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tan cardinal&Ding, dong, ‘the Dick’ is deadOtterbein directs attention to retention

Student fears O-Zone will follow in Banner’s footsteps

Second-half surge not enough against Blue Streaks

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Get your 3-D glasses ready. After the success of movies like “Avatar” and “A Christmas Carol,” studios are adapting more films in 3-D. Next: “Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonder-land."

The PGA Tour’s 2010 season begins Thursday.

General Motors Chair-man and Chief Executive Ed Whitacre said it will be profitable in 2010 for the first time in six years.

Online dating site Beautiful.com kicked off 5,000 members for being “fatties.”

THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN

A suspected terrorist was able to board an airplane with explosives on Christmas Day.

Information compiled by Daniele Murphy. Information from www.usato-

day.com, www.theaustralian.com.auand www.cnn.com.

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WHISKEY WEDNESDAYS: Wednesday evening at Whiskey Dick’s used to be a favorite for underclassman girls.

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JEANA HARRINGTON IS A SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS THE BUSINESS MANAGER FOR THE T&C.

New Year,New You?Half of adults set New Year’s resolutions every year, and quite frankly, I think they’re dumb.

Riddle me this, if you want to change something in your life, what benefi t comes with waiting until Jan. 1 to initiate the change? The answer: none. In reality, New Year’s resolutions have potential to do more harm than good. Let’s assume, like everyone else in the world, your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight by eating healthier and exercising more. When your new lifestyle doesn’t deliver immediate results, and you don’t look like Nicole Richie by February, statistics have shown there’s a good chance you’ll resort to even worse habits than when you started. Next thing you know, your New Year’s resolution is out the window, and you’ve gained 10 pounds. Fail. To set the record straight, I’m not saying you shouldn’t set goals to be more healthy or stop a bad habit. But seriously, if you realize in October that you need to change something in your life, putting it off until January is just plain stupid and lazy. And if you wait until January, statistics have shown there’s more than a 90 percent chance you’ll fail. According to researcher John Norcross and his colleagues, who published their fi ndings in the Journal of Clinical Psychology in 2002, around 40-45 percent of adults make resolutions every year. Six months in, less than half will be successful. Only 8 percent will last through the year.

If you’re part of the half that does make a resolution, congratulations, you are the ultimate procrastinator. You better have a really good, detailed plan and timeline to reach your goals since you’ve been sitting on them for so long. Unless, of course, you irrationally made a last minute resolution, just for the hell of making it, in which I still think you’re going to fail. On a more positive note, kudos to anyone who has successfully completed their resolution. I apologize if this editorial offends you. For the rest of you, do yourself a favor. Wait until February and start over. Then you’ll know you want to change for the sake of improving your life, rather than changing for the sake of change. Best of luck in 2010. It’ll still suck as much as last year.

BY JEANA HARRINGTONBusiness Manager

LIST OF LIES: Sure it feels good to make a list of things you’d like to accomplish, but ask yourself, are you really going to follow it?

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By using a new survey program and consulting agency, Otterbein hopes to increase retention and enrollment. Otterbein is spending approximately $40,000 in an effort to increase enrollment and boost retention. Budget cuts spurned by a reported $1.1 million shortfall and a $29 million shrink in the college’s endowment last quarter has driven the administration to a two-year contract with Hardwick Day, a consulting agency specialized in optimizing enrollment and fi nancial aid through statistical modeling and analysis. Enrollment constitutes 87 percent of revenue for the college, according to Vice President of Business Affairs Dave Mead. “The cost is an investment for the future of the college,” Mead said. According to Mead, Hardwick Day has proprietary software and algorithms to fi nd the best way to package fi nancial aid. According to Vice President of Enrollment Thomas Stein, Hardwick Day is analyzing the way Otterbein packages fi nancial aid by using data from the past three years and is expected to deliver a report to the Board of Trustees in February. The Tan & Cardinal reported last quarter (“Budgets cuts on the horizon,” Vol. 91, Issue 4) that the college earned $54.3 million and gave $21.8 million

(approximately 40 percent of earned) away as awards for students in 2008. In 2009, however, the college gave nearly 43 percent of its earned tuition in awards. This gave Otterbein an additional $900,000 defi cit. “We want to increase enrollment two percent each year to 2015,” Stein said. Higher retention, larger new student classes and growing the continuing studies and graduate programs is how the college plans to meet that goal. “We expect most growth to occur in the graduate and continuing studies. We haven’t reached our potential.” The use of a new software system, MAP-Works©, is hoping to increase retention. According to Kate Lehman, assistant dean and director of the Center for Student Involvement, the software uses surveys taken by fi rst-year students to help administrators understand students’ risk factors for withdrawal. The survey matched respondents with their academic record. According to Lehman, national trends showed that if incoming freshmen struggled in high school academics, they were likely to struggle in college. The survey also indicated that social issues mattered to

