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BLACKLIVES
MATTER
The millennial generationconsists of Americansborn between theearly 1980s & theearly 2000s (& their social media
profiles).
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Bernie Sanders
says freecollege for all,but is that thebest idea?
Baker has recentlyadded a politicsclub.
A co-founder of themovement encouragesothers to speak up.
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#BLACKLIVESMATTER
DORY SMITHSTAFF WRITER
Opal Tometi grew up as part of a Nigerian
family in Phoenix, Arizona, battling with racialprofiling, and she saw her little brother develop
low self esteem because of his skin color and hair
texture.
“I knew at that point that I had to do
something,” Tometi said. “Even though I was a
high schooler, I knew something was woefully
awry when this perfect young child would think
that something could be wrong with him.”
Tometi is now a dedicated activist and co-
creator of a viral Twitter hashtag and movement,
#BlackLivesMatter. She spoke on Feb. 24 at the
Lied Center in Lawrence.
Soon after witnessing these problems, Tometi
became involved in social justice clubs, and in
2013 the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the
shooting death of Trayvon Martin inspired the
hashtag BlackLivesMatter.
“So many of us, myself included, felt like we
were punched in the gut,” Tometi said. “It was
almost like a cloud among us where we just knew
something terrible had happened and that if we
didn’t do something about it, that this was going
to mark our generation.”
Without Twitter and other social media
networks, this powerful movement might not
be as relevant as it is today. Tometi believes
that social media is definitely not the answer
to intense racial issues, but instead it provides
an outlet for exploring possibilities and helpingdisplay ignorance.
“We’re told to be color blind, and it’s a myth,”
Tometi said. “We’re told overwhelmingly to be
quiet about race and racism, more importantly.”
As the hashtag continues to expand, other
variations such as #AllLivesMatter have been
created.
“We continue to say all lives matter,” Tometi
said. “But the fact is, all lives don’t matter, we
know that.”
After traveling across the globe,
Tometi says that people are inspired
and have been waiting for this
movement.“Our culture, our policies, our
economics impact the entire globe,”
Tometi said. “It’s actually important
that we understand how dire it is
to have all of our brothers, sisters
and allies deeply invested in this
movement because ultimately it’s
about multi-racial democracy that
works for all of us, and when black
lives matter, we know that all lives
will matter, and this will have a
ripple effect not only in the United
States but quite literally across the
globe.”
As she spoke, a Martin LutherKing quote, “Our lives begin to end the day we
become silent about the things that matter,” was
shown on the screen.
Tometi believes this quote captures the
essence of why consistency and hard work are
vital in racial justice affairs.
“The only thing that makes us extraordinary is
that we’re engaged in the work.”
Tometi strongly believes that during these
times, we don’t have a choice but to get involved.
“You’re either with the movement or not,”
Tometi said. “In periods like this, you do not get to
be neutral.”
She stressed that the passion, input and
investment of all nationalities and genders are
important in the growth of the #BlackLivesMatter
movement, regardless of how uncomfortable it
may be.
“For folks who have been sitting on the
sidelines, who have been thinking ‘they’re going to
handle it, it’s only about them so I’m not going to
get involved,’ it’s actually about you, too,” Tometi
said. “We can’t tolerate your frailty. We literally
have black boys and black girls dying because of
your frailty and your inability to deal with the
facts.”
Some students, including University of Kansas
junior Morgan Linder, left with an altered mindset
of their role in social justice.
“I can do more as a white ally,” Linder said.
“Outside of just supporting the words and actions
of my friends, but I can actually do something to
help fight white supremacy and other things that
are affecting these communities.”
Mungano President and senior Lauren
Allen Brown also provided insight on Tometi’s
discussion of neutrality.
“You can’t be supportive sometimes,” Brownsaid. “This movement needs supporters all of
the time, but we also have the keep educating
ourselves and those around us.”
Tometi ended the discussion by having the
audience recite a powerful quote by Assata Shakur
that is often chanted at rallies:
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is
our duty to win. We must love and protect one
another. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”
Co-founder challenges those who stay silent
Opal Tometi is the co-founder of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Duringher speech on Feb. 24 at the Lied Center in Lawrence, she told the audience,“You’re either with the movement or not. In periods like this, you do not get tobe neutral.” | Photo by Dory Smith
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Posler to become president at Ohio CollegeBRENNA THOMPSON
STAFF WRITER
Baker University will soon say goodbye to
Provost Brian Posler, who will be making the
transition to his new position as president of Lake
Erie College in Painesville, Ohio.
Posler said he will begin his transition
away from Baker at the beginning of May.
However, since he has accumulated additional
responsibilities, he isn’t aware of who will fill all
of those roles.
“It would be an unusual configuration to go
out and say we need somebody who is good in all
these different places,” Posler said. “My guess isthey will move some duties around a little bit.”
Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences Martha Harris has worked closely with
Posler for the past few years and said she will
miss his guidance and leadership.
“I don’t think we can do without a dean of the
college, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we have
some interim folks helping out until that search is
conducted,” Harris said.
She and Posler said there is still plenty of time
to work out the mechanics in his absence, and the
faculty at Baker is more than capable of finding a
suitable candidate to fill his positions.
“I believe that the administration is still
working on a plan for the near future as well as for
the search for a permanent replacement,” Harris
said.
However, this is no easy feat as Posler’s role as
provost was one of many different jobs.
“When I arrived, they decided to combine
the dean of the college of arts role with the vice
president of academic affairs role,” Posler said.
“In more recent times, they added the functions of
enrollment and student affairs to this position.”
President Lynne Murray has been aware
of Posler’s presidential opportunity for many
months. She gives Posler and his family bestwishes as they begin this journey. She is
confident in the faculty’s abilities as this shift in
responsibilities takes place.
“Baker University prides itself on the talent and
expertise of its faculty and its students,” Murray
said. “We are so blessed to have among us some of
the nation’s best and brightest.”
Even though Posler will be leaving in June,
Murray plans to keep him involved in the decision-
making processes throughout this semester.
“I will be working with Brian and with
university stakeholders on an interim plan to
transition his responsibilities while developing
a long-term one best suited to advance the
university,” she said .
However excited Posler may be in his
upcoming role as president, he still made known
his gratitude toward Baker University and the
opportunities he was able to fulfill in his time
here.
“I have treasured my colleagues and my
students,” he said. “I will miss the folks here
dearly.”
BRENNA THOMPSONSTAFF WRITER
The national government has granted the stateof Kansas extra funding reserved for victims of
violent crime, in turn giving the Sexual Trauma
and Abuse Care Center in Lawrence a chance to
expand its office.
This funding allows the center to incorporate
the position of a campus advocate for colleges
across Jefferson, Franklin and Douglas counties.
The center serves as a resource for survivors of
sexual assault and sexual violence.
Beginning in February, campus advocate Kristin
Redding is on BU college grounds as a source of
comfort and emotional support for any victims
and survivors of sexual misconduct.
“A lot of times after a sexual assault has
happened people don’t know what to do or what
comes next. So my role is to help them navigate
that process and help allow them to heal after it,”
Redding said.
She will be available in her office, room 201 in
the Long Student Center, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
Thursdays, or by appointment. The care center
also has 24 hour crisis line (785) 843-8985.
