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As other Ohio universities adopt new policies, the T&C considers if Otterbein should, too The issue:

With Ohio University’s recent approval of coed dorm room testing, the school joins the ranks of about 55 others across the country that have also adopted gender-neutral housing.

In the state, Miami University, Oberlin College and The Columbus College of Art and Design have successfully boasted this policy for years, and Wright State University and Denison are currently considering similar policies.

Before anyone jumps to conclusions, this isn’t about sex; this is about student comfort. The influence behind this experimental housing has stemmed from the GLBTQ communities at colleges, who have expressed concern over having heterosexual roommates who are uncomfortable living with someone of homosexual orientation.

The idea is to allow such individuals to live with someone of the opposite sex, where he or she would be more comfortable.

So, the question we present is: Because Otterbein has such an active GLBTQ community, should our institution consider this new housing option as well?

Our stance:

The year is 2011. We’ve come a long way as a society from not allowing married heterosexual couples to sleep in the same bed on television to an entire network dedicated to the GLBTQ community. However, some resistance to our ever-opening minds still remains — which is

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Oberlin College has offered coed housing options for its students since the late 1960s.

exactly why gender-neutral dorm rooms are an effective idea.

Sure, allowing a GLBTQ student to live with someone of the opposite sex to avoid an uncomfortable situation is just that — avoiding a situation rather than fixing it. But putting an end to hatred and inequality takes time, and anything schools do to help their students feel accepted on campus should be commended.

It really comes down to who one feels compatible with as a roommate, and most of us know how hard it is living with someone we are not compatible with.

Otterbein already has femaleonly and male-only dorms, which we assume is for the comfort of

the students. If a homosexual student feels more comfortable living with the opposite sex, then why not provide that option?

Nevertheless, a policy such as this raises multiple questions. For instance, what about a student who wishes to live with their romantic partner of the opposite sex? Ohio University officials plan to discourage this practice when it implements the policy this fall. But allowing GLBTQ members to live in coed dorms and not other students would be a bit discriminatory.

In order to have a proper policy in place, a standard must be set, and that standard needs to come from careful examination

of the gender-neutral living policies of the current schools that implement them.

With such a diverse campus population, it’s a wonder that this idea has not been brought up before. Otterbein is proud of the diversity of its students. So, Otterbein should show more support for our GLBTQ community and embrace the idea of coed dorm rooms on campus. After all, people say that college is the one place where a person can be whoever he or she wants to be — it’s time we actually make good on that promise.

THIS EDITORIAL IS A CONSENSUS OF THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE TAN & CARDINAL STAFF.

Say What?

Should Otterbein consider a coed housing policy?

“Yes ... students deserve the freedom of living with who they want to and where they want to.”

–Alice McCutcheon senior English and psychology

“I wouldn’t look down upon it; if someone feels comfortable with that, they should do it.”

–Preston Miller freshman sports management

“I think that the people living together would be consenting, and everyone has the right to feel comfortable at the college they attend.”

–Anna Schiffbauer freshman psychology and business photos anD inForMation CoMpiLeD by troy Foor

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J-term offers new options Semester conversion creates an extra term

BY JAYME DETWEILER Photo Editor

The days of six-week winter breaks are over. Semester conversion has brought upon the January term, better known as J-term.

The good news is if a student participates in January term all four years, he or she will most likely graduate a semester early. The bad news is if the student participates, their winter break has shrunk from six weeks to two.

Students that will start at Otterbein next year will be required to take 128 credit hours while at Otterbein. The Center for Semester Conversion assumes students will take four four-credit courses each semester, which is 32 a year.

If a student takes J-term classes all four years, the student will have 36 credit hours per year instead of the normal 32.

The student could therefore reduce their time at Otterbein by an entire semester.

Most likely, classes will not meet or function as typically as the semester courses do. Kate Lehman, the assistant dean for Student Success, said, “Because we envision students will only be taking one course, the instructor may take some liberties with what exactly those [the course modules] look like.”

