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THEGUARDIANONLINE.COMApril 30, 2014 Issue No. 30 Vol. 50WWW.THEGUARDIANONLINE.COM ISSUE NO. 3 VOL. 53SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
Wright State bids farewell to 154 retiring faculty and staffSarah Cavender Contributing [email protected]
Over 150 staff and faculty members will be participating in the Voluntary Retire-ment Incentive (VRI) program. This num-ber includes 20 deans, vice presidents and directors. Over the course of two months, this large number of staff and faculty will be recognized at the President’s Award of Excellence ceremony.
This program was extended to all Wright State em-ployees eligible for retirement, offering an opportunity to re-ceive better benefits.
In 2009, a similar retirement program was held with a 13.9 percent acceptance rate compared to the 29 percent this year, according to Shari Mickey-Boggs, asso-
ciate vice president of human resources. Dr. Dan Abrahamo-wicz, vice presi-dent of Student Affairs, chose to partic-ipate in the program.
“I had been con-sidering it [retiring] for quite some time, the program was a push out the door,” Abrahamowicz said. Abrahamowicz has
a total of 42 years of experience work-ing in student affairs, working with colleges such as University of Toledo, Ohio State University and finally here at Wright State. Abrahamowicz has been vice president of student affairs for the last 20 years, and after retirement, he plans to become an adjunct professor or a part-time profes-sor here on campus.
“There will be sig-nificant impact on the division. I expect
reorganization of the division, or redesign of student affairs,” Abrahamowicz said.
All individuals par-ticipating in the pro-gram will be retiring at the end of the fall or spring semester. Staff and faculty retiring are allowed to continue to be part-time profes-sors or work within the university, however, there will be a wait pe-riod of at least 60 days.
“My work with stu-dents has been most important, in a variety of programs and set-tings,” Abrahamowicz said. “The most un-derappreciated thing about this work is the creativity you need to have to understand and deal with indi-vidual student issues on a day-to-day ba-sis. And probably that has been the most gratifying part of the job over the years.”
Zombie Dogz restaurant reportedly to open in Oct.
Inside the issue:• Get the skinny on new marijuana legislation• Student Spotlight with dancer Halie Ayers• Recaps and updates on WSU sports• Comedian Eric Oshea’s show at WSU
Former Wright State tennis players sue Wright State
Blake SutherlandSports [email protected]
For every Wright State student who’s vis-ited Fall Fest, Zombie Dogz may be known as the food truck with the line halfway across the quad - and for good reason. A series of unique and beloved hot dogs are offered, and now they’ll be available without the need to chase down a food truck. A wider menu will now be avail-able with the opening of a new restaurant.
Information on the br icks-and-mortar restaurant has been circulating for a few months, and the in-tended date of open-ing is estimated to be in October, according to owners Dave and Lee VanArtsdalen.
“We’re happy to say that the remodel for the restaurant is under way,” the couple and founders of the brand wrote. “It’s looking like an October open-ing is in the works.”
It is to open at 1200 Brown Street near the University of Dayton, previously where Shish Wraps was located.
Transitioning from a truck to a full-blown restaurant is a big jump already, but to add to the new chapter of the VanArtsdalens’ lives, the couple had their second child just ear-lier this month. This has obviously limited how often they can op-erate the truck, a fact the couple has been aware of and prepared for since the summer.
“There might be a gap from us being in the truck and us opening the restau-rant,” they wrote. “We need time to hire a few more people, train, and open the store up.”
After several years of building up to cult status with locals, it seems worth a brief period of limited ac-
Kasi FergusonFeatures [email protected]
tivity for a permanent residence where every college student can get their Zombie Dogz fix.
“We always love coming to [Wright State]. The students are so support-ive of us,” they said.
With any luck, the location will be up and running in time for Halloween, so stu-dents can get any of their highly recom-mended and fright-eningly named hot dogs to fit the season.
To find out more on the upcoming restau-rant, check out the Zombie Dogz Face-book page. Their regu-larly updated schedule is also located there for anyone to give in to the temptation and visit the truck instead.
Near the eve of the upcoming tennis sea-son, after a season long suspension last year, two former Wright State tennis players have filed a lawsuit against the univer-sity following their expulsion for alleged sexual misconduct.
Former tennis ath-letes Diego Vene-gas and Marc Sodini filed a lawsuit against Wright State Univer-sity and Dr. Chris Taylor in his official capacity as the univer-sity’s Director of Com-munity Standards and Student Conduct two weeks ago on six sep-arate counts includ-ing infringing their rights to due process.
Venegas, who was a native of Co-lumbia and former-ly on a student visa was a sophomore at the time of his ex-pulsion. The Wilm-
ington, Ohio native and Organizational Leadership major, So-dini was seven weeks shy of graduation be-fore he was expelled.
