Muranaka Seeks American Culture

Crawfordsville, Indiana | September 7, 2012 | Volume 105, Issue 2 Concert Queries College’s Music Venue Decisions More Complex than They Appear SCOTT MORRISON ‘14 event on campus each year NEWS EDITOR before National Acts, and it was a much different event Wabash has hosted a va- than the Pan Hel Wabash riety of concerts over the students know today. Each years from Clayton An- fraternity had a sort of booth derson to Three Six Mafia. in the gym with a main stage With Clayton Anderson and which three or four acts would Gym Class Heroes both per- perform on. The weekend forming this fall, it is a good festivities built to a crescendo KELLY SULLIVAN | WABASH ‘15 time to look at different ven- on Saturday night when the After last weekend’s Clayton Anderson concert, some students question whether there’s a better ues and capabilities for up- largest act performed. Dean acoustic venue for campus concerts. coming campus concerts. of Students Michael Rat- ferent organizations and the “It has become increasingly ed all types of acts but has Many students have ers ’85 never experienced a money that was spent on Pan difficult to nail the kind of perhaps become stagnant in criticized Chadwick Court National Act when he was a Hel,” Raters said. “When that act that isn’t too expensive on its choice of venue for these for poor acoustics among student, and has seen the en- went away, those pools came the front side and not as well much anticipated shows. other complaints. But is tire transformation from Pan there a better place for Na- Hel to the current system. together, and said let’s have known on the other side,” Chadwick Court is the go- tional Acts here at Wabash? “We didn’t have National one big name act that will Raters said, “but we have got- to location for these mega Wabash did not always Act when I was a student here, bring a lot of girls to campus.” ten it right a couple times.” events. While many students have yearly National Acts. In and I do think it [National He also addressed some of Since the creation of Na- may question this choice, fact, Pan Hel was the premier Act] came from lots of dif- the issues with National act : tional Act, Wabash has land- See CONCERT, Page 3 AFC Determines Funding Fates TYLER HARDCASTLE ‘15 This process is often time STAFF WRITER consuming. Many of the Every year, there is a flurry of ac- clubs use different formats and tivity as students acclimate to a new various levels of accuracy. In school, meet their pledge brothers or these budgets, club leaders detail the people on their floor, and choose the amount of money requested and how they will be involved with the uses for that money throughout the school. Many students decide to year. Student Senate has a detailed get involved through clubs by find- policy of how clubs can and can- ing existing ones or creating their not use money. For club treasurers, own. Whether these clubs have just referencing this document is impor- begun or are firmly entrenched in tant while planning a club budget. Wabash they must go through “When a club has a de- the budgeting process for the year. tailed budget that lists expenses “After the clubs finish their or what it wants to purchase and budgets, I take them all from is very detailed about why Excel and Word and organize they need it and the costs in- them into the category they fall volved, these clubs typically get under,” Audit and Finance Commit- money,” Chowning said. tee (AFC) member Micah Chown- After removing the costs Each year, the College welcomes new faculty members, including some who are ing ’12 said. “After this, I put them that cannot be covered by Stu- in-term appointments only. For the full story on two new BKT Assistant Professors, up to the Wabash Student Govern- dent Senate, the AFC be- see Page 2. See AFC, Page 2 ment Google Docs filing system.” Wabash, Fudan Muranaka Seeks American Culture Start Exchange Program ADAM SOSHNICK ‘13 STAFF WRITER JOHN DYKSTRA ‘13 Yujiro Muranaka arrived MANAGING EDITOR in the United States on Aug. Last semester, Wabash College established 14 in preparation for his year a student exchange program partnership with at Wabash College. As an ex- Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Aaron change student from Ibaraki, Morton-Wilson ’14, Terrance Piggins ’14, and Japan, he thought the school Huy Ahn Le ’13 represented the first genera- would offer him new oppor- tion of Wabash students over the summer who tunities not found at home. studied various courses at Fudan University. Muranaka discovered Wa- Morton-Wilson, Piggins, and Le’s sum- bash through the Great Lakes mer experience reflect the rapid expan- College Association (GLCA), sion of Wabash’s Asian studies program. a group of 13 colleges located Director of Asian Studies Qian