The Shepherd University Picket Issue 62

The Picket Student Voice in the University Community Since 1896

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

115th Year No. 62 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 First Issue Free

INDEX | NEWS 2 | COMMENTARY 5 | ARTS & LIFE 7 | SPORTS 10 COMICS & GAMES 9

ROXANNE [email protected]

Barbara Amaya has kept her silence for four decades and only re-cently decided her story needed to be shared to educate both men and women of the dangers of

-ing. Shepherd students gathered in the Erma Ora Byrd auditorium to hear Amaya’s story of forced prostitution, child sex

-tion, and other aspects of “the life” on Wednesday evening, October 24, Amaya, accompanied by her daughter, educated the packed lecture hall on

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Many believe that sex

practice, or that it is only found in other countries.Psychology major Jordan Clark, said “I had no idea these horrors were still occurring.”Amaya, however, can attest to the existence of

major cities like Washing-ton D.C. and New York for years. Amaya was taken in by a woman who promised her care, food, and shel-ter when she felt most vulnerable and had zero self-esteem.Amaya states, “I felt like I wasn’t as pretty or as smart as the other little girls I knew my self-es-teem plummeted and I became a walking target

Amaya said an abused child is more of a target

they start to believe they deserve abuse. Amaya ran away from her Northern Virginia home multiple times before leaving permanently at the age of 12, coinciden-tally the average age of

in the U.S. Amaya was

before being sold to a traf-

in New York City.

Following the Rave alert on Thursday October 25, 2012 at 8:03 of an armed robbery with a handgun in the area of East Campus, Library Learning Assistant Christine Toms manually locks down the Ruth Scarborough Library front doors. The Library maintains normal hours for students through the 24-hour room entrance. Photo by: Don Zumbach

ROSE [email protected]

A Rave alert reached nearly every student’s phone came in that there had been an armed rob-bery reported on Thursday, October 25.The Rave message said, “Armed robbery w/hand-gun reported on street, East Campus. Robber tall white male with white ban-dana and black pants and hoodie. Use caution.”The robbery occurred in A-Lot roughly around 7:30 pm on Thursday. The Rave alert system is

-tion system that Shepherd established in partnership with Rave Wireless Inc. Emergency communica-tions such as inclement weather and security

threats are sent as a text message or email to those who opt into the plan.Some students felt that there was an immediate security issue as the actual occurrences were unclear, while others continued on with their daily lives, paying little to no atten-tion about the issue. The genuine sentiment was to continue on normally but to use caution and common sense.Rebeccah Mathias, junior history major, said that she advised her Shepherd University friends via Facebook for those who werenot connected to the Rave system that there had been a robbery and for those already in their dorms to stay put.An email was sent out by Alan Purdue, general coun-cil for Shepherd, to try to

better describe Thursday’s incident. The email stated that the university police are still conducting an initial investigation. Purdue said, “The universi-ty does not believe that the university community is

risk associated with this incident.”Students, as stated in the email, were asked to use good judgment and com-mon sense with regards to safety, especially at night and in secluded areas. The university did not feel, however, that extra secu-rity precautions needed to be taken.As of time of print, no suspects were being ques-tioned and the university police department was unavailable for comment.

SAMANTHA [email protected]

The International Students Union is a group of stu-dents dedicated to promot-ing educational ideas in order for American and foreign students to engage with one another.The organization’s mem-bers meet every Thursday in the Ram’s Den to discuss their recent goals for Shep-herd. The members’ eth-nicities range from Ameri-can to African, Moroccan, Afghan and Pakistani.

Siriki Diabete, a political science major and presi-dent of the ISU, is from Cote d’Ivoire, located on the Ivory Coast of West Africa. He stressed the role and importance of what the club does for the university.Diabete said, “Basically, it’s about the cultural tradition of foreign students on cam-pus, as well as American students. We are learning from each other. Our role is to let fellow American students know that there’s some kind of international culture out there.” The concept of the ISU

was brought to life in the fall of 1998 by Rev. Lyles. Lyles composed a meet-ing between international students and interested representatives from the Shepherd University ad-ministration. The meeting resulted in an overall con-clusion to create the “Inter-national Students Union.” The ISU would “address the needs and concerns of international students at Shepherd College.”

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Walking through the freshly-surfaced basement hallways of Knutti Hall, you may come across a

wide open. Inside sits a thin man in a button-up, khakis, and a shiny pair of glasses.

-dent new assistant pro-fessor of communication and new media, Dr. Matt Kushin, spends a lot of his time thinking of ways to expand the department.Kushin grew up in Reston, Va. He enjoys listening to Sublime and classic rock music, watching Virginia Tech Hokies football, and

-tion in his free time. He also enjoys watching mov-ies like “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Forrest Gump.” He is passionate about the outdoors and playing lacrosse as he al-ways played in school.Kushin said, “I love lacrosse. It’s something I think about daily. I wish I were playing it right now.” Kushin has been married for over a year. His wife works as executive director for the Optometric Central Programming Foundation.Kushin said, “I am mar-ried to the most amaz-ing woman in the world. Anyone has my permission to quote me on that.”Kushin received his bach-elor’s degree in psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Uni-versity. He earned his master of arts degree in communication studies from the University of Miami School of Commu-nications and his doctorate in communication from Washington State Univer-sity Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.Kushin previously served as an assistant professor of communication at Utah Valley University. He also taught as an assistant teacher of communication while he pursued his doc-torate at Washington State University.Kushin started studying communication because he originally intended to be a journalist.

