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The Geneva CabinetAugust 31, 2012 • Volume 136 • Issue 1 • The Student Newspaper of Geneva College

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A rumor of a change in Ge-neva College’s open hours policy has been con�rmed.

Dan Williams, Resident Director for the Young North apartments, veri�ed that there is currently a proposal to change open hours in upperclassmen residence halls.

�e precise character of the proposal is currently unknown except to those who are involved in its dra�ing and consideration. It will most likely undergo some revision before it is released. “I can’t make any promises,” said Steve Hanson, RD for the hous-

es, advising students not to get prematurely excited.

�e change would a�ect Geneva’s apartments—Young and Arms—and the on-campus houses.

Brenna Krygsheld and several other Resident Assistants around campus have stated that the pro-posal seeks to “extend visitation hours,” as Hanson phrased it on Monday night.

�e precise times are not yet available, but if the proposal is accepted in its current form, Geneva students living out-

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The Geneva CabinetThe Student Newspaper of Geneva College since 1878

Joel ShannonEditor-In-Chief

David DanielsSports Editor

Dr. Tom CopelandFaculty Advisor

Judith CampbellAssistant Editor

Lydia ChapmanPhoto Editor

Joe GrondziowskiBusiness Manager

Katherine CosgroveFeatures Editor

Anna HarrisLayout Editor

Jordan WatsonFeatured Columnist

The purpose of �e Geneva Cabinet, the o�cial student

newspaper of Geneva College, shall be to keep the members of the college community informed about all events that concern it, whether of international or cam-pus-wide signi�cance; to provide for an open forum for airing the views of all interested groups on campus in order to promote

understanding among all the groups; to help create a climate of intelligent and mature con-sideration of issues and events; to expose injustice on any front; and to develop in the readers an appreciation of Christian values by approaching all duties in the spirit of love, justice and respon-sibility that Christ showed in all his dealings on earth.

Honestly,Joel ShannonEditor-in-Chief

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�e views expressed in �e Geneva Cabinet are not necessarily the views of Geneva College.

“We’re like

secret agents or superheroes with two dis-tinct lives that rarely overlap.”

Perspectives

I take pride in being pretty stable. But when it comes to the �rst two weeks of school, all of my stoicism disappears.

At both the beginning of the school year and the end of it, I’m like Pig-Pen from Peanuts. But instead of dirt surrounding me, it’s an awful cloud of jittery anxiety that just �ies around everyone’s business and ruins their lives.

Psychology ma-jors can diagnose me with some sort of transition anxiety that would bene�t from breathing ex-ercises or yoga or a warm bubble bath.

But I just call it “college.”

Because, if you think about it, what college students do ev-ery year is insanity.

We’re like secret agents or su-perheroes with two distinct lives that rarely overlap.

Maybe some people can �ip the switch like that. One minute they’re like Clarke Kent: working a normal job all summer with a normal home life. �e next, they’re practically Superman—

hyped up on a combination of sleep-deprivation, sugar, ca�eine and stress that would probably terrify even a man who wears tights and is still fairly secure.

But I’m not Superman. I need some time to settle in.

For the �rst few weeks of school, I’ll probably tell you

the same stories from my summer vacation two or three times. And while they’ll get progressively fun-nier, they’ll also get progressively more and more totally made up.

My �rst day back, I’m telling everyone that I interviewed some-one in the Obama administration this

summer (true). By next week, I’ll probably have told three or four people that I talked to Obama and he called me “bro” and we’re Facebook friends now (kind of not true at all).

And I’ll probably treat our conversations for these �rst few weeks as a makeshi� to-do list:

“How are you today, Joel?”“Good! I have a sta� meeting

this morning. And then some reading for Poli-Sci. And then

class. �en I have a two-page paper to write for Shakespeare. Nice talking, I’ll see you at the meeting at 3:25 tomorrow?”

“Uh, sure...? Why are we friends again?”

And I’m also out of breath all the time because I’m not used to lugging 47 pounds of books around my shoulder.

