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Mills Steps Away from FAC ALE XAN DRU RO T ARU ’22 | S TA FF WR ITER • As we are
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Austin Ridley ’19 and Betsy Swift perform in This is Our Youth as part of Scarlet Masque Festival.
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approaching May and wrapping up the academic year for the long-awaited summer, let us remember that many of the people nearest and dearest to us will be leaving to greener pastures, somewhere, out there, in the world outside Wabash. One person, in particular, who has been synonymous with the Fine Arts Center for the past 4 years and who is leaving in May is Minde Mills, the FAC’s administrative coordinator. “[My experience at Wabash] has been such a blessing,” Mills said. A Crawfordsville native, Mills is familiar with the classic halls that make up this beautiful campus. “I always thought I would love to work [here],” Mills said. “[Years later], my grandmother called me and said ‘there is a job that you need to apply for.’ […] So, I went ahead and applied, and, thanks to my grandmother [I got to work in the Fine Arts Center].” To maintain the enormous Fine Arts Center going, Mills relied on studentworkers to help her with the day-today tasks. She coached many of them, by using their strengths and helping them overcome their weaknesses. “I love to teach, even though I’m not an instructor,” Mills said. “I love to help my student-workers move to the next level. I want to know what they want to do and how I can help them succeed.” Mills gets a lot of help from the Friends of the Arts. Her grandparents are ushers in the FAC. “I could not do this job without my student workers and my ushers,” Mills said. “It’s a
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HI-FIVES FIVE THINGS WORTHY OF A HI-FIVE THIS WEEK
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Wabash Hosts Court of Appeals Arguments
GAME OF THRONES Hi-Five to Game of Thrones for successfully hyping all of us up for this weekend’s episode. Not only was last weekend’s episode a great piece of television that got us all excited, but the next episode will reportedly have the longest battle sequence in television history. Needless to say, we can’t wait to see which of our favorite characters die.
FOUL BALL BANDIT Hi-Five to the woman who lives across the street from the Wabash baseball stadium who won’t give back foul balls when they get into her yard. We also heard she told one of the Little Giant pitchers he was number one… or maybe it wasn’t that nice.
DEAD WEEK? Hi-Five to upperclassmen for perpetuating the lie that the week before finals at Wabash is “Dead Week.” As with every great lie, there is a grain of truth here. Wabash isn’t dead, but everyone on campus sure feels dead.
ENDGAME RAMPING UP Hi-Five to Avengers: Endgame for preventing people from checking Twitter the rest of the week. Hopefully, this could be a chance for the AMC Classic in Crawfordsville to maybe fill the parking lot for once.
FIJI CANCELS FIJI Hi-Five to FIJI for cancelling Fiji Island and, by extension, becoming no longer recognized as a part of greek life on campus. We will miss you, but understand that wealth and FIJI do not usually go together.
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JO H N W I TC ZAK ’ 2 1 | S T A FF WR I T ER • Wabash College had the
honor of hosting a bona-fide Court of Appeals oral argument last Tuesday, April 23. Held in Salter Hall, three judges and two lawyers argued the case Steve Ferree v. State of Indiana in front of a group of Wabash students, who were then afforded the opportunity to ask the Judges questions regarding their profession and craft. The event was quite the honor, as the Court of Appeals is the second highest court in the state, and whatever decision the three judges decide upon will prove to be final, barring a review by the Indiana Supreme Court. The case was appealed on behalf of Steve Ferree, who is arguing that his being convicted of a level 6 felony for impersonating a law enforcement officer was based on a fundamental error and should thus be thrown out. The basics of the case are this: Steve Ferree went to a medical care institution, requesting a favor of the staff. While speaking with the receptionist, he was wearing a jacket that had “Sheriff” embroidered on it, said he was with the Sheriff’s department, and gave a fake name. When asked for I.D. by the receptionist, Ferree became nervous and subsequently left, causing the receptionist to call the police. This series of events eventually led to his being convicted of impersonating a law enforcement officer. Ferree’s attorney, Cara Shaefer Wieneke, graduate of the Indianapolisbased Indiana University McKinney School of Law, argued that the court never specifically defined what constituted a “law enforcement officer” and that because the jury was deliberating on whether or not to convict Ferree of impersonating a figure for which they had no definition,
their eventually finding him guilty was based on a fundamental error. Wieneke also went on to argue that Ferree wore the jacket often, that members of the Sheriff’s department often gave them out as to gifts to friends and family, and that Ferree’s saying he was “with the Sheriff’s department” did not qualify as claiming to be an officer of the law, as secretary’s, clerks, and other non-officers work in the department. The attorney representing the state, Mathew MacKenzie, also a graduate of the McKinney School of Law, argued that the conviction was legitimate, on the grounds that Ferree and his representation had the opportunity to request a definition of “law enforcement officer” at the time of the trial but had failed to do so. MacKenzie went on to allege that the combination of the Sheriff jacket, the giving of a fake name, the leading the receptionist to believe that he was a member of the Sheriff’s department, and the getting nervous after being asked for I.D clearly demonstrate that Ferree was intending to mislead the receptionist into thinking he was a law enforcement officer. While no final judgements were handed out Tuesday, the three judges, Patricia A. Riley, Melissa S. May, and Margret G. Robb, all graduates of the McKinney School of Law, questioned both attorneys liberally, giving the audience no indication as to which argument they found more persuasive. Afterwards, the three were nice enough to answer some questions and provide information on the Court of Appeals process, the life of a Judge, and the law in general. In all, the event was a fantastic opportunity for Wabash men to experience the reality of law proceedings, and The Bachelor hopes something similar will happen again.
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Grandberry and Cavin Prepare to Deliver Commencement Addresses JA K E VE R MEULEN ’21 | NEWS EDIT O R • This year’s commencement
on May 12 will give the Class of 2019 a final opportunity to leave the Wabash community with some words of wisdom. This year’s commencement speeches will be given by Jaleel Grandberry ’19 and Quinn Cavin ’19. Grandberry is a Rhetoric major with a Creative Writing minor. During his time at Wabash, Grandberry played linebacker for the Little Giants football team. He was also a fellow for the Wabash Democracy and Public Discourse Initiative, was active with the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies, and worked with the Sports Information Department. After graduation, Grandberry plans to pursue a career in sports journalism. He also said, “I also have a long-term goal to start an organization that kind of combines athletic training with civic engagement to some community development while also impacting kids athletically.” Grandberry said he wanted to give a commencement speech in order to have the opportunity to inspire some of his fellow classmates. He said he wanted, “the opportunity to leave some parting words with our class, maybe plant some little seeds in individuals. Hopefully I could say something that can influence everyone in the class to do something great.”
