Baseball dusted off its losing

streak and swept Culver-Stockton

College at Sauder Field.

pg. 12

April 10, 2015

vol. 122 [issue 8]

Baker University Student Media ~ Baldwin City, Kansas

A WHOLE NEW WORLD

Freshman prepares for internship with Disney

Freshman Emily Robison has been accepted into the Disney College Program and will be interning as an attraction performer for five months
starting this summer. Robisons room is heavily decorated with memorabilia from Disney and theater performances. Photo by Chad Phillips

This Edition
As a part of Greek Week,
seven men represented
Greek chapters at
the annual Mr. BU
competition in Rice
Auditorium.
pg. 5

On Tuesday, Mooses Backyard

Barbeque opened in the
place of Breakfast Burgers and
Chicken inside the Santa Fe
Market.
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April 10, 2015

14th annual
comes with a twist
Kallie Fischer
STAFF WRITER
Sigma Phi Epsilon will be hosting
its 14th annual Spiking Out sand
volleyball tournament on April 25 to
raise money for the Big Brothers and
Big Sisters of Douglas County. Games
will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until
7 p.m.
The fraternity has added a twist
to the event for this year: there will
be a professional barber shaving
heads following the tournament to
benefit the St. Baldricks Foundation, a
charity committed to finding cures for
childhood cancer.
Each member of the house
agreed to either raise money or be a
member who gets their head shaved,

sophomore Tyler Randall said. You

raise money and ask for donations
and people can donate toward each
participant shaving their head, and
for the members not shaving their
head they still raise money and can get
donations in behalf of a fellow headshaving brother.
Freshman Gage Peters believes that
shaving his head will be a great way for
people to learn about the St. Baldricks
Foundation.
I chose to shave my head because
we are raising money for cancer
research, and (when people) ask me
why, I will inform them about the
foundation, Peters said. Its a great
way for people to get more information
about this cause.
Sophomore Kyle Fecteau is assisting

the vice president of programming,

sophomore Chad Phillips, in putting
this event together.
Fecteau said that the men expect
to raise $2,000 in shaving heads alone,
plus an additional $2,000 for the
tournament.
I have full confidence we will raise
more (than previous years) on both
spectrums, Fecteau said. We are just
under a month until Spiking Out and
we are approaching $1,000 for Shave a
SigEp already.
Freshman Tyler Summers is looking
forward to Spiking Out.
I have not participated in this
event before, but I will be participating
enthusiastically, Summers said. I
think this will be a great way to spread
the word about the foundation. I will

probably go for a very short buzz cut.

Phillips is in first place at Sig Ep in
raising the most funds. Fundraising is
not limited to the fraternity members,
though. Anyone can donate and
everyone is encouraged to do so.
First off, helping this cause is its
own reward, and every time I look
in the mirror and see my bald head
I will know I did something that can
help others in a way I never thought
I could, Randall said. I have reached
out to friends, family and fellow
students here at Baker University, and
the support has been tremendous.
Teams must pay an entry charge
for Spiking Out, and the winners of the
tournament will receive prizes ranging
from gift cards to other items donated
by local businesses.