And my voice does this weird thing where it’s squeaky and annoying and fast for no reason at all.

What I’m trying to say is, to everyone I’ll interact with in the next few weeks—I’m sorry.

Ask AngelinaDear Angelina,Geneva is so awesome. During L&T week, I met the most

awesome guy. He’s cute. He’s nice. And he’s a Christian. He’s like perfect.

But my family doesn’t seem to see it that way. �ey keep telling me that I should wait to date for awhile... Shouldn’t they be happy for me? Are they just being over-protective?

~Blinded by Love

Dear Lovey,Nope. No. I’ve seen too many insta-relationships break apart

to count. Probably like a dozen or something, if I had to estimate. Too many people go zero-to-sixty only to crash and burn within weeks.

Worst case scenario: this guy is a sleazy pick-up artist gunning for – no o�ense – the impressionable freshmen.

If this is the case, there are a few tip-o�s: Is he older? Does he have the dark and brooding look of a serial killer? And, most importantly, what do your upper-class friends think of him? As a freshman, you might not have the bene�t of friends with any understanding of the situation, but there’s always your RA, DC, or RD. Lots of acronyms to choose from.

Go slow on the relationship. We’re talking pushing-the-car slow. You’re in L&T: you have your whole college experience ahead of you. Let the excitement fade, and your ardor might fade as well. Like your enjoyment of L&T.

~Angelina

• The Geneva Cabinet August 31, 2012 •

Perspectives

Weekend

Student Activities’ Pittsburgh Outing Leaves 2:00 p.m. Saturday

Cafe Courtyard 8:00 p.m. Friday outside the Student Center

Tenth Avenue North TicketsOn Sale Now: Concert on September 27 at Metheny Fieldhouse

I write to you from Con-course D of the ever-luxurious Cleveland International Airport where I wait for my four-hour-long connection to drawl to a close.

While the torn leather of my terminal chair isn’t too swanky, I’m enjoying the people-watch-ing – the place is just a bu�et of people in all shapes, sizes, and colors of fanny-packs.

Contemplating these pass-ers-by, I’m reminded of one of my favourite Geneva activities: freshmen-watching.

Yes, it sounds creepy, but up-per-classmen, if you haven’t tried it, take a shot at it; it will provide you endless entertainment.

Now, as a homeschooled recluse who usually takes to hiding in my aisle in the library (you’ll know you’re sitting in it, if I come and give you a good long glare full of spite), one might ask me how I know who is a freshman or not. Fair question with a fair answer: the freshmen make it obvious.

For example: you know you’re a fresher if you wear your ID and schedule on a lanyard around your neck.

You know you’re a fresher if you walk into Alex’s in a group of four or more.

And �nally, the more unnec-essarily loud you are on campus, the more likely you are to be a freshman.

And so, dear freshmen, once you’ve gotten past your inevita-ble phase of walking around like you own the place and thinking the social structure still works like high school, you might want to consider some of the follow-ing advice that they may not have told you in orientation.

Find “your place” at Ge-neva. Find an awesome group of

friends, a place to study, a place to hangout.

Let people know that you like music other than Switch-foot (they won’t kick you out, I swear).

You’ll be here for a while, so get comfortable. �at being said, be willing to reach out and break out of your norm and for your sanity’s sake, get o� cam-pus every once in a while.

Upper classmen may seem scary stumbling into class in their sweatpants or recent thri� store �nds, but I promise we don’t bite. My freshman class only associated with other freshers. It was dumb. So don’t miss out on the awesome peo-ple in all classes of the student body.

Once you’re comfortable and not distracted by trying to �gure out what comes in a Brig meal, �gure out what you’d re-ally like to do with your life. To further prompt that discovery, learn a skill, apply yourself, and get out into the world. Do an internship, volunteer, get a job.

Finally, get to know your professors. �ey really are what make this place great. It will take a while, but develop those relationships. I know it’s unbe-lievable, but professors actually care about you and are willing to talk to you outside of class…but don’t say anything stupid, they will remember your face and name.

