they are their taste in music love their sense of fashion and es-pecially what career they may want to pursue for their rest of their life I am not entirely sure who ldquotheyrdquo are but they seem to hit the nail right on the head While there are a few people who have known that they wanted to be a doctor since the age of four after watching an inspir-ing episode of ldquoBarneyrdquo most people use college as a time to explore their op-tions and interests in terms of career development Shepherd University pro-vides the students with a resource to help with this process the Career Devel-opment Center or the Office of Career Services The cen-ter provides students with aid for almost anything that they could possibly think of that is career-oriented From helping a student decide on a major CLEP testing career advising resume writing to help finding internships and ca-reer and graduate school opportunities Shepherd Universityrsquos Office of Ca-reer Services provides stu-dents with resources that can be easily utilized to en-sure student success Not only is the office easily ac-cessible as it is located in the ground floor Gardiner Hall and open 830-4 pm Monday through Friday but also the technologi-cally savvy can find help-ful materials on the cen-terrsquos Web site httpwwwshepherdedu jobweb Links can direct people to resume writing tips and hints upcoming job and in-ternship fairs and events and information on how to join the job and internship database Students can also make appointments via

phone or e-mail to speak di-rectly to the staff of career services to find out more information about current or post undergraduate life The best part of all these services is that they are entirely free to Shepherd University students Yes free that magical word that makes the face of any college student light up Resume generators online can cost anywhere between $20-$75 but Shepherd University students can ob-tain the same guidance and help for free (this cannot be emphasized enough) Internship and job fairs can also be extremely costly and have limited registration space but Shepherd Uni-versity provides the same services with no cost to the student Unfortunately as undergraduate students of today we are entering the job force in what is still a considerably stifling econ-omy A bachelorrsquos degree is arguably no more an option or a grand asset as much as it is a requirement in order to hold a competi-tive edge in the job marketWith this in mind it is vital to take advantage of the op-portunities at hand As stu-dents we are often bogged down by our coursework and tend to neglect how close graduation and the real world we really are The Career Development Center is at our fingertips (well more like a few steps to Gardiner Hall) and if we use it fully we can ex-ponentially increase our knowledge opportunities and success in the long run Next time you have a cou-ple of minutes left before your next nursing class yoursquore walking to or from the dining hall you have to pick up your paycheck from Ikenberry Hall or you have to talk to the staff at the Financial Aid Office please make it a point to stop by the Career Devel-opment Center in the bot-tom of Gardiner Hall It could make a world of a difference for your future

Creating a Path to Success The Benefits of the

Career Development Center

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Submit your letter to the editor to

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ldquoOne Nation Under Allahrdquo An Issue of Cultural Acceptance

KATHLEEN ARNOLDkarnol02ramsshepherdedu

ldquoOne nation under Allahrdquo were the words delivered during a routine Monday recital of the Pledge of Allegiance at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins Colo on Jan 28 2013 Members of the high schoolrsquos Cul-tural Arms Club asked to recite the pledge over the loudspeaker in order to increase multicultur-al awareness within the school These students have previously delivered the pledge in French and in Spanish during the weekly recital Principal Tom Lopez al-lowed the recital and received enraged phone calls from parents within hours of the recital but stood by his choice to allow the Ar-abic recital Lopez claims that he is in no way scheming an Islamic plan into the high school Accord-ing to dailymailukco he claims

ldquoThese students [the members of the Cultural Arms Club] love their country They were not being un-American in trying to do thisrdquoI was unsure of my initial reac-tion to this piece of news when I first heard of it but knew what side I believed to be ldquorightrdquo To be-gin with I am on the side of the Cultural Arms Club students I am not offended whatsoever by the use of ldquoAllahrdquo instead of ldquoGodrdquo and am rather proud to hear that a high school is embracing differ-ent cultures in such a bold way To recite our countryrsquos promise in a different language is not only brave but does not change the meaning of the promise in any aspect If anything it illuminates the fact that the United States is a diverse country and thrives on embracing these diversities I find the outrage by the public toward the principal to be ludi-crous especially because there was no public outrage when he allowed the pledge to be spoken

in French and in Spanish The uproar of the use of ldquoAllahrdquo in-stead of ldquoGodrdquo is just prejudiced behavior something we as United States citizens should be ashamed to have portrayed ourselves as My assumption is that their sons and daughters told the angry parents that they were forced to recite the pledge in Arabic against their will I was once a high school student I know how high school students embellish and crave attention when the possibility is given The misun-derstanding lies between the par-ents and the students Principal Lopez did not force any Arabic recital of the pledge but simply allowed the Cultural Arms Club the opportunity to bring more culture into the high school I am a little surprised by the fact the pledge is only recited once a week within the high school Dur-ing my public school years from kindergarten through my senior

year we recited the pledge every single day I find this collective daily recital to be a reminder that we are indeed united Immediate-ly following the pledge we always had a small break for a moment of silence allowing each of us to use that moment of silence differently I believe reciting the pledge daily throughout early and secondary education is important and nec-essary and teaches us at a young age the importance of patriotismWith patriotism comes the value of acceptance As United States citizens we have given the op-portunity for many members of different cultures to begin a new life We have accepted the fact that although we may share dif-ferent ethnicities we still de-sire freedom opportunities and a chance to make ourselves into something remarkable We should be proud that our coun-try is free enough to allow such cultures to migrate into our own

Too Politicized The Issue of Drug Screening People on Welfare

NATHAN YESSLER nyessl01ramsshepherdedu

Last Monday a bill on sub-jecting those on welfare to drug screening failed to pass the Virginia Senate by one vote The measure was backed by Republi-cans and failed because one Republican didnrsquot vote Whether yoursquove heard about it or not the ques-tion of whether we should have those on welfare take regular drug screen-ing tests has popped up a lot recently and many people are very sharp-ly divided on the issue Many of those against it think that it is an invasion of privacy and ask why donrsquot we screen legislators or bailed-out CEOs Many see it as picking on the poor Those who are for it think that it would cut down on the use of illegal drugs and save money in the sys-tem Many donrsquot see why

itrsquos even up for debate As for me I donrsquot think itrsquos a Republican or Demo-cratic issue a conserva-tive or liberal issue itrsquos just an issue thatrsquos be-ing too politicized so that people are divided and able to be manipulated politically Itrsquos part of the conundrum of having an almost exclusively two party system with two parties that seemingly have to disagree on every issue no matter what it is Personally I am for it and Irsquoll tell you why Itrsquos not because I hate poor people it has nothing to do with class warfare I donrsquot think CEOs should be bailed out at all Their companies should fail if they didnrsquot make it that way new companies can take their place and bet-ter themselves improv-ing on where the failed companies didnrsquot make it Thatrsquos why we have a free market As for the is-sue with legislators the

difference is their salary yes a government-paid salary But they are earn-ing that money for their job while those on wel-fare are on welfare typi-cally because they donrsquot have a job I wouldnrsquot be against screening legis-lators though As long as members of congress arenrsquot doing drugs they shouldnrsquot have a problem with it Some govern-ment jobs already do this In addition it wouldnrsquot be an invasion of privacy By accepting money from the government yoursquod willingly be subjecting yourself to screening If someonersquos job can do this without it violating his or her privacy rights so can this If it were a privacy issue we wouldnrsquot have drug screening anywhere because it would be violat-ing the employeesrsquo rights Not to mention that we have already given up our rights to privacy at air-ports and pretty much any

security check (some of which I agree with some of which I donrsquot like air-ports) We should probably have those security checks or some variation of them at government buildings though Bombs arenrsquot ex-actly a great thing to let in As far as drugs go this wouldnrsquot just be screen-ing for marijuana There are other drugs people do too like cocaine heroin and LSD among others We probably shouldnrsquot be sending our tax dollars to people who may be us-ing them Nice to know you might be paying for someonersquos addiction or their eminent death if they donrsquot get help de-pending on the drug The thing is I think this measure does make sense Therersquos no reason why we shouldnrsquot screen people who are receiving money from the govern-ment taken from our tax dollars and make sure they arenrsquot being self-

destructive and wasting the money given them Also this is in no way a shot at those on welfare Many on welfare donrsquot want to be and are hard-working They are trying to get by and make a way for themselves and have somehow come into un-fortunate circumstances I think that such hard-working people however would have few qualms about being screened be-cause that would mean that those who are not hard working or who are abusing the system would be taken off and wouldnrsquot be getting the same ben-efits as those who are ac-tually needing it So re-ally we are doing those on welfare who are genuinely decent people a service Until we can stop making every issue so sharply par-tisan and divided we will never be able to advance as a society Do what makes sense and helps others

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6 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

EDITORIALAs the time is once again upon us to vote for the 2013-2014 school year common reading The Picket will be selecting its own common read-ing choice of the books in contention Whatrsquos in contention Wersquore glad you asked The books that are on the voting block for the common reading are The Perks of Be-ing a Wallflower A Lesson Before Dying Strange as this Weather Has Been Mov-ing the Mountain Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America and Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressFor more information on each of those books check out the front-page ar-ticle by Kristin Stover titled ldquoShep-herd Votes on Common Readingrdquo After hours of deliberation in the news room and countless books being thrown across the room The Picket staff has

finally decided on a what book we would select for the common reading And the winner is (drum roll please)The Perks of Being A WallflowerThe Perks of Being A Wallflower is a book that many Shepherd students can relate to on a number of different top-ics For incoming freshman life in col-lege can begin a little rough before the finally find their own group of friends The book also touches on awkward subjects such as going through pu-berty and sexuality Being college stu-dents those are a couple of things that can be prevalent in our lives Another thing that makes the book an inter-esting read for college students is its drug abuse sections On campuses all across the countries you will find drugs Some stu-

dents have a hard time dealing with peer pressure and just drug culture in general Since the book was also made into a movie teachers could also use it to their advantage in the classroom by teach-ing with the book or the movie Itrsquos an-other way of utilizing the book for its strengths which tell stories of the awk-ward late high school early college years We here at The Picket believe that hav-ing The Perks of Being A Wallflower as the common reading will be beneficial because it is entertaining but also re-latable Itrsquos a book that has modern sub-jects that college students can relate to To vote for the 2013-2014 Shepherd University Common Reading visit-ing the schools home page and in the middle on the right hand side click the link titled ldquoCommon Reading Voterdquo

NICK MATZUREFFnmatzu01ramsshepherdedu

In a small town like Shep-herdstown becoming compla-cent in your understanding of the world is an easy thing to do I wake up go to class eat lunch go back to class and go back home When I need cof-fee I take a two-minute walk to Lost Dog buy myself cof-fee and return to the good olrsquo campus grind you could say In other words I like many other Shepherd students get wrapped up in the monotony of college life at a small in-stitution With such a rou-tine it is not uncommon to close off your peripheral vi-sion from the outside world Believe it or not there are a slew of solutions avail-able for lessening the dull-ness of small-town life but I can only think of one solu-tion that broadens your ho-rizon provides you with life-long memories and supplies you with academic credit This convenient little op-portunity is known as the study abroad experience Shepherd Universityrsquos study abroad program headed by Director Ann Henriks-son and Project Coordina-tor Beth Cauvel has placed Shepherd students in over 72 countries and on all con-tinents besides AntarcticaNot only do students have essentially six continents to study in but the program also allows students to ap-ply to study abroad programs ranging anywhere from a

week to a full academic year According to Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel the program is very lenient about prereq-uisites and offers a vari-ety of options for aspir-ing study abroad students ldquoFirstly we are fully aware of the fact that not all stu-dents who want to apply for programs have fluency in that specific language You donrsquot have to be fluent in Italian to travel to Milan We urge students in this po-sition to take advantage of the language classes being offered in the country they decide to visitrdquo Cauvel saidIn addition to having an open door policy for students lack-ing in language fluency Cauv-el also emphasized the multi-plicity of the programs offeredldquoIn addition to the more tra-ditional programs that are of-fered at Shepherd the Study Abroad Office also offers af-filiate programs that range from a summer in one loca-tion to an academic year that is split between two locations We do our very best to place you in a country that will af-ford you with the experience that you want for the cost that you wantrdquo Cauvel saidIf studying abroad is begin-ning to sound appealing to you you are probably curious as to how you can apply for a placement similar to the ones mentioned above Overall the process is fairly easy and includes ample assistance from Henriksson and CauvelThe study abroad applica-tion process consists of ex-

ploring the study abroad Web site at wwwshepherdeduuniversitystudyabroad going to the Study Abroad Office in the Scarborough Library to ask questions finding a program that suits you properly being approved by Shepherd being admit-ted to the program attend-ing the pre-departure paper-work session having a great trip and facilitating your transcript when you return Also if you are leery of the financial aspect of the trip federal aid is a fea-sible option for students According to Cauvel study abroad is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity that every student should experience ldquoThis is the best way to learn about the world and about yourself The experience will broaden your cultural per-spective and will teach you more about yourselfrdquo she said Because study abroad ap-plicants are admitted to pro-grams on a rolling basis it is vital for students to apply early and to have an idea of the type of culture they want to experience in mind Not only does studying abroad broaden your appreciation of the world but the experience is also a major reacutesumeacute-build-er Creating life experiences that are exclusively yours is intrinsic for the state of your quality of life and doing so in other worlds only adds to experience Get on the com-puter check out the Web site and start planning your getaway before it is too late

Get Up Go Out and Study Abroad

Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel is available to answer any questions that students have when considering to Study Abroad The Shepherd Study Abroad office has placed students in over 72 coun-tries and on all continents besides Antarc-tica Photograph by Ryan Franklin

The Study Abroad Office is located just inside the Scarborough Library Friendly staff are there to help you find a program that suits all of your needs and assist you throughout the process Photo by Ryan Franklin

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EDWARD BARR

Jbarr02ramsshepherdeduOnly a few weeks before St Patrickrsquos Day festivities be-gin FullSet an Irish band is coming to perform tradi-tional Irish music here at Shepherd University on Feb 22 The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd (PASS) will sponsor the groups Shepherdstown debutFullSet is an up and coming band in the world of tradi-tional Irish music The band has performed throughout the world and toured the United States last year The group is made up of six ex-tremely talented musicians who each have their own in-dividual accolades In 2011 Raidioacute Teilifiacutes Eacuteireann (RTEacute) a well-known radio station located in Dublin awarded FullSet the Re-corded Artists Actors Per-formers Breakthrough Bur-sary in the Traditional Irish Category Last year the group won the LiveIreland Music Awardsrsquo ldquoNew Group of the Yearrdquo Award for 2012 In his article on the LiveIreland website Bill Margeson says FullSetrsquos album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is ldquoperfectly conceived and executedrdquo and in short ldquo[FullSet] is stunningrdquoConsidering the talented musicians who encompass this group it is no surprise that FullSet has been so well received Recognized for her talent Janine Red-mond received All-Ireland titles for both the accordi-on and melodeon Michael Harrison the groups fiddle player is a three time All-Ireland fiddle champion Having performed in sev-eral well-known music pro-ductions Teresa Horgan sings and plays the flute Recently debuting his first solo album ldquoHalcyon Daysrdquo in 2011 Seaacuten McCarthy is a six-time All-Ireland title winner for uilleann pipes The grouprsquos (mostly) self-taught guitar player Andy Meaney and Eamonn Moloney who plays the

bodhraacuten have performed in many festivals and several music produc-tions around the worldAfter completing their tour in 2012 FullSet con-tinues with their busy performance schedule as they begin another tour of the eastern United States and Europe in 2013 The group will actually begin their 2013 tour in Shep-herdstown West Virginia on Friday Feb 22 The group will be perform-ing at the Frank Center thanks to PASS and Shep-herd Music and Dance This is a rare chance for students and the commu-nity to experience a band that is rich with talent just beginning to take flight

PASS PRESENTS

FULLSETAN EVENING OF MERRIMENT AND TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

This is a rare chance

for students and the community to experience a band that is

rich with talent just beginning to take flight

If you want to get a taste of the type of music the group will be performing before their show on Feb 22 you can listen to the band and watch them perform on their website wwwfullset-musiccom Their album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is avail-able on iTunes for a little under $10 Tickets for the show are available and can be purchased from the Shepherd University book-store Ticket prices are $18 for general admission $8 for students 18 and under $10 for Shepherd Music and Dance members and FREE for current Shep-herd University students with a valid Rambler The show begins at 8 pm so be sure to get there early seating will be limited

