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ArtsGala event is a major success Kasi Ferguson Features Writer Ferguson.137@wright.edu

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he 16th Annual ArtsGala was celebrated this past Saturday, April 9th, in the Creative Arts Center. The theme was “Hold On To Your Hats,” in reference to the construction occurring on the building, and the remodeled art gallery was done just in time to present a myriad of student work to those in attendance. There was a new record of guests, as well, with the event raking in over 750 people.

At the event, all sections of the fine arts department were showcased, whether it be in the production of “The Mu-

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sic Man,” in the dining rooms with students doing various musical numbers, or through the visual arts students producing paintings, prints and drawing as entertainment for the guests.

“It’s only gotten bigger over time, too. The increase of guests is a good sign for the future of ArtsGala.”

-Jennie Buckwalter

It was more than an exciting event for the public, though.

The gala originated for a purpose centered around the very students performing.

“The gala works for two main purposes,” said event coordinator Jennie Buckwalter, “those being, one, to present to the public the talent of our students, and two, to help raise funds for the ArtsGala scholarship in order to assist those very students.”

The event has raised over two million dollars in its history. Through tickets, individual donations, and the silent auction - where items range from student-made art to sports tickets to jewelry - ArtsGala continues to be a highly useful means of supporting Wright State students.

“It’s always a successful event,” said Buckwalter. “It’s only gotten bigger over time,

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too. The increase of guests is a good sign for the future of ArtsGala.”

Also featured as entertainment was a student film festival, wine and beer tastings, an orchestra concert, a dance performance and much more.

Multiple areas within the Creative Arts Center were also set aside for dancing, eating and sitting back to enjoy to spectacle.

Overall, the event was a major success for Wright State’s fine and performing arts departments, and Buckwalter hope that ArtsGala continues to grow in the future. More about the scholarship fund or the gala can be found at www. wright.edu/artsgala.

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NEWS New information on the John Crawford III case Kelsey Powell Contributing Writer Powell.210@wright.edu

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t has been almost two years since John Crawford III was shot and killed at the Beavercreek Wal-Mart and updates are still coming out about the case.

The event happened on Aug. 5, 2014. John Crawford III was shot by police after waving around a toy BB rifle and also pointing it at customers.

This claim came from 911 caller, Ronald Ritchie, who was 24 at the time and the only person to call police about this incident.

Now Ritchie is in question now by making this 911 call, Fairborn Municipal Court Judge Beth Root ruled that probable cause exists to prosecute Ritchie. Since Ritchie made the call before shots were fired, he could be prosecuted for the sole reason of making false alarms which is a first-degree misdemeanor.

This could be punishable by a maximum of six months

in jail and $1,000 fine.

In the 911 call, Ritchie told the operator, “He was waving it at children, people, items, I couldn’t hear what he was saying [talking of Crawford].”

Ritchie then added, “When people did look at him, he was pointing the gun at people and everything.”

Root ruled that though there was probable cause to prosecute Ritchie with a first-degree misdemeanor, there is not probable cause to also issue a criminal complaint against him for: Inciting to violence, inducing panic, involuntary manslaughter or even reckless homicide.

“I do not think he should be prosecuted. It is hard because he did appear to be telling the dispatcher false details, but he might have really thought that stuff was happening” student Megan Anderson said.

Student Rimsha Subzwari also believes that Ritchie shouldn’t be at fault. “No [to being prosecuted] because he was alarmed, that’s why he made the call,” Subzwari

said. “Everyone should be able to make the call; the police should make the judgement on what to do after.”

Both Anderson and Subzwari believe that the WalMart staff and employees should have been made aware of the incident.

“The reason I don’t think he should be prosecuted is because I think [Ritchie] did the right thing calling the police,” Anderson said. “We are told ‘if you see something, say something’ and that’s what he did.”

“At first I thought it a little racial, but I figure if I saw a white, black or brown person, anyone, waving a gun I’d probably be concerned,” Subzwari said.

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he Rainbow Alliance made strides in fundraising for the LGBTQA scholarship last Friday, April 8, with the 13th Annual Drag Revue. Those in attendance were treated to an exciting mixture of musical numbers and comedy spearheaded by professional drag queens, Hope and Amaya Sexton.

There are different hosts every year, and this year’s queens were a major hit with the audience. Performing numbers like “Raise Your Glass” by Pink, “Formation”

by Beyonce and many more, the Sexton queens helped gain tips from the crowd, one of the means of contributing to the scholarship fund.

