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Assault numbers rise

Reported forcible sexual assaults

By Dannielle Blunt

The filled-in dots represent the reported forcible sexual offenses on campus in each year.

Six sexual assaults reported in 2014 dannielle.blunt@franklincollege.edu

In 2014, there were six reported sexual assaults on campus.

Six forcible sex offenses were reported in residence halls, and one took place on public property.

“I am hopeful that that great jump is because we are better educating students and encouraging them to seek the resources we have available, so more are being reported, not necessarily more are happening,” Director of Security Steve Leonard said.

The security office denied to give The Franklin individual sexual assault incident reports.

Franklin isn’t alone in increasing sexual assault numbers.

Indiana ranks second nationwide in sexual assault of girls under eighteen years old, according to the Department of Child Services and Domestic Violence Network.

Statewide, there have been nearly 3,600 reports of sexual abuse this year.

In September, Greg Zoeller, Indiana Attorney General, announced Indiana was forming a coalition to end sexual assault.

“This new entity’s mission is to educate and prevent instances of sexual assault and to ensure Indiana has a strong support network for victims of sexual assault and similar crimes,” Zoeller said in a press release posted on the Indiana state website.

In response to state initiatives, the college rolled out a sexual assault task force a few weeks ago.

The purpose of the newly-formed group is in charge of reviewing the college’s sexual assault education programs and the services available to those effected by sexual assault.

The group is made up of eight members, including Franklin College president Thomas Minar, student congress president Erika Brock, vice president and dean of students Ellis Hall and a few trustees.

Brock said she hopes to use it as a learning opportunity to impact students.

An email about the program to students, faculty and staff said the task forces formed because of the “turbulent time” college campuses are facing internationally in regards to sexual assault.

Before the semester began, incoming Franklin College students had to complete a module on sexual assault.

John Shafer, director of the counseling center, said he believes the modules are helpful.

“They really show the reality of sexual assault,” Shafer said.

Shafer said he has had students tell him they become much more careful with their actions after completing the module.

Shafer said it’s important for

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Graphic by Caitlin Soard with information from the crime statistic reports from 2009 through 2014. students to know who to report a case a sexual assault to.

“Professors are not trained counselors,” Shafer said. “Sara Kinder and I are full-time counselors at the college. We have experience working with the students for a variety of issues, including sexual assault, sexual misconduct and rape. We know exactly what to do.”

The college’s counseling center services are free.

If an incident happens on the weekend or late at night, security will contact either John Shafer or Sara Kinder to respond.

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Around Town: Local architectural salvage gets a new home

By Megan Powell

megan.powell@franklincollege.edu

A local salvage shop lives by one motto: We must preserve our past in order to write our future.

Madison Street Salvage held its grand opening Sept.

18. More than 100 people attended the ribbon cutting.

“The grand opening of our new shop … was incredible and overwhelming,” Architectural Salvage Director Danny Causey said.

The salvage shop is run by Franklin Heritage Inc., a nonprofit restoration group that is focused on restoring historic buildings in Franklin.

Madison Street Salvage is home to various antique architectural treasures, including windows, mantels, door knobs, radios and vintage signage.

“I think having a salvage shop shows Franklin Heritage, Inc.’s mission of restoring buildings instead of tearing down structures and using new materials and resources to rebuild on those sites,” said Rob Shilts, executive director of Franklin Heritage.

Salvaging items is a concept Shilts learned growing up.

His grandparents were Midwestern farmers during the

Great Depression with little money to buy anything new.

Shilts said the idea of reusing “was more out of necessity.”

“Saving these items from landfills helps our county save money by not spending money on dumping fees,” Shilts said. “It also allows an opportunity for folks restoring their own houses to do that with period pieces at a much reduced cost.”

Franklin Heritage had operated in garages and sheds until mass floods struck Franklin in June 2008.

The city had to demolish more than 50 historic buildings and strip them of architectural elements.

“The beginnings of a salvage operation began,” Shilts said.

Since its conception, Franklin Heritage has preserved 14 historic buildings, including the one it’s housed in.

“We had an opportunity to take a building that was in very rough condition and restore it,” Shilts said. “[We can] now come into this neighborhood and begin the process of revitalization to bring it back to its former glory.”

