NOVEMBER 4, 2016 THE BACHELOR THE STUDENT VOICE OF WABASH COLLEGE SINCE 1908 CAL HOCKEMEYER ‘19 / PHOTO Parker Sawyers ‘05 gives a brief talk to the community before presenting “Southside With You,” a film in which Sawyers stars as a young Barack Obama CORNFIELDS TO HOLLYWOOD SAWYERS ‘05 REFLECTS ON HOW HIS WABASH EXPERIENCE LED HIM TO STARRING ROLE AS OBAMA BRAXTON MOORE ‘19 | STAFF and the Sundance Film Festival. that Wabash was a place that I the cornfields of Crawfordsville WRITER • This past weekend, Parker Originally hailing from Indianapolis, would graduate from… if I went to to the Hollywood screen, Sawyers Sawyers ‘05 returned to Wabash Sawyers was immediately impressed another college I was pretty sure always felt confident in his ability to present his critically-acclaimed by the challenging environment that I would get distracted. I said to make something out of himself movie Southside With You, in which that Wabash had to offer and, after to myself, ‘Four years, I just want after he left Wabash. “You always he stars as a young Barack Obama graduating from North Central to go to college to learn… I want to hear people telling you ‘You can go on his first date with Michelle High School, he enrolled in the do what you are supposed to do at anywhere you want after Wabash,’” Robinson. The film was widely fall of 2001. “During my visit [to college.’” he said. “That idea was always accepted with positive reviews, campus], I just remember it being Sawyers was an active student implanted in my head, and the landing a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes a very serious institution,” Sawyers around campus and was a member and receiving honors at the Gotham said. “Everyone was studying on of Phi Gamma Delta. While it may Awards, the Maui Film Festival, like a Thursday afternoon. I knew seem like an abrupt jump from SEE CORNFIELDS, PAGE FOUR VOLUME 109 • ISSUE 9 BACHELOR HI-FIVES MXI HONORS 301 W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 FIVE THINGS WORTHY OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK TURNER’S LEGACY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Cole Crouch • [email protected] FLY THE “W” NEWS EDITOR BRAXTON MOORE ‘19 | STAFF Month at First Christian Church, and Ben Johnson • [email protected] Hi-Five to the Cubbies for winning it all WRITER • With the recent passing for months after, Horace talked about of long time MXI Executive Director that event.” OPINION EDITOR and giving sports fans the greatest game Jack Kellerman • [email protected] 7 in sports history. Go Cubs Go! Horace Turner, the Malcolm X Professor of English Emeritus Institute of Black Studies has decided Warren Rosenberg, longtime friend SPORTS EDITOR to preserve his memory by dedicating and colleague of Horace, talked Tucker Dixon • [email protected] ROOF SMELLS LOOMING a classroom within the Institute in about the first time he met Turner CAVELIFE EDITOR, BUSINESS MANAGER his honor. “H.T.”, as he was fondly and the affection that he had for his Nothing says fall at Wabash quite like the called, was Director of the Institute students. “I came into my interview Joseph Reilly • [email protected] leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice for 35 years, starting his term back here at the college… one sixth of PHOTO EDITOR lattes from the Brew, and the smell of in 1971 until his retirement in 2006. my course catalog was African Levi Garrison • [email protected] burning tar from the roof of Baxter Hall. Turner was a lifelong advocate for American Literature,” Rosenberg COPY EDITOR Hi-five to the horrible smell on campus the Institute, and was constantly said. “So I finish the interview, I go Benjamin Wade • [email protected] that’s making east-side students sprint working on ways in which to improve back to my hotel room at The Lew to class rather than enjoying the recent the experience and education of Wallace, get into my pajamas, and I DELIVERY MANAGER balmy weather. In the future, maybe get Wabash men. hear a knock on the door at around Kevin Griffen • [email protected] roofing done over the summer? Steven Jones ‘87, current 10 or 11 at night. And it’s this man Director of the MXI, spoke about standing there whom I had never The purpose of the Bachelor is to serve the his relationship with Turner and met, asking if he could talk with me, school audience, including but not limited to LAMBDA FRESHMAN VP the significance of the