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sarah bakerASSISTANT EDITOR
During almost every meeting since spring 2015,faculty members have been discussing ways to
improve the Quest general education program.
Those discussions have resulted in the elimination
of linked courses.
Quest Program Chair Carrie Coward Bucher said
Faculty Senate has just improved upon an already
strong program.
“It is a good program, and I think the changes
that we made have made it as good a program
as it always has been, but we took away some of
the elements that were unnecessarily taxing for
students,” she said.
Most of the “unnecessarily taxing” elements have
been associated with linked courses. Because the
“linked” aspect of Quest has been eliminated, thosecourses will now be called exploration courses. That
means students can take their required exploration
courses whenever they want, as long as it is before
graduation. This change is effective immediately.
For example, under the old system, a student had
to take a Quest class covering ideas and expression
along with a related linked course during the same
semester. With the changes approved by Faculty
Senate, students still have to take both classes, but
not in the same semester.
Current students may be able to use previous
courses, no matter where they were taken, to
fulill the requirement of an exploration course.
In an email to academic advisors, Bucher gave
one sample scenario for QS311: “As an example, a
current junior who is slated to take QS311 this fallmay have taken EC111 in their sophomore year.
That student has fulilled the ‘linked’ requirement
and need only take QS311.”
Junior Logan Pope transferred from Baker last
year and transferred back this year because she
missed BU. Because she is a double-major, she says
the linked requirement caused her to fall behind.
“As of right now, I have to be here an extra year,”
Pope said. “Being able to take my remaining Quest
and linked courses at different times will hopefully
allow some wiggle room with the rest of the courses
that I have to take for my majors. And the fact that
they will not be directly connected is a lot less
stressful.”
Pope thinks that these new changes to Quest arehelpful for students in her situation.
“I think the new changes will be a good thing,”
she said. “It’s stressful trying to schedule all of your
classes for each semester around Quest plus the link.
Being able to take them during different semesters
will leave room for major requirements and will
reduce course conlicts.”
Junior Emily Elliot is also a transfer student and
believes that the new change is a step in the right
direction.
”As a transfer student I have found the Quest
program frustrating at best,” Elliot said. “I haven’t
felt that link classes actually linked well with either
of my Quest classes so far, and I just haven’t seen the
point. Not having to link them up in the semester is
great for added lexibility in scheduling. I hope this
leads to more positive changes and updates.”
Bucher thinks that these changes relect theeffort made by engaged faculty in the best interest of
students.
“One of the things I love about Baker is that
we have an engaged faculty, and we have worked
really hard and put in a lot of effort,” Bucher said.
“A committee of faculty worked over the summer—
those are people who care about students’ best
interests. I am glad that I work in a place where
people are so invested. I think the changes that we
made help students. They are transfer-friendly. They
take away some of the stress. To me it is sort of a
win-win.”
ABI ROORDASTAFF WRITER
Governor Sam Brownback signed
Senate Bill 133 into law last month,
potentially saving lives on college
campuses in Kansas. This bill is also
known as a Good Samaritan law, and
it protects underage minors from the
law when they seek help for a drug or
alcohol-related medical emergency.According to the Center for Disease
Control, 88,000 deaths yearly, including
4,700 teenagers, are due to excessive
alcohol consumption.
Several states have passed
legislation around Good Samaritan
laws. These laws especially apply to
university campuses where minors
could partake in underage drinking
and be fearful of the law if in need of
medical assistance. Many institutions
have already had similar policies
already in place prior to this statewide
adoption, including Baker University.
“We’ve had this policy for six ormore years,” Dean of Students Cassy
Bailey said. “We have used it on
campus before.”
In the College of Arts and Sciences
2015-16 Student Handbook, on page
21, students can ind the oficial
“Amnesty Policy.” The policy says that
students who seek medical attention
for themselves or others related to
drug or alcohol consumption will not
be charged for violating the University
Code of Conduct.
“It’s a great policy,” Bailey said. “Ourirst duty is to the students and the
community.”
Bailey isn’t the only fan of this
policy. Students have also expressed
their agreement.
“It puts an extra sense that people
should be aware of their surroundings
in an environment where this could
happen and be on the lookout for it,”
junior Rachel Moore said.
Freshman Lahmad Evans thinks this
policy will make students more likely
to report alcohol poisoning on campus.
Students are encouraged to call
911 in the case of drug and alcoholemergencies for the well-being of
themselves and fellow students.
Faculty senate votes to eliminate linked courses
Kansas’ Good Samaritan lawcould save lives on campus
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Senior wins Best Undergraduate Student Paper awardclaire sullivanSTAFF WRITER
Senior Michelle Critchfield entered a history
paper on “Identity and Ethnicity in Late-Medieval
Britain” in the 59th Missouri Valley History
Conference on March 4-5 in Omaha, Nebraska, and
walked away with the Best Undergraduate Student
Paper.
Also representing Baker University and
presenting their own papers were Associate
Professor of Religious Studies Nicolaus Pumphrey,
Associate Professor of History John Richards,
senior Anna Hobbs, senior Sam Kendrick and
senior Collin Studer.
“For a student’s point of view, it’s a great way
for people to practice giving papers and maybe
prep them for grad school and get to meet other
professors and scholars,” Pumphrey said.
The purpose of the conference is to enable both
he students and faculty in the region to gather
and talk about history. It is also a place where
professors and students alike present papers on
new information that they have learned.
Pumphrey attended the conference because
he had never presented at a history conference
before. He also wanted to be supportive of the
Baker students.
Students and professors have to submit their
paper to a committee, which then decides what
papers will be presented at the conference.
The authors of the chosen papers are then
notified that they can present at the conference.
The conference itself is based off of the paper
topics.
Critchfield had to submit an abstract for her
paper last semester, and then she had to write a
paper that was at least 10 pages long. She also
had to have sponsorship from a faculty member.
Richards nominated all four Baker students.
She did not know that her paper comparing
the identities of England, Scotland and Wales wasgoing to win at the conference.
Critchfield said that she was definitely excited
about the award and did not expect it.
