03.10.17

Manchester University Issue XIII

FEATURES SPARTAN SPORTS MU Talent Lights Up the Firehouse Track Races Maddie Jo Shultz Through Season Staff Writer Passersby on Main Street could feel and hear the excitement coming from the youth concert on Satur- day, March 4. Manchester students showcased their musical talent at the Firehouse downtown at 7:30, with an open mic session preceding the event at 6:30. Performers at the mixed-genre concert were Infinity Now, a pop/rock quintet based in Columbus, IN, with lead singer Sar- ah Farnam, and the Mykayla Cyn- thia Band, led by Mykayla Neilson. The concert lasted two hours and had a casual, jam ses- sion atmosphere, with couches and chairs at the perimeters of the room full of eager audience members AROUND CAMPUS from the campus and surrounding community. With a large interior Photo by Tyler Roebuck ideal for acoustics, the Firehouse is Mykayla Cynthia Band frontwoman, senior Mykayla Neilson. The Mykayla Cynthia band played a variety of covers MU Students a resource for local artists who need and originals on Saturday night. Showcase Talents a space to practice, or in this case, A simple but effective material. Both bands brought their About You” by the Romantics and Page 2 perform their music. “This venue is plywood stage, decorated with traf- merchandise, such as t-shirts and “Don’t Let Me Down” by the Chain- awesome and free,” Mykayla Neil- fic signs and loaded with speakers CDs, for audience members to pur- smokers. “We like kicking off our son said. She added that the Fire- and other music equipment, served chase after the show. set with some really high-energy MU Students house is one of those “local, hidden as a platform for Infinity Now and Infinity Now kicked off songs,” guitarist and vocalist Colin Study Abroad gems” that people do not always the Mykayla Cynthia Band as they the concert, playing their unique Singer said. “It draws the audience realize is available for public use. played both covers and original renditions of covers “What I Like in and gets them involved right in away.” Page 3 They played music from their album “Love Young,” includ- January Session ing “As Good As It Gets,” a rock ballad that had the flame and flavor Evaluates Standards of many hits on the radio today. The performance also featured “Break at Disney World My Heart” from their CD, and Farnam asked the audience to sing Tanner Edge along when they played the cover Staff Writer “Gives You Hell” by the All-Amer- ican Rejects. Most of the audience Dr. Rusty Coulter Kern and 10 stu- sang along with the band, and sev- dents in his psychology class visited eral audience members got up to Disney World for six days during dance when Infinity Now played January Session 2017. The class their final song of the night, “Shut focused on forming a model that Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon. revolved around the four standards “I love when audience that Disney World tries to uphold members sing along, or when they before visiting. Those standards dance along to the beat,” Farnam are safety, courtesy, show/appear- said. “It shows that they’re into our ance and efficiency. The class then music and our sound, and it’s really applied these standards to hotels, rewarding to see.” restaurants, attractions and retail while on their visit. Courtesy of Sarah Farnam SEE TALENT, PAGE 2 Coulter-Kern wanted to Infinity Now performs at Rock the Plaza in Fort Wayne. The group played this show as part of their summer 2016 tour. be sure the students were well pre- pared before leaving. “We wanted to master the material before we Students Prepare for Adventures Abroad left,” he said. It was critical that the dia and my language skills are not students had a firm grasp on in- Destinee Boutwell yet advanced enough for Germany. dustrial organization psychology, Staff Writer so that they could successfully test So, I settled for , which I am their model while on the trip. Stu- really excited about because I have dents tested their “matrix” model, Two Manchester students are about always wanted to visit Ireland.” as Coulter-Kern described it, while to shake off the dust of this small There are lots of things to do in Ireland and in the surround- still at Manchester University, at town and commence an adven- Japanese Flag Irish Flag ing countries in Europe. “I am most various locations on campus, then ture that will take them to different excited about being so close to so did some touch-ups to the model countries, introduce them to new away from Indiana. “I have nev- tunity to learn more about , to many countries,” Wales said. “If I before departing on their journey. people and immerse them in a cul- er left the before, so engage in international education, ture vastly different than their own. I am a bit terrified of the idea of and to represent Manchester Uni- have a long weekend or a break, I Haylee Parrish, junior, is traveling alone through airports versity while I am abroad.” can