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Zombies and vampires ravish pop culture

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• Familiarity gives cross country a run at the title • Does Letterman deserve strict scrutiny?

• Garst pioneers potential Wi-Fi

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HALLOWEEN SMILES:

Some of the t&c staff in their childhood Halloween costumes. (left) Andrew as the red Power Ranger. (above) Jeana as the pumpkin. (near top right) Peter sitting in the pumpkin patch. (top left) Britany as a clown. (near bottom right) Greg as a pirate. (top far right) Jessica as Raggedy Ann. (top center) Patricia as an Eg yptian mummy. (far bottom right) Rae as Pippi Longstocking.

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t&c editorial staff Editor-in-Chief News Editor Assistant News Editor Opinion Editor

Arts & Entertainment Editor Sports Editor

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon ▪ The Blind Side ▪ Planet 51

▪ Cross country NCAA Regionals at Baldwin-Wallace - 11 a.m.

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▪ Percussion ensemble concert Battelle

▪ R. Kelly Veterans Memorial

▪ John Mayer Battle Studies ▪ Adam Lambert For Your Entertainment

▪ Combined concert choirs at the Church of the Messiah - 7 p.m.

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▪ Weezer - Raditude

▪ The Killers Royal Albert Hall ◄◄ Bon Jovi - The Circle

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▪ Tom Waits Glitter and Doom Live ▪ Jamie Cullum Pursuit

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▪ Pirate Radio ▪ 2012 ▪ Women in Trouble

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▪ Cross country NCAA Regionals at Rose Hulman 11 a.m.

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►► The Fantastic Mr. Fox ▪ The Road ▪ Ninja Assassin

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Student earns praise for Relay Otterbein’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer raised over $14,000 toward finding a cure for cancer

BY EMILY PRATT Staff Writer

Senior Breanna Watzka has received the Volunteer of the Year in Income Development from the Franklin County Recognition Awards for “Hitting Cancer With Her Best Shot.”

Watzka co-founded Otterbein’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) who sponsored Otterbein’s first Relay For Life on campus last spring. The event was ‘80s themed: “Hit Cancer With Your Best Shot.”

Otterbein’s first Relay raised $14,542. The event, held on the Clements track, had 17 teams and 209 participants. According to Watzka, these teams worked all quarter to raise money for the American Cancer Society before coming together for the Relay. For the 24-hour walk, the teams were required to have a representative on the track at all times. “Cancer never sleeps, so we stay up all night,” Watzka said.

According to the CAC Web site, this is a nationwide alliance of college students, faculty and staff working together to eliminate cancer by arranging programs by the American Cancer Society.

“Without Breanna, Otterbein College would remain an audience untouched by the American Cancer Society,” Heather Gilbert, American Cancer Society staff partner.

“Thanks to her, students learned about Relay For Life and the programs and services offered by the American Cancer Society.”

Otterbein’s CAC chapter is currently hosting breast cancer awareness week on campus. Pink ribbons, bracelets and gift basket tickets are being sold to raise money for the American Cancer Society. “We’re also

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Ask Alumni :

BY KATIE GILMORE Staff Writer

How did you end up getting this job?

Where do you work?

WBNS-10TV

What was your major at Otterbein?

What makes your job different from the rest at the station?

Did you work for the Tan & Cardinal? What all did you do?

Yes I did. I was a news writer and an editor and, my senior year, I was editor-in-chief.

How did the experience prepare you for your job now?

To be honest, I wouldn’t have gotten my job if I didn’t have that experience. It (Tan & Cardinal) taught me how to write; it taught me all the different aspects of newspapers. It also taught me how to edit and keep a clip file, and if I didn’t have a clip file, then I wouldn’t have gotten my job at all.

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PAINTING THE CAMPUS PINK:

Watzka ties a pink ribbon to a campus tree for breast cancer awareness week.

Kelley Truxall ‘05 / Digital Media News Editor Well, after college, I worked at two newspapers and then I did some PR and non-profit work. Then three weeks ago I received this job. I did three interviews, a timed writing test, and I had to turn in my clip file.

I had a journalism broadcasting double major.

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making a pink and white paper-link chain with names of those affected by breast cancer,” Watzka said. They are also encouraging students, faculty and staff to wear pink on Friday.

The Relay For Life has several different ceremonies, beginning with a survivor lap and lighting ceremony in remembrance of those who have lost the battle to cancer. The majority of the time is spent in celebration.

Teammates who are not on the track play games and eat around the track with proceeds going toward the cause.

