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Kasich crosses the line RAISE YOUR VOICE:

Protesters gathered in Columbus on Tuesday, Feb. 22 to express opposition to Gov. John Kasich’s bill, which hurts unions.

Outraged by Senate Bill 5, junior bashes Ohio’s governor and defends its first responders Gov. John Kasich must not care that firefighters, medics and police officers devote their lives to defend and protect our communities.

One of the first things on Kasich’s agenda after he was inaugurated was to eliminate the rights of HANNAH first respondULLOM ers statewide.

The GOP’s latest disgrace, Senate Bill 5, spits in the faces of the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our families.

If throwing first responders under the bus isn’t bad enough, Senate Bill 5 aims to take away collective bargaining rights of public school teachers as well.

If Senate Bill 5 passes, the right of collective bargaining, which has allowed unions to negotiate with employers to receive fair wages and adequate benefits since 1983, will be abolished.

According to the Legal Information Institute, “collective bargaining consists of negotiations between an employer and a group of employees so as to determine the conditions of employment.”

And “the result of collective bargaining procedures is a collective agreement. Employees are often represented in bargaining by a union or other labor organizations.”

This week, thousands of people gathered around the statehouse in downtown Columbus to protest Senate Bill 5; an estimated 5,500 protesters were at the statehouse on Tuesday alone.

Even my own father, who’s been a Westerville firefighter/ medic for 35 years, went downtown to protest the bill.

Those opposed to Senate Bill 5 claim passing this bill could cause state workers and their families to lose benefits.

Those in favor of Senate Bill 5 argue that collective bargaining is only adding to the $8 billion deficit Ohio faces. It was not firefighters, medics, police

officers and teachers that caused the deficit to begin with. It was the big corporations and the tax cuts to the upper class. I’m sure Kasich could tell you all about that.

“Nothing needs to be done,” said Tom Clinedinst, union president of the Westerville Professional Firefighters. “Collective bargaining is working for both sides. We are supposedly to blame for the $8 billion deficit but really it was what happened on Wall Street. Our governor just doesn’t want to talk about that.”

If budget cuts will help solve the financial problems, why did Kasich increase his own salary and the majority of his Cabinet’s salaries?

According to the Ohio Department for Administrative Services, Kasich and many of his Cabinet members have higher salaries than former Ohio Gov. Strickland’s Cabinet members.

He gave himself and his Cabinet members salary increases. I see where his priorities lie.

For example, the director of budget and management saw a

19 percent pay increase under Kasich’s administration. And let me tell you, with all the members of his Cabinet making six figures, that 19 percent isn’t exactly pocket change.

I understand that the financial problems in Ohio need to be addressed.

What I don’t understand is why Kasich is so determined to take away from firefighters, medics and police officers.

I am absolutely disgusted by Kasich and those who proposed Senate Bill 5.

Instead, a group of hardworking, middle-class heroes are under fire because our newly appointed governor couldn’t find any other way to avoid slashing emergency responders’ rights.

So here’s my advice to you, Mr. Governor: Why don’t you think twice about taking away the rights of the people who would risk their lives to save yours? t&c HANNAH ULLOM IS A JUNIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR AND THE OPINION EDITOR FOR THE t&c.

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Professor in USA to stay

Beloved teacher and friend to students can now call America her home “At this moment I feel that I’m on top of the mountain,” said Carmen Galarce, Otterbein professor of foreign languages.

After going through a tedious application process, Galarce took the civic test in July 2010 and on Jan. 19, 2011 she was officially sworn in as a U.S. citizen.

“It’s a mixture of feelings,” she said. “I’m so proud of myself but at the same time, humble and honored.”

At a celebratory reception held on Feb. 21 at Towers Hall, state representative Anne Gonzales presented Galarce with an Ohio flag which was flown over the statehouse in Galarce’s honor.

“I was so moved by this, having at one time been her former student,” Gonzales said.

Nodding toward her office wall and speaking with a thick accent, Galarce pointed out a photograph of her hometown. “You see this tiny, tiny little town?” she said.

“This is the town where I was raised; it’s in the middle of nowhere in the mountains.”

After moving to the U.S. in 1979, renewing her permanent resident card became the norm.

