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‘OU’ not just Ohio University anymore Track trains toward OAC championships Starving Artists sketch events on calendar Student weighs anchor on pirates

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Lindsey Vonn was the first American woman to win the gold in downhill skiing in the Olympics since 1998.

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Otterbein had two snow days in one week.

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Snow. More and more snow.

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Earthquakes come to the states — Illinois jolted on Wednesday.

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Usher’s medieval costume at the NBA AllStar game.

Information compiled by Daniele Murphy. Information from www.cnn. com and www.otterbein.edu

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Mark Frazier’s first and second draft of his letter to the editor did not follow T&C policies.

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Haitian Relief 2010 on facebook to read it.

Three days after the earthquake I started with merely a suggestion to Otterbein College, and since after being denied assistance, I have spent my own time and money in hopes of raising funds for Haiti.

As it stands I have turned a $260 investment into around $2000 in 17 days, and stands to grow even more.

I am more than aware that certain individuals in the CCE, the Tan and Cardinal, and

throughout Otterbein College have both a problem with our organization, but also with me personally.

I apologize for any animosity but please realize that I am attempting to bring real visible change on the behalf of Haiti, so please either help or not stand in the way.

Please realize that I am putting myself completely in the open to personal attacks, and I do it willingly for the benefit of a traumatized people.

Realize that I have sold Tshirts to my friends and loved

ones, and to scam these people would cut ties to the people I care most about.

I would like to end my 300 words to say thank you to the Staff of the Tan and Cardinal for giving me such limited space to not write the clarifications required. www.shakethequake.com One Love, Mark Fraizer Senior Business Major

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Shaking or Slandering?

Dear Editor, Readers, Staff and Opinionated Writer, In cooperation with page 2 of the Tan and Cardinal, my name is Mark Fraizer and I am a senior at Otterbein College.

On Friday of last week an article was posted that was entitled “Shaking and Faking” on the opinion page of this paper.

Although I have already written a response, the staff refuses to allow me the same amount of space that was used against me, so please go to Operation “Shake the Quake”;

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Otterbein name change sparks debate The name change won’t affect anything important

BY PETER BEHR Arts & Entertainment Editor

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

If Shakespeare’s Juliet had posed this question to Otterbein students, it seems that the overwhelming response would be “a lot.”

Recently, Otterbein has made the decision to change from Otterbein College to Otterbein University. This has caused a huge stir among the student body, even inspiring a group on Facebook that states “I went to Otterbein COLLEGE. Not University!”

The backlash from Otterbein’s name change seems to be rooted in nothing more than a desire to keep things the way they were.

It’s not surprising that students would be upset when first hearing about the name change.

It disrupts their previously held views of Otterbein, and it will certainly cause some nostalgia about the good old days when it was still Otterbein College.

However, when the name change is viewed objectively, it is both unsurprising and actually a step forward. Otterbein already is a university in everything but name.

Throughout the rest of the world, the term “college” is seen as something that is attended before you go on to university.

There will now be no question as to whether or not this is a two-year technical college or a community college. It will

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Otterbein’s name change will surely be more drastic than rotating the letter “c.”

be immediately recognizable that this is a four-year, undergraduate and graduate degree-granting institution.

As for the fear of being “the other OU,” how often do people say that they go to OC when people ask you where you go to school?

If the people aren’t from central Ohio, odds are they don’t know anything about Otterbein. And OC can still be kept for all the chants and such because we are still the Otterbein Cardinals.

Changing from Otterbein College to Otterbein University will grant more prestige to the title of the school and will help Otterbein to be better recognized in the international community.

With all the changes coming to Otterbein, from the semester switch to new name, a lot of students are afraid that Otterbein isn’t going to be the same as they remember it. That’s simply an overreaction.

Otterbein is still going to be the small liberal arts school that it always has been; it’s just going to have a more prestigious name attached to it. And really, what’s in a name? t&c PETER BEHR IS A SENIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS THE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR FOR THE t&c.

Otterbein will lose its identity as a small school

BY LINDSEY HOBBS Staff Writer

“Oh, you go to Ohio University?”

“No, actually…”

Unless you are graduating in 2010, welcome to the rest of your college career.

Let’s pretend for a minute that Otterbein’s change from OC to OU isn’t a huge inconvenience for anyone who has ever purchased anything from the bookstore and focus on the bigger picture.

As reported in this issue’s “Otterbein sheds its college title,” Otterbein has estimated that it will take $49,000 to fund all the changes that will take place to complete the transition.

Now, common sense tells me that if an institution is already in debt, and they choose to spend even more money, they are going to have to compensate somehow.

If this compensation includes raising the price of tuition, or cutting back on financial aid, this whole situation will have moved from annoying to downright

unfair.

And let’s not forget about the thousands of OC alumni out there. Already, a Facebook group titled “I went to Otterbein COLLEGE. Not University!” has sprung up with some nasty comments from students and alumni alike.

“Our class rings, sweatshirts, diplomas, etc. will all be wrong now ????? I’m sorry but I and my parents paid good money for me to go to a College, not a University where I was only a number!” said Sharon Littlefield, Class of ‘92.

