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4.29.15
The Student Voice Of Lynchburg COllege
Get Hype for Sammy Adams
Kronos
Conundrum
Caitlin Collis
Alexa Nash
Staff Writer
Assistant Editor
Lynchburg College will
hold the Spring Concert
May 3 starring Sammy
Adams, courtesy of the
Student Activities Board
(SAB).
In the fall semester, the
SAB Crew works with an
agency that specializes
with getting performers
to come to LC. Sophomore
Sarah Bias, the main-stage
chair, has worked year
round for this performance
to come through.
“It’s a very timeconsuming but rewarding
process,” the SAB Crew
said.
The SAB Crew receives the
news of the performers
a few weeks in advance,
which then are revealed to
the student body. Adams’
reveal occurred after Six
Appeal’s concert Feb. 24
in the Memorial Ballroom.
Many students did not
seem to know who he was,
but were then excited to
have him as a performer
after SAB mentioned the
song, “All Night Longer.”
The question many who
did not attend the February
event might ask is, “Who is
he anyway?”
Adams was born in
Cambridge, MA in 1987.
Since the age of seven
Adams always had music
The Kronos general
education pilot project
received a unanimous vote
Monday, April 27 by the
members of the General
Education
Oversight
Committee (GEOC) to
not move forward with
development.
The vote preceded
several faculty opinions
about Kronos based on the
previous article headlined
“Building
a
Stronger
Foundation
,”
which
outlined the progress of the
pilot to date. Steve Dawson,
assistant
professor
of
religious
studies
and
a chairman for GEOC,
declined to comment until
fall 2015.
One faculty member
agreed to voice his view of
the pilot, suggesting that
there are more aspects of
Kronos that need to be
discussed. Some of which,
he said, could condemn the
program all together.
“One problem has to do
with the competence of
instructors,” Dr. Thomas
Brickhouse, professor of
philosophy, said.
Since the program
is
interdisciplinary,
professors will have to
go outside their field of
expertise to learn new
subject matter for Kronos
courses. To prepare them
for the switch, Lynchburg
College will train the
professors
over
the
summer and teach them
what they will relay to
their students.
“That worries me
because I would want my
own children, even if it’s a
Photo retrieved from Sammy Adams facebook page.
involved in his life from
playing piano to creating
his own melodies. Adams’
melodies had aspired him
to become a producer long
before a rapper. Adams
continued to write his
songs throughout high
school and into college.
Adams began to record
his music in his dorm
room at Trinity College
in Hartford, CT. Adams
attended Trinity College
from 2008 to 2010 where he
majored in Political Science
and played on the men’s
soccer team. Adams was
the captain of the soccer
team and was selected to
the All-NESCAC team in
2008, earning First-Team
honors at forward.
This soon would change
when Adams released his
first video on YouTube
“I Hate College (Remix)”
September 2009 which was
a remix of the famous “I
Love College” by Asher
Roth. The video had over
7.6 million views as of
September 2013.
He continued with
creating
remixes
and
covers which led to his
EP release of “Boston’s
Boy” March 4, 2010. The
album was praised by
1st Round Records and
iTunes. Much like Mac
Miller, Adams’ success
began with the support of
the underground college
scene with local concerts
and videos that went viral.
Adams most recent wellknown release was in 2012
“All Night Longer” which
skyrocketed up the charts
over the span of a few
months.
The SAB Spring Concert
will be held in the John M.
Turner Health and Physical
Education Center Sunday
May 3 at 7 p.m. with
opening act, Scratch and
Bang, a lively DJ set.
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Upcoming Events
April 30, The
International Society
Diversity Ball 6:30 p.m.
West Room
April 30, Winter Guard
Performance 7 p.m. Turner
Gymnasium
May 1, Jazz Ensembles
Concert 7:30 p.m. Sydnor
Performance Hall
May 2, Crabfest 3:30 p.m.
Hall Campus Ballroom
May 3, Sammy Adams
Concert 7 p.m. Turner
Gymnasium
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Letter to the Editor: Kronos
Ken Wagner
Associate Professor,
Sociology
I read with interest the
recent Critograph article
on the proposed general
education changes falling
under the title Kronos.
