GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORKING GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE TURNS STUDENTS’ PASSION INTO CAREERS NICHOLAS VEDO ‘19 | STAFF Areas,” Wetzel Said
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OCTOBER 21, 2016 THE BACHELOR THE STUDENT VOICE OF WABASH COLLEGE SINCE 1908 GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORKING GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE TURNS STUDENTS’ PASSION INTO CAREERS NICHOLAS VEDO ‘19 | STAFF areas,” Wetzel said. “The idea is WRITER • Most Wabash College to strengthen and stabilize that students have probably heard of network so that we can serve as sort the Global Health Initiative, but of a portal into Peru for people who few know of the changes that are want to do undergraduate global underway for the relatively young health programs organization. Created in 2011, the there.” Global Health Initiative was initially The Global just the Global Health class, but it Health Initiative is has greatly expanded its networks in now in the process both Peru and the United States. of expanding Currently, Wabash College is by establishing a leader among undergraduate internship institutions in fostering global programs at the health networks in Peru. This is due local and regional to the constant work of Professor of levels to provide Biology Eric Wetzel and members of Wabash students Jill Rodgers LEVI GARRISON ‘18 / PHOTO the Global Health Initiative Board with the chance of Advisors, such as Dr. Samuel to work in global Sam Hayes ‘19 enthusiatically presents to fellow classmates about his research on obesity in Milligan. “We have developed a Crawfordsville while working with the Global Health Initiative. huge network of contacts in Peru’s urban, rainforest, and mountainous SEE GLOBAL, PAGE THREE FIJI CELEBRATES 150TH BRENT BREESE ‘19 | STAFF sought a charter from the National along with two other fraternities, as Phi Gamma Delta”. WRITER • The Psi Chapter of Phi Headquarters of Phi Gamma Delta. Wabash did not officially support The Fijis have also added to a Gamma Delta at Wabash will be With the help of Lambda chapter, fraternities. Several years later, few Wabash memories as well. One celebrating its 150th anniversary Wabash received its charter on June the chapter purchased the first of the most interesting stories for this weekend. Currently, Psi Chapter 19, 1866. Since then, the chapter has fraternity house on campus while campus is the story of the “Mexican is the second-longest continually continuously operated without having also helping charter the Lambda Bell Heist,” a daring escapade operating chapters in the country its charter revoked or falling below the Iota chapter at Purdue University. into Greencastle to steal the behind Lambda chapter at DePauw minimum number of members. Phi Gamma Delta also hosted a beloved Monon Bell. Also known University, which has only been Psi acquired its first chapter hall group of candidate United States as “Operation Frijoles,” the heist operating for ten more years. in 1875 on the corner of Main and Navy officers during World War II was carried out in 1966 by eight Psi Chapter’s history began in Green streets downtown. During the as part of the V-12 program. At this late 1865 when 17 Wabash men early 1920s, Fiji operated in secrecy time, the house was dubbed “Ship SEE FIJI, PAGE TWO VOLUME 109 • ISSUE 7 FROM PAGE ONE FIJI, BACHELOR Fijis, a brother of Kappa Sigma, Sawyers ‘08 will be portraying a 301 W. Wabash Ave., HI-FIVES and an independent. After posing young Barack Obama in the film as an ambassador from Mexico and Southside with You. Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 FIVE THINGS WORTHY sneaking off with the bell, the group This weekend’s celebration OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK returned to Crawfordsville, having kicks off on Friday with the annual EDITOR-IN-CHIEF made their mark on Wabash history Pig Dinner alumni dinner, which Cole Crouch • [email protected] in both the story and a Greek letter features speeches and presentations GO CUBS GO! burned into the bottom of bell. of the chapter’s NEWS EDITOR Around this time, Psi also history from Ben Johnson • [email protected] Hi-Five to all the Cubs fans who acquired its famed marble owls graduate OPINION EDITOR nervously await the fate of their beloved that overlook the porch toward brothers, Jack Kellerman • [email protected] Cubbies as they take on the Dodgers in a Center Hall. These iconic avians followed by a SPORTS EDITOR tied 2-2 series. The next two games over were included in the