For example, a class may meet traditionally in a classroom just in the morning or three days a week, but the class will also get together in the evening or on the opposite days for group work, or participate in field work.

A big misconception about J-term, according to Lehman, is the cost. “The cost of J-term is included in your fall and/or spring full-time student tuition.”

As long as you are full-time, the cost for J-term is in essence “free,” said Lehman. Room and board is also included for Jterm. Students living on campus do not have to pay extra for being at Otterbein during the J-term.

Lehman said J-term is a great way for students to pick up a minor or have an opportunity to take classes that perhaps students have always wanted to take and couldn’t because of a major’s tight curriculum.

Sophomore nursing major Emily Stitzel is excited about J-term. “I am definitely looking forward to fitting something in my schedule that is not mandatory. And also for those of us interested in grad school, graduating a semester early will really help us out.”

The Center for Semester Conversion anticipates that there will be a transition phase for current Otterbein students participating in J-term.

“We know upperclassmen are used to the six-week break,” Lehman said.

Therefore over the next four years the course offerings will increase.

Almost all of the travel experiences for SYE or INST will take place during J-term.

Lehman expects to see a lot of first-year students and seniors participating in J-term for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Sophomore broadcasting and sports management major Lauren Cool is not a fan of J-term. “I want my six-week break, and I don’t want it in January,” she said.

In response to students like Cool, Lehman said, “For a lot of students it (J-term) will be a good opportunity.”t&c

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Lasts from Jan. 4-16. Exams will be the week of the 25th.

It is a four credit course.

The cost of J-term as well as room and board during this time is included in tuition.

An official list of classes will be published week 10.

Students can also travel for SYE or INST during this time.

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Mobile Learn can be downloaded from the app store on participating phones.

Blackboard gets smart New application helps students keep up with classes on the go

BY BREANNA BARGDILL Staff Writer

Blackboard Mobile has taken its program to the next step with its upgraded version, Blackboard Mobile Learn 2.0.

The new application will have features such as the ability to mark courses as favorites to find them more easily on Blackboard, new content uploads and threaded discussions.

“We really are moving into a more dynamic anytime, anywhere learning world,” Brusca said. “As Otterbein ventures further into online learning, media

such as smart phones will play an important role.”

Students and faculty can now upload different types of documents and files onto the app, such as videos taken from a mobile device.

Liz Sunderman, freshman health promotion and fitness major, plans on getting the app.

“It’s going to be more convenient to use, and more accessible.”

With no filter for the files being uploaded, students are able to upload pictures too for the class, according to Frank Brusca, instructional technologist at Otterbein.

Brusca said that the open access to uploading different files, videos and pictures right from an accepted mobile device will be most beneficial to students in an active field.

Not every student plans to download the new Blackboard app, however.

Sarah Wogan, freshman nursing major, said she doesn’t plan on using her phone to access Blackboard. “I just use my computer if I need to get on Blackboard for anything,” Wogan said.

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A foreign exchange Student compares his European home life with American dorm life

family that he was now in Buckeye country.

“It was different for me at first, but I watched a game and learned Among all of the students at the rules, and now I get it, it’s fun,” Otterbein, there are some who must Koch said of football. overcome thousands of miles along He said that it is conceivable that with cultural barriers. there would be so much involveOne of these students is Germent and support for the athletic man foreign exchange student program at a school as large as Martin Koch.

The Ohio State University, but the “There is just a difference in amount of interest in our athletics mentality,” said Koch. here at Otterbein is surprising.

Originally from Bonn, Germany, Koch’s social life has also Koch studied at a university in the changed from the norm in GerNetherlands prior to his attendance many. From our dry campus to the at Otterbein this fall. occasional Thursday night rendezKoch wanted to attend an Eng- vous at Old Bag being the epitome lish-speaking school and Otterbein of a night out here in Westerville, was one of his two options. Though this was a shift in his normal social not his first time in the U.S., this is agenda. his first long-term stay here.

