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VOLUME 128,COSMOS ISSUE 23 FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA COE CUTS TO BALANCE BUDGET At tuition-driven even public institutions comes from earnings Lisa McDonald Editor-in-chief institutions like Coe, it is are becoming tui- on the endowment and an ongoing battle between tion-driven as state and 4 percent from the Coe Provost and Dean increasing enrollment local governments cut Fund, an annual fund of the Faculty Paula without decreasing stan- back on their funding of gifts made to the col- O'Loughlin said initial dards. support. lege that are spent with- steps taken by the college in one fiscal year. to address the $1.8 mil- The other 1 percent lion dollar deficit includ- comes from miscel- ed developing new reve- laneous sources. nue sources, suspending However, several programs like the New developments over York term, cutting back the past few years on overloads, combin- reached a breaking ing positions, not fill- point this year, said ing open positions and O'Loughlin, that performing a zero-based forced the college to budgeting exercise. make some tough Despite this, budgeting decisions. O'Loughlin said the Small earnings on Coe's endowment and smaller en- college still fell short Factors influencing rollment than expected are some of the reasons spurring of cutting the necessary budget costs. As such, the college Coe's recent budget decisions. Photo by Lisa McDonald. made the decision to let Tuition-driven insti- For Coe College, about Most institutions of go some staff people in tutions, or institutions 80 percent of the yearly higher learning de- various areas. where the operating budget depends on stu- pend on endowments O'Loughlin said less budget is funded largely dent tuition/room/board to cover some of their than five staff people were through tuition, used to and fees, said Executive operating costs. notified their employ- be a synonym for private Vice President Michael "Endowments come ment will end at the end institutions. However, White, while 15 percent from gifts from friends of this academic year. Continued on pg. 3. INSIDE THE COSMOS

NEWS 2 SPORTS 7 FEATURES 9 DIVERSIONS 10 BASEBALL IN JAPAN JOHN DEERE TOUR TENNIS SETS RECORD INDEX P. 4 P. 5 P. 8 2News Friday, March 31, 2017 THE COSMOS Japanese students say farewell 2016-2017 STAFF Mohan Xu and fried food. tunity for her to practice EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Staff writer Lisa McDonald Makoto Ban talked English, and if she has “a about the differences be- chance in the future, I will COPY EDITORS The day before leav- Lisa McDonald ing for Japan on March tween American Disne- come back to Coe again.” 25, the seven Japanese yland and Japan Disney- “I like to study and live ASSISTANT LAYOUT exchange students from land. Ban said people are here because it seems like EDITORS allowed to take photos living in a big family,” said Julia Passantino the University of Nagoya presented on their sev- in America’s Disneyland Wen. PHOTOGRAPHERS en-week experience at but it is not allowed in “I have been homesick Amanda Bourne Coe. the Disneyland in Tokyo, for two weeks, but my Katie Guinane The students started Japan. roommate is so good, and the Short English Lan- Xinrong Wen said the professors are so friendly,” STAFF WRITERS guage Program in Febru- biggest difference she said Hikaru Ochiai. Bridget Moore ary. During the presen- witnessed was the living Yuusuke said he feels Yuan Chai tation they talked about arrangements, since in happy that his friends and Allison Bartnick the differences between Japan she lived at home professors helped him Nicholas Hodges America and Japan by instead of in a dormitory. to improve his English Jaimee Rindy comparing the food, After discussing some ability. Jiun Lee Disneyland, Hollywood, of the differences, the As Ban and Marie Mohan Xu supermarkets, sports and students described their Katou said, they think the Anne-Raphaelle Bigot eating styles. personal experiences. people here are very kind. Tabetha Sprunk Hiroki Hirano talked “Even though it is a All the students said Melissa Maylum about the food differenc- little difficult for me to they learned a lot about Claudia Chiappa es. He said Japanese peo- study in English, I still American culture for the Lauren Hurley ple usually eat Tofu, sushi, feel good,” said Yukari seven whole weeks, and and noodles, but Ameri- Kawamoto. they would like to return SPORTS EDITORS can people usually eat fast Hirano said the expe- to Coe someday. Ryan Izer food like the hamburger rience was a good oppor- Delena Humble

COLUMNISTS Nina Wilson Seven Japanese Michael Lachocki exchange students Mariah Porter from the Univer- sity of Nagoya are TREASURER left for Japan on Lisa McDonald March 25. Photo by FACULTY ADVISOR Mohan Xu. Shawn Harmsen