“All our services are free and confidential,”
Chrissy Heikkila, the care center’s executive
director, said. “It all stays with us. We have free
therapy and support groups.”
Most students believe Baker’s smaller size
helps with student safety.
“The [University of Kansas] is so big so I feelikes there’s a greater chance for rape or anything
ike that to occur,” Emily Easum, a transfer
student, said. “It feels more secure at this campus
because it’s a smaller community.”
However, Dean of Students Cassy Bailey said,
“It does happen here, and I think one of the
complicating issues here is that everybody knows
everybody.”
Bailey said students are scared to get someone
in trouble or be talked about, so they keep quiet.
Now they have a safe place to go that is not
affiliated with campus policies of reporting.
Redding said the easiest way to break down
barriers is to be on campus. Her goal is for
“more people to be aware of the service and havesomeone know they have people to call if they
need support.”
Since the services are client-centered, Heikkila
said it is all based on what the client wants and
needs.
“It can be a 5-minute call or years of support,”
Heikkila said.
Bailey wants Baker to be a place where victims
are supported and given resources.
“I don’t want us to be quiet about it. I want us
to prevent it and educate against it,” Bailey said.
“We take sexual misconduct incredibly serious.”
The center plans to reach out to fraternities,
sororities and other groups on campus to spread
the word about the available new services.“I think care centers are definitely needed for
women and men’s safety,” Easum said .
Both Redding and Heikkila said they are willing
to do everything they can to make survivors
comfortable.
“You can come to my office in Baldwin or
Lawrence,” Redding said. “I can meet you at night.
I just want to be available for anyone who needs
it.”
Care center offers supportfor sexual assault victims
Provost Brian Posler, shown here during his rst BU convocationin October of 2012, will be leaving Baker at the end of thespring 2016 semester to become president of Lake Erie
College in Painesville, Ohio.
Graphic by Taylor Schley
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mykaela crossASSISTANT EDITOR
The stone building looks just like any other
building on campus. With obvious wear and
tear, it is clear the building has aged. At the east
end of campus, tucked away behind a corner,
its existence and significance remain unknownto much of the Baker community. Although it is
one of the few campus buildings many students
do not even know exist, the Old Castle Museum
building was actually the very first university
structure in Kansas.
Walking through the entrance before the
venture into the past begins, visitors are greeted
by a smile from University Archivist and Museum
Director Sara Decaro. Immediately, the historic
value can be found in the artifacts that track the
history of Baker.
Now re-opened to the public from 1 to 4:30
p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, the Old Castle
Museum is filling in the pieces to Baker’s past.
As the museum’s director, Decaro is overjoyed
to see the building open to the public. For
her, the historic value and potential learning
opportunities the museum holds are well worth
the effort of tidying up the 158-year-old building.
“The history of the university, Methodist
church and the state are all intertwined, and
so I really wanted to reflect that in all of these
exhibits,” Decaro said.
Originally called “The College Building,” Old
Castle Museum has since been used as a museum
for historic artifacts relating to the histories
of Kansas, Baker and its ties to the Methodist
church. For the past five years, however, the
building has been used partly for storage, a fact
Decaro was eager to change.
“We have a lot of goals for the museum,”
Decaro said. “We have the idea of having students
plan exhibits and help with other things like
that, and eventually we would like to open up the
second floor for exhibits.”
In order to draw in visitors, the Old Castle
Museum opened its doors for an open house on
Jan. 28. The event was to raise awareness and
funds for the museum’s future. For Decaro, it was
a major success.
“I was really happy with the turnout, actually.
I saw more people than I expected. We had about
55 people come, which is great. I’ve seen both
people I know and people I don’t know,” Decaro
said. “There’s been everyone from local folks,
faculty and staff to students and volunteers, so
pretty much people from the whole community.”
According to Decaro, museum visitors have
not only enjoyed seeing it open again, but are
appreciative of the new look and exhibit. One
visiting gentleman even
went as far as to tell her
that it looks better than it
had the last time he had
been inside the building,
and that was more than 30
years ago.
“Reactions have
been overwhelminglypositive. Everyone has
been so very friendly and
complimentary, which
makes me pretty happy.
I’ve never put together an
exhibit before, so this was a
challenge,” Decaro said.
While in the museum,
visitors are transported
into a variety of time
periods and subject
matters -- with information
on everything
from the history of
Kansas beginningjust before the
Civil War, through
the rise of Baker
University and
the Methodist
church, to the more
familiar realm of the
contemporary.
Because Decaro
thoroughly enjoyed
putting the displays
together, she could
not pick a favorite part of the museum, but she
was particularly interested in the early history
of Baker. She also enjoyed learning that the OldCastle Museum has particular artifacts that
neighboring museum have shortages in.
“One thing I found out that was really cool
was the Native American artifacts,” Decaro said.
I had someone from Douglas County come in and
she was talking about the Watkins Museum in
Lawrence, and they only have one or two Native
American pieces, while we have more.”
Putting together the museum came with a
few challenges, Decaro admits, even if they were
challenges she relished in overcoming. The most
challenging element was deciding which artifacts
to display, and where to display them. She knew
she wanted the display to be in chronological
order; however, making everything fit seamlesslywas harder than expected.
Though the museum is now open on the
weekends, Decaro finds that there is still a long
way to go in terms of achieving her goals for the
museum, and plenty of obstacles are on the road
ahead.
“There’s a lot of organization that needs to
happen. The second and third floors are basically
storage right now, so they need a lot of work,”
Decaro said. “Not to mention running a museum
can be costly, and we don’t have a big budget.”
Regardless of the task ahead, Decaro believes
the work will be worth the benefits the museum
can bring to campus.
“Several history students have written
papers on artifacts here in the museum, so it has
academic value on campus as well,” Decaro said.
Now that the museum is open, Decaro hopes to
see the number of student visitors grow, believing
that the Old Castle Museum has the potential to
help students during their time at Baker.
“We really hope students will come by,
whether they’re interested in history, simply
getting out of the dorms or even working on aresearch project,” Decaro said . “And we’re always
happy to accept volunteers.”
Anyone interested in visiting the Old Castle
Museum can visit during the weekend hours at
511 Fifth Street in Baldwin City.
Old Castle Museum now exhibiting new life
Photo by Shelby Stephens
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claire sullivanSTAFF WRITER
Thanks to a new campus organization, junior
Michaela Jamison says she finally understandshow the government and elections work.
Jamison, who is the president of the new Baker
University Politics Club, said the purpose behind
the club is “to spark an interest about politics
again and to educate our generation so we can
make a difference.”
The Politics Club began to meet informally
in November and was just approved by
Student Senate to become an official university
organization.
The club meets weekly at 7 p.m. on Thursdays
in a conference room in the Long Student Center.
There are seven dues-paying members, but
anybody can attend the meetings and participate
in events.
Baker Politics Club holds meetings to talk
about current political issues, parties andpoliticians. The club has a variety of goals,
including:
■ getting Baker students interested in politics
■ studying candidates’ positions
■ providing voter information
■ hosting guest speakers
■ raising awareness of international issues
■ attending international awareness events
Jamison said the club motivates her because
she wants “to change the way our generation
views politics.”
