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October 19, 2012 Baker University Student Media/Baldwin City, Kansas vol. 120 [issue 3] ENTERTAINMENT “Object-ive Vision” featured at arts center PAGE 14 CAMPUS NEWS Sodexo takes over as dining service PAGE 3 SPORTS Wildcats shut out MNU PAGE 8 Baker University’s superhero-themed homecoming week, based on a phrase from the movie “The Avengers,” included the BU Showdown, Knowledge Bowl, Skit Night, powder puff football and a dance. Throughout the week, Oct. 1-6, Student Activities Council put an emphasis on student organizations as a whole. For a recap of homecoming week, visit the photo gallery online at www.thebakerorange.com/homecoming12 and see Page 13. Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange Above: Seniors Jordan Robertson and Lauren Breithaupt celebrate after being crowned homecoming king and queen at halftime of the football game Saturday against Avila University. Robertson represented Delta Tau Delta fraternity and Breithaupt represented Order of Omega. Right: Senior Lauren Amrein tries to slide an Oreo from her forehead into her mouth without using her hands during a game at BU Showdown.
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October 19, 2012 Baker University Student Media/Baldwin City, Kansas vol. 120 [issue 3]
ENTERTAINMENT“Object-ive Vision” featured at arts center
PAGE 14
CAMPUS NEWSSodexo takes over as dining service
PAGE 3
SPORTSWildcats shut out MNU
PAGE 8
Baker University’s superhero-themed homecoming week, based on a phrase from the movie “The Avengers,” included the BU Showdown, Knowledge Bowl, Skit Night, powder puff football and a dance. Throughout the week, Oct. 1-6, Student Activities Council put an emphasis on student organizations as a whole. For a recap of homecoming week, visit the photo gallery online atwww.thebakerorange.com/homecoming12 and see Page 13.
Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeAbove: Seniors Jordan Robertson and Lauren Breithaupt celebrate after being crowned homecoming king and queen at halftime of the football game Saturday against Avila University. Robertson represented Delta Tau Delta fraternity and Breithaupt represented Order of Omega.Right: Senior Lauren Amrein tries to slide an Oreo from her forehead into her mouth without using her hands during a game at BU Showdown.
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Q and A with Martha HarrisHow long have you been at Baker University and what has made you stay here?
It makes me sounds really, really old, but I came to Baker full-time in the fall of 1983. So, I’ve been here a long, long time. I took a leave of absence once. I was gone for a full year and then I did some work a couple of years ago while I was on sabbatical. But I came back both times, just because I really missed the Baker family.
Have you worked anywhere else or done anything else besides teach?
When I first got out of school, I worked for a short time as a product cost-controller at Hallmark. Then I spent about three and a half years as a bank examiner for the FDIC and I loved that job, but it did not combine at all with the potential for starting a family. So, that’s why I looked for something and found this part-time position at Baker. (It) just really kind of fell in my lap, so I was very fortunate.
What has been your greatest experience at Baker?
I think for me personally, it would
definitely be the opportunity to go and teach at Harlaxton (College). I’ve done that twice. That was definitely the highlight for me individually, was to have that opportunity to get to do it twice and take my kids and have them go to school there. So it was their study abroad as well.
What did you enjoy most about Harlaxton?
That’s my heritage and I’m kind of a history geek. I started off to be a history major when I came to college. So just to be immersed in that culture; it has such a long stream and so many fascinating stories. I’ve been 14 times to England and I still have a long list of things to do.
What else is on your to-do list in England?
I haven’t traveled in the southwest part of the Bristish Isles at all, and I’d really like to go to the Cheddar Gorge for no other reason than to say I’ve been there, where cheddar cheese came from. I’ve gotten to do a lot of things that were on my to-do list.
What are you looking forward to most about working in your new position as the assistant dean for academic affairs?
I think I have just a lot to learn and I love to learn. I will always be learning, and so I’ve got things to learn about handling student issues and things like that. It’s new territory for me. So just the opportunity to kind of expand my horizons a little bit and try some different things.
Is there anything about the position you’re least looking forward to? Maybe the same thing. Maybe also ... having to figure out having to handle some things that may not always be real fun to do and kind of finding my way for working through things where folks are real upset or emotional.
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Q and a is a weekly section in which news editor Jenna Stanbrough interviews prominent Baker figures about their life and involvement on campus.
Foil finds new home, ‘dream job’ at BakerAfter 15 years of being an
administrator at the secondary education level, Jim Foil decided to broaden his experience by becoming an assistant professor of education at Baker University.
“This is my dream job,” Foil said.Foil began his teaching career
aspiring to be a high school football coach, but he fell in love with teaching in the process.
“After teaching for several years, I moved up into an assistant principal position at the middle school level,” Foil said. “If I were smarter, I probably never would have gone into administration because even though I enjoyed it, I really loved teaching and missed it during that time.”
Foil began to look for opportunities to teach again and found part-time work teaching
courses at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, while also conducting research.
Then a vacancy at Baker University opened up.
“One of my goals has been to teach full-time at the college level,” Foil said. “I’ve had friends that went to Baker and knew administrators that went through the Baker graduate program, so I heard that there was an opening and got pretty excited about it.”
Amy Wintermantel, associate professor of education, said Foil has been an excellent addition to the School of Education faculty, as he has experience at a higher level.
“We needed some secondary experience on staff because most of
us that are here have only taught at the elementary level and he had administrative experience,” Wintermantel said. “The students are probably glad there’s a male on staff as well and when he happened to be a K-State fan, that sealed the deal for me.”
Foil has also received good reviews about his classes and teaching from students.
Seniors Jake Green and Hayes Farwell are enrolled in two of Foil’s courses this semester and said they enjoy his teaching style.
“He’s pretty laid back and relaxed, but really encourages student participation in the classroom,” Green said.
Farwell said that Foil relates to his students as well.
“I like him because he’s down to earth and normal and forgets stuff sometimes, just like we do,” Farwell said.
Foil hopes to be able to use his
extensive experience to educate students on what it will be like for them once they have full-time teaching jobs.
“With my experiences as an administrator, I’m able to help them see a bigger picture, but also a real world picture, which I think is important,” Foil said. “I’d like to help them see that what they’re learning here is important and they’re learning a lot now that they’re really going to need in the classroom as an educator.”
While the position Foil was hired for was only a one-year position, Wintermantel said other vacancies within the education department will hopefully allow Baker to keep him around.
“My intent is to be here as long as possible,” Foil said. “I think Baker really is a hidden gem; the students here are so lucky and the professors here are so lucky. This place is really allowing me to live my fantasy.”
Katie Thurbonstaff writer
Jim FoilAssistant Professor of Education
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Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
This quote from the movie “Animal House” might not be the most inspirational, but Joe Watson, associate professor of mass media, used it as a way to inspire students at the faculty panel discussion Tuesday to educate themselves politically.
“You have to really understand which candidate supports your view,” Watson said. “Use media and educate yourself.”
After overhearing students in her Liberal Arts 401 class talking about how they were not planning on voting, Zeta Phi Beta President Katerra Shackelford called Student Senate President Katie Thurbon and said, “we need to do something.”
From there, representatives of Mungano, Student Senate and Zeta Phi Beta sorority created the faculty panel discussion with the hope that students would receive advice from the Baker community.
