Muskingum Softball Lady Muskies fall before OAC Championship, ending their season. Heart Walk remembers professor Muskingum University’s Greek Council hosts heart walk to remember beloved Visiting Assistant Professor. THE BLACK & MAGENTA Page 8 The Black & Magenta Vol. 119, Issue 28 May 4, 2015 Kathryn Kellar, Editor-in-Chief Alumni Weekend Muskie alumni of the Long Magenta Line to come back for weekend. Page 2 Page 3 Lang asks “what’s next” after suppressing cancer Christine Holmes News & Managing Editor Muskingum University Assistant Director of Public Relations Rod Lang became one of 1,660,290 individuals estimated by the American Cancer Society to receive the devastating news of being diagnosed with cancer in Oct. 2013. Lang went to his family doctor during the summer of 2013 with complaints of excessive fatigue. The result of his blood test indicated there was something more incorrect than normal with Lang, so he was referred to a hematologist and oncologist in Canton, Ohio. After a bone marrow biopsy, Lang was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. Multiple Myeloma is an incurable form of cancer that originates in the bone marrow. “It is very dangerous in the sense that it can spread because it’s in your bone marrow and it’s in your blood,” said Lang. When Lang learned of his diagnosis, he knew he had a choice to make. “You have to decide how you’re going to approach your life when you learn something like this,” said Lang. He had to choose his mindset throughout his treatments. “I just decided that it was better for me and everybody in my life to just, in a strange way, act like it wasn’t there.” Lang said he is more than willing to talk about his condition, but as far as day-to-day activities go, he prefers to approach them as if nothing unusual is happening in his life. According to Lang, the support from family, friends and everyone at Muskingum made all the difference in the world for him. His colleagues accepted his request to pretend nothing was wrong, and so Lang continued to work as usual. He began weekly, and sometimes bi-weekly chemotherapy shortly after his diagnosis, still managing to make it to work following his Thursday treatments. “For some people, chemotherapy is really debilitating, I mean really makes them catastrophically ill, and that was not the case with me,” said Lang. “That’s just dumb luck.” Lang said doctors encourage recipients of chemotherapy to stay as active as possible because sitting around leads to weakness, which makes it harder to get better. However, Multiple Myeloma can make it difficult to be active with the fatigue it causes. “You’re not even sick as much as you are unbelievably tired,” said Lang. “That makes life a little tricky sometimes.” ROD LANG, continued on Page 2 Christine Holmes/Black & Magenta Rod Lang, Assistant Director of Public Relations, returns to Muskingum University’s campus in April 2015 after a two month medical leave. Death of newborn could have been avoided Christine Holmes News & Managing Editor The newborn found dead at 125 Lakeside Drive on Muskingum University’s campus died of asphyxiation, according to Muskingum County Coroner Charles Feicht. Feicht confirms the baby was alive before being placed in a tightly knotted trash bag. He says the mother, whose name had not yet been released, was near full term pregnancy, an estimated 38 weeks when she gave birth to the baby girl. The trash bag was found outside the university-owned house occupied by the Delta Gamma Theta sorority around 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. Christine Holmes/Black & Magenta The body was sent to the Licking County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy, which was performed around 2 p.m. Friday, April 24. The Muskingum County Coroner’s Office is handling the results. Under the Ohio Revised Code, a parent is able to voluntarily deliver a child who is 72 hours old or younger to peace officers, hospital employees, and any medical service worker on behalf of the emergency medical service the worker’s employer. The Safe Haven law grants immunity to the parent from prosecution. According to New Concord Fire Chief Brent Gates, a baby can even be taken to the Wellness Center, New Concord Police Department, and University Police. However, he said a hospital or fire department is a better choice. Gates said even though the Safe Haven law is meant for newborns, medics are trained not to hesitate to take a person of any age. “If a mother tries to give you a four- year-old, you take it,” said Gates. He said the New Concord Fire Department has never had a baby dropped off to them, but they have taken care of a senior citizen. Several months ago, the New Concord Fire Department went in depth with how to handle situations when babies are delivered to their door for EMT re-certification. According to Gates, members of the fire department are told to obtain as much information about the baby before getting him or her to a hospital where they are then taken into the care of Social Services. Gates said he has been approached by several amenities requesting to spread awareness of the Baby Safe Haven law. As willing as he is to participate in such a program, Gates doesn’t believe it’s the proper “time to start preaching, [but] time to show compassion.” Instead, Gates said the beginning of the next school year might be a better time to teach people about the Safe Haven law. Sara Abel, a resident of McConnelsville, Ohio, is a mother of one, but she became infertile after the birth of her son. She is currently working with adoption agencies and said there are many parents who would have loved to care for the child found at Muskingum University. “There are too many options this day and age for this to be happening,” said Abel. She wants women to know that there are choices for every circumstance and they should never feel scared or alone. “I am sure there is great on-campus counseling for situations like this,” said Abel. “I am hoping, by this happening for a second time, they will step up and let [women] know they have a choice.” The first time a baby was found dead at Muskingum University was in 2002 when the at the time 21-year-old Jennifer Bryant gave birth to her son at a university-owned house also on Lakeside Dr. The baby was found dead in a dumpster behind the residence.
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Muskingum Softball
Lady Muskies fall before OAC Championship, ending their season.
Heart Walk remembers professor
Muskingum University’s Greek Council hosts heart walk to remember beloved Visiting Assistant Professor.