Kushin said, “I felt that having not studied journal-ism as an undergraduate, I needed to get the educa-tion. I determined that

and reverted to my dream of becoming a counselor.”Kushin claims to have always had a love for psychology and the art of counseling.He said, “I decided that I didn’t want to do ei-ther and that I just loved college and the faculty I helped as a teaching assis-tant. Getting to teach and work with people seemed like the best path for me.”Kushin sought the job at Shepherd due to his common interests in the department, smaller school capacity, and a love for the Shepherdstown area.Kushin said, “I saw that the communication depart-ment shared my interests in new media and new technology. I was also interested in being part of a smaller school. I very much love this part of the country.”Fellow assistant professor of communication Mon-ica Larson interviewed Kushin for his current po-sition as head of the search committee, along with Dr. Kevin Williams, Dr. Jason McKahan, Dr. Joyce Webb, and Professor Kaineg.Kushin guest-lectured a class with material that students thoroughly en-joyed. Larson said, “It was clear that he was the all-star we wanted on our team. I have already collaborated with him on promoting the American Conservation

Film Festival, and I look forward to seeing how his

this very worthwhile orga-nization.”Larson noted that Kushin brings a lot of enthusi-asm to the classroom and immerses his students in practical applications of social media and public relations. Kushin’s courses at Shepherd include Funda-mentals of Social Media, Communication and New Media, and Politics and Social Media.Junior communication ma-jor Vincent Juarez believes

and is a great addition to the department. Juarez is currently enrolled in his Politics and Social Media course.Juarez said, “Dr. Kushin is totally awesome. He has a killer joke collection. So far he’s doing a great job as a leader, and hopefully he only improves in his lead-ership skills as time goes

and I can see him chilling with comm students for a while.”Kushin aspires to achieve great additions to the com-munication department.Kushin said, “I want to create a concentration,

department, and help the department grow and expand by continuing to offer a top quality educa-tion to the students here at Shepherd.”

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went by “Moses,” kept her in his employ for eight years by controlling every-thing down to her hair cut, meals, and clothes.

The lack of outside social interaction, education, and structure in her life caused a common phenom-

enon known as “Stockholm Syndrome,” where she felt

her boyfriend. This feeling wore off very soon, but she still felt for years as if the

children involved were her only human connection, a

strategy commonly used

children in their employ-ment. Amaya developed a heroin addiction to numb the pain of prostitution.Amaya was put out in the streets at 19 years old when “Moses” felt she had outlived her usefulness. She was alone, weighing 99 lbs. at 5’9, homeless, broke, and addicted to heroin. Amaya lived through ex-periences no child should ever be subjected to. She was beat with coat hang-ers, thrown down stairs, spent time in prison, and was held captive and

police department. Amaya, however, is now living a productive life, helping to protect others from the dangerous world of sex

Amaya writes a weekly column in the Washington Times called “Telling It Like It Is,” as well as a blog at her website, www.barbaraamaya.com. She is currently writing a book called Girl’s Guide to Sur-vival: Life Lessons from the Street.

The event was sponsored and created by Shepherd’s Multicultural Student Affairs students, includ-ing Brianna Lawson, Kat Adams, and others. Clark, a sophomore, would like to see more events on cam-pus “based around LGBT interests.”

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Barbara Amaya and her Daughter discuss with Shepherd

Barbara Amaya (right) and her daughter (left). Barbara dis--

Photo-graph by Michael Keplinger

The ISU was permanently recognized by the SGA as a student organization in

ISU President was Guy Barrett from England. The organization was active for years but went through periods of nonex-istence when its student members graduated.ISU advisor Mary Beth Walling notes that the organization became inac-tive once leading students graduated, leaving scarce amounts of interest for quite some time.The organization is up and running again with new members this year. The group is still in the process of recruiting more members.The ISU remains involved with many activities on and off campus, such as orientation sessions for fellow international students, Relay for Life, campus-wide presenta-tions, and voting registra-tion campaigns. The ISU was recently in the Home-coming parade and went to a Pakistan embassy in September, where they received bracelets to pro-mote Pakistani culture.The organization will hold their cultural awareness event on Nov. 7. The event will include PowerPoint presentations from mem-bers in the group as well as a cookout that will feature a variety of foods from all around the world. The ISU welcomes stu-dents at Shepherd to learn the various traditions of their many cultures.Diabete said, “If you were to become a diplomat in Africa, you would need

to know that culture so that you can get through the level of comfort. As an African, when you get to a village and everybody has worked, you must have naked feet. So in order to get anyone to respond and talk to you, you must re-move your shoes. It’s very different in my country.” Freshman biology major Huda Khan from Pakistan serves as secretary of the ISU. The organization gave her a level of comfort

might be one of the only Pakistani students on Shepherd campus.

came here, I was really worried that I wasn’t go-

-lims or any other Paki-stanis. I can relate more to them. I’m just really happy that I found this club because I can talk passionately about differ-ent cultures and things we do.”Diabete stresses the or-ganization’s goal to show an overall importance of heritage and cultural traditions.Diabete said, “It’s very important because it promotes culture and tradition. International and American students still need to know where they’re from and the struc-ture they grew up in. Your heritage makes you who you are and who you will become.” Students may join the ISU by sending an email to Di-abete or Khan or by going to the ISU Web site. All students may be involved in the organization.

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NEWS

VOICES IN THE HALLSAshley Hudson

What is the most important issue to you in this upcoming election?

“Education, because of my status in col-

affect me and my

Dion Navarro, junior nursing major

“Just the money for higher education, because I’m directly

Thompson, gradu-ate student in the CSDA program

“Women’s health-care, because, as a woman, I believe I should have the same right to choose

of my body as any -

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future ideas for education, be-cause that’s what is going to be important for the

-burg, senior sec-ondary education and FACS major

on society as a

it’s about time

sophomore Eng-lish education major

LATE NIGHT IN THE ZONEHALLOWEENPumpkin carving,

costume contests, food, drink and dancing. Shepherd University started off the Halloween festivities on Friday October 27th.

Photography by Don Zumbach

bread at water at the Shepherdtown Food Lion. Photography by Don Zumbach

Hurricane Sandy

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COMMENTARY

NATHAN [email protected] early in Ameri-can history, the role of government has been a hotly debated topic. The Founders debated what government should do when forming the Con-stitution. The War for In-dependence was fought because Americans saw the British government as overstepping its authority, its role as a government. Through the war and through the Articles of

Confederation, the found-ing generation sought to establish a more perfect government, and it wasn’t until the writing of the Constitution that unity could be more stabilized. Even then, there was much

The Civil War was a cul-mination of the tension of both slavery and what the federal and state gov-ernments’ roles were. It changed a lot. States lost much of their power and the federal government be-came larger. Slavery was no longer an institution, but

the problems that slavery brought were still there. Whether the federal gov-ernment had the authority to step in the way it did is still debated to this day.Since then, the govern-ment has become increas-ingly more involved and become much larger than it has in the past. Today we face such questions as invasion of privacy at air-ports, the Patriot Act, and other such problems. We ask ourselves whether or not the government should be doing these things or if it even has the authority

to do so. The truth is, the government has the au-thority we give it, and if people let the government get bigger, it gets bigger. Only an enlightened peo-ple can keep the govern-ment in check and elect enlightened statesmen so that they may keep the peace. Who do we have to blame but ourselves?The traditional role of the American government is to promote the general morality, and to provide for protection and general well-being of the people.

