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Ohio Wesleyan University
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Changes at Chartwells close to conclusion
By Maygen Hall and Mary He said they are also looking into Along with other additions,
Beth Scherer XM radio, as well as something there will be a place called “My
called “The Cone of Silence.” Pantry” enclosed in the dining
Staff Reporters Senior Dale Stewart, vice pres- area, where students will be able
After months of construc- ident of WCSA, said in previous to cook their own foods.
tion and hours shifted to differ- years students had a noticeable Castelli said “My Pantry” will
ent locations, Chartwells hopes amount of complaints about the have a homely feel and ingredi-
to open the renovated Smith limited food options Dining Ser- ents for students to cook your
Dining Hall on Sunday, April 1. vices had. He said that he is happy their food will be supplied in cabi-
Gene Castelli, senior director Dining Services is trying to fix all nets in the area.
of Dining Services, said the re- of the problems that previously He also explained that select
vamped Smith Dining Hall will have been expressed. chefs on the Dining Services staff
feature advanced equipment that “[This project] is great and the are being trained on the proper
will increase food options on cam- initiative shows Dining Service’s use of the cooking equipment at
pus. commitment to students and its Marywood University.
“Smith Hall is going to have a willingness to adapt to what stu- Freshman Jake Meiser said he
very unique, approached look,” dents want,” explained Stewart. is anxious for Smith to re-open.
Castelli said. “Since our food- Castelli explained how do- “If everything they proposed
Above: Dining Services; Below: Photo by Emily Bigelow making equipment will be so hi- ing the project now not only gets to do gets done, it will be a great
tech, we will have a more diverse Chartwells a better price, but al- place for students to hangout and
Above: A menu.” lows them to give the new Smith eat,” Meiser said. “It will definitely
computer Castelli said the new Smith Hall a “test drive” before summer. By bring the dining services on cam-
generated dining area will have a huge, brick August, when students are head- pus to another level.”
image of the pizza oven as a centerpiece in the ing back to school, all the kinks Senior Thomas Gunn said he
finished Smith dining room. should be worked out. The main hoped the changes were complete
Dining Hall. Ohio Wesleyan will be one of reason for doing the construction before he graduated.
two universities in the nation that now, is because students said they “The (old) Smith Dining Hall
Right: The will have a POD dining area, the wanted it now, Castelli said. area was a place that needed a lot
work in other being Marywood University Senior Marie Rymut, president of work, and I am glad that WCSA
progress at in Scranton, Penn. of WCSA, said all of the major and [Dining Services] are doing
Smith Dining The improvements will offer construction to Smith Dining Hall something about it,” he said. “I
Hall. students more opportunities to is done and that only equipment hope I get to see it done before I
pick what they want, Castelli said. needs to be added. leave.”
Seniors to select GPA change may effect statistics
graduating trustee
By Lainey Cullen who earn grades in a given semes- students were placed on academic
Staff Reporter ter that yield less than a 2.0 cu- probation.
mulative grade point average will McClean said it is too early to
As a result of the GPA grade continue to be put on academic tell what the impact of the new
By Phil Salisbury OWU the best college experience scale change which went into ef- probation. grading scale will be overall.
Editor-in-Chief for students, and I want to keep fect last semester, the university Since the University changed “It is just as likely that the plus-
doing that even after I graduate.” is questioning how to compare old its grading scale, a student who es will work in favor of students as
The graduating class Trustee In a letter to the senior class on statistics to new ones receives three Cs and one C-, will it is that the minuses will work
elections will be held Wednesday the Trustee’s web site, Cooley says Joan McClean, associate dean be put on academic probation. against, so in the end there will be
and Thursday, Feb. 14-15. This the position isn’t all business. of academic affairs and a mem- Registrar Sally Sikorski said no real change” McClean said.
year seniors Bobby Haddad, Lia- “The on-campus Board meet- ber of APC, said the speculation is there is no reason yet to expect a McClean said the new changes
na Poston, and Marie Rymut are ings provide an opportunity to re- that it will affect who loses schol- surge in the number of students in the grading scale will give stu-
running for the three year term. connect with [friends still on cam- arships and who gets academic put on academic probation. dents a more accurate representa-
According to the trustee’s web pus], professors, and of course probation. “With only one semester, we tion of their performance in a par-
site, the position was created in wonderful Delaware,” she states. “We’re talking in the theoreti- can’t notice a trend, but the num- ticular class and academic work
1970 as a chance for the board to “I have also enjoyed exploring the cal here,” McClean said. bers remained close to the same,” overall.
stay in touch with younger alumni administrative structure and en- Despite changes to the grading she said. According to a spring 2005
and so the newer alumni have a ergy that keep the school running, scale, students are still required According to numbers pro- Transcript article, these changes
voice at the meetings. and getting to know older alumni, to earn a 2.0 cumulative GPA to vided by the Registrar’s Office, have made OWU’s grading scale
Louise Cooley (’06), who is who have great stories about the graduate. 98 students, or 5.1 percent of the similar to a majority of colleges
the most recent graduating class OWU of yesteryear.” Under the old scale, a 2.0 GPA student body, were placed on aca- in the United States, as well as
Trustee, said the position involves Poston said she knows she has was a C- average. Under the new demic probation after last semes- conform to the tendency of gradu-
more than going to the three an- to have an active role if elected. scale, a C- average works out to a ter. That number is lower when ate schools to “recalculate” appli-
nual meetings of the board. “I can’t be a wallflower,” she 1.67 GPA. compared to Fall 2005, when 96, cants’ grades by weighting pluses
“You need to do your home- said. “I can’t wait for them to lis- In addition to this, students or 4.9 percent of the student body, and minuses.
work about what’s going on with ten to me and I have to demand
the school,” Cooley said. “It also
takes time attending events for
their attention.”
Rymut said she thinks she has Romping in the Gordon Field House
alumni and prospective students. some good ideas to implement.
If you want to do this, it’s a com- Haddad said he thinks he has a Children
mitment.” good sense of the business side. and
Poston said she wants to stay “I have had the opportunity of parents
included after she graduates. allocating over $300,000 as trea-
“I’m a member of the commu- surer of WCSA and probably
play on
nity,” she said. “I’ve been going to another $300,000 as a budget Commu-
school here for five years. I’m one committee member of WCSA,” he nity day in
of the voices here and we should said. the Gor-
be heard on the board of Trust- The web site states that the don Field
ees. elected Trustee must join two
Rymut said she is a good can- committees and is a full voting
House, on
didate because she has worked member of the board. Saturday,
with the Trustees while a student. Haddad said his goal is to give Jan. 20.
