Blk Cyan Magenta Yellow The Oldest Continuously Published Student Newspaper in the Nation Thursday, May 1, 2008 Volume 146, No. 24 Dingo gets frisky with students Panel discusses unique quality of 2008 election By Greg Stull such as working class voters to the Republican and Demo- Managing Editor and women. cratic nomination races to the “So you've got that both general election. A Washington Post reporter coalitions—save for a couple Going into the primaries, told a small crown in the Benes of important moments—have Pinkele said, the political tide room on Friday afternoon that been extraordinarily liberal,” seemed to be gathering into a the 2008 primaries have prob- Balz said. perfect storm for the Democrats. ably been more interesting than Balz said the way each With the President George W. any we have seen in the past. demographic has been voting Bush’s approval ratings nearing “It is also worth pointing in the democratic primaries has those of former President Harry out,” said Dan Balz, political been so predictable that, with Truman, which are the lowest reporter for the Post, “that this the demographic info of any on record, there’s been much has been the worst year in con- given state, you could run com- negativity surround the Repub- ventional wisdom.” puter simulation to find out who lican Party, especially regarding The uniqueness of this race will win the primary there. issues such as the economy and lies in the nature of the coali- “You can almost predict the gas prices. tions that senators Barack percentage” of the vote that Collectivelly, it has been “not Obama and Hillary Clinton each candidate will receive, a healthy picture for the Repub- have coalesced, said Balz, who Balz said. licans and a healthy picture for served as one of five panelist for The other panelists were Carl the Democrats," Pinkele said. “On To November,” a discus- Pinkele, professor of politics Pinkele said the Republicans sion about the 2008 presidential and government; David Brady, have lost seven million support- election, held as a part of the deputy director and senior fel- ers, or five percent of their sup- Barger Family Lecture Series. low for the Hoover Institute, a porters. “We really have never seen public polity research center; “The Republicans have lost this formulation,” Balz said. Sunshine Hillygus, professor real ground,” he said. Obama’s coalition consists of government at Harvard Uni- “In order to win, the Repub- Photo by Mark Dubovec largely of liberal and upscale versity; and Gregg Jarrett, an licans need to win the inde- Freshman Bobby St. Clair has a close encounter with a dingo on the Bashford lawn. Democrats and African Ameri- anchor for “Fox News Live.” pendent vote 60-40, which is The Columbus Zoo animals were brought to campus by the Tree House and the En- cans, Balz said, while Clinton’s The panel’s discussion extremely difficult for them to vironment and Wildlife Club last Thursday. Story on page 4. coalition has consisted of “the ranged from the political forces do,” Pinkele said. traditional Democratic fix,” leading up to the 2008 primaries See PANEL on Page 4 Retiring SLU jam session welcomes spring Rickey profs have campaign big plans reviewed, By Kaitlin Thomas Transcript Reporter restructured Every year Ohio Wesleyan By Drew Lenox says goodbye to the members of Transcript Reporter the graduating senior class, but this year it will also bid farewell Four years into the Remem- to six faculty members. bering Mr. Rickey campaign, its Ülle Lewes and Dennis Prin- leaders have had to take a step dle, professors of English; Rob- back to reexamine and restruc- ert Griffith, professor of music; ture its goals. Justin Kronewetter, professor The $22 million campaign, of fine arts; Dennis Radabaugh, announced at commencement in professor of zoology; and Kaar- 2004, is designed to meet the en Courtney, professor of mod- needs of the university’s athletic ern foreign languages, will all programs and its physical educa- be retiring at the end of the aca- tion department. demic school year. Mark Shipps, vice president Lewes has spent the last 30 for University Relations, said the years as a faculty member. After initial goal was to upgrade all graduating from Harvard Uni- of the athletic and recreational versity and Cornell University, facilities on campus. He said she began her teaching career while that goal is still intact, not at Ohio Wesleyan, but at the some unforeseen problems have much larger Temple University arisen. in Pennsylvania. Photo by Myra Blackburn “In our original plan, we The impersonal atmosphere Lyon Graulty plays slide guitar for The Amity Front on Sunday while Pete Van Dyck keeps