Veritas Issue 5, Spring 2013

Changing ourselves. Changing our community. March 21 - 27 2013

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Values are a funny thing- there are stan-dards and norms, but

behind these social construc-tions, they just vary from person to person. And often, person to person, they also depend on the specifics of each situation. However, I feel that there are still some basic values that pervade society- at least, I can only hope there are. I’m not sure how viral it went, but many of you proba-bly know about the BC Con-fessions social media pages. In case you don’t, there was a Twitter account (and I think a Facebook page as well) following the trend of typical “confession boards” that lots of colleges are currently do-ing. From what I understand, the intention of these pages is for cute “anonymous” mes-sages such as “I have a crush on this guy in my math class- wish he would talk to me” and things like that. Well, it’s all fun and games until it goes too far. If you read any of the sub-missions on BC Confessions, I wonder how it made you feel. I know this will make me sound stiff and possibly prudish, but I was offended that content such as that was put out there. For those of you who didn’t have a chance to read it, I will spare you the explicit content, but the sub-missions were along the lines

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of who has hooked up with who, where people have done all kinds of illicit activities and several other topics such as those. I have always been rather Zen in my stance on other people’s personal choices, from orientation to habits and everything in between. The way I see it, as long as you don’t force your choices on me, and they don’t affect me personally, it is not really my place to tell you what to do. More on my Zen phi-losophy another time, but it applies here for sure. I realize that everyone’s standards and practices are different. I also realize that “this is college” and all that... ...but I was more than a lit-tle offended. I feel that it did in a way affect me, because this is my school too. While these posts are “anonymous” so we don’t necessarily know to whom they refer, as BC students we are all affected. If that is the image of BC stu-dents portrayed in any way, it reflects on us all. It has really made me question the val-ues—and, in some cases, the astuteness—of those around me. Not for a moment do I pretend to be better than anyone- far from it. How-ever, I feel that if you have indiscretions such as these confessions in your life, these events are probably best kept close to the vest, for personal

protection if nothing else. In keeping with my Zen habits, I do not in any way intend to condemn anyone’s way of life. I do however start to feel involved and affected when someone’s choice reflects upon a group with which I am associated. I do not know who cre-ated the pages or why, but I can only wonder what was going through their minds as they did so. The content was degrading and painted a licentious picture of our campus, and I for one do not want that to be the image associated with this place I have come to love and call home. If nothing else, the perception others have of our campus can lead to fewer employment opportunities, lower acceptance in gradu-ate schools and, maybe more important than anything, the stain on our reputation of wholesome critical and moral thinkers and leaders. Not many will see these “con-fessions,” truthful or not, as a demonstration of higher in-tellectual dexterity or moral compass, not to mention academic performance. The pages have been re-moved from cyberspace, and it is rumored that there have been or will be investigations into some of the content, but regardless, family, friends and associates of Bridgewater College have seen some of

#thinkbeforeyouspeakBy Corley Tweedy

these posts and everyone’s opinions will now be altered in some way since this has come to light. Some find it amusing and could care less, while others like me are not so pleased. I am not in favor of censorship, but some com-mon sense wouldn’t hurt in this case. I would just urge us as a campus community,

whether you are incensed or amused, to strive for better than that as an image of us.

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There are those who survived the travesty of September 11. Some

survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor. There are soldiers and civilians alike who weathered the annihilation of one World War, if not both. Then there are those who survived the disastrous sinking of the Titanic…and then some. Violet Jessop (1887-1971) holds a fascinating claim to fame: she is the only individual to survive not only the sinking of the illustrious Titanic, but also the sinking of her sister ship, Britannic, in addition to surviving a very near-miss aboard her

eldest sister, Olympic. In 1903, Jessop gained employment with the White Star Line of Liverpool, England. She was stationed aboard the gleaming new liner, RMS Olympic in 1911, as a cabin stewardess. Her duties, as illustrated by John Maxtone-Graham in her newly discovered memoirs, were laborious. She took care of the passengers in her charge—cleaning their staterooms, providing them room service, preparing their rooms for bed at night and vacuuming (which in those days, when vacuums were operated by bellows, was an arduous task unto itself). That

same year, Olympic was involved in a nasty collision with the warship, HMS Hawke. Both vessels survived with no casualties or injuries, though the episode was a precursor of things to come. In the spring of 1912, Violet, among a herd of other White Star employees, was transferred to the newest Olympic Class Liner, RMS Titanic, where she re-assumed her well-practiced duties

as stewardess. During the legendary sinking of the great ship, the uniformed lady was pulled by the arm into lifeboat no. 16. Just before the boat departed, the same friend who pulled Jessop into the boat gave her strict orders to care for a small bundle. It was a baby. By 1915, Europe had erupted into war. Titanic’s third and youngest sister, Britannic, had been nearing completion when she was commandeered by the Royal Navy. She was hastily retrofitted and thrust into service as a hospital ship, ferrying wounded soldiers between home and the front. It was during one such voyage home in November of 1916 that disaster struck. The behemoth is thought to have struck a mine off the coast of Greece, which ripped her hull open to the sea. Jessop had safely escaped the ship in lifeboat no. 4; she was one of the few who leapt to safety

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when the boat and several of its occupants were decimated by one of the propellers. Violet suffered only a concussion. After the war, Jessop returned to work with White Star, as well as several other steamship companies, before retiring to the English countryside in 1950. One stormy night during the final years of her life, Violet received a phone call. A voice on the other end of the line inquired about the baby she saved that cold night when she left the Titanic; the voice laughed and announced, “I was that baby,” before slamming the receiver down. Up until then, Jessop had only

told her biographer in private of the child she saved. Violet Jessop died of congestive heart failure in May of 1971. She was buried beside her sister in Hartest, according to her record on www.findagrave.com. I cannot conceive how one survives even one disaster at sea, much less three within the same decade, all from a cursed trio of sisters ships, no less. Call it God, luck, ingenuity, whatever. Sometimes it pays to have a clear head when you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Faces of the PastA stroke of luck

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After striking a mine off the coast of Greece, Titanic’s youngest sister, Britannic, sank in only one half hour.

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Violet Jessop in her nurses uniform, 1916.

