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Students going to grad school average about 30 per class

Nicole Hernandez | The Franklin Last year, 18 percent of students went on to graduate school. The college averages about 30 students who continue their education in grad school each year.

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Even as she came up on the end of her four years at Franklin College, Kennedy Oser wasn’t ready to stop learning.

“I knew I had potential to keep moving forward with my degree,” she said.

Oser, a sociology major graduating next month, recently got accepted to begin her career as a graduate student in the fall at the University of Indianapolis studying social work.

“After she congratulated me and told me I was accepted, I immediately burst into tears and called my mom on the phone,” Oser said. “I read the letter to her, and we both cried together.”

But Oser said she couldn’t have gotten into graduate school without the support of her friends and the professors in her department, who encouraged her and checked every step of her application process.

“They knew my potential and pushed me towards this decision,” she said.

“It was definitely something I couldn’t have done alone.”

Oser is just one student graduating this year continuing her education as a graduate or professional school student.

Graduate school is for students who are going on to get a master’s or doctorate degree in something like English or history. Professional school is for those going into programs like medical or law school.

Over the last 10 years, the percentage of the college’s graduating seniors who choose to go to graduate or professional school has fluctuated widely based on student interest and acceptance, peaking at about 20 percent, or 42 students, for the class of 2014.

Last year, 18 percent, or 35, students went on. In 2015, it was about 15 percent, or 29 students.

Over the last decade, the average number of students going to graduate or professional school was about 33 per class.

Kirk Bixler, assistant dean of students and career services director, said many students who make up those percentages and decide to get another degree have experiences similar to Oser’s, where they work one-on-one with faculty to decide where to apply and get feedback on their applications and personal statements as they apply.

The career office also prepares students for furthering their education, including hosting a panel with representatives from a variety of area schools each fall to educate students on what graduate school is and give tips on how to successfully get into one. The office also hosts workshops to prepare students for the Graduate Record Exam and provides mock graduate school interviews.

Additionally, each year, students the college deems as having “stellar academic reputations” based on their cumulative GPA receive individual attention. The students are encouraged to apply for external scholarships to go into prestigious graduate school programs internationally.

Jill Novotny, professional development and employer relations director, and Hisaya Kitaoka, economics professor, meet and work with interested high achieving students to figure out which external scholarships would be best to pursue.

One of the scholarships available is

the Rhodes Scholarship, which gives full rides to 32 students in the nation each year to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. In its history, Franklin College has had one Rhodes scholar.

Elmer Davis, who majored in journalism, got the scholarship in 1911.

“We are looking for another Elmer Davis from Franklin College,” Kitaoka said.

Kitaoka said the main reason Franklin College students may be wary about applying for graduate school or for external scholarships is the realization that the programs are highly competitive.

“But many students here at Franklin College have capabilities quite higher

than they are thinking of,” he said.

Kitaoka also said students may want to keep their student debt down, be uninterested in research work or be eager to start a job in the workplace, among other factors.

“Of course, even Harvard University or Stanford University — a so-called fancy university with prestigious students — there are still very few people sent,” he said. “Franklin College is not an exception.”

But for Oser, becoming a social work professional was a big enough aspiration to take the risk — and get accepted.

“It finally felt like my hard work paid off and my dream was becoming a reality,” she said. “I have never felt so accomplished.”

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Fluctuation in students getting another degree after Franklin College The percentage of students from each graduating class who go on to graduate or professional school in the last decade has fluctuated widely based on student interest and acceptance. Data includes the percentages from graduating classes 2007 through 2016.

Over the last decade, the average number of students going to graduate or professional school was about 33 per class, peaking at 42 students for the class of 2014.

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Model UN team wins top honor at international contest SHELBY MULLIS shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu

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Students brought home top honors from New York after representing North Korea in a mock United Nations competition.

Franklin College’s Model UN team, represented by eight students and two faculty members, was one of more than 100 teams to compete in the international simulation of the United Nations the week before spring break.

Led by junior Kevin Dooley, the team won the award for “Outstanding Delegation,” an honor Dooley called “most notable.”

