The Franklin: Apr. 22, 2016

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Driving green in Johnson County

BY ASHLEY SHULER

ashley.shuler@franklincollege.edu

Even in spread out, suburban Franklin, options exist to park your car and drive eco-friendly.

For $1, students, faculty and staff can go from the Dietz Center to Edinburgh Mall without moving their car.

Every hour in front of the Dietz Center, an Access Johnson County bus rolls up.

The bus is Johnson County’s version of IndyGo, providing a way for individuals to get around the area.

Those who don’t have a car, are disabled or elderly or simply don’t want to drive their car can take advantage of the system.

The system also provides off-route stops for an additional $4 to $6 if individuals call to reserve a stop in advance.

But energy-efficient travel options don’t stop there.

According to Tom Patz, physical facilities director, only two individuals charge their electric cars on campus – one faculty and one staff member.

Susan Leach-Murray, technology and technical services librarian, is the owner of a Chevy Volt, a low-range electric car that gets a little more than 100 miles per gallon when running on just electricity.

She charges her car using campus electricity while she’s at work.

“What I do pay in electricity to charge is about half of what my normal gas would be,” Leach-Murray said in the Nov. 6 issue of The Franklin. “That’s a big advantage.”

Right now, the electric car charging system on campus works on a case-bycase basis.

Individuals who charge an electric

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I think freedom is getting to choose what you do with your money and not being tied to the car system.

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vehicle on campus pay for the electricity they use in an annual payment to the school.

“It’s really demand-driven right now,” Patz said. “With only two cars on campus, I don’t know if that justifies the initial investment of a charging station.”

The college has looked into adding a ChargePoint station, which is the largest network of commercial charging stations across the country.

Patz said the cost of installing one of the stations would be $13,000.

Some small, private colleges in northern Indiana, including Goshen College, were given free ChargePoint stations through their power provider.

Franklin College has been talking to the college’s power provider, Duke Energy, to see if a similar program may be possible, Patz said.

“I think that would be a neat way to get some folks – or even some prospective students – on campus that normally wouldn’t take a look,” Patz said.

Compared to nearby campuses like Butler Caitlin Soard | The Franklin University and Indiana University-Purdue Above is a map of places within walking distance of the college University Indianapo- where individuals can take care of most of their needs with a lis, the college is lagging 5- or 10-minute walk. (1) Start: Franklin College; (2) For coffee: Benjamin’s Coffeehouse; (3) For dessert: Gigi’s Sugar Shack; (4) behind.

Both Butler and For a gift: Brick Street Boutique; (5) For aspirin: Franklin CommuIUPUI are intercon- nity Pharmacy; (6) For breakfast: Ann’s Restaurant; (7) For dinner: nected with the rest of Richard’s Brick Oven Pizza.

Indianapolis via the IndyGo bus system and the BlueIndy IUPUI also offers a service called electric car rental system.

ZipCar, which provides hourly and BlueIndy is a 100-percent-electric, daily rental cars for students without a membership-driven car service and is car who are looking to go distances too on-pace to become the largest electric long to walk, bike or bus. car share service in the nation.

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“Become a veterinarian and make a difference in the lives of animals. One day, I hope to successfully run my own practice and rescue.”

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4/22 - 4/23 Georgia Street Food Truck Festival Stop by for lunch and dinner on Georgia Street in Indianapolis from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. and pick from selections like Brozinni’s NYC-style pizza or The Bacon Station’s shredded pork and pepper jack fries.

4/22 Greek Excellence Awards Grab a seat at Greek awards ceremony, which rounds out Greek Week at 6 p.m. tonight in the Branigin Room.

Michael Powell, junior

“Prosthetics and orthotics.”

Taylor McGee, junior

“Owner of 15 pigs.”

Brady Powers, freshman

“Being The Flash.”

Melissa Kerfoot, senior

“Professional cat-petter.”

Senior students display artwork

4/24 Mumford & Sons concert Pick up a pair of tickets to see this Grammy-award winning group of Brits at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

CHRISTINA RAMEY

christina.ramey@franklincollege.edu Over the last month, the college’s art department has displayed senior art in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts atrium until May 2.

The displays include pieces that the seniors have chosen from their four years at Franklin.

Below are Q&A profiles of five art seniors.

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Why did you major in art?

Actually, when I came to Franklin College, I was going to major in accounting. I’ve always loved to be creative, but it wasn’t until my second semester here that I realized it could be a career.

When did you know you were interested in art?

I knew I was interested in art at a young age because I loved to always draw and make things.

What was your favorite piece from your show?

My favorite piece from my show was a photo titled “Painted Universe.”

What inspires you?

My biggest inspiration comes from my desire to show people beauty in places they might overlook on a daily basis.

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When did you know you were interested in art?

I was interested in art since I was little. I used to ask for boxes of yarn for Christmas to make crafts with when I was four.

What was your favorite piece from your show?

My favorite piece from my show is my self portrait called “The Lie.” This piece was very challenging for me because it deals with my father’s passing from colon cancer.

What inspires you?

