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COOPER SMITH ’23| ONLINE EDITOR • wrong. Could the polls be that wrong again? of potential fraud. The Associated Press They’re just really looking for practical, The United States is very rapidly approaching The New York Times averages current reports, “President Donald Trump has competent, empathetic people to represent the end of a years-long election cycle. Voters polling data, concluding Biden winning by repeatedly warned of voting fraud without them in Washington and people that will will head to the polls in just four days to cast two percentage points. The paper of record offering any evidence. Because of that, there collaborate across the aisle.” their ballots for candidates running for offices supplements this data with an adjustment, are concerns that he will use delays in vote- Spartz, a state senator born in the ranging from school board seats to President adding the margin of error from 2016 polls. If counting to declare results illegitimate. While former Soviet Ukraine, is campaigning as a of the United States. the polls are as wrong as they were in 2016, results might come in later than usual this staunch conservative pushing back against National averages currently show former according to the Times, then Biden should year, that’s because of a change in how people what she perceives as socialist ideals. On Vice President Joe Biden ahead of the win Florida by less than one percent. We are are voting, not malfeasance or fraud.” her website, she explains her philosophy: Republican incumbent Donald Trump in the certainly in for a tight race to the finish line. As Alexa Corse, a writer for the Wall Street “limited government is always better, and presidential race, but that lead is in the single However, we may not know the election Journal puts it, “There is a good chance that financial and healthcare decisions should be digits. Before next Tuesday – before the results on Tuesday night. With millions more we won’t know the winner on election night.” made by individuals in the free market, not inevitable email chains begin – The Bachelor Americans voting by mail, we may be facing We may be in this for the long haul. bureaucrats and special interests.” looks into one key state in the presidential an election season, not an election day. But the Presidential election is not the only The race has received national attention. race and an important election closer to In some key states, state policies increase close election on Tuesday. Closer to home, The New York Times, The Washington Post, home. the likelihood that we may not know the Indiana’s Fifth District has a close race for and other media outlets have published Florida will play a critical role, as per winner on Tuesday night. The Associated a U.S. House of Representatives seat. The coverage. And some political analysts have usual, in either candidate’s path to victory. Press writes, “In some of the most critical district’s current Representative, Republican chosen to cover the fierce race in less-than- As a reporter for Time magazine writes, “For battleground states, laws prevent the early Susan Brooks, announced her retirement in normal terms. Adam Wren, Contributing Trump, there is essentially no path to the processing of ballots. So on Nov. 3, Election June. Now, Republican Victoria Spartz faces Editor for Politico, tweeted a quote from White House without Florida. Biden doesn’t Day, officials will have to run an in-person Democrat Christina Hale. The district, (which an Indiana Republican operative. “Hale’s necessarily need it, but it could be a mighty election while also working through the includes Fishers, Kokomo, and Carmel) usually campaign is being run with purpose. Spartz’s strong roadblock.” This week, a Quinnipiac unprecedented number of mail-in votes.” leans Republican. But this time, it’s close. campaign is a fart in a skillet.” Even with the University poll found Biden up three These policies, when combined with an Hale, a former state representative, is national coverage, the campaign clearly still percentage points in this crucial state. YouGov increase in mail-in ballots, heighten the focusing on health care, education, and features Midwestern colloquialisms reported Biden up two. The New York Times chance of delayed results. environmental protection. Hale is appealing Regardless of the outcome, the 2020 reports a polling average of Biden up two. It appears that both parties are anticipating to a constituency that previously voted election cycle is sure to have lasting Florida, once again, will be a close race. delays. Both candidates brought up the Republican – but one with a chance to flip. consequences – for the nation, Indiana and As President Trump frequently points out possibility during the presidential debates, Hale said, “People here are just so fatigued of Wabash College. on Twitter, the polls in 2016 were quite with President Trump warning his supporters all the drama and the constant news cycle…. College Democrats, Republicans Weigh In Restoring the Soul of America LIAM BUCKLEY ’22 | COLLEGE historically, it’s incredibly difficult matters. Trump could win next week, of mail-in ballots from being counted. DEMOCRATS PRESIDENT • Democracy, and rare to have three consecutive as he did in 2016, and no one is saying Only 4 days ago, Justice Kavanaugh decency and humanity are on the presidential terms for someone of the he can’t. But Vice-President Biden released a factually and legally dubious ballot on November 3rd. And for those same party. That paired with a high is in an ideal position to become the opinion restricting the counting of of us who still believe in the words degree of foreign interference and the nation’s 46th president. mail-in ballots in Wisconsin. This of President Clinton, that “there is Comey letter were factors in her loss. The aftermath of the election is is all to say that the institutions nothing wrong with America that While pro-Trump foreign interference a different matter. Because of high of democracy have been deeply cannot be cured by what is right with by Russian and Iran is ever-present mail-in-ballot numbers this year, eroded over the last decade, and America,” November 3rd will be the in this race, we have thus far avoided we’re unlikely to know the results of the inevitability of a free, fair, and day we reaffirm the spirit and soul of a late surprise. And as a result of the election on election night. Unlike democratic outcome to this election is our nation. record-shattering early voting totals, his predecessors, Donald Trump does anything but. My prediction of a Biden victory, and are growing immune to one with each not hold a reverence for the peaceful The prospect of a Biden presidency is subsequent majorities for Democrats passing day. transition of power or American norms a challenge in and of itself. Regardless in the House and Senate is one I The condition of the country also and customs. It’s reasonably possible of whether Democrats seek to expand make not in blind optimism, but in a plays in Biden’s favor. President he will take steps to maintain power the number of justices on the Supreme careful and conservative consideration Trump has objectively botched the through a campaign of disinformation Court –­ a step I hope and expect they of the information we have about nation’s COVID response, leading to a and judicial interference. Three will take – Justice Breyer is likely this race. Chief among those is massive economic recession. American Supreme Court Justices (Roberts, to retire within Biden’s first year in polling. While we look at it with a voters have seen what Donald Trump’s Barrett, and Kavanaugh), including office, leading to another confirmation greater degree of skepticism than leadership looks like, and it’s killing two appointed by President Trump battle. Among other urgent issues are four years ago, it indicates a Biden them – figuratively and literally. The (Barret and Kavanaugh), worked on the need for a stimulus package for the victory overwhelmingly, and