The Wooster VoiceA STUDENT PUBLICATION SINCE 1883Vol. CXXVIII, Issue XII Friday, November 20, 2009

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Laura Valencia writes an edi-torial regarding the destruc-tion of the student-construct-ed Berlin wall display. Seepage 3.

Andrew Vogel previews theupcoming men’s basketballseason. The Scots, rankedNo. 9 in the preseason poll,play their home openertonight. See page 8.

Kevin Carpenter and KipayaKapiga review studentfavorite, El Campesino restau-rant. See page 5 to read thefull story.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Nathan Comstock reviews thestudent produced play, “The Fantasticks,” that opensthis weekend. See page 6 toread the full review.

Community sees rise in drug abuse

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“It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy.”— Chinese proverb

Usman Gul expresses hisview on the Afghanistan warand the progression that hasoccurred so far. See page 3to read the full viewpoint.

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Construction of new coffee shop in Lowry to begin soon

Emily RyanNews Editor

William MillerVoice Staff

Lowry Center is set to undergo amajor facelift over winter break,including the addition of a new con-venience store. The store, completewith coffee bar, will help increase thedining options that are currently avail-able on campus.

“This exciting remodeling willbring a new look to the Lowry livingroom,” said Jackie Middleton, directorof administrative and auxiliary servic-es for the College. “The new conven-ience store will provide students withthe opportunity to purchase essentialsin an updated location.”

Adorned with beige brick walls andred-tiled floors, Lowry Center hasreceived little change since it was com-pleted in 1969. Its outdated looks havebeen the major reason for the project,attaining major support for replace-ment from the president of theCollege.

“Dr. Grant Cornwell has a vision fora more contemporary, social, interac-tive space,” said Middleton. “A placewhere students, visitors, faculty andstaff can relax with a cup of coffee.”

The convenience store and coffeebar will be located behind the campusbookstore, replacing the office spacethat was once utilized by StudentActivities and Off-Campus Studies.The coffee bar will also feature a walk-up window that will open to the cen-ter’s main lounge. Further design of

the entire store remains in develop-ment, but, will be accented with woodtrim and a “marquee style” façade.

The food items found one level belowin Mom’s will be shelved in the newconvenience store, complemented by anexpanded selection of grocery items.The store will also carry personalhealth and beauty products. The coffeebar will offer dripand espresso cof-fee drinks.

In response tothe first floor’snew additions,Mom’s will alsoundergo variouschanges. Fooditems and espressodrinks will nolonger be sold.This will allow forimproved access tocash registers,which will allevi-ate long lines andoffer flexible seat-ing options, whichwill better maximize space.

Amidst all the changes in hospitality,students have had the opportunity toexpress their opinions. StudentGovernment Association and CampusCouncil have held several discussionson the project. An open forum for theproject was also held on Oct. 7. “Ithought the conceptual design wasvery well received by students whoattended the open student forum,” said

Chuck Wagers, Director ofHospitality Services.

Hospitality Services recently had tocut back in its facilities. KittredgeDining Hall, the College’s “no-fry”eatery, closed indefinitely over thesummer due to cost constraints.

With a major dining option closed,many students see the new conven-

ience store andcoffee bar as awelcome addi-tion to the cam-pus. “I thinkthat it’s a goodidea to have acoffee shop inaddition toMom’s,” saidJenna Silling,’ 1 1 . “ J u s tbecause thatwill createanother envi-ronment forstudying ormaybe thatthings will be a

little bit calmer.”Construction for the project will

break on Nov. 30 and will be complet-ed when students return from winterbreak in January. “I think there will bea very positive response to the entireproject,” said Wagers, a major figure-head in the project’s planning. “Thenew décor and enhanced featuresshould only make the space moreusable and enjoyable.”

“Dr. Grant Cornwell has avision for a more contem-porary, social interactivespace, a place where stu-dents, visitors, faculty andstaff can relax with a cupof coffee.”

JACKIE MIDDLETON

DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE

AND AUXILIARY SERVICES

As a result of the statewide increase in unemployment, many local residents are now turning todrug dealing as a source of income (Photo courtesy AP).

Recently local law enforcementofficials have begun to play witnessto an alarming new trend — thesteady rise of illegal substanceabuse.

According to David Smith, thedirector of the Medway DrugEnforcement Agency, heroin use in

Wooster and the surrounding com-munities has increased by approxi-mately 400 percent in the past twoyears. In the same time period, therehas been anywhere from a 300 to 400percent increase in the abuse ofpharmaceutical drugs, such asOxyContin and Percocet.

The recent increase in drug use isnot exclusive to the area, however; itis part of a statewide epidemic that

level; earlier this year, federalauthorities arrested members of thenotoriously violent Sinaloa Cartelthat were using an airport in neigh-boring Summit County to transportnarcotics across the United States.

However, while Smith believes it islikely that many of the illegal nar-cotics currently found in the localcommunity were originally trans-ported to Ohio by the cartels, he issure to note that there is little otherevidence of a significant cartel pres-ence in the northeastern region ofthe state, and that the area “has seenno big influx of gangs.” He claimsthat the stunning increase in drugabuse in the community is not attrib-utable to Mexican crime organiza-tions, but rather a culprit that ismuch more familiar to Ohioans: eco-nomic hardship.

As of September, Ohio’s unem-ployment rate had risen to an alarm-ing 9.7 percent; this figure comesclose to mirroring the national aver-age, which currently sits at 10.2 per-cent. According to Smith, many localworkers recently laid off from theirjobs are now turning to drug dealingas a new source of income, which hasled to a rise in drug sales and con-sumption. While some dealers mayhave loose gang affiliation, manyoperate on an individual level and arerepeat offenders.

This trend has posed a new prob-lem to an area already hard hit byeconomic downturn. According toDep. Richard Bolick of the WayneCounty Sheriff ’s Office, law enforce-ment officials in Wooster and therest of Wayne County have adopteda multifaceted approach to combat-ing drug sales and abuse in the area.The police department works closelywith Medway, and Bolick emphasizesthe importance of communicationbetween the two agencies. There is a

two-man task force assigned to mon-itoring drug-related activity, and thedepartment also has several caninesat its disposal. Local authorities rou-tinely set up on known drug housesin an effort to stem the increase ofdrug sales. Bolick notes, however,that issues can arise due to lack ofmanpower; the department cannotalways work as effectively as it wish-es because it does not have theresources to do so.

While the buying and selling ofheroin represents a transaction thatis exclusive to the street, those suf-fering from addiction to pharmaceu-tical drugs can, and often do, resortto deception to get their fix. Manyswipe prescription pads from doc-tors’ offices or print authentic-look-ing prescription paper from onlinesources and then proceed to self-medicate. Many addicts regularlyrotate pharmacies in order to avoidbeing caught, which can make it dif-ficult to track signs of abuse.Pharmacy employees, however, dotheir best to monitor their clients’prescription requests and areinstructed to report suspiciousbehavior; in addition, many localdoctors’ offices now send theirpatients’ prescriptions to pharmacieselectronically in the hopes of pre-venting prescription fraud.

While local law enforcement offi-cials work hard catch drug offendersand monitor their activity, it is espe-cially difficult to address the addic-tion problems that drive people tobuy drugs in the first place.According to Smith, the heroin cur-rently on the street is both purer andcheaper than it has been previously,making the habit of abuse easier tosustain. Dealers usually target mem-bers of low-income groups; many

many have attributed, in part, to thegrowth of Mexican drug cartel oper-ations in America’s heartland. Thecartels, which government officialshave cited as one of the greatestthreats to national security, haverecently begun to push heroin salesin the more rural areas of Ohio andother Midwestern states. Theincreased statewide presence of thecartels is even notable on a local

Many of the products sold at Mom’s will soon be found atthe new upstairs convenience store (Photo by Maureen Sill).

See “Drugs,” page 2

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Gospel and choir togive upcoming concerts

South Asia Committee is hosting aSouth Asia Dinner on Saturday,November 21, at 6 p.m. in Mackey Hall.Tickets are $7 students and $11 gener-al admission and are available atWilson Bookstore. A variety of SouthAsian dishes will be served in honor ofInternational Education Week.

IEW hosts upcomingSouth Asia dinner

CORRECTIONSIn the Nov. 6 issue “Scots ready for

rematch,” the writer divulged privateinformation without verifying it withthe primary source. The Voice apolo-gizes.

In last week’s story regarding theC4E Competition, the student repre-sentative who was supposed to remainanonymous was named and is no longerpart of the committee board.

Proper photo credit was not given inlast week’s issue for the Freedlanderdemolition. Credit should be assignedto Andrew Collins, instead of MaureenSill. In both cases, an editor erred.

While we strive for excellence everyweek, we, too, sometimes fall short.Please send your corrections tovoice@wooster.edu.

The College of Wooster GospelChoir will perform Sunday, November22, at 7:30 p.m. at Second BaptistChurch (245 S. Grant St.). The concertis free and open to the public, but a free-will offering will be collected to benefitSecond Baptist.

In addition, the Wooster Chorus andWooster Singers will perform theirannual Holiday Concert tonight at 7:30in Gault Recital Hall.

Students vandalize field hockey goal posts Charles HorensteinManaging Editor

On the night of Saturday Nov. 14,College of Wooster students dam-aged three field hockey goals onCindy Barr Field, only one of whichis repairable, said Nate Whitfield,operations and facilities manager ofthe Physical Education Center.There is currently no known culprit.

‘’I don’t think it was anythingagainst the team or anything person-al,” said Amanda Artman ’10. “Ithink people were out on a Saturdaynight making bad decisions. It wasupsetting to see, definitely — I knowhow expensive the goals are and Idon’t know where the money toreplace them is going to come from.”

The vandalism was noticed the fol-lowing morning by members of thefield hockey team. This was the dayafter the field hockey team won theNCAC Conference Championshipsgame, and was four days before theirNational Championships, which theCollege hosted for the first time.This was also their last game to beplayed on Cindy Barr Field beforethe team moved to Andrews Field bythe John P. Papp Stadium. FieldHockey Coach Brenda Meese statedthat replacement goals can cost any-where between $1,200 and $2,000,depending on quality. Whitfield said

Suspected killer’s housesearched in Cleveland

Digging at the home of suspectedserial killer Anthony Sowell ofCleveland continues. Police and FBIagents are utilizing x-ray technologyand miniature cameras to examinespaces between walls and floors ofSowell’s home. Thermal imaging andradar technology is also being used toidentify potential locations for morebodies. Sowell is accused of murdering11 Cleveland women in his ImperialStreet home.

Obama to bring co-conspirators to court

Republicans balked as PresidentObama unveiled a plan to try self-described 9/11 mastermind KhalidSheikh Mohammed in criminal courts.

Mohammed and other co-conspira-tors will be transferred fromGuantanamo Bay, Cuba, to New YorkCity for the trial. Republican dissentersfeel the move is too risky for the sus-pected terrorists, but Obama urgedAmericans to have faith in the criminaljustice system.

The move comes as Obama’s self-imposed January 22 deadline for closingthe Cuban prison base draws near.Legal and logistic hurdles may preventthat deadline from being met, as admin-istration officials scramble to find coun-tries willing to accept the 90 or sodetainees cleared for transfer.

