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Creghan, Tau Epsilon Mu president, addresses a group of Take Back the Night marchers in front of Towers Hall Tuesday.

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opinion Gym-hating workout wuss

weather is the harsh reality that we have to peel off our winter layers, revealing less-than-toned physiques.

After much convincing on the behalf of my excepLINDSAY tionally motiPAULSEN vated friend and browsing through the Victoria’s Secret 2011 swim line, I found myself lacing up my sneakers and reaching for my iPod. While my feet naturally wanted to carry me in the direction of Schneider’s Bakery, I resisted the urge and trudged ahead to the gym.

Luckily, I was able to follow the guidance of my friend instead of wandering around aimlessly, which is what I would have been doing if left to my own devices. First, she decided that we needed to get a good cardio warm-up.

I managed to uncover the tiny sliver of motivation that was hiding somewhere within me and pressed the start button on the treadmill.

I don’t know if my head began to hurt from intensely con-

2. Rent bikes from the library and initiate the first Tour de Westerville.

3. Loft your bed if

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you’re less tempted to walk back downstairs to the Otter Bean to indulge in coffee.

5. Embrace the fact that parking

around campus is nearly impossible. Parking in the Davis lot adds practically a mile to however far you originally had to walk from an ideal parking spot.

6. See how many times you can

sprint from one end of your dorm’s hallway to the other before a resident assistant writes you up. Repeat and try to improve your number. t&c LINDSAY PAULSEN IS A FRESHMAN JOURNALISM AND EQUINE FACILITY MANAGEMENT MAJOR AND IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

1. Count all of the stairs

in Towers Hall. It might make for some good Otterbein trivia knowledge.

possible. The more naps you take, the more you’ll have to climb up, which means the more calories you’ll burn.

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4. If you go to the

library, study on the photo by troy Foor third floor so that you have to walk farther and Fitness phobia: Please note that Paulsen is mysteriously absent from this photo.

ranked each of the interviewees based on elements that they felt would be the most important to other students: education, social media availability and loyalty to previous workplaces. For more information, biographies on each

15 pts.

Susan Hasseler 12.5 pts.

of these candidates can be found on page three. t&c AARON ANGEL IS A SENIOR BROADCASTING MAJOR AND RAE REED IS A SENIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR. BOTH ARE CONTRIBUTING WRITERS FOR THE t&c.

Lynn Maurer 23 pts.

V.K. Unni 14.5 pts.

10 pts.

The final four: Otterbein’s search for the next provost and vice president of Academic Affairs has been narrowed down to four candidates.

The person selected will take over for former Otterbein Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Abiodun Goke-Pariola, or G.P., who left for Queens University in Charlotte, N.C., before spring break.

The search committee, made up of students, faculty, staff, administration and our Board of Trustees, reviewed over 90 candidates before selecting these finalists.

The candidates will be undergoing interviews from May 3-12.

The provost and vice president of Academic Affairs has an office in the Academic Affairs department, and responsibilities for the job at Otterbein are:

centrating on my foot placement or from overheating after five minutes of running, but either way I had had enough.

I found the elliptical to be the most acceptable form of exercise when I discovered that I could distract myself by reading a magazine.

My day at the gym did not lead to more days at the gym like I had hoped.

Instead, it provided me with more motivation to create alternative methods for burning calories:

Students rank new provost candidates Otterbein’s four potential provosts were awarded points in categories relevant to students & Because the search committee for the new provost and vice president for academic affairs is calling for student feedback on each of the four remaining candidates, students in Otterbein’s computer-assisted reporting class

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20 pts.

Victoria McGillin 16 pts.

25 pts.

Editor’s Note

Numbers are based on an aggregate point system in three categories: education, social media availability and loyalty to previous institutions.

For education, one point was given for a college degree, two for masters, three for doctorate and one point for other. For social media availability, one point given for use of each: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and personal website. For loyalty, candidates’ points were awarded for the average amount of time they stayed at their previous employers as follows: one-three years, one point; four-eight years, two points; nine14 years, three points; and 15+ years, four points.

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Serve as the chief academic officer, overseeing all of the academic departments.

Provide leadership in the areas of academic and institution planning.

Serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet.

Lead the coordination, integration and support of the various services, management functions and activities within Academic Affairs.

