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THE BACHELOR THE STUDENT VOICE OF SINCE 1908 SENDING A MESSAGE SENATE RESOLUTION PASSES; ADVOCATES FOR PROTECTION OF UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS BEN JOHNSON ‘18 | NEWS attending the EDITOR • Weeks after Dean of the college, who College Scott Feller and President many fear could of the College Gregory Hess be subject to released a statement in response the Trump to Trump’s travel ban on several administration’s Muslim countries, none of which staunch stance are home to any Wabash students, on illegal members of the Student Senate immigration. authored a statement of their own President of that was passed as a resolution at the Student Body last Tuesday’s senate meeting. The Jack Kellerman Jack Kellerman resolution stands as a plea by the ‘18 referred the LEVI GARRISON ‘18 / PHOTO student body to the administration Ben Wade ‘17 and Andrew Powell ‘17 discuss matters during a senate meeting last semester. to protect undocumented students SEE SENDING, PAGE FIVE

Senate Resolution Passes BICENTENNIAL Read the new senate resolution on 2032 protecting undocumented students CELEBRATION PLANNING P 4

COMMENCES New Mental Health Concerns Committee AHAD KHAN ‘19 | OPINION EDITOR high-quality facilities on campus, and Students, faculty, and staff enhance • Continuous improvement marks the upkeep of Greek life along with top- Wabash’s progressive attitude. While notch residential life experience. These preexisting mental health efforts some students might disagree with endeavors might seem far-fetched, even this when it comes to adding majors for 2032, but the enthusiasm and energies on campus and minors to the curriculum, almost of the alumni, faculty, staff, and students everyone would agree that Wabash’s in accomplishing the purpose of this P 7 heritage rests on its ability to foresee and committee is worth noticing. plan long-term goals. One such long- Thus far, the committee has met only term plan was recently introduced with once, but its first meeting proved more the creation of the Ad Hoc Committee fruitful and productive than was expected, for Campus Life. The committee was set according to several members of the Who Sports the Best Apparel on Campus? up to develop a cohesive campus life committee. Discussions about the various plan for the college in anticipation of sub-areas of the committee took place Sigs? Fijis? Phi Delts? Between IM jerseys its 200th anniversary in 2032. The plan effectively among all members. There entails reaffirming Wabash’s mission are four areas of focus for this ad-hoc and rush shirts, the competition is stiff. and ambition, which includes a multiple committee: Dining, Spaces and Facilities, Turn to Cavelife to find out number of factors, such as: ensuring the Gateways and Pathways, and Parking. structuring of the student life around the P 9 Gentleman’s Rule, maintaining strong ties between students and faculty, creating SEE PLANNING, PAGE FIVE

VOLUME 109 • ISSUE 17 BACHELOR HI-FIVES TENURE REVIEW: 301 W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 FIVE THINGS WORTHY LAMBERTON FIGHTS FOR A OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MORE INCLUSIVE WABASH Cole Crouch • [email protected] STUDENT SENATE: LIBERAL NEWS EDITOR Ben Johnson • [email protected] SPENDERS AUSTIN HARRISON ‘18 | STAFF her book project, which she described Hi-Five to the Student Senate for spending the the WRITER • The next addition of as “how 19th Century women argued OPINION EDITOR entire budget in one fell swoop. The senate has the Bachelor’s Tenure Review their way into higher education Ahad Khan • [email protected] approved nearly all the proposals thus far, and have will focus on Jill Lamberton, BKT into elite schools like Harvard and SPORTS EDITOR resorted to dipping over $80,000 into the reserves. Assistant Professor of English. Cambridge.” She has done plenty of Tucker Dixon • [email protected] Even though we may get a larger National Act budget, This is Lamberton’s eighth year at archival work on this project and is CAVELIFE EDITOR we don’t know if there’ll be enough money for one next the college, and she has been very trying to understand the stories from year. Only time will tell. involved with the greater campus the 19th century student’s perspective, Jade Doty • [email protected] community. Lamberton is an rather than the administrator PHOTO EDITOR honorary member of the Malcom X perspective on this topic. She also plans Levi Garrison • [email protected] ACT(S) DROPS Institute of Black Studies (MXIBS), on writing a few articles and exploring Hi-Five to the Student Senate for starting the first COPY EDITOR, BUSINESS MANAGER has served on the Advisory Board of Rome with her two sons. email war of the semester with a National Act survey. Benjamin Wade • [email protected] the MXIBS, and is the faculty Not only were students surprised to see all the emails, advisor of Kappa Sigma. She DELIVERY MANAGER but students were even more shocked to learn that the has also been heavily involved Kevin Griffen • [email protected] senate couldn’t get any of the acts previously promised. in the summer WLAIP Same old story, new administration. initiative, working closely with The purpose of the Bachelor is to serve the Crystal Benedicks, Assistant school audience, including but not limited to VIOLET AND TODD: A NEW Professor of English; the administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alumni, program aims to help improve community members and most importantly, ALLIANCE the retention rates of first- the students. Because this is a school paper, Oh no! Violet Benge has recruited another member generation and traditionally the content and character within will cater to to be a part of her alliance. Professor of Rhetoric underrepresented populations the student body’s interests, ideas and issues. and Senior Associate Dean of the College Todd at Wabash. She specializes in Further, this publication will serve as a medium McDorman sent an e-mail to the student body the teaching of writing, 19th and forum for student opinions and ideas. re-enforcing the iron fist of the evil scheduler. Benge’s century British literature and promotion of schedulism ideology into the faculty Although an individual newspaper, the Board audio-rhetoric. poses a new obstacle to students having their “public of Publications publishes the Bachelor. The Lamberton loves facilitating meetings” in the same place they have it every week. Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the discussions inside and outside Look out Wallies, the scheduler is always watching...just Wabash College Student Senate, which derives of the classroom. “She is PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING its funds from the Wabash College student body. like the Eye of Sauron. energetic about all topics she teaches and she truly cares After eight years teaching at Wabash, BKT Assistant Letters (e-mails) to the editor are welcomed about her students’ opinions,” Professor of English Jill Lamberton earned tenure. and encouraged. They will only be published if IT=MVP FOR SINGLES English major Patrick Jahnke they include name, phone, or e-mail, and are not Hi-Five to the Wabash College IT Services for keeping ‘18 said. “No matter what you longer than 1,000 words. up with the heavy demands on Tuesday from guys believe, she wants to have a without valentines. Despite a surge in gentlemen The Bachelor reserves the right to edit letters discussion with you about it.” With her interest in the world accessing free premium content to certain websites, for content, typographical errors, and length. With the discussions, Lamberton abroad, she is also looking forward the campus Wi-Fi was not disrupted thanks to IT’s All letters received become property of this is heavily invested in getting to know to the possibility of teaching an premature actions. We’re sure there was a massive load publication for the purposes of reprinting and/ personally her students and hearing immersion course and taking her or redistribution. Profanity may appear in the of work due Wednesday, right guys? Wabash mens’ stories. “The extent students to England or Italy. She publication, but only in cases of direct quote or if she has gone to to make sure I found wants to encourage students to take profanity is necessary to the content of the story. INCORRECTLY CORRECTING my spot on this campus and to make advantage of Wabash’s study abroad Please do not confuse profanity with obscenity. sure I was well mentally, physically, programs, and believes that students No article or picture of an obscene nature will AN INCORRECTION and academically has surpassed any don’t pay enough attention to appear in this publication. Hi-Five to the Bachelor for running three corrections to expectation I could have had coming these opportunities. correct a single incorrection. Hopefully, the third time’s into college,” Corey Leuters ‘19 said. Looking to the future, Lamberton The Bachelor is printed every Thursday at the charm. One of Lamberton’s favorite classes is excited about the student- the Purdue Exponent in West Lafayette. It is she teaches is Audio-Rhetoric; “I love led conversations about gender, delivered freely to all students, faculty, and staff how open and honest and beautiful masculinity, and men’s mental at Wabash College. All advertising published CORRECTIONS: the students are when I let students health. She advocates for expanding in the Bachelor is subject to an established rate tell their stories,” Lamberton said. She mental health resources at the card. The Bachelor reserves the right to deny In the February 10 edition, the cultivates a safe place for her students college and wants to further requests for publication of advertisements. Bachelor misspelled Prof. W. Norwood to express themselves in a healthy and discussions, both outside and inside Student organizations of Wabash College may Brigance in the corrections section. productive manner. the classroom, about the multiple purchase advertisements at half the listed rate. The Bachelor misspelled Prof. Stephen Outside the classroom, Lamberton modes of masculinity. As the mother The Bachelor is a member of the Hoosier State Morillo in the news section. The loves to travel and is looking forward to of two young sons, she learns a lot and Indiana Collegiate Press Associations (HSPA Bachelor misspelled Wabash in the going on sabbatical in the fall of 2017. from the Wabash community, and and ICPA). Hi-Five section. The Bachelor incor- Lamberton will spend her sabbatical in looks forward to learning more.“If rectly stated the class year of Patrick Rome, Italy with her husband, Associate you haven’t taken a class with Dr. Jahnke ‘18 in the cavelife section. The Professor of Classics Jeremy Hartnett. Lamberton, I implore you to do so,” Bachelor misspelled Andy Mineo in the While in Rome, Lamberton will work on Leuters said. “You will not regret it.” cavelife section.

