The Wooster Voice

The Wooster Voice Vol. CXXVII, Issue XIX

A STUDENT PUBLICATION SINCE 1883

Friday, February 26, 2010

“This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color and not of color.”

— Lynn Swann

Scots go to battle for NCAC title Andrew Vogel Editor in Chief After slumping in the middle of the season, the men’s basketball team has found their rhythm from the outside.

The No. 19 Scots’ aerial assault continued last Tuesday, as the Scots declared war on the Kenyon College perimeter defense — dropping bombs from the outside to coast to a 73-59 victory over the Lords. The Scots will need to maintain this aggressive instinct in this weekend’s NCAC Tournament as they attempt to lock up their eighth straight NCAA Tournament bid.

Kenyon College (3-13, 6-19) entered Tuesday’s NCAC quarterfinal as the No. 8 seed. While the Lords nearly pulled an upset of the Scots on their home floor in early December, Kenyon had since lost 15 of their last 18 and were expected to be a slight speed bump on the Scots’ trip to host the NCAC semifinals. The Lords, however, missed the memo.

Despite the Scots’ hot perimeter shooting, Kenyon hung in the game for much of the first half. While the Scots continued to knock down threes, the inside play of forward Dave Knapke kept the game close.

With just under five minutes remaining, the Lords cut the Scots’ lead to a just a bucket, 31-29. After calling a timeout, the Scots used a 10-3 run to go into halftime ahead 41-32.

After halftime, the Scots’ post defense tightened up and challenged Knapke inside. As Knapke struggled, so did Kenyon’s offense — hitting just

8-of-25 from the field in the second half. The Scots maintained a doubledigit lead for most of the second half to sew up a drama-free victory.

The biggest factor for the Scots was their perimeter shooting. The Scots knocked down 13-of-23 from behind the arc. In the last three games, the Scots have now hit 35-of69 from downtown — a staggering 51 percent.

Guard Ian Franks ’11 led all scorers with 25 points while also grabbing eight rebounds. Guard Nathan Balch ’11 added 13 points and guard Matt Fegan ’12 chipped in 12 points off the bench. Altogether, the trio was 10-of14 behind the arc.

While Kenyon held its own inside, Wooster still won the battle on the glass — pulling down 34 rebounds to the Lords’ 28. Bryan Wickliffe ’11 led the Scots with nine rebounds. While Wickliffe had posted four double-doubles in his last six games, the 6-5 forward was held to six points against Kenyon. Much of Wickliffe’s energy was spent on the defensive end guarding Knapke, where he performed admirably. While Knapke did score 15 points, he was held to just 5-of-14 shooting from the floor.

With the win, the Scots will now turn their attention to the semi-final and championship rounds of the NCAC Tournament, which they will host for the sixth consecutive year.

The Scots will host No. 5 seeded Ohio Wesleyan University, which punched its ticket to the Timken Gymnasium with a 73-59 victory Tuesday over Allegheny College.

The Battling Bishops will be making their second trip to Wooster in less than a week and a half. In their last meeting with the Bishops on Feb. 17, the Scots pulled away with deadon outside shooting. The Scots hit 11of-15 from behind the arc to go up 5741 at halftime, eventually cruising 9478. Mike Evans ’12 provided a big spark off the bench, hitting all five shots from downtown for 15 first-half points.

Wing player Tim Brady has emerged as the Bishops’ leading scorer. Brady poured in 27 points on Feb. 17, and scored 27 in the Bishops’ quarterfinal win over Allegheny. The Scots’ number one objective on defense will be to limit Brady offensively.

The Bishops are one of the few teams that can match the Scots’ size and depth inside. The Bishops have three solid post players inside with Marshall Morris, Pat Pellerite and Brent Pleiman. The Scots will need contributions from their four-man post rotation of Wickliffe, Josh Claytor ’13, Jake Mays ’13 and Justin Hallowell ’12.

The Scots are expected to receive a big lift with Hallowell’s return. After missing four straight games with an ankle injury, Hallowell is expected to return to the court for the first time since Feb. 10 in a win over Hiram College. This season, Hallowell has not knocked down shots from long range with the frequency that he did as a first-year — his three-point field goal percentage has dropped to 35 percent after hitting 51 percent last

After shooting 51 percent against Kenyon, the Scots will need to continue to shoot for a high percentage to win the NCAC title this weekend (Photo by Sam VanFleet). season. Hallowell, however, remains a constant threat from behind the arc that teams have to account for. His presence on the perimeter keeps opposing defenses honest. In the loss to Wittenberg University two weeks ago, the Tigers’ defense collapsed on

Franks and Balch each time the two drove to the paint without the threat of Hallowell on the outside. The sophomore’s return will be a welcome addition for the entire team.

See “Basketball,” page 8

Black History Month ends with hope for future change

States has recognized the month of February as a time to acknowledge and remember the contributions made by many famous African Americans throughout history. With February coming to a close, the 2010 black history month saw a monumental new beginning for one of the nation’s most important groups.

On Feb. 20, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) announced that they had selected Roslyn M. Brock as the new chair of the Board of Directors.

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization.

Brock, aged 44, will be the youngest

female ever to be Chair and also only the fourth woman. The NAACP is looking forward to Brock’s more youthful outlook that she will be able to bring to the organization.

Brock said in her press release, “We have a 48-year old President in the White House, an NAACP President who was 35 at the time of his election, and a 44 year old Board Chair. The wisdom of those who stood the test of time got us to this point, and the youth will lead the future success of our movement.”

Currently, the NAACP is primarily interested in the youth. Their goal is to prioritize their most important issues to create a solid agenda for the next few years. Brock claims that “passing the baton” to the next generation is one of her top priorities as Chair.

At the College, students are actively taking an interest in receiving that baton. On Wednesday night, the Black Student Association (B.S.A.) held their final dinner discussion to exchange views on the relevance of Black History Month.

Although the general consensus of the group was in favor of promoting Black History Month, many members suggested that updates need to be made. Part of the discussion centered on the idea that what we are learning during the month of February does not encompass many important time

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The Black Student Association met together last Wednesday to discuss the relevance of Black History Month and shared thoughts on how it can be changed (Photo by Maureen Sill).

Laney Austin News Editor Only a little over a year since the historic election of the nation’s first African American president, the annual tradition of celebrating Black History Month continues to see great changes. Since 1976, the United

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periods that have been influenced by African Americans. Every year, people are hearing about Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights era. However, there is never any information provided on the time period post-civil rights, making it seem as though racial equality had been achieved, which it clearly had not. The group discussed the fact that in order to make black history more relevant, it should be integrated into the rest of history, meaning it would be proportionally discussed in the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc.

What does the group propose to help address the racial incidents that still exist in society and at our school?

Marcel Baugh ’13 says we need “race transcendent prophets.” In other words, “people who look at racial injustices as a prevelent issue and are active in doing something about it.”

He continues in advocating the idea that people need to be advocates for their race and diversity.

The B.S.A. is holding an alumni award event on Saturday from 3-5 p.m. in the alumni center and are extending an invitation to all people, group members or not.

Black History Month remains an important part of the year because as B.S.A. President Carmen Guess ’12 puts it, “This is the only time we are able to hear about things from people who look like us.”

SPORTS

News Editor Laney Austin provides us with a look inside the controversy behind women’s ski jumping in the Olympics. For the full viewpoint, see page 3.

Emily Bartleheim writes a viewpoint expressing our need to continue efforts in Haiti despite lack of recent hype. For more on this, see page 3.

Features Editors Madelyn Halstead and Elle Bloom take a look at how figure skating has evolved in the 2010 Olympics. See page 4 for the story.

A&E Editor George Myatt gives a review of the play Mary Queen of Scots, which opened this past Wednesday. Turn to page 6 for the full review.

Sports Editor Maggie Donnelly covers women’s basketball and their loss against Kenyon in the first round of the NCAC tournament. See page 7 for more.

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Services extend hours to help seniors & I.S.

Wooster alum wins BAFTA award Wooster Alum Duncan Jones ’95 has been awarded a 2010 Film Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the British equivalent of an Academy Award.

His first feature film, “Moon,” was recognized with acclaim in the United States as well and Jones has said that his film was influenced in part by his Independent Study he created as a student at Wooster. Currently, Jones is at work on his second feature film, “Source Code.”

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Spectator killed during top dragstar race This past Sunday, a spectator at the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Arizona Nationals was killed when a loose tire came apart from a Top Fuel dragstar. The accident occured when the car lost its left-rear tire. Before the car burst into flames, it skidded into the left hand lane and collided with the wall.

It was then the tire bounced into the crowd striking the woman at the International Firebird Raceway.

The women was helicoptered to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead several hours later.

The NHRA is still looking into the details of the accident.

Gunman opens fire in Colo. middle school On Tuesday, a gunman identified as Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood opened fire outside Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colorado.

Eastwood was firing rounds at students who were leaving the school until suddenly David Benke, a teacher at Deer Creek, tackled Eastwood to the ground and held him down until police arrived.

Only two students were injured and taken to the local hospital where, as of press time, they were in stable condition with no lifethreatening injuries. Eastwood was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and is being held on $1 million bond.

