T&C - Spring 2010 Week 7

tan&cardinal otterbein college

thursday, may 13,2010

vol. 91, issue 27

www.otterbein360.com

OC asks students for financial aid 3 Junior dishes on dorm delicacies 2 Annual festival unmasks shrouded rockers 4 Golfers go for the green at nationals 8

thumbs up thumbs doWn

Otterbein grants domestic partner benefits to employees.



Greek Life collected 4,200 articles of clothing for Goodwill.



&

Baker’s Dozen Minus Three

opinion

College staples stock shelves

With busy schedules and limited funds, college students resort to quick and easy eats 1. Peanut butter and jelly-

I get it, it’s fast. But I suggest at least investing in squeezable jelly so you don’t have to dirty any silverware. Although I do suggest buying plastic silverware anyway, because who wants to wash dishes in the same sink you JessiCa brush your teeth Miller in?

President Obama 2. Ramen Noodles- Yikes, signed a bill to make 1,960 mg of sodium according student loans more afford- to www.ramenlicious.com. And able. they don’t even taste that good.

Personally, I don’t do slimy food.



Five OSU students were 3. Easy Mac- Sadly, Easy Mac is too easy. I wasn’t thinking one hospitalized due to E. coli time and I just took off the top in lettuce. wrapper and shoved it into the



Cavs bomb fifth game in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.



English professor Alison Prindle is retiring.

Information compiled by Cole Hague and Brittni Pearson.

Information from www.whitehouse.gov, www.otterbein.edu and www.columbusdispatch.com

&

Britany Byers Lindsey Hobbs

4. Pop-Tarts®- You don’t

7. Granola bars- With our

even have to go off campus to get a hold of these. They sell them at the Otterbean Café and the Roost Express.

5. Hot Pockets®- Any food that makes you feel that bad

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

The T&C staff would love to hear from you. Write a Letter to the Editor and tell us what you’re thinking. Letters to the editor are letters responding to a writer or an article published in the Tan & Cardinal.

page 2| t&c | www.otterbein360.com

after eating should be banned. I know they are convenient and all but it’s not worth it afterward.

pop instead of a 2-liter bottle and a glass.

I don’t think you could pay me to eat a whole can of Chef.

6. Chunky soup- It’s com-

9. Fruit snacks- I always feel

better when I’m eating fruit snacks instead of a stack of cookies or something. For some reason, tricking myself that way works. “Fruit Roll-Ups: see, it even has fruit in the name.”

Let’s branch out a bit, guys.

Think of your favorite food that your parents made at home.

Now think of a way to make it in the dorm kitchen with no stove top. You could even do a potluck night with the students in your hallway. It’s always nice to escape the Cardinal’s Nest every once in a while. t&c

crazy schedules, it’s easy to forget to leave time for meals. Keep a granola bar around just in case.

8. Juice boxes- I know it

sounds childish, but they are so handy. It’s like having a can of

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

photo by kristen sapp

Stereotypical college dorm food fills most students’ pantries. How we miss mom’s cooking.

fort food and hey, it’s not that unhealthy either. And plus, with that Pyrex® dish you are going to buy, it’s super easy.

t&c editorial staff Editor-in-Chief

dinner is served:

microwave.

I almost burnt the place down because without water, the raw noodles just burn.

I then bought myself a glass Pyrex® dish and made other kinds of pasta which required more thought so I didn’t torch the place. Easy Mac is worth the dollar in a hurry, though.

Emmy Beach Cole Hague Brittni Pearson

contributing staff

Aaron Angel Fallon Forbush Andrew Henderson Laura Vasbinder Sharon Zalokar

10. Chef Boyardee®- One

word: gross. I have no idea why, but I can remember loving this as a kid. I used to beg my mom to let me buy just one can, and I would save it and eat it for two separate meals in one day. Now,

contact

(614) 823-1159 tanandcardinal@yahoo.com Tan & Cardinal Otterbein College Westerville, OH 43081

advertising

For advertising information, contact Rae Reed or Jessica Miller at (614) 823-1159 or by e-mail at tanandcardinaladvertising@yahoo. com.

