The Franklin: April 20, 2018

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STUDENT CONGRESS PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE RECAP Candidates place emphasis on student involvement EMILY KETTERER | STORY emily.ketterer@franklincollege.edu

interested and make them feel like it’s Student Congress presidential and vice worth the time to come and support this presidential candidates discussed a number of pressing issues facing the student body at organization,” Short said. “Maybe just more incentive because when we give T-shirts out, the organization’s annual debate Tuesday. everyone is there.”

Junior Holly Short and freshman Gheleb Thompson said he talked with students Netabai vied for the president vacancy, prior to the debate who want to prompt currently occupied by senior Taylor Williams. a change in campus housing Juniors Christian maintenance. He Bowling, who said issues typically is currently the revolve around publicity chair, and plumbing and Logan Thompson, heating. who is an at-large “I want to see if representative, were there is something in the running for the special we can do in vice president seat, order to make sure currently filled by that doesn’t happen Short.

Student Congress presidential candidates as often as it does Each candidate junior Holly Short and freshman Gheleb today,” Thompson used the 30-minute Netabai participate in Tuesday’s debate. said. window to offer Both students discussed student Netabai said, insight on who they involvement. EMILY KETTERER | PHOTO as a freshman, he are and what they can see why he “may not be the candidate hope to achieve in the position if elected. students envisioned.” He described himself Student involvement took the spotlight as a “good listener,” and he wants students to at Tuesday’s event where only a handful of know they have a voice on campus. Netabai Student Congress members were present. is a Student Congress representative.

No one from the general campus community “We are essentially heading the student attended. government organization that speaks on Bowling and Short pointed out the small behalf of every person attending Franklin crowd during the debate.

College,” Netabai said. “A big thing that I “One of our greatest issues, which is think a lot of people have a problem with clearly represented by this event, is that we is that they don’t think their voice really have these events that go on, but we fail to matters in things like Student Congress.” get students in the seats,” Bowling said.

Students voted for candidates on MyFC Short said a lack of student participation is Thursday. Election results are available evident at the college. on TheFranklinNews.com and on Twitter “Getting students involved is a huge @TheFranklinNews. problem because you have to get people

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4/21 RELAY FUN-RAISING PARTY Head out to the Johnson County Shrine Club, located at 751 King St., for food, karaoke and a silent auction at 5 p.m.

Admission is $10, and all proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

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INBRIEF

DOCUMENTARY ON US SENATOR TO PREMIERE AT COLLEGE

Franklin College will host the premiere of the documentary, “Richard Lugar: Reason’s Quiet Warrior” later this month.

The documentary captures the legacy left by former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, who represented Indiana from 1977 to 2013.

It is a production of WFYI Public Media and TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

The documentary premieres Monday, April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Branigin Room, located on the second floor of the Napolitan Student Center. It is free and open to the public.

To RSVP, visit tinyurl.com/fclugar.

RESIDENCE LIFE DIRECTOR CLARIFIES SMOKING POLICY Director of Residence Life Jacob Knight reminded students of Franklin College’s smoking and tobacco policy in a campuswide email April 6.

The email is a result of “inconsistencies in the interpretation of vaporizers,” Knight said.

The policy prohibits on-campus use of “cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, electronic cigarettes, pipes, smoking apparatuses, spice, cloves, all smokeless tobacco products, hookahs and vaporizers,” according to The Key, Franklin College’s student handbook.

Knight said handheld vaporizers and vape pens may be stored on campus without illegal oils or liquids, but they are not permitted for use.

Failure to adhere to the policy may result in temporary confiscation, fines or referral to the campus judicial process.

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Be submerged in the Marvel universe when “Avengers: Infinity War” premieres at Canary Creek Cinemas, located at 870 Mallory Parkway.

Be a part of NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” live audience when the show returns to Indianapolis this month.

Purchase tickets now for special Thursday night showings at 7 and 8 p.m. Adult admission is $9.50.

Watch as contestants attempt one of the nation’s most difficult obstacle courses on Monument Circle at 8 p.m. both days.

Tickets are free and available at oncamera-audiences.com.

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GENDER-INCLUSIVE HOUSING OFFERED THIS FALL Student says new option sends message about diversity, progress EMILY KETTERER | STORY emily.ketterer@franklincollege.edu

different, and they just want to be around who partnered with Spaniolo for the housing The option for gender-inclusive housing is open-minded people.” campaign, was surprised to hear the news now available to all students.

When deciding which residence hall could because of some concerns college adminisThis fall, the first floor of the Dietz Center properly accommodate this type of housing, trators previously expressed. will become a gender-inclusive floor.

Knight said he looked at what each hall “The roadblock that the administration Franklin College will join a list of Indiana could offer. After doing research and gathwas telling us was apparent—that something colleges, including Indiana University, Purering student opinions, the first floor of the that was going to be an obstacle was they due University, University of Evansville and Dietz Center was chosen. were worried that people would be interestIndiana State University, that have already The Dietz Center is typically reserved for ed in the housing, but not actually want to implemented housing where gender is not sophomores, junior and seniors, but all stubuckle down and live there,” Fears said. used to determine placement. dents—including freshmen—will have access Knight said there is always hesitation with Students of all grade levels will be eligible to live on the gender-inclusive floor. something new. to live on the floor, including students of any The floors of each residence hall on “There’s going to be people that want to gender expression or identity and students campus are separated by gender, with the make sure that we’re not overshooting and who don’t identify with male and female hurting ourselves,” he gender classifications. said.