The primary project for the group is restoring the 1920s Artcraft Theatre.

Since theatre restoration campaign began in 2006, they have replaced the screen, installed new curtains and renovated the backstage area.

Senior Mary Foreman, who has taken the college’s course on nonprofit leadership, has volunteered with the Artcraft Theatre Franklin Heritage since high school. “[Franklin College] has allowed me to explore my passion for Laura Olivo: The Franklin preservation Various trinkets line the walls of the architectural salvage. Executive Director of by encouraging Franklin Heritage Rob Shilts has salvaged items throughout his life.

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Madison Street Salvage lies at 350 E. Madison Street, a 15-minute walk from campus. The shop previously had locations in various garages and sheds. the types of liberal arts experiences necessary be the best working citizen possible,” Foreman said.

Franklin Heritage began in 1983 after a group of Franklin community members noticed the once beautiful old buildings and treelined streets were deteriorating.

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ning Start student Glenn Faris said. “If its history and architecture gets stripped away, we don’t get another chance at it.”

Madison Street Salvage is located a 15-minute walk from campus at 350 E. Madison Street in downtown Franklin. It’s open Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

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Parking tickets can cause student frustration

By Shelby Mullis

shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu

Nearly every weekday during the school year that class is in session, tickets are written in campus parking lots, Director of Security Steve Leonard said.

The most common offenses, he said, are cars parked in an unauthorized zone, invalid permits or the lack of a visible permit.

“When there are 750 students who live on campus, 200 commuters and 200 employees, most people want to park as close as they can to where they are going,” Leonard said. “That’s understandable, but obviously can’t happen.”

The security officers write tickets frequently at the beginning of the academic year to set expectations for parking.

“From my experience, students and employees get their routines and parking sorts itself out within about two months,” Leonard said. “Then it’s not necessary for us to write as many tickets because there are not as many violations.”

But that doesn’t mean the officers stop patrolling after the first couple months.

The security office is the only department staffed 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.

Sophomore and commuter Kristen Burnett received two parking citations early in her college career.

One was for not having a visible parking tag, and the second was for parking next to a fire hydrant.

The first violation is a warning and the second is a $5 fine.

Each further ticket is $25.

A car parked in a handicap zone or fire lane, however, is an automatic $50 fine.

Leonard said they try to make fines reasonable for students.

“I don’t think the prices are that bad, especially compared to [larger schools],” Burnett said.

Leonard said the money made from tickets goes back into the college’s general fund used to maintain the lots.

“[Issuing tickets] is never about generating revenue, never has been, and it never will be,” Leonard said.

Freshman Mary Jane DeWitt received two parking tickets during her first month of college but said the fines are “completely reasonable.”

“I understood the reasons for the violations, Jordan Brodner: The Franklin though I wish the security The Hamilton lot quickly fills up with commuters, faculty and visitors daily. office would make parking Many commuters said there isn’t enough parking for them on campus, which regulations more known can lead to tickets. to incoming freshmen and transfer students,” DeWitt said. “I don’t think the amount of Leonard said he listens to student parking on campus is reasonable.” complaints because he knows the The Hamilton lot is the only perdepartment can make mistakes. mitted commuter parking lot, but it Students can fill out an appeal form is also open to visitors and faculty. for a parking ticket in the student “There are not enough placactivities center, and the student es for me to park,” Burnett said. congress judicial board will review it.

“I’m always stressed out if I have “I can say I have never disagreed to park anywhere else because I with their findings,” Leonard said. don’t want security to fine me.”

“Mostly because they find every time that it is a valid citation and the student should have gotten it.”

Bixler: On-campus residents have “richer college experience”

By Shelby Mullis

shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu

Sophomore Claire Meade dumps $8,650 from her piggy bank to live in a Franklin College residence hall.

Her dorm is less than a mile from her home on the outskirts of downtown Franklin.

Freshman year, Meade lived with her parents and commuted She said she moved to a residence hall this year to experience a different persepctive.

“Moving onto campus allows me to meet new people, have a place on campus to relax and live with my best friend,” Meade said. “When I commuted, I had to find things to do during breaks in my day.”