“People say that they aren’t informed because they are too busy,” Shackelford said. “The media feeds to us what we want to hear, not what we need to hear. This discussion was a
way for students to get honest answers about the issues and the process.”
In addition to Watson, fi ve other faculty members were chosen based on their area of expertise. The other members were Carrie Coward Bucher, coordinator of student achievement; Marc Carter, associate professor of psychology; Alan Grant, professor of business and economics; Erin Joyce, assistant dean for liberal studies; and Leonard Ortiz, assistant professor of history.
The faculty members were asked questions by Shackelford to spur conversation with attendees, such as “what has been your best practice in determining the best candidate or party affi liate?” The members had differing answers based on their expertise.
Bucher said that understanding both sides is the most important part in determining whom to vote for. Joyce believed her experiences abroad prompted her to feel that the voting process is important. Grant, however, took a different stance.
“I think at a local level, your vote can count for something,” Grant said. “In the grand scheme of things, your vote doesn’t matter, but do it to feel good.”
While the faculty agreed that voting is important, they urged education on the matters, saying that an uneducated
vote is a useless vote.“It’s important to educate yourself
on the issue,” Joyce said. “If you aren’t going to take the time to learn about the candidates, then voting for the sake of voting is something I do not advocate.”
Shackelford was happy with the turnout, saying she feared that there would be a lack of student involvement.
“This discussion wasn’t about
giving students a candidate to vote for,” Shackelford said. “We wanted students to get honest advice and help them see a different perspective. It helped dispel some myths and I hope students will go forth and spread the ideas around campus with their peers.”
Mungano will also be hosting a debate watching party Tuesday in the Harter Union Lobby and a mock vote Oct. 29 in the Hartley Plaza.
Forum educates students about voting
After months of deliberation, Sodexo has been picked as the company to operate Baker University’s dining services.
Brian Posler, executive vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college of arts and sciences, announced Oct. 2 at a Baker University Faculty Senate meeting that the contract has been fi nalized.
“We’re going to start seeing Sodexo employees here as early as Oct. 8 because we are shorthanded with Tanya Sieber’s departure as well as her assistant director, Debbie Duncan,” Posler said. “So with both those changes we’re very shorthanded.”
Sieber accepted a position with the Kansas City Art Institute Sept. 11 as the director of dining services.
After Sieber’s departure, representatives from Sodexo came to speak to students and faculty Sept. 11-12 about what the company offered as a dining service.
Roughly two weeks after the Sodexo representatives came to Baker, University President Pat Long announced via email that a contract had been suggested by the members of the faculty who comprised the dining services committee.
“Upon completion of the full review of best practices in the industry and considering the updates and renovations needed in our dining service facility, the Dining Services Committee has recommended a partnership with Sodexo as the
contractor for Baker dining services,” Long said.
Student servers who currently work in the cafeteria will remain employed after Sodexo takes over.
“Yes (we will still have our jobs,) but we have to go through a training process,” sophomore Tyrona Allen said.
Although Sodexo employees are expected to arrive soon, it is still to be determined who will take over for Sieber as the director of dining services. Fred Vocke will provide interim leadership beginning Monday.
According to the job opening description on www.sodexousa.com, the hired employee is expected to overlook 30 workers at two locations. The person hired will be in charge of the $1.5 million the university has set aside for its dining services.
Professor of Business and Economics Alan Grant expressed concern about the process of which the decision to switch to Sodexo came about, but believes the end result of “bringing Sodexo is going to be fi ne.”
“I do think there was a lot of confusion at the beginning of this process that probably could have been cleared up if they would’ve been a little more direct and frank with communication,” Grant said. “It was nice to sort of see faculty and students’ opinions, but I wish that’s how this process had started rather than how it ended.”
Sodexo will be fully transitioned at the end of the day on Saturday. Sodexo’s district manager, Ben Hartley, will work with the dining services staff to help out with the process.
Callie Paquette/The Baker OrangeFaculty discuss issues during the election discussion panel Tuesday. The forum was created by members of Mungano, Student Senate and Zeta Phi Beta sorority to inform students on election issues and processes.
Chris Duderstadt & Jenna StanbroughEDITOR AND MANAGING EDITOR
Sodexo chosen as dining service company
Taylor ShuckSTAFF WRITER
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Raising Awareness
Pink does not often fall under the category for fall colors, but October is an exception.
October has been designated as Breast Cancer Awareness month not only at Baker University, but worldwide.
“I am so convinced that early detection of breast cancer saves lives that we need to have these awareness events to make people aware and save lives,” Ruth Sarna, director of student health services, said.
Sarna is in her 24th year at Baker and has been involved with Breast Cancer Awareness month all 24 years.
One of the events Sarna helped promote came when Laurie Clark, from Seventh Street Hair in Baldwin City, sold pink hair extensions. The proceeds went to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Breast Cancer Center.
“I have a friend that was diagnosed with breast cancer over a year ago and my working partner does also,” Clark said. “We wanted to support and try and give back what we could.”
This is Clark’s fourth year being involved with Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Baldwin City. She put in 36 hair extensions two weeks ago and will be selling pink hair extensions at her salon throughout the month.
In addition, Sarna promoted Lee National Denim Day Oct. 5. It was a chance for students to add pink to their denim and raise more awareness. The proceeds for this event went to cancer research, education and prevention.
Zeta Tau Alpha is also involved in Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sorority member Allison Davis is organizing these events.
“October is a crazy month for us, but it makes us all feel amazing when we raise money to support this cause,” Davis said.
All 53 Zeta Tau Alpha sorority
members support this cause by hanging decorated bras across campus, selling bracelets at Baldwin City’s Maple Leaf Festival and collecting donations for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Zeta Tau Alpha also sold hot chocolate and lemonade to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and ended up making $60 to support the foundation.
“Our drink stand did very well this week,” Davis said. “Hot chocolate was a much bigger hit because of the cold temperature and we were able to pass out ribbons to all the students.”
Avery VogtsSTAFF WRITER
Organizations host ‘pink’ activities
‘Purple’ events help explain domestic violence prevention
Alpha Chi Omega, Student Activities Council, Women’s Leadership Project and Men’s Leadership Project will be sponsoring a Domestic Violence Awareness Week Monday-Friday.
Events throughout the week include speakers and presentations, an awareness walk and a rally.
The two main purposes of this week are to raise awareness about the issue of domestic violence and educate individuals on how they can help the cause.
“I think that the feeling that these types of issues don’t happen on Baker’s campus is unrealistic,” Erin Wilson, the social and cultural issues coordinator for Student Activities Council, said. “Anything can happen.”
She said that the main goal of Domestic Violence Awareness Week is to “empower everyone to stop the silence.”
Randy Flowers, assistant director of student life, said there needs to be more awareness on
the topic of domestic violence since it happens everyday in society.
“We need to step up and make our society better,” Flowers said.
On Monday, guest speakers, Curt and Christie Brungardt, will tell the story of their daughter, Jana Mackey, a women’s rights and domestic violence advocate, who was found dead in her ex-boyfriend’s home.
The Brungardts will talk to Baker students about Jana’s life and discuss actions they can take to prevent and stop domestic violence from happening. The presentation will take place in Rice Auditorium.
