Tan & Cardinal Week 6 Print Edition

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thursday, oct. 22, 2009

vol. 91, issue 6

Professors go hog wild

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• Otterbein vs. Capital: game of the year

• Texting more dangerous than drinking while driving • Westerville offers two shots at having a fun night

THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN

Garst is wireless  Marge Simpson is on the cover of Playboy  William Shatner could appear in “Star Trek 2” 

OC football is still undefeated at 6-0

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Flu shots are becoming more and more scarce

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The forecast calls for rain during homecoming weekend

 San Diego Chargers employee dies from in-

juries sustained in a fall from the press box

Balloon boy turned out to be a hoax

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A pirate’s life for me

Editorial

Sure it’s illegal to download music, but consumers should have a better reason to stop

BY ANDREW HENDERSON Opinion Editor

It used to be so cool to be a pirate. Now, pirating isn’t so much stealing rum and gold, but copying music and movies.

Piracy, as defined by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), is infringing on simple copyright law. Of course, what some people don’t realize, is this also includes downloading music from Peerto-Peer (P2P) network Web sites or burning music onto a CD for someone else.

Congratulations, most of you out there have probably been a pirate at least once in your life.

I can remember the first time I became a pirate. Back then, I was still listening to music from a thing called a “compact disc,” which I purchased in this place called a “record store.”

A friend came over and showed me this Web site where you can download music straight to a computer. I then asked him how much it cost and he told me, “That’s the great thing about it, it’s free!”

A new world of music was now available to me, as I heard music I would have never listened to if I had to pay for it in a store.

But I would definitely take the time to download it for free.

And I loved most of the music

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The modern pirate is not like the original pirate.

I downloaded on a whim. Hell, most of my tastes in music stem from the flow of file-sharing during the years of those P2P network Web sites like Napster, KaZaA and Ares.

Of course, then came the legal battles eventually outlawing P2P file-sharing Web sites.

Thus, the modern-day pirate community was born.

To respond to the growing music piracy community, The RIAA began suing individuals to prove the point that they meant business.

One of the victims was Minnesota resident Jammie Thomas-Rasset. In 2005, the RIAA sued her for a whopping $1.92 million. Her crime?

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Thomas-Rasset was charged with illegally downloading 24 songs from then-popular P2P network KaZaA. Upon further investigation, the RIAA discovered the criminal was actually Thomas-Rasset’s children, now aged 16 and 20. Did the RIAA realize that 24 songs could be about two CDs, priced at a total of about $30?

Good job, RIAA. You showed those children a thing or two about virtue and honesty. Good thing they won’t be able to go to college now because they’ll be paying the recording industry a huge settlement for the rest of their lives.

Other artists have taken a more proactive approach.

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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke released their 2007 album, “In Rainbows,” as a download on their Web site through a “pay what you like” system. The customer could legally download the album for free, or they could donate money if they wanted to support the artist. Gregg Gillis, or Girl Talk, released his fourth album, “Feed the Animals,” in the same way, proving very successful.

This is the type of thinking the recording industry needs.

I am not condoning music piracy. It is dangerous to both your computer and the music industry. I am saying that the responsibility to prevent it is not on the public, but on the music industry itself. As a consumer, I want the recording industry to give me a good reason to buy music in order to pay its salaries.

Music industry, I urge you.

Please try and level with the pirates just a little bit and recognize that maybe the free exchange of music allows for your artists to be heard by a wider audience, therefore creating more fans and selling more concert tickets, and eventually netting you more money.

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MOTORCYCLE DIARIES:

Communication professor and adjunct education professor John and Cynthia Ludlum aboard their bikes.

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thursday, oct. 22, 2009 | vol. 91, issue 6

recess

Weekly Humorscopes Today’s Birthday

(10/22/09) It’s your birthday today. Happy birthday! Head, shoulders, knees and...where are your toes!?! Tough break kid, but hey, at least it is still your birthday. Make the most of this toe-less day, and try to keep your balance. Maybe start with a healthy breakfast!

(March 21-April 19)

(May 21-June 21)

(July 23-Aug. 22)

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Sagittarius

Aquarius

If you’re not careful, you’ll end up looking like the “Name that caricature!” Is it a guy?

