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Marywood speech program awarded grantMarywood’s Speech Language

Pathology program has received the Blue Ribbon Grant from The Blue Ribbon Foundation of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Andrea Novak, clinical assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, explained that the grant was something they applied for back in the spring.

“I submit any ideas that I have for any projects that the

clinic can get involved in and they [Corporate/ Foundation Relations] find the appropriate matches for us in terms of any available grants,” Novak said.

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs was also involved in helping with the grant.

The grant was awarded to the program on July 11, 2013 in the amount of $12,589.00. Novak explained that the graduate student clinicians in the program have been using the money to work with the Head Start program in Lackawanna County

to give hearing screenings and work with students to see how their language skills have developed.

Novak explained that the children in the Head Start centers need to have their hearing checked annually. With the grant, the graduate students in the speech program go in to provide hearing screenings for all the children and check if they possibly have delays in their speech and language development.

The second part of the project,

Novak explained, was to work with the children in the centers with “language stimulation groups.” The groups would consist of the student clinicians who would choose a theme and come up with different activities for the children to do that relate to speech and language development.

First-year graduate student Katherine DeTurk has done some screenings at the Head Start center. DeTurk will do her stimulation group, which will have a Thanksgiving theme, at

the end of the month. Her group will do activities that will include guessing games, question and answer, and games that will help with the children’s language development and stimulation.

DeTurk said her experience has helped her to work with children.

“We’re taking what we learned in the classroom and applying it clinically,” said DeTurk.

By: Brigid EdmundsNews Editor

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Kate Wilcox, a graduate student studying speech language pathology, gives Lawrence Abbatiello, 4, a hearing screening.

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Marywood responds to Typhoon Haiyan victims

Course registration and billing processes go green

This year, students may have noticed something different while going through the registration process or when receiving their financial aid and semester bills. They were emailed all necessary registration forms and their semester bills were viewable online.

The university is attempting to “go green” and to save costs according to Rosemary Burger, registrar. Students can expect their registration forms, semester bills, schedules and any other physical forms they may need to be online or emailed to them from now on.

According to Burger,

there has been an effort to go green for quite a while. Course offerings on paper were becoming obsolete since everything was more up to date online. Graduate students have also been receiving their information via email for some time successfully.

The registrar’s office had begun to go green during the 2009-2010 academic school year, when it became clear that access to information online made it possible to cut printing and distribution costs, according to Burger.

“This year was the time to email information to every student,” said Burger. “What we’re giving to students now is not personally identifiable. It seemed like an inconvenience

to students to come to the registrar’s office to pick up an envelope when everything can come to them on their computers,” said Burger.

She also said that another factor in the choice to go green is the core value of respect for the environment, and that it just felt right.

Elaine Orechovsky, manager of the cashier’s office, said there was an attempt to “go green” last year, but with the MarywoodYou portal, students were having a tough time getting online.

The university will be saving money on things like postage, stamps, and envelopes.“Sending out a few hundred bills as opposed to a few thousand bills, it saves a lot

of money,” said Orechovsky.New students will receive

their first bill in the mail and then be notified that they can receive all information online after they receive their log-in, according to Orechovsky. Her office will send email announcements to students, but she added that several students end up at the cashier’s office saying they didn’t receive a message. She urged students to check their email regularly.

Emily Spory, freshman illustration major, said that she liked receiving her information by email. She said it helped her to organize her classes. But, added that she also likes to receive hard copies since it is difficult for her to print from her laptop without properly hooking

up to a printer.Students can also expect

more green changes in the future. The registrar is going to work on sending transcripts to schools and students electronically.

By: Mackenzie WarrenAssistant Web Editor

Graphic Credit/Thomas Cunningham

Typhoon Haiyan hits close to home for some Marywood University students, and they are responding by reaching out to the millions of victims through clothing and monetary donations.

Freshman Biology major Kaethe Fajardo had the idea to start a clothing and toiletries donation drive for the victims.

The Philippine government said that 9.8 million people have been affected by the storm. The aftermath of the storm is something that greatly affects Fajardo as she moved to the United States from the Philippines in 2002, leaving behind a majority of her loved ones. Fajardo’s mother’s side

of the family is from the City of Tacloban, the area of the Philippines where the brunt of the typhoon hit.

Fajardo has not had any contact with the family she has remaining in the Philippines.

“The only way that we knew that my family was alright was because my parents saw my mom’s aunt and stepmom on the news,” she said. Fajardo later learned that her mom’s aunt and stepmom had lost their house to the typhoon.

According to Fajardo, students were able to collect 188 toiletries, 104 t-shirts, 28 pairs of shoes and 35 towels. The donations were sent to the Red Cross in the Philippines on Nov. 23.

Freshman Speech Pathology major, Kayla Murphy, also

decided to help out the victims organizing a monetary collection. That drive began Friday, Nov. 15.

“We were only sitting at the table for two hours on Friday and we raised $238.13,” said Murphy. Donations are being accepted until the week of finals.

Murphy did research on how much money they would need to raise to make a difference in the Philippines.

“I read on The Washington Post, the Catholic Relief Services, and Habitat For Humanity, that $350 in our money exchanges to 15,000 Philippine pesos. That is enough money to rebuild a house,”said Murphy.

Murphy collaborated with Campus Ministry to get the

drive started. The money raised from the drive will be put into an account through Campus Ministry, to go to Catholic Relief Services. It will then be distributed to those in need in the Philippines.

Ann O’Brien, assistant director for service learning and service is encouraging students to make monetary donations.

“It’s the fastest way to get the resources they need,” she said.

According to Murphy, the money will be used to purchase kits to rebuild houses and to assist with water purification.

Students that would like to make a monetary donation can do so during dinner outside of the Main Dining Hall on the lower level of the Nazareth Student Center or directly on the Catholic Relief Services website until the week of finals.

Murphy said that to date, $1000 in donations has been collected.

“It is absolutely amazing. It goes to show that when others are in need, the Marywood community truly comes together to do what they can,” said Murphy.

To make a donation or to learn more about ways to help, contact Ann O’Brien at 570-961-4593 or aobrien@marywood.edu.

By: Justin WahyAssistant News Editor

“We were only sitting at the table for two hours on Friday and we raised $238.13,”

-Kayla MurphyFreshman Speech Pathology major

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Speech grant Continued

Second-year grad student, Kelsey Dunn, has done both the screenings and the stimulation groups. Dunn said that going

to Head Start has been beneficial to the graduate students in the program.

“It’s an excellent opportunity and experience for us,” Dunn said.

One of Dunn’s stimulation groups had the theme of a carnival.