T H E B L A C K & M A G E N T A Page 8
The Black & MagentaVol. 119, Issue 28May 4, 2015
Kathryn Kellar, Editor-in-Chief
Alumni Weekend
Muskie alumni of the Long Magenta Line to come back for weekend.
Page 2 Page 3
Lang asks “what’s next” after suppressing cancerChristine HolmesNews & Managing Editor
Muskingum University Assistant Director of Public Relations Rod Lang became one of 1,660,290 individuals estimated by the American Cancer Society to receive the devastating news of being diagnosed with cancer in Oct. 2013.
Lang went to his family doctor during the summer of 2013 with complaints of excessive fatigue. The result of his blood test indicated there was something more incorrect than normal with Lang, so he was referred to a hematologist and oncologist in Canton, Ohio. After a bone marrow biopsy, Lang was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma.
Multiple Myeloma is an incurable form of cancer that originates in the bone marrow.
“It is very dangerous in the sense that it can spread because it’s in your
bone marrow and it’s in your blood,” said Lang.
When Lang learned of his diagnosis, he knew he had a choice to make.
“You have to decide how you’re going to approach your life when you learn something like this,” said Lang.
He had to choose his mindset throughout his treatments.
“I just decided that it was better for me and everybody in my life to just, in a strange way, act like it wasn’t there.”
Lang said he is more than willing to talk about his condition, but as far as day-to-day activities go, he prefers to approach them as if nothing unusual is happening in his life.
According to Lang, the support from family, friends and everyone at Muskingum made all the difference in the world for him.
His colleagues accepted his request to pretend nothing was wrong, and so Lang continued to work as usual.
He began weekly, and sometimes
bi-weekly chemotherapy shortly after his diagnosis, still managing to make it to work following his Thursday treatments.
“For some people, chemotherapy is really debilitating, I mean really makes them catastrophically ill, and that was not the case with me,” said Lang. “That’s just dumb luck.”
Lang said doctors encourage recipients of chemotherapy to stay as active as possible because sitting around leads to weakness, which makes it harder to get better.
However, Multiple Myeloma can make it difficult to be active with the fatigue it causes.
“You’re not even sick as much as you are unbelievably tired,” said Lang. “That makes life a little tricky sometimes.”
ROD LANG,continued on Page 2
Christine Holmes/Black & MagentaRod Lang, Assistant Director of Public Relations, returns to Muskingum University’s campus in April 2015 after a two month medical leave.
Death of newborn could have been avoided
Christine HolmesNews & Managing Editor
The newborn found dead at 125 Lakeside Drive on Muskingum University’s campus died of asphyxiation, according to Muskingum County Coroner Charles Feicht.
Feicht confirms the baby was alive before being placed in a tightly knotted trash bag.
He says the mother, whose name had not yet been released, was near full term pregnancy, an estimated 38 weeks when she gave birth to the baby girl.
The trash bag was found outside the university-owned house occupied by the Delta Gamma Theta sorority around 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 22.
Christine Holmes/Black & Magenta
The body was sent to the Licking County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy, which was performed around 2 p.m. Friday, April 24. The Muskingum County Coroner’s Office is handling the results.
Under the Ohio Revised Code, a parent is able to voluntarily deliver a child who is 72 hours old or younger to peace officers, hospital employees, and any medical service worker on behalf of the emergency medical service the worker’s employer. The Safe Haven law grants immunity to the parent from prosecution.
According to New Concord Fire Chief Brent Gates, a baby can even be taken to the Wellness Center, New Concord Police Department, and University Police. However, he said a hospital or fire department is a better choice.
Gates said even though the Safe Haven law is meant for newborns, medics are trained not to hesitate to take a person of any age.
“If a mother tries to give you a four-
year-old, you take it,” said Gates. He said the New Concord Fire
Department has never had a baby dropped off to them, but they have taken care of a senior citizen.
Several months ago, the New Concord Fire Department went in depth with how to handle situations when babies are delivered to their door for EMT re-certification. According to Gates, members of the fire department are told to obtain as much information about the baby before getting him or her to a hospital where they are then taken into the care of Social Services.
Gates said he has been approached by several amenities requesting to spread awareness of the Baby Safe Haven law. As willing as he is to participate in such a program, Gates doesn’t believe it’s the proper “time to start preaching, [but] time to show compassion.”
Instead, Gates said the beginning of the next school year might be a better time to teach people about the Safe Haven law.
Sara Abel, a resident of McConnelsville, Ohio, is a mother of one, but she became infertile after the birth of her son. She is currently working with adoption agencies and said there are many parents who would have loved to care for the child found at Muskingum University.
“There are too many options this day and age for this to be happening,” said Abel.
She wants women to know that there are choices for every circumstance and they should never feel scared or alone.
“I am sure there is great on-campus counseling for situations like this,” said Abel. “I am hoping, by this happening for a second time, they will step up and let [women] know they have a choice.”
The first time a baby was found dead at Muskingum University was in 2002 when the at the time 21-year-old Jennifer Bryant gave birth to her son at a university-owned house also on Lakeside Dr.
The baby was found dead in a dumpster behind the residence.
NewsPage 2 Brenna BusbyOrbit Media Reporter
Jie YuOrbit Media Reporter
The 2015 Alumni Weekend will take place June 19 and June 21, hosted by the Alumni Relations Office.
“It’s a chance for [all alumni] to come back to campus and celebrate the time they spent in Muskingum,” said Director of Alumni Relations Jennifer Bronner. “They can reconnect with their classmates and rememorize their friendships.”
Special reunions are planned for the classes of 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1990. The Class of 1965 will be recognized in the Alumni Convocation.