Mitchell Martini, the Rainbow Alliance president, also performed for the first time this year, although it was his third year involved with the Facebook event.

“All the profits from tonight go towards scholarships, of course, but the revue also brings attention to different aspects of drag and the culture surrounding it,” Martini utilized for the piece to be said. “It does so much more uninstalled and then shipped than just raise money.” to the location it is selected A silent auction also took for. place, but guests swarmed “At the moment we do not have any solid plans for the future of the space,” Ratzel said. “However, our goal is over the next few years to find additional funding to renovate the space. This would hopefully allow better electrical services, lighting, making the space more handicap accessible and adding some form of cover to the area.”

Despite the semester and schoolyear drawing to a close, Ratzel does plan to follow this project after his term as the director of student affairs ends so as to ensure it is completed.

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Who will bring home the Bacon (Strips)?

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he Wright State icon known as both “Divisions” and the “Bacon Strips” is making progress in its move from the Wright State campus.

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After the unsuccessful attempt at moving the Divisions piece to Pyramid Hill Park in Hamilton, Ohio, the Wright State Student Government Association (SGA) was suggested to look at City of Sculpture also in Hamilton.

“At the moment, no plans have been finalized for the movement,” SGA director of student affairs Drew Ratzel said. “The artist and the City of Sculpture are currently in discussions regarding the movement and we are waiting to hear back for final confirmation. At that point a removal date can be set.”

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to the stage to tip the numerous dancers for their stellar performances. Martini also mentioned that it’s an opportunity for people under the LGBTQA umbrella to gather while bringing light to the drag community.

“This is a chance to celebrate these aspects of the LGBT-plus community,” Martini said. “I feel like a lot of people misunderstand it or cast judgement when in reality, it’s a really positive thing.”

The revue seemed to succeed in both of its goals, having raised funds for the scholarship and gathered a crowd to enjoy the highlighting of drag performances.

“We made about one thousand dollars last year,” Martini said after his performance, “and based on how tonight has gone, I’d say we did at least that well. Everything has worked out really well, and I think Hope and Amaya Sexton were a definite factor in that.”

Martini hopes for a continued bright future for the Drag Revue as a means of supporting the LGBTQA scholarship fund and exhibiting drag culture. To find out more about the event or the Rainbow Alliance, check out their pages on Wright State’s official website.

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Wright State’s H-1B investigation runs deeper Travis Sollars Contributing Writer Sollars.5@wright.edu

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he Wright State Research Institute (WSRI), which has been the target of federal investigation since Spring 2015, has ties to the Soin family which are now under scrutiny.

WSRI made the front page of The Guardian in February of this year in regard to an investigation into the institute’s contract with an IT staffing company, Web Yoga.

The investigation, which is still ongoing, is examining claims that WSRI may have abused its power in helping Web Yoga hire H-1B workers for “cheap labor.”

WSRI is now in a similar situation again, but this time with Corbus, an IT staffing company founded by Raj Soin. Raj Soin is one of Dayton’s most famous philanthropists, and is the man

behind Soin medical center, Wright State’s Soin College of Business, as well as many other large projects.

The WSRI-Corbus contract was formed when Corbus needed help hiring Wright State students for a Proctor and Gamble call center. On the surface, it appears that only five students were hired to work at the call center, all of whom were citizens and therefore did not require H-1B visas.

However, upon digging deeper into the contract, some investigators think that the agreement may have been a first step into a deeper relationship with Corbus whereupon WSRI may have aided Corbus in hiring workers with H-1B visas.

“This document is an extraordinary abuse of the H-1B visa program. The contract sets the university up as

just another body shop supplying contract labor,” said John Miano, an attorney for the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers, in an interview with the Dayton Daily News.

Although the wording of the contract is controversial and may be the subject of further investigation, WSRI officials maintain that the contract’s only purpose was to hire Wright State students to work at the Proctor and Gamble call center.

The contract that Corbus had with Procter and Gamble has now ended, for reasons unrelated to the H-1B controversy. However, in the light of Wright States ongoing federal probe in to the Web Yoga contract, it is likely that WSRI’s relationship with Corbus will be investigated further.

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Class creating 3D printed hands for kids Hasan Abdul-Karim Staff Writer Abdul-Karim.2@wright.edu

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r. Ashley Hall is having her students make prosthetic hands for children using 3D printed parts for her Digital Rhetoric class in accordance with two nonprofit organizations.