OK, let’s stop pretending that the change isn’t just plain inconvenient.

I understand that quite a bit of Otterbein apparel says “OC” and therefore, is still acceptable since we’re the Otterbein Cardinals, but what about everything that says “Otterbein College?”

Sure, I will agree that tacking “university” to the end of Otterbein will give it some extra credibility, which could increase enrollment and awareness of the institution. But I chose Otterbein because it was a small, “best-kept secret” kind of place with word of mouth.

If I wanted a larger student body, I would have gone to The Ohio State University.

I especially feel bad for the incoming freshmen. From working in the Office of Admission, I know first-hand that all the letterhead and brochures for Otterbein still read “Otterbein College.”

The bottom line is, no amount of complaining will actually halt the change from college to university, but no amount of persuading is going to convince me that this change is not inconvenient and a big waste of money. t&c LINDSEY HOBBS IS A FRESHMAN JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

Say What?

HAT DO YOU THINK OF “I think it would take away from the benefit of people thinking you get a more one-on-one connection with professors.”

—Dani Sparks junior early education

OTTERBEIN CHANGING ITS NAME TO OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY? “I like it. It will allow for more people to know who we are, who may not now. It also will make things feel like they are on a larger scale. OU!” —Sean Kavlick junior sociology

“Not a huge fan of changing to Otterbein University because the cross country team does not want to be called OUXC. We like to be called OCXC.” —Hannah Farver sophomore nursing

“I do not like the name change because I believed the name Otterbein College makes us unique.”

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Otterbein sheds its college title Otterbein University will take its place autumn 2010. The college is shelling out $49,000 for the change

BY BRITANY BYERS Web Editor

The class of 2010 will be the last to bear the name Otterbein College on their diplomas.

Otterbein College will become Otterbein University, effective fall 2010 after a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees on Feb. 6.

Otterbein has proposed $49,000 for the changes that need to be made during the implementation.

The Otterbein community can expect to see alterations on campus, clothing, parking decals, business cards and letterheads.

There are four signs that say Otterbein College which will be reworked.

The college will also need to have the signs on I-270 fixed to say Otterbein University.

“If you look at Denison, Kenyon, Duke, Butler; there’s a lot of universities and colleges that just identify by their main name,” Jennifer Pearce, executive director of Marketing and Communications, said. “That’s something we would like to start thinking about.”

Pearce said Otterbein will have three branding options: with the logo and the word Otterbein, the logo and Otterbein University and thirdly OC for Otterbein Cardinals.

“We plan to keep the OC as part of the culture and part of the identity for Otterbein Cardinals and athletics,” she said.

Otterbein will save money in this process since many of the athletic uniforms say Otterbein or Cards and not Otterbein College.

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The Board of Trustees unanimously voted for the change at the last meeting.

Pearce said the biggest concern right now is the Office of Admission materials because they are currently talking with prospective students. “They would be marketing now, Otterbein University, to future students,” Pearce said.

Stephanie Scheller, junior equine business and facility management major, said she is happy that she will be graduating from a university rather than a college.

“That was one of the things that almost made me not come to Otterbein originally, so I’m actually thrilled,” Scheller said.

“I think it makes me … more marketable,” Scheller said.

President Kathy Krendl said that the growth of graduate programs and of non-traditional students are two factors for the name alignment.

“I really see the name change as … the next logical step in terms of the imple-

mentation of the Strategic Plan,” Krendl said.

Otterbein offers 56 undergraduate majors, four graduate degrees, an integrated studies curriculum and soon doctorate programs. It is no longer classified as a college.

“I don’t even really know the difference between … college and university,” freshman biochemistry major Lindsay Wargelin said.

According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, “A university differs from a college in that it is usually larger, has a broader curriculum and offers graduate and professional degrees in addition to undergraduate degrees.”

As of July 2009, Otterbein College was split into three schools: School of Arts and Sciences, School of Professional Studies and the Graduate School.

Miranda Braun, junior psychology major, said that she agrees with the name change because Otterbein is now in a university format.

Braun said that Otterbein is “making it … hard on themselves” by switching this fall before the semester change.

According to Krendl, there was no reason to wait to implement this change.

“Many of these programs are not going to start with the transition to semesters, they’re already underway to have approval,” Krendl said.

“The idea was to go ahead and name the institution what is reflected by the program offerings and the academic degrees that we grant.”

“I think the students apply here and decide to come here not based on the name of the institution but the strength of our undergraduate programs,” Krendl said.

Otterbein was founded in 1847 as Otterbein University of Ohio by the United Brethren Church. The school transitioned from university to college in 1917. At that time, its programs were focused exclusively on undergraduate liberal arts.

Pearce said this step in Otterbein’s history is a “natural movement.”

“They had gone from … 1847 to 1917 thinking and wanting to be a university but realized they were more a college at that time. So I think 93 years later we’re having that same discussion,” Pearce said.

“I think this will give us the opportunity to … share to others what Otterbein has to offer.”

Pearce said Krendl spoke to that in her Inauguration and wants to take the veil off and shine the light on Otterbein.