“We read a book about a roller coaster. We had them do roller coaster movements

and answer questions about it,” Dunn explained. They observed how well the children would follow directions with different concepts.

“I can’t say enough good

things [about the experience],” Dunn said.

By: Vincent SchultzAssistant A&E Editor

Lecture aimed to educate students and faculty about disabilities

On Oct. 30, Marywood stu-dents, faculty, and guest speak-ers came together to discuss etiquette regarding those with disabilities. The event, held in the Fireplace Lounge of the Nazareth Student Center, was open to any students and fac-ulty interested in learning more about disability awareness, Marywood’s accommodations to those with disabilities, and inoffensive terminology.

The event was coordinated by students Casey O’Callaghan, a junior speech pathology ma-jor; Josh Bausch, a senior crimi-nal justice major; and Marion Beddoe-Iobst, a junior English major for their “Save the World” project for Dr. David J. Pal-miter’s psychology class.

Palmiter pushed the stu-dents to address an important issue with the project. Beddoe-Iobst, a woman considered legally blind her entire life, felt that by addressing disabilities in a public forum, it would illus-trate the things that Marywood could improve upon to be more accessible as a campus.

Each student was respon-sible for different aspects of the project. Beddoe-Iobst was responsible for getting in touch with guest speakers, while Bausch and O’Callaghan focused on advertising the lecture through email and in-vitation. Through the Student

Activities Crew, the students reserved the Fireplace Lounge and received help setting up for the event.

The lecture began with Diane Webber, associate director of disability services, discussing disability awareness, specifi-cally in the statement found in each course syllabus.

The course syllabus state-ment deals with the Rehabili-tation Act of 1973, specifically section 504, which explains the establishment and extension of

civil rights to people with dis-abilities. This section provides both children and adults with accommodations in study ar-eas needed to succeed.

The syllabus disability clause also deals with the American Disabilities Act of 1990, which prohibits the discrimination of the disabled. Section three of this act builds upon the struc-tural accommodations in public places.

Webber accentuated the importance of these articles. “Generally, it’s to raise aware-ness, but to also direct stu-dents to the appropriate of-fice for support and services if

those are needed,” she said. “We want to make sure to ad-vertise to the campus and the community that we make every effort to provide equal access to students with disabilities.”

These equal opportunities offered include campus pro-grams, housing, and all-around experience and extend to stu-dents with learning and reading disabilities to individuals with food allergies. The modifica-tions to provide these equal op-portunities vary depending on a student’s needs.

For a student with an allergy, these adjustments may entail gluten-free food options, while someone with a visual impair-ment may require large-print text, classroom note-takers, or audio books.

Keith Williams, the director of Advocacy at NEPA Center for Independent Living, also spoke at the event to discuss his role at the Center for Independent Living, or CIL, a non-profit or-ganization that provides ser-vices for those with disabilities, and the importance of such programs to better the lives of those living with a disability. Some of these services offered by the CIL include attendant care, home modifications, skills training, vehicle modifications, and many other facilities.

As Director of Advocacy, Wil-liams’s primary focus is to rep-resent the interests of those with disabilities in achieving independent living.

The services and programs that we provide are designed for people with disabilities to main-tain and hopefully increase their levels of independence while helping them access other community services,” Wil-liams said.

Students and speakers provided attendees with mul-tiple handouts and pamphlets concerning disabilities. One of these handouts dealt with the proper terminology that re-spectfully place the individual before the diagnosis.

These terminologies includ-ed substitutes for a multitude of hateful terms and phrases. Instead, attendees are pushed to use terms like “cognitive disability, short stature, and physically disabled” to avoid upsetting anyone who may take

offense. Though the lecture discussed

an important topic, the number of attendees was extremely low.

“I sincerely wish more people would have come, not because it’s what our grade depended on, but because we really felt it was an important issue,” O’Callaghan stated.

As for why the event re-sulted in such a poor turnout, O’Callaghan said she believed it was all due to bad timing.

“We didn’t realize at the time it was going to be registration week. So a lot of the teachers I got in touch with already had meetings scheduled with their advisees,” she said. “I had a lot of my own teachers say, “Oh I’d love to come, but I already have a meeting.”

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“We want to make sure to advertise to the cam-pus and the community that we make every effort to provide equal access to students with disabili-ties.”

-Diane Webber,associate director of disability services

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The Wood Word Elysabethe Brown Editor-in-Chief Autumn Gramigna Managing editor Brigid Edmunds News editor

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Robert SmithOpinion co-editor

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Have an opinion you want to share? Submit a letter to the editor.Letters must be 300 words or less. The Wood Word reserves the right to edit letters for length and grammar. Send name, title and a phone number where you can be reached to: thewoodword@m.marywood.eduthewoodword.org thewoodword@m.marywood.edu

An award winning student newspaper A product of the Marywood University Communication Arts Department

Employers value the liberal arts educationWhat is the value of a liberal

arts education?It’s a valid question being

asked by students and parents around the world. In the ever-changing economy, it seems like technology-based jobs are booming.

While that may be true, it does not mean professions in the arts and humanities are fading. They are still extremely important and sought after by employers in the education, marketing, advertising, management, and business markets.

On Oct. 30, East Strouds-burg University announced that it is phasing out two academic programs, French and music, due to an estimated $6.9 mil-lion deficit the school will face for the 2013-14 school year.

In addition to cutting the two academic programs, the school will shut down the department of movement activities and life-time fitness and phase out mi-nors in French and German.

Students in those programs can finish their degrees, but the school will not accept any new students.

Despite the changes happen-ing all around it, Marywood has held true to its core values and goals of educating the whole person.

A liberal arts education gives students the opportunity to learn in different academic areas, leading to more well-rounded graduates. Such an academic program does not simply teach courses in a student’s major; rather, it helps broaden the knowledge and intellect of the student to think critically and apply his/her knowledge in real

world situations. A recent survey by the Ameri-

can Association of Colleges & Universities revealed that em-ployers want colleges to em-phasize four key areas: criti-cal thinking, complex problem solving, written and oral com-munication skills, and applied knowledge transition.

Another study by the Ameri-can Association of College & Universities has shown that em-ployers are looking for individ-uals that are able to communi-cate clearly, think critically, and are able to demonstrate ethical judgment.

These are skills that are read-ily applied and used in courses and subjects taught in the liberal arts universities such as philos-ophy, English, communications, and social sciences.

This verifies employers are looking or more than just em-

ployees with a college educa-tion; they are looking for stu-dents that are well-rounded, educated, and are able to think for themselves.