Hall, a Digital Rhetorician, whose class is the first of its kind at Wright State, is utilizing new 3D printing technology as a way to increase the range of skills and strategies that students have available to them.

“I thought it would be fun and interesting to push myself and try something new, so that’s how the idea of 3D printing came up. This is a new and emerging interest in the field,” Hall said. “It was something that I was unfamiliar with prior to developing the assignment.”

The English/Communication hybrid class is working with two non-profit organizations, E-nable and the Helping Hands Foundation, which serve as middleman between the class and the children who will receive the final product.

E-nable, an international organization started by professor Jon Schull at the Rochester Institute of Technology, served as the inspiration for this project and it was through the non-profits online community in which

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Hall first came up with the idea for this assignment.

“They (E-nable) have grad students working in the lab and designing new concepts for new hands and devices,” Hall said. “They are really sort of the founders and leaders in this.”

Hall separated her students into four groups with two building separate hands, one making a documentary.

The other is re-vamping a website for the non-profits that they are working with.

“Through this project, we’re impacting children so that they feel included and don’t feel different,” Communication Student Scott Hannah said. “Their hand will make them feel special.”

Hall is collaborating with the Student Technology Assistance Center (STAC) at Dunbar Library, using their staff and equipment for this project.

This is the first time that STAC has collaborated with a class for a project like this according to David Reyes, Coordinator for the STAC, and he hopes to see more projects like this in the future.

“I think Wright State made the perfect choice to hire Dr. Ashley Hall in the Comm Department,” Hannah said. “You can tell she’s very passionate working with us and teaching us technologies we’ve yet touched as students.”

5 Mammograms-on-the-go coming to WSU Kristin Baughman Contributing Writer Baughman.25@wright.edu

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ammograms-onthe-go will be visiting Wright State on April 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Quad behind University Hall.

The Premier Health Atrium Medical Center has a mission to build healthier communities by providing easily accessible mammograms.

“Women are busy,” manager of Breast Imaging Anna Meiners said. “It can be difficult to take time out of our day to take care of ourselves.”

Keeping the interests of busy women at heart, the goal is to inspire women to Guide take advantage of this convenient service. Annual screenings are very important.

Although it has been known for women to have hesitations in receiving a mammogram, this is a true asset to the community.

These exams are perstripes or without

formed by an all-female staff had her screening because it in a private environment was at her place of work.”

When it comes to breast and only takes up to twenty cancer, early detection is minutes. There is also an opportunity to schedule an ap- vital. The Mobile Mammography Coach has certainly pointment in advance.

Many patients have com- helped women receive the mented on the ease of sched- necessary care.

It is recommended that uling appointments as well as the precision from the staff.

Both 2D and 3D technology are utilized on the Mobile Mammography Coach. The services received are identical to the Premier Health Breast Centers.

This service has been onthe-go since September 2015 and has provided screenings for 845 women. Of this Primary Logo number, four were diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Those are four women who may not have received their mammogram if it wasn’t for the convenience of the service coming to them,” Meiners said. “We were told fotolia that one of the women only

women begin having an annual mammogram starting at the age of 40.

Women under the age of 40 are recommended to consult a physician before having their screening done, because a physician’s order is needed to utilize this service.

The Mobile Mammography Coach is on the road six days a week, Monday-Saturday. To know where this service will be located, visit www.premierhealth.com/mammo or call 1.844.453.4199

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Dear Lizzie My roommate ate my peaches. I put a sticky note on my peaches saying, “DO NOT EAT” and she still went ahead and ate them. I’m furious.

I’m literally boiling inside as I write this. Please give me some advice so I know how to deal with my scumbag roommate.

Thanks!

Jennifer

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Dear Jennifer, What the heck!

What normal, decent human being eats someone else’s peaches? The first thing you need to do is stop leaving sticky notes and start talking in person. Sticky notes come across as passive aggressive, so maybe she ate the peaches just to prove a point. Speaking directly in person might be uncomfortable, but it’ll work better than any Post-It note ever will.

Love, Lizzie

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Dear Lizzie, I have a wart on the bottom of my foot.

The other day, I had a guy kissing me all over, but when he got to my feet, he screamed! He said, “What is this...this THING?” I started crying and ran into the bathroom because I was so embarrassed that he saw my wart. I want to see this guy again, but I’m scared that instead of seeing me, he’ll just see my wart. I’ve named my wart Frodo, by the way. Any advice?