Whether you are from Chippewa or Russia, from now on a part of you will be from Geneva, so make the best of your time here as you can. Beaver Falls may not look like much, but it is a quality place with a lot to o�er (and, coming from a Seattleite, it doesn’t rain as much as everyone says).

Good luck in fall 2012 and please stay out of my aisle.

The Cynic’s CornerJordan WatsonFeatured Columnist

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side of the four traditional halls on campus will be given more leeway in determining when the opposite sex may enter their places of residence.

Residence life o�cials have made it clear that although there is a proposal in the works, it will be several weeks before any word on its acceptance or rejec-tion will be available.

�is continues a gradual trend of giving students more individ-ual responsibility in the matter of open hours. In the 2011-2012 academic year it was decided that the policy on room lighting during visitation hours would be relaxed somewhat, particularly when movies are being viewed in the room.

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feeling Geneva out and haven’t gotten to know it yet.”

With this room for growth, faculty, sta�, and students hope the newcomers will get involved on campus and become leaders.

“�e Brig doesn’t serve wahburgers and frenchcries,” commented Mitchell. “If you don’t like it, order something else. I hope they try to make something out of the community that’s already here.”

Starbucks or BFCAT?

“BFCAT. �at’s a stupid question.” Rachel Cashdollar—Junior; Sociology

major

“Starbucks, because it’s classy.” Dayna Hicks — Freshman; Human

Services major


Campus

New student body president Christian Coleman stands outside the student center during L&T week (�e Geneva Cabinet/Jessie Beck)

Coleman takes some risksKatherine CosgroveFeatures Editor

Senior Christian Coleman is the new Geneva College Student Body President, and he’s ready for the job.

A�er Student Body Presi-dent Gwen Ward graduated in Spring 2012 a�er two years of representing the student body, it is time for students to welcome and become acquainted with Coleman as the new voice for the student body.

Coleman is a computer sci-ence major and is not a stranger to the GCSU. Coleman has been an active part of the GCSU for two years. He described his rise to this new position as “a logi-cal progression,” explaining that Ward was a strong in�uence and encouragement in the process.

Coleman, who may be a fa-

miliar face to his fellow students, expressed big ideas for the cam-pus and community.

As student body president, Coleman is in the position to ad-minister and direct the decisions that arise in the student union. “I’m the one who organizes and puts the pieces together,” de-scribed Coleman.

He stated that the GCSU gets “$20,000 into campus improve-ment every year,” and he intends to use those funds according to suggestions and concerns of the students.

�e responsibilities of this new position do not seem to intimidate Coleman: as he says, “I’ve always considered myself a leader.” When asked about his �ve strengths from the Strength Finder book, his statement makes even more sense. Cole-

man’s �ve strengths are: com-mand, achiever, competitive, strategic, and activator.

Coleman’s strengths contrib-ute to other areas of his life as well. Coleman looks forward to what he will do a�er college, and has a great interest in the United States Army: “I’m really inter-ested in serving my country.”

Aside from his GCSU posi-tion and responsibilities, you could �nd Coleman actively partaking in the Pisgah program where he excercises his interest in biking. Coleman’s active na-ture has also brought him into Geneva College athletics, where he can be cheered for on the Ge-neva men’s rugby team.

What can we expect from this fresh year at Geneva with a goal-oriented, initiative student body president? “I believe if

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you’re going to do something, you should take some risks” is how Coleman expressed his vi-sion for the academic year.

Improvements to guys’ houses

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Freshman SnapshotGeneva College’s latest incom-

ing freshman class is larger and has more science majors than last year’s class.

�e 2012-13 freshman class has an estimated 350-members, with just under ��y transfer students, says Joel Brubaker, Associate Director of Recruitment. �is number is higher than last year’s enrollment, according to Mike Loomis, Geneva’s Dean of Student Development.

Additionally, the number of freshmen engineering majors has spiked, says Brubaker. Currently, it leads all other majors and is followed by business, biology, and education as the top four majors.

“It’s de�nitely a very science-focused class,” said Brubaker.