Is it an old woman?

You don’t want that confusion.

If life were like a box of chocolates, you would be overweight and with a stomach ache. Be glad your choices are yours, and don’t have calories.

My prediction:

You in five years...

There’s going to be a full moon out tonight, and you know what that means...go for a nice walk. Be careful of werewolves though. Seriously.

It’s your lucky day dang it! Go play the lottery. Cross a black cat. Just don’t go play Russian Roulette. No one is that lucky.

Go buy an aquarium, an aqua-suit and some aquatic mammals and take a dip in an aquifer. Not sure what that last one is? Get a dictionary, dude.

Aries

Gemini

Leo

Libra

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

(April 20-May 20)

(June 22-July 22)

Cancer

Virgo

Scorpio

Capricorn

Pisces

If you’re happy and you know it, kick a duck! No seriously, don’t kick a duck.

That’s just mean.

Your humorscope will self destruct in five seconds...why are you still reading? STOP! Two, one...BOOM!

You’re feeling frisky today. Don’t resist the urge. But remember these words–fun is for the moment, HIV is forever. Enjoy!

Wouldn’t you like to know...

A bit of advice: If your mother’s birthday is two days before Thanksgiving, buy her a turkey! It’s just common sense. Geez.

I’m really not sure about your humorscope this week, but hey, at least you’re not a Leo, right?

Taurus

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

(Feb. 19-March 20)

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Name that caricature!

Answer: Kim Jong Il

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What’s your flavor?

Name: Justin Blaylock

Hometown: Galena, Ohio

Grade: junior

What’s Your Flavor?: cookies

and cream

Major: music education

Pet Peeve: arrogance Favorite Book: “How I

Payed for College” by Mark Acito

Last movie you’ve seen: “Julie and Julia” CAN’T FIND A SPOT?:

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In Europe, students worry about having a parking spot too. Only it’s for their bikes.

Worst job you’ve ever had:

Spotting differences abroad

doing dishes at Skyline

What are you listening to on your iPod? Darren

Otterbein student abroad notices the high work ethic of foreign students

BY JAYME DETWEILER Contributing Writer

Did the Spanish girl across from you take her shoes off in class today? Did anyone hear five languages spoken among your classmates during your class break? Any students get excited that class lasted longer than it was supposed to?

Some of us have witnessed these out-of-the-ordinary occurrences. But that is what you can expect when you are studying in another country.

This fall there are 15 students studying abroad through Otterbein-affiliated programs.

Seven of them, including myself, are studying at Universiteit Maastricht in the Netherlands.

The differences between classroom happenings in the Netherlands and a classroom in Towers are numerous. And in my two months here, I have only found one similarity.

I stuck out like a sore thumb the first day of class for two reasons. First, I did not have a scarf on like every other female and male, and second, I did not have five different colors of highlighters to take extremely detailed notes.

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religion class, the students come to class prepared.

When I say prepared, I don’t mean they brought a pencil, book and notebook. Their brain is prepared due to the 200 pages that they have read before entering the classroom.

The classroom looks nothing like a typical Towers classroom, although you can see grass and cobblestones out the window.

Before each tutorial, or class, there is about on average 200 pages of reading to do.

Jayme Detweiler Junior broadcast major There are no desks. There are tables positioned in a square so you can interact easily with your classmates.

Junior English education major Megan Saxman is taking her INST classes at the Universiteit Maastricht this fall. “What bothers me about the classrooms here is...no one sits in the same seat twice.”

Saxman and I both share the yearning for wanting our original seat back.

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There is no podium or table for a teacher, also called a tutor at the university, to use. Rather, the teacher sits in a typical student’s seat and barely says four words the whole class.

Yes, that is correct, the teacher doesn’t teach. At least in the way we OC students are accustomed to. I didn’t even know who the teacher was until about 15 minutes into the first class.

The teacher’s main job is assigning the readings.

Before each tutorial, or class, there is about on average 200 pages of reading to do. While one reads, one is expected to take detailed notes so that the student can add to the two-hour discussion the next class.

In each class, a different student is in charge of leading the discussion and asking questions to the other 12 students in the room.

