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► F O L K L O R EALLEGHENY MYTHSThese Allegheny legends have endured for decades but may not all be based in fact.

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- SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2011 -VOLUME 136, ISSUE 1 WWW.ALLEGHENYCAMPUS.COM

Staff reflects on evolving campus By CORTNEY O’BRIENobrienc2@allegheny.edu

In four years, when the class of 2015 receives their diplo-mas, Allegheny will turn 200 years old.

College Historian Jonathan Helmreich lauded the rising number of students and fac-ulty.

“It’s very clear that it’s larger than it used to be,” Helmreich said. “In terms of competition and larger faculty, there is a greater diversity of expertise, all which make it a richer insti-tution.”

Helmreich also noted in-creased diversity among stu-dents.

Helmreich pointed out that an important part of the school’s curriculum has re-

mained the same – the senior project.

According to Helmreich, the senior comprehensive proj-ect has almost always been a requirement for students since Allegheny’s founding. The project either involved an oral exam or written assignment. Today, the senior comprehen-sive project involves both writ-ing and oral defense.

Allegheny has not only evolved in the classroom, but on campus as well.

Tiffany Cipollone, a mem-ber of Allegheny’s Bicentennial Committee, praised the chang-es on the university grounds.

“The campus has become even more beautiful with the addition of more brick walk-ways, the sculptures and the

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Who's who? Allegheny faces you’ll get to know

During the week, Yvonne swipes cards over at Brooks Hall during lunch. “Yvonne is like a moth-er figure for all the students here at Allegheny,” said Cory Muscara, ’11. “Often times I’ll choose to eat at Brooks over Mckinley’s just so I can say hi and talk about how things are going.” A prominent figure on campus, she can be spotted helping with or attending various events, like Greek Sing. If you want to meet her, come to the first Brooks lunch on Wednesday.

Yvonne Longstreth

You’ll probably see President Mullen on stage at Matriculation, but you might not recognize him up close when he stops you in McKinley’s to ask how you’re doing. “He’s by far the most personable administration member you’ll meet,” said Erick Tineo, ’13. “Even though his job title isn’t necessar-ily to interact with students all the time, he’ll always show up to have a conversation.” His favorite superheroes are Aquaman and Iron Man, and he wishes he could travel through time. Scan the QR code for proof.

President James Mullen

If you’re grumbling about how much money you have to shell out for textbooks, you should stop whining and meet the cool dude who makes the process simple and organized. Bookstore Manager for 24 years, you’ll always find Pete around the Campus Center, standing at 6’ 5” in his distinctive olive green vest. “He is the most chill boss I’ve ever had,” said Bookstore employee Emily Searle-White. “He is the epitome of a ‘gentle giant.’”

Pete LEBar

Rating OrientationWhat’s new, what not to miss and what to skip

D o n ' t M i s s : D o n ' t B O T H E R :

W h at ' s N e w :

Survival Bingo: There’s so much free stuff at Survival Bingo that you won’t

know what to do with yourself. Prizes in the past have included iPods, movie passes, Penguins tickets, mountains of food and more. Don’t miss this opportunity to stock up on freebies – pro-vided you can find your way around a bingo board.

Sue Plunkett’s Sex Talk: Never thought birth control could be fun? Think again. This

event is so popular that they’ve scheduled it so that upperclass-men can come too. Health Center Director Sue Plunkett puts a whole new spin on sex, with plenty of opportunities to get on stage and make a fool of yourself. And you’ll never look at Saran wrap the same way again.

I <3 Meadville Picnic: Free stuff is the name of the game. On top of a catered lunch,

vendors line the sides of Brooks Walk giving out coupons, dis-counts and even more free food. It’s the perfect opportunity to gorge yourself and get know your options.

All-College Celebration: Stop by to get the free T-shirt, but the All-College Celebration

will be so much like Homecoming and Springfest events (which are usually more fun anyway) that you won’t be missing much if you don’t show up.