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OC SECURITY REPORT

According to the WPD and the Otterbein Security Log, the following has been reported from Feb. 11 through Feb. 17.

1. 02/11 Between noon and 5:34 p.m., there was a theft of toilet paper and some criminal damage in the women’s restroom in the Campus Center.

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2. 02/12 There was a vehicle accident in the psychology parking lot at 1:30 p.m.

3. 02/12-02/13 The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity had their Greek letters and cement goose stolen from their house between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.

4. 02/13 Criminal damage and theft of an elevator sign at 25 W. Home St. occurred between 9:03 and 9:32 p.m.

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Campus security closer to OPD

The Otterbein Police Department plans to be in full force and packing heat by autumn quarter next year

BY LINDSEY HOBBS Staff Writer

Among the many changes happening this coming year, Otterbein Security is closer to becoming a full-fledged police force.

The transformation has been in progress ever since the Tan & Cardinal reported the swearing in of security officers as police officers by the state of Ohio last February.

According to Larry Banaszak, director of Security, this change will be complete on or after July 1.

“I would guess before fall quarter if all goes well with the budget,” Banaszak said.

After the switch, the Otterbein Police Department (OPD) will handle all crime on campus, leaving the Westerville Police Department (WPD) to solely handle crime for the city.

“Students will continue to file reports with our office,” Banaszak said.

“The good news is that we will be able to provide more timely service in the areas of criminal investigations,” Banaszak said.

“Now, the Westerville police handle the investigations, and we are not always a priority for them if they have more pressing crimes in the city.”

According to Banaszak, timely service does not come without a price for Otterbein.

“Preliminary estimated figures show the cost to be approximately $155,696 over five years. However, it will be more than that … we are currently in contract talks with the City of Westerville to handle our dispatching needs. I don’t have those figures yet.”

This number covers the cost of a new employee and new equipment, according to Banaszak.

“We plan to hire one additional officer ... again, based on the budget approval,” Banaszak said.

“Obviously, we will have police

equipment that we don’t have now … firearms, tasers, pepper spray, batons, etc. Also, the transition requires other equipment like radios, computers and … we will have two police cars,” Banaszak said.

“We will be issued Glocks ... which is a .40-caliber,” said Otterbein security officer, Sergeant James Teegarden.

As far as making arrests for alcohol violations, Banaszak said the OPD will

“Obviously, we will have police equipment that we don’t have now ... firearms, tasers, pepper spray, batons, etc ...”

Larry Banaszak Director of Security

have authority “only if the houses are owned by OC. WPD would have to do enforcement on any houses not owned by the college. We are still discussing this issue with Student Affairs.”

“I think that it’s just ridiculous,” sophomore early education major Ashley McCabe said. “It’s just going to push underage drinking even further underground.”

“I think it’s ridiculous, outrageous,” said Maurice Tillmon, junior nursing major. “That’s what the Westerville police is for.”

Freshman sports management major, Steve Resch disagrees with Tillmon.

“I’m happy that we’re gonna get a police force,” he said.

Banaszak wants to stress that the current services OC Security offers will not disappear with their new status.

“We will keep all the same services that we do now, we will just add on criminal investigations,” Banaszak said.

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CBS Homeland Security reporter chats with students Q: Did you always know you wanted to be a TV journalist? If you weren’t a journalist what would you be?

No. I was determined to be the play-byplay voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates. I am still a sportscaster at heart. Maybe I will reach for that dream in retirement.

Q: Was broadcast journalism your major in college?

BY KENZIE WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Bob Orr, Emmy award-winning journalist, will give students a run down on his experience as CBS News’ Justice and Homeland Security correspondent.

Orr is on “The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric” and has been since 1993. He was also a Columbus local reporter and anchor for more than 10 years.

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I graduated from Bethany College in 1975 with a BA in Communications.

The college did not have a broadcast journalism major and ... had no television station. I worked as a sports reporter on the campus radio station and the school newspaper.

Q: How has journalism changed in your career?

Journalism as a goal has not changed: Who, what, where, when, why and how still must rule. But, how we collect and present the information continues to morph at warp speed. Satellites, cable operations and computers have presented us with 24/7 demands. Increasingly, young TV journalists are being asked to handle all phases of the job — often setting up, shooting, producing, editing

and presenting the story ... We are always on deadline, and unfortunately, the media seem to be lowering their standards in an effort to compete. The lines between entertainment and information are being dangerously blurred and in the race to “break stories,” speed too often trumps accuracy. We owe it to our listeners, readers and viewers to slow down, check it out, and nail it down.

Q: How did you become an expert in security and terrorism?

I was covering aviation safety when 9/11 happened, and since airplanes were central to the attack, I was heavily involved in the CBS News coverage.

When the Department of Homeland Security was created, I was tasked with covering counterterrorism ... I always worry about what I don’t know. So, I spend the bulk of my time reading terrorrelated journals, articles and Web sites, and I have key FBI, CIA and Homeland Security numbers programmed into my cell phone speed dial menu. Most of what I “report” every day never makes it on television, but over time I have developed a considerable understanding of al Qaeda and other radical Islamists.