Kirk Bixler, assistant dean of students and director of career services, said many students think about making the switch from

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commuting to on-campus living or vice versa after their first year.

A major factor in these decisions to commute is the cost of room and board, amounting to more than $8,500 a year.

Bixler said commuting may be a perceived cost savings, but the savings may not be as great as they think.

“Students must factor in the cost of gas to get to and from campus,” Bixler said. “Additionally, those who are seniors living off-campus have to really look if it is less expensive when you start throwing in rent, utilities and food expenses.”

Freshman Melissa Bryant commutes from Amity, located ten minutes away from campus.

When searching for colleges, Bryant, who has no plans to live

on campus in the future, said she looked for schools she could commute to so she could save money.

“I save what I would pay in room and board,” Bryant said.

“Commuting is the most responsible thing I can do for myself.”

For Meade, living off-campus for a year helped her decide it was time for a change.

“It was more difficult to be involved with campus life,” Meade said. “I would have to commute back for campus events or meetings. I enjoy living on campus more because it allows me to meet new people and be more involved on campus.”

Because a lot of student meetings are scheduled for the evening, commuters must hold themselves accountable for coming back to campus.

Bryant said commuters who don’t put forth that effort run the risk of being an outsider their entire time on campus, she said.

“Personally, I have already met some amazing friends that live on campus, and I go to events with them,” Bryant said. “Feeling left out has yet to be an issue for me.”

The number of commuter students has remained consistent over the last five years.

Bixler said the more students living on campus, the better.

“Those that live on campus tend to persist in college at a higher rate and tend to finish schooling quicker than those who commute,” Bixler said. “Students that live on campus versus off tend to have a richer college experience.”

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Campus B.O.L.D. house fosters diversity, inclusiveness

By Brittney Corum and Ashley Shuler brittney.corum@franklincollege.edu, ashley.shuler@franklincollege.edu

Sophomore Matthew Allee rolled his eyes when he said students’ biggest complaints about campus are parking and food.

“Those are problems that can be solved,” he said. “There are harder questions to ask, like, ‘Why does Franklin College not attract as much diversity as they want to?’”

That’s where the B.O.L.D. house comes in.

The B.O.L.D. (Building Our Leaders Through Diversity) house came into existence last year.

“I’ve thought that this campus needed a campus house [since my freshman year] so that students who want to promote diversity … could have a safe space to do it,” senior and house member Jasmine Otam said.

The purpose of the house is to put students in a common environment to address the harder questions, like campus diversity and cultural awareness.

The house aims to include people of all races, cultures and sexualities.

“This is just our way to reach out to people and say, ‘let’s all come together as one,’” said Mia Williams, junior and house leader.

In order to live in the house, students must be active members in Black Student Union, Student Association in Support of Multiculturalism, Franklin College Latino Advocacy and Awareness Association or the Franklin College Pride Alliance.

Four students currently live there.

“I wanted to live in the B.O.L.D. house because I feel like it’s very important to spread diversity, especially since our school is majority white,” Williams said. “It’s such a small setting, that we don’t have a large group of diverse people.”

The house hosts multiple events throughout the year, including a meet and greet and house tour last week.

B.O.L.D. house members are planning to host an event near Halloween to educate the campus on cultural awareness and inappropriate costumes.

“You never know what people will dress up as,” Williams said.

The house members share one common belief: students need to talk about uncomfortable subjects.

“Franklin sits in its own little bubSam Amos: The Franklin ble,” Otam The B.O.L.D. house is located on Maple Street near the tennis courts. Students are said. “Even encouraged to attend events held at the house to learn more about diversity.

Greenwood and Indianapolis expose you to different types of a goal of integrating more diverse people. … We need that exposure.” events on campus,” Allee said. “It’s Allee said the college’s location has an opportunity to bring to light to a lot to do with its lack of diversity. some things that could be resolved.”

“But I think that the programs that we offer are getting us towards

It’s My Party Day celebrates personal successes for no reason at all

By Dannielle Blunt

dannielle.blunt@franklincollege.edu

Gone are the days when there had to be a reason to throw a fun party.

This Sunday, the world will celebrate It’s My Party Day, a day dedicated to fun and celebration for no specific purpose.

