Crawfordsville, Indiana | April 13, 2012 | Volume 104, Issue 25 Admissions’ Logistical Balancing Act Lilly Finalists On Campus for Mac Miller, Pan-Hel Bed Races, and more SCOTT MORRISON ‘14 STAFF WRITER This weekend has been circled on many students’ calendars for a long time, and now the arrival of Mac Mill- er and the much-anticipated National Act concert are finally upon us. But the concert is not the only important campus event this weekend: the Lilly Scholarship Finalists are on cam- pus and the Allen Center is home to the Midwest high school wrestling tournament today and tomorrow. All of this is at a college situated in what Princeton Review ranked as the second worst college town in America. Despite the scheduling con- flict that the college is faced with this weekend, school officials are expect- ing each event to run successfully. The wrestling tournament poses a COREY EGLER | WABASH ‘15 purely logistical challenge, as Knowl- This weekend is particularly busy at Wabash: there are 30 Lilly Scholarship finalists on campus, Pan-Hel is wrapping up, and ing Fieldhouse will have to be divided Mac Miller is performing for National Act on Friday. Admissions has purchased tickets to National Act for the Lilly finalists. off from Chadwick Court. The locker rooms are already closed down due to said. “I think if things are done rea- them an early taste that in college you “Initially I wasn’t so concerned, contractual agreements so that Mac sonably, then it [the weekend] will have to make choices, and you have but I heard different students were Miller and his production crew can be okay. We don’t pretend we are a to balance having fun and academics.” worried,” Watson said. “[IFC Presi- have space to prepare for the show. dry campus, and [prospective] stu- Most of the Lilly Finalists will be dent]Colten Craigin wrote an e-mail “The two events [wrestling and the dents are aware that college students staying places on campus that are not to me, and we met and felt better af- concert] should run smoothly separate who are 21 can drink. If things are hosting large parties on Friday night. ter talking. I think it’s a really good of each other,” Director of Athletics and done legally, and moderately, and rea- Many students on campus voiced con- sign that students are concerned, Campus Wellness Joseph Haklin said. sonably then I don’t see a problem.” cern, and a lot of the original living and while it’s not ideal I think we The Lilly Scholarship finalists In addition to those events, Admis- arrangements were already planned in will learn from this. I really appre- arrived on campus yesterday and sions provided each finalist with a tick- such a way to keep finalists well rested. ciate the concern the students have have individual interviews sched- et to tonight’s National Act. The only “The critical thing is that students shown about the weekend and the uled all day until about 4:30 pm. At catch is that the Lilly Finalists must get some sleep on Friday night,” Wat- work they have done to make sure 6 pm, the finalists have a cookout be at Detchon Hall by 8 am tomorrow son said. “They are going to do what the finalists are well taken care of.” planned for them in conjunction with morning for a reading and discussion. they are going to do Friday night, but if While this weekend presents a va- the Sphinx Club at the Caleb Mills “I know it’s not an ideal situation,” they can be alert for four hours on Sat- riety of issues with which to be dealt, House. This afternoon will give Watson said. “Of course I have con- urday morning, then they can crash.” coping with important and hectic situ- the prospective students a chance cerns. We will talk to them [the final- This weekend was on the college’s ations is what Wabash does best. With to see the bed races and also get a ists] and tell them that they should calendar as Lilly Weekend dating back an open attitude and the willingness taste of a lively weekend on campus. get to bed after the concert because to last summer, and despite some con- to responsibly handle whatever arises, “I think it is kind of cool that they the next day they will have a reading cerns among students and faculty, the this weekend can be a huge success. can see the bed races,” Associate Di- and discussion and that will be part National Act and Pan-Hel should just rector of Admissions Jamie Watson of the evaluation. But this will give add a positive aspect to the weekend. Jones Preaches Understanding, Tolerance at Error in Last Muslim Students’ Association/MXI Annual Dinner Week’s Issue GABE WATSON ‘13 PETER ROBBINS ‘12 