Cavin is a Theater and Psychology double major. During his time at Wabash, Cavin was heavily involved in the Theater Department, performing in a number of plays, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Demetrius, and The Pitmen Painters as Robert Lyon. After graduation, Cavin plans to work in filmmaking. Cavin said that his experience with Wabash Theater will help to shape the message of his commencement speech. Cavin said, “Storytelling in general is a really important process for me. And so, I think the heart of my speech is all about writing your own stories, [and] being the author of your own narrative.” Cavin also said that he would encourage younger students to take full advantage of the opportunities Wabash offers outside of the classroom. Cavin said, “It was hard for me as a freshman and sophomore to take the initiative to start making big projects that excited me; things that I couldn’t get out of the school from a sheer academic standpoint. There were a lot of opportunities for me to grow that I wasn’t capitalizing on, and as I got older and started utilizing them, I wished I’d started sooner.” Grandberry and Cavin will deliver their commencement speeches on May 12 as Wabash celebrates the graduation of the Class of 2019.
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While at Wabash, Quinn Cavin ’19 has performed in many theater productions. He’s seen here in The Pitmen Painters earlier this year.
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Wabash Bids Adieu to Retiring Staff C O REY L E U TERS ’19 | ST AF F WR I TE R • Goodbyes are never easy.
And this year we say goodbye to four wonderful women on campus as they prepare to retire: Carol Lamb, Nadine Pence, Linda Petrie, and She Wren. Carol Lamb, or as many students know her, Nurse Lamb, came to the College 16 years ago. When reflecting on her relationships she has built at the College, Lamb said “[t]here’s just been a multitude of people that have influenced my life [here],” but most of all, Lamb is going to miss the students. “I feel like the student health center is my baby, but all of the kids, and I call you kids because you are kids to me—I feel like I am leaving my kids behind. So, it’s kind of bittersweet, but I really enjoyed being here” Lamb remarked. Linda Petrie, the Assistant Archivist, has been working on and off at the
College since 1975. “It has just been a wonderful place to work,” Petrie stated. In her time at the College, she witnessed a lot of changes to campus and to the library. Nonetheless, she believes “the people have been wonderful. The students have been wonderful; so while I am sad to go, it is time.” Nadine Pence has served as Executive Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning in Theology & Religion and Affiliate Professor of Religion since 2007. She Wren has served as the Communications Coordinator for the Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning in Theology & Religion since 2003. Both Pence and Wren were unavailable for comments at the time of publication.
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Linda Petrie has worked at Wabash on and off since 1975.
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Nurse Carol Lamb has been a fixture at Wabash for the last 16 years in the Health Center.
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New Editors for The Bachelor JOHN WI TCZAK | S TA F F W RIT E R • The Bachelor would
like to welcome the new editorial staff that will be starting next semester. Political Science Major and Economics/Religion Minor Jake Vermeulen ’21 will be taking over as Editor-In-Chief, replacing Bryce Bridgewater ’19. Davis Lamm ’20 will be the News Editor, filling Vermeulen’s former position. Political Science Major and History/Rhetoric Minor Christian Redmond ’20 will be the Opinion Editor, replacing Austin Rudicel ’20. The Sports Editor will be potential History, English, or Religion
Major Blake Largent ’22, picking up where Patrick McAuley ’20 left off. The new Cave Life Editor is Austin Rudicel, replacing Braxton Moore ’19. Next year’s Photo Editor will be Art Major and Education Minor Ben High ’22, taking over for Ian Ward ’19. The Online Editor is going to be Reed Mathis ’22, replacing Ian Ward. The new Copy Editor will be History Major and Business Minor John Witczak ’21, taking over for Brent Breese ’19. Computer Science/ Chemistry Major and Math Minor Alex Rotaru will be the Assistant Copy Editor, a newly established role.
FROM MILLS, PAGE ONE lot of moving parts: my students are running the box office and scanning tickets and passing out programs and making sure that the art galleries are open and working, and making sure that when there’s a waitlist that that is running smoothly, that everyone is happy.” While things can get difficult over in the Fine Arts Center with all the classes, art workshops, gallery openings, Visiting Artist Series, theater productions, and many, many other events throughout the year, Mills’ job is to reassure everyone that everything, in the end, will turn out alright. “I have guidelines and expectations that I put together for the Fine Arts Center,” Mills said. “And we have love and respect for each other in the building. We all know what our [and each-other’s] workloads are; everybody uses the word ‘busy.’” Mills will be leaving Wabash to take care of her family’s youngest members, and move to West Lafayette. “It takes a village to raise a
family, and it took a village to manage every evening [at the box office],” Mills said. There, she will manage her home’s renovation and her family’s acclimation to city life. From her time at Wabash, “I am just so thankful for having the relationships with even my past custodial worker,” Mills said. “The professors and staff are so sweet. And this is the best job I’ve ever had. I really thought I would retire from here. It’s hard to leave a place that’s been so, so sweet. […] Wabash made a huge impact in my little giant life.” While this is the best job Mills has ever had, “I realized I really need to make sure I put my children first,” Mills said. “And their transition, their well-being is the most important thing to me.” In her new life, she will continue learning and exploring the arts, as she has done at Wabash. So, in these last fleeting days of Spring 2019, be sure to pay the Fine Arts Center Box Office a visit, and wish Minde Mills farewell, for she will be ‘graduating’ with the seniors, and she has had an amazing impact on our little giant college.