Senior Vice President Andrew Meinking said
he joined “because I think forming a politics club
on campus would be a good way to bring people
together and allow people to learn and express
their political ideas.”
Assistant Professor of International StudiesRyan Gibb is the club’s sponsor.
“I want them to have a good time, but I want
them to also deepen their understanding of how
they become active citizens, so that no one is
intimidated in doing anything in the body (of)
politics or asking more questions or demanding
more things from their representatives,” Gibb
said.
Jamison said she hopes to show that “politics
aren’t scary,” and that she wants to help prepare
her generation to make ginormous imprints on
America’s future.
New club sparks interest in politics
Graphic by Kayla Kohn
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EDITORIAL
Many countries around the world offer a
free college education. In places like China,
France, Germany and Brazil, students are
able to attend college without the burden of
lifelong debt that students in America face.
The idea of being free from debt straightout of life’s gate sounds perfect, but is free
college really too good to be true?
As students, we understand that the
possibility of free higher education in
America would be a dramatic change and
would require a major re-evaluation of state
and federal inances. Even so, shouldn’t we
become a larger part of the conversation?
There’s no question that when it comes
to the effects inancing has on American
students, things look fairly bleak, and the
debt that accrues is a detriment to students’
futures. Search social media sites, such as
Facebook, and anyone can see countless
memes regarding the chains of debt collegeeducation shackles students with.
During Bernie Sanders’ recent campaign
rally in Kansas City, he asked those in the
crowd if they had any student debt. The
question created an uproar. Many people
voiced their opinions by yelling and waving
their hands.
“In America, people should not be
punished for getting a higher education,”
Sanders said.
Sanders believes that the way to
accomplish this is to tax the “Wall Street
speculation.” He said the federal government
bailed out the Wall Street banks around
2008, nearly crashing the economy. He
thinks that it is the large banks’ time to pay
for what they have done.Should our government follow Sanders’
suggestion? There are several potential
beneits to free higher education. Every
citizen might have an opportunity for a
higher-paying job, people would have more
money to spend and, theoretically, the
economy would see a boost. Everyone would
supposedly have the same opportunity at
achieving success, the American dream of a
white picket fence and 2.5 children. Still not
sounding too good to be true?
While we’re all for change, there is
obviously a reason our government hasn’t
already toppled the status quo, and we argue
that one major obstacle is capitalism. Themore expensive the school, the higher the
prestige, and the more that education is
worth, literally and in the eyes of employers.
Even here at Baker, we pride ourselves in
knowing there’s a reason we pay what we do
for our education. We take pride in knowing
that Baker graduates go higher.
So what would have to change? There
would have to be more cooperation between
the government and schools. Private
education would have to become an entirely
different animal, or every school would, in a
way, be private.
But, there’s another problem many
college students fail to recognize. In
countries like France, where higher
education is free, achieving the highacademic standards necessary for higher
education is dificult. In America, if our
ideology toward education remains the
same, it will be next to impossible for
students to get into colleges worth anything,
as students would have to earn a place in
prestigious schools by doing well during
their younger scholastic years.
If you look at today’s young Americans,
many consider school to be at the bottom
of their everyday priority list. We fear
that if the status quo is changed too
quickly, it could actually result in fewer
students at the college level, and isn’t that
counterproductive?There are certainly pros and cons to
free higher education, but we ind that a
solution, or a compromise, could be possible
if only the question took more precedence in
today’s political world.
Though a resolution may be years away,
we believe more colleges and students
should be taking a stand on the issue,
whether they agree or not with Bernie
Sanders’ notion that we could actually make
it work in a capitalist society.
In the last couple of years, many
publications that encourage healthy
lifestyles have sometimes redirected
their focus from sharing weight-loss
secrets to glamorizing plus-size
models, thus encouraging girls
and women to embrace their
flaws and imperfections.
Recently Sports Illustrated has
been receiving nationwide attention
from the release of its annual
swimsuit issue. The February issue
used three different cover models:
Ashley Graham, Ronda Rousey
and Hailey Clauson. Graham, the
magazine’s first plus-size cover
girl, weighs 166 pounds and is a
size 14. She is also becoming one
of the media’s newest body image
advocates.
As a “plus-size” model, Graham
presents herself with poise and
confidence regardless of her
audience. It would be in the best
interest of publications such as
Sports Illustrated and Glamour
magazine to highlight her words
and what she represents to the
public eye, which is a beautiful
woman with the same potential to
be a cover model as someone of asmaller size.
In the United States today, an
emerging generation is obsessed
with playing sports, being in
shape, looking healthy and losing
weight, which is often the audience
that publications such as Sports
Illustrated, People and Glamour
appeal to. With the help of Sports
Illustrated and other companies
such as Lane Bryant, Graham has
been able to capture the attention of
millions of people around the world,
especially those who struggle with
body image.
Today in the United States,
distorted body image is a problem
that is often linked with eating
disorders. In 2015 the Eating
Disorder Hope organization
reported that 50 percent of female
college students use unhealthy
weight control behaviors to control
their bodies, and this number only
continues to grow.
As a college student who has
struggled with an eating disorder
throughout my life, I know that
media have a heavy influence on
perceptions. College can be stressful.
We worry about avoiding the
freshman 15, making new friends,
getting good grades and keeping
up with classes. We may not always
think about how those worries can
impact our mental health. Public
advocates like Graham speak
about how women should embrace
themselves and their abilities. It
is important to be influenced by
positivity and encouragement.
With the dangers of eating
disorders becoming more obvious
to society, it may be a sign of
progress that some media outlets
such as Sports Illustrated have
started using plus-size, curvy
models as campaign tools and
positive role models for women.
Mainstream media outlets should
expand these efforts to change the
way that women are portrayed
and recruit more positive body
image advocates and role models.
Graham is only the beginning of
projecting awareness to the public
through popular publications
and advertisements. Soon, being
classified as plus or petite will no
longer be a shameful comparison,
but instead will be embraced as
socially acceptable.
TO FREE, OR NOT TO FREE
Sports Illustrated gets a plus-sized remodeling
madison armoneit
the debate over free college
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At the beginning of every semester,
here is the internal debate of
purchasing textbooks. First deciding
whether you even need the book, then
canning websites and bookstores to
ind the best price. Even with the many
people I see on campus with laptops and
ablets, I still see plenty of textbooks.When digital books irst became
accessible, many people thought the
physical book would become a relic of
he past. In the United States, however,
ales of physical books have seen a
omeback in 2015, compared to 2014.
Physical books may always be around,
no matter how much technology pushes
or change and dominance among
eaders.
When kids irst learn to write, they
have alphabet books, and for many that
dedication to physical learning stays
with them.
With used books, a reader may
ind one that has been annotated orhighlighted. That person, especially
a student, now has a whole different
view on the book thanks to someone
else’s markings. You can’t get that
same experience with a PDF ile that
is new every time you download it.
Manufacturers don’t make “used” PDF
iles.
E-readers and digital books aren’t
all bad. They are instantaneous, so a
student can’t use the excuse that it hasn’t
arrived in the mail yet. Also, they are
much lighter than the 500 page math
book in your backpack that you’ve
looked at once. Best of all might be the
fact that no matter how hard you try, you
can’t get a papercut from an iPad.