The article did a good job
conveying the hopes and
arguments for the Kronos
program. I have no doubt
that those who designed the
program, Professors David
Lipani and Mike Santos,
have worked diligently
and intelligently, as is
characteristic of them in
my experience, in coming
up with a proposal to meet
the challenges that general
education
curriculums
seem to inevitably face in
modern higher educational
institutions.
The challenge involved
in general education is
basically this: on the one
hand liberal arts colleges
have long had an idea
that there are certain areas
of knowledge that every
educated person should
know or have been exposed
to, areas that may not be
immediately or obviously
linked
to
vocational
plans.
On the other
hand, in a complex world
‘professional’
programs
(that is, programs that
aim to prepare students
to enter fields that are
highly
regulated
or
licensed) have become an
increasingly large part of
most institutions of higher
Chipotle for a Cause
Tyler Weed
Staff Writer
The Student Government
Association (SGA) Class of
2016 will host a fundraiser
April 28 through Chipotle
Mexican Grill.
SGA Class of 2016 Vice
President and leader of the
fundraiser Sierra Strathy
said that the money gained
from the fundraiser will
go towards the senior class
events for next year.
“The money that we get
from the fundraiser will
transfer over to how our
senior events go. It will
determine how much
money will go towards
events, how much will
go into next year’s senior
week, as well as our fiveyear reunion,” Strathy said.
Strathy also explained
SGA’s reasoning behind
using Chipotle for their
fundraising efforts.
“It’s a great place because
it is very social and a
education.
There exists
a tension between these
two orientations. I don’t
think that the stress is
one of different academic
‘cultures.’
As someone
who has in his career taught
in programs that offer
general education courses
and ones that have not, I
think ‘traditional’ liberal
arts programs and the
more recent ‘professional’
programs can be and
are
characterized
by
very
valuable
work
involving academic skills
such as critical thinking
and excellent writing.
Instead, I think the
tension can be found in
the fact that professional
programs are faced with
expanding
demands
from
the
professional
and accrediting agencies
that control licensure,
resulting in the programs
having to require more
courses be taken within
their programs to meet the
demands. This leaves less
and less room for a major
in these programs to meet
the general education
requirements. As a result,
many such majors, feeling
‘squeezed’ in this way,
may echo the sentiment
expressed in the recent
Critograph article that
some of the ‘fluff’ general
education
requirements
need to be cut.
I
sympathize
with
everyone involved here.
Students are not wrong to
want the education they are
paying so much for to help
them in landing careers.
Professional programs do
incredibly valuable work
in our complex society,
and in order to do so they
have to keep pace with the
changing needs of their
fields. I’d only argue this:
as someone who spends a
great deal of time poring
over general education
requirements in order
to put students in class
schedules that put them on
track to graduating, I am
left to wonder, where is the
fluff in our current general
education requirements?
very open spot for people
to hang out with their
friends. It may be a bit far
away from campus, but
everyone will go that far
just for Chipotle,”
Strathy said.
Strathy said that she and
the rest of SGA wants
everyone to know about
this fundraiser so the Class
of 2016 can have a great
senior experience. She also
discussed doing similar
fundraisers through other
popular restaurants in
the area if the Chipotle
fundraiser goes well.
“This is going to be our
first fundraiser at Chipotle,
but we are looking into
doing
fundraisers
at
Panera, Jimmy Johns, etc.
Smoothie King is a big one
that we are going to do
which is being planned for
the fall. There will also be
free rides to that fundraiser
as well,” Strathy said.
SGA will send out a
survey to see where
students go out to eat
the most to consider new
places to hold a fundraiser
in the future.
To participate in the
fundraiser, students must
show the paper or email
flyer to the cashier and 50
percent of the proceeds
will go towards the Class
of 2016.
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Kronos
general education course,
to have courses from
people who are experts
in the field,” Brickhouse
said,to future students in
the program.
“That would be a
disincentive to come to
Lynchburg College all
together,” Brickhouse said.
The last point that
Brickhouse
explained
was how the pilot would
affect LC’s retention rate.