classroom and it was Horace… asking me if I administrators, faculty and staff, parents, alumni, dedication in his name. “Horace was serious about teaching African community members and most importantly, the Hi-Five to Lambda Chi Alpha for was persistent and would constantly American Literature. It just showed students. Because this is a school paper, the con- showing bravery by electing a freshman push for what was right,” Jones said. how intense and how concerned he tent and character within will cater to the student to serve as it’s vice president. Not only “His sense of candor and being very was with African American studies body’s interests, ideas and issues. Further, this do they trust the freshmen to weigh- transparent was something that I being taught at Wabash.” Rosenberg publication will serve as a medium and forum for in on house decisions, but apparently always appreciated about Horace. also mentioned Turner’s relentless student opinions and ideas. they’re also pledge tasking them to make He was always going out of his way effort to bring relevant speakers Although an individual newspaper, the Board the decisions directly. This will give the to make sure that you had what you and professionals to campus. of Publications publishes the Bachelor. The upperclassmen of their chapter more time needed to be successful.” Turner “Horace was always asking faculty Bachelor and BOP receive funding from the to “study”. If that isn’t frat, we don’t know was also known for his spirituality, for suggestions on who to invite Wabash College Student Senate, which derives what is. and many recall his faith as a to Wabash,” Rosenberg said. “He its funds from the Wabash College student body. defining factor when remembering wanted to know the scholars of the MXI RAISES FUNDS his character and love of service. day that students should be exposed Letters (e-mails) to the editor are welcomed and “One of the things that I’ll always to. Henry Louis Gates, who is now encouraged. They will only be published if they Hi-Five to the MXI for raising over $700 remember was the month of February one of the leading scholars of African include name, phone, or e-mail, and are not lon- for tornado relief in Kokomo. my sophomore year,” Jones said. ger than 300 words. “My church family came down for a The Bachelor reserves the right to edit letters for church service during Black History SEE MXI, PAGE FIVE content, typographical errors, and length. All let- ters received become property of this publication for the purposes of reprinting and/or redistribu- tion. Profanity may appear in the publication, but only in cases of direct quote or if profanity is necessary to the content of the story. Please do not confuse profanity with obscenity. No article LEADERSHIP AND SPIRIT or picture of an obscene nature will appear in this publication. 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CORRECTIONS: The Bachelor is a member of the Hoosier State and Indiana Collegiate Press Associations (HSPA Bryce Bridgewater ‘19 wrote last week’s and ICPA). story “Logistical Changes to Monon Bell” HERCHEL SPRINGER ‘17 / PHOTO The Wabash Swimming and Diving Team will compete at home against Horace Turner attending an event held at the Malcolm X Insitute of Black Studies. DePauw tonight, not on Sept. 4, 2016. 2 | BACHELOR.WABASH.EDU | THE BACHELOR SUBSTANTIAL LEAD FOR CLINTON WABASH COLLEGE SURVEY NOLAN CALLECOD ‘19 | STAFF policies as much as they stressed WRITER • The debates are finally on heckling each other.” Other over and everyone can rest easy students though already have until Nov. 8. Election Day is a clear sense of who the better creeping around the corner and candidate is. “Clinton is the clear the question on everyone’s mind choice if someone cares about is who will be the next President of sound policy making,” Zachary the United States? Will it be former Anderson ’18 said. “Trump doesn’t Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have any clear insight on how to or businessman Donald Trump? run a country versus Clinton.” Votes are already pouring in for the Some other students however, candidates and in just a few days have more optimistic outlooks the American public will elect either on Trump’s ability to govern. “I Clinton or Trump to the highest think Donald Trump is the best executive office in the country. candidate for many reasons,” One upside to this election is James Schulz ‘19 said.