Visiting with the Therapy Dogs: Even though these dogs are cute, you will have the opportunity

to see them every week. There’s really no need to do it during Orientation, unless you’re feeling excessively homesick for your pooch back home.

Spirit of Allegheny Dinner: If you want free food, go to the I <3 Meadville Picnic. If you

want free stuff, go to Survival Bingo. The Spirit of Allegheny din-ner combines both of these things, but due to the long lines and large crowds, it fails to really deliver on either.

Academic, Social and Wellness Breakout Sessions: Each of these sessions features four or more different outlets

for exploring the town, meeting people and makin’ transitions. We’ve seen the tours of Meadville and of the library before, but the yoga and spinning options are new blips on the Orientation radar.

Family Welcome Dessert and Open House: This brand new event should be a family-friendly good time,

especially with gator-related desserts.

Continental Breakfast Receptions: If you’re planning on eating breakfast, you’ll be eating with

friends if you’re an Allegheny legacy, transfer student, out-of-stater, athlete or first-generation student. You can go to multiple breakfasts, so if somehow you’re all of these things, come hungry. If you’re none of those things, tough luck.

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addition of more brick walkways, the sculptures and the Gator Quad,” she said.

“People put their heart into the design of our campus to make sure everything has just the right feel and that really shows.” 

She ex-plained that the committee is planning to set up displays to showcase new build-ings, as well as many historic ones on cam-pus.

Y v o n n e L o n g s t r e t h , who has worked at Al-legheny for al-most 30 years, also shared the changes she has seen on campus.

She commented that Al-legheny used to have three din-ing halls: Brooks, South Hall and Skylight Hall.

Skylight eventually became

KELLY BURTCH/THE CAMPUS Brooks Hall in the 1950s.

McKinley’s.

South Hall became Schultz Auditorium.

Students now have the free-dom to eat in either dining hall.

Longstreth explained that this was not always the case at Allegh-eny.

“Back then they were told what hall to go to – Brooks was always f r e s h m e n , Skylight was for the se-niors,” Long-streth said. “Th ey didn’t know any bet-ter. It’s just the

way it was.”

In addition to the physical changes on campus, Longstreth also discussed the student body’s willingness to be more involved outside of classes.

“It’s nice seeing the students

allegheny.eduWalker today. The Annex was built in 1962, providing additional housing for what was already the largest hous-ing complex on campus. Brooks Lawn, a popular gather-ing place for students, is also featured in both photos.

evolve,” she said. “It used to be that the college was just up here and then there was down-town. Now the students are

Now and ThenAllegheny experienced a number of

historic changes after its founding in 1815

Then

Class of 1815: four students

Tuition and board in 1818: $130 a year

No formal academic buildings in 1815

Th ree dining halls on campus: South Hall, Brooks Hall and Skylight Hall

Students performed pageants outside to mark Allegheny’s history

Popular pranks: ty-ing a calf or dog to a professor’s chair and fi lling the Ford Chapel with hay and oats at night

Female students not allowed to wear slacks

An average of 10-15 students helped with preparation and service in the dining halls

Now

Class of 2015: 560 students

Tuition and board today: $45,350

33 buildings on campus

One dining hall and one food court: Brooks Hall and McKinley’s

Students perform plays in the Vu-kovich Center or Arter Hall’s Play-shop Th eater

Popular pranks: stealing bricks from Brooks walk and stealing giant, plastic silverware from Brooks din-ing hall

Sweatpants are an important part of students’ ward-robes

Students gain an average of 10-15 pounds eating in the dining halls

studentsreview.comBrooks is used today as both a dining hall and a dorm. It is the only all-female dorm left on Allegheny’s campus.

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Freshmen arriving at Al-legheny step into the rich his-tory and traditions.

Rumors, myths and second-hand stories are passed down from student to student. Ghost stories are especially popular.

For years, students have whispered about the ghost of a girl who committed suicide in Brooks aft er her boyfriend fell to his death during a fraternity pinning ceremony.

