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Tuition pays for ‘high quality’ labor, education

By Megan Banta

mbanta@franklincollege.edu

Percent increases of tuition 5.93% 5.30% 4.96%

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4.01% 3.72% 3.0%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Listed by the fall semester of the academic year

The current price tag on a Franklin College education, or at least the portion that students are charged before scholarships and financial aid, is a little more than $36,000 in direct charges, which include tuition, fees, and room and board for fall and spring semester and winter term.

College President Jay Moseley said in the case of the 3 percent of students who pay that full amount – 97 percent receive some form of financial assistance – what they pay covers about 75 percent of what the college actually spends on their education.

Moseley said the other 25 percent is dependent on the college’s endowment, which covers around a fifth of the annual operating budget, and the “love of our alumni and the kindness of strangers.”

Dan Schluge, vice president of finance for the college, said the 75 percent that comes from tuition, whether that is from direct student payments or scholarship payments, largely pays for labor.

Schluge said about 41 percent of the money from tuition payments covers salaries and benefits for staff and faculty and covers the library and academic operating budgets.

The other 59 percent, he said, covers salaries and benefits for student services, institutional support, fundraising and plant and covers operating budgets for

those and for auxiliary services, the largest of which is food.

Schluge said tuition does not pay for new buildings.

“We’re not jacking up tuition to pay for the $25 million science building,” he said. “We’re doing it through a capital campaign.”

He said labor is the biggest cost because the college wants students to have the best experience possible during their four years at Franklin.

“We have a very well-educated staff and faculty, and they need to be paid a fair salary,” he said. “We want to have the best here for the students.”

Moseley said while other colleges and universities may be able to provide the same product – higher education – for less money, he doesn’t believe they can match the quality of a Franklin College education.

“There are a lot cheaper ways of producing education than Franklin College does,” he said.

“We don’t think those ways work as well as what we do.”

He said providing smaller class sizes and allowing students to know their teachers is more expensive but allows students to learn in the best way possible.

Senior Ali Brown said while See “Tuition” on Page 11

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Megan Banta

The Franklin now smaller but bigger The Franklin is back! And while the physical paper that you’re holding in your hands right now is smaller, this year we’re looking to cover the issues that affect all of us as students and as young adults on a much larger scale.

The Franklin staff is going to work to write in-depth stories on issues that you care about, like what your tuition pays for, Sodexo changes, sports and more. And we’re committed to working harder to get the news to you right when it happens by providing more frequent and timelier web updates.

We’ve also done a complete redesign in an effort to make the paper more modern and reader-friendly.

The goal of all these changes is to become your number one news source. If you have questions or want to know what’s going on around campus or in town, we want you to feel like you can turn to us.

But we can’t make that happen all by ourselves.

We need and want you to be engaged. If you have questions, ask us. If you think something is really cool and want us to cover it, let us know. If you want to express your opinion about something we’ve covered, write a letter to the editor.

Because no matter how we change the newspaper format, design or coverage, The Franklin isn’t just about the editors or staff members.

It isn’t just our paper.

It’s your paper, too.

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Students request sandwiches at the new sub station (left) and help themselves at the salad bar (right) in the renovated serving area of Sodexo.

Sodexo remodel prompts mixed campus responses

By Olivia Ober

olivia.ober@franklincollege.edu

After a summer of construction, Franklin’s remodeled Sodexo food services and dining hall are now open for business.

Les Petroff, general manager of Sodexo at Franklin College, said he had talked about this remodel for years, and the bid to remodel went out two years ago, intending to revamp the serving area. Faculty members felt the middle entrance to the serving area in the past was too crowded, which prompted the change.

The dining hall and cafeteria remodel occurred over the summer. The dining area now has an entrance and exit rather than a single, central entrance. There are also different serving lines and a wall in front of the plate return area.

“To be honest, the project ran a little later than anticipated, so the beginning was a little bit hectic,” Petroff said. “This is my seventh year at Franklin, and the (beginning of school) is always hectic. Now that we’re past the second week, things are much smoother now.”

Junior Wade Thomas has been on a meal plan for three years. Though he approves of the menu, he worries about the crowds.

“Overall the food is still pretty good. People always complain about the food, but I really like it,” Thomas said.

“The layout I kind of like—so you’re in one side and out the other, but it just seems too crowded.”

Freshman Katie Franklin also said the area felt crowded.

“It’s like a cattle barn in there,” she said of the serving area.

Petroff said he initially received overall positive feedback on the new layout, but the majority of complaints have been about the cafeteria lacking certain foods.

“We’re bringing things back on slowly rather than pile everything at once,” he said.

“We really didn’t take anything away.”

But the new contract did change the dining hall’s menu.

While options like the grill and pizza bar remained the same, the largest change is the addition of the “Mindful” serving line, aimed at providing healthy options. “(The remodeled Sodexo) is more based on the mindful,” said Mary Harvey, director of operations for Sodexo at Franklin College. “The overall concept of Sodexo in the last couple of years has really been to focus on health.”

Petroff and Harvey said though there is a “Mindful” station, students can find healthy choices throughout.

There is also a push for new brands including more allergy-friendly or gluten free options.

As soon as the screens are fully functional, students will be able to read nutritional facts and ingredients, Petroff said. Students may also speak with a dietician about options through myFC or the Sodexo website.

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Greek Life discovers new ways to recruit

By Danielle Faczan

danielle.faczan@franklincollege.edu

In order to create a safer environment for new students and help Greek organizations recruit in a more positive way, the college enacted a new policy regarding fraternity houses and sorority suites this year.

Under the new policy, first year students – the definition for which includes both freshmen and transfer students – are not permitted to enter a fraternity house or sorority suite unless they are doing so for academic reasons.

