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By Caitlin Soard
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The monks work to construct a sacred sand mandala.
Students had a chance to experience Eastern culture this past week through several events on campus. A group of monks from the Tashi Kyil monastery in Tibet arrived on campus last Friday. Monks from the same monastery visited the college in the fall of 2011 to spend a week creating a sand mandala, which they left as a gift for the college. They returned this year to create another mandala. The mandala this year had a theme of compassion, as opposed to the previous mandala, which focused on peace. David Weatherspoon, campus minister, said it was unusual for the monks to preserve the mandala that they created on campus two years ago. “They usually destroy the mandalas,” Weatherspoon said. “Last
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Monks return to campus, create mandala time was unique in that they presented it to us as a gift. That’s unusual; usually they take them (and destroy them) as a sign of impermanence; everything fades.” This year, the monks followed tradition by destroying the mandala and taking it to the creek behind the admissions center. The 2013 visit differed somewhat from the 2011 visit because the monks lived in lounges in Elsey Hall on the same floor as students. In 2011, they lived in the Andrews-Dietz House. The monks stayed on campus over a weekend this year and attended the football game against Butler University . WFCI hosted a radio program with the group of monks on Monday afternoon, and there was a Tibetan See “Monks” on Page 10
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Indulge your sweet tooth If you have not discovered the adorable sweet shop in downtown Franklin - M.W. Wadsworth’s & Co. Fine Chocolates - you’re missing out. When I walked in, I was immediately greeted by old-fashioned cream sodas in the fun glass bottles, rows and rows of quirky, “nostalgic” candies, cases of fantastic-looking truffles, stands of gourmet popcorn and a wall of bulk offerings behind the register. I’m slightly ashamed to say that I, figuratively and literally, became a “little kid in a candy shop.” The baskets of salt water taffy broke my cool facade. The east coast classics beckoned to me and brought back fond memories of trips to Cape Cod and Maine. They also made me slightly homesick for my family in New York - perhaps that’s why the little shop was so warm and inviting. I’ve already been back once since the semester started, and I dragged some friends along as well. “It was quaint and had a great selection,” freshman Caylie Guinn said. “The truffles were great, but there were too many so I couldn’t buy all of them. I will definitely be going back.” Both times, I ended up spending well over the $10 limit to use a credit card. This was not because anything was particularly expensive (in fact I was in sticker shock - for a good reason) but because I wanted to share my findings with others, as well as stock up my newly created “Secret Taffy Stash.”
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Seniors Katie Adams and Ben Vandivier play a game of corn hole during TKE and Tri-Delta’s Lounging 4 Life (top left) while senior Leslie Johnson and sophomore Emily Young relax in a hammock (bottom left). Senior Shawn Fogleman throws a water balloon at sophomore Kevin Goen, who acts a “duck” for the Delta Duck Hunt (right).
Tri Delta, TKE lounge for life By Erika Brock
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Delta Delta Delta and Tau Kappa Epsilon sponsored Lounging 4 Life, a philanthropy event to raise awareness of childhood cancer, this week. The event, which took place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday on Dame Mall, raised approximately $147 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Last year’s event raised $468. Katie Adams, a senior and Tri Delta’s philanthropy chair, said this year’s event was “more relaxed and chill” than last year’s Lounging 4 Life. Students could play corn hole and lie in a hammock if they gave a donation. But Adams said the “biggest money getter” was the Delta Duck Hunt. Tri Delta and TKE members dressed in yellow duck costumes, and participants could buy three water balloons for $1 to throw at the “ducks.” “I always enjoy throwing water balloons at them,” said junior Jayson Rabideau, who participated in the Delta Duck Hunt. “But it is also always nice helping out the children.”
Students without cash could donate using a debit card, and students could send campaign letters asking their parents to donate to St. Jude. Adams said she enjoys planning the philanthropy events because of her love for St. Jude. “I’m really passionate about this event,” Adams said. “And I hope that radiates to others. We want to get the message across.” Lounging 4 Life recognizes Childhood Cancer Awareness month in September. The sorority also hosts a philanthropy event in March as part of St. Jude month. Two years ago, TKE joined Tri Delta in planning the event since St. Jude serves as the philanthropy for both Greek organizations. Nationally, the Tri Delta sorority created a goal of raising $15 million in five years. Franklin College’s chapter of Tri Delta wants to raise $10,000 this year after raising $9,000 last year. “I joined Tri Delta because of St. Jude,” senior Leslie Johnson said. “Lounging 4 Life is another great way to inform the students of our philanthropy.”
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New changes made to L.E.A.D. program By Ellie Price
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The L.E.A.D. program will be different this school year with new requirements for campus organizations. The leadership department and Student Activities Center started the L.E.A.D. program, which stands for leadership, education and development, two years ago. But after receiving feedback from students during the previous years, Keri Ellington, the director of student activities and organizations, said she and Bonnie Pribush, the director of leadership development, decided to change the program’s requirements.
