Breaking Ground

FEBRUARY 5. 2016

THE BACHELOR THE STUDENT VOICE OF WABASH COLLEGE SINCE 1908

IAN WARD ‘19/ PHOTO Board of Trustees member ‘Jay’ Williams ‘66 (middle) opens up construction for Martindale renovations. Delts Are Back! Delta Tau Delta officially begins re- BREAKING GROUND colonization process P 4 THE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO INDEPENDENT HOUSING: WHAT PROBLEMS COULD THIS BRING TO GREEK LIFE? The Perks Of Senioritis BRAND SELVIA ‘17 | STAFF WRITER • A palpable campus seeking new members, aiming to revive a air of change and development has been permeating chapter that has been in suspension following an Zurek ‘16 argues for the perks of throughout the College. At the beginning of this unfortunate incident that occurred eight years ago. taking it easy as a 2nd semester spring semester, many independent men, in an They have even pledged a few current independent exodus from the soon-to-be-renovated Martindale men as they live in the dormitories of the district senior P 6 dorm, settled into the freshly completed (and nicer- and elsewhere. than-average) Williams and Rogge Halls. Even This phenomenon raises an interesting question while the bustle of construction on the remaining about the current state of independent-fraternity structures in the new living district continues, the part relations, perhaps more specifically looking at a of the Wabash community that has been dubbed the potential shift in the population dynamic between “West Campus” firmly stands out. the two bodies of students. Preparing For Winter But there is a wind of change of another sort that Winter survival tips for students correlates with some men now residing in those dorms. In the past week, representatives from the unfamiliar with snow P 11 Delta Tau Delta fraternal organization came to SEE BREAKING, PAGE THREE

VOLUME 108 • ISSUE 15 VANMETER ‘18 FINDS UNLIKELY BACHELOR HI-FIVES HOME AT WABASH 301 W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 FIVE THINGS WORTHY AHAD KHAN ‘19 | STAFF WRITER himself fortunate enough to easily • Hailing from West Lafayette adapt to most of the things at college. OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK just thirty miles away from However, like many freshman, he had EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Crawfordsville, sophomore Jason to adapt to an immense workload. Adam Alexander • [email protected] WELCOME BACK! VanMeter ‘18 never actually knew “Each individual commitment NEWS EDITOR Congratulations to the fraternity of much about Wabash during his high in college requires so much more Benjamin Johnson • [email protected] Delta Tau Delta and their recolonizing school days. “Wabash was a perfect attention. That’s difficult to adjust to OPINION EDITOR members on their return back home to fit for me but I didn’t know it existed and balancing time can be tough.” Wabash. Good luck to students, alumni, for a long while.” VanMeter said. VanMeter said. Ty Campbell • [email protected] administration, and fraternity leaders Like many high school students, he VanMeter is not only taking care SPORTS EDITOR involved in the transitioning process. was not too sure about where he of his academics but he has adopted Michael Lumpkin • [email protected] The brotherhood missed you, Beta wanted to go. “A lot of my friends the “living humanely” aspect of the CAVELIFE EDITOR Psi Chapter. were thinking about going to Purdue College’s mission statement as an Joseph Reilly • [email protected] but I wanted to go someplace small important aspect of his life. During CATS FIND A SAFE HAVEN and move out of West Lafayette.” freshman year, he was involved PHOTO EDITOR VanMeter said. in setting up Dance Marathon on Colin Thompson • [email protected] AT WABASH He wanted to go to a place where it Wabash’s campus. Dance Marathon COPY EDITOR Student email inboxes were filled with was easy to access the professors and is an organization that raises funds emails about lost cats in Crawfordsville Benjamin Wade • [email protected] where he could effectively develop for Riley Children’s Hospital. Riley earlier this week. Noting that the BUSINESS MANAGER relations with everybody around is one of the many hospitals that Gentleman’s Rule mandates felines be him. All these things attracted him to belongs to the Children’s Miracle Patrick Bryant • [email protected] treated with respect, Wallies set aside visit Wabash and that was the time Network - a national organization BACHELOR ADVISER their textbooks in the hopes of reuniting his perspective about the College that helps hospitalized children cope Howard Hewitt • [email protected] all of Montgomery County’s lost cats with changed. VanMeter enjoyed his first with struggles of life. their owners. This event drew attention to visit so much that he came back a “I try to keep myself as busy as The purpose of The Bachelor is to serve the the fact that Wabash does not admit cats, several other times for further visits. possible because I want to get as school audience, including but not limited to but Wallies still care for them deeply. We Each of those visits helped him in much as I can from this place. You administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alumni, may not be able to find them, but Wabash developing an understanding of the do not come to Wabash and not put community members and most importantly, the men sure do like to talk about them, and Greek system and he got acquainted forth your best.” VanMeter said. students. Because this is a school paper, the con- the whole student body will surely be with Beta Theta Pi. He rushed Beta in His current goal is to raise $15,000 tent and character within will cater to the student alerted if one is found on campus. the spring of his senior year of high for Dance Marathon by February next body’s interests, ideas and issues. Further, this school and chose to accept his bid. semester. As the President of Dance publication will serve as a medium and forum for GROUNDHOG PREDICTS Marathon, he expressed satisfaction student opinions and ideas. AN EARLY SPRING over how everything was going in Although an individual newspaper, the Board Turns out the groundhog was right... or “You do not come terms of collecting funds. maybe not? It seems that just when we of Publications publishes The Bachelor. The In addition to Dance Marathon, Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the can feel spring outside, mother nature to Wabash and not VanMeter was the Treasurer of the decides that she isn’t ready to let go of Climbing Club last year and this year Wabash College Student Senate, which derives winter. Then again, hasn’t that always he was selected as the President. its funds from the Wabash College student body. been the good old Indiana weather we put forth “[Climbing is] a hobby that I Letters (e-mails) to the editor are welcomed and know and love. I guess not even a psychic picked up last semester and I want encouraged. They will only be published if they groundhog can predict the weather your best.” to keep doing it. Climbing can be an include name, phone, or e-mail, and are not lon- because it is simply unpredictable in our expensive sport so it’s really cool that ger than 300 words. beloved state. JASON VANMETER ‘18 college pays for all the expenses.” VanMeter said. The Bachelor reserves the right to edit letters for THANKS STUDENT He is actively involved in German content, typographical errors, and length. All letters received become property of this publication SENATE! As a freshman VanMeter arrived Club and does event planning for on campus with the intention of the club. He is also the rush chair of for the purposes of reprinting and/or redistribu- Recently, the Student Senate purchased tion. Profanity may appear in the publication, athletic equipment for check out. Thanks pursuing a degree majoring in both Beta. He advised students to keep Political Science and Financial their minds open about everything as but only in cases of direct quote or if profanity is Senate, for getting us something we will necessary to the content of the story. Please do actually use. More people alone have Economics. However, his plans soon trying new things is an integral part changed and he decided to opt for of the learning experience and the not confuse profanity with obscenity. No article used the equipment than attended last or picture of an obscene nature will appear in this year’s National Act! a German and Economics double Wabash experience. major instead. For one of his German “You might already have a great publication. courses, he got a chance to visit idea about where you want to go The Bachelor is printed every Thursday at the SIG CHI IS ON FIRE? Germany and cites the trip as one of but one experience at Wabash Purdue Exponent in West Lafayette. It is deliv- We would like to extend a hand of the best experiences of his career at can change a lot of things for ered freely to all students, faculty, and staff at congratulations to the Sigma Chi fire Wabash. VanMeter really appreciated you.” VanMeter added. He further Wabash College. All advertising published in The alarm for going off at midnight this past this aspect about Wabash; that it explained that this does not mean Bachelor is subject to an established rate card. weekend. Rumor has it that the fire alarm requires students to show proficiency at all that students should not work The Bachelor reserves the right to deny requests was triggered by the excessive amounts in at least one language besides hard. In fact, he suggested that for publication of advertisements. Student of testosterone in the house, and began English. if both things go hand in hand, organizations of Wabash College may purchase sounding which disrupted all of the Transitioning from high school students will be able to avail much advertisements at half the listed rate. brothers during their nightly wrestling to college can be tough. Many more opportunities. Jason VanMeter contests. Hopefully someone fixes that students report that there are huge was the recipient of Paul T. Hurt The Bachelor is a member of the Hoosier State malfunction since it is bulking season. adjustments to make as freshman Freshman Achievement Award for and Indiana Collegiate Press Associations (HSPA here at Wabash. VanMeter however, excellence in curricular and extra- and ICPA). said the opposite and considered curricular activities.

