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Jay Moseley: student at heart President leaves Franklin, but not college atmosphere

By Seth Morin

seth.morin@franklincollege.edu

Jay Moseley is in the homestretch of his time as president of Franklin College, but he said he believes his collegiate teaching career is not.

Moseley, along with wife Candace, will move to Durham, North Carolina, to be closer to family.

“It is a very interesting part of the world,” Moseley said. “It has a lot milder climate than Indiana.”

They also plan on getting in touch with old friends who are involved with local colleges and universities in the area.

“I would love to teach occasional classes,” he said. “I don’t need the work of full-time teaching.

I know how hard and rewarding – and draining – it can be.”

The Moseleys have been leasing a house in Durham, which is located near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where their daughter and two grandchildren live.

They will also be one direct flight away from their son in New Hampshire.

The Moseleys came to Franklin College – formerly known as the Indiana Baptist Manual Training Institute – in 2002, with a plan to stay for 10 years.

After the 10th year, retirement was the plan.

That quickly turned into 11, 12 and, finally, 13 years.

The Moseleys were attracted to the campus for many reasons, including how hard people worked

and its size and location.

“We just find that very energizing, and it works,” Moseley said.

“You get to know people.”

He will hand over the reigns of campus to Thomas Minar, president-elect, along with his office located inside Old Main, which used to be called “The Gut” because so much went on in the building.

Moseley’s contract with the college will come to an end June 30. Minar’s contract begins the next day.

But even with all that is happening during the last two months of his career at Franklin, from everyday work to helping the presidential transition, he said it is still business as usual.

“We (himself and Candace) get to go to a bunch of organizations’ banquets and awards, as usual,” he said. “They are all just delightful to hear about.”

What he said he will miss most is how things are done at the college, the people he got to meet and the prime location of the campus.

He said the location is “powerful” because of how close it is to one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, providing students with a multitude of internship and job opportunities, as well as sports and other various activities.

He also said he loves how the people talk to each other.

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Top: President Jay Moseley, a former LA 100 professor, grades a paper at his desk in 2012. Middle: Moseley competes in the 2015 Grizzly Grand Prix race. Bottom left: Moseley gives his annual State of the College address on Oct. 28, 2014. Bottom right: Moseley walks outside before the 2014 commencement ceremony.

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Sodexo Behind the Glass: Cross-contamination

By Caitlin Soard

caitlin.soard@franklincollege.edu

Sodexo employees go through an average of 20 to 25 boxes of gloves per week.

Les Petroff, food service director, said that’s a lot of gloves — and that’s how it should be.

“Everybody should wear gloves if they touch food,” Petroff said.

“And I know for a fact that they do because we literally go through 20, 25 boxes of gloves a week. We spend a lot of money on gloves.”

Employees use such a large amount of gloves to prevent cross-contamination. Petroff said changing gloves regularly is the first line of defense in preventing the mixture of prepared and raw foods.

If an employee leaves his station, Petroff said, they are required to change gloves — particularly if he is going from a food preparation station to doing something like taking out the trash.

Petroff said Sodexo also makes sure to prevent foods with possible allergens, such as gluten, from touching the same gloves or utensils as allergen-free foods.

“If people are gluten-free, we have to have separate chicken breasts and separate items for them sometimes, because if you cook a plain chicken breast on a grill that’s just had a burger, then that’s not really gluten-free,” Petroff said.

However, junior Emily Meese says that’s not always the case.

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Sodexo employees are required to change gloves after leaving their stations, but some students don’t believe this occurs every time.

“I have a friend who has a gluten allergy and sometimes if they don’t switch their gloves out, she gets really sick,” Meese said. “And it’s not really fair because she tries so hard to avoid gluten.”

Vegan and vegetarian dishes are also supposed to be prepared in different areas.

Sodexo Supervisor Melissa Harvey said there’s no federal or state mandate on what regulations should be in place and that each county is different.

Sodexo’s policies are stricter than what is required by Johnson County, Petroff said.

“We always try to err on the side of safety, so our own policies are tougher than other policies,” Petroff said.

Sodexo and the National Sanitation Foundation perform annual audits to make sure these standards are met.

Additionally, every manager is Serve Safe certified, and staff members are trained annually in food safety.

Students Speak “I’m not worried about it. If they wash their hands and don’t sneeze on the food, I’m good.”

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“Every time they have crepes, they usually just have the banana in the same section as the rest of the fruits...but since I’m allergic to bananas, if they touched my food with the same gloves I’d have an allergic reaction.”