Ellington said they decided to individualize every student organizations’ L.E.A.D. experience. Previously, members of all student organizations were required to attend the L.E.A.D. roundtables and workshops. Students submitted the various topics, which included holding peers accountable, running meetings and gaining new members. Ellington said while some organizations felt like parts of the program were helpful, each group had individualized needs. In feedback, students said they felt like
the L.E.A.D. program was a “cookie cutter approach,” she said. So Ellington and Pribush decided to eliminate the required L.E.A.D. roundtables and group meetings. Instead of attending the meetings for all campus organizations, the presidents of the organizations are required to meet with a L.E.A.D. mentor. Ellington said 12 faculty and staff members volunteered to be the L.E.A.D. mentors. Each mentor will help four organizations and is
required to meet with the organizations’ presidents twice a semester. Junior Emma Peavey, the president of Up ‘til Dawn, said she believes the new changes and different perspectives will benefit the campus organizations. “I think that Diane Black (the organization’s mentor) will bring in a totally new look on how we do our event since she has not participated in it,” Peavey said. See “L.E.A.D.” on Page 11
Events bring Greeks together By Ally Marlow
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Natalie Brewster, the college’s Greek Life coordinator, wants potential new members to learn how to be Panhellenic and Interfraternal. She said she would like to build a stronger feeling of community by offering more all Greek events instead of segregating by chapter. Corinne Beyer, a senior and Panhellenic recruitment coordinator, works with students who are considering joining a sorority. Beyer said sororities and fraternities are putting in an extra effort for pre-recruitment events this year. She said these events are designed to give freshmen a look at the fraternities and sororities and their distinctive core values. On Wednesday, the fraternity and sorority members came together for an All Greek Mixer. Members participated in corn hole and water balloon fights. Beyer said it was important to bring everyone together and “have a good time every once in a while.” “There will always be competitiveness between the sororities and fraternities,” she said. “But we all work towards the same thing: to make ourselves better people.”
Brewster said her goal for this year is to exemplify each fraternity’s and sorority’s core values. She plans to lead Greek 101 classes for new members in October after students have accepted bids to sororities and fraternities. She said new members will learn about the values of being Greek and the mission statement of their chosen chapter. Brewster said she hopes to teach students to keep an open mind and make sure to meet people before forming an opinion about them. “(Students) need to think of an overall picture right away as freshmen,” Brewster said. “You can be friends with someone outside of your chapter. Most don’t realize that right away, and I want to change that.” When Beyer came to campus as a freshman, she was not sure that she was interested in joining a sorority, but she said she decided to “give recruitment a try.” “With about 40 percent of Franklin Greek, going Greek is a great way to meet people and also make a better version of yourself,” Beyer said. “I am glad I went through it.” Registration closes for men on Monday and for women next Friday.
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Juniors Hillary Cain and Kate Carlson, who are members of Delta Delta Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha, respectively, enjoy games at the all Greek mixer on Wednesday night.
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tips Tips for Recruitment Men’s formal recruitment begins Monday, and women’s formal recruitment begins Oct. 1. We sat down with Natalie Brewster, the coordinator of Greek Life, and asked her what advice she would give to potential new members. Here are some of her tips: • Remember that the selection process is mutual. Be sure to look for what you could gain by joining. • Keep an open mind. • Ask questions. Women going through recruitment can go to their Rho Gammas or Brewster and men going through recruitment can also talk to Brewster or members of the Interfraternity Council. • Reflect on your values before recruitment so you can find the organization that best matches your personal values. • Pay more attention to the conversations than the decorations, outfits, or other factors. Photo by Meghan Bender, story by Megan Banta
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It’s that time of year again: tailgating season. At Franklin College, tailgating is a huge draw for fans and students to attend home football games and support the Grizzlies. When finding a place to park, choose a lot that is directly adjacent to Faught Stadium. Approved areas are the Park Ave. lot, Goodell lot, Physical Plant lot and Spurlock lot. No vehicles are permitted in Cline Woods, the wooded area across the street from the stadium, but pop-up tents and tailgating equipment are accepted. For a typical 1:30 p.m. game, tailgating may start at 10 a.m., three and a half hours before kickoff. Tailgating can start four hours before a night game. People drinking alcoholic beverages while tailgating are subject to another set of rules. “All state laws still obviously apply,” said Steve Leonard, director of security. “Any behavior that exhibits intoxication is a violation of college policy for students, the campus community or guests. The people exhibiting that inappropriate behavior will be held accountable. Central sources of alcohol are also prohibited.” Any questions regarding tailgate policies can be referred to Kerry Prather, director of athletics, or Ellis Hall, dean of students. Story by Jacob Rund, photos by Olivia Ober, design by Meghan Bender
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‘Appeals on Wheels’ session held to celebrate Constitution Day By Megan Banta
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More than 90 people gathered in the Richardson Chapel on Tuesday afternoon to help the Franklin College political science department celebrate Constitution Day. Attorneys and people from Franklin joined members of the college community at 1 p.m. to watch a threejudge panel from the Indiana Court of Appeals hear the case of Terkosky v. Indiana Department of Education and then answer questions about how the court works as the college hosted an “Appeals on Wheels” session. Allison Fetter-Harrott, who teaches political science at the college, said she was happy with the turnout, which included at least 62 students. “I was really grateful that a number of students, faculty and staff and administration, as well as some trustees, turned out to rep-
resent the college and to support the event,” Fetter-Harrott said. Fetter-Harrott said she thought “the court and the attorneys very kindly put on a really engaging presentation and one that will provide professors and students room for fertile discussion” on the court and the case, which involved teacher licensing. “I think those who are interested in being attorneys learned a great deal today and those who are interested in being teachers as well got an extra kind of perspective on their profession,” she said. Junior Sarah White, an education major, attended the hearing and said it was interesting to see a case “that happens in my field.” White said hearing the arguments and the reasons an administrative law judge suspended Terkosky’s
teaching license helped her see “how seriously we have to take our jobs.” “It really makes me think about the kind of teacher I want to be,” she said. Junior Danielle Jordan, who is also an education major, said hearing about Terkosky’s actions leading up to her suspension reinforced what not to do as a teacher. Hayley Kemp, a junior majoring in political science, said she enjoyed “trying to assess the lawyers and how their rhetoric was and how good they were at getting their point across” during the oral argument. “As a future lawyer, I’d like to hope that I can be persuasive and I can get my point across while sounding coherent and formulating my ideas, so I really liked the way that each lawyer presented his case,” Kemp said. “They each had a different type of style, and I thought that was very interesting.”