Bucher moves to SPGS as associate dean

Mykaela Cross
ASSISTANT EDITOR

Im somebody that likes

challenges; Im a problem
solver, Bucher said. Since
[SPGS] is kind of saying heres
After beginning his journey at Baker
a school, figure it out, I like
University as a student, Jacob Bucher
the idea of that challenge, and
is now the new associate dean of the
though it sounds cheesy, I like
School of Professional and Graduate
to work hard and I like to get
Studies.
things done.
As an alumnus and Wildcat-at-heart,
Regardless of his ambitions,
Bucher believes his experience makes
Bucher
admits that he would
him the best fit for the SPGS position.
not
have
necessarily accepted
With first-hand knowledge of the
the
job
if
it had been anywhere
universitys goals and focus on both the
other
than
another BU campus.
learners and the teachers perspectives,
I
can
stay
connected to
the sociology professor believes his
the
students
I
have and still
insight is more valuable than any outside
continue
to
serve
Baker,
applicants.
Bucher
said.
If
another
school
Im the first person in awhile, if not
had
offered
me
this
position,
ever, thatll have this position that was
Jacob Bucher, associate professor of sociology, is now the associate dean for the SPGS campus. Photo by
it wouldnt have been as
previously with Baker, and I think that
Khadijah Lane
appealing because I like to serve
is a neat component in what makes me
Baker. Its a win-win in a lot of
Taking the next step in his career is
students and told them that I will not be
suited for the position, Bucher said.
ways.
an
exciting
and
challenging
adjustment
walking away from them. I also teach a
Since I graduated here and Ive been
Senior
London
Wise
for
Bucher,
but
he
is
optimistic
and
program that partners with a prison ...
here teaching, I know
thinks
Buchers
teaching
looking
forward
to
the
experience.
so I didnt want to walk away from that
what Baker is and
I feel blessed to have had
style
sets
him
apart
Im
excited
about
developing
either. I am fortunate that I dont have
what Baker could be,
him in my life. I only wish
from
other
professors.
programs,
and
at
this
particular
school
to fully give up giving opportunities to
so Im bringing that to great things for him with
While
tests
and
papers
there
are
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
grow
students.
the table.
his upcoming job. Hes
are
a
traditional
way
programs
and
come
up
with
new
As Bucher begins to make the
Bucher said being
been
my
motivation
to
do
of
gauging
student
programs,
so
Im
excited
about
that,
transition
to his new position,
a part of the Baker
and
try
new
things
and
Ill
learning,
Bucher
Bucher
said.
...
SPGS
is
an
important
part
sophomore
Katie Hibbler is sad to see
tradition in one
treasure
every
silly
email
employs
smaller
of
Baker
as
an
institution
so
Im
ready
to
him
go,
but
understands
the decision.
form or another for
assignments
like
help
it
get
to
where
I
know
it
can
be.
I
think
that
he
has
a
ton
of great
or
meeting.
I
am
so
very
more than a decade
journals
and
out-ofAlthough
the
excitement
of
his
ideas
and
that
the
higher
up
he goes,
has done more than
happy for him.
classroom
experiences.
new
responsibilities
and
obstacles
the
bigger
the
impact
will
be
on Baker,
make him a proud
- senior London Wise
He
has
definitely
to
overcome
propel
him
forward,
the
Hibbler
said.
Well
miss
him
here, but
supporter of the
offered
a
lot
of
hardest
part
of
the
change
for
Bucher
sometimes
people
have
to
do
bigger and
university and its
experiences
through
his
classes,
will
be
breaking
the
bonds
he
has
built
better
things
and
thats
what
hes
doing.
goals. He hopes that his determination
Wise
said.
Instead
of
just
handing
us
with
Baldwin
City
students.
to rise to new challenges, like the
textbooks, he handed us a first-hand
Ive been so invested in my students
responsibilities that come with being
opportunity
to
go
inside
a
prison.
He
that
the notion of leaving was really hard Check out thebakerorange.com for the full story.
associate dean of SPGS, will help him
went
outside
of
the
box.
to
get
over, Bucher said. I met with the
achieve his goals.

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BBC closes its doors; Mooses BBQ opens

Kallie Fischer
STAFF WRITER

Mooses Backwoods BBQ, a catering and dine-in restaurant, features a hearty selection of meats
from pulled pork, wings and ribs. Photo by Khadijah Lane

Frank Foye, owner of the BBC, has

decided to shut its doors in order to
put more focus on the gas station side
of the Santa Fe Market. In its place will
be Mooses Backwoods BBQ, which was
previously located in a portable stand
parked in the lot of the Baldwin City
Market.
We are just expanding into the
restaurant so that we have more
seating, owner Angela Barnhart said.
We wanted a building location instead
of our portable one. We keep growing.
Weve had a lot of Baker students and
families request more barbeque.
Mooses opened four years ago
after Barnharts barbeque became
popular among her family and friends.
The portable stand traveled to festivals
and local fairs before settling in
Baldwin City in its current location.
We had a lot of people in the
community requesting our food so
we went to being open a few days in
Baldwin. Later, we grew to be open
more days and weekends, Barnhart
said. The more we grew the more
we decided it was time to change and
make the move.

