TAYLOR UNIVERSITY Apple’s latest Dr. Farmer iPhone bigger, Celebrating 100 years as Taylor’s News Source gets students faster, lighter SINCE 1913 thinking 1 VOLUME 100, ISSUE 3 WEEKLY EDITION FRIDAY/THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 Headlines Airband WHAT date ABOUT coming FAIRLANE? soon Let them eat cheesecake With an earlier date than A local winery has a sweet surprise for years past, less prep time visitors tomorrow. Find out more about for contest the event and the cost—or lack thereof— inside. Read more on page 3 JON STROSHINE NEWS EDITOR unior Steve Moon remembers a time Reaching out when his fellow members of First West Wengatz could saunter into Airband Community ministry organizers took to J practice, goof around for a bit and eventu- Taylor’s Dining Commons to advertise their programs, starting yesterday and ally get down to business. continuing today. Read more on page 3 Not so this year. “It’s just been pretty hectic with (Airband) early because . you have to do it all at once,” Moon said. “I just remember last night when we were practicing, I was like, ‘Guys, audi- tions is coming in eight days . we need to Students get on this.” photo by Timothy P. Riethmiller That is reality for those participating in respond A few blocks off campus, Fairlane Apartments faces air quality scrutiny this week, and four students evacuate their apartment room for a three-day, intensive cleaning. and organizing Airband, Taylor’s annual lip- syncing contest, as the event falls on Sept. 28 KARA HACKETT this year, about two weeks earlier than last MANAGING EDITOR year’s Oct. 13 date. There are no visible signs of mildew or mold in senior Sarah buildings is going to be torn down at the end of next summer,” The event has also been moved to a Friday, Sawicki’s apartment. Sutherland said. a change from the traditional Thursday night But exactly three weeks after she moved into Fairlane 1L, she But Dean of Residence Life and Discipleship Steve Morley date. was peeling posters off the walls, pulling clothes out of the clos- says exact dates are difficult to define and potentially depen- “I’ve heard mixed reviews . I think I’ve et and putting it all back into boxes. dent on the results of an air quality test Taylor hired Patriot heard . ‘The theme sounds really fun, and She wasn’t evicted. She didn’t even have to leave her room Engineering and Environmental, Inc., to conduct on the rest of that sounds great,’” said Inter-Class Council when professional cleaners wiped down her apartment’s walls Fairlane’s first floor, west end apartments Wednesday. (ICC) President Hannah Duncan. “I’ve also yesterday and started a high-pressure air purifier that runs for Morley says the test results will be received by Facility Ser- heard, ‘Well, I don’t have time to try out.’” Dr. Richard Allen Farmer encouraged 72 hours straight. vices in the next few days, at which time the administration The change was decided by Duncan and students to engage in God’s Word dur- The three-day, intensive cleaning is the result of an indoor air will respond accordingly. Director of Student Programs Mallory Ken- ing Spiritual Renewal. See students’ quality test and mold sampling investigation on Aug. 28 that “Fortunately, the results we’ve gotten back so far are just rec- dall. After they decided it would be a Friday responses inside. Read more on page 6 deemed the air quality in Fairlane 1L slightly sub-par. ommendations to be more preventative,” Morley said. rather than a Thursday, weekend conflicts The air isn’t dangerous for most people. Actually, apartment necessitated an earlier or later date than 1L has about the same level of spores, mildew or mold as Up- CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 usual. land’s outdoor air, says Fairlane Apartments Manager Jeff Stri- “Students love the bonding time of prac- World etzel. ticing, but then Today’s Greek economy is in crisis, but But Sawicki has asthma, and to prevent risks, Taylor hired Current eventually you it’s not the first time the country has Midwest Remediation, Inc., to clean her apartment yesterday. 