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Dear Gretchen, It sounds like you’re pretty attached to your wart, especially since you’ve given it a name. But I think the name you chose for your wart says a lot about you. Just like Frodo had to go on a grand journey to get rid of the ring, you also need to go on a great journey to get rid of the wart.

Lucky for you, wart-removing kits exist at your local drug store. Be safe!

Love, Lizzie

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Dear Lizzie, I’m unaccustomed to attention, so when my boyfriend of one month dove in for a kiss the other day, I had no idea what to do! His beard was scratchy on my face, and his lips were so warm and wet, but I was too shocked to respond. I don’t want him to think I’m a stiff board that can’t love. How do I initiate the second

kiss to show him how much I care for him?

Love, Ramona

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Dear Ramona, You’ve got to corner him! Get him into a corner and just kiss the heck out of him. He obviously is into you if he kissed you before. It’ll be easier the second time since you know what to expect. Kissing isn’t so bad once you get used to it!

Love, Lizzie

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Dear Lizzie, I texted my girlfriend to see if she’d want to hang out one night, and she said she had homework and was busy. That was totally fine. We’re students, come on. But then on Facebook later, I saw that she was actually at One Eyed Jack’s with some of her friends and another guy. I felt betrayed, but a girl told me that my girlfriend had every right to do whatever she wanted, even if she’s in a relationship. I’m confused because I feel like I’m not even allowed to say anything. What do I do?

Travis

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Dear Travis, This random girl can’t tell you what to do. Your girlfriend obviously lied to you in some capacity, and you should say something to her. Trust me, the longer this goes unsaid, the more tension there will be in your relationship. Maybe there’s a perfectly good explanation, or maybe you need to break up with her.

Either way, saying something will help you sleep at night.

Love, Lizzie

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Dear Lizzie,

I’m exhausted in my relationship. My girlfriend is starting to annoy me, and frankly, I don’t even want to see her anymore. Just getting texts from her makes my skin crawl. What do I do?

Thanks, Billy

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Dear Billy, You need to break up with her. If you physically cannot bear to receive texts from your girlfriend, you shouldn’t be with her. You need to break the news lightly and tread carefully. Don’t tell her that her presence makes you sick. Tell her it’s just not working.

Love, Lizzie

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WSU alumni team up to create a dark fantasy coloring book Adam Ramsey Features Editor Ramsey.55@wright.edu

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right State alumni Robert Boley and Amy Kollar Anderson have combined their artistic talents to create a short horror story coloring book mash-up called, “That Naughty Pipe,” which will be fundable on Kickstarter on April 20.

There will also be a Kickstarter launch party at Toxic Brew Company in Dayton on April 28. At the party, local food truck Zombie Dogz will be in attendance, along with limited edition posters created especially for the launch.

Anderson will have artwork on display and available for purchase and Boley will have books for sale.

Boley received his Bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing.

Though he focused mostly on poetry during his years at WSU, after the birth of his daughter he began writing more fiction, specifically hor-

ror.

“I grew up watching horror,” Boley said. “My dad was a huge Stephen King fan. My uncle on my mom’s side was into horror. It’s just kind of in my blood. That’s the stuff that I resonate with.”

He picked up his inspiration to write dark fantasy while watching Disney movies with his daughter.

“About the time that she was four or five, she got really into Snow White,” Boley said. “We were watching it multiple times a week. Then one day, I was like, ‘You know, it would be cooler if something else happened when she woke up. Like if that kiss triggered the viral phase of her curse and she rose up as a zombie.’ So I started writing this short story. I thought it was just going to be a throwaway short story, but that morphed into a novel, then that morphed into a trilogy.”

Boley and Anderson hit it off while doing an alum-

ni panel for the university, then began discussing ways to combine Anderson’s art skills and Boley’s writing.

“We talked about doing a children’s book, but that didn’t pan out,” Boley said.

“We talked about doing a graphic novel, but that was a big time commitment.

Around the same time, adult coloring books were just taking off. I haven’t seen any of them where they pair a nar-

“Shakespeare Abridged” was originally a play designed for a cast of three actors. Jeffries made changes to better accommodate Troupe’s needs.

“It is actually very loosely based on a show called “Shakespeare Abridged” that appeared on Broadway four or five years ago,” Jeffries said. “I’ve changed it quite a bit to fit our needs because the original production only had three performers and we have a cast of 10. Those three large parts have become ten smaller, but equally important parts.”