The liberal arts education also prepares students to become better learners. The economy, along with technology, is ever-changing. What graduates know now could be obsolete 20 years from now. Knowing how to learn and think critically will be something graduates will use throughout their professional lives as they are forced to adapt to new technologies and ways of working.

The liberal arts also increase passion, confidence, and curios-ity in the student’s field by chal-lenging them in subjects outside of their degree programs. This type of education will help the student personally and profes-sionally, by encouraging curios-

ity and growth.In a recent article in The Wood

Word, Sr. Anne Munley, I.H.M., Ph.D., president of Marywood University, commented on Pres-ident Obama’s plan for higher education and the importance of a liberal arts education that will prepare an individual for their professional life.

She said, “I just think it’s very important to realize that there is a broad range of diversity in higher education in this country, and that’s one of the things that makes higher education in the United States the envy of the world.”

More universities should fol-low Marywood’s lead and rec-ognize the importance of the arts in educating the whole person. A liberal arts education ensures that a student has the skills he or she needs to prosper in an ever-changing world.

By: The Wood WordEditorial Board

Our Opinion

New PA license plates single out teen driversEveryone has experienced it:

a teen driver texting on their phone, fiddling with the radio, or speeding, all while behind the wheel.

It’s no news flash that most teen drivers do not have the ex-perience their elders have had on the road.

So, why not offer a way of showing a teen driver is behind the wheel?

PennDot has thought of a way to indicate a teen driver is be-hind the wheel with a license plate.

Some people are probably against this new license plate reading, “Teen Driver” and the phrase “Please Be Courteous” considering it “unfair” or “dis-criminatory,” but this is 100 percent optional. Either the parent or the teen can purchase these specialized license plates from PennDot for $20, if they choose to do so.

Personally, I think these plates are a good way to show other drivers on the road that they are new drivers and still training. Often times, when you go to a restaurant and order food, new servers will wear an “in train-

ing” name tag to indicate he or she is not as experienced and still learning the ropes.

The same idea can be applied with teen drivers. They are in-experienced, and it’s important to let other drivers know to be cautious, aware, and patient.

I know when I started driv-ing as a teenager, I was nervous. Yes, I had six months with a permit that helped me learn, but I still had no where near as much expereince as a per-son driving the road for 20 plus years. Having this licence plate would have put my mind a little more at ease and helped me feel more comfortable on the road.

I’m not generalizing and saying all teen drivers are bad drivers and should have these license plates. I’m simply point-ing out that it could be ben-eficial to both the other drivers and the teen driver to keep them aware and safe.

It’s true that some teens are good drivers, but the fact re-mains that they are not as expe-rienced and need time to learn. It’s the parents’ or the teen’s de-cision to purchase this license plate if they feel it will help them and make other drivers feel more comfortable and un-derstanding on the road.

Discrimination is wrong in any sense, and teen drivers be-ing singled out with a license plate sticker are no exception. That’s exactly what the Penn-sylvania Department of Trans-portation (PennDot) is promot-ing with its new teen driver license plate. The optional plate features an upside down caution triangle that reads: “Teen Driver Please be courteous.”

The list of problems I have with this could fill the Depart-ment of Motor Vehicles (DMV) so I’ll narrow it down.

First, the fact that it says “teen driver,” rather than some-thing like “new driver” is en-hancing a stereotype that only teens are inexperienced drivers. There are plenty of adults that seek their driver’s license later in life. Why don’t they get a li-cense plate notifying other driv-ers to “be courteous?”

Another problem is parents who borrow their child’s car to run an errand. Suddenly I’m be-ing “courteous” to a fully expe-rienced driver for no reason.

This brings up yet another beef I have with the teeny-plate: What do they mean by “please

be courteous?” Student driver cars are clearly labeled and are used with a professional instructor in the vehicle, usu-ally training a person who only has a learner’s permit. If I were driving near one of these cars, I would mind my distance and not drive aggressively around them. I was in their position once as well. But a fully-licensed teen driver should not get special treatment on the road.

Letting a teen dip their feet into driving isn’t the way to go. They need to jump right into the world of honking, road raging miscreants that they will inevi-tably have to deal with on the road.

The teen plate could also have consequences regarding traf-fic stops. In PA, those below the age of 18 cannot drive be-tween the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Police may start pulling over 18-year-olds driving after 11p.m., thinking they are un-derage because they have that plate.

So to those parents consider-ing buying one of these plates for their teen’s Sweet Sixteen, I say: don’t waste your money. Teach your kids how to drive properly and to always be cau-tious on the road.

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By: Robert SmithCo-Opinion Editor

Electronics Extraordinaire:‘Tis the season to buy gadgets

Here we are again friends, an-other Christmas season. Time to empty our wallets and stuff our stockings. Along with tidings of comfort and joy come a pleth-ora of high-end gadgets sure to make an appearance under trees this year.

The first thing atop any tech lover’s list this year will be one of the new gaming consoles

from Sony or Microsoft. A new console generation only comes around twice in a decade so this is a special treat. However, trying to get a hold of one of these systems will be more than a challenge, except for those speedy few who snatched a pre-order in time. Online vendors and big box stores are already sold out of these systems.

Amazon, Best Buy, Game-Stop, and Toys R Us are sold out of the PS4. Sony reported

selling one million units of its PlayStation 4 within the first 24 hours of its release. Accord-ing to PCMAG, a Target em-ployee with the username Drew C. tweeted that their store sold its entire stock of the system in only “45 minutes.”

Don’t fret if the latest gam-ing console seems out of grasp. There are plenty of other tech treasures to snag this season. Apple released a brand new iPad lineup on Oct. 23. Its flag-

ship 10-inch model has been slimmed down and given a speed boost, while the iPad mini now has the high-def “retina display” of its big brother.

Apple’s main rival, Google, also has some lovely android devices sure to find their way under trees. The latest iteration of Samsung’s phablet, the Gal-axy Note 3, packs a larger high-def screen and more advanced 13 mega-pixel camera. The Ko-rean giant’s hometown competi-

tor, LG, is making waves with its new flagship phone, the G2, which puts the volume rocker and shutter button on the spine of the phone to improve ergo-nomics.

It looks like more Americans will be too busy hovering over new tablets or immersed in a next generation virtual world to roast chestnuts on an open fire this year.

By: Robert SmithCo-Opinion Editor

By: Vikki HarttCo-Opinion Editor

She said

Photo credit/ Elysabethe BrownVikki Hartt and Robert Smith debate license plates that ID teen drivers.

