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Reclaimed art reinvents everyday items ASHLEY SHULER

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A campus art exhibit of unlikely friends – a plastic silverware bird, a flowered jellyfish, a disposable cup octopus and more – is rounding out its final days.

Named “Transcending the Ordinary,” the exhibit is compiled of student artwork created during a winter term class called “1,000 Objects: Modular Assemblage of Everyday Items.”

The course was taught by visiting art professor Sayaka Ganz, who had students experiment with small, everyday items like paper cups, plastic cutlery and pushpins to come up with a large art piece using at least 1,000 pieces of that object.

“The goal was to practice creative problem solving and to learn to momentarily suspend the part of the brain that tells us what something is and how much they cost so that we can see the material and form for all that they can be,” Ganz said.

After growing up in Japan, Brazil and China, Ganz graduated from Indiana University with a fine arts degree and has been teaching design, drawing and sculpture courses ever since.

Before making their final art, students constructed smaller, exploratory samples using a variety of materials.

Students had two weeks to complete their final art piece for the show, overcoming challenges along the way.

Freshman Maria Juan worked with sophomore Raheim Whitlow to construct a snake (who they nicknamed

Kobe) from 3,500 thumbtacks.

Juan said the process was tedious, taking a full two weeks to complete and enough tacks to wipe out the nearby Walmart’s supply.

“I learned that anything you could possibly think of can be turned into amazing artwork,” Juan said. “Also, difficult obstacles will try to keep you from completing your ultimate goal, but you should always keep pushing and fighting against the negatives.”

“ Great teachers allow

students to make their own discoveries through mistakes.

– Sayaka Ganz, visting art professor

This wasn’t Ganz’s first time teaching the project, and she said student mistakes are part of the process.

“Some lessons are better learned from making mistakes,” she said.

“Great teachers allow students to make their own discoveries through mistakes.”

The majority of students who took the course had little or no art background. video feature

Sophomore Clay Tressler – who describes himself as a “not very artsy guy” – made a straw man with 1,000 bendy drinking straws.

“The hardest part of the project was to take the picture of what I wanted in my head and to actually build it,” Tressler said. “I had a more realistic image in my head as what actually came out as the final product.”

Senior Felicia Roembke – a psychology major with no art background – said making her eight-legged, disposable cup octopus was a “chalNicole Hernandez | The Franklin lenge.”

Top: Natalie Rairdon’s sculpture featuring 1,000 artificial flowers.

“The biggest Bottom: Sayaka Ganz’s artwork is also on display in the lobby of JCFA. takeaway for me was learning to use 1,000 of one object something beautiful.” to create something totally different,” The art exhibit will be on display Roembke said. “I also learned that in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts just because someone is not an artist atrium through next Friday. doesn’t mean that they can’t create online exclusive

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3/4 ‘Zootopia’ hits theaters

Make your way to Canary Creek Cinemas for the 8 p.m. showing of Disney’s “Zootopia.”

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3/4–3/5 Heartland Film Festival Visit the Historic Artcraft Theatre to view four different Heartland movies for $6 each.

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Organize the mess on top of your dresser with a burlap bin to at least pretend your life is together. $12. The Marshmallow Monkey, 41 W. Monroe St., themarshmallow monkey.com.

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If there’s anything that will inspire you to put an end to your “Fuller House” binge, it’s this painted quote art. For a custom piece, book one of Simplify’s DIY art classes or pick up some paint and wood and make your Pinterest board dreams come true. $25.

Simplify, 44. N. Jackson St., shopsimplify.com.

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Give your throw pillows a new friend by adding this stuffed elephant to your collection.

Each elephant is hand sewn, and proceeds benefit impoverished Cambodian women. $20. byTavi Boutique, 436 E. Jefferson St., facebook.com/bytavi.

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Liven up your room’s white walls with a potted plant – even if it’s fake. If you’re looking for something fresh, shop the flower bar for a oneof-a-kind arrangement. $10.

The Marshmallow Monkey.

Cozy up at your desk during a late night study session with this arrow jacquard printed throw in shockwave – not to mention, it’s on sale. $18.

West Elm, The Fashion Mall at Keystone, westelm.com.

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3/7 Athletic training blood drive Head to the fitness center to support the athletic training department by giving blood.

3/9 KDR’s Miss Blue & Gold Don’t miss Kappa Delta Rho’s annual beauty pageant in the Branigin Room at 7 p.m.

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Keep bedside necessities in this Natural Life bucket list tin, complete with a mini notepad and pen to jot down your brilliant midnight ideas. $12. Brick Street Boutique, 34 E. Jefferson St., facebook. com/brickstreetboutique.