By JJ Krehbiel

I have never been a Mr. Fix-It kind of guy. I know how a hammer works in theory,

but in practice I am more likely to just smash my thumb than drive in a nail. However, Spring Break provided me the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and work with some tools while volunteer-ing with Habitat for Human-ity. Eighteen students, along with two advisors, spent their Spring Break in Sumter, S.C. where we worked on two houses. This Spring Break trip has been a longstanding tradition with the Habitat for Human-ity chapter at Bridgewater College. In previous years, the club has gone to Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Loui-siana to volunteer at Habitat construction sites. Habitat for Humanity is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to pro-viding affordable and decent housing options to people who demonstrate the need for a stable home. The need for better housing is a major issue for people in the U.S. and abroad. Globally, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing

reports that 1.6 billion people, nearly a quarter of the world’s population, live in substan-dard housing and 100 million people are homeless. In the U.S. alone, 95 million people face housing difficulties such as too large of payments, over-crowding, inadequate shelter

and homelessness according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Further-more, Habitat alleges that decent housing opportunities have a major benefit for family life by providing a sense of

stability and security. One concern in the back of my mind while volunteering with Habitat was about the quality of the houses we were constructing. I am undoubt-edly pretty clueless when it comes to construction. Although my field of study,

sociology, is pretty broad, I am fairly certain neither Durkheim nor Marx had any strong opinions about roof-ing. With volunteers who have the same experience level as me having a major role in the

BC students volunteer with Habitat for Humanity

construction process, how stable can these houses be? I found out on the worksite that they are pretty stable. Each Habitat site has at least one construction manager. Under the watchful eyes of our foreman, I was given a substantial amount of guid-

ance to insure the integrity of the home. Furthermore, Habi-tat, like any other contractor, has to meet requirements set forth by building codes which prevents homes from be-ing built without the needed

structural stability. A good testament to Habi-tat’s professionalism in regards to meeting, and often exceed-ing, the code’s requirements come from Florida during Hurricane Andrew. When Andrew hit Dade County in Florida, many houses that were built when the code was less stringent had been flat-tened. Conversely, all of the Habitat homes which were built with a much more recent code remained standing with only some minor damage. Despite my sparse experi-ence of working with tools, I walked away from the Habitat trip with a sense of pride in what I accomplished on the two houses we worked on. By the end of the week I was comfortable using hammers, power saws and even with working on the roof. Al-though I do not intend to give up sociology to become a con-struction manager, being able to commit a week to learning construction skills and playing a small part in the process to affordable housing is an expe-rience that I will cherish....

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Building communities; one house at a time

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Story and photo by Kathleen Herring

Do you have a passion for local history? Do you love inspecting

artifacts and relics? Would you love to get your hands on some centuries-old books and photographs? There is at least one student who finds this type of work endlessly exciting. Junior History and Political Science major Chris Conte is performing an internship this semester in the Special Collections department at Alexander Mack Library because he “aspires to be a curator or professional conservator one day.” Conte, who considers himself “a very visual person,” loves the hands-on aspect of the job and is excited to continue his work with some of the artifacts housed in the library basement. Special Collections houses a number of rare artifacts, from nineteenth-century clothing to centuries-old illuminated manuscripts and a plethora of photographs. Conte has described a variety of feelings in handling and attempting to preserve these old artifacts. In his internship journal from the first week, he laments the loss of several items due to water damage in the room where they were stored. “My mother always told me if we cannot remember where we have come from, we cannot tell where we are going. Bridgewater is slowly letting its heritage recede into the past, and I feel powerless to stop it,” Conte said.

One piece of particular interest was the illuminated manuscripts, beautifully decorated pieces of literature dating from the twelfth century. “Words can hardly describe the privilege I felt to hold pieces of delicate paper that were nearly a thousand years old,” said Conte. He finds himself discovering insight into the lives of the original owners of things like

a fur bodice from the 1860’s, based on the shape, material and state of the item. One particular set of black dresses made in a very small size painted a picture of a tiny woman in mourning. “Making these kinds of emotional connections teaches me more about the past than any book I’ve ever opened,” Conte said. Conte’s favorite story so far was from a day where he was asked to sort through the belongings of a prominent

History at hand

On Monday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m., Bridge-water Alum Sebastian

“Tano” Gomez Abero took to the stage in Cole Hall to pro-vide a lecture on Law School and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Abero graduated from Bridgewater in 2000 with a degree in Com-puter Science and with minors in Physics and Philosophy & Religion. Abero is originally from the country of Uruguay and came to the U.S. as an exchange student in high school. After Bridgewater, Abero attended Northwestern University’s School of Law and graduated Cum Laude in 2004. After law school, Abero worked at an international firm in Washington, D.C., then known as Hogan and Hartson (now Hogan Lovells), for three years before getting his current job as the Special Counsel in the office of chief counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. After thoroughly introduc-ing himself and giving the required disclaimer of the SEC stating that everything he says are his opinions and not theirs, Abero spoke of law school and advice he had for those attempting to go to law school. Originally Abero wanted to be an engineer, however after a job at a law

firm his sophomore year at Bridgewater he knew that he wanted to pursue law. While at law school, Abero had friends from Ivy League schools such as Princeton and Harvard and according to Abero, Bridge-water had prepared him for law school just as well as his friends. After warning those in the audience seeking to go to law school to cover their ears, Abero quickly discussed the difference between the number of new law degree jobs predicted to be created from 2010-2020 (21,880) and the number of law graduates per year since 2010 (44,000). He attributed this difference to the recent economic recession, due to the fact that companies began to do simpler legal work in-house instead of sending it to firms to save money and the law firms simply have not recovered. After Abero finished his talk about law school, he began the meat of the lecture by discuss-ing how the economy moves in cycles. His evidence for this was a chart of the Dow Jones index right before and through the Great Depression in 1929 and the NASDAQ index in the recent recession. The charts showed nearly identical numbers. Abero use this as a stepping stone into a brief introduction of what the SEC actually does and how it

By Michael Cable

Bridgewater alum speaks on law school and job at SEC

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community member who recently passed away and left his estate to the college. This man’s fate weighs heavily on Conte’s mind, but he feels honored and privileged to be able to help preserve the remnants of a life well-lived. “There were tintypes and photographs ranging as far back as the 1830’s and 40’s, diplomas, cards, sets of pens, personal effects from all corners of a person’s life. As I came to find out, this man’s family line died with him; he had no heirs. His home… was razed shortly after his death; these boxes were all that remained of his life. I even found his wallet and credit cards…” said Conte. One project Conte has taken the lead on is the construction of a 1/24 scale model of the Library as it appeared at first construction in 1963. The model, which measures nearly four feet by three feet at the base, will be featured at an exhibit celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Mack’s opening in April. “Every day I gain an even greater appreciation for life, and that’s something I wouldn’t trade for anything. I am certain I have chosen the right career path,” Conte said. Looking for a great internship experience? For more information on internship opportunities, contact the Office of Career Services at [email protected]. ...

