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vol. 91, issue 24

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Lacrosse collapses in close call 8 OC working to fill Quiznos’ void 4 Broadway album hits a low note 5 Sophomore finds solace in siestas 7

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Letter to the Editor

Dear Staff of the Tan and Cardinal,

Thank you so very much for the kind article about Moe. Not only did the interview and article ease our grief, but it also filled our hearts with gratitude.

Both the reporter and photographer were full of loving kindness and were obviously very good at their chosen fields. We loved the picture of Ms. Charlie and I was also impressed with the reporter’s ability to ask her questions in a sweet form, which made it easy to respond. Ms. Thompson also was able to put a basically shy woman at ease in a difficult time.

I think that the ability to keep one’s intellect and heart and ethics together when “walking in the world” is a wonderful, and at times difficult, task. Both women of the Tan and Cardinal accomplished this interview with these gifts.

Thank you also for the lovely words from Samantha Gray, Sean Waldo and Kayla Conner. They all have long had my love and appreciation and a deep respect for the kind of people they are.

Thank you also to Pi Kappa Phi known as Club House Fraternity. They also have my admiration, deep respect and love for “how they walk in the world.”

Warmly, Mrs. Peg Harmon, Ms. Charlie Bulldog, Tom and Dooley - cats

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editorial

Technology never fails to falter

Relying on technology can be risky business due to its fairly unpredictable nature How do you feel when you lose or forget your phone or when it drops a call?

Or when your e-mail or Internet is down?

How about when your Cardinal Card won’t swipe you into your dorm?

Let’s take it a JESSICA step further.

MILLER What about when the power goes out? No hair dryers, no cell phone chargers, no TV or coffee pots.

You feel helpless and lost.

You feel like your whole day is on pause until you get those luxuries back.

Don’t worry, I’m not about to lecture you on how our generation is too reliant on those things. Rather, this is a simple observation of how much these things deeply affect our lives.

We’ve all been sitting there, on a roll, working on that paper that is due tomorrow and all of a sudden your computer shuts off and of course the last time you saved was two hours ago when you started it. Great.

Another example was when the Otterbein Webmail was down at the beginning of last week. For almost 24 hours, and what felt like weeks, we did not have access to that e-mail account.

Now I’m sure that we all have alternative e-mail accounts, but, at least for me, that was useless because everything I needed

t&c editorial staff Editor-in-Chief

News Editor

Laina Thompson Assistant News Editor Hannah Ullom Opinion Editor Mike Cirelli Arts & Entertainment Editor Austin Walsh Sports Editor

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Common problems like the dreaded O-Zone logout and lost phone chargers make life hectic.

— homework, papers, things for my job — was all stored in that e-mail account.

Even though we complain about the technology on campus, we have to give the Information and Technology Services (ITS) a break. They work really hard to make sure that we have everything we need in working condition.

Don’t get me wrong. I am still going to complain about technology itself, but a giant thank you goes out to ITS for keeping up with everything and dealing with the wrath of our complaints.

assistant editors

Andrea Evans & Leah Driscoll Copy Editor Jayme Detweiler Photography Editor Kristen Sapp Assistant Photography Editor Jessica Miller & Rae Reed Business Manager Sarah Douglas Web Editor Justin McDonald

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Emmy Beach Cole Hague Daniele Murphy

contributing staff Aaron Angel Curt Ashcraft Donnie Reinhart Sharon Zalokar

But everything for our careers will depend on a computer and a phone. It is scary to me that we stumble when we’re told we have to do without.

Find a thesaurus instead of right-clicking in Word. Get a pen and paper instead of that calculator.

Last week, a friend needed to find a scrapbooking store, so the obvious solution was to go on Google Maps to see where the closest one was.

Two out of the first three nearest stores listed on Google Maps were out of business, and had been for a while apparently.

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So Google, of all Web sites, doesn’t even update their stuff ?

I’m genuinely surprised.

I find it interesting that we rely on technology when I find myself questioning the accuracy and quality of it to begin with.

It amazes me how we rely on it so much that when it fails us we have no idea how to recover.

Cross your fingers that the overhead projector in class doesn’t turn on this afternoon.

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Down early, the OC lacrosse team fought back, but was unable to hold the lead and lost in overtime.