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For a non-damaging and unique adhesive, mix-andmatch some washi tape to hang up posters, door decs, photos of friends and more. $3 each. Target, 4850 E. Southport Rd., target.com.

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To brighten up your morning classes, sharpen up a Rifle Paper Co. floral pencil from a pack that ensures you’ll ask for your pencil back. $12. Brick Street Boutique.

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To break up wood dorm furniture, mix in some metal with this geometric wire figurine in small or large sizes. $15–20. Target.

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Take your dorm room (and Instagram feed) to the next level with a vintage camera from a nearby antique shop or the back of your garage. $25. Madison Street Salvage, 350 E. Madison St., fhisalvage.org.

Franklin family opens brewery, BBQ spot SHELBY MULLIS shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu

The new brewery in town is more than just a fresh local business for sophomore Kelsey Baker and her family.

Not only does Shale Creek Brewing fulfill her father’s dream of owning a brewery to sell his own beer, but it preserves the Paris-Baker legacy of Franklin businesses.

From Paris Tire & Auto Services to CJ’s Consignments, the Paris family is the face behind more than four Franklin businesses, restaurants and neighborhoods.

“My grandpa, Bill Paris, was an entrepreneur and was big into building things,” Kelsey Baker said. “For my aunts, uncles and parents, growing up around his influence struck the idea for them to become entrepreneurs.”

It was Kelsey’s mother Jenni Baker, a 1990 graduate of Franklin College, who had an idea of what went into opening a business.

Jenni Baker and her four siblings spent hours upon hours with their father in his auto shop, and when she learned of her husband Mike Baker’s interest in opening a business, she was right by his side.

Mike and Jenni Baker opened Shale Creek Brewing in early February.

Mike Baker, a former construction estimator, started brewing in 1999 with beer and wine box kits. He and his wife never imagined it would reach this point.

“My dad has been brewing on his own for years,” Kelsey Baker said. “It

was his release of tension, something The food menu includes pulled pork he enjoyed, like a hobby. As his love sliders topped with Carolina slaw, a for that grew, he started trying out “dirty bird” sandwich with smoked different things, and he upgraded his turkey topped with avocado-poblano system.” sauce and “triple play” nachos with After Mike h o u s e Baker startfried tored receivtilla chips ing compliand a ments from c h o i c e family and of pulled friends on meat. his craftJunior ed beer, he Elijah Kelconsidered lem, who making a works at living out of the brewhis hobby. ery, said After two the best years of pafeature of perwork, the small remodeling town brewefforts and ery is the legal fac“great attors, Shale mosphere Creek Brewand cliening is open Alexis Whiteman | The Franklin tele.” for busi- Co-owner of Shale Creek Brewing Jenni Baker draws a craft beer J e n n i ness.

Baker said from a tap. The Bakers opened the brewery Feb. 5.

The busishe hopes ness held a that the losoft opening Feb. 5, and a grand open- cation would not only add to downing date is in the works. town Franklin but also help their busiBefore the five-barrel brewing sys- ness by being front and center on the tem is installed, Shale Creek Brewing homestretch of Jefferson Street. is offering a selection of draft and bot“Our hope is that it will continue to tled beer, bourbon and other spirits grow and build,” Jenni Baker said. and a select Triple Play BBQ menu.

“We want to be able to expand on the

brewing side and hopefully be able to keg and distribute to area restaurants or bars that want to serve our beer.”

The ultimate goal of both Jenni and Mike Baker is to impact their children in a way that Jenni Baker’s father did her and her siblings.

“It’s really the mindset of determination and that we can do whatever we put our minds toward doing,” Jenni Baker said. “He was an inspiration.

Now we are very open and honest with our children. The expectation is you work hard and sometimes you fall on your face and sometimes you have to try things over and over again.”

Kelsey Baker said she is already taking her parents’ experience to heart.

When she started school at Franklin College, she wanted to be an elementary school teacher. Now, she is studying music and psychology in hopes of pursuing a career in music therapy, one day creating her own local practice.

“My father’s experience shows me that anything is possible,” Kelsey Baker said. “It’s truly taught me to chase my dreams, and I thank my dad for that one.”

Shale Creek Brewing is a 5-minute drive from campus, located at 178 W. Jefferson St. in downtown Franklin.

The brewery is open Tuesday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 3 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

New perspective on ‘Hamlet’ opens next week MAKENNA MAYS makenna.mays@franklincollege.edu

Even those who aren’t fans of Shakespeare may be interested in the college’s adaptation of the play “Hamlet.”

The theater department will put on a performance of “The Hamlet Project” next week, which gives critics an active role and puts a modern spin on the classic.

Theater professor Nicolas Crisafulli and English professor Susan Crisafulli have both worked to adapt this play from its original version.