The European students not only take great notes, but they also talk a lot, especially the German students who were in my classes.

English is a second language to them and yet they know bigger words than I do, and they use them in a typical discussion.

Countless times I have

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Googled a word because I think they made it up. Have you ever heard of the word historicity?

Even worse, most students know the translation of this word in at least three different languages.

Another difference is the college dress code. European students dress nicely for class.

No sweat pants, no hoodies, no big T-shirts, and one rarely sees a pair of tennis shoes.

Girls seem to wear a different pair of boots every day.

For some reason, some of the girls and guys in my class take off their shoes in class. Perhaps that is their way of being comfy, while OC students just wear a sweatshirt.

There are no clocks in the classrooms, and no one checks their cell phone 38 times each class. You sit and actively participate in the discussion, and even after the teacher says, “OK, let’s finish discussing our main points,” the students continue to talk and discuss even though

technically class time is over.

The students are so incredibly motivated to learn that they don’t start packing up their things with five minutes to go, like I am used to at Otterbein.

The only trait that I have noticed that students at Otterbein and at Universiteit Maastricht have in common is both parties procrastinate like it’s their job.

This week is finals, and I am surprised to find out that I am the only student in my art class with the final paper written. It is due in three days, and I thought I was procrastinating.

My classmates were amazed that I had even started it.

So while we are enjoying the traveling and culture shock from going from a dry campus to there being no open container law, it will be nice to be back at the OC where shoes stay on, and you don’t stick out if you are wearing a hoodie and tennis shoes. t&c

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arts & entertainment

Stumble and Crawl Uptown is finally ready for a pub crawl

Westerville has never been considered a hot spot for nightlife. But now with two bars uptown, Westerville is finally fit for an age-old college tradition, the pub crawl. Emmy Beach and Johnson Denen make the trek from Jimmy V’s to Old Bag of Nails and offer their comments.

Afterwards head over to a bar

BY EMMY BEACH AND JOHNSON DENEN where beer flows like wine and Staff Writers beautiful women instinctively On the length of the pub crawl: flock like salmon of the Capistrano.

Emmy: There are 160 steps from Jimmy V’s to Old Bag, and On the music: Emmy: Jimmy V’s offers 40 of those are crossing State St. some live music, which is a nice A Westerville pub crawl is change of pace. about as daunting as you would At Old Bag, WOBN plays imagine. mostly Top 40 hits. Customers Johnson: Be sure to bring can watch the dance floor fill your walking shoes. It took me 122 steps (about a minute) to get up as Miley Cyrus blasts from numerous speakers. from Jimmy V’s to Old Bag. Johnson: WOBN is presOf course I’m 6-foot-6ent to play your favorite tunes. inches, so my steps are probably Nothing says college night like much larger than yours. MapQuest lists this crawl as a measly chugging beer and listening to Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” .05 miles.

On the atmosphere at the bars: Emmy: Jimmy V’s offers a

dark, cozy setting with TVs replaying all the night’s sports highlights. Old Bag has a college night on Thursday all the way up on the third floor. Luckily for those who started their night at Jimmy V’s, Old Bag has an elevator.

Johnson: Have fun and be merry at Jimmy V’s, a bar that has everything a college student could want.

On the drink menus and price: Emmy: Drinking beer is the

cheaper way to go, but if you want to drink mixed drinks like me, you won’t bankrupt yourself either. Both bars have reasonably priced mixed drinks.

Johnson: Jimmy V’s offers a wide variety of mixed drinks, shots and beers. I’d suggest a liquid cocaine. It’s a shot with Bacardi 151, Goldschlager and Jägermeister. It tastes great and is loaded with alcohol.

College night at Old Bag means you can get 16 oz. Genny Lights for $1.50 and Jell-O shots for a dollar.

Final thoughts: Emmy: When the bars close,

the night doesn’t have to end.

The smell of Schneider’s can be a temptation for anyone.

Johnson: This pub crawl offers something for everyone, even if your two bar options are pretty much the same thing.

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A SHORT CRAWL AWAY:

The Westerville pub crawl is short if you are sober enough to remember where you are going.