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Being fair in the face of academic diversity

“That’s not fair!” When children complain about a lack of fairness they

usually are talking about things being equal or the same. I have two children. Different genders. Different ages. Different personalities. Different strengths. Different needs. They are just plain different and for my own sanity, “fair” can never be synonymous with having things be exactly the same and equal. For better or worse my children have a college professor for a mother and every situation is an opportunity for a discussion. We have our own definition of fairness in my house: “Fairness is when everyone receives what is appropriate for their situation.” Sometimes that means things are equal. They both get an equal sized brownie. Sometimes it means that things are different. Ben gets to sit in the front seat of the car. Julia must sit in the back in a car seat. Ben may watch “Star Wars the Clone Wars.” That show is inappropriate for Julia. Situations of fairness call for appropriate decisions much more often than making things the same. My involvement with issues of fairness does not end at the bus stop. My college students’ concerns with fairness rival my children’s. The stakes are high and the investment both in terms of time and money

is substantial. You cannot blame a student for wanting to make sure that they have an equal chance to learn and demonstrate that learning. How does a professor make sure that her class is fair? The answer is much the same as with my children. One must carefully determine what is to be the same and what is to be different, but appropriate. The students in my class are diverse. They come into the room with different abilities, experiences, desires and needs. When deciding what should be the same and what should be different, I turn to the guidance of the late scholar Harry Passow and use the “Could, Should, Would test.” When considering an academic experience for your students, you ask yourself three questions, “Could all students do this?” “Should all students do this?” and “Would all students wish to do this? ” If the answer to these three questions is yes, then the experience is for all students. These questions were developed to help teachers make decisions about curriculum and instruction for advanced students (if the answer to all three are no, then the experience is for advanced students). This helps me because of the academic diversity in my classroom. A fair exam for all students is one that could be completed successfully by all students given they

make an investment of time and effort. It assesses objectives that all students should know, understand and be able to do. And the exam should use a variety of assessment techniques (multiple choice, short answer, essay, diagramming) that allows students to respond in a modality that would meet their learning style. Lecture is another situation that is the same for all students. A fair lecture is one that takes into consideration the attention span of one’s students. Could the average student be expected to sustain this level of attention? A fair lecture is one that focuses on the core knowledge and skills. Should the average college student know and understand this content? A fair lecture is one that is presented with as much enthusiasm and interest as I can muster. Would this lecture engage my students? This is a tricky question. There are times when presenting the material of the day in an engaging manner is challenging. Further, lecture is not always the most engaging instructional technique. Student-centered group work is unequivocally more engaging. But it is with group work that the questions of fairness become most complicated. I have a confession. As a high school student I hated group work. As a college student I dropped courses

By Erin Miller, Big Question Faculty Fellow


when I read there would be a group project. For me, group work was synonymous with my grades going down in order to bring up the grades of a less skilled student. Yet in graduate school and “real life” I enjoy working in a group. Why? In my experience, school group work was not fair or equal or appropriate. In real life, group work is all these things. I am left with conflicting aims. There are over 400 educational studies supporting the use of cooperative and collaborative grouping to engage students. There are also studies that show that advanced students tend to see a decrease in their performance and grades when working in a heterogeneous group and studies that show that advanced students have negative emotions associated with heterogeneous group work. They feel exploited. I want to engage all my students in learning. But how do I make group work fair for all students? Cooperative and collaborative learning involves balancing the needs of students with many different ability profiles. In these situations fairness must be more about what is appropriate and less about everyone experiencing the same assignment. David and Roger Johnson at the University of Minnesota have studied cooperative groups for over 30 years.

They have defined several key factors that are essential for successful cooperative learning. First, there must be positive interdependence. Students must feel that they can meet their learning goals if and only if they work in a group. In order to meet the needs of all students I must be sure to design an assignment that requires students to work together not because I say so, but because the assignment cannot be completed by one student alone. All too often our advanced learners could do all the work themselves and likely could do it more successfully than if they have to work in a group. When that is the case, cooperative learning is not happening and that is not appropriate. Quality cooperative learning must involve face-to-face interaction and interpersonal skills. This requirement often gives me pause. I wonder if it should be the role of a professor to teach interpersonal skills. Is this the point of a college education? Regardless, it is a requirement for successful cooperative learning. But is it fair to assess students on the quality of their interpersonal skills as part of a college course? For me, the answer is no. Although a malfunctioning social group cannot be productive, assessment of interpersonal skills is not appropriate. I cannot assess that which I do

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and do not teach interpersonal skills. However, the issue of assessment is the key to determining the fairness of cooperative learning. Johnson and Johnson’s final requirement for successful cooperative learning is for there to be a combination of group and individual accountability. Students should be assessed on how well the group as a whole performed and on their individual performance. There are several ways to accomplish this in a fair manner. Ideally, there should be both group and individual assessment of the learning goals that are involved in cooperative learning. There is a real risk that less motivated students will rely on the more advanced students to do the work of the group. This results in negative attitudes towards group learning experiences. In order to avoid this, students need to know that their individual performance will also be assessed. Another method to increase fairness is for students to be given the opportunity to anonymously rate their own commitment to the group and the commitment of each of the members of the group. This technique helps to alleviate questions of unfairness caused by concerns about less motivated group members. Your group work grade partially depends on how your group rates your commitment. A third method is to award bonus points if both the group and individual performance

improved from a previous assessment. This comparison with a previous assessment is essential because one of the most important goals I have as a professor is to promote growth for all my students. This brings me to my final concern about fairness. The entire purpose of assessments, lectures and activities is to help my students grow in their knowledge and skills. If a fair class is one in which all students have an equal chance to learn and demonstrate that learning, then that suggests that all students should have a chance to experience equal amounts of growth. This is not difficult for struggling and average college students. The established goals of a college class are appropriate for average students and with support and scaffolding the struggling student can meet them as well. But what about the advanced student? Learning theory tells me that everyone learns best when they work with someone who is a little more knowledgeable. For the struggling and average college student there is a good chance that they can find this in a mixed ability group. As a matter of fact, one of the key factors of positive interdependence in cooperative learning is that students learn from each other with no one student always being in the role of the more knowledgeable member. For the advanced student working with a more knowledgeable group member requires working with other advanced

students on a challenging assignment. The thought of giving advanced learners more challenging assignments may seem in itself to be unfair. Many advanced learners enjoy the fact that they do not have to work as hard as other students and thus have more time for outside activities, clubs and leadership positions. Does a fair assignment mean that each student should work the same number of hours? To put this in perspective, I attended a graduate program that did give more challenging assignments to more able graduate students. It was not equal, but the growth expected was fair. Graduate school and my current “real life” are also when working in a group became enjoyable. This is because I was and am working with peers that are similar to me in ability on tasks that are difficult enough to require cooperation. I work with peers that can challenge me intellectually so that I may grow. My students also have a right to experience this growth. Am I always a fair professor? I certainly aspire to be. But I am sure I miss the mark sometimes just as I sometimes give “because I said so” as an answer to my children’s questions. There will never be a perfect answer to the big question of fairness in any context. It is a matter of growth and discussion over time—growth that I hope both my students and I can experience.