CONTACT US [email protected] Phone: 319-299-8646 Fax: 319-399-8031 Friday, March 31, 2017 News 3 Continued from pg. 1. approximately 6.3 percent; college has been affected cannot be used for any- of the college, alumni, and however, the last two years by the steps we have had thing else. He also noted other friends," White said, the earnings were only 0.3 to take to close the deficit grants and long term "with the idea of setting percent. for next year," O'Loughlin financing are sources of up a fund that would last In this case, Coe had said. However, O'Loughlin funding for the construc- in perpetuity." to pull principal from emphasized the college tion projects. In other words, the the endowment itself to cannot just cut its way O'Loughlin said the endowment generates make up for the difference to success. The college college hasn't pursued money for the college between assumed budget also has to be strategic grants for the STEM and through being invested and actual earnings. and continue to invest in Humanities fields as ag- in stocks and bonds and Additionally, Coe based academic programs where gressively in the past, but other investments. The the college's budget on there are high student there are currently sev- larger the endowment, the 1,345 full-time students demand. eral large grants they are more earnings the college enrolling in the fall, White "There are some areas working to receive and she receives on the invest- said, but fell short by where we need faculty," hopes to "develop a culture ments. about 28 students. O'Loughlin said, "and the of grant seeking," which The Board of Trustees "[Enrollment is] actu- commitment to the stu- would help develop the Investment Committee, ally at an all-time high, if dent experience means college’s resource base. a subcommittee of the you look at it historically," you're trying to get tenure Finance Committee, is re- White said, "it's just we track faculty in for those White said the college sponsible for determining didn't hit where we were positions." spent about $6 million the best way the endow- budgeting." Students have expressed from endowment earnings ment should be invested. concern over what they or principal during the While some institutions Measures to balance see as a paradox: how can 2015-16 fiscal year, and for decide investments by budget the college be in financial the 2016-17 year reduced themselves, White said straits if they are funding that spending to $5.6 mil- Coe works with the Me- O'Loughlin said there the Eby and Hickok con- lion. He said the college keta Investment Group, are two principal priorities structions? will reduce that to $5.2 an investment consulting driving the college's bud- White said that Eby and million in the 2017-18 firm, to determine the get-balancing decisions: Hickok constructions are fiscal year, and eventually most opportune ways to minimizing the effect on what's known as capital get the use of endowment invest. the student learning expe- projects, or projects that earnings down from the On average, institu- rience, and affecting the are funded separately from current 7.34 percent to the tions assume they will livelihoods of the fewest the endowment. 5-6 percent range. earn about 7-8 percent on employees of the college as Unlike the endowment, "Students should know their endowment invest- possible. where money is invest- we are committed to ments each year and base Earlier in the year, as ed in stocks and bonds providing them each a their budget on spend- part of the annual staffing to gain earnings, White life-changing Coe College ing anywhere from 4-7 plan for the academic pro- said, money received from education," O'Loughlin percent. gram, the college eliminat- friends and alumni for said, "and that we want to White said Coe has ed some part-time faculty capital projects go imme- ensure the absolute best been bringing the spend- positions and changed diately into funding the experience for them." ing rate down each of some adjunct positions to project. Anyone with questions the last three years and part-time, meaning chang- This money is given can contact O'Loughlin at for the 2017-18 Coe is ing benefit-based posi- specifically on the stipu- [email protected]. budgeting a 7.09 percent tions to positions without lation that it be used for spend rate. The college as- benefits. the construction projects, sumes an earning rate of "Every area of the White emphasized, so it 4News Friday, March 31, 2017 The Transpacific Field of Dreams Japan was introduced to Lisa McDonald Editor-in-chief baseball over 70 years before. The Field of Dreams When Commodore isn't just an American Matthew Perry pulled phenomena—the baseball Japan out of its self-im- bug bit Japan equally as posed isolation in the 1850s, Japan vowed not to hard, something Profes- History majors and faculty gather for a photo follow the path of China sor Sayuri Guthrie-Shi- following the March 27 talk on Japanese baseball. and let itself be broken mizu of Rice University Photo by Lisa McDonald. knows all too well. up into a lot of different Horace Wilson, an south and Hokkaido in On March 27 at this colonies. To avoid this American Civil War the north were also intro- year's James and Linnie fate, Shimizu said Japan veteran, came to Japan to duced to the game. Phifer History Speaker decided the best tac- teach at Kaisei Gakko, the Japan not only brought Series lecturer, Shimizu tic would be to quickly forerunner of Tokyo Im- in foreign consultants to discussed the history modernize itself through perial University. During help with Westernization of baseball in Japan, a Westernization. his free