Ad Designer

Please keep your letter to 300 words or less. It is at the discretion of the Tan & Cardinal staff as to whether or not the letter will be published. Letters attacking an individual will not be accepted.

Letters must include the author’s first and last name, signature, phone number, address and affiliation to Otterbein College.

JessiCa Miller is a JUnior

PUBliC relaTions and JoUrnalisM MaJor and is a BUsiness ManaGer For THe

t&c.

policies

The views expressed on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the faculty and administration of Otterbein College.

Opinions expressed in signed columns are those of the writer and not of the newspaper staff. Positions in unsigned editorials represent a consensus of the editorial staff.

The first copy of the Tan & Cardinal is free to the public. Each additional copy is $0.50, and payment can be made at the office at 33 Collegeview, Westerville, OH 43081.

Offenders will be prosecuted.

Zombie symphony: Pi Beta Sigma fraternit won first place for their singing talents at Greek Week’s Harmony Night on Tuesday. cover photo by kristen sapp

thursday, may 13, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 27

news

College calls for Cardinals to cut checks

With the Annual Fund falling short, OC is trying to generate cash with the help of student generosity

By Fallon ForBUsH Contributing Writer

Can you afford your rent this month? The $8 in your bank account and thousands of dollars you owe in student loans doesn’t leave much room for philanthropic spending.

However, due to recent enrollment trends, you may find a pamphlet in your student mailbox which asks you to do just that.

According to Nathan Mueller, a principal at Hardwick-Day (a financial consulting firm in contract with Otterbein), approximately 4 percent of Otterbein students need no financial aid, but the “high-need” students have multiplied.

At a Board of Trustees meeting last quarter, Mueller said that making college possible for families who can’t afford a private college education has become “threatening.”

With an increase in enrollment from ’08-’09 to ’09-’10, the number of “high-need” students also increased. This means that the college gave nearly 43 percent of its earned tuition revenue away in awards for students this academic year.

“The increase in enrollment had a negative effect on the college,” Dave Mead, vice president of Business Affairs, said at a budget summit last fall.

The negative effect: the college’s endowment shrank 18.6 percent by the end of the 2009 fiscal year, retirement contribu-

hey big spender:

photo illustration by Jayme detWeiler

Pamphlets are appearing in student mailboxes, asking students to “keep the cycle going.”

tions and collegewide budgets were cut and a tuition deficit of $900,000 was reached.

Otterbein has turned to its students for help.

“Tuition does not cover the cost of all of the experiences that students benefit from at Otterbein,” Jennifer Waddell, director of annual giving, said. “Gifts to the college from alumni, parents, friends and students are critical to help bridge that gap … No gift is too small. If everyone in the 2010 class gave a $5 Annual Fund gift, we could

provide more than $14,000 to student scholarships.”

Currently enrolled students have been receiving e-mails and brochures asking them to donate to the Annual Fund. In an e-mail to the student body, student trustees Anna Haller and Troy Burton said, “Perhaps you are here due in part to the financial assistance you receive or the prestigious academic programs we offer. You should know that many of these things would not be available to you if it were not for our Annual Fund.”

Other schools in the area do not partake in this practice of asking students for donations.

“Although we do not solicit current students, we do solicit current parents,” said John Lindsey, director of the Capital Fund, the annual fund for Capital University.

“I think it is fine to ask students to give back,” Haller said. “Our tuition dollars do not cover all that it takes to run the college and to provide scholarships and services to students.

It is important to give to the

college as students, because this is a part of the culture and tradition at Otterbein.”

However, there is one group that all higher education institutions look to for financial support: the Board of Trustees.

“The trustees are entrusted with helping the college to improve and advance. Giving to the Annual Fund shows their commitment to doing these things,” Haller said.

According to the Community-Driven Institute, a nonprofit organization, board members must donate to their organization in order to be viewed as a credible body to the prospects they approach for donations.

On their website, the institute says that it is essential that 100 percent of the board give.

