Issue 10, Volume 100 April 8, 2016

the Spectator Hector Carillo THE STUDENT ESTABLISHED & OPERATED NEWSPAPER OF MCPHERSON COLLEGE

Stadium Track Makeover To Surprises Proves Begin This Opponents Strong Spring With Wins With Prs Page 4 Page 7 Page 8 Grade Inflation Raises Questions BY RYAN KRESKY throughout the last 20 years. about and dealt with for a when looking at the “Most of the explanations had freshmen courses that COPY EDITOR When Clary looked at the long time,” Clary said. four-year private college talk about why grade would, in Clary’s words, McPherson College has data, he said it was evident When the data was category. They are primarily inflation has taken place, “weed out the rest,” without an average grade inflation that other four-year private gathered on grade inflation looking at colleges that are and that’s because we focusing much on the rate lower than the national colleges nationally were nationwide, the study was more selective in terms of moved very much towards student. It was not until average. The national higher than McPherson selective with the colleges students that are admitted a college education being the last fifty years when average in the United States College’s average. and did not incorporate than we are at McPherson.” consumer-oriented,” Clary this change in structure within the same timeframe This is unusual because, small colleges like A few of the four-year said. happened. has steadily increased over while McPherson College McPherson College or any private colleges the study Clary also mentioned that Even though Clary said time. maintained a 2.80 average of the other private colleges looked at were schools like decades ago colleges were this kind of information is Bruce Clary, vice GPA in 1994 to a 2.91 GPA like Bethel or Tabor. Harvard, Yale, Princeton and not as consumer-oriented; important to know, there has president of academic in 2014, the national average “It’s rather selective at other Ivy League and Sub- they were more focused not been a lot of research affairs, brought this to in private schools were what colleges they look Ivy League colleges. Clary, on a select few students done on grade inflation, attention when McPherson higher. at,” Clary said. “They don’t when looking at the data, who attended college. A lot nationally and that this is the College compiled their “It’s been one of those collect this data from all has an idea of what might of the time older colleges only study he found. own list of average GPA problems that higher colleges and universities be happening and the reason at McPherson College education has kind of talked across the nation, especially why. Blazed Into History Uncontrollable Wild Fires Have Destroyed Thousands of Acres BY CHANNING WALL Gov., has declared a state NEWS EDITOR of emergency for several counties in the area. This Acres of charred land will Dr. Becki Bowman, associate professor of leave an impact for years to allows emergency assistance organizations to purchase communication, involves students for class come. Fires raged through discussion. ranches and prairie land supplies needed immediately in Oklahoma and , to assist with the fires. PHOTO BY ADRIAN CARSON leaving portions of livestock An area of concern and land damaged beyond regards agricultural repair. production and the Academic Integrity to be Although, the late snow livelihood of farmers in the assisted in containment, it is area. Cattle are suffering Reinforced Through SUBMITTED BY Cattle on a ranch in estimated that 400,000 acres health effects such as burnt KATIE SAWYER Comanche County of land have been torched utters that aren’t milking New Policy as well and respiratory DIRECTOR OF CAREER that was burned in the between Oklahoma and SERVICES Anderson Creek Fire. Kansas during the Anderson problems. Creek Fires. Katie Sawyer, Director cows and new calves on the Although many farmers BY ADRIAN CARSON disturbed by some Damage spreads into of Career Services, and ranch,” Sawyer said. “We will be affected by damage, SPECTATOR STAFF cereal cheats who have her husband Derek Sawyer graduated,” Bruce Clary, other states for a stunning only lost one calf to the the new foliage will be more The McPherson College graze cattle in Comanche vice president of academic estimated total of 750,000 fires but the ranch sustained nutritious and dense than faculty approved a new County that was affected by affairs, said. acres being destroyed, major damage, losing more what had previously been on academic integrity policy the blaze. The hope that the faculty making it the largest grass than half of grazing area the ranch, proving to be one on Feb. 3. The policy “At the time of the fire has is that the new policy fire in Kansas history. and thousands of feet of positive amongst tragedy. will go into effect in the Mary Fallin, Oklahoma we had a herd of mother fencing.” will help prevent “cereal upcoming fall semester. cheaters” from graduating A new policy is needed in the future. because in December of Clary also stressed that 2014 the Higher Learning faculty realizes that not Commission deemed all students who break the the old policy, which Academic Integrity Policy was called Academic do so intentionally. Dishonesty, was not up “Faculty is very to standard. The Higher much aware that it is an Learning Commission felt educational process to that the old policy was learn the correct way to too vaguely written. It did write down sources.” not clearly outline what The faculty felt it was constitutes dishonesty or important to still allow the specific consequences flexibility in the policy for for breaking the policy. teachers to decide whether It is yet to be known reporting a student is how the new policy as a warranted or not. Teachers whole will be received by must, however, report all students. However, for Josh intentional acts. Kelly, a senior automotive Academic integrity sets restoration major, there is intentional violations into some concern. a process, consequences “I fail to see how this determined on how many new policy will change times a student has violated anything,” Kelly said. “The the policy. The first offense policy as written is more will have the student just common sense, simply go through a plagiarism put, don’t cheat.” prevention program. The The faculty at student will be dismissed McPherson College have from McPherson College some concerns of their when there have been own. four reported intentional The Anderson Creek Fire was fueled by high winds and dry conditions. Damage has SUBMITTED PHOTO “Faculty has been violations. totaled close to 400,000 acres across Oklahoma and Kansas. 2 NEWS Wonders of Campus

Traditions Kept and Stereotypes Challenged Fox & Ash Maintains Historical Barber Shop and Simply Vapor Moves to Main St.