The Roost Café Hours of service: Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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OC employees ride on the wild side Against stereotype, some Otterbein professors and staff take the road on two wheels: motorcycles

BY LEAH DRISCOLL Staff Writer

Professors and motorcycles. Although it may go against conventional thinking, these words do belong in a sentence together. Just ask communication professor Kerry Strayer, or any of Otterbein’s other bike-riding, open road-loving faculty and staff.

“I got into riding late, after being talked into it by my husband,” Strayer said. After getting her license, she and her husband took a 700-mile trip in a loop through Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and back to Ohio.

Security Officer Jason Abramski likes to ride his sport bike to work on days when the weather is nice.

Abramski has always enjoyed motorsports but didn’t start riding a motorcycle until after he turned 25, the age when insurance rates go down.

Additionally, “I wanted to wait until I was older and more responsible,” Abramski said.

As far as stereotypes go, Strayer said she does not see herself as a straight-laced kind of person or professor. Still, riding a motorcycle has helped her “gain cool points” from her students.

“Is there a college professor stereotype?”

John Ludlum, communication professor and motorcyclist, said. He doesn’t see himself as a particularly wild person, but that part of his personality is irrelevant to his riding.

PHOTO BY GREG BEERS Ludlum began looking at alternative modes of GNARLY HARLEY: Some Otterbein professors and staff ride their twotransportation last spring when gas prices rose above wheelers to work when the weather provides for it. $4. He and his wife were interested in using motor

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scooters but were encouraged to try motorcycles while taking a course for their 250cc scooters.

“We tried them, and my wife immediately wanted one,” Ludlum said. He finally bought one this summer and enjoys riding it to work on nice days.

Claire Parson, education academic departmental assistant, rides on the back of her husband’s motorcycle, but plans on getting her own bike soon.

For these faculty and staff, though amusing it may be, riding is not about being hardcore and earning “cool points” from students.

“It’s a time to put day-to-day stuff aside,” Abramski said. When he’s out on the road, he explained, riding just to ride, he doesn’t have to worry about anything—he is free.

Ludlum rides because it’s something his wife truly enjoys. He also just revels in the feel of the open road and the wind in his face.

While Strayer, Ludlum and Abramski prefer to ride during the summer and into the fall, Parson is looking forward to making a ride from Newark to Reynoldsburg and back on New Year’s Day. “Superstition says if you ride January 1, you [will] be safe all year,” she said.

Strayer encourages students, faculty and staff who are interested in learning how to ride a motorcycle to register for a course online at www.motorcycle.ohio. gov. The registration fee is $25, and the course is “relatively intense,” according to Strayer.

So take the time to wave to the next friendly motorcyclist you come across on the road. Who knows? It could be one of Otterbein’s finest.

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OC SECURITY REPORT

According to the WPD and the Otterbein Security Log, the following have been reported from October 15 through October 21.

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1. 10/15 At 12:16 a.m. at Davis Annex, a possible drug trade was reported.

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2. 10/18 Telecommunication harassment was reported from 25 W. Home St. at 4:36 a.m.

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3. 10/18 An elderly patron fell on concrete stairs at Cowan Hall at 4:26 p.m..

4. 10/18 An unknown male entered a resident’s room at Engle Hall at 10:43 p.m. without permission.

5. 10/19 A student at DeVore Hall became ill and was transported to St. Ann’s Hospital at 10:43 p.m.

6. 10/21 At 9:28 a.m., a traffic accident occurred at the Park Street parking lot. t&c INFORMATION COMPILED BY RAE REED

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Krendl talks to T&C & Our first female president reflects on her first days in office

BY RUTH PAYNE Staff Writer

With Kathy Krendl’s inauguration tomorrow, our president was eager to speak about her new job and the future direction of Otterbein:

What do you think so far?

It’s a really great place. (The students) seem very engaged. They’re very positive. They’ve been extremely friendly. Lots of them have gone out of their way to make me feel at home and to welcome me. (The staff has) reached out early on…, so we’ve had lots of opportunities to talk about ideas and directions.

Is the job what you expected it to be?

If you were just chilling on the couch with Otterbein students and you could tell them anything, what would you tell them?