According to the law-suit filed, both Vene-gas and Sodini attend-ed meetings in which they were made aware of complaints made by other former tennis players against them.
Venegas was de-scried as, by two for-mer teammates of “engaging in ‘poking’ and wrestling behav-ior”, where Venegas would poke his fin-gers into his fellow teammates’ rectums.
After meeting with the university’s Gen-der-Based Harass-ment and Violence Hearing Panel, Ven-egas was found re-sponsible for violating Wright State’s Student Code of Conduct in-cluding deliberate touching of another’s sexual parts without
consent and hazing.When Sodini met
with the panel, he too was met with simi-lar allegations against him. The panel found Sodini responsible for four separate viola-tions including bias related to incident, deliberate touching of another’s sexual parts without consent, ver-bal harassment, and hazing. Both Sodi-ni and Venegas deny these allegations.
During the investi-gation, hearing, and appeal process into the allegations of the vio-lations made against members of the Vene-gas and Sodini, mem-bers of the student body and tennis team advised Wright State that Venegas and So-dini were the victims of the same sexual misconduct. Venegas was also subjected to racial harassment. It is alleged that team members who filed
the complaints also participated in “pok-ing” behavior and the use of racial slurs.
Following the allega-tions the Wright State
men’s tennis team sus-pended their season in January and two months following the expulsion of Venegas and Sodini and having
seven other players in-eligible due to student code of conduct viola-tions Wright State can-
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The United States Air Force (Air Force) invites the public to attend public scop-ing meetings for the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) Housing Program Environmental Im-pact Statement (EIS).
The Air Force will hold two public scop-ing meetings to pres-ent information about the project and to so-licit input from the public. The Air Force proposes to build new or renovate, privat-ize, lease, or demolish its current govern-ment-owned housing units. The purpose of the proposal is to provide housing that meets Air Force stan-dards for its thirty key and essential (K&E) leadership personnel and their dependents stationed at WPAFB. There are currently
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The public is invited to participate in deter-mining the scope of environmental issues and alternatives to be analyzed in the EIS. Public scoping meet-ings will be held on 26 September and 27 September 2016 in the Fairborn High School auditorium, 900 East Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, Fair-
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American history combined with rap and hip-hop create the unique experi-ence of Hamilton: An American Musical. This musical is unlike anything the public has seen before, bring-ing history-buffs and hip-hop lovers to-gether for a truly re-markable experience.
Alexander Hamil-ton, the man on the 10 dollar bill, has many contributions to this country that is un-known by most, and this musical takes you through the tumultu-ous life that Hamilton led. This work shows an in-depth look of the
process of the Amer-ican Revolution and showing the strug-gles of the beginning of the United States.
Lin-Manuel Miran-da, the creator and star of this work, was able to portray the in-telligence of Hamilton using complex lyric, all while telling a fairly accurate depiction of major events in histo-ry, such as: the Revolu-tionary War, the mak-ing of the Constitution, as well as the forma-tion of the U.S’s cur-rent financial system.
Unlike most histori-cal portrayals, Thomas Jefferson is shown as his nemesis. Repeat-edly it is shown how the two were contin-ually at odds in major decisions that were
made for the forma-tion of the U.S in how it is known today.
In addition to show-ing the formation of the country, it shows that the U.S is still struggling with some of the same issues, such as the size of gov-ernment, foreign aid, a bickering Congress and even gun violence.
This show has suc-cessfully placed the founding fathers in a very relatable light,
Review of “Hamilton: An American Musical”Kristin BaughmanNews [email protected]
showing that these were regular people placed with a very big task at hand: forming a country and making sure the U.S does not descend into chaos after the revolution.
This will be the sav-ior of history teachers for a long time, giving them a tool that most teachers before them did have: the ability to make learning dull historical facts both easy and fun to learn.
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Jamba Juice closes in wake of healthier campus optionKristin BaughmanNews [email protected]
Jamba Juice in the Student Union will soon be replaced by a new dining option, Freshens.
Freshens will be open to Wright State students during the spring semester, giv-ing a variety of new and healthy options.
“Numerous focus groups with all seg-ments of the cam-pus were conducted to help identify the
best option for the Jamba Juice space. Overwhelmingly, the consensus was that Freshens would be the best option,” Am-ber Reading said, Di-rector of Marketing.
Students should ex-pect to see a wide va-riety of options, such as salads and rice bowls. The menu will also include rotating limited-time items.
Chartwells is pleased to announce the ar-rival of crepes, due to their uniqueness.
“We’re giving stu-dents access to
something we don’t have on campus yet: crepes,” Reading said. “Whether you like your crepe savory for lunch or sweet for dessert, Fresh-ens has you covered.”
New options in the Student Union are giv-ing students something to look forward to.