BY CHANNING WALL variety of reasons, one being to keep all four barbers Andrew Schwartz and NEWS EDITOR to help smokers quit. Elbert here busy and carry on the James Whitfield, worked to Fox & Ash and Simply is an advocate for benefits tradition of the shop being a remodel. Vapor, two shops in of using a vapor pen and barber shop for such a long Even though the project McPherson, are both hopes the new location time,” Porter said. is newly finished and a thriving and expanding. will provide a platform to The previous owner, ribbon cutting is scheduled Erick Elbert, owner of continue educating people Ron Wolf, ran the shop for Apr. 25, Fox & Ash will Simply Vapor, moved to on the new trend. for 50 years and received still be set up on campus the space Fox & Ash had “The whole reason I the first hair cut in the for the McPherson College been at 312 N. Main St. and started the business is to new building Porter, Car Show on Apr. 30 to give opened on Monday. help people quit smoking,” along with co-workers haircuts. Elbert carries a variety Elbert said. “Tobacco kills of E-liquids that are used people, it’s not a guess, in electronic cigarettes and it’s what happens. I had offers free trials of any family members that had flavor offered. Educating cancer and I chewed. The customers about the electronic cigarettes worked product is something Elbert for me and I just turned it is passionate about and into trying to help other considers part of his job. people.” “I also try to teach people Elbert started the business about the use, how to be on Apr. 1, 2015, and will host a grand opening on All Simply Vapor offers a free PHOTO BY safe, what the product is and the general health School’s Day, May 13, and trial of any E-liquid flavor CHANNING WALL will be offering discounts they carry. information,” Elbert said. E-liquids are used for a as well as goodie bags for purchase. Also looking forward to an opening celebration is Fox & Ash. Caleb Porter, owner of Fox & Ash, set up shop where Family Barbers used to be at 210 N. Main St. The space has never been anything but a Barber Shop and Porter is the fourth barber since the 1930s. He is proud to be carrying on a local legacy and optimistic about what the future has to PHOTO BY Taxadermy fox overlooks CHANNING WALL hold. the barbers at Fox and “Hopefully we’ll be able Ash.

PHOTO BY TESSA SZAMBECKI Simply Vapor celebrated an official grand opening on Monday, April 4.

PHOTO BY Fox and Ash Barber Shop will have a ribbon cutting CHANNING WALL ceremony on April 25th at 4pm. They officially opened on March 5 2016. CAMPUS 3 College Hosts Kansas Academy of Science BY MARISSA PATTON of Science meeting was tools, coins and beads. A which are normally locked entry angle and relative discover the source of SPECTATOR STAFF held at McPherson College bead made from meteorite in the vault. velocity. Iron meteorites are Earth’s water by taking Dr. Devin Schrader kicked in the 1950s. Harvey metal was discovered that Dr. Schrader explained stronger and can make it to multiple meteorites that off the Kansas Academy Nininger, professor at was dated 5,000 years old. that the shooting stars that the ground quicker. have different degrees of of Science annual meeting McPherson College from More recently, a family can be viewed at night are The event of falling water changed by their last weekend on Apr. 1 and 1920 to 1930, spoke of his in Tennessee used a small as small as a grain of rice meteors happens so quickly composition and comparing 2. His lecture, called the discoveries on meteorites. meteorite, thinking it was a and fireballs, which are very that the heat only burns the that to Earth’s water. They “Meteorites: Past, Present, Nininger is known as the strange stone, as a door stop. bright meteors that give off outer layer of the meteorite, have already discovered that and Future,” familiarized father of modern meteorites At Arizona State a green color, are barely which is only a few meteorites from the inner attendants of the connected because of his self-taught University, there are bigger than a baseball in millimeters in. solar system has the same past of meteorites and research during a time 4,000 specimens of 2,000 most cases. “If the entire meteorite type of water as Earth. McPherson College, the when meteorites were so meteorites studied in Dr. “To make a crater, the was scorched,” Schrader Schrader proves that we current studies of meteorites uncommon and studying Schrader’s department, meteorite must be greater said, “it would be useless to have learned a lot since at Arizona State University, them was discouraged in the the Center for Meteorite than 10 meters wide,” Dr. us.” Nininger’s studies of and the future research and 1920s. Studies. Each week Monday Schrader said. ASU is currently studying meteorites, but also stresses explorations planned to Before Nininger’s time, through Friday, the ASU He also said that water on Asteroid 4 Vesta how there is more to learn expand our knowledge on meteorites were melted Meteorite Gallery is open meteorites have different and putting together early about them. meteorites. down and used for their to the public for self-guided factors that help them create solar system chronology. The first Kansas Academy metal, creating objects like tours of the meteorites, a crater: object size, density, They are trying to