“My expectation is always [that] whoever comes can have a great time and feels like it’s hard to leave,” said Bronner.
To inform alumni of the dates, Alumni Relations Office announced the date of Alumni Weekend on their Facebook page and their website in the early spring.
In addition, they sent a brochure and registration card in the mail, so alumni can know what events will be held and register in advance.
Online registration is also available for alumni registration.
“[I hope] whoever comes can have a great time, feels like it’s hard to leave, and have a great memorable time here,” said Bronner.
One of the most important events is Alumni Convocation.
During the convocation, the President’s Medal and the Distinguished Service Awards (DSA) will be recognized.
DSA is the highest award presented
Muskie Alumni return to stomping grounds
Martin KurtzOrbit Media Reporter
In the State of Ohio, over 50 educational preparation facilities abide by the Ohio Standards for the teaching profession, and Muskingum University’s Education Department is not any different.
There are seven education standards that education majors are to abide by.
Chair of the Education Department, Rae White, said that Standard 7.1 states, “teachers understand, uphold, and follow professional ethics, policies, and legal codes of professional conduct.”
“We know all too often in any profession [that] people make poor choices,” said White.
The Education Department discusses ethical decision making from Education 110: Introduction to Education all the way through the process of student teaching.
Students are taught to have three concepts: knowledge of what it takes to be an educator, the skills necessary to be an educator, and the character of a professional.
“I think it’s part of a professional disposition if you will, that you conduct yourself in a way I kiddingly say to students that you wouldn’t want your grandma or grandpa to see you say or do,” said White.
White also said that Muskingum’s Education Department prepares students well.
“I think local school districts hire a number of our graduates and have been delighted how they are prepared and [their] knowledge and skills and dispositions and I think that is a
testimony to our program,” said White.In Education 341: Assessment in
Education students discuss court cases about teacher ethics.
“We talk about those cases and why they are inappropriate and what you can do to avoid those situations,” said White.
The Education Department also has weekly seminars where they discuss professional ethics within technology, testing, and protocol.
In the situation where educators make unethical choices, White said that current education majors can learn from those mistakes.
“Anytime you hear or see that, you can use it as a teachable moment, as a caution,” said White. “By learning from other’s mistakes, then you can be wise enough to not make those yourselves.”
White said that the Muskingum Education Department takes great strides to prepare their students for situations outside of the classroom.
Muskingum University’s Education program also aims to teach their students how to portray themselves. Specifically focusing on social media because it is available to the public.
“People sometimes make decisions in a moment, in a split instant, and they wish they could retract it, but unfortunately, once you Tweeted it, once it’s on Twitter or Facebook or [you] even texted it to someone, it’s out there forever,” said White.
Mock interviews are held with local administrators who where principals, superintendents and curriculum coordinators talk with students to give them feedback.
Educating future teachers on ethics
ROD LANG,from Page 1
Lang continued chemotherapy through January to suppress the cancer enough to undergo a stem cell transplant.
On Feb. 24, 2015 Lang entered the Cleveland Clinic for the procedure. Once in the transplant wing, Lang knew he couldn’t leave until the procedure was complete.
The transplant wing is sealed off from the rest of the hospital with its own water and ventilation systems. Any visitors must first follow specific procedures before seeing Lang, which involved washing hands and faces.
Lang’s stem cell transplant began
with a massive dose of chemotherapy to kill everything in his system, including his bone marrow and immune system.
Once everything was dead, Lang was ready to be re-introduced to his own stem cells that had been frozen. The autologous stem cell transplant was conducted on Feb. 27.
While Lang was in the transplant wing, it was critical that visitors were healthy and compliant to the visiting procedures because even a common cold could be fatal with Lang’s non-existent immune system.
Lang’s body accepted the stem cell transplant, and he was released from the Cleveland Clinic.
He had his final visit with the doctor and learned that everything was as
by the Alumni Relations Office on behalf of the Alumni Council, an elected group of alumni who accept the applications and sort out the recipients.
This year, DSAs will be presented to four alumni who are outstanding in their fields or contribute to their community.
“Some recipients are making national impacts in the world, making contributions to human beings, to better the world where they are living,” said Bronner.
As the construction of Roberta A. Smith Library is almost complete, alumni can take a final phase construction tour and hear from the library services pioneer Elizabeth Topping Mainiero, Class of 1957.
“That will be the most exciting for our alumni,” said Bronner. “Simply because it’s always exciting to see a new building, and to see an old building that has been completely redone to be this really beautiful building that we have now for the library.”
Erin Blood Rollins, Class of 2004, is working as a costume shop manager for BalletMet.
She will give a presentation about how she got started as a theatre major and how this journey turned into her theatrical costuming career.
Bronner is also an alumna. “Being able to be here and hear
those stories are incredibly special for those of us who work here, for those of us who have really spent all of our professional lives here, at a place that matters to us too,” said Bronner.
According to Bronner, about four hundred alumni attend the annual Alumni Weekend.
good as possible. Lang will next enter a low-dose
chemotherapy program that will be much easier than his previous treatments with one drug as opposed to three.
“Because you can’t cure Multiple Myeloma, you basically spend the rest of your life monitoring it,” said Lang.
However, Lang is not concerned about having cancer, saying he doesn’t even think about it.
He instead looks at what he gained from the experience.
“The thing that impresses me the most about this is that I have a much better understanding of the fact that you can take something good out of almost anything, no matter how bad it
is,” said Lang.He said it was amazing to return
to Muskingum and see how happy everyone was for him.