Versions of the story vary—in some, she leapt to her death off the balcony of Brooks, and in others, she died in her room—but in the end, her room had been sectioned off by the college because its eerie problems made it unlivable.

Erin Dakas, ’13, who oft en walks through the reput-edly haunted hall on the fourth fl oor of Brooks, said she feels odd while stay-ing there, but has heard no strange noises.

“I don’t know that that really hap-pened,” she said.

“I want some proof that it happened. If there was a mu-tant girl wandering around, that would be really cool.”

Others deeply doubt the

story’s truth. “Th at never happened,” said

college historian Jonathan E. Helmreich, author of “Th rough All the Years: A History of Al-legheny College.”

“Th ere is no authenticated ghost.”

Helmreich did not rule out the presence of spirits haunt-ing the halls of Allegheny alto-gether.

He and former college president Richard Cook, who worked late into the night be-low a portrait of college found-er, Timothy Alden felt spirits of past students and faculty because they “are immersed in dealing with traditions of the college,” according to Helm-reich.

Helmreich inadvertently sparked what he calls “a little myth” about a ghost himself.

Over 20 years ago, the third fl oor of Bentley was deemed un-safe by the fi re depart-ment and con-demned.

U n d e -terred, Helm-reich worked in his research offi ce during

quiet weekend aft ernoons. Curious students oft en crept

through the upper fl oors, and one girl, aft er hearing Helm-reich shuffl e behind his closed door, screamed and ran out of

As the years passed, the competition became muddled and changed as classes left and changed.

Eventually the tradition required a male sopho-more student to kiss a fe-male from the rival fresh-man class on the thirteenth plank to earn his colors as a true Allegh-enian.

Th e mys-tique of the thirteenth plank has charmed many young couples.

“It’s kind of fun and kind of cute,” said Dakas.

“I have a boyfriend who doesn’t go to Allegheny and I brought him to Allegheny and we kissed on the thirteenth plank.”

True stories of student an-tics and time-honored tradi-tions, though less well-known than many legends, still remain a part of Allegheny tradition.

According to Helmreich, many of them, including one detailing rowdy students placing skeletons meant for anatomy class in Ford Cha-pel, deserve to be retold and remembered as much as the ghost stories.

“Th ere are enough real sto-ries that are of interest to pass on,” he said.

the building, believing she had heard a ghost.

Many students also know the story of future president William McKinley leading a cow up the stairs of Bent-ley as a prank, since cows are unable to walk down stairs.

E x a s p e r -ated aft er try-ing to coax the startled cow out of the build-ing, the fi re d e p a r t m e n t butchered the animal where it stood—so the story goes.

Yet the veracity of this myth has been called into questions by other students as well.

“McKinley did not take a cow to the top,” said Morgan Finton, ’12, relating the story as told to him by a veteran tour guide.

“Aft er the Civil War, in ru-ral Meadville, PA, William McKinley took a goat into Bentley and left it in a class-room. Th ey considered this ‘good humor’ since it was rural Pennsylvania and taking farm animals was considered funny.”

Other traditions of Alleghe-ny include the thirteenth plank on the Rustic Bridge.

Years ago, a rivalry between the freshmen and sophomore classes culminated in a contest to seize a walking cane planted in the middle of Schultz lawn.

By KATIE MCHUGHmchughk@allegheny.edu

“I have a boyfriend who doesn’t go to Al-legheny and I brought him to Allegheny and we kissed on the thir-teenth plank.”

- Erin Dakas, ’13

Planks, cows and ghostsA primer to Allegheny myths and legends

Tradition calls for freshman boys to steal the thirteenth plank to stop sophomore boys from kissing on it.

Students in the third fl oor of Bentley have cried “ghost” before. But there aren’t any spirits haunting the halls- just Jonathan Helmreich, the college historian.

Legend has it that President William McKinley led a cow up the stairs to the bell tower in Bentley as a prank.

Photos by Cody Miller

“That never happened. There is no authenticat-ed ghost.”

