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March 19, 2014
Koudelka Collects 200th Career Win
Ryan Greenhill
The Critograph
Head men’s lacrosse coach
Steve Koudelka and the
Lynchburg College Men’s
Lacrosse team won their two
most recent contests over the
mid-semester spring break
defeating Guilford College
and Colorado College. The
Hornets fended off a late
rally from Colorado College
on Sunday, March 16 which
notched Koudelka’s 200th
career victory at the helm.
In the first of three sets of
back to back weekend games,
the Hornets won both in very
different fashions. Sophomore attackman Aaron Murphy had a career day against
the Quakers of Guilford College, tallying five goals. This
dominant performance by
Murphy and the Hornets led
to a commanding 15-7 victory on Shellenberger Field.
The win against Guilford
gave Koudelka his 199th win
as the head coach at LC.
Coming into the next game
just 24 hours later, the Hornets came out strong and
took an 8-3 lead going into
halftime. Everything seemed
to be smooth sailing for the
Hornets until Colorado College snapped into high gear
in the second half. Scoring
six goals in the two remaining quarters the Tigers eventually pulled within one,
making the score 10-9. The
Hornets shook off the late
rally from the Tigers and
held on to a one goal victory.
Koudelka had done it; in his
18th season as head coach
he had eclipsed the 200
win mark.
Koudelka was modest in
his appreciation of such a
grand accomplishment.
“[Winning 200 games] really does mean a lot to me to
be honest. It means I have
been here a long time,” said
Koudelka in an email.
When asked to comment
on his accomplishment,
Koudelka showed his pride
for LC as a whole. Instead
of wanting himself to be featured he preferred to have his
story take a backseat to Tom
Sippie’s national championship in the 400m sprint.
“Skip me and put [Sippie] in…Players win games,
coaches just coach in them,”
Koudelka said in the email.
The legacy Koudelka
has sought to leave on the
Lynchburg Men’s Lacrosse
program has been an afterthought in the grand scheme
of things. Rather, he strives
to enhance the recognition of
a perennially underappreciated team. Only until recently has Lynchburg gotten the
recognition they deserve in
the lacrosse community.
“I have never really
thought about a legacy per
se as much as how I want
our teams to be recognized;
tough minded, dedicated student-athletes, who excel in
the classroom first and foremost.
See Koudelka on page 5
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Head coach Steve Koudelka takes the field before facing Guildford, Mar. 15, 2014.
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“What was the highlight of your spring break?”
“I got to hang out with
one of the alumni of my
fraternity, it was awesome.”
–Ben Gerke, sophomore
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J concert!” Ashley
Anderson, sophomore
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and it was good to stay around
the Lynchburg College
community with my fellow
hornets.” –Joe Rogers, junior
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Wednesday, March 19
Winslow Homer and the American Pictorial Press,
Daura Gallery, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
LC Senate Meeting, Schewel 217, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HeartChase Informational Meeting, Schewel 231,
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Tensions Rise in the Eastern Border Conflict
Kendall Topping
Staff Writer
Russia has sent 80,000
troops to the Ukraine-Russia
border in the past week according to The New York
Times and CBS News.
According to CBS, The
troops have already surrounded three regions. Many
are within a two hour drive to
Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, and
Ukraine’s acting president
Oleksandr Turchynov said
that Russia was “ready to invade.” According to CNN,
already eight Military units of
Ukraine have been taken over
and 22 are blocked by Russian
troops. Russia has also ordered
six Sukhoi-27 fighter jets and
three transport planes to Russian ally Belarus in order to
defend against what Belarus’
president called a potential
threat from NATO, according
to The New York Times. Russia has refused to talk with any
of the new Ukrainian leaders.
After six hours of crisis
talks between Washington and
Moscow, little to nothing was
solved. The United States and
the European Union have instead decided to enact travel
bans, freeze Russian assets
and install sanctions, according to The Chicago Tribune.
Germany, which has usually
been the connection between
the West and the East, has
had large influence over how
the rest of Europe should
react to this buildup.
According to The Times,
Russia, along with other nations, believed Germany
would be hesitant to act; however, it has been one of the
quickest to suggest repercussions. These sanctions could
also be created in Crimea,
which was recently taken
over by Russia.
U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry said that if the situation
escalates, the sanctions could
be imposed this week.
According to the Washington Post, over 120 individuals
are potential targets for sanctions. After this threat, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov said that Russia has no
intention of invading Ukraine.
However, the military’s continuing buildup states otherwise, according to The
Chicago Tribune.
Until this past Thursday,
Russian aggression has been
concentrated on the Crimean
Peninsula, which Russia invaded a few weeks ago. According to The Guardian, The
invasion included over two
thousand troops and eleven
attack helicopters, which resulted in the seizing of airports and telephone lines. According to CBS News, a total
of 399 refugees from Crimea
have already entered Ukraine.
