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From barley to hops?

A State Street liquor store is on the November ballot 5

‘Osage County’ sends reviewer home thinking 7 former feed store:

The rules of rain protection on a busy campus 9

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If the issue passes, a liquor store could move into the building formerly occupied by DJ’s Feed Store on State Street.

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While 33.3 percent of students believe services provided by ITS are adequate, 21.7 percent said campus’ wireless Internet is dependable.

Wireless Internet relatively reliable Problems with the ever-evolving system only addressed when students make reports to ITS

BY LINDSAY PAULSEN Contributing Writer

When it comes to spotty wireless connections on campus, where’s the disconnect?

In a recent online survey, 54.3 percent of Otterbein students said that campus wireless Internet is sometimes reliable.

The survey also revealed the greatest percentage of wireless access issues occur in the library, as 57.7 percent of those polled identified it as a problem area.

The Campus Center, Roush, and the Art and Communication Building were also identified as significant problem areas.

“I just had a lot of trouble with it in my room, so I have to keep it plugged in, which is frustrating when you want to move around,” Tierney Titus, Clements Hall resident and freshman psychology major, said.

Similarly, DeVore Hall resident and sophomore business administration major Liza Elliott said, “We can’t get anything unless it’s plugged in.”

According to the survey, 21.7 percent of students consider Otterbein’s wireless Internet to be reliable, while 23.9 percent said that it is not.

Complaints of an unreliable wireless Internet connection around campus are not uncommon among students.

However, these complaints have yet to reach the university’s Information and Technology Department.

A lack of students reporting problems is the main disconnect between students and the IT department, according to Tahsha Raleigh, student computing manager.

“I’m only aware of about a half-dozen issues,” Raleigh said.

“If the IT department is unaware of the issues, they cannot begin to fix them.”

With the campus-wide wireless system being implemented within the last few years, the network is still evolving and will continue to do so. “(The wireless system) is all a relatively new system,” Jeff Kasson, director of Information Technology, said before the survey responses were compiled.

His job is to adjust the network to fit the ever-evolving needs of the students.

Kasson said that repairing wireless connection problems is a process of “massaging the network” because the environ-

ment changes as more devices are added.

“It’s a process of modifying things as we get more information,” he said.

“The top priority is to ensure proper wireless coverage,” Kasson said.

The first step in solving wireless connection coverage issues is to send someone out to visit a particular area with a laptop in order to identify the exact areas

that lack coverage, according to Kasson.

Once areas with weak coverage are identified, members of the IT Department can move access points, adding signal strength to restore a connection.

In regard to the timeframe involved in making improvements like these, Kasson said it depends on a lot of factors and the amount of change that has to occur. t&c

What areas of campus would you identify as problem areas, or those lacking wireless Internet coverage?

The Campus Center....................................................34.6% Courtright Memorial Library.....................................57.7% Towers Hall..................................................................11.5% Roush Hall....................................................................23.1% Battelle Fine Arts Center..............................................3.8% Shear-McFadden Science Hall.....................................7.7% Cowan Hall.....................................................................3.8% Clements Recreation Center/Rike..............................3.8% Art and Communication Building..............................19.2%

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University Summit confirms shortfall Variance in enrollment of 89 students verified

timated revenue of $59,724,774 for the 2012 fiscal year, according to the budget presentation.

“For me, that was the most unexpected,” Vazquez-Skillings said.

Since the loss in enrollment exceeded the 27 that was planned for, the university must look at who these students are and what areas it needs to address, according to VazquezSkillings.

She urged faculty members to not feel alarmed by a decrease in numbers. “(We’re) not ready to sound any alarms in terms of enrollment,” she said.

An area in which a loss was expected is the retention of traditional undergraduates and transfer students.

There was also an unexpected increase in students in residential housing. t&c

Data center done in Dec.

Parking in 60 Collegeview Road lot remains costly without decal MELISSA KENT Staff Writer

Winter should signal the end of construction woes for art and communication students.

The new community data center on Collegeview Road behind the Art and Communication Building is scheduled to end sometime in December, according to Christa Dickey, Westerville spokesperson.

Over the duration of the construction, access to the lot behind the building has been limited.

Instead, students have been parking across the street from the building in the 60 Collegeview Road lot.

Recently, some students’ cars have been issued tickets for

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parking in this lot without an Otterbein parking decal, Larry Banaszak, chief of police, said in an email interview.

Sophomore public relations major Veronica Mathias is a commuter and said she was ticketed but went to the police department and bought a parking pass in exchange for paying the ticket.

