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Security report sees drugs numbers rise, sexual assaults level out

alcohol-related violations

ASHLEY SHULER

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Each year, Security Director Steve Leonard puts together a campus safety report mandated federally. The report, called Clery Act, requires him to report drug, alcohol and weapon arrests and disciplinary referrals. Other crimes, like sex offenses and burglary, are also reported as statistics. This year, Leonard said there weren’t any “huge red flags.” The most noticeable increase, though, was in drug violations, which rose from seven in 2014 to 12 in 2015. Each of the 12 drug violations involved marijuana, Leonard said. Nine of them took place in a residence hall, and there were three in college-owned parking lots. In addition, forcible sex offenses— defined in the uniform crime reporting handbook as sexual acts directed against someone against that person’s will or when an individual is “incapable of giving consent”—stayed relatively stagnant compared to last year’s jump. In 2013, there was one reported forcible sex offense. In 2014, that number bumped up to six. Last year, there were five. Leonard said it’s “encouraging” to see the numbers level off. “It’s still a terribly underreported crime,” Leonard said. “I don’t believe that there were only five sexual misconducts that happened on the Franklin College campus in 2015.” Each of the sexual assault incidents reported this year were relayed to security confidentially.

There are four people on campus who can confidentially report sexual misconduct: John Shafer, campus counselor; Sara Kinder, campus counselor; Leah Rumsey, campus minister; and Catherine DeCleene, student health services coordinator. Leonard gathers these instances to get the numbers right on the report.

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I would like them all to be zero, but I know that’s not a reality. There are going to be disciplinary referrals and crimes on every campus. – Steve Leonard, security director

He said he doesn’t receive names or specific details. Because of the ongoing interests on campus for sexual misconduct education programs and resources, Leonard said, he will keep the impact of those in mind when looking at the numbers next year. “As we encourage more people to report this behavior, I’m going to look at: Does this make our numbers go up? Go down because the behavior is happening less frequently?” he said.

The report’s numbers run one calendar year, from Jan. 1 to 12 Dec. 31, 2015. The report is broken drug-related violations up into four reporting 7 7 areas: on campus, 6 on-campus residence forcible sex offenses 5 hall, non-campus and 2 public property. 1 weapons violations 0 On campus includes 0 anything that Frank2013 2014 2015 lin College owns, like Old Main. On-camIn 2015, there were 47 alcohol-repus residence hall includes Elsey Hall, Dietz Center, lated violations on campus. Public property reports include areas Hoover-Cline, Johnson-Dietz, and the three campus homes, as well as the not owned by Franklin College, but Tau Kappa Epsilon and Lambda Chi touch the edge of campus. Public property numbers are not Alpha fraternity homes. The fraternity houses were bulldozed included and say “N/A” in the 2015 during the summer of 2015 and are report because the Franklin Police included half in the crime reporting Department did not provide the data. The Clery report only requires the data year. Non-campus reports include prop- college to make an effort to obtain the erties the college doesn’t own, but are public property data. It’s not manused exclusively by Franklin College dated for the report, Leonard said. In addition to the drug, sexual assault students. It includes the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Kappa Delta Rho houses, and alcohol violations, the document as well as the Phi Delta Theta house includes two weapon violations—a category that normally sits at zero. that closed last April. Neither of the two weapon violations The fraternity chapter was suspended, in part, because of “a history listed on the report were violent situaof failing to adhere to organizational tions, Leonard said. One happened when a campus visstandards,” including the national itor had a hunting rifle on campus in alcohol-free housing policy. Leonard said he’s “interested to see” their truck, which isn’t illegal, just not if, after an entire calendar year of hav- allowed under college policy, he said. The second was a knife found in a ing these three fraternities without houses, if campus-wide alcohol viola- student room during an inspection tions go down in 2016. See “Security” page 5

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Practicing law and running a bookshop — two totally different career paths. But not for Tiffany Phillips. Phillips is the new owner of Wild Geese Bookshop, a small bookstore opening at 107 S. Water St. on Nov. 4. “In some ways it’s different, law practice and bookselling. But in a lot of ways it’s the same,” she said. “Because when you read a novel, you are able to get inside someone else’s perspective. It helps you see something from a different perspective in the same way that you’re called to do as an advocate. So I think the more we can put ourselves into other people’s perspectives, the more productive we can be as members of the community.” Community is important to Phillips, especially after she, her husband— George Phillips, an associate English professor at Franklin College—and their two kids moved to Franklin last year. “I think a lot of choices that I’ve made for the shop are driven by moving to a new place, feeling a bit lonely, trying to find my tribe,” Phillips said. “Everyone’s been warm and welcoming, but I think a lot of my choices are splintered around connections, and I think that’s what makes it special.” The shop will carry a wide selection of books with a focus on storytelling. Categories include memoir, writing, fiction, art, photography, crafting, cooking and more. It will also feature gifts that relate to the selection of books and are items that could be given to people who are always doing things for others. “I wanted a place where you could give a gift to someone who doesn’t often do things for themselves,” Phillips said. “It’s hard to find something for someone who doesn’t really impose on anybody but deserves a break.” Professionally, Phillips manages a litigation portfolio for a company, a career that allows her to work from home. She wanted to rent office space in Franklin so she could be around people. That’s when she found the Water Street location. “When I decided to do it and I saw this space, I thought, ‘Well this is the perfect opportunity because it’s a small enough store that you can really fill it with a curated selection of books, and the things that feel more like a recommendation from a friend,” she said. “Then I have my space in the back where I can continue to do my work.”