In addition to selecting famous scenes from the original play, the play combines the scenes with critic views of the play.

Authors such as T.S. Elliot and Marjorie Garber and their opinions on Hamlet will be included.

Senior KaLeigh Hurley has previously been involved in campus plays. She was involved in all of the productions her junior year and one her sophomore year.

“The play is almost a director’s cut of the film that you would find on a DVD,” Hurley said.

Hurley said this play is more difficult than others because the cast only had 15 rehearsals. Not only are the actors working against time, but the Shakespearian language can be difficult to grasp.

“You really have to sit down and wrestle with the language, and so it’s just hours and hours of reading,” Hurley said.

Sophomore Megan West will play Claudius in the upcoming production.

This is West’s first time acting in a play, but she has been a stage manager as well as part of the tech crew at the college.

West is practicing her lines through individual warms-ups and repetition to “really get into character.” “[The production] is Hamlet as it has never been seen before,” West said.

The modernized “Hamlet” performance will take place at 8 p.m. beginning March 9 through March 12. On March 13 the play will run at 2 p.m.

Franklin College student, faculty and staff admission is free with ID.

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The cast of “The Hamlet Project” runs lines at a rehearsal last week. The production will run next Wednesday through Sunday in Theatre Margot.

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IN BRIEF: TUITION INCREASE ANNOUNCED FOR 2016-2017 YEAR Students can expect to see an increase in the cost of tuition next year.

President Thomas Minar announced the 3.5 percent rise in tuition in an email on Monday morning.

Tuition currently sits at $28,840, with a total cost of $38,065 for residential students. With the upcoming increase, tuition will rise to $29,840.

Room and board costs are also expected to increase for the 2016-2017 academic year.

“Your tuition dollars directly support one of our most valuable resources – our dedicated faculty and staff,” Minar said.

MARCH SAFE ZONE TRAINING DATES RELEASED The dates for Safe Zone training are approaching.

The training is designed to develop, enhance and maintain social setting environments that are culturally competent and supportive to all individuals.

A safe zone ensures that all people can feel safe, welcome and included.

Franklin College is one of more than 40 colleges across the country to participate in the training program.

Students can attend the free training on March 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. or March 17 from 3 to 5 p.m. in Student Center 245.

‘THE HUNTING GROUND’ TO HIGHLIGHT SEXUAL ASSAULT ISSUES Franklin College Counseling Center is sponsoring a screening of ‘The Hunting Ground’ at the Historic Artcraft Theatre on Tuesday evening.

The film, which originally premiered on CNN in November, raises awareness on the issue of sexual assault on college campuses.

Students are encouraged to attend the free event. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the film at 7 p.m.

A panel will discuss the topic of sexual violence on college campuses and in the surrounding communities following the movie.

Confusion runs amok in music department ASHLEY STEEB ashley.steeb@franklincollege.edu

The college’s music department is Hayes said he is willing to answer For underclassmen, the concerns are searching for a replacement for music questions from concerned students. twofold. lecturer Thomas Dirks.

There are some additional issues stu“I definitely want him to go out on The replacement will take over all of dents find concerning. good terms because he has done good Dirks’ duties as band director, as well For upperclassmen, it’s the music things in the music world,” sophomore as take on the additional responsibili- department’s actions. clarinetist Andrea Underwood said. ty of conducting and recruiting for the “My biggest fear is that I just don’t “But I’m also kind of concerned about band and string ensemble. want people lying about this situation when we make the switch to a new diThe question of whether or rector that they’ll be able to fix not Dirks is voluntarily retiring what we have here and not just or being forced to leave is the completely start over and erase cause of confusion for band stueverything we have done so far.” dents.

Hayes reassures there is no “People have been – from bad blood between Dirks and what I know – telling lies,” juthe music department. nior clarinetist Wanda Gaines “I brought Professor Dirks in. said. “The students keep getting I asked him to take the positold that professor Dirks is retion,” Hayes said. “He is one of tiring, and that is why they’re my oldest and dearest friends, replacing him. But he’s really and he agreed to stay for four not retiring. We had asked him or five years until we could hire that, and he says they’re just somebody else.” asking him to leave.”

At the end of the day, the stuOther students say they have Zoie Richey | The Franklin dents hope the music departbeen told very little about the Professor Carol Bales (top-left), sophomores Kelsey Green ment chooses the right replacesituation. (top right) and Jocelyn Krull (bottom-left) and freshman Chris- ment.

However, Casey Hayes, music tian Bowling (bottom-right) perform with the FC Spirit Band.