gives constant lies, unparalleled corruption the Bush 2000 campaign’s legal team. American people and a federal mask him a greater likelihood of victory and incompetence, meager list of It’s not hard to envision a scenario mandate. Not to mention climate, than Secretary Clinton had in 2016. legislative accomplishments, and where the election comes down to healthcare, and taxes. Clinton’s loss also had several factors resignation of our position as a world Pennsylvania. Trump is leading there The healing of America will be long no longer at play in this election, leader, are ripe in the minds of the after election night, and he seeks and arduous, but electing Joe Biden as the least talked about being that electorate. The President’s record judicial interference to stop millions President is the first step. A Chaotic 2020 Will Decide the Election BRYCE MCCULLOUGH ’23 | COLLEGE especially if pollsters are making the found that Republicans are more likely I believe in Republican leadership REPUBLICANS PRESIDENT • One year ago, same systematic errors they made in than Democrats to vote early in person – in personal responsibility, the the economy was growing twice as fast 2016. If they are wrong again, Donald and in person on election day. These value of free markets to lift the most as it did under President Obama, the Trump will shock the world once more votes will be counted first. Therefore, vulnerable out of poverty and create unemployment rate was at a 50-year and the polling profession will be it is completely plausible that broad prosperity, in judges who rule on low of 3.5%, the stock market hit obsolete. President Trump will appear in the the law instead of legislating from the all-time highs, and President Trump’s If Trump wins, it will be because the lead on election night, and I think that bench, and a strong foreign policy that deregulation efforts delivered $23 silent majority is a real demographic will be the reality. It may be enough protects our national interests. That’s billion in benefits to American families and the Left grossly underestimated for him to declare victory. However, what Republican leadership means and and business owners. For an incumbent his support. However, I am not once the mail-in votes begin to be the direction I hope to see our country president, such numbers were hard to confident that the President has done counted, the race may sway in Joe go for the next generation. beat. enough as an incumbent candidate Biden’s direction since Pew Research Beyond my personal beliefs, I believe Then 2020 happened. to keep the size of his 2016 base, Center also found that Democrats were that we need to put our country Trump’s response to this year’s persuade undecided voters, and more likely to use this medium for first and that means respecting our world-turning events – COVID-19 and maintain the coalition of crossover voting. elections. Whichever party wins on a new civil rights movement – are now support he received in 2016 that led Nobody knows for sure what is going election night, we need to accept the indisputably the defining issues of this to his victories in the Rust Belt. His to happen, so I might as well take a results of what will be a free and fair election. Right now, looking at the victories in swing states four years shot in the dark: Joe Biden will win election to decide our country’s leader public polls, President Trump is the ago were narrow. He must achieve with 290 electoral votes to Donald for the next four years. underdog to former Vice President Joe all three criteria in order to win on Trump’s 248. Of the swing states, We control how we respond to the Biden’s campaign. November 3rd. I see Trump carrying Texas, Ohio, results. Our democracy will survive Yes, I know the polls were wrong in It is widely assumed that the election Iowa, Florida, and North Carolina. if we remain civil and engaged. 2020 2016, and even this year, state-by- will not be decided on election night Biden will take the Rust Belt states – has been a wild ride. It’s hard to state polls show a real path to a Trump due to an overwhelming number of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and believe that we still have an election in victory within the margin of error – mail-in ballots. Pew Research Center Pennsylvania – while adding Arizona. a couple days.

VOLUME 113 • ISSUE 11 WHAT THE PHO?

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHEF PROF. RICK WARNER Chef Prof. Rick Warner’s students prepare food at a cooking class in Vietnam on a Wabash College immersion trip. Wabash students know Prof. Warner for combining his two loves: cooking and world history.

CHEF PROF. RICK WARNER of China over the centuries probably 19th centuryat the start of French This removes impurities. Some recipes | GUEST CONTRIBUTOR • In my has exerted the strongest influence colonization. The term “pho” derives call for this treatment, some do not. experience researching and writing (not always welcome) on Vietnam, and from the French “feu,” for “fire.” It There are many varieties of pho. about food, I’ve noticed that not all since 1900 the French and then the is likely that the origin of modern pho When I was on an immersion trip to countries can agree on a designated United States attempted colonial or neo- is related to the introduction of the Vietnam a few years ago with Prof. “national dish.” What would that be in colonial control. All of these places left French “pot au feu,” a classic beef stew. Thomas, I tasted pho from all three the United States? Some might claim the their impact on Vietnamese cuisine. I do not have solid evidence for this, major regions of Vietnam: north, hamburger, increasingly others would Pasta and noodles were originally but I think that some of the cooking central and south. The southern say pizza, and I would put my vote produced in China, and obviously had techniques evolved out of connections version, for example, was a little forward for the taco. a huge impact on the world’s cuisines. with French cuisine. The cusine of sweeter with fewer vegetables From what I can gather, there is Most food historians believe that a France is arguably the most influential added, perhaps influenced by U.S. more unanimity as to the national vegetarian version of pho likely dates in history, in my estimation. (Please involvement in the region. (Ice cream dish of Vietnam. The noodle soup pho to the Chinese period (3rd century BCE don’t tell Dr. Rhoades I said that!) is more popular in the south as well, is generally the only contender for –10th century CE). The French arrived The introduction of beef was critical and one local claimed that the U.S. was this prize. (It is pronounced “fuh;” if in the latter 19th century and once they in the development of the dish. In my a cause of this.) As Prof. Thomas will you know that you likely laughed at had established colonial control they experience, one of the unique cooking attest, I soon found that pho could be my title). This is a delicious broth, introduced beef as a part of the diet. techniques in making pho relates to eaten for any meal; I ate it 12 times in generally made with beef but sometimes Thus, modern pho was born around the the use of soup bones. I watched as 10 days. chicken, to which the diner adds herbs turn of the twentieth century, according members of the Vietnamese Student I am still learning to make pho and or other vegetables at the table. to most historians. group here made pho several times look forward to more lessons from The history of Vietnam has been In general, historians believe that in the kitchen of the 308, dutifully Vietnamese students in my kitchen... heavily influenced by other dominating modern pho originated in the north following the orders of their chef. One post-Covid. For the moment I’ll share a powers. Political and cultural impact of the country near Hanoi. Earliest of his practices was to bring the bones recipe that I have been developing. It’s records of the dish date to the late to a boil, then drain and rinse them. a start anyway!

