the whetstone: december 2010

THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF WESLEY COLLEGE

Late November 2010

The Whetstone / Cochise Lucas

WHAT’S INSIDE

Wolverine football is working its way to the top.

The team advanced to the quarter-fi nals of the NCAA Division III Foot-ball Championships Saturday after beat-

ing Montclair State 44-7 in the second round.

“We as a team are excited to be in the playoffs,” said junior Justin Strick-land. “But we understand that we cannot be happy with being here to accomplish the goals we set before the season be-gan.”

Wesley scored twice in the fi rst quarter. Marcus Wilson returned an in-terception of 52 yards to score the fi rst touchdown.

Chris Cummings scored with a two-yard run after the team charged 77

Wesley College student Megan Stoffa will continue as an education major – but not at Wesley.

“I will be attending Wilmington University this January,” the sophomore said. “They are fully accredited with NCATE and Middle States.”

Wesley is fully accredited by the Middle States Association, but at the beginning of November, the college’s education department lost accredita-tion with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) after being on proba-

tion for three years. Freshman Kendra Mathewson also plans on

transferring to Wilmington for the same reasons.“Losing the national accreditation affects the

program greatly,” Mathewson said. “We still have the common accreditation, but so does every other school.”

Now, Wesley isn’t set apart from other col-leges, she said.

NCATE makes the program more appealing, said senior education major Christina White.

“There are many fi ne institutions that do not have NCATE, but have teacher education,” said Dr. William Johnston, president of the college. “Wes-ley wants to regain accreditation because it is an additional seal of approval for our education pro-

gram.” White said she has heard several freshmen

speaking about transferring. “I came to Wesley specifi cally for their educa-

tion program, and I’m mad that they lost the na-tional accreditation,” Mathewson said.

Wesley College as a whole is still accredited. “It’s really Middle States that legitimizes all of

our programs,” said Dr. Patricia Dwyer, vice presi-dent of academic affairs. “We believe our program is a good program and a lot of good teacher educa-tion programs don’t have NCATE accreditation.”

Delaware State University, Wilmington Uni-versity and the University of Delaware’s education programs are all NCATE accredited.

When Stoffa decided to major in education, she did not know that the department was on pro-

A Wesley College student was arrested last week when offi cers found him in possession of child pornography.

Senior Michael Matthews’ laptop computer containing fi les of child pornography was seized by offi cers when an undercover investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force led offi cers to his off-campus apartment.

Offi cers also found a small amount of marijuana and drug parapher-nalia.

He is being charged with 29 counts of using a computer to unlawfully depict a child engaging in a prohibited sex act and possession of mari-juana, said a press release from the attorney general’s offi ce.

Friends said that they were not aware of what Matthews was doing. “He’s a nice guy overall that is into the wrong things,” said junior

Erica Bryson, a friend of Matthews. Bryson found out in the early morning of Nov. 20 what happened. Matthews lives at 1300 S. Farmview Drive in Dover. He graduated

from Glen Burnie Senior High School in 2006. He is being held at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on a

$290,200 secured bond.

By Kim ManahanThe Whetstone

“It’s really Middle States that legitimizes all of our programs.” - Dr. Patricia Dwyer

“The professors seem to be bullshitting the students.” -Megan Stoffa

See FOOTBALL p12

By Kim Manahan and Chloe DawsonThe Whetstone

Middle States accreditation, p3The age of social networking, p4

Dangers of mixing alcohol and caffein, p5Sports, p12

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Wesley beats Montclair 44-7;advances to quarter-fi nals

Students upset with loss of NCATE accreditation

Dover Police

Student arrested for child pornography

Travis Douglas runs past the opponent during the game against Muhlenburg.

see NCATE p3

2 WWW.WHETSTONE.WESLEY.EDU Late November 2010

Jesse Trump wakes up every morning at 5 a.m. to eat a quick breakfast and exercise.

It’s important for him to get up this early because from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. he attends classes, fol-lowed by football practice.

“I’ve been working on a lot of graduate school stuff and doing homework in the morning,” said Trump, a senior exercise science major.

Time management skills are necessary for some students who juggle class, sports, work and a social life.

Organizational skills are a must for students, said Dr. Angela D’Antonio, a Wesley College psychology professor.

“Keeping a calendar can help, a lot,” she said. “Writing ev-erything down keeps track of all that you have to do and helps you plan ahead, so things don’t sneak up on you.”

Some students don’t fi nd it a problem.

“I don’t have a problem with time management,” said Abdul Hameed, senior math major. “I’ve learned over the years that my time has to be spent wisely. I have to get what’s important done and what’s important to me done.”

It is important to Hameed to have time to himself and to hang out with friends.

“If I fall behind with my school work, I won’t be able to have a good time or go out with my friends,” he said. “Spending time with my friends is important

By Kelly MorganThe Whetstone

to me.” Good time management

techniques include awareness, or-ganization and commitment.

“Keeping a daily ‘to-do’ list helps prioritize tasks that need to be done,” D’Antonio said. “Being able to check off items as they are completed gives you a sense of satisfaction and things feel more manageable.”

At night, Trump works in Parker Library as a security guard before he goes to sleep and starts it all over again.

“I usually go to sleep around midnight,” he said. “I don’t care that it’s early. If I stayed up later, I would wake up later. It’s easier to get things done in the morning.”

Trump’s schedule helps him manage his time properly.

“I think I do good with the way I set myself up and my schedule,” he said. “I wake up earlier than most – it helps me get stuff done.”

Hameed quit soccer to make his schedule smoother.

He has a passion for the game, but knows there are higher priorities.

“I cut soccer out because

I wasn’t getting much playing time on the team,” Hameed said. “I wanted to focus on things that would actually get me somewhere instead of just keeping me in the same place.”

He has a lot of class and work to do.

“Having soccer as a respon-sibility on top of everything else would be too much,” he said.


There are 500 new books in Parker Library thanks to the Li-brary of Congress (LC).

They came through the LC’s Surplus Book Program, said Roger Getz, director of Parker Library.

The program is offered to non-profi t libraries.

