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EDITOR’S NOTE A commitment to accuracy, truth and education SHELBY MULLIS | STORY shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu
Let me introduce myself: I’m The Franklin’s new executive editor. Now, this is typically the point where I would tell you a little bit about myself — my major, my passion for journalism, my achievements. But I’m not going to do that. Instead, I’m going to tell you about the 28 people who make this publication. Without their knowledge and talents, this 24-page newspaper would not be in your hands right now. The Franklin staff is committed to bringing you accurate and reliable news on a bi-weekly basis. This means we will work to the best of our abilities to tell your story. We will pay attention to detail. We are dedicated to telling the truth. But it’s important to remember one thing: this is an educational opportunity. We aren’t perfect. We don’t know it all. We will make mistakes. We’re humans. It’s OK. We will hold ourselves accountable. We will correct our mistakes. The Franklin is vital to the Franklin College
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community, and it has been since its establishment in 1904. We aren’t the Indianapolis Star. We aren’t the Washington Post. We are The Franklin. Now, notice how many times I use the word “we.” Twelve times. Why? Because we are a team of young journalists who stick together. Who fight for one another. Who want to be the voice for this campus. And we can’t do it without you — our readers. Thank you for reading our stories online and in the print editions. Thank you for holding us accountable. Here’s to a new year, a fresh start. Here’s to The Franklin.
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FRANKLIN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MOVES TO RICHARDSON CHAPEL Historic church holds Sunday services on campus JESSIE MCCLAIN | STORY jessie.mcclain@franklincollege.edu
Members of a local church are getting used to a new normal after transitioning from the church building they have worshiped in for more than 100 years. As the church membership of First Baptist Church of Franklin dwindled and the cost of heating and restorations of the historic building increased, the congregation unanimously agreed it was time for a change. The church moved its congregation from its original home at 201 E. Jefferson St. to the Richardson Chapel on Franklin College’s campus. “We reached the point where we had to do it. Our congregation had gotten older and smaller, and we were trying to support an old building that required a lot of repair work,” said William Bridges, a retired Franklin College journalism professor, alumnus and First Baptist Church member. First Baptist Church of Franklin was established in 1832 by the Blue River Baptists in Shelbyville. The first congregation had 11 people. The college has ties with the church that stretch back to its establishment. It was First Baptist Church and other congregations nearby that founded Franklin College in 1834, two years after the establishment of the church. “There’s always been a relationship that has ebbed and flowed at different times,” Franklin College Chaplain Hannah Adams Ingram said. The original building is currently in the process of being sold to a contractor, who plans to turn the 186-year-old building into condominiums. “If plans go well, the church’s structure will remain the same, down to the stained-
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9/29 FRANKLIN FALL FESTIVAL Visit downtown Franklin for the annual fall street fair. Several food vendors, a beer garden and a dachshund dog derby are a few of the many planned festivities. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with fireworks at 9:23 p.m.
glass windows,” the Rev. Homer Ford said. There are three factors that went into the decision to sell the building. There is no nearby parking, the building is not handicap accessible and it continually takes more money to heat it, Ford told The Franklin. “You have an older building that continually takes more of your mission dollars,” Ford said. Though he’s hopeful about the move and the future, he realizes this decision may affect others emotionally. “It’s historic. It has a certain beauty to it. But buildings, to me, are just buildings. They are not the church,” Ford said. “I’m aware of the fact that it’s not just a logical decision or spiritual decision, but an emotional decision.” However, other members of the congregation are positive about the change. They have a vision that includes the potential for growth, Bridges said. “We don’t know what the future holds,” Bridges said. “The idea is to maintain the congregation with the idea that the building doesn’t matter as much, but the people do. We’d love to add to the congregation and to have students come here.” The services don’t interfere with Franklin College Religious Life nor is First Baptist Church and Religious Life working as one. The two are separate entities doing their own things while maintaining a friendly relationship, Adams Ingram said.
SERVICE TIMES SUNDAYS 10 A.M. - 11 A.M. RICHARDSON CHAPEL
10/6 FRANKLIN VINTAGE FEST Spend the day in downtown Franklin at the Franklin Fall Vintage Festival. Vendors will be located throughout downtown selling vintage, antique, rustic, farmhouse and industrial items. The festivities run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit festivalcountryindiana.com.
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COLLEGE HOSTS FIRST ART EXHIBIT OF 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR The Franklin College Art Department is hosting its first art exhibit of the 2018-19 academic year, now through Nov. 2. The exhibit features work from John Bragg, an Indianapolis-based photographer. Bragg received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Dayton in photography. He currently works as a commercial, magazine and corporate photographer in Indianapolis. The exhibit is located in the Elba L. & Gene Portteus Branigin Atrium on the first floor of the Johnson Center for Fine Arts. It is available for viewing Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PROFESSOR TO HOLD BOOK SIGNING SATURDAY
David Carlson, a Franklin College professor of philosophy and religion, will celebrate the third book in his fictional mystery and thriller series with a book signing on campus Saturday. “Let These Bones Live Again” is the third book in Carlson’s “Christopher Worthy and Father Fortis” series. The novels follow the titular Lieutenant Christopher Worthy and his friend, Greek orthodox priest Father Nicholas Fortis, in Venice, Italy, as they investigate unexplained deaths and hunt for stolen religious treasures. New to the series is Allyson Worthy, a fictitious Franklin College criminology major. Carlson held a book release party Thursday, and will sign copies of his book in the Napolitan Student Center atrium Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.
10/6 –10/7 INDIANA RENAISSANCE FAIRE Step back in time and experience the age of Queen Elizabeth I at the Indiana Renaissance Faire. The faire will feature costumed characters, jousts, pirate music, sword play, juggling and more. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 6 and 7 at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center in Noblesville.
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COLLEGE FINDS NO CONTAMINATION ON CAMPUS President hires private testing firm, assures campus is toxin-free ABRAHM HURT | STORY abrahm.hurt@franklincollege.edu
President Thomas Minar is confident that Franklin College is free of toxins. In August, tests from six Franklin-area homes completed by the Edison Wetlands Association indicated levels of toxic chemicals exceeding Indiana’s recommended contamination limits. The test was commissioned by a citizen group, If It Was Your Child, with the goal of learning more about potential toxins in the area’s air, soil and water. After the release of the test results, Franklin College hired its own professional engineering and environmental firm, Patriot Engineering and Environmental, Inc., to perform tests on campus. Minar said the college reached out to friends and colleagues when deciding on a firm to conduct the testing. He said the college picked Patriot because of the company’s respect, experience and availability. “It’s been a very wonderful partnership, and they have been really very helpful in terms of helping the leaders of your college understand what we’re up against, both in terms of the processes for testing and some of the scientific explanations that would help laypeople understand the situation,” he said. On Aug. 20, Minar reported all exterior soil, gas, well water and ambient outdoor air samples contained no constituents of concern. “My reaction was one of considerable relief that our campus is safe and that this
is a wonderful and safe place to study, work and get back to the business of learning,” Minar said. Samples were taken from the alumni house, Old Main, all residence halls, the Napolitan Student Center and other places around campus. Minar said the focus throughout the process was on the safety of students, the college’s workforce and the community. “I worked with board leadership personally and recommended that we test and that we test quickly,” Minar told The Franklin. “It was important to me that we move as quickly as possible at the beginning of the academic year so that we could assure every one of the safety of conditions of campus.” Senior Brayton Allen said he was relieved the school decided to do their own testing, but he said he is still careful about where he gets his water from on campus. “Regardless of the test, I only feel comfortable drinking water from fountains around campus or from the soda machines in [the dining hall] because it seems like those are always safe places to drink,” Allen said. Senior Alex Kleiman, a resident assistant, said he felt like there was a lack of communication over the results of the testing. He said that as a RA on campus, he did not receive any information about the testing. “I want that ‘all clear’ message clarified
and explained a bit, even if it is in layman’s terms,” he said. “Explaining a bit of the science behind what happened would be nice.” Minar said the college has disclosed all the information that is available, and students need to read over the information that has been provided. However, the college did not consult with Student Congress about testing on campus, because they were trying to move forward and do the right thing for the campus, Minar explained. “I want to operate with facts,” he said. “I don’t want to spread hysteria on campus about this, and I would ask student leaders to consider that as well. There is no cause for panic here, and I fear that if you overprocess instead of acting, you risk creating hysteria.” Recently, more toxins were found on Forsythe Street, Hamilton Avenue and the Glendale neighborhood, about one mile from campus. As the community continues to test for more toxins, Minar said the college will monitor the situation. “The administration will work hard to keep our fingers on the pulse of this situation in the community,” Minar said, “and we will do what we need to make sure we’re safe in the future.” Results from Patriot Engineering and Environmental, Inc.’s testing at the college can be found at franklincollege.edu/environmentalstudy/.