time he taught but also sent citizens to history she wrote in her In order to Westernize, the students how to play foreign countries to learn. book Transpacific Field of Japan brought in foreign Massachusetts-style base- One such person, Dreams. consultants from Europe ball, where baserunners Hiraoka Hiroshi, went to "I was really going for and America to aid them are allowed to run any- Boston to study railroads a movie contract," Shi- in areas like railroad con- where and not just along and became friends with mizu joked. struction, medicine and the baseline. Albert Goodwill Spal- Shimizu said it is a constitutional framework. Though this event is ding, co-founder of the common misconception American consultants recorded as the introduc- A.G. Spalding sporting that baseball came to Ja- specifically were brought tion of baseball to Japan, goods company. When pan as part of the Ameri- in to help with public ed- Shimizu said, other areas Hiroshi returned to Ja- can occupation following ucation and agriculture, with American consul- World War II. In reality, Shimizu added. tants like Kyushu in the Continued on pg. 5.

Coe-mmunity Camera On March 26 the Music Department hosted the Friends of Music at Coe sponsored event “Music of the Americas.” The hour-long concert featured mezzo-soprano and composer Dr. Lisa Neher and the group Duo Andura (comprised of Thiago Ancelmo de Souza, clar- inet, and Gustavo do Carmo, pi- ano) performing diverse music of North and South America. Friday, March 31, 2017 News 5 Continued from pg. 4. against the University of While America gave Shimizu added. pan, he established Japan's Chicago. The first Amer- their drafted athletes safer Shimizu said she first organized adult base- ican professionals, the and easier duties, Shimizu finds the history of Japan ball team, the Shimbashi Reach All-Americans, said, Japan did not give and American baseball Athletic Club, in 1878. came to Japan in 1908. their athletes such excep- so fascinating because As baseball turned into However, Shimizu said tions. As such, when the it demonstrates cultur- a codified sport with reg- major league baseball war ended, Japan's pro- al relations were "really ulations and rules based teams did not come to fessional team was deci- flowering" even when off the New York style Japan until the construc- mated from the loss of life government relations (e.g., baserunners had to tion of Japan's Koshien during the war. floundered. stay within the baseline), Stadium (1924) and Meiji However, the Japa- That's why, Shimizu Shimizu said Japan and Jingu Stadium (1926). Af- nese-Americans forced said, she chose the picture America began sending ter these were built Major into internment camps of Shigeru Mizuhara and teams to each others' League Baseball (MLB) during the war had Joe DiMaggio shaking countries to compete in held their Tour of Japan in formed baseball clubs and hands for the cover of her international games. 1931. leagues while being held, book. Both came from Waseda University in When World War II and after the war many different countries, she Japan—who Coe College began, America and Japan Japanese-Americans said, yet their love for holds an exchange pro- took different stances on returned to Japan. These baseball brought them gram with—was the first how their professional people became the ones together despite the polit- to send a team to Amer- baseball players were to revamp Japan's pro- ical tensions. ica in 1905, to compete treated in the military. fessional baseball teams,

Malik Kelly (‘17)

The trip was ex- Photos courtesy of cellent just like the John Deere Sara Farrell. last time I went. The building itself is an architectural beauty loved their jobs at John and it is full of his- Deere. They encouraged tory. Being able to meet I think my favorite us to be flexible and open and question the employ- part of the trip, aside to new experiences and to ees on the panel was also from marveling at the learning new things that very rewarding. myriad of artwork that is may not be exactly in our I learned a lot from a displayed, was being able field. career point of view and to listen to the diverse Kaitlin Fosler ('17) The John Deere campus gained a lot of perspec- paths that the members was very cool as well. The tive on life in general, of the panel took to get The trip was a great grounds were beautiful stuff I needed to hear as a where they are. Some had experience for me. The including a lake, indoor senior. doctorate degrees while panel offered a lot of great garden, and countless The company itself is others were working right insight to their career pieces of artwork. excellent. They are ex- out of undergrad. Hearing journey, what they do in I learned a lot from the tremely innovative and that there are many roads their current role, and panel as well as enjoyed have been able to main- that can lead to success their advice for current the tour and learning tain very high engage- was something that I I-O students. more about John Deere as ment despite having so thought was very invalu- I could tell they really an organization. many employees. able. 6News Friday, March 31, 2017 Opening the window for archaeological studies Jiun Lee Staff writer instead of preserving definition of one of the a political system or less concrete represen- archaeological ap- a cultural system, she On March 23, the tatives like language. proaches, 'chiefdoms.' added. Anthropology Depart- Following these eras, Chiefdoms are redistri- Beeler used this ment held a one-hour Beeler continued, the butional societies with framework to discuss lecture taking a look into processual approach to a permanent central the controversy sur- the theoretical base of archaeology began. The agency of coordination. rounding the Dakota chiefdoms and discuss- processual approach She correlated chief- Access Pipeline. She ing the Dakota Access sees archaeology as doms with archaeolog- argued that the Dakota Pipeline controversy. 