STAY SAFE ON SPRING BREAK, WABASH! MARCH 2, 2018 GONE TO THE DOGS IFC TO PROMOTE GREATER PHILANTHROPIC FOCUS ON ANIMAL SHELTER JADE DOTY ’18 | CAVELIFE EDITOR health, more and more students have • Pets and dogs in particular are become familiar with Montgomery a staple among American life. It County’s Animal Welfare League is seldom that a family does not just off of Arch Road. The animal have some sort of pet, and with the shelter states that, “[Their] mission population ever increasing in major is to save lives, to prevent pain, cities, it is becoming more popular fear, and suffering, and to provide to own a cat or a dog than have a sanctuary and permanent homes for child in many urban settings across the unwanted, lost and neglected the United States. The happiness animals.” Over the course of the past that comes from spending time few years, Wabash has made an effort with a dog, a cat, or any animal for to increase the level of sanctuary that that matter is well known by young the Animal Welfare League provides individuals like the students here to these animals by having freshman on Wabash’s campus, but it is only orientation groups spend time at the recently that these same animals and shelter, helping anyway possible. pets are beginning to be included in This introduction to the Animal different forms of mental therapy. Welfare League early on in their Two years ago, Mason Zurek ‘16 Wabash experience has made wrote an opinion piece for The students want to continue spending Bachelor stating the benefits of time with the animals that the spending time with a dog and how organization shelters. Yet, even he thought it would be a good idea though many Wabash students visit to change the rules of having a pet the Animal Welfare League when in a living unit at Wabash College. they can, these dogs seldomly have “Having a happy dog to play with any interaction with people outside and take of is a great way to escape of their pens except on the weekend, from the rigors of the Wabash grind” when it’s most convenient for PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAIDEN SLAVENS ’19 Zurich said. Wabash students. Understanding the ways dogs The IFC looks to increase partnership with the Animal Welfare League of Montgomery Co. benefit one’s mental and emotional SEE ANIMAL, PAGE FIVE WRESTLING HEADS TO NATIONALS JAKE CHRISMAN ’20 | STAFF respective weight class titles. Both five who didn’t, finished their seasons win over Iain Whitis from John Carroll WRITER • While hosting the NCAA Darden Schurg ’19 and Hunter Bates ’20 scraping as hard as they could. I was University. Doster returned on Saturday Central Region Qualifier this past qualified as well, both finishing second. very pleased with the guys.” with an 11-4 win over Case Western weekend, five Little Giants punched “As a whole, every guy in our lineup Doster will return to the national Reserve’s Alec Hoover to punch his their tickets to move onto the individual went down fighting,” Doster said. tournament after a great showing at ticket to nationals. However, Doster national tournament on Friday, March “For the five that made it through to this past weekend’s regional. He started finished even stronger by pinning 9 and Saturday, March 10. Three the National Tournament, those guys off with a 9-3 decision over Heidelberg Nolan Wochna from Mount Union Wallies, Owen Doster ’20, Austin Bethel showed grit in their wrestling through University’s Richard Bogetich. This ’21, and Kyle Hatch ’21, claimed their the weekend and secured spots. Those was followed up with Doster’s 10-2 SEE NATIONALS, PAGE 12 VOLUME 110 • ISSUE 18 BACHELOR HI-FIVES WABASH FOR SENATE 301 W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 FIVE THINGS WORTHY THREE WABASH ALUMNI OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK Twitter: @WabCoBachelor_ REPRESENT GOP IN DEBATE Instagram: wabashcollegebachelor SAND IN THE CRACKS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BENJAMIN JOHNSON | STAFF bureaucrat as Indiana’s attorney Joseph Reilly • [email protected] WRITER • Last Tuesday, February general and representative of Sigma Chi has learned what every FIJI finds out as a NEWS EDITOR freshman: sand is coarse and rough and irritating and 20, College Republicans hosted a Indiana’s 4th district. But despite Braxton Moore • [email protected] it gets everywhere. Our prediction from last week viewing party for a typical event his experience, Rokita’s campaign was spot on. At least the stains on the floor will get with some rare circumstances. has framed him to be a political OPINION EDITOR a good scouring as people walk over them for the As midterm elections get heated outsider and not an establishment Ahad Khan • [email protected] next decade. up across the country with the Republican. Unlike Messer, Rokita SPORTS EDITOR beginning senatorial and house has consistently leveraged President primary races, the Indiana Donald Trump and his unwavering Tucker Dixon • [email protected] LOCKERS & LAXATIVES Republican Party hosted their first support for him as a signal of CAVELIFE EDITOR formal debate between its three his rejection to be a part of the Jade Doty • [email protected] Low five to the visiting wrestlers of the Central frontrunners to represent the Party Washington establishment. It has PHOTO EDITOR Regional meet this past weekend. The Little Giants against incumbent Senator Joe not been uncommon for the brother Levi Garrison • [email protected] hosted the meet over the course of two days for Donnelly (D-IN). Amazingly, all of Sigma Chi and former Bachelor 18 teams, and the gentlemanly hospitality was three frontrunners on stage were Editor-in-Chief to wear a “Make ONLINE EDITOR not returned. Last minute efforts to cut weight Wabash College alumni. America Great Again” hat at his Ian Ward • [email protected] overwhelmed the Allen Center’s plumbing, resulting Polling in first place prior to campaign rallies. COPY EDITOR in a burst pipe and locker rooms full of sewage. the debate was three-term House Third in the polls prior to the Bryce Bridgewater • [email protected] Congratulations to the five wrestlers who are going Representative Luke Messer ‘91 debate was businessman Mike to Nationals, go kick some discourteous hiney. (R-IN), a brother of Phi Delta Theta Braun ‘76, president and CEO of The purpose of The Bachelor is to serve the and member of the football team Meyers Distributing in Jasper, IN. school audience, including but not limited to while attending Wabash. Messer Throughout the debate, Braun administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alumni, LIKE HERDING CATS appearing to be the most moderate also leveraged Donald Trump community members and most importantly, of the three candidates, mainly to emphasize his “real-world the students. Because this is a school paper, Last Friday, the IFC organized a trip for 75 students emphasized beating Donnelly in experience” as a businessman who the content and character within will cater to to go to a Chicago Blackhawks game. With so November’s election and playing has hired thousands of employees. the student body’s interests, ideas, and issues. many students at a crowded event, keeping track defense against his other two While he was previously a state Further, this publication will serve as a medium of everyone became a struggle. Within ten minutes opponents on stage. legislator for Indiana, Braun, and forum for student opinions and ideas. of arriving at the stadium, Wallies had scattered to Second in the polls prior to the who also served as Student Body all corners and IFC President Braiden Slavens ’19 debate was House Representative Although an individual newspaper, the Board spent the rest of the game trying to herd them. He Todd Rokita ‘92 (R-IN), also an of Publications publishes The Bachelor. The achieved success by the end of the game through Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the experienced politician and state SEE SENATE, PAGE THREE various sedative techniques. 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Correction: The Bachelor recognizes Charles Frey From left to right: Luke Messer ’91, Mike Braun ’76, and Todd Rokita ’92 are three Wabash ’19 as the author of the unattributed cover story The Bachelor is a member of the Hoosier State ‘Immersion Trips Announced’ of last week’s issue. alumni engaged in the Senatorial race. and Indiana Collegiate Press Associations (HSPA and ICPA).

