August 24, 2012 Baker University Student Media/Baldwin City, Kansas vol. 120 [issue 1]

Boyd Center opens doors to students

Sara Bell MANAGING EDITOR

The Ivan L. Boyd Center for Collaborative Science Education was scheduled to be completed by the time the school year began, but construction is not expected to be completed until the end of September at the earliest. Despite the setbacks, some classes were able to begin as scheduled Wednesday in the building most students still call Mulvane Hall. For full story, see page 3

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CAMPUS NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Websites shift to navigational layout Wildcats open season against Braves Jarnot prepares for solo exhibition PAGE 6 PAGE 13 PAGE 20 page 2 www.thebakerorange.com News

What are the biggest changes for the a Baker’s Dozen 2012 school year? 1. 2. Daily Wildcat Wire In an effort to reduce the number of emails students receive each day, all campus-wide announcements will be sent to students through a daily Wildcat Wire. Page 6 3. BU websites improve The Baker University website has been revamped with more visually appealing aspects and slideshow images. The Baker University Athletics website was also transformed and will include athlete and coach profiles. Page 6 Modern science building 4. Employer transition to BU From a new dean of academics, to new admissions department staff, The Ivan L. Boyd Center for Collaborative Science and Education Baker’s faculty and staff have seen a number of changes, including the has been a work in progress for the past several months. The building new dean of academics for the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Brian Posler. was originally planned to be completed by the time students returned Page 7 to campus, but after setbacks, it is estimated crews will still continue to work through September. Page 3 ’Cats in 6. 5. top 10 The Baker University women’s soccer team is ranked No. 6 in the 2012 NAIA preseason poll. The team started off its season Tuesday with a 2-2 tie versus No. 9 Westmont College. The McDonald’s set to close Aug. 31 men’s team is ranked No. 2 nationally. The Baldwin City’s McDonald’s restaurant, 522 Ames St., will be closing on Aug. 31. team opens its season The restaurant will be serving food on that day, but will be closed thereafter. Interest today against No. 7 in the building has been shown, but there are no official plans in the works as to Oklahoma University what will take its place. of Science and Arts. Page 15 11. Total enrollment decreases 7. Yearly tuition increases The total number of full-time degree-seeking students enrolled at Baker has decreased since the fall of 2009. There are currently 800 students enrolled, while Tuition prices for the 2012-2013 school year increased from last there were 821 students in fall of 2011, 863 in the fall of 2010 and 890 in the fall of year’s tuition. The total cost for full-time undergraduate students 2009. is now $24,470 for the year. Over 200 freshmen enroll Wildcat statue removed 12. 8. As of Sunday, 205 full-time first time freshmen are enrolled at Baker University. This is an increase from previous years, as there were 200 last year and just 185 in The Wildcat statue which used to stand in the middle of 2010. Hartley Plaza was removed during the summer. Crews repair 9. Orange goes online first13. Gessner Hall With online and social media becoming more prevalent, the Crews worked throughout the Baker Orange is switching to an online-first mentality, with news summer to fix some of the issues that being posted as it happens on www.thebakerorange.com. Page 3 occurred in Gessner Hall last year. The piping for the heating and cooling system was replaced and all heating and cooling fan coil units were also replaced. New carpet was also put Wetlands debate ends into the upstairs common living area 10. and the basement game room area. After more than two decades of debate, the South Lawrence Although the construction is complete, Trafficway will now travel through a section of land previously the basement will be unoccupied part of the Baker Wetlands. Page 8 because of low enrollment numbers. Page 5 News www.thebakerorange.com page 3 Orange has online-first philosophy Chris Duderstadt editor

As many readers may have noticed, the print edition of the Baker Orange is different from that of years past. With online and social media becoming more prevalent in society because of the ability to quickly break news stories, staff members will now have an online-first mentality. The Baker Orange has been one of the most prestigious weekly print newspapers among private schools in Kansas over the past couple of decades, but this will be the first year the newspaper will be a monthly publication. When there is a big event on campus or involving the Baker community, the Orange staff has set a goal to have a story posted on www.thebakerorange.com the day of or at least one day following the event. The Baker Orange also has a Facebook page and two Twitter accounts, @bakerorange and @bakersports, which will provide links to stories and other breaking information. While the Baker Orange will no longer be published on a weekly basis, the 24-page magazine style format, just like today’s print version, will still recap important stories that have occurred over the past month Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange Senior Katerra Shackelford, front, and senior Bailey Buchman, back, enter the Ivan L. Boyd Center for Collaborative Science Education building and report on upcoming events. Wednesday. Construction on the Boyd Center, also known as Mulvane Science Hall, is scheduled to completed by end of September, but classes For those who do not regularly have begun on the second, third and fourth floors. check www.thebakerorange.com, Twitter or Facebook, anyone can register to be emailed a weekly newsletter. Boyd Center endures setback, Shortly after Labor Day weekend, anyone interested in receiving the newsletter will need to send an email to [email protected] to begins hosting certain classes indicate that they want to be added to the newsletter email list. “I will be able to live in Mulvane in more of a literal One other change viewers of Sara Bell www.thebakerorange.com may managing editor sense than classes in the past. I will be able to spend a lot more time in there.” notice is the convergence between A buzz has surrounded the Ivan L. Boyd Center for the Baker Orange and KNBU-TV. Collaborative Science Education since construction Chip Allen/junior The television station will have crews took over the project in the spring. immediate event coverage linked to The noise can be heard through talk of the building staircase can still be found in the main front entrance. www.thebakerorange.com from its around the Baldwin City campus or by crews working Larger and more specialized labs add to the new YouTube page. KNBU-TV station on the building’s additions and renovations. features of the building, as well as student lounges and manager Brad Barnes and Baker The Boyd Center, also known as Mulvane Hall, workspaces. Orange editor Chris Duderstadt will was originally planned to be completed by the time Junior biology major Chip Allen is excited to not start hosting pregame coaches shows students returned to campus. However, setbacks only learn in the new facilities, but to share those as one of the main convergence occurred after crews discovered the floors on the experiences with his classmates. projects for the Baker Orange second and third levels could not bare the weight of “I’m super pumped to get in there and share a new website. cement. Baker monument with a monumental class,” Allen While the staff understands that “They had to redesign the floors and then have them said. “I absolutely love my class of biology students many students, faculty and alumni approved and all the engineering,” Professor of Biology and after this really hard last semester where we didn’t have become accustomed to picking Darcy Russell said. “That set us back about five weeks, have like a home, now we are going to have a castle up a copy of the Baker Orange every which is why we are not done. The top floor was good and it’s going to be awesome.” Friday, each member of the staff and the bottom floor was on ground, but those middle Allen said he will utilize the spaces the building has hopes that those who have read two floors were a real problem.” to offer and plans to make it a second home. the print edition will go online to Construction and renovation of the building began “I will be able to live in Mulvane in more of a literal keep up-to-date on what is going on from the top down, so the fourth floor was the only sense than classes in the past,” Allen said. “I will be within the Baker community. level to be completed before classes began. able to spend a lot more time in there. When people say The staff hopes everyone who has “My one disappoint is that I was kind of hoping that ‘oh yeah, I practically live in that hall,’ well, we will be read the weekly version of the Baker we would be completely done before the students got almost living in that hall.” Orange will continue reading the here and we are not going to be,” Russell said. “We are Dean of Students Cassy Bailey said she definitely monthly version and will check out probably still going to be working all the way through believes the Boyd Center will benefit Baker’s students. www.thebakerorange.com. Simply September, but it’s still happening.” “I am so excited for our students who will be liking the Baker Orange Facebook To help preserve the history of the Boyd Center, experiencing that building for the first time or for the page or following either one of the parts of the outside of the building were saved to 18th time,” Bailey said. “I think what a difference it will Twitter account will send people to line the walls of the interior and the original terrazzo make to the educational environment.” the Baker Orange website, too. page 4 www.thebakerorange.com News