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was created in 1933 into 1934. The main purpose of the SEC requires companies to have full disclosure and to register all sales of stocks. According to Abero the mission of the SEC is to protect and encour-age capital foundation; in Abero’s personal opinion, this can be achieved by ensuring the investors are fully in-formed. After discussing the mission statement, Abero quickly went over the structure of the SEC, which consists of five appoint-ed commissioners—two Re-publican, two Democrat and the final commissioner who is of the current president’s party. According to Abero, the make-up of the SEC is 50/50 between attorneys and accountants. Finally, Abero discussed what the Division of Corpo-rate Finance does, and what he does. Abero’s division works as an informal advi-sor on how to interpret the rules of the SEC and to review all documents filed with the SEC. This means that every single transaction filed will be reviewed to make sure that it follows the rules as laid out by the SEC and that should a company have a question about the rules, they may ask and have them clarified by men such as Abero. To wrap up his lecture Abero mentioned that the SEC writes the rules that come from the acts that Congress will ask, even joking that the occa-sional please is thrown in. The example that Abero discussed was a more recent idea called Crowd Funding, in which a large amount of people donate

smaller amounts of money to reach a monetary goal. Due to the recentness of Crowd Funding, the SEC has not yet finalized rules on the Securi-ties Model. The Securities Model will sell small shares or interests in the company in-stead of asking for donations. This is different from the other three models which include the Original Donation Model, Reward Model and the Lend-ing Model. The most famous example of Crowd Funding is the case of Billy Ray Harris, a homeless man who returned a woman’s engagement ring that she had accidently dropped into his donation cup. Af-ter this, the woman set up a Crowd Funding site for him that raised $147,270. Abero brought the lecture to a close by encouraging stu-dents considering law school to look at more than just rankings and to stay confident in the study methods that got them through college. With so many people around, Abero warned that because of the high stress environment, it can be easy to try someone else’s method and before you know it you’ll be in a hole.

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Approximately two weeks ago, before the college was released

for spring break, a few stu-dents created a Facebook page named “BC Confessions.” This page was a no-holds barred, anonymous outlet where students could post practically whatever they wanted, speak-ing about campus life and whatever exploits and adven-tures they may have had. The key to this page was its anonym-ity – no names, no identities, and no fear of consequences.Many posts detailed pranks pulled, van-dalism and destruc-tion of campus property, and many complaints about students’ roommates, but the large major-ity were posts about sex, rich in details. Strange places people have had sex on cam-pus, the awkwardness of walking in on your roommates having sex, hearing people having sex at inopportune times, and dirty jokes at oth-ers’ expense – these were the predominant topics of discus-sion.Some students have said they found it hilarious, and they read the comments to have a good laugh at the absurdity of it all. Others protested that they were completely disgust-ed as the “confessions” were so raunchy they made respect-able students ashamed to be associated with the college.

One student, who wishes to remain anonymous, posted an innocent quote about singing in her sleep last year. When asked why she posted on the page, she said “I guess because I wanted to have a story that wasn’t crude like many of the others. And I figured ‘why not? it’s anonymous.’ It was kind of spur-of-the-moment.” In regards to the possible

value of the page overall, she said “I’m not sure how healthy it is, actually. I wasn’t entirely convinced that all of the con-fessions were true, but I think they might serve to spur other people on to making those kinds of decisions. Maybe it’s kind of a peer pressure thing, even if it’s anonymous. Some college students try to one-up each other a lot.”Another student, who also wishes to remain anonymous, had mixed feelings about the

page. Overall, however, he said “I think it would have a negative impact on the college’s image.” Yet another (anonymous) student said that “it’s bad for campus atmo-sphere because it’s like self-fulfilling prophecy—if people hear all these strange things going on, they’ll assume it’s normal and go do the same things. It’ll just feed the cycle.”

These, however, are just a few students’ perspectives and probably don’t represent the viewpoint of students who actually posted about their exploits on the page. Dr. Ran-dall Young, associate profes-sor of psychology, explained his experience with a similar situation as an analogy of the mental processes behind the confessional pages.Dr. Young has conducted research on gossip for his dissertation. He conducted an

Better left unsaidBy Rebecca Heine

experiment with two groups of sorority sisters. They were allowed to talk about whatever they liked, with no restric-tions. The key difference was that one group was told everything they said would be completely anonymous, noth-ing leaving the room, while the other group was led to believe that the basic content of what they said would be

heard by the other sisters they were speaking about. “What we found was when the women thought the stories were completely anonymous they were much harsher, much crueler in their gossip. And the people who thought that something would get back, their gossip tended to be much more neutral, more positive,” Dr. Young explained. “The anonymity that comes from something like that in the social media that we have

allows people to express them-selves in ways they wouldn’t otherwise,” he said. Dr. Young warned that, “As important as anonymity is for freedom of expression, it can be damag-ing. The normal protections we have to maintain group cohesion are gone.” The Facebook page and the Twitter account were created by two separate groups of

students. The creators of the @BCConfess Twitter—the creators of the Facebook page remain unknown—explained that they “had witnessed multiple large univer-sity confessions pages and were curious as to what the reac-tion would be on the Bridgewater campus.” They added that the idea started as a humorous experience. “When we started this we knew there would be some [contro-versy], never as much as we got. At no point when we started did

we expect the kind of follow-ing it got,” they said. The Twitter creators provided statistics to illustrate just how extensive this phenomenon really was. “The first night it was open we ran it for about 4 hours; in that time we amassed just over 200 fol-lowers. At the time of shut down—total of 47—hours we had around 520 follow-ers. That’s about one third of the Bridgewater campus, and


Illustration by Brooke Thacker

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By Michael Cable

Monday, March 18, marked the first day of the

new display in the Alex-ander Mack Library. The display features artwork by Bridgewater-trained Debra L. Sheffer, with all paintings in the Plein Air style. Plein Air is a French style that trans-lates into a phrase meaning “in the open air.” It is most often used when describing the painting of the outdoors. The current collection is all done in oil and exhibits lo-cal scenery, even including a piece called “McKinney in Summer” featuring Bridge-water’s very own science and math building. Sheffer enjoys painting in this style because of the unique challenge that is presented in trying to capture an image of ever-changing scenery. The reception held on Monday to mark the opening of the display featured chips,

dip and beverages as well as attendance by local commu-nity members, students and Bridgewater College’s Interim President Roy Ferguson. Shef-fer currently lives in Mount Sidney with her husband and Border collie. The art will be on display in the Miller Art Gallery on the second floor of the Alexander Mack Library for only a couple of weeks. If anyone is interested in con-tacting Mrs. Sheffer her num-ber and email are available at the exhibit.

