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VOLUME 110 • ISSUE 11 RUSHING LITTLE GIANTS BACHELOR HI-FIVES 301 W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 FIVE THINGS WORTHY GREEK HOUSES OPEN THEIR DOORS TO SPRING RUSHEES OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK Twitter: @WabCoBachelor_ AUSTIN RUDICEL ’20 | STAFF WRITER involved on campus,” Reising said. Instagram: wabashcollegebachelor • As the fall semester quickly approaches “We are looking for those people who its end, students are preparing are interested in becoming the greatest THE BACHELOR - SCUM OF themselves for the new possibilities the version of themselves.” EDITOR-IN-CHIEF THE EARTH next semester may hold. Students will One of the advantages of rushing Joseph Reilly • [email protected] enroll in new classes, join new clubs, in the spring is the ability to talk to NEWS EDITOR High Five to The Bachelor staff for being a cesspool and might even find themselves in a new people who have already joined a Braxton Moore • [email protected] living unit. For some students, the new for “not-racist” racists and conformists. Although the fraternity in the fall and learn about OPINION EDITOR semester is an opportunity to rush greek their experience with greek life before Opinion articles are not written by Bachelor staff Ahad Khan • [email protected] members, our opinions were acurately described as life in the spring. making the decision to join. Whether lakadaisical. Nice word choice, have you thought Spring rush is a time for students it is a friend from a freshman tutorial SPORTS EDITOR about writing for us? to visit different fraternity houses, or a club, there are plenty of fraternity Tucker Dixon • [email protected] to learn about fraternity life and, to men across campus that are happy to CAVELIFE EDITOR consider joining a house that they talk about their experience to those Jade Doty • [email protected] GOING FOR TWO feel best suits them. Rushing second interested in rushing in the spring. Many semester gives freshmen the chance to freshmen who joined a fraternity in the PHOTO EDITOR Low-five to DePauw for providing 5 porta-potties grow accustomed to college life for one fall are reaching out to other freshmen Levi Garrison • [email protected] for roughly 2000 Wabash fans. The senior class semester before making the decision they know to inform them about their ONLINE EDITOR especially appreciates the fact that they were able to join a fraternity. It also provides perspective on greek life. Ian Ward • [email protected] to spend half of their last Bell game behind the the opportunity for students of any Another fraternity that is looking to COPY EDITOR bleachers waiting to relieve themselves. DePauw year who are interested in rushing but rush in the spring is Theta Delta Chi. should be grateful that peeing all over the stadium is were hesitant in joining greek life last TDX Rush chairs Levi Garrison ‘18 and Bryce Bridgewater • [email protected] beneath Wabash Gentlemen semester. Many students stated that Jacob Ferguson they believe there will be a large amount ‘18 are excited for of students interested in rushing in the the opportunity, The purpose of The Bachelor is to serve the GONE, NOT FORGOTTEN spring this year. as this is the first school audience, including but not limited to There are a few key differences spring rush that administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alumni, The Wabash campus found a way to unite over between spring and fall rush that the fraternity community members and most importantly, the passing of our beloved “campus” cat. In what students should know if they are has held in quite the students. Because this is a school paper, began as an email chain, Marcus Hoekstra ‘18 considering joining a fraternity in the some time. the content and character within will cater to invited students to assemble on the mall to hold a spring semester. The first difference is “We are looking the student body’s interests, ideas, and issues. candlelight vigil and hear a lovely rendition of Taps not all houses will rush a spring pledge for around five Further, this publication will serve as a medium on trumpet by Brent Breese ‘19. As a sign of respect, class as some fraternities reached full guys to join our and forum for student opinions and ideas. the ashes of Frat Cat should be scattered on the capacity in the fall semester. Another Jacob Ferguson brotherhood Although an individual newspaper, the Board football field. difference is that, typically, the spring and be a part of of Publications publishes The Bachelor. The semester has a smaller amount of guys the shift in our Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the COPYRIGHT in each pledge class compared to the fall house,” Garrison said. “In regard to the Wabash College Student Senate, which derives semester. In the spring semester, there changes for Theta Delta Chi, we are its funds from the Wabash College student body. INFRINGEMENT are not as many structured events on looking to comfortably fill our current campus as things like homecoming and house. In order to do so, we need to Letters (e-mails) to the editor are welcomed and encouraged. They will only be published if Hi-Five to Beta’s first successful bench painting bell week. Although spring rush has its begin pulling in classes of around 10-15 they include name, phone, or e-mail, and are not in three years. The Beta pledges took a color-by- differences from the fall, there are still members. We still want to maintain the longer than 500 words. numbers approach, replacing Kappa Sigma’s red many reasons to rush in the spring. ‘close-knit’ brotherhood of Theta Delt, and green with pink and blue, respectively. While the One particular so we are searching for students who The Bachelor reserves the right to edit letters Bell on the back was a nice touch, the credit rightfully fraternity that share those same ideas, however, we for content, typographical errors, and length. belongs to the Kappa Sig freshman who painted it announced it will are also looking to expand our presence All letters received become property of this before Beta reclaimed it. be having a spring within the greek community.” TDX has publication for the purposes of reprinting and/ rush is Phi Delta also planned some rush events in the or redistribution. Profanity may appear in the Theta. Phi Delt spring to meet students interested in publication, but only in cases of direct quote or if CAN’T BE CONTAINED rush chairman rushing. “We plan to host a meet-and- profanity is necessary to the content of the story. Michael Reising greet in Sparks and have a cookout,” Please do not confuse profanity with obscenity. With their high spirits and loud cheers, the Sphinx ‘20 already started Ferguson said. No article or picture of an obscene nature will Club is a traditional aspect of every Wabash to reach out Spring rush is a good opportunity for appear in this publication. sporting event. This past weekend at the Monon to prospective students to establish connections on The Bachelor is printed every Thursday at Bell game, DePauw attempted to diminish the Michael Reising rushees interested campus and meet new friends. Even the Purdue Exponent in West Lafayette. It is club’s participation by setting a limit to the number in joining a those who are not interested in joining a delivered freely to all students, faculty, and staff of gentlemen allowed on the sideline. The club, fraternity. Phi Delt plans to host rush fraternity should give rushing a chance, at Wabash College. All advertising published nonetheless, defied the authoritative ruling and events such as paintballing and a as they could learn new things about in the Bachelor is subject to an established rate helped bring the Bell home. basketball knockout tournament in the Wabash, and themselves, from the card. The Bachelor reserves the right to deny spring to allow rushees to meet brothers experience. When spring rush comes requests for publication of advertisements. of the house while participating in around, take the opportunity to visit the Student organizations of Wabash College may entertaining activities. fraternity houses and to meet some new purchase advertisements at half the listed rate. “We are looking to get five to seven friends. Perhaps you will find a new guys that are academically driven and place to call home. The Bachelor is a member of the Hoosier State and Indiana Collegiate Press Associations (HSPA and ICPA).