Getz made two trips to Wash-ington D.C in October and went through about 10,000 books each time. He chose a wide range of subjects along with some refer-ence material.

The total retail value of the books is about $30,000

Nearly all of them have been published in the last year.

His main focus is to fi nd books that are based on the cur-riculum.

“It means a lot to our library and our college to try and update our resources with what is going on,” Getz said.

Freshman Meranda Merrit agrees.

“I think an updated library is one of the best ideas, especially for research purposes,” she said.

The books are free but the college must pay for shipping.

Sen. Thomas Carper paid for

the fi rst 10 boxes sent to Wesley and the others were taken out of the book budget.

Students and faculty can re-quest titles and are highly encour-aged to do so.

The requests are put on a wish list and receive priority con-sideration when searching. Cur-rently there are 232 books on the list.

Getz says he enjoys making the trip.

“It’s interesting and a lot of fun, but serious work,” he said. “I don’t even take a lunch break when I go there. If I do, then I won’t get fi nished on time.”

The total cost for the one day trip is $90 and takes between six and seven hours to go through all the titles.

He plans to make more trips to add to the collection

Getz hopes to replace a ma-jority of the current collection with the new material.

“We are honestly looking at a long term project,” he said. “You can’t just snap your fi ngers and replace 100,000 books.”

The books are still going through the cataloging process but will be available for student use by next semester.

By Collette O’NealThe Whetstone

Students learn the art of time management

Parker Library gets 500 new books from the Library of Congress

Sophomore Rachel Connolly works on homework between classes.

3WWW.WHETSTONE.WESLEY.EDULate November 2010

bation with NCATE. “It is public knowledge,” Dwyer said. “It is on

NCATE’s website that we have been on probation since 2007.”

But many students did not know this. “I knew that something was not right, but I didn’t

know they were on probation,” White said. “They had told us last April that there were a few standards we didn’t meet, but they didn’t say we were on probation.”

Students were notifi ed of the situation by a letter sent from Dwyer’s offi ce on Nov. 10.

“I heard that Wesley has known about this issue since 2007,” Mathewson said. “They should have made this is-sue aware to incoming freshmen who were aspiring to be an education major.”

Stoffa said teachers gave different reasons in class to why the department lost NCATE accreditation.

“The professors seem to be bullshitting the students,” she said. “They told us we only lost it by a few points; that it had to do with us not having the physical education ma-jor included, which has been recently fi xed.”

Students were told that everything was fi ne and would be fi xed immediately, she said.

“Right now, Dr. Dwyer and the education department are studying the best time to reapply,” Johnston said.

Wesley will reapply for reaccreditation within the next year, Dwyer said.

“The earliest we can apply and have a visit is spring 2011,” she said.

There will be a thorough review with the education

department to fi gure out if this will happen in the spring or fall, Dwyer said.

Freshman Devan Bartell recently changed her major to business administration, but not because of the NCATE situation.

“I have always loved business,” she said. “When I heard that the education department had all of these ac-creditation issues, it felt right – but I didn’t change it be-cause of that.”

Bartell believes that the education department has a good program.

“I really don’t see where they need improvement,” she said. “Not many programs let you go out in the fi eld as a fi rst semester freshman – I think that’s the best.”

Stoffa sees things differently. “The classes need to have more knowledge and mate-

rial for students to learn compared to the way that they are now,” she said. “They are full of opinioned activities and papers that are built on no knowledge or material.”

The gradu-ate program in education is also affected, Dw-yer said. “It’s all [education] pro-grams.”

Some stu-dents felt like the school was avoid-ing their ques-

tions. “I asked multiple professors about the issue,” Mathew-

son said. “Everyone had a different answer.”The school said that there was nothing to worry about,

because we were only off by a few points, she said. “If we were only off by a few points, then why has this issue not been corrected yet?”

Dwyer said that it was not done by a point scale. “They might be talking about the standards,” she said.

“There is no scoring system.”Wesley failed to meet two of the six standards, assess-

ment and unit governance. Education majors will still be accredited by the state

of Delaware. The requirements are that they pass the Praxis I and II,

maintain a 3.00 GPA, and graduate from an accredited col-lege, which Wesley is through Middle States, Dwyer said. For physical education majors, their GPA needs to be 2.75.

The education department remains accredited with NMSA, ACEI, and NASPE.

Graduating seniors like White will not be affected.

“We were grandfathered into the program,” she said. “We’ll still get our accreditation when they are accredited again.”

At fi rst there was confusion, she said.

“Now we’re fi ne,” White said. “Because we’ll graduate fi ne.”

Wesley College remains fully accred-ited by the Middle States Association and is no longer on warning status with the accrediting association, Dr. William John-

ston, president of the college, announced to faculty and staff on Nov. 19.

“We got confi rmation (Nov. 18) that the Middle States board of directors has approved Wesley with being approved by Middle States,” Johnston said. “That is

great news for the college.” In the message, Johnston said the or-

ganization voted to “reaffi rm accreditation and commend the institution for progress to date.”

The college will send progress report

to Middle States in February 2012, and the next full review will be due June 1, 2016.

“Middle States accreditation is the overarching accreditation for Wesley and hundreds of other higher education institu-tions in this region,” Johnston said.


Wesley no longer on warning status with Middle States Association for accreditation

Excerpts from the letter sent by Dr. Dwyer to education majors earlier this month.

Continued from NCATE, p1

Social networking plays a big part in college students’ lives. Almost half of all adults and

75 percent of teenagers who use the Internet are on some kind of social networking website.

Facebook alone has more than 500 million users.

Organizations can also make fan pages, and users can down-load applications to play games such as Farmville.

Some use these websites to stay in touch with people.

“I thought it would be cool to keep in touch with friends from high school,” said Deanne Cox, a junior.

It’s also an easy way to meet people.

“I joined Facebook because many other people did,” said sophomore Coree Perry. “People are a lot more comfortable ask-ing for a Facebook than for a cell number.”

Sophomore Michael Hickey also fi nds Facebook an easier way to stay in touch.

“E-mail isn’t as convenient,” he said.

Half of Facebook’s users log in every day, and the average user spends almost an hour on the site per day.