Each year on Oct. 11, this little-known holiday is observed worldwide.

Freshman Karly McPherson said she thinks the day should be more widely known.

“People are always looking for an excuse to party,” McPherson said.

The origins of the day are unknown, but some specJenny Mangrum: The Franklin ulate it has something to Positive mindsets and fun are the premises for It’s My Party Day. This do with Lesley Gore’s 1963 worldwide holiday, celebrated each year Oct. 11, promotes celebration for hit song, “It’s My Party.” no reason.

Some companies and organizations take advantage of this holiday to draw people in with sales or fun events.

In 2012, the Facebook app GSN Casino encouraged its players to celebrate the holiday by purchasing more tokens to use in the game.

Likewise, The Battlegrounds in St. Louis, Missouri holds an annual mud run. In 2012, the run fell on It’s My Party Day, and the company used the holiday as a form of advertisement, saying the company “knows how to throw a party.”

Freshman Aigul Wilson said that although she has never heard of this holiday and wouldn’t typically celebrate for no reason, she thinks it’s a good idea.

“But you should have that positive mindset each and every day,” Wilson said.

Freshman Tetee Dahn said she would definitely celebrate It’s My Party Day but said she thinks random celebrations aren’t for everyone.

“If I felt like it isn’t necessary for me, I might just wait until my birthday,” Dahn said.

Senior Ashley Myers said she likes the idea of having a fun time and will definitely keep It’s My Party Day in mind for the future.

“I think it’s always good for people to just take a minute, take a break from everything, and take a moment and just have fun,” Myers said. “[They could] have fun with friends and socialize and just get their minds off everything that’s going on.”

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JACK OF ALL TRADES

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“Nobody rides a unicycle, so let’s do it.” jamming with the band, Beasley studies for his triple That’s what ran through sophomore Nathan majors in computer science, software engineering Beasley’s head when his friend let him hop on his and Spanish. one-wheeler for the first time.

Beasley described his parents and siblings as “super “He let me borrow one before I purchased my own,” smart.”

Beasley said. “Now here I am.”

His dad, Robert Beasley, works as a computing Beasley said he started riding a unicycle around professor at the college. His mom has a master’s campus a couple months ago because it was an degree in mathematics. He has one younger brother “interesting project” – quite similar to his juggling and two older brothers. One of his old brothers, Isaac talent.

Beasley, is a current senior and cross country runner “I haven’t put the unicycle and juggling together at Franklin College. yet,” Beasley said. “There are a lot of other things I Beasley said he uses his family’s countless need to learn like riding backwards and not moving.” accomplishments as motivation to do better than Beasley picked up juggling them. while at a convention. He “I try to hold up the standard was bored and decided to in the family,” Beasley said.

“I try to hold up the toss three balls in the air. He When the Beasley brothers standard in the family.” sat there for eight hours, just aren’t bonding, they’re juggling. dueling.

– sophomore Nathan Beasley “The guy who taught me “We’re definitely how to unicycle is now competitive,” Beasley said. learning how to juggle,” “More in athletics and sports Beasley said. “So we’re racing to see who can put that than in academics because that’s not a fight I would together faster.” win.”

But his unique talents don’t stop there. He’s also a Beasley is also a fraternity member, an honor magician, yo-yoist, pianist and guitar player. society president, an intervarsity bible study leader, “I’ve actually been in two different bands,” Beasley a residence assistant in Hoover-Cline and a soccer said. “One is a family band; my brothers actually play player. as well. And I’m also in a band currently, and we’ve As for unicycling, Beasley said he will keep been playing for about 3 years.” practicing, just like he did for the rest of his unique The family band, called 4th Normal Form Band after talents. He may eventually branch out into competitive a computer science term, started in 2001 and plays unicycling. a variety of music, from contemporary Christian to “Unicycling is just a fun activity for now,” Beasley new country. said. “But we’ll see what happens.”

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opinion Guest Column:

A Positive Outlook

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Franklin College uses Office 365 as our productivity platform for students. Microsoft, an industry leader in business software, powers this cloud-based system.

The email platform, Outlook, is very robust: It can be used with a web browser, on mobile devices or as an installed program. The webbased Outlook is fully compatible with all the major browsers: IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari – on PCs, Macs and Chromebooks.