The professors and staff are so sweet. And this is the best job I’ve ever had. I really thought I would retire from here. It’s hard to leave a place that’s been so, so sweet. - MINDE MILLS
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OPINION BRYCE BRIDGEWATER’19 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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To The Little Things
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ypically, the Editor-in-Chief of The Bachelor writes his final opinion explaining how his life is different because of his experience leading the Student Voice of Wabash College. I’m not. No offense to the people who helped me develop this paper and the great men that I work with every week here, but I will describe what I’ll miss the most about Wabash College: the little things here. When I say little things, I mean the small, sometimes unnoticeable, regularities that you do or see every day. Sure, Monon Bell, Homecoming, Beytona, and Fiji Island were a ton of fun, but not as much as the little things about Wabash that you do not think about until about two weeks from graduation. When you genuinely analyze your Wabash experience, the big events are not the measures of enjoyment here. What truly makes or breaks your Wabash experience are the little things that you took for granted for four years. I’m going to miss the breakfast
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burritos Yolanda and Chef Moi made us on Fridays, Taco Tuesday, and the glorious Corn Dog day. I’m going to miss the fact that I can wake up at 8:45 a.m. and still be early for my 9:00 p.m. I’m going to miss that walk with my pledge brothers to Center Hall to see only pink magnolias dotting the sky. I’ll miss the walk back to the house, saying hi to Erich Lange every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I’m going to miss the time spent with my friends on the porch at Fiji, drinking beer every time a truck drove by. I’m even going to miss going to the library to type a paper or buy a sweet tea from
the brew. The little things, the stuff that fills the cracks of our big memories at Wabash College, are the moments where I learned the most about myself. The stuff like my meetings with the Bachelor Staff on Tuesdays, where I learned how to lead and learn at the same time. A diploma or a grade from an exam can’t measure the little things; only I can measure the little things. I’ll miss the fact that all it takes to get a game of volleyball going is an email to my fraternity with a time to meet. I’ll miss the fact that my best friends are not a hallway walk away. I won’t wake up in three years missing the fraternity parties or Monon Bell pregaming. Rather, I’ll miss my weekly talks with Jim Amidon about the Bachelor, life, sports, and whatever else we come to discuss. I won’t wake up missing going to chapter every week, but I’ll definitely miss the people in those meetings with me. And I know for a fact that I won’t miss Organic Chemistry, but I sure as hell will miss
Profs. Novak and Teitgen’s help and charisma through the class. The hardest part about leaving Wabash, for me, is these little things. The big things will always be there. Monon will be here every year, Homecoming will always happen, but I’ll never be able to wake up in the morning from my room and look out the window at this place again as a student. When I drive home on May 12 for the final time as a student, it’ll be the last time I will see some of my friends for a while. It might be years before we meet up again, maybe even decades. Oh yes, I’ll miss these little things. My advice to everyone here is to maximize your time with these little things. To quote Queen, “Bring it back. Don’t take it away from me, because you don’t know what it means to me.” To everyone that made these little things unique to me, I greatly appreciate it. It’s something that I never thought I’d experience, and something I’ll always remember. Thanks for the ride.
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rom day one, I was astonished by the caliber of men here at Wabash. Rhodes scholars, Fulbright fellows, men who attend prestigious medical schools, men who would go on to run Fortune 500 companies - these were, and are, the men walking around campus. But this isn’t a recruitment piece, I don’t need to tell you how awesome Wabash men are. What I’d like to talk about is the fact that being surrounded by excellent men did NOT inspire me to do great things as well. Rather, I was constantly evaluating and comparing my accomplishments, only to be met with disappointment as I realized that my resume was not nearly as good as a lot of people on campus. It took me a long time to realize that there is nothing wrong with that. I didn’t get distinction on comps. I’ve been denied by every immersion course I’ve applied to. I had to wait until the Fall semester to join the Sphinx Club. I never got a cool internship. I’m not in CIBE, or AFC, or any of the other intimidating-sounding acronyms across campus. I looked at the guys that just seemed to wake up
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and be excellent. I had strictly and necessarily attached a successful career at Wabash with participation in X, Y, and Z. If I wasn’t achieving at the level of certain Wabash men, I wasn’t being successful. If this wasn’t bad enough, in a last ditch attempt to validate my work at Wabash, I began comparing myself in the other direction. I started finding people that (according to my thoroughly incorrect worldview) had achieved even less than I had. I found some semblance of satisfaction in this. Thankfully, I very quickly realized that this was a disgusting behavior. So, how did I turn this mindset around? It took a lot of work to stop
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comparing myself relative to other guys. I had to take a serious step back and evaluate myself based on what I had done. I got High Pass on comps. I studied abroad (if you didn’t know). Despite waiting a little bit to join it, I absolutely love the Sphinx Club. I have a great job lined up for the summer and a fellowship in the Fall. Instead of comparing what I’ve done to other people, I looked at the hard facts. I haven’t achieved more or less than the average Wabash guy. No Wabash guy has the exact same resume as the guy next to him. David Thomas ‘19 painted a stunning mural that will last for generations. The gentlemen on Senior Council have organized countless trips and events. Joey Lenkey ‘19 has dedicated massive amounts of his free time to helping local women in need. The list goes on and on. A year ago, I would despair and tell myself, “Why can’t I do that?” Now, I celebrate their accomplishments and the accomplishments of everyone on campus, just as plenty of people have congratulated me on my successes. It didn’t necessarily take the validation
of other people to help me see what I had done well, but it helped me to realize that we have an absolutely stellar community of students. But again, I don’t need to tell you that. To end, I’d like to share what I think is my greatest success on campus. I am by no means unique in this sense, but I am beyond proud to say the following: I can’t remember the last time that I’ve walked across campus without running into somebody I know outside of my house, and giving them a quick “hey, what’s up?”. The only exception to this is when I don’t see anybody at all. I encourage each and every one of you to make this your next big goal. Setting a record for rushing touchdowns, getting Phi Beta Kappa, and having your work (scientific or otherwise) published, these are all noble goals. But I feel fulfilled to see any sort of camaraderie on campus. It helped me make a major mental change in my life, and helped me to value the successes I’ve been blessed with at Wabash. Maybe it will help you too.
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administrator, professor, or staff member about a issue, policy or decision, they will be willing to meet, so ask for that meeting and start to get into the know. Thirdly: Listen. What I mean here is that it is much too easy to get into a meeting, whine and try to argue a policy rather than listen to people and hear them out. Instead, listen to their perspective, and then and only then ask informed questions about situations and the future. Sometimes you may leave disheartened or even frustrated, but then and only then can you truly come to a conclusion. It may not be the easiest route, but it is the adult route, and the route that will develop you as a Wabash man. I hope that we as Wabash start to communicate more, point fingers less and grow as a institution that is a #UnitedWabash.
rationale for decisions made. But, what does this require? The answer Ian Ward ‘19 is simple, yet sometimes difficult to act upon: communication. Communication does make Reply to this column at ijward19@wabash.edu the world go round. In fact, I can honestly say that without in-depth communication, few of the events and perks we receive as Wabash students would not happen without some deep conversations and usually haggling along the way. So how do we as students begin In the example of college issues, to close this gap that I have seen it is easy to point a finger at an grow in my four years? Firstly, we administrator or figurehead, but as students must stop drawing in all reality the buck rarely stops conclusion from rumors and gossip there. So how do we solve these from the campus and keep an open issues as Wabash men and as mind until more is known. Secondly, responsible citizens in a modern if you are truly concerned, and want world? to know, become in the know. We Firstly, we must look at things at are a student-centered institution a macro level, and in all honesty, for a reason, and I honestly believe investigate into ideas, as well as that if you want to meet with an
oo many times we as students find ourselves at a crossroads on whom to blame for our greatest challenges. These challenges can be a long paper that crept up on us, or finding out that the way college housing works is fundamentally changing. Initially, we as students point the proverbial finger at the easiest target, or figurehead of such a decision. However, rarely does that challenge come from them directly, or is it unwarranted. In the example of the paper, you as the student did not plan correctly, and in all actuality, the professor has guidelines that (s)he must follow to do their jobs up at the level they need to be at. Also, the challenge is only a challenge because you at a glance do not know how to flow with it, but rather flail at the issue and do it in a subpar way.
