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Glenn recalls first orbit on “Friendship 7” Christine Holmes News & Managing Editor
On Feb. 20, 1962, Muskingum University alumnus John Glenn made United States history when he became the first American to orbit around the Earth. That day is now known in Ohio as Friendship 7 Day. In a 2012 interview with WMCO, Glenn recalled his orbit in the Mercury-Atlas 6 “Friendship 7” spacecraft as a time of unknown. “We didn’t know what to expect in those days,” said Glenn. Glenn said much of the research during his first orbit was focused on the astronauts involved. Every 20 minutes Glenn was supposed to read an eye chart to monitor any changes with his eyesight. The ophthalmologists at the time were concerned his eyes would change shape as the gravity changed, and it was also uncertain if it was possible to swallow while in orbit. “It was a great pleasure to find out these worries were not coming true,” said Glenn. Glenn said there were some un-
planned occurrences while in orbit. Originally, the spacecraft was supposed to run in automatic for the first few orbits, but the control malfunctioned, using too much fuel. Glenn had to take over manually by
for re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere because the heat shield came loose and wasn’t supposed to. Glenn said he wasn’t fearful, but did have “constructive apprehension.” He said fear will overcome you, so you must overcome fear. Glenn was well aware of the danger, but did his best to stay focused on the tasks at hand. He said his wife Annie was very nervous during his orbit. Glenn said she tells people that she lost 12 pounds during the first flight, but gained 12 pounds during the second. When Glenn returned to Earth, several parades were held to welcome back the astronauts in places like New York City, Washington D.C., and Cocoa Beach. NASA/Kayla Rausch/Black&Magenta However, he said that the homecoming in New Concord the end of the first orbit. was his favorite. “That was the best paGlenn also recalled the first sunrise rade of all,” said Glenn. “That was one as being a surprise to him. I really enjoyed.” He said it was “like looking out in a Glenn said the population of the meadow with a million fireflies.” town was around 1,500, but 50,000 Some adjustments were necessary people lined Main Street that day.
we never lost a game,” said Hanna. After quitting the football team, Hanna continued to focus on getting his degree in Political Science. He continued to support the football team by bringing his pet donkey, Doc. He brought Doc to school and to football games. It was at Muskingum University he met his wife, Suzi, in 1965. “Doc really did bring my wife and I together because she just so happened to love animals,” said Hanna. Hanna was a part of the MACE fraternity. Suzi was a Delta Gamma Theta. They married in 1968, and spent their honeymoon in Zanesville. Along with Doc, he also kept ducks and snakes in his dorm room.
Hanna’s stories at Muskingum also included renting an apartment from John Glenn’s mother. Hanna has become a nationally acclaimed zookeeper and is the Director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Hanna attributes his success to working hard his entire life. “I was taught [three words]. Hard work and enthusiasm,” said Hanna. “Work hard and love what you do. I’ve just lived up to that my whole life, knowing what I’d do at 16. Some people may not be fortunate enough to know what they wanted to do, but Muskingum was a great school. They worked with me.” In his years and experiences, Hanna
“Jungle Jack’s” blast from the past Martin Kurtz Orbit Media Reporter
“Jungle Jack” Hanna is a famous Muskingum University alumnus. He has numerous stories of his time spent at Muskingum and respects the university. Hanna was born in Tennessee and went to boarding school before attending Muskingum. Hanna came to Muskingum after he was rejected by numerous other schools because of low test scores. At Muskingum University he played for the football team for his first few semesters. “Back in those days, that first year,
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offered advice to others. “If you work hard, [people in] your professions will know that,” said Hanna. “If you don’t work hard, you’re going to fail. I was just lucky they saw how hard I worked.” He enjoyed all the years and experiences that Muskingum gave him. “I just want people to understand that they’re graduating from a great school,” said Hanna. “You have that degree. Go out there and if you have to, dig ditches.” Hanna frequently travels and he can be seen on national TV programs to do education skits with animals. He hopes to retire in the next few years.