“They’re really the ones who the Trustees an accurate view
are the movers and shakers,” Ry- from a student’s perspective.
mut said. “I have a very good idea “Very few of the trustees are
on how this board functions.” recent graduates, so I would want
Haddad said he wants to give to make sure they understood
back to Ohio Wesleyan. current students’ needs and ex-
“OWU has done a lot for me,” pectations,” Haddad said. “Also, I
he said. “I want to stay connected would like to take an active role
and continue working to improve in the budget process and make
OWU. I have always looked for op- sure students are aware of major Photo By
portunities to take part in making issues being discussed. Lynne Albers
Inside This Former University LEAD program helps Orchestra to perform Women fall short of
President Smith dies students learn Spanish Tuesday comeback win
Week’s Issue:
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Alumnus and former Weather: Delaware, OH News
president dies at 96 Briefs
Elden T. Smith (’32), who Rite, 33rd Degree.
served the university as president Predeceased by his wife, Betty Mahdi and Kay
from 1962 to 1969, died Monday Nilson Smith (’36), and his daugh-
in Seminole, Fla. ter, Cheryl Smith Sedgwick (’60), to talk Iran policy
Born in Elyria, Ohio, in 1910, he is survived by his son, Hugh
Smith graduated from Ohio Wes- Nilson Smith, and grandchildren Sociology-anthropology pro-
leyan and received both his mas- James, John and Michael Sedg- fessor Akbar Mahdi and Sean
ter’s degree and Ph.D. from West- wick, all of California, Margaret Kay, professor of politics and
ern Reserve University. Schroeder of Portland, Oregon, government, will lead a dis-
His entire adult life was spent and Patricia Milholland and Kath- cussion titled “WAR: Is Iran
in education. He began his career ryn Olivera, both of Seminole, Next? What Consequence?”
as a professor of speech and the- Florida. Seven great-grandchil- Wednesday at noon in the Ben-
ater at Bowling Green State Uni- dren also survive. es Rooms
versity in Bowling Green, Ohio. Dr. Smith’s family has estab-
He was Bowling Green’s dean of lished the Elden T. Smith Me-
students from 1955 to 1961, when morial Fund in his memory. Do-
he became provost at Speaker to talk
his alma mater. He
assumed the presi-
during Black
dency of OWU in History celebration
1962, remaining in
the post until 1969. Tonight, Ephren Taylor,
Smith Hall, which the youngest African Ameri-
was completed in can CEO of a publicly traded
1968, is named in
honor of Smith and
company will speak as part
his wife, Betty Nil- of OWU’s Black History
son. Month celebration. Taylor
After leaving will give his lecture in Phil-
OWU, Smith became lips Hall auditorium at 7:30
executive director of
the National Associ-
p.m.
ation of Independent
Colleges and Univer-
sities in Washington, Fraternity to hold
D.C., serving from charity event
1969 to 1976; he then
assumed the post of
director of Presiden- Alpha Sigma Phi (Alpha
tial Search Consulta- Sig) is holding their annual
tion Service, also in
Washington, until
Servant/Date Auction on
1979. Monday from 7-10 p.m. in
Smith was a Life the Benes Rooms. Money
Trustee of OWU, as OWU Onine raised from the event will go
well as a member of Elden T. Smith to Canine Companions for
the Board of Trust-
ees at the University of Tampa. nations may be made online, by
Independence.
He was the recipient of several calling 740-368-3306, or by mail
honorary degrees: an L.H.D. from at: Ohio Wesleyan University, An-
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio; an nual Giving Office, 61 S. Sandusky
Ed.D. from the University of Find- Street, Delaware, OH 43015. Professor to recite
lay, Findlay, Ohio; an L.H.D. from A public memorial service will
original work
Chapman College, Orange, Cali- be held on Friday at 4 p.m. at
fornia; and an LL.D. from Ohio Anona Methodist Church, 13233
Northern University, Ada, Ohio. Indian Rocks Rd., Largo, Fla. A English Professor Robert
He was a member of Omicron service in Gray Chapel will be Olmstead will be perform-
Delta Kappa, Theta Alpha Phi planned for the future. ing some of his poetry to-
(National President, 1954-56), morrow as part of the House
and the Masonic Order, Scottish -- Taken from OWU Online
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Ott hired to raise Students and adults help
University funds each other learn languages By Lynne Albers
By McCarton Ackerman to take OWU to new heights for
Correspondent
participants. Donnelly pairs stu- the time be spent speaking Eng-
Staff Reporter future generations.” dents with same gender partners, lish and half speaking Spanish.
Ott, former OWU associate di- Ohio Wesleyan has taken the making sure the students make According to Donnelly, though,
Candace Ott said most people rector of annual giving, found her “LEAD” with a community based initial contact. many partners adjust to what is
don’t set out with a development interaction with students in this Spanish/English language ex- Senior Amanda Masters said comfortable for them depending
focus; they happen upon it. role has been beneficial in assum- change program. Participation her first call was nerve racking on their skill level.
Ott graduated from The Ohio ing her new position. are at an all time high with more and difficult. “We’re here for each other,”
State University with a psychol- Ott said she “gained the liberal than 30 students involved this se- “There is a [noticeable] cul- said Masters. “I’ve helped Esmer-
ogy degree with a focus in Afri- arts experience, which was truly mester. tural difference when talking on alda with medical forms, papers
can-American studies. She has beneficial. I also learned the needs Instructor of Spanish Donna the phone,” she said. “But once from her son’s school, taxes, and
accepted a position as director of an OWU student and now I can Donnelly founded the Language the ice is broken it gets a lot easier other important legal documents.
of the Annual Fund at Ohio Wes- compellingly portray those needs Exchange Alliance of Delaware and more relaxed.” She’s helped me understand our
leyan. While this may seem like a to our donor base.” (LEAD) in August of 2004. She For the first meeting Donnelly cultural differences.”
drastic career transition, Ott sees Although Ott said she hopes said she got the idea from her usually suggests a public place. “LEAD is a really good program
it as a natural evolvement. to raise significant funds for Ohio son’s study abroad experience in After that it is up to the pair and to be in because not only does it
“I fell into development work Wesleyan, she believes that her Spain. what each person is comfortable improve language skills but it also
through my on-campus job as responsibilities ultimately lie be- “The primary goal of LEAD is with. Many students meet at their connects OWU to an important
a supervisor with OSU’s calling yond this goal. to facilitate the acquisition of lan- partner’s home, like senior Kaitlin part of the Delaware community
committee,” Ott said. “While fin- “I accepted the position be- guage skills in the partner’s non- Bressler. and gives students a different life
ishing my senior year, I received cause I truly believe that I can native language,” Donnelly said. “My partner is very friendly influence,” said senior Mona Al-
a call from an OWU employee impact the program in a positive “It is a partnership between a stu- and welcoming,” Bressler said. mobayyed.
about a position that was open way,” Ott said. “I have had the op- dent and a community member “She is eager to learn and willing
within the university. As the say- portunity to learn from senior de- with the hope of building bridges, to help any
ing goes, the rest is history.” velopment officers and dedicated friendships, and confidence in way she
Ott is responsible for raising volunteers. My love for Ohio Wes- their personal language skills.” can.”
funds that supplement the day leyan will assist in making and After approval from Chaplain ”I feel
to day needs of the University. carrying out the best decisions for Jon Powers and director of com- like part of
She also helps raise funds for so- the University.” munity service learning Susan the family,”
cial and educational programs, Pasters, Donnelly offered opened Masters
equipment and scholarships for the program to all Spanish majors said. “[My
students. and minors. partner’s]
Although the majority of This year LEAD was also of- kids are
funds come from more estab- fered to Latin American Studies there for
lished alumni members, Ott sees majors and minors. Donnelly every meet-
the current student body as a key said she hopes LEAD will eventu- ing and if
component for Ohio Wesleyan’s ally become an official OWU club. her hus-
future progression. Once a month there’s a Span- band gets
“My current focus is to reen- ish mass at St. Mary’s Catholic home early,
gage student, staff, and young Church. Donnelly attends mass at sometimes
alumni interest in University De- the beginning of each semester to he joins
velopment,” said Ott. “The future recruit local Hispanic members of us.”
of the University relies on these the community. She has contacts T h e
constituents, and especially the through Delaware City Schools, LEAD bro- Photo courtesy of Amanda Masters
Photo from University Communications
students. They are our resident Delaware General Health District, chure sug- Senior Amanda Masters with her LEAD partner
alumni, and they will be the ones Candace Ott and friends and family of current gests half of Esmeralda, who is with her daughter Gabriela.