Director of Residence Life Spaniolo said he and Jacob Knight led the research Fears were still excited to for the implementation of hear the news. gender-inclusive housing “It was complete on Franklin’s campus, using silence, and then we examples from other colleges look up and we just start as a guide. screaming joyfully like, “Professional publications ‘Oh my word! What the talk about pros and cons for heck?’” Spaniolo said. “It implementing gender-inclusive still gives me a little bit of housing on your campus,” goosebumps.”

Knight said. “We’ve been monDean of Students itoring those for the last couple Ellis Hall said he has years, so we can learn from the been involved with the people who went before us. But process of implementing it’s nice to be in the group of gender-inclusive housing people that have implemented on campus for several this for our students.” years. He said the final Although the research for The first floor of the Dietz Center will be transformed into a genderdecision to include the creating the housing began inclusive floor this fall. The floor will be open to students of all classes. housing was an administwo years ago, Knight said the ASHLEY SHULER | PHOTO trative decision made by support started last year when exception of the Johnson-Dietz Residence the college. a group of students created a petition in Hall, which is separated by gender in each “We’re continuing to be a welcoming support of gender-inclusive housing. suite. community and trying to meet the needs of “We got started a little too early, it feels The first and second floors of the Dietz our students in all aspects of their experience like,” Knight said. “When we got those Center currently house female students, at Franklin College,” Hall said. students that felt like they really needed this and the third floor houses male students.

Fears said implementing gender-inclusive type of housing to feel safe and secure and The new floor, which offers 12 single rooms housing at Franklin College sends a message part of our communities, I think that’s when and two suites, will place male-identifying, about diversity and the college’s willingness we got even more traction and were able to female-identifying and non-binary students to accommodate for everyone. move forward.” in rooms next door to each other.

“Our advertisements and everything Junior Levi Spaniolo started the petition The suites hold four people each and will advertise us as a progressive college. We look for gender-inclusive residence halls last not be gender-inclusive. Each suite also has a for diversity, and we want to bring diversity spring when he heard gender-inclusive houssemi-private bathroom. The public restroom here,” Fears said. “It says a very important ing was being considered by the college. The on the first floor will become gender-inclupoint to say, ‘Yes, we are a progressive college petition gained 250 student signatures and sive. and we will do the necessary measures to 88 faculty signatures.

“Anybody and everybody can use that make sure that we live up to that reputa“Gender-inclusive housing isn’t just for bathroom,” Knight said. tion.’” people who are in the LGBT communiSophomore Syd Fears, another advocate ty,” Spaniolo said. “It’s for people who are

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COLLEGE PREPARES FOR A NEW, REVAMPED GGP RACE Organizations change annual bike race, festival in hopes of larger turnout QUINN FITZGERALD | STORY elizabeth.fitzgerald@franklincollege.edu

The 39th annual Grizzly Grand Prix is getting a makeover with a new race format and timeline.

The senior class was the last group of current students to experience the bicycle race after it was canceled in 2016 and 2017 due to rain.

To prevent the event from being canceled for a third year and increase involvement, Student Foundation created an alternative to the traditional race. Student Foundation is made up of juniors and seniors who serve as college ambassadors.

“How could we envision an event—create an event—that would be inclusive, that many people would want to do for fun?,” said Ann Barton, Student Foundation adviser and assistant director of the Pulliam School of Journalism.

In previous years, teams of five people, including an alternate, trained for the bicycle race around the Indiana Masonic Home, located just south of campus. The men’s race was 33 miles long, while co-ed teams raced 24 miles and women’s teams biked for 16.5 miles.

“It was pretty exhausting, and not a lot of people are going to want to do that,” said Zac Cleaver, junior and Student Foundation member. Cleaver played a large role in planning this year’s race.

To encapsulate the college community and draw a larger crowd, Student Foundation partnered with Student Congress, the Student Entertainment Board and faculty members to establish a more inclusive and

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less strenuous event.

Beginning this year, GGP will consist of four different activities: a tricycle race, hamster ball race, an inflatable obstacle course race and a bed race.

Teams of five people and one alternate will compete against one another in each event. At the conclusion of the final qualifying event, race times will be added up for an overall time.

This year’s Grizzly Grand Prix will consist of four timed races, The top four teams including a bed race. One person rides on top of the bed, with the lowest overwhile the other teammates push it. ZOIE RICHEY | PHOTO all time will advance to the semifinals—an out, and she is most excited about the bed extended bed race. races. The beds were created by Midstate Bed racing involves a modified bed on Manufacturing Corp. The company also wheels where one team member rides on built beds for a similar race at Ball State top while the other four members push the University. bed. Racers complete one lap and cross the Senior Sadie Stokes said while people finish line, then the teammate on the bed will may be hesitant of the changes, she wants to switch with another member. This continues see people attend and support the efforts to until each member has rode on the bed. revamp the event.