My family inspires me every day. Although I may not see them as much as I would like, they continue to push me, and I am forever grateful for that.

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Top: Connor Nash’s self portrait and biography are on display in the JCFA atrium.

Bottom: Kelsey Hardman’s photography is on display in the JCFA atrium. These are two of the featured senior art projects.

Want to see more? Check out bit.ly/FCSeniorArt for more portraits.

Final play of season takes a new turn SHELBY MULLIS shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu

The drama department is taking a different approach for their final play of the year.

When associate theatre professor Robin Roberts discovered “The Bald Soprano” by Eugene Ionesco, he immediately wanted to try it out with his students.

“It’s an example of theatre of the absurd, and it’s a kind of play that I’ve never directed before,” Roberts said.

“I wanted to do something different.”

Absurdist theatre is “a play where language is kind of meaningless,” Roberts said.

With no real plot, “The Bald Soprano” is set in Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s living room.

The Smiths, played by senior KaLeigh Hurley and freshman Chase Loyd, are sitting together in their living room when their maid named Mary, played by sophomore Abby Morris, runs to tell them their friends Mr. and Mrs. Martin, played by freshman Christian Bowling and junior Kiera Shackelford, have arrived.

Throughout the entire play, the two couples talk about a whole lot

of nothing.

And that’s it.

“The thing about ‘The Bald Soprano’ is that people talk, but they don’t really say anything,” Roberts said. “That component of theatre of the absurd really appeals to me because, even though the play was written in the ‘50s, I think the idea that communication of people talking but not really saying anything is still relevant to a contemporary audience.”

Roberts said it’s up to the audience to find the humor in the play because it’s very subtle.

“It’s really kind of funny,” he said.

Morris, who plays Mary the maid, said the play is probably different from any thing the audience has seen before.

“It’s a non-linear narrative,” Morris said. “I wouldn’t say it’s random because there is purpose to things, but it’s just absurd.”

After previously reading the play in two theatre classes, Morris said she had never done absurdist theatre before and knew it would be a challenge, but she wanted to tackle it.

“Sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint your reactions … because in a lot of the words, there’s not really a clear intent,” Morris said. “There’s so much up for interpretation.”

Because the play is so bizarre, as Roberts describes it, he decided to follow it with a ten-minute act called “Mrs. Sorken.”

The character of Mrs. Sorken, played by sophomore Tia Williams, addresses the audience about her love for theatre.

As an older woman, Mrs. Sorken finds theatre to be her great escape from an unsatisfying life.

“The best way for me to find her character has been through experimenting – the way she speaks and the way she colors words,” Williams said.

“The best thing about Mrs. Sorken is also the most challenging thing: I am the only person in it.”

Williams said she doesn’t have to rely on another person to help carry the scene, but said that if she were to forget a line, it would be extremely noticeable.

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Junior Kiera Shackelford and freshman Christian Bowling rehearse for “The Bald Soprano” on set. The play runs next week from Wednesday until Sunday.

The show runs from April 27 through April 30 at 8 p.m. and May 1 at 2 p.m. in Theatre Margot.

Admission is free to Franklin College students.

Spotty wireless hard to fix on tight budget MAKENNA MAYS makenna.mays@franklincollege.edu

The wireless on campus is generally regarded as less than stellar – a fact the IT department acknowledges.

However, the department does their best to fix what they can with their limited budget.

From the beginning, academic buildings were given the most attention when it came to good Wi-Fi signals.

Students and faculty and staff members experience the fastest Internet speeds on campus in academic buildings like Old Main and the Johnson Center for Fine Arts.

Some of the “dead zone” spots on campus include the basement of Elsey Hall and Faught Stadium.

Elsey is an ongoing issue that IT is aware of and is hoping to fix.

Because the hall is a fairly new building, its concrete walls make it more difficult for signals to get through.

Larry Stoffel, information technology director, said that Elsey is top priority for the IT department and will be the first building to be fixed.

“The student experience is very important to us [in IT],” Stoffel said.

Jordan Brodner | The Franklin Freshmen Gaeron Gruber and Brady Powers both live on the first floor One of the “dead spots” for Wi-Fi on campus is at Faught Stadium. Many students of Elsey, where the signal is “very spotty.” complain of little to no service in this area.

“ W i - F i SUBMIT SERVICE TICKET TO IT on the first floor is very If Wi-Fi issues continuously arise, on and off,” notify the IT Department with Powers said. the issue by submitting a service HAVE DEVICES “FORGET” ticket on myFC. “But on the GUEST NETWORK second floor, To stop hang up when connecting to wireless in the future, try it’s fine,” telling devices to “forget” the The IT deguest network and connect to the partment secure instead.

AVOID CONNECTING brought in TO GUEST NETWORK Even though it may seem like conconsultants necting may change your speed, the guest and secure networks to give us a come from the same source. map of the WI-FI weak areas ISSUE TIPS in the building.

The consultants marked areas of Eric Schwarz, telecommunications concern, but the signals have been and network infrastructure adminiswaiting on the department’s budget trator, is one of the main IT members approvals for next year, which have yet working on campus wireless problems. to be finalized.

