The Wooster Voice A STUDENT PUBLICATION SINCE 1883 Vol. CXXVII, Issue XIX Friday, February 26, 2010 VIEWPOINTS INDEX News Viewpoints Features Arts & Entertainment Sports MEMBER 2009-2010 2 3 4 6 FEATURES News Editor Laney Austin provides us with a look inside the controversy behind women’s ski jump- ing in the Olympics. For the full viewpoint, see page 3. Features Editors Madelyn Halstead and Elle Bloom take a look at how figure skating has evolved in the 2010 Olympics. See page 4 for the story. “This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color and not of color.” — Lynn Swann Emily Bartleheim writes a viewpoint expressing our need to continue efforts in Haiti despite lack of recent hype. For more on this, see page 3. A&E Editor George Myatt gives a review of the play Mary Queen of Scots, which opened this past Wednesday. Turn to page 6 for the full review. Sports Editor Maggie Donnelly covers women’s basketball and their loss against Kenyon in the first round of the NCAC tourna- ment. See page 7 for more. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS Scots go to battle for NCAC title Black History Month ends with hope for future change Andrew Vogel Editor in Chief Laney Austin News Editor Only a little over a year since the historic election of the nation’s first African American president, the annual tradition of celebrating Black History Month continues to see great changes. Since 1976, the United The Black Student Association met together last Wednesday to discuss the relevance of Black History Month and shared thoughts on how it can be changed (Photo by Maureen Sill). After shooting 51 percent against Kenyon, the Scots will need to continue to shoot for a high percentage to win the NCAC title this weekend (Photo by Sam VanFleet). After slumping in the middle of the season, the men’s basketball team has found their rhythm from the outside. The No. 19 Scots’ aerial assault con- tinued last Tuesday, as the Scots declared war on the Kenyon College perimeter defense — dropping bombs from the outside to coast to a 73-59 victory over the Lords. The Scots will need to maintain this aggressive instinct in this weekend’s NCAC Tournament as they attempt to lock up their eighth straight NCAA Tournament bid. Kenyon College (3-13, 6-19) entered Tuesday’s NCAC quarterfinal as the No. 8 seed. While the Lords nearly pulled an upset of the Scots on their home floor in early December, Kenyon had since lost 15 of their last 18 and were expected to be a slight speed bump on the Scots’ trip to host the NCAC semifinals. The Lords, however, missed the memo. Despite the Scots’ hot perimeter shooting, Kenyon hung in the game for much of the first half. While the Scots continued to knock down threes, the inside play of forward Dave Knapke kept the game close. With just under five minutes remain- ing, the Lords cut the Scots’ lead to a just a bucket, 31-29. After calling a timeout, the Scots used a 10-3 run to go into halftime ahead 41-32. After halftime, the Scots’ post defense tightened up and challenged Knapke inside. As Knapke struggled, so did Kenyon’s offense — hitting just The Battling Bishops will be mak- ing their second trip to Wooster in less than a week and a half. In their last meeting with the Bishops on Feb. 17, the Scots pulled away with dead- on outside shooting. The Scots hit 11- of-15 from behind the arc to go up 57- 41 at halftime, eventually cruising 94- 78. Mike Evans ’12 provided a big spark off the bench, hitting all five shots from downtown for 15 first-half points. Wing player Tim Brady has emerged as the Bishops’ leading scor- er. Brady poured in 27 points on Feb. 17, and scored 27 in the Bishops’ quarterfinal win over Allegheny. The Scots’ number one objective on defense will be to limit Brady offen- sively. The Bishops are one of the few teams that can match the Scots’ size and depth inside. The Bishops have three solid post players inside with Marshall Morris, Pat Pellerite and Brent Pleiman. The Scots will need contributions from their four-man post rotation of Wickliffe, Josh Claytor ’13, Jake Mays ’13 and Justin Hallowell ’12. The Scots are expected to receive a big lift with Hallowell’s return. After missing four straight games with an ankle injury, Hallowell is expected to return to the court for the first time since Feb. 10 in a win over Hiram College. This season, Hallowell has not knocked down shots from long range with the frequency that he did as a first-year — his three-point field goal percentage has dropped to 35 percent after hitting 51 percent last 8-of-25 from the field in the second half. The Scots maintained a double- digit lead for most of the second half to sew up a drama-free victory. The biggest factor for the Scots was their perimeter shooting. The Scots knocked down 13-of-23 from behind the arc. In the last three games, the Scots have now hit 35-of- 69 from downtown — a staggering 51 percent. Guard Ian Franks ’11 led all scorers with 25 points while also grabbing eight rebounds. Guard Nathan Balch ’11 added 13 points and guard Matt Fegan ’12 chipped in 12 points off the bench. Altogether, the trio was 10-of- 14 behind the arc. While Kenyon held its own inside, Wooster still won the battle on the glass — pulling down 34 rebounds to the Lords’ 28. Bryan Wickliffe ’11 led the Scots with nine rebounds. While Wickliffe had posted four double-dou- bles in his last six games, the 6-5 for- ward was held to six points against Kenyon. Much of Wickliffe’s energy was spent on the defensive end guard- ing Knapke, where he performed admirably. While Knapke did score 15 points, he was held to just 5-of-14 shooting from the floor. With the win, the Scots will now turn their attention to the semi-final and championship rounds of the NCAC Tournament, which they will host for the sixth consecutive year. The Scots will host No. 5 seeded Ohio Wesleyan University, which punched its ticket to the Timken Gymnasium with a 73-59 victory Tuesday over Allegheny College. States has recognized the month of February as a time to acknowledge and remember the contributions made by many famous African Americans throughout history. With February coming to a close, the 2010 black his- tory month saw a monumental new beginning for one of the nation’s most important groups. On Feb. 20, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) announced that they had selected Roslyn M. Brock as the new chair of the Board of Directors. Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Brock, aged 44, will be the youngest See “Basketball,” page 8 season. Hallowell, however, remains a constant threat from behind the arc that teams have to account for. His presence on the perimeter keeps opposing defenses honest. In the loss to Wittenberg University two weeks ago, the Tigers’ defense collapsed on Franks and Balch each time the two drove to the paint without the threat of Hallowell on the outside. The sophomore’s return will be a welcome addition for the entire team. female ever to be Chair and also only the fourth woman. The NAACP is looking forward to Brock’s more youthful outlook that she will be able to bring to the organization. Brock said in her press release, “We have a 48-year old President in the White House, an NAACP President who was 35 at the time of his election, and a 44 year old Board Chair. The wisdom of those who stood the test of time got us to this point, and the youth will lead the future success of our movement.” Currently, the NAACP is primarily interested in the youth. Their goal is to prioritize their most important issues to create a solid agenda for the next few years. Brock claims that “passing the baton” to the next gener- ation is one of her top priorities as Chair. At the College, students are active- ly taking an interest in receiving that baton. On Wednesday night, the Black Student Association (B.S.A.) held their final dinner discussion to exchange views on the relevance of Black History Month. Although the general consensus of the group was in favor of pro- moting Black History Month, many members suggested that updates need to be made. Part of the discussion centered on the idea that what we are learning during the month of February does not encompass many important time periods that have been influenced by African Americans. Every year, people are hearing about Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights era. However, there is never any information provided on the time period post-civil rights, making it seem as though racial equality had been achieved, which it clearly had not. The group dis- cussed the fact that in order to make black history more relevant, it should be integrated into the rest of history, meaning it would be proportionally discussed in the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc. What does the group propose to help address the racial incidents that still exist in society and at our school? Marcel Baugh ’13 says we need “race transcendent prophets.” In other words, “people who look at racial injustices as a prevelent issue and are active in doing something about it.” He continues in advocating the idea that people need to be advocates for their race and diversity. The B.S.A. is holding an alumni award event on Saturday from 3-5 p.m. in the alumni center and are extending an invitation to all peo- ple, group members or not. Black History Month remains an important part of the year because as B.S.A. President Carmen Guess ’12 puts it, “This is the only time we are able to hear about things from people who look like us.” 7
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The Wooster VoiceA STUDENT PUBLICATION SINCE 1883Vol. CXXVII, Issue XIX Friday, February 26, 2010
VIEWPOINTSINDEX
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Sports
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FEATURES
News Editor Laney Austinprovides us with a lookinside the controversybehind women’s ski jump-ing in the Olympics. For thefull viewpoint, see page 3.
Features Editors MadelynHalstead and Elle Bloomtake a look at how figureskating has evolved in the2010 Olympics. See page 4for the story.
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“This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differencesbetween people of color and not of color.”
— Lynn Swann
Emily Bartleheim writes aviewpoint expressing ourneed to continue efforts inHaiti despite lack of recenthype. For more on this, seepage 3.
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A&E Editor George Myattgives a review of the playMary Queen of Scots,which opened this pastWednesday. Turn to page 6for the full review.
Sports Editor MaggieDonnelly covers women’sbasketball and their lossagainst Kenyon in the firstround of the NCAC tourna-ment. See page 7 for more.
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Scots go to battle for NCAC title
Black History Month ends with hope for future change
Andrew VogelEditor in Chief
Laney AustinNews Editor
Only a little over a year since thehistoric election of the nation’s firstAfrican American president, theannual tradition of celebrating BlackHistory Month continues to see greatchanges. Since 1976, the United
The Black Student Association met together last Wednesday to discuss the relevance ofBlack History Month and shared thoughts on how it can be changed (Photo by Maureen Sill).
After shooting 51 percent against Kenyon, the Scots willneed to continue to shoot for a high percentage to win theNCAC title this weekend (Photo by Sam VanFleet).
After slumping in the middle of theseason, the men’s basketball team hasfound their rhythm from the outside.The No. 19 Scots’ aerial assault con-tinued last Tuesday, as the Scotsdeclared war on the Kenyon Collegeperimeter defense — dropping bombsfrom the outside to coast to a 73-59victory over the Lords. The Scots willneed to maintain this aggressiveinstinct in this weekend’s NCACTournament as they attempt to lockup their eighth straight NCAATournament bid.
Kenyon College (3-13, 6-19)entered Tuesday’s NCAC quarterfinalas the No. 8 seed. While the Lordsnearly pulled an upset of the Scots ontheir home floor in early December,Kenyon had since lost 15 of their last18 and were expected to be a slightspeed bump on the Scots’ trip to hostthe NCAC semifinals. The Lords,however, missed the memo.
Despite the Scots’ hot perimetershooting, Kenyon hung in the gamefor much of the first half. While theScots continued to knock downthrees, the inside play of forwardDave Knapke kept the game close.With just under five minutes remain-ing, the Lords cut the Scots’ lead to ajust a bucket, 31-29. After calling atimeout, the Scots used a 10-3 run togo into halftime ahead 41-32.
After halftime, the Scots’ postdefense tightened up and challengedKnapke inside. As Knapke struggled,so did Kenyon’s offense — hitting just
The Battling Bishops will be mak-ing their second trip to Wooster inless than a week and a half. In theirlast meeting with the Bishops on Feb.17, the Scots pulled away with dead-on outside shooting. The Scots hit 11-of-15 from behind the arc to go up 57-41 at halftime, eventually cruising 94-78. Mike Evans ’12 provided a bigspark off the bench, hitting all fiveshots from downtown for 15 first-halfpoints.