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President at Wabash, consistently security, and, frankly, a vote for ZONING DRUMS emphasized the point that he has this president and his policies.” not been a part of the Washington Rokita, considered by many to be establishment, making him most a deficit hawk, rebutted Messer’s qualified to fight the political elite claims, calling Messer’s reasoning in Washington D.C. a “false choice” and saying the bill UP DEBATE “It was really cool to see three would place a financial burden on Wabash men debating on stage in our children and grandchildren. a fairly civil manner,” Caleb Dickey Braun sided with Rokita, noting, WDPD FACILITATES ONGOING MONTGOMERY CO. DISCUSSION ‘21 said. “They were actually “This [spending] is systemic in DC sticking to substantive policy, and because the people who are there.” that’s want people want to see in “I like Braun a lot. I like his JAKE VERMEULEN ’21 | STAFF As Montgomery County begins American politics.” ideas,” Nick Winter ‘21 said. WRITER • When people think about compiling this plan, The WDPD While all three candidates “I’m definitely going to do more controversial political issues, has been holding focus groups and agreed on a number of issues, research and see who I like the ones that typically come to public deliberations to get public such as a less regulated and the most, but Braun definitely mind include gay marriage, gun input on what should go into that more competitive healthcare impressed me.” rights, abortion, taxation, and comprehensive plan. Eventually, system, rebuilding infrastructure, As we are still months away from environmental protection. The the WDPD will submit a report on and defeating Donnelly, most the primary on May 8, there will list goes on and on. One issue their findings that addresses all the candidates seemed to part ways surely be more debates to come that frequently gets left off the different viewpoints members of when it came to answering for the Republican race. But as of list, however, is zoning. It is not the community have expressed. questions about fiscal spending. last week, we know it’s too close a sexy issue, but zoning is one While they have no political When asked about voting yes to tell who will be representing of the most hotly contested (and agenda, WDPD is focused squarely for a defense spending bill that the Republican Party in Indiana’s important) issues at the local level on promoting civil debate about would increased debt, Messer Senatorial race come November. in Montgomery County currently. an issue that is remarkably answered, “That vote was a vote for Whoever the representative is, he Zoning laws help determine what contentious. When asked about our troops, a vote for our national will be a Wabash man. kinds of things can be built where, their goals, Senior Democracy and most counties in Indiana Fellow Ben Johnson ’18 said, “we have some form of zoning laws. want people to come out, voice Montgomery County does not their opinions, feel free to say have any zoning, however, and whatever they want about the the County’s ongoing efforts to matter, and—hopefully—do it in institute some form of zoning has a civil manner.” He told us that led to quite a bit of contentious it does not matter what kind of public debate. feedback they get, but they want Many people view zoning to make sure members of the as essential for economic community have an opportunity to development. They believe it is put in their feedback. easier to convince a business to The WDPD focuses on the open up or a family to buy a home facilitation of civil debate and, as if they know what is going to be Dr. Michael Bergmaier, the WDPD around them. Others, however, Coordinator, said, “the promotion have serious concerns that zoning of quality discourse.” This work will restrict what they are able has given Democracy Fellows the to do with their property. They opportunity to work on complex view it as a potential government issues like zoning and given them overreach that will infringe upon experience, as Johnson told us, their rights. Both sides of this issue “balancing different stakeholders care deeply about it, making this a and working in a lot of ambiguity,” particularly tricky debate to oversee skills which he believes will pay off and promote. That’s exactly the job in his endeavors after Wabash. that Wabash students have stepped The WDPD has further public into, however. discourse tentatively scheduled During the course of this for March 21st at Southmont semester, the Wabash Democracy High School and welcomes and Public Discourse Initiative members of the Wabash and the has been actively involved in Crawfordsville community to come facilitating this debate. There is and provide their input on zoning a long and complicated process in Montgomery County. There will that has to be followed in order also be a number of OneWabash, to pass zoning, beginning with which Dr. Bergmaier said will be, compiling a comprehensive plan, “about how we see ourselves and which can take up to a year. how we see others on campus.”

THE BACHELOR | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | 3 NEWS OLYMPIC WRAP-UP BRYCE BRIDGEWATER ’19 | COPY EDITOR • The Olympic Winter Games ended this past weekend in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The small Scandinavian country of Norway dominated the games with 39 medals. Also, the Olympic Athletes from Russia only won 17, down from the 33 that “won” in Sochi four years prior. As fans of the games, The Bachelor will look back to the most memorable moments of the games. 5) Lindsey Vonn ends her Olympic career with Bronze in alpine skiing. One of the toughest American alpine skier of all time finished her comeback story with a third place finish in alpine skiing after injuring herself before 2014, keeping her from competing in the Sochi games. The 34 year-old said she couldn’t commit to four more years on her body. 4) Nathan Chen withering under the pressure. The 18 year-old did not live up to the lofty expectations set by the media entering the games. The teenager had a poor team short

program and a horribly unforgettable PHOTO COURTESY OF TEAMUSA.ORG short program, which he fell multiple times. He bounced back with a record The U.S. Men’s Curling team took home the gold during the Winter Olympics, the first ever for America. setting six quads in the long program, but still missed podium in men’s figure skating. 3) Jesse Diggins final sprint in the women’s team sprint in cross country skiing. For those that haven’t heard the ending of this epic race, the announcers are going wild. This is the first cross country skiing medal for the U.S.A. The excitement captured at the end of the race is one of the most memorable events from the games. 2) U.S.A women’s hockey team won gold for the first time since 1998. This game ended in a shootout and was the first time the Canadians did not win the event since the 1998 games. Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scored the game winning game by faking out the Canadian goalie on a convincing double move. 1) U.S.A. Curling slid into gold. The men’s curling team won the hearts of millions that’s already being called the “Mircurl on Ice.” The team was on the brink of elimination before winning five straight games to win gold. Matt Hamilton and Jon Shuster led the team, defeating the best in the world to capture America’s first gold LEVI GARRISON ’18 / INFOGRAPHIC in the sport. When the Winter Olympics drew to a close, the final medal count placed Norway on top for overall medals, with Germany tying them in total gold medals.