The final four teams will compete in a “I like the changes because it is more head-to-head fashion. The two winners from involved, and the different races can appeal the semifinals round will advance to the final to those who may not want to do a whole bed race. The winning team will be crowned race on a bicycle,” Stokes said. “It will be GGP champion. more fun now for both spectators and parBarton said she is hopeful for a good turnticipants.”

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The Grizzly Grand Prix race and festival will take place in Cline Woods, located behind Hoover and Cline Halls. The event is set to begin at 3 p.m. Friday, April 27.

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The main event will be held in Cline Woods, located behind Hoover and Cline Halls. The tricycle race will be in the Hamilton Lot. Sodexo will also be serving dinner outside the Fitness Center.

If rain is predicted, GGP will take place in the Fitness Center, with the exception of the bed races.

The festival, previously held the day before GGP, will feature food trucks and a beer garden sponsored by the Student Entertainment Board. Both the race and festival will be held in conjunction with one another.

Items used in the races, including tricycles, hamster balls and the inflatable obstacle course, will be available for use following the final bed race.

The race and festival are set to begin at 3 p.m. Friday, April 27.

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Travel abroad trip leads to realization for junior

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When junior Hannah Rollett thinks about her first trip to Costa Rica in 2017, her mind wanders to the pristine, crystal-clear waters of Samara Beach, or the bustling city life of San Jose.

The Spanish and history student will make her second trip to the Central American country this summer for a four-week internship where she will teach English at a local elementary school.

“Last year changed everything I wanted to do,” Rollett said. “I went there thinking that after I graduated, I wanted to go to graduate school and maybe work in academia after college. When I went to Costa Rica, I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing something with Spanish.”

Rollett received the college’s Leonard Foreign Language Travel Endowed Award in 2017—a scholarship designed to promote cultural understanding and foreign language fluency. The scholarship is awarded to a foreign language major or minor as a stipend for a study abroad opportunity, engaging the student with the country where their target language is spoken.

She was offered the same award this year, which covers the cost of travel and lodging.

“It was a huge blessing,” Rollett said.

A majority of Rollett’s time will be spent in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. The city sits in a valley surrounded by volcanoes and the Talamanca Mountains.

Rollett will work closely with other

teachers and receive hands-on classroom experience and training. She will also earn credits for her degree.

“My trip last year changed the direction I wanted to go,” she said. “Not teaching Spanish, but actually working with Hispanic people and using Spanish in society to help others.”

Although she teaches English, Rollett said she uses both English and Spanish in Costa Rica.

“In order to work there, you have to be bilingual,” she said. “My host parents did not speak English, so I used Spanish a lot. It gave me confidence that I could use it with a native speaker and that we would be able to communicate.”

Beyond Rollett’s love for the Spanish language, there is something about Costa Rica drawing her back.

“Not only is it just beautiful—the place itself—but I love the culture of the people, the food, everything about it,” she said. “Even though it’s a really crowded city, the people there are super nice, and I never felt like I was always stressed out or overwhelmed with the city.”

Following graduation in 2019, Rollett aspires to explore other cultures around the world. But if the opportunity to move to Costa Rica presented itself, she said she would jump on it.

“It’s an amazing place.”

I love the culture of the people. The food. Everything about it.

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Greek life at Franklin College remains positive despite recent national issues QUINN FITZGERALD | STORY

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reek life communities across the nation are facing scrutiny after a number of sorority and fraternity chapters have been suspended for hazing, illegal substance abuse and sexual misconduct, among other issues in the last year.

In 2017, Greek life activities were temporarily suspended at at least eight universities, including Indiana University–Bloomington, Pennsylvania State University and University of Michigan, according to a November 2017 USA Today article.

Indiana University’s Delta Delta Delta sorority chapter was shut down by the sorority’s national organization last spring after an investigation found the chapter’s members had participated in activities that violated national policies. The chapter was previously placed on probation in 2016 for recruitment-related violations, according to a March 2017 USA Today article.

Junior Nikki Salwowski, a member of Franklin’s Tri Delta chapter, said she and her sorority sisters were not provided specific details about why the university’s chapter closed.

“All we know is what’s been in the news,” she said. “But when it did happen last year, it really just forced us to revisit what we stood for.”

Salwowski also serves as the college’s Panhellenic Association president, a governing body for National Panhellenic Conference’s 26 sororities, including Tri Delta, Pi Beta Phi and Zeta Tau Alpha chapters. The association unites members from Franklin’s three sororities to build programming and share updates about each chapter. >>

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“I can say that because I’m very good friends with people who are in leadership positions in every single chapter,” she said.

“They’re very strong women, and they’re very good-hearted women. Their intentions are in the right place.”

Greek Life Coordinator Taylor Dwyer said each chapter’s new member education programs must include information on topics like hazing, social responsibility and alcohol, fraternal values and academics.

Salwowski said each sorority is incorporating programs to combat the stereotypes Greek organizations continue to face. For example, Pi Beta Phi is implementing a program called “The Critical Conversations Speaker Series” as a method to handle stereotypes. Through the series, campus-based professionals and Pi Phi alumni travel to Pi Phi chapters across the nation to educate members of the sorority’s values and provide prevention programming.

“We’re really focusing on how to talk about sorority life,” Salwowski said. “We really want to train people how to understand that people have these preconceived notions and to really understand that Franklin is not like that.”