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Phillips wasn’t always so sure about the idea, but her 11-year-old daughter Auden helped nudge her in the right direction. “Every day she would say, ‘Have you signed the lease yet?’” Phillips said. “There was part of me that just wanted to chicken out, but she was watching, and I didn’t want her to be afraid to try new things. And I didn’t want her to be afraid.” Phillips said she gained inspiration from a poem by W.H. Auden, who her daughter is named after. The poem is titled “As I Walked Out One Evening,” and it includes these lines: “I’ll love you till the ocean Is folded and hung up to dry And the seven stars go squawking Like geese about the sky.” “The feelings in that poem are very much what gave me the reason to start,” Phillips said. “My work professionally deals with people on their very worst days, and so it deals with emotions and feelings that people have experienced in very difficult times, often

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Bookstores offer something in a community that no online shopping can offer. It lets you hold things in your hands and smell paper and look at pages and allow that serendipity to happen, where a book finds you that you really needed in that time in your life. – Tiffany Phillips, Wild Geese Bookshop owner

in situations where a loved one has passed away.” Another poem by Mary Oliver also helped inspire both the name and the purpose of Wild Geese Bookshop, titled “Wild Geese.”

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Wild Geese Bookshop will offer both books—including fiction, memoir, crafting and more—and small gifts. The shop, which is located at 107 S. Water St., will open Nov. 4.

It says, “Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.” “The poem is very much about being reminded of your own humanness, which I kind of need to be reminded of,” Phillips said. “And that it’s okay to feel that humanness and to be called back to the things that you love. I think that kind of pushed me.” Phillips wants that “humanness” to be a pulling factor for customers to come in to her shop rather than shop online. “Bookstores offer something in a community that no online shopping can offer,” she said. “It lets you hold things in your hands and smell paper and look at pages and allow that serendipity to happen, where a book finds you that you really needed in that time in your life.” Phillips has many hopes for Wild Geese Bookshop, including storytelling nights, a Gilmore Girls event on Nov. 19, readings, book signings and a “Franklin, Indiana Reads” section of the shop, which features book recommendations from the community. “Every day, there’s something new that I have no idea what I’m doing, but I do it anyway,” she said. “I make mistakes, and I’m sure I will continue to make mistakes, but it’s fun to challenge yourself. I’m so far outside of my comfort zone. But anything worth doing is a risk.” You can follow Wild Geese Bookshop on Twitter and Instagram, or visit their website at wildgeesebookshop.com.

Homecoming: One arrest, three ongoing investigations LAURA OLIVO maria.olivo@franklincollege.edu

Homecoming weekend resulted in one arrest and reports of drug use, criminal mischief, and a sprained ankle, among other incidents. Early Sunday morning, a Franklin Police Department officer responded to Elsey Hall, where an underage drunk male was with security, according to a police report. He was visiting a Franklin College student but was separated and could not get back into Elsey. He was later transported to the Johnson County Jail. “Students are responsible for the actions of their guests, even if they’re not together in the moment,” said Steve Leonard, security director. Leonard said the college will proceed by reaching out to the student who was hosting the male who got arrested. That student will go through the college’s judicial process to determine if there was a violation of college policy or not. Another occurrence during homecoming weekend—which wasn’t a result of alcohol—was a burglary at an off-campus location. The suspect in the burglary is a student and is being investigated. “Students can still be found in violation of college policy, even if it didn’t

happen on campus,” Leonard said. The weekend also resulted in a criminal mischief complaint. The complaint came from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house and is still being investigated, Leonard said. “One of our brother’s cars got damaged,” said Brody Perrine, the president of the fraternity. “When our property or personal belongings get damaged, we are less likely to open our doors to guests. That’s just a respect issue.” Another act of criminal mischief was reported when one of the components of an alarm panel outside of the science building, Barnes Hall, was vandalized, causing the alarm to sound. Security reported the alarm around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Security silenced the alarm at the panel and maintenance checked it the next day. The day shift officer noticed that the electrical conduit valve was damaged. “There was no danger,” Leonard said. “But someone came by, and they decided to rip [the valve].” Another report—one of possible drug use in a residence hall—turned out to be an underage alcohol violation, but is still being investigated as a possible drug violation.

Additionally, one campus guest sprained their ankle and required medical attention. Leonard said the incident wasn’t reported to security until four hours after the guest returned from the hospital. Security also filed one informational report about a student that felt sick after consuming alcohol. The student did not violate college policy, but a security officer assessed the situation, determined there was no danger or need for medical attention and helped the student to their room, Leonard said. Leonard said alcohol is the drug of choice on almost every campus in the country. The challenge, he said, is dealing with underage alcohol consumption. “It’s always an issue when someone breaks the law,” Leonard said. “At Franklin College, we try to educate students on responsible alcohol use, and we want them to understand it’s illegal to drink under 21. That’s why we have a judicial process to hold students accountable if they decide to drink underage.” During homecoming last year, there were three incident reports involving alcohol.