INFORMATION ON OTTERBEIN’S PROVOST SEARCH COMPILED BY MONICA BEGAZO, STEVEN COLLINS, ANDREA EVANS, LINDSEY HOBBS AND SYDNEY SALERNO.

Lynn M. Maurer Visiting: May 3-4

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Once chosen, one of these candidates will guide Otterbein through its first months under the new semester system

Victoria McGillin Visiting: May 5-6

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Lynn M. Maurer serves as associate dean of the graduate school at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She is also a professor for the department of political science.

Maurer started at SIUE in 1995 as an assistant professor of political science. In 2001, she became an associate professor and in 2003, Maurer became the chair of the political science department.

Maurer, though a current resident of St. Louis, is an alumna of Otterbein, having graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. In 1985, she received her master’s in political science from Ohio State University. Ten years later, Maurer received a Ph.D. in political science, also from OSU.

Victoria McGillin is a professor of psychology at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore. She began as the vice president for Academic Affairs at Linfield in 2008.

In July 2010 she left this position for undisclosed reasons, but stayed at the college in her current teaching position.

Before Linfield, McGillin worked at Texas Women’s University, where she was associate provost.

She was also assistant provost at Wheaton College in Mass. and before that worked at Clark University, also in Mass.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Pennsylvania State University and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Michigan State University.

V.K. Unni Visiting: May 9-10

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Vaniyumparambat Kunju Unni, better known as V.K. Unni, is a management professor at Bryant University in Rhode Island.

In 2010 he stepped down from his position as the vice president for Academic Affairs at Bryant.

Before Bryant, Unni worked as dean of business and public administration at California State University Bakersfield. Unni has been a provost finalist for three other universities as well as a vice presidential candidate for the University of North Texas.

Unni has a master’s in business administration from Atlanta University, and he earned his doctorate in business administration from Louisiana Tech University.

Susan Hasseler Visiting: May 11-12

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Susan Hasseler is the dean of the school of business, education and social sciences and of Community Engagement at Messiah College in Pa. She serves on the Student Academic Programs Commission of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.

Also at Messiah College, Hasseler’s responsibilities include serving on the council that approves budgets, organizing faculty hiring and developing curriculums.

Hasseler began working for Messiah College after quitting her position as associate dean for undergraduate and graduate teacher education at Calvin College in Michigan.

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What? &are youSayFollowinG the searCh For the new proVost?

“I am not, because I haven’t heard much about it.”

—Meredith Ridge sophomore allied health

“No, I am not sure what that is.”

—Leslie Schroer freshman education

“I know it’s been going on, but I am a senior working on my last few weeks, therefore I am extremely busy.

I hope they find someone good.”

—Kellen Durand senior history

“No, way too busy with school.”

—Katie Mojzisik junior nursing photos and inFormation Compiled by troy Foor

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Your Dream Job Is Only A Few Questions Away!

Thursday, May 12, 6-8 p.m. in Roush Hall

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SECURITY REPORT

All students are invited to attend.

Hosted by the Student Alumni Association Otterbein alumni that work in Human Resources and as Career Consultants will be there to help you improve your interview skills!

Students will receive 20 free business cards.

Free appetizers and door prizes! rollbaCK:

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Currently, the nearest Walmart is located 4.8 miles away at 3900 Morse Crossing in Columbus.

the Walmart be made of brick, unlike traditional Walmarts, and to have brick walls to shield utility meters and loading bays.

Trucks will not enter the square between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., and a wall will be built around the back of the Walmart to constrict noise of trucks.

Some Otterbein students can see the positives of a Walmart close to campus.

“It would be a really affordable place to shop for us college

kids,” senior psychology major Jess Michael said.

A Walmart coming to Westerville is not a new idea.

Five years ago, a very large effort by the city prohibited the development of a Walmart near the intersection of Maxtown Road and North State Street, where Giant Eagle sits now.

According to Craven, City Council will hear the first reading of the plan at the meeting on May 17.

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For students’ opinions on a Westerville Walmart and the interactive security report, please visit www.otterbein360.com.

According to the WPD and the Otterbein Security Log, the following has been reported from April 30-May 2.