Prof. Warner’s Pho -2 T coriander -Sliced spinach utes, strain and rinse -12 star anise -Others? again. Bring bones to boil Ingredients: -4 sticks of cinnamon again. Add spices, on- -3 whole cloves Method: ion and ginger. If possi- -6 inches of fresh ginger -2 T salt ble, simmer for at least root -2 T sugar -Char onion and ginger in six hours, and up to 10. -2 large onions, cut in -2 T fish sauce a 400F oven. Strain out bones and spic- half, unpeeled -Rice noodles -Toast spices in cast iron es. -5 lb. of beef knucle -2 lb. thinly sliced beef skillet. -Heat broth. Dip beef bones -Vegies to add at table: -If available, wrap in with strainer to briefly -1 lb. of oxtail if available -Mung sprouts cheesecloth or muslin cook. Serve broth with optional: 1 lb. of brisket -Thai basil or cilantro -Rinse all bones. Bring rice noodles, vegetables or other marbled beef -Sliced jalapeño peppers bones to boil for five min- and cooked beef.

DREWCohen BLUETHMANN ’22 | CAVE points out early Doesin the film, it is nearly It Again LIFE EDITOR • Last Friday, Sacha Baron impossible for him to walk around major Cohen graced the world when he cities dressed as Borat without people stepped into his character Borat after a recognizing him. So, Borat spends fourteen-year hiatus. Borat Subsequent much of the film “in disguise.” While Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe this was a bit awkward at first, it added to American Regime for Make Benefit to the film’s complexity. Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Another unexpected standout in (2020) is a much-awaited sequel to the movie was Cohen’s co-star Maria the 2006 smash-hit Borat: Cultural Baklava who played his daughter. Learnings of America for Make Benefit Baklava had several solo scenes that Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. I was made me cringe and grit my teeth as a bit apprehensive about a sequel to much or more than anything that Cohen Borat. How could Cohen do it again? did in the film. In a way, she made the Therefore, I went to the viewing with film what it is and added even more lower than necessary expectations. variability to it that was not in the first Although the movie was not quite as Borat movie. good as its predecessor, the film lived But the movie shined in the up to the previous edition reputation. aspect that Cohen addresses best, PHOTO COURTESY OF AMAZON.COM Cohen was just as hilarious playing social commentary. The goal of a the anti-Semitic, socially obtuse, and mockumentary filmed with unknowing Borat hides his face in public to avoid being noticed by fans of the 2006 filmBorat: culturally insensitive Kazakh journalist participants is to shed light on what Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Borat Sagdiyev. And more importantly, people actually think and feel, and he created a critical social commentary Cohen is a master at it. Although on the United States’ current state Borat Subsequent Moviefilm did not He shows that even in the worst of the film will have a high re-watch and created a social time capsule for have as many interviews with notable representation, there is still good to be value. It indirectly documents the year America in 2020. people as the first film, it focused said about our values and customs and 2020 and everything from election The plot of Borat Subsequent more on the individual American and even more to work on. politics, the global pandemic, and social Moviefilm centers around Borat what they think. For example, he Also, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm issues.Borat Subsequent Moviefilm lived attempting to gain the nation’s respect stayed in a cabin with two conservative works as a time capsule. Cohen and up to Sacha Baron Cohen’s Reputation. back after the Premier of Kazakhstan Texans for a few days. While they his team filmed the movie in the late Although it’s not quite as funny as the sends him to the United States to bribe did say a few things to Borat that spring and early summer. This is original, it does a better job of creating with a monkey. However, are highly questionable, they were reflected in the film’s plot. In the social commentary and political irony. after his daughter sneaks into the quick to defend women’s rights. beginning,Borat’s interactions are If you haven’t seen the movie yet, monkey’s shipping crate and eats the When Borat pushed back against the “normal.” In the next, COVID-19 hit the definitely watch it. I have tried to monkey, and he realizes that Pence is idea women have rights, the Texans nation. The film makes the pandemic a avoid spoilers as much as possible, but I impossible to reach, he changes his doubled down and explained to Borat significant part of its plot and reveals will leave you with this: Rudy Giuliani is strategy. This new plan is to deliver that women are equals. Therefore, Cohen’s improvised nature. Therefore, kinda sus. his daughter to Rudy Giuliani. As Cohen Cohen spares America, to some extent. 2 | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | THE BACHELOR CAVELIFE

IO MAEDA ’24 | STAFF WRITER • Spookyoriginal culture and climate. The opera close toTunes each other. The woodwind and demon can enjoy dancing to this kind Halloween is upon us this week. The Boris Godunov is a good example to brass instruments play up and down of music. orange pumpkins and leaves heighten appreciate his Russian music. However, sharp melodic contours like the wind Now the trumpet blows the dance- the mood of the atmosphere. We hope he died of alcoholism at the end (the blasts suddenly. The timpani drums as like melody. However, it is not bright that we will have a good refreshing reason why his face is drawn in red in if the earth shakes. like bringing sunshine to the music. time during this stressful semester. Ilya Repin’s portrait of Mussorgsky is The trombone and tuba play the It is swallowed by the spiral of the The Editor-in-Chief Austin told me to because he was an alcoholic). main melody in low pitches strongly evilness created by the strings. write something about classical music There are two versions of this piece. and slowly. The introduction of other After the trumpet’s solo, the strings related to Halloween. At first, I was a First, the original version composed instruments helps these instruments to play the melody like in modern music. little bit confused to find any relevance by Mussorgsky himself. Its irregular stand out by creating a strong contrast. Its unique accents are irregular, which between Halloween and classical rhythm and dissonances make it as It makes the audience imagine that the was unconventional at that time. It music. However, what came to my head a very rough and wild music, which most powerful demon appears from sounds like jazz by having the accents was Modest Mussorgsky’s Symphonic makes it hard to categorize as western the ground. in the weak beats, and syncopation poem “Night on Bald Mountain”. classical music. Because of that, it The music continues playing a dance- makes the audience unsettling in their A symphonic poem is one of the never had a successful performance like melody. However, it does not seats, which makes us feel bad. Or a music styles born in the Romantic while he was alive. let people try to dance because of its good piece for Halloween? period having just