He said

This year, 6,746 flags waved outside of the Liberal Arts Cen-ter on Veterans Day, honoring the fallen men and women from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. However, inside the Liberal Arts Center was another tribute that encouraged campus-wide in-volvement.

Lauren Williams, director of the Office of Military and Veter-ans Services, wanted the entire campus to be involved in this year’s Veterans Day tributes and reached out to Maria MacDonald, director of undergraduate interior architecture studies, for help.

MacDonald assigned her ju-nior interior architecture class with the task of creating an in-teractive rememberance wall that would involve the campus and encourage them to leave Thank You notes throughout the piece. She split the class into groups and allowed just two short weeks for completion of the project. The first week was dedicated to creat-ing a design, and the second was

used to build the design they cre-ated.

“I wanted to get the campus involved,” said Williams. “Last year everyone loved the flags, and I wanted to have something that connected the campus back to Veterans Day. The remember-ance wall gives them that op-tion.”

Once the groups came up with a design, they gave a formal pre-sentation to Marywood veterans. Out of five designs presented, the veterans chose the one that they wanted created on a large scale. The winning group consisted of junior interior architecture ma-jors Jude Saforo, Jennifer Mos-ley, Ashley Zalewski, and Zach Thompson. The students built the rememberance wall and erected it overnight on their own time.

“When designing the structure, we focused more on experience than appearance,” said Mosley. “We wanted to take the Rotunda, which is a huge space, and make a more private space for reflec-tion and thought.”

The veterans chose a collaps-

ible panel that forms the shape of a star as the winning entry. The panel was made out of birch veneer plywood and was hinged together. Each branch of the mili-tary is represented on the star by Plexiglas shields.

“Inspiration for the star comes from military strength,” said Thompson. “The five points on the star represent the five branch-es of our military.”

“The slope in the structure rep-resents the rise in courage and dedication our military person-nel give to our country,” added Mosley.

The interior of the star was open and visitors could enter the star and write a personal message on paper to the veterans or thank those that are currently serving. The use of paper would allow the wall to be reusable year after year.

“After completing the structure and the pain and long nights we went through to put it together, it made us realize that it was noth-ing compared to what our mili-tary men and women go through

for us,” said Saforo.oud of the respect that the

students show the veterans,” said MacDonald. “It was our honor to create this for them.”

“Being a part of this was a great experi-

ence,” said Zalewski. “I am thankful to have done something to show appreciation for all that the veterans have done for us.”

This year’s winning memorial will be used year after year.

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Rememberance wall gives special thanks to veteransBy: Autumn Granza Community Editor

Photo Credit/ Autumn Granza

Dr. Parker-Bell teaches art therapy in Sibera, Russia By: Elysabethe BrownEditor-in-Chief

Dr. Barbara Parker-Bell, as-sistant professor of art, recently shared her knowledge of art therapy with Siberians at Tomsk State University. There, she is a visiting professor of art therapy and cross-cultural communica-tions of Tomsk University.

Parker-Bell explained that this means she has official professor status at Tomsk.

“It’s in some ways an honor, but it will also open doors,” she said.

She went on to explain that be-cause of this position, she may in the future have an opportunity to

be a “guest employee” at Tomsk.Parker-Bell’s first trip to Sibe-

ria was in 2010. With two addi-tional trips since then, she plans to return sometime within the 2014-2015 academic year.

“This all started when I was able to mentor and help facilitate one of the faculty members [Dr.Tatiana Vaulina] as a Fulbright Scholar for a year, and in talking to her I learned how limited their understanding of art therapy was. […] So it was exciting to share that information.”

Parker-Bell explained that her goal is to create a collaboration between art therapy and psychol-ogy within their two halves of the world. She would like to create

“a cross cultural relationship.”Vaulina, an associate profes-

sor of psychology and coordi-nator of international projects in the psychology department at Tomsk State University, helped to facilitate the psychology as-pect of Parker-Bell’s goal. She shared through email that during her visit to Marywood during the 2008-2009 academic year, she was able to gain new knowledge about psychology and art therapy in the USA.

She explained that in Russia, there is no special degree or pro-gram for art therapy because it is actually a part of psychology practices, while in the USA it is an independent area of study.

“Art therapy is relatively new in Russia.[…] Dr. Barbara Park-er-Bell makes her valuable con-tribution to the development of the interest and understanding of the possibilities of art therapy in real practice,” she said. “Art ther-apy has unlimited possibilities.[...] Art is an unique international language that can be spoken and understood without knowing for-eign languages.”

Vaulina explained that having an international communication between Marywood and Tomsk is so important because it allows both schools a chance to develop new personal and professional skills, to increase interest in dif-ferent cultures and systems of ed-

ucation, and to also plan together joint educational and research activities.

-To read the full article visit www.thewoodword.org-

Correction:

In the article titled, “Human trafficking lecture exposes harsh realities of practice” in the No-vember issue, Dr. Mark Rodgers’ name was spelled incorrectly. We regret the error and apologize for any confusion it may have caused. Elysabethe Brown, Editor-in Chief

Winning group (left to right) Zach Thompson, Jude Saforo, Ashley Zalewski, and Jennifer Mosley stand in their interactive rememberance wall.

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Giving Tree helps those in need

For many people, Christmas is a time of joy and cel-ebration. However, for some people the holidays can be a struggle.

Marywood is helping to spread the holiday cheer by participating in the Christmas Giving Tree.

Christmas Giving Trees are currently set-up in Mc-Gowan, Regina, and the Nazareth Student Center and tags will be available until the deadline of December 6.

The trees all have ornaments on them representing children of all ages, the elderly, and the homeless.

Once an ornament is removed from the tree, mem-bers of the Marywood Community can then purchase a gift for their specific age group and gender spending no more than $15. Then they attach the ornament to the gift and bring it unwrapped to Campus Ministry.

“The Christmas Giving Trees are a fun way for the Marywood community to make donations to the less fortunate during the Advent season,” said Margaret

DeSantis, junior architecture major.This year you can also donate gift-wrap, tape, or rib-

bon along with your gift.All toys donated will be given to the Friends of the

Poor and the United Neighborhood Centers. Any items purchased for senior citizens will be taken to the Holy Family Residence Nursing Home. Gifts purchased for the homeless will be delivered to the St. Anthony’s Haven and Community Intervention Center, located in Scranton.

“I think it’s important to support the Christmas Giv-ing Tree because there are many people who are in need and many children who otherwise would not receive a toy under their Christmas tree,” said Mary Roche, Campus Ministry secretary.

“The Giving Trees are a great way to get into the Christmas spirit by shopping for someone in need. I believe that putting a smile on a child’s face on Christ-mas morning is what the giving trees are all about,” said DeSantis.