“I’m excited to see that something new is coming to Wright State,” Sarah Harding said. “It can some-times be hard to find new things to try after a while. The healthy part is a bonus too.”
Students will not only benefit from the healthier options, but the addition of easy to-go containers, which students can take to class or walk and eat at the same time.
“I think that’s a real-ly cool feature,” Hard-ing said. “Sometimes when I eat at other places on campus, the containers can be real-ly awkward to carry or are too big. So the to-go containers sound like it will fit well with that students want.”
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3Presidential search committee formed
The Search and Screening Advisory Committee (S-SAC) has begun the process to find the seventh president of Wright State University.
The S-SAC consists of 16 members, repre-senting all aspects of the WSU community, including students, faculty, alumni and many others. The vi-tal importance of in-cluding people from various constituencies was made clear ear-ly within this process.
Douglas Fecher, the Vice Chairs of the Board of Trustees, also serves as the Chair for the S-SAC, knew early on of the importance of having a diverse committee for the pro-cess of choosing the next president. The di-versity helps to ensure a plethora of opin-ions and perspectives.
“You want a com-mittee that is repre-sentative of the uni-versity community to the extent that you can, and then also the surrounding community,” Fech-er said. “Wright State is a major economic force in this region,”
While the search for a new president is both an important
and lengthy process, the S-SAC has con-structed a search plan that will help to guide them through the course of this process.
The search will be di-vided into four phases: preparation, learn-ing, search and the final selection phase.
The preparation phase consisted of writing of the Search Plan, which is now coming to an end. The second phase, the learning phase, will soon begin.
During the learn-ing phase, the S-SAC will be learning what WSU wants in the next president by reach-ing out to the various groups within WSU to find what these groups are looking for in the next leader.
The goal of the learning phase is to be able to develop a pres-idential profile, which describes the qualities wanted be the next president of WSU.
“The presidential profile will be en-dorsed by the Board of Trustees, because in the end, it is the board’s job to determine what it’s looking for in the next president,” Fech-er said. “But the way the board is able to do that is through this search committee.”
The goal of the S-SAC is to make this process transparent,
with the incorpora-tion of community engagement. The use of community en-gagement will include posting all updates on the search web-site, internet surveys and campus forums.
“We want to make sure anyone with an interest can have input and a voice into what Wright State should be looking for in the next president,” Fecher said.
The presidential pro-file will be used to find candidates who match the profile as closely as possible. However, the emphasis is placed in knowing the need of WSU and the sur-rounding community.
With communi-
ty involvement being the focus, there will be regular postings on the S-SAC website.
“We want it to be a very transparent process. We want the community to know where we’re at and how we are doing the job,” Fecher said.
However, President Hopkins has cho-sen to not have a role in choosing the next president, thinking having distance from this search would be the best approach.
While the presiden-tial profile will not be constructed for anoth-er few months, there is the general consensus that the next presi-dent needs be able to
have a strong commit-ment to the diverse community of WSU.
Fecher is confi-dent the search for the next president will be very com-petitive, leaving the Board of Trustees with a difficult decision.
“To achieve a great result, you need great planning and prepa-ration,” Fecher said. “I think we have all of the elements in place to come up with the right deci-sion for Wright State.”
The S-SAC will be partnering with Aca-demic Search during this process to assist in the presidential search. Academic Search is located in Washing-
ton D.C, with their job being to assist in-stitutions with select-ing leaders that fit the needs of their clients.
Academic Search shows a record of success, with 87 per-cent of their presi-dential appointees remaining in office for at least five years.
This search firm will be guiding the S-SAC through the evaluation process, gathering of the candidates, inter-viewing and selecting the finalists. However, the Board of Trustees will have the final say in who is the seventh president of WSU.
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Comedian Eric O’Shea will be visiting Wright State’s campus on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9:00-10:00pm in the Medical Scienc-es building in room 120. This event will be put on by the Res-idential Community Association (RCA).
O’Shea known for his “Songs for Commer-cials” skit and his im-personation of Elmo will be performing for free so anyone is able to enjoy whether you live on campus or not.
“We picked Eric be-cause he was extreme-ly funny, he kept us laughing almost the entire time and I think I remember crying a little I was laugh-ing so hard,” Hannah Roth, Director of Res-idential Activities said.
O’Shea has been performing for 23
years now and 20 of those years he has been making his round at different col-leges around the U.S.
Throughout those 20 years he has visit-ed Wright State more than once and so he is familiar with the peo-ple and community that we have to offer.
He differentiates himself from other co-medians by studying. “I pretty much study all of the legends out there and say what did they do to make them so successful.”
“If you can find a combination of like-ability, material to relate to and I’m just very big on self-depre-cation. If you can show all 3 at the same time, which is tricky to do, you know the crowd likes you, it’s stuff they can relate to so they are laughing at that and then immediate-ly I’m self -deprecat-ing and they kind of
laugh at me for being the jerk,” O’Shea said.
