Wallies Prepare to 'Bleed for the Bell'
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FOOTBALL KEEPS ROLLING SEE PAGE SIX NOVEMBERAUGUST 30, 1, 2019 2019 Wabash Mourns Bulger ’19 and Seymour H’78 COURTESY OF THE BACHELOR ARCHIVES COURTESY OF THE BACHELOR ARCHIVES Trace Bulger ’19 passed away Wednesday, October 23 after a long battle with a rare Thaddeus Seymour H’78 passed away Saturday, October 26. Seymour served as the degenerative neuromuscular disease, which he battled while he was a student at 11th President of Wabash College from 1969 until 1978. Wabash. Wallies Prepare to ‘Bleed for the Bell’ ALEXANDRU ROTARU ’22 | between life and death. “We could very ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR • “Anything easily be saving somebody’s life just by against DePauw unites Wabash,” putting on this event and organizing Daren Glore ‘22 said. And this is something where people can donate true for athletics, academics, and blood,” Rotterman said. And “healthy philanthropy. This upcoming week, donors is the easiest way to get [the which is Wellness Week for the blood],” Glore said. Athletic Department, the Student Despite the humanitarian nature of Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) the event and the fierce competition and the Sphinx Club are hosting the between Wabash and DePauw, the ‘Bleed for the Bell’ annual blood drive, greatest challenge for this event is on November 5, where Wabash College having people donate blood. On the one and DePauw University are competing hand, “a lot of students are athletes, to see who can give the most amount and you don’t really want to give blood of blood to The American Red Cross. and then go to practice two hours Glore and Connor Rotterman ‘21 are later,” Rotterman said. “And for a lot among the students who are working of people it can be an intimidating to make this event a reality. thing to have blood drawn.” “Donating blood and doing something The goal for this event is to get that is selfless follows the Gentlemen’s 85-90 blood donations. So, come Rule,” Glore said. “You’re being a good out, in the Allen Athletics Center, citizen. You’re doing things that help Tuesday, November 5, to give the community and help other people.” some blood and beat the school Giving blood is critical to patients’ down south. Just make sure you set survival in hospitals. Having enough an appointment at https://www. COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING blood of the right type during a redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive- Bleed for the Bell is an annual competition with DePauw University to see which procedure could mean the difference results?zipSponsor=wabashcollege school can donate the most blood. COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Bleed for the Bell will take place on November 5th in the Allen Center, and Wallies will have the opportunity to give blood and save lives. VOLUME 112 • ISSUE 9 NEWS Wallies Make Significant Impact During WABASH Day COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING In Crawfordsville, some students and community members volunteered at the On WABASH Day, October 26th, more than 300 members of the Wabash community Montgomery County Animal Welfare League. worked on community service projects around the country. COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Many students helped clean at the Rotary Jail in Crawfordsville. More than 150 members of the Wabash community in Crawfordsville came out to volunteer. COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Several students volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. Community Service Projects were organized in many cities across the country, in- cluding Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis, and Washington, DC. Mental Health Dialogues Continue on Campus DREW BLUETHMANN ’22 | STAFF Doster ‘20 said. “That caring com- mental health in the professional “Young men, 18-22, is the hardest WRITER • “To continually support the ponent is why I continue to support world. The panelists will include group to talk to about mental health community of caring that the PHO and these events,” Doster said. Jamie Douglas, Dr. Roberts, Tyler because guys are supposed to be MHCC are trying to foster. We talk At Thursday’s Chapel Talk, three Wade, and Dr. Olofson. These tough, this is the age where they are about Brotherhood on campus all the Wabash Students shared their mental panelists seek to share their developing their self-image, and they time, but Brotherhood is a vague idea health stories with the Wabash experiences and give students advice do not want to be dictated,” Doster because there is good brotherhood and Community. Kaleb Wood, Frank on how to take care of their mental said. bad brotherhood. But caring cannot Russell, and Nathan Gray shared how