In the spring of 2016, Phi Delta Theta, one of Franklin’s five fraternity chapters, was suspended from campus for at least four years after its national headquarters reviewed the chapter’s allegations of misconduct, according to an April 2016 article of The Franklin.

The chapter had a history of failing to adhere to organizational standards, including their alcohol-free housing policy and chapter size requirements, said Mike Wahba, director of chapter services for the fraternity’s headquarters in a news release.

Despite the closing of Phi Delta Theta, Franklin College Greek life membership has

remained relatively steady over the last 10 years.

In 2007, 32 percent of men and 46 percent of women were involved in Greek life.

As of this year, 30 percent of men and 42 percent of women on campus are involved in Greek life, Dwyer said.

He said these numbers fluctuate between 35 and 40 percent each year because people

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They’re very strong women, and they’re very good-hearted women. Their intentions are in the right place.

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deactivate, or officially leave their sorority or fraternity, and new people are recruited to fill vacancies.

“It happens every semester but not enough for me to be alarmed,” he said. “But it does happen—a handful here and there do deactivate.”

Sophomore Ainsley Fields left Tri Delta in February for financial reasons––one the most common reasons Dwyer said someone decides to deactivate.

“It just got to be too much,” Fields said.

“That’s only the only reason I left. Honestly, I knew that if I left it wasn’t like they weren’t going to ever talk to me again. They understood it was best for me.”

Senior Michael Ladera found himself in a similar situation at the beginning of the school year. While he said he enjoyed his time in Kappa Delta Rho, the desire to focus more on his academics led him to leave.

“I deactivated just because of grades,” he said. “It was my decision. It wasn’t anything that KDR did. It was more of my decision to pursue my academics first.”

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Interfraternity Council President Zak Prater said it’s difficult to recruit and maintain members because Greek life also battles numerous other campus organizations for participation.

“With us being such a small school and having close to 50 organizations that people can be involved with, it’s a competition,” he said. “Not that I’d say we’re winning.”

Because students drop out of Greek organizations throughout the year, Dwyer said recruitment is an ongoing process. Sororities must follow national standards to recruit new members.

Each semester, Dwyer said he and the Panhellenic Association set a campus total, determined by the largest chapter of a sorority. The campus total sets the bar for how many members are allowed in each sorority.

The smaller chapters are eligible for continuous open bidding, or informal recruitment, in order to bring their chapter numbers up to that total.

“It kind of gives chapters that are a little smaller an opportunity to get their numbers back up to where the larger chapters are,” Dwyer said.

At the beginning of the semester, the campus total was set at 74. However, all three chapters are eligible for informal recruitment because none have met this capacity, Dwyer said. For example, Tri Delta held an informal recruitment in February, similar to formal recruitment in the fall, to add more members.

“Most commonly we see [continuous open bidding] in the spring because that is enough time to feel who’s going to stay and who’s going to go,” Salwowski said.

Franklin’s fraternities follow an open-bidding system, allowing chapters to offer membership at any time in the academic year following the fourth week of classes.

In the midst of recruitment efforts, Dwyer is constantly challenging the Greek community to make safety a No. 1 priority and combat any negative stigmas associated with Greek life.

“My job is to remind students that while we are safe, while we are kind of ahead of the curve in our risk management policies, never get lazy when it comes to safety,” Dwyer said.

Similarly, Salwowski said one of her major goals as Panhellenic Association president is to prove that Franklin’s Greek-affiliated students aren’t associated with the national stereotypes.

“I want to be able to integrate Greek events with non-Greek events and really show that we know the stereotypes and we recognize them,” she said. “But we aren’t those stereotypes.”

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EDITORIAL SURVEY HELPS GATHER DATA TO STRENGTHEN PROGRAMMING

April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, brings time to talk about resources One of the biggest threats to young people, especially young women, on college campuses is sexual assault.

According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, 23.1 percent of female and 5.4 percent of male students are raped or sexually assaulted on college campuses nationwide.

On Franklin College’s campus, the number of reported sexual assaults isn’t that high. But it still happens.

According to the 2016 Campus Safety and Security Report, the most recent report available, nine forcible sex offenses—defined in the uniform crime reporting handbook as sexual acts directed against someone against that person’s will or when an individual is incapable of giving consent—were reported on campus. Those nine were reported to happen in on-campus residence halls or campus homes.

One other forcible sex offense was reported to happen in a “non-campus” area, which could be any building or property owned by a student organization or by the college that isn’t reasonably connected to campus. That brings the campus-affected total to 10.

That number is up from five total reports in 2015, and seven in 2014.

Although the college has reports of sexual violence, administrative and student groups are proactive in their efforts to prevent them by informing and educating students.

On April 8, for example, a survey was sent out by Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Ellis Hall to all students to gather data surrounding the “campus climate” about sexual violence.

“Franklin College is strongly committed to addressing this issue,” reads the survey email signed by Hall. “We encourage our students to do their part to create a safe and healthy campus community.”

Run by Campus Clarity, the survey is similar to what other colleges around the country have conducted.

“It’s to help guide us on where to go with

prevention, with support,” said Sara Kinder, campus counselor. “Really [understanding] what that culture of our campus is like and how people are actually feeling.”