Wing player Tim Brady hasemerged as the Bishops’ leading scor-er. Brady poured in 27 points on Feb.17, and scored 27 in the Bishops’quarterfinal win over Allegheny. TheScots’ number one objective ondefense will be to limit Brady offen-sively.
The Bishops are one of the fewteams that can match the Scots’ sizeand depth inside. The Bishops havethree solid post players inside withMarshall Morris, Pat Pellerite andBrent Pleiman. The Scots will needcontributions from their four-manpost rotation of Wickliffe, JoshClaytor ’13, Jake Mays ’13 and JustinHallowell ’12.
The Scots are expected to receive abig lift with Hallowell’s return. Aftermissing four straight games with anankle injury, Hallowell is expected toreturn to the court for the first timesince Feb. 10 in a win over HiramCollege. This season, Hallowell hasnot knocked down shots from longrange with the frequency that he didas a first-year — his three-point fieldgoal percentage has dropped to 35percent after hitting 51 percent last
8-of-25 from the field in the secondhalf. The Scots maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second halfto sew up a drama-free victory.
The biggest factor for the Scotswas their perimeter shooting. TheScots knocked down 13-of-23 frombehind the arc. In the last threegames, the Scots have now hit 35-of-69 from downtown — a staggering51 percent.
Guard Ian Franks ’11 led all scorerswith 25 points while also grabbingeight rebounds. Guard Nathan Balch’11 added 13 points and guard MattFegan ’12 chipped in 12 points off thebench. Altogether, the trio was 10-of-14 behind the arc.
While Kenyon held its own inside,Wooster still won the battle on theglass — pulling down 34 rebounds tothe Lords’ 28. Bryan Wickliffe ’11 ledthe Scots with nine rebounds. WhileWickliffe had posted four double-dou-bles in his last six games, the 6-5 for-ward was held to six points againstKenyon. Much of Wickliffe’s energywas spent on the defensive end guard-ing Knapke, where he performedadmirably. While Knapke did score 15points, he was held to just 5-of-14shooting from the floor.
With the win, the Scots will nowturn their attention to the semi-finaland championship rounds of theNCAC Tournament, which they willhost for the sixth consecutive year.The Scots will host No. 5 seeded OhioWesleyan University, which punchedits ticket to the Timken Gymnasiumwith a 73-59 victory Tuesday overAllegheny College.
States has recognized the month ofFebruary as a time to acknowledgeand remember the contributions madeby many famous African Americansthroughout history. With Februarycoming to a close, the 2010 black his-tory month saw a monumental newbeginning for one of the nation’smost important groups.
On Feb. 20, the NAACP (NationalAssociation for the Advancement ofColored People) announced that theyhad selected Roslyn M. Brock as thenew chair of the Board of Directors.Founded in 1909, the NAACP is thenation’s oldest and largest civil rightsorganization.
Brock, aged 44, will be the youngest
See “Basketball,” page 8
season. Hallowell, however, remainsa constant threat from behind the arcthat teams have to account for. Hispresence on the perimeter keepsopposing defenses honest. In the lossto Wittenberg University two weeksago, the Tigers’ defense collapsed on
Franks and Balch each time the twodrove to the paint without the threatof Hallowell on the outside. Thesophomore’s return will be a welcomeaddition for the entire team.
female ever to be Chair and also onlythe fourth woman. The NAACP islooking forward to Brock’s moreyouthful outlook that she will be ableto bring to the organization.
Brock said in her press release, “Wehave a 48-year old President in theWhite House, an NAACP Presidentwho was 35 at the time of his election,and a 44 year old Board Chair. Thewisdom of those who stood the test oftime got us to this point, and theyouth will lead the future success ofour movement.”
Currently, the NAACP is primarilyinterested in the youth. Their goal isto prioritize their most importantissues to create a solid agenda for thenext few years. Brock claims that“passing the baton” to the next gener-ation is one of her top priorities asChair.
At the College, students are active-ly taking an interest in receiving thatbaton. On Wednesday night, theBlack Student Association (B.S.A.)held their final dinner discussion toexchange views on the relevance ofBlack History Month.
Although the general consensusof the group was in favor of pro-moting Black History Month,many members suggested thatupdates need to be made. Part ofthe discussion centered on the ideathat what we are learning duringthe month of February does notencompass many important time
periods that have been influenced byAfrican Americans. Every year, peopleare hearing about Martin LutherKing, Jr. and Rosa Parks during theCivil Rights era. However, there isnever any information provided onthe time period post-civil rights,making it seem as though racialequality had been achieved, whichit clearly had not. The group dis-cussed the fact that in order tomake black history more relevant,it should be integrated into the restof history, meaning it would beproportionally discussed in the 70s,80s, 90s, etc.
What does the group propose tohelp address the racial incidents thatstill exist in society and at our school?Marcel Baugh ’13 says we need “racetranscendent prophets.” In otherwords, “people who look at racialinjustices as a prevelent issue and areactive in doing something about it.”He continues in advocating the ideathat people need to be advocates fortheir race and diversity.
The B.S.A. is holding an alumniaward event on Saturday from 3-5p.m. in the alumni center and areextending an invitation to all peo-ple, group members or not.
Black History Month remains animportant part of the year because asB.S.A. President Carmen Guess ’12puts it, “This is the only time we areable to hear about things from peoplewho look like us.”
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Wooster alum winsBAFTA award
Wooster Alum Duncan Jones ’95has been awarded a 2010 Film Awardfor Outstanding Debut by a BritishWriter, Director or Producer fromthe British Academy of Film andTelevision Arts, the British equiva-lent of an Academy Award.
His first feature film, “Moon,” wasrecognized with acclaim in the UnitedStates as well and Jones has said thathis film was influenced in part by hisIndependent Study he created as astudent at Wooster. Currently, Jonesis at work on his second feature film,“Source Code.”
Allana MortellNews Editor
Services extend hours to help seniors & I.S.
Campus Judicial Board HearingsAlleged Code Violation 1Section IA: Personal integrityand self respectSection IB: Respect rights/concerns of othersSection IVA,1: The Ohio StateLaw (Alcohol)Section IVB,1,b: Posession(Other drugs)Section IVB,1,g: DrugParaphenalia (Other drugs)Hearing OutcomesRejected, no contest, foundguiltySanctionDisciplinary Probation 09-10Write paper applying WoosterEthic to violations and his/herpersonal responseMandatory computer assess-ment pertaining to alcoholuse/abuseMandatory computer assess-ment pertaining to druguse/abuseMandatory assessment bylicensed
chemical dependency counselor.**Student did not complete judicialsanctions; additional action pend-ing.Alleged Code Violation 2Section 1A: Personal integrity andself-respectSection 1B: Respect rights/con-cerns of othersSection IVA,2,b: Behavior deemeddisruptive, irresponsible, or in vio-lation of Ohio state law (Alcohol)Section IXA: Harrassment/coer-cion/intimidation/assaultHearing OutcomesAccepted guiltySanctionRecorded Disciplinary Probation2009-2010UG privileges rescinded.Letter of apology to UG staffmember.Mandatory assessment by chemicaldependency counselor**Decision appealed, sanctionsreassessed by President afterSpring Break**
Alleged Code Violation 3Section IB: Knowingly copiedwork of another, without citing(Code of Academic IntegritySection IG: Violates spirit ofcode (Code of AcademicIntegrity)Section IA: Personal integrityand self-respectHearing OutcomesAccepted guiltySanctionsSuspended, in effect untilSemester I 2010-2011Eligible to reapply if enrolled incourses at accrediated insti-tuiton/engaged in full-time, on-going gainful employmentComplete telephone inerviewwith Admissions CounselorIf readmitted: RecordedDisciplinary Probation: loss ofextracurricular privileges, regu-lar meetings with Dean BuxtonAlleged Code Violation 4Section IA: Personal Integrity andSelf-Respect
Section IB: Respect rights/con-cerns of othersSection IVA,2,b: Behavior deemeddisruptive, irresponsible, or in vio-lation of Ohio state law (Alcohol)Section IXA: Harrassment/coer-cion/intimidation/assaultHearing OutcomesAccepted guiltyRejected no contest, found guiltySanctions:Suspended, in effect until SemesterI 2010-2011UG privileges rescindedMandatory computer assessmentpertaining to alcohol use/abuseMandatory meeting with Res. LifeProfessional Staff Member**Decision appealed, sanctionsreassessed by President and slight-ly modified. Suspension until May7, 2010. Student is allowed to par-ticipate in Commencement, withthe I.S. requirements completedsummer of 2010. Act of violencerequires release of name of stu-dent: Kelley Lawrence**
Gunman opens fire inColo. middle school
On Tuesday, a gunman identifiedas Bruco Strongeagle Eastwoodopened fire outside Deer CreekMiddle School in Littleton,Colorado.
Eastwood was firing rounds atstudents who were leaving theschool until suddenly David Benke,a teacher at Deer Creek, tackledEastwood to the ground and heldhim down until police arrived.
Only two students were injuredand taken to the local hospitalwhere, as of press time, they werein stable condition with no life-threatening injuries. Eastwood wascharged with two counts ofattempted first-degree murder andis being held on $1 million bond.
INTERNATIONAL
Union members representingBritish Airways cabin crews saidMonday they have voted over-whelmingly to strike. The strikecenters around service conditionswhich would lengthen crew hoursbut also cut down employment.
Crew members are expected tomeet this weekend to determine anexact date for the strike to occur.
Union members with-in airline cause strike
week vacation is a much-neededbreak. As some students jet off toexotic locations, others, especially theseniors, may still be on campus put-ting the final touches on their I.S.The bookstore, copy center and reg-istrar’s office (the three most impor-tant stops en route to independence)will all have extended hours overspring break to accommodate theseniors.
The copy center, which is located inLowry, is hoping to assist more sen-iors this year in making copies of
With spring break a week away,there’s only one thing on the mindsof all the Wooster seniors — turn-ing in their I.S. As students sched-ule their last meetings with advi-sors, work on finishing their finalchapters and begin proofreading,the process surrounding binding,copying and turning in I.S. haskicked off into full swing.
For most of the students, the two-
their I.S. “I’m just hoping we getmore students in here,” said JoyceHeitger, the Supervisor of OfficeServices, “I think students need toknow we are available for them.”During spring break and up until 5p.m. on I.S. Monday, seniors can cometo the copy center and either down-load their I.S. from their email, flashdrive, CD or even bring a hard copyand those working at the center canmake copies for students before theygo upstairs to the bookstore to gettheir projects bound. The copy centeralso has coil binding for students ifthey prefer different bindings for allthe copies of their projects.
Heitger, along with Rogera Flack,the Assistant Director and BookDepartment Manager of theBookstore, also stressed that, for stu-dents, coming to the copy center canbe beneficial for a number of reasons.Compared to prices at larger industri-al copy centers, the 5 cents a copy and.39 cents for full color copies that thecenter charges are quite a steal andstudents are able to use their copyaccount to pay for their cost. Also, thehigh speed of the copiers at 110 pagesa minute and the convenience ofbeing on-campus are more incentivesfor seniors looking to make more thantwo copies of their I.S. Last year, only41 seniors utilized their services dur-ing I.S. Sunday and Monday, and thisyear they’re hoping for more. Overbreak, the center will be open from7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. onMarch 21 and 22.