Experience is great, but OWU needs some changes
Editor’s Note: This is the tran- eryone looks alike, speaks alike, Firstly, the problem of reten- “brand”. This may be a necessary fice throughout this entire period.
script of the speech senior Jason and largely thinks alike. I mean, tion. No picture on your table step in the end, but I will put this The one office supposedly for the
Ramsey presented at the Board our largest high school event was can really summarize it. That’s as bluntly as I can: changing our students is helplessly understaffed
of Trustee’s dinner on Friday, a “Bring your Tractor to School” because retention represents what slogan will not improve student and underfunded. That is unac-
Jan. 26. This is Ramsey’s opin- Day. Imagine my surprise then OWU has lost over the years…the life on campus. Changing what ceptable. If we simply adjusted
ions on the state of the Univer- when I received my roommate students, the experiences, the our bureaucracy in minor ways,
assignment list in the summer of growth. You all know the various “We all can be proud the wait for a Greek Affairs advi-
sity. Next week, we’ll run senior
Marie Rymut’s speech from the 2003 and saw the name: Dilshad statistics on our retention rate, of this school. But sor would have never existed.
Chamira Abeygunawardana. It though. For what seems like a There is also a bigger issue that
same event.
didn’t even fit on the post-card. multitude of reasons, OWU bleeds
that does not exempt has been sandwiched by the forces
By Jason Ramsey Living with Dilshad, who is from new students each year. Solutions it from criticism.” of bureaucracy here: the issue of
Sri Lanka, opened my eyes to a have been implemented, though. cultural competency. I know when
Good evening. First, let me whole new world. That is the di- But most are apparently not work-
-Jason Ramsey I say this term, some students and
once again thank you for coming versity that OWU offers. And ing. For instance, the Year One font we use in our logo will not administrators may cringe. But
here tonight. Also, special thanks also, imagine my surprise the fall program in Smith Hall shows an make our dorm rooms more hos- that does that change what hap-
are in order for the Amandas for semester of my junior year when insignificant different in the reten- pitable. Creating a new poster to pened. Two years ago, this school
MC’ing tonight and for Colleen everyday I walked past the Library tion rates of freshman students as hang in high schools will not make faced a crisis of sorts when a ra-
Byers, the Campus Relations of Congress, US Supreme Court, compared to those freshman liv- us learn more. cial discrimination case arose out
Committee of WCSA, and every- and Capitol buildings on my way ing in other residence halls. Two All too often today at OWU, of an incident on campus. As one
one else that helped make this to work in a Senate office. In my years ago, WCSA voted with the current students’ needs are simply of the student judicial advisors, I
night possible. hometown, the biggest building is Resident Life Office and others to not asked about or explored to the argued the case on behalf of the
Ohio Wesleyan University has a two-story, brick post-office. And expand that program. But why? necessary depth. Sure, we have an University and became very aware
been around for roughly 60,266 my first job was at a local gas sta- We were told that it works, and it amazing Admissions office. And of many of the wants and needs of
days. I have had the distinct plea- tion. Those experiences epitomize does not. our Alumni Office is fantastic as those in the case.
sure of spending exactly 749 of what OWU has given me. And what about the residence well. But we’re the ones that spend In the aftermath of the inci-
those days here. As the theme for Thus, it is with a sense of pride, halls for all other students? Let four years here. And we’re here dent, a committee was established
this evening states, our time really not shame that I talk with you us look at the basic facts: The now. I will grant you that students by the President to look into the
is limited to four short years. As about the current state of OWU. last residence hall constructed at themselves need to become more cultural competency of this insti-
such, I cannot speak for the nearly We all can be proud of this school. OWU was done so in 1967. Now involved here, but we need some tution. And what were its find-
60,000 days that preceded my But that does not exempt it from let’s compare that with our peer help. And we need it in a new way. ings? I have no idea…Do you?
time at OWU. Nor is it my place criticism. In the middle of each institution. When was the last Students at OWU don’t think they The problem has yet to be suffi-
to talk about the future of this in- table, you will find pictures of new residence hall at Denison? can be involved because the Board ciently addressed, let alone solved.
stitution. Instead, tonight I wish OWU sights and clubs and a brief 2006. Wittenburg? 2006. Otter- of Trustees or the Administration WCSA this year is actively taking
to talk with you about what OWU description of each. I urge you all bein? 2006. Kenyon? All the way in general seem distant and un- steps to create a new, permanent
is today and how that has changed to walk around tonight and look in 1993. If a trend is emerging, welcoming. Student-Faculty Committee to
over my four short years here. at them all. Those pictures rep- that is because there is one. While There must be more trans- address this matter. We are do-
First, I want to share with you resent the OWU I know. We have what dorm we live in will not de- parency in the system, in other ing our part. Now we need some
my unending appreciation for the problems, some more serious and fine our time at OWU, it most cer- words. Because now, too often help. Bold solutions to a problem
fact that I attend this school run pressing than others. I want to tainly has an impact on the quality when our problems are seemingly like this will help show that this
by all of you here. When I first share a few of the problems I’ve of our experience. addressed, they are stifled by a bu- is a student-centered university,
stepped onto this campus in May seen at this campus. The time for It is an issue like this that is reaucratic inertia. where no problem is left unre-
2002, I fell in love. To be honest, change is now. negatively affecting our retention It took nearly two years for solved.
I didn’t even apply anywhere else. rate. Instead, we have tried to anything to be done about the If there is one thing that I can
And I have never regretted that “ For what seems like solve the problem by reporting on need for a new Greek Affairs ad- tell you about what current stu-
decision. I cannot imagine a bet- a multitude of reasons, our great new admissions num- visor, a person who is the direct dents think about OWU, it is this:
ter college existing anywhere else. bers. That’s great. But are the link between a third of the student we really do love this school. But
This school has truly opened OWU bleeds new stu- new students really going to make body and the Administration. we want it to get better. It must
my eyes and mind not only to a dents each year. Solu- it at an academically challenging Task-forces were made, the job get better. And we can’t do that
diversity of opinions and beliefs, tions have been imple- school like our own? Probably was offered…repeatedly. And now by lowering our admissions stan-
but has also allowed me to ex- not, unfortunately. Thus, we are we have gotten a much needed, al- dards or changing a slogan. For
perience so much more. I come mented, though. But stuck in a sort of circular night- beit temporary, fix. But, those two all of us students, they are our four
from a very, very small town in most are apparently mare. New ideas are needed. And years were utterly frustrating for short years. We must work to-
cow-country North-Eastern Ohio, they must be implemented. many students, including myself. gether to ensure that this is a stu-
a town so small that it is without not working.” And now, OWU is undergoing It should also be noted that an dents-first university. When we
so much as a stop-light. It’s a a massive new marketing initia- immense strain has been placed do that, those four short years will
close-knit community, and ev- -Jason Ramsey tive to change and streamline our on the Student Involvement Of- be all the sweeter. Thank you!