Convenience is key when it comes
to digital books, but it might be too
convenient. As an analogy, if a person
were to write his/her signiicant other alove letter but decided to type it out and
send it via email, the recipient would
feel a very different sentiment than
someone who received a handwritten
letter. No, not all books are synonymous
with love letters, but we place more
importance on physical paper than
words on a screen.
Documents that America’s history
are written on don’t hold the same
importance when converted into a word
document or media ile. Sometimes
if something isn’t physically there, it
can be easily forgotten, and in a lot of
cases, (at least with my old homework
assignments) information can be deleted
and just like that, it no longer exists.
I ind it extremely dificult to read an
article on the internet and interpret it
just off the screen. Any article I need to
analyze I have to print out and highlight
and underline to get a full picture ofwhat the article is saying. Scrolling down
a page with a brightly lit screen full of
words is not a way I can learn. Maybe I
haven’t had enough experience doing
so, but why start now when I’ve made it
almost 20 years without it?
Many people have converted to
digital books and are content, both with
their reading material and with the extra
money saved in their pockets. However,
I will always ind a library stocked with
leather bound books and that smell of
rich mahogany more impressive than an
Amazon Kindle library.
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Word Around
BAKER:
Do you think free college
is a realistic idea?
“No, I think it sounds
good on paper, but it’s
not realistic. We’d have
to raise taxes so much ...
The cost outweighs the
beneits.”
“It’s a good idea, but it’s
far-fetched. I would like
for it to happen, but it
seems like a long shot.
However, I’ll take a free
college education from
Bernie any day.”
“No, if everyone gets it for
free then what happens
to everyone who works
hard for scholarships? ...
Wouldn’t the standard go
down for college?”
Kena metzgerfreshman
Knute holden junior
matt maumalangasenior
Digital vs. Physical: Which textbook version is better?
CDC links pregnancy to alcohol consumptionWhen many Americans think
about college, one of the irst things
to come to mind is partying. Movies
often portray college as a time when
students party and drink as much
alcohol as they can, especially for
the under-agelings because it makes
us super cool ( just kidding, because
we’re all good Americans who follow
the law, right?).
Alcohol is ingrained into American
life. Ever heard of Las Vegas? A wholecity dedicated to alcohol and gambling.
And don’t forget about prohibition.
That was a jazzy time.
But hold on to your whiskey bottles,
ladies, because the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) just
published an infographic proclaiming
that “drinking too much can have
many risks for women” including
pregnancy and sexually transmitted
diseases.
So irst off, what’s this nonsense
about drinking too much can get a
woman pregnant or give her STDs?Alcohol has developed some magical
powers if it can suddenly get someone
preggo. I thought only the male species
could give the divine gift of pregnancy
or the divine curse of STDs? Apparently
scientists have developed some
alcoholic potion and now we don’t
need men to have babies! Isn’t that just
swell? All the feminists should get a
kick out of that.
Speaking of feminism, does the
warning sound a bit sexist, or is it just
me? True, the pregnancy risk doesn’t
exactly apply to men, but the other
risks which include injuries/violence,
heart disease, cancer, fertility problems
and STDs, do. So why single out
women? Maybe because this is a male-
dominated world, and anyone who
disagrees is naïve. Although women
have made substantial progress inequality, unfortunately we’re still not
quite there.
While I made jokes earlier about
alcohol suddenly being a pregnancy
potion, the CDC does give some good
points. Women who are pregnant or
intend to become so, shouldn’t drink
at all. Furthermore, no one should
drink excessively because that’s called
alcoholism and it’s bad and ruins
families and people’s lives. A drink, or
four, here and there, however, may be
ine if you’re of age. Sometimes people
need to unwind and let loose, as long as
they don’t make stupid decisions that
can lead to bad outcomes. People who
drink should be adults, at least that’s
what the laws says, so maybe the key
is to act responsibly when drinking
alcohol.
Women, and men (I add them inbecause I’m not sexist), rest easy.
Alcohol cannot get you pregnant or
give you an STD or physically harm
you. People who overindulge in
alcoholic drinks are the ones that cause
these risks, not alcohol itself. This isn’t
Harry Potter, and magic potions, like
alcoholic drinks that make women
pregnant, thankfully don’t exist.
BAILEY CONKLIN
LEXI LOYA
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the M ILLENNIAL GENERATION
REMEMBERwhen Miley Cyrus licked a
wrecking ball? Remember
when “High School Musical”
was the biggest love story of
your childhood? Remember
when the dance the “Cupid
Shuffle” became a thing, even
though we all hated it? These
iconic memories help definethe millennial generation.
“Our generation is
in just about everything,”
freshman Garrett Howland
said.
The millennial generation
consists of Americans born
between the early 1980s and
the early 2000s and their
social media profiles. We are
bold and radical, like Miley
Cyrus, and have an opinion on
almost everything.
Most Baker students define
the millennial generation as
DYNAMIC, CHANGING, DRIVEN,
YOUNG-AT-HEART, EMPATHETIC
AND INTROVERTED. Howland
added the description
“hashtagyouonlyliveonce.”
Many people believe
that technology defines the
millennial generation.
“Reliance on technology
and lack of fascination withnature is the plague of the
millennial generation,” junior
Andrew Emanuels said.
Millennials are tied to
technology, as we have our
and can’t go 20 minutes
without them. We are
constantly wanting to know
what the person across the
room posted on his or her
Snap story from last night, or
whether or not Kylie Jenner
changed her hair color again.
“Social media is the worst
aspect about our generation
because we are dependent
on it and don’t know how to
function without it,” Howland
said.
However, technological
advances in education
and medicine have helped
millennials.
“With major advancements
in the technology industry in
the last 25 years, millennials
know how to use technology
and are raised knowingnothing else,” Emanuels said.
According to the Pew
Research Center, millennials
are headed toward being the
most
generation in history. We are
pushed toward furthering
our education by going to
college and pursuing careers
that otherwise wouldn’t be
possible.
“I would say that most of
us students attend school for
the reason that the work force
today most often requires a
college education from you,”
Howland said.
However, even with all
of those academic degrees,
approximately 40 percent
of unemployed workers are
millennials, causing some
critics to rename millennials
as
Despite the lack of jobs,
there are many positive
attributes for members of the
millennial generation.
“The best part of our
generation is that we are not
afraid to think outside of the
box and to solve problems
that have gone unanswered
for many decades,” junior
Ashley Kroeker said.
One trait millennials
believe they have is the
power of change. Also, they
frequently attach themselves
to trends, whether it is
bringing back fashion such as
Converse and Birkenstocks or
boy bands like One Direction.
Millennials always change to
something new and adapt to
what’s popping in society.
“This generation is always
changing,” sophomore Carly
Triggs said. “I think that
scares older generations
because of how fast ourgeneration is able to move on
to the next best thing.”
However, millennials live
in a world where people say
you can never be too careful,
you should be cautious about
your surroundings, and you
should not trust people.
“Society tells us we can’t
walk alone in a parking lot
because we might get taken
advantage of or we shouldn’t
show off our body because it
might entice someone to think
we are consenting without
actually saying the words,”
Triggs said.
Millennials also constantly
worry about
drawn-on eyebrows,
the swimsuit body and
contouring. Many of us work
hard to conform to a certain
look, but we also fight for the justice of accepting others
who do not conform.