“You just have a better appreciation of the people around you,” said Lang. “Frankly, you have a better appreciation of your life.”
Lang believes he is getting a second chance at life because of the stem cell transplant.
“I think about what the rest of my life is going to be like and I don’t think about how long the rest of my life is going to be,” said Lang. “I never did before, and I’m not going to start now.”
Lang instead asks the questions “what’s next?” and “where are we going now?”
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Muskingum University Police Crime LogApril 21-A theft was reported at Patton Hall.
April 22-A theft was reported at the football locker room in the Recreation Center.-A deceased newborn was found at 125 Lakeside Dr., multiple law enforcement agencies responded. This incident remains under investigation.
April 24-It was reported that there was someone on campus threatening another student. This report was investigated and it was determined that there were no threats.
April 25-Student Life called and advised there was a backpack full of alcohol outside of the Recreation Center. The bag was turned over to the Police Department.-As police patrolled the Quad area they noticed an argument outside of the Recreation Center. They then entered the Recreation Center and advised both parties to leave or they would be arrested.-Several young males were in Cambridge Hall
parking lot yelling and acting suspicious. All five were checked out by University Police and were advised that they could stay, but if they were involved in any other altercations or any type of complaint they would be trespassed or arrested.
April 26-While on foot patrol on Westview Alley two male subjects jumped behind a bush at one of the houses. The male subjects were asked to stay put but they ran away from NCPD. Both male subjects were apprehended by two University Police officers. -Vandalism was reported to a door at Moore Hall. The glass on the door was broken and Physical Plant was notified.-E.M.S. needed at Patton Dining Hall for a female student having seizures.
Throughout the week-Multiple parking citations and warnings issued.-Multiple vehicle jumpstarts and lockouts on vehicles.-Multiple assists for New Concord Police Department.-Multiple transports for injured student.
Final Exam season brings stress Sarah ListonOrbit Media Reporter
Finals week has arrived for the Spring 2015 semester for Muskingum University students.
Muskingum University’s counselors offer help to all Muskie students to help deal with any stress that piles up.
“[It] is a time for professional counselors to educate the public about the counseling services,” said Student Affairs Counselor Leah Cook. “The biggest piece is letting [students] know that [our] services are free and confidential to students. Many students attend counseling for various reasons such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, academic issues, or other personal issues. You don’t have to have a big issue to come to counseling.”
Once a person becomes overly stressed, they can experience a variety of symptoms, including an elevated heart rate, antisocial behavior, irritability, and a lesser ability to make better decisions.
“Some stress is good as it helps keep a person motivated,” said Cook. “However, one person can only handle so much before they become overly stressed.”
Muskingum’s counselors are available to students by appointment. Counseling Services has hosted the “Chill Zone” each semester for students to take a break from studying. The event was May 3 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The “Chill Zone” was held in the bottom of the Chess Center and included ice cream, a trail mix bar, massages, and games. Cook also advises that students cut down on sugary foods and beverages and take time to relax or exercise, even if it’s only for a few minutes.
“Focus on what you have control of and make a list of what needs done,” said Cook. “Talk to a friend, family member, or a counselor. Eat healthy, exercise, get enough sleep, and take deep breaths. Muskies, you can do this.”
The counseling offices are located in the basement of Montgomery Hall.
Students support heart health to remember beloved ProfessorMartin KurtzOrbit Media Reporter
Greek Council hosted a Heart Walk on the Johnson Family Track at McConagha Stadium in honor of late Professor John Kuhn on April 26.
The walk was held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 65 students, staff, friends and family of Kuhn’s were able to freely walk around the track.
During the event prizes, along with red ribbons and water were given out to the people who walked.
Participants wore the color red to symbolize the fight against heart disease. Numerous students and colleagues of Kuhn attended to give support and tribute to him.
“I came out to support this walk because he was a very important person in my life,” said sophomore theatre minor Claudia Coffey. “I haven’t really had the chance to repay that in any way yet so I really looked forward to the walk so I could have a way to give back some positive energy into the universe.”
Sophomore theatre major Adam Livingston expressed the same sentiment. “I decided to come out here to give some support because the show [“Bye Bye Birdie”] was something, but this [is] specifically for him,” said Livingston.
Martin Kurtz/Black & Magenta(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) friends of late Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre John Kuhn, Richard Weaver, Kathy Blair-Weaver, Kuhn’s wife Cate Blair-Wilhelm, John Futty, Millie Leverton attend the Heart Walk on April 26.
The event raised a total of $395.65 with some donations still coming in.
Half of the proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association.
A fourth of the proceeds will be donated to the Actors’ Theatre of Columbus and the last fourth will be donated to The John S. Kuhn Theatre Service Award.
Chair of the Communication, Media, & Theatre Department Gene Alesandrini, who worked with Kuhn for 15 years at Muskingum University, expressed his happiness toward Greek Council for putting on the event.
“It’s a remarkably great cause with the American Heart Association,” said Alesandrini. “John Kuhn was a remarkable individual. I was really, really pleased that the Greeks decided to support John like that.”
The Chair of the Philanthropy Committee of Greek Council, Brooklin Patterson, headed the event and believed that there was a good turnout that came to support the cause.
“All together we had about 70 people show up and walk a good amount of laps,” said Patterson.
Patterson also said that the Order of Omega is looking to make the Heart Walk an annual event in memory of Kuhn.
The event ended with a total of 560 laps walked by 65 individuals.