Toyota recall case becomes complicated According to the New York Times, leading Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said Monday that Toyota relied on a flawed study in dismissing the notion that computer issues could be at fault for sticking accelerator pedals, and then made misleading statements about the repairs. The representatives, in a letter to the transportation secretary, said they were concerned about the competency of investigations into Toyota’s problems by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Union members within airline cause strike Union members representing British Airways cabin crews said Monday they have voted overwhelmingly to strike. The strike centers around service conditions which would lengthen crew hours but also cut down employment.

Crew members are expected to meet this weekend to determine an exact date for the strike to occur.

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Upon turning their I.S. to the registrar, seniors will receive their I.S. pin and Tootsie Roll (Photo by Maureen Sill).

Allana Mortell News Editor With spring break a week away, there’s only one thing on the minds of all the Wooster seniors — turning in their I.S. As students schedule their last meetings with advisors, work on finishing their final chapters and begin proofreading, the process surrounding binding, copying and turning in I.S. has kicked off into full swing.

For most of the students, the two-

week vacation is a much-needed break. As some students jet off to exotic locations, others, especially the seniors, may still be on campus putting the final touches on their I.S. The bookstore, copy center and registrar’s office (the three most important stops en route to independence) will all have extended hours over spring break to accommodate the seniors.

The copy center, which is located in Lowry, is hoping to assist more seniors this year in making copies of

their I.S. “I’m just hoping we get more students in here,” said Joyce Heitger, the Supervisor of Office Services, “I think students need to know we are available for them.”

During spring break and up until 5 p.m. on I.S. Monday, seniors can come to the copy center and either download their I.S. from their email, flash drive, CD or even bring a hard copy and those working at the center can make copies for students before they go upstairs to the bookstore to get their projects bound. The copy center also has coil binding for students if they prefer different bindings for all the copies of their projects.

Heitger, along with Rogera Flack, the Assistant Director and Book Department Manager of the Bookstore, also stressed that, for students, coming to the copy center can be beneficial for a number of reasons.

Compared to prices at larger industrial copy centers, the 5 cents a copy and .39 cents for full color copies that the center charges are quite a steal and students are able to use their copy account to pay for their cost. Also, the high speed of the copiers at 110 pages a minute and the convenience of being on-campus are more incentives for seniors looking to make more than two copies of their I.S. Last year, only 41 seniors utilized their services during I.S. Sunday and Monday, and this year they’re hoping for more. Over break, the center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 21 and 22.

The Bookstore, where seniors can have their I.S. bound, also has a number of suggestions for those already thinking about this process.

One tip Kathy Jerisek, the Assistant Director and General Merchandise Manager of the Bookstore, has for seniors is to remind them that they

are always able to come to the bookstore, drop off their I.S. to get bound, leave their name and pick them up later. Since March 21 and 22 are dedicated to binding, there are times when the process becomes backed up because there is only one machine available for binding.

Jerisek emphasizes that it does depend on time and day, but sometimes students could be waiting in the bookstore for up to 15 or 20 minutes, so with this option, she’s hoping to lessen the stress for seniors.

Vinyl binding, the most popular choice for students will cost $2.95 or for $1.95 students can get a heavier stock binding with a different cover. Over break, the bookstore will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.

Saturday, March 20 they will be open 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., March 21 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and I.S. Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Registrar’s Office is the final stop for seniors, where they turn in two copies of their bound I.S., receive their button, Tootsie Roll and have the chance for a photo-op with the giant, inflated tootsie roll hanging over the registrar’s desk.

“It’s important for faculty to know as well about the logistics of getting I.S. done,” said Registrar Suzanne Bates. The Registrar’s office hours over break are the same as their regular business hours – 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Sunday, March 21 the office will be open 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and until the deadline of 5 p.m. on I.S. Monday.

In keeping with this 60 year tradition of I.S., Bates will be dressed in a tootsie-roll costume, as she has done every year while she congratulates the students. “The students come first,” said Heitger.

Students to spend break volunteering in Mexico Laney Austin News Editor While many students will be packing their bags full of swimsuits and heading off to spring break destinations like Panama City and Cancun, others will be pulling on their work boots and strapping on their tool belts. This year, nine Wooster students will be making the trip south of the border and not to enjoy a day at the beach, but instead to help build a house for those in need.

The trip, which is organized by Trinity United Church of Christ in Wooster, offers students and people from the church community a chance to participate in a weeklong service trip to Tijuana, Mexico. Volunteers will spend the week mixing cement, creating a rooftop and building walls to create small houses for the people of the particular community they are assisting. In addition to building homes, the group will also eat local food, visit communities and shop at nearby markets.

Rena Starr ’11 is the representative for the trip at the College. She is a veteran of the trip, having gone on it for five years. Normally, the trip is open solely to members of the church, but the dates have always conflicted with classes.

This year, Starr didn’t want to miss another opportunity to go. By working with people at Trinity, which she regularly attends, she was able to organize a trip that would cater to students interested in volunteering over spring break.

Starr worked to advertise the trip in the fall and generated a decent amount of interest. Besides being sponsored by the Wooster Volunteer

Network, the program the participants are also working through Esperanza International, a San Diego based non-profit which is dedicated to helping families in Tijuana.

Although the main goal of the trip is to help families in need, it is also a great learning experience for students. “Aside from building and completing a comfortable home for the family in need, my main goal is to learn more about Tijuana and its BRITTANNY LEE surroundings, well as the CLASS OF 2011 as b r o a d e r Mexican culture,” said Brittany Lee ’11, another student who is heading to Mexico.

She is looking forward to experienc-

“Aside from building and completing a comfortable home for the family in need, my main goal is to learn more about Tijuana and its surroundings, as well as the broader Mexican culture.”

ing an area that is so different from her current surroundings and how current issues like border control and immigration play a part in daily life.

This volunteer opportunity is very common amongst church mission trips. Trips like these are in no way easy. Many may have the misconception that everything at the home site is prepared ahead of time and mission workers simply have to assemble it.

On the contrary, volunteers mix their own cement that lays the floor- a process that takes hours in the pressing Mexican heat. Volunteers have little access to clean water, so the daily showers we are accustomed to are out of the question.

Students leave the trip with a new perspective on how the world works.

Starr says, “If you want a house, you have to help others in the community with theirs.”

Although trips to tropical destinations with lots of sun or big mountains for skiing can be fun, the opportunity to serve others is an experience that everyone should partake in.

Campus Judicial Board Hearings Alleged Code Violation 1 Section IA: Personal integrity and self respect Section IB: Respect rights/ concerns of others Section IVA,1: The Ohio State Law (Alcohol) Section IVB,1,b: Posession (Other drugs) Section IVB,1,g: Drug Paraphenalia (Other drugs) Hearing Outcomes Rejected, no contest, found guilty Sanction Disciplinary Probation 09-10 Write paper applying Wooster Ethic to violations and his/her personal response Mandatory computer assessment pertaining to alcohol use/abuse Mandatory computer assessment pertaining to drug use/abuse Mandatory assessment by licensed

chemical dependency counselor. **Student did not complete judicial sanctions; additional action pending.

Alleged Code Violation 2 Section 1A: Personal integrity and self-respect Section 1B: Respect rights/concerns of others Section IVA,2,b: Behavior deemed disruptive, irresponsible, or in violation of Ohio state law (Alcohol) Section IXA: Harrassment/coercion/intimidation/assault Hearing Outcomes Accepted guilty Sanction Recorded Disciplinary Probation 2009-2010 UG privileges rescinded.

Letter of apology to UG staff member.

Mandatory assessment by chemical dependency counselor **Decision appealed, sanctions reassessed by President after Spring Break**

Alleged Code Violation 3 Section IB: Knowingly copied work of another, without citing (Code of Academic Integrity Section IG: Violates spirit of code (Code of Academic Integrity) Section IA: Personal integrity and self-respect Hearing Outcomes Accepted guilty Sanctions Suspended, in effect until Semester I 2010-2011 Eligible to reapply if enrolled in courses at accrediated instituiton/engaged in full-time, ongoing gainful employment Complete telephone inerview with Admissions Counselor If readmitted: Recorded Disciplinary Probation: loss of extracurricular privileges, regular meetings with Dean Buxton Alleged Code Violation 4 Section IA: Personal Integrity and Self-Respect

Section IB: Respect rights/concerns of others Section IVA,2,b: Behavior deemed disruptive, irresponsible, or in violation of Ohio state law (Alcohol) Section IXA: Harrassment/coercion/intimidation/assault Hearing Outcomes Accepted guilty Rejected no contest, found guilty Sanctions: Suspended, in effect until Semester I 2010-2011 UG privileges rescinded Mandatory computer assessment pertaining to alcohol use/abuse Mandatory meeting with Res. Life Professional Staff Member **Decision appealed, sanctions reassessed by President and slightly modified. Suspension until May 7, 2010. Student is allowed to participate in Commencement, with the I.S. requirements completed summer of 2010. Act of violence requires release of name of student: Kelley Lawrence**

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Ski-Jump behind times I, like so many other people around the world, have tuned my television to watch the world’s best athletes compete for the gold in these Olympic Games. The intense sporting events have come with a series of medal-awarding cerelaneyaustin monies, which feature both the men and the women who have placed in his or her area of expertise.

However, there is one sport that has only been awarding medals to one gender. Don’t expect to see any women on the podium during the ski jumping ceremony — they’re not allowed to compete.

Ski jumping is the only event left in the Olympic Games that is still single-sex. The controversial issue has been a feature on recent news broadcasts surrounding the Olympics, but most people do not know that women’s battle for the right to compete has been going on since 1998.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has consistently voted for the last three Olympic Games to keep women from being allowed to participate in the ski jumping event.

