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Science center construction starting this summer ASHLEY SHULER

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Barnes Hall is one step closer to looking like a construction site.

The college recently announced it will break ground on the construction of the new science center and renovation of Barnes Hall on May 18, a date that sits at the front end of commencement weekend.

President Thomas Minar said that day was picked because doing anything earlier in the school year would be purely ceremonial. There would be no dirt to move. No drama of construction.

“We chose a time this late in the

school year so that the groundbreaking would be a real groundbreaking,” he said.

There are two major phases of construction and renovation for the new science center.

In the first phase starting on the day of the groundbreaking, the new addition will be built. The addition is a 21,000 square foot, three-story high building. During this phase all next year, classes will remain in the current Barnes building.

The labs will then be moved into the new addition to begin phase two. In

May 2018, construction will flip flop to renovate the existing Barnes structure.

Steve Browder, biology professor and science department representative, said the fall semester that year — when all the classes are pushed into the Rendering provided by Thomas Minar newer, smaller The college released a new rendering of the proposed plan for the science center. structure — will President Thomas Minar said all the building renderings will be on display during the groundbreaking event on May 18.

TIMELINE OF CONSTRUCTION Graphic by Leigh Durphey

Information provided Tom Patz, physical facilities director

Construction fence goes up. The fence will be placed on the road side of Barnes Hall. Facing Barnes, it will go into the drive that separates the building Johnson-Dietz on the left side and into the parking lot behind Richardson Chapel on the right side.

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Construction begins.

Students, faculty and staff around in the summer will see regular activity on the construction site, including the addition of the contractor’s trailer, removal and storage of top soil, and pouring of the new addition’s foundation.

MAY 18 Groundbreaking ceremony. Construction will officially begin on the Barnes addition.

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is late December 2018. The new, larger structure will also house the college’s psychology department upon completion.

Since joining the college in 2015, Minar has taken on former President Jay Moseley’s science center project and has been working closely with science faculty members like Browder.

Browder has had the new science center project as half of his work load since 2007.

“It’s a great relief. I must admit, there were times during this 10-year saga when I asked myself, ‘Are we really

Final product. The estimated construction completion date for the new science center is late December 2018.

MAY 2018 Building transition.

In the summer, all instruction will be moved into the finished addition while work on the existing Barnes building and the connector between the two buildings begins.

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be interesting because science professors will have to teach their lecture classes in lab spaces or relocate to other classrooms on campus.

“My focus has been on making sure we maintain our capacity to deliver science education throughout the process,” Minar said. “And I’m absolutely confident that that is preserved.”

The estimated timetable for both structures to be fully operational

going to be able to do this? Is this really going to happen?’” he said. “And now the answer is absolutely yes.”

In addition to kicking off construction, the groundbreaking is also a chance for the college to attract more donors as dirt gets moving. To date, the college has raised $8.4 million for the $17 million project.

The science center was originally envisioned by Moseley as a nearly $25 million building. Once Minar arrived, construction plans were scaled back to make fundraising more practical.

“Because the important thing to me was to get it done,” Minar said. “I want a science building, not talk about a science building.”

The new center, which is designed to be an extended hour building, packs in co-learning spaces. These types of spaces are designed to be comfortable areas with white boards for learning and studying — spaces Minar says will See “Science building” page 3

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Senior showcasing art in JCFA exhibit this week ABRAHM HURT abrahm.hurt@franklincollege.edu

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Senior Tim Morris didn’t know he liked graphic design until his senior year of high school.

“In all honesty, I was pushed very hard to look into science or engineering, and I knew with graphic design, that it worked from a marketing aspect. And I wouldn’t have to crunch numbers so much,” he said. “I can do math. I’m not a fan of math.”

He decided to follow his passion when he came to Franklin College. And this May, Morris will graduate with a studio art graphic design degree.

Right now, Morris is displaying a selection of his artwork from the last four years in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts atrium, including graphic design, illustrations, photography and painting.

He is one of just two seniors gradating with a studio art degree, according to a college press release announcing the senior art exhibits. Kelly Marcelo, whose work was on display last week, is the other.

Morris said finding the creative side of graphic design is challenging — but fulfilling. He also said he’s remained interested in graphic design because of the continued growth in the field.