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news

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Campus Center cuts down on waste

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Low Carbon Diet Program’s Goals

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Bring the issue of the food system’s impact on climate change to national prominence

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Source nearly all of our fruits, vegetable, meats and water from North America

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Provide science-based educational materials so our guests can make “lower carbon” food choices

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Reduce food waste and innovate creative options for used frying oil and compostable vegetable matter

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Audit the energy and water efficiency of our kitchen equipment

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Host an annual Low Carbon Diet Day to create awareness and spur our guests to make change

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Senate Bill 09/10-10

“If they concentrated more on what the students wanted and liked, there would be less wasting, in my mind,” he said. t&c

• Adds a post-master’s degree nurse anesthesia certificate to program.

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Agriculture and the overall food system is responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Bon Appétit Web site.

Bon Appétit, an onsite restaurant company that provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges and universities and the company that supplies the food and employees to our Campus Center, is urging its chefs and Otterbein students to think about their food choices and to be cautious of food waste.

In an effort to reduce this statistic, they have implemented a three-year project called the Low Carbon Diet program.

The overall goal of the project is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions created by the highest impact areas of Bon Appétit’s business by 25 percent.

In an effort to reduce food waste, a chart system was set up in the dining hall that monitors the amount of food students throw away each day.

According to Will Armstead, general manager of Bon Appétit, the numbers on the chart go up or down depending on the volume of students coming in that day.

He said food waste numbers are higher when more people come in and eat that day.

“We are now making the food in batches so that we reduce the amount of leftovers we have at the end of the day,” Armstead said.

Armstead also said that the Bon Appétit staff notices that some food is wasted more than others. “Usually salads and self-made sandwiches,” he said.

Another way the Cardinal’s Nest is trying to reduce carbon emissions is by using Ohio farms in cities like Utica, Mt. Vernon, Wooster, New Carlisle and Newark among others for all of their produce, dairy and poultry.

This reduces carbon emissions released during transportation.

The main event of this initiative is Low Carbon Diet Day, which is today, Earth Day. “We will have special menu items throughout the café,” said Armstead.

Also, during lunch there will be a presentation where students can learn about low carbon diet tips.

The question of whether or not this initiative has had a positive effect on students has yet to be seen, according to Armstead.

“I like the fact that it makes us aware, at least,” said Dee Dee Bailey, sophomore music education major.

“Yeah, I always feel bad when I waste food,” said Danica Olson, sophomore music education major.

Some students disagree, though.

“I pay no attention to the food waste chart, quite honestly. I end up wasting most of the food because I do not like it,” said freshman Tommy Farwick.

• Adds new student organization called Colleges Against Cancer.

Senate Bill 09/10-12

BY LINDSEY HOBBS AND DONNIE REINHART News Editor and Staff Writer

• Adds additional majors and minors and deletes one major, physical science, for the semester conversion.

Major additions: music and business; literary studies and integrated language arts; creative writing.

Two new major combinations: speech communication (a combination of the organizational communication major and the speech communication major) and journalism and media communication (a combination of the journalism major and the broadcasting major).

Senate Bill 09/10-13

Low Carbon Diet Program put in place to monitor food waste on campus

Senate Meeting

• Revises limits on the number of semester hours for internships that students can count toward graduation. The new restriction would be no more than 16 semester hours to count toward graduation.

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Editor’s Note

GRAPHIC BY COLE HAGUE

For campus news briefs and to see this week’s Say Whats, visit our Web site at www.otterbein360.com.

OC SECURITY REPORT

According to the WPD and the Otterbein Security Log, the following has been reported from April 15 through April 21.

1. 04/15 At 10:24 p.m. at Center and Home Street there was underage consumption and a criminal trespassing.

2. 04/15-16 Between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 7:45 a.m., a vandalism took place in the Campus Center east parking lot. A Chevy Cobalt had its rear windshield broken overnight. Nothing inside the vehicle was stolen or disturbed.

3. 04/16 There was disorderly conduct and failure to comply with a college official in 25 W. Home Street at 2:45 a.m.

4. 04/18 There was a theft of a GPS from a car parked in the Home Street Commons parking lot.