Forsythe Street figures stand for religion MATTHEW BROWN matthew.brown@franklincollege.edu

Students, faculty and staff who walk on Dame Mall toward Elsey Hall may notice a set of figures standing on the side of Forsythe Street. The people are a part of Jehovah’s Witness religion. Those who have passed by the group may have noticed the literary cart the Jehovah’s Witnesses stand next to, which contains information dealing with life and Bible-based learning. Javier Serna, a Jehovah’s Witness affiliated with the group, said the purpose of the literature is to help answer questions everyone has about life. “The literature provides answers to questions that affect us all,” Serna said. “Does God really care about us? Will war and suffering ever end? What happens to us when we die? How can I find happiness in life?” The group spreads their beliefs close to the college because Forsythe Street is public property. “The Jehovah’s Witnesses are a new movement within Christianity,” Cam-

pus Minister Leah Rumsey said. “They are known worldwide for very public evangelism practices, and this is part of that.” Some say the presence of Jehovah’s Witnesses on the edge of campus bring up another point: The importance of learning about other religions. Dean of Students Ellis Hall said the various classes on campus that cover religion are not meant to convert students, but open them to understanding other beliefs. “People are often brought up in the context of their religious perspective by their families,” Hall said. “They move forward in that they know that there are other religions, but they don’t necessarily learn very much about it or talk to other people about it.” Hall said college tries to expose students to new perspectives to prepare them for the real world. “As a college, we want people to wrestle with some of the issues of spirituality and what that means and

IN BRIEF: CITY OF FRANKLIN CONSIDERS BIKE SHARE PROGRAM Franklin Community High School students are working alongside the Franklin City Council to get a public bike-share program installed in the city, according to a recent Daily Journal article. The students are advocating for the program because many downtown shops are spread out. Bikes would make them more accessible to shoppers. For the proposal to become a reality, though, the students need to receive approval from the city council. They will also need a funding source. The installation cost about $4,000, according to the same article.

PROFESSOR’S PAINTINGS SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL Assistant studio art professor David Cunningham is a finalist in the 12th Annual International Art Renewal Center Salon competition. A panel of three judges, who are experts in their artistic genre and medium, selected works in each category to appear on the list of finalists. On its website, the competition describes itself as the “most prestigious realist art competition in the Americas.” The contest offers over $100,000 in cash awards, as well as numerous publicity opportunities. Selected works will also have the opportunity to exhibit in the traveling show in New York and Barcelona, Spain. An announcement of whether Cunningham wins will come in the next couple weeks.

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The brochure tower stands next to the representatives outside Elsey Hall. Students are welcomed to take a copy of a brochure and talk with the group.

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The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is hosting its first Courageous Conversations discussion next week. The first topic, which will be discussed on Wednesday, is about the place of politics in the classroom. The event will be in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts Conference Room on the second floor. It begins at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12.

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New drumline livens school spirit LAURA OLIVO maria.olivo@franklincollege.edu

If you are near the Johnson Center of Fine Arts building on a Wednesday or Thursday evening, you’ll hear the sound of bass drums and snares. This is Franklin College’s new drumline, a program started by Joshua Torres, an adjunct percussion professor. Torres started teaching at the college in the fall of 2015 and has played percussion instruments for 23 years. When he arrived in Franklin, there was discussion about implementing a drumline, but no action—until this year. Torres approached music professor Casey Hayes and David Brailow, who retired last year from his vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college position, about getting the program off the ground. Last May, Torres issued a campus announcement on myFC, encouraging students to join the drum line in the fall. Seven students, all who have ties to the music department, signed up. “The first day of practice was the first day of class, and there were three days before the first performance,” Torres said. “We had to work quickly to set the groove and teach them to be prepared.”

In the future, Torres said he plans to continue to reach out to the entire campus and find prospective students who are looking for a small college atmosphere with a drumline. “When people attend a football game, they’re able to see the drumline,” Torres said. “But if the school needs support in athletics, hopefully that’s something we can accommodate in the future.” While some members have years of experience from high school, the experience is brand new for others. Sophomore Chase Loyd was the sole percussionist in the band last year and played the drum set. This year, he plays one of two snares in the drumline. “When the drumline was introduced, I was all for it,” Loyd said. “It has reignited my flame of interest in my music career.” Meanwhile, the experience is new for freshman Austin Kitchen Kitchen, an undecided major never played percussion before this year, but when Hayes suggested he join the drum line, Kitchen said he instantly accepted. “I thought it would be a good experience,” Kitchen said. “I’m thinking about either double majoring or mi-

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Sophomores Chase Loyd and Michael Ladera play in the college’s new drum line at the homecoming football game against Earlham College. Loyd participated in the college’s pep band in 2015. He joined the drumline this year, playing the snare drum.

noring in music now.” Kitchen said he was really nervous to join because he didn’t know what he was doing. “I really like the experience because I’ve never played an instrument before or done percussion,” Kitchen said. “But it’s super fun.” All participants plan to continue to participate in the drumline, as long as

their schedules permit it. “We’ll always find a place for someone interested,” Torres said. “Whether it’s crash symbols or bass drums—we don’t mind teaching someone to play.” Students can register for the one-credit drumline course in the future on Self Service under MUS 001.