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Of course, Wabash College, for a number ‘There’s definitely correlation between the of years, has seen a rise in the number of two entities because you have these new students who prefer independent life, citing housing units,” he said. “Even with Delt the current 49-51 rounded percentage in coming back, there’s still more competition narrow favor of the fraternities. Even so, the for students who are coming in.” construction of the new living district and In light of the push-and-pull that occurs the renovation of Martindale has prompted when the new freshmen class is ringed concerns among fraternities as the College in, Stucker, in agreement with other continues on a course of revamping fraternity brothers and officials, said that Wabash’s façade. misappropriation is a key element in the Associate Dean of Students Marc new independent housing having a better Welch, who is also a Delt, understands “lure”. “It’s like, ‘Oh, how are we going to that the return of Delta Tau Delta could sell the way our house looks?’,” he said, mark a shift. “At Wabash, a lot of times citing Beta’s plight as needing renovation we associate fraternity membership with for a house that is fifteen years old; a job residential living,” Welch said, meaning which, according to him, is overdue. In that fraternity brothers can always live, addition, Stucker related that Wabash’s eat, and study together under the same fraternities have seen a trend in recent roof. But even while the Delts are not years where continuous pledge classes seeking to immediately occupy Cole Hall, have had fewer “fraternity guys” and more he emphasized that they will bring a new “non-fraternity guys”. It is here that he concept of membership. “(The fraternity’s makes a possible connection as to why reinstatement) gives us an opportunity to they do not stay. have a whole new idea of what a fraternity At the end of the day, Stucker stated that is,” Welch said. “Delt uses a modern if the College wants its fraternities to have fraternity, which at some campuses a prevalence with incoming and current means residential living, others not.” students, and to be more competitive in At least until the fall of 2016, new Delts recruitment, the powers-that-be should will be living among other independent consider the renovations of the older students, but will be considered fraternity fraternities, and spread the wealth in the men nonetheless. prioritization of renovation efforts. “You In looking at the bigger picture of can sell the brotherhood, you can sell the COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING / PHOTO fraternity-independent populations, G.P.A., you can sell the social life, you can Welch emphasized that Delta Tau Delta’s sell the campus involvement,” Stucker New housing on the west side of campus has top-of-the-line technolgy in its new dorms. reinstatement would likely lead to an said. “But the thing that is getting harder increase in the number of men who pledge and harder to sell is the conditions of the fraternities. “I think that we would see a houses.” shift into more guys into a fraternity,” he But there are positive voices in this said, but also noting that even a general controversy. Though they are residents of increase in student enrollment would Williams Hall and are now pledges to Delta mean only a continuance of the population Tau Delta, both Brandon Arbuckle ’19 standards on both sides. and Cory Leuters ’19 were able to provide This is where the general revamping of constructive thoughts on their role in a the landscape comes further into play, as larger issue. the attractiveness of an updated Martindale Even as he sees the shift that the and a modern setting in the new halls chapter’s reinstatement can bring to the attracts independent-minded men. “(The population dynamic, Leuters expressed construction) gives us and the students that only a mere title change makes him more flexibility,” Welch said. “If you look different from any Wabash independent. at the designs in the halls and lodges and “(The Delts) are independents, and the the redesign of Martindale, I think that fraternity is built on a foundation of a common theme throughout has been independent men,” Leuters said. “So it’s ‘options’”. As such, he also related that this going to be nothing different for anyone commonality entails an “opportunity” to joining the fraternity, because they are all increase overall enrollment, and perhaps either people we’ve lived with, or shared ensure a period where the filling of empty the title of being independent men with.” independent beds doesn’t become a strain. Even as he is now a Delt, he suggested that From a fraternity perspective, the he is still a Wabash man, and that he sees renovation of Martindale and the building no issue with fraternity and independent of the West Campus presents a potential men studying, playing, and laughing concern when it comes to pledging new together as such. members. But even as the new halls are For his two cents, Arbuckle reverted back still being built, any definite conclusions to a sentiment that was extended to him seem premature at this point. “It’s too before his ringing in as a Wabash Man. early to tell,” said Kyle Stucker ’17, Beta “One of the things that they told us coming Theta Pi’s current president. “Honor was (that) there is no problem between Scholar Weekend hasn’t happened yet, independents and fraternities”. If that Freshman Saturday hasn’t happened yet. understanding was incentive enough for We really don’t know what the size of the him to be a part of the brotherhood, being rush class is going to be like”. Of course this on either side, preserving those good ties would be difficult to assume, but Stucker can only mean more graces for the College also suggested that there is a connection. and its community.

THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 3 DELTS STARTING FRESH STEVEN BAZIN ‘18 | STAFF WRITER founding fathers. “The main goal that this the idea of Greek life to a modern context, new colony, and mark the beginning of the • After almost a year of deliberation and group will have is becoming a chapter,” said focused on fraternity and community process to become a fully recognized chapter. rumors, the Delta Tau Delta fraternity Kyle Yarawsky, director of growth from the outreach. Like all members of the Greek Any interested Wabash men can stop by the has officially begun to re-establish itself at Delta Tau Delta fraternity, “When we finish system, Yarawsky feels the Animal House Sparks Center Monday through Friday from Wabash. Recruiters from the national office up here at the end of these four weeks, this stereotype needs to be laid to rest. 9 a.m to 2 p.m, or the Lilly Library Monday of the fraternity have been on campus for the group will be considered a colony, which is While the long term goals are still very through Friday from 2 p.m to 5 p.m to learn last two weeks. Overall, the campus has been the term we use for a brand new chapter. much undecided, the future founding fathers more about the fraternity. supportive of welcoming the organization Over the course of the next year, the colony of the Delta Tau Delta back to campus, and many members of the will be working to meet charter requirements, fraternity believe that their community, both in and out of the Greek essentially building the organization from the reputation will precede system, are excited about the effects the Delta ground up.” them moving forward. It Tau Delta fraternity will have on campus. The challenge of rebuilding such an is no secret that Delta Tau Currently, the Delts have recruited a organization is what drew a few of the new Delta was a well-known surprising number of 29 Wabash men in founding fathers to the fraternity in the first fraternity when it was on their short time here. Unlike most rush place. “It’s great to have this opportunity campus. “I was told that processes on campus, students from every to make a fraternity whatever I want it to everyone knew you were a class are invited and encouraged to rush be, and whatever my brothers and I felt is Delt here. Everyone could Delta Tau Delta. The fraternity has already necessary at Wabash…” said David Vavrinak kind of pick you out,” drawn in many of the active independent ‘19, one of the future founding fathers of the Vavrinak said. To some students who may have missed out on the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. “I think it’s great to extent, the reputation of the Wabash fraternity experience thus far. Like have this start, and we can then move in any old Delta Tau Delta chapter any fraternity, Delta Tau Delta is looking to direction we want.” will carry on through its recruit men who are academically successful, “While still carrying the name, it’s kind latest iteration. involved on campus, and are of high moral of a reincarnated version of [Delta Tau Delta Tau Delta will character. The recruitment process is already Delta]…The unique opportunity here is that hold its official colonizing gaining momentum. ,despite our long and distinct history here on ceremony on February 19 The recruiters only plan to be on campus campus, the men that we recruited…have at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. All for four weeks. Two of those weeks have the opportunity to create something new members of the Wabash already passed. From that point, the on campus and recreated Delta Tau Delta community are welcome COLIN THOMPSON ‘17/ PHOTO re-establishment of the Delta Tau Delta in a way that they see fit,” Yarawsky said. He to attend. This ceremony fraternity will be in the hands of its new hopes that the chapter will help to update will officially recognize the National representatives from Delta Tau Delta recruit in Sparks.

4 | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | THE BACHELOR ENTREPRENEUR SUMMIT BRINGS MARSHALL NOMINATED FOR NAACP AWARD IAN ARTIS ‘16 | STAFF WRITER • Known was also awarded a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy BIG NAMES TO WABASH for his sharp and well-versed insights on Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship from the BEN JOHNSON ‘18 | NEWS EDITOR of all the speakers urban Chicago and black life, Visiting Poetry Foundation. “I like how he uses • Tomorrow will mark the 5th Annual that will be present Assistant Professor of English Nathaniel Chicago as an emotion or a character,” said Entrepreneurial Summit, which will tomorrow, nine of Marshall has recently been nominated Immanuel Mitchell-Sodipe ’18, a student be held in the Fine Arts Center starting them will be alumni, for the NAACP Image Awards. The Image of Marshall’s. “At one time, it can be very at 8 a.m. and expected to last until 3 which will offer a Awards were established by the National hard, and violent, but at the same time, p.m. Being the only college to host great opportunity for Association for the Advancement of Colored it can become very soft and nostalgic.” a entrepreneur summit in the state of students to connect People to award outstanding achievements Marshall utilizes Chicago as a central figure Indiana, students from 14 other schools with other Wabash in film, television, music and literature made in his work, employing a sense of nostalgia across the state are expected to join men. “Once again, by people of color, although non-people for those who may have had similar Wabash students as they will hear from this is Wabash alums of color are not barred from nomination. experiences. experts in all aspects of the business world. showing love to their Roland Morin ‘91 Awardees include Beyoncé, Common, and While Marshall’s work is his own, he The theme of this year’s summit will college and wanting John Legend. Marshall has been nominated does have outside influences that have be medical technology, as it has been one to help students in the “Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry” shaped his voice. “I have a lot of influences, of Indiana’s most vibrant and successful stand on their shoulders and go forward,” category for his book “Wild Hundreds”, a but some of the biggest are Gwendolyn industries; however, the expertise of the Morin said. “As a Wabash student, what reference to an area on the far south side of Brooks, Lucille Clifton, and A. Van Jordan,” speakers range anywhere from marketing alumni is not going to add you on Linkedin? Chicago in which he lived. “For the award, Marshall said. Music, specifically the black and finance to patent law. Roland Morin What alumni is not going to want to talk to my press submitted the book, and it was tradition of hip-hop, have shaped Marshall ‘91, Director of the Center of Innovation, you and help you succeed?” selected by a panel of my peers,” Marshall too, as the poetic forms of rhythm and Business, and Entrepreneurship (CIBE) is The final keynote speaker is Stacy said in a statement via e-mail. meter are rooted in music. “Rappers like excited about the caliber of success and Enxing Seng, who has a popular The book has been noted for its frank Pharoahe Monch experience the speakers bring to this year’s reputation throughout the medical discussion of themes relating to living as a and Black Thought summit. “All the speakers combined hold technology world and the greater black man not only on the gritty streets of have influenced me almost 100 patents,” Morin said. “We have business world. Seng was recently Chicago, but operating as a black man in as well,” Marshall Harvard Business School graduates, Kelley elected to the board of directors of Hill- the world. “This book talks a lot about my said. The awards School graduates, CEOs, presidents all Rom Holdings, Inc. Prior to that, Seng hometown, Chicago. It discusses a lot of will be aired on Feb. coming to talk. Every single one of them served as President of Vascular Therapies themes of black life, masculinity, hip-hop, 5, 2016 at 9/8c on are heavy hitters.” at Coviden and President at ev3, inc. love, and urban violence,” he said. The TVOne, a channel Some alumni speakers include Brian To cap off the day, there will be a panel book has picked up a significant amount of with programming Ferrar, who has written six books on finance discussion moderated by Jim Dreher ‘85 attention, garnering an award from the Black geared towards the and is founder of Maven Wave and Rod who is Founder and Managing Partner of Caucus of the American Library Association African American Kinley, who holds over 30 patents and is the Option3 LLC. as “Best Poetry Book of the Year”. Marshall Community. Nathaniel Marshall current President of Aethlon Medical. Out

THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 5 OPINION WELCOME, FORMER REPUBLICANS! ven though the Iowa Caucuses to worry though: despite what you may person’s religion shouldn’t dictate just finished up this past Josh have been told, the L-word really isn’t whether or not another person has EMonday, we’re already nearly a Bleisch ‘16 a dirty word. It means that we believe access to contraceptives (That’s true year into what has proven to be one of that government isn’t always working religious liberty). We’re not here to the most fascinating election cycles to Reply to this column at against us. In fact, we liberals believe take away your guns, but we believe date. While there is some intrigue in the [email protected] that government can actually be a force that there should be commonsense race for the Democratic nomination, of good in people’s lives, protecting checks on anybody who wants to buy the real excitement comes from the its citizens in many more ways than one, wherever they buy it. And we know Republicans. There’s the Trump just militarily. that what this country has become candidacy that refuses to go away, Now let’s get something straight: wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for the supporting the maxim that no press is liberals don’t simply want to tax the hell hard work and ingenuity of immigrants bad press and defying all logic with poll out of you and make everything free— who came here with a dream and numbers that improve with each new actually want. You’ve probably always not even Bernie Sanders. Seriously! were given an opportunity. We want a deplorable comment he makes. Then considered yourself a conservative, but What we believe is that there are serious solution to immigration issues we have Ted Cruz, whose theocratic the particular brand of conservatism people out there who are in much more that acknowledges the humanity of the domestic policy and wish to “carpet- offered up by these front-runners is difficult situations than others. And we individuals it affects. bomb” half the world into oblivion just way too much. The nobody-is- believe that they deserve our help in the If what I just went through sounds is hard to stomach for even the most safe fear mongering and xenophobia form of social services. To pay for that more appealing than the often- hawkish conservatives. Meanwhile, Jeb! just isn’t what you subscribe to. The help, we request a bit more from the nonsensical viewpoints spewed by the Bush has lagged far behind, failing to Party of Trump, who is polling over 30 most fortunate among us, because they Republican frontrunners in the last drum up the excitement of even Ben percent nationally, is not your father’s are able to more comfortably bear the few months, welcome to the team! The Carson—and that’s saying something. Republican party. burden. That’s all it is; we still believe in Hoosier State can always use more To those of you who grew up as a But do not be afraid, there is another free-market capitalism, but not without Democrats! If after all this you’re still Republican because your parents and option! There is a large section of the its checks and safeguards. not quite with us, that’s fine. Intelligent everybody you knew were Republicans, country that will welcome you with On many other more social issues, people can disagree, and make each you now may be reconsidering your open arms, rather than threaten to you’re probably already with us. other better for it. Just know that we’ll political allegiances. And that’s OK! build a wall or deport you just because Marriage equality is now the law of always welcome new members as the That circus that we see on cable you’re a little different from us. We’re the land, and we have no intentions GOP continues to hook sharply to news every is what primary voters called the liberal Democrats. No need of changing that. We believe that one the right. SHOOT FOR THREE his semester, I am what one schedule consists of six semester of doing schoolwork every single day “ may describe as “checking Mason four classes and two with five classes. because there isn’t much else to do… Tout.” Or “coasting by.” Or my Zurek ‘16 Naturally, to have a second semester and because there is a mountain personal favorite: “a lazy bum.” My senior year with only three classes of it and we all want to graduate. list of television shows to watch is Reply to this column adds an extra semester with five. I’d like to go out making as much currently sitting in the mid-30s and at mnzurek16@wabash. While the extra work may be horrible memories as possible with my fellow I would like to whittle that down to edu at the time, it pays dividends. Wallies before I leave. I didn’t pick the teens if at all possible before the Presumably, these next few months this school solely for an education; semester is over. (On a side note, are the only time I’m going to be I picked it for the friendships I the upcoming Gilmore Girls Netflix able to fully relax until I retire in observed. I have already gotten revival shot up to the top of the 50 years. Furthermore, as cliché as quite a lot out of the education, but must-watch list for me, and it should it is, there’s a good chance I won’t I still want some more time with for every single one of you as well.) bank account update. see some guys I’ve known my whole my brothers. I attend class Tuesday-Thursday Why do I bring this up? To brag career here besides the occasional I’m looking at this semester as a with Senior Colloquium as my only about how ludicrously relaxing my reunion. Wabash prides itself on nice gap; my school years are past Wednesday class. I’ll probably know last few months are at this College the strength of the brotherhood and my future career waits. This all the Cactus bartenders on a first- that has sucked the literal blood, crafted here; the bonds formed provides a nice transition. Wabash name basis by the time I graduate. sweat, and tears from me these past through the rigor of shared academic is more than just a place to learn. Honestly, there are only two negatives three years? (Yes, blood is realistic. and societal challenges. Make no It’s a place to grow, build lasting to being a three class second Paper cuts hurt like hell.) To be fair, mistake attending this school is a relationships, and create memories. semester senior: the impending doom yes in a little part to boast, but mostly challenge. At a time when many of I would suggest everyone try and get of the “real world” and the gentle to educate those planning out the rest our peers are out partying in a big a three-class second semester senior sobbing that accompanies my weekly of their Wabash careers. A normal college town, we’re stuck in C’ville year to make those memories.

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ADAM ALEXANDER ‘16 BENJAMIN JOHNSON ‘18 TY CAMPBELL ‘16 MICHAEL LUMPKIN ‘18 JOSEPH REILLY ‘18 COLIN THOMPSON ‘17 BENJAMIN WADE ‘17 PATRICK BRYANT ‘16 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS EDITOR OPINION EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR CAVELIFE EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR COPY EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER

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t a College whose tuition sits decide what internships to pursue and do what will come your way during just over $50,000 a year, Wabash Jack over the summers. How does one navigate you time here at Wabash. Set backs A students are no strangers to Kellerman ‘18 through all this? Any casual search on the could be blessings in disguise. When I scarce resources. As rare as money may Internet will lead you to opinion pieces foolishly try taking on five courses while Reply to this column at person’s religion shouldn’t dictate seem at Wabash, this is not the most rare that help you prioritize different projects simultaneously going through pledgeship, [email protected] whether or not another person has resource to Wabash students. Time in and daily tasks of a normal day at the I decided I needed to drop a harder course access to contraceptives (That’s true these fleeting semesters is the most rare office. But how does this translate over to and pick up a half semester course on the religious liberty). We’re not here to comity a student has. Students are faced those in college; how do we prioritize our philosophy of commerce. If it wasn’t for take away your guns, but we believe with prioritizing their time at college. time the next four years here at Wabash the change in schedules, I might not have that there should be commonsense Time is money. However you choose to College that will mold our next forty? The ever taken the course that had one of the checks on anybody who wants to buy spend your time during the week reflects answer is it doesn’t. most profound impacts on the way I think one, wherever they buy it. And we know your interest, your priorities, and your Unfortunately, there is no right answer. and analyze the world around me. While I that what this country has become investment in your future. You spend time trade-offs and tensions. He is forced to But one thing is certain: you will never felt defeated that I couldn’t do everything wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for the exercising for your health, studying for speculate on what is near and dear to him know if you never try. The best thing I wanted, I found the experience to hard work and ingenuity of immigrants your academic success, hanging out to and make judgments based on who he you can do for yourself is to stay busy, be transformative. who came here with a dream and foster your life long friendships. thinks he is, and decide what is conducive ambitious, and open-minded. Stay Don’t be afraid to invest your time into were given an opportunity. We want a As many Wabash students know, to his long-term happiness. busy doing what you love. If you don’t something new. You can only speculate serious solution to immigration issues and I’ve come to find to be true, you I wish I could tell you that you can do love doing it, don’t do it. It’s just that the returns; you can never truly know until that acknowledges the humanity of the just can’t do it all. You can’t super stack everything you set out to accomplish simple. You don’t have precious time to you try. If you find the return is not worth individuals it affects. your schedule and maintain a high here at Wabash. I wish I could tell you frivolously spend it on something you the investment, stop investing your time. If what I just went through sounds enough G.P.A. for post-graduate school that there won’t be hard times where you are forcing yourself to partake in. Don’t If you find an investment of your time is more appealing than the often- or a prestigious entry level position, be might question who you are and what invest your time in something that makes yielding high returns, perhaps invest more nonsensical viewpoints spewed by the involved in a multitude of clubs and you are doing. There are people who plan you unhappy. time. Look into leadership opportunities, Republican frontrunners in the last activities, be active in your house and its their whole lives around being doctors Stay ambitious. Always look for a way and be an agent of change to bring your few months, welcome to the team! The brotherhood, and spend time diffusing the or lawyers, athletes or broadcasters, to improve your living units, your clubs, interest in a club or field to the next level. Hoosier State can always use more stress that has been building up all week and come to find that it wasn’t what your sports teams, and your alma mater. You may change a lot the next four Democrats! If after all this you’re still with your friends or brothers. Something they thought it was, that perhaps their This will in return improve you by refining years. But as long as you do what you not quite with us, that’s fine. Intelligent has to give. Whether that’s less study time, attributes are better suited elsewhere. This you with experiences. Nothing is more enjoy, explore what you don’t know, and people can disagree, and make each less sleep (which can lead to a plethora is tough; I’ve seen people close to me go rewarding than feeling as if you left a always seek fulfillment, there is no way other better for it. Just know that we’ll of problems in its own right,) less time through some serious self-evaluations. lasting impact for the betterment of the you can let these fleeting semesters fly by always welcome new members as the making memories, or less time chasing You will have to choose your major, people around you. without discovering what will make you GOP continues to hook sharply to girls, every Wabash man must face these prioritize your extra-curricular activities, Stay open minded. You never know taste contentment. the right. IMPLICATIONS OF SECRECY SHOOT FOR THREE he very word ‘secrecy’ is If we take a step back and realize it to become a gentleman? Is it to become doing schoolwork every single day “ repugnant in a free and open William how important secret societies are to a better scholar? If we find ourselves because there isn’t much else to do… T society…” These words that Kelly ‘18 our fair College, we will then realize going against our roots, then we must be and because there is a mountain escaped the lips of John F. Kennedy in the importance of rethinking how we willing to adapt back to those roots. of it and we all want to graduate. 1961 are still valuable today. Perhaps Reply to this column at operate them. The foundation of Wabash I reiterate, I am not for allowing I’d like to go out making as much now more than ever societies, fraternal [email protected] College is filled with prestigious societies individuals to freely join a fraternity, memories as possible with my fellow organizations, and groups that classify as in groups such as our fraternities, our group, club, or organization. I believe Wallies before I leave. I didn’t pick even the least bit secretive are threatened academic honor societies, and the Sphinx in this sector of capitalistic ideals and I this school solely for an education; with elimination. This is not because what Club. These societies fuel the identity believe in working hard for your dreams. I picked it for the friendships I they do is necessarily wrong in nature, but that is Wabash College. Unfortunately However, where do we draw the line observed. I have already gotten the fact that our community borders on in today’s society, a college like Wabash between working hard and hazing? quite a lot out of the education, but needing to know every activity that goes is under more and more scrutiny and Why not properly educate individuals I still want some more time with on in the world. Here at Wabash College, we share with our friends. Let’s not beat examination for the slightest slip-up. Any about the roots of your organization? my brothers. we are not invincible. around the bush here. Our society is event, activity or party that goes wrong Team building and leadership activities I’m looking at this semester as a We have much to be proud of here at not ignorant. We know that colleges/ is reason to have that society shutdown. are outstanding ways to better an nice gap; my school years are past Wabash College. Outstanding academics, universities do it, who does it “the best,” Each student at Wabash is aware of these individual with skills that last beyond and my future career waits. This faculty, students, athletics, facilities; you and the legends that have come out of it. risks through examples like Delta Tau Wabash College. provides a nice transition. Wabash name it, we most likely have some of the It is easy to get caught up in the deadly Delta and the talks given by Dean Raters Wabash men are too polished, too is more than just a place to learn. best if not the best of it. However, through “we went through it, so you should too” and Mr. Woods; however, do we truly stop educated to fall into the same trap our It’s a place to grow, build lasting our success have we lost sight of the cycle that we all know of. Believe me, I and think about the real implications? collegiate counterparts have fallen victim relationships, and create memories. possibilities of failure? am all for having an individual earn their These implications are why we should to. We know that hazing, in its various I would suggest everyone try and get A simple detour in the path of success way into a society, club, fraternity or rethink the way we run our dearly beloved forms, can damage an individual, a a three-class second semester senior can be summed up in one word. Hazing. organization. Hard work should pay off. secret societies. We must be conservative career, and our College. Wabash College year to make those memories. Most people in society know how to But is hazing the only way? Does hazing and smart with our actions. We must be is a brotherhood that works hard, picks define hazing, who participates in it, why make that individual better in character, willing to change with society while still each other up, and never lets any Wabash they do it, and the “cool” directions you in leadership, in morality? That can be staying true to our roots as a College, as man fall behind. We are bigger in spirit can go with it. Many hazing activities a question you answer within your own a fraternity, or as an organization. What than the majority of the schools in the become legendary: fairy tale stories that moral compass. is the true meaning behind this club or country, but let us not be smaller in transform into tales of our manhood fraternity I am involved in? Is it to lead? Is morality and sense. THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 7 SOPHOMORE INTERVIEWS, BACHELORIZED