Otterbein dropouts as well. “Some students don’t get connected as well,” Lehman said. “Students are socially portrayed that they should be best friends with their fi rst roommates.” The college is also looking outside Ohio to increase the number of

incoming students. “The in-state population is expected to decrease through 2018,” Stein said. “We have roughly 30-35 states represented at Otterbein,” Stein said. “Increasing this is a priority.” Admissions is focusing on Chicago, New England, the Del-Mara and Washington D.C. areas, Atlanta and Florida. t&c

BY FALLON FORBUSHNews Editor

Budget cuts last quarter spur administration to pump up enrollment efforts in order to boost the red budgetOtterbein strives to keep students

RETENTION RATES: Otterbein is focusing on increasing retention and enrollment since its revenue is 87 percent tuition-driven.

Freshman cohort starting Measured to Enrolled Autumn Enrolled Winter Percent RetainedAutumn 2006 Winter 2007 Census 658 592 90.00%Autumn 2007 Winter 2008 Census 632 576 91.10%Autumn 2008 Winter 2009 Census 659 617 93.60%Autumn 2009 Winter 2010 1st Day* 643 610 94.90%

Freshmen Retention Rates for Otterbein

THIS REPORT IS PRELIMINARY, COMPARABLE NUMBERS FOR 2009-10 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL CENSUS DATE ON JAN. 12, 2010.GRAPHIC BY BARBARA WHARTON, DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTION EFFECTIVENESS AND PLANNING.

&1. 11/27/09 Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., a student’s bicycle was sto-len from outside DeVore Hall. A report was fi led with WPD.

2. 12/3/09 A burglary of col-lege property occurred at Hanby Hall. It was reported to WPD.

3. 12/3/09 A student at Jon-da Fraternity house was reported to WPD as a suicide threat. Offi -cers were alerted to the situation by the student’s father after he received text messages from the student threatening self harm.

4. 12/8/09 There was a loud noise complaint regarding Apt. 1D in the Home Street Com-mons.

5. 12/24/09 Around 10:00 p.m., at 146 West Home Street, a BB Gun was recovered from a living room.

6. 12/25/09 There was a fi re violation at Apt. 4F in the Home Street Commons.

7. 1/1/10 Four fi re extin-guishers were reported stolen. The theft was thought to have occurred between June and De-cember of 2009. t&c

OC SECURITY REPORTAccording to the WPD and the Otterbein Security Log, the following

has been reported from November 27 through January 6.

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& CorrectionIn Vol. 91 Issue 10, the Tan & Cardinal quoted Sam Weisgarber in the “Say What” section regarding Facebook saying,“I believe in freedom of speech, so people should be allowed to put anything they want on there.” Weisgarber actually said, “I believe anything pornographic or obscene should be banned, but otherwise I believe in the freedom of speech, so people should be able to put what they want on their Facebook page. Also, I think death threats are inappropriate.”

The Otterbein Health Center is now prepared to vaccinate the Otterbein community. The fi rst two clinics, held on Dec. 10 and 11, were for adults between the ages of 19-64 with underlying health conditions. The third clinic was held on Dec. 14 but included all students, faculty, staff and families, regardless of underlying health conditions. According to Ann Pryfogle, director of Student Health Services, the Health Center immunized over 250 people during the three clinics. Travis Matson, junior music business major, received the vaccine in December. “I’ll be going to China next year with the concert choir, so I might as well get protected, plus my mom kept harping me about it,” Matson said. “The whole routine was quick and painless. No harm, no foul. It’s a typical shot.” “Right now we have more vaccines available, so we are holding another clinic today between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m,” Pryfogle said.

There is also another clinic on Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2:30-4:30 p.m. The vaccines are free and available to all students, faculty, staff and family members. Although the Health Center offers these clinics, “students can come in anytime,” Pryfogle said. Pryfogle said the health department had a list of priority groups who received the vaccines fi rst. “We had to go with when we could get it, which happened to fall during break,” Pryfogle said. She said that the health department is preparing for a third wave of the H1N1 virus. During 2009, two waves of the virus hit. The fi rst was in April, the second in the fall. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the number of H1N1 cases has decreased countrywide. However, the CDC also said that during the next few months of the season, the fl u will come and go, whether it is caused by H1N1 or regular seasonal fl u viruses. The CDC says that along with a seasonal fl u vaccine,