Though the changes had to be made, Jeffries believes that made the show more exciting.

“There are a lot of role reversals,” Jeffries said. “We have a cast of four men and five or six women, so a lot of men are playing women and a lot of women are playing men. We have a guy named Austin, he’s really funny, and he’s playing the role of a princess. We have six girls

who could have easily played the princess, but why be boring. It easily allows for all of our members to be involved.”

There will be no props or costumes either, because each individual actor will have multiple roles to play.

“We wanted to do something that was fun and easy

rative with the pictures. So I wrote this short story that takes place in the same world as my scary tales novels, but it’s a stand-alone story. It’s a mashup between the gremlins and the pied piper.”

According to Boley, the target audience for the coloring book is teen readers and above and anyone who likes to read horror or enjoys winding down while coloring.

The Kickstarter includes a variety of awards including the ability to include the likeness of you or a loved one in your copy of the coloring book.

Students interested in getting more information on Boley’s and Anderson’s projects, as well as the coloring book, can visit www.RobBoley.com. or KollarAnderson. com

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Troupe performs Shakespeare parody “Shakespeare Abridged”

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mprov comedy and acting group Troupe will perform “Shakespeare Abridged,” a parody play including nearly all of Shakespeare’s plays in one performance, on April 15 at the Medical Sciences Amphitheater (at the Bacon Strips).

The first showing will start at 3:30 p.m. and the second will start at 8:30 p.m. If inclement weather occurs, “Shakespeare Abridged” will be performed in Health Sciences 116.

Troupe is a campus organization designed to provide acting opportunities for students who are not theatre majors, according to director and Theatre Studies major Sean Jeffries.

“A lot of the members are science majors, film majors and communications majors. We have a wide variety and that’s a very conducive environment for people who want to join,” Jeffries said.

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that didn’t require a lot of props or costumes,” Jeffries said. “We will be wearing our Troupe shirts. Each person is playing 20 characters. There would be no way to do that many costume changes in a 45 minute show.”

Next year, Jeffries has expressed interest in perform-

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ing an original script with Troupe, but has yet to confirm whether or not the play will happen.

Students interested in more information about Troupe can check out their Facebook or Orgsync pages.

They also meet on Mondays at 7 p.m. in Oelman 109.

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Top of the League: Ryan Fuc- Student Athlete ci and JD Orr are hitting the Spotlight: Aaliyah Patten ball well for WSU Jesse Schrote Sports Writer Schrote.2@wright.edu

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he Wright State baseball team is currently sitting atop the Horizon League standings in first place and while there are many contributing factors to this, two players are in the top 10 in almost every offensive category.

Senior Ryan Fucci and freshman JD Orr are both in the top 10 in at least five offensive categories in the Horizon League.

“They’ve done a great job,” Wright State head coach Greg Lovelady said.

Fucci is eighth in hits, sixth in on-base percentage and walks, fifth in total bases and slugging percentage, second in runs scored and RBI’s, and first in home runs.

Fucci is from Lexington, Kentucky and is now in his second year with the Raiders. He attended Tates Creek

High School and was the team captain and MVP in 2011. He was twice named all-city, alldistrict, all-region, and allstate in 2011 after hitting .370 with 11 homeruns in his senior season.

Fucci transferred from Northwest Florida State College where he played in 39 games. In his first season at WSU he started 58 games and batted .288 and led the team with 15 home runs.

“It’s been fun to watch him, because he’s been way more consistent,” Lovelady said.

“Obviously last year was a learning experience for him.

He hadn’t played baseball for a while and had to make a bunch of in-season adjustments, which was new to him and this year he’s just been great.”

“He’s really shortened his swing,” Lovelady said. “Every time we have guys on, he comes up with the big hit when we need it.”

Orr is ninth in total bases, seventh in on-base percentage and runs scored, fourth in hits, third in batting average, and first in triples Orr is from Mt. Vernon, Ohio and is continuing where he left off in high school. He was the team captain and team MVP at Mt. Vernon High School, where he was named All-League, All-District and First-Team All-Ohio. He batted .548, with 53 hits in 25 games.

“JD’s been great he’s uber talented and obviously his speed adds a dynamic to our offense,” Lovelady said. “It’s amazing to see his maturation process. To see where he’s come since he got her both physically and mentally.”

“Every day he’s getting base-hits and it’s really fun to see a freshman do that, it’s scary to see what he’s going to be like in a couple of years,” Lovelady said.

often is as outfielder Macey Gunther put it.