REBECCA GLOVER

rglove03ramsshepherdeduRule 1 Cram

If your first midterm be-gins tomorrow morning yoursquove got plenty of time to cram all of the mate-rial yoursquove learned dur-ing the semester into the next eight hours Fill that coffee pot get that stereo blaring and dive face first into those notes and books Strong coffee and loud music will keep your eyes and ears alert As far as brain power goes scan over every-thing and repeat it until you inevitably fall asleep Just be sure to fall asleep on top of your notes and books osmosis works

Rule 2 Sleep

Yoursquoll want to sleep in as late as you possibly can Got a midterm at 9 AM Wake up at 830AM

Roll gently out of bed so that the information your brain has absorbed from following Rule 1 wonrsquot slip between the cracks

Rule 3 Eat right

Make sure to grab something sugary and full of caffeine to perk you up before your midterm Donrsquot worry those jitters you may be feeling arenrsquot from that enormous can of Red Bull or the two glazed donuts you gobbled down ndash yoursquore just excited to ace this exam already

Rule 4 Prioritizehellipyour party schedule

Donrsquot stress yourself out by thinking that the time you spend at so and sorsquos party could be spent studying for midterms The keyword here is could If you donrsquot go to Aaronrsquos party how will you ever get the chance to see Jamie do that weird thing with his legs If any-thing go ahead and leave

the festivities about a half hour earlier than you nor-mally would Now that could has turned into a would Once you get home spend that extra half hour or more cramming (especially if your exam is tomorrow morn-ing in which case yoursquoll need to pull an all-nighter)

Rule 5 Ask for help

If you seem to be misun-derstanding a specific topic or are having trouble stay-ing focused while studying reach out to your fellow classmates They should be more than willing to help you After all who cares if itrsquos 3 AM on the day of the exam If your classmates are applying these rules the right way they are awake just like you Above all else the most important rule to follow is the last onehelliphellip

Rule 6 Stop procrastinating

It will probably be a good idea to start this rule tomorrowhellip

SIX RULES FOR MIDTERM SUCCESS

(FOR THE EVERYDAY SLACKER)

TYLER MILLER

Tmille09ramsshepherdeduThe majority of students at Shepherd University have spent time living on campus at some point or another and wersquove all had our share of roommate and housing drama But with room lottery six weeks away many students must make big decisions not only about where they will live but also about whom they will want to live with next fall And while some may have their doubts because of negative ex-periences in the past itrsquos important to remember that each new semester is also a new opportunityldquoI think Shepherd needs to create a system to match roommates who are more compatible I was put with a roommate in the begin-ning of this year whom I could not trust Luck-ily I had a friend from high school who had an available room for me to move tordquo said fresh-men Claire WheatleyBut when faced with the reality that you need to move out of your current room and fast students seem to find Residence Life to be a helpful toolldquoI thought the process of switching rooms during the current semester was handled very well by Resi-dence Liferdquo said freshman Dylan Harshman ldquoI was moved into a new room only two days after sub-mitting a request and ev-erything was hassle freerdquoBut there is not always an issue with residence life or how housing is se-

lected In some cases liv-ing on campus just doesnrsquot suit everyonersquos lifestyleldquoThere are several reasons why I decided to move off campusrdquo said freshman Samantha Barrett who moved from her dorm to an off campus apartment af-ter fall semester this year ldquoMoney was a large factor and the dorm provided a lot of distractions Living on my own makes it a lot easier for me to do my school work and my apartment is a lot more convenient and clean-

er than living in a dormrdquoMoney can be a major is-sue for those students who are from the local area and many see how costly room and board as well as a full first year meal plan can beldquoI really love living on cam-

LIVING ON CAMPUSROOMMATES MOVING AND ROOM LOTTERY

Room lottery however

allows students to have their own say in

not only with whom but

where exactly they will

be living on campus next

semester

pus and being around all my friends but I think itrsquos a bit overpriced so Irsquom looking into getting an apartment off campus next semesterrdquo said Kasey Franklin a freshmanRoom lottery however al-lows students to have their own say in not only with whom but where exactly they will be living on campus next semester Itrsquos a much more hands-on approach than be-ing placed in a hall by Resi-dence Life (as you are your first year) so many students are feeling more at ease and eager to return next fallldquoIrsquom still a little confused about how it all works but Irsquom excited to choose where I will be living next yearrdquo said HarshmanStudents can accumulate points for room lottery in a variety of ways Factors such as what year you are at Shepherd (freshman sophomore junior) your GPA number of semesters yoursquove lived on campus as well as attending residence hall events and meetings will all earn you points and a higher placement for room lottery selectionldquoI have been attending multiple events to get lot-tery points to guarantee a spot in the suites next year I look forward to be-ing near the Wellness Cen-ter and also living with new peoplerdquo said WheatleyThis yearrsquos room lottery will be held in the Student Cen-ter on April 3 at 400 pmFor additional informa-tion on how to apply for room lottery talk to your RA or visit the Residence Life page on the Shep-herd University website

WAYS TO RECIEVE LOTTERY

POINTS

Points based on freshman sophomore junior or senior standing

Grade Point Average

Number of semesters you have lived on campus

By attending residence hall meetings and events

Do you have something you want to share with the Picket

Email picketchiefeditorgmailcom with submissions

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GAMES amp COMICS

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

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NEWS

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ldquoMoving the Mountain Be-yond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in Americardquo deals with the common concerns of moderate Mus-lims living in America and abroad such as the role of women the mixing of Islam with democracy and the mosque at Ground Zero ldquoMovingrdquo was published in 2012 and has 290 pages ldquoBalzac and the Little Chi-nese Seamstressrdquo by Sijie is a tale set during Chinarsquos Cultural Revolution The tale is centered on two young boys who are sent to a small village to live Dur-

ing their exile they find a collection of Western lit-erature and are moved to ideas and places previously unknown to their imagi-nations ldquoBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstressrdquo was published in 2001 and has 192 pages This novel was a consumer best-seller in 2000 along with winning the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Pancakersquos ldquoStrange as this Weather Has Beenrdquo is set in West Virginia in the cur-rent day It tells of a fami-lyrsquos struggle through a min-ing boom and the mountain

top removal destroying the landscape and lifestyle

The book was published in 2007 and has 360 pages ldquoStrange as this Weather

Has Beenrdquo was a finalist for the 2008 Washington State

Book Award for Fiction Joe Offutt a junior edu-

cation major said ldquoThe common reading is a great tool for this univer-sity It gives the students a choice in the litera-ture they are exposed tordquoAccording to the Common Reading Web site Shep-herdrsquos goals in having a Common Reading are to ldquoprovide a shared intellec-tual experience and cre-ate a sense of communityrdquoStudents can follow the link for the Common Reading on the Shepherd homep-age Students may vote up until March 31 2013

The common reading is a great tool for this university It gives the students a choice in the literature they are ex-

posed tordquo-Joe Offutt a junior educa-

tion major

ldquoThis group needs to be in place to be there for themrdquo said PiaseckiPiasecki feels it is impor-tant to have a place where you do not have to explain what you mean by ethics as a non-religious person Piasecki feels that there is a large amount of religious organizations but few places for a secular person

The SSA is a safe haven for secular students in a non-secular environmentThe SSA is a bit tongue-in-cheek when it comes to events The first big event was Sell Your Soul for a Cupcake where fake contracts were signed in exchange for a cupcakePiasecki said ldquoWe got some funny looks some confu-sion and some people want-ed us to explain ourselvesrdquoThe group was not asked for explanations in a mean way People just wanted to know more about what the organization was doingThe group also recently celebrated Charles Dar-winrsquos birthday by holding a discussion panel on Dar-win Day Feb 12 2013On why she feels the SSA is important Pias-ecki said she believes ldquoit serves a social good on this campus and on cam-puses across the countryrdquo

NATALIE GREENEandnataliegreenegmailcomShepherd University is finding ways to reallocate and cut budgets to offset the $800000 state budget cut expected to take place for the 2014 fiscal yearThe budget council is still in the process of finding new ways to generate rev-enue for the university It has recommended a tu-ition increase for both in-state and out-of-state fees for students but the exact amount will be determined by the amount of money the state cuts from Shepherd The council will continue to review gaps and seek to fill services to studentsKyle Derr a sophomore environmental science major said ldquoI understand that the university has to balance out their bud-get and if they arenrsquot re-ceiving as much funding from our state then ob-viously they will have to

collect more money from us students or cut back spending in other areasrdquoAccording to Deborah Judd vice president for administration and fi-

nance ldquoTwo priorities for revenue generation are Martinsburg and we are also looking for ways to create an international-ization program which will generate new rev-enue for the institutionrdquo

It is still unclear if the cut includes salaries and wages for employees on campusJudd said ldquoThe coun-cil continues to gener-ate ideas of savings but

no firm resolutions to the cuts have been identifiedrdquoThe new Martinsburg cam-pus has a completely sepa-rate start up budget that will not be affected by this cut The state budget cut is

set to affect only the Shep-herdstown campus budgetShepherd University will remain competitive with this increase because what sets Shepherd apart

from other schools is that it offers a private expe-rience at a public priceDerr said ldquoIrsquom not going to transfer or drop out be-cause of a few hundred dol-lar increase in my tuition

and fees That would cause far too much stress in many areas and I believe the uni-versity recognizes thatrdquoJudd explained that the university keeps its pricing competitive at all timesJudd said ldquoWe compare any projected increase we are considering to those of our peer institutions both in and out of staterdquoStudents already pay fees like the medical and tech-nology fees The council has suggested a consoli-dation of some of the fees Shepherd students payldquoThis consolidation is not as a result of the presumed state cutsrdquo said Judd ldquoIt will streamline bills for students and will allow for budgeting flexibilityrdquoStill in the process stage this consolidation is just a part of the budget re-duction plan that the council recommends

ldquoThe council continues to gener-ate ideas of savings but no firm resolutions to the cuts have been

identifiedrdquo-Deborah Judd vice president for

administration and finance

New Fiscal Year Brings Budget Cuts

Erin Piasecki Photograph by Michael Keplinger

Voices in the HallKRISTIN STOVER

Kstove03ramsshepherdedu

What Common Reading will you vote for and why

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It seems less boring and I donrsquot want to inflict pain on my future comradesrdquo ndash Jessica Peters senior photography major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo Itrsquos different I like the way it is written and it puts things into perspectiverdquo

ndash Chelsea Barker senior criminal justice major

ldquolsquoMoving Mountainsrsquo I like learning about religionsrdquo ndash

Ryan Turpin junior business management major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It is inspirationalrdquo

ndash Jaliza Perez sophomore psychology major

ldquolsquoPerks of Being a Wallflowerrsquo It is really a good book great storyline and itrsquos close to my heartrdquo ndash Yannich Ernsting junior business administration major

All Photographs by Ryan Franklin

Reading From Page 1

Spotlight From Page 1

4 The Shepherd Picket WednesdayFebruary 20 2013

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COMMENTARY

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Weather Gone Wild Now with Catchy Names

CHELSEA DEMELLO cdemel01ramsshepherdedu

Climate change has been an increasing threat with-in the past couple years raising concerns of the population worldwide Every day global warming appears to become more of an imminent threat Ac-cording to the National Climactic Data Center out of the 10 hottest years on record nine of them oc-curred in the past decade According to the NCDC in 2012 alone there were 10 globally significant weather events including Hurricane Sandy and the past year worldrsquos surface experienced warmer than average temperatures Yet even if someone isnrsquot keen on the specific de-tails or knowledge of global temperatures anyone can recognize whatrsquos going on just by looking outside The extreme weather con-ditions experienced this past winter are enough to raise eyebrows One day itrsquos nearly 70 degrees out-side and then the next snow is on the ground Itrsquos no wonder the flu season has been such an epidemic this year With a mild win-ter changing temperatures daily by more than 30 de-grees therersquos little doubt that people are getting sick

left and right No one can predict how to dress and though Irsquom not a physician these extreme tempera-ture changes really canrsquot be good on the human body Moreover in the other parts of the United States devastating weather is also wreaking havoc all over the place A record-breaking snowfall amount just blanketed the north-ern East Coast leav-ing people cooped up for days and out of power In the South in states like Georgia and Missis-sippi there have been tornado outbreaks This type of weather is high-ly unusual for this time of year And these arenrsquot just weak storms they are E3 classified which means they are immense-ly strong funnels that can cause severe damage It is the middle of winter and the southern states have to film tornados like on ldquoNight of the Twist-ersrdquo Something is ex-tremely unsettling hereNot to mention that in the past only Hurricanes were given catchy nicknames Now almost every single storm is given a name be-cause all are potentially capable of massive de-struction and devastationPresident Barack Obama even addressed the en-vironmental issue in his

second inauguration on Jan 21 He said ldquoWe will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generationsrdquo Though specific plans to create jobs and environ-mentally friendly indus-tries will take some time this problem is one that absolutely canrsquot be ignoredNicole Love an environ-mental science major and senior at Shepherd offered her thoughts about climate change She said ldquoIt does make me worry and those that refuse to believe global warming doesnrsquot exist are wrong We need to start addressing this issue nowrdquoHowever it does make one wonder if the culture America has created is one that will be able to adapt to change Especially in West Virginia where coal is vi-tal and a source of living it is easy to see resistance ldquoPeople want to changerdquo said Love ldquoNow that the in-formation is out there there is a shift towards going green but it really seems to be some of the indus-tries that are the problemrdquoWhether or not there is resistance Mother Na-ture has already started to foreshadow a brutal reality ahead and itrsquos only going to get worse

MEGHANA VODELAmvodel01ramsshepherdedu

They say college is when people find and figure themselves out whether it is who they are their taste in music love their sense of fashion and es-pecially what career they may want to pursue for their rest of their life I am not entirely sure who ldquotheyrdquo are but they seem to hit the nail right on the head While there are a few people who have known that they wanted to be a doctor since the age of four after watching an inspir-ing episode of ldquoBarneyrdquo most people use college as a time to explore their op-tions and interests in terms of career development Shepherd University pro-vides the students with a resource to help with this process the Career Devel-opment Center or the Office of Career Services The cen-ter provides students with aid for almost anything that they could possibly think of that is career-oriented From helping a student decide on a major CLEP testing career advising resume writing to help finding internships and ca-reer and graduate school opportunities Shepherd Universityrsquos Office of Ca-reer Services provides stu-dents with resources that can be easily utilized to en-sure student success Not only is the office easily ac-cessible as it is located in the ground floor Gardiner Hall and open 830-4 pm Monday through Friday but also the technologi-cally savvy can find help-ful materials on the cen-terrsquos Web site httpwwwshepherdedu jobweb Links can direct people to resume writing tips and hints upcoming job and in-ternship fairs and events and information on how to join the job and internship database Students can also make appointments via

phone or e-mail to speak di-rectly to the staff of career services to find out more information about current or post undergraduate life The best part of all these services is that they are entirely free to Shepherd University students Yes free that magical word that makes the face of any college student light up Resume generators online can cost anywhere between $20-$75 but Shepherd University students can ob-tain the same guidance and help for free (this cannot be emphasized enough) Internship and job fairs can also be extremely costly and have limited registration space but Shepherd Uni-versity provides the same services with no cost to the student Unfortunately as undergraduate students of today we are entering the job force in what is still a considerably stifling econ-omy A bachelorrsquos degree is arguably no more an option or a grand asset as much as it is a requirement in order to hold a competi-tive edge in the job marketWith this in mind it is vital to take advantage of the op-portunities at hand As stu-dents we are often bogged down by our coursework and tend to neglect how close graduation and the real world we really are The Career Development Center is at our fingertips (well more like a few steps to Gardiner Hall) and if we use it fully we can ex-ponentially increase our knowledge opportunities and success in the long run Next time you have a cou-ple of minutes left before your next nursing class yoursquore walking to or from the dining hall you have to pick up your paycheck from Ikenberry Hall or you have to talk to the staff at the Financial Aid Office please make it a point to stop by the Career Devel-opment Center in the bot-tom of Gardiner Hall It could make a world of a difference for your future

