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MAY 1, 2015 THE BACHELTHE BACHELOR “WEARS” GREEN R FOR HOWARD THE STUDENT VOICE OF WABASH COLLEGE SINCE 1908 BURNETTE, HOLLANDER RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL LUKE DOUGHTY ‘18 | STAFF and Glee Club,” he WRITER • What would you do to make said. “I like that the Crawfordsville a better place? Two city works that way Wabash professors are running for city too. My opponent council, and they each had to answer for city council is this question at a public forum last my neighbor. I go Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce. to the city council Professor Joyce Burnette may be the meeting and I Department Chair of Economics, and know these people. Professor Ethan Hollander may be the I feel like there is Department Chair of Political Science, community. Every Dr. Ethan Hollander but their interest in local politics hardly city uses the word stems from their academic subjects. In community, but fact, their motivations to run for office they aren’t really. Here it is. I like that.” are more simple: they each see a way He believes that a positive attitude Crawfordsville can improve. in Crawfordsville could work as a Burnette first saw how to make self-fulfilling prophecy, attracting Crawfordsville better at one of her new businesses and maybe even Democratic Party meetings, where she revitalizing the downtown area. For and a few other members realized that those who are not familiar with local many Republicans go unopposed in the politics, Crawfordsville is split into five city council elections. wards and then there are two at-large “We don’t think that’s very healthy positions for a total of seven seats on in terms of democracy,” Burnette the city council. Typically Republicans said. “I’m doing this so people have a run unopposed in both the primary choice.” election which occurs in May and She is not alone: a few other the general election which occurs in Democrats during the general election, November. The city council is the one for each Ward, are running with the same motivation to give the people of Crawfordsville a choice. Burnette SEE CITY COUNCIL, PAGE FIVE continued to say she wants to make sure the city’s budget is spent on Senior Farewells important things like roadwork, good policemen, firefighters, and other public Senior Bachelor staff services that the private market cannot says goodbye support. Burnette thinks her familiarity PP 8-9 COLIN THOMPSON ‘17 / PHOTO with numbers could help her assess Dr. Marc Hudson, retiring after 28 years, sitting in Petty’s Patch, his favorite spot on campus. budgets. Professor Hollander also wants to EQ Book Author Visits help Crawfordsville, but partly just by telling others how good this small town Michael Kimmel, author already is. “I came here and I really liked it,” of Guyland, discusses HUDSON RETIRING Hollander said. “I loved the lifestyle, I masculinity P 10 STEVEN BAZIN ‘18 | STAFF and Professor of English Warren loved the people. I like that I can walk WRITER • At the end of this semester, Rosenberg retiring next year, the to work everyday.” But Hollander thinks Wabash will say farewell to Professor Wabash English department is losing Crawfordsville is unique because it of English Marc Hudson after 28 over a century of experience between exemplifies community better than Wrestling Pavillion years. With Professor of English other towns. Toby Herzog’s retirement last year “I know my opponent in this race, I Wrestling team getting SEE HUDSON, PAGE TWO know my students, the reporters from new facility P 17 The Bachelor, the students from ‘shOUT VOLUME 107 • ISSUE 25 FROM HUDSON, PAGE ONE BACHELOR these three men. Most of the Wabash becoming the heart of the 301 W. Wabash Ave., HI-FIVES community has been fortunate department are very energetic enough to get to know Hudson in and capable people…There’s no Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 FIVE THINGS WORTHY the classroom or around the pool, lack of experience in the English OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK but Wabash is only one part of his department, but there aren’t, I think EDITOR-IN-CHIEF fascinating life. fortunately, too many gray hairs left” Patrick Bryant • [email protected] Hudson did not dive head first into Hudson said. NEWS EDITOR LUCK GETS THE OBVIOUS the world of academia after finishing Above all else, college. Hudson is looking Tyler Hardcastle • [email protected] JUSTIN MILLER ‘17 | STAFF “I spent my twenties kind of forward to this OPINION EDITOR WRITER • There was a time when During a lecture at DePauw University only five international students last week, Andrew Luck reportedly told a footloose to some degree,” Hudson new chapter in his Cole Crouch • [email protected] said. life. were on campus. Now, there are crowded room of Dannies, “Not sure you SPORTS