1. 4/30 Between the hours of 11:45 and 11:55 p.m., there were two alcohol violations in DeVore Hall.

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2. 5/1 Westerville Police Division was called to the Otterbein Security office in response to a public urination witnessed on the lawn of the Security Department. After urinating on the lawn, the group of suspects walked to 204 W. Main St. Two 21-year-old residents came to the door and claimed to know nothing about the public urination. More guests were brought out, including the suspect. The suspect was issued a summons to Westerville Mayor’s Court for disorderly conduct intoxication. Six other students present were issued summons to Westerville Mayor’s Court for underage consumption.

3. 5/1 At 1:16 a.m. there was a report of criminal damaging in Clements Hall.

4. 5/2 Hall.

Craven said that he assumes the cost of this development will be a big topic at the meetings now that the planning is approved. t&c

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After two hours of residents voicing their concerns at a recent Westerville Planning Commission meeting, plans were approved for Westerville Square and its major tenant, Walmart.

After five meetings where the developer of Westerville Square presented a plan to the commission, it passed last week 5-1.

Now the approved plan will go to the Westerville City Council for three readings.

Hadler Cos. want to demolish three of the plaza’s storefronts, totaling 90,500 square feet, to build the 108,441-square-foot Walmart.

Director of Planning & Development Karl Craven said the center will breathe fresh air into the corner.

“Right now the empty space doesn’t bring any revenue into

the city, and the shopping center itself looks very dated,” he said.

Westerville citizens raised major concerns about traffic issues at the meeting.

Otterbein students have similar concerns.

“I think it will make traffic on State Street even worse than it is,” senior early childhood education major Danielle Dean said.

The developer addressed their questions by explaining that traffic consultants have recommended that a right-turnonly lane be added to eastbound traffic on Schrock Road near Flowerama.

He also said this would be at no expense to the city.

Craven said, “Our traffic consultant indicates that this will not make the condition of the traffic any worse than it is today. … I think you and I can agree that the way it operates right now isn’t the greatest.”

The developer also revised his plan to have all four sides of

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The potentially lucrative space in Westerville Square awaits approval by City Council

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Meredith Ulmer, Jessica Arens, Alice McCutcheon and Jenny Ruano listen to speakers.

Otterbein takes back the night Students marched for awareness and shared stories of abuse

BY ANAJAYE’ DIGGS Staff Writer

Candles in hand, students marched all over campus in silence on May 4 to raise awareness of domestic and sexual violence against women.

Starting in the Campus Center, the sixth annual Take Back the Night event gathered different organizations and individuals to silently walk to speak out about issues people are facing everywhere, even at Otterbein.

Junior education major Jill Humrichouse, who coordinated the event, said, “I think people on Otterbein’s campus don’t realize this applies to us … they don’t realize this happens to people that they know.”

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)’s website, one in six women in America will be a victim of sexual assault and 80 percent of sexual assault and rape victims are under the age of 30.

During the march, students stopped at three different points on campus to hear speakers from FreeZone, Voices for Planned Parenthood (VOX) and Tau Epsilon Mu (TEM).

“The spontaneous testimonials literally moved me to tears.”

Jill Humrichouse junior education After the third stop in Towers Plaza, all participants marched back to the Campus Center chanting, “Otterbein unite. Take back the night.”

Junior broadcasting major Bradley Carroll said, “The chant helped bring attention to ourselves, and I thought it helped (people) stop and stare at us and

wonder what we are doing, and it is that kind of voice that we need.”

After the march, one student asked to give a personal testimonial, and many others followed.

Students spoke about their experiences of physical and emotional abuse in their childhoods and teenage lives.

Julie Saker, director of student conduct and wellness, said, “We didn’t really know that (the testimonials were) going to happen and that people would be willing to get up there and share their experiences.”

Humrichouse said, “The spontaneous testimonials literally moved me to tears, hearing a friend of mine go up there and speak about her personal testimonials.”

“I was glad that happened because you really need that time to reflect and for everyone to pull back together because that is what it’s all about,” she said.

Carroll said, “If you have experienced any kind of violence ... you’re not alone.” t&c

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There’s a new shop in Westerville, and unlike the ones on State Street, you won’t want to take your mother antiquing here.