take a couple-hour boat ride to preparing to leave for Japan at the and figuring out how to work my Parrish is not the only England or Scotland, and spend the beginning of next month. She will way through the whole process to one preparing to pack her bags weekend there. One thing I really want to do is visit the country of be studying at Hokusei Gakuen end up in Sapporo,” she said. “I also and set off for foreign lands. Soph- Wales, which is to the east of Dub- University located in Sapporo, Ja- fear miscommunication or missing omore Hannah Wales, is going to lin, Ireland, because it shares the pan from April to mid-July. Parrish little cultural differences. It’s almost Maynooth University in Dublin, same name as me.” Study-abroad Disney World’s motto is an English major with a minor certain to happen, of course, but it’s Ireland, in September 2017. The students do not create a class sched- is “be our guest” with the thought in Teaching English to Speakers of still something that I worry about.” language of instruction there is ule until they arrive at their univer- that visitors are not customers, Other Languages, also known as Fortunately for Parrish, English so Wales does not have to sity, but they are allowed to look but are instead guests. “Quality TESOL. she decided that her excitement and worry about speaking a new lan- over a list and begin to decide what service is their language,” Coulter- Parrish has been pre- curiosity outweighed her nerves. “I guage while she is overseas. “Ire- they would be interested in. “I have Kern said. “Every employee on the paring for her trip to Japan for a am also excited to meet new friends land was not my first choice as a to take a class about Irish Culture park strives to meet your needs.” while by teaching herself Japanese. and to make memories there that I study abroad location,” Wales said. in general so I would be studying The class used the four standards “I have only self-studied Japanese,” “I really wanted to go to or will carry with me for the rest of my things like Irish film, literature and and observed employees at Dis- she said in an email. “I can’t wait life,” she said. “I couldn’t be more Germany but my parents were not language,” Wales said. “I learned ney World and found that they do to be able to learn it in a classroom grateful to be able to use this oppor- very keen on letting me go to In- that the Irish do not like the British uphold their standards and motto. setting, in the country where it is very much (because of colonialism) They also found that safety was Dis- spoken. I’ve been studying the lan- so they don’t have British literature ney World’s top priority. guage as much as possible by using classes like Shakespeare. Instead The class found that Dis- spaced-repetition apps for vocab- they provide classes in Greek liter- ney exemplified a positive working ulary and a mixture of books and ature like the famous tragedies, ro- environment. “The biggest thing apps for grammar, and I’ve also mances and myths. that I wanted the students to learn been watching videos about Sappo- “I almost took an Ameri- is that being kind and treating oth- ro (and Japan in general) in order can Literature class because I want- ers like guests really does make a to prepare myself for when I arrive ed to see what the Irish view point difference in their success, wheth- there. It’ll be super helpful to have is on stories that I have grown up er it is in a working environment as good of a head start as I can get with,” Wales added. or when they are around people in to make the transition from the Even a trip to Ireland general,” Coulter-Kern explained. United States to Japan that much takes a lot of time and preparation. The whole idea behind easier.” “I have a super dope Pinterest board “be our guest” is to make visitors Parrish wanted to study in Japan af- going,” Wales said with a chuckle. “I feel welcomed and not like they are ter she watched multiple documen- don’t really have any anxiety about in a giant consumer trap while at taries and videos about it. ““The the trip so I am mostly just appre- Disney World. They treat visitors more I learned about Japan’s beauty, ciating the excitement that comes with hospitality and respect. “Re- natural landmarks, city life and lan- with traveling abroad and all of the spect is a big deal,” Coulter-Kern guage, the more I wanted to experi- expectations. I am in the middle said. “Respecting others along with ence it for myself,” she said. of filling out an absurd amount of being kind to others builds solid re- Parrish will travel on her paperwork and even that’s fun be- lationships.” own to a country that is 13 hours Junior English major Haylee Parrish Photo by Tyler Roebuck cause I know where it leads.” Page 2

Philosophy Club Begins on Campus