Six students have come to Ge-neva from international homes in countries including �ailand, Bel-gium, England, Canada, China, and the Dominican Republic.

Loomis was impressed by the freshmen class during orientation week. He called them high energy, as opposed to many new students in the past.

“�ey’re excited to be here,” he said. “Usually they’re scared to death.”

Freshman Colby Boozer is no exception; he was apprehensive on move-in day. Coming from a small graduating class at a public school, Boozer thought he would be uncomfortable at Geneva. But reality was di�erent. “Everyone’s very comfortable...People can be themselves here.”

�e diverse campus appeals to Boozer, and he is among the other students of the freshmen class of 2016 who are making an impression on campus as a smart, optimistic, and energetic group, according to faculty and sta�.

Boozer also described them

as tired a�er a long week of orientation. But considering the freshmen class, he is struck by the energy despite their fatigue.

One such student is Kari Felisberto, a freshman student ministry major. A player on the tennis team, she is excited about making friends and the freshmen class in general. “�ere’s a great sense of community the whole time you’re here…I like us. I feel like we’re getting along really well.”

Megan Sweyer, freshman elementary education/special education major is also struck by the

friendliness of her class. “[�ere are] a lot of fun people. �ey’re really open to making new friends.”

Sweyer and Felisberto are not the only ones pleased with the community. Sophomore philoso-phy major and RA of McKee’s third �oor, Olivia “Adventure” Mitchell is struck by how social the class is: “�ey’re doing a good job of mingling. A lot of them have had their door open. �ere

Members of the 2016 freshmen class play games at a street fair during orientation week. (�e Geneva Cabinet/Lydia Chapman)

have even been some interactions with the upperclassmen, and I’ve been seeing some purpling already.”

With their con�dence and eagerness, the freshmen are still just that: freshmen. Zachary Wisniewski, junior civil engineer-ing major and Learning and Transition mentor, says, “�ey’re still a bit naïve in that they’re still

Campus



Campus


Remember that cloudy February a�ernoon when we crowded into Skye to hear Presi-dent Smith announce that Ge-neva �led a lawsuit against the government? Well, Geneva’s still �ghting.

In case you were not packed into the press conference that day, Geneva �led a lawsuit on February 21, 2012, against the Obama administration’s mandate to provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing

Still fightingAn update on Geneva’s

lawsuit against the Obama Administration

drugs (2/24, “ S t i c k i n g With �eir Beliefs”).

Geneva is still �ghting, but the battle has been chie�y silent. As senior po-litical science major Re-becca Wis-trom said, “I heard people talk about it in the spring but [haven’t heard] any more de�nitive

information.” �at si-

lence is due to the necessar-ily plodding pace of the court system. As President Smith put it, “�ere’s a lot of legal maneuvering.”

Geneva is still endeavoring to be at the point where the court decides to hear the case. “We’re really play-

ing a game of ping-pong back and forth, just to reach the point where the court decides whether or not the lawsuit will be allowed to move forward,” explained Smith (see timeline).

�e federal government is at-tempting to argue that Geneva’s complaint is premature, since Geneva has not yet been af-fected by the mandate; in other words, if Geneva has not had to do anything because of the mandate, then it cannot o�cially

“We’re really playing a game of

ping-pong back and forth”

President Smith speaks at a press conference announcing Geneva’s lawsuit. (�e Geneva Cabinet/Kate Braun)

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Ping-Pong Timeline:April 30, 2012

Gov’t �les motion to dismiss original complaint

May 31, 2012Seneca Hardwood joins

Geneva as plainti�

September 13, 2012Deadline for Geneva to �le op-position to motion to dismiss

amended complaint

February 21, 2012Geneva �les original

complaint

May 31, 2012Geneva �les amended

complaint

August 1, 2012Court denies government’s

4/30 motion to dismiss

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CampusAsk AngelinaDear Angelina,I don’t know what to wear to class! A lot of Geneva students are

wearing sweats and baggy tee-shirts, but I hate that look! I want to wear something a little dressier, but don’t want to be out of place. What should I do?