5. 04/19 Between 1 and 1:55 p.m., a bicycle was stolen from the Battelle Fine Arts Center. t&c INFORMATION COMPILED BY LAINA THOMPSON

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Quiznos’ replacement to move in this fall Students will return after summer break to a new dining option for those not hungry for the Cardinal’s Nest

BY SHARON ZALOKAR Staff Writer

Students, say goodbye to soups, salads, subs and sammies.

“Otterbein has decided to release its franchise rights to Quiznos,” said Jeff Akers, assistant director of Residence Life. “The space that is currently occupied by Quiznos will become something new.”

A committee of eight students, two staff members and two administrators has been assembled to determine what type of options would be the best for students, faculty and staff.

According to Andrea Zick, the assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement, this committee is called the Quiznos at the Roost Change Committee.

“We have found students are looking for a change,” Zick said. “This is all about change made through the voice of the students. That is why the committee is made up of so many students.”

“I think (Quiznos) has run its course. It’s a 4-5 year cycle,” said Robert Gatti, vice president and dean of Student Affairs.

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Even though Quiznos subs will no longer be available, other grill items are being considered by a committee, such as cold sandwiches and salads for those with no time for a sit-down meal.

Gatti said the committee is visiting multiple Bon Appétitrun facilities in order to assist in determining what should take its place. “We want to liven up the Campus Center.

We are looking for an eclectic atmosphere,” Gatti said.

One option the committee is not considering is replacing

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Quiznos with another chain restaurant.

“We have completely ruled out doing another franchise because it limits us on having the flexibility to meet the needs of the students,” said Akers.

If Bon Appétit runs the new establishment, Otterbein is not restricted with what can be

offered in the space, according to Gatti.

According to Akers, in a survey taken by 564 students as of April 21 that asked what students would like to see as a replacement, the top three responses were grill items (hamburgers, fries, chicken fingers, hot dogs), deli

sandwiches (both cold and warm such as paninis) and made-toorder salads.

Akers said the student opinion in the survey will have a huge factor in the final decision. The survey will close on Friday.

“For the next two weeks, the committee will be processing all of the data collected to put together a proposal to move forward with food testing, space designing and concept rendering,” said Akers.

The new meal option will be available in the fall.

“This is not a phase project.

When the students come back in September, there will be something new,” said Gatti.

Students around campus seem to welcome the idea of new meal options.

“I did not eat at Quiznos because I had a meal plan,” said junior nursing major Natasha Cooper. “Plus, there was not enough of a variety. I would like to see something with a flavor of Panera Bread.”

“I like the fact that OC is asking students what they want. I would like to see something that offers international foods,” said junior early childhood education major Lisa Natoce. t&c

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arts & entertainment

What’s your flavor?

Name: Sydney Salerno Year: freshman Major: broadcasting Hometown: Medina, Ohio What’s your flavor? peach If you could have any superpower, what would it be? invisibility Favorite movie: “Pirate Radio” Favorite store: Wet Seal If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? back to Italy Favorite Campus Center food: grilled cheese Favorite candy: Sour Patch Kids Favorite season: summer

MY FAIR BILLIE:

Green Day perform with the cast of “American Idiot” at the January Grammys.

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‘Idiot’ album proves pointless The CD version of the Broadway musical “American Idiot” is too similar to Green Day’s original album to justify its existence

BY MIKE CIRELLI Arts & Entertainment Editor

Last year Green Day turned their punk rock classic “American Idiot” into a musical that eventually reached Broadway. Although most of the songs in the production were taken from “Idiot,” a few selections from other sources, including Green Day’s 2009 release “21st Century Breakdown,” were worked in.

The main problem with the soundtrack is that it sounds disappointingly similar to the original “American Idiot.”

Everything, including the guitar and drum parts, was re-recorded by different musicians. The only real difference is in the vocals, which are now sung by young Broadway stars.

One feat that orchestrator Tom Kitt accomplishes is making these classically trained singers sound natural in a bunch of rock songs. At one part in “Too Much Too Soon,” performer Mary Faber delivers a

rather serviceable Joan Jett-style growl — but moments like this only make you want to pop in the real “American Idiot.”

The makers of the show smartly left all of Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt’s drum and guitar arrangements intact.

These songs probably sound fantastic and rousing live, but there’s really no justification for releasing them on CD other than to please Green Day completists.