By: Satara DickeyAssistant Community Editor

Campus community spreads cheer during the

holiday season

Name: Sebestian BarchakYear: FreshmanMajor: Pre-PAHoliday Tradition: “My family and I made it a holiday tradition to jump in my aunt’s pool and go for a swim.”

Name: Jennifer NewinsYear: FreshmanMajor: Medical Lab ScienceHoliday Tradition: “ Every year on Christmas Eve my entire family goes to my grandparents’ house.”

Name: Courtney MurrayYear: SophmoreMajor: Business ManagmentHoliday Tradition: “My family goes to my mom’s house to celebrate for the holidays.”

Name: Nick GreveraYear: Sophomore Major: TheatreHoliday Tradition: “We wake up early and open presents, then eat a large lunch and watch ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and ‘A Christmas Story.’”

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Giving Tree helps those in need

Marywood’s campus is bringing cheer to others this holiday season by serving others throughout the com-munity. Clubs and classes are organizing events and fundraisers to benefit the community during the holi-day season.

CMYKlub makes cards for the elderlyMembers of the CMYKlub, Marywood’s graphic

design club, are making cards, decorations, and orna-ments for residents of a local nursing home. Although nothing is set in stone, the club hopes to bring their handmade crafts to the Butler Valley Manor Nursing Home in Drums, Pa.

The club wanted to bring cheer to people who may not always get the attention they deserve. The proj-ect began in November, and Christmas will not be the only theme on the cards. Rather, the club is making Thanksgiving cards and cards that acknowledge other traditions such as Hanukkah. The club will be doing illustrations, digital illustrations, handmade cut paper designs, painting, and other mediums.

“I feel this helps because the residents always appre-ciate any time someone gives to them,” said president Ashley Kujat, junior graphic design major. “ I think it’s nice to make someone’s day or holiday season a little bit better. The staff really appreciates this, too. They really care about their residents and the dona-tions are helpful.”

The club is making all of the cards, decorations, and ornaments in their free time and during their club meetings. Members of the club will deliver what they have made and spend time with the residents.

“Having the opportunity to brighten someone’s day is fantastic in any way, but being able to brighten the day of a patient in a nursing home is one of the greatest pleasures for me,” said Meghan McClarey, sophomore graphic design major. “They don’t always get special gifts like this, especially from strangers, and being able to know that my own work is going to make someone happy is so satisfying… It makes me proud knowing that I have an opportunity to make someone’s holiday season better for them.”

Members of the club hope to deliver all that they have made sometime in the middle of December.

Architecture class makes toys for local childrenThe freshman foundation design students have their

very own holiday workshop. Members of two classes will create toys for the children at The Fricchione Day

Care Center, which is located on campus. About 32 toys will be created.

The project will double as a learning project and community service project. Students have already started their sketches. Building the toys will take place after Thanksgiving break.

“This project is not as in-depth as what they’ve been doing,” said Stephen Garrison, assistant profes-sor of interior architecture/design. “But, it shows the students different possibilities and to think about the user. It changes to a smaller scale and makes it more one-on-one.”

The toys will be wooden and must move in some way or come apart, like cars. There will be no toys that look like weapons and no fighting toys.

“It is a way to give back,” said Amy Moren, fresh-man interior architect major. “We all see them on cam-pus and it makes us so happy. It is something meaning-ful and special we can do for them.”

Campus Ministry hosts Jingle Bell 5KMarywood will host a 5K race on Saturday, Dec.

7. This is the second year for the race and will benefit alternative break service trips.

Registration is available the day of the race for $20 and children 14 and under can register for $8. Partici-pants are asked to dress up in holiday clothing. There will also be games such as “Pin the nose on Rudolph” and face painting. Children can also get their picture taken with Santa.

The race will start and finish on Adams Ave. and the course will be shaped like Santa Claus.

“The race benefits alternative breaks and brings the community together,” said Jessica Szumski, gradu-ate student for school counseling. “This takes place around the holiday season so students can take their service trips.”

Campus traditions seek community involvementHoliday traditions remain prevalent throughout

campus. The Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Dec. 4 in the Liberal Arts Center at 4 p.m. A wide ar-ray of ornaments will adorn the tree and refreshments will be served. The Chamber Singers will also be per-forming.

On Dec. 8, Marywood’s longest tradition, the Christmas Mass, will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Mar-ian Chapel. Following the Mass will be a holiday din-ner. All members of the campus are welcome.

By: Autumn GranzaCommunity Editor

Name: Becca IckerYear: FreshmanMajor: Early Childhood EducationHoliday Tradition: “We celebrate Christmas Eve at my house and then go to my aunt’s house on Christmas Day. It is also my grandma’s birthday so the whole family comes over.”

Name: Emily MineoYear: FreshmanMajor: Undecided Holiday Tradition: “My holiday is very family-oriented. Every Christ-mas Eve my family comes over and we have a big dinner. Then my mom pretends that Santa comes and leaves a red bag out-side the door for all the children in my family and we open the presents.”

Campus projects designed to bring joy

SpotLightStudent

Melanie KobelaYear: Freshman

Hometown: Moutaintop, PA

Major: Spanish Education

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By: Satara DickeyAssistant Community Editor

CMYKlub encourages creativity

Students are encouraged to show their creative side by joining Marywood’s graphic design club, the CMYKlub.

CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yel-low, and key (black) and is an important color model in the graphic design process used in printing.

The CMYKlub was created by Chris-tine Medley, assistant professor of graph-ic design, in 2008. Officers are: president Ashley Kujat, junior graphic design ma-jor; vice president Shannon Atwell, senior graphic design major; secretary Kathleen Reilly, junior graphic design major; and treasurer Tom Cunningham, junior graph-ic design major.

This year, members participated in Scranton’s First Friday in November. The club held a themed show of quotes at The Workshop, co-owned by Medley, in downtown Scranton. Resume-building has also been the club’s focus this year. Many of the members are juniors and seniors, so gallery shows that showcase their creativity are important. Members are also making holiday cards and decora-tions for local nursing homes.

“The CMYKlub is a great community to be a part of,” said Kujat. “Everyone is easy-going and fun to be around. We

have fun while creating and working on events.”

Next semester the club will be hosting another First Friday show.

The theme will be based around a deck of cards. Each member will use a whole deck of cards and translate it into a piece of artwork. Members also hope to have a trip to a museum or gallery outside of Scranton.