Pursue your passions. I think all too often, you get caught up with…“what are you going to study?” and “what is that preparing you for?” and “what are you going to do?” and “how is that going to carry you forward into life?”…Pursuing what you love is something that we should admire, respect and value more genuinely and more completely than we do…You just don’t know what paths are going to present themselves…

Knowing yourself and knowing your passions is a wonderful preparation for a long, productive, healthy, happy life.

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Up ‘til Dawn 5K Walk/Run, 8:30 a.m. Campus Center Homecoming parade, 10 a.m.

Tailgate and Family Fun Festivities, 11 a.m. Campus Center Alumni softball game, 12 p.m. softball field Homecoming football game, 2 p.m. Memorial Stadium All-alumni off-campus homecoming party, 7 p.m. Holiday Inn Worthington ■ Concert for the 100th anniversary of Cardinal Marching Band, 8 p.m. Rike Center GRAPHIC BY EVAN TACKETT

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There are a few surprises, but for the most part...I was surprised that the residence halls weren’t wireless...I was a little surprised by the fact that there hadn’t been more of a strategic use and implementation of technology for the benefit of students and faculty. So, that was a little bit of a surprise...I continue to be surprised by the character of the students. They seem truly interested in and committed to participating in community service, reaching out to audiences beyond the campus and helping the institution succeed. Those are all very positive attributes that the students have that are just much more tangible and much more apparent to me than any place else I’ve ever been.

assumed that I would be a professor, and that’s what I would do.

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What has been the greatest accomplishment so far?

I’m very pleased that Garst Hall is now wireless. We did that as a pilot and the students helped...I think that will demonstrate the commitment we have to improving the quality of life for students…

The comment that I have received the most frequently is that good, honest, open communication has been very much appreciated.

So if somebody would have told you while you were in college that someday you would be president of a college, what would you have said?

Join us for special homecoming programming

I would have laughed. I knew I wanted to continue to teach, and so for me getting the Ph.D. was about preparing to teach at the…college level. I just

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Inauguration Info

President Krendl will be inaugurated as Otterbein’s 20th president at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, in the Rike Center. Classes will be cancelled from 9:30 a.m.-1:50 p.m.

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THE CHIEF:

She has been in office for 114 days.

live on 97.5 and WOBN.net from Memorial Stadium at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday. Catch the game at 2 p.m.

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U.S. re-examines prejudice crimes Congress has amended the definition of a hate crime, but why is this even necessary?

FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS TEXT AND DRIVE:

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Texting while driving can impair your perception on the road.

Stay alive:

Don’t text and drive

Soon, it will be illegal in Ohio for people to text while they drive Today it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t have a cell phone glued to their hand. Texting has opened a whole new world of rapid communication, all at our fingertips.

Sixteen states have BONNIE outlawed CONNOR texting while driving, and Ohio is on the list of states considering mimicking this movement.

Alarming studies on the impact texting has on a driver’s skill consistently show cell phone use as a risky endeavor on the road.

Let’s not forget however, cell phones are not the only culprit of distraction.

One study placed cameras inside drivers’ vehicles. The camera tracked where drivers’ eyes were looking as they did various things, such as texting, talking on the phone or reaching for an object. Texting turned a driver’s page 8 |

focus away from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds. That is enough time to travel the length of a football field at 55 mph.

Comparing drunk driving to texting sounds absurd, but recently, CBS News showed a study that compared drunk driving and texting while driving.

The shocking results proved texting impaired the drivers significantly more than when intoxicated slightly over the legal limit.

Junior psychology major Kelsey Gorman said, “I still tell myself I have no problem driving with my knee, texting with both hands, while still paying attention to the road.”

After researching for this article, I am disappointed with myself for being accountable for this action as well. As a person who is strongly against drunk driving, it makes me feel sick to know how closely I compare to a drunk driver if I choose to text while driving.

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With all these clear studies, creating a law banning texting while driving seems to be inevitable. But then why stop at texting? Texting is not the only task taking drivers’ eyes off the road.

It’s also quite difficult to concentrate on the road when turning the radio knobs to find a station that actually plays music.

What about that big juicy hamburger you’re trying to eat, or loud friends and other distractions? Limiting one distraction on the road will not eliminate drivers from being distracted.

Yes, texting is very risky while driving and shouldn’t happen.