PHOTO BY Dr. Schrader demonstrates the different angles of meteorites that could cause a crater. MARISSA PATTON Students Given Opportunity to Earn Extra Credits BY DESIRE AKINGENEYE different disciplines. From “If you don’t know to figure it out before it’s course trips to various areas aware that some courses SPECTATOR STAFF sciences, linguistics, social what roasted grasshopper too late. This important that pertain to a specific are requiring prerequisites studies to business and so tastes like, you need to class could be the difference subject. before enrolling. Students Within a period of two many others, students will take this course,” Dustin between life and death in The deadline for who are taking these classes weeks, from May 16 to May be taught different subjects Wilgers, assistant professor certain situations. Forget registering for the can either live off campus or 27, McPherson College is that, for the most part, of biology, said about the the luxuries of camping; May session classes is contact the office of student offering an opportunity for are not offered during the Wilderness Survival Skills you won’t always have a quickly approaching. life to extend their stay on students to earn credits in regular year. course. “If our tap water sleeping bag and s’mores In order to register, campus. addition to regular fall and During summer classes, stopped working, do you supplies with you. This stop by the registrar’s spring semester credits. students will explore know three different ways class will teach you how to office, specifically Tricia The May session courses exciting and interesting to find drinkable water? survive and then will test Hartshorn, which is located are expected to provide a topics that are rarely known The clock is ticking and your skills.” in the Dean’s Suite on the broad range of courses in by the majority of people. you have about three days Some courses will have first floor of Mohler. Be The Campus Calendar April 1 2

Red Shoe Party

Softball vs. 7 8 9Sterling 3 4 5 6 @ 1 p.m. @ Grant Complex

Hotel Paradiso Hotel Paradiso @ 7:30 p.m. @ 7:30 p.m. Men’s & Women’s @ Brown @ Brown Tennis vs. Auditorium Auditorium Oklahoma Softball vs. Wesleyan Baseball vs. Oklahoma 10 11@ 3 p.m. 12 13 14 15Sterling 16Wesleyan @ 5 p.m. @ Grant @ 1 p.m. @ Grant Complex Complex

Music Ensemble Music Ensemble Tour Tour Men’s & Women’s Music Ensemble Tennis vs. Tour Tabor @ 3 p.m. SAB Amazing Earth Day 17 18 19 20 21Race 22 23

Awards Convocation C.A.R.S. Club Baseball vs. Softball vs. Motoring Choir Concert Bethany @ 5 p.m. @ Friends Festival @ 10 a.m. Music Ensemble @ 7:30 p.m. Grant Complex @ 5 p.m. @ Grant Tour @ Brown Theatre Complex Baseball vs. Auditorium Awards Gala 24 25 26 27 28 29 Bethany30 @ 7 p.m. @ Harter Lecture Grant Complex @ 7:30 @ Brown Auditorim 4 CAMPUS Community Looks Forward to New Stadium

BY LAYNE HIGGINS box, ADA-compliant ramps, SPECTATOR STAFF new spectator seating and improvements to sidewalks, Building a new stadium fencing, restrooms and is nothing to ignore. locker rooms. There will McPherson College and also be new grass on the USD 418 will have the south end of the stadium upgrades to the stadium with concrete for better completed by Aug. 1. This is runoff and drainage. As a $1.6 million project, paid a whole, the McPherson for by McPherson College College community seems that started on Apr. 1 and excited about the new will continue all summer. change to campus. Other facilities have “The stadium is the far been upgraded in the past north end of campus, so five years as part of the when people pull in from same project. The college First Street it’s the first thing has recently put in a new they see,” Andrew Ehling, artificial turf, a new track athletic director, said. “It surface, updated field event will be nice to get a fresh facilities, new lights and coat of paint and fix up the additional bleachers. press box. I think there will “The new stadium is a be a sense of pride from our great image for the college athletes that compete at the and will hopefully help stadium.” with student attendance at soccer and football games,” PHOTOS BY Jon Williams, freshman, ALAINA JOHNSON said about the final steps of The condition of the renovation. stadium’s stairs, seats, The final steps to the and railing prior to the project will be a new press upcoming renovations. Mother and Son Attend College Together BY TERRANCE GRANT 2013. He played football his SPECTATOR STAFF freshman and sophomore years. Avery, at first, felt Lisa and Avery Goering that it was kind of awkward are not your normal mother to have his mother in class, and son so to speak. but the idea has since grown They both are students at on him. McPherson College and will “The first semester we be graduating together with were together I did not the same degree. let her sit at my table,” Lisa graduated from Avery said. “Since then I Hutchinson Community have realized that there are College in 1996 and had worse things, and that she brought Avery to classes is a pretty cool Mom so it as a baby during her time doesn’t really bother me.” there. Lisa never really Now that they both have thought about furthering gotten used to being around her education and becoming each other on campus, a teacher until she started they sit at the same table working with kids at a youth in their classes together, group and church. which Avery has found it When she decided to beneficial at times. All in come to McPherson College all, Lisa feels that the people she was nervous because at McPherson has welcomed Avery was a student at her and Avery and she is McPherson and was worried very grateful for everything about how he would react to McPherson has done for her her being a non-traditional family. student. Like Avery, it was PHOTO BY awkward for Lisa and she AUSTIN SCHAD asked for Avery’s opinion, which was encouragement. Avery Goering, junior, Avery is an elementary Christian Johnston, senior, education major and started Lisa Goering, senior, work attending McPherson in the together as a group. CAMPUS 5