According to CBS, Crimea
had previously attempted to
secede the nation and wanted
to join Russia, due to its largely Russian speaking popula-
rest in the Crimean region,”
first-year Evan Gendreau
said. “Regardless of whether
or not the annexation is successful he has managed to get
the people of the peninsula to
choose side and argue with
their neighbors. This dissonance in the vox populi seems
to have permanently cemented there a Russian influence.
What occurs in this land in
the upcoming months will
be decided either directly or
indirectly by Russia.”
Sophomore Lauren Muir
believes the pressure being put on Russia is a step in
the right direction.
“The pressure that we’re
putting on internationally is
a good move for us, and the
sanctions are as well,” Muir
said. “I think this continuation
of actions is perfect. Since
Crimea was, until recently, a
part of Russia its autonomy
should be considered but we
should also be aware of that
prior course of events.”
tion last month during the
protests against pro-Russian
leadership in Ukraine. Crimean referendum, which several
nations, including the United
States, have declared illegal,
will decide whether or not
Russia can annex this territory.
The vote will be finalized this
Tuesday. This was believed
to be able to end Russian aggression, but it failed. Now
United States leaders and several EU leaders have declared
that the future results should
be invalid.
Like the United States, students of Lynchburg College
are also deeply concerned
about the possible conflicts in
the East. Others argue whether or not these rising tensions
will lead to war, particularly
between the East and West
or whether or not the United
States reaction was appropriate. However, most agree that
this all depends on Russia.
“Putin has already achieved
his goal of creating civil un-
Kappa Delta Continues Fundraising
Chaney Forbush
Staff Writer
Kappa Delta’s Shamrock Weekend was a huge
success and helped raise
money for their philanthropy,
Prevent
Child
Abuse
America (PCAA).
Shamrock Weekend was
held Feb. 28 through March
1. There was a Wing Fling
dinner as well as a cornhole
tournament.
“I am personally very
happy with the way the
event turned out! It was
the first time we ever had
a Wing Fling dinner and
a
cornhole
tournament
and it was very successful
compared to past years,”
said sophomore Kappa
Delta Vice President of
Community
Service,
Kirsten Gulick.
With these two events
Kappa Delta was able to
raise over $950 for PCAA.
They are still raising
money and will be having a
hot dog stand on Saturday,
March 22, from 10 p.m.
to 1 a.m. outside of the
courts.
They
will
also
be
selling
pinwheels
in
Elliot
and Rosel Schewel Hall
for $1.
“The money that we
raised goes to Prevent Child
Abuse America. Eighty
percent of it stays locally
in Lynchburg and goes to
the Presbyterian Homes and
Family Alliance. The other
20 percent goes to national
PCAA,” Gulick said.
Local
Lynchburg
businesses donated gift
cards, including Outback,
Hibachi, The Depot Grill,
Jimmy on the James,
Dominos,
Moe’s
and
Arbys.
Arby’s
also
donated $100 towards the
philanthropy.
These
gift
cards
were
given out as raffles and to the
winners of the cornhole
tournament.
There were 21 teams that
competed in the corn hole
tournament. The first place
team won a $100 Outback
gift card and a $15 Zoe’s
Kitchen gift card. The
second place team won a
$25 Jimmy on the James
gift card and a $15 Zoe’s
Kitchen gift card. The
third place team won a $20
gift card to The Depot Grill
and a $15 Zoe’s Kitchen
gift card.
Overall the event went
very smooth and the turnout
was better than it has been
in past years.
“If I could have redone this event, I would
have saved money buy
ordering less food and
I would have advertised it more. I would
have
sent
a
campus
wide email and made sure
faculty knew they were
invited to make teams,”
Gulick said.
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LC’s Girl Code: Fitness Time
Aleshia Washington
Staff Writer
Ladies, walking around the
gym, taking selfies, and lifting a five pound weight while
on Instagram is NOT working out. There are different
ways of working out: going
for a walk/jog, going to the
gym, yoga, or Zumba. Don’t
be afraid to sweat ladies. It
might feel gross, but sweat
does come off in the shower.
I promise.
First off, let’s go over the
DO’s of getting in shape:
• First thing’s first, if your
body is not used to doing
any type of physical activity,
make sure you do something
that your body can handle.
• While doing any physical activity, WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING! Appropriate clothing includes:
athletic tops/t-shirts, athletic
spandex, sports bras, and running shorts. It would also be
a great idea to wear running
shoes, wearing regular shoes
can cause you to break and
ankle or have shin splints.
• Before you start you
physical activity, you should
stretch. Plain and simple.
• While you’re busting a mean sweat, bring
water or any sports drink
(preferably water).
Here are the DON’Ts:
• Don’t wear make-up!