the beat. The band head- thought Branch Rickey Arena and dictated course load of the lined for SLU Fest, an event organized by senior Tristan Erb with the Small Living Units Programming Board. The and Gordon Field House would large school ultimately ended event also featured the campus band Strobe Talbutt and a solo performance by senior Robyn Case. have long lives,” Shipp said. her association with Temple. She “Then, based on leakage and described her time as a professor other issues, we saw there was there as, “not teaching [and] not some damage to the structures. learning.” Graduating seniors reflect on past, plan future The realization that there was Upon realizing that a larger By Rafaya Sufi “I’ve had amazing times here. and it’s kind of a lottery sys- ation. structural damage stopped the school was not for her, Lewes Transcript Reporter What made my college life tem. So I’m opting out of it and “I didn't want to do any whole process. We knew we immediately set out to find so fun were the people. My working in Dubai instead.” scholarly work after I gradu- had to take a new look at the something more to her liking. As the year comes to an end, friends, my professors and my Nicole Perez-Daple (‘07) had ate,” Daple said. “For at least Remembering Mr. Rickey cam- She deliberately searched for senior Mehr Alwy says she will peers complete me.” a different take on her post- two years, I’ll probably just end paign.” small liberal arts schools where leave Ohio Wesleyan with all Alwy said she is ready to graduation plans. up working at an art gallery and Shipps said increased con- she could get to know her stu- kinds of mixed feelings. move on with her life and to Daple said she is still unsure smoking marijuana. I think I’m struction costs—up 30 percent dents, and immediately felt at Alwy, a native of Pakistan, start working in Dubai. of what she wants to do. going to be a hippy.” in the past few years—and the home at Ohio Wesleyan. said she is thrilled about gradu- “I’m interning at a bank,” “I never applied for a job,” Daple said the only thing she realization that those two build- “I made the right choice when ating. She said her four years in Alwy said. “Since I’m a Paki- Daple said. “I’m probably not looked forward to post-gradua- ings, while safe, would have I came here,” she said. “It was college have passed by in the stani citizen, I’ll have to wait a good example for the class of tion was her graduation present. finite lives, caused the university the right connection.” “blink of an eye.” and see whether my employers ’07.” “My father decided to give to restructure the campaign. “I can’t believe college is will sponsor my H1 visa for me. Daple said she didn’t want to See RETIRE on Page 4 coming to an end,” Alwy said. It’s a work-permit for the U.S. think about her time after gradu- See SENIORS, Page 4 See HOLD on Page 11 Independent Student art fills Women's lax journalist speaks gallery for year's takes 1st seed on mainstream last show in NCAC tourney media and Africa --Page 2 --Page 10 --Page 12 Name Page # Date Blk Cyan Magenta Yellow Blk Cyan Magenta Yellow Page 2 The Transcript May 1, 2008 Campus News Native plant of the Week: Juniper Reporter criticizes media By Catie Coleman eled to 41 countries and worked agenda going on and it involves Transcript Reporter with the United Nations. people of color,” Snow said. Because of his work, he is now According to Snow, Amer- As unrelated photographs of banned in Rwanda and Ethiopia. ican media will cover stories Middle Eastern women, pro- Snow’s rejection of the pop- of genocide and other horrific tests, underwear models and ular media outlets arose after he events only in the countries the beggars were projected onto a traveled to Africa to take pho- government needs the nation to screen in front of the audience, tographs and began witnessing dislike so warfare can be justi- Led Zeppelin blared a challenge things that didn’t make the cut fied. through a boom box: “Take a for mainstream news in Amer- Snow said Hollywood is also good look at yourself and ica. He investigated relation- a tool for the government and describe what you see.” ships between American politi- that the Star Wars movies from Keith Harmon Snow con- cians, corporations and African the 1970s were instrumental in tinuously challenge his audi- leaders and citizens. ensuring the nation’s acceptance ence of New York Times readers Snow said he witnessed Afri- of unmanned space vehicles. last Thursday with his multi- can people essentially enslaved Snow said attempts to read media presentation on his life on plantations owned by both right wing and left wing as an independent journalist.