“I feel like I see them changing (their gloves) a lot. Sometimes I see them change their gloves in the sandwich line.”

Wil Gosser, sophomore

“When they make the stir fry and they hve peanuts, they don’t use a separate container for nuts and non-nuts.”

Alix Hatfield, senior

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One arrest made during GGP weekend

By Laura Olivo

maria.olivo@franklincollege.edu

An arrest of one underage visitor, transportation of one visitor to the hospital and a Tau Kappa Epsilon shutdown made for a busy Grizzly Grand Prix weekend.

From April 27 to May 3, campus security and residence life made 24 total reports. Each of these reports may have more than one individual involved.

Of the 24 reports, 33 individual judicial reports were filed including alcohol, drugs, harassment and general violations of campus policy.

During last year’s Grizzly Grand Prix weekend, 21 individual judicial reports were filed.

Steve Leonard, director of security, said he could not provide copies of the reports because many of them have personal information regarding students that he will not release.

“In my opinion, the behavior of students and guests on campus is a lot better now than it was 18 years ago,” Leonard said. “But that doesn’t mean it’s good.”

Students, including those who are 21, still drink an excessive amount of alcohol, Leonard said.

Jacob Knight, director of residence life, has been a campus employee

for only two Grizzly Grand Prix events and said he “cannot say” if this year was better or worse.

“I don’t know if last year was low or if the year was high,” Knight said. “I’m not sure. I’m still new.”

Sam Pollock, a sophomore and TKE president, said a male visitor, Monte Reed, had come onto TKE’s property Friday night and was escorted off. Reed tried to come back but saw security and ran. The police then controlled the situation from there.

“We as a chapter have included a full investigation on it,” Pollock said.

Franklin College sent a precautionary email to Tau Kappa Epsilon and told them they to shut down from Saturday until Sunday at noon.

“We complied to that fully,” Pollock said.

Leonard said the worst incident that happened was around 1 a.m.

Saturday when a non-student was transported to the hospital for overconsumption of alcohol.

“We know who they are and why they were here,” Leonard said. “(There was) no other affiliation with Franklin College other than knowing someone who goes here.”

Pollock said the person taken to the hospital was not an attendee of TKE’s party.

“He just had wandered over near our property,” Pollock said. “We were not liable to any of that.”

Neither Leonard nor Pollock disclosed any more information due to confidentiality.

Officers came to campus around 10:40 p.m. Saturday when campus security called regarding intoxication and noise complaints in a hall room.

Leonard said when security and residence life went to a room in Johnson Dietz, the door was open and open containers were seen.

“That led to the police being called, breathalyzers being given and students being held accountable,” Leonard said.

Franklin College policy does not allow open containers of alcohol in public. The definition of an open container, by state law and Franklin College, is if the seal is broken it is an open container.

“A water bottle filled with a mixed drink and with the lid put on – it’s an open container,” Leonard said.

The college wants people who are of age to drink responsibly, Leon-

ard said. Franklin College enforces the policy to control the amount of alcohol consumption on campus.

Students are also held accountable for their visitors. If the non-student doesn’t know anyone or refuses to say who they are on campus with, the police are called because the college can’t hold them accountable.

“This weekend, I thought our members did a very good job handling all situations,” Pollock said.

“I was really proud of the way our officer court handled it.”

Leonard said he believes Franklin College is getting better each year the Grizzly Grand Prix comes along.

Under the Clery Act, security must compile statistics about anything illegal that has happened on campus. Steve Leonard does this yearly by making brochures, which can be found in the security office, and making the information available online.

As of Tuesday, no person has been fined. Leonard is still under investigation with certain reports.

Reporter Ellie Price contributed to this story.

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“As I walk around the campus, I hear characteristically, ‘Franklin expressions,’ like a faculty member saying, ‘Hey, great to see you! We missed you this morning. Feeling any better? Don’t forget the paper is still due at four,’” Moseley said.

When comparing how Franklin was when they first came to how it is now, he sees it as almost identical.

“What happens and how things are done has not changed in the least, which is great,” Moseley said. “Franklin College – as far as I can tell – has always been a place for interpersonal education and living through close relationships. And the basic mission has never really shifted. We believe

in small colleges and I am totally confident about the future of Franklin and other such institutions.”

Even though they will move out of state, the Moseleys still plan to stay in touch with Franklin.