Parking passes cost $140.

Students have always been ticketed for parking in this lot without a decal, Banaszak said.

“There is no lack of parking at the communications center because there is plenty of parking across the street in the 60 Collegeview lot,” Banaszak said.

Kevin Lang, senior public relations major, commutes to class and doesn’t find the parking situation an inconvenience.

“(It) doesn’t really bother me, but it could be a safety concern for people crossing the street,” Lang said.

Last fall, the T&C reported that the project was approved

by Westerville City Council on Oct. 3, 2010, and construction was set to begin in early 2011, according to Todd Jackson, chief information officer for the city of Westerville.

After construction is completed, the data center will store electronic information for numerous city departments, Westerville City Schools, the Westerville Library and any Westerville businesses that choose to lease rack space from the city.

There will be an opening ceremony for the center in the beginning of January. t&c

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The new server hub acts as an information center for public and private data.

The university has confirmed a shortfall of 89 undergraduate students, compared to fall 2010.

Last week, the T&C reported that according to Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings, vice president for business affairs, the shortage was in the range of 60 students.

The official number of 89 was reported at Monday’s University Summit and is a combination of 39 full-time and 50 part-time undergraduates.

Vazquez-Skillings said a decline in adult part-time undergraduates, a key revenue driver, was unexpected and is still being investigated.

Part-time undergraduates bring in $3,015,000, or 5 percent of the university’s es-

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November’s ballot to include issues concerning Uptown merchants

BY LINDSAY PAULSEN AND KATIE TAGGART Contributing Writers

A liquor store might open a few blocks from campus on State Street if voters approve.

Salumeria, a yet to be opened upscale deli, and Meza, an Uptown wine shop, are currently seeking permits to sell liquor on weekdays and weekends, which will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot as Issues 54 and 55.

Westerville residents and Otterbein students who live in the 1A Precinct, which includes areas south of County Line Road, north of Main Street, west of Vine Street and east of Alum Creek, can vote to approve the liquor licenses. “(I think it’s a) great idea.

There should be one in the Campus Center,” Josh Young, freshman sports management major, said.

Freshman biology major Nick Pitzer also liked the idea.

“It won’t make (drinking problems) worse, it will just make it more convenient,” he said.

Although grocery and convenience stores near campus already grant access to alcohol, there has never been carry-out liquor this close to Otterbein’s dry campus.

“Students are going to get (alcohol) regardless,” Andrew Szczerba, sophomore music education major, said.

Other students aren’t necessarily supportive of the idea of a liquor store’s presence.

Freshman music education major Maria Lingle said, “I just think that Westerville is known for being a dry community and we should try to preserve that.”

Sophomore accounting major Faith Efetevbia felt similarly.

“I really don’t think it’s a good thing,” she said. “Most orga-

nizations are focused on making money and don’t consider the impact it will have on the younger generation.”

Other issues on the Nov. 8 ballot extend beyond the local level and concern state issues, such as Senate Bill 5, which restricts the collective bargaining rights of public employees.

Although only certain Westerville residents can vote on local liquor issues, any registered voter in the state of Ohio can vote on statewide issues.

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Otterbein student to star in ad for ESPN Jake Robinson discusses process of making a commercial and what it will mean for his future in show business

BY KRISTEN SAPP Photography Editor

Otterbein senior acting major Jake Robinson was hired to play a quarterback in an upcoming ESPN ad that will air in about three weeks on the network’s channels.

How did the opportunity come about for you to be in this commercial?

I got a call from my agency, Heyman Talent here in Columbus, asking about my football experience, and from there it was just a series of conversations and confirmations on dates and times.

Can you explain your part in the commercial?

Well, basically all I can tell you is that it’s centered around a football game and I played the quarterback, which meant I had to throw the ball over and over again because there was a specific way they wanted the receiver to catch the ball, and if I didn’t throw it just right, then they didn’t get the right shot. So needless to say, it took awhile.

But mostly it was like playing a pick-up game of football with very specific actions.

What was your reaction to learning you’d been given the part?

Well, I was definitely excited. But there is a part of me that expects to be cast and get parts. I believe that as an actor, if you are not confident in your appearance and in auditions, then people who are paying money to make the commercial won’t be confident in casting you. I had been going in for commercial auditions a lot recently, and this kind of just fell in my lap. I was just excited that the work and research that I had been doing to make myself better had paid off. Also, I got the part because of my previous football experience, so it was cool knowing that.