What we must do in order to con-tinue securing the bless-ings of liberty for our pos-terity is to keep a watchful and vigilant eye on our government as well as the people of the nation, keep-ing both in check and be-coming a people once again enlightened in intellect and strong in patriotism, a people who disdain the self-ishness of entitlement so that others who come after us may enjoy the freedoms and liberties we have now.

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ZACH [email protected] the election roughly two weeks away, there has been a media frenzy concerning various polling results for the prospective candidates. Depending on which news channel is watched, there is an appar-ent consensus from both Democrats and Republi-cans that suggest their can-didate is the current front-runner. There is no doubt the race will be close, and it will be interesting to see how it plays out on Nov. 6.In current national polls from electionprojection.com on Oct.17, the Ras-mussen Reports and Gal-lup polls have Romney leading 49 to 47 percent and 52 to 45 percent, re-spectively. Although these

polls are in no way indica-tive of the election outcome, it is interesting to note that historically, when a presi-dential candidate has a 50 percent advantage this late into the election sea-son, that candidate wins the election in November. Despite this, the crucial projections will come from those that predict the Elec-toral College vote, where the verdict for the elec-tion is ultimately decided. As in past elections, the candidates have been in-vesting most of their cam-paign money in swing states that could go in favor of either party and play a key role in giving a candidate the needed number of electoral votes to win. Frequent cam-paign stops in states like

Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio exemplify the efforts by both candidates to win these prospective states. It is practically a certain-ty that Obama will win states that historically vote Democrat, such as California, New York, Il-linois, and Maryland. The same can be said for Rom-ney, who should have no trouble claiming victory in Republican strongholds such as Texas, Georgia, and Arizona. If the re-sults are similar to those of 2008, then West Virgin-

-toral votes go to Romney. Pennsylvania, with 20 electoral votes, went to Obama in 2008 with a 10.3 percent advantage over John McCain. With a Re-publican governor and a

population majority that is unhappy about the cur-rent state of the economy, that percentage should be lower this year. It is hard to tell whether the indus-trial centers of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia will turn the state from blue to red. In Florida, recent polls have showed Romney with a slight edge over Obama, who won Florida in 2008 by 2.8 percent. It is clear that there has been a shift in the attitude of voters in the Sunshine State over the past four years, a welcome sign for Romney and the popular vote. With that be-ing said, I have a feeling we could see a shift in the Elec-toral College vote as well. Ohio’s electoral votes will also be up for grabs this year. With a shift in the

governorship to Repub-lican as well as a Senate seat in 2010, these events could be crucial to a Repub-lican takeover of the states’ electoral votes, which went to Obama in 2008 by a 4.6 percentage margin. Cur-rent polling, however, still shows Obama with a slight lead, so this state may once again go to the Democrats. Provided that current poll-ing stays the way it is, we could very well see the presidency go to Mitt Rom-ney in 2012. It will be up to the voters to decide if they want to continue to live with the same failed poli-cies of the Obama adminis-tration and continue to lis-ten to the president as he repeatedly fails to provide

nation’s many problems.

CHELSEA DEMELLO [email protected] an English major with this concentration, the limits of hav-ing only one creative writing pro-fessor hits home on many levels. Registration is a large issue when it comes to creating a schedule from semester to semester, as there is mainly only one creative writ-ing course offered per semester. In comparison to the variety of litera-ture courses available, that’s not a lot to chose from for the growing number of creative writing majors.Plus it reduces the variety that stu-dents receive in the core creative writing classes themselves. Since Dr. Carrie Messenger is the only one handling the concentration at the moment, she is the only one heading the classroom. She feels that it’s important for students to study with more than one person so that they get a sense of differ-ent styles. Prior to her, Dr. Tinkler and Professor Fischer were the two that handled creative writing, and together, both provided stu-dents with unique editorial views. She also pointed out that it is im-possible to handle the creative writing capstones. Last year, she

directed ten, and the number is just increasing year by year. Since she is the only one right now handling creative writing, this problem af-fects not only her but also students.Capstones are the major pieces of a senior’s work, and the time and dedication needed to go into those

-senger and creative writing stu-dents should be allotted the same time as others working on their capstones together, instead of the anxiety of having to rush. With so many students needing her for capstones, it just doesn’t seem fair. According to Dr. Messenger, the department had written out a proposal for a new line in cre-ative writing, but due to budget costs, there weren’t any new lines any departments this year. May-be it’s not too late for next year.Creative writing may not seem like a serious major to some, but it is also still a form of art. It should be treated equally like the art department and the plethora of buildings they have. Just asking for one more professor in a build-ing where it’s either burning or freezing depending on the weath-er doesn’t seem like that much.

WENDY [email protected] Pan Tran is a handy thing to have on a college campus. However, I have mixed feelings about this bus that goes around campus picking up and dropping off students at 30-minute inter-vals. I have noticed that the bus doesn’t take a long time at its stops. What if someone’s class got out late and they are on the other side of campus? It seems unfair that they have to walk so far when it is not their fault they were late.A couple of weeks ago, my room-mate and I were all the way over in H lot, carrying a 20- case of wa-ter and Gatorade. I had to run to catch the Pan Tran, only to have the driver tell me he was not go-ing on the other side of campus. I felt so confused and a little sad. One bus should be enough, but I think instead of just go-ing from one side to the other and stopping, it should go back to the resident halls, especially for students with night classes.Honestly, I think the Pan Tran comes at the most inconvenient times. I always miss the bus, and by the time I make it to the west side of campus, the Pan Tran is dropping off students about to go to the side I just came from. It is about a 15-minute walk from east campus to west campus. So,

if I were to take the Pan Tran, -

utes early for my class and not be doing anything productive. I

On the other hand, if Shepherd were to have two different buses, I think it would be able to ac-commodate more students than only one does. That way, more students could show up to class less sweaty and out of breath, and more rested and ready for class. The buses could have a 10- or 15-minute gap between the stops they make, allowing students with a slightly different schedule than others to catch a bus to the other side of campus. The Pan Tran will be useful dur-ing winter, when ice is caked on sidewalks, making it dangerous for students to walk on a daily basis trying to make it to the op-posite side at a certain time. Dur-ing times where the weather is not terrible, though, I think stu-dents should walk to all classes. Like everything privilege, there

However, I feel that fewer stops and more time waiting for stu-dents would be the best way to go. We should have either one bus with fewer stops that can

different buses with a 15-minute gap in between the other’s stop.

