Vol. 123 Issue 2
November 2018
Christine Holmes and Professor of Art Yan Sun view artwork on display at the Louis O. Palmer Art Gallery. Photo Credit: Christy Bever/Black & Magenta
News Get to know the Black & Magenta Staff
Dana Davis Editor-in-Chief danad@muskingum.edu
Michael Pagano Sports Columnist mpagano@muskingum.edu
Katelyn Mohler Staff Reporter kmohler@muskingum.edu
Chad Holmes Paginator/Staff Reporter chadh@muskingum.edu
Mary Double Staff Reporter mdouble@muskingum.edu
Brieanna Rhoades Staff Reporter brhoades@muskingum.edu
Bid Day 2018 ... Welcome new ‘sisters’
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Photo courtesy of Amanda Gaeckle The ladies of Alpha Sigma Alpha await the arrival of their new “sisters” on Bid Day.
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Student Senate discusses Patton Dining Hall Dana Davis Editor-in-Chief During the Oct. 8 Student Senate “Town Hall” meeting, Jodie Swendryck, Food Service Director with Aramark, answered several student questions about the new dining hall. Swendryck thanked student senate for getting the renovations underway to make the campus and the dining hall better. Patton Dining Hall, which reopened this fall semester after being renovated, still has some improvements to go, Swendryck told senate.
Swendryck said that they are working to improve the food, especially the grill line. She told students that the grill station was originally meant to be a made-to-order type of station. However, because of the lack of staff, it’s not made to order, which is resulting in dry and/or burnt meat. Another movement that Swendryck mentioned was the removal of straws in the dining hall and in the Bait Shop. She said with the movement across the country over the summer to remove plastic straws because of the hazards to nature, she decided that Muskingum University should be involved
in the removal of straws. She said, however, if you need a straw, you can always ask for one. She is also considering several different options for getting reusable straws in place of the plastic, disposable kind. She ended her discussion saying that the Patton Dining Hall staff feels proud to say that they work there. Any questions about the new Patton Dining Hall can be directed to Jodie Swendryck at chef@muskingum.edu. Student Senate “Town Hall” meets every other Wednesday in the Chess Center at 6 p.m.
‘Shakespeare’s Histories’ here
Katelyn Mohler/Black & Magenta Tim Mooney, the one man performer of “Shakespeare’s History,” visited campus in October. He was able to perform all ten of Shakespeare’s histories in just one hour. Mooney, a native of Chicago, Ill., is also an author, and performs for both high school and colleges across the United States.
New Concord Village Council proposes changes to alley Dana Davis Editor-in-Chief New Concord Village Council member and Infrastructure Committee chair Robert Dickson, during the Oct. 8 council meeting, told council of plans to change Spragg Alley. The change will make the alley into a one-
way street to improve traffic flow in that area. There are other alleys to be changed, too. “We’re looking at a few different alleys that need to either be eliminated or made into one way streets,” Spragg Alley will be the first one to be changed. Dickson said the alley is “a very
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narrow alley. We’ve had several issues of having to back into main street or back all the way back up the alley. It’s not wide enough.” The one way street will be coming from Main Street and then exiting going up. There will be two more readings of the changes, so citizens can expect the changes. There will also be ample signage in front of businesses and driveways to notify people of the one-way change. The next council meeting is Monday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall. New Concord Village Council meetings air every day at 7 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. on Orbit Television (New Concord Cable 1020) and can be heard on WMCO 90.7 every Sunday and Wednesday at noon.
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Muskingum Homecoming
Otterbein University did not spoil Muskingum’s Homecoming celebration. The Muskies won, 21-14.
Alumni returned to campus for Homecoming Weekend festivites. Photos courtesy of Christy Bever/ Black & Magenta
The 1988 OAC Championship Muskingum University Men’s Basketball team was recognized during Homecoming Weekeend.
Muskies returned to campus for Homecoming including, l to r, Rick Schubert, Class of 1981; Joanne Steele, Class of 1988; Bill Rockwell, Gary Kinney and Erin King were Class of 1980; Bob Brunner, Class of 1968; and Karen Arner Brunner, crowned Homecoming King and Class of 1968. Queen, respectively. 4
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Reunion Weekend
Staff Spotlight: Get to know Dr. Yan Sun Mary Double Staff Reporter Art Professor Yan Sun was born in Lanzhou China. When he first came to the United States, the first city he arrived in was Chicago. Sun also lived in Dallas, Texas, for multiple years. In 1997, Sun began his career at Muskingum University and he has been here for 22 years. “I will never leave Muskingum. I will stay here forever,” said Sun. Sun emphasizes his love for his students and Muskingum University’s campus. He enjoys the small atmosphere because it allows him to be closer and care for his students more as well as give the freedom they need to create inspiring works. “I like the small school versus the big school because I can care more about my students,” he said. Many of Sun’s inspirations have come from his experiences at Muskingum. Sun has, at one point, created a large portrait of John Glenn and also of Muskingum University’s campus with paint in honor of the school. When he is not painting and creating art himself, he enjoys inspiring his students to do the same.