“Little Shop of ‘Censored,’” the title of this year’s spring quarter drag show, gets its name from the off-Broadway musicalturned-cult classic “The Little Shop of Horrors.”

“We had issues with the name obviously because it says ‘wh----,’ but we came up with the censored idea, which made it funny, but still got the point across,” said Kyle McIntire, junior BFA musical theatre major and the show’s coordinator and performer.

Much like last year’s “Real Housewives of Otterbein,” it’s meant to give those who wish to attend and become involved creative breathing room.

“We always try to come up with something creative for the audience to dress up as, but that also allows us to stay pretty generic in our ideas so we can do many things in the show,” McIntire said.

The tounge-in-cheek ambiguity of this year’s theme calls upon the nature of drag culture while allowing for the night’s details to remain behind closed curtains, which allows

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for an element of surprise to reign supreme. Those who have attended previous shows know this very well.

“At last year’s performance, one of the drag queens was coming up the aisle, and I suddenly found them in my lap,” said Jessica McGill, sophomore English creative writing major.

Sophomore education major Matt Taylor said, “I’m excited for the show. I expect it to be fierce and a lot of fun.”

Those involved will remain tight-lipped until the unveiling on Sunday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m.

“We don’t want to give away any of our secrets, but the show is for charity and all the proceeds will go to ... Equity Fights AIDS,” McIntire said.

Equity Fights AIDS was started in 1987 and raises money for people with AIDS and other severe illnesses.

Otterbein’s queens in question for this performance are McIntire, Scott Drayer, Mike Weingand, Troy Burton, Hayden Clifton and Simon Trumble.

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Kyle McIntire does some major separation at the fall drag show, “Real Housewives of Otterbein.”

“Fast Five” brings together many of the great characters from the first four “Fast and Furious” movies for “one last job.”

The movie centers around wanted fugitives Dominic “Dom” Toretto (Vin Diesel, “The Pacifier,” “xXx”), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker, “Eight Below,” “Takers”) and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster, “Annapolis”) and their quest to put an end to their running.

While on a job, Dom, Mia and Brian are betrayed by their associates while they try to steal a few cars off of a fast-moving train. Chaos ensues, and a few federal agents with the FBI are killed, moving the trio to the top of the most-wanted list in America. The FBI sends in Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson, “The Game Plan, “Walking Tall”) and his team to apprehend the newly most wanted.

To finally put an end to all the running, Toretto and O’Conner devise a plan to rob the most powerful man in Rio of $100 million. To do so, they put together a team that consists of Han Lue (Sung Kang, “Ninja Assassin”), Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson, “Trans-

formers”), Tej Parker (Ludacris, “Gamer”), Gisele Harabo (Gal Gadot), Tego Leo (Tego Calderón) and Rico Santos (Don Omar), all of which were in previous “Fast and Furious” movies.

The filmmakers started “Fast Five” right where “Fast & Furious,” the fourth film, left off, with the gang making an attempt to break Dom out of a prison transport.

Starting the movie with this scene was a great idea, as it brought instant action to the movie and sucks the audience in right from the get-go.

I was completely blown away with how much they upped the ante. The explosions, the stunts and the car chases were all ramped up to 11, and not one scene lags behind.

There is enough comedy, especially from Gibson, to offset the dramatic parts or to distract you from an impending action scene.

While the stunts and the car chases, explosions and gunfights were all really good, the thing that I liked most was how the writers tied “Fast Five” to the first movie.

At the end of “The Fast and the Furious,” the first film, Brian, an FBI agent at the time, was supposed to arrest Dom.

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“Fast Five” features the original “Fast” cast, along with characters from each of the sequels.

After racing and one car being completely crashed, Brian said to Dom, “Someone’s gotta take the fall.” And then Brian lets Dom go without an arrest.

Without giving too much away, a similar scene happened toward the end of “Fast Five,” which really helped ground the movie.

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‘Fast Five’ ramps up high-octane action

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The newest installment of the “Fast and Furious” series takes a step back from the cars and focuses on acting

The spring quarter drag show references the cult classic “Little Shop of Horrors”

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Trenton Weaver, Simon Trumble and Kyle McIntire dance to the music during the “Housewives” show, raising money for the charity Equity Fights AIDS.