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Local artist on display in Mack

not all followers were current students. There were a few that are expecting to come here next year and even stated that BC Confess helped them decide to come here next fall. We did the math and found that on average we acquired a single follower every 5 min-utes…we on average sent 1 tweet every 4 minutes, how-ever [we] did additional math and found that, during the total time we were actively tweeting [not counting sleep and class], we sent 1 tweet every 1.5 minutes.” The Twit-ter page alone amounted to a fairly significant operation.They also spoke to how they monitored the page, keeping careful watch over what posts came through. “We realized that the posts were becom-ing too combative—most of which we never posted—and the community was taking the page in a direction we neither planned for nor wanted to go in. The hardest part was trying to censor confessions. Many of the ‘confessions’ were really just people slamming other students about sexual miscon-duct and what not. While we couldn’t see who was sending the confessions, often times they would include names of those they disliked. The names had to be redacted and the confessions must be edited before posting. In the early stages of the page we had difficulty creating journalistic rules for us to stand behind and also for us to actively implement them, such as no names if the ‘confessions’ were slanderous. As a result there were a few messages that were send out that didn’t need to be posted,” they explained.Both the Twitter account and the Facebook page have been taken down by their creators. According to the creators of the Twitter account, the administration was starting

to look into each post for criminal behavior, investigat-ing reports of wrong-doing to administer justice accordingly.Dr. Bernardo H. Motta, as-sistant professor of communi-cation studies, explained that private colleges have more power to control students’ freedom of speech. “Not only the courts have been consis-tent throughout the years in interpreting most cases on students’ freedom of speech and of the press against the students, but there is also the question of defamation. In case of clear damage to repu-tation, the college and anyone who might have been victim of libel in those social media sites may have a civil case against the publishers.” Dean of Students Dr. Wil-liam Miracle said he was unaware of the situation. “This is the first I’ve heard … I’m not sure the college would have the ability to shut it down. To my knowledge, no.” When asked his opinion about the page, Dean Miracle replied, “Because I don’t know anything about it, I don’t really have an opinion on it. My guess is most campuses have something similar,” he said. “Most people are pretty savvy about the kinds of activities that go on in college campuses, so they wouldn’t be shocked by what students might post,” he added. Abby Parkhurst, director of marketing and communi-cations, confirmed that the college’s administration was aware of the page. However, she said that the administra-tion was not responsible for the pages being shut down. “No one in the administra-tion knew why the Twitter feed and the Facebook page were shut down. We had been approached by a number of students who were unhappy about the pages,” she said.

“Our assumption was that it was the negative pressure from other students that caused the pages to be shut down,” Parkhurst added. Parkhurst further explained that the administration was investigating the pages, look-ing for possible criminal activities or liability issues. “We did not pressure anyone to take it down. Do we have the right to look into things if they’re criminal or if rules are being broken? Absolutely. But that’s just like any other Facebook page or tweet or anything that comes to our desk. We have that right, just like the police do, and we do (investigate). It’s just one more avenue we have for finding out the truth about things,” Parkhurst explained. In regards to the college’s perception of the page over-all, Parkhurst said that “the administration feels the same as the students; it framed the college in a negative way. A lot of things posted on that page were ugly … to a donor or a prospective student; it might be a good reason not to give or to come.” Overall, the responses to the Facebook page and Twitter feed have been highly nega-tive. According to Parkhurst, students were unhappy that a small percentage was speaking for the campus as a whole in such a negative way. “Though personally I would not post on this page, I believe that everyone should have a right to do so if they wish,” one of the students inter-viewed for this story said.“It might be good for a laugh, but it has negative connota-tions … while people have the right to post to things like BC Confessions, that speech is not always protected,” Parkhurst clarified. ...

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“The Better Angels of Our Nature”By Josh Law

Charles H. Scott, class of 1965 and former Vice President of

Institutional Advancement, and his father, the late Har-vey H. Scott, class of 1935, a thirty-year plus member of the Bridgewater Board of Trustees, sponsor the annual Scott Symposium on Business Ethics. This convocation series aims to provide educational opportunities that facilitate the moral and ethical develop-ment of Bridgewater students and to better prepare them for the challenges and opportuni-ties that await them when they enter the workforce. Prior to the convocation, I had the privilege of having dinner with the Scott fam-ily, Interim President Roy Ferguson, Board of Trustees Chairman Nathan Miller and Dr. Phillip C. Stone, Presi-dent Emeritus of Bridgewater College and this year’s guest speaker for the Scott Sympo-sium. I enjoyed hearing their stories about the history of the college, the successes of former Bridgewater students and President Stone’s favorite topic of discussion, Abraham Lincoln. President Stone’s presenta-tion, titled “The Better Angels of Our Nature,” acknowledged Abraham Lincoln’s historic

first Inaugural Address and provided the audience with a new perspective on the role of ethics in modern business. During the convo, Stone

discussed the importance that ethics plays in every portion of our lives. From academic integrity to Wall Street cor-ruption, Stone informed attendees on how unethical decisions could affect indi-viduals, their friends and families, and even entire com-munities. Similarly, Stone encour-

aged us to examine the role of greed in our society. Busi-ness leaders, already making millions of dollars each year were driven to make more

and more money--money they could not even spend fast enough to make a dent in their fortunes. They did not have a need for the money; they were addicted to the thrill and the greed associated with obtaining it. Their greed led to financial troubles for entire companies and cre-ated a ripple effect that would


The Senior Salute will take place on Monday and

Tuesday, March 25 and 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Boitnott Room. Graduating Seniors should plan to attend one of those two days so they can pick up their cap & gown, order graduation announcements, order a yearbook, order class rings, talk with the Registrar’s Office, Career Services, and Alumni Services, and ask any questions they may have about graduation.Seniors can visit with classmates and register for some great door prizes. Refreshments will be available.All graduating seniors should watch their campus mail boxes and emails for information about this Bridgewater College tradition....

Senior salute announcement

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extend to the outside world.He warned us that the world we live in today is filled with “half truths.” These statements are technically true but fail to convey the full message. The class of 2013 was the last class of Bridgewater College students to have experienced the incredible leadership of President Stone. He told the audience that the class was his. The members of the class of 2013 greatly appreciated this message. I find the class to be fortunate enough to have been able to experience his leadership and feel that the statement shows he is still truly invested in each of lives.I would like to conclude with a thank you to President Emeritus Stone and the won-derful Scott family that made the symposium possible. Without dedicated alumni like Stone and the Scott family, our campus would never have become the community we call home today.

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Illustration by Brooke Thacker

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Editor’s Note: The following is what will ultimately be judged as a futile and perfunctory exercise by a creatively exhausted writer & critic to glance ever so slightly into the swirling haze of the past in order to review this year’s nominees for Best Picture. I apologize in advance for what will be remembered as a certain failure.