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Arts & Entertainment
Zephyros to play diverse selection Arts
By Myra Blackburn John Harbison. Both songs were
Staff Reporter
The award winning musical en-
written during the 20th century.
Each song expressing the indi-
vidual composer’s emotional and
Briefs
semble Zephyros Winds will per- psychological experience growing
form Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Jemison up in the post-World War II era.
Auditorium. The group consists of Grim said she has performed Group to celebrate
five individuals: flutist Jennifer in interesting venues and loca- release of CD
Grim, oboist James Roe, clarinet- tions all over the country, includ-
ist Marianne Gythfeldt, bassoon- ing Oregon, California, New York The women’s musical
ist Douglas Quint and horn player City, and Maine. According to the
Patrick A. Pridemore. Each has ensemble’s website, Grim is also group Pitch Black is holing a
studied at prestigious institutions a founder of the award winning release party for their CD on
across the country, including the ensemble Proteus that performed Saturday from 6-8 p.m. in the
Yale School of Music and Julliard their debut at New York’s Carn- Benes Rooms.
Performing Arts School. egie Hall.
Professors Nancy Gamso, chair “Last week we were in Wash-
of the music department, said she ington DC [for several days],”
chose Zephyros Wind to perform
Student art show
Grim said. “We had the chance to
at Ohio Wesleyan based on the di- tour [the capital] during the day with a feminine
verse selection of music the group and play in concerts during the touch
offers. Gamso said she hopes that night.”
students will be interested and She said the group usually Monday, February 12 at 7
have open minds towards modern spends two or three days in a par- p.m. junior Kit McCann and
classical music from the 21st Cen- ticular place, but will be in Ohio senior Nicole Perez-Daple
tury. for only 24 hours due to a busy
“[We] wanted to hit various will host their gallery opening
touring schedule.
areas such as pianos, strings, and “I haven’t had the opportunity in Edgar Hall. The show will
vocalists,” Gamso said. “We are to do Broadway shows,” Grim said. illustrate forms of femininity
trying to bring unusual groups like “[Pridemore] is doing a Broad- Photo from http://www.zephyroswinds.com/ through photography, metal
[…] wind quintets, brass quintets, way show called ‘Brave Gardens’ Zephryos Winds, the nations leading chamber ensemble pieces and wardrobe. There
American quintets, and Brazilian which [has received] good reviews will perform Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Jemison Auditorium.
guitar quintets.” will also be a performance art
and [might] eventually win […] a
Gamso said she talked to the Tony Award.” piece during the first hour of
ed to pursue a career in medicine become a doctor, but continually
group’s manager about aspects of Grim said Pridemore has also and never planned on becoming realized she had a greater passion the show. Admission is free.
a typical performance, who said collaborated with Elton John and a professional musician. As an for music. She went on to major in
they will probably perform songs other famous artists during his Alumnae of Stanford University’s both psychology and music, which
such as “Six Bagatelles” by György musical career. Undergraduate Program, Grim afforded her the opportunity her
Babbling Bishops
Ligeti and “Quintets for Winds” by Grim said she originally want- was initially taking courses to to play for Zephyros Winds. to perform in the
Stuy Smoker
‘Messengers’ falls short on delivery Tomorrow, the Babbling
Bishops will perform an im-
Hassan Nasir no option but to move to a far off by shadows, her eye held in an op- The one positive thing about
Film Columnist farm house. pressive close-up. the movie is the direction. There provisation comedy show in
As soon as you see the house, Speaking of characters, the is a range of surprising shots and the Stuy Smoker at 8 p.m.
Another scary house movie, you anticipate trouble. It is a majority of the acting in the film a few truly frightening sequences
another family in crisis. “The haunted looking house in the is not good enough. While Kristen that don’t rely on noises or cuts
Messengers” is one of the many middle of nowhere. Stewart does a good job with her to be scary. The visuals of this
horror flicks where there is no in- Inside the house, only Jess and role, the rest of the cast does not film are really the best reason to
spired plot but a series of killings, Ben can see the ghosts who hang measure up to her performance. see it. Confiscated
weird looking people, screaming around so miserably, their faces The story line is not consistent As a whole, there was no magazine read by
and loud booms. grey and pained, their movements either. Jess’ parents bounce from chemistry in the plot, the action,
The Solomon family- mom (Pe- scuttling in the usual horror way. anger to love to disbelief to every or the actors. The film was convo- students
nelope Ann Miller), dad (Dylan As with all horror flicks, the other emotion with no rhyme or luted, with no originality, and the
Tonight, OWU’s literary
McDermott), 16-year-old Jess parents don’t believe their daugh- reason. entire thing simply dragged on
(Kristen Stewart) and 3-year-old They also hire John Corbett as throughout the hour and a half. magazine Confiscated will
ter when she complains about the
Ben (Evan and Theodore Turner) weird looking people looming the farmhand Burwell but he is It is as I would put it one of be read by the contributors
— move to rural North Dakota in around the house. permanently stuck on being aloof those movies which you would of the magazine at 8 p.m. in
search of peace of mind after Jess It is to them a way of attracting and unassuming. There’s a prob- rather let go because you have the library café.
nearly got her younger brother attention but what really grabs lem when the second best perfor- already seen this kind of stuff so
killed in a car accident. attention in the movie are the re- mance of the film is given by the many times.
They are bankrupt after paying peated opportunities for Jess to creepy mute four year old accord- Rated R Open house in
all the medical bills and so have look afraid, her face half obscured ing to me. Running time: 84 minutes
science center
Group to show
tomorrow
The Strand Theatre Tomorrow, there will be a
movies at Strand
Scanning Electron Microscope
Open House in celebration of
Showtimes for the 10th year since the George
Burns Scanning Electron Mi-
By Julia Smith my main interest as club president Friday, Feb. 9th- Thursday, Feb. 15th croscope Laboratory was ded-
A&E Editor is Africa. We concentrate more on
Africa,” Spitalny said. icated. Rita Colwell, the for-
Tuesday, STAND premiered its Spitalny said the movies were Catch And Release (PG-13) mer director of the National
February film festival that will fo- chosen because they addressed
Science Foundation will also
cus on highlighting critical issues African issues well.