- College Historian Jonathan Helmreich, on the possibility of a ghost

haunting the fourth fl oor of Brooks Hall

“It’s nice seeing the stu-dents evolve. It used to be that the college was just up here and then there was downtown. Now the students are more connected with the community.”

- Yvonne Longstreth, Brooks Hall employee

you’re fortunate enough to sit in the big booth in the corner, you’ll get a full view of the din-ing room.

With a split menu off ering both Th ai and Chinese cuisine, there’s plenty of variety. And Susanto is right. Th e Spicy Mango is fantastic. Try it with one of their 12 fl avored teas.

Welcome to our guide to all things Meadville. Th e Editorial Board fi lled its notepads (and stomachs) to bring you an insider’s look at places to chow down around town. Get the scoop on Allegheny’s campus on the following page with

tips that any well-rounded Allegheny student should know.

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The Campus’ Guide to Meadville

DANIEL BAUER/THE CAMPUSEmployee Amanda Tomer grabs a slice of pizza during the lunch rush at Creative Crust Bakery.

Creative Crust Bakery

DANIEL BAUER/THE CAMPUSPatrick Kluender prepares a stromboli for an event ca-tered by the Pampered Palate.

The Pampered Palate

BRIDGET MCCARTIN/THE CAMPUSJason Shilling, ‘12, Kristin Collins, ‘12 and alumna Lindsey DiLoreto all sample Thai food for the fi rst time at Grace.

GRACE ASIAN RESTAURANT

BRIDGET McCARTIN/THE CAMPUSWith old records and guitars lining the walls, the musical atmosphere of Julian’s makes for a unique lunch outing.

JULIAN'S

MARKET HOUSE GRILLE

CODY MILLER/THE CAMPUSPatrons at The Market House Grille enjoy a home-cooked breakfast with a homestyle ambiance.

BREAKFAST

PIZZA

THAI FOOD

Sandwiches

BURGERS

IF YOU'RE HUNGRY FOR...

By BRIDGET McCARTINmccartb2@allegheny.edu

What’s the best dish at the new Grace Asian Restaurant on Park Avenue?

“Spicy Mango,” said Grace employee Kevin Susanto. “And dragon noodles, and curry… we have lots.”

Th ough the restaurant, which replaced the Hong Kong Buff et, has only been in business for three weeks, the energy of the employees and the taste of the food create the impression of an established Asian café.

Th e mirror on the far side of the wall makes the restau-rant look twice as large, and if

Location:961 Park Ave., across

from Park Avenue movie theater

We recommend:Anything on the

Thai menu.

By BRIDGET McCARTINmccartb2@allegheny.edu

Th is former breakfast place now serves only lunch and dinner, but it’s a great place to grab a quick, cheap meal in the middle of the day.

“It’s become a hot spot around Meadville, especially with Allegheny. A lot of stu-dents come down to grab lunch,” said Julian’s Chef DJ York.

Although dinner can be a little more pricey, most lunch options cost under $8.

“We have everyone from construction workers to vegans to the elderly to… anybody, re-ally,” York said.

A convenient bar next door adds attraction to its wide vari-ety of food.

With 25 diff erent burgers on the menu, tons of sandwiches and more, Julian’s has boasted a diverse menu for the 16 years it has been in business.

Location:299 Chestnut St., four

stores away from Diamond Park

We recommend:The Tarzana Sandwich

or the Cali Burger

Tribune. In addition to cater-ing, they deliver.

If you don’t have room for a full meal, they have cook-ies and smoothies and other baked goods for dessert.

An extensive coff ee selec-tion also attracts many loyal customers.

By DAN BAUERbauerd@allegheny.edu

Fresh is the name of the game at the Pampered Palate. Th e baker shows up at 5 a.m., and everything is made from scratch.

It’s a good place to grab lunch and a great place to study, with free wi-fi , bottom-less coff ee and a ten percent student discount.

“Chill out, take up the whole table with your papers and spend the whole day here,” said manager Adam Hogue.