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Christine Holmes, News & Managing Editor
Director of Student Conduct leaves
Search continues to fill Student Affairs position Karysa Kent Orbit Media Reporter
On Feb. 6, former Director of Student Conduct, Anthony Polito, worked his last day at Muskingum University. Polito is now employed at Columbus State Community College. He will be serving as the Program Coordinator in Student Conduct. According to Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Janet Heeter-Bass, Anthony Polito’s decision to accept another job in Columbus was based on the opportunity to move closer to other family members living
in the area. Heeter-Bass explained that Polito’s new position deals with campus conduct dealing with behavioral and academic issues. She thinks Polito did a great job in his position during his time at Muskingum University. “He was here for two and a half years and really provided us with a good transition into the time when we had to do a lot of work on our disciplinary process through conduct processes and started into the area of Title IX,” said Heeter-Bass. Now that the Director of Student
Conduct position is open to applicants Muskingum University will do a rolling search. “We will search until we find the best match for Muskingum,” said Heeter-Bass. Until the position is filled, employees of Student Affairs are splitting up the student conduct work Polito would have done. The search for a replacement has already begun and one candidate has been interviewed to date. A candidate has already brought in to interview for the Director of Student Conduct position.
When it comes to what type of person can work well as a Director of Student Conduct, Heeter-Bass wants a candidate who has particular qualities that fit the job. “The most important for me is that we have somebody who understands Muskingum and understands our students and has a desire to work with the students,” said Heeter-Bass. “Also does a lot of work in the area of Title IX, which is relatively new.” Heeter-Bass and the other interviewers will keep bringing in possible candidates until a candidate can be selected as the best person for the position.
system and affects the immune system. Mazeroski was loved by Muskingum’s campus and the community. Two years after he became ill, Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education and Volleyball Coach, Elizabeth Zicha wanted to bring awareness by hosting a bone marrow registry drive at Muskingum. Zicha mentioned that as a health educator she learned a lot while seeing Mazeroski go through procedures at The Cleveland Clinic. He did not have any blood siblings and according to Zicha did not have a donor match. The bone marrow registry drive was held on Feb. 7, 2002, drawing both community and campus support for Mazeroski. Out of that drive six individuals were bone marrow donor matches. “[President Steele] was so supportive of this and what we were trying to do and, of course, the big thing is when you take on something like this, are you going to have enough funding to pull it off?” said Zicha. “Which we did, so that was just the neatest thing. While we couldn’t find a donor for him. When I think about the other six people I think, ‘oh my golly, that was wonderful.’” Looking back at the bone marrow registry drive Zicha saw it as a success. “I think that it’s great,” said Zicha. “I keep thinking to myself, ‘why don’t we have another one?’” A total of 77 individuals attended the event and six of those later turned out to be a bone marrow match. One of which was 1994 alumnus Julie McKendry Matheny. “I like to think of my relationship with Maz as being so special and one-
of-a-kind and for me it was,” said McKendry Matheny. “But, what I know today is how Maz made almost everyone feel like his relationship with them was one-of-a-kind and so special, which is what made Maz so special. So, then when Maz was sick and needed bone marrow, even though I was no longer living in New Concord, I couldn’t think of anything else that I wanted to do on that day except to go down and get tested to see if I was a match for Maz.” During her time at Muskingum University Matheny, then McKendry, saw Maz as a mentor. The Bone Marrow Registry Drive was held after Matheny graduated and she still decided to come back and get tested to see if she could be a donor. In 2004 Matheny received a phone call that she had a bone marrow match to someone who needed bone marrow. “Sometimes, it’s a little bit overwhelming emotionally to think about it,” said McKendry Matheny. “It’s weird for me to think about or talk about it especially because of [my bone marrow recipient’s] mom. They will just send me a message at Christmas or on his birthday and they will just say, ‘oh, hey I just had another piec e of birthday cake because of you’ and emotionally it can be overwhelming trying to wrap your head around it. So I always just try to think of Maz because I did this because of Maz. [He] was such an influence on the lives of [everyone] that he touched. Even if I could do this one thing, I would do it to help one other person. That would make Maz proud.” To this day, Mazeroski’s family and friends still remember his impact on
the community. His widow Barb Mazeroski Rexroad “Maz was a very personable, genuine, kind and upbeat man, who was extremely well thought of andrespected, both on campus, and in the community,” said Barb Mazeroski Rexroad. “He often said that he bled black and magenta. Remarks made include, ‘Mr. Muskie’ ‘Always had a smile and good word’ ‘Muskingum attitude’ ‘Always a handshake.’ His gleaming smile and positive attitude were his Muskie trademarks and he carried that positive attitude during his cancer battle. He would say, ‘If I can teach just one person how to handle this dreaded disease, then I’ve succeeded.’” Mazeroski’s daughter Jenna recalled her father and his legacy. “I remember the night my father sat my sister and I down and broke the news that he was resigning from the baseball team so he could spend more time with his family,” said Jenna Mazeroski. “In his mind he thought that he was doing something to make us happy, but we both ended up crying the rest of the night. Not only had my Father truly connected with the college, but his biggest fans, his family, had a special place in their heart for the team as well.” According to the bethematch.com, bone marrow donors must be under 61 years-old. Donors must also have a six out of six or 10 out of 10 matches, although a five out of six or a four of six match can be successful. This means that a recipient and donor have similar antigens for a stem cell transplant. Over a decade after Mazeroski’s passing community members still fondly recall his legacy.