Richards said he was thrilled when Critchfield’s
paper did so well.
“I was very pleased and excited,” Richards said.
“It’s an excellent paper.”
Humphrey was more than excited about
Critchfield’s success.
“I thought it was amazing,” he said. “She had a
really, really good paper, so it was well deserved. I
was extremely happy to find out.”
BRENNA THOMPSONSTAFF WRITER
Within the next six-to-eight
months, Baker oficials plan to
purchase property that is currently
owned by the Baldwin City USD 348
school district.
The land in question is the large
lot north of Gessner Hall on Chapel
Street and two metal buildings behind
Denious Hall.
“The thought process behind
acquiring that property has actually
been a conversation we have had for
three or four years,” Andy Jett, vice
president of strategic planning and
academic resources, said,He recently sent a letter to school
district oficials letting them know
Baker was interested in the land.
“It’s not that we have anything
ready to go or be built on that land, but
there might be other people interested
in it in the future,” Jett said. “We want
to make sure we have some lexibility
when we do determine we want to
expand the campus.”
Until this month, Baker had
considered helping to fund a
community recreation facility that
would have been open to all Baker
students. This facility could have been
built on the lot north of Gessner Hall.
Baldwin City Recreation
Commission Director Steve Friend
said Baker initially agreed to be
a partner with his commission
and Baldwin City in order to build
a community recreation center.
However, due to conlicting needs,
Baker administrators withdrew from
the agreement.
Friend said part of the issue with
Baker was an emphasis on
access for public school
students after regularschool hours.
”The gym access would
be limited. I would have
team practices from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. November to
February during basketball
season,” Friend said.
Friend said Baker’s
decision to withdraw has
limited his budget and made
the funding process more
dificult.
”The difference would
be instead of having 800-
some students come andbe automatic members
and have income I could
count on, I have to sell
memberships,” Friend said.
“I won’t get as much income,
so I can’t spend as much on
the facility.”
Without the Baker
commitment, Friend and
the Recreation Commission decided
to revert back to their original irst
choice, land next to the Baldwin City
High School, creating availability for
Baker to independently purchase the
land north of Gessner Hall.Dean of Students Cassy Bailey
agrees with Baker’s intended purchase
and believes it will be a good thing for
Baker University.
“I’m very much in favor of
owning that land so it gives us some
opportunity,” Bailey said. “I think it’s
a really good idea for universities to
purchase land around to use as a buffer,
not only for growth but also to keep the
university grounds as you wish.”
Any possible construction projects
will not begin immediately, and there
is no certainty about what the land
will be used for.
Jett said there are many ideas, but
nothing has formed into any concrete
plan.
“The purchase will allow us to have
that space when we are ready to grow
the campus,” Jett said.
Many sources have different ideas
of what the campus needs in terms of
growth. For example, Bailey would be
extremely excited to see a new athletic
facility built.
She said many other universities
similar to Baker have impressive
athletic facilities, and it would be
another way to make Baker even
better.
Jett said there are two processes
that have to happen before the land is
oficially owned by Baker University.
The irst is negotiating with the
school district. Earlier this month,
representatives from Baker University
and USD 348 met to start the formal
process.
The second phase will involve the
decision of what would go onto the
land.
“Once we go through that, and if it’s
successful, then the people who will
make the decision as to what goes onto
that property will be the people inside
the institution,” Jett said.
Baker plans to expand campus grounds
Senior Michelle Critchfeld
The lot north of Gessner Hall, which is currently used as a recreation area, may soon be the property ofBaker University. | Photo by Khadijah Lane
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sarah bakerASSISTANT EDITOR
During the first Faculty Senatemeeting in March, President LynneMurray announced that Baker will beraising its tuition by 3 percent.
“I don’t like it, but we had to doit,” Murray said. “That is going to giveus a little more flexibility going in tonext year.”
While this increase onlycorrelates to a little more than $800,changes of this nature are alwaysmet with apprehension. The newcost of tuition for the 2016-2017calendar year is projected to bearound $27,600 compare to thisyear’s $26,730. However, this doesnot automatically make Baker themost expensive institution in thestate.
Kansas Wesleyan University issecond to Baker in tuition costs forthis year with $26,600, a differenceof only $130. KWU has not officiallypublished its projected tuition rate
for 2016-2017, meaning if KWU alsoraises tuition, Baker might not be themost expensive college in Kansas.
Another school at the top of thelist is Benedictine University, whichjust published its annual tuition costfor 2016-17 at $26,730.
Baker is frequently listed as the
most expensive college in the stateof Kansas, but it also has a highernational academic ranking than both
Benedictine and Kansas Wesleyanaccording to many publications.
Since the announcement of atuition increase at Baker, there havebeen a few concerns about whether
or not the increase will push awaypotential students.
Understandably, some currentstudents are not enthusiastic aboutthe increase in tuition, but they dounderstand the reason and the risksassociated with it.
“As a finance major, I do think 3percent is a high increase in tuition,”junior Blake Edwards said. “Baker’sbudget is in a deficit, though, so it ishelpful to raise tuition as long as itdoesn’t cost us in admissions.”
Junior Shannel Rosello-Williamsis another student with fears aboutthe recruitment repercussions thatcould accompany the increase.
”If Baker increases the tuition,I’m concerned about our recruitmentnumbers since Baker already has arep as an expensive school,” Williamssaid.
Williams and Edwards are not theonly ones nervous about the change,but what consequences the decisionwill actually reap, good or bad, onlytime will tell.
Baker increases tuition by 3 percent
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UPCOMINGEVENTS
April 13Grocery BingoMabee Gym, 9 p.m.
April 16AXO Walk a Baker MileLong Student Center, 9 a.m.
April 20Dialogos ScholarsSymposium
April 23The Big EventCommunity Service, 9 a.m.
Spiking Out &Shave A SigEp
BU springs into
SpringFestStudent Activities Council hosted a week ofSpringFest events March 28 through April 1 to add a littleentertainment and excitement to the spring semester.The �irst day of SAC’s SpringFest included musician
Cas Haley, who was the runner-up for season two ofAmerica’s Got Talent. He performed during lunchtime inthe cafeteria on March 29.