But we don’t need more laws; we need more logical decisions. You can’t legislate common sense. We need to take it upon ourselves to be responsible drivers before new laws are necessary. t&c BONNIE CONNER IS A JUNIOR

PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR AND IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

For more than a decade, Congress has unsuccessfully been trying to expand the hate crime laws enacted four decades ago, after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Finally, Congress is BESS reviewing a PROPER bill providing the ability for federal prosecutors to intervene in cases of violence perpetrated against people because of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability–expanding the definition of a hate crime as one that was committed on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin.

The act is titled the Matthew Shepard Act after a gay Wyoming college student who was murdered 11 years ago.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been an avid supporter of broadening the scope of hate crimes legislation since she first entered Congress more than two decades ago.

“No American should ever have to suffer persecution or violence because of who they are, how they look or what they believe,” Pelosi said in support of the new bill.

It is sad that the need for strict laws against hate crime still exists. It is even worse that, in our ever-changing and contemporary society, it has become necessary to expand those laws to include more and more groups of threatened persons.

The way I see it, this legislation is only meant to cover the symptoms of a national epidemic of ignorance and prejudice; it will not be the cure for the disease. As Pelosi said, under the constitutional promise of liberty and justice, no person should feel unsafe walking the streets of America simply because they

are homosexual, transgender, female, black, white, Christian, Jewish, Muslim or any other trait for which they could become the target of hate crimes.

“No American should ever have to suffer persecution or violence because of who they are, how they look or what they believe.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi The fact still stands that, though this act may deter future perpetrators of these crimes, it will not eliminate the problem altogether because it will not eliminate the underlying cause– bigoted and elitist thinking. As long as people still believe they are superior to others, violence against those who are different will always exist.

Times have changed, so our thinking should change. To prevent hate crimes, we must promote acceptance everywhere–in our schools, the media and even our daily lives. It’s time America followed through on its promise of equality for all, and the first step to be taken is ours. Don’t shun someone for being different; embrace the opportunity you have to be different without fear.

The day every American citizen realizes this simple truth is the day when legislation such as the Matthew Shepard Act will no longer be needed. t&c BESS PROPER IS A JUNIOR

CREATIVE WRITING AND PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR AND IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

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opinion Coulda.

Woulda.

Shoulda.

Think outside the box–I mean Westerville

All it takes is a little courage and irresponsibility to discover that there is life outside of your dorm room While I was putting off writing this week’s article, I had a realization: We are almost through week six.

Classes are in full swing, projects are due and papers need to be written. With all of this going on, I can only think of one thing– get me the hell out of here.

I’m a terrible TOM procrastinator. And HOUGH if you know me personally, my procrastination technique usually works out in my favor. (Some teachers will disagree.)

I could quote you hundreds of lines from movies about college. I am going to spare you the time and the space by saying only this: College is just as much about going to class, as it is about NOT going to class. Procrastinate, get out and explore as much as possible–just not Westerville. You know my feelings about Westerville…

I’m not trying to steal Hannah and Gina’s column, but my favorite part of being in college in Columbus is the restaurants.

Finding the perfect hangout place, diner or “greasy spoon” becomes a true college experience.

Columbus has an abundance of fast food restaurants. Although this usually is a college kid’s dream, after four years of college, you get sick of it. All too often, people rely on Polaris to feed them. But where do you go when it’s 3 a.m., you’re

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1. Gypsy Café 2. GasWerks 3. Huntington Park 4. Lifestyles Community Pavilion 5. Brothers Bar & Grill

hungry and you still have two papers to write? One word: Fitzy’s.

Now, most people have never even heard of Fitzy’s, but they drive past it all the time. Get on Schrock and head west.

Just as things start to get shady, you’ll find Fitzy’s. It’s the kind of restaurant that you don’t go to while the sun is still out–you might not like the result. The food is cheap, made fast and is really good.

Plus they don’t care how long you stay, what you look like or how loud you’re being. But what really screams “college” is the pop machine out front. Is it Coke?

Nope. How about Pepsi? Not even close.

It’s Faygo all the way, baby.

My advice is to procrastinate as much as you can. Take time to do nothing.