in Africa. The festival will contin- “A bunch of the members had Friday: 5:00, 7:30 & 9:30 be in attendance. There will
ue with weekly showings through been talking about these movies Saturday: 1:45, 4:15. 7:30 & 9:30 be lessons on how to use the
Monday, February 26. and we thought they’d be good to Sunday: 1:45, 4:15 & 7:30 microscope as well as photo
President of STAND, junior show to the school to help educate Monday-Thursday: 5:00 & 7:30 opportunities. All majors are
Lydia Spitalny said although their people about what’s going on [in
welcome. The program will
program is not directly related Darfur];” Spitalny said. “So we Hannibal Rising (R) run from 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. in
to the Black History Month pro- decided to put together a film fes-
gramming on campus, it was good tival. We knew the movies would Friday: 5:00, 7:15 & 9:30 the Conrades-Wetherell Sci-
timing. Programs planned by of- be really good films to show and Saturday: 2:00, 4:30. 7:15 & 9:30 ence Center. Refreshments
fices and other groups on campus powerful.”
this February are choosing not to Spitalny said STAND will host
Sunday: 2:00, 4:30 & 7:15 will be provided.
focus on African Americans alone, more programs in the spring in- Monday-Thursday: 5:00 & 7:30
but are celebrating people from cluding a mock refugee camp sim-
the entire African Diaspora. ulating conditions in Darfur and a Night At The Museum (PG-13)
Spitalny explained that STAND foot race sponsored by pledges to
is a student anti-genocide co- illustrate the urgency for help in Friday: 5:00, 7:00 & 9:15
alition. STAND wants to cre- Darfur. Saturday: 1:30, 4:00. 7:00 & 9:15
ate awareness about the current “The Constant Gardener” will Sunday: 1:30, 4:00 & 7:00
genocide in Darfur, Africa were be the next film shown, playing Monday-Thursday: 5:00 & 7:30
over 450,000 people have been Monday, February 12 in the Corns
killed and 2.5 million have been Building. Donations will be ac-
displaced. cepted and will be sent to victims
Bishop Bucks Now Accepted
“We could cover anything, but affected by tragedy in Darfur.
Thursday, February 8, 2007 The Transcript Page 5
Arts & Entertainment
HoT to start lecture series
on professors’ works
Lori Haught ulty. Originally he said they were time.
focused on the English depart- Radabaugh said he and Water-
Managing Editor ment but then decided to branch house will be presenting on their
Starting tomorrow, you can out into other disciplines. work with conservation efforts
see your professors in a new light, Fetterman said he hoped to see in New Zealand. He said that he
even if it’s just the light of the Bay- a variety of majors represented at thinks the talk will be very inter-
ley Room. each of the presentations. esting because their work was in-
Justin Fetterman of the House “It’s liberal arts so you should teresting.
of Thought, through his house be open to the other disciplines as “It was a really extraordinary
project, is allowing students to see well,” Fetterman said. place,” he said. Radabaugh and
the more personal lives of their The series will include Phi- Waterhouse worked on three
professors at noon in the Bayley losophy Professor Erin Flynn on projects last year. “The [New Zea-
Room. English Professor Robert Fri. Feb. 16, Zoology Professors land environmental] department
Olmstead will be featured tomor- Dennis Radabaugh and Sally Wa- relies heavily on volunteers so it
row. terhouse on Thurs. Feb. 22, and was eassy to find something to do.
Olmstead will be reading piec- James Peoples, professor of soci- We had experience in biology and
es of his own fiction, including an ology-anthropology on Fri. March backpacking so it helped them
excerpt of his newest novel Coal 2. pick the right trips for us.”
Black Horse, which will be re- Fetterman said the presenta- So whether you’re wondering
leased in April. Four other profes- tions would be about an hour long about what a professor of creative
sors will also be featured in “The and will include question and an- writing might write in his spare
Campus Series.” swer sessions. He also said that time or what a zoology professor
Fetterman said the series is the presentations would be inter- did on his last sabbatical.
loosely modeled after the “Poets esting because they will give the Thanks to the House of
students a glimpse into what their Thought, you can now answer all Photo by Lynne Albers
and Writers Series” which the
English department holds annu- professors are passionate about those unanswered questions you Jeffrey Rosen, a supreme court expert, talked to students
ally, only with Ohio Wesleyan fac- and the work they do on their own may have. and faculty on Monday.
A hot night with a phone sex operator
website, which offers phone and I get to schedule my own hours, ER: Do you ever receive calls my “Daddy!” I don’t do domina-
web-cam chats for a spectrum of my own vacations. I had no idea from women? tion. I have no idea how. I try
fetishes. just how well it would work out. CK: I have a few times. It’s to stay away from it-- the more
If the hours are small, and an ER: What are you wearing actually much harder. Guys are vanilla, the better.
itch must be scratched, a domi- right now? easy, you know? If you have a
natrix, transgender MILF midget boyfriend, you know exactly what ER: Is there anything that you
with a British accent, or anyone CK: Right now? I’m wear- to do to get him off. It’s harder think is kind of bizarre and don’t
else, is available for just a fee. ing flannel pajama shorts and a especially because I have never like to talk about?
My new friend Kelsey is your “CreamyKelsey’s” profile page white tank top. It depends, but I been with a girl. I’m bi-curious,
average nineteen-year-old girl. is turquoise and girly, with sev- usually tell guys exactly what I’m but I guess I just haven’t found CK: Scat. It just... it grosses
Kelsey wouldn’t be described as eral naughty photos, and a story wearing. They like knowing what the right girl yet. I definitely have me out, I don’t like talking about
drop dead gorgeous, but she is in playful font detailing a sexual I’m doing in reality. to be more descriptive when I’m it, and I would never try it in
still rather sexually appealing, escapade on a playground—pre- talking to a woman, though. real life. Another weird thing is
with stick-straight blonde hair, a sumably as a child. She was worth ER: Do you ever do other shrinking, which is where a guy
mischievous grin, and a baby doll every penny. things while you’re on the phone ER: Do you specialize in any- fantasizes about being shrunk to
voice. with callers, like watch TV? thing? a size that is very, very, tiny. A lot
But as a phone sex operator, Emily Rose: How did you get of men really like the concept of
Kelsey (not her real name, she started as a phone sex operator? CK: I’m not much of a multi- CK: Hmm... I guess I special- being completely dominated by a
says) works for $1.69 a minute, tasker. I won’t always do every- ize in age types. A lot of guys are woman. One guy wanted me to
moaning descriptions of graphic CreamyKelsey: A friend thing a guy asks me to do-- like into teenage girl role-play, a lot of shrink him so small that I could
and often deviant sex to panting suggested that I do it, so I began I won’t fist myself. But of course guys want me to be the teenager carry him around in my bra, stick
(and generous) strangers. I found checking it out. I love it. It pays I’ll play along with my toys. I’m a next door. It has a lot to do with him in my panty drawer. I was
Kelsey through her employer’s great, I get to work from home, very sexual person. my voice. A lot of guys want to be like, “What?!”
Winter Wonderland of Doom
ocular region. And that’s when I the old saying go something like,
realized what terrible danger this “No two snowflakes are alike.”
town is in. Another reason to can- Well, I can find you something
cel school. That beautiful snowfall in common with about 400,000
that occurred on Tuesday night million snowflakes that molested
was harboring poison in the form Delaware County on Tuesday
of…acid snow. night.