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BRENT BREESE ‘19 | STAFF noon with the “After Splash Bash,” WRITER • This weekend, there will a lunch hosted by various local be a plethora of philanthropic restaurants. Attendees can eat for $5, opportunities on campus. Wabash or head over to Chadwick Court for College will be hosting the Polar Dance Marathon. Plunge for Montgomery County Special Dance Marathon is also a young Olympics and the Wabash College event, but has met astounding success. Dance Marathon on Saturday, Feb. 18. The marathon will start at about the All benefits from both events will go same time Polar Plunge is wrapping directly to their organizations. up, and will feature lots of activities, The Polar Plunge is in its second events, and even girls. year at Wabash. Individuals donate In addition to learning dance $75 to the Montgomery County Special instruction from members of Butler’s Olympics and take the plunge into a Dance Marathon and St. Mary’s pool that is usually ice cold. However, College, participants have many this weekend is predicted to be a activities to choose from including a balmy 60 degrees. “Last year, it was bounce house, knockout tournament, so cold that the pool froze and part of and talks with current patients at it broke,” Chase Francoeur ‘17, Vice Riley Children’s Chairman and Recruitment Chair for Hospital. The the Polar Plunge, said. “We had to only rule for run to Home Depot and make some participants is emergency repairs ,” that they have Regardless of whether or not this will to stay on their be a true “polar” plunge, the immense feet for COURTESY OF RILEYKIDS.ORG benefit to the Special Olympics is all the six hours. Wabash DM raised over $10,000 in the spring semester of 2016. same. In years past, teams participated The Dance in Purdue’s Polar Plunge, where they Marathon could only receive a portion of money committee Warren Moseman donated. When the event came to has planned Wabash, our Olympic team was able extensively to to receive the full sum of donations. improve upon last year’s marathon. This event is another way for Wabash Last year, the event fell on Easter students to break the “Wabash bubble” weekend, which likely cut down that sometimes separates the college slightly on their potential numbers. and the rest of Montgomery County. Despite this, the event raised a total The Polar Plunge is extremely of $10,058.12, with $2,000 raised just important to Montgomery County during the event. “With so many events Special Olympics. This event serves going on this weekend, people will as the primary source of funds for the already be in the mood to have fun entire program. Without it, the team and hopefully stop by DM,” Warren would be unable to participate in the Moseman ‘18, Director of Campus basketball tournament being held on Events, said. Sunday, state Olympics, or send the The goal for this weekend is $18,032, team to the National Special Olympics. a number probably familiar to Wallies, The Polar Plunge at Wabash allows with 100 individuals participating. the team to stay at home, connect “We have just about 80 signed up at with Wabash, and have numerous the moment, and it’s never too late to opportunities to demonstrate the drive register,” Moseman said. Registration and skills of their team. is possible until the start of the event, In addition to the plunge, where there will be laptops ready to participants can enjoy a silent auction sign people up. and a costume contest, as well as While these events are certainly great interacting with the athletes that derive fun and excellent ways to get involved, so much benefit from the event. they directly impact groups of people This event has additional Wabash that really need support. “We took a significance. Senior Director of tour of Riley, and one of the coolest Development for the State of things was a rec/music room full of Indiana Scott Furnish ‘90 and his things to take these kids’ minds off of brother Michael Furnish, Head of their treatments,” Moseman said. The Special Olympics Indiana, direct all marathon becomes personal to Wabash Polar Plunges across the state. By College students and family members participating in this great event, we that have been patients there. “Overall, give back to Montgomery County and the weekend gives people a good outlet an important alumnus. to give back and be passionate about a The event will conclude around great cause,” Moseman said.

THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 3 NEWLY APPROVED STUDENT SENATE MXI RED VELVET SET FOR RESOLUTION READS: SECOND CONSECUTIVE Whereas, It is our duty as the Student Senate of Wabash College to regulate all matters regarding our students while upholding the core values of the Gentleman’s Rule; ensuring that all men on campus Think Critically, Act Responsibly, Lead COMEDY NIGHT Effectively, and Live Humanely.; and CHRIS BARKER ‘20 | STAFF is it still held around Valentine’s Whereas, As representatives of our Class and respective living units, it is WRITER • Despite all the winter Day, but its primary focus still incumbent upon us to introduce resolutions that provide protections and support hardships we face and the silence remains: to bring us together, to for our constituents; and of a deserted campus on the relieve some stress, and have fun weekends, this Saturday night among brothers. Whereas, an unknown number of our constituents or close friends may be looks to be filled with laughter and This will be the second undocumented without us even knowing; and brotherhood. The brothers of the consecutive year that Red Velvet Malcolm X Institute will host their will feature a comedy show, as the Whereas, Institutions across the nation, including but not limited to, Penn State, annual Red Velvet Comedy Night MXI brothers were pleased with Notre Dame, and the University of Pennsylvania have passed legislation in their tomorrow, Feb. 18. This event will the student body’s response to own respective Student Governments recommending course of actions to protect consist of a dinner that begins at last year’s show. This year, three the undocumented students on their campuses; now 6:30 p.m. in Detchon International comedians will be entertaining Hall, with a comedy show to follow. for the night instead of last year’s BE IT RESOLVED the Student Senate asks Wabash College to take the following Historically, when the MXI first one. The comedians who will be steps to protect undocumented students: brought the event to campus, Red performing in their own 30-minute • not allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to conduct raids on Velvet was centered around the routines are Em Brown, T-Murph, campus without a warrant, subpoena, or court order. spirit of Valentine’s Day. Students and Jesnaira Baez. All are from the • withhold students’ documentation status from ICE. asked their dates out to a fun-filled Chicago area and are professionals • refrain from asking campus security to inquire about students’ immigration night of dinner, dancing, and live in comedy. The MXI is bringing status or enforce immigration laws that would result in deportation of music. Some Red Velvet events in comedians of different sex and undocumented students. featured a symposium in which races to add perspective to the the newest associate class would comedic experience. This will help Underwritten by: present their work and research on appeal to more of the audience various activists they studied. More by introducing different styles of Corey Leuters recently, the MXI brothers like to humor to the event. Senator, Class of 2019 mix up Red Velvet’s main event “Last year, we had a really good each year to keep it interesting and turnout with the comedian,” Jaleel to encourage more people to come Grandberry ‘19 said. “Having three out. Despite this, Red Velvet still this year will be good to introduce holds its traditional roots. Not only some diversity and add different looks to comedy. This is something big that we have been wanting to try to do.” In the spirit of Wabash and brotherhood, come out to the Red Velvet Comedy Show for some excellent food and quality comedy! Go ahead and invite that girl you’ve been leaving every weekend to see. Or, for those without a valentine, this is the perfect chance to unwind and catch up with your fraternity brothers, teammates, or housemates. No matter who you’re with, this is the perfect time to PHOTO COURTESY OF NVTALENT.COM come out, to sit down, and T-Murph will perform Saturday at Red Velvet. laugh together! 3 WHAT-UPS WHAT’S GOING ON AT WABASH THIS UPCOMING WEEK Ancient Artifacts Museum - Celebrate Black History Month by learning about African-American Culture in International Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Brothers of the MXI will dress up as historical figures and tell their stories from their own eyes.

The Furries - The theater department is putting on their first production of the spring semester. The Furries opens next Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 8:00 p.m. and closes Saturday. The production is directed by Rory Willats ‘17.

A Public Voice - WDPD and the Malcolm X Institute are partnering to host a campus deliberation on community safety and gun violence. The event will be held in Horace Turner Classroom in the MXI building next Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. 4 | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | THE BACHELOR FROM SENDING, PAGE ONE

resolution to the Diversity Inclusion “They (undocumented students) governments have passed similar While it is yet to be seen whether Committee, who supported it need a specific statement saying resolutions weeks prior, including students of unanimously. As the legislation they are safe here on this campus,” Notre Dame, Penn State, and the the Wabash moved to the rest of the senate, it Leuters said. “A simple statement University of Pennsylvania. community faced some opposition, but after by President Hess and Dean Feller “It is important to have some will be affected some revisions and edits, it was saying that we would stay true to kind of statement from student by Trump’s passed with little resistance. the college’s values missed government,” Kellerman said. “We executive order The resolution reads that the mark.” definitely needed to say something on immigration, the College would “not allow The only part of Hess and Feller’s for our brothers who are going Leuters is still Immigration statement that seemed to be through stressful times right now relieved that the and Customs directly correlated with the Trump because of the new administration. resolution can help Enforcement administration’s policies read that, They need to know that their undocumented (ICE) to conduct “We will continue to monitor new brotherhood still supports them.” Scott Feller students in the raids on policies and track the effects they coming years. campus without have on our students, faculty, and “Something that was brought up a warrant, staff.” The rest of the statement “Even if only one to me is that there is so few who subpoena, or merely encouraged “civil discourse” can be affected on this campus,” court order; on such matters as national was affected by Leuters said. “That didn’t sit well withhold policy. However, members of the with me. Even if only one was students’ Senate like Leuters want the new affected by this, I would still have documentation Corey Leuters resolution to take Hess and Feller’s this, I would still written this resolution because that status from statement a little further. one brother deserves to be here no ICE; refrain from asking campus While the resolution has no have written this matter what.” security to inquire about students’ power in legality, the hope is Feller and other college officials are immigration status or enforce that it will motivate the college resolution because prepared to work with the student immigration laws that would result to review their stances on such body on how to fulfill demands of in deportation of matters as undocumented students, the new resolution. “We will take this undocumented students.” and implement procedures for that one brother resolution under advisement,” Feller Corey Leuters ‘19, the author of situations referenced in the said. “We look forward to sitting the resolution, was critical of Hess resolution. Its symbolic power deserves to be here down and discussing this resolution and Feller’s statement released in of the student body’s desire to with student senators and other the Bachelor Opinion Section two protect their fellow undocumented students, and to having important weeks ago, describing it as “vague” classmates is its main significance. no matter what.” conversations that are in the best and “broad.” Other colleges’ student - COREY LEUTERS interest of every Wabash man.” Thus far, no Wabash students have been affected by the new policy of the Trump administration.

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Each area of concentration has task forces, the committee was specific targets divided into categories based on to achieve their association with the college. before the For example, students first discussed year 2032. each area with each other, faculty James P. “Jay” did the same, and so did the staff Williams ’66 and the trustees. Following this, along with Dean all members reconvened in the full of Students committee session to talk about Michael what they had discussed. After Raters ‘85 are doing so, in the second session, overseeing the they were placed in their respective committee at Mike Raters areas to focus more elaborately to large while one brainstorm and discuss the various trustee leads advantages or challenges. The last each one of the aforementioned session involved group reports Ancient Artifacts Museum - Celebrate Black History Month by learning areas of the committee. The by all four groups, delivered to about African-American Culture in International Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 22, committee has a total of 26 the full committee. As of now, the at 7:30 p.m. Brothers of the MXI will dress up as historical figures and tell their members and each one of the four committee is anticipating submitting stories from their own eyes. areas includes students, faculty, its report and recommendations to staff, and trustees. the President of the College and the The Furries - The theater department is putting on their first production of The areas were divided as such Chairman of the Board of Trustees the spring semester. The Furries opens next Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 8:00 p.m. and because these categories encompass by May 2018. Many other efforts are closes Saturday. The production is directed by Rory Willats ‘17. a wide part of the student life and also coming on the agenda of this campus in general. During the first committee, and the members seem A Public Voice - WDPD and the Malcolm X Institute are partnering to host meeting, before all members were excited to achieve their targets with a campus deliberation on community safety and gun violence. The event will be allowed to be with their respective a proactive approach on this project. held in Horace Turner Classroom in the MXI building next Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 5 OPINION THE RHETORICAL DIVIDE THE BACHELOR EDITORIAL BOARD