CHELSEA DEMELLO [email protected]

It looks like it’s that time of year again for registration. According to the email re-

the registrar, the advis-ing period will be from Oct. 24 through Nov. 7, with early registra-tion beginning on Nov. 5. This year, registration is a bit early, but really, that doesn’t necessarily add up to be a bad thing. Registration is a big part of the end of the semester cycle, so making it ear-

wide variety of students. Many students who com-

mute and work off campus

registration for the spring because it will enable them to give their employ-ers more notice than usu-al. We tend to forget that employer calendars don’t work in terms of the spring and fall semester, and since a student’s schedule tends to change every few months, sometimes the earlier they know it’s go-ing to change, the better.Students will also be able to focus on their current classes by getting regis-tration out of the way at a time in between mid-

when it comes down to

there will be no distrac-tions. Students will be able to focus on more im-portant concerns such as

papers and projects, as opposed to worrying

One of the hardest parts is actually making the sched-ule. Almost all students have a job of some sort, many engage in extra-cur-ricular activities, and oth-ers have co-ops or intern-ships. Some students also have families to take care of or other types of engage-ments that require a care-ful consideration in creat-ing the perfect schedule.

Combine those stipula-tions with the small list of classes offered and registration might turn

sometimes. A lot of stu-dents are also very par-ticular when it comes to signing up for classes. Registration is crucial, and sometimes even the difference of three min-utes on the clock or a lag-ging Internet connection in the library is all that’s needed to squash some-one’s hopes of building the perfect semester schedule. Taken from personal ex-perience, it’s extremely important to be on top of signing up for classes for

the next semester—anoth-er reason why early reg-istration is better. Being ready to sign up shows an initiative and seriousness towards your education. It’s stressful that regis-tration dictates our lives, even if just for a few days every semester until we graduate. Yet how we re-spond to the process is even more important. It says a lot about who we are and where we are in our college careers by the choices we make and how we make them. While the schedules are each only for a few months, the de-cisions we make stem farther into the future.

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Students – and even faculty and admin-istrators – at Shepherd University need a trustworthy and reliable Internet con-nection for the university to run smoothly. Many of Shepherd University’s services for students rely on the Internet heav-ily. RAIL permits students access to

aid. Sakai allows professors to post as-signments or supplemental material for their classes, as well as allows students to have online discussions outside of the classroom. The Internet is also needed for emailing or research purposes to help students ask questions or work on their essays and other assignments.Students must be able to trust that the In-ternet will be there when they need it. Shep-herd University’s Internet this semester has not permitted students to feel this trust.

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afternoons occasionally checking their computers in hopes that it has returned.Shepherd University needs to make their Internet reliable, especially in a world so heavily dependent upon it.Students and faculty members should contact the IT services department at Shepherd to ask if there is some-thing that can be done to better stabi-lize the university’s internet services.

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to under-privileged chil-dren. Common Ground will be setting up tables at Four Corners and in the Dining Hall for Op-eration Christmas Child. Common Ground meets every Wednesday night at 8:45 p.m. in the Jeffer-son Room in White Hall.

Ratio Christi is a new Christian apologetics or-ganization on campus developed to examine historical, philosophi-

-sons for the Christian faith. It was developed in an effort to bring “a picture” of the Christian faith which incorporates facts and evidence rath-er than ignoring them.

“Think of it as Christiani-ty with your thinking cap on,” said Chris Korcsma-ros, Ratio Christi chapter president. “If students are interested in examin-ing the claims of Christi-anity, Atheism, and other world views, they should come out and join us.”

Korscmaros felt a group providing an honest dis-cussion and debate about the facts and evidence surrounding Christian-ity amongst college stu-dents was necessary.

Ratio Christi invites ev-eryone to participate in their debates. The or-ganization meets every Monday night at 8 p.m. in White Hall, Room 110. For more informa-tion about Ratio Christi, visit their Web site at http:/ /ratiochristi.org.

BRITTANY [email protected]

Shepherd University is a leading example of how such a small campus community can have such a large diverse cul-ture. Meet some of the diverse clubs and orga-nizations from around campus with completely different backgrounds:

Shepherd University is home to the Allies orga-nization, a “Safe Space for the LGBTQQIAAP students on campus.”

Allies is a gay-straight al-liance promoting the un-derstanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals who attend Shepherd Univer-sity, while providing ac-ceptance through the use of “campus and commu-nity activities.” According to the Allies Constitution, the organization also “ex-ists to create a supportive atmosphere on campus for members of the LGBT com-munity and their allies.”

Allies is open to any-one as the organization will not “discriminate on the basis of gender, race, creed, religion, national-ity, sexual orientation, or gender expression.”

Meetings for this organiza-tion are held every other Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the Student Center. To learn more about Allies,

visit their Web site http://www.shepherd.edu/alliesweb/index.php or look them up on Facebook (Allies Shepherd).

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The Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter is part of Amnesty Internation-al USA. The chapter is com-posed of Shepherd University students as well as commu-nity members from the Upper Potomac Region. Amnesty In-ternational is an organization dedicated to the “worldwide human rights movement.”

AI currently works “indepen-dently of all governments and political ideologies” to “[s]ecure the release of pris-oners of conscience;; men, women, and children de-tained anywhere solely be-cause of their beliefs, ethnic origin, gender, sexual ori-entation, color, or language, and who have neither used nor advocated violence;; en-sure fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners, and to end all use of torture, ‘disappearance,’ political kill-ing, and the death penalty.”

The Upper Potomac Chapter holds letter writings meet-ings to help members learn “background information

case or issue.” They then use the information learned in these meetings to write let-

“a) on behalf of the prisoner(s)

of conscience or b) advo-

regarding a human rights issue or situation.” The chapter also helps coordi-nate programs and events.

To receive future announce-ments and information concerning Amnesty Inter-national Upper Potomac Chapter’s planned meet-ings and events, email the chapter at amnestyi@shep-herd.edu or call 703-980-4518. For more information on Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter Group 539, visit their Web site at http://www.shep-herd.edu/amnestyi/#D.