“Even during the recession, the job market for graphic design has been growing year after year,” he said. “And every business, no matter who you are, is going to need some form of marketing. And I can fit that niche from a packaging and a print sort of standpoint.”

While at Franklin, he said art professors David Cunningham, Wendy Shapiro and Svetlana Rakic were all influential in his development. “[Their teaching] helped develop me as both a person and a professional artist, and they really dig in deep on that professional part of being an artist, which really benefits me in the long run,” he said.

With graduation quickly approaching, Morris has already started the process of applying for jobs. He’s ap-

plied for multiple jobs at Notre Dame University, where he has previously worked as a chauffeur and a proctor for one of their science programs.

“I’ve worked there before, and I’m hoping to get back in with a focus on what I do for a living,” he said. “If not, I will probably try to work freelance around town until I can find some sort of job where I could be more permanent and dig into the company.”

Out of all his artwork, Morris said he doesn’t have favorite piece yet. But he does have a piece that helped him decide not to switch to be a public relations major instead of studio art.

“Is it my favorite piece? I don’t know,” he said. “I have a whole lifetime to create a body of work. It’s like picking your favorite kid. It’s not really a thing.”

Morris’ work will be on display in the JCFA atrium until next Tuesday, May 2.

Best Buddies talent show raises $200+ for foundation ASHLEY SHULER ashley.shuler@franklincollege.edu

Junior Sadie Stokes’ Facebook status after the Best Buddies Talent Show had five thank yous, five heart emojis, 11 crying face emojis and 12 exclamation marks.

“I could not be more happy than I am right now,” she said in the status.

Stokes, the college’s Best Buddies chapter president, decided to plan and host a talent show at Franklin College this year after hearing about other chapters having them nationwide.

“We have so many Buddies who love to sing, dance, perform, play instruments and just love being in the spotlight,” she said. “I knew this year it would be perfect to start.”

Tuesday’s show raised $233 for Best Buddies International, which aims to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by giving them opportunities for socialization and employment.

The 101 students and family members in the audience was double the number Stokes expected. She said it shows how inclusive and supportive Franklin College students can be.

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“Seeing the room keep filling up with people from all different groups on campus made me so happy,” she said. “Of course, seeing all the Buddies so happy after they made the leap of getting up on stage — some out of their comfort zone — and performing was incredible.”

Students interested in getting involved in the organization can email Stokes at alexis. stokes@franklincollege.edu or visit the Best Buddies booth at the activities fair next semester. Those interested in making a monetary donation can visit www.bestbuddies.org.

Matt Thomas | The Franklin “For our first show, I could not have asked Top: Senior Cody Federmann dances with Buddy Tom. Bottom: Buddy Faith does sign language as her boyfriend John sings “I Can for more,” she said.

Only Imagine.”

Residence Life sees push for gender-inclusive housing SHELBY MULLIS shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu

One petition making its rounds on campus could make history at Franklin College.

The petition, which currently has more than 250 signatures, set out to inquire how many students want gender-inclusive dorms on campus in at least one of the following ways: a whole floor in Elsey Hall, a whole floor in the Dietz Center, or the entirety of Johnson-Dietz.

As the brainchild of sophomore Levi Spaniolo, the petition is one way students are seeking input from their peers on whether they would support gender-inclusive housing, or housing in which gender is not used to determine floor placement.

Spaniolo is currently making the transition from female to male, and shortly after coming out to his teammates on the track team, he started the housing accommodation process. The accommodation form requires students to verify and defend their case to receive accommodations, whether it be for their sexuality, an injury or an illness.

“I found out from others who’ve had to go through this process that they didn’t know they would have a safe place to live until the end of July or beginning of August,” he said. “To me, that’s shocking because you’re not sure if you’ll be able to feel safe where you are. That’s not good.”

Now, Spaniolo is taking all the necessary steps to ensure students like himself can feel safe in the community they live in one day.

During a Franklin College Pride Association meeting, Spaniolo and alliance members met with Dean of

Students Ellis Hall and Director of Residence Life Jacob Knight to discuss the possibility of adding genderinclusive housing.