The vivacious Chilean felt it would be a disservice to let that part of her past go.

“You don’t want to offend people, because if you look at it, it’s a rejection of your past,” she said.

Scanning Galarce’s office, it is clear she draws inspiration from relationships with her students. She has covered her walls with these inspirations, including a whole section of U.S. soldiers she has taught.

“Perhaps it’s my personal tribute to them,” she said, admiring her mural of memories.

It was students like these who motivated Galarce to apply for U.S. citizenship and helped her study for the citizenship test.

She said the beauty of it was that she never felt alone. Any time she had to go to the immigration office to complete the application process, a former student would always accompany her.

Galarce described a moment she had with friends at a gathering in her home: Upon discovering she was only a permanent resident, they urged her to become a citizen.

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News briefs from around campus

2011 Summer Camps

BY JOSH ADKINS Staff Writer

Otterbein has announced its summer camp programs available for the summer of 2011.

These camps will include Imaginary Worlds: Intro to Game Programming; Movie of Your Mind: Poetry, Fiction and Digital Storytelling; Horsing Around: An Otterbein Equine Science Camp; Ethics Bowl, Poetry Slam: Introduction to Performance Poetry; and Lights Out, Scene Change: A Stage Management and Technical Theatre Camp. t&c

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Carmen Galarce with Dean of School of Arts and Sciences Paul Eisenstein at a reception recognizing her new U.S. citizenship.

“And that was the beginning of the decision,” she said.

“It never occurred to me to go for the citizenship. I said, ‘Permanent resident. I have the same rights that a citizen has,’ except that I cannot vote and I cannot be a part of jury duty.”

Freeing her from any previous reluctance, Galarce said the death of her mother signified that Chile was no longer where she belonged.

“I think the figure of the mother is also a symbol,” she said. “It’s a symbol of your homeland. I don’t think I would have done it while my mother was alive.

In her hometown of Caimanes, Chile, her mother was a school principal. Perhaps this predestined Galarce’s choice to dedicate her life to academia.

“It’s as if life prepared me from very early to the big jump that was the United States,” she said.

Galarce received her master’s from The Ohio State University,

and later returned to earn her doctorate degree.

Since initially leaving her life in Chile, she didn’t return until six years later in 1985. Now she returns about once a year, always taking students along for the adventure.

“I’m convinced that any person in my situation, any immigrant who has stayed here for a long, long time, you realize in the end that your soul is divided,” she said. “It’s a contradiction between the past and the present and the future.”

Now that Galarce can officially call herself an American, she can reflect on how her legacy will remain after retiring.

“Some day before I retire, I will write a novel,” she said.

In a tone full of spunk and admiration completely reflecting her warm personality, Galarce said, “I’m telling you, I think I’m a ‘super citizen’ because of everyone’s response.” t&c

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2011 Graduation Speaker

Otterbein University has announced its commencement speaker for the class of 2011’s graduation, scheduled for June 12.

The speaker will be MSNBC news anchor Chris Jansing, who graduated from Otterbein in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.

Stories she has covered since graduation include the 1996 Olympic bombings, the Pope’s March in 2000 and the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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Otterbein’s IT strives for faster, spam-free Internet

BY STEPHANIE PARKER Staff Writer

Otterbein’s Department of Information and Technology Services is taking steps to improve Internet quality on campus. Campus Internet is now faster and more spam-free.

The Internet is running faster because the bandwidth was increased. Bandwidth is defined as the amount of data that can be transferred in a given period of time, so faster bandwidth means videos download faster, pictures upload faster and pages load faster. The bandwidth was increased in late October by nearly 150 MB of general Internet.

Freshman undecided major Sarah James said that at first she didn’t immediately notice a change in Internet speed. “But

YouTube does run a bit faster and doesn’t freeze anymore. The Internet speed was kind of horrible before.”

IT monitors the overall use of Internet bandwidth to decide if the bandwidth should be increased. When a certain average threshold is met, the IT department goes before the Cabinet and President Krendl and makes recommendations to increase the current bandwidth.

Executive Director of IT Jeff Kasson said, “Our current Internet connection exceeds most of our peer institutions’ bandwidth.