ideas and arguments to consider. Brittany Dilley Other than discussing Staff Writer topics, the club is planning on watching films and videos with philosophical themes. If the club Do you want to think deep shows interest, Mayer also plans to thoughts? New philosophy profes- take on volunteer projects. sor Seth Mayer hopes so; in fact, The group is still in the he starting an informal philoso- process of working out the constitu- phy-based discussion club. “It gives tion and becoming an official club. students the opportunity to have Over the next few months, May- open-ended conversations about er hopes to accomplish a regular topics they care about without the schedule for the meetings. He also pressure of grades,” Mayer said via hopes to raise visibility of philos- email. ophy on campus and get students Mayer encourages any- and the community excited about one interested in philosophy and doing philosophy. engaging in conversation to attend Mayer strongly believes Photo courtesy of Bianca Chagoya the meetings. As the club is in the that students should have the op- Junior Bianca Chagoya covers “Disfruto” by Carla Morrison. Her rendition secured her 4th place in the talent show. process of forming, Mayer and fu- portunity to have these kinds of in- ture club members are still deciding formal philosophical conversations on how to structure their meetings. in college. “Students have a lot to MU Students Showcase Talent The next meeting’s focus will be on teach one another, and clubs like Kelleen Cullison Junior Bianca Chagoya Neilson, guitarist and lead vocalist. the ethical issues of war, and the this one are a great way to encour- won fourth, serenading the audi- “I was surprised we won,” Staff Writer students will bring their questions age that,” he said. ence with a lovely Spanish ballad said Ally Roskos, who played both and thoughts about the subject and Mayer plans to have the accompanied by her ukulele. “Bi- violin and ukulele. “I just want- see where the discussion leads. meetings every other week on Tues- anca and her ukulele were so cute!” ed to have fun making music with There were acts ranging from a Why did Mayer begin days at 6 p.m. The following dates said sophomore Tiffany Byers. Mykayla and Kevin, and that’s what comedy skit to the ukulele in Man- this club? “It seemed like there was are the schedule for the remainder “She’s an act you’d love to sit at a I did.” chester’s version of “The Next Big a demand, so I was happy to try and of the semester: Mar. 14, Mar. 28, coffee shop and listen to.” Other acts included Thing”: MU’s Got Talent, hosted by set it up,” he said. Mayer hopes the Apr. 11, Apr. 25 and May 9, and all The Mykayla Cynthia Simmeon Gastineau on the the Manchester Activities Council, club will be a good experience for meetings will be held in the Aca- Band took home first prize, look- accompanying Chelsea Jasper in a aka MAC, in Cordier Auditorium students and will give them new demic Center in room 234. ing and sounding totally at home mashup of songs from “Don’t Stop last Friday night. on the stage. A sea of already ador- Believing” to Katy Perry’s “Califor- Students filled the halls ing fans welcomed Mykayla, Kevin nia Gurls”. Also on the piano were outside the auditorium as MAC and Ally as they took the stage and Holly Beer and Tessa Riley in their members finalized the setup for played a mashup of covers and orig- rendition of Rihanna’s “Stay,” and the big show. It was a busy night for inal songs. “I came for the Mykay- later was Nate Tesmer, whose bal- all, especially junior Austyn Rybic- la Cynthia Band,” said sophomore lad set included “My Heart Will Go ki, who both co-chaired the event Caraline Feairheller, “I love them!” On” by Celine Dion. with Jessica Beal and was half of the They weren’t in it for the “Tabo is a fan favorite,” opening act. The act was a classic prize, however. “It was about shar- said sophomore Zoe Vorndran, play-on-words skit about the con- ing who we are and our music to “but I also really liked Nate. He did fusion of baseball positions, “Who’s the people of MU,” said MyKayla really well.” on First?” “This is my first time being a chair of an event,” said Ry- bicki, a Business and Sports Man- agement double major. “MU’s Got Talent is one of our bigger events, so we started planning back in January.” Once they’ve completed brainstorming, they have to hit the ground running to pull the show together. “We were in full swing about the first week of February.” Participants could sign up in the weeks preceding the event at a table in the Jo Young Switzer building. The event was open to all students to showcase their talents on stage. And they did. Philosophy professor Seth Mayer Following Rybicki and Peter Shep- herd’s act was senior Tabo Chata, whose sarcastic and candid come- dy kept him a crowd favorite. “I’m in it for Tabo,” said senior Michael Himlie. “I respect the infinite worth of Tabo!” From there, the night was full of song and dance, with a Published by the students of Manchester University on routine by Katherine Brown and Fridays during fall and spring semesters Mo Rammel that won them second place, followed by a stream of piano Editors-in-Chief Senior Tabo Chata performs a stand-up comedy set. The audience cheered talent. loudly at his stories and jokes. Sarah Farnam and Carly Kwiecien

