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The Traditions of Halloween Union Event International Upcoming Thiel Forum Abroad! Events Affairs pg. 5 Review pg. 4 pg. 2 pg. 3 THE The student-run newspaper of Thiel College in Greenville, PA Volume 133 IssueT 4 HIELENSFriday,I OctoberA 31, 2014N New Thiel Begins New Community Service Program by Kristina Cotton, [email protected] Professor Have you volunteered but community and beyond. did not have the means to keep Upon completion of the Highlight track of your hours? Do you project, students will be able wish there was a way to record to record hours on a person- by Katie Allgeier, these hours, interact with your al NobleHour page. Campus [email protected] peers, and give back all the groups including fraternities, Professor Karen Shaffer joins same? sororities, classes, teams, and Thiel’s Business Communication Well, Thiel is now making clubs will be able to seamless- department this semester. this possible for its students. ly track the volunteer hours of She received her Master of Busi- With great anticipation, the all their members. ness Administration from Clar- college is adopting a new com- This program is free to any- The new community service program helps volunteers find volunteer opportunities. ion University in 2013, and has munity service program called one who wishes to volunteer Photo credit: Lynae Jackson served as a lecturer at Penn State NobleHour. It is a cloud-based and record their hours in a to give back in one way or an- tions, resumes and much more. due to the capabilities of its Shenango, Edinboro University, service for students to identify structured manner, affiliated other. This program will help Thiel looked into many oth- user-interface. and Slippery Rock University, and sign up for volunteer/ser- with an organization or not. in organizing students’ ability er similar programs, but ulti- as well as an adjunct professor vice opportunities within our Thiel is encouraging everyone to recall hours for job applica- mately decided on NobleHour [cont. on page 4] at Mercyhurst University. After a fortuitous meet-and-greet with Dr. Miller, chair of the Business Chi Omega Communications department, Shaffer is excited to join Thiel’s Hosts Bingo for faculty. Shaffer is thrilled with her Make-a-Wish move to Thiel’s campus. “I am off the chart,” she said. “I am pleased by Sara Toombs, with how the students prepare, [email protected] communicate, [and] collaborate. They’re open to creative projects. Here at Thiel, we play bingo And the business department [is] for a lot of things – food, priz- so welcoming, so nice. Between es, condoms, more food… You the students and the faculty, it’s name it, and chances are we been a delightful first couple of have a bingo for that. months.” But on Oct. 18, the sisters In her 35 year career in business of Chi Omega hosted an event administration, Shaffer has served so students could play bingo for in many different capacities. She something just a little bit better wants her students to know that Today, carved pumpkins signify the Halloween season in many towns and cities. – wishes for kids. passion and skill must both be Photo credit: Maryanne Elder Wish Bingo was held in the present to have a meaningful, ful- Lutheran Heritage Room at 2 filling career. p.m. on Saturday in conjunction “Pick something that you have with a Chi Omega alumnae re- a genuine passion or at least deep The Traditions of Halloween union event. All proceeds from interest for, and something that the event benefit the national by Chris Kafka, [email protected] you’re good at,” she advises. Chi Omega philanthropy, Make- “Pick something that intersects. If Halloween is one of the the year before would rise sunlight. Hence, Lord Sam- both worlds was its thinnest” a-Wish foundation. you have great interest or passion most popular holidays around and wander amongst the liv- hain reigned over the long (holidayinsights.com). Those in attendance were giv- for it but you’re not good at it, get the world. The money spent ing. winter months as the influ- The Druids worshipped en a stack of enough bingo cards good at it or pick something else.” for Oct. 31 is the most com- This was not the typical, ence of the Sun god and the many gods, but none rivaled for 20 games. Eighteen of the Dr. Delbert Abi Abdallah is pared to every other celebra- happy celebration, as this day summer season (Beltaine or the power or fear of Lord games were “regular” bingo, and among the newest additions to tory day except for Christ- was feared by everyone. The Beltane) proceeded. Sam- Samhain. winners took home one of the the biology faculty at