Thirty-fi ve million users change their statuses per day, and the average user has 130 friends.

In a recent survey of 20 Wesley students, 80 percent said that social interaction on these websites has gone up.

“Everyone knows what their friends are doing,” said sophomore Brenden Quigley.

Some critics argue that communicating over the web reduces social skills. “People are not as skilled socially when dealing with face-to-face interaction,” Perry

said. Facebook gives the option of

having chats with friends, like in-stant messaging.

“I think it makes people more willing to talk to people,” said ju-nior Ryan Layton. “But it decreas-es actual interaction.”

The world is changing social-ly because of these sites.

“It cheapens the word ‘friend,’” said Dr. Michael Nielsen, professor of media arts.

Nielsen uses his account to keep in touch with friends and graduates.

Many people have friends on their Facebook who they have never met in real life.

Some things also may more easily be taken out of context.

“You can’t tell what tone people are using or the infl ection of their voice,” said junior Zach Wang.

“People can get in trouble for what they post,” Cox said.

Some employers and schools use Facebook to keep track of em-ployees and students.

“Facebook causes drama and problems,” Layton said.

There are benefi ts to social networking, too. “You are able to speak with high-profi le people who you would otherwise have to

jump through hoops to talk to,” said senior Grant Mignot.Users can stay updated on certain fan pages or keep up with news and trends. They can also keep in touch with family and friends.


* Facebook has more than 500 mil-lion active users * 50 percent of active users log on to Facebook in any given day * The average user has 130 friends * People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook * There are more than 900 mil-lion objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages) * The average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events * The average user creates 90 pieces of content each month * There are more than 30 billion pieces of content (web links, news sto-ries, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) shared each month.

* About 70 percent of Facebook users are outside the United States * More than one million websites have integrated with Facebook Plat-form * There are more than 150 million people engage with Facebook on ex-ternal websites every month * There are more than 200 million active users currently accessing Face-book through their mobile devices. * People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as active on Facebook than non-mobile users. * There are more than 200 mobile operators in 60 countries working to deploy and promote Facebook mobile products

STATISTICSFrom Facebook.com’s Press Room:

By Jonathan SalacuseThe Whetstone

Since restricting Facebook in the Writing Center, sophomore Eghosa Ugiagbe fi nds it even more helpful than ever before.

“The tutors are a great help to me,” she said. “At the end of the day, I have a better understanding of what I need to write.”

Student tutors in the Writing Center are carefully selected, said Charlene Stephens, Director of the Department of Academic Support.

“Our goal is to help students be on their own so eventually they won’t need you anymore,” she said.

The potential tutor must be recommended by a faculty member and have taken EN 101.

If the student has a grade of an A or B in a composition course and a 2.75 overall GPA, they will be notifi ed.

The student is interviewed, and if chosen, must go through two and a half hours of preliminary training and take EN 201, a one-credit introduction to tutoring class, before they start working.

Students say that it helps them out a lot. Scott Brozey, a junior, frequents the center for his EN 101 class. “It helps a lot because you can get correction from another person’s point

of view,” he said. Corrine St. Jean agrees. Though she has only been there twice, she has found it helpful. “I like having someone critique and look over my work and say ‘here’s

what needs to be fi xed,’” St. Jean said.Stephens says the best advice she can give is not to wait until the last

minute to come.In addition, the writing center is fully equipped as a presentation class-

room. Teachers can reserve the area for a period of time. Several of the seminars for academic success are held there. Stephens encourages students to provide feedback and suggestions. “We

try to adapt to students’ needs, so if they can tell us anything we greatly ap-preciate it.”

Ugiagbe likes that she can focus on her school work more in the Writing Center.

“It’s something I can’t do in the library,” she said. Some students say that they have never gone to the writing center be-

cause it doesn’t help. Brozey has a word of advice to them though. “If you never come in here and try it, then of course it’s not going to

help”



Social networking has taken over

The Writing Center

Students fi nd Writing Center helpful


The caffeine in the alcohol-energy drink Four Loko will be cut from the ingredients of the newly popular beverage.

The Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to four manufacturers of caf-feinated alcoholic beverages, telling companies that “caffeine added to their malt alcohol bever-ages is an “unsafe food additive” and that fur-ther action, including seizure of their products, is possible under federal law,” said a press re-lease issued by the FDA on Nov. 17.

The beverage has been banned in several cities across the country and has been the reason cited in several lawsuits.

Medical professionals say that the drink is dangerous because of the combination of caf-feine and alcohol.

“Alcohol is a depressant and slows down respirations and heart rate,” said Jill Maser, RN at Wesley. “Caffeine is a stimulant and can mask the effects of the alcohol that is consumed.”

Those who drink alcohol mixed with en-ergy drinks are three times more likely to binge drink, she said.

“Caffeinated alcoholic beverages usually have a higher alcohol content then beer,” Maser said.

This content ranges from fi ve to 12 percent. Dr. Craig Hochstein, Bayhealth Emergency

Room Medical Director, said there are several risks of combining alcohol and caffeine.

“Studies have shown that folks tended to stay out later and get drunker,” he said. They also have a false sense of safety while driving, which “imposes a risk.”

Sold in colorful cans in liquor stores for an affordable price, the drink has become popular with students.

“I think for most college students the Four Loko’s in-expensiveness and quick buzz is what the draw is,” said sophomore Ashley Harris. “It is in an energy drink-like

container, too.”Kent General Hospital in Dover has not had much of

a problem with emergencies related to Four Loko, Hoch-stein said. But the hospitals in Wilmington have.

“It’s not a suburban issue,” he said. “It’s an urban is-sue.”

There have been alcohol-related emergencies at Wesley, Maser said. “I’m not aware if Four Loko was in-volved.”

Users have had a multitude of side-effects from the drink.

“Some friends have talked about having hallucina-tions after drinking only one,” Harris said.

But some don’t stop at one. “People don’t realize how drunk they are,” Hochstein

said. “They will continue to drink more because of the caf-feine.”



The Honors program at Wesley helps students think outside the box.

“The classes are more free thinking and fun than just a regular class,” said sophomore Melissa Savin. “They chal-lenge you to think in ways you otherwise would not.”