Although the portable location will

continue to appear in fairs, Barnhart
believes the brick-and-mortar location
offers the chance to expand the menu
and feature more barbeque options in a
drive-thru format. Barnhart also plans
to be open during breakfast, lunch and
dinner hours.
In addition to the menu expansion,
Barnhart thinks the Santa Fe Market
location gives the business more
opportunities to reach Baker students.
Weve had so many wrestlers and
softball players that are excited for
our business. Theyve been the ones
saying I hope you get a building,
Barnhart said. We are excited to meet
their needs as far as somewhere to
hang out and enjoy some barbeque
and burgers. We would like to see the
college students spend their money on
food here, rather than in Lawrence or
Kansas City.
Although many are excited about
the change in restaurants, there are
still some who will miss BBC including
sophomore Kyle Fecteau.
It was cheap... and you could get
half off in the evening, Fecteau said.
The best part was going up with the
guys, getting it, and coming back to eat
on the roof of Sig Ep.

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April 10, 2015

Vegetarian options limited in BU cafeteria

Photo by Khadijah Lane

Whitney Silky
STAFF WRITER
Complaints about Sodexo's food choices at
the Long Student Center are common across
campus, but there are some students who have a
particularly hard time finding something they can
enjoy. Vegetarians who eat in the cafeteria face
the struggle of having limited options for daily
nutrition, and those with meal plans are left with
limited options.
Now in her seventh year as a vegetarian,
junior Isabelle Huyett has had her own personal
difficulties with cafeteria food. Huyett decided to
become a vegetarian when she was 15 because she
never was a big fan of meat while growing up.
Huyett said being a vegetarian has worked out
well for her. That is until she arrived at Baker,
where she learned that eating a vegetarian diet can
have its challenges.
Huyett's first few semesters in college were
rough. Though campus food, which is offered by
the Sodexo company, had better options on the
weekdays, Huyett struggled finding meals that
worked for her on weekends. The lack of options
forced her to seek out food elsewhere.
It just felt like a waste of money, Huyett said.
On occasion, Huyett would talk to Dean of
Students Cassy Bailey about her problems with

the food selection. Bailey, a vegetarian herself,

communicated with Sodexo several times to make
sure Huyett had vegetarian options available. This
semester, Huyett said the options have been better.
My advice [for vegetarians eating at Baker]
would be to be really inventive and not afraid to
ask, Huyett said.
Creativity and asking for options without meat
are other strategies Huyett uses. Huyett also
suggests talking to Bailey if vegetarians are having
trouble eating in the cafeteria.
Katie Reed, the catering coordinator and
manager of resident dining, personally goes
around to all of the stations in the cafeteria to
help vegetarians find meals that they can eat. The
options at the grill include veggie burgers, grilled
cheese sandwiches and cheese quesadillas.
Other vegetarian options are cheese pizza,
almost anything at the salad bar, the sides at the
classics table and veggie wraps at the deli bar.
Sometimes the meat can be left out of the meals at
the chef s table as well.
Reed says they strive to always have selections
available for vegetarians. She recommends
students ask if there is a specific option at the grill
they are looking for .
Were here to make sure they get to eat, Reed
said. If people are willing to ask, were willing to
help.

WHATS FOR DINNER?

Most of the cafeterias vegetarian

options for students are found within
the salad bar, ranging from cottage
cheese to a variety of vegetables
and hummus. Other meatless
options could include grilled cheese
sandwiches or cheese pizza. However,
many BU vegetarians say it does not
provide a full meal, and they nd the
lack of variety disheartening to both
themselves and their wallets.

Annual Scholars Symposium changes its structure, name

Nathalia Barr
STAFF WRITER
The annual Scholars Symposium will experience
some revisions this year. The event is now titled
Dialogos, coming from the Greek words dia, which
means through, and logos, which means word or
meaning, representing a low of meaning.
As for the most notable change, the event will
now take place in the middle of the week. Classes will
be cancelled on Wednesday, April 22, for Diagolos,
which will begin at 9 a.m., in Rice Auditorium. In the
past, the event was held on a Saturday.
(Dialogos is) one of those things people
appreciate that they went to, Chris Todden, assistant
professor of exercise science, said. It is a truly
inspiring event.

