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March 27, 2013 Issue No. 25 Vol. 49 An SMA All-American Newspaper Illustration by Jonathon Waters/The Guardian
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Wednesday, March 27 Adapted Intramurals: 6:30-9 p.m. Student Union Gym Saxophone Studio Recital: 8 p.m. Schuster Hall, CAC
Thursday, March 28 WSU Women’s Tennis vs. Saint Louis: 3-6 p.m. South Regency Tennis Center WSU Baseball vs. Youngstown State: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Nischwitz Stadium “Grand Hotel”: 7 p.m. Festival Playhouse, CAC
Friday, March 29
WSU Service Knitting Circle: 12-1 p.m. 162 Millett Hall Senior Recital: Jennifer Phelps, Trombone: 5:30 p.m. Schuster
Hall, CAC WSU Baseball vs. Youngstown State: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Nischwitz Stadium Pittsburgh Tuba Project, featuring John DiCesare, Tom Lukowicz, Brian McBride, Tyler Schwirian: 8 p.m. Schuster Hall, CAC “Grand Hotel”: 8 p.m. Festival Playhouse, CAC
Saturday, March 30
Wright Parenting Easter Egg Hunt: 12 p.m. Village Pavilion WSU Baseball vs. Youngstown State: 2-5 p.m. Nischwitz Stadium “Grand Hotel”: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Festival Playhouse, CAC
Sunday, March 31
Festival Playhouse, CAC
Monday, April 1
Humans for Sale in Ohio: 6-9 p.m. Apollo Room, Student Union
Tuesday, April 2
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: All Day, Apollo Room, Student Union Dr. Therese Zink & “Confessions of a Sin Eater”: 2-3 p.m. 315 Dunbar Library Junior Recital: Issac I. Tobler, baritone: 8 p.m. Schuster Hall, CAC
Wednesday, April 3
America’s Navy College Tour, hosted by Career Services: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Hamilton Plaza WSU Men’s Tennis vs. Xavier: 3-6 p.m. WSU Tennis Courts
“Grand Hotel”: 2 p.m.
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Student employees soon to face cut in hours Healthcare reform could force Wright State to change student employment policies Andrew Smith & Brandon Semler Staff Writers smith.1026@wright.edu semler.4@wright.edu Student employees could soon be limited to a maximum of 24 hours of work per week due to federal regulations resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Gary Dickstein. Dickstein spoke at the Student Government meeting Tuesday night during advisory reports, and said that federal regulations from the upcoming healthcare
reform will require employees working over 30 hours to receive KHDOWK EHQHĂ€WV IURP HPSOR\HUV which will force Wright State to reduce student employee hours. “Obviously [students] can’t be considered employees and JHW KHDOWK EHQHĂ€WV IURP WKH university, because no one would go here because [they] couldn’t afford the tuition,â€? Dickstein said. Student stipend positions will now be changed to hourly, though Student Employment will do its best to secure the net amount of pay for these formally stipend positions, according to Dickstein.
'LFNVWHLQ VDLG WKDW LI Ă€QDOL]HG the guidelines are set to begin RQ ´WKH Ă€UVW GD\ RI VXPPHU sessionâ€?, or May 6. Dickstein also said that the changes were the result of federal legislation, not a decision rendered by Wright 6WDWH RIĂ€FLDOV “This is not the university’s doing, this is federal legislation that’s not going to change,â€? Dickstein said. Dickstein also said that the university would have to do the best it could with the negative circumstances. ´:H KDYH WR MXVW Ă€JXUH RXW D way to work within [the policy]
that creates a process that is in the best interest of our students to work the maximum amount of hours they can within the budgetary constraints that this new policy creates,� Dickstein said. In addition to restricting the number of hours a student can work in a given week, the changes will require every student worker to use a timecard, and will limit international students to 20 hours a week due to Immigration and Naturalization Service laws and standards, according to Dickstein. Dickstein said that Resident Assistants, Graduate Teaching
Assistants and President Ambassadors will also be affected, though he is not yet sure exactly what changes will be put in effect for these positions. ´1RWKLQJ LV Ă€QDOL]HG EXW LW looks like this is the path were heading on,â€? Dickstein said. “We’re going to do everything we can do to make the best lemonades out of lemons we can make. The only question is how sour is the lemonade going to taste?â€? The Guardian will continue to follow and update this story as PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ LV FRQĂ€UPHG and collected.