Koch said of his university in the “I’ve been to the U.S. before, so Netherlands, “Everything is a bit there was not as large of a culture more spread out through the city, shock for me, but there were still and all the professors and students some things that were different for live around or within the city.” me,” Koch said.

“Being all the sudden trapped One difference that Koch noin suburbia, where you can’t go ticed was in sports attendance and anywhere without a car, has been participation. frustrating.”

“The attendance and interest in There are some advantages, sports at a university is very differhowever, to Otterbein’s more coment,” Koch said. “There are not that pact setting — meeting people is many people who go to the games, much easier. but here you go to a football or a “The students here are friendly, basketball game and lots of people and it seems easier to make friends support the teams.” with everyone.”

Koch came to the central Ohio Koch has also experienced a area with a warning from his host change in the classroom.

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Koch said when he goes home, he’s looking forward to catching up with friends over a beer.

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“For us, the class is focused on the exams, and the exams are what counts. Here, classes are very different. There is more ‘Here, do this assignment’ or ‘Do this project,’” Koch said.

He said he has enjoyed having the opportunity to take additional classes outside of his European studies major.

Koch said that Otterbein’s dry campus restrictions and bending to the idea of a stricter authority were among the biggest adjustments he had to make while living in a dorm.

“It was weird having to abide by rules and things like dorm hours at first,” he said.

According to Koch, overall, all of the foreign exchange students adjusted well. They arrived a week before everyone else, so they had time to adapt before classes started fall quarter.

He said that it’s really not that difficult to adjust, it’s just different.

Keeping in touch with family hasn’t been a problem, said Koch.

“Luckily in the age of Skype and Facebook, you are never really out of the loop.”

Koch will return to Germany after the end of winter quarter.

“I’ll miss my American friends, no question about it. I was very fortunate to get to know some of the coolest people I’ve ever met and spent an extraordinary time with them.” t&c

According to the WPD and the Otterbein SECURITY Security Log, the following has been reported from Jan. 25 through Feb. 4.

REPORT

1. 1/21 The toilet paper dispensers in the basement and first floor of Dunlap-King were reported damaged. The key opening had been damaged to prevent a key being used to open the dispenser.

2. 1/31 A student parked a car in an alley next to 44 W. Home St. Another student began yelling at the first, saying, “I’m going to f---ing kill you.

Come back here you motherf---er.” The first student asked for the other’s identity. The other student gave the first student a name. The first student said it was public parking. The second student continued to threaten harm to the first student and the student’s car. The first student moved the car. The second student claimed that after asking the first student to move the car, the first student said, “Listen here white boy. I park where I want to park.” Due to conflicting stories, no charges are being pursued.

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3. 2/04 WPD and Otterbein Security investigated the smell of marijuana in Mayne Hall. WPD searched the room. A marijuana stem and flakes were found. The student produced a brown glass smoking pipe that is shared with the student’s roommate. Both students received summons to Westerville Mayor’s Court for possession of drug paraphernalia and drug abuse.

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Chilean-born musician Miguel Cordova will be playing acoustic guitar with the Otterbein Players Thursday in Battelle at 8 p.m.

BY JT HILLIER Staff Writer

Guitarist Miguel Cordova’s visit will have Otterbein mixing music, poetry and politics.

The long-awaited reception of the renowned Chilean composer and musician has students and faculty coming together in a performance that crosses world cultures and several forms of the arts.

“The arts are not as divided as we sometimes think, and I think that’s part of what’s going on here,” Terry Hermsen, associate professor of English, said.

Thanks to Cordova’s unique blend of arts and influences, including collaborations with the celebrated Chilean poet

Pablo Neruda, as well as his own experience with the political turmoil of Chile in the early ’70s, the perspective Cordova brings to Otterbein should be as impacting as it is diverse.

“My music and the music of Chile then was about the retrieval of our culture,” Cordova said. “We all banded together creatively.”