Maintenance Department Restores Campus Benches Wood Stain and Paint Create a Fresh Look

BY AYSIA PRYOR improvements around the CAMPUS EDITOR campus.” “I honestly had no idea As students walk around about the benches until I campus they may have read my email and then noticed that the benches are I went to go look,” Erica disappearing one by one. Perez, sophomore, said. “I The maintenance think they did a pretty good department is currently job restoring them.” restoring the benches with The benches in front of no specific time frame. The Friendship Hall are finished benches are getting a fresh and the benches outside of look with new paint and Beeghly Hall will soon be staining on the wood. completed. The maintenance “I didn’t notice they were crew has not specified restoring the benches, but which benches will receive a I think it’s cool,” Lacey makeover first. Garoutte, freshman, said. “We could always use more The newly renovated SUBMITTED benches in front of PHOTO Friendship hall. Natural Science Professor Writes His Own Textbook BY MIRANDA CLARK instead of writing over 30 and Print on Main Street in little from generation to ULRICH like many other textbooks. McPherson. Each copy cost generation, and so this EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Along with the chapters, about 12 dollars to print, educational goal was both Not only do students Frye also included making them significantly realistic and achievable.” notice overly expensive, a reference section cheaper than most College Biology I is being difficult to read or simply accompanied by the first textbooks. taught every fall semester bland textbooks; professors page of every article he The most important and Frye plans to continue often notice as well. One used. All of the articles used aspect that Frye wanted to using the textbook. He of McPherson College’s are available for students to teach his students is what stated that this is the first own professors decided to look up at no cost. Frye also the characteristics of good introduction science majors take initiative and write his wrote new labs to coordinate scientists are and to provide are introduced and taught own textbook for College with each lecture. opportunities to practice the what scientific writing is Biology I that took place “More recently in our kinds of things that scientists about. Frye has considered during the fall semester history it has become do. He also wanted to writing other textbooks of 2015. Jonathan Frye, a impossible to learn all of the teach his students about the for different classes that natural science professor facts, simply because there characteristics that all living he teaches, but believes of 23 years at McPherson are too many of them,” Frye things have in common, he would only write the College, wrote “What Is said in the preface of his opposed to studying the collective readings portion Life?” during his time on textbook. “Because of the millions of organisms that instead of the whole text and sabbatical during the 2014- rate of change in society, exist. lab manual. 15 academic year. it has become ever more “One of the most difficult to predict which challenging educational SUBMITTED Frye decided to write the PHOTO textbook because he felt that facts will be valuable to goals is to adequately available textbooks were know in the future.” prepare students for their Jonathan Frye, professor too expensive, too large to Not only did Frye write personal and professional of natural science. possibly go through in a the textbook, but he also lives after graduation,” Frye semester and had too many did his own layout and said in the preface. “Over exercises. Frye wrote 12 formatting. The printing most of human history, chapters in his textbook was done by Atelier Design living conditions changed Mission Feature Scholarship Participation Service

BY KATIE SAWYER Benson said, who added DIRECTOR OF CAREER that the doctor introduced SERVICES her to several aspects of sports medicine she was College is for growing, not previously familiar learning and discovering with. and senior Jasmine Benson Once back at college, has done just that during Benson took another her time at McPherson opportunity to learn from College. The Lakewood, a professional, this time Calif., native came to McPherson chiropractor McPherson College to run Dr. Brandon Trost. track and is graduating in “With him I saw a May with a resume full of different approach to experiences and a plan for helping athletes,” Benson her future. said. Benson grew up around After her various sports and, in addition to observation opportunities being an athlete herself, she and hands-on work with knew she wanted a career other athletes at the in the world of athletics. college, Benson finally While attending the decided that chiropractic games of teams her father school would provide her coached, Benson watched the best opportunity for the team trainers tape the helping athletes both return players and help them to full health and remain return to the game. She healthy while active. also shadowed trainers at She plans to graduate California State University, in May with a degree Long Beach, who worked in Health and Physical with NCAA Division 1 Education and will begin athletes. applying to chiropractic So when she arrived schools in the fall. For at McPherson College as others in her positon who a freshman in the fall of know what they want to do 2012, Benson immediately but are not sure how to get paid a visit to Head Athletic there, Benson recommends Trainer Phil Schoenwetter looking at all of the options to inquire about becoming before making a final a trainer for the college. decision. In the fall of 2013, she Once in the professional started work and has since world, Benson hopes to accumulated more than 400 build a practice as a sports hours of time as a trainer doctor, working with for various college teams. athletes of all ages and Because the college does ability levels, and one day not have an athletic training serve as the sports doctor degree program, Benson for the U.S. Olympic team. starting searching for a plan “That’s my dream,” B, knowing she could not Benson said. “I would love immediately go to work in to work with Olympians.” the athletic training field. During her summer at home in California, Benson shadowed a sports Jasmine medicine doctor who talked to her about the various Benson career paths she could pursue after graduation. PHOTO BY “Shadowing gave me a MIRANDA CLARK different perspective on ULRICH how I can help athletes,” 6 VIEWPOINTS Word around Mac : What Do You Think About The Updates Happening Around Campus?