Community remembers beloved alumnus
Black&Magenta Archive Ronald “Maz” Mazeroski was a well-known coach among other positions at Muskingum. Kathryn Kellar Editor-in-Chief On Feb. 7, 2003 a beloved member of the Muskingum community passed away. For those who didn’t know Ronald “Maz” Mazeroski, he was the Director of Alumni Relations, a coach, a staff member, a Hall of Fame member, and an alumnus of Muskingum University. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Aug. 2000, a type of cancer that occurs within the lymphatic
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New recycling committee Aaron Eno Orbit Media Reporter Student Senate recently passed the formation of a committee that would make a plan to bring recycling to Muskingum University. The launch of the committee originated from junior Environmental Science major, Connor Hann. Hann is also the West Hill Representative on Student Senate. “As West Hill representative I [received] a lot of concerns from residents,” said Hann. “Freshmen and transfers really were shocked that we didn’t have recycling,” These concerns prompted the formation of a committee. As for the actual committee, Hann explained, “Currently we are researching the different departments on campus, specifically
Physical Plant, Student Life, and Admissions. Basically, what that means is reaching out to them to get information on their end.” The committee’s job is to figure out all of the logistics behind bringing recycling to Muskingum, as well as lots of research. The primary goal is to bring recycling to the residential halls. “But hopefully this committee can get through those obstacles and create a successful sustainable recycling program in the residential halls,” said Hann.“There’s the three R’s of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle and recycle’ is one of the easier ones to do for people,” said Hann. Student Senate, on Feb. 3, passed the revised set of rules regarding the formation of committees. This revision was also led by Hann.
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Three “remarkable women” honored Christine Holmes News & Managing Editor
Two Muskingum University notable women will be honored by the John and Annie Glenn Museum Foundation as “Remarkable Women: Past, Present, and Future” for 2015. Muskingum University president, Anne C. Steele and past student body president and senior, Danielle Crown will be recognized as the present and future honorees at a luncheon held in Caldwell Hall on Feb. 28. According to Don McKendry, Executive Director of The John and Annie
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“I nominated her because she is not only a strong student academically, but when she is involved in co-curricular organizations, she commits the time it takes to be good in the role she has been presented with,” said Heeter-Bass. “As Senate President, I thought she did a great job of establishing strong lines of communication between Senate and other staff on campus.” Also being honored in the past category is Karen Brown. Brown spent 28 years teaching Spanish at Ohio University and 22 years as manager of the Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra.
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Feb. 10 - Subject reported possibly being drugged by friends at Moore Hall. - Person reported that someone took items from their apartment. It was referred to NCPD. Feb. 11 - Assisted NCPD on a minor car accident. Feb. 13 - Someone reported that their credit card was stolen from their dorm room at Moore Hall. - Assisted NCPD in looking for a car driving recklessly. No car was located. - Backed up NCPD while a subject was questioned about a vandalism incident.
Feb. 14 - Someone or multiple people attempted to gain entry into MACE House and broke the door handle off the back door. - Physical Plant called to report that someone had propped open other doors at MACE House. The building checked secure. - Somebody attempted to make entry in to the Phi Tau house, but was unsuccessful. Building checked secure. Feb. 15 - Responded to a minor accident in Kelley Back lot. Throughout the week - Four vehicle jump starts. - Five student transports. - Fifteen parking tickets issued.