What is it like knowing you’ll be on ESPN where thousands of people will watch the commercial?

Honestly, it hasn’t really hit me.

I guess it’s something that you always know going into auditions for commercials that you will probably be seen by a lot of people. If you don’t accept that fact right away, then when you decide to start acting you probably wont get very far. I mean,

Robinson has starred in several Otterbein productions during his more than three years here, including last February’s play “A Doll’s House” and the current production, “August: Osage County.”

for me it’s extremely exciting especially as someone just starting out in their career … The chance to get national exposure is awesome. Plus, it looks great on my resume. When I actually see it on TV, then that’s when I will freak out a little bit. Hopefully, it looks great.

What was the coolest part of the whole process?

The coolest part of the process was definitely being able to put on full football pads again. I had not played football in full pads since high school. I never really realized how much I missed playing. It was really cool to be able to do two things that I love at the same time, namely football and acting.

Is this something that you would want to continue in the future?

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Definitely. Commercials are how most actors really make their money. For every movie star, there are a thousand other actors just trying to make it. Doing commercials is not exactly fulfilling for me from an artistic standpoint, but it definitely is a good way to pay rent. When I

move to LA sometime this year, I hope that my agency will look at my resume and say, “Hey-o, this guy does commercials,” and then send me in for a lot of auditions. That’s the main thing: Your agency wants you to get work because they don’t get paid

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unless you do. So the more stuff that they can send you in for, the more they make. No one is out to get you; everyone who is casting wants you to be perfect for their show or commercial.

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Name: Connor Underwood Year: sophomore Major: sports management Hometown: Chesire, Conn.

What’s your flavor? mint chip Favorite place in Westerville: Chipotle Favorite color: red Favorite Campus Center food: waffles Favorite song right now: “Syllabus Week’” by Huey Mack What animal would you be? A shark. I have my own week and everyone loves it.

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Fashionable causes could lose message Sophomore praises TOMS, but says the trend obscures the organization’s objective

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Don’t forget your umbrella, chain mail and body armor when walking across campus on rainy days.

Senior gives guidelines for campus umbrella etiquette

In the wrong hands, simple objects can become dangerous weapons

As a kid, I always felt like James Bond when I’d open an automatic umbrella that first time; then of course by the third open-close in a minute it’d surely break, dramatically so, and I’d feel much less like a spy and more like JT myself again, but, you know, in more HILLIER pain — either from a gouged eye, a nearly amputated hand or whatever other injury I had inflicted upon myself or others in that short span of time.

Today, whenever I see an automatic umbrella opening itself in public I go into a mini panic attack. Everything slows down and fades to grayscale color schemes. As far as I’m concerned, wherever there’s an umbrella there’s probably going to be some pain soon, especially on this campus.

Otterbein enrolls about 3,000 students annually — which I still find surprisingly high since rarely do you see more than a couple hundred in one place at one time — and that’s a lot of umbrellas.

What’s more surprising is that not one of them knows how to

handle a damn umbrella to save his or her life (or mine for that matter).

After four years of learning the hard way, before leaving the house on cloudy mornings in greater Columbus, I just do the math in my head. “OK, there’s an 80 percent chance of rain, which leaves a 79 percent chance of getting poked in the eye today.” At least this way I’m ready for it.

But isn’t it funny how something we spend so much time trying not to break or misplace in our cars can carry such phenomenal potential for pain? (Check under the passenger’s seat. That’s usually where mine turns up.)

It’s a constant give and take figuring out who’s in real danger with all the umbrella handling: It’s as much the umbrella as the guy who’s trying to open it, not to mention whoever happens to be around the doomed fool when it does, finally, unfasten like a dilapidated Transformer.

But if you’re going to take an umbrella with you when you go out on the town, at least try to use some proper etiquette.

You know those mats they have at entrance ways in public buildings? Like the ones in Roush and pretty much every-

where else in the world that has a roof ? That’s where you’re supposed to shake off that umbrella, not when you’re sandwiched between 30 undergrads waiting in line for that Otter Bean mocha.

If you are fortunate enough to remember to grab an umbrella on a rainy day, you overachiever you, please, just keep it to yourself. Sharing an umbrella, especially with a stranger, can be risky business and really only works when you give up the umbrella completely, which no one really wants to do unless he or she is flirting or Gene Kelly.

Unless you’re carrying around an obnoxiously large umbrella, in which case I hope you get struck by lightning, two people under one umbrella get wet.