Honestly, if you are only go-
ing to the gym for attention,
you need help. You also need
to leave the gym, because
you look a mess. If you think
that people are going to judge
you if you are not wearing
make-up, just wait until after you’re done sweating.
You’re setting yourself up to
look like Cruella Deville.
• Again, if you’re not use
to working on a daily basis,
do something your body can
handle. For example if you’re
going to lift weights, don’t
start off trying to be a body
builder. Horrible idea. Unless you are trying to be one,
there is no reason to get all
jacked up.
• I know women get in a
rush to get that amazing beach
body. Getting in shape takes
time. PLEASE, PLEASE,
PLEASE DO NOT TRY
ANYTHING
EXTREME!
By extreme, I mean, starving
yourself or making yourself
throw up. Harming yourself is not worth it, so do
not attempt
• We all know those girls
who complain about their
body but they don’t have the
time to get in shape. Those
my friends are excuses.
There are plenty of things
that can help you get in
shape, and if you really don’t
like the way your body looks,
work on it. So, in plain
English for you…DON’T
MAKE EXCUSES, AND
DON’T STRESS!
A contributing factor to
getting in shape is eating
right and drinking plenty of
water. Going on extreme
diets are just too crazy and
not good for your body.
Just try to eliminate fatty
foods and sodas.
The last and most important tip you should in mind
is: get in shape because you
want to. Don’t try to impress
anybody by trying to get in
shape. Do it for you. If getting in shape makes you feel
good, then by all means, go
for it! If you look good, you
feel good. If you think your
body looks fine just the way
it is, work with what you got,
and don’t let anybody tell
you differently.
Student Wrap: A Hit All Days of the Week
Rob Carter
Staff Writer
The Westover Room’s Nolan Wrap is the most popular special item produced
every Friday throughout the
school year at Lynchburg
College. It originated from
former student, Nolan Kasbar, in the cafeteria dining
hall followed by a Westover Room employee’s endorsement over two and a
half years ago.
“I wanted to make a
sandwich that would be
more than just a sandwich,”
Kasbar said.
Kasbar wanted a sandwich with chips in it and
the combination that tasted
the best was nacho cheese
Doritos and chipotle ranch
dressing. After he made
the sandwich a few times in
the cafeteria, The Westover
Room put it on the menu as
a special item.
The Nolan Wrap is made
with Boar’s Head ham, turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, chipotle ranch dressing
and nacho cheese Doritos all
wrapped in a flour tortilla.
Desmond Mosby, the night
shift leader in Westover,
said that the combination of
Doritos and chipotle ranch
is what tastes so good and
keeps students ordering it.
“We tried putting our deli
chicken in it once but no one
seemed to notice the difference. People like the combination of the Doritos and
chipotle ranch and I think
you could put anything in it
and people wouldn’t notice,”
Mosby said
The Nolan Wrap was too
popular in the beginning.
The Westover staff started
offering it as a special on
Mondays and Mosby said
that they would be too busy
to keep up with the number
of orders they would receive. The staff then moved
the Nolan Wrap special to
Wednesday and ran into the
same problem. Finally the
staff decided to offer the
wrap on Fridays, and Mosby
said they are just as busy. It
is so popular they will never
take it off the menu.
“I love it,” said sophomore Will Woodward when
asked about the Nolan Wrap.
Woodward said that he
tries to get one every week
and sometimes two in one
day.
Woodward attended
high school with Kasbar and
tries to support his friend’s
contribution to the college
as much as possible.
Sophomore Austin Perry
said that he also thinks the
Nolan Wrap is the best item
Westover offers all week and
hopes that they will make it a
permanent part of the menu.
After spending sometime
in the Westover Room Friday afternoon and night it
is clear that it is the popular
item of the day. The Westover staff was working as fast
as they could throwing the
ingredients into the wraps,
and still could not keep up
with the number of orders.
Westover offers a deli
side and a grill side of their
menu. The deli side was introduced to Westover after
students asked for healthier
options, Mosby said. He
also said that the grill side
of the menu receives more
orders than deli side Monday through Thursday. On
Friday the deli side receives
a much larger number of orders due to the popularity of
the Nolan wrap.
The popularity of the
Nolan wrap has spurred
the “Build Your Own Sub
Contest.” The contest will
be available for all LC students and faculty to create a
sandwich or wrap with the
ingredients
listed
on
the
Westover
Room’s
Facebook page.
The sandwiches or wraps
that are entered will be
judged by a taste test among
a panel in Westover, and the
top five will be posted on
Facebook where students
can vote on the entries by
“liking” which ever they
believe is most creative and
delicious sounding.
The requirements for the
contest are specific directions on how to make the
sandwich or wrap and a
name for it. The entries are
due on by March 21, and
the voting will close March
25. The taste test will be
on March 26, and the winner will be chosen by which
sandwich or wrap has the
most likes and highest voted
by the taste test.
The winning prize will be
a $25 gift card, and the top
three will receive a sandwich made to their order.