Otterbein board members had a goal to raise $85,000 with 100 percent participation by the trustees at the end of June. According to Waddell, the Board of Trustees have raised $57,800 and only 83 percent have made a gift this fiscal year.

As far as other schools go, Capital University has raised more from less of their board.

“This year our board has committed more than $74,000 to the Capital Fund with more than 65 percent of trustees contributing toward the fund,” Lindsey said.

Capital University’s annual fund is $660,000 in cash and commitments. As of May 7, Otterbein’s Annual Fund was at $538,071 in cash. t&c

&Would you donate to otterbein’s annual fund? Why or Why not?

Say What?

“No. I already ‘donate’ my money in the form of tuition, and that’s enough.”

—Emily Brediger sophomore equine pre-vet

“No. They get enough money from me.”

—Nate Miller sophomore pre-vet

“Maybe someday if I have money.”

“No, I would not give. I feel like I pay enough for Otterbein.”

—Elizabeth Berry freshman history

—Patrick Daugherty freshman life science

photos by and information compiled by kristen sapp

thursday, may 13, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 27

www.otterbein360.com |

t&c |page 3

arts & ente

April showers bring hard r

Rock’s reigning speaker shakers will be 15 minutes from OC during the Columbus leg of Rock on the Range. Two at the tour’s lesser-known yet undeniably great supporting acts

By Mike Cirelli Andrew Henderson Arts & Entertainment Editor and Staff Writer and

Rock on the Range has become an increasingly valued festival over the past few years as alternative music has shifted into a new electronic era and left earthy hard rock in the dust.

But sometimes the dust is where these artists belong.

The bands selected for this year’s lineup still live in the desert of rock, where the guitars are sweltering, loud and vengeful and leave no room in your

speakers for the faint chirping of keyboards or synthesizers.

Some of hard rock’s biggest acts are making an appearance at Rock on the Range, including Godsmack, Rise Against, Three Days Grace and Papa Roach.

These big names are all great in their ass-kicking, speakerwrecking glory, but sometimes one needs to take the time to appreciate some of the lesscelebrated bands in a festival.

That’s why we’re here to run down some of Rock on the Range’s lesser-known artists, the ones that get relegated to the bottom of concert flyers or the

For the best in alternative rock, keep it live to 97.5 FM-The Wildcard.

smaller stages, forced to prove their merit in their live shows alone. It’s worth it to check out these great bands, some of which are better than a few of the headliners.

Taddy Porter

Background: Best described as party rock, Taddy Porter is your dad’s Rock on the Range act. With roots in classic rock groups like Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, Taddy Porter embraces the best qualities of classic ’70s bands while adding a little of their own flavor. Singer Andy Brewer and lead guitarist Joe Shelby have a Page-and-Plant dynamic that will please any devoted rock fan. With their Slash-inspired guitar riffs and high energy, Taddy Porter delivers a kick to your face in a sweetly wrapped southern rock package.

Recent Activity: In three years Taddy Porter have managed to gain the type of respect it takes some bands decades to achieve.

Loved by audiences young and old, Taddy Porter symbolizes the “rock hard, party hard” attitude of bands in the past and perfects the style for today’s audience.

Check Out: “Shake Me”

Year Long Disaster

born in the corn:

Hometown: Los Angeles Background: Year Long Disaster’s rehab-

Shows not to be missed: • • • • •

Manic Mondays: Monday 7-9 p.m.

Name That Show: Tuesday 8-10 p.m.

Shades: Wednesday 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

Shenanigans: Thursday 8-10 p.m.

Top 20 Countdown: Friday 1-3 p.m.

page 4 | thursday, may 13, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 27

not a disaster:

Taddy Porter evoke classic southern rock with their own mo

riddled formation is an interesting one. Daniel Davies, son of the Kinks’ Dave Davies, met bassist Rich Mullins of Karma to Burn in some Hollywood grocery store, and within a week the two were not only making music together but also living together — and drinking and doing crack together. After jamming with drummer Brad Hargreaves of Third Eye Blind, the duo became a trio and called itself Year Long Disaster. While they don’t truly comprise a rock supergroup (is Karma to Burn really famous enough?), they certainly compose music worthy of one. Their songs sound as if someone tried to cram an entire wall of guitars from Guitar Center photo by gary copeland

Year Long Disaster formed in 2003.

into one tiny wouldn’t hold Recent Activ Your Teeth” w from their so Vocalist Davi him his or he to resist when might.