It is important that we have sufficient bandwidth to allow our students and faculty to access all of their school and personal resources, including video, chat and research.”

“The internet speed was kind of horrible before.”

Sarah James freshman, undecided

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently discovered that two-thirds of colleges in the U.S. do not have the speedy broadband connections needed.

In a press release from the White House last July, the Obama administration said that increasing broadband could

bring new opportunities for the economy.

High-speed Internet could make it possible for professionals to make connections with clients thousands of miles away.

The Federal Communications Commission is hoping to connect 100 million U.S. households to broadband connections of 100 MB by 2020. This will also include college communities like Otterbein.

Amanda Carlisle, a freshman nursing major, said that campus broadband is not sufficient.

“Some days, the Internet is pretty decent, but most days it’s just too slow.”

To keep the Internet clean and running well, it also has to stay virus-free. To do this, the IT department is working to protect computers from spam.

While there are no specific words that can trigger e-mails to go into spam folders, if nothing is written in the subject line, an e-mail will be directly caught by spam filters.

Not all spam can be prevented, however. Campus Internet has an anti-spam server to protect against unwanted spam, viruses, phishing and malicious e-mails, and school e-mail programs have built-in protection against spam. Users have to prevent spam on their own as well.

Marissa Muniak, a freshman undecided major, said, “Otterbein’s e-mail doesn’t have as much spam as other e-mail sites.

I don’t think I’ve had spam in my campus e-mail.”

Kasson’s advice to preventing spam is to not give out Otterbein login credentials. t&c

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According to the WPD and the Otterbein SECURITY Security Log, the following has been reported REPORT from Jan. 31 through Feb. 19.

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At 10:30 p.m., there was a drug complaint in Mayne Hall.

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Summit shows retention rising

Meeting also informed of budget updates

BY LINDSEY HOBBS AND JOSH ADKINS Assistant News Editor and Staff Writer

yellow group in the middle, which equaled 29.8 percent in the fall.

• In October, the projected retention rate was 96 percent.

The realized retention rate was 96.4 percent.

• For each 1 percent of students retained, the university earns about $400,000.

Otterbein’s quarterly budget summit on Tuesday brought news about higher retention rates, but yet another budget shortage for the 2011 fiscal year.

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Retention

“We know that enrollment is our key revenue driver,” said Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings, vice president for Business Affairs.

• The 2011 revised estimate for revenue shows a deficit of $173,144, compared to what was estimated in the fall.

• In October, the 2011 estimated total operating budget depicted a shortfall of $305,384.

As of January 2011, estimated revenue is greater than estimated expenditures by $115,078.

• A bonus of $500 will be offered to all permanent employees, with no base salary or retirement benefit increase.

• In order to gain additional revenue for the 2012 fiscal year, the university is considering three tuition-increase scenarios, including a 2 percent, 4 percent or 6 percent increase. Final decisions for this will be made

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“We really have a twopronged approach to retention,” said Amy Jessen-Marshall, associate vice president of Academic Affairs.

According to Jessen-Marshall, retention efforts have been supported by an outreach subcommittee (focusing on direct interaction with students) and a policy subcommittee (to review and make recommendations on policies that impact retention).

A key element to these efforts has been the MAP-Works survey, completed by first-year students, which alerts the university to students in danger of withdrawal.

• Students are categorized according to color: Green being students with little danger of leaving and red being students in danger of withdrawal. Retention efforts are focused on the

1. 1/31 Between the hours of noon and 3 p.m., there was a theft in Clements Hall.

3. 2/10 A purse was stolen from Hanby Hall between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The student said the door is usually locked. When the student left the room in the morning, the student’s roommate was still in the room. When the student returned, the door was locked with no forced entry, but the purse was missing.

4. 2/14 At 10:28 p.m., telecommunication harassment was reported in 25 W. Home St. 5. 2/19 A student found a bag containing two small marijuana buds in the hallway of 25 W. Home St. As of right now, there are no suspects, but Otterbein security is reviewing the video surveillance to find suspects.

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Spring sprouts new releases for gamers & February & March & April-May

BY LAINA THOMPSON AND STEVEN COLLINS News Editor and Staff Writer

Spring is just around the corner, and while many students will be begging for the warm weather, gamers galore will be busy with some interesting new releases.