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LC Accreditation Process Underway Week in
Alexa Nash
Staff Writer
Lynchburg College is initiating “WE Write for Success,” a quality enhancement
plan (QEP) that is based
on evidence-based writing
for undergraduates. This
will include a new graduation requirement of at least
six courses, or 17 hours, of
Writing Enriched (WE)
courses. At least one of
these courses must be in the
student’s major. The plan
will be fully initiated in
the fall of 2014 as stated in
their proposal.
The drive for this change
was spurred by the renewal of LC’s accreditation, according to Professor of Political Science
and Dean of the School of
Communications and the
Arts, Dr. Dan Lang, who is
directing the plan. The process takes place every 10
years and measures how the
school aligns with the standards that the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on
Colleges (SACSCOC) put
in place for accreditation. In
preparation for the evaluation, the college has done research on the undergraduates
since 2010. The development of the QEP was based
on the need for students to
boost their evidence-based
writing skills. The school
will be evaluated on March
18 and 19, where nine
representatives from SACSCOC held interviews,
discussions and reviewed
material in order to determine if LC complied with
the required Principles of
Accreditation.
LC is ready to make the
move to more WE courses
fiscally and academically,
as well as having adequate
personnel for the plan.
The school has approved
$275,000 to the project so
far. Academically, LC has
hired a Writing Consultant,
Judy Strang. Through the
WE courses, undergraduate students will write more
in order to develop strong
argumentative, processing,
summarization and evaluation skills to help them in
their future jobs or careers.
Students have access to the
library and writing center to
help with the WE courses,
which will include many
writing assignments. Faculty Fellows will also be
available for support through
the curriculums.
To explain the graduation requirement change,
Lang said that “being accredited allows our courses
to be transferred to other
institutions…and allows our
students to take out federal
loans to fund their education.” The WE courses will
improve on students’ overall
writing skills in ways that
will allow them to project
ideas clearly and form a
strong case through their
writing. In order to improve,
practice is the way to reach
the “WE Write for Success”
goal. Lang agrees that “the
best way to become a better writer is to write more,”
and even though “for some
people that is a downside,”
support from student groups
such as Writing Center tutors
and PASS Leaders is strong.
Current undergraduates have been enthusiastic
about the plan, according to
Lang. First- year Miranda
Melton gives praise to the
WE courses.
“No matter what career
you choose, successful writing is a skill that is necessary. If they offer these
writing- intensive courses
in every subject, it will be
more appealing to the students because they can write
in a class that they enjoy,”
Melton said.
ing with all of the assistant coaches and the players. They have all had the
greatest impact on me. I have
learned from all of them and
have enjoyed the journey that
we have all been on to make
this program the best in the
country,” Koudelka said
in the email.
A native of Long Valley,
NJ, Koudelka has an impeccable background in lacrosse. A three year starter
and two time all-American
at
Gettysburg
College,
Koudelka was one of only
12 goalies to be invited to
try out for the 1998 United
States World Team. Koudelka also played two seasons
of professional lacrosse
in the MLL for the New
Jersey Pride.
Review
Westboro Pastor Dying
The Westboro Baptist Church
made headlines last year
when it picketed military funerals and shouted anti-gay
sentiments. The founder of
the church, Fred Phelps, is
now suffering from health
problems that are unable
to be accurately diagnosed.
Family members who do not
conform to the church’s beliefs are banned from visiting Phelps and saying their
good-byes.
Charlie Brown in 3D
“Peanuts”, the beloved American comic strip dating back
to the 1950s, will premiere
in theaters in 3D by 2015. A
teaser trailer was released
this week and depicts the lively characters of Charlie Brown
and Snoopy but does not demonstrate much else.
Koudelka
Continued from page 1
Represent themselves, their
family, Lynchburg College
and our program in the best
way possible off the field and
on the field and they honor
this great sport of lacrosse
with how they approach
this sport. They play with
passion, play hard and truly
love the game,” Koudelka
said in the email.
Since taking control of
the team in 1997, Koudelka has built the men’s lacrosse team into a national
powerhouse over the past two
decades. Coming into this
season Koudelka had amassed
196 wins in 283 games. The
program has continued to
trend towards the winning
attitude Koudelka seeks
to instill in all of his players, collecting 15 consecutive winning seasons. These
players have had a strong
impact on Koudelka over
the years during his tenure
as head coach.
“I have truly loved work-
Crimea belongs to Russia
Vladimir Putin signed a treaty to welcome Crimea as a sovereign state. Some Ukraine
officials are bitter and say
that they will never accept
the takeover by Russia. The
Russian parliament will vote
on the decree in the next few
days.
Ms. Mick Jagger’s Suicide
L’Wren Scott was found dead
in her New York City apartment last week. Sources report the cause of death to be
suicide, but this has not yet
been confirmed. Scott was a
fashion designer and longtime girlfriend of famed musician, Mick Jagger.