STAFF WRITER EDITOR IN CHIEF The Muslim Students’ Associa- In the front page story en- tion and the Malcolm X Institute of titled “Motions Passed as Black Studies combined this week Statements against Adminis- to bring poet and social activist Ba- tration” that appeared in last sheer Jones to Wabash for their an- week’s issue of The Bachelor, nual dinner. Jones gave a keynote ad- the implication in the head- dress titled “Islam and how it relates line and the report in the story to the African-American Experience”. that the faculty passed a mo- Jones also focused his talk on pro- tion at all were incorrect. Also, moting positive and open attitudes to- the word “censure,” as used ward all groups of people. He opened in the story, was inaccurate. with the Mahatma Ghandi quote “Be What actually happened the change you wish to see in the was that some faculty members world” and a poem of his own that, drafted a statement of conster- in observing people’s hesitance to nation and disapproval of a contradict “the powers that be”, real- recent personnel decision the ized that “the powers that be is me.” administration had made, then This personal confidence and de- made a motion to vote on the faculty’s approval of the reso- termination permeated his outlook. KELLY SULLIVAN | WABASH ‘15 Out of a childhood that in- Students have a chat during the annual dinner hosted by the Muslim Students’ As- lution. That motion was post- cluded homeless shelters and a socation and the Malcolm X Institute. At the event, social activist Basheer Jones poned indefinitely. Secretary foster home, Jones drew lessons pointed out that usually, anti-Muslim sentiment in the USA is born out of ignorance. of the faculty Dr. Richard War- that continue to carry him today. ner explained the implications “While we were staying in level, encouraging audience mem- By the same token, he pointed of the motion’s postponement. the homeless shelter, my mother bers to be social threats of change. out, it is important to surround one- “[It] essentially means that would take me around to feed oth- “You are not a threat if you don’t self with friends who will have a [the motion] cannot come up in er homeless people,” Jones said. understand your whole potential,” the same session,” Warner said. positive effect on you and the world. He reminded the audience that, re- Jones said. “You are not a threat be- “A similar motion can be re- “Tell me who your friends are, and gardless of one’s own situation, there is ing Waka Flocka or Nicki Minaj. introduced at the next meeting. always something positive they can do. You are a threat being Mother The- I’ll tell you who you are,” Jones said. It’s also possible that a different Jones also spoke on social is- resa. When you can change peo- One change in which Jones is one will be, or that none will be.” sues from a personal and conceptual ple’s mindsets you are dangerous.” See JONES, Page 3 Page 2 The Bachelor | April 13, 2012 Bachelor Religious Studies Infuses 301 W. Wabash Ave. Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Kunze’s Wabash Education EDITOR IN CHIEF Peter Robbins JACOB BURNETT ‘15 focus on agriculture, micro finance, po- great. I like [email protected] STAFF WRITER litical issues, and tribal rights. That was people. I a different perspective of studying In- MANAGING EDITOR Assimilation into any culture is an like work- Riley Floyd dia that I never got in a religion course.” ing with [email protected] impressive feat. Wabash senior and re- “I was able to come at an issue from ligion major Andrew Kunze has seized people CREATIVE EDITOR a completely different perspective,” he Yangnan “Paul” Liu opportunities at Wabash and immersed and talk- said. “Everyone else [in the program] [email protected] himself in an environment of rich culture ing in gen- was a different major, like peace stud- eral and about religion. If I could get NEWS EDITOR not once but twice. Kunze’s studies focus ies or political science. They came at is- Kenny Farris someone to pay me to talk about religion [email protected] on Hinduism, which centralizes in India. sues from different angles, and so it was with other people, it would be golden.” “I received a Dill grant my sopho- fun to have those different conversations.” OPINION EDITOR Kunze has been active in the Wa- Alex Robbins more year to study and spend six weeks The study abroad program required [email protected] over the summer in India,” Kunze said. Kunze to complete a study project in bash College Glee Club, Sphinx Club, SPORTS EDITOR “I was taking Hindi lessons from a teach- India.