The Franklin: Feb. 21, 2014

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Two fraternity houses to close: page 3 Dealing with wintry conditions proves difficult: page 5 Passionate student devotes time to organization: page 7

Board of Trustees approves tuition increase for next school year

By Darian Eswine

darian.eswine@franklincollege.edu

The finance committee brought a resolution to approve a 2 percent increase in tuition cost to the table at the February Board of Trustees meeting.

This increase is actually the lowest increase in several years. James Moseley, president of the college, said they try to keep the price increase as low as possible each year.

“I think we just found ways of doing it that would decrease the increase,” Moseley said. “We calculate wage and salary pool increase by rate of inflation.”

Other schools, such as Purdue University, did not increase tuition for the upcoming year. Moseley said Franklin College as a private institution does not receive the outside funds state schools receive.

Tuition increases trends

A look at how tuition has increased at private colleges in Indiana

“We pay attention to what other institutions are doing, but we don’t set our tuition in order to keep up with others,” he said. “We try to decide what FC students need and how inexpensively we can do that while maintaining quality.”

Tess Anglin, a junior and Student Congress president, said the tuition increase is “obviously frustrating to some people, but

something that financially needs to happen.”

Anglin said her role in the Board of Trustees process is to be a voice for the students when necessary. She has attended these meetings since her freshman year.

“It’s really an opportunity to bridge the gap between administration and students,” she said.

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$44,380 $40,150

$34,368 Notre Dame: $31,542

$31,160 $27,510

DePauw: $26,600 Butler: $23,774 Hanover: $21,650

$28,060

$24,420 The price of tuition for the

2014-2015 school year that the Board of Trustees set at its February meeting.

Franklin: $19,365 UIndy: $18,080 School: 2005-2006 tuition

2012-2013 tuition Source: course cataloges and “Cappex”

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Lambda Chi Alpha, Tau Kappa Epsilon houses to close

By Ellie Price

ellen.price@franklincollege.edu

Ellie Price

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Two fraternity houses will close at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, pushing members into residence halls or off-campus housing, said Natalie Brewster, coordinator for Greek Life and activities.

The Grizzly Den, which currently houses the Lambda Chi Alpha and Tau Kappa Epsilon chapters, is located next to the Von Boll Welcome Center and was scheduled for renovations this summer.

The buildings, which were built in 1962, started housing fraternity students in 1987. It needs new drywall, internal wiring and central heating and cooling system, in order to be up to par with residence halls, Brewster said.

Both fraternities rent the buildings from the college, but that lease will expire at the end of the 2014-2015 school year.

Brewster said both fraternities have a house corporation of alumni that makes financial and fiscal decisions for the chapter.

“Doing the renovation was contingent on both chapters being able to financially commit to staying in the building for at least the next 10 years,” she said. “And unfortunately, that wasn’t a possibility for both chapters.”

Brewster spoke with members of the TKE and Lambda Chi fraternities and sent an email to all Greek students Monday night.

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Although Lambda Chi Alpha won’t continue to rent the Grizzly Den, members are looking into off-campus housing.

Dylan Jenney, a junior and Lambda Chi president, said he believes the lack of a house will affect recruitment.

She said students have asked her how they can have brotherhood without a house, but she said she believes brotherhood is “transcendent” and “doesn’t depend on the facility you live in.”

All of the college’s sororities operate without a chapter house, and Brewster said she has seen campuses where only some of the fraternities have houses.

“I think at Franklin, it’ll be a definite cultural shift because it’s not something that this campus is used to,” Brewster said.

Dylan Jenney, a junior and president of Lambda Chi, said his fraternity believes the closure of their house will hurt the chapter’s recruitment.

“It’s not as much to offer to the new people about why to join,” Jenney said.

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Tau Kappa Epsilon also cannot financially commit to renting out the Grizzly Den for the next 10 years. Drew Delacruz, a junior and TKE president, said the lack of a house does not “change what our chapter stands for.”

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He said Lambda Chi’s housing corporation will look into renting an off-campus house or the possibility of brothers living on the same floor in a residence hall.

This semester, Lambda Chi has too many members to have weekly meetings in its house, so the fraternity meets in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts.

Drew Delacruz, a junior and the president of TKE, said his fraternity isn’t sure of its future plans but has a year and a half to decide.

“We’ll have to stay together and find a way to get through it,” Delacruz said. “From a geological (standpoint), it wouldn’t change what our chapter stands for or the type of guys we are.”

Based on the number of students living in residence halls during the fall 2013 semester, there’s enough space for the students in the fraternities to live on campus in dorms, said Jacob Knight, director of residence life.

He said current dorm configurations allow for a maximum occupancy of 712 beds. But only 635 students lived in the residence halls that semester, leaving 77 empty beds.

Knight said 28 students can live in the Lambda Chi house now, and 29 can live in the TKE house.

“We could make it work,” he said.

Brewster said she wants all students to understand what’s going on.

“Honestly, if anyone has questions, wants to come talk to me or feels like their questions aren’t being answered, my door is open,” she said.

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Admissions efforts pay off in 2013-2014 school year

By Ryanne Wise

ryanne.wise@franklincolleg

Despite harsh weather conditions, the admissions department has experienced an increase in application numbers and student deposits over the past year.

Admissions has doubled the number of deposited students this year, and the office currently has 198 deposited students. Last year at this time, there were only 96 deposited students. Application numbers have also increased from last year’s 1,729 applications to this year’s 1,893 applications.

Admissions counselor Travis Reber said weather has had a small effect, but numbers are still looking up.

“Visit numbers are a little bit down now, just because of the weather,” Reber said. “A lot of those students have rescheduled though. But we’re still seeing a fairly steady flow of students even when it’s negative 15 out.