Hindsight: a brutally simplistic word in regards to

its composition, but in deployment, it translates into a cruel and often beleaguered bedfellow that is often used to persecute not only ourselves, but furthermore the constantly manipulated matrices of history. Yet, hindsight is often deployed in the realm of cinema, allowing both those that identify themselves as the

creators of the malleable form that we behold on screen and those that exchange currency in order to view and subsequently glean the initiator’s work. Hindsight has also become a tool of mockery and of scorn in the medium of cinema, especially in regards to what is arguably its most fatuous of awards, the Oscars. Consider, for instance, the most recent of these self-congratulatory ceremonies wherein “Argo” won Best Picture despite, or perhaps in spite of, Ben Affleck not being nominated for Best Director; the clarity afforded by the aforementioned retrospection should, in theory, allow for a somewhat clinical investigation of “Argo,” especially with the knowledge afforded by its profuse success. In other words, is it deserving of the multitude of awards

By Nicholas Davies

thrust upon it? In a word…yes. “Argo”, the taut story of the exfiltration of six U.S.

Embassy staff members from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979, is perhaps the perfect platform for Affleck to demonstrate,

with aplomb I may add, his growth as a director, especially considering that this is only his third directorial effort. The

film benefits radically from such a confident hand at the helm, as it clips along its 120-minute running time at fine pace, never once feeling bloated or self-indulgent whilst transmuting freely from genre to genre, whether it be the films driving tone of Espionage thriller to its more Satirical elements in regards to the actual craft of filmmaking. Furthermore, Affleck, in conjuncture with cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and writer Chris Terrio, at least somewhat, uses the celluloid to

imprison the film’s time period, capturing certainly the styles and attitudes, from a cultural standpoint, of the 70’s; in fact, I would compare,

with some bravado, Affleck’s work on “Argo” to that of Ron Howard’s efforts on “Apollo 13”: both directors taking a subject matter that any amount of research would reveal or indicate the ending of and yet still being able to manipulate the narrative’s tension just enough to force the audience into a constant state of panic as to the conclusion of the piece. (In fact, I would go so far as to place “Argo” as a companion piece to “Apollo 13” in regards to its tone and pacing.) Affleck also handles the difficult task of managing an ensemble cast, especially considering the amount of talent and acknowledged acting power within the cast and allows each to have their brief shining moment without preference of actor

ARGOA heinously overdue review

Friday, Mar. 22Clementine’s Café:Paleface + Dead Profes-sional9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.; $6

The Blue Nile:Rock Lotto

Saturday, Mar. 23Clementine’s Café:

Kalob Griffin Band9 p.m.– 11:30 p.m.; $6

The Blue Nile:Rock Lotto

Sunday, Mar. 24The Blue Nile:My Iron Lung, Vales, Limbs & True

Thursday, Mar. 28Clementine;s Café:The Giving Tree Band 9–11:30 p.m.; $8

Area entertainment this week

Photo by Taylor Dukehart


Yes I read what Orestes saidIn the book of Jeffers:Looking beyond usHe turned to his beckoning sister ElectraAnd delivered his truthHe said:“I have seen the dreams of the people and not dreamed them.”ThenTo theDawn refreshed,Where noShameful death;Where noLovePollutes;Alone is he whose heart would burst,Stilled.

The thunderstorm between my earsInside the café on Laurel Street,Ripping cracks,Bolts of divisionThrough voices fearingOnly human things—Afraid of losing what cannot fully be had—Sight blinded inward.

A clumsy child, escaped and wild fromMother,Must’ve tripped over his own shoe laces,Too excited to keep it together in the pleasure

“This moment of inspiration”By Colby West

of his “escape.”His body lunging towards me—hePushes hard into the back of the chair in which I am sunkWith his savior palmsTo keep himself from falling flat on his face;He needs the crutch human when itDoesn’t workAnd the lesson is learned whimpering in Mother’s armsAfter the fall.

“Ashes ashes, we all fall down”—Girls sung it happily while skipping rope togetherOutsideAnd it’s in my ears whenSodden in meditation,Dark in the mind,The lightning snap of the impactStartles me.Dark in the mind,I didn’t see him coming,And in the force and shock of this momentI spit coffee out of my mouthAnd it carries to the table in front of me,By the window,The woman at that table instantly Shooting up from her chair,(Uprooted from her private reality

With arms as flailing tendrils working backwards in slow motionMade laughableBy the awkwardness of the body’s responseTo an anarchicalRevelation of the mind),Arms flailing in her sprouting body’s answer to this surprise moment.Her hand,Now a crooked claw,Scraping at and pulling down blinds in the window sillWhile trying to avoid the mess unexpected,Unveils thick rays of beaming sunshineThat flood into this room andFALLFlat on my face.

My storm over,I walk out the door,Leaving the peopleInsideFor light.

Amanda Moyer, a senior art major focusing in

Graphic Design, has one goal for her thesis—to make people laugh. Her mock magazine cov-ers—including Reader’s Digestion, The New Dorker and Rhyme—do just that. With the punny details she has incorpo-rated, it is difficult to keep a straight face. She hopes that the viewers will make connections to the original magazine and also realize that it is just about lightening up—not making fun. Amanda Moyer’s show, No Pun Intended, will be hanging in the KCC from May 6-18. To support Amanda, visit her Kickstarter page: http://www.kick-starter.com/projects/2064765844/no-pun-intended

Hailey Light, an Art and Biology double major, takes a more technical

approach to her art work. Her senior thesis—a combination of wildlife paintings and sculp-tures—incorporates the informa-tion she has learned in Biology courses with her artistic abilities. Even though the paintings and sculptures can stand on their own, Hailey has created them to interact with each other. She aims to tell a story and show animal behavior through this interac-tion. Hailey’s show will be located in the lobby of Moomaw Hall from May 6-18.

Story and photos by Victoria Call

Senior Thesis Exhibitions 2013: A brush, a lens, an air of hands


By Rebecca Heine

Explore More Discovery Museum

for grades first through fifth allows students to check DNA for the presence of midi-chol-orians, create alien landscapes and even build podracers. These activities connect to

kids through their interests while introducing them to the wonderful world of science. The Discovery Museum offers nearly 300 programs an-nually. From Science Explor-ers and Studio Kids to Globe Trotters and Preschool Pals, there’s a new adventure every day!” said Shull. Explore More also caters to teachers and parents alike as a great place for field trips and birthday parties. Field trips