—News briefs compiled by Alexandra DeGrandchamp

Security ReportsNov. 12 - 15

FIRE ALARMSteam from shower caused the alarm Kennedy Apt B 11/12 11:18 a.m.

VANDALISMGraffiti found on room doors Bissman Hall 11/12 8:13 a.m. Someone knocked over 9 of 10 Oak Grove 11/15 4:30 p.m. Berlin wall display .

ALCOHOLAdmitted to drinking, taken to SWC Andrews Hall 11/12 12:47 a.m. Admitted to drinking beer Troyer House 11/14 4:14 a.m. Alcohol was present in his room Bornheutter 11/14 8:03 p.m.

SMOKINGSuspect witnessed smoking in house Troyer House 11/14 4:14 a.m.

ASSAULTSuspect admitted to hitting the victim Beall Ave 11/14 8:59 p.m. Victim was hit in face by suspect Beall Ave 11/14 8:59 p.m.

DISORDERLYSuspect caused a disturbance Wellness Center 11/12 3:18 a.m. while being treated at SWC

VEHICLE CRASHVictim’s car hit by shuttle driver Off Campus 11/15 11:50 a.m. Suspect admitted to backing Off Campus 11/15 11:50 a.m. into other car

SUBSTANCESuspect present where backpack found Troyer House 11/14 4:14a.m. w/ drug paraphernalia in it .Suspect present where backpack found Troyer House 11/14 4:14 a.m.w/ drug paraphernalia in itNon student also present Troyer House 11/14 4:14 a.m. Non student also present Troyer House 11/14 4:14 a.m.Non student also present Troyer House 11/14 4:14 a.m.

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that the ones damaged were “proba-bly close to $1,800 per cage.”“Those were our best ones,” saidMeese. “They’re probably only threeyears old, and should have lasted sixto eight years easily.” The cages ofthe goals themselves were broken,specifically the frame, said Meese.Madelyn Hart ’12, who was the firstto see the damages, said, “It lookslike they have been sat on. Theywere already flipped.”

“I don't think our entire teamcould have broken those the waythey were — it would have takenconscious effort,” said BrittanyMontgomery ’10. “You couldn’t havejust turned them over and brokenthem accidentally. Whoever did itmust have definitely intended tobreak the goals.”

Meese and several field hockey teammembers reported that, when assess-ing the damage the next day, they alsonoticed several lacrosse cages thrownover the fences of Cindy Barr Field, aswell as soccer benches thrown intobleachers in Andrews Field. “Wherewas campus security? It couldn’t havebeen that quiet,” said Montgomery. “Iknow you can’t really blame securityfor vandalism, but they didn’t evenknow about it until we told them. “Ijust think it’s unfortunate that peopleat the College choose to be destruc-tive. It gives a bad name to the stu-

One of the field hockey goal posts was knocked over by stu-dents on Nov.14. Unfortunately, only one of the posts isrepairable (Photo courtesy Shannon Montgomery).

dents, and doesn’t make the schoollook very good,” said Laura German’13. “Having to explain we can’t use our

cages in a national tournament becausestudents were being irresponsible isreally embarrassing.”

Law officials attempt to combat narcotics use Drugscontinued from p. 1

The use of heroin in the local community has increased by400 percent in the past two years (Photo courtesy AP).

people start out snorting the drugand soon begin to inject it. Thosewho turn to pharmaceutical drugsusually do so because they perceive itas a safer way to get a high; they canbe sure of the ingredients in pre-scription medication, which is notalways the case with street drugs.

To combat the problem posed byaddiction, the Wayne CountyCommon Pleas Court set up theDrug Court program last October.The court provides substance abusetreatment, as opposed to probationor prison time, to non-violent felonswho suffer from drug addiction.Participants in the program, whichis a year in length, are closely moni-tored by members of the court andtake part in a variety of rehabilita-tion efforts. The court is morelenient towards those who only suf-fer from addiction and are not deal-ers themselves.

While the issues Wooster and sur-

rounding communities face withregard to drug abuse are severe inand of themselves, they have, in part,produced another pressing dilemma:the overcrowding of the WayneCounty Jail. According to SheriffThomas Maurer, the recent passingof Senate Bill II in the Ohio legisla-ture has forced local jails across thestate to take on many fifth-degreefelons, many of whom were convict-ed on drug-related charges. The jail,which was constructed in 1977, wasoriginally designed to house 12inmates; it is currently holdingapproximately 102 inmates and, on adaily basis, is at the limit of its capac-ity. The stay of the average inmate isapproximately 30 days. Sheriff Maurerdescribed the situation as “a grave prob-lem” and said that the overcrowding hasgiven rise to budgeting concerns.

Even as authorities work to combatthe issues posed by the increase in thesale and consumption of illegal drugs,Smith is concerned that the problem isdue to get worse. “It’ll grow because ofthe economy,” he said. “It’s a way tomake money.”

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Fight between Hamasand Israel stall

Reports on talks between Hamasand Israel may be overly optimistic.Both groups reacted cautiously at thenews that their talks to exchange hun-dreds of Palestinian prisoners for oneIsraeli soldier may conclude thismonth.

Unidentified sources noted the talkswere to finish before the Muslim festi-val Eid al-Adha, which begins nextweek. Talks are being mediated byGerman and Egyptian authorities.

Both parties indicated negotiationefforts were continuing, but neitheroffered an official statement confirm-ing or denying the reports.

This November marks eight yearssince the beginning of the U.S.-ledwar against Afghanistan, triggered bythe horrific occurrence of 9/11. Overthe course of the past eight years, thefailure of U.S. forces to either locateOsama Bin Laden in Afghanistan and

‘weapons of massdestruction’ inIraq or reduceterrorism in theregion speaks vol-umes for the inef-fectiveness ofgoing to war.

Interestingly, On Oct. 28, 2009, U.S.Civilian Adviser in AfghanistanMathew Hoh became the first mili-tary official to resign from office inprotest of the war. What may bemore interesting is his reason for fil-ing the resignation.

Hoh based his resignation on thegrounds that the war was fuelinginsurgency, aggravating the volatilesituation in Afghanistan, and was awaste of U.S. resources in the form ofmilitary expenditure and preciouslives of U.S. soldiers. As a formerMarine Corps captain and a veteran ofthe Iraq War, Hoh claimed he had lit-tle problems with the U.S. strategy inAfghanistan and was more concernedabout “the precise reasons for why thewar was even being pursued.”

As an international student fromPakistan, I can, beyond the shadow ofa doubt, second his opinion that theU.S.-led war is indeed augmentinginsurgency. My experiences inPakistan have led me to believe thatfor every 10 civilian deaths that occurin Pakistan or Afghanistan as a resultof military strikes, two terrorists areborne, as close relatives of those whodie tend to seek revenge by conduct-ing suicide bombings. The causes ofsuch behavior are beyond the scope ofthis brief article, however, I havecome across recent statistics that sup-port Hoh’s argument.

Terrorism has claimed more livesin the month of October 2009, thanit has ever before. In Pakistan, thedeadliest terrorist attack in the pastfive years left over 100 people deadand more than 500 injured at a timewhen U.S. Secretary of State HillaryClinton was visiting the country.Educational institutions throughoutthe country announced a week-longclosure amid intense security con-cerns. On the other hand, in a sepa-rate suicide attack in Iraq, 155 peo-ple were killed and many otherswounded. The New York Timespublished an article covering theincident with the headline“Bombings in Iraq Deadliest Since

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War fuels insurgency2007.” In addition, in the aftermathof the deaths of 55 US soldiers inAfghanistan, ABCNews reported onOct. 27 that the month had proven tobe ‘deadliest’ since 2001.

Since the first U.S. forces landed inAfghanistan in 2001, allied forces haveclaimed to have killed approximately50,000 Taliban and have suffereddeaths of approximately 5,000 U.S.soldiers in military operations in Iraq,Pakistan and Afghanistan. Contraryto what one would expect, the resultof such intense combat seems to be anupsurge in the frequency of suicidebombings in these Middle-Easterncountries. It seems only logical to askourselves — should President BarackObama approve the dispatch of moretroops to Afghanistan when mostrecent statistics demonstrate that waris only aggravating insurgency andbreeding terrorism? Or should heinstead issue orders to initiate the for-mulation of some sort of a withdraw-al strategy even if it is far into thefuture?

Those advocating for continuedwarfare often argue that, “we cannotjust abandon the country or we wouldbe wreaking havoc on its economy andgovernment.” And I agree with allsuch critics. However, on the basis ofa cost-benefit analysis, I am convincedthat it is better to abandon a countryif the presence of U.S. military oper-ations inevitably leads to adverseaffects. Then there are some whoargue that U.S. soldiers in the MiddleEast are only keeping the terroristsaway from American cities. This argu-ment is fundamentally flawed as thepresence of thousands of U.S. sol-diers in Iraq and Afghanistan cannotrestrict the increasing frequency ofsuicide bombings in these countries.How can they be preventing insur-gents from conducting attacks in theU.S.? Moreover, in 2001, terrorismwas recognized as a global concernthat rooted from some countries. Theincrease of terrorist activities in anypart of the world will eventually putall other countries at a greater risk ofsuffering from terrorism.

The solution to the menace of ter-rorism will have to be elaborate, com-plicated and through relatively peacefulmeans. The solution revolves arounderadicating anti-government feelingsamong inhabitants of Middle Easterncountries, providing them with jobs,and attempting to drive them out ofpoverty through better education andjob opportunities.

Usman Gul is a new contributor to theVoice. He can be reached for comment atUGul13@wooster.edu.

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The speed limit exists for a reasonEveryone goes through a phase in his

or her life where driving obnoxiouslyfast is cool. The normal age for this to

occur is around thetime you get yourlicense and thewhole world seemslike your oyster.The road is a bigopen tar mattressjust begging you

to scrape your tires along its smoothsurface, all the while passing effortless-ly around cars going too “slow” for yourdaredevil antics. However, most peoplegrow out of this phase when they gettheir first speeding ticket, get a fright-ening lecture from their moms or justrealize that eventually they will proba-bly kill themselves. For those select fewidiots out there who never realized thisand still drive their Kia Sportages at topspeed down Beall Ave, please stop.

For the sake of consistency, thedefault car used in this article will bethe Kia Sportage. Before you send incomplaints or start a Facebook groupcalled “Stop Writing, Laney. We Loveour Kia Sportages,” know that I have noproblem with them, but honestly feellike the drivers of this car and similarmodels makes me feel that they own the

road and that gives them the freedom tomax out their speedometer at anychance they get. I understand that yourKia Sportage has an accelerator pedal,but I don’t care.

Allow me to paint a picture: You’redriving down I-71 (aka the big high-way that leads you into Ohio’s largestmetropolis) in the left lane, hummingalong to the latest T. Swift and enjoy-ing a beautiful fall day in theAkron/Canton area. Suddenly, out ofnowhere, a Kia Sportage charges onyour tail; so close you literally look likesome sort of deformed limousine.Annoyed, you move over to the centerlane, thinking that the car will simplypass by and continue on its way.Unfortunately, that is never the case.The driver (who for some reason isalways wearing fake Oakleys) revs theirengine hard and jets by you in a blind-ing light as if to say “My super-charged Sportage doesn’t have the timeof day for your common mid-sizesedan.” All right, Mr. FOakley, youshowed me.