They’re still taking campus tours.”

Part of this is due to the efforts of the admissions department working to attract students to Franklin College through personal contact, school visits and the admitted student overnight program.

The overnight program is intended to allow high school juniors and seniors to experience a day in the life of the average college student.

Students will be able to go to an open campus event, late night and then can shadow their host as they go to Friday classes.

Reber said students and parents rave about the experiences the program provides prospective students.

“They rave about our visits and they rave about our campus because the people here really sell Franklin College,” Reber said. “And we want to meet our prospective students.

We want that individual connection, like, ‘Hi, I’m Travis, I’m your admissions counselor, we’re going to be working together throughout this process, so let’s really get to know each other.’ I know students and parents think highly of that, too.”

Though the program is only in its third year, it typically brings in anywhere from 50 to 80 prospective students each semester. In November 2012, the program had 45 students in attendance and 67 percent of those students enrolled at the college. In

the February 2013 event, 78 students were in attendance and 65 percent of those students enrolled at the college.

Admissions counselor Jennifer Bostrom is also trying to bring prospective students to Franklin, starting with outreach in the community. Bostrom created a Johnson County Night for Johnson County high school students to come talk to current students. She said the program specifically targets local students as she hopes to open their eyes to what Franklin’s really about.

“Often, Johnson County students say, ‘Oh, I know Franklin College, I’ve driven by many times before,’” Bostrom said. “But they never actually come for an official visit and have a chance to really meet our students, meet our professors and understand what we do here and all the opportunities we really offer.”

Reber and Bostrom both agreed admissions’ interaction with current students at programs like these is also part of a successful recruitment process.

“I think it’s nice that we get to know students. You can’t get to know a stu-

dent as well if I send them a letter, or even through a phone call,” Bostrom said. “It allows us to get to know the students that we’re working with.”

Recruitment Data • Applications:

February 2013: 1,729

February 2014: 1,893 • Deposits:

February 2013: 96

February 2014: 198 • Admitted Student Overnight Programs:

November 2012: 45 students,

67 percent enrolled at

Franklin College

February 2013: 78 students,

65 percent enrolled at

Franklin College

Event to address and eliminate LGBT stereotypes

By Natavia Howell

natavia.howell@franklincollege.edu

Grizzly Pride Alliance will host an annual GAYme of Life event at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 in Custer Theater.

The object of the game is to guess all 10 of the contestant’s sexualities based on a series of questions. The audience member who guesses correctly for all 10 will win $20 in cash.

“GAYme of Life is meant to be a fun and engaging way to get us to challenge our assumptions about people’s sexualities,” said Kristen Flora, the organization’s adviser. “A lot of times we have certain stereotypes that we form based on our history and our past experiences, and unless there is a safe place to confront those and challenge those, we tend to go through life with those same stereotypes.”

Flora said for people who think they know a person’s sexuality, this game will be a nice reminder to be more open-minded and less judgmental.

Flora said some stereotypes still prominent in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community are based on physicality and mannerisms. She said those in the LGBT community are sometimes expected to have a certain look or behave a specific way.

Flora said it is important to have this conversation about stereotypes.

“The people who are participating are very interested in having the dialogue, and they’re not going to get defensive or angry about some of the beliefs that are shared,” Flora said. “I think this de-escalates the

tension that can come with talking about stereotypes.”

Michelle Rojas, a sophomore and GPA’s president, said the event started three years ago when GPA was brought back to campus. She said she hopes to bring more people to this event by getting faculty and staff involved as contestants, as well as Franklin College students.

Rojas said she wants this event to educate people about the LGBT alphabet and to stop stereotypes and harassments among the LGBT community. “(This event) will give everyone the opportunity to come together for the goal that we all have, which is equality,” Rojas said. “It doesn’t

matter whether it comes to race, sexuality or even gender, we all want that goal of equality. This is our way to step forward and say it’s okay to be who you are.”

“GAYme of Life is meant to be a fun and engaging way to challenge our assumptions about people’s sexualities.”

Kristen Flora, GPA adviser

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how to Survive Dame Mall

By Paige Clark Because Franklin College’s efforts to salt the pathways of Dame Mall have met challenges due to cold temperatures and poorly timed snowfall, and I’m pretty sure no one is treading to class in snowshoes, the walk to class is more of a dangerous trek.

Everyone falls or has witnessed someone fall. It happens to everyone. You need to be prepared.

1. In order to walk successfully on icy terrain, you should lean forward, head over feet. Penguins walk this way, and apparently because they do, we should, too. So put on a tux and waddle safely down Dame Mall.

2. If you have the time and funds, you could invest in a dog sled team. I’m not sure what that all entails, but you could reference Disney’s “Snow Dogs” as a quick guide.

3. Cute clothes are not survival clothes. Ugg boots, although furry and warm, have no traction. Why make a product for snow that doesn’t have traction in the snow? It doesn’t make sense to me either. If you have further questions, you should consult the billionaire CEO. 4. Do not, under any circumstances, be “that” person. What I mean is do not show off by running, jumping, twirling, etc. You will fail every time.

5. Do not laugh at someone you witnessed fall or almost fall. That’s bad juju. Karma is real, and it will get you.

6. Get a clock, specifically one not attached to Twitter or Instagram, and be on time. If you are on time, you will not have to run to class. If you don’t have to run to class, you will not slip and fall and empty the contents of your book bag on Dame Mall. Genius, I know.

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Dealing with wintry conditions proves difficult

By Adam Lee adam.lee@franklincollege.edu For many, walking down Dame Mall has proven itself a challenge recently.