Th ey were voted best cater-er in Meadville fi ve out of the six past years by the Reader’s Choice Poll in the Meadville

Location:748 N. Main St., across

the street from The Head Shed

We recommend:The Main Street Mon-

te Cristo

whole wheat in addition to sea-sonal specialty breads.

Mouth-watering baked goods such as mocha cream tarts to apple turnovers line the case as you walk into the door.

Students’ favorite bargain is marked-down pizza and bread if it’s a day old or burnt.

By DAN BAUERbauerd@allegheny.edu

Th e Creative Crust off ers everything from tuna salad to biscotti, but it specializes in pizza.

“We have what a lot of peo-ple think is the best pizza in town,” said Paul Allin, owner of the Creative Crust Bakery. It’s also the most unique.

You want hummus on your pizza? You got it. Roasted po-tatoes? Sure. Allin has owned the Creative Crust for seven years, when he moved out of the Market House into his own location.

Th eir freshly made breads include sourdough, rye and

Location:217 Chestnut St., next to the Market House

We recommend:A slice of pepperoni

pizza.

on the walls of Meadville’s past can also keep customers con-tent long aft er they fi nish lick-ing their plates.

If you’ve got a hankering for som e southern-cooked delica-cies, this quaint breakfast place is likely to satisfy your craving.

By CORTNEY O’BRIENobrienc2@allegheny.edu

Th ere’s nothing like a good home-cooked meal – and that’s just what the Market House Grill off ers its customers for both breakfast and lunch.

Th is small diner on the side of the Market House boasts home-cooked meals from sweet potato pancakes to bis-cuits and gravy. For those with a sweet tooth, the iced cinna-mon buns are a must.

While waiting for food, customers can enjoy watching their food being prepared as employees work the grill at the front of the restaurant. Friend-ly service and antique pictures

Location:910 Market St., near

the Chestnut St. intersection

We recommend:The Breakfast

Scramble

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EDITORIAL

1. The Health Center is located in Schultz Hall, which among other things is also a dorm, and holds Finan-cial Services, not to be confused with Financial Aid, which is in the 454 House with Admissions (48).

7b. The New-ton Observatory is actually the Office of Safety and Security. You cannot look at the stars there.

10. Bentley Hall is the beautiful red building you see in almost every Al-legheny picture. It houses the adminstration among many other things. It’s the place to go to get your add/drop cards!

13. Know you aren’t going to have a lot of time for lunch tomorrow? Grab a to-go container at Brooks Dining Hall and fill with a PB&J or sandwich of your choice!

15. Currently in the midst of renova-tions, Carr Hall will eventually be the center of environmental science.

16. & 32. There are two Doane Halls on campus--one for art (32) and one for chemistry (16).

18. The print shop located on the side of Oddfellows does some nifty jobs for students, including printing business cards for pretty cheap.

23c. LoCk your door. People will either mess with your stuff or steal it. It happens.

7a. Locked out of your building? Call Security and they can let you in the door electronically. Put their number in your phone right now! (814-332-3357)

21. Arter Hall has a computer lab that stays open all night as long as you’re inside by midnight.

22. Want to get involved in community service? Head over to ACCEL in Reis Hall.

25. Alden Hall is dead quiet on weekends. If you aren’t creeped out by the creaky stairs, it’s a great place to

get some work done.

28a. The Wrecking Ball Café is not open as many hours as the library, so plan your coffee fixes accordingly.

28b. If Pelletier Library doesn’t have the book you want, have no fear, E-Z

Borrow can get it for you usually within a week from a different library.

23a. Don’t go home all the time. You won’t make any friends. Period.

33a. The Campus Center doors may lock at midnight, but that doesn’t mean Security will kick you out if you’re already in-side. We recommend the third floor for your all-night study par-ties. (The library, on the other hand, will kick you out at 2 a.m.)

23d. Don’t wear your card and key around your neck unless you want to be immediately identified as a freshman.33b. If you buy

your books at the bookstore, you’ll pay a lot more

than on Amazon or Half.com.