one movement. The The other one is the arranged version ominous sounds and texture. Abrupt The music became chaotic again music functions to portray the poetic by his friend Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov loud dissonances interjected between without any catchy melodies and it title and its explanation (e.g. a poem after Mussorgsky died. Compared the dance-like melody make it hard to ends suddenly with a short chord. or a story) emotionally to raise some to the original, the music is well understand the music. People who know this music by image into the audiences’ hearts. harmonized based on the traditional The transition part is so complex and Disney’s Fantasia (1940) or Korsakov’s Actually, this music is set in western music theory. It has been chaotic that it is hard to grasp what is arranged version will be surprised that Russia`s St. John’s Day setting during widely accepted by the audience, which happening. The strings, woodwinds, there is no peaceful music at the end. midsummer, not Halloween. However, results in people not knowing about the and brass instruments pass the main It does not welcome a beautiful sunny it still deals with evil spirits. It is original version. part to each other. However, there are morning with arising sounds made by believed in Russia that evils will appear However, this music review will almost no catchy melodies to follow, the harp. on the night of Ivan Kupala, which is discuss about the original version to which can make the audience feel This year’s Halloween might be one of the Russia’s holidays. realize its value again. There is a good left behind and overwhelmed by its more costumed because we have been Mussorgsky was born as one of recording performed by the Berlin evil power. dressing up ourselves all the time the landowner’s sons and used to be Philharmonic and conducted by Claudio The dance-like melody repeats, but by wearing masks. The weather is a serviceman. He is well-known for Abbado. It can be found on Naxos it has become completely impossible getting cold so we have to be careful composing “Pictures at an Exhibition”. Music Library, by using the Wabash to dance. Although the music is slower not to catch cold. After Halloween, He composed music that was not Lilly Library resources. in this part, the orchestration is the last month of November comes influenced by the Western European The music begins with a fast passage more magnificent, which makes the and we have to start thinking about countries but based on Russia’s by the strings playing notes that are audience be struck with awe. Only the the final exam. Thankful For From The Ramsay Water, Wabash? Archives:

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AUSTIN HOOD ’21 REED MATHIS ’22 ALEX ROTARU ’22 BLAKE LARGENT ’22 DREW BLUETHMANN ’22 BENJAMIN HIGH ’23 COOPER SMITH ’23 JOHN WITCZAK ’21 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS EDITOR OPINION EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR CAVELIFE EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR COPY EDITOR To Stand Aside is to Stand Against and do something that I had never done that you truly value or that you see as a whom I associated with. I got to learn Logan Smith ’23 in my life, and of course I was nervous. part of yourself. Luckily, I was talented about how this person felt the fear and Although I had never done anything enough that the coach made sure no one loneliness that I had felt, and how for Reply to this editorial at musical in my life, I found myself singled me out, and I had great friends several years they had struggled with [email protected] enjoying the idea of singing and dancing who accepted me and treated me like a fighting back because they felt it was with my new friends, but I only felt person, no matter my interests. a battle they were fighting alone. They this joy while I was in my show choir But, what of the other people in were truly convinced that everyone was class. When I left class, my mood show choir? Did they not feel the same against them because people like me, became very different. I was petrified fear as me? Did they not face the same who did not want to stick our necks when I was around football players or ridicule? Did they even care? One kid out for others in need, simply sat by as upperclassmen, and I treated show choir was a homosexual who had already had others insulted them and singled them like this secret that no one knew, and problems with people at school before, out for being different. ife has always been simple for me. as long as I avoided talking about it, I and actively doing something that was This is not the first time the I have grown up in a conservative would be safe from ridicule. It all worked ‘gay’ or ‘girly’ surely would not help marginalized have felt alone in a battle Ltown, with a conservative family, well until the inevitable day where I was him. Of course, life got more difficult with the majority, and certainly will and ideals that aligned with White called out by some older players on the for him, and I would bear witness to this not be the last. Mistreatment like I America. I was a racist before I knew football team who knew I was in show every day when he would come into class have shown today is the reason why I what race was, I was a sexist before I choir. This came when I decided to miss having been picked on about something no longer stand to the side while others knew sex was, and I was a homophobe football practice for a rehearsal, like different. For him it was an everyday are shamed for being who they are, before I knew the word ‘gay’ existed. I the hundreds of rehearsals I missed for struggle that he couldn’t get away and I call on my brothers of Wabash to have always been included in everything, football, and the football team found from because he didn’t have something stand united in these times of resistance while simultaneously excluding those I out about it. For the rest of that season that united him with his bullies like and struggle. Stand with your brothers did not understand. I did not consider I got the cold shoulder from several me, rather his differences were what who have been marginalized by society the feelings of the marginalized until upperclassmen, and I was often greeted intensified the hate and mistreatment and let them know they matter to you my high school years, a time in every with a ‘What’s up fag’ or a ‘Hey, fairy’ he received, and people like me were too and that you will support them when kid’s life where they decide what kind from these same players whom I looked scared of being judged again to step up society rejects them. Life is too precious of person they want to be. I was very up to. For anyone who has not felt and be his friend. to watch someone struggle when you excited to be a three-sport athlete with rejection from someone you admire, I am Not until my last two years of high have the power to stop it, and this is baseball, basketball, and football, but I here to let you know it hurts, and it hurts school did I reach out to this person something we must remember as we was even more excited to join show choir even worse when these same people and try to be their friend, after I was build a safe and inclusive community at treat you as an outcast for something confident that I would be safe no matter Wabash for generations to come. Body Positivity in Male Spaces seen as a feminine trait. We are told For the most part, I still don’t like who came and talked to get a diagnosis. Alex Koers ’23 from a young age that girls care about how I look. I find myself dreading A publication by the National Institutes hair, makeup, and nails, while boys stepping on a scale or seeing myself of Health showed that “Academic Reply to this editorial at [email protected] roll in the dirt with no mind to their in pictures. Things have gotten better papers suggest men comprise around appearance. Don’t get me wrong, five- as I have been able to process these 25% of community-based samples year-old Alex truly loved rolling in the feelings of self-deprecation, but it’s [of eating disorders], but much lower dirt. But as I grew older, I became self- still incredibly difficult to discuss when proportions (10% or less) of clinic conscious about how I looked, often to there is so much stigma on men’s body samples” (Sweeting et. all). 