For O’Shea it’s no longer about getting nervous in front of a crowd but the excite-ment and anxious feel-ing of making people laugh and feel good.
He just wants to go out and have fun, “It’s just hop-ing that new joke you might have written in the car goes well.”
Roth is hoping that a lot of stu-dents will show up and that the event has a good turnout.
“I would say that hopefully we will get 50 people and I am hoping we get more. Since we get our mon-ey through resident who live on campus our events are spe-cifically for them but we want anyone and everyone to come enjoy,” Roth said.
All of the events are free and Roth is just happy to see when
Comedian Eric O’Shea Coming to CampusKelsey PowellStaff [email protected]
students enjoy who they bring to campus.
“I’m looking forward to it, I know you guys are smart, sassy and silly and that’s a won-derful combination. I’m always humbled, you only have one life, that’s all I’m hoping to do is just entertain
and I’m just thank-ful for it,” O’Shea said about performing at Wright State this week.
The one piece of advice he gave to as-piring comedians is something his grand-pa taught him and it is that “you need to be disciplined, you need
to work every day be-cause you’re not in an office and there’s no one really telling you what to do so it’s up to you to get up every day with the right at-titude, with that en-ergy to want to do it.”
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BREAKING: Report of gun
pointing on campus
On September 11 before midnight, a report of a subject pointing a gun from a vehicle towards a person near Pine Hall reached Wright State University police.
The victim believes the vehicle was a black Charger with two sub-
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jects inside. The vehi-cle drove away without saying anything after the incident occurred.
If in possession of information re-garding this inci-dent, please con-tact the Wright State Police Department at (937) 775-2111.
Happening on Campus
The Wright State University Convoca-tion and Faculty Awards recognized several faulty members for their outstanding achieve-ment and contributions to the university.
President David Hopkins began the cer-emony with the State of the University Ad-dress. However, Hopkins decided to begin his sixth address in a slightly different man-ner, instead choosing to highlight his accom-plishments during his time at Wright State.
“Since I’m going to be retiring this year in June of 2017, and I want you to know that this truly has been a fulfilling 42 years for me in so many ways,” Hopkins said. “And as I do this today, I want to do it a little bit differently, since it’s my last opportunity.”
Hopkins chose to compare his origi-nal goals and intentions from his inaugura-tion in 2007 to the present accomplishments.
“When I delivered my inauguration address at the Nutter Center, in that address I shared what I hoped was a sense of urgency. A need and vision to create a new model of what a public research university must be to be rel-evant in meeting the needs of the students in the twenty-first century,” Hopkins said.
The first award was given to three candi-dates for Early Career Achievements. Ac-cording to Provost Thomas Sudkamp, this recognizes “teaching scholarship in all three areas [outstanding lecturer, outstanding in-structor and community engagement] during the first four years of faculty appointment.”
Mary Huber being the first recipient, is an associate professor of Human Services.
“I teach students how to be counselors, who are going to be working with people with addictions,”
Huber said. “I do a lot of outreach with my stu-dents, and a lot of mentoring with my students.”
The second faculty member present-ed with this award was Sharon Farra, an as-sociate professor for the nursing program.
“I study virtual reality in disaster training, in the form of a simulation,” Farra said. “It is rewarding to work with people in the hospi-tal and to know that work that I’m doing can have impact on hospitals across the country.”
The final recipient of the award for Early Ca-reer Achievements was Rachel Sturm, a pro-fessor for the Raj Soin College of Business.
“They [students] are valued, they have so many wonderful things to share, and I want them to know that when we’re in the classroom,” Sturm said. “I can honestly say that I love what I do.”
The next award, the Presidential Award for Outstanding lecturer and instructor, is an award given to recognize outstanding teaching, as well as professional development. This award was giv-en to Christopher Oldstone-Moore, senior lec-turer assistant to the Chair of Graduate Studies.
Craig Baudendistel, Instructor and Di-rector of Engineering Mathematics, re-ceived the Presidential Award for Out-standing Instructor. This is an award that
Sally Lamping, associate professor and Director of ILA, received the Presiden-tial Award for Community Engagement.
Lisa Kenyon, associate professor of biolog-ical sciences, received the Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching Award.
Brian Rigling, Director of Sensor Systems Research, received the Brage Golding Dis-tinguished Professor of Research Award.
Lastly, Carol Loranger, Associate Professor in American Literature, received the Fredrick A. White Distinguished Professor of Service Award.
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Brock Turner, a Stan-ford University athlete, made headline news when he was arrested for raping a 22-year-old female behind a dumpster at the Stan-ford University cam-pus on Jan. 18, 2015.