Explore and corrupt other people to procrastinate with you. Enjoy yourself and complain about how you shouldn’t have waited. Yeah, your grades might suffer a little, but waffles with friends at 3 a.m. are well worth a “B” paper. t&c

When you get to college, your idea of fun differs a little from high school. As Tom and I showcased last week, there is quite a bit of drinking, staying up late and looking for things other than going to a movie.

Luckily for Otterbein, Columbus is just 10 minutes CHELCI away and has so FAUSS-JOHNSON much more things to do than what you are probably used to.

My freshman year was filled with trips to Columbus on weeknights to avoid homework and Scott Hall. My favorite place to wander was a hookah bar in the Short North called Gypsy Café. The workers there still know me by name, and it is a really relaxing place to be.

Freshman year, my roommate and I would stay at Gypsy for hours, playing cards, drawing, surfing the net and of course, smoking delicious flavors of hookah. We visited a few other hookah bars,

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but none of them compared to Gypsy.

This one night, my roommate and I decided to take Scattegories along with us to the hookah bar. We got there, ordered pineapple-orange hookah, and sat in the big open-windowed area up front. We were surrounded by a huge group of high school kids from somewhere near Cleveland.

After my roommate and I smoked and talked for a while, we decided to bust out Scattegories. When the people around saw us pull it out and get our lists ready, you could see in their faces that they were dying to play, so of course we asked them. They eagerly replied with a yes, so we handed out more lists.

A night that was supposed to be just two people hanging out turned into about 20. We had a blast and met people that I still talk to today on Facebook. We played almost 30 rounds before the hookah bar workers kicked us out so they could close up the place. Walking back to my car, I remember thinking about how easy it is to talk to someone, and you never know how much fun you will have until you break that initial barrier.

My advice to you: Talk to as many people as you can. Meet everyone, be social and be friendly. I know this sounds biased coming from a communication major, but you have no idea how small the world is until you introduce yourself to the people in it. t&c CHELCI FAUSS-JOHNSON IS A SENIOR BROADCASTING AND SPANISH MAJOR AND IS A COLUMNIST FOR THE t&c.

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“Sure. I think it is an award given to dignitaries who have made excellent strides in foreign policy toward global peace.”

“No. He won it for setting goals, not achieving them.”

—Tony DeGenaro sophomore English literature and creative writing

—Jay Milhem senior acting

“I’ve endorsed his presidency, but I don’t think he has earned the Nobel Peace Prize just yet.

It was a little early to decide.”

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Cardinals dominate, held scoreless by Blue Streaks Despite overtime and outshooting John Carroll, Otterbein is shut out for the team’s first tie this season

BY JULIE SANCHEZ Staff Writer

Otterbein women’s soccer battled John Carroll for over 110 minutes to a scoreless tie Oct. 21, at Clements field. Otterbein is currently ranked eighth nationally by the NSCAA. Before the soccer game began, all the players on the Otterbein women’s soccer team presented a T-shirt and a note to a professor at Otterbein who has inspired them. One of the players, Tara Carter, chose professor Stichweh as her inspirational teacher. “I felt so pleased and honored when my student asked me to come,” Stichweh said.

During the first half, the Cardinals outshot John Carroll by a five to one margin with many great attempts on goal. Juniors Cristen Herold and Tara Smith did a great job working together, changing up the field and creating several chances on goal. The pressure was consistent with continuous battles over possession.

Rudibaugh were persistent with pressuring John Carroll’s defenders, winning 50-50 balls and taking shots on goal.

Despite the fact that Otterbein outshot John Carroll 34-3, the Cardinals could not score on John Carroll’s goalkeeper Molly Gradkowski. The game ended in an upsetting tie 0-0. Sophomores Sharbaugh and Adrienne Novak, OAC “Player of the Week,” both share their feelings on the outcome of the game. “I am upset and frustrated. We expect more out of PHOTO BY GREG BEERS our team,” Sharbaugh said.

TOUGH AS NAILS: Senior Becky Bowser leaps for ball control Novak said, “We dominated against John Carroll’s Aleks Quenneville during the first half. them the entire game and just couldn’t finish.” Coach Brandon Koons said, “John Carroll is a good team, and they played well.