After many unsuccessful attempts to persuade the committee, the women sued the Vancouver Organizing Committee for gender discrimination in order to secure a spot in the 2010 games. Yet again, the IOC denied them the right. The IOC stated that the Olympics could not host any more athletes; a statement that was contradicted by the addition of the ski cross event. On top of its misfortunes in the Olympics, the US Ski and Snowboard team dropped the women ski jumpers from its sponsorship because it did not have the funds to invest in a team that would not be participating in the Olympics.

This controversial issue can be easily remedied. The IOC needs to allow women to participate in ski jumping in order to live up to its rule that all Olympic sports are to be open to both genders. Although it is too late for women to have a chance to compete in Vancouver, the sport still has a chance for the 2014 games. The IOC has stat-

ed, “Women’s ski jumping does not reach the necessary technical criteria and as such does not yet warrant a place alongside other Olympic events.” According to NPR writer Howard Berkes, these “technical criteria” are that there is not adequate representation from enough countries to fulfill the quota set by the IOC. However, if these criteria were inflicted on the men competing at the Olympic level, they would not qualify either. Until the IOC can specify what technical criteria they are referring, there should be no reason for women to be banned from a sport that they are capable of safely competing in.

Take into account all the other risky events that women have been competing in this year. Freestyle skiing, for example, allows women to launch themselves so that their backs are nearly parallel to the ground and perform a series of complicated flips in the air before slamming their skies into a 45 degree angled hill. Skeleton is a sport comparable to luge, except for the fact that the athlete slides down the icy tube headfirst instead of on their back. This event can reach speeds of close to 70 mph. I don’t think anyone can make the point that these events are safer than ski jumping is.

What is even more unfortunate is that the world is missing out on seeing some incredible talent. Lindsey Van holds the record for the longest distance that has been recorded for both males and females off of the jump at the Olympic track in Whistler. Her outstanding jump totaled in 171 meters, beating out all of her would-be competition.

Unfortunately, she will not be rewarded for her hard work and years of training.

Not only is the exclusion of women from a sport at which they have had proven success discrimination, but it is also incredibly offensive to females everywhere. Women have made great strides politically, economicall, and socially over the past few decades, but to have something this blatantly unfair still occurring is extremely disappointing.

Laney Austin is a news editor for the Voice. She can be reached for comment at LAustin11@wooster.edu.

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Awkwardness has its benefits Last week, Laney Austin ’11 wrote about how awkward everyone on this campus is. I’m not going to argue with her — there are a lot of awkward people at Wooster.

And sometimes they can be hard to deal with. Even I, as a somewhat awkward pernathancomstock son, often find those more awkward than I am trying to be at times.

But these people serve an important function.

I believe that it is awkward people who make this campus great.

Awkward people come in two basic types — those who are naturally awkward, and those who are awkward by choice. The naturally awkward could also be said to be awkward by ignorance — they simply do not know how to interact with other people. Most of these people do not know that they are awkward. They are not able to look at themselves objectively and see that they don’t fit in.

This isn’t their fault. When you look at them from the outside, social norms are really weird and screwed up. It’s kind of amazing anyone is able to conform to them at all. Some social norms are necessary and actually make society

run more smoothly. Others, however, are fairly arbitrary. For example, some of you may have observed that I often sing when walking from place to place. I don’t think my doing so harms anyone. But people give me weird looks because it is not something “normal” people do.

Probably the most dangerous of these arbitrary social norms is the concept of tact. The intention of tact is to keep people from saying

sometimes necessary, sometimes they can be pointless or even harmful. These people revere Emerson and Thoreau. Sometimes they come off as a bit pretentious, but they have the right idea. They don’t do things just because society tells them to, they do what makes sense to them.

Both of these groups of people tend to be very good at thinking outside the box. They can see the constraints in other people’s thinking and find ways around them. This makes them ideal Wooster students.

This school places an enormous emphasis on critical thinking and individualism.

Awkward students, whether their awkwardness is natural or self-imposed, are individualists.

All that being said, most people who are naturally awkward probably would like to be less awkward.

And avoiding them, as Austin suggests, is not going to help them achieve that goal. So if you do find yourself interacting with some of the more awkward people at this school, don’t be afraid to point out, gently, some of the social norms they’re ignoring. They may thank you for it.

This school places an enormous emphasis on critical thinking and individualism.

Awkward students, whether their awkwardness is natural or self-imposed, are individualists. hurtful or offensive things, which is a laudable goal. But the result is often just the opposite. People don’t talk about things that are uncomfortable, and often that results in people getting hurt.

Awkward people don’t understand what they are and are not supposed to say, so they often say the things everyone else needs to hear.

This is why some people are awkward by choice. They understand that while social norms are

Nathan Comstock is the senior arts writer for the Voice. He can be reached for comment at NComstock10@wooster.edu.

More can always be done for Haiti Before Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti was already one of the poorest countries in the world, struggling with political instability, environmental de g r adation, and health crises.

After the magnitude 7.0 ear thquake struck, the emilybartleheim nation lost as many as 200,000 lives, leaving more than one million homeless and hundreds of thousands injured with a government in shambles — children dying, families lost and unaccountable suffering. Luckily, others from around the world immediately stepped up and rose to the cause.

Practically speaking, people are doing everything they can to help in the relief efforts of Haiti. Sure, there will always be more that people can do, but it is not always the most feasible.

America could ship the entire military over and start guarding the place, but the people of Haiti have done nothing wrong, they don’t deserve that.

The reason some military personnel are currently on the island is because they are an easily and quickly mobilized force — some of the first ships that arrived (after the blocked ports were cleared of hinderances) were military hospital

ships, which can treat a large flow of patients.

Many victims are seeing doctors for the first time in their entire lives. Along with the rapidlyarriving hospital ships came others that can treat contaminated water, a major necessity.

Many citizens are currently living in “tent cities” — dwellings of makeshift structures built from corrugated tin, cardboard and/or

simply can’t be cleaned up within a week or two — it will take time.

But along with this time, the strife can’t be forgotten.

All too often people become deeply moved by such a disaster and jump into a relief effort headfirst, only to forget about it after some time. If the support dies down, the country will eventually be abandoned once again.

As a country, we cannot forget about Haiti. Its people need help now as much as they did three weeks ago and will still need in a month. Such a prodigious quantity of distress requires a substantial amount of time, effort and money.

Meanwhile, what can we, as citizens, do to help? There are various websites, such as www.worldvision.org, where one can make financial donations or even take steps toward adopting a child.

There are organizations, such as “Catholic Relief Services,” which have been involved with Haiti for over 50 years, providing assistance for half a million people on the island during the most recent crisis.

There is always more that can be done, but given the circumstances, people are doing the best that they can, and improvements are already apparent. We just can’t forget.

As a country, we cannot forget about Haiti. Its people need help now as much as they did three weeks ago and will still need in a month. sheets.

Though these temporary shelters are increasingly becoming more permanent, there is still lack of food, medications and sanitary services. There is rising concern about the arrival of the rainy season. More rain increases the occurrences of diseases such as measles and tetanus, which means vaccines will be in even higher demand in a country where supplies of vaccines have always been scarce.

While improvements are slowly surfacing, this overall situation

Emily Bartleheim is a regular contributor for the Voice. She can be reached for comment at EBartleheim12@wooster.edu.

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Figure skaters make history in 2010 games Madelyn Halstead Elle Bloom Features Editors Since the opening of the 2010 winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, figure skating continues to draw attention to itself. What makes these games different for the figure skating community is an abundance of positive attention and diversion from scandal and corruption.

The 1994 Tonya Harding scandal, in which her ex-husband and friend hired Shane Stant to assault Nancy Kerrigan’s leg with a baton, forcing her to withdraw from the U.S. Championships, drew negative attention and outrage from fans and the United States Figure Skating Association. That, coupled with the judging controversy of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, where the French and Russian judges were bribed to alter the scores in favor of the Russian team, Yelena

Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, resulted in continued uproar and corruption illustrating both the International Olympic Committee and the USFSA’s reputations.

This year, however, keeping in line with the IOC’s mission statement, the focus has shifted “to touch the soul of the nation and inspire the world.” So far, the competitors have succeeded in maintaining these goals and have made lasting legacies in the process. American Evan Lysacek became the first skater since Brian Boitano in the 1988 Games in Calgary, Canada to win gold. In ice dancing, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir became the first North Americans to take home the gold in the event. Lastly, Xue Shen and Hongbo Zaho became the first Chinese pair to win gold.

Lysacek, 24, was born in Chicago, Ill. and now trains in Canton, Mich. with Frank Carroll. Lysacek skated in the 2006 games in Torino where he narrowly missed the podium plac-

Hungbo Zaho hold Xue Shen in a death spiral during their fourth Olympics (Photo by AP).

each year is a bare minimum staff putting Gala together. “I don't think people realize how few people are involved in WAC. I talked to my co-publicity director Kamar Reed and he was in awe of how few people are involved in WAC,” said Lamborn. “In the Gala committee, it is really John [Ross] running it with our advisor Julia [Zimmer] and four or five other people that had slight input. But it really is a huge task taken on by a small task force.”

For those interested in attending, Gala will open at 10 p.m. on Saturday and will last until 1 a.m.