The previous policy stated that first year students could not enter fraternity houses during orientation weekend, but could do so after the first day of classes.

The college’s administration expanded this policy to increase

the amount of time these students may not enter houses or suites.

First year males may enter fraternity houses Sept. 23 when men’s recruitment opens, and first year females may visit the houses Oct. 7, the day after new members receive bids to sororities.

Greek Life Coordinator Natalie Brewster said the rule is beneficial for both first year students and current fraternity men and women.

She said it helps everyone to focus on values during recruitment.

“I’m a new staff member and that’s one of my big pushes – to show people that Greek Life is about values and not about parties,” Brewster said.

“So by having them take recruitment outside the chapter house, it kind of opens it up so that people can

see the good things that our Greek men and women are doing.”

Brewster has been working with the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils to plan bigger on-campus events leading up to recruitment.

Some of these events include a grill-out lunch before the Butler night game; a sorority philanthropy project benefiting Circle of Sisterhood, which is a national organization that raises money to educate women in underdeveloped countries; and house tours for fraternities, where first year students can tour the facilities, meet the chapter men and listen to a pitch about that fraternity.

Alec Gray, president of IFC and Kappa Delta Rho, said the new policy requires fraternities to change some of their recruitment plans.

“A lot of people have had events in the past where they’ve invited guys to just come watch a football game or a movie at the house,” Gray said. “Now the campus is pushing for wanting us to do some more on-campus recruitment events.”

Gray said while fraternities are allowed to have first years over for cook-outs and outdoor activities every once in a while, those students cannot be inside the house.

Brewster said if a first year transfer student at Franklin is already affiliated with a national Greek organization, it will be up to the chapter’s discretion whether or not that student can enter the house or suite.

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Indiana lifeline law has larger presence on campuses

By Ryanne Wise

ryanne.wise@franklincollege.edu

This year, lawmakers and universities in Indiana are pushing to raise awareness of the lifeline law, which provides immunity for some alcohol-related offenses to Hoosiers who request medical assistance for someone in need.

Former Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the law into effect in 2012 in hopes of saving young lives in alcohol-related incidents. Students who call 911 for friends in emergency situations will not be charged for minor possession, minor consumption, minor transport or public intoxication.

Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, who authored the original bill, said he felt that something needed to be put into place when students from all over Indiana asked for similar legislation to be passed.

“There were students from universities all over the state who asked me to author this legislation,” Merritt said. “We’re talking kids from Indiana University, Purdue University, DePauw University, University of Southern Indiana

and the like. That was really the catalyst of writing the bill.”

The law requires that those who call 911 stay with their friend until law enforcement and medical attention arrive, fully co-operate with law enforcement, and provide full and truthful information before being granted immunity. The law, however, does not protect the person receiving medical attention from legal action, and the law will not guarantee immunity to the caller for charges such as providing to a minor, operating while intoxicated or possession of a controlled substance.

Merritt said he encourages school administrators across Indiana to spread the word about the Indiana lifeline law, with some schools even including information on the law in freshmen orientation.

Dean of Students Ellis Hall said he hopes students fully understand what the law means.

“Students may interpret this as a license to consume alcohol underage,” Hall said. “But it is not a

room full of people that are suddenly exempt. It’s the person who makes the call and stays with the person in trouble. But on the whole, if this saves a persons life, it’s worth it.”

While some students and staff are finding the law to be beneficial, others feel like they aren’t even sure what the law is really about.

“I’m haven’t even heard of the lifeline law, ” sophomore Dominic Roberts said.

After learning about the law, Roberts said he felt like it was useful to know about and use in those situations.

Hall said even though the law offers protection in order to help save lives, students should be looking out for the best interest of others from the beginning instead of being more concerned with getting in trouble with the law.

“If someone were in jeopardy in terms of their health, I would hope that Franklin College students would do the right thing outside of any lifeline law,” Hall said.

“Students may interpret this as a license to consume alcohol underage.

But it is not a room full of people that are suddenly exempt. It’s the person who makes the call and stays with the person in trouble. But on the whole, if this saves a persons life, it’s worth it.”

Ellis Hall, dean of students

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tips Tips for Sodexo

• If you get to lunch at 11:00 a.m., expect to wait in line…and wait…and wait.

• Lunch on Friday is the best meal of the week. Don’t miss it.

• Don’t be ashamed to eat cereal for any meal.

• Take two cups. Those things are tiny and you’ll go back for more anyway.

• Talk to the people who work for Sodexo. It will help you in life…and they’re awesome.

Staff Report, Photo by Olivia Ober.

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how to Dorm Decorating

Sophomore Presleigh Hobbs enjoyed decorating her dorm room in the “sections” with her roommate, sophomore Emma Hagist.

Hobbs and Hagist used their previous dorm items to decorate the room with a “colorful theme.”

One feature in the room is a collage of quotes, an idea Hobbs found on Pinterest. She started hanging the images the first week of school and added more “little by little.”

“I just started hanging up a few pictures,” Hobbs said.

“And it just turned into a big collage.”

Hobbs also decorated her dorm last year, and she said doing so makes her feel more comfortable.

“When you decorate it more, it makes it feel more like home,” Hobbs said.

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Journalism department launches new PR major, minor

By Ryanne Wise

ryanne.wise@franklincollege.edu

Franklin College started off the school year with a brand-new public relations major, which will replace the public relations track of journalism in upcoming years.

The public relations track will be coming to an end with the class of 2016, as the college saw a growing need to implement a full PR major.

“This was in response to a growing national trend in which we were behind in terms of establishing a PR major,” said Ray Begovich, a public relations professor. “Other schools have been well ahead of us—some a decade or more ahead of us—so this was just far past due.”