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Dog park plans move forward Karysa Kent Orbit Media Reporter
Christine Holmes/Black&Magenta New Concord firefighter Travis Roach was the paramedic who helped save a heart attack patient on Feb. 5.
Paramedics win hospital award New Concord named fastest response to heart attack Christine Holmes News & Managing Editor The New Concord Fire Department was awarded the local 2014 STEMI Star Award by Genesis HealthCare System for its 43 minute response time to a heart attack. STEMI stands for SegemnT Elevation Myocardial Infarction. New Concord firefighter, Travis Roach, was the paramedic who responded to a man having chest pains. Roach said the patient was very pale and ill-looking upon arrival. After performing several procedures, it was determined the man was having a heart attack. “The biggest thing is identifying the problem,” said Roach. “Once you identify the problem, you have to rapidly make decisions and do things to transport the patient.” Roach said it is vital to respond quickly to heart attack emergencies. “When it comes to heart attacks, time is muscle,” said Roach.
Roach said it is a race against time before the heart muscle begins to die. Roach said he feels pressure, but relies on his training and experience to get things done. “As soon as we get there, as soon as we can identify the problem, get them in the truck and going, the better,” said Roach. Assisting Roach with the response was Ian Fellers. Fellers helped Roach by loading the patient into the truck, attaching the heart monitor, and driving to Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. Roach said the New Concord Fire Department has won the monthly STEMI Star Award several times, but winning for the year is a first. “We’ve always had a high standard here of treatment and care,” said Roach. “It just goes to show that we’re continuing along that path of helping people.” The New Concord Fire Department was formally presented the award by Genesis HealthCare System on Feb. 5.
New Concord Area Arts and Recreation District, also known as NCAARD, is teaming up with the Dog Park Development Committee to welcome dogs and create New Concord’s very own dog park. The Program Director of NCAARD, Judy Beetem, looks forward to the finished product. “We want people to be able to come down and exercise their dogs off leash,” said Beetem. “It will also give people a safe place to exercise their dogs that will not infringe on non-dog owners.” Beetem said that this park will also let dog owners socialize with other dog owners as long as the owner is there with a leash. Rules and regulations were also discussed and put in place for the park. Each dog will need to be licensed, have a collar, and have updated vaccines. NCAARD and the Dog Park Development Committee have already looked at and discussed a location for the dog park. The plot that NCAARD and the Dog Park Development Committee are looking at is located next to the swim-
ming pool on John Glenn School Dr. The Dog Park Development Committee and NCAARD started presenting the material they have on the dog park’s needs. “Well we just presented it, the proposal to the [New Concord] Village Council,” said Beetem. “I’ve been working with Charlotte Colley, the Village Administrator. We just went and said what we’d like to do.” Beetem, also mentioned that the space already has mowing services. She mentioned that the organization still needs to talk with New Concord about getting running water from the local pool, mowing for inside and outside of the fenced in area, and trash pickup. Beetem had another item to add to the fundraising list, so the organizations could have money for the dog park. “So we’ll do things like dog shows, there’s Yappy Hour that we may do up at the Terra Cotta [Vineyards] winery and Howloween, so it’s a costume contest,” said Beetem. Beetem estimated that the dog park will take two to three years to complete. New Concord Council approved the Dog Park Planning Committee to continue planning at the Feb. 10 meeting.