“It's going to be an absolutely amazing evening,” said Lamborn. “I think everybody needs to go at least once in their four years. It's part of the Wooster experience.”

For more information about Gala contact John Ross, the W.A.C. Traditions Director at JRoss11@wooster.edu

Mícheál O’Duffy ’12 is from Ireland.

He can be reached for comment at MODuffy12@wooster.edu.

ment thus far in the realm of figure skating was when Shen and Zhao took the gold for China in pairs skating. In addition to having 18 years of experience and now four Olympic competitions under their belts, the pair was married in 2007. After convincing his wife that an Olympic gold medal was the one thing missing from their career, Zhao and his wife came out of retirement to achieve their goal. The task was not easy as the Russians have dominated the sport taking the gold for the past 46 years. Not only did the pair achieve their goal, but the Russians were shut out of the podium when China’s other pair took the silver and Germany the bronze.

As the Games continue on with the woman’s program in the near future one can only hope that the extraordinary Olympic experience will continue on as more legacies are created, inspiring not only those within the games but fans and spectators alike.

WAC prepares for this year’s Gala extravaganza Charles Horenstein Managing Editor The 27th Annual Winter Gala, taking place coincidentally on Feb. 27, plans to bring success through the utility of finely tuned traditions, said Wooster Activities Crew Traditions Director John Ross ’11.

“I’m trying to keep things the same.

There was a lot of success last year, and so we don't want to change the structure too much.” said Ross. “We obviously used a new theme and new decorations, but we don't to change the basic structure — people like traditions. That, and Grainne [Carlin ’11] did a really good job last year, and I am trying to follow in her footsteps.”

“But a lot of the structure of Gala as a whole is about tradition. It is a long standing event, and it receives administrative funds because the administration wants to continue having it,” added Co-Director of

WAC Publicity Taylor Lamborn ’11.

“I’m really excited personally because it's the only formal dance that happens on campus that's open to the whole student body. It's always nice to dress up.” The chocolate fountain and cheesecake famed from last year will be returning, as will live musical entertainment.

This year, WAC signed Different Hats, a jazz band. In addition to traditions common to the last few years, Lamborn mentioned the hope of one tradition from the first few Galas returning — faculty attendance. “A lot of people don't realize faculty members are invited as well,” said Lamborn. “Back in the day, a lot of professors used to come and talk to their favorite students, and we’d love to make that happen again. I think these days college professors are scared of the potential of rowdy students late at night. But if you have a favorite professor, tell them to come!”

There will be a few new additions, however. Lamborn and Ross both confirmed that there will be a photo booth on the first floor of Lowry for pictures on the way in. “We were supposed to have a photo booth last year, so having one this year is particularly exciting,” said Lamborn.

The theme this year is Roaring 20s.

Other options WAC deliberated for this year included Under the Sea and Arabian Nights.

“We picked the Roaring 20s because everyone can relate to it,” said Ross. “Everyone knows Al Capone and all those gangsters from the 20s. With Arabian nights, not everyone would have felt the same way.”

“We thought it would be fun to have that kind of band play as well, which influenced the decision,” added Lamborn. “We also wanted to keep things classy. Classy is very important.”

Lamborn also stressed that one tradition commonly overlooked

INTERNATIONAL INSIGHT People often ask me what Ireland is like. Do people really drink all the time? Do we eat potatoes with every meal? Do we all have funny accents?

Very mícheálo’duffy often the stereotypical answers are, by and large, mostly true. We do eat potatoes a lot and yes we do all have funny accents but most people aren’t really on the ball when it comes to Irish drinking culture.

Ireland isn’t as big on alcohol as one would think. Well, actually we are, but it’s not quite in the way you might assume. First and foremost, Guinness isn’t actually that popular.

All my friends back home don’t really like it. For those of you who have tried it, one can definitely say it’s an acquired taste. American beers are pretty popular but the most popular drink is actually Irish cider, especially Bulmers.

Another misconception is that we are constantly drunk, another partial truth. It is true that we Irish like our alcohol, but we rarely get langered.

Getting bolloxed isn’t a thing we really do, but we do get drunk and lamp it in frequently. Right now you may be confused, this, however, further highlights that the relationship between the Irish and drink is complicated.

Drink is very much a part of Irish culture, in fact the love of alcohol has created Ireland and our language. The Irish word for whiskey is “Uisce Beatha,” meaning water of life. A relaxed attitude to drink from an early age means that we, unlike America, aren’t banjaxed in our attitude towards the ol’ naggin. You won’t see us as full as monkeys everywhere on the weekend because we aren’t chugging back pinta diesel repeatedly.

I remember my mother would put Uisce Beatha in my bottle and send me straight off to sleep. My Da would give me a swalley with every meal, sometimes when I’d be beaking for food, my brother and I would get a wee half instead.

This was all very normal. As a result, we never glorified alcohol. I blame the late drinking age and attitude most adults have towards the good stuff. It really means that alcohol is seen as the bag o’swhag it really isn’t.

Craíc comes first. Ultimately drinking in Ireland isn’t a means to an ends, the purpose isn’t to get twisted but rather to have a good time, to be an eejit for the night, to have a lark, to act the maggot. That’s one stereotype that is true — we Irish love to have fun.

Evan Lysacek exits a jump during an Olympic practice (Photo by AP). ing fourth overall in the men’s event.

Lysacek’s win stands out not only as the first American to win gold since Boitano in ’88, but also for shattering the Russian and former Soviet Union’s five-game domination of the sport following Boitano’s win.

These games were also special for the Japanese who medaled for the first time when Daisuke Takahashi took home the bronze after his performance.

Virtue and Moir, the Canadian ice dancing pair, both of London, Ontario also train in Canton, Mich. under the direction of Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva and Johnny Johns. At ages 20 and 22, the pair is the youngest couple to take gold in the ice dancing event.

In addition to being a remarkably young pair, this was Canada’s first medal since Tracy Wilson and Robert McCall took bronze in ’88 — a considerable feat for a pair making their Olympic debut.

The most extraordinary achieve-

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Super-fit provides a rigorous work-out for students Grainne Carlin Chief Copy Editor

Rebecca Ross ’10 kicks it up at Super Fit (Photo by Maureen Sill).

If you’re looking for a fun way to stay in shape on campus, head over to the P.E.C. “hotbox” on Monday and Wednesday nights at 6:15 for Superfit aerobics. The class lasts only an hour and includes 20 minutes of cardio then specific workouts to target and tone certain parts of the body.

Superfit regular Julie Perry ’10 said, “It’s a great break from school and a fun workout since you do kickboxing and ‘Taebo-ish’ moves to the beat of aweMariana Weyer leads students (Photo by Maureen Sill). some techno music you receive a lot of feedback from stu- of Superfit aerobics for a while have know all the words to.”

The class is instructed by Mariana dents that we should offer high inten- noted an increase in attendance this Weyer, the Administrative sity interval workouts around the semester as popularity for the class Coordinator for the College’s Center same time as Mariana Weyer has grown.

“Sometimes I feel like a karate For Diversity and Global expressed an interest in being and Engagement. Superfit began in the instructor of classes such as these. champ even though I’m just in a Fall of 2006 under the supervision of So, we started Superfit aerobics,” gym of 30 people. I know I’m a Intramurals. “Over the years, the Intramural Director Steve Moore loser but the gym fills up quickly so I usually get there early to put my Intramural Department had offered explained.

Many students who have been fans mat in the front row,” Perry said. different fitness classes … I began to

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Independent Study Symposium gets digital trator in charge of the competition.

“What we’re looking for are creative uses of the Web that really In 2008, with the introduction of creatively showcase some part of the Independent Study Symposium, Independent Study.”

Fitz Gibbon also pointed out that The College of Wooster seniors found themselves with a new there’s no one part of the I.S. that opportunity to showcase the must be reflected in the presentaIndependent Study project they tion — it can be about the final had been working on all year. At product or the process. What’s this year’s third annual important is that it tells the story Symposium, seniors will have yet of the I.S. The rules of the contest another way to publicize their proj- are open, allowing students to use ects — with the best Instructional anything from web-based tools like Prezi.com or Xtimeline.com to the Technology has to offer.

The Office of the Provost, software available in the Digital College of Wooster Academic Media Lab in Taylor 205. Students Departments and the Office of are encouraged to seek help from Information Technology are spon- the Department of Instructional soring a competition for seniors to Technology.

“We’re having workshops to help submit digital presentations of their I.S. for a chance to win cash or train students, and we’re also hoptechnology prizes. Contest officials ing that it’s a way for students to encourage students to use Web 2.0 see what Instructional Technology technologies, a sampling of which can provide for them, and to learn are linked from the contest Web about the services offered by site, http://digitalis.voices.woost- Instructional Technology and the help they can get,” said Fitz er.edu.

“You could do a video, you could Gibbon.

According to the Web site, the do some of these new slideshow tools, a Web page, a blog,” said workshops will be held March 2 Dean for Faculty Development from 4 to 5 p.m. in Taylor 205, Heather Fitz Gibbon, the adminis- March 23 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Lowry pit, and March 30 from 4 to 5 p.m. in Taylor 205.

The idea for the contest came out of a faculty workshop on Instructional Technology held last summer.

A s s o c i a t e Professor of HEATHER FITZ GIBBON History Peter DEAN FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Pozefsky, among others, decided

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“What we’re looking for are creative uses of the Web that really creatively showcase some part of Independent Study. Our hope is that we can showcase student work and put it out there for folks to recognize.”