Design Editor TALENT FROM PAGE 1 “Ally came to me with words and Mumford & Sons–style songs, com- Jafet Garcia said, ‘I know you’re a plete with a euphonium featured in The Mykayla Cynthia and I think this should be a song.’ the instrumental ensemble, played Chief Photographer Band played at 8:30 with a mixture I found a chorus and went from by Friermood. The last song of the Tyler Roebuck of folk, pop, jazz and . there,” Neilson explained to the night captured the mood of every- Like Infinity Now, they performed audience. Another song, entitled one in the Firehouse: it was called Web Editor a combination of covers and orig- “Fifteen,” spoke to the struggles of “Happiness.” Karen Kanyike inal music: the latter including high school and what it can feel like “People have no idea how “Sunny Outside,” which Neilson when someone is fifteen years old. much it affects a local musician Faculty Advisor wrote about a crush when she was Neilson and Roskos, in when they have support from their Dr. Katharine Ings 13 years old, and a song written addition to Tyler Roebuck, Kev- community,” Neilson said after the by Ally Roskos, a violin- and uku- in Friermood and Tony Zinish, show. Her advice? “Support local Staff Writers lele-playing member of the band. finished up the night with several music!” Brittany Dilley, Ciara Knisely, Destinee Boutwell, Jensen Lassiter, Kelleen Cullison, Maddie Jo Shultz, Shelby Harrell, Tanner Edge, Rendler

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Photo by Allie Newell Infinity Now performs at The Emerson in Indianapolis. They played this show in February 2017. Page 3

MU Students Study in New Zealand Jensen Lassiter said in an email. “Many meetings or slogans for things around the city Staff Writer begin with Māori language. They show much more respect to their In just the first few weeks that ju- native people; it is such an awesome niors Madison Asbell and Katie thing to be able to witness how Byers have been away, they’ve been much they have incorporated the able to beat the temperamental In- two cultures into one.” diana weather while soaking up the Asbell noted that gas- luscious New Zealand sun. Asbell oline prices were much higher in and Byers are both studying abroad New Zealand compared to the in Dunedin, New Zealand, as a part United States. Some gasoline prices of BCA’s Study Abroad Program at are as high as $8 per gallon in U.S. the University of Otago. dollars. “People walk a lot more While adjusting to a new than drive,” she said. “Everyone is a place to live is challenging, adjust- lot more active, and, in turn, a bit ing to a new culture and peo-ple more in shape.” presents its own challenges as well. Even the attitude of the “Life here is a lot differ- locals has been rather different. ent, but very similar at the same “Everyone here is so friendly and time,” Asbell said in an email. willing to take the time to talk with “Everything is opposite. The cars, you and help,” Byers said. “Kiwis roads, light switches, the direction (what people are called in New the doors swing and the manner- Zealand) love nature and being isms of the locals. The thing that outdoors; how could you not in a has been the most change for me is beautiful place like this?” the side of the walkway, sidewalk, Culture in New Zealand or aisle people walk on. It’s human seems to be relaxed, with citizens nature to walk on the same side of exuding a carefree spirit. “The best the sidewalk as you drive, but here, way I’ve been able to explain the since driving is on the left side, peo- culture and life here to my friends ple also walk on the left side. I can’t back home is that I feel like I’m count how many times I have run stuck in the 90s,” Byers said. “The into someone on the right side of pace of everyday life, the WiFi is Juniors Katie Byers and Madison Asbell proudly hold up the Manchester flag. Photos courtesy of Katie Byers the sidewalk or in the aisle of the much slower and less reliable, fash- supermarket.” ion here is very much like the 90s -- p.m. on a Saturday night at home,” spring break at home,” Asbell said. or hotdogs, but most of the time Byers remarked on the lots of denim miniskirts & all white Asbell said. But it is summer here, “Katie and I plan to go on an over- they’re called hotdogs), and tomato elevated place of indigenous people tennis shoes for girls.” right now so the weather is amaz- night cruise tour of Queenstown sauce (it’s pronounced toe-ma-toe in New Zealand. ”They appreciate Another major differ- i n g .” and go bungie jumping while we and tastes nothing like ketchup).” the little things and respect and ence is time. New Zealand has an With classes just having are there.” While trying new foods definitely embrace their native peo- 18-hour time difference from the barely started, Asbell