people should also get the H1N1 vaccine, which is the best way to protect against the virus. “During fall quarter there were over 100 cases (of the H1N1 virus) that I’m aware of (at Otterbein).” Pryfogle said. Whereas the Health Center cannot test for H1N1, they advise any student with fl u-like symptoms to either stay in their dorm room, or go home if they live within a 200-mile radius. “We have to make sure the hall directors do things like make sure the sick people are getting food. There are people with meal plans that normally eat at the dining hall, so we are trying to get them help with that. If there is a roommate situation, we try to decide which roommate could move out, the sick one or the healthy one,” Pryfogle said. Pryfogle advises any student with symptoms to either visit the health center or go to an urgent care center. The Health Center takes students during two-hour periods daily. “If a student gets in before the two hours are up when the doctor is in, they will be seen,” Pryfogle said. t&c

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BY RAE REEDAssistant News Editor

OC offers free vaccines

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Program receives grant Otterbein’s Ubuntu Men-toring and College Clubs Program recently received a $90,044 grant from the nonprofi t TG Public Benefi t Program. The Ubuntu program joins Otterbein students with underprivileged youth in Co-lumbus City Schools with an emphasis on higher education opportunities and one-on-one mentoring. t&c

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Construction to begin Westerville City Council an-nounced plans for Alum Creek Bridge renovations to begin in 2010. The council foresees the construction to be a major disruption to traffi c on Main Street. Construction is set to com-mence this June, after Otter-bein’s spring quarter has ended. t&c

QUICK PRICK: Otterbein College prepares for a potential third wave of the H1N1 virus by offering vaccines.PHOTO BY GREG BEERS

The college had over 100 cases of H1N1 reported to the Health Center last quarter, according to Health Center offi cials

K. Christopher Kaiser ‘77 Chief Operating Offi cer

Ask Alumni:&BY BREANNA WATZKA

Staff Writer

Major? Business administration with a concentration in accounting.

What were you involved in while at Otterbein?Honorary societies, Fraternity Eta Phi Mu (Jonda), intramural sports, yearbook and work study. What do you do? I am the Chief Operating and Financial Offi cer for OSU Surgery, LLC, a multi-specialty surgical practice affi liated with The Ohio State University.

What’s the most rewarding part of your job?I enjoy the intellect of the doc-tors and being a part of OSU which is such a large integral

part of the Columbus commu-nity. Last August, I completed the 180-mile PelotoniaTwo-Day bicycle ride to Ohio University, which helped raise $4.5 million for local cancer research.

How did Otterbein prepare you for your career? More than the formal education, Otterbein provided me with an opportunity to explore and be involved in different organiza-tions.

Do you have any advice for stu-dents?Internship, internship, intern-ship. In today’s tough job mar-ket, you will need it to differenti-ate yourself.

If you could go back, is there any-thing you would do differently? This reminds me of a saying I have. I have no regrets, but there is nothing I have done that I wouldn’t do differently. Perhaps that is the perfectionism in hu-man nature. Experience is that great teacher that allows us to recognize our mistakes so that we don’t repeat them. With that said, I would say I underestimat-ed the importance of getting to know as many people in differ-ent fi elds as possible. It is those relationships that will enrich our lives. t&c

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The question “are you going to the Dick this Wednes-day?” will no longer be yelled across Towers lawn. Yes it’s true, the bar Whis-key Dick’s on Dublin Granville Road has closed. According to the Franklin County auditor, the building is one of 17 other establishments

in that square that are owned by Westerville Square Inc. and was built in 1982. In the past year, Whiskey Dick’s received ABC6’s Dirty Dish award for violating health codes set by the Columbus Department of Health. They were able to renew their liquor license for this year, and received their permit this past February. The reason for the close is unknown.

“I am kinda bummed; we’d like to go for dancing, although it was starting to go downhill, it wasn’t the same as when I fi rst started going. It was getting dirty,” sophomore early child-hood education major Shaylyn Cain said. “Maybe we can start go-ing somewhere close. I bet everyone will start going to Old Bag.” Cain could be right. College Night at The Old Bag

of Nails is back on Thursday nights. “It’s a really warm atmo-sphere; Otterbein’s radio sta-tion DJs it, so you can request songs,” Dan Marcelain, a server at Old Bag, said, “and it’s within walking distance, so I like it better than Whiskey Dick’s.” College Night is free to stu-dents over 21; those under 21 pay a $2 cover charge. People begin to trickle in around 10:30 or 11 p.m. and the night ends at 2 a.m. There are special drink offers that vary from week to week. Marcelain said this past quarter was a success for Col-lege Night, since it had previ-ously been dissolved for a year. Students who can’t come to College Night are encour-aged to come to Happy Hour throughout the week from 2-7 p.m. in which all appetizers are half price and most drinks are half price as well. Walk down a block and cross the street, and you will arrive at Jimmy V’s on State Street which opened this past summer and offers happy hour deals for customers. Monday-Friday from 3-7 p.m. Bud Light draft is $1.25 and all well drinks are half price along with their main appetizer plate. Game days offer incentives for customers. Domestic bottles are $1.50.

