AUGUST 26, 2016 THE BACHELOR THE STUDENT VOICE OF WABASH COLLEGE SINCE 1908 NEW YEAR, NEW LANDSCAPE, NEW CHALLENGES BACK TO CAMPUS CHANGES FORCE GREEK LIFE TO ADAPT TO THE NEW COLLEGE CLIMATE SEE STORY PAGE 2 VOLUME 109 • ISSUE 1 COVER STORY BACHELOR and the Inter-Fraternity Council 301 W. Wabash Ave., HI-FIVES AHAD KHAN ‘19 | STAFF WRITER played a vital role in embracing the Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 • Plenty has occurred at Wabash improvements on campus, which FIVE THINGS WORTHY over the past year to get the they saw as a means to improve OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK college prepared for the ringing- their strengths and capabilities. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “The IFC has in ceremony of the Class of 2020. Cole Crouch • [email protected] The endeavours didn’t just include taken a lead in “DAINTY DALE” the logistics of moving over 200 that and each NEWS EDITOR students, but other efforts as well, fraternity has Ben Johnson • [email protected] Hi-Five to the Deans, construction workers, and which Wabash had immersed itself. found support OPINION EDITOR Campus Services on the (almost) completed It is not unusual for the faculty, within the IFC Jack Kellerman • [email protected] and we stand to Martindale renovations. While it may be hard to administration, and returning SPORTS EDITOR admit, the refurbished dorm looks good enough to students to keep up with the support them Tucker Dixon • [email protected] make the East-side fraternity men seriously doubt everyday challenges they face each as needed,” their allegiance to their houses. It is very clear that the year around this time to welcome Associate Dean CAVELIFE EDITOR, BUSINESS MANAGER days of the “Dirty Dale” are done. the new generation of men to the of Students Marc Joseph Reilly • [email protected] brotherhood. Fall 2016, however, Welch ‘99 said. It Marc Welch ‘99 PHOTO EDITOR was very pleasing has posed some unique challenges Levi Garrison • [email protected] CONSTRUCTION WOES to all, be it on an individual or for him to see all houses under a single banner of the COPY EDITOR Freshmen arrived on campus this Saturday to the organizational level. From the IFC and he was full of praise for the Benjamin Wade • bcwade17@wabash,edu tears of their mothers as their babies left them. Little construction of the new housing way every house on campus dealt did the Freshmen know was that not only would to the recolonizing of Delta Tau with the increasing competition. they be locked into grueling hours of lectures on Delta, Wabash has welcomed the This healthy competition will be The purpose of The Bachelor is to serve the the Gentleman’s Rule as soon as they kissed their freshmen in a much different way fruitful to the whole student body school audience, including but not limited to families goodbye, but also they would have to don than in recent years. These are in unthinkable ways At the moment administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alumni, construction hats and watch their step every time the efforts of which every Wabash though, it just highlights the school community members and most importantly, the they went to eat at Sparks. For the unfortuante man is certainly very proud of and spirit and unity of the campus in a students. Because this is a school paper, the con- independents who still have to watch out for the accomplishment of them have greatly positive manner. tent and character within will cater to the student scaffolding and falling brick dust, you have our required patience and resolve by Many students don’t visit body’s interests, ideas and issues. Further, this deepest sympathies. everyone alike. As Wabash men, we are informed fraternity houses during the rush publication will serve as a medium and forum for about the “Wabash Always Fights” period. They come to college with student opinions and ideas. WOODS CAUGHT ‘EM ALL! a certain notion about fraternities, approach when we first step into Although an individual newspaper, the Board the chapel, and Wabash takes which is quite hard to transform A hi-five goes out to Rich Woods and Campus of Publications publishes The Bachelor. The pride that our men continue until they meet people from the Security for protecting our college from devastation Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the to be an embodiment of a true various houses.