That evening, SAC also hosted “Do You RememberBeing a 5th Grader,” giving away $600 in cash prizesduring the event.
The next evening, Jake Bucher, associate dean of theSchool of Professional and Graduate Studies, gave hisLast Lecture. The focus of his lecture was to give his own
de�inition of the saying “Sorry, Not Sorry.”Part of Bucher’s lecture included him talking about his
own children and what he wishes for them in the future.
He said that he hopes they grow up knowing that theydon’t need to apologize for being themselves.
On Thursday evening, magician Ben Seidman from theshow Penn & Teller: Fool Us performed.
“The magician was both funny and did really cooltricks,” sophomore Olivia Allen said. “He ended it with usin awe.”
The last performance of the week was hypnotist DaleK on Friday night. A group of students volunteered to behypnotized, and although hypnosis didn’t work for some,it worked on sophomore Jordan House.
“I didn’t expect for it to actually work,” House said. “Iwas asleep but wide awake at the same time.”
Dale K’s hypnotizing powers had a comical effect forthe audience and a mesmerizing effect on the volunteers
who were hypnotized.“The hypnotist was a really good experience,”
sophomore Rosie Hollis said. “I’m glad SpringFest went onbecause it gave me good laughs and allowed a break fromschool.”
1. Magician Ben Seidman interacts with junior Megan Johnson during his show on March 31 in Rice Auditorium. | Photo by Shelby Stephens2. Jake Bucher, associate dean of the School of Professional and Graduate Studies, gives the Last Lecture. | Photo by Chad Phillips3. Sophomore Annie Hanson ran up on stage for her chance to win $100 on the traveling game show “Do You Remember Being a 5th Grader?”with host Gus Davis. | Photo by Khadijah Lane4. Musician Cas Haley plays for a lunch concert. | Photo by Cassie Long 5. Olivia Brees, Taylor Schley, and Rob Dawdy participate on stage for “Do You Remember Being a 5th Grader?” | Photo by Khadijah Lane
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EDITORIAL
The Baker community needs to grow. New
recreational facilities and opportunities for
students to hang out and thrive on campus
could do the trick. Though our current campus
space is limited, Baker wants to purchase
land north of Gessner Hall. With this new land
in play, Baker has an opportunity to expand
what it has to offer for incoming students,
particularly athletes.
As it stands now, many students find
campus is lacking because recreational and
athletic facilities are overcrowded. Withstudent athletes currently competing for space
in the weight rooms, and with classes taking
place on and off in Collins Center, there is
certainly a shortage of recreational space on
campus. Though we currently have a weight
room, it is smaller than facilities at most
other universities and needs more treadmills,
ellipticals and stationary bikes. We simply
do not have the space to accommodate both
student athletes and the rest of campus right
now, let alone if the campus population grows
as expected.
Baker takes pride in the ability of its
athletes, with a large percentage of the
student population involved in athletics ofsome sort, so when space gets in the way
of athletic improvement, it’s a concern that
needs attention. If we do follow the expected
trend and introduce even more students to
campus, including additional student-athletes,
something must be done in order to provide a
successful space for athletic training, and this
new land has that potential.
While the lack of space for practice and
preparation is more than alarming to athletic
teams and their participants, the shortage
affects all students on campus, including those
simply seeking to stay fit and use the athletic
facilities recreationally. We are supposed to
be competing on the scoreboards, not on whogets to work out next, and new facilities would
change the game completely.
The new athletic facilities would help
recruiting. Since more than half of the Baker
campus is involved in some sort of athletics,
if we could improve our facilities here on
campus, we would attract more students who
might otherwise choose other schools for their
fancy equipment and ample workout space.
According to Steve Friend, the director
of the Baldwin City Recreation Commission,
plans for a community recreation center came
to a halt because the city, the public school
district and our college had different needs
and expectations. Even though the BaldwinCity Council is still considering a possible
community center near Baldwin High School,
the idea of Baker students using a facility
across town to solve a campus problem may
not entice incoming or current students.
The solution is more workout space on
campus, and there’s never been a better
option. We suggest that administrators and
students alike start a conversation about
benefitting the entire Baker community by
giving us a little room to grow.
A recent bill proposed to the
Kansas legislature appears to be a
way for Kansas citizens to have more
control over where their tax money
goes, but it comes at the expense
of community libraries.
HB 2719 was proposed to the
Kansas House of Representatives
on March 8 and has been stalled
since March 14.
The bill has been frozen partly
because many Kansans are upset
about what exactly it entails and
have begun petitioning. They have
more than enough reason to be
upset, might I add.
The real purpose of the bill is
masked by the idea that it empowers
Kansans with a way of controlling
the amount of tax money that goes
toward libraries. The bill states
that Kansans will be able to vote on
whether or not they want to pay tax
money toward local libraries.
Most taxpayers will not
voluntarily give money to libraries.
If given the opportunity to hold
onto that extra money because it is
no longer a required part of annual
taxes, I’m sure many of us would
choose not to give it away.So if the bill passes, and voters
in some areas choose not to support
their local libraries, then they will
not have access to all of the tools
public libraries have provided over
the years. Just one year of voting
“no” to library funding could be
enough to shut down some smaller
libraries completely.
The only reason I could fathom
lawmakers wanting to make this a
reality is so that the state no longer
has to put in the work and extrafunding necessary to keep libraries
up and running.
This strikes a chord with many
concerned about the state of
education in Kansas. With so many
budget cuts due to Governor Sam
Brownback’s economic plans, many
schools in Kansas are finding it hard
to stay afloat.
It would be unfortunate for
our future generations if access to
public libraries were denied to them
because of a government that
severely lacks an emphasis
on education as a whole.
This bill would especially
hurt libraries in smaller
communities already short
on funding. Such libraries are
sometimes the only source
of an Internet connection
for some residents. This bill
could possibly turn some
rural communities into
black-out zones.
