The Wittenberg Torch

Dean Kelly sets record straight on McMurray's

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In early 2008, Dean of Students Sarah Kelly was new to Wittenberg, having departed from a previous position as Associate President of Student Development at Xavier University. It was at this time, within two months of her arrival, that managers of McMurray's Irish Pub near Wittenberg approached Kelly for a meeting.

Navigating Witt's waters with new, user-friendly website

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Wittenberg's Office of University Communications is launching a new, updated website, which will include a new design and a re-organization of information in a more user-friendly way.

University Communications focused its efforts not only on Wittenberg's website design, but also on improving the content and navigation of the site and enhancing the visitors' overall webpage experience.

Saving Darfur, six inches at a time

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

One-hundred yards of vanilla ice cream, separated in six inch chunks, filled aluminum foil-lined gutters last Friday in the HPER Center Old Gym as Delta Tau Delta hosted its second annual "6 Inches to Darfur" event. All proceeds were donated to the Save Darfur organization, an alliance of over 100 faith-based, humanitarian and human rights groups dedicated to the prevention of genocide in the Darfur region of Africa.

Students dyeing to learn chemistry of art

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Last Saturday, 25 students arrived at the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center to learn about colors, dyes, pigments and light, as well as the various compounds that allow light to be absorbed and reflected.

The chemistry department hosted this past Science Saturday, with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ray Dudek presenting the program, titled "The Chemistry of Pigments and Dyes.

Wittenberg's Carl Loney: The police chief next door

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Alcohol infractions. Sex offenses. Can-collecting thieves. And�snakes in the urinal?

These are just a few examples of the kinds of reports that Wittenberg Police Chief Carl Loney has received in his eight years in charge of the university's Police and Security unit.

Habitat efforts will blitz Springfield

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Can you imagine building two homes in two days? That's exactly what Clark County Habitat for Humanity has planned for the first weekend of May.

The "Blitz Build," as it's called, will involve anywhere from 40 to 80 Habitat volunteers, plus any local volunteers, in the construction of two affordable homes for two local Springfield families identified as in need of homes.

Internship gives taste of future for junior

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Most interns spend their days in the office sending mail, running errands and answering phones. Ordinarily, so would junior Nick Clemente, but not as of late.

As an intern for U.S. Congressman Steve Austria (R-OH), one of Clemente's latest projects was brokering a speaking engagement for Austria to speak at Wittenberg.

Something young, something new

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It is the summer of 2009. I have just moved from Dayton back into my Springfield apartment, and I am halfway through the dreaded process of unpacking.

"They're a little, um, 15-year-old girl," my boyfriend says half-jokingly. He looks partly amused and partly worried.

There's an app for everything

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Want to learn French? There's an application for that. Want to know the score of the football game? There's an application for that. Need to calculate your blood alcohol content? There's even an application for that.

In the past decade, Apple has been booming with new toys, from the iPod to the iPhone, and just recently the iPad.

Indoor track teams improving daily

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With two weeks left in the indoor men and women's track season, the teams hope to end strong and gain momentum to push them into the outdoor season.

"We want to be in the top five for men and women to continue to build for the outdoor season," said head coach Craig Penney.

Men's basketball tramples Oberlin

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The men's basketball program delivered a strong statement Saturday afternoon at Oberlin College.

The Tigers defeated the Yeomen by a score of 107-74, putting the Tigers in a tie for third place in the conference with Allegheny. However, the Tigers will claim the third spot for the conference tournament by virtue of a 'best win' tiebreaker, with the Tigers' victory over the Wooster Scots on Saturday, Feb.

Senior night honors five

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The women's basketball team sent the seniors out the right way by beating Earlham 71-57 on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The win clinches the program's first outright North Coast Athletic Conference title since the 2006 season. The win also improved the Tigers' record to 17-7 overall and 15-1 in conference play, while the Quakers dropped to 3-21 overall and 2-13 in the NCAC.

Wittenberg tennis teams ready for 2010 spring season

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The 2010 Wittenberg men's tennis team will look to keep improving and be amongst the top of the North Coast Athletic Conference this spring. Head coach Justin Stuckey, in his second season, hopes to continue the program's success and add onto the strong 15-8 record the team posted in last season.