Our campus subscription to Office 365 affords every student up to five downloads of Office 2016 for PC or Mac. The retail cost of Office is about $300 per copy. Office 365 comes with Office Online, which are web-based versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint that can be used on any computer with an Internet connection.

How many times have you or someone you know lost a document because the computer crashed? Not anymore!

Office Online saves your documents at every keystroke to OneDrive, ensuring that you never lose your valuable work. For example, this article was written on a Mac using Word Online and later edited on my iPhone with Word.

Each student has his or her own OneDrive, which is like a G-drive in the cloud. If you’re online, you can access it. No more late night trips to the library to retrieve a file. If it’s on your OneDrive, you can log in and download a copy right to your computer or edit in the browser using Office Online. Each OneDrive is 25 times the size of the current G-drives and can store almost any type of file.

In summation, IT Services looks forward to working with students to help them get the most out of the technology they have at their disposal. As always, questions about Office 365 (or any IT issue) can be sent to service@franklincollege.edu.

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China: underdog to top dog EDITORIAL

The United States could be facing some competition for their current “King of the Rock” title as the sole superpower of the world as China steps up in big ways.

President Obama said the U.S. “welcomes China’s peaceful rise,” according to theweek.com.

China made a big splash in global politics when Chinese leaders spoke at the United Nations meeting pledging billions of dollars to lift their people out of poverty and eradicate hunger.

The communist country also pledged to erase debts for less developed countries to help stimulate their economies.

Obama said, “We think it’s good not only because it allows China potentially to share some burdens with us in helping countries that are not as far along.” He also said it’s “just good that hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens have been able to rise out of poverty at incredible speed over the last several years. They could not have done that had it not been for a stable trading system and world order that is underwritten in large

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Our Position China rising to superpower status will take pressure off of the United States and will be positive for the Chinese people overall.

“Economically, the Chinese economy will surpass that of the United States,” said Franklin College Professor Richard Gawthrop.

Gawthrop said that even if China surpasses the U.S. economically, the standard of living will still be lower, as they have five times as many people as the U.S. Time Magazine defines the term “superpower” as “a country that wields enough military, political and economic might to convince nations in all parts of the world to do things they otherwise wouldn’t.”

While China has a fast growing economy, its military is not quite strong enough to pass up the United States as a global superpower, yet.

China surpassed Germany’s economy in 2009, and Japan’s in 2010.

As of March of this year, China owns $1.261 trillion worth of United States government securities, according to data released by the Treasury Department.

The U.S. is in debt to China, big time.

A debate on debate.org showed that 63 percent of people believe that China will take the United States’ spot as top global superpower. Many of the comments for this debate suggest China’s population, its natural resources, and its growing economy are all helping the country.

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China is emerging as a military power and could potentially pass up the United States as the largest global superpower by the year 2021, according to CNN. Ian Easton, a researcher at the Arlington-based Project 2049 Institute, said in an interview with The Washington Post, “China’s military is in many ways much weaker than it looks.”

Easton also said that China hopes to make up for its military weakness by increasing its investment in “nontraditional tools of war.”

“The Chinese are building an island in the middle of the South China Sea,” said Gawthrop. “It’s going to be a military base.”

China currently has the second largest economy in the world following the United States. This year, America’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is just over $18 billion (US), while China’s GDP is just over $11. However, looking at it from the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), China is ahead of America – but not by much.

China’s PPP is at $18.9 (international) billion, while The United States closely follows with $18.1 billion.

Franklin College Political Science professor Randall Smith said that while China is growing into a large superpower, it is a slow process.

The World Bank said China would become the largest superpower by the end of 2014. However, the country’s economy needs to grow more before that can be possible.

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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 Paige Clark, the opinion editor. Board members are junior Brittney Corum, and freshmen Dannielle Blunt, Jessica Kaiser and Megan Powell. Caitlin Soard, 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 Paige Clark at paige.clark@franklincollege.edu.

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Joe Jonas:

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Breakout star or broken act?

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If you know good music, then you would agree the Jonas Brothers were one of the best bands in 2010.