EDITOR over sixty. guys could win the Bell with me at QB.” During his twenties, he and his Retirement Derek Andre • [email protected] wife spent a year living in Iceland. does not mean Director of Off-Campus Studies Some people inferred that the statement CAVELIFE EDITOR & International Students David showcased Luck’s intelligence, but in reality, They also spent some time working an immediate on an archeological project. Hudson withdrawal from Fritz Coutchie • [email protected] Clapp, who is retiring at the end of he was pointing out something we all have the semester, credits the combined known for the past six years. even spent a few years as an aid in a the Wabash or PHOTO EDITOR psychiatric facility. Crawfordsville Corey Egler • [email protected] efforts of many faculty and staff for Dr. Marc Hudson effecting this change, of which he “I’ve had a variety of different communities COPY EDITOR GUILT LEAVES ARMORY experience in my twenties, aside for Hudson. He was only the leader. Joseph Reilly • [email protected] “I think it was the brainchild from academia… I didn’t know I plans on participating in some the Ian Artis • [email protected] As the year comes to a close, The Bachelor would be an academic or become extracurricular activities the college of Melissa Butler, a political staff fondly looks back on shared memories. a college professor. In my early has to offer. It is almost certain BACHELOR ADVISER science professor,” Clapp said. New this year has been the ability to finally use twenties I just wanted to write Hudson will remain a familiar face Howard Hewitt • [email protected] “Kay Widdows, Rick Warner, Greg the downstairs bathroom, without feeling guilty, poetry,” Hudson said. around the pool in the years to come. Redding, and others have been following the retirement of Ms. Rosenberg. Hudson ultimately returned to the He and his wife also plan on visiting The purpose of The Bachelor is to serve the really important in the process world of academia, earning a PhD in their daughter in Santa Fe, Arizona. school audience, including but not limited to of expansion. In the fall of 2002, medieval literature. He also went on “Keeping in touch with our daughter administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alumni, we had maybe five international to translate Beowulf. Before coming is very important obviously,” community members and most importantly, the students; now, we have 60.” to Wabash in 1987, Hudson taught Hudson said. students. Because this is a school paper, the con- Changes in the International at the University of Wisconsin in More than anything else, Hudson tent and character within will cater to the student Office were limited to attracting Green Bay. Wabash was seeking a is looking forward to the time he will body’s interests, ideas and issues. Further, this more international students during professor of poetry and medieval or soon have to focus on his poetry. publication will serve as a medium and forum for Clapp’s tenure. The entire study renaissance literature at the time, “I’m a poet, so a poet writes. I student opinions and ideas. abroad process was remodeled. “It was an incredible thing; and Hudson was the man for the job. guess you could say that is the center Although an individual newspaper, the Board everything was done on paper,” “The job description absolutely of what I now dream for myself after of Publications publishes The Bachelor. The Clapp said. “There were eight pieces fitted my background…as a poet with Wabash,” Hudson said. Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the a background in medical literature,” In addition to his translation of you would fill out. Then on Friday Hudson said. Beowulf, Hudson has also published Wabash College Student Senate, which derives afternoon, students would turn in a The challenge of Wabash education three books of poetry, and is seeking its funds from the Wabash College student body. folder with all these forms filled out and that sort of thing which was to NATIONAL ACT SURVEY is an adjustment that even professors a publisher for a fourth. He is already Letters (e-mails) to the editor are welcomed and be handed to me by 4 o’clock.” must make. laying the mental ground work for his encouraged. They will only be published if they As any student might predict, Zach Brown Band? Fall Out Boy? Luke “I think it took me a while to find next book, and plans to focus on the include name, phone, or e-mail, and are not lon- Bryan? Well, that sounds great, Kenniss. In my style, to feel completely relaxed landscapes of Indiana as the subjects ger than 300 words. the meantime, Student Senate will be searching in the classroom and thoroughly of his coming work. The Bachelor reserves the right to edit letters for for that $1 million that they left under the enjoy my teaching, but that came in “I want to explore man and nature.