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CLAYTON HUBER ’21 | STAFF to join this committee. WRITER • The Trace Bulger “I joined this committee to Committee met this past Monday maintain the legacy of Trace night in the Lilly Library to discuss as a member of the Wabash the furthering and promotion of community,” Young said. “His campus involvement and Wabash passion and energy for Wabash is spirit in honor of Trace Bulger’s something I am striving to reach ‘18 commitment to the Wabash every day and someone that needs brotherhood. Bulger is a Sigma Chi to have a permeant place in our brother, Track and Field thrower, close-knit Wabash brotherhood. and a part of the Newman Center. If we were to allow such a special During his time at Wabash, Trace member of our community fade was highly invested in stimulating away without remerbing his impact, campus unity and endorsing then I feel as if I am depriving the significance of the Wabash future Wabash men from knowing Brotherhood. His cooking club, amazing men like Trace that came Trace’s Munch, brought students before them.” from both independent and Committee member David fraternal living units under one Daughtery ’20 also spoke about his BRAXTON MOORE ’19 / PHOTO roof in order to prepare, cook, motivation to join the committee Members of the Trace Bulger Committee meet to discuss campus unity initiatives in honor and most importantly, eat as one board. “Being pledge brothers with of the legacy Trace established at Wabash Wabash family. Trace, I had the opportunity to The committee aims to carry on witness the profound impact Trace Trace’s Wabash legacy, and aims had on every single individual he to start a new tradition on campus, came in contact with on campus,” representing the values that Trace Daughtery said. “In his year and holds in such high esteem. Joseph a half at Wabash, Trace created a Walters ’18, the legacy for himself that most would President of not be able to do in four years. the committee, Of all his efforts, his desire to wanted to bring people together was always organize the his biggest. Being a part of this committee committee offers the opportunity in order to carry on Trace’s legacy and share it commemorate with the Wabash community which the initiatives he loved with all of his heart.” that Trace This event will include an art began, and gallery and a special motivational Joseph Walters to further speaker will be present. The entrench the Wabash community is invited idea of the to attend this event, enjoy some greater Wabash community that fantastic food and see the artwork Trace was so influential in shaping. of current Wabash student-artists. “We as a committee want to The committee highly encourages embody Trace’s beliefs,” Walters the student body to write letters said. “This committee is dedicated to Trace and give him updates on to furthering Trace Bulger’s goals what’s happening on Wabash’s and endeavors, which included campus. His family feels the creating greater unity within the true brotherhood and love of the student body.” Wabash community when they One of the many events that is in receive letters. If interested, parties the process of being planned by the may contact David Daugherty to committee is the continuation of give Trace your letters. Trace’s Munch. “We are committed to making a “Trace’s Munch was an original new tradition at Wabash,” Walters creation by Trace himself,” Walters said. “We hope that through said. “It is something that we hope the creation of the Trace Bulger as a committee to continue.” Committee, the student body will Committee member Nathan unify for a greater cause.” Young ‘20 had powerful inspiration

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PATRICK CARPER ’21 | STAFF WRITER compatible with pizza delivery. In this case, • A drive down the highway last May advertising would not go on a shipping inspired a business idea for John Lang ’18. box, but the pizza box itself. Lang pitched Lang realized he really did not pay his idea this August to the pizza company, attention to the billboards he passed when which wishes to remain unnamed. After behind the wheel. He began thinking he secured four interested advertisers about innovative ways for advertisers local to Bloomington that also wish to to reach consumers. That day, Lang remain unnamed, the pizza company’s conceived an advertising set-up beneficial box supplier put four pizza boxes, each to all parties involved—consumers, advertising for a different firm or business, advertisers, and host firms. into production. Simply put, Lang’s idea is to have Lang expects the pizza company to advertisers subsidize the shipping and use the new boxes for the delivery of two- handling fee consumers pay when topping, medium pizzas beginning mid- they order a product online. In return, December. Pizzas with those specifications advertisers get advertising space on typically represent their most popular the box and thus higher sales. The host delivered item. company, Amazon, Etsy, or some other “It’ll be like a light switch,” Lang said. online marketplace, benefits from a spike Everything, from the use of the new boxes in sales due to lower product prices and a to a sharp decline in the price customers possibly higher profit margin. Consumers pay, will happen at once and consumers then receive free or reduced shipping and will see the impact. From the Bloomington handling costs. pizza market, Lang wishes to expand to Before he can contract with global smaller, localized shippers, and eventually behemoths like Amazon, Lang must to a corporate scale, contracting with first prove that his theory works. To companies like Amazon. He plans to use accomplish this, Lang turned to a beloved the market research he compiles for his pizza company in his hometown of pizza experiment to sell the idea to larger, Bloomington. Lang reframed his idea to make it SEE SALES, PAGE FIVE

PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM AMIDON Students gathered around the Monon Bell to celebrate the upcoming 185th birthday of the College after Mayor Barton ’00 spoke on the value of listening during his Chapel Talk.

