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Over the past 13 years, enrollment among total students increased and is now beginning to slowly decrease. For every 1 percent of students retained, the university earns approximately $400,000, according to Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings, vice president for Business Affairs.

Enrollment lower than projected

Shortfall of students and its effect on the budget to be discussed at University Summit

BY JOSH ADKINS News Editor

Enrollment is down compared to August of last year. advertising There was a shortfall between For advertising information, the actual number of students contact Anna Schiffbauer at 614and the projected number of 823-1159 or by email at students that were originally tanandcardinaladvertising@ yahoo.com projected for fall 2011, according to Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings, vice policies president for Business Affairs.

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Opinions expressed in signed “There’s sufficient to be concolumns are those of the writer and cerned about,” she said. not of the newspaper staff. Positions She said a shortage of 27 in unsigned editorials represent a traditional undergraduate students consensus of the editorial staff. was factored into budget planning The first copy of the Tan & for 2012 as a cushion.

Cardinal is free to the public. Each additional copy is $0.50, and pay“That would then provide ment can be made at the office at 33 us with some level of buffer, Collegeview, Westerville, OH 43081. so if we lost those 27 students, Offenders will be prosecuted. we hadn’t planned programs, The T&C staff would love to activities, etc. based on a budget hear from you. Write a letter to the that we weren’t going to meet,” editor and tell us what you’re thinking. Letters to the editor are letters Vazquez-Skillings said. responding to a writer or an article The next University Sumpublished in the Tan & Cardinal. mit on Oct. 3 will discuss what Please keep your letter to 300 the current enrollment shortfall words or less. It is at the discretion means for the 2012 budget, of the Tan & Cardinal staff as to including whether cuts will need whether or not the letter will be published. Letters attacking an indito be made. Vazquez-Skillings said vidual will not be accepted. Letters she hopes that budget cuts won’t must include the author’s first and even be a part of the discussion. last name, signature, phone number, “Maybe we are talking about address and affiliation to Otterbein some level of reallocations to University.

certain priorities. That’s what I’m “You might have more revhoping for,” she said. enue with less students,” she said.

If cuts do enter the picture, Otterbein is down 50 part-time Vazquez-Skillings said her goal is undergraduate students and five to make sure that changes will be graduate students from fall 2010, invisible to students. according to the fall quarter 2011 “My goal is that the student census enrollment report, a comexperience will look no different pilation of detailed undergraduate to you. That’s my goal,” she said. and graduate enrollment statistics.

When comIn general, paring revenue the univerto enrollment, Of course it’s dismaying sity has gone she said it’s down from ... but it’s not because 3,080 total important to focus on the students to of a lack of effort. We 2,997 total number of part-time stujust need to keep work- students. dents because Last Februthose students ary, during the ing on it. pay by the quarterly budcredit hour. get summit The number (now called of credit hours Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings the University directly affects Summit), envice president, Business Affairs rollment was revenue more than the numidentified by ber of full-time undergraduates Vazquez-Skillings as Otterbein’s enrolled. key revenue driver.

“That’ll help me get a better Vazquez-Skillings doesn’t think sense of what the revenue is really that a shortfall in enrollment going to look like,” she said. is uncommon among universiGraduate students and stuties due to Ohio’s declining high dents who go over the credit hour school graduation rate and the limit of 18 hours are also charged poor economic conditions. on the basis of credit hours She said it’s important to adproduced, Vazquez-Skillings said. dress why students aren’t staying This is crucial for determining at Otterbein before completely revenue. blaming the economic climate,

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The school has been placing a lot of attention on retention, so it needs to get a better understanding of why students aren’t staying, she said.

“Of course it’s dismaying when you see that we’re still not retaining at the level, but it’s not because of a lack of effort,” she said. “We just need to keep working on it.”

Last year’s news of higher retention rates plays into the university’s continued efforts to maintain and increase retention.

At last February’s summit, retention efforts were identified

by Amy Jessen-Marshall, former associate vice president of Academic Affairs.

The MAP-Works survey was implemented to gauge students in danger of withdrawal, those in little danger of leaving and those in the middle. Retention efforts were focused on those in the middle, according to JessenMarshall.