Watzka’s motivation for her work started when she was a high school senior and her theology teacher passed away from cancer. Soon after Watzka founded Otterbein’s chapter of CAC, her grandfather was diagnosed with cancer.

Watzka’s roommate, Autumn Schrack, senior public relations major, also began working with Relay because she thought it was a fun thing to help out, but then her father was diagnosed, and she too had a more personal reason to continue her involvement with Relay.

“Not a lot of people knew about it on campus, so it was neat to see the campus reaction to something new and different,” Schrack said. “And it’s neat to see the behind the scenes sort of things that she (Watzka) does, because everyone sees the events, but no one really sees what all she does for those events.”

“I would love to be a part of it because...it’s something small I could do to contribute to something huge,” freshman nursing major Ellen Salzler said.

The Relay committee is already planning for next year’s Relay. Its theme is “Curnival: Carnival for the Cure” and, although the date is not finalized, it will take place next spring. t&c

Well, first of all, I’m not on the air. My job is to provide content and manage the (10 TV) news Web site. I take the script anchors read and package and put them in a cohesive story, in AP style, in print on the Web site. I also write breaking news on the Web. Nowadays, no one waits for the 6 o’clock news to get the news, so I also do that.

Did you expect to have a job like this when you graduated?

Doing so much work with social networking? No, I didn’t expect that. Facebook was still in its infancy when I graduated, and Twitter didn’t even exist, but I work a lot with the social media. But to be honest, I didn’t really know people did what I do now when I graduated college.

What advice can you give students who are going into the communication field?

I would say try to double major. I haven’t used my broadcasting major really, but it absolutely did not hurt me. Get involved in a lot of things, particularly in your major.

What was your most memorable moment in college?

One of the biggest things that impacted me was when a freshman football player by the name of Josh Worthington was killed by a drunk driver early in the morning Christmas day, and we (Tan & Cardinal staff) all came in and covered the story. I remember going to the police station to get the mug shots and talking to the family, and everything was just so hard. That was a hard story, but that was the first time I felt like a journalist.

Also, I loved my senior year being the editor-in-chief, and we all redesigned the paper, and we actually won a national award that year.

Do you have anything else that you would like Otterbein students to know?

You are on a great campus with great opportunities and great professors all around you. Just take advantage of it. t&c thursday, oct. 29, 2009 | vol. 91, issue 7

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IN THE NEWS

news News briefs from around the world and down the road

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

Last Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was unsuccessful in her attempt to convince Russia to use a threat of sanctions to pressure Iran to reveal its nuclear ambitions.

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said that economic sanctions or similar moves during the current standoff with Iran about its nuclear program would be “counterproductive.”

Clinton said that America wants to pursue dialogue with Iran.

Iran agreed to allow international inspectors at a previously secret nuclear facility near Qom within reason and to ship most of its enriched uranium to Russia to be refined for civilian uses. Lavrov’s announcement came despite President Barack Obama’s recent decision to scrap plans for a ballistic missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, a system that the Kremlin had sternly opposed. t&c

Last Tuesday, a new climate and energy bill had its first hearing in the Senate. Energy Secretary Steven Chu laid out the scientific risks of inaction on global warming.

Meeting with the Senate Environment Committee, Chu recognized the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s study this year, which found a 50 percent chance of a 9-degree Fahrenheit temperature increase in this century and a 17 percent chance of a nearly 11-degree increase if heavy dependence on fossil fuels continues.

In 2007, an international scientific consensus report only estimated an increase of more than 7 degrees.

The Senate bill requires sources of 25,000 tons or more of heat-trapping gases a year, roughly the output of 2,300 homes, to buy permits to release them. This would reduce U.S. emissions by 83 percent from 2005 levels by 2050. t&c

Hillary Clinton unsuccessful in Russia visit

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Energy bill had first Senate hearing

For the OC Security Report and other exclusive stories and photos, visit us on the Web at www.otterbein360.com.

Wireless campus in future Krendl pushes for Otterbein to have a Wi-Fi connection campus-wide

BY LINDSEY HOBBS Staff Writer

The initiative to make the whole campus wireless is moving forward.

According to Michael Boehm, chief information officer of IT, Garst Hall was chosen as the first wireless residence hall simply because they needed a starting point.

“We had to pick a pilot, and there was a group of students who agreed to be the guinea pigs,” Boehm said.

“The wireless initiative actually started some years ago. We were working with a deal in conjunction with the city of Westerville…but that fell through.”

Boehm said President Kathy Krendl is the force behind the project.

“With President Krendl, this is a very big initiative,” Boehm said.

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environment. I want Otterbein to be such an environment.”