“The most accurate phrasing would be the top 10 percent of all delegations,” Dooley said. “It is the highest honor awarded at the national Model UN, which itself is the largest international conference of its kind.”

But this wasn’t the first time the college’s team won the award.

Dooley first joined the team in 2015 as a freshman. He and other students represented the small African state of Cape Verde, a democratic state in the African union. The team won “Outstanding Delegation” for the first time in Franklin College history.

While Dooley said it was much easier representing Cape Verde because of its size and influence in international relations, he said North Korea was more challenging this year.

“As you can imagine, North Korea is

under a lot more scrutiny than Cape Verde,” Dooley said. “That was the big difference is we had to get our foot in the door in a much more aggressive way as North Korea than we would have two years ago.”

He said being aggressively reasonable with other countries is what made North Korea succeed in the way it did.

Sophomore Sami Roberts credits the team dynamic for their performance in the competition. Roberts, a political science and religion double major, said she was originally not a person the team was looking for.

“The dynamic of a team for Model UN is so crucial that it’s very particular of who they’re going to ask,” Roberts said.

“Anyone can join. It’s understanding how the dynamic of a team would work.”

At the first meeting, the team suggested a variety of countries to represent. Roberts suggested Honduras, which she said would tie into issues of sustainability and development.

Another student suggested North Korea, and everyone immediately said no. But when they began looking at the approaches they could take with the “villainous” country, they found common ground.

“I didn’t know how to tell my grandfather I’m representing North

Korea,” Roberts said.

Dooley, Roberts and six other students met daily throughout January to prepare to represent North Korea.

Members paired up into groups of two to write position papers about the country’s stance on certain issues.

Dooley and junior Taylor Williams received an “Outstanding Position Paper” award for their submission to the UN Environmental Assembly.

“We weren’t allowed to stop our research until Model UN started,” Roberts said. “The clock didn’t stop until we actually got to New York.”

From 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., the team worked nonstop in New York City to build relations with countries from around the world. But despite the time commitment and workload, Roberts said it was all about taking on the challenge and reacting to the outcome.

“It really worried me about representing something I was totally foreign to. Now, after the whole experience has been over, it has made me appreciate the challenges Franklin pushes its students to do,” Roberts said. “And not only appreciate that, but understand the value of those challenges. If our professor didn’t think we could do it, we wouldn’t have done it.”

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Left: The Franklin College Model United Nations team poses for a phone with their award for “Outstanding Delegation.” The team competed in the international simulation last month against schools from around the world. Top: Juniors Devin Robinson and Jackson Hughes and sophomore Katie Curry pose for a photo at the United Nations Headquarters. The team represented North Korea in the international Model UN competition.

College seeks student feedback for second J-term ABRAHM HURT abrahm.hurt@franklincollege.edu

Students may recall one particular question on a survey recently emailed out: “Should Franklin College offer a second, three- or four-week intensive term each year, in addition to the month of January?”

Brooke Worland, the assistant provost and dean of engaged learning at the college, sent the email. She cochairs a committee that focuses on reimagining the college’s curriculum, which is seeking student feedback for a variety of suggested curriculum changes — including adding another intensive semester to Franklin College’s school year in May or August.

“As part of this process, we are interested in our current students’ attitudes towards some of these ideas,” Worland said in the email. “Your feedback is incredibly valuable.”

The committee, nicknamed SPARC for Strategic Planning Around Reorganization of the Curriculum, is made up of 11 faculty and staff members.

The committee is looking into adding the intensive semester to give students yet another opportunity to take a class, travel abroad or complete an internship during the year.

Psychology professor Kristen Flora, who co-chairs beside Worland, said having a January term is one of the things that makes the college unique.

“We don’t want to lose that uniqueness,” Flora said. “So what may work for another institution is going to be modified to fit what we do and how we do it here.”

In an effort to provide a more substantive conservation about the intensive semester change, the committee hosted a listening session at the end of last month. Four faculty members, including Worland, and one student attended.

Junior Kyle Sauley, the lone student who attended the session, said he was most interested by the committee’s discussion of a potential second intensive term.