“They’ve been trying to push this forward for the past three to four years,” Spaniolo said.

“We found out this year that we still wouldn’t have it for next year.”

Knight said he’s Zoie Richey | The Franklin visited several campuses across the The Johnson-Dietz sections could potentially serve as one of three options to bring gender-inclusive housing to Franklin College in the country that offer future, according to sophomore Levi Spaniolo. gender-inclusive maybe even longer than that.” housing communities Indiana currently has two and sees the value that it adds to student experiences. But Knight added schools that offer these housing that Franklin College has not seen accommodations: Indiana University and Purdue University. enough demand until this year.

“We’ve looked into it on our own as “We have worked with students with a Residence Life program. I think it’s a variety of identities to do housing always been we just haven’t had a lot placements that really meet their needs,” he said. “It has been done of student need or want expressed prior to this year, but it’s always been to us prior to this year,” Knight said.

“We’re pretty understanding of what an individual request.”

Knight said that if gender-inclusive that community looks like on other housing had been offered on next year’s campuses.”

If Franklin were to add a genderhousing application, the Residence Life Department would not have had inclusive community, Knight said all as many individual accommodation students would have the opportunity to apply to live in the community. requests.

“If you can live in a community that Room placements would still be based doesn’t use gender to determine your on gender — males with males, females roommate or if you can be placed on with females, in individual rooms.

Until the time comes, Knight said the floor, I think that has a lot of value conceptually,” he said. “I have known he will continue to work with students about this. Residence Life programs and faculty to assess the options.

“We will want to do it right when across the country have started we’re ready to do it,” he said. offering those over the last decade —

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transform the college.

“That kind of around-the-corner connection — that’s an irreplaceable learning opportunity. And this is a community that’s about the human touch and learning,” he said. “I think that having a contemporary facility that really encourages that human touch — it’s going to make people have demands on our other facilities.”

Minar, who visited liberal arts colleges as part of his last job at American University in Washington, D.C., said

this building will change the feel of the entire campus in the same way the Johnson Center for Fine Arts building did when it was constructed in 2001.

That building was designed to invitingly open up to Dame Mall and have an open, contemporary atrium.

“This building takes a 20-year more advanced approach to some of those same things that JCFA did,” he said.

Beyond the practicality of brick and mortar, Minar said the goal of the new building is to teach students from any

major to understand what a scientist is and how scientific inquiry works in the modern world.

“We have to remember. It’s a science building. It’s not a building for science students,” Minar said. “It’s for everybody.”

The ground breaking ceremony is at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 and will take place on Monroe Street behind Barnes.

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IN BRIEF: TKE FRATERNITY SIGNS LEASE FOR PHI DELTA THETA HOUSE

Tau Kappa Epsilon is moving into the suspended Phi Delta Theta house.

Two fraternity housing corporations have reached an agreement to have TKE lease the house on campus for two years, according to an all-campus email sent out by Dean of Students Ellis Hall earlier this month.

“I believe this agreement is another positive step in the long history of Greek life on our campus,” Hall said in the email.

The housing agreement, which will begin this fall, comes after the college’s PDT fraternity chapter was suspended for “a history of failing to adhere to organizational standards” — including their alcohol-free housing policy and chapter size requirements — this time last year.

TKE and Lambda Chi Alpha’s houses were torn down following the 20142015 school year. The buildings had been housing fraternity members since 1987.

TKE President and junior Thomas Parkhurst declined to answer any of The Franklin’s specific questions about the lease.

“I will say that we are extremely excited for the opportunity and very grateful to PDT for the chance for our brothers to be back in a house together,” Parkhurst said in an email.

LITERARY JOURNAL HOSTING RELEASE NEXT WEEK A new edition of The Apogee, packed full of writing, drawings, paintings and more — is coming out Thursday.

The journal’s newly named editor-in-chief, sophomore Emily Pierce, said The Apogee’s release each May is a celebration of the arts and a chance to bring different departments together.

“The Apogee’s main focus this year was literary inclusion,” Pierce said.

“This means we want people to know they always have place in the arts and that performing, writing, painting, sculpting or any variation is a way to have your voice heard and a way to bring a community together in a beautiful, exciting way.”