The survey, estimated to take 30 minutes to complete, asks various questions about the student’s personal thoughts and experiences with sexual violence. The survey asks if the student has experienced some sort of sexual violence, if they have committed sexual violence, and how confident they would be stepping in if they were to see something happening.

It’s completely anonymous. Students can feel confident about giving honest answers without being judged or asked to explain why they answer a question a certain way.

All the information gathered is intended to help the college determine what sort of resources and information is needed to protect students in the future.

“This is a good starting point to allow us to do some specific programming in the future where we see certain areas where there’s a high percentage of people have experienced this and have these feelings after,” Kinder said.

Students can take the survey at bit.ly/campusclimate2018.

The survey is just one example of the many informational and preventative programs that the college does, and just one of the things students can do.

Some additional ways to educate, prevent and report sexual violence on campus and

The Franklin staff believes the college is proactive in providing students with education and resources they need concerning sexual violence.

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the wider world are participating in annual campus events that bring awareness to sexual violence, such as Take Back the Night and Cookies, Condoms and Consent.

Students can also donate to organizations such as the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, an organization working to prevent sexual violence through education, collaboration and resources for survivors.

It’s also important to stay educated on what resources are available to students. By studying the on- and off-campus resources available, a student will know what to do if a they or someone they know is sexually assaulted This information can be found on the signs taped in bathroom stalls around campus that detail what someone should do if they are sexually assaulted and how to report it on MyFC. By engaging in these proactive conversations, students can spread awareness and make the campus even safer.

#FRANKLINVOICES The Franklin’s poll board in the Student Center atrium gives students, faculty, staff and the larger Franklin community a chance to voice their opinion.

DO YOU THINK THE CAMPUS HAS ADEQUATE SAFETY RESOURCES?

64 PEOPLE SAID YES 46 PEOPLE SAID NO

*110 people participated in this poll

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FINDING YOURSELF IN THE NOISE OF THE INFORMATION AGE Columnist shares what she took away from Religious Life spring break trip Over spring break, I visited Atlanta alongside members of Franklin College’s Religious Life Team and ERICA IRISH chaplain Hannah Adams-Ingram.

The goal of the trip, Adams-Ingram told us, was to explore and learn something more fundamental about ourselves and our roles in life. Those experiences varied for everyone.

Some sought a vocational breakthrough, and the others were linked to spiritual desire.

I fell, as I usually do, somewhere in the middle.

I explored my journalistic career at Atlanta’s CNN Center, an epicenter for the professional news network. That was expected.

But, taking risks was also on the itinerary.

In my four days there, I sat among young theologians at Emory University. I practiced guided meditation for the first time at a Tibetan monk exhibition.

In a one-room sanctuary for the city’s homeless, Mercy Community Church, I let two strangers wash my bare feet in a Maundy Thursday ceremony.

Early in the trip we met with David Gushee, a professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. Over southern-brewed sweet tea and veggie wraps, he noted that my generation is one of the farthest away from spirituality and organized religion.

A 2015 PEW Research study concluded that only half of young adults believe in a God. Only 27 percent reported attending at least one weekly service at a church or other institution.

As a person who tends to fluctuate in and out of Indiana’s many churches, I have my own reasons for why the young are not being anchored. And, even if they do engage in religious experiences, why their connection is not as strong as it could be.

That’s because my generation coexists with an overpowering noise, or a never-ending stream of information, ideas, belief systems and more.

When everything is defined and available to us in real-time, just by entering a few key strokes into our ever-loyal smartphones, curiosity and more authentic experiences with the world are stunted.

Gushee, alongside many others I encoun-

tered on my trip, offered another piece of advice.

College is a time to keep the heart open as much as the mind.

To grow, even in ways unfamiliar to us, we must try to separate ourselves from the ease of answers. Improving our lives is a struggle.

Evolving into our best selves requires daily devotion, effort and discipline that look different for every person.

Sit still, or, if you prefer, move beyond your element into the unknown.

There is much to be found there.

Student travelers visited Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia over spring break.

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SENIOR FAREWELL: EXECUTIVE EDITOR BIDS FAREWELL TO THE FRANKLIN

After four years of leadership, Shuler transitions storytelling to public relations “The professors in the Pulliam School of Journalism gave me your names because they ASHLEY SHULER thought I should contact you about the newspaper!”

In August 2014, I was one of 22 names on an email from then-executive editor Olivia Covington inviting us to join The Franklin.

I started, like many, as a news writer. I earned web and news editor positions. Now, as executive editor, I made the decision to print The Franklin less frequently and prioritize long-form and investigative stories in print.

My first front page story was about thennewly inaugurated President Thomas Minar.

Along the way, I’ve told the sometimes beautiful, sometimes tough stories of Franklin College.

The Franklin has taught me lessons and

skills that are so much a part of me now that they’re hard to see. I’ve learned how to work quickly. When to ask for help. How to ensure our staff’s Domino’s buffalo chicken pizza does, for real this time, have buffalo sauce on it.

I owe those lessons to the people I’ve been humbled to work with throughout my four years, including: Leigh Durphey, who taught me how to lead and be a good friend.

Shelby Mullis, whose raw skills push me to do my best.

Nicole Hernandez, who’s amazing to work and travel with.