Todden is a member of the Dialogos committee

and says that the changes to the event are intended
to expand the opportunity for more students to
be involved. Todden said the committee thinks the
campus outgrew the traditional process and it was
time to expand the program for more involvement.
The symposium provides Baker students the
chance to showcase their individual or group
work, whether it is a performance, research
project or art project and take pride in what they
have accomplished. Any student who wishes to
present at Diagolos can submit work. Submissions
are due at noon on April 15.
This years keynote speaker, 1993 graduate
Nathan Wesselowski, was selected by the Music and
Theater Department. Wesselowski is a voice and
early childhood music teacher with the Wisconsin

Conservatory of Music. Besides composing and

arranging music professionally, he has sung as a
soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and
the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra.
Before and after the keynote speech, there
will be open sessions in Mabee Hall during which
students will present their work. The program will
also include roundtable discussions, which are also
new this year. Outside professionals will discuss
their career ields with students, who have the
opportunity to ask questions. Seats for roundtable
discussions are limited, so students must sign up in
advance.
Todden encourages everyone to attend.
The hope is that students participate throughout
the entire day, but they are welcome to come and go
as they please, Todden said.

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Men dress to impress at Mr. BU

As a part of Greek Week, each sorority and fraternity picked a student to represent its chapter in the
annual Mr. BU Contest on Tuesday in Rice Auditorium. Competitors showcased their talents, utilized
their best pickup lines and answered questions. The winner was sophomore Jim Joyner.

(left) Sophomore Andrew Dare, representing

Delta Tau Delta, raps Rappers Delight during
the talent portion of Mr. BU. Talents from other
competitors included dancing, eating raw eggs,
picking up women and reciting the last 76
NCAA National champions. Photo by Lexi Loya
(right) Sophomore Jim Joyner raises his fists
in the air after being crowned Mr. BU. In his
acceptance speech, he thanked senior Amanda
Seeley for helping coach him for the contest,
his second time mentioning her that night.
Earlier in the show, host Ben Sobek asked
where did Joyner see himself in 20 years?
Joyners response: living in a mansion with
Seeley. Photo by Lexi Loya
(bottom) Brandon Haefke, the Zeta Tau Alpha
representative tries out his pickup line on senior
Rachel Theobald. Theobald was called on stage
so the Mr. BU contestants could give her their
best pickup lines. Hey girl. How much do you
weigh? Because Im gonna pick you up, Haefke said as his pickup line. Photo by Lexi Loya

BEHIND THE LENS Exhibit highlights decade of work

Heidi Jo Hayen
STAFF WRITER

President Lynne Murray is

considered the "face of the university."
But what about the man behind the
lens? Public Relations Director Steve
Rottinghaus has been taking pictures
for the university for the past 10 years.
A photo exhibit featuring
Rottinghaus photos is currently open
at the Holt-Russell Gallery on campus
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.
Rottinghaus began his career at
Baker in 2005. He was planning on
moving to Wellsville with his family,
and noticed a job posting for the
public relations position on Bakers
campus. He previously worked at
the Lawrence Journal-World and
believed that all the roles he played
there prepared him for his new
position here at Baker.
The primary focus of the Baker job
description was media relations, sports
writing and internal communications
and writing and editing for the alumni
magazine," Rottinghaus said. "It was
as if my entire newspaper career had
prepared me for the Baker job and was

a good professional and personal fit for

me."
Students and faculty take notice of
the quality of work Rottinghaus puts
in to capturing photos for the Baker
website, Facebook, Instagram and
Twitter pages.
Students who enjoy the photos can
thank Rottinghaus himself for making
the exhibit happen. He knew there was
not going to be an exhibit on display
this spring, and he did not want the
Holt-Russell Gallery to be empty
with the start of commencement and
alumni weekend.
The photo exhibit features five
different categories that Rottinghaus
selected. The categories are student
life, the president, campus scenery,
commencement and alumni.
"I knew commencement was going
to be a big part of the exhibit because
it is my favorite event to cover,
Rottinghaus said. I especially enjoy
taking photos of the graduates outside
the Collins Center, moments after the
ceremony while they celebrate with
family and friends.
Rottinghaus has two favorite photos
on display. One of the pictures is of a

This week, Public Relations Director Steve Rottinghaus opened his own exhibit in the Holt-Russell
Gallery. The exhibit, entitled A Decade Covering the Campus Community, tells the story of
Rottinghaus favorite events he has photographed on campus. Photo by Lexi Loya

tree and bush with contrasting colors

taken in front of Osborne Chapel. The
other picture is of a graduate showing
his grandmother his diploma and
looking to see her reaction.
Rottinghaus has taken close to
14,000 photos over the past 10 years,
and he had to narrow this number

down to 25 for the exhibit.