“It all just starts this summer. With an onslaught of Townies Wabash College Student Senate, which derives gentleman. In a similar manner, with hello,” Anthony Pasquel ‘18, approaching campus for our Gyms, Pokestops, and its funds from the Wabash College student body. the fraternities have shown much Phi Delta Theta Rush Chairman spawn points, Woods was the very best like no one of a gentlemanly behavior amidst said. “A lot of the skepticism lies Letters (e-mails) to the editor are welcomed and ever was, discovering the lure to campus was the new the new establishments on campus, within what follows afterwards. encouraged. They will only be published if they app PokemonGo. At this time, however, rumor is which may seem to affect them at When they realize that it is just include name, phone, or e-mail, and are not lon- that Mr. Woods has not taken his training skills to any least at a superficial level. In a place a normal conversation between ger than 300 words. particular team. like Wabash, where Greek life plays rush chairmen and them, a big The Bachelor reserves the right to edit letters for a pivotal part in almost all we do, perception change happens.” content, typographical errors, and length. All let- VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL much attention is given to how the In order to tackle this obstacle, ters received become property of this publication campus’ actions would affect their fraternity leaders have been for the purposes of reprinting and/or redistribu- Local Vietnam War veterans and the wider overall well-being. On the outset, devising various interesting plans tion. Profanity may appear in the publication, Crawfordsville community were recently met by fraternities face a definite challenge for recruitment. In order to attract but only in cases of direct quote or if profanity is a humbling presence. The Vietnam Traveling in terms of recruiting their pledge students, many events are planned necessary to the content of the story. Please do Memorial Wall stood on the grounds of Lane Place classes. “A great part of the job is to and taking place. “We’ve had fights not confuse profanity with obscenity. No article from the 10th through the 14th. A memorial that convey to the freshmen that there is going on, tons of food cooking, or picture of an obscene nature will appear in this travels all over the country, the wall allows veterans a house on campus for everyone,” basketball tournaments etc. Instead publication. and family to remember their friends and loved William Kelly ‘19, Phi Gamma Delta of letting them come to us, we are ones while in their hometown. The memorial was Rush Chairman, said. “Each house going towards them. So if we can The Bachelor is printed every Thursday at the voluntarily guarded by Reserve Guardsman Dr. has different style, each house has catch their eye, hopefully they will Purdue Exponent in West Lafayette. It is deliv- Rogers, and a keynote address was given at the wall different environment. I feel that go out of their way to be with us,” ered freely to all students, faculty, and staff at by Emeritus Professor of English Dr. Herzog on that freshman should choose a fraternity Kody Hall ‘19, Rush Chairman of Wabash College. All advertising published in The Sunday. they feel comfortable at and also Kappa Sigma house, said. Bachelor is subject to an established rate card. where they can make the most out Phi Gamma Delta celebrates The Bachelor reserves the right to deny requests BATTLE OF THE NET of Wabash.” The rush chairs from its 150th anniversary this year, for publication of advertisements. Student majority of the fraternities have said making it one of the oldest houses organizations of Wabash College may purchase Since the new housing has finished up, the battle that outcomes for their respective on campus. It is expected that this advertisements at half the listed rate. for the beach volleyball court has returned between pledge classes look promising. auspicious occasion will bring The Bachelor is a member of the Hoosier State Sigma Chi and the independents who have easy With great excitement and favorable outcomes for the house and Indiana Collegiate Press Associations (HSPA access now that they are situated even closer to the vigor, the students are welcoming in terms of recruitment. “Being and ICPA). volleyball court. Rumors have it that their will be a the recolonization of the Delta in the 150th year is extremely battle royale between the best of Sigma Chi and the Tau Delta house; not just the special to us and we definitely collection of newly installed independent houses. It independents, but also fraternity try to push diversity of our house has been a long contested fight for years. With the men. The plans for the new housing through academic natures, independents’ advancement, the final battle to settle had been in place for a long time student involvement, and campus it all is soon to come. SEE NEW, PAGE TEN 2 | BACHELOR.WABASH.EDU | THE BACHELOR QUALITY OVER QUANTITY HESS MAKES IMPROVING WABASH EXPERIENCE MAIN FOCUS COLE CROUCH ‘17 | EDITOR-IN- time to time, but it will continue to make CHIEF • A West Coast offense. Exactly how the institution stronger from within.” President Gregory D.