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Vehicle Break-Ins Coach Jim Wentworth Dies Ten reports of car break-ins during this school Former Wesley men’s basketball year, two of the break-ins caused damage, coach Jim Wentworth died Dec. 14 including a smashed window. P11 P11 P1 P @WhetstoneWesley 3 whetstone.wesley.edu T @WhetstoneWesley The Whetstone: The Independent f Student Newspaper The Independent Student Newspaper of Wesley College February 2017 News New Chaplain By Natalie Trujillo Pastor of Wesley College Betty Lee, Ed Brandenburg, Dr. and Bennett Chapel, D’Antonio, Kenny Ciccoli, Austin Bonniekaren “BK” Mullen Luna and Kelsey Fitzpatrick cut the ribbon during the Midnight Roast opening ceremony P3 Musings Student-Run Check out our Literary Magazine filled with stu- Coffee Shop By Kristen Griffith/ The Whetstone Around 500,000 protesters flood the streets of Washington DC dent and faculty submit- Opens in ted work College Center Wesley Joins Half-Million P5 By Kristen Griffith, Sports Co-Editor-In-Chief The Whetstone for Women’s March Transfer student Phaelaoin Mills said she loves Wesley’s By Kristen Griffith, Co-Editor-In-Chief,The Whetstone new coffee shop. “It’s very impressive that Junior Betty Lee put on her blue pant- “F**k your wall,” “Super callous-fascist rac- a group of five people could suit and pink “pussy hat” before she joined ists extra braggadocious” and “Keep your put all of this together in the dozens of other pussy hat wearing women filthy laws off my silky drawers,” with a col- amount of time that they did,” chanting, “We don’t want your tiny hands orful uterus drawn at the center. the junior said on her first day anywhere near our underpants,” on the Dr. Linda De Roche, English professor, as a Wesley student. “Fifty Washington DC metro train. who also attended, said her favorite chant cents for a cup of coffee? I’m “I’m wearing the pantsuit for Hillary was, “This is what democracy looks like.” going to come here for the Clinton because I think she should be the one “Democracy is messy,” she said. “It is Meet New SID rest of my life.” leading the country right now, and she fought chaotic. It takes work. It’s a difficult thing to A group of students turned a lot of hard battles in a pantsuit,” Lee said. do and it involves protest.” Cyrill Parham hired to re- the faculty lounge – at least The Student Government Association De Roche said she had to attend. place Brett Ford as Sports for a few hours each evening was unable to provide busing to the women’s “I’m absolutely aware how fragile the Information Director march Jan 21 in Washington DC, but that did gains the women’s movement made in the – into the Midnight Roast, a P2 student-run coffee shop lo- not stop the handful of Wesley students and 1970s are,” she said. cated on the north side of the faculty from attending Jan. 21. They joined De Roche said her students and the gener- ground floor in College Cen- the half-million people in the streets of ations after her might not know the fragility Basketball Slips ter. Washington to protest the new President of of their rights. Midnight Roast members the United States, Donald Trump. “You’ve grown up with reproductive Gym floor causes slips and include Kenny Ciccoli, Bet- Senior Kenny Ciccoli was one of the few rights, you’ve grown up with Planned Par- seizure during home game ty Lee, Austin Luna, Kelsey men from Wesley to attend the women’s enthood, the ability to have access to birth Fitzpatrick and Ed Branden- march. control information and healthcare,” she P2 burg. “Despite the titles, there’s a certain com- said. “You’ve grown up with Title IX and “We wanted to provide a monality with all people,” he said. “This is EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity LifeStyle place for students to study, really just about people coming together.” Commission) laws. I didn’t.” to hang out and to have some Thousands of signs floated above the Freshman Shenandoah Lush said the good coffee late at night in crowd: “Fund more environmental research,” com- Continued on P9 a place that’s kind of quiet,” Ciccoli, president of the Mid- night Roast, said. Bookstore’s New Process Leaves Ciccoli said the group will receive $5,000 from the Stu- Students Empty Handed dent Government Association “This was the first se- shelves, however, Smith each semester to maintain op- By Brittany Wilson, mester I’ve had where there found that the books he need- erations. Co-Editor-In-Chief, wasn’t a single deal that was ed