Baker will also be hosting a “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” awareness walk Tuesday. Students, faculty, staff and community members can participate in the walk. All men who register are encouraged to wear high heels to show their support. In the evening, GaDuGi Safe Center will give a domestic violence awareness presentation in Rice Auditorium.
On Wednesday, representatives from the Willow Domestic Violence Center will give a
presentation in Harter Union. This organization provides services for survivors of domestic violence in Douglas, Franklin and Jefferson counties.
Take Back the Night, a rally that includes performers, speakers and resources on domestic violence, will be held Friday at Hartley Plaza.
“Every event is important,” Student Coordinator for Women’s Leadership Brittany Reed said.
Reed urges students to attend the events and activities throughout the week.
“It is good to know and see the signs of domestic violence and to take the preventative measures,” Reed said.
Tayton TrentSTAFF WRITER
“I think that the feeling that these types of issues don’t happen on Baker’s campus is unrealistic. Anything can happen.”Erin Wilson/social and cultural issues coordinator for Students Activities Council
“I have a friend that was diagnosed with breast cancer over a year ago and my working partner does also. We wanted to support and try and give back what we could.”Laurie Clark/Seventh Street Hair stylist
Facts about Breast Cancer
-1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
-Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, and is the second leading cause of death among women.
-An estimated 2,150 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
-Breast cancer death rates have been declining since about 1990, due in part to better screening and detection, increased awareness and continually improving treatment options.
Source: http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/
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Jaime Patnode, a junior transfer student from Arizona, uses networking sites to keep in touch with friends on campus and in her hometown.
With about 500 Facebook friends, Patnode uses the website to “creep and know what’s going on in others’ lives.”
“I could have a lot more (Facebook friends),” Patnode said. “But I don’t accept just anybody.”
Patnode likes to use Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to learn about people’s personalities through their posts.
“It’s not necessarily a distraction,” Patnode said. “It gives me something to do when I’m bored. I don’t have to be on it.”
Much like Patnode, freshman Dani Carlson does not approve all of her friend requests, even if their profiles state they are Baker students. If Carlson recognizes people and has seen them around campus or had conversations with them, she will add them as friends; however, if she has never seen them, she declines the request.
“I think we all are aware it’s a tight-knit community at Baker,” Carlson said. “(Adding friends on Facebook) is part of the Baker family idea.”
Freshman Stephanie Skedel has accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr. She had difficulties choosing her favorite because it is like “picking between of (her) children.” Ultimately, however, Twitter received her favoritism in the end, with Facebook as her second favorite social networking site.
Skedel has received many friend requests from Baker students, but she only accepts requests from people she personally knows.
Skedel uses some of her time to “Facebook creep” and find out what kind of activities her Facebook friends are interested in and whether they have any mutual friends. However, she wants to protect some of her own information.
“I just don’t want random people knowing my business,” Skedel said.
As for social networking as a whole, Skedel sees the websites in a more negative light because of cyber-bullying.
“People add people they don’t know, and bad things can happen if you aren’t careful,” she said.
Megan Henrystaff writer
Students ‘creep’ on
friends
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Coach recruits wrestlers through Facebook
Multiple Baker University organizations are using social media websites, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.
Clubs, sports teams and even official university departments are creating pages and groups in an effort to create awareness of their organization and for the free publicity the sites offer.
Social media sites have even become a recruiting tool for college coaches.
Wrestling coach Jimmy May uses networking sites to promote the wrestling program, recruit future athletes and update his statuses with occasional scripture.
“Facebook is a huge tool for me,” May said. “I can learn a lot about a recruit by his Facebook page. There are no diamonds in the rough anymore through social media. We know who the real good kids are.”
Before using the Internet to recruit wrestlers, May would send envelopes through the mail to communicate to potential collegiate athletes.
This process could take days for a response, whereas today with social media and texting, May is able to communicate with anyone
on his cell phone. “Social media has been big for
me,” May said. “It’s a network between athletes, a network between parents and a network between coaches.”
Since May began coaching at Baker four years ago, the wrestling team has grown each year. Starting with 43 participants his first year, the team has grown to 65 members this year, 35 above the typical team size, all through recruiting with the help of social media.
Over the years, May “bombarded the internet” with information promoting the Baker Wrestling team as a brand, and in turn, was contacted by many interested athletes.
“I like big numbers,” May said.
“In four years we’ve made a lot of noise. We let people know we exist.”
Both May and Baker University have more than 1,000 friends on their Facebook sites that help them connect with people from places all over.
This is part one of a three-part series on social media and how it is utilized by Baker University students, staff and faculty.
Facebook groups
Many campus organizations have a presence on Facebook. Here are some groups available for Baker students to join.
Baker Students in Need-Meant for students to find anything from books to roommates to study groups
Psychology Club - Baker University- Open group for students interested in psychology
Baker Sociology is Kind of a Big Deal-A group for students to post articles or information regarding sociology and issues surrounding the topic
Many Baker sports teams and most fraternities and sororities on campus have a group on Facebook.
Megan Henrystaff writer “Facebook is a huge tool for me. I
can learn a lot about a recruit by his Facebook page. There are no diamonds in the rough anymore through social media. We know who the real good kids are.”Jimmy May/head wrestling coach
One of the benefits of Baker University is that most students live on campus. At a larger school like Kansas University, where most students commute, there are two problems for students: finding a parking spot and paying for a parking pass to park on campus.
But lately at Baker University, the parking situation for students living on campus and commuting students is beginning to be difficult as well. There are too many cars and not enough parking spaces near campus.
Residents of the New Living Center or Horn and Markham Apartments seem to have the biggest inconvenience. The parking lots behind Pulliam Hall and the NLC, as well as the side streets along the NLC, are constantly full. Many of the residents end up parking as far as the eastern section of the Gessner parking lot.
The problem is just as bad if students are commuting to campus.
The Mabee Hall parking lot is almost always full, which is normal; however, the Collins Center parking lot has seemed to have less spaces available of late, too.
Commuting students have to get to Baldwin City at least 30 minutes before class to be sure they find a parking spot or to compensate for the walk from parking farther away and to still get to class on time.
A person living in the apartments shouldn’t have to park at the far end of the Gessner parking lot and carry groceries all the way across the street to their apartment. A commuting student shouldn’t
have to spend 20 minutes driving around campus looking for a parking spot to end up parking on the opposite end of campus from his or her class.
As the university works to attract more students to attend BU, it needs to take into account how many cars are on campus and how to compensate for the number of students beginning to bring their cars with them to Baldwin City. This means building another parking lot close to campus or finding a way to reduce the number of cars on campus.
At KU, commuting students pay $100 to purchase a parking permit. Residential students pay $190, and students can pay up to $235 to buy parking permits with access closer to central campus.
How can Baker afford to do build a new parking lot? By doing the same thing as KU, selling parking permits to students, but at a low price. The inconvenience of not bringing a car to school or parking far away means most students would likely be willing to pay a small $10 fee for a parking permit. That $10 is nothing compared to the almost $200 many students at KU pay, and with the number of students bringing their cars to campus, the money should add up quickly.
No one wants to pay for parking. However, no one wants to walk a mile to class every day either. A low cost parking permit with the intention of creating a new parking lot is a reasonable way to address the parking problem at Baker.