SG election outcome Singh & Fagan elected President & VP Brandon Semler News Writer semler.4@wright.edu
DQG RIĂ€FLDOO\ DQQRXQFHG DW WKHLU meeting Tuesday night. Singh and Fagan received 878 votes, with Kyle Powell and Ryan Rushing trailing behind with 701. Sukhmanjit Singh and Rachel Spencer Brannon and Prentiss Fagan were elected president Haney collected 357 votes, and and vice president of next year’s Isaiah Hill and Kenneth Oliver Student Government. took in 206. 7KH UHVXOWV ZHUH XQRIĂ€FLDOO\ “It was a really close race, all announced Monday by Student of the candidates did a good Government after the election job,â€? Fagan said. spanned from March 19 to 22 )DJDQ VDLG WKH Ă€UVW REMHFWLYHV
IRU WKH JURXS ZLOO EH Ă€OOLQJ WKH open spots for the cabinet, and meeting and collaborating with the faculty that they “need to know.â€? Singh said that the ticket will strive to represent the student population by working effectively with peers and faculty. “Our main objective is to work on collaboration,â€? Singh said. “It’s about working on ideas and plans together for the university.â€?
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UAB’s Spring MuseFest concert cancelled The premier programming board explains ideas for future concert planning Brandon Semler News Writer semler.4@wright.edu University Activities Board (UAB) is considering working with a promoter for next year’s spring concert after low ticket sales for this year’s event featuring the All American Rejects forced them to rethink their strategy, according to UAB President Kit Dysart. UAB is the “premier programming board� at Wright State and is funded by Student Organization Budget Committee (SOBC) to provide events and activities for students, according to UAB. One of these events is an annual spring concert. The 2013 “Spring Musefest� was the second straight concert
from UAB cancelled, and the third in the past four years. Dysart said that working with a professional concert promoter would increase the likelihood of the concert’s successful presentation. “Going with a promoter, rather than an individual programmer, will make [the concert] a higher possibility.â€? Dysart said. “We would just work with the promoter, buy out a portion of the tickets and give them to the students, aiming for them to be free.â€? UAB Major Events Coordinator Alicia Speaks said that the cancellation of the concert scheduled for March 21 (due to the illness of a performer) was SUREDEO\ D Ă€QDQFLDO VDYLRU IRU facebook.com/theguardianonline
the organization because ticket sales were low. “It wasn’t selling as well as we thought it would,� Speaks said. “We did not have enough to cover it.� “We would have been in debt,� Dysart agreed. UAB received $114,209 from SOBC for the 2012-2013 year, consuming nearly a sixth of SOBC’s total funding and serving as the second largest budget of any student organization, according to SOBC. Student Government Chief of Staff Spencer Brannon said the SOBC committee should not automatically assume that UAB needs the large portion of funding that they regularly receive. @wsuguardian
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took place in 2011, featuring the artist KE$HA. The concert sold out, and was so successful that UAB still has revenue from it, according to Dysart. Dysart said that some of the funding from this year’s cancelled concert would go into the UAB “April Crazeâ€? event, VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ IXQGLQJ EDQGV DQG music. April Craze is another example of the service that UAB brings campus, according to Dysart. “We’re here to program for the WSU students,â€? Dysart said. “We have a lot of diverse and fun events that are free to the Wright State students.â€? Full refunds for “Spring Musefestâ€? are available at the Student Union and Nutter Center %R[ 2IĂ€FHV March 27, 2013