The winter conditions have made traversing ice and snow a regular occurrence for those attending class.

Director of Facilities Tom Patz said there is a process for handling snow and ice. The physical plant first begins by placing ice melt on steps and areas surrounding entryways.

“The college has used approximately eight tons of ice melt to cover the eight miles of sidewalk that the campus contains,” Patz said.

Aside from the cost of acquiring that much material, Patz said there is another expense some may not have considered. He said the “budget buster” was not necessarily the ice melt, but rather the upkeep of equipment that range from the outdoor equipment, like snow plows, to the indoor equipment, such as the boilers.

Once the snow has fallen, the physical plant begins plowing the snow by following a list of primary spots around campus.

“Unfortunately, a lot of our snowfalls this year have happened on weekends and during the night when we typically don’t have a full crew,” Patz said.

Patz said the shifts have been adjusted to deal with the time issue.

He also said during the last big snowfall. half of the crew came in at midnight and pushed snow until noon the next day. The other half came in at 4 a.m.

Despite these efforts, students are still at risk of injury on the icy sidewalks. Sophomore Katie Hedge recently got a concussion after slipping on ice and hitting her head in one of the school’s parking lots.

Hedge’s boyfriend, junior Andrew Bonnoront, said that a specialist classified her head injury as a moderate to severe concussion.

“Because of the ice and getting a concussion, her school work is now affected,” Bonnoront said. “She can’t copy notes off a board or screen; she needs to have the notes printed for her. She’s also only allowed to take one test or quiz a day. If there is a

quiz or test, she is allowed to take an extended time because it will likely take her longer to finish. No band or sports. She’s only allowed to do homework in thirty-minute intervals with an hour break in-between.”

The snow has been coming down frequently and heavily and is actually coming down in record numbers.

The snow that resulted from Winter Storm Ion during early January ended up being the second snowiest calendar day for the area on record, according to a report on weather.com.

The snow did not let up from there as low temperatures and high precipitation have combined to make it one of the snowiest months in Indiana history.

Temperatures have been especially taxing on the Dietz center as Patz said these have been the coldest conditions the building has faced in its existence.

Patz said sub-zero temperatures, which caused a sprinkler line to freeze and break, resulted in approximately $15,000 in damages. But, he said he is proud of the employees that are outside in the conditions working to make the campus accessible.

Paige Clark: The Franklin

Snow blankets cars, road and buildings during one of the many winter storms to hit Franklin College in the past few months. Despite extensive efforts, the campus physical plant has had a difficult time combating record-breaking snowfall totals.

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Southerners fare adverse conditions

By Sandie Love

sandie.love@franklincollege.edu

No one would call the winter weather in Franklin tropical, or even pleasant.

With snow piled high on the ground and icy patches making the trek to the student center treacherous, many students are fed up with this winter wonderland.

Students from warmer climates, such as Florida and Texas, are particularly sensitive to the adverse weather conditions. Zach King, sophomore, lived in Milton, Fla. for most of his life. Coming to Indiana gave him a whole new perspective on bad weather.

King was in Florida when Hurricane Ivan hit.

“Hurricane Ivan would have to be the worst weather I’ve ever experienced in Florida. It rained a lot.

There was a lot of wind,” he said.

King’s family was forced to evacuate to Jacksonville, Fla. Schools were canceled and the power was out for a month.

Comparatively, current Indiana weather is fairly mild.

“Indiana weather is always awful,” King said. “I can never adjust to it.

The worst weather I have ever experienced in Indiana includes this winter.

This weather just won’t stop coming.”

Included on King’s list of worst Indiana weather is the flood of 2008 and the ice storm of 2010, where, as King noted, the roads were frozen over for three days.

“Florida weather is always warm,” King said. “In my hometown, it’s 78 degrees and sunny.

My friends have sent me pictures of the weather there. (If given the choice,) I would rather experience this weather over the Hurricane.

This isn’t nearly as destructive.”

Sophomore Deron Molen is from Fort Worth, Texas. Molen

lived in Ohio before he lived in Texas and has experienced some weather like this before, but it still took him by surprise.

“I knew coming back up north there would be some cold weather,” Molen said. “And this white, fluffy stuff they call snow would be around, and it didn’t really hit me until I got back from Christmas break last year. I get back from Christmas break last year and there are nine inches of snow on the ground.”

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Photo provided by Deron Molen

The worst amount of snow sophomore Deron Molen has experienced in Texas was between three to four inches, but he has experienced at least six to eight inches in Franklin this winter.

Students take part in diverse winter sports

By Megan Banta

megan.banta@franklincollege.edu

Most people wouldn’t describe Indiana as a hot bed for winter sports like those featured in the Sochi Olympics. But some Franklin College students still take the time to pursue sports like skiing and ice-skating.

Senior John Sittler started skiing after going to a ski club in middle school. Now, he and his friend Zach Zehren, who is also a senior, have season passes at Perfect North, a ski area in Lawrenceburg. That’s the same place Nick Goepper, who won a bronze medal in the ski slopestyle competition last Thursday, skied at while growing up.

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Sittler and Zehren go at least 30 times a season, which typically lasts from early December to early March.

Sittler said he thinks “it’s cool that (Goepper) grew up at Perfect North” and that he liked watching the slopestyle, a freestyle skiing event that made its Olympic Games debut this year in Sochi.

Sittler said he likes skiing because he likes the outdoors, the winter and the snow. He also likes challenging himself on the slopes.

Recently, Sittler went with a group of friends out to Colorado to ski on the mountain slopes. He said the

experience was “unbelievable.”

Sittler said the runs there are longer, that you notice the elevation a lot and that it’s a lot more work.