In addition, we have
become more accepting of
race and sexual orientation.
“Equality movements
have shaped millennials to
care about others without
distinction of sexual
identification, gender, race or
religion,” Emanuels said.
Ultimately, most of us in
the millennial generation want
to be recognized for having the
potential to change the world.
by Madison Dispensa
POLARIZED
PHONES GLUED
EDUCATED
“GENERATIONJOBLESS.”
THIGH GAPS,
One who is more interested ininstant gratification rather thanenjoying the process.
Someone who romanticizes goingoutside and doing things withfriends, but (we) grew up with thistechnology and because of it wesee things wrong with the world andwe tend to be very vocal about it.
Epic as usual
sophomore Kinsey Ford
freshman Blythe Smith
senior Sam Kendrick
As in a new generation, since wewere born into the tech age we aremore focused on texting others firstrather than going to see if they arethere. Instead of going someplaceand meeting new people, we texteach other and meet at a place anddon't interact with anyone else.
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QUESTION:HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE THE
MILLENNIAL GENERATION?
BU STUDENTS DEFINE THEMSELVES - AGAIN
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SENIOR MACY WALLISCH EARNED HEART DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARFOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. Jami Hodge and Ericka Simpson earned secondteam all-conference honors and Kelsey Larson was honorable mention.
FRESHMAN OLIVIA BREES WAS NAMED HEART PITCHER OF THE
WEEK IN BACK-TO-BACK WEEKS. Sophomore Stephanie Cardonaalso earned a Heart Player of the Week honor.
Kyler Atwood is one of five Baker wrestlers competing at the NAIA nationalchampionships this weekend. | Photo by Khadijah Lane
1FOUR BAKER DANCERS EARNED NAIA ALL-AMERICANHONORS. Alison Prather, Allie Howland, Kaitlyn Stout and
McKenzie Kula were named All-American. The team will travel toDavenport, Iowa, for the NAIA National Invitational March 11-12.
FIVE BAKER WRESTLERS WILL COMPETE IN THE NAIA NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIPS this weekend. Tyler Dickman, Victor Hughes, ColbyCrank, Connor Middleton and Kyler Atwood qualified for the tournament.
THE MENʼS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM WON THE HEART INDOORCHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIFTH SEASON IN A ROW. First-year headcoach Ryan Pitts earned the 2016 Heart Indoor Menʼs Track and FieldCoach of the Year.
FRESHMAN CLAE MARTIN WAS NAMED HEART FRESHMAN OF THE YEARin menʼs basketball. Javeion Gray was named all-conference honorable mention.
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Nathalia BarrASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
SENIOR ERICKA SIMPSON WAS NAMED TO THE COSIDA ACADEMICALL-DISTRICT COLLEGE DIVISION TEAM. Simpson is the first Baker basketball
player to earn a spot on the list.
ON APRIL 2, THE BAKER MENʼS AND WOMENʼS TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS WILL HOST THE BAKER RELAYS. Both teams are defending Heart
champions.
THE 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE HAS BEEN RELEASED. Aug. 27 will be theWildcatsʼ home opener against Grand View.
THE MENʼS AND WOMENʼS GOLF TEAMS OPEN THEIR SEASONS MARCH25 IN MARYVILLE, MISSOURI. The women are three-time defending Heart
champions.
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10 Olivia Brees threw her first career no-hitter against McPherson on Feb. 27.| Photo by Khadijah Lane.
THINGS TO KNOW
ABOUT BAKER ATHLETICS10
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Jenna Black & Bailey ConklinSTAFF WRITERS
The softball team split its
doubleheader against the Bethany
Swedes on Tuesday in Baldwin City.
Back-to-back Heart of America Athletic
Conference Pitcher of the Week Olivia
Brees’ pitching put the Wildcats on top
with a 3-2 victory in game one, but the
Swedes rallied during the second gameand beat the Wildcats 19-10.
In the �irst game, Brees was able
to strike out 13 batters giving up only
two runs in the seven innings she
pitched. Junior Lucy Staats had two
RBIs and freshman Caitlin Hardgrove
had the other RBI for the �irst game.
Baker’s offense saw four total hits
in the �irst game, two from Staats,
one from Hardgrove and one from
Stephanie Cardona. Senior Jasmine
Stewart struck out 10 batters for
Bethany in game one.
The break between games was
met with laughter and good spiritsfrom the home side. Players conversed
while eating snacks and played games
on the �ield before the start of the next
game.
“I think that having fun and just
being relaxed and just chilling out,
taking a breather, dancing it out or
something, helps the team morale,”
freshman Rachel Wheeler said. “Also, it
just kept us warm, which helped.”
Wheeler believes the weather
played a factor during the games. Even
with practices being conducted in cold
conditions, Wheeler said it’s a “mental
game” when it comes to cold weathergames.
The second game of the day
brought pitching changes from both
teams. The Swedes scored three runs
in the �irst inning, and four different
Baker pitchers each gave up at least
four runs.
Bethany freshman Elizabeth
Endsley had a game-high �ive RBIs
followed by three RBIs from junior
Anna Crawford. Baker tied the game
5-5 in the third inning, but the Swedes
continued to hit, adding �ive runs in
the fourth inning.“We were always playing from
behind, and I think we were trying to
chase to catch up instead of moving
ahead,” Wheeler said.
After the �ifth inning, Bethany
led 14-7. Baker fought to catch up in
the sixth inning with three runs, but
Bethany �ired back with �ive runs in
the seventh inning. The ‘Cats never
gained a lead on the Swedes.
Cardona, Staats and Wheeler each
had 3 RBIs in the second game, and
Baker as a whole had 14 hits.
Last Saturday, the softball team
swept McPherson. Brees held theBulldogs hitless en route to a run-
rule win in the �irst game, and the
second game was won by sophomore
Stephanie Cardona’s walk-off double.
Brees took control by striking out
almost half of the batters she faced.
Brees says her go-to pitches change
daily, but she uses her screwball and
curveball frequently. Only walking two
batters during her no-hitter, Brees
seemed to improve on the consistency
of her pitches.
The Wildcats started the charge
abruptly as they scored four runs
in the �irst inning alone. The leadoffbatter, freshman Hannah Tolliver,
singled to center, followed by a single
from Hardgrove and another single by
Cardona. Staats �inished off the attack
with a double to center to make the
score 4-0.
Sophomore Allie Zahn led the team
with four RBIs and hit two doubles.
Two of Zahn’s RBIs came in the �ifth
inning that ended the game due
to run rule. Sophomore Teagan
Louthan pitched all seven innings in
game two, accumulating eight
strikeouts.The Wildcats play
today and Saturday
at the Friends
University
Invitational
in Wichita.
Baker plays
McPherson at 10 a.m.,
Oklahoma City at 2 p.m.
and Tabor at 4 p.m. On
Saturday the ‘Cats take
on Bacone at Noon
and York at 2 p.m.
LEVI BLAYLOCKSTAFF WRITER
The men’s and women’s indoor
track and �ield team will send six
athletes to the 51st Annual Men’sand 36th Annual Women’s NAIA
Indoor Track and Field National
Championships on March 3-5 in
Johnson City, Tennessee.