Libraries should be available
to people of all ages. There is so
much to be learned in any given
library, and to have that taken away
from Kansans is scary. It seems
counterproductive.
Education stresses active
learning. It is hard to be an active
learner when your state legislature
takes away libraries that offer many
of the tools necessary to accomplish
that.
Kansas legislators want to cut taxes at expense of libraries
HEIDI JO HAYEN
Making room for athletic growth
With Mabee Gym being the hub for many athletic practices at Baker, some athletes are frustrated with theissue of overcrowding. | Photo by Khadijah Lane
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“I’m intelligent. Some people would
ay I’m very, very, very intelligent,”
Donald Trump said in a Fortune
magazine interview from 2003. Does
t seem unfortunate that there are
people who would say Donald Trump
s intelligent?
The situation is looking bleak for usnon-Trump supporting Republicans.
The boisterous candidate is the
lear front-runner in the race for the
Republican nomination. Meanwhile,
Hillary Clinton has a large lead for the
Democratic nomination.
Is there any way I can stay in Italy
after my semester of study abroad
ends and thereby avoid America for
he next eight years?
It is easy to question how we got
o this point, where political dynasties
uch as the Clintons rule and media
potlight hogs are front-runners in our
eality-TV obsessed nation. It is easy
ust to laugh at the whole situation.
Unfortunately, we Americans
might be laughing a little too often.
Many Italians are watching the U.S.
presidential race with great interest.
Italian columnist Annalisa Merelli
points out that Trump really is not
a joke or laughing matter anymore,
omething that rings especially true
with the results of Super Tuesday now
inal. His rise to power and fame is the
mirror image of Silvio Berlusconi, a
prime minister who recently presided
over Italy.Merelli writes, “Like Trump,
Berlusconi consistently seemed too
absurd to be true. And yet he was.
He won elections again, and again,
and again, thriving off any and all
attention. People didn’t take him or
what he said seriously. Then one day
we woke up to ind our government
overrun by criminals, our economy
destroyed, and our cultural mores
perverted to the extent that theobjectiication of women was
commonplace. There was no more
laughing left to do.”
Berlusconi was an Italian
media tycoon who rose to prime
minister. The Italians loved to
laugh at Bersculoni much like many
Americans enjoy laughing at Trump.
Ethics of Communication
Professor Fabio Binarelli echoes
Merelli’s sentiments: “Trump is not
a joke … his program is alarming …
he is a wealthy, extravagant man who
would govern (the United States) as
a private corporation. He constantly
claims that he will ‘make America great
again,’ but he forgets to tell people that
he wants this for few.”
Many Italians are watching
America as a country headed down a
treacherous path they have already
traveled.
In general, the U.S. election process
is appreciated here. Binarelli expressed
appreciation for the passion and
popularity of the United States but said
he was concerned with the inluence of
“big money” in the campaigns.
“I ind American’s election processvery intriguing,” he said. “Of course,
United States politics has a strong
impact on international balance,
so I hope that Americans will vote
responsibly.”
Italian businessman Alessandro
Guidice also expressed his concerns
over the large amount of money on the
American campaign trail.
“The expensiveness of the election
process raises strong barriers to the
emergence of independent candidates,”
Guidice said. “Access to fundraising
is crucial, and connections with the
establishment are very important.
The longevity of family dynasties like
the Kennedy, the Bush and the Clinton
shows how important it is being part
of the mechanism.”
This year, money has obviously
had an impact in the primaries as
two extremely wealthy candidates
from each party are now the front-
runners. The power grip of money
in our elections seems to deter well-
intentioned candidates.
We tend to take for granted ourfree ability to elect leaders, something
Italians do not. In Italy, the last three
prime ministers were not elected
through a vote because of a call to
overhaul electoral law.
“Don’t think about that like a
dictatorship, it’s more like a broad-
based government,” Binarelli said.
“Nevertheless, this is a pretty unusual
situation and surely it’s a case of
suspended democracy.”
Merelli warns of the dangers of a
potential President Trump.
“Don’t let Trump troll his way to the
presidential candidacy,” she said.
Guidice also expressed his concern
over the Republican Party’s track so far.
“I am very surprised that the GOP is
failing to support a credible candidate,”
he said. “It seems they are going to
waste a great opportunity to elect
an effective President in a race with
no incumbent, and if Trump gets the
nomination, this might even question
the near future of the party.”
Even if you are one of the many
people who view Donald Trump as“intelligent,” consider the responsibility
you have as an American voter to elect
a candidate who will be seen as a team
player among world leaders.
We Americans have power over
what happens within that time. We
have the power to research, the power
to vote and the power to educate
others.
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Word Around
BAKER:
Do you think BU needs a
new recreation center?
“Oh, absolutely. I think it
would beneit not only
the student-athletes
but the general student
population.”
“I’m pretty OK with it. I
would be curious what
they would include in the
rec center.”
“I’d be heavily in favor of
that because if you want
to go play basketball, it’s
limited to when the teams
are (not) practicing.”
MATT HAMM junior
CAITLIN MODESETtsophomore
TAYLOR FICKEfreshman
Italians provide perspective on Trump’s popularity
lauren freking
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Sometimes, words just aren’t enough.
People in the ‘90s could only go so far with
capital letters on a small little screen. There had
to be a better way.
That better way was �irst created with
clever constructions of colons and parentheses.
Then soon enough, iPhones and Androids
brought forth actual emojis. A semicolon
followed by a closed parenthesis proved to
be way less effective when people gained
the option to use a little yellow face with a
�lirtatious wink and smile instead.
Not all emojis are so clear in meaning,
though, and just like any picture, different
people can get a different interpretation about
what these mean.
The Washington Post recently covered a
story of a 12-year-old girl who was charged
with threatening her school after she made an
Instagram post that included gun, bomb and
knife emojis.
A different case in New York City recently
involved whether a police of�icer emoji and a gun
was considered a true threat to police.