The developers of the
Kronos pilot, Dr. Mike
Santos, professor of history
and Dr. David Lipani,
professor
of
English,
previously stated that they
believed the project could
increase retention.
“I have no reason to
believe
that’s
true,”
Brickhouse said, “because
I see nothing about the
Kronos
program
that
would attract students.”
Several faculty members
known to have similar
opinions did not respond
to The Critograph, and two
declined to comment until
fall of 2015.
Both Santos and Lipani
declined to comment until
the 2015 fall semester.
Campus News
4
A Leg Up on Job Competition
Hunter Tyson
Copy Editor
As graduation nears
for the Class of 2015,
graduating
seniors
prepare
to
transition
from college life to the
search for employment
opportunities. With that
search comes competition
for jobs with other
graduating seniors all over
the country. Director of
the Career Development
Center,
Beverly
Reid
believes that the liberal
arts education brings a
distinct advantage to the
job market.
“Employers tell us what
our students bring to the
table and that number
one thing they say is the
writing skills,” Reid said.
The writing skills in
writing intensive classes
are
something
that
students from big schools
will not experience. In
addition to writing skills,
LC students have a great
deal of opportunities
to participate in small
group work, which is not
heavily emphasized in
bigger schools.
With class work coming
to an end, graduating
seniors are beginning to
stress over what comes
next. Reid believes that
this generation comes
away from school with
more debt than past
generations so there is
more pressure to get a job.
“I think seniors fear
graduation due to the
uncertainty
of
their
financial situation and
lack of job security,” senior
Katie Seidel said.
LC offers experiences in
the area of academics that
students may not even
realize will translate into
the workplace to counter
these anxieties, Reid said.
Robert Weiseman,
an
LC
alumnus,
is
currently the assistant
director
of
athletics
and
athletic
facilities
and
game
operations
at Duke University. He
graduated in 2000 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
communication studies.
While on campus, he
participated in a variety
of events ranging from
an internship with the LC
Athletic Department to
working with the Student
Government Association
(SGA). He says that his
experiences put him in a
position to take charge of
his career.
“My experiences allowed
me to work with a variety
of different people which
set up well for working
on a campus as a career,”
Weiseman said in an
email.
LC students have the
advantage
of
career
advising
that
pushes
students to try something
new to prepare for the job
market. According to the
National Association of
Colleges and Employers,
employers are planning
to hire 8.3 percent more
graduates from the Class
of 2015 than the Class of
2014. The jobs are going to
be there for the taking and
there is no reason that LC
students cannot hang with
the big school graduates
for these opportunities.
Students Sell Handmade T-Shirts
Mariah Burgess
Editor-in-Chief
Juniors Gary James and
Brett Freeman created
Fauna
Pockets
t-shirt
company in efforts to raise
funds for the World Wide
Fund for Nature (WWF).
Freeman,
Liberty
University
zoo
and
wildlife biology major, and
James, Lynchburg College
environmental
science
major, chose WWF because
they feel it is a Foundation
that invests the most money
directly into conservation
efforts rather than through
multiple middlemen.
The t-shirts are designed
around the front pocket
style. Freeman and James
designed
shirts
with
various animals on the
pockets. One is designed
with dolphins jumping
into the pocket and another
is designed with a giraffe
on the torso reaching for a
tree above the pocket.
Freeman said he hopes
to create other themes
during the holidays such
Photo by Mariah Burgess. Students inquire about Fauna Pockets t-shirts on April 27 in Drysdale Student Center. T-shirts are sold
for $15 and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to World Wide Fund for Nature.
as Santa Claus rising out of
the chimney.
When the duo began their
business, it was primarily
online. After seeing little
return with online sales,
they decided it would be
effective to be where their
customers are and sell onsite. they visited LU and
LC April 27 and sold about
20 shirts total.
Freeman said that he
has learned a lot so far
and
has
experienced
many complications.
“We only have a certain
number of designs on a
certain number of t-shirt
sizes,” Freeman said.
The design and name
is copyrighted and they
plan
on
continuing
with advertisement and
sales efforts.