BENJAMIN WADE ‘17 | COPY However, not all the questions during that we’re all Wabash students, about and are always looking for a new EDITOR • As a general rule of thumb, Sophomore Interviews are completely we’re guaranteed to have differing perspective on campus life and the interviews induce stress, wrack nerves, realistic. One of the most common opinions on every topic under the world in general.” and overall present an intimidating questions involves what a student sun. Surprisingly though, these three Because we are Wabash students, concept. You’re normally forced to would do if they had a magic wand and sophomores agreed on something: we constantly strive to get better dress up, sit down across from a person could change anything about campus. they all would like to see more student at everything we do. For the you’ve never met before, and answer As you can imagine, everyone had feedback and involvement with our administration to become better, deep and ambiguous questions like something very different in mind; “I beloved campus newspaper. they conduct annual interviews with “what are your goals in life?” or “what would foster an environment of friendly “I would change the amount of a class that is halfway through their is your spirit animal?” However, the cooperation to assist students in feedback we get from the campus and college experience. Unfortunately College’s annual Sophomore Interviews improving each other,” Cavelife Editor wish it were more,” Lumpkin said. for The Bachelor, we don’t have the provide a different experience for Joseph Reilly ‘18 said. “Hearing from students regarding ideas luxury of mandatorily interviewing Wabash students by asking them much Alternatively, Johnson said, “I wish for the paper, what they like and don’t 900 students to find out what we need shallower questions: “what do you we had stronger ties with the greater like, and what they’re interested in is to do differently. Instead, the only way want to declare as your major” and Crawfordsville community. We have what really makes a newspaper great.” we can get better is feedback from “what has your experience at Wabash our volunteer days where we go out into Reilly backed this up, saying, “We you, our reader. So if you’re curious been like so far?” While these questions the community and do philanthropy already have a large staff, but as the about anything on this campus or might be easy for some, others have to work but I still feel that there is some Student Voice of Wabash College, have a new perspective to offer, feel think long and hard before responding. wall between citizens of Crawfordsville we can always have more people free to join us. Who knows; you might Following the spirit of Wabash and our and Wabash students.” contributing. We write stories about end up conducting an interview of love of tradition, The Bachelor decided However, purely due to the fact things that the students are interested your own. to conduct our own sophomore interviews to investigate sophomores true thoughts concerning sophomore interviews, The Bachelor, and a few other topics. For freshmen readers, early spring semester every year, each member of the sophomore class meets briefly with either Dean of Students Michael Raters ’85 or another staff or faculty member. Not only do sophomores declare their major during these interviews, but they also answer questions regarding their experiences thus far at Wabash. But what do people, specifically the staff of The Bachelor, really think about this whole process and some of the questions that are asked? Obviously, some view the interviews in a very positive light. “I think it’s great that Wabash is so invested in the students’ input,” News Editor Benjamin Johnson ’18 said. “It’s really what separates Wabash from other colleges. Students here are not just customers, we are people that really want a quality education and I think sophomore interviews are a great way from Wabash to evaluate whether they are giving students a quality education or not.” However, others see it a little different. “[Sophomore interviews] are relatively pointless,” Sports Editor Michael Lumpkin ’18 said. “I think for some it may be beneficial to sit down COLIN THOMPSON ‘17 / PHOTO with the Deans, but for most it is just a Benjamin Wade ‘17 conducts a ‘Bachelorized’ Sophomore Interview with an emphatic Joseph Reilly ‘18 in the Bachelor office. formality to declare your major/minor.”

8 | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | THE BACHELOR CAVELIFE PUPPETS CAST A LONG SHADOW GRIFFIN LEVY ‘17 | STAFF Theater Dr. James Cherry said. “She Theater, but also have the opportunity get students doing stuff off campus,” WRITER • On Friday, February 5th, is doing a lot to make the form more to work with Chinese shadow puppets Dr. Cherry said. “I think it will be Annie Rollins will be doing a lecture on widely known outside of China”. in class. interesting just to see how children Chinese Shadow Puppetry at 12 p.m. Dr. Cherry not only had the pleasure In class on Tuesday, the students react to something like puppetry in Korb Classroom in the Fine Arts of going to China with fellow Wabash had the opportunity to work with the differently than adults do. Is it Center. Most people don’t know what professors, but he also teaches a class puppets that Dr. Cherry had purchased important to find ways to save artistic Chinese Shadow Puppetry is, or its at Wabash where students cover in China and put on shows with them. forms that are perhaps becoming importance to both the Chinese culture some of the fundamental principles “Many of the different kinds of theatres extinct? This is something that the and to modern theatre performance of shadow puppetry. “You can’t really, styles learned in multicultural are Chinese are working on right now.” as well. From Annie Rollins’ website, you can’t get it at all unless you see ritualistic centric,” Zachary Anderson Many college students don’t have she played in a shadow puppet troupe it,” Dr. Cherry said. “You can’t get it at ’18, a student in The Multicultural the opportunity to have multiple under Ha Xian in northern central all unless you’re actually in the room Stage class, said. “The styles can feel classes and artist series that come China until 2008, then in 2011 she with it. You don’t get it at all unless you distant and unreachable sometimes. to campus and allow students to be participated in a Fulbright Fellowship. mess around with it. It needs to not be Playing with these puppets helped immersed in different cultures and In 2013, she started her PhD in the theoretical; it needs to be practical”. connect us with the art form in a way see how these cultures work as well as Humanities at Concordia University in In Dr. Cherry’s THE 218: The reading a textbook or watching a play getting exposure to the unique world Montreal, Canada. Multicultural Stage, students get a couldn’t have matched. “ around them. “She really is the foremost expert, on chance not only to learn about theatres Besides just working with shadow “I think that just the idea of Chinese Shadow Puppetry, really kinda from all over the world, including puppets in class, the THE 218 class taking some time just to work outside China,” Associate Professor of Japanese and African-American will also be going to Indianapolis through, to look at performance on February 6th to the Indianapolis traditions, that typically students Children’s Museum where they will don’t get to do,” Dr. Cherry said. once again get more experience “Typically college students don’t learning and interacting with Chinese get that much exposure to Asian shadow puppets. “It’s always good to performance art.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAMES CHERRY Students in THE 218 manipulate their puppets in a hands on learning activity for their study of Chinese shadow puppetry.