According to Hermsen, “So much of our activities are separated by departments, and now, thanks to the diverse nature of Miguel’s work, we have the music department really jumping in head first and saying, ‘OK, we’re going to collaborate with English and with Spanish.’”

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Miguel Cordova has collaborated with poet Pablo Neruda.

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“It’s really a nice combination of Spanish, English, political science and music all at the same time,” he said.

Cordova’s visit traces back to a coincidental dinner with Cordova’s niece during Hermsen’s sabbatical in Chile which set the ball into motion. “He handed me this CD as a parting gift, with his e-mail and address on the back of it,” Hermsen said.

The CD featured Cordova in collaboration with Neruda, who was the research focus for Hermsen’s sabbatical and visit to Chile.

Cordova’s nationally-celebrated folk band Aparcoa, which was featured on the album, would help give birth to what came to be known as the New Chilean Song movement.

“I’m very pleased how everyone here was so willing to put in the time and effort to have this concert,” Cordova said. “The students are opening themselves and mixing in new musical styles, instruments and experiences, which is what my music and Chilean art is all about.”

These mixtures will be put to use in Cordova’s campus recital on Thursday night in Battelle. The performance features eight of Cordova’s arrangements, which he will be performing on classical guitar with the accompaniment of a select group of student instrumentalists called the Otterbein Players, as well as an open reading of Neruda’s poetry from Hermsen himself — all of which will be orchestrated under the direction of conductor and Otterbein music professor Jim Bates.

“It’s always fun to collaborate like this with new musicians and composers, especially with those of (Miguel’s) caliber,” Bates said.

“The music and Chilean culture is definitely going to be exposed, and it’s exciting,” Cordova said. t&c

WOBN is hiring for new staff positions for the 2011-2012 school year! If you would like to apply for one of the following positions, please submit a resume and cover letter to Bradley Carroll’s mailbox by the listed deadline. Any major can apply!

General Manager, Programming Director, Sports Director, Sports Manager, Music Director, Promotions, Business Manager, Traffic and Continuity, Training and Development, News Director, Webmaster, Student Engineer and Administrative Assistant applications are due by February 11.

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From Towers Hall to the Great Wall A senior, sophomore and freshman share their experiences from the OU Concert Choir’s trip to the Middle Kingdom

BY JOSH ADKINS Staff Writer

It took three years.

They raised funds through performing, selling T-shirts and even accepting generous donations.

The Otterbein Concert Choir’s trip to China lasted 12 days and was “completely humbling and illuminating,” according to senior vocal performance major Thespina Christulides.

Director of Choral Activities Gayle Walker said the decision to visit the country was unanimous.

From Nov. 29 to Dec. 10, they performed at schools in Beijing, Tianjin and Xi’an and also sang at the Great Wall.

This trip was an opportunity to improve Otterbein’s global engagement.

Otterbein President Kathy Krendl said, “We are interested both in sending our students out into the world and bringing more students from diverse parts of the world to Otterbein.”

Walker said the trip was an eye-opening experience.

“People all around the world are very much the same,” she said.

“We all laugh, we all cry, we all care to relate to each other in some way.

That’s what’s most important, not the cultural differences,” she said.

To get a better understanding of what it’s like being immersed in such a different culture, three Otterbein students shared their individual experiences in the Middle Kingdom.

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Thespina Christulides, senior vocal performance major Talk about your favorite part of the trip.

Climbing the Great Wall was truly incredible. I think just standing there with such an old, important piece of history made the entire China experience real.

What were some interesting things you encountered?

Adult playgrounds are popular. These are parks containing playground equipment devised specially for physical fitness. I was astounded by the flexibility and strength of the elderly. They could hang upside down and bent at the waist, balancing by their feet forever.

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Jared Joseph took a picture with his tour guide Cathy before returning to the states.

Jared Joseph, sophomore music education major

What was your favorite moment of the trip?

What was it like connecting through music with people who don’t speak English?