$17 MILLION SCIENCE CENTER NEARS COMPLETION New building opens to students as former Barnes Hall is underconstruction HOPE SHRUM | STORY hope.shrum@franklincollege.edu
The Franklin College Science Center is nearing completion, but for now, science students are spread across campus for class until both buildings open. With the completion of the new addition back in May, the Hagerman Group began phase two over the summer. Phase two is an entire renovation of the original Barnes Hall structure, orignially built in 1927. While students and faculty can enjoy the new science building this semester, many have had to relocate to different buildings, such as Hamilton Library, Old Main, John-
son Center for Fine Arts and the basement of Richardson Chapel, for lectures and lab classes. Not every science class can fit into the new building, as it is two-thirds the size of Barnes Hall, said Tom Patz, assistant vice president of physical facilities at Franklin College. Barnes will hold all lecture halls and lab spaces, said associate professor of biology Sarah Mordan-McCombs. “[Having classes in other buildings] has been kind of neat because it’s really easy to stay in Barnes and just never leave, so it’s a
good experience to get out of Barnes and be around campus and teach in different spaces,” Mordan-McCombs said. Patz said the 51,000-square foot science center is on schedule to be completed in early 2019, in time for spring semester classes. The renovation started at the conclusion of the spring semester, and all lab equipment and offices were moved to the newly-completed addition. The original building’s furnishings before renovation were either placed in storage or donated to a local charity. SEE SCIENCE CENTER PG. 6
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FRESHMEN ENROLLMENT SLIGHTLY INCREASES
Retention, diversity could be tied to increase in freshmen enrollment SHELBY MULLIS | STORY shelby.mullis@franklincollege.edu
A renewed emphasis on student retention and success, accompanied by a broader focus on diversity, could be factors that contributed to the college’s increase in enrolled freshmen this fall. As of the 10th day of class for the 2018-19 academic year, 297 new students, including freshmen, transfers and re-admits, were enrolled in courses at the college – a decrease from 304 new students in 2017-18. The number of freshmen, however, increased by five students compared to last year. “Quality is really strong, which is the thing we’re most excited about,” said Kate Coffman, vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid. “We feel like we’ve managed to really focus in on the student who does well at Franklin and build that pull.” Instead of admitting students in order to close the cap on the class, Coffman said there is a restored focus on students who the college thinks will not only grow at Franklin, but will also benefit from its offerings, contribute to the community and “academically thrive here.” To increase the student retention rate, the college has named Keri Ellington the dean of student success and retention. In line with its five-year strategic plan, Coffman said the college also increased its multicultural enrollment by 41 percent since last year. The plan defines a commitment to become a more diverse institution. Coffman said students self-report their own multicultural status. The number also
includes students who identify as LGBTQ. While the college places an emphasis on multicultural diversity, Director of Admissions Tara Evans said it’s also important to target geographic diversity. “From a standpoint of an institution of higher education, the more different backgrounds and geographic areas that students are exposed to, it just expands the learning process overall,” Evans said. Numbers demonstrate lower overall new student enrollment The college does not for the 2018 fall semester compared to the 10th day of class have a quota for diver- last academic year. While the total new student enrollment sity, Coffman said, nor decreased, the number of freshmen increased by five students. is there a definition for HOPE SHRUM | PHOTO ILLUSTRATION how diverse it should be. Instead, its focus on Franklin. diversity is set with students in mind. “It sort of feels like a perfect storm,” Coff“We want the place to be diverse and man said. “Those [international] families welcoming because the real world is diverse,” are willing to pay for a U.S. education, and Coffman said. “Students are going to have they’re willing to pay for a private education. to interact in their jobs, in their communities The resources those students will bring to with a diverse community. If Franklin isn’t campus will allow us to fund students who teaching them how to navigate that, they’re need more resources.” not going to be successful when they leave But Coffman advises students not to Franklin.” expect exponential growth all of a sudden. Coffman recently Instead, she said to anticipate small, incretraveled to India as a mental growth. recruitment method After studying current classroom space, in partnership with residence hall vacancy, existing faculty and Lindentours, an interother resources, Coffman said the college national consulting and hopes to reach a total of 1,130 students enrecruitment service. rolled long term — that’s 148 students more India is the second leadthan the current enrollment of 982 students, ing exporter of students including undergraduate and graduate to the United States, students. making up approxiIn order to reach that number, Coffman mately 17.6 percent told The Franklin the college must recruit of the total foreign about 330 new students each year. student population in “We’re on track,” Coffman said. “Espethe nation, according to cially this year, we’re moving in the right the International Trade direction.” Administration. India is also attracted to science majors – a program that Coffman said is strong at
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FORMER ‘GREEN HOUSE’ BECOMES A BLUE HOUSE New home for graduate students sits empty this semester EMILY KETTERER | STORY emily.ketterer@franklincollege.edu
The Forsythe House, once green, now blue, will sit empty this semester. The college planned to open the house, located on Forsythe Street next to the president’s house, for graduate students this fall, but no one applied to live in the house for the semester, said Director of Communications Deidra Baumgardner. “To the college’s surprise, no students in our master’s program in athletic training have taken advantage of the housing option for the upcoming fall semester,” Baumgardner said in an email in July. Near the end of the spring semester, Franklin College officials announced that the former undergraduate student home would become a residence for graduate students in the Masters of Science in Athletic Training program. At the time, the Forsythe House was one of three undergraduate campus homes that opened in 2009. Panhellenic women from all three sororities had occupied the home for three years before it became graduate housing this year. The idea stemmed from President Thomas Minar, he told The Franklin in an interview last spring, because graduate students expressed a need for on-campus housing. Minar said students expressed difficulty in finding affordable housing in Franklin. He was confident this spring that the graduate students would fill the rooms in the now-vacant home. “However many beds we will get out of the Forsythe House, we will be able to fill in, we think, in the first round or first attempt essentially,” Minar said in an April interview with The Franklin. Director of Residence Life Jacob Knight said meetings expressing the need for graduate housing began in November 2017.