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W h o D a r e s Wi n s : T h o u g h t s o n t h e Upcoming Black Student Union Elections Phillip Logan Student Submission logan.40@wright.edu It is always a joy to see young people engaging in the ins and outs of student-civic life, especially when such engagement is in the realm of politics. It is an even greater joy to see students of color experiencing the practice of voting in the present when it was systematically denied to previous generations. However, I do not wish to write a ritualistic tribute about the ‘sanctity’ of voting, but something of a more substantive matter. What I want to talk about today is the mandate of responsibility that comes with being elected. While I certainly am not exempt from this being a recently elected RIĂ€FLDO WR VWXGHQW JRYHUQPHQW
as COLA Senator, I believe it is my personal duty to deliver a message to the candidates for Black Student Union and their soon to be constituents. Calling attention to the concerns that were raised at the ‘Black-Out’ student town hall over a month ago, I still maintain my deepest conviction that there is a responsibility on behalf of the Black Student Union to tend to social, cultural, and academic welfare of Black students on the campus of Wright State University. Cognizant of the many unspoken testimonies of mistreated black and African students on campus by allegedly culturally insensitive, if not discriminatory policies, or, the insensitive conduct of campus police and private security forces;͞ past, present and future, I believe that the instance of any member of the Black student body desiring leadership in the
most visible Black Student group on campus is a family affair. Knowing some of the problems that black students
Advancement of Black Unity) has taken up such struggles which, in my honest opinion, should be the priority of the Black Student
“Are you willing to go against the grain and do the right thing?â€? have dealt with on this campus, H[HPSOLĂ€HG E\ VXFK LQFLGHQWV DV WKH +DOORZHHQ 3DUW\ Ă€DVFR this past fall, I can’t help but voice my concern that too few of the candidates for the BSU presidency and e-board have demonstrated a concrete interest in the ongoing reform efforts to improve the relationship between black students, the administration, and Wright State at large. The organization known as CABU (The Committee for the
Union by the virtue of being that Black Student Unions exist for this very reason. Fully aware that the constitution for the Black Student Union states the motto “Recruit, Retain, Unify,� it is perplexing that the latter two principles have appeared to have been disregarded by past and current administrations. It is my wish that the 2013-2014 year is a year of new direction. There are several questions that the candidates should ask
themselves, and that voters VKRXOG GHĂ€QLWHO\ DVN DV WKH\ >WKH candidates] dare to step into the arena of black leadership: 1. How deep is your love for the people? 2. What are you willing WR VDFULĂ€FH WR SURWHFW WKH dignity and humanity of your constituents? 3. Are you willing to go against the grain and do the right thing? 4. Can the black students of Wright State count on you to defend them against unfair practices, and not apologize for those who have repeatedly disregarded their concerns? “You can’t lead the people if you don’t love the people. You can’t save the people if you don’t serve the people.â€? - Cornel West