~Clothes Fiend

Dear Fiend,Sit down, hon: I have bad news. You may be a fashionista,

a wear-wolf, a Gucci guru, or whatever the cool kids are call-ing it now, but the sad reality of college living is that sweats and baggy shirts are a staple. �ey’re like Superman’s tights or Freddy Krueger’s black and red stripes.

Now, on occasion, you can try looking dressy. It’s all on a case-by-case basis, so your roommate might be a better judge than I.

If you’re afraid that you can’t �t in with the sweatpantsed crowd, fear not. �ere’s a compromise: wear something typical – pants and a plain top – but add an accessory, like a hat or a scarf. A note on the scarves: don’t wear them when it’s still warm, or you’ll look like a hipster. Hipsters are soooo early-to-mid-2010. Also, don’t add the scarf to the sweatpants. Ever.

~Angelina

complain.Smith is not buying it: “We

are in the middle of having to do something about it. Because of the Patient Protection Care Act, we’ve actually expanded the coverage that we provide the stu-dents in our student health plan, and that’s supposed to take e�ect this fall.”

Another facet to the case is Seneca Hardwood Lumber, a for-pro�t, Cranberry-based business owned by a Roman Catholic family, who joined Ge-neva as plainti�s in the lawsuit on May 31, 2012. Smith related that “the government has tried, in their most recent motion to dismiss [the case] that to say a for-pro�t business, by de�nition cannot exercise religious liber-ty…the court, however, rejected that argument.”

What happens if Geneva simply refuses to provide the full coverage? �e school would be �ned $2000 per employee per year, or approximately $550,000 per year.

Smith admitted that there is

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for our Lord and Savior and not for ourselves.”

Win or lose on Saturday, ex-pect the women to play well and keep it professional. And just think—they get to relive their experience all over again in the Gallaudet Tournament at the end of September.

the cynical perspective that “it’s cheaper to pay a �ne than to provide…the health insurance.” Associate Vice-President Tim Baird, however, explained that Geneva is “not contemplating dropping coverage because we value our employees and see a need to provide for the health insurance.”

Besides, as Smith observed, “there are some that say this is a stealth attack [from the govern-ment] to get what they want any-way: a government-controlled insurance plan.”

Despite the trudging progress of the case, students still seem to be continuing the enthusiasm so apparent in the brim-full Skye last February.

Even freshman Jillian Ranck, new to the Geneva community, commented “I de�nitely support Geneva’s stance.”

Looking ahead to this year, Smith concluded that “our prayer is that the judge will hear the case.”

And as Ranck said, “besides, by next year we could have a new president anyway.”

Paved parking lots

No library bells


Meet the Staff

Joel ShannonEditor-in-Chief

Major: English Education

Hometown: Hershey, PA

Summer job/vacations: I worked at a local newspaper as a sta� writer and photographer. And at an extension o�ce of Penn State as a publication intern. I had no life. �e only vacation I had was to the Creation Music Fest, where I sat under a tree and read Steve Job’s biography. And sweated. A lot.

Your top-played song in iTunes: “�e Cave” by Mumford and Sons

Favorite Geneva professor: Dr. Mr. K. His stories of hopping trains and traveling the world inspire me to be just a little less boring.

Biggest change you’d like to make in The Cabinet: To make it a place of open discussion between students, faculty, and administration.


Major: Communications

Hometown: Irwin, Pennsylvania

Summer job/vacations: Trends and Tra�c Writer at Bleacher Report; Florida (summer vacation)

Your top-played song in iTunes: “Ima Boss” by Meek Mill

Favorite Geneva professor: Je� Schindel. Because he’s my advisor.

Biggest change you’d like to make in The Cabinet: Less sports previews/recaps and more stories.


Major: Communications

Hometown: Warrenton, VA

Summer job/vacations: I worked with �ve-year-olds in a daycare. For vacation I went to the Outerbanks where I swatted biting �ies who draw blood.