Server Stacy Wagner said it’s a great bar because “We have a full bar and lots of wine.” Jimmy V’s is open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. every day. Jimmy V’s has four loca-tions, and this past August, their German Village location on High Street won the Clean Plate Award from ABC6. They had no critical violations and a green sticker for at least a year according to ABC6. These two bars near cam-pus have the walking advantage that Whiskey Dick’s did not, no need to fi nd a driver. If you are adventurous enough, there are plenty of bars and clubs near OSU to fi ll the empty spot in your heart that Whiskey Dick’s left. According to The Other Paper “the best country bar in Columbus” is Nyoh’s. They have recently renovated and have a new kitchen. They now serve food and changed their name to Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar and Grill. Tuesday is Country Night and Thursday is All Request Night. The bar is located at 2871 Olentangy River Rd. Otterbein students will no longer have the opportunity to dance on stage at “the Dick” or hear Nasty Nate play “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan, but there is still plenty to do in the area, and all of these places have a more pleas-ant name.

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&What’s your flavor?

PHOTO AND INFORMATION COMPILED BY JAYME DETWEILER

Name: Melissa Fults

Year: junior

Major: BFA acting

Hometown: Aloha, Ore.

Favorite Activity: Whitewater rafting

Favorite Planet: Pluto... It was a planetwhen I learned them.

How many grapes canyou fi t in your mouth? Maybe 20. Butthen I’d probably fall or something andchoke with my luck.

Random Fact: I can solve a Rubik’s Cubein under 90 seconds.

Death of ‘Dick’s’ opens door for other barsPopular bar and dancing establishment Whiskey Dick’s bit the big one and everyone is mighty sad about it

BY JAYME DETWEILERStaff Writer

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London, England. A city of roughly 7 million people was a little larger this fall when another Otterbein student and I fl ew across the Atlantic to study abroad for three months. My budget was set, and my expectations were great, but living in London was nothing I could prepare for. The tangible history and crowded streets were just the beginning of the list of differences I noticed between Europe and America. The obvious difference is public transportation. According to London’s public transportation Web site, there are over 6,800 buses ready to take you where you need to go, 250 Tube stations peppered throughout the city and several train stations. Of course, another radical idea is that one could simply walk where they needed to go. When I was standing in the rain waiting for the always-late 72 bus, I longed for my car.

But most of the time I enjoyed the freedom from traffi c and gas stations. I was out of my comfort zone in so many ways. A constant whirl of languages surrounded me because London is a melting pot of diverse cultures. It was not always easy to fi nd the proper

British accent I imagined prior to departure. Campus life was wild. They love themed events. I can’t tell you how often I stood looking at my clothes wondering how I could craft a pirate costume out of what I had. I was shocked by “commando” night, only to

have it explained “commando” does not have the same meaning as our slang word; it is just military wear. Ample societies existed for students to get involved. Care about human rights? Join the Fair Trade Society. Appreciate beer? Join the Beer Appreciation Society.

It seemed every culture, religion and interest was welcoming new members and respectful of each other. I also did some school work in there as well. Classes were intense and met only once a week, but there was so much pending on that one lecture. I studied Charles Dickens in the city he wrote about over and over again. I took a class on Shakespeare and saw a performance in the Globe Theatre. My study abroad experience taught me that I am capable. I got lost a few times, took the wrong bus, gave a tourist wrong directions–but I was trying it. I was able to say “want to go to Paris today?” and be back before dinner time. It is nice to be home where you can get free refi lls of Coke in a restaurant and “pudding” is not a generic word for all desserts. I will miss London, and I am thankful for everything that I learned there.

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The holidays have passed. All of the presents have been unwrapped, the champagne corks popped, the resolutions made and already broken and, unfortunately, all the good movies for the year have been released. So you’ve seen “Sherlock Holmes,” “The Blind Side,” “Up in the Air” and “Avatar” (probably twice); what’s next? January and February are often considered the worst months of the year for movie releases. So in light of the fact that there won’t be any good movies coming out for awhile, why not take it way too far in the other direction? For the next couple months, watch nothing but bad movies.