I wanted to make sure I could
justify the reason behind the 25 I
selected, and I did not want to have
any regrets about the choices I made,
Rottinghaus said.
The exhibit featuring Rottinghaus
photos will be open until May 17.

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April 10, 2015

E D I T O R I A L
Baker should return to Wildcat Wire email system

few years ago, Baker students

received the Wildcat Wire.
It was sent out on some
weekdays and listed all the
things faculty, staff and administrators
thought students needed (well, using
their deinition) to know for our day.
This would include blood drives,
Greek Week events and due dates for
housing applications, all of the things
we receive emails for now - but in one
concise place.
Back then, everyone was outraged.
One email a day?! What will I do!
Now, the editorial board is calling
for an overhaul reverting back to the
old system.
Honestly, probably only our editor
reads most of the emails sent campuswide, solely out of editorial duty. The
rest of us, not so much. Even teachers
have complained about the nuisance
that is waking up to seven emails from
Dean of Students Cassy Bailey - love
her but not her emails - mostly about
things that do not concern everyone
on the entire mailing list.
Non-Greeks receive Greek Week
emails, graduating seniors get
notiications of enrollment, teachers
are faced with invitations to attend
parties they might be too old and

boring to attend. The current system

is just not practical.
We students get at least 100
notiications a day, ranging anywhere
from calendar alerts to text messages,
and emails are probably the least of
our worries.
Granted, its important that we
receive most of these invitations or
notiications. With a campus our size,
one of the challenges with spreading
the word is that people do not really
care. At least with an email, they
have to glance at the subject before
deciding to delete it, unread.
At the opposite end, the Wildcat
Wire allowed students to submit email
requests, giving them the chance to
voice their opinions and concerns
and announce other existing campus
events to be shared with the entire
campus. With our current email, we
theoretically could email Bailey and
ask that she send an email out, but
that would be just another drop in the
bucket.
Emails are a tried and true way of
reaching a massive selected audience.
The Orange sends out an email to our
mailing list often as well (this isnt a
plug, but if it was, we would tell you
to sign up for it) and even that doesnt

Abbeys sketch pad

by Abbey Elsbernd

get opened by all the people who

voluntarily receive it.
Not everyone will read the Wildcat
Wire, but we think it is a more concise,
and deinitely less annoying, way of

reaching college students. By limiting

the amount of emails students receive
daily, there is a greater likelihood
that each email might be opened and
possibly even read.

gallons of milk per year, compared to

only 665 gallons per year in 1950, and
baby piglets gain 260 pounds in just
six months.
The U.S. population has doubled
in the past 60 years and is expected
to double again in the next 70 years.
The constant increase in probable
demand for meat coupled with a ixed
amount of natural resources begs the
question: How will our planet sustain
our current expectations for meat?
Can it?
Besides thinking about saving the
world, there are numerous individual
health beneits to a mainly plantbased diet, and those are easy to look
up. For example, a National Cancer
Institute study of 500,000 people
found that those who ate the most
red meat daily were 30 percent more
likely to die of any cause during a 10year period than were those who ate
the least amount of red meat.
I recently spent six months living
on my own in Maryland, where I had
ample time to evaluate my health and
consumption choices (I was attending
a military school and living in a hotel).

I watched a TED talk by Graham

Hill called Why Im a Weekday
Vegetarian. I tried it - I chose not to
each meat on weekdays. And, taa-daa!
It was awesome! I felt a lot better, had
more energy and wasnt eating nearly
as much (which resulted in weight
loss) because everything on my plate
was made up of other things besides
large chunks of meat.
It is dificult to maneuver through
to meatless options at irst, but I got
over that hurdle after the irst week.
We are, in fact, very adaptable beings.
Once I returned to Kansas, I shifted
back to eating meat whenever it
was on the table. But I want to try it
again, limiting my meat consumption
regularly. It left a mark on my
consciousness of eating meat and
made me curious to ind out more
information about it.
Eating less meat is an individual
choice that requires self-motivation,
ideology changes and overall habit
adjustment. But a collective choice by
many people to eat less meat could
have a quantiiable positive impact on
our planet.