“The people that will be choosdepartment chair, said it has ing the new director are from been the complete opposite. in order to try and manipulate people Franklin,” Underwood said. “They “All of the band students and all of to go along with it,” Gaines said. “I un- know what is necessary.” the string students have been com- derstand that they need to bring new The music department will submit pletely told exactly what’s going on,” people in. It’s eventually going to hap- their decision for Dirks’ replacement Hayes said. “Professor Dirks is retir- pen. Professors leave.” to president Thomas Minar and the ing. He is stepping down.” school board by early March.

GRIZ ON THE MALL: FAV O R I T E T V S H O W S ASHLEY STEEB ashley.steeb@franklincollege.edu

“The Walking Dead” “It’s the only TV show I’ve ever followed, and it’s fun. There’s drama within it and love. I especially like the action, and it’s interesting to see the psychology behind people [and] how they think in that situation.”

Gaeron Gruber, freshman

“The Office” “It’s just full of comic relief. It’s just a really fun time to relax and take your mind off things. I usually watch it on my laptop on Netflix.”

Kristin Hughes, sophomore

“ G r e y ’s A n a t o m y ” “‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is so interesting because I am all about drama and stuff like that. It’s just one of those shows that something is always happening, and it gives you not necessarily a realistic understanding of how the medical field is, but after you watch an episode, you just feel like you can go and do brain surgery.

Michelle Rojas, senior

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Students should seek outside scholarships, FAFSA aid CHRISTINA RAMEY christina.ramey@franklincollege.edu

Scholarships can help students a lot when it comes to paying for college.

However, Franklin College doesn’t offer scholarships students can apply for individually.

“There are no applications for scholarships at Franklin other than the application for admission,” said Christina Lucas, associate director of financial aid. “We do awarding off of that from the standpoint of what you’re eligible for academically and need-based

scholarships. We do renewals of that information based on completing the Franklin College renewal application every year.”

So far, 95 percent of Franklin College students have used college-provided financial aid.

Even though Franklin College does not offer any scholarships, they do actively try to help students find scholarships.

The college receives many applications from different organizations that students can apply SCHOLARSHIP TIPS from CHRISTINA LUCAS for. Students often receive emails that contain these ofAPPLY for everything and anything. Even if fers.

There are many websites you don’t quite meet all of the qualification, that also help students find still apply. You may get it. scholarships. fastweb.org is an easy to use scholarship LOOK at local community foundations. website.

Students make an account and answer an assortment of CHECK in with your workplace because some questions that help the webemployers offer scholarships. For example, site to narrow down scholWalmart offers scholarships for its workers. arships that match the student’s interest.

APPLY for state and national scholarships.

Other sites that students can use to find scholarships include collegenet.com, KNOW the deadlines. scholarships.com and schol-

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College costs build up, but scholarships can alleviate those bills. Assoicate director of financial aid Christina Lucas gives students scholarship tips.

arshipmonkey.com.

Along with applying to scholarships students need to file their FASFA by the fast-approaching deadline, March 10.

FASFA is an easy way to get grants and loans from the state and federal government.

When filing the FASFA, students should always double check the information they provide, as making a mistake could ruin the student’s chances of getting the financial aid they need.

Franklin responds to recent Wabash shooting JESSICA KAISER jessica.kaiser@franklincollege.edu

A Wabash College employee shot and killed two of his family members while driving in a Wabash van a few weeks ago, He was thought to be on the Crawfordsville campus.

He then proceeded to rent a room at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Indianapolis, where he killed himself.

Wabash College went on full lockdown during the ongoing investigation Security Director Steve Leonard said the college’s security department would respond the same way in the circumstances Wabash was in.

“We would do exactly as Wabash did and cooperate in any way that we could,” Leonard said.

Leonard said the department would “cooperate fully” with all the inves-

tigating organizations, including the of those.”

FBI and local and state police.

Leonard said the college would also During the incident, Wabash made a take cues from local law enforcement campus shelter location. about how much information to comLeonard said Franklin’s campus municate during the incident. would decide to do “We would defithe same type of nitely take our cues thing. from investigating “Franklin College law enforcement would do the same and assist them if a wanted crimwith building floor inal was thought plans, the different to be on campus,” safety amenities Leonard said. “We in building, things – Steve Leonard, security director would communilike that,” Leonard cate that [shelter] said. with everyone on campus through the Sophomore Alexa Freeman said she text messaging system, through email, “couldn’t believe” the Wabash incithrough word-of-mouth and through dent. the college’s website. Wabash did a few

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Franklin College would do the same if a wanted criminal was thought to be on campus.

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“It’s such a small community and nothing bad ever happens there,” Freeman said. “I think they handled the whole situation well, and I would hope Franklin would do the same.”

Freshman Adria Essex said although she didn’t pay close attention to the news, she’d be “pretty terrified” if something like that happened on campus. “[Franklin would react] how Wabash did, close everything down and make sure that everyone is aware of what is going on,” Essex said. “I’d like to get the information [about the incident] in either a text message or email because we’re always on our phones and computers.”