The four women’s athletes are
Kendal Holloman (pole vault), Alex
Garbarino (60-meter hurdles), Brenda
McCollum (3000-meter race walk) and
Caitlin Apollo (3000-meter race walk).
The two men’s athletes to compete
at nationals for Baker are Tyson
Robke (heptathlon) and Josh Peck
(weight throw).
“The key to having success at
nationals is not being intimidated by
the big crowds and great athletes,”
Robke said. “As long as you stick todoing what you have been successful
with, you will be �ine.”
The six athletes going have all been
to either indoor or outdoor nationals
before. This experience should help
the Wildcats earn some All-American
honors.
“It feels great to have another
chance to compete at nationals,”
Holloman said. “I’m excited to cheer on
my teammates and to vault at a new
place I have never competed at before.”
The indoor track and �ield nationals
have not been held in Johnson City,
Tennessee, since the 2010 season.
Baker is sending fewer athletes to
nationals this year than past years.
This is partially due to an ankle injury
that senior Avery Parker suffered in
the quarter�inals game of the 2015
football season. Parker had quali�ied
for nationals �ive times in his career.
“I’d say the best part of nationals
is getting to know some people on the
team you usually wouldn’t get to know
because the group is so much smaller,”
Parker said. “Also seeing some of thebest athletes in the NAIA perform is
amazing to watch.”
Both Peck and McCollum have
reached All-American status in the
past. Robke barely missed the cut
last year and has a great shot at All-
American this year.
“I think experience has a lot to do
with how you perform at nationals,”
Parker said. “Hopefully they all come
back All-Americans.”
A WINNING START
Indoor track athletes ready for nationalsFIRST HOME MEET
Track hosts the Baker Relayson Saturday, April 2, at Liston
Stadium.
Softball team opens season with 10-5 record
Junior outfielderSloane Brady
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Chad MullenSTAFF WRITER
The baseball team lost the opener but rallied
against Park University on Saturday, capping off
game two with a Marcus Jones walk-off single to
give the Wildcats a 3-7 record so far this season.The opening game of the doubleheader started
quickly for both teams, with the Pirates racking
up three runs in the �irst inning, and the Wildcats
striking back with a run in the �irst and two in the
second to reach a 3-3 tie heading into the third
inning. That’s when Park started to pull away, as
the �irst three Pirate batters reached base and Tim
Schaareman scored from second off of a Baker
error. Two batters later, Shane Boyer scored on a
passed ball, then Rafael Torres-Castillo scored on a
Jacob Watt single to put the Pirates up 6-3.
Senior Seth Jones had an up-and-down game
on the mound, giving up two three-run innings but
throwing two perfect innings and allowing just
one hit in the �ifth. He �inished the game with �ive
innings pitched and six runs, �ive earned.
After cutting the de�icit to 6-4 in the bottom of
the �ifth on Jamaal Rashad’s pinch-running efforts,
the Pirates went on another offensive barrage,
scoring four runs in the sixth to stretch the lead to
10-4. The Wildcats last-ditch effort in the seventh
fell short after runs by seniors Travis Johnson and
Cort Brennan.
Senior Charles Coleman led the Wildcats’
offensive effort in game one, going 3-4 with two
RBIs. He led all Baker batters with �ive hits on the
day. Other offensive highlights for Baker included
senior Gabe Greenbaum’s four RBIs, Coleman’s
three stolen bases, and senior Austin Bass’ triple ingame two.
Game one marked the Wildcats sixth straight
loss and dropped them to 2-7 on the season.
The Wildcats had a hot start in game two,
scoring the �irst three runs of the game in the
second inning. Bass’ leadoff triple led to him
scoring on a Jones double. Sophomore Sean Beal
then singled in a run, and Greenbaum grounded out
but advanced Beal to home.
The Pirates cut the Wildcats’ lead to 3-2 after a
strong third inning, but BU answered with a run of
its own to take a 4-2 lead after three innings.Park scored three runs over the next two
innings to take a 5-4 lead, including two runs in the
�ifth inning after starter Justin Bye was taken out
of the game, but Baker was able to tie it up at 5-5
when Greenbaum singled in Beal for his second run
of the game.
Jones sealed the game on a bases-loaded single
that brought home junior Tyler Cawley, improving
the Wildcats’ record to 3-7 and dropping Park’s
record to 9-5.
The Wildcats are scheduled to play thisweekend in a doubleheader against St. Ambrose at
Sauder Field.
Baseball splits doubleheader with Park
Chad MullenSTAFF WRITER
In his �irst year as the head coach of the Baker
University baseball team, Ryan Goodwin is happy to
be back in the area that he calls home.
“Growing up in the area was a big part of the
decision for me,” Goodwin said.
After playing his high school ball at Lawrence
High School, Goodwin attended Highland Community
College, about 75 miles north of Lawrence, before
ransferring to the University of South Dakota, where
as a closer, he holds the career record for saves.
Following his college career, Goodwin
mmediately went into coaching, serving �irst as an
assistant at Lawrence Free State High School, then
raveling the country as an assistant for six different
colleges, from junior college all the way up to the
NCAA Division I level at Jackson State University.
He received his �irst head coaching opportunity
n 2014 at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. It was at
Wiley where Goodwin learned more about Baker.
“We played Baker each of my two seasons
down there, and I saw that they had a lot of talent,”
Goodwin said. “When I had an opportunity to take
hat job and be close to home, I jumped at it.”
Upon his arrival, Goodwin was impressed with
he amount of on-campus support he received.
“I immediately got really good vibes from the
people here,” Goodwin said. “We don’t have all
of the resources in the world, or all of the bells
and whistles, but the administration is very
accommodating, and that makes for a great work
environment.”
He was also pleased with the character of his
players, both on the �ield
during a 3-7 stretch to start
the season, and off the �ield.
“In college sports in
general, you’ll usually have
some guys that have some
off-the-�ield issues,” Goodwin
said. “But no one is getting intotrouble here, and that is always
a good thing.”
Regarding matters on
the �ield, he noted that the
program continues to trend
upward.
“We know we are close.
We just have to learn from
our losses and find the
positives from these games in
order to take something constructive from them,”
Goodwin said.
One thing Goodwin knows he must work on is
establishing a winning atmosphere at Baker, where
the Wildcats �inished 2015 with a 17-33 record,
going 6-20 in conference play.
“I believe in the talent this team has,” Goodwin
said. “We just need to learn how to win. I believe it
is all in your mindset, and I purposely scheduled
tough teams in the non-conference to show these
guys what teams with that winning mentality look
like, and I think easing yourself into the conference
schedule can lead to poor results.”
Along with his win now mentality, Goodwin is
also adamant on adjusting to his players, rather than
having the players adjust to his coaching style.
“I love this group of guys,” Goodwin said. “We are
senior-dominant, and that can be a challenge for a
new coach coming in, but I think of it as a positive,
because I am not just trying to groom my guys.”
Senior Cort Brennan appreciates what his new
head coach has to offer.“He brings a new energy to the program,”
Brennan said. “Last year, it wasn’t always the most
positive atmosphere, and as a team we were sort
of going through the motions. (Goodwin) is a real
player’s coach.”
Translating that energy into victories would make
his return to Kansas even sweeter.