and Byers One aspect of studying in an unfamiliar country is excit- ple here, called Māori (equivalent United States. “When it’s 4 p.m. on have been making excellent use of abroad is realizing how much you ing, sometimes familiar food and to our own Native Americans),” she a Sunday [in New Zealand], it’s 10 their “summer” by traveling around already know and how much you’re home cooking is a good option. “I Dunedin and surrounding loca- going to learn. “I’ve learned that I love cooking for myself, and since tions. “We did a lot of ex-ploring can be more independent than I I am living on my own and must grocery shop and cook meals for with our program for the first few ever realized I could be,” Byers said. myself, I am loving it,” Asbell said. weeks.” Byers said. “Just a few of “I’ve also acquired quite a bit more “I do miss some as-pects of the food the places we visit-ed were Tunnel of lingo for my daily dialogues, such from home though. For example, Beach, The Catlins, Arrowtown as Kia Ora, Cheers, and Sweet As!” the Mexican cuisine here is pretty [Lord of the Rings filming lo- Another important chal- nonexistent, so I have been cooking ca-tions],Queenstown, Oamaru, St. lenge is the native cuisine. “The Mexican food to the best of my abil- Clair’s, Hooker Valley and Moeraki food is different here,” Byers said. ity almost every other night.” Boulders.” “It doesn’t seem that different when With many differenc- As the semester wears you first look at the menu, but they es between New Zealand and The on, many more travel opportunities put their own vari-ation to every- United States, soaking up as much will become available. “I am looking thing. For example, a hotdog with foreign culture as possible for 4.5 forward to our mid-semester break, ketchup is a sausage with a piece of months seems like an exciting way our fall break here, which would be white bread (they don’t have buns to spend a semester abroad. SPARTAN SPORTS Track and Field Races, Vaults through Indoor Season

Virginia Rendler two months, I have had a meet to attend,” Case said. “All I had to wor- Staff Writer ry about was cheering on my team- mates, competing and improving As the Manchester University track my vault skills! I loved it! and field team wraps up its indoor Case is also proud of her season, excitement is high to begin sport. “I love it because it is thrill- racing outdoors, beginning Apr 1. ing,” she explained. “It takes a lot The indoor season consisted of six of courage to run at a mat, while meets: two at Rose Hulman and holding a stick, aiming to fling my- Anderson and singles at Trine and self over a bar. I think it is awesome Defiance. The final meet, at Rose to say I do an event that very few Hulman on Feb. 18, was the 2017 people can successfully do, and I Heartland Collegiate Athletic Con- am looking forward to leaping to ference Championships (HCAC). higher and higher heights. I also Many personal records am looking forward to seeing my were achieved in the HCAC. Run- teammates succeed and win races.” ner Sarah Arney, senior, was first Oftentimes the ‘field’ half in the 3000 meters. Senior Shay of track and field is overlooked in Aator performed the season’s best media coverage, and many throw- 20-pound weight throw, and the ers, vaulters and others are left out Spartans held high positions in in favor of runners. Case explained team point standings. that, as a pole vaulter, she thinks Participating in track and people often don’t associate the field is not always easy. During the ‘field’ with the running. “I think month of February, the team had to that’s how the field seems left out,” meet for practice twice a day due to she said. “Specifically, on the team, the slim availability of equipment in the field part is not lesser or left the gym. In addition, they were re- out; over half the team is involved quired to participate in weight lift- in fields. This shows how important ing individually. Some team mem- the field events are for bringing in bers were working out three times points just like the running events.” a day for three days of the week or The team is eager for the more. outdoor season to begin. “I can’t This rigorous schedule wait for outdoor!” Case exclaimed. required the team to have excel- “Spending all day outdoors every lent time management skills. Al- Saturday, as the weather gets nicer though the schedule seems to be and warmer, is what I love about overwhelming, Bella Case, first- track. Jumping out in the elements year pole vaulter, said she enjoyed is definitely more difficult, but it staying busy and having places to makes vaulting even more exciting Mariah Jordan dominates in distance events at Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships. be. “Every weekend for the past and challenging!” Students Practice Medicine in Nicaragua Ciara Knisely As Jenny Pudlo, junior being a human,” he said. kill someone in a developing nation visiting, though Osborne assures biology-chemistry