This year, a new platform called Hobson’s Retained is being implemented. It will act as an early alert system, raising a red flag to provide intervention to a student who might leave, Vazquez-Skillings said.

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Otterbein goes Google Otterbein’s switch to a new email platform begins late October

BY PAOLA CASALE Staff Writer

It’s time to say goodbye to Microsoft Exchange and hello to Google Apps.

Otterbein University is migrating the entire campus from using Microsoft Exchange to a more innovative application, Google Apps, according to Jeff Kasson, executive director of Information Technology.

Google Apps is a web-based system of email, calendars, reminders and a webcam function.

For the past 10 years Otterbein has been using Microsoft Exchange to provide email, calendars and contacts for the campus community.

“Google has the resources to create and evolve these tools at a pace which we could never match,” Kasson said.

The switch will begin in late October and end in early March, beginning with all the graduates of 2011. It will not affect students’ current email addresses.

Kasson said the email address format will remain the same as the current format, with jane. smith@otterbein.edu for students and jsmith@otterbein.edu for faculty and staff.

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“When we migrate our campus to Google, all email, calendar items and contacts will be moved to Google,” Kasson said.

Google Apps will be free to Otterbein students; however, additional costs are expected for the university.

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Sarah Hutchinson senior, Spanish “While Google Apps is free to Otterbein, there are costs associated with the support and maintenance of accounts,” Kasson said.

Graduating students will be able to use the Google Otterbein email account.

“It is very important to us that we provide an innovative and fun way to allow people to stay in touch with each other

and Otterbein over the years,” Kasson said. “We think that this will help us to feel like a growing family for years to come.”

Otterbein students agree that switching to Google will be beneficial not only for the present, but also for the future.

“I think it’s great that we are moving towards technology that’s more relevant,” senior Spanish major Sarah Hutchinson said. “Especially with those apps and the fact that we can keep it even after we graduate.”

Sophomore international business major Kiersten Curtis said, “I trust that Otterbein has the best interest for its students and if it happens to not work as well, IT will probably fix it as they always do.”

The Gmail accounts will have administrative access similar to the current Microsoft Exchange accounts. It allows Otterbein to create new accounts and support the needs of the campus.

Kasson said the IT department will provide help desk support for the Otterbein community, but will also refer individuals to documentation and short videos that Google provides to clients worldwide.

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With the new accounts on Google Apps, students will be able to keep their current student email addresses to stay connected with the Otterbein community after graduation.

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Would you support a new national fraternity on campus?

9 percent: “No, our Greek system already 9% has too imposing of a presence.”

36 percent: “Yes, we need more variety in our Greek system.”

55 percent: “I don’t care about Greek Life.”

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“There’s echoes of so many things going on right now,” Ken Burns said as echoes of feedback and static chirped from the speakers above him.

Burns was referring to his new documentary on Prohibition, but his sentiment rang true for different reasons.

Burns, a documentarian most known for his series on baseball and the Civil War, was interviewed with longtime collaborator Lynn Novick in front of a packed audience Sept. 22 in Cowan Hall.

Throughout the entire onehour set, there were problems with the audio. Echoes, static and feedback competed for the attention of the audience.

One student crew member from the theatre department who chose not to be named said the sound crew didn’t get to do a sound check and balance the microphones before the convocation.

The crew member also said that part of the problem was the placement of the three speakers, which were located directly above where Burns, Novick and the interviewer sat.

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Rich Uhrick scenic studio supervisor “The itinerary was such that there was not time to perform the proper mic checks,” Rich Uhrick, the scenic studio supervisor of the theatre department, said.

During the one-hour set, Burns and Novick discussed the “Prohibition” documentary and the current cultural state of documentaries in general. “(People say) that our attention span is down to that of a hummingbird,” Burns said.

“We’re against that. We believe people are hungry for the at-

tentive application of their time.”

He also said the documentary genre is healthier than it’s ever been, and that “what we call reality TV isn’t.”

Novick said, “(Reality TV) is not a documentary. And it’s usually encouraged by alcohol.”