But the fact that this album still sounds like a powerhouse of rock ’n roll even as a choir of show tune kids sing it is a testament to the irrepressible might of the original.

The album does lend itself to the calculated melodrama of a Broadway show. Each song is a bona fide anthem, and the whole thing is sequenced in a very cinematic and climactic way, telling a coherent story throughout each song.

The instrumentation isn’t always exactly the same as the original. Sometimes Kitt embellishes the music with

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shadowy violins or piano, and he revamps the introduction of “Last of the American Girls” with a delicate whirlpool of strings and vocal harmonies.

And the masterfully arranged vocal harmonies are the best part of the album. Maybe the original “American Idiot” would have actually benefited with more of a Beach Boys influence.

There’s really no way you can listen to this without enjoying it, especially if you’re a Green Day fan, and that’s because it pretty much is a Green Day album — without Billie Joe Armstrong on vocals. Do yourself a favor and instead of buying this reworking of a classic, pull out your scratched-up copy of “American Idiot” from underneath “21st Century Breakdown” and play it. Loud. t&c Green Day “American Idiot (The Original Broadway Cast Recording)”

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“The Losers” “The Back-up Plan” “Hey Hey, It’s Esther Blueburger”

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2. Environmentally friendly holiday celebrated on Thursday, April 22 3. First word of Lady Gaga chant 5. Sports editor of the T&C 7. Convenience store owner from “The Simpsons” 10. Otterbein’s _____ team plays a doubleheader at home on April 22 11. Game being played on front cover 13. _____ & Quill 14. Best Buy “Geeks” comprise one of these

ON DVD Thursday, April 22 “Avatar”

Tuesday, April 27

“It’s Complicated”

ON CD APRIL 27 B.o.B. “The Adventures of Bobby Ray” Information compiled by Daniele Murphy Information from www.otterbein.edu and www.metacritic.com

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opinion

Afternoon snoozes lose bad rap

Neglecting necessary naps in our younger days was common, but now we are lucky if we have time for them

I’m not really one to regret the follies of my elementary school years, but these days I’d give anything to reclaim those naps I grudgingly faked just so I could get a gold star. I’d even do it withLEAH out the promise DRISCOLL of a shiny sticker.

College kids don’t get enough sleep. And if experience isn’t a reliable enough source, the American College Health Association’s 2009 College Health Assessment reported that only 10.9 percent of college students get enough sleep to feel rested every day.

It’s one of life’s terrible ironies: College students need more sleep than basically everyone except cats and babies — nine and a half hours, according to the National Sleep Foundation — and yet our busy schedules often require us to forego sleep and get maybe six hours of shuteye a night.

Fun fact: Baby orca whales and their mothers stay awake for literally the entire first month of the baby’s life, says the National Wildlife Foundation. Not-sofun fact: We are not baby orca whales or their mothers.

So, if the possibility of cruising through life without sleep until the end of the quarter is eliminated, and we’re too busy doing work to get to sleep early, how do we cope?

We take a nap. A siesta. Rest our eyes.

Our five-year-old selves would rebel at the thought, but there’s no shame in taking a light snooze between classes.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, “a short nap of 20-30 minutes can help to improve mood, alertness and performance.”

But naps can actually hurt you if you don’t take them correctly.

Luckily, The Boston Globe published tips on healthy napping for adults.

Time of day is key, according to the Globe. Our bodies naturally begin to wear down and need recharging around midday.

So, if you get up around 8 or 9 in the morning, your ideal nap time would be somewhere in the 2-3 p.m. window. If you’re an early riser, say 6 a.m., your nap should take place around 1 p.m.

Nap length is also important to consider.

If you have only 20-30 minutes, the Globe suggests drink-

ing coffee before lying down in order to encourage alertness upon waking, since caffeine generally takes half an hour to kick in.

If you need to go to class and be very alert, don’t nap for longer than 45 minutes. Otherwise you will probably end up tearing yourself out of slowwave sleep, which can result in sleep inertia — grogginess and

disorientation that can last for up to half an hour.

Some final tips: have a blanket handy, but nothing too heavy because excess warmth can cause you to oversleep, and set an alarm.

I appreciate any nap time I can get, but I’m working on getting smarter about it by not grabbing a nap too late or early in the day. The National Sleep

Foundation says that naps can enhance performance and reduce mistakes, and as a college student, I’m all for that.