It is also not an excuse to drive real-ly fast because you have a cool car.Luckily for us, we go to school inWooster so the extent of cool carsaround here is someone’s mom’s Volvo,

but seriously, it’s still equally lame. Ihave never been impressed by someonein a Lamborghini blowing by me at thespeed of sound. Instead, I find myselfyelling curse word after curse word atthem because they are jeopardizingsuch a wonderful machine, not to men-tion their life. Slowing down will pre-vent you from losing both. You makethe road safer for me and all the otheraverage-speeding people out there.Besides, the people driving super nicecars are generally middle-aged, bald-ing businessmen who feel importantby passing by a 60-year-old woman ina Buick LeSabre.

Let’s face it, we go to a school that isbased around a single road that con-nects our academic lives to our person-al ones. Having college students flydown Beall Avenue everyday, nearlydecapitating our peers, is just plaindangerous. So the next time your KiaSportage steering wheel is shakingunderneath your fingertips, beggingyou to leave everyone around in yourdust — take a deep breath, go rent the“Fast and the Furious” and get a life.

Laney Austin is a regular contributor to theVoice. She can be reached for comment atLAustin11@wooster.edu.

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Mom’s Truck Stop puts junk in trunkThe freshman 15 is something that

everyone dreads going into college.You hear from every physician that the

key to living ahealthy life is dietand exercise. Theexercise conditionsare far from idealon this campus —including our hole-in-the-wall gym,

which will be undergoing renovationsin the near future. One thing that willnot be getting renovated however is themenu at Mom’s.

Take a look at the menu at Mom’sand you’ll notice fried and processedfoods dominate. The salad options areminimal, and as far as fruit and vegeta-bles are concerned, condiments aretheir only uses. With 67 percent ofAmericans over the age of 20 obese oroverweight, the College should bedoing more to promote healthy eatingon campus.

I understand that times are toughfinancially. Foods that are processed and

Madelyn Halstead is a Features editor forthe Voice. She can be reached for commentat MHalstead11@wooster.edu.

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contain preservatives are cheaper thanfresh produce or organic products for amultitude of reasons. Many fruits andvegetables don’t qualify for governmentsubsidies that others like corn — usedin high fructose corn syrup which ismost likely one of the main ingredientsin what you’re consuming from Mom’s— do. What this means is that this foodis cheaper to produce as a supplier andin turn cheaper to purchase as a retaildistributer.

As students, we are paying close to$44,000 a year in tuition and fees. Iwould like the school as well as theDining Services to consider redistribut-ing some of that money to incorporatea more well-balanced plethora of foodat Mom’s as well as the upcoming con-venience store. Produce and dairy,although they perish quickly, wouldmost likely disappear off the shelvesrapidly as well.

For those who say “this won’t work,the food will go bad and students won’tlike it,” I would like you to take a lookat the University of Pittsburgh.

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Although a much larger school, manyof their dorms function in the samemanner our campus does. They have aconvenience store, a place for fast foodand a dining hall within them. Whenvisiting there for the first time I wasshocked to find things like organicblackberries and granola in their con-venient store. An array of fruits, veg-etables and dairy products were offeredand the space was not much larger thanwhat we have here at the College.

With organics and eating healthily arising trend, there is incentive for theCollege to join this trend. In addition tothe health benefits it provides for stu-dents and staff it can be marketed as adesirable trait to prospective students.So next time you go to take a bite out ofspicy chicken or some fries I challengeyou to think about what you are eatingand the healthy alternative you could beeating instead.

Destruction of Wall disappointsEvery Saturday night walking

around campus, I see lampposts flickeras people give them a good whack.

Every Sundaymorning, I seeoverturned trashcontainers andbroken blue securi-ty lights. Usually, Itake this in stride,perhaps throwing

away a can I come across. However, thisSunday afternoon, when I saw thedestruction of the Berlin Wall exhibit,I decided that enough was enough.

A high school teacher once told methat one individual’s rights end whereanother individual’s nose begins. Thisis a powerful statement: drunken activ-ity in your room — whether you aredrunk dialing your ex, compulsive buy-ing on Ebay or just messing aroundwith your friends is one thing.Destroying public art is another.

Perhaps those responsible didn’t real-ize that their own peers created thoseexhibits. From what I remember, about

12 walls were up. If each had three stu-dent workers, that’s 36 people. If eachworker contributed four hours (therewere two working periods on the previ-ous Saturday and Sunday mornings),that’s 144 hours of work. This doesn’tinclude the two-hour planning meetingabout 30 students, including myself,attended, or the additional planningthat students, faculty and staff put intocreating this exhibit.

I would like to thank those who puttime and effort into creating the BerlinWall exhibit. You wanted to create astatement, beautify our campus andgive college students something tothink about. These goals were all suc-cessful, especially the last. Seeing myown peers’ lack of respect for the hardwork of their fellow students definitelygave me something to think about, andI hope it does the same for the rest ofthe campus, too.

The Jamie Foxx hit, “Blame it (onthe alcohol)” may be fun to dance to inthe UG, but it’s not a legitimate justifi-cation for the disrespect I witnessed

Sunday afternoon, strewn in the OakGrove. And if you would like to arguethat alcohol was not a factor, then Iwould be even more disturbed thatclear-thinking students would takepart in such immature behavior.

What needs to change? Some wouldsuggest the administration should“crack down” on the little Woosternightlife we have. Some would suggestthat we shouldn’t be given public art tobegin with, our campus is beautifulenough. I think that the change needsto start with the students who recog-nize this vandalism as a conscientiousact of disrespect. If students are able totake a stand and tell each other to letwhat belongs on the playground, stayon the playground, then perhaps nextSunday morning we won’t have to lookaway shamefully at the weekend’snewest rearrangement of our trashcansand benches.

Laura Valencia is a new contributor to theVoice. She can be reached for comment atLValencia12@wooster.edu.

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and the toxins associated with them.The most alarming of all is that eventhe slightest of quantities canseverely disrupt gene activity; ouramounts are far fromminiscule. Best LifeMagazine Pacificgyre researcherCharles Moore sug-gests, “You couldtake your serum to alab now, and they’dfind at least 100industrial chemicalsthat weren’t aroundin 1950.” While mostof the chemicalsdon’t cause instanta-neously detrimentalreactions, that doesnot render thembenign.

Simply put, accord-ing to Moore, “Plasticis a petroleum-basedmix of monomersthat become poly-mers.” He continues,“Chemicals are addedfor suppleness,inflammability and other qualities.”When it comes to the compoundseven the words can appear scary, andchances are if you can’t pronounce ityou probably shouldn’t be eating it.This being said, perfluorooctanoicacid (PFOA) may confuse and frighten

FeaturesVoice4 Friday,

November 20

Madelyn HalsteadFeatures Editor

If I told you there was a swath ofplastic two times the size of Texasfloating 800 miles north of Hawaii inthe Pacific Ocean, would you believeme? Probably not. But it’s true. Theslow swirling vortex of water andair covers a 10-million-square-mileoval known as the North Pacific sub-tropical gyre.

Larger marine animals and sailorsalike avoid the gyre, which stretcheson for miles. Calm and glass-like, itresembles a desert more than anocean. But break the smooth surfaceof the pristine seascape and you willfind a tangle of junk; strings of plas-tic bags, tires, cracked bath toys; astew of plastic.

How did all of this plastic end uphere? Where did it come from andwhat does it mean? For humans andanimals alike, the consequences aredismal at best. Many have seen thecommercial that boasts, “Plasticsaves lives,” and while it does in factdo so, the commercial fails to informyou that plastic accounts for a rise inobesity, infertility and more.

For animals, plastic pollution iswreaking havoc. Dead birds havebeen washing ashore in startlingnumbers. As their bodies biodegradeit becomes evident that they are filledwith plastic — cups, bottles and col-ored scraps all resembling fish. Afterdissecting one animal, Dutchresearchers concluded that it con-tained 1,603 pieces of plastic. Birdsaren’t alone. Your typical pictures ofa turtle with a plastic ring around itsshell or a dolphin swathed in plasticfish nets are no longer representativeof the severe cases, but of everydayinstances.

In the gyre alone, tiny pieces ofplastic easily mistakable as planktonswirl everywhere. By weight, thissection of the sea contains six timesmore plastic than plankton, a scarynumber to comprehend. Not onlydoes this prove devastating news foranimals, but for humans the reper-cussions are also high.

The more microscopic and invisi-ble the plastic is, the more likely it isto end up inside your body. Theinformation is disturbing, but we arealready constantly ingesting plastics

Pacific Gyre: What is plastic doing to us?Wooster strives to create a diverse

community of students who aredefined by the activities and events

they choose toinvolve them-selves withduring theirtime here atWooster.

I am a partof the Greekcommunity asa member ofZeta Phi

Gamma, and an athlete as a fieldhockey and club ice hockey teammember.

I think that my experience here atWooster has been enriched by beinga part of these two communities.

Being involved with athletics andGreek Life is an unbeatable combina-tion. Furthermore, I have the greatopportunity to meet a larger range ofpeople in different networks aroundcampus. Togetherness and bondingare core components of both activi-ties that have come to define myWooster experience. My closestfriends come from both of thesegroups and are always there to pro-vide support for each other.

My Greek community supports myathletic endeavors on and off thefield. While on the field and on theice I can always count on my Zetaand Greek friends to be my biggestand most supportive fans at everygame. Most recently they were frontand center during the field hockeynational tournament game. It feltgreat to know that they were sup-porting me as well as my teammatesin our eventual victory, and that Icould hear them over everyone else.

They are also extremely support-ive of the athletic lifestyle I mustlead off the field. They accommo-date me and other athletes in mygroup by arranging many events andget-togethers besides the partiesassociated with Greek Life.

My field hockey team was my firstfamily here at Wooster, and they havesupported me through my experi-ence as a member of the Greek com-munity. My teammates are alwaysready and willing to aid me in any-thing that I may need to get done forZeta, including attending events thatare held at Wooster.

Involving myself in these twocommunities allows me to helpbridge the gap between Greeks anathletes in turn building campusunity. Furthermore, my Woosterexperience has been enhancedbecause I’m a part of two vibrantgroups on this campus.

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you, and it should because it wasrecently deemed a likely carcinogenby the Environmental ProtectionAgency. PFOA is used in packaging

whose contents ren-der it heat and oilresistant. Frequentlyused in microwavepopcorn, PFOA canleach into the pop-corn oil when it heatsin the microwave,spiking the amount ofthe chemical in yourblood.

Other chemicalslike polybrominateddiphenyl ethers(PBDEs) are knownto cause liver andthyroid toxicity,memory loss anddevelopmental dis-abilities in the repro-ductive systems. Yetthis chemical is usedin the manufacturingof cars, in moldingsand floor coverings,giving your car that

“new-car smell.”One of the most prevalent chemi-

cals, and one of the most toxic aswell is bisphenol A (BPA). This com-pound is incredibly detrimental tothe body and is produced in massquantities — 6 billion pounds each

Gretchen Lockhart ’10 has some-thing to say, and it may shock you:“Chemistry is fun.” As President ofThe College of Wooster’s ChemistryClub, Lockhart and her officers, VicePresident Mary Kate Lockhart ’11,Treasurer Elana Stennett ’10,Secretary Blake Smith ’10 andOutreach Coordinator Max Mullen’10, plan on-campus and off-campusactivities to help spread this messageto the community.