Movies made by the bad movie kings, The Asylum. Didn’t get enough of James Cameron’s “Avatar?” Well how about checking out the movie that is based on the story that inspired James Cameron, “The Princess of Mars,” starring Anthony Sabato Jr. and conveniently released by The Asylum a few weeks after “Avatar.” It’s a tale of how a marine is transported to a distant planet (Mars) in the middle of a crisis and how his decisions affect the fate of the planet. Sound familiar? But don’t expect 3-D, good acting, directing or really anything that resembles “Avatar.” If “Avatar” isn’t your cup of tea, then how about heading to a place where they love tea? Head back to England for

another romp with the world’s most famous sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. No, not the holiday blockbuster starring Robert Downey Jr. I’m talking about the Sherlock Holmes with a killer robot, and giant dinosaurs and dragons attacking London. Exactly how they get away with calling this “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes” is a mystery not even the real Holmes could solve. The Asylum has put out a total of nearly 300 movies. Most of them have been rip-offs of major blockbusters such as “Transmorphers,” “The Land That Time Forgot,” “100 Million B.C.,” “The Day the Earth Stopped,” “Snakes on a Train,” “Paranormal Entity” and more.

Even with all the schlocky releases, The Asylum has had a couple of hits that became cult classics. “Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus” became popular when the trailer for the fi lm went viral over the Internet, and since then it has been a favorite among lovers of bad movies. The amazing thing about The Asylum is that even with their nearly nonexistent production values and their frequently over-the-top stories, Wired magazine reported that the company made nearly $5 million in revenue this past year, which brings to mind the question, how? With nearly no advertising money and hardly any shooting time (the fi lms average about 10 days to shoot) and using inexpensive computer graphics,

The Asylum pockets nearly all the money they make off the movies. How do they make that money? Simple. They hope people see their movies, get confused, and rely on the fact that they have some pretty decent-looking box art. They are hoping that people confuse “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” with “Transmorphers: Fall of Man.” And it works. The Asylum just keeps churning out fi lms, they make an average of 13 a year. So for the next couple months, instead of waiting until spring for the next good movie, why not pop some corn and watch a couple of truly awful movies that parody the good movies? After all, it is the season for bad fl icks.

Drinking tea and eating crumpets

‘Tis the season for bad moviesWith the season of bad movies fast approaching, check out knockoff kings The Asylum for a good laugh

Culture shock of living in London gives Otterbein student Clarissa Combs plenty to refl ect on back homeBY CLARISSA COMBS

Copy Editor

BY PETER BEHRArts & Entertainment Editor

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Combs marvels in the glory of London landmark Big Ben.

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So, your last classes have been scheduled, and you’ve applied to graduate. Congratulations! You can see the light at the end of the tunnel. After nearly four years of be-ing a student at Otterbein, most of you are probably ready to get the hell out of here and move on with your life. But, maybe some of you are not ready to move on yet and may decide to take that essential “one more class.” What? It’s only offered in the fall, and you have to stay an additional quarter? It’s OK, we know you’re only taking it because it will help your career. Whatever your thoughts, the transition to being a professional adult can be diffi cult. You can’t wake up at noon and go to work wearing a sweatshirt and gym shorts. And no, you can’t have any more Monday night “study sessions,” because let’s face it, society frowns on Tuesday after-noon hangovers. Yes, the professional world is calling, and it takes a lot of time and effort to answer that call. All

around us, society is telling us to grow up and start being profes-sional, and they aren’t wrong. For example, by now I’m sure you’ve taken the time to perfect your résumé and compile a professional portfolio of some degree to prepare for interview-ing for jobs next year. But, class of 2010, in the midst of all this preparation, I urge you to realize that college life is not over yet. As of this printing, there are 19 weeks left in your college career. And, believe it or not, these last few months are just as essential as your fi rst quarter as a freshman, so enjoy them the best you can. Now I’m not saying to ditch your last quarter classes and party like you did “back in the day.” I mean, Whiskey Dick’s isn’t open anymore anyway. But, I am encouraging you to take the opportunity and savor the rest of your Otterbein experience. At this point, you’ve prob-ably already fi nished your major, so that means you actually have time to take a step back and experience different things. Otterbein has a lot to offer, and I doubt that most of you have experienced everything.

BY ANDREW HENDERSONOpinion Editor

NOW HIRINGApply now! Gain experience, build your résumé and earn some extra cash.

Deadline for application: Monday, Feb. 1, at 5 p.m.Interviews will be held: Wednesday, Feb. 3Training begins: Monday, Feb. 8

The Tan & Cardinal is hiring all staff positions for spring and fall 2010 and winter 2011.

Please e-mail Hillary Warren at hwarren@otterbein.edu if you are interested in applying. Include a cover letter explaining why you are applying, a résumé with relevant experience and three references with current contact information.