Current members encourage students of any major to participate. Not only does the CMYKlub offer a more narrowed fo-cus on graphic design, but the projects they work on cover more than just digital work, including all types of mediums like letterpress, 3D, painting, mixed media, and others. Activities are done at each meeting. At the last meeting, members worked on string art with wood and nails, and the week before they did a letterpress workshop with Medley.

“I sincerely encourage anybody who is a graphic design major to come check out the meetings,” said Atwell.

Meetings are usually held every other Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Visual Arts Center, room 135, but can vary. To join, stop by a meeting, join the Facebook group (CMYKlub), or email cmyklub@gmail.com.

By: Autumn GranzaCommunity Editor

Sr. John says: “It’s time for giving thanks”

It’s time for giving thanks. It’s time for giving. It’s time for sharing. What a won-derful time of the year.

We don’t often think about how lucky we are. We are blessed in so many ways. Our University is built on service, and we are known for serving the community. I have found that our students who serve others are happier students and are more fulfilled.

Someone gave this to me years ago, and I did try to find the author, unsuc-cessfully.

“Lessons From Any Court”1. People play better when they are en-couraged.2. When two or more people occupy a small space, they should learn to share.3. The only way to get better is to prac-tice.4. Pay attention.5. There are always people who will do better than you.6. Attitude really is everything.7. Losses are lessons.8. It isn’t over until the last point is scored.9. Work can be fun, but fun should never become merely work.10. The only way to serve is to score.

Q: What is Immersion Day?A: Immersion day took place on Oct. 24, and it’s a day that we have high school students come to campus. We have activities set up for them to do in their target language, which is ei-ther French or Spanish. We also have international business activities for students who want to focus on inter-national business.

Q: What language do you speak?A: I speak Spanish, but I’m look-ing to be duel certified in French as well. I managed all the activities for French on Immersion day.

Q: What kind of activities did you do? A: For French, we played ships and sailors in French. We made crepes, and we also did a scavenger hunt where the words were in French along with the questions and what they needed to find. That way they got to see campus because we want to tell them about the foreign lan-guages department and what we have to offer for them here.

Q: What was your major role with Immersion Day?A: We all worked together to put the event together, but for French I was in charge of making sure we had enough activities for the students and making sure the activities were planned and carried out. I came to Immersion Day last year as a high school student, so I knew how to run things and how to set them up. I saw what I liked and didn’t like, and I used that this year when we were working to pull this together.

Q: What was the turnout for the event?A: We had a total of 55 students. At the end, we did a survey, and a lot of the students said that there was a big improvement from last year and they really enjoyed it.

By: Sr. John Michele Southwick, I.H.M.,Special Contributor to The Wood Word

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Hardships are a part of life, and when the grandfather of three troubled sisters falls ill, the sisters are brought together in an unfortunate yet funny situation that leads them to confide in each other and deal with their own troubles.

The Marywood Players per-formed “Crimes of the Heart” Nov. 1-3 at the Sette LaVerghetta

Center for Performing Arts. The play, which was set in 1974 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, focused around hardship, humor, love, and family.

Gina Solebello (Meg), Mi-randa Micciche (Babe) , and Jess Lochie (Lenny) were the lead actors who embodied the roles of the three complex, yet amus-ing sisters. Micciche, sophomore music education major, played “Babe.” She said it was quite the process getting into character

and that she worked with a vocal coach to help her perfect a Mis-sissippi dialect.

“We practiced every night ex-cept Saturday ... We did a lot of work outside of the theater, such as researching the time period, as well as knowing and learning the character journals,” Mic-ciche said. “But the hard work was worth it. It was a wonderful experience.”

Solebello, senior musical the-ater major, said that “Crimes of

the Heart” was her favorite show to work on at Marywood so far.

“I absolutely loved playing my character, Meg, because she is just so much fun. It was such an awesome experience to do a play set in Mississippi in the 1970s and being able to learn the cul-ture and dialect,” said Solebello.

Micciche (Babe) played the sister who was domestically abused in the play and found strength in her sisters after she killed her husband. She said

there were many more elements to each character and that all ac-tors related to one another.

“The most interesting part of the show was that we all saw a part of ourselves in each charac-ter,” said Micciche.The Marywood Players will be

performing two new shows in February, including “Wonder-ful Town,” and “Once Upon A Mattress.”

By: Rachel MizantyA&E Editor

“Crimes of the Heart” captivates audiences

In modern day cinema, book-to-film adaptations are one of the most profitable franchises in the film industry. While the majority of adaptations (“Twilight,” “Alice in Wonderland,” every Nicholas Sparks novel) are poorly devel-oped and extremely over-hyped. A select few adaptations like “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings” have managed to be re-markable films, while succeeding in the box-office.

Directed by Francis Lawrence, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Donald Suther-land, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Roughly one year after the events of the first “Hunger

Games,” Katniss Everdeen (Law-rence) and Peeta Mellark (Hutch-erson) have become both pawns of the capital, while remaining a symbol of rebellion and hope for the 12 districts.

In hopes of eliminating the possibility of rebellion and potential all-out war, President Snow (Sutherland) and newly appointed Head Gamemaker, Plutarch Heavensbee (Hoff-man), force Katniss, Peeta, and a number of other previous vic-tors, to once again fight to the death in the 75th annual Hunger Games.

In 2012, Suzanne Collins‘s “The Hunger Games” hit the-aters, both dominating the box-office, while managing to be a faithful version to its source material. Critical reception was overall positive, and audiences had the next big adaptation to

look forward to for the next several years.

On Nov. 21, the much an-ticipated sequel, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” hit theaters for a preview show-ing, drawing in more than $25 million in a few short hours. With the wide release Nov. 22, theaters across the country were packed. Regal Cinemas in Dickson City was jam-packed with hundreds of movie-goers anxious to see the next install-ment of “The Hunger Games.” Lines were stretched throughout the cinema and late-night show-ings were selling out.

Despite the first film’s overall success, one of the few downfalls of the film was that outside of the main cast, there was a lack of character depth and development.

With the exception of Katniss, Peeta, and Rue, almost every

tribute in the film was one-dimensionally evil, making it easy to say goodbye to each of the antagonists. Furthermore, the supporting cast characters Gale, Haymitch, Effie, and Primrose were equally as underdeveloped.

One of the largest achieve-ments in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” is the overall development of the large sup-porting cast lacking in the first film. With the novel being told from the perspective of Katniss, rather than solely focusing on her perspective and her devel-opment, supporting characters are given their moments of humility, charm, or deceit, add-ing much needed depth to the all-star cast.

“The Hunger Games: Catch-ing Fire” is a tremendous suc-cess as an adaptation, a sequel, and as a film. The successor manages to build off the previ-ous film, while adding even more drama, complexity, action, and romance to an already well-rounded movie.