major, de- Pudlo also notes how like Nicaragua, according to Brown. that it was just a precautionary Staff Writer scribed, health care in Nicaragua close the group became. “We didn’t On the other hand, Nicaraguans measure. is free—but some may not have the do anything by ourselves, even tak- also experience diseases that have The January session class For 20 days in January, 16 Manches- ability to get to a doctor. Pudlo said ing baths in the river or going to the long been eradicated in the devel- is offered every year as Pass/Not ter University students and 12 phy- that a mother in Nicaragua with a latrine,” she said, remembering the oped world, Osborne said. Pass and all students are eligible. sicians lived and worked in three dangerously ill child, but so little family-like atmosphere they devel- Before the group left for For more information on partici- small villages in Nicaragua where money that she was reluctant to pay oped. Nicaragua, they also had to under- pating in the next Medical Practi- they administered health care to for the boat ride just to start her The group also saw many go a series of vaccinations and treat- cum trip, students can go to med- natives living in poverty. journey. afflictions that are common to de- ments to assure that they wouldn’t icalpracticum.org/. The deadline to Dr. Jeff Osborne, associ- Cases like that of the veloped countries but could easily contract any obscure diseases while sign up is March 30. ate professor of chemistry, headed mother made the students’ work in the Medical Practicum, a January the three villages even more import- session trip, and succeeded in ex- ant. The trip is an attempt to enable posing students not only to the the natives living in extreme pover- Nicaraguan health care system, but ty to be able to help themselves as also to the daily lives of indigenous much as possible, especially when peoples in the Alto Wangki-Bocay health care may be unattainable. region. MU’s Medical Practicum is also the However, the yearly trip only health-care group that visits doesn’t focus on typical tourist the three villages of Winah, Amak sightseeing. Rather, the students and Wisuh. worked side by side with physicians The group helped an es- every day in extremely underde- timated total of 1,400 people, but veloped villages, doing things like students have no misconceptions administering vaccinations, pulling about the experience they received teeth and diagnosing ailments. from this trip. Their journey began in “I also have a new ap- the , Managua, and con- preciation for my health, and I am tinued with a 12-hour bus ride more thankful for the availability to to the Rio Bocay River. To access health care we have in the States,” the villages from there, the group said Lauren Hedges, senior biolo- took dugout canoes on the river, gy-chemistry major. with around four hours travel time Brown found the experience trans- to each village, according to ju- formative. “We went there to help if nior athletic training major Katie we could, but we all changed too,” Brown. she said. All three villages that Pudlo agrees. “We were the group visited lacked electricity, trying to help them, but we learned clean, running water, air-condi- about ourselves and others in ways tioning and students slept in ham- we didn’t expect,” she explained, mocks in small buildings such as mentioning how children may only schools. have one toy, or a stick with a ball as “We lived in school- their form of entertainment. “What houses, which were not in the best I might think is a problem might shape, had no windows, and you not be a problem to someone else. could always hear chickens being There are so many bigger issues.” obnoxiously loud at any given mo- Giles added: “It’s a whole ment in the night,” said Andy Giles, lot harder to be upset when you put junior biology-chemistry major. your problems in perspective and Animals also dominat- think about what those people are ed the environment in that region. going through.” According to Giles, the men’s liv- Through this trip, Os- ing quarters in the first village was borne hoped to send the message even situated right above a family that humans all over the world are of goats, and undomesticated farm the same, and that health care is a animals ran free in all the villages. very complicated issue, especially In each village, the stu- when there may be structural rea- dents and physicians spent several sons why people live in poverty. days working in a clinic, helping Because of that, serving people who may have travelled others becomes a very important miles upon miles to receive health issue, Osborne said. It’s important care. This gave students the chance to help others, as it leads to the de- to have hands-on experience with velopment of one’s own best self. physicians while helping others, an “Serving others is essential to the invaluable opportunity. process of becoming yourself and Junior Katherine Brown is all smiles while holding a baby.