And one more thing: Think of the umbrella as an extension of your body — spatially, I mean.

You should be as dimensionally aware of your umbrella as you are of your legs and arms.

And don’t turn around, ever.

As dangerous as they are breakable, we certainly go through a lot of trouble to stay dry on rainy days. Personally, I’d rather just stay home. t&c JT HILLIER IS A SENIOR ENGLISH MAJOR AND A CONTRIBUTING WRITER FOR THE t&c.

Finally, it’s that time of year again when fall is in the air and Otterbein’s campus is covered with students stylishly sporting jackets, jeans and … TOMS? In a relatively recent amount of time, the voguish popularity of TOMS shoes LINDSAY LOSHBOUGH has dramatically increased, briskly making its way to college campuses nationwide with Otterbein being no exception.

Though Otterbein students have yet to establish an official TOMS Campus Club, no student can doubt the abundance of this consumer-conscious footwear surrounding every square foot of campus. Especially being students of a private liberal arts college, we are more than willing to sacrifice a little extra cash to proudly show our support for such a significant cause.

Yet amid the admirable idea of supporting the “One for One” organization (for every pair bought, one goes to a child in need), where does the humanity-oriented concept of TOMS shoes stop being associated with terms like inspirational and influential only to be replaced with more fashionably superficial terms like adorable or cute?

We all know the gist of TOMS creator Blake Mycoskie’s motivational mission to change the world by giving back, but students nationwide (I am guilty of this also) are becoming unconsciously consumed with transforming the idea of TOMS from a shoe with a cause into this fall’s fashion statement.

This is not to say that students are unaware of the fact that TOMS does support a charitable cause, but it is evident that the original purpose of this organization has been somewhat lost.

To evaluate Otterbein’s knowledge, here are a few quick questions involving Mycoskie’s chivalrous cause: Of all the possible clothing items, why does the TOMS organization choose to distribute shoes?

What are the high-need countries TOMS donates the majority of its products to?

Who is really in charge of distributing the shoes worldwide?

Before I decided to write this article, I did not know the correct answers to any of these questions.

The TOMS organization specifically chose to donate shoes not only for health and safety reasons, but also because many children could not attend school because wearing shoes was part of the required uniform.

In 2010, TOMS contributed vast quantities of footwear to the high-need countries of Peru, Argentina, South Africa, Ethiopia and Rwanda, among many others. TOMS shoes are not solely distributed by the TOMS organization, but through programs in the high-need countries and the Peace Corps, who support the wealth of children worldwide.

Despite the creation of intriguing events like One Day Without Shoes, where individuals are encouraged to spread poverty awareness by going shoeless all day, if we are not informed about the cause, we still run the risk of losing sight of what is truly important.

There is so much more to the TOMS organization than initially meets the eye, but if we let TOMS develop exclusively into a popular clothing trend, then the brilliant idea behind this incredible organization will fade out as soon as the next fashion fad hits store shelves. t&c 

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Seniors seek everyday nirvana

Reddit asked what the best non-sexual sensation is, and it turns out that there’s a lot of euphoria to be found

Two weeks ago, the Internet exploded with the question of the ages: What is the best nonsexual sensation ever?

AskReddit.com, a deviation of social news site Reddit.com, features a user-submitted question forum that allows users to submit “thought-provoking, inspired questions.” This question popped up and people gathered from the four corners of the Internet to give their two cents.

Popular answers include: The feeling when you first wake up but don’t have to get out of bed yet, turning your pillow to the cold side and getting your hair shampooed at a salon.

Here are some of our own additions:

1. Walking down Cochran Alley after it’s rained and sloshing in the puddles.

2. That satisfied feeling when I get homework done to narrowly avoid an allnighter.

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Finishing a paper and zipping a stuffed bookbag feel pretty amazing, and so do finding a lost key or Cardinal Card and getting that food out of your teeth.

5. Getting my hair washed at a salon. They clearly have magic fingers.

6. Putting on my dorm socks

when it’s cold outside. They’re so comfy.

3. Napping in

the sun streamALYSSA ing through the COOKwindow after A LEXANDER a cup of hot chocolate. That was my winter quarter last year.

4. That feeling you get when

you’ve conquered Financial Aid and the Business Office.

7. I haven’t had caffeine, it’s Wednesday, but there’s no line at the Otter Bean.

10. When I’m on a swing and just when I jump off I feel my stomach leap just before I touch the ground. Makes me feel like I’m flying.