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Gordon Strain:

Designing New Worlds

In theater, it’s about setting the scene. In movies, it’s about creating a believable set.

In the classroom, it’s about bringing real-life experiences back to students.

Theater professor Gordon Strain does it all.

Before teaching at Franklin College, Strain taught middle school and high school at Cincinnati County Day School in Ohio, and while getting his master in fine arts, he taught at Indiana University Bloomington.

Strain was working as a window designer in New York City when he applied to be a professor at Franklin College.

“It was between staying with the windows and this, and I choose Franklin,” he said. “It’s a better quality of life to live in Indiana than New York City.”

Strain has always dreamed of becoming a designer. He wanted to create the worlds other people acted in.

Being a scenic designer is thinking about making the set visually stimulating, while a production designer focuses on specific elements in a shot.

Strain just finished working as the production designer for “The Good Catholic,” a romantic comedy movie.

The movie will feature Danny Glover (known for his role in “The Color Purple”) and John McGinley (known for his roles in “Scrubs”).

The movie has several Indiana ties besides Strain, including producer and star of the

film Zachary Spicer, writer and producer Paul Shoulberg and producer John Armstrong.

Senior Ian Mullen – who worked as an assistant production designer on the set of “The Good Catholic” – said shooting the film was 18 days of critical thinking and problem solving while working in Bloomington. “[Strain] knew it was going to be hectic and high pressured, but he remained calm and got things done very quickly,” Mullen said. “While in his public speaking class, it was slow paced to make sure the process for our speeches were down.”

Strain said he enjoyed working as the production designer for the movie because it challenged him to think in different ways about design that would be better for the movie.

“I had done some small television stuff bt nothing as big as the movie,” Strain said.

Strain said he has no dream production off in the distance, and he is always looking forward to the next project that comes his way.

“I have to find things I enjoy about projects because it’s not easy, and it doesn’t pay well,” Strain said. “I look for the challenge, the people I’m working with and maybe it’s the location – there are lots of things that can be exciting about it.”

Depending on the project, Strain gets his inspiration from thinking spatially to determine how to fill spaces, from selfmotivation or from the script.

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Strain does not have a favorite project because every project has its quirks. For different reasons, he has had interesting, fun and exciting projects.

“When I was doing the Christmas windows, that was a lot of fun,” Strain said. “It was cool to know that millions of people were going to walk by the windows everyday.”

“Mary’s Wedding” was a play Strain did scenic design for at the Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT).

Strain also did a play for the government of Bermuda for their 400-year anniversary.

“It’s not a vacation on the beach,” Strain said. “It’s ‘I’m working hard in this theater, and I can’t go outside anyway because there’s a hurricane.’”

His advice to students going into the designing world is to be able to think quickly, think outside of the box, communicate your ideas and be able to mix your ideas with others.

“The biggest advice is be pleasant, be kind, be willing to listen, and collaborate on the project,” Strain said.

On March 9, the Franklin College theater department will open “The Hamlet Project.”

“Bridge and Tunnel,” the play Strain is doing the scenic design for, opens at the IRT March 29.

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Vacancy in Supreme Court leaves Obama with decisions to make

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CHRISTINA RAMEY

Same old song, different tune

Damn, Donald Trump! Back at it again with the false accusations of citizenship!

This time his target is not President Barack Obama, but Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz is seeking the Republican nominee just like Trump, and the millionaire will say anything to hope for the win.

Months before the 2012 primaries and general election, the now Republican front-runner, Trump, questioned the legitimacy of the president’s birth in Hawaii, according to CNN. Now Trump is challenging Cruz’s American citizenship because he was born in Alberta, Canada to an American mother, where they stayed until he was 4 years old.

According to many legal scholars, Cruz is an American citizen by birth because his mother was a citizen of the United States at the time of his birth.

My question: Why does Trump even care? Why does he care about people’s birth records? And when did Trump become such an expert in citizenship anyway?

Trump is a real estate entrepreneur, TV personality, television producer, film producer, author, actor, businessperson, economist, investor and politician – not an expert in citizenship.

Honestly, Trump just needs to stop focusing on whether or not other people are American citizens and worry more about the circus of a campaign he’s doing. Is he that scared that Cruz is going to win the nomination that he has to bring up his citizenship?

Trump is always bragging about leading in the polls, so why does he have to try and discredit other people?

Maybe he’s just that insecure.

This whole Trump wanting everyone to prove that they’re American citizens is getting old.

Get some new insults.

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President Barack Obama is serving still not up. When they checked on him his last few months representing the in the afternoon, it was too late. He American people, and he needs to do died of natural causes. just that: be the president.