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fondly remember my first night spent out at the Senior Bench. It was mid-October, the wind had just begun to blow with the tinges of the familiar Fall chill, the dirt and dying grass surrounding the concrete cornerstone of one of Wabash’s greatest traditions was still matted and damp from the heavy rain the following night. My pledge class had pitched a ghetto-tarp-tent to protect the Bench from the possibility of early morning showers, and our ‘canvas’ was still gleaming proudly with the colors of some other fraternity marking the plight of another group of pledges who had staked their house’s claim to the Bench just days prior. The night trudged on. This was the first time that my pledge class was tasked with coming together to accomplish a goal, and because of this seemingly immaterial action of putting layers of paint onto a weathered old Bench, my brothers and I truly bonded for the first time. The small Theta Delt freshman class of seven had two paint rollers and two paintbrushes - one new, and one so battered that looked like it was still caked with unwashed paint from the first Theta Delt pledges at Wabash. Slowly but surely, the Bench
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underwent a transformation that night to display the black, white, and blue of Theta Delt - a place that would truly come to be my home throughout my Wabash career. After what seemed like the longest night of my life, the first morning rays began to shine over the TDX-branded Senior Bench. Prez Hess pulled up to Center Hall in his silver Cadillac (these were the ‘preVespa’ days), and greeted us on the way into his office. Our watch had ended and our mission was complete. We slowly trekked back over to the old house on US 231 to get some much needed rest. While the events of that night transpired just over three and a half years ago, my first painting of the Senior Bench still lives on in my
memory just as fresh as if it occurred last week. In my four years here, that storied mass of concrete has been plastered with more layers of paint than I would care to count. Each layer tells a unique story, much like the one that I just shared with you. From the fraternal terf-war that takes place each Fall, to the ceremonial coat of red that it receives every Monon and Scarlett Honors Weekend - the Senior Bench represents so much more than just an exalted sitting place for those who have endured through three short years at this school. It has been a place to display bragging rights among the Greek system, and has acted as a billboard to welcome new prospective members into the larger fraternity that is Wabash. It has celebrated cultures, graduating classes, and continuity among the Bash community. But in the same way that the Bench has served as a declaration of celebration on this campus in my four years here, it has also soberingly served as a memorial as well. Just as I can perfectly recount the night I first painted the Bench with my pledge brothers, I can also remember the painful days that Wabash lost Luke Borenstein and Evan Hansen. I remember hearing the news,
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the numbness that spread through my brain - the sickness that spread through my stomach. I remember the ways in which my faith in an all-loving and all-powerful God was challenged. Finally, I remember the ways in which the Wabash community honored and mourned the memory of these young men - with somber vigils and fresh layers of paint. With each new layer of paint that Wabash Men place on the Senior Bench, older memories slip further down the line, like layers of sediment, covered by time. But the wonderful thing about these layers, the redeeming factor in each new coat, is that the memories associated with each paint job will never truly fade from our minds. While the emotions and memories that we have attributed to this concrete chair will never be uncovered by future generations of Wabash Men, we will know that they are still there - regardless of what message, symbols or letters are plastered upon it on any given week. So remember the good times and the bad reflected in these countless coats of paint on the Senior Bench, but never pass up the opportunity to continue to add new layers throughout your Wabash story.
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Senior Parting Traditions HOW DO WABASH MEN SEND OFF THEIR GRADUATING CLASS?
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at Wabash College are known for their resilience due to histories of brotherhood on campus. Men of these houses come away with lifelong bonds that represent the unique nature of the Wabash environment. Each of these brotherhoods possess unique traditions, especially those that cherish the value that seniors have in the progression of Wabash 8
Greek life. Each fraternity’s endof-the-year “send-off” traditions illuminate the strength of Wabash fraternities in creating brotherhood and values, which shows that men of College deeply care about how they leave this special place. I was able to sit down with Joseph Lenkey ’19 of the Fiji brotherhood. Joey is a member of the Sphinx Club, WDPD, and various other clubs and organizations on campus. He thinks
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that one of the best parts about the end of the year is when all of the seniors head up to the Cactus for end-of-the-year celebrations. Additionally, he thinks that his pledge class will be planning some trip to Turkey Run State Park with hopes of continuing the tradition of class excursions at the Fiji brotherhood. Furthermore, he believes it is imperative that seniors of the house remain active in the mentorship of
underclassmen. “What the seniors say to the freshmen is gold because they have figured it out,” Lenkey said. “So, I think that matters. I think it is easy for a senior to just go off during the second semester. That has been what has motivated me to want to help mentor them [the freshman].” SEE SENIORS, PAGE NINE
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In addition to Joey, I had the opportunity to sit down with Enrique Vargas ’19 of the Kappa Sigma fraternity here on campus. Kike is also a member of the Sphinx Club, in which he has held leadership positions. Furthermore, he was president of Unidos Pos Sangre. Kike thinks it is super important that the senior class continues to pass down the legacy of strong brotherhood and tradition at their house. His pledge class has been planning for “Senior Will Night,” which is a time when all of the seniors gather up important artifacts that have been given to them from older alumni from earlier years. The guys then take these objects and hand them down to younger members of the house. Additionally, Kike believes his pledge class has been spending valuable time together, especially after they won the Senior Class Impact Award during Fraternity Day, and he further believes these times are bittersweet in every aspect. Lastly, I was able to sit down with
Colby “Cheese” Dunigan of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity here on campus. Cheese plays on the football team and is a member of the Sphinx Club. During our interview in his spacious 2nd-floor room at the house, he reminisced on some of the times he and his pledge class have had at the College. He also spoke about TKE Senior Chapel, which is when members of the fraternity gather at the end of the year to celebrate the house as a whole. Additionally, members of the fraternity also gather around for brotherhood nights to watch movies and tell stories. He and his pledge class plan on doing a trip this summer, as well. There are many special aspects of these houses and their traditions as a whole. It shows the legacy of the College and the strong bonds that many of the young men have with each other. The College continues to be a place where fraternities shine on campus.