Check Out:

Like aS Hometown:

Background times togethe realized they nation and ap they certainly snagged spot rock giants, in

ertainment

rockers

o T&C writers take a look

and Puddle of Mudd, and their fan base ballooned within a few weeks. In addition to being touring phenoms, Like a Storm was lucky enough to have two songs played on TV shows, one in the weekly “ESPN College Football,” and the other in USA’s “Royal Pains.” Their song “Lie to Me” was also the official theme song of TNA’s payper-view event “Genesis.”

Recent Activity: Their meteoric ascent has given the band time to record only one album, 2009’s aptly titled “The End of the Beginning.” The band focused the tightness of their live shows into an album that’s as cathartic as it is anthemic, like a more metalrooted Rise Against. It’s OK that these metal meatheads get a little melodramatic, like in the song “Galaxy” — it only makes you want to sing along louder.

Definitely look out for them on the Jägermeister stage, where they will be easily missed.

Check Out: “Galaxy”

Nonpoint

Mastodon

Hometown: Jefferson City, Mo. Background: With a solid hard rock and no frills attitude, Missouri-born Shaman’s Harvest has built a musical career on pure, unadulterated hard rock anthems. Singer Nathan Drake leads the consistently dramatic vocals in the same manner as hard rockers Godsmack and Chevelle, all the while mixing in some face-melting guitar solos.

Recent Activity: Their second album, “Shine,” has escalated their popularity with the nationally-recognized single “Dragonfly,” which peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard charts.

Most recently, the band recorded a song entitled “Broken Dreams,” which is used as the theme song for WWE superstar Drew McIntyre.

Check Out: “Dragonfly” t&c

Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Background: Despite a handful of midcharting hits throughout the last 10 years, you probably don’t know this Florida foursome.

Their sound is a sharp and crisp high voltage metal that suggests hours of careful work in the studio rather than the wham, bam, thank you ma’am style of other hard rock bands.

Even though the band’s fiery frontman Elias Soriano isn’t the most famous guy in rock to wear a mop of dreadlocks on his head (Adam Duritz, take a bow), this band stands out from the pack for being simultaneously polished and ballsy.

Recent Activity: Nonpoint released “Miracle,” their eighth studio album, earlier this month.

The eponymous single throws its punches like a world-class boxer while Soriano hollers the lyrics as if they’ve been building up inside for years. The Monster beverage shown in the music video might be annoyingly shameless advertising, but the sound these guys sell is more galvanizing than a crate of energy drinks.

Check Out: “Miracle”

Shaman’s Harvest

Hometown: Atlanta Background: Mastodon redefines the boundaries of heavy metal with their incredibly technical and melodic musicality. Behind bassist Troy Sanders’ sludge-rock vocals lies a complex layer of melodies that tie their music together like none other. Since 1999, Mastodon has been experimenting and pushing the envelope of contemporary metal. Every facet of their career is unique, from their electronic-infused guitar riffs to their eerily pleasant vocalizations apexexposure.com to their wildly imaginative lyrics. odern twist.

One album in duffel bag, and the zipper just particular looks at astrophysics, d. wormholes and Stephen vity: The excellent “Show Me Hawking’s theories. was released as the first single Recent Activity: Mastodon ophomore disc, “Black Magic.” released their fourth album, ies beckons the listener to show “Crack the Skye,” in March er teeth, a call to arms that’s hard 2009. Since then, Mastodon n faced with the fistful of guitar has assimilated into alternative pop culture in order to promote “Show Me Your Teeth” their music. They appeared in both “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” and “Rock Band 2” with their song “Colony of Auckland, New Zealand Birchmen.” Additionally, they d: After rocking out a couple performed the theme song to er, these three New Zealand bros the 2007 “Aqua Teen Hunger needed to break out of the kiwi Force Colon Movie Film for ppeal to a wider audience, which Theaters,” and most recently y did — like a storm. They appeared in the Adult Swim photo by david probst ts on tours with a bevy of beef Presents: Dethklok Tour. keep it simple: What Shaman’s Harvest lack in originality, ncluding Creed, Skillet, Shinedown Check Out: “Oblivion” they make up for in pure hard rock might.