for several classes were Students Hope “Because it is funded by The Whetstone better on Amazon,” he said. not available. Donation Is SGA, 100 percent of the pro- On his first day of class, “Now that the bookstore is He was not the only stu- ceeds we get can be donated,” junior Dakota Smith went price matching, I figured I dent to have trouble. Used Well Lee, the vice president, said. to the Wesley College may as well get all of my The Wesley College Wesley received “Each month we’re choosing Bookstore to buy the text- books there because it’s sim- Bookstore revised its or- $200,000 from Delmarva books he needed for the pler.” dering process this se- Campus Housing Continued on P4 When he searched the semester. Continued on P10 P11 P2 February 2017 New Sports Information Director Takes Over By Kristen Griffith, Coach Mike Drass, athlet- interview and he invited me think he’ll bring some good a little over a thousand kids, ic director and head football on campus,” he said. new ideas to the table,” he there’s about 2,000 Twitter Co-Editor-In-Chief, coach, said Ford resigned and Parham said Drass offered said. “Just from doing a little followers, 1,100 Instagram The Whetstone relocated with his fiancé to him the job the next day. research on him I saw that he followers, and about 1,500 Senior Ryan Sanders said New York. “I heard (Drass) inter- was from a school just like Facebook fans,” he said. he was concerned during win- Senior Drew Thomas, a viewed a couple of people,” Wesley.” “Pretty good numbers for a ter break when he heard Brett four-year work-study student, he said. “Not everyone can Parham said this job is school that hasn’t had a win- Ford, the sports information said he enjoyed working for do this job, unfortunately. It’s multimedia driven, which ning football season in 10 director (SID) and his future Ford. time-consuming, a lot of hard he has had experience with years.” internship adviser, no longer “Brett was well organized work but I enjoy every second while working as the assistant Wesley’s athletic social worked at Wesley. and he was fun to interact of my job.” SID at Thiel. media pages share similar “There was a lot of un- with,” he said. “He was able Thomas said his only ex- “I used a lot of Instagram, numbers when it comes to certainty among the people I to adapt to our schedules, so pectation for Parham is con- YouTube and tried to make Twitter and Facebook, but talked to,” he said. “Finally, he was pretty flexible with the sistency. sure I utilized all my resourc- its Instagram page, created in a few days before returning, time-scheduling.” “I heard he’s really thrilled es that were at hand,” he said. 2015 under Ford, has fewer Coach (Steve) Clark texted Although Ford left in the to be part of Wesley athlet- “To put a brand out, you want than 300 followers. me saying that Brett left.” middle of the school year, ics,” he said. “Keeping the to make sure you use as many “It’s all about making sure Ford said he made a per- Drass quickly hired Cyrill hours the same, what time platforms as possible, but also we highlight everything,” sonal decision to step away Parham to take his place. you want us at the games, make sure it’s quality con- Parham said. from the position after only Parham, who received his who’s helping set up, who’s tent.” Parham said flexibility is serving a year and a half. master’s degree from Thiel helping breaking down, just Parham said despite important as an SID. “Though my time was College in Greenville, Pa., in consistency.” Thiel’s poor athletics, the “You’re pulled in many brief, I learned a great deal December, said he applied for After meeting with Parham school made the top 40 social different directions, and you and will cherish the relation- the job the same day the offer and discussing his internship, media sites list for Division have to be flexible and versa- ships I built with colleagues, was posted. Sanders said Parham will be a III sports. They’re ranked 36th tile and that’s what makes a coaches, and student-ath- “Coach Drass called me great fit for Wesley. while Wesley is ranked 159th. quality SID,” he said. “And I letes,” he said. the next day, we had a phone “He’s a younger guy, so I “For a school (Thiel) with hope I’m one of them.” By Sydney Stump/ The Whetstone Men’s basketball team warm-up before the slippery game Gym Floor Causes Slips and Seizure By Sydney Stump, The Whetstone For Wesley basketball guard Evan Ander- son, it turned out not to be just another attempt to block a shot.