Monster Fruit: A student’s thoughts WV OMVM\QKITTa UWLQĂ…ML NWWL KZWX[ Circe Cicero Student Submission circecicero@hotmail.com I recently had the pleasure of tasting some delicious chocolate covered strawberries. They were smooth, sweet, crisp, and tasty (in that order). However‌ I couldn’t help notice how gargantuan they were. It took two BIG mouthfuls to put them down! I remembered once trekking through the woods;Íž I found some clearly recognizable strawberries. They were approximately the size of a grape. It shocked me how small they were compared to a normal strawberry. On that aforementioned day, the mahogany draped strawberries seemed gargantuan to the norm. It suddenly hit me. Genetically PRGLĂ€HG VWUDZEHUULHV What’s so wrong with JHQHWLFDOO\ PRGLĂ€HG IRRG" ,W grows huge, fast, tolerates anything, and is incredibly cheap. You’ve probably seen the massive “Monsantoâ€? 4
billboards advertising their products as safe. I remember D ER[ RI ´*HQHWLFDOO\ 0RGLĂ€HG Cornâ€? seeds that Meijer was selling last spring. No one bought it. Anyone growing their own food doesn’t touch the stuff for good reason. GM food has been linked to causing cancer in lab rodents. Monsanto corn that was JHQHWLFDOO\ PRGLĂ€HG WR UXSWXUH the stomachs of insects has been associated with doing similar damage in humans. Genes from Brazil nuts make soy allergenic to those allergic to Brazil nuts (i.e.: Your humble author). Russia has halted imports of GM corn. Monsanto itself doesn’t even serve GM food in its cafeteria! Now, not all GM crops are cancer laden, stomach exploding, anaphylactic death. There’s cotton that grows without a need for pesticides and “golden riceâ€? which SURGXFHV YLWDPLQ $ GHĂ€FLHQF\ of which causes hundreds of thousands of child deaths each year). And it’s hard to not grow
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GM crops. Farmers that don’t get left behind. Farming’s big business, and GM crops are serious legal business, as well. See: Bowman v. Monsanto Company, No. 11-796. I’m not about to suggest new regulations to prevent the sale of GM food. Industry leaders will just ignore the regulations, small businesses will be stomped out, and the government gets some new patrons protected by favorable legal protection;͞ favorable in the sense that the GM food market has a prohibitively high entry cost. However, I thank Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s for their efforts in regards to labeling GM foods of their own accord. If you’d like more info on how to avoid GM food, Greenpeace makes a nice little shoppers guide titled “How to Avoid Genetically Engineered Food� and the Center for Food Safety has a “True Food Shoppers Guide� as well. Alternatively, growing your own food is a rewarding and doubly healthy exercise. Photo provided by Kerstin Wanzer www.sxc.hu
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Guardian computer confiscated Emails and memes about a WSU professor leads to investigation
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Andrew Smith News Writer smith.1026@wright.edu A computer used by a Wright State student and Guardian employee to send anonymous emails to a WSU professor was removed from The Guardian’s newsroom on March 8 at about 11 a.m. by a member of CaTS. The contents of the emails were not made public. In addition to the emails, an internet meme, using the professor’s face superimposed onto a picture of the Dos Equis World’s Most Interesting Man character was shared on March 4 from the student’s Facebook page. The professor who was the subject of the emails and the meme did not respond to the Guardian’s request for comment. After the computer was taken from The Guardian, Associate Director of Student Activities Debra Lamp said Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Community Standards and Student Conduct Gary Dickstein “had shared information� with Lamp regarding the computer and the emails sent to the professor on March 11. Paul Hernandez, director of CaTS, said that while this type of occurrence is not necessarily common, it has happened before. “It happens from time to time, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it ‘common’,� Hernandez said. “It depends on what the needs are and what requests come in.