Photo courtesy Dan Cook Photos
The Men’s Lacrosse team gathers around Coach Koudelka during their game, 2014.
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LC in History:
Nerd Factor:
Historic Sandusky Revival
Bat Signal
Dr. Mike Robinson
LC Communication
What makes Batman
so effective in his war on
crime? Well, he is a genius.
His violent origin story sent
him on a self-taught educational trajectory until he became the leading expert on
crime-fighting. He is also an
Olympic level athlete. Despite have no superpowers
to speak of, his indomitable
willpower and these physical skills have allowed him
to defeat vastly more powerful opponents. Oh and the
gadgets help too.
There is also one thing
that Batman has which
gives him a leg up over
most other superheroes—the
Bat-Signal.
I know, it sounds silly to
praise what is basically a
searchlight with a bat logo
stuck on it, but work with me
here. Imagine that you are
a superhero. Perhaps you
have powers and abilities far
beyond those of mortal men
or perhaps not. Whatever the
case, you are dedicated and
you want to make a difference. So, how do you fight
crime? Unless you’ve got
some kind of super-senses,
you’ll probably just have to
commute into a bad neighborhood and beat up some
street criminals. That is useful, but you’re certainly not
going to find many supervillains that way.
This is why some superheroes have attached themselves to the news media.
By virtue of working with
the press, guys like Clark
Kent and Peter Parker can
learn about emergencies as
they happen. It’s also why
some heroes like Captain
America or Wonder Woman
have government/military
connection. But if you can’t
write a news story or don’t
want the hassle of potential
government interference in
exchange for your “Trouble
Alert”, you don’t have many
other options.
Unless, like Batman, you
just give the authorities a
way to contact you. That’s
the beauty of the Bat-Signal.
It’s a 911-call for the police.
A switch is thrown, there’s
an electronic hum, and the
call for help goes forth.
The Bat-Signal has a certain retro charm. It harkens
back to an era before the
first Batman stories were
written in 1939. As Carolyn Marvin describes in her
book When Old Technologies Were New, there was
an era when electric light
was so novel that people
would turn out for electric
light displays. The massively powerful bulbs used
in these spectacular shows
also lit up the imagination
of business innovators. We
know how neon lights and
spotlights became ways
to draw in customers, but
some advertisers dreamed
bigger. Some even hoped
to use immensely powerful
bulbs to advertise their messages on clouds. Of course
that never happened, but the
Bat-Signal draws upon those
incandescent fantasies.
The Bat-Signal also helps
to suppress crime. In the
comics, Commissioner Gordon has been known to just
switch it on to make criminals think Batman is around.
That probably doesn’t deter
the more psychotic villains,
but any baddie sane enough
to have a sense of selfpreservation has to think
twice when he sees that
symbol in the air.
Of course none of this
works in a nice environment.
I don’t know if the cause is
industrial pollution or a
foggy East Coast climate,
but it’s a good thing that the
skies of Gotham City are so
perpetually cloudy.
Security Blotter
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Monday, March 3
Vandalism, 420 Lakewood Street, Tree damaged.
Alcohol Violation, Peaksview, Student was unresponsive.
Friday, March 7
Drug Violation, Tate Hall, Student smoking marijuana in dorm
room.
Vandalism, Tate Parking Lot, Car scratched by Tate Hall.
Saturday, March 8
Assault, Peaksview, Boyfriend/girlfriend argument turns
physical.
Arrest, Peaksview, Trespasser returned to campus and was
arrested.
Monday, March 17
Arrest, Tate Hall, Student was issued 3 warrants.
Security Blotter reprinted verbatim from online campus crime log.
Dr. Clifton W. Potter Jr.
LC History Professor
Beginning on Saturday,
June 14, the commemoration
of the 150th anniversary of the
Battle of Lynchburg will begin. There will be both Union
and Confederate encampments, monument dedications, a special church service
at Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church on Sunday, a
concert by Civil War musician
David Kincaid, a separate performance by banjoist Corbin
Hayslett, a return visit by the
Virginia Civil War History
Mobile, guided tours of local
Civil War sites, a screening
on PBS of “Hunter’s Raid, the
Battle for Lynchburg,” and the
Sandusky Parlor Restoration
ribbon cutting. While I intend
to be involved in all these activities, it is the last one that is
the focus of this column.
In 2012 Lynchburg College
formed a partnership with
Historic Sandusky which lies
but a short distance from our
campus. For two days in June
1864 it was the headquarters of Union General David
Hunter, who had been ordered
by General Grant to take
Lynchburg. “Black Dave”
Hunter dawdled on his march
from Staunton to the Hill City,
spending too much time burning Virginia Military Institute
and a number of private homes
while Confederate General
Jubal A. Early was coming
to Lynchburg’s rescue. Our
campus was part of the hotly
contested battle line, but on
the night of June 18, Hunter
left the outskirts of Lynchburg
never to return. Thus the only
major city in Virginia not to
be seriously damaged by military action during the Civil
War was spared.