Christina Ramey, who is one of the quickest problem-solvers I know.

Zoie Richey, who is always able to get the job done.

Ashley Steeb, whose kindness and humility inspires me.

Erica Irish and Emily Ketterer, whose fresh ideas renew my love for journalism.

John Krull, who once answered his phone

at 2 a.m. to talk us through a tough story.

Ryan Gunterman, who has talked us through many other stories. Just not as late.

Diana Hadley, who recognized my talents and got me to Franklin College.

Ellie Schuler, who wrote me some of the kindest notes I’ve ever received about my work.

Caitlin Soard, who showed me “The Office” makes getting through newspaper and life easier.

Finally, Mike and Karen Shuler, my parents and The Franklin’s No. 1 fans.

As I say goodbye and pack up my office belongings—a space heater, some pictures of Hank Nuwer that I’ve collected for some reason—I prepare to start my career in public relations. For that journey and many others, I’m going to carry the skills I’ve learned and the people I’ve met because of The Franklin with me.

I’ve worked on every issue since I got that email. All 63.

Make that 64.

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STEVEN SPIELBERG BRINGS 50 YEARS OF CHILLS, THRILLS AND SPECTACLE TO MOVIES A look at how the filmmaker’s career reigns supreme Jones dawn his classic fedora hat and crack his whip, or the T-Rex belt out its horrifying roar in the pouring rain.

Jennifer Smith, assistant professor of English and gender studies instructor, said Spielberg is a “landmark filmmaker.”

Looking back on her childhood, Smith remembers “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial” and the “Indiana Jones” films fondly.

One of the most consistent themes Spielberg uses is a child having a troubled relationship with a parent, especially their father. This stems from his own personal experience growing up with divorced parents.

Beginning with “The Color Purple” and “Empire of the Sun,” Spielberg began to dabble with more mature subject matter.

This came to a head with “Schindler’s List,” a pivotal film on the Holocaust. It’s a magnetic and moving piece of cinema everyone should watch at least once.

“The one that has stayed with me most and the longest is ‘Schindler’s List,’” Smith said. “To think about what an individual can do in the face of unimaginable terror.”

Junior Jackson Barnes, an individualized multimedia production major, considers

$9.9 billion.

That’s how much director Steve Spielberg has earned in his nearly 50-year CHAZ HILL career at the box office worldwide.

That’s according to boxofficemojo.com, a website that reports on box office films.

How has this one man been so successful?

What keeps drawing us to his films?

Spectacle.

If I boiled down the work of Spielberg into a one-word description, spectacle would be it. He possesses the ability to draw off our innate desire to go wide-eyed and reach our inner child.

Initially, Spielberg directed films that tapped into those emotions, like “Jaws,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Indiana Jones” and “Jurassic Park.”

These films are pure escapism, and feature some of the most legendary scenes and shots of all time, along with memorable heroes and villains.

Everyone remembers the first time they saw E.T. soar across the moon, Indiana

WE’RE GOING STREAMING

MARVEL TOP FIVE

Columnist, movie-lover Chaz Hill ranks films ahead of ‘Avengers’ premiere

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

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“Guardians of the Galaxy”

TWITTER POLL We asked Franklin College students: Which of these Avengers duos is your favorite to watch on the big screen? *87 people participated in this poll. The Franklin’s polls are illustrative and not scientific. They are a way to get the college community involved.

“The Avengers”

Honorable mentions: “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Least favorite: “Iron Man 2” Most underrated: “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Thor,” “Iron Man 3”

24% 33%

17%

ROCKET & GROOT

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THOR & LOKI

“Captain America: Civil War”

“Iron Man”

SPIDER-MAN & IRON MAN

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CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY BARNES

Hill reveals his top five entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in preparation for “Avengers: Infinity War,” which premieres nationwide next week.

Spielberg to be the finest filmmaker working today. One of Barnes’ first encounters with a Spielberg film was when he was about four years old with “Jaws.”

“I still have issues going into the ocean,” Barnes said.

Barnes also said Spielberg is creative with how he frames his shots, often putting the viewer in the moment of his characters. “[With Spielberg], you know it’s going to have grade-A actors, and it’s going to be well done,” he said.

So, what keeps bringing us back to his films? Why, after all these years, do I still get goosebumps every time I hear John Hammond say, “Welcome… to Jurassic Park”?

It’s Spielberg’s ability to transport the audience to other worlds and impact us emotionally with empathetic characters and moving stories.

He sees the world through a different eye than most, an eye of optimism and childlike wonderment. This is why he is my personal favorite filmmaker.

As Spielberg said in 1985, “I dream for a living.”

26%

Hill shares some of his Netflix favorites Spotlight 2016’s Best Picture Oscar winner “Spotlight” follows the true story of The Boston Globe’s news team attempting to uncover a child molestation scandal within the Boston Catholic Church system. This is the best film about hard-hitting journalism since 1976’s “All the President’s Men.” The Founder Anchored by an incredible performance by Michael Keaton as the swindling Ray Kroch, “founder” of McDonald’s, “The Founder” is an under seen gem. Viewers will never look at McDonald’s the same way again.