Like its evil liquid brother It was so obvious that some-
acid rain, acid snow occurs when thing was wrong with that snow.
On Tuesday evening, Delaware poison from toxic factories leaks Not just the irritation it caused to
was silenced by the most beauti- into the earthly water cycle and my eye. The way it weightlessly
ful snow to ever blanket its hills. is magically transported into the puffed up on the ground. Its ex-
Heavenly snowflakes have never atmosphere. There, if it is cold cessive glistening. Its yellow tint
fallen so gently upon the humanly enough and gases are swirling at in certain places. Its taste shock-
grounds we tread—the snow so tremendous rates, it turns to snow ingly similar to urine. Acid snow
soft, you could scoop the free, and falls down on cities like Dela- could have been the only answer.
white powder up in your hands ware, landing in people’s eyes, So what are we to do now? The
and snort it, only to feel tremen- most of whom are generally spin- acid snow is all around us, slowly
dous ecstasy and a rush to the ning around with their hands out, melting into the earth, collecting
central nervous system. O joyous looking up into the night sky like many more evil toxins and metals
night. idiots. and dirty things to transport into
When I stepped outside to And this is the correct informa- the atmosphere.
experience the sparkling winter tion. I looked all of it up on Wiki- What will happen to all the
treat, I laughed to myself, stuck pedia under “acid snow,” although students who, having never seen
out my hands and spun around in the administrators might have de- snow, frolicked about in it, sprin-
circles, looking upward into the leted that by now. They have their kled it all over their bodies and ate
dark sky. I concentrated on the heads up places sometimes. the yellow kind? What if the acid
little white dots floating nearer How can something so peace- snow happened because of terror-
and nearer my face, until one of ful and angelic be contaminated ists? Would it be better if global
the little bastards landed directly with so much hate, poison, hostil- warming melted the acid snow?
in my right eye. It dissolved im- ity and crystalline water ice? Cra- Would you rather be burned alive
mediately, but the burning sensa- zy hippy liberals want us to freak or drowned?
tion stayed with me well into the out about global warming. Hey These are the questions we
night. Al Gore, my eye is killing me and must pose to the leaders of our
I tried to think why an inno- it has nothing to do with green- country: the administrators of
cent little snowflake could cause house gases and everything to do Wikipedia and YouTube, and the
so much pain and irritation to my with poisoned ice flakes. Doesn’t American Idol panel.
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Photos recall
memories of
younger times
As I sat there, young and vul-
nerable, posing for one of count-
less photographs my parents took
(and continue to take) of their
only child, I can’t help but won-
der what sorts of thoughts were
running through my head at the
time.
“Life, they [the existentialists] If little Ben was capable of ar-
suggest, has no inherent meaning; ticulating such thoughts, I won-
what matters is the meaning that der he would say about the future.
I give to it.” Did I dream big dreams, or just (c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc.
-Regina Sewell, Outlook Week- wonder when naptime was? As I
ly, January 25-January 31, 2007 grew taller and taller, my blonde
Letter to the Editor
edition hair turned darker and darker, my
baby fat became…well, remained
Friends of mine have photo- baby fat.
graphs of loved ones and friends
throughout their rooms, often
covering entire walls with such
Have I done little Ben justice? I
haven’t lost that sparkle in my eye
and that sense of wonder in my
face, have I? In the nearly twenty
Don’t focus on the negatives
displays. Being the narcissist that
I am, I have pictures of myself years that have passed since this Dear Editor, have been in the Transcript. What was what saved us and we won the
sticky-tacked above my desk— picture was taken, I have built happened was that our meet was meet, 104 to 101.
baby pictures, to be more specific. upon my journey and added to it I am a member of the men’s scheduled to begin at 6:00, but we This was the story that should
While this might strike some in a meaningful way, haven’t I? Swimming and Diving Team, and were forced to start two hours lat- have appeared in the Transcript.
of you as awkward, others of you It is all too easy—particularly in first of all, I appreciate what the er because of an accident on I-71 Not the story about us losing. Next
might be able to relate to the de- the tumult of our college years—to Transcript says about the prog- that delayed Mount Union. Both time, put in something positive
sire I have to remain connected to fall into the pit of conceding that it ress of our team, but [last week’s] teams were equals in strength, rather than a negative event. Also,
the past—my past, to be more spe- might not get any better than this edition was very frustrating. talent and numbers, which we all don’t measure us by how many
cific. In “The Modern Temper,” a and that our best days have come Now, the story in [last week’s] knew would make this a fun and times we win or lose, but by how
class I am taking within the Hu- and gone. But what we must edition was about our loss to Ken- tough competition. we perform. Do you know that
manities-Classics department, we never forget – indeed, what our yon almost two weeks ago. First, The first third of the meet went we have two All Americans on the
call this concept historicism. happiness is contingent upon – is I would like to congratulate the fairly well for both teams. We team? Do you know we may have
In others words, believers in this: the best is yet to come. person who said that we got sec- acheived many second places but a future Olympian on our team?
historicism maintain a certain By giving our lives the meaning ond place in a dual meet. I wish to by our first break, we were down Do you know we have one of the
mindfulness of history—the trag- we could only dream of as chil- remind them that getting second 8 points. In the second third, we highest GPA’s on campus? I know
edies and the triumphs—in hopes dren, we will successfully achieve place in a dual meet is the same lost many events but we were able there are a lot of things you do not
that the course they plot might be that sense of meaning that Regina as losing. to hold our ground. After our know about us, because you only
deliberately influenced by what Sewell alludes to in the quote from We can accept that we lost, second break, the entire men’s look at whether we win or lose, not
has come before. her column I’ve included above. mostly because it is Kenyon and team held a meeting and we were how we do. Next time you write
One undated photograph in So go ahead and look at your they have won our conference able to motivate all of us. By this an article about the Men’s Swim
particular, in which I’m guessing baby pictures. Marvel at how for the past thirty years and are point, we were down by 19 points, Team, mention something about
I can’t be any older than four, al- much you’ve changed, how much among the top five in the nation. which made our situation look a swimmer achieving a career best
ways seems to bring me pause. I you’ve grown, the beautiful child But what really upset me and bleak. There were two events left, swim, then you will know what we
look into little Ben’s eyes, see the you once were, and the miracle many other members of our team the 100 Breastroke and the 200 are all about.
way the light from a nearby win- that you’ve become—because we was you focused on our loss to Ke- Free Relay. But we rallied behind
dow hits my shoulder and right can only imagine the miracles that nyon, not our victory over Mount our breastrokers and they were Sincerely,
arm, and then marvel at my tiny, are in store. And if anyone asks, Union the day before. able to get first, second and third, Brian J. Fahey (’09)
tiny hands. tell them little Ben sent you. This is the real story that should propelling us into the lead. That
Thursday, February 8, 2007 The Transcript Page 7
Why Colts Students given Calendar Sports
won ring
chance to win big
Men’s and Women’s
Briefs
Track and Field
Feb. 9 at Capital Invitational
By sinking a few shots on the this third consecutive shot earns Feb. 10 All-Ohio Division III
basketball court, lucky Battling the $10,000 prize, offered with meet at Otterbein
Bishops fans could be sinking assistance from Dublin-based Women’s Basketball Women’s Track
their teeth into free pizza or even Stifel Nicolaus, a regional broker- Feb. 10 at Wittenberg 2:00
$10,000 in cash. age and investment banking firm, Feb. 14 WOOSTER 6:00 The women’s track team
Marco’s Pizza and Stifel, Nico- and its senior vice president, Ste- Men’s Basketball had a busy weekend trav-
laus & Co. have teamed up with ven Jefferis of Delaware. Jefferis, Feb. 10 EARLHAM 3:00 eling to two away meets.