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5
Week in
Review
After
publically
announcing in a recent
interview that he will
be transitioning from a
man to a woman, Bruce
Jenner received a lot
of positive feedback
from the transgender
community.
Jenner
will still be publically
identified as a male until
he indicates otherwise.
When the time comes
E! will be debuting a
documentary
series
focused on Jenner and
his life as a transgender
woman.
Having a tattoo sleeve
or a tattoo on your wrist
can cause problem for
the new Apple Watch.
Tattoos with darker
colors
are
causing
problems with the heart
rate sensor, causing it to
read a high heart rate
before failing to read it
at all. Lighter colored
tattoos don’t seem to
cause as much trouble to
the watch, even though
it still caused problems.
Texas professor fails
entire class for “lacking
competence.” Professor
Irwin Horwitz from
Texas A&M University
Galveston failed entire
management class for
lacking “the desire to
do the quality work
necessary to pass the
course”. Horwitz told
Business Insider that his
“spring 2015 students
were the worst he’s seen
in 20 years of teaching.”
The
university
is
investigating Horwitz’s
claims, and the failing
grades will not stand.
Hawaii could become
the first state to raise
the
minimum
age
requirement for tobacco
and e-cigarette sales to
21. Legislature passed
a bill last Friday to go
to Gov. David Ige, who
would instate the law
Jan. 1, 2016. A study
shows that the law
would decrease the
number of teen smokers
by 12 percent. The state
hopes that these steps
get the country closer to
the goal of a tobacco-free
society.
Information compiled from
various sources.
Opinion
Lynchburg College in History
6
Headline
Dr. Clifton W. Potter
LC History Professor
I know that it is hard to
believe, but three weeks
from today the campus
community will already be
in the midst of the activities
that are part of graduation
weekend. In a few days,
as College Marshal, I shall
approve the schedule of
commencement activities
that will be sent to all active
and retired faculty. As the
Class of 2015 prepares to
become alumni, I thought
it might be helpful to pause
and consider some of the
traditions that are part of
this important event that
brings the academic year to
a close. Academic regalia
is a good place to begin.
The
academic
gown that is worn by both
faculty and graduates is
based on those used by
students at the English
universities of Oxford
and Cambridge.
Most
gowns worn at American
colleges and universities
are black, although some
doctoral gowns are made
in colors, for example, red
for Harvard or blue for
Duke. The gowns worn by
graduates with a bachelor’s
degree are plain, with open
sleeves and are usually
closed in front. Gowns
worn by persons holding
a master’s degree are open
in front, and the sleeve has
an gap which permits the
wearer to slip his or her
arm through the slit so that
most of the sleeve hangs
below the elbow. This
provides a great place to
carry things—as students
did in the middle ages. The
doctoral gown has sleeves
which are gathered at the
wrist and decorated with
chevrons of velvet. Wide
strips of velvet which begin
at the hem on both sides
of the front of the gown,
are sown the length of the
garment.
The doctoral
gown is worn closed.
The hood that is
worn by everyone in an
academic procession is also
medieval in origin and
actually was used to protect
one from cold and rain.
Today academic hoods are
lined with satin to identify
the college or university
that granted the degree.
Lynchburg College hoods
are lined in crimson and
gray. The strip of velvet
around a bachelor’s hood
is white for liberal arts and
gold for the sciences. The
master’s hood has a wider
strip of velvet, and there a
is greater variety of colors,
for instance, pink for fine
arts, scarlet for theology,
green for medicine, light
brown for business as well
as white and gold. Most
doctoral hoods are dark
blue for philosophy, and
the width of the strip of
velvet is twice that of the
master’s hood.
Most
graduates
wear
a
mortarboard,
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What I Believe
which is a round cap with
a square flat top which
has a tassel attached to
it. Some faculty members
prefer to wear a soft black
velvet tam. The tassels
for bachelors and masters
degrees are black, while
doctoral tassels are made
of gold wire. Graduates
wear their tassels on the
left side, so do not forget
to flip yours from the
right to the left side once
President Garren declares
that you have graduated.