He said one student in the MSAT program attended the November meeting to express their concern with the lack of housing for graduate students. “Essentially some of the [athletic training] students really had struggled to find housing when they came here,” Knight said. “I feel like there was some genuine concern that we might have lost a couple of those students if we didn’t step in and The Forsythe House used to be painted green, but over the 2018 summer, it was painted blue admist other offer them housing.” rennovations. JESSIE MCCLAIN | PHOTOS Knight said the graduate ities in the two bathrooms inside the house. students were notified of the “I would consider items routine maintehousing option in April, around the same nance as we have done similar updates in the time undergraduate housing applications other campus houses,” Patz said. opened. Graduate classes started in July. Currently, all five bedrooms in the house Kimberley Firth, a student currently are being converted into single rooms after enrolled in the college’s MSAT program, previously being double rooms, Knight said. said she knew about the housing option last Senior Danielle Nuckols a former resident spring, but ultimately decided against movof the Panhellenic House started a petition ing on campus to save money. to keep the house and gained 161 signatures “The cost of housing on campus was very in the spring. Nuckols said she is frustrated to high compared to living costs in Franklin, see the house now sitting empty. and this is the reason I did not consider it,” “They said that the house would be for Firth said in an email. grad students because they expressed interest Knight would not give a specific price but now it’s just sitting empty,” Nuckols said. estimate, but explained that the graduate “Whether it was Panhellenic or not there is housing costs will differ from the undergradmore interest from undergrads than grads.” uate costs due to different structures. Nuckols has since deactivated from her Over the summer, the house also undersorority, Pi Beta Phi. went a few renovations in preparation for The Forsythe House will open to incomresidents. ing students in the Master’s in Physician Most summer renovations focused on Assistant Studies this spring. Students in the the exterior, such as replacing the roof and program are still in the application process, painting the outside due to age, said Tom but Knight has reached out to 30 students in Patz, assistant vice president of physical the program to inform them of the housing facilities. The only other renovation made in option. the summer was the replacement of the van-
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All the old furniture will be replaced with brand new items, designed for classroom flexibility, Patz said. However, Barnes Hall will still keep its classic exterior design while housing a modern look on the inside, Patz said. To bring Barnes back to its original beauty, the limestone that wraps its exterior is being restored, and the “efficient” 2018 windows being installed are made to look like the ones
from 1927. The inside will be completely remodeled to have the same industrial-style interior as the new building, Patz said. Occupancy sensors for the LED lighting and HVAC system will be present throughout the entire center to save energy. The new building already features collaboration spaces that will be placed throughout the entire Science Center, including
the renovated Barnes Hall. Patz said these spaces are designed for students to study and interact with their peers and faculty, and they will include digital displays that students can hook up to to display their work. Mordan-McCombs said Barnes Hall’s new lecture halls will be more immersive, rather than the professor simply speaking to the students.
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COLLEGE ADJUSTS SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM New program awaits approval from State Department of Education VICTORIA RATLIFF | STORY victoria.ratliff@franklincollege.edu
Prospective Franklin College students may notice that the college no longer offers a traditional secondary education program. Because of regulations implemented by the Indiana Department of Education, college officials are working on a new secondary education minor program to replace the major program. The college previously offered a traditional, full-time major with tracks in English or language arts, French, life sciences, mathematics, physical education, social studies and Spanish, but with low numbers in all of these major tracks, the state required the college to end the program. The state’s requirements mandate that colleges and universities have at least 10 students enrolled in each track in their secondary education programs, said Lori Schroeder, provost and dean of the college. “Small schools typically really struggle from this,” Schroeder said. Every year, the college sends its enrollment numbers, including the number of students signed on to each individual program or major, to the state to verify program legitimacy. Last year, the college didn’t meet the state’s standards, and applied for a waiver to keep the program another year, Schroeder said. The waiver ended this year. Instead of eradicating the program all together, Schroeder, David Moffett, who chairs the college’s education department, and other faculty members decided to build a new minor program specific to Franklin College. “We currently, as of this year, offer the new minor in education studies,” Moffett said. When accompanied with a content major, such as biology or theatre, and supplemented by post-graduation student teaching, the new education studies minor will allow students to take a state licensure test and be qualified to teach secondary education within their content major. “The main challenge, of course, is to try to still get everything accomplished in four years,” Schroeder said. Under the new program, seniors will be expected to graduate a semester early, and devote their entire eighth semester to student teaching. This poses a slight problem for students who need to fit in all the required classes, largely due to the time restraint. “We’re having some sessions with aca-
Professor Sherri Hall reads from a children’s book during her class lecture. The secondary education program is currently under reconstruction in an effort to turn the major into a minor. ABIGAIL LARKEN | PHOTO
demic departments next week to find ways that we can map out four-year plans, really three-and-a-half-year plans, so that students can finish the content area and the minor and have the semester of student teaching,” Schroeder said.
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Despite the difficulty in fitting in all required classes, Moffett said the new program offers new opportunities for students. “There is great potential for there to be more secondary education majors for licensure for teaching than there were previously,” he said. Because the minor can be paired with any content major, for example, new available specializations include theatre, music, journalism and specific science disciplines. The proposal to the state for this program
is still in progress and has yet been approved, Schroeder said. Schroeder and Moffett are each working with department heads to make sure the program meets the state’s requirements for secondary education degrees. But the decision is news to some incoming freshmen who came to the college with the intent of studying in the secondary education major program, only to find out the major was no longer offered. “I didn’t know about it,” freshman Antonio Burks said. “I wish someone told me.” When visiting Franklin College over the summer, Burks was told by his advisor that the college no longer offered his desired secondary education major with a track in physical education. Schroeder, Moffett and other department chairs, are working together to ensure students who decided to come to Franklin College for secondary education get the education they signed up for. “There are advisors who will work with [students] diligently to help them understand that it’s passing the content area that they need to do,” Schroeder said. The old secondary education program will continue for current sophomores, juniors and seniors until they graduate.