Storm

photo courtesy of nonpoint

rock rangers:

Nonpoint keep things polished and accessible yet in-your-face.

&

Rock on the Range

Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23 Columbus Crew Stadium Tickets approximately $120 each

Monster Energy Stage Saturday

sSunday wLimp Bizkit wRob Zombie wSeether wSlash wTheory of a wDeadman wBullet for My wValentine wFive Finger Death wPunch wApocalyptica

wGodsmack wThree Days Grace wRise Against wDeftones wPapa Roach wPuddle of Mudd wDrowning Pool wSevendust

Kicker Stage Saturday wKillswitch Engage wSkillet wHalestorm wAdelitas Way wViolent Soho wRichy Nix

sSunday wMastodon wCoheed and wCambria wAnberlin wCirca Survive wAirbourne wShaman’s Harvest

Jägermeister Stage Saturday wHelmet wNonpoint wJanus wTaddy Porter wLike a Storm

&

sSunday wMushroomhead wTaproot wYear Long wDisaster wNoise Auction wState Your Cause

Editor’s Note

To read a review of the movie “Iron Man 2,” visit us at www.otterbein360.com. www.otterbein360.com |

t&c |page 5

&

IN THE NEWS

News briefs from around campus

Carbon monoxide scare

Convenient replacement

Last week, a student said she felt nauseous while in Room 111 of the Art and Communication Building.

According to Dean of Students Affairs Robert Gatti, the Service Department was notified, but their carbon monoxide tester was not working, so the Westerville Fire Department was called to test the air.

Their detector showed no evidence of carbon monoxide in the air. t&c

The Quiznos at the Roost Change Committee has made a final decision regarding what will replace Quiznos once the restaurant’s lease expires at the end of spring quarter.

In a section of the space, there will be a convenience store and the rest of the space will be occupied by a restaurant which will be open later hours and serve items like hamburgers and french fries, with special items throughout the week. t&c

&

news

Editor’s Note

To read about what you missed at the Board of Trustees meeting this past Saturday and to see the latest Otterbein College security report, visit us at www.otterbein360.com.

sneak peek:

Enrollment falls short for now

Even though the Office of Admission has yet to reach their predicted goal, they are so far showing higher numbers than last year By sHaron Zalokar Staff Writer

Enrollment numbers for next year are in, and the Office of Admission has met some, but not all, of their goals for the year.

According to Vice President of Enrollment Thomas Stein, enrollment is currently ahead of schedule, but the numbers do not match what Otterbein’s financial aid consultant, Hardwick-Day, had predicted for the academic year.

Hardwick-Day predicted 717 new freshmen plus 90 transfer students for the final numbers.

“Great news coming from a consultant — we now need to make it reality,” Stein said.

“As for our new traditional student enrollment, we are in good shape,” said Stein. “There are 660 currently enrolled for fall quarter, 586 were enrolled last year and 644 the year before that (at this time).

Stein said Hardwick-Day helped Otterbein leverage its limited funds to enroll an optimal number of prospective students.

According to Stein, one of the biggest trends in enrollment this year is incoming students who listed nursing as their intended major. But another trend is more surprising than the growing nursing program. page 6| t&c | www.otterbein360.com

photo by kristen sapp

Guide Devin Smith shows prospective student Tricia Duffy a display dorm room on her tour.

“For the first time in a number of years, there are fewer females enrolled (than males),” said Stein. According to Stein, the lacrosse program has helped with male enrollment.

Although Stein said that the future change to a university with a semester system has not affected incoming students, some current students around campus said that these changes would have altered their decisions to come to Otterbein.