“I am glad to be back near my family and friends,”
Goodwin said. “I am also excited about what is
in store for this program. Once we get a taste of
winning, just a couple of victories or take a couple
of series in a row, I think that will create a snowball
effect and create an atmosphere of winning at Baker.”
Ryan Goodwin begins first season as head baseball coach
Freshman Jesse Hutmacher slides into home in the third inning of the second game against Park University at SauderField on Feb. 27. The Wildcats split the doubleheader. | Photo by Shelby Stephens
Ryan Goodwin is in his first year as the head coachfor the Baker baseball team. Goodwin came to Bakerafter two years at Wiley College in Texas. | Photo byKhadijah Lane
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JIM JOYNERSPORTS EDITOR
The No. 19 Baker wrestling team will send
five wrestlers to compete at the NAIA national
championships this weekend at the Kansas
Expocentre in Topeka. This will be the team’s first
rip to nationals under head coach Cody Garcia.
Seniors Colby Crank (157 pounds) and ConnorMiddleton (165 pounds), juniors Kyler Atwood
(197 pounds) and Victor Hughes (149 pounds)
and sophomore Tyler Dickman (141 pounds) will
represent Baker in Topeka. None of the five has
competed at the national championship level.
Baker has had a big presence in Topeka for the
past two national championships. Last season the
Wildcats also sent five wrestlers to nationals and
finished with three NAIA All-Americans. In 2014
former Baker wrestler Bryce Shoemaker became
he program’s first national champion. Shoemaker
now wrestles for the University of Nebraska at
Kearney Lopers.
The Wildcats finished third at their regional
qualifier in February at Missouri Valley College.Baker finished third behind four-time defending
national champion Grand View University and
second-place Missouri Valley. Grand View enters
he national championships at No. 1 in the NAIA
for the fifth consecutive season.
Baker’s wrestlers will face opponents from
Williams Baptist, Embry-Riddle, Montana State-
Northern and York in their opening matches.
Colby Crank is the only Wildcat that will receive
a first-round bye. These preliminary brackets are
still subject to change. There are 240 wrestlers at
his year’s championship, up 30 from last year.
Six different teams at this weekend’s
championships will represent the Heart of
America Athletic Conference. Graceland, Grand
View, Missouri Valley, Benedictine, William Penn
and Baker are all sending at least one wrestler to
Topeka.
The weekend’s events begin at 10 a.m. today
at the Expocentre. The event will feature four
sessions, leading to the championship rounds that
start at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Five wrestlers headed to NAIA championships
Jim JoynerSPORTS EDITOR
The No. 24 Baker women
beat Culver-Stockton 64-37 in
he Heart of America Athletic
Conference tournament
quarter�inals Thursday
night in the Collins Center.
The win pushes Baker into
he conference semi�inals at
Central Methodist on Saturday.
This is Baker’s fourth straight
appearance in at least the
onference semi�inals.
Baker’s defense held
Culver-Stockton to 21 percent
hooting from the �ield and
only one 3-pointer on seven
attempts. Baker’s shooting and
ebounding stymied Culver-
Stockton from getting withintriking distance in the second
half.
Culver made the long trip
o Baldwin City on Wednesday afternoon, as opposed
o driving the whole trip on Thursday and playing
with restless legs. Culver practiced in the Collins
Center on Wednesday night.
In the �irst quarter, Baker jumped out to a 13-2
ead, propelled by second-team All-Heart seniors
Ericka Simpson and Jami Hodge. But turnovers
allowed for Culver to get back into the game. CSC went
on a 9-0 run in the �inal minutes of the �irst quarter,
and Baker led 16-11.
In the second quarter Baker received help from
every player on the �loor. Three-time Heart DefensivePlayer of the Year senior Macy Wallisch proved why
she was deserving of that honor. Wallisch blocked �ive
shots in the �irst half and didn’t allow Culver to have
any presence inside. Nine BU players scored in the
�irst half with Hodge leading the Wildcats with eight
points. At halftime Baker led 29-21.
Baker started the second half on a 14-2 run into
the �inal minute of the third quarter. Culver struggled
to score, and Baker calmed down the turnovers
offensively. Baker dominated on the glass in the third
quarter with sophomore Sydney Buchel grabbing �ive
and Wallisch with four. At the end of the third quarter
Baker led 45-25.
BU continued to hit shots and all Culver-Stockton
could do was try and keep up for the �inal 10 minutes.
Culver’s 37 points were the
fewest allowed by Baker in
conference play this season.
Culver will now have to hope
for an at-large bid to the NAIA
national tournament.
Hodge led Baker with 14
points, eight rebounds and
four assists, and Simpson
�inished with eight points. The
NAIA’s best 3-point shooter,
junior Kelsey Larson, scored
seven points on only one
trifecta. Buchel �inished with
�ive points, nine rebounds and
three blocked shots. Freshman
Brooke McMillin came off the
bench in the fourth quarter
and scored 10 points.
Culver-Stockton was
without its best player, senior
Randi Lee Plunkett, whomissed the back half of the
month of February due to a
knee injury and was still named �irst team All-Heart.
Senior TJ Hart had been the next best thing to Plunkett
after her injury. Hart was averaging 13 points, �ive
rebounds and four assists per game in the �ive games
that Plunkett missed. Against Baker, Hart scored eight
points, all in the �irst half.
Also on Thursday, the No. 13 Central Methodist
Eagles beat Grand View 78-66 in the quarter�inals
to set up Saturday’s semi�inal game. CMU beat Baker
81-72 in Fayette, Missouri, on Jan. 6. Then on Feb. 10,
Baker led CMU in the �inal minutes in Baldwin City
but squandered the lead with turnovers and a lack of
rebounding and fell 68-63. Baker and CMU will tip offat 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Women open Heart tourney with blowout win
Senior Colby Crank, shown here during a 22-6 victory over Ottawa University’s Mark Smith, is one of five BU wrestlers whoqualified for the national championships. | Photo by Khadijah Lane.
Courtney Hoag takes on Culver- Stockton’s Katie Davis.Hoag finished with
six points and three rebounds | Photo by Shelby Stephens.
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BU Theater Presents
Shakespeare’s
THE TEMPESTSarah Baker
ASSISTANT EDITOR
The newest play to grace the Rice
Auditorium stage will be The Tempest , a
Shakespearean comedy with a little bit ofeverything. The recent award-winning theater
students and their director are putting their
all into this performance with only a few
weeks of preparation.
“It’s been very stressful,” freshman Jason
Shipps said. “We’ve had four weeks to put
together a Shakespeare production. However,
it’s coming together, and I think everyone will
like what they see.”
The Tempest was one of the last plays
Shakespeare wrote and was probably the last
one in which he personally acted. The play
follows Prospero, a sorcerer, who creates
a tempest at sea and causes a shipwreck.
Prospero’s brother and usurper Antonio, the
Duke of Milan, and the King Alonso of Naples
are marooned in the shipwreck on Prospero’s
island. Prospero’s plan is to restore himself,
and his daughter Miranda to their rightful
places.
Associate Professor of Theatre Tom
Heiman, the play’s director, said they have
had to make atypical casting choices for this
production.