Q and A with Cassy Bailey Dean of Students

Although you are a familiar face on Our summer was really interesting. education and hopefully campus, there are many new faculty and When I say ‘our,’ I mean my family. Last as a role model for others. staff members here. What can you look summer, my daughter volunteered at the My dissertation was about forward to this school year with so many humane shelter and as a result of that, Baker students, their new people to work with? we now have four dogs. Now keep in success and retention. I am I’m very excited to welcome them to mind these are four dogs that nobody else hopeful that the information Baker. I think it’s exciting to always have wanted. Like, they were not adoptable gathered can be helpful to new people in because they bring stories dogs. So as a result, this summer we have the university and students. and ideas and thoughts from other places. put in new floors throughout our entire And that’s already being seen true with house. We got the house painted, and we What is one piece of advice our new executive vice president, (Brian) did some work at the house. It’s really you’d give to new students Posler. I’ve really enjoyed hearing his ideas uninteresting stuff, but it was really great here at Baker? for Baker and how to make it better and to get that done. We did take a weekend Hold on and let go. Hold growing, especially the honors program. trip and we went to St. Louis. It was 1,000 on to your inner values and degrees and we got the see the Cardinals. who you are and let go to What are you looking forward to most We also went to go see the musical explore new opportunities, about this school year? ‘Chicago’ outside. Otherwise, I watched meet diverse people and That is a hard one because every year I my son play a lot of baseball, so I was at gain experiences. get excited about the start of school, and the baseball fields a lot. it’s not like something has changed or that something is brand new that stands You just recently received your doctorate out to me. But every year there’s this degree. Can you tell me about that energy that happens in August when all experience and what made you decide to the students come back whether they’re work toward your doctorate? new or returning. And so, every year I get The experience was tiring for sure, but this way. I just get really excited for the in the same breath, it was great to be back possibilities of what’s to come. So there’s in the classroom. I started classes in August no one highlight that I can come up with, 2009 and completed my degree May 2012. it’s just I’m really excited to begin another There were lots of sacrifices I asked of great year. my family. I missed games, school plays, Q and A is a weekly section in which news family dinners. They were so supportive editor Jenna Stanbrough interviews prominent What did you do this summer and what Earning the doctorate was very important Baker figures about their life and involvement was the most exciting thing you did? to me especially working in a place of on campus. This month at Mott earns financial aid honor Director of Financial Aid Jeanne Mott was recognized for her creative leadership and high integrity in professional development by being BU presented a regional leadership award from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. She was nominated by the Rocky Mountain Association of Student Choir members begin auditions; Financial Aid, which is the state region Kansas is represented in. She was selected for her involvement in training with state and national Potterton prepares for concerts conferences, mentoring her peers and her dedication to her profession. “This is a humbling experience to have my name added to a list of people in my regional division because there have been some outstanding Every fall semester, students people that have gotten this award and it means that I am up to par to have the opportunity to join three keep up with their status,” Mott said. different choirs at Baker University. The conference will take place in October in Omaha, where Mott will The concert and chamber choirs receive this award given out to one person per region. She is excited for both require an audition, and the the moment to be called upon because she will be recognized for her community choir is open to all Baker leadership and will also be able to spread Baker’s name to others. students as well as the Baldwin City “It made me feel grateful to be appreciated for the dedication I have community. given my profession,” Mott said. “My life led me from one thing to The community choir was another and led me to my passion that I never would have thought I scheduled to have its first practice would enjoy as much as I have.” Thursday, while the concert and chamber choirs will start their year off by attending a weekend retreat Sept. 14-16 at Camp Chippewa in Ottawa. “So much of choir is teamwork Boedeker receives NSCS award and I think this retreat will be a great bonding time,” said Director of Choral Activities Matthew Potterton. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars honored Baker University “We have a lot of new freshmen this sophomore Courtney Boedeker by selecting her as Baker’s Chapter Award year and I want everyone to get to recipient. know each other so that we can trust The honors organization recognizes first and second-year college each other as we share our hearts in students with a focus on scholarship, leadership and service. making music.” The award was given to one member in each chapter of NSCS The choirs will be preparing for Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange organization among universities nationwide. Each recipient was chosen Senior Krystina Townsend practices a song their first upcoming concert, which based on the ability to demonstrate leadership and for their scholarship with other members of the concert choir and integrity. will be Oct. 26. Wednesday in McKibbon Recital Hall. The This concert, which is normally “I thought it’d be cool for one of the new members to get it to show concert choir and chamber choir both require how our incoming class can represent NSCS well,” Boedeker said. held at the Baldwin First United auditions, and will begin to prepare for their Methodist Church, will be in Rice first upcoming concert on Oct. 26. Boedeker, a new member to the organization last year, applied for the Auditorium as an opportunity award after a discussion at one of Baker’s NSCS meetings and reading for the choirs to experiment with about it online. unique sounds and styles of music, Potterton said. Because one member of the chapter was guaranteed to receive the All three choirs, along with the entire music department, will also be award, members were encouraged to apply. preparing for the annual Vespers Candlelight Concert, which will be in its “I decided to apply for the award because there’s one person from each 83rd year. chapter that gets the award, so I thought there are pretty good odds of getting it,” Boedeker said. News www.thebakerorange.com page 5 Baker Serves teams up with OU for can drive Universities compete, unite to support local food pantries Meagan Thomas online projects coordinator

Baker and Ottawa Universities are setting aside their rivalry in a joint effort to restock community food pantries. Baker Serves is teaming up with Ottawa University’s community service club, Get Off the Couch and Help Another (GOTCHA), to host the second annual Tackling Hunger Together Food Drive. Each university will collect as many canned goods as possible. The winner of the competition will be announced Saturday during the Victory Sports Network First Down Classic football game between Baker and Ottawa. All items donated will go directly to the Baldwin City food pantry and OU’s canned goods will go to a food pantry in Ottawa. There are donation boxes in each of the residence halls, as well as in Harter Union Lobby, so students can easily donate items. Food pantries are always in need of staple items. Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange “Peanut butter and toiletry items Senior Andrew Taliaferro donates a canned food item to go toward Baker University’s competition against Ottawa University to collect the most are good,” Baker Serves President canned food items. The winner will be announced Saturday during the Victory Sports Network First Down Classic football game between Baker and Lauren Williams said. “Those staple Ottawa. The donated items will go to the Baldwin City food pantry and OU’s items will go to an Ottawa food pantry. items that families always need normally go quickly.” “We really want to beat them this If students are unable to make up next to the visitor’s entrance Last year, Ottawa donated almost year on their turf since they beat us the 4 p.m. deadline, they can bring of Peoples Bank Field during the twice as many canned goods as BU, last year on our turf,” Williams said. items to the second floor of Harter football game in Ottawa, where so Baker Serves members are hoping Baker Serves will collect all of the Union before Saturday’s game, Baker Serves will have members to retaliate against Ottawa and donated items in the boxes today at which is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. available to accept students’ canned donate the most items. 4 p.m. There will also be a table set food items. Gessner Hall revamped over summer

Jenna Stanbrough “I think the (resident assistants) that have managing editor moved in have noticed the difference and the building seems to be much cooler. They After a summer of renovations, repairs and really seem to enjoy it. And they like the new remodeling, Gessner Hall is now occupied carpet because it just makes everything with students and residence life staff members look a little fresher.” for the school year. After issues with the heating and cooling Teresa Clounch/director of residence life units last year, crews spent the summer making changes to the building in order to make it more appealing to students. moved in have noticed the difference and the “The piping for the heating (and) cooling building seems to be much cooler. They really system was replaced,” Jeremy Portlock, seem to enjoy it,” Teresa Clounch, director of director of Baker University’s physical plant, residence life, said. “And they like the new said. “All heating (and) cooling fan coil units carpet because it just makes everything look were replaced. Replacing the original units a little fresher. We moved some furniture will increase cooling and heating efficiency around downstairs, and just trying to do some and reduce equipment downtime and repairs.” different things.” The air conditioning units have a digital Because renovations weren’t complete at the display which makes it easier to control the time the resident assistants moved in on Aug. temperature of the room. 2, the Gessner staff had to stay in Irwin Hall “The air conditioner really needed to be the first week they were on campus. replaced because they were kind of getting Although the resident assistants have moldy and stuff,” junior resident assistant moved into Irwin, their staff is one member Daniel Davis said. “It’s good to have the clean short. Normally, there are four resident air now.” assistants and one senior resident assistant in Jordan Dolbin/The Baker Orange New carpet was also put into the upstairs Gessner, but because of low resident numbers, Throughout the summer, Gessner Hall underwent renovations after common living area of Gessner Hall and in the only three residents assistants and one senior issues with the heating and cooling system last year. The piping for the resident assistant were needed. heating and cooling system was replaced, and all heating and cooling basement game room area. Some of the rooms fan coil units were replaced. New carpet was put into the upstairs living were scraped and repainted as well. “There’s no one living in the Irwin area and basement of Gessner Hall. “I think the (resident assistants) that have basement either because there (are) not enough residents to fill that space,” Davis said. page 6 www.thebakerorange.com News Number of emails to be reduced Chris Duderstadt editor