Community CornerPage 4 Brenna BusbyOrbit Media Reporter
Summer concerts return for another season
Aaron EnoOrbit Media Reporter
A total of 200 New Concord community members came together for “Let’s Pick it up New Concord” on Saturday, April 25.
It is an event that celebrates Earth Day and spring cleaning.
Under the recent direction of the New Concord Area Arts and Recreation District (NCAARD), “Let’s Pick it up New Concord” is organized by Program Director, Judy Beetem.
“We’re lucky there’s not a lot of litter and garbage around this area, but there is some,” said Beetem. “People from the community come together [and] grab a trash bag, some gloves and pick up trash in different areas.”
Residents of New Concord, college students, The Boy and Girl Scouts of America, high school students, and New Concord Mayor Greg Adams all took part in the cleaning for “Let’s Pick it up New Concord.”
“I’m just always delighted and thrilled to see all the people that come out and from all the different walks of life,” said Beetem.
All volunteers get assigned to groups and then get sent out to sections of the town to help pick up trash.
Local businesses also support the event by supplying items such as food and coffee for people participating in “Let’s Pick it up New Concord.”
“I’m not sure if there’s any other event like this where the whole community comes together, so that’s what I really like to see,” said Beetem.
The majority of participants were from Muskingum University.
Muskingum University Chaplain Intern Karol Farris helped organize university student involvement.
Beetem thanked “all the students who got up on this cold, cold, cold morning, to come down and help us out.”
Muskingum University Senior Lauren Thomas said she was impressed by the turnout of volunteers.
“I enjoyed meeting people in the community, said Thomas. “Being a college student, I don’t always have such opportunities.”
“Let’s Pick it up New Concord” ended the day with a lunch for the contributors from local businesses.
Spring cleaning hits New Concord
Maria ConforteOrbit Media Reporter
The local summer entertainment series “Celebrate New Concord,” announced six shows for their upcoming 15th season. The concerts are open to the whole New Concord community.
“Our point of pride is that it is always free to the public,” said Assistant Director of Public Relations Rod Lang. “Anyone that wants to come can come and they can bring their chairs or blankets.”
The June performances will be June 2 and June 16.
The July concerts will take place on July 10 and July 21.
August 4 and August 18 will be the final performances of the season. All concerts are located in Village Park in New Concord. In the occasion of rain the concerts will be moved into the New Concord Fire Department firehouse.
“That is thanks to the generosity of the fire department, because they have to move all their equipment out of there,” said Lang.
The food being served will be provided by the National Trail Ruritan Club. The proceeds will benefit the
New Concord Food Pantry. All the events will start at 7 p.m.
The music genre varies depending on the night. There will also be a performance by Northwest Territory, a group that specializes in bluegrass music. There will be a performance from Friendship Four with an evening of gospel music for the entire family.
The Firefighter’s Festival will showcase HB7. They are one of the area’s most popular bands and feature a wide range of pop, rock, and soul from many different decades.
The Ladies of Longford will be offering an evening of Celtic music in a variety of styles. Abe Parker is a guitarist and vocalist who will be in a performance of motivational and inspirational music for children and their families. The Muskingum Jazz Group will perform classic American jazz favorites. The concerts are not aimed at a particular age group. People go to the events that interest them.
“We get older people,” said Lang. “We get families, dogs.”
Celebrate New Concord is sponsored by the Village of New Concord and the New Concord Area Board of Trade.
Celebrate New Concord concerts and the organization itself began in the year 2000.
Aaron Eno/Black & MagentaThe New Concord community picks up litter around the village on April 25.
Celebrate New Concord/Facebook The Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds performs at Celebrate New Concord in Village Park on Aug. 5, 2014.
Europe sues Google, what?!Daniel BarrPolitical Columnist
Google is the most popular search engine in the United States and in many other countries. Its ability to find relevant websites and to help direct consumers and producers to connect with each other has helped to create a more global society and economy.
While Bing and Yahoo provide some competition in this market, Google is by the far the most successful. Though for years this has led government agencies all over the world to question whether Google is abusing the market.
The European Commission, an executive body of the European Union, which is responsible for proposing legislation, upholding the EU treaties and other duties for the welfare of its part partnered countries, has accused Google of abusing its popularity.
On April 15, the committee sent a “statement of objections,” accusing Google of abusing its large demographic in the internet-search market by diverting web-traffic to use its services rather than a competitors.
The commission claims that Google has used its resources to push European consumers to use Google’s services for travel planning and shopping rather than the competition, such as Amazon or Travelocity.
“While Google may be the most used search engine, people can now find and access information in numerous different ways — and allegations of harm, for consumers and competitors, have proved to be wide of the mark,” said Senior Vice President for Google Amit Singhal.
On Google’s official European blog, Google has taken a heavy stance to try to state how they are not violating anti-
trust laws in several articles. In one such article, they presented
German website traffic statistics of travel websites over a five year period.
This chart shows that Google travel only had a small margin of growth, but almost a negligible amount. Other travel websites had a far more traffic according to Google.
Google’s European blog also responded to a second accusation that Google’s Android operating system has allowed Google to unfairly solicit its services to consumers.
Google attempted to rebute this claim by stating that Android is a free operating system and that while a Google account does give more functionality to the system, Microsoft software, and other companies software is also available, usually for free.
However this article does not admit, that there are in fact two forms of Android. The free version of Android, also known Android Open Source Platform, can be used by anyone. If
you own a Kindle Fire, this is what it runs on.
The other form of Android is the one that most phone makers use and also the one that has pre-installed Google software which does give Google an advantage at the start.
Both these blog articles though have to be taken with a grain of salt, since Google is presenting them.