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COREY LEUTERS ’19 | STAFF classes under § 94.01 (B) and (C) of Crawfordsville has already been city received two years ago, aiming WRITER • On May 27, 2015, Mayor the 1979 ordinance include: race, operating under as Barton puts it. to attract a wider range of young Todd Barton ’00 announced religion, color, sex, age, handicap, “The largest impact is the clear professionals and developing a more the creation of Human Rights national origin, or ancestry. 39 years signal that Crawfordsville is an suitable economy and community for Commission due to the number of later, the newly formed commission opening community,” Barton those prospective citizens. concerns voiced to the Mayor’s office proposed an amendment to the said. “It doesn’t change how the If passed in both readings next about human rights issues within City Council Petitions & Ordinances city operates, because we already month, Crawfordsville will become the Crawfordsville community. Committee on February 5th, where operate in such a manner.” When it the eighth city in the state of These concerns catalyzed the office it passed unanimously, sending it to comes to fostering a community that Indiana to have formalized anti- to evaluate current human rights its first reading at the City Council welcomes young-professionals and discrimination laws for LGBT ordinances and begin reforming the meeting the following Monday. After families, “People are savvy in how individuals, along with Bloomington, Human Rights Commission. brief discussion amongst the council they do their research and homework Evansville, Hammond, Indianapolis, The commission looks to add sexual members and the audience, the about communities,” Barton said.” Muncie, South Bend, and Terre orientation and gender identity as ordinance passed unanimously in “People want to know that even if Haute. protected classes of discrimination its first reading and will be up for a states haven’t addressed the issue, The Ordinance will be up for its in education, employment, second and third reading next month. they want to know that local bodies second reading March 5, with the businesses, public conveniences, and The purpose of this ordinance have.” Barton strives for the similar third reading to be held on March 12. accommodations. Current protected aims to formalize a way of life that goal of the Stellar Grant, which the Updates will follow shortly after.

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“In my experience, walking dogs at the dunes all the time, so I’m used at the Animal Welfare League, the to running with a dog by my side. workers there mention that they get Earlier this year I decided to stop by several Wabash guys to walk dogs on the Animal Welfare League and see if the weekends, but few come during they had any dogs that would want to the week and so most of the dogs run with me. I knew that a lot of dogs stay in their cage Monday through spend a lot of time inside and that Friday,” Braiden Slavens ‘19 said. was so sad for me to think about, so Slavens, Wabash’s current IFC I wanted to run with some dogs so President, is implementing a way for they could get a little fresh air.” several students at Wabash College After running with some of to walk dogs during the week. the dogs, it dawned on Vedo He plans on creating a schedule that some sort of program could for walking dogs between all the be implemented in the greek fraternities on campus in order to community in order for dogs to both benefit the dogs at the Animal get walked more often. So he Welfare League and to give a more approached IFC President, Slavens, systematic opportunity for students with the idea of working with to get philanthropy hours. fraternities to get more students “A calendar should be coming walking dogs at the Animal Welfare out soon where a fraternity can League during the entire week. sign up for a day that works best for “The whole idea behind contacting them,” Slavens said. “They are then Braiden was the duel purpose a expected to go out to the shelter for system like this could have,” Vedo an hour or two and walk several of said. “It’s a great philanthropy the dogs. Somedays it might be just opportunity for fraternities and five guys that go, and other days it the dogs could really benefit from could be twenty, either way, it’ll help constant interaction. I was hoping the Animal Welfare League. Between to make it a competition between all fraternities we should get five houses so there are people going to or six days out of the week covered the animal welfare league everyday every single week and make sure to walk dogs, it should be easy dogs are being walked every day.” especially since it’s starting to get Slavens is the organizer behind nice out.” this new IFC initiative, but the idea Dogs are labelled as man’s best of fraternities being more active at friend. Wabash College labels itself the Animal Welfare League came as the College for men, so the pairing from dog and cat enthusiast Nick between students and the Animal Vedo ‘19. Welfare League might be a perfect “I like to run when it’s nice match. This is a great way to connect outside,” Vedo said. “Back home, I with man’s best friend throughout have a golden retriever and we run the semester. THE BACHELOR | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | 5 OPINION THE BACHELOR EDITORIAL BOARD