“We’re working with what we have to An improvement is coming, though – improve the experience for students,” IT will be replacing the firewall which Schwarz said. will give the network a boost of speed and capacity this summer. @THEFRANKLINNEWS

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FCDM dances for Riley Children’s Hospital ASHLEY STEEB ashley.steeb@franklincollege.edu

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IN BRIEF: FOOTBALL HOSTS SECOND NICK SCHULTZ MEMORIAL 5K The football program will host its second Nick Schultz Memorial 5K tomorrow.

Schultz – who was a football player on campus and 2013 graduate – was killed while working as an officer for the Merrillville Police Department on Sept. 7, 2014.

The event is tomorrow in Grizzly Park at 10:30 a.m.

Students can register for $10 at the starting line tomorrow, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENT SELLING PARODY BEN FRANKLIN TANKS The college community can don a one-of-akind parody tank top of Ben Franklin, where his head is placed on Richard Nixon’s body throwing up his iconic peace signs.

The design was created by students in the leadership department as a way to promote leadership on campus.

Get a shirt by preordering in Dale Rebhorn’s office in JCFA or purchasing one at the leadership department’s booth at the GGP festival on April 29.

Shirts are $10.

REPUBLICAN CLUB STARTS ON CAMPUS The campus is getting a new political club: Turning Point USA. The organization – which can be found at more than 1,000 campuses nationwide – is more of a student movement, as it promotes discussion about free markets, fiscal responsibility and limited government.

The club will also host one activism event per month where students can get involved and ask questions about conservative values and nationwide issues.

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Put on your dancing shoes –the Franklin College Dance Marathon is tonight.

This is the college’s third FCDM. The organization raises money throughout the year for Riley Hospital for Children, with their main dance marathon event at the end of the year drawing the most money.

Jaime Robbins, president and founder of the dance marathon at Franklin, said the organization hopes to raise $20,000 and have 20 percent campus attendance this year.

Last year, the donation goal was $10,000, but they ended up raising a little over $16,000.

“My overall goal is to show the kids at Riley Hospital for Children that there are students just 20 minutes away at Franklin College who love them and want to see them grow up to be happy and healthy,” Robbins said.

It’s not too late to sign up.

Students wanting to attend the event can register at franklincollegedm.org.

Those who register are encouraged to raise $30 in donations. Individuals who raise the money get first dibs

on prizes at the event, including free t-shirts.

The event will last six hours, from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.

For those who don’t like to dance, there will be a variety of games and contests to participate in at the event.

However, there is one guideline every student must follow: Stand up the whole time.

“You can participate in any aspect of it that you want,” Robbins said. “The only rule is that you can’t sit down because we [the participants] are standing for those who can’t.”

Throughout this week, the organization held its first-ever “Riley Week” to spread the word about the dance marathon.

Each day of the week had a special dress-up theme – like pajama day on Monday and Dr. Seuss day today – to show support for Riley patients.

Each year, the dance marathon has a special theme. Last year, it was Disney.

This year’s theme is Dr. Seuss, and every hour a different Dr. Seuss book will be highlighted, including favorites

like “Green Eggs and Ham,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “One Fish Two Fish” and “The Cat in the Hat.” There is another aspect that makes each year unique is a specially made line dance.

“It’s about a six-minute dance with a lot of different clips of popular songs, quotes and funny YouTube video clips,” said Robbins. “We make a really funny and super easy dance.”

Junior Claire Sheets said she can’t wait for FCDM. “It was so much fun last year,” Sheets said. “And you’re supporting a great cause at the same time.”

Members of the dance marathon planning committee – including junior Courtney Sonner, who does public relations for the organization – said the event raises awareness about what Riley children go through.

“I want people to know these kids have more courage than we ever had in our entire lives,” Sonner said. “They are fighting for their lives.”

YouTube star speaks about rape culture JESSICA KAISER jessica.kaiser@franklincollege.edu

YouTube star and sex education activist Laci Green informed a packed audience about “taking down” rape culture on Monday.

Green – whose YouTube channel has nearly 1.5 million subscribers – said dismantling rape culture is the only way to have a healthy world sexually.

“There is simply so much of [sexual trauma] that there is no way we can live in a world where people are having healthy, sexual, consensual exchanges without addressing this issue head on,” Green said.

Before speaking at colleges around the nation, Green began her movement on YouTube.

Green started making videos about sex when she was about 18 years old because she was raised Mormon and didn’t get sex education in school.

“I was just really frustrated with the fact that there was nobody in my life that I could just go to for answers,” Green said. “I was just feeling so much shame and fear about my body. And I knew that was wrong, and I knew that wasn’t how it should be.

Since starting her YouTube channel, Green has hosted online sex education

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content for Planned Parenthood and Discovery News.

Green often receives thank you notes from fans about her videos.

“I feel reaffirmed because this sort of work is exhausting, and there are a lot of people who aren’t ready and willing to listen,” Green said. “It’s really important to know that there’s a community around and that a lot of people feel this way.”