Ohio Wesleyan’s athletics depart- as Ingles said, is a Wittenberg Feb. 14 OBERLIN 8:00
ment to create the $10,000 Half- University graduate, which makes Freshman Claire Everhart
Men’s and Women’s and Sarah Shinn won events
After spending “Super Sunday” time Shootout. The contest will it especially meaningful that he is
Swimming
in front of the television, I came be held at all men’s and women’s supporting this rival Ohio Wes-
Feb. 8-10 NCAC at the Fazoli’s Open, hosted
up with my top 10 reasons the home basketball games, unless leyan effort. by the University of Findlay
championship
Colts sent Brian Urlacher and the someone scores the grand prize So far, Ingles said, the shoot-
meet at Canton on Friday. The meet was not
Chicago Bears into hibernation before the home season ends with out has netted fans about a half
scored. They placed fifth at
Shannon
until next year. a doubleheader Feb. 14. dozen pizzas. No one has made
10. Bud Light’s rock, paper, “This is just a lot of fun,” said the center court shot or tried for the Crusader Invitational
scissors commercial Roger Ingles, OWU’s athletics di- the grand prize. During the sea- Saturday. The 800-meter
I know this had no impact on rector and co-creator of the new son, Stifel Nicolaus, 655 Metro (from page 8) relay team of senior Ericka
the game but it was probably the contest. “The fans are excited Place South, Suite 200, Dublin, is
Newell, freshman Casey
funniest ad on the most expensive about the shootout, and it’s great supporting up to 10 tries for the In 1962 the men’s basketball
marketing night of the year. to work with local businesses to $10,000. Any shots left on Feb. Ridgeway , Erica Wehner
team won the OAC championship,
9.Terrible Half-Time Show provide it.” 14 will be split between the men’s its first league title since 1949. The
and Ashlie Britton com-
Who told the NFL that Prince As fans enter each home game, and women’s games that day. Bishops 21-3 season set a school bined to score 52 points.
is what people wanted to see? All they are invited to register for “And we’re going to make sure record for winning percentage Wilmington won the meet
it did was get the teams off the the shootout. During halftime, all 10 shots are taken,” Ingles said. and Shannon was voted Ohio Col- with 156 points. Friday the
field and take the excitement out 10 names are drawn to take part “During the last games, all shots lege Coach of the Year.
of many Bears fans. in that night’s event. Participants will be from three-quarters court team travels to Capital for
Not only was Shannon a great
8. The Colts didn’t win the begin by taking a three-point shot, for the big money. People won’t coach, but a great player himself.
the Capital Invitational and
toss which places them 19 feet, 9 inch- have to make any preliminary Shannon had to turn down a pro- Saturday their on the road
The last four teams to win the es away from the basket. Those baskets to be able to try for the fessional baseball contract with again to Otterbein for the
coin toss in the Super Bowl have who sink this shot earn a free piz- grand prize.” the Cleveland Indians in his youth All-Ohio Division III meet.
lost the game. Teams should for- za from Marco’s Pizza. To be eligible for the $10,000 because of deployment in WWII.
feit the toss. Forget “Tails Never Those who make the first shot Halftime Shootout, fans must be After the war, he became a player
Fails” and say “The team that wins also are eligible to take a second age 18 or older and cannot have and coach with the Youngstown
Men’s Track
the toss, always gets the loss.” shot from center court, about 45 played or coached college bas- Bears, a forerunner of the NBA,
7. The game was in Miami feet away from the basket. Par- ketball anytime within the previ- before finding a home coaching Friday the men’s track
Great quarterbacks like Steve ticipants who put this ball in the ous five years. They also can’t be for Ohio Wesleyan. team traveled to the Univer-
Young and John Elway have had bucket earn 10 free Marco’s piz- employees or family members “He was so modest that I think
great games and won Super Bowls zas to share with people sitting in of employees of Ohio Wesleyan, sity of Findlay. Sophomore
he would be shocked about this Clay Davis turned in Ohio
when playing in Miami. It’s also their row of the stands. They also Marco’s Pizza or Stifel Nicolaus. honor,” Kate said. “I think it is a
ironic that Manning received his get to try for the $10,000 grand “Our games always provide ex- wonderful campaign and shows Wesleyan’s best individual
ring in the city where Hall of Fame prize by taking a third shot from citement and entertainment,” In- the friendships and loyalties that finish, finishing third in the
quarterback Dan Marino played three-quarters court, which trans- gles says. “We hope the $10,000 continue to grow with your team- 3000-meter run. Saturday
and ended up ringless. lates into about 70 feet, 5 inches Halftime Shootout adds to the mates and classmates even after
6. Coaching of air. fun.” they continued their com-
CBJ_OhioWes 2/6/07 9:38 AM Page 1 graduation.” petition in Columbus at the
Tony Dungy earns a ring a few Anyone lucky enough to make OWU online
C M Y CM MY CY CMY K
years after the Tampa Bay Buc- Crusader Invitational hosted
caneers fired him and then Jon by Capital. Sophomore Ryan
Gruden won with Dungy’s team. Ellis and freshman Chris-
5. Defense shows playoffs
are all that matters tian Schlabach won events.
It doesn’t matter the Colts de- Ellis won the 200-meter
fense gave up 143 yards to Ron dash in a time of :23.08 and
Dayne in week 16 and almost 400 added a fifth-place finish
yards to the Jaguars in week 14. in the 55-meter dash, while
After stepping up in the playoffs,
nobody will remember they had Schlabach won the 800-me-
the worst rush defense in the ter run in 1:59.11. The men
league. finshed along side the wom-
4. Colts – Vanderjagt + Vi- en for fifth place. The men
natieri = Super Bowl Ring will also join the women this
The Colts hadn’t won in the
playoffs, but Adam Vinatieri weekend as they travel Fri-
had. So, when the Colts got rid of day to Capital and Saturday
Vanderjagt, they signed a winner to Otterbein.
and they won. I wonder if that
“idiot kicker” Mike Vanderjagt is
sitting at his house thinking about
Men’s and
how he shanked his career away Women’s
against the Steelers in 2006. Swimming
3. Running game without
an “Edge” The women’s and men’s
Dominic Rhodes and Joseph
Addai help Manning by having swimming teams begin
good games running the football. their NCAC tournament to-
I hope Edgerrin James’ paycheck morrow through Saturday
feels as good as the ring he doesn’t at C.T. Branin Natatorium
have on his finger. in Canton, Ohio. The 2007
2. Rex Grossman played
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Bishops Sports
Men’s Basketball
Key senior missing
doesn’t stop bishops
By Will Bridgeo was serious, but the full extent of the second half, scoring the first
Staff Reporter the injury would not be known six points of the half, and put the
until he had an MRI. game out of the Gators’ reach with
Playing without senior Ben Cafarella was 7-10 from the a 12-2 run led by Cafarella.