Music really is a universal language. (It) inspires peace, provokes mutual understanding and links souls of the most seemingly different of humans. I am encouraged and empowered to go out into the world and continue on this path, knowing what a valuable tool I have. This trip was completely humbling and illuminating, and for that I am truly grateful.

The choir performed in the courtyard of a local’s home. This was the first time we had sung our Chinese pieces in front of people in China, so it meant a lot. During the songs, I looked at Dr. Walker … she was smiling, which caused me to smile and laugh to tears. She then saw me laughing, so she started laughing while she was conducting. We both were so excited to sing in China.

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Andrew Szczerba learned how to make Chinese dumplings in a Xi’an farming community home.

Andrew Szczerba, freshman music education major What was your least favorite Chinese food?

Jellyfish. It was exactly what you think jellyfish would be like: It was very salty and was like eating very hard JellO. By the end of the trip, I decided that I didn’t want to have any white rice for a while.

What are your overall thoughts on the trip?

What was it like going to the Chinese schools?

It melted my heart seeing these children have such a passion for music. They might speak a different language than I do, but those children are no different than any child in the U.S.

Throughout the whole trip, I kept telling myself how blessed I really am. Here I am, a freshman in Concert Choir, traveling to China and having the time of my life with all of my new friends. At our final concert, I remember us all holding hands as we sang “Silent Night” and the “Otterbein Love Song.” And I remember all of us crying, all for different reasons. Our wonderful trip had come to an end, it was the last tour for our seniors Editor’s Note and it was just the beginning for some. The trip was very To read the complete inlong; however, it’s something terviews, visit us online at that I will remember for the www.otterbein360.com. rest of my life. t&c

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What was the weirdest thing you encountered?

The toilets were by far the weirdest. Dirtier restrooms had squatty potties, as Concert Choir members called them. Literally, there was a hole in the ground and no matter if you were male or female, you would squat and take care of business.

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Thespina Christulides toured the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

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How to show the love on Feb. 14 Student selects seven romantic movies and songs to entertain established or new couples this Valentine’s Day

STEVEN COLLINS

Having trouble deciding on a playlist for your sweetheart on this Valentine’s Day? Planning on spending some time watching a movie but just don’t know what to choose? Already asked Chuck Norris and all you got was a roundhouse kick to the face? I’m here to help.

While not all the choices I’ve made are for every couple, these should help you get started. I suggest that you also make some additional choices that are special to you and your loved one. Now, I present to you seven good movies and songs for your Valentine’s Day, in no particular order.

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by Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston had the voice of a generation. That was before she met Bobby Brown and we started hearing things like, “Whitney Houston is set to auction hundreds of her famous stage outfits and accessories. The most valuable part of the outfits is the cocaine residue.”

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“Sweat”

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“Amanda”

by Boston

Sometimes nothing says love like a little bit of physical interaction. Especially if it’s by the band that performed the theme song to the hit TV show “Cops.” Plus, a little bit of reggae in your life — to make the world a better place.

Performed by a group of guys dedicated to the better treatment of animals, “Amanda” is just a classic rocker’s love song. This song holds one of my favorite lyrics: “I’m gonna say it like a man, and make you understand, Amanda. I love you.”

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“Home”

by Jorge and Alexa Narvaez

This is a cute song performed by father and daughter who recently have received some fame through their YouTube channel. Their story, as well as their songs, is full of love and hope.

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“Heaven”

by Various Artists

Having three great artists on one song, especially Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting, makes this song vocally just so full of win. It’s like putting Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Steve Austin, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger all in the same movie.

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“I Want to Know What Love Is”

by Foreigner

Having experienced the effect first-hand what this song does to people live in concert, there is just no way it couldn’t make the list. While the live versions of the 1980s hit are great and potentially not in your collection, the studio version might also be better.

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“Never Gonna Give You Up”

by Rick Astley

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“No Strings Attached”

I recently reviewed this, and I must say that it was different than many of the cookie cutter romcoms that have come out lately. But beware: This movie is only for couples who have no issue with heavy topics.