“I think it’s a good “I think they will be major “The stadium looks change. The bleachers improvements as far as campus dated with the old definitely need updated.” safety goes. Look forward to mascot, I’m glad they -Ethan Woodcock, seeing it completed.” are updating it.” freshman -Austin Hiebert, -Chloe Cloud, junior freshman

“It’s really “It shows that the school “The improvements will be exciting and it’s cares about the campus costly in the beginning, but save about time for and is up to date.” money in the long run, plus help some updates.” -Winston Stauffer, make campus more home-like.” -Paige Morris, sophomore -Crystal Osner, senior sophomore

10 Reason Why Small Accept Ownership and Take Action Colleges Don’t Suck in Regards to Climate Change BY CHANNING WALL to transportation and even damage but to start doing NEWS EDITOR disposal, are emitting some something about it. BY MIRANDA CLARK If there is a problem, access simultaneously are another level of carbon dioxide. Through ownership and ULRICH to higher administration recommender (considering When it comes to I get a little too fired action steps we can make EDITOR-IN-CHIEF is not at all hard to obtain. the student was a good opinions, entitlement is an up about the oil and gas a difference. So, my call to The faculty and staff are worker.) The classmates odd concept. Obviously industries’ contributions action: recycle. I often hear from other often problem-solvers and that will someday become everyone has their own to climate change for this It is phenomenal how students that they wish are willing to help resolve successful are important opinion about all sorts of editorial, so watch for a much can be recycled and they had attended a larger issues students may be to keep in touch with. You things, and I think they book someday. also devastating to find out college because of reasons experiencing. never know when you will should. But I do recommend how much of that doesn’t such as better parties, more 4) A certain level of need a favor or advice. The However, I think researching the very eye- actually get recycled. entertainment and more freedom in each student’s more connections, the better. those opinions should be opening case of the EV1 Here are some astonishing people to meet. own curriculum is more 8) There are lots of accompanied by logical produced by General facts about recycling that I While that may be true, often allowed at small opportunities for alumni and rationales. Motors. hope will get you as pumped there are many benefits to colleges. The professors each individual will always I also understand that It looks at how the big as I am about sustaining the attending a small college have more time to commit be a part of the college. people rationalize differently industries covered up its one home we all share. that many students do not to small classes versus Small colleges have a and that’s where discrepancy publicity and continued to •Making paper from seem to appreciate. larger ones; so individuality special way of incorporating in opinions stems from. do so in order to keep the oil recycled paper reduces the 1) The professors at is not only accepted, it is alumni in both the What I don’t understand is and gas industry thriving. related contributions to air small colleges actually encouraged. Students at sustainability of the college trying to argue with science. It represents a world of pollution by 95 percent. care. At larger universities small colleges have more and the “fun stuff.” Alumni The controversy about greed where money has •Recycling one stack of the teaching is not done by opportunities to grow often find themselves back climate change has been taken more of a priority than paper three feet high saves the actual professor of the academically through to their roots and serve on ongoing; some say it exists the health and well-being of an entire tree. class. That is absolutely not senior symposiums, papers boards, attend events or even as a natural cycle and deny our society. •Recycling cardboard the case at small colleges. and assignments and more work for the college. that humans have had any The CO2 is burning holes only takes 75 percent of the Professors know nearly one-on-one time with their 9) With a small college effect. in our ozone layer. Why are energy needed to make new everyone in their classes by professors. comes a small campus. Climate change has been we arguing whether or not cardboard. name, they invite students 5) At small colleges Walking from class to happening forever. It is not it’s our fault? •Recycling one ton of into their homes for various students do not have to class is only a two-minute something to believe in like It’s time to not only take cardboard saves 46 gallons activities and they are there compete as hard for jobs venture. Parking is rarely an Santa or ghosts. ownership for our part of the of oil. when a student needs them. I and internships. As students, issue. It is the small things Many debates focus on know many students who go we have been taught that that go without noticing, but the amount to their professors for advice having an internship, or make the life of a student so humans have on issues, either scholastic some sort of experience, on much easier. contributed, or personal, and there is a our resumes is critical in 10) People often say the but all that real connection between getting a first job. Naturally, friends you make in college should matter them. At a small college students take internships will be your friends for is that we are your professors become seriously and want the life. At a small college it in some way. your friends. opportunity. With fewer is so easy to meet a friend, Let us take 2) Being involved is easy students at a small college live together and become our local at a small college. Students and helpful professors, those completely attached at the Wal-Mart have the ability to do every opportunities are not as hard hip. Those friends were for example. single activity offered or to come by. there through some of the Think of all none at all, but the choice 6) Small class sizes weirdest and most stressful the products is available. Not many are not something to take times of your life. They and packaging people can say that they are lightly. Often at larger often know you more than separately. or were a college athlete, universities the professors you know you. Now but so many students get do not take role or have I hope these benefits of a consider the that opportunity at a small any clue that most of the small college can be taken to transportation college. I know students students are out of class. heart and appreciated more. it takes who came in playing As annoying as it may be, We live in a wonderful daily to get one sport and decided professors at small colleges community and there is no those items spontaneously to start take role and expect students reason not to see that. delivered and another, and the coaches to be there as often as The people of McPherson then multiply allowed them to do so. possible. Students at small College are here because it by 5,000 Obviously, there needs to colleges are accounted for they want to be and they because there be a level of talent, but the and checked up on regularly, care about the students. is that many opportunity of involvement which makes it difficult to of just this is as big as students want to fall too far behind. one store in make it. 7) The connections one country. 3) At a small college made at small colleges are All of those the student body’s voice bountiful compared to larger steps, from matters. Our opinion on schools. Each professor production important matters is taken is another connection. into account and we are All of the bosses that ILLUSTRATION BY CHANNING WALL often asked what we think. students might have had