There isn’t a clear line to say what is
appropriate and inappropriate when it comes to
little symbols on one’s phone. This is only creating
more and more dif�icult decisions to �igure out what
separates a threatening emoji combination from a
perfectly innocent one. On one hand, a student in
class could post a tweet with a skull emoji followed
with a gun and simply mean that he is dying of
boredom in class, but a fellow student in that class
could see that tweet and consider it as a threat.
Text messaging can cause
miscommunication in the �irst place, because
readers can’t always decipher the tone of a
sender. Users are able to create a certain type of
tone with the help of emojis. For example, you
may be trying to keep a conversation alive, but
all you can come up with are one word replies.
If you throw in a crying-tears-of-laughter-face
emoji or a sassy-woman-dancing-in-a-red-dress
emoji, you seem more upbeat and somehow
more involved in the conversation.
Facebook has added emojis to join the
like button, so you can show just how a story
affected you, whether it made you sad (sad
face), or angry (mad face). This feedback tool
was added partly because Facebook saw how
the comment section of certain YouTube videos
created mean and nasty comments and decided
to combat it with emojis.
So this is where we stand. Middle schoolers
are being charged with threatening schools
with pictures. In order to seem engaged in a
conversation, I need to add a little picture to
reaf�irm what I am saying, and I’m supposed to
pick a smiley face or a frowny face to give my
opinion.
Yes, people need to be educated on the
unexpected ways that what they post can be
interpreted by others, but shouldn’t common
sense already take care of that? Internet trolls
will still choose to be mean because chances are
they’ve been doing it for a while and they aren’t
going to stop now.
It’s unclear where the future of emojis is
heading, but both user interpretations and court
decisions will continue to evolve as the text
message keyboards change. Maybe we will see
stricter use of emojis in statuses and posts on
social media. Maybe laws and statutes need to be
put in place to keep emoji threats to a minimum.
As of now, it is hard to say what is right and
wrong to post when words aren’t enough.
Emoji literacy is a thing. ‘Emoji’
comes from the two Japanese words of e
‘picture’ + moji ‘letter, character.’
Emojis are actual letters and are
updated in the computer system’s
Unicode industry standard. Emojis are
becoming more a part of our language
usage. They are not a passing fad.
POSSIBLE FUTURE EMOJIS COMING SOON WITH NEW UPDATES
Face With
Tears of
Joy
Smirking
face
Heavy red
heart
Smiling face
with heart-
shaped eyes
Grimacing
face
TOP 5 EMOJIS
WHEN WORDS AREN’T ENOUGH, SHOULD YOU USE EMOJIS?
Astonished
Face
Disappointed
but relieved
face
Face with
look of
triumph
T ir ed Face Gri nn in g
face with
smiling eyes
Information
desk person
Face with OK
gesture
Person
raising both
hands in
celebration
Sleepy
face
Person
with folded
hands
The cat with theheart eyes or the
salsa lady because
people aren’t usedto it and it’s
surprising. Theregular heart eyes
is too mainstream.
Rhianna BeckerFreshman
I don’t use emojisbecause I have an
Android. If I used
them, I would usethe death face or
the “sigh” face ifwe’re talking about
how hard school is
-- or the laughingcrying face.
Tyler SlivaJunior
I really like theunicorn emoji,
but I can never
use it in a casualconversation. They
added it and it mademy heart so happy.
Ashley RinikerSenior
RECENTLY ADDED EMOJIS JUNE 2015, UNICODE 8.0
MISUNDERSTOOD EMOJIS
OFFICIAL NAMES
Shrug
Sneezing
face
Nauseated
face
Drooling
face
Pregnant
woman
Man in
tuxedo
Rolling on
the floor
laughing
SelfieLying faceFingers Crossed
Emojis are typically added with each Unicode updatewhich happens generally every year
http://emojipedia.org/ http://emojipedia.org/unicode-8.0/http://www.buzzfeed.com/http://emojipedia.org
w o r d a r o u n d B a k e rBailey Conklin
STAFF WRITER
What is your favorite emoji?
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Baker football players TUCKER PAULEY AND TYRELL EVERETT COMPETED IN THE GLOBE BOWL April 1-3 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Pauley and Everett notonly played in an all-star game, but also competed in a Pro Day Scouting Combine.
IN THE FINAL WINTER STANDINGS, BAKER ENDED 16TH IN THE
2015-16 LEARFIELD DIRECTORʼS CUP. Baker is third in the Heartbehind Benedictine and MNU.
Seniors Tucker Pauley and Tyrell Everett receive the defensive play call in a gameagainst Benedictine College on Sept. 26. The two players recently traveled to
the East Coast to play in a Pro Day Souting Combine. | Photo by Khadijah Lane
21BOTH THE MENʼS AND WOMENʼS TRACK TEAMS TOOKFIRST IN THE BAKER RELAYS. Josh Peck earned the Heartmenʼs outdoor field Athlete of the Week for his performance.
Basketball players TAYLOR CHASE, ERICKA SIMPSON, MACYWALLISCH, JAMI HODGE AND CJ BOLTON WERE NAMED 2016NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES for Baker. To be nominated, athletes mustbe at least a junior with a minimum GPA of 3.5.
The menʼs and women s̓ golf teams competed in the Mike “Fluff” Cowan
Invitational. CHRISTIAN BICKLEY FINISHED IN FIFTH PLACE ANDON THE WOMENʼS SIDE LINDSEY MATEER TIED FOR FOURTH.
AUSTIN BASS LEADS THE WILDCATS WITH A .398 BATTING AVERAGE and
CHARLIE COLEMAN is second at .378.
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Nathalia BarrASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
MACY WALLISCH WAS NAMED A 2015-16 NAIA HONORABLE MENTIONALL-AMERICAN. Wallisch ended her career a three-time Heart Defensive Player
of the Year.
THE BAKER BOWLING TEAM ENDED ITS SEASON AT THE U.S. BOWLINGCONGRESS SECTIONALS, placing seventh out of eight teams. Individually,
Mackenzie Mitchell placed 20th.
OLIVIA BREES RANKS SECOND IN NAIA PITCHERS IN STRIKEOUTS. Breeshas struck out 183 batters in 25 games. The Wildcats are 24-19 overall.