“You need everyone to help with that. It is a whole house,” Gunther said. “Some people don’t know how to hammer, so other people would help with that. Then you have people that are good at math.

You need everybody to do it, so that brings us together more.”

The Raider’s efforts in the community also help put things in perspective, according to infielder Jordan Kennaw.

“It is an amazing feeling to do stuff like that for the community and realize that it is team first or community first,” Kennaw said. “We’re a part of something much bigger. As a society we forgot that it’s not just about us. It’s about the community.”

During the team’s recent bus trip to Detroit, all you had to do was listen to the players to know that they are a close-knit group.

“This past bus trip we went to Detroit, and they decided they were going to have a karaoke contest,” WSU softball coach Lynn Curylo said.

“Even players that I thought would be too shy to participate were singing away.”

Infielder Jordan Kennaw recognized the closeness of the team when she made her first official visit to the Wright State campus prior to last season.

“They took us bowling, and I could just tell that the girls had so much fun together.

They were at the bowling alley and dancing around the lanes,” Kennaw said with a laugh. “I was like, ‘I cannot wait to be part of a family like that.’”

Roles are dispersed throughout the Raider lineup, whether it’s preparing the hitters for game action as redshirt pitcher Katie Neary

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he Wright State softball team sits atop the Horizon League standings with a 7-1 league record, and their strong bond on and off the field has been a spark in a myriad of ways.

A visible example of the Raider’s bond has been their community service projects.

Several instances of this include helping competitors in an obstacle course race called BattleFrog, participating in the Colleges Against Cancer dodgeball tournament, passing out water to runners in the Air Force Marathon and being involved with Team Impact, an organization that seeks inclusion for kids facing struggles by getting them involved with collegiate teams.

The team’s house building efforts for Habitat for Humanity last fall mirrored the role-based sport that softball

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aliyah Patten is a freshman majoring in accounting at Wright State, as well as a two-sport athlete that has found success on the women’s soccer and track teams.

“It’s very interesting being a two-sport athlete,” Patten said. “I made my decision to play soccer here during my sophomore year of high school, and track was another strength of mine.”

Aaliyah attended high school locally at Fairborn where she played soccer and ran track for the Skyhawks.

“Wright State practices at my high school, so I saw the track coach almost everyday and he would make it out to a few meets to see me run. I decided to stick with Wright State as the college I wanted to play for and a college that allowed me to also be a twosport athlete so I could run track as well.”

In her freshman campaign with the soccer team, she was awarded with being on the All-Tournament team as well as the All-Freshman team, both of which are high honors.

“Both my soccer and track coaches are very lenient with my schedule,” Patten said.

“My track coach knows that soccer comes first. Whenever soccer and track meets are on the same day, soccer overrides track meets. I do

miss track practice with the team because during their practice I am at school, so I practice alone with my track coach during the time that I am free.”

Patten has a very full schedule between classes and two sports, but she has high expectations for all aspects of her college experience.

“So far it hasn’t been too difficult to balance out my school-work, soccer and track, but as my classes get harder and harder, we will just have to see what happens,” Patten said.

Aaliyah has set goals for herself and for her team.

“For track, I hope to break the 400-meter dash record and for soccer, I hope my team wins the Horizon League Championship,” she said. “For school, I hope to maintain a high GPA and get a job on base as an accountant.”

Aaliyah credits a lot of her success to her parents who have both played vital roles in making her the person and athlete she is today.

“My dad was like a free personal trainer. He also coached me when I was little,” Patten said. “My mom is my biggest fan; always there to cheer me up and make sure I never gave up. Without the two of them I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

As Patten moves into track season and into another offseason of soccer, she looks to keep making strides in improvement and to keep making Raider Nation proud.

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Baseball splits series at Milwaukee: First place in the Horizon League

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he Wright State baseball team traveled to Milwaukee this past weekend to take on the Panthers with first place implications on the line.

In what was supposed to be a three game series, with games Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it quickly turned into a two game series due to inclement weather.

After Friday’s game was postponed, the schedule indicated there would be a double-header Saturday, but after one game was played they abruptly changed the schedule again to play two games on Sunday. Once the first game was played Sunday, it was soon clear that there would only be one game played that day.

“They (Milwaukee) were

getting a lot of rain and possibly snow on Friday and their field was not playable,” Wright State head coach Greg Lovelady said. “They had another field, but it wasn’t available until Saturday so we weren’t going to be able to play on their field Friday.”