The new PR major will help students focus on public relations courses instead of the typically required journalism pre-requisites.

Begovich said the new course selection is paving the way for PR majors to take the next step and stay valuable in the growing market of public relations; the professors aren’t simply teaching the students where to click and where to drag an icon.

“Our students are going to be well aware of public relations history in the context of media history and social and political history, as well,” Begovich said. “I think that makes our students much more valuable than someone who took a technical program in public relations or some kind of mass media technology.”

He said the PR major is designed to encourage students to double major outside of journalism. He recommends that students double major, study abroad or study away.

“The PR major was designed to be what I call ‘lean and adaptable,’” Begovich said. “It’s not an overbearing number of hours.”

Those majoring in PR will still have to take some journalism

classes, such as publication design and media law, which Begovich hopes will teach them how to communicate more effectively on behalf of businesses and nonprofits.

“PR majors are communications problem-solvers,” Begovich said.

“We accomplish the objectives of an organization by using the tools of mass communication. The foundation of all that we do is writing.”

Students who have already started a PR track within the journalism department have the option of switching to the PR major or keeping on the track. One student, senior Natalie Owens, decided it was too late to switch, but believes this change will help other students out in the future.

“The PR major is definitely a step in a good direction,” Owens said. “I think it kind of puts us up there with the other big journalism schools.”

The class of 2017 and all classes following will not be able to participate in the track, but will instead be required to participate in the new major.

Freshman Jaime Robbins said the new major will be an asset when she goes into the workforce.

“My dream job would be to be the spokesperson for Riley Children’s Hospital,” Robbins said. “I think that going and looking for a job with a PR major will make my chances (of getting a job) a lot better.”

Begovich said he believes the new PR courses will help students become successful in their public relations careers. He also believes these classes are not the only things that will help students in the long run.

“The reason we are able to have such a strong program is because we are at a liberal arts college where the faculty all have many areas of

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Sonja Popp-Stahly, director of digital media communications and global business communications at Eli Lilly & Co., spoke with students about the benefits of being a public relations major. expertise,” Begovich said. “I teach the PR courses, but the histories and social sciences and humanities and the L.A. curriculum are also important in making us better PR professionals.

To me, that gives us the cutting edge.”

Students who do not think a PR major is right for them may look into a minor, a first for the college.

“Because we have the major, we are now offering a PR minor as well,” Begovich said. “It’s going to be a very welcoming minor. If you’re a PR minor, you will be welcomed with open arms and you’ll work your tail off too.”

Begovich sees the new major and minor as an opportunity for students to get ahead of their competition when they get out into the real world.

“We have to be news geeks. We have to be writing geeks. We have to be designing geeks. And geeks get jobs,” Begovich said. “The students who have always just gotten jobs right away have been the most ‘geeky’ in PR and those who don’t work as hard tend to struggle more.”

“The reason we are able to have such a strong program is because we are at an liberal arts college where the faculty all have many areas of expertise. I teach the PR courses, but the histories and social sciences and humanities and the L.A. curriculum are also important in making us better PR professionals. To me, that gives us the cutting edge.”

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Students attend Shakespeare festival

By Amanda Creech

amanda.creech@franklincollege.edu

On September 12, students and staff members will embark on the annual fall trip to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada.

The group’s vans will leave Thursday and return on Monday.

Along with Dean of Students Ellis Hall, students will be traveling with Vice President for Academic Affairs David Brailow, Client Services Manager Jeremy Smelser, Professor Linda Airey and Professor Sherri Hall. They will be staying at Stratford General Hospital in the Nurse’s Residence.

Students are required to have their passports, a release of liability and international travel forms filled out in order to go on the trip.

The cost of the trip is $280, which includes everything aside from money for food or souvenirs.

Hall encouraged any able student to take the trip.

“It’s a nice little break three weeks into the semester,” Hall said.

Hall, who has led the trip since it began at Franklin College in 2002, said he has traveled to see the Stratford Shakespeare plays

since 1987 at his previous job and suggested the idea when he came to FC. He sends out an email each year in early April to gauge interest, and any student can sign up for the trip.

This year, the group is scheduled to watch Tommy at 8 p.m. on Friday. It will see Romeo and Juliet at 2 p.m. and The Merchant of Venice at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Hall said there is a fourth show, Taking Shakespeare, which will play at 2 p.m. on Friday, but that is not included in the itinerary.

Students may attend this show on their own if they choose to.

Hall said he enjoys seeing the same actors or actresses playing different roles in various plays.

“That always impresses me to see an actor playing two different roles,” he said.

Junior Allyn Pearson said she is looking forward to attending the Stratford Shakespeare Festival since she has not gone on the trip before.

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Grizzlies welcome new face to Greek Life

By Halie Solea

halie.solea@franklincollege.edu

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Greek Life Coordinator Natalie Brewster speaks to a few Rho Gammas during suite tours. This is Brewster’s first year as a Franklin College employee.

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Of the new faces at Franklin College this year, you can expect Natalie Brewster’s to be smiling.

She is the new coordinator for Greek Life and Activities, and cards from sororities and fraternities sit on the windowsill behind her desk and around her office.

Brewster, originally from Evansville, Ind., graduated from Hanover College with a bachelor’s degree in English. The positive experiences involved with her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, resulted in a year spent after graduation working at the sorority’s national headquarters in Atlanta.

She then decided to attend graduate school at Indiana State University to pursue Greek Life as a career.

The growth that is necessary to win an accredited Greek award is what drives Brewster’s plans and goals for Franklin chapters. She said she was impressed to find students already excited to jump on board.