Creating a Path to Success The Benefits of the

Career Development Center

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5 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

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COMMENTARY

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ldquoOne Nation Under Allahrdquo An Issue of Cultural Acceptance

KATHLEEN ARNOLDkarnol02ramsshepherdedu

ldquoOne nation under Allahrdquo were the words delivered during a routine Monday recital of the Pledge of Allegiance at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins Colo on Jan 28 2013 Members of the high schoolrsquos Cul-tural Arms Club asked to recite the pledge over the loudspeaker in order to increase multicultur-al awareness within the school These students have previously delivered the pledge in French and in Spanish during the weekly recital Principal Tom Lopez al-lowed the recital and received enraged phone calls from parents within hours of the recital but stood by his choice to allow the Ar-abic recital Lopez claims that he is in no way scheming an Islamic plan into the high school Accord-ing to dailymailukco he claims

ldquoThese students [the members of the Cultural Arms Club] love their country They were not being un-American in trying to do thisrdquoI was unsure of my initial reac-tion to this piece of news when I first heard of it but knew what side I believed to be ldquorightrdquo To be-gin with I am on the side of the Cultural Arms Club students I am not offended whatsoever by the use of ldquoAllahrdquo instead of ldquoGodrdquo and am rather proud to hear that a high school is embracing differ-ent cultures in such a bold way To recite our countryrsquos promise in a different language is not only brave but does not change the meaning of the promise in any aspect If anything it illuminates the fact that the United States is a diverse country and thrives on embracing these diversities I find the outrage by the public toward the principal to be ludi-crous especially because there was no public outrage when he allowed the pledge to be spoken

in French and in Spanish The uproar of the use of ldquoAllahrdquo in-stead of ldquoGodrdquo is just prejudiced behavior something we as United States citizens should be ashamed to have portrayed ourselves as My assumption is that their sons and daughters told the angry parents that they were forced to recite the pledge in Arabic against their will I was once a high school student I know how high school students embellish and crave attention when the possibility is given The misun-derstanding lies between the par-ents and the students Principal Lopez did not force any Arabic recital of the pledge but simply allowed the Cultural Arms Club the opportunity to bring more culture into the high school I am a little surprised by the fact the pledge is only recited once a week within the high school Dur-ing my public school years from kindergarten through my senior

year we recited the pledge every single day I find this collective daily recital to be a reminder that we are indeed united Immediate-ly following the pledge we always had a small break for a moment of silence allowing each of us to use that moment of silence differently I believe reciting the pledge daily throughout early and secondary education is important and nec-essary and teaches us at a young age the importance of patriotismWith patriotism comes the value of acceptance As United States citizens we have given the op-portunity for many members of different cultures to begin a new life We have accepted the fact that although we may share dif-ferent ethnicities we still de-sire freedom opportunities and a chance to make ourselves into something remarkable We should be proud that our coun-try is free enough to allow such cultures to migrate into our own

Too Politicized The Issue of Drug Screening People on Welfare

NATHAN YESSLER nyessl01ramsshepherdedu

Last Monday a bill on sub-jecting those on welfare to drug screening failed to pass the Virginia Senate by one vote The measure was backed by Republi-cans and failed because one Republican didnrsquot vote Whether yoursquove heard about it or not the ques-tion of whether we should have those on welfare take regular drug screen-ing tests has popped up a lot recently and many people are very sharp-ly divided on the issue Many of those against it think that it is an invasion of privacy and ask why donrsquot we screen legislators or bailed-out CEOs Many see it as picking on the poor Those who are for it think that it would cut down on the use of illegal drugs and save money in the sys-tem Many donrsquot see why

itrsquos even up for debate As for me I donrsquot think itrsquos a Republican or Demo-cratic issue a conserva-tive or liberal issue itrsquos just an issue thatrsquos be-ing too politicized so that people are divided and able to be manipulated politically Itrsquos part of the conundrum of having an almost exclusively two party system with two parties that seemingly have to disagree on every issue no matter what it is Personally I am for it and Irsquoll tell you why Itrsquos not because I hate poor people it has nothing to do with class warfare I donrsquot think CEOs should be bailed out at all Their companies should fail if they didnrsquot make it that way new companies can take their place and bet-ter themselves improv-ing on where the failed companies didnrsquot make it Thatrsquos why we have a free market As for the is-sue with legislators the

difference is their salary yes a government-paid salary But they are earn-ing that money for their job while those on wel-fare are on welfare typi-cally because they donrsquot have a job I wouldnrsquot be against screening legis-lators though As long as members of congress arenrsquot doing drugs they shouldnrsquot have a problem with it Some govern-ment jobs already do this In addition it wouldnrsquot be an invasion of privacy By accepting money from the government yoursquod willingly be subjecting yourself to screening If someonersquos job can do this without it violating his or her privacy rights so can this If it were a privacy issue we wouldnrsquot have drug screening anywhere because it would be violat-ing the employeesrsquo rights Not to mention that we have already given up our rights to privacy at air-ports and pretty much any

security check (some of which I agree with some of which I donrsquot like air-ports) We should probably have those security checks or some variation of them at government buildings though Bombs arenrsquot ex-actly a great thing to let in As far as drugs go this wouldnrsquot just be screen-ing for marijuana There are other drugs people do too like cocaine heroin and LSD among others We probably shouldnrsquot be sending our tax dollars to people who may be us-ing them Nice to know you might be paying for someonersquos addiction or their eminent death if they donrsquot get help de-pending on the drug The thing is I think this measure does make sense Therersquos no reason why we shouldnrsquot screen people who are receiving money from the govern-ment taken from our tax dollars and make sure they arenrsquot being self-

destructive and wasting the money given them Also this is in no way a shot at those on welfare Many on welfare donrsquot want to be and are hard-working They are trying to get by and make a way for themselves and have somehow come into un-fortunate circumstances I think that such hard-working people however would have few qualms about being screened be-cause that would mean that those who are not hard working or who are abusing the system would be taken off and wouldnrsquot be getting the same ben-efits as those who are ac-tually needing it So re-ally we are doing those on welfare who are genuinely decent people a service Until we can stop making every issue so sharply par-tisan and divided we will never be able to advance as a society Do what makes sense and helps others

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6 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

EDITORIALAs the time is once again upon us to vote for the 2013-2014 school year common reading The Picket will be selecting its own common read-ing choice of the books in contention Whatrsquos in contention Wersquore glad you asked The books that are on the voting block for the common reading are The Perks of Be-ing a Wallflower A Lesson Before Dying Strange as this Weather Has Been Mov-ing the Mountain Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America and Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressFor more information on each of those books check out the front-page ar-ticle by Kristin Stover titled ldquoShep-herd Votes on Common Readingrdquo After hours of deliberation in the news room and countless books being thrown across the room The Picket staff has

finally decided on a what book we would select for the common reading And the winner is (drum roll please)The Perks of Being A WallflowerThe Perks of Being A Wallflower is a book that many Shepherd students can relate to on a number of different top-ics For incoming freshman life in col-lege can begin a little rough before the finally find their own group of friends The book also touches on awkward subjects such as going through pu-berty and sexuality Being college stu-dents those are a couple of things that can be prevalent in our lives Another thing that makes the book an inter-esting read for college students is its drug abuse sections On campuses all across the countries you will find drugs Some stu-

dents have a hard time dealing with peer pressure and just drug culture in general Since the book was also made into a movie teachers could also use it to their advantage in the classroom by teach-ing with the book or the movie Itrsquos an-other way of utilizing the book for its strengths which tell stories of the awk-ward late high school early college years We here at The Picket believe that hav-ing The Perks of Being A Wallflower as the common reading will be beneficial because it is entertaining but also re-latable Itrsquos a book that has modern sub-jects that college students can relate to To vote for the 2013-2014 Shepherd University Common Reading visit-ing the schools home page and in the middle on the right hand side click the link titled ldquoCommon Reading Voterdquo

NICK MATZUREFFnmatzu01ramsshepherdedu

In a small town like Shep-herdstown becoming compla-cent in your understanding of the world is an easy thing to do I wake up go to class eat lunch go back to class and go back home When I need cof-fee I take a two-minute walk to Lost Dog buy myself cof-fee and return to the good olrsquo campus grind you could say In other words I like many other Shepherd students get wrapped up in the monotony of college life at a small in-stitution With such a rou-tine it is not uncommon to close off your peripheral vi-sion from the outside world Believe it or not there are a slew of solutions avail-able for lessening the dull-ness of small-town life but I can only think of one solu-tion that broadens your ho-rizon provides you with life-long memories and supplies you with academic credit This convenient little op-portunity is known as the study abroad experience Shepherd Universityrsquos study abroad program headed by Director Ann Henriks-son and Project Coordina-tor Beth Cauvel has placed Shepherd students in over 72 countries and on all con-tinents besides AntarcticaNot only do students have essentially six continents to study in but the program also allows students to ap-ply to study abroad programs ranging anywhere from a

week to a full academic year According to Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel the program is very lenient about prereq-uisites and offers a vari-ety of options for aspir-ing study abroad students ldquoFirstly we are fully aware of the fact that not all stu-dents who want to apply for programs have fluency in that specific language You donrsquot have to be fluent in Italian to travel to Milan We urge students in this po-sition to take advantage of the language classes being offered in the country they decide to visitrdquo Cauvel saidIn addition to having an open door policy for students lack-ing in language fluency Cauv-el also emphasized the multi-plicity of the programs offeredldquoIn addition to the more tra-ditional programs that are of-fered at Shepherd the Study Abroad Office also offers af-filiate programs that range from a summer in one loca-tion to an academic year that is split between two locations We do our very best to place you in a country that will af-ford you with the experience that you want for the cost that you wantrdquo Cauvel saidIf studying abroad is begin-ning to sound appealing to you you are probably curious as to how you can apply for a placement similar to the ones mentioned above Overall the process is fairly easy and includes ample assistance from Henriksson and CauvelThe study abroad applica-tion process consists of ex-

ploring the study abroad Web site at wwwshepherdeduuniversitystudyabroad going to the Study Abroad Office in the Scarborough Library to ask questions finding a program that suits you properly being approved by Shepherd being admit-ted to the program attend-ing the pre-departure paper-work session having a great trip and facilitating your transcript when you return Also if you are leery of the financial aspect of the trip federal aid is a fea-sible option for students According to Cauvel study abroad is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity that every student should experience ldquoThis is the best way to learn about the world and about yourself The experience will broaden your cultural per-spective and will teach you more about yourselfrdquo she said Because study abroad ap-plicants are admitted to pro-grams on a rolling basis it is vital for students to apply early and to have an idea of the type of culture they want to experience in mind Not only does studying abroad broaden your appreciation of the world but the experience is also a major reacutesumeacute-build-er Creating life experiences that are exclusively yours is intrinsic for the state of your quality of life and doing so in other worlds only adds to experience Get on the com-puter check out the Web site and start planning your getaway before it is too late

Get Up Go Out and Study Abroad

Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel is available to answer any questions that students have when considering to Study Abroad The Shepherd Study Abroad office has placed students in over 72 coun-tries and on all continents besides Antarc-tica Photograph by Ryan Franklin

The Study Abroad Office is located just inside the Scarborough Library Friendly staff are there to help you find a program that suits all of your needs and assist you throughout the process Photo by Ryan Franklin

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EDWARD BARR

Jbarr02ramsshepherdeduOnly a few weeks before St Patrickrsquos Day festivities be-gin FullSet an Irish band is coming to perform tradi-tional Irish music here at Shepherd University on Feb 22 The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd (PASS) will sponsor the groups Shepherdstown debutFullSet is an up and coming band in the world of tradi-tional Irish music The band has performed throughout the world and toured the United States last year The group is made up of six ex-tremely talented musicians who each have their own in-dividual accolades In 2011 Raidioacute Teilifiacutes Eacuteireann (RTEacute) a well-known radio station located in Dublin awarded FullSet the Re-corded Artists Actors Per-formers Breakthrough Bur-sary in the Traditional Irish Category Last year the group won the LiveIreland Music Awardsrsquo ldquoNew Group of the Yearrdquo Award for 2012 In his article on the LiveIreland website Bill Margeson says FullSetrsquos album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is ldquoperfectly conceived and executedrdquo and in short ldquo[FullSet] is stunningrdquoConsidering the talented musicians who encompass this group it is no surprise that FullSet has been so well received Recognized for her talent Janine Red-mond received All-Ireland titles for both the accordi-on and melodeon Michael Harrison the groups fiddle player is a three time All-Ireland fiddle champion Having performed in sev-eral well-known music pro-ductions Teresa Horgan sings and plays the flute Recently debuting his first solo album ldquoHalcyon Daysrdquo in 2011 Seaacuten McCarthy is a six-time All-Ireland title winner for uilleann pipes The grouprsquos (mostly) self-taught guitar player Andy Meaney and Eamonn Moloney who plays the

bodhraacuten have performed in many festivals and several music produc-tions around the worldAfter completing their tour in 2012 FullSet con-tinues with their busy performance schedule as they begin another tour of the eastern United States and Europe in 2013 The group will actually begin their 2013 tour in Shep-herdstown West Virginia on Friday Feb 22 The group will be perform-ing at the Frank Center thanks to PASS and Shep-herd Music and Dance This is a rare chance for students and the commu-nity to experience a band that is rich with talent just beginning to take flight

PASS PRESENTS

FULLSETAN EVENING OF MERRIMENT AND TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

This is a rare chance

for students and the community to experience a band that is

rich with talent just beginning to take flight

If you want to get a taste of the type of music the group will be performing before their show on Feb 22 you can listen to the band and watch them perform on their website wwwfullset-musiccom Their album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is avail-able on iTunes for a little under $10 Tickets for the show are available and can be purchased from the Shepherd University book-store Ticket prices are $18 for general admission $8 for students 18 and under $10 for Shepherd Music and Dance members and FREE for current Shep-herd University students with a valid Rambler The show begins at 8 pm so be sure to get there early seating will be limited

REBECCA GLOVER

rglove03ramsshepherdeduRule 1 Cram

If your first midterm be-gins tomorrow morning yoursquove got plenty of time to cram all of the mate-rial yoursquove learned dur-ing the semester into the next eight hours Fill that coffee pot get that stereo blaring and dive face first into those notes and books Strong coffee and loud music will keep your eyes and ears alert As far as brain power goes scan over every-thing and repeat it until you inevitably fall asleep Just be sure to fall asleep on top of your notes and books osmosis works

Rule 2 Sleep

Yoursquoll want to sleep in as late as you possibly can Got a midterm at 9 AM Wake up at 830AM

Roll gently out of bed so that the information your brain has absorbed from following Rule 1 wonrsquot slip between the cracks

Rule 3 Eat right

Make sure to grab something sugary and full of caffeine to perk you up before your midterm Donrsquot worry those jitters you may be feeling arenrsquot from that enormous can of Red Bull or the two glazed donuts you gobbled down ndash yoursquore just excited to ace this exam already

Rule 4 Prioritizehellipyour party schedule

Donrsquot stress yourself out by thinking that the time you spend at so and sorsquos party could be spent studying for midterms The keyword here is could If you donrsquot go to Aaronrsquos party how will you ever get the chance to see Jamie do that weird thing with his legs If any-thing go ahead and leave

the festivities about a half hour earlier than you nor-mally would Now that could has turned into a would Once you get home spend that extra half hour or more cramming (especially if your exam is tomorrow morn-ing in which case yoursquoll need to pull an all-nighter)

Rule 5 Ask for help

If you seem to be misun-derstanding a specific topic or are having trouble stay-ing focused while studying reach out to your fellow classmates They should be more than willing to help you After all who cares if itrsquos 3 AM on the day of the exam If your classmates are applying these rules the right way they are awake just like you Above all else the most important rule to follow is the last onehelliphellip

Rule 6 Stop procrastinating

It will probably be a good idea to start this rule tomorrowhellip

SIX RULES FOR MIDTERM SUCCESS

(FOR THE EVERYDAY SLACKER)