According to Boehm, making Garst wireless was not costly.

“We already had some equipment. I can’t give you the price because I don’t know how much that was. It took about a week,” Boehm said.

Continuing this practice for the rest of campus, however, will take much longer according to Boehm.

“We are working...with our key vendors to put a proposal together to make the whole campus wireless.

We are looking to make the residence halls wireless…and some green space wireless,” Boehm said. “It will be a significant investment by the college.”

The date of completion for this project has yet to be determined.

“We don’t have a schedule yet,” Boehm said.

With other schools in the area already wireless like Capital and OSU, students around campus have strong opinions about wireless on campus, especially about Garst becoming wireless first.

“That’s annoying. We should all get it,” Katie Miller, freshman life science major, said.

Jack Masin, freshman pre-physical therapy major, lives in Garst and believes his hall should be the first to receive wireless.

“Our rooms are like a cell,” Masin said.

According to Tony DeGenaro, a resident assistant in Garst, everyone in his hall is very pleased with the wireless setup.

“It’s excellent. If I’m not mistaken they set up three routers in the building…in the roof…very unobtrusive,” DeGenaro said.

“There’s also a few places on the Garst lawn (where the reception reaches). It even reaches as far out as the DeVore patio.”

According to Boehm, connecting wirelessly in the residence halls will involve the same process as connecting with an Ethernet cable, with the same security and log in procedures.

Wireless Internet will also still use Otterbein’s internal network. t&c

Author speaks about peaks

BY KRISTY FARREN Staff Writer

Ann Pancake, author of this year’s Common Book, “Strange as This Weather Has Been,” made a visit to Otterbein Tuesday, Oct. 27, to speak with students from Integrative Studies and for the all-campus convocation.

During the convocation, Pancake described her novel as a story of loss and hope set in the Appalachians. She spoke about her childhood and how she grew up in West Virginia near coal mines where mountaintop removal occurs frequently.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), mountaintop removal is “a mining practice where the tops of mountains are removed, exposing the seams of coal. The earth from the mountaintop is then dumped in the neighboring valleys.”

Pancake described how miners would remove the mountaintops by blowing them up in order to get to the natural resources quickly. This process does damage to the streams and valleys nearby.

“Twelve hundred miles of streams have been buried,” Pancake said. This affects residents’ water supply and, according to the EPA, causes floods and damage to homes.

Pancake described the passion she and her sister had against mountaintop removal.

“Originally, when my sister and I traveled to the mountains, I thought I would at least write a few articles while I was there,” Pancake said. “I never thought I would write a novel, but then I heard stories of those who lived there and suffered through the mountaintop removals and felt triggered to write.”

Pancake went on to explain how much she herself struggled to write the novel and find a publisher. “I felt pretty powerless at times,” Pancake said, “but I would remember the people and the movement I was writing for. I kept my dream focused and it helped me move forward.”

Pancake explained that even quiet or small ideas can become a big movement. She encouraged students to believe now, dream now and act soon.

Senior and Common Book Committee member Anna Haller enjoyed this year’s common book. “I really enjoy reading books written in this style, like Pancake’s, where each chapter is a different speaker,” Haller said. “I love learning about the lives of the different characters and how they piece together.”

Pancake was honored that her novel was chosen by Otterbein and pleased by the discussions she had during her visit. Pancake will now be working on smaller short story pieces while living out West.

“As for the future, we will continue to look for books that will challenge students in new ways and open them up to new things they’ve never known before and that are just an overall good read,” Lehman said. t&c www.otterbein360.com |

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REMOVE THE HEAD:

Character Columbus Ohio takes on a zombie in “Zombieland.”

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Zombies have long been a popular shooting target among hardcore horror fans, but they are now mainstream

BY JOHNSON DENEN Staff Writer

Zombies have long been favored by nerds as their monster of choice, but recently, these brain-craving cannibals have hit the mainstream.

Thanks to hits like the recently released “Zombieland,” it’s now cool to crack skulls open like walnuts for their juicy, delicious insides.

This pop culture phenomenon began with George A. Romero. In 1968, Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” hit theaters with success and scared nearly everyone who saw it.

“Night of the Living Dead” is the defining flick of the zombie genre and is directly responsible for the success of zombies in movies and video games.

The 1970s saw one heralded zombie movie in the entire decade, Romero’s second look at a zombie apocalypse–1978’s “Dawn of the Dead.”

“Dawn of the Dead” features Romero’s grisly take on the dead rising to eat the living. The result is a colorful gore-fest and a great zombie movie.

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clapping and shuffling along to the insanely popular Jackson hit “Thriller.”