Freshman Simina Mansfield said Green’s presentation had flaws.

“I think she should emphasize that men are not all rapists more,” Mansfield said.

Zoie Richey | The Franklin But overall, Mansfield – who personally knows someone who YouTube star Laci Green speaks to students about has been sexually assaulted – said taking down rape culture on Monday. She producthe presentation put rape culture es videos about sex education to nearly 1.5 million in the spotlight. subscribers.

“It made me more aware of rape culture,” Mansfield said. “I loved didn’t fix them, she’s glad the rape culher and her message.” ture was discussed.

Junior Maria Torres, who also said “It was really thought provoking and she knows someone who has been hopefully helpful in changing some sexually assaulted, said that although people’s frame of mind, especially the program only discussed issues and about victim blaming,” Torres said.

College investigating unauthorized academic concern form access MEGAN POWELL megan.powell@franklincollege.edu

All students were able to access academic concern forms from this year – dated from the first day of school, Aug. 31 until Thursday, April 14 – on myFC Sunday night.

The forms are intended to be confidential between faculty members and students about student academic performance.

Sophomore Dan Hicks said he discovered students could access the page when he tried to make an appointment at the Write Place on myFC. Instead of the usual page, it was a table of dates, student names, instructors and classes.

Students were able to view 56 pages of the confidential forms.

“My first instinct was that it was just a glitch in the system that allowed me to access them,” Hicks said. “To my knowledge, every Franklin College student seems to have access to these private messages that should be kept

between professor and student.”

By 9 a.m. Monday morning, the Web page where students could see the forms was taken down and the correct page to schedule an appointment was up.

At the time this story went to print, all access to the forms has been temporarily disabled while IT works on the problem.

The Franklin reached out to David Brailow, vice president and dean of the college, for an interview about the unauthorized access Monday morning.

This was the first Brailow had heard of the issue.

“No student should have ever had access to it,” Brailow said on Monday.

“We’re not saying anyone did anything wrong, we just don’t really have an answer to why that happened.”

Only six people on campus – none of who are students – are actually supposed to have access to the forms.

Larry Stoffel, director of information technology services, said the IT department first checked that security had not been breached and allowed other log-ins besides those six people to see the forms.

Instead, the department found a second “possible security hole” that they patched right away.

“If it is in fact that security hole, then there’s something else going on here,” Stoffel said.

Brailow said the security loophole had existed since the myFC program was developed.

“Students would have had to be quite intentional about manipulating the request form in order to gain access to the information,” Brailow said.

President Thomas Minar sent an all-campus announcement Wednesday about the “unauthorized electronic access” to the forms.

Before the announcement went out, some students were already aware of the situation.

“Other than being absolutely hilarious, this was just a bit unprofessional,” freshman Allen Abbott said. “This mishap, although probably accidental, showed a complete lack of respect for other’s privacy and should never have happened.”

After the investigation concludes, Minar said the college has to reveal the source and cause of the error.

“I’m deeply concerned about the privacy of our students and assure you that Franklin College remains committed to maintaining the confidentiality of student information,” Minar said.

In his email, Minar said anyone who has information that would be helpful in the college’s investigation of the problem should email Brailow at dbrailow@franklincollege.edu.

Greek life coordinator bids farewell to college ASHLEY STEEB ashley.steeb@franklincollege.edu

Natalie Brewster said it’s time for her to move on from Franklin College.

Brewster, who has worked as the college’s Greek life and activities coordinator since July 2013, cites common career practices as the reason behind her decision to seek a new career path.

“In higher education, it’s not uncommon – especially in Student Affairs – to only be at a place for three, maybe five years, and move on,” Brewster said. “There was another opportunity at another institution. I just applied for that and ended up getting the job.”

After her last day May 6, Brewster will continue to work in higher education as the associate director of student engagement for fraternity and sorority life at Furman University, a private, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina.

The strengthening of values in Greek Junior Jaime Robbins, the vice preslife on campus is what Brewster is ident of the college’s Delta Delta Delta most proud of. chapter, said she “I’m proud of is saddened about the progress I’ve Brewster’s deciseen the Greek sion to leave. community “[I hope they make,” Brewster find] someone said.

“They’ve who is passionate moved towards about Greek life a more valand recognizes ues-based model, that Greek life’s which I think is main goal is to really important.” create relationAlly Marlow | The Franklin She is espeships within that cially proud she Greek life and activities coordinator Natalie community and was able to wit- Brewster will be leaving her position May 6. within the camness the changes pus,” said Robduring here time at Franklin. bins. “I want someone else to continue “I’ve seen a lot of growth out of the what she does.”

Greek community,” Brewer said.

Sophomore Rachel Bertram works in the Student Affairs Office with Natalie.

“I really like Natalie,” she said. “It will be sad to see her go, but I’m excited for her to branch out and go where she is meant to be.”

The aspect Brewster will miss the most about Franklin College is interacting with the students and other staff members.

“I think we have a lot of faculty and staff who are really dedicated to helping improve the lives of students,” Brewster said.