Q. What has been your greatest challenge as a national correspondent? What is your proudest professional moment?

9/11 and the days immediately after provided the toughest test network broadcast journalism has ever faced. We were on the air for about 100 consecutive hours ... Across the media spectrum, broadcasters and print journalists provided critical timely information to an anxious public. I am proud to have participated and thankful that, for the most part, we got it right.

Q. What’s one or two pieces of advice you would give current students embarking on a broadcast career?

Work at being the best writer you can be. Learn how to be concise and clear, and pay special attention to context. It is nearly impossible to tell a “great” story when it is poorly written and confusing.

If you develop strong writing skills you’ll go to the head of your newsroom class.

The best compliment ever heard in a network newsroom occurs when one reporter tells another, “You wrote the heck out of that piece.” I don’t ever recall hearing a colleague say, “Wow, you gave a great performance, you looked great.”

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Jury is still out on iPad

Apple unveils its newest product to mixed reactions from the technology community

BY STEVEN COLLINS STAFF WRITER

NOT STARVING FOR TALENT:

Senior Hannah Teitt tries to select work for last year’s reject show.

Starving Artists won’t go hungry for experience

PHOTO COURTESY OF STARVING ARTISTS

OC group enables artists to showcase their works in a variety of ways

BY MIKE CIRELLI Staff Writer

There are so many activities listed in this year’s agenda that the calendar squares are nearly bursting into three-dimensional cubes – which would explain the recent surge in cubism paintings this quarter.

That last part’s a lie. But Otterbein’s student-led art organization, Starving Artists, does have a plethora of events and activities planned for the rest of winter quarter and the school year.

Starting last week, they’ve displayed their artwork at State Street’s hippest coffeehouse, Java Central, in the annual Reject Show.

This exhibition, lasting from Tuesday, Feb. 9, until March 11, allows artists to showcase works that were “rejected” from the art department’s annual juried art show.

“It’s another thing to potentially add to a résumé,” said senior visual communication major Hannah Teitt, one of this year’s two co-facilitators along with Lindsey Billingsley, also a page 6 |

senior and visual communication major.

“It gives the members of Starving Artists the experience and know-how to set up an exhibition.”

The Artists are participating in Relay For Life by setting up a tent and hosting activities for people who aren’t walking.

“It’s important to make a name for ourselves on campus,” Teitt said, “and this is an opportunity to engage the members of our group and create camaraderie among the art students.”

Billy Fry, senior art and English major and chair of the PR committee, said that evincing an atmosphere of solidarity is important.

“Most of the friends I’ve made in college I’ve met in Starving Artists,” he said, adding that the resulting network of artlovers comes in handy.

During the meetings, which never last more than half an hour, Teitt and her colleagues encourage everyone to participate.

“We’re artists, so we’re all pretty eccentric,” Teitt said. “But

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the meetings are conversational and fun.”

The Starving Artists also attend the Short North’s monthly Gallery Hop, a tour of art galleries in Columbus that’s really more of a festival.

Many Ohio artists gather to discuss and dispute all kinds of art.

One of the most significant events to the Artists is the annual spring art sale.

Any Otterbein artist (not only Starving Artists members) can display and sell his or her works of art at an exhibition in the Campus Center.

“It’s the best fundraiser we do throughout the year,” Teitt said.

The Artists also engage in member recruitment, participate in pumpkin-carving contests, attend events with esteemed speakers, paint murals for the community, hold movie and game nights and even judge elementary school art contests.

“We try to stay communityoriented as much as possible,” Teitt said. “Whatever we can do to promote the arts.” t&c

“It’s true, when something exceeds your ability how it works, it somehow becomes magical.

That’s how the iPad works,” senior vice president of Apple, Jony Ive, said in a video introducing the iPad, computer heavyweight Apple’s newest product.

The iPad is essentially a giant iPod Touch. Some of the features include a touch screen, Wi-Fi capability, new applications or apps designed specifically for the iPad. There is unconfirmed talk of a camera being inserted in later models.

“We redesigned and rebuilt every app from the ground up specifically for the iPad,” senior vice president of iPhone software, Scott Forstall said.

“With this display, you get apps that aren’t just a little bit better than their smaller counterparts, you get apps that are order of magnitude more powerful.”

The question on everyone’s mind is what you do with the iPad. With its 10-hour battery it’s a device for business meetings.

It was designed for businesses that hold many meetings in close quarters.

According to Apple’s Web site, “One of the first things you’ll notice about iPad is how thin and light it is.”

The screen is 9.7 inches measured diagonally. So overall, it’s slightly smaller than a magazine.

At just 1.5 pounds and 0.5 inches thin, you can take it anywhere. And a slight curve to the back makes it easy to pick up and comfortable to hold.

The basic iPad Wi-Fi models will be shipping in late March, and 3G models will be available a few

weeks later. There will be six versions of the iPad. The basic Wi-Fi models will be priced at $499, $599 and $699 for the 16, 32 and 64 GB versions respectively.

While the Wi-Fi and 3G models will cost $629, $729 and $829 for the same hard drive space.

One of the main problems some people have with the iPad is that they charge a lot more for it than the actual components cost.