“I think the best part of Franklin’s curriculum is the intensive January term,” he said. “It is an opportunity unique to Franklin, and I think intensive terms are something that set Franklin apart.”

Sauley said he has used the intensive semester to take a class, travel to Europe and complete an internship.

Hanover College, which is similarly sized and has a similar curriculum to Franklin College, offers a May term similar to Franklin’s January term.

Having an intensive term at the beginning or end of summer could give students additional time at their summer internship placements.

At the town-hall style meeting, Worland presented a few potential changes aside from the intensive semester, such as moving from class credit hours to units, requiring students to complete a semester off campus, requiring students to do undergraduate research, and making changes to the core LA courses, including LA 100.

“There seems to be some consensus both from faculty, staff, and students that we need to revisit the LA 100 course,” Flora said. “This idea of a first-year seminar and understand what is the purpose of this course and does what we have now really meet the goals of what we want this course to do?”

Although the committee is still in the investigative process on all of these curriculum changes, their goal is to give an update at the faculty meeting in May before the end of the academic year about their findings. Up until now, the committee has spent time looking at data, institutional sites, visiting institutions and having phone calls with a number of institutions to get a sense of how other colleges are envisioning their liberal arts curriculum in the future.

After more research and discussion, SPARC will then do some writing over the summer and come back to the faculty in August to hopefully define the curriculum and lay out what they want to achieve.

“Our job is to help facilitate this process,” Worland said. “Our job is to not really make all the decisions. Our job is to help generate the conversation, provide feedback and information.”

The survey to provide feedback to the committee is still open. To give your feedback, go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/SPARCstudent.

Students traveling abroad set sights on Spain, Cuba ASHLEY STEEB ashley.steeb@franklincollege.edu

Allen Abbott, sophomore

Dakota DeBaets, sophomore

Hannah Rollett, sophomore

Spending the fall in Murcia, Spain

Spending the fall in Murcia, Spain

Spending the summer in Costa Rica/Cuba

Although Abbott has studied in Spain before, this time around, he’s staying on his own to explore a new place.

“My main goal in studying there is becoming totally fluent,” Abbott said. “I would like to become as close to a native speaker. To sound as much like a native speaker as possible.”

In the fall, DeBaets is going to Spain for what she says will be possibly her only study abroad trip at Franklin College.

“Having to go across an ocean and being with people who speak an entirely different language and the culture is so different, so being able to put myself out there and problem solve is a big goal for me,” she said.

Rollett decided to go on her first international trip to work on mastering the Spanish, which is her major.

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IN BRIEF: RESIDENT ASSISTANTS NAMED FOR NEXT YEAR Franklin College Residence Life has selected the resident assistants for the 2017–2018 school year.

Among the selections, Kyle Sauley was picked to be the Assistant Residence Hall Coordinator for HooverCline.

The rest of the RAs are as follows: Hannah Joy Alte, Kassidy Andrews, Brittny Balog, Megan Battles, Nathanael Beasley, Alexis Beed, Will Combs, Donald Deiwert, Cole Falco, Abby Finta, James Hone, Kendall Hovis, Alex Kleiman, Jacob Leachman, Priyam Patel, Emily Pierce, Jamison Pittman, Alexander Pollard, Colton Polter, Samantha Roberts, T.J. Ryan, J.T. Sargent, Hannah Sharkey, Holly Short, Laura Smith, Matt Thomas, Keely Townsend, Andrea Underwood, Seth Westendorf and Meghan Yencer.

PROFESSOR’S ARTWORK FEATURED IN INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT Before catching a flight, catch a look at David Cunningham’s work inside the Indianapolis International Airport.

Cunningham, a studio art professor at the college, has paintings on display at the airport. His “Meditation” installation is a group of paintings of stones that evoke memories of his childhood and reveal the deep relationship humans have with the earth’s ancient past.

“It has been a tremendous amount of work. There were a few times where I questioned my ability to get it done on time and wondered if I was crazy to do this to myself,” he said in a recent press release. “But after everything was finally hung, it looked really amazing.”

Cunningham and three other Hoosier artists, who are all educators, were selected by the Arts Council of Indianapolis to have installations inside the airport.