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BY TYLER BAILEY have a combined five wins SPECTATOR STAFF for the Bulldogs. Leading the McPherson The McPherson College offense is the previously baseball team has been mentioned Klava, Trent turning heads recently. Smith, freshman infielder, Coming off of an eight- and Matthew Bryan, senior win season last year, the offensive. All three sluggers Bulldogs’ current record of have batting averages north 18-21 is a huge turn around. of the .300 mark. Klava Kasey Guinty, assistant leads the team in a .394 baseball coach, said he is average .394, five home “extremely proud of the runs, and 42 RBI’s. Smith hard work these guys have leads in stolen bases with put in from day one. Our 15. Bryan leads the team in goal this season was to walks with 20. shock the conference and The Bulldogs recently we have definitely achieved split series with receiving that, but we are not satisfied votes Oklahoma Wesleyan yet.” and Friends. In game The Bulldogs have two against Friends, the definitely turned many Bulldogs were down two heads this season but their runs in the bottom of the ultimate goal is to make sixth when Riley Martin the KCAC post-season came through with a tournament. homerun that tied the game. “It’s been a pretty fun In extra innings, Jackson season so far,” Blake Ware, Goodmiller hit the walk off junior pitcher, said. “We’ve single that ended the game. beat some good teams and The Bulldogs’ conference played pretty well. I think record is 8-12 and that we are good enough make lands them in sixth place the tournament.” in the KCAC. Their next Ware leads the Bulldogs upcoming series will be at in a 2.70 ERA, five wins and Kansas Wesleyan in Salina. six saves. Accompanying The games will begin at 1 Ware are Dylan Klava, p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 9 and junior utility, and Colter Sunday, Apr. 10. Streck, senior pitcher, who Photo By Evan Willow, sophomore catcher, gets into position to receive a pitch during the game against Miranda Clark Central Christian College on March 15. Ulrich Softball Struggles to Find Win in Spring Break Games