Recently, middle brother and lead singer of the Jonas Brothers, Joe Jonas, has decided to start his own band, titled DNCE. After only 2 years of the Jo Bro split, it might seem a little fast, but maybe not fast enough.

I personally, being totally and completely obsessed with Joe Jonas for years, think that this is long overdue.

We are all aware of the immense success that brother Nick Jonas has been having in the music industry lately.

Maybe this is Joe’s way of saying, “Hey! I’m good too!”

This band surfaced completely out of the blue. Joe posted a video with the simple caption “@dnce” on Instagram. The video was of multiple voices singing DNCE while the letters flashed across the screen, followed by four figures coming out of the ocean, and ending with a male voice yelling, “OK.” Since then they released their first single entitled, “Cake by the Ocean.” When first listening to the song, it makes absolutely no sense lyrically. But, the beat is pretty amazing.

Joe said in an interview with MTV the new single is “kind of a lyrically wacky song, and it kind of embodies the band. It’s funky, it’s fresh, I think it’s something that people can dance to.”

After listening to it a few more times, I finally got the gist of the song. The band members said the song started as a joke, but basically it insinuates some sexual activity. Ooh la la.

I think it’s safe to say that Joe Jonas has definitely grown up. In this song he says not one, but two curse words, which in all reality is pretty common, but is kind of surprising for a former boy band member.

And, whoa. The song has a few sexual references as well.

But overall, I give Joe and his new band DNCE, two thumbs and two toes up. Keep making Jo Bro fans proud.

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CORUM The Beatles broke up, and John Lennon was the break out star. The Jackson Five broke up and Michael Jackson went solo and became the King of Pop. NSYNC produced Justin Timberlake. And of course, Destiny’s Child gave birth to the Queen Bee, Beyoncé.

Anyone else see a theme here? If you don’t, let me point it out for you. Each band had a breakup and one star of the band always seems to out shine his or her band mates and go on to have a great solo career.

Then we have Joe Jonas.

For those who have been under a rock for the last ten years, Joe Jonas was part of the band called the Jonas Brothers, which of course consisted of his older brother, Kevin, and little brother, Nick. The band had some teen hits, “Year 3000” and “Burning Up.” Heck the siblings’ trio even had two Disney movies and a Disney T.V. Series before calling it quits in 2013.

Since the break up, Nick, the younger Jonas, has taken over the media and song charts by storm.

He’s staring in the movie “Careful What You Wish For” and his song “Jealous” was 40 on the Billboard charts and 17th on digital download.

Nicks receives the most buzz and talk on social media, especially Twitter. But, now that Nick has some attention it seems the middle child, Joe, wants some of it back.

Joe to me just seems that he is just going coming back to music so that he can show up his little brother. Now I’m not saying that Joe isn’t popular, I mean he did do a movie a couple years ago and then just fell off the map. I just feel like he should just stop while he is ahead and just live off the money he made from his other projects and let his brother have the spotlight. You’ve got to know when you’re time is up, and trust me; Joe’s time is up.

We live in the now generation.

We are blessed to constantly have information, shopping and basically anything else at our fingertips.

I was talking with my dad about writing a paper for a class, which was of course said in a complaining tone. Then he pulled the “back in my day, we had to go to the library” card on me.

In this day and age if I need to know details regarding a topic, all I have to is go to Google or any other search engine, type in my question, then get an immediate answer in tenths of a second.

There is a new feature offered to Amazon.com users called Amazon Prime Now. Did you forget that today was your parents’ anniversary? Your girlfriend’s birthday? Well, everyone in Indianapolis is in luck. Thanks to the online shopping market, you can have items to you in one to two hours.

The company introduced the new convenient shopping tool in London earlier this year, and it is now available in larger cities near distribution centers.

The service is restricted to Amazon Prime users.

Even though the delivery is quick, this might make society less accountable and more forgetful and lazy.

Indy currently is running a special where if you’re shopping for groceries you can have $20 off your purchase, plus free delivery on your first purchase.

We’ve reached a point where our society is too lazy to make it to the grocery story and need our groceries handpicked and delivered to us.

Don’t get me wrong, this might be helpful to a lot of people, but the majority of people should do their shopping in person and before a birthday or anniversary.