&News Editor Photo EditorAssistant News Editor Assistant Photo EditorOpinion Editor Graphic Design EditorSports Editor Business ManagerArts & Entertainment Editor Advertising ManagerCopy Editors Web EditorDistribution Manager

Science majors, take an art class. Learn about photography or drawing; you never know what hobbies you may pick up. Education majors, take a radio or television class. If anything, maybe you’ll be able to be on air. Fine arts majors, take a business class. You can’t under-estimate the utility of having a little knowledge about business and fi nance. Savoring your experience doesn’t just include classes. I’m sure you know most of your graduating class, but how well do you know the underclassmen? Join a new club or organiza-tion. Most groups will always welcome new members, even if it is just for one quarter. It’s easy to focus on the past and refl ect on how great it’s been. We’ve made so many new friends and have made memories that we will never forget (and some we will never remember). But, now that you have the time to enjoy Otterbein, don’t waste it by living in the future. You’re still a college student, so act like one.

It’s too early to check out nowSeniors: Your time here at Otterbein is not over yet, so enjoy the next few months until it is time to grow up

ANDREW HENDERSON IS A SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR AND IS THE OPINION EDITOR FOR THE t&c. TO THE DARK SIDE: The transition to professionalism is incredibly quick.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY GREG BEERS

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“I think it’s set up better, it’s easier to access.”

“I like it, it would be better though with a ‘remember me’ box so you don’t have to type out your log in information every time.”

“I think it’s going to be better, I just haven’t gotten used to it yet.”

—Hayden Cliftonfreshmanundecided

—Ryan Crowelljunioraccounting

—Spencer Peltiersophomoremarketing

“I love it. Everything I need is right in one spot, and I only have to log in once. It’s perf.”

—Sara Kingjuniormusical theatre

PHOTOS AND INFORMATION COMPILED BY JAYME DETWEILER

IS THE NEW MY O-ZONE BETTER OR WORSE THAN THE OLD INTRANET?Say What?&

Otterbein struggles with new technologyIt’s no secret that Otterbein is using a new Intranet system. But, is it making more problems than solutions?

COLE HAGUE

COLE HAGUE IS A SENIOR BROADCASTING MAJOR AND STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

For those of you who have been paying attention, this past year Otterbein has been pretty

fond of changes. For instance, Ot-

terbein announced that the college will be switching

to semesters, students are required to

live on campus until their junior year and the addition of new interactive tech-nology, such as My O-Zone and Self-Service Banner. On Jan. 4, Otterbein launched My O-Zone, Ot-terbein’s personalized campus portal that has replaced the Otterbein College Intranet, the location for @Otterbein e-mail access and with Self-Service Banner will eventually replace CardinalWeb. According to Otterbein’s Web site, My O-Zone is designed to improve campus communica-tion by permitting faculty and administrators to deliver targeted messages to individual students, or specifi ed groups. In addition, students will also have quick access to the online tools they use the most through organization in channels. After logging in once, students are taken to their My O-Zone home page. Here, they are able to view and access several different aspects of their

personal information via the organization of channels. While the implementation of My O-Zone seems as if it will provide administrators, stu-dents and faculty members with organized and effective means of accessing information, as well as interaction on campus, I’m afraid that any technical changes Otterbein makes will end up playing out like the many months after Banner’s introduc-tion. Otterbein’s launch of Self-Service Banner in spring 2009 was part of an effort to increase functionality in scheduling courses and was intended to appear and act much like the sys-tem students were familiar with, CardinalWeb. However, since its application, many students have found themselves frustrated with the system. “Scheduling for classes took a little bit to get used to, but that wasn’t the problem,” senior communications major Jason Wagner said. “I just got an e-mail a few weeks ago saying that I wasn’t going to be graduating on time, despite the fact that all my requirements and credits are in line for spring graduation. I’m in the process of applying for law school, so an incomplete transcript would not look good.” I am in the same boat. And I’m positive we’re not the only two seniors on this campus

who are attempting to graduate in the spring and have noticed that they’re missing hours or requirements on Banner’s degree audit that were documented on CardinalWeb. I think it’s a little ridiculous that these errors have not been wholly rectifi ed by the adminis-trators and technicians who’ve been working with this new system. After all, this can delay

some students from graduating on time, as well as misinform postgraduate schools when viewing student applications. Students are essentially cus-tomers and are paying Otterbein in tuition, so this deserves at least some attention. With the many new changes Otterbein will endure in the coming years, it’s no wonder why the administration is looking to

update formats for campus com-munication. While I tend to be one of the many students begrudged with the fl aws Banner has, I also understand that those of us enduring these frustrations are needed in order to make systems like Self-Service Banner and My O-Zone more functional for future users. Moreover, I’m not insinuat-ing that Banner is a failure, or that My O-Zone will become one. I simply believe that aspects of these new systems deserve more careful attention and consideration when it comes to the transfer of information between systems. And I believe that students who are paying tu-ition shouldn’t have incomplete transcripts in the winter of their graduating year. I’m sure there are good rea-sons for Otterbein’s implemen-tation of new online services. But CardinalWeb was a system Otterbein’s student body under-stood. To sum it up, I think an old adage provides the best advice in accordance with Otterbein’s current and future technical endeavors: “If it isn’t broken, don’t fi x it.” t&c