Your top-played song in iTunes: Top songs are either Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” or Mumford and Sons’ “Roll Away Your Stone”

Favorite Geneva professor: �at is so hard. Probably Dr. Watt: he’s Australian, rides a motorcycle, and is basically Gandalf.

Biggest change you’d like to make in The Cabinet: I’d like to bring the world into a relevant perspective for students on campus. �e Cabinet can be a little cramped.

Meet the Staff


Major: English with Communications minor

Hometown: Flasher, North Dakota

Summer job/vacations: I worked at a greenhouse encouraging customers to buy over-priced �owers so that I’d have less to water the next day.

Your top-played song in iTunes: “Set Fire to the Rain” by Adele

Favorite Geneva professor: Dr. Mrs. Kilpatrick; because her advice is as vibrant and beautiful as her pattern choices.

Biggest change you’d like to make in The Cabinet: More epic words. Like blunderbuss. Or discombobulate. Or antischolvanitaneousness (ok, I made that one up).

Jessie Beck / Featured PhotographerMajor: Environmental Science

Hometown: Coraopolis, PA

Summer job/vacations: I spent a majority of my summer working at Rite Aid, but I was able to spend a little time at Hershey, PA for a mini-vacation.

Biggest change you’d like to make in The Cabinet: More engaging pictures that will catch everyone’s attention.

Katherine CosgroveMajor: English-Secondary Education

Hometown: Casco, Maine

Summer job/vacations: Home to Maine for lobster and tubing on the lake. Working as a nanny for three year old twin boys.

Your top-played song in iTunes: “Drunk On You” by Luke Bryan

Favorite Geneva professor: Dr. Szabo, because she is not only passionate about what she teaches, but she is extremely caring, understanding, and enjoyable.

Biggest change you’d like to make in The Cabinet: More voice from the student body.

Features Editor

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Meet the Staff

Lydia ChapmanPhotography Editor

Major: Accounting

H o m e t o w n : Warren, PA

Summer job/vacations: �is summer was a summer �lled with stop sign holding for PennDOT and lifeguarding like a boss. Yes, while these jobs �lled the majority of my life,

I spent a weekend visiting my super-cute niece (and sister and brother-in-law) in North Carolina and a week of water skiing on the Allegheny Dam.

Your top-played song in iTunes: “Abide “by Jenny & Tyler

Favorite Geneva professor: Amy Russin, because she talks about butter sculptures on occasion and makes everything important super easy to learn.

Joe GrondziowskiBusiness Manager

Major: Business Administration

(concentrations: Economics, Finance, Management & Entrepreneurship)

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Summer job/vacations: Financial Planning and

Analysis at Education Management Corporation

Your top-played song in iTunes: “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman

Favorite Geneva professor: Ralph Ancil - Could be the smartest person on campus, and his beard is epic.

Biggest change you’d like to make in The Cabinet: Make students aware of all of the great places in and around Beaver County.

Jordan WatsonFeature Columnist

Major: English Literature

Hometown: Covington, WA

Summer job/vacations: Horse trainer/Climbing facilitator

Your top-played song in iTunes: Down in the Valley by the Head and the Heart

Favorite Geneva professor: Dr. Haas: the man has some great sweaters.

Biggest change you’d like to make in The Cabinet: More satire.


Meet the Staff

Practice makes perfect.Not practicing ampli�es your

weaknesses.�is past week, Pittsburgh

Steelers receiver Mike Wallace ended his summer-long hold-out—a hiatus of frustration triggered by the fact that he’s only sched-uled to get paid $2.742 million in 2012.

�e 6’0”, 1 9 9 - p o u n d wide out has been Ben Roethlisberger’s favorite tar-get the past two seasons. �is year, though, expect third-year weapon Antonio Brown to take over as the go-to guy in Big Ben’s arsenal. Wallace’s late arrival will hinder his ability to match not only his past Pro Bowl-caliber production, but his e�ectiveness as the NFL’s most-feared deep threat.

�e word “fast” doesn’t do justice to Wallace’s athleticism. He has that special don’t-blink speed only a handful of players in the entire league can boast.