Frustration has built among students the past few years about receiving several emails a week that have not pertained them, but Mark Bandré, vice president for enrollment management & student development, believes a solution has been found. Bandré came up with the idea of consolidating the emails that deal with certain organizations into the format of the Wildcat Wire, but have it sent out daily as opposed to weekly. “So what faculty and staff will do when they want to get an announcement out to all students, instead of just sending one email, they’ll go to a webpage, type in their note, which is submitted to a generic mailbox that Information Technology controls,” Bandré said. After the student or faculty member sends the message to the IT department, there will be one person who will look over what has been submitted and then it will either be approved, edited or denied if what is sent in is not appropriate. “All things that are approved then go into a cue and then every morning Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange ... Monday through Friday at 2 a.m., The Baker University website, www.bakeru.edu, and Wildcats’ athletic webpage, www.bakerwildcats.com, have both reconstructed their this note goes out and will be in layouts. Both websites changed their looks in hopes of making it easier for students to navigate and to be more appealing to those who use everyone’s email account first thing in them. the morning,” Bandré said. Bandré believes that students will be pleased about not receiving as many emails, but he is worried that Websites change appearance students might delete the Wildcat Wire email and miss out on all of the daily information. While the Wildcat Wire will list before academic year begins information and events for different organizations, Bandré also hopes that athletic, musical and religious events Taylor Shuck “take me to...” box at the top of every page. This will give students “I think the newer site is more such as chapel will be included as well. staff writer “I think it will be a positive just and faculty quick access to email, friendly-looking. However, at first it from the standpoint of reducing traffic myBaker portal, the library takes some getting used to it, but With its up-to-date layout webpage and other key online on emails when the majority of the and new features, the recently- once you have it down, it’s easily campus might not be involved in that,” resources. renovated Baker University navigated. Overall, I like it better junior Sean Webb said. “I also think it Kulbiski’s favorite addition to website has been redesigned to be the website is the informational than the old site simply because will have more people looking at the easily navigable for current and Wildcat Wire because I don’t know slideshow on the homepage. This it’s more user-friendly.” prospective students and faculty. feature highlights key events how popular that is on campus to be After receiving feedback that Gunnar McKenna/sophomore honest.” going on around the campus and the school website was difficult to illustrates to users the things BU Last year’s Student Senate President navigate, a task force made up of Caleb Watts worked with Bandré last has done. teachers and staff looked at what it better than the old site simply year on brainstorming ideas to reduce The Baker Athletics page also was working with other institutions because it’s more user-friendly.” the number of campus-wide emails, went through a transformation and implemented some of the In addition, there are now and he is encouraged with the process while trying to keep up with the feedback they have received over full-length profiles on all coaches in which messages will be sent out. new era of technology. the years to create a design that was and staff, with profiles of student “A lot of other schools do this,” “The department as a whole felt more modern and dynamic. athletes to come. Watts said. “A lot. It works out a lot like it was the right time to update “We took pains to ensure “I believe the students will be better than our (old) system.” the athletics website and move that everything had a more thrilled with the new site and will Watts and Bandré realize that into the ever-changing technology straightforward navigational path,” really enjoy all of the new looks,” there could be other changes to daily world with a new look,” Tyler Neil Kulbiski, director of marketing Price said. Wildcat Wire as the year goes on and Price, assistant director of athletics and communications, said. “Adding Although it may take some students react to the transition. and communications, said. style and fresh content was also a getting used to, the task force hopes “If anything, it is at least the first The website now gives fans and high priority.” that the new layout will increase step to solving the big problem,” Watts visitors an easier way to follow As for style, the Baker website students’ efficiency and help all said. their teams via links to live video, has more visually appealing aspects website users. While the daily Wildcat Wire is live stats and correlating Facebook, and is incorporating images into the There will be minor tweaks expected to cut down the number Twitter, YouTube and Flickr sites. design. made throughout the year and of emails sent, messages of high “I think the newer site is more The new content will be obvious the teachers and staff in charge of importance such as ones from friendly-looking,” sophomore to students as they attempt to the design urge students to click University President Pat Long, Dean Gunnar McKenna said. “However, navigate their way around the the feedback button if they have of Student Cassy Bailey or updates on at first it takes some getting used redesigned webpage. One of the comments or suggestions. finances will be sent out separately. to it, but once you have it down, most noticeable changes is the it’s easily navigated. Overall, I like News www.thebakerorange.com page 7 Employees transition into new positions Abby Reynolds the assistant director of student life. attend Baker University and will be phenomenal. Flowers will still assume his adding her knowledge to the team “I knew this was a very special entertainment editor roles as an area coordinator for of counselors. community by the great welcome I residence life and Student Activities 2012 Baker graduate Amanda got and am really looking forward From a new dean of academics Council advisor, but will take Hershberger recently was hired to helping Baker move forward to new faculty in the admissions on initiatives with the office of to replace Assistant Director of within its mission and new department, Baker’s faculty and Student Life Leadership and help Admission Micha initiatives,” Posler said. staff has seen a big turnover. in the administration of student Johnson on the He found this job by the Tyler Price, the assistant director organizations. admissions team. advertisement that was posted for of athletics for communications, The areas that he will be helping She will be covering the open position and felt like it came to BU after being the assistant to assist in will be orientation, Up the southeastern would be a good fit for him. sports information director at Park ‘til Dawn and service opportunities part of Kansas and “After my research of the University for the last four years. put on by the Student Affairs is excited to use her university, what really intrigued me Price graduated from Kansas State Division. years of experience was how close it was to home and University and worked as an intern Although many students and in the admissions also how I had an interest in Baker at the NAIA office after earning his faculty have said they will miss division to help Brian Posler as a graduating high school senior degree. former Director of Student Life Brett recruit students to Dean of and how it still caught my attention “I was real fortunate to come Bruner, who accepted a position pick Baker as their Academics 20 years later,” Posler said. into place with this job opportunity at Fort Hays State University, university. for the Posler said that he has missed the and to come in at such a prime Flowers believes his experience The final change scale of a smaller institution where time,” Price said. “Coming in at with SAC and as in admissions was College of he can get to know the faculty and the beginning of the new athletic the area coordinator Cheryl McCrary Arts and students. He is looking forward website launch and having such a has helped proved replacing Butell Sciences to being a part of a tradition-rich warm welcome to the staff has been his worth to add as the new visit community. a great experience.” to the Student Life experience manager. Gretchen Doenges is another new Price is looking forward to what Division. She will be in charge of the hire who will help in the student the school year will hold and to help A change in the University Admission Assistants, affairs division. She will serve as an promote the university in any way admissions office managing campus tours and campus area coordinator for residence life in possible. during the summer visit days. She has a long line of the New Living Center. “I am really looking forward to Randy was with Angela work in the admissions division and She is originally from Texas after continuing the success of athletics, Flowers Butell, the former is excited to be back on the team. graduating from the University inside and outside of the classroom, Assistant visit experience Brian Posler, the new dean of of Texas-San Antonio as an early and showcasing more online manager, who was academics for the College Arts childhood education major. features to the website,” Price said. Director of promoted to the and Sciences, has fully embraced Randy Flowers is not a new face Student Life associate director of being hired at Baker University. to Baker University, but he received admissions. Posler said he had a warm, friendly an opportunity to assist Dean of She will be recruiting students welcome to the campus and that Students Cassy Bailey by becoming from the Johnson County area to his first month on the job has been ON THE JOB Here is a list of faculty and staff members who are either new or have taken new positions.

Libby Arnold, Software Administrator Developer Ethan Gechter, Assistant Athletic Director Tyler Price, Associate Director of Athletics, Connor Bechard, Executive Office Assistant of the Ryan Gibb, International Studies Adjunct Communications President’s Office Laura Gillihan, Mail and Copy Assistant Olivia Prouvost-Allen, French Adjunct Devin Black, Hardware/Software Support Technician Amanda Hershberger, Admission Counselor Jody Schaecher, Interlibrary Loan Lending Assistant Terri Blake, Senior Admission Associate Joanne Nystrom Janssen, Assistant Professor of Phillip Schiffelbein, Adjunct Instructor of History, Culture Jill Brungardt, Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Assistant English and Society Angela Butell, Associate Director of Admission Bod Lahove, Custodian II Robert Schukei, Instructor of Computer Science Claudia Chandler, Adjunct Instructor of Education Renee Linder, CAS Graduation and Records Specialist Paulette Schwerdt, Full-time Instructor of Business and Dan O’Connell, Assistant Athletic Trainer Justin Maresh, Behavioral and Health Sciences Economics Jared Culbertson, Assitant Nework/System Analyst Athanasios Markou, Instructor of Computer Science Richard Singer, Archives Intern Kyle Davis, Marketing Assistant Cheryl McCrary, Visit Experience Manager Adriana Sommerville, Spanish Adjunct Danny Devlin, Theater Adjunct Jill Mignacca, Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice Richard Thein, Assistant Professor of Mass Media Jeannette Dick, Assistant Director for Financial Aid President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Christopher Todden, Assistant Professor of Exercise Gretchen Doenges, Residence Life Area Coordinator of Arts and Sciences Science Debby Duncan, Academic Records Assistant Bill Neuvenswander, Interim Assistant Dean of the Stevie Walborn, Telecommunication and Infrastructure Randy Flowers, Assistant Director of Student Life School of Education Administration James Foil, Baldwin City Campus School of Education Brian Posler, Executive Vice President for Academic Dennis Waymire, Plumber David Galvan, Carpenter Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Cynthia Woodbridge, Associate Professor of Chemistry page 8 www.thebakerorange.com News Two decade debate over wetlands ends