EMSB honors Coach John Kelley Brenna Busby Orbit Media Reporter John Kelley retired from Head Coach of the John Glenn High School football team in 2014. He was presented an award at the East Muskingum Board of Education Meeting on Feb. 12. In the upcoming summer months of 2015, Kelley will be welcomed into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Almost everyone in attendance of the meeting had a short anecdote or memory to share about Kelley, including members of the school board. Ken Blood, a Board of Education Member, joked about wishing he would have had at least one boy, that way Kelley could have coached him. One member was a neighbor of Kelley’s and said how nice those years were and how they were with random spur of the moment chats around the neighborhood. One after one, people took turns sharing their memories of the former coach, and once the narratives had ceased they played a tribute video. The video was produced by Aaron
Spragg, Founder and CEO of Storied Rivals. Various seniors on the team during his final season this past fall talked about what is was like playing for Kelley. The video is available for viewing at Storied Rivals’ website. The video consists of shots of Kelley in action, coaching both on and off the field. Following the video, Matt Abbott, President of the East Muskingum Board of Education, presented Kelley with his award. Prior to recognizing Kelley, the Board of Education also recognized five local high school seniors for receiving the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. However, those students were not in attendance that evening. The meeting also featured curriculum reports from teachers in the mathematics and Language Arts Department from each grade level. The East Muskingum School Board has their next meeting on Thursday March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the District Center at 13505 John Glenn School Road in New Concord.
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Letters from China: Three love stories from the east
Yuanna Liu Columnist
“Romeo and Juliet” is a well-known love story in western countries. The western world might not realize that there are eastern ‘Romeos’ and ‘Juliets.’ There are three well-known love stories in China. Perhaps “Butterfly’s Love” is the best-known. In ancient China, girls were not allowed to go to school. A girl named Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a man so she could go to school. While there she fell in love with an intelligent, hard-working man called Liang Shanbo. After graduation Liang found out that Zhu was a girl and proposed to her. Zhu’s father had already arranged a marriage for her and refused to accept Liang as his son-in-law because Liang was poor.
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the cowherd and had two children. Her mother was angry about the marriage and forced her daughter to come back to heaven. However, her mother did not want to see her lovely daughter heartbroken and finally allowed her to meet the cowherd on July 7 every year. The story is connected to the idea that all magpies will come together and make themselves a bridge for the cowherd and the weaving maid to reunite. It is said that on Valentine’s Day, people can hear the cowherd and the weaving maid’s private conversation under the grape trellis. The third story is based on West Lake, located on the east coast of China. Many poets were attracted by its lovely scenery and left beautiful poems there. There is a bridge called Broken Bridge on the lake. It is said that it was the bridge where
White Snake met Xu Xian on an rainy April day. Xu Xian fell in love with White Snake the first time he saw her. She wore long white dress, with an umbrella in her hands. When Xu Xian found White Snake was actually a snake, he was shocked at first but still stayed with her. He believed love could walk beyond the boundary of different worlds. However, a senior monk whose job was to get rid of the goblins, arrested White Snake and put her into a tower called Storm Tower, located beside West lake. From these legends, we not only learn the ancient Chinese attitude toward love, but also see different aspects of life during the times the stories were written. Throughout the long history of China, some aspects of these stories still influence attitudes about love in contemporary generations.
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like. Then host families can contact the students by email and exchange phone numbers to get in touch. Katharina Schindler, an international student from Germany, said, “It helps to get to know the culture and to have someone that you can call or email when you need help.” The students do different activities with the families throughout their time here at Muskingum. “We went to a high school football game and we went hiking,” said Schindler. Each host family offers a variety of experiences for international students. “We went to a meeting with their church and we all eat together,” said Carivenc. “It was nice.” The host family acts as a support group and second family for the international students for their time here at Muskingum. “It is always good to have someone like a family, because yours is so far away,” said Schindler. All the families involved are volunteers that are from the local area.
Local host families provide some international students a genuine American experience International students at Muskingum University can sign up to be connected with a host family. These families help the students in their every day life activities. Host families help to make international students a part of their family and help international students learn about American culture. In turn the host family can also learn about the student’s country. “I think is a good way to learn about the culture, the language, how do they live and it is a good way to see the real American life,” said Pauline Carivenc, an international student from France. “It is a family away from home.” At the beginning of the year the international students go to a dinner at a local church. At this dinner they get to know different families in the community and at the end the international students can sign up to get a host family if they are interested. The families can look over the forms that the students filled out and decide which profile they
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We interrupt Senior year as told by Kandee to bring you a very important message
I saw Fifty Shades of Grey, so sue me Fifty Shades of Grey sold $ 81.7 million in tickets over Va l e n t i n e ’ s Day weekend and I accounted for one. This novel and feature film aroused Kandee Ferrell (pun intendSpecial Sections/ ed) arguments Opinion Editor about the Bondage Domination Sadism Masochism (BDSM) lifestyle that some show flagrant disdain for, while others embrace it with tied up arms. While I think a conversation about keeping your opinions out of the privacies of other couple’s bedrooms is one worth having (Get a life guys.) Take a lesson in “To each their own,” I was more interested in the female character Anastasia, and why college aged women may be rooting her on. Yes, I read Fifty Shades of Grey.