Brewster said she hopes Franklin College’s Greek chapters will continue to make progress.

“I would just like our community to keep focusing in on values and accountability,” Brewster said. “I think that whoever the new coordinator will be will be helpful to [the Greek organizations] and continue progressing forward.”

He also said the college should make an effort to reward student, faculty and staff members with cheaper parking rates who choose to walk, bike or drive an energy-efficient car.

“With a car, you pay for a sticker on the license plate, insurance, gas, tires,” Chandler said. “I think freedom is getting to choose what you do with your money and not being tied to the car system.”

“If you look at the working folks in Johnson County, you’ll see they are middle class and conscious of what they spend,” Snyder said. “They are conscious of the type of trucks they drive and look into diesel cars for their day jobs where they travel.”

For more information on energy-efficient travel options near the college, visit Access Johnson County’s website at www.accessjohnsoncounty.org.

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Philosophy professor David Chandler, who either bikes or drives his Toyota Prius to work every day, said it’s “sad” the college hasn’t partnered up with the city of Franklin to get a charging station or extend other energy-efficient transit options.

Chandler said he envisions a future Franklin with a set-up similar to Japan where he grew up. He said he had no need to have a car – only his two feet, a bicycle or a bus pass.

Sophomore Cody Snyder admits he doesn’t drive the most energy-efficient vehicle, but said his ownership of a Ford F-350 comes down to “purpose.”

Snyder works on unpaved job sites doing carpentry and excavation projects that require a heavy-duty truck.

Snyder said, for the type of work he does, diesel trucks are the best option because they get the highest miles per gallon. @THEFRANKLINNEWS

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ravelling 7,816 miles from Taiwan to Franklin, exchange student Chih-Yun Hu is here to improve her English and travel the United States.

Hu chose her English name, Samantha, from the novel “The Undomestic Goddess”

by Sophie Kinsella, a story where a woman makes a mistake as a high-power attorney and has to learn skills totally foreign to her while working as a housekeeper.

“I have used Samantha for a long time,” Hu said. “My friends from Italy and Germany had problems pronouncing my Chinese name, too, when they came to my high school and university as exchange students.

Hu is from Taiwan, a small island near China. She has one younger brother and a husky named Jianjian.

She has been speaking English for 14 years and wanted to practice in the United States.

Hu came to Franklin because the National Kaohsiung Normal University is Franklin College’s sister school.

She is studying music and plays the cello and piano. She has already played in the fall

concert and will play again in the spring concert on May 10.

Hu has been playing the piano since she was six. She said she likes to play the piano in the chapel to practice.

“I like to find music that I like and play them on the piano,” Hu said. “I am currently playing ‘Chopin Mazurka.’”

At National Kaohsiung Normal University, Hu performs three or four times a semester.

For graduation, she will have a recital.

“My university is not a liberal arts school, so I always study in classical music,” Hu said.

“We have two parts of campus, and the one I’m in I think it’s the similar size as Franklin.”

Hu says there are many differences that made her uncomfortable when she first came.

“I don’t like that people are conservative toward me,” Hu said. “Maybe they’ve never seen an Asian or maybe they don’t know how to interact with a foreigner.”

Hu also said a problem she ran into is the lack of convenient transportation in Franklin – it’s hard to get around if you don’t have a car.

During winter term, Hu has travelled to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and

the Grand Canyon. During spring break, she traveled to Boston.

“I plan on going to New York, Washington and Florida for summer vacation,” Hu said. “I have friends that live there, and I’m looking for travel mates, too.”

Even with taking four classes, working with Student Association in Support of Multiculturalism and attending dinner and faith activities, Hu still finds time to cook with her friends.

“I love cooking all kinds of food,” Hu said.

“I like to try new recipes, and I watch videos online and try cooking it.”

Hu likes to listen to jazz but used to listen to a lot of classical music. Her favorite color is Tiffany blue, and she loves whales.

At Franklin, Hu has gotten out of her comfort zone. She said she came not knowing anyone but made many friends she said she will miss when she leaves to go back to Taiwan on June 27.

“The most growth I found in myself is I felt I’ve become more confident and mature,” Hu said. “I realized not everyone is open-minded.

I’m proud of myself for coming.”

I realized not everyone is open-minded.

I’m proud of myself for coming.

– Samantha Hu, exchange student

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Scott County fights off HIV problem

EDITORIAL Imagine that one of your grandparents, parents or sib- the number of cases of HIV outbreak to 188 effected Hoolings went outside for a nice walk outside on a sunny day. siers in the southern part of the state.

Then all of a sudden they step on a needle that was used Now, the state has teamed up with Scott County citizens for drugs. Saying Indiana has a drug problem would be an to spread awareness of the fast growing disease. understatement of the decade.

The Department of Health The outbreak has been linked OUR POSITION created and implemented a to shared needles among inAlthough the state is collaborating public education awareness jection drug users. campaign called You Are Not For Southern Indiana resi- with county officials, the House and dents this is not just an imagAlone, which focuses on subSenate need to pass stricter laws ined fear, yet a reality and stance abuse treatment, safe sex, things need to change this ter- concerning substance abuse. needle disposal and HIV testing ror in Scott County. and treatment.