Zombies helped change music videos forever, and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” proved that zombies had become mainstream in 1983.

The zombie phenomenon isn’t just the result of movie and music video success either. Video games have had a large impact on the undead too.

In 1996, Capcom’s “Resident Evil” hit the original PlayStation to critical and commercial success. The game features zombies and lots of them. Your job is to uncover the conspiracy behind the Umbrella Corporation amidst a zombie horde.

More recently video game developer Valve has had gamers try and survive the zombie apocalypse with “Left 4 Dead,” a shooter that tasks players to work together to survive the flesh-eating hordes.

Whether you realize it or not, zombies have infected the mainstream.

If you spend this Halloween watching “Dawn of the Dead” or mowing down waves of zombies in “Left 4 Dead,” you’ve been infected by zombie hysteria, too.

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BITE ME:

Vampires from HBO’s hit series“True Blood” show off their fangs.

Vampires are impossible to ignore these days thanks to Edward and Bella, but they got their start long ago

BY SETH COTTERMAN Staff Writer

As millions rushed to see “Twilight” when it came to theaters and “True Blood” on HBO, it is no secret that vampire tales are one of the favorite folklorebased stories of our time.

However, the successes of modern vampire flicks have a lot of debt to pay from history.

Long before our favorite vegetarian vampires took the screen, Bram Stoker brought the story of blood drinkers to the forefront with “Dracula,” in 1897; but even before Stoker there was John Poidori’s 1819, “Vampyre.”

Hollywood began to discover ways to make Stoker’s novel a goldmine for film.

“The Vampire,” made in 1913, is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, surviving vampire on screen.

“Nosferatu,” 1922, signified a major break for vampire movies. It took a different look from Stoker’s depiction and created Dracula to have a more corpselike and animalistic appearance.

“Dracula” the movie, released in 1958 and starring Christopher Lee, followed Stoker’s plot closely, using gore, seduction and sexuality to illustrate the characteristics of vampires.

Recently vampires have seen a huge resurgance in popularity, almost entirely thanks to the pop culture juggernaut “Twilight.”

“The Twilight Saga” is a series of books that chronicle the love story of human Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen.

With the books becoming incredibly popular, it was only a matter of time before the books were turned into movies.

Despite middling critical reviews, “Twilight” was a huge commercial success, and the sequel “New Moon” is a hotly anticipated upcoming release.

Along with “Twilight,” HBO has a popular series called “True Blood.” Set in a universe in which vampires live among humans and drink synthetic blood, “True Blood” follows main character Sookie Stackhouse who is a telepathic waitress who falls in love with a vampire.

Trying to cash in on the popularity of vampires is “Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,” a movie that focuses on a teen who becomes a vampire. It has been a flop critically and commercially.

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A COSTUMED AFFAIR:

Students celebrate Halloween by dressing up and passing out candy during Mayne Hall’s annual Halloween party and trick-or-treat night.

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Grade: senior Major: creative

“All the best in everything Indie”

7 p.m. Garage Talk Radio 10 p.m. Sexx & Y

“The sexiest show on radio”

11 p.m. Double D’s

“The perkiest show on radio”

Monday What’s on WOBN? 8 p.m. Manic Mondays

“Gossip and music for your mundane Monday”

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What’s your flavor?

Name: Zac Henderson

Thursday What’s on WOBN? 6 p.m. Emmy Becomes Eclectic

PHOTOS BY GREG BEERS

Name: Cassandra Cardenas

Grade: senior

writing and speech communication

Major: broadcasting

Hometown:

Perrysburg, OH

Wooster, OH

What’s Your flavor?

Dr Pepper

What was your first thought after being named king? I was

Hometown:

What’s Your flavor? chocolate

What was your first thought after being named queen? are

really surprised

they sure they called the right name?

What is your first decree? to no longer

What is your first decree? Otterbein

be called “Your Majesty”

If you had three wishes, what would your second wish be? to have a

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ends fall quarter early

If you had three wishes, what would your second wish be? make my birthday a national holiday PHOTO BY GREG BEERS, INFORMATION COMPILED BY PETER BEHR

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TV host laughs off sex scandal Just because you are a beloved television star doesn’t make infidelity any less funny.

Why hasn’t this received more attention?

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against him with a $2 million payoff to keep his secrets hidden.

Many celebrities have had infidelity skeletons in their closets. Jude Law, Christie Brinkley, Bill Clinton, Kobe Bryant and John Edwards have all been involved in extramarital affairs, whether they were the cheat-er or the cheat-ee.