There are a number of checks and balances in play and it does require some subpoena or legal action.â€? “There was a professor that had a concern about anonymous emails being sent. He asked if the department (CaTS) could identify who was sending them,â€? Dickstein said. “If someone is using a university computer in an inappropriate way, it would be appropriate for CaTS to look into that.â€? Lamp contacted the WSU Police Dept. to ask if the department should take possession of the computer. When asked by The Guardian about the police’s involvement with the computer, WSU Police Captain David Ratliff said an RIĂ€FHU ZDV ´FDOOHG WR WKH VFHQHÂľ but that there was “no need for a report.â€? The daily crime log showed no record of the computer being removed or returned by CaTS. Dickstein said because the incident was not a crime, “the amount of information that is kept by the police is very limited, if any at all.â€? On March 13, Lamp said Dickstein approved the computer’s return to The Guardian. Lamp said she was then asked by Dickstein to meet with the student on March 14 “to let him know that he needed to step away from The Guardian.â€? “[The student] was very big about it, very gentlemanly and completely understood,â€? Lamp VDLG ´+H JDYH QR Ă€JKW DQG LV very remorseful.â€? Lamp said the student was facebook.com/theguardianonline
not suspended from WSU, and when asked if the student was still a part of the university in every other capacity, Lamp said, “absolutely.� In email response, the
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student told The Guardian that “the emails were sent out of frustration over [the professor] failing to spend nearly any class time covering material relevant to the class.â€? “While it was unprofessional to send anonymous emails, I feel that many students at Wright State can understand the frustration of teachers not teaching class material and then passing off what they were supposed to cover in class as homework.â€? “I obviously should have handled my frustration in a more mature sense;Íž however, I refuse to pay thousands of dollars a year to not be taught material that I’m going to be required to know in my career.â€? The student said he and Lamp “have decided that a presentation for next year’s Guardian staff during orientation would be a probable solution to what happened.â€? The student said that the presentation needs 'LFNVWHLQ¡V DSSURYDO Ă€UVW
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“I plan on working for The Guardian this year and hope to return next year as well,â€? the student said. “I enjoy my work at The Guardian and take a lot of pride in it.â€? According to unnamed school RIĂ€FLDOV KH VSRNH WR WKH VWXGHQW said “that there was no violation of Wright State’s Student Code of Conduct. Dickstein said there was nothing he was aware of that prohibits a student sending anonymous emails, but that there are policies and procedures of using university computers for unlawful activity. The “Responsible Use of University Computing Resourcesâ€? policy number 3002.2 states that “personal use of university computing resources is permitted when such use does not: result in SHUVRQDO FRPPHUFLDO Ă€QDQFLDO or other gain;Íž consume a VLJQLĂ€FDQW DPRXQW RI FRPSXWLQJ resources;Íž or interfere with the performance of the user’s job or other university responsibilities.â€?
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Check out the RTA an easy way to get downtown
A trip taken by Jason Baldwin Staff Photographer
Stepping onto the bus you will encounter this terminal. It is built for convenience, so you will get the hang of it quickly. Don’t get on the bus expecting change. If you give it a twenty you will get a bus pass worth the remaining DPRXQW DIWHU LW FKDUJHV \RX IRU WKH ÀUVW ULGH
Day by day and hour by hour, the RTA bus service is a gateway to many areas of Dayton for campus dwelling students. I took Route 1 Westbound to Fifth Third Field.
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The Wright Stop Plaza is a hard place to miss. Most likely you’ve seen it before and not thought much of it, but it is the central hub for the Dayton RTA system. Filled with people, heaters and T.V.s full of bus arrival information, this is the stop you need in order to get to Fifth Third Field. @wsuguardian
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students’ talent students car help Sarah Olsen Contributing Writer olsen.15@wright.edu
A packed Creative Arts Center during the 2012 Arts Gala. Photo by Christian Cone-Lombarte