3/5 of men an unhealthy degree. I was always a positivity. It always feels like you are with eating disorders are not diagnosed chubby kid – 115 lbs. in fourth grade the only one dealing with this issue and not getting help. These numbers – but I never cared or noticed until I when it’s just never brought up. It’s not clearly demonstrate how men are not was 12-13. It was then that I began to always that someone directly tells you reaching out for assistance, which can hate how I looked, going on my first your feelings don’t matter; they’re just have life-threatening consequences. ’m sure everyone has seen diet at 14. Eating healthy and being literally never discussed. Making men’s struggles with eating hundreds of infographic posts on conscious of what you’re eating can do The lack of discussion has drastic disorders and body anxiety visible will I their Instagram stories. Nicely wonders for your emotional and mental effects on thousands of men across the encourage those struggling to get help, polished in a clean pastel graphics health, not to mention your physical United States. According to a study making a huge difference to thousands style, they occupy a unique and odd wellbeing. However, those benefits are done by the Journal of American College of men nationwide. corner of social media. However, while dependent on your reasons for doing Health, one in three diagnosed eating Body positivity takes many forms but one of the most common infographic so. Self-loathing never leads anywhere disorders among College students are opening a dialogue and making men’s topics of late concerns body positivity, but down, because you will never from males. If 33% of all diagnosed issues visible is the first step. I hope the slides conspicuously lack in one be satisfied with your results. The are men but 0% of the conversation to see the discussion surrounding body type of character portrayed: none of goalposts always move. includes them, how do we expect this positivity come to include men so that them are male. For me, these issues compounded problem to improve? Unfortunately, we can together improve the mental Caring about your appearance is often and led to some pretty bad places. this number only encompasses those health of our world. Let Us Play! sanitation of equipment, frequent little risk associated with COVID-19, season. The NCAC’s decision to cancel Jack Davidson testing, social distancing, temperature and sports competition has shown to the conference season has stripped ’21 checks, and mask wearing are all not have any increased effect on the student-athletes of these opportunities. examples of protocols that have been spread of the virus. So, again, the Finally, I find it baffling that Reply to this editorial at implemented to help mitigate the decision by the NCAC to cancel our the NCAC does not recognize the [email protected] spread of COVID-19. conference season looks completely reason many students attend their Secondly, I want to talk about short-sided. institutions. More than half of Wabash the effect of COVID-19 on young Next, the pandemic has worsened College’s campus participates in a college students. By no means am I mental health related issues in college- varsity sport, and I am sure other dismissing the tragedy COVID-19 has age individuals. In a September study schools in the conference share similar caused for many Americans and people conducted on college students’ mental numbers. Much of the reason students around the world. However, when health in the United States, findings attend small, liberal arts schools, focusing specifically on college-aged showed 71% of the students indicated like those in the North Coast Athletic ecently, the North Coast students, they face little to no risk increased levels of stress and anxiety. Conference, is due to the ability to Athletic Conference announced from COVID-19. According to the New Further, these students demonstrated continue playing their sport and receive R the cancellation of winter York Times, approximately 214,000 difficulty concentrating, trouble a quality education. Without athletics, sports competition and championships college students have tested positive sleeping, decreased social interaction, many students would never even in wake of the ongoing pandemic. for COVID-19 thus far. However, there and concerns about their academic consider attending these schools. By Meanwhile, high school sports has been only ONE confirmed death of performance (Son et al, 2020). Mental cancelling sports seasons, the NCAC is continue to find ways to compete, a college student stemming from the health is a major concern for student- putting its participating institutions and other NCAA divisions are finding virus. That’s .00000467% for those athletes and cancelling sports seasons at greater risk of losing a chunk of solutions as well. Even other Division doing the math. Further, a study from will pose detrimental risks to their their enrollment. Additionally, this III conferences are working towards the University of Wisconsin School mental health. Sports serve as an decision could have a major effect on solutions for their student-athletes. of Medicine examined the effect of outlet for many student-athletes and NCAC institutions’ ability to recruit for Nonetheless, the NCAC has seemingly high school sports competition on provide critical social interaction and athletics, as high-school athletes will given up on their student-athletes, who the spread of the virus. The study competition. Additionally, sports teach be reluctant to choose a conference that have worked tirelessly to compete for covered over 30,000 student athletes a plethora of valuable life lessons refuses to fight for their athletes. championships with their teammates. at 207 schools. Findings demonstrated and allow student-athletes to gain There are plenty of protocols in place While I understand the risks associated that “participation in sports is not unforgettable memories. For example, to allow for sports competition this with COVID-19, there are plenty of associated with an increased risk of look no further than the Indiana winter. College athletes face minimal ways the season can be completed COVID-19 among Wisconsin high- Hoosiers’ most recent win over Penn risk in relation to COVID-19, thus