TYLER MILLER

Tmille09ramsshepherdeduThe majority of students at Shepherd University have spent time living on campus at some point or another and wersquove all had our share of roommate and housing drama But with room lottery six weeks away many students must make big decisions not only about where they will live but also about whom they will want to live with next fall And while some may have their doubts because of negative ex-periences in the past itrsquos important to remember that each new semester is also a new opportunityldquoI think Shepherd needs to create a system to match roommates who are more compatible I was put with a roommate in the begin-ning of this year whom I could not trust Luck-ily I had a friend from high school who had an available room for me to move tordquo said fresh-men Claire WheatleyBut when faced with the reality that you need to move out of your current room and fast students seem to find Residence Life to be a helpful toolldquoI thought the process of switching rooms during the current semester was handled very well by Resi-dence Liferdquo said freshman Dylan Harshman ldquoI was moved into a new room only two days after sub-mitting a request and ev-erything was hassle freerdquoBut there is not always an issue with residence life or how housing is se-

lected In some cases liv-ing on campus just doesnrsquot suit everyonersquos lifestyleldquoThere are several reasons why I decided to move off campusrdquo said freshman Samantha Barrett who moved from her dorm to an off campus apartment af-ter fall semester this year ldquoMoney was a large factor and the dorm provided a lot of distractions Living on my own makes it a lot easier for me to do my school work and my apartment is a lot more convenient and clean-

er than living in a dormrdquoMoney can be a major is-sue for those students who are from the local area and many see how costly room and board as well as a full first year meal plan can beldquoI really love living on cam-

LIVING ON CAMPUSROOMMATES MOVING AND ROOM LOTTERY

Room lottery however

allows students to have their own say in

not only with whom but

where exactly they will

be living on campus next

semester

pus and being around all my friends but I think itrsquos a bit overpriced so Irsquom looking into getting an apartment off campus next semesterrdquo said Kasey Franklin a freshmanRoom lottery however al-lows students to have their own say in not only with whom but where exactly they will be living on campus next semester Itrsquos a much more hands-on approach than be-ing placed in a hall by Resi-dence Life (as you are your first year) so many students are feeling more at ease and eager to return next fallldquoIrsquom still a little confused about how it all works but Irsquom excited to choose where I will be living next yearrdquo said HarshmanStudents can accumulate points for room lottery in a variety of ways Factors such as what year you are at Shepherd (freshman sophomore junior) your GPA number of semesters yoursquove lived on campus as well as attending residence hall events and meetings will all earn you points and a higher placement for room lottery selectionldquoI have been attending multiple events to get lot-tery points to guarantee a spot in the suites next year I look forward to be-ing near the Wellness Cen-ter and also living with new peoplerdquo said WheatleyThis yearrsquos room lottery will be held in the Student Cen-ter on April 3 at 400 pmFor additional informa-tion on how to apply for room lottery talk to your RA or visit the Residence Life page on the Shep-herd University website

WAYS TO RECIEVE LOTTERY

POINTS

Points based on freshman sophomore junior or senior standing

Grade Point Average

Number of semesters you have lived on campus

By attending residence hall meetings and events

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GAMES amp COMICS

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

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Weather Gone Wild Now with Catchy Names

CHELSEA DEMELLO cdemel01ramsshepherdedu

Climate change has been an increasing threat with-in the past couple years raising concerns of the population worldwide Every day global warming appears to become more of an imminent threat Ac-cording to the National Climactic Data Center out of the 10 hottest years on record nine of them oc-curred in the past decade According to the NCDC in 2012 alone there were 10 globally significant weather events including Hurricane Sandy and the past year worldrsquos surface experienced warmer than average temperatures Yet even if someone isnrsquot keen on the specific de-tails or knowledge of global temperatures anyone can recognize whatrsquos going on just by looking outside The extreme weather con-ditions experienced this past winter are enough to raise eyebrows One day itrsquos nearly 70 degrees out-side and then the next snow is on the ground Itrsquos no wonder the flu season has been such an epidemic this year With a mild win-ter changing temperatures daily by more than 30 de-grees therersquos little doubt that people are getting sick

left and right No one can predict how to dress and though Irsquom not a physician these extreme tempera-ture changes really canrsquot be good on the human body Moreover in the other parts of the United States devastating weather is also wreaking havoc all over the place A record-breaking snowfall amount just blanketed the north-ern East Coast leav-ing people cooped up for days and out of power In the South in states like Georgia and Missis-sippi there have been tornado outbreaks This type of weather is high-ly unusual for this time of year And these arenrsquot just weak storms they are E3 classified which means they are immense-ly strong funnels that can cause severe damage It is the middle of winter and the southern states have to film tornados like on ldquoNight of the Twist-ersrdquo Something is ex-tremely unsettling hereNot to mention that in the past only Hurricanes were given catchy nicknames Now almost every single storm is given a name be-cause all are potentially capable of massive de-struction and devastationPresident Barack Obama even addressed the en-vironmental issue in his

second inauguration on Jan 21 He said ldquoWe will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generationsrdquo Though specific plans to create jobs and environ-mentally friendly indus-tries will take some time this problem is one that absolutely canrsquot be ignoredNicole Love an environ-mental science major and senior at Shepherd offered her thoughts about climate change She said ldquoIt does make me worry and those that refuse to believe global warming doesnrsquot exist are wrong We need to start addressing this issue nowrdquoHowever it does make one wonder if the culture America has created is one that will be able to adapt to change Especially in West Virginia where coal is vi-tal and a source of living it is easy to see resistance ldquoPeople want to changerdquo said Love ldquoNow that the in-formation is out there there is a shift towards going green but it really seems to be some of the indus-tries that are the problemrdquoWhether or not there is resistance Mother Na-ture has already started to foreshadow a brutal reality ahead and itrsquos only going to get worse

MEGHANA VODELAmvodel01ramsshepherdedu

They say college is when people find and figure themselves out whether it is who they are their taste in music love their sense of fashion and es-pecially what career they may want to pursue for their rest of their life I am not entirely sure who ldquotheyrdquo are but they seem to hit the nail right on the head While there are a few people who have known that they wanted to be a doctor since the age of four after watching an inspir-ing episode of ldquoBarneyrdquo most people use college as a time to explore their op-tions and interests in terms of career development Shepherd University pro-vides the students with a resource to help with this process the Career Devel-opment Center or the Office of Career Services The cen-ter provides students with aid for almost anything that they could possibly think of that is career-oriented From helping a student decide on a major CLEP testing career advising resume writing to help finding internships and ca-reer and graduate school opportunities Shepherd Universityrsquos Office of Ca-reer Services provides stu-dents with resources that can be easily utilized to en-sure student success Not only is the office easily ac-cessible as it is located in the ground floor Gardiner Hall and open 830-4 pm Monday through Friday but also the technologi-cally savvy can find help-ful materials on the cen-terrsquos Web site httpwwwshepherdedu jobweb Links can direct people to resume writing tips and hints upcoming job and in-ternship fairs and events and information on how to join the job and internship database Students can also make appointments via

phone or e-mail to speak di-rectly to the staff of career services to find out more information about current or post undergraduate life The best part of all these services is that they are entirely free to Shepherd University students Yes free that magical word that makes the face of any college student light up Resume generators online can cost anywhere between $20-$75 but Shepherd University students can ob-tain the same guidance and help for free (this cannot be emphasized enough) Internship and job fairs can also be extremely costly and have limited registration space but Shepherd Uni-versity provides the same services with no cost to the student Unfortunately as undergraduate students of today we are entering the job force in what is still a considerably stifling econ-omy A bachelorrsquos degree is arguably no more an option or a grand asset as much as it is a requirement in order to hold a competi-tive edge in the job marketWith this in mind it is vital to take advantage of the op-portunities at hand As stu-dents we are often bogged down by our coursework and tend to neglect how close graduation and the real world we really are The Career Development Center is at our fingertips (well more like a few steps to Gardiner Hall) and if we use it fully we can ex-ponentially increase our knowledge opportunities and success in the long run Next time you have a cou-ple of minutes left before your next nursing class yoursquore walking to or from the dining hall you have to pick up your paycheck from Ikenberry Hall or you have to talk to the staff at the Financial Aid Office please make it a point to stop by the Career Devel-opment Center in the bot-tom of Gardiner Hall It could make a world of a difference for your future

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ldquoOne Nation Under Allahrdquo An Issue of Cultural Acceptance

KATHLEEN ARNOLDkarnol02ramsshepherdedu

ldquoOne nation under Allahrdquo were the words delivered during a routine Monday recital of the Pledge of Allegiance at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins Colo on Jan 28 2013 Members of the high schoolrsquos Cul-tural Arms Club asked to recite the pledge over the loudspeaker in order to increase multicultur-al awareness within the school These students have previously delivered the pledge in French and in Spanish during the weekly recital Principal Tom Lopez al-lowed the recital and received enraged phone calls from parents within hours of the recital but stood by his choice to allow the Ar-abic recital Lopez claims that he is in no way scheming an Islamic plan into the high school Accord-ing to dailymailukco he claims

ldquoThese students [the members of the Cultural Arms Club] love their country They were not being un-American in trying to do thisrdquoI was unsure of my initial reac-tion to this piece of news when I first heard of it but knew what side I believed to be ldquorightrdquo To be-gin with I am on the side of the Cultural Arms Club students I am not offended whatsoever by the use of ldquoAllahrdquo instead of ldquoGodrdquo and am rather proud to hear that a high school is embracing differ-ent cultures in such a bold way To recite our countryrsquos promise in a different language is not only brave but does not change the meaning of the promise in any aspect If anything it illuminates the fact that the United States is a diverse country and thrives on embracing these diversities I find the outrage by the public toward the principal to be ludi-crous especially because there was no public outrage when he allowed the pledge to be spoken

in French and in Spanish The uproar of the use of ldquoAllahrdquo in-stead of ldquoGodrdquo is just prejudiced behavior something we as United States citizens should be ashamed to have portrayed ourselves as My assumption is that their sons and daughters told the angry parents that they were forced to recite the pledge in Arabic against their will I was once a high school student I know how high school students embellish and crave attention when the possibility is given The misun-derstanding lies between the par-ents and the students Principal Lopez did not force any Arabic recital of the pledge but simply allowed the Cultural Arms Club the opportunity to bring more culture into the high school I am a little surprised by the fact the pledge is only recited once a week within the high school Dur-ing my public school years from kindergarten through my senior

year we recited the pledge every single day I find this collective daily recital to be a reminder that we are indeed united Immediate-ly following the pledge we always had a small break for a moment of silence allowing each of us to use that moment of silence differently I believe reciting the pledge daily throughout early and secondary education is important and nec-essary and teaches us at a young age the importance of patriotismWith patriotism comes the value of acceptance As United States citizens we have given the op-portunity for many members of different cultures to begin a new life We have accepted the fact that although we may share dif-ferent ethnicities we still de-sire freedom opportunities and a chance to make ourselves into something remarkable We should be proud that our coun-try is free enough to allow such cultures to migrate into our own

Too Politicized The Issue of Drug Screening People on Welfare

NATHAN YESSLER nyessl01ramsshepherdedu

Last Monday a bill on sub-jecting those on welfare to drug screening failed to pass the Virginia Senate by one vote The measure was backed by Republi-cans and failed because one Republican didnrsquot vote Whether yoursquove heard about it or not the ques-tion of whether we should have those on welfare take regular drug screen-ing tests has popped up a lot recently and many people are very sharp-ly divided on the issue Many of those against it think that it is an invasion of privacy and ask why donrsquot we screen legislators or bailed-out CEOs Many see it as picking on the poor Those who are for it think that it would cut down on the use of illegal drugs and save money in the sys-tem Many donrsquot see why

itrsquos even up for debate As for me I donrsquot think itrsquos a Republican or Demo-cratic issue a conserva-tive or liberal issue itrsquos just an issue thatrsquos be-ing too politicized so that people are divided and able to be manipulated politically Itrsquos part of the conundrum of having an almost exclusively two party system with two parties that seemingly have to disagree on every issue no matter what it is Personally I am for it and Irsquoll tell you why Itrsquos not because I hate poor people it has nothing to do with class warfare I donrsquot think CEOs should be bailed out at all Their companies should fail if they didnrsquot make it that way new companies can take their place and bet-ter themselves improv-ing on where the failed companies didnrsquot make it Thatrsquos why we have a free market As for the is-sue with legislators the

difference is their salary yes a government-paid salary But they are earn-ing that money for their job while those on wel-fare are on welfare typi-cally because they donrsquot have a job I wouldnrsquot be against screening legis-lators though As long as members of congress arenrsquot doing drugs they shouldnrsquot have a problem with it Some govern-ment jobs already do this In addition it wouldnrsquot be an invasion of privacy By accepting money from the government yoursquod willingly be subjecting yourself to screening If someonersquos job can do this without it violating his or her privacy rights so can this If it were a privacy issue we wouldnrsquot have drug screening anywhere because it would be violat-ing the employeesrsquo rights Not to mention that we have already given up our rights to privacy at air-ports and pretty much any

security check (some of which I agree with some of which I donrsquot like air-ports) We should probably have those security checks or some variation of them at government buildings though Bombs arenrsquot ex-actly a great thing to let in As far as drugs go this wouldnrsquot just be screen-ing for marijuana There are other drugs people do too like cocaine heroin and LSD among others We probably shouldnrsquot be sending our tax dollars to people who may be us-ing them Nice to know you might be paying for someonersquos addiction or their eminent death if they donrsquot get help de-pending on the drug The thing is I think this measure does make sense Therersquos no reason why we shouldnrsquot screen people who are receiving money from the govern-ment taken from our tax dollars and make sure they arenrsquot being self-

destructive and wasting the money given them Also this is in no way a shot at those on welfare Many on welfare donrsquot want to be and are hard-working They are trying to get by and make a way for themselves and have somehow come into un-fortunate circumstances I think that such hard-working people however would have few qualms about being screened be-cause that would mean that those who are not hard working or who are abusing the system would be taken off and wouldnrsquot be getting the same ben-efits as those who are ac-tually needing it So re-ally we are doing those on welfare who are genuinely decent people a service Until we can stop making every issue so sharply par-tisan and divided we will never be able to advance as a society Do what makes sense and helps others

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EDITORIALAs the time is once again upon us to vote for the 2013-2014 school year common reading The Picket will be selecting its own common read-ing choice of the books in contention Whatrsquos in contention Wersquore glad you asked The books that are on the voting block for the common reading are The Perks of Be-ing a Wallflower A Lesson Before Dying Strange as this Weather Has Been Mov-ing the Mountain Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America and Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressFor more information on each of those books check out the front-page ar-ticle by Kristin Stover titled ldquoShep-herd Votes on Common Readingrdquo After hours of deliberation in the news room and countless books being thrown across the room The Picket staff has

finally decided on a what book we would select for the common reading And the winner is (drum roll please)The Perks of Being A WallflowerThe Perks of Being A Wallflower is a book that many Shepherd students can relate to on a number of different top-ics For incoming freshman life in col-lege can begin a little rough before the finally find their own group of friends The book also touches on awkward subjects such as going through pu-berty and sexuality Being college stu-dents those are a couple of things that can be prevalent in our lives Another thing that makes the book an inter-esting read for college students is its drug abuse sections On campuses all across the countries you will find drugs Some stu-

dents have a hard time dealing with peer pressure and just drug culture in general Since the book was also made into a movie teachers could also use it to their advantage in the classroom by teach-ing with the book or the movie Itrsquos an-other way of utilizing the book for its strengths which tell stories of the awk-ward late high school early college years We here at The Picket believe that hav-ing The Perks of Being A Wallflower as the common reading will be beneficial because it is entertaining but also re-latable Itrsquos a book that has modern sub-jects that college students can relate to To vote for the 2013-2014 Shepherd University Common Reading visit-ing the schools home page and in the middle on the right hand side click the link titled ldquoCommon Reading Voterdquo