The Wooster Chemistry Club is astudent chapter of the AmericanChemical Society (ACS). According toLockhart, “the ACS has certain crite-ria to be a student chapter.”

The Chemistry Club won anHonorable Mention Chapter Awardfrom the ACS for its activities duringthe 2008-2009 academic year. Aplaque will be presented to a memberof the chapter during the 239th ACS

National Meeting in San Francisco,occurring on March 22, 2010.

Each year, Wooster’s ChemistryClub plans events to align with theACS-established theme duringNational Chemistry Week, which wasthe week of Oct. 23. To celebrate thisyear’s National Chemistry Week, thegroup held a campus-wide social tocelebrate Mole Day, prepared liquidnitrogen ice cream and carved pump-kins for Halloween.

Chemistry Club plans a number ofactivities off-campus to promote out-reach. The group travels to Woosterelementary and high schools to per-form magic-like chemistry experi-ments. “We try to fit [our presenta-tions] with the curriculum,” explainedLockhart.

The group has three to five out-reach programs for kindergarten tohigh-school aged children planned forthe spring semester. Possibilities foroutreach presentations include a liquidnitrogen ice cream demonstration to

Club keeps Chemistry and community in mindAlexandra DeGrandchampSenior Staff Writer

year. As of late, every human thathas been tested for BPA has comeback positive. Every day we eat,drink, breath and absorb BPA intoour systems through water bottles,canned foods, plastic wrap and manyother household items and foods.

Alarmingly, BPA causes disrup-tions in the endocrine system, a deli-cately balanced system of hormonesthat regulates every cell in our body.Prenatal exposure can cause irre-versible disruptions in unbornbabies’ reproductive systems.According to Best Life Magazine andFredrick vom Saal, Ph.D., a professorat the University of Missouri atColumbia,“We now know that BPAcauses prostate cancer in mice andrats and abnormalities in theprostate’s stem cell, which is the cellimplicated in human prostate cancer.That’s enough to scare the hell out ofme.” At Tufts University, Ana M.Soto, M.D., has discovered a connec-tion between BPA and breast cancer.

Lastly, research has shown thatBPA is accountable for a rise in obe-sity, bridging a gap between the skyrocketing levels of obesity as well asplastic production. BPA causesinsulin outputs to climb dramaticallyand then crash, essentially mimick-ing diabetes.

According to Dr. vom Saal, “Thesefindings suggest that developmentalexposure to BPA is contributing tothe obesity epidemic that hasoccurred during the last two decadesin the developed world and is associ-ated with the dramatic increase inthe amount of plastic being pro-duced each year.” To back up thisinformation, America has seen anexponential increase of 735 percentin diabetes since 1935.

The compounds and the effects areendless. The list goes on and on, andyet awareness of this issue is mini-mal. Most individuals have beenaffected, whether through a familymember, friend or personal experi-ence by a debilitating disease or can-cer. You hear that smoking, drinking,doing drugs and a plethora of otherthings could be to blame, but did youever think that the plastic water bot-tle you drink out of or yourmicrowave popcorn could be respon-sible for these large-scale healthproblems? Probably not.

Going Green @Wooster

illustrate the nitrogen cycle, a needleand balloon experiment, a “shrinkingvolumes” demonstration and a dry iceexperiment.

The Chemistry Club also plans tocoordinate with other sciencegroups, such as Physics Club andBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyClub, to host All Science Day oncampus.

Last year, the event was coordinatedby the Physics Club; Chemistry Club’sdemonstrations created Flubber andliquid nitrogen ice cream. “We want tospread the word about chemistry, andshow kids that chemistry is fun. Wewant to get kids interested in science”said Lockhart. Lockhart expressed aninterest in developing campus-wideoutreach projects.

In the past, the group has takenexcursions off-campus to variouschemistry-related events. Last year,for example, the group attended afood show in Cleveland, which fea-tured Food Network star Alton

Brown of Good Eats. “We’re decid-ing if [field trips] are something wewant to do this year,” explainedLockhart.

The group also hosts speaker eventsthroughout the academic year.Because the Department ofChemistry often hosts academicspeakers, the group brings in chemicalindustry specialists to provide net-working and education opportunitiesfor the campus.

In early September, the club hostedRichard Hardy, the President andCEO of XIM Paint Co., headquar-tered in Cleveland. Future ideasinclude patent lawyers or chemicalengineers.

New members are always welcometo attend Chemistry Club meetings,notes Lockhart, and members do notneed to be Chemistry/Biochemistryand Molecular Biology majors orenrolled in courses. The ChemistryClub meets every other Sunday at 7p.m. in Severance 123.

Brittany Montgomery ‘10 is a memberof the sorority Zeta Phi Gamma and theField Hockey team. She can be reached forcomment at bmontgomery10@wooster.edu.

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Tamari Farquharson

Sustainability program house ispotentially in the College’s future

For students interested in reduc-ing their carbon footprint on campus,the Environmental StudiesDepartment has proposed a sustain-able living program house for the2009-2010 academic year.

Susan Clayton, chair of the envi-ronmental studies department, posedthe question, “What changes can wemake in the structure of our livingarrangements that will reduce ourimpact on the environment?”

While the details of the programhouse are not finalized, Clayton saidthat ideally the house would be retro-fitted to include “more insulation,low-flow shower heads, solar panelsand possibly a rain garden.” Also, thehouse will receive yearly environ-

mental upgrades: “This year we’ll tryand propose some things to startwith the hope that every year therewill be new ideas,” said Clayton.

A dedicated group of four to fivestudents is currently investigatingthe environmental possibilities.Emily Graham ’12 stated, “Althoughwe’ve only just started, the studentsworking on the committee are allenthusiastic, and I’m confident thatwe’ll have a strong proposal readybefore the end of this academic year.”

However, the College may have todeny some of the students’ ideasbecause of lack of funding. Claytonsaid that The Great Lakes CollegeAssociation (GLCA) has provided afew hundred dollars to help prepare aproposal, but the budget for the pro-gram house has not yet beenapproved by President Cornwell. To

Amanda KeithVoice Staff

Many air fresheners contain toxins that aren't particularly goodfor us or the environment. Some creative and eco-friendly alterna-tives to keep your dorm or house smelling nice include:

1. Placing 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract in cups around the room.

2. Making homemade potpourri from your own scented flowers.

3. Using a teaspoon of baking soda in a cup of water — this makes it a good spray and is just as effective assome cleaners.

4. Mixing 1.6 oz of eucalyptus oil with a litre of water. Shake well, and it works like store-bought disinfectants.

5. And, of course, opening a window and getting a little more ventilation does wonders.

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cover costs of the environmentalprojects, Clayton believes that,“$10,000-$20,000 might be a reason-able amount.”

Clayton and Erin Leonardi, associ-ate director of residence life, decidedthat typically eight students wouldbe the maximum number of resi-dents allowed in the house.

Clayton hopes that the sustainable-living program house will become ademonstration for the campus: “Iwould like to think of this house asbeing a place to test out things thatcould then be expanded to the rest ofthe campus.”

The development team’s nextmeeting is Friday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. inthe first floor lounge of MorganHall. Students interested in the pro-gram house can contact SusanClayton at sclayton@wooster.edu.

Above, a stew of plastic and a tangle of junk floats atop thePacific Ocean around Honolulu, Hawaii (Photo courtesy AP).

“BPA causesprostate cancer inmice and rats andabnormalities in theprostate’s stem cell... implicated in thehuman prostatecancer. That’senough to scare thehell out of me.”

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to sweep in whenever they ran low.

KC: The same could be said fordrinks. We did not ask for a recom-mendation like we normally did, butordered the food that caught our eyeson the menu. The menu itself waspretty typical for a Mexican restau-rant. Separate sections for quesadil-las, enchiladas, vegetarian, a la carte,fajitas and combinations covered themenu as readily as Kipaya covered hischips with salsa.

KK: I found the menu to be convo-luted — it was somewhat hard to fol-low. The only thing separating onedish from another were the different-ly colored backgrounds. Given thenumber of food options, it wouldhave been nice to see a better organ-ized menu.

KC: I don’t know what else theycould have done, personally, but let’snot let our menu preferences getbetween us. I ordered the EnchiladasCampesinos (out of the clearlylabeled combinations section, by theway) which came with a side of ricefor the standard price of $7.25.

KK: After much combing thoughthe menu, I found what I thoughtmight be one of the best values avail-able. For only $0.75 more than a reg-ular fajita — which only comes withchicken, shrimp or beef — I got theEl Campesino Fajitas which includedall three options for a reasonable$10.50.

KC: While we waited for our food,I ate more chips than I probablyshould have, which was both goodand bad. The salsa was actually pret-ty tasty for the normal “authenticMexican” experience, while the chipswere somewhat below par.

KK: Sure, if by “pretty tasty” youmean that it was bland, homogeneous,and felt like something out of a vat.I’m accustomed to more texturedsalsa with nice chunks of tomato,onion or maybe cilantro.

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For this week’s review we jour-neyed to one of the hottest Collegelocations for Mexican fare. ElCampesino may be north of campus,but our taste buds traveled south ofthe border.

KK: My first thought was ofapprehension; the restaurant waspacked on a Saturday night and theprospects of getting a good table —let alone a fast and speedy meal —were not fantastic.

KC: Luckily, this was not the case.We were seated very quickly, andwere immediately given our compli-mentary chips and salsa.

KK: The restaurant design wasn’tanything spectacular; visitors canexpect the standard booths, tablesand a faux brick wall. The only visi-ble concern was that on a night asbusy as this, people looked to bepushed together.

KC: This is a fair observation,although I would take being seatedquickly over being spread out. I per-sonally am a fan of the genericMexican restaurant atmosphere, withthe autumnal orange and beige wallsadorned by sombreros, ponchos andglowing neon beer advertisements.

KK: Let’s not forget the big muralcovering basically the whole wall.

KC: True, but we’re not here tojudge Mexican art, so let’s move onto the service.

KK: Let me just say, I was veryimpressed with our waiter. Even on anight as busy as Saturday was, he wason top of his game. Our supply ofchips and salsa was never below ourdemand. At points, he seemed like aguardian angel looking over us ready

Free Thinkers Club provides an outlet for non-believersTamari FarquharsonFeatures Editor

Tyler Croxall ’11, Philip Wagner’11, Emily ‘Emma’ Popovich ’11 andMichelle Mate ’11 are all founders of anew and upcoming club: The FreeThinkers Club.

“We started the group for two rea-sons — for equal representation andto deter the taboo of atheism andagnosticism,” said Popovich. In anattempt to change the way the worldthinks, all four founders decided tostart right here at the The College ofWooster.

“I think there is a very bad repre-sentation of atheists and agnostics oncampus. Also, people think that if youare not associated with a religion, then

you have no religious moral codes toadhere to,” said Popovich, “and this isnot right.”