How to enter: Send a snapshot of your room to

michael.cirelli@otterbein.edu by Tuesday, May 3, at midnight. It does not need to look professional. This will not be the photo that is published in the T&C.

Prizes: Photos of the winning rooms will be printed in an upcoming issue of the Tan & Cardinal. Winners will also receive a gift card from Residence Life.

Guidelines: Only on-campus rooms may be entered into the contest. By entering

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In the first major action scene, Brian (Paul Walker, left) and Dom (Vin Diesel, right) run a car off a cliff after a job goes terribly wrong.

For those that are new to the franchise and worried that they won’t understand the plot, fear not; with the exception of two short sequences, you won’t miss a beat. The movie is framed nicely, and almost everything that is needed for the story to make sense is written into the script.

Then there are the cars. While they aren’t brought to the forefront as they were in the previous films, they still play a big role.

The cars include Dom’s famous, perhaps infamous, 1970 Dodge Charger, two 2010 Dodge Chargers, Brian’s 1972 Nissan Skyline, a Porsche GT3 and several 2011 police Chargers.

But by far the most awesome vehicle in “Fast Five” wasn’t a car; it’s Luke Hobbs’ Gurkha F5, a military-armored assault truck that’s built on a Ford F550 frame and souped up for maximum power and speed.

While the cars are awesome, I must say that the settings are the best part of the movie.

The film is set in the city of Rio de Janeiro, but principle photography was taken in Puerto Rico and other parts of Brazil, all of which look very similar to Rio and make it very plausible that the story is actually taking place there.

I’ve read plenty of places on the Internet in which people

are convinced that there will be another “Fast” movie. I can definitely see that for two reasons.

First, there is a gaping hole between “Tokyo Drift,” the third movie in the franchise, which takes place later in time after “Fast Five,” and where the film left off at the end of “Fast Five.”

Second, be sure to stick around after the credits. You see a cameo by Eva Mendes, who was in the second film, and we learn that (spoiler alert) Leticia “Letty” Ortiz, Dom’s girlfriend played by Michelle Rodriguez, who is presumed dead by Dom in the fourth movie, could still be alive and pulling jobs.

“The Fast and the Furious” franchise is one of the stronger current franchises, and if its makers decide to continue making such high-caliber movies, I don’t see how they could go wrong with another.

All in all, anyone who’s a fan of thrilling action sequences, car chases and beautiful women will enjoy “Fast Five.” t&c

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▪ Take Back the Night, 7 p.m.

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▪ “Born This Way”

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▪“NKOTBSB” by New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys

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▪ “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Cowan Hall, 8 p.m.

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▪“Kung Fu Panda 2” ▪“The Tree of Life” ▪“The Hangover Part II”

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All Monday classes meet today at regularly scheduled times.

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Movie Releases ▪ “One for the Money” ▪ “Submarine” ▪ “X-Men: First Class” ◄◄◄

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New semester course conflicts should not hold students back from graduating on time from Otterbein.

Scheduling system has hiccups

Fall semester registration leaves students seeking their advisers’ help

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▪ “Midnight in Paris” ▪ “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”

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Movie Releases

▪ “LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game” ▪ “ExerBeat” ▪ “L.A. Noire”

▪ “The Storytelling Ability of a Boy,” 8 p.m., Campus Center Theatre ▪ Relay for Life, Friday at 6 p.m. to Saturday at 12 p.m.

As Otterbein continues to convert from quarters to semesters, several academic departments have gone through some problems during the transition.

Some required classes for students are now happening on the same days at the same times.

Sophomore math and physics major Trevor Wadsworth said he still needs to take physics 3100 and 2700, but they’re offered at the same time during fall semester.

“It’s not that big of a deal,” Wadsworth said. “I will still need to go back and speak with my adviser on finding a way around my conflict.”

Sophomore equine pre-veterinary major Kaitlin Houdek dealt with a conflict in planning her schedule after changing her major.

Houdek said she was required to take both a genetics and cell biology class in the old quarter system, but under the schedule in the new semester system, she realized it would interfere with the organic chemistry class she is required to take during her junior year.

After speaking with her adviser, she said the registrar had made a mistake when putting up the schedule of classes.

“However, I do know that biochemistry and bio still conflict,” she said.

“We can’t expect it to be perfect in the first year.”