Thiel. He mas. Lord of Darkness, Samhain, hain’s influence grows with “All Hallows Eve” is themed prize baskets put togeth- received his Bachelor of Sciences We all love dressing up in would take spirits back to the the increase in the hours of also a relative of Halloween; er by donations from sisters and in Microbiology and Cell Science costumes and trick-or-treat- Underworld with him. Un- darkness. He can only roam it is a holiday when people their families. Some of the bas- from the University of Florida in ing, but many people are not der the ancient Celtics, there the earth during hours of would honor the dead. Men kets up for grabs: the “ultimate” 2005, and his doctorate in Immu- conscientious of the history were only summer and winter darkness” (holidayinsights. and women would leave can- baking basket, fitness basket, nology and Infectious Diseases of Halloween and its tradi- seasons. com). dies outside of their houses Starbucks bundle, a camping from Cornell University in 2011. tions. According to the website The Druids’ New Year’s Eve to keep the dead satisfied and basket and many others. Games He served as research assistant Logically, the creation of “Holiday Insights, Samhain’s was known as Hallowmas. leave them alone. Turnips and 10 and 20 were played for spe- following his doctorate, and now “Halloween” should be un- name translates to “summer’s “The Druids believed that rutabagas would be carved cial prizes; in order to win one teaches Foundations of Biology, derstood first. Halloween end” and he would reign over on this night, all of the peo- out and have embers placed of these larger prizes (a Scentsy Immunology and Parasitology, traces its origins back to Ire- the living during the winter ple who died in the past year inside to scare off the spirits. basket or a Harry Potter World Cell Biology, Toxicology, the se- land’s Druid religion. Then, months. would rise up and search for Jack O’Lantern came into basket), players had to make the nior seminar class in the biology Nov. 1 was the date of the “At this time, the hours of the passageway to the nether- play here as well, and also letter “M” or “W” on their card. department. New Year on their calendar. nighttime were growing sig- world. On this night the pas- has an interesting backstory. Participants were also able [cont. on page 5] All the spirits that perished nificantly over the hours of sageway or “veil” between [cont. on pg. 3] to purchase baked goods, 50/50 raffle tickets, or chances to win prizes from a Chinese auction. Hannah Fernandez, junior, Zeta Tau Alpha Practices Breast Cancer Awareness coordinated the event with the by Mary Kate Dougherty, [email protected] help of her team members. The day of Wish Bingo, Fernandez October is nationally recog- in eight women in the United seemed very excited and over- nized as Breast Cancer Aware- States will be diagnosed with whelmed by the success of the ness Month to increase aware- breast cancer at some point in event. ness of the disease. her life, excessive alcohol in- The sorority Zeta Tau Alpha take can increase one’s risk of [cont. on pg. 3] (ZTA) is dedicated to raising the disease, and men are also at money and awareness for the risk of developing breast can- disease that affects millions of cer. women worldwide each year Around age 20, women should and many students’ families start having clinical breast ex- here at Thiel. Every Wednes- ams with their physician every day, members of ZTA can be three years, and begin having seen wearing pink (the official mammograms at age 40. Main- color of breast cancer) to show taining a healthy lifestyle with The sisters of the ZTA sorority hosted a pink out game at this past Saturday’s football game at support for the disease. regular exercise and an ade- Alumni Stadium. On Saturday, Oct. 25, the quate diet is one’s best way to Photo credit: Mary Kate Dougherty sisters of ZTA along with the prevent breast cancer. Thiel Activities Board present- lucky fan with a Sheetz gift $721.54 during their Pink Out key is to know your body and “I think ZTA does a great job ed a “Pink Out” football game card for dressing in the most game. be educated and able to per- raising money for breast can- when Thiel took on Waynes- pink. They also lit “in mem- “If you are able to catch form the at-home exams,” she cer, and I will continue to sup- burg at 7 p.m. under the lights ory” bags that Thiel students breast cancer during its earliest added. port them in their efforts,” said at Alumni Stadium. decorated for any victims of stages, your chances are sur- The members of ZTA want student Emily Carlton.
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