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“Forrest Gump”

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“Little Manhattan”

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“Grease”

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“Love and Basketball”

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“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”

Every time I watch “Forrest Gump,” I get something new from it. Add that in with the Forrest/Jenny love story and you’ve got one of the greatest movies of the last thirty years. But beware if you haven’t seen this before: It’s not the most upbeat of movies throughout. But really, the truth is, “I luhhve yu Jennay.”

I saw this with an ex-girlfriend a few years back.

It’s a cute movie about young love and an easy movie to watch for newer couples. I’m predicting that Josh Hutcherson will be a star one day.

Olivia Newton-John’s hotness breaks the scale. ’Nuff said.

“Love and Basketball” features a young and fit Omar Epps. Let the fawning begin. Not to mention that this is one of those movies that totally twists on you at the end. This movie says it all about your hopes and dreams getting in the way of love.

Are you a gamer couple? Like over-the-top effects and outlandish stories? Choose this video game movie and you’ll be entertained. You’ll definitely recognize Michael Cera from “Superbad” and “Juno,” but the up-and-coming Mary Elizabeth Winstead is sure to please.

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“Beauty and the Beast”

A cute Disney movie for newer couples, but who doesn’t love Disney movies? Pretty much any Disney classic could be a substitute here, like “Cinderella,” “Aladdin” or “Lady and the Tramp.” t&c

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▪ George Michael “Faith [Remastered]” ▪ Ricky Martin “Musica + Alma + Sexo” ◄◄◄

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▪ QUBE String Quartet Concert 7 p.m.

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▪ Ginuwine “Elgin” ▪ Cowboy Junkies “Demons” ▪ Sonic Youth “Simon Werner a Disparu”

▪ Women’s Basketball @ John Carroll 2 p.m.

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▪ PRSSA Meeting 5 p.m.

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▪ Tunnel of Oppression 2-7 p.m.

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▪ Test Anxiety Workshop 4 p.m.

Roush Hall, Room 336

▪ Global Dinner 6:30 p.m.

Campus Center $5 for students $15 for faculty, staff and other guests

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▪ Nicole Atkins “Mondo Amore” ▪ Yanni “Truth of Touch”

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Fritsche Theatre Cowan Hall

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▪ “Just Go With It” ▪ “The Eagle” ▪ “Justin Beiber: Never Say Never” ▪ “Gnomeo and Juliet”

▪ “Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son” ▪ “I Am Number Four” ▪ “Unknown” ◄ ◄

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Valley Dale Ballroom For tickets call 614-823-1508

▪ Men’s Basketball vs. Wilmington 7 p.m.

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▪ String Orchestra 7:30 p.m.

Grace Lutheran Church

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Parties’ divide delays bill

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riGht-WinG hook:

Democrats and Republicans are still duking it out over the health care bill that President Obama passed early last year.

providing health care to every American is an invasive act of government and that choosing health care for the American people is a limitation of their freedom.

If this is true, then I would imagine the Republicans’ next act would be to repeal public schooling for all children because it is a limitation of a child’s freedom to be forced to go to school until he or she is age 16. Then families should have to compare and contrast schools, decide if learning is valuable to their well-being and then pay more for schooling.

Repealing the act now would place more responsibility on the patient, remove health care for millions of uninsured Americans, increase the cost and decrease the availability of care, as well as add billions more to our international debt.

Republicans said they are willing to find new ways to decrease the debt. However, they have yet to present even a single new option, choosing to spend their time fighting health care instead.

In other words, they defeated the bill in the house as a publicity stunt, touting their hollow achievement instead of working on a new bill.

The Republicans use the “too much government” card when-

Senior editor bids farewell to T&C

Copyediting for the Tan & Cardinal is more than a job; it’s become a way of life

Political rift turns the health care debate into a namecalling match

One of the most basic aspects of our government is also one of the elements the founding fathers feared the most: bipartisanship.