He said it will be somewhat easy, considering nearly every campus organization has a webpage.

“The magic of the Internet doesn’t go away,” he said. “We are going to need to (stay in touch) because Franklin College has carved out a pretty large place in our hearts.”

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news Commencement speakers unpaid, suggestions welcome

By Kaitlyn Short

kaitlyn.short@franklincollege.edu

While seniors have a lot of expenses to cover during graduation season, there is one expense no one has to worry about paying for: commencement speakers.

Speakers that come to Franklin College are not paid – except for the college’s contribution to their travel costs.

“To get someone to come for no money, you have to have a connection,” said David Brailow, vice president for academic affairs.

“So someone at the college needs to know the person or someone connected to the person. Most celebrity-type speakers will charge, sometimes up to $50,000. We don’t have the money for that, and we don’t want to pay our speakers.”

The money to pay for travel expenses comes from the commencement budget. Students are not required to pay anything for campus speakers.

“I have a budget line on the academic affairs side that has a budget for commencement,” Brailow said.

“It all comes out of the general budget, the operating budget.”

Brailow sits as the co-chair of the Honorary Degrees Committee, which selects the individuals who

are invited to speak at the college.

This committee consists of trustees, faculty and staff of the college.

“We meet prior to each of the three board meetings,” Brailow said. “We solicit nominations for speakers from everyone – students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends of the college, trustees. We develop a pool of names, and then the committee selects one or two sometimes, and we’ll prioritize them. So if one is invited and turns us down, we’ll go to the other one next.”

The college typically chooses speakers two years before that event, leaving time to extend a second invitation to a different speaker if the first one declines.

“Students are welcome to send an email and say, ‘Hey, I think this person will be a great commencement speaker,’” said Leah Rumsey, campus minister.

Patricia Miller, co-founder of Vera Bradley and the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer, is this year’s keynote commencement speaker.

Miller is a friend of the college and has spoken here several times before.

“She really has a lot to say to students,” Brailow said. “As an entrepreneur and successful woman,

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Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter spoke at the 2014 commencement ceremony. Patricia Miller, co-founder of Vera Bradley and the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer, is this year’s keynote commencement speaker.

I think there’s a very positive message there. And she’s a good friend of the college, and she’s done things for us, and she may do more.”

The college will host the commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on May 23 in the Spurlock Center gymnasium. Tickets are required to attend the ceremony.

Baccalaureate is at 4:30 p.m. on May 22 in the Branigin Room of the Student Center. Amy-Jill Levine, professor at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences, will give the keynote address. This event is open to the public and does not require a ticket for attendance.

GoFundMe.com is a source for tuition, study abroad money for some

By Ashley Shuler

ashley.shuler@franklincollege.edu

GoFundMe.com allows philanthropists to tackle big fundraising efforts – like Nepal Earthquake relief and Ferguson, Missouri rebuilding – but also helps individuals to raise money for medical bills, memorials and education.

“It’s easier to ask for money behind a computer screen,” sophomore Dena Dunn said.

Dunn is using the site to help fund her $4,000 Germany trip next Winter Term The site brands itself as the “world’s #1 personal fundraising

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website.” It allows people to raise money for just about anything, from honeymoon flights to paying for transgender surgery expenses.

At Franklin College, freshman Justin Braunsdorf started a GoFundMe page to get the $3,500 necessary to register for his spring semester classes.

“I simply don’t have the money to pay down what I need to before registration,” Braunsdorf said on his page. “I truly love it here at Franklin. … I want to stay, and I want to learn.”

Although GoFundMe.com charges about eight percent in processing

fees from each donation, the main appeal of the website for Braunsdorf was the website’s lack of penalties.

“I’ve seen other people do it,” Braunsdorf said. “And even if you don’t reach your goal, you can still keep the money you did get.”

Although Braunsdorf and his family received enough help from the financial aid office to cover the money needed to register, he kept his page open.

“As the immediate financial difficulties have been taken care of, your generous donations will be

placed in savings, only to be used for school-related things, such as books,” Braunsdorf said on his page.

Dunn has been publicizing her page on social media and telling her friends about it since spring break.

She said GoFundMe is a convenient way to get help paying for her trip.

“Although I could pay for it myself, it would be a lot harder, and I would have to be eating a lot of Ramen,” Dunn said.

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Changes implemented in annual college traditions

By Laura Olivo

maria.olivo@franklincollege.edu

Long-standing traditions for Greek Week and the Grizzly Grand Prix saw several changes this year.