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College implements new spam detection software to prevent phishing attacks LACEY WATT | STORY AND PHOTOS EMILY HALES | DESIGN
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t’s not unusual for students, faculty and staff to be alerted to several emails asking the user to “kindly update your Office 365 email address” or pay a fee for a “life changing opportunity.” These emails are almost always followed by an alert from a Franklin College Information Technology Services employee urging you not to open the email. Thousands of “phishing emails” like the ones above are flagged as spam each month by the college’s internal server. Franklin College receives around 2,400 spam emails each month, said Larry Stoffel, director of the college’s information technology services. Most emails are blocked before they reach students, faculty and staff, but Stoffel said the college community must be aware of potential threats to their personal information. A phishing email is constructed in a way to get the user to fall for a request. From there, the user’s information can be hacked in several different ways, said Brad Kinder, the college’s system administrator. The word phishing stems from the meaning of “fishing,” Kinder said, because hackers try to see how many users they can lure in. Cybercriminals urge users to click a link in an email that requires the user to log into
an unknown website using their personal 9 username and password, Kinder told The Franklin. These emails are designed in a way to persuade someone to click on that link. Kinder said these types of emails started hitting inboxes in 2017. The emails originally asked users with a Franklin College email address for their account information in order to view documents. Since then, other emails have broken the system’s barrier that ask students to apply for fake scholarships or to simply change their email username and password. “It did take a period to learn the environment as to what was real and what wasn’t as far as emails coming and going,” Kinder said. “It was a learning process for the much more educated now to watch for that.” whole email system to learn, we need to keep Once an email is flagged, it quarantines these kinds of emails out.” the email, blocking it from the user’s inbox. Hackers can identify anyone with a FrankWhile Avanan searches for and flags any lin College email account – franklincollege. suspicious emails within the system, Kinder edu. Once the hacker accesses one student’s and Stoffel said students can also stop hackinformation, they have access to the entire ers. One way to do this is by avoiding the Franklin College address book, Kinder said. random links sent via email. In April, the college “The struggle is installed a new security sysknowing what college tem, called Avanan, aimed stuff is and what isn’t,” at flagging more suspicious said senior Victoria emails. Sexton, who finds it Avanan works in coThe struggle is knowing difficult to differentiate operation with Microsoft a normal email from a what college stuff is Office 365 to catch and scam. “Never click on a analyze the emails that and what isn’t. link in your email.” come in via Office 365. Sophomore RebecThe system sorts through SENIOR VICTORIA SEXTON ca Phillips said if she the emails and identifies any receives an email from reoccurring messages that a student that seems may show signs of being spam. suspicious, she waits to see whether they try “[The program] looks for a specific patto contact her through another method. tern in a subject line of the email, and when But for freshmen like Felix Engbercht, it sees that pattern, it flags it,” Stoffel said. identifying phishing email scams from nor“They are pretty accurate.” mal emails takes time to learn. With the newly-implemented system, “It was ridiculous, and when the new the number of phishing emails that reach students also got their emails, they had never inboxes has declined. The new system has seen it before,” Engbercht said. “It was basia stronger capability to detect a phishing cally if you’re a new student, you don’t know email. Stoffel said students have only rehow college emails work.” ceived a few spam emails since the beginning Kinder and Stoffel encourage the college of the 2018-19 academic year. community — students, faculty and staff “I think in the past month, I’ve personally alike — to have a strong password and take only received two,” Stoffel said. “The numnote of any phishing warnings sent by Inforber is way, way down, and our user base is mation Technology Services staff.
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On September 17, students received a number of emails asking for a drop box request.
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n the morning light, she retreats to the sleek surface of the grand piano taking center stage in the empty chapel. This is where Claire Hsu finds serenity. It is also where she works towards her ultimate mission — regaining her passion for life and strengthening herself through determination, emotion and music. She sits at a cushioned bench near the piano, pulling her smooth black hair to her shoulder. With care, she balances sheets of music — this morning, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 109 in E Major — and steadies her mind. Her fingers tap the keys with a measured grace, the result of practicing with pianos for at least three hours every day. This is what keeps her anchored as she journeys through a quest that has brought her to the United States for the next year. Music, she explains, is the constant in the change. ‘HOW TO FEEL THE WORLD’ Hsu was raised in Taichung, a small rural town located in the northwest of Taiwan. Like much of Indiana, her home was surrounded by corn and other agricultural fields. The only daughter of two elementary school teachers, Hsu said she was rarely spoiled as a child. When she disagreed with her parents, it often resulted in punishment or restrictions. It wasn’t until she entered her high school years that her parents gave her considerable freedom and urged her to follow her passion
for music, Hsu said. That’s why in 2015, she enrolled in National Kaohsiung Normal University in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, a school two hours south of her hometown. The college, she explained, is comparable in size to Franklin College, which was ideal for her plans to study music and education. “When getting into college I found this personality, and I don’t like it,” Hsu said. “I want to be strong, and I don’t want to feel that vulnerable, but the music is the thing that teaches me how to feel, how to feel the world, anything around me.” COMING TO AMERICA Hsu began preparing for a trip to America at the beginning of her sophomore year. She described the process as extensive. In addition to getting a passport, compiling a resume, securing letters of recommendation from professors and crafting a study plan, she had to pay 200 dollars and gave up four hours of her life to take an English language exam. “I spent so much money and spent so much time to prepare for it,” Hsu said. “But when I got here it’s the other condition, it’s not just like the test, it’s the speaking part. It’s stressful.” She also had to find a way to pay for her tuition and room and board fees at Franklin College — a total she said is triple than what is offered at her home school. Hsu noted that many students work part-time in addition to their studies, more so than what she saw in Taiwan.
She, however, is no stranger to balancing school with work. In Kaohsiung City, she taught piano to young children, a skill that could guarantee a child entry into a competitive high school or college — at least, she said, for the families that can afford the lessons. WANDERLUST Prior to moving to the U.S., the 21-year-old had traveled to China, New Zealand and the mountains of Switzerland, her personal favorite. Many of these trips were taken with her family and friends by her side, and were usually arranged by travel agencies. In August 2018, Hsu arrived in America. With a month before the start of her first semester at Franklin College, Hsu spent time wandering nearby states. She began with the sprawling skyscrapers and unpredictable nighttime of Chicago, Illinois. She then spent some time in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin, before journeying to St. Louis, Missouri. Her campus mentor, Jennifer Cataldi of the Center for Exploration’s Office of Global Education, served as a central guide, Hsu said. When her laptop broke near the end of summer, for example, Cataldi took her to Doc Com, a local computer repair store, to fix the device. But perhaps what remains Hsu’s greatest comfort is her never ending love of music. “The music is still here,” she said. “I’m here. I’m in a different place, but the music is the thing that I am the most familiar with.”
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... The music is the thing that teaches me how to feel, how to feel the world, anything around me. EXCHANGE STUDENT CLAIRE HSU
OPINION
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EDITORIAL VACANT FORSYTHE HOUSE AT STANDSTILL
Plan to introduce on-campus graduate housing should be improved Senior Danielle Nuckols, a former two-year resident of the Forsythe House in her mind, the Panhellenic House told The Franklin that she had no warning when a place she loved suddenly closed. “It was like the decision was made and we were told about it, then the students tried to voice their opinions about it, but it was like the decision had been made,” she said about the days following the announcement. Nuckols is the source of one of several complaints that have surfaced since college administration elected to change the name, look and purpose of the Forsythe House. The Forsythe House, a two-story navy-blue residence on the south side of campus, is currently closed after a failed attempt to encourage students in the Master of Science in Athletic Training program to move in for the semester. It took the place of the Panhellenic House, where women from each of the college’s three sorority chapters could live together in a single space. While this closure is surely disappointing to college administration and to the women forced to leave, an even larger problem remains: a lack of honest, thoughtful communication from those who make these decisions. Jacob Knight, the college’s director of residence life, confirmed he and college leaders, including Dean of Students Ellis Hall, first met in November 2017 to discuss the potential change with MSAT faculty and one graduate-level student who expressed interest in housing. However, prior to the final decision, the Panhellenic residents had no one-on-one conversations with the college’s leadership, Nuckols and former resident Megan Powell told The Franklin. Knight concurred that he
did not formally meet with them until March 16. They were not invited to discuss their issues at length with those who supposedly made the decision, even after Nuckols and the former residents started a petition that gathered 161 signatures. When the first three campus homes opened in 2009, they were to serve as additional residences for student overflow. When that need decreased, the student affairs and residence life divisions started accepting applications for themed housing. Right now, two remain — the Modern Languages House, or Nelp House, and the B.O.L.D. House, or Maple House. It is a shame that the Forsythe House, a useful resource to the college’s programs, now sits empty, unused and unvisited. To clarify, this is not a sheer defense of the Panhellenic House. Rather, this editorial serves to point out discrepancies in the college’s mission compared to its recent actions. In previous interviews with The Franklin, college administrators cited the graduate housing as a resource that was requested by students enrolled in its graduate-level program as justification for the change. Minar, for example, expressed his confidence to The Franklin when the transition was announced. “However many beds we will get out of the Forsythe House, we will be able to fill in, we think, in the first round or first attempt essentially,” Minar said in April. And yet, now the college reports that no graduate students applied for housing. Knight noted that those behind the housing push cited an unavailability of homes and apartments for rent in the larger Franklin, Indiana, community.