Comments like these were met with laughter and applause several times. The members of the audience appeared to be enjoying the onstage discussion.

“I found it really interesting just because it involved Westerville,” sophomore art major Jennifer Davis said.

The city of Westerville played a key part in the Prohibition movement in 1909, when the Anti-Saloon League, the leading organization in favor of Prohibition, moved its national headquarters here from Washington, D.C. Davis also said the sound problems “were kind of annoying and kind of embarrassing for our school, but it happens.”

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The Senate was unable to vote on the proposed bills after Vice President for Student Affairs Bob Gatti declared that there was not a quorum present. The following unaddressed bills will be voted on at the next Senate meeting Oct. 20.

From the Curriculum Committee: proposal for the addition of a nutrition minor.

From Faculty Council Executive Committee: proposal to amend Faculty Council Article XIX, Section 4 of the bylaws. Sen. Stefano described what changes are being proposed to this section of the bylaws. Stefano also gave an explanation of how to access the Senate website. Sen. McGillin agreed with the proposed changes.

From Teacher Education Committee: proposal to amend Teacher Education Committee, Article XIII, Section 1 and 2 of the bylaws. Sen. Sherman-Heckler described the proposed changes, the removal of wording related to graduate programs.

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To read a story by AnaJaye’ Diggs on last weekend’s homecoming doughnut run featuring memories from alumni, visit www.otterbein360.com.

POLICE REPORT

According to the Otterbein University Police Daily Crime Log, the following has been reported Sept. 16-25.

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9/16 At 12:22 a.m., an intoxicated student was found vomiting and having trouble breathing in Mayne Hall. Medics arrived but the student refused medical attention.

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Senior sets out on coast-to-coast adventure Devin Fraze biked and built homes from Maine to California

BY ANAJAYE’ DIGGS Staff Writer

During his journey, he would Bryn Sowash, senior internationaverage 75 miles per day, with al studies major, his mother and his longest biking day covering his cousins would send him letThe trip lasted 71 days and 104 miles. ters and packages. Sowash sent 3,852 miles. And during the “There were definitely a lot him a package toward the end of summer vacation no less. of trying times. We faced the his trip with snacks and games.

“We dipped our back wheel headwinds in Oklahoma, the During Fraze’s trip, Sowash in the Atlantic Ocean and humid and hot temperatures and followed his blog to look at phoour front wheel in the Pacific the 115-degree tos and watch Ocean,” Devin Fraze, senior weather and the group’s route math major, said. the 80-90 mile online. “I sent I hiked down to the A week after classes ended, days,” Fraze him letters every from June 19 to Aug. 27, Fraze said. week,” she said. set out across the country on a “One time bottom and up against Besides supbicycle from Portland, Maine, we camped in port from home, to Santa Barbara, Calif., to build a football field all the signs that told Fraze said one houses for Bike & Build. and once at the me not to. of his motivat“I had done a short road trip Grand Canyon. ing factors to to Arizona, there and back, but Usually we participate in the you do not see the same as a would sleep in challenge was to bike ride,” Fraze said. “I really churches, com- Devin Fraze see the country. just want to help the world and munity cenHe had a good senior, math Bike & Build is a great way to do ters, YMCAs, amount of time that.” schools — to meditate, esBike & Build is a nonprofit anywhere they would host us pecially during his solo trip. organization that raises funds for free,” Fraze said. His daily “One day I biked 84 miles by for affordable housing projects. calorie intake was around 6,000, myself,” Fraze said. “I was able Started in 2002, they have conwhich usually included a lot of to do a lot of reflecting ... This tributed $2.78 million to housing peanut butter and jelly sandwich- is something you don’t do in this groups to fund projects planned es and free food from residents. busy world. It was very enrichand executed by young adults, Even with all the hardships ing.” according to bikeandbuild.org. he faced, Fraze was optimistic That day, Fraze woke up and During the 12 build days in about his experience. decided he wanted to peddle as the schedule, they built and tore “It is honestly very doable, hard and as fast as he could, and down houses and also beautified especially with these friends at he arrived at the next stop an the surrounding communities. your side. Even though they are hour before everyone else.