Several highly anticipated titles have been recently released or are set to be released over the next few months.

Whether you’re into sports games, first-person shooters or puzzle games, there is something that will keep you indoors and sleep-deprived.

Stock up on Red Bull, grab a comfy chair and get ready for round one of the gaming boom for 2011.

Portal 2

Bulletstorm

In this futuristic shooter, you use a combination of combat moves and impressive weapons to defeat mutants and monsters. Get creative with your kills and earn “skillshots,” rewards for destroying your enemy as imaginatively as possible.

This game is set in the future in the 26th century and is more of an arcade-style game like “Crazy Taxi” than a serious shooter like “Call of Duty” or “Medal of Honor.”

Released: Feb. 22 Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii

Killzone 3

This PlayStation 3 exclusive has received a much-needed update after a two-year hiatus. Set about six months after the events of “Killzone 2,” the new installment features Earth forces trying to escape the alien planet Helgan. With better hit detection and improved graphics, visually this game is what “Call of Duty: Black Ops” tried to be but failed. “Killzone 3” was voted the best game and best shooter of E3 this past June and has gamers already impressed with its graphics and style.

Released: Feb. 22 Platform: PlayStation 3

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“Crysis 2” makes its debut on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.

Characters GlaDOS and Chell are back in black in this game set 100 years after the first. The story will contain the familiar puzzle-solving gameplay, but what’s new is a co-op mode set aside from the original story. As far as this sequel goes, “I’m making a note here: huge success!”

Release Date: April 8 Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 NO HOLIDAY:

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“MLB 11: The Show” features authentic likenesses like that of Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay.

MLB 11: The Show

Sony continues its domination in baseball games with “MLB 11: The Show.”

This year’s version brings back its awardwinning gameplay and adds a little innovation with a completely remastered Road to the Show mode.

Release Date: March 8 Platform: PlayStation 3

Homefront

One of the best things about the single player in “Modern Warfare 2” (spoiler alert) was that you got to fight on American soil for the first time since the Civil War. In “Homefront,” North Korea invades America, taking over and forcing citizens into prison camps. The game is set as resistance forces organize and mount a counter attack.

Release Date: March 14 Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC

Mortal Kombat

This classic series gets an update, complete with online play. This game will combine and retell the story from the first three. Also, the plot will play a bigger role in gameplay than in previous Mortal Kombats.

Release Date: April 19 Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Duke Nukem Forever

Duke Nukem fans, the wait is over.

More than a decade has passed since “Duke Nukem 3D,” but Duke is back to kick more alien butt. Duke’s beer, his women and the reputation of this series are all resting on this long-anticipated game.

Release Date: May 3 Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC

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Crysis 2

“Crysis 2” is already a hit with the 360 users who got to open-beta test this game last month. This game is an impressive improvement over the PConly original “Crysis.”

Release Date: March 21 Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC

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List composer can cross off last column

Senior business manager organizes the essential college experience into a bucket list with 10 recommendations To say goodbye to the T&C and to Otterbein, I’d like to share just 10 more things.

Because I’m a tour guide, people ask me all the time why I came to Otterbein. Honestly, I can’t even remember JESSICA how I heard MILLER of it, but I’m thankful I’m here.

As I look back at the last four years and compare my college experiences to those of friends at different schools, it’s clear that I chose the best school. The opportunities I have been afforded here I would have never found elsewhere. I’ll try and keep the cheese to a minimum.

1. My recommendations: Netbooks and Kindles, Shirley Temples, involvement in student organizations, Oscar Meyer Deli Selects (Lunchables for adults), planners, Schmitt’s Sausage Haus, DVR, Grey Goose vodka, flipflops, Elevator Bar, “Gilmore

Girls” and “30 Rock,” Giant Eagle. Oh, and Martinizing Dry Cleaning on the corner of Cleveland and Polaris ...

2. My anti-recommendations:

Vegetables, having too many remotes, Chef Rick’s Westerville Grill, beer, snow, any place on Rt. 161 (it’s scary down there), the dark, crowds ...