Kate Lehman assistant dean of the Center for Student Success “If students are going to graduate, they might have to go off campus to take classes or graduate a year later,” Houdek said. “There’s going to be a rough spell for current students, but for new students, they will have nothing to worry about.”

Assistant Dean Kate Lehman of the Center for Student Success knew there were going to be hic-

cups in the system when Otterbein first started the semester conversion process.

“We can’t expect it to be perfect in the first year,” Lehman said.

When it comes to making exceptions for students with class conflicts, Lehman said, “Work with your adviser in your specific department. We are working on offering similar classes that will meet the requirement for graduation in their major.”

Right now it’s a little too late to make significant schedule changes, but Lehman said this will not deter students from graduating on time from Otterbein.

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Correction

Last week, the T&C reported that there was a barn fire in Morgan County, Mich.

The fire actually took place in Morgan County, Ohio. The T&C also reported that Eric Fingerhut is chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. Fingerhut resigned in March 2011.

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ?

News worth texting your friends about.

A bill that is meant to save Ohio nearly $78 million annually on prison costs was passed in the Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday.

House Bill 96 would send nonviolent offenders to community programs and give inmates credit off their sentences for participating in training and treatment. A similar ballot issue was rejected by Ohio voters nine years ago. t&c

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▪ Lip sync, 7 p.m., Rike Center

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President approval rating Since Osama bin Laden’s death, President Obama’s approval rating jumped nine points to reach 56 percent, according to a poll conducted by the Washington Post and the Pew Research Center.

Other polls have varying degrees of improvement.

A New York Times/ CBS News poll recorded a 57 percent rating. Most polls average a five-point increase. t&c

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U.S. falls prey to idol worship

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vol. 92, issue 26

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Sophomore asserts that despite ratings jump, Obama shouldn’t be the hero of the hour Before I make my very brief point, I want to provide the readers with some background about myself in order to hopefully enhance my credibility.

They stereotype us as the liberal media for a LINDSEY reason. I was HOBBS excited for a young, democratic president in 2009. I made fun of former President George W. Bush on a daily basis, and just the sight of Sarah Palin’s glasses sends me into a fury. I listen to NPR on my way to work in the morning, I refer to our current Congress as “W.A.S.P.-y” and Lady Gaga doesn’t freak me out that much.

Although I pride myself on being open to other people’s opinions and swayable through a valid argument, I have clearly chosen sides for now.

However, my support for our current president cannot overcome my disdain for America’s tendency toward idol worship, and I think in light of recent, historical news, people need to remember to give credit where credit is due.

President Barack Obama gave a great, responsible speech Sunday night, but he is not the hero in the triumphant death of the murderous al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The people fighting overseas and doing the dirty but necessary job that nobody likes to think about are responsible.

According to White House senior administrative officials, Navy SEALs broke into the $1 million compound where bin Laden was living by somehow getting over 18-foot walls topped with barbed wire and breaking past security gates, internal walls and armed men inside.

This operation apparently took 40 minutes, and afterward (with no U.S. casualties), they even destroyed their wrecked helicopter on their way out so our military intelligence would not land in the wrong hands.

Yes, President Obama did give the operation the “OK,” but he was in the safety of his office, not in immediate danger; and in the spirit of fairness, it was Bush Junior who declared that we were going to hunt this man down in the first place (even though it took 10 years of Americans losing loved ones — I'm not saying that this one victory erases all of that trauma).

This idea of letting a figurehead take all of the credit is nothing new in our society.

In sports we credit the quarterback with the touchdown, as if he threw the ball perfectly, sprinted to the end zone while it was in the air and then caught it himself. Wide receivers, who?

Those actors on your favorite sitcom are so funny, right?

Yeah, they have great execution, but there are quiet, little writers in a dim room somewhere coming up with that witty dialogue.

Even in journalism, we immediately go to the CEO, president, etc. for quotes by simple practice.

Please, rejoice for this feat in our country’s history. Thousands of people just found a tiny bit of closure because of it. But be smart when you’re handing out high-fives and fist pumps and think about the hidden heroes.

Oh, one last thing: props to Joe Biden. The media have been all over this and he hasn’t said one stupid thing into a microphone yet. Keep those words inside, Joey. t&c

LINDSEY HOBBS IS A SOPHOMORE JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR AND THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE t&c.