On February 25, 2015 the Indiana State Department of This campaign includes ads, TV, radio, billboard and Health released a press release informing Hoosiers of 26 12% Perinatal exposureconfirmed and four preliminary HIV positive cases since digital ads, all of which are good, but there needs to be 3% Heterosexual 2014 contact mid-December. laws to take down needle usages related to drugs. release this year in February announced there were Male-to-maleA sexual The Indiana General Assembly needs to take a hard 3% conduct & four IDU more cases of HIV in December of 2015. This bring

Make music legal for all

stance in 2017 that has bipartisan support.

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Females the week.

There are websites, like Spotify, where people can listen to music for free. But even Spotify doesn’t have legal access to every song. used to look forward to literally make you like demen53%feel Heterosexual contact Females For example, Taylor Swift does not tors are slowly sucking your soul away. allow her music to be on Spotify beAs underclassmen complain about new policies, rule cause she claims the site doesn’t pay changes or anything, I constantly find myself saying, “I her enough money for the music. don’t care, it’s not my problem anymore.”

Artists earn on average less than one And realistically, I don’t mean it. None of us do. cent per play, between $0.006 and Right now, I don’t care. I am over it. I am over every$0.0084, to be exact, according to Spothing – see above. tify Artists, a website that explains the I’m angry, I’m never on campus, and I’m over everything.

But realistically, years from now, I won’t remember service to artists.

I remember optimistic, naïve freshman Paige vowing to what I complained about daily, which days Saga helped However, Spotify said artists receive herself that she would never be an anme beat my 40 time to the bathroom or what the rights to play songs from record lagry, cold senior. Why were they so mad assignments kept me up until 4 a.m. bels. Therefore, whatever musicians are anyways? Now, I know why.

I’ll remember the impacts I had on the peopaid from Spotify plays are approved by It’s hard to balance and enjoy your I put time into causes ple I cared about and the organizations I put their record labels. last few months as an irresponsible and groups I was all my time and effort into.

Overall, decisions like Swift’s are selfadult while feeling the pressure to be passionate about, and most Leaving high school four years ago, I was ish. Not every fan can afford to buy an a successful, tax paying, legitimately importantly, I focused my worried about how people would remember album. Her fans, and fans of other mudrinking one drink when you say “one,” time and energy on people me. Now, about to leave college, I’m not the sicians, are left with limited options to adult. It’s time to prove to your parents that cared about me. tiniest bit concerned. Because I know what listen to their music. that you actually learned something differences I made, I know I put time into I understand the risks of allowing and didn’t waste four years and thoucauses and groups I was passionate about, people to download music for free. sands of dollars just watching Netflix and drinking JSL and most importantly, I focused my time and energy on However, fans don’t download music to punches. people that cared about me, instead of worrying about harm their favorite musician.

Also, everything seems so monotonous. Franklin is people who didn’t.

Musicians need to realize downloada small school, and you’ve seen the same faces, had the If high school was the best time of your life, you didn’t ing music is sometimes the only way same professors and eaten the same dry grilled chicken do college right. some fans can listen to their music. from Saga almost every day for four years. Meetings you P.S. It was Hope.

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iPhone or Android: Which phone is ‘smarter’ than the competition?

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Why is everyone so attached to Apple? I don’t understand why people seem to be so impressed with anything that has an Apple logo plastered on it.

There are consumers across the world who are so excited to get the newest iPhone that they will wait for hours for doors to open to run in, just so they can scream, “I have the latest iPhone!” from the rooftops.

These products cost hundreds of dollars, so you would think they would be durable. But with one small drop, your whole screen (and world) is shattered, leaving you to pay an outrageous amount of money to get it fixed or buy a new phone.

This is why I like the little green droids better than the iconic bitten apple. My Android phone is virtually indestructible – and that’s coming from some one who has dropped their phone a lot.

I’ve dropped my phone several times, and the worst thing that has happened is replacing the battery back.

Additionally, I can download more free apps on my Android than an iPhone user can.

Google Play had 70 percent more app downloads than the App Store in the first quarter of 2015.

I also can link all of my Google accounts and Gmail, which makes life easier, especially for someone who is running around as much as me.

As an Android girl living in an Apple world, I feel a little bit like an outcast.

But all the benefits of my phone completely outweigh any grief I may get from an overzealous Apple lover.

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Apples. If you go into any house one of the most common things you will find are apples – both the fruit and the smart phone devices.

I remember back in the 6th grade when good old St. Nick brought me my fist Apple device. Granted, back then it was an iPod and not an iPhone, Mac or iPad that he seems to be handing out to most 11-year-olds these days.

Now, having an iPhone is not always a piece of apple pie.

Although I have dropped my phone mulitiple times, the one time it fell on the floor it cracked the screen. After that, I delt with multiple problems, for example, it would just shut off.

When Steve Jobs created the company, he wanted the brand to evoke a fun spirit and not be intimidating, and he succeeded: Apple products are the easiest to use.