Copies of the journal will be available next Thursday from 7–9 p.m in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts.

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Love in the w o r k place is usually forbidden.

But for Ann Kish, the school’s website administrator, and Randall Smith, an associate professor of political science, it’s working.

The two Franklin College employees are engaged and set to get married this summer in June. Smith proposed to Kish on Nov. 20, 2016, after being together for two years.

“We discussed all the major things, and we’re in agreement on most of those,” Smith said. “And we both really enjoy spending time together.”

The couple agreed their relationship is like an adventure.

“We kind of feel like teenagers,” Kish said. “You just kind of want to be silly and have fun. We like doing that.”

Kish’s two teenaged children from a previous marriage were a part of the decision to get engaged. She said Smith spent time with her children on a vacation and made sure they knew the couple was considering marriage. Smith said it was really important for him to connect with Kish’s children before taking the next step in their relationship in this way.

The two met when Kish approached Smith about changing the political science page on the school’s website, which Kish runs. Changing the academic divisions web page is a goal of Kish’s for the website.

Smith describes himself as the “guinea pig” for Kish’s changes.

The couple’s first date was supposed to be bike riding together. It was not supposed to involve Smith calling off the date because of a migraine.

“It was supposed to look like a really simple date, but it was really conjectured over weeks of how to ask him out and have this bicycling date,” Kish said. “It was going to be at the IMA, Indiana Museum of Art, but it never happened.”

Kish also said Smith had no idea their bike riding date was a date at all. Smith thought they were going with other Franklin College employees — not just the two of them.

The couple said the faculty at Franklin College played a part in their relationship.

“I think a few faculty and staff have been crucial to organizing this,” Smith said. “There are a few of them that may have had a hand in insuring that we were together.”

Eating dinner and socializing with faculty and staff has always been fun for Kish, so she found it to be natural those same members were involved with their relationship.

The couple have also had some learning experiences during their relationship. st very simply, Randy and I had to trust again,” Kish said. “Neither of us thought we might ever marry again, and we’re kind of surprised, still, to find ourselves position.” said they have had to learn to take time to relax and enjoy being together outside of all their responsibilities. red some advice she has learned through the years, to students, about relationships and marriage. She encourages students to not marry young because they are still discovering what they want to do and who they want to be. tudents to wait as long as they can,” Kish said. “Travel, and study, and explore life because it’s like you’re one person in your 20s, you’re one person in your 30s.” edding ceremony will be held at Richardson Chapel on June 25, and Rev. Leah Rumsey, campus minister, will officiate the wedding. Kish and Smith will spend their honGlacier National Park in Montana.

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EDITORIAL College should be made more affordable

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Step out of the classroom

ASHLEY STEEB

ashley.steeb@franklincollege.edu

Let me begin with a simple question: Do students learn everything about what it takes to be successful in their chosen career field solely through classroom experience?

I am here to argue that complete success does not come from the classroom alone.

Here at Franklin College, students in all majors have a plethora of hands-on opportunities to choose from through a variety of means like internships and immersive courses.

I am currently benefitting from the latter option. Through the Pulliam School of Journalism, I have spent the last semester reporting at the Indiana Statehouse as a part of the Immersion course. The 16-credit hour course is designed to give multimedia journalism students a chance to report on state government for TheStatehouseFile. com.

I must admit, the task of interviewing people like the Indiana governor and state lawmakers can be daunting. Even after working at the Statehouse for over a year now, there are days when I feel like a rookie. But I know with all of my experience, I am more prepared for what a journalism career could be like.

Sure, there are days when I feel overwhelmed with the amount of work I must complete by deadline, but I would not change it any day.

Experiences like the semester-long Immersion program for journalism majors and student teaching for education majors are necessary for students to complete before earning their degree. These serve as a window to what the real world looks like, which is why I fully support immersive experiences outside of the classroom.

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College is expensive. That is a fact we all know to be true, and it happens to be the reason why people across the country are pushing for tuition-free public college.

Earlier this year, New York State became the first state in the nation to offer free tuition to middle-class students at twoand four-year public colleges. Tuition will be free for New York State residents who earn up to a specific income cap, which will be phased in over the first three years. These students must also meet other requirements, such as obtaining 30 credits a year and living and working in the state for the same number of years they received funding.