Atheism and agnosticism are notwidely represented in politics and arenot a popular topic nowadays. TheFree Thinkers Club wants to acknowl-edge even more diversity — an activecomponent in upholding the campuscommunity characterization.

The club does not limit its membersto just agnosticism or atheism. “Thiswould raise a question of which onehas a higher power,” said Popovich.The club leaves it open to those whoare questioning religion in general oranother alternative to agnosticism andatheism — those who are “inbetween,” as it said on their firstposter.

Their preliminary meeting was onOct 26 at 9 p.m. About 30 people werein attendance, including the fourfounding officers. “Our first meetingwas just to see how many people wereinterested and wanted to be involved.We talked about what the group wasabout, mission statements, possibleadvisor suggestions, fueling a betterimage by doing community serviceand about going to church servicesand discussing them at meetings,” saidPopovich.

It was a concern of the clubfounders that there would be a verynegative response to the FreeThinkers Club. “It has been more orless neutral to the people in the club.It’s been more or less a success gettingpeople to come to the first meeting,”

KC: It’s good compared to someother salsas you can get for free, inmy opinion.

KK: You always have to have thelast word, don’t you?

KC: Yes. Moving on, I found thefood to be quite good, but again,nothing more than the usual MidwestMexican restaurant. Now, you shouldnot read this as if I am saying I didnot enjoy it. I absolutely, positively,wholeheartedly love Mexican food.And because this was good Mexicanfood, I loved it as well. However, oneshould not go to El Campesino look-ing for a circus of flavor in yourmouth: it is good, but does not standout next to other tasty — yet stan-dard — authentic sit-down Mexicanrestaurants in the Midwest.

KK: A circus of flavor is exactlywhat I got: I was so satisfied with mychoice of dish, I even enjoyed burp-ing it up later.

KC: Disgusting, but true.

KK: The El Campesino Fajita was abrilliant medley of chicken, beef andshrimp cooked up with sweet

The Lilly Project for theExploration of Vocation sponsoredreturnee presentations and a “Howto Apply” evening this week to stim-ulate student interest in the pro-gram’s summer exploration fellow-ships.

The Lilly Project offers five sum-mer fellowship programs providingstipends for off-campus activities.Laura Valencia ’12 spent last summer

in North Carolina, for example, tostudy documentary filmmaking.“Documentary work is not some-thing I could continue at Wooster,”she said. Through the Azimuthgrant, Valencia combined her inter-ests in film and her fluency inSpanish to work with migrant farmworkers at a small non-governmen-tal organization. Valencia’s grant(Azimuth fellowship winners areawarded up to $2500) allowed her tointerview and photograph the work-ers. She also ran staff meetings and

worked with public relations. According to the Lilly Project,

“Azimuth fellowships are designed toprovide students with the opportuni-ty to explore passionate interestsoutside their academic studies.” Thefellowships “are wide open,” saidDirector of the Lilly Project CathyMcConnell. Designed for mature stu-dents willing to construct their ownacademic experience, prior studentshave studied Gregorian chant,organic farming, bicycles and otherprojects. “Azimuth gives you thecomplete freedom to do what youwant to do,” said McConnell.

Amanda Armstrong ’11 received aLegal Humanitarian Fellowship(awarded up to $2500) to work forthe Fair Housing Association inCleveland. The fellowship isdesigned for students who areembarking on careers “in which aknowledge of ethical issues is impor-tant,” according to the Lilly Project.Armstrong’s fellowship allowed herto “learn what else to do with a lawdegree” other than litigation. Shefiled complaints with the CivilRights Commission concerningbuildings not to code for citizenswith disabilities as well as other legalcommunity issues. “I learned howthe law affects lives,” saidArmstrong, “using legal knowledgeto help people in a non-predatoryway.”

The Lilly Project offers severalprograms that can be used for over-seas study. Fellows for the Medical

said Popovich.The founders were aware that they

might make people uncomfortable oncampus; however, it is a reality thatthere are people on campus who can beunsure of their religious ethics andbeliefs.

“The point of group is to get anequal representation on campus. Idon’t think it is unfair to ask for that.People don’t have to be prejudicetowards other people who are unsureof their religion,” said Popovich “Thegroup is not trying to force an idea onpeople. People often claim ideals thataren’t their own. Those who areunsure should be able to be like nor-mal people who can still do dailythings in society like other people whoare sure.”

Alexandra DeGrandchampSenior Staff Writer

About the town: El Campesino’s proves hit or miss restaurantKevin CarpenterBusiness ManagerKipaya KapigaWeb Editor

Lilly House honors project scholars

Above, visitors at El Campesino enjoy the setting, atmosphere and, of course, theMexican food (Photo by Maureen Sill).

caramelized onions, delicious mush-rooms and smorgasbord of green andred peppers. Though it was difficultto discern the specific ingredients ofthe dish because everything had beencooked and put together so well, theflavors were mingling, touching andproducing many flavorful children.The shrimp was bigger and juicerthan expected. And because the dishwas so well cooked, you got the fla-vors of the vegetables and the othermeat cooked right into the shrimp.The flavor was exploding from everypart of this meal. The caramelizedonions were a special treat, adding anice sweet tone to the entire dish.The only portion of the meal I wasdisappointed in was having only threesmall tortillas on which to pile on amountain of vegetables and meat.

KC: Wow. Although my chickenwas certainly well seasoned and theenchiladas were bathed in sauce andtopped with fresh, silky guacamolealong with lettuce and sour cream, Isimply was not as impressed as you.The rice was scrumptious, but again,scrumptious rice is the norm for thistype of place. It easily filled me upand left me happy for its price, butperhaps next time I will be getting

International Education Week (IEW) is a celebration ofthe College’s diversity. Above, students representingAsia showcase their creativity through dance at theTalent & Culture Show last Saturday in McGaw Chapel(Photo courtesy Maria Martin).

International Education Week

“There is a prejudice there. It is likepolitics — when it comes up, peopledon’t want to talk about it. It goesignored,” said Popovich.

Croxall, Wagner, Popovich and Matetreat everyone as if they are agnosticbecause they believe it is the safer andbetter way.

The Free Thinkers Club is an unoffi-cial club. Their meeting time will be at8 p.m. in Babcock every other Monday.This time is subject to change. Withoutan advisor, the club cannot make a list-serve. If you are a professor and wouldlike to be an advisor for the club, or astudent who is interested in the meet-ings, Popovich can be contacted atepopovich11@wooster.edu. Look outfor the Free Thinkers Club posters inLowry!

Atmosphere: KC: 8/10KK: 7/10

Service:KC: 8/10KK: 10/10

Food:KC: 7/10KK: 10/10

Price: KC: 8/10KK: 9/10

Overall: KC: 7.75/10KK: 9/10

the fajitas.KK: I certainly will be. It’s time to

rank it!

Above, Laura Valencia ’12 films her documentary in a fieldof tobacco last summer in North Carolina (Photo courtesyLaura Valencia).

Think they got the wrong impression?Have a restaurant you want reviewed?Want to ask a question or express an opin-ion? Email the authors atvoicestaff@gmail.com or drop a letter inBox C-3187. To find out more about theauthors and the column, visit www.the-woostervoice.com/category/about-the-town/.

Humanitarian award (up to $3100)traveled to Costa Rica, Guatemalaand Tanzania to participate in med-ical and public health-related non-governmental organizations. Theproject also sponsors tuition and$2000 grants to Rhodes UniversityInternational School in South Africato study social justice, human rightsand race relations.

This summer, the Lilly Project isteaming with the Center forEntrepreneurship to provide six to10 students eight-week internships,producing Ingenuity Fest, a “multi-

media, multi-venued Festival of Artand Technology.” Students will havethe opportunity to work on market-ing, administration, coordination,programming, fund-raising and festi-val development projects.

To apply for a Lilly Project fellow-ship, or to learn more about the pro-gram’s vocation exploration pro-grams, visit their website(www.wooster.edu/lilly) or visit theLilly House. Applications for sum-mer programs are due Feb. 5 by 5p.m.; applicants will be informed ofthe decision by spring break.

school-like effects and become addition-al set pieces in a very endearing way.And Malcolm Campbell-Taylor ’13serves as a sort of greek chorus, open-ing and closing both acts.

Campbell-Taylor also steals theshow as the melodramaticbandit/magician El Gallo, once againturning in an over-the-top perform-ance that alone makes it worth it tosee this show. Lauren Tweddale ’13,as the ‘slightly mad’ young loverLouisa, holds her own against him,though, and holds parts of the showtogether with her stage presence. Her

ues aren’t high — the set and costumesare minimalist, including a sun andmoon made of cardboard and arrays ofboxes which serve as trees. But thescript pokes fun at the set, and charac-ters break the fourth wall just enoughthat the haphazardness is clearly inten-tional. And the cast has a vibrant ener-gy and enthusiasm which makes theirinexperience seem less important.

Two elements deserve credit for real-ly making the show’s metatheatric con-ventions work. A pair of ‘mutes,’played by Valerie Monzena ’12 andAlex Horning ’13, provide grade-

Looking for a good way to avoidhomework this weekend? Instead ofanother party at Bissman or a night inyour room playing DragonAge, consid-er seeing a show. Effie’s Players pro-duction of the off-Broadway classic“The Fantasticks” is a quirky, charmingand fun way to spend your evening.

Founded years ago, the student-runtheatre group is in its second year backafter a long hiatus. Last year they gaveus “Frozen,” a chilling, dark and power-ful piece about child murder andpedophilia, so this year the time wasright for something more light-hearted.And “Fantasticks” was the perfectchoice.

Written in 1960, “The Fantasticks”didn’t close off-broadway until 2002,making it the longest running musicalever. The plot centers around twofathers who hatch an elaborate plan toget their children to fall in love — andthe elaborate disasters that befall themalong the way.

Effie’s player’s production, directedby Yassi Davoodi ’11, faces a lot ofchallenges, but I think it’s sufficient tosay it rises to the occasion. The cast isyoung, made up entirely of first-yearsand sophomores. The production val-

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THE SCENEvoice is beautiful as well, and althoughsome of her songs are out of herrange, she never seems like she’sreaching.

Aside from El Gallo, all the charac-ters in the show are mostly dividedinto pairs — the fathers, the lovers,the mutes and a pair of washed-outShakespearian actors El Gallo hires tohelp out with his schemes. Althoughthey vary in their musical and actingabilities, one thing each pair has inspades is chemistry. The rapport theactors establish with their primarycostars are all wonderful, and the bestmoments of the show are duets andscenes where they get to play off eachother. Ben Caroli ’12 and Miles Batson’12, as the two fathers, were especiallyfun to watch.

There’s an old stage adage that saysif you’re having fun, the audience willtoo. That is really the one thing thatmakes this show enjoyable. The showisn’t perfect by any stretch of theimagination, but there’s so much ener-gy and enthusiasm radiating fromeveryone on stage that you can’t helpbut be taken in by it.

“The Fantasticks” runs Saturday at8:15 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. inSchoolroy Theatre. Tickets are free, butseating is limited, so come early if youwant a good seat.