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BRAXTON MOORE ’19 | NEWS the traditional Economic Development EDITOR • The city of Crawfordsville people just down the hall … they all is planning substantial changes that start to make these connections, and will positively impact the face of the these ideas can really take off.” community. Along with the proposed Director addition of several small parks, public of Strategic gathering spots, and recreational Communications running/biking trails that will break Jim Amidon ground this spring, the city also plans ’87 also to transforming the PNC Bank building contributed to on the corner of Washington and Main the conversation into a community workspace that will surrounding bring together a conglomeration of city the new Fusion offices, creative initiatives, and Wabash 54 building resources (including an experimental from a Wabash theater and the CIBE). The project has Jim Amidon standpoint, and been named ‘Fusion 54’, and aims to recognized it provide a creative and collaborative as a workspace where many different workspace for professional and facets of the Wabash community creative endeavors. Crawfordsville can come together to work on Mayor Todd Barton ’00 spoke about project development and various the direction that the project hopes to entrepreneurial endeavors. follow, and how Fusion 54 will open “The idea, articulated in our Stellar new opportunities not only for young Communities Proposal, was to bring entrepreneurs in the Crawfordsville together all of the city’s growth area, but for the greater Wabash entities with Wabash’s CIBE and community as well. develop a cool co-working space for “We bought the PNC building to use entrepreneurs,” Amidon said. “The as a Stellar Grant project,” Barton said. original idea was for Wabash’s CIBE PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM AMIDON “That building will become ‘Fusion and WDPD to share the third floor (from left to right) Roland Morin ’91, Professor Jessie Mills, Alejandro Reyna ’16, and 54’, which is a highly innovative – to create a truly flexible working Kendra Cooks listen intently as the design plans for the ‘Fusion 54’ building are laid out. project that no one else is doing. space that would allow for large That building will contain all of our presentations for groups of about growth entities under one roof. The 100 and still allow for small group bank will remain a part of the first discussions. We continue to work with FROM SALES, PAGE FOUR floor, with the section of the building a title of ‘Performance Collaborative’, facing highway 231 becoming a visitors but in the building it will be – more cautious companies. dozen clients. Parea revamped their bureau. The entire second floor will effectively – a small box theater … “Entrepreneurships are hard, but it’s website and guided their Instagram in a turn into a co-working space … and separate from the other flex space on easier when you’re doing something you new direction. will serve as a place to start up new the floor. The creative entrepreneurs like,” Lang said. Some of their other clients include businesses. The third floor will belong had not been considered in Fusion 54, Cuffed jeans, puffer vests, and trendy Tony Unfried ‘03, a self-described “serial to Wabash College - with the CIBE, so this really rounds it out.” late-autumn boots distinguish Jake Budler entrepreneur,” through his startup WDPD, and an experimental theater Amidon, like Barton, also verbalized ‘17 and Nick Budler ‘19 as men with a Groop, Thursday Boot Company, and for the creative arts all working out of an optimistic outlook for the space keen sense in fashion. Two years ago, Flatmountain Coffee Roasters of Cape that space. Finally, the city’s Chamber that Wabash will be provided in the the brothers, who lived in South Africa Town, South Africa. The digital nature of of Commerce, Crawfordsville Main redesigned building, and talked about for nearly a decade, turned their fashion their work allows them to service clients Street, the Leadership Academy, and the possibilities that such a project expertise into a business venture. In 2015, anywhere, not just businesses local to the Volunteer Center will occupy the opens up for members of the Wabash the brothers launched their first apparel Montgomery County. entirety of fourth floor.” community - specifically focusing on line, “The Originals,” through their newly Roland Morin ‘91, Director of Barton also expressed enthusiasm young professionals. formed company, cape2crawfordsville. Center for Innovation, Business, and for the workplace dynamic he “It’s an exciting idea to imagine a A second line, “Begin Your Journey,” Entrepreneurship (CIBE), believes foresees Fusion 54 generating in conglomeration of Wabash students followed, respectively. Wabash fosters entrepreneurialism. the community. He placed great interacting and working together Taking some of the hard skills they From the CIBE itself, Entrepreneur-In- emphasis on providing a space where on various projects,” Amidon said. learned heading cape2crawfordsville and Residence, a program that connects entrepreneurships and community “Whether it be CIBE projects, WDPD soft skills derived from their coursework students to entrepreneurs visiting the start-ups can spring from. facilitations, or creating new plays, at Wabash, the duo launched Parea campus, and the extensive alumni “When we put all of these factions in music, and poetry – they will all be one Marketing Services in 2016. Parea network, many resources exist for students the same building, we start to create all floor above the main co-working space Marketing Services focuses on improving who are pursuing the creation of an of this synergy,” Barton said. “When we and just below the city’s economic their clients’ web design, content, entrepreneurial business venture. have all of these young entrepreneurs growth entities. It’s an incredibly cool photography, videography, and training. There are also some qualities intrinsic to coming to Crawfordsville, along with way to link our College and the city of Backstep Brewing Company, the bar Wabash that promote entrepreneurialism. Wabash entrepreneurs, combined with Crawfordsville together.” located on the first floor of the Monon “Wabash rewards hard work,” Morin said. Hotel, is just one of the brothers’ half “That is the entrepreneurial spirit.”

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JOSEPH REILLY ’18 BRAXTON MOORE ’19 AHAD KHAN ’19 TUCKER DIXON ’19 JADE DOTY ’18 LEVI GARRISON ’18 IAN WARD ’19 BRYCE BRIDGEWATER ’19 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS EDITOR OPINION EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR CAVELIFE EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR COPY EDITOR WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PURPOSE? hroughout the course of my which serve as the foundation for my can deceive people into believing in some adolescence and entry into the early David pondering. In self critique, I will say that predetermined higher order that each Tstages of adulthood, I have noticed Thomas ‘19 my opinion comes from recycled ideas of individual must search for and assimilate several recurring questions that prod at the many “Reddit philosophers” and existential to—the term “reason” from the given minds of our generation. I am pretty sure a Reply to this letter at bloggers. This piece funnels their ideas definition can be misconstrued as lot of you have heard these questions: What [email protected] down into the points that sparked the something that doesn’t emanate from are you going to do in college? What are you most interest to me, which creates my the individual. If this is so, “important” doing after college? What is the next step in opinion. I think that we exist for some and “unimportant” then becomes harder your life? How do you feel about tomorrow? finite, undetermined stretch of time. We to find because it is applied outwardly in These are all small questions that have spend this finite period of time creating fruitless search instead of inwardly as part incredibly complex answers, answers that experiences with actions. I think that what of self-reflection. often feel incomplete over a span of time. we do can be divided into two categories: It is my opinion that instead of asking Under our ever-changing situations, nothing important actions and unimportant “What is my purpose?”, we should instead seems to be held constant, whether it be the changed like socks. Our perception of the actions. Important actions are those be asking “What do I think is important, question or the answer. The accumulation of world may bounce through the lenses of that fulfill necessities and give our lives and how do I spend most of my time these questions causes me to search for the many ideologies. This whole process can happiness and meaning. Unimportant doing what I think is important?”. The answer to an even larger question: What is become really stressful. It’s stressful to me actions are those that don’t fulfill the focus of importance is generated from the your purpose? because of uncertainty and seeming lack end of important actions. individual’s opinion. I think that from this Let’s face it: the majority of us don’t have of continuity—a push and pull between When interpreting how purpose is centered approach we can mitigate the time a clue what we are going to do with our lives. idealistic vision and reality. Because of created from the parameters of important spent on what is “unimportant”. If an action As we go through each of the milestones this stress, I write this piece to express my and unimportant actions, I think an issue fulfills a survival necessity, has limited of our individual experiences, we are often thought process in approaching the question exists in the idea of purpose itself. The negative traits, and creates happiness, encountered by situations so impactful of purpose, in hopes of resolving some stress. dictionary definition for purpose is “the then it is important. I think that the more that they create a radical shift away from Hopefully my observations might be helpful reason for which something is done or of these important actions we have, the plans that were previously directing us. for you. created or for which something exists.” closer fulfillment we will have to the idea Career aspirations and personal goals get I start with a few bits that I think I know, When considering this term, its definition of purpose. FOR WHOM IS VOLUNTOURISM IMPACTFUL? oluntourism, a novel industry is being out-competed by volunteers by underqualified individuals. It is not operated by both non- Joey paying to labor. Paying volunteers create uncommon to hear of pre-health students Vgovernmental organizations Karczewski an industry that incentivizes poverty. A performing operations or diagnosing (NGOs) and for-profit organizations, regular criticism of voluntourism is that patients when they are not trained or has gained popularity amongst Western ’20 organizations and volunteer members capable to do so. Not only is this very travelers hoping to make a difference Reply to this column at do not communicate with the locals, and disruptive behavior that can have serious abroad. In its most simple sense, [email protected] that sometimes projects are not necessary, consequences for patients, it is unethical. voluntourism is traveling to a distant or are not items that were high on their Another issue that has been receiving destination while also performing list of priorities. This leaves the local much publicity is the “White Savior volunteer work in the local community. people still in need, but now with fewer Complex”. The White Savior Complex The most common places that available resources to accomplish what stems from attitudes of colonialism, Western do-gooders frequent include they actually require. Voluntourists spoil superiority, and patronization. White underdeveloped nations in Africa, local economies and job markets by Westerners view themselves as superior South America, and Southeast Asia. economy and job market of the local providing services that were normally and distant from the communities they Often these volunteer missions involve community. For example, when traveling paid for, for free. volunteer in. As Teju Cole once tweeted, building infrastructure (i.e. orphanages, volunteers come to a community in need Other aspects of voluntourism that is “The White Savior Industrial Complex medical clinics), medical brigades, or of certain infrastructure, they are impeding oftentimes unaddressed is sustainability is not about justice. It is about having a teaching lessons to children. Currently, on the local construction industry. The and qualification of the volunteers. big emotional experience that validates there has been much debate about the largest obstacle in improving infrastructure Especially in the realm of medical brigades, privilege”. The meaning behind this tweet merits of voluntourism trips, and what is funding. Governments or charities volunteers come to a region for a limited is powerful and descriptive: white people and on whom is their effect most great. mostly need money to pay for laborers, amount of time, perform their medical volunteer abroad not to help others, but Unfortunately, these impacts are difficult tools, and materials- finding a labor force tasks (i.e. special surgeries, diagnostics, to feel good about themselves. These to quantify due to the lack of record- is not the issue. Volunteers are doing treatments) and then abruptly leave. trips have become almost a status symbol keeping and unity amongst volunteer away with the need for local construction This event leaves local, most likely under amongst the privileged in Western society. agencies. Economic analysis and anecdotal workers, leaving them jobless and without trained medical staff to handle aftercare Voluntourism is becoming an ordinary evidence has shown that voluntourism an income. In addition, bringing resources and provide follow up visits. Short-term way to gain popularity and accolades from mostly benefits the volunteer, and can such as bricks, tools, nails, etc. means one medical brigades don’t improve long-term peers, because it is tied to good intentions. have a non-existent or negative impact on less job for local craftsmen and masons. health of a community. Medical care is Despite good intentions, voluntourism the community intended to be helped. This has negative connotations simply not a ‘one and done’ deal, it is a lifelong has become an industry founded on Economically speaking, voluntourism because families become even more service. Another issue that belongs to catering to the emotional needs of is a global market that is hurting the impoverished when their labor force medical brigades is sub-par treatment white Westerners.