safely if the NCAC put in the effort. school athletes.” In fact, I would argue State. After Indiana’s upset victory, cancelling seasons will only worsen First, much has been learned about athletes are actually at less risk, as the players experienced a special their mental health. I urge the NCAC COVID-19 since the start of the they tend to take better care of their moment in the locker room with their to rethink their decision and find pandemic. The increased knowledge bodies and spend most of their time teammates and coaching staff, one solutions for their athletes. If high allows institutions to properly with their teammates at practices and that would not have been possible had school sports can figure it out, so can implement protocols that ensure the games. Overall, college athletes face the Big Ten not resumed their football the NCAC. Let us play! safety of student-athletes. Constant Get to Work an excuse to slack on your personal guys school in Crawfordsville, Indiana know people who could care less about Derek development. I encourage you to focus - there is not much to do here. Stop goals. Take a minute and figure out O’Connor ’21 on three things in these last few weeks telling yourself you don’t have enough where you are on the goal spectrum, at Wabash: fitness, clarity, and goals. time, get to work, and experience first and then use your newfound clarity to Reply to this editorial at Fitness. Surely you have heard by now hand the benefits of fitness. determine what you want to achieve, or [email protected] how crucial fitness is to your overall Clarity. Take some time and reflect. to put it another way, what you want to health. It offers so many benefits How are you feeling? What’s going well change. Set a daily goal, a weekly goal, including but not limited to energy, for you? What’s been a struggle for you? a monthly goal - whichever makes sense happiness, weight loss, brain health, Where have you been successful? Where for your unique situation. Once you set and better sleep (healthline.com). But can you improve? In what areas of your your mind on a goal, stick to it, and guess what, you don’t magically receive life do you need to dedicate more time reap the rewards of accomplishing that these benefits by working out once and energy? Are there parts of your challenge down the road. If you fall a week. You EARN these benefits by life you need to eliminate completely? short or get off track, pick yourself up his semester sucks,” “I can’t committing to a workout routine and You will be surprised that by simply and get back to work. wait to go home,” “The school dedicating time each day to complete observing your life from a calm and These last few weeks are a great doesn’t care about us.” Maybe your workout. Whether you lift honest mindset how much clarity you opportunity to establish a fitness T weights, practice yoga, run, stretch, will gain. Use this knowledge to steer routine, reflect on your all three of those statements are true, maybe not. Regardless, as we approach ride a bike, walk, or play basketball, your life in the right direction. life, and set goals. Don’t wait any a long winter break, use this time to you have to commit a period of time Goals. I know people who fly through longer to make the necessary changes not only complete your school work, but each day to performing that workout. their days without contemplating their to improve your life. to spend time on improving your whole Don’t tell me you don’t have enough goals. I know people who only think You will never get these last few being. This semester has been difficult time or your schedule is too busy. We about their goals and never actually do weeks back. Fitness. Clarity. Goals. Get for everyone, but don’t use that as go to (or are trapped inside of) an all the work to accomplish them. I also to work. THE BACHELOR | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | 4 NEWS Together We Rise COLE BERGMAN ’24 | STAFF WRITER • we needed to “Seek to understand This past week, Wabash SAAC and the where someone is coming from, Diversity and Inclusion Committee have regardless of if you agree.” To finish been honoring the fourth consecutive out his discussion, Greer talked about NCAA Diversity-Inclusion week. different implicit biases we may hold Wabash marked the week through in our lives, and how we can combat a collaborative campaign entitled them in different ways. “There are “Together We Rise.” Various events things that maybe we picked up have been held this week, discussing from our households growing up, or topics of brotherhood, diversity, and the media,” Greer said, “The great deliberation. thing about this though is that it is On Tuesday, the week kicked off malleable; our implicit biases can be with “My Story Matters”. This event unlearned.” was a collaboration of multiple diverse To finish out this event, Micah student athletes, creating a video Shrewsberry, the current assistant that celebrates both individuality coach for the Purdue College basketball and brotherhood. In the video, these team, and Kyle Brummett, Wabash athletes celebrated their stories, and College’s basketball head coach, met showed what it means to be at a space to have a discussion about the subject of inclusion such as Wabash College. of diversity and inclusion in sports The second day of this event, entitled and in our lives. This conversation “I’ve Got Your Back”, included a was entitled “Together We Rise: presentation by Vince Greer, the Conversation Among Friends”. current Associate Dean of Students This conversation was moderated at Claremont McKenna College. by Shannon Williams, Senior Vice Greer joined Wabash students in his President of community engagement presentation on “Dialogue vs. Debate: for The Mind Trust in Indianapolis. How to engage in healthy dialogue”. During this talk, Shrewsberry and Greer led many Wabash students in a Brummett discussed their careers discussion of issues such as inclusion, and the time they’ve spent working bias, and diversity. The presentation together before connecting it to how also helped establish ways to engage biases had affected each of them in dialogue regarding matters related in their professional and personal to diversity and inclusion, garner lives. They also discussed differences honest feedback from participants on in opinion and their differing existing knowledge, discuss comfort perspectives. levels on matters of diversity and Many of these events are still inclusion, and give tools on tangible available to be seen by Wabash active listening skills. Greer said, students. The “My Story Matters” “Ideally, this is an opportunity to video is currently on the Wabash COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING learn from one another.” Greer also Youtube channel. Also, if you would Pictured is Wabash College Basketball Coach Kyle Brumett. In the talk, he was able mentioned the importance of hearing like to watch the “Dialogue vs. Debate” to speak to how bias affects his professional and personal livelihood. others perspectives and engaging in or the “Together We Rise” discussions, a meaningful discussion. “It feels as they can be found in Wabash emails, if you’re trying to win an argument,” courtesy of Ayanna Tweedy, associate Greer said. Instead, Greer said that director of athletics.