COLE CROUCH ‘17 BEN JOHNSON ‘18 AHAD KHAN ‘19 TUCKER DIXON ‘19 JADE DOTY ‘18 LEVI GARRISON ‘18 BENJAMIN WADE ‘17 BENJAMIN WADE ‘17 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS EDITOR OPINION EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR CAVELIFE EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR COPY EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER IT’S NOT A ‘MUSLIM BAN’ uring the past few weeks, we meant that I needed to look up section 6(j) persecution.” The irony here is that have borne witness to the Kyle of the Export Administration Act of 1979 in the countries of Iraq and Syria, Dvery polarized “discussion” Stucker ‘17 (50 U.S.C. 2405). This section provides the Shia Muslims are facing religious (I put the word in quotes because the Secretary of State the outlet to designate persecution. ISIS, which is comprised of reality is more akin to a verbal brawl) Reply to this editorial at certain countries as state sponsors of Sunni Muslims, has been killing Shia over the controversial executive order kmstucke17@wabash. terrorism. Currently, the countries of Sudan, Muslims, along with Christians and signed by President Trump on January edu Iran, and Syria are on this list (www.state. Yazidis. So, the executive order still 27, 2017. As you have likely deduced gov/j/ct/list/c14151.htm). Finally, 8 U.S.C. allows for the admittance of Muslim by the article’s title, I am referring to 1187 also includes “any other country or refugees who are escaping persecution the infamous “Muslim Ban,” or more area of concern designated by the Secretary from the evil which is ISIS. Clearly, this accurately, “Protecting the Nation from of Homeland Security”, and the Secretary was not a Muslim ban. Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United of Homeland Security designated the Although I have been frustrated States.” The conversation surrounding not bear hostile attitudes toward it and its countries of Libya, Somalia, and Yemen as with the lack of knowledge about the the order has been extremely frustrating founding principles.” The method through troublesome countries under the Obama executive order from both sides of the for me because of the quick defensive which this goal will be accomplished can administration. So, this is where we get the national conversation, I now understand anger from the right and the mass be most clearly discerned in Section 3, seven countries (Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, why. It is very difficult to obtain this hysteria from the left that are both subsection c: Libya, Somalia, and Yemen) that are information. Our nation needs to reform devoid of any real knowledge of the “(c) To temporarily reduce investigative currently “banned.” how we write legislation and make it issue. My purpose in this opinion is not burdens on relevant agencies during the First, this is a temporary ban on more accessible to the public. I will not to advocate for policy, but to attempt to review period described in subsection immigration, not a permanent one. The pretend to know how to do this, but educate on the already existing legislation (a) of this section, to ensure the proper ban is only intended to last for 90 days so clearly it is important for the success and briefly call attention to a societal review and maximum utilization of that the Department of Homeland Security of our country. We praise our society issue that is plaguing our republic. available resources for the screening can take steps to increase the vetting for being democratic, and indeed, First, a brief disclaimer: although of foreign nationals, and to ensure that process for individuals seeking visas and our society was intended to be deeply many of you surely know that I am adequate standards are established to citizenship. This is not an unprecedented dependent on civic engagement and passionate about current political prevent infiltration by foreign terrorists step. The Obama administration banned citizen involvement. However, this events, I am by no means an expert or criminals, pursuant to section refugees from Iraq in 2011 for six months means that the citizenry must have in law and policy. However, I hope to 212(f) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), I (about 182 days). Second, the order a good grasp on current issues for share my two cents from the perspective hereby proclaim that the immigrant bans countries, not a religion. Sure, the our system to function at its highest of a regular citizen who has done a little and nonimmigrant entry into the countries on the list are majority Muslim, capacity. Right now, that is simply an research into the matter at hand, just United States of aliens from countries but they are also all failed nation-states, unreasonable expectation. like anyone else can. So here we go. referred to in section 217(a)(12) of excluding Iran (which is a state that But there is another problem we WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS I want to begin by recognizing that the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12), would be unabashedly pursues the destruction face that, if solved, may improve the the order is not perfect; in fact, I think detrimental to the interests of the United of the West). In fact, neither the word quality of our collective knowledge. it is far from it. The roll-out process States, and I hereby suspend entry “Islam” nor the word “Muslim” are If we have to count on every civically was not executed properly and the into the United States, as immigrants found in the order at all! (even though active citizen to take the investigative order was constructed hastily; even and nonimmigrants, of such persons people have decried the order as being action that I did, society would come the Trump Administration conceded for 90 days from the date of this order full of anti-Muslim sentiment) to a stop. Thus, we need a mechanism those points. Such issues have led to (excluding those foreign nationals If the intent was to ban Muslims that facilitates this information to the the intense legal debate seen today. traveling on diplomatic visas, North from the U.S., then the President citizenry. The news media is supposed Additionally, I would like to stress that Atlantic Treaty Organization visas, C-2 is doing a poor job. Iran is the only to be the organization that enables my number one concern with this visas for travel to the United Nations, and country on the list in the top ten of citizens to acquire the knowledge they order is that it is, in fact, an executive G-1, G-2, G-3, andG-4 visas).” the countries with the highest Muslim need to be civically engaged. Right now, order. I decried executive orders during Now, as you can immediately notice, populations (Pew Research Center). as evidenced by the executive order the Obama Administration and I will in order to determine what is actually The intent here simply is to reduce discussion and many others, the news continue to do so with this one. Anyone being said in the order, you have to the amount of potentially dangerous media is seemingly failing on both sides will tell you that I have strong beliefs know what section 217(a)(12) of the people entering the country until of the political spectrum. The concern is in limited government and balanced INA, 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12) entails. I the Department of State and the with political agenda and entertainment power, and although I recognize that found the document on uscode.house. Department of Homeland Security ratings, not reporting informative facts. executive orders are often necessary in gov where you can look up all of these can improve the vetting process. The current media climate has created a order to run the executive branch, this different pieces of legislation. 8 U.S.C. Additional proof of this concept is dearth of real information by creating a is legislation that will impact numerous 1187 essentially deals with the Visa found in Sec. 5 subsection e) which dramatized version of reality. I definitely individuals. Thus, I would have rather Waiver Program and how to determine states that “the Secretaries of State believe that news organizations, as seen something like this come from which individuals should receive extra and Homeland Security may jointly private businesses, have the right to put Congress, although there is plenty of screening. The particular section of determine to admit individuals to the their own interpretive spin on events, legal precedent to allow the President to interest identifies “Iraq and Syria” as United States as refugees … so long as but that does not mean that they should take this action. explicit countries on this list of locations. they determine that the admission of simply because they can. I would much Anyways, the stated purpose of the However, it also mentions “a country that is such individuals as refugees is in the rather have an informed public that order, which is accessible at whitehouse.gov designated by the Secretary of State under national interest—including when the thinks and feels on their own rather than under the “Briefing Room” tab, is to “ensure section 6(j) of the Export Administration person is a religious minority in his one who is influenced by the thoughts that those admitted to this country do Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 2405).” Of course, this country of nationality facing religious and feelings of a talking head far away.