The problem is that it creates two options for voters to choose from, and members of DENNISON SLEEPER either side must sacrifice certain values in order to be considered for election.

When it comes to making decisions that concern the welfare of a country and sometimes the entire world, it is dangerous to use such black-and-white thinking.

George Washington predicted that the power of a party would cause politicians to sacrifice individuality and independent thinking in order to succeed in the world of politics, draining government of innovative thinkers and simply impregnating individuals with the ideas and goals of the party.

Washington’s warning is relevant today as Republicans work to repeal Obama’s health care act, dividing politics in two and halting progression.

A two-party system has turned politics’ main goal away from the improvement of a nation and toward making the other side look worse.

Republicans have been working diligently to repeal the health care act on the grounds that

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ever they can for a few reasons: It is too vague to back with statistics, facts and logic; it is an emotional issue that you can get angry about without understanding; and it helps stir the paranoia pot surrounding the party’s assertions that Obama is a socialist/communist attempting to institute a new world order by giving all of us tax breaks and better health care.

Contrary to the Republican belief that the majority of America wants the bill gone, polls have shown that although most Americans do not support the new health care laws, they want the bill fixed, not repealed.

The bill is expected to reduce health care costs for all Americans and American debt as a whole by 2014. The bill has many flaws that, if both parties can work together, can be fixed to reduce our debt by even more.

The only way to make this bill perfect for our country is to work together, rather than fight it because of a party’s agenda.

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DENNISON SLEEPER IS A FRESHMAN ENGLISH MAJOR AND IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

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“Copy!” then I’m mistaken and I should Even though I didn’t have to probably stop while I’m ahead, put up with this comment bebut I won’t. Here are some staff ing constantly shout outs: yelled at me To us five staff seniors: Well, like my copy we made it through college. As predecessors we scramble during these next did, I still think few months trying to figure out I answer to the what the heck we’re doing with name “copy” our lives, hopefully we can look more than my back at our T&C experience as ANDREA own name. ’Tis one of our best experiences.

EVANS my life as a Tan To this past year’s staff: & Cardinal copy editor.

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Junior Austin Curbow is one of 32 Otterbein track members who qualified individually for the D-III All-Ohio meet. Runners who did not qualify will compete in the Capital Invitational Friday.

Track takes on All-Ohio Stiff competition awaits both teams this weekend at Kenyon

BY JORDAN LABATTE Staff Writer

This Saturday, the Otterbein men’s and women’s track and field teams will be tested as they compete at this year’s D-III All-Ohio meet hosted at Kenyon College.

Last weekend, at the Greater Columbus Invitational in Westerville, both teams continued to show great improvement on the season, but head coach Dave Lehman knows the upcoming meet is a different task.

“You’re talking about 20 schools and the best kids in the state,” Lehman said. “To get into the top eight you have to be a good athlete.”

Strong track and field teams that will also be competing this weekend include Ohio Wesleyan, Mount Union and Capital.

“It will be good to see where we are against good competition.

I’m excited about the improvement we are showing week to week,” Lehman said.

Team members from the men’s and women’s teams who did not qualify for the All-Ohio meet will participate in the Capital Invitational at Capital University.

“It’s great,” Lehman said. “It will give everyone a chance to run this weekend.”

Last weekend, the women’s team stayed reigning champs of the Greater Columbus Invitational with first place finishes in many events.

“It will be good to see where we are against good competition.”

Dave Lehman, head coach Dominance was shown again in the 55-meter hurdles as senior Sarah Petraitis led the Cardinals with a time of 8.40.

Team members Samie Corbin, junior, and Lisa Coleman, senior, took second and third in the event.

First place finishes continued in the 1,000-meter run with senior Lindsay Main, the 3,000-meter run with sophomore Bekah Reese and the 5,000-meter run with sophomore Ali Ernest.

“It was an awesome performance in both the distance and sprint. A lot of the girls were stepping up and doing a good job,” said Pertraitis.