The new Apple iPad, just one of the many prizes participating seniors can win in the Independent Study Digital I.S. Competition. This is the first opportunity students will have to digitally display their independent studies (Photo by AP). that as helpful as the technology was for professors, they wanted to see it used more by students. The competition is the result of that development process.

The prizes, being funded from a variety of budgetary sources, include $1,000 for first place, an Apple iPad for second place and Dell Mini Notebook computers for third place and student choice. The winners will be announced, and the prizes awarded, at a presentation during the symposium, hopefully presided over by a notable alum of the College.

The winning presentations will serve as a publicity tool for Wooster; I.S. in particular. They

will likely be incorporated into the school’s Web site, as well as displayed on flat screen monitors in the library for prospective students to view.

“Our hope is that we can showcase student work and put it out there for folks to recognize,” said Fitz Gibbon.

Whether the Digital I.S. Competition will continue in future years will depend on how this one goes — and whether the budget can consistently be found. Even if the competition does not continue, however, Fitz Gibbon hopes that I.S. presentations will continue to make use of the wide range of new technologies available.

What does SGA do for Wooster students?

Emily Tarr Voice Staff Several weeks ago, the College of Wooster Student Government Association held elections for the 2010 calendar year, filling the SGA seats with the students who will be representing the student body.

Abbey Smanik, ’11 will be leading the Student Government Association this year as President, and Hannah Haas, ’12 will be serving as Vice President. In the other Cabinet seats are Leah Inglis ’11 as secretary of Student Affairs, John McGovern ’12 as Secretary of Special Services for the spring semester and Josh Koch ’12 for the fall semester, Estancia Cota ’12 as Secretary of Cultural Affairs and Diversity, myself as secretary of Academic Affairs and David Simpson ’12 as Treasurer.

Filling the Senate seats for each class include Molly O'Conor ’11, Zachery Matesich ’11, Beth Bemis ’12, Hannah Reiser ’12, Baba Badji ’13, Gus Fuguitt ’13, Justin Kalinay ’13, Joshua Lewis ’13, Kenneth Perry Jr. ’13, and Stephen Crozier ‘13.

The students recently elected to serve on SGA are excited to begin this new year. Unfortunately, the majority of the Wooster student body does not understand what SGA does on this campus. One of the most important goals of the

newly elected Student Government Association is to increase understanding and to have a larger presence in the college community.

First, SGA brings two very important services to the Wooster campus each year. SGA operates the airport shuttles for students during every break, and also coordinates the end of the year storage in Holden.

Second, SGA is an important sponsor of numerous events on campus, including the recent Africa Night, as well as bringing its own events to the campus, such as the free coffee and cookie event in the library during finals week last semester.

A large part of SGA’s work is behind the scenes. SGA serves as a consultant to many different organizations and parts of the administration on campus, giving a student opinion on different aspects of Wooster.

SGA also allocates all of the funding for academic and non-categorized student organizations.

However, the most important function of SGA is to serve the students.

SGA’s main purpose is to be an outlet for the concerns, questions and ideas of the student body at large, and it is in this function that SGA is most underutilized. SGA works every year to make changes that are important to students, be they large or small.

Some of SGA’s contributions to campus include bringing more gluten-free foods to Lowry, getting the nutrition facts for all of the

Students gather at weekly SGA meeting in the Babcock dining room (Photo by Maureen Sill). desserts published, and launching the “Respect Your Mom’s” campaign last year to address and help correct the problem of theft at Mom’s Truck Stop.

However, these and other changes can only be made if students bring their needs to SGA’s attention. SGA meetings are held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Babcock Dining Room, and they are always open to all students, not only those serving as members of SGA. In this upcoming year, SGA wants to truly become the voice of Wooster students and it hopes that students will begin to utilize the organization

that exists solely to serve them.

SGA wants to more fully represent the student body.

There are still open seats on SGA, so if you are interested in making changes here on campus and representing your fellow students, email a letter of intent to Abbey Smanik before 5 p.m. on Wednesday at asmanik11@wooster.edu and plan to attend the next SGA meeting.

Emily Tarr ’11 is the secretary of Academic Affairs for SGA and can be reached for comment at ETarr11@wooster.edu

GREEK INSIGHT As I look ahead in my planner, my mind spins at all the different things I have to do next week. Given that the time period before spring break is generally pretty chaotic academically, I laneyaustin know that I need to plan ahead for my two upcoming tests and three projects. However, the rigorous coursework isn’t the thing that is keeping me busy. No, what’s keeping me busy, you might ask? Oh, that’s right — the seemingly millions of clubs and activities I am involved in.

Being in Greek Life has certainly come with many stereotypes and although some of them might be deserving, many of them are not. It is unfortunate that many students and faculty members continue to associate a negative image with the Greek community — drinking and partying — because many of the great leadership roles and community service events are either chaired or sponsored by fraternity or sorority members.

The Greek community has done many amazing things to foster relations not only among themselves, but also to bring the campus together as a whole. A perfect example of this was several weeks ago at Hype for Haiti.

One fraternity not only had two of its members perform in the Battle of the Bands competition, but also rallied support from its brothers who ended up donating a significant portion of the funds that were shipped to aid victims of the recent earthquake.

Actions like this should make people see the value in having these closeknit relationships, but instead, I overheard people talking about how the fraternity rigged the competition using the money in order to win. I suppose I don’t know the direct intentions of the group, but it is disappointing to hear these kinds of things reflected from doing a good deed.

Besides helping the community, the majority of the members of Greek life are involved in many campus activities that serve to cater to your needs as students and faculty. As I look around the Voice office tonight, nearly half of the people sitting around me are in fraternities and sororities. My co-editor is my sorority sister, I work next to four other girls in Greek Life and one of the Editors-in-Chief proudly displays his letters from across the room. After asking them what other organizations they are involved in, I don’t hear a list of the same two organizations, but a multitude of interesting clubs and activities that I haven’t even heard of.

There are leaders on W.A.C., Campus Council, Woo91, a variety of acapella groups and many more. Yet, this stereotype that the Greek community is uninvolved still remains.

I recognize that the Greek community still has a long way to go in the eyes of the College and also in respect to one another. The system isn’t perfect and many people feel it creates more harm on campus than good.

However, you can’t disagree that many Greek members are pulling their weight and creating a vibrant atmosphere on campus. When I’m brainstorming ideas for Homecoming 2010, I won’t be thinking of how much work I have, but instead about how I am helping to make Wooster better for all the students, not only Greeks.

Going Green @Wooster -Looking for a new tote bag as an alternative to paper or plastic? Invest in one of the FEED bags on feedprojects.com. Proceeds from one bag alone go to feed a child in school for one year.

-If you still have paper bags lying round your house or dorm, they make great lining for trash cans or animal cages. Other uses include book covers, gift wrap and packaging material.

-When it's time to upgrade to a new computer, pick a laptop over a desktop. A laptop typically draws 15 to 25 watts during use, compared to the 150 watts used by a conventional desktop computer and monitor.

Additionally, laptops use a fraction of a watt when in sleep mode.

-Put your laptop’s AC adaptor on a power strip that can be turned off. That way, the adaptor is not constantly drawing power.

-Compiled by Charles Horenstein Fashion model Laurel Bush, models with the feed bag (Photo by AP).

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Wooster Orchestra brings Rachmaninoff to life Alexander Lans Voice Staff This past weekend, the Wooster Symphony Orchestra, directed by Professor of Music Jeffrey Lindberg performed in the Gault Recital Hall. I am rather skeptical of most orchestra performances, but I was blown away and truly moved by the phenomenal performance of the company.

Anna Lemler ’10, beautifully performed Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor. The piece is considered to be the premiere cello solo and for good reason. Lemler’s Students performng in the Wooster Symphony Orchestra Concert passion for the instrument and the in the Gault Recital Hall (Photo courtsey of Alexander Lans ’10). beautiful sounds of the orchestra constructed for the purposes of cians’ passion for the music transbrought the concerto to life. pleasing Russia’s Czar. lated well into the sound and proI have rarely thought of the cello The piece utilizes all the facets, of fessionalism that was articulated by as such an integral instrument in the the orchestra beginning with a beau- their performance. orchestra, with the exception of the tiful opening part for the trumpet that Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto world’s great cellists comes full circle at the No. 2 was completed and first perlike Yo-Yo Ma. REVIEW: end of the last move- formed in 1901. To play the piece, Prokofiev’s ment with the death of the Orchestra brought in the “Lieutenant Kije ORCHESTRA Lt. Kije. accomplished pianist and composer Suite” written in CONCERT The pieces’ emo- Dr. Mayerovitch. Mayerovitch has 1934 for the film of tional highs and lows won an extensive number of comthe same title chronicles the life of were well articulated by the orches- petitions and is currently a member an imaginary decorated soldier tra’s great performance. The musi- of the Elysian Trio, in-residence at

Baldwin Wallace University. It is wonderful that we are able to bring such talent to our campus.

He demonstrated graceful attention to the piece and possessed a great ability to perform with precision from memory. His style took the audience on an emotional roller coaster, as we felt the emotions spring to life.

The musicians were well-trained and prepared throughout this performance as they accompanied him.

It truly was a wonderful and worthwhile concert. Before attending this concert, I had never been to an orchestra performance at the College of Wooster and I am sad to learn about this gem so late in the game as a senior.