BY CAITLYN BLAGRAVE third inning but it ultimately SPORTS EDITOR was not enough. The At the start of spring Coyotes scored another two break, the Bulldogs set off runs in the fourth inning and to Langston, Okla., to play then four more runs in the Langston University. The fifth. Later on, the Bulldogs Bulldogs ended up splitting recorded an 8-1 loss in game the series with the Lions. one. McPherson found a pair Game two did not start of runs in the top of the first any better for the Bulldogs. inning. Unfortunately, the The Coyotes were able Lions were able to come to score five runs in the back in the bottom of the opening inning. The first inning and put six runs Bulldogs were able to find on the board, taking the lead their first run in the third from the Bulldogs. inning and found another in Increasing their lead, the fourth to put the score at the Lions scored four runs 7-2. McPherson was unable total in the third and fourth to find a run in the fifth innings, putting the score at inning. the Coyotes found 10-2. Although the Bulldogs seven more runs in the fifth were able to come back in inning, ending the game the top of the fifth inning with a score of 14-2. and score one more run, they “The last few games ultimately fell to the Lions we’ve been struggling at the 11-3. plate a little bit,” Amanda Game two of the series Connell, sophomore, said. ended with a win for the “We have been mixing up Bulldogs. Although the our lineup and working Lions came out strong in more in practice to prepare the opening inning, scoring for the rest of our conference four runs, the Bulldogs were games.” patient and scored their Things turned around for first run in the third inning. the Bulldogs in York, Neb. This streak continued for On Mar. 31, McPherson was the Bulldogs into the fourth able to split the series with inning where they scored the Panthers. four times and into the fifth The first game was slow inning where they scored for both sides in the first twice more, pushing their five innings. McPherson lead to 7-4. had just one base runner and The Lions scored a although the Panthers were run in the sixth inning not able to do much either, that McPherson was able they were able to score two Brittany Childs, freshman catcher, looks to throw to first base during the game against to match in the seventh. runs. Hastings College during the McPherson Tournament on March 12. McPherson recorded a win The sixth inning saw a with the final score at 8-5. surge for both teams. The On Mar. 23, the Bulldogs Bulldogs took the lead with saw the start of their KCAC four runs and Katie Holmes, Men’s Tennis Split Games During Spring Break Trip season in Leavenworth, junior center, logged a three- Kan. McPherson fell in both run homerun. Unfortunately, the BY DESIRE five players giving the Greene, sophomore, winning practicing very well and it’s games to the Spires. Bulldogs were unable to AKINGENEYE ‘Dogs a 2-0 lead from the 8-2 and Timo Hoelzmann, definitely showing in our hold onto their lead as the SPECTATOR STAFF start. freshman, and Kurt Burton, matches.” The Bulldogs managed to hold the Spires from getting Panthers logged four runs The two doubles teams freshman, winning 8-6. However, the team has of their own putting them The McPherson College defeated the Braves with “It’s been a solid season dropped down one spot in any runs in the first and men’s tennis team never second inning but ultimately up 6-4 ultimately recording ease, Ahmed Lahlou, so far,” Robert Burrows, to twelfth position on the the win. got a break as they were freshman, and Hugo Ball- freshman, said “We’ve been NAIA coach polls vote fell in the third inning when playing the conference the Spires scored five runs. The Bulldogs came out according to the current strong on the offense in games during spring break. NAIA national rankings. This was ultimately the In Kansas City, Mo., the deciding inning of the game, game two. Both teams were They still have to keep up able to find two runs in the Bulldog’s performance the hard work to defend with the Spires getting the proved to be enough to give win 5-0. opening inning but it was their championship and the Bulldogs who came out them an overall successful qualify to the national games In the second game the trip against tough opponents. Bulldogs had a hard time on top. Scoring four runs in as they are heading for the the second inning, three runs They lost two and won two conference games starting getting hits and were unable matches. to score until the fifth in the third and then four this April. more in the sixth recording “I liked the spring break “It’s looking very inning. Scoring in three trip because we had a few runs in the second, third and the win 13-3. promising as we head into The Bulldogs were unable matches in a row and I conference. On Monday fourth innings, the Spires think that it helped me to went into the fifth inning to find more wins during we have Kansas Wesleyan their games against Ottawa get used to college tennis,” away, which is the perfect with a 9-0 lead. Although Timo Hoelzmann, freshman, the Bulldogs were able to University. McPherson opportunity for our dropped the first game 8-0. said. “I really appreciate spring freshmen to mold find two runs in the top of the whole team because it’s the fifth inning, the Spires The second game was much into college tennis and closer as the ‘Dogs gave unusual to have team spirit hopefully to show Kansas scored one more run in the in tennis. Normally you are sixth inning, ending the the Braves as much as they Wesleyan and the rest of the could but fell 6-5. playing just for yourself.” conference that we are the game by enforcing the run- The tournament was not rule with a final score of “We have a lot of great team to beat.” hitters and I know the an easy one, as the Bulldogs The Bulldogs will play the 10-2. faced the NAIA II and the On Mar. 29, the ‘Dogs second we find the balance Coyotes at 3 p.m. in Salina, of having great games with two upper division’s team. Kan. on April 9. were matched up against the From Apr. 2 to 3, the . both offense and defense Bulldogs were playing the The Bulldogs were unable we are going to be hard SUBMITTED to stop,” Jourden Masero, pre-conference games of the PHOTO to find a win in these two regular season and hosting games. junior, said. . They got Hugo Ball-Greene, In game one, the Bulldogs The next two games for a tremendous win as they sophomore, hits the ball fell behind 2-0 in the first Bulldog softball have been set for Apr. 9 at 1 p.m. and beat the Braves 9-0. The back to his opponent from two innings. Cassandra ‘Dogs did not drop a single Moreno, senior first 3 p.m. against Sterling Ottawa University on College at Grant Complex in set against the Braves. April 2. baseman, was able to cut Ottawa played with just their deficit in half in the McPherson. SPORTS 8 Track and Field Set 20 New Personal Records BY CAITLYN BLAGRAVE distance runner, crossed the at 5.01m and triple jump at 21.89 in the 200m dash. SPORTS EDITOR finish line in the 5000m run 10.31m. There were seven runners April 3 saw many at 19:54.07 taking second Rebecca Hawkinson and who also set personal personal records set for the place followed by Miranda Aspen Anderson, freshmen records. The runners were: Bulldogs at the Hutchinson Clark Ulrich, senior distance jumpers, both set personal Hunter Sury, freshman Community College Night runner, who ran fourth and records in long jump and sprinter; J’Moi Penn; Relays. Twenty Bulldogs also set a personal record, triple jump respectively. DeShawn Pfeiff, freshman were able to set new crossing the finish at On the men’s side, Art pole vaulter and sprinter; personal records at their 20:13.20. Hop, senior pole vaulter; Felix Cervantes, junior second outdoor meet of the The lone victor for the Brandt Wolters, freshman distance runner; Michael year. women’s squad was Jasmine javelin thrower; and Chris Janzer, junior distance Rea Samuels, senior Helms, junior jumper, Linnin, freshman jumper, all runner; Tyler Weller, sprinter, led the women’s coming in first for the triple won their respective field freshman distance runner; team, finishing second in jump at 10.97m. Helms also events. and Jonathan Dominguez, the 200m dash and first in set a new personal record in Dixon Cooney, junior sophomore distance runner, the 100m dash at 25.30 and long jump at 4.95m. distance runner, and J’Moi all set new personal records 12.10 respectively, setting a Helms was not the only Penn, junior sprinter, were in their respective events. new personal record in the jumper to set a new personal the highlights of the track The next meet for the 100m and qualifying for the record. Erin Hudson, events. Cooney finished Bulldogs will be the Enduro NAIA Nationals. freshman jumper, set a second in the 1500m run Classic, hosted by Friends Laura Gibson, junior personal record in long jump at 4:02.27 and Penn ran a University, on Apr. 8 and 9.