Overall, though, he said it’s “so much more fun.”

Sophomore Jessica Ayer also enjoys the slopes, but she prefers to snowboard. Ayer is from northern Virginia and goes snowboarding once a year with family or friends.

She said she enjoys snowboarding because she likes to learn new things and likes it when she’s able to succeed.

And though she doesn’t initiate the trips, she always goes because she doesn’t want to “regret not exploring a new opportunity.”

While Sittler and Ayer participate in outdoor winter sports, junior Ellie Price has a passion for an indoor sport: ice-skating.

Price started skating in third grade after watching Michelle Kwan in the Salt Lake City Olympics. She said after watching Kwan compete that she knew she wanted to try it.

She ended up loving it and started competing in fifth grade.

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Passionate student devotes time to organization

By Amanda Creech

amanda.creech@franklincollege.edu

Junior Taylor Thompson founded Passion for Paws as a freshman in order to raise money for animal rescues and shelters in Johnson County.

Before her freshman year started, Thompson said she sent Jay Moseley, Franklin College president, a letter asking if she could start an organization on campus.

“That’s where he later referred me to Keri Ellington, who told me what the steps were,” Thompson said.

“And then I hosted a call out meeting, got a group of people who were interested, found Dr. Mordan McCombs – who said she’d be more than happy to be my adviser – and then I sent in a request to be a recognized organization on campus and it got approved.”

Thompson recently was approved for a service dog through Midwest Assistance Dogs, a corporation that provides mobility assistance, hear-

ing, seizure alert, emotional support, therapy and companion dogs.

“I applied to ICAN, which is an excellent service program, but they don’t do hearing service dogs,” Thompson said. “So I was referred to Midwest Assistance Dogs, where they do a variety of service dogs.”

Thompson received Zoë in January. Zoë is about a year old and had previously gone through intensive training for four months.

Thompson was born deaf and implanted with a hearing aid when she was two years old. She had to apply to see if she was eligible to receive a service dog and if a service dog could meet her needs. A dog is easier to take where she goes, she explained, than to rewire every place she plans to live in for the next ten years.

She does not wear her implant at night while she is sleeping, so Zoë is expected to wake her up when

there are any alarms or anyone at the door. Zoë’s job description includes alerting Thompson if anyone is at her door, the phone is ringing, or any alarms. She also nudges Thompson on the leg if someone is around her or if they are walking around at night and someone walks toward them.

“Right now that is still in a process of learning because everyone to her is a stranger,” Thompson said.

“So she’s barking and making noise at everyone that walks relatively close, but she’s learning quickly.”

Zoë goes everywhere with Thompson, except through the food line in saga, the doctor’s office, or to Thompson’s labs. Thompson explained she didn’t want dog hair in her food and that taking Zoë to a lab was a safety concern.

Her ambition to begin Passion for Paws started in high school. She was involved in her school’s K-9 Service

Club, where she helped volunteer at the local Humane Society and animal shelter, as well as microchip clinics.

“It was such a wonderful experience that I thought, ‘I can’t stop now that I’m in college,’” she said. “I still wanted to share this with everybody on campus.”

Her goal for Passion for Paws, she said, is to bring together students who are passionate about animals, because she alone would not have been able to fundraise for animal rescues.

“I can volunteer at the Humane Society, but there’s only so much fundraising power I have as one, where an organization is able to fundraise so much more,” she said.

“I hope to leave that legacy behind.”

Amanda Creech: The Franklin

Junior Taylor Thompson shows off her new service dog Zoë outside of the Student Activites Center. Thompson was born deaf and now uses an implanted hearing aid to hear. Thompson received Zoë in January of this year to help her be more aware of her surroundings and assist her during the night when she removes her implant to sleep.

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Finding a

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features If you have ever walked into the bathroom of 66 Water Street Café, a mural that was inspired by Van Goh’s Starry Night has welcomed you. Junior Macey Dickerson is the face behind the piece.

When she first started the project, Dickerson said she had no idea how to paint a room – it evolved from her inspiration.

She said she jumped into the project and let it work itself out as she went, and the result was better than anything she could have planned.

Creating art is nothing new for Dickerson.

“I’ve done art since I was little,” Dickerson said. “I can’t remember a time when I didn’t do it, and painting has been one of my favorite forms of it.” At Franklin, she has taken classes that ranged from ceramics to advanced painting.

Dickerson said she originally was a sociology major but changed to psychology because she wasn’t happy. Even after switching majors, Dickerson said she became miserable and began to hate being on campus.

“Things didn’t seem right,” Dickerson said. “I could do either of those [majors] but at the same time, those things didn’t feel right. So now that I am an art major, I feel like I am doing something I am supposed to do. ” Dickerson said that it took her two years to realize that she was unhappy because she needed art in her life and her current major did not allow that. After she added art as her major and moved psychology to a minor, Dickerson said her attitude toward all of her classes changed, and she began to “take everything as a learning opportunity.”

“My life was out of balance because I wasn’t true to myself,” Dickerson said. “My actions weren’t in harmony with my spirit.”

Dickerson said one reaction she constantly gets when she tells people her major is that she is lazy. “[Art] has a negative connotation,” Dickerson said. “If you are majoring in art, you don’t work because it’s easy or it’s not as serious as any other majors. But it’s seriously so hard. You can BS a paper pretty easily, but you cannot BS a good painting. It forces you to acknowledge strengths and weaknesses because it’s visual.”

After Franklin, Dickerson said she plans to go to graduate school to get a master’s degree in art therapy. She said her dream job would be to communicate with people through art and make a living off of her works. She also said that she would like to paint murals in low-income areas to “brighten them up.”