33c. If you lose your ID, check your mailbox just in case someone turned it in to the post office. If you find one, take it to security and they will contact the owner directly!

23b. Invest in at least one big box fan from Walmart. While snow is abundant in the winter, the heat of summer’s fi-nal days make the dorms quite stuffy.

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with these tips, you’ll be ahead of the game.

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It’s hard to be mad about anything when nothing’s really happened.

So instead, a plea.

See that ad to the right of this article?

The one about writing for The Campus?

Follow that advice. We’re a bunch of real nice

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It looks good on your ré-sumé.

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When football fans think of greatness, they oft en think of the quarterback throwing the game-winning touchdown to the speedy receiver who makes a one-handed grab in the end zone in the closing seconds of the game. Seldom do sports fans recall that punt in the fi rst quarter that pinned the oppos-ing team inside the fi ve, giving their team optimum fi eld posi-tion for the next drive.

Here at Allegheny, the man that punts the ball is oft en the one making the spectacular plays, shattering school re-cords and making it diffi cult for the opposition. Senior An-drew DeJong has been a con-sistent threat on special teams throughout his collegiate ca-reer and seeks to continue his success on a personal and team level during his fi nal season.

“I think my greatest achieve-ments are still ahead,” DeJong said. “Being named to the all-region team was a big honor and fi rst team all-conference was too, but I’d rather our team wins than have those achieve-

ments.” In his time at Allegheny,

winning has become part of the Gator tradition. In his rookie campaign, the team fi nished 5-5, but managed to improve to 8-2 the following year, becom-ing a contender in the North Coast Athletic Conference. For DeJong, that improvement is one of the high points of his time at Allegheny thus far.

While DeJong emphasizes the accomplishments of his team rather than personal feats, his stats speak for them-selves. In the 2010 season, De-Jong fi nished sixth overall in the nation and fi rst in the con-ference in punt average with 47.4 yards per punt.

DeJong left his mark on school history with nine kicks that covered at least 50 yards. He also managed to pin the opposition inside the 20 on 15 occasions.

Despite his numerous indi-vidual accomplishments, De-Jong refl ects on the triumph of close friend and teammate, Ryan Zipf, ’12, as one of the highlights of his time at Al-legheny.

“Beating Wittenberg and

Ohio Wesleyan freshman year were two of my greatest mem-ories,” he said. “We beat them back-to-back with two game- winning fi eld goals. Th at was big because one of my best friends here is Ryan Zipf, the kicker. To see him succeed like that and see my whole team rush the fi eld two weeks in a row like that was pretty cool.”

Last season, DeJong broke a personal record with a 67-yard punt against rival Carnegie Mellon. He also had two other kicks that exceeded 60 yards, with a 65-yard boot against Wittenberg and a 63-yarder at Oberlin.

DeJong’s achievements are not limited to the football fi eld. A math and economics double major, he holds a 3.73 GPA and was named to the 2010 ESPN Academic All-District Team.

Head coach Mark Matlak credits DeJong’s character for his success on and off of the fi eld.

“Andrew is bright, but most importantly, he works at his studies,” Matlak said. “On the fi eld he takes his job seriously and focuses and concentrates when he punts. He has talent,

Punter DeJong shatters school recordsBy COLLEEN PEGHER pegherc@allegheny.edu

FootballAft er a season in which

they fi nished with a 7-3 over-all record and sole possession of third place in the NCAC, the Gators look to take on top conference powerhouse Wit-tenberg, who has once again been predicted to fi nish atop the NCAC.

Th e Gators return 14 start-ers this season, and will boast a new signal caller in Jordan Fowler, ’12. Predicted to fi nish fourth in the confer- ence, the squad begins NCAC competition on Sept. 24 at Wittenberg. Head coach Mark Mat-lak and his players will kick off the season at home on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. a g a i n s t Bethany.

VolleyballAft er a season that ended

with a loss to Denison elimi-nating the Gators from play-off contention, the volleyball squad welcomes back three experienced seniors in Cait-lin Rothman, Audra Batdorff and Winnie Wong, junior Erin Kuhn and several solid sopho-mores.