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President Obama announces bin Laden’s death from the White House’s East Room May 1.

Student sounds off on president’s speech Freshman notes both positive and troubling remarks from Obama

Thanks, “friends,” for blowing up my news feed on Facebook Sunday night.

No, seriously. There were some quality statuses about how Osama bin Laden dominates at hide and seek, a few quoting “The HOLLY Wizard of Oz” TAKACH (“Ding-Dong!

The Witch Is Dead!”) and a few where iPhones auto-corrected “Osama” to “Obama.”

That last one caused some confusion to ensue for the people who didn’t immediately jump to their favorite news website to check out the latest details.

But what it all boils down to is the simple fact that Osama bin Laden is dead. Or, for all of you that believe in conspiracy theories: bin Laden’s secret identical twin was sacrificed so that the public at large would assume that he is dead, leaving him free to continue to direct al-Qaida.

(That theory is completely bogus,

though, because we all know he’s still alive and living on an island with Tupac, Elvis and Michael Jackson.)

But seriously, under the direction of President Barack Obama, the U.S. conducted an operation that ended with the death of bin Laden.

Obama made sure to emphasize during his speech Sunday night that this operation was “at my direction.” I mean, campaign season is coming up and this is a golden opportunity for him to build some rapport with the U.S population. It’s OK that he’s using this event to rack up a little support because, as Obama said, “Justice has been done.”

Obama made sure to build up the necessity of having a strong counter-terrorism cooperative relationship with Pakistan, and also how that relationship is what led to the death of bin Laden.

But it’s not like killing bin Laden will be putting an end to al-Qaida. Look, obviously al-Qaida is both crafty and resourceful — we have been looking for him for almost 10 years. I wouldn’t put it past them to already have

a new leader for al-Qaida who is now planning retaliation against the U.S. for taking the life of its trusted leader.

Don’t get me wrong: This was a good speech when looking at the amount of time they had to write it. I am proud of Obama for taking this time to mention that the United States is against al-Qaida and not Islam. This is an important differentiation to make because, unfortunately, many Americans don’t recognize that there is a difference. Especially when it comes to the whole having-a-mosque-at-GroundZero debate.

Though, as Obama said, “America can do whatever we set our minds to.”

Doesn’t that sound nice? If only we could agree on something. If we had known this gem of knowledge before tonight, we could be out of debt, have lower gas prices, end discrimination and have the world holding hands and singing “Kumbaya.” t&c HOLLY TAKACH IS A FRESHMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR AND A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

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Catcher Drew Markley and outfielder Brett Lyzen prepare for seventh-place Muskingum University.

OAC bid is slim for Cards

The Cards will end the regular season with the Fighting Muskies

BY JORDAN LABATTE Sports Editor

After taking a 6-4 victory over the University of Cincinnati Tuesday evening while earning head coach George Powell his 300th win, the Otterbein men’s baseball team will be competing in its last conference match Saturday against Muskingum University.

The Cardinals traveled to the Bearcats’ Marge Schott Stadium to test their talents against a DI team.

The University of Cincinnati got on the board with a run in the second inning.

The Cards responded with an RBI-single from freshman pitcher Greg Moomaw in the third inning.

The Bearcats got a run in the fourth inning to take the lead, but a pair of errors allowed for Otterbein to get back in the game and helped to earn them the victory.

In their last league match on April 30 against Marietta College, the Otterbein suffered a 6-0 and 6-1 loss on the day’s doubleheader.

Marietta, which has a record of 29-3 overall and 13-1 in the OAC, held the Cardinals to only

four hits in 25 at-bats for game one. In game two, the Cardinals totaled 31 at-bats with five hits to earn them one run, while Marietta had 12 hits, earning them the 6-1 victory and the sweep for the day.

“You hope to take care of business early in the year so you don’t have this situation.”

John LaCorte pitcher “It was kind of a letdown for us, but the way we came back and played against Cincinnati against two big losses from Marietta, it showed a lot about our players, so this weekend will be good for us,” senior pitcher John LaCorte said. “We have to win two games if we even want a shot to get into the OAC tournament, so it should help us out a lot.”