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DECIDING WHO’S PULLING THE TRIGGER he United States Constitution Will An article by Chris Cillizza of CNN Maybe it is a culture problem. Gun asserts that the right of the identifies that the shooter was violence is just violence. Firearms are people to keep and bear arms Amberger denied a gun license. Yet, he was simply tools; they do not explain the shallT not be infringed, for a well- ‘19 able to secure illegally a gun and kill “why.” If our goal is to stop violence, we regulated militia is necessary to the 26 innocent people. But the damage must attack it at its root, not just simply can deceive people into believing in some security of a free state. The Second Reply to this column at could have been much worse had remove one of the tools by which it occurs. predetermined higher order that each Amendment is one of America’s [email protected] an armed, law abiding citizen not In short, the United States has suffered individual must search for and assimilate most dearly held freedoms. But it engaged the shooter before police multiple mass shootings in just the last to—the term “reason” from the given is also one that sparks incredible officers and emergency responders two months, as well as other instances of definition can be misconstrued as controversy today. In the wake arrived. Calls for stricter gun gun violence. And we should keep those something that doesn’t emanate from of the Las Vegas Shooting and the control fail to see this crucial point. victims in our thoughts. But stricter gun the individual. If this is so, “important” Sutherland Springs Church Shooting, Criminals who wish to commit control laws are not the remedy. The and “unimportant” then becomes harder the controversy is triggered again. Center poll conducted over the crime or obtain guns illegally will do aforementioned reasons represent only to find because it is applied outwardly in These horrific attacks have elicited summer suggests that just 3 in 10 so regardless of what the law says. a portion of this argument. An effective fruitless search instead of inwardly as part calls for stricter gun control in hopes gun owners think that increased Stricter laws will not stop criminals solution is deeper than gun control. of self-reflection. to curb violence. These demands restrictions on the legal sale of from accessing firearms. Stricter What gun control does is decides who It is my opinion that instead of asking for stricter gun control laws ask us firearms would result in fewer mass laws will only discourage law is pulling the trigger, and we should not “What is my purpose?”, we should instead to decide who is pulling the trigger; shootings, while 56% of non-gun abiding citizens from purchasing enable the bad guys to be the ones doing be asking “What do I think is important, but under such laws it will not be the owners think that would be the firearms. Such laws could have all the pulling. and how do I spend most of my time good guys. effect. Interestingly, also noted in made the situation in Texas much Here are links to the articles I cite: doing what I think is important?”. The The aforementioned shooting that poll is that 54% of gun owners worse. If we are going to decide who CBS News: https://www.cbsnews. focus of importance is generated from the incidents occurred just 35 days believe there would be less crime is pulling the trigger, we better make com/news/texas-church-shooting- individual’s opinion. I think that from this apart. Just last October in Las Vegas if more people owned guns. This sure it is not the wrong person. devin-patrick-kelley-first-baptist-church- centered approach we can mitigate the time 58 people were killed and over 500 discrepancy is vast, but one thing is Once someone’s mind is set on sutherland-springs-live-updates/ spent on what is “unimportant”. If an action others injured, according to CBS certain – restricting the legal sale of killing other people, there is no Pew Research Center poll: fulfills a survival necessity, has limited News. Just days ago, at least 26 firearms only makes it more difficult simple fix. But in the aftermath of http://www.pewsocialtrends. negative traits, and creates happiness, people were killed at a church in for law-abiding citizens to acquire mass shootings such as those the org/2017/06/22/americas-complex- then it is important. I think that the more Sutherland Springs, Texas. These firearms, not the criminals who United States has suffered recently, relationship-with-guns/ of these important actions we have, the occurrences are terrible and our commit atrocious mass shootings. we should look for solutions. CNN article: http://www. closer fulfillment we will have to the idea thoughts should be with the victims After all, criminals are not afraid to Effective solutions, however, cnn.com/2017/11/06/politics/ of purpose. and their families. But is stricter gun break the law. will not be found in increasingly trump-guns-texas-shooting/index. control the answer? The Texas shooter was not restrictive gun control. Perhaps gun htmlcom/2017/11/06/politics/trump- The answer is no. A Pew Research supposed to have access to a gun. control is not America’s problem. guns-texas-shooting/index.html by underqualified individuals. It is not uncommon to hear of pre-health students SUNDAY MORNING THOUGHTS THROUGH A STEAMY MIRROR performing operations or diagnosing patients when they are not trained or s the road comes to an end, I more importantly, did they have understand less, but time is too capable to do so. Not only is this very look at what lies before me- Dominick time to take rest? Well, we’ve all precious, and my mortal sin is disruptive behavior that can have serious A the path diverges, one on Rivers ’19 heard rumors… But still, I am wasting others’. consequences for patients, it is unethical. the left and one on the right. “Which overwhelmed with questions: What My snowflake may look similar Another issue that has been receiving way is Eden?” I ask myself. The Reply to this column at compelled them to take the path to yours, but I know that it is not. much publicity is the “White Savior haunting is in stereo, yet I dare not [email protected] that they had? Did they only have I cannot describe the intimate Complex”. The White Savior Complex turn around, for the ghosts of youth but two choices? Had cruelty called details, nor can I prescribe a stems from attitudes of colonialism, that follow behind me have been them that night? Were they smart means of keeping your snowflake superiority, and patronization. White abandoned by Forever. I could make enough to leave the phone off the from melting, but there are some Westerners view themselves as superior a Lazarus of them all if I wanted to, hook? I shake loose from my hair variables that may overlap. So, as and distant from the communities they but that would simply be regression. a tabula rasa of a verse: “If you’re I rise with the morning sun, what volunteer in. As Teju Cole once tweeted, Luckily, I am able to set up camp for born to be hanged, then you won’t be I fear will follow me, but pray that “The White Savior Industrial Complex the night, prolonging the necessity of drowned.” Is it my duty to follow in it won’t, is this: Remember the is not about justice. It is about having a a decision to be made until morning. being followed only by my lies. I cut the footsteps of my forbearers? Shall fears of your fathers, for those are big emotional experience that validates The universe reclines in my hair, my hand during dinner; I was too I meet my grandfather at the gallows? the fears that made him a man. privilege”. The meaning behind this tweet I run my fingers through it. From afraid to call the doctor for fear that Of which clandestine was I born, and Remember the enemies of your is powerful and descriptive: white people both trails, I hear echoes of pop- he wouldn’t see any virtue in the to which path do I need more? fathers, for those are the men that volunteer abroad not to help others, but culture’s most successful fashion, blood that I bleed. My momentary bliss is interrupted put fear into him. Remember the to feel good about themselves. These self-loathing, but I am incapable to A beggar cannot deny he’s broken, by my perpetual need to chase the place from whence you came, hold trips have become almost a status symbol discern which one screams louder. but he still gets what he needs. I dogs of reason. I reflect upon the it close, but don’t let it hold you amongst the privileged in Western society. The screams in my ears interrupt fear I will starve on my expectations actions and decisions that served back; it matters not from whence Voluntourism is becoming an ordinary my work; but still, it is difficult to before I even get hungry. I look as my transportation to where I you came, but to wither you are way to gain popularity and accolades from understand the maps of who I must at those that have come before am now. Sadly, they have found traveling. And, if that road points peers, because it is tied to good intentions. be when I have never seen such me, some are still treading their more freedom in a longer leash, homeward, to you, on the open Despite good intentions, voluntourism terrain before. For the past week, path, some have fallen asleep, and, before long, they will become road, I wish you well. Don’t heed has become an industry founded on nightmares have teased me, showing and I wonder what happened the part of the soundtrack of my life. this as a benediction, for the wind catering to the emotional needs of me visions of long-departed youth, night that they set up camp, or, Summarizing little, I fear you will may roll out another warning. white Westerners.