NICK MATZUREFFnmatzu01ramsshepherdedu

In a small town like Shep-herdstown becoming compla-cent in your understanding of the world is an easy thing to do I wake up go to class eat lunch go back to class and go back home When I need cof-fee I take a two-minute walk to Lost Dog buy myself cof-fee and return to the good olrsquo campus grind you could say In other words I like many other Shepherd students get wrapped up in the monotony of college life at a small in-stitution With such a rou-tine it is not uncommon to close off your peripheral vi-sion from the outside world Believe it or not there are a slew of solutions avail-able for lessening the dull-ness of small-town life but I can only think of one solu-tion that broadens your ho-rizon provides you with life-long memories and supplies you with academic credit This convenient little op-portunity is known as the study abroad experience Shepherd Universityrsquos study abroad program headed by Director Ann Henriks-son and Project Coordina-tor Beth Cauvel has placed Shepherd students in over 72 countries and on all con-tinents besides AntarcticaNot only do students have essentially six continents to study in but the program also allows students to ap-ply to study abroad programs ranging anywhere from a

week to a full academic year According to Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel the program is very lenient about prereq-uisites and offers a vari-ety of options for aspir-ing study abroad students ldquoFirstly we are fully aware of the fact that not all stu-dents who want to apply for programs have fluency in that specific language You donrsquot have to be fluent in Italian to travel to Milan We urge students in this po-sition to take advantage of the language classes being offered in the country they decide to visitrdquo Cauvel saidIn addition to having an open door policy for students lack-ing in language fluency Cauv-el also emphasized the multi-plicity of the programs offeredldquoIn addition to the more tra-ditional programs that are of-fered at Shepherd the Study Abroad Office also offers af-filiate programs that range from a summer in one loca-tion to an academic year that is split between two locations We do our very best to place you in a country that will af-ford you with the experience that you want for the cost that you wantrdquo Cauvel saidIf studying abroad is begin-ning to sound appealing to you you are probably curious as to how you can apply for a placement similar to the ones mentioned above Overall the process is fairly easy and includes ample assistance from Henriksson and CauvelThe study abroad applica-tion process consists of ex-

ploring the study abroad Web site at wwwshepherdeduuniversitystudyabroad going to the Study Abroad Office in the Scarborough Library to ask questions finding a program that suits you properly being approved by Shepherd being admit-ted to the program attend-ing the pre-departure paper-work session having a great trip and facilitating your transcript when you return Also if you are leery of the financial aspect of the trip federal aid is a fea-sible option for students According to Cauvel study abroad is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity that every student should experience ldquoThis is the best way to learn about the world and about yourself The experience will broaden your cultural per-spective and will teach you more about yourselfrdquo she said Because study abroad ap-plicants are admitted to pro-grams on a rolling basis it is vital for students to apply early and to have an idea of the type of culture they want to experience in mind Not only does studying abroad broaden your appreciation of the world but the experience is also a major reacutesumeacute-build-er Creating life experiences that are exclusively yours is intrinsic for the state of your quality of life and doing so in other worlds only adds to experience Get on the com-puter check out the Web site and start planning your getaway before it is too late

Get Up Go Out and Study Abroad

Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel is available to answer any questions that students have when considering to Study Abroad The Shepherd Study Abroad office has placed students in over 72 coun-tries and on all continents besides Antarc-tica Photograph by Ryan Franklin

The Study Abroad Office is located just inside the Scarborough Library Friendly staff are there to help you find a program that suits all of your needs and assist you throughout the process Photo by Ryan Franklin

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EDWARD BARR

Jbarr02ramsshepherdeduOnly a few weeks before St Patrickrsquos Day festivities be-gin FullSet an Irish band is coming to perform tradi-tional Irish music here at Shepherd University on Feb 22 The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd (PASS) will sponsor the groups Shepherdstown debutFullSet is an up and coming band in the world of tradi-tional Irish music The band has performed throughout the world and toured the United States last year The group is made up of six ex-tremely talented musicians who each have their own in-dividual accolades In 2011 Raidioacute Teilifiacutes Eacuteireann (RTEacute) a well-known radio station located in Dublin awarded FullSet the Re-corded Artists Actors Per-formers Breakthrough Bur-sary in the Traditional Irish Category Last year the group won the LiveIreland Music Awardsrsquo ldquoNew Group of the Yearrdquo Award for 2012 In his article on the LiveIreland website Bill Margeson says FullSetrsquos album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is ldquoperfectly conceived and executedrdquo and in short ldquo[FullSet] is stunningrdquoConsidering the talented musicians who encompass this group it is no surprise that FullSet has been so well received Recognized for her talent Janine Red-mond received All-Ireland titles for both the accordi-on and melodeon Michael Harrison the groups fiddle player is a three time All-Ireland fiddle champion Having performed in sev-eral well-known music pro-ductions Teresa Horgan sings and plays the flute Recently debuting his first solo album ldquoHalcyon Daysrdquo in 2011 Seaacuten McCarthy is a six-time All-Ireland title winner for uilleann pipes The grouprsquos (mostly) self-taught guitar player Andy Meaney and Eamonn Moloney who plays the

bodhraacuten have performed in many festivals and several music produc-tions around the worldAfter completing their tour in 2012 FullSet con-tinues with their busy performance schedule as they begin another tour of the eastern United States and Europe in 2013 The group will actually begin their 2013 tour in Shep-herdstown West Virginia on Friday Feb 22 The group will be perform-ing at the Frank Center thanks to PASS and Shep-herd Music and Dance This is a rare chance for students and the commu-nity to experience a band that is rich with talent just beginning to take flight

PASS PRESENTS

FULLSETAN EVENING OF MERRIMENT AND TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

This is a rare chance

for students and the community to experience a band that is

rich with talent just beginning to take flight

If you want to get a taste of the type of music the group will be performing before their show on Feb 22 you can listen to the band and watch them perform on their website wwwfullset-musiccom Their album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is avail-able on iTunes for a little under $10 Tickets for the show are available and can be purchased from the Shepherd University book-store Ticket prices are $18 for general admission $8 for students 18 and under $10 for Shepherd Music and Dance members and FREE for current Shep-herd University students with a valid Rambler The show begins at 8 pm so be sure to get there early seating will be limited

REBECCA GLOVER

rglove03ramsshepherdeduRule 1 Cram

If your first midterm be-gins tomorrow morning yoursquove got plenty of time to cram all of the mate-rial yoursquove learned dur-ing the semester into the next eight hours Fill that coffee pot get that stereo blaring and dive face first into those notes and books Strong coffee and loud music will keep your eyes and ears alert As far as brain power goes scan over every-thing and repeat it until you inevitably fall asleep Just be sure to fall asleep on top of your notes and books osmosis works

Rule 2 Sleep

Yoursquoll want to sleep in as late as you possibly can Got a midterm at 9 AM Wake up at 830AM

Roll gently out of bed so that the information your brain has absorbed from following Rule 1 wonrsquot slip between the cracks

Rule 3 Eat right

Make sure to grab something sugary and full of caffeine to perk you up before your midterm Donrsquot worry those jitters you may be feeling arenrsquot from that enormous can of Red Bull or the two glazed donuts you gobbled down ndash yoursquore just excited to ace this exam already

Rule 4 Prioritizehellipyour party schedule

Donrsquot stress yourself out by thinking that the time you spend at so and sorsquos party could be spent studying for midterms The keyword here is could If you donrsquot go to Aaronrsquos party how will you ever get the chance to see Jamie do that weird thing with his legs If any-thing go ahead and leave

the festivities about a half hour earlier than you nor-mally would Now that could has turned into a would Once you get home spend that extra half hour or more cramming (especially if your exam is tomorrow morn-ing in which case yoursquoll need to pull an all-nighter)

Rule 5 Ask for help

If you seem to be misun-derstanding a specific topic or are having trouble stay-ing focused while studying reach out to your fellow classmates They should be more than willing to help you After all who cares if itrsquos 3 AM on the day of the exam If your classmates are applying these rules the right way they are awake just like you Above all else the most important rule to follow is the last onehelliphellip

Rule 6 Stop procrastinating

It will probably be a good idea to start this rule tomorrowhellip

SIX RULES FOR MIDTERM SUCCESS

(FOR THE EVERYDAY SLACKER)

TYLER MILLER

Tmille09ramsshepherdeduThe majority of students at Shepherd University have spent time living on campus at some point or another and wersquove all had our share of roommate and housing drama But with room lottery six weeks away many students must make big decisions not only about where they will live but also about whom they will want to live with next fall And while some may have their doubts because of negative ex-periences in the past itrsquos important to remember that each new semester is also a new opportunityldquoI think Shepherd needs to create a system to match roommates who are more compatible I was put with a roommate in the begin-ning of this year whom I could not trust Luck-ily I had a friend from high school who had an available room for me to move tordquo said fresh-men Claire WheatleyBut when faced with the reality that you need to move out of your current room and fast students seem to find Residence Life to be a helpful toolldquoI thought the process of switching rooms during the current semester was handled very well by Resi-dence Liferdquo said freshman Dylan Harshman ldquoI was moved into a new room only two days after sub-mitting a request and ev-erything was hassle freerdquoBut there is not always an issue with residence life or how housing is se-

lected In some cases liv-ing on campus just doesnrsquot suit everyonersquos lifestyleldquoThere are several reasons why I decided to move off campusrdquo said freshman Samantha Barrett who moved from her dorm to an off campus apartment af-ter fall semester this year ldquoMoney was a large factor and the dorm provided a lot of distractions Living on my own makes it a lot easier for me to do my school work and my apartment is a lot more convenient and clean-

er than living in a dormrdquoMoney can be a major is-sue for those students who are from the local area and many see how costly room and board as well as a full first year meal plan can beldquoI really love living on cam-

LIVING ON CAMPUSROOMMATES MOVING AND ROOM LOTTERY

Room lottery however

allows students to have their own say in

not only with whom but

where exactly they will

be living on campus next

semester

pus and being around all my friends but I think itrsquos a bit overpriced so Irsquom looking into getting an apartment off campus next semesterrdquo said Kasey Franklin a freshmanRoom lottery however al-lows students to have their own say in not only with whom but where exactly they will be living on campus next semester Itrsquos a much more hands-on approach than be-ing placed in a hall by Resi-dence Life (as you are your first year) so many students are feeling more at ease and eager to return next fallldquoIrsquom still a little confused about how it all works but Irsquom excited to choose where I will be living next yearrdquo said HarshmanStudents can accumulate points for room lottery in a variety of ways Factors such as what year you are at Shepherd (freshman sophomore junior) your GPA number of semesters yoursquove lived on campus as well as attending residence hall events and meetings will all earn you points and a higher placement for room lottery selectionldquoI have been attending multiple events to get lot-tery points to guarantee a spot in the suites next year I look forward to be-ing near the Wellness Cen-ter and also living with new peoplerdquo said WheatleyThis yearrsquos room lottery will be held in the Student Cen-ter on April 3 at 400 pmFor additional informa-tion on how to apply for room lottery talk to your RA or visit the Residence Life page on the Shep-herd University website

WAYS TO RECIEVE LOTTERY

POINTS

Points based on freshman sophomore junior or senior standing

Grade Point Average

Number of semesters you have lived on campus

By attending residence hall meetings and events

Do you have something you want to share with the Picket

Email picketchiefeditorgmailcom with submissions

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GAMES amp COMICS

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

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ldquoOne Nation Under Allahrdquo An Issue of Cultural Acceptance

KATHLEEN ARNOLDkarnol02ramsshepherdedu

ldquoOne nation under Allahrdquo were the words delivered during a routine Monday recital of the Pledge of Allegiance at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins Colo on Jan 28 2013 Members of the high schoolrsquos Cul-tural Arms Club asked to recite the pledge over the loudspeaker in order to increase multicultur-al awareness within the school These students have previously delivered the pledge in French and in Spanish during the weekly recital Principal Tom Lopez al-lowed the recital and received enraged phone calls from parents within hours of the recital but stood by his choice to allow the Ar-abic recital Lopez claims that he is in no way scheming an Islamic plan into the high school Accord-ing to dailymailukco he claims

ldquoThese students [the members of the Cultural Arms Club] love their country They were not being un-American in trying to do thisrdquoI was unsure of my initial reac-tion to this piece of news when I first heard of it but knew what side I believed to be ldquorightrdquo To be-gin with I am on the side of the Cultural Arms Club students I am not offended whatsoever by the use of ldquoAllahrdquo instead of ldquoGodrdquo and am rather proud to hear that a high school is embracing differ-ent cultures in such a bold way To recite our countryrsquos promise in a different language is not only brave but does not change the meaning of the promise in any aspect If anything it illuminates the fact that the United States is a diverse country and thrives on embracing these diversities I find the outrage by the public toward the principal to be ludi-crous especially because there was no public outrage when he allowed the pledge to be spoken

in French and in Spanish The uproar of the use of ldquoAllahrdquo in-stead of ldquoGodrdquo is just prejudiced behavior something we as United States citizens should be ashamed to have portrayed ourselves as My assumption is that their sons and daughters told the angry parents that they were forced to recite the pledge in Arabic against their will I was once a high school student I know how high school students embellish and crave attention when the possibility is given The misun-derstanding lies between the par-ents and the students Principal Lopez did not force any Arabic recital of the pledge but simply allowed the Cultural Arms Club the opportunity to bring more culture into the high school I am a little surprised by the fact the pledge is only recited once a week within the high school Dur-ing my public school years from kindergarten through my senior

year we recited the pledge every single day I find this collective daily recital to be a reminder that we are indeed united Immediate-ly following the pledge we always had a small break for a moment of silence allowing each of us to use that moment of silence differently I believe reciting the pledge daily throughout early and secondary education is important and nec-essary and teaches us at a young age the importance of patriotismWith patriotism comes the value of acceptance As United States citizens we have given the op-portunity for many members of different cultures to begin a new life We have accepted the fact that although we may share dif-ferent ethnicities we still de-sire freedom opportunities and a chance to make ourselves into something remarkable We should be proud that our coun-try is free enough to allow such cultures to migrate into our own

Too Politicized The Issue of Drug Screening People on Welfare

NATHAN YESSLER nyessl01ramsshepherdedu

Last Monday a bill on sub-jecting those on welfare to drug screening failed to pass the Virginia Senate by one vote The measure was backed by Republi-cans and failed because one Republican didnrsquot vote Whether yoursquove heard about it or not the ques-tion of whether we should have those on welfare take regular drug screen-ing tests has popped up a lot recently and many people are very sharp-ly divided on the issue Many of those against it think that it is an invasion of privacy and ask why donrsquot we screen legislators or bailed-out CEOs Many see it as picking on the poor Those who are for it think that it would cut down on the use of illegal drugs and save money in the sys-tem Many donrsquot see why

itrsquos even up for debate As for me I donrsquot think itrsquos a Republican or Demo-cratic issue a conserva-tive or liberal issue itrsquos just an issue thatrsquos be-ing too politicized so that people are divided and able to be manipulated politically Itrsquos part of the conundrum of having an almost exclusively two party system with two parties that seemingly have to disagree on every issue no matter what it is Personally I am for it and Irsquoll tell you why Itrsquos not because I hate poor people it has nothing to do with class warfare I donrsquot think CEOs should be bailed out at all Their companies should fail if they didnrsquot make it that way new companies can take their place and bet-ter themselves improv-ing on where the failed companies didnrsquot make it Thatrsquos why we have a free market As for the is-sue with legislators the

difference is their salary yes a government-paid salary But they are earn-ing that money for their job while those on wel-fare are on welfare typi-cally because they donrsquot have a job I wouldnrsquot be against screening legis-lators though As long as members of congress arenrsquot doing drugs they shouldnrsquot have a problem with it Some govern-ment jobs already do this In addition it wouldnrsquot be an invasion of privacy By accepting money from the government yoursquod willingly be subjecting yourself to screening If someonersquos job can do this without it violating his or her privacy rights so can this If it were a privacy issue we wouldnrsquot have drug screening anywhere because it would be violat-ing the employeesrsquo rights Not to mention that we have already given up our rights to privacy at air-ports and pretty much any

security check (some of which I agree with some of which I donrsquot like air-ports) We should probably have those security checks or some variation of them at government buildings though Bombs arenrsquot ex-actly a great thing to let in As far as drugs go this wouldnrsquot just be screen-ing for marijuana There are other drugs people do too like cocaine heroin and LSD among others We probably shouldnrsquot be sending our tax dollars to people who may be us-ing them Nice to know you might be paying for someonersquos addiction or their eminent death if they donrsquot get help de-pending on the drug The thing is I think this measure does make sense Therersquos no reason why we shouldnrsquot screen people who are receiving money from the govern-ment taken from our tax dollars and make sure they arenrsquot being self-

destructive and wasting the money given them Also this is in no way a shot at those on welfare Many on welfare donrsquot want to be and are hard-working They are trying to get by and make a way for themselves and have somehow come into un-fortunate circumstances I think that such hard-working people however would have few qualms about being screened be-cause that would mean that those who are not hard working or who are abusing the system would be taken off and wouldnrsquot be getting the same ben-efits as those who are ac-tually needing it So re-ally we are doing those on welfare who are genuinely decent people a service Until we can stop making every issue so sharply par-tisan and divided we will never be able to advance as a society Do what makes sense and helps others