ALYSSA COOK-ALEXANDER IS A SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR AND A CONTRIBUTING WRITER FOR THE t&c.

8. When I jump in a pool and all

the little bubbles fizzle around me.

1. Feeling cold water through gloves when washing dishes. Or heading into the creek wearing waders in the old INST water class.

9. When I discover a band before it hits its 15 minutes of fame and becomes overplayed on the radio.

2. Snuggling back under the covers to sleep some more after getting up to use the bathroom in the morning.

3. Typing on a keyboard after finally clipping my nails.

4. Sitting in the stupidly comfy chairs at Sarah’s Corner in the library basement.

5. SinkLEAH ing into the DRISCOLL mattress and closing my eyes after pulling an all-nighter.

6. Rinsing conditioner out of

my hair. Every day, for a moment, I’m a Pantene hair model.

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7. Walking into the OtterDen when I’m starving and seeing there’s no line.

8. Victoriously zipping up the last inch of an overstuffed suitcase or backpack.

9. That moment when a DVD starts running smoothly after it’s been freezing up.

10. Collapsing into bed and still feeling the drops and twists of roller coasters after a long day at an amusement park. t&c

LEAH DRISCOLL IS A SENIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR AND THE OPINION EDITOR FOR THE t&c.

what? &SayWhat is the best non-sexual sensation?

“Getting a foot massage.”

“Crawling back into bed after getting up in the morning.”

“Jumping horses.”

–Maggie Parson freshman political science

–Jonathan Busby junior athletic training

–Alison Kennedy senior English

“When you’re craving chocolate and you put it in your mouth and it melts in your mouth.”

–Jessica Ramey sophomore middle childhood education

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With blazing speed that had college scouts salivating, Trey Fairchild had a standout prep career at Dublin Coffman High School and dreamed of DI college football success.

His journey started at Syracuse, but a coaching change led him to look elsewhere.

The next stop was Eastern Kentucky University, but it wasn’t the right fit.

So the star wide receiver decided to come back near his home and is now leading Otterbein University on the field at a record-setting pace.

The sociology major, who has junior eligibility for the 1-3 Cardinals, currently ranks second nationally in DIII all-purpose yardage with 987 total yards thanks to his ability as a kick returner. Four games into the season, Fairchild has already totaled 547 receiving yards, ranking him fifth nationally in receiving yards per game and surpassing his total receiving yards from the 2010 season.

“I worked real hard in the offseason,” Fairchild said. “When I first came here, I wasn’t even sure whether I wanted to keep playing or not. But playing the ph year and getting through it and ot o everything, I really enjoyed it and by kr had a lot of fun doing it.” ist en He added that confidence has sa pp played a major factor.

“My first year of playing college football was last year, so I’m a lot more confident this year in my abilities and everything and just how hard I worked in the offseason,” he hot roUte: Trey Fairchild leads the said. team in kick return yards with 405.

“Trey’s one of the plans for the most dynamic playnew coaching staff.” ers in the (Ohio Athletic ConferFrom Syracuse, he looked to ence) right now,” Otterbein head transfer to Otterbein or Eastfootball coach Joe Loth said. “He ern Kentucky University, a DI is a weapon on special teams and program in the Football Chama weapon on offense. He is a real pionship Subdivision. Ultimately, good kid that puts a lot of time he settled on EKU because of its and effort into being the best ability to offer scholarships. football player he can be.”

After seeing action in only Following a high school four games, he decided to make career that had the 2008 graduate

another switch, this time back home to his parents’ alma mater in Westerville.

“I wasn’t happy there at all and pretty much after that I knew this was the place I wanted to be just because it is close to home, a lot of friends here played,” Fairchild said. “It’s just comfortable, I guess.”

Not only is he close to home, but he said his favorite things about playing at Otterbein are the guys on the team and that football is now fun again.

“Coming here and playing kind of got my love for the game back,” Fairchild said. “It was rough leaving Syracuse and everything like that, and then I went to Eastern Kentucky and just had a miserable time and just wasn’t sure whether I wanted to keep playing or just go to school.

I think coming here and playing last season and getting along with everyone and having fun got my love for the game back. That’s probably the biggest thing I like about playing here.”

One of Trey’s teammates, senior athletic training major Drew Piatt, said, “Trey’s a great teammate on and off the field.

He runs good routes, has great speed and is very shifty.”

Fairchild said the biggest change from being a DI to DIII athlete is the offseason.

“You’ve kind of got to do stuff on your own,” he said.