Franklin College student committee members updated the GGP rules to clear up confusion during the race.

“One of the things that we focused the most on as a group was the issue of having alternatives,” junior Mary Foreman said.

This year, each team was required to have four different riders and one alternate.

Last year, there were no specifications about when the rider could come into the race, and all teams were using the rule differently.

“This year we made a clearer policy,” Foreman said. “The alternate can come in at any point during the race, even if there are no injuries or anything of that nature. But once an alternate is in the race, they actually have to finish the race and be the actual person who completes the race.”

The other change that the Grizzly Grand Prix committee implemented was the lap counting.

In prior years, teams used traditional flip counters to record how many laps remained in the race, which Foreman said in theory, should have been fine.

But student-counters flipped their pages at different points – either the beginning or the end of the lap. This often confused riders as to what place they were in.

“So, now we have a new tally system,” Foreman said. “We have a more cohesive rule regarding how to count laps.”

The Greek committee, headed by junior Brad Morgan and sophomore Jess Seabolt, also made modifications to the annual Greek Week, which is a celebration for campus Greek life.

The committee added a carnival and speaker to the week. It also elected to remove “unsafe” field day events.

Natalie Brewster, coordinator for Greek Life and activities, said they changed the annual events into a comprehensive week of Greek values and philanthropies.

“Essentially what we tried to do was section off the days by category of events,” Morgan said. “And Thursday we added in a philanthropy carnival.

It wasn’t for points, but it raised money for the Ronald McDonald House.”

Greek Week has a point system in place, where each sorority and fraternity earns points for winning competitions like Grizzly Air Ball and raising pop-tabs for a common philanthropy – the Ronald McDonald House.

This year, however, the Greek committee chose to make the week more philanthropy-based rather than competition-based, Seabolt said.

“When you take away the competition aspect, it leaves more opportunities for Greek organizations to come together on a common ground,” she said.

In the early 2000s, the Greek committee ended two long-standing traditions: the shopping cart race and the tug-of-war over Hurricane Creek.

Students would ask neighboring stores to donate their shopping carts for a day, said Keri Ellington, director of student activities and organizations. The companies felt they had liabilities if students were hurt and soon stopped donating their shopping carts.

One store donated their shopping carts for a final time when an incident occurred.

“It just so happened that that year there was a shopping cart race accident,” Ellington said. “Somebody bounced out of the shopping car and got pretty banged up.”

The tug-of-war event over Hurricane Creek was also discontinued due to a student breaking a femur bone.

Ellington said the Greek committee discontinued milk chugging as well.

“It is really important on our campus that no one feels pressured in order to win a competition, or gain points for anything,” Ellington said. “That is completely against everything that we are about in an educational institution.”

During Greek Week, which was held April 20 through 24, all frater-

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This year’s Grizzly Grand Prix participants, including sophomore John Beineke, who is pictured above, experienced rule changes for the race. nities and sororities raised money and donations for the Ronald McDonald House. Morgan said they collected more than 300 items and 93 pounds of pop tabs and donated $300 to the organization.

“I think it was better than last year,” Morgan said. “It was the first time we made the changes that we made. I think it was more wholesome and substantial in that way.”

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Gears If you were to ask Agueda Formoso-Mayan to compete in the Grizzly Grand Prix seven years ago, she probably would have laughed in your face.

But now, with two GGP victories under her belt, she couldn’t picture a week without cycling in her life.

Formoso-Mayan, a lecturer of Spanish for the college and an avid cyclist, bikes anywhere from 100 to 150 miles a week.

“I love being outside, so I’m always looking for the good weather, and the cycling community is just amazing,” FormosoMayan said. “It’s a lot of fun.”

She dove into the cycling world about six and a half years ago. She said she was looking for a fun new way to do cardio rather than running, which she said she hadn’t been enjoying.

Formoso-Mayan said. “I took a few falls at the beginning from not being able to unclip fast enough and going out with people doing 30 to 40 mile rides and thinking that I could do it and falling behind. I got frustrated with myself.”

She said she had to learn to humble herself and take the time to learn the sport.

After some convincing from other cyclists, Formoso-Mayan competed in her very first mountain biking race.

“That kind of sparked a little fire,” she said.

She competes in as many cycling events as she can despite returning to her home country of Spain each summer. The winter is a training season for the sport, and she spends at least two or three days a week training for summer competition.