“Natalie’s made a great impression,” said Panhellenic Recruitment Coordinator Corinne Beyer, who worked with Brewster on various activities throughout the summer. “She’s fresh out of grad

school, which means she’s got a ton of new ideas. She’s really valuesbased, so her ideas are kind of old with a new twist, but values are most important and what it comes back to. She really wants to get to know students, and she’s younger, so it’s easier to relate to her.”

The majority of Brewster’s “values-based ideas” revolve around preparing students for life after college.

“I actually just read an article that I love that talks about some of the negative connotations and stereotypes about Greek Life. I’m sure we’ve all seen House Bunny and Greek on NBC and (heard) about how it’s considered a ‘social club’ or ‘social organization,’” Brewster said.

But, Brewster said, “the word ‘social’ actually comes from ‘society,’ and it’s not about the parties and the events, but it’s to help young men and women be able to succeed in society.”

Brewster’s first step toward improvement involved some research over the summer to determine what levels of community service and See “New face” on page 10

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Professor comes back after retirement to teach

Estephanie Rendon: The Franklin

Professor Thomas Howald lectures during an Earth Science class. The class is now the only class that Howald, who retired from the philosophy and religion department last semester, teaches on campus.

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Professor Thomas Howald helps sophomore Katie O’Mara identify rocks during an Earth Science class.

By Erika Brock

erika.brock@franklincollege.edu

Typically, retiring professors no longer want to teach or are not involved with their careers, but that isn’t the case for one professor at Franklin.

Professor Thomas Howald, a former philosophy and religion professor, retired last semester after 45 years.

But he said he could not see himself being completely done with teaching.

“Retirement is an adjustment, and you have to go through it in stages,” Howald said.

He said he started these stages by cutting down from a full-time position to a part-time position in which he teaches an Earth Science course in the science department.

The course leaves him with a seven hour work week, teaching class twice a week and a lab once a week.

Although philosophy/ religion and earth science are in separate departments, Howald has experience in both fields.

“Howald worked and taught geology in Montana and taught the earth science course at Franklin for at least 35 years,” said Steve Browder, who is head of the natural science department.

The earth science course is a requirement for both Ecology/Conservation and Environmental Science majors.

It is also one of the eight classes that students can take to fulfill their laboratory sciences exploratory requirement.

“No one else teaches the course,” Browder said. “It wouldn’t be offered anymore without (Howald).”

Howald is dedicated to teaching and said his interactions between students, colleagues and partners made this job an enjoyable experience.

“Professor Howald is an all-around good natured, nice and approachable professor. He makes it easy to talk to him outside of class,”said junior Sam Otley, who took Principles of Ethics with Howald last spring.

Countless numbers of students have had Howald as a professor and he has impacted each of their lives in one way or another.

Junior Taylor Waclawik took both Earth Science and Living Religions East his freshman and sophomore years with Howald, “The man is a walking encyclopedia,” Waclawik said.

“The man knows a little bit about a lot and a lot about everything.”

Waclawik attributes his change in religion to Howald because of Howald’s teaching style in the Living Religion East course.

“He has a stern but good teaching style, which helps keep students involved, especially students like me,” Waclawik said.

Howald decided to take up Spanish in the time he had once been busy teaching because it is something he has always wanted to learn.

When he isn’t learning a foreign language, he enjoys kayaking.

Howald said “it’s too soon to tell” whether or not he will like teaching part time better than full time.

As for now, he will continue to be dedicated to teaching and learning.

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football is not only about fun, but also about working hard and leading by example.

While Gallagher loves football now, he said he wasn’t sure he wanted to play when starting out in seventh grade.

“I had pneumonia right before training camp, so I didn’t feel good, so my mom kicked me out of the car,” he said.

Ten years and several football seasons later, Gallagher’s attitude about the sport has taken a complete 180.

“It’s fun,” he said. “Every day I’m out here having fun with what I consider my brothers.”

But Gallagher said football is about more to him than just fun, especially now that he is one of six team captains.

“I have to set an example,” he said. “I have to be the person, everyday at practice, that comes ready to practice, making sure everybody else is ready to practice, keeping everybody focused and kind of just being a leader in every aspect.”

Gallagher said part of leading by example is living by the motto, “Work wins.”

“Everything I’ve gotten has been through hard work,” he said. “If you put in the work and commit, then you usually get what you want out of it.”

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GPAs were already in place at Franklin. Her first step towards improving Franklin’s Greek life is implementing a common new students program called “Greek Life 101.”

“It’s the first time they’ve ever done something like it, and it’s generally a mini-workshop so that freshman can get a better idea about what Greek life is all about,” said senior Alyssa Palmer. “She sent out an email asking for volunteers, probably mostly upperclassmen, to help out with it.”

Palmer is a Rho Gamma, a Greek member who disassociates from her sorority for the length of recruitment

so that freshman can have a nonbiased member to talk to.

“We did a week-long training session (with Natalie) for a couple of hours a day,” Palmer said. “She talked a lot about a new way of approaching girls for recruitment based on what kind of a leader they are, what they can contribute from a sorority, what they can gain from a sorority, rather than just thinking, ‘oh, she’s cool!’ and going off of that.”

Brewster also advises interested students “to not focus in on one chapter, especially at Franklin.

You have time to get a feel for each one and the values of each one.”

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“The last thing we want to do is make somebody sick,” Petroff said.

Gluten free and other new options have also been added to Ben’s Den along with new ice cream, candy, packaged meals and frozen goods.

“I feel we’ve added more to the students and given them more things,” Harvey said.

Though dining room hours have not changed, Ben’s Den now opens later at 4 p.m., and Jazzman’s now closes earlier at 7:30 p.m. Petroff and Harvey said there were not enough customers before 4 p.m. to justify the Ben’s Den change, and with other off-campus options for use with Ben’s Bucks such as 66 Water St., Benjamin’s, Athen’s, Domino’s and others, they decided to decrease the hours.