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Marten is an Arts and Entertainmenteditor for the Voice. He can be reached forcomment at MDollinger10@wooster.edu.

Halloween has come and gone, andapparently Halloween is the newThanksgiving, as Christmas decora-tions are already out and holiday music

is blaring acrossstores every-where as soon asthe left overcandy was soldaway at halfprice. Seriously,can we slowdown a bit? I

feel like we’re skipping Novemberentirely. As a senior hacking away atI.S., I am in no rush to the end of thissemester. In the words of everyonewho didn’t buy a Christmas wreathfrom Charlie Brown, “It’s Not EvenThanksgiving Yet!”

Nonetheless, the winter holiday sea-son is approaching, and with it all sortsof Christmas specials, including themost remade story ever — “AChristmas Carol.” Charles Dickens’story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s ghostlyvisitors and his subsequent conversionfrom his miserly ways has not only beenadapted into countless films, cartoons,operas, ballets and stage productions,but it has practically defined and codi-fied a classic trope for changing-your-evil-ways plot lines. Even when it wasfirst released, a theatrical adaptationwas commissioned almost immediately,and bootlegged copies of the text wereabundant in the states (much toDickens’ chagrin — ironically he could-n’t stand losing the money). I haven’tseen Disney’s newest computer-gener-ated rendition yet, but I’m sure that, atthis point, it’s impossible to ruin theclassic unless you’re trying really, reallyhard. Or perhaps actually reading theoriginal. Seriously, Ol’ Charley is crazy.

Back in high school, a few friendsand I decided it’d be a fun traditionto read the classic aloud. Every yearof high school we tried this, andevery year we failed to get throughthe whole thing. It’s just not reallythat kind of prose, I guess.Unfortunately, we couldn’t get ourhands on the abbreviated versionthat Dickens himself did readings ofin the mid-to-late 1800’s. Despitehaving never finished it, we had a lotof fun trading off characters — gen-erally, Fezziwig was voiced as apirate and Mrs. Cratchit was veryoften done in the high, squealingvoice of Ms. Piggy. The furthest weever got on these nights of amusingrecitation was about the very begin-ning of the most ghostly ofScrooge’s visitors, the ghost ofChristmas Yet to Come. One canonly manage so many silly voicesbefore he has to call it quits. It’s real-ly a shame that we’ve lost track ofthe oral tradition in story telling.Even though we never finished, itwas nice to have a tradition.

As this semester comes to a close,enjoy the traditions you have with yourfamily and friends. Don’t rush throughthe season, and make the most of yourbreak from academics (or do as I’ll bedoing and getting as much done on I.S.as possible before the semester startsanew). Maybe see what Disney hasdone to the classic, or just enjoy theMuppet or Patrick Stewart versions.But for goodness sake, at least wait untilafter Thanksgiving break before yousubject us all to your Christmas music.

“Men Who Stare At Goats” bizarre but witty

“The Men Who Stare at Goats” isdefinitely not what I would considerto be a mainstream movie. It can alsobe said with almost complete certain-ty that it will have absolutely nochance of beating “Twilight” at thebox office this weekend.

Still, “The Men Who Stare atGoats” is a surprisingly entertainingfilm that is, for the most part, worthyof your time.

The film, based on a non-fictionbook, is about the military’s secretdevelopment of psychic techniquesthat were meant to help soldiers fightwith their minds and not with theirguns. Trust me, you’ll be spendingmost of the movie trying to figure outwhat was based on actual events, andwhat was completely made up.

Ewan McGregor plays BobWilton, a wannabe war correspon-dent who has a chance encounterwith Lyn Cassady (George Clooney),a man who claims to be a formermember of the US military’s psychicoperatives unit.

ops unit refer to themselves as “Jediwarriors.” Given the fact that EwanMcGregor played Jedi master ObiWan Kenobi in the three Star Warsprequels, audiences will undoubtedlychuckle when a perplexed Mr.McGregor asks, “What’s a Jedi?” Oh,your blatant humor is certainly notlost on me, movie…

Anyway, back to the review. McGregor’s character Bob Wilton

acts as theeveryman andthe guy theaudience canrelate to.While every-

one else is going crazy, staring intent-ly at walls and talking about killinggoats with their minds, Wiltonremains just as confused as we are,which helps to ground the film andmake it all seem a little less ridiculous.

And trust me, the film is definitelyfull of ridiculousness. One need lookno further than Jeff Bridges’ charac-ter Bill Jango, who is the hippiefounder of the secret unit. Bridges’role in this film further proves thathe will always be the go-to actor for

Before we go any further with thisreview, I feel it is important toacknowledge Ewan McGregor’s failedattempt at an American accent. Hisstrange way of “speaking American”will undoubtedly distract a lot ofviewers who have not been exposed toit before, so as a person recommend-ing this film, it is my duty to warn youin advance.

Mr. McGregor’s American accenthas neverbeen verybe l i evableand at thispoint, it canbe assumedthat it never will be. If you do findyourself becoming distracted, I rec-ommend playing the fun and reward-ing “Guess when Ewan really slips upand sounds completely Scottish”game. It will keep you amused.

And since we’re on the topic of dis-tractions, am I the only one whothinks that George Clooney looks waytoo much like Clarke Gable when hehas a mustache?

It’s also fun to keep track of howmany times the soldiers of the psychic

El Gallo and the two fathers concoct an elaborate scheme.(Photo by Maureen Sill ’10)

any film that requires a new age ston-er dude.

The style in which the movie wasfilmed, as well as the outlandish char-acters were definitely reminiscent of aCoen Brothers film, only not executednearly as well. Basically, “The MenWho Stare at Goats” is sort of a ran-dom mash-up of flashbacks and presenttense scenarios, which makes it a littlehard to follow. At times, it feels disjoint-ed and often, it seems to lack a story.

All in all, it’s difficult to reallyremember what exactly happened in thefilm. Instead, I can only remember thatit made me laugh. That being said,strange, irreverent humor is rarely loston me, and this film did make me laugha fair amount, which is certainly a goodenough reason for me to recommend it.

If you’re in the mood for a laughthis weekend and you’d rather see afilm with some A-list stars actingsilly and a man trying his best andfailing at an American accent (asopposed to a film starring some pale,glittery dude and an awkward girl),then go see “The Men Who Stare atGoats.” I guarantee you, the theaterwill not be crowded.

martendollinger

REVIEW:THE MEN WHO STARE

AT GOATS

Hallie MorelandVoice Staff

Wooster Street StyleHow do you feel about clothing stores like Urban

Outfitters, Anthropologie, or American Aparrel? Do youfeel like thye help or hurt fashion by branding that sortof image?

Sometimes I feel that these stores are marketing an imagethat initially came about to rebel against that very market andthose who are then targeted by said market. Does that makesense? It's like they're selling sub culture to the masses...

What is your favorite article of clothing?I buy fabric because its cheaper than scarves and wrap it

around my head. I hate doing my hair so, you'll hardly see mewithout a scarf.

How do you get dressed? Do you have a process? Youpair things very well?

I don't know. I find stuff on the floor of my closet. I'mmessy. I think the most about what jewelry to wear becausethat always seems to be organized.

Alena DeHoney ’12

This week’s Wooster Street Style photos and questionswere taken and compiled by Maureen Sill. She can be con-tacted at MSill10@wooster.edu.

The crowds were immensley energetic for every set.Fans voted for their favorite bands by putting moneyinto that band’s box. The event, sponsored by CircleK, raised $180.23 for VH1’s Save The Music.

First place went to Shining as Stars, with Ms. Knightand the Gentlemen in second. The PhiloSkaphers(alternately Vacation Bible Ska, pictured) took third(Photos courtesy Colin Strylowski ’10.)

Major Turnout for this year’s Battle of the Bands

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Dana Feit ’13 was one of 11 first-years who saw the field for the Scots this season. Feit start-ed in all 20 games that she played (Photo by Andrew Collins).

Scot field hockey’s NCAA journey comes to a closeMike HaggertyVoice Staff

The field hockey team’s seasoncame to an end last Saturday.Despite a 4-0 loss to No. 2 SalisburyUniversity, the team can hang its haton the finest season in team history.

This loss marks the end of a ter-rific season for the Scots who man-aged a very impressive record of 17-6. The NCAC Champion Scots havemuch to be proud of as they lookback on a season filled with accom-plishment both as a team and as indi-

viduals. They dominated their con-ference with impeccable defense andan overpowering offense.

The game Saturday was muchcloser than the final score indicatedas the Scots only trailed by one goalgoing into the half. Madalyn Myers’12 had an impressive first half, hold-ing the Seagulls to just one goalwhile making seven saves. This wasnot surprising given that she hasbeen the foundation of the Woosterdefense all year. Unfortunately forthe Scots, their impressive defensewould eventually break down in the

second half and their offense wouldnever get the ball rolling.

During the second half, Salisburybroke away from the Scots withthree goals just after the break.Caitlin Walker scored the first goalfor Salisbury, following scores fromBeverly Beladino and TaraMcGovern. The Scots’ offense wasunable to respond. A team that aver-aged over three goals per game washeld scoreless by a very impressiveSalisbury defense. It seemed that thegoal was just out of reach for theScots, as their offense simply could

not gain ground against the domi-nant force of the Salisbury defense.

Although the Scots lost theirmatch on Saturday, they can lookback and be very proud of what theyhave accomplished on the playingfield this season. They capturedtheir second consecutive NCAC con-ference championship and made it tothe second round of the NCAA tour-nament with a win over HamiltonCollege, a feat that has only beenaccomplished once before in Scotshistory. This team also recorded themost wins by a Scots team since1981, cementing their place inWooster Scots history.

In addition to these team accom-plishments, several key players for theScots had stellar seasons. Four Scotsmade the all-tournament team follow-ing the Scots’ championship victoryover Ohio Wesleyan University in theNCAC championship match,Stephanie Standera ’11, BrittanyMontgomery ’10, Kate Valora ’11 andKatrina Wojciechowski ’10. In addi-tion, Amanda Artman ’10 dominatedthe competition this season, becomingthe College of Wooster’s all-timeleader in points while also leading theNCAC in points. These players com-bined their skills to form a team,which has set the bar very high for thefuture of the field hockey program.

These accomplishments form thelegacy of an excellent college fieldhockey team, a legacy that was creat-ed through hard work and dedica-tion. The Fighting Scots accom-plished something which all athletesstrive for, a season that they can lookback on and be proud of.

The Scots plan on graduating fourseniors this year, who accounted fornearly 50 percent of the team’soffensive output this past season (39of the 81 total goals). The Scots willreturn 11 first-years who all sawaction. Rising senior Eileen Barrer’11 will be asked to step intoArtman’s large offensive void.

Women swim to 5-0Matt YannieSports Editor

The women’s swimming and divingteam bolstered their dual-meet recordover the weekend with victories overOberlin College (108-97) and CaseWestern Reserve University (160-77).With the wins the Scots improved to5-0 on the season while winning theannual Veale Classic.

The continued dual-meet domi-nance of the women’s team was leadby the strong performances of under-classmen. Kate Hunt ’13 led all swim-mers with four wins on the weekendincluding two Veale Classic records onSaturday against Case WesternReserve. Hunt won the 50 and 500freestyle races against Oberlin onFriday and followed that performancewith record breaking victories in the100 and 200 freestyles against theSpartans.