3. Go on as many doughnut

runs as possible. OK, it doesn’t have to be a doughnut run, per se. But enjoy the time spent up late at night, being silly in your dorm room, eating junk and doing dumb things. Big-kid jobs don’t really allow for all-nighters and cake-baking because your BFF just broke up with her boyfriend.

4. Challenge yourself and your

friends to go to as many different places as possible. The Mall at Tuttle Crossing and Easton are great, too.

Explore restaurants in German Village and the Short North and Gahanna, too.

You’ll be pleasantly surprised. I was.

5. Don’t ever avoid doing something because you

think you don’t have time. Invest in a planner. Obviously there is a limit, but try everything. I would have never been a journalism or a public relations major if I wasn’t pushed to try new things.

You always have time for things you love.

6. I am so glad I did intern-

ships, particularly the ones I did.

Even if it was a bad experience, I learned something about myself.

Through my internships, I now know what I want in a job — a positive atmosphere and job satisfaction.

7. My Otterbein parking solu-

tion: Build a parking garage behind the football stadium. I don’t care if it’s above ground or underground, but something needs to be done. I won’t miss stalking the poor kids coming out of class as I creep behind them as they slowly walk to their car, only to find out that they were just putting their books away. This only happens after I give up another spot to creep on this kid.

girls who didn’t hold this against me.

8. I’m glad I joined TEM. But

9. Thank you. To many people.

I’m also glad I quit TEM. I met some wonderful girls and we shared some priceless moments, but sororities in general just weren’t a good fit for me. I loved pledging but didn’t love being an active. When I stopped loving it, I knew it was time to leave. Thank you to the

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She’s 21, but Miller still enjoys ordering Shirley Temples.

Thank you to Hillary Warren, Michelle Bretscher, Susan Merryman, Dan Steinberg and Jessica Hein for being incredible mentors. I’m pretty sure I’d be lost in a ditch somewhere without your direction and encouragement. Thank you to my peers — my friends and my enemies, for laughing with me but for also challenging me. Oh, and thank you to my mom and my brother, too.

10. I’ve had highs and lows in the last four years. Between my mom’s cancer, car accidents and roommate issues — but also getting jobs, celebrating holidays and traveling the country, there has always been one person to keep me sane. Thanks Andrew, for everything.

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye. For now.

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JESSICA MILLER IS A SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS THE BUSINESS MANAGER FOR THE t&c.

STORY TIME: Using a Kindle can make catching up on reading between classes easy, and Miller likes the added bonus of supporting her team at the same time.

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Both basketball programs look to improve over the offseason

BY AUSTIN WALSH Sports Editor

Prior to the season, coach Dick Reynolds wanted the men’s team to return Otterbein basketball to where it had been a few years earlier.

With a roster featuring only two seniors and season-long contributions turned in from freshmen CJ Julian and Max Van Meter, the team recorded a .500 season at 13-13. It was a five-win improvement from 2010-11.

“I still don’t think we are there as far as wins and losses,” Reynolds said. “But we were definitely a factor this year. When people played us they were concerned.”

Junior center Chris Davis, who solidified himself as one of the conference’s best players, paced the Cards all season long.

“His ability dictated us being able to move from the inside out,” Reynolds said.

However, one aspect that Reynolds stressed would be important in returning the program to success was protecting the basketball.

“We didn’t succeed in that … and it wasn’t at one position,” Reynolds said. “That was an albatross we had all year.”

The team turned the ball over 23 times in the round-one loss to Capital University Tuesday.

For the season they averaged 17 turnovers a game.

The other area Reynolds said would be crucial was the ability to come together as a team despite the inexperience.

“We hit a spell in the second half where we understood our team play on the floor,” Reynolds said. “We went 6-3 in the second half of conference play.”

Even though the tournament has not concluded, Otterbein’s off-season has officially started.

Reynolds stressed the importance of recruiting at the college level and said that no spots are safe heading into an offseason.

“You have to fight off new people all the time … but (the season) was very encouraging,” he said. “They worked hard to come back. If they continue … I look forward to that.”

On the women’s side, the team entered the tournament as

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The home team won all three Otterbein-Capital matchups this season. Capital won 76-47, ending the team’s season. the eighth seed, but coach Connie Richardson was confident.