Katie Thurbon “Now because of the deal with staff writer KDOT, we as a university will be able to do things with the land we would The argument over whether the never have been able to do on our South Lawrence Trafficway should own.” travel through a section of land Roger Boyd/director of natural areas previously part of the Baker Wetlands has finally been resolved after over for Baker University two decades of debate as the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor ahead if the project goes as planned. of the trafficway project in July. KDOT’s mitigation plan grants The area in question consists of 380 extra acres to Baker while only 573 acres of wetlands that lie between taking 56 for the project. KDOT is also Haskell Avenue and Louisiana Street providing approximately $9 million in Lawrence. in an endowment fund to manage the “We’re still waiting for work on wetlands. the trafficway to start but it’s nice to “Throughout my time working finally have the discussion settled,” with the wetlands, we have only just Roger Boyd, director of natural areas been able to scrape by in maintaining for Baker University, said. our area,” Boyd said. “Now because Hannah Schaake/The Baker Orange Boyd and his family have been of the deal with KDOT, we as a taking care of the wetlands since the After two decades of argument over whether the South Lawrence Trafficway should travel through university will be able to do things a section of land previously part of the Baker Wetlands, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in late 1960s and have seen the area used with the land we would never have favor of the project in July. as corn and soybean fields, pasture been able to do on our own.” land and even as a dumping ground. The plans for the new land include Senior Milan Piva, a summer “We’re already busy planning the Finally, after years of work, Boyd prairie grasslands, more wetlands, research intern for the wetlands, also layout and designing displays,” Boyd has converted the land back into the bike trails, camping sites and building likes the idea of a visitor’s center. said. “It’s kind of tedious to have to original wetlands. a visitor’s center. “It’s going to be a huge educational wait, but at least we know the money When a proposal came forward “I’m very excited about the visitor’s tool for elementary students,” Piva will be there.” from the Kansas Department of center because one of the things I said. “It’s really a different experience Baker hopes to begin construction Transportation to build a road through feel passionately about is getting to actually go see things first hand on the 10,000-square foot visitor’s the wetlands, Boyd and others kids excited about science through instead of just reading from a center by 2014 and has already begun involved with the wetlands were not their elementary years,” Professor of textbook.” restoration of other parts of the land. in favor of the project. Biology Darcy Russell said. “I’d like Even though funding for the “I think everything we’ve ever However, after listening to KDOT’s the visitor’s center to be a place where visitor’s center won’t be available for dreamed of doing is in the plans,” mitigation plan, Boyd realized Baker educators can bring kids for field trips at least another year, Boyd has already Boyd said. “Everything is going and the wetlands would come out and really get into nature.” begun plans for the building. great.” News www.thebakerorange.com page 9 Opening Dinner

Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange (Above) Board of Trustees member Brandon Scarborough eats popsicles with his daughter, Ellie, Aug. 17 at the University- wide Faculty/Staff Opening Dinner. (Top Left) Sophomore Bekka Parker and junior Alyssa Paul eat their free ice cream as students gather in the Hartley Plaza at the University-wide Faculty/Staff Opening Dinner. (Middle Left) Bill Nuenswander, dean emeritus of the school of education, visits with faculty and staff at the University-wide Faculty/Staff Opening Dinner. (Bottom Left) Director of Enrollment Management Kevin Kropf and his family enjoy their meal on the lawn of Baker’s campus at the University-wide Faculty/Staff Opening Dinner. Faculty and staff members and students were welcome to attend the event. Twitter Voices Follow @bakerorange and suggest ideas

August 24, 2012 www.thebakerorange.com Page 10 Deadline nears for voting registration Editorial [Abbeys Sketch Pad] Abbey Elsbernd

For two-and-a-half weeks, U.S. citizens had the chance to celebrate the accomplishments of numerous American Olympians in the 2012 Olympic Games. Americans were able to feel a sense of patriotism by supporting the U.S. Olympians, but that feeling should be one Americans have all the time. An easy way for people to show they care for their country is by exercising the right to vote. Although the 2012 presidential election is still over two months away, time is running out to register to vote. Kansas residents have until Oct. 16 to register to vote, which is just more than seven weeks away. As students seeking a college education and looking to enter the workforce within the next few years, this generation should have a heightened interest in this election. According to www.census.gov, the only age group demographic to have While many people already have For those who have not already American Legion, 807 High St. and their opinions set in stone of what a substantial increase in voters from registered to vote, there is a change Vinland United Methodist Church, they think of President Barack the 2004 election to the 2008 election in the process to register from past 1724 North 692nd Road. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, were 18 to 29-year-olds. elections. On Jan. 1, the Kansas All four of these locations are It is encouraging that the age it is our moral duty as American Secure and Fair Elections Act went within a reasonable driving distance demographic consists of college citizens to vote. We should do into effect, which requires voters to from the Baker University College of Arts and Sciences campus. students or recent graduates, but background research on Republican show photo identification prior to For two-and-a-half weeks, there were still just roughly half presidential candidate Mitt Romney registering. millions of Americans supported of the 18 to 29-year-olds in the and his running mate, Paul Ryan. Douglas County is offering 71 athletes who will likely not have a United States who voted in the 2008 Whether your political views are voting precincts, and four of them great impact on their lives. It should election. liberal or conservative, take these are located in Baldwin City. The four It is not too late to register to vote next couple of months learn what locations include the following: the not be too much to ask for U.S. now to help raise the percentage for Obama’s and Romney’s beliefs are Baldwin City Fire Station, 610 High citizens to register to vote so they the 2012 election. on different issues that could have a St., Baldwin Junior High School, can pick the leader of their country major impact on the United States. 400 Eisenhower St., Baldwin City for the next four years. Meaning of greatness questioned after commercial

“Greatness” is often associated with overweight, but also claiming that knowledge of subject in school or even Katie Thurbon Olympians, so Nike choosing a 5-foot being overweight automatically means accomplishing a simple skill. This 3-inch, 200-pound boy named Nathan you are lazy. commercial is demonstrating how that to be in its latest commercial Before people get in a doesn’t matter. Effort is what makes In an era when a typical television has raised some eyebrows. frenzy over a commercial, you great. Aspiring to be more than commercial contains annoying jingles In the commercial, let’s face it, it really is only what you are makes you great. about great jeans, school supplies and Nathan is shown meant to inspire people The idea that greatness is something credit reports, people usually find silhouetted against a to buy Nike products. everyone is capable of instead of Nike commercials to be more than just country sky as he shuffles Let’s consider the fact that greatness being a rare gift reserved for one notch above the rest. down a deserted country Nike might not have been the chosen few is something we should Nike launched a new advertising road. Nathan runs and saying that fat means lazy. all learn. campaign during the recent Olympic runs, clearly exhausted, Perhaps Nike was trying Now Nathan, who has been Games, and while there are always as a narrator speaks of greatness in a to convey that effort is what makes inspired through his experience controversies during the Olympics, revered tone, informing the audience you great. filming the Nike commercial to those controversies usually involve that “We’re all capable of it. All of us.” While it’s obvious that not everyone continue exercising even though he athletes’ performances and attitudes or While some might think this is an is going to be an Olympian or a world has proclaimed that he hates running, the judges’ marks. interesting theory to launch during class chef or a Nobel prize winner, can be an inspiration to people just like This year however, a small the Olympics where the world’s that doesn’t mean one can’t achieve Olympians are. controversy arose over one of the best athletes compete to see who is greatness. The lesson to learn from Nathan is Nike commercials. This commercial the greatest, others have expressed All too often people become that no matter how much you weigh, didn’t have the customary Nike tagline feelings of disgust for the commercial. discouraged because they are not what your IQ is or how strong you of “Just Do It” but of “Find Your Some have argued that not only the best at something, whether are, don’t let anything stop you from Greatness.” is Nike exploiting people who are that be playing a sport, having achieving your own greatness. Voices www.thebakerorange.com page 11 Football team primed to win Word Around first HAAC title in 19 years Baker

Seniors Jordan Robertson, Aaron Rieschick and What did you do this summer? Joel Murphy return with preseason All-America Brad Barnes honors at center, right tackle and tight end, respectively. “I went to Iceland for Hoping to get back to the proud football The receiving corps also looks exceptionally tradition Baker University was built upon, head strong for Baker. Seniors Jake Green, Tyler my senior trip with my coach Mike Grossner has worked to transform Hatcher, and Kyle Bolton are expected to have Girl Scout troop. We the program back to its promising history. milestone seasons. While the past few seasons have seemed to But what may be some of the Wildcats climbed volcanoes.” be an effort to build for the future, it is obvious strongest weapons are the new faces to the that the future is now. program. Freshman Jermaine Broomfield and University of Southern California Megan Pontius, The Wildcat football team enters freshman the 2012 season as a top contender transfer Dillon Baxter are two new in not only the Heart of America components added to the Wildcats’ Athletic Conference, but also in already explosive offense. Baker “I worked and went to the NAIA. Grossner’s veteran will have high expectations for squad has reloaded and earned a Broomfield and Baxter after losing Hilton Head, S.C.” national preseason ranking of No. junior Scott Meyer to a knee injury 18 along with a projected third-place in a preseason scrimmage against Evan Beiser, conference finish. Fort Scott Community College. The sophomore Although it has been 19 seasons Wildcats appear to have a handful since Baker has brought home a conference of weapons, backed by more depth than the title, this is the year the Wildcats will do it program has seen in years. again. The offense isn’t the only positive light for In order to build a winning program, a coach Baker. The defensive unit also has its fair share must build a strong foundation. In Grossner’s of stars entering in 2012. Senior Ryder Werts “Lived in Baldwin, eight seasons as head coach, the team has will lead the attack with an experienced corps worked a couple of jobs, improved in nearly every aspect of the game. of linebackers and a veteran defensive line. Grossner has put together five consecutive Up front, senior Mike Faison returns at the and prepared for the winning seasons, each with its own national nose tackle with senior Mario Armstrong and football season.” recognition. sophomore Andre Jolly at the end positions. In 2011, the Wildcats’ high-powered offense What stands in the way for the Wildcats is a averaged more than 35 points per game and decade of dominance. MidAmerica Nazarene Jordan Robertson, ranked 11th nationally in scoring offense. University and Missouri Valley College have senior The Wildcats return all-HAAC quarterback owned the Heart of America, winning six out of Jake Morse who will enter his junior season. As the last 10 conference championships. a sophomore, Morse led the HAAC in passing This season, the Wildcats have plenty of yards per game with 212 yards per outing. talent and experience to change history and capture their first conference title since 1993.