'culture is adaptation,' ical research regarding district should have Maggie Beller gave been protected from the lecture, titled "Chief- the construction of a doms and Their Crit- pipeline because of its ics: New Directions in cultural and historical Archaeological Theory," values rather than envi- in Kesler Lecture Hall. ronmental and ecologi- Beeler, a Ph.D. candidate cal points. at Bryn Mawr College in Archaeology is the the Department of Clas- consequences of social sical and Near Eastern and historical inter- Archaeology, is con- action with the past, ducting her dissertation Beeler said. Although research on the Early many different kinds Bronze age in Greece and of archaeological the Eastern Mediterra- theories are shaped by nean, sealing practices, Maggie Beller gives a lecture as to why the term "chief- research, design, meth- and state formation dom" is outdated in archaeology and anthropology. od, interpretation and processes. Photo by Jiun Lee. presentation, Beeler Beeler began her talk noted archaeologists by outlining the evolu- valuing evolution and population density, continuously raise the tion of the archaeological ecology. After this ap- settlement hierarchy, same questions about approach: antiquarian, proach, the postproces- prestige goods, mortu- what cultural heritages culture-historical, pro- sual approach went by ary differentiation and are, whose culture it is cessual and postproces- the sentiment 'culture chiefly residence. She and who decides. The sual. In the antiquarian is communication' cited one of the Mis- answers to these ques- and culture-historical and focused on agency sissippian chiefdoms, tions create theoretical- eras, she said, archae- and practice. All these Cahokia, as an example. ly suitable frameworks ologists focused on diverse kinds of arche- Mississippian chief- for the research design preserving historical ological theory, Beeler doms are regarded as and archaeological remains such as pots, said, can be merged a transregional spa- practices integrating implements, ornaments into an anthropological tio-cultural phenome- indigenous, feminist, and burial rites as repre- theory. non like civilization and postcolonial perspec- sentations of the culture, Beeler discussed the globalization beyond tives, Beeler concluded. Friday, March 31, 2017 Sports 7 Coe baseball dominates Nebraska Wesleyan Delena Humble game 6-6 in the bottom dominated the field as he bottom of the 9th, ending Sports editor of the 7th inning. Thomas hit a walk off grand slam, the game with a 7-6 score. Simon (‘18) had his first winning the Kohawks the The Kohawks are 2-1 This past weekend hit of the season with a game 6-2 in eight innings. in the IIAC and return to the Coe College baseball walk-off home run that Shortly after the great action on Friday, March team welcomed Nebraska left the fans standing in back-to-back victories, 31 as they head to Luther Wesleyan (NWU) to Bill their seats screaming and the series finale was College. First pitch is Quinby field for what yelling. The Kohawks won underway. Early in the scheduled for 3 p.m. would turn out to be a the first game 7-6 in 11 game, NWU scored a very long and eventful innings. two-out double in the 2nd series for both teams. The second game went inning, taking a 1-0 lead. They opened up the into the 7th inning with Yet Andrew Brierton (‘17) series on March 26.Coe impressive games from was able to tie the game was able to tie the game in Jake Burns (‘19) and Tom with a single through the first inning as Nolan Simon (‘18), yet the rest the left side to plate Ben Arp (‘19) hit a single up of the game had to be Jacobson (‘17). the center of the field. Yet moved to the following Early in the third, Ka- NWU was able to gain day due to darkness. plan plated Burns (‘19) to another quick lead as they As the Kohawks go up 3-1. Yet NWU came had three runs on five hits returned to Bill Quinby back on a triple to center Kevin Delaney ('19) begins during the third to take a field on March 27 to fin- field. The Kohawks were to run after hitting the ball. 5-1 lead. ish the remainder of the still leading 3-2 in the The Kohawks both won Grant Henning (‘18) game, they were deter- bottom of the fifth. and lost against Nebraska gave the Kohawks a flash mined to walk away with NWU was able to get Wesleyan during the March of hope as he made his a win. a win over the Kohawks 26 and 27 games. Photo by 100th career hit to tie the Jordan Kaplan (‘20) as they got a pair in the Delena Humble.