I encourage everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to experience beautiful music that we have on campus from the Wooster Symphony Orchestra to Cow Belles.

Not only does the orchestra put on a great performance, but also their venue is extremely beautiful and well built for a college of this size. I am hard to impress, but at this concert, the musicians and conductors did a fantastic job of impressing me.

“Mary Queen of Scots” plays with history The Scottish play reinterprets the past of Scotland Instead of presenting the performance by using all of the seats in Freedlander, the department of “Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Theatre and Dance decided to push Head Chopped Off,” by Scottish the audience on the stage as a theplaywright Liz Lochead opened atre in the round. The flags of this Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the England and Scotland appeared to Freedlander Theatre and will conhave been placed to appear as if tinue to run this Friday and you stepped into the world of a Saturday at 8:15 p.m. carnival or festival.

The play centers around the relaOn the floor is a map of the REVIEW: tionship between Mary Queen of two countries, with moveable Scots (Amanda Keith ’11) and her platforms that consistently MARY QUEEN OF first cousin, Elizabeth I of England shaped the troubled world of the SCOTS GOT HER (Bridget Hillyer ’12). La Corbie two queens.

(Nina Takács ’11) is the storyteller, Nathan Comstock ’10 HEAD CHOPPED OFF taking on the form of a crow who designed the set for his senior quietly and beautifully informs the Boulder. She is teaching Celtic independent study, which questions audience of the tension and actions Theatre this spring semester which how scenic design can aid an auditaking place. explores the history of theatre in ence in understanding the the culAs lords and nobles vie for power tural and history of highly nationScotland, Ireland and Wales. and attention from Mary, she finds Cole also mentioned that Mary is alistic play.

Comstock notes that “the plattraditionally viewed as an innocent martyr who stood by as others forms, painted like pieces of flags, plotted schemes around her. She are constantly moving and shifting. intends to shed light on a new side A flag is a construct, like a nation.

Nothing about it is set in stone.” of the doomed queen.

As the actors used every extent The dialogue is a mix of refined English accents, and Scots, a tradi- of the stage, leaving no corner tional language of Scotland. I care- untouched, I was impressed with fully listened to the well spoken their familiarity of the space.

It felt as if they were truely livScottish and English accents, which helped me understand the ing and breathing in their own action and tension occurring on the world and I was invited to particistage. Audience members will find pated in it. I wanted to literally a set of basic Scot vocabulary in step into their world and live it. I highly recommend you try and do their programs.

Actors’ bios are replaced by a the same too.

To celebrate Scottish heritage and historical review of the characters, giving necessary background infor- life, a Ceilidh (pronounced “kay-lee”), mation. I would recommend or party festival will be happening in reviewing the execution of Mary Shoolroy theatre after tonight’s perQueen of Scots, as it plays an formance. Audience members who La Corbie (Nina Takács ’11) reveals the fortune of Mary Queen of important part in the final scene of purchase a ticket for the show are invited to attend the Ceilidh. the show.

Scots (Amanda Keith ’11) (Photo courtesy of Jody LS Tidwell).

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herself constantly denounced by the protestant reformist John Knox (Owen Reynolds ’11), who wants the Catholic queen to give up her power and return it to the people.

Throughout the play, all the actors assume multiple identities of colorful characters, with Hillyer and Keith switching back and forth as the servants of the queens during more profound moments.

Hillyer portrayed a very fierce and decisive Elizabeth, while Keith successfully captured a delicate but fine upstanding Mary.

Takács delivers a powerful performance as La Corbie; she was the driving force of the story.

Likewise, Reynolds was commanding and very frightening as John Knox, you could also guess what he was up to next.

While most critics may label this as a historical drama, it is much more than that. According to director Penny Cole, “It is a major focus on the struggle for power and the choices they need to make as women or queens.”

Cole is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance from the University of Colorado-

Wooster Street Style In honor of Sweatshop Awareness Week sponsored by Peace by Peace, a campus social awareness organization, Wooster Street Style found a few fashionable supporters of the cause.

Stephanie Ham ’10 keeps her look tailored and socially conscious in a dark blazer, jeans and yellow and blue accents.

1) What are you wearing?

I bought all of my items from a thrift store in Oakland, CA: a Banana Republic suit jacket, a blue Urban Outfitters Tee, and Levi’s jeans (they are organic California cotton too!).

2) Why is it important to go sweatshop-free?

Stephanie Ham ’10 stays sweatshop free and stylish in a blazer and dark wash jeans (Photo by Linda Kuster).

It is important for me to wear sweatshop free clothing for multiple reasons. The people who work in sweatshops are my around age, working 17 hour days with very little pay in unsafe conditions and often live in crowded barracks on the factory’s property. In comparison to their pay and lifestyle, I can afford to buy sweatshop free clothes and switch up my lifestyle. Besides, used clothes shopping is more fun, you can buy hella clothes for cheap, and it’s recycling!

Upcoming Events

Film Screening: Straightlaced: How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County (UUFWC) is showcasing the documentary “Straightlaced: How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up” this Friday at 7 p.m. The film is an educational campaign effort by Academy Award winning filmaker Debra Chasnoff that explores how gender expectations placed upon teenagers have dangerous and unhealthy impact on them. The address of the UUWFC is 3186 Burbank Rd. Wooster, Ohio, 44691.

Get Ready for Gala:

Relive the Roaring 20s Again On Saturday, Feb. 26, Wooster Activites Crew (WAC) is hosting its annual dance extravaganza Gala.

This year’s theme is the Roaring 20s and takes place in the Lowry Ballroom from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m, featuring lots of cheesecake, and chocolate fondue.

Concert: Marion Anderson String Quartet The Wooster Chamber series continues this weekend with a performance by The Marian Anderson String Quartet this Sunday, 3 p.m. at the Gault Recital Hall. Tickets for the event can be purchased at the Wilson Bookstore or at the door.

You can find out more information about the Marian Anderson String Quartet at marianandersonstringquartet.com

Audition: A Midsummer Night’s Dream The student theatre group, Shakesperiments, is holding auditions for Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Monday, March 1 between 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Freedlander. Students only need to show to the audition and will audition in the order of their arrival with one monologue memorized.

Art Museum: Andy Warhol: Photographs 1975-1986 The College of Wooster Art Museum is hosting an exhibition featuring 60 original Polaroids and silver gelatin prints from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts as part of the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. The exhbition opens on March 23 in the Burton D. Morgan Gallery. Students erolled in Professor of Art History John Siewert’s Contemporary Art class will be creating the texts and quotes for the gallery. Also, the student’s from Professor of Dance Kim Tritt’s class Choreography will perform a new piece of work as part of the exhibition in the gallery.

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Scots knocked from NCAC tournament, ending season Margaret Donnelly Sports Editor Despite holding the Kenyon Ladies to just 19 points in the second half, the Wooster women’s basketball team’s season ended in a 48-47 loss in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday in Gambier, Ohio.

The Scots (11-15, 8-8 NCAC) trailed the Ladies (17-9, 8-7 NCAC) throughout the entire game. The Scots’ late comeback came with two minutes left and the team trailing by six (48-42), but ultimately fell short as their hopes of further playoff action were dashed by just one point in the end.

The Ladies blazed past the Scots in the opening minutes of the game, grabbing three steals against Wooster and building a 6-0 lead.

Baskets by Kym Wenz ’10 and Jessica Wingen ’13 pulled the Scots within four (8-4), but Kenyon retaliated with a 7-0 run that put them ahead 15-4 in the first eight minutes of the game.

Wooster responded by outscoring Kenyon over the last 11 minutes of action in the half, with three-pointers by Wenz on assists

by Samantha Justice ’12, a threeball by Colleen Goodwillie ’10 to cut their deficit to 26-22.

As Kenyon increased their lead before the half, Kaitlin Krister ’10 scored on a Taylor Keegan ’11 assist to bring the Scots within five points (29-24) going into the half.

Keshia Butler ’12 rallied for the Scots in the opening minutes of the second half, converted at the hoop and assisted Krister. However, Kenyon steadily began to increase their lead over Wooster, reaching an 11-point advantage (39-28), the largest of the game.

Several minutes later, Wingen began a 7-0 run for Wooster, bringing the Scots within four (39-35) with eight minutes remaining in the game.

Goodwillie responded to a Kenyon three with her own to keep the Scots in the contest.

In the final minutes of the game, the Scots rallied behind Wenz, who

scored on a three-pointer on an assist from Goodwillie, who later assisted Wingen to bring Wooster within one (48-47). Wingen then blocked a Kenyon shot that was rebounded by Goodwillie, and the Scots called a timeout with seven seconds on the clock.

Coming out of the timeout, the team left its top two point guards, Butler and Samantha Justice ’12 on the bench. Priscilla Staples ’11 was unable to get the ball to the AllAmerican Wenz. Staples instead inbounded the ball to Goodwillie, who forced up a contested threepointer. The shot hit the front of the rim and bounced out as time expired, ending the team’s chances of advancing to the semi-final round for the first time in over 10 years.

In the remaining seconds, the Scots attempted one last basket, but came up short, ending their season.

Wooster shot 19-of-42 from the field and outrebounded Kenyon 34of-28 for the night, a statistic that has been critical in Wooster this season. The biggest difference was at the charity stripe, where the Scots went 4-of-11 while the Ladies were 14-of-20.