Sodexo is in the process of adding Ritter’s Frozen Custard and Quizno’s to the lineup of local businesses that accept Ben’s Bucks.

Prices in Sodexo have not changed for students on a meal plan, but faculty and staff prices “went up minimally,” and guest prices increased.

Petroff encouraged students to communicate their opinions and suggestions.

“I’ve been doing food service for 29 years in colleges, and I have thick skin,” Petroff said. “It never hurts my feelings if I get complaints. I also like suggestions.

Tell me what you’d like to see.”

>> Shakespeare Continued from page 6 She said she was not sure at first if she wanted to go, but then she heard about the three plays she would be able to see.

“I am spending the money to go see (the plays),” Pearson said.

Senior Johnny Bretz will be going to the festival for his third year.

He is looking forward to seeing the first play, Tommy, as well as relaxing for the weekend. The first year he went was full of so many different experiences, he said, and this year he is hoping that he will be more accustomed to the area.

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Natalie Brewster, the college’s new coordinator of Greek Life and activities, poses with Rho Gammas during suite tours.

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Bretz said the trip “widens the perspective on theatre” and that it is different from a school play.

The buses will be leaving as soon as possible on Thursday based on when students get out of classes.

Hall said he enjoys going on the trip with students because it is inexpensive and may be a students’ chance to see their first live play.

“It is a great chance to experience life in another country,” he said.

“I think alternative events are okay, but everyone wants to have that fraternity/sorority experience,” said sophomore Taylor Cutshaw, an unaffiliated transfer from University of Indianapolis. “I don’t necessarily think it’s unfair.”

Dean of Students Ellis Hall said there are consequences for Greek organizations and individuals that violate this policy. Depending on the seriousness and details of the incident, these consequences could range anywhere from a warning to chapter probation to pulling a charter, he said.

Hall said the goal of the new policy is not to harm Greek organizations, but to help them stay focused on

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values during recruitment while protecting all Franklin students.

“Our first and foremost priority is the safety of our students,” Hall said. “We want students to succeed; we want fraternities to thrive; we want them to do well. This (policy) diminishes the likelihood or chances of those problems happening.”

If a first year student enters a fraternity house, Hall said the easiest action for members is to ask them to leave. If the student refuses and becomes a problem, a fraternity member’s next step is to call security. He said the chapter won’t be held accountable if the men respond in that way.

Editor’s Note: Alec Gray is the multimedia editor for The Franklin.

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news >> Continued Tuition from page 1 she understands the value of a Franklin education, tuition has been a large factor in her decision to return to Franklin each year because it is so high.

“I understand that I should value my education over tuition, but at the same time I do have to be practical,” she said. “And I’ve taken out a lot of loans over the years. It’s going to be an unfortunate thing when I graduate

and have to pay those back.”

Schluge said the college realizes that cost does play a large factor for many students.

“We are sensitive to the students and the obligation to come here and the cost,” he said. “And we think about that every day.”

He said while the administration tries to make tuition increases as small as possible, “we’ve got to balance that

with keeping our salaries competitive and keeping quality faculty.”

Moseley said the three percent tuition increase from last year to this year was pretty much average.

He said that was possible because while prices have to increase, the college is a “very well-managed institution” and “we stretch a dollar about as far as anybody could.”

“It’s just kind of an institutional style,” he said. “It’s pretty tough to look around here and say, ‘Look at that waste.’”

And Schluge said that means students get the best value for the dollars they pay in tuition, room and board and other expenses.

College adjusts as enrollment decreases

By Ellie Price

ellen.price@franklincollege.edu

Enrollment for the fall semester is slightly down, according to Alan Hill, vice president of enrollment and marketing.

This semester’s enrollment count includes 953 full-time students and a total enrollment of 1,015. At this point last year, 1,053 students were enrolled at the college.

This year’s numbers are 20 tuitions below its estimate.

Hill said the college always tries to maintain an enrollment number around 1,000 students.

The enrollment estimate is based on the retention rate of current students, and the college uses that number to project an ideal number for the incoming freshman class.

Hill said while he cannot determine the amount of revenue lost because of students’ individualized financial aid packages, the shortfall “has an impact in terms of the overall operating budget because we base all of the things we do here on certain revenues.”

President Jay Moseley will meet with his cabinet of vice presidents, which includes Hill, to discuss the adjustments that need to be made.

“The goal for the college will always be that we’ll manage a budget that’s in the black,” Hill said.

Moseley said the college will reduce expenditures for the fall semester that don’t immediately affect “student experience.”

He said the college might be able to do without some things right now, like new books in the library or a resurfaced parking lot.

“We’ve done this before,” Moseley said. “We can handle that size of a challenge. But everybody is going to have to pull together on it,so that’s being discussed in different areas right now.”

Last year’s enrollment was two students higher than the previous year, and Hill said the numbers fluctuate.

He said it is a very competitive environment for liberal arts colleges in terms of enrollment. He said other small liberal arts colleges in Indiana, which also are part of the Independent Colleges of Indiana, have also struggled with enrollment.

Hill said the college needs to continue to educate prospective students and families on the value of a liberal arts education, especially with the country’s emphasis on jobs and careers.

“We just have to do a better job of communicating that to families,” Hill said. “But there’s a different approach to the liberal arts that we believe is the best approach, and we have to continue to make sure students understand that value.”

The Independent Colleges of Indiana receives enrollment numbers for private, not-for-profit colleges later in the semester.

But Richard Ludwick, president of Independent Colleges of Indiana, said there has not been an overarching trend among these colleges; some enrollment numbers have increased while some have slightly decreased.

He said even though enrollment numbers fluctuate, overall enrollment at Indiana’s 31

private, non-profit colleges and universities has grown steadily – from slightly more than 50,000 in 1990 to almost 90,000 in 2013.