The Explore More Dis-covery Museum is not what you would expect

of a “museum,” even though it was voted “Best Museum of the Valley” for six consecu-tive years. Rather than a strict “no touch” atmo-sphere, Explore More features exhibits that are wholly interactive, de-signed to engage young minds and excite adult creativity and imagina-tion equally. Explore More current-ly has a running list of over 10 fun exhibits for children of all ages, each one including hands-on activities and educa-tional fun. Every exhibit is designed to fit a wide range of ages and inter-ests, providing an early opportunity to explore passions and even future careers. “From the moment you enter the doors into the spacious two-story atrium, anchored by the 22-foot tall Discovery Tree, you’ll see why the name of this museum is a perfect fit,” Executive Director Lisa Shull said. Even better, Explore More holds specialized camps with various themes, including “Ooey Gooey,” “Young Sci-entists,” “Lego Mindstorms,” “Culinary Kids” and “Star Wars.” The Star Wars camp,

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can explore on their own or with a knowledgeable guide and birthday parties can be celebrated with a cake, themed activities and even tableware. The Explore More Discovery

Museum is always look-ing for volunteers, and the opportunities they provide are excellent for both aspiring teachers and scientists. Volunteers are needed for interacting with children, supervising and maintaining exhibits, preparing materials and supplies for special events and even serving on a committee to plan fund-raising events or market-ing ideas. And, of course, volunteers are always needed to construct or repair exhibits, mend cos-tumes and other “behind the scenes” work crucial to the life of the museum. For more information on how to work with Explore

More, students can fill-out the online application at iExplore-More.com or contact Mari Kyle, Volunteer Coordinator, by calling 540-332-8900 or emailing [email protected].

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even greater success is ex-pected from the 2nd annual Progressive Party. Tickets still available.

The Shenandoah Valley Builders Association will be holding their 33rd annual Home and Garden Show, from April 12-14. There will be a silent and live auction, classic car cruise-in, food, music, fun and lots more. Admission fee is $3.00 per person or $5.00 for the family and children under 12 are free. Call 540-434-0005 for more informa-tion.

Our Community Place is hosting their Second Saturday Night Out where you can get a delicious meal and help raise money to keep the community mov-ing. The event will be held on Saturday, April 13 from 5-8 p.m. and the suggested donation is $20 per person. 25 percent of the proceeds go to help a community in Haiti while the rest goes to support the local commu-nity.

The Fairfield Center is hav-ing a Valley Plane Pull,

The Walk for Hope is a community event hosted by Eastern Mennonite University, Bridgewater College, James Madison University and Blue Ridge Community College this Saturday, March 23 from 9 a.m.-noon. The walk will take place at JMU Godwin field in Harrisonburg. This is an event for colleges to unite for depression and suicide awareness. This year’s program will feature speakers, music, refresh-ments and special activi-ties. Open to the public, all are welcome to attend - please spread the word!

The Arts Council of the Valley is holding its an-nual fundraising event, the Progressive Party in Harrisonburg and Rock-ingham County on Satur-day, March 23. This lively party opens with a cocktail reception at the home of Elizabeth and Bill Neff and will be followed by inti-mate dinners at the homes of participating hosts. The night concludes with a phenomenal music per-formance at ACV’s Court Square Theater. The 2012 event sold-out quickly and

Upcoming events and opportunities

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a fundraising event, which includes airplane rides, a car Show, activities for children of all ages, food, live music and more! It will be held Sat-urday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the inclement weather date is April 20. The event is located at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Weyers Cave, Va. Field a pulling team of six to eight people! Prizes for best costumes & fastest times! Sponsor a team, register and learn more at the Fairfield Center website.

The Collins Center is orga-nizing the 4th Annual Child Advocacy Center 5K Race & Fun Walk, to be held on Saturday, April 20 at Eastern Mennonite University (be-gins at the track) at 9:30 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the Child Advocacy Center of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County. They are in need of volunteers, sponsors, in-kind donations and of course, RUNNERS!

The 10th Annual Our Com-munity Place Plant Sale will be held Saturday, April 20. The event will take place on 17 East Johnson Street, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 540-442-7727 for more information.

Art Smart – supplies are provided for the creation of original masterpieces, including weekly projects and guest artist work-shops.

Construction Zone – inspiring future architects and builders with hands-on work, teaching the keys to a sturdy structure.

Friendly City Medi-cal Center – exploring human anatomy and health, featuring a full-size ambulance for kids to explore.

TV Studio – allows kids to deliver news from the anchor desk or serve as meteorologist in front of an actual green screen.

Science lab – fully func-tional lab for all kinds of experiments and discov-eries.

Super Service Center – well-equipped garage prepped to service a kid-sized car mounted on the lift.

Virginia Theater – com-plete with professional stage and make-up table, lighting, set design and more!

Down on the Farm – explore the barn, milk the cow, visit the poultry house, ride the tractor and learn how a country farm runs.

CK’s Kitchen and Farmer’s Market – cook up culinary delights in the kitchen, dig for veg-etables, select produce at the farmer’s market and even go apple picking.

Over in the Meadow – area for children three & under: soft play environ-ment with rolling hills raceway, fishing dock and a little house climb and slide.

Current Exhibits at Explore More Discover Museum

or characters taking over, whether it be Bryan Cranston, Victor Garber or Alan Arkin and John Goodman (whose double act works wonders during the films brief stay in Hollywood) or indeed Affleck himself (who turns in a fine subversive performance). (I still feel that Affleck is a better director than an actor, but certainly his performance here is to be lauded.) Naturally there are minor niggling issues that do not necessarily plague the film but I feel certainly must be addressed. The first is simply one out of personal bias, a selfish wanting for more screen time for certain actors. (For example, though I laud Affleck’s balance of cast and screen time, I am an unabashed fan of the work of Kyle Chandler.) The perhaps most pressing issue regarding the film, however, is the, shall we say, certain dramatic liberties that it takes concerning the actual course of events, portrayal of countries, etc. I would, however, point to the phrase “based on a true story” and note that the aforementioned conglomeration of words can cover a multitude of sins whether one wishes them to or not. The entitlement of opinions then is key in this particular case and I would argue that even if one were to lift its historical setting from the piece, it would still work as an espionage-centric thriller. In the end, “Argo” is certainly worthy of many of its plaudits as it is undoubtedly

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one of the best films released in 2012, a rigidly constructed powerhouse of a film that constricts all notions of tenseness despite the fact that the audience more than likely knows how it is going to conclude and certainly the Academy does deserve some flak for not at least nominating Ben Affleck for Best Director, though I cannot comment on whether he would have won the award as I have yet to see “Life of Pi.” (Although, Affleck can find some comfort I suppose in the fact that he is not the first, nor certainly the last director to be overlooked by the Academy.) Moreover, its bequeathal of the Best Picture is also unquantifiable at this point as I have not laden any of the other nominees in that category with my profuse phraseology. Then again, it’s not as if the Academy and I have a very good track record now, is it?