“We would go to a build site suffering too, it really helps havFraze also went on another around 8 or 9 a.m. and work ing them there,” Fraze said. adventure of his own one night until around 3 or 4 p.m,” Fraze Every Thursday there was in the Grand Canyon. said. a mail drop, and his girlfriend, “I hiked down to the bottom and up against all the signs that told me not to,” Fraze said.

According to Fraze, the 20mile hike started at 2 a.m. and took nine hours to complete.

The Bike & Build participants were required to ride 500 miles before the trip as training. They also had to raise $4,000 for the trip, which went toward the housing project. photo proviDeD by Devin fraZe Each rider has the choice of viCtory: Fraze was excited to arrive on the West Coast after biking across the country.

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Fraze averaged a 6,000-calorie intake each day to keep up with the two-month-long ride.

where to donate $500 of the $4,000 they raised. The money directly benefits the housing cause, whether it’s through Habitat for Humanity donations or other small nonprofit groups that work with affordable housing.

Through all of the trip’s trying times, Fraze said it felt awesome to make it to the end.

“When we first arrived to the ending, we all put our bikes down and we jumped into the water and went, ‘Yay, we made

it,’ and we celebrated and sang songs,” Fraze said.

Fraze said he was surprised by how quickly he got to know the other participants and how they felt like family during the trip.

“It was sort of what I expected and more,” he said.

“There was so much I learned on this trip that I didn’t think would be a learning experience.

I made a lot (of) closer friends than I thought.”

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Along with several actors from the Otterbein community, “August: Osage County” features performances by three professional actors from the Actors’ Equity Association.

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Otterbein is one of the first universities granted performance rights

BY SAMANTHA TURAY Staff Writer

A woman pulls out a bottle from her pocket and shakes it at another woman. The two women go flying from their chairs, the first woman chasing the second woman across the dining room and into the living room as everyone else is jumping out of their seats and running after them.

This scene is from the Otterbein Theatre Department’s production of “August: Osage County,” which premieres Sept.

29. Directed by Otterbein theatre and dance professor Dennis Romer, “August: Osage County” is the story of a missing father, a pill-addicted mother and three sisters with secrets.

The Weston family unexpectedly reunites after the mysterious disappearance of Mr. Weston, but before his disappearance, he hires a Native American girl to stay in their home and take care of it.

Sophomore musical theatre major Corinne Munsch, who plays Karen Weston, said audiences will take “comfort to see that their family is not as messed up as the Westons.”

Unlike Otterbein’s last production, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” where the characters were intentionally over the top, the characters in “August: Osage County” portray a realistic modern family.

“You feel like a part of the family when you watch it,” Munsch said. “You leave the play changed. You can’t help but get invested in the family’s ups and downs.”

Otterbein was one of the first universities granted performance rights to the play. However, the actors said that this rare opportunity doesn’t have them feeling any extra pressure.

Senior musical theatre major Adam Schalter said that he “doesn’t feel any pressure. Everyone is too excited.”

“August: Osage County” features professional actors alongside students and faculty.

Munsch said, “The pressure

comes from working with professional actors.”

The professional actors are David Combs, Jonathan Putnam and Geoff Nelson, all part of the Actors’ Equity Association.

“The play has wonderful writing. The characters are well-developed,” senior musical theatre major Lauren Friednash said.

The audience can expect the play to have modern characters and realistic stage props, as well as some profanity and raunchy scenes.

“The show is phenomenal,” Schalter said. “It’s an instant American classic. The show speaks to the deteriorating state of family and what a problem it is.”

Munsch believes that anyone can relate to the story. “The play has the ability to speak to people from all walks of life,” she said.

“The play doesn’t apologize for what it is.”

Friednash said “August: Osage County” will make people contemplate their own life, and that the type of audience that will have the best experience with this play are “people that want to see something that will challenge them and make them think or reflect on their own family life.”

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Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.

Oct. 2 at 2 p.m.

Oct. 6-8 at 8 p.m.  Cowan Hall  Admission is free to Otterbein students and faculy.

Want to see Switchfoot and Anberlin for free?

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“August: Osage County” is Otterbein’s first play of the season.