I was recently elected VicePresident of the Board of Di-
rectors of Historic Sandusky,
and after our meeting on
Tuesday March 11 the members of the Executive Committee were given a tour of
the house to see was has been
accomplished in the last few
months. The restoration of
the front porch was completed
last year and the side porch is
almost done. The refurbished
parlor will be ready for June
14 celebration, but what really intrigued me was what
lies just beyond the avenue of
boxwoods that begins at the
side porch stairs.
Last summer the first archeological field school was held
at Historic Sandusky, and the
graduate students who staffed
it had a great time while they
searched for the foundations
of the original kitchen which
vanished over a century ago.
Towards the end of the summer school session they found
the remains of a brick floor
which is probably part of the
kitchen. This summer the
next field school will take on
the task of uncovering what
remains of the floor and the
foundations of this essential
building, and undergraduates
may be part of this adventure
by electing to take MST 304,
Historical Archeology this
summer. Not only will you
receive six credits, you will
be able to literally “get down
and dirty” while doing it. I
have always been fascinated
by archeology and the possibility of being paid to get
filthy, something for which I
was reprimanded on a regular
basis by my mother. Until I
put on long trousers at the
age of twelve I never made it
through Sunday School without covering my knees in dirt.
Maybe, just maybe, I’ll join
you this summer and finally
satisfy my longing to become
an archeologist.
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March 19, 2014
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Sports Junkie: March Madness Underway
Ryan Greenhill
The Critograph
It’s that time of year again;
an unofficial national pastime is
kicking into full gear as it does
every March. The beginning
of spring kicks off the March
Madness and this year is sure
to be mad as ever. The story
lines surrounding this year’s
NCAA Men’s Division I tournament cover nearly all of the
spectrums. There are favorites,
underdogs, the feel good stories, the snubs and the villains.
Nearly everyone has a team
they think can win and everybody is wrong and right about
their brackets until the first play
in games are finished. Once the
first play-in games are settled
the field of 64 will be set and
the madness will ensue.
This year we have quite
an interesting seeding layout;
let’s start with the one seeds.
Florida comes in as the number
one over all seed after cruising through the season only to
almost blow it all against Kentucky in the SEC championship game. Arizona has been
a favorite to play deep into
March since the beginning of
the season; they held the number one ranking for nearly eight
weeks this season. Virginia is
the feel good story for me, going to school in Virginia has me
drawn to the Hoos’ schematic
offense and staunch defense.
Lastly we have Wichita State;
the kids from Kansas who
nobody thought could do it.
However they have proved the
haters wrong thus far winning
their 34 regular season games
and finally getting the number
one seed they have longed for
since last year.
Might as well get this Wichita State malarkey out of the
way now, they’re in for a rude
awakening once they bully
Texas Southern or Cal Poly.
There is not a single bone in
my body that thinks Wichita
State will lose to either of these
smaller inferior teams, but once
they get past them all hell could
break loose in Kansas. Depending who wins between Kansas
State and Kentucky there could
be a state battle for the top spot
in the Midwest’s sweet 16. I
think Kentucky will beat Kstate and that does bode well
for the Shockers, but Kentucky
will not be a cake walk. Julius
Randle and company will be
the first real test of the season
for the Shockers. If they do
manage to get out of the round
of 32 unscathed they are set on
a crash course to face defending national champions, Louisville. Once this happens in my
opinion it is nothing but a death
sentence for the Shockers.
Louisville has to be playing
with a chip on their shoulder after getting a four seed this year.
Russ Smith, or Russdiculous
if you like, and the Cardinals
are absolutely deserving of a
higher seed than the measly
fourth seed they were given. In
all honesty this could be an embarrassing blowout for Wichita
State. If Smith can put together
a game like his performance
against Houston, he could
single handedly beat Wichita
State. For anyone who does
not know Smith dropped 42
points and seems to always elevate his play in the big games.
42 against Houston, 26 against
SMU, 36 against Carolina the
list goes on, but I don’t want to
waste the space. The Shockers
will go down and when I say go
down I mean crash and burn in
a fiery mess on the grandest of
stages. If it has not been apparent thus far I have not gotten on
the Wichita State bandwagon
and I have no intentions of doing so.
Now that Wichita State has
been dismissed the rest of the
Midwest needs to be discussed.
Undoubtedly the strongest of
the four regions the Midwest
is chock full of talent. Michigan and Duke should round out
the bottom half of the quarterbracket. Ultimately I have Louisville advancing to the final
four from the Midwest.