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Although the snow recently has kept away the warm weather in

Bridgewater, there seems to be nothing that can slow down the hot streak of the lady Eagles tennis squad. Under the guidance of Head Coach Marty Perry, the ladies have won eight straight games and are looking to make it nine on Wednesday, March 20 against Washington and Lee. The group of young women has shown great confidence in their abilities and really trusts the instincts of their team-mates as well as their indi-vidual skill sets. Their engine starts with seniors Rita Murphy, Olivia Stone, recent player of the week Miranda Donovan and Meghan O’Keeffe whom all have provided a strong foundation for the team and have led by example for their younger players. They under-stand it is not easy to win each match and preparation has been a large part of why they are in the position they are now. “We worked hard in the off-season. Once matches started, we hit the ground running. There is not much time to dig in like there is in the off-season and our hard work is paying off now,” said Meghan O’Keeffe. Hard work indeed has been exemplified throughout the

season having scored 48 points this year compared to holding their opponents to a whopping 18. Togetherness has kept this team afloat and will carry them a long way as they continue to be consistent. They play in a very competi-tive conference so it will not be a cake walk to the finish line. However, so far they have been able to control their own destiny. Washington and Lee will be a test for them as they will more than likely be the tough-est team they face on their schedule. “Our edge will be gained by using all of the lessons learned in previous matches as well as conditioning and coach-ing. I know everyone will kick butt!” O’Keeffe said. This close flock of eagles are on pace to have a very special season and have shown no signs of settling for anything less. Head Coach Marty Perry and Assistant Coach Sam have made sure these women are well conditioned mentally and physically prior to each match and thrive to bring the best out of their athletes. Support your lady eagles and help cheer them to their ninth victory against Washington and Lee! ...

Rapid fireBy Jason Manago


“A” League Championship Number One seed “Daddy Strokin 3’s” over-whelmed Number Six seed “Snapback Crew” 65-45 in the “A” League Champion-ship matchup. “Snapback Crew” had a good run in the tournament, but could not overcome a hot “Strokin 3’s” team. The “Strokin 3’s” steamrolled through the tournament with an average winning margin of 27. The Number One seed sprinted to an 11-point margin after the 10-minute mark and never looked back. The difference at halftime was 38-16 and “the Crew” never got closer than 12 points in the sec-ond half. Taylor Boyers led the winners with 23 points, Dylon Hudson chipped in 13 and Adam Utz had a splendid all-around game with a triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Gerard Miniaci (the G man) led the balanced scoring for “the Crew” with 12 points. Sammy Coleman and Tyler Brown both chipped in 10 each. Shawn Otte led the team in rebounding with 10 boards.“B” League Championship The “B” League cham-pionship turned out to be the most exciting of all the finals as Number One seed “Run and Gun” outlasted Number Two seed “Wal-zlball” 62-55 in double

overtime. The game was almost even after 10 minutes with a 15-13 advantage for “Walzlball.” The champions went cold and only scored two points in the next 10 minutes, resulting in a 24-15 deficit at the half. However, after it seemed like the “Walzlballs” were in control, the “Run and Guns” got hot after halftime and had a slight lead going into the final 10 minutes. Both teams missed last second shots to send the game into overtime and then once again into double overtime. Finally, the “Run and Guns” outlasted the “Walzlballs” in the second overtime as both teams were understandably just about out of gas. Kevin Gidari led the champs with 19 points and eight rebounds. Ryan Morgan chipped in 18 with Ryan Pigg having a monster game on the boards with 17 to go along with his 13 points. Rob Gallet led the losing team with 25 points as he carried the team on his back for most of the game. Mark Lenox added 14 points to the cause.“C” League Championship Number Three seed “Bang Bang” easily defeated Num-ber Four seed “Bettington Piece” 60-43 in the “C” League championship game. Both teams pulled off surprises in the semifinals by knock-ing off the top two seeds. The “Bang Bang’s” came out with too much firepower and never looked back. They led

2013 Intramural Basketball Championship Summaries

18-8 after 10 minutes and expanded the lead to 29-16 at the half. “Bettington Piece” never got closer than 10 points in the second half. Leading the way for the winner was Willy Props with 16 points. Anthony Church added 13 points to go with his nine boards. The losing team was led by Taylor DeMarre with 15 points. Chris Gallet chipped in 10 boards. Women’s League Champi-onship “#winning” defended their women’s league championship for the second time by defeating “Send-Da-Blocks (SDB)” 43-33 in the championship game. Both teams came out cold in the first half which resulted in the winner clinging to a 19-18 halftime lead. However, the first 10 minutes in the second half was the deciding factor with the champs outscoring “SDB” by a nine-point mar-gin. “SDA” was not able to mount a rally in the final 10 minutes to overcome their deficit. Bethany Doman led a balanced attack for the winner with 11 points. Kylie Graham added 10 points. Olivia Mason led all scorers with 16 points for the losing team with Brittany Kersey chipping in nine.

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Story by Lacey Naff, photos courtesy of Bridgewater Athletics

“Do what it takes to win“

The Eagles baseball team has been off to a strong season with

several ODAC wins early on. They hold a record of 10-5 overall and 4-0 in the conference. It is usually pretty cold when the season first starts in late winter, but the team got to warm up a little bit by spending spring break across the country in sunny California. The whole team and several of their families made the trip there for a week of baseball games against teams from California and one team from New York. It was always warm, good hitting weather, and all the fields we played on were beautiful,” senior Matt Maher said.

Maher also said the new freshman and transfer player are adding a lot to the team and even though they are a close-knit team already, they definitely bonded more in California from riding in vans with nine or 10 guys, sharing hotel rooms and being together for the week. In addition to Bridgewater, four of the teams were from California while one was from New York. “We went 1-4, which obviously wasn’t as good as we wanted it to be but it gave a lot of

guys the opportunity to show what they are capable of doing and it stretched out the pitching staff a little bit as well,” said Junior Tyler Hoffman. Hoffman also said his favorite part was the facilities and how well the ball was carried in the California weather. He also noted that even though there were nice

things about California, the traffic was terrible and it’s just not the same as home. Speaking of home, the men are back and wasting no time at all as they have a very busy playing schedule this week and the next. “We have five ODAC games this week so it’s a big week for us,” said Maher.

The practices have been a little shorter this year but much more productive and that should help them finish out the season strong. “We have a better group of guys—guys that

know what to expect day in a day outa and are willing to win and do what it takes to win,” Maher said. The obvious regular season goal for the team is to win the first seed in the ODAC tournament and then go on to win the ODAC tournament and advance on to the ODAC finals.

The team will start working towards that goal soon as they play at Washington and Lee on Wednesday March 20, two games Saturday at Guilford, two Sunday at home against Emory and Henry and a home game against Washington and Lee next Tuesday. These will all be important conference wins. “We have a lot of games in a short amount of time so it will kind of be like spring break all over again, but these are ODAC games,” said Hoffman. We are all encouraged to support our Eagles baseball team at their upcoming games and cheer them on to some more ODAC victories and an overall winning season....

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