Kristina Thomas Features Writer thomas.455@wright.edu Each year the arts departments work together to produce one of the biggest events at Wright State, the ArtsGala. ArtsGala will take place in the Creative Arts Center on April 6, 6:30 p.m. to midnight. This event is open to the public. The ArtsGala displays talented students who study DUW PXVLF GDQFH Ă€OP DQG theater. The event raised $1.4 million in the past years and gives students the chance to receive scholarships. The event allows sponsors and patrons in the community to enjoy entertainment and see what WSU has to offer. “People who come to this event are constantly moving from room to room and experiencing different selections such as jazz and other music, the theater’s production of “Grand Hotel,â€? VWXGHQW Ă€OP DQG WKH VHQLRU art work on display,â€? Chair of ArtsGala Jennifer Buckwalter
said. “I really enjoy seeing so many students passionate about their work.� “This event is really catered towards community members with tickets being $200, however students are still encouraged to support their fellow peers at the music concerts and theater shows throughout the year that are only $20,� Buckwalter said. According to Buckwalter, 600 community members are expected to come and they expect to raise over $100,000. This event also features a silent auction with over 100 items, wine tasting and a sports lounge so community members can watch the NCAA basketball tournament. The ArtsGala started in 2000 when the dean of the college of liberal arts came up with the idea to have all of the arts chairs work together to provide students with scholarships. Eventually the event gained momentum and corporate sponsors started to contribute. Today, ArtsGala is a way for WSU to provide aid to the departments and the facebook.com/theguardianonline
students who study these programs. ArtsGala attendants include businesses, sponsors, community members and potential WSU students. “There is nothing like this in Dayton,â€? Buckwalter said. “This really is the premiere arts event. People can expect to have a really great time with a lot of high energy. It’s a chance to dress up, see your friends and enjoy yourself, and, most important, it’s for a great cause.â€? According to Buckwalter, ArtsGala is a yearlong project. Unlike other art events, the ArtsGala allows patrons to comment and feedback to students at the end of the night. “I really enjoy seeing so many people passionate about their work. These students work so hard and are still having fun,â€? Buckwalter said. “What makes this event so fantastic is that not one room is the same, so people get a taste of dance, art, Ă€OP DQG WKHDWHU Âľ For more information about ArtsGala contact Jennifer Buckwalter at jennifer. buckwalter@wright.edu. @wsuguardian
For students interested in professional top-notch cars or those who are having car troubles, Wright State’s Student Automotive Association offers vehicular advice. The Student Automotive Association was originally called the Car Club and members had high performance vehicles. Michael Norris, a faculty sponsor of the association, owns a 1972 Porsche 911 that he likes to drive in autocrosses. “Joining a club like this gives you a support network to help keep your car in a high state RI WXQH ZKLFK DOVR EHQHĂ€WV the environment and solves technical problems,â€? Norris said. The students of the group offer free advice for students that may have automotive issues. “This program is designed to help participants pick the proper vehicle for their needs, DV ZHOO DV Ă€QG HYHU\ GLVFRXQW and deal that they may be eligible for,â€? Student Automotive Association President Jonathan Saul said. “We also have the Wright Buy program to help students that may have automotive issues.â€? Students studying abroad at :ULJKW 6WDWH FDQ EHQHĂ€W IURP this group by getting assistance when purchasing a car and insurance according to Saul. “There are members from all walks including some who know a lot about cars to people who
know very little and are willing to learn,â€? Saul said. There are thirty active members who take part in the association on campus. According to Saul, not only does this organization provide useful information, they have fun throughout the school year by going to car shows, having fundraisers and check-off events. “The check off events offer students the ability to have a free safety check done of their vehicle before adverse conditions,â€? Saul said. In the past, they hosted tailgate events at Wright State soccer games. The Student Automotive Association is a chapter of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Students can become a member and enjoy discount membership rates and experience club racing. Students are able to “rent vehicles to try their hand at motor sports that they wouldn’t normally be able to afford such as rally cross and autocross,â€? Saul said. There are even opportunities to earn free track time by volunteering at local and national events. The group also attends the Chicago Auto Show. The Student Automotive Association meets at 7 p.m. every other Wednesday in room 141 Medical Science Building. Meeting times are currently VXVSHQGHG GXH WR QHZ RIĂ€FHU trainings. For more information contact Jonathan Saul at jb.saul@ wsusg.com or Dr. Norris at michael.norris@wright.edu.