Gatekeeper Training

LIAM GRENNON ’24 | STAFF WRITER • other. So, reaching out and helping others The Wabash Counseling Center has started within one’s limits is what Wabash men to provide a new mental health training should do,” says Wang, “We all remember program to students this year. Headed by a time where we were not okay but didn’t Jaime Douglas, the “You Can Help a Friends want to let people know, and things Gatekeeper Training” program aims to give ended worse than it could have. Thus, we students the tools needed to help friends should initiate conversations about mental who are dealing with Mental Health issues. well being and offer help to those who As a JED campus, the gatekeeper-style might need it. Even if that person doesn’t training is available to all students. accept the offer, knowing that there is We spoke to some of the students who someone there willing to help them can be participated in the program two weeks ago. tremendously helpful. Sometimes, that can Lucas Budler ’24, Mental Health save lives” Chair at Delta Tau Delta, jumped at the Training is available to all students, opportunity to participate, as it offers him something Jamie Douglas hopes more an opportunity to assist his house. “The students will take advantage of. Being able mental health training was very insightful to support one another with mental health into how we can best support our brothers is another way that Glore thinks the Wabash who battle with mental health challenges,” brotherhood can grow. says Budler, “The training session helped “We should continue to put energy me understand how to approach help, what toward the notion that Wabash truly is a to say, and when to ask for professional brotherhood and that everyone should try help for a brother or friend. I think the to make Wabash a place where people, timing of this conversation was vital and it especially men, can talk about their gave us the tools that we can use right away struggles. Whether that be mentally, on campus and beyond during this difficult physically, academically, etc.” says Glore. season.” Karson Goodman ’23 agrees that Wabash One of the most important takeaways for men should always be cognizant of one Sebastian Wang ’22 was that, “Seeking for another’s mental health, especially this help is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of year. strength.” “I think that Wabash men should step up Daren Glore ’22 says he has “Definitely to the challenge when it comes to helping noticed an increase in anxiety and general other students. We are known for leading concern this semester from seemingly the the charge and putting others before entire student body.” ourselves,” Goodman says, “It is important Wang agreed with Glore adding that, to let someone know that they always have “This is not a normal semester, many someone rooting for them no matter where students that I see are struggling with they are in their battle with mental health. mental health in many different ways.” With that being said, it is just as important Knowing when or how to reach out, to take care of our own mental health and help, and get help are all skills the program refuel because we can only pour out the teaches. Having the wear with all to help amount that we have inside.” others without sacrificing your own mental Jamie Douglas plans to continue to offer health is another important aspect of the training sessions so long as enough students training. sign up. Lasting roughly an hour and a “We should be initiators. As a half, it’s an opportunity all students are brotherhood, we ought to care about each encouraged to take advantage of.

5 | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | THE BACHELOR NEWS BACHELOR David Stewart ’85 Speaks on 301 W. Wabash Ave., HI-FIVES Together We Rise Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 Career in IP Law FIVE THINGS WORTHY we needed to “Seek to understand where someone is coming from, Twitter: @WabCoBachelor_ OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK regardless of if you agree.” To finish Instagram: wabashcollegebachelor out his discussion, Greer talked about different implicit biases we may hold EIGHT-HOUR LINES in our lives, and how we can combat EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BUILD CHARACTER? them in different ways. “There are Austin Hood • [email protected] things that maybe we picked up NEWS EDITOR from our households growing up, or Lo-Five to the Marion County Election Reed Mathis • [email protected] the media,” Greer said, “The great Board for only opening six early voting thing about this though is that it is OPINION EDITOR locations in Indianapolis. Meanwhile, malleable; our implicit biases can be Alex Rotaru • [email protected] Hamilton county, with a third as many unlearned.” SPORTS EDITOR people, has eight. We can’t quite remember what to call this, but we To finish out this event, Micah Blake Largent • [email protected] Shrewsberry, the current assistant think it rhymes with motor turpession. coach for the Purdue College basketball CAVELIFE EDITOR team, and Kyle Brummett, Wabash Drew Bluethmann • [email protected] MSM SCORES ANOTHER College’s basketball head coach, met PHOTO EDITOR to have a discussion about the subject Benjamin High • [email protected] SLAM DUNK of diversity and inclusion in sports ONLINE EDITOR and in our lives. This conversation Lo-Five to The New York Times for Cooper Smith • [email protected] was entitled “Together We Rise: publishing an online quiz where you Conversation Among Friends”. COPY EDITOR have to guess based of the contents of This conversation was moderated John Witczak • [email protected] a fridge if the person who owns it is a by Shannon Williams, Senior Vice Trump supporter or a Biden supporter. President of community engagement The purpose of The Bachelor is to serve the Next time you here journalists for The Mind Trust in Indianapolis. school audience, including but not limited to complaining that the general public administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alum- doesn’t appreciate their work, just During this talk, Shrewsberry and ni, community members and most importantly, COURTESY OF BESTLAWYERS.COM Brummett discussed their careers call to the mind this Woodward and the students. Because this is a school paper, David Stewart ’85 pictured. Throughout his career, Stewart has offered institutions like NASCAR, Hilton and the time they’ve spent working the content and character within will cater to Hotels, and Chick-fil-A in protecting their Intellectual Property. Bernstein inspired tour de force. together before connecting it to how the student body’s interests, ideas, and issues. biases had affected each of them Further, this publication will serve as a medi- JAKOB GOODWIN ’23 | STAFF WRITER the skills that Wabash instills into its in their professional and personal um and forum for student opinions and ideas. • On Wednesday, the Pre-Law Society students, particularly writing, and NEXT TIME JUST GIVE US lives. They also discussed differences Although an individual newspaper, the Board invited David Stewart ’85 for a how these skills can help prepare one A FALL BREAK in opinion and their differing of Publications publishes The Bachelor. The discussion on intellectual property law for a career in law. His major tip for Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the perspectives. and brand imaging. Stewart, a Sigma any aspiring lawyers is to learn how Hi-Five to the administration for at Wabash College Student Senate, which derives Chi and member of the Glee Club, to write short and to the point. Often, Many of these events are still its funds from the Wabash College student least trying with their “wednesday available to be seen by Wabash body. graduated with an English degree. judges are reading until the late hours night suprise” trick-or-treat session. students. The “My Story Matters” Stewart, a graduate of the Vanderbilt of the night and convoluted writing Letters (e-mails) to the editor are welcomed Maybe if we’re good boys we’ll get a video is currently on the Wabash Law School, was the last visiting may make them misunderstand. He pizza party at the end of the year! Youtube channel. Also, if you would and encouraged. They will only be published speaker for the Pre-Law Society’s fall also spoke about how thankful he was if they include name, phone, or e-mail, and are lecture series. for the way Wabash teaches critical like to watch the “Dialogue vs. Debate” not longer than 500 words. or the “Together We Rise” discussions, Stewart is a partner at well- thinking skills. Stewart said that IT’S A (BOWEL) they can be found in Wabash emails, The Bachelor reserves the right to edit letters renowned law