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“Moneyball” brought in $20.6 million in the U.S. box office on its first weekend in theaters.

Pitt scores in ‘Moneyball’

‘Moneyball’ is a movie about baseball, but it isn’t a baseball movie

BY STEVEN COLLINS Arts & Entertainment Editor

Billy Beane was given a lot of crap for going with a fresh graduate from Yale over decades of baseball experience. This is the story of his decision.

“Moneyball” is the story of the 2002 Oakland Athletics team that used the Bill James method. James was a Kansas security guard who concluded that replacing well-known players with lesser known but equally talented ones was the key to a great team. “Moneyball” was based on his resulting book, “The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.”

Both Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the A’s general manager, and Jonah Hill as Peter Brand, Beane’s assistant, were outstanding. Pitt played a character with a similar attitude and moxie to that of John Smith in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”

Hill played a Yale graduate who was the special assistant to Beane. He introduces Beane to the James method. Hill’s role is a part that could have come off goofy like many of his other roles, but this time he played it with a perfect reverence and nerdiness that one would expect the real Brand to have.

Philip Seymour Hoffman was also brilliant playing the defiant manager Art Howe, who didn’t

believe in the system and was just trying to make sure he would have a job come winter.

Chris Pratt of “Parks and Recreation” plays Scott Hatteberg, who was the first baseman for the A’s. Pratt’s role, a seasoned catcher who had to move to a new position because of an arm injury, was no doubt a tough one to play. Pratt may have been completely out of his element, but he played the part well.

A majority of the time in “Moneyball” is spent with Beane. The expressions on his face often reveal that he’s contemplating his life and contemplating his actions. These scenes really bring his character to life, making the audience sympathize with him.

While I would consider “Moneyball” a dramatic movie, it’s not without its comedic parts.

In perhaps what is my favorite scene of any movie I’ve watched in the last few years, Beane is sitting around a table with a bunch of old baseball scouts.

These men, who all look old enough to have been around when baseball was invented in the late 19th century, are arguing about players. They aren’t arguing about who’s got more power, but instead they are discussing things like who’s got the prettiest girlfriend, who looks

like a ballplayer and who’s got a good-looking face.

I was impressed with how the filmmakers portrayed the game of baseball. Many of the shots were taken from archived footage of the season, and there were even some SportsCenter clips thrown in. Not trying to recreate the honest emotions of those victories and losses was a good choice by director Bennett Miller.

You see, the truth is that Moneyball is a baseball movie that isn’t really about baseball.

It’s the story of going against the grain, even when everyone is laughing in your face and telling you that you’re completely wrong. It’s doing what you believe in, even when your 12-year-old daughter is worried about you and every form of media is screaming for your head. It’s a movie about Beane overcoming what he went through as a player and showing the world that he can succeed in his own way in the baseball world. t&c

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Junior saddened by Postal Service cuts

As post offices try to make up their large debt, the future of snail mail is in danger Some of our grandparents might remember the post office being in the general store. It was the center of town; everything could be taken care of there.

The post offices might be moving back there in the near future.

According to CNN.com, a list KARLY of potential post SMITH office closings has been released, and the U.S. Postal Service suggested “village post offices” be established in grocery stores because people don’t go to post office buildings anymore.

The post office is not funded by taxpayer money at all, but on the revenue it creates. The number of customers coming in per week is down to an average of 600. Without this plan, the post office will not be able to stay afloat.

This is a fact that saddens me. I can already see that mail is

fading out of not only popularity, but also out of necessity. People just don’t need to send letters anymore. To some people, it is counterproductive. Why send a letter when a text or email can get the job done so much faster?

A number of people are concerned by the effects the closings will have on their towns, but the Postal Service needs to cut spending. It lost $3.8 billion in 2009, proof that the post office as we know it cannot remain. It expects to hit its $15 million debt limit in the 2011 fiscal year. Mail delivery on Saturdays might also be stopped to save money.

I always wonder why mail is so exciting, though. Maybe it is the fact that it was delivered by someone, that time was taken to have it sent to us. We have actual proof that someone cares.