"WHAT THE SENIORS SAY TO THE FRESHMEN IS GOLD BECAUSE THEY HAVE FIGURED IT OUT ... THAT HAS BEEN WHAT HAS MOTIVATED ME TO WANT TO MENTOR [THE FRESHMEN]" - JOEY LENKEY ‘19
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WRITING OR SHOOTING PHOTOS FOR THE BACHELOR NEXT YEAR - CONTACT JAKE VERMEULEN ‘21 JKVERMEU21@WABASH.EDU
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DRAMA AT FUSION 54
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"This Is Our Youth" will be performed this weekend at the Fusion 54 collaborative space in downtown Crawfordsville.
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The new drama space was well recieved by students and community members alike.
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Besty Swift makes another amazing appearance in a Wabash theater production.
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YOUR SMALL TALK BRIEFING Facebook Facing Fines
Ukraine Elects Comedian
On Wednesday, Facebook announced it was anticipating being fined by the Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations. The fines are expected as a result of Facebook not abiding by a privacy decree with users. A British political consulting firm was allegedly able to harvest user data to build voter profiles for the Trump campaign, in violation of Facebook’s privacy rules. -New York Times
Last weekend, Ukrainians elected comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who previously played a fictional head of state on a popular sitcom in Ukraine, as their next President. Zelenskiy defeated incumbent President Petro Poroshenko with a reported 73% of the vote despite never having held elected political office before. -New York Times
Tesla Takes The 'L' Electric carmaker Tesla posted $702 million in losses during the first quarter of 2019. The carmaker was hurt by a number of factors, including the slashing of a federal tax credit for electric vehicles at the beginning of the year and the entrance of several major car brands into the market for electric vehicles after the company had previously posted profits in consecutive quarters to finish 2018 -CNN
Kim and Putin Meeting North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in the Russian city of Vladivostok. Many believe that the summit with Putin is an effort by Chairman Kim to find other diplomatic partners to help advance North Korea’s international efforts without American interference. -CNN
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n ot a lot of g ua ra n tees in l i f e, es p ec ia lly in sp o rts . I f sp ort s w er e p redi c ta b le, th e y w o ul dn ’ t d r a w a crowd. But, ov e r th e la s t f ou r y ear s , there w a s on e g ua rant ee. I t wa s a g ua ran tee th a t Er ic C havez ’19, S ea n R og in s k i ’ 1 9 , a n d Ja red Wolfe ’ 1 9 w er e pl a yi ng in a Waba sh b a s eb a ll g a m e. S i n c e 2 0 16, Waba sh b a s eb a ll p l a yed 1 5 9 b aseb a ll g a m es . N o t a s i n gl e on e of those g a mes l a ck ed a t l ea s t on e of these s en ior s . C h a v ez , th e s ta r t i n g s h or ts top s in ce m i d w a y th ro ug h h i s fr esh man y ea r , h a s p l a y ed i n 1 5 7 con secut i ve g a m es , 1 5 8 tota l, ei t h e r a t Eric Chavez ‘19 s h or ts top or s econ d b a s e. A s s uming Chav ez p la y s out t he w e ekend with n o in juries, Cha vez w i l l b e the all - tim e recor d h o l der in s ta rts for th e L ittl e G ia n t s , a m ounting 163 sta r ts. T o c om pa r e, on ly t wo other W a b a s h s tud en t s t ot aled more th a n 1 6 0 sta r t s . C h a v ez’s p rod uctiv ity ov er t h e la st four yea r s is jus t a s im pr essiv e. H e’ s d r iv en in 9 4 R B Is t h roug hout h is ca r eer ( 1 4 t h in s c h ool hist or y ) , h it th e m o s t s a crif ices in Wa b a sh h is tor y w i t h 2 8 , a nd tra ils M a tt D oda ro ’ 0 9 f or m os t assists i n th e sch oo l yea r b y nine. The Alb uq uer q ue n a t i ve w i l l leav e some b ig sh oes for t he p rogra m to fill up on g r a duat i o n i n t w o w eeks. A f ter switch in g fr om th e out f ield to secon d b a s e d uri ng h i s s op homore yea r , R og in s k i tr a i l s C havez in g am es sta r ted b y o nl y t h ree. But, Rog in s k i is th e Wa b a s h r ecor d holder for m os t a t- b a t s a nd t op f our in run s scor ed w ith 1 3 0 . R ogi nski’s offen siv e p r ow es s t h ro ugh out his ca r eer ca n n ot b e un ders ta ted, eith er . He is s ec on d in c ar eer hits w ith 2 0 1 , fiv e a w a y fr om b rea king th e a l l - time r ec or d, s econd in most d oub l es h it w i t h 4 6 , f our awa y fr om th e r eco rd , a n d dr ov e in 10 0 R B I s . A lon g w i t h C havez, the duo up th e m idd l e i s 12
l ea vi ng a l ega c y of ex cel l en ce, an d w e w i l l m i s s t h e bowi n g brot hers n ex t yea r. Wol f e r oa m ed the out f i el d hi s en t i r e c a r eer . P l ayi n g i n j us t t wo ga m es l es s t ha n Chavez, t he l ef t y h a d qui t e a n accomp l i s hed career here at Wabas h. Wol f e l eads t he s chool i n run s s cored, ei g ht h i n t ot al hi t s wi t h 178, l eads t he s chool i n t ri p l es wi t h 17, t rai l s S hawn McEuen ’87 i n wal ks by s even Sean Roginski ‘19 wi t h 94, an d i s t i ed f or f i f t h a l l - t i m e f or s t ol en bas es wi t h 38. Al on g w i t h Cha vez, Rog i n s ki , an d B r yc e Al d r i dge ’ 1 9, Wol f e l ed t he s c h oo l i n m os t games s t art ed i n a s i ngl e s ea s o n w i th 49 duri n g l as t yea r ’ s pos t s ea s on t ourn amen t run . Thi s s ea s on , a n ot her s en i or, E r i c h L a n ge ’ 1 9 , i s maki n g Wabas h hi s t or y w i t h h i s i n credi bl e bat t i n g a ver a ge. Af t er w in n i n g NCAC b a s eb a l l P l a yer of t he Week an d b ei n g n a m ed t o D 3bas ebal l .com’s t ea m of t he w eek f or hi s 10-16 w e ek w i t h t hre e doubl es , t hree ho m e r un s , a nd 1 2 RB Is , Lan g e i s l ook i ng t o s et t he al l -t i me record f or hi gh es t b a t t i ng averag e i n a s ea s on. As o f Wedn es day, Lan g e i s b a t t i ng . 4 5 8 wi t h at l eas t s even ga m es r em a i n i ng . A year removed f r om hi t t i n g, L a ng e i s boun ci n g b a c k f r om a ro ug h j un i or s eas on t o pow e r t he L i t t l e Gi an t s t hroug h a t ough NCAC s c h edul e. Af t er l ea d i n g t h e s chool t o t hei r f i r s t pos t s ea s o n bi d i n s even years l a s t s ea s on , t h ese f our s en i ors pow e red a c ul t ur e chan g e l on g over d ue f or W a b as h bas ebal l . Wi n ni n g t h e W AL LY f or t he bes t t ea m i n 2 0 1 8 , t he t eam i s s et up f or l on gevi t y, an d t here i s pot ent i a l ever y year f or Wabas h t o m a k e a r un i n t o the p os t s eas on . O n a per s on al n ot e, i t was an a b s ol ut e pl ea s ur e t o wat ch t hes e guys pl a y over t h e l as t f our years her e. I t w a s i nd eed a p l eas ure t o r epor t yo ur s ucces s es . The B a c hel or w i l l m i ss you al l , g ood l uc k i n w ha t ever en deavors you t a k e upo n your s el ves . Fi n i s h t he yea r s t r on g; w e are root i n g f or you!