“We were going to try and play two on Saturday, but Saturday was just brutally cold,” Lovelady said. “Just brutally cold and to stand out there for nine hours in that cold would’ve been miserable and dangerous for the kids.”

The first game of the series was a pitchers duel, with senior Jesse Scholtens taking the helm for the Raiders and senior Brian Keller for the Panthers. Scholtens threw six scoreless innings until he gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh, while

Keller went the full game for a three-hit shutout. WSU lost 2-0, giving Scholtens his first loss on the season.

“Jesse went seven and a third, their guy went nine.”

Lovelady said. “It was just hard to hit in that kind of weather. Really difficult.”

“They got the big hit and we couldn’t do it,” Lovelady said. “Jesse made one mistake the whole day. He hung a cutter and they were able to hit it out down the line.”

Sunday afternoon the second game of the series got under way with far greater results for the Raiders. WSU put up nine runs, scoring in six of the nine innings.

Freshman JD Orr, sophomore Gabe Snyder, junior Daniel Arthur and senior Jason Defevers had three hits apiece, with Snyder, Arthur

and Defevers each adding two RBI’s. Freshman Caleb Sampen pitched eight innings, allowing six hits and only gave up two runs to improve his record to 5-0 on the season.

“Nothing was lining up to play the third game,” Lovelady said. “We didn’t really want to play through the rain and risk injuries.”

Wright State (20-10; Horizon 8-3), now in first place, will be taking on the Toledo Rockets (7-25-1; MAC 3-6) for a three game series this weekend.

The first two games will be played at Nischwitz Stadium on Friday, April 15 and the final game will be played in Toledo on Saturday. First pitch on Friday evening will be at 6:30 p.m.

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does in practice or by encouraging batters from the dugout.

“From player one through 19 they’re all valuable even though their roles are different in terms on size,” Curylo said. “I’m constantly preaching, ‘your value doesn’t change. We need contributions from every single person.’”

One of Kennaw’s responsibilities is to cheer for her teammates from the dugout when they enter the box, which she says can get in the head of the opposing team.

“Being able to hear the team is together and is ready to play can be intimidating to the other team. It is not just for our batter,” Kennaw said.

It is clear that whenever this Raider team laces up and takes the field, their bond is unbreakable.

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ichael Brewer (aka Mike Syles), an upand-coming Dayton rapper and mass communication student at WSU, has just completed the first part of his month long tour “Stylin Out” after performing with distinguished rappers Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug.

Brewer, who has been pursuing a professional rap career for the past three and a half years, embarked on a five-day journey throughout the state of Georgia with a group of 12 colleagues Tuesday, March 29 where he performed at Albany State University and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.

This trip is part of Brewer’s larger Stylin Out tour. Students can see him perform shows every weekend in the month of April. This has presented an opportunity for him to connect and attract fans outside of his home base in Dayton, Ohio.

“It was really cool to be able to do that and get a response from my fans,” Brewer said with a smile on his face.

This event has marked a mile stone in Brewer’s blossoming rap career, which has not always been in the forefront of his life.

Growing up in Shelbyville, Indiana, Brewer first started rapping at the age of 16 and it was at first simply a hobby, and something that reflected @wsuguardian

the musical presence that was prominent in his early years.

“My dad played a lot of music that included James brown, Red Hot Chili Peppers, NWA, Snoop Dogg, anything, the full spectrum,” Brewer said. “Because of that musical influence I became very familiar with a wide range of genres, and that has made me a pretty musically inclined person.”

This love and knowledge of music quickly blossomed and soon manifested itself through the art of free style rap in which Brewer often practiced in his high school years.

“I always wanted to be a dancer or entertainer and then from there I somehow started free styling. That’s where the name styles comes from,” Brewer said.

Brewer decided to pursue a rap career professionally at the age of 21 after recording a song as a way to cope with a break-up.

“It is crazy to see then and now and that I actually did pursue this,” Brewer said “The combination of a heart break, finding my outlet and venting and having a response at an early stage in my career.”

Brewer currently works with 2 Deep Entertainment, which is based out of Youngstown, Ohio and is where he met close friend www.theguardianonline.com

and agent Terril Vidale who made the Stylin Out tour possible.

Vidale has made it possible for Brewer to perform and connect with established industry veterans such as Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan.