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Shuck embraces culture of Lumberyard Arts Center
Like most students who live off campus, I come to Baldwin once a day and that is to go to my classes only and then I leave. But when I was asked to write a story about artist Jim Sallenbach for the Baker Orange, I had to stay an extra hour in town just to go to the Lumberyard Arts Center.
Now, I had heard of this arts center before, but merely in passing. I never took the time out of my busy day to stop in and check it out. So I grudgingly walked three minutes from campus to the center, and when I saw the outside of the building, I ungenerously admitted that it was a pretty cool space.
It wasn’t until I walked inside and talked to Gallery Coordinator Sandy Cardens that I realized how much this place actually had to offer.
The center not only has yoga and painting classes, but it also holds wedding receptions and private parties. There is a small space where artists, such as Sallenbach, can showcase their work, and currently a small theater is being built
in the back of the building, where small productions and classical movies can be shown.
On top of its offered amenities, the building located at 718 High St. is beautiful. The arts center renovated the Ives-Hartley Lumber Co. building into a place where community
members can come and embrace the arts.
The center even had a Halloween costume swap, which was Oct. 7, and will have a
gingerbread house party Dec. 8.Who wouldn’t want to join in on that fun?What amazes me is that as a Baker University
student, I never knew some of what the small town of Baldwin City actually had to offer. I think that it is common for students to think that the only thing they can get out of this town is education and the occasional cheeseburger from Sonic.
It’s important for students to not only be members of our small Baker community, but to be active members of the Baldwin community as well. It’s hard to compete with a big town like Lawrence, but Baldwin offers a lot of cool things, too. It’s just a matter of finding out about them.
The Lumberyard Arts Center is only one of many cool things about this town that students overlook. I just hope with more education and exploration of Baldwin City, students won’t automatically feel the need to travel to Lawrence for their fulfillment of fun.
Tay l o r sh u c k
Small campus intrigues Bechard
Back in high school, I was positive I would be a “big university” type of girl. I enjoyed the thought of adjusting to life at a campus with tens of thousands of other students and hardly knowing any of them. Boy, was I wrong.
Before transferring to Baker this year, I spent my sophomore year at Kansas State University.
I chose K-State because I really liked the welcoming atmosphere of the campus and of Manhattan in general. That’s about where my list of pros ends when it comes to my time being a big university girl.
Although welcoming, one of the reasons I disliked going to a big school was the common feeling of unfamiliarity. I constantly felt like I was just a number, lost in the crowd. It was much different than the life I was accustomed to when I went to a high school with roughly a thousand students – everybody knew my name and I knew theirs.
After transferring to Baker, that feeling has changed immensely for the better. I have that same comfortable feeling I did in high school and find it to be much easier to meet people and make friends here. I can’t walk across campus without having a conversation with someone I’ve met in just the short amount of time that I’ve been here.
I understand that Baker’s
enrollment number is a mere fraction of K-State’s, so obviously there will be differences in my ability to expand my interests.
At K-State, lectures were held in massive classrooms with 200 students and the curriculum was taught by a professor who would never know my name. Attendance was never taken, so I was not held accountable for my absences.
Imagine trying to muster up motivation to wake up for an 8:30 a.m. class when your teacher could not care less whether you show up to take notes off of the monotonous PowerPoint slides during the lecture.
Going to class is much easier at Baker, not only because my teachers know who I am and will notice if I’m missing, but also because of how classes are conducted.
The small class sizes provide for a more hands-on learning experience. I have found it easier to identify with professors at a more personal level in this setting.
Outside of the classroom, there is a distinct difference between social life at each of the campuses.
From huge football tailgates to a night out in Aggieville or even just a trip to the union’s bowling alley, K-State is exciting in the sense that there is always something going on.
Although Baldwin City might not be able to accommodate such
an active lifestyle, I don’t mind. I would rather have a lot of friends to hang out.
Coming to the realization that I am indeed more fond of the small campus lifestyle has been extremely helpful in my adjustment to transferring.
Along with regaining happiness, I have enjoyed the many opportunities that have arisen from my transfer to Baker so far. I am studying sports communications in the mass media department and have had the chance to strengthen my skills as a journalist by writing
for the Baker Orange. I am also a part of the volleyball program here, which has provided me with skills that will help me to be successful in my future.
I encourage students who are undecided in what they want to do or who they want to be to take into consideration what and how they want to learn. Weigh the options between big and small campuses. If a nurturing learning environment is important, I would not suggest attending a university with a large enrollment and campus.
If you do get stuck in a situation where you feel you made the wrong decision and that you could thrive better in a different environment, I urge you to take the chance of transferring. You never know just how much you could fall in love with a change of scenery.
“I am excited to be working with Mungano and Serve 2 Succeed and engage in my community.”
Matt Maumalanga, freshman
Good reminder for students:Wildcat Wire is a helpful tool
For the first three years I attended Baker, one of my biggest pet peeves was receiving countless emails which did not pertain to me or catch my interest. This year, that problem has been solved with the daily Wildcat Wire, but it seems there are a number of complaints from students about that as well.
The Wildcat Wire is a great tool for students and faculty to keep up-to-date with what is going on around campus. It is an easy way for organizations to publicize upcoming events they are hosting as well.
The problem is that many people are not taking time to read what is in the Wildcat Wire to stay informed with what is happening at Baker.
I’ll admit that last year I had a bad habit of immediately deleting emails when I saw who sent them and what the subject was. There were even a few emails I accidentally deleted because I assumed they would not have any effect on me.
This year, I have not have received very many emails that I have contemplated not even reading and a lot of that has to do with the Wildcat Wire.
The Wildcat Wire only takes a minute or two to read through, but people still have the automatic reaction to delete it when shows up in their inbox. If someone does not take the one or two minutes it takes to read the Wildcat Wire, it is their own fault for not being aware of what is going on around campus.
Would the people who delete the Wildcat Wire without reading it rather receive numerous emails that they won’t look at instead?
There still might be a lot of information in the Wildcat Wire that students and faculty aren’t
interested in, but it is still not too much to ask to read through it.
The Wildcat Wire is sent out at approximately 6 a.m. every day, so it is usually one of the first emails that students and faculty have in their inbox. It serves as a good reminder for what events are going on each day.
I understand there will still be quite a few people who will continue not to read the Wildcat Wire. However, before saying that no one reads the Wildcat Wire or complaining about it, just remember all of those emails sent the past few years that did not pertain to a majority of Baker students and faculty. The Wildcat Wire is preventing that from happening as well as summarizing what is going on around campus.
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Soccer teams stand at 3-1 in HAAC play
Men defeat Yellowjackets, extend win-streakThe Baker University men’s soccer team picked up its third straight
Heart of America Athletic Conference win Sunday against Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.
The ‘Cats were able to display their confi dence just three minutes after stepping onto the fi eld as senior Ethan Bauer ripped a shot from the right side of the goal. The ball defl ected off a Yellowjackets defender into the goal to give Baker the early 1-0 lead.
Roughly 20 minutes later, senior Nick Aguilar took an unassisted shot which beat Graceland’s goalkeeper Christian Quintanilla and increased Baker’s lead to 2-0 going into halftime.
The defi cit was cut in half for the Yellowjackets with 13:24 left on the clock as Cody Bletlinger crossed the ball to Yacine Hamchaoui, who took the shot that beat senior goalkeeper Brendan Allen.