The first reports of his death were After the news of 79-year-old Su- conflicting with other reports, and the preme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s whole situation was chaos – mainly bedeath in mid-February, different re- cause of the fact that his death turned ports have circulated the media world. into fair game for political fireworks Basically, everyone and their brother for an already heated debate. have their opinions.

Scalia should be replaced by our curObviously, the Republicans do not rent commander in chief because that want Obama to nominate a judge with is his job. That is within his duty that just months left in his term. Why, you we as Americans elected him to do. ask? Well, that means that he’s likelt Let’s look for a minute at the followgoing to replace the most Republican ing question: If this case happened last and conservative year, what be judge that sat the differon the highest ence? ProbOUR POSITION court, with one ably not the that leans to the current situleft. For life, litation that we erally. see today.

Scalia was Remember nominated and the big vote officially earned that haphis spot amongst pened last the justices back year during in the Ronald their sumReagan adminismer session? tration in September 1986 by a 98-0 The legalization of gay marriage was a vote from the United States Senate. hot topic during the 2015 summer sesThe late justice was at his ranch in sion.

Texas going hunting with a couple of Although there has not been any mahis friends. He went to bed that night jor news of big issues going before the and never woke up. highest court this year compared to When his friends came back from last year, the fact that there is a vacant their day, they noticed that Scalia was

President Obama has the power to put forth nominations to Congress for Supreme Court justices.

spot needs to be addressed and fixed in the immediate future.

How do we fix this unforeseen situation? By letting the president do what we elected the president to do -- lead our country when issues arise. We, as Americans, can not just give the power to represent and make decisions for our country and take that all away because the term is almost up. We need to let him do his job.

After the results of Super Tuesday, it looks like the real race will be between Trump for the Republicans and Clinton for the Democrats. Yet, Bernie Sanders is still pushing for his nomination.

Anyhow, it looks like the leader of America has a fair shot of being another Democrat. So why not just let the current president use his authority to nominate a candidate before Congress?

Just let the president be the president.

OUR BOARD The editorial board represents the opinion of The Franklin and its staff members. Opinion editor Megan Powell moderates the board and its members, including Brittney Corum, Christina Ramey and Ashley Steeb. Caitlin Soard, the executive editor, sits on the board. If you have an issue you would like the board to cover, email megan.powell@franklincollege.edu.

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A night owl ASHLEY STEEB

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CAITLIN SOARD caitlin.soard@franklincollege.edu

MEGAN POWELL

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Textbooks are expensive. Anyone who’s ever taken a When I had the opportunity to work at St. Rose of college class can tell you that much.

Lima, my old elementary school, last semester in the When compared to the price of “normal” books, extended care program, I learned students had a oneit’s pretty apparent that textbooks are just another to-one ratio with technology. way the college system is screwing its students over First off, can we all just say that holding a newspaper financially. There’s no way a 300-page book should in your hands while reading it should never go away? cost hundreds of dollars.

Although I’m biased on that question because I am One way to combat this price gouging could be a multimedia journalism student and I want a job with the use of e-books. Publishing digitally is far after graduation, I’m pro holding the physical book less expensive than making or article while reading. physical books, which could First off, I have eye-tracking help publishers cut down on issues when it comes to costs. reading. I can be reading Now, that certainly doesn’t something out loud and then mean publishers would help my eyes will jump to two lines broke college students out. In down. So to those teachers fact, if I had to take a guess, I’d who make me read to the say they probably don’t care class, now you know why I too much about our empty hate reading to everyone. wallets and a lot more about Reading on a computer their overflowing ones. screen makes my eye-tracking E-books also offer more problem worse sometimes convenience than the because I’ll be looking at the Zoie Richey | The Franklin traditional book does. I can screen for so long that it will As textbooks become more of a hassle to carry and more carry around 100 books on give me a headache. expensive for students, e-books are on the rise. In years my Kindle, whereas I can only But if you use just a to come, e-books will likely be the norm for classrooms. realistically carry three or four nonelectric form of reading physical books in my backpack you’ll be able to do a lot more.

– less if it’s a hefty biology or history textbook.

At least I do.

Personally, I would rather be able to carry everything Let’s bring it to a more relatable example. You know in one place rather than have to devote an entire shelf when we all took LA 103, the math course that we all in my room to various books I needed for class or have to take before graduation. Having the book in even wanted to read for pleasure. front of me makes studying and doing homework so I definitely still appreciate physical books; no screen much easier. can imitate that old book smell. However, the way I know this because in high school I took an online that technology is going isn’t conducive to physical math class during the summer and that was literally books. Not to mention, e-books are far better for the one of the toughest things I’ve have done. I’m not the environment since they don’t use nearly as many best at math and then all of the notes and handouts resources. were online.