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Let us know The Picket accepts open submissions from all stu-

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EDITORIALAs the time is once again upon us to vote for the 2013-2014 school year common reading The Picket will be selecting its own common read-ing choice of the books in contention Whatrsquos in contention Wersquore glad you asked The books that are on the voting block for the common reading are The Perks of Be-ing a Wallflower A Lesson Before Dying Strange as this Weather Has Been Mov-ing the Mountain Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America and Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressFor more information on each of those books check out the front-page ar-ticle by Kristin Stover titled ldquoShep-herd Votes on Common Readingrdquo After hours of deliberation in the news room and countless books being thrown across the room The Picket staff has

finally decided on a what book we would select for the common reading And the winner is (drum roll please)The Perks of Being A WallflowerThe Perks of Being A Wallflower is a book that many Shepherd students can relate to on a number of different top-ics For incoming freshman life in col-lege can begin a little rough before the finally find their own group of friends The book also touches on awkward subjects such as going through pu-berty and sexuality Being college stu-dents those are a couple of things that can be prevalent in our lives Another thing that makes the book an inter-esting read for college students is its drug abuse sections On campuses all across the countries you will find drugs Some stu-

dents have a hard time dealing with peer pressure and just drug culture in general Since the book was also made into a movie teachers could also use it to their advantage in the classroom by teach-ing with the book or the movie Itrsquos an-other way of utilizing the book for its strengths which tell stories of the awk-ward late high school early college years We here at The Picket believe that hav-ing The Perks of Being A Wallflower as the common reading will be beneficial because it is entertaining but also re-latable Itrsquos a book that has modern sub-jects that college students can relate to To vote for the 2013-2014 Shepherd University Common Reading visit-ing the schools home page and in the middle on the right hand side click the link titled ldquoCommon Reading Voterdquo

NICK MATZUREFFnmatzu01ramsshepherdedu

In a small town like Shep-herdstown becoming compla-cent in your understanding of the world is an easy thing to do I wake up go to class eat lunch go back to class and go back home When I need cof-fee I take a two-minute walk to Lost Dog buy myself cof-fee and return to the good olrsquo campus grind you could say In other words I like many other Shepherd students get wrapped up in the monotony of college life at a small in-stitution With such a rou-tine it is not uncommon to close off your peripheral vi-sion from the outside world Believe it or not there are a slew of solutions avail-able for lessening the dull-ness of small-town life but I can only think of one solu-tion that broadens your ho-rizon provides you with life-long memories and supplies you with academic credit This convenient little op-portunity is known as the study abroad experience Shepherd Universityrsquos study abroad program headed by Director Ann Henriks-son and Project Coordina-tor Beth Cauvel has placed Shepherd students in over 72 countries and on all con-tinents besides AntarcticaNot only do students have essentially six continents to study in but the program also allows students to ap-ply to study abroad programs ranging anywhere from a

week to a full academic year According to Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel the program is very lenient about prereq-uisites and offers a vari-ety of options for aspir-ing study abroad students ldquoFirstly we are fully aware of the fact that not all stu-dents who want to apply for programs have fluency in that specific language You donrsquot have to be fluent in Italian to travel to Milan We urge students in this po-sition to take advantage of the language classes being offered in the country they decide to visitrdquo Cauvel saidIn addition to having an open door policy for students lack-ing in language fluency Cauv-el also emphasized the multi-plicity of the programs offeredldquoIn addition to the more tra-ditional programs that are of-fered at Shepherd the Study Abroad Office also offers af-filiate programs that range from a summer in one loca-tion to an academic year that is split between two locations We do our very best to place you in a country that will af-ford you with the experience that you want for the cost that you wantrdquo Cauvel saidIf studying abroad is begin-ning to sound appealing to you you are probably curious as to how you can apply for a placement similar to the ones mentioned above Overall the process is fairly easy and includes ample assistance from Henriksson and CauvelThe study abroad applica-tion process consists of ex-

ploring the study abroad Web site at wwwshepherdeduuniversitystudyabroad going to the Study Abroad Office in the Scarborough Library to ask questions finding a program that suits you properly being approved by Shepherd being admit-ted to the program attend-ing the pre-departure paper-work session having a great trip and facilitating your transcript when you return Also if you are leery of the financial aspect of the trip federal aid is a fea-sible option for students According to Cauvel study abroad is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity that every student should experience ldquoThis is the best way to learn about the world and about yourself The experience will broaden your cultural per-spective and will teach you more about yourselfrdquo she said Because study abroad ap-plicants are admitted to pro-grams on a rolling basis it is vital for students to apply early and to have an idea of the type of culture they want to experience in mind Not only does studying abroad broaden your appreciation of the world but the experience is also a major reacutesumeacute-build-er Creating life experiences that are exclusively yours is intrinsic for the state of your quality of life and doing so in other worlds only adds to experience Get on the com-puter check out the Web site and start planning your getaway before it is too late

Get Up Go Out and Study Abroad

Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel is available to answer any questions that students have when considering to Study Abroad The Shepherd Study Abroad office has placed students in over 72 coun-tries and on all continents besides Antarc-tica Photograph by Ryan Franklin

The Study Abroad Office is located just inside the Scarborough Library Friendly staff are there to help you find a program that suits all of your needs and assist you throughout the process Photo by Ryan Franklin

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EDWARD BARR

Jbarr02ramsshepherdeduOnly a few weeks before St Patrickrsquos Day festivities be-gin FullSet an Irish band is coming to perform tradi-tional Irish music here at Shepherd University on Feb 22 The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd (PASS) will sponsor the groups Shepherdstown debutFullSet is an up and coming band in the world of tradi-tional Irish music The band has performed throughout the world and toured the United States last year The group is made up of six ex-tremely talented musicians who each have their own in-dividual accolades In 2011 Raidioacute Teilifiacutes Eacuteireann (RTEacute) a well-known radio station located in Dublin awarded FullSet the Re-corded Artists Actors Per-formers Breakthrough Bur-sary in the Traditional Irish Category Last year the group won the LiveIreland Music Awardsrsquo ldquoNew Group of the Yearrdquo Award for 2012 In his article on the LiveIreland website Bill Margeson says FullSetrsquos album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is ldquoperfectly conceived and executedrdquo and in short ldquo[FullSet] is stunningrdquoConsidering the talented musicians who encompass this group it is no surprise that FullSet has been so well received Recognized for her talent Janine Red-mond received All-Ireland titles for both the accordi-on and melodeon Michael Harrison the groups fiddle player is a three time All-Ireland fiddle champion Having performed in sev-eral well-known music pro-ductions Teresa Horgan sings and plays the flute Recently debuting his first solo album ldquoHalcyon Daysrdquo in 2011 Seaacuten McCarthy is a six-time All-Ireland title winner for uilleann pipes The grouprsquos (mostly) self-taught guitar player Andy Meaney and Eamonn Moloney who plays the

bodhraacuten have performed in many festivals and several music produc-tions around the worldAfter completing their tour in 2012 FullSet con-tinues with their busy performance schedule as they begin another tour of the eastern United States and Europe in 2013 The group will actually begin their 2013 tour in Shep-herdstown West Virginia on Friday Feb 22 The group will be perform-ing at the Frank Center thanks to PASS and Shep-herd Music and Dance This is a rare chance for students and the commu-nity to experience a band that is rich with talent just beginning to take flight

PASS PRESENTS

FULLSETAN EVENING OF MERRIMENT AND TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

This is a rare chance

for students and the community to experience a band that is

rich with talent just beginning to take flight

If you want to get a taste of the type of music the group will be performing before their show on Feb 22 you can listen to the band and watch them perform on their website wwwfullset-musiccom Their album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is avail-able on iTunes for a little under $10 Tickets for the show are available and can be purchased from the Shepherd University book-store Ticket prices are $18 for general admission $8 for students 18 and under $10 for Shepherd Music and Dance members and FREE for current Shep-herd University students with a valid Rambler The show begins at 8 pm so be sure to get there early seating will be limited

REBECCA GLOVER

rglove03ramsshepherdeduRule 1 Cram

If your first midterm be-gins tomorrow morning yoursquove got plenty of time to cram all of the mate-rial yoursquove learned dur-ing the semester into the next eight hours Fill that coffee pot get that stereo blaring and dive face first into those notes and books Strong coffee and loud music will keep your eyes and ears alert As far as brain power goes scan over every-thing and repeat it until you inevitably fall asleep Just be sure to fall asleep on top of your notes and books osmosis works

Rule 2 Sleep

Yoursquoll want to sleep in as late as you possibly can Got a midterm at 9 AM Wake up at 830AM

Roll gently out of bed so that the information your brain has absorbed from following Rule 1 wonrsquot slip between the cracks

Rule 3 Eat right

Make sure to grab something sugary and full of caffeine to perk you up before your midterm Donrsquot worry those jitters you may be feeling arenrsquot from that enormous can of Red Bull or the two glazed donuts you gobbled down ndash yoursquore just excited to ace this exam already

Rule 4 Prioritizehellipyour party schedule

Donrsquot stress yourself out by thinking that the time you spend at so and sorsquos party could be spent studying for midterms The keyword here is could If you donrsquot go to Aaronrsquos party how will you ever get the chance to see Jamie do that weird thing with his legs If any-thing go ahead and leave

the festivities about a half hour earlier than you nor-mally would Now that could has turned into a would Once you get home spend that extra half hour or more cramming (especially if your exam is tomorrow morn-ing in which case yoursquoll need to pull an all-nighter)

Rule 5 Ask for help

If you seem to be misun-derstanding a specific topic or are having trouble stay-ing focused while studying reach out to your fellow classmates They should be more than willing to help you After all who cares if itrsquos 3 AM on the day of the exam If your classmates are applying these rules the right way they are awake just like you Above all else the most important rule to follow is the last onehelliphellip

Rule 6 Stop procrastinating

It will probably be a good idea to start this rule tomorrowhellip

SIX RULES FOR MIDTERM SUCCESS

(FOR THE EVERYDAY SLACKER)

TYLER MILLER

Tmille09ramsshepherdeduThe majority of students at Shepherd University have spent time living on campus at some point or another and wersquove all had our share of roommate and housing drama But with room lottery six weeks away many students must make big decisions not only about where they will live but also about whom they will want to live with next fall And while some may have their doubts because of negative ex-periences in the past itrsquos important to remember that each new semester is also a new opportunityldquoI think Shepherd needs to create a system to match roommates who are more compatible I was put with a roommate in the begin-ning of this year whom I could not trust Luck-ily I had a friend from high school who had an available room for me to move tordquo said fresh-men Claire WheatleyBut when faced with the reality that you need to move out of your current room and fast students seem to find Residence Life to be a helpful toolldquoI thought the process of switching rooms during the current semester was handled very well by Resi-dence Liferdquo said freshman Dylan Harshman ldquoI was moved into a new room only two days after sub-mitting a request and ev-erything was hassle freerdquoBut there is not always an issue with residence life or how housing is se-

lected In some cases liv-ing on campus just doesnrsquot suit everyonersquos lifestyleldquoThere are several reasons why I decided to move off campusrdquo said freshman Samantha Barrett who moved from her dorm to an off campus apartment af-ter fall semester this year ldquoMoney was a large factor and the dorm provided a lot of distractions Living on my own makes it a lot easier for me to do my school work and my apartment is a lot more convenient and clean-

er than living in a dormrdquoMoney can be a major is-sue for those students who are from the local area and many see how costly room and board as well as a full first year meal plan can beldquoI really love living on cam-

LIVING ON CAMPUSROOMMATES MOVING AND ROOM LOTTERY

Room lottery however

allows students to have their own say in

not only with whom but

where exactly they will

be living on campus next

semester

pus and being around all my friends but I think itrsquos a bit overpriced so Irsquom looking into getting an apartment off campus next semesterrdquo said Kasey Franklin a freshmanRoom lottery however al-lows students to have their own say in not only with whom but where exactly they will be living on campus next semester Itrsquos a much more hands-on approach than be-ing placed in a hall by Resi-dence Life (as you are your first year) so many students are feeling more at ease and eager to return next fallldquoIrsquom still a little confused about how it all works but Irsquom excited to choose where I will be living next yearrdquo said HarshmanStudents can accumulate points for room lottery in a variety of ways Factors such as what year you are at Shepherd (freshman sophomore junior) your GPA number of semesters yoursquove lived on campus as well as attending residence hall events and meetings will all earn you points and a higher placement for room lottery selectionldquoI have been attending multiple events to get lot-tery points to guarantee a spot in the suites next year I look forward to be-ing near the Wellness Cen-ter and also living with new peoplerdquo said WheatleyThis yearrsquos room lottery will be held in the Student Cen-ter on April 3 at 400 pmFor additional informa-tion on how to apply for room lottery talk to your RA or visit the Residence Life page on the Shep-herd University website

WAYS TO RECIEVE LOTTERY

POINTS

Points based on freshman sophomore junior or senior standing

Grade Point Average

Number of semesters you have lived on campus

By attending residence hall meetings and events

Do you have something you want to share with the Picket

Email picketchiefeditorgmailcom with submissions

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GAMES amp COMICS

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

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Zach Rounceville

6 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

EDITORIALAs the time is once again upon us to vote for the 2013-2014 school year common reading The Picket will be selecting its own common read-ing choice of the books in contention Whatrsquos in contention Wersquore glad you asked The books that are on the voting block for the common reading are The Perks of Be-ing a Wallflower A Lesson Before Dying Strange as this Weather Has Been Mov-ing the Mountain Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America and Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressFor more information on each of those books check out the front-page ar-ticle by Kristin Stover titled ldquoShep-herd Votes on Common Readingrdquo After hours of deliberation in the news room and countless books being thrown across the room The Picket staff has

finally decided on a what book we would select for the common reading And the winner is (drum roll please)The Perks of Being A WallflowerThe Perks of Being A Wallflower is a book that many Shepherd students can relate to on a number of different top-ics For incoming freshman life in col-lege can begin a little rough before the finally find their own group of friends The book also touches on awkward subjects such as going through pu-berty and sexuality Being college stu-dents those are a couple of things that can be prevalent in our lives Another thing that makes the book an inter-esting read for college students is its drug abuse sections On campuses all across the countries you will find drugs Some stu-

dents have a hard time dealing with peer pressure and just drug culture in general Since the book was also made into a movie teachers could also use it to their advantage in the classroom by teach-ing with the book or the movie Itrsquos an-other way of utilizing the book for its strengths which tell stories of the awk-ward late high school early college years We here at The Picket believe that hav-ing The Perks of Being A Wallflower as the common reading will be beneficial because it is entertaining but also re-latable Itrsquos a book that has modern sub-jects that college students can relate to To vote for the 2013-2014 Shepherd University Common Reading visit-ing the schools home page and in the middle on the right hand side click the link titled ldquoCommon Reading Voterdquo