“There’s not all the mandatory offseason lifting; it’s on you to get better in the offseason.

During the season, the hours are pretty similar.”

With six games left in the season, Fairchild’s focus is on the team winning out and having a winning record. But he does have a lofty personal goal, too.

“I’d like to be an All-American,” Fairchild said. “I think it’s reasonable if I continue the way I’m playing now.”

At the rate Fairchild is playing, he is on pace to break the single-season school record for receiving yards of 1,203 yards.

Fairchild will look to continue his breakout season Saturday at home when conference foe Baldwin-Wallace College rolls into town for a night game. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. t&c

Saturday, Oct. 8 Home vs. Baldwin-Wallace 7 p.m.

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rated the 28th best prospect in Ohio and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Fairchild was set to start a collegiate football career in upstate New York at DI Syracuse University.

Fairchild, who was timed running a 4.36-second 40-yard dash at a high school combine, which he credits as a major reason he received DI looks, was redshirted his freshman year at Syracuse.

“Syracuse was the first place that offered me (a scholarship) so I almost felt a loyalty to them,” Fairchild said. “It was far away from home, but it didn’t really matter to me at the time, but that didn’t work out there …

I had a really close relationship with the coaches that brought me in and when they left, I wasn’t completely sure if I was in the

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The Cards will host Baldwin-Wallace in an evening OAC match

BY EVAN MATSUMOTO AND JORDAN LABATTE Staff Writer and Sports Editor

It’s been four years since the Cardinals played pigskin under the lights at home. This Saturday, the Cards (1-3, 0-3 OAC) will face the Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets (3-1, 2-1 OAC) in a night game that could change the direction of their season.

“It’s an extremely important game,” head coach Joe Loth said.

“We haven’t started off the way we wanted to start off, and we got to try and get these things going in the right direction.”

After being selected to finish fourth in the OAC Preseason Coaches Poll, the Cards are now in a tie for last place while the visiting Yellow Jackets are tied for third behind Mount Union and Muskingum, according to recent OAC standings.

Otterbein has struggled as of late, dropping three straight games to Heidelberg University, John Carroll University and Northern University, the last two of which were lost in overtime.

In those three matches, Otterbein has been struggling to stop the run, allowing 904 yards while only producing 319. The strength of the offense comes through passing, totaling 811 yards and giving up only 550, mostly accomplished through the work of senior quarterback Austin Schlosser, who leads in total offense with a 71-113 passing-completion-to-attempts ratio with 11 touchdowns on the season.

Though the win column is bleak, the team is averaging 382.75 yards per game, a 61-yard increase from the 2010 total average of 321.9 yards per game.

“We have to stop the run, and we got to be good on special teams,” Loth said.

With the help of senior Fortin Faustin and OAC Co-Player of the Week Aaron Kingcade, a junior, the Cardinals will be looking for a different outcome this week, hoping to produce a stronger run game themselves through junior Cody Green, who has totaled 197 yards on 30 attempts so far.

A stronger defensive front will be needed as Otterbein has given up 28 points more than it scored in its three losses combined, suffering a 21-point loss against Heidelberg.

“We need to play to our potential,” senior defensive back Mike Angle said. “We have the players; we just have to put it all together consistently.”

Look for senior linebacker Shane Centers to continue his dominance leading the team in tackles with 54, followed by junior Matt Cantrell and sophomore Eric Mitchell with 27 and 28 tackles respectively.

“We just need to go out there and play our game,” junior defensive lineman Joey Whitehead said.

Baldwin-Wallace has been more effective in its run game, producing 700 yards in its season so far and allowing only 362 yards. Its effort is led by junior running back Tyler Rohr with 394 yards and freshman Willie Jackson with 329 yards.

The game is set for Saturday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. t&c

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Senior quarterback Austin Schlosser hands the ball off to junior running back Cody Green. Green has totaled 197 yards rushing.

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In other action

Sport: Volleyball Event: Otterbein at Muskingum on Oct. 4 Result: Otterbein 3, Muskingum 0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-9) Top performers: Junior Kristen Bennett earned 13 kills, five

blocks and six digs. Junior Ally Nagle and sophomore Annie Juenger each earned eight kills. Freshman Tabatha Piper totaled 36 assists and seven kills on the night. Senior Lindsey Russell totaled 24 digs.

Notable stat: Senior Lindsey Russell totaled 24 digs on the match.

Current record: 17-4 overall, 2-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference Next match: Otterbein vs. Baldwin-Wallace Saturday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m.