Yes, I enjoyed the novels despite my imminent degree in English literature. The novels play on the very hope that many women my age are experiencing right now. The hope that it is in our very plainness, insecurity, and bad taste in clothing that will attract a brooding, broken man that needs us. Our aversion to social interaction and innocence will attract a man willing to *coughs* teach us to grow up. It must be true, considering the fact that the novels sold more than 100 million copies. Now, I do consider that some of those copies also went to women who are on the other side of the spectrum. The ones who found the guy, settled down, and then slowly got ridiculously bored with him. But, I do feel a lot of them went to ladies like me. We are in a state of constant alert, looking for that guy who could make our lives suddenly exciting, the guy who will finally appreciate our straight
across bangs and morning breath. Anastasia’s just an English major who wears band T-shirts to the club and drunk-calls the guy she’s into. She could be any of us. So, when we see her get the guy, it’s hard to focus on anything else except the fact that she just proved we could do the same. Yes, I know, there are also some major BDSM scenes, but she got the guy, so I am hopeful. All I’m trying to say here is don’t judge the girls who are so embarrassed to like this novel that they create a second amazon account to buy it on an e-reader, so that one, there’s no proof of purchase, and two, there’s no cover to expose to the world when they read in the park. These novels are full of sex. It’s true. But, they’re also full of a girl who is seemingly ordinary and finds herself loved by a man. So, maybe the girl next to you who is flushing red and more tense than you should be at a bus stop isn’t just look-
ing to read a dirty novel. Maybe, she’s looking to read a dirty novel where the plain girl finds out that she isn’t plain. She matters. Her obsession with literature is hot, not nerdy, and her flannels are acceptable in four star restaurants. On to the film which crushed my hopes and dreams, for all of eternity. Unlike the novels, I did not see a girl appreciated for her plainness. I saw a lack of continuity in storyline and zero chemistry between main characters. Actors, Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, tried their best, but no one tells the story of an ordinary girl living the dream better than ordinary girls in the privacy of their own homes. It was a complete failure. The only thing they did right was opening on Valentine’s Day weekend. The soundtrack also stole my heart, Ellie Goulding was a goddess but Anastasia was not. All in all, I was 50 shades of disappointed in this film.
Life is full of surprising moments. Looking back makes me feel both embarrassed and confused. Sometimes I wonder why Kathryn Kellar I did things or Editor-in-Chief why I acted a certain way. My past is filled with numerous learning experiences that at the time seemed quite painful and sometimes they do occasionally still sting a little. But more importantly, I constantly look to the future. Right now, I am very focused on moving forward with my life. I spend time working on perfecting my resume, so that there are no mistakes. I spend hours searching numerous websites looking for jobs. I am searching for a job in a world where people tell me that journalism is dying and that newspapers aren’t hiring, they are firing. The more that I hear people tell me that it’s harder, the more dedicated I
become. I am determined to get a job in a field that I love, spending every day doing what I love. Some moments I think about the future and how I have absolutely no clue. I could be living at home with my parents after graduating this upcoming May. This is my absolute last resort. I want freedom to start anew. When will I ever be this young and free? Right now, nothing is tying me down anywhere. A new chapter sounds thrilling and much needed. Maybe that’s why I love searching for jobs. I love the possibility. It is truly exciting to think that in the near future I could live in a new place that is my own that I can choose. I look forward to stepping into the adult world and starting fresh. I am looking forward to the end result. The journey to the finish line is very clear and, at some moments, scary. What if I can’t get a job? What if I am not good enough? What if I am competing with other journalists who have more experience? What if I have to live at home with my parents? The ‘what ifs’ can go on and on for a full article. I try to push those thoughts aside and try to remain focused on the
positives because then I can remain optimistic. If I can remain optimistic, then I can continue to look ahead and not doubt
myself. Because doubt will surely hurt me as a job applicant. Strength in who I am will be my saving grace, in those moments where I feel like I can’t.