ed in the data, making up the remaining eight percent. Pinnick could not provide an exact answer to describe these differences. Freshman Anna King has only one female professor this semester—a change from her high school where a majority of her teachers were female. “I’ve noticed that I click more – Anna King, freshman with a female professor than I would with a male professor,” King said. “All teachers teach differently, not depending on their gender, but it’s a different environment walking into a female professor’s classroom rather than a male’s,

and vice versa.” While King said she would prefer a female professor over a male professor due to the level of comfort, she still likes all her professors equally. Some nationwide organizations commit themselves to increasing the number of women in leadership positions across the country, such as the Institute for Women’s Leadership. The national institute completed a study in 2003. Women formed 24 percent of all full-time professors in the nation, compared to the men with 76 percent. Pinnick said diversity among faculty members on a college campus is “very important.” “If the students are exposed to that type of diversity, they learn so much more,” she said. “You get so much more out of an education by having diversity all across the board.

Wide gap between male, female faculty members SHELBY MULLIS shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu

Of the 77 full-time Franklin College professors, less than half are female, while nearly 56 percent are male. Meanwhile, 59 percent of part-time professors, including adjuncts and lecturers, are female. The remaining 41 percent are male. Human Resource Manager Maureen Pinnick said the difference was even greater when she first arrived to Franklin College 10 years ago. But what causes this wide gap in diversity? “Just like in any other organization, the women will take off work to help raise a family,” Pinnick said. “If I look back 10 years ago, I bet there would be a bigger difference between that male and female ratio because our numbers have really increased with female fulltime faculty.” Nationwide, in 2013 there were 1.5 million faculty members in degree-granting postsecondary institu-

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tions, including professors, assistant professors, instructors, lecturers, assisting professors, adjunct professors, and interim professors, according to a study from the National Center for Education Statistics. Fifty-eight percent of full-time professors in the study were white males, while 26 percent were white females. In the study, two percent of black full-time professors were males, and another two percent were females. Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indiana/Alaska Native and of two or more races were also includ-

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“ I’ve noticed that I click more with a female professor than I would with a male professor.

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Five things to know: Board of Trustees meeting ABRAHM HURT

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At the beginning of the Board of Trustees meeting last Friday, Franklin College President Thomas Minar read his president’s report. The report is an overall look at the big topics and expectations for the year and a look back at what was accomplished over the last academic year. Below are the top five things you need to know about last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. 1. The sexual misconduct policy has been revised. Minar began his report by announcing the revision of the old sexual misconduct policy. “It was really revised top to bottom,” he said. “The Board of Trustees, seeing the external environment around the federal government’s Title IX, asked the college to step back and review what our policies and procedures were on sexual misconduct on campus and in our community.” The new sexual misconduct policy was adopted by the Board of Trustees in May, and they have spent the subsequent months establishing procedures on how to handle situations of sexual misconduct.

2. The college is building a new science center. Last Friday, the Board of Trustees approved a plan for a new science center. The plan was announced through an all-campus email by Minar. “Obviously, from the perspective of the students and the faculty, it takes a dusty old science building and updates and renovates it,” Minar said. The new facility adds nearly twothirds more space than the current amount Barnes Hall offers. “It’s going to be designed in a way that addresses today’s science learning needs,” he said. “More lab space and considerable student research space.” Construction is expected to begin in June 2017. 3. The college is updating the curriculum. As part of Franklin’s strategic plan, the Board of Trustees created a goal to have the school be nationally recognized for engaged and intensive learning. “This is a historic strength of the college,” Minar said. “When the curriculum of the modern liberal arts college, Franklin College, emerged in the 1840s and 1850s, it had to do with two things: work and studies. The interac-

tion between experiential and liberal education was embedded in who we were in the 1840s.” 4. The college is adding a diversity and inclusion center. The college will soon announce the opening of a diversity and inclusion center that will be developed in the Napolitan Student Center. “It’s something for all students,” he said. “It’s something for the entire community to highlight all the activities we do, some of which are about multi-culturalism, some of which are about globalism, and some of which are providing outreach and opportunities for peoples of other kinds of difference.” An official announcement is in the making. 5. The college is seeing higher numbers of applications. Minar said applications to Franklin College are up more than 20 percent compared to this time last year. “It’s heartening,” he said. “It’s also way too early to know anything. It’s too early to know if that will hold, if it’s a blip, or if this year’s seniors in high school have better timing.”

College’s lobbying group provides benefits ADRIANNA PITRELLI

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Independent Colleges of Indiana is a non-profit association that represents 31 private, non-profit colleges and universities throughout the state, including Franklin College. Franklin College reaps several benefits from their Independent Colleges of Indiana institutional membership. “Independent Colleges of Indiana provides [Franklin College] with an invaluable ‘voice at the table’ through its advocacy for public policy and resources on behalf of all independent colleges and universities in the state of Indiana,” said Tim Garner, interim provost and dean of the college. Garner said member institutions, including Franklin College, take advantage of the variety of opportunities Independent Colleges of Indiana offers. “Independent Colleges of Indiana publicizes key information regarding their institutions that enhances public understanding of our benefits and also promote awareness of our colleges and universities prospective students,” Garner said.