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Sorority aims to raise autism awareness
Members of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Photo by Jason Baldwin Staff Photographer
Kristina Thomas Features Writer thomas.455@wright.edu Wright State’s Alpha Xi Delta Sorority is partnering with Autism Speaks as part of their annual philanthropy to recognize Autism Awareness Month. Sorority members across the country will work to raise DZDUHQHVV DQG ÀQDQFLDO support for Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest advocacy organization for autism. “Autism is the fastest growing
mental disability and gets less than one percent of money from the government,” Alpha Xi Delta Philanthropy Chair Bethany Secrest said. “More money goes towards AIDS, diabetes and cancer, while one in 80 kids are affected with some form of autism. Most of us know someone who is affected.” According to the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by behavioral challenges. Autism Speaks
is dedicated to increasing awareness of Autistic Spectrum Disorders, funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cures for autism and advocating for the needs of affected families. Suzanne and Bo Wright, the grandparents of a child with autism, founded Autism Speaks in 2005. Autism Speaks has merged with both the National Alliance for Autism Research and Cure Autism Now, bringing together the nation’s three leading autism advocacy organizations. “We have many ways for students to get involved this
month,” Secrest said. “We plan to give out 3,000 puzzle pins to students on campus. The puzzle pins represent autism awareness.” Alpha Xi Delta’s will host the WSU baseball game on March 28 and encourages students to come out and show their support. During the game a family’s child with autism will WKURZ WKH ÀUVW SLWFK The sorority will also have their annual Amazing Challenge fundraiser at Quaker Steak and Lube. People will be able to enjoy great food, give donations and sing karaoke for a cure.
Blue lights will illuminate the Nutter Center in recognition of the month. “I really look forward to seeing students around campus wearing their puzzle pieces and understanding the importance of supporting Autism Speaks,” Secrest said. “This philanthropy is about helping children and their families out and Wright State coming together as a community to do it.” For more information about the Amazing Challenge or other questions contact: Bethany Secrest at secrest.5@wright. edu.
Wright Parenting to hold Easter egg hunt for students with children Sierra Gelhot Contributing Writer gelhot.2@wright.edu This year, Forest Lane Community Council, Wright Parenting and the University Park Community Council are hosting the Wright Parenting Easter Egg Hunt. The Wright Parenting Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, March 30 at noon at the Village Pavilion. There is no cost for this event. During the event, students can bring their children and engage in activities such as 8
egg decorating, an Easter egg hunt and coloring pages for the children. There will also be a contest for the Easter egg hunt and D UDIÁH 7KLV HYHQW LV RSHQ to the public, but directed toward students with children, residential students and students involved in the Wright Parenting group. Originally, the Wright Parenting Easter Egg Hunt was a Student Weekend Activity Team (SWAT) event. SWAT hosts a variety of events for residential students on the weekends. “Wright Parenting wanted an
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event to put on for SWAT, so we all decided to collaborate,” member of the Village University Park Community Council Kerrie Goldsby said. The Wright Parenting Easter Egg Hunt allows students to spend time with friends and family during the Easter holiday. “If students are not able to go home as much as they like, ZH KRSH WKH\ ÀQG FRPIRUW in attending events like the Easter Egg Hunt,” Goldsby said. If weather conditions are poor, the rain location for this event will be in the Honors +DOO VHFRQG ÁRRU SOD]D @wsuguardian
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Raiders rally, advance to CBI semis