Junior Ben Coyle was quick to respond, though, as he answered with an unassisted shot three minutes later, which put the game away at 3-1.
With the win, Baker improved its record to 6-4-3 and 3-1 in conference play.
Prior to Sunday’s match, the ‘Cats shutout No. 9 MidAmerica Nazarene University 1-0 with a goal from senior Odaine Sinclair in the 61st minute of the game. With the win, Baker handed the Pioneers their fi rst loss of the season and avenged its loss to MNU in the HAAC tournament championship game,which ended its perfect record last season.
“It felt good to get back at them,” Sinclair said. “We played together as a team and I’m happy we did so well.”
In spite of its performances in the last three games, Allen hopes the team will be able to maintain a focused mentality in the upcoming games.
“Just because we’ve had a few good results, doesn’t mean we can lose sight of the obstacles we have coming up,” Allen said. “We need to take it one game at a time and bring everything we’ve got to the fi eld each time we play.”
Baker will be back in action at 7 p.m. Saturday as it takes on Benedictine College in Atchison.
No. 17 women fall to Graceland in overtimeHeading into the NAIA Game of the Week Sunday, the women’s soccer
team was ready for a tough battle, and that is exactly what the Wildcats faced when they stepped on Graceland’s home fi eld.
Despite their preparation, the ‘Cats picked up their fi rst conference loss. The 2-1 victory didn’t come easy for the Yellowjackets, though.
Only 10 minutes had passed in the fi rst half when senior Jordan Dolbin took a corner kick that connected with junior Alexa Fryer to put BU up 1-0.
For the remainder of the fi rst half, ball control was back-and-forth among the teams. Baker took a total of eight shots and allowed only two shots on goal out of the 10 taken by Graceland.
Second half play was similar to the fi rst until the fi nal seconds of regulation, when Baker lost grip of its lead and allowed a goal shot by Sydney Nolan to beat sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Theobald.
Much like the fi rst goal, Nolan was able to fi nish off the game for the Yellowjackets as the clock dwindled down to the last minute of overtime.
Nolan received a pass with 0:27 left on the clock and took a shot which defl ected off of Theobald’s hands into the back of the net to give Graceland the 2-1 victory.
“We had the game in the bag,” sophomore Shelby Schiraldi said. “We did well for the most part, we just need to keep pushing through the full 90 minutes.”
While Baker dropped to 9-3-1 overall and 3-1 in the HAAC with the loss, the ‘Cats will have a chance to bounce back as they take on their next HAAC opponent, Benedictine College, at 5 p.m. Saturday in Atchison.
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Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeSophomore Ashley Mauck passes Mid-America Christian University midfi elder Michelle Medina to head downfi eld Sept. 28 at Liston Stadium. Baker shut out the Evangels 3-0 to spark a four-game win-streak during the fi rst half of conference play. The ‘Cats suffered their only conference loss Sunday in overtime against Graceland University.
Football team defeats Eagles 42-13
Despite playing without three offensive starters in seniors Reggie Harris and Jordan Robertson and junior Dillon Baxter, the No. 15 Baker football team had its second highest point total of the season in its 42-13 win over Avila University Oct. 6.
”It was the exact opposite of last week (against MidAmerica Nazarene University),” head coach Mike Grossner said. “You could see that we had an urgency to play well in front of the home crowd and I think we were embarrassed last week. We needed this win.”
Facing a 3-0 deficit with 4:42 in the opening quarter, the Wildcats found success in the first half through the running game to seize control.
Senior Kyle Bolton put BU in front 7-3 after receiving a pitch from junior quarterback Jake Morse and carrying
it 16 yards for the Wildcats’ first touchdown.
The Eagles responded with another field goal from Tim Gilday to cut Baker’s lead to 7-6, but it was all Wildcats for the remainder of the half.
Freshman Jermaine Broomfield broke free for a 65-yard touchdown run with 11:46 to go in the first half to extend the Wildcats’ advantage to 14-6.
”Me and (sophomore Alen Troyer) had a talk before the game,” Broomfield said. “We told each other that we had to have a big game and we went and talked to our (offensive) linemen, and we felt like they were going to get the job done for us, so we just did our part. We give most of the credit to our (offensive) linemen.”
The Wildcats got the ball back after the Eagles turned it over on downs at midfield and BU took advantage. The ‘Cats drive was capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by senior Jesse
Schultz to push Baker’s lead to 21-6.With 1:17 remaining in the
opening half, Troyer recorded his first collegiate touchdown run when he found the end zone from 27 yards out.
Troyer’s touchdown put the Wildcats up 28-6 at halftime and it would remain that way until BU scored through the air early in the fourth quarter. Senior Jake Green caught his third touchdown pass in the past two weeks on a 3-yard reception from Morse.
”(Morse was) really efficient,” Grossner said. “He was really in control with his protections and really in control of the offense. He didn’t try to do much and did what we asked in the game plan and delivered the football.”
Baker went back to the running game for the rest of the fourth quarter. Broomfield finished his day with an 11-yard touchdown run to give the ‘Cats a lead of 42-6.
While the offense was without three starters, the defense was also missing one of its playmakers in senior Adam Steele. Senior Scott Schrag filled in for Steele and led the team with 13 tackles. Schrag credited the depth of the Wildcats’ linebackers corps, which has made him work hard in practice, for his performance.
”Any time you have strong competition, you always have a better linebacking corps as a whole and I think all of us together, I mean it’s friendly competition, but we all want to be No. 1,” Schrag said. “Everybody is always striving every day to get to the top.”
The Eagles were able to put a scoring drive together late in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late, as the Wildcats secured the 42-13 victory.
Baker will have its second straight bye week Saturday before hitting the road to play Culver-Stockton College Oct. 27 in Canton, Mo.
Chris Duderstadteditor
Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeSenior Kyle Bolton attempts to stay in bounds after making a catch during the homecoming game against Avila University Oct. 6 at Liston Stadium. Bolton recorded 56 receiving yards during the game and scored the Wildcats’ opening touchdown on a 16-yard run to put Baker ahead 7-3. The Wildcats secured the 42-13 victory over Avila to improve to 5-2 on the season and 4-2 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The Wildcats had two consecutive bye weeks, but will take on Culver-Stockton College Oct. 27 in Canton, Mo. Culver-Stockton is winless this season, with an 0-7 record.
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After baseball season ended in the spring, senior Steven Stewart had wrapped up four years of being a dual-sport athlete. When Stewart realized he would have to return to Baker for a fifth year of college and no longer had eligibility remaining to play soccer or baseball, he came up with a possible solution.
In the spring, Stewart went to kick field goals at Liston Stadium in front of head football coach Mike Grossner and members of the team and eventually earned a spot on the roster.
“It’s definitely different because I never actually played football in my life,” Stewart said. “Not even when I was in high school. I mean, I knew I could kick a ball because I had been kicking soccer balls for my whole life and it is actually a lot more different than you would think.”
To help make the transition to being a placekicker, Stewart went to the kicking camp of former Kansas City Chief Louie Aguiar in the summer. After going to the camp and practicing throughout the summer, Stewart had a shot to be the starting placekicker in training camp, and he won it.
Stewart made an immediate impact in his first game as he kicked two field goals and three extra points in the Wildcats’ 27-20 win against Ottawa University.