To see some of Dickerson’s artwork, check out the gallery at TheFranklinNews.com.

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news NOW ENROLLING! NEW FRANKLIN PREPARATORY CHOIR

INDIANAPOLIS CHILDREN’S CHOIR

New ICC regional choir for singers grades 1 – 3 held on the beautiful Franklin College campus.

This non-auditioned choir will provide your child with the opportunity to grow their love of music, sense of self-worth, and accomplishment – all in a fun, interactive, musical environment!

Monday Evenings ~ 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Franklin College ~ JCFA Room 101 101 Branigin Blvd. ~ Franklin, IN 46131

Tina Dolbeare, Regional Director

For more information or to enroll: Text joinicc to 51555 317.940.9640 ~ www.icchoir.org Henry Leck, Founder & Artistic Director Don Steffy, Executive Director

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Photos provided by John Sittler

Senior John Sittler skis on Copper Mountain in Colorado (top). Sittler and a group of Franklin College students traveled to Colorado to ski during winter break (bottom).

>> Winter sports Continued from page 6 “Skating is my way to express myself,” she said. “I’m a very shy person, but when I’m on the ice I feel comfortable performing.”

She started teaching group lessons her junior year of high school after competing for seven years.

Two years after that, she began teaching private lessons and taking skaters to competitions.

Last year, though, she started having daily headaches, one of which caused her to go to the emergency room. The headaches meant she couldn’t skate – they always got worse, even when she just tried to skate in a circle.

“It was hard,” Price said. “Even in college, skating (has) always been my stress reliever.”

But like her idol Michelle Kwan, Price didn’t let the circumstances get her down.

She tried skating regularly over the summer, but wasn’t seeing much progress. She tried again starting in December, and in the past few weeks has made gradual progress toward getting back in form. On Saturday, she skated in a solo and a duet at an ice show put on by Sycamore Ice Skating Club, where she teaches lessons.

Editor’s note: Ellie Price is executive editor of The Franklin.

news Grant support college’s strategic plan to offer master’s degrees Staff report

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Lilly Endowment Inc. has presented Franklin College with $998,395 to create new master’s degree programs in Athletic Training and Physician Assistant Studies.

The grant is part of the Endowment’s initiative to promote opportunities through educational collaborations.

Jay Moseley, president of Franklin College, said he believes the grant will help extend Franklin’s core academic strengths.

“This grant will strengthen Franklin College’s academic programs and

enable us to contribute meaningfully to our whole region,” Moseley said.

“We deeply appreciate the Endowment’s generosity and commitment to higher education in Indiana.”

Franklin College has a strong track record when it comes to educating students majoring in the sciences or pre-professional health programs.

One out of every five of its graduates in recent years has majored in the sciences or pre-professional health programs. Since 1981, 83 percent of its graduates who apply to medical school are accepted, more

than 1.5 times the national rate.

“With the addition of a Physician Assistant Studies program, we will be able to serve students and the health care providers in our region in an entirely new way,” said David Brailow, vice president for academic affairs.

In order to see out the success of the program, Franklin’s professional development program for health professions will introduce new co-curricular professional opportunities and internship placements.

Annual town meetings for employers and internship providers will

ensure that Franklin’s academic programs align with the changing demands of the health care industry.

Larry Heydon, president of Johnson Memorial Health, said in his letter to support the college’s program that “these programs hold great promise for helping to strengthen the opportunities for employment in the health care industry in Johnson County and the surrounding area.”

Before the recession, admissions typically closed in May or June, at the latest, in an effort to reach the appropriate sized enrollment. Moseley said Franklin tries to keep enrollment close to 1,000 students, saying that with a larger student body the personal connection can be lost.

“We believe so much in the kind of education that happens here, that personal connection,” he said.

The final decision regarding admissions will be made sometime in April.

Anglin said she wants students to know, with all decisions made, that those involved with the

trustees are trying to do their best for the students.

“It’s important to note that (trustees) are aware of the students, and they take students’ thoughts and situations into consideration,” she said. “The board is on the students’ side. They’re not just trying to milk out more money.”

Moseley agreed, saying he doesn’t want students to think of the trustees as “price setters.”

“We’re making this decision based on what we believe it will cost Franklin College to give quality education to students,” he said.

In an effort to increase communication between trustees and students, Moseley said he is encouraging trustees to “adopt” different departments.

“A couple of them have adopted different departments and have been attending events and getting to know faculty members,” Moseley said. “They’re crazy about it, and they think it will make them better trustees.”

The budget will be presented for provisional approval in May.

>> Board of Trustees Continued from page 1 With regards to the tuition increase, Anglin said there was much thought put into this decision.

“There was a lot of research about retention,” she said. “And they tried to really hone in on how to keep students and how to help with finances.”

Despite the tuition increase, Moseley said the school has received twice as many applications.

“We don’t know for sure which students will be attending,” he said.

“But due to how many applications we’ve received, we may be closing admissions fairly early in May.”

>> Southerners Continued from page 6

Snow in Texas is a whole different ball game for the residents. Molen said Texans don’t know how to handle this kind of weather. They don’t have salt or snow plows to make the weather bearable. Texans will, however, dump sand on their bridges.

“It’s hilarious,” Molen said, “because when you just see snow forecasted, and we don’t even have to get snow yet, as long as snow is forecasted, we’ve got schools cancelling, delays being thrown around, and highways shutting down.”

For Molen, the worst snow he has ever experienced in Texas was the time three or four inches fell in a short period. There were adverse reactions across the board. The worst weather that Texas experiences comes in the form of ice storms.

“It makes going to get food a lot more challenging,” Molen said.