BAKER DANCE AND CHEER TEAMS ARE COMPETING THIS WEEKEND ATNATIONALS in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both teams need to score in the top five
to advance to the finals.
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10 Senior Austin Bass has seven extra base hits so far this season with twodoubles, three triples and two home runs. | Photo by Khadijah Lane.
THINGS TO KNOW
ABOUT BAKER ATHLETICS10
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LEVI BLAYLOCKSTAFF WRITER
Both the men’s and women’s tennis
eams swept Hesston College Saturday,
marking 11 straight victories for
he men, while the women bounced
back from two close losses to Kansas
Wesleyan and Tabor.
“We kind of expected to be successfuloming into the season,” head coach Joe
Ahmadian said of the men. “We knew we
were going to have a lot of talent.”
One player, Spartak Rahachou,
xcited Ahmadian in particular, as the
eam’s No. 1 singles player and ranked
ifth in the NAIA individually.
“We thought we were going to have
him last year, but he suffered an injury
and was unable to play,” Ahmadian said.
We got him a medical redshirt so he
ould play this year, and he has added to
the level of talent we already have.”
Rahachou defeated Hesston College’s
Riley Kingsley in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2,
and also won a doubles match alongside
Taylor Ficke, 8-4. All of the Wildcats’
top six men won their single matches in
straight sets, while the other three Baker
competitors each won their one-set
matches. They also swept the doubles
matches, to which Ahmadian gives credit
to the team chemistry.
“How well the guys get along coupled
with how hard they work for each other
really spells out a successful season,”
Ahmadian said.
The women’s sweep was headed by
the Wildcats’ No. 1 player, junior Jamie
Myers. She is the oldest member of the
team, with no seniors and no fellow
juniors. It has taken time for the team to
jell, according to Ahmadian.
“At this point, we are just trying to
develop experience,” Ahmadian said. “A
lot of the women’s side is just learning
how to deal with failure at times, and
to get better from their losses. I try to
preach to the girls not to have too much
of a short-term outlook, to look more at
the bigger picture.”
Even with such a young roster on
the women’s side, he believes Myers has
provided great insight and leadership
based on her past experience with the
team.
“Her irst year, we weren’t all that
strong, so she knows how to deal with
disappointing losses,” Ahmadian said.
“She really gives the other women the
right perspective and allows them to
move on.”
With the men and women achieving
different levels of success, Ahmadian still
has the same goals set for each team as
they head to the end of the season.
“If we just worry about getting
better and ighting for every point we
can, there is a good chance the results
will come with that focused mindset,”
Ahmadian said.
The Wildcats on both sides will host
Graceland University at noon Saturday.
HOME PRIDE
Tennis teams roll into April
Nathalia BarrSTAFF WRITER
The 75th annual Baker Relays at
Liston Stadium resulted in irst-place
inishes for both the BU men andwomen’s track and ield teams on
Saturday.
“As coach Pitts said, it always feels
good to defend your backyard,” senior
Jordan Miller said.
The men’s team inished with
162.5 total points, while MidAmerica
Nazarene University inished second
with 133 total points. The women’s
team inished with 152 points, also
defeating MNU. Both teams had
numerous athletes earn top-ive
inishes.
Joshua Peck took irst in the
hammer throw with 47.9 meters and
irst in the discus throw with 50.7
meters. Peck also took second in shot
put. Jesse Austin took second in the
hammer throw and discus throw and
third in shot put.
In pole vault, Matt Bush took
second place, and teammates Seth
Ahart and Garrett Howland tied for
third.
Greg Henning took second in long
jump with a mark of 6.72 meters.
In the women’s ield events, Miller
took home three top-ive inishes.
Miller earned irst in discus throw
with a mark of 40.73 meters. Miller
also took second in shot put and ifth
in the hammer throw.
“I had many throws that just
clicked,” Miller said. “I want to end
this season having thrown personal
bests in each event, especially since
it’s my inal season.”
In pole vault, Kendal Holloman
took irst place, clearing 3.23 meters.
The men’s 4x800 meter relay
team inished irst with a time of
8:15.79. In the 4x100 meter relay,
the men took second, just shy of
Graceland’s relay team.
Daniel Rivera inished irst in the
1,600-meter race walk and third in
the 5,000-meter race walk.
Dayshawn Berndt ran a 50.25
second 400-meter dash for a second-
place inish.
The women also had several irst-
place inishes on the track.
Brenda McCollum took irst
in both the 5,000-meter and
1,600-meter race walk with times of
26:17.60 and 8:21.17 respectively.
Caitlin Apollo inished third in both
race walk competitions.
Rosie Hollis took irst in the
3,000-meter steeplechase with a time
of 12:26.43. Alex Garbarino-Herman
inished irst in the 100-meter
hurdles with a time of 15.21 seconds,
and teammate Killebrew took third.
In the 400-meter hurdles, Garbarino-
Herman took second place.
Gloria Mares took second in the
400-meter dash right behind MNU’s
Victoria Marshall.
The track and ield teams
will travel to compete at Ottawa
University on April 8.
“I saw so many fellow Baker
students who came and supported
us,” Miller said of the BU meet. “I
think it just kind of gave us a spark
that will carry into our next several
meets.”
Baker freshman Gloria Mares approaches the nish line at the Baker Relays April 2 at Liston Stadium. Mares nished second in thewomen’s 400-meter dash. Photo by Lexi Loya.
Doubles partners Jaimie Myers and MorganFrancis high-ve in their match againstHesston College. Photo by Khadijah Lane
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Nathalia barrASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
For the irst time in program history, Baker
wrestling ended the 2016 NAIA National
Championships with two national champions
and three All-Americans.
Both 157-pound Colby Crank and
149-pound Victor Hughes won their
respective weight divisions.
In the inals, No. 4 Crank defeated No.
2 Grant Henderson of Grand View in a 4-3
decision. No. 9 Hughes beat No. 3 Tyler
Cowger from Southern Oregon in a 4-3
decision as well.