JOSEPH REILLY ’18 BRAXTON MOORE ’19 AHAD KHAN ’19 TUCKER DIXON ’19 JADE DOTY ’18 LEVI GARRISON ’18 IAN WARD ’19 BRYCE BRIDGEWATER ’19 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS EDITOR OPINION EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR CAVELIFE EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR COPY EDITOR APPLAUDING YOURSELF IS NOT GENTLEMANLY early 22 years ago, I was born in talked about what the movement meant to ignore real problems in this country and on Crawfordsville and have lived Patrick them and how problems of sexual assault our campus. By ignoring these problems, here ever since. In fifth grade, my Jahnke and sexual harassment can be solved. and by lessening the importance of the familyN moved into a house across the street ’18 I thought the panel was going well until #MeToo Movement panel, students are from Wabash, and the campus became my it came time for audience Q&A. Several bound to make mistakes. I have heard playground. I ran around the arboretum, Reply to this column at students, along with Coach Morel, used this stories from more than one young woman colliding with trees more than a few times. I [email protected] time to speak on how incredible Wabash about being uncomfortable at Wabash went to sporting events, art exhibits, theatre men are. Multiple students commented on parties. These things would not happen if productions whenever I had the chance, the idea that we are gentlemen, while Coach we were all truly gentleman. Congratulating and walked around the academic buildings, Morel praised us for holding ourselves to a ourselves for being above such pervasive hoping that I would learn something. My higher standard. The panel was organized problems makes them worse, though it senior year of high school, I was accepted to educate students—who attend an all- does not mean they cannot be solved. to Wabash and decided to turn my old seen students abuse this title and, as my male college—on the issues that women are Wabash’s mission statement is that playground into my future alma mater. With roommate phrased it, use the Gentleman’s facing in this country; however, the students we “think critically, act responsibly, lead that decision, I embarked on my journey Rule as a shield. put up their “Gentleman’s Rule shields” to effectively, and live humanely.” Clapping towards becoming a “gentleman,” as so The most recent example of this took distance themselves from the topic at hand. for ourselves is not thinking critically, many Wabash grads have before. place a few weeks ago when the Gender We are gentleman, so we would never do nor acting responsibly. If students Four years later, I want to reflect on that Issues Committee and the Lecture and these things and therefore, we do not need want to be gentlemen and live by the idea of being a gentleman. We all know the Film Committee brought Eleanor Clift, a to learn about them. I went to the panel mission statement, they need to educate rule: “The student is expected to conduct Washington correspondent for various to hear a discussion on a movement that I themselves on issues such as racism, himself at all times, both on and off campus, media outlets, to campus. Part of her visit care deeply about, but instead had to listen sexism, homophobia, and others, instead as a gentleman and a responsible citizen.” included a panel, consisting of Mrs. Clift, to a room full of students applauding of ignoring them because we would never I have incredible respect for this rule and Professor Adriel Trott, and Coach Don Morel, for themselves. do those things. This college has always the bar Wabash has set for each of its discussing the #MeToo Movement and I cannot deny that Wabash students tend meant a lot to me, and I will always speak students. The College expects each of us to how it relates to men at Wabash. Baxter 101 to hold themselves to higher standards. But highly of it, but we need to stop using the be gentlemen, and we call ourselves such. was completely full, with several attendees that does not make us better than other Gentleman’s Rule as a shield and actually However, during my time on campus, I have standing or sitting on the floor. The panelists people. That does not give us the right to start acting as the gentlemen we say we are. WABASH IS NOT GREAT remember four years ago reading office in Center Hall. If I were disabled and Wabash College, or we should change our The Bachelor as a freshman, and I Austin unable to use stairs, I would have never had college sign from, “The Liberal Arts College told myself I wanted to write a senior Harrison the opportunity to drop into my professor’s for men,” to, “The Liberal Arts College opinionI piece about how great Wabash ’18 offices to talk about my work, class, and life. for Penises.” College is. To be frank, Wabash College is I would have not been able to practice my Lastly, Wabash College needs to further NOT as great as we say it is. I recently went Reply to this column at Rhetoric 101 speech this Sunday with the its discussions about toxic masculinity to the LGBT college conference MBLGTACC [email protected] tutor. While it is true that accommodations and its relation to mental health. Toxic and had a wide variety of discussions can be met to help students with masculinity does not demonize men with students who went to many different disabilities, these accommodations are a and is not an insult to masculinity. Toxic colleges throughout the Midwest, and I was headache that can be avoided. This is a case masculinity points out the harmful effects embarrassed talking about Wabash. Wabash, where I am privilege, and I need to help of conformity to traditional male gender compared to just about every college in the those who are not. roles—such as self-reliance, competition, Midwest, is falling behind in many areas. favor. If you have a privilege, you should not Ableism aside, another area that plagues and dominance. In relation to mental Here are reasons why Wabash is not great. feel ashamed because you cannot magically our community is our refusal to discuss health, tradition male gender roles tell Professor Jeff Drury gave a chapel talk my change your upbringing, race identity, etc; the admission of transgender individuals. men that they must be self-reliant and freshmen year about privilege, and it was but you need to understand your privilege, Two years ago, the campus had a huge emotionally cold. Young boys are told to the single most important talk that I heard and take advantage of your privilege to help debate about the admission of transgender not cry, to be tough, not gay and feminine, outside of a Wabash classroom. “We do a those who are less fortunate. individuals, and the Wabash College because that makes them weak. This is disservice to the student body if we say come Drury’s chapel talk was October of administration told us transgender activists a recipe for disaster. Men do not seek to Wabash, you will have great relationships 2014 and very little has been done, from that, “We do not work in hypotheticals.” help when they need it most because of with your professors, but only if you can my knowledge, to help students with ‘Sorry’ Wabash College but this is no these societal norms about men. Women physically reach them” he said. If Wabash physical disabilities to reach their classes longer a hypothetical situation. Wabash attempt suicide three times more than College is serious about recruiting and and professors. For a college in the 21st Administration has denied a few transgender men, but men are always twice as effective retaining people that represent all form of century it is ridiculous that less than a third students within the past three years with in completing the suicide. Wabash must diversities and backgrounds, Wabash needs of the living units on campus and half of all a three sentence denial letter. As someone continue these discussions about toxic to understand its privileges. other academic buildings are not handicap who worked in the admissions office for five masculinity, because men suffer from it. Understand privilege? The word privilege accessible. As a senior English major, seven semesters, I know a denial letter is at least I am sure I have not completely changed has a negative connotation and is often of eight semesters at Wabash College I had three full paragraphs long. This is an insult people’s minds, but I encourage you all misunderstood. According to Merriam at least one class on the second/third floor from the college to transgender students. to further discussions about ableism, Webster, privilege is a right or immunity of Center Hall—often multiple classes. If someone’s gender is male, regardless of transphobia, and toxic masculinity in a granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or Furthermore, all of my advisors have their his or her sex, they should be admitted to productive matter. 