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Muskie women falter in Rec Center Muskies go 0-2 in final home games, now tied for 8th place in the OAC Erica Canter Orbit Media Reporter Muskingum University womens basketball went 0-2 in the Rec Center falling short to both Ohio Northern University and Capital University. The two losses moved the Muskies further down in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings. The Muskies were defeated on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the Rec Center to the Capital Crusaders. The Lady Muskies fell short with 61 points to Capital’s 68. The team was led offensively by starters Mallory Taylor and Taylor Maurer. Taylor brought 14 points to the board with Maurer close behind, contributing 11 points to the game. Olivia Besancon, Jasmine Goings, and Shelbi VanMeter all brought eight points each to the contest. The Lady Muskies fell short to Capital’s leading scorers Shelby Sheets’ 24 points and Shelby Sigman’s nine. The Muskies went into the half ahead with the score 31-27. During the second half, the Crusaders took advantage of the Lady Muskies’ team fouls. Overall, Capital took 38 shots from the free throw line, making 30. The Cru-
saders made 15 points off of the Muskies’ turnovers, helping them take home the win. The Muskies were also defeated on Saturday, Feb. 14 in the Rec Center by Ohio Northern University. The Lady Muskies were unable to match ONU, with the final score 60-50. The home
game was Senior Night, honoring senior players Taylor Maurer and Hannah Mountjoy. Jasmine Goings and Olivia Besancon led Muskingum offensively with Goings taking home 15 points and Besancon with 13 points. Muskingum had the lead going into the half with a score of 27-22. Head
Coach Beth Fox said she felt optimistic going into halftime. “[I] felt pretty good,” said Fox. “They’re a good team, ninth in their region right now. I thought we were shooting well, playing great defense.” Shortly into the second half, Ohio Northern took the lead and never looked back. The Lady Muskies gave up 13 points at the foul line, with a total of 19 personal fouls by Muskingum. The Muskies went to the foul line 20 times and putting up 16 points. The Lady Muskies out shot Ohio Northern on the foul line, but came up short when shooting from the field. Ohio Northern made 22 shots from the floor in comparison to Muskingum’s 15. Regardless of the final score, Coach Fox still spoke highly of the team. “I thought our girls played well,” said Fox. “We got slowed down and we couldn’t find our momentum again.” After two losses in their home gym, the ladies are looking forward to playing their last two games of the season. The ladies will attempt to break their current tie with Marietta for the final spot in the OAC Tournament. If the Muskies and Pioneers remain tied, a coin flip will determine who gets in.
If you managed to sit through the NBA All-Star Game Sunday night, you probably saw the game as something that Chris Morgan I didn’t, an acSports Editor tual game. Let’s look at the rundown here. The game featured a combined 321 points. The score at halftime was 83-82, a score we normally don’t see until the end of the third quarter at the absolute earliest. The West ended up winning 163-158. The leading scorers’ totals were actually normal, with Russell Westbrook putting up 41 points for the West and LeBron James racking up 30 for the East, but that’s kind of where the similarities to a normal game end. The NBA All-Star Game isn’t really a game, so in all seriousness, what’s the point? There’s no defense played the entire time, which leads to the ridiculous point totals every year.