The West should be pretty
straight forward in who wins
and loses with my only real
upset being Oklahoma State
beating Arizona early in the
round of 32. People forget how
good Oklahoma State was before Marcus Smart was caught
pushing a Texas Tech fan. Once
Smart returned he upped his
assists per game and led the
Cowboys to a 4-1 finish. If OK
State can reign in Nick Johnson
and Aaron Gordon they have
a strong chance of beating the
Wildcats.
Moving to bottom half of the
West bracket I have Creighton
and Doug McDermott cruising all the way to the sweet 16
where they should find Wisconsin if my bracket is right. This
is not your dad’s Wisconsin
team, they got a generous two
seed this year and I do not believe this will hold up for long.
In the end I have America’s
golden boy and the Blue Jays of
Creighton falling to Oklahoma
State in the Elite 8.
The South has a little less
controversy compared to the
rest of the brackets. Florida (1),
Kansas (2), Syracuse (3), VCU
(5) and Ohio State (6) all seem
to play well when it matters.
Florida has the number one
overall seed this year, but no
team is unbeatable. VCU could
test the Gators in the sweet
16, but I think Shaka Smart’s
Rams will have a tough time
against the powerful inside and
3-point game Billy Donovan’s
Gators have executed so well
this year. If Florida gets past the
Rams they come head to head
with Kansas and two of the
best players that will enter this
year’s NBA draft.
Andrew Wiggins is a freak
and little is left to be said about
that guy. Coming into this season he was the consensus lottery pick for the 2014 NBA
draft, but has been surpassed by
fellow Jayhawk Joel Embiid. If
Embiid can get healthy during
the tournament and get back to
his glass-eating ways the Jayhawks will be a scary team in
the tournament. Wiggins dazzled scouts during his senior
year and was the number one
recruit coming into the season.
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The Weekly Exposure: Are You Settling?
Cody Stanton
Staff Writer
A healthy relationship can
be a beautiful thing shared
between two people. Romantic dates, a healthy sex
life and a dependable friend
are some of the perks of
having a significant other.
But what about those couples that are constantly together, seemingly 24/7? The
guy who freaks out if his
girlfriend doesn’t text back
within 10 minutes? Or that
girl on campus who jumps
from relationship to relationship within months? Is
all of this healthy? Why do
some people seem to make
relationships a full-time
job for them?
“I think part of it is because a lot of people are
afraid to be alone. Family
issues and academic problems can cause a person to
seek happiness by going
into a relationship. A lot of
people jump into relationships, and even get married. There is a girl I know
who is my age and she is
already having a baby. Getting so serious at a young
age is a reason why the divorce rate is so high. A relationship is healthy when
both partners have their
own lives and still share
a common link without it
being overwhelming,” junior
Chandler Haywood said.
What does this say about
that guy who is controlling;
or that girl who has had two
boyfriends in 2 months?
“Sometimes I think that
a person who invests a lot
in a relationship at this age
is going to be a little bit
more immature. It’s kind
of illogical to pursue a
serious relationship while in
college, because college is
a transitional period of our
lives. I feel like some people
disregard this aspect and get
into relationships because
they want attention, and the
partner can help make them
feel more important. This
can negatively affect their
futures and their potential to
be successful on their own,”
senior Patrick Cobb said.
Fortunately, many indi-
viduals realize they are “settling” before it is too late.
“I’ve continued a relationship where I knew I
was settling. I kept a thing
going to the point where
it went on far too long,
hoping that it would
eventually repair itself.
Relationships
can
be
like clothing: A little
too tight, and a little too
constricting, and you have
to throw them away. Once I
realized this myself, I took
a step back and looked at
how this relationship was
affecting
my
life.
I
decided that my happiness
was more important than the
relationship, so I ended it,”
junior Jlynn Windsor said.
While I’m sure that there
are people who are truly
happy in their relationships, I think that because
of our young age, it would
be wise to take a step back
and think about whether a
commitment with someone else is truly important when factoring in
post-graduate life.
“You have to give yourself a chance to grow
individually.
The
real
world is going to be a lot
tougher for people who
depend on their significant
other for everything. A relationship is something that is
comfortable,
and
some
people don’t know how to
be independent and deal
with stressors on their own,”
Haywood said.
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LC Falls To W&L In Doubleheader
Brett Deutchman
Staff Writer
The Lynchburg College
Men’s Baseball Team fell to
Washington & Lee University
in a doubleheader on Saturday,
March 3, at Fox Field. The Hornets lost 11-6 in the first game
and 12-4 in the second game
in what was the Old Dominion Athletic Conference opener
for both teams.
The loss makes the Hornets’
record 7-3 for the season so far.
In the first game, after a scoreless first inning, shortstop Jake
Tanner hit a double, allowing
first baseman Dustin Arrowood
to score the first run for the Hornets in the bottom of the second
inning. Outfielder Lincoln Evans
followed up with a sacrifice fly
out, allowing Tanner to score,
putting the Hornets at 2-0.