With the great character development and plot, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” will keep audiences on the edge of their seats, all the way to the tremendously intense and grip-ping ending.

I’m giving “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” 4/5 Kernels!

By: Vince SchultzA&E Asst. Editor

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is a soaring sequel

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Shopping without Stress - Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Latour Room, Nazareth Student Center. Do some holiday shopping and relax while petting therapy animals from the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.

Christmas Tree Lighting - Wednesday, Dec. 4, beginning at 4 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Center. Come see the Christmas tree and ornaments made by the various clubs on campus and enjoy some light refresh-ments.

Annual Liturgy and Christmas Din-ner - Sunday, Dec. 8, Mass at 4:30 p.m. in the Marian Chapel followed by a free dinner at 6 p.m. in the Upper Main Dining Room, Nazareth Student Center. Students must sign up in the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development to participate.

Flapjack Fest - Monday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. until midnight in the Main Dining Room. Enjoy pancakes, eggs, donuts, and coffee along with other food and drink in order to relax and prepare for finals.

MTD Guitar Ensemble Performance - Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Fire-place Lounge, Nazareth Student Center. The Marywood Guitar Ensemble as well as soloists will perform.

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Winter isn’t far off, but if you can’t wait for the first big snow-fall, you can get a jump start to the season by making these unique snowflakes by Pinterest user, Monika Gladbach. If you aren’t the best with doing crafts, this one is great because it’s very simple and can make for some inexpensive wintery deco-rations for your dorm room.

How To

Make:

Winter Snow-

flakes

By: Vikki HarttOpinion Co-Editor

What you will need:1.White or blue paper2. Scissors3. Pencil

Step 1:Take your paper and fold the top right edge of the paper to the left edge, making a triangle. Then cut off the remaining strip of the paper at the bottom.

Step 2: With your paper folded into a triangle, take the right edge of the triangle and fold it into the center, then take the left edge and fold it into the center. This should make your paper into a diamond shape.

Step 3: Fold the right side of the dia-mond over the left side to make your paper into a small triangle.

Step 4: Take your pencil and trace shape on the edges of the triangle, then cut out the shapes. *Note don’t cut off the longest side.

Step 5: Unfold and attach wire or string to hang up on the wall.

There you have it, an indoor snowflake. This craft is very versatile. Using these steps, you can use any size paper to vary the sizes of your snowflakes. You can hang these snowflakes from hanger to make a snowflake mo-bile, string lights through them to decorate for a party, or even include a little message on them and put them in Christmas cards. This is a great craft to decorate your room and add a little winter cheer to your day!

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Works by famed artists on display thanks to Maslow Study GalleryBy: Julia RecineStaff WriterA&E

There’s no need to travel to the world’s finest art galleries to see the works of artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lich-tenstein. As part of the Maslow Study Gallery for Contemporary Art, works by these artists are currently on display on campus at the Shields Center for Visual Arts.

The Maslow Study Gallery, named after both Marilyn and Richard Maslow, who founded and own the collection, opened in the Fall of 2008. Since this time, the collection has been on long-term loan in the Shields Center.

The collection was originally housed at Intermetro Industries in Wilkes Barre, also owned by the Maslows. Since 2008, mul-tiple works have been added to the collection. However, pieces are not added as rapidly as they had been in the beginning of the collection’s establishment.

Bob Schweitzer, the collec-tion’s curator, is responsible for maintaining, overseeing, and in-terpreting the collection through exhibition. He coordinates with the university’s professors to set up exhibits corresponding with material covered in classes, specifically in art history, studio, and art therapy classes.

According to Schweitzer, the Maslows intended the collec-tion to be a study gallery for students, so material in classes have always been coordinated with what is presented from the collections.

“This collection is accessible to students in ways that others

aren’t,” said Schweitzer, who explained that because the gal-lery is right on campus, students are able to visit more easily than an art gallery in a big city.

The collection’s exhibitions in the Maslow Study Gallery pro-vide a stimulating environment for student and faculty discus-sions on a wide range of topics. The pieces in the collection span the decades from the 1960s, to the mid-1990s. Major artists in the collection include Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and Roy Lichten-stein, among many others.

The exhibitions change in order to address the wide range of areas being covered in those courses. Currently, the exhibi-tions are directed at an ongoing research project in art therapy.

Gabriella Rossi, freshman pre-physician assistant major with a strong interest in art, has visited the gallery multiple times.

“This is a great resource that Marywood has to offer,” Rossi said. “It’s not every day students get to view and interpret famous works of art. Students should

definitely consider visiting this gallery and taking advantage of what it has to offer.”

The collection is also acce ssible to the public. Many individuals who have visited the gallery come from the Wilkes-Barre area, where the collection was originally stationed.

“The recognition of the pieces in the gallery is remarkable,” said Schweitzer.

Most visitors visit the Maslow Study Gallery while attending other openings in the Shields Center. According to Schweitzer, the contemporary artwork will continue to be on display in the Shields Center for years to come.The gallery has weekday, evenings, and weekend hours throughout the fall and spring semesters.

Gallery Hours:Monday, Thursday, Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Tuesday, Wednesday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.Saturday, Sunday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

A variety of pieces are displayed in the Maslow Study GalleryPhoto Credit/Julia Recine

Final result should look like thisPhoto Credit/Vikki Hartt

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Photo courtesy Coach Kevin Borrelli

Women’s cross country ranks 24th nationally

The cross country team placed 24th out of 32 teams at the Division III Women’s Cross Country championship held in Hanover, Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 23.

The women’s cross country team is currently ranked 26th nationally, which is the highest national rank in the history of Marywood sports.

An accomplishment like this is something that has both the coaches and the runners, like co-captain Lauren Gates, very excited.

“It is amazing. We have been working so hard for the past four years to get to this point,” said Gates, junior early childhood education major. “Each time the national rankings come out, we get

more and more excited to perform at the regional meet.”

Gates shared that although the team was missing two of their top four runners due to injuries, they were still able to achieve success.

Achieving a high rank is something that requires hard work and chemistry among the team, explained Gates.

“Our team chemistry is a very important part of our success,” said Gates. “Everyone, from the seniors to the freshmen, get along very well. We have all bonded throughout the year and that helps us in our running.”

She added that the team has been working toward this national ranking goal for a few years.

“We have known that it is a possible goal for us to achieve,” said Gates.

Before the season started,

the coaching staff knew that they had a special team.

Head coach Kevin Borrelli said he is proud of what his team has accomplished this season. Borrelli was named Division III Mideast Region Coach of the Year for this past season.