According to Yahoo finance, the 16 GB Wi-Fi only model that is $499 only costs about $219.35 and the 64 GB 3G and Wi-Fi models that retail for $829 will cost about $335 to make.

Many people are unimpressed with the new iPad and see no use for it, which might explain Apple’s shares falling 3.5 percent after the announcing of the iPad. Many are claiming it’s a bulky Blackberry or a more expensive Kindle.

However many of the people who have worked on the iPad believe that it is the way of the future.

“The iPad is the most advanced piece of technology I’ve worked on at Apple,” senior vice president of hardware, Bob Mansfield, said on Apple’s Web site.

With all the negative criticism that the iPad has faced so far, it’s up to the buyers and maybe more importantly the users to decide whether or not the iPad will survive. t&c

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Otterbein wipes out single-ply toilet paper Single-ply toilet paper is so last quarter. After several complaints, Otterbein’s toilet paper doubled in thickness

BY BRITANY BYERS Web Editor

How do you roll? Do you prefer over or under?

According to the Cottonelle® Roll Poll 2010, 77 percent of Americans like their toilet paper to roll over the top while 23 percent prefer to pull their tissue from the bottom.

Although students may have this preference, they don’t have a choice about the type of toilet paper Otterbein stocks their bathrooms with.

Over one academic year, Otterbein uses 34,000 rolls of two-ply toilet paper to stock restrooms in every building on campus.

Junior actuarial science and mathematics double major Elizabeth Watts lives in C. Brent DeVore Hall and is not fond of the toilet paper in Otterbein’s restrooms.

“I think for the suites it’s fine because we can buy our own … but for the other dorms …

I think it should be a little bit better,” Watts said.

“I don’t like the toilet paper, and I figure if I have my own

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bathroom … why not just buy my own,” she said.

Otterbein purchases their toilet paper from a local dealer, Carmen’s Vacuum and Janitorial.

From Carmen’s, Otterbein buys rolls of von Drehle® Corporation toilet paper in 24roll cases.

However, Otterbein has not always purchased two-ply toilet paper. According to Frank Rydzewski, special projects

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POTTY IN THE USA: Otterbein purchases 34,000 rolls of toilet paper a year. That’s enough t.p. to stretch from San Francisco to Boston.

manager at Otterbein, the college was able to save several thousand dollars by switching to single-ply toilet paper roughly eight months ago.

“We made a decision … last summer … to switch to singleply toilet paper because of cost,” Rydzewski said.

“It just didn’t work well.

It didn’t work through the machines, it was just a pain to try to get it out.”

According to Rydzewski, the Service Department received multiple complaints pertaining to toilet paper after the switch to single-ply.

It did not take long for Otterbein to realize a change was necessary. “We knew it was terrible because we were using it too,” Rydzewski said.

Following the complaints, Rydzewski said that Otterbein went back to Carmen’s and told them that the toilet paper they had purchased was not usable.

After negotiations, Otterbein began purchasing two-ply toilet paper from Carmen’s for the same price that they had bought the single-ply.

The two-ply toilet paper was distributed on campus in November 2009. According to

Rydzewski, the switch to two-ply toilet paper is almost complete.

However, since the college still has some single-ply toilet paper in stock, the Otterbein community will use it until depleted.

“In reality, that’s kind of a luxury and probably a waste,” Rydzewski said of the thicker products. “You get to a point where … what’s adequate?

Single-ply wasn’t. Single-ply didn’t work at all,” he said.

“We like to deal with local venders that can supply on demand so that we don’t have to buy and store things.”

Many suppliers are making it a priority to be green. The von Drehle® Corporation uses 100 percent recycled paper fibers that contain between 50-57 percent post-consumer content– materials that have reached the end of their life cycle and are considered garbage.

Overall, Rydzewski is happy with the toilet paper at Otterbein. “I think we’re getting a good product at a good price,” Rydzewski said.

Tony McDaniels, sophomore psychology major, lives in C. Brent DeVore Hall, and agrees that Otterbein’s toilet paper is sufficient. “We don’t have to pay for it, so free is fine,” McDaniels said.

Rydzewski said Otterbein could shop around for single-ply toilet paper at a cheaper price but “it’s just not worth it.”

“We won’t go back even if we didn’t have the cost savings,” Rydzewski said. “The aggravation’s not worth a little bit of money saved.”

So, how does Rydzewski roll? “I prefer over,” he said.

“I never really thought about it … I suppose when I need it as long as there is something there I don’t care whether it’s over or under.” t&c

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High school brought uncomfortable situations and bad food. Yeah, we miss it too

PIRATES OF NIGHTLIFE:

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Recreation of a pirate ship, made famous by movies like “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

Pirates of pop culture The real definition of “pirate” has been swayed by today’s media

Popular culture has a way of influencing our view of the world. And through a long history of movies and books, pirates have managed to make the switch from reprehensible villains to romanLEAH tic heroes.

DRISCOLL I can handle the pirate language option on Facebook, but the fan page for the sea-roving criminals rubs me the wrong way.

I’m all for freedom of expression, and would never get in such a twist about petty fan pages to the point where I demand Facebook remove such groups, but I can choose not to join the group.