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AHAD KHAN ‘19 | STAFF Most of them suggested that they were WRITER • This semester, two distinct FIRST CAMPUS PERFORMANCE prepared for the winters in the US, but NICHOLAS VEDO ‘19 | STAFF WRITER the American Embassy. After the types of students shuffle around it is always hard for the first time. • Crawfordsville residency presents experience, she released a benefit album campus: those wearing shorts and flip “Snow was exciting for the first week a mixed bucket of negatives and for the Interfaith Hunger Initiative. flops with an occasional complimentary only but afterwards I started disliking positives. Of course Wabash provides its Mrs. Newcomer has also performed in hooded sweatshirt and others in layers it,” Bui said. Most of the time its not the students with a world-class education, Kenya in different hospitals and village, at all times to face off the midwestern low temperatures, but the cold wind and no one can deny the beauty of and in the Middle East working with winds. As evidenced by the various that makes climate conditions severe. Indiana in autumn. However, as far as organizations dedicated to the arts and styles, Students’ views on this year’s On the contrary, the domestic music/entertainment go, the area is nonviolent conflict resolution. climate are very opposing. Those who students felt like as if they have a bit of a cultural desert. The Visiting With her visit to Wabash’s campus, are wearing shorts and flip flops think skipped winter this year. They said Artist Series helps to combat that by Newcomer hopes to inspire the deep the layered up students might be sick or that they never actually needed any bringing a diverse array of art/musical passion she has for social justice and something and the layered up ones feel of their winter boots or duffel coats performances to campus. This week’s environmentalism. “The Visiting Artist as if the other group of students is only this year, which was very unusual. selection is especially intriguing. Series is bringing Carrie to Wabash trying to show off their strength by not It is comfortable for them to be in Yesterday, folk singer Carrie as a resident artist, meeting with wearing proper warm clothes. Indiana’s shorts without getting sick because Newcomer visited our campus for students and faculty over three days to weather has been known for ages to be they consider this year’s winter to be both a discussion and a performance discuss her work and long-time focus extremely unpredictable, but this year a very mild one. One of the students tonight as well. Carrie’s interests are on the environment, sustainability, it seems like it has taken the toll as one said that he was shocked to see such as widespread as the locations she has and spirituality. She’ll conduct music of the most unpredictable in recent mild winters with little or no snow performed at. To date, Mrs. Newcomer workshops and share how her music history. It was expected to be a deadly for the most part. “Winter looks like a has released nine albums in total. is shaped by her devotion to the issues winter this year, but things have not go weird spring this year. It is wet rather Besides recording music, Carrie is also I mentioned.” Professor of Theater that way for the most part. than cold,” Dominick Rivers ’19, a a very avid writer. One of her notable Michael Abbott said. Although it snowed once at the end Crawfordsville native, said. collaborations with environmentalist Newcomer’s visit promises to be a of November, there was no snow for He added that when he was growing Scott Russell Sanders illustrates her memorable one, so please do not miss the whole month of December, not up, winter used to be from late passion for helping the planet. Carrie out on a wonderful opportunity to even on the Christmas. The weather November all the way through end of is very spiritually based in all that she meet with her and discuss matters that remained warm for the most part March with constant snow. does. This can be attributed to her hold immeasurable significance for and it only snowed a couple of times “Never in my childhood had there Quaker roots, which have pushed her us, not just as students of Wabash, but during January. But it was warm mostly been a day with 60 degrees in one of the towards the fight for social justice as as humans. Carrie Newcomer will be for those who are native to Indiana. winter months,” Rivers said. well. From 2009-2011, Carrie toured performing in the Salter Concert Hall at In contrast, many people, especially Different students had different ideas India as a cultural ambassador for 7:30 p.m. tonight. international students found their first about protecting from the cold weather. winter to be pretty harsh. Tung Bui ’19, One of the foremost suggestions given an international student from Vietnam by students was to keep feet warm told The Bachelor that he was quite throughout the winter months whether comfortable during the fall semester it is cold or not because the weather because he found weather to be just can change in no time. Students for like it was in his home country; but whom this is a very warm winter when the winter came, things changed should also take care of themselves by for him drastically. “I was totally not staying warm. Finally, those who are prepared for this weather,” Bui said. not acquainted with such a weather Many other international freshmen should take extra measures to protect like Tung had never seen snow before. themselves from cold.

LEVI GARRISON ‘18 / PHOTO Two kinds of Wabash man can be found on campus this winter, the sensible harsh winter newbie and the thick skinned and skulled Yukon veteran. THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 11 CONSISTENCY SP RTS IS KEY MASON ASHER ‘18 | STAFF WRITER Freshman point guard Johnny Jager • It is all a process for the Little leads the NCAC in turnovers with Giant basketball team. After cruising 5.1 a game, but is second in assists through the non-conference portion per game with 5.3 a game. Jager also of the schedule early in the year scores 15.1 points a game. going 6-1, the conference portion Freshman Duncan Roy came on the has proven to be tough on the Little scene as a starter after sophomore Giants, going 4-8 in the conference Zack Patton went down with injury portion with six games left. and has performed admirably, taking “We are not in the position we a role as a long distance shooter who would like to be in,” Head Coach Kyle can mix it up inside and play great Brumett said. “Our goal is always to defense as well. win the league and it is a process year Stachowski, a freshman from in and year out to be in that position Evansville, has done nothing but like Ohio Wesleyan or Wooster have improve after coming back from been over the last ten years or so.” injury in early December. Stachowski Wabash sits in eighth place in the has been a huge weapon of the North Coast Athletic Conference bench, exhibiting a knack for scoring (NCAC) standings and is three games with the ball. behind Hiram and Wittenberg. Evan Frank ‘19 has also been To earn a place in the conference mentored by inside seniors Marcus tournament, Wabash essentially Kammrath and Daniel Purvlicis and needs to win their remaining games. has also been impressive as a starter Last week the Little Giants got a this year. Frank is tied for 3rd in the win at Wittenberg 69-54, a big win NCAC with Purvlicis in rebounds that kept their conference hopes per game with 8.2 and he also has alive. Senior Austin Burton had a big secured four double-doubles to this game catching fire from deep and point. dishing out five assists. “They are the nucleus of us moving After the Wittenberg game, they forward,” Brumett said. “We have traveled to Wooster to take on the a few other guys in this group that Fighting Scots; Wabash got run out of will hopefully latch on and carve out the building 90-66. Turnovers once their own role. These four guys have again plagued Wabash as they turned performed, as freshmen, guys that JACOB FERGUSON ‘18/PHOTO the ball over 21 times. Freshman you expect to grow into starters and Ben Stachowski played a great game guys that lead you to the next step.” scoring 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting Turnovers had been a big part of and pulled in 11 boards for his first the growing process for Wabash this post. A big part of that is that we are just not strong enough.” double-double. season. Wabash turns the ball over Wabash has their final three home games upcoming with Hiram tonight “Every time we take a step forward, 16.3 times a game and that is one at 7 p.m., Allegheny tomorrow at 3 p.m. and next Wednesday night at 7 p.m. we take a step backwards,” Brumett area they will have to get better in the against Ohio Wesleyan. All of these games are must wins in order to stay in said. “That is part of having a young years to come. contention. group and it is frustrating but it is “Experience is a part of it,” Brumett “I think this week will have a big part in seeing how realistic our goals are part of the natural progression as said. “Strength is also a part. Our in getting to have a home game in the conference tournament,” Brumett said. much as I dislike it.” turnovers come in two parts: one “If we can win Friday and Saturday, then we have a home game with the first The freshmen so far have been is we turn it over a lot when we are place team Wednesday and then we go on the road to finish with three teams playing well, despite the turnovers. driving it or when we throw it into the that are near us. They are all teams that we feel we can beat.”

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12 | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | THE BACHELOR SPORTS THE FINAL STRETCH SWIMMING LOOKS TO REST AND “SHARPEN THE BLADE” AS IT PREPARES FOR ITS FINAL WEEK BEFORE THE NCAC CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