She purchased a bike from a shop in Chicago, spoke with the owner and some other cyclists and learned that they did group rides out of the shop.

“It’s boring, you know, but if you do it with an entire group of people that you bike with you can at least listen to some good music and bust each other’s chops,” FormosoMayan said.

“I got involved with the group rides, and it sort of just took off from there,” she said.

She said she would be interested in trying to start a cycling group at the college.

Formoso-Mayan took no time getting involved in the sport, and she pushed herself past her limits.

“It really is nice to get together with a bunch of people,” Formoso-Mayan said. “You click right away. It’s just something you’re all passionate about.”

“I am so hard-headed that when I get into something I have to be good at it,”

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“I love being outside, so I’m always looking for the good weather, and the cycling community is just amazing.”

Agueda Formoso-Mayan, lecturer of Spanish

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opinion Senior farewell

Ellie Price Meeting the last deadline I’m still in denial that I’m graduating in two weeks. After writing 111 stories, designing 132 pages and editing a seemingly endless number of assignments for 72 issues in my four years here, my time with The Franklin is coming to an end.

When I joined the newspaper staff as a reporter and designer my first semester here, I was hoping I’d develop skills that would prepare me for future jobs and internships. That couldn’t have been more accurate.

As a first-semester freshman, I gathered police reports for a frontpage story. I later redesigned the newspaper into the tabloid page version we currently use.

Most of my favorite memories, however, took place when other editors and I were trapped in the newsroom on deadline nights, trying to finish the paper before midnight so we could get a free breakfast later from Ray Begovich, a public relations professor.

Even though it was stressful at times, I enjoyed working for The Franklin more this semester than any of my previous times. And I know that’s because of the reporters, photographers and editors who came to meetings with positive attitudes and worked diligently to meet deadlines.

Before this semester, I was thrilled to send the final pages to the printer before midnight for just one issue. But this spring, we accomplished that every single week.

Without a doubt, I’ll miss editing The Franklin each week, designing the front page and, of course, eating gluten-free pizza on deadline night.

But it’s truly the people who make Franklin College and the Pulliam School of Journalism special.

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editorial Visibility of transgender issues will increase; we should pay attention With Bruce Jenner officially announcing his transition to becoming a woman, we are going to be hearing a lot more about transgender issues.

This is a good thing.

The trans community is one that is often overlooked because many of us do not fully understand it. That’s okay, though. No one is saying that you must understand every single thing there is to know about trans issues right this very second. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t start trying to educate yourself, either.

A very basic definition of “transgender” offered by Dictionary.com is “noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s biological sex assigned at birth.” So let’s break that down a little.

What is gender identity? This is, essentially, the way a person psychologically identifies as either male or female or some other identity. (Gender is a social construct and does not operate on a binary, contrary to how most people generally understand it, but that’s a topic for another week).

This identification may or may not “match” the (also arguably socially constructed) sex a person was assigned at birth based on genitals. If the two do “match,” so to speak, a person is cisgender. If the two do not, a person may identify as transgender.

Okay, so let that set in for a minute if you need to.

Good? Good. The trans experience is not something that can just be explained by someone who has not experienced it, but we can talk about it by acknowledging the privilege that comes with being cisgender. Being cisgender means never having some-

one question the bathroom you are using (men’s or women’s) and never having to question which bathroom you should use. It means having the public generally accept how you present your gender and your outward appearance. It means that you don’t have to worry about your gender expression stopping you from getting a job, an apartment, or a loan.

The issues that trans people face don’t often receive much light because trans people themselves don’t have much visibility. We don’t have an accurate count of how many Americans identify as transgender, in part due to the fact that the U.S. Census lists “male” and “female” as the only options when marking gender, according to The Washington Post. There are very few trans characters on television and in movies.

When we don’t see people represented as humans and as themselves, we tend to ignore the issues they face.

Risks of suicide and poverty are much higher for trans people. Of transgender people surveyed in Injustice at Every Turn, 41 percent said they had attempted suicide, compared to 1.6 percent of the general population, according to The Washington Post. Poverty is also an issue, as trans people are nearly four times more likely to have a household income less than $10,000, compared to the general population, according to the same study. Reasons for this may include joblessness, due at least in part to the difficulty some trans people face because of their gender expression, and homelessness.