I can’t go up to my friends excitedly because I got an email, but if I got a postcard and showed it to them, they might be a little more enthusiastic with me.

When you think PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), what do you think of ? Animals? Vegetarians?

People Eating Tasty Animals? Porn?

At any rate, prepare yourself for the erotic website PETA is planning on launching to encourage a vegan JULIA diet. The website R OBIDEAU will include an “XXX” rating, use the newly introduced “.xxx” website domain and feature pornographic images.

“As soon as we heard that the .xxx domain was becoming available, we thought that would be triple extra effective in helping us bring our important issues of animal rights and eating a vegan diet to a greater number of people,” said Lindsay Rajt,

the group’s associate director of campaigns.

She said the site will contain “sexually suggestive content,” but not hardcore porn. Apparently, the pornographic images will lead to explicit images and information about the suffering that animals endure in the food world. PETA thinks that the images are going to shock people into re-thinking their decisions and take action toward becoming a more animal-friendly person.

Well, as shocking as I think it would be, I also find it to be totally taboo and ineffective. I have been a vegetarian for nine years and I remember trying to get into the whole PETA thing. I will never forget my mom saying, “Don’t. They are crazy.” Thanks for the heads up, Mom. I had no clue I was supposed to be taking you seriously.

My grandparents send mail since they do not want to use computers. They are always thoughtful about what they send, perhaps because of the time it takes to send a letter or a package. The deliberate care put into things sent by mail is refreshing.

My concern is that we are no longer putting as much effort into our communication. Crafting a letter is a careful and deliberate process, whereas texting is short, abbreviated and often times unclear or misunderstood.

The one advantage of our move away from letters is the environmental side. It saves paper to email and text. Saving trees is important, and the fact that we are cutting down on paper usage is very encouraging. We get less junk mail and more spam.

I also understand that the Postal Service is financially struggling and needs to do something.

I don’t necessarily see another way to fix this problem.

Though I feel strongly about this, I too have fallen out of the habit of writing letters. I used to do it all the time, but I rarely do it anymore. It costs money, and email is free — so why spend that money? Well, maybe for the fun of slipping a letter into the mail slot and giving someone else a chance to get mail.

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Postal workers are losing their jobs, but it’s becoming a fact of life that emailing is in and letters are outdated.

PETA to pair animal cruelty with pornography Senior vegetarian finds the animal equality organization’s latest ad campaign attention-grabbing but ineffective I think PETA is taking the “sex sells” memo a little too far.

It’s no secret that PETA loves to use sex to send out its message. We’re all familiar with the ads featuring “hott” celebrities naked, with the slogan “I’d rather go naked than wear fur.” I think that although effective, they don’t change a whole lot of peoples’ minds; they just tell people, “Hey, she doesn’t wear fur ... in case you were curious.”

I also think that porn plus animal slaughter doesn’t equal more vegans and vegetarians.

“It’s ridiculous,” sophomore art major Mitch Kaeser said.

“There’s nothing like a slaughtered pig that gets me in the mood … I’m not against PETA, but people are going to eat meat.”

As much as I take pride in being a vegetarian, I am also

able to face reality. No matter how hard you try, not everyone in the world is going to stop eating meat altogether. In fact, I don’t think that everyone should stop eating meat. I do, however, think that people should educate themselves on the realities of the inhumane meat industry and come together to create a new plan of action.

I have seen the videos on PETA’s website, and they do remind me why I became a vegetarian and stayed one for so long. But I won’t bank on the fact that they will significantly get lots of people to become vegan.

Especially when you add sex to the equation, it makes it seem borderline psycho.

Becoming a vegetarian is a personal choice. It is also risky (not to be confused with risqué) and a huge adjustment to diet

and lifestyle. I get constant questions like, “Why don’t you eat meat? You know animals are here so we can eat them, right? Why would you eat cheese and milk, but not meat?”

There are answers to these questions that I have thought about, and I have come to conclusions by myself for my own reasons. No one can change that, and porn sure isn’t going to make a difference either.