For one, the finger print option on the newer iPhone models makes bypassing manual pass codes a breeze. Android phones use similar features and some have the “Smart Lock” that uses facial resignation, and that’s so much less secure.

Also – my favorite Apple feature – FaceTime allows me to be connected personally to people who I normally couldn’t see in real time. Android users, and others, don’t have access to anything like this.

We Apple users are also able to have fun with Siri, the on-demand voice assistant. While Android users are able to use their voice secretary, Siri has a more fun personality and a better natural flow.

But don’t take my word for it. Take a walk on Dame Mall and notice what phones and laptops most people are using.

(I’ll give you a hint: You’ll probably see quite a bit of fruit.)

When people think of fangirls, they typically think of crazy-eyed teens screaming and crying over their favorite celebrity.

Well, I’m here to tell you, that’s not case all the time.

While some fangirls are like that, there are many who are more relaxed and calmer about whatever they’re obsessed with.

I admit it; I am a fangirl. My obsession? The T.V. show Supernatural starring Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins. I absolutely love the show and its story line, and I adore the actors.

Being a fan, I made an Instagram fan account to spread my love of the show with other people and to find more fans of the show so I didn’t bore my friends and family to death by talking about it all the time.

The account was made last June, and in that timespan I have gained 11.1k followers and have made many new friends, one who I got to spend my spring break with.

Running my fan account takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but it’s also a lot of fun at the same time. I never have to worry about who I’m going to talk to about the newest episode because all I have to do is make a post and there are people waiting to talk.

It’s nice to talk to someone about a show they like as much as you do.

The thing many people don’t get about fangirls and fandoms is how connected it makes people. My fandom friends are some of the most loyal and honest people I have met – many of whom have been there for me when I’ve gone through rough times more than my friends living down the hall have.

Even though there’s a stereotype about fangirls, I am not ashamed to be called one.

Fun Fact: The official Instagram account

Fun Fact: Out of 100 percent, 53.2 percent of total U.S. smart-

for Supernatural has 1.2M followers.

phone subscribers are ages 13 and over when it comes to Androids.

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Lacrosse team hopeful to make first conference tournament

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WEEKLY RECAP 4/15 MEN’S BASEBALL

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The lacrosse team moves the ball down the field in a game against Wash. & Jeff earlier this season. Franklin lost 11-7.

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Franklin vs. Mt. St. Joseph L, 6-3 Franklin vs. Mt. St. Joseph L, 8-0

The lacrosse team will end its season this weekend with two conference games.

The team will take on St. Vincent on Saturday followed by a game against Thomas More on Sunday.

Currently the team has posted a 5-5 overall record. The Grizzlies started conference play strong this season winning the first three games. They now sit with an overall conference record of 3-3.

Franklin currently sits as a fifth seed in the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference. St. Vincent is currently tied for third with Mt. St. Joseph and Thomas More is in eighth. The top four seeds

MEN’S TENNIS

Franklin vs. Earlham L, 7-2

WOMEN’S SOFTBALL

Franklin vs. Manchester W, 7-1 Franklin vs. Manchester W, 11-3

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Women’s golf prepares for last tournament of season

Manchester Invitational Franklin finished 5th of 10 teams

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Illinois Wesleyan Invitational Franklin finished 16th of 21 teams

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Franklin vs. Wilmington (Ohio) W, 7-6 Franklin vs. Wilmington (Ohio) W, 13-5

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Franklin vs. Rose-Hulman W, 4-1 Franklin vs. Rose-Hulman L, 4-0

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will advance to the conference tournament beginning on April 29th.

The team played its first season last year as an NCAA Division III program.

Prior to last season, lacrosse was a club sport.

If the players defeat St. Vincent and Thomas More this weekend, they have a shot at getting into the conference tournament. St. Vincent will play its final conference game against Franklin.

“Going into this weekend we all know that we need to win both games in order to possibly go to the conference tourney,” sophomore Brooke Hughes said. “With that being said, we really just want to enjoy the weekend and have fun playing the sport we love.”

Sophomore Morgan McIntosh said the team has had a better conference start than they expected.

“We see that we can hang with the best teams in our conference and that we have been surprising a lot of people this year with the amount of talent that we came into this season with,” McIntosh said. “It’s an amazing feeling to see the look on the team’s face that came out expecting us to be an easy win and seeing their reaction when we get a few goals up on them.”

Both players said the team still needs to work on things.

“Recently we have done a lot of work to mark up other players during transitions up the field,” Hughes said. “Our coach has set us up with a lot of drills that have helped us with these transitions.”

In its first season as a varsity sport, the lacrosse team won a total of three games. The team also tied for sixth place in the conference. Now, with the second season coming to an end, the team has improved upon its record and has a shot to make its first conference tournament.

“I wholeheartedly believe that we have been improving everyday since the beginning of the season,” McIntosh said.

Hughes said that the team had come a long way since the first week of practice.