There is no fan page for parole breakers. No fan page for sex offenders and animal abusers and meth lab owners.

So why is there a fan page for criminals?

Because that’s what pirates are: thieves and kidnappers, dishonest men and women.

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He’s the anti-hero of our generation, and he’s part of the reason why we associate pirates with adventure and charm.

Perhaps we’ve been numbed by the illusion of time.

Pirates are associated with great wooden ships, swords, scurvy, cannons and the old-time dream of “X” marks the spot.

And with the passage of time comes the right to laugh about things. “Inglourious Basterds,” anyone?

But pirates are still around today, hijacking ships and holding crew members for ransom.

According to the International Maritime Bureau Piracy Reporting Centre, there have been seven pirate attacks or armed robberies at sea this month, two of which occurred this Sunday.

To be fair, not all of these incidences that have been labeled as pirate attacks are truly by pirates as we imagine them.

Johann Hari, British journalist and writer, says the term “pirate” is being used as propaganda, especially in the case of the Somali pirates today.

Ever since Somalia’s government collapsed in 1991, Hari says, the Western world has taken advantage of this by stealing their seafood sources and

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dumping nuclear waste in their seas.

The Somalis have given their fleets names such as the “National Volunteer Coastguard of Somalia” and the “Somali Marines.”

Perhaps their intentions are good, but their methods of regaining control of their country’s seas are illegal and ineffective.

And looking at these Somali “pirates,” I can see where the romantic view comes from: in the right context, they are freedom fighters, breaking the law to achieve justice.

Even so, using popular culture to celebrate those making a dishonest living doesn’t quite seem right, no matter the rationale behind the life of piracy.

I heard there’s another “Pirates of the Caribbean” coming out next year. And I know I’m going to be there in the theaters, because pirates can be exciting and entertaining and laugh-outloud funny.

But I will always keep in mind the stark difference between fiction and reality.

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LEAH DRISCOLL IS A SOPHOMORE

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

In the first two installments of “By the Wayside,” Chelci and I have covered the two most impressionable times of our lives thus far: elementary and middle school.

The next logiTOM cal step in this HOUGH progression would be our high school years.

And it was far worse than the first two.

I have noticed something huge. High school seems like it was an eternity ago and there are no fads. In reality it’s only been four years, and I still have the same style.

Now, maybe it’s just me that feels this way. If it is, please just skip to the end of my article.

But I highly doubt it, so please keep reading.

Maybe it’s all of my class work that’s clouding my memory or maybe it’s the beer. Either way, remembering high school is tough. If the underclassmen don’t believe me, my advice is this: give it two years.

High school was the time to break the chains that were established in middle school.

Popularity ruled the hallways, and one false move could ruin your whole year.

It really made you think twice about getting on that “Dance Dance Revolution” pad at the mall.

Add in the “high school prepares you for college” garbage, and I’m surprised we survived. Most of the technological advances that changed our careers are still popular: YouTube, cell phones, digital cameras and MySpace.

However there is one thing that should never return to popularity: “Napoleon Dynamite.” If you want to know more, you can read my Xanga to find out.

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Tom and I have gone through our elementary and middle school years, so the next step is high school. Although it has only been four years, it still feels like high school was CHELCI forever ago, FAUSS-JOHNSON and we are quickly approaching our fiveyear reunion.

Lots of things have evolved from high school but not really changed. This week I had to dig a lot deeper to find out what has gone by the wayside.

“Total Request Live,” anyone? It was the show we all liked to watch after school and for us girls, it was an excuse to look at Carson Daily.

Watching TRL after school was kind of like a chore we had to complete.

I don’t know about most of you, but a lot of girls in my high school went through a skater phase, and I was no different.

I never skateboarded (because I would fall and kill myself) but I would wear all the clothes from PacSun that I could.

The girls would have major crushes on the skater dudes like Bam Margera and Johnny Knoxville, and the guys would try to be them.

We will be graduating soon and before we know it, Tom and I will be looking back on fads from our college years.

Scary, I know, but everything goes by the wayside at some point, and that is the way it’s supposed to be. t&c TOM HOUGH IS A SENIOR

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Special Edition

T&C staff writer Lindsey Hobbs took notes on the things she did and what campus was like during the once-in-a-lifetime OC snow day.

6 a.m. – Phone call. First I was upset because it woke me up, then I realized that it was a call explaining that the college was closed, so I was excited.

10 a.m. – Breakfast. Ahhh.

Sleeping in is fantastic. Thank goodness the Cardinal’s Nest staff does not take a snow day with the rest of us.

10:45 a.m. – Brushing my teeth after breakfast. From the looks

of the bathroom, the cleaning staff has decided to take a snow day with the rest of us.

11 a.m. – Slipped on the way to the library. Awesome. Not a soul in sight except for the men trying to clear the sidewalks and parking lots.

11:03 a.m. – The library is still open, but The Otter Bean is closed. No coffee for today. I don’t know how I will survive.

11:45 a.m. – Called Clements Rec Center. It’s open. Going to Clements.

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11:46 a.m. – Looked outside at the snowing and blowing mess and decided not to go to Clements after all.