Kemp serves as the president of the Pre-Law Club, which did publicity for the event and helped the college welcome Judges John Baker, Cale Bradford and Elaine Brown. She said she would like to see “Appeals on Wheels” or something similar come back to campus. “I think that it would be something we could do more often,” she said. “I think that would be good for the students all the way around.” In addition to doing publicity and helping host the judges, the club wrote quotes about the Constitution on Dame Mall in chalk and provided pamphlets. Kemp said the organization hopes to expand Constitution Day in coming years. “It’s small,” she said. “But it’s something that we’re hoping to build upon and make it a stronger program.”
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Students listen to attorneys present their cases at the “Appeals on Wheels” session (left). Judge Elaine Brown sits on a panel of three judges conducting oral arguments in Franklin College’s Richardson Chapel (right).
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Students train homeless animals By Ryanne Wise
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Franklin College students are training dogs, cats and even alpacas in an effort to learn the ideas of classical and operant conditioning in assistant professor of psychology Amy Bracken’s Psychology of Learning course. Bracken has partnered with service-learning coordinator Doug Grant and Golden Post Kennel to bring students and homeless animals together in a service-learning project. This project is meant to help students learn more about psychology while simultaneously helping animals become accustomed to humans.
“This is a service-learning project; service is a big part of our mission here at Franklin,” Bracken said. “There are local animal shelters that have animals such as dogs, cats and even some rodents like guinea pigs and rats that need attention, and it’s good if they can get used to being around people. It can make them more adoptable, potentially.” Golden Post Kennel is a local kennel facility that takes overflow from local animal shelters. Bracken said the kennel works with well-trained dog trainers from Bright Hope Dog Train-
ing, who sent two women and two dogs to the class to demonstrate the use of the clickers to students before they began work with their animals. “Through the service project, the students get to apply what they’re learning in class, but with a benefit to the agency,” Bracken said. “It’s kind of like scratching each other’s backs.” Bracken said the training the students are doing is comparable to “Pavlov’s Dog,” an experiment widely known in the psychology circles. Pavlov would ring a bell to signal to the dogs that food was coming. The
food would make the dog salivate, and eventually after enough conditioning, the dogs would also salivate at the sound of the bell, because they understood food was on its way. “When you open a bag of dog food, the dog comes running,” Bracken said. “The dog has learned that when you open up the bag, he gets to eat right after.” Students have not yet started to participate in the training, but they See “Dogs” on page 10
Autism advocate plans for new FC organization By Amanda Creech
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Senior Morgan McClellan, senior Natalie Miller, sophomore Zachary King, senior Natalie Owens, sophomore Scott Bower, and junior Megan Curran are all members of Autism Youth Ambassadors.
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Senior Natalie Miller served an internship in Irvine, Calif., where she worked with a group called Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) for a week this August. Part of her internship included creating a TACA chapter on campus that helps bring awareness to campus and involve the community. TACA is a group based out of California that spans across America and other countries, like China and Indonesia, with over 20 chapters. Miller said she hopes her group on campus, Autism Youth Ambassadors, will soon be recognized as an actual organization on campus. She said she thinks the group will benefit the whole of Johnson County and not just campus. “Even if it wasn’t part of my assignment, I’ve wanted to do something like this all my life because I’m autistic,” Miller said. Because the organization is not yet recognized as a campus organization, it does not have any upcoming events, though the group held its first meeting on Sept. 19. In order to become an organization, the executive board for Autism Youth
Ambassadors must comprise a list of rules, bylaws, goals and plans on how to remain a group on campus. Miller said she wants to have a movie night or a game night to bring awareness and information about autism to students who are interested. “Our ideas are going to grow as we do,” Miller said, but she said her main goal right now is to get full recognition on campus. TACA helps Miller by sending fundraising tools, a sample of bylaws, and ideas for her to use on campus. Junior Megan Curran, the organization’s treasurer, said she joined Autism Youth Ambassadors because “I saw what (Natalie) was doing with (her internship), and she told me she wanted to start a group. And my sister has autism, so obviously it’s closer to home for me.” Co-Vice President and sophomore Dominic Roberts said he joined the organization because he has worked with people who have had developmental disorders, and his cousin is autistic, so he always wanted to work in a similar career field. See “Autism” on page 10
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Striving for the spot By Emily Metheny
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Senior Lauren Casey prepares for a television broadcast. Lauren Casey, like most college seniors, goes to class, completes homework and works a job. However, her day is not like most. Casey arrives to work at the RTV6 television station around 4 a.m. and prepares to go on air at 5 a.m. for a traffic report. She stays at the station until about 8:30 a.m. for her final cut in for the local traffic reports in Good Morning America. “Basically, I monitor INDOT traffic cameras and the whole system,” Casey said. “Accidents pop up on there, like the road names, and I’ll update
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it on the map and then I will produce the script. Now that I started on air officially, I read it on camera and we do maps, traffic cameras from INDOT.” After she graduates school, Casey will continue working for RTV6, said Patrick Griffin, producer for RTV6. “She has a professional manner,” Griffin said. “She comes in working hard and does extra work.” Before Casey began this job, she started her career with an internship for the same station. Casey received her internship with RTV6 by applying for the Scripps Howard Founda-
tion internship, which allowed her to choose whichever Scripps owned station she wanted to intern with. Her full-time internship with Scripps started during the summer. During that time, the station listed the position for a new traffic reporter. Casey said that she knew that they were hiring people, but she did not know for what position because she was focused on finishing school. Casey said she had several experiences, including time at other internships, working election and primary nights for WFYI, work-