The Bookstore, where seniors canhave their I.S. bound, also has anumber of suggestions for thosealready thinking about this process.One tip Kathy Jerisek, the AssistantDirector and General MerchandiseManager of the Bookstore, has forseniors is to remind them that they
are always able to come to the book-store, drop off their I.S. to getbound, leave their name and pickthem up later. Since March 21 and22 are dedicated to binding, thereare times when the process becomesbacked up because there is only onemachine available for binding.Jerisek emphasizes that it doesdepend on time and day, but some-times students could be waiting inthe bookstore for up to 15 or 20 min-utes, so with this option, she’s hop-ing to lessen the stress for seniors.
Vinyl binding, the most popularchoice for students will cost $2.95or for $1.95 students can get aheavier stock binding with a differ-ent cover. Over break, the book-store will be open from 8:30 a.m. to5 p.m. Monday through Thursdayand 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.Saturday, March 20 they will beopen 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., March 21from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and I.S.Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Registrar’s Office is the finalstop for seniors, where they turn intwo copies of their bound I.S.,receive their button, Tootsie Rolland have the chance for a photo-opwith the giant, inflated tootsie rollhanging over the registrar’s desk.“It’s important for faculty to knowas well about the logistics of get-ting I.S. done,” said RegistrarSuzanne Bates. The Registrar’soffice hours over break are thesame as their regular businesshours – 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. OnSunday, March 21 the office will beopen 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and until thedeadline of 5 p.m. on I.S. Monday.
In keeping with this 60 year tra-dition of I.S., Bates will be dressedin a tootsie-roll costume, as she hasdone every year while she congrat-ulates the students. “The studentscome first,” said Heitger.
Laney AustinNews Editor
Students to spend break volunteering in Mexico
While many students will be pack-ing their bags full of swimsuits andheading off to spring break destina-tions like Panama City and Cancun,others will be pulling on their workboots and strapping on their toolbelts. This year, nine Wooster stu-dents will be making the trip south ofthe border and not to enjoy a day atthe beach, but instead to help build ahouse for those in need.
The trip, which is organized byTrinity United Church of Christ inWooster, offers students and peoplefrom the church community a chanceto participate in a weeklong servicetrip to Tijuana, Mexico. Volunteerswill spend the week mixing cement,creating a rooftop and building wallsto create small houses for the peopleof the particular community they areassisting. In addition to buildinghomes, the group will also eat localfood, visit communities and shop atnearby markets.
Rena Starr ’11 is the representativefor the trip at the College. She is a vet-eran of the trip, having gone on it forfive years. Normally, the trip is opensolely to members of the church, butthe dates have always conflicted withclasses. Thisyear, Starr did-n’t want to missanother oppor-tunity to go. Byworking withpeople atTrinity, whichshe regularlyattends, she wasable to organizea trip thatwould cater tostudents inter-ested in volun-teering overspring break.Starr worked toadvertise thetrip in the fall and generated a decentamount of interest. Besides beingsponsored by the Wooster Volunteer
Network, the program the partici-pants are also working throughEsperanza International, a San Diegobased non-profit which is dedicated tohelping families in Tijuana.
Although the main goal of the tripis to help fami-lies in need, itis also a greatlearning expe-rience for stu-dents. “Asidefrom buildingand complet-ing a comfort-able home forthe family inneed, my maingoal is to learnmore aboutTijuana and itssurroundings,as well as theb r o a d e rMexican cul-
ture,” said Brittany Lee ’11, anotherstudent who is heading to Mexico.She is looking forward to experienc-
ing an area that is so different fromher current surroundings and howcurrent issues like border control andimmigration play a part in daily life.
This volunteer opportunity is verycommon amongst church missiontrips. Trips like these are in no wayeasy. Many may have the misconcep-tion that everything at the home siteis prepared ahead of time and missionworkers simply have to assemble it.On the contrary, volunteers mix theirown cement that lays the floor- aprocess that takes hours in the press-ing Mexican heat. Volunteers have lit-tle access to clean water, so the dailyshowers we are accustomed to are outof the question.
Students leave the trip with a newperspective on how the world works.Starr says, “If you want a house, youhave to help others in the communitywith theirs.”
Although trips to tropical destina-tions with lots of sun or big moun-tains for skiing can be fun, the oppor-tunity to serve others is an experiencethat everyone should partake in.
“Aside from building andcompleting a comfortablehome for the family inneed, my main goal is tolearn more about Tijuanaand its surroundings, aswell as the broaderMexican culture.”
BRITTANNY LEE
CLASS OF 2011
Upon turning their I.S. to the registrar, seniors will receivetheir I.S. pin and Tootsie Roll (Photo by Maureen Sill).
CAMPUS
Toyota recall casebecomes complicated
According to the New York Times,leading Democrats on the HouseEnergy and Commerce Committeesaid Monday that Toyota relied on aflawed study in dismissing the notionthat computer issues could be at faultfor sticking accelerator pedals, andthen made misleading statementsabout the repairs. The representa-tives, in a letter to the transportationsecretary, said they were concernedabout the competency of investiga-tions into Toyota’s problems by theNational Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration.
Spectator killed dur-ing top dragstar race
This past Sunday, a spectator atthe National Hot Rod Association(NHRA) Arizona Nationals waskilled when a loose tire came apartfrom a Top Fuel dragstar. The acci-dent occured when the car lost itsleft-rear tire. Before the car burstinto flames, it skidded into the lefthand lane and collided with the wall.It was then the tire bounced into thecrowd striking the woman at theInternational Firebird Raceway.The women was helicoptered to anearby hospital, where she was pro-nounced dead several hours later.The NHRA is still looking into thedetails of the accident.
I, like so many other people aroundthe world, have tuned my television towatch the world’s best athletes com-pete for the gold in these Olympic
Games. Theintense sport-ing events havecome with aseries ofmedal-award-ing cere-monies, whichfeature both
the men and the women who haveplaced in his or her area of expertise.However, there is one sport that hasonly been awarding medals to onegender. Don’t expect to see anywomen on the podium during the skijumping ceremony — they’re notallowed to compete.
Ski jumping is the only event left inthe Olympic Games that is still sin-gle-sex. The controversial issue hasbeen a feature on recent news broad-casts surrounding the Olympics, butmost people do not know thatwomen’s battle for the right to com-pete has been going on since 1998.The International OlympicCommittee (IOC) has consistentlyvoted for the last three OlympicGames to keep women from beingallowed to participate in the ski jump-ing event.
After many unsuccessful attemptsto persuade the committee, thewomen sued the VancouverOrganizing Committee for genderdiscrimination in order to secure aspot in the 2010 games. Yet again, theIOC denied them the right. The IOCstated that the Olympics could nothost any more athletes; a statementthat was contradicted by the additionof the ski cross event. On top of itsmisfortunes in the Olympics, the USSki and Snowboard team dropped thewomen ski jumpers from its sponsor-ship because it did not have the fundsto invest in a team that would not beparticipating in the Olympics.
This controversial issue can be eas-ily remedied. The IOC needs to allowwomen to participate in ski jumpingin order to live up to its rule that allOlympic sports are to be open to bothgenders. Although it is too late forwomen to have a chance to compete inVancouver, the sport still has a chancefor the 2014 games. The IOC has stat-
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Ski-Jump behind timesed, “Women’s ski jumping does notreach the necessary technical criteriaand as such does not yet warrant aplace alongside other Olympicevents.” According to NPR writerHoward Berkes, these “technical cri-teria” are that there is not adequaterepresentation from enough countriesto fulfill the quota set by the IOC.However, if these criteria were inflict-ed on the men competing at theOlympic level, they would not qualifyeither. Until the IOC can specify whattechnical criteria they are referring,there should be no reason for womento be banned from a sport that theyare capable of safely competing in.
Take into account all the otherrisky events that women have beencompeting in this year. Freestyle ski-ing, for example, allows women tolaunch themselves so that their backsare nearly parallel to the ground andperform a series of complicated flipsin the air before slamming their skiesinto a 45 degree angled hill. Skeletonis a sport comparable to luge, exceptfor the fact that the athlete slidesdown the icy tube headfirst instead ofon their back. This event can reachspeeds of close to 70 mph. I don’tthink anyone can make the point thatthese events are safer than ski jump-ing is.
What is even more unfortunate isthat the world is missing out on see-ing some incredible talent. LindseyVan holds the record for the longestdistance that has been recorded forboth males and females off of thejump at the Olympic track inWhistler. Her outstanding jumptotaled in 171 meters, beating out allof her would-be competition.Unfortunately, she will not berewarded for her hard work and yearsof training.
Not only is the exclusion ofwomen from a sport at which theyhave had proven success discrimina-tion, but it is also incredibly offensiveto females everywhere. Women havemade great strides politically, eco-nomicall, and socially over the pastfew decades, but to have somethingthis blatantly unfair still occurring isextremely disappointing.
Nathan Comstock is the senior arts writerfor the Voice. He can be reached for com-ment at [email protected].
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Last week, Laney Austin ’11wrote about how awkward everyoneon this campus is. I’m not going toargue with her — there are a lot of
awkward peo-ple at Wooster.And some-times they canbe hard to dealwith. Even I,as a somewhatawkward per-son, often find
those more awkward than Iam trying to be at times.But these people serve animportant function. Ibelieve that it is awkwardpeople who make this cam-pus great.
Awkward people come intwo basic types — thosewho are naturally awkward,and those who are awkwardby choice. The naturallyawkward could also be saidto be awkward by ignorance— they simply do not know how tointeract with other people. Most ofthese people do not know that theyare awkward. They are not able tolook at themselves objectively andsee that they don’t fit in.
This isn’t their fault. When youlook at them from the outside,social norms are really weird andscrewed up. It’s kind of amazinganyone is able to conform to themat all. Some social norms are nec-essary and actually make society
Awkwardness has its benefits
Laney Austin is a news editor for theVoice. She can be reached for comment [email protected].
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run more smoothly. Others, how-ever, are fairly arbitrary. Forexample, some of you may haveobserved that I often sing whenwalking from place to place. Idon’t think my doing so harmsanyone. But people give me weirdlooks because it is not something“normal” people do.
Probably the most dangerous ofthese arbitrary social norms is theconcept of tact. The intention oftact is to keep people from saying
hurtful or offensive things, which isa laudable goal. But the result isoften just the opposite. Peopledon’t talk about things that areuncomfortable, and often thatresults in people getting hurt.Awkward people don’t understandwhat they are and are not supposedto say, so they often say the thingseveryone else needs to hear.
This is why some people areawkward by choice. They under-stand that while social norms are
sometimes necessary, sometimesthey can be pointless or even harm-ful. These people revere Emersonand Thoreau. Sometimes theycome off as a bit pretentious, butthey have the right idea. Theydon’t do things just because societytells them to, they do what makessense to them.
Both of these groups of peopletend to be very good at thinkingoutside the box. They can see theconstraints in other people’s think-
ing and find ways aroundthem. This makes them idealWooster students. Thisschool places an enormousemphasis on critical think-ing and individualism.Awkward students, whethertheir awkwardness is natu-ral or self-imposed, are indi-vidualists.