Despite these and other difficulties, borne from the tension of the trans identity challenging much of what the

Our Position: The Franklin editorial board believes students can help increase people’s quality of life by being aware of the issues they face. general population understands about gender, the trans experience does not have to be a negative one. There can be beauty in living as a transgender person, just as there can be beauty in any life. We can help make that a reality for transgender people and cisgender people by learning more about people’s different experiences.

Students of Franklin College, we know that no two people are the same. We know that everyone has different experiences, but now we need to take the next step. Working to understand others is the first step to making sure that everyone is capable of having a high quality of life.

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 Ann Gilly, the opinion editor. Board members are seniors Emily Metheny and Olivia Covington and juniors Paige Clark and Caitlin Soard. 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 Ann Gilly at ann.gilly@franklincollege.edu.

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Senior farewell

Olivia Covington

Use education to be impactful

Students attended the Activities and Organizations Awards Ceremony on Wednesday. Franklin College offers over 60 student organizations.

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Activities allow students to practice work-life balance

Students need to manage involvement to avoid burnout

Franklin College students are joiners. We join everything: Greek life, athletics, organizations and everything else under the sun.

Being involved is a good thing, and I want to see people involved. You can learn important skills, like leadership and time management. You can also learn about good (or bad) practices for social media, banner design or, my personal favorite, working with outside organizations, administrators and staff.

I believe that Franklin offers its students opportunities to do a lot, and we should do as much as we can while maintaining a balance. It can be hard at times, but in the real world, you will have to balance your home life, work life and everything else you do.

And that can be a lot to balance. But college is a place to learn how to do it.

There are more than 60 campus organizations at Franklin that you can be a part of. If you can’t find something on campus, try the community. We are only 30 minutes from Indianapolis. You can find some way to stay involved and busy. But like everything else, there’s a catch. It needs to be something you care about.

It took me a lot of time to narrow down my involvements (I actually have, don’t laugh). By focusing on what I can do to help, I have learned so much more about myself that I can use when I go into job interviews. And the best part? I know that what I did in the organization actually had an impact.

“I’m in a hurry to get things done, I rush and rush until life’s no fun.”

Great lyrics from the country band Alabama, and a testimony of many who live the busy life of a Franklin College student.

All college students are busy. But there is something special about a small school that gets people over-involved.

It is not unheard of for students to be multiple sport athletes, hold titles in multiple organizations or have an email signature longer than your actual email.

It’s awesome that Franklin College offers students so many opportunities to get involved. And does it look good on a resume? You betcha!

But, students become overbooked, burnt out and ready to give up before a semester is even over.

Unfortunately, because of the over-involvement, students begin to care less and less about these organizations and put minimal effort in. Just enough to get a four-year member status, chords at graduation or something else that, in five years, no one will care about or remember.

I think there is definitely an advantage of trying a lot of activities. You meet new people, learn new skills and gain new experiences.

But I think there should be caution when jumping into all these activities.

I’m not saying people shouldn’t get all excited and sign up when they go to the student organizations fair the first week of class, I’m just saying: Be a little realistic with your time management skills and genuine interest in a club or activity.

Emily Metheny

Paige Clark

I cannot tell you how many times I’ve said, “I’m just so over this” lately.

The end of the school year is always hard, especially for college seniors. Not only are we dealing with finals, but we’re also trying to find jobs, rent apartments and basically figure out the rest of our lives. NBD. But every time I think I can’t write one more paper, send one more email or complete one more job application, something brings me back to reality. Because as hard as college is, someone has it worse.

The degrees we’re after might be hard to attain, but for most of the world, they’re unreachable.

So before we complain about all the work that goes into completing college, we should stop and think about how our education can help others around the world.

I’m a journalist, and I’ve often dreamed of traveling the world and using my writing to shed a light on global issues. But students from any major, not just journalism, can use their education to make a difference.

History majors can use their knowledge of the past to find a solution for the future, theatre majors can use their acting skills to put distance problems in a real-life perspective and biology majors can create and administer medicine to save lives.

College is hard. Trust me, I know. But sometimes we need a reminder that it could be so much worse. So do some research, read the news and try to find a way to help. That’s the only way to make all of your academic efforts worth it in the end.

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Seth Morin

Building relationships

During my two and a half years as a reporter for The Franklin, I have developed relationships with people I never thought I would.

I have been blessed with doing both news and sports stories, although my heart forever belongs in sports.

The sport I covered the most was track and field, as well as cross-country.

I was in Head Coach Paul Sargent’s office so often that at one point we both said, “I’ll see you next week.”