Wenz led the scoring with 17 points, and Wingen had 10 points and went 5-of-10 for shooting.

Goodwillie had eight points, three rebounds and three assists.

Wooster’s earlier three-game winning streak was cut short last Friday in an 81-61 loss to North Coast Athletic Conference team Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. The Battling Bishops (18-6, 13-2 NCAC) went on a 15-2 run in the opening minutes of the game that the Scots (10-14, 7-8 NCAC) were never able to overcome.

Kristen Schwartz ’12 connected on Wooster’s only basket in the first six minutes of the game that put them behind by 13. Krister then scored and drew a free throw to bring them within 10 (15-5), but Ohio Wesleyan continued to overwhelm Wooster and led by as much as 21 (40-19) with just under five minutes in the half.

Wooster finished the first half with

Colleen Goodwillie ’10 has been a reliable outside threat (Photo by Sam VanFleet). a 12-2 run, with five points coming from Butler to cut Ohio Wesleyan’s lead to nine (42-33).

The Scots drew upon the momentum that closed out the first half and opened the second half with another 12-2 run, with Wenz making back-to-back shots and offering an assist to Butler to put Wooster within one (48-47) with 14 minutes to go in the game.

The Battling Bishops regained their dominance and closed the game with a 33-14 run, leading by as much as 24 and finishing 20 points ahead of the Scots (81-61).

Ohio Wesleyan made good use of its free-throw opportunities, going 12of-16, while Wooster went 4-of-7.

Krister led Wooster’s play with a solid 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and six blocks. Her season total blocks now stand at 55, making her one of seven players in Wooster’s history to reach 50 or more blocked shots in one season. Wenz went 6-of8 from the field and had 17 points and five boards. Keegan added six points, five rebounds and three assists.

The next day Wooster traveled to

Richmond, Indiana to face the Quakers in their second NCAC match-up of the season. The Scots trailed by as much as 13 points in the first half and took their first lead on a 13-5 run that opened the second half to finish Earlham’s season in a 72-69 win.

Wenz and Earlham’s Nikki Darrett traded three-pointers to start the game, but the Quakers went on a 10-2 run against the Scots. Wooster drew within two points several times on a jumper by Keegan (18-16) and a lay up by Krister (22-20) with six minutes left in the first half. To finish the stanza, the Quakers added 11 unanswered points to give them a 13-point lead (33-20). Baskets by Wenz and Samantha Justice ’12 brought the Scots within eight (37-29) to close out the half.

Krister connected with Schwartz to start the second half, bringing the Scots within four (37-33). Wingen scored minutes later off an assist from Keegan, and Wenz scored with an assist from Justice to tie the game 42-42 with just over 13 minutes left to play.

Over the next seven minutes the Scots went on a 20-9 run to move ahead of the Quakers by 13 (64-51).

Earlham responded with a 17-4 run over the next five minutes to tie the game 68. Krister scored two baskets to put the Scots ahead by one (70-69) and Schwartz added two more points on free throws to seal Wooster’s win.

Wenz led the team’s scoring with 24 points and 8-of-14 shooting, including four three-pointers. Krister had 18 points, 12 boards and four blocks, moving her into third on the all-time single-season list with 59.

Keegan had 12 points and four assists, while Justice had eight.

In other NCAC Tournament games, Wittenberg University defeated Hiram College in a 59-43 contest, Ohio Wesleyan University overcame Oberlin College in a close match (6256) and Denison University dominated Allegheny College 80-58.

Wittenberg will host both tournament games tonight. Denison will play Ohio Wesleyan tonight at 6 p.m. and Kenyon will face Wittenberg at 8 p.m. The championship game will be at Wittenberg tomorrow at 7 p.m.

FRESH TAKE ON SPORTS

The NBA trade deadline illuminates the contenders Midway through the NBA season, teams struggle to assert themselves as title contenders. The top trades in the Association left some teams feeling like winners and some feeling even matthewyannie more lost.

Eastern Conference Winner: Cleveland Cavaliers The Cavs significantly improved the depth and talent in their frontcourt with the addition of Antawn Jamison. Cleveland hoped to aquire Amar’e Stoudemire from the Phoenix Suns, but Jamison will prove to be just as successful as a complement to LeBron James.

Jamison allows the Cavs to put yet another scoring threat on the court with James, drawing more defensive attention and freeing up role players such as Mo Williams, Anderson Varejao and Delonte West to see a more active offensive role. The small line up that the Cavs present with Varejao, West, Williams, Jamison and James will be utterly destructive against the older Boston Celtics and the less athletic Orlando Magic.

While the Cavs were forced to give up Zydrunas Ilgauskas in acquiring Jamison, but Cleveland improved at the power forward position and gave up nearly nothing in return.

Loser: Washington Wizards The Wizards cleaned house, sending five players elsewhere in return for expiring contracts and Josh Howard. It only got worse for

Washington when Monday night, Slam Dunk Contest champion, Nate most important players in the Howard tore his anterior crucia liga- Robinson. The Celtics looked to cre- Mavericks’ playoff push in the West. ment in his left knee. ate a spark offensively with the addiHaywood improves the Dallas By shipping off almost all of their tion of Robinson, but sacrificed defense which lacked depth and conplayers of substance and having defense and chemistry in dealing sistency at the center position. Butler Gilbert Arenas and Javaris House. is a solid secondary scoring threat Crittendon susbehind Dirk pended by the Nowitzki and an league for a locker upgrade at the room showdown, small forward the Wizards were position over left with a roster of Josh Howard. depleted talent.

The Mavs The Howard started undefeatinjury and the fact ed (4-0) since that Ilgauskas and adding Butler Mike James are and Haywood. seeking to be The improvebought out of ment in the their contracts frontcourt will have left the help Dallas Wizards with only become serious 10 active players contenders in the on their roster.

W e s t e r n At this point Conference with tickets to the the Los Angeles team’s remaining Lakers and home games could Denver Nuggets. not be given away, unless the Dallas Loser: Los Mavericks and forAngeles mer Wizards Clippers Brendan Haywood The addition and Caron Butler of small forward came to the Brendan Haywood turned the Mavericks into trade deadline Travis Outlaw nation’s capital. winners and the Wizards into losers (Photo courtesy AP). and guard Steve Blake from the Minor Upgrade: Boston Celtics Ultimately, this trade will not be Portland Trailblazers makes almost The Celtics felt the need to make a significant enough to push the Celtics no sense for the Clippers who are move at the trade deadline in hopes of back into title contention in the East. struggling to find success in the aquiring a back-up point guard to highly competitive Pacific division.

Western Conference lessen the burden on emerging star The solid core of Chris Kaman, Rajon Rondo. For a while veteran Baron Davis and Corey Maggette Winner: Dallas Mavericks leader Ray Allen was said to be a playis almost enough to keep the Brendan Haywood and Caron Clippers hopes alive in the playoff er on his way out of Boston, but ultimately all-purpose guard Eddie Butler, who were added to an already hunt, but sending defensive veteran House was sent to the New York talented Dallas team from the Marcus Camby to the Blazers Knicks in return for three-time NBA Wizards, may prove to be the two restricts the team defensively and

makes Portland more of a contender.

The Clippers, who share the Staples Center with the Lakers, got worse defensively in losing Camby and added only supplemental players in the mediocre Blake and unproven Outlaw.

Promising Future: Houston Rockets The Rockets are in a position to be considered a trade winner, but the lack of focus on immediate improvement leaves them in the questionable category.

In being able to get rid of Tracy McGrady and his enormous contract the Rockets are in good position looking to the future.

In a three-team deal Houston was able to steal young talent from the Sacramento Kings, adding Kevin Martin to a developing squad. Martin has shown the potential to be an elite scoring threat, and the Rockets hope he develops into the backcourt complement of Aaron Brooks going forward.

The team was forced to give up Carl Landry in the deal, but they are hopeful the upside of Martin outweighs the loss of Landry, a solid young forward who ended up in Sacramento.

The moves made by teams on the verge of postseason success will prove to have a lasting impact in the remainder of the season. While Wizard and Clippers fans will mourn their losses, Cleveland emerges as the team to beat in the East and Dallas will shake up the power rankings out West.

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Friday, February 26, 2010

Fighting Scots host NCAC tournament

Wooster Voice FRIDAY CONVERSATION

Basketball continued from page 1 The early semi-final game will feature No. 2 seeded Wabash College and No. 3 seeded Wittenberg University. Wittenberg is the only NCAC team to beat the Scots this season.

After Wittenberg’s big win over the Scots, the Tigers promptly blew an 11point lead at home to the Little Giants and lost 72-69.

The Giants swept the season series over the Tigers. The Giants will be led by athletic swingman Wes Smith, who scored 21 points in the Giants’ 73-54 quarterfinal victory over No. 7 seeded Denison University.

The Tigers, meanwhile, steamrolled their way to the next round of the NCAC Tournament with an 8562 win over No. 6 seeded Hiram College. Wittenberg will have to hope that the third time is the charm against the Giants. The Tigers will rely on hot perimeter shooting from Chris Sullivan and Josh McKee. Wittenberg, surprisingly, will be making its first trip to the NCAC semi-final round in three years. The Tigers have been upset in the quarterfinal round each of the past two seasons. In the 2007 NCAC Tournament, the Tigers reached the semis but fell to Ohio Wesleyan University 57-52. The Tigers and Scots last met in the NCAC Tournament in the 2006 NCAC Championship, where the Tigers escaped with a 61-59 win on the Scots’ home floor.