All that being said, mostpeople who are naturallyawkward probably wouldlike to be less awkward.
And avoiding them, as Austin sug-gests, is not going to help themachieve that goal. So if you do findyourself interacting with some ofthe more awkward people at thisschool, don’t be afraid to point out,gently, some of the social normsthey’re ignoring. They may thankyou for it.
This school places an enormous emphasis on critical
thinking and individualism.Awkward students, whether
their awkwardness is natural or self-imposed,
are individualists.
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Editors in Chief
ALLANA MORTELL, NEWS EDITOR
CHRIS WESTON, SPORTS EDITOR
KEVIN CARPENTER, BUSINESS MANAGER
ALEXANDRA DEGRANDCHAMP, SENIOR STAFF WRITER
KRIS FRONZAK, VIEWPOINTS EDITOR
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MARTEN DOLLINGER, A&E EDITOR
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HANNAH DIORIO-TOTH, VIEWPOINTS EDITOR
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ASHLEY FARRAR, CHIEF COPY EDITOR
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Emily Bartleheim is a regular contributorfor the Voice. She can be reached for com-ment at [email protected].
Before Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti wasalready one of the poorest coun-tries in the world, struggling withpolitical instability, environmental
deg radation,and healthcrises.
After themagnitude 7.0e a r t h q u a k estruck, thenation lost asm a n y
as 200,000 lives, leavingmore than one millionhomeless and hundreds ofthousands injured with agovernment in shambles —children dying, families lostand unaccountable suffer-ing. Luckily, others fromaround the world immedi-ately stepped up and rose tothe cause.
Practically speaking, peo-ple are doing everythingthey can to help in the relief effortsof Haiti. Sure, there will always bemore that people can do, but it isnot always the most feasible.America could ship the entire mili-tary over and start guarding theplace, but the people of Haiti havedone nothing wrong, they don’tdeserve that.
The reason some military per-sonnel are currently on the islandis because they are an easily andquickly mobilized force — some ofthe first ships that arrived (afterthe blocked ports were cleared ofhinderances) were military hospital
More can always be done for Haiti
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ships, which can treat a large flowof patients.
Many victims are seeing doctorsfor the first time in their entirelives. Along with the rapidly-arriving hospital ships came othersthat can treat contaminated water,a major necessity.
Many citizens are currently liv-ing in “tent cities” — dwellings ofmakeshift structures built fromcorrugated tin, cardboard and/or
sheets. Though these temporary shel-
ters are increasingly becomingmore permanent, there is still lackof food, medications and sanitaryservices. There is rising concernabout the arrival of the rainy sea-son. More rain increases theoccurrences of diseases such asmeasles and tetanus, which meansvaccines will be in even higherdemand in a country where sup-plies of vaccines have always beenscarce.
While improvements are slowlysurfacing, this overall situation
simply can’t be cleaned up within aweek or two — it will take time.But along with this time, the strifecan’t be forgotten.
All too often people becomedeeply moved by such a disasterand jump into a relief effort head-first, only to forget about it aftersome time. If the support diesdown, the country will eventuallybe abandoned once again.
As a country, we cannot forgetabout Haiti. Its people needhelp now as much as theydid three weeks ago and willstill need in a month. Such aprodigious quantity of dis-tress requires a substantialamount of time, effort andmoney.
Meanwhile, what can we,as citizens, do to help? Thereare various websites, such aswww.worldvision.org, whereone can make financial dona-tions or even take steps
toward adopting a child. There are organizations, such as
“Catholic Relief Services,” whichhave been involved with Haiti forover 50 years, providing assistancefor half a million people on theisland during the most recent crisis.
There is always more that can bedone, but given the circumstances,people are doing the best that theycan, and improvements are alreadyapparent. We just can’t forget.
As a country, we cannot for-get about Haiti. Its peopleneed help now as much as
they did three weeks ago andwill still need in a month.
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People often ask me what Ireland islike. Do peoplereally drink allthe time? Dowe eat potatoeswith everymeal? Do we allhave funnyaccents? Veryoften the
stereotypical answers are, by andlarge, mostly true. We do eat potatoesa lot and yes we do all have funnyaccents but most people aren’t reallyon the ball when it comes to Irishdrinking culture.
Ireland isn’t as big on alcohol asone would think. Well, actually weare, but it’s not quite in the way youmight assume. First and foremost,Guinness isn’t actually that popular.All my friends back home don’t reallylike it. For those of you who havetried it, one can definitely say it’s anacquired taste. American beers arepretty popular but the most populardrink is actually Irish cider, especiallyBulmers.
Another misconception is that weare constantly drunk, another partialtruth. It is true that we Irish like ouralcohol, but we rarely get langered.Getting bolloxed isn’t a thing we real-ly do, but we do get drunk and lamp itin frequently. Right now you may beconfused, this, however, further high-lights that the relationship betweenthe Irish and drink is complicated.
Drink is very much a part of Irishculture, in fact the love of alcohol hascreated Ireland and our language. TheIrish word for whiskey is “UisceBeatha,” meaning water of life. Arelaxed attitude to drink from an earlyage means that we, unlike America,aren’t banjaxed in our attitudetowards the ol’ naggin. You won’t seeus as full as monkeys everywhere onthe weekend because we aren’t chug-ging back pinta diesel repeatedly.
I remember my mother would putUisce Beatha in my bottle and sendme straight off to sleep. My Dawould give me a swalley with everymeal, sometimes when I’d be beakingfor food, my brother and I would get awee half instead.
This was all very normal. As aresult, we never glorified alcohol. Iblame the late drinking age andattitude most adults have towardsthe good stuff. It really means thatalcohol is seen as the bag o’swhag itreally isn’t.
Craíc comes first. Ultimately drink-ing in Ireland isn’t a means to an ends,the purpose isn’t to get twisted butrather to have a good time, to be aneejit for the night, to have a lark, to actthe maggot. That’s one stereotype thatis true — we Irish love to have fun.
INTERNATIONALINSIGHT
Figure skaters make history in 2010 games
Since the opening of the 2010winter Games in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, figure skating continuesto draw attention to itself. Whatmakes these games different for thefigure skating community is anabundance of positive attentionand diversion from scandal andcorruption.
The 1994 Tonya Harding scandal,in which her ex-husband and friendhired Shane Stant to assault NancyKerrigan’s leg with a baton, forcingher to withdraw from the U.S.Championships, drew negativeattention and outrage from fans andthe United States Figure SkatingAssociation. That, coupled with thejudging controversy of the 2002Salt Lake City Olympics, where theFrench and Russian judges werebribed to alter the scores in favor ofthe Russian team, Yelena
Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze,resulted in continued uproar andcorruption illustrating both theInternational Olympic Committeeand the USFSA’s reputations.
This year, however, keeping in linewith the IOC’s mission statement,the focus has shifted “to touch thesoul of the nation and inspire theworld.” So far, the competitors havesucceeded in maintaining these goalsand have made lasting legacies in theprocess. American Evan Lysacekbecame the first skater since BrianBoitano in the 1988 Games inCalgary, Canada to win gold. In icedancing, Tessa Virtue and ScottMoir became the first NorthAmericans to take home the gold inthe event. Lastly, Xue Shen andHongbo Zaho became the firstChinese pair to win gold.
Lysacek, 24, was born in Chicago,Ill. and now trains in Canton, Mich.with Frank Carroll. Lysacek skatedin the 2006 games in Torino wherehe narrowly missed the podium plac-
ing fourth overall in the men’s event.Lysacek’s win stands out not only asthe first American to win gold sinceBoitano in ’88, but also for shatter-ing the Russian and former SovietUnion’s five-game domination ofthe sport following Boitano’s win.These games were also special forthe Japanese who medaled for thefirst time when Daisuke Takahashitook home the bronze after his per-formance.
Virtue and Moir, the Canadian icedancing pair, both of London,Ontario also train in Canton, Mich.under the direction of IgorShpilband, Marina Zueva andJohnny Johns. At ages 20 and 22,the pair is the youngest couple totake gold in the ice dancing event.In addition to being a remarkablyyoung pair, this was Canada’s firstmedal since Tracy Wilson andRobert McCall took bronze in ’88 —a considerable feat for a pair makingtheir Olympic debut.
The most extraordinary achieve-
ment thus far in the realm of figureskating was when Shen and Zhaotook the gold for China in pairs skat-ing. In addition to having 18 yearsof experience and now four Olympiccompetitions under their belts, thepair was married in 2007. After con-vincing his wife that an Olympicgold medal was the one thing miss-ing from their career, Zhao and hiswife came out of retirement toachieve their goal. The task was noteasy as the Russians have dominatedthe sport taking the gold for the past46 years. Not only did the pairachieve their goal, but the Russianswere shut out of the podium whenChina’s other pair took the silver andGermany the bronze.
As the Games continue on withthe woman’s program in the nearfuture one can only hope that theextraordinary Olympic experiencewill continue on as more legacies arecreated, inspiring not only thosewithin the games but fans and spec-tators alike.
Madelyn HalsteadElle BloomFeatures Editors
Hungbo Zaho hold Xue Shen in a death spiral during theirfourth Olympics (Photo by AP).
Evan Lysacek exits a jump during an Olympic practice(Photo by AP).
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Super-fit provides a rigorous work-out for studentsGrainne CarlinChief Copy Editor
Mariana Weyer leads students (Photo by Maureen Sill).
If you’re looking for afun way to stay in shapeon campus, head over tothe P.E.C. “hotbox” onMonday and Wednesdaynights at 6:15 for Superfitaerobics. The class lastsonly an hour and includes20 minutes of cardio thenspecific workouts to targetand tone certain parts ofthe body.
Superfit regular JuliePerry ’10 said, “It’s a greatbreak from school and a funworkout since you do kick-boxing and ‘Taebo-ish’moves to the beat of awe-some techno music you
receive a lot of feedback from stu-dents that we should offer high inten-sity interval workouts around thesame time as Mariana Weyerexpressed an interest in being andinstructor of classes such as these.So, we started Superfit aerobics,”Intramural Director Steve Mooreexplained.
Many students who have been fans
Mícheál O’Duffy ’12 is from Ireland.He can be reached for comment [email protected].
of Superfit aerobics for a while havenoted an increase in attendance thissemester as popularity for the classhas grown.
“Sometimes I feel like a karatechamp even though I’m just in agym of 30 people. I know I’m aloser but the gym fills up quickly soI usually get there early to put mymat in the front row,” Perry said.
Rebecca Ross ’10 kicks it up at Super Fit (Photo byMaureen Sill).
know all the words to.”The class is instructed by Mariana
Weyer, the AdministrativeCoordinator for the College’s CenterFor Diversity and GlobalEngagement. Superfit began in theFall of 2006 under the supervision ofIntramurals. “Over the years, theIntramural Department had offereddifferent fitness classes … I began to
WAC prepares for this year’s Gala extravaganza
The 27th Annual Winter Gala,taking place coincidentally on Feb.27, plans to bring success throughthe utility of finely tuned traditions,said Wooster Activities CrewTraditions Director John Ross ’11.“I’m trying to keep things the same.There was a lot of success last year,and so we don't want to change thestructure too much.” said Ross. “Weobviously used a new theme and newdecorations, but we don't to changethe basic structure — people liketraditions. That, and Grainne[Carlin ’11] did a really good joblast year, and I am trying to follow inher footsteps.”