Independent Colleges of Indiana’s most recent initiative regarded the Indiana science, technology, engineering, mathematics Teacher Recruitment Fund. The fund was established by the General Assembly to award competitive grants to STEM teacher training programs. “Independent Colleges of Indiana is coordinating a coalition of member institutions that have collaborated to offer specific programs in the area,” Garner said. Franklin College students who study majors which fall under the STEM category benefit by attending workshops mandated by STEM and Independent Colleges of Indiana. “Independent Colleges of Indiana facilitates participatory programs to member institutions that reduce prices for services and/or goods through leveraged contracts and simplify purchasing processes,” Garner said. Franklin College’s relationship with Independent Colleges of Indiana also

benefits perspective students. Students and parents can visit indianacolleges31.org to find information about some of the most frequently asked questions, including, “SAT and ACT—Which should I take?” and “What does ‘liberal arts’ mean?” Prospective students are also urged to ask questions if the website doesn’t have what they are looking for. “The annual cost of membership is determined by the size of an institution’s enrollment, and we currently pay $38,000 per year,” Garner said. The payment to be a member of the organization is based on how many people attend Franklin College, not how many people study a STEM-based major. Because Independent Colleges of Indiana represents 31 colleges and universities throughout the state, not every topic and issue can be tied back to Franklin College. But in the end, Garner said the services and outcomes are well worth the price. @THEFRANKLINNEWS

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over a break that was larger than what is permitted on campus. But in the end, Leonard says he uses these numbers to review what is happening on campus and create policies. “[Filling out the report] is a necessity,” Leonard said. “But it’s also a valuable tool that I use and that I hope others on campus use.” About ten years ago, Leonard said he saw the numbers for residence hall disciplinary referrals for alcohol drop noticeably from year to year. “That was a red flag to me,” he said. “I didn’t think that fewer students were using alcohol in residence halls.” In turn, Leonard worked with residence life staff and trained residence assistants to hold students accountable for drinking in the residence halls. Additional programming and training is something Leonard said he would be willing to do today, if he saw a need. “I would like them all to be zero,” he said. “But I know that’s not a reality. There are going to be disciplinary referrals and crimes on every campus.”

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FALL FESTIVITIES Heather Myers, library circulation coordinator “Going to apple orchards and picking apples. It’s something I did with my grandfather when I was really little, and it’s really fun to be outside.”

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“I really like carving pumpkins. I’ve always done it with my dad, so I associate that with my dad.”

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OHANA FAMILY Among a melody of strumming ukuleles and guitars, children dance. The children, some who have hardly learned to walk, go out next to their mommy, or their mammaw, and mimic their hip movements to the beat. They’re learning hula, a Hawaiian dance. About once a month, that’s where you’ll find Carey Cox and his family—getting together, for no reason at all, to connect and celebrate their culture, singing until the stars dull. Cox started working as a security officer at the college about a month ago. When he isn’t working his midnight to 8 a.m. shift, Cox is at home spending time with the people he cares about the most: His family. Cox and his wife, Susan, have five children. The youngest is 17 and the oldest is 31 years old. “Everything, to me, revolves around my wife and my kids,” he said. “That’s something that’s always been inflicted in all of us kids.” Cox is the youngest among his seven brothers and sisters. And although he was born in Columbus, Indiana, he and his family have bounced back and forth between Hawaii and Indiana his whole life. Physically, he calls Indiana home. Spiritually, he calls Hawaii home. “[Indiana is] where we were brought up and raised. We know people. We have friends. We have coworkers,” Cox said. “When you go back home to Hawaii, when you get off the plane, you just have that feeling that this is where you belong.” That sense of belonging is what has kept Cox in touch with his culture, even though h e ’ s

lived in Indiana for decades. Around his Hawaiian family, Cox speaks in Pidgin English—a simplified English dialect people speak on the island. For example, instead of saying a phrase such as, “The baby is cute,” those who speak Pidgin will say, “Cute, da behbeh.” Cox remembers a time when he was little and he and his siblings sat on the floor, gathered around their mom when she called their family in Hawaii on the phone. They found it fascinating to hear how she talked and how they could still pick up what she was saying. He tries to instill this same sense of wonder and fascination for Hawaiian culture in the children in his life. “I’m a true believer in thinking you really don’t know where you’re going until you know where you came from,” he said. “My job, as an uncle and as a father, is to make sure that not only my kids, but my nieces and nephews know where they came from and have the answers for them when they have questions. That way, they can pass it on to their kids.” For his own children, Cox started teaching them hula while they were in school. When they finished their homework, he had them study Hawaiian language for an hour each day. “For a Hawaiian, it’s very difficult to live anywhere on the mainland,” he said. “Because you’re not around that culture. You’re not around that setting every day, where people around you talk Hawaiian or speak Pidgin or dress the way that you dress. … So it’s difficult living here and still trying to bring your kids up in that culture.” But on an even larger family scope, Cox has about 100 family members living in Columbus. Cox joins seven of his family members in a band named “Leigacy”—a group that grows each year as more family members are born. This year marks their 26th year performing a Christmas show as a family. At the family band’s peak, they performed 78 times in one year. Cox also has a band with his two brothers, Jerry and Marlin Cox, called “Na Kane O Makuaole.” They do six or seven shows a year with hula