Rea Samuels: 100m Dash - 12.10 J’Moi Penn: 200m Dash - 21.89 Taylor Tiani: 400m Dash - 1:04.01 DeShawn Pfeiff: 400m Dash - 51.1 Taylor Drieling: 800m Dash - 6:02.26 Felix Cervantes: 800m Dash - 2:01.93 Miranda Clark Ulrich: 5000m Run - 20:13.20 Michael Janzer: 800m Dash - 2:02.12 Erin Hudson: Long Jump - 5.01m Tyler Weller: 800m Dash - 2:08.48 Triple Jump - 10.31m Jonathan Dominguez: 1500m Run - 4:19.67 Jasmine Helms: Long Jump - 4.95m Michael Barrett: Hammer Throw - 43.82m Rebecca Hawkinson: Long Jump - 4.81m Discus - 38.38m Chantelle Theron: Triple Jump - 10.31m Jon’Charles Williams: Long Jump - 6.03m Aspen Anderson: High Jump - 10.02m Art Hop: Pole Vault - 5.00m Hunter Sury: 100m Dash - 10.82 Christopher Linnin: High Jump - 2.11m

PHOTOS BY (Left) Erin Hudson, freshman, performs in the long jump competition where she set a new MIRANDA personal record. (Bottom) Brandt Wolters, freshman, throws the javelin for McPherson at CLARK ULRICH Hutchinson Community College Night Relays. Wolters came in first with a distance of 53.20m.

Women’s Tennis Had Tough Competition Over Break

BY CAITLYN BLAGRAVE of Missouri-Kansas City, games. Missouri Valley College. earning a final score of 5-4. came out with a 5-4 victory. SPORTS EDITOR an NCAA D-I school. The final match for the Although the Bulldogs lost On Apr. 2 the Bulldogs Although the Bulldogs fell Over spring break, the McPherson was unable to Bulldogs was in Marshall, two of the three doubles were matched against behind after losing three Bulldogs went out to Kansas come out with a win in these Mo., where they met they won all but two singles Ottawa University and points in doubles, they were City, Mo., and went 2-2 in able to regroup and come their games. The Bulldogs back to win five of the six were unable to win against points for singles. two NCAA schools but Sunday, Apr. 3, were about to defeat both McPherson fell to NCAA NAIA schools they were D-II Washburn University matched against. 8-1. They started with a “Sunday was not match against Rockhurst only a game against the University, an NCAA D-II opponent, but also against school. The Bulldogs lost the wind and ourselves,” 8-1 with Zoe Bouwmeester, Bouwmeester said. “We freshman, being the lone fought hard but it didn’t go Bulldog to win her match. our way.” “We were tense at the The next match for beginning and lost all of the Bulldogs is set for our doubles,” Bouwmeester Saturday, Apr. 9 at 3 p.m. said. “Yet, we came The Bulldogs will face off together as a team and by against Kansas Wesleyan stepping it up we won in the University in Salina, Kan. end.” SUBMITTED On Tuesday, Mar. 22, the PHOTO Bulldogs were matched up against NAIA Graceland Zoe Bouwmeester, University Yellowjackets. freshman, hits the ball The Bulldogs won 7-2 with back during a game Lea Striegel, freshman, and on March 21 against Deiah Curtis, sophomore, winning their singles and Rockhurst University doubles matches. in Kansas City, MO. Later in the day, the Bouwmeester was the lone Bulldogs found themselves Bulldog to win her match. matched against University