“But a lot of the structure of Galaas a whole is about tradition. It is along standing event, and it receivesadministrative funds because theadministration wants to continuehaving it,” added Co-Director of
WAC Publicity Taylor Lamborn ’11.“I’m really excited personallybecause it's the only formal dancethat happens on campus that's opento the whole student body. It'salways nice to dress up.” The choco-late fountain and cheesecake famedfrom last year will be returning, aswill live musical entertainment.
This year, WAC signed DifferentHats, a jazz band. In addition to tra-ditions common to the last few years,Lamborn mentioned the hope of onetradition from the first few Galasreturning — faculty attendance. “Alot of people don't realize facultymembers are invited as well,” saidLamborn. “Back in the day, a lot ofprofessors used to come and talk totheir favorite students, and we’d loveto make that happen again. I thinkthese days college professors arescared of the potential of rowdystudents late at night. But if youhave a favorite professor, tell themto come!”
There will be a few new additions,however. Lamborn and Ross bothconfirmed that there will be a photobooth on the first floor of Lowry forpictures on the way in. “We weresupposed to have a photo booth lastyear, so having one this year is par-ticularly exciting,” said Lamborn.The theme this year is Roaring 20s.Other options WAC deliberated forthis year included Under the Sea andArabian Nights. “We picked theRoaring 20s because everyone canrelate to it,” said Ross. “Everyoneknows Al Capone and all thosegangsters from the 20s. WithArabian nights, not everyone wouldhave felt the same way.”
“We thought it would be fun tohave that kind of band play as well,which influenced the decision,”added Lamborn. “We also wanted tokeep things classy. Classy is veryimportant.”
Lamborn also stressed that onetradition commonly overlooked
each year is a bare minimum staffputting Gala together. “I don'tthink people realize how few peopleare involved in WAC.
I talked to my co-publicity direc-tor Kamar Reed and he was in aweof how few people are involved inWAC,” said Lamborn. “In the Galacommittee, it is really John [Ross]running it with our advisor Julia[Zimmer] and four or five otherpeople that had slight input. But itreally is a huge task taken on by asmall task force.”
For those interested in attending,Gala will open at 10 p.m. onSaturday and will last until 1 a.m.“It's going to be an absolutelyamazing evening,” said Lamborn. “Ithink everybody needs to go atleast once in their four years. It'spart of the Wooster experience.”
Charles HorensteinManaging Editor
For more information about Gala con-tact John Ross, the W.A.C. TraditionsDirector at [email protected]
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Voice
As I look ahead in my planner, mymind spins at all the different things I
have to do nextweek. Giventhat the timeperiod beforespring break isgenerally pret-ty chaotic aca-demically, Iknow that I
need to plan ahead for my two upcom-ing tests and three projects. However,the rigorous coursework isn’t thething that is keeping me busy. No,what’s keeping me busy, you mightask? Oh, that’s right — the seeminglymillions of clubs and activities I aminvolved in.
Being in Greek Life has certainlycome with many stereotypes andalthough some of them might bedeserving, many of them are not. It isunfortunate that many students andfaculty members continue to associatea negative image with the Greek com-munity — drinking and partying —because many of the great leadershiproles and community service eventsare either chaired or sponsored byfraternity or sorority members.
The Greek community has donemany amazing things to foster rela-tions not only among themselves, butalso to bring the campus together as awhole. A perfect example of this wasseveral weeks ago at Hype for Haiti.One fraternity not only had two of itsmembers perform in the Battle of theBands competition, but also ralliedsupport from its brothers who endedup donating a significant portion ofthe funds that were shipped to aid vic-tims of the recent earthquake.Actions like this should make peoplesee the value in having these close-knit relationships, but instead, I over-heard people talking about how thefraternity rigged the competitionusing the money in order to win. Isuppose I don’t know the direct inten-tions of the group, but it is disap-pointing to hear these kinds of thingsreflected from doing a good deed.
Besides helping the community, themajority of the members of Greeklife are involved in many campusactivities that serve to cater to yourneeds as students and faculty. As Ilook around the Voice office tonight,nearly half of the people sittingaround me are in fraternities andsororities. My co-editor is my sorori-ty sister, I work next to four othergirls in Greek Life and one of theEditors-in-Chief proudly displays hisletters from across the room. Afterasking them what other organizationsthey are involved in, I don’t hear a listof the same two organizations, but amultitude of interesting clubs andactivities that I haven’t even heard of.There are leaders on W.A.C., CampusCouncil, Woo91, a variety of acapellagroups and many more. Yet, thisstereotype that the Greek communityis uninvolved still remains.
I recognize that the Greek commu-nity still has a long way to go in theeyes of the College and also in respectto one another. The system isn’t per-fect and many people feel it createsmore harm on campus than good.However, you can’t disagree thatmany Greek members are pullingtheir weight and creating a vibrantatmosphere on campus. When I’mbrainstorming ideas for Homecoming2010, I won’t be thinking of howmuch work I have, but instead abouthow I am helping to make Woosterbetter for all the students, not onlyGreeks.
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Going Green @Wooster
Independent Study Symposium gets digitalJonah ComstockEditor in Chief
In 2008, with the introduction ofthe Independent Study Symposium,The College of Wooster seniorsfound themselves with a newopportunity to showcase theIndependent Study project theyhad been working on all year. Atthis year’s third annualSymposium, seniors will have yetanother way to publicize their proj-ects — with the best InstructionalTechnology has to offer.
The Office of the Provost,College of Wooster AcademicDepartments and the Office ofInformation Technology are spon-soring a competition for seniors tosubmit digital presentations oftheir I.S. for a chance to win cash ortechnology prizes. Contest officialsencourage students to use Web 2.0technologies, a sampling of whichare linked from the contest Website, http://digitalis.voices.woost-er.edu.
“You could do a video, you coulddo some of these new slideshowtools, a Web page, a blog,” saidDean for Faculty DevelopmentHeather Fitz Gibbon, the adminis-
trator in charge of the competition.“What we’re looking for are cre-ative uses of the Web that reallycreatively showcase some part ofIndependent Study.”
Fitz Gibbon also pointed out thatthere’s no one part of the I.S. thatmust be reflected in the presenta-tion — it can be about the finalproduct or the process. What’simportant is that it tells the storyof the I.S. The rules of the contestare open, allowing students to useanything from web-based tools likePrezi.com or Xtimeline.com to thesoftware available in the DigitalMedia Lab in Taylor 205. Studentsare encouraged to seek help fromthe Department of InstructionalTechnology.
“We’re having workshops to helptrain students, and we’re also hop-ing that it’s a way for students tosee what Instructional Technologycan provide for them, and to learnabout the services offered byInstructional Technology and thehelp they can get,” said FitzGibbon.
According to the Web site, theworkshops will be held March 2from 4 to 5 p.m. in Taylor 205,March 23 from noon to 1 p.m. in
the Lowry pit,and March 30from 4 to 5 p.m.in Taylor 205.
The idea forthe contest cameout of a facultyworkshop onI n s t r u c t i o n a lTechnology heldlast summer.A s s o c i a t eProfessor ofHistory PeterPozefsky, amongothers, decided
that as helpful as the technologywas for professors, they wanted tosee it used more by students. Thecompetition is the result of thatdevelopment process.
The prizes, being funded from avariety of budgetary sources,include $1,000 for first place, anApple iPad for second place andDell Mini Notebook computers forthird place and student choice. Thewinners will be announced, and theprizes awarded, at a presentationduring the symposium, hopefullypresided over by a notable alum ofthe College.
The winning presentations willserve as a publicity tool forWooster; I.S. in particular. They
will likely be incorporated into theschool’s Web site, as well as dis-played on flat screen monitors inthe library for prospective stu-dents to view.
“Our hope is that we can show-case student work and put it outthere for folks to recognize,” saidFitz Gibbon.
Whether the Digital I.S.Competition will continue in futureyears will depend on how this onegoes — and whether the budgetcan consistently be found. Even ifthe competition does not continue,however, Fitz Gibbon hopes thatI.S. presentations will continue tomake use of the wide range of newtechnologies available.
What does SGA do for Wooster students?Emily TarrVoice Staff
Several weeks ago, the College ofWooster Student GovernmentAssociation held elections for the2010 calendar year, filling the SGAseats with the students who will berepresenting the student body.
Abbey Smanik, ’11 will be lead-ing the Student GovernmentAssociation this year as President,and Hannah Haas, ’12 will be serv-ing as Vice President. In the otherCabinet seats are Leah Inglis ’11 assecretary of Student Affairs, JohnMcGovern ’12 as Secretary ofSpecial Services for the springsemester and Josh Koch ’12 for thefall semester, Estancia Cota ’12 asSecretary of Cultural Affairs andDiversity, myself as secretary ofAcademic Affairs and DavidSimpson ’12 as Treasurer.
Filling the Senate seats for eachclass include Molly O'Conor ’11,Zachery Matesich ’11, Beth Bemis’12, Hannah Reiser ’12, Baba Badji’13, Gus Fuguitt ’13, Justin Kalinay’13, Joshua Lewis ’13, KennethPerry Jr. ’13, and Stephen Crozier‘13.
The students recently elected toserve on SGA are excited to beginthis new year. Unfortunately, themajority of the Wooster studentbody does not understand whatSGA does on this campus. One ofthe most important goals of the
newly elected Student GovernmentAssociation is to increase understand-ing and to have a larger presence inthe college community.
First, SGA brings two very impor-tant services to the Wooster campuseach year. SGA operates the airportshuttles for students during everybreak, and also coordinates the end ofthe year storage in Holden.
Second, SGA is an important spon-sor of numerous events on campus,including the recent Africa Night, aswell as bringing its own events to thecampus, such as the free coffee andcookie event in the library duringfinals week last semester.
A large part of SGA’s work isbehind the scenes. SGA serves as aconsultant to many different organi-zations and parts of the administra-tion on campus, giving a student opin-ion on different aspects of Wooster.SGA also allocates all of the fundingfor academic and non-categorized stu-dent organizations.
However, the most important func-tion of SGA is to serve the students.SGA’s main purpose is to be an outletfor the concerns, questions and ideasof the student body at large, and it isin this function that SGA is mostunderutilized. SGA works every yearto make changes that are important tostudents, be they large or small.
Some of SGA’s contributions tocampus include bringing moregluten-free foods to Lowry, gettingthe nutrition facts for all of the
desserts published, and launching the“Respect Your Mom’s” campaign lastyear to address and help correct theproblem of theft at Mom’s TruckStop.
However, these and other changescan only be made if students bringtheir needs to SGA’s attention. SGAmeetings are held every Wednesdayat 7 p.m. in the Babcock Dining Room,and they are always open to all stu-dents, not only those serving as mem-bers of SGA.
In this upcoming year, SGA wantsto truly become the voice of Woosterstudents and it hopes that studentswill begin to utilize the organization
that exists solely to serve them.SGA wants to more fully representthe student body.