“I knew that we had a good group of girls four years ago when they were freshmen and sophomores,” he said. “I knew right from the summer that this would be a special season.”

Gates and her teammates were not hesitant to give the coaching staff all the credit.

“Coach Borrelli is a key part of this team. Our coaches put in so much extra effort that is not required of them but they do it anyway,” she said. “I don’t think without his ambitious goals and confidence in us we would be able to get where we are.”

By: Greg PatutoStaff Writer

Members of the Women’s Cross Country team hold the CSAC Women’s Cross County championship trophy. From left to right: Lauren Gates, Kathleen Sylvester, Elizabeth Schwab, Diana D’Achille, Riley Marcks, Jessica Marks. The team placed 24th in their first NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country championship held on Nov. 23, in Hanover, Indiana.

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In the spring of 2015, Marywood will begin its new track and field program, and already some things are falling into place.

1. Hire a coach, check.2. Start recruiting runners, check.3. Build an outdoor track facility, no

check.The university currently does not

have an outdoor track facility, and at least for the immediate future, there are no plans to construct one. According to Dr. Mary Jo Gunning, director of athletics and recreation, it is not uncommon for Division III programs to be without a track facility.

“Many Division III schools will offer cross country but not track because of the facility. Part of it is the cost of a track, training equipment, and apparatus needed. It can be a pretty steep cost for a university,” Gunning said.

For the upcoming season, Coach Scott Hutchinson is working to secure locations for practices and competitions. This is not an unfamiliar situation for him.

He has coached at other universities without a facility before, including Babson College. He said he welcomes the challenge and has alternatives in mind.

“We’re hoping to develop a relationship with one of the local high schools and get to a track two to three times a week,” said Hutchinson. “We have fields we can use and an indoor track that we can utilize and take advantage of. We’re going to improvise and do what we have to do.”

However, an outdoor track facility at Marywood is a possibility in the future.

“I’ve had a discussion with Dr. Gunning and Dr. Heath [vice president for student life] about an outdoor track. [I am] hoping to recruit hard and develop that in four to five years, but there is no guarantee or promises,” said Hutchinson.

“My dream is to have our own outdoor track facility in time,” Gunning said. “There has been a lot of discussion. Marywood has just kicked off a campaign. There is nothing definite I can say at this time, but I can assure you it is an active discussion.”

Track and Field program in motion despite lack of facility

By: Katie PatersonAssistant Sports Editor

Marywood’s first Turkey Trot 5K race was hosted by the Support Staff Senate. The event was a fundraiser put together by Marywood’s Stephanie Campo, the president of the group, and Mauri Olivetti, the vice- president.

“Our funds back up in the support staff, and give an award to an incoming freshman who represents core values,” said Campo.

When Campo and Olivetti got together to organize the Turkey Trot, they thought a 5K was a good way to raise funds while promoting wellness.

“You didn’t have to run,” said Olivetti, “You could walk also. We made it so any level could participate.”

The 5K drew a crowd of nearly 60 people. The entry fee was $15 and donations of non-perishable items were accepted at registration as well.

The fundraiser benefitted the Marywood support staff, as well as the St. Francis of Assisi Soup Kitchen. Donations of non-perishable foods went to the soup kitchen as well as a small monetary donation.

The rest of the money will be used to support a small scholarship for an incoming freshman.

All participants got a t-shirt at registration. We had raffles as well. Gift cards and baskets from The Scranton Running Company, Dunkin Donuts, and Target, were all donated as well,” Olivetti added. “We had medals for the top three male and female finishers for over 18 and under 18.”

Both Olivetti and Campo are pleased with the turnout. Campo says “We had a lot of fun with it. It’s something we would like to make an annual event.”

Turkey Trot raises funds and promotes wellness

By: Katie PatersonAssistant Sports Editor

Graphic Credit/Maria Grecco

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1. When did you start playing volleyball?

I started playing volleyball when I was 9 years old, so I have been playing for almost 12 years. Sports have always played huge roles in my life, and I have to thank my parents for always pushing me to do my best.

2. Do you have any pre-game rituals before you go on the court?

The most important pre-game ritual I have is just taking the time to thank God for the opportunity to play and for all of the support I have received from my family, friends, coaches, and team-mates.

3. What music do you lis-ten to before the game?

My pump-up music normally changes between volleyball seasons, but this

season I have become a huge fan of Lady GaGa and

any Lana

Del Ray remix song.

4. Has any particular professional coach or athlete had a major influ-ence on you?

Coach John Wooden is someone I greatly admire. He was one of the most influential figures in college sports as the head coach of the University of Cali-fornia, Los Angeles (UCLA) basketball team. After reading his book “Wooden” in high school, it drastically changed the way I played volleyball and even how I live life. He believed in succeeding not just on the basketball court, but in life as well.

5. What is your most memorable volleyball mo-ment?

My most memorable moment was back in my senior year at Saint Basil Acade-my. My team was the underdog through-out the entire season. In order to get to the state tournament we had to beat Upper Merion who had an undefeated season and made it to states every year. We beat them in four games and it was the most exciting moment of my entire career.

6. What position do you play? And what is your job on the court?

My position on the court is Libero/De-fensive Specialist. My job is to read the opposing team’s offense and defend the back line on our side of the court. I wear a different colored jersey on the court because it signifies that I can only play back row.

7. What is a strong point in your game?

I have always tried my best to lead my team and set a good example. A leader has to know how to deal with different people and personalities and I think that has been one of my big-gest strengths as a player.

8. What is a valuable lesson that you have learned from playing vol-leyball?

The most valuable lesson I have learned is that you can never achieve anything without the support and

encouragement of your teammates. Vol-leyball is the most team-oriented sport there is and without your teammates, nothing can ever be accomplished, whether it be team achievements or personal achievements.

9. How has volleyball helped you become the person you are today?

Volleyball has taught me so much about myself. It has taught me that hard work and determination never goes unno-ticed and that you must always have faith in your abilities to be better. I have met so many amazing teammates and coaches in volleyball and many whom I can call lifelong friends. I am so thank-ful for all those who always believed in me and pushed me to demand the best out of myself.

10. What do you plan on doing after Marywood?

After I graduate in May, I plan on living in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. I hope to gain more experience in the hospitality industry within any level of management. I also hope to have an opportunity to coach volleyball. I would also like to come back to Marywood and get my master’s in business administra-tion within the next few years.

By: Evan FelserSports Editor

Rachel Tollett Class: SeniorHometown: Jenkinstown, PAMajor: Hospitality Management