Traditionally
women
wear their mortarboards
throughout the entire
graduation
ceremony,
while men follow the lead
of the President.
Men
always uncover for prayers.
Speaking of praying, best
of luck on your exams, and
have a great summer!
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Dr. Mike Robinson
LC Communication
Studies Professor
Another amazing summer
of films is just days away,
so it’s time to resurrect an
old Nerd Factor tradition
and wrap up the year with
“This summer movie stuff
I believe”:
I believe that the two
best words in the English
language are “Avengers
assemble!”
I believe that it’s time to
stop letting children go to
islands that have dinosaurs.
It just never seems to
work out right. Surely, an
insurance company would
have something to say
about that. I’m certain that
no company wishes to pay
out on a “menaced minors”
premium.
Or perhaps
there is a liability form
which says, “No liability
is assumed during acts of
G.O.D. (General OutbreakDinosaurs).”
I believe this is the
most excited I’ve been
about
Tomorrowland
since they took out the
Extraterrorestrial
Alien
Encounter attraction at
Disneyworld.
Speaking of, I believe I’ve
completely forgotten what
Hugh Laurie sounds like
with his real accent.
I believe that if we have
Mad Max, then we don’t
need another hero.
I also believe that we don’t
need another Poltergeist.
I believe that we already
saw
San
Francisco
destroyed last summer
by Godzilla, so what’s
the point? Furthermore, I
believe that there is no real
reason for movies about
earthquakes if they aren’t
made in the Sensurround
format.
I believe that when Antmania grips the nation,
I’ll remind everyone that I
called it first.
Based on the way he’s
clinging to that plane in the
trailer, I believe Tom Cruise
may have accidentally
revealed to the world that
he’s really Spider-Man.
Speaking of, I believe it
would be really cool if we
see an arachnid superhero
show up in the “Avengers”
movie. Could be SpiderMan, could be SpiderWoman, but it should be
Spider-somebody by the
time we hit the end credit
scenes, don’t you think?
I believe that I might not
go to the movies at all in
August.
I believe that most people
don’t remember “The Man
from U.N.C.L.E.” enough
to be excited about “The
Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
Sorry about that, baby
boomers.
I believe that Doctor
Doom is not, never was
nor ever will be a computer
hacker. He’s a sorcerer, a
dictator and a builder of
deadly robots, sure, but no
way is he ever a computer
hacker.
I believe that when
Arnold Schwarzenegger
says “I’ll be back,” then
he’ll be back.
So, let me make sure
I’ve
got
this
right.
Ultron is a self-aware
and intelligent machine
bent on dominating all
aspects of our lives with
overwhelming
numbers
of robot duplicates while
reciting the lines to a
familiar Disney theme
song. Y’know, I believe
Joss Whedon might be
making some kind of
sly comment about his
corporate employers there.
I believe that it is
inherently unfair and a
violation of my civil rights
that the “Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon” sequel is
IMAX only.
I also believe that “Star
Wars”
movies
should
rightly happen in the
summer. Bad enough that
Hollywood pushed back
another “Bond” film, but
now I’m supposed to wait
for “Star Wars” too?
I believe I can fly. I believe
I can touch the sky. I know,
I know, that movie came
out 19 years ago and it
wasn’t summer when it
did. But hey, it’s the end
of the semester and we can
all use a little inspiration,
right?
Opinion
Sports Junkie
Upcoming Summer Sporting Events
Andrew Props
Sports Editor
This is the last edition of
Sports Junkie for the 20142015 academic year, and
there are still so many
major sporting events in
the coming weeks. The
Floyd Mayweather vs.
Manny Pacquiao fight, the
NBA finals and the NHL
Finals are all in the next
few weeks. What I am most
looking forward to is the
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
fight May 2 at the MGM
Grand Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas, NV.
The Mayweather vs.
Pacquiao fight is being
advertised as “The Fight
of The Century .” The fight
is being broadcasted at a
few places in Lynchburg,
most notably Buffalo Wild
Wings on Wards Road .
I called and talked to an
employee and she said
there was a $10 cover
charge. They are expecting
to be very busy that
evening and she said you
should arrive early, around
6 p.m. for the 9 p.m. fight.