The program is still fairly new – started by former dean of academics Dr. Paul DeGategno in 2004.

Dr. Jeffery Gibson became head of the program this semester.

“The goal of the Wesley College Honors Program is to provide a challenging and enriching educational experi-ence for students who are intellectually curious,” Gibson said.

It shows a high level of commitment and academic in-tegrity, Gibson said.

Dr. Anthony Armstrong once held Gibson’s position. “Our goal was to design a program that would provide

an intellectually stimulating and personally meaningful experience,” he said.

There are requirements for students who want to join. First year students must have a high school GPA of

more than 3.5, and a minimum SAT score of 1600. Once a student is in the program they have to maintain

a 3.3 GPA. “Our discussions are pretty insightful,” Savin said. Classes take the “big question” approach, focusing on

the nature of reality, the nature of knowledge, the good life and the social good.

“A deep exploration of the questions about reality, knowledge, and both the individual and social good brings the light of reason and enhanced awareness to a student’s choices in life,” Armstrong said. “They will have greater

awareness of what they want and what it is most worth-while to pursue in life.”

Topics are studied in seminars each semester up until a student’s junior year. Then, it’s research and writing.

During their junior year, students have to complete a research process, and take the Honor’s senior thesis the next year.

“The program sets graduates apart from others when applying to jobs and graduate school,” Gibson said.

Savin agrees. “It is helping me prepare for graduate school by letting

me challenge myself to do my best even with subjects that are not as easy to understand,” she said.

Wesley students who have a 3.3 GPA and an interest in joining should contact Gibson.

By Kasey LynnThe Whetstone

Experts say Four Loko is not safe

Honors program lets students think outside the box

Not everyone in college is young and just out of high school.

More than a fi fth of Wesley’s undergraduate students are over 25.

“These students have a different experience of college life,” said Dr. Patricia Dwyer, vice president of academic affairs. “They know themselves in a way that younger stu-dents do not.”

The non-traditional students come with more matu-rity, more knowledge of their own learning styles, Dwyer said.

“They know how to pace, how to use their time well,” she said, “and they have more of a sense of direction, and

know what they want and where they want to go.” They also want to get through college quickly. “We know that we’ve got to get through,” said Ve-

ronica Conte, a non-traditional student on the Student Ac-tivities Board. “We have real bills, family responsibilities, so we’re wanting to get into the workforce as soon as pos-sible.”

Older students don’t always do better academically because of additional responsibilities.

“I have two kids and a husband that travels,” Conte said. “I have to put in a little more work to plan things.”

Time management is something with which everyone struggles.

“Older students often have outside responsibilities, which certainly can put a strain on time,” Dwyer said.

The college urges non-traditional students to get in-volved in student activities.

For Conte, the problem is time. “Many students don’t even live in Dover,” she said.

“Some drive up to an hour to get here. A lot of the activi-ties are at night, making it almost impossible for them to get involved.”

Conte believes having an open mind can help older students fi t in.

“There have been some things I might not have pre-ferred, but once I got started I liked it,” she said. “Be will-ing an open to new experiences; that’s what college is all about anyway.”

By Teresea McMurrinThe Whetstone

Not all Wesley students are just out of high school

Insterested in joining our staff in the Spring?Contact Kim Manahan at [email protected] for more information


JULY 16Julia DeFelice, 20, was killed while

jogging. She was hit by a minivan at the intersection of North Governor’s Avenue and William Street in Dover, a few blocks

from Wesley.

Wesley College’s Black Student Union starts new mentoring

program, P.U.L.S.E., to help retain minority students and to involve them in

the community.

Sept. 14Tea Party favorite Christine O’Donnell beat Mike Castle

in the Republican Delaware senatorial primaries.

Aug. 19Dover City Council votes to close parts of

Cecil, Fulton and Bradford streets to traffi c.

Nov. 4Democrat Chris Coons wins Delaware’s Senate seat against

Christine O’Donnell.

Wolverine football earned a 10-0 undefeated season.

Fall 2010


Wesley begins a process of “going green” by paying

Aramark $2.5 million to help reduce it’s carbon footprint over the next

four decades.

Sept. 21The Student Government

Association holds its fi rst open forum meeting.

Sept. 24Former Wesley student and soccer player Oscar Juvera dies during a school trip in

Utah.

Oct. 17Freshman Charles Conley, 19, kills

himself outside of Roe Hall.

Wesley’s new Ice Hockey club wins its fi rst home game against

Johns Hopkins University.

Wesley’s education department loses national accreditation with NCATE effective at the end

of the semester.

A look back


The Student Government Association recently recognized two new organizations. The Italian Club and Campus Ecology had become inactive, but petitioned to be rec-

ognized. After a short period, they will have full status as an organization and be allowed to vote

at the Congress meetings, as well as request a budget. Another group, the United Way, is still in the process of organizing.Although the group is not offi cial, members have spoken at previous Congress meet-

ings to promote themselves. To become a recognized organization under the SGA, the group must have a written

constitution and at least fi ve members. They then make a motion to the Congress to become recognized, and sit through a 13-

week “lame duck” period. The lame duck period was added to the SGA’s constitution last year. Junior Anne Wright, the SGA treasurer, believes that the lame duck period proves an

organization’s dedication. “The reason this came about was that in past years we had organizations start, they

get going, they request money, and then the main person leaves school, fails out, doesn’t do anymore and now we have all these random organizations that have no representative,” she said.

Last spring, the Residence Hall Association was the fi rst group to become recognized under the new rules.

Wesley College has had a No Lime Wire policy outlined in the student hand-book.

Now, the United States has a No Lime Wire Policy after the courts put a perma-nent ban on the website.

Taken to federal court by 13 record labels and the Recording Industry Associa-tion of America, the battle on copyright infringement ended Oct. 26.

Last month, Lime Wire’s website said, “This is an offi cial notice that Lime Wire is under a court-ordered injunction to stop distributing and supporting its fi ling-sharing software. Downloading or sharing copyrighted content without authoriza-tion is illegal.”

Record labels who sued the website claimed that their companies and clients were performing poorly because of free illegal downloading.