“We were a team that no one wanted to play,” she said. “I thought we were good enough to win it all.”

The first-round exit to No. 1 seeded Mount Union, in Richardson’s eyes, was closer than the score indicated.

“Around the five-minute mark I thought our energy was fatigued,” Richardson said.

“They turned a five-point lead to a 10-point lead real quick. We couldn’t overcome that.”

Stellar back-court play fueled the Lady Cards this season.

Juniors Kristi Kotterman and Shea McCoy averaged in double figures with 13 and 14 points per game, respectively.

“The biggest thing was consistency,” Richardson said. “We were so inconsistent individually.”

The team finished 11-15, the same record as last year.

“The kids in the program are going to have to get better,” Richardson said. “And we have to complement them with a good recruiting class … that will make us better.”

For both teams, a lot rides on the off-season. Reynolds admitted that three-point shooting wasn’t a strength of the team this year. The team might opt to bring in some shooters.

Along with the inconsistency, Richardson said depth was a weakness for the women this season.

“It’s going to hurt you to play kids a lot of minutes,” she said.

For the men, Thursday’s OAC semifinal games will match No. 5 Heidelberg at No. 1 Marietta along with No. 3 Capital at No. 2 John Carroll.

No. 5 Capital, No. 1 Mount Union, No. 7 John Carroll and No. 3 Ohio Northern are the remaining teams in the women’s tournament. t&c

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Saturday, Feb. 26 Ohio Wesleyan 10 a.m.

Tuesday, March 1 @ Lake Erie 6 p.m.

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Feb. 25-26 OAC Championships/ Baldwin-Wallace 2:10 p.m., noon

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WHAT’S NEXT IN SPORTS Feb. 25-26 OAC Championships/ Baldwin-Wallace 2:10 p.m., noon

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Sprinter Andrew Mantell is one of 14 Otterbein freshmen running in this weekend’s race.

Teams bolt into championships

Promising freshmen runners continue to outperform expectations

BY JORDAN LABATTE Staff Writer

The success of Otterbein’s men’s and women’s track teams, which will be competing in the OAC Championships this weekend, has not only been due to upperclassmen but also talented and dedicated freshmen.

“I’m excited about our freshman class … it’s brought a lot of enthusiasm to the team that’s been missed,” coach Dave Lehman said.

A stand-out freshman for the women’s side has been Jasmine Troyer, who qualified for the OAC with a time of 7.70 in the 55-meter dash and 1:48.79 in the 4x200-meter relay at the Greater Columbus Invitational.

At the D-III All-Ohio meet, Troyer ran a 26.96 in the 200-meter dash.

“I don’t go into a race thinking this is the place I am going to get … I just go out and try my best,” Troyer said. “I go into the race thinking it’s just another race.”

Troyer is one of nine freshman girls to have qualified for the OAC Championships.

“We are a really close group and get along so well,” Troyer said. “They help you do your best each meet and each practice.”

“I don’t go into a race thinking this is the place I am going to get.”

Jasmine Troyer freshman sprinter Troyer is confident about this weekend, and her coach said she can succeed.

“I think she’ll do well because she has that level of intensity and competitiveness,” Lehman said.

For the men, 22 individual runners qualified for the OAC Championships, five of whom are freshmen.

Freshman Andrew Mantell has been a “pleasant surprise,” according to Lehman.

Mantell qualified for the OAC Championships in the 800-me-

ter with a time of 1:57.87 at the D-III All-Ohio meet and in the 4,000-meter distance medley relay with a time of 10:28.02.

Mantell was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that ran a 3:28.15, also at the All-Ohio meet.

“I’m just going out there and doing the best I can against the best runners,” Mantell said.

Ohio Northern University holds top-rank places in many events, along with first-place ranks in the events Mantell will be running in.

“It’s always fun to go out there against other runners and compete,” Mantell said. “I have been working hard all week and working with my coach, who has been getting me ready.”

Otterbein will be one of the eight teams competing alongside top-ranked teams like Ohio Northern University and rival Capital University.

Last year, Heidelberg won for the men and Mount Union for the women.

The meet will begin Friday, Feb. 25 at 2:10 p.m. and continue Saturday at noon at BaldwinWallace College in Berea. t&c