We see these stories in the tabloids and the evening news, and usually after the hype has mellowed out a bit the whole thing is forgotten.

First of all, I think it’s disgusting and disgraceful that infidelity has become such an accepted and often anticipated act in our society.

If a person wants to remain promiscuous throughout his or her life, then don’t get married or have children that will be affected by living such a lifestyle.

When someone decides to get married, he or she is making a commitment for the rest of his or her life to a partner.

However, Letterman is in a bit of an unusual situation. He has committed adultery, but he is the victim of extortion. Extortion, or blackmail, is a threat against a person, often regarding his or her wellbeing, safety or reputation.

In Letterman’s case, Robert Halderman threatened to expose Letterman’s cheating ways through a book and a movie if Letterman didn’t give him $2 million, allegedly.

Let’s think about it

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KING OF LATE NIGHT:

Television host David Letterman pictured in front of the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Despite his recent scandal, Letterman is still considered to be the king of late night television.

though. Doesn’t this seem a bit fishy?

If Halderman exposed Letterman through a book and a movie, wouldn’t his earnings greatly exceed $2 million? Why wouldn’t he just simply make the movie, sell the book and collect his earnings? Why would he have met with Letterman three times before accepting a check?

I think a more plausible story is that Letterman caught wind of Halderman’s plans and decided to try to put a halt on it by making an offer of $2 million. If this is true, and Letterman is actually the one

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doing the dirty work, then the public would probably have a much worse opinion of him.

But for now, Letterman’s story seems to stand, and he’s getting a slap on the wrist.

Let’s not forget, regardless of an extortion plot, that it was Letterman that allowed himself to be exposed. He was not forced. He chose to have sex with several women that worked for him, knowing the potential consequences that could come as a result.

Maybe the public doesn’t want to dislike or punish such a nice, funny guy. If Letterman’s wife was your sister, your best

friend, then what would you think of his unfaithfulness? If you saw the pain that his wife has to go through because her husband is in the spotlight and her marriage is being examined by the entire country, then what would you think? He’s a funny guy, but there is nothing funny about infidelity. David Letterman deserves the harsh scrutiny and persecution he’s getting from the public eye, and probably more. t&c JASON WAGNER IS A SENIOR

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What happened to the sanctity of marriage? Do pop culture icons deserve a “get out of jail free” card when they make questionable moral decisions?

These questions, plus many more, came to the minds of the JASON WAGNER viewers watching “Late Night” earlier this month, when David Letterman revealed that he has had sex with several of the women that work for the show, and there was an extortion plot

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Editor-in-Chief 2010-2011

Deadline for application: Monday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m.

Interviews will be held: Wednesday, Nov. 11

Apply now! Gain experience, build your résumé and earn some extra cash.

The Tan & Cardinal is hiring an Editor-in-Chief for spring and fall 2010 and winter 2011. Training for Editor-in-Chief is winter 2010.

Please e-mail Hillary Warren at hwarren@otterbein.edu if you are interested in applying. Include a cover letter explaining why you are applying, a résumé with relevant experience and three references with current contact information.

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Coulda.

Woulda.

Shoulda.

Get out and travel

It doesn’t matter where you go, just take the opportunity to go on a road trip. Believe us, it’s definitely worth it A strange thing always happens to me during week seven of the quarter–I completely shut down. In the fall, homecoming seems to be the key reason; but why it happens in the winter and the spring are still mysteries to me.

In any event, week seven is when my grades tend to slip, my procrastination gets worse, and my body becomes uncooperative. I don’t know what I’d do if we still had eight weeks of school left. Getting out of bed in the morning is already tough enough. I feel like Bill Murray in the movie “Groundhog Day.” The alarm keeps ringing but the days stay the same.

However, over my four years I have found there is only one thing to do when this “Week Seven” phenomenon strikes– get out.

Go see, do and experience. And I don’t mean going home, it’s not the place you need.

The rejuvenation you need is found at a completely different academic setting. Two words, my friends: road trip.

Load up the car and drive. Head to a different school and, if of age, get trashed. It’s this kind of spontaneity that makes college what it is. Just make sure you know someone and have a place to stay. Couches are a college kid’s best friend, but remember: they should be used, not abused.

When I need to get away I head east to visit my friend Chuck Stewart at WVU. Actually, friend is not descriptive enough for Chuck–we’re like brothers.

We laugh together, cry together, fight with each other, and most of all, we raise hell together.