NICK MATZUREFFnmatzu01ramsshepherdedu

In a small town like Shep-herdstown becoming compla-cent in your understanding of the world is an easy thing to do I wake up go to class eat lunch go back to class and go back home When I need cof-fee I take a two-minute walk to Lost Dog buy myself cof-fee and return to the good olrsquo campus grind you could say In other words I like many other Shepherd students get wrapped up in the monotony of college life at a small in-stitution With such a rou-tine it is not uncommon to close off your peripheral vi-sion from the outside world Believe it or not there are a slew of solutions avail-able for lessening the dull-ness of small-town life but I can only think of one solu-tion that broadens your ho-rizon provides you with life-long memories and supplies you with academic credit This convenient little op-portunity is known as the study abroad experience Shepherd Universityrsquos study abroad program headed by Director Ann Henriks-son and Project Coordina-tor Beth Cauvel has placed Shepherd students in over 72 countries and on all con-tinents besides AntarcticaNot only do students have essentially six continents to study in but the program also allows students to ap-ply to study abroad programs ranging anywhere from a

week to a full academic year According to Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel the program is very lenient about prereq-uisites and offers a vari-ety of options for aspir-ing study abroad students ldquoFirstly we are fully aware of the fact that not all stu-dents who want to apply for programs have fluency in that specific language You donrsquot have to be fluent in Italian to travel to Milan We urge students in this po-sition to take advantage of the language classes being offered in the country they decide to visitrdquo Cauvel saidIn addition to having an open door policy for students lack-ing in language fluency Cauv-el also emphasized the multi-plicity of the programs offeredldquoIn addition to the more tra-ditional programs that are of-fered at Shepherd the Study Abroad Office also offers af-filiate programs that range from a summer in one loca-tion to an academic year that is split between two locations We do our very best to place you in a country that will af-ford you with the experience that you want for the cost that you wantrdquo Cauvel saidIf studying abroad is begin-ning to sound appealing to you you are probably curious as to how you can apply for a placement similar to the ones mentioned above Overall the process is fairly easy and includes ample assistance from Henriksson and CauvelThe study abroad applica-tion process consists of ex-

ploring the study abroad Web site at wwwshepherdeduuniversitystudyabroad going to the Study Abroad Office in the Scarborough Library to ask questions finding a program that suits you properly being approved by Shepherd being admit-ted to the program attend-ing the pre-departure paper-work session having a great trip and facilitating your transcript when you return Also if you are leery of the financial aspect of the trip federal aid is a fea-sible option for students According to Cauvel study abroad is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity that every student should experience ldquoThis is the best way to learn about the world and about yourself The experience will broaden your cultural per-spective and will teach you more about yourselfrdquo she said Because study abroad ap-plicants are admitted to pro-grams on a rolling basis it is vital for students to apply early and to have an idea of the type of culture they want to experience in mind Not only does studying abroad broaden your appreciation of the world but the experience is also a major reacutesumeacute-build-er Creating life experiences that are exclusively yours is intrinsic for the state of your quality of life and doing so in other worlds only adds to experience Get on the com-puter check out the Web site and start planning your getaway before it is too late

Get Up Go Out and Study Abroad

Study Abroad Project Coordinator Beth Cauvel is available to answer any questions that students have when considering to Study Abroad The Shepherd Study Abroad office has placed students in over 72 coun-tries and on all continents besides Antarc-tica Photograph by Ryan Franklin

The Study Abroad Office is located just inside the Scarborough Library Friendly staff are there to help you find a program that suits all of your needs and assist you throughout the process Photo by Ryan Franklin

ARTS amp STYLE 7 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

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EDWARD BARR

Jbarr02ramsshepherdeduOnly a few weeks before St Patrickrsquos Day festivities be-gin FullSet an Irish band is coming to perform tradi-tional Irish music here at Shepherd University on Feb 22 The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd (PASS) will sponsor the groups Shepherdstown debutFullSet is an up and coming band in the world of tradi-tional Irish music The band has performed throughout the world and toured the United States last year The group is made up of six ex-tremely talented musicians who each have their own in-dividual accolades In 2011 Raidioacute Teilifiacutes Eacuteireann (RTEacute) a well-known radio station located in Dublin awarded FullSet the Re-corded Artists Actors Per-formers Breakthrough Bur-sary in the Traditional Irish Category Last year the group won the LiveIreland Music Awardsrsquo ldquoNew Group of the Yearrdquo Award for 2012 In his article on the LiveIreland website Bill Margeson says FullSetrsquos album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is ldquoperfectly conceived and executedrdquo and in short ldquo[FullSet] is stunningrdquoConsidering the talented musicians who encompass this group it is no surprise that FullSet has been so well received Recognized for her talent Janine Red-mond received All-Ireland titles for both the accordi-on and melodeon Michael Harrison the groups fiddle player is a three time All-Ireland fiddle champion Having performed in sev-eral well-known music pro-ductions Teresa Horgan sings and plays the flute Recently debuting his first solo album ldquoHalcyon Daysrdquo in 2011 Seaacuten McCarthy is a six-time All-Ireland title winner for uilleann pipes The grouprsquos (mostly) self-taught guitar player Andy Meaney and Eamonn Moloney who plays the

bodhraacuten have performed in many festivals and several music produc-tions around the worldAfter completing their tour in 2012 FullSet con-tinues with their busy performance schedule as they begin another tour of the eastern United States and Europe in 2013 The group will actually begin their 2013 tour in Shep-herdstown West Virginia on Friday Feb 22 The group will be perform-ing at the Frank Center thanks to PASS and Shep-herd Music and Dance This is a rare chance for students and the commu-nity to experience a band that is rich with talent just beginning to take flight

PASS PRESENTS

FULLSETAN EVENING OF MERRIMENT AND TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

This is a rare chance

for students and the community to experience a band that is

rich with talent just beginning to take flight

If you want to get a taste of the type of music the group will be performing before their show on Feb 22 you can listen to the band and watch them perform on their website wwwfullset-musiccom Their album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is avail-able on iTunes for a little under $10 Tickets for the show are available and can be purchased from the Shepherd University book-store Ticket prices are $18 for general admission $8 for students 18 and under $10 for Shepherd Music and Dance members and FREE for current Shep-herd University students with a valid Rambler The show begins at 8 pm so be sure to get there early seating will be limited

REBECCA GLOVER

rglove03ramsshepherdeduRule 1 Cram

If your first midterm be-gins tomorrow morning yoursquove got plenty of time to cram all of the mate-rial yoursquove learned dur-ing the semester into the next eight hours Fill that coffee pot get that stereo blaring and dive face first into those notes and books Strong coffee and loud music will keep your eyes and ears alert As far as brain power goes scan over every-thing and repeat it until you inevitably fall asleep Just be sure to fall asleep on top of your notes and books osmosis works

Rule 2 Sleep

Yoursquoll want to sleep in as late as you possibly can Got a midterm at 9 AM Wake up at 830AM

Roll gently out of bed so that the information your brain has absorbed from following Rule 1 wonrsquot slip between the cracks

Rule 3 Eat right

Make sure to grab something sugary and full of caffeine to perk you up before your midterm Donrsquot worry those jitters you may be feeling arenrsquot from that enormous can of Red Bull or the two glazed donuts you gobbled down ndash yoursquore just excited to ace this exam already

Rule 4 Prioritizehellipyour party schedule

Donrsquot stress yourself out by thinking that the time you spend at so and sorsquos party could be spent studying for midterms The keyword here is could If you donrsquot go to Aaronrsquos party how will you ever get the chance to see Jamie do that weird thing with his legs If any-thing go ahead and leave

the festivities about a half hour earlier than you nor-mally would Now that could has turned into a would Once you get home spend that extra half hour or more cramming (especially if your exam is tomorrow morn-ing in which case yoursquoll need to pull an all-nighter)

Rule 5 Ask for help

If you seem to be misun-derstanding a specific topic or are having trouble stay-ing focused while studying reach out to your fellow classmates They should be more than willing to help you After all who cares if itrsquos 3 AM on the day of the exam If your classmates are applying these rules the right way they are awake just like you Above all else the most important rule to follow is the last onehelliphellip

Rule 6 Stop procrastinating

It will probably be a good idea to start this rule tomorrowhellip

SIX RULES FOR MIDTERM SUCCESS

(FOR THE EVERYDAY SLACKER)

TYLER MILLER

Tmille09ramsshepherdeduThe majority of students at Shepherd University have spent time living on campus at some point or another and wersquove all had our share of roommate and housing drama But with room lottery six weeks away many students must make big decisions not only about where they will live but also about whom they will want to live with next fall And while some may have their doubts because of negative ex-periences in the past itrsquos important to remember that each new semester is also a new opportunityldquoI think Shepherd needs to create a system to match roommates who are more compatible I was put with a roommate in the begin-ning of this year whom I could not trust Luck-ily I had a friend from high school who had an available room for me to move tordquo said fresh-men Claire WheatleyBut when faced with the reality that you need to move out of your current room and fast students seem to find Residence Life to be a helpful toolldquoI thought the process of switching rooms during the current semester was handled very well by Resi-dence Liferdquo said freshman Dylan Harshman ldquoI was moved into a new room only two days after sub-mitting a request and ev-erything was hassle freerdquoBut there is not always an issue with residence life or how housing is se-

lected In some cases liv-ing on campus just doesnrsquot suit everyonersquos lifestyleldquoThere are several reasons why I decided to move off campusrdquo said freshman Samantha Barrett who moved from her dorm to an off campus apartment af-ter fall semester this year ldquoMoney was a large factor and the dorm provided a lot of distractions Living on my own makes it a lot easier for me to do my school work and my apartment is a lot more convenient and clean-

er than living in a dormrdquoMoney can be a major is-sue for those students who are from the local area and many see how costly room and board as well as a full first year meal plan can beldquoI really love living on cam-

LIVING ON CAMPUSROOMMATES MOVING AND ROOM LOTTERY

Room lottery however

allows students to have their own say in

not only with whom but

where exactly they will

be living on campus next

semester

pus and being around all my friends but I think itrsquos a bit overpriced so Irsquom looking into getting an apartment off campus next semesterrdquo said Kasey Franklin a freshmanRoom lottery however al-lows students to have their own say in not only with whom but where exactly they will be living on campus next semester Itrsquos a much more hands-on approach than be-ing placed in a hall by Resi-dence Life (as you are your first year) so many students are feeling more at ease and eager to return next fallldquoIrsquom still a little confused about how it all works but Irsquom excited to choose where I will be living next yearrdquo said HarshmanStudents can accumulate points for room lottery in a variety of ways Factors such as what year you are at Shepherd (freshman sophomore junior) your GPA number of semesters yoursquove lived on campus as well as attending residence hall events and meetings will all earn you points and a higher placement for room lottery selectionldquoI have been attending multiple events to get lot-tery points to guarantee a spot in the suites next year I look forward to be-ing near the Wellness Cen-ter and also living with new peoplerdquo said WheatleyThis yearrsquos room lottery will be held in the Student Cen-ter on April 3 at 400 pmFor additional informa-tion on how to apply for room lottery talk to your RA or visit the Residence Life page on the Shep-herd University website

WAYS TO RECIEVE LOTTERY

POINTS

Points based on freshman sophomore junior or senior standing

Grade Point Average

Number of semesters you have lived on campus

By attending residence hall meetings and events

Do you have something you want to share with the Picket

Email picketchiefeditorgmailcom with submissions

ADVERTISEMENT 8 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

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WednesdayFebruary 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 9

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

SPORTS 10 The Shepherd Picket WednesdayFebruary 20 2013

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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11 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

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EDWARD BARR

Jbarr02ramsshepherdeduOnly a few weeks before St Patrickrsquos Day festivities be-gin FullSet an Irish band is coming to perform tradi-tional Irish music here at Shepherd University on Feb 22 The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd (PASS) will sponsor the groups Shepherdstown debutFullSet is an up and coming band in the world of tradi-tional Irish music The band has performed throughout the world and toured the United States last year The group is made up of six ex-tremely talented musicians who each have their own in-dividual accolades In 2011 Raidioacute Teilifiacutes Eacuteireann (RTEacute) a well-known radio station located in Dublin awarded FullSet the Re-corded Artists Actors Per-formers Breakthrough Bur-sary in the Traditional Irish Category Last year the group won the LiveIreland Music Awardsrsquo ldquoNew Group of the Yearrdquo Award for 2012 In his article on the LiveIreland website Bill Margeson says FullSetrsquos album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is ldquoperfectly conceived and executedrdquo and in short ldquo[FullSet] is stunningrdquoConsidering the talented musicians who encompass this group it is no surprise that FullSet has been so well received Recognized for her talent Janine Red-mond received All-Ireland titles for both the accordi-on and melodeon Michael Harrison the groups fiddle player is a three time All-Ireland fiddle champion Having performed in sev-eral well-known music pro-ductions Teresa Horgan sings and plays the flute Recently debuting his first solo album ldquoHalcyon Daysrdquo in 2011 Seaacuten McCarthy is a six-time All-Ireland title winner for uilleann pipes The grouprsquos (mostly) self-taught guitar player Andy Meaney and Eamonn Moloney who plays the

bodhraacuten have performed in many festivals and several music produc-tions around the worldAfter completing their tour in 2012 FullSet con-tinues with their busy performance schedule as they begin another tour of the eastern United States and Europe in 2013 The group will actually begin their 2013 tour in Shep-herdstown West Virginia on Friday Feb 22 The group will be perform-ing at the Frank Center thanks to PASS and Shep-herd Music and Dance This is a rare chance for students and the commu-nity to experience a band that is rich with talent just beginning to take flight

PASS PRESENTS

FULLSETAN EVENING OF MERRIMENT AND TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

This is a rare chance

for students and the community to experience a band that is

rich with talent just beginning to take flight

If you want to get a taste of the type of music the group will be performing before their show on Feb 22 you can listen to the band and watch them perform on their website wwwfullset-musiccom Their album ldquoNotes at Libertyrdquo is avail-able on iTunes for a little under $10 Tickets for the show are available and can be purchased from the Shepherd University book-store Ticket prices are $18 for general admission $8 for students 18 and under $10 for Shepherd Music and Dance members and FREE for current Shep-herd University students with a valid Rambler The show begins at 8 pm so be sure to get there early seating will be limited

REBECCA GLOVER

rglove03ramsshepherdeduRule 1 Cram

If your first midterm be-gins tomorrow morning yoursquove got plenty of time to cram all of the mate-rial yoursquove learned dur-ing the semester into the next eight hours Fill that coffee pot get that stereo blaring and dive face first into those notes and books Strong coffee and loud music will keep your eyes and ears alert As far as brain power goes scan over every-thing and repeat it until you inevitably fall asleep Just be sure to fall asleep on top of your notes and books osmosis works

Rule 2 Sleep

Yoursquoll want to sleep in as late as you possibly can Got a midterm at 9 AM Wake up at 830AM

Roll gently out of bed so that the information your brain has absorbed from following Rule 1 wonrsquot slip between the cracks

Rule 3 Eat right

Make sure to grab something sugary and full of caffeine to perk you up before your midterm Donrsquot worry those jitters you may be feeling arenrsquot from that enormous can of Red Bull or the two glazed donuts you gobbled down ndash yoursquore just excited to ace this exam already

Rule 4 Prioritizehellipyour party schedule

Donrsquot stress yourself out by thinking that the time you spend at so and sorsquos party could be spent studying for midterms The keyword here is could If you donrsquot go to Aaronrsquos party how will you ever get the chance to see Jamie do that weird thing with his legs If any-thing go ahead and leave

the festivities about a half hour earlier than you nor-mally would Now that could has turned into a would Once you get home spend that extra half hour or more cramming (especially if your exam is tomorrow morn-ing in which case yoursquoll need to pull an all-nighter)

Rule 5 Ask for help

If you seem to be misun-derstanding a specific topic or are having trouble stay-ing focused while studying reach out to your fellow classmates They should be more than willing to help you After all who cares if itrsquos 3 AM on the day of the exam If your classmates are applying these rules the right way they are awake just like you Above all else the most important rule to follow is the last onehelliphellip

Rule 6 Stop procrastinating

It will probably be a good idea to start this rule tomorrowhellip

SIX RULES FOR MIDTERM SUCCESS

(FOR THE EVERYDAY SLACKER)