Think about it this way: You might tell your friends you’re into porn and you might rent pornographic movies, but would you ever recommend, show or rent a pornographic movie in which the people are accompanied by bloody, injured, dying animals? I didn’t think so. t&c JULIA ROBIDEAU IS A SENIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR AND A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

sports 10 Offense is needed before OACs The paid debate

wednesday, sept. 28, 2011

Tan & Cardinal

Men’s and women’s soccer aim to improve in front of the goal

BY EVAN MATSUMOTO Staff Writer

Saturday marks the beginning of Ohio Athletic Conference play and bids to postseason action for the women’s and men’s soccer team, each opening against John Carroll.

The ladies’ non-conference record stands at 3-4-1.

“The biggest thing for us right now is trying to keep everyone calm and not push the panic button,” head coach Brandon Koons said.

The team won its first two games in New Jersey at the Centenary Tournament, but then dropped four in a row to the likes of Transylvania, Centre, Denison and Case Western before getting a 1-0 victory against Earlham in the closing minutes on Sept. 24.

“The team chemistry is amazing … we are a completely different team (from last year),” senior forward Abby Misch said.

With only three home conference matches, the conference road might be bumpy.

“I think we have some good teams and teams that should be up there in the regional rankings,” Koons said. “There are some tough teams, but I think overall our conference schedule will be easier than our non-conference schedule.”

The team this year is not the same team as last year and doesn’t want to be. Led by seniors Alyssa Hale and Adrienne

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Novak and junior Rachel Denz, the girls will all take on new roles for a new team.

This group still holds the ability to work the ball from the defense and into the midfield, but struggle finishing on offense.

“We are a little bit concerned because we haven’t scored goals,” Koons said. “We are focusing on the fact that if we keep creating chances, then the goals will come.”

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The OAC is an industrious league. They play very physical.

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Gerry D’Arcy Head men’s socccer coach With a 1-4-2 start, the men’s side is hoping to pull together and knock off a couple of its top conference foes.

The first five teams in conference play for the Cards are John Carroll, Heidelberg, BaldwinWallace, Ohio Northern and Capital.

“The OAC is an industrious league. They play very physical. The combination of speed, strength and skill makes them very tough,” head coach Gerry D’Arcy said.

D’Arcy is looking to find a better balance between offense

and defense. He said that when they have a good defense, they struggle a little on offense and when they are set up in an attacking formation, they lose some of their transition defense.

After a draw to powerhouse Kenyon and a 1-0 loss to Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein has the ability to compete against top level teams.

“We had a big win to start the season and tied (Kenyon), but we had some letdowns, too. We need to eliminate mental mistakes,” senior captain JP Lococo said.

The men have seen strong play from the back with sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Ripma making 14 saves against Ohio Wesleyan, outside-back senior captain Seth Holland, fouryear defensive center midfield Brandon Shepherd and sophomore Adam Brown, who has just recently returned from injury.

The men’s attack is generated through the creativity of junior Dusty Kiaski and the leading goal scorer, sophomore Evan Fallon.

The need for goals lie in the hands of seniors JP Lococo, and Kurt Gallant. “(We) need one of the forwards to catch fire,” D’Arcy said.

“They are all capable of scoring.”

The men will play Cincinnati Christian at home Thursday at 4 p.m. before taking on John Carroll at 3:30 p.m. right after the women’s own match against the Blue Streaks at 1 p.m. t&c

Say what?

o CoLLege athLetes Deserve pay?

It’s a recurring news topic — collegiate athletes accepting illegal benefits. We’ve seen cases involving Reggie Bush to Terrelle Pryor, and scandals keep tearing apart the fundamentals and naiveté of the NCAA. But let’s be honest, can you really blame these “amateur” athletes?

DOM The biggest PORRETTA of recent controversies centered on five Ohio State football players who took illegal benefits and sold personal memorabilia. Luckily for Buckeye fans, the case has been overshadowed by the current scandal surrounding the University of Miami football team.

“The Shame of College Sports” was the cover story of the most recent issue of The Atlantic. The author, Taylor Branch, whose focus as a journalist has mainly been on civil rights, took a look at the historical context of athletes and illegal benefits. Ultimately, he exposes the idea of “amateurism” and the “student-athlete.” And I can’t help but agree with him.