What I love about WVU is that it’s 180 degrees opposite of Otterbein. There are students everywhere, no matter what time of day, and the traffic lights don’t blink at 9 p.m. They have their own public transportation system, and there is

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN:

PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOM HOUGH AND CHECLI FAUSS-JOHNSON

(left) Tom and friend Chuck Stewart on WVU’s campus. (right) Chelci enjoying an ice cream cone in front of the Fremont, Ohio welcome sign.

always a party to go to. My favorite place at WVU is a place named “Keglers.”

Yes, it’s a bar, but it has so much more.

The waitresses dress like referees, the food is amazing, and they have a full bowling alley in the restaurant.

Sounds like heaven to me.

My advice is simple: leave, right now.

You need to expand your views before you get dragged too far down. Otterbein is not the end-all college (and neither is Ohio State). Personally, I love Otterbein, but it has some major drawbacks. After four years, I see there is nothing I can do about them. You just have to change it up from time to time to keep things fresh. Plus, it’s nice to be “just a number” once in a while. t&c TOM HOUGH IS A SENIOR BROADCASTING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR AND IS A COLUMNIST FOR THE t&c.

Everyone knows that the typical college movie always includes a road trip.

Most are more elaborate and crazy than the ones that actually happen, but nonetheless every college kid needs to just pack up and go.

Once winter break hit freshman year, my roommate and I did just that. Instead of going somewhere exotic or cool, we headed up north to a little town called Fremont, Ohio.

I met my best friend, Adam Coleman, or Homie as he is more commonly known as, at a party during New Student Weekend. He was the only one who did not live in the surrounding Columbus area, so my roommate and I decided to venture to Fremont and visit Homie.

We piled in my Volkswagen Beetle and headed for Fremont with crazy

music mixes, a camera, snacks and our enthusiasm to see our best friend.

After an almost three-hour drive, we finally arrived on Maple Lane in Fremont. We got out and took pictures, then we saw our friend’s crappy white Lumina in the driveway and were ecstatic. We went inside, met his parents and played cards and Monopoly until the early hours of the morning.

The next day, we got ice cream, went to the “Welcome to Fremont” sign and ate at a really gross Chinese place that had huge dinner rolls.

That night, we decided to visit our friend in the next town, Bettsville, which is so small that it has only one traffic light. We went to our friend Matt Wilson’s and stayed up the whole night playing euchre and talking.

The next day, we went to the Fremont-famous Billy’s restaurant and had the best potatoes ever.

The weekend went by so fast, and before we knew it, we were saying goodbye to Fremont. I will never forget how much fun we had just hanging around in a not-so-happening town.

Would I do it again? Definitely. As long as Homie is in Fremont, I will be sure to visit. Would I change anything?

No way. I wish that I could have those kinds of weekends now, but they seem impossible now that we are seniors, so here’s my advice: Never forget who your real friends are and always make time for them.

College is the place where we are supposed to get a little crazy and go places. We don’t live at home anymore for a reason, so make sure you get out and see the world, even if it is only a little town called Fremont. t&c CHELCI FAUSS-JOHNSON IS A SENIOR BROADCASTING AND SPANISH MAJOR AND IS A COLUMNIST FOR THE t&c.

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Weekly Humorscopes Today’s Birthday

(10/29/09) It’s your birthday today. Happy birthday!

I wish you the very best today, tomorrow and the next day. But look, by Sunday your birthday is going to be old news, so don’t go tryin’ to drag this stuff out. Enjoy it while it lasts, and then let it go. Sunday will suck if you still try to soak up the lime light.

(March 21-April 19)

(May 21-June 21)

(July 23-Aug. 22)

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Sagittarius

Aquarius

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Ever heard of verbal abuse? It hurts. This week isn’t lookin’ good for you.

A little rain never hurt anyone, but a flash flood can kill you.

Keep your head above water this week, and take it easy. Don’t overdo it.

There is a price to pay for all great things.

Becoming a vampire for example–you get to live forever, but you have to be bit by a complete stranger.

Halloween is coming up, but your mommy said never take candy from strangers. What a dilemma! Your week will be full of tough choices. Good luck.

Just for you sir: It’s good to be king.

Gaze out across your court, eat a hearty feast and know that this week you are royalty.

You’ve been trying to hurry and get ahead all week. Remember that the turtle wins the race; slow and steady.

I hear turtle soup is pretty good too.

Aries

Gemini

Leo

Libra

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

(April 20-May 20)

(June 22-July 22)

Cancer

Virgo

Scorpio

Capricorn

Pisces

Inspiration is all around you this week.

It’s in the air. It’s in the water. It’s even in that sandwich you are about to eat. Isn’t inspiration delicious?

“Don’t bite off more than you can chew.”

Seriously, you could choke and die. Death is no laughing matter.