My younger self would probably think I’m a loser for needing and appreciating naps. But she can just take her gold stars and shove it. t&c LEAH DRISCOLL IS A SOPHOMORE

Who’s with Coco? TBS. Conan O’Brien will finally have a home in late-night television this November.

O’Brien announced April 12 via Twitter that he would be joining the basic cable network TBS after his EMMY nothing less than BEACH tumultuous leave from NBC’s “The Tonight Show” this January.

The projected move has raised many eyebrows, as the basic cable network is not known for its original or latenight programming. However, I

think that O’Brien’s decision to move to a smaller network is a good one.

For the past few months, his final television destination outlook has been murky at best. It seemed fans would have to settle for the occasional Twitter post to get their daily dose of Conan.

One reason the shift to TBS will be successful for O’Brien is that he will now no longer have to please separate affiliates.

With Fox, he would have had to deal with what ended Leno’s 10 p.m. program: certain affiliates’ refusal to carry a program that had lower ratings.

If an affiliate within the Fox network decided that it would

rather run an old episode of “Yes, Dear” in the place of O’Brien’s show, they would have had that ability. Settling with Fox could have potentially hindered his new show in its infancy.

TBS can’t offer the kind of money that NBC, Fox or another larger network can, but O’Brien will now own his show.

Meaning, he’ll have syndication rights and the potential to earn the money to bridge the salary gap.

Plus, he’ll get to start a half an hour earlier than both Leno and David Letterman, which will prevent him from having to wholeheartedly compete with the two programs. He’ll also be

able to maintain his 18-34 yearold demographic as TBS is the No. 1 network among that age group “Given their current lineup and edgier programming, TBS seems like a perfect place for Conan O’Brien’s humor,” Xan Vargo, junior violin performance major, said. It is certain that he will be treated with the respect he has come to deserve.”

O’Brien wasn’t really made for “The Tonight Show” anyway.

He’s always been known as a little strange and offbeat.

The “Screeching Jet Pack Raccoon” sketch doesn’t really fly at 11:35 p.m. Indeed, the person to make the show successful

had to have mass appeal and be a bit, for lack of a better word, bland. Or, Jay Leno.

With TBS, O’Brien will be entering an environment which already has an established late-night brand with “Lopez Tonight.” Ironically, he’ll be moving that show back an hour.

It’s no NBC, but the network will give Conan a fresh start and the opportunity to create a unique mainstay in cable television. Maybe he can bring back the raccoon. t&c

CATCH SOME ZZZ’S:

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Finding time to nap may be a challenge, but it can have a positive impact on your day.

JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS A COPY EDITOR FOR THE t&c.

Conan O’Brien’s show heads off to TBS After many tribulations with NBC, “The Tonight Show” will make a comeback on TBS this November

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BROADCASTING AND JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

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Today’s Schedule Softball

Otterbein Denison Otterbein 6-20, 1-11 Denison 20-12, 6-2

Baseball Ohio Wesleyan Otterbein Ohio Wesleyan 16-19, 9-7 Otterbein 16-11, 7-3

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Lacrosse

Mount St. Joseph 9 OT 8 Otterbein

W McSharar MSJ: McClanahan 4 goals L Hatchard OC: Shippy 3 goals

Baseball Otterbein 2 9 Ohio Northern 6 7 WP Good, 3-1 WP Cydrus, 4-2 LP Damman, 4-2 LP Frey, 3-1 SV Stull, 1

Men’s Tennis Otterbein 1 Ohio Northern 8 ONU: Kowalczyk 7-6 (3-0), 6-4 OC: Catanese 4-6, 7-5, 10-8 page 8 |

OC lacrosse falls in OT After overcoming a five-goal deficit the Cardinals are unable to complete the comeback

BY AARON ANGEL Staff Writer

Forty-nine seconds.

That’s all the time it took for Mount St. Joseph to score in overtime to beat Otterbein 9-8 in lacrosse Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.

Despite battling back from a shaky first half, the Cardinals were flattened by the Lions following a game-winning goal from Lions freshman attackman Will McClanahan to end the game.