And, sure enough, I was in there, as the track and field teams had their conference championship coming up the following weekend.

And Anna Murdock, even though you may have gotten annoyed with how many times I contacted you, you were always willing to talk. Thank you so much!

But that is what journalism is about – meeting new people and, hopefully, developing those relationships into something special.

As many of you may not know, my stepbrother Lance LaBonte attended Franklin, graduating in 2007.

He was a star baseball player, holding the school record at one point for the number of stolen bases.

I still talk to baseball coach Lance Marshall when I see him, as he was coaching back then.

Also, Head Softball Coach Butch Zike was my high school’s athletic director during the years my stepbrother and I went through Whiteland.

And, through those relationships, you will always learn something new – from learning the proper terms for each sport to making sure you always do your “homework.”

But learning about events, getting to know people and developing those relationships is what is so fun about journalism and reporting.

I have loved every moment since I switched majors, and only wish I had done it earlier.

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The women’s track and field team won the HCAC Indoor Championships this year.

Photo provided by Anna Murdock

Select track and field athletes continue season

By Seth Morin

seth.morin@franklincollege.edu

As spring sports wrap up their seasons, the men’s and women’s track and field teams still have two more meets prior to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.

The Grizzlies travel to the University of Louisville for the Cardinal Twilight meet Friday.

Runners from all three NCAA divisions are participating in the meet.

“For our level, we are looking to get someone like Anna a chance to race some people who are going to give her some competition,” said Paul Sargent, head coach of Franklin’s track and field teams.

At the team’s last meet, which included runners from Division I schools, senior Anna Murdock ran the nation’s third-fastest time in the 800.

“It’s always fun running with D1 girls and knowing that I am right there with them,” Murdock said.

Murdock is one of only six women – along with four men – continuing to run the rest of the season, Sargent said.

After the team’s conference meet in late April, team members were given the option to continue competing or sit out.

“The women finished about as good as they could finish, with just a few that want to go on because they have some unfinished business,” Sargent

said. “The guys, however, have a bad taste in their mouth. It didn’t go as planned, and they are frustrated.”

He said it is a smaller group at this point in the season than the teams have had in the past.

“These last few meets are reserved for those that are ‘track junkies’ and just can’t get enough of it or the kids that are chasing something down the road,” Sargent said.

Murdock said this has been a special year, with the team taking home the trophy for the indoor conference championship and finishing in the runner-up spot for the outdoor championship.

Murdock took home some impressive awards herself, as well.

She was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Most Valuable Player for cross country, as well as indoor and outdoor track.

“It was a great way to finish my career as a Grizzly,” she said.

Senior Jennifer Nevitt said the team has high expectations for upcoming seasons.

“The senior class left the women’s team in good hands,” she said. “And we have some great junior leaders that I know will step up next year and carry on our conference title.”

Murdock will compete in the NCAA Division III Championship

in New York on May 23 – graduation day – meaning she will have to miss walking across the stage.

“It’s a sacrifice she was willing to make,” Sargent said.

Senior Blake Albrecht said his final season was a rollercoaster for some team members.

“For conference, on the men’s side at least, we didn’t place as highly as we would have liked,” Albrecht said. “But it was a tight race. As a team we fought hard, but we just lacked the depth that several of the other teams had this year.”

But he did not let that get him down.

“The season, as a whole, was fantastic, and one of the most fun seasons I have had at Franklin,” he said.

Albrecht said every meet had a special meaning simply knowing that it would be his last one at that particular place.

But he does plan on continuing to run, including the Geist Half Marathon May 16 in Fishers.

“I love running to its core and will continue to run for years to come,” he said.

The championship meet begins May 20 and will conclude May 23.

sports Men’s tennis ends season with semifinal loss in HCAC tournament Weekly Recap

By Ben Brown

benjamin.brown@franklincollege.edu

The men’s tennis team ended its season last weekend with a semifinal loss in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.

The third-seeded Earlham College defeated second-seed Franklin 5-3.

Earlham went on to lose the HCAC Championship to Rose-Hulman.

Rose-Hulman went into the tournament with a perfect 8-0 conference record. This was the first time the school won an HCAC Championship.

Earlham started the match against Franklin strong, winning two of the three doubles matches. Senior Robbie Woerhle and junior Arjun Bhalla picked up the only doubles victory with an 8-1 score.

“I was beyond pumped up,” Woerhle said. “I was the most focused I have ever been, and there was no way I was losing my matches.”