■ It’s organized All information in my O-Zone is categorized in channels. Each channel contains brief information with links to extended content or Otterbein Web site pages.

■ It’s customizable Some My O-Zone chan-nels are mandatory, but most can be moved, added or deleted at your discretion.

■ There will be no more campus-wide emails All campus informa-tion can now be posted through My O-Zone

channels, so campus-wide e-mails will only be sent for emergencies only.

■ It will save you from multiple sign-ins Upon logging into My O-Zone, you can access Blackboard, Self-Service Banner, e-mail, Otternet and Moodle directly from the “Home” tab.

■ It will log you out after 15 minutes of

inactivity Certain tabs in My O-

Zone contain fi nancial in-formation, so it will boot you for added security.

Five things you should know about My O-Zone&

GRAPHIC BY ANDREW HENDERSON

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recess

Movie Releases◄◄ Book of Eli▪ The Lovely Bones▪ The Spy Next Door

Movie Releases▪ Edge of Darkness

Campus Events▪ MLK Convocation - 3 p.m.▪ Personal Protec-tion for Women in Rike Dance - 6 p.m.

Sports▪ Men’s Basketball vs. Mount Union

Sports▪ Women’s Basketball vs. John Carrol

Performances▪ “The Meeting” in the Pit Theater - 7 p.m.

Concerts Owl City - LC Pavilion

Music Releases◄◄ Ke$ha - Animal

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Sports▪ Women’s Basketball vs. MariettaCampus Events▪ Active Shooter Training in Roush 114 - 6 p.m.

Sports▪ Men’s Basketball vs. Baldwin-Wallace

◄◄MLK Jr. Day

No classes!

Movie Releases▪ Extraordinary MeasuresConcerts◄◄Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert - Nationwide Arena

Sports▪ Women’s Basketball vs. Ohio Northern▪ Indoor Track Meet

Sports▪ Women’s Basketball vs. Heidelberg

Sports▪ Women’s and Men’s Basketball vs. Capital

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Sports▪ Blue Jackets vs. Nashville Predators - Nationwide Arena

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encecolumbus.com and www.otterbein.edu.

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Performances▪ Faculty Recital: Kim Goodman, flute, and Karl Wohlwend, guitar in Battelle - 2 p.m.

Welcome back from WOBN!

Winter quarter programming coming soon.

Stay tuned!

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No MLS season in 2010 could doom U.S. soccer on all levelsMajor League Soccer owners play hardball with players over minor demands that can scorn fans if not fi xed

It seems that being an American soccer fan is like being a Cleveland Browns fan. I say this mainly because any good news about soccer in America is always followed by bad news. In late November, Major League Soccer (MLS) fans loved the fact that the league’s two biggest stars, Landon Donovan and David Beckham, would fi nally compete in the MLS Cup Final. However, instead of a great display of the sport, the game quickly turned ugly with neither team scoring, and the champion was decided on a less-than-stellar set of penalty kicks. Then more good news came in terms of the upcoming World Cup. The United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) was lucky enough to be grouped with Slovenia, Algeria and England in the World Cup group stage in June. This group should give the USMNT two wins as well as a classic matchup against England.

But a month after this seemingly good news, word came out of the MLS that the team owners and the MLS Players Union had stalled in negotiations for a new labor agreement. If no agreement is reached by the end of March, all signs point to either a player strike or a lockout by the owners. The demands that the MLS Players Union is asking for aren’t unheard of in other sporting circles. First, the union wants guaranteed contracts for players, which is the norm for every other professional sports league. Second, while MLS owns 51 percent of every team, meaning players are owned by the league and not the team they play for, players want to negotiate directly with teams instead of both the team and members of the league offi ce. And third, they want a real version of free agency where players have the ability to choose what team to play for instead of the league giving the former team rights to the player for two years after a contract expires.