Turner, a Dayton resident, has since re-turned to the area, in-citing some to protest and others to show their support for Turn-er by writing letters. One of the letters was written by Dean Ol-son, the Wright State University aerospace medicine residen-cy program director.
According to Day-ton Daily News (DDN), Olson wrote
that Turner would not be able to withstand the difficulty of incar-ceration. DDN said that Olson, “expressed concern that a ‘frag-ile’ Turner would be damaged by incarcer-ation and likely end up ‘malignantly hard-ened toward society.’”
DDN reported that Olson’s letter was one among 39 different letters sent to San-ta Clara judge Aaron Persky vouching for Turner’s character.
Both The Guard-ian and DDN reached out to Olson and re-ceived no response.
DDN also report-ed that Turner has registered as a Tier III sex offender in Greene County on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Brock Turner’s Wright State connection
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Marijuana use in Ohio is legal but limited
The latest medical marijuana law is now in effect as of Sept. 8, bringing with it fu-ture access to safe and regulated med-ical cannabis to pa-tients that meet con-trolled requirements.
The formal system will roll out in late 2017 or even later as agencies work through
formal rule making and paperwork, ac-cording to Marijua-na Policy Project.
In the meantime, pa-tients may qualify for a provision called the affirmative defense. This provides a legal defense in case of re-ceiving a citation for possession of marijua-na from law enforce-ment. Along with the affirmative defense,
the patient should also obtain a written state-ment and prescrip-tion from a physician.
The written state-ment should include the patient’s condi-tion, proof that the physician warned the patient of the risks and benefits of mari-juana, as well as proof that the doctor and patient have a bona fide physician-pa-
tient relationship.Patients may not pos-
sess more than a 90-day supply of marijua-na in the form of oils, tinctures, plant mate-rial, edibles or patches.
The finer points and confirmed rules of the legislation are still being decided, and will be finalized in the coming months.
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5Are you interested in playing racquetball?Cameron SummersSports [email protected]
Racquetball is a great way to hangout with friends and have a good time, but not everyone might real-ize that we have three courts in the Student Union. Located next to the indoor rock wall there are two courts that are very visible with clear glass back walls, but the third is at the end be-hind what appears to be just another door.
Wright State se-nior Andrew Mason weighed in on rac-quetball on campus.
“I find racquetball to be a good pre-work-out warm up and a fun way to have competi-tion with friends or for
meeting new people. It’s a nontraditional game and sometimes that attracts people that normally wouldn’t play sports. Just make sure that you wear your safety glasses,” Mason said from experience.
Depending on the time of day the courts can be very full, but there is one way to make sure you get a court when you are available. You can call (937) 775-5505 and re-serve a court for what-ever time you’d like during the standard Rec Center hours.
You then will have the court for one hour to play, and remember to bring your own gear
because the campus does not supply it. Af-ter your reserved hour if there is no one that wants to play or that has signed up you can continue to play. You can only reserve your court 24 hours ahead though so people can’t just reserve it for mul-tiple sessions through-out the week. The two courts with clear back walls can also be ad-justed to play squash.
For more informa-tion about student recreation activities visit the office at 092 Student Union, call (937) 775-5505 or email andrew.cor-b e t t @ w r i g h t . e d u .
celled the men’s tennis team’s spring season.
The full 22 page lawsuit cites six sep-arate counts against Wright State Univer-sity and Dr. Taylor, the first being de-nial of due process during the hearings.
In a statement from the university, “As with any student conduct matter, the universi-ty’s actions in this case have been consistent with established pol-icies and procedures. It is the university’s practice not to com-ment on any matters that are the subject of pending litigation.”
The second count the lawsuit states that both Venegas and So-dini were denied their rights to freedom of speech. According to the lawsuit after meet-ing with Dr. Gary Dickstein, Wright State’s Assistant Vice President for Stu-dent Affairs and Kris-tie Rezanka, Wright State’s Assistant Di-rector of Equity and Inclusion, Venegas was advised not speak to anyone regard-
ing the investigation. Sodini also attend-
ed a meeting with Dr. Dickstein as well as Matthew Boaz, Wright State’s Direc-tor of Equity and In-clusion and was also advised not to speak with anyone about the meeting. Specifi-cally not to coaches, teammates, the Ath-letic Director, or fac-ulty and staff at Wright State University.
The lawsuit also mentions the coach-ing staff ’s involvement with the team, who had what was described as, “a team culture that included mutual horseplay and banter.”
“The coaching staff of the WSU Men’s Varsity Tennis Team observed, participat-ed in, and did noth-ing to stop the alleged bias related speech. Defendants and other agents and employ-ees of WSU,” accord-ing to the lawsuit.
Venegas and Sod-ini also argue in the lawsuit that Wright State, “did nothing to investigate, prose-cute, or discipline the
complainants for the alleged misconduct.”