TYLER MILLER

Tmille09ramsshepherdeduThe majority of students at Shepherd University have spent time living on campus at some point or another and wersquove all had our share of roommate and housing drama But with room lottery six weeks away many students must make big decisions not only about where they will live but also about whom they will want to live with next fall And while some may have their doubts because of negative ex-periences in the past itrsquos important to remember that each new semester is also a new opportunityldquoI think Shepherd needs to create a system to match roommates who are more compatible I was put with a roommate in the begin-ning of this year whom I could not trust Luck-ily I had a friend from high school who had an available room for me to move tordquo said fresh-men Claire WheatleyBut when faced with the reality that you need to move out of your current room and fast students seem to find Residence Life to be a helpful toolldquoI thought the process of switching rooms during the current semester was handled very well by Resi-dence Liferdquo said freshman Dylan Harshman ldquoI was moved into a new room only two days after sub-mitting a request and ev-erything was hassle freerdquoBut there is not always an issue with residence life or how housing is se-

lected In some cases liv-ing on campus just doesnrsquot suit everyonersquos lifestyleldquoThere are several reasons why I decided to move off campusrdquo said freshman Samantha Barrett who moved from her dorm to an off campus apartment af-ter fall semester this year ldquoMoney was a large factor and the dorm provided a lot of distractions Living on my own makes it a lot easier for me to do my school work and my apartment is a lot more convenient and clean-

er than living in a dormrdquoMoney can be a major is-sue for those students who are from the local area and many see how costly room and board as well as a full first year meal plan can beldquoI really love living on cam-

LIVING ON CAMPUSROOMMATES MOVING AND ROOM LOTTERY

Room lottery however

allows students to have their own say in

not only with whom but

where exactly they will

be living on campus next

semester

pus and being around all my friends but I think itrsquos a bit overpriced so Irsquom looking into getting an apartment off campus next semesterrdquo said Kasey Franklin a freshmanRoom lottery however al-lows students to have their own say in not only with whom but where exactly they will be living on campus next semester Itrsquos a much more hands-on approach than be-ing placed in a hall by Resi-dence Life (as you are your first year) so many students are feeling more at ease and eager to return next fallldquoIrsquom still a little confused about how it all works but Irsquom excited to choose where I will be living next yearrdquo said HarshmanStudents can accumulate points for room lottery in a variety of ways Factors such as what year you are at Shepherd (freshman sophomore junior) your GPA number of semesters yoursquove lived on campus as well as attending residence hall events and meetings will all earn you points and a higher placement for room lottery selectionldquoI have been attending multiple events to get lot-tery points to guarantee a spot in the suites next year I look forward to be-ing near the Wellness Cen-ter and also living with new peoplerdquo said WheatleyThis yearrsquos room lottery will be held in the Student Cen-ter on April 3 at 400 pmFor additional informa-tion on how to apply for room lottery talk to your RA or visit the Residence Life page on the Shep-herd University website

WAYS TO RECIEVE LOTTERY

POINTS

Points based on freshman sophomore junior or senior standing

Grade Point Average

Number of semesters you have lived on campus

By attending residence hall meetings and events

Do you have something you want to share with the Picket

Email picketchiefeditorgmailcom with submissions

ADVERTISEMENT 8 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

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WednesdayFebruary 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 9

Page_____ C M Y K 9

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

SPORTS 10 The Shepherd Picket WednesdayFebruary 20 2013

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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11 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

ADVERTISEMENTWednesday February 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 12

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ADVERTISEMENT 8 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

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WednesdayFebruary 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 9

Page_____ C M Y K 9

GAMES amp COMICS

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

SPORTS 10 The Shepherd Picket WednesdayFebruary 20 2013

Page_____ C M Y K 10 Page_____ C M Y K 10

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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11 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

ADVERTISEMENTWednesday February 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 12

Page_____ C M Y K 12

WednesdayFebruary 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 9

Page_____ C M Y K 9

GAMES amp COMICS

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JOSHUA R KELLEY

Jkelle10ramsshepherdedu Late Night in the Zone became Late Day in New York on Friday Feb 8 in the Student Center Among those who at-tended I was intrigued to see what fun and games were available through-out the night Everyone was treated to a smor-gasbord of New York food served on the first floor The delicious array in-cluded a hotdog bar a ba-gel stand and a delectable cheesecake bar ldquoCheese-cake and New York are a perfect pair for me I got back from a recent trip to New York so it was an indulgencerdquo said Demian Nunez a freshmen envi-ronmental science major Activities at Late Night included a sign making booth melted crayon art and a photo booth full of fun objects to dress like New Yorkers in addition to constant dancing and music After the food and festivities I went to the second floor where bowl-ing billiards and Brook-lyn bingo featuring an iPad 4 as a prize were all in full swing Bowl-ing was accompanied by music over the PA system and neon lights made the lanes bright with colorThe live entertainment for the evening was an a

I Love NY A Late Night Reviewcappella group called Over-board known for their musi-cal style and their ability to turn a simple sentence into song The group performed a montage of songs including The Beatles hit Help and KT Tunstallrsquos ldquoBlack Horse and The Cherry Treerdquo I found the group quite en-joyable They made jokes that anyone in the audience could relate to and as I mentioned earlier the group could make a sentence into a song The group showed us how they warmed up be-fore the concert They made beats and sounds go along in tempo to the melody line of a song and used words which they had gotten from a con-versation earlier that day After the performance I talked to Scott Cobban the grouprsquos ldquovocal percus-sionistrdquo about Late Night ldquoShepherdrsquos Student Center is amazing I had no idea a campus could get bowling lanes and billiard tables for the students to use daily itrsquos amazing what this place has to offer Theyrsquove been hospitable and the students are friendly and engagingrdquo said Scott As the evening wound down students in-dulged in leftover food and more rounds of bowling and billiards ldquoThe evening was a huge success We can-not wait for the next onerdquo said members of the Late Night in the Zone staff

Students enjoying the late day in the zone activities Here they are having a good time decorating canvases Photograph by Michael Keplinger

All the quirky and silly New York themed props provided by the Picstash company The free pic-ture booth was one of the most popular activities at the New York themed Late Day in the Zone

Photograph by Michael Keplinger

The White Wizard by Zack George

REMINDERApply for August and December 2013 graduation by Friday February 22

SPORTS 10 The Shepherd Picket WednesdayFebruary 20 2013

Page_____ C M Y K 10 Page_____ C M Y K 10

facebookcomthepicket

Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

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phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

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Softball Splits Season OpenersJOEY KAYEjkaye01ramsshepherdedu

The Shepherd University softball team began the 2013 season at the inaugu-ral Shaw University soft-ball challenge in Raleigh NC The Rams split a pair of games against West Chester and Millersville in the first day of scheduled play at the Shaw Softball Challenge The Shepherd softball team was scheduled to play Mount Olive Indiana (Pa) and Slippery Rock on Feb 16 and 17 however due to snow and inclem-ent weather the remaining

games at the Shaw Univer-sity softball challenge were cancelled In the season-opening game on Feb 15 the Rams handed West Chester a 6-1 loss Shepherd jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sophomore outfielder Tayler Schaefer hit a solo home run in the second inning In the third inning the Rams seized on the opportunity of two Golden Ram errors and extended their lead after a RBI-single from sophomore first baseman Savannah Snyder West Chester attempted to begin mounting a come-

back in the bottom of the third when Kelly Anderson had an RBI-Single to make the score 3-1 The Ramrsquos answered back by scoring three runs in the fourth in-ning Junior shortstop Jess Mason batted in a two run single and freshman third baseman Kass Taylor had an RBI-single to help seal the winIn the dayrsquos later game the Rams were not as fortunate as they fell in disappointing fashion to Millersville The Marauders took advantage of 10 walks and six hits to win the game 13-1 over Shepherd The Ramsrsquo only run came early in the game

when freshman pitcher Shannon Lyons led off the first inning with a single which resulted in her scor-ing on a triple batted in by Kass Taylor The Shepherd softball team will look to rebound when they travel to Greeneville Tenn for the Tusculum Tournament on Feb 23 and 24 While at the tourna-ment they will take to the field to play Augusta State West Georgia Tusculum and King The Ramsrsquo first home game is scheduled to take place on March 2 at 1 pm when they play Bloomsburg

News amp

NotesBRIAN SKINNELLSPORTS EDITORbskinn02ramsshepherdedu

Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior NightThis coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University menrsquos and womenrsquos basketball seniors As part of the senior night festivities the first 600 fans to the game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSEcom The double header begins this Thursday at 530 pm when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game

Pratt Earns WVIAC HonorsJunior tennis star Chris Pratt was re-cently named WVIAC Player of the Week After sweeping his opponent 6-0 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award

Moore Reaches 1000 ReboundsShepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1000th rebound last week against Seton Hill Moore joins Mark Palmer Dave Russell and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1000 boards The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2000

NCAA Makes Moun-tain East Official D2 ConferenceThe MEC as it will be labeled will take full effect for next fallrsquos football season It will consist of 12 schools as follows Concord Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd Charleston West Liberty West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit West Vir-ginia Wesleyan Notre Dame (Ohio) Urba-na (Ohio) and the University of Virginiarsquos College at Wise The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference

Baseball Season Begins

MATTHEW MURPHYmmurphy9071gmailcom

Very soon the weather is going to begin to change The days will seem longer the sun will seem to be warmer and grass will grow at a much more rapid pace The beginning of the baseball season runs parallel with the changing climate just as the end of baseball season sees the weather move in the opposite direction However where the Shep-herd University baseball team is currently playing is much warmer than it is in West VirginiaThrough their first two games of the season the Rams have fallen to the

University of South Car-olina-Aiken Pacers twice by scores of 3-1 and 13-1 In the first game second baseman Chad Murphy paced the Rams by going two for three at the plate and scoring the teamrsquos only run Junior Kyle Porter recorded the run batted in by grounding out Junior Paul Hvozdovic pitched six innings and recorded four strikeouts but took the loss for the RamsThe second of the two teamsrsquo meetings went much rougher for Shepherd Kyle Porter scored the Ramsrsquo only run in the sixth in-ning Bryan DiRosario hit a sacrifice fly to allow Porter to score Designated hitter Ryan Messina went three-

for-four on the day while Porter added a pair of hits Shepherd pitcher Josh Mc-Cauley tossed 41 innings of work while giving up eight earned runs Josh Miller and Jj Loker hit home runs for the PacersUniversity of South Caroli-na-Aiken and Shepherd will close out their game series after the time this article is published After return-ing home for a few days the baseball team will head back down to Winston-Sa-lem NC to take on Davis amp Elkins Winston-Salem State and Shippensburg The first home baseball game will be March 2 when they take on Millersville at 1 pm

SPORTS

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11 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

ADVERTISEMENTWednesday February 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 12

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11 The Shepherd Picket Wednesday February 20 2013

phensrsquo mark of 232 Since he is only a junior he will most likely shatter the recordThe Rams now sit at 14-10 11-9 in the WVIAC They have two games left in the regular season Feb 18 at West Liberty and Feb 21 at home for senior night against West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty is the number three team in Division II Basketball at 24-1 They av-

erage 1058 points per game and are riding a ten game winning streak They last beat the Rams in Shepherd-stown 114-109 on Jan 7 The Rams look to build off their most recent win and make a statement against one of the countryrsquos best Di-vision II teams If they want to win they have to step out on the three as the Hilltop-pers average eleven made threes per game They move

the ball around fluidly and make teams wonder who will beat them on any given play to the tune of 225 assists per game Shepherd cannot be care-less with the ball as West Liberty gets around 13 steals per game The Rams need to set the pace early and control the ball to get back for their previ-ous loss to the Hilltoppers

Sophomore Morgan McDonald charges through a Glenville Player to score a point for Shepherd during the game on Saturday Morgan added a career-high 19 points and five boards according to

shepherdramscom Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Menrsquos Basketball Splits TwoSEAN OrsquoBRIENsobrie02ramsshepherdedu

This past Thursday Shep-herd went on the road in seek of a win against the Seton Hill Grif-fins They lost 68-61 The Rams were led by se-nior forward Chad Moore who posted 24 points and 15 rebounds With those rebounds Moore surpassed the 1000 re-bound mark He is only one of four Rams to do so Mark Palmer (1322) Dave Russell (1201) and Larry Boomer (1039) are the other three Junior guard Brantley Os-borne had 13 points and sophomore guard Aus-tin Cunningham scored nine points Osborne also led the game in steals (five) and assists (four) Griffinsrsquo junior forward Malachi Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the charge for Seton Hill Guards David Windsor and Oliver McGlade each had in 12 points while junior forward Max Ke-nyi racked up 11 points and seven rebounds Both teams hovered around the 40 percent mark in terms of field goal shooting Shepherd shot 80 percent from the free-throw line while the Grif-fins were close behind at 786 percent Even though the Rams won the rebound battle (37-32) they could

never seem to get over the hump even after getting to within three points after an Austin Cunningham layup The Butcher Centerrsquos friendly confines must have been what the Rams needed to win They beat Glenville State 87-79 this past Saturday Chad Moore had another superstar effort posting 33 points and seven re-bounds This was his fourth game of the season with at least 30 points His scor-ing was efficient too as he went 15-19 from the field Brantley Osborne had an-other stellar effort adding 23 points on 9-13 shooting He was 5-7 from downtown Junior Morgan McDon-ald had a career high 19 points to go with five boards The Ramsrsquo efficient shooting for the game (60 percent) is what led to the victory They also got to the char-ity stripe more often in the second half and made the most of their opportuni-ties going 14-20 as opposed to Glenville Statersquos 8-10 Moore is now up to 1020 career rebounds and needs nineteen more to tie Larry Boomer (1039) for third place on the Shepherd all-time rebounding list His performance after this game puts him at 1986 ca-reer points 14 shy of 2000 Osborne is four 3-point-ers short of Ben Stephensrsquos single season mark of 85 set in 1991-92 Osborne has 222 career 3-pointers and needs 10 more to tie Ste-

Sophomore Alex Weakland charged to the basket during the game on Saturday against Glenville Unfortunately Shepherd University fell to Glenville with a final score of 104-87 Photograph by Ryan Franklin

DEZIREA CLINTONdclint01ramsshepherdedu

The Lady Rams fell shy to a 70-65 loss to Se-ton Hill last Thursday Senior Emily Daniel led the Rams with 22 points mak-ing eight of 11 from the floor and almost perfect from the line making six of seven She had a game-high of four steals and two assists and pulled down nine rebounds Daniel moved into seventh place in the Shepherd all-time scoring poll with 1104 and is fifth in the Shepherd poll for rebounds with 768 Sophomore Rachel Johnson contributed 17 points Ju-nior Jimyse Brown added nine points and sophomore Gabby Flinchum scored eight points and grabbed seven boards Senior Pris-cilla Moseh led the team in box outs ending up in game high of 10 rebounds Seton Hill was winning at the half 39-33 The Grif-fins stayed ahead with a 12 point lead with three and a half minutes remaining Johnson hit a three with 40 seconds left to improve the Ramsrsquo 9-0 run cutting the Griffinsrsquo lead 66-63 The Griffins went four of four from the line making the difference in the win

Overall the Rams shot 25-60 from the floor (417 percent) 8-20 from down town (40 percent) and 20-24 (712 percent) from the line The Rams controlled the boards through-out the game 41-28Saturday the ladies fought a tough loss to Glenville 104-87 Emily Daniel led the team with 20 points going eight of 12 from the field grab-bing eight rebounds and being perfect from the line four of four Senior Alex Tamez had a game high of five assists and added 16 points Jimyse Brown and Gabby Flinchum both scored 10 points At the half Glenville led 56-45 In the second half the Rams stayed in reach within seven points multiple times but couldnrsquot hold on The Lady Rams are now 11-13 10-10 in WVIAC standingThe Lady Rams will be hosting Gold Rush Senior Night on Thursday Feb 21 against the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 530 pm The first 600 fans to attend will re-ceive a free gold Shepherd University t-shirt Men start in action soon after

Women Fall 11-13

ADVERTISEMENTWednesday February 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 12

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ADVERTISEMENTWednesday February 20 2013 The Shepherd Picket 12

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