THE BACHELOR | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | 7 REFORMING THE EQ CURRICULUM AUSTIN HOOD ’21 | STAFF WRITER • Love it or hate it, Enduring Questions is a right of passage for all current Wabash students. The course, which is required for all freshman, is taught every year in the spring and is centered around readings which facilitate discussion among first-year Wallies. The readings and structure of the class have been periodically reworked since the course was first offered. The syllabus will require new texts when this year’s freshman take it in the upcoming spring semester. Enduring Questions, or EQ, was introduced in 2011 as a successor to Cultures and Traditions, a full-year required course for sophomores. The course, created by a group of students and faculty, intends to develop skills that are seen as necessary to academic success at Wabash. “To some extent we are building on what students learn in their tutorial,” Cheryl Hughes, Chair of the Philosophy Department and one of many faculty members involved with setting the EQ syllabus, said. “We are emphasizing writing, good critical discussion, good reading, which are all skills necessary to success at the College. A class where students read interesting and significant class together without a real expert is a LEVI GARRISON ’18 / PHOTO valuable experience. In short, it’s about Enduring Questions has been a mandatory freshman course since 2011 and it has received much criticism and praise alike. asking questions. That’s really valuable to the liberal arts and to society in general.” A re-working of the syllabus has happened numerous times since the spring semester is the graphic novel Classroom discussions aren’t limited problem with the course is that it course was first offered. The fluidity of Watchmen, created by writer Alan at all to the basic framing questions of spends a lot of time posing questions required readings was in fact a feature Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. the course.” that don’t merit a lot of discussion that was included in the framework of Hillbilly Elegy, a memoir about life Even with the reworking of the or are simply not worth asking. For the course. in Appalachia by J.D. Vance, is one syllabus, many Wallies hold a critical God’s sake I should understand “Professors get excited about new of the texts being introduced to EQ view of Enduring Questions. that after taking the course for an texts, we like to keep the course fresh next semester. “Enduring Questions as a successor entire semester.” for faculty,” Robert Royalty, Professor In addition to readings which replace to Cultures and Traditions is a failure,” However, not all Wabash Men find of Religion, who was heavily involved texts that deal with existing topics a sophomore who requested that themselves in opposition to EQ. The in the creation of the course said. “In within the EQ framework, new topics his name not be printed said. “My opinions are varied. some areas we are planning on simply will be addressed in the re-worked main opposition to the course is the “The course is important because swapping out texts so that they still spring semester syllabus. vacuousness of the questions. The it raises questions and build critical ONE-ACTS HIGHLIGHT LIBERAL ARTS EXPERIENCE raise important questions. I think we “There are often ideas of new questions asked do not merit the class thinking values that are necessary to want to explore new ways of exploring topics, different kinds of question,” time dedicated to them and freshman living in a changing world,” Immanuel issues such as identity, class, race, and Hughes said. “This year, for example, are unprepared to answer them. So you Sodipe ’18 said. Sodipe worked as a gender. Some of the previous texts gave we are adding a section on mental spend up spending weeks discussing preceptor for the course his sophomore too many answers and weren’t raising health. We also haven’t been satisfied basically nothing. It’s just not the year and will be doing so again next enough contemporary questions. with discussion on gender, so we are best use of everyone’s time. Studying semester. There’s always an ongoing experimental adding readings on that. This comes what it means to be humans for three “I think that the course get students nature about keeping the course from faculty interest and a sense that weeks is worthless, not because being who are not accustomed to thinking open to instructor creativity as well as students would benefit from these human is worthless but because of the critically about society and culture to commonality.” discussions. The beauty of this class is discussions. The discussion essentially do so,” Sodipe said. “I think it’s a very Among the readings being that these texts are rich and many other consist of a lot of mindless platitudes good way to get Wabash Men to start removed from the syllabus for the questions arise is different classrooms. and talking in circles.The fundamental thinking about really important issues.” 8 | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | THE BACHELOR CAVELIFE GIVING BACK TO WABASH BRAXTON MOORE ’19 | NEWS EDITOR • and explained the most rewarding aspect of his job thus far, and Over the course of the year, Wabash College process leading up to further emphasized the power of the Wabash is fortunate enough to welcome two of it’s his employment in the community in aiding in the Admissions process. former sons back to campus not as students Admissions Office. “I am constantly amazed at the quality of the - but as employees. Alejandro Reyna ’17 and “I realized my love for prospective students, and how engaged our Joseph Conti ’15 both returned to Wabash my Admissions while current students are in recruiting young men to under separate circumstances; however, I was still a student at Wabash,” Conti said. “The best Wabash College these two men are similar in their unwavering Wabash,” Conti said. “I salesmen are the current students, and so I commitment to advancing the interests of their worked as a tour guide would say that the most rewarding part of my alma mater. Reyna, who serves as the First and after graduating, I job has been not only working with prospective Fellow for the Center for Innovation, Business, asked myself ‘What do Joseph Conti students, but also with the Wabash community, and Entrepreneurship (CIBE), currently works I want out of my career in creating the next class of Wabash men.” to maintain the several different initiatives that that I think I would Both Reyna and Conti expressed nothing the CIBE offers to students. He spoke about his really enjoy?’. When I noticed that Wabash but pride in their decisions to return to the decision to return to Wabash to pursue a career had an opening in the Admissions department, college after graduation. While they may in the Arnold House, as well as the various I knew that it would be a good career move work in separate fields, the desire to improve aspects of his job working for Wabash. and a good change of pace. It’s just an added Wabash beyond its current esteemed position “I am overseeing the individual CIBE bonus to be back around Wabash guys, and I shines through in both of these young alumni. programs that Wabash offers,” Reyna said. “I believe that we have the good fortune of dealing Whether they are involved in directing manage the sales, financial, and marketing with some of the brightest and most talented student initiatives, or are concerned with the immersion programs, as well as the lab program students around.” recruitment of bright young men to the Wabash during the summer. I also help coordinate While his time at the college has been slight brotherhood, Reyna and Conti are both clearly and put together the summer internships that up to this point, Conti expounded upon the “Some Little Giant”. lab students will apply for, and help set them up with alumni and college partners. Our projects aren’t just simple things; they have created value for the city of Crawfordsville and project partners, as well as the companies that they represent.” In addition to his job description, Reyna also elaborated on his experience with the liberal arts at Wabash, claiming that it adequately prepared him for his current role within the college. “I was involved with the CIBE even when I was a student,” Reyna said. “I participated in a lab program, and was always supported by Roland [Morin] and the CIBE. My classes prepared me for critical thinking in the workplace, and allowed me to better understand the various strengths and weaknesses of the other students using information like that directly, I can better assist them in their projects and engagements that they are working on.” Assistant Director of Admissions Joseph Conti ’15 also returned to work for Wabash earlier this year and facilitates the recruitment of potential future Wabash men, as well aiding in the coordination of various campus prospective events and visit days. Conti spoke on the CLAYTON HUBER ’21 / PHOTO experience of returning to work at Wabash, Alejandro Reyna ’17 has taken over Roland’s duties involving CIBE. ONE-ACTS HIGHLIGHT LIBERAL ARTS EXPERIENCE JOSEPH REILLY ’18 | EDITOR-IN- ’15. Students, with consultation from Wallace said. “Which is awesome. It’s going into, this was the first time I’ve had CHIEF • Wabash students gathered in faculty, act and direct the show. The just more laid back, but we also get our any theater experience, so everything’s the Experimental Theater located in actors are all currently taking THE – 105, stuff done, especially in the class.” new this semester for me,” Bleisch said. the basement of the Fine Arts Center Introduction to Acting, and have a wide Wallace’s experience was similar to “Working with Will Maloney’s ‘19 been a this past Wednesday and Thursday to range of prior acting experience. Luke that of Zach Bleisch ’18, except Bleisch lot of fun getting me ready and prepared watch the Studio One-Acts. The One- Wallace ’21 acted in high school but came into the class as a newcomer to for everything.” Acts affords theater students to take found the environment while working the stage. Bleisch’s scene opens the Bleisch described the difficulty he had hold of the production of a show from on the One-Acts refreshing. One-Acts as one that many would transitioning from working with a scene top to bottom. This year’s One-Acts “I don’t see myself competing as much consider daunting for their first role, a was a performance of “Another Thing and having more fun with the lines and monologue. Coming” written by Ryan Horner not trying to boss everyone around,” “It was something that was really scary SEE ONE-ACTS, PAGE ELEVEN

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JACKSONTHE BLEVINS ’21 | STAFFAPPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS things I really liked about being in WRITER • Matthew Hodges ‘19 that part of the country was how has been molded by his liberal quiet it was,” he said. “From where arts college experience thus far at I was staying, I had to drive twenty Wabash, and this past summer, minutes to get cell phone service. he had a unique experience that Overall, it was just a beautiful and enhanced his education outside natural landscape.” of the classroom. Hodges, a Hodges is an aspiring physician mathematics major pursuing that gave some unique insight on minors in biology and chemistry, his experience this past summer took a slight risk when he decided and how it related to his future he wanted to be a part of an eight- plans. He had the strong assertion week program that placed college that it can be easy for any student students in rural eastern Kentucky. to find summer programs or The program he participated in internships that put a career path was called the Courier Program in a positive light. “It can be the that was through Frontier Nursing same with pre-meds, as it can be University in Leslie County, a very easy to find a program that school focused on public health showcases all of the good that and advanced degree nursing. western medicine is doing in our Hodges first learned about culture and how wonderful this the program through Jill Rogers, field is,” he said. “However, I his Pre-Med advisor and the was able to find an opportunity Global Health Coordinator for that showed me some of the less the Global Health Initiative. flattering parts of what I want She recommended the program to do in the future. It made me to him and thought he would think a lot about what I want to be a perfect fit for the summer do in the future, and I still want opportunity. Hodges also had to be a doctor. Because of this insight from Anthony Douglas ‘17 transformative experience, I am PHOTO COURTESY OF LITTLE FLOWER CLINIC who had participated in the same aware of the pitfalls and things to Matthew Hodges underwent a challenging pre-health summer experience in Kentucky. program in the summer between look out for in the industry.” his junior and senior year. Douglas Hodges’ roommate at Beta Theta relayed to Hodges that he had a Pi, Grayson Thacker ‘19, definitely very transformative experience took note of some changes in his in the summer program, and this roommate and pledge brother. only furthered Hodges’ desire to patients came in overdosed on think about my future career while “When we first met up after his participate in the program. heroin. Hodges pointed out that applying all the amazing things summer, he talked a lot about Hodges was a jack of all trades his biggest challenge was that he I’ve learned at Wabash so far. I what he did on a consistent for the clinic, doing anything they was placed in the dead-center of realized when you are working in basis,” Thacker said. “You could asked of him, but he had a few the opioid crisis that has rapidly a field like public health, it is not definitely tell that that affected activities that took up the majority spread across the country. Hodges enough to just know medicine. If him in a positive way and it was a of his time. Hodges presented had to stand face-to-face with the you are to be an effective servant transformative experience.” to the community multiple problems that opioid addiction of public health, you need to This times throughout the summer has caused to rural Kentucky be intimately familiar with the experience regarding issues such as diabetes communities. A lot of the elderly culture, economy, and history of shaped and the use of naloxone (more people currently living in eastern the region you are working in. In Hodges and commonly known as Narcan), an Kentucky were coal miners, which the end, all of these things have his ideas for emergency treatment option for most likely meant that one would factors that will affect the health his future. opioid overdose. He also had the have an intense back surgery at of a community.” Hodges also “This has opportunity to work alongside case least once in their lifetime. This cited the writing and speaking confirmed managers who dealt with issues lead to physicians to prescribe skills that are developed through for me, as a outside of the clinic. Hodges got many community members one’s time as a Wabash student as physician, I first-hand experience of dealing with painkillers, and this led to something that made his life easier don’t think with members of the community in larger issues of addiction in the in the program. Grayson Thacker my calling is their homes while they dealt with community that Hodges saw on a Besides working during the day, going to be in chronic illnesses. daily basis. Hodges had some time to relax a suburban office,” Hodges said. Hodges cited that there were “The extent to which I was able and enjoy what rural Kentucky has “I don’t think I would be content very normal days at the clinic to apply my liberal arts education to offer, as he lived alone for the in an area that has a high standard that dealt with patients who was one of many things I loved whole summer. He was bunked of health. I know now through this had diabetes, hypertension, or about my experience,” Hodges up in a tiny house in Perry County experience that there are parts of other common chronic illnesses. said. “My favorite things were that was next to an old bed and our country that need a lot more However, Hodges pointed out getting to broaden the way I think breakfast, a setup that he actually help than others, and that’s where that there were crazy days where about medicine and the way I embraced and enjoyed. “One of the I want to go and use my talents.”

