Elizabeth Rhoades / staff writer

ECA participantsThree Pitt-Greensburg students will be presenting at a regional communication conference in Pittsburgh on May 2. Communication majors Maggie Samole, Samantha Konkus and Mary McConnel have all won prizes for papers submitted to the Eastern Communication Association Convention.

Assistant Professor of Communication Anne Czerwinski is the faculty advisor of Lambda Pi Eta, the national commuication honor society. She encouraged Lambda Pi Eta members to enter the competition along every student in her classes.

Gary Amelio: UPG Alumnus of Distinction slated to speak at the April 26 ceremony.By Dylan Nice / Editor in chief

Pitt-Greensburg alumnus Gary Amelio is the commencement speaker for the graduation ceremony April 26. Amelio attended the campus from 1974 to 1976 and is the president of retirement services for ULLICO Inc, a company that serves unionized workers.

Amelio is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and its law school. He serves on the UPG Advisory Board and was named Legacy Laureate by Pitt in 2007. The award is given to Pitt graduates who have excelled professional and personally and who exemplify the best in leadership skills and commitment to greater good of their careers and communities.

He was also named Alumnus of Distinction by UPG in 2005.

UPG President Sharon Smith said Amelio is dedicated to Pitt-Greensburg and a role model for students. He has received four national awards recognizing his management skills in the employee benefits industry.

By Elizabeth Rhoades / Staff writer

College graduates may soon find themselves not applying for white-collar professions, but instead writing an environmentally-aware resume for a green-collared job and looking for a tie that matches.

Beth Tiedemann, director of career services, said although she hasn't seen an increase in students looking for environmentally-friendly jobs, she has seen companies advertising how environmental they are as a way to draw people to their company.

Unveristy Court: copy and paste 'Unveristy' and spell check it. It's wrong. By Jacob Ploesch / Staff writer

Every residence hall has its own reputation, but the University Court seems to have acquired one decidedly bad.

The Courts are likened to the slums, especially when compared to other apartment-style campus housing such as Westmoreland Hall.

New students and parents sometimes confuse the Courts with off-campus housing.

By Kristi Cummins / Staff Writer

Students interested in learning the ancient Egyptian art of belly dancing should stop by Village Hall tonight (April 10) at 9 p.m. for some lessons from one of Pitt-Greensburg’s own students.

Nancy Estrada, advisor of the International Academic Villages, knew that Monica Abdelshahid had Egyptian roots and asked her if she could belly dance. Abdelshahid has in fact been belly dancing since she was 4 years old, and even has roots in ballet, which she studied for 11 years. She participated in — as well as led — belly dances at her high school.

By Sean Coyne / Staff writer

The Students for Peace and Justice organization will host Peace-a-palooza in Campana Chapel at on Wednesday, April 9, at 9 p.m. Peace-a-palooza will feature two local bands, Rising Regina and Black Market Theatre. UPG professors Frank Wilson, Beverly Gaddy and Andy Franz will speak on current events.

“We wanted to host an event that would gather the campus community together just to enjoy some live band music and friends and hopefully energize students to oppose the war,” said Gaddy, faculty adviser for the Students for Peace and Justice.

By Dave Streett / Staff writer

Freshman Heather Seitz uses her role as captain of the U.S. junior national fly fishing team to inspire other women to get into fly fishing.

Seitz was voted captain by her teammates, all of whom are men. They respect the way she fishes and count on her to get the team together. Most men do not show Seitz the same respect on the river.

By Kristi Cummins / Staff writer

The girl who sits next to you in class may not have green skin and warts, but she may be a witch. Tonight Pitt-Greensburg students will have the chance to really learn what the controversial religion called Wicca is all about at “Have You Ever Met A Witch?”

Wicca is an earth-based religion stemming from a mixture of ancient Pagan beliefs. In Wicca, the term “witch” actually means “healer.”

By Jacob Ploesch / Staff writer

Next fall Pitt-Greensburg will offer a new foreign language to students, but advanced courses in the existing languages have taken cuts, and not everyone is happy about it.

For the first time, Chinese will be offered as a language at Pitt-Greensburg. The course will be offered in two sections, first-year reading and first-year writing. The two combined will total to five credits, the same amount as the other first-year languages.