Whether or not Google has violated anti-trust laws in Europe and the effects of this lawsuit are yet to be seen.
Google’s argument is that it is providing a healthy voluntary environment for the world economy and that the European’s commission’s claim to the contrary will make for an interesting case.
The commission’s suit does show an evident and rational fear that Google does have a hand in our daily life and that can be pretty frightening to a person who has read George Orwell’s “1984” or even seen the “Terminator” series.
WMCO to host finals week free format radio shows
Jie YuOrbit Media Reporter
The WMCO staff will host finals week free format shows until May 6.
Finals week shows are a tradition for the radio station. At the end of every semester, the staff can play their favorite music and DJ shows with a partner of their choice.
“It truly rewards our DJs to be able to share their favorite music with their listeners, and is also fun for our listeners for a quick break in our normal format,” said Station Manager and Associate Professor of Communication Lisa Marshall.
First year Rachel Schlarb is a trainee of WMCO, which means this is her first semester experiencing the tradition. She will host three music shows throughout the week.
“I will do [one show] with my friend Ashley Glazer,” said Schlarb. “We will do pop culture because we both know the topic very well and we can both easily talk, so that will be very interesting.”
Even Marshall will host a show based on “Grey’s Anatomy” with junior student and DJ Kayla Rausch. The show will feature music from the show’s soundtrack. Marshall and Rausch will talk about the previous
season as well as any big plot twists. The duo has teamed up for the show for five semesters. The week’s shows vary from country to rap and the students take advantage of the chance to feature their favorites.
“There are lots of things that you can hear, because it’s such a collective mix of music,” said Marshall. “It does take a break from format, from our normal new music formats, so you don’t know what to expect, [and that’s] part of the draw as well.”
The partner aspect of the shows is another break from the station’s normal format, as radio slots are traditionally hosted by one DJ with the exception of WMCO’s morning slots that are from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. Schlarb is eager to join experienced DJs like her friend Josey James in what will be her first experience as a formal member of the WMCO Staff.
“I’m really excited to do one with Josey James, just because she is my best friend,” said Schlarb. “I think it will be a lot of fun, because we never talk really about radio.”
Seniors that take part in the WMCO finals week tradition will be going live for the last time with the Geyer Studio this week.
“Some of them choose to take a finals week show as their final goodbye to their listeners and their time at WMCO,” said Marshall. “They send their listeners off with the music they love.”
WMCO will continue to announce the show schedule on their Twitter @Orbit907news.
Christine Holmes/Black & MagentaWMCO DJ Ashley Glazer inside the Geyer Studio on April 28.
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Wednesday 5/6
2-4 Marty Kutrz: Eclectic4-6 Christine Holmes & Best Friend Lauren: Best Friend Show8-10 Marty Kurtz: Summer All American Country Music Classic
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There is a stereotype that I feel can no longer go unaddressed by me. For years Orbit Media has worked to fight against a label that we are too often given, “students.” Yes, we are students,
but we are also reporters. How can Orbit Media students learn and grow when sometimes we are not even given the chance to try?
Salt is further rubbed into the wounds when news stations from Columbus come to campus and improtant sources for stories seem to offer interviews up on a silver platter.
Even though we are students we are reporters too. Muskingum University’s breaking news is ours and we want to be the ones to break it.
Stations from Columbus have been going against ethics that journalists are supposed to strive for. Since the dead newborn baby was found on campus I have seen several news packages and articles that were inaccurate. Journalists have been revealing facts that have yet to be identified and
On Wednesday April 22, something tragic happened on M u s k i n g u m U n i v e r s i t y ’ s campus. A dead newborn was found in a trash bag.
Of course that is a horrible incident, but the community on
the popular anonymous social media app Yik Yak, wasted no time bashing those thought to be involved. Users said things like “This makes me embarrassed to go here” and “Shame on you.” At the time of these ‘Yaks,’ the only information available was that the newborn had been found.
So, with little to no details, people jumped to conclusions and thought the worst of their fellow students. This is a time that a college community needs to come together and support one
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Senior year as told by Kandee leaves with just one more message:
Yik Yak is just a mask for the weak another. No matter the situation, even if guilt is found in someone, her or she surely suffered as well. There is no one leaving this situation without scars or without pain.
The anonymity has given students the chance to feel empowered to libel others while simultaneously failing to take responsibly for their own words.
There were some supportive ‘Yaks’ as well but in reality, those supporting the group affected by this tragedy didn’t feel sure enough to post on social media in which their names would be mentioned.
Obviously there are exceptions to this situation. Members of the Greek community came together to sign a banner for the group showing support. They publicly reached out with their feelings. Signatures filled the bed sheet with messages of prayer and thoughts for the Delta Gamma Theta Sorority. Those are the messages that needed to be sent.
No amount of guilt or innocence gives others the right to judge this
group prematurely. They have earned the right to privacy and support because they are human beings. They did not earn the amount of judgment and speculation that has been thrust upon them. The worst of it all, no one is willing to wait for the truth. No one will at least give the police enough time to gather evidence and complete the investigation.
This, at all other times, tight knit community, has taken to anonymous bashing and whispers. Instead, take this time to wait for the whole story. Be there for everyone who needs support right now.
That list far surpasses the group being defame online. It includes the Greek community, women everywhere that might be personally affected by the incident, the entire campus whose lives have just been shaken by tragedy, and the police who are attempting to make sense of the situation.