SPORTS

GAMES IN REVIEW BASEBALL vs. Rose-Hulman Institute W, 5-3 MEN’S TENNIS vs. Manchester University L, 6-3 LACROSSE vs. Chatham University L, 19-18 Freshman catcher Natalie Weber takes on Bluffton University April 13. The former third baseman started in the position this season. ADAM PRICE | PHOTO

FROM BASE TO PLATE Freshman finds new role on softball team

SOFTBALL vs. Bluffton University W, 9-0 MEN’S GOLF 1st of 6 Hanover Invitational

JADA JONES | STORY jada.jones@franklincollege.edu

It was a hot, sunny day in Clermont, Florida, when freshman catcher Natalie Weber stepped behind the plate.

The team was playing Wartburg College of Waverly, Iowa. Their lead-off hitter had just advanced on base and was on her way to stealing second when Weber popped up out of her catching position and threw her out at second base.

That was Weber’s first play with the Grizzlies.

Weber said she didn’t start catching until her last year at Shelbyville High School.

Instead, she frequented third base.

When her high school softball team graduated their usual catcher, she stepped up and filled in when she could.

“Majority of the time, I played third,” she said. “I really started catching when I got here and focused on it more.”

While Weber was recruited to play third base at Franklin College, head coach Butch Zike said he noticed her potential as a catcher.

In the interests of the team, he made the decision to put her behind the plate.

The team already had senior Alexis Tarver, who transferred to the Grizzlies after a twoyear softball career at Heartland Community College, in Normal, Illinois, as a third baseman.

Zike called Tarver the best hitter on the team. She has a .412 batting

average, according to statistics listed on franklingrizzlies.com, and five home runs to her name this season.

Weber has also shown strength as a hitter with a .418 batting average. For Zike, giving her a new position was a chance to focus on her power at bat.

“By changing her position, [it] allowed us to get another bat in the line-up,” Zike said.

“The one thing Natalie does better than most is she hits.”

While in high school, Weber said Zike approached her about catching. He told her the position could always be a possibility, considering the team graduated four of their catchers.

Weber said one of the greatest benefits of changing positions was finding an area where she is always busy.

She described herself as “a leader on the field” in her time as third baseman. At the same time, she said she was limited.

“You’re not thinking where the ball is going to be,” she said about catching. “You’re always in a play and you're not just sitting back on your heels until the ball gets hit to you.”

From managing “wild pitches” to calling plays, Weber said catching offers her a chance to be active at all times.

“My home’s always been at third,” she said. “But being introduced to catching this year, I really enjoy it.”

UPCOMING GAMES TRACK AND FIELD 4/20 @ Rose-Hulman

LACROSSE 4/21 vs. Westminster (Pa.)

BASEBALL 4/21 vs. Earlham College

SOFTBALL 4/21 vs. Mt. St. Joseph

MEN’S TENNIS 4/21 vs. Earlham College, Defianace College MEN’S GOLF 4/21 @ Defiance Tournament

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IN BRIEF SOPHOMORE ATHLETE SELECTED TO REFLECT ON DIVERSITY AT NCAA INCLUSION FORUM

Sophomore Paul Minor was selected to attend and speak at the 2018 NCAA Inclusion Forum at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis this past weekend.

Minor said Mary Johnston, head coach of the volleyball team, invited him to apply as a representative for the college.

Topics addressed at the event included race and ethnicity, gender, women’s rights, LGBT issues, disabilities in athletics and including international students in collegiate programs.

The NCAA selected 10 Division III student athletes to attend.

Minor, a wide receiver on the football team, said he learned from former AllAmerican and NFL quarterback Don McPherson’s address on masculinity in sports.

Minor also spoke from experience as a Franklin College student athlete.

“We have a lack of representation,” he said. “We have different groups, and there’s not a lot of diverse people in them.”

FOOTBALL TEAM RELEASES 2018 SEASON SCHEDULE The Franklin College football team posted their 2018 season schedule last week.

Before the season opens Sept. 1 at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, the Grizzlies will scrimmage at DePauw University Aug. 25.

Sept. 29 brings the Grizzlies to Faught Stadium against the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for their homecoming game.

Five Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contests are set from September to October.

• Sept. 8: Albion College in Albion, Michigan • Sept. 15: Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana • Oct. 6: Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio • Oct. 13: Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio • Oct. 27: Manchester University in Manchester, Indiana For the full season schedule, visit franklingrizzlies.com/sports/fball.

TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS BRING PERSONAL BESTS Three athletes overcome individual, program records ahead of conference championship

Senior Frank Podkul swings at bat in a home match against Michigan’s Calvin College March 9. Podkul leads the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference at the bat with six home runs and 28 RBIs for the season. PHOTO | ZOIE RICHEY Senior Nathan Adams throws a hammer during practice Tuesday. Adams broke his previous record in the hammer throw during the 2018 Indiana Division III Championships last weekend. ZOIE RICHEY | PHOTO BRANDON BARGER | STORY brandon.barger@franklincollege.edu

This season has been a record-breaking year for the Franklin College track and field teams.

Senior hammer-thrower Nathan Adams has consistently beat personal and program records.

During the Indiana Division III Championship at DePauw University last weekend, Adams broke his own record that he set during the 2018 DePauw University Outdoor Invitational April 7.