Kohn: Why I tried being a weekday vegetarian

Have you ever thought of changing
your diet to plant instead of meatbased? Probably not because of
some devout explanation along the
lines of Kansas, history of mankind,
MERICA!
It feels almost like a faux pas
to decide to eat less meat: its just
so not American. But the facts are
astounding on why giving up meat,
or simply eating less of it, could be an
ethical obligation to the health of the
planet and your own well-being.
Around 2.5 million years ago
humans started eating meat. Fast
forward all the way to today and
understand that 10 billion animals are
raised every year, solely for human
consumption.
Just for reference, there are
7.1 billion people on this planet.
Americans now eat twice as much
meat as they did on average in the
1950s and twice as much as the
recommended daily intake. Due to the
evolution of factory farming over the
last 40 years, the meat and poultry
we over-consume is also generating
the impossibility of humane meat

Kayla Kohn

production. Can you imagine how

to grow, feed, slaughter and deliver
10 billion animals to markets and
restaurants yearly? But lets not bring
PETA into this.
Why dont we think more about
that process, considering how much it
affects most Americans daily lives?
Maybe because its our ideology
and status quo? Thats not something
that can be changed easily. But
revolutions do happen, social
consciousness can and has been
adjusted and shifted before. Maybe its
time we all think about the amount of
meat were consuming, seriously.
Because of selective breeding,
growth hormones, genetic
engineering and antibiotics, birds
produced for slaughter are now 67
percent heavier than they were 60
years ago, cows now produce 2,320

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Liberal arts education leads to well-rounded students

According to Merriam-Webster
dictionary, the idea of a liberal arts
education includes areas of study
(such as history, language, and
literature) that are intended to give
you general knowledge rather than
to develop specific skills needed for a
profession.
As liberal arts students ourselves,
we know that it is even more than
that. We know that it includes being
involved in things beyond our simple
academic lives. We are involved on our
campus, involved in our education and
involved in our futures.
In my first semester of college, I
chose to forego direct involvement
in organizations on campus, simply
because I thought things would fall
into place as I continued my postsecondary education. I, for the first

time since my freshman year of high

school, had the chance to have an open
schedule.
Now, as I look back on the first
semester at Baker, I think of the
experiences that I ultimately missed
out on. Do I regret not fully diving
into the multitude of opportunities?
Absolutely not (because free-time is
considered enjoyable, too). But as I
find myself even more involved during
this second semester, I have realized
the numerous benefits of having a
schedule that is busy beyond belief.
Recently, I was having a discussion
with a high school sophomore about

Chris Borland has announced

his retirement from the NFL. After
playing one season in the league,
the former 49ers linebacker is
calling it quits. He fears the effects of
repetitive head trauma that he could
acquire if he continues his career.
Although the league has made
changes, the numbers do not lie. The
number of concussions in a season
has not dropped below 129, which
was the number of concussions
recorded in 2010, the year the
NFL first made supposed changes
in an attempt to lower the rate of
concussions sustained by players. So
really, none of the changes made by
the NFL have significantly reduced
the number of head injuries.
Changes still need to be made
get that number as close to zero as
possible. Players who are prone to
suffering repeated head trauma due

to their positions are at greater risk

of developing Chronic Traumatic
Encephalopathy (CTE).
According to the U.S. National
Library of Medicine, researchers
have found that CTE can cause
various pathological changes in the
brain. It can also cause disordered
memory and executive functioning
of the brain, as well as behavioral
and personality disturbances. In
addition, CTE can cause Parkinsons
and other motor neuron diseases.
If hearing those facts are not
enough to deter someone from
playing in the NFL or allowing his or
her loved one to play football, who
knows what it will take to convince
people of the risks that football
poses.
Borland told ESPN that his
decision was a proactive one. He
said that once he starts seeing the

Spencer Brown

the advantages of choosing a liberal

arts college. Although many points
were running through my mind, the
best argument I could provide her with
was the idea of being well-rounded.
Of course, there was much more that I
wanted to say, but I simply didnt want
to overwhelm her with the idea that a
liberal arts is synonymous with a busy
and stressful lifestyle.
Later on, as I continued the
discussion with her, now with her
mother involved, I found the answer
that I had been searching for during
our previous conversation. Her mother,
who had attended a liberal arts college
herself, brought to the table the idea
that its better to be a big fish in a
small sea than the other way around.
As a whole, the idea of a liberal
arts education at small schools is

undervalued. My personal experiences

during my first year of college have
already outgrown those of my four
years in high school. It wasnt the fact
that I wasnt involved nor busy, but
rather that the organizations offered
at Baker are more beneficial to my
overall growth. They have prepared
me for future leadership positions
and have helped me develop my time
management skills.
I believe that when I look back
years from now, Ill be extremely happy
with the decision to pursue a liberal
arts education because Ill truly know
what it means to lead a fully-involved
lifestyle while balancing a full-time job,
which currently is my education.
Ill look back and thank the liberal
arts education concept for making me
who I will be.