“I am proud to be a representative of the arts for the city of Indianapolis,” Cunningham said. “I hope that others find inspiration in it.”

Cunningham’s work will be on display through Sunday, July 16.

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Gabriel Fadale is a self-proclaimed non-expert on film music.

But that isn’t stopping the first-year music professor from hosting a talk about the subject.

Fadale is hosting a presentation at the Artcraft Theatre’s Tim Burton Film Festival tomorrow at 7 p.m. He’ll discuss the use of music in multiple Burton’s films, including “Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Beetlejuice” and “Batman.”

“I don’t want to say I’m flying by the seat of my pants, but I’m definitely giving a presentation about something I don’t necessarily know a lot about,” Fadale said.

But Fadale said this lack of experience may work in his favor.

“When I teach my music theory classes here, sometimes it’s a hard concept for students to grasp,” he said. “If you can break it down into a simple enough way that anyone could grasp it, then you’re getting somewhere.”

In addition to teaching music theory classes, Fadale — a classically trained saxophonist — gives woodwind lessons at the college.

Before coming to Franklin, he taught classes in Florida.

But Fadale didn’t like the nonstop heat and humidity in the state, and he decided he wanted “to live somewhere that had seasons.”

When he discovered the opening at the college, he immediately started investigating the town of Franklin and stumbled across the Artcraft Theatre’s website. Incidentally, he saw that the theater was putting on a film festival for one of his favorite directors.

“I got to thinking to myself, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to have a partnership?’” he said. “We have a town that has a small

college and a local theater that is showing unusual stuff.

So wouldn’t it be cool if I could somehow incorporate the two?”

When he got the job, that’s exactly what he did.

Fadale reached out to the owners of the Artcraft and was surprised when they agreed to his idea.

“I was like, ‘Oh. Now I need to figure out what the heck I’m going to talk about,” he said.

Fadale only has 30 minutes to teach the basic techniques of film music and what to listen for, explain Burton’s relationship to composer Danny Elfman and play clips from the films’ soundtracks.

“I have to be able to figure out how I will be able to portray this to an audience who hasn’t spent four years in a music program,” he said. “How can I key their ears in on what they’re supposed to listen for? How do I make it interesting and applicable to enhance their movie experience? I’m really looking forward to it, and I’m kind of curious to see what’s going to happen.”

The challenge has helped Fadale learn and grow as a music professional.

“It’s important to always be curious and keep yourself engaged and stimulated,” he said. “I’ve been having a blast doing it.”

Fadale said he plans to do more partnerships with the Artcraft and other local businesses in his time at Franklin.

He even hopes to start a film music class at the college.

“I think as a small town that anytime you can really build and foster a relationship with people involved in the arts — whether it’s movies or music or drama or dance or visual arts — I think that that’s a useful thing to have,” he said. “We have to stick together in the arts.”

F R I D AY 7:30 p.m. “Nightmare Before Christmas” 10 p.m. “Batman”

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SAT U RD AY 3 p.m. “Corpse Bride” 5 p.m. “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” 7 p.m. Gabriel Fadale’s Film

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7:30 p.m. “Beetlejuice” 10 p.m. “Mars Attacks”

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Editorial: YouTube should not restrict LGBT content

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around campus: SHOULD YOUTUBE, SINCE IT’S A PUBLIC DOMAIN, RESTRICT CERTAIN CONTENT SUCH AS CUSSING AND LGBT+ VIDEOS?

Tanner Anderson, sophomore “[Other social activist movements] haven’t been blocked, so [LGBT content] should not be blocked either.”

Last month, YouTube changed its restrictions settings, leaving several LGBT videos hidden from the public under the site restricted mode.

In a time when social media is oftentimes the best platform for people to make their voices heard, hundreds of people expressed their opposition to the site’s update restriction settings.

In addition to LGBT videos, videos promoting body positivity were also removed from the public viewing options under the restrictions.

And this isn’t the first time YouTube updates have sparked outrage. In 2016, YouTube quit paying video creators for videos that contained cussing, sexual humor, partial nudity and controversial subjects, among other things.