The Shepherd Progres-sive Action Committee (also known as the Shep-herd Greens) is an orga-nization that “believes in grassroots democracy, decentralized economics, interaction with the com-munity (both local and global), and is pro-peace.”

The organization’s sole pur-pose is to promote the ten key values of the Green Party: “Grassroots democ-racy, social justice and equal opportunity, ecologi-cal wisdom, non-violence, decentralization, commu-nity-based economics and economic justice, feminism and gender equity, respect for diversity, personal and global responsibility, future

focus and sustainability.”

Shepherd Greens welcomes everyone. The organization

Tuesday of the month at 9 p.m. at the Blue Moon Café. To learn more about Shep-herd Greens, visit their Web site at http://www.shepherd.edu/greenweb/index.htm or email the organization at [email protected].

Shepherd University’s Common Ground organiza-tion is a “non-denomina-tional Christian student group providing a safe at-mosphere where students can examine, develop, or deepen a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.”

Chris Korcsmaros, Common Ground student organizer, expresses that students around campus should be-come involved so that they may feel this relationship with not only “our Savior” but also with each other.

“We wish to bring the Shep-herd community a picture of what a Christian commu-nity looks like and offer op-portunities to give a reason for the hope that we have in Christ of eternal life,” said Korcsmaros. “I got involved because I was looking for a place to serve God and oth-ers here on this campus.”

Common Ground is cur-rently working on a drive for Operation Christmas Child, an organization that delivers Christmas presents

ALEX SEVERSONA s e v e r 0 1 @ s h e p h e r d . e d u This semester’s Rude Me-chanical production promises to give Shepherd audiences exactly what they are look-ing for;; a mix of intimate les-bian tension and stylized ultra

Director Betty Ellzey says that “The Two Noble Kinsmen” is a quirky tragic comedy that looks to satire gender roles. “It’s a combination of kind of a dark view of the patriar-chy and marriage, but it’s also kind of funny” Ellzey said. Being Shakespeare’s last play, El-lzey believes that William was go-ing all out in his last production.

and there’s some bromances.

lesbian stuff going on” Ellzey said. “It’s like Shakespeare said this is my last play and I’m just going to let it all roll.” Tai Sommers, a veteran Rude Mechanical, is very excited to play the lead role of Theseus,

offers tons of entertainment.

homosexual text, not even sub-text, what more could you pos-sibly want?” Sommers said. Kyra Soleil, who plays one of the lesbians in the production, says that playing the role of a

gay woman has “been a hell of a ride,” and she says that it’s really fun to play such sensual roles. She says that the amount of trust it takes between ac-tors to play such emotionally and physically close roles also adds to the performance and the portrayal of her character. “It’s like playtime. Like as a child we get into character, and because of that trust, you can just get out there and play. You can mold the character and ride the waves” Soleil said.

the play, Soleil and her “part-ner” Veronica Victor, create an arousing atmosphere of physi-

play feel fresh and daring. Also noteworthy for this Rude

sequences that the group has become popular for after last year’s production of “Macbeth.” Phil Cruz, a major contribu-tor to the development of the

people can expect to “dual ac-

even a scene where a dagger is thrown into the audience for

“We’re hoping it lives up to the expectation of “Macbeth” and beyond that” Cruz said. “The Two Noble Kinsmen” opens Tuesday November 6th at 7:30 P.M. in Reynolds Hall.

Now Featuring Twice the Fighting and Lesbian Action

JOHNNA LEARYj l e a r y 0 1@r am s . s h e p h e rd . e d uHigh school speech and debate teams often have a reputation of nerdy students arguing about pol-icies or current events, but what if the facts and debate became so heated, it could potentially get a

-versity theater department play “Speech and Debate,” opening this Thursday, presents this problem and several other moral dilemmas.“This show is very relevant to our age group. It’s a contemporary coming of age story that I’m sure Shepherd students will enjoy,” said Shepherd student Bryan Staggers, who plays Solomon in the show. “The most challenging aspect has been going back to high school. I don’t think any of us are at our peak when we’re 16,” he added.“Speech and Debate” tells the story of three high school mis-

academic school nerd;; Diwata, a frumpy drama queen obsessed with musicals;; and Howie, the school’s only openly gay student. The three students suspect their drama teacher is preying on teen boys in the high school and at-tempt to expose the teacher us-ing their speech and debate club.Guest director Kara Haas has as-sembled an outstanding cast to

“This really is an ensemble piece. There is a lot of teamwork. Every-one has to bring many different tal-ents to the table. If one cast mem-ber slacks off, everyone suffers, so it is really about maintaining that balance and presents a great chal-lenge,” said Shepherd student Ei-leen Waggoner, who plays Diwata.

“We have a great group on of people working on this pro-duction, and when the people are great, it makes the expe-rience great,” said Staggers.Though the show is a straight play (a type of play traditionally using only spoken dialogue) and not a musical, Waggoner men-tioned there are several musical and dance sequences throughout the show. “It was a challenge to learn our choreography, physical work and music, even though the show is not a musical,” she said.The show is very humorous at times but also tackles serious issues concerning teenagers in today’s society, such as sexual identity, social media and political scandal.“It is hilarious but also very thought-provoking on very relevant issues in today’s society. There is lots to take away about social and political issues” said Waggoner.“[My character] really invests himself into pursuing contro-

it comes to dealing with his peers. It’s funny but has a lot of

of the most relevant pieces we’ve done in recent years, so no one should miss out,” said Staggers.“Speech and Debate” features Shepherd students Chris Brad-ford as Howie, Bryan Staggers as Solomon, Isabelle Truchon as the teacher/reporter and Eileen Waggoner as Diwata. The show runs Nov. 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. and Nov. 7-10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theater at Sara Cree Hall. Tickets are free for Shepherd students with a Rambler ID, $8 for Shepherd staff and faculty and $10 for adults.