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Mary Double/Black & Magenta Art professor Dr. Yan Sun is pictured with Muskingum University students Mallory Hill, seated, and Madison Dressler. OrbitMediaOnline.com
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Memorable Moments:
Recapping 2018 Fall Sports
Football
Women’s Soccer
Cross Country
Volleyball
Photos courtesy of Jim Dooley, Robin Densmore and Jacob Gleason
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Sports Editorial
A true golf legend: Tiger Woods Michael Pagano Sports Columnist The first thing about Tiger Woods a lot of people probably don’t know is that his name isn’t actually Tiger, it’s Eldrick. Another thing a lot of people probably don’t know, unless they watch a lot of golf, is that there was a stretch of time where Tiger was irrelevant to the game of golf. You see, Tiger was on top of the world. He won 14 majors within the first 11 years of his career and completely dominated the sport, and then after some personal issues he began to fall. His personal issues became so public, that everyone began to look at him in a bad way. These issues made people lose respect for him so then when he got arrested for drunk driving in 2017, it just made his reputation even more tainted. For several years, things were not looking good for Tiger’s golf career and his world ranking plummeted. He fell from being number 1 in 2013 to number 656 in 2017. Personally, for me, I figured he was done. I never thought he would really compete again let alone win. He had just gone through too many things
off the course, some of which was his own doing, but he also had some physical problems too. He went from the world famous Tiger Woods who helped the game of golf become popular to the Tiger Woods who was battling both personally and physically. He went from the guy who won all those major championships to the guy who had not won a major tournament since 2008. Ten years of not winning a major, ten years. For any player, not only would this be tough, but it’s a lot more difficult because it’s Tiger Woods. Then this year rolled around. Even with all the bad things that happened to him and people not really being a fan of his when he started playing well, the fans came back. They started to flock to Tiger unlike any golfer in the history of the sport. No matter what anyone says, Tiger is the most popular golfer in the world. It doesn’t matter what he did or how badly he had been playing, at the end of the day it is still Tiger Woods and people will still go watch him. First off came the PGA Championship and one of the craziest Sunday’s of all time. Tiger had a chance to win, being four strokes
Cheering on the Muskies!
Christy Bever/Black & Magenta Magnus and the Muskingum University Cheerleaders excite the crowd during the Homecoming game against Otterbein University. November 2018
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back going into the final round. Wow, did he give the fans a show in the final round. Not only did he shoot a 64; he did it in such a hard way. He couldn’t find the fairway most of the day, and the shots he was making to get birdies were incredible. Ultimately, he fell to Brooks Koepka, but Tiger made golf a mainstream popular sport again that day. Everyone was talking about him after that day. That it just what he does, he makes golf exciting to watch. Then came the Tour Championship, the last tournament of the FedEx Cup playoffs. A tournament in which you have to be one of the top 30 players in the FedEx cup standings, which goes on throughout the season, to even play in it. Long story made short, you have to be good. Tiger was not only good that week; he was great because he won the Tour Championship. This was his first win since 2013. Him winning the tournament is so big for the game of golf. Not only is it good for the PGA Tour, as more people will pay money to come to events to watch Tiger, but it is good for Tiger himself. Say what you want about Tiger, but to fight back from what happened to him is remarkable. A lot of people would have quit, after the personal issues and the injuries he endured. Most people would not have been able to handle all the bad publicity and being talked about constantly when he would try to play in a tournament and not do very good at all. They would have quit because it would be too much to handle. Not Tiger, not the 14-time major winner, not the most popular golfer of all time. Even though Tiger won the tournament he didn’t win the FedEx Cup. He came in second place. That doesn’t matter though, nobody cares about that because as far as everyone is concerned, Tiger is back. Will he ever be as dominant as he once was? Probably not, but is it a great comeback story and does it make golf fun to watch again? Absolutely, because everyone loves a story of triumph against incredible odds, and that is exactly what Tiger did by winning the Tour Championship. Now, we get to sit back and wait for what comes next for him.
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