This caused an uproar among YouTube users since thousands of young adults rely on the money they make from their content.

Now, people are questioning whether YouTube should have the right to create these restrictions since it is a free public site. While it makes sense to restrict some videos that contain nudity or extreme violence, what doesn’t make sense is why they’re restricting LGBT videos or videos that promote body positivity.

To restrict such videos that deal with the LGBT community or not pay

YouTuber users who may cuss in their videos seems to be a bit excessive.

People use YouTube as a platform to inform others of different issues or to provide inspiration. Some use it as a way to make money.

Shortly after this restricted mode

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The staff believes YouTube should not be able to restrict content outside of violence and nudity. was updated, YouTube released a statement saying some of the videos placed under the restricted mode were placed there by mistake due to their automatic tagging system. Now, the site is working to solve that problem.

But if this tagging system is flawed enough to flag appropriate videos, what about the videos that should be flagged but are not? How many other videos are tagged incorrectly? Are there videos that should be under the restricted section that are not?

YouTube is a public domain; therefore, the content should be accessible for the public. You shouldn’t have to change a setting to be able to view certain videos. The argument

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Shelby Collier, junior “I don’t think it’s okay to block it because it’s a public site. If they’re not doing anything illegal or against the rules, if you don’t want to watch it then don’t watch it.”

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can be made that this new type of restriction is to ensure the safety of children browsing the website, but a 10-year-old boy or girl should not be on the internet unsupervised either.

If LGBT videos are going to be censored and hidden under a restricted mode, then what about the sexually explicit music videos?

Or the inappropriate spoof cartoons? Shouldn’t those also be under the restricted mode?

YouTube’s system is flawed — that’s obvious. Before they work on restricting videos, YouTube should make a more efficient and effective flagging system to prevent young children from seeing certain videos. A restriction mode would be beneficial if it actually hid inappropriate videos, rather than targeting the LGBT community.

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The opinions, beliefs and view points expressed by the various authors in the opinion section do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the entire The Franklin staff. Opinion editor Christina Ramey moderates the board and its members, including Brittney Corum, Matt Thomas and Ashley Steeb. Leigh Durphey, the executive editor, sits on the board. If you have an issue you would like the board to cover, email christina.ramey@ franklincollege.edu.

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BEST EATS APPLEBEE’S GRILL AND BAR If you’re in the mood for some wings on any given night, look no further than your Neighborhood Bar & Grill: Applebee’s.

There are multiple flavors to choose from, and if you stop by after 9 p.m., you can get half-priced wings for $5 with the purchase of a drink.

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Waffle House is open 24-hours-a-day so you can get a waffle at any time.

My favorite are the chocolate chip waffles. Topped with chocolate chips, melty butter and maple syrup, this is one delicious way to satisfy your waffle craving.

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JOCKAMO’S UPPERCRUST PIZZA One of the best sandwiches I have ever tasted is the California Roll from Jockamo’s Upper Crust Pizza.

I like the sandwich because it’s filling, but not too heavy. It’s made with a variety of vegetables, crab meat, sweet mayonnaise and is placed on a crispy bun. Not a fan of seafood? You can also order the sandwich without crab meat.

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Earth is teeming with life. Looking at our surroundings, life seems abundant. The most common form of life we are used to seeing, besides our fellow humans, are animals. But there is a significant difference within the animal kingdom that we humans may not be susceptible to seeing. The difference lies within laws and rights.

In a March 14th article from NBC News, the network featured an animal rights lawyer and his fight for apes’ “personhood.’

Lawyer Steve Wise has been standing up for animal rights for more than 25 years. His argument? Animals with cognitive thinking skills similar to humans should be given basic rights of autonomy. But what does that actually mean?

In today’s society, animals such as chimpanzees are known as “things”.

But Wise is trying to change that view by persuading the U.S. Supreme Court to identify such animals as “people” since they are able to think cognitively.

Wise said this is not meant to identify them as humans, but instead pushes for the idea of “personhood.”

For Wise, it has been an uphill battle, and the idea is hard to cope with for some. However, he has many scientists and conservationists, such as the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees Jane Goodall, to support his cause.