firm Alston & Bird litigators need to be able to think on MOVEMENT! courtesy of Ayanna Tweedy, associate for content, typographical errors, and length. in Atlanta. He has practiced there their feet and organize information. All letters received become property of this director of athletics. for over twenty-five years in their Mr. Stewart then opened the lecture publication for the purposes of reprinting and/ Hi-Five to White Castle for giving trademark and copyright litigation up for questions. Students inquired or redistribution. Profanity may appear in the emloyees four hours off during election division, representing a wide variety about the Aflac Duck, wondering just publication, but only in cases of direct quote day so they can go vote. Anyone of well-known clients and protecting how far the imagery of a white talking or if profanity is necessary to the content of who’s eaten White Castle knows their intellectual property. Some of duck with a specific voice goes in the story. Please do not confuse profanity with they’re a company well accostumed obscenity. No article or picture of an obscene his clients include restaurants like copyright law. He explained that as to taking people out of comission for nature will appear in this publication. Chick-fil-A, hotel chains like Hilton, long as your duck cannot be construed hours at a time. other. So, reaching out and helping others and media conglomerates like Warner as the Aflac Duck, you might be within one’s limits is what Wabash men The Bachelor is printed every Thursday at the Purdue Exponent in West Lafayette. It Brothers and Hanna Barbera. He told okay. And when another student should do,” says Wang, “We all remember is delivered freely to all students, faculty, multiple stories of defending Aflac asked about how to use music in the WE WANT BETTER a time where we were not okay but didn’t and staff at Wabash College. All advertising when other firms would use the now- background of videos, he talked about want to let people know, and things published in the Bachelor is subject to an famous Aflac Duck. royalty-free music and how one could DRUNK FOOD ended worse than it could have. Thus, we established rate card. The Bachelor reserves He opened his discussion by talking find it on the internet. should initiate conversations about mental the right to deny requests for publication about what students should think Intellectual property, copyright, Lo-Five to White Castle for not having well being and offer help to those who of advertisements. Student organizations of about when trying to choose a law and trademark law is always changing a location in Crawfordsville. Currently might need it. Even if that person doesn’t Wabash College may purchase advertisements the only option for Wabash students at half the listed rate. school. He discussed things from and even more so in the time of accept the offer, knowing that there is location, price, and specialty and technology and social media. And the looking to wage war against their someone there willing to help them can be The Bachelor is a member of the Hoosier State how law students should attend a law is a wide-open field for anyone to digestive system is Sparks. We could and Indiana Collegiate Press Associations tremendously helpful. Sometimes, that can law school that helps them reach the explore, should they want to pursue really use an upgrade. save lives” (HSPA and ICPA). specialty they want to practice in. On it after their time at Wabash. Mr. Training is available to all students, that note, he discussed how to decide Stewart was a great guest to have, something Jamie Douglas hopes more what specialty to take and how to and everyone in attendance left the students will take advantage of. Being able choose to be a litigator or not. lecture knowing a lot more about to support one another with mental health Stewart went on to discuss some of exploring the world of the law. is another way that Glore thinks the Wabash brotherhood can grow. “We should continue to put energy toward the notion that Wabash truly is a brotherhood and that everyone should try to make Wabash a place where people, SPORTS especially men, can talk about their struggles. Whether that be mentally, physically, academically, etc.” says Glore. Karson Goodman ’23 agrees that Wabash men should always be cognizant of one another’s mental health, especially this year. Wabash and NCAC Announce “I think that Wabash men should step up to the challenge when it comes to helping other students. We are known for leading the charge and putting others before ourselves,” Goodman says, “It is important Further Athletic Suspensions to let someone know that they always have someone rooting for them no matter where they are in their battle with mental health. BLAKE LARGENT ’22 | SPORTS With that being said, it is just as important EDITOR • On October 16, Wabash to take care of our own mental health and College, in tandem with the North refuel because we can only pour out the Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), amount that we have inside.” announced the suspension of athletics Jamie Douglas plans to continue to offer practices and related activities training sessions so long as enough students from November 25 through January sign up. Lasting roughly an hour and a 1, 2021. The NCAC also made half, it’s an opportunity all students are the decision to cancel sanctioned encouraged to take advantage of. competitions and championships for winter sports. This cancellation includes non-NCAC varsity programs, such as wrestling or volleyball. In addition, all Wabash athletes will be returning home on November 25, and will not be staying throughout winter recess like normal. While fall athletic events have already been suspended, this new announcement primarily affects winter sports. Many sports have also returned to some sort of scheduled practice or workout plan in recent weeks. These sports will have until November 25 to end these activities. “We are obviously disappointed in this outcome, especially for our seniors who have worked hard to get to this point in their careers, and for all of our winter sports student- athletes,” President of the College Scott Feller said. Wabash Director of Athletics and Campus Wellness Matt Tanney ’05 also commented on the situation: “The joint NCAC and Wabash announcement on winter seasons does not foreclose the possibility of competition for winter sports programs in 2021,” he COURTESY OF NORTH COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE said. “At the risk of oversimplifying Wabash and the NCAC announced further athletic suspensions and clarifications for student athletes. All athletic activities will an incredibly complex environment, end on November 25, and Wabash athletes will leave campus on that date as well. access to reliable testing remains a critical element in evaluating our path said. “We continue to adjust teams’ are battling through an incredibly is the confirmation of Wabash’s forward. Just like many other Division small group workouts as the health unique semester, just like everyone partnership with Abbott Labs. III conferences and institutions around environment evolves on campus. else on campus. Competition is part This partnership should allow for the country, we still aspire to compete We paused workouts a week ago, of the DNA of athletics, and in its inexpensive, rapid tests for athletes, in the winter and spring.” but credit is due to our coaches on absence, it’s required countless which could allow for the scheduling of This is certainly another instance of structuring and monitoring workouts adjustments. Despite the challenges, a limited number of athletic events for negative news for Wabash athletics. so effectively this semester.” I’ve seen many ‘Wabash Always Fights’ fall and winter sports teams. In all, However, Tanney did give some hope Tanney continued: “The front of moments in the Allen Center that this new announcement is yet another for the future of Wabash athletics this the Allen Center lobby features our reaffirms, for me, the temporary that brings challenges for Wabash year: “Although the NCAA canceled ‘Wabash Always Fights’ mantra, and nature of our predicament. When the athletics this semester. And although fall championships for the academic the phrase resonates even more the time arrives, I know we’ll be ready to Wabash athletics have not yet returned year, the possibility remains that fall last eight months. I know that our compete again.” to competition, all of Wabash will teams could compete this spring,” he scholar-athletes, coaches, and staff Another plus to this announcement continue to fight together until then.

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