February 13, 2004

Photo by JENNIFER ALBRECHT Jamie Dungan, Wes Parsons, RaSean Barbour and Colin Higgins vie for the heart of senior Leah Starkey while emcee Tracy Cedeno attempts to match Starkey with her “perfect mate” during Phi Sigma Sigma’s “Singled Out.”

Do you remember the days of good-quality MTV dating shows? If you do, you might remember one that helped put MTV in the spotlight, "Singled Out." With such hosts as Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra, "Singled Out" became one of MTV's most popular shows among young people in the early-to mid-‘90s. In fact, this show had such a profound effect that sorority sisters from Phi Sigma Sigma held their own version of "Singled Out" on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Batten Student Center with Tracy Cedeno as host.

Senior Brent Tharp and senior Leah Starkey were the two students set up to win a date with a lucky contestant. The winning prize was a $40 gift card to the Olive Garden. The contestants filled out a survey before the game began and tried to match the answer with the person who wanted the date. Whoever made it to the end without being eliminated, won.

Male freshman RaSean Barbour entered in both rounds "in order to better my chances of winning. I thought it would be funny." Though Barbour was one of the first contestants to be eliminated from both rounds, he stayed in the whole time, making the game that much more entertaining. There were two rounds, with ten girls in the first and four guys in the second round. The winning couples were Tharp and freshman Cara Coniglio and Starkey and sophomore Wesley Parsons. Normally the couples would have to go on a date, but because students volunteered to help raise money, there were no restrictions. The couples can use the gift certificates whenever they feel like going, and they don't have to go on a date with their new "friend."

With a crowd of more than 40 students and 14 contestants, "Singled Out" was a success and raised money for the sorority. "The money will be used for the foundation and our chapter," said Cedeno. Even Phi Sigma Sigma alumni showed up for the event. Melisa Dedie, a 2003 graduate, came to show her support for her sorority as well. Next time there's a dating game going on, sign up and you might win one of many great prizes.

Director of ASP promoted

Loring

Dr. Kate Loring has been appointed Vice president for Administration and Special Assistant to the President. The first woman vice president at Wesleyan, Loring has been director of the Adult Studies Department since 1996.

"I am very happy about [the new position] and I think it will be fun," said Loring. Loring, a wife and mother of two, has a daughter at Old Dominion University and another daughter who graduated from Wesleyan. The position that she will be taking is new to the college. She will be helping the president with a wide variety of work. She is also involved with the Faculty-Staff Women's Forum, which congratulated her on her appointment during its meeting Feb. 3 in the Women's Resource Center.

Loring has accomplished many things in her career. She got her B.A. from Hiram College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in English at the University of Michigan. She has held a wide range of positions, including assistant to the academic dean at Hiram College, assistant professor of English at Ohio Wesleyan University, and Women's Studies coordinator and program officer with the Great Lakes Colleges Association. Before coming to Wesleyan she was the Senior Program Administrator at Syracuse University Continuing Education. When Loring came to Wesleyan she was not pursuing a position as the Vice President for Administration and Special Assistant to the President. "I am just happy to be able to help the college in a different way, but I will miss working with the Adult Studies Program," said Loring.

College radio station feels constrained by limited reach

By ERIC WINKELMAN

WVAW is up and running for the spring semester. Station Manager Dori Broomell has returned, as well as several of the deejays from the last semester. Plus, there's has been word that WVAW plans to revamp its website. Broomell has been discussing plans with deejays at WVAW about improving the website. There are already plans to fill the future website with deejay bios and a radio schedule listing when deejays are playing and the names of their shows.

"It's really boring right now, but it's about to get exciting," said Broomell of the site (http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~comm/radio.htm) The members of the station want to make a more easily accessible web link to this site from Wesleyan's web page. "I want everybody to know of the radio station and website," said sophomore Jamie Dungan, deejay of the show "Industrial Cloud," which plays Industrial, EBM, and Dark Wave music.