Mark Gorton, founder of Lime Wire, neither denied nor confi rmed the claims made against them but are proposing a “new music service.”

Employees of the company were laid off and the website was shut down. The case will resume in January to decide on what fi nes Lime Wire will have

to pay. These are estimated at $1 billion. In Wesley’s community standards, Lime Wire, Ares, Torrents and other illegal

download sites are not allowed. If a student is found using these websites, it “may result in network access in

being revoked, which will require the equipment be brought to the Information Sys-tems Dept.”

By Melissa BoydThe Whetstone

By Jessica BarrancoThe Whetstone

During the day, Danielle Johnson empties trash cans in Roe Hall.

Some nights she becomes Brown Sugar and per-forms with her band Flow City.

With two friends, she produces music using only a mixer and no instruments.

Her friends call themselves Shorty Rock and Nino Nosay.

“We try to incorporate music that everybody can relate to,” Johnson said.

Flow City began four years ago with different members. Nosay was not included in the initial band.

The group performed in Washington D.C., New York City, and in Virginia.

They plan to play in clubs in Manhattan and Philadelphia.

“It’s weird,” Johnson said, “because we’re all underage.”

They also have played at Wesley College. Their families are friends and live on the same

street. “Our families are really musical,” Johnson said.

“So it just made sense that we would be, too.” Johnson has attended a few classes while work-

ing at Wesley, but she wants to focus more on the

band. “Kid Cudi inspires me the most,” Shorty Rock

said. “People say I sound a lot like him, which makes me happy and upset. Polo and Timberland are inspirations producer-wise.”

Nosay said his family is part of his inspiration. “I love Jimmy Hendrix and Madonna,” Johnson

said. “Madonna knows she’s not the greatest singer, but she just love a good performance.”

They do more than sing in a band. Each member has a personal career goal.

Rock wants to be a music producer, Nosy a pro-fessional songwriter, and Johnson wants to be an actor.

Flow City has one mix CD available for down-loading online at Datpiff.com. Their next CD will be coming out in December.

Their song “Slip ‘N’ Slide,” has already had over 1,000 hits.

“Their music is amazing and truly inspira-tional,” said freshman Sherea Kelley. “They’re so unique and different.”

The band members are excited for the future. “Everybody watch right now because we’re the

hottest in Delaware,” Johnson said. “We’re going all the way.”

Delaware received nearly $24 million in federal grants to improve their railroads and transit systems. The grants came from the U.S. De-partment of Transportation (USDOT), the Federal Transit Administra-tion (FTA), and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last month.

“These grants will help us move forward with several major proj-ects important to public transportation in our state,” said Delaware governor Jack Markell in a press release. “Each project meets growing demand for mobility in different ways.”

The grants will help complete a major rail project and replace the DART buses with hybrid vehicles.

“As they get off the ground, these projects will provide jobs for the construction and engineering industries,” Markell said.

The programs will help meet the growing demand for transporta-tion in the state.

LOCAL

By Melissa BoydThe Whetstone

By Alexandra GargonThe Whetstone


SGA recognizes new organizations Lime Wire banned across country

“This is an offi cial notice that Lime Wire is under a court-ordered injunction to stop distributing and supporting its fi ling-sharing software. Downloading

or sharing copyrighted content without authorization is illegal.”

Wesley employee’s local band looks to go “all the way”

Music: Flow CityDelaware receives federal grants to improve transit

The Whetstone/ Songphon Kannasut


Dr. Julie Fisher always knew what she wanted to do with her life. “I was probably one of those people who always wanted to be a

nurse,” she said. Growing up, both of her parents worked in the medical fi eld. Although medical school was an option, Fisher chose nursing be-

cause she liked the idea of care. “I’ve never been bored in nursing,” she said. “I’ve always found

something I’ve enjoyed under the big umbrella of nursing.” Fisher has been teaching at Wesley for 20 years. She originally taught at Wesley in the 1970s, and returned in 1995

when she moved back to the Dover area. The chair of the nursing department at the time convinced her to

return, said Fisher, who specializes in gerontology, or aging. Nursing has a great amount of fl exibility in its career path, she

said. There are many jobs available. Most of all, though, Fisher enjoys teaching it. “Teaching, at this point, has been what I really enjoyed,” she said.

“I like seeing a light bulb go on with a student in nursing.” Fisher likes to see students understand a concept and feel comfort-

able acting upon their knowledge. She likes teaching at a small school because she can get to know

the students, as well as assist in making a difference in their education. Fisher believes in constant learning, because she did not go back

to get her PhD until she was 50 years old. Fisher is now learning how to write and teach online.

By Megan BradleyThe Whetstone

When Dr. Elizabeth Espadas began teaching at Wesley in 1981, she didn’t imagine that she would make such a difference.

“It’s hard to see the impact you make when it’s a permanent change in a person,” she said. “Some-times students appreciate what you offer them as you teach, and other will appreciate it later.”

After almost three decades at the college, Espa-das will be retiring at the end of the fall semester.

She is looking forward to it. Espadas grew up in Florida, and knew from an

early age that she wanted to teach. After receiving her Doctorate from the Univer-

sity of Illinois, she taught at the University of Dela-ware and at Franklin and Lincoln universities.

When she moved to Newark, she applied to sev-eral different schools.

She picked Wesley because she saw it as a won-derful opportunity close to home.

During her fi rst few years of teaching, she wrote grants and became the coordinator of Fulbright, the largest foreign exchange program for students and faculty. She met other professors from around the world.

“It’s always interesting to meet people with dif-ferent perspectives from you,” Espadas said.

She also enjoys traveling. Espadas has been to Spain, Mexico, Puerto

Rico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Costa Rica, Machu Picchu, England, France and Italy.

Machu Picchu was her favorite. “The beauty of the area and the many questions

that place leaves you with is amazing,” she said. “The fact that it was unknown for so long is intrigu-ing”

In addition to racking up frequent fl yer miles, Espadas has written a book called A lo largo de una escritora: Ramon J. Sender guilla bibliographia.

Written in Spanish, it is a bibliographic guide to Ramon Sender, a journalist and painter.