6 | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | THE BACHELOR OPINION THE RHETORICAL DIVIDE don’t believe I have to make Jack of the Republican Party.” Essentially, To deter such divisive language, a compelling argument to Bryan was stating that all democrats two things need to be adopted. First, BENJAMIN WADE ‘17 convince many of us that this Kelerman ‘18 who support the gold standard are we all must recognize it as an issue BUSINESS MANAGER I year’s presidential election cycle was Reply to this editorial at controlled by republicans. and then address it as an issue. This is rhetorically divisive. What I mean by [email protected] As can be seen, this is a not a new to say we must recognize, no matter rhetorically divisive is that there was phenomenon. However, I believe part whose candidate is engaging in the a lot of “us” versus “them” type of of the problem is that it is not viewed as divisive language, that this is not an language in candidate speeches, thus a problem. I believe divisive language, ideal practice and should be criticized IT’S NOT A ‘MUSLIM BAN’ creating ingroups and outgroups along especially coming from a presidential through social media. Second, hopefully, party lines. However, this is not an candidate, is one of the most unhealthy as we continue to criticize divisive unprecedented rhetorical strategy in dangers to a democracy. When we rhetoric, the media will also criticize the campaign rhetoric. There are many cast judgment on a whole group, we behavior. Recognition of the issue as examples, from William Jennings who oppose his viewpoints with such immediately disregard their viewpoint such and criticism must go hand in hand. Bryan’s Cross of Gold speech in 1896 disrespect, as when Buchanan said “…last as legitimate. It’s easier to simply believe Otherwise, the criticism will go on to have to Pat Buchanan’s Culture War speech month, I watched that giant masquerade those who don’t agree with us are wrong no impact without people recognizing it in 1992, when potential presidential ball up at Madison Square Garden—where and therefore must be bested politically, as a problem or the divisive language will candidates engage in highly divisive 20,000 liberals and radicals came dressed whether through a vote for a candidate or continue without being checked. rhetoric. This kind of rhetoric should be up as moderates and centrists—in the policy. However, this adversarial, winner- Now, more than ever, it’s important to further examined and scrutinized by the greatest single exhibition of cross-dressing in takes-all mentality does not allow for raise awareness on the issue of divisive media, as it is not conducive for a civilly- American political history,” be at one point common ground and consensus building language. While both major presidential united democracy. considered for the presidency? that will find the Aristotelian golden mean. candidates engaged with divisive rhetoric Both Bryan and Buchanan used what Bryan not only questioned the integrity Thus, for a robust democracy to work in 2016, one disproportionately used can be defined as “ultimate terms.” and humanity of republicans in his towards a solution that is shaped by a two it. We can see the after effects of how Ultimate terms are words that take speech, but also ostracized democrats party system, there must be a profound people can feel when a rhetorician divides two groups and characterizes them who supported the gold standard when respect for opposition. Bryan failed to people in such a way. The issue was that as adversaries: one portrayed as good he said, “Three months ago, when it recognize and include the concerns of those some people didn’t view the rhetoric as a and the other bad with only room was confidently asserted that those who in support of the gold standard. Buchanan problem. Hopefully, for future elections, for one to win. There is an aspect of believed in the gold standard would failed to respect the leading democrats we pay more attention to the cause and “vilification” of enemies with no room frame our platforms and nominate when he said, “Teddy Kennedy isn’t effect relationship of rhetoric. This is not for reconciliation. Typically, the use of our candidates, even the advocates of moderate about anything I’m not kidding to say there can’t be disagreement, but highly emotional or strong language is the gold standard did not think that about Teddy. How many other 60-year- there must be a basic level of civil respect used to polarize the viewpoints one way we could elect a President; but they olds do you know who still go to Florida for to protect against the tyranny of the that the rhetorician supports. This type of had good reasons for the suspicion, spring break?” Therefore, there should not masses. For this diverse nation to stand, rhetoric has its place, but that place is not in because there is scarcely a state here be such divisive rhetoric used at national we must find a way to respect dissent and campaign rhetoric. today asking for the gold standard conventions, especially by presidential work towards inclusion through ethical How can a candidate who paints those that is not within the absolute control candidates or surrogate speakers. rhetoric practices. WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS his is not the first mental health attention deficit hyperactivity disorder A simple conversation between a professor crisis Wabash has faced and it will Bilal (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive thoughts, and student can make all the difference. Tnot be the last. Jawed ‘17 eating disorders, alcoholism, and others. Professors, however, do not live, eat, or sleep These are the chilling words I heard The chances are that you or someone you next to students like fellow students. If in a round table discussion targeted Reply to this editorial at know on campus, a Wabash brother, fellow students do not reach those suffering, at addressing mental health issues on [email protected] is suffering from one of these illnesses who will? campus. This sense of normalcy regarding right now. I have been working closely with the prevalence of mental illness should To the average individual looking both faculty and students to create the be deeply disturbing; it should be a call to to make a difference in the lives of Mental Health Concerns Committee. action. We cannot fall into a cycle: mental those suffering from mental illness, the This committee is designed to coordinate, health crisis on campus, public outcry, problem can seem unruly, vague, or even promote, and communicate activities to campus wide discussion on mental health, mysterious. It shouldn’t be. The solution to normalize emotional wellness at Wabash opinion articles on mental health written in a barrier to reaching out. While we cannot any public health crisis always begins with College. Comprised of student leaders the Bachelor, silence, another mental health seek treatment on behalf someone who is education. Research what mental illnesses and representatives, staff and faculty crisis, repeat. The cycle will continue until suffering from mental illness, we can help are, research the signs and symptoms, or representatives, and the Counseling Services we as a campus decide that we are tired of break down the barriers that keep those even better, speak directly to individuals counselors, the Mental Health Concerns simply waiting for the next crisis to occur. who are suffering to be silent. Speak openly who have suffered from mental illness Committee will not replace, but rather The Counseling Services Office or about mental illness, speak often, and speak and you can play your part in clearing enhance preexisting mental health efforts Administration Office cannot solve this without fear. the misconceptions that act as barriers. on campus. The sense of urgency and wide reaching, multifaceted issue alone. It Wabash’s tight-knit community should In addition, there are very real and very importance in creating this committee I is the responsibility of everyone—students, be an advantage in the battle against mental powerful actions everyone on campus have found in faculty and staff as well as faculty, and staff, to promote a cultural shift illness, but the reality is that those needing can take to address mental illness. Pledge students has made me proud to be apart of in how we discuss and deal with mental help are often both the hardest to reach and educators should understand that it is the Wabash community. It was reminded illness. Like the flu or cold, mental illness is a the hardest to spot. We often find ourselves possible to provide a positive pledgeship me that there truly are always individuals physical disease unrelated to one’s identity, undereducated on the signs and symptoms experience without sleep deprivation; out there who care. If you are interested in masculinity, or spirituality. Unlike the cold or or simply understanding what mental prioritizing sleep and self-care for freshman becoming a student representative for the flu however, students suffering from mental health is. The term “mental illness” is will help in the transition to Wabash life Mental Health Concerns Committee, please illness may not always seek out help because often used loosely or generalized to major when they are most vulnerable. Professors contact me at [email protected] and of an overwhelming stigma. Stigma does not depression. Mental illness is more than are in a unique position because they are the join us in making mental illness nothing to intensify a mental illness, but it entrenches depression; it can manifest as anxiety, first to see academics faltering, a telltale sign. keep quiet about. THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 7 GENTLEMEN WEAR BELTS, NOT SWEATS DAVIS LAMM ‘20 | STAFF dash in a pair of joggers. The study WRITER • It is a petrifying fact to real- found “wearing formal, relative to ize, but our bodies will start deteriorat- casual, clothing was associated with ing within the next 10 years. Wabash enhanced abstract processing, both students range from about 18 to 23 conceptual processing and favoring years old, and by age 30, the human global perceptual processing.” This body shifts from growth to decline: doesn’t mean that a seersucker suit hair thins, muscles stiffen, bones lose will grant you perfect test scores, but density, and lungs shrink. For most of it will make you look and feel worthy us, our bodies are now in their most of them. vivacious states. Some of our choices of This leads us to the most cloth, however, would make outsiders important justification for wearing think otherwise. collars and pants with belts. Our Local laws and the Gentleman’s value in society is measured by the Rule prevent us from completely quality of the brand we build for displaying our youthful vitality, but ourselves, and the way we dress it is in our best interest to dress indicates how much care and ourselves in a manner that reflects the respect we have for our own brand. biological zest and grand potential Too many times, Wabash students we possess. decide to sloppily represent their Excessively casual clothing, like personal brands, or make themselves sweatpants and askew hats, do not billboards for other brands. convey a message of health and Critical readers may argue that success. If you’ve ever watched an NBA the decision to wear hoodies and game or Olympic event, you’ll notice athletic pants in public is one of that the athletes arrive and warm-up in frugality. Given the current state of LEVI GARRISON ‘18 / PHOTO sweatpants, but take them off when it global trade and the specialization Theta Delts show off their tast of fashion before a brisk walk to morning classes. is time to perform. of manufacturing clothes whose A significant portion of Wabash styles were once relegated to Polo, engaged in class.” paths. When you run into a powerful students act in the opposite manner, catalogues can now be acquired for Aside from sleep, we are always in alumnus or gorgeous local female wearing warm-up clothes during class, approximately the same cost as Nike public, where images are captured between classes, would you rather be which is an event requiring mental T-shirts or a logoed hat. However, and impressions are made. College- remembered as a puddle of relaxation athletics. According to a 2015 study by spending that extra dollar may help aged men aren’t the only people on contained by some grey sweatpants, or Columbia University, students who you in the long run. “Wearing a suit this campus. Professors, prospective as a suave example of gentleman? Now wear sweatpants and casual attire to to class on Thursdays may be a little students, parents, visiting speakers, is not the time for loungewear; you have class are hindered as much as Usain uncomfortable,” Cal Hockemeyer ‘19 and alumni are constantly crossing our a reputation to groom. Bolt would be if he ran the 200-meter said. “But it does make me feel more