“When I worked at the Statehouse, I had to find ways to get food because I would always miss ‘Saga’ because I got back so late. So it makes the trek to Burger King or McDonalds a little bit more treacherous when there’s a ton of snow everywhere, there’s ice, all that fun stuff.”

Molen said ice storms are the worst, mainly because they take out power lines.

“I mean, the snow you can play with and have fun with it for a little while,” he said. “Ice – oh man, you can’t do anything with it. You can’t drive, you can’t go outside and run or walk or do anything because there have been times before that roads in my neighborhood have just been a sheet of pure ice, which is just awful.”

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editorial Ann Gilly

Band reunion reminds of past

Most people have some influence that helped create the person they are today. Sports, a movie, a friend or a trip can change our perspective and give us new insight into our lives.

Music is my influence. The memories I have of listening to certain songs or bands that affected the person I am so far are countless.

Sophomore Melissa Sanders said music, especially the music she listened to growing up, still impacts her life today.

“It’s my creative outlet,” she said.

“In my childhood, my dad was in a band, and he always played the Beatles for us, which was a big part of my life. They’re still my favorite band, and everyone in my family plays some sort of instrument.”

For me, that band is Midtown.

I found Midtown as a ninth grader, just getting into music not played on the radio, long after they broke up.

Midtown was a gateway to the music I love today. Often, I think about the summer I spent sitting on my front porch listening to them, finding my own meaning in the songs and learning about myself.

When Midtown announced its reunion Monday, I was rushed with happy memories of musical - and self- discovery.

I was smacked with nostalgia, and it made me think about what had brought me to this point in my life. Had I not spent so much time listening to this band, I may never have found the realm of music that consumes me today.

For you, it might not be music.

But there was some foundation below the steps that led you to where you are. When did you last stop to think about it?

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Physical plant works hard to clear sidewalks, students should be grateful This winter has been unusually wintry.

The entire country has been slammed repeatedly by a polar vortex sent to us from Canada. Arctic temperatures, harsh snowstorms and inches of ice have covered our streets and forced us inside our houses.

Franklin College has been no exception to these extreme winter conditions. Starting last December, Dame Mall has been covered in snow and ice, making it extremely difficult and somewhat dangerous to navigate.

Some students and faculty members have even fallen in the wintry mix and given themselves minor injuries.

We live in the Midwest, so this type of weather is to be expected.

It’s never fun, but it’s something we have to deal with as Hoosiers.

It’s easy to complain and point fingers when you get to class late after having to delicately maneuver across the mall.

It’s even easier when you fall flat on your back in front of your friends and peers.

But, we as a student body need to remember that the staff of the physical plant is doing everything in its power to keep our sidewalks as clear and safe as possible.

Yes, the conditions on the mall could be better, and it’s always frustrating when you have to dig your car out of a mound a snow. It’s certainly not perfect, but it’s better than we think.

The physical plant starts work early in the morning and doesn’t stop all day. They run the snowplows, put down salt and do it all while trying to be as small of an imposition on the students as possible.

We should be grateful for the hard work they do all day long, rather than complain about what could be better.

In many regards, the winter weather is a bigger problem for the maintenance staff than it is for students.

When the snow and ice hit, the physical plant has to put aside all of the other work they do yearround and clear the sidewalks before anything else happens. And, the other work they have to postpone – like fixing heaters, repairing leaks, etc. – still has to get done.

So before we start complaining, we should stop to remember all the behind the scenes work that we know nothing about.

On a campus as small as ours, wintry conditions are more manageable.

Yes, it’s annoying to have to calculate every single step you take, but we’re never more than a five-minute walk from where we need to be.

Again, The Franklin editorial board understands that there is certainly room for improvement on the sidewalks. The threat of falling on the ice is very real, and it’s a scary experience if you do fall.

But the staff of the physical plant is doing the best they can. They genuinely care about the students at Franklin, so they work as hard as they can to keep us safe and make our lives as easy as possible.

Instead of complaining about what isn’t perfect, we should be grateful for all of the work that is done for us.

The editorial board represents the opinion of The Franklin and its staff members. The board meets once a week to discuss pressing issues relevant to Franklin College students. Meetings are moderated by Olivia Covington, the opinion editor. Board members are juniors Ann Gilly and Adam Lee, sophomore Caitlin Soard and freshman Brittney Corum.

Ellie Price, the executive editor, sits on the editorial board.

If you have an issue you would like the editorial board to consider, please feel free to email Olivia Covington at olivia.covington@franklincollege.edu.

Our Position:

The Franklin editorial board believes Franklin students should be more appreciative of the effort the staff of the physical plant puts into clearing the snow and ice off of the sidewalks.

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opinion The Olympics

Brittney Corum

On This Day In History: Feb. 21

The five rings are a worldwide symbol of the Olympics that draw the world together every four years.

Photo by G Travels via flickr

Games build nationalism, unity

Olympic money is misused

Adam Lee

Caitlin Soard

The Winter Olympics are in full swing, as nations from around the world compete in several different sports. The Olympics are a great time to gain a sense of nationalism for one’s country.

The Games are competition in its purest form, pitting the best athletes against each other and allowing entire nations to rally behind the men and women donning their colors. Even the most seemingly boring sports become entertaining when a winner can finally claim to be the best in the world.

Every time you tune in, you’re witnessing history. The athletes are an extension of our identity. When they win the gold, we win the gold.

The Olympic Games also give us a sense of unity that is usually missing in today’s world. It’s easy to read the news and see a world divided, but watching athletes from different backgrounds and ethnicities compete with good sportsmanship reveals the true nature of what being a human is. The Games are not about sending a political message, but rather a message of “leave it on the playing field.” We should enjoy the competition that the athletes spend lives training for.