States like Tennessee and Oregon have made similar moves, offering free tution at community colleges for in-state residents, regardless of income. Now, people are left wondering when their own state will decide to offer free public college. With this decision comes a plethora of questions: If college were free, would it be valued the same? Would people take it as seriously?

There are a variety of opinions surrounding the topic. While several people believe students would neglect the value of their education if they received it at no cost, others think it would serve as motivation for people to earn a degree they otherwise would not be able to afford.

The theory is that if you pay for your education, you will work harder and value

it more than if it were only handed to you.

But it’s important to note that just because someone pays nearly $30,000 a year for their education does not mean they’ll care.

The staff believes college should be more affordable, giving more people the opportunity to benefit from higher education.

A college degree can be the deciding factor in whether someone is hired for a job. Oftentimes, employers will place a college graduate over someone who only earned a high school degree. While the high school graduate may have a greater level of experience in the field, they may not even be considered depending on their level of education.

In the world we live in, it’s becoming more difficult to find jobs that pay above minimum wage unless you obtain a college degree. Welcome to the 21st century.

The option to attend college must become more accessible and affordable.

If other countries, such as Sweden, Norway and Finland, can offer free tuition, so can we. It’s time for America to catch up with the times.

If college were free, it would open up several doors and opportunities for people who may not be able to afford college.

Higher education is an opportunity loaded with positive outcomes. It not only serves as a way for people to grow in a specific career path, but it leads to a pathway of success that is not attainable through any other means.

The focus of higher education should shift from money to the desire of providing greater education for people across the country who aim for success.

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

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LASTWORD GENDER-NEUTRAL DORMS

Gender-neutral housing? Go for it!

CHRISTINA RAMEY

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I am the type of person who does not care what others are doing as long as they don’t bother me. Therefore, when I heard about a petition supporting the idea of gender-neutral housing on campus, I didn’t bat an eye.

Why should I? The choices of others are not my business, and quite frankly, no one else’s business either. If

someone chooses to live on the same floor as someone of the opposite sex, then it should be allowed. It’s their choice.

We are adults. With that being said, we should be trusted enough to know whether we want to live with the opposite sex. It may end in disaster, or it may turn out just fine, but we should be given the option to have that experience.

College is the chance to do things you’ve never done, connect with people you’ve never met, and to make mistakes. If you don’t make mistakes, you’ll never learn. By having the chance to live on the same floor as the opposite sex, you are given the chance to learn how to interact and live with them.

I know many people are worried about the potential bad things that could happen if the same sex were

able to live on the same floor together and I understand. However, bad things can happen all over a college campus — not just in a dorm room. I would hope that those who choose to live on a gender-neutral floor would have respect for their neighbors. From my understanding, students would be required to apply for the specific housing, therefore, it would be their choice.

Sure, there are issues that will come up if this takes action, but it’s nothing that can’t be ironed out with a few changes here and there.

Having gender-neutral housing will make people more comfortable when choosing where they want to live.

Let people make the choices that they think will benefit them the most.

If they think that a gender-neutral residence hall is the place for them, let them choose to live there.

Gender-neutral housing could be a game-changer

MATT THOMAS

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Let me preface this article: I am not going to allow my own personal beliefs to influence this article. Instead, I will share my perspective on this matter being a Franklin College Resident Assistant and Student Ambassador.

I don’t see much of an issue with

gender neutral housing in residence halls such as Johnson-Dietz or the Dietz Center, as most, if not all, of the rooms have their own bathrooms.

In freshman residence halls such as Elsey or Hoover-Cline, however, the bathroom situation alone can pose the threat of several problems.

From an RA standpoint, I believe gender neutral housing across the entire campus can create even more challenges. Although Franklin College does not have strict guest guidelines by any means, Residence Life staff is still tries to ensure the hallways are not completely overrun by students of the opposite sex. If gender neutral housing was implemented in Elsey and Hoover-Cline, it would be much more difficult to regulate the students coming through the hallways and

completely maintaining safety.