Espadas is grateful for the years that she has taught at Wesley because of the opportunities she was given. She says she gained more than she had ever hoped.

“You probably learn more than you teach,” Espadas said. “The whole academic world is one about constant growth.”

In addition to teaching Spanish, she has taught Contemporary Literature, Latin American history and The Latino Experience in the U.S.

“I am pleased to see the growth and stability of the student body and have enjoyed seeing students apply the Spanish language into their majors,” she said.

She hopes that Wesley will adopt a Spanish ma-jor that would require study abroad.

During retirement, Espadas hopes to travel more and spend more time in Spain.


Staying on campus over holiday break isn’t free, unless you’re a student athlete.

Students who stayed over Thanksgiving break paid $125 for the privilege, but those who stay over December break will have this increased by almost $200.

“The money goes towards the expenses to op-erate the building,” said director of residence life, Kevin Hansbury. “Everything from paying a resi-dent assistant on duty, to heat, hot water and mainte-

nance during the break.” Students who stay must have a legitimate rea-

son. Some who stay are from out of the country, or

have jobs or internships. Athletes who remain have their bills paid

through the athletic department, but everyone else receives it on their statement.

Housing over break isn’t guaranteed. An appli-cation needs to be fi lled out.

“The dining hall is closed over Christmas break,” Hansbury said.

By Chloe DawsonThe Whetstone

Mission Statement:

The Whetstone is Wesley College’s stu-dent-run newspaper. It promises to de-liver news and events in the Wesley com-munity accurately, fairly and ethically. The Whetstone, as an independent orga-nization, does not answer to the admin-istration, and promises to keep the best

interests of the students in mind.


She always wanted to be a nurse

Dr. Espadas retires at the end of this semester

Campus over Thanksgiving break.

Fisher

Living on campus over break costs money for non-athletes

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THE WHETSTONE

STAFF

Editor-in-ChiefKim Manahan([email protected])

Online EditorShane Miller([email protected])

PhotographersSongphon KannasutCochise LucasRacheal Nissim

Online StaffSontia Biggus Domenic CitinoErick HuberCaitlin KarpinskiJamie Pruitt

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AdviserVictor Greto

Victoria Hodgson Kasey LynnKelly MorganMatthew NimmerichterCollette O’NealAshley PeardJonathan Salacuse

Online AdviserDr. Tery Griffi n

Late November 2010

Injuries are bound to happen in ath-letics.

About 11 percent of athletes in a game are injured, and four percent dur-ing practice, according to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

After being injured during a game, sophomore Brian Zuber has been unable to participate since.

“I don’t remember anything that happened that day,” he said.

Zuber was the goalkeeper for the men’s soccer team and knows only what the game fi lm can tell him about that day.

Injuries can keep students from playing on their team.

Senior Joe Lightcap tore his medial collateral ligament (MCL) during the

football preseason, and doesn’t like to have to sit on the sidelines.

“Think about the worst thing ever and multiply it by 20,” he said.

Other students struggle emotionally and physically with being injured and staying on the bench.

Brittany Howes, a freshman on the women’s basketball team, received a concussion during practice when she dove for the ball.

She was benched for a week. “I felt mad and upset because I don’t

like taking time off,” she said. The football team also lost their

quarterback Shane McSweeny this year to injury.

The training department at Wesley has been able to help Lightcap with re-habilitation.

“They are the best,” he said.

By Jessica BarrancoThe Whetstone


Traveling isn’t free for student athletes. Much of the money comes from fundraisers conducted by the students.

Fundraising money goes into the team’s restricted accounts, which can be used on whatever they intended the fund to be raised for, said Eric Nelson, vice president of fi nance.

“Raising money for special travel is in effect for all sports,” Nel-son said. “No matter when in the year they play their season.”

Restricted accounts are the property of the sports team they’re as-sociated with, he said.

Each team has a budget for equipment, travel and offi cials. Other schools may have programs that are more self-supporting,

Nelson said. In 2008-2009, the total expenditures of the athletics department

were $1,327,364, the same as its revenue. The operating expense per player on the softball team came out to

more than $2,000 that year. For football, it was about $900 per player. “Any spring sport that is going on a spring break must do some

kind of fundraiser,” said Mike Drass, head of the athletics department. “Though they aren’t forced to.”

The football team had to raise money for their travel expenses. “We sold tickets for NFL games,” sophomore Korey Thompson

said. For the general program, football holds other fundraisers. The women’s softball team held a 100-inning game on Oct. 24 to

support traveling over Spring Break, but the game did not last the full 100 innings. It ended at 55.

Each girl on the team was responsible for getting 30 addresses and each of their recipients gives a donation for each inning played.

This raised a bulk of the money for their trip to Florida in March, but they’re still coming up with new ideas.

The team will be playing in a tournament in Florida. “We are constantly working on fundraising and there will be nu-

merous more events that we will hold,” said Captain Carmen Walsh. “It is a repetitive effort that takes time, but if it’s done consistently, it will work.”

Fundraising motivates the teams, too. “Nothing in this world is given so if they want something, they

have to get it,” softball team captain Keeyana Talley said. “Everyone on the team is motivated to win more games. The more games you win, it will give them incentive to keep going out there to win more games.”

If the team wants to go to Florida to improve their skills they can’t do it without money, she said.


When Wesley Dessesow combined his singing and piano during this year’s Variety Show, it became the highlight of his musical career.

“I never put singing and playing the piano to-gether before,” he said. “When I did, it made it feel like a full production.”

His family came to support him. “They were screaming in the audience,” said

Dessesow, a sophomore. Some of his musical experience came from

helping his mother with music for anything from weddings to funerals.

When he was younger, Dessesow’s father would walk him to school every day, and each day they would sing a different Temptations song.

“My dad had every Temptation record pos-sible,” he said.

From there, he began to sing in church and joined his school’s choir, which performed in Balti-more, Dessesow’s hometown.

From that point on, he realized he wanted to pursue music.

Dessesow graduated from the Baltimore School of the Arts, where he was a vocal major.

He was also required to learn to play the key-board.