Non-sports fans might argue that the Olympics are unnecessary, but the games they criticize can actually be a way to change their own minds. An article from Engineering Sport highlights the potential the Olympics have to affect a world that is becoming increasingly inactive: “Statistics clearly show that in the lead up to the Olympics there has been an increased interest in sports and an increase in the number of people participating in sports on a leisure basis.”

This year’s Winter Olympics will cost $50 billion, according to CNN. Fifty billion dollars just to entertain people.

Granted, there are a large number of people to entertain - an estimated three billion - but somehow it just feels like a huge waste of money to me.

The money could go toward globally aiding those in poverty—or even toward helping those who are less fortunate in Sochi, instead of effectively exterminating unwanted, unseemly creatures on the streets.

These “creatures” include the dogs that call Sochi home, as well as the homeless who are discouraged from entering Olympic areas during the games.

I get it. Sports are exciting to pretty much everyone but me.

I don’t have a problem with people pursuing what makes them happy, because I think that’s everyone’s right as an American. But, I do think it’s problematic when our collective focus for an entire month is on a sporting event.

Fifty billion dollars is a lot of money to spend on a few weeks of games that distract us from the real problems in the world.

The American in me loves a good underdog, and there have been times when stories of Olympians have captured my attention. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that.

But when I watch the Olympics, I always end up wondering what the point of spending all of that money is, especially in a country where there are visible problems that could be solved with that money—such as the stray dogs that are being exterminated rather than put in shelters for the sake of the games.

Everyone has that one family member that sits in front of the TV on Sundays, watching a sport that is just as popular as football - a sport that takes place on a track with nothing but left turns. This sport has given rise to legends like Dale Earnhardt , Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Danica Patrick and more.

Yes, on Feb. 21, 1948, the amazing sport of NASCAR was founded.

Bill France, a mechanic from Florida, created NASCAR after participating in and promoting races himself.

France noticed inconsistency in racing rules, so he decided to make an organization that would govern the sport. He was the first NASCAR president.

The first race was held on June 19, 1949. Some 13,000 fans watched in Charlotte, NC as Glenn Dunway finished the first ever NASCAR lap.

In the early days of NASCAR, the drivers drove their own cars around the track.

It wasn’t until 1950 that NASCAR actually opened its first official track, Darlington Raceway, in South Carolina.

More tracks followed, and in 1959 the famous Daytona Speedway opened in Florida.

In 1972, France died. His son, William France, Jr., took over as president of the now infamous racing company.

So thanks to a man who found a problem in a sport he loved and wanted to make it better for both racers and audiences.

Now we have another beloved sport that takes over Sunday afternoons as soon as football season is over.

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Durant for MVP Following the All-Star break, it will be interesting to see the continued rise of Kevin Durant as the rest of the NBA season continues.

It all goes back to Durant’s interview during the playoffs last season. He is tired of being number two. In my eyes, this is Durant’s year to win MVP. The MVP award should not be all about numbers. It should be exactly what the name says: the “most valuable” to the team.

Missing the second best player on the team for the majority of the season so far would be devastating to most teams. Despite the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder has been without Westbrook, they still remain the top team – not just the best in their conference, but the best team in the NBA. Lebron James is obviously the star of the Miami Heat. He is also arguably the best in the league, but I question whether he could do the things that Durant is doing this season.

Over the last two years, James has won MVP; he has had the big three.

Durant has lacked another star.

The main reason James went to Miami is because he couldn’t do it by himself. Yet at this point in the season it looks like Durant could possibly do it all on his own.

Both guys definitely deserve MVP, but if Durant keeps up the same level of play in the second half of the season it should be a unanimous decision.

I would love to see a Durant vs.

James Finals this season. They are obviously the two choices this season for MVP. I say hold off on the voting and see how far the teams go in the playoffs. Give the MVP trophy to the finals winner if they both get there.

I know it’s still pretty early in the season; there are still over 40 games to play. It has definitely been a great season so far, and it is going to be great to see how it ends.

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Senior Terry Sargent (left) attempts to drive past Rose-Hulman’s Tyler Duffy, and sophomore Trae Washington (right) goes up for a layup.

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Men’s basketball team honors seniors

Franklin grabs its second win at home before traveling for road game in Florida

By Tanner Phelps

tanner.phelps@franklincollege.edu

Senior Night is a time for celebration and reminiscing, but for the Franklin College men’s basketball team, senior night will be all business.

The team hosted nationally ranked Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Spurlock in what was the final home game.

Seniors J.T. Barton, Bailey Howard, Troy Porter and Terry Sargent, Jr. look to turn up the heat as the Grizzlies try to avoid a three game losing streak and secure a spot in the HCAC Tournament.

The Grizzlies will go into Wednesday night’s matchup against the Fighting Engineers with a 10-13 overall record and 7-9 in conference play.

“The focus on the game Wednesday will be what the focus has been over the last several weeks, which is trying to put all the pieces together for longer stretches of a 40 minute game, like in games against Anderson, Bluffton and Manchester,” said Kerry Prather, head coach.

Winning on senior night was not a priority for the Grizzlies, but sending the senior class out the right

way is, and they hoped to start that with a win Wednesday night.

“The game against Rose is very important for us because beating them will give us momentum going into the conference tournament,” Sargent said. “It is also our last game in Spurlock, so we all want to go out with a win in front of the home crowd.”

The Grizzlies were unable to avoid a three-game losing streak being defeated by Rose-Hulman 71-69. A much anticipated game like Senior Night brings extra hype and sometimes extra tension, but the seniors were able to shine despite the loss. Senior guard Bailey Howard led the team with 18 points, while Sargent added 14.