If no agreement is reached, the players can hardly be blamed. MLS owners believe they have merit to not give into these demands. Commissioner Don Garber has repeatedly stated that giving in would undermine the single-entity system in place and open the league to the type of competitive bidding for players and massive wage infl ation that ruined the old North American Soccer League. The major fl aw with the owners’ logic is that the league has a hard salary cap for each team at $2.3 million. No team can exceed this. End of discussion. The league also has a player salary cap limit of $400,000. The only exception to the rule is for players like David Beckham who earn considerably more. These two provisions make the owners’ defense laughable. There is one big problem that would arise by giving into the players’ demands. It would put an end to teams who fail to make a profi t. Such teams who are currently

BY AARON ANGELSports Editor

subsidized by teams who actually make money, give teams who are on the verge of failing the option to move to a market that will help the franchise. Garber has drawn a line in the sand, daring the players to cross it by striking, and argues the league has to think conservatively due to the economy. Garber is doing all of this while his salary increases to $3 million, more than the salary cap for teams. If the owners keep playing hardball for a system that puts

the players at a disadvantage, the athletes in MLS will hardly to blame to fi nd work in the plethora of other leagues around the world. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail. In a World Cup year with growing interest in the sport, the absence of the MLS in 2010 would not only cripple the league itself, but interest in the sport in general. Besides, there needs to be a sport worth watching in the summer besides baseball.t&c

& Upcoming games

-Women’s BasketballAway vs. Mount Union 3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 16-Indoor Track & Field

Saturday, Jan. 9-Men’s Basketball

Home vs. Mount Union 7:30 p.m.

Away @ Capital Invitational Noon

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Lady Cards come up short against Blue Streaks

Coach Connie Richardson had a very simple message for her team at halftime last night. Compete. Which was something the Cardinals (4-9, 1-5 OAC) did not do enough of until it was a little too late. During the fi rst half, one thing was made certain during an eventual 75-72 loss to John Carroll. A game can be lost before halftime. With Lee Jennings, the reigning OAC player of the week, expected to lead the Blue Streaks as she has all year, Ot-terbein clearly made it a point to try to take her out of the game and force other players to beat them. This strategy worked as the defense played well in the fi rst half, holding John Carroll to only 30 points and Jennings to only eight, but the offense only shot 30 percent from the fi eld and was only able to score eight second-chance points even though they pulled down 12 of-fensive rebounds. Thus Otter-

bein trailed by four heading into the locker room. “Coach said compete and we’ll win,” sophomore guard Shea McCoy said following the game. “We competed for the last six minutes. We didn’t play the whole game.”

Senior guard Whitney Ham-ilton opened the second half for John Carroll by knocking down two three-pointers and, within fi ve minutes, the Blue Streaks had extended their lead from four to 16, but Otterbein refused to quit. Over the next ten minutes, the teams traded points before Otterbein made one last run.

Senior Karli Volkmer’s layup with less than seven minutes left to go cut the Blue Streak lead to single digits and woke up the crowd who had all but left the building. With Otterbein trailing 65-54, McCoy and Jennings put their teams on their shoulders and it was McCoy and the Cardi-nals who were able to cut it to a 71-68 defi cit. Otterbein grabbed their fi rst lead of the game with 54 sec-onds left after a Kristi Kotter-man jumper was followed by a pair of free throws by Volkmer. The lead, however, only lasted 10 seconds as Sadie Zander hit her second three of the half, giving John Carroll a two point edge. Their lead expanded to three points after senior forward Cait-lin Sureck split from the line, but Otterbein still found themselves down only one possession with 18 seconds left. It wasn’t how Otterbein drew it up but McCoy got the ball in her hands behind the arc with time expiring. Why a whistle wasn’t blown after her shot was contested went unanswered as the referees seemed to have

exited the court before the team realized the game was over. “I was fouled,” McCoy said. “But it shouldn’t have come down to that. It’s really hard coming back from 16.” Many people will remember this game by the no call at the buzzer and rightfully so, but the game was lost in the fi rst half when the offense made too many mistakes. Otterbein turned the ball over eight times in the

fi rst half while shooting zero for seven from beyond the three-point line. It will be interesting to see how the Cards respond to this game as they get set to take on 12-1 Mount Union Saturday afternoon. Despite three seniors, several players stepped up, nearly com-pleting an incredible comeback. John Carroll stays hot winning their fi fth straight.

Last second shot by Shea McCoy fails as John Carroll extends their winning streak to fi ve in Rike CenterBY AUSTIN WALSH

Staff Wirter

SPRINTING TO THE HOLE: Sophomore guard Kristi Kotterman drives to the basket against John Carroll’s Sadie Zander in the first half. Kotterman ended the game with eight points and nine rebounds Wednesday night.

PHOTO BY GREG BEERS

“...it shouldn’t have come down to that. It’s really hard coming back from 16.”

Shea McCoy sophomore guard

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