The Franklin staff believes the college did not effectively communciate changes to the Forsythe House. THE FRANKLIN OPINION BOARD
“It felt like there was some genuine concern that we might have lost a couple students if we didn’t step in and offer them housing in our traditional residence halls,” Knight said. While The Franklin’s leadership would love to see more students join the campus community as residents, it is unfair to jump into a decision without offering the student body transparency and honesty first. This is a noble pursuit of the college and, surely, its leadership did not intend for their decision to result in inactivity. However, what is obvious is the fact that this situation easily could have been prevented if the college had developed a more thorough and detailed dialogue with the college community, especially with undergraduate students who have grown to see the campus homes not as spillover housing, but as an integral part of Franklin College’s culture. The Franklin does not oppose the changes the college leadership wishes to enact. Our management welcomes innovation and progress in the community. However, the steps to change the decision-making process should be assessed carefully. Students should have been consulted at all levels, in public — not just with a few sources in closed-door meetings. In doing so, college leaders and students will offer each other more trust — an element crucial to planning projects best-suited to the needs of Franklin College.
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REALITY CHECK NATIVE SPEAKERS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL Why experience is more important when teaching modern language When I first moved to the United States in the middle of seventh grade from Nayarit, Mexico, I had a Spanish teacher CAROLINA help me translate PUGA MENDOZA an assignment from my English teacher. I could not understand what my Spanish teacher tried to say to me. It continued all the way into high school. A couple of Spanish teachers would want to start a conversation with me. I would happily do so until they started speaking. Their sentences would be broken, their verbs would not be conjugated, and a thick accent would cover their words. Then, I thought, “If I cannot understand what they are saying, then what are the students learning?” Because of this, I arrived at Franklin with the expectation that people who are not native language speakers did not teach it well. The lack of different ethnicities at Franklin College is obvious, especially among its faculty. However, I didn’t realize how wrong my expectations were when it came
to how this might interfere with the college’s language-learning programs. The college’s language department focuses on introducing students to native speakers every semester, even if the department lacks native speakers in its faculty. Daniel Alsop, chair of the Modern Languages Department, said his team invites guest speakers to visit campus for students to interview in French or Spanish. They also watch films, encourage the students in Spanish classes to volunteer with Latino organizations, or make video calls with native speakers. But that does not change the fact that the school lacks a variety of ethnic students. College Factual, a webpage that collects and analyzes data to compare colleges with national ranks, lists Franklin College below average when it comes to ethnic diversity. Currently, 84 percent of the college’s undergraduate students and 91 percent of its faculty and staff are white. This reality can have a severe impact on students and faculty of color. “I didn’t realize until I came to the United States to get my Ph.D and that I came to Franklin that I was different,” said Lourdes
Hurtado, a Peruvian professor of history. “Nobody looks like me.” Although that might be the case for those like Hurtado, teachers who teach languages without a native background to match their language-speaking skills are not any less competent. And some minority students, I learned, appreciate expertise more than strictly native knowledge. “With me being of Mexican descent and raised in a Mexican household that only speaks Spanish, I’m so confident that I’m in good hands with this department because of my interactions with them,” senior Kimberly Andrade, a French and Spanish major, said. “Though they might pronounce some stuff differently I realized it’s because they studied in totally different places in the world.” Alsop and Hurtado both said while there are distinctions between a native speaker and a non-native speaker, everyone brings special qualities to the table. What’s most important, they argued, is how much training and experience the instructor has. At the end of the day, I learned from them, it is time to stop looking at color as a measure of skill; we all bleed the same.
BOB WOODWARD’S “FEAR” ENHANCES DEMOCRACY New book by investigative journalist is a step in the right direction Renowned American journalist Bob Woodward has written a new book about the Donald Trump presidency, for good reason. HOPE SHRUM The book — “Fear: Trump in the White House” — has gotten a lot of attention in the past few weeks, particularly after excerpts were leaked. The president was quick to tweet his opinion after the leaks, saying how Woodward is telling “many lies,” quotes “phony sources,” “is a Dem operative,” and “made this up to divide!” However, Woodward’s book release is a good moment for the country. It gives the public insight on the Trump administration, inside the White House. As an experienced reporter, Woodward knows his way around investigating presidents. His most famous investigation was of
former President Richard Nixon, which he completed in partnership at the Washington Post with reporter Carl Bernstein. Their resulting 1974 book, “All the President’s Men,” has gone down in history as the work that unearthed the wiretapping scandal, or Watergate scandal, that led to Nixon’s resignation. Pulliam School of Journalism Professor Hank Nuwer was a student journalist at the height of Watergate. While he “really followed Woodward and Bernstein,” he saw that Woodward had his imperfections. Nuwer pointed out that he interfered with the Grand Jury assigned to investigate the scandal by allowing the anonymous source “Deep Throat” — later revealed to be special agent William Mark Felt of the FBI — to provide crucial facts to the story. While using an anonymous source to target the president may be considered unethical, he still succeeded in releasing the information that exposed Nixon’s corruption and lies. The press, in any case, should always
have the right to scrutinize government officials, including the president. If something is going on in the White House, the people have the right to know. And that’s the most important element — the people. While the press may not technically have the “right” to investigate what is going on in the White House, it is their duty to inform the public of threats to integrity. The release of “Fear” has sparked political conversation all over the country to advance this mission. Nuwer said there are two reasons why students need to keep up with politics. “Cities that used be a two newspaper town are now a one newspaper town, so you’re not getting an opposing point of view politically,” he said. “In this age of the phone, students are getting too much information from social media and not enough from solid reporters like Woodward.” As students, our job falls within defending our right to know about what our country’s leaders are doing because, ultimately, it affects us.