“He’s been our player of the week special teams wise two out of the seven weeks,” Grossner said. “(Oct. 6 against Avila University,) he was our player of the week on special teams because he was perfect in his extra points and all of his kickoffs were great.”
While Stewart has found success so far this season, it has not come easy.
One of the main differences from playing soccer and baseball in comparison to football has been Stewart’s time spent in the weight
room and in practice.“Well, I’m actually not doing a very good
job of staying out of (the weight room), but it is just different in all aspects,” Stewart said. “Not having the ball and being a kicker ... I’m definitely still important as a kicker, I’m just not as involved as I was in soccer and baseball with being a shortstop or midfielder or whatever it was. It is just different having that active type of role, but staying healthy is tough.”
Senior Sean McAlister, a baseball and soccer teammate of Stewart, experienced what it was like to play two sports with him over the last four years.
“He was in the same (recruiting) class as I was and we kind of hit it off early,” McAlister said. “He’s pretty much one of the most versatile (soccer) players. He played defender as a freshman and then midfield, then forward. He became team captain last year and was kind of that guiding voice all year for the guys.”
As a pitcher on the baseball team, McAlister was happy to have Stewart playing behind him at shortstop.
“He was the leadoff (hitter), batted clean-up, whatever you needed him,” McAlister said. “Playing in the field, he was consistent and never had errors. He was always there to back up the pitchers.”
Stewart has gone from being a captain for the baseball and soccer teams and going through long practices, to a smaller, yet still important role as the placekicker this football season.
With three more regular season football games remaining, Stewart’s athletic career at Baker is nearing an end. When looking back on his time as a Wildcat so far, Stewart did not have one sport which he considered to be his favorite.
“I haven’t ever really enjoyed any of them more than the other,” Stewart said. “Just which ever one is in season. The reason I came to Baker was to play soccer and baseball. Being able to play football in my fifth year was icing on the cake.”
Stewart continues career as placekickerChris Duderstadt
editor
Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeSenior Steven Stewart kicks an extra point during his first collegiate football game Aug. 25 at Ottawa University. Stewart converted for both of his field goal attempts during the game and made all three of his extra point attempts. He has two other field goals on the season for the ‘Cats.
1 - on - 1 withBryan Williams
You transferred to Baker from Glendale Community College, how many years did you play there?
I played two years at Glendale.
What made you decide to transfer to Baker?
Because of family. I am like the 10th member of my family to go to Baker. I have my sister out here and my little cousin, so I wanted to see them and be part of my mom’s family, who still lives in the Overland Park area.
What is it like to carry on the family tradition of being a Baker legacy?
It’s cool, but it’s really no different than I think just playing with good friends. I don’t think of it as being a legacy here technically, even though Emil Liston Stadium is named after a relative and all that. It’s cool knowing that I had family play here, but it’s just great to be part of a good program, and hanging out with coach Grossner and a good coaching staff. It’s a blast to be a part of whether I was a legacy or not, they are great people to be with.
What has the transition to Baker been like?
Academically, a little bit tough, but not too bad. Getting used to Kansas was a lot different. Driving through corn fields on an 18 hour drive was a little bit weird. A little bit weird being away from family. But being at a small school, like Baker, is just like being back at home in Arizona, and so it really has a lot of the comforts of home.
Game wise, what is the difference between playing at a junior college and the NAIA?
Well, talent wise, they are very similar. Juco’s have a lot of great talent, a lot of guys that go on to play Division I ball. So talent wise, there is not a big drop off at all. But the great thing about being part of an NAIA program and a four-year school in general is that you really get a chance to be part of a family. Juco is merely a two-year stepping stone for all of the athletes. Here it’s really more of a family and you get a lot more bonding time and you get a lot closer to your teammates.
What is that family bonding experience like at Baker?
It’s great. There are a lot of good guys out here. A great guy in Steven Stewart, that luckily came over to kick for us this season after dominating every other sport on Baker’s campus. It’s a blast to be with him and it’s a blast just to be close with those guys throughout. Myron Tipton, my longsnapper, is a great kid, and I am going to enjoy being with him next year. Also carrying over some of the family
stuff, coach Grossner was a Glendale Gaucho and that’s how he found me. Andrew Augsburger, our tight end, was also a Gaucho with me. So having them come out here is a nice way to transition.
Have you always been a member of the special teams?
In high school, I was a quarterback and linebacker. Quarterback was my thing, tore my shoulder my senior year, went to a Juco hoping to heal up and play again, but had to go through a couple more surgeries and the doctor said ‘no more.’ So I asked my dad to teach me how to punt. So he taught me as much as he could before my first year out at Juco, and punted ever since and it’s gone pretty well for me.
1 on 1 is a section in which sports editor Sara Bell interviews a prominent Baker sports figure about their sport and their life.
Junior Punter
For more of the 1-on-1 interview with Bryan Williams visit thebakerorange.com
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Football: BU @ Culver-stockton
After falling to Missouri Valley College and MidAmerica Nazarene University, the No. 15 Wildcats posted a 42-13 victory against Avila University Oct. 6. Baker will have its second straight bye week Saturday, but will play Culver-Stockton College Oct. 27 in Canton, Mo.
Women’s Soccer: Bu @ Benedictine
The No. 17 women’s soccer team used a four game win-streak to claim an undefeated record in its first three games of conference play, but No. 15 Graceland University stole the ‘Cats shot at perfection Sunday in the final minute of overtime with a 2-1 win. The team will look to bounce back at 5 p.m. Saturday against Benedictine College in Atchison.
Volleyball:Culver-stockton @ bu
Through October, the volleyball team has improved to 5-1 in conference play and 16-11 on the season. The ‘Cats were scheduled to play No. 21 MidAmerica Nazarene University in a key match Thursday, but results were not available at press time. Baker will take on its next conference opponent, Culver-Stockton College, at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Collins Center.
Men’s Soccer: BU @ Benedictine
After dropping its conference opener to Central Methodist University, the men’s soccer team has won its last three games to improve to 3-1 in conference play. The Wildcats will look to keep their winning streak alive against Benedictine College at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Atchison.
Baker University’s fall sports teams are approaching the end of their seasons, and with only a handful of games left, the Wildcats are looking to make deep runs in their Heart of America Athletic Conference tournaments.
The men’s and women’s cross country teams continue to receive national recognition after finishing in second and first place, respectively, in the Haskell Invitational Oct. 6 in Lawrence. The Wildcats will run in the Mid-States Classic Saturday in Winfield before competing in the HAAC Championships Nov. 3 in Lamoni, Iowa.
Cross Country: Mid-States Classic
With three games left in its regular season schedule, the Baker University volleyball team has again proven to be one of the top teams in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
The defending conference champions stumbled against Evangel University Sept. 25, dropping the match to the Crusaders 3-1. However, the Wildcats swept their next three conference opponents to improve to 5-1 in conference play.
Baker was scheduled to play No. 21 MidAmerica Nazarene University Thursday in Olathe, but results were not available at press time.
After the team swept Missouri Valley College Oct. 3, head coach Kathy Allen said her team had still not reached its full potential.
“I still don’t think they have peaked,” Allen said. “I feel like we play well a lot, but I still think we have a lot to learn.”