There are still open seats onSGA, so if you are interested inmaking changes here on campusand representing your fellow stu-dents, email a letter of intent toAbbey Smanik before 5 p.m. onWednesday at [email protected] and plan to attend the nextSGA meeting.
The new Apple iPad, just one of the many prizes partici-pating seniors can win in the Independent Study DigitalI.S. Competition. This is the first opportunity studentswill have to digitally display their independent studies(Photo by AP).
Emily Tarr ’11 is the secretary ofAcademic Affairs for SGA and canbe reached for comment [email protected]
Students gather at weekly SGA meeting in the Babcockdining room (Photo by Maureen Sill).
-Looking for a new tote bag as an alternative to paper or plastic? Invest in one of the FEED bags on feed-projects.com. Proceeds from one bag alone go to feed a child in school for one year.
-If you still have paper bags lying round your house or dorm, they make great lining for trash cans or ani-mal cages. Other uses include book covers, gift wrap and packaging material.
-When it's time to upgrade to a new computer, pick a laptop over a desktop. A laptop typically draws 15to 25 watts during use, compared to the 150 watts used by a conventional desktop computer and monitor.Additionally, laptops use a fraction of a watt when in sleep mode.
-Put your laptop’s AC adaptor on a power strip that can be turned off. That way, the adaptor is not con-stantly drawing power.
Fashion model Laurel Bush, modelswith the feed bag (Photo by AP).
“What we’re looking for are cre-ative uses of the Web that reallycreatively showcase some part ofIndependent Study. Our hope isthat we can showcase student workand put it out there for folks torecognize.”
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Baldwin Wallace University. It iswonderful that we are able to bringsuch talent to our campus.
He demonstrated graceful attentionto the piece and possessed a great abil-ity to perform with precision frommemory. His style took the audienceon an emotional roller coaster, as wefelt the emotions spring to life.
The musicians were well-trainedand prepared throughout this per-formance as they accompanied him.
It truly was a wonderful and worth-while concert. Before attending thisconcert, I had never been to anorchestra performance at the Collegeof Wooster and I am sad to learnabout this gem so late in the game asa senior.
I encourage everyone to takeadvantage of the opportunity toexperience beautiful music that wehave on campus from the WoosterSymphony Orchestra to Cow Belles.
Not only does the orchestra put ona great performance, but also theirvenue is extremely beautiful and wellbuilt for a college of this size. I amhard to impress, but at this concert,the musicians and conductors did afantastic job of impressing me.
constructed for the purposes ofpleasing Russia’s Czar.
The piece utilizes all the facets, ofthe orchestra beginning with a beau-tiful opening part for the trumpet that
comes full circle at theend of the last move-ment with the death ofLt. Kije.
The pieces’ emo-tional highs and lows
were well articulated by the orches-tra’s great performance. The musi-
cians’ passion for the music trans-lated well into the sound and pro-fessionalism that was articulated bytheir performance.
Rachmaninoff ’s Piano ConcertoNo. 2 was completed and first per-formed in 1901. To play the piece,the Orchestra brought in theaccomplished pianist and composerDr. Mayerovitch. Mayerovitch haswon an extensive number of com-petitions and is currently a memberof the Elysian Trio, in-residence at
While most critics may label thisas a historical drama, it is muchmore than that. According to direc-tor Penny Cole, “It is a major focuson the struggle for power and thechoices they need to make aswomen or queens.”
Cole is a Visiting AssistantProfessor of Theatre and Dancefrom the University of Colorado-
Boulder. She is teaching CelticTheatre this spring semester whichexplores the history of theatre inScotland, Ireland and Wales.
Cole also mentioned that Mary istraditionally viewed as an innocentmartyr who stood by as othersplotted schemes around her. Sheintends to shed light on a new sideof the doomed queen.
The dialogue is a mix of refinedEnglish accents, and Scots, a tradi-tional language of Scotland. I care-fully listened to the well spokenScottish and English accents,which helped me understand theaction and tension occurring on thestage. Audience members will finda set of basic Scot vocabulary intheir programs.
Actors’ bios are replaced by ahistorical review of the characters,giving necessary background infor-mation. I would recommendreviewing the execution of MaryQueen of Scots, as it plays animportant part in the final scene ofthe show.
herself constantly denounced bythe protestant reformist John Knox(Owen Reynolds ’11), who wantsthe Catholic queen to give up herpower and return it to the people.
Throughout the play, all theactors assume multiple identities ofcolorful characters, with Hillyerand Keith switching back and forthas the servants of the queens dur-ing more profound moments.Hillyer portrayed a very fierceand decisive Elizabeth, whileKeith successfully captured a del-icate but fine upstanding Mary.
Takács delivers a powerfulperformance as La Corbie; shewas the driving force of the story.Likewise, Reynolds was command-ing and very frightening as JohnKnox, you could also guess what hewas up to next.
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“Mary Queen of Scots” plays with historyThe Scottish play reinterprets the past of Scotland
Film Screening:Straightlaced: HowGender’s Got Us
All Tied UpThe Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Wayne County(UUFWC) is showcasing the docu-mentary “Straightlaced: HowGender’s Got Us All Tied Up” thisFriday at 7 p.m. The film is an edu-cational campaign effort byAcademy Award winning filmakerDebra Chasnoff that explores howgender expectations placed uponteenagers have dangerous andunhealthy impact on them. Theaddress of the UUWFC is 3186Burbank Rd. Wooster, Ohio, 44691.
Get Ready for Gala:Relive the Roaring
20s AgainOn Saturday, Feb. 26, Wooster
Activites Crew (WAC) is hosting itsannual dance extravaganza Gala.This year’s theme is the Roaring 20sand takes place in the LowryBallroom from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m, fea-turing lots of cheesecake, and choco-late fondue.
Concert:Marion AndersonString Quartet
The Wooster Chamber series con-tinues this weekend with a perform-ance by The Marian AndersonString Quartet this Sunday, 3 p.m. atthe Gault Recital Hall. Tickets forthe event can be purchased at theWilson Bookstore or at the door.You can find out more informationabout the Marian Anderson StringQuartet at mariananderson-stringquartet.com
Audition: A Midsummer
Night’s DreamThe student theatre group,
Shakesperiments, is holding audi-tions for Shakespeare’s “AMidsummer Night’s Dream” onMonday, March 1 between 7 p.m. to10 p.m. in Freedlander. Studentsonly need to show to the auditionand will audition in the order oftheir arrival with one monologuememorized.
Art Museum:Andy Warhol:Photographs
1975-1986 The College of Wooster Art
Museum is hosting an exhibitionfeaturing 60 original Polaroids andsilver gelatin prints from the AndyWarhol Foundation for the VisualArts as part of the Andy WarholPhotographic Legacy Program. Theexhbition opens on March 23 in theBurton D. Morgan Gallery. Studentserolled in Professor of Art HistoryJohn Siewert’s Contemporary Artclass will be creating the texts andquotes for the gallery. Also, the stu-dent’s from Professor of Dance KimTritt’s class Choreography will per-form a new piece of work as part ofthe exhibition in the gallery.
Upcoming Events
“Mary Queen of Scots Got HerHead Chopped Off,” by Scottishplaywright Liz Lochead openedthis Wednesday, Feb. 24 at theFreedlander Theatre and will con-tinue to run this Friday andSaturday at 8:15 p.m.
The play centers around the rela-tionship between Mary Queen ofScots (Amanda Keith ’11) and herfirst cousin, Elizabeth I of England(Bridget Hillyer ’12). La Corbie(Nina Takács ’11) is the storyteller,taking on the form of a crow whoquietly and beautifully informs theaudience of the tension and actionstaking place.
As lords and nobles vie for powerand attention from Mary, she finds
Instead of presenting the per-formance by using all of the seatsin Freedlander, the department ofTheatre and Dance decided to pushthe audience on the stage as a the-atre in the round. The flags ofEngland and Scotland appeared tohave been placed to appear as ifyou stepped into the world of acarnival or festival.
On the floor is a map of thetwo countries, with moveableplatforms that consistentlyshaped the troubled world of thetwo queens.
Nathan Comstock ’10designed the set for his senior
independent study, which questionshow scenic design can aid an audi-ence in understanding the the cul-tural and history of highly nation-alistic play.
Comstock notes that “the plat-forms, painted like pieces of flags,are constantly moving and shifting.A flag is a construct, like a nation.Nothing about it is set in stone.”
As the actors used every extentof the stage, leaving no corneruntouched, I was impressed withtheir familiarity of the space.
It felt as if they were truely liv-ing and breathing in their ownworld and I was invited to partici-pated in it. I wanted to literallystep into their world and live it. Ihighly recommend you try and dothe same too.
To celebrate Scottish heritage andlife, a Ceilidh (pronounced “kay-lee”),or party festival will be happening inShoolroy theatre after tonight’s per-formance. Audience members whopurchase a ticket for the show areinvited to attend the Ceilidh.
Wooster Street Style
1) What are you wearing?
I bought all of my items from a thrift store in Oakland, CA: a Banana Republic suit jack-et, a blue Urban Outfitters Tee, and Levi’s jeans (they are organic California cotton too!).
2) Why is it important to go sweatshop-free?
It is important for me to wear sweatshop free clothing for multiple reasons. The people whowork in sweatshops are my around age, working 17 hour days with very little pay in unsafeconditions and often live in crowded barracks on the factory’s property. In comparison to theirpay and lifestyle, I can afford to buy sweatshop free clothes and switch up my lifestyle. Besides,used clothes shopping is more fun, you can buy hella clothes for cheap, and it’s recycling!
Wooster Orchestra brings Rachmaninoff to life
La Corbie (Nina Takács ’11) reveals the fortune of Mary Queen ofScots (Amanda Keith ’11) (Photo courtesy of Jody LS Tidwell).
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In honor of Sweatshop Awareness Week sponsored by Peace by Peace, a campus social aware-ness organization, Wooster Street Style found a few fashionable supporters of the cause.Stephanie Ham ’10 keeps her look tailored and socially conscious in a dark blazer, jeans and yel-low and blue accents.
This past weekend, the WoosterSymphony Orchestra, directed byProfessor of Music JeffreyLindberg performed in the GaultRecital Hall. I am rather skepticalof most orchestra performances,but I was blown away and trulymoved by the phenomenal perform-ance of the company.
Anna Lemler ’10, beautifully per-formed Edward Elgar’s CelloConcerto in E Minor. The piece isconsidered to be the premiere cellosolo and for good reason. Lemler’spassion for the instrument and thebeautiful sounds of the orchestrabrought the concerto to life.
I have rarely thought of the celloas such an integral instrument in theorchestra, with the exception of theworld’s great cellistslike Yo-Yo Ma.
P r o k o f i e v ’ s“Lieutenant KijeSuite” written in1934 for the film ofthe same title chronicles the life ofan imaginary decorated soldier
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Stephanie Ham ’10 stays sweat-shop free and stylish in a blazerand dark wash jeans (Photo byLinda Kuster).
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Students performng in the Wooster Symphony Orchestra Concertin the Gault Recital Hall (Photo courtsey of Alexander Lans ’10).
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The NBA trade deadline illuminates the contenders
Colleen Goodwillie ’10 has been a reliable outside threat (Photo by Sam VanFleet).