The Generals put their first
run on the board in the top of the
third inning when second baseman Nick Biumi scored off of a
throwing error to first base. However, the Hornets were quick to
answer that point when second
baseman Joe Tomasulo hit a single to center field and advanced
to second, letting second baseman Wil Parsons to go to third
and allowing catcher Jay Kenyon
to score. Outfielder Drew Taylor
then hit a single to left field, allowing Tomasulo and Parsons to
score, with the Hornets maintaining their lead at 5-1.
A scoreless fourth inning ensued, but in the top of the fifth
the Generals regained momentum and scored runs from shortstop Taylor Rowe, first baseman
Josh Josephson, catcher Riley
Stout and shortstop Colton
Campbell, leading LC 6-5. The
Hornets rebounded in the bottom of the sixth, with outfielder
Lincoln Evans scoring, tying the
game at 6-6.
Neither team scored for six
additional innings. The Generals ended the drought with runs
scored by Biumi and Campbell,
followed by a homer from outfielder Drew Weprinsky and
runs from Rowe and outfielder
Keegan Dolan, defeating the
Hornets 11-6.
In the second game, after a
scoreless first inning, outfielder
Luke Myer and Stout scored in
the top of the second inning while
Kenyon scored for the Hornets in
the bottom of the second.
The Hornets did not score
again until the bottom of the
sixth inning when outfielder KC
Caldwell scored. During that
stretch of time, however, the
Generals put up seven runs. The
Hornets scored two more runs in
the bottom of the seventh, which
would be their last recorded of
the game. Meanwhile, the Generals put up one run in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings,
bringing the final score to 12-4,
defeating the Hornets.
Several LC baseball players
remarked on the losses, saying
that the first game went alright,
but the second game did not.
“Even though we lost in the
first game, I thought we came
out swinging well,” pitcher Reid
Goss said. “But for the second
game, we didn’t hit runners in
when we needed to and we didn’t
capitalize on the chances we had.
Kenyon also commented,
echoing Reid’s statements.
“We need to work on our
two-strike approach,” Kenyon
said. “There were too many
strikeouts and popups. Plus,
in the second game, our pitching struggled and our offense
didn’t produce.”
W&L pitcher Drew Shott
gave his thoughts on the
games, praising the Generals’
performance.
“We hit really well and the
pitching was good during the
second game,” Shott said.
“The start of the first game was
tough, but we got the bats going
soon enough.”
The Hornets are scheduled to
face Emory & Henry College
in a doubleheader on Saturday,
March 8, at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m
at Fox Field.
Weekly Sports Schedule
Men’s Lacrosse
Fri. Mar. 21 v. Cortland State at 5
p.m.
Sat. Mar. 22 v. Nazareth at 5 p.m.
Both @ Stevenson University,
Washington D.C.
Baseball
Fri. Mar. 21 v. Tufts @ 2 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 22 v Bluefield St.
@ 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Softball
Fri. Mar. 21 v. Chris. Newport
@ 2 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.
Sun. Mar. 23 v. Emory & Henry
@ 1:30 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Sippie Wins 400m National Championship
Ryan Greenhill
The Critograph
On Saturday March 15,
Lynchburg College sophomore Tom Sippie took home
the national championship
in the 400m dash posting
a personal and LC record
47.86. Traveling all the
way to Lincoln, NE, Sippie
put on a show for those in
attendance; capturing the
first indoor track and field
national championship for
LC since 2001.
“I have been working to
do this since day one when
joining the track and field
team, although I didn’t think
it was going to come this
fast! However, this keeps me
motivated more than ever to
try to repeat and keep getting faster,” said Sippie
in an email.
The day before, Friday
Mar. 14, Sippie qualified for
the championship race setting a personal and school
record of 47.93 seconds. This
posted time was more than a
tenth of a second faster than
the next qualifier.
Hosted by Nebraska Weslyan
University,
Sippie
competed amongst the three
next fastest qualifiers in the
championship race. Starting in the second section of
the track Sippie had the fast-
est of the qualifying times.
The Old Dominion Athletic
Conference was represented
by Sippie and Alexander
Tallman of Washington &
Lee University.
“Winning
a
National
Championship to me makes
me feel like all of the hard
work I have put in through
the hot summer days to the
cold winter days really paid
off,” Sippie said in the email.
Moving forward, Sippie looks to continue improving his running for the
last two years of his LC
athletic career.
“I now know that the little
things like eating, and drinking right, along with all of
the training that is put in will
keep me at the highest level.
It excites me to think that I
am only in my second year
here and I have accomplished
more than I could have
ever imagined,” Sippie said
in the email.
A young and promising
athlete, Sippie looks to be a
staple on the track and field
team in the future for LC.
Photo Courtesy of Lynchburg Sport
Sippie competing on route to his national championship, 2014.