design of the reception at the weekend could decide if the Cubs “old house”, as it is referred to by the house. “To Tucker Dixon • [email protected] finally reach their long lost destiny after graduate brothers and older faculty. see how far our CAVELIFE EDITOR, BUSINESS MANAGER 110 years of suffering to make it to the The building was completed in 1971 chapter has come Joseph Reilly • [email protected] big dance, a.k.a. the World Series. Let’s and would house the chapter until after 150 years of PHOTO EDITOR hope there is not another Steve Bartman 2006, when it was replaced by the having a positive Daniel Azar ‘18 Levi Garrison • [email protected] moment this series, and Cubs fans finally current home. presence on our have something to hold their heads up Wabash College has also campus both COPY EDITOR about. some noteworthy names come academically and philanthropically Benjamin Wade • [email protected] through the Fiji house. Brother makes me truly proud to be a Fiji,” DELIVERY MANAGER and Secretary of the College Jim Recording Secretary Daniel Azar ‘18 Kevin Griffen • [email protected] REAL BREAK WANTED Amidon ‘84 will be delivering a said. “Celebrating that excellence speech at this weekend’s alumni with numerous alumni this weekend The purpose of the Bachelor is to serve the Hi-Five to a fall break that practically felt celebration honoring many of the is an experience I will never forget.” school audience, including but not limited to non-existent this year. Students all across graduate brothers. Some esteemed Expect to see graduate brothers administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alumni, campus could be overheard complaining Phi Gamma Delta brothers include from all different years at Saturday community members and most importantly, the about how short the break was, and how Stephen Bowen ‘68, Ray Jovanovich morning’s football tailgate before students. Because this is a school paper, the con- they didn’t get to spend enough time ‘84, and Harry MacNaught Jr. ‘76, all the game against The College of tent and character within will cater to the student back home. We agree. On the bright members of the Board of Trustees. Wooster, followed by a group photo body’s interests, ideas and issues. Further, this side, we heard that Thanksgiving is Bill “Abe” Diddel ‘08 was considered and the official 150th celebration. publication will serve as a medium and forum for right around the corner, so instead of at one point Wabash’s greatest Historian Luke Gunderman ‘18, student opinions and ideas. complaining about a four day break, we athlete; a four-sport letterman, he a Fiji legacy, remarked that “It is can complain about a nine day break. would go on to participate in the exciting to have Pig Dinner and Although an individual newspaper, the Board “Wabash Wonder Five.” Arguably, our 150th this weekend,” Luke of Publications publishes the Bachelor. The PROCRASTINATOR Fiji’s most recognizable member Gunderman ‘18, Historian and Fiji Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the STATE OF MIND is 1873 graduate Thomas Riley legacy, said. “We are expecting a large Wabash College Student Senate, which derives Marshall, who served as governor of turnout and it will be great to see all of its funds from the Wabash College student body. Hi-Five to the professors that assign Indiana, vice-president to Woodrow the alums from different generations Letters (e-mails) to the editor are welcomed and papers and midterms after break. We Wilson, and whose portrait greets come back to campus and share their encouraged. They will only be published if they thank you for not adding to our mental you when walking into the chapter experiences from their time at Wabash include name, phone, or e-mail, and are not lon- breakdown before break so that we may house. 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In-between the vigorous studying, crying, and paper The Bachelor is printed every Thursday at the writing over break, numerous Wabash Purdue Exponent in West Lafayette. It is deliv- mothers once again showed their tough ered freely to all students, faculty, and staff at Little Giants who is boss and cracked Wabash College. All advertising published in the down on the unkempt hair that the first Bachelor is subject to an established rate card. seven weeks on campus produced. Those The Bachelor reserves the right to deny requests who came back without haircuts should be for publication of advertisements. Student pitied, for their mothers do not love them organizations of Wabash College may purchase enough to force them to look presentable.