5 p.m. – Guitar Hero® with some friends.

5:45 p.m. – Dinner is packed. It seems that everyone was eager to leave their rooms for a little while. The “Better For You” station is not open, sadly.

11:47 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Facebook.

1 p.m. – Snowman contest behind the Campus Center. I watched a movie to avoid the cold.

2:45 p.m. – There are people playing Crash Bandicoot Warped in the lounge.

2:50 p.m. – Called the Mail Center to see if they are open.

They are not, so I cannot mail my Netflix® movie back.

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3 p.m. – Nap.

6 p.m. – The library closes due to their shortened hours.

SNOW TURTLE:

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Otterbein students play in the many inches of snow.

3:48 p.m. – Attempting to do some homework.

4:15 p.m. – Administrative offices are closed. I don’t have to go to work. Abandoning homework and watching TV online.

7 p.m.-midnight – Really attempting to do some homework/watching “Lost” and “American Idol.”

Midnight – Watching the snow fall and crossing my fingers for another snow day. Bedtime.

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WHAT DID YOU DO ON THE SNOW DAY?

Showcases not to miss this week: o o o o

Shenanigans – Thursday, 8-10 p.m.

SeXX & Y – Thursday, 10-11 p.m.

Drive @ 5 – Friday, 5-6 p.m.

Weekend Wrap-Up – Sunday, 8-10 p.m.

97.5WOBN-FM is Otterbein College’s own student radio. Tune in, rock out and keep it locked to The Wild Card!

“On my snow day, I worked.”

“I hung out with friends on my day off just to relax from the stress of school work.”

--Natalie Conkle sophomore psychology and sociology

--Kelley Gifford freshman marketing

“I spent two and a half hours shoveling my driveway.”

“I watched a movie with my roommates.”

--Coralie Schulman senior early childhood education

--Penelope Mitman sophomore allied health and Spanish

“Went sledding with friends.”

“I worked on my research paper for Dr. Cooper’s class.”

--Abbie Grimes junior early childhood education

--Jason MacLean freshman international studies PHOTOS AND INFORMATION COMPILED BY KRISTEN SAPP

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sports

Lady Cards await season Senior-led group aims for first tennis title since ‘03

BY LINDSAY VILGA Staff Writer

PHOTO BY GREG BEERS

SERVING ACES:

Brittany Rings is one of five seniors hungry for an OAC title.

Rings went 17-4 in singles competition during the 2009 campaign.

As the weekend approaches, the women’s tennis team anxiously awaits the official start of their season. The Lady Cardinals will match off against Wooster this Saturday, Feb. 20, at home.

These women have been training and preparing for the season to begin, however, their goals reach far beyond this first match.

“The players came back in good condition and hitting well,” said head coach Patricia Anderson.“They had a good nontraditional season winning two matches against Northwestern and Defiance.”

As explained by Anderson, the underclassmen came back stronger, and the team also has new talent in the freshmen.

Through the fall, seniors Megan Anders, Sarah Jenney, Brittany Rings, Jena Smith and Cheryl Thinnes took over the team’s training, conditioning and hitting.

Practice is not the only area where seniors are stepping up. The five seniors also set the goal of winning an OAC Championship.

“These ladies want it more than anything. They have gotten to the final four of our conference the last three years and haven’t gotten the job done.

They realize winning it is about focusing on our team, not the other teams.”

“You can’t control what another team does or doesn’t do, but you can control what your own team does,” Anderson said.

“We have a lot of good teams to play; we will take them one at a time,” Patricia Anderson head coach Through winter quarter, the team has been working on strength and footwork with conditioning coaches Gary Jackson and Jimmy Fryer. According to Anderson, the improvements have been remarkable.

Other upcoming matches for the team include a match at Ohio Wesleyan on Feb. 24, and the team’s second home match against Ashland on Feb. 27 before spring break.

“We have a lot of good teams to play; we will take them one at a time...and hope when the season is over we are the conference champions,” Anderson said. t&c

American sports landscape could use facelift Sports columnist Kyle Arend shows that while professional sports may be great, change is always welcome

BY KYLE AREND Staff Writer

It’s a question that everyone gets asked at some point. “If you were the president for a day, what would you change?”

Well in this case, it’s the commissioner, because we’re talking about sports.

Fans everywhere constantly debate the options. These are the ways I would change major sports as we know them today.

First sport: The NFL. The current commissioner is Roger Goodell. Recently, he has expressed interest in starting a franchise in London and having games in Mexico. That’s a horrible idea.

The NFL has the most loyal following of fans in this country, and he wants to take games out of the U.S. and take them to countries where all they know is fútbol?

Please.

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I would also move the Super Bowl to a Saturday. It would make for a bigger party. (As if the party in New Orleans wasn’t big enough already.)

If the game were on a Saturday, nobody would have to worry about the Monday-morning hangover.

For fun and entertainment purposes, players get 10 seconds of penalty-free celebration time after they score touchdowns. The current rules completely outlaw celebrations.

If Reggie Bush wants to do the “Stanky Legg” and Chad Ochocinco wants to propose to cheerleaders after a touchdown, go for it.