With that said, the case itself has to be deliberated and planned before it goes to court.

This case questions how certain animals are treated. Although most do not have the cognitive abilities similar to humans like apes, it does not mean they should be treated in a disgraceful manner.

From tiny lizards to a man’s best friend, all animals should be treated with care and compassion. Several animal species are going extinct because of the lack of this compassion.

Though we have a long while to wait before Wise’s case nears its end, the concepts this case stands for open our eyes for how we should view the life around us.

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Cody Graman: Where it all began

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IN BRIEF: BASEBALL WINS 10-5 AGAINST HANOVER The baseball team started the first inning of Tuesday’s home game against Hanover College with a great lead.

The Grizzlies scored seven runs in the bottom of the first. They ended with an overall 10-5 win.

Altogether, the Grizzlies had 11 hits, including a pair of doubles by shortstop Sam Claycamp, who was 3 of 5 at the plate with a run scored.

Sophomore center fielder Tommy Waites, designated junior hitter Mitch Schuman and sophomore second baseman Jordan Clark also belted doubles.

Schuman was 3 of 4 on the day with a run and a game-high three RBIs. Waites scored twice and drew a pair of walks.

Clark also drew two walks in addition to scoring two runs.

Junior first baseman Frank Podkul was 1 of 4 with a run and two RBIs. With the win, the Grizzlies remain first in the HCAC with a 6-2 record in league play. They are 14-7 overall and have won five of their last six games.

The baseball team plays at 4 p.m. today against Defiance College at Grizzly Park. It will be the first game of a three-game series that concludes with a doubleheader tomorrow.

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After searching for a new head coach, the men’s soccer team has discovered the ideal candidate.

Before being named head coach earlier this year, Cody Graman was the former assistant coach of the men’s team. Before that, Graman was a player on the men’s team.

“I really enjoyed my years at FC as a student-athlete,” Graman said.

“Now, being able to come back and work for the school and help develop the current and future FC student athletes to be ready to take on life after college is something I am looking forward to.”

In addition to assistant coach, Graman served as head coach for South Central Soccer Academy teams and was a member of the Board of Directors for Greenfield Area Soccer Club. He currently serves as a tutor and mentor for first and third grade students at St. Bartholomew Catholic School in Columbus.

Former head coach Shaun Mahoney, who is now coach of the men’s soccer team at the University of Indianapolis and St. Francis Soccer Club, said Graman has been a good fit in the program since he was a player.

“Coach Graman was in my first recruiting class here at FC back in 2007,” Mahoney said. “He not only was a good soccer player and great fit for our team, but also a great fit for Franklin College.”

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Mahoney and his support for the players. He said Graman has a similar understanding of the sport and the team dynamics.

“Life goes beyond soccer, and Shaun was that way and Cody is that way, and it’s really comforting to know that,” Fuhs said.

Mahoney said Graman is the right person for the position because of the experience and knowledge Graman has from being a part of the program for so long.

“He knows the team, knows the history of the program, and knows how to recruit the right type of students for FC,” Mahoney said.

Since only three seniors graduated this past season and some key players are returning from injuries, Mahoney is confident that the men’s team will have a successful fall season.

Graman’s goals as head coach

include furthering Mahoney’s direction and winning the conference title which the men’s team has yet to achieve.

“I think the direction of the program has been heading in the right direction since coach Mahoney took over the program 11 years ago,” Graman said. “My goal is to take the program to the next level and win the first conference tournament in program history.”

Overall, Graman said he is thrilled to further his soccer career and share his passion with others.

“I have always wanted to be involved in soccer ever since I can remember,” he said. “I enjoy every aspect of the sport and having the ability to pass on my knowledge and experience to others is exciting for me.

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Baseball

Golf

Today against Defiance

Men: April 8-9 at Hanover Invitational Women: April 11 at Big 4 Classic

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Track & Field Tomorrow at Grizzly Park

Softball

Tennis

Lacrosse

Tomorrow against Manchester

Men: Tomorrow against Transylvania Women: April 15 against Manchester

April 9 against Thiel

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