Zhu Pullen said around the Midwest. Muranaka’s IAN BAUMGARDNER | WABASH ‘14 the College is in the process of making Asian studies friend, a few years his senior, also It’s not often that Wabash hosts visiting study abroad students. Japa- a minor, and eventually, a major. She believes the studied abroad at the College nese student Yujiro Muranaka hopes Wabash will expose him to Ameri- Fudan-Wabash exchange program will encourage and raved about his experience. can culture. more students to learn about various Asian cultures Needless to say, Wabash heav- ceeded Muranaka’s expectations abroad because I wanted some- and histories, especially China’s culture and history. ily influenced Muranaka even and offered a few unexpected thing different than what is of- “Our first three students went to Fudan to report before he set foot on campus. twists compared with his typi- fered in my own country. Because their experience at Fudan and to let students know “I like Wabash because it is cal workload. Waseda Univer- my university is so big and has that our Asian studies program is established. We very small compared to my uni- sity, located in Tokyo, is quite 40,000 undergraduate students, are offering a new kind of solution, a new perspec- versity back home in Japan. In different from Wabash. Few of I just wanted to do something tive that gives a more comprehensive understand- particular, I find it interesting that Muranaka’s classes issue home- different and feel something dif- ing of the world through the program,” Pullen said. Wabash is an all-male school. work. Dealing with the inevita- ferent from that environment.” “The exchange program will be offered ev- All-male schools don’t exist ble pileup of written work takes A different en- ery year. And eventually, because we have this back in Japan,” Muranaka said. a toll on Muranaka’s free time. vironment, indeed. See EXCHANGE, Page 3 Wabash has already ex- “I chose Wabash for my year See MURUNAKA, Page 3 Page 2 The Bachelor | September 7, 2012 Bachelor Teacher Ed. 301 W. Wabash Ave. Crawfordsville, IN 47933 EDITOR IN CHIEF Gabe Watson [email protected] Gains Depth MANAGING EDITOR John Dykstra more I began to see the ways [email protected] GABE WATSON ‘13 EDITOR IN CHIEF teachers were not well enough CREATIVE EDITOR prepared to deal with issues Riley Floyd Deborah Seltzer-Kel- [email protected] in the classroom,” she ex- ly brings a diverse educa- plained. Her passion for do- NEWS EDITOR tional background to For- Scott Morrison ing classroom research led [email protected] est Hall and the Wabash her to take a position teaching community this year as the OPINION EDITOR graduate students at Southern Jacob Burnett new BKT Assistant Profes- Illinois University. Yet the [email protected] sor of Teacher Education. strictness of graduate work SPORTS EDITOR Originally, Seltzer had not did not allow her to probe Ryan Lutz [email protected] planned on going into educa- larger ideas with her stu- tion. She worked for sixteen dents, and she missed teaching CAVELIFE EDITOR Alex Totten years in commercial design be- younger, more open students. [email protected] fore returning to school. While She found Wabash to be a earning her Master’s degree perfect match for her skills. KELLY SULLIVAN | WABASH ‘15 PHOTO EDITOR BKT Assistant Professor Deborah Seltzer-Kelly hopes to explore Ian Baumgardner in history at the University At large universities, she ex- [email protected] educational issues with Wabash students and faculty. of Nevada, Reno, she taught plained, the education build- BACHELOR ADVISER what she called its “most ing was separated from the Howard Hewitt must be taught by someone ous other forms of expression. [email protected] hated class.” The course in- rest of the campus, which cuts with full-time experience As a true educator, though, cluded many ancient texts that down on the richness of in- teaching in public schools, but Seltzer then analyzed her own The purpose of The Bachelor is to could be difficult for students terdisciplinary conversation. serve the school audience, includ- more theoretical topics of the approaches and their effective- ing but not limited to administrators, to breach, and Seltzer “loved “I always thought I wanted faculty and staff, parents, alumni, history and philosophy of edu- ness in opening students’ eyes. the puzzle of helping stu- community members and most to teach at a small liberal arts cation are also needed for the importantly, the students. Because dents engage with the course.” college,” she explained, and With the help of two student this is a school paper, the content Area of Concentration require- and character within will cater to This experience led her investigators, she published last year she got her chance.

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