Just watch me use Amazon NOW after writing my opinion of why not to use the feature.

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sports Volleyball team remains undefeated in conference Ben Brown

Time to Retire Kobe Bryant made his preseason debut last Sunday. This is his first game back after only playing 35 games last season due to a torn rotator cuff.

Bryant’s last three seasons have been cut short due to injury, which has led the Lakers into being at the bottom of the league.

Bryant, 37, is entering his 20th season with the Lakers. This is an NBA record for the most seasons a player has spent with one team. This is also the final season of Bryant’s contract.

At this point, Bryant has not said if he will retire. So the question remains: What will the Lakers will do next season if Bryant decides to come back for another season?

This year Bryant is set to make $25 million. If he expects to play again – especially in a Lakers jersey – he will need to take a huge pay cut. A pay cut that would almost be insulting to the player the team has spent the past 20 years building a team around.

If he does not take a reduction we should see a similar result as what happened with Peyton Manning. Despite the years given to the team there is no need for the Lakers to just sit still.

The team can not rebuild with another huge contract over their heads from a player that may not make it through the season.

Bryant needs to face reality. At this point in his career, no team will be willing to pay him the money he would want. I couldn’t see him in any jersey but a Laker jersey either, and I don’t think he wants to be in another jersey.

With such a young team, a championship is not going to happen any time soon. It’s time for Bryant to hang it up and let the Lakers rebuild.

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The volleyball team celebrates after a play during the annual Dig Pink match on Wednesday night.

By Jackson Barnes Sophomore and outside/right side jackson.barnes@franklincollege.edu hitter Lauren Harmon said she feels After two big wins against Earlham good about the upcoming match but and Albion College this past Saturhas some concerns for the team. day, the Lady Grizzlies feel confi“I feel like we play up and down dent and ready to take on Anderson too much,” she said. “We will get College this coming weekend. in a rhythm and be doing well for The volleyball team is 3-0 in several sets, then we will have a conference play and 12-9 overall. lull where we will not play well.”

Harmon said there are three things the team always tries to focus on: serve receive, the acing percentage being higher than the error percentage and beating the opposing team’s hitting percentage.

Head Coach Mary Johnston had similar things to say.

“If we control those three things we should be able to dictate the game and stay perfect in the conference.” Johnston said. “My main concern is us beating the other teams hitting percentage. We have been improving in practice, and we’re getting more and more confident.”

The team’s annual Dig Pink Night for breast cancer awareness took place Wednesday, and the team defeated Rose-Hulman 3-2.

The Lady Grizzlies travel to Anderson University to take on the Ravens and Wooster College tomorrow starting at 1 p.m.

“By watching film and practicing against their scout defense, we are getting in the habit of seeing how we think they will play us,” junior and setter Ashley Bazier said. “We just have to play with confidence, and if we do that, I do not think that we will have a problem at all.”

Women’s tennis plays unfamiliar opponent tonight

By Max Bomber

maxwell.bomber@franklincollege.edu

The women’s tennis team is hoping to bounce back after a tough loss to rival school Hanover.

The team is seeded second going into the conference tournament and hopes to spike momentum after this weekend. Today the team has a home match against Concordia, a new competitor for Franklin.

“We have not played them in my four years here,” senior Chelsea Platt said. “I don’t know much about their team. I like going into a match like this because there is no stigma of having to win or lose. It takes pressure off of the match and makes it fun.”

The team also plays its last conference game of the regular sea-

son Saturday at Bluffton. Senior Chelsea Howell doesn’t mind the quick turnaround for matches.

“I played soccer my whole life so a couple of tennis matches won’t make me tired,” Howell said.

Howell said she doesn’t want a replay of the team’s last conference match against Hanover that was a grueling loss that lasted nearly four hours.

Both of the seniors agreed that this weekend is a chance for the team to improve after a tough loss.

“I think it will be a time for all of us to work on our technique,” Platt said.

After this weekend the team sets its sights for the Heartland

Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships starting Oct. 16.

“I don’t know much about their team. I like going into a match like this because there is no stigma of having to win or lose. It takes pressure off of the match and makes it fun.”