“For the first time in a number of years, there are fewer females enrolled (than males).”

Thomas Stein Vice President of Enrollment “I would not have come here.

I wanted something small. I didn’t want a university atmosphere,” said freshman psychology and choreography major Erin Branam.

Junior accounting major Ryan Crowell said that a switch to semesters would have been a big concern in attending Otterbein.

“Being a college or a university wasn’t a factor in my decision, but if Otterbein would have been on semesters it wouldn’t have been as high of a choice for me,” he said.

Also, even though Otterbein will be switching to a university in the fall, new and prospective students are still receiving literature from the Office of Admission that says “Otterbein College.”

According to Stein, new brochures revealing Otterbein University will be printed over the summer. “We are phasing in the change as budget allows,” said Stein.

Another goal set by the Office of Admission and Hardwick-Day was to have financial aid packages sent out by a certain deadline.

According to Otterbein’s Budget Update meeting on March 9, this goal involved having 90 percent of freshman financial aid packages mailed

by April 15 and upperclassman packages mailed by May 15.

Stein said that they have exceeded their goal for the freshmen, but since student aid packaging is an ongoing process, they are still processing upperclassman students as their financial aid file is completed. t&c

thursday, may 13, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 27

&

recess

C o m i c

ON campus Friday, May 14

Greek Week: Lip Sync 6 p.m.

Rike Center

Saturday, May 15

Anticipations Concert 8 p.m.

Old Bag of Nails

IN columbus may 16 Jason Aldean 7:30 p.m.

Schottenstein Center

IN theaters may 14 “Just Wright” “Letters to Juliet” “Robin Hood”

ON dvd may 18 “Valentine’s Day” “Extraordinary Measures”

ON cd may 18 Bo Bice “3” Audio Bullys “Higher than the Eiffel” Information compiled by Brittni Pearson Information from www.otterbein. edu, www.eventful.com and www. metacritic.com.

&

&

What’s Next

3

C r o s s w o r d

1

4

5

6

10

Fallon Forbush won the James W. Faulkner Memorial

13

12

Congratulations former T&C staff

Andrew Tobias won first and third place for Best Investigative Reporting (division one) from the APSO.

8

7

9

11

&

2

by arnold W. spikes

Fund Scholarship Award from the Central Ohio SPJ.

14 15 16

&

Classified

“Stages of Faith”

17

18

Pastor Mark Farmer will speak on Stages of Faith at American Baptist Church, 401 E. Schrock Road, Sunday, May 16 at 4 p.m. Refreshments.

Win a $5 Graeter’s gift card!

The answers to the bolded clues can be found throughout sections of this issue. The first person to e-mail the correct answers to tanandcardinal@yahoo.com will win the gift card.

Congratulations to Mary Hyde for e-mailing the correct answers to the last crossword puzzle.

Across: 1.

3.

5.

7.

9.

10.

11.

13.

16.

17.

18.

thursday, may 13, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 27

Dorm room noodles Utilize Fog Location of the women’s golf tournament Tint Often gets stuck in trees Aka Sigma Alpha Tau Sigma Delta Phi fraternity Consultant firm for Otterbein Song by Rock on the Range band Nonpoint T&C editor-in-chief

Down: 2.

4.

5.

6.

8.

9.

12.

Sunburn remedy Tommy Pickles’ father Timon and Pumba’s anthem Greek letter for “z” The potato state Water Sport that caused more males than females to enroll this year at OC 14. Motion pictures 15. Salty’s companion 16. Boy wizard

www.otterbein360.com |

t&c |page 7

sports

&

Men’s Scoreboard Round One +4 +11 +2 +2 +4

Brock Neighbors Alex Stansell Ben Adams Cody MacLean Taylor Harle

&

Women’s Scoreboard Round One +19 +15 +16 +15 +17

Catherine Brunoehler Kelly Butler Elizabeth DeRoy Heidi Mitchell Kelsey Tosca

& photo by meagan navarre

in the hunt:

Junior Kelsey Tosca and the Lady Cards will continue play Thursday at 8:50 a.m. sitting in 13th place. The men’s team finished Wednesday’s action in fifth place and will tee off at 8:20 nine strokes back.