Senior Jana Boss believes her team has come a long way from the beginning of the season.
“Starting the season off with losing so many seniors and bringing in so many new players, I think we’ve really proven something that we’re able to come together as a team and still have a successful season.”
The Wildcats made quick work of Avila University during the Eagles’ senior night Tuesday as they swept the team 25-12, 25-15 and 25-17. Senior Savannah Smith led both teams with 11 kills during the match, which added to her season total of 274. Boss added 31 assists on the team’s 39 kills and junior Renata Dill contributed 14 digs.
Prior to Tuesday’s match, the team had just returned from the Colorado College Tournament where it posted a 1-2 record
against NCAA Division III teams.Heading into the Tournament Oct. 12, the
Wildcats had no idea what to expect from the teams it would be facing.
However, the Wildcats swept the Whittier College Poets of Whittier, Calif., 27-25, 25-14 and 25-17 in the tournament opener.
The Wildcats had nine service errors during the match, but made up for it with nine team blocks. Whittier’s top outside hitter, senior Alyssa Sialaris, leads her team with 334 kills on the season, but Baker’s defense at the net limited her to a season low six kills.
In the first set, Whittier had control of a 24-20 lead, but Baker went on a 7-1 run to clinch the 27-25 win. The Wildcats’ momentum would then carry over into the next two sets.
“I think against Whittier, we kind of owned that match,” Smith said. “We don’t have one necessarily go-to player, we have five or six go-to players. With Whittier, they only had two players that they went to, so it was easy to key in on those two players. Once we shut them down, they were kind of done.”
During its second match of the day, Baker faced the tournament host, Colorado College. The Tigers are 18-6 overall and ranked No. 20 among NCAA Division III teams.
Colorado College combined for 47 kills during the match to earn the 25-12, 25-22 and 25-16 sweep.
In their only match Saturday, the Wildcats fell behind Claremont Mudd Scripps 2-0, but after gaining a 10-point lead in the middle of the third set, Baker forced the Athenas into a fourth set. Claremont used a late 7-1 run, though, and secured the match and a 26-24 set victory.
Baker will face its next conference opponent, Culver-Stockton College, Tuesday at Collins Center. Culver-Stockton is 3-4 in conference play and 15-16 on the season.
‘Cats improve in HAAC playSara Bell
managing editor
Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeJunior Crystal Simon, left, and freshman Danielle French, right, attempt to block a spike by a Peru State University player Oct. 8 in Collins Center. The Wildcats defeated Peru State 25-17, 25-23 and 25-21. Baker also swept Avila University 24-14, 25-12 and 25-17 Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. to improve to 5-1 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
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Caldwell sets new baker record
Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange(Top) The women’s cross country team races Oct. 6 at the Haskell Invitational. The ‘Cats finished in first place, and junior Lauren Jaqua was the overall winner in the meet.(Bottom) Senior Aaron Caldwell and freshman Jeremy Bryan run in the Rim Rock Farm Classic Sept. 29 in Lawrence. Caldwell broke the Baker University 8,000-meter race record with a time of 25:34 and an average mile time of 5:08.
Breaking a Baker University athletic record is a difficult thing to do, but senior Aaron Caldwell has done just that not once, but twice this season.
In two consecutive meets, Caldwell broke the Baker 8,000-meter run record. First, with a time of 25:34 Sept. 29 at the Rim Rock Farm Classic and then again Oct. 6 in Lawrence at the Haskell Invitational with a time of 25:17.
Caldwell said the first time he broke the record was “amazing” because he was up against top NCAA Division I runners, but the second straight record-breaking race was almost surreal.
“The second time was just unbelievable,” Caldwell said. “Even in the race, I just knew it was going to happen. It’s just an amazing feeling because one of my goals this season was to break the school record ... It’s good to see the hard work pay off. It’s relieving almost.”
For his performances, Caldwell was recognized as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Runner of the Week for three straight weeks.
Despite having four runners post top 20 times at the Haskell Invitational, the University of Saint Mary edged out Caldwell and the men’s team by five points to claim the first-place finish. Freshman Jeremy Bryan and seniors Eric Larson and Taylor Nall also finished in the top 20 for the Wildcats.
Head coach Zach Kindler said the team is looking solid at this point in the season and he is excited about how the team is progressing.
“If we continue doing this over the next three weeks, really start applying to it ... we should be really ready to roll at the conference meet,” Kindler said.
After its off week, the team fell out of the NAIA top 25 poll, but the Wildcats remain the only team in the Heart of America Athletic Conference to be receiving votes.
In addition to the men’s team, the women are also receiving votes in the NAIA coaches’ poll. The team continued to prove itself Oct. 6 as it clinched its second first-place finish of the season.
Junior Lauren Jaqua was the top runner for Baker and won the race overall as she finished with a time of 18:33 in the 5,000-meter run at the Haskell Invitational.
Alongside Jaqua, sophomore Kerry Kurta, juniors Ashley McBride and Megan Rosa and senior Lindsey Brown also finished in the top 20 for the Wildcats.
Rosa said the team’s performance at Haskell has served as a confidence booster for the Wildcats.
“That was our first meet that we have won since (the Maple Leaf Invitational),” Rosa said. “I think everyone got really, really excited about that. I think that was definitely one of our bigger team performances.”
Prior to the team’s win at Haskell, the Wildcats had four runners finish in the top 20 at the Emporia State Planet Sub Invitational Sept. 28, which helped lead Baker to a second-place finish behind Fort Hays State University.
Jaqua earned a fifth-place individual finish and a time of 18.28 in the 5,000-meter race. Kurta, Rosa and McBride rounded out the top 20 for Baker.
Due to her recent performances, Jaqua claimed back-to-back HAAC Runner of the Week titles for her third conference honor of the season.
The men’s and women’s teams will return to action in the Mid-States Classic Oct. 20 in Winfield. The event will serve as the teams final meet before competing in the HAAC Championships Nov. 3 in Lamoni, Iowa.
“This weekend is going to be a great opportunity for us to see a lot of those NAIA schools just ahead of us or just around us,” Kindler said. “It also gives us a chance to see ... Central Methodist (University) and see how we stack up with those guys as well.”
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Tera Lyons and Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange(Top Left) Members of the independent team act out their homecoming week skit Oct. 4 in Allen Dining Hall.
(Top Right) Senior Kellen Kristoffersen slides a cookie from his forehead into his mouth during one of the games at BU Showdown on Oct. 2 in Collins Center.
(Bottom Right) Sophomore Aundre Allen runs past defenders after catching a pass from junior Jake Morse during the Oct. 6 game against Avila University at Liston Stadium.
Jordan Doblin/The Baker OrangeJim Sallenbach’s art show, “Object-ive Vision” is a featured virtual exhibit at the Lumberyard Arts Center, which will last through Maple Leaf weekend.
It’s a frequently asked question: “Is there such a thing as ‘love at first sight?’” and if you ask artist Jim Sallenbach, his answer will be “absolutely.”
When Sallenbach entered the Baldwin Lumberyard Arts Center in 2010 for the first time, he fell in love with the fascinating architecture and the unusual story of the building.
“I just left my tour thinking, ‘I will show in that place in two years,’” Sallenbach said. “And now I’m here and I’m really, really, really happy with the show and my pieces.”