The Cardinals now stand with a record of 17-20 overall and 7-9 in OAC play, giving them a

fifth-place standing among OAC competition.

In order to compete in the OAC postseason tournament, the Cardinals will be hoping for third-place John Carroll University to lose the last four league games.

John Carroll, which has a record of 9-5 in the OAC, will be playing at top-ranked Marietta in a doubleheader showdown. The Blue Streaks will then need to lose to last-place Ohio Northern University with a record of 4-12 in the OAC. “It’s kind of a tough situation to be in,” LaCorte said. “You don’t want to rely on the other team to have to lose, you hope to take care of business early in the year so you don’t have this situation. But Marietta is a tough team. I think they will take care of John Carroll, but as we found out, if you’re not on top of your game, John Carroll can come out and beat you, and they are not a bad team.”

On the bright side, Otterbein will be playing seventh-place Muskingum on Saturday, who has been eliminated from contending in the OAC tournament.

The Cardinals will honor their seniors and host Muskingum at 1 p.m. t&c

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Goalie Adam Hatchard, defender Matt Taflan and attack Ryan Klipa show grit in holding off Wittenberg’s dominant offense, but allow 37 shots on goal.

Lacrosse slips under the lights to Tigers’ attack The Cards couldn’t create a competitive match and fell to Wittenberg 13-4 at Memorial Stadium Tuesday

“We shot ourselves in the foot a couple of times in the game, and it really cost in the end.”

Eric Fish midfielder “Wittenberg is a top-ten program,” sophomore midfielder Graham Shippy said. “Our defense was tired from playing defense the whole game, and our

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offense was sloppy and didn’t take care of the ball during our limited possessions.”

Fish said, “Overall, our team played good. We shot ourselves in the foot a couple of times in the game, and it really cost in the end, but we hustled constantly and we didn’t play timid.”

Shippy said, “We’ve had a tough stretch going into the last game of the season, but we are looking forward to and preparing for a nail-biter with Oberlin.

We lost to them last year, but we are an entirely different team this year.”

The lacrosse team now stands with a record of 7-9, an improvement from last year’s 4-11.

Shippy said, “By playing such high-ranked opponents like Wittenberg, we gain a lot of experience and learn what it takes to become a winning program.”

The Cardinals conclude their season Thursday evening, traveling to play Oberlin College at 6:30 p.m.

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berg Tigers blitzed the Otterbein men’s lacrosse team with a 13-4 victory at Memorial Stadium Tuesday evening.

Two quick goals by Wittenberg at the start of the evening’s game set the tone for how the contest would play out.

Wittenberg, which improved to 13-1 this season with the victory, took an early 1-0 lead within the first two minutes and bumped the lead to 2-0 with 35 seconds to play in the first period.

“Even though they scored on us in the first quarter, it felt good because Wittenberg is 15th in the nation and our defense was able to contain their offensive attack for the most part,” freshman defender Stefano Faiella said.

The Cardinals’ offense got on the scoreboard in the second quarter as sophomore attack Alex Dowell scored their lone

sure on with 37 shots, scoring six goals in the second half.

The Tigers held a 37-16 shot advantage and picked up 41 ground balls compared to Otterbein’s 23.

Each team won 10 faceoffs, and Otterbein committed 28 turnovers compared to just 20 giveaways for Wittenberg.

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The No. 15-ranked Witten-

goal for the half with an assist from freshman midfielder Mikey O’Neal.

The Cards went into halftime down 7-1 but came out in the second half as a different team. “(Wittenberg was) a very talented team, but we gave it all throughout the game, and the team is pleased with our effort,” freshman defender Connor Underwood said.

Otterbein held its own in the second half, netting goals from Andrew Donatelli and Andy Hufford in the third quarter.

The Cardinals showed more life by producing more offense, attempting a combined 16 shots and a score from Eric Garris in the fourth.

“We were already down, but it was good to see our offense execute plays and score some goals to show that we didn’t give up,” freshman midfielder Eric Fish said.

The goals were not enough to keep the game close for the Cards as the Tigers put the pres-

Friday, May 6 vs. John Carroll 1 p.m.

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BY JAZMYNE FLOWE Staff Writer

Saturday, May 7 vs. Muskingum (DH) 1 p.m.