ing with WISH and working for TheStatehouseFile.com, that helped her be a good intern for RTV6. She said the internship was one she really enjoyed. “I have liked all my internships I have done. I really liked RTV6, though, because everyone was so welcoming and willing to help me during my internship.” People would help her with her reel and others would help her edit standups, Casey said. See “Casey” on page 10
New Residence Life director focuses on community building By Olivia Ober
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A job as a resident assistant in his undergrad years launched Jacob Knight, Franklin’s new director of residence life, into his future career. Knight studied psychology with a minor in sociology at Western Illinois University, where he was an RA. He later received his master’s degree there in College Student Personnel. He served as a hall director for three years at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. and as an area director at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill. before entering his current job at Franklin. “I love it all, to be honest,” Knight said of residence life. “I love the idea of building communities.” Knight thought about continuing his studies in psychology but found he “didn’t want to leave” residence life.
“I think he’s bringing in some new experience for us, which is always good as a whole, as a department,” said Melissa Harvey, residence hall coordinator for Elsey Hall. “I think he’s bringing a lot of new things from a different perspective that is only going to help us and make us stronger.” Some of Knight’s new ideas at Franklin for residence life include a new “green” approach to submitting forms—completing as much paperwork electronically as possible. He also wants to assess the RA selection process and receive more student input. “I don’t want to rock the boat too much,” Knight said. “I want to understand what is going on to begin with. I really want to rebuild the relationship residence life has with a lot of
the other areas of student affairs. There are some great opportunities for collaboration and partnership.” One of Knight’s suggestions includes the creation of residence hall associations, which would act as governing organizations for the four residence halls on campus. These associations would also “decide what each hall’s purpose is” and work on social programming for its residents. “In my opinion, they’re a great opportunity for especially freshmen to get involved in their communities and connect with students and faculty and staff, and really, that connection they build will ultimately be one of those things that determines if they persist to graduation,” Knight said. “So everything we can do to provide them more opportuni-
ties to connect is going to make the experience even better for them.” Harvey said the associations will be a “good middle ground” for students who are interested in someday being RAs and could show interest. “It will be interesting to try to get our upperclassmen involved, but I think… there’s still something those residents can get out of it,” she said. “It will bring out some leaders who haven’t had a chance to lead yet.” RA Zach Beasley, a junior, said he worries students will be too busy to take on the role on a hall association, but is interested in the possibility of more students working on programming. See “Residence” on page 11
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Junior Christa Hendrickson is no stranger to sports injuries. Hendrickson has been playing soccer since she was three years old. In that time, she has torn her meniscus, broken her ankle, finger, and ribs and sprained both ankles multiple times. She was just cleared to play again in July following six months of recovery after tearing her shoulder labrum during a game near the end of last season. Her attitude about pain, which she has always had a high tolerance for, is that it’s temporary. She even has a tattoo on her inner arm that says so. “I’ve always pushed through it,” she said. “And I don’t like things to hold me back.” As goalkeeper, part of Hendrickson’s job is to watch what’s happening on the field. “I have to know defensively what’s going on, and then knowing what going on defensively leads into the midfield, which leads into the offense,” she said. She got the nickname “Superman” because she yells so loud while directing players that she loses her voice. Hendrickson is passionate about soccer and said what keeps her playing despite recurring injuries is “literally just the love of the game.” “If you ask anyone why they’re playing a sport at a D3 school, they’re going to tell you it’s for the love of the game,” she said.
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The monks brush the sand into the center while destroying the sand mandala (left). One of the monks closes the lid on the jar containing most of the sand from the mandala (center). The monks pour the sand from the destroyed mandala into Hurricane Creek behind the admissions center (right).
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cultural event on Tuesday night in the chapel called “Let’s Travel to Tibet.” During the hour-long presentation, the monks performed traditional chants, dances and songs in front of the Franklin community. Many students attended the presentation out of curiosity, and some were required to attend for a class. “One of the reasons that I did come was because I wanted to learn more about the Buddhist tradition
and culture because I’ve always been interested in it,” sophomore Michelle Rojas said. “I’m kind of, like, soul searching right now so I thought it’d be a fun event to go to.” Other students said they attended to learn about a religion that is less common in the Franklin area. “I came tonight because I just wanted to see what this ceremony would be about,” junior Zalika Thompson said. “And I learned a little snip-
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are already optimistic about the hands-on approach to learning. “I think the service-learning project will be really beneficial because it allows us to apply what we’re learning in class outside,” junior Tess Handy said. “It really brings the material in the book alive and lets us apply it for future projects.” Senior Natalie Miller said she likes the fact that the project is not just a learning experience, but also a way to help the community. “The fact that it’s a service project makes it more meaningful,” Miller
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pet of what they do in the Buddhist culture, and that was really cool.” Weatherspoon encouraged students to attend events and interact with the monks as a part of the learning experience. “Lots of things we can learn from the monks,” he said. “They don’t get in a big hurry; they don’t get overly worked up about things. There’s a lot of lessons – the ability to slow down and actually breathe in life and
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said. “It… reinforces Franklin’s emphasis and values on service.” While Bracken hopes to continue this project for years to come, those who are interested in the Psychology of Learning class will have to wait two years to join in on the fun. Students that are in the class now are excited for the opportunity. “I would really to love train an alpaca,” Handy said. “How many people can say they’ve trained an alpaca? It’s a really unique animal to train.”