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SARAH [email protected] of the Harpers Ferry ghost tour this past weekend stood around the courtyard of St. Pe-ter’s Catholic Church and awaited the beginning of their ghostly evening with tour guide Rick Garland. Garland explained that he is a musicologist and historian by education but now a storyteller by trade. He was hand-selected by the Dougherty family, who began the original tour back in the 1970s, to continue the tradition.Shirley Dougherty came to Harpers Ferry in 1968 and opened a popular restau-rant called the Iron Horse. Dougherty did not believe in ghosts, but shortly after opening her restaurant and experiencing many strange occurrences, she quickly reconsidered.Garland told the patrons about different types of ghosts and the reasons why some spirits may lin-ger in a world no longer concerning them. Some

business,” said Garland, and they might stay be-hind until they complete this business. Others may not know they are dead because their deaths came long before they were due. Garland also explained the reasons for differ-ent types of photo distor-tions, such as orbs (tiny light balls in a photo) or

even ectoplasm (a smoky residue over a larger por-tion of the photo), that he said might appear in our photography that evening.Garland described Shirley Dougherty’s experience with ghosts in Harpers Ferry. Things were inexplicably thrown across rooms, door-knobs rattled and bodies

no explanation from this world. Many more fright-ening events have occurred in Harpers Ferry, such as a man in black walking up and down only one very old street in town, very late at night;; a baby screaming late in the night;; and explosions with no real explosives. These phantasms seem to be ones left behind from the Civil War, particularly from an attack made on Harpers Ferry by Stonewall Jackson.

oldest residence and most haunted building in town: the Wager House, built by Katherine Wager, a well-to-do proprietor in Harpers Ferry. When Wager died, she left her estate to her well-dressed, philandering son, who quickly gambled

and drank his money and property away after his wife and daughter left him. The ghosts often encountered in this house are an an-gry but well-dressed man and a sad and frightened woman and girl in traveling cloaks. Allegedly, the ghost of Wager’s son attacked one government worker who stayed in the house.After arriving back at St. Peter’s courtyard, Garland shared his own ghostly tale. Garland originally came to Harpers Ferry four years ago. He sang old Civil War songs, took part in re-enact-ments and told stories about American history. At the time, Garland did not know the history of the ghost who inhabits the Secret Six, but he was there one evening, drinking beers with fellow revelers and singing Civ-il War songs. As he sang, something very strange happened. This song seemed to anger the ghost in residence and it hurled a ketchup bottle across the kitchen in the direction of the bar where Mr. Garland stood. The bottle hit the wall and shattered, scar-ing everyone in attendance. If you go see Garland and take the tour, you will learn the remaining particulars of his confrontations with the angry ghost of a Civil War drummer boy and many

haunt this historic town. For information about the tour or tour schedule of remain-ing events, go to http://www.harpersferryghost.20m.com or call 304-725-8019.

(iPhone/iPod)6 out of 10

This game breaks free from the above repetition of iPhone games. It’s about a lawyer who defends the worst people who have actually committed a crime. The theme is the eighties and some of the clients look like famous celebri-ties or characters. The game play is simple but complex. You need to knock away the other attorney’s witnesses and clients with your skills, but failure to use them in the right way could lead to a (rightful) guilty plea. The game is rather short, but the fully voiced and hilarious dialogue, multiple endings, and a wealth of items make for a good replay value.

(3DS)6 out of 10

The video game equivalent of a recap episode, “Kingdom Hearts 3D” takes place after “Kingdom Hearts 2” and at-tempts to connect the previous Kingdom Hearts games. It is not exactly subtle, and the game play is plagued with frequent interruptions. The player acts as two charac-ters, Sora and Riku, from past games, going through nu-merous worlds and attempting to close portals between worlds that are releasing creatures called Dream Eat-ers. Both Sora and Riku explore the worlds at the same time, with a “Drop meter” restricting the time the char-acter is allowed before switching to the other. The trans-fer is sudden and jarring and can occur during important parts. The Dream Eaters are actually more useful than they appear and it is actually worth it to level them up.

(PS3/XBOX 360)8 out of 10

This is not the mediocre movie with Tom Cruise. You play as the boulder that Sisyphus pushed up the hill and bowl

silly as the premise sounds, squishing people like Char-lemagne and Vlad Tepes, with hilarious intros to each his-

player’s castle while laying traps to prevent your oppo-nent’s boulder from breaking down your own castle. And yes, the multiplayer is screamingly fun and simple. Even your non-gamer friends can rack up points in “Skee-Boul-der” and laugh as the boulder falls screaming off the map.

(iPhone/iPod)7 out of 10

Games on the iPhone seem to have fallen into a predictable pattern. Card collection games, match three games, and shop games are the types that appear frequently. However, “Guardian Cross” is one of the better card-type games. The game is very well-polished and easy to navigate. You acquire new card monsters by playing a sniper style hunting game, which is more fun than the random draw pattern most card

games on iPhone lack and is a must-have for fans of the genre.

MICHAEL [email protected]

William Thayer sings a lead at the Choir concert on Friday 10/26/12 in the Frank Center Auditorium. Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Photograph by Ryan Franklin

Ashley Davis, Cara Hummel, and Hannah Wardell perform with other members of the Women’s Cam-erata on Friday in the Frank Center Auditorium. Photograph by Ryan Franklin

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Last day for 2013 Academic

Advisement

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Taylor Amsley powers through a Chowan player in women’s soccer action on Tuesday. Shepherd women’s soccer was victorious with a 6-0 victory over Chowan. Photo by Ryan Franklin

SEAN O’[email protected]

“Better late than never.” That should be this season’s motto for the women’s soccer team. Gone is the Shepherd women’s soccer team that struggled to score and win consistently. Replac-ing it is a squad that’s running on all cylinders by scoring goals, pressur-ing opponents and shut-ting them out. All of this has led to the Rams’ most recent four-game winning streak, vaulting them into the WVIAC postseason tournament. Following their vic-tory over Charleston, the Rams shut out pow-erhouse Pitt-Johnstown on Oct.21, 2-0. It was an upset in every sense of the word. Pitt-Johnstown came into the game 11-4, winning seven of their last nine games. Coach Jonathan Thayil was well aware of the game’s

“This game was huge. It was a must-win for us to get into the postseason. Some of our players really responded well with a lot of pressure on Pitt-John-stown and took them out of their game plan a little bit. They didn’t make it easy on us because they pressed us a lot. They score a lot of goals, so we worked on getting a lot of pressure on the ball all week. The key is that in-dividual people had to get the job done, and they did it. We mesh very well as a team, too,” said Thayil.The Rams jumped ahead

at 32:48 when junior forward Morgan Gabriel scored an unassisted goal.