In the field events, freshman Ayla Starcher took first in pole vault and sophomore Michelle Gernert in the long jump.

Also helping was a first place finish in the 4x200-meter relay.

The team combined for a total of 191 points to place first in team standings.

On the men’s side, junior Austin Curbow, ranked third in the nation, placed first in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.57 seconds.

This time is only 0.02 seconds from a NCAA qualifying standard of 7.55.

Junior Tim Williard took first in the men’s 3,000-meter run with a personal best of 9:15.29.

“We ran tough, we have a lot of talented athletes and they put forth the hard work in practice.

What you see on the track is the outcome of hard work and dedication,” said Williard.

The Capital Invitational is set to begin Friday at 5 p.m. at the Crusader Center. The All-Ohio meet will begin Saturday at noon at Kenyon College. t&c

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Cardinals rout rival Team effort fuels Otterbein past Capital, pulls team to .500

BY DOMINIC PORRETTA Staff Writer

A huge second-half outburst spurred the Otterbein men’s basketball team past cross-town rival Capital University 82-58 Wednesday in a packed Rike Center.

After a back-and-forth first half, the Cardinals (11-11, 7-8 Ohio Athletic Conference) went on a short run to take a 35-29 lead into the locker rooms.

But the Cardinals didn’t cool off during the intermission, as freshman point guard CJ Julian came out and scored 13 of his 16 points in the first five minutes of the second half.

“Going into halftime up six, we knew the first three minutes were going to be the key,” graduate assistant coach Dan Scheaf said. “We come out in the first three minutes, take care of what we needed to do, kind of put them on their heels to be able to finish it out and (Julian) scored 13 points on our first eight possessions to start the second half and really just lit a fire under us.”

“We kind of ran away after he did the things he did.

A lot of what we did tonight was based on his aggressiveness coming out to start the second half and really gave us a big boost and kind of led us to the big win tonight,” Scheaf said.

The Cards were able to take a 53-36 lead and not look back, as Capital couldn’t cut the lead back down to single digits.

Once again, junior center Chris Davis was at the top

of the scoring column, along with freshman forward Max Van Meter, who both had 17 points.

Davis said the play from the wings and their ability to drive and space out the floor was key to the win.

“I struggled a little bit, but the wings drove in and their ability to drive my man out ... gave me the ability to shoot layups, which was huge,” Davis said.

The win marked a victory against a top-tier OAC team as the Crusaders were tied for second place in the league before Wednesday.

The win also puts the Cards into fifth place in the OAC and it came on the heels of two tough losses to the league’s top teams.

After a buzzer beater pushed league-leader Marietta College past the Cards at home Jan. 29, second-place John Carroll University gained the lead in the final minute of overtime to top visiting Otterbein on Feb. 5.

“We knew, ‘Hey, we didn’t pull those two out, but we can play with anybody,’” Scheaf said. “And our guys kind of bought into the idea that what we’re doing is the right stuff and what we’re doing is going to get us to where we want to be at the end of the year.”

At the end of the year, the Cards undoubtedly want to be playing in the conference tournament, which only takes the top eight teams from the 10-team league.

“We’re in the middle of the pack, we just beat the No. 2 team overall and we have a homestretch throughout here,” Davis said.

“So if we win out we can host a (conference tournament) game here, which hasn’t happened here in a few years, which gives us a chance to win the tournament and the conference. It’s just a lot of excitement and it’s huge at this point of the year to get hot.”

Otterbein has three regular season games left. The Cards host Muskingum University Saturday, Feb. 12 and Heidelberg University Tuesday, Feb. 15 before traveling to Wilmington College to close out the slate Feb. 19. t&c

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Nathan Edick (left) and Brice Rausch (above) helped the Cards take down Capital by turning in a combined 18 points.

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Women’s Basketball Otterbein 56 Capital 69

Cardinals 10-12 (6-9 OAC)

Crusaders 14-7 (9-6 OAC)

Day- 16 points

Kuhns- 20 points 8 rebounds

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