Roberts said he thinks the group will help people become more accepting of others with disabilities. “People don’t really understand those with autism,” Roberts said. Curran said as long as Autism Youth Ambassadors becomes recognized as an organization for second semester, it plans to participate in Tunnel Vision, which is hosted by Black Student Union (BSU).
“It would be a perfect moment to have people experience what someone with autism—what their life is like,” Curran said. Miller is continuing a goal she created back in high school with her work on campus. “I promised my high school teachers that when I got on campus that I’d create something that lasts,” Miller said.
>> Casey Continued from page 7 She said she was “so happy to learn anything new that I could while I was there and try different things, so I could be more rounded.” The job with RTV6 is part-time, which allows her to finish up school and do things on the side. “If I had advice for students now, I would say definitely do as many
internships or job shadows or experiences that you can while you are in college because, you know, sitting in class, like the work I am doing in class is nice, but that’s not what got me the job,” Casey said. “What got me the job was working there, meeting people and interacting with people.”
news >> Continued L.E.A.D. from page 3 Junior Tess Anglin, Student Congress president, also said she thinks the changes will be helpful since every organization is different. “When you have a mentor that’s not your advisor, you get a different perspective,” Anglin said. “It’s more catered to the organization, so I think it will be more beneficial as a whole.” At a retreat this summer, Ellington required all campus organizations to create four “smart” — or specific,
measurable, achievable, result-oriented and time bound — goals. Ellington also said they decided to change the admissions criteria for the Emerging Leaders Institute, which allows new students to grow as leaders during the summer before their first semester on campus. Previously, Ellington and Pribush identified students who they thought would be good candidates for the program based on their
grade point averages and leadership and service experience. But for this year’s program, students wrote a short essay and submitted an application. Freshman Kristen Southern was one of the 25 participants in the Emerging Leaders Institute this summer. The students were only on campus for four days, but Southern said the workshop covered enough material for what would have been taught
in two weeks of classes in the introduction to leadership course. Southern said she was glad she participated and enjoyed meeting students and professors before the start of the semester. “It was a good way to get my feet into college without having to start all six classes at once,” Southern said.
Refugees teach Franklin College community By Ellie Price and Derreck Stahly
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More than 60 students learned about refugees at Dwell Better Together, an event hosted by Franklin College Interfaith. Waddell Hamer, the college’s AmeriCorps volunteer, started the event by explaining the process of people being displaced in their own countries and coming to the United States. The event included a panel of two refugees: Elaisa Vahnie, the executive director of Burmese American Community Institute, and Tina, a woman from Ethiopia who lives in Indianapolis and was
not identified with a last name. During the panel, Tina shared the struggles of her life, from purchasing groceries to finding a job. She speaks only Amharic and needed a translator for the panel. Tina has been in the United States for roughly six or seven months. But she said she decided to stay in Indianapolis because the area has become a community for all refugees. Tess Handy, a junior and president of Franklin College Interfaith, said she felt the event was a learning experience for students.
“The goal from that art project was to bring people together of different faiths,” Handy said. Senior Brittany Jameson, who is in Art Club, said she thought the project was successful. She estimated that more than 20 students and faculty members participated in it. “We allowed students to put their handprint on the board so they could leave their mark,” Jameson said. As of now, Interfaith and Art Club members plan to display the project in the meditation room in the chapel.
“The event not only helped them recognize that the refugee population exists but that refugees have different experiences,” Handy said. “So even though we call people from different countries refugees, they all have their own stories. It’s important to understand where they came from.” After the event, attendees could participate in a community art project. Members of Art Club had painted a piece of wood and had created a design of different symbols from various religions.
>> Continued Residence from page 7 “I like the idea of it,” Beasley said. “I think it would take some of the strain off of (RAs) as far as planning programs.” Beasley also likes the way Knight simplified the emergency management manual into one, bullet-pointed page and how open he is with students. “He’s very good at communication, so if you want to talk with him, he is totally willing to talk about anything,” he said. Knight said he enjoyed worked with RAs during summer training. “I love the RA staff,” Knight said. “They seem like great student leaders.” Knight has also enjoyed his transition into the Franklin community.
This is the first time he has lived in Indiana and the first time living in a house rather than a residence hall since he started college, which has allowed him to adopt a puppy. He said the move to this job is “personal as well as professionally” because it allows him to be between his family and his wife’s family. Now that Knight is a Hoosier, he hopes to attend future Indians and Colts games downtown. He also enjoys sports, especially disc golf, and video games. “He’s very open and outgoing, an energetic kind of guy and really receptive of our residents,” Harvey said. “Get to know him, give him a chat. He’s bringing in some new energy.”