CHINESE CLUB HOSTS DEPAUW PROF. MOU AT LANTERN FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

JADE DOTY ‘18 | CAVELIFE EDITOR • The Wabash College Chinese Club hosted “You’re supposed Chenese learners, students, and guests to celebrate to eat the Chinese Valentine’s Day in International Hall. Earlier this week, student dumplings after musicians played Chinese folk music, sang traditional dinner, but I usually Chinese songs, and held a riddle contest. Students enjoyed celebrating the eat them for traditional harvest holiday with their fellow Wallies. breakfast.” Many commented on the importance of having loved BEIDOU “CARSON” CHENG ones around during this holiday, which is held on the 15th day of February. CAL HOCKMEYER ‘19 / PHOTO

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LEVI GARRISON ‘18 / PHOTO Many fraternities believe that the outcome of the IM tournaments shows their prowress at Wabash, when in reality, it’s the look of their jerseys.

LEVI GARRISON ‘18 / PHOTO FIJI FRATEGONIAS TAKE THE Theta Delt Braxton Moore ‘19 and Fijis Brent Breese ‘19 and Charles Frey ‘19 show off their fraternity apparel before going to class. CAKE

DAMION DAVIES ‘19 | STAFF Last year, we saw the rise of their WRITER • Walking across campus, formal shirts that boasted a design you’ll see a variety of fraternity gear inspired by the outdoor clothing in every shape and form. Some of the company. Not only is Fiji producing designs are mini- cooler-looking gear, they will also be malistic, which is able to survive far longer than us in another word for an apocalyptic situation due to their lazy (looking at specific brand pairing. I think Lamda Phi Psi’s red rush needs a partnership with Marmot or shirts), and oth- Beta to look into a sponsor from REI ers are straight up to foster some competition. plagiaristic (TKE, However, despite not being able if you’re reading to climb a mountain in their gear, this, it’s too late Lambda is preparing for cold weather to change your with their hockey jerseys. These designs). However, Jordan Hansen “frockey” jerseys might be old news some designs are to campus, but the constant use of a cut above the them by the Lambdas shows the rest. Fiji’s Psi chapter celebrated durability the jersey has. Hockey their 150th anniversary at Wabash jerseys are nice but when it comes with fresh Patagonia pullovers, due to actual IM jerseys, Sig Chi stands to a sponsorship from University above the rest. Sig Chi’s adaptation Tees. Jordan Hansen ’18 described it of the classic NBA Raptors jersey is as “a match made in heaven.” Their one that stands out on the court in pullovers were so popular that the comparison to other houses’ IM jerseys. chapter at DePauw has thought about All of these designs are a cut above copying another Wabash original; the rest, but especially above Phi Delt apparently replacing our stripes with and K-Sig who have so far made no tacky black and gold wasn’t enough showing in this year’s frat fashion for them. season. We are all looking forward Fiji’s fleeces aren’t the only to see what they bring to the table Patagonia-inspired apparel the for the Scarlet Celebration and next fraternity has had in the past year. year’s fall rush.

THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 9 CAVELIFE WEDGEWORTH ‘59: SOME LITTLE GIANT CHARLES FREY ‘19 | STAFF WRITER Wedgeworth claims the rigorous workload • Often, Wabash graduates go on to do and high expectations allowed him to something special in the world. Robert reinvent himself while here. “Course load Wedgeworth, Class of 1959, is no exception. was heavy,” he said. “It was good for me Wedgeworth grew up in Kansas City, because…I had lost my parents. If I had had Mo. a well-segregated town in the middle to stick around, I probably would’ve worried of the 20th century. Schools were separated about that. Since I was going away, changing by race, and in an interview from 1986, my life, on my own, it helped me.” Wedgeworth said, “I think I had quite Since graduating, Wedgeworth has served good education because…all of the black as University Librarian, Professor of Library graduates of the University of Kansas, Iowa, Administration, and Professor of Library Iowa State…those were the only schools and Information Science at the University they could teach in. So I had teachers in high of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was school who had degrees from the University appointed by President Gerald R. Ford to of Chicago, Yale.” It was during these early the National Commission on New Uses years in school that Wedgeworth developed of Copyrighted Works, is a life-member of his love for basketball and had his first taste the American Library Association, National of politics. Association for the Advancement of Colored “I was a student politician: the mayor People, a member of the Board of Trustees of my school when I was in the sixth and for Wabash College, and has participated in seventh grade,” Wedgeworth said. As he a number of other groups and committees. went through high school, Wedgeworth Wedgeworth was also the founding stopped being active in student politics, but president for ProLiteray Worldwide, and is helped out behind the scenes. He continued now serving as a member of the National to play basketball and was actively recruited Commission on Adult Literacy. In 2010, by the University of Missouri and Wabash. President Barack Obama nominated Unfortunately, during Wedgeworth’s senior Wedgeworth to serve on the National year, both of his parents passed away. He Museum and Library Services Board of the was left with a choice: Missouri or Wabash. National Foundation on the Arts and Wabash was the final decision, and the Humanities.

10 | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | THE BACHELOR CAVELIFE TODAY IN HISTORY • 1801 – An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. • 1863 – A group of citizens in Geneva, Switzerland found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which would later become the International Committee of the Red Cross. • 1963 – Arguably the greatest basketball player to ever live is born in Brooklyn, N.Y. : Michael Jordan #23. • 1980 – First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy. • 1996 – In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. OSCAR PREVIEWS YOUR SMALL TALK BRIEFING CHARLES FREY ‘19 | STAFF WRITER • A lot of hot talk has been going around for this year’s Academy Awards. After the last two year’s JADE DOTY | CAVELIFE EDITOR • Oscars hashtag (#OscarsSoWhite), there has • The National Security Advisor, Michael T. Flynn, resigned this past been a building tension between minorities and Wednesday. Flynn, who held the position for less than a month, nomination picks through the Academy. There stepped down after he misled vice-president Mike Pence about is a five-year plan in motion, however, “to a conversation with a Russian diplomat weeks before President ensure that top executives expand their think- Trump’s inauguration. ing when hiring, mentoring and encouraging • The 59th Annual Grammy Awards took place last Sunday, February new talent” according to a report from variety. 12. Adele took home five awards while Chance the Rapper took home com. Although the Awards are nowhere near three. perfect, this year’s nominees are a step in the • Greece held its biggest peacetime evacuation ever, with 72,000 right direction for equality. people leaving their homes in Thessaloniki after authorities found a A record six black actors have been honored World War II bomb underneath a gas station. by being nominated, and the films Hidden • Last weekend, head coach Geno Auriemma and the top-ranked Figures, Fences, and Moonlight are in the race University of Connecticut women’s basketball team defeated South for Best Picture. The full roster for Best Picture Carolina for the program’s 100th consecutive win. With every victory, include the above movies, Arrival, Hell or High UConn extends the longest streak in NCAA basketball history. Water, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Lion, and • North Korea claimed on Monday that it successfully tested a new Manchester By The Sea. type of nuclear-capable missile. The missile reportedly uses a solid- La La Land has the most nominations this fuel technology that American experts say will make it easier for the year at 14, tying the record held by Titanic country to hide its arsenal underground and roll its missiles out for and All About Eve. The race will be tight for quick launch. Best Picture, but I have a suspicion that La La • The University of the West of England is looking to fill a fully-funded Land will be victorious. In the end, Hollywood three-year Ph.D. program devoted to researching chocolate. The loves Hollywood, so why wouldn’t a film about program would specifically look at how the microbiota involved in film win Best Film? The Academy might be the cocoa bean fermentation process lead to specific moving forward this year with more diverse chocolate flavor. nominations, but for now, narcissism outweighs PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA equality in the city of stars.

THE BACHELOR | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | 11 SPORTS ROUGH SHOOTING, TEX Last Saturday, Wabash basketball and knowing my role in showing in transition and got a few offensive AFTER ROUGH SHOOTING celebrated its Senior Day with seniors the younger guys the game, but rebound baskets,” head coach Kyle CJ McMann ‘17 and Mac Hurt ‘17. more importantly, the life outside Brumett said. “It was huge; we got STRETCH, BASKETBALL These two have a great story, as they of basketball,” McMann said. His some confidence going.” The Little have been friends since kindergarten. presence on the team has been Giants got help late in the game DROPS GAME AT DEPAUW Hurt has made a huge impact for outstanding, and it truly shows in how with an outstanding performance the team in his four years. He has the team looks up to him. from Duncan Roy ‘19, as he made a helped to set up for practices and help The Little Giants added to the key block on defense and finished ZACH MOFFETT ‘20 | STAFF WRITER the team to travel, which has made celebration with a great win over off the play with a three-pointer to • The season is quickly ending for the process for the team very easy. Oberlin. Wabash struggled in the give Wabash 61 points. White had the Little Giants basketball team as it “Something that I am really going to first half to compete, at one point another great effort, as he went for played two of their last three games miss is being able to travel with the trailing 28-16. Wabash, however, came 16 points on the game. Despite being against Oberlin College and DePauw team,” Hurt said. His efforts have back with 2:05 left in the half to cut behind, the Little Giants showed University. The team has shown not only made an impact on his own the Oberlin lead to three, 28-25. In their resilience and fought back. its toughness in the past few weeks experience, but have benefited the the second half, Oberlin remained That momentum put them in a great playing in some tight games. With team and Wabash. in control, as they kept the lead for position for a great game that said, they celebrated Senior Day McMann has also spent four years most the game until Logan White ‘19 against DePauw. this past weekend and another great on the team and has promoted an made a layup to put the Little Giants However, the DePauw game game with DePauw. Wabash hopes to outstanding atmosphere to the up, 58-55. They capped off the late did not go expected. The Little take this excitement into their final coaches, players, and Wabash. “For run and won the game 61-59. “In Giants had an interesting first four game against Denison University this me, it has been about working hard, the last little run, we got we got out minutes, but went downhill from weekend in Granville, OH.

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JACOB FERGUSON ‘18 / PHOTO Zack Patton ‘18 goes up for a layup as he gets fouled by two Wittenberg opponents.