“Franklin College has been a contributor to this growth with remarkable stability over time in its enrollment as a small liberal arts college committed to a strong sense of community and personal attention to students,” Ludwick said.

Hill said making sure the college serves current students and allowing them to have the best possible experience can assist the consistency of enrollment.

“Getting our alumni and our current students to tell the story about this place can only enhance our efforts to attract new students so that we achieve our goals,” Hill said.

“The goal for the college will always be that we’ll manage a budget that’s in the black.”

Alan Hill, vice president of enrollment and marketing

enrollment A look at national enrollment statistics from fall to spring semesters fall 2010 to spring 2011

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Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

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Gates surprise, steal show at music fest Over the summer, I was lucky enough to travel across the country from my hometown of Louisville, Ky., to Greensboro, N.C., and see well over 100 bands play at Songs of the South Fest, a yearly music festival in Greensboro put on by a group called The Clockwise Collective.

One band that stole the show was a New Jersey progressive rock band simply known as Gates.

Honestly, I was at Songs of the South to see my friends in On My Honor and Audiostrobelight play, as well as the festival’s headliner, The Front Bottoms. I wandered around Greensboro during a lot of the bands on day two of the festival.

Unfortunately, because of this, I missed part of Gates’ set— something I will always regret.

The band’s understated set-up was misleading; despite their lack of gear, the young men played 30 minutes of some of the most chilling guitar tones and vocals I have been privileged to hear in years. There was no banter between songs; they played one song after another as the entire crowd at The Blind Tiger watched in stunned silence.

I feel kind of bad for whatever bands followed Gates; they stole the show at day two of Songs of the South.

Gates is re-releasing their EP, You Are All You Have Left to Fear, through Pure Noise Records in the fall of 2013.

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Sodexo remodel increases traffic, lengthens lines, removes menu favorites Sodexo underwent a complete remodel over the summer, including creating new entrance and exit locations, rearranging the food lines and changing menu options.

The purpose of the remodel was to improve the flow of the lines and improve students’ Sodexo experience, but the renovations seem to have had the opposite effect.

If anything, the flow of the lines has gotten much, much worse. It has become very difficult to distinguish one line from the other, which usually results in one large, confused crowd of people standing right in the middle of the serving area.

The sandwich line becomes the cereal line, which becomes the salad line, which becomes the Grill, and on it goes.

Additionally, the lines seem exponentially longer than before, particularly if you want a sandwich or something from the Grill. These lines are most likely getting longer because students have trouble determining what food the other lines are serving; it’s very difficult to maneuver through the crowd to find out what’s being served at the Hometown or stir fry lines, so students choose the Grill or the sandwich lines because they’re familiar and comfortable with the food.

However, the formerly familiar and comfortable food of the Grill has been a disappointment to students this year. The removal of chicken quesadillas from the menu has caused a small riot to ensue on campus.

Additionally, the sandwich line removed flat bread, pretzel bread and lite mayonnaise.

All of these were student favorites, so taking them from the menu does not meet the goal of improving

the overall Sodexo experience. In fact, it does just the opposite.

Moving the entrance of the serving area to the far right has cut down on space to walk through the cafeteria.

The card swipe line hasn’t actually gotten longer, but it seems that way because it often stretches all the way into the atrium. When you’re in a hurry, it’s nearly impossible to walk through Sodexo without having to stop at least three times while you wait for the people in line to make room for you to walk through.

Late Night has also been negatively affected by moving the entrance.

At the first Late Night of the year, the line wrapped through the serving area, into the dining area and back into the atrium. It moved pretty quickly, but there was almost no space to walk between tables or to the drink machines.

Another issue is that one of the Coke machines was moved inside the serving area, thus requiring students to stand in line to swipe their cards just to get a drink. The particular machine that was moved inside had tea, which has angered students almost as much as removing chicken quesadillas from the menu.

In an interview with The Franklin last semester, Sodexo said it wanted to eventually move all the drinks inside the serving area, which would be catastrophic to the flow and efficiency of the lines.

Over time, the situation will get better. Students will get used to the changes and will learn how to maneuver through the lines with less difficulty. We’ll find new favorite foods, we’ll learn when those favorites are being served and we’ll eventually get through the mourning period for chicken quesadillas.

Our Position: The Franklin College Editorial Board belives the remodel of Sodexo has decreased the quality of the Sodexo dining experience by increasing traffic in the serving area and removing favorite food items from the menu.

There is definitely a learning curve associated with getting used to our new cafeteria. But Sodexo should also take some blame for decreasing student satisfaction.

The stereotype of “poor college student” is very real, which means we rely heavily on Sodexo to feed us. But students are unhappy with the new Sodexo, including the perceived lower quality of the food, which is a big disappointment when you’re starving. Students pay a lot of money for Sodexo services, so more work should be done to improve the Sodexo experience.

The editorial board represents the opinion of The Franklin and its staff members. The board meets once a week to discuss pressing issues relevant to Franklin College students. Meetings are moderated by Olivia Covington, the opinion editor. Board members are junior Adam Lee, sophomores Darian Eswine, Caitlin Soard and Hannah Troyer and freshmen Brittney Corum and Halie Solea. Megan Banta, the executive editor, sits on the editorial board. If you have an issue you would like the editorial board to consider, please feel free to email Olivia Covington at olivia.covington@franklincollege.edu.

provs. con Restricting freshmen access to Greek houses

Photo Illustration: The Franklin

Students need adjustment period

FC shouldn’t baby freshmen

Let me preface this by saying I have never been to a fraternity party, so I do not know what parties are like; however, I do think there is most likely alcohol, among other things.