BU student reflects on summer Chris Duderstadt EDITOR Sara Bell ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR Jenna Stanbrough NEWS MANAGING EDITOR spent away at Camp Lindenmere Sara Bell SPORTS MANAGING EDITOR Abby Reynolds ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR but at the same time those are to see those moments. Meagan Thomas ONLINE PROJECTS COORDINATOR Tera Lyons the songs that have the most The most important lesson Tera Lyons DESIGN/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR memories attached to them. I learned at camp was that if PHOTO EDITOR Nothing destroys music more you have never been to camp, Callie Paquette than going to camp and yet I then it’s difficult to understand Megan Perry ADVERTISING MANAGER After my last summer still let them play what happens. Megan Perry CIRCULATION MANAGER working as a camp counselor on my iPod. If you have, it’s Abbey Elsbernd CARTOONIST at Camp Lindenmere, I Being a returning almost impossible Dave Bostwick ADVISER believed there was no way counselor, I also got to describe. It’s a in which I could ever top the to see girls grow separate world. It’s E-MAIL [email protected] experience. Then I returned over the year. I got a bubble that keeps this year and completely PHONE 785-594-4559 to be there for the you away from crushed that belief. This great moments like society and a place summer not only met my Mission Statement a first kiss and bad you never want expectations; it topped them moments like break- to leave once you by 1,000 times. The Baker Orange and KNBU-TV are produced by ups, but it was mainly being arrive. I was no longer spending Baker University students with the goal of keeping there to listen when they just The friendships I made the first few weeks learning the the university community informed while providing an wanted to talk. don’t just end with the ropes of being a new counselor. educational and practical experience to mass media In six weeks, I managed summer. They continue late Instead, I was focusing on students. Staff members will accomplish this goal by to get closer to people than I into the year even when we creating stronger ties with paying the highest attention to detail and consistency thought possible. Camp draws have gone months without my campers and making in reporting, by considering the variety of interest and the same type of people. We seeing each others’ faces. These friendships with people that perspectives of the Baker community and by producing are from different parts of are friendships that took only will last a lifetime. well-planned content. the world and we have many weeks to grow and yet feel It wasn’t just the big parts of Staff members will adhere to the highest level of different types of personalities stronger than those I have with camp that grabbed my heart; journalistic ethics in their reporting as outlined by the and talents, but in the end, we people I’ve known for years. it was getting a friendship Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics. are there for the kids and we I am most thankful for bracelet at the end of the day, All staff members will seek truth and ensure a fair, bonded over that. the existence of Skype and dancing and singing to our compassionate and independent rendering of the news You don’t really know Facebook because without favorite songs during clean up for the Baker community. At all times, those responsible someone until you have been them I might not get through or even laying on the porch for the production of the Baker Orange will listen to there for all of a person’s the year. talking about nothing late into audience viewpoints and criticisms and correct any highest and lowest moments. We became family this the night. mistakes in an appropriate and timely manner. The It makes it possible to accept summer and now I have I don’t know what I will staff works independent of the trustees, administration, them for who they are entirely. memories than will stay in my do if I hear “Call Me Maybe” faculty and staff of Baker University. At camp, you are guaranteed heart forever. or “One Thing” another time, page 12 www.thebakerorange.com Flex Wildcat welcome

Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange (above right) Junior Ryan Hodges, sophomores Jake Mogle, Ben Sobek and Katy Westhoff play frisbee at the Greek Life Block Party Monday. (far left) Sophomore Hannah Geenens snaps into the microphone to assist Preston Pugmire at his performance sponsored by Student Activities Council. (middle) At far left, sophomore Kendra Clark participates in ice-breakers with new students at Playfair on Sunday in Collins Center. (left) Sophomores Shelbi Petty, Emily Liston and Bailey Sosa dance to the “Wobble” during the pep rally on Sunday in Hartley Plaza.

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Jordan Dolbin/The Baker Orange Sophomore Cy Stallard has a pass deflected Saturday in a scrimmage against Fort Scott Community College at Liston Stadium. The No. 18 Wildcats open their season against No. 11 Ottawa University at 6 p.m. Saturday at People’s Bank Field in Ottawa.

BU faces Ottawa in season opener Football News NAIA Preseason All- Mike Grossner was pleased with Wildcats, the defense stepped up Chris Duderstadt Americans. the performance of his starters and to create seven turnovers in the EDITOR “We returned a lot of guys with backups, but despite the effort given scrimmage against the Greyhounds. experience, so they know what to by his football team, he was not all Baker players realize they will The Baker University football team expect,” junior Jake Morse said. smiles after the scrimmage. Early have to be crisp offensively and will kick off its season against arch “They know the system with offense on in the scrimmage, junior Scott defensively to defeat the Braves, rival Ottawa University at 6 p.m. and defense both.” Meyer’s day and season ended as he but special teams have decided the Saturday in the third annual Victory Morse returns as the co-HAAC tore his anterior and interior cruciate outcome of the game the past two Sports Network First Down Classic in Offensive Player of the Year, and ligaments and his meniscus. seasons. In 2010, Ottawa ran the Ottawa. after being knocked out of the game The loss of Meyer, along with opening kickoff back for a touchdown After falling to Ottawa 24-14 in against Ottawa two years ago with fi nding out that last year’s starting and last year, the Wildcats’ special 2010, the Wildcats bested the Braves a concussion, he wants to start the fullback Kyle Rooks will be unable teams unit scored all of BU’s 17 fi rst- 41-16 last year at Liston Stadium. season off right against the Braves. to play this season because he is out half points. The No. 18-ranked Wildcats were “Yeah, the (2010 Ottawa) game was of eligibility, has changed Grossner’s “I think it might even be a bigger picked to fi nish third in the Heart of kind of rough,” Morse said. “I don’t outlook on who will play in the impact than the past two games America Athletic Conference and the remember too much of it. For us, it backfi eld. (against Ottawa) because we’ve just No. 11-ranked Braves were selected is just about going in and redeeming “We lost our two most-experienced been fi ne-tuning all the things that, to win the Kansas Collegiate Athletic ourselves and getting another chance backs from last year in one weekend you know, it may have looked great Conference. to go into their place.” and luckily we’ve recruited and from the stands or from the audience The ‘Cats only graduated 10 The Wildcats had a chance to developed and our team will be standpoint, but we know we have a seniors from last season and have prepare for Ottawa in a scrimmage okay,” Grossner said. lot of things that we need to fi ne-tune nine players who were named as USA Saturday against Fort Scott While the depth of the backfi eld so they’ll be perfect,” senior Reggie Community College. Head coach is a small area of concern for the Harris said. page 14 www.thebakerorange.com Sports

1 - on - 1 with Shelby Schiraldi Sophomore soccer player

After back-to-back appearances in the The U.S. Women’s National Soccer team NAIA National Tournament, the women’s captured its fourth gold medal in the five soccer team is ranked No. 6. in the Olympics that have featured women’s national preseason poll. How is the team soccer. Were you able to watch any of the dealing with the pressure that comes with matches this summer? these expectations? I didn’t really get to watch. I watched I don’t think we think of it as pressure replays of most of the games, but they were this year. It’s just something to work pretty awesome. Abby Wambach is a beast. towards and build on. And this year we are super excited with the team that we have, and it’s just something that sets our goals high and to aim for. Athlete Accolades

- 2011 - 20 Games Played The team kicked off its season Wednesday at home against No. 9 Westmont College. After going into two overtime periods, the - 1st team All-HAAC game ended in a 2-2 tie. What was it like to begin the season that way? selection To begin the season that way, it wasn’t terrible. It was our first game that we’ve played. We didn’t have any preseason -2010 - Kansas 6A All-State games and it was their third game. So coming out and tying the No. 9 team was First Team Defender for not bad for us. We worked really hard and Shawnee Mission West had good work ethic the whole game, so I think we were pretty proud of what we did. We know what we need to work on - Member of 2011 Elite Eight and where to move forward. team

Five of the team’s nine remaining non- conference games are against nationally- - Third member of family to ranked teams. How will that play as a test for the team throughout the season? play for Baker. Schiraldi’s It definitely is a big test for us. It means sisters, Alix and Gina, also we have to work harder, push harder through every game and just stay focused played for the Wildcats. throughout conference knowing that we need to be on top. 1 on 1 is a weekly section in which sports editor Sara Bell interviews a prominent Baker sports figure about their sport and their life. Sports www.thebakerorange.com page 15 BU Scoreboard

Fall sports are in full motion, as the football, men’s soccer and volleyball teams make their season debuts this weekend. The women’s soccer team kicked off the fall sports season Tuesday against Westmont College. Football: BU @ Ottawa

The Wildcats will face Ottawa University at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Victory Sports Network First Down Classic in Ottawa. The showdown was selected as the NAIA Football Game of the Week . Women’s Soccer: Westmont @ BU

The No. 6 Baker women’s soccer team kicked off its season Tuesday with a 2-2 tie against No. 9 Westmont College at Liston Stadium. The game went into double overtime, with goals from sophomore Alexa Fryer and junior Ashley Sampson.