6 | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | THE BACHELOR OPINION I AM A TEACHER, AND I NEED TO BE ARMED ver the past four years, I have Then in the event of a school shooting, health counseling is not a sign of weakness. been fortunate enough to be Zach do I help escort my students to safety or Teachers should be armed with more on the track to becoming a Bleisch look for the shooter? Killing human beings amazing co-workers. Schools need funding secondaryO teacher. While I studied at ’18 is not in a teacher’s job description. If I for more teachers. At Wabash, we all know Wabash, I taught in Chicago, I substitute come face to face with the shooter, and it’s the benefits of small class sizes and the taught, and I coached. I have been able to Reply to this column at one of my students, am I supposed to end relationships that can form from them. experience education first hand as both a [email protected] their life? I have some students that can get At Fishers Junior High, I have a class with APPLAUDING YOURSELF IS NOT GENTLEMANLY student and a teacher. In all this time spent under my skin and can be mean, but even more students than desks, and this is in ignore real problems in this country and on in the classroom, I have learned one thing: if they had a gun, I do not believe there is Hamilton County. In terms of schools our campus. By ignoring these problems, teachers everywhere need to be armed, but any way that I could bring myself to pull the funding, they are pretty fortunate, but they and by lessening the importance of the not with guns. trigger, even in self-defense. I have talked still lack enough money and space to have #MeToo Movement panel, students are President Trump and the NRA claim that with many of the teachers at Fishers and manageable class sizes. bound to make mistakes. I have heard teachers should be armed and trained to But for the sake for the argument, let’s they feel the same way. Teachers should be armed with funded stories from more than one young woman carry guns in school. Trump even suggested just assume that we start arming teachers We are educators because we love supplies for their students. It’s inevitable about being uncomfortable at Wabash that there would be a bonus for teachers with guns. Then, we have a whole new kids, all of our kids! To ask somebody that that a student will forget a pencil or pens to parties. These things would not happen if who did so. group of problems. has spent their life’s work helping create grade their homework. I’m sure that many we were all truly gentleman. Congratulating One of the biggest problems that jumps Where should the teachers store the a future for children to end one of their of us even as Wabash men went to a class ourselves for being above such pervasive out to me with this claim is the cost. Schools guns? If we kept them in our desks, would students’ lives is unimaginable. That should in middle or high schools and didn’t have problems makes them worse, though it are already struggling with low budgets. that truly help in the event of a school never be an expectation for a teacher. a pencil for whatever reason. Teachers are does not mean they cannot be solved. Many school corporations are so short of shooting? If we ‘needed’ the gun in an So what should we arm teachers with? responsible for self-funding the resources Wabash’s mission statement is that funds that they can’t provide transportation. instant, being in the desk wouldn’t help. So Teachers should be armed with the in their classes. Using their own money we “think critically, act responsibly, lead According to the Brookings Institute, would teachers have to have them on their resources that will help them continue to for whiteboard markers, pencils, and pens effectively, and live humanely.” Clapping Trump’s 2018 budget suggests a 13.5% persons? Teachers often dress business make impacts in children’s lives. Resources for students. Even as a student-teacher, I for ourselves is not thinking critically, spending cut. It provides $0 for student casual. There’s nowhere to hide the gun, it such as school psychologists, so we can have had to buy tools for the class. If we nor acting responsibly. If students support. Such cuts would mean the federal would have to be visible. This would cause help students with depression, anger, or are funding guns in schools before we are want to be gentlemen and live by the government would not give any money a huge distraction in class. It becomes the other problems that young adolescents funding basic school supplies, we have mission statement, they need to educate for mental-health services or anti-bullying focus of the classroom. Are kids going to be face. This way students can receive the gone far off track as a country. themselves on issues such as racism, initiatives. Meanwhile, President Trump able to focus when Mr. B is packing heat? As emotional support they need and deserve. There are so many more things that sexism, homophobia, and others, instead identifies mental-health as one of the main a middle school teacher, I can confidently We can have a huge positive impact on our schools and teachers need; deadly weapons of ignoring them because we would never reasons for the recent shooting in Florida. say they won’t. society if we teach kids that seeking mental are not on that list. do those things. This college has always meant a lot to me, and I will always speak highly of it, but we need to stop using the Gentleman’s Rule as a shield and actually LISTEN TO THESE FEMALE ARTISTS start acting as the gentlemen we say we are. ince spending time last week may end up reading this to check out some has collaborated with Chance the Rapper on listening to Eleanor Clift, members Cal modern female artists whose music may “Sunday Candy” in the past. Her solo material of Wabash’s faculty, and students Hockemeyer not be on your radar. By doing so, you will is criminally underappreciated, though. Her speakS about the #MeToo movement, ’19 have the chance to step into the world of debut album, “HEAVN”, contains sweet, WABASH IS NOT GREAT I have been thinking about the many someone whose experiences can broaden melodic tunes, and powerful protest music women who have impacted my life in Reply to this column at your outlook. which is informed by her experience as a countless positive ways. My mother, [email protected] There are quite a few notable female rock black woman. Kelela is another R&B artist sisters, aunts, grandmothers, teachers, and artists whose music has broken into the whose sound is closer to that of modern pop countless others have been essential to my mainstream in years past, but if I asked a and electronic music. It’s far from generic, development throughout my life, and I can’t group of my peers to name an active rock though. Her innovative style of music shares thank them enough for making me who I artist who wasn’t a man, I’m not sure any DNA with much of today’s most popular am today. of them would be able to. This is really a music, but is far better than the vast majority There are many women outside of those female artist to top Billboard’s year-end list missed opportunity, as there are currently of it. Her most recent album, “Take Me with whom I have personal connections was “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele, which a multitude of women producing much of Apart,” was named the fourth best album of who have contributed to my life as well. released in 2011, a year when 11 of the top the best the genre has to offer. Courtney 2017 by Pitchfork. Though I’m reaching my Many of these women are recording artists, 20 songs were performed by female artists. Barnett, for instance, makes a unique brand word limit, I’d be doing a disservice if I didn’t whose talents, experiences, and perspectives Years like 2011 are rare, though, and recent of music which is partly inspired by grunge mention at least one of my favorite female have combined to make compelling art. The trends don’t suggest that this will change any and psychedelia. Barnett’s lyrics often hip-hop artists, who face more discrimination music of artists like Nina Simone, Lauryn time soon. have a stream-of-consciousness feel and than female artists from any other genre. Hill, and SZA have been the driving force of At the end of every year, Spotify publishes are delivered in a deadpan voice. Rolling Noname, who has collaborated with both many of my late-night study sessions. These a Year in Music report wherein they list the Stone named her album, “Sometimes I Sit Chance the Rapper and and Jamila Woods, women are fantastic entertainers, but they top 5 most-streamed artist of the previous and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit”, the makes soulful rap music, which tells stories of also provide a viewpoint, or rather, many year. In the last three years, only one of these sixth best album of 2015. If you’re looking her upbringing in Chicago. Her performance viewpoints, which make for music that offers artists (out of fifteen total spots) is female, for something more conventional, Angel on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series is a good listeners the opportunity to gain insights and Rihanna. This uneven distribution isn’t Olsen is another woman who makes great place to start. expand their own perspectives in ways that limited to Top 40 music, of course. There are rock music. Olsen’s powerful, polished I hope that anyone reading this considers wouldn’t be possible in a world without them. countless female artists who make incredible anthems draw inspiration from country expanding their music library by checking Though women like Rihanna, Katy Perry, music with idiosyncratic styles who go artists like Hank Williams but also happen to out some of the artists mentioned above. If and Lady Gaga consistently make music unnoticed by the vast majority of their be powered by electric guitars. “Shut Up Kiss even just one person discovers a new favorite that dominates the charts, female artists are potential audience. Men (myself included) Me”, which Pitchfork listed eighth on its list of artist, I consider myself successful in my generally underappreciated and overlooked. are largely responsible for this, as we often Best Songs of 2016, is as good as any rock song endeavor. If anyone feels compelled to check Not a single song in Billboard’s Top 20 don’t pay attention to music by women, that has been released in the last five years. out any more talented women who aren’t Songs of 2017 (based on radio airplay and especially when it’s a genre other than pop. Female artists in the Hip-Hop/R&B realm mentioned above, consider doing searches sales data), for instance, was performed Though I know that music sales aren’t the deserve just as much attention. Jamila on St. Vincent (Rock), ANOHNI (Electronic), by a female artist (though two of them most pressing issue in the fight for gender Woods, who actually visited Wabash two Princess Nokia (Rap), and Kacey Musgraves featured female artists). The last song by a equality, I’d like to encourage anyone who years ago, is an artist from Chicago who (Country). Happy listening!