Chelsea Platt, senior

sports Men and women’s cross country prepare for Cowbell Classic

By Jay Siskin

October 2

kevin.siskin@franklincollege.edu

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams will compete in the Cowbell Classic this weekend.

The Cowbell Classic will take place at Principia College, a track the teams have never ran before.

“This meet will be interesting,” freshman Heath Deugan said. “It’s a course we have never been at before.

We don’t know what to expect but we will want to run our best just like we plan to do every week.”

Senior Eric Thompson said it’s just another race and they’re prepared.

“We really do not know what to expect out of it, but it will be like any other race though,” Thompson said. “We just have to go out and perform the best we can. We have had some strong workouts

recently and are coming off good performances at Louisville.”

After a positive performance Thompson said he hopes to see the team do well.

“We have some good momentum heading into the Cowbell Classic and we will hopefully see more fast times,” he said.

Injuries have been a major concern all season long. Head Coach Paul Sargent said that injuries are a part of the nature of competing.

“Injuries are part of athletics,” Sargent said. “We control what we can and let the other stuff go.”

Thompson said injuries are something the team deals with but the team must be patient.

“Injuries are a tough to deal with as an individual and as a team,” he said.

“All you can do is wait out those injuries and do what training you can.”

Deugan is dealing with an injury himself. He thinks the team has to be smart in practice to prevent these injuries.

“We just need to learn to train smarter not harder because if you go to hard in practice then that’s what can lead to injuries,” Deugan said. “Making sure that we are taking care of ourselves in the AT room especially making sure that we are getting proper treatment if we are sore or feel injured.”

Football looks to continue strong conference play

The offensive and defensive lines during practice last week.

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By Megan Powell

megan.powell@franklincollege.edu

The football team clinched its third straight win in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) with a shutout against Manchester Saturday.

“We can always improve because we are not perfect,” sophomore and quarterback Chase Burton said. “We have a 3­-0 record [in the HCAC] and we have to keep building off of that.

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We have to prepare like we are the underdogs, like coach always says, and go out there and execute.”

The team defeated the Knights with a score of 42­-0 and won its second consecutive game at home.

This was the second shutout of the season for Franklin. The first was against Anderson with a 56-­0.

“The defense came out and shut them out,” junior and running back Ty’Ronte Fields said. “As for the offense, we did a pretty good job and did not have too many turnovers. The offensive line always does a wonderful job opening up big holes for me.”

This matchup was record breaking for a few of the players. Burton threw a career high of 413 yards in the game while scoring two touchdowns. Junior and running back Kole Stogner had a game high of 60 yards rushing. Senior and linebacker Lucas Windell registered 11 tackles.

“We are fortunate to have stable guys who can make things happen when they touch the ball and a solid offensive line that does a great job of pass blocking and opening up running lanes for the backs,” Offensive Coordinator/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Matt Theobald said.

This win marks 23 straight home conference victories.

The Grizzlies face Earlham on the road tomorrow with kick off at 2:30 p.m.

“Like coach says, right now, we are in the driver’s seat,” Fields said.

“We have to keep playing hard, move forward as a team and finish the season undefeated in the conference for a chance to be in the play­offs.”

Men’s Soccer

Franklin vs. Mt. St. Joseph W, 1-0

Women’s Soccer

Franklin vs. Mt. St. Joseph W, 1-0

October 3 Men’s Cross Country

Greater Lousiville Invitational Franklin finished 18th of 42 teams

Women’s Cross Country Greater Lousiville Invitational Franklin finished 13th of 44 teams

Men’s Football

Franklin vs. Manchester 42-0

Men’s Golf

Wabash Invitational Franklin finished in 1st place

Women’s Golf

Lady Grizzly Fall Invitational Franklin finished in 3rd place

Women’s Volleyball Franklin vs. Earlham W, 3-0 Franklin vs. Albion W, 3-2

October 6 Women’s Soccer

Franklin vs. Transylvania , 1-0

October 7 Men’s Soccer

Franklin vs. Transylvania L, 4-0

Women’s Volleyball

Franklin vs. Rose-Hulman W, 3-2

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I like taking pictures. I find peace because it relaxes me. I got involved in photography through 4H then I just got hooked. I love the different shots that you can get just by changing the angle or finding a different light source.

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