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BEYOND THE BEAT MUSIC’S POWER TO HEAL, DIVIDE College mental health experts discuss artist deaths in the age of social media We live in a digital world. In that world, we spend much of our time following the lives of those that inspire us—the people that create KARA SIMON what we love and enjoy. Unfortunately, despite this connection we make with these artists, we do not actually know them. We do not know the internal and external struggles they experience. That said, the mental health of a celebrity often goes unspoken until a tragedy occurs. When a celebrity dies, social media is engulfed by varying opinions surrounding the artist. When rapper Mac Miller died of an overdose in the beginning of September, for example, fan reactions came from all directions. Some fans expressed their grievances by posting personal memories they associated with his music. At the same time, however, many blamed his ex-girlfriend, pop singer Ariana Grande, for not doing enough to help him. Several publications, such as The Daily Mail and The Sun even chose to label Mac Miller only as “Ariana Grande’s ex-boyfriend,” in headlines, failing to mention his music career. This created a divide between fans of Grande and fans of Miller, causing conflict as his colleagues and family members tried to grieve. The day following his death, Grande posted a picture of him on Instagram. She left the image without a caption and disabled comments. A week later, she took to Instagram once again, sharing a video of herself and Miller. She captioned the post, expressing how deeply she cared for him, saying he was “the kindest, sweetest soul with demons he never deserved.” Again, Grande left the post with comments disabled, which may have taken the open forum concept away from fans. However, the decision was likely beneficial for family and fans to not have to see the differing opinions in response to the post. Hannah Adams Ingram, Franklin College’s chaplain and director of religious life,
helps students with their mental struggles every day. She sees social media as an avenue that could harm the grieving process. “It is unique when a public figure dies because we see it played out online through not only tweets but thought pieces. It is hard not to want to read all of the media around a public figure’s death, but that is intellectualizing a sense of pain and loss,” she said. “It is like taking yourself out of a headspace of grief and feeling the need to debate all of the sides of the issue which as a result may not be beneficial for the grieving process.” In light of the recent passing of celebrities such as Mac Miller, Avicii, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, and even less recent deaths of renowned artists like Kurt Cobain, fans have felt immense grief for the people who create music central to their lives. While both Bennington and Cobain were both death by suicide, their deaths resulted in a large impact throughout their fanbase, families, and the music industry as a whole. Franklin College counselor John Shafer said the death of an artist can leave a lasting impact, as some fans may see music as a form of therapy. “Music has a significant influence on both college age students and everyone. Especially adolescents and young adults, music is very important in lives,” he said. “Some people have a really significant fondness for a certain artist, and if someone is already depressed or going through a tough time of their life to lose a celebrity friend, it can really be both detrimental and helpful. Often times people use music as therapy and they listen to music and it helps them get through really sad times.” Franklin College offers multiple resources for students seeking formal guidance. If you aren’t comfortable talking with someone and find yourself resorting to music as an escape, that is okay. What you are feeling is valid, but you don’t have to be scared to ask for help. Remember – a small gesture towards one person struggling could make their day. Reaching out for help when you are struggling, likewise, is just as important.
RELATED LISTENS “COME BACK TO EARTH” (MAC MILLER)
“EVEN ROBOTS NEED BLANKETS” (MAYDAY PARADE)
“1-800-273-8255” (LOGIC)
“ONE MORE LIGHT” (LINKIN PARK)
“THERAPY” (ALL TIME LOW)
“MUSIC HAS A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON ... EVERYONE.”
- Counselor John Shafer
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TWO CENTS ON MOVIES In what other movie can you see a talking raccoon, a baby “Groot” tree and a soundtrack filled to the brim with nostalgic rock? CHAZ HILL Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies and characters are a worldwide phenomenon. The first film from 2014 is the movie that hooked me on Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Its memorable characters, tone, comedy and quirkiness blew me away and has stuck with me all these years. And it’s stuck with others, too. Combined, the first two “Guardians” films have made over $722 million at the domestic box office, according to a report by boxofficemojo.com. There is one man who is virtually the sole reason for the success of these two films. His name is James Gunn. In Hollywood, at the moment, Gunn has one of the most creative minds with amazing screenwriting talent. He wrote and directed both of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films and served as executive producer for the smash-hit “Avengers: Infinity War.” He was also slated to direct a third “Guardians” film. He was supposed to help spearhead the future of the MCU. And yet, in July 2018, Disney fired him. Why? As The Hollywood Reporter annonced on July 20, alt-right conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich tracked down tweets posted by Gunn between 2008 and 2012 in retaliation
What Franklin College students can learn from Disney firing “Guardians of the Galaxy” director to Gunn’s criticisms of President Donald Trump. The tweets, which Gunn loosely called “jokes” in a public apology, talked about rape, child abuse and pedophilia. Disney cut ties with Gunn immediately. As many other outlets have stated, this marks a significant precedent and raises several questions for Disney, the entertainment industry and any person working in the
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Don’t post anything that you would not want your grandma to see. KIRK BIXLER, DIRECTOR OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT
digital age. Where is the line for social media posts? Is there an expiration date for past mistakes? Is so-called dark humor still acceptable? Although I am a fan of his work, I do not condone Gunn’s tweets. They are distasteful, disgusting and certainly not funny. However, comedy is the most subjective entertainment genre, and is therefore the most difficult to critique. With television shows like “South Park” and “Family Guy” on air today, edgy and crude humor remains mainstream. Twitter has made it even easier to see and share humor that skirts the lines of
acceptability. It can also overshadow young professionals as they search for the beginning of their careers. How concerned should we be about our online social media profiles? Senior Kia Hreno, a psychology major with neuroscience and biology minors, said that when interviewing for a high school basketball coaching position, the interviewer looked through her social media accounts to assess her character and potential leadership ability as a coach. To further investigate, I spoke with Kirk Bixler, Franklin College’s director of career development. As in the case of Gunn, if the wrong posts are found, they can carry serious consequences, Bixler said. “We have had students who have had job offers rescinded based upon things that future employers have seen on their Facebook pages,” he said. For Franklin College students currently in search of a job or internship, Bixler suggested that students Google themselves regularly to be aware of what is showing up under their name online and pay attention to security settings on social media profiles. Bixler also encouraged students to be aware of posts or photos they are tagged in on other people’s profiles, and to have the courage to tell a person to remove those posts if they endanger job prospects. However, Bixler had one final piece of advice that is quite easy to follow. “Don’t post anything that you would not want your grandma to see.”
FROM QUEEN TO MICHAEL MEYERS, HILL NAMES SIX FALL MOVIES ‘VENOM’ (OCT. 5) The classic Marvel anti-hero gets his own movie with Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises,” “Dunkirk”) in the titular role. Although the trailers seem lackluster to me, Hardy typically chooses his roles carefully. ‘A STAR IS BORN’ (OCT. 5) Lady Gaga acts alongside Bradley Cooper, in the third remake of the original film from 1937. Gaga and Cooper play singer-songwriters that fall in love.
‘FIRST MAN’ (OCT. 12) This biopic, starring Ryan Gosling, tells the story of American astronaut Neil Armstrong and the first NASA mission to the moon. ‘HALLOWEEN’ (OCT. 19) Horror fans, rejoice — Michael Meyers is back with a vengeance. After an excess of sequels/reboots (nine!) with diminishing returns, the franchise is now adding a direct sequel to the original 1978 film.
‘BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY’ (NOV. 2) Rami Malek (star of the USA Network show “Mr. Robot”) leads the picture as mythical Queen front man Freddie Mercury in this biopic that delves into the band’s backstory. ‘WIDOWS’ (NOV. 16) Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) directs this revenge tale about four women who unite after their husbands are murdered in a heist gone wrong.