Scots knocked from NCAC tournament, ending seasonMargaret DonnellySports Editor
Despite holding the Kenyon Ladiesto just 19 points in the second half,the Wooster women’s basketballteam’s season ended in a 48-47 loss inthe North Coast Athletic ConferenceTournament quarterfinals onTuesday in Gambier, Ohio.
The Scots (11-15, 8-8 NCAC)trailed the Ladies (17-9, 8-7 NCAC)throughout the entire game. TheScots’ late comeback came with twominutes left and the team trailing bysix (48-42), but ultimately fell shortas their hopes of further playoffaction were dashed by just one pointin the end.
The Ladies blazed past the Scots inthe opening minutes of the game,grabbing three steals againstWooster and building a 6-0 lead.Baskets by Kym Wenz ’10 and JessicaWingen ’13 pulled the Scots withinfour (8-4), but Kenyon retaliated witha 7-0 run that put them ahead 15-4 inthe first eight minutes of the game.
Wooster responded by outscor-ing Kenyon over the last 11 min-utes of action in the half, withthree-pointers by Wenz on assistsby Samantha Justice ’12, a three-ball by Colleen Goodwillie ’10 tocut their deficit to 26-22.
As Kenyon increased their leadbefore the half, Kaitlin Krister ’10scored on a Taylor Keegan ’11 assistto bring the Scots within five points(29-24) going into the half.
Keshia Butler ’12 rallied for theScots in the opening minutes of thesecond half, converted at the hoopand assisted Krister. However,Kenyon steadily began to increasetheir lead over Wooster, reaching an11-point advantage (39-28), thelargest of the game.
Several minutes later, Wingenbegan a 7-0 run for Wooster, bring-ing the Scots within four (39-35) witheight minutes remaining in the game.Goodwillie responded to a Kenyonthree with her own to keep the Scotsin the contest.
In the final minutes of the game,the Scots rallied behind Wenz, who
scored on a three-pointer on anassist from Goodwillie, who laterassisted Wingen to bring Woosterwithin one (48-47). Wingen thenblocked a Kenyon shot that wasrebounded by Goodwillie, and theScots called a timeout with sevenseconds on the clock.
Coming out of the timeout, theteam left its top two point guards,Butler and Samantha Justice ’12 onthe bench. Priscilla Staples ’11 wasunable to get the ball to the All-American Wenz. Staples insteadinbounded the ball to Goodwillie,who forced up a contested three-pointer. The shot hit the front of therim and bounced out as time expired,ending the team’s chances of advanc-ing to the semi-final round for thefirst time in over 10 years.
In the remaining seconds, theScots attempted one last basket, butcame up short, ending their season.
Wooster shot 19-of-42 from thefield and outrebounded Kenyon 34-of-28 for the night, a statistic thathas been critical in Wooster thisseason. The biggest difference wasat the charity stripe, where theScots went 4-of-11 while the Ladieswere 14-of-20.
Wenz led the scoring with 17points, and Wingen had 10 pointsand went 5-of-10 for shooting.Goodwillie had eight points, threerebounds and three assists.
Wooster’s earlier three-game win-ning streak was cut short last Fridayin an 81-61 loss to North CoastAthletic Conference team OhioWesleyan University in Delaware,Ohio. The Battling Bishops (18-6,13-2 NCAC) went on a 15-2 run inthe opening minutes of the game thatthe Scots (10-14, 7-8 NCAC) werenever able to overcome.
Kristen Schwartz ’12 connected onWooster’s only basket in the first sixminutes of the game that put thembehind by 13. Krister then scored anddrew a free throw to bring them with-in 10 (15-5), but Ohio Wesleyan con-tinued to overwhelm Wooster and ledby as much as 21 (40-19) with justunder five minutes in the half.
Wooster finished the first half with
a 12-2 run, with five points comingfrom Butler to cut Ohio Wesleyan’slead to nine (42-33).
The Scots drew upon the momen-tum that closed out the first halfand opened the second half withanother 12-2 run, with Wenz mak-ing back-to-back shots and offeringan assist to Butler to put Woosterwithin one (48-47) with 14 minutesto go in the game.
The Battling Bishops regainedtheir dominance and closed thegame with a 33-14 run, leading byas much as 24 and finishing 20points ahead of the Scots (81-61).Ohio Wesleyan made good use of itsfree-throw opportunities, going 12-of-16, while Wooster went 4-of-7.
Krister led Wooster’s play with asolid 11 points, eight rebounds, sixassists and six blocks. Her seasontotal blocks now stand at 55, makingher one of seven players in Wooster’shistory to reach 50 or more blockedshots in one season. Wenz went 6-of-8 from the field and had 17 points andfive boards. Keegan added six points,five rebounds and three assists.
The next day Wooster traveled to
Richmond, Indiana to face theQuakers in their second NCACmatch-up of the season. The Scotstrailed by as much as 13 points in thefirst half and took their first lead ona 13-5 run that opened the secondhalf to finish Earlham’s season in a72-69 win.
Wenz and Earlham’s Nikki Darretttraded three-pointers to start thegame, but the Quakers went on a 10-2run against the Scots. Wooster drewwithin two points several times on ajumper by Keegan (18-16) and a layup by Krister (22-20) with six minutesleft in the first half. To finish the stan-za, the Quakers added 11 unansweredpoints to give them a 13-point lead(33-20). Baskets by Wenz andSamantha Justice ’12 brought theScots within eight (37-29) to close outthe half.
Krister connected with Schwartzto start the second half, bringing theScots within four (37-33). Wingenscored minutes later off an assistfrom Keegan, and Wenz scored withan assist from Justice to tie the game42-42 with just over 13 minutes leftto play.
Over the next seven minutes theScots went on a 20-9 run to moveahead of the Quakers by 13 (64-51).Earlham responded with a 17-4 runover the next five minutes to tie thegame 68. Krister scored two basketsto put the Scots ahead by one (70-69)and Schwartz added two more pointson free throws to seal Wooster’s win.
Wenz led the team’s scoring with24 points and 8-of-14 shooting,including four three-pointers. Kristerhad 18 points, 12 boards and fourblocks, moving her into third on theall-time single-season list with 59.Keegan had 12 points and four assists,while Justice had eight.
In other NCAC Tournamentgames, Wittenberg University defeat-ed Hiram College in a 59-43 contest,Ohio Wesleyan University overcameOberlin College in a close match (62-56) and Denison University dominat-ed Allegheny College 80-58.
Wittenberg will host both tourna-ment games tonight. Denison willplay Ohio Wesleyan tonight at 6 p.m.and Kenyon will face Wittenberg at 8p.m. The championship game will beat Wittenberg tomorrow at 7 p.m.
Midway through the NBA sea-son, teams struggle to assert them-
selves as titlecontenders. Thetop trades in theAssociation leftsome teamsfeeling like win-ners and somefeeling evenmore lost.
the depth and talent in their front-court with the addition of AntawnJamison. Cleveland hoped to aquireAmar’e Stoudemire from thePhoenix Suns, but Jamison willprove to be just as successful as acomplement to LeBron James.
Jamison allows the Cavs to putyet another scoring threat on thecourt with James, drawing moredefensive attention and freeing uprole players such as Mo Williams,Anderson Varejao and DelonteWest to see a more active offensiverole. The small line up that the Cavspresent with Varejao, West,Williams, Jamison and James will beutterly destructive against the olderBoston Celtics and the less athleticOrlando Magic.
While the Cavs were forced togive up Zydrunas Ilgauskas inacquiring Jamison, but Clevelandimproved at the power forward posi-tion and gave up nearly nothing inreturn.
Loser: Washington WizardsThe Wizards cleaned house,
sending five players elsewhere inreturn for expiring contracts andJosh Howard. It only got worse for
Washington when Monday night,Howard tore his anterior crucia liga-ment in his left knee.
By shipping off almost all of theirplayers of substance and havingGilbert Arenas and JavarisCrittendon sus-pended by theleague for a lockerroom showdown,the Wizards wereleft with a roster ofdepleted talent.The Howardinjury and the factthat Ilgauskas andMike James areseeking to bebought out oftheir contractshave left theWizards with only10 active playerson their roster.
At this pointtickets to theteam’s remaininghome games couldnot be given away,unless the DallasMavericks and for-mer WizardsBrendan Haywoodand Caron Butlercame to thenation’s capital.
Minor Upgrade: Boston CelticsThe Celtics felt the need to make a
move at the trade deadline in hopes ofaquiring a back-up point guard tolessen the burden on emerging starRajon Rondo. For a while veteranleader Ray Allen was said to be a play-er on his way out of Boston, but ulti-mately all-purpose guard EddieHouse was sent to the New YorkKnicks in return for three-time NBA
Slam Dunk Contest champion, NateRobinson. The Celtics looked to cre-ate a spark offensively with the addi-tion of Robinson, but sacrificeddefense and chemistry in dealingHouse.
Ultimately, this trade will not besignificant enough to push the Celticsback into title contention in the East.
Western Conference
Winner: Dallas MavericksBrendan Haywood and Caron
Butler, who were added to an alreadytalented Dallas team from theWizards, may prove to be the two
most important players in theMavericks’ playoff push in the West.
Haywood improves the Dallasdefense which lacked depth and con-sistency at the center position. Butleris a solid secondary scoring threat
behind DirkNowitzki and anupgrade at thesmall forwardposition overJosh Howard.
The Mavsstarted undefeat-ed (4-0) sinceadding Butlerand Haywood.The improve-ment in thefrontcourt willhelp Dallasbecome seriouscontenders in theW e s t e r nConference withthe Los AngelesLakers andDenver Nuggets.
Loser: LosAngelesClippers
The additionof small forwardTravis Outlawand guard SteveBlake from the
Portland Trailblazers makes almostno sense for the Clippers who arestruggling to find success in thehighly competitive Pacific division.
The solid core of Chris Kaman,Baron Davis and Corey Maggetteis almost enough to keep theClippers hopes alive in the playoffhunt, but sending defensive veteranMarcus Camby to the Blazersrestricts the team defensively and
makes Portland more of a con-tender.
The Clippers, who share theStaples Center with the Lakers,got worse defensively in losingCamby and added only supple-mental players in the mediocreBlake and unproven Outlaw.
Promising Future: HoustonRockets
The Rockets are in a positionto be considered a trade winner,but the lack of focus on immedi-ate improvement leaves them inthe questionable category.
In being able to get rid ofTracy McGrady and his enor-mous contract the Rockets are ingood position looking to thefuture.
In a three-team deal Houstonwas able to steal young talentfrom the Sacramento Kings,adding Kevin Martin to a devel-oping squad. Martin has shownthe potential to be an elite scor-ing threat, and the Rockets hopehe develops into the backcourtcomplement of Aaron Brooksgoing forward.
The team was forced to give upCarl Landry in the deal, but theyare hopeful the upside of Martinoutweighs the loss of Landry, asolid young forward who endedup in Sacramento.
The moves made by teams onthe verge of postseason successwill prove to have a lastingimpact in the remainder of theseason. While Wizard andClippers fans will mourn theirlosses, Cleveland emerges as theteam to beat in the East andDallas will shake up the powerrankings out West.
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Brendan Haywood turned the Mavericks into trade deadlinewinners and the Wizards into losers (Photo courtesy AP).