Broomell has also brought up the idea of webcasting WVAW through the college's Internet connection. "It's a good opportunity for us to get heard, because we don't have an FCC license," said Broomell. Right now, WVAW is only broadcasting in the Batten Center. Broomell and the other members of the station are concerned that being so restricted gives them a limited voice.

"Basically I like broadcasting in Batten," said junior Rebecca Dawson, deejay and the manager in charge of scheduling at WVAW. "But due to the TVs playing and people talking, people don't always get to hear what we're about." "By doing the webcast, we can reach further than the Batten Center," said Dungan. The deejays of WVAW have been brainstorming and thinking of ideas to add to the ones Broomell has already come up with.

Dungan has come up with a few ideas of his own. He has thought about having a photo section, showing the studio and people working in it, and archiving shows so that they are downloadable from the website. Dungan is still continuing to think of more ideas and is very supportive of both the radio station and of the plans to webcast. "Listen and support us, and we're trying to get a webcast," said Dungan. "An on-campus webcast for students to tune into." WVAW had a successful first semester in Batten last fall but hopes to become even more successful this semester through webcasting. "We've gotten a lot of support so far," said Dawson. "And we really appreciate it, and hopefully, with webcasting, we can establish ourselves better."

First Marlin Pub and Karaoke night successful

By CHANNAILE GORDON

Photo by BEN RUEHLMANN Sophomore Wes Parsons sings “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot at the first Marlin Pub and Karaoke Night on Jan. 30.

Students and faculty came together to participate in Wesleyan’s first Marlin Pub and Karaoke Night hosted by the Student Activities Council. "I enjoyed the activity because it brought together the campus community for a short, but very well-spent, time together," said sophomore Tara Arthur. The event took place after the Pep Rally on Jan. 30 and included a karaoke contest with prizes, along with food and beverages.

"I thought that the turnout for this event was great," said Rebecca Roper, one of the building supervisors at the Batten Center. "Being that it took place right after the Pep Rally, it kind of gave students and faculty a reason to stay around and enjoy the event." The karaoke was brought in by the Astro Disc Jockeys Company. Lina Green, director of Batten Center, hired the Catering Department that served wings, carrots, chips and dip, and alcohol.
"I had so much fun participating in the karaoke night," said freshman Pookie Johnson. "It was a fun way to express myself through songs and an easy way to attempt to win a nice prize as well." The event that took the place of Wesleyan's comedy night, due to the lack of popularity, received a good turnout.

"Overall, around 200 people came out for the event," said Roper. "And about 30 to 40 people had signed up to participate in the karaoke." The student karaoke first-place winner was Amanda Simon, who won a $50 gift certificate to P.F. Chang’s and two movie tickets. The faculty's first place winner was Bob "Chappy" Chapman, who received the same prize. The second-place winner was Wes Parsons, who won a $75 gift certificate to Best Buy. The third place winner was Jakki Trappler, who received a $50 gift certificate to Best Buy. Plans for a Marlin Pub and Karaoke night repeat are in the works before the end of the semester.

Registration not a minor issue among students

By COLLIN BROWN

With enrollment numbers increasing every year at Virginia Wesleyan College, registration has been a growing problem. Registration has never been a minor issue; however, it seems students are concerned they will not be able to schedule the classes they need to fulfill their requirements. Any student familiar with the process knows that it is best to show up early to avoid a long wait in line. Still some students feel that there could be easier ways of registering. "Everything is online, like homework and classes," said Terry Kenworthy, a freshman, "but you can't register online."

Even if they rise early to register, students still may not get all their desired classes. They may have to apply for an "overload." "All the time," Dr. Stuart Minnis, communications professor, said about how often he is asked to overload. "Every single one of my upper level courses." "Students should take the classes they can earlier and not wait," he said. Some students don't want to be weighed down with work their last few semesters here.

But is there a way to correct the registration problem? "I can't say they aren't doing it fair," said sophomore Steve Jones. "They're going class by class." Kenworthy feels that the college "shouldn't bring so many [students] in when they are having a hard time accommodating the students here now." "We know it's not fair, and we're working on it," said Minnis. Wesleyan recently hired five full-time professors.

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