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TO DO | A VISIT WITH 1823 BAKEHOUSE’S ELISSA MOORE Coffee, classic rock and charm greet customers at local gluten-free bakery
1823 Bakehouse boasts a new interior design featuring grey and purple walls, a round logo and a new partnership with a local record store. QUINN FITZGERALD | PHOTO
Manager Phil Norris stocks a case. QUINN FITZGERALD | PHOTO
Located next to a bike shop and sharing space with a local record store, the environment of 1823 Bakehouse instantly felt welARIANA LOVITT coming. The aroma of coffee beans wafted through the air. Elissa Moore, the store's owner, sat at a wooden table near an assortment of records, sipping her coffee to the tune of classic rock. Sci-fi movie posters dotted the walls. I took a minute to flip through some records and order my lunch – a ham and cheese quiche with a pumpkin spice smoothie. While I waited on my order, I took a seat to talk to Elissa. Elissa, a proud Franklin native, described her youth in blunt terms. “I always thought Franklin was whatever. It was our parents’ town. If I wanted to see myself in a community, I had to hitch a ride up to Mass Ave., Fountain Square, or mostly Broad Ripple, which was a crazy hike just to get to a cool comic book store, to buy records, or to hit up a coffee shop," she said. As someone who wanted to see herself as part of a small town, Elissa struggled for years to find a feeling of belonging to her community. Having previously lived in big cities, such as Los Angeles and Vancouver, Elissa and her husband, Thomas Moore, were always scoping out small-town busi-
that people with gluten allergies would have safe products to eat no matter where they go," she said. "And I think that’s important because we’re one of very few 100 percent gluten-free kitchens in central Indiana." Suzy’s Teahouse, now 1823 Bakehouse, was where Elissa and Thomas saw their opportunity. After purchasing the business in February 2018, the couple started to plan for renovations. Now, they have a new logo, bright purple walls in place of the old sage green and, most importantly, a new name. “One thing we've noticed after changing things is that we're getting a younger crowd. We're getting a lot more of a male crowd," Elissa said. "We're not losing the people that came here before, but we're inviting people in that are seeing something that maybe they see themselves reflected in." The menu also expanded, particularly into full meal options. For Elissa, favorites include the chicken pesto quiche, — a variation of the recipe used by Suzy's Teahouse, she said — the chicken chili, gluten-free biscuits and gravy and sugar cream pie bites. Traditional chocolate chip cookies are popular among guests, she added. "They're almost more chocolate than they are cookie," Elissa explained. "It's just like a chocolate bomb." 1823 Bakehouse is located on 25 E. Court St. in Franklin, Indiana. Stop by for delicious food, great service and a unique environment.
nesses and unique places. “We’d drive an hour or two to these small towns that were known for their neat little communities and shops. We’d spend a weekend there, and we’d come back here usually about twice a year to visit our families,” she said. “We realized that Franklin was becoming one of those small towns that we were going to, just little by little. Franklin is really a gem. It’s unique from all the towns around it.” In 2006, Thomas was diagnosed with Celiac disease, an autoimmune disease that disrupts the body’s breakdown of gluten, often resulting in damage to the small intestine. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, the disorder is estimated to affect every one in 100 people. However, in the United States alone, around 2.5 million people are undiagnosed, according to the foundation. I ate my lunch as Elissa and I talked. Having never had a desire or a need for a gluten-free diet, the meal was my first exposure to gluten-free food. The quiche was amazing and is definitely something I would order again. In local businesses and major chain stores, Elissa said it can be difficult to find safe products. But that only increased her desire to provide gluten-free foods to the Franklin community. “We’re really trying to grow the business on the back end and the wholesaling side, getting our products into places in Franklin and further out than Franklin so
LETTER FROM THE OPINION EDITOR
ERICA IRISH
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Erica.Irish@franklincollege.edu It started with books. Books are humanity’s first mass medium. Through their pages and bindings, humankind transmitted messages they deemed essential to history, to the development of governments and to society. And then, somewhere around end of the 20th century, the traditional model started to change. E-books were introduced. Libraries populated the web with research material and fiction novels, all available at the click of a button. Newspapers — and perhaps journalism as an institution itself — are now entering the same transition. More than ever, information is available online, at the tap of a finger or the click of a button. Breaking news, for the first time in history, is truly “breaking” for a widespread audience. But for those of us who do this work every day, this process is about much more than the way in which information is presented. Whether on thin, cheap newsprint or behind the glowing glass of an iPhone screen, what matters most to the journalist is the quality and the impact that our words have on an audience. For years, the editorial section of the newspaper has served as a plane for conversation between those who produce the paper and those who read it. As The Franklin’s opinion editor, my goal is to encourage dialogues on all topics — especially those that aim to benefit Franklin College’s present and future development. To do this, I have initiated several internal reforms to The Franklin’s opinion section.
Internally, our newspaper management will be more vigilant in preparing each issue’s staff editorial — an article carrying no byline that represents a position taken by The Franklin’s management team on a specific issue affecting the college community. To achieve this, our topic selection process will now involve comprehensive voting on editorial topics and multiple reviews of editorial copy before publication. Of course, one-ended conversations never got anyone too far. That is why I am encouraging all students, faculty and Franklin community members to reach out to our publication as well. Do you disagree with a piece published by The Franklin? Is there something that we are not covering that warrants additional discussion? We particularly want to hear your words and put them in print. We have also changed our polling system to an all-digital format to ensure data collected on campus opinions are more accurate than in years past. While it is still not a wholly scientific method, this process is easier to regulate and will provide more safeguards for readers when totaling and reporting responses. All of the changes described above have been made for, we hope, the betterment of the newspaper in our ability to deliver authentic, important commentary on the state of Franklin College. Please know you are always welcome to join in the conversation with us. Let’s take part in the evolving nature of the newspaper, together.
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SPORTS
IN BRIEF SENIOR LIBBY STAHL NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference named senior Libby Stahl the defensive player of the week Monday. Stahl is a defensive specialist on the Franklin College volleyball team. This is the first time Stahl has received the honor during her collegiate athletic career. Stahl averaged 5.08 digs per set during the week of Sept. 17, racking up 61 total as the Grizzlies went 1-2 for the week. During the team’s five-set win over St. Mary-ofthe-Woods College Sept. 19, Stahl recorded a season-high of 31 digs and was a major player in helping the Grizzlies maintain a perfect streak on their home court. Stahl leads the team this year, and sits sixth in the HCAC in total digs (238) and digs per set (4.58). She also became the first Grizzly volleyball player to earn a conference player of the week award since junior Kennedy Surface in October 2016. FRANKLIN ‘WONDER FIVE’ TWITTER ACCOUNT POSTS ABOUT COLLEGE SPORTS HISTORY The women’s golf team scored their best finish of the season Sunday, earning second place at the Beaver Fall Classic, hosted by Bluffton University. The Grizzlies shot a two-round score of 690 (351-339), making a serious push for the top spot with their results on day two, but missing out on the team championship by just three shots. Sophomore Megg Hensler topped the leaderboard for the third straight event. This marks the second straight week that Hensler has brought home a runner-up finish after firing a career-best two-round score. The men’s golf team also placed second at the annual Dr. Richard Park Invitational in Edinburgh Saturday and Sunday. The Grizzlies recorded a team score of 630 (308-322) to finish 16 shots behind Rose-Hulman. The Grizzlies’ ‘B’ team placed third overall with a 647 (319-328). Freshman Alan Showalter highlighted the weekend with a medalist finish. After completing round one with just one shot off the lead, Showalter came back to win his first individual title in just his second career tournament. SOURCE: FRANKLIN COLLEGE ATHLETICS
LEONARD: ‘PREPARE LIKE WE ARE ONE-POINT UNDERDOGS’ Grizzlies to face Rose-Hulman Engineers in homecoming game Saturday
Former running back Jordan Brown runs the ball up the field while evading Mount St. Joseph at last year’s homecoming game. The Grizzlies will take on the Rose-Hulman Engineers this Saturday. QUINN FITZGERALD | PHOTO TIMBER FALIN | STORY timber.falin@franklincollege.edu
Saturday’s homecoming football game against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology could be considered the Grizzlies’ most important game of the year. The game is set to kick off at 1:30 p.m. at Faught Stadium, and head football coach Mike Leonard said it could determine which team represents the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in playoffs for the NCAA Division III National Championship later this fall. Franklin is currently 2-1 overall, and 1-0 in the Heartland conference. The team has been selected as the favorite to win a ninthstraight league crown in 2018, according to a poll of the conference’s nine head coaches. The Grizzlies are also after their 11th conference title in 12 years under the direction of Leonard. Leonard said there is no doubt the Rose-Hulman Engineers will be a challenge for the Grizzlies. “We have a great opponent in Rose-Hulman,” Leonard told The Franklin. “We’ve battled with them for the last several years for championships for this conference.” Leonard’s strategy to win the game is simple: “We prepare like we are one-point
underdogs.” Patrick Cain, junior defensive lineman for the Grizzlies, said he has confidence in Franklin to ultimately come out on top, but he does not underestimate the Engineers. “I expect us to be confident and know what we’re doing,” Cain said. “We’ve got to be the most physical we’ve been all year long.” Cain said strategies for winning depend on what the Grizzlies, as a team, can control. “Coach always says, ‘Control the controllables,’” Cain said. Freshman tight end Mickey Koczersut said preparation for this game starts the day before. “There’s always a 24-hour mindset process,” Koczersut said. “All you think about is the game, what you’re going to do and how you’re going to attack every play.” But for Leonard, the homecoming game is about more than just a win. “My goals, personally, are to see some great people come back,” Leonard said, “Franklin is a very special place. I have coached at several places and none, that I can think of, have a meaningful homecoming like Franklin does.”