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Sean Roginski ‘19 winds up for a hit.
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Eric Chavez ‘19 whips a throw to first.
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Joseph House ‘19 rips a line drive to center.
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Erich Lange ‘19 high fives Coach Martin after a triple.
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Bash tennis heads to conference JAKE VERMEULEN ‘21 | NEWS EDITOR • On F ri da y, A p ril 2 6, th e W a b a s h Tenn i s t ea m w i l l c l os e out an up a n d d ow n s ea s on a t t he NCAC C onf er ence To urn a men t. W a b a s h ent er s t h e tourn a ment w ith a n ov er a ll r ec or d of 8 - 1 3 , in c ludi ng a n 0 - 6 m a r k in co nf er enc e pl a y. D esp ite the toug h sea s on , P a t r i c k M c Aul ey ’2 0 , w ho wa s p a r t o f a n A l l - Am er i c a n d oub l es tea m last yea r w ith W illia m R ei f ei s ’ 1 8 , s a i d , “I th i n k we’v e p rog r es sed w ell a s a t ea m … We’ ve g on e up ag ains t toug h er com pet i t i on a ga i n s t lik e Denison, C a s e W es te rn , [ a n d] K a l a m a z oo, a n d it ’s kind of g iv en us a l ook a t t he t ypes of c om petition tha t w e’ r e g oin g t o b e d ea l i n g w i t h th i s w eekend a t th e N C A C . ” While last sea son ma y h ave b een s l i gh t l y more successf ul o n th e cou rt , M c Aul ey s a i d th a t t h is yea r’ s tea m h a s set a good t on e f o r fut ur e teams, “ W e h a v e a l ot of s t r ong s en i o r
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l eaders hi p on t he t eam. Evan Fran k, D un can Roy, Jordan G reen wel l , S awyer D on ovan , [are] al l g uys t hat come f rom s p ort s backg roun ds . They may n ot have been t en n i s p l ayers i n t he p as t , but t hey bri n g a mi n ds et t o t he court every day t hat has real l y i mp act ed t he f res hmen on our t eam Patrick McAuley ‘20 an d g i ven t hem a bas e t o p rop el t hems el ves movi n g f or ward i n t he n ex t t hree years .” M cAul ey al s o s p oke hi g hl y of t he youn g er m embers of t he t eam, men t i on i n g t hat t he t ea m l ooks t o have a s ol i d bas e of t al en t m ovin g f orward an d very g ood youn g p l ayers . The t eam en t ers t he NCAC Tourn amen t on t he
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heel s of a fiv e-game losing streak, dro pping mat ches to Ohio W esleyan U niv ersity, Ro seH ul man Institute o f Tec hnology, Dennison Un i vers i ty, W ittenberg U niv ersity, and DeP auw Un i vers i ty. The ro ad ahead does not get muc h eas i er, as the Little Giants take on Kenyon Col l eg e in the first round of the tournament. K en yon enters the matc h ranked 11th in the n at i on , and 4th in the Central Region. The Li t t l e G i ants matc hed up with Kenyon on February 16, but were unable to keep up with t he Lords, falling by a sc ore of 9-0. The Li ttle Giants start play in the NCA C t ourn ament at 1 P .M . at North Central High S chool i n Indianapolis. The c onferenc e t ourn ament will feature teamms from all around t he Mi dwest region, inc lduing 13th ranked K en yon C o llege and 25th ranked Denison Un i vers i ty. Let’s go Bash!