I think the new rule disabling freshmen from going into fraternity houses until recruitment is a positive change. I’m in no way saying that “frat boys” shove alcohol or partying down students’ throats, because I’ve never felt that way.

But I do think as a new college student there is naturally pressure to do things.

A lot of students, some of my friends included, feel this sudden liberation when they get to campus, which causes them to want to experience college as a “normal college student.” This usually involves acting in ways they don’t normally act and thinking they can go crazy because their parents aren’t around.

I understand the sudden feeling of independence, but there are other ways to have fun besides going to parties. I think that’s a good lesson for freshmen to learn early so they don’t think they have to be at a party every weekend.

If after recruitmen or a couple months at college they still want to attend parties, more power to them.

But I feel like they deserve a few weeks to really settle into college and find their own independence before heading straight for the parties.

Franklin College has implemented a new rule this year that restricts freshmen from going into fraternity houses and sorority suites until recruitment starts.

There are two major flaws with this policy, which has a purpose of preventing future incidents.

First, it greatly hinders the recruitment process. Many of the men who end up attending rush events are those who have previous relationships with members that are established at the beginning of the year.

These rules make it difficult to build these relationships due to the fact that new students are not allowed inside the houses. If they can stand in the lawn of your premises or play volleyball with members, why is it such a big deal to enter the house?

Secondly, these rules are being given to men and women. These students are no longer in high school, so they expect to be treated as adults in college.

Instead, the institution charging them a hefty tuition is also telling them where they can and cannot go.

Their first month of college is no longer a taste of the real world and the freedoms it holds, but rather a limited experience in which the college holds their hands and points out where they are allowed to go. If the college wants to limit future incidents, it should focus on informing freshmen rather than babying them.

Darian Eswine

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Brittney Corum

‘Key curse’ haunts freshmen We’ve all heard the stories about how there are curses upon Ancient Egyptian tombs and princesses, but has there ever been a curse on room keys, especially freshmen room keys?

If so, I have a very bad case of it.

It all started when I went home Labor Day weekend. I had my whole college life in my backpack so I could get stuff done for math class, and I also had my ID and keys so I could get into my dorm when I returned.

On the sunday of Labor Day weekend, I found myself at my church picnic. Before I went to eat, I put my bag into my grandmother’s car so I wouldn’t lose it.

When it was time for me to leave, I got back into my grandmother’s car – but my keys weren’t there.

It turns out that I put my backpack into a car that looked exactly like my grandmother’s.

The owners drove off with my backpack, not even realizing it was there, and I went two days with without my keys, ID, cellphone and math homework.

I got it back with everything in tact and told myself I would never lose my key to my dorm again.

Fast forward to Friday of last week, and I found myself looking at a key chain without my dorm room key on its ring. I backtracked, looked everywhere and couldn’t find it.

I’m thinking it’s located in the same place missing socks go.

I’m convinced I’ve been cursed to lose my dorm key. Thus the name “freshman key curse,” because I’m sure no upperclassmen have this much trouble with their keys.

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sports Scores Sept. 7 Football v. Mount Union: 27-30 Tennis v. Manchester (Mixed Doubles): 17-10 Volleyball v. Wilmington: 3-0 Volleyball v. Michigan-Dearborn: 3-1 Men’s Soccer v. Spalding: 1-2 (OT) Men’s Golf at Transy Invite: 16th Women’s Golf at Hanover Invite: 4th Women’s Cross Country, Hanover Invite: 5th Men’s Cross Country, Hanover Invite: 9th Sept. 8 Volleyball v. Ohio Wesleyan: 1-3 Volleyball v. Anderson: 3-2 Sept. 9 Women’s Tennis v. North Central: 2-7 Sept. 11 Men’s Soccer v. Wabash: 3-2 (OT) Volleyball v. Wilmington: 3-1

Helak has high hopes for season

By Anna Wilson

awilson2@franklincollege.edu

The volleyball team competed in the Earlham Invitational and change the minds of many about where it stands this season.

The Grizzlies grabbed wins from Wilmington (3-0), Michigan-Dearborn (3-1) and Anderson (3-2), but fell short to Ohio Wesleyan (3-1).

The three wins helped move FC’s record to 3-5 and show the team the success it can achieve.

“It went really well,” head coach Mary Helak said. “For the first time, since I’ve been here, the girls have decided that they’re capable of winning, and they aren’t going to accept anything less than that.”

Things have changed this season, giving the team the motivation it needs.

“We were down in multiple games,” Helak said. “They just fight, and I think they’re finally realizing they are capable of winning.”

Helak credits a piece of FC’s success to the leadership that emerged this season.

“We finally have upperclassmen leaders who are not afraid of getting in people’s faces,’” she said. “They don’t care what people think because they are just being leaders.”

Helak’s junior captain Brooke Stamper stepped into a leading role for the Grizzlies, doing what she can to make the team better.

“I’ve stepped up vocally to let my players know what to do on the court and pushed them to play to their potential,” Stamper said. “I’m

not trying to get down on them. It’s just because I want to get better and be a better team. It’s a respect thing.

I respect them, they respect me.”

Although the team is young, the members push to grow as a program, rather than individuals, Stamper said.

Sophomore Mackenzie Wieneke stepped up this season to stand beside Stamper as a captain.

“I think we’ve done really well,” she said. “We’re starting to mesh well together and play better. It’s helping us play better on the court.”

“We can take matches this year,” she said. “We know we can win the whole game and not just be competitive. We can actually win.”

Heartbreak from Ohio

Football team’s efforts weren’t enough to grab victory against Mount Union

By Alex Engelbert

aengelbert@franklincollege.edu

Brad Cole: Submitted Photo

Junior Zach Cole runs with the ball. Cole caught a pass from senior quarterback Jonny West to score a touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter.