Tickets went on
sale April 28 and sold out
in less than a minute from
primary market ticket
sellers. You can still get
tickets from secondary
market
sellers
like
StubHub and SeatGeek,
but for a huge markup.
The most expensive ticket
on StubHub is listed at
$351,005.25 for floor side
tickets, and yes that is the
price of one ticket. If you’re
not looking to spend that
kind of money, you can
sit in the upper section
for as cheap as $3,837 ,
and I’m using cheap as a
relative term.
According to oddsshark.
com , Mayweather is
the favorite, at -225, and
Pacquiao is the underdog
with +175, as of April 28.
People will bet on anything
as sportbookreview.com
has the odds on just about
anything you can think of.
Some of the proposition
(prop) bets are total payper-view
(PPV)
buys
(over 3.15 million -250;
under 3.15 million +170)
by
SportsInteraction,
who will announce the
fighters (Michael Buffer
+300;
Jimmy
Lennon
Jr. +400; Both -250) by
SportsInteraction,
will
Justin Bieber be in the
ring prefight (yes +100; no
-141) by SportsInteraction,
who will throw the first
punch (Mayweather -125;
Pacquiao -105) by Bovada
and
Kentucky
Derby
Cross-Sport Props . I think
Mayweather will win the
fight but I think it will go
the distance.
The NBA Finals
will start June 4, with the
teams to-be-determined
. In my opinion the
Cleveland Cavaliers will
make it to The Finals, even
without power forward
Kevin Love, who was
injured against the Boston
Celtics. I think they will
make it to The Finals, but
I don’t think they will win,
they can make it to The
Finals without Love, but
they need him to win it all.
They will play the Golden
State Warriors out of the
Western Conference, who
will wind-up winning the
whole thing. The Warriors
are playing really good
basketball right now and
are looking unstoppable
with Stephen Curry. It will
go all seven games but
the Warriors will outlast
the Cavaliers.
Looking back at the
Sports Junkie from the
April 15 issue , almost all
of my Stanley Cup Playoff
predictions were right,
so I’ll try again for the
conference champions and
Stanley Cup Champion.
The New York Rangers
will defeat the Montreal
Canadiens in seven to
move onto the Stanley
Cup Final from the Eastern
Conference
and
the
Anaheim Ducks will defeat
the Chicago Blackhawks
in six to move on from
the Western Conference.
In a Rangers vs. Ducks
Stanley Cup Final, I have
to go with the Rangers in
seven games.
Science According to Izzy
Men on Stress: Lions, Tigers, & Bears, Oh My!
Izzy Zaru-Roque
Staff Blogger
Like women, men also
stress; however, they don’t
have the bra that they can
unhook in order to unwind
after a long day. Finals week
is prime time for men to be
stressed, and unfortunately
the male population has
the social stigma of not
being able to handle stress
well. Men have a “fight or
flight” response to stress,
naturally selected from our
caveman ancestors whom
would have to fight off
lions and tigers and bears.
Oh my! Today, our modern
man still has this “fight or
flight” instinct; however, it
is not possible to fight with
your class final.
Stress will cause the
pulse to quicken, and
blood pressure to increase
rapidly in both men and
women, however, studies
show that the SRY protein
on the Y chromosome may
make men more sensitive
to the hormones released
when under stress and
may cause an increase
in the male’s level of
testosterone. Since there is
no actual lion standing in
front of the male, the body
does not know what to do
with this excess amount of
chemicals and often simply
prolongs the symptoms
of stress, such as the high
blood pressure, putting
men more at risk for
medical emergencies such
Girl Code
7
Makeup Fun
Aleshia Washington
Staff Blogger
One of the most important
things about being a girl is
making sure your makeup
is on fleek (on point for
those who do not know).
Whether it’s for a special
occasion, a performance,
going out or just wearing
it around, makeup is
always there to make you
feel amazing!
Every girl has a different
way of how they want
their makeup to be: a
natural look (nude colors),
vibrant (bright lipstick
and eyeshadow) or dark
colors. Personally I like
to mix it up a bit. I do
not wear makeup all the
time, but when I do, it’s
usually when I go out on
weekends, on a special
occasion or just because I
feel like wearing it to class.