12 | WABASH.EDU/BACHELOR | THE BACHELOR SPORTS BREAKING EVEN of William Reifeis ‘18 and Patrick WABASH TENNIS SPLIT McAuley ‘19 earned a pair of victories this weekend to put the WEEKEND MATCHES AT duo at a 5-1 season record for doubles. The two defeated eighth- COLLETT TENNIS CENTER ranked Case Western’s number one in transition and got a few offensive doubles team of Fred Daum and rebound baskets,” head coach Kyle John Benedetto, 8-6, and then, later Brumett said. “It was huge; we got TUCKER DIXON ‘19 | SPORTS in the evening, beat Monmouth’s some confidence going.” The Little EDITOR • This past weekend, the Ronnie Griffith and Landon Walker Giants got help late in the game Wabash College tennis team took to by the same score. In the morning with an outstanding performance the courts to face off against Case match against Case Western, Reifeis from Duncan Roy ‘19, as he made a Western Reserve University and was able to provide the only other key block on defense and finished Monmouth College. The double- team point to the Little Giants, as off the play with a three-pointer to header at the Collett Tennis Center he won the number one singles give Wabash 61 points. White had started against Case Western. The matchup with a three set victory. another great effort, as he went for nationally-ranked Spartans were Jordan Greenwell ‘19 and Andrew 16 points on the game. Despite being too much for the Little Giants to Denning ‘20 were able to secure behind, the Little Giants showed handle, as the Spartans moved past an 8-2 victory over Monmouth’s their resilience and fought back. Wabash with a team score of 7-2. Dylan Wong and Paulo Pliego at That momentum put them in a great In the second match of the day, the number two doubles spot. At position for a great game Wabash was able to redeem their the third doubles position, Geroge against DePauw. earlier loss and break even on the Go III ‘18 and Mazin Hakim ‘17 weekend, cruising past Monmouth However, the DePauw game captured a 8-3 victory over Saxon LEVI GARRISON ‘18 / PHOTO did not go expected. The Little 9-0. The weekend split puts the Day and Cole Pyatt to put the Scots Giants had an interesting first four Little Giants at an even 3-3 record. in a tough spot heading into the Michael Makio ‘17 sets up for a volley in his doubles match as his partner looks on. minutes, but went downhill from The number one doubles team singles matchups.

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At two singles, McAuley earned a the sweep with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at straight set victory with a score of the sixth singles position. 6-4, 6-2. In addition, Greenwell won The Wabash Little Giants travel the longest match of the evening to Michigan this weekend on a two winning a tiresome first set 7-6 in day trip that will encompass three a 30-point tiebreaker that ended matches. On Saturday, the Little 16-14. The second set came much Giants will be in Holland, Michigan easier as Greenwell put away his to take on the Flying Dutchmen Monmouth opponent 6-2 at the of and the Red Men three singles slot. of Carthage College. On Sunday, At the fourth singles flight, Wabash finishes their Michigan Nicholas Pollock ‘18 added a trip in Kalamazoo, where the Little 6-3, 6-1 win. At five singles, Kirill Giants face off against the Hornets Ivashchenko ‘18 earned a 6-3, 6-3 of . win. Denning was able to complete SWIMMING TAKES FIFTH AT CONFERENCE TUCKER DIXON ‘19 | SPORTS did not disappoint. There were EDITOR • The Wabash College many notable accomplishments swimming and diving team secured by members of the team including a fifth place team finish at the 2017 Max Von Deylen ‘19, who earned North Coast Athletic Conference All-Conference honors in the three- Championships. The championships meter dive. Von Deylen finished last multiple days that featured third in the finals with teammate many of the nation’s best Division Aaron Embree ‘19 finishing in III swimmers. The NCAC has two fifth place. of the best teams in the nation in In the 1650 freestyle, Chris Denison and Kenyon. As such, the Dabrowski ‘19 touched the wall in Little Giants had their work cut 15:59.45 to best the Wabash school out for them as the entered the record he set last season. postseason in the pool when they Kyle Louks ‘19 also set a career- headed to Denison University in best time in the 200-yard butterfly Granville, OH. with a time 1:54.40, finishing in the The Wabash swimmers and divers seventh place spot.

PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Anthony Repay ‘17 races down the lane in the 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAC Championships.

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JACOB FERGUSON ‘18 / PHOTO Zack Patton ‘18 drives along the baseline as a Wittenberg defender gets out of position.

FROM SHOOTING, PAGE TWELVE then on out. Wabash went 10 for the team went 21 for 62. In the end, 26 in the first half and went into Wabash, could not overcome such halftime down 35-25. White and Roy a large deficit and lost 50-70. On both went for six points in the first Saturday, the Little Giants will play half. The team did not move the ball their final season game in Granville well throughout and consequently against a Denison team with a turned the ball over way too much. 20-4 record. Coming back from halftime, they lost even more momentum; the closest the game was in the second WABASH: 50 half was a 10-point difference. JACOB FERGUSON ‘18 / PHOTO Colten Garland ‘20 and Roy DEPAUW: 70 Logan White ‘19 goes up with a shot in the paint as a Wittenberg defender contests. combined for 21 of the 50 points FEBRUARY 15, 2017 Wabash had. The shooting also did not get any better in the second half and by the end of the game,

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OFF TOthrough the bracket andREGIONALS finished Wrestler Award to add to his indi- Davidson from Ohio Northern. He WRESTLERS BRING the day with a 6-0 win over his own vidual title. Bova won his first closed the day with a 3:45 pin over teammate Brice Everson ‘20. Herrin match of the day by forfeit but another Ohio Northern wrestler, BACK ANOTHER FIRST gained early momentum, winning quickly turned around to defeat Kyler Heeler. his first match by fall, and he didn’t Lake Bennett from Olivet 6-0. He “Darden is finally hitting his PLACE TROPHY; OFF TO look back from there. He took home made quick work of his next oppo- stride,” Anderson said. “His win the medal after beating the number nent, pinning him in 42 seconds. over the All-American two weekends REGIONALS NEXT WEEK one seed, John Leark from Olivet Bova claimed the title with a hard ago really boosted his confidence, College, 8-2, in the championship fought 1-0 victory against Dylan and he realizes that he can go with JACOB CHRISMAN ‘20 | STAFF match. Lefever only wrestled one Steward from Adrian College. anyone. If he stays on his trajectory, WRITER • The Little Giants wrestlers match against Austin Windle from “I think it’s awesome for him to it’s going to end well for him brought home back-to-back first , scor- get it,” Anderson said. “He is a phe- this season.” place trophies after winning the ing a pin late in the first period. nomenal wrestler and to finally get a The Little Giants will take a week Mid-States Tournament this past He accepted a forfeit in the finals most valuable wrestler award in his off before heading to Manchester weekend. Five wrestlers brought match to claim his title. last regular season tournament.” University for the NCAA home individual titles along with “I think our performance was Schurg opened the day as a num- Regional Tournament. multiple other podium finishers that pretty solid,” head coach Brian ber one seed and held true to his “Our regional is very competi- helped lead the Little Giants to a Anderson said. “Obviously, we want rank as he pinned his way through tive,” Anderson said. “It gets heated team victory. to win everything we go into, but the tournament. He started off with pretty fast, and when you hit the Bringing home first place fin- this weekend it’s more about keep- a pin over Ohio Northern’s Steven quarters, they are national level ishes for the Little Giants were Nick ing us on pace. Overall, we had Serbinski late in the match. Then, matches. We have great potential, Bova ‘17, Darden Schurg ‘19, Devin five champs, and we did what we he pinned Luke Carver from Trine and we are sitting in a good spot Broukal ‘18, Ethan Herrin ‘20, and expected to do.” University midway through the first where we can send an army of guys Riley Lefever ‘17. Broukal breezed Bova won the Most Valuable period. He then won over Clayton to the national tournament.”

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