Also during the hearing of Venegas and Sodini the law-suit cites a lack of ev-idence for the two for-mer tennis players and Wright State students. The lawsuit argues that there was a lack of evidence that would indicate that Venegas touched the accusers through the “poking” behavior as well as So-dini who feels there is no evidence indicating he participated in it as well as participating in what is described as a “bias related incident”.
Venegas and Sodini are demanding a jury trial and no court date has been set in the fu-ture. At this time no representative from Venegas, Sodini, or Wright State Universi-ty could be reached for comment. The men’s tennis team will re-sume play with their season opening tour-nament at the Greater Cincinnati Invitation-al, this Friday, Sept. 16, in Mason, OH.
Former WSU tennis players sue WSU,
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Athlete Spotlight: Peguy NgatchaCameron SummersStaff [email protected]
Senior Peguy Ngat-cha one of Wright State’s stand out ath-letes and has started this Men’s soccer sea-son on a tear. The Raid-ers have started the season 3-2 and a large part to their success lies on Ngatcha. He has scored four goals in the teams first five games and earn Hori-zon League player of the week once during the young season.
While Ngatcha is a star athlete he also un-derstands the impor-tance of putting in the time for studies too. He is an International Studies major with a focus in International Diplomacy and Peace. Being a student athlete is not an easy task at the colligate level, but Ngatcha praises the professors for their flexibility in work-ing with him since the soccer team is on the road so much.
“I’m very fortunate that I have professors
that are very flexible with me. If I have to miss a class professors understand it. They know we’re on the road and they make our lives a lot easier. We can make up the work when we get back or while we’re on the road,” Ngatcha said.
Each year he has been at Wright State he has improved on what had been a very good season. Even though his personal accomplishments are increasing he seems to
only have one thing on his mind, a Horizon League Championship.
“We’re taking things to the next step. Hold-ing ourselves account-able for everything that we do. We want to be the best we can be every single game, and the notion of no cutting corners, no slacking, no excuses and holding players accountable has been the theme for us. It’s to the point where we want it so badly that getting to the final
Upcoming Games on campus
Men’s SoccerSat. Sept. 17thWed. Sept. 21stWomen’s SoccerFri. Sept. 16thSun. Sept. 18th
Box scores from past week
Men’s SoccerWSU vs. Green Bay – 0-1 (L)Women’s SoccerWSU vs. Belmont – 1-2 (L)WSU vs. Lipscomb – 1-2 (L)Men’s Cross CountryTop Performers @ Parkside Open(35) Nathan Dunn 27:01(38) Blake Guillozet 27:04The men’s finished 8th overall out of 12Women’s Cross CountryTop Performers @ Parkside Open (6) Alexandra Brown 18:48(14) Hailey Brumfield 19:08(18) Aurora Turner 19:14(23) Shelby Nolan 19:23The women’s team finished 4th overall
out of 13Volleyball Butler ClassicWSU vs. Murray State – 0-3 (L)WSU vs. Tennessee State – 3-1 (W)WSU vs. Butler – 0-3 (L)GolfCrusader CollegiateT4) Ryan Wenzler 74-72-71=21710) Mitch Lehigh 74-80-74=228The team finished 3rd overall out of 4.
and losing is not an option,” Ngatcha said.
After being beaten in the final the past two years Ngatcha hopes that the third time is the charm for him and his teammates.
With back to back home games com-ing up on Septem-ber 17 and Septem-ber 21 Ngatcha and the Raiders look to improve their re-cord and continue the good season that they have had so far.
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Avoiding the Freshmen 15? Stay away from these Starbucks drinks
Starbucks has a long history of be-ing the caffeine savior for college students. Although these deli-cious drinks may help power through a study session, what are the effects on the waist-line? Here are the five drinks at Starbucks that a student should avoid if they don’t want the “Freshman 15.”
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate Mocha
This festive drink comes to a total of 380 calories and 12 grams of fat. For a healthi-er alternative, try this with 2% milk, as well as enjoying this beverage iced, which brings this down to 270 calories.
WhiteChocolateMochaComing to 330 calo-
ries and 46 carbs, this is quite an indulgent choice. For a healthier an alternative, try a café mocha. It is very simi-lar, but only has 230 calories and 31 carbs.
Tazo Greene Tea Frappuccino
This popular bev-erage contains 240
calories and 47 carbs, it is one of the most fattening beverages Starbucks has to offer. For a healthier alterna-tive, consider having a nonfat green tea latte; containing only 210 calories and 20 carbs.
Java Chip Frappuc-
cino With 230 calories
and 46 carbs, this is not doing favors for the waste line. For a healthier alterna-tive, try a light car-amel frappuccino; it only has 100 cal-ories and 20 carbs.