“We just need to stick together and communicate throughout the entire 40 minutes,” Porter said.

Senior guard Bailey Howard said chemistry among the players is another key to success.

“I have learned to have chemistry on the court with a good group of guys,” Howard said.

Senior J.T. Barton had similar thoughts on the development of the team’s chemistry. He said being on a

team with people he didn’t know or grow up with “was a challenge, but coming to Franklin showed me that there’s definitely a capacity to do so.”

Despite the loss Franklin remains tied in fifth place in the HCAC with Transylvania University. They were also able to lock up a playoff spot with Anderson University losing to Mount St. Joseph.

FC plays Wednesday at home and Saturday on the road against Defiance in what will be their final two games of the 2013-2014 regular season.

“Each of the seniors is scripted in what he brings to our team, so we need them to bring those things because that’s where the consistency comes from,” Prather said. The Grizzlies will need that consistency from the entire team to end their season on a high note. Look no further than the senior class to write a script that surely has a special ending.”

sports Swim team finishes season strong Many swimmers set personal bests at Liberal Arts Championship

By Alex Engelbert aengelbert@franklincollege.edu

Photo provided by Mike Solik

Diver Michael Powell, a freshman, finished sixth in the men’s one meter diving and fifth in the men’s three meter diving. This is Powell’s first year diving.

The Franklin men’s swim team competed in the Liberal Arts Championships last weekend.

The swim program is in its fourth year of NCAA competition.

Sophomore Justin Armbruster had high expectations for the team.

“We’ve worked hard for six months, and we’re all really excited and have a lot of energy,” he said.

“I’m hoping for at least one national qualifier for the 800 freestyle relay.”

Since taking over the program four years ago, Coach Andy Hendricks has been able to locate European recruits in Ukrainian Olexiy Bariyev and Swiss Artur Schneider.

Schneider had specific objectives in mind, hoping to be in the “top 30 times,” and wound up provisionally qualifying for nationals in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events.

Similarly, Armbruster broke the college 100-yard breastroke record.

Junior Carney Gillin also had a successful meet, having been part of the second place 400-yard freestyle relay team. He said he was satisfied with his individual scores, as well.

“Individually, I was very happy with my performance in the individual events,” Gillin said.

“I swam my best times in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle races.”

The Championships represented a national achievement for the Franklin Men’s team. The Grizzlies also finished the season with many swimmers achieving personal bests.

“It was definitely a big deal for our program,” Gillin said. “Just about everyone had lifetime bests, and certainly season bests.”

While the season is over for the team, Schneider will go on to compete in the national championships held at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis in March.

Swimming coach has many traditions

A look into the unique traditions of the swim team’s preparation for Liberal Arts Championships

By Kyle Holzbog

kholzbog@franklincollege.edu

The Franklin College men and women’s swim teams are no strangers to doing things considered “different” or “odd” for their sport.

To other athletic teams on campus, carrying a colorful water jug around, shaving your body of all its hair, and strict dieting may come as a surprise, but it is nothing short of normal to the swimmers here at FC. When Head Coach Andrew Hendricks started four years ago, he brought his own traditions and ideals to his new program, some a little more different than others.

Each year before the team’s final meet, the Liberal Arts Championship, Hendricks requires each swimmer to drink at least one gallon of water per day, for a week.

“The water jug, on the most basic level, is just so that we are physically hydrated for the meet,” junior Carney Gillin said.

Although there is no formal contest to see who had the best looking water jug, the teams spare no creativity when it comes to making them stand out.

“Coach doesn’t make us decorate them, we just kind of did it to be goofy and we’ve gotten some attention from it around campus,” Gillin said.

Hendricks began coaching the swim team four years ago. Being very successful in the short time he has been coach, his traditions have been paying off as the men placed first and the women second this year in their final meet.

Hendricks said he strongly believes in his traditions and the affects it has on the swimmers. For instance, being caught without the water jug has consequences.

“It’s been said that we would have to do really hard resistance training while swimming butterfly for a minute, but no one has ever had to because we hold each other accountable,” sophomore CJ Haynes said.

Each team also has its own niche for being “sleek.” In swimming, one of the goals is to be aerodynamic so you can glide through the water with as little resistance as possible.

In turn, this created another annual tradition for the swimmers,

who shave much of their bodies so that they have no hair creating resistance. With some help from the women’s team, the men become hairless in hopes that they might shave off some precious time.

Because the women swimmers have no trouble being hairless and streamlined, they instead dye a blue streak into a strand of their own hair.

“Obviously the girls aren’t going to be shaving their heads, so we do it to show our commitment and dedication,” Haynes said.

These traditions show the commitment and dedication the teams are willing to do in order to be the best they can be at the end of the year.

With a team that is in no way short of camaraderie, Hendricks is happy that he has a team full of competitors.

“Whether it’s the water jugs or shaving their heads into some crazy design, there is always some underlying competition with them,” Hendricks said.

Editor’s note: Carney Gillin is a reporter for The Franklin.

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Shelby Conrad, a sophomore and swimmer, shows off her decorated water jug.

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1 Seniors Robbie Hixon, Shawn Fogleman, junior Braden Speer, freshman Cody Foster,

freshman Ethan Caldwell, senior Will Reno and sophomore Evan Downey reveal the fundraising total at St. Jude Up ’til Dawn’s 2013 event.

2 Junior Immanuel Jones dances during Franklin’s Got Talent last year.

Jones took home first place and $200 for his performance. Students will compete in this year’s competition on Tuesday.

3 A Franklin College graduate opened a new boutique in Imagination Station in Franklin.

Anna’s Style Boutique sells women’s clothing and accessories.

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