“My agent gets talent and books them and he allows me to be the supporting act for the most part,” Brewer said “He pitches me just like he would any other national recording artist and if they like what they hear, they put me on the bill.”

This tour serves as a personal triumph for Brewer and he states that he no longer pays to play, he now gets paid to perform and that this is a result of his hard work.

“How these dates usually work, schools get their budgets and book three to six months in advance,” Brewer said. “You have to look three to six months in advance all of the time.”

Future acts that Brewer will be performing alongside on the tour include local rapper and Wright State alumnus Eazy El Loco, Jacquees, and industry veteran Omarion.

“Being able to open with Omarion, and perform with a guy that I have looked up to since I was 10 is going to be the highlight of this tour,” Brewer said.

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Horoscopes April 12-20

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)

You have a sick fascination with bumblebees, Aries. This is something you’ve kept hidden from your friends, your family and even your lovers. However, the stars are buzzing this week, which means there is no shame in letting your true colors show. Be a proud bumblebee lover. Your lucky conversation topic is: The death of the bumblebees worldwide.

Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep. 23)

Get ready to rumble, because you ate way too much fiber this week, Virgo, and you’re about to pay for it. Your bathroom is going to look like a mud volleyball pit by the end of the day. Your lucky conversation topic is: Grandpas.

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Taurus (Apr. 21- May 21)

You will open your car door this week to see millions of Swedish Fish swimming out of your car like salmon during mating season. Is this an act of love or a threat? We don’t know. The Other Side can be very cryptic at times.

We just know your future, not your entire life. Give us a break. Your lucky spaghetti western is: 3:10 to Yuma.

Libra (Sep. 24-Oct. 23)

Libra, you crazy party animal, back away from the keg. You’re going to feel awfully prone to table dancing this week.

We know, you finished all your papers early. Take it down a notch to avoid slipping and falling onto a stone fireplace mantle.

Your lucky ointment this week is: Neosporin.

Gemini (May 22June 21)

You’ve had a sudden urge to dance, Gemini. Not just your average hip-sway, but full-on Latin dancing.

Channel your inner salsa dancer by listening to Latin music loudly in your dorm room and annoying your roommates. Your lucky conversation topic is: Animorphs.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Don’t be scared off by the totem pole you find sitting outside your door this week, Scorpio. While this totem does indeed hold dark magic, there’s nothing you can do to stop it. Cut the needless worry by letting disaster befall you without struggle. Your lucky girl’s name is: Olivia.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 21)

Cancer (June 22July 22)

Don’t be mistaken that guy standing outside your door in the morning actually IS a stalker. He will try and seduce you with a fountain pen and a Werther’s Original. He’s also 80 years old. Good luck! Your lucky conversation topic is: Moth balls.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23Dec. 22)

Forget the studying, you’ve got butts on the brain! Butts! Butts! Butts!

Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts!

Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts!

Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts!

Aquarius (Jan. 21Feb. 19)

Your classes will be mysteriously cancelled this week, Aquarius. A virus will sweep the school and only target your professors. Your lucky conversation topic is: Rare Pepes.

Across: 3. Mexican vacation destination 4. “Benjamin Button” actor 5. Cigarette brand 6. Site to sell and buy locally 8. Bloody _________ 13. Backpack brand 15. Hunger Games author 16. Cheese 17. Gray wizard 18. Ancient Egyptian god 21. Spotted dog 22. Atonement author 25. Who owned the coat of many colors 27. To finish school 28. Nickname for grandmother 29. Tall Minion’s name

You have a special connection with Leonardo DiCaprio, for obvious reasons. But don’t let your adoration of this great man go to waste. Send him fan mail to let him know how you feel, and the stars will make sure that he writes you back. Your lucky conversation topic is: Korn.

Capricorn (Dec. 23Jan. 20)

Falling in love with someone from your office can be dangerous, especially for your printer ink budget. Spend the evenings photocopying your bottoms on the copier and watch love blossom. Your lucky conversation topic is: K-Cups.

Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)

Don’t breathe too heavily around the woman in your math class, Pisces.

Their scent could literally kill you. Your lucky conversation topic is: Beef.

Down:

1. Salad dressing 2. Student complaint at WSU 4. Common allergy 7. Famous American museums 9. Chinese river 10. There’s too much ________ in our schools today.

11. Capital of Arizona 12. English department faculty 14. America’s favorite coffee shop 19. Animal with a pouch 20. Purple flower 23. New basketball coach 24. Animal with shell 26. Famous name connected to WSU