Men dropfirst gameChris WestonSports Editor

Well, it could have started off betterfor the Scots.

In their first official game of the sea-son, the Fighting Scots fell to AlbionCollege 57-55. Despite never trailingby more than four points, and havingthe lead for more than 18 minutes in thesecond half, the Scots were susceptibleto a late Albion push. The Britonsscored nine points to the two scored bythe Scots to give them the lead andeventually the win.

With 31 seconds remaining in thegame, Albion sophomore Chris Huttonsank a three-pointer to give Albion thelead 56-54. With control of the ball,Wooster ran the court, but chances topush the game into overtime seemed toevaporate when Bryan Wickliffe ’11missed a lay up with the game clockalmost expired. After a couple of quickfouls on both sides to prevent bigscores, the Britons walked away withthe 57-55 victory.

The ending of the game was not thebig story for Wickliffe, however, wholed all scorers with 18 points and 10rebounds, giving him the second dou-ble-double of his career. Anotherstrong performance for the Scots camefrom Justin Hallowell ’12, who contin-ued to show his dominance frombehind the three-point line, sinkingthree-of-seven and tallying 11 pointson the day.

The problem for Wooster was theteams shooting percentage from thefield — 33 percent. This equaled theseason low from the year before.Wooster only made 18 of their 54shots, with only Wickliffe and GregRoss ’12 — who made his only shot —shooting over 50 percent.

Also troubling the Scots wereturnovers — the 18 they suffered wasamong their highest single gametotals from last season.

The Scots look to bounce back on apositive note with the Al VanWie/Rotary Classic starting today.The Scots play Carnegie MellonUniversity tonight at 8 p.m., with agame tomorrow against either theUniversity of St. Thomas orHeidelberg University. St. Thomaswent 30 games without a loss last yearbefore losing in the NCAA tourna-ment to eventual championWashington University in St. Louis.

Matt YannieSports Editor

The Scots also received solid postplay from the tandem of KaitlinKrister ’10 and Jessica Wingan ’13.Krister pulled in five reboundswhile scoring 10 points and Winganrecorded a double double in herWooster debut with 10 points and11 rebounds. Wooster dominatedthe Blue Streaks on the glass, outrebounding John Carroll 47-37.

Wooster established its physicalpresence in set offense and defen-sive sets, but was exposed in transi-tion with the Blue Streaks capitaliz-ing when the tempo was increased.John Carroll’s Lee Jennings undidthe Scots’ defense with 25 pointsand consistent dribble penetration.The Scots also lost the turnoverbattle by a 17-11 margin. This wasa significant factor in the secondhalf and in the final five minutes asthe John Carroll Blue Streaks pulledaway for good.

The Scots will look to reboundthis weekend at home in the NanNichols Tournament featuringFranciscan University, MountUnion University and Notre DameCollege. Wooster tips off againstFranciscan tomorrow at 3 p.m.looking to rebound from the toughloss to open the season, beforereturning to action on Sundayagainst either Mount Union orNotre Dame, who play each otherearlier on Saturday.

FRIDAY CONVERSATION

Editor in ChiefAndrew Vogel andVoice Staff WriterJason Weingardtsat down and spokewith Steve Moore,the men’s basketballhead coach.

AV: As a coach, you have a gaugefor your team’s talent. At thebeginning of last year, without somany key contributors, did youhonestly think that you couldachieve the level of success thatyou ultimately did?

SM: Early last year, I reallybelieved we would improve a lot asthe season went along, but I didn’tknow how much. I didn’t knowwhether we would win the conference— we improved a lot. You have tostart with Ian Franks ’11 — it wasincredible how much he improved. Togo from JV [his first year] ... to beingthe leading scorer on our team andfirst-team all conference. He gained alot of confidence, and I feel like thatwas the number one key. Along withthe addition of some new players thatwere very talented and adjusted tocollege basketball, in JustinHallowell’s ’12 case, and to our sys-tem, in Nathan Balch’s ’11 case. Thosetwo guys really made great strides.

AV: This year, the team is rankedNo. 9 to start the season. Theteam spent most of last yearunranked. Does this team have thepotential to be significantly betterthan last year’s?

SM: The rankings are good for theCollege — it gets our name out there— recruiting and our program. It def-initely heightens expectations. Ourplayers are always going to have that,no matter what. It does motivate youropponents, that’s the negative thing.It gives coaches the ability to moti-vate their players and say “Let’s knockthese guys off.” However, we likebeing ranked and having high expec-tations. Whether we can live up tothem, I don’t know.

AV: Typically, Wooster has runan up-tempo game. This year,you have a different set of per-sonnel. Two years ago, you couldrun the transition game very wellwith James Cooper, BrandonJohnson, Devin Fulk and MartyBidwell all on the floor — it waspretty much a track meet. Thisyear, you have more depth in thefront court, where in past years,you’ve had more depth in thebackcourt. Where before you’vebeen built more on speed, thisyear you’re built more on size.Are you going to change yourphilosophy at all?

SM: For many years, way back, wewere a half-court team. In the late 90’sand early 2000’s, we started to speedup some, even then we were still kindof a combination — a fast break teamwith a good inside game. In 2003Bryan Nelson was the NationalPlayer of the Year as a post player.After he graduated.

We still had some good post men,we had a really good inside game.Starting in 2005 and 2006, we werenot as big of a team. We were faster;our best players were on the perime-ter. For four straight years now, we’vebeen perimeter-oriented. We believewe can get back to having a betterpost offense this year.

JW: What is Brandon’s status?SM: He missed last year with a torn

ACL, having it repaired at the end ofthe summer. He was playing basket-ball and re-tore the same ligament inthe same knee. Fortunately, it hap-pened earlier in the summer and hissurgery was in mid-June. He workedreally hard on his rehab, he did not getdiscouraged and his legs are strong.

AV: Last year, the most improve-ment you guys could’ve made wason the glass. You had one truepost presence in Wickliffe; thisyear you’ve got three of them.How much improvement can youguys make there?

SM: Having the post offense willallow us to put a lot of pressure onthe other team’s big men, gettingthem in foul trouble and getting tothe foul line. We want to get to thefoul line more this year, and we feellike getting the ball inside will helpthat, and will help us get even bettershots from the perimeter — we’regoing to have to develop that as timegoes along. We have to be patient.

stevemoore

PICK ’EM

Don’t have a clue who’s going towin the big game? Every week,sports nuts Matthew Yannie,Andrew Vogel, Chris Weston andJason Weingardt will pick theweek’s biggest football games, bothcollege and pro. Some will be on themark, others probably not so much.We’ll track their progress everyweek with season standings. Thinkthey’ve picked the wrong teams?Feel free to let them know what youthink about all sports atvvooiiccee__ssppoorrttss@@wwoooosstteerr..eedduu.

Standings (Last week’s results)Jason: 166-82 (14-13)Chris: 161-87 (17-10)Andrew: 159-89 (16-11)Matthew: 156-92 (19-8)

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NCAA Games

Saturday, Nov. 21

(All) #10 OSU at MichiganMinnesota at #13 Iowa (All)

(J) North Carolina at BC (M,A,C)(M,A,C) OU at Texas Tech (J)

(C) UConn at Notre Dame (M,A,J)(All) #8 LSU at Mississippi

(C,J) #14 PSU at Mich State (M,A)(A,C,J) #16 Wisc at NW (M)

(C) UVA at #23 Clemson (M,A,J)(M,J) #25 Cal at #17 Stan. (A,C)(C) Kentucky at Georgia (M,A,J)

Kansas at #3 Texas (All)(A,J) #11 Oregon at Arizona (M,C)

NFL Games

Thursday, Nov. 12

(C,J) Miami at (M,A) Carolina

Sunday, Nov. 8

(M) Washington at Dallas (A,C,J)(J) Cleveland at Detroit (M,A,C)

San Fran at Green Bay (All)(All) Pittsburgh at Kansas City

(M,A) Atlanta at NYG (C,J)(All) NO at Tampa Bay

(J) Buffalo at Jacksonville (M,A,C)(J) Indy at Baltimore (M,A,C)

(A) Seattle at Minnesota (M,C,J)(A,C,J) Arizona at St. Louis (M)

NYJ at New England (All)(All) Cincinnati at Oakland

(M,C,J) San Diego at Denver (A)(All) Philadelphia at Chicago

Monday, Nov. 9

(M,A) Tennessee at Houston (C,J)

Melissa Haug ’12 contributed a winin each meet for the Scots, with a winin the 100 butterfly against theYeowomen and a 200 butterfly victoryon Saturday. Newcomer CarolineHansen ’13 contributed critical victo-ries to the winning effort over theweekend in the 500 and 1000 freestyleraces against Case Western Reserve.

The men finished in second placeover the weekend after easily dispos-ing of Oberlin (134-68) on Friday, butfalling to the Spartans (126-113) bythe narrowest of margins. The Scotswere led again by the supreme divingof Luke Knezvic ’12, who won boththe one and three meter diving events.Ryan Radtke ’10 set a Veale Classicrecord in the 200 Individual Medleyon Saturday and won two events onFriday as well.

The swimming and diving teamswill host Ursuline College tomorrowin dual-meet action beginning at 1 p.m.

Wenz not enough in loss

The women’s basketball teamtraded baskets with John CarrollUniversity all night on Monday, buteventually fell short in securing vic-tory in the season opener. Despiteleading at many points in the sec-ond half, the Scots were undone byturnovers and untimely fouls late inthe game, giving John Carroll the85-82 win.

In a game that featured strongoffensive performances all over thecourt, the Scots and the BlueStreaks battled for momentum andcontrol of the game throughout.John Carroll opened up a nine pointadvantage early in the first halfwhich was cut to two by the half-time break. The game featured 10lead changes in the second half and17 ties throughout the entirety ofthe game.

Kym Wenz ’10, a preseason All-American and last season’s NCACleading scorer, started right whereshe left off last season. Wenzrecorded a career high 35 points on55 percent shooting from the fieldand a nearly perfect 10 of 11 fromthe free throw line to lead all scor-ers on Monday night. GuardColleen Goodwillie ’10 added on tothe offensive effort with 10 pointsof her own for the Scots.

