OCTOBER 19, 2012 sports 12 Goucher Rides to the Top SAAC Hosts Semi-Formal its participants. Though •Emily Keyes Sports Editorr the committee cannot cre- all at Goucher ate new legislation, it can brings with it count- vote on issues that, with F less social events. majority favor, can be sent On Saturday, Oct. 20 at to Geoff Miller, the Direc- 9:30pm, the Student Ath- tor of Goucher Athletics, lete Advisory Committee for approval and enforce- will host its annual SAAC ment. SAAC serves to cre- dance, a semi-formal ate a positive image for gathering that promotes athletes on campus, and a “healthy, fun atmo- events such as the upcom- sphere between athletes ing dance only enhance and non-athletes,” says this. Silverman noted that SAAC Co-President Dean last year the dance was a Silverman. Silverman great success, with over hopes the dance will help 300 students attending promote the organiza- the event. tion and “raise awareness This year he hopes to The Equestrian Team poses after the Zone IV, Region IHSA show (Photo: Laura Malone). for what it truly is.” SAAC see even more people at acts as an advocate for the the dance, and hopes that Fink thinks otherwise. “ We’re taken the upcoming show on students will take advan- •Maring Eberlein student-athlete commu- Staff Writer able to reinvent the wheel Saturday, October 27 under its tage of the opportunity to and experiment with run- wing, holding a raffle, giving nity and performs philan- he Goucher College interact in a “non-com- ning things a little differently.” away t-shirts, and providing thropic work for the great- Equestrian Team start- A large part of Equestrian free food starting at 10 AM. er Goucher community. petitive, fun atmosphere” ed its season with a T involves work on the ground, The team is extremely excited Each sports team has where all classes and types bang. After the successful from caring for the horses to for the opportunity for the rest pre-season classic, the annual between one and three of people can mingle dur- caring for those showing that of the school to come out and Tournament of Champions, representatives that at- ing the dance, which ends day. To improve on the depth support their fellow Gophers last month, the team hosted at 12:30pm, and beyond. of the team, two new mem- for the last home show of the tend board meetings and and won the very first Zone IV, bers, freshmen Erica Scott and semester. discuss issues facing the Region I IHSA show last Sun- Laura Adriaanse, were added. day, October 7. athletic department and Coach Zumbrun is excited “Everybody contributed to for all of the fresh faces on our championship ribbon that the team. She noted that it day,” said Patte Zumbrun, the can be difficult for everyone team’s head coach. Intramural Frisbee Update to adjust, but the team con- The members that showed sists of so much new talent. was a close second with 3 previous experience.” Any- contributed phenomenally as •Hallie Yarmus Putting it simply, she said, Staff Writer wins and 29 points. Wet one can just “jump right well; each rider placed no less “There’s so much potential.” Wednesday Warriors were in and pick up the sport as than third in his or her class, The entire team seems his fall Goucher Col- in third with one win and 24 they go,” stated Wilkinson. which resulted in the team’s to be taking the change well, lege began its first points total. Moon Unit was Intramural Frisbee is a point total of 45. The team too. Kaduk Sherpa, a fresh- season of Intramural in fourth with one win and time to goof off and just have now garners a five-point lead T man, said, “Coming into the over its “arch rival” the Univer- Ultimate Frisbee, initiated 14 points total. Wanna Huck? fun. The team Multiple Scor- Goucher Equestrian team sity of Mary Washington. by Oliver Wilkinson ’13. He was in fifth with 23 points to- gasms has fully embraced has been a great experience Karli Postel, Senior Team stated that he “started the tal. Multiple Scorgasms was this; they make ‘fake orgasm – everyone’s been very wel- Captain said, “ We had a great Frisbee Intramural since currently in sixth place with noises” after a good play. Ad- coming and encouraging.” start to the season this past he knew many people who no wins and 15 points total. die Maxwell ’13, captain of Equestrian is typically a very weekend. I’m very proud of could not commit to the The league has had three Wanna Huck?, a co-captain individual sport, but Fink not- the team, and I hope we can Ultimate Frisbee Club.” ed that everyone has