Wearing makeup gives
me a boost of confidence!
When I put it on, I
feel unstoppable!
Now ladies, there’s a time
when there is too much or
when it is not needed at
all. For example, please
avoid wearing it to the
gym. If you think you look
absolutely hideous without
makeup, try sweating
as heart attacks.
Men can reduce these
stress
symptoms
by
being active, reminding
themselves what they
are personally in control
of and getting enough
sleep. When finals week
comes around and you feel
stressed, do yourself a favor
and go on a run. If you take
a final that was awful, opt
for punching the punching
bag down in Turner and
not the wall (which from
what I understand, a hole
in the wall will lead to a
hefty fine from Res Life). If
you feel frustrated during
finals week, take a step
back and recognize what
with a whole bunch of it
on; you’ll definitely pull
off a Cruella Deville look.
Very sexy. The only time
wearing a lot of makeup
would be acceptable is
when you’re performing or
for a very special occasion.
If you have no idea how
to put on makeup, there
are plenty of ways to
figure it out! You can
always go to the makeup
areas in the mall, watch
YouTube videos or ask a
friend. Please do not go
to a friend that looks like
Bozo the Clown; you’re
setting yourself up for
failure with that one. If
you’re new to makeup, just
try simple things: putting
on mascara and a little bit
of lipstick. That’s really
all I wear. Finding out
what colors look best on
you is the important thing
about wearing makeup.
Many girls just like to go
For this
week’s
complete Girl
Code, visit
Critograph.
com.
is in your power, and what
is not. Society often puts
unreasonable pressure on
men to fix “everything”
and it is difficult not to
be able to conform to this
societal stigma. Recognize
what is in your power,
accomplish and fix those
things and try to relax
about the rest. Lastly, when
in doubt, sleep.
For this week’s
complete Science
According
to Izzy, visit
Critograph.com.
8
Sports
Senior Athlete Accomplishments Celebrated
Andrew Props
Sports Editor
The men’s and women’s
track and field teams
competed in the Old
Dominion
Athletic
Conference
(ODAC)
Outdoor
Championship
Meet April 17-18 at
Bridgewater
College.
The Lynchburg College
men’s track and field team
placed second in this meet,
tallying 132 points across
20 scored events, falling
to Bridgewater who tallied
154. These scored events
included 100 m, 200 m, 400
m, 800 m, 1500 m, 5,000 m
and 10,000 m dashes, 110 m
and 400 m hurdles, 3,000 m
steeplechase, 4X100 m and
4X400 m relays and the
high jump, pole vault, long
jump, triple jump, shot put,
discus throw, hammer
throw and javelin throw.
The seniors for men’s track
and field to be honored
for their hard work and
dedication are :
- Hunter Bailey
- Zachary Kezar
- Chris Kobiela
- Spencer Latham
- Anthony McBride
- Linwood Stevens
The
women’s
track and field team
finished tied for fifth with
Virginia Wesleyan College
in the ODAC Outdoor
Championship
Meet,
tallying 63 points across
the 20 scored events. The
seniors to be honored for
the women’s track and field
team are :
- Katie Miller
- Ashley Thomas
-Aleshia Washington
Miller finished third in
the outdoor 100 m hurdles
and the outdoor 4X100 m
relay in 2014 and was the
runner-up in the indoor 60
m hurdles. Thomas was the
runner-up in the indoor
weight throw in 2015 and
2013. Washington was the
outdoor champion in the
100 m dash, long jump
and triple jump runner-up
and 4X100 m relay third
place finisher. Washington
was also the indoor 60 m
champion and third place
finisher in the long jump,
all in 2015 .
The women’s and men’s
tennis teams are looking
to improve as they hired
a new Director of Tennis,
Josef Manilla Dec. 2014.