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dancers and more traditional music. The brothers’ band was formed to honor their mother, Lily Makuaole Poliahu Cox, by singing and performing their favorite Hawaiian songs. They once auditioned for America’s Got Talent in St. Louis, Missouri. The night before their audition, they took their instruments down to the lobby of the Hilton Hotel they were staying at and played in the lobby for hours, gathering a crowd of lounging listeners. “We even had some people who said they weren’t going to do their auditions and checked out that night and left,” he said. “We didn’t come there to do that. We were just having fun.” Besides the music, Cox loves Hawaiian eats. His favorite foods are kalua pork, pig roasted in the ground until the meat is very tender, and poi, mashed up taro root that is traditionally believed to be a food that connects Hawaiian people to their early ancestors. But what Cox says he likes most about Hawaii is the laid back people. “They have a little saying that everybody’s on Hawaiian time in Hawaii,” he said. “Which means you just show up whenever you want.” As they get older, Cox and his family still think about, one day, moving back to Hawaii, even though the family keeps growing in Indiana. “The reality of it is, it’s probably never going to happen,” he said. “But I can still dream.”

Social media: A blessing and a curse

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How to be more efficient with your time and not get distracted by social media In a world where we spend more time being distracted on social media, it can be hard to manage our time. Social media creates hours of distraction when we could be doing other things that are more important. Below are some tips on how to manage your time better and not spend so much time on social media.

1. Prioritize tasks by keeping an agenda. By keeping an agenda that is not on your phone, you won’t be tempted to check your social media accounts. Prioritize the different things you need to do and time out when you’re going to do each task. By doing this and by following the schedule you develop, you won’t have as much idle time to get distracted by social media.

Social media. It’s both a blessing and a curse. It allows us to always stay connected to our friends and family who may be far away and provides us with the latest news at a click of the button. But being connected all the time serves as an easy source of distraction. Look around you—how many people are hunched over, glued to their phone screen, not giving an ounce of attention to what is happening around them? How many times have you seen someone sitting in Saga with their computer in front of them with notes spread across the table, but instead of studying, they’re on Facebook or Instagram? In The Franklin’s latest online poll, 46 percent of respondents said they spend three to five hours on social media, while 30 percent spend zero to two hours, and 24 percent spend six or more hours online each day. That’s a lot of time spent on social media—time that could be spent working, doing homework or spending time with friends.

OUR POSITION We agree that social media causes students to procrastinate and takes their focus away from important things. DIY crafts you could never master. If less time was spent on social media, more time could be spent on homework and studying for exams, which is crucial if you’re a college student. Spending large amounts of time on social media can be detrimental to your grades. In a study reported by NBC News, students who use social media while doing homework or studying can lower

It’s tempting to check your phone a couple of times when you are doing your homework. It’s easy to get distracted because social media always holds something more interesting then the work you are doing. While doing your homework, turn your phone off or put it someplace where it’s not easily accessible. Then you won’t have that temptation to look at your phone.

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OUR BOARD The editorial board represents the opinion of The Franklin and its staff members. Opinion editor Christina Ramey moderates the board and its members, including Brittney Corum, Marissa Hendricks, 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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3. Turn your phone off or put it out of reach.

their grade by at least 20 percent. Is lowering your grade by 20 percent worth knowing what your favorite celebrity is doing every minute of the day? It really isn’t. Setting aside your phone, or closing out of social media tabs on your computer, at least for a couple of hours to do homework or interact with real people, isn’t a big deal. You’re not going to miss much. The next time you do your homework or study for a test, try shutting your phone off for a couple of hours and putting is somewhere out of your line of sight. If you don’t see it, you won’t be as tempted to check it and may retain even more of what you’re trying to learn.

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2. Close social media sites when you’re doing homework. When you are doing your homework or studying, it would be a good idea to have your social media sites closed. If you are doing research on your laptop and have Facebook open, then the temptation to click on it and scroll through you feed is more than it would be if you had it closed.

If you’re reading this, you probably just closed out of your favorite social media app. It starts with a quick click to check in, but you find a post worth reading. Then, before you know it, you’ve spent hours watching videos of

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Social media is a good invention, but there are pros and cons. Have you ever posted something while drunk and regretted it? Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live in a world without social media? What about how social media can affect your opportunity to get a job?

SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS COULD COST YOU THE LOSS OF A JOB

ASHLEY STEEB ashley.steeb@franklincollege.edu

Social media is ingrained in our lives. Posting funny comments or sharing videos is all fun and games, but there’s something they never tell you until after those posts are online. Everything you post to social media can affect your career. According to a CareerBuilder article, over 51 percent of businesses managers who check a potential employee’s social media profile admitted to not hiring a person because of their posts. Unfortunately, I have experienced this misfortune first-hand.