Ultimately, however you consume books, what truly Once I got into the first few weeks of the course, I matters is that you’re reading. But I think e-books was able to adjust to not holding a book in my hand. will eventually take over just for the sheer amount of But having to minimize web browsers was a pain. convenience and the benefits for the environment.

Let’s just stick to the physical book, okay? Okay.

All we can really do is try to keep up.

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As a child, I always bragged about how late I stayed up the previous night to my friends. I thought I was cool, but now I just accept it as a fact of my life.

On average, I get about four to five hours of sleep every night. Then there are nights I do not sleep at all.

My chronic lack of sleep is due to clinical insomnia.

Also, drinking a large cup of coffee right before bed does not help either.

To combat the inevitable tiredness during the day, I will drink either a cup of coffee, tea or soda to keep me up for my classes.

Even after going a day without sleep, I still will not fall asleep until two in the morning. Most of the time being a night owl is great, but I have to keep myself busy.

For one, I can binge-watch more television shows or complete my procrastinated homework than if I went to bed at a “normal” time.

Then, there are certain times when, due to my lack of sleep, I try to format a coherent sentence and it feels like I am attempting rocket science.

As someone who wants to write for a living, those days suck.

Those are the days when I put good judgment aside and drink more than one caffeinated beverage.

To add to the loss of sleep, another drawback of being a night owl are those nights that are never-ending, the nights when I will beg for the arrival of morning.

There are those times when I look at the clock and debate if I should sleep for two hours or just wait for the sun to rise.

Normally this happens when I run out of good movies and shows to watch, let’s be honest.

Being a night owl has disadvantages, but I could not imagine what life would be like if I was not one.

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Women’s softball prepares for home opener BEN BROWN

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The softball team opened up its season last week with a trip to the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida.

The team concluded the trip with an overall 4-4 record. Last season, the team travelled to Fort Meyer where they finished with a 5-3 record.

The team will play its first home series against the Calvin College Knights.

The Knights have been picked to finish fifth in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Franklin has been predicted to be near the top of the conference in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. In a preseason poll, the team was picked to end this season in third place.

Junior Taylor Johnson said she has confidence in her team in these opening games.

“I expect us to do well this weekend,” Johnson said. “We were exposed to a variety of competition in Florida, and I think it helped prepare us for the rest of the season.”

Johnson said she learned how much potential the team has from the Florida trip.

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be a leader for her teammates. Johnson had similar goals for the season.

“My personal goal is to stay consistent throughout the year offensively and be the best leader I can be out on the field,” Johnson said.

Last season, the team tied a Franklin College record after earning 21 wins for the season. The team finished 8-8 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference finishing as a fifth seed.

Only the top four teams make the conference tournament.

The team plays a double-header tomorrow against Calvin starting at 2 p.m. The team will play another double-header at home on Sunday against Kalamazoo starting at 1 p.m.

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After a former intramural sports coordinator and offensive coordinator took a position at Hanover College, there was a vacancy in these crucial positions.

Former offensive coordinator Matthew Brown took an assistant coaching position with the rival school, leaving the intramural and OC position open.

Enter Craig Yeast.

Yeast took the positions of OC and intramural sports coordinator after coaching only two seasons of coaching high school football in Ohio at Fremont Ross.

In 2014, Yeast led Fremont Ross to a 7-3 record. The team averaged over 42 points per game in this season. The team also qualified for the Ohio State playoffs. Last season the team finished with a 4-6 record and went 2-5 in conference games.

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“We work well together in the field but need to start putting more hits together on offense in order to score some more runs,” Johnson said.

Senior Katie Struewing said she learned a lot about the team’s strengths during the Florida trip.

“We were able to learn what our weaknesses were and what parts of the game we were strong at,” Struewing said.

Johnson said the team played very well defensively in Florida.

“Our pitchers did a great job this weekend as well as our defense as a whole,” Johnson said.

Struewing said the team hit the ball well during their trip and also had a lot of players hit in clutch situations.

According to Johnson, the team’s goal every season is to make the conference tournament. She said this season she believed that the team has what it takes to win it all this season.

“Our goal is to win as many games as possible, win conference and win the conference tournament,” Struewing said.

The players also set personal goals for this season.

Struewing said that she wanted to be able to hit in clutch situations and to

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Prior to his coaching job at Fremont Ross, Yeast spent three seasons at Tiffin University as a wide receiver coach.

Yeast was also a standout receiver in college. He ended his career at University of Kentucky with 201 receptions, which set the Southeastern Conference record at the time. He is also still near the top of Kentucky’s program with 2,899 receiving yards.