Finishing with a 9-23 over-all record, and a 5-9 NCAC record, the Gators were able to make a push at the playoff s at the end of last season aft er vic-tories against Oberlin and Ke-nyon, despite their eight con-secutive losses prior to those wins. Th e season will kick off on Sept. 2 with a tournament at Mount Union College.

Cross CountryTh e Gators’ cross country

program has been strong in recent years. Th e men’s side fi nished fi ft eenth overall at the NCAA Cross Country Cham-pionships last season.

Th e Gators head into the fall campaign aft er gradu-a t i n g

s e v e r a l s t a n d -

out seniors from last s e as on including two-time All Ameri-can Jeramie Parker. On the women’s side, the Gators fi n-ished tenth place overall at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional. Th e squad returns Kristina Martin, ’14 and Kelly Gallagher, ’13, who earned All-Region honors last season. Th e season will begin in Cleveland, Ohio at the Case Western Invi-tational on Sept. 3.

Men's Soccer Last season the Gators

captured a spot in the NCAC Tournament for the fi rst time in seven years.

Th is season, the squad will be led by head coach An-gelo Panzetta and will look to

standout players like sopho-more John Lichina who, in his rookie campaign, registered seven shutouts and received an NCAC Honorable Mention.

Th e team graduated six seniors last season and welcomes four fresh-men this year.

Th e season b e g i n s

with the Oberlin Tournament on Sept. 2 at Centre College.

Women's Soccer Last season the women’s

soccer team reached their third NCAA tournament in program history.

Four players were named to the Great Lakes All-Region Unit and Emily Karr, ’12, re-corded the best season in Al-legheny history for a keeper with 17 shutouts and a seventh place fi nish in save percentage.

Also returning to the Gator roster this year is Alison Buz-zard, ’14, who was voted the NCAC Newcomer of the Year last season.

Head Coach Michael Web-ber’s squad fi nished the season with a record of 14-2-4, their fi nal loss coming in the tour-

nament against Washington University.

Tennis Last season the Gators fi n-

ished with winning records on both the

men’s and w o m e n ’ s

side. Th e men fi nished the

season with an overall record of 12-6 and

their season end-ing loss to Wabash

cost them a third place fi nish in the NCAC Tourna-

ment. On the wom-

en’s side, the Gators ended the season at 13-9, a much

i m p r o v e d record from

the previous season. Th e tennis season will be-

gin here in Meadville Sept. 10 with the Nancy J. Heath Invi-tational.

GolfTh e men’s side fi nished last

season with a fourth place fi n-ish in the NCAC Champion-ships, while the women chased the title at the NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Champion-ships, securing the highest fi n-ish in school history when they captured sixth place in Florida.

Lauren Hammell, ’12, and Abby Sorensen, ’12, recently competed in the late-summer Hooters Women’s Collegiate Team Championship, where they defeated several Division I opponents as well as NCAC rival,Wittenberg.

SPORTSGATOR UPDATER

Senior punter Andrew DeJong fi nished sixth in the nation and fi rst in the North Coast Athletic Conference with an average of 47.4 yards per punt last season while helping the Gators fi nish in sole posession of third place.

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plus he works hard with that talent.”

DeJong credits his football schedule for helping him to improve academically.

“I think football helps with all the schoolwork because it makes you use your time wise-ly,” DeJong said.

“During the season I work up until practice and do a couple more hours of work aft er practice everyday. Foot-ball actually helps structure my schoolwork.”

DeJong may seem like just another face in the crowd, but both Dejong and Coach Mat-lack have great expectations for this season.

When asked what he ex-pects from DeJong this year, Matlak had a simple answer.

“I expect him to the best punter in Division III football.”

DeJong has high hopes for himself, but more importantly, his team.

“I think that we should win the conference this year,” he said. “We especially need to beat Wittenberg and Wabash. Personally, I want to be better than last year and be the best punter in Divison III football.”