“Their goalkeeper had a good game today as well. We did not test her greatly, but she had a good day, and she made the saves she should have saved.”

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Otterbein was able to win a majority of the balls in the air, as well as 50-50 balls, controlling the field. Even with a 10-2 advantage in shots and an 8-1 on corner kicks, Otterbein could not find the back of the net. With the score 0-0 at half, both teams came onto the field for the second half with a new attitude. Even with John Carroll upping the pressure, Otterbein was the only team to register a shot in the second half. Throughout the entire second half, defenders Hannah Fairbanks, Jenny Knox and Laura Vasbinder kept John Carroll out of Otterbein territory.

Even with the Cardinals’ solid defense, the offense just could not seem to finish for Otterbein.

Forward Sarah Sharbaugh had many attempts on goal during the second half, while senior midfielder Carly Dent created countless opportunities with four corner kicks into the box.

With the score 0-0 at the end of the second half, the game continued to go through two overtimes. Senior forward Becky Bowser and junior forward Lindsey

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Homecoming game should be best in rivalry yet

The 83rd meeting between nationally ranked cross-town rivals will be one students and alumni shouldn’t miss

Saturday’s game will be the most important Otterbein vs.

Capital game in the rivalry’s history.

I just had to get that out.

If you thought the game last season that propelled the Cardinals to the first playoff berth in school history was great, just wait until Saturday when

BY AARON these two battle ANGEL it out.

Sports Editor Otterbein can creep within shouting distance of an Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) title with a win Saturday, the team’s first since 1946. Meanwhile, Capital needs a win to have a slim chance of having a share of the title, along with the Cardinals to upset Mount Union in week nine. No matter the outcome, Otterbein, Capital and Mount Union will be at the top of the

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OAC at the end of the season.

Capital, coming off a 5-5 season plagued with injuries to key players on offense and defense, have won five of their last six games. The one loss against Mount Union was decided by a late two scores by the Purple Raiders to escape Bexley with a 28-21 win.

On the flipside is a top ten Otterbein team who has won the past two games by 12 points to teams with a combined 3-9 record. Still, the Cardinals have endured key injuries this season in stride unlike Capital in ‘08.

Defensive linemen Will Brown and Wil Longsdorf each suffered injuries at the start of the season. In come juniors Chaz Horsley and Nick Stelzer to keep Otterbein’s front seven clicking without a hitch. Add the injury to quarterback Jack Rafferty and back-up Austin Schlosser’s performance since week three, and the Cardinals have shown they may be the

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deepest team in the OAC. Saturday’s game also marks the second straight season both teams are ranked in the top 25 at the time of playing each other.

The big question going into Saturday’s game for Otterbein is how will the defensive secondary handle quarterback Marty Assman leading the Crusaders.

Of the 18 touchdowns given up by Otterbein this season, 10 have been from passes of 15 yards or more. Despite the secondary’s slight struggles, the Cardinals are still third in total defense in the OAC and second in red zone defense.

Otterbein vs. Capital is a rivalry like none other in Division III athletics. However, the more unique the rivalry is, the more it seems to stay the same. Both teams support great causes during the week in a battle against each other, from the blood drive against each school to the free admission into Memorial Stadium with a canned food item donation.

It is also a great week to hear so many students bashing Capital, and for just cause.

From the Otterbein perspective, it seems as if Capital is just a step below the Cardinals, most notably for the team mascots.

Otterbein may not be as feared for the state bird as a mascot, but a bird beats a mascot named after the Crusades, a series of religious military campaigns over a 200-year span.

Memorial Stadium is another place where Otterbein has a leg up on Capital. Unlike Bernlohr Stadium, Otterbein can boast to having actual grass on its field. AstroPlay, the turf used at Capital, has come under fire over the past year for having high amounts of lead in several fields across the nation. If you are still not convinced of Otterbein’s superiority, drive to Bexley to find an issue of a paper called The Chimes and compare it with this one. The differences are laughable.

Luckily the game has a kickoff set for 2 p.m. on Saturday. This should give all you Buckeye faithfuls time to watch the OSU game get out of hand and make the walk to Memorial Stadium. t&c

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ROUGH RIVALRY: Last season, Otterbein defeated the Crusaders 38-9. It

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