Round Two +8 +13 +6 +6 +2

Round Two +24 +15 +4 +22 +19

Thursday Tee Times

Alex Stansell 8:20 Brock Neighbors 8:30 Cody MacLean 8:40 Ben Adams 8:50 Taylor Harle 9:00

Catherine Brunoehler 8:50 Heidi Mitchell 9:00 Kelsey Tosca 9:10 Kelly Butler 9:20 Elizabeth DeRoy 9:30

OC golf teams poised to finish strong

Through two rounds of the 2010 National Championships, the men’s team sits fifth, women move to 13th By aaron anGel and laUra VasBinder Staff Writers

Junior Kelsey Tosca made it clear that the women’s golf team isn’t going to quit despite the slow start at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. “It’s been rough for us so far. We haven’t been playing our best, but at least there have been moments where we’ve pushed through,” she said.

After round one the Lady Cardinals found themselves sitting in 16th place.

Both senior Kelly Butler and sophomore Heidi Mitchell shot 88s, which was Otterbein’s best score of the day. Individually they landed in 43rd place.

Butler also shot an 88 on day two, but it was senior Elizabeth DeRoy who led the Lady Cards.

She shot a 4-over-par 77, sharing 17th place.

After Wednesday’s play, Butler shared 49th place with a page 8 |

176 as the team moved up three spots yesterday to 13th with two rounds remaining.

“Right now we’re shooting for the top 10 since we’re sitting at 13th,” Tosca said. “After that we’ll look to top five.”

The tournament atmosphere is something that the women are used to, but the heat is something you can’t prepare for.

“Playing in this high heat and humidity takes a huge toll, but each day we’re adjusting,” Tosca said.

More than 900 miles away, the men’s team is sitting strong at fifth place. However, the weather has not been as nice for them.

They have been playing in 50 degree weather with occasional rain while competing in Hershey, Pa. To make matters more challenging, the Cardinals are playing on a golf course that will host the PGA Professional Championships in late June.

t&c | www.otterbein360.com

“The courses are playing longer, probably more difficult than any other golf course we have played all season long, but the first course (Hershey Country Club) was by far easier to handle than the (Hershey) Links,” assistant coach Tom Gordon said.

“Right now we’re shooting for the top 10 since we’re sitting at 13th.

After that we’ll look to top five.”

Kelsey Tosca, junior Head coach Steve Conely of the current leaders, Methodist University, shared the same sentiment.

“These greens have good speed, but they’re more flat.

They have some roll in them, but they are not as severe as the other course. You can score better on this (Hershey CC) golf course. The other one … what a beast. It is just beating people up. There (are) a lot of good teams and two more rounds of golf. It’s not over,” Conely told NCAA.com’s Todd Karpovich after round two.

Despite the unfavorable conditions and tough course, two freshmen have helped keep Otterbein in the title hunt.

Education major Taylor Harle leads the Cardinals in 16th place after shooting a 73 (+2), a team best, on day two.

Sports management major Cody McLean sits close behind in a tie for 25th along with junior Ben Adams after shooting identical 77 (+6) strokes.

“For two guys who are first year in the national tourney, they are playing very well compet-

ing with the rest of the field,” Gordon said.

McLean and Harle have played strong all season, a fact that Gordon says is no accident.

“I think both kids are very coachable and they understand they need help and they listen and are doing a pretty good job at it so far.”

Gordon said that this Cardinal team can do even better on days three and four, if the weather improves.

“We shot 300 (on day one), but we felt we left a lot on the golf course, a lot of shots that we could have made and still hit around our goal, so we have confidence going into the next two rounds,” he said. “All they have to do is hit the ball and stop thinking so much and they’ll be just fine.”

The men are just nine strokes behind golf powerhouse Methodist University who lead both the men’s and women’s tournaments. t&c

thursday, may 13, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 27