state. “The Monday lunch talk will “The goal of [the PHO and the be misconstrued. The verb of caring they have seen it affect them and be less formal and more ‘question and MHCC] is to normalize to talk about for someone’s best interest above their Wabash Brothers. answer’ than the Chapel Talk,” Doster mental health. Not to necessarily your own.” Public Health Organization The Mental Health day of concern is said. make it something comfortable, but to (PHO) and Mental Health Concerns on Monday, November 4th. A panel The PHO and MHCC organized both make it something necessary to talk Committee (MHCC) member, Owen will discuss their experiences with events. about,” Doster said. 2 | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | THE BACHELOR OPINION JAKE VERMEULEN ’21 DAVIS LAMM ’20 CHRISTIAN REDMOND ’20 BLAKE LARGENT ’22 AUSTIN RUDICEL ’20 BENJAMIN HIGH ’22 REED MATHIS ’22 JOHN WITCZAK ’21 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS EDITOR OPINION EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR CAVELIFE EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR COPY EDITOR Alum Editorial from William Amberger ’19: When College Days Are Past ll things must come to end: next challenge than Wabash College. At and faced some of the same challenges you’re taking on an internship, a career, The Star Wars franchise, Notre Wabash, we balance rigorous academics, I’m facing now. As a result, they have or more education after graduating, ADame’s painfully slim chances to championship-caliber athletics, and a helped shape my approach to law school involvement encourages success and make the playoff, and yes, even sheepskin load of extracurricular activities. The and the legal profession. Sometimes as enjoyment. Perhaps most importantly, diplomas. An end is often something that professors challenge you to think, to an undergrad, it’s difficult to understand getting involves shows you there’s more stirs all kinds of emotions. But the end write, to speak, to ask questions, and just how much alumni want to give back. to college than the classroom and more to of one thing always means the start of to argue from a different view. Few My short time has an alum has reinforced the job than work. something new. I graduated from Wabash other places require students to pass in me the importance of reaching out, The fourth one is short and sweet: have just a few short months ago. Now, as a comprehensive written and oral exams. asking for help, and in turn, wanting to fun. I try to reach out to an alum every law student at IU McKinney, I reminisce Few other places mold students like help others. Whatever your next challenge few weeks to ask advice about law school, about my college days and the lessons Wabash does. Remembering that helped is after Wabash, or even while at Wabash, his practice, and being an alum. Each alum learned; however, I also get to experience me understand that while law school there are alumni who can help. Be has some different advice, but having fun a new part of Wabash in a different way. poses a new mountain, Wabash gave me confident, reach out, and ask for help. is always part of it. Wabash keeps you As a young alum and law student, whose everything I need to climb it. Third, get involved. Wabash encourages busy. Law school keeps you busy. Life in college days are past, I realized four Second, ask for help and develop students to get involved and be active— general keeps you busy. Yet, some of the important lessons for new graduates and relationships. The Wabash community is carry that forward after Wabash. best advice I’ve received is to make time even current students. a small one, but it has a big presence. As Sometimes the best way to adjust and for fun. There’s no better way to confront First, be confident. As each of you an alum, I now fully appreciate how far confront a new challenge is to get in the a new, unfamiliar challenge than to find graduate, or take another step towards alumni are willing to go to give back to the arena. After graduation, I had different the fun in it. graduating, you will face obstacles. College and the Wabash community—I’ve roles to fill as an alum and a newly- In conclusion, be confident, ask for Leaving Wabash to take on a career or experienced it firsthand. We want to minted law student. The best adjustment help, get involved, and have fun. The higher education is daunting. I chose do what we can to help Wabash, the was simply to dive right in. Some of the college days are some of the best you’ll law school. I have new professors, new students, and other alumni. For example, alumni I’ve networked with since being experience, whether you’re sitting with classes, and a totally new method of I’ve spent a lot of time this semester in law school stressed the importance your best friends on the porch blasting learning to take on.