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PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING / POSTER COURTESY OF IMDB I’ll Push For You was released as a film in 2016 and then was adapted as a novel in the summer of 2017. The authors, Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray, tour the United States sharing their story with colleges and various charity organizations.

AUSTIN RUDICEL ‘20 | STAFF for 43 years. From childhood overwhelming urge to go on this and informed him on his plans to WRITER • Last Sunday, Wabash had shenanigans all the way into adulthood, journey and knew exactly who he film the trip. After two years of careful the privilege of not only screening an the two developed an unbreakable wanted to go with. Without hesitation, planning, the journey began. award-winning documentary, but was bond that can overcome any challenge he called Gray and told him about the On their trip, the two had also able to bring the two extraordinary thrown at them. When Skeesuck was trip. The title of the documentary came opportunities to learn things they had men who the documentary is about diagnosed with Multifocal Acquired from Patrick’s response; “I’ll push you.” never known about themselves, each to campus for a question and answer Motor Axonopathy (MAMA), a rare The idea to make this adventure other, and people in general. session following the film. I’ll Push You disease similar to ALS that can cause into something beyond two people’s “It was more than a journey,” Gray is a heartwarming tale of two lifelong weakness in movement and even journey and into something that can said. “This was an experiment in best friends going on a seemingly complete loss of mobility, Gray stood be shared with the world came to humanity.” Along the way, the two met impossible journey across the Camino by his best friend and was willing to Gray when he requested to his boss strangers who were willing to help out de Santiago, a 500-mile long pilgrimage assist in any way he could. that he would need six weeks off to and push Skeesuck and share in the route across Spain. Although the trail One day in 2012, Skeesuck watched make the trip. experience. As Skeesuck was pushed is a difficult for anyone to traverse, the a special from the Public Broadcasting “My boss told me this idea was too by new friends, he asked them to talk challenge in this story is that one of the Service that talked about Spain and inspiring that we would be “selfish and about their life and shared his with men is confined to a wheelchair. described the pilgrimage across the irresponsible” if we did not document them. Gray also learned to open up Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck Camino. When hearing about the it,” Gray said. From that, Skeesuck were born merely hours apart from struggles pilgrims were forced to contacted a friend from college who each other and have been bestfriends overcome on the trail, he had an works at a video production company SEE PUSH, PAGE NINE 8 | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | THE BACHELOR CAVELIFE WICKKISER CELEBRATES NEW BOOK JAKE CHRISSMAN ‘20 | STAFF Derek Nelson ’99, Chairman of the WRITER • Bronwen Wickkiser, Theodore Religion Department, said. “We work Bedrick Associate Professor of Classics, very closely with students and teach celebrated the publishing of her third more classes per semester than at book with the Wabash community this research universities. It is harder to find past Wednesday. The reception, located the time and energy to do that. So the in the 1832 Brew Lounge, provided a fact that Dr. Wickkiser has done that great opportunity for Wabash students multiple times is amazing.” to see another side of faculty life. Wickkiser has previously published The Thymele at Epidauros: Healing, Asklepios, Medicine, and the Politics Space, and Musical Performance in of Healing in Fifth-Century Greece and Late Classical Greece is a 10+ year co-edited Aspects of Ancient Greek Cult. collaborative project undertaken The Thymele at Epidauros: Healing, by Wickkiser and her colleagues. It Space, and Musical Performance in Late discusses a round building in the Classical Greece is her third publication Ancient Greek city Epidauros. and her first collaborative publication. The building is a closed round “This was a different kind of book,” building, which is a rare form of building Wickkiser said. “We are hoping that in ancient Greece,” Wickkiser said. this becomes a bit of a model for how Wickkiser also disclosed a unique research is done in Classics.” labyrinth style basement. This building Wickkiser plans next to release has always troubled scholars, but another edited volume of Aspects of Wickkiser and her colleagues took a new Ancient Greek Cult. Wickkiser said, “It is approach to understanding it. always a big deal in academia to write a “We are proposing that it was used for book. We are thrilled to have this finally musical performance,” Wickkiser said. see the light of day.” “Music would have been performed Wickkiser is very thankful for the inside the building that would have been Wabash Community and their support amplified by the unique substructure. of her new book. “This is my third book Since it is in a healing sanctuary, we but my first book party,” Wickkiser said. are also arguing that the musical “It feels great to have this support from performance was therapeutic.” the Wabash Community. It’s awesome COREY LEUTERS ‘19 / PHOTO Wickkiser is thrilled to finally have to see so many faculty and students Dr. Wickkiser’s new book, The Thymele at Epidauros: Healing, Space, and Musical this book published. “The expectations coming out and taking an interest in this Performance in LateClassical Greece, took over 10 years to complete. for teaching are very high at Wabash,” kind of work.” FROM PUSH, PAGE EIGHT to strangers and allow them to take with warm smiles and appreciation for over for him and push his best friend humanity. The documentary went on when he needed a break. Through this to win awards at Newport Beach Film openness and vulnerability with other Festival and the Audience Choice award humans, the two were able to overcome at Heartland Film Festival and continues something that seemed impossible. to inspire people to embrace strangers “Nothing is too difficult if you with compassion. embrace others,” Gray said. As “It is about humanity at its finest; humans, people often want to a story of the purest love and do things independently and are compassion,” Gray said. often afraid to ask for help, but the A driving force on the journey for two learned that this is the key to Skeesuck and Gray was their willingness success in life. to create meaningful relationships “It opened new doors and allowed with others and their desire to make us to exceed our weaknesses,” eachother better men. These ideas Skeesuck said. Once the journey can be integrated into the Wabash ended, the process of turning over brotherhood as the campus should 600 hours of footage into a film always look for ways to help others began. Gray and Skeesuck had little overcome their weaknesses and make experience editing film, so they let the them into better men. video company guide them in their Skeesuck and Gray are currently creative vision. There was one aspect traveling across the country to share that Skeesuck required to be in the their experience with others. With film and that was a particular song, one book released in June 2017 “Live it Well” by Switchfoot. and a children’s book coming out “When I first heard it, I knew it had in the near future, the two have a to be in the film,” Skeesuck said. The lot to share and inspire from their song gives a fitting, inspirational ending experiences and lessons learned from to the documentary that left audiences their time on the Camino de Santiago.