year.They added one for insur-ance when sophomore defender Kelsey N. Smith scored off an assist from sophomore forward Taylor Amsley at 50:09 in the sec-ond half.Pressure is what led to neutralizing Lady Cats’ star Janna Stoup. The two-time WVIAC player of the week

groove, being held without any shots. Senior goalie Tessa Jones collected three saves in a shutout effort, while Pitt-Johnstown sophomore Timi Shiock had seven.The Rams’ next game was two days later when the weather was warm and sunny, an indication of how the day would go for them. They defeated Chowan University in a game of complete domination, 6-0. This victory gave them even

season.

constant shooting and over-whelming pressure on both

Thayil commented on what brought about this onslaught of scoring. “We tried to keep up the inten-sity up and tried to move the ball quickly as well as get everyone involved, and I thought we did an OK job

had some individuals who

half and who were able to get us some goals and

helped us get off to a quick start. We did a better job of getting everyone involved in the second half. Chowan did a decent job of trying to limit some of the things we wanted to do, so we had to change a few things.”The Rams started early. Wasting no time, Gabriel scored off an assist from Smith thirty-nine seconds

had an unassisted goal of her own at 12:06, putting Shepherd up 2-0. Shortly before halftime, sophomore

added an unassisted goal of her own to give the Rams a 3-0 lead. Gabriel continued her recent hot streak when she

scored again at 49:13 off an assist from sophomore

was Gabriel’s third goal on

done, however, and scored off an assist from Vondrak at the 69:52 mark. Fresh-

Turner concluded the scor-ing for the Rams when she put home an unassisted goal at 74:38. Shepherd had an unheard-of advantage in the shot department, 42-6. Yes, you read that right. 42-6. Very rarely did a Chowan player get on their side of

of pressure on Rams goal-ies Tessa Jones and Emily Wise. Jones had two saves while Wise snagged three for herself. Hawks fresh-man Jennifer Harvell had 14 saves. The Rams also had a shut-out effort in the corner kick department, 14-0. Junior defender Kelsey Eagan’s corner kicks were on point all day and set up all sorts of scoring opportunities for the Rams. Even in a lopsided victory,

mistakes and eliminate them for the next game in hopes of potentially outdo-ing a dominating rout. “Thursday is a big game for us, and if we win it, we will be in the postseason. Some

pressure more. Our transi-tion game can get a little better, going from attack to defense. I thought we didn’t hit the target as many times as I would have liked. That can get better as well,”

Thayil said. Up next came the pivotal game at Ohio Valley this past Thursday. Shepherd extended their winning streak to four games with a goal from Gabriel, 1-0. This was also the Rams’ third straight shutout. The win guaranteed them a playoff spot, put-ting them fourth in the WVIAC. The goal came at the

half off an assist from

Kasey Canterbury. Shepherd outshot Ohio Valley 17-7 and had a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks. Elizabeth Wise had three saves for the Rams, while freshman Brianna Rice had 10 saves for the Fighting Scots.

season 7-7-3, with a 5-3-2 conference record. Their

against Charleston on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. in Shepherdstown. The last time the two teams met, on Oct.17, the Rams won 2-1, sparking their recent streak of wins. When asked what chang-es have led to the four-game winning streak, Thayil replied, “We have worked really hard. In the beginning of the season, we were a little unlucky. We have been scoring more and that

-dence. They work their butts off in practice every day to get where we want to be. And we seem to be peaking right now, and

we hope we can keep it going.”

. Photo by Ryan Franklin

ZACH [email protected]

After taking two matches on the road against con-ference foe Ohio Valley and against PSAC mem-ber Shippensburg, the women’s volleyball team looked to play strong in two consecutive home games against number 19 ranked Wheeling Jesuit and West Liberty, both WVIAC conference rivals. Wheeling Jesuit came into the game against Shepherd with eyes on easy victory as they hoped to knock off the Rams. However, the Rams wouldn’t go down without

put up a valiant effort in an attempt to upset the

Cardinals, the Rams came up short losing the match 3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 15-11). Junior Melani Lewis led the Rams with 14 kills and 20 digs, and senior Kasey Mercier had 11 kills and 13 digs.Other Rams that had lead-ing stats in the game were seniors Sara Michael and Lauren Gardner. Michael provided 44 assists and 18 digs, while Gardner added 20 digs. This match dropped the Rams’ record to 6-16 overall on the season and 2-7 in WVIAC play. The Rams hoped to capitalize off their effort in this game by earning victory over West Liberty on Saturday, Oct. 27.Going into the match against West Liberty, the Rams looked to play with

the same kind of intensity they showed against a very good Wheeling Jesuit team. In this match, the Rams came up big with a win, beating the Hilltoppers in a WVIAC conference show-down 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, and 25-20). Lewis had another stellar performance for the Rams, recording 15 kills and six digs, while Mercier had nine kills and six digs. Lewis and Mercier recorded attack percentages of .500 and .474, respectively. Other Rams who contrib-uted in the victory were Michael and sophomore Valerie Bour. Michael had 37 assists and 15 digs while Bour provided six kills, 10 digs, and three blocks. This match put the Rams at 7-16 overall on the season and 3-7 in WVIAC conference

games. In some post-game com-

on the team’s performance in the match against West Liberty as well as the outlook for the season as it comes to a close in the next couple of weeks.“This weekend was the turning point of our entire season. Everything clicked [against West Liberty] and we played like we nothing to lose. No one expects us to win so we play like that. We knew how to beat this team through scouting them,” she said. When asked about the team’s in-game strategy in the win against the Hilltop-pers, she said, “We were able to capitalize when they would give us easy passes

over the net. We had to run a fast- paced offense against them, and that’s exactly what we did.”

the team will continue to improve. She added, “We are peaking at the right point. All we need to do is get to the conference tournament, and once we’re there, each team’s record is 0-0, and we will do everything it takes to get to the championship match. I really believe, and I think we as a team believe, that can still hap-pen.”The Rams resume play on Oct. 30, when they travel to Wilmington, Del., for a 7 p.m. showdown.

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A couple of Shepherd ath-letes garnered national honors this past week.

