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Winter Weekend SI Schedule New New Bowling Pictures Nontraditional Writer Team pg. 5 pg. 7 pg. 4 pg. 8 THE The student-run newspaper of Thiel College in Greenville, PA Volume 134 IssueTHIELENSIAN 2 Friday, February 13, 2015 Zeta Tau Alpha Sticks it to Breast Students chosen for Vira Heinz 2015 Cohort Cancer by Keeley Criswell, [email protected] by Liz Carlson, [email protected] The recipients of the Vira her studies will deviate from Irish professors, so that I Heinz Scholarship for Thiel her studies in English and will also get their prospec- have been announced: this literature. tive on things. Some pro- year’s cohort is comprised “I will be studying Gael- grams bring American pro- of Katie Allgeier and Ivey ic, the traditional Irish lan- fessors to teach classes, and Shorts. Each will receive guage, and I’m also taking the students don’t get that $5,000 and $5,500, re- a 1-credit course about trac- other-culture experience on spectively, to study abroad ing your genealogy,” Allgei- learning. I’m glad that I was during the summer of 2015. er said. able to find a program with Allgeier will participate in a Allgeier, who is ¾ Irish, Irish professors,” Allgeier 5-week program in Galway, is excited at the prospect of said. Ireland while Shorts will learning about her heritage. Allgeier is finding some study in several locations “We have Irish in our parts of the process chal- throughout India. blood, we have an Irish lenging. However, she is Allgeier, a junior, studies room in our house, and my hopeful that her experience English writing and English grandma has been to Ire- will push her to turn those literature. While in Ireland, land... but we don’t act on challenges into something she will take a course that our heritage. I’m excited to positive. Katie Allgeier (pictured above, left) and Ivey Shorts (pictured focuses on modern Irish lit- learn about the Irish way of above, right) will be studying abroad during the summer of 2015. erature. However, some of life. I will be taught by all [cont. on pg. 3] Photo credit: Keeley Criswell Sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha pose with a duct-taped Sean Oros. Photo Credit: Liz Carlson Doctor Jared Johnson: summer in Scotland Science and its On Friday, Jan. 30, the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha’s Zeta Beta chapter at by Lynsay Girts, [email protected] involvement in Thiel held their second annual “Stick Dr. Jared Johnson presented a it to Breast Cancer” event. The event paper at The Sixth Biennial British Thiel’s future took place outside of the cafeteria, Shakespeare Association Conference by Hunter Michaelis, and students going to and from lunch in July of 2014 at the University of [email protected] had the chance to pay one dollar for Stirling in Stirling, Scotland. “As a an arm’s length of duct tape to use to scholar of early modern British cul- The Science Department at Thiel is stick fellow student Sean Oros to the tural studies, my work often drifts to- looking toward the future. wall. The event proved to be a huge ward the drama of the time—Shake- The Science Building was added success this year. The girls raised $140 speare and his contemporaries,” onto the Academic Center at Thiel Col- A castle in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. that was then donated to breast cancer Johnson said. “I had been working lege in 1970. Since then, it has oper- Photo credit: Dustin Leininger education and awareness. on a Tempest article that examined ated with the same equipment and has Each month the sisters of Zeta Tau the play in the context of New World pants. “I know very little about mod- the legendary site of King Arthur, received very little in renovations. For Alpha host an event that promotes and exploration and various forms of un- ern art and even less about scotch. I and swam in Merlin’s Cave. I have some, this means that Thiel just can’t raises money for the organization’s free labor relations that either were wanted to learn more,” Johnson said. been to Stonehenge and Blenheim compete as well with other schools. philanthropy, breast cancer education practiced or began to take shape The BSA conference was not Palace. I have stayed in Camelot’s “We need it badly. The facilities and awareness. This is the second during the period,” he said. Johnson’s first educational experi- Castle in Cornwall,” Johnson said. are outdated. There’s some fundrais- time that “Stick it to Breast Cancer” While doing research Dr. John- ence outside the United States. “My He added that he has also visited ing going on, but we can’t just not ren- has been held, and this year’s event son explained that he found an ad first trip to England was for a study France, Germany, Austria, and Italy. ovate. Our competitors are doing it,” brought in nearly double the mon- looking for papers that dealt with abroad theater course that I took Johnson explained that he will be Dr. Chris Stanisky, chair of the Chem- ey of last year’s event. “I was very themes of “Text, Power, Authori- during my Master’s Program at the going back to England at the end of istry department, said of a renovation. pleased with the outcome this year,” ty” in Shakespeare, a good topic for University of Tennessee. During the semester with Professor Morgan Some recent proposals range from a philanthropy chair and event orga- Johnson. Johnson stated that he was those two weeks, I saw a broad spec- and a group of students for a study mild renovation of the Science Center nizer Hillary Leipold said. “It went not initially thinking of Scotland but trum of plays performed at a range abroad trip to London and Paris, to a completely new building in the very smoothly and seemed very pop- that he felt the conference attendees of venues, mainly theaters in Lon- which will be, in his words, “a blast.” next few years. ular among the students, because who might like to hear what he had writ- don and Stratford. As an academic, I “If you think you would like to One proposal involves adding an doesn’t love to see a person taped to ten on the subject. The best part of have always enjoyed reading plays,” travel to Scotland, just do it, but atrium to the area outside the Science the wall?” she said. the conference for Dr. Johnson was Johnson said. don’t limit yourself to just Scotland. Center to make it more accessible Sean Oros, senior, volunteered to that he had the ability to meet and Dr. Johnson has also lived in The rail systems in the UK are ex- should they choose to just renovate be the person taped to the wall this learn from some Scottish scholars of Oxford when he worked as a study cellent, and you can get to most big the building, which is over forty years year. He endured three long hours of English. “I’m not gonna lie, though. abroad supervisor for the Univer- cities by train,” he said. old. This would add more ways to standing still on a chair while his fel- The location was a plus,” Johnson sity of Georgie’s Oxford Program. Dr. Johnson had some words of enter into the building instead of just low students covered his body in duct said, “When I worked for the UGA at Ox- wisdom for future travelers; “First, if through the back or going through the tape. At the conclusion of the event, Johnson felt that the trip to Scot- ford Program, I had time to adjust to you do take a trip to the United King- Academic Center. the chair below him was removed, and land seemed as though it was more the environment because I typically dom, know that drivers have abso- “New facilities will be very helpful Oros clung to the wall, although only work than play, but Johnson praised lived on-site for four to five months lute dominion over the road and they for Thiel to achieve its goals and help for a few moments. “Although stand- the conference organizers for find- at a time over the period of four will not stop or slow down for you to students learn.” Dr. Sarah Swerdlow, ing still for such a long period of time ing a way to blend fun with educa- years. In the future, I plan on trying cross the road. Second, if you plan chair of the Biology department, said. was painful, the outcome made it all tional enhancement. Whether it be a to book longer overseas trips so that on going to a dance club, lower your Part of the goal is to make the sciences worth it. It was for a great cause and I day trip to the library, a screening of I can become more immersed in the expectations. Dance floors in the UK more attractive to incoming students. was glad that I was able to help out,” Hamlet, or an art gallery that offered culture,” Johnson. are typically the size of dorm rooms, The tendency is to choose something he said. a whiskey tasting, the conference of- Johnson’s time in Oxford enabled and bars and clubs close around 11 that is easy to understand, such as busi- fered a range of activities for partici- him to visit many parts of the United p.m.” he said. ness or communication.