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Men’s Basketball Preseason Rankings1.) Wooster 99 pts2.) Ohio Wesleyan 79 pts3.) Wabash 78 pts4.) Wittenberg 74 pts5.) Hiram 65 pts6.) Allegheny 50 pts7.) Kenyon 42 pts8.) Denison 31 pts9.) Earlham 21 pts10.) Oberlin 11 pts

Women’s Swimming (Relay Meet Results)1.) Denison (188)2.) Kenyon (158) 3.) Wooster (128)4.) Wittenberg (110)5.) Allegheny (104)6.) Oberlin (82)7.) Ohio Wesleyan (66)8.) Earlham (38)

NCANCACC WWinter Standingsinter StandingsMen’s Swimming (Relay Meet Results)

1.) Denison (176)2.) Kenyon (148)3.) Wooster (106)4.) Wittenberg (102)5.) Wabash (100) 6.) Allegheny (88)7). Oberlin (52)8.) Ohio Wesleyan (42)9.) Hiram (32)

Women’s Basketball Preseason Rankings1.) Ohio Wesleyan 78 pts2.) Kenyon 64 pts3.) Denison 61 pts4.) Wittenberg 57 pts5.) Allegheny 48 pts6.) Wooster 39 pts7.) Hiram 29 pts8.) Earlham 15 pts9.) Oberlin 14 pts

NCAC Fall Tournament Champions

Field Hockey: Wooster def Ohio Wesleyan 1-0

Men’s Soccer: Denison def Ohio Wesleyan 2-1

Women’s Soccer: Wittenberg def Earlham 2-1

Football: Wittenberg Regular Season Champ

Men’s Cross Country: Allegheny placed first

Women’s Cross Country: Oberlin placed first

Golf: Wittenberg placed first

Volleyball: Wittenberg def Hiram 24-26, 25-22, 26-24, 25-12

Matt Fegan ’12 adds depth in the backcourt this year for a Scots team that graduated only one player, Marty Bidwell ’09, last season. The Scots, with balance bothin the paint and on the perimeter, look to return to the NCAA Final Four with four returning starters and nine total letterwinners (Photo by Sateesh Venkatesh).

Fighting Scots look to capture sixth straight NCAC crown

Andrew VogelEditor in Chief

Immediately, as Capital Universitybounced the men’s basketball teamfrom the NCAA Tournament lastMarch, thoughts immediately turnedto the upcoming season. Despite shak-ing off a slow 1-3 start, a season-end-ing injury to the team’s best player,and overcoming the loss of three keyseniors to graduation in 2008, headcoach Steve Moore and the FightingScots had overachieved and managedto win the NCAC regular season title,NCAC Tournament title, and came abuzzer beater away from reaching theSweet 16 field of the NCAATournament. All this was done with ateam primarily composed of first-years and sophomores. Over the sum-mer, expectations have been building.

The team returns nearly every play-er from last year’s team and returnsAll-NCAC point guard BrandonJohnson ’10, who missed last seasondue to injury. The team has arguablythe most talent since 2006-07, whenthe Scots reached the Final Four. Evenat a school that is the winningest col-lege program of this decade, expecta-tions are exceedingly high.

According to Moore, these expecta-tions are just fine.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

The team begins this season rankedNo. 9. This is remarkably high for ateam that, despite surpassing expecta-tions, still did not get past the secondround of the NCAA Tournament lastyear. While Moore believes that rank-ings are beneficial to the program,especially in terms of recruiting, he isnot too worried about where the teamsits in the top 25, especially early in theseason. This is in part because of theteam’s arduous early-season schedule.The team dropped its season opener onthe road last Sunday against AlbionCollege 57-55, and the road only getstougher from here. The team opens itsseason against Carnegie Mellontonight in the Al Van WieTournament, and if it wins, it will like-ly face the University of St. Thomas,which went undefeated in the regularseason last year before falling to even-tual national champion WashingtonUniversity 79-64 in the NCAA sec-tional championship — it was theTommies’ only loss all season afterwinning its first 30 games. St. Thomasbegins the season ranked No. 4.

From there, the Scots face two earlyseason road tests. On Nov. 29, the teamtravels to Cleveland to face No. 2 JohnCarroll University. Three days later,the team travels to Ohio Wesleyan in

its NCAC season opener. Within theseason’s first two weeks, the Scots willhave a very good idea of just how goodthey are. Moore believes, however, thatthe difficult early schedule will help theteam in the long run. “We can improveas the season goes along — it may wellbe that we drop out of the rankingsearly, because as soon as you have acouple losses early in the season,you’re out of the top 20. With ourschedule, that could happen. Last year,we started out 1-3, and with the sched-ule we’re facing, it could even be atougher start than that. If that hap-pens, that’s okay because we feel like byplaying these tough games, even if welose them, it’ll help us become a betterteam,” he said.

RETURNING PERIMETER TALENT

Ian Franks ’11 set the tone last sea-son, and will be looked as the go-toplayer early on this season. Franks’sgreatest asset is his versatility —Franks played point guard last year inJohnson’s absence and ended up as afirst-team all-conference player. WhileFranks led the team in scoring withalmost 16 points per game, he also wassecond in the conference in assistsbehind only his teammate Bidwell. Hewas third on the team in rebounds.Franks’s greatest strength on offenseis his ability to draw fouls. Franksmade it to the free throw line 150 timeslast year, an average of five attemptsper game — more than twice as manyas any other Scot player last year.While he is now able to play the point,he could also slide over to the shootingguard or small forward position whenJohnson is on the floor.

Franks will be joined in the back-court by Nathan Balch ’11. While ittook time for Balch to adjust to theWooster’s system, at the end of theyear he was Wooster’s third-leadingscorer, averaging over 12 points pergame. Balch established himself as anexcellent shooter, shooting 49 percentfrom behind the three-point line. Balchplayed his best basketball at the end ofthe season, shining as the leading scor-er in both games of the NCAATournament. Balch scored 21 points intheir first-round 79-66 win overGettysburg College and 18 points intheir 72-70 loss to Capital University.Balch’s three-pointer with nine sec-onds left tied the game with Capitalbefore the Scots lost at the buzzer.

Justin Hallowell ’12 will give theteam a dynamic perimeter game thisyear. Hallowell was second on theteam, averaging 14.2 points per gamelast year. Hallowell also shattered theschool record for three-pointers lastyear, draining 94 of his 183 attempts

— an astounding 51 percent. Moore expects Hallowell to improve

on his impressive first-year campaign,and for Hallowell to establish himselfas more of an all-around player. WhileHallowell primarily played at thepower forward position last season, hewill move to the small forward positionthis year. Moore said that Hallowellmay not score as much, nor he willshoot as high a percentage, becauseteams will gear their defenses towardhim this year. One aspect in whichHallowell has improved on in the off-season is in his ball-handling. This willhelp his transition to the small forwardspot. “His offense won’t change thatmuch, he didn’t post up much like mostpower forwards do. What will changewill be his defensive assignments,guarding quicker guys, and he will beguarded by quicker, smaller people,who will look to take his shot away,”said Moore.

Hallowell will be guarded by quickerplayers but will benefit from his heightadvantage. “Where he can take advan-tage of that height is by putting it onthe floor and by going into the laneand shooting over those guys. I don’tsee us posting him up a lot becausethat’s really not his game,” said Moore.

IMPACT POST PLAYERS

Hallowell’s move to the small for-ward position makes room for theteam’s new post players, Josh Claytor’13 and Jake Mays ’13. While it willtake time for Claytor and Mays toadjust to the style of play at the col-lege level, they will give the Scotsmore depth in the post than they havehad in years.Claytor is askilled for-ward who canplay outsideand inside.“We certainlydon’t want tocompare any-one to BryanNelson, whowas theN a t i o n a lPlayer of theYear in 2003,but he’s a bigguy that canscore insideand hit theoutside shot.He’s a goodball-handlerand a passer,” said Moore.

Mays, while not as versatile asClaytor, is more of a true center. “Jakeis more of a low-post player, he’s a cen-ter. He has excellent athletic ability, he

can go up and get the ball in a crowd.That’s something that’s difficult to findat our level,” said Moore.

The inside presences of Claytor andMays will free up real estate inside forpower forward Bryan Wickliffe ’11.While Wickliffe led the team on theglass last year with over six reboundsper game, Wickliffe averaged justunder eight points per game. In 2007-08, Wickliffe averaged almost 11.Wickliffe may have suffered from beingthe team’s sole presence in the paint.With two new frontcourt players thisyear in Claytor and Mays, Wickliffeshould flourish. Wickliffe said the pres-ence of the two first-years shouldallow him to play the power forwardspot more and use his ball handlingskills and quickness against biggerplayers. With help inside and anotheryear under his belt, Wickliffe could bethe team’s break out player this year.The early results have been promising.Wickliffe scored 18 points and grabbed10 rebounds against Albion, the seconddouble-double of his career.

JOHNSON’S COMEBACK

While all of the team’s young play-ers look to improve in their second andthird years in the Wooster program,Johnson could be an x-factor. Johnsonis arguably the most athletic pointguard in the conference and has runthe team’s offense for three years. IfJohnson can stay healthy for the entireseason, it will be a feel-good story.Johnson returned this year specificallyfor one more year on the court aftertwo knee surgeries. After coming backfrom a second torn anterior cruciate

l i g a m e n t ,Johnson hasr e t u r n e dsooner thane x p e c t e d .B e c a u s eJohnson isstill just fivem o n t h sr e m o v e dfrom hisinjury, hewill play ad i f f e r e n trole this sea-son, espe-cially in thes e a s o n ’ searly-going.J o h n s o nmay not bethe same

player he was in the early-going, andMoore’s just fine with that.

“He’s been a little cautious, andthat’s the right thing to do. Early on,Brandon’s going to say I’m going to

use my experience, run the team andnot look to score as much as I’m usedto, and gradually work his way back in.Maybe by the end of the season, whenhe’s healed more, he’ll be able to returnto the player that he was,” said Moore.

Early on, Johnson will be called onto provide the leadership and defensethat Bidwell brought last season.“Marty was a great captain and leader,and I do see myself doing a lot of whathe did last year. I believe my ability toscore makes our team even betteroffensively. I may not get as manyshots as I had in previous years, but mynumber one goal is to win,” saidJohnson.

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BALANCE

Johnson has run Wooster’s classictransition game for three years, andwill play a key role in that area once hisknee is closer to 100 percent. However,because the team has more depth in thefrontcourt this year, the team may getback to running a more balancedoffense this year. With Wickliffe,Claytor and Mays, Moore looks for theteam to be able to score inside as wellas run the fast break. “I think we’llhave excellent speed at the guard posi-tions, because of Brandon coming backand Nathan Balch is so fast and good inthe open court. Ian, while he may notbe as much of a sprinter, he’s fast withthe ball. Our guards will allow us toplay in a transition game, and the com-bination of being a good transitiongame and good half-court game willmake us a good team,” said Moore.

With better balance this season,Johnson sees many similaritiesbetween this year’s squad and the 2007squad that came two wins away from anational championship. According toJohnson, the team has the horses.

“Being on the 2007 team gives me agood perspective of how our currentteam compares to them. I believe we dohave as much talent and depth as the’07 team. With that said, the ’07 teamhad some of the greatest players toever wear a Wooster jersey — Cooperand Port. Guys like that aren't replace-able, but we have a lot of great playersnow that can come together and haveas much success if not more then in2007,” said Johnson.

While the pieces are there, they maynot be in place immediately — likelynot by this weekend and possibly notby New Year’s. With such a toughearly season schedule, the team maynot win 22 of its first 25 like it did forfour years from 2005-08. However,with such great depth and balance, thisteam is built to finish strong. By then,Johnson will know whether this seasonwas worth coming back for.

“We can improve as the seasongoes along. It may well be thatwe drop out of the rankingsearly, because as soon as youhave a couple losses early inthe season, you’re out of thetop 20. With our schedule,that could happen. ... By play-ing these tough games, even ifwe lose them, it’ll help usbecome a better team.”

STEVE MOOREMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH