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3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. 014 Student Union, Dayton, OH 45435 I Issue No. 15 Vol. 45 A SMA All-American Newspaper Preview to Butler When it comes to Saturday's game, WSU doesn't have just one star pla er--it has three pg a Index Staff List News Editor- in- Chief Chelsey Levingston Events Calendar... 4 [email protected] Business Manager Sponsored by the Women's Alex Hunter Center, featuring student org [email protected] and Women's Center events News Editor Tiffany Johnson [email protected] Assistant News Editor Whitney Wetsig Opinions wetsig .3wright .edu Whitney Wetsig News Writers Editorial ...... 5 [email protected] Ryan Hehr Jan. 27 - A male wa taken int a Tuition freeze harmful for WSU hehr.3 wright .edu Jan. 25 - An iP d wa tol n from cu t dy and cited for di rderly Allison Lewis lewis.167 wright.edu r om in Hickory Hall. A femal c nduct after h cur data female Copy Editor . tudcnt left her room to m kc ciga­ cmpl y in the ba k tball c urt Aaron Larson Features r tt and tht: iPod a 1on when she th' tud nt Uni n Rccr ati n cnt r. I rson.24 wri ht. du r turned. The fem al t Id p Iic that . h Sports Editor asked a rr up f . tudcnt . t lea c Clint Davis Out to Lunch ...... 9 m le re id nt do n the hall t Id d VIS.398 wri ht. u faff judges Ix local pizza polk that he aw tw black male the area be au. it was re crvcd for Sports Writers by he ~ mal s d r. He aid that th intr mural . Matt Gahris he id that th tud nt g t in her gc hris.2 a wright .edu male w nt d wn th hall nd xited Andy Sedlak ports the building when they noticed him. face, yelled at h r, and cursed. The [email protected] empl yee al o said that she was hit in Wright Life Editor Men' BBall ...... 8 Jan. 26 - Police broke up a fight the face with a basketball, but was not Nikki Ferrell Injuries prevalent this ea on sure who threw the ball. [email protected] b tween a male and a female on the Wright Life Writers third floor of Oak Hall. Police approached a male and he Kelly Porter The two were arre ted for imple admitted that he did yell at the em­ [email protected] a ault and disorderly conduct. ployee. The female identified him as Jason Vanover [email protected] well. The male was taken into cu tody Opinions Editor Jan. 26 - A theft occured at the and cited into Fairborn Municipal Emily Crawford Wright State Univer ity Bookstore. A Court. Police told the others in the crawford.46 n9ht edu told police that he forgot to pay group to leave the courts. Chief Photograpner male Jennalee Ziegler ziegler.12@wright edu Photographer Courtney Schultz schultz.45 wnght .edu Ad Graphics Manager Sam Nieves reves 6 awnght.edu GraRhics Manager Erin Ash ah 8 wnght du Ad Manager Tori Bernstein

w Caelynn Enneking krn 5 ·g . u Marketing Manager Michael Wilkerson w'k Web Editor Adam Fisher h Circulation Manager Salem Alsula1man a u armon.2 ght du Faculty Adviser Melissa sp·rek a spirek w gh . d urtney Schultz 45 ...... ······· ...... N. E.W.S...... ".'~~~ ...~?.9..1 .. r.~.E.<>.~~-~I'.'~~---···· . . . 3 No new seats at Boonshoft BWSF II The Boonshoft according to a survey released by Ka­ But those hopeful of making it into plan Test Prep and Admissions. medical school shouldn't look for that Nearly 85 percent of colleges par­ her to go up any time soon. hold School of Medicine num to ticipated in the study. "It not as simple as increasing the won't increase the From the outside looking in, it looks number in the medical school class," number of students like a win-win ituation for everyone aid Dr. Gary LeRoy, M.D., Boonshoft fashion involved, but that'~ not the ca e at chool of M dicine as ociate dean for accepted anytime Wright tate Univ rsity. tudent affair . soon Over the pa t few year the number "'You have to ha e clinical site for of applicant fl r the B on hoft chool them to do their di ertati n. You have show of Medicine has gon up consi ·t ntly. to have plac to put people to do their Ryan Hehr early 44 percent of medical practical e. periencc " LeRoy aid. Oriana Lerner [email protected] 'Ch ols in th nati n will incrca c To compen ate for thi , the Ameri­ Lerner.5 wright .edu Lh ir a ccptance rate. to keep up with can A ociation of Medical ollcgc With the c onomy sliding dm: ·n. the incrca. ing number of applicants, ha incrcast.:d th numbt.:r of college Black Worn n triving Forward many colic 7 C tudcnts an.: trying to according t the Kaplan Tc t Pr1,;p and that ha e a medical . ch I. (BW F) ha an up ming e nt to hnd at 1;:t:r path that arc con idcn.:d dmissions survey. ·1 he number of medicals schools cite, in pir and ntcrtain tudent · "rcl:t:. sion p1oof.'' WS will not he incrca ing the in the nation is around 125. Now int r t d in fa hi n and d i n. or man ' that means a po siblc number of cat in tht.:ir medical scho that number is lookin to increase by BW F \ill h tit annua) fa hion career in medicine. Each year, W .._ gets appro.· imatcly ar und ti t.:. ho n Thur day I• b. 5 at 7: 0 p.m. With the 'Baby-Boomer' gen ration 3,000 applicants for medical chool. o to http:// ww.mcd.wright.edu/ in the tudent Union Multipurp se tarting to retire there is al o an in­ Of tho c, only I 00 tudent are cho en. for mor1; information about the B on­ Room. crea ed ne d for medical staff as well. The last time W U increased the hoft chool of Medicine and to find Those who attend \ ill hav the early half of medical chool are number of medical students was four application deadline . opportunity to watch a runway style con idering an increa e in the number years ago, when they bumped the show with designs created by WSU of seats for incoming m dical students, number up from 90 to I 00. students. Judge will determine the winner based on creativity originality overaJJ performance, quality and design. There Inauguration was "one of the most will be cash prizes for first ($500), second ( 250) and third place ( 100). Tickets are $5 for the show and $8 moving moments" of our lifetime for the show and after party. They can be purchased at the box office or at the Hangar from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. now volunteer while they met the need of Obama 's inauguration was the sec­ until Feb. 4. II Students share the 500,000 people in their a igned ond time Danny O'Connor, Democrats The fashion show will showcase section. of WSU pr sident, saw an inaugura­ their experience three de igners: Jill Tucker and Kim In the belO\ zero temperatures, Du­ tion. Martin (entering together), 0.B. rrani aid it :vas the campaign workers' But after eeing Bush' econd watching the 2009 Joshua and harles. obligation to the crowd and Obama to wearing in ceremony, O'Connor said "The mode)s are a) I student that inauguration offer as. istance. Hi section had three he wanted to sec omething different. the de igners chose them elve ' jumbotrons and wa. n ar the mith ·o­ O' onnor went with fcJlow W U aid Kri ten West, pr sid nt of Black Chelsey Levingston nian a tie. tudcnt Martin Borcher , Democrat of Worn n triving F rward. Levingston [email protected] •· ruly one of the most moving mo­ W, U trca urer, and his mom, a faculty The si judg include m mbers ments, no only of my lifetime, but this member. of Alpha Kappa orority, Black Men There were students who saw the country's lifetime. There were tears," They were by the Wa hington on the Move, B1ack tudcnt Union inauguration of President Barack Durrani aid. Monument. (BSU), the Bolinga Center, the Obama Jan. 20 firsthand. "Even I just had a feeling that "It wa amazing. The vibe was Women's Center and a former BWSF Omar Durrani, a senior psychology culminated; it was ju t so in piring great," said O'Connor. "There was president. major, worked as an Obama campaign and moving and just to see the unity a spark in the crowd that certainly All judges are either current WSU captain in charge of 25 volunteers. in D.C. that was displayed and how­ transcrib d to the rest of the country,' students or alumni. It was his responsibility to manage cased," he added. he added. The after party promises to be an exciting event, with WSU's hip hop team performing and a '"walk-off'' where audience mem hers can strut their model stuff on the catwalk. There will be a prize for the best walk. The event started as a fundraiser for BWSF five years ago. ''The idea came from the TV show ''America's Next Top Model," said ~ West. "We just put our own spin on it," ~she said. N For more infonnation on the event, ~ contact Kristen We t at we t.61@ wright.edu c::~ Q.) ~c:: ~ Tell us about your ~ student organization ~ at: [email protected] President Obama made a campaign stop at the Ervin J. 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1 2 3 . h 6 7 'mokl!y Sp cd Dating s-.lfllcalth Game 1g t 4 Men's BBall 5 Women's enter hes Jc c' af'c 7 p.m. Millett and Beauty 6:30 p.m. Student vs. Valparai ·o Wind Down 1 umamcnt p.m. Fe tival H, II Atrium llian c lub Uni n Recreation 7 p.m. utter 3 to 5 p.m. 12 p.m. tudent Playhouse Amore 6:30 p.m. ommon ent r 148 Millett Union El 56 reative Art tudent Union Women's Center Center Apollo Room UAB treet Fashion how Men's BBall Team Meeting 7 p.m. Student St. Jude Up Til' vs. Butler 7 p.m. Dating Game 6:30 to 7 :30 p.m. Union Apollo Dawn Battle of the Nutter Center 7 p.m. tudent tudent Union Room Bands 9 p.m to 2 Union Atrium 10 a.m. Apollo Room 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Health Fair Kuumba Black Java N' Jazz Women's BB all Women's Center Valentine's Day 6 p.m. Student Arts Festival 11 :30 a.m. vs. Green Bay Wind Down Union Atrium 4:45 p.m. Student Student Union 7 p.m. Nutter 3 to 5 p.m. Women's BBall Union Apollo Hearth Lounge Center 148 Millett vs. Milwaukee Room Women's Center 4:30 p.m. Nutter Couple Forum RCA Meeting Center tudent 6 p.m. Atrium 4 to 5:30 p.m. "The Vagina Government tudent Union 010 Monologues" Men's BBall Meeting 7 p.m. UAB tr et 7 p.m tudent s. Detroit 7 p.m. tudent Union E 15.7 Team Meeting 6:30 Union Apollo Room Nutter Center 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 omination Work mart hiend ofthc Our'lown 8 p.m. Women's Center Men's BBall adline tudcnt Program Pre cn­ Libraries' L cture Fe tival Pia house, Wind Down v . BracketBu t rs Employee of the tation 12 to 2 p.m. ries 5:30 p.m. Creati c Arts 3 to 5 p.m. All Day Year - tudent Bolinga Center Dunbar Library Center : 148 Millett Nutter Center Union E334 fourth floor \Vo men' Center R A Meeting Military Ball UAB, trect 4 to 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Team Meeting 6:30 Student Union 010 WPAFB to 7:30 p.m. tu­ dent Union E 10 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Our Town 3 p.m. Presidential Student Biology Majors Men's BBall vs. Women's Center Wright from Festival Playhouse, Lecture: Dr. Government on an Amazon Milwaukee 7 p.m. Wind Down the Start 9 a.m. Creative Arts Angela Davis 7:30 Meeting 7 p.m. Expedition 12 p.m. Nutter Center 3 to 5 p.m. Student Union Center p.m. Student Student Union Student Union 148 Millett Union Apollo E157 El90 Our Town 8 p.m. Women's Center Freedom Fund Room Festival Playhouse, Banquet 7 p.m. Our Town 7 p.m. Creative Arts Student Union Festival Playhouse, Center Apollo Room Creative Arts Center

w w w . t h e g u a r d, i a n o n I i n e . c o m ...... O.P.l.N .1.. 0 ..N .S...... ······ ... ':"El'."~.1.:"'..,.ci.~"~cj(J~: ..F:>~ ~'..~ 1. !':'E.~~-~R.J:ll~~ ---·· . . 5 Tuition freeze a bad omen for both students and employees include 13 public univcr ities, one ing freezes, such a the hiring freeze Editorial medical college, 24 regional branch at n arby Miami Univ r ·ity. It'· als Editorial Policy c, mpu c ', 23 community college and likely program will be cut such as adult literacy and workforce center . thosc funded by the tudt:nt rganiza­ 1 o, high • Wright State will struggle r education wa e empt tion Rudgct 'ommittce and int •ma• The Guardian encourages letters to the from 'trickland' budget cuts to meet economic and January tional program '. editor and commentary pieces from 1, 2008. . r pa rin f studl:nt ' the tuition students, faculty, administrators and educational standards In 200 , the stat increased its fund­ freeze might be appr ciatcd. staff. following tuition freeze ing of tate univcr itic 3.2 p re nt ac­ In this cc n my mor . tudcnt •Letters should be typed, have the cording to the Current Funds Budget. could continue their education if tu­ writer's printed full name, address, day­ But it wasn't enough. ition doesn't increase. More graduating time phone, major and class standing (i applicable). Governor Ted trickland announced To make up for the loss of tuition high school seniors can afford to go •Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on a tuition freez for 2010 and a 3.5 revenue and efficiency requirements of to college. And the record enrollment the Friday preceeding the next issue. percent maximum tuition increase for 3 percent, WSU increased student fees this school year will help make up lost • Letters should be kept to 500 words or 2011 at main campuses in his state of and graduate school tuition 4 percent revenue streams. less. the state address January 28. Com­ and medical school tuition 4 percent. However, by not matching the costs • All letters are subject to editing for munity and regional campuses have a In total, the fiscal year 2009 budget of education with inflation, the quality space and content. tuition freeze for the next two year , \J as reduced by $5.7 million to fund of education might decrease through • Letters which duplicate others may be trickland said. higher priority activities, according to cut programming. omitted. • This is bad for WSU. the Current Funds Budget by The Of­ At this rate, it' hard to tell if Ohio When responding to another letter, refer to the date and headline. The tuition freeze was first enacted fice of Budget Planning and Resource will have the capacity to meet its • Quotes that cannot with the creation of the University Analysis. be confirmed will economies of scale in education. not be used. System of Ohio (USO) fall 2007. Another year with a tuition freeze Instead, the governor should have •The Guardian reserves the right to Intended to unite public higher educa­ could be devastating. imposed the 3.5 percent maximum refuse printing letters tion institutions in an effort to compete Surely fees and graduate tuition increase in tuition in 2010 rather than nationally and internationally, the USO will go up again. There might be hir- the tuition freeze. Students def end long-time Cafe Wright employees

• Replacement for order as Jen and Barb are more than Wright Cafe employees coffee dispensing servitors; they are friends to the mas es. Direct tran - not living up to standards lation: You'd have to be an idiot to for students remove anyone already well-trained and capable in a specific service envi­ ronment for the sake of a less-trained, Peter Margison less-qualified individual. Furthermore, [email protected] it is an insult to the customer base who deserve the best there is; case in point being Barb Culbertson and Jen Col­ There is, in fact, some regard due to lick. those in the practice of attaining coffee This new gentleman, referred and base pastry on a daily basis. That to as Dudley, has no place behind the is to say, keep in mind the customer counter of Cafe Wright. His service is demands and entitlements concerning Jess than mediocre, he seems incapable service. Barb and Jen, not only per­ of smiling, and well, after having been form exemplary service, but they have forced to stand in line for 15 minutes memorized a large sample of their waiting for coffee, he does not seem customer populace. While a "new Why avoid the cold when you can embrace it? adequate for the position. I bear the guy" might be of some interest for a man no animosity, but for those in · Join the fun during College Days at Mad River Mountain. new face, the upset caused by training charge I would recommend rethinking Get 50% off a day lift ticket when you bring in your valid stu­ and lack of familiarity will only be this particular job placement. detrimental to those parties involved dent ID. More snow, More Runs, More Tubing, More Fun! with business at Cafe Wright. I am in Mad River Mountain, where every day is a SNOW day. no way a coffee elitist, I do however spend quite a bit oftime around Cafe Wright; and I do so because Jen and Barb are such considerate and friendly people. MOUNTA N Ultimately, losing either one of 800-231-SNOW(7669) Ski Mad River.com these employees can only hurt busi­ ness at Cafe Wright. I, like so many others, rarely even have to vocalize my

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w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com 8 ······· ...... e...... RIS...... 1.~.E ~~-~-~°..'.~-~- .1 ..~~-~~~-,~~.v.· .. ~~-~-~:.. 2.()()9. __ 1___ s~~~~ ...... look to Butler Duggins Raiders redshirts With Brown stepping up recently, still get to play all three at home. Matt Gahris II Brownell's he joins John David Gardner and Cory In alL the Raiders have eight games [email protected] Bunch splits road Cooperwood as the revolving MVPs of left in the regular season, and all but the men· ba kctball team thi season. two are at home in the friendly con­ The men' ha ketball team has been trip, seeing their Wright tate ·tarted off in Cleve­ fines of the Ervin J. Nutter Center. struggling to keep players on the court land in a imilar fa hion. taking a 15-9 This weekend the Raider will ho t thi. ca on. five-game win lead again t the Viking . Valparai o on Thur day, Feb. 5 and The mo ·t notable ca c i junior Then the whc I fell ff nationally-ranked Butler two day guard Vaughn Duggin who injured streak snapped The Raider. play d po ibly their later. Butler, now ranked o. 11 in the his hand after th\:: fourth game of the wor t tn::tch of ba ketball f the nati n, w n 64-4 in the first meet­ ca on. He recently opted for a medi­ Matt Gohris ·ca on o r the final 12 minutes of the ing between the two ·ho I this year cal redshirt ending hi sea on and [email protected] first hal[ 'le eland tate out c red at Hinkle i ldhousc. But there arc pre rving a y ar of eligibilit.. He the Raiders 26-2 before the first half numerous factors working to Wright ill still b con ·idered a junior nc t Wright tatc tra 1clcd t northc( l­ mercifully came to an end. he only tat ' ad antagc. ca on. m Ohio looking to build mom\::nlum tw Raid ·r p int in that span cam he Bulldo 1 ha c shm n ulncr­ John Da 1id ardncr t pp d up and lor th ir hi[)' home tilt against Bullet from th foul line. abilit ' latcl_,'. 'I he ' bar lye caped with lo lk o r mo t of the scorin' oid this Saturda/ Feb. 7. Wri 1 ht Stat didn't give in and wins a fow times a 1 ain ·t ome of th left b Duggin but h ha. missed lnsl ·ad, th split a pair o road c cntuall cut the lead to four p ints cak r kams in th!.! kagu h fore fi­ th la t t o 1am s ith n injury games thi past w ckcnd, b ating v ith just o er five minute· I ft, but nal! I ing their first c nfcrcncc game and only played limit d minutes in Young t wn tatc 67-61 b fore snap­ the Raider couldn't I sc the gap and on Monday. cb. 2, to Green Bay. the t\ 10 game· before that. ardner i ping a fi -game winning tr ak at eventuall lo t by nine. Wright tate has al dominated the av raging o er nine points per game l veland tat 59-50. "We dido 't play as well a we rivalry at the utt r Center in recent thi ea on and al o lead the team Th Raiders led Youngstown tate needed to play. · aid head coach Brad years. The Bulldog haven t beaten the in a sists. His status for thi week's by only two points at halftime, but the Brownell. "They played better." Raiders in Da)1on in their last seven games against Valparaiso and Butler is Raiders dominated in the econd half, The lo s m ve the Raider to 13-9, tries. And Wright tate has won its last unknown. as they opened the period on a 20-9 7-4 in the Horizon League. They are fi e games against top 25 teams in th This past weekend, sophomore run to pul I away. now a game behind Milwaukee in the utter Center, in luding three again t cott Gr te wa suspended two games 'Gai Evans cored all of hi I J los c lumn for fourth place in the Butler. for a team rule violation. He will be points and Cooper Land scored l 0 of league. The Raiders ne d to win both games back in action against Valparaiso. his 12 in the second half. Todd Brown Wright tate is chasing M ilwauk , this week to keep pace in the league Troy Tabler and Kyle Pre sley each fini hed the game with 20 points. hi Green Bay, and Butler for the top two standings. mis ed a few game in the beginning second straight game in the 20s. seed in the league tournament, but Who's going to step up next? of the season as well.

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w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com Residence Service On-Campus Hou Ing What will be ew 1n• On-Campus ousing? For the upcomrns 2009/2010 year you wrll see a few changes around campus housrns. These are excrtrns trmes for our program as we contrnu to Improve the on-campus experfence. These renovatfons and changes wrll b happenrng prrmarfly this spring nd summer so everything wfll be in pl ce when you move back rn for Fall 2009. Safetv and Security

In order to bett r serve our residents, there are a few security enh ncements that b ln1 Implement d. A new officer of the four-le11ed v rlety has Joined Wrl1ht State's police force. Tito, a 13-month-old yellow Labrador retriever, will serve as the university's first narcotics do1. Tito, who Is tr lned to detect Illegal subst nces, will be considered an officer of the pollc department nd wlll have ccess to all of the me are son c mpus as his hum n counterparts. The entr nces to the Woods and Colleae P rk r und raolna a security nd beatific tlon enh nc ment. A tin ture entr nee Is b In& constructed on Zink Road and Sprln1wood L ne to control traffic flow nd monitor traffic with survelll nee c mer . Ther will b one entr nee to c m­ pus housln& from Sprlne wood Lane and on ntr nee to campus houstna from Zink Ro d. All rem lnlne entr nee wlll be closed nd fenc Inst lled to limit the amount non students enterlne on-campus student housln& areas. Woods R novatlons There will be a pedestrian plaza that will add 1reen space, seatlne areas and social eatherlna spots In the Woods. The asphalt behind the gates currently in the Woods will be replaced by grass, pathways, seating areas, and other aesthetic Items. The goal is to create a welcomln environment for students to hang out, talk, and relax while enjoying the community where they live.

Oak Hall will have new furniture, new showers, and new flooring in every room.

Drawings and/or renderings of the Signature Entrances and Pedestrian Plaza can be view online at www.wright.edu/housing.

Upcoming Game!»' Wedneday, Feb. 4 vs. Reading Royals 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 vs. Johnstown Chiefs 5:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:30 pm. all at the E.J. tter Cent u W ' B ht opy • t r •T Brid af • • right-Patt Credit Union• •T e Hangar•Union Market• •Wright Cup• Donatos • •Wright Image Salon• W · ht Image Tanning• T e Cottage Store (Lake Campus)•

Off-Campu (Flex dollars only) •Qui o's• •Arby's• ubway• Qdoba Mexi an Gr·11 •Tropical moothie Cafe• • CiCi' Pizza D . ' h I