He threw seven meters farther at the April 7 invitational, landing a 54.68 meter toss.

Adams said his improvements are proof his offseason work paid off.

“Breaking my own record just affirms that what me and my coaches are doing to be the best,” Adams said.

In the winter months, he practiced the indoor weight throw.

He focused on using the separate event to condition himself for the hammer throw by the spring outdoor season.

Adam’s coach, Mel Mills, recognized this drive and worked with Adams to translate it across events.

“He can only focus on what he can focus on today,” Mills said. “That is to get better with his footwork, tighten his core, and all the little tedious things that he works on every day.”

But, he doesn’t want his improvements to end before he faces the conference’s toughest competitors at the Heartland Collegiate Outdoor Championships April 27 and 28.

“Every time I throw, I just know that I have a little bit more in me,” Adams said.

Freshman sprinter Morgan Clarke also landed a personal best April 13 in the 200yard event.

She missed the program record by .01 seconds.

“The school record is 26.27, and I ran a 26.28, so that is kind of enough motivation as it is,” Clarke said.

Sophomore Jayla Callens also achieved her personal best in the 800-yard event.

She placed second overall at the April 7 invitational.

The teams have one last chance to improve at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Twilight Meet today at 4:30 p.m.

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BECOMING A TRIPLE THREAT

Alumnus’ career ends with induction into basketball hall of fame

DIONTE COLEMAN | STORY dionte.coleman@franklincollege.edu

It all started with a basketball goal at the end of a garage.

In March, Indiana’s Center Circle of Officials inducted Stephen Fisher, a 1974 graduate of Franklin College and education professor, into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in recognition of his contributions as a referee.

His relationship with basketball, however, began much earlier.

Fisher’s playing career started when his dad hammered a basketball goal at the top of their family garage.

His father—a basketball star himself in small-town Elnora, Indiana, in the 1930s— set an example for his son.

Fisher built his own legacy. At North Daviess High School in Elnora, he played as a starter all four years. By his senior year, he led the team in scoring.

His high school accolades eventually led him to Franklin College, where he only played one season due to the wear and tear on his body from prior years.

“I thought I was pretty good, and I came here and found out I wasn’t near as good as I thought I was,” he said. “I didn’t work near as hard as I should’ve. I was a big fish in a little pond, then I got here and was a little fish in a big pond, and I just didn’t handle it very well.”

The love for the game never changed, Fisher said. But, he soon found a new posi-

tion on the court.

“Basketball has just been a way of life,” he said. “When I couldn’t play any longer, I started officiating.”

Fisher officiated his first game while still in college, propelling him into new perspectives and challenges in his sport.

“As an official, you have so many things to worry about,” he said. “You have the game itself. You got the coaches, fans and athletic directors to work with. It can be a huge task.”

Before dedicating his time to refereeing, Fisher coached for five years.

In 1974, he served as an assistant coach for Loogootee High School in Loogootee, Indiana.

At Loogootee, Fisher worked with head coach Jack Butcher—a leader Fisher described as the “winningest” coach in Indiana high school basketball.

They led the Lions to state finals with only one close loss before the final game in a 5846 face off with Marion High School.

It wasn’t until Fisher was approached by another Loogootee teacher that he entered the court as an official again.

The original agreement, Fisher said, included only junior high school and freshman games to make extra money. Then, Fisher became addicted to the thrill of officiating.

Serving as a referee was also demanding, Fisher said. A yearly schedule included any-

where between 80 to 90 games.

From there, Fisher entered a legendary, multifaceted career on the hardwood. As a former player, coach and, now, referee, he became a triple threat.

He credits officiating for making him the person he is today. After nearly 40 years as an official, he learned that he couldn't please everyone—a lesson he carried into all aspects of his life.

On March 21, Fisher attended his induction ceremony in Indianapolis.

“There are some big-time names in there, guys that have worked the Big 10, guys that have worked the NCAA tournament,” he said. “I was just focused on high school basketball because I felt that’s where I could do the most good.”

Doing good is what brought Fisher back to Franklin College today.

In 2009, Fisher resigned as superintendent of Clarksville Community Schools and, at the same time, ended his work as a referee.

After working for New Castle Community Schools, Fisher retired. With more time to reflect, he was drawn back to a place that’s very special in his heart to teach future educators, he said. He started as an education professor at the college last semester.

“When you retire, you still want to do a little something. I’m teaching Mondays and Fridays,” he said. “It’s been one of the most rewarding experiences I can find.”

Fisher plays in a 1969 game at North Daviess High School.

SUBMITTED PHOTO | STEPHEN FISHER

Fisher referees in the 1987 state final game between Richmond and Marion High School.

SUBMITTED PHOTO | STEPHEN FISHER

Fisher stands in the Spurlock Center gym in 2018. He now teaches education.

PHOTO | BRYAN WELLS

LAST LOOK JUSTIN BRAUNSDORF, SENIOR

Braunsdorf sautes peppers and onions for a weekly campus Dinner and Faith discussion, which invites students to eat and talk about faith issues. “I’ve always thought Dinner and Faith was a great excuse to cook for people and just get closer,” he said. “It’s a tight-knit community that really means a lot to me.”

THOMAS MAXWELL | COVER PHOTO ERICA IRISH | BACK PHOTO