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Hannah Troyer
Military families don’t want Syrian involvement Tuesday was different. It hit me in the gut and delivered a wakeup call; a phone call from your loved one explaining one of his friends died in a 500-pound IED explosion has that affect. With the U.S contemplating involvement in Syria’s violent civil war, my anxiety regarding my fiancé and I’s future continues to heighten. Recently, the U.S. has taken on a “protector” role, which is one of the main reasons our president is debating “taking military action” in Syria. War strategies are concocted by grey-haired old men out of touch with the needs of military families. We don’t want to worry about sending their loved ones to yet another dangerous area, especially when they’ve already served multiple tours overseas. Obama continues to say he has “no intention of putting boots on the ground,” but that’s a promise he may be unable to keep. The government should consider those carrying out the “military actions” as well as their families before making any decisions. I’m not a heartless person. I think it’s wrong a government is attacking its own people with chemicals, but like any other person who loves a military member, I’m selfish. I don’t want to see my fiancé fight a war that isn’t his. It’s time our government steps away from its role of “big brother” and consider the soldiers. Syrian involvement, no matter how limited, will affect U.S. citizens.
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United States should send troops into Syria if al-Assad retains chemical weapons As the violent civil war persists in Syria, world powers are coming together to discuss possible paths of retaliation against the Syrian government. While the current conversations are centered around ways to convince Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to surrender his chemical weapons, there is also talk of what to do if he refuses. The United States and Russia created a plan to remove all chemical weapons from Syria by mid-2014; al-Assad has agreed to this deal, but the possibility of him going back on his word still looms. The Russian government has stated that it refuses to send troops into Syria to forcefully remove the weapons, even if al-Assad refuses to surrender them. President Barack Obama has made no such promise. In fact, he and Secretary of State John Kerry have made it clear to Americans that a military attack against Syria is still an option if al-Assad maintains his position. When discussing whether or not sending troops into Syria is a wise decision, the editorial board of The Franklin struggled to come up with an answer. The issue certainly isn’t black and white, and both sides of the argument offer valid points for consideration. We spent a lot of time going back and forth between the two sides. Ultimately, we decided if al-Assad refuses to give up the chemical weapons, the United States should use military force against his regime. With the lives of the Syrian people at stake, someone should put an end to al-Assad’s violence and make an effort to protect his people while their government is fighting against them. Sending American troops into Syria would initially increase the violence, but removing the
chemical weapons and defeating al-Assad would eventually bring an end to the violence overall. But we didn’t overlook the fact that using military force against Syria would put Americans at risk. Our troops have been fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan for 10 years, so getting involved in another war is not going to sit well with Americans who want to see the troops come home. In fact, CNN reported in a recent survey that seven out of 10 Americans oppose sending United States troops into Syria. Why would the Obama administration continue to push Congress to authorize military action in Syria? For the same reason the editorial board believes it should: to put an end to al-Assad’s dictatorial violence against his own people. The role of a government is to protect its people, but the Syrian government is failing in that role. The people of Syria deserve to feel safe in their own country, so someone – possibly America – should help them reach that safety. In addition to helping the Syrians, America needs to stop al-Assad. Any leader who gases his own people should be watched closely, and his resistance to compromise is troubling. There’s a good chance that he will go back on the deal made with Russia and the United States, and if that happens, there needs to be a plan in place. Not only is al-Assad a threat to his own people, he is a potential threat to other nations. He can do a lot of damage with the chemical weapons in his possession, and other world leaders are well aware of this. If al-Assad were to decide to use his weapons against other nations, we would need to be prepared to defend ourselves and our allies.
Our Position: The Franklin College editorial board believes the U.S. Congress should authorize military action in Syria if Bashar al-Assad refuses to surrender his chemical weapons. Of course, all of this is completely subjective. If al-Assad is cooperative and allows the chemical weapons to be removed from Syria, there is absolutely no reason to send any troops, especially American troops, into the war-ridden country. But, if al-Assad resists, the editorial board believes the United States should be prepared to use force to ensure the safety of the Syrians and, possibly, the rest of the world. If al-Assad doesn’t surrender the chemical weapons, the violence and tensions in Syria will come to a head and will become much, much worse. In the interest of preserving peace, we should be prepared to take action if the situation in Syria gets worse.
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 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 Creating mass transit system in Indianapolis
IndyGo: Graeme Sharpe
Buses improve Indy’s image
Mass transit system unnecessary
A new proposal in the Indiana Statehouse has given life to a movement to construct a mass transit system in Indianapolis. The new proposal would use money gained from tax increases to create a system that would connect areas near Indianapolis to the city by adding bus routes and expanding roads that are often congested. If Indianapolis truly wants to evolve into a thriving metropolis, it would be foolish to turn this proposal down. The building of the transit system itself would create jobs immediately and, once established, would make for a better-connected area that flows through Indianapolis. Essentially, the mass transit system would expand the boundaries of Indianapolis into areas such as Greenwood and Carmel. The efficient means of transportation could also cut down on the traffic that plagues Hoosiers commuting between downtown and their homes. Even when considering the transit system in means other than job opportunities, it is a huge step forward. It would allow those people who travel downtown to shop or attend the city’s events without dealing with the headache of finding and paying for parking. The ease of hopping on a bus and riding it straight to Indianapolis would increase the appeal of the city significantly. The inconvenience of paying higher taxes would be greatly outweighed by the benefits the mass transit system offers.