The game looked to be over at halftime after Otterbein was held to one goal in the first two quarters on only six attempted shots. The Lions, who attempted 21 shots in the first half, took a 5-1 lead into the break.

“We needed to eliminate silly mistakes. A lot of our problems were with fundamentals, dropping passes, and we weren’t getting ground balls,” junior defenseman Anthony Pizzi said.

The Cardinals came out in the second half as a different team, scoring three goals in the first six minutes of the GO-AHEAD GOAL:

third quarter to close the deficit to one goal.

The Lions responded with

a goal by sophomore midfielder Anderson Morgan.

After that, Otterbein scored four unanswered goals to take the lead 8-6 with seven minutes left in the game.

The Otterbein defense was helped by several great saves by freshman goalie Adam Hatchard who ended the day with 14 saves.

Otterbein’s defense adjusted nicely, despite allowing 13 shots in the third quarter.

“They did notice we were ball-watching a little bit, but then we

definitely were noticing their cutters in the second half, which really hurt their offense,” Pizzi said.

The Cardinals held onto the lead until 1:24 left in the fourth quarter when Lions freshman attackman Conner White scored to send the game to overtime.

From there it didn’t take long for McClanahan to score his fourth goal of the evening.

Despite the PHOTO BY JAYME DETWEILER loss and a 3-8 record on the 2010 campaign, the Cardinals are

remaining upbeat following their performance.

Freshmen Alex Dowell and Michael Hughes each scored two goals in the second half.

Sophomore Michael Spatafore also scored his only goal in the second half.

Graham Shippy, freshman midfielder, led the Cardinals with three goals pushing his total to 13, one behind Dowell for the team lead.

From the sidelines the second half surge was encouraging.

“It wasn’t so much what I said at halftime. These guys are really self motivated and want to win,” said coach Colin Hartnett following the loss. “These guys really want to win and the way we played in the second half, we should be in good shape.”

The team will be in action Sunday at home against Milwaukee School of Engineering.

“I think we have a lot of confidence going into the game given how we played the second half today,” Pizzi said. “We are going into this game strong ...

We want to win.” t&c

Freshman attackman Alex Dowell scores a goal to give Otterbein the lead midway through the fourth quarter in yesterday’s action.

Baseball battles grind of season

Otterbein splits doubleheader at Ohio Northern, will play two more today at home

BY CURT ASHCRAFT Contributing Writer

The Otterbein Cardinals baseball team kept its busy week moving along as they traveled to Ada, Ohio for a doubleheader with Ohio Northern.

After a 9-6 victory Monday in the state up north against Adrian College and a tough 19-9 loss Tuesday to Urbana University, the Cardinals knew that they needed to stick it to the Polar Bears yesterday.

In game one Otterbein freshman pitcher Matt Frey struggled in the first inning, giving up five runs.

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Frey settled down and went the rest of the way only giving up one more run but the offense was unable to bail out.

Ohio Northern sophomore Justin Good threw a gem, freezing the Otterbein hitters.

He allowed one earned run in six innings of work, only allowing the powerful Otterbein offense to scrap together five hits.

Good struck out five batters.

While the Polar Bears tallied five RBIs thanks to Brett Katana, Erik Stegman and Loren Fleischman, the Cardinals only had six hits as a team.

Without the bats, the Cardinals fell 6-2 in game one.

The offense woke up in time for the second game.

They scored four runs out of the gate. Brian Hiscox, Brandon Gessner and Scott Staarmann all had first-inning RBIs. Ohio Northern starting sophomore pitcher, Ryan Damman, only lasted 1.1 innings and allowed six earned runs on five hits.

Otterbein starting sophomore pitcher Dustin Reuter battled control issues in just 2.2 innings of work, but was able to hand the ball to the bullpen with a chance to win.

Relievers David Cydrus and Kyle Stull held the Polar Bears

to two earned runs as Otterbein took game two 9-7.

The three hitters who started it off for Otterbein in the first all finished with great days at the plate.

Hiscox finished 3-5 with three RBIs and a two-run home run. Gessner went 3-4 with two RBIs and Staarmann finished 35 with two RBIs. The Cardinals will take the field today against Ohio Wesleyan.

The team will play a doubleheader at home with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. Otterbein is 1-1 on the season against the Battling Bishops. t&c

thursday, april 22, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 24