But it’s not all he does He is the resident assistant on the fi rst fl oor of

William’s Hall. “You can go to him for anything,” said fresh-

man Deontray Lee. Although Dessesow enjoys having the dorm

room to himself, he still feels it is important to get to know the students who live on his fl oor and to make an impact on their lives.

“He is a very down to earth person,” said junior Marvin Bond.

When he graduates, Dessesow wants to contin-ue to revolve his life around music, and eventually do something with artist management.

He tries to balance out his R.A. position, school, and enjoying music, but sometimes it’s easier said than done.

“I don’t balance it out, I just know in my mind school work always has to come fi rst,” Dessesow said.


When the school year started, Brittany Howes and Heather Fuller were attached at the hip.

Both girls were hard to miss, each measuring about six feet tall.

But they have more in common than that. Both play on the women’s basketball team and received awards in high school for their skills.

Howes, a freshman, started playing when she was 10 years old, and fell in love with the sport.

“Basketball came easy for me because of my height,” she said. “I had to utilize it.”

Fuller didn’t start until her junior year of high school.

She played softball mostly, but started focusing on basketball when she came to Wesley and had the support of her coaches.

Both girls still hold titles at their high schools. Howes, who attended Colts Neck High School

in New Jersey, earned honorable mention and sec-

ond in All-Shore, and Fuller, who graduated from Sussex Tech High School, also received honorable mention and second team All-Conference.

Fuller hopes to make it to the NCAA tourna-ment; the team didn’t make it last year because of one game.

“I would like to see more chemistry on the team,” she said. The team needs to bond more.

Chemistry between the two girls didn’t last. After a couple of months of school, their

friendship ended because of personal differences. However, they remain civil for the sake of the

team. “We’re teammates,” Fuller said. “We have to

be cool with each other.” Fuller still tries to make Howes feel as comfort-

able as possible in the college atmosphere and on the team.

“It’s my responsibility to keep her motivated and to keep her positives,” she said.


Injuries common in college athletics

Athletes raise money for travel

Basketball teammates have some in common

Dessesow lives for the music

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OPINIONLate November 2010

You get what you give. Respect, love, and all of that other

fuzzy warm stuff that makes people happy. I found out that last week, when one of

my photographers went to take a picture of the education department for the NCATE story we ran this issue (see Page One), he was confronted by one of the professors over there.

(She knows who she is.) But it wasn’t to tell him that he looked

nice or that his camera was cool looking. Instead, she proceeded to make disre-

specting and false comments about our adviser to him. She did this because The Whetstone ran an article in its last is-

sue about the education department losing national accreditation with NCATE.

I will add here that I read back all of the facts and quotes from that story to an administrator who confi rmed all of them true before we went to print.

So the story, as everything else I run in The Whetstone, was true. I am more than happy with him that he stood his ground and ex-

changed words. If she would have said these things to me about our adviser, I more

than likely would have called her names I cannot print in here and spit on her.

Yes, I have an attitude problem. Not to mention a short temper. But so do a lot of other people.Actually, the last person to complain about my “attitude,” happens

to have one just as bad. I would describe this person as pompous, rude, and demeaning.

It doesn’t matter what degree you have, how old you are, what your job is, or how much money you have – but we should all be treat-ing each other “right.”

Older, younger, richer, poorer – student or teacher – if you are rude or disrespectful to someone, it is going to come right back.

I will not smile and be friendly to a person who treats me badly or puts me down.

And I sure as hell will not show a person who described my ad-viser the way that this certain education professor did any respect.

In fact, I would like to say this to the anonymous professor: I’m sorry that your department lost its national accreditation, but that doesn’t mean that you can put US down for reporting on it. That’s our job. Not to mention, I was the one who wrote the article, so instead of bad mouthing my adviser, you should come fi nd me, and we will talk if you have an issue with a student newspaper letting the STUDENTS know what is going on around campus. Maybe instead of acting petty and putting down your colleagues, you should focus on improving your department.

But, hey. I’m just a 22-year-old student who works for an hourly wage off

campus. What does my opinion matter?

At Wesley, it’s inevitable you hear something derogatory said about the school.

I have personally seen the eye roll, heard the disgust in a person’s voice, and heard many people say they are transferring.

I understand that some people don’t like it at Wesley.

But I do. I chose to come to Wesley.I had plenty of other choices, most of them

much cheaper than Wesley and also much closer to home.

I could have gone to a Division I school to play soccer on a full ride but I did not want that.

I wanted a place like Wesley.I am not immune to negative feelings about

Wesley. The thought of eating in the cafeteria almost makes me cry; and I scream at my computer because the Internet won’t work.

Still, I would not change my choice.Wesley gave me the opportunity to travel far

away from home but not feel as though I did not fi t in.

When my parents departed from the Can-

non Circle last year in August, they felt safe, as though they were leaving their youngest daughter in a place where she could succeed.

So far, I have succeeded.

I really love it at Wesley.

I know the school has fl aws, but I think that no matter where you are you will fi nd something wrong.

Wesley isn’t Yale or Harvard but that does not make it a terrible school.

Wesley provides opportunities for students that they may not have been able to fi nd elsewhere.

“Recalculat-ing!” the lady yells through your handheld or installed GPS. I’ve got to admit that it sounds weird saying a robotic voice can give atti-tude, or sound irritated. But trust me, it can.

I’m horrible with directions; my mind lasts about 10 seconds lis-tening to someone trying to explain the best route to go to my destination. For my high school graduation gift, I asked for a GPS. Of course, my mom said yes so I can “fi nd my way home,” even though my par-ent’s house is only 45 minutes up Route 13.

So, I get the GPS. The fi rst place I use it for: go-ing to the dentist in Wilmington from Newark. The lady’s voice is fi ne, the whole time, all the way up 95 – until the exit. I know – the most crucial part! Fifteen minutes before the exit is supposed to be here, the lady’s voice tells me that my exit is to my immediate right. Yeah: there’s a rail there, so I’m not turning. But, instead of yelling “recalculating” in that nasally voice of hers, she just keeps going. “Right in two miles, then slight left,” she tells me

even though I never took the exit. Finally, I get off at the right exit, and I’m trying to go by these direc-tions that are ten steps ahead of where I am. Yeah, not good.