For the past year, Indiana lawmakers have been talking about a new transit system that would help expand roads and highways and also provide a high-speed rail line between Hamilton County and Indianapolis, as well as servicing buses to Indianapolis suburbs. This project would cost around $1.3 billion – money that I think could be better spent elsewhere. Indiana lawmakers should just leave the mass transit plan alone. The plan would create a tax hike, which would take away money that taxpayers could use to buy things they need to live on. It will also lead to higher traffic rates because of new bus routes that might interfere with a person’s normal commute. Traffic on I-465 is already awful because of the construction work on I-65, so more traffic isn’t something the city can afford. I also think the mass transit system would take away from the scenery of Indiana. I looked at the plans of the railway, and the line would go through some of the most beautiful sites in Indiana, like Conner Prairie. Not to mention that most people living in central Indiana won’t ever use the mass transit system. Indianapolis doesn’t really need a mass transit system, and the $1.3 billion it takes to run or start up the project could be used for other programs, like education or taking care of the roads that are already in need of repair.
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Darian Eswine
Star Trek remake upstages original
“Star Trek: Into Darkness” was released on DVD early last week to the excitement of trekkies around the country. Unfortunately, those who were expecting hours of special features may be disappointed. In an article on Forbes online, writer Scott Mendelson says Paramount has developed different versions for retail outlets, basically forcing fans to buy at least three different copies to collect all of the features. He said he thinks the Target discs offer the best package, including 42 minutes of bonus features. Despite the lack of features and my personal favorite—a gag reel, the sequel to Star Trek gathered $228,778,661 at the box office. The plot was extremely similar to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which was released in 1982, with a change of character action in the end. Personally, I think this movie was ten times better than the first one in 2009, which is saying something, since I loved that one. It starts out with an attack from Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch), spawning revenge from Kirk (Chris Pine). Filled with small surprises, the story follows Chris Pine on his plan to track down Khan, unfolding a much larger plot at hand. The film also spends time focusing on the bromance between Kirk and Spock. It also has a small focus on the relationship between Uhura and Spock. Overall, the movie does a great job of continuing the storyline of the rebooted franchise. The next Star Trek is in production and has a possible release date of 2015.
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sports Scores Sept. 14 Football v. Butler: 28-31 Women’s Soccer v. MacMurray: 6-0 Men’s Soccer v. MacMurray: 5-1 Women’s Tennis v. Mount St. Joseph: 9-0 Sept. 15 Women’s Golf at Illinois Wesleyan Invite: 19th Women’s Soccer v. Oberlin: 6-0 Women’s Tennis v. IU-Southeast: 5-4 Sept. 16 Women’s Golf at O’Brien National Invite: 9th Sept. 17 Volleyball v. Hanover: 3-1 Sept. 18 Volleyball v Olivet: 3-2 Volleyball v. Earlham: 3-1
Golf splits for weekend competitions By Jacob Rund
jacob.rund@franklincollege.edu
The women’s golf team split up last weekend to compete in two tournaments: the O’Brien National Invitational and the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Classic. Seven golfers traveled to South Bend and returned to Franklin with a ninth place finish, while the five-person group that traveled to Normal, Ill., returned with a 19th place finish. The O’Brien National Invitational is an invite-only tournament stacked with teams from last year’s Division III national tournament. Having made an appearance in nationals last season, the Grizzlies had the opportunity to compete against the best. Senior captain Allison Bayley led the way for Franklin with final scores of 88 and 83, tying for 24th overall.
Sophomore Katie Hedge performed well, finishing 35th and shooting a 92 on the first day and 87 on the second. The Grizzlies finished with a total score of 711, tallying 365 for Sunday and 346 for Monday. That placed them six strokes higher than eighth place finisher, Otterbein University. Despite the top ten finish, Bayley and her fellow senior captain Linda Greathouse were disappointed but optimistic about the rest of the season. “I think we have a chance to win (conference) this year,” Greathouse said. “As long as we play hard and play well.” “We’re hoping to have a repeat of a conference title again,” Bayley said. “We were beat by Hanover at their invitational last weekend, so
that’s going to probably be our main rival for conference, since the tournament is at their home course.” At the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Classic, the Grizzlies shot a 363 combined score for both days of the tournament. Freshman Paige Lundy performed well for Franklin, shooting an 80 on Saturday and 87 on Sunday, tying for 46th overall. Junior Morgan Whitaker finished with a combined score of 177 and a tie for 79th. Franklin will split up again this weekend, traveling to Lexington, Ky., and Terre Haute to compete in the Transylvania Invitational and the Rose-Hulman Invitational.
Soccer grabs second season win
Grizzlies add two wins before facing powerhouse DePauw University By Carney Gillin
carney.gillin@franklincollege.edu
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Senior Vanessa Benham improves her footwork in practice. Benham currently ties her 2012 season goal total with seven goals.
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The women’s soccer team improved its record to 3-2 after a dominating performance over visiting Oberlin College on Sunday. The 6-0 victory over the Yeowomen helped the Grizzlies tally their third consecutive win. A rivalry may be brewing between these two teams, as the last few years have been fierce contests. Franklin lost to Oberlin two years ago in overtime but came out on top last year after another overtime competition with the Yeowomen. Senior Vanessa Benham came ready to play on Sunday. She tied her 2012 season goal total at seven goals, adding three of those against Oberlin, but her additions to the game didn’t stop there. Benham added another stat to the book by delivering an assist to junior Kayla Dragstrem, who tallied two goals early on in the game and returned the favor to Benham with an assist herself. “We have definitely stepped up our game,” Dragstrem said.