“To share that moment with coach Garcia
and my teammates,” Crank said, “was the
greatest feeling in the world.”
Crank ended his career as a four-time All-
American.
“The national tournament is such a grind,
and getting on the podium is really tough so
to be able to do it four times was awesome,”
Crank said. “I don’t think I could have wrote
the ending any better to my career.”
Hughes now has two All-American titles
under his belt.
“Growing up (winning nationals) was
always one of my dreams,” Hughes said. “It’s
really an indescribable feeling to win.”
The only other Baker wrestler to win a
national title is 133-pound Bryce Shoemaker
in 2014.
As a team, Baker inished the tournament
tied for sixth place with 57.5 points. Connor
Middleton took ifth place in the 165-pound
division and earned his irst All-American
title. Tyler Dickman and Kyler Atwood also
competed in the National Championships forthe Wildcats, but did not make it past the irst
day of the tournament.
“It starts with something special like this,”
Garcia said. “We keep doing what we’re doing
and we’ll have more of that.”
Crank believes this is the most successful
team he has ever been a part of, and he thinks
the success will carry on in years to come.
“We performed a lot better than a lot of
people probably expected us to, so I hope it
can be a catalyst going forward,” Crank said.
Wrestling ends with two national champions
and three All-Americans
Victor Hughes and Colby Crank | Graphic by Taylor Schley
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Jim JoynerSPORTS EDITOR
The women’s basketball team
inished its best season in program
history with a school-record
28 games and lost in the NAIA
national championship game to the
MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers. The
Wildcats inished the season as the No.
7 team in the NAIA, a program-high.
After winning four games in six
days, the Wildcats were 20 minutes
from winning the school’s irst team
national title. Baker shot 1-17 from the
ield in the third quarter and scored
only two points, allowing the Pioneers
to take control of the lead and never
let go.
On their way to the NAIA national
title game, the Wildcats beat the No.
12 Columbia College Cougars, the No.
5 Shawnee State Bears, the No. 13
Lewis-Clark State Warriors and the No.
19 Benedictine College Ravens.
The Baker women beat every team
on their schedule at least once this
season except for MNU. Although they
lost twice to the Heart of America
Athletic Conference regular-season
champion Central Methodist Eagles,
the Wildcats beat CMU in the Heart
semiinals. Baker also lost to Columbia
College in November and avenged that
with a win in the national tournament.
The graduating seniors are the
winningest class in Baker women’s
basketball history. The Wildcats were
96-38 over the past four seasons, won
the 2013-14 Heart regular season title,
won at least 20 games in every season
and made the irst three NAIA national
tournaments in school history.
Ericka Simpson and Macy Wallisch
moved into the top two spots in games
played in a Wildcat uniform, and
Wallisch owns the record for blocks
(326) and rebounds (902).
Women reach nals of national tournament
Jami Hodge, Ericka Simpson, Taylor Chase and Macy Wallisch | Graphic by Taylor Schley
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Recital to highlight talented student musicians
Chris Grubb Memorial Concert:
‘The Blues Brothers Cruise Again’
Sarah BakerASSISTANT EDITOR
This year’s Chris Grubb Memorial
azz Concert, titled “The Blues
Brothers Cruise Again,” will be jazzing
up April with many surprises, guestartists and quite a lot of jazz. The
oncert will feature the Baker Jazz
Ensemble, its director J.D. Parr on
axophone, two alumni from the
popular 10-piece Kansas City jazz
band Four Fried Chickens and a Coke
and two local performers portraying
he Blues Brothers.
“I don’t want to make a big deal
out of this,” retiring Director of Jazz
Ensemble J.D. Parr said. “But it could
draw a few people to the concert,
or the sympathy vote. It’s my last
oncert as jazz band director. I’ve
been thinking about it a lot over theyear, thinking I need to do something
pecial. But then I had that
opportunity to have Ken Peplowski
here, one of the world’s greatest
larinetist. I couldn’t top that.”
This annual spring jazz concert
s in memory of one of Parr’s late
tudents, Chris Grubb, a saxophone
player who died while at Baker in
he 1980s. Grubb’s name now lives
on through an endowed scholarship
which is awarded to a saxophone
player in the Baker Jazz Ensemble each
year. Donations to the Chris Grubb
Memorial Scholarship fund will beaccepted at the door of the Thursday,
April 14, concert commencing at 7:30
p.m. in Rice Auditorium.
Parr may not top last semester’s
oncert, but he is setting up his last
oncert with the Jazz Ensemble to be a
memorable one.
After 33 years of teaching jazz to
Baker students, many of his students
have passed through his ofice seeking
his guidance and knowledge.
Alumnus Ken Richardson, ’91, and
Doug Oswald, ’90, are among the list
of those students. After graduation,
they went on to be founding members
of Four Fried Chickens and a Coke.
The name of the band originates
from a scene in the 1980 ilm The
Blues Brothers” when John Belushi’s
character, Jake, asks a waitress, played
by Aretha Franklin, for “four fried
chickens and a coke.”
This its with the band’s style
of the Blues Brothers era of music,remade famous rock n’ roll hits from
the 1970s.
Thinking more about this concert,
Parr thought back to one of the “Four
Fried Chickens and a Coke” shows
that he attended a few years ago and
got an idea.
“They had a big springtime
Saturday afternoon celebration, and
there were these two guys who arrived
in this car that was identical to [Blues
Brothers’ movie] car. They just parked
it there and sat out on the hood of
the car drinking beer acting cool all
afternoon long . . . So when I was
arranging this concert, I asked Ken,
‘Would those two guys that hang out at
your concerts be interested?’ . . . We’ve
been in contact with them and they
want to come out too.”
These two men, whom Parr only
knows as the Blues Brothers because
they won’t tell him their real names,
will dance and sing along with thebands during a few numbers.
Some of the songs that will be
featured are jazzy rock ‘n’ roll classics,
like “Respect,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Twist
and Shout” and, of course, the Blues
Brothers theme song “Can’t Turn You
Loose.”