Human to human, it’s the right thing to do. Now, obviously everyone has the right to their opinion, no one believes
that more heartedly than the Opinion Editor, but for now, just wait to make the call. Until there’s something to judge, hold your tongue and let those who are involved deal with what’s in front of them. They are dealing with enough without having to deal with gossip and condemnation.
Stop to think that you don’t have the facts, so how can you decide how you feel? It’s not up to you to be the law and decide how these people must be ‘punished.’ Leave the investigation to the professionals and leave the judgment at the door.
returning to campus when no new details were yet revealed.
One news anchor called our village “Concord.” I am amazed at the level of poor ethical journalism that has been portrayed. One television station came to campus and tried talking to students who had no idea about what was going on. Another station showed a lack of professionalism when one of their camera operators wiped the camera lens while the reporter was on live television.
At what point do we seek truth ethically without trying to make details of a story happen? As media outlets we strive to be ethical and it is astounding to see that professional level news outlets are not being ethical themselves. The most unethical was the video where a station was recording video of the Delta Gamma Theta house from behind a bush. Other media outlets tried to get inside of the Delta Gamma Theta house to talk to the women.
I believe that we have worked our way out of our stereotype of being college students and worked our way to being known as reporters. Thanks to Muskingum University’s Student Life for helping with details.
We also owe a thanks to those news stations in Columbus for showing us what not to do.
Walking a difficult line
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Muskie softball instills deep family valuesChris MorganSports Editor
The Muskingum University softball program has had a lot of players come through their roster over the years and recently a few familiar last names have shown up again. Senior Hannah Reese and first year Payton Bevard both have had sisters play for the team.
Kayley Bevard and Kate Reese were both former Muskies and older sisters of their current Muskie counterparts.
In both cases the similarities don’t go much farther than sharing a last name.
“Payton and Kayley are almost two completely different people from the same family, which has been a lot of fun to see,” said Head Softball Coach Kari Winters.
Even though the two seem com-pletely different at first glance, Winters has noticed a few not-so subtle similar-ities between them.
“They both have a passion for soft-ball,” said Winters. “Their competi-tiveness is something that they share as well. Payton is getting more competi-tive as she gets deeper into her fresh-man year, while Kayley, the minute she stepped on campus was ‘I’m out to do
this, I’m out to do that.’”When Winters was initially recruit-
ing the younger Bevard to come to Muskingum, she wasn’t sure if she
wanted to follow in her older sister’s footsteps.
Eventually she made the decision to play softball for Winters and leave her
own stamp on the program. Kayley Bevard left Muskingum
in 2014 after three years to finish her speech pathology degree at Kent State University. That cleared the way for her younger sister to be the only Bev-ard on the team.
However, Winters does still wish she could have had both on her roster this year.
“You always wish that you had Kay-ley Bevard for another year,” said Win-ters. “I would’ve loved to have a senior Bevard and a freshman Bevard.”
Like the Bevard sisters, the Reese sisters have a lot of differences.
“Kate was a very emotional player,” said Winters. “Hannah’s head has been pretty strong over the last four years.”
Winters believes the younger Reese and Bevard have benefited from com-ing through the program, earning a lot of valuable experience along the way.
“Just to be a part of the tradition and be able to share in the stories, there’s something special about it,” said Win-ters.
Reese is set to graduate from Muskingum with a degree in Commu-nication this May, while Bevard has three more years to make her mark on the softball program.
Christine Holmes/Black & MagentaHannah Reese swings at a pitch in a game against Ohio Wesleyan on March 21. Reese finished her Muskie career with a .367 batting average with 68 RBIs.
Captain’s Quarters, Was the Kevin Love injury really bush-league?Anyone who
had the chance to watch the Cleveland Cava-liers’ game four victory over the Boston Celtics knows what hap-pened with Kev-in Love. Those who missed the game have sure-ly seen the re-
plays of the Love injury by now.If you haven’t, then here’s the situa-
tion. Celtics’ center Kelly Olynyk was fighting for position with Love for a long rebound headed toward the side-line. The two were tied up racing to the ball, with Love having the clear posi-tional advantage.
That’s when Olynyk grabbed a hold of Love’s arm, clamped down, and pulled, dislocating Love’s shoulder.
Love was quoted after the game saying it was a “bush-league play.” Af-ter seeing the replays, I would tend to agree.
Sure Olynyk came out and said he had no intent of hurting Love, but let’s be honest, what else was he going to say?
It’s not like he’s going to tell the media that he intentionally tried to hurt another player. That would put him at the mercy of the league with further discipline than he might already be fac-ing, pending an official league review.
Here’s the thing, the play simply was not a basketball play, and Love knows it.
If Olynyk simply would have let the ball go or even just grabbed hold of Love’s jersey, it would not have been a big deal.
However, Olynyk decided to put Love in an arm-bar hold, almost like the two were on a wrestling mat duking it out Logan Stieber style.
Add that to the fact that Olynyk pulled on Love’s arm, in a supposed at-tempt to keep him away from the ball.
If Olynyk didn’t have any harmful intent, then he clearly doesn’t under-stand the laws of motion.
If you only pull on someone’s arm while the person is running away from you, you’re more likely to rip that per-son’s arm out of their socket than you are to stop them.
Now Cavs fans must hold their breaths waiting to see exactly how long Love will be out.
Right now, it looks like Love will
miss two weeks minimum, putting the Cavs in a huge bind going into the sec-ond round of the playoffs.
Hopefully the league reviews the footage and decides to come down hard on Olynyk, because this type of play has no place in the NBA.
Pair the Love injury with the pos-sible league discipline on J.R. Smith, and they Cavs might be in a very sticky situation.