Another example – I’m going to Rehoboth Beach. Not too bad, really, just head down Route 13 again. So, I’m fi ne, really, and it’s not yelling at me at all. But then, we get to the parking area, and it’s mad because apparently I’m driving in the ocean. Really, I thought I was on Delaware Avenue.

The most recent time, though, was the best. I was driving home from Chesapeake or Annapolis – somewhere around there, and the GPS tells me to go on the Bay Bridge. Now, there is technically two of the same exact bridge and they lead to the same place. Of course, though, my GPS wants to yell at me for not getting on the right bridge. It’s the fi rst time I ever drove over the bridge myself (with the exception of my dog, Trixie). The entire time I’m driving over the bridge, in the darkness, it’s yell-ing at me to get on the other bridge. “Recalculating, please follow the highlighted route. Recalculating, please follow the highlighted route,” it repeats over and over again to me obnoxiously. Yeah, because I can fl y my car over the water and get onto the other bridge.

So, I must say – GPS (which is oddly always a woman’s voice in my experience) is quite irritating, and her attitude is not appreciated!

Careful...I bite back By Kim Manahan

Give Wesley a break! By Jessica Barranco

The era of GPS By Melissa Boyd

Nov. 188:08 a.m.: Unknown person shattered mirror in Roe Hall.

Nov. 1612:50 a.m.: Two students were involved in a fi ght in front of Roe Hall. Both denied medical treatment.

Nov. 158:00 p.m.: A student wrote profanities on the community board in Williams Hall. Unknown: Students reported that an unknown person entered their Carpen-ter Hall dorm room and removed personal items and cash.

Nov. 1410:25 p.m.: Student said that another student got in her face and pushed her.

Nov. 1311:00 p.m.: An underage student in Williams Hall had to received medical attention after drinking alcohol.

10:00 pm.: Students reported being approached by a white male and being told to get inside of his van.

Nov. 123:15 p.m.: Student admitted to setting off smoke detectors in Roe Hall, and was arrested by the Dover police. 1:46 a.m.: Two students off campus continued to yell and challenge police. They refused to leave when contacted by police for being loud and disor-derly. 3:20 a.m.: An unknown person burnt the side of the smoke detector in Roe Hall causing activation.

Nov. 111:10 a.m.: A student received a laceration while at an off campus location after an assault.

Nov. 101:45 a.m.: An unknown person burnt the side of the smoke detector caus-ing activation in Roe Hall.

Wesley Crime BlotterFrom the Offi ce of Safety and Security

SPORTS

yards down the fi eld in only four minutes.Ellis Krout caught a 9-yard pass from quarterback Justin Sottilare

to score again in the second quarter, and kicker Dan Tyron’s 46-yard fi eld goal gave Wesley a 23-point lead by the end of the second quarter.

Montclair did not appear on the scoreboard until the fourth quarter. Wesley led 37-0 when Montclair State’s quarterback, James Mel-

ody, hit receiver Dan Keegan for a 25-yard touchdown.Wesley remains undefeated for the season, with a 10-0 record. In the fi rst game of the championships, the Wolverines defeated

Muhlenberg 53-14. “We must use discipline and execution to place ourselves in a po-

sition to win during each game in the playoffs,” Strickland said. Wesley was also awarded the top seed this year in their bracket. The Wolverines will play Mary Hardin-Baylor Dec. 14 in the

quarter-fi nals. Mary Hardin-Baylor defeated Thomas More 69-7 in their Nov. 27

game.

Continued from FOOTBALL on p1

The Whetstone / Cochise LucasThe Whetstone / Cochise Lucas


The boys get ready to take it all the way

Field HockeyThe fi eld hockey team came out on top this

season, with an overall record of 14-10, and a conference record of 4-3.

For the fi rst time, Wesley beat Salisbury in their title game, but lost 2-0 in the Capital Ath-letic Conference Championship game.

They were awarded the number two seed in the ECAC Mid Atlantic Division III Champion-ships.

In the fi rst round, Wesley beat FDU- Florham 6-1.

In the semifi nal round, Wesley lost 2-1 against Drew.

Brooke Tadlock and Madison Leone were named to the fi rst team of the 2010 Longstreth/NFHCA Division III All South Region Team.

Brooke Tadlock was named the Capital Ath-letic Conference Player of the year, and four of her teammates joined her on the all-CAC team, Amanda Fisher, Madison Leone, Nicole Hill,, and Sheree Pleasanton.

Men’s SoccerMen’s soccer lost nearly twice as much as

they won this season.

Their record overall was 6-11-1 and in con-ference 2-6. They averaged a little more than one goal per game, and scored only 20 goals total all season.

Women’s SoccerThe women’s soccer team didn’t do any better

than their male counterparts this season. Overall, their record was 3-13-1, and in con-

ference 1-7. They lost their fi nal game against Shenandoah, 2-1.

The team scored 19 goals in their 17 games, also averaging a little more than 1 goal per game.

Cross CountryBoth men and women’s cross country ended

the season with ninth place fi nishes at the Capital Athletic Conference Championship.

VolleyballThe volleyball team ended the season 5-29

and 1-7 in conference. Sophomore Carle Ax was named to the 2010

Co SIDA/ESPN Academic All District Volley-ball second team.

GolfWesley’s golf team completed the fall season

with second round at O’Briant Memorial hosted by Guilford.

The golf teams fi nished seventeenth in the fi rst round.

In the Goldey-Beacon Fall Invitational, the lone Division III team placed third.

WINTER

Women’s BasketballThe women’s basketball team beat Washing-

ton College in its home opener 72-67. The team lost against John Hopkins 50-75 in

the Mike Durgala Classic, making them 1-1.

Men’s BasketballThe men’s team also beat Washington Col-

lege in its season opener, 94-67, in the Roger Taylor Invitational.

The team lost to Va. Wesleyan 80-96, and to N.C. Wesleyan 62-7, bringing their current re-cord to 1-2.

Sports RoundupBy Ryan Hebert

the whetstone: december 2010

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