Junior Lora Finley plays saxophone
and has been a part of the Baker Jazz
Ensemble since her second semester
of her freshman year. This year she
will sing “Jailhouse Rock” with the
ensemble, a song she knows well. She
is optimistic the night should have
plenty of entertainment.
She thinks this concert is going to
be fun, that the guest artists are really
interesting and it will all make for a
great concert.
Junior Madison Wendt has been
singing with the Jazz Ensemble since
her freshman year and will be singing
a few songs this year, including
“Respect,” by Aretha Franklin.
Wendt says she “is deinitely
a Blues Brothers fan.” During her
freshman year, Wendt and another
singer performed “Soul Man” from the
Blues Brothers in the iconic sunglasses
and black jackets, because Parr
couldn’t ind a male singer.
Because of Parr’s decision to retire,
Wendt feels as though this concert isslightly bittersweet.
“It is going to be really sad for me
(when Parr retires),” Wendt said. “It’s
always been a dream of mine to sing
jazz music with a jazz ensemble, and
I never thought that I would get the
chance to do that. He is the reason
that I get to. I’m gonna miss him . . .
It is going to be different, and we are
going to miss having him around the
department.”
Parr plans to leave on a high
note with this concert and admits
that there is a possibility of a few
unexpected performances.“There could be some surprises
that night,” Parr said, alluding to his
surprise accordion appearance at last
semester’s concert. “It’s not going to
be classy or sophisticated, it is just
going to be fun. We’re not trying to
make anybody think, we’re just trying
to have a good time . . . There are
plenty of serious concerts going on
here, so might as well have one that is
nothing but smiles and joy.”
Parr’s last concert to feature his past and present students
Each April, the Department of
Music and Theatre hosts an Honors
Recital which features some of
Baker’s strongest and most talented
instrumentalists and vocalists.
To participate in the Honors
Recital, a student does not have
to be a music major, or even an
upperclassman, but they need to
perform in one forum in the fall and
one in the spring. Students also need
to be nominated by their studio
teacher—some main, full-time faculty
members or applied lesson adjuncts.
After students are nominated,
they then must audition for a spot in
the recital. Each year the number of
students selected varies from seven
to 12. This year, eight students were
chosen to participate in the Honors
Recital.
“It is really open to anyone who
works hard in their lessons and
shows a certain level of skill on their
instrument,” Assistant Professor of
Music Marci Zeigler said.
Each student is given 10 minutes to
perform, making the concert about 80
minutes long.
“Instrumentalists will usually
do one work, maybe with multiple
movements,” Zeigler said. “Singers
usually sing two songs, maybe
contrasting pieces.”
Some of the students participating
are also giving their own recitals
later on this semester and can use
this opportunity to practice for those
recitals.
On the day after the Chris Grubb
Memorial Jazz Concert, the selected
musicians will perform in the Honors
Recital at 7:30 p.m., on April 15, in
McKibbin Recital Hall.
J.D. Parr directs the Baker band during an NAIA national tournament basketball game in March.
Photo courtesy of Frank Perez
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Theater production of
‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’
to offer relief in midst of nals
Music & Art in brief
Director of Jazz Ensemble J.D. Parr will be retiring atthe end of this semester after many years of teaching inthe Department of Music and Theatre.
An Argentinian Tango Recital will feature performersfrom Argentina at 3:30 p.m. on April 30 in McKibbinRecital Hall.
KSHSAA 1A State Music Festival, a statewideinstrumental and vocal competition, will be hosted by theDepartment of Music and Theatre all day on April 23.
A Trombone Workshop Concert will be held at 4:30p.m. on April 16 at Baldwin First United Methodist Churchfollowing a day of trombone workshops.
Upcoming Student Recitals
The Baker University Department of Musicand Theatre will present the farce “Don’t
Dress for Dinner,” written by Marc Camoletti,
during the last week of April. The play is
the continuing story of the main characters
from the spring 2013 production of “Boeing!
Boeing!” which starred Dante Simmons and
Jesse Miller when they were freshmen.
Instructor of Theatre Patti Heiman is the
director of “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” Knowing
she liked the playwright, she selected this play
without the knowledge that it is a continuation
of the characters from “Boeing! Boeing!”
“Don’t Dress for Dinner” will keep to the
same style and themes as its predecessor:
shenanigans, inidelity, narrow-misses and one-liners.
Tom Heiman, design and technical director,
said that the show is convoluted and fast-paced.
He said that parts of the show remind him of
Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First” routine.
“We’re very conident that this group can
pull this off,” Tom Heiman said. “We have a
very strong cast . . . It has a very complex and
contrived plot.”
Tom Heiman said that they had to buy a new
couch for this play.
“It’s crazy. We’ve bought a new couch
because we knew that this one wouldn’t stand
up to the amount of times that they’ll be tossed
over it,” he said.
Still a few weeks away, this production will
fall on the last week of April, two weeks before
inals.
“This is the perfect show to come to take
your mind off inals,” Tom Heiman said. “You can
just leave your thinking caps at home.”
The production will run April 28, 29 and 30
at 7:30 p.m. in Rice Auditorium and will conclude
with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, May 1.
Theater alumna Ashley Payne and current senior DanteSimmons in “Boeing! Boeing!” in the spring of 2013.
Photo by Hannah Schaake
Emily Elliott, soprano, &Trevon Waddle, trumpet, Junior Recital3:30 p.m. | April 24 | McKibbin Recital Hall
Ryan Bearrick, tenor, Senior Recital7:30 p.m. | April 26 | McKibbin Recital Hall
Aubrey Eicher, fute, Senior Recital5:30 p.m. | April 29 | McKibbin Recital Hall
Amanda Conrade, viola, &Lora Finley, soprano, Junior Recital7:30 p.m. | May 1 | McKibbin Recital Hall
Chelsey Mann, clarinet, Junior Recital3:30 p.m. | May 7 | McKibbin Recital Hall
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Sami Jett, Sarah Herron and Macy Mock tied up their hammocks and kicked up their feet in an effort to enjoy the spring weather.Photo by Khadijah Lane.
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