Despite many fans believing Love has not been helping the Cavs, he real-ly has been a large part of the offense in the postseason.
Love is averaging 18.3 points per game in the playoffs, along with nine rebounds and three assists.
Love is also shooting 47.1 percent from behind the 3-point arc.
The shooting performance from distance has been a major help to the Cavs, and is what fans have been ex-pecting all season.
That kind of performance is exactly what the Cavs brought Love to Cleve-land to do.
Love needed to be the stretch power forward that could spread the floor for the team to let LeBron James and Ky-rie Irving go to work in the lane.
Without that kind of player, things
will be tough for the Cavs going for-ward.
Tristan Thompson has been an of-fensive force on the boards, but he does not have the shooting ability to match Love.
So what do the Cavs do now?That depends a lot on exactly how
long Love will be out.If Love is out for more than two
weeks, the only real obvious answer that wouldn’t completely change the offense is to let James play more power forward down the stretch.
James is the only other player on the roster big enough to go down low in the post while also stretching the floor, and he has prior experience playing the position for the Miami Heat during their championship runs.
Another option for the team is to completely change the offense to ac-count for Thompson being in the start-ing lineup.
Thompson gives the Cavs a little bit more of an edge down low with his physical nature, but doing that would also deplete the bench of one of its’ top contributors.
Regardless of what the Cavs decide to do, they need to make a decision soon. Otherwise the season might fail.
SportsPage 8 Chris Morgan, Sports Editor
Softball ends season with split against Baldwin Wallace, misses OAC TournamentHead Coach looks back on season, peeks ahead to the future of Muskie Softball
Ashley AdamsOrbit Media Reporter
The Muskie softball season came to an end on Sunday, April 26 with a heartbreaking game two loss to OAC rival Baldwin Wallace.
The team entered the game tied for fourth place in the OAC with John Car-roll and Otterbein.
The Muskies’ doubleheader split and John Carroll’s sweep of Marietta forced the Muskies to finish in fifth place for the season.
“Rewinding all the way back to after our 2014 season, we were real-ly optimistic with what we had com-ing back,” said Head Softball Coach Kari Winters. “I think we kind of got complacent there for a while, and just
expected it to happen. We let a lot of games go that we shouldn’t have let go.”
Despite the losses the team suffered this season, they had a very good year according to Winters.
“It’s a special group of young la-dies,” said Winters. “I know that [the seniors have] worn the uniform with pride for four years, and as a coach, that’s one of the most important things is that they buy into a program and they try to set a tone for the younger girls and they definitely did that.”
With the conclusion of the season came the conclusion of the collegiate softball careers of four seniors: Carissa Johnson, Hannah Reese, Jaclynn Hess, and Jessica Poff.
“With Jaclynn and Hannah being four year starters, they’re going to be big people in the lineup to replace,” said Winters. “With Carissa and Jess Poff, they were the definition of a Muskingum softball player. They’d do whatever it took to find themselves wherever they needed to be in the line-up. They came in with a really big re-cruiting class, and they left with four, and they’re four good ones.”
The Muskies will look to reload with a promising recruiting class for next season.
“We’re bringing in a couple pitch-ers, which is exciting,” said Winters.
“It’s going to be a good recruiting class, mixed in with some upperclass-men that now know the feeling of not making the conference tournament and what they need to do to be better.”
The Muskies finished their season with a record of 23-17 overall.
Ashley Adams/Black & MagentaSenior Jaclynn Hess stands on third base waiting to move home on a hit against Washington & Jefferson April 23. Hess batted .336 in her final season.
Kathryn Kellar/Black & MagentaSarah Browning winds up for a pitch against Baldwin Wallace on April 26. Browning finished the year with a 3.09 ERA with a team high 68 strikeouts.
Muskie golf wraps up season at OAC ChampionshipsKarysa KentOrbit Media Reporter
The 18th Ohio Athletic Conference Golf Championships were held at Riv-er Greens in West Lafayette April 25 and 26.
Muskingum University men ended the OAC Golf Championship in sixth place with a score of 1242, while the women ended their season in eighth place with a score of 942.
The leading Muskie scorers were seniors Nathan Duff and Daniel Blair who tied for 13th place each sporting a 309 on the weekend.
Senior Matt Stuart shot 312 along with sophomore Luke Janci to place 22nd. Sophomore Garret Graehling placed 39th for the men, shooting a 349 over the weekend.
The women were lead by first year Emmie Miller who shot 196 on the weekend and finished 28th in the tour-nament.
Senior Hannah Mountjoy posted a 211 in her final tournament as a Muskie
to place 35th. Junior Christine Holmes wasn’t far behind Mountjoy with a 253, which was good for 37th place.
First year Catie Smith rounded out the Muskie scoring by shooting a 282 over two days.
Otterbein University’s men and womens teams won the championship.
The men had a score of 1188 and the women had 713.
Otterbein will go to the NCAA Di-vision III Mens and Womens Golf Championships, which are scheduled for May 12 through 15.
The championships will be held in Florida.
Mount Union’s Nick Popely was the highest scorer in the mens field, shoot-ing a 295.
For the women, Bailey Pontius of Otterbein had the high score of 169, helping the Cardinals to the team title on the weekend.
The men played four rounds and the women played two.
The Muskies won’t take action again until the fall of 2015.
Karysa Kent/Black & MagentaHannah Mountjoy warms up prior to teeing off in her final golf tournament at the OAC Championships on April 26. Mountjoy shot a 211 on the weekend.