At the 2009 NFL Combine, he recorded a 40-time of 4.33 seconds. Unlike most combine warriors who stand out athleti-cally in spandex and disappear as soon as they put on pads, Wal-lace has taken full advantage of his all-world wheels. Since 2010, no receiver in the NFL has reeled in more receptions of 40 yards or longer.

But don’t expect more of the same eat-my-dust game in 2012.

While other Steeler receivers have been working out with the team for months, until this week, Wallace was riding solo in Flor-

Mike Wallace Due for Holdout HangoverDavid DanielsSports Editor

ida. I don’t care if his personal trainer forced him to complete regimens that would make Usain Bolt sweat. Everything changes when you throw on a helmet and shoulder pads.

Just ask Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson.

A�er rush-ing for 2,000 yards in 2009 and earning a third-straight trip to the Pro Bowl the follow-ing season—set to make just $1.065 million in 2011—John-son believed he

was long overdue for a raise. He held out long into the preseason and when he �nally did show up, he wasn’t the same dominant force that had led the league in rushing since 2008. �at season, Johnson rushed for just 1,047 yards on 4.0 yards per carry—that’s a 1.6-yard drop o� from the 5.6 yards a pop he �n-ished with two years prior.

Johnson had become the most feared of-fensive weapon in the NFL thanks to his historic speed. His 4.24 seconds in the 40 was the fastest time ever recorded at the combine. �at’s what separates, or in Johnson’s case, separated, him and Wallace from the pack.

When Johnson �nally ended his holdout, he wasn’t the same blazer. Because of that, weak-nesses such as ball-carrier vision and an unwillingness to hit the hole hard between the tackles ruined him.

Not only does Wallace have a

similar strength to the hal�ack, but his greatest �aw correlates as well. Let’s just say he’s a far cry from Burgh hero Hines Ward in terms of physicality.

It isn’t exactly a mind-blow-ing revelation that Wallace is a �nesse player. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but when you’re a one-dimensional player, entirely reliant on speed, it’s nearly impossible to ful�ll your potential when that dimen-sion becomes diluted.

While a slightly reduced top-end speed won’t single-handedly detail Wallace’s return to the gridiron, that isn’t his only ob-stacle to hurdle.

In the NFL, there’s this thing called a playbook. In this playbook, there are plays that a player must learn before he puts it all together on the �eld.

Pittsburgh will have a new voice calling plays this season, former Kansas City Chiefs head coach and Arizona Cardinals o�ensive coordinator Todd

Haley. With a new OC comes an entirely

new playbook—a playbook that Wallace failed to even touch until weeks into training camp.

And as for-mer New Eng-

land Patriots wide receiver Chad Johnson

can attest, when you can’t learn the plays (or you take vows with a gold-digging reality TV star), it ruins your season (feel free to google Ochocinco’s 2011 stat line—you may struggle to locate it because it’s practically nonexistent).

Wallace’s stat line won’t be nonexistent this season. But don’t expect 1,000 yards and

“But don’t expect more of the same

eat-my-dust game in 2012.”

the 5.6 yards a pop he �n-ished with two years

Johnson had

historic speed. His 4.24 seconds in the 40 was the fastest time ever recorded at the

Haley. With a new OC comes an entirely

new playbook—a playbook that

mer New England Patriots wide

receiver Chad Johnson

double-digit touchdowns.In reality, Pittsburgh fans

shouldn’t care as long as he kicks it into high gear by playo� time. A�er all, what do numbers mean to them? But when Wallace be-comes a free agent next summer, he’s going to continue to want “Larry Fitzgerald money” ($15 million a year) and the Steelers’ front o�ce won’t o�er that pay-day to a No. 2 receiver.

Sports BitesLivestrong Legend Erased in

Record BooksLance Armstrong re-

fused to lose his �ght with cancer and went on to win a whopping seven Tour de France titles, but in his battle with the USADA, he was not nearly as determined. Armstrong announced that he would no longer fend o� doping allegations; as a result, he was stripped of his cycling victories.