After college Yeast was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was later picked up by the New York Jets before spending four seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger Cats.

From his position at Fremont Ross High School he heard about a job opening for offensive coordinator at Franklin.

“I already had a relationship with the defensive coordinator Coach Mills, and when the OC job opened up he and

I had a few conversations about it,” Yeast said. “From those conversations led me to meeting Coach Leonard, and I knew from the beginning that the position came with the responsibility of coordinating IMs.” Once he talked it over with his wife and kids, Yeast was sold on Franklin and moved his family to Indiana to start his new job.

With this being his first year coordinating intramurals, Yeast said he wants to give every participant a great experience this year.

“I’m not sure how things were ran before,” Yeast said, “My plan is to make it as fun, fair and competitive as possible for all students who want to participate, I have a few things up my sleeve, so we will just have to see.”

Yeast plans to start basketball intramurals the first week of March and wants to have a final all day tournament to decide the champion.

Lacrosse team set to open second season as varsity sport

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Left: Sophomore Jess Silva looks for a teammate to pass the ball. Right: Sophomores Cali Wetli and Morgan McIntosh work together to score.

MEGAN POWELL

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The women’s lacrosse team’s offseason focused on season goals and team camaraderie.

This season marks the second season for the lacrosse program after becoming a varsity sport. In the first official season, the team finished sixth place among the nine teams that take part in the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference (ORLC).

The team finished with an overall record of 3-8 and a 3-6 conference record. The team was predicted to finish in sixth place again this season in a coaches’ preseason poll.

Senior Paige Clark, juniors Lexi Ingram and Hannah Grow and sophomore Cali Wetli were all put on the ORLC’s women “to-watch” list for the 2016 season.

As of right now, the goals for the players and the coaching staff is to make the conference championship.

Last year, the team had the motto of “making history” to fit the inaugural season.

Sophomore Brittny Balog said the theme for this year “is setting the standard.”

“We want to polish up and prove to the rest of the conference that we can be a solid team just like the rest of them,” Balog said.

In high school, Balog played all noncontact sports during her athletic career. She was attracted to lacrosse in college because it was something different and new.

“Everyone is there for each other, and it’s really cool because we support each other whether it’s a death in the family or a parent is sick or they’re just having a bad week,” Balog said. “There is always someone to be there for you, and I really love that.”

Just like Balog, newcomer and freshman Brooke Hughes said she is ready to contribute to the team and wins as much as she can.

“Ever since I was little, I always thought it was a really interesting and cool sport,” Hughes said. “I always thought that it would be awesome to have the opportunity to play, so when the opportunity arose, I took it.”

Hughes found out more about the program when she went through fall recruitment. Later she would be ex-

ploring the new sport with her sorority sponsor.

“I was talking to my Rho Gamma during recruitment week, Hannah Grow, and she mentioned that her coach could teach anybody to play lacrosse,” Hughes said. “I took her up on the offer, and then I went out to practice during fall ball and talked to coach and the girls and decided to play.”

Junior Kayanna Wolter is the team’s goalkeeper and registered 92 saves on the season. She said the team chemistry is something that she has never experienced before.

“When I first came to college, I actually thought about playing soccer because I’ve been playing soccer all of my life, but I didn’t,” Wolter said. “I was talking to a friend one day about lacrosse and thought it would be something interesting to play.”

The team will open its season at home Tuesday at 4 p.m. against Dallas and then hosting Hendrix at 1 p.m. on March 12.

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Peyton Manning’s future is one of the main debates surrounding the NFL right now.

After playing 14 years in Indianapolis and 4 years in Denver, the former number one overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft is a two-time Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP, four-time AFC Champion, five-time MVP and 14-time Pro Bowl selection. Those titles – along with holding every passing record and many more honors – make Manning arguably the greatest quarterback of all time.

Some people argue Manning should take the fairytale ending to his Hall of Fame career and ride off into the sunset after winning the Super Bowl in early February.

But Manning really should just do what he wants. If he can physically and mentally play for one more year or longer, then he should do it.

Manning, who will turn 40 later this month, is obviously coming to the end of his career. When he hangs up his cleats, there is no coming back.

This is unlike Marshawn Lynch, who is 29 years old and recently retired from the Seattle Seahawks.

He could take a year or two off and make a comeback if he wanted to.

Not only is it a tough decision for Manning, it is a major decision for the future of the Denver Broncos.

If Manning decides to come back, Denver will need to consider if they will take on Manning’s contract for another season.

Manning’s contract is slated to be over 21 million dollars next season.

Or the team could release Manning and move forward with back-up quarterback Brock Osweiler, who is currently a free agent.

Manning should take his time making his decision and if he decides to come back, but if he does, I doubt he will be wearing a Broncos jersey.

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