Volleyball: Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange Sophomore Alexa Fryer fights for possession of the ball Tuesday with Westmont College midfielder Jenny Martinez in the Wildcat’s home opener at Liston Stadium. Baker went into double overtime against the Warriors, but the game BU @ Northwestern ended in a 2-2 tie.

Baker’s opening match starts at 2:30 p.m. today in Sioux City, Iowa, against Grace Soccer cracks top 10 College in the Northwestern Tournament. The Wildcats will be also compete against Morningside College at 8:30 p.m. in preseason rankings Chris Duderstadt Houser said. “We want to go out there and Men’s Soccer: play the hardest schedule we can. We want editor our girls to be ready for conference because BU @ USAO that is when the emotions come into it.” After the Baker University men’s and The Baker men’s team gradually climbed women’s soccer teams both made deep runs up the national poll last season, but this The No. 2-ranked Wildcats open their season into the NAIA tournament in 2011, they year, the Wildcats are ranked No. 2 in the today against No. 7 University of Science and earned some respect in the 2012 national nation. Arts of Oklahoma. The team will then play preseason poll by being ranked in the top The Wildcats return 10 seniors and four 10. juniors from last year’s final four team and again Saturday at Oklahoma City University. The women’s team is ranked No. 6 in the also have 15 freshmen who will join the country and kicked off its season Tuesday roster. against No. 9 Westmont College at Liston Senior Rich Klein realizes that the team Stadium. will no longer be able to sneak up and Cross Country: The Warriors got on the scoreboard first surprise opponents this year, but he believes with a goal from Aolani Rueff midway the experience of the returners will help the maple leaf invitational through the opening half, but BU bounced team reach it’s goal of reaching the NAIA back with an equalizer from sophomore championship game with a chance to bring Alexa Fryer to tie the match at 1-1 going into home a national title. After sweeping the Maple Leaf Invitational halftime. “We always say that we want to be in the in 2011, the Baker men’s and women’s The Wildcats then took the lead in the very last game of the season,” Klein said. 75th minute as junior Ashley Sampson “We want to set the bar as high as we can, cross country teams will look to defend their found the back of the net to put Baker on you know. I believe it is important to set titles Sept. 1. The women’s 4,000-meter top 2-1. It did not take long for Westmont the bar as high as you can and not reach it race will begin at 10:30 a.m., with the men’s to respond as the Warriors tied the match instead of setting the bar too low and reach again at 2-2 in the 79th minute on a goal it. Obviously we want to make it to the final 5,000-meter race to follow at 10:55 a.m. from Kaci Mexico. of the national tournament and win the The game went into two overtime whole thing.” periods, but ended in a 2-2 tie. The men’s team will open its season “I think we came out pretty good,” today on the road against No. 7 University Sampson said. “There is a lot of room for of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and then improvement.” play again Saturday versus Oklahoma City The Wildcats will continue to face ranked University. teams as five of the nine remaining non- The women will play against the same conference matches are against top 25 teams today and Saturday. USAO is ranked competition. No. 24 while OCU sits at No. 11 in the “We don’t want to hide,” head coach Nate women’s national preseason poll. page 16 www.thebakerorange.com Sports Runners to start season with home meet ’Cats hungry for duel conference titles; men ranked No. 25 in preseason poll

Sara Bell “We return a team that’s probably managing editor stronger than we have been ever before. As long as we go out and After ending its season placing do what we are capable of doing, in the top 25 at the NAIA National Championships in 2011, the Baker then we’re in a great position to win University men’s cross country team a conference title at the end of the is craving more. season.” The Wildcats received a bid to Zach Kindler/head coach nationals last year after edging out Graceland University in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. Six seniors return Championships, but is looking to from the championship team, and reclaim the crown. six freshmen came in to help make “We had a successful season last up the 17-man roster. year, but we didn’t win conference “Obviously we are very excited like we were planning,” junior about this season,” head coach Zach Ashley McBride said. “That’s in our Kindler said. “I think we have an brains right now. We are all ready opportunity to do some things even to go for the whole season already. I better than what we did last year.” think we are all excited about it.” The team grabbed the final spot The team will return seven in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country athletes from last season, but added Top 25 Poll, and is the only team in no new runners to the roster. the HAAC to a receive a national However, Kindler said the team’s ranking. bond will help it reach the level of Senior Aaron Caldwell said success it is hoping to achieve. competing at the national level “Last year we were on top but I “whet the team’s appetite” for the don’t think we had the same desire,” new season. Kindler said. “We did get beat. We “I think last year was just one of saw some success during track and those moments where we finally now we want that to carry over. We realized what we could do,” want to be conference champions Caldwell said. “Our goal for this and I think that is what is going to year is to go as high as we can go, carry us this year.” and we know we have the talent During the Wildcats’ first right now where we can be a top 15 week of practice, the men’s and or top 20 team in the nation.” women’s teams competed in a Caldwell said the team is healthy 3,000-meter time trial. The Baker and is the best it has looked this men’s and women’s time trial early in the season. records were broken during the race “This is our fittest team to ever and the athletes saw a number of come into this school and probably improvements from last season. the most talented,” Caldwell said. Freshman Jeremy Bryan broke The men’s team will begin the record for the men and junior its season Sept. 1 by running a Megan Rosa now leads the women. 5,000-meter race at home for the “We return a team that’s probably Maple Leaf Invitational. stronger than we have been ever The women’s team will also start before,” Kindler said. “As long off its season with a 4,000-meter race as we go out and do what we are at the Baldwin Country Club. capable of doing, then we’re going Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange In 2011, the women’s team to be in a great position to win a Sophomore Andrew Heim practices with the cross country team Tuesday. The men’s team will fell behind the Eagles of Central conference title at the end of the begin its season Sept. 1 with a 5,000-meter race at home for the Maple Leaf Invitational while the season.” women will run 4,000 meters. Methodist University in the HAAC Sports www.thebakerorange.com page 17 Transfers, freshmen to make big impact BU travels to Iowa for first tournament, looks to defend HAAC championship Sara Bell little bit smaller, we are not as tall at the net, but defense has always been managing editor our strongest point, so I think we are going to be pretty strong defensively.” The Baker University volleyball Smith and Jana Boss, two-time team may have lost several key players HAAC setter of the year, are the lone from last year’s Heart of America seniors returning to the team, but Athletic Conference championship Allen hopes the pair will lead the team squad, but the Wildcats show no to another conference championship. intentions of slowing down. “Jana and Savannah are both very The team graduated eight seniors, good defensive players,” Allen said. including two first team all-conference “They are both very confident and players, one second team player and I think that they will be excellent one honorable mention. However, leaders.” the Wildcats are already in national Junior Jasmyn Turner and spotlight after receiving votes in the sophomore Taryn Brees will also Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ return to the front row after helping Preseason Top 25 poll. lead the team to a perfect 9-0 The ‘Cats are ranked No. 30 conference record in 2011. nationally, which will serve as a test Boss said the season will serve as for the teams 10 newcomers. “a building year” for the team, but it Senior Savannah Smith said the has already seen improvements in the new players will play an immediate opening weeks of practice. part in the team’s success this season. “I think we have actually been “We had a bunch of high-caliber bonding really well,” Boss said. “We athletes leave our team,” Smith said. just have some communication stuff “So they are going to have to fill those to work on, timing and just getting to shoes, and they have big shoes to fill. know everyone’s different styles of As freshmen, they are going to feel the play.” heat sometimes, but I think they can The ‘Cats will be tested throughout do it.” their schedule as they open with Five freshmen joined the team, tournaments in Sioux City, Iowa, and including Danielle French and Bellevue, Neb., against nationally- Shannon Bond, who will take over as ranked competition. middle hitters for departing seniors The team will need to break into Christina Delladio and Sydney the top 25 to help make its goal of Pemberton. Sam Landgrebe will also competing in the national tournament hold down the back row in place of come alive. graduating libero Brooke Allen. “It always seems like we come so Head coach Kathy Allen said she close every year,” Smith said. “This is already “pleasantly surprised” year we’re really working hard, really at how the team is practicing, but taking every practice to learn more the ‘Cats still have areas that need and more and finally achieve that last improvement. step.” “We are still going to struggle The opening match starts at 2:30 Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange in some areas that maybe we had Junior Renata Dill serves Saturday in a scrimmage against Graceland University at Collins Center. p.m. today in Sioux City, Iowa against The Wildcat’s opening match is today at a tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. down pat last year, particularly serve Grace College, with a nightcap against receive,” Allen said. “We are also a Morningside College at 8:30 p.m.