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Traveling to Arizona -19%

Glee Club Trip to Boston - 15%

Going Home -15%

Traveling to Florida - 14%

Traveling to Tennessee - 10%

London Law Immersion Trip - 8%

Cruise near Mexico -7%

Working - 3%

Traveling to the Dominican Republic - 3%

CIBE Programs - 3%

Prepping for Future Housing - 2%

Staying on Campus - 2%

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ANAUSTIN HOOD ‘21 ATHLETE’S| STAFF WRITER • For SPRING BREAKSpring athletes from all over the Wabash WALLIES TRAVEL FAR AND many Wabash Men, and college students community find themselves grinding in general, spring break is a week to take a through the week, splitting time practice, break from hitting the books, escape from competition, and sleep. This can be taxing, campus (and the cold Midwestern air), and and many find themselves envious of relax to prepare for the second half of the friends who are able to get away for the semester. Indeed, the archetype of the fun- week. For Tejeda, however, the jealousy filled beach vacation, complete with plenty isn’t born out a desire to party. of volleyball and adult beverages, looms “I think the envy really resides in a desire WIDE FOR SPRING BREAK large around this time of year. for relaxation,” Tejeda said. “Having to However, many Little Giants never see grind through the only break of the spring this dream of a Hollywood-esque spring semester is a pretty demoralizing feeling.” break materialize. For spring athletes at Spring break is not all doom and gloom Wabash College, spring break is a time for for Wabash’s Spring athletes. hard work and competition, and many “I get to do what I love by playing find that during this week the beach seems lacrosse,” Tejeda said. “Playing at the farther from Crawfordsville than Mars. collegiate level is something that not Adrian Tejeda ‘18 is a defenseman on the everyone gets to do, so obviously I’m Wabash lacrosse team since his freshman grateful for that. Plus, you get to go year, and team obligations have kept him somewhere new and the travel costs are all busy every spring break. This is far from the expenses paid.” spring break fantasy that Tejeda had before “A lot of people say, ‘awh that stink that coming to Wabash. you don’t have a real spring break,’ when “I think the typical idea for a college I tell them the baseball teams traveling,” IAN WARD ‘19 / PHOTO spring break is to go somewhere down Cody Cochran ‘18 said. “But, it’s awesome south and just party,” Tejeda said. “That’s Spring atheltes at Wabash College forgo their spring break in order to travel with their to have a week where the only thing you definitely far from the reality for me. There’s team and compete out of state. have to do is play baseball and hang out never been any beaches and definitely with your teammates.” no girls.” we practice, they keep us occupied. If you’re Wabash Lacrosse is hitting the road to play These athletes revel at the opportunity to For Tejeda, spring break is a week almost not doing something directly related to your Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia compete in the sport they love. For many completely dedicated to his sport. sport, you’re either eating or sleeping.” on March 4, William Peace University in seniors, it is the last time that they will have “My spring break has typically been This spring break will be no different Raleigh, North Carolina on March 7, and an opportunity to play the sport they grew pretty busy,” Tejeda said. “We play games, for the senior from Seattle, Washington. Kenyon College on March 11. up loving.

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University in the first period. “Going back to the National Tournament for me was part of the plan from the very beginning of the year,” Doster said. “Obviously, I am ecstatic to make another trip there, but we have bigger aims and goals in mind. For myself and my coaches, our goal for the season is to bring home a National title. So, for me, the trip is a business trip and four matches separate me from that goal. That is the focus now, but since I have been there before, I will be able to enjoy the scene and the atmosphere without all the nerves of being there for the first time.” Bethel performed outstanding in his first regional tournament as a Little Giant, going 4-0 through the two days. Bethel exploded out of the gate on Friday with a first round fall over Waynesburg University’s Robert Hall. He followed this up with a hard fought 6-4 win over Samuel Florentino from Washington and Jefferson College. Bethel made quick work of Stanley Bleich from Baldwin Wallace to kick off Saturday and secure his spot in the national tournament. Bethel received a medical forfeit in the finals. Hatch had little trouble qualifying for his first national tournament this past weekend. “This past weekend went well. We went in to the second day strong, but we lost some guys in the storm,” Hatch said. “It felt great personally to get to Nationals and I cannot wait to get after it. We IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO have a young team and we know it Grant Gough ’18 stares down his opponent at the start of one of his matches during the Central Region Qualifier. is going to get better as the future draws near.” Hatch pinned his first opponent 27 seconds into the second period. He then capped will be making his first national for the years to come with this The national tournament will be off Friday with a technical fall appearance after an impressive young team.” held in Cleveland, Ohio at the over Jimmy Traub from Thomas weekend, beating several, very Five other wrestlers competed Cleveland Public Auditorium and Moore. Hatch punched his ticket good wrestlers to put himself in in the regional tournament to help Conference Center. “I would say to the national tournament on the first place match. the Little Giants take second in I’m looking forward to wrestling Saturday with a 12-2 victory “This past weekend was team points, just behind Baldwin the most,” Doster said. “I love it, over Ohio Northern University’s awesome,” Bates said. “We had all Wallace University. In his final and the National Tournament is Gavin Nelson. Hatch carried this 10 wrestlers make the second day tournament as a Little Giant, Grant the biggest stage available to me momentum into the finals where of the tournament, and we pushed Gough ’18 lost a heartbreaking to compete on. I enjoy competing, he pinned Mount Union’s Michael five through to the national 7-5 match to Waynesburg’s Ken letting it all hang loose, and just McIntire midway through the tournament. We also had a few Burrs to finish fourth in the giving our supporters a show. The second period. guys that were right on the verge of tournament and fall just short of a roar of the crowd and the electric Schurg and Bates both went 3-1 making it in, Jared Timberman ’21, national appearance. atmosphere are like nothing else. in their second place efforts on Grant Gough ‘18, and Wade Ripple The five qualifying wrestlers I am excited to share it with my Saturday. Schurg will return for his ’21. Overall, it was an awesome will return to action on March teammates and make some noise second national appearance. Bates tournament, and I’m excited 9-10 after getting a weekend off. this year.”

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IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO Anthony Cicciarelli ’21 celebrates after winning a match.

IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO Darden Schurg ’19 prepares his next move against his opponent.

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University in a 12-4 victory. After high-intensity game scenarios. In game one, Eric Chavez ‘19 coming off a solid victory to begin With the pressure on and players recorded 4 singles and a triple, WABASH BASEBALL their season, the team finished a possessing a competitive mindset driving in two runs and scoring close game against an experienced during training, the improvements one on the day. Jackson Blevins CLAIMS TWO VICTORIES University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh came quickly. Some of the set-ups ’20 also had a great day at the plate on Saturday with a 5-4 win. Finally, included live hitting with pitchers recording a single and a double OPENING WEEKEND on Sunday, the Little Giants played throwing with a game-ready in three at-bats. Blevins drove in against Transylvania once again mentality and runners at third base three runs in the 12-4 win. On the but dropped the game against putting pressure on pitchers by mound, Bryan Roberts ’18 recorded PATRICK MCAULEY ‘19 & the Pioneers. The weekend was trying to score. The team also took the win. He threw six complete JACOB CHRISMAN ’20 | STAFF successful, and much of it came a trip to Indianapolis for a stop at innings recording five strikeouts WRITERS • This past weekend, the from good prep throughout the Bishop Chatard High School for an and allowing only one run. Erich Wabash baseball team opened up prior weeks of practice. inner squad match up. These game- Lange ’19, BleTyler Cooper ’18, and their season with three consecutive “I thought we played very well like settings give players a chance Sean Smith ’21 all contributed to games. Traveling back and forth in our first weekend,” said Charlie to hone their physical and mental the victory on the mound as well. to Westfield, Indiana on Friday, Brewer ’20. “The conditions were abilities by essentially forcing them Brewer said, “It was good to see Saturday, and Sunday, the Little not great, but we reacted well to to conform to the competition. some young guys performing well Giants were able to capture two out that.” A strong mental attitude also at the plate and on the mound. their three games. Friday evening, During the first few weeks of profoundly contributed to the The future of our program looks the squad took it to Transylvania practice, the team focused on team’s victories this past weekend. very bright right now.” The team has a winning attitude. For any college-level baseball team, weekend openers can show signs of jitter or signs of fire. Bryce Aldridge ’20 attests to the team’s strong desire to win that stems from having clarity in their minds. “I think we came out of the gate pretty well and our mental attitude was the best sign…As long as we keep focusing on that, we can keep chipping away at the little things,” Aldridge said. When a team possesses a strong mentality, then practices are more successful. Guys are not worried as much about their emotions, and they can focus in on improving their play. Nonetheless, many Little Giants that embraced the first few weeks of practice came out strong in the openers. On Saturday, Aldridge ’18 went two for two at the plate, plating one run. Blevins also recorded his fourth RBI of the season and went one for two at the plate on Saturday. Chavez picked up where he left off driving in his third RBI of the season. Zach Moffett ’20 recorded his first collegiate win on Saturday. He threw in the 8th and the 9th innings striking out one batter. Cody Cochran ’18 started on the mound and threw six innings, before Lange came in

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IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO Sean Roginski ’19 retreats to third base after making initial moves to head for home.