As a Student Ambassador in the Franklin College Admissions Office, I could see a campus-wide gender neutral housing agreement as a deterrent for some parents of future students. If a father of an eighteenyear-old woman learned that there was a chance that she would be sharing a hallway with other men, he may not offer his seal of approval on this school.

That’s just how it is.

No matter how someone feels on this issue, it is important to consider the variety of viewpoints and effects.

While gender neutral housing could be a viable option for certain residence halls, it may not be the best idea as a campus-wide project.

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M AT T H E W MATTHEW BROWN matthew.brown@franklincollege.edu

Summer is upon us. As the days grow longer (and warmer,) thoughts of sitting around the campfire or laying out in the sun begin to consume our minds. My favorite summer break pastime is catching lightning bugs at dusk on a warm July night. But what some may not realize is that lightning bugs offer merit to a scientific experiment.

The glowing fireflies that light up the night sky share something in common with jellyfish: They both glow. Each creature possesses a particular protein in their genetic makeup that, when combined with oxygen, gives them the ability to radiate light through an inactive molecule called oxyluciferin.

Unknown to most people is that for several years, scientists have used this specific protein, called luciferin, to experiment with other animals. Using this protein, scientists have tried to make other animals glow as a way to detect specific enzymes in the brains of living rats.

The process involves injecting luciferin into the animals when they are in the embryo stages. By doing it in this manner, it is very likely that such a protein will be read and — just like fireflies — cause the animal to glow.

But what is the controversy behind this, and what does this mean for humans?

For one, the list of possible implications of doing this is long.

By making this transfer of proteins, scientists can explore the realms of protein synthesis and DNA replication. It also allows scientists to examine viruses and the gene needed to produce an antibiotic. Not to mention, it is easier to see a change in an organism by a virus or a strand of foreign DNA by looking at whether it glows.

However, debate continues to surround the animals themselves.

People are asking whether it is right to subject animals in this way.

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BIKE RACE BANANZA: Franklin College is not alone in its annual Grizzly Grand Prix bike race. Campuses across the nation mark the end of the school year with a bike race, accompanied with entertainment throughout the weekend. Just 43 miles southwest of Franklin College, Indiana University hosts its annual Little 500 5K. How do the bike race events of a 1,000-student campus stack up against a 48,000-student campus?

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IN BRIEF: LACE UP WITH LAX The lacrosse team had an exciting night last Wednesday.

On top of facing rival Hanover College, the team partnered with the Panthers to host Lace Up With Lax. The program supplies shoes to children in need.

Fans were asked to bring a new pair of children’s shoes, which will be donated to Wheeler Mission and Westminster Neighborhood Services, while they came out to support the teams.

Lace Up With Lax is a national nonprofit organization with a mission to define the legacy of its players off the field by trying to end homelessness, one step at a time. Since taking off in 2013, more than 2,000 pairs of new shoes have been donated throughout the United States.

In the nailbiter, Franklin lost to Hanover 13-12, going two minutes into overtime.

Senior midfielder Lexi Ingram scored 3 points, one of which tied the score before heading into overtime.

Senior midfielder Hannah Grow and junior midfielder Abby Stayer also scored three points. Junior attacker Jess Silva scored two points, and junior attacker Cali Wetli scored one point.

The lacrosse team is now 4-3 in the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference and 6-5 in the overall season.

The women’s next game is tonight at 7 p.m. against Transylvania at Transylvania University.

Source: Franklin College Athletics

GRIZZLY GRAND PRIX FRANKLIN COLLEGE

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attend the weekend’s festivities on average

SECURITY

in 2016, including theft, underage drinking, domestic disturbance and marijuana use

151

ARRESTS + CITATIONS

in 2017, including fake IDs, underage drinking and resisting arrest

DATA PROVIDED BY INDIANA DAILY STUDENT, THE FRANKLIN, JACOB SMITH + INDIANA.EDU

U P C O M I N G D AT E S : Baseball

April 28-29 against Anderson University

Golf

Track & Field

Men: April 29-30 at HCAC Championship Women: April 29 at Transylvania Invitational

April 28-29 at Anderson

Softball

Tennis

Men: Tomorrow against Oakland City

Tonight against Mount St. Joseph

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Lacrosse

Tonight against Transylvania