“We’ve had to cast some females in men’s
roles,” Heiman said. “And quite literally the
only female on stage is to be Miranda. Well,
in Shakespeare’s time a boy would have been
playing that part. So I feel no regret at all insaying, ‘I have had these excellent women
auditioning and then cast them in those roles.’
We’ve just cast the best person it for the role.”
Because of this atypical casting, Heiman
has changed a few of the characters’ names,
like Alsonso became Alonsa, and Gonzalo
became Gonzala.
Senior MacKenzie Sammons said that
Shakespearean plays are often more dificultto put on, but she believes this cast is more
than capable.
“Working with Shakespeare is always a
challenge,” Sammons said. “But I think we’ve
deinitely risen to the occasion and are going
to do a great job with such a good script and
great cast.”
Five years ago, Sammons saw her irst
Baker University theater production, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, at a student
matinee on its opening day. Now in her senior
year, with two performances left before
her graduation, she feels her Baker theater
experience is coming “full circle.”
“It was the irst production I saw,”Sammons said. “And it was also the last time
the department had done a student matinee.
This is the irst show in ive years to have
a student matinee and a Shakespearean
play, which I am going to be involved in. It
is coming full circle, and it’s really exciting.
This department has gotten me ready for my
future, and it is nice to be able to look back
on the past and see how far we’ve come as a
department, and me as an individual.”
The Baker University theater production
of Shakespeare’s The Tempest opened with
a student matinee at noon and a 7:30 p.m.
performance on Thursday, March 3, in Rice
Auditorium. The show will continue running
at 7:30 p.m. on March 4 and 5 and will
conclude with a 2 p.m. matinee on March 6.
Top) Sophomore Destiny Bruno as Ariel, a spirit, enjoys playingpranks on the other characters. (Middle) Alyssa Glover as Mirandaonverses with Jason Shipps, who plays Prospero, her father. (Bottom)
Alyssa Glover is in shock by the actions of Ryan Bearrick, who playsFerdinand the Prince of Naples. | Photos by Khadijah Lane
Mykaela CrossASSISTANT EDITOR
The Music and Theatre Department
s featuring a variety of concerts
during the irst few weeks of March.n addition to the choir concert on
March 8, the Symphonic Winds and
azz Ensemble will be performing
n their concert, Out of This World ,
t 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in Rice
Auditorium. Alongside the bands, a
maller Dixieland ensemble, Dixiecats,
will perform under Perez’s direction.
According to Perez, Dixieland is a form
f music that emerged in the 1920s,
nd it will be a “great change of pace”
rom the full big band.
While the Symphonic Winds theme
will be space, the Jazz Ensemble,
directed by Professor of Music J.D. Parr,
will not have an overall theme. Even
so, Parr inds that this set has several
fun and uplifting pieces, including twoworks by the group Earth, Wind & Fire.
Since the recent passing of the lead
founder the of group, Maurice White,
Parr thinks their selections are even
more appropriate.
“We’ve also got a famous, early
1960s funk tune called “Mercy Mercy,
Mercy” for Steven Stendebach, who has
been wanting to play this for years,”
Parr said. “I inally gave in.”
Junior Trevon Waddle, one of the
soloists being featured during the Jazz
Ensemble set, is most looking forward
to the Earth, Wind & Fire piece, “In the
Stone,” but believes the entire set is
something to be excited about.
“By the end of it, ultimately
everybody is going to be in a goodmood, and they’ll walk away happier
than when they came in,” Waddle said.
“Everyone has fun on stage, and it’s
really hard not to catch that fever.”
The Symphonic Winds portion of
the program, led by Director of Band
and Assistant Professor of Music Frank
Perez, will feature a space theme,
modeled after the two Star Wars
medleys the group will be performing.
Even though it is a break from the
norm for Perez to feature a cinema
score, he believes that with the sudden
rise in popularity and new release of
the seventh episode in the saga, there
will never be a better time to perform
something that is both nostalgic to
hear and entertaining to play.“Our students have been dying
to do Star Wars, so I gave it a lot of
thought,” Perez said. “It’s a movie that
I grew up with that is near and dear
to my heart, and it’s causing a lot of
excitement worldwide, so I thought it
would be a great chance to program
music students can be excited about.”
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Abigaile RoordaSTAFF WRITER
Baker University voices will
join with those of the community
in One Voice: A Baldwin
Community Concert. The
performance will be at 7 p.m.
on March 8 in the Baldwin HighSchool Performing Arts Center.
“It’s a celebration of the town
and the university,” Director of
Choral Ensembles Cathy Crispino
said.
This concert will feature the
Baker University choirs, the
Baldwin High School choir and
the Baldwin Academy of Dance
and Voice.
“To me, it’s bringing a bunch
of people together who enjoy
singing and making music,”
junior Rachel Moore said. “The
more people you have singing
one piece of music, the bigger
the sound and the bigger the
response from the crowd.”
The choirs will feature adiverse mix of voices, from
children to senior citizens. This
concert has been organized by
the Baker University Department
of Music and Theatre.
“As a former choir member,
I really enjoy listening to the
variety of music they present,”
sophomore Victoria Cantrell
said, “and watching my own
friends express themselves
through song.”
Following this concert,
Crispino encourages students
and community members to join
the Baker University Community
Choir, which meets at 6 p.m. on
Thursday nights. The singers
will soon begin to prepare for
the spring concert in May.Last spring, the Baker
University bands held a similar
concert with the Baldwin High
School band. Crispino hopes
to continue this concert in the
future as the bands and the
choirs alternate each year.
“Coming to this concert
doesn’t just support the Baker
choirs,” freshman Sarah Herron
said. “It supports the community
of choirs in Baldwin.”
The Holt-Russell Gallery in
Parmenter Hall will have its doors
open for the Tommy White: Off
Kilter gallery show from now
hrough March 25.
White’s newest works are
about achieving life balance using
abstract works. White’s works, as
he writes in his artist statement,
“explore the relationship between
environment, psyche and balance.”
White hopes visitors have an
increased appreciation for the
artistic process and honesty,
“allowing yourself to explore
territories that are personal but
yet they dovetail to your own social
realm.”
White also hopes that visitors
can personally engage in his
artwork and understand his works
like a musician would understand a
composition.
Pieces in this collection are
composed of graphite and acrylic
on panel. White finished his
last piece for this collection in
December, but some of his oldest
pieces in the collection are from the
summer of 2013.
White has exhibited his works
in over 20 states and numerous
countries. After working in higher
education for almost two decades,
he recently refocused his attention
to his professional practice.
New gallery to feature the abstract art of Tommy White
Baker and Baldwin to join in concertMusic & Art in brief
MacKenzie Sammons’ Senior ProjectPresentation will be on 7:30 p.m. on April 2in Darby-Hope Theatre.
Dante Simmons’ Senior Brass Recital willbe held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11, inMcKibbin Recital Hall.
Kansas Music Educators Association: Agroup of music education students andmusic faculty attended the KMEA In-ServiceWorkshop, which was held in Wichita thisyear Feb. 25-27.
BU alumna Mariah Barnett was recentlychosen as the Kansas American StringTeachers Association String Teacher of theYear.
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Students react to the final round of “Love Is…” Bingo on Feb. 18 in Mabee Gym. The event was hosted by Alpha Chi Omega sorority andthe Student Activities Council. | Photo by Khadijah Lane.
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