No, no it is not.

“Now I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger,” but have you checked your bank account lately? Save your extra pennies for a rainy day this week. You’ll need them.

Every week I run out of ideas for someone’s “Humorscope.” This week it is you Scorpio.

Sorry. It’s nothing personal, just good business. Better luck next week.

I want to give a shout out to all my Capricorn buddies. Sadly, I can’t because I am in the library, and they don’t allow shouting.

Obey the rules this week. Trust me.

Everyone enjoys a good practical joke from time to time. But running into a class and yelling “I’ve got the SWINE!” may not be the way to go this week.

Taurus

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

(Feb. 19-March 20)

BY NICK WOOD

PHOTOS BY SOPHIA GARCIA

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RUNNING STRONG:

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Senior running back Eric Yates has run for 549 yards on 78 carries in the 2009 season.

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Last second catch propels Cards over Cap Gendron’s touchdown catch with 38 seconds left give Otterbein win over rival Capital

BY DOM PORETTA Staff Writer

If you are a Buckeye fan, you may have been a little late getting to the homecoming game last Saturday, considering Ohio State didn’t start beating up on Minnesota until the second half. If that’s the case, then you missed some exciting football.

But you by no means missed the most exciting part of the crucial Ohio Athletic Conference game.

Otterbein and Capital traded offensive blows in the first half, scoring back and forth before stalling in the third quarter and setting up an instant-classic finish in which the No. 10 ranked Cardinals (7-0, 6-0 OAC) won 35-34 in the final minute of regulation.

Capital (5-2, 4-2 OAC), ranked No. 14 coming into the game, took an 11-point lead with 13:30 to go in the game. The Otterbein offense, which was dormant in the third quarter, mounted a 68-yard drive to bring the score to 34-29 because the two-point conversion failed.

After forcing the Crusaders to punt, the Cardinals started their final drive at their own 3-yard line with 3:47 remaining.

Approached with a third-and-

eight, sophomore quarterback Austin Schlosser connected with senior receiver Tanner McCormick on a jump ball for 51 yards. Later in the drive on a third-and-20, Schlosser hit senior receiver Ryan Rowley for a first down.

With 46.1 seconds left and a fourth-and-ten from the Capital 34-yard line, Schlosser hit senior receiver Dan Gendron in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown, making the score 35-34. The two-point conversion failed.

After a squib kick by the Cardinals, the Crusaders threw four straight incompletions and turned the ball over on downs.

“To be honest with you, we had pretty much three goals going into this season,” Gendron said. “First goal’s to have a winning record, second goal’s to win an OAC championship, and third goal’s to win a national championship.

And this game right here was huge for us because, you know what, we’re on our way to getting that second goal right now.”

Gendron caught four passes for 64 yards and one touchdown, while rushing twice for 17 yards.

“Dan had an outstanding

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game,” coach Joe Loth said. “He actually got pretty banged up in the second quarter but came back and obviously had a great catch at the end to win the game, and Dan was outstanding.”

In the first half, both teams scored on every drive with the exception of Capital’s first, a three-and-out, and Otterbein’s last, when time was expiring in the half.

The biggest point of the first half may have been a missed one. After the Crusaders’ first score, the extra point was blocked, which could have atoned for the one-point margin.

However, the Cardinals also missed a point-after conversion in the first half.

Schlosser completed 15 of 22 passes for 236 yards and one touchdown. He also carried the ball 15 times for 50 yards and two touchdowns.

Rowley was Schlosser’s main target, catching six passes for 90 yards.

Junior running back Colton Coy carried nine times for 74 yards and a touchdown, while senior running back Eric Yates rushed six times for 51 yards and a touchdown.

On the defensive side of the ball, junior linebacker Cole Edwards had nine tackles. t&c FOR THE COMPLETE ARTICLE AND PICTURES FROM THE GAME, VISIT US AT WWW.OTTERBEIN360.COM

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Name: Dan Gendron Year: senior Major: psychology

Favorite quote: “Champions aren’t made in the gyms.

Champions are made from something deep inside them.

A desire, a dream, a vision.”

-Muhammad Ali Best class: human sexuality with professor Noam Sphancer

Favorite food: any kind of Mexican

Best dance music: anything from disco to club bangers

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Goalkeepers undaunted by time split in net Senior David Dziedzicki and sophomore Alex Kamphaus have both embraced time as Cardinal goalkeepers

BY DANIELLE SKINNER Staff Writer

PHOTO BY GREG BEERS LINE OF DEFENSE: (from left to right) Alex Kamphaus and Dave Dziedzicki have split time in 14 of 17 games this season.