If the Scots beat the Bishops, it will set up an intriguing NCAC finals, regardless of whether Wabash or Wittenberg wins the other semi-final game. If Wabash wins, it will set up a rematch of the 2009 NCAC Championship, where the Scots won 84-72 with a 34-point

Sports E d i t o r Matthew Ya n n i e recently talked to track and field high abena j u m p e r boamah-acheampong A b e n a Boamah-Acheampong ’13. She has won the high jump competition in all four meets she has competed in this season including the All-Ohio Competition. Boamah-Achempong also already broke the College high jump record in her second meet with a 5’3” jump.

The ability of Ian Franks ’11 to drive to the hole and draw fouls has made him the top scorer (Photo by Sam VanFleet). explosion from Hallowell. The two teams also met in the 2008 NCAC Tournament, when Wabash stunned the Scots 87-63 in the semi-final round.

If the Tigers win, there are enough subplots to fill a 60 Minutes segment. The Scots would be looking to avenge their humbling loss two weeks ago to the Tigers.

Wittenberg, meanwhile, would be looking to clinch their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2006, when they reached the national championship. The game would be a mustwin for the Scots. Despite a 21-6 record and challenging schedule, the Scots are not assured of at an atlarge bid to the NCAA Tournament.

They need to win the tournament to

ensure that their season continued next weekend in the NCAA Tournament.

While the Red Cross-sponsored Blood Battle may have technically ended two weeks ago, all four semifinal teams will be out for blood and fighting for their post-season lives this weekend. A war has officially been declared.

Men’s tennis starts 2-0 Lax seeking NCAA Margaret Donnelly Sports Editor The men and women’s tennis teams opened their season with men’s matches against Malone University and Otterbein College last week. The Scots’ men defeated Malone 6-3 at the North Canton Racquet Club in North Canton, Ohio.

Wooster earned a 2-1 lead with a pair of doubles victories with Matt Hoch ’12 and Ethan Arenstein ’11 at No. 1 and Matt Mandell ’12 and Brad Palanski ’11 at No. 3 with both pairs winning 8-6.

Hoch added a singles victory in the No. 1 position, winning 6-7 (57), 6-3 and 7-5. Mandell won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 4 singles and Palanski, who won in a tie-breaker in the No. 5 spot with 6-7 (7-3), 7-5, 1-0 (108). Steve Conroy ’10 swept past his competition with 6-3, 6-1 in the third singles spot.

The men swept Otterbein 9-0 last Wednesday in their first match of the season at the Central Tennis and Fitness Club. The win included a decisive 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles by Hoch. Conroy contributed at the No. 2 spot winning

the final tie-breaker with 6-3, 6-2 and 10-5.

Hoch and Arenstein earned a decisive 8-3 win at No. 1 singles, and Conroy and Ashvin Reddy ’13 won 8-5 in the No. 2 spot. A team of Mandell and Palanski won 8-1 in doubles and in singles at No. 3 (6-4, 6-0) and No. 5 (6-3, 6-0), respectively.

Reddy won 7-5, 6-0 in the No. 4 spot for singles and Sam Susanin ’13 was consistent in the No. 6 spot, winning 6-1, 6-1.

The women faced Otterbein in their season opener on Saturday and lost in a 9-0 defeat in Westerville, Ohio. Elissa Lauber ’10 (2-6, 1-6) and Erin Bauer ’10 (1-6, 2-6) were solid in their play at No. 1 and No. 4 singles, respectively.

Bauer and Suzi Hamby ’11 teamed up for No. 3 doubles and almost overcame their opponents in a 9-8 (7-4) loss. Sixth-year head coach Lori Schulman hopes the team can achieve a record of .500 or better this season with her most experienced roster. The women will host Malone University (0-1) tomorrow at 3 p.m.

BY THE NUMBERS

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1,558

The total number of medals won by the United States through Wednesday at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The U.S. leads all competators in the medal count and is two ahead of second-place Germany. American athletes have won seven gold medals, nine silver and 12 bronze highlighted by Shaun White’s victory in men’s snowboard halfpipe and Bode Miller in men’s super-combined slalom.

Evan Lysacek won the men’s singles figure skating as well.

Total points scored by Kym Wenz ’10 in her colliegate career. The total is the second highest in school history, only 53 points shy of the top spot. Wenz led the Fighting Scots in scoring for the third straight season, averaging over 20 points per game in her senior campaign. Wenz averaged around 18 points per game as a sophomore and junior, leading the conference both seasons. She contributed 17 in Wooster’s final game of the season, a 48-47 loss to Kenyon College.

Ben Caroli Voice Staff The men’s lacrosse team has developed into a contender in the NCAC, but looks to take the next step with a young team and reach the NCAA tournament in 2010.

After a phenomenal 2008 season in which a great senior class led the Scots to an 11-3 record, a less experienced team entered a rebuilding stage of sorts in 2009 where the program once again just missed the playoffs, finishing 7-6.

A great start to the 2009 season had the Scots hoping to reach their goal of an NCAA playoff berth, but some tough losses in the last two weeks of the season kept the team outside looking in once again.

This year brings new optimism.

Head coach Jason Tarnow’s Scots are ready to improve upon last season’s early success, and develop into a team with playoff expectations for years to come. Last season’s young squad should benefit from a year’s more experience in starting roles for the Scots.

It won’t be an easy road for Wooster, which saw many senior four-year contributors graduate including their top-scorer, Mark Weschler ’09 (29 goals, 12 assists, 41 points overall). This season features a younger team with just five seniors on the roster.

Tarnow believes his team will be able to improve throughout the season and compete for a conference championship. “We were close to making the playoffs last year, but just fell short. We have a young team, and this isn’t just coach talk, I believe we can develop and improve with every day of practice and every game.”

With a balanced offense led by Pat Coyne ’10 and Alex Mies ’10,

the Scots remain optimistic about improving from last season’s disappointment. Dan MacVarish ’10 and Casey McGann ’12 will look to become scoring threats at attack similar to Weschler.

Matt Pullera ’11 will be key in the offensive success in the midfield and at the face off spot. Amongst the midfielders Pullera will be assested defensively by Graham Zimmerman ’11 who will be heavily relied on in clearing the defensive end and creating offense.

A defensive unit anchored by goalie Corey McGann ’12 and Ryan Story ’10 will look to finish strong JASON TARNOW and earn a HEAD COACH bid to the NCAA Div. I I I Tournament this May. “The defense is really experienced this year with all the starters coming back. Even with the threats on offense, I think we will lean on the defense more than last season,” Story said.

This season comes with the excitement of the summer renovations of John P. Papp stadium, where lights and Sprinturf were installed. “It’s always exciting to play at home in the stadium,” Tarnow said, “and now it’ll be even more exciting as this year we will play some of the first night games in our program’s history.” The two night games this season will be played against Denison University on March 27 and the College of Mount St. Joseph on March 31.

The Fighting Scots were set to open their season last Friday against Mount Saint Joseph, but due to snow, the game was postponed until March 31. The team is confident that the field will be in playable condition by this coming Monday, as the Scots have moved the game against Albion College to March. 1 at 1 p.m.

“We were close to making the playoffs last year, but just fell short. We have a young team ... I believe we can develop and improve with every day of practice and every game.”

MY: Did you expect the immediate individual success you are experiencing early in your collegiate career?

AB-A: Not really, I just came in knowing that I need to try my best.

The results are just a product of that, and I’m really happy about the success.

MY: You are one of 15 firstyears on the team, how much will your class contribute to the success of team?

AB-A: Our class has been doing really well. We have two girls from the soccer team as well as a strong thrower. We are all really close and that really helps us do well. I think we will have a lot of success this season and throughout our four years.

MY: How has the leadership of the team benefited your early success? What role has upperclassmen guidance played in your transition?

AB-A: I benefited from KateLynn Riley ’10 who is a hurdler, and Jon Mathis ’10 who is a jumper. It has really helped to have these two upperclassmen with me all the time. The other captains have been really good about being there for support.

MY: You have consistently jumped in the 1.5 meter range so far. When you look to the end of spring season and the NCAC Championship meet is there a height at which you hope to be jumping?

AB-A: I would like to get back to my personal record from high school that was 5’8”. I’m hoping to get to that, and maybe more. I can’t wait until outdoor season when we have our own track and I’ll be able to get a lot more practice.

MY: You have won the high jump competition in all four of the meets you have competed in.

How long do you think this streak can continue?

AB-A: I hope to keep the streak going all through indoor season and through the spring as well. I don’t like losing so it’s hard for me to say.

MY: Having seen the competition you will be facing and knowing what you can expect from your opponents, are you confident that you can complete the season undefeated in the high jump?

AB-A: I feel like it’s better to have a lot of competition because it keeps me wanting to achieve my goals. There are a lot of girls that are good — we’re all around the same height with our jumps so it comes down to executing on early attempts. I think it is good to have competition, but I’m confident that I can keep the number one spot.

MY: The goal for the team is a strong performance at the conference meet in the spring. What are your predictions for the team this year and what are your individual goals for the season?

AB-A: The team is going to do very well. Our relay teams have been dropping their times in every meet so far and individuals are consistently improving. For the team, our main goal is to win conference and beyond that to just continue to get better.

Personally, I would love to win the high jump in the conference and make it to the NCAA Div. III Championships as well.