Diva Wide-Receiver WoesJust three weeks a�er

signing with the Seattle Seahawks, Terrell Owens was released and may have played his last game in the NFL. On the other side of the nation, the Miami Dolphins cut Chad Johnson a�er he allegedly head-butted his wife Evelyn Lozada. Along with his career now being in jeopardy, Johnson could reportedly be thrown behind bars for as long as a year.

August 31, 2012 •

Sports


SportsFriend Turns Foe for GT Volleyball Player�is weekend’s Battle of Get-

tysburg will be a family a�air.Geneva College’s women’s

volleyball team will compete in the Gettysburg Tournament on Friday and Saturday to kick o� its 2012 campaign. �e women will take on Penn State Behrend, Gettysburg and Dickenson in the round-robin tourney, but at least one pair of eyes is already on the Golden Tornado’s fourth and �nal match of the competition.

For the �rst time ever, Ge-neva’s volleyball squad will face o� against cross-state competi-tor Messiah College. While each club is likely highly anticipating the matchup, the showdown means just a bit more to a pair of individuals.

For the �rst time ever—an arguably even more intriguing �rst—a net will stand in between Geneva’s Deanna Briody and her former high school teammate, Messiah’s Lauren Rees.

Briody and Rees were a nightmare for opposing clubs at Connetquot High School in Oakdale, New York. With Briody at setter and Rees as an outside hitter, they formed one of the most dynamic duos in the area.

Briody raved about her for-mer teammate: “We worked well together. She’s a really great hit-ter and I loved playing with her. She was a team player and loved for everyone to succeed.”

�at sel�essness and ability to mesh were apparent inside the lines. In just their �rst season to-gether, they ignited their squad to a 20-match winning streak.

When asked about her most-memorable experience with Bri-ody, Rees reminisced through countless fond memories before pinpointing the day they met.


“I moved in to our high school junior year; Deanna was a sophomore and she was the �rst person I peppered with. She was accepting and kind, but also didn’t go easy on me, and vice versa. I think from day one we knew we’d love playing together because we both love the sport and are really competitive.”

Di�erent callings concluded the elite tag team, but it didn’t put an end to each player’s indi-vidual success.

In 2011, Briody helped carry the Golden Tornados to a PAC title. On the way there, she led the conference in assists which earned her its highest honor—Player of the Year.

Rees didn’t have too bad of a season either. She led the Com-monwealth in kills per set.

Each player’s phenomenal performance resulted in a �rst-team all-conference berth.

Now, back on the same court, expect sparks to �y. Well, at least between their squads themselves.

Geneva and Messiah are talented enough that it’s realis-tic to imagine each team being undefeated when they go head-to-head on Saturday a�ernoon. And if that’s the case, the tourna-ment title would be on the line.

But no matter how heated the competition gets, the women’s friendship won’t waver.

Briody isn’t worried a rivalry will come between them because it’s a stretch to even label them as “rivals”. She said: “We never had any sort of competition and we both have a similar way-too-ex-cited attitude towards volleyball. We had a great time together on the court so it’s de�nitely going to be strange this weekend play-ing against each other because we’ve never done that before, ever.”

Rees sang the same tune. But she did note that their positions on the court could force a bit of confrontation. She said: “Once a teammate always a teammate. To be honest I’ll probably give her high �ves and compliments. But because we play di�erent posi-tions, it’s possible that I’ll be hit-ting against her block, and that will be interesting.”

For years, Briody and Rees nagged their coaches to make the dream match a reality. When both players talked about �nally being able to go toe-to-toe, three

things were crystal clear.First, they’re both �erce

competitors. Second, Briody and Rees’ relationship is as strong as their stat lines. And third, just as visible as their personal bond, their relationship with Jesus Christ couldn’t be more evident.

Briody gave credit to their shared faith as a link that pulled them closer together in recent years. And Rees was quick to note that in Geneva and Messi-ah’s matchup, both parties share a common No. 1 goal: “Playing

Deanna Briody (�e Geneva Cabinet/Joel Shannon)


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