Manilla has brought a
strong energy and positive
attitude to the LC tennis
teams, both on and off the
court. The 2015 campaign
was a building year for
LC tennis, and looks to
keep improving in the
future. The seniors that
participated on the LC
women’s tennis team are :
- Melissa Drinkard
- Katie Kline
- Megan Tillou
Drinkard played in the
No. 1 singles position all
season for the Hornets and
defeated Salem College
March 15 and Shenandoah
University April 11 . Kline
and Tillou were both
new to tennis this season
and both provided big
contributions to the team.
Tillou participated in 10
singles matches and eight
doubles matches, winning
the first doubles match of
her career against Guilford
College March 28. Kline
produced a 3-1 record from
the No. 6 spot this season
in singles and won three
doubles matches.
The equestrian team
is also headed in a new
direction with a new coach,
Mimi Wroten, from Sweet
Briar College. In addition
to moving to a new facility,
Wroten plans to offer an
Intercollegiate Horse Show
Association (IHSA) Team,
American National Riding
Commission
(ANRC)
Team, a lesson package,
a show package, camps,
clinics and enrichment
opportunities, according to
lynchburgequestrian.com .
The
seniors
who
participated on the LC
equestrian team are :
- Samantha Brydge
- Nicole Ratto
- Keely Wilson
The LC men’s golf
team competed in the 2015
ODAC Championships at
Rock Barn Golf & Spa in
Conover, NC April 20-21.
LC finished the two-day
tournament in 7th place,
just one stroke behind
Virginia Wesleyan and
Shenandoah, who tied
for 5th. Seniors that are
honored for their work and
dedication to LC golf are :
- Andy Craig
- Ned Jensen
- Scott Stevens
Craig finished his LC
career with an 84.1
scoring average in 2015
and was named to the
Sportsmanship
Team
for the ODAC. Craig
also earned the Scudder
Award at the Academic
Awards Banquet. Jensen,
who played as the No. 1
seed and was a two-year
captain, led the team in
scoring average with 76.1,
which placed him in the
top 10 in the ODAC to
help him earn third-team
All-ODAC honors. His
scoring average is the best
of any LC golfer since the
209-2010 season. Stevens,
co-captain, was injured
for the spring season and
was unable to compete,
but earned ODAC/Stellar
One Sportsmanship Team
honors in 2014.
Sports Schedule
Men’s Lacrosse
May 2 vs. Game 1 Winner (ODAC Semifinals) at TBD
May 3 vs. Game 4 Winner (ODAC Championship) at
TBD*
Women’s Lacrosse
April 29 at Washington and Lee (ODAC Semifinals) at
5 p.m.
May 2 at ODAC Championship at TBD*
Men’s Track and Field
April 29 vs. Liberty University Twilight at Liberty University
May 4 vs. LC Multi Meet
May 5 vs. LC Multi Meet
May 7 vs. Roanoke-VT Last Chance at Roanoke, VA
May 8 vs. UVA Last Chance at Charlottesville, VA
May 9 vs. UVA Last Chance at Charlottesville, VA
May 11 vs. Aggie Last Chance at Greensboro, NC
Women’s Track and Field
April 29 vs. Liberty University Twilight at
Liberty University
May 4 vs. LC Multi Meet
May 5 vs. LC Multi Meet
May 7 vs. Roanoke-VT Last Chance at Roanoke, VA
May 8 vs. UVA Last Chance at Charlottesville, VA
May 11 vs. Aggie Last Chance at Greensboro, NC
*If Necessary
Weekly Scores
Softball
April 24 vs. Eastern Mennonite W, 4-3
April 24 vs. Roanoke W, 6-1
April 25 vs. Randolph-Macon L, 6-2
April 25 vs. Emory & Henry W, 2-1
April 26 vs. Randolph-Macon (ODAC Championship) L,
7-1
Women’s Lacrosse
April 25 at Roanoke (ODAC Quarterfinal) W, 10-5
Men’s Lacrosse
April 22 at Randolph-Macon* W, 14-8
April 25 at Shenandoah* W, 20-8
Women’s Tennis
April 21 at Hollins* L, 7-2
P hoto courtesy of Sideline Media. Senior Aleshia Washington (middle) competes during the
ODAC Championship April 17-18 at Bridgewater College.