Sallenbach, who is originally from a city outside of Hollywood, California, is an ex-professional roller skater who “haphazardly” fell into the art game. However, after receiving too much negative feedback, he decided to try out his hand in janitorial work.
Yet due to “an itch (he) couldn’t scratch,” Sallenbach put himself back in the game. He gave himself a three-to-five-year frame of only doing art, with absolutely no backup plan.
“You have to adopt an ‘A’ for artist,” Sallenbach said. “You’re constantly being judged and being told no, but you have to get out there and make it happen. I like being told, ‘you can’t do that,’ and then doing it.”
His techniques are unique; he works in an old carriage house with a screw-in light bulb for a light, kneeling on a pillow as “homage to the art.” He does most of his work by sight and touch, not knowing right from wrong, and only working to please his own desire due to being self-taught.
Sallenbach is a part of the “found objects” movement, thus, some of his pieces are collections of nails, bird nests, figurines and
much more.“This piece here I found after literally
being hit on the head with it,” Sallenbach said, pointing to a seed in one of his pieces. “I was out in my yard and a bird dropped it on me, and I thought ‘I can use that.’”
Sallenbach admits that he always thought he was a bit looney, due to the fact that he was constantly picking things up off the ground that seemed to have no significant meaning. But once he became an artist, he understood why he had been doing it.
“I love almost magically putting together the pieces,” Sallenbach said. “It’s almost like a puzzle. Every piece has a story and an identity that try to capture your attention and tell you a story. I enjoy people being lost when they look at my work.”
His other collection of work is entitled “mixed media,” where he takes pictures, charms and even sand that he calls “sands of the world,” which he has collected on his numerous trips to exotic countries and puts them together in an earthy and textural way.
“My work is pure and straight forward,” Sallenbach said. “I’m being true to myself and pushing it to the max. I feel that the doors have just opened up for me, after all the time that I’ve spent knocking. You just have to make it happen and never take no for an answer.”
Sallenbach’s show “Object-ive Vision” will be featured through Sunday in the Lumberyard Arts Center.
Taylor Shuckstaff writer
‘Object-ive Vision’ Art Show
University puts onannual high schoolmarching festival
Baker University played host to 14 different high school marching bands Wednesday as they traveled to compete in the 14th annual Baker University Marching Festival.
Ray James, assistant professor of music and director of bands, was encouraged about the potential of the festival prior to the event being held.
“We’re especially excited about this year because we have two show instructors and choreographers from the Netherlands coming to experience the marching band scene in America,” James said.
James started the festival 14 years ago with only five bands, but it has grown every single year.
“I send out invitations to bands in classes 1A through 5A because this festival is set up as a venue for the smaller schools to allow them to come and not have to compete with the largest schools in the state,” James said. “I think that’s partially why there’s been growing interest in the festival and why we have a lot of returners.”
The festival had four judges, all of whom were current or former high school band directors, and awarded points based on the categories of music, marching and general effect.
All BU band members help facilitate the festival and act as judges’ assistants, mentors to the high school bands, greeters and more.
Senior Morgan James has helped with the festival during his time at BU, but also remembers when the first year of the festival.
“My dad is Ray James and started the festival when he came to Baker,” Morgan said. “It’s pretty amazing to see that each year is bigger and he’s turned it into something that these bands love to come back to. He puts a lot of work into it.”
Morgan said he helped his dad with the festival as a boy, participated in it as a high school student and now gets to mentor high school students that come to it.
“It’s fun to see these high schoolers come out and perform and see their faces after they compete to try and win the trophy at the end of the night,” Morgan said.
The marching festival is hosted at Liston Stadium. Platte County High School was this year’s grand champion.
Katie Thurbonstaff writer
Sallenbach’s exhibit will be featured during the Maple Leaf Festival Saturday and Sunday. Visitors check out his exhibit plus numerous food and craft booths, the annual Maple Leaf parade, and a weekend of festivities in Baldwin City.
While the marching band festival is important to Baker as a recruiting tool, the BU music department has a few events coming up in which its own students will perform.
The Baker music department will host a choir concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in Rice Auditorium. The concert will feature all three of Baker’s choirs: concert, chamber and community.
“I think the pieces we’ve chosen this year are great and I hope people come out and support what is coming together to be a great concert,” Matthew Potterton, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, said.
The music department has also added a faculty clarinet recital to its calendar of events. The recital will take place Nov. 4.
Upcoming BU music concerts
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As the stress of classes begins to weigh on students, many are attempting to find any possible way to relax. Fortunately, there may be a solution for those searching for a way to wind down.
Professor of Spanish Sandra Schumm teaches a beginner-level yoga course that she says “helps with relaxation and anxiety.”
Schumm, who began doing yoga 10 years ago, said that in order to become a certified yoga instructor, one must take 200 teaching hours, which is the recommended amount of time suggested by the Yoga Alliance.
Schumm said that being certified “ensures [the] quality” of yoga that the student is being taught.
The class, which meets at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, is becoming increasingly popular among students, who range from soccer players to art students.
It is becoming so popular, in fact, that if students do not register for the class quickly enough, they may not receive a spot.
“The class usually gets filled up before the freshmen and sophomores can get to it,” junior Tim Laughlin said.
Students who take this course not only learn basic yoga stretches and poses, but the philosophy of yoga as well.
Schumm’s class is largely based on the Iyengar program, which emphasizes the importance of learning each pose correctly before advancing to actual exercises.
“We read a lot of the yoga philosophy, as well as breathing techniques,” Schumm said.
Learning all of the poses may seem daunting and somewhat arduous, but many find it to be relaxing and even fun.
“My favorite pose is halasana,” senior Sydney Doster said. “It’s when you lay on your back, lift your feet over your head and rest the balls of your feet on the floor behind you.”
Schumm will be offering two separate yoga classes in the spring, one beginner and one advanced.
The regular yoga class, HP 111 A will continue to be offered at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and the advanced course, HP 211 A, will take place later in the day at 2 p.m.
Yoga classes meet in Mabee Gym, and students are encouraged to bring their own yoga mat, blocks and bands.
Baker students bend over backward to take yoga class
Calendar of Events
“My favorite pose is halasana. It’s when you lay on your back, lift your feet over your head and rest the balls of your feet on the floor behind you.”Sydney Doster/senior
Cassady Clinkscalestaff writer
October - November Events:Saturday, Oct. 20 - Sunday, Oct. 21Maple Leaf FestivalBaldwin City
Domestic Violence Awareness WeekMonday, Oct. 22 - Friday, Oct. 27Monday, Oct. 22Jana’s Campaign Rice Auditorium8 p.m.Clothes Line ProjectGrape ArborTuesday, Oct. 23SAC “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”Hartley Plaza11 a.m.GaDuGi SpeakerHarter Union8 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 24Willow Domestic Violence Center SpeakerHarter Union Lobby8 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 25Sonja Heathe: Healthy RelationshipsOwens AV Room8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26Take Back the Night8:30 p.m. Hartley Plaza
Tuesday, October 23Republican Town Hall ForumMabee Hall 1007 p.m.
Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeJunior Mason Bruza and senior Jerome Newman battle during Baker Vniversity Lifeless Language Association’s weekly melee battle Sunday on Mabee Lawn. The organization meets every Sunday afternoon to participate in Live Action Role Playing.