Borlands retirement sends message about safety to NFL

Word Around

BAKER:

Heidi Jo Hayen
symptoms of CTE, it will already be
too late. We are told by our doctors
to be proactive in all other areas
of our health, so why would this
situation be any different?
Other professional players have
spoken out since Borland announced
his retirement. Seattle Seahawks
quarterback Russell Wilson, a
former Wisconsin teammate of
Borlands, tweeted out his support of
the decision.
I also fully support his decision
for many reasons. Borland said that
he waited until now to make the
announcement because he wanted to
make sure he consulted with experts
on CTE to answer all of his questions

What is your opinion about

the abundance of emails
from the university?

and confirm his beliefs. He also had

to tell his family and closest friends
that he was planning to retire. This
conversation could not have been an
easy one.
What I respect most about
Borlands choice to retire is that it
was not an easy decision. Borland
had only played in the NFL for one
season and was already a key player
for his team. He took his life into his
own hands, and for a lot of people
thats a scary thing to do.
On the surface it looked like
football was treating Borland well,
but he knew his good fortune could
not last. Hopefully, more players
will step up and show the NFL that
more needs to be done to limit the
amount of head trauma sustained
by its players. Losing players may be
the only way to alert the NFL of how
problematic head injuries are.

Taylor Shuck
Kayla Infanti
Lauren Bechard
Sarah Baker
Mykaela Cross
Taylor Schley
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R&R
Wildcats take a pause
from the books and head
to the beach

Traivion Sharp
sophomore
I went on a mission trip to Pensacola, Florida with (CTG) Called To Greatness which is an on-campus ministry at Baker, KU,
and K-State. We teamed up with an on campus ministry at The University of West Florida to spread Gods love and trying to get
people to join.

Alli Arnold
senior
I went to Orange Beach, Alabama with Amanda
Seeley, Callie Brabender, Allison Bauer, Bri
Aeschilman, Ali Gascoigne, Victoria Paul, Michaela
Jamison, and Stefi Metzger, Arnold said. We
mostly spent out days at the beach and went to
The Hangout at night.

Spring Break 2015

Riley Hoffman
senior

Jaimie Myers
sophomore

We went to the beach every day

and walked up and down meeting
people from other schools. Met up
with the other Baker people down
here on the beach.. Went to some
of the local restaurants. At night
we hung out on the deck at our
house and went to the bars.

I had a lot of fun just being with such a fun

group of people, we all had a great time together
spending all day and everyday on the beach.

Kylie Pease
senior
I went to Puerto Penasco or also known as Rocky
Pointe. I went with my boyfriend TJ and two other
couples that we known from Fort Hays University,
Pease said. We played football and Frisbee on the
beach, we went in the ocean and found starfish, jellyfish,
hermit crabs, stingrays and all sorts of other animals.

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April 10, 2015

DANCE TEAM TO HOST TRYOUTS

BU TEAMS TO HOST
SUMMER CAMPS

Under the direction of head coach Lynsey Payne,

the dance squad will host tryouts for the 201516 season on April 26 in Collins Center. There are
specific necessary skills for BU dancers including
triple pirouettes, leaps and basic jazz technique.
Those interested in more information or signing
up for auditions can contact Payne via email at
LPayne@bakeru.edu by April 20.

The Baker soccer and wrestling programs

have scheduled dates for camps this summer.
Wrestling will host its youth camp June 16-19
under the direction of head coach Pete Di Pol,
BU assistant coaches and NCAA All-American
Taylor Walsh. The Premiere Soccer Camp
will take place June 25-27. Head coach of the
mens team Nate Houser and head coach of
the womens team Davy Phillips will run the
soccer camp alongside Sporting KC Academy
head coach Matt Trump. Each of the athletic
camps will take place on the Baldwin City
campus. For more information, visit the Baker
Wildcats athletics page.