The reality is that these highprofile football and basketball players at big-time schools like the University of South Carolina, Ohio State and the University of North Carolina are not amateur athletes at all. The point guard at Muskingum or the nose guard at Wilmington are what we can realistically consider amateur athletes.

Athletes at DII, DIII and small DI schools do not generate millions of dollars of income for the school. For that matter, not even non-basketball and nonfootball athletes at big schools generate much income, if any.

Athletes like Pryor and Bush do though.

“I think that the athletes should get paid a small portion of the profits that the school makes off of jerseys and things of that sort.”

“No, I don’t This is college and not pro athletics. Students come to school for education.”

“No, I don’t.

Being an athlete is not their job.

Being a good student is your job.”

—Duncan Smith sophomore English

—Nikki Sherbahn freshman business management and economics

—Abby Costello sophomore art education

Yes, they do get a free education. I understand that, but the amount of money they generate outweighs that by millions. Some may say it’s the brand of the school that brings in the millions, but in all actuality it’s the victories. Victories pile up thanks to these all-stars. Nobody will be at Ohio Stadium on Saturdays to watch a 0-12 team clad in the scarlet and gray.

These All-Americans aren’t on campus to get an education; they’re there to suit up on Saturdays and become draft eligible. I’m not saying they need to have a salary. I do not agree they should be making $100,000 on top of their free education.

It would be a financial fiasco to start creating salaries for every player. But this is a full-time job for these athletes. What’s wrong with them selling their own championship material. How does a free meal at a local restaurant hurt anybody?

Many athletes here at Otterbein, including myself, could place themselves in these players’ shoes. We don’t have boosters offering us free meals, gifts or trips for our parents. It might be easy to play out hypothetical situations and say we would do exactly what the NCAA dictates.

But in real life, I’m sure it’s much more difficult to do.

It boils down to the fact that nobody is getting hurt because they accept a so-called “illegal” benefit. They are simply capitalizing on their talent.

It’s time for the NCAA to realize the direction collegiate sports is heading and understand that rules need to be changed.

These cases won’t be going away anytime soon. We’ll see the same situation year after year, just on different campuses. The bottom line: If the kid has earned it, let him take what is rightfully his.

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“No, they come to school primarily for an education, not for sports.”

—Susie Long sophomore French

photos anD information by stephanie parker

Top performers: Junior Bekah Reese finished third individually with a time of 23:05. Junior Mark Bayman finished 20th of 136 runners with a time of 27:23.

Notable stat: Reese finished third out of 152 runners in the women’s meet.

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Junior Mark Bayman finished 20th for the men during the Otterbein Invitational.

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Result: Otterbein 20, Heidelberg 40 Key players: Junior wide receiver

Trey Fairchild had over 100 yards receiving. Senior quarterback Austin Schlosser completed 16 of 25 passing attempts for 244 yards and one touchdown.

Notable stat: Otterbein averaged 6.2 yards per offensive play. niCe grab:

&Volleyball

Saturday, Oct. 1 Home vs. Wittenberg 7 p.m.

photo by kristen sapp

Event: Otterbein vs. Heidelberg

Sophomore Jalen Kennedy makes a diving catch during Saturday’s game.

Saturday, Oct. 1 Otterbein Cardinal Classic Time TBA

photo by kristen sapp

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Junior Ally Nagle goes up for a spike.

Event: Otterbein vs. Heidelberg

Result: Otterbein 0, Heidelberg 3 Top performers: Sophomore Annie Juenger

collected a team high eight kills. Freshman Tabatha Piper had a match high 24 assists.

Notable stat: Senior Lindsey Russell had the game high 17 digs.

photo by kristen sapp

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Result: Women: third place; men: sixth place

Saturday, Oct. 1 ITA Tournament Time TBA Saturday, Oct. 1 @ John Carroll 2 p.m.

men’s goLf

Event: Otterbein Invitational

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What’s next in sports

Women’s tennis

&Cross Country

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Homecoming wrap-up

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vol. 93, issue 5

Saturday, Oct. 1 Wittenberg Fall Invitational 8 a.m.