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Lacrosse Seniors Bid Farewell BLAKE LARGENT ‘22 | STAFF WRITER • B ei ng a s tudent a thl ete a t W a b a s h Col l ege pr es ent s m a ny c ha lleng es . B ein g a s t udent a t hl e t e a t W a ba sh Colleg e w h il e exp eri enc i n g m ul t i pl e c oa c hing and r oster ch a n g es , a s w el l a s m a n y tough losses, a ll d urin g th e b egi n ni n g yea rs of a new sp orts p rog r a m p r es ent s even m o re c ha lleng es. Tha t is w h a t th e s eni or s o n t h i s yea r’s l a cross e tea m , com p o s ed of Col l i n B rennan ’19, T uck er D ixon ’ 1 9 , Aa r on E l s i ng ’1 9 , Za ch L a rue ’ 1 9 , J oh n Rod ger s ’ 1 9 , a nd S t ev en Sa rk ’1 9 , h a v e fa ced i n t hei r t enur e a t W a ba sh. But, in th e sp ir it of Wa b a s h Al w a ys F i gh t s , these sen io r s h a v e n ot on l y over c om e th e c halleng es th a t h a v e a r i s en i n t h ei r res p ec tiv e lac r osse ca reer s , b ut h a ve b ec o m e a p rime exa mp le for th eir r et urni n g l a c r os s e tea m ma tes, a s w ell a s ea ch s t uden t t h a t c a l l s W a ba sh their h ome. “ I t h ink it req uir es a h ig h l evel of c ommitment to b e a stud en t a t h l et e h ere, p er i od, ” Director of A th letic s a n d Ca m pus W el ln ess Ma tt T a n n ey ’ 05 s a i d. “An d f or t h es e s en i ors to g o th r oug h a ll th e t ra ns i t i on t h a t th ey’ve b een t h r oug h ov er th e pa s t f o ur yea r s , I th i nk it sp ea k s v o l um es . ” T he la crosse p r og r a m b eg a n i t s i na ugur a l s ea son at Waba sh in 20 1 5 , b ec om i n g b y f a r th e newest spor ts p r o g ra m on c a m pus a nd rema ins the new est curr en t l y. I n t he t h r ee s ea sons p rior to 2 0 1 9 , th e s ea s o ns t ha t t hi s yea r’s seniors h a v e b een a pa r t of , t he l a c r os s e tea m p osted a collectiv e r ec or d of 1 2 - 3 4 ( 2 - 2 2 N or th Coa st Ath letic C on fer en c e) . B ut , w i t h t h e a ddi t i on of ne w h ea d coa ch Ti m O ’ Shea b ef or e th e b eg inning of th is sea s on , a s w el l a s t he lea der ship this y ea r ’ s sen ior s b ega n t o d i s pl a y, m a ny c ould see th e cul ture w i t hi n t he l a c r os s e p rog r am beg in to sh ift. “ E a r ly on in th e sea s on , we w on our f i r s t c onf er ence g am e, w h ich n obod y pi c k ed t o h a ppen,” O’Sh ea s a id . “ W e got pi c k ed t o f i ni s h d ead last in th e con fer en ce a n d n ot w i n a g a m e. We’v e t ied th e p r og r a m r ec or d f or w i n s , s et t h e record for m ost h om e w i n s i n a s ea s on . W e’ ve set som e oth er r ecords , l i k e m os t s h ot s in a game a nd m ost g oa ls in a ga m e, a s w el l a s ot h er i ndiv idua l r ecor d s. I thi n k [ t h es e s eni or s ] s ee thing s chan g in g a n d th a t ’ s w h y t hey’ r e s t i l l inv ested, ev en g oin g int o t h ei r l a s t w eek w her e they ma y g et dis tr a ct ed w i t h f i na l s or g ra dua tion comin g up . ” “ O ur g oal from our fir s t d a y on c a m pus f o ur yea rs ag o wa s to b uil d a cul t ur e w i t h i n t h e p rog r am tha t w o ul d h elp th e pr ogr a m gr ow a n d build itself a fter w e a r e gone, ” D i x on s a i d.
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“ Thi s g roup of s en i ors has been f ocus ed on get t in g t hi s p rog ram of f t he g roun d an d movi n g i n t he ri g ht di rect i on s i n ce our f res hmen year. R egardl es s of t he obs t acl es t hrown i n our way over t he l as t f ew years , n ot hi n g chan g ed our m i n ds et .” That mi n ds et has p ai d of f , an d whi l e t he t ea m i s en j oyi n g what man y woul d con s i der t o b e i t s bes t s eas on s i n ce t he t eam’s f oun di n g , t h e imp act of t he curren t s en i ors ex t en ds much f ur t h er t han t he t eam’s record. “ They care,” O ’S hea s ai d. “ Thi s i s n ’t j us t s om et hi n g t hey’re doi n g on t he s i de, t hey real l y
“I think it requires a high level of commitment to be a student-athlete here, period” MATTHEW TANEY ‘05 c a r e about t hi s l acros s e p rog ram an d about Wa b as h. They wan t us t o g et t o t hat n ex t l evel . We have a s t ron g recrui t i n g cl as s comi n g i n a n d we’ve been abl e t o s t art t al ki n g t o a l ot of j un i ors i n hi g h s chool . They may n ot s ee i t w hi l e t hey’re here, but t hey’ve been doi n g ever yt hi n g t hey can t o l ay t he g roun dwork f or t h e guys movi n g f orward. S t uf f l i ke ef f ort an d a c c oun t abi l i t y, al l of t hat s t uf f . I t hi n k t hey’ve d on e a g reat j ob i n t hat reg ard. It ’s n i ce t o s ee them t ake p ri de i n t hat , even t houg h t hey m a y n ot s ee t he f rui t s of t hei r l abor un t i l s ome yea r s down t he road when t hey’re out of here a n d i n t hei r p rof es s i on al l i f e.” Ta n n ey echoed O ’S hea’s p rai s e when s peaki n g of t he i mp act t hi s year’s s en i ors have ha d f or t he f ut ure of t he l acros s e p rog ram. “ What t hey have don e i s s et t he t abl e f or f ut ure cl as s es ,” he s ai d. “ We’ve won f i ve ga m es t hi s year. They’ve real l y s hown a l ot of t oughn es s ag ai n s t s ome real l y g ood op p on en t s . F or t hem t o s t i ck wi t h i t , wi t h Coach O ’S hea c om in g i n an d hi s vi s i on f or t he p rog ram, an d t o have t hat l evel of ex p eri en ce t o hel p g ui de hi m t hroug h t hat f i rs t year mean s a l ot . I’m pr oud of t hem. They’ve been t hroug h a l ot of ups - an d-down s i n t hi s p rog ram. Wi t h a p rog ram t h a t ’s j us t g et t i n g of f an d i s rel at i vel y youn g c om pared t o a l ot of our ot her p rog rams , f or t h em t o s t i ck wi t h i t [… ] t hey s houl d f eel very
g ood about their c areers here. They deserv e a l ot of credit for establishing the foundatio n of t hi s p rogram mov ing forward.” Whi l e these se niors hav e been inc redibly i mp act f ul for the lac ro sse program, O’Shea also s p oke on how these seniors hav e embodied what i t m eans to truly be a W abash man. “ They’re all obv iously great yo ung men,” he s ai d. “I giv e them a ton o f c redit for their demean or and how the y’v e approac hed the l as t f our years o f their lac ro sse and W abash careers . Just their work ethic , the ability to hol d ot her guys ac c ountable, and just the ir p ers everanc e through these last fe w years. There hav e been so me situations whe re there’s been coac hing c hanges, some guys c oming t o t he t eam and leav ing the team, our roster maybe n ot where we want it to be size wise, or t rouble c ompeting with other teams. Those woul d hav e all been really easy exc uses for t hem t o no t do this anymo re, but they’v e n ever on c e wav ered from the program. I giv e t hem a t on o f c redit for that and I apprec iate everyt hi ng what they’v e done, espec ially this year.” An d wi th just o ne game left in his lac ro sse career at W abash, Dixon spoke for all of the s en i ors on the team. “ The t h ing I want people to know abo ut all s en i or athletes is that it takes a ton of effort, dedi cat i on, and energy to be a fo ur-year athlete at an y s port. To the returning players: stay f ocus ed on the long-term goal for this pro gram an d j us t keep wo rking ev ery day and making each ot her better.” Wabas h ( 5-11, 1-6 NCA C) has one remaining g ame on its sc hedule, whic h will take plac e t omorrow at ho me against NCA C foe Oberlin Col l eg e ( 4-10, 1-6 NCA C) at 1 p.m. If the Little G i an t s are able to c apture a v ic tory, they will f i n i s h wi th the mo st wins in a season fo r any t eam s o far in lac rosse program history at Wabas h. A nd, prior to the final game, O’Shea added one last c omment abo ut his seniors. “ They m ay not hav e seen immediate suc c ess i n t erms of wins this year, but I want those g uys t o be able to c ome bac k two o r three years down the ro ad and see that we’re winning more g ames, we ’re more c ompetitiv e in the con f eren c e. A nd I want them to be proud that t hey were here at the beginning when we s t art ed t o get things turned around.” The l ac rosse seaso n slowly winds to an en d, an d the senior c lass plays in their final home matc h this upc oming weekend here in Crawf ordsv ille, IN. Let’s Go Bash!