JT Yoho at Monday nights game against Richmond. Photo by Brittany Robinson Volunteer Photographer
Joe Kennard Sports Editor kennard.8@wright.edu Preseason polls put the Raiders in the conference cellar,
but as the calendars near April the only Horizon League team standing is Wright State. With a 56-51 win over Richmond Monday, the Raiders (23-12) advanced to the VHPLĂ€QDOV RI WKH &%, ZKHUH WKH\
ZLOO IDFH 6DQWD &ODUD tonight. When WSU hits the court, it will mark the latest the program has played into a season. “This team has been a joy to coach, and there’s a lot of
kids not playing anymore this VHDVRQ Âľ KHDG FRDFK %LOO\ Donlon said. “Those guys are still playing when a lot of people didn’t believe in them and lot of people didn’t think they could still be playing. Those kids are still playing and they got a lot to hold their heads high about.â€? ,W ZDV D WRSV\ WXUY\ JDPH which saw 15 ties and 16 OHDG FKDQJHV %XW PRPHQWXP veered in the direction of 5LFKPRQG LQ WKH Ă€UVW KDOI DQG they took a 26-23 into the break. Donlon thought his team lacked aggression at the start of the game and his halftime words energized them. ´, MXVW WKLQN WKHUH ZDV DQ intensity to win,â€? Donlon said. “Those kids are incredible people now. There’s probably only three games this year ZKHUH ,¡YH JRQH LQWR KDOIWLPH and chewed them out, and this was one of them. Tonight they responded.â€? WSU used a late comeback to overcome the Spiders. Trailing 48-45 with 4:13 left, the Raiders ended the game on an 11-3 run, fueled by juniors Jerran Young (13 points) and Miles Dixon (14 points). Dixon hit a number of running jumpers and slowed the Richmond attack with gritty defense, while Young punctuated a 9-0 run with a thunderous dunk at the 1:13 mark to put the game away. “Jerran Young was phenomenal in the second half,â€? Donlon said. “Where Miles has really improved is defensively. He doesn’t make nearly the mistakes he made. &RDFKHV DUH WHDFKHUV $V D teacher, all you want is guys that will respond to teaching DQG KH¡V EHHQ WHUULĂ€F Âľ Young and Dixon accounted for almost half of the Raiders’
points on a night where the offense struggled. The team shot well (20-44) but 15 turnovers destroyed their rhythm. ´,W ZDV VLPLODU WR RXU JDPH WZR \HDUV DJR LQ &KLFDJR Âľ Donlon said. “Except for the ODVW Ă€YH PLQXWHV WKH\ PDGH XV disappear. This time we didn’t GLVDSSHDU DQG ,¡P SURXG RI RXU kids for that.â€? Aggressive defense propelled WSU to victory. The Raiders forced the Spiders into bad VKRWV DQG WXUQRYHUV %\ NHHSLQJ 'DULHQ %URWKHUV and Kendall Anthony off the perimeter, WSU let the other Spiders try to beat them with WKUHH SRLQWHUV %XW 5LFKPRQG beat themselves with poor shooting (4-18) from behind the arc. Greg Robbins led Richmond with 12 points while WSU held %URWKHUV VHYHQ SRLQWV DQG Anthony (two points) well below their averages. “We wanted to make who we thought were the right guys shoot it,â€? Donlon said. “You’re going to give some shots up WKH ZD\ WKH\ VSUHDG WKH Ă RRU RXW :H GLGQ¡W ZDQW %URWKHUV or Anthony to get threes, or we wanted them to shoot really hard threes.â€? With the win, the Raiders tied their 2007 program record for PRVW YLFWRULHV LQ D VHDVRQ ,I WKH\ Ă€QG D ZD\ WR VKXW GRZQ 6DQWD &ODUD¡V .HYLQ )RVWHU (18.6) and Marc Trasolini (15.5 ppg), WSU can advance to the &%, FKDPSLRQVKLS ´,¡P MXVW UHDOO\ SURXG DQG JUDWHIXO WKDW %RE *UDQW President Hopkins and Dr. Abramowitz allowed for us to have this happen,â€? Donlon VDLG ´,Q SUDFWLFH LQ WKH VSULQJ LQ WKH VXPPHU DQG IDOO , FDQ¡W simulate this tournament.â€?
Football signs new recruits for 2013 Andrew Smith Contributing Writer smith,1026@wright.edu The Wright State football WHDP EROVWHUHG LWV URVWHU )ULGD\ when nine incoming freshmen signed letters of intent to play. Head coach Keith Mora, who was on hand to meet
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so much versatility in it,â€? Mora said. Defensively, WSU will feature a 4-2-5 formation, a variant of WKH QLFNHO GHIHQVH WKDW XVHV Ă€YH defensive backs. “Getting to know where everybody is supposed to be at all times is my biggest concern,â€? Gover said.
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