I haven’t been on Facebook for nearly four years. However, recently those old posts made me lose a potential summer job. The post wasn’t inappropriate, but because it had been posted so long ago, it came across as immature. A few people I know have also had this misfortune occur to them. They never thought about how posts on social media could affect them professionally. Fortunately, during my time at Franklin College, I learned about the

hazards of old social media posts. I made a few changes on my Facebook page, so now it is no longer a total hazard during the interviewing process. You will always have to be careful about what you post, and you may have to do some “spring cleaning,” but social media should never be a professional hindrance again. After my experience, some of the best advice I can give anyone is, “Think before you post.”

PUT THE PHONE DOWN

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It’s time to thank technology—more specifically, social media. Facebook allows us to connect to old and new friends and keep up with family. Twitter updates us with the latest news, just seconds after it occurs. Instagram gives us a space to share our photos with the world, for all to see. However, our level of dependency on a social media app or technology can be dangerous. With your eyes buried

in 4 by 2-inch phone screen, you can miss out on what is happening right in front of you. Let’s think back to a time when cell phones didn’t control our lives. Remember when we didn’t have a way to post, snap or chat via phone application? People talked to each other, faceto-face. People were focused on what was happening around them. People laughed out loud… really. People had actual best friends—they didn’t rank

their friends based on Emojis via Snapchat. What happened to writing letters? Or meeting each other for lunch? Give up on the “LOL” and “TTYL.” Instead, talk to someone now. Share a laugh. Put the phone down and invite your friend to a coffee date. You’d be surprised by what you see behind the Instagram filter.

out there, there’s no getting rid of them. Sure, you can delete the post. But you don’t know who saw that post, took a screenshot of it and sent it to everyone in their contacts list. Furthermore, you don’t know what future employer saw that post. That’s a problem. Nothing good can possibly come from getting on and posting anything

on social media drunk. I’m no exception to this ongoing issue. I myself have posted things I really shouldn’t have. Luckily, I’ve never gotten in trouble because of it. But that doesn’t mean you should do it. They say drunk words are sober thoughts, but sometimes you just need to keep those thoughts to yourself.

DRUNK POSTS LEADS TO REGRET

MARISSA HENDRICKSON marissa.hendrickson@franklincollege.edu

Posting on social media while you are intoxicated can be detrimental to your job and relationships. If you’ve ever drank more than you should have, you may have said or done something you regretted when you woke up the next morning with a pounding headache. It’s one thing to just say or do those things. It’s another thing to post those things on social media. Once they’re

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SPORTS

IN BRIEF: MEN’S SOCCER RECORDS FIRST WIN AT HOME With three second-half goals, the Franklin College men’s soccer team (2-6-4, 2-1-1 HCAC) picked up a 3-1 win at home against Manchester University Wednesday evening at home. Spartans maintained a one-goal advantage until junior Austin Storm scored his first goal of the season. Freshman Tyler Majeski kept the ball in play before finding freshman Mason May. Franklin took a 2-1 lead on an own goal from a Manchester defender. Grizzlies added an insurance goal, which would help them grab the win. Franklin returns tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at home.

WOMEN’S SOCCER GETS WIN ON THE ROAD

The women’s soccer team went 7-0 and earned its 11th victory against Manchester University in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore Maddie Fleet and freshman Taylor McDaniel both helped Franklin (11-2, 4-0 HCAC) advance to its eight winning streak. Grizzlies are receiving votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top 25 poll and are ranked third in the Great Lakes region. Franklin returns to action tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Faught Stadium.

VOLLEYBALL LOSES ROAD HCAC MATCH AT TRANSYLVANIA The Franklin College volleyball team fell 2-3 in HCAC play Wednesday night to Transylvania University (2516, 25-13, 25-21). Juniors Brooke Harvey and Amanda Lelivelt each registered five kills to lead the team’s offensive attack. Freshman Jenna Spini added four kills in the match. Sophomore Libby Stahl led the Grizzlies with 12 digs and senior Ashley Bazier tallied eight digs. Franklin returns tomorrow at 2 p.m. when they host Bluffton University at the Spurlock Center.

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For one group of women on campus, the month of October means breast cancer education and fundraising. Zeta Tau Alpha sorority members are teaming with the Johnson County Animal Shelter to raise goods for the shelter, while also raising money for Zeta Tau Alpha’s breast cancer charity.

Community members and their furry friends are invited to take part in the inaugural ZTA Dog Dash at Province Park Saturday. Participants are asked to enter through the north gates of the park or park at the Franklin Parks and Recreation Center parking lot. The race is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Registration for the event is $25 and is open to all ages. “Since this is our first race, our goal is to raise $5,000 and have at least 50 participants,” said Mary Tingle, the sorority’s treasurer. “We are at $2,300 and 77 participants, with a sponsor matching us—making our goal in reach.” Through Zeta Tau Alpha’s partnership with the Johnson County Animal

Shelter, participants are also asked to bring donations for shelter, such as: • Dog/cat food, treats toys and beds • Dog clippers • Grooming tools • Dog/cat shampoo • Leashes and collars • Water and food bowls • Blankets • Scratch posts • Animal carriers • Pet food storage bins • Various cleaning supplies • Laundry/hand soap • Trash bags/cans • Brooms/mops “We are overjoyed at the support from friends, family and the community, making this our largest fundraiser ever,” Tingle said.