tried to games already and there are of the varsity tennis team, continue to have a successful make the new members feel The Ultimate Frisbee only two more games be- and the Opinion editor for year!” truly connected to the team. Club is an intercollegiate fore play-offs begin -enough The Quindecim, is enjoy- The show makes the team Fink and Postel have even im- club that meets three times a time for team standings to ing her Intramural frisbee first in Zone IV, Region I. Zum- plemented weekly team work- week for practices and often switch up. The competition season. As she puts it, “My brun said, “I’m expecting at outs out of the saddle, pairing attends tournaments on the is “friendly”and the focus two worlds at Goucher are the next show, that’s at home new and old members. October 27, that we will take a weekend. Intramural games is to “provide a good break Ultimate Frisbee and ten- Fink said, “This year, as a commanding lead [in our re- are at Beldon field every from studying and an en- nis. With intramurals I get team, we’re a lot more cohesive gion].” Wednesday night at 9:15 P.M. vironment that is a lot of to merge those two. My team as one unit. I think the small Last year, the team shone The games begin at 9:30 and fun and a little less serious is full of tennis players, so I size helps that – everyone can as one of Goucher’s top ath- end at 10:45 P.M. The intra- than the Ultimate Frisbee love getting to share the fris- get to know each other better.” letic programs, winning Zone mural league currently has Club,” states Wilkinson. Zoe bee part of my life with them, The entire team is excited IV and placing 7th at the IHSA six teams: Blood Sweat and for the rest of the season to Smuckler ’13, a member of and they are all so good!” national competition. They really start moving. Zumbrun Beers, CORN, Moon Unit, Multiple Scorgasms, agrees Wilkinson hopes that fu- hope to follow that path again said, “ We’re doing so well, and Multiple Scorgasms, Wanna that the intramurals are a ture seasons will bring more this year, even with a team we plan to keep capitalizing Huck?, and Wet Wednes- “great stress relief.” The in- people and new teams. With that consists of about as many on consistency and maintain- day Warriors. At press time, tramurals are also open to such a fun and easy-going freshmen as upperclassmen. ing our current strategy, which Blood Sweat and Beers was in people who are new to the atmosphere, its popularity While some might worry has been pretty winning.” about such a young team, the lead with a total of three sport; some of the people on campus will only contin- A marketing team has sophomore Captain Joey wins and 35 points. CORN who joined this fall had “no ue to increase. [email protected] Vol. 100, Issue 4, October 19, 2012 The UINDECIMThe Independent Student Newspaper of Goucher College In This Q Club Presidents, Administration React to Revised Trips Policy “Kill the Dead, Fear the Living...” Arts page 7 President Sanford Ungar attends a Student Government Association senate meeting to answer questions. (Photo: Christopher Riley). Animal Collective Senate meeting due to a fac- and prompting a further re- was no longer under the sole Review Benjamin Snyder • ulty meeting, although she vised policy. discretion of the Dean of Stu- Arts page 7 Managing Editor noted, “it was reported back Perl “sensed that students dent Engagement.” fter a revised transpor- to [her] that SGA felt good wanted more concrete guide- Shevlin noted that while tation policy was put about the changes and the lines” and put in place the the new policy allows the Ainto effect on a one- way in which they had been 250-mile radius change to team to attend most of their year trial basis by members able to voice their concerns the policy “rather than the tournaments, some, such as of senior staff on Friday, Sep- and have their opinions tak- vague and more restricting the tournaments held at Guil- tember 28, heads of various en into consideration.” “guideline about trips outside ford College in North Caro- clubs affected by the policy The changes, according the Baltimore/DC region.” lina and SUNY - Fredonia in and Associate Dean of Stu- to Perl, were due to students Involved in those conver- New York, will be potentially dent Engagement (OSE) Em- voicing protests about the sations with Perl was Blair affected. ily Perl, who helped draft the revised policy after the SGA Shevlin ’13, the President of Shevlin said that under the policy, expressed views about meeting on September 18.