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FROM ONE-ACTS, PAGE NINE ’18’s original play and were able to work Maloney regarded the time he spent fulfilling part of directing the scene. it into the genuine and heartfelt piece with Bleisch as the most rewarding Watching him carve out these moments that was performed on Wednesday and aspect of his work on the One-Acts. From for himself and for the audience has just partner or as a part of an ensemble to Thursday. Teague Meiers ’19 made his the beginning of their time together, they been great.” HODGES’ NURSING EXPERIENCE IN being the sole person on stage. Maloney directorial debut with the One-Acts were both well prepared. Bleisch came The One-Acts are a Wabash College directed Bleisch’s scene as one of several this semester and thoroughly enjoyed into the first day of workshopping with staple in the fall semester. Much like student directors who collaborated on the process. all of his lines memorized and ready to Moot Court, they allow students to step the One-Acts. Each director took one “Being able to take it from the perform them. However, Maloney was out of their comfort zone and bring in of the seven scenes and worked with perspective of an art form as opposed just getting started. experiences from across disciplines THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS the actors individually to create a well to the technical aspects of memorizing “Overall, the greatest thing about and worldviews to culminate in a flowing, emotive, and authentic piece. your lines and performing, you really get directing is seeing how the scene learning performance that always Because of the splintered work in the to take in all aspects of the performance changes and how the actors figure out leaves the audience satisfied. This year’s beginning, the actors and directors as a whole,” Meiers said. “You are not what the scene is for them,” Maloney performance was no different. From a have really enjoyed seeing it all come only a leader as you guide students into said. “[Bleisch] came in and performed strong text to the stage itself, all those together over the course of the past their acting potential but you also get it sort of the way he memorized it, which involved came together in a liberal couple weeks. to work with lighting and sound and a was mechanical and fine. Breaking arts setting and found a way to share And come together it has. The whole bunch of other stuff that goes into away, chipping away at that for the something truly special with each other directors and actors took Ryan Horner the directing aspect.” past couple weeks has been the most and the community.

JOSEPH REILLY ’18 / PHOTO JOSEPH REILLY ’18 / PHOTO The actors and directors gather for one final pep talk and huddle before curtain. (From left to right) Taylor Chilton ’18, Heath Ault ’21, and Nick Pollock ’18 perform their scene. Along with seven other students, Ault played the same RA, Robin.

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IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO The Wabash Little Giant offense sets up across from the DePauw Tiger defense. The 124th Monon Bell Classic proved to be a back and forth matchup all game long. RIGHT BACK WHERE IT BELONGS close loss to Wittenberg University in the first quarter, and with 8:25 kicker Schuyler Nehrig ’20 to take WABASH TAKES BACK and an ugly win against Allegheny left in the first quarter, the Tigers on the field goal, but they faked the College. Wabash sat at 7-2 overall scored on a fumble recovery to put kick and junior quarterback Austin OUR BELL IN A THRILLING on the season and the DePauw DePauw up 7-0. Proceeding, Wabash Nightingale ’19 threw to Kirby Cox University Tigers were 8-1 overall came back in the beginning of the ’20, getting the first down. On the COMEBACK IN THE 124TH on their season. DePauw broke second quarter and score off of an same drive, they were forced to MONON BELL CLASSIC the seven-year streak last season Ike James ’20 rushing touchdown. fourth down and again they faked as they took the bell with a last DePauw then came back and drove the field goal to get another first minute touchdown. Both DePauw down to the Wabash 10 yard line down, which came from Nightingale ZACH MOFFETT ’20 | STAFF and Wabash had several major where they scored on a 10-yard pass again. Nightingale said, “I was a WRITER • The football team played injuries that impacted their high- to retake the lead. In pursuing to little nervous because it was a big its final season game in the 124th powered offenses. However, defense tie the game before half, the Little game and Schuyler was suppose to Monon Bell Classic this past was the name of the game this Giants managed to pull off a chain tell me if Kirby was open or not and Saturday. The Little Giants have past Saturday. of events from the coaching of Head if you look back at the tape Schuyler struggled the past two weeks with a Wabash would struggle early Coach Don Morel. They brought out is still moving when the ball is

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IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO Brian Parks ’18 stares down his opponent after forcing a dropped pass.