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Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange Freshman Shannon Bond goes for a spike against Graceland University in a scrimmage Saturday at Collins Center. page 18 www.thebakerorange.com Sports

Fall sports start seasons

Callie Paquette & Jordan Dolbin/The Baker Orange (Above) Junior defensive back Byron Roath attempts to make an interception Saturday in a scrimmage against Fort Scott Community College at Liston Stadium. (Right) Sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Theobald kicks the ball downfield to her teammates Tuesday against Westmont College at Liston Stadium. (Below) Freshman Allison Bauer and junior Denesha Jones perform during the pep rally Sunday at Hartley Plaza. Sports www.thebakerorange.com page 19 Regalado emphasizes lifting safety Technique, low weight encouraged to reduce risk of injury Meagan Thomas online projects coordinator

The fall semester isn’t just the start of the fall sports season, but the preseason for winter and spring athletes, too. The Shore Weight Room is often filled with athletes from basketball players to volleyball players and even some students who do not play sports. Although the weight room is often utilized by students who are experienced in lifting weights or supervised by coaches, weight- lifting can still be dangerous when correct technique is not followed. “If you’re new to the weight room, I think it is a great idea to take a class,” Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Miguel Regalado said. “I would recommend that, and I would definitely recommend to start at a low weight, and if possible, lift with someone who is experienced.” Regalado stressed that it is important to follow the safety guidelines and rules posted in the Shore Weight Room and to concentrate on knowing how to properly execute a lift. Senior Dylan Berg is a wrestler and began lifting weights during high school when he began playing organized sports. He learned to lift from his coaches and experienced athletes who “know what they’re doing.” Because of his safe practices in the weight room, the only injuries Berg has sustained from lifting is accidentally dropping weights on his toes or smashing a finger. “I’ve had lifts where I’m not sure what to do and I’ll ask around the room to learn,” Berg said. In an effort to use the proper technique, Berg also utilizes technology and the Internet. He will search YouTube for lifts he isn’t as familiar with and will then use the instructional videos to help fix his form. He also always tries to lift with a partner or spotter. If Berg goes to the weight room by himself, he makes and lift correctly (then add weight) sure he uses a weight he can control and if not, back it down and get as a precaution to injury. He never your technique back right.” makes his repetitions or weight so Adding more weight to a high that the lift is forced without a workout can result in soreness spotter. and it is important to be sure that “Every now and then, I’ll use discomfort isn’t some form of injury. lighter weight and try to do lifts I’m “There’s a difference between not as familiar with,” Berg said. “I being sore and injured,” Regalado don’t start using heavy weight until said. “I would definitely recommend I know what I’m doing.” seeing someone immediately, but Regalado says a mistake he if you’re out of shape, you’re not often sees students make is trying going to feel very good after a lift.” to lift more weight than they can If a student is injured while lifting handle and that’s an easy way to get weights, he or she should see the injured. athletic trainers for treatment and to For the Baker University football prevent further damage. team, Regalado and the other Although when using correct coaches start the players off with technique and low weight, as well as a lower weight and work to build safety precautions like using a spot their technique. As their technique and weight clamps, injuries can be gets better the football players add avoided, assistant athletic trainer more weight. Dan O’Connell said it is better to be Meagan Thomas/The Baker Orange “We say 5 pounds (a week) is safe than sorry. (Top) Senior Reggie Harris performs a squat-lifting technique as part of his football weights circuit “If you aren’t sure what’s wrong Wednesday in the Shore Weight Room. (Bottom) Senior Dylan Berg lifts the bar on the bench press a great increase as long as you’re as part of his preseason wrestling workout Wednesday in the Shore Weight Room. doing it correctly,” Regalado said. with you, I would always err on the “If you can continue to add weight side of caution,” O’Connell said. Entertainment

August 24, 2012 www.thebakerorange.com Page 20 Jarnot excited for solo exhibition in Kansas City-based art center Jenna Stanbrough MANAGING EDITOR

While Art Faculty Member Jennifer Jarnot helps students paint a bigger picture for their future, she is often working on her own creations behind the scenes. Jarnot’s artwork will be featured in an upcoming solo art exhibition at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City, Kan. The exhibition will begin Sept. 7 and continue until Oct. 27. “The show consists of 30 paintings, 20 of which are from 2012,” Jarnot said. “So the majority of the work is all brand new from this year. They’re all paintings, oil on canvas.” “The show consists The 30 pieces of of 30 paintings, 20 of artwork are a combination which are from 2012. of paintings based on So the majority of the collections and paint-by- work is all brand new numbers. Jarnot draws her inspiration from from this year.” collections from the 1950s Jennifer Jarnot/Art and antique stores. She Faculty Member photographs the collections and places between 40 and 50 photographs into Photoshop. From there, she combines the photos into layers and creates a design from which she creates a painting. The paint- by-numbers theme features landscapes, cats, dogs, fl ower vases and “all those classic, traditional mass- produced scenes that you would normally see in those painting kits.” Jarnot found out about the exhibition at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center last October after sending her artwork to the gallery two years ago. “That’s usually the time period it takes for a gallery to contact an artist after you send your work in,” Jarnot said. “So the owner came along, the curator, to my studio and had an interview with me and looked at my work.” Jarnot’s work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions nationally and internationally. According to her site, www.jenniferjarnot.com, she has been to exhibitions as far away as Los Angeles and New York City, and as close as Lawrence and in Baldwin City. “I’ve had a few solo shows. I had a solo show in Lawrence two years ago and one in Wichita last year,” Jarnot said. “But this is a really big deal because it is a solo exhibition in Kansas City in one of the top three galleries in Kansas City. So that’s a big accomplishment.” Jarnot’s 30 years of art experience is benefi cial to her students, as she passes on advice along the way. “For people that are art majors, it really helps because she knows how the studios work and the Jennifer Jarnot Submitted Photos owners and managers of those studios work,” senior Art Faculty member Jennifer Jarnot submitted these two paintings Milan Piva said. “She just gives students connections along with others for her solo art exhibit at the Leedy-Voulkos Art to also get their artwork into those same studios.” Center in Kansas City, Kan. The top piece is titled “Greetings from Although many students are enrolled in art Kansas.” The second piece is titled “Refi nement.” classes for a just semester at a time, Jarnot helps them see past just the picture in front of them. “Everything that I learn as an artist, I pass along to my students,” Jarnot said. “And that includes things such as how to get shows in galleries; things that come after their time as an undergraduate student.” Entertainment www.thebakerorange.com page 21 Calendar of Events

August - September Events: Wednesday, Sept. 5 Tuesday, Sept. 11 Friday, Sept. 21- Saturday, Sept. 22 Sunday, Aug. 26 Movie on the Lawn Baker Serves 9/11 Family Weekend Adventure Leadership Experience 21 Jump Street National Day of Service Rock Climbing Adventure Mabee Lawn Harter Union Lobby Sunday, Sept. 23 9 p.m. 11 a.m. Intramural Flag Football Monday, Aug. 27 - Tuesday, Aug. 28 Auditions for Theatre Production Thursday, Sept. 6 Friday, Sept. 14 Tuesday, Sept. 25 Rice Auditorium Student Volunteer Fair SAC Sporting KC vs. Houston Trip Majors Fair 6:30 - 9 p.m. Harter Union Lobby Livestrong Sporting Park Collins Center 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 Gessner Hall Pancake Night Quayle Bible Collection N Saturday, Sept. 15 Saturday, Sept. 29 Gessner Lobby ew Exhibit Opening Service with a Baker’s Dozen trip to Wildcat Leadership Institute 8 p.m. Collins Library Harvesters Mabee Hall 3:30 p.m. Noon - 5 p.m. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 NLC Root Beer Floats Night Sunday, Sept. 9 Sunday, Sept. 16 Meetings: NLC Lobby Service with a Baker’s Dozen Adventure Leadership Experience SAC 7:30 p.m. trip to LINK Ropes Course Trip Student Affair Office Noon - 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays @ 11 a.m. SAC Hypnotist Tom DeLuca Intramural Flag Football Rice Auditorium Intramural Flag Football Music Forum 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 McKibbon Recital Hall Monday, Sept. 10 - Friday, Sept. 14 SAC Tunes Tuesdays @ 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31 Suicide Prevention Week Hartley Plaza National College Colors Day 11:30 a.m. University Worship Monday, Sept. 10 Osborne Memorial Chapel Tuesday, Sept. 4 Horn & Markham Apartments Accounting Speed Networking Event Thursdays @ 11 a.m. SAC Tunes Cookout Mabee 101 Hartley Plaza Apartment Courtyard 6 - 8 p.m. Mungano 11:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Thursdays @ 8 p.m.