Chojnacki in Saturday’s men’s field, and 6-7 from 3-point range. Displeased by last week’s lack-
basketball game vs. Allegheny, DeWitt said when Cafarella plays luster performance in a 54-52 loss
Coach Mike DeWitt told his team with confidence he really helps to Wabash College, DeWitt em-
to step it up a notch, and Junior the team. phasized the team’s need for con-
Brian Cafarella took DeWitt’s “Brian did a great job coming sistent intensity.
words to heart. off the bench and giving us some “Coming off the disappoint-
He broke out for a career-high tremendous shooting” DeWitt ing loss to Wabash, we just tried
20 points off the bench to lead the said. to focus on what we needed to do
men’s basketball team to an 87- OWU jumped out in front with to get ourselves ready to play with
58 NCAC win over Allegheny at a 7-0 lead after a couple of baskets the intensity that we need to play
Branch Rickey Arena. from junior Jesse Jean, and a 3- with every game,” he said.
“I knew I was going to need to pointer from junior Ted Uritus. Jean finished the game with 14
make a few more shots in order Allegheny cut the lead to 13- points and Uritus had 10. Junior
for us to be successful,” Cafarella 11 halfway through the first half. Dustin Rudegeair led the team in
said. “I was looking for my shot a The Bishops answered with a 9-0 rebounds with 9.
little more, and after I made my run to go up 22-11 with 9:00 re- The Bishops lost last night 71-
first two threes I felt pretty good.” maining in the first half. 64 against Wittenberg. Jean led t
DeWitt said Chojnacki’s injury OWU came out strong again in with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Women’s Basketball
Bishops rally but still fall
short against Kenyon
By Ryan Jones “It was a matter of execution just 29.6 percent (16-54) from the
Staff Reporter down the stretch,” coach Nan Car- field overall, and 15.4 percent (4-
ney-DeBord said. “You can’t have 26) from beyond the arc for the
Trailing Kenyon 43-29 with a let-up after going on a 16-0 run.” game.
9:58 remaining in the second half, “We’ve got to be able to finish it Carney DeBord said she was
the likelihood of a Bishop rally better than we did tonight.” surprised by her team’s shooting
looked bleak. Tied 23-23 at halftime, the La- performance.
However, the Bishops (13-9, dies outscored the Bishops 20-6 “If you told me before the
8-5) exploded on a 16-0 run over in the first 10 minutes of the sec- game that we were only going to
the next six minutes to take a 45- ond half. The Bishops committed shoot 28 percent in the first half, I
43 lead before Kenyon (11-11, 8-5) eight turnovers and connected on would have told you no way,” she
answered with a 13-4 jaunt that only two field goals during that said. “Coming into this game we
thwarted the comeback, and pre- stretch. had been shooting it really well at
served a 56-49 victory. “We turned it over way too home.”
The loss dropped the Bishops many times; we had 24 turnovers Junior Steffi Graf sparked the
out of a second place tie with Wit- in the game,” Carney-DeBord Bishops comeback when she hit
tenberg in the NCAC. said. “We need to be more dis- a trey from the right wing. Two Photo by Lynn Albers
When asked if her team ex- ciplined with the ball when the baskets by junior Kelli Lester
pended all of its energy closing the game is tight.” sandwiched a three-point play by
Junior Kelli Lester goes up for the tip off against Kenyon
gap, coach Nan Carney-DeBord The Bishop’s shooting strug- senior Rachel Messaros that cut at the beginning of the first half. The Bishops lost the
said no. gles were evident as they managed the lead to 43-39. Senior Emily game 56-49 last night.
Shannon to be
Lloyd scored the next 7 points to
complete the Bishop run.
The Bishops had 16 offensive
rememberedShannon
rebounds compared to just 7 for
Kenyon, which kept the game
close in the first half, as neither
team led by more than 4 points.
Messaros led the Bishops with
12 points and Graf chipped in 9
Long time basketball coach Frank
points to go along with three as- to be honored Saturday; alumni to attend
sists. Sophomore Katie Hamilton fitting to honor his life with the
had 6 rebounds and Lloyd had a By Emily Steger naming of OWU’s men’s basket-
game-high 4 steals. Sports Editor ball office,” said Shilt.
Alisha Moreno totaled 15 The late men’s basketball Junior Kate Shannon, Frank
points and 4 assists for Kenyon. coach Frank E. Shannon is being Shannon’s granddaughter, said
Teammate Eva George chipped in honored on Saturday when the her grandfather was very excited
10 points and 7 rebounds. University will declare it Frank when she decided on attending
Carney-DeBord said she her Shannon Day. Shannon passed OWU. She said she had always
team has a big test Saturday at away in December 2005 at the age been close to him but only had the
Wittenberg. of 88. opportunity to see him on holi-
“We just have to regroup and The event will take place dur- days because she lived in Chicago
get ready for Saturday,” she said. ing the men’s basketball game and he lived in Delaware.
“I believe in our senior leadership against Earlham College at 3 p.m. “He would always talk to me
and am confident we will be able Men’s basketball alumni will be in about how much he loved his
to get things going in the right di- attendance and will be recognized players and what a great relation-
rection again.” along with the announcement of ship he had with them on and off
On Friday, the Bishops came a fund-raising campaign in honor court,” Kate said. “He coached in
up short against Wooster, 62-57. of Shannon. the 60’s and 70’s, retiring in 1979,
Graf scored 13 of her team-high The new fundraising campaign, so it was a time period our coun-
17 points in the second half as the Friends of Frank, was put togeth- try was going through a lot of so-
Bishops sliced a 13 point lead to er by a group of Ohio Wesleyan cial and cultural change.
one. Messaros added 16 points in alumni. The group has raised ap- His players knew he not only
the loss. proximately $22,000 and plan to offered great advice for their bas-
The Bishops travel to Wit- collect funds until the end of Feb- ketball careers, but if any of them
tenberg Saturday. The last time ruary. had problems with their friends or
these two team met the Bishops This effort is included in the school he was there to listen with
prevailed by 10 points. Their last ongoing Remembering Rickey knowledgeable advice.”
home season game Wednesday Campaign. The Friends of Frank Shannon accomplished many
against Wooster. This night will campaign will specifically fund things during his 20-year at OWU.
also be senior night. Right before the refurbishment of the offices in Not only did he coach men’s bas-
the game Emily Lloyd and Rachel Edwards Gym. ketball, but he also coached tennis
Messaros will be recognized for Art Shilt ‘64 is one of the for six years. Shannon sent two
their accomplishments and the Friends of Frank organizers and graduates to the National Basket-
contributions that they have made told OWU online about Frank. ball Association – Barry Clemens
Photo by Lynn Albers to the past four years playing for “Because Frank had such a (’65) and Tates Locke (’59).
Senior Rachel Messaros shoots for two in the game last the women’s basketball team. lasting impact on his players and
night against Kenyon. the university as a whole, it’s only See Shannon page 7