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FROM HOME RUN, PAGE FOURTEEN the 7th, who handed the reins to battled .282. Playing his first Moffett in the 8th. game for the College, Jackson Wabash rallied on Sunday, but it Blevins ’20 drove in six runs in two was too little, too late. Starting off games. Aldridge, one of the team’s on fire, Blevins plate three more captains, hit five out of his eight RBIs on Sunday on two hits. Other at-bats for a combined batting Little Giants with good games at average of .625. the plate on Sunday were Sean The Little Giants are coming Roginski ’19 and Jared Wolfe ’19. off of a 22-16 season under Head At the plate Ryan Thomas ’19 took Coach Jake Martin’s first season as the loss, throwing three innings. the head coach. “I think the biggest Also throwing in the 10-9 loss take away from this weekend and was Lange, Smith, and Moffett. something Coach Martin reiterates “Obviously, it would have been is two-fold,” Hansen said. “First, we nice to sweep and take all three have a lot to work on. Second, the this weekend, but 2 out of three is expectations are set and we have a a good start,” Jordan Hansen ‘18 little taste of what we can do and said. “A multitude of freshman accomplish as a team this season.” saw their first collegiate action and The Little Giants are traveling to performed at a high level. They are Tuscon, Arizona for Spring break. going to be integral pieces to our They will be playing seven games success this season.” throughout the week and open with The whole team combined for Simpson College on Sunday, March 31 hits over the weekend. Chavez 4th.

IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO Bryan Roberts ’18 releases a curveball towards homeplate.

THE BACHELOR | WABASHCOLLEGEBACHELOR.COM | 15 SPORTS TRACK AND FIELD LACROSSE STRIKES BACK IAN WARD ‘19 | ONLINE EDITOR • outscoring them 10- 2 in the half. STARTS CONFERENCE This past Sunday, the Wabash lacrosse Dajon Thomas added four goals in team bounced back from an initial the second half off assists from Dixon, rough start to their season, defeating Taylor, and Stark. Wilmington College, 19-6. The Wabash “It was nice to play a similar sized CHAMPIONSHIP offense dominated the game. Led by squad, and be able to capitalize on Steven Stark ’19 and Collin Brennan that,” Chase Cochran ’20 said. ZACH MOFFETT ‘20 | STAFF competed in this event this past ’19, tallying 10 points each, both By the end of the game, Wabash WRITER • The Wabash indoor track weekend. Edmundson finished players broke the Wabash College had outshot Wilmington 43-23 and and field team traveled to two sixth overall with his highest finish lacrosse record for most points in a forced 28 turnovers. One key to victory events this past weekend. Their was in the 60-meter hurdles where game. Stark previously held the record was Wabash’s control of the ground first event was the conference he recorded an 8.95 second time with nine points. ball game; Wabash capitalized on championship hosted at Denison to gain 757 points in the event. He Off an assist from Brennan just 67 42 ground balls, giving them more University, while the other event had a total of 3,752 total points seconds into the game, Tucker Dixon possessions and opportunities to they participated in was the after the weekend. Baehl followed ’19 scored the first goal of the game score. Wabash went 4 of 9 in extra Fred Wilt Invitational hosted at close behind as he took an eighth making the score 1-0 early. From here, man opportunities where Wilmington Anderson University. Wabash place finish with his top event the first period ended with Wabash scored just two goals off 12 only participated in certain events being the 60-meter dash that he leading 4-2. Dixon added another opportunities. during the NCAC Tournament at finished in 7.42 seconds, recording off a second assist from Brennan. “I’m proud of how the team Denison and will continue the rest 739 points in that event. He Dixon then returned the favor and responded after Saturday’s loss. All of the tournament this week as it is finished with a total of 3,693 points Brennan scored his first goal of the week we worked hard to correct our hosted here at Wabash. and Suiter brought in some more game off an assist from Dixon. Jake mistakes and it paid off,” Stark said. At the conference tournament, points as he took 11th, finishing Taylor ’20 contributed the final goal of “We like to recognize that one guy who the big story was the heptathlon with 3,319 total points. first quarter. scored a lot of goals or made a cool event where Wabash had three The other portion of the In the second quarter, both the play, but in reality, this team made tough competitors. Angus team competed in the Fred Wilt Wabash offense and defense were plays all day that put us in a position to Edmundson ’21, Hunter Baehl ’20, Invitational in Anderson, which dominant scoring five goals to be successful.” and Ballard Suiter ’20 all three was non-scoring. PJ Mays ’19 and Wilmington’s two. Stark led the quarter With their first win of the season PJ Shafer ’18 both finished in the making a hat trick of goals within in the books, Wabash will be heading top three in Saturday’s event in three and a half minutes, with Dixon south to Georgia and North Carolina the high jump. Shafer tied for first also completing his hat trick late in over spring recess for two more non- with a height of 6 feet, 1.25 inches, the quarter. conference games, before starting their and Mays finished third with a top In the second half, Wabash 2018 NCAC campaign on March 11 at height of 5 feet 9.25 inches. Soon deconstructed the Wilmington defense Kenyon College. following this performance, Pete Trotter ’21 placed third in weight throw with his best throw of 54 feet, 2.5 inches. Josh Wiggins ’21 and RaShawn Jones ’20 displayed a very competitive race when they finished with a hair difference of .01 second. Wiggins took the first spot with a time of 8.47 and Jones merely behind with a time of 8.48. Also to add Joe Deiser ’21 took fourth place in the 800-meter race, Drew Lukens ’20 placed fifth in the 5,000-meter race, and finally Austin Ellingwood ’18 finished fifth in the 400-meter dash. The Little Giants will gear up for the final part of the conference championship. Wabash will be hosting the event on March 2nd to March 3rd. There will be live coverage of the meet covered by the NCAC.

IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO Rogeno Malone ’20 sprints down the lane.

IAN WARD ’19 / PHOTO Chase Cochran ’20 pursues a Wilmington ball carrier as he races down the field.

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