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S p o r t sE d i t o rM a t t h e wY a n n i er e c e n t l ytalked totrack andfield highj u m p e rA b e n aBoamah-Acheampong ’13. She haswon the high jump competition in allfour meets she has competed in thisseason including the All-OhioCompetition. Boamah-Achempongalso already broke the College highjump record in her second meet witha 5’3” jump.
MY: Did you expect the imme-diate individual success you areexperiencing early in your colle-giate career?
AB-A: Not really, I just came inknowing that I need to try my best.The results are just a product ofthat, and I’m really happy aboutthe success.
MY: You are one of 15 first-years on the team, how muchwill your class contribute to thesuccess of team?
AB-A: Our class has been doingreally well. We have two girls fromthe soccer team as well as a strongthrower. We are all really close andthat really helps us do well. I thinkwe will have a lot of success thisseason and throughout our fouryears.
MY: How has the leadership ofthe team benefited your earlysuccess? What role has upper-classmen guidance played inyour transition?
AB-A: I benefited fromKateLynn Riley ’10 who is a hur-dler, and Jon Mathis ’10 who is ajumper. It has really helped to havethese two upperclassmen with meall the time. The other captainshave been really good about beingthere for support.
MY: You have consistentlyjumped in the 1.5 meter range sofar. When you look to the end ofspring season and the NCACChampionship meet is there aheight at which you hope to bejumping?
AB-A: I would like to get back tomy personal record from highschool that was 5’8”. I’m hoping toget to that, and maybe more. I can’twait until outdoor season when wehave our own track and I’ll be ableto get a lot more practice.
MY: You have won the highjump competition in all four ofthe meets you have competed in.How long do you think thisstreak can continue?
AB-A: I hope to keep the streakgoing all through indoor seasonand through the spring as well. Idon’t like losing so it’s hard for meto say.
MY: Having seen the competi-tion you will be facing andknowing what you can expectfrom your opponents, are youconfident that you can completethe season undefeated in thehigh jump?
AB-A: I feel like it’s better tohave a lot of competition becauseit keeps me wanting to achievemy goals. There are a lot of girlsthat are good — we’re all aroundthe same height with our jumpsso it comes down to executing onearly attempts. I think it is goodto have competition, but I’m con-fident that I can keep the numberone spot.
MY: The goal for the team is astrong performance at the con-ference meet in the spring. Whatare your predictions for theteam this year and what are yourindividual goals for the season?
AB-A: The team is going to dovery well. Our relay teams havebeen dropping their times inevery meet so far and individualsare consistently improving. Forthe team, our main goal is to winconference and beyond that tojust continue to get better.Personally, I would love to winthe high jump in the conferenceand make it to the NCAA Div. IIIChampionships as well.
Fighting Scots host NCAC tournament
The ability of Ian Franks ’11 to drive to the hole and draw fouls has made him the top scor-er (Photo by Sam VanFleet).
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The early semi-final game willfeature No. 2 seeded WabashCollege and No. 3 seededWittenberg University. Wittenbergis the only NCAC team to beat theScots this season. AfterWittenberg’s big win over the Scots,the Tigers promptly blew an 11-point lead at home to the LittleGiants and lost 72-69.
The Giants swept the season seriesover the Tigers. The Giants will beled by athletic swingman Wes Smith,who scored 21 points in the Giants’73-54 quarterfinal victory over No. 7seeded Denison University.
The Tigers, meanwhile, steam-rolled their way to the next round ofthe NCAC Tournament with an 85-62 win over No. 6 seeded HiramCollege. Wittenberg will have tohope that the third time is the charmagainst the Giants. The Tigers willrely on hot perimeter shooting fromChris Sullivan and Josh McKee.
Wittenberg, surprisingly, will bemaking its first trip to the NCACsemi-final round in three years. TheTigers have been upset in the quar-terfinal round each of the past twoseasons. In the 2007 NCACTournament, the Tigers reached thesemis but fell to Ohio WesleyanUniversity 57-52. The Tigers andScots last met in the NCACTournament in the 2006 NCACChampionship, where the Tigersescaped with a 61-59 win on theScots’ home floor.
If the Scots beat the Bishops, itwill set up an intriguing NCACfinals, regardless of whetherWabash or Wittenberg wins theother semi-final game. If Wabashwins, it will set up a rematch of the2009 NCAC Championship, wherethe Scots won 84-72 with a 34-point
explosion from Hallowell. The twoteams also met in the 2008 NCACTournament, when Wabash stunnedthe Scots 87-63 in the semi-finalround.
If the Tigers win, there areenough subplots to fill a 60 Minutessegment. The Scots would be look-ing to avenge their humbling losstwo weeks ago to the Tigers.
Wittenberg, meanwhile, would belooking to clinch their first NCAATournament bid since 2006, whenthey reached the national champi-onship. The game would be a must-win for the Scots. Despite a 21-6record and challenging schedule, theScots are not assured of at an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.They need to win the tournament to
ensure that their season continuednext weekend in the NCAATournament.
While the Red Cross-sponsoredBlood Battle may have technicallyended two weeks ago, all four semi-final teams will be out for blood andfighting for their post-season livesthis weekend. A war has officiallybeen declared.
The men and women’s tennis teamsopened their season with men’s matchesagainst Malone University and OtterbeinCollege last week. The Scots’ men defeat-ed Malone 6-3 at the North CantonRacquet Club in North Canton, Ohio.
Wooster earned a 2-1 lead with apair of doubles victories with MattHoch ’12 and Ethan Arenstein ’11at No. 1 and Matt Mandell ’12 andBrad Palanski ’11 at No. 3 with bothpairs winning 8-6.
Hoch added a singles victory inthe No. 1 position, winning 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 and 7-5. Mandell won 6-2,6-0 at No. 4 singles and Palanski,who won in a tie-breaker in the No.5 spot with 6-7 (7-3), 7-5, 1-0 (10-8). Steve Conroy ’10 swept past hiscompetition with 6-3, 6-1 in thethird singles spot.
The men swept Otterbein 9-0 lastWednesday in their first match ofthe season at the Central Tennisand Fitness Club. The win includ-ed a decisive 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 1singles by Hoch. Conroy con-tributed at the No. 2 spot winning
the final tie-breaker with 6-3, 6-2and 10-5.
Hoch and Arenstein earned adecisive 8-3 win at No. 1 singles,and Conroy and Ashvin Reddy ’13won 8-5 in the No. 2 spot. A teamof Mandell and Palanski won 8-1in doubles and in singles at No. 3(6-4, 6-0) and No. 5 (6-3, 6-0),respectively.
Reddy won 7-5, 6-0 in the No. 4spot for singles and Sam Susanin’13 was consistent in the No. 6 spot,winning 6-1, 6-1.
The women faced Otterbein intheir season opener on Saturday andlost in a 9-0 defeat in Westerville,Ohio. Elissa Lauber ’10 (2-6, 1-6)and Erin Bauer ’10 (1-6, 2-6) weresolid in their play at No. 1 and No. 4singles, respectively.
Bauer and Suzi Hamby ’11teamed up for No. 3 doubles andalmost overcame their opponents ina 9-8 (7-4) loss. Sixth-year headcoach Lori Schulman hopes theteam can achieve a record of .500 orbetter this season with her mostexperienced roster. The women willhost Malone University (0-1)tomorrow at 3 p.m.
The men’s lacrosse team hasdeveloped into a contender in theNCAC, but looks to take the nextstep with a young team and reachthe NCAA tournament in 2010.
After a phenomenal 2008 seasonin which a great senior class led theScots to an 11-3 record, a lessexperienced team entered ar e b u i l d i n gstage of sortsin 2009 wherethe programonce again justmissed theplayoffs, finish-ing 7-6.
A great startto the 2009 sea-son had theScots hoping toreach their goalof an NCAAplayoff berth,but some toughlosses in thelast two weeksof the season kept the team outsidelooking in once again.
This year brings new optimism.Head coach Jason Tarnow’s Scotsare ready to improve upon last sea-son’s early success, and developinto a team with playoff expecta-tions for years to come. Last sea-son’s young squad should benefitfrom a year’s more experience instarting roles for the Scots.
It won’t be an easy road forWooster, which saw many seniorfour-year contributors graduateincluding their top-scorer, MarkWeschler ’09 (29 goals, 12 assists,41 points overall). This season fea-tures a younger team with just fiveseniors on the roster.
Tarnow believes his team will beable to improve throughout theseason and compete for a confer-ence championship. “We were closeto making the playoffs last year, butjust fell short. We have a youngteam, and this isn’t just coach talk,I believe we can develop andimprove with every day of practiceand every game.”
With a balanced offense led byPat Coyne ’10 and Alex Mies ’10,
the Scots remain optimistic aboutimproving from last season’s disap-pointment. Dan MacVarish ’10 andCasey McGann ’12 will look tobecome scoring threats at attacksimilar to Weschler.
Matt Pullera ’11 will be key inthe offensive success in the midfieldand at the face off spot. Amongstthe midfielders Pullera will be ass-ested defensively by GrahamZimmerman ’11 who will be heavi-
ly relied onin clearingthe defensiveend and cre-ating offense.
A defen-sive unitanchored bygoalie CoreyMcGann ’12and RyanStory ’10will look tofinish strongand earn abid to theNCAA Div.I I I
Tournament this May.“The defense is really experi-
enced this year with all the starterscoming back. Even with the threatson offense, I think we will lean onthe defense more than last season,”Story said.
This season comes with theexcitement of the summer renova-tions of John P. Papp stadium,where lights and Sprinturf wereinstalled. “It’s always exciting toplay at home in the stadium,”Tarnow said, “and now it’ll be evenmore exciting as this year we willplay some of the first night gamesin our program’s history.” The twonight games this season will beplayed against Denison Universityon March 27 and the College ofMount St. Joseph on March 31.
The Fighting Scots were set toopen their season last Fridayagainst Mount Saint Joseph, butdue to snow, the game was post-poned until March 31. The team isconfident that the field will be inplayable condition by this comingMonday, as the Scots have movedthe game against Albion College toMarch. 1 at 1 p.m.
Lax seeking NCAA
“We were close to mak-ing the playoffs last year,but just fell short. Wehave a young team ... Ibelieve we can developand improve with everyday of practice andevery game.”
JASON TARNOWHEAD COACH
BY THE NUMBERS
28The total number of medalswon by the United Statesthrough Wednesday at theWinter Olympics inVancouver. The U.S. leadsall competators in themedal count and is twoahead of second-placeGermany. American ath-letes have won seven goldmedals, nine silver and 12bronze highlighted byShaun White’s victory inmen’s snowboard halfpipeand Bode Miller in men’ssuper-combined slalom.Evan Lysacek won themen’s singles figure skatingas well.
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1,558Total points scored by KymWenz ’10 in her colliegatecareer. The total is the sec-ond highest in school histo-ry, only 53 points shy of thetop spot. Wenz led theFighting Scots in scoringfor the third straight sea-son, averaging over 20points per game in her sen-ior campaign. Wenz aver-aged around 18 points pergame as a sophomore andjunior, leading the confer-ence both seasons. She con-tributed 17 in Wooster’sfinal game of the season, a48-47 loss to KenyonCollege.