“We lost two games early this season and really worked hard in practice to turn it around.” Getting back to a winning record is big for the Grizzlies, as they started their season 0-2 with losses against Benedictine and Webster at the Rose-Hulman Invitational. But the early losses may have been just enough motivation to get Franklin back on track. The Grizzly offense put up six goals in the last three games, including going six for seven in Sunday’s game. Head coach Justin Sullivan thinks his offense isn’t the only part of the team that has stepped up. He has noticed significant improvements on the defensive end as well. “We want to make sure we don’t give any clean looks at the goal,” he said. “We did that (against Oberlin). We have been working hard to make that happen, and we are turning it around.”
In its last three games, Franklin only allowed three goals after snatching two shutouts in the last two games. The Grizzlies took on DePauw University Thursday night at home. The Tigers have six NCAA appearances, meaning Sullivan expected them to pose a challenge for the team. “DePauw has been a powerhouse for a long time,” Sullivan said. “I respect their coach for what he has done with that program. It will be a tough test, but we go into every game expecting to win, no matter the opponent.” Despite the challenge presented to the team, the expectations and goals are still high for the Grizzlies this season. The team wants to make the conference tournament this year, going in the history books as the first team to accomplish it. “We have been on a roll lately,” Dragstrem said. “If we keep this up, we will be successful.”
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Underdogs come out on top
After sustaining an inury to his right eye last year, senior Matt Walker returns to the field alongside his teammates.
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Game marks anniversary for senior injury By Ben Brown and Anna Wilson
benjamin.brown@franklincollege.edu, awilson2@franklincollege.edu
After a near upset of the number one Division III team in the nation, the football team lost 31-28 in another close game to Division I AA Butler University. The game against the Bulldogs was the first home game this season and the first home game in which Franklin fought for a win under the lights, but that wasn’t the only thing that made the game one to remember. It was during the Butler game last year that senior Matt Walker suffered an injury that caused him to go blind in his right eye, but he didn’t let that take him away from the game he loves. “I tried not think about my injury too much before or during the game because I needed to be in it mentally,” Walker said. “Revenge is the wrong word for it, but winning it would have made the fact that what happened at last year’s game much better.”
After finding out he would lose his sight, Walker’s family stayed positive, supporting him in everything he faced. “I remember Matt saying in the hospital, ‘Mom, I prayed that I would be safe, and everything would go well,’ and I had to remind him that he was safe, and he still was in God’s hands,” Carla Walker said. “No matter what happened, we would get through it together. I believe things happen for a reason. Although we don’t see the big picture, it happened for a reason, and we still make the best of it.” One of Walker’s best friends, senior Zach Zehren, didn’t notice an attitude change with his teammate. “I knew his personality, and I knew he would be positive about it because he is a strong charactered person, but I had no idea he would be as positive as he was,” Zehren said. Getting back on the field was a big accomplishment for Walker, but win-
ning his starting position back was an even bigger accomplishment. He said even if he didn’t get to play again, his outlook wouldn’t change. “I just want people to look back at me and be able to say, ‘That guy loved the game and never gave up on anything’,” Walker said. Walker takes that outlook on this season. He went into the Butler game showing little emotion to those around him. “What I have learned about Matt over the past four years is that he is one of the toughest, as well as most stubborn, people that I have ever met,” Zehren said. “I think that even though he didn’t show any signs of it, he was definitely feeling a lot of emotions going into that game. The injury happened on a blitz, and I’m sure that every time a blitz was called, he had a little jolt of pain in the back of his mind, but being at the game and watching, you would never know.”
For most D3 college football teams, conference play will begin this upcoming weekend, and I’m sure most of them have an idea of how their conference will play out. The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has had a rather different start. With a nine-team conference, seven of the teams started their seasons 0-2, yet there is one school that, setting aside its record, is still an overwhelming standout in not only the HCAC, but also the D3 football world. Franklin College has set a new tone of excellence in its schedule this year. The Grizzlies lost two heartbreaking losses in their first two games to D3 number one Mount Union and D1 AA Butler University. In both games, they were the “underdogs,” yet they only lost both games by a minimal three points. Despite Franklin’s two losses, the team is still ranked 13th in the D3football.com top 25 poll. This raised a question in my mind: does winning really dictate whether or not a team is good? Now, naturally a good team wins, but Franklin has faced the top D3 team in the nation and a D1 AA team. I am glad to see that D3football. com recognizes the strength Franklin has and the fact that the Grizzlies have displayed an ability to play with the best teams in the nation. Franklin brings so many strengths to the field and has multiple assets, including four preseason All-American seniors selected by D3football.com. After the two games Franklin has played, it is sure that no one will consider them “underdogs” again.
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1 The game against Butler University was the first home game the Grizzlies have ever played under the lights. 2 The Franklin defense waits for Butler to snap the ball. 3 Senior Matt Walker sustained an injury during last year’s game against Butler but has returned to his starting position. 4 The Grizzly offense gets set before finishing a scoring drive. For more on the Butler game and to read Matt’s story, go to TheFranklinNews.com. Photos by Lesley Weidenbener and Anna Wilson