Caramel Brulee Latte
This Starbucks sta-ple contains 300 calo-ries and 49 carbs. For a healthier alternative, a caramel macchiato offers a similar flavor with less calories; 200 calories and 24 carbs.
In general, every drink on the menu can be modified to be healthier, whether it be substituting sug-ar-free syrup or non-fat milk. Also, order-ing smaller sizes saves both the wallet and calories. All nutrition-al information given for these beverages are for the smallest size.
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Most people have used a public restroom and survived. However, there are some surpris-ing surfaces that could be riddled with germs ferocious enough to make one sick. What are they and what is the best way to avoid them?
Naturally, the first object that we accuse of being the filthiest is the toilet seat. All of that butt-touching must make a differ-ence, right? Wrong. In fact, according to Dr Charles Gerba, profes-sor of microbiology at University of Arizo-na, due to our care in keeping it clean when we use it, it’s one of the cleanest surfac-es in the bathroom.
What is the dirtiest surface? That would be the floor. Wom-en’s Health said that the floor can harbor bacteria as harmful as Staphylococcus or E. coli. Avoid setting handbags or back-packs on the floor or you could bring home a nice Staph infection.
This is partially due to what is called “the toilet plume,” which consists of bacteria and water droplets from the toilet that become aerosolized and trav-el considerable dis-tances away from the
toilet. Microban.com conducted a study and found that water droplets alone after a flush can travel up to 2 feet away from the toilet, meaning that toilet paper holders and other objects typ-ically near a throne get coated with fecal mat-ter. Women’s Health said that other studies have found that bac-teria from toilets can reach as far as sinks or toothbrushes. If you lean over a toilet with-out a lid, like the toi-lets on campus, while flushing, you could be covering yourself in porcelain funk.
If you want to do your business without having a germophobic freak out, try to flush with the door open for a quick escape to minimize exposure. Also, try and avoid di-rect contact with the flusher handle. Use your foot or a paper towel to keep your hands squeaky clean.
It’s hard to beat a thorough hand wash-ing. The CDC recom-mends washing with soap and warm water with special atten-tion paid to between the fingers and under the fingernails. Make sure to wash for 20 seconds at the least. Try and avoid contact with faucet handles by using a paper towel to turn the faucet off.
Avoid the “back to school” flu by using these tipsAdam RamseyFeatures [email protected]
Learning another lan-guage is great for college credits, communicating
with foreign exchange students and helping you navigate the streets of Barcelona while studying abroad. But there are other positive effects to learning a foreign language a part from making foreign travel less stressful.
Scientists from National Research University Higher School of Economics have found that the more languages you learn, the more elastic your brain becomes. No, not like a rubber band. Improving brain elasticity means your brain is able to make more connections, and improve how much you remember during the course of learning.
Scientific Reports summarized the study, stating, ” the more languages someone mas-tered, the faster the neuron network coding the information on the new words was formed.”
Regret dropping that foreign language course now?
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Learning another language has unseen benefits
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Bae with the brown eyes — I saw you looking at a bulletin board in the basement of the Union, and I haven’t been able to get you off my mind. Why didn’t I go up and talk to you?? You were wearing jeans and a Hogwarts sweatshirt. I real-ize now I missed the love of my life.
Female, 22—Looking for an attractive, friendly, intelligent man to bring home to parents over Thanksgiving break so they stop bugging me about getting a boyfriend. This will be only for show. There will be no physical perks. E-mail me at [email protected].
To submit your romantic enquiries, e-mail [email protected]
Red head, 19—”Roses are red, violets are blue, your butt is great, let’s eat fondue.” That was my thinly veiled attempt at asking the hunk from Psych on T/TH in Oelman out on a date. I sit behind you in class and have been staring at your head for WEEKS. Please turn around and talk to me. I’ll even wash my hair for you!
Man, 26—Ayyyyyy, I see you with those booty shorts! But I would never objectify you, or treat you like an object. I would respect you and let you chase your dreams. I would never stand in your way. I would love you. Forever. I’m look-ing at you Sarah. You know who I am. Just ask Billy.
HOROSCOPESThe stars have aligned, which means you will fall into a ditch this week and struggle to get out until help arrives. Unfortunately, the help will not arrive for 24-48 hours. Stay off back roads until next Friday at 4 p.m. Your lucky conversation topic is: Grasshoppers.
Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)
You tend to gravitate towards outgoing person-alities that overshadow yours. Learn to stand up for yourself in social situations by eating more kale and goji berries. These superfoods will give you the power and energy you need to truly be yourself. Your lucky cat is: Rag Dolls.
Taurus (Apr. 21-May 21)
Something mysterious will happen to you on Friday at 2 p.m., but unless you are standing beneath BART, this mysterious event will cer-tainly turn sour. The only way to counteract the negative forces is to stand beneath BART until midnight when the threat has passed. Only then will you truly be safe. Your lucky conver-sation topic is: Michael Scott’s parody song, “Beers in Heaven.”