Cross country: Men prepare for special meet while women focus on health ASHLEY STEEB ashley.steeb@franklincollege.edu After a busy September of meets, the women’s cross country team, including sophomore Meghan Yencer (pictured) puts all of its energy into becoming healthy. Due to only one member of the team being able to run, the women’s team had its final regular-season meet at Blue River Memorial Park.

The men’s cross country team is preparing to compete in the fourth annual Jenna Strong Fall Classic at Wilmington College tomorrow. The race is named after Jenna Parlette, a Wilmington runner who collapsed during the 2013 Franklin Invitational. She died three days later. “Jenna’s mom is there and her family pays for enough apples so every runner can have one after the meet,” said sophomore Meghan Yencer. “It’s not your typical meet. It’s a meet where most people somewhat put aside the competitive nature of the sport and just remember Jenna’s life.” Demetrius Bailey, head cross country coach, agreed with Yencer and shared some advice. “Don’t take anything for granted because you don’t know what could hap-

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pen,” Bailey said. “Take advantage of everyday you got.” The women’s cross country team will not participate in tomorrow’s meet. With only one runner healthy enough to compete on Saturday, Bailey decided to only have the men run. Bailey expects the men to earn fast times and gain more confidence from the highly talented competition. “Myself included, we are all looking to chase a fast time on one of the fastest courses that we will run [at] all year,” said sophomore Heath Deugan. “We get to see some of the best competition in the conference at a large meet.” This week, the focus for the women’s team is to improve their health. The men will focus on competing headto-head with the competitors.

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This will be the team’s final regular-season cross country meet. The team is coming off from its Oct. 1 Greater Louisville Invitational.

Bailey said the big picture for both teams is still the same. “[We’ll] go into these next few weeks to attack and compete,” he said. “I just want these guys to go out there and have fun—to give it their all.” The Grizzlies will compete at Hanover College on Oct. 29 for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

MADDIE FLEET

a team player on and off the field

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eet sophomore Maddie Fleet, a three-time Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week. This season alone, Fleet has scored 16 goals for the Grizzlies, five of them in the team’s conference games. The midfielder, however, found it hard to speak of her success. Instead, she found it easier to accredit her coaches, parents and teammates. “I think I am a different player than I was last year and what I was when I came to college, just through our coaches working with me and my teammates pushing me to be better and see more than what I did in the past,” Fleet said. Justin Sullivan, Franklin College women’s head soccer coach, described Fleet’s inability to credit herself for her success as a trait of her selflessness, which she shows on and off the field. “Maddie is simply a good person. She first and foremost wants the best for her team and her teammates, and the first thing she will do in any interview is push the credit to them, deservedly so,” Sullivan said. “Off

the field, I think the same holds true. She’s a friend to most, and like a vast majority of our student-athletes, they do well academically as well.” In addition to her selfless attitude, Sullivan said Fleet carries a drive to succeed in various areas of her life. “Maddie has played on quite a few quality teams since she started playing soccer,” Sullivan said. “She has always been driven to earn success with them, return from an injury-prone prep career, and ultimately earn success with us. She’s driven in the classroom and driven to do the right things all the time.” Fleet pushes herself to balance her academics with soccer by making sure she manages her time so her work is done before practices. “We’re the last practice of the day,” Fleet said. “So I just have to get all of my school work done before that so that at nine o’clock, I can get ready to go to bed and wind down so just trying to manage my time during the day.” In high school, Fleet suffered a back injury and missed a lot of playing time. But with the drive that Sullivan mentioned, Fleet works to ensure she

doesn’t have to miss another minute due to the injury. “I go to the chiropractor at least once a week or twice a week because my hips and my tailbone get out of place,” Fleet said. It is this drive that Sullivan said will help Fleet in the future, even when she is done with soccer. “That drive has allowed her to be successful to this point, and it will certainly help her succeed after graduation when competitive soccer is something of her past,” Sullivan said. Despite the time and energy playing a sport takes, Fleet said it is something she just couldn’t see herself not doing. “I wasn’t ready to be done with [soccer],” Fleet said. “I wanted four more years to play, and I think I would be so bored if I didn’t have something to do.” Fleet advised aspiring soccer players who wish to play at the collegiate level to maintain an open mind when deciding to play after high school. “Don’t get caught up in what division you go to,” Fleet said. “Keep your options open and work hard. Don’t underestimate the power of college @THEFRANKLINNEWS

because that can get you a lot of places in general, not just in sports.” Sullivan still appreciates Fleet’s early decision to continue to play soccer in college. “Maddie garners a lot of attention, both from our opponents and the press, and rightfully so—she’s very talented,” Sullivan said. “The best and most unique thing about Maddie, though, is her humility. I think her parents and brothers instilled that in her growing up, and while the stats she generates might resemble a selfish player, that is by no means the case. She’s a piece of our puzzle and she fulfills her role to the best of her ability.” Regardless of the statistics and fame, it is the passion for the sport and the love for her teammates that makes the sport enjoyable for Fleet. “The friendships that I’ve made, and just getting to play and doing something that I love. I feel like they’ve helped me to become a better person,” Fleet said. “Soccer has made me a more well-rounded person and being able to take criticism will help in life. That’s a good skill to have.”

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