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Late Friday afternoon, as the Grizzlies toured the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, the players and coaches contemplated the game’s immortal contributors. Less than 24 hours later, Franklin would fall three points shy of attaining such a status, but in this case, it was the college football world, losing 30-27 to the Purple Raiders.

It was not a David versus Goliath matchup. The Grizzlies knew they had the talent and knew they could win, and they almost did.

Misfortune struck early with a pass interception by Mount Union within just minutes of the start.

The first half didn’t improve, as the Purple Raiders would go on to score 20 unanswered points.

As the half time horn blew, there was little reason to think the Grizzlies would mount a comeback. The offense ran 38 plays for 100 yards and defense wasn’t playing their usual game.

As the second half began, so did the belief.

Off the opening kickoff, senior Kyle Holzbog forced a fumble recovered by the Grizzlies. The offense took off from there.

“The fumble was just the spark that lit the fire in the team,” Holzbog said. “We came out a little flat in the first half, and the fumble helped us get things rolling.”

Less than two minutes later, junior Joey Pasquale jumped over the offensive line for the first Franklin score of the game.

“Our specials teams made a great play, and after the shift in momentum, I knew a touchdown would be huge,” Pasquale said. “It was a great team effort. The defense came up with big stops, and offense started clicking in the second half.”

Having relied on the running game of junior Grant Welp and Pasquale, senior quarterback Jonny West found the hands of junior Zach Cole for a touchdown to close the gap to nine points at the start of the last quarter.

“It was just a matter of time.

Our offense was clicking. We’re

all confident in each other, and at that point, we were just playing our game,” Cole said. “I’m proud of all the guys for sticking together and getting back into the game.”

Just under two minutes into the fourth quarter, West connected a pass to junior Jonny Hession, pulling the Grizzlies within two. Sophomore Keaton Lyons roared through the line halfway through the fourth quarter to recover a Purple Raider fumble.

Minutes later junior Sam Otley charged across the line, putting Franklin ahead 27-23, with 7:09 left in the game.

The Grizzlies had pulled within minutes of immortality.

Unfortunately, Mount Union’s constant ground force was too much to handle. The Purple Raiders abridged the end zone for the final time, sealing the 30-27 victory and leaving Franklin heartbroken.

The Grizzlies take on Butler under the lights tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m.

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Ben Brown

Manning back in full form

Katie Cavin: The Franklin

Freshman Kayla Walker and sophomore Chelsea Platt volley during tennis practice.

Tennis pairs up to start season

The tennis teams tested out the newly-renovated courts at Grizzly Park last Saturday against Manchester

By Carney Gillin

carney.gillin@franklincollege.edu

Franklin finished on top last weekend in tennis, grabbing a 17-10 victory in the Mixed Doubles Tournament.

Sophomore Melissa Sanders and junior Ryan Hammer snatched three matches for the Grizzlies in the No. 1 Doubles.

Following that trend, juniors Bethany Harris and Robbie Woehrle walked away with two wins for No. 2 Doubles.

Head coach Rusty Hughes thought the mixed tournament was a fun way to start the season.

So did Woehrle.

“It’s a good way to get the wheels rolling at the start of the girls’ season,” he said.

Although the men won’t start their season until spring, they

competed alongside the women on Saturday. This match, along with three more this fall, will help them prepare for the spring season.

The women, on the other hand, battle through the heat as they hit the courts this fall, but the weather isn’t the only thing they will face.

Franklin didn’t return last season’s senior leaders, Rain Tuley and Adrian Gillaspy, but picked up four new additions, freshmen Kayla Walker, Alison Meyer, Emily Leonard and Emily Helvie.

“It is going to be tough since we are so young, but we are looking to improve,” Harris said.

Harris teams with fellow captain Sanders in hopes to bring success in No. 1 Doubles.

In their first year as a doubles pair, Harris and Sanders are confident in each other’s talents and know they’ll compete as a team.

“We have been playing well together,” Sanders said.

As the season gets under way, expectations rise.

Hughes believes his team can compete against even the toughest teams.

“We have a good bunch of girls that will fight,” he said. “A lot of heart.”

The top priority of Hughes’s and his team is to walk away as Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference champions, regardless of who the favorite is preseason.

Catch the Grizzlies in action tomorrow afternoon against the Mount St. Joseph Lions.

While I was growing up, the Indianapolis Colts were on every TV in our house on Sundays, helping me become a huge fan of Peyton Manning. After seeing the Colts’ terrible 2011 season that Manning missed due to neck injury, I was in shock to think his career may be over.

I am not saying the Colts got worse by letting him go, because Andrew Luck is going to be a great quarterback. But the Denver Broncos have become a very serious threat in the NFL. Last year was a warm up.

Perfect chemistry cannot be made overnight. By the start of this season, I would say that Manning and the team are on the same page. Just hearing that Manning threw seven touchdown passes is amazing – no matter what team he played.

It makes it even more exceptional seeing him pull it off against the Baltimore Ravens, a team that has had one of the most feared defenses for years now. Sure, it lost one of its best defensive players, but it still has a solid defense.

Manning tied the record for the most touchdown passes in a game.

He also helped put up the most points ever scored on the Ravens.

Manning proved that he can make anybody look like a great player.

Manning has great vision and puts the ball where it needs to be – that is how Julius Thomas ended the game with five catches for 110 yards.

Manning proved he is back to the Manning of old, and that should be scary for the rest of the NFL. I know it was only one game, but I feel like Manning has the chance for another MVP trophy.

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Freshman Antonio Gloe prepares to dribble the ball during practice.

Terri Roberts talks to junior Melissa Lynch.

Sophomore Chelsea Platt winds up for a serve.

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