I could watch any normal NBA game, especially the Cavaliers and Hawks play against one-another, and see defense 1,000 times better than what the same players display during the All-Star Game. I realize all the players want to do is put on a show and not risk any injuries for the second half of the season, but if the players aren’t going to treat it like a normal game, then why even play it? The rest of the events over All-Star Weekend seem to draw more attention than the game itself, at least it seems that way to me. I honestly get more excitement out of watching Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving duel against each other in the 3-point contest. I still somewhat enjoy watching the dunk contest even though the game’s top players refuse to participate. I even enjoy watching Kevin Hart play in the celebrity game. At least I know there’s going to be a little effort put forward defensively in that game, not to mention seeing Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis completely school Hart on a post spin move. I used to enjoy watching the Rising
Stars Challenge but there really isn’t much defense being played in that game either. I guess the point I’m trying to make here is that if the game doesn’t really mean anything then the same results are going to continue. Look at Major League Baseball. The MLB has their system set up so that the league that wins the All-Star Game gets home-field advantage for their representative in the World Series, so naturally the players are going to play hard and give effort with that much on the line. Maybe that would get the NBA players to actually put forth some effort. Maybe not as drastic as home-court advantage, but at least something. I would love to see the winner get home-court advantage. It would definitely make things a lot more interesting, that’s for sure. So maybe it’s time for the NBA to adopt this policy if the league wants to get a better performance from their players. I know it’s a bit of a stretch, but think about it. How awesome would it be to see all
the best stars in the league actually care about the All-Star game the same way they do about the Olympics? That’s the kind of effort I want to see. I want to see players get aggressive trying to get that crucial steal. I want to see perimeter defenders actually jump up and attempt to block a shot when Kyle Korver spots up for three from the corner, not this business of simply backing off and letting him have the open shot. In what universe is that considered real defense? I want to see the big guys down low actually stand their ground in the paint and try to draw a charge or contest a layup. That’s my biggest pet peeve with the All-Star Game. I see power forwards and centers simply slide out of the way and give up easy dunks and layups. Again, someone tell me how that defense works in a real game. The way defense is really played in the NBA is very different from what I see in the All-Star Game every year. If teams played defense like they do in the All-Star Game, no one would win. Until that happens, it’s going to be very hard to watch another All-Star Game in the NBA.
Erica Canter/Black and Magenta Olivia Besancon goes up for a tough layup in the game against Ohio Northern on Feb. 11.
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Muskie student adapts to lacrosse from hockey Taylor Masterson learns to play goalie for lacrosse team after years of playing hockey in hometown Payton Patterson Orbit Media Reporter Taylor Masterson is from the northern most tip of the United States in Barrow, Alaska. Masterson is a sophomore at Muskingum University and is the starting goalie for the mens lacrosse team in their inaugural season as a varsity sport on campus. Ohio is very far from home for Masterson, who is also referred to as “Alaska” by friends on campus. New Concord and Barrow are separated by 3,298 miles. However, Masterson has an underlying reason for choosing to come all the way to the Buckeye State to further his education and have the ability to
Payton Patterson/Black&Magenta play sports. “I originally came here because I have a lot of family in Ohio,” said
Masterson. “My mom is originally from Ohio. So it was an easy choice to come here to play sports and hang out with family members I have not gotten to see.” While in Alaska, Masterson played football, basketball, and also hockey. Hockey is Masterson’s favorite sport, so it was an easy choice to play lacrosse since it is considered a sport very similar to hockey. Hockey is not among the many sports offered by Muskingum University, so Masterson was unable to play college hockey for the Muskies, but did find another option with lacrosse. There are a lot of pads to wear and a small goal to guard and protect as a goalie in hockey. Materson is used to because of his previous hockey expe-
rience. Lacrosse is very different as the net is larger in comparison and the goalie does not have as much protection either. Masterson already noticed the differences between the games even though he hasn’t spent as much time playing lacrosse. “Because of the size of the net in lacrosse, I would say it is a little more difficult,” said Masterson. “You have a lot more net to cover, you obviously have less pads, so it is just you and your stick.” Masterson and the Muskies suit up for their first game of the season at Bethany on Feb. 25 to take on the Bison. The Muskies will then be on a three game home stand from March 4 to March 15 at McConagha Stadium.
Muskie women play in final home game of the season
Erica Canter/Black&Magenta Muskingum first-year basketball player Shelbi VanMeter fights for a loose ball in the final home game of the 2014-2015 season against Ohio Northern on Feb. 14. VanMeter averages 5.9 points per game in 20 minutes of action each night for the Muskies coming off the bench. Her 5.9 points is good for sixth on the team.
Erica Canter/Black&Magenta Angela Darnley drives into the paint ready to put up a shot on Feb. 14 vs. ONU.
Erica Canter/Black&Magenta Alexandra Carson brings the ball up the court on Feb. 14 against Ohio Northern.
Erica Canter/Black&Magenta Senior Taylor Maurer looks for a pass in her final home game as a Muskie Feb. 14. Maurer and fellow senior Hannah Mountjoy were recognized before the game. Maurer is the second-leading scorer with 10.5 points per game.