snapped because I trusted that defense to quickly grab the ball for Kirby was open and I threw it, but it a touchback. The Little Giants ran slipped out of my hands so I was a down the clock, leaving the final little worried, but it all worked out.” score at Wabash 22, DePauw 21. James caped off the crazy offensive The Wabash defense was the true series with his second touchdown of hero of this game as they held the the day. At the half, the Little Giants high-power offense from DePauw. and the Tigers were locked at 14-14. Another fantastic story is offensive The third quarter was at a stand power James as he finished IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO still as both defensive sides held with 1311 rushing yards and 20 strong. The Tigers took advantage touchdowns this season. That Ike James ’20 is hoisted in the air by his teammates after scoring a touchdown. of the struggling Little Giants puts him second on the all-time offense and picked off a Weston touchdown list at Wabash and fifth Murphy ’20 pass and returned it for overall on the rush yards list. a touchdown, pushing the Tigers The bold efforts of not just the forward 21-14. However, the Little players, but Coach Morel helped to Giants fought back in a quick turn push the win, no better way to say of events. Being forced to punt with it was Nightingale, “He has always about six minutes left in the game, been confident in us and he just they managed to force a fumble on shows us how much he trusts us I the Tigers return, putting the Little mean going here everyone knows it Giants five yards short of the end is such a big deal for your coach or zone. Again, James marched into your professor to trust you and that the endzone, closing the deficit boosted our confidence to be like by one. Morel again made a gutsy alright our coach trusts us and it call as the Little Giants went for was important for us to get it done the two-point conversion. Murphy for our team, for him, and for the rolled out to his right looking for school.” With the hard efforts and receiver Cox, catching the pass to the Wabash always fights mentality, convert the two-point conversion. the Little Giants were able to bring The Wabash defense was the back to Bell to her rightful home. story of the second half as they shut down the DePauw offense. WABASH: 22 In the final minutes, the Tigers marched down the field preparing DEPAUW: 21 to score. In their last offensive SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017 IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO play, they fumbled the ball only a couple yards away from the end Ryan Walters ’18 wraps up a DePauw receiver short of a first down. zone, allowing the Little Giants

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TUCKER DIXON ‘19 | SPORTS EDITOR • The Wabash cross country team headed to Powell, OH to compete in the Great Lakes Regional this past weekend. As a team, Wabash finished in 11th place out of a total 36 teams. Dominic Patacsil ’19 was less than one second from placing first and winning the Great Lakes Regional. He crossed the finish line 7/10th of a second behind Ian McIvey from Ohio Northern. Patacsil finished with a time of 25:11.7. Hayden Baehl ’18 crossed the finish line in 26:44.4 to take 49th place. Aaron Tincher ’18 finished shortly behind in 72nd place with a time of 27:04.1. Charles Mettler ’18 finished in 27:26.4 to take 96th place. Drew Lukens ’20 claimed 119th place with a time of 27:49.4. Patacsil will move on to the NCAA DIII National Championships this weekend at Principia College in PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Elsah, IL. The race will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Dominic Patacsil ’19 chases down the lead runner at Regionals on Saturday.

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12-3. Starting on bottom, Schurg away before any other points could escaped and took down Manchester be scored. Schaffer took another in just a half a minute then shot and was able to score, but proceeded to improve his lead until Manchester was able to answer. he won by technical fall 20-5. After an escape and another Bates started off slow at 184 Schaffer take down, he finished pounds, leaving the board was on top to win 9-5 at 197 pounds. scoreless to end the first, but Bates “It’s great to go to wrestling every was able to escape in 6 seconds at day where your teammates push the start of the second, and after you and see that translate over a series of minor scores on both to tonight,” Schaffer said. “At the sides, Bates led 2-1. Bates started end, it comes down to who wants on top in the third, but gave up an to win more as a team and as escape midway through the period. an individual.” After a late takedown in Bates’s Ripple, in a battle of the giants, favor, he came out on top 4-2. duked it out in the first period, but “Last year, I played two sports, neither him nor Manchester was football and wrestling, and I had able to capitalize on a few offensive to make a big decision and give opportunities. Ripple escaped from up football for the best of my the bottom and after a penalty academics and to focus on my took a 2-0 lead. This lead to a quick wrestling career.” Bates said. “It takedown and a win by fall with 26 feels really good to that work seconds left in the second period. pay off.” The Little Giants return to action Schaffer battled with the Saturday, November 18 when they Manchester wrestler for position travel to Concordia University in in the first, but neither party was Mequon, Wisconsin to compete in able to score. After a Manchester the Concordia Open. “We have to escape in the second, Schaffer keep getting better each and every took him down and rode out the day,” Schaffer said. “We have to IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO remainder of the period. Schaffer continue to work as hard as we can, Wabash honored AJ Belden ’18, Devin Broukal ’18, and Grant Gough ’18 on Senior Night. scored a quick reversal in the third, block out the negatives, and just but Manchester was able to get keep focusing on getting better.”

THE BACHELOR | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | 15 SPORTS WRESTLING PINS MANCHESTER Belden ‘18, Devin Broukal ‘18, and Manchester got a takedown late but a big throw left no doubt. With WRESTLING DOMINATES Grant Gough ’18. in the first to take the lead, 4-2. seconds left, Hatch pinned the Guzior represented the Little Manchester escaped in the second, Manchester wrestler, winning in the MANCHESTER; WABASH Giants in the 125 pound weight but Hatch responded with a 157 pound weight class. class. In a back and first period, takedown. Manchester then got a Herrin exploded in the first HONOR ITS SENIOR Manchester was on top 8-4. Two period with a quick takedown WRESTLERS stalling calls in the second period and near fall, but Manchester was landed the score at 8-5 after the “In the end, it able reverse the position midway JAKE CHRISMAN ‘20 | STAFF second with riding time in locked through the first. Herrin escaped WRITER • The Little Giants wrestling up for the Little Giants. After a comes down to who and got a takedown late to improve team dueled Manchester University penalty, reversal, and four back his lead to 9-2. Herrin escaped on last weekend, winning by a final points in the fourth, Guzior came wants to win more bottom in the second, but couldn’t team score of 33-5. “It was a rivalry out on top 13-8. escape from the Manchester match, so one team can always be Everson won for the Little Giants, takedown and back points that he on more than the other,” Hunter 15-2, at 141 pounds. He led after as a team and as an quickly reversed. Herrin led 12-6 Bates ’20 said. “They came out and the first period 6-0 after big throw after the second. He gave up an gave it their best swing early, but that energized the home crowd. individual.” escape and a takedown in the third ultimately our depth put us over After a Manchester escape, Everson before escaping himself. Herrin the top tonight.” Scoring for the was able to get a takedown in the KYLE SCHAFFER ’21 then took down the Manchester Little Giants was Kaleb Guzior ’21, final 20 seconds of the second wrestler and finished on top to win Brice Everson ‘20, Kyle Hatch ’21, period, to improve his lead to 8-1. 14-9 at 165 pounds. Ethan Herrin ’20, Darden Schurg Everson switched the positions with Schurg represented the Little ’19, Hunter Bates ’20, Kyle Schaffer a reversal in the third and gained reversal late in the period to keep Giants well at 174 pounds, taking ’21, and Wade Ripple ’21. a series of near fall points and the lead 7-5. Hatch escaped early in down Manchester in a matter of In addition to a win over riding time. the third, but gave up a takedown seconds and battled throughout the Manchester University, the Little Hatch started off quick with an and had to escape again. Hatch first period to improve his lead to Giants also celebrated senior early takedown, but an escape then earned point from stalling to night. The Little Giants honored AJ and a penalty equalized it. Then, make the score 9-8 late in the third, SEE MANCHESTER, PAGE FIFTEEN

IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO The Wabash wrestling team proved their dominance this past weekend as they beat Manchester by an impressive 33-5 score on Senior Night.

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