The last thing I would change about the NFL are the overtime rules.

Currently, a coin flip determines who gets the ball, and it’s sudden death. Each team should have the chance to score, like they do in college.

I would put them at midfield instead of the 25-yard line, so they at least have to earn the field goal.

Second sport: Major League Baseball, whose current commissioner is Bud Selig.

I would shorten the season from 162 games to 145 games. It would be an odd number of games so teams couldn’t have even records. You’re either a winning team or a losing team.

Keep the playoffs the style they are, but with fewer days off.

I’m tired of watching teams throw out their best two starters every game and winning the World Series. (Cough, Yankees, cough.) Make teams rely more on the rest of their starters so weaknesses get exposed more often.

You know what else I would change thanks to the Yankees? Pitcher-catcher meetings.

I almost got sick watching Jorge Posada and CC Sabathia talk with their gloves over their mouths five times in one inning during the World Series.

It was like watching two 10-year-olds who couldn’t see how many fingers the catcher was holding. It drags the game

out way too much. And Pete Rose would be in the Hall of Fame.

Last sport: the NBA. The current commissioner is David Stern. I would do the same as I did for baseball and shorten the season to an odd number of games so you’re either winners or losers. It is currently 82 games in a regular season, so I’d move it to 71.

What drives me crazy about the NBA is that 16 of the 32 teams make the playoffs. That’s half the league. A team could have a losing season and still make the playoffs.

The top six teams in each conference would make the playoffs, with the top two seeds getting first-round byes.

That would actually make the regular season, and playing defense, mean something. Now if only Stern could control guns in the locker room.

You might agree with some of what I said or you might think I’m as dumb as Gilbert Arenas. Either way, change is good. t&c www.otterbein360.com |

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Upcoming Schedule Friday, Feb. 19 -Men’s Tennis vs. Walsh

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Saturday, Feb. 20 -Women’s Tennis vs. Wooster

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-Women’s Basketball vs. Baldwin-Wallace 3 p.m.

-Men’s Basketball @ Baldwin-Wallace 3 p.m.

FREE SPAGHETTI DINNER:

Sophomore pole vaulter Karl Wunderle succeeds in his attempt at pole vault during the All-Ohio Championships Saturday at the Clements Center. Wunderle placed sixth and was one of three Cardinals who placed in the top 10 in the event.

All-Ohio meet tough test for Cardinals Men and women place in top 10 as a team, now look to OAC Championships

BY SARAH MYERS Staff Writer

Otterbein College hosted the seventh annual Division III All-Ohio Championships this past Saturday. The women’s track team received sixth place while the men took seventh out of 19 teams.

Otterbein women took second place in three events. Junior Sarah Petraitis For all Otterbein students, placed first in the 55-meter hurdles and faculty and staff. Come and enjoy a the 4x400 meter relay team made up of junior Jocelyn Hennon, sophomore delicious home cooked meal.

Samie Corbin, senior Stacey Schall.

Hennon ran the 400-meter dash, the 4x200 meter relay and the 4x400 meter relay. Hennon’s team placed fifth overall in the 4x200 relay which was their fastest time of the season.

“The women did better than expected this weekend. We had a lot of great performances and rose to our level of competition,” Hennon said.

“It was an all around good day, and we really surprised people in some events, especially the 4x400 meter relay because Meal includes spaghetti, meatballs, we were sitting fifth going into it and salad bar, breadsticks and a variety won.”

The men had a good meet with of home-baked desserts! sophomore Austin Curbow taking second Just bring your appetite. in the 55-meter hurdles and senior Tom

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ABOVE AND BEYOND:

Brumlik placing fourth in the one-mile run.

Freshman Arric Milligan, sophomores Karl Wunderle and Ben Ellsesser helped gain points as they all took place in the pole vault.

“It was pretty good. I know we wanted to do better, but we had three pole vault athletes score points, so that was really good for us,” Curbow said.

“I am really looking forward to the OAC meet in two weeks.

Our men and women have an opportunity to do very well. ” Jocelyn Hennon junior sprinter “We had two sprint relays make it for us, and last year we had none. Overall, it was a pretty good day.”

Curbow has been injured with a strained right hamstring and was really happy he did so well because he practiced hard.

“I did better than I thought because I have been hurt and have not practiced for two weeks. I was disappointed though because I ran faster last year, but with the amount of practicing because of my hamstring, I’m happy.”

Brumlik was also surprised when he placed fourth in the mile run.

“I was fourth in the mile, and I was surprised with it, but I knew if I ran smart I would have a good race. Our team had a good meet all around as well,” Brumlik said.

The distance medley team placed fifth and consisted of senior Tyler Congrove, junior Steve Paullin and sophomores Greg Atkinson and Brad Longo.

In the next coming meets, Otterbein men and women will run against Marietta, Mount Union and DePauw.

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Championships Feb. 26-27 at Marietta is the next big meet for every team in the conference.

“I am really looking forward to the OAC meet in two weeks. Our men and women have an opportunity to do very well. I think it would be awesome to get All-OAC in the 4x200 and 4x400. I am excited to compete,” Hennon said.

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