FALL SPORTS PLAYERS: WHO TO WATCH THIS SEASON ANDREW LONGSTRETH | STORY andrew.longstreth@franklincollege.edu
MADDIE FLEET
WOMEN’S SOCCER • 63.2 percent shots on goal • Of eight shots, made six goals
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GAMES IN REVIEW FOOTBALL @ Anderson University W, 51-27
WOMEN’S TENNIS @ Manchester University W, 8-1
LUKE OLIVER
MEN’S SOCCER • 75.1 percent shots on goal • Started seven games • Scored one goal
KRISTA ROBINSON WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Best times: • 5K: 20:03.2 • 6K: 23:57.8
WOMEN’S SOCCER @ Alma College W, 2-1
VOLLEYBALL vs. Defiance W, 3-2
MEN’S GOLF 2nd out of 4 Dr. Richard Park Invite
UPCOMING GAMES CROSS COUNTRY 9/29 @ Louisville
BRAD BONOMINI FOOTBALL
• 27 receptions • 444 yards • 5 touchdowns
FOOTBALL 9/29 vs. Rose-Hulman
WOMEN’S SOCCER 9/29 vs. Defiance
LIBBY STAHL
MEN’S GOLF 9/29-9/30 Dan Quayle Collegiate Classic
VOLLEYBALL
• 238 total digs • 4.58 digs per set • 0.72 assists per set
WOMEN’S GOLF 10/6-10/7 Wittenberg Invitational
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IMPACTFUL ADDITION Team discovers value of companionship through partnership
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hat began as a partnership between a boy with cerebral palsy and a team of college athletes has become a meaningful experience and a lasting bond. Jackson DePoy, a 17-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, joined Franklin College’s men’s soccer team in August. Through the help of Team IMPACT, the men’s soccer team has given Jackson the opportunity to attend practices, games and other team-related events. “I was overwhelmed with how open the guys have been in treating him like a high schooler, joking with him and laughing with him,” said Lara DePoy, Jackson’s mom. “It’s been a really cool process. Every time I go, I feel like there’s growth both for him and the team.” Team IMPACT pairs children with disabilities to student athletes from around the world. It first began in 2011, and is currently supporting children with disabilities in 48 states with over 1,600 children matched. Placing Jackson into a program began back in May when Kiernan McGeehan, relationship manager and match-up specialist for Team IMPACT, interviewed the DePoy family. Once he was matched, Franklin College head soccer coach Cody Graman held an official signing for Jackson. “His draft day was incredible. It was overwhelming to me and I wasn’t even anything but sitting on the backside,” Lara said. “It was amazing.” Lara said Jackson has always had an interest in sports. His younger brothers have played soccer, and watching them has fostered his love for the sport. “He also plays adapted baseball a couple of times of year,” Lara said. “We sat out this season because I wanted him to focus his time on the Franklin College program.” When Jackson is not hanging out with the team, he is learning at the Jackson Center for Conductive Education, a not-for-profit organization the DePoy family started in July 2005. As the only conductive education program in Indiana, the school helps both children and adults who have cerebral palsy and other neurological and motor disorders. “It’s a physical learning program, but it’s also got an educational program attached to it,” Lara said. In addition to sports and education, Jackson also performs in a choir at ArtMix in downtown Indianapolis — an art program for adults with a variety of disabilities. During his time with the men’s soccer team, Jackson helps the athletic trainers fill water bottles and provides encouragement
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ends after this season, but the organization encourages him, and every child that goes through the program, to stay connected with their matches. Lara said the family would love to continue being a part of the college’s team. “If they’ll have us, for sure,” Lara said. Graman said the men’s team would be happy to have Jackson as a member for as long as he wants. “The partnership would be over, but that doesn’t mean we would be,” Graman said. “He’d be invited to anything and everything he would ever want to come to.”
AJ PROHASKA | PHOTOS
EMILY HALES | DESIGN
SPORTS GALLERY
These are some highlights of sports games this season so far. Fall sports include: men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, football, volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country. A few of these sports are featured here. QUINN FITZGERALD + AJ PROHASKA + PEYTAN MILLS | PHOTOS
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Page 22 Top Right: Junior Jayla Callens runs in the Sodexo Grizzly Invite on Sept. 1 at Blue River Park in Shelbyville. Women’s cross country came in last out of 11 schools. Photo submitted by Renee Knight. Top Left: Running drills during practice on Sept. 21, junior running back Payton Healy runs out of bounds with the ball. The football team is 2-1 so far this season. Bottom Left: Senior forward Rachel Hawkins kicks the ball up the field during a game against Kenyon College on Sept. 16. The women’s soccer team lost 4-1. Bottom Right: Sophomore setter Mackenzie Waldran serves the ball during a match against Spalding University on Sept. 12. The team won three consecutive sets. Overall, the team is 1-1 in their conference so far.
Page 23 Top: Freshman Maddie Bright hits the ball during a tennis match on Sept. 14 at Grizzly Park. Bright won both sets in singles. Overall, the team won nine sets and lost zero. Bottom Left: In a game against Greenville University on Sept. 22 at Faught Stadium, junior midfielder Cody Coppess strikes the ball. The men’s soccer team lost 2-0.
LAST LOOK
EMMA MYERS & HOLYN ELDRIDGE, SENIORS Eldridge (right) hugs Myers (left) after the Rho Gamma reveal on sorority bid day. “Running back to my home was exciting,” Eldridge said. “I felt like I had my family back. I’m so excited to be able to show the new members how much of an impact Pi Phi can make on their life.” LACEY WATT | COVER PHOTO QUINN FITZGERALD | BACK PHOTO