Gemini (May 22-June 21)
Your star burns dimly this week, Cancer, which means your sex drive will be at an all-time low. This isn’t your fault, however. Power through this week by spending all your free time at the gym. The exercise will give you endorphins, which will boost your sex drive next week into high gear. Please make sure to use protection, as your chance of getting pregnant, or getting someone pregnant, will be very, very high.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Channel your love for the Spice Girls by putting on a Spice Girls themed party, complete with Pumpkin Spice lattes. Your popularity will soar amongst your friends, and you might even be-come a living legend. Your lucky conversation topic is: Punnit squares.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 21)
The stars have aligned, which means a stranger will enter your life this week. Their intentions are unknown, so be wary of them. They could attempt to steal your childhood Pokemon card collection.Your lucky Pokemon us: Mewtwo
Virgo (Aug. 22- Sep. 23)
An asteroid has passed your star this week Libra, which means you will either 1.) find the love of your life, or 2.) lose the love of your life. There is no controlling the fates. Your lucky conversation topic is: Driving at the 10 and 2 position.
Libra (Sep. 24-Oct. 23)
Don’t be mad, get glad! Something wonderful is heading your way this week, and it has two eyes, two ears, one nose, and two mouths. Yes, two mouths. Your lucky conversation topic is: Teddy Roosevelt’s love of the outdoors.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
Gorgonzola cheese might not be your favorite, but the love of your life adores its flavor. Learn to love gorgonzola by putting it on all your sandwiches, salads and pizzas! Embracing this cheese will lead to future romantic embrac-es, trust us. Your lucky conversation topic is: Wood-fired ovens.
Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)
He’s watching you, that man with the handlebar mustache. If you asked him what he wanted, he’d simply say, “you.” That’s right, he wants you, and he will stop at nothing to have you in his kitchen sampling his culinary delights. He’s a chef, after all, and needs someone to taste-test his dishes before he opens his new restaurant. Your lucky conversation topic is: Oregano.
Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)
You have a creative spirit, Aquarius, so don’t let it go to waste! Put your artistic ability to good use by volunteering your time for a friend or colleague. The stars have spoken, which means the pay off could be big. Your lucky conversa-tion topic is: Yoshi.
Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb.19)
You’ve had your eye on the stranger in your Tuesday/Thursday class, but you haven’t had the guts to approach them and strike up a conversation. The stars are here to guide you. This Thursday, approach them and say, “Clams are delicious.” This simple sentence will strike a chord in their hearts, and a romance will then be kindled. Your lucky dinner is: A roasted chicken marinated in turmeric and virgin olive oil, with a side of baked sweet potatoes covered in a honey glaze.
Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar.20)
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Man Looking For Woman, 24—Hey folks, I’m writing this for a friend who refuses to put himself out into the dating world. His name is Stephen, and he’s (the ladies tell me) pretty attractive with those big cow-like brown eyes. I’d also say he’s pretty vascular, since he likes to work out, and on more than one occasion I’ve seen his butt in the locker room. It’s a fine butt, I guess. But what’s important is that he needs a woman, and he needs one bad. His sister is getting married in October and he needs a date to the wedding. Ladies of WSU, will you an-swer the call? —Ryan (also single and ready to mingle)
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The Royal Family in England is now hiring a live-in housekeeper. This is not a drill.
The job listing states, “This is no standard housekeeping role. You’ll work, and live, in stunning historic settings, ensuring that they’re presented to their best for colleagues, guests and, of course, the Royal Family.” That means the Queen.
On top of your $22, 281 a year salary, they’ll provide you with housing, meals, a benefits package, plus 33 vacation days. The job listing also mentions “a range of recreational facili-ties,” and we can only imagine what that means. There could be a royal hot tub, for all we know. And frankly, we’re very interested (especially if Harry is involved).
The job listing also states, “Housekeeping or hospitality experience would be an asset, but is by no means essential. We’re more interested in your outstanding team working skills.” So basi-cally anyone can apply.
The deadline to apply is September 18.
The Royals are now hiringLeah [email protected]
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The old saying “Never go to bed angry” has never been more true.
In a recent study from Society for Personality and Social Psychology, results show that people who feel valued in their relationship will be more likely to get a better night of sleep.
Individuals who felt valued by their partner and felt that their partner was responsive, protective and comforting experienced less personal anxiety and tension with-
in the relationship. Lower anxiety levels led to increased REM sleep in individuals, due to less worry and stress.
In the end, the study found that having a responsive partner resulted in a longer life span, reduced anxiety and an overall increase in happiness.
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Rocky relationship? Your sleep might suffer from it