Pugmire entertains students with unique musical talents

Katie Thurbon “I am the show. The melody is the staff writer show.” Preston Pugmire/looping Beats, guitar, vocals and audience interaction. One wouldn’t think all of specialist that could be accomplished by one guy on a stage by himself, but looping shows during the conference, making specialist Preston Pugmire proves that him the most popular university wrong. performer in the nation. Truly a one-man band, Pugmire Pugmire said he grew up playing performed Monday in Rice music, but became interested in Auditorium as Baker University’s looping when he saw a looping Student Activities Council kicked off performance by Howie Day. its fall programming. “I saw Howie Day perform and Electronic floor pedals allow thought it was incredible,” Pugmire Pugmire to record any sound on stage said. “So I went out and got the and then play it over while layering equipment and tried to copy him on other recordings to create an entire and then started going in my own song from scratch; a technique known direction.” as looping. While Pugmire said he personally “Every time I record the song, created the looping equipment he now it’s different because it’s made from uses, his goal is to use the equipment scratch that night,” Pugmire said. as a tool, not as the focus of his “That’s what creates the organic feel of performances. a live show.” “I am the show. The melody is the Pugmire uses finger snapping, show,” Pugmire said. bells, beat boxing and much more to Pugmire’s audience interaction create both original songs and easily and high energy received a favorable recognizable cover songs. response from the crowd. Assistant Student Life Coordinator “I thought he was really cool,” Randy Flowers said attendance at freshman Ashley Riniker said. “I previous music performances at Baker would definitely tell my friends to has been low, but he thought Pugmire check him out. He did a really good would be a hit. job.” “I had seen Preston previously at Pugmire’s performance Monday a conference and it was an amazing was the first of a four-month tour show,” Flowers said. “I immediately around the country, but he said he also knew I wanted to bring him to Baker.” reaches many of his fans through his Answers available @ www.thebakerorange.com Flowers said Preston booked 126 Facebook and Twitter pages. page 22 www.thebakerorange.com Feature

Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange As the school year begins, students are cautioned about alcohol abuse and to stay safe with the beginning of the year celebrations. The use of alcohol on campus is prohibited except in the Horn and Markham apartments. To view a list of Baker University policies, turn to the student handbook. Students cautioned about alcohol abuse Jenna Stanbrough “The great thing is that it’s really clearly stated in our student managing editor handbook,” Bailey said. “In other “It takes about one hour for your liver to pro- words, it says, ‘here are what minor cess (metabolize) the alcohol in 12 ounces When students return to campus offenses are, here are what major for the first time since May, sports offenses are by the university and (355 milliliters) of beer, 5 ounces (148 mil- teams, greek organizations and here’s what happens on your first student clubs and organizations offense minor or first offense major.’ liliters) of wine or 1.5 ounce (44 milliliters) of reunite to begin the school year’s So it’s really clearly spelled out what 80-proof distilled spirits.” events. we’re going to do.” Although the beginning of the Although Baker University’s school year is a time of celebration, policies dealing with alcohol do not Source: www.mayoclinic.com there can be consequences and health impact the greek community, there is concerns when involving the use of coordination among the greek, Baker alcohol. and Baldwin City communities. “At the beginning of the year, we “I notify the dean of students development on campus where According to the SAM Spady definitely have more (alcohol policy) if there’s an event. I notify public you are allowed to have alcohol in Foundation, symptoms of violations. People are very excited safety and I notify the residence hall the apartments. They’re allowed to alcohol poisoning can include to see each other. Sometimes our workers,” Jennifer Letner, fraternity register parties as well. That is less unconsciousness or semi- new freshmen are trying to decide and sorority life coordinator, said. likely because there are fewer people consciousness, breathing less than what the rules are and how far we’ll “The dean of students then passes living in the apartments than there 10-times per minute or irregular be willing to go with the rules,” that information on to the local are living in the fraternity houses.” breathing, cold, clammy, pale of Dean of Students Cassy Bailey said. police, the Baldwin City police Celebrating the beginning of the bluish skin, unable to be awakened “Sometimes that has to do with department. They just think it’s a school year with excessive alcohol by pinching, prodding or shouting joining new clubs or organizations good idea to be aware of where the use can have serious health effects and vomiting without waking up. and feeling a pressure to maybe events are going to be and when.” and can lead to alcohol poisoning or If a student does violate Baker drink.” According to the College Parents eventually alcohol abuse. University’s alcohol policy, Campus policies involving the of America website, schools where Last fall, new greek members punishment is part of the process, but use of alcohol are written out in the greek organizations are dominant attended a mandatory program the main concern is the safety of the student handbook. The use of alcohol are more likely to encounter students about the SAM Spady Foundation. students. on campus is prohibited except in the with excessive alcohol use. The program encouraged personal “Our first concern is for their Horn and Markham apartments and “There really aren’t a lot of other responsibility in social situations safety and very, very secondary is only within the state laws of Kansas. options on this campus; that is mostly where alcohol is present and taught about these violations,” Bailey said. Violation sanctions are categorized the social setting,” Letner said. “We students to recognize the symptoms “It’s more important that we keep between minor and major offenses. do have a situation now with a newer of alcohol poisoning and call for help. each other safe.” Feature www.thebakerorange.com page 23

BU Profile Melinda Hipple Zeta Chi house director/ Baker student

Meagan Thomas/The Baker Orange Former Kwik Shop employee and current Zeta Chi fraternity house director Melinda Hipple sits on Hartley Plaza next to the House of Hanover column, which represents the Baker University 2012-2013 freshman class, Tuesday morning. Hipple began classes as a BU student Wednesday. Meagan Thomas has become a place where students staying here, it’s time to move myself school. I want to be a writer.” gather during the late hours on forward.’” online projects coordinator weekends. They stop by before going A Wildcat welcome out, before going home after going Back to school When new Baker University out and even to find out what the Although Hipple’s main purpose student Melinda Hipple entered social scene is for the night. Hipple Wednesday was the first day of in attending Baker is to receive her Collins Center with the freshmen has become the students’ source for classes on Baker’s Baldwin City bachelor’s degree, she plans on class during Traditions Night where the best parties are. She’ll campus, but it wasn’t Hipple’s first embracing all parts of student life, Sunday, she was greeted with a sometimes ask students what their day of college. Forty years ago, including the social scene. unique welcome by the BU student plans are or how their night is going, she began school at Missouri State “I think with nontraditional body. The bleachers were filled with but normally, she figures out what’s University. However, after three students, it is slightly more difficult upperclassmen chanting “Melinda, happening around town by them semesters of school, she married and because you don’t have that real Melinda, Melinda,” as she and the informing her. She even tells new quit. social aspect,” Wilson said. other new students stood on the students,“if they want to know where “At that point in time, most In Melinda’s case, though, she’s basketball court during the first night the best parties are, ask by 11 p.m.” women went to college to find a already making an effort to not miss of their college experience. Classes “If I’m going to work nights, I’m husband,” Hipple said. “It was called out on what many nontraditional hadn’t started yet, and Hipple was going to make it fun,” Hipple said. getting your M-R-S degree.” students don’t partake in. On Sunday, already the most popular student at Many times, it has been a good Now, Hipple is determined she stood with freshmen clapping at Baker. time for her. She has enjoyed getting to finish school and receive her a pep rally outside of Harter Union, to know the Baker students whether undergraduate degree. walked with them through campus Who is Melinda? they’re getting coffee to pull an Zeta Chi fraternity member Mike during Traditions Night, played all-nighter or getting snacks after Wilson has faith in Hipple and thinks icebreaker games at Playfair and even For the past four years, the partying early into the morning. Her as Zeta Chi house director she will danced with students on Hartley 58-year-old has spent four nights knowledge of Baldwin City nightlife have an advantage as a new student. Plaza. of the week working the graveyard and happenings has somewhat “She’s in the perfect place because Junior Cody Bonebrake knows shift as a clerk at the Kwik Shop in turned her into a celebrity among the guys can help her out just like we Hipple from his frequent trips to Baldwin City. Working from 10 p.m. Baker University students, and most would any other brothers,” Wilson the Kwik Shop and was one of the to 6 a.m. Thursday through Sunday, greet and call her by name when they said. students cheering for her and even Hipple has seen and experienced a stop by the store. Melinda’s main interest is writing. dancing with her Sunday night. lot as a clerk, especially from the late- Hipple doesn’t just know students She contributes and edits poems and “(Students) love her; her night customers. because of her job at the Kwik shop; short stories online and has written personality is awesome and she’s just Like any convenience store, the she is also the house director at Zeta two sci-fi books and more than 400 a total character,” Bonebrake said. Kwik has its regular customers; Chi fraternity. She started the job last poems. Students do see one downside to others who work night shifts or the fall and it is part of what inspired her She even plans to write a book on Hipple’s becoming a Wildcat - she no bar crowd may stop by after last to apply to Baker as a nontraditional some of her strange experiences as a longer works at the Kwik Shop. But call, but during the school year those student. clerk titled “A Matter of Convenience: most are excited to see her on campus regular customers are mainly Baker “A lot of it has been exposure to Tales of the Night Shift.” and are proud of her for pursuing students. the kids and living in the (fraternity) “It goes back to being that what she wants most in life. Because it is the only place open 24 house,” Hipple said. “I just thought, storyteller, it’s what I do,” Hipple “We have all the faith in the world hours in Baldwin City, the Kwik Shop ‘I’m just spinning my wheels and said. “That’s why I’m going back to in her,” Wilson said. page 24 www.thebakerorange.com Flex Parting Shot

Hannah Schaake/The Baker Orange Students participate in an icebreaker activity during Playfair of the Wildcat Welcome Sunday in Collins Center. Playfair is an event designed for freshmen and transfer students to meet and interact with upperclassmen. Fifty-five transfer students and 205 freshmen are new to the Baldwin City campus for the 2012-2013 school year.