In singles play Woerhle Kiley Lipps: The Franklin and freshman Kyle Sauley Freshman Dan Hicks practices with the men’s tennis team. both picked up victories.

“The team worked hard, and Earlham just came better prepared,” Woerhle said. “It was just their day, and they took advantage of it.”

Six members of the tennis team won HCAC awards.

Senior Ryan Hammer earned All-HCAC accolades. Hammer has earned All-HCAC all four years of his Franklin College career.

His brother, freshman Alex Hammer also received All-HCAC honors.

Senior Luke Snyder, sophomore Ethan Caldwell and Woerhle all received honorable mentions, and Sauley was named to the HCAC’s All-Sportsmanship team.

Franklin finished this season with a 7-1 conference record. Four members of the team will graduate this year.

“I am very pleased with how the season went,” Woerhle said. “We had our doubters in the beginning, but I wasn’t worried. We had a great group of guys and I will miss them all dearly, especially the other seniors.”

May 1 Men’s Baseball

Franklin vs. Manchester L,8-1

May 2 Men’s Baseball

Franklin vs. Manchester L, 13-4 Franklin vs. Manchester W, 6-3

Men’s Golf

HCAC Championships Franklin finished second out of eight teams.

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May 3 Men’s Golf

HCAC Championships Franklin finished third out of eight teams.

Softball team ties record for most wins in season, misses HCAC tournament

By Jay Siskin

kevin.siskin@franklincollege.edu

Despite missing the conference tournament, the women’s softball team tied a single-season school record in wins, which the team set in the 2013-14 season.

Franklin (21-13, 8-8 HCAC) recorded its third season in a row of .500 or better in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play. The team finished the season strong with four consecutive wins.

In her first season with the Grizzlies, freshman pitcher Olivia Paszek recorded a teamhigh 11 wins in 17 starts.

“I thought my first collegiate season was pretty interesting,” she said.

Expectations were elevated for this season after a strong previous season.

“This year, we were expecting to make it to the tournament, but did fall short on some games that we should have won,” Paszek said. “I think this was definitely a wake-up call to the whole team to try and work harder next season and not give up any chances.”

Paszek said she will miss her teammates and their close relationships made in the season.

“The thing I will miss from this season is the team bond we all shared throughout the past couple of months,” she said.

Sophomore Taylor Johnson said she felt better about this year compared to her freshman year, even though the team missed the tournament.

“I had a great time this season,” Johnson said. “I felt more comfortable this year because I had a season of experience under my belt. It took a year to get used to college, but I felt comfortable enough with it this year to be more of a leader, and as a catcher that is important.”

Johnson said the team got in the habit of playing down to competition, which cost the team some wins.

“Our team came out strong this season, and we ended strong as well,” Johnson said. “We struggled in the middle of the season because

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Freshman Olivia Paszek was a main pitcher for the team. Paszek had a team-high 11 wins. we got in the habit of coasting with teams until it was too late to pull out the win. We definitely had enough talent to make it to the tournament, but our mid-season efforts hurt us.”

The team will return next year with its entire roster, with the exception of senior infielder Jessica Ayers.

“I will miss our senior, Jess Ayers,” Johnson said. “She was the best

shortstop I have ever had the opportunity to play with, and we connected on the field. I think I can speak for the team in saying that we will miss her on and off the field.”

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What’s life like after graduating from Franklin College?

“Being grown up isn’t as bad as it seems. I love being graduated. Nothing’s different, except you don’t have tests all the time.“

Jaclyn Slusher, a 2014 FC graduate, with her dog, Sally

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How has working for The Franklin prepared you for your future career?

“Because I’m not a journalism major, but an English secondary education student, I get a real journalism experience through writing and editing for the newspaper. This will be extremely valuable for me as I plan to be a high school English and journalism student.”

Leigh Durphey, a freshman and copy chief of The Franklin A selfie of The Franklin staff

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Front row: sophomore Laura Olivo and junior Caitlin Soard Second row: seniors Ellie Price and Emily Metheny Third row: freshmen Kaitlyn Short and Zoie Richey Fourth row: senior Kiley Lipps, freshman Leigh Durphey and senior Seth Morin Fifth row: junior Jay Siskin, freshman Ashley Shuler and seniors Olivia Covington and Ann Gilly Sixth row: senior Gary Qi, adviser Lesley Weidenbener, sophomore Anastasia Gentry and junior Ben Brown