“We are playing teams who are very talented and very seasoned and still holding our own,” Hughes said. “Not every game is a win in the books but they are for us. If we improved just one thing that game it will always be a win for us.”

After last weekend’s Illinois Wesleyan Spring Invitational achievements, the women’s golf team looks forward to this weekend’s home meet.

The Grizzlies tied for 16th place amongst a total of 21 teams. The women earned a 338 score on Saturday and followed with a 339 on the final round on Sunday.

Senior Katie Hedge and junior Annie Rodgers each swung an 84 in the final round. Hedge tied for 62nd place individually with a 167 score.

Following her career best of 78, senior and team co-captain Hayley Tiberghein, ended the final round with an 85-stroke on Saturday. She tied

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for 43rd place individually with a 163 score.

Fellow co-captain Corie Walton said golfing is both rewarding and maddening.

“It’s completely about your mental game and how you handle adversity,” said Walton. “The hardest part about it isn’t hitting the ball; It’s keeping your mind and your attitude in check so you play smart.”

Franklin returned to the course Wednesday in a dual match against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Seniors did not compete in this match because this gets “the girls ready for conference next season,” Hedge said.

This course is where the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championships will play next season.

The Grizzlies conclude the spring season when they host the Franklin Grizzly Spring Invitational at Hill view Country Club in Franklin tomorrow at noon and Sunday at 11 a.m.

“Playing in my last collegiate tournament will be an emotional roller coaster for me and the other seniors,” Walton said. “There will be plenty of tears.

I just hope to finish my last hole before they start pouring out.”

The matches are free to attend and walk with the golfers. Renting a golf cart costs $10 to $15.

Student athletes must keep social media private DARRELL CRENSHAW

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No matter what team student athletes play on, they all have one thing in common: a private social media account.

Some players choose to do so on their on power, but at some institutions – like Franklin College – it’s required for athletes have their social media accounts on private.

Although some athletes are fine with the rule, others aren’t happy with mandated private accounts.

Freshman and football linebacker John Ward is one of them.

“That says a lot about how your coach feels about you and his trust level with you,” Ward said. “It makes me feel like he is thinking that I don’t know how to control myself on social media.”

Ward isn’t the only one opposed to mandated private of social media accounts – one of his teammates, sophomore linebacker Jeffontae McClain, feels the same way.

1. Freshman Mitchell Moore 2. Sophomore Jackson Freed 3. Senior Justin Brown 4. Sohpomore Mitchell Caster 5. Senior Joe Ardizzone

“If we say something off the wall, then we as an individual should be disciplined for it,” McClain said. “It also reflects on the type of athletes colleges recruit.”

McClain said most of the problems come after a rough game.

“From what I see, most athletes only say the wrong things after a loss and not on a normal basis,” McClain said.

“It should be 24-hour team rule in which you cannot go on social media and post things out of anger. I think that is the only rule that should apply when it comes to social media.”

Sophomore soccer and lacrosse player Jess Silva said she doesn’t mind having to privatize her account.

“It doesn’t really cross my mind,” she said. “My social media was private before I came to college so it hasn’t really affected me personally. I also do understand where they are coming from saying that our accounts should be private.”

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Student athletes at Franklin are required to keep their social media on private.

Junior Aaron Mann, who plays for the men’s basketball team, also said he is indifferent to making his account private.

“I don’t mind having my social media private,” Mann stated. “Actually, it is kind of good because not everyone can see what you post, only the people you want to.”

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In recent NBA history, the Golden State Warriors broke the 1996 Chicago Bulls’ NBA record for the best regular season record of all time.

Finishing with an astonishing record of 73-9, only beating the ’96 Bulls’ record of 72-10 by one game has many people asking the question,:“Who would win in a seven game playoff series?”

Questions like that are irrelevant.

The two teams obviously cannot play each other. People can argue this topic for hours at a time and not get anywhere because, in retrospect, the two views are not wrong or right because they cannot be proven otherwise.

Comparing two teams is like comparing two players from different times. For example: the ongoing debate of Kobe Bryant vs. Michael Jordan. You cannot compare these two because, just like everything else in life, the game of basketball evolves year by year. It’s a different era, the rules have changed, officials call the game differently, game styles have changed, and basketball has changed in many other ways.

The only thing you can do is look at their stats and compare which player meant more to their respective teams. Even though Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan played each other, you cannot truly compare those two either because, Bryant had just started his career and Jordan was at the end of his.

Also, when comparing LeBron James to Michael Jordan, you cannot do that in an effective way because they play different positions, they are different sizes, they play completely different, and they are from two different eras.

People can debate about who the best of all time is and what teams are the greatest, but when it come down to the heart of the discussion, the only logical way to rank players and teams is by doing it by era or decade.

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What are your plans after college?

“If I get the opportunity to play football, I’m going to do that, but to further my education, I think I’m going to do something with music therapy. I like helping individuals who aren’t necessarily able to help themselves at times, and I feel like it’s always nice to have someone there.”

Devante Ash, junior

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“I work at ByTavi. It’s a non-profit, and we sell clothing made by women who are rescued from human trafficking in Cambodia.”

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