-nerback Keon Robinson. The Web site d2football.com named Robinson the national division two Spe-cial Teams Player of the Week for his performance against West Virginia State. In that game, Robinson returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown and a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown. On the day, he totaled 91 yards on punt returns and 111 yards on kickoff returns. Robinson has also been a solid defender for the Rams this season. He has made 40 tackles, includ-ing 32 solo tackles. He has also intercepted four passes and returned one of them for a touchdown. Robinson was named WVIAC Defensive Player of the Week for his pick-six against CharlestonRobinson was also named the WVIAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against West Virginia State. The next Shepherd athlete to be nationally honored was basketball player Chad Moore. The 6-5, 220-pound senior forward was named the 2012-2013 Basketball Times Division II Pre-Season All-America Team. Last season, Moore

the WVIAC in scoring (20.8 ppg), rebounding (10.0 rpg), and steals (2.14 spg). Moore also led the WVIAC with 15 double-doubles. In other sports news, this coming week marks a big week for the Rams soccer teams. Both the men’s and women’s squads will start the WVIAC playoff run. The men’s soccer team will head to Wheeling Je-

match and the women will be at home against

round match. Shepherd will kick off its postseason runs on Tues-day, Oct. 30.

Kevin Doyle steals the ball from the other team during the Shepherd Vs. Chowan breast cancer awareness game. Shepherd won the contest 2-1. Photo by Benjamin McCardle

JOSEPH [email protected]

Af-ter suffering a 0-6 loss at the University of Charles-ton on Oct. 17, the Shep-herd University men’s soccer team was staring at a 5-8-1 overall record and clinging to the sixth

the WVIAC men’s soccer conference standings with three games remaining in the regular season. However, despite these impediments that would dishearten most, they achieved victory in all three of their remaining matches. Because of these three wins, the Rams secured a fourth seeded ranking in the WVIAC conference men’s soccer tournament, which begins

on Tuesday, Oct. 30. In ad-dition, by capturing consec-utive wins in each of their

winning streak of the 2012 regular season. On Oct. 21, Pitt-Johnstown University traveled to Shepherdstown, W.Va., to take on the Rams. The 0-6 loss to top-ranked Charles-ton a few days prior was still fresh in the minds of the Shepherd players;; however, with Shane Low-ery leading the way, they showed that nothing can keep them down by posting a 3-0 win over the moun-tain cats. Lowery gave Shepherd the

the 27:22 mark when he scored off a pass from junior

During the second half, Lowery scored two more goals within three minutes of each other. At the 70:40 mark, he made the score 2-0 by scoring off a corner kick from junior

Minutes later, at the 73:09 mark, Lowery completed his standout performance and earned his hat trick by scoring off an assist from Setegn. Freshman goalkeeper Alex Aleshire

Rams. Shepherd also had a 21-11 advantage in shots and a 5-1 edge in corner kicks.On Oct. 23, Shepherd host-ed Chowan University for their second to last regular season game. Chowan took an early 1-0 lead going into the halftime break when Jose Oteze scored off an assist from Dale Pearson at the 39:33 mark. The early setback did not deter the Rams whatso-ever. They responded with a game tying goal when senior defender Robel Desta tallied a score on a penalty kick at the 65:20. Just several minutes later, at the 73:50 minute mark, freshman defender Chad Ridenour broke through the Chowan defense and broke

the tie when he scored off an assist from Lowery. In the 2-1 win, Shepherd had a 32-17 lead in shots and an 8-1 advantage in corner kicks.

season came on Oct. 25 when the Rams traveled to Vienna, W.Va., to face Ohio Valley. The game resulted in a 6-0 win for the Rams and is arguably the most domi-nant performance from the team this season. Shepherd recorded three goals and an assist from freshman forward Bryce Fugitt and single goals from Lowery,

Brown, and freshman for-ward Connor Martin. The win improved the

record to 8-8-1 and secured

the WVIAC men’s soccer

of the tournament begins on Tuesday, Oct. 30, when Shepherd University will travel to Wheeling, W.Va., to play Wheeling Jesuit University. The winner of that game will move on to

game on Thursday, Nov. 1 to face the number-one-ranked University of Charleston.

during the Breast Cancer awareness game on Tuesday. Shepherd won the contest 2-1. Photo by Benjamin McCardle

MATTHEW [email protected]

In athletics, turnover on a coaching staff is a fairly typical occurrence. Coaches come and go, leaving schools to join another school in the hopes of getting their one opportunity. How-ever, sometimes coaches will return to a school they left. Enter assistant women’s basketball coach An-toinette West. West coached the Rams during the 2010-2011 academic year but left the next year to coach at Dominican University of California. She has also spent time at San Francisco State Univer-sity, San Joaquin Delta College, DeAnza College and Las Positas College, where she served as the head coach, leading the team to a twenty-win season and a birth in the California Junior College Playoffs in the

West has an undergrad-uate degree from San Jose State University and a graduate degree from St. Mary’s College of California. She is also

a graduate of the NCAA Women’s Coaches Academy and attended the NCAA Division II Leadership Academy. This week, West took some time out of her busy schedule to talk to The Picket.

This is your second stint here at Shepherd. Are you excited to be back?

I am very excited to be back. I love the coaching staff, administration and, of course, the student-athletes here at Shepherd.

Did you feel your year away from Shepherd at Dominican University of California make you a more well-rounded coach?

I wouldn’t say it made me a more well-rounded coach. I think what it did was give me a chance to see what I wanted and needed as an assistant coach. Even though Dominican was a great opportunity to coach with my friend close to home, it made me realize how much I love Shepherd.

What position did you play during your playing days? I played the 4 and 5 posi-tion, power forward and center.

What are your pri-mary duties within the program?

Luckily, I have a lot of coaching experience and learned from great coaches because I work with the guards here. My other duties include marketing, assisting with offense and defense and whatever else coach Ford needs me to do.

What is the goal for the team this year?

Since it’s the last year of us competing in the WVIAC, the team would really like to make history and go out on top winning the confer-ence tournament.

What makes you ex-cited about working with coach Ford again?

Coach Ford is a great per-son who truly cares about the total development of our players. It is great to be in a coaching environ-ment where we not only talk about the x and o’s of the game but how we can

strengthen our players in the classroom and as people. She also gives us assistants freedom to give input, utilize our talents and to strengthen our skills as coaches. It gives us sense of ownership while build-ing a strong foundation of loyalty within the coaching staff.

Lastly, what are some of your career goals?

I am at a point where I have had the opportunity to do amazing things in my career. My main goal is to serve in whatever aspect God needs me to. He has

career path for a reason. And I’m blessed to be able to work not only with the wonderful players on the women’s basketball team but also build relationships with other student-athletes through the FCA on cam-pus. However, as of right now, the goal is to help put our team in the best posi-tion to win the WVIAC.

Photo by Benjamin McCardle

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