11.3% 216 Students off-campus start to hate “It’s just been practicing, too,” been financially frazzled. Get the dish on That’s the short-term solution, says Vice President for Busi- Statistics pretty hectic with Greece’s drama. Read more on page 4 ness Administration Ron Sutherland. The long-term solution 1,910 students total A u s t i n s a i d . involves gradually demolishing Fairlane, moving students into “Maybe people (Airband) early 266 Students in non- = 50 Students on-campus housing with the new residence hall attached to 13.9% affiliated housing and other will enjoy it more, because . you practicing, as Ministry doubts Gerig and eventually building a third off-campus housing op- have to do it all tion. opposed to going, Living Waters, an approved campus group, Building an off-campus apartment to replace Fairlane is in ‘We have three at once, I just practices their spiritual gifts every Thurs- Taylor’s distant future, but Sutherland says plans to demolish more weeks of remember last 1,428 Students on-campus this.’” day night, despite being heavily criticized. the west end of the building, including apartment 1L, were in 74.8% night when we consideration before the spore scare. Au st i n a l s o Fairlane was built in 1969 as a J-shaped complex of four pointed out were practicing, buildings. Its two smaller sections were demolished in 2011, that historically, I was like, ‘Guys, Wii U Announced according to Director of Facility Services Greg Eley. President Eugene Habecker’s goal is to have 90 percent of students in university spaces Sept. 28 is not including on-campus and off-campus university housing. Taylor is currently 4 percent auditions is com- Nintendo debuted its latest gaming con- “The current thinking is at least one of the two remaining short of this goal. that early for sole Thursday. The Wii U will offer an Airband. It is ing in eight days immersive entertainment experience, and only when com- . we need to get pared with more the new GamePad controller will allow on this.’” users to interact with movies and TV in recent years that real time. Read more on page 5. Best in the Midwest it seems prema- ture, he said. He JON STROSHINE also believes that the switch to Friday night makes sense for students as well as parents. Weekend NEWS EDITOR “If you’re performing, it’s a Friday, you’re Forecast Taylor beat out a pack of Ohio schools and a North Dakota col- North, West, and Midwest, Taylor ranked first in the Midwest. not thinking about, ‘Man, when I’m done lege to become the number one Midwest University in the cat- Ohio Northern University, Augustana College (S.D.), Marietta here, I’ve gotta run back and catch up on egory Best Regional Colleges according to a U.S. News & World College (Oh.), and Cedarville (Oh.) completed the top five. this for my test,’” Austin said. “We also won- FRIDAY Report survey released Wednesday. “I think it is something that we can kinda take pride in and der if more families will be able to attend . High: 72° “We are grateful for this honor and all the other accolades have some ownership over,” said Student Body President Aar- Coming to the 6:30 show on a Thursday night Low: 45° that have come to Taylor – it is the on Milauskas. “I think it’s important meant that you got everything you needed result of God’s leading and blessing,” to truly celebrate the things that we to get done before you came to get in line said Taylor President Gene Habecker “I think it is something that we are getting right and to appreciate at maybe six.” in a campus-wide e-mail. “Yet, these kinda what we have here.” According to Duncan, the early date has can kinda take pride in and have SATURDAY honors are not our goal per se, but Harvard and Princeton tied for the required ICC to be even more organized rather are external recognition and some ownership over.” top spot in the national universities while preparing decorations fitting in with High: 74° validation of those things we have category. Airband’s pandemic theme. For junior Tara Low: 48° historically strived to do at Taylor Several factors go into the regional Gnagy, organizing individual groups has University.” college ranking system, including peer reviews, student reten- been a challenge, as well. The annual rankings list, put out by U.S. News & World Re- tion and alumni giving, among others. “I’ve tried to stay really organized,” Gnagy port, ranks schools in a variety of areas, including national uni- “The mission of Taylor University is to develop servant lead- said. “The practices have been going really SUNDAY versities, national liberal arts schools, best value schools, and ers marked with a passion to minister Christ’s redemptive love well . .” up-and-coming schools. and truth to a world in need,” Habecker said in the same e- High: 76° Another of the categories is regional colleges, which ranks mail. “Each of you shares in this calling as well as this recogni- Low: 52° smaller colleges by geographical area. 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