JOEL JANAK ‘19 | STAFF WRITER • As their season comes to a close, the Wabash College swim team continues to work towards next week’s NCAC Championships. As of now, the team sits at a 5-3 record, remaining very competitive in a tough conference. Looking at their solid record, the team COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING / PHOTO has been extremely aggressive in every meet they have competed in. Over the Wabash Swimming looks continue building on its postseason success of recent years under Coach Noble in the NCAC Championships. A last few weeks though, the team has big focus will be on the matchup with the DePauw Tigers, who the Little Giants have a chance to beat twice in one season. been resting and looking forward to the championships. When talking to Coach Noble, he emphasized the importance our conference and DePauw getting 11th of rest for his guys. Noble said, “We last year at NCAAs,” Belford said. Similar to are also resting now, so that’s the big previous groups, DePauw has a very strong difference compared to other meets. team this year too, though the Little Giants They train hard throughout the season, beat them earlier this season, winning by and then swimmers have a rest period just a few points. Belford ‘16 thinks the called taper before the NCAC meet. The team is in a great place and that it will guys are sharpening the blade now and be interesting to see how the rematch also resting to be fresh and ready to go unfolds. Wabash has never beaten the at the conference meet.” However, the Tigers twice in the same season. team is doing more than just resting. On Belford did mention that the scoring is improving the “little things,” Coach Noble different in the conference meet. Belford said, “We are preparing in several ways, said, “The scoring is much different for besides rest. That includes working on a conference meet, so we will have to stroke technique and skill execution.” control what we can, swim well, and the Coach Noble feels like the team is in results should take care of themselves.” a great place to compete at the their When asked if there was anything highest level at the North Coast Athletic different the team does to prepare for a Conference Championships. Noble is big meet like the NCAC Championships, confident in his guys swimming to their Coach Noble said they do not change maximum potential. their approach much from a regular meet Coach Noble also stressed the besides rest. “We taper for championship importance of a full-team effort at the meets,” Noble said. “Swimmers also NCAC Championships. shave down and wear fancier suits for the “We need big swims from everyone big meets.” on our roster to make the kind of splash The team has been competing since we expect to make,” Noble said. October 10th and it is finally time Guys must be able to step up big this to show off to the rest of the NCAC upcoming weekend for the Little Giants. conference. The swimmers have been They cannot be intimidated from their working very hard up to this point to opponents, but rather embrace the showcase their skills. It will be very challenge. Senior Jack Belford ’16 thinks interesting to see how the team fares the team is very talented and is ready to against some tough competition. The challenge themselves, and did put great NCAC Championships will be held in emphasis on beating the team down Granville, Ohio over the course of the south. “The meet should be really fast next entire weekend. Good luck to all the with the top two teams in the country in Little Giants swimmers and divers!

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FORcampus togetherTHE through friendly KIDS NEWLY FUNDED WABASH competition. The Campus Olympics Although there is an entry fee of will be held the week leading up $50 per team or $10 per person, all COLLEGE DANCE to the first Dance Marathon held proceeds will go directly to Riley at Wabash College. The date for Children’s Hospital. MARATHON COMBINES the Campus Olympics and Dance The Campus Olympics will kick WABASH PHILANTHROPY WITH Marathon have yet to be finalized, off on a Monday evening with the but will be held around late March. Knockerball Tournament. Teams of four will play soccer in giant COLLEGE SPORT TO RAISE Teams will be made up of 5-10 members of any group on campus. inflatable balls where players can MONEY FOR RILEY “Anyone can participate in the run into, bump, and knock their events, even professors if they’d opponents around. The Olympics DANCE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL like; but the main goal is to create will continue on Tuesday night with teams of students, most likely from an intense outdoor Big Wheel Race different houses, sports teams, around the mall. The event will MARATHON consist of a relay by four members TUCKER DIXON ‘19 | STAFF or other clubs,” Wabash College of each team where racers can use WRITER • This year, the Wabash Dance Marathon represented dodge balls to distract and disrupt College Dance Marathon club will Warren Moseman ’18 said. “And their opponents during the race. be hosting the Wabash Campus have them compete in these events There will be two or three heats with Olympics, a four-day event to raise both money and awareness four to five big wheels in each heat. comprised of four events that about Riley Children’s Hospital and MARCH 26TH The course will be a back and forth will both raise money for Riley the Dance Marathon happening relay between the Detcheon Center Children’s Hospital and bring our at Wabash that next weekend.” and our beloved Chapel. The third event, a Sumo Wrestling Tournament, will be held on Wednesday night in the Allen ALL MONEY Center and will consist of a single elimination bracket made up of one member from each team. TO RILEY Participants will wear sumo suits and attempt to knock one another CHILDREN’S “Anyone can participate in HOSPITAL the events, even professors if they’d number of participants. The tournament is double elimination with 4 members from each team like; but the main allowed to compete. Points will be awarded to each goal is to create a team in the order they finish each event and at the end of the Olympics, the team with the most team of students...” points will be deemed the Wabash WARREN MOSEMAN ‘18 Campus Olympics Champions. The prizes for the winning team include Buffalo Wild Wing’s Gift Cards and t-shirts for its members. out of the ring. Last but not least, “This is a great way to get out and the Campus Olympics will conclude meet new people on campus and on Thursday night with a FIFA have some fun while raising money Tournament that will be held at and awareness for a great cause,” both the Beta and FIJI Fraternity Moseman said. So gather a group of houses. The tournament will begin friends, rummage up the entry fee, on Tuesday evening and will hold and enter what will surely be a week matches on Tuesday, Wednesday, full of excitement and fun to raise and Thursday nights due to the money for Riley Children’s Hospital.

THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 15 SPORTS WRESTLING TEAM RIGHT WHERE IT WANTS TO BE MASON ASHER ‘18 | STAFF WRITER • The Little Giant wrestling team is having a great season so far and may just now be hitting their stride as they travel to the 30th Annual John Summa Invitational in Berea, Ohio hosted by Baldwin Wallace University this weekend. Thus far, the Little Giants are 12-1 and are seeing excellent overall team performance as well as individual performances. The team has had some time off to rest and recuperate before the tournament this weekend and it couldn’t have come at a better Brian Anderson time as they face off against some very good non-region competition. “With what we put together in the front half of the season, I think we are on pace to be right where COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING / PHOTO Wabash College wrestled Ohio Northern University on January 16th as a part of the Max Servies Duals at Chadwick Court. The Little “We are putting Giant wrestlers dominated against the three teams they faced; through three matches the team forfeited a total of 12 points. our guys in front of

good competition the next six weeks, we will put on a University. Wabash has high hopes for the good showing at regionals.” “We are putting our guys in front tournament despite not wrestling all each and every Wabash rarely sees some of of good competition each and every of their starters to give them some the teams that will be in the weekend,” Anderson said. “Our top rest. Coach Anderson thinks even tournament, which will provide guys are probably those who will go with some starters out they should weekend.” good competition to get ready for to regionals and they are looking be able to go in and compete for a regionals in the coming weeks. pretty good.” win in the tournament. BRIAN ANDERSON Some of the teams Wabash could So far this year, every weight “We have not been there for a face are Alfred State University, class has performed very well. while,” Anderson said. “It is a good Baldwin Wallace University, The There have been many winners test. Baldwin Wallace has a strong College at Brockport, Lycoming in their respective weight classes team this year and some good College, Mount St. Joseph thus far and many good showings nationally ranked guys. We will get we want to be,” Head Coach Brian University, Muskingum University, by others. Coach Anderson thinks some east coast flavor we do not see Anderson said. “I think the key to Ohio Northern University, that everyone is hitting their stride a lot of. We are going to see some the back half of the season is just Rochester Institute of Technology, right now, which bodes well for different faces and it is to give our fine-tuning and staying healthy. I Thiel College, Washington & this weekend and the following guys another test.” think that if our guys stay healthy in Jefferson College and Waynesburg tournaments.

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