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SPORTS Track Looks to NCAC Multi-Event PATRICK MCAULEY ‘19 | SPORTS EDITOR • The L ittle G ia n t W a b a s h
M e n’s Track an d Fiel d tea m c om petes a t th e N C A C Mult i E v ent Cha mp ion s h ip s d ur in g th i s up coming w eek en d. T h e tea m r eturns fr om a w eek of rec upera tion a n d extra tr a in i n g d ue t o the cancel l a tion of th ei r m eet last week en d in M a r ion , In dia na at India n a W es l ey a n U ni ver s ity. Over a ll, th is y ea r h a s b een a tremen d ous se a son f or t h e s q ua d with v a r ious r es ul ts, s uc h a s a t h letes receiv in g A ll- A m er i c a h o nor s a nd fin is h in g a s p layer s of th e w eek for t h e N C A C C on f er enc e. T h e t eam look s to con tin ue t hei r d omina nt season th is w eekend. “I think we a r e p r oud o f t he ethic that we a re b uil d in g , ” D ominic Pa ta cs il ‘ 19 sa id duri ng a n i nt erv iew. “ W e a r e cr ea t i ng a n ex pec t ation of succe ss, a n d w e ra l l y a round th e s olid p er for m a nc es th a t guys hav e a n d celeb r a t e t ha t w i t h each other . ” T h ere ha v e b een m a n y g re a t p erf or mances ov er th e sp a n of t h e la s t f ew week s . Just tw o w e ek end s a g o, t h e tea m p os ted top ti m es a t th e India na D I I I T r a ck a n d F i el d C h a mp ionship . Ra ’Sha wn Jon es ‘ 2 2 ca p tur ed a w i n in the 1 1 0 - m eter h ur dl e. P r es ton Whaley ‘ 2 2 w on th e 4 0 0 -
“I think we are proud of the ethic we are building.” DOMINIC PATACSIL ‘19
m eter dash. T h e s tro n g tea m o f Is a ac Av a nt ’2 0 , B r a d y G os s et t ’ 1 9 , Jo s h Wig g ins ’ 2 1 , a n d L eon I vy ’ 2 1 w o n t h e 4x100 r ela y . T h er e w er e m a n y other sol id outcomes. Thes e
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s t a t i s t i c s i l l um i nat e how much t he uppe rc l a s s m en , s uch as Avan t an d G os s et t , a r e s h owi n g l eaders hi p a n d ha r d w or k i n i mp ort an t pos i t i o ns . F ur t h ermore, i t s hows t h a t t h e un d erc l as s men are comi n g pr epa r ed t o i m prove at al l cos t s a ga i ns t t h e ol d er g uys . “ I f w e a r e b ein g hon es t , I t hi n k our r ea l s t r engt h i s i n our you n g guys , ” P a t a c s i l s ai d. “ Us ol der g uys a r e k i n d of t h er e t o f aci l i t at e t hei r gr ow t h a n d m a k e s ure t hat we a r e w o r k i n g c oh es i vel y i n g et t i n g b et t er . W e a r e very g ood ri g ht n ow, a n d w e a r e goi ng t o con t i n ue t o be goi n g i n t o t he f ut ure.” Af t er t h e c a ncel l at i on of t he L i t t l e St a t e Cha mp i on s hi p s , t he guys h a ve b een recup erat i n g an d t r a i ni n g f or t h i s up comi n g weeken d. Thi s w eek of pract i ce has been f u l l of i n t en s i t y, f un , an d p as s i on f or t h e s por t t hey l ove. The di s t an ce a n d s pr i n t runn ers have been d oi n g gr oup w or kout s . O t her g uys on t h e t ea m ha ve been worki n g w i th t h ei r c oa c hes t o i mp rove t h ei r c h a nc es o f s ucces s movi n g f or w a rd . Ad d i t i onal l y, t he decat hl on Brady Gossett ‘19 rounds the corner with grit. a t h l et es ha ve b een g et t i n g ready f or a w eek end of comp et i t i on an d oppor t un i t y. “ We a re i n t he back t o bus i n es s a t t i t ud e r i ght now,” Pat acs i l s ai d. “ O n l y t h r ee W a b as h g uys wi l l be goi n g t h i s w eek en d. The meet i s w i thi n t he NCAC con f eren ce an d a l l t h e poi nt s w i ll carry i n t o n ex t w e ek end . ” The t ea m ’ s t i me-of f l as t weeken d a l l o w ed t he m s ome t i me t o ref l ect on t h ei r s uc c es s f rom t hi s p as t yea r . Th ey h a ve p erf ormed wel l i n a w i d e va r i et y of even t s an d on l y l ook t o c on t i n ue t he s ucces s as t h e s ea s on d w i ndl es t o an en d. S en i or s s uc h a s Pat as ci l p os s es s ex c i t em ent f or t he u p comi n g m a t c h es a n d o nl y hop e t o s ee t he yo un g guys s pr ead f ul l t hei r wi n g s . F ol l ow t h e L i t t l e G i an t s s cores t hi s w e ek end on l i n e or on Twi t t er.
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