Upcoming student recitals! Construction Saturday, April 1 at 2 p.m. in Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium Update Kailey Braff ('18) Becca Vidales ('18) Major: Piano performance Major: Music education The Hickok elevator "I started taking piano "I chose my favourite was cleared for use lessons when I was eight piece, Souvenir de Porto on Tuesday, March years old. I loved playing the Rico, based on our Music 29. It is now open to piano, and I couldn't imagine History II class. We were all of campus. doing anything else, so I kept briefly studying one of the going with it up until now." composers, Gottschalk, and I immediately fell in love Photo by with the Latin rhythms and Lisa McDonald. intensity of the work." They will perform piano solos including pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Coe's very own Dr. Kimber. 8 Sports Friday, March 31, 2017 Kohawk tennis sets new record Delena Humble and Nebraska Wesleyan Pakhomenko (‘19) and Sports editor (NWU). Nate Ackert (‘19) beat In the world of doubles NWU 8-0. The 36th ranked men’s tennis, all three groups The team also domi- tennis team dominated of men from Coe ruled nated in singles with great three teams in one day, the courts. Josh Pudlo games from Brady An- posting shutouts for all (‘19) and Luke Ford (‘20) derson (‘18) and Nathan three matches, which is claimed an 8-0 victory Greiner (‘20). the first time that has at number one doubles. The 36th ranked ever been done in school Chad Moklestad (‘17) Kohawks return to the For the first time in school history. and Nate Greiner (‘20) courts on April 2 against history, the men's tennis team On March 25, the also dominated the courts Grinnell, and are sched- won three regular season Coe College men’s tennis against NWU, beating uled to begin at 10 a.m. at matches in the same day. team welcomed Cornell them 8-1 at number two. Clark Racquet Center. Photo by Katie Guinane. College, Central College At number three, Evgeny Sports Reports Coe-mmunity Camera Delena Humble On March 24, four student artists' se- nior thesis art shows opened in the Sinclair Women’s Tennis Men’s Baseball art galleries. The galleries are open daily • On Saturday 03/25, the • On Monday 03/27, the until March 31 from 4-6 p.m. Four more Kohawks lost 8-1 against Kohawks lost 7-6 against artists will be honored each week until all Washington University. Nebraska Wesleyan Uni- of the senior artists have had their work in • Next match: Saturday versity. one of the galleries. 04/01, at University of • Next game: Friday 03/31, Wisconsin-La Crosse (12 at Luther College (3 p.m.) p.m.) Men’s Tennis Women’s Track and Field • On Saturday 03/25, the • On Saturday 02/25, the Kohawks defeated Cornell Kohawks competed in the College 9-0. Iowa Conference Cham- • Next match: Sunday 04/02, pionships and placed 8th Grinnell College (10 a.m.) of 9. Men’s Track and Field • Next meet: Saturday 04/01, • On Friday 03/10, the at Central Invite (10 a.m.) Kohawks competed in the Women's Softball NCAA National Champi- • On Wednesday 03/29, the onships and there was no Kohawks game against team score. Augustana College was • Next meet: Saturday 04/01, postponed. at Central Invite (10 a.m.) • Next game: Friday 03/31, Clockwise from top left: Madeleine Baise, Augustana College (3 p.m.) Aaron Tarchinski, Madeline Huff and Katelyn Redding. Photos by Delena Humble. Friday, March 31, 2017 Features 9 The Cosmos is looking for new editors! Ever wanted to be a part of making a paper?

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