For many athletes, splitting time is not an option. But men’s soccer goalies Dave Dziedzicki and Alex Kamphaus not only split time but maintain a friendship as well.

Dziedzicki has been playing soccer since he was three years old and has been a goalie since he was 13. He played high school soccer for Padua Franciscan High School and credits them for preparing him for college. “I had a great high school career that I think really helped prepare me for college, although I have still learned a ton since I got here,” Dziedzicki said.

Kamphaus, a sophomore, has a similar soccer background. He has been playing soccer since the age of four and has been a goalie for 10 years. Kamphaus played soccer for Cincinnati Wyoming High School.

Last year, Dziedzicki started nearly every game and, as of the beginning of this season, had over 100 career saves. Kamphaus began playing midway through the season last year. Since then, the two have been splitting time, usually with one playing the first

half and the other the second.

For many this would be a strain, but for these two athletes it bonds them together.

“We have what we like to call ‘Keeper Love,’” Kamphaus said.

The two are also very supportive of each other and pick each other up if one makes a mistake.

“When either of us give up a goal in a game, the first thing we do after that half is talk to one another and get their opinion on the goal, was there anything else we could’ve done or didn’t see that would have helped,” Dziedzicki said.

Both athletes also credit each other for making them better goalies. “I think having him here has also made me a better goalie…we’re constantly coaching one another and pushing each other to become better,” Dziedzicki said.

Kamphaus agrees, saying, “Dave’s experience with the program, with coach D’Arcy, and as a keeper has been instrumental in the success I’ve had so far at Otterbein, and being there to analyze goals given up or being the first to celebrate a victory.”

Although this season has been a struggle for the Cardinals, both keep their hopes in sight.

“We have the potential this year

to gain some momentum in the last couple weeks of the season and make a strong push for an OAC playoff berth, which has been our goal the entire season,” Kamphaus said.

“The only thing we, as a team, want to accomplish before the regular season finishes is playing as hard as we possibly can and get into the playoffs,” Dziedzicki said.

Dziedzicki said that looking back on his four years with the soccer team he cannot imagine spending it anywhere else. “The friends I have made on this team are friendships that will last forever. I feel that this program has made me a stronger person and a better goalie.”

Although Kamphaus has two seasons left with the Cardinals, he knows how he wants to leave Otterbein. “I would like to graduate strong and leave the Otterbein soccer program feeling like I contributed as much as I could to its success, and hopefully multiple postseason invitations.”

The Cardinals sit tied at seventh place in the OAC. The top six teams in conference earn a seed in the OAC tournament.

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Cross country teams aim high for championships Both men’s and women’s teams look to finish the 2009 season as strong as they started

BY AUSTIN WALSH Staff Writer

Less than two weeks ago, the men’s and women’s cross country teams brought home second-place finishes from the Wilmington Fall Classic, the final race before the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Championships. Perhaps more important than the success they had is the fact that they will be running on the same course Saturday for the conference meet.

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in the season finale, thinks that recently running there will help the team. “Running at Wilmington two weeks ago will definitely play into our advantage for this race.” He, along with Andie Pautsch, the women’s most consistent runner this season, agreed that with a good understanding of the course the teams will know when to make their moves and when to push themselves.

Countless hours of hard work were put into this year for the next few races. Firstyear head coach John Lintz has implemented a conditioning

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program that should have the Cardinals taking off at the right time. “We wanted to be at our best for the most important race,” he said. “We’ve almost used the meets as a third workout for the week.”

The men’s team has finished fourth at this event the last three years, and placing in the top three has been a goal from day one. With Ohio Northern, Heidelberg and Mount Union all running well, it’s safe to say that in order for Otterbein to accomplish their goal, they will have to beat out at least one of those teams. While Lintz

admitted that on paper they might be behind those three schools, he added that they certainly have the potential to make things interesting.

On the other side, the women’s team has never won an OAC title, and the runners have their eyes on the possibility of making school history. “We definitely have the athletes,” Lintz said.

“If we run how we are capable of, we can make a run at winning it.” The runners see it the same way. “If we can all come together on Saturday, I think we will surprise a lot of

people,” Pautsch said. “Our team has tremendous potential.”

Tuesday’s updated regional rankings have the women’s team ranked ninth as they head into the weekend.

Both cross country squads travel back to Wilmington for the OAC championships. The women are set to start at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the men following at noon.

Ohio Northern is the team to beat after strong seasons with the men’s team ranked No. 31 nationally. The Polar Bears swept both championship titles in 2008. t&c

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