MATEER LEADS TEAM

TO VICTORY

The womens golf team won its first

tournament of the spring by 14 strokes
led by junior Lindsey Mateer. Mateer shot
76-78 and won the tournament title by six
strokes. Four of the five Baker golfers
had both of their rounds in the 80s
and freshman Bailey Rockers shot
two rounds of 90.

Lauren Bechard
ASSISTANT EDITOR

TENNIS DEFEATS OTTAWA, HESSTON

10

THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT
BAKER ATHLETICS

TRACK TEAMS TAKE FIRST IN

FRONT OF HOME CROWD

The mens and womens track teams competed in

front of their home crowd last weekend at the 74th
annual Baker Relays. The women took first place with
a score of 275.5 points and the men won with 274
points. Junior Gunnar Hays is pictured competing in
the 10,000-meter race.

SOFTBALL HITS SLUMP IN

CONFERENCE PLAY

After a 4-0 start to the conference season the

softball team has dropped five of its last six games.
Baker was swept at Benedictine, split at home
with MidAmerica Nazarene and then got swept by
Evangel on April 7 at home. Baker recorded seven
hits in both games and lost the first game, 8-2. In
the second game, the Wildcats trailed 3-2 entering
the seventh inning and gave up 13 runs including
a grand slam and a pair of two-run home runs. BU
plays Central Methodist on Saturday.

GREGO: GOLFER OF THE WEEK

Junior Grant Grego finished in eighth place at the
Evangel Spring Invite, which helped him earn the
spot as the HAAC Golfer of the Week. Gregos final
score of 152 helped his team finish fourth overall.

The Baker mens and womens tennis

squads have found success on the
courts recently. Both teams rolled
over Ottawa and Hesston
Community College on April
2, at home. Sophomore
Gavin Webster is pictured
competing at Lowry Courts
that day, when he defeated
Yuu Sakaguchi of HCC and
Raj Selvaraj of Ottawa. The
men finished 9-0 against both
teams, while the women defeated
Ottawa, 7-2, and Hesston, 9-0.

WOMENS BASKETBALL ENDS

SEASON IN FIRST ROUND
The BU womens basketball made an
appearance in the national tournament
for the second straight year. The Cats
fell in the first round to No. 6 Oklahoma
Baptist, 52-47, in Independence, Missouri.
Baker was ranked No. 25 in the NAIA
Division I Womens Basketball Coaches
Top 25 Postseason Poll.

JONES THROWS NO-HITTER

Junior Seth Jones earned himself HAAC

Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing a
no-hitter in game one of the Wildcats home
doubleheader against Culver-Stockton. Jones
threw six strikeouts and walked just one
batter on the day. The Cats won the game, 4-0.

BASEBALL TAKES DOWN CULVER-STOCKTON

The Baker baseball teams last conference matchup brought two thrilling wins. After
junior Seth Jones threw a no-hit shutout during game one, the Cats won game two in extra
innings. Junior Travis Johnson hit a walk-off single to score sophomore teammate Trevor
Lininger and win the game, 3-2. BU is 15-21 overall and 4-10 in conference action. The
team is facing MidAmerica Nazarene this weekend for a four-game series in Olathe.

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Tennis improves, sweeps Southwestern

Levi Blaylock
STAFF WRITER

The Baker University mens and womens tennis

teams swept Southwestern College March 28 in Grain
Valley, Missouri. The mens team won 8-1 while the
womens team won 5-4.
The only loss of the dual on the mens side came
when Chris Lane of Southwestern defeated freshman
Thomas Irick of Baker. Irick got his revenge on Lane,
beating Lane and a partner in the doubles competition
with junior Aaron Greenbraum by his side.
Despite Iricks loss on the day, he has been a very
valuable asset to the Wildcats. Sophomore Gavin
Webster had some positive comments about the new
additions to the squad.
Blake Barnard and Thomas Irick have been
standout freshmen this year. They have come up big for
us in several close matches, Webster said. As always,
Mike Draper is a great leader and captain for our team,
leading us at the No. 1 spot in our lineup.
The men's tennis team has seen drastic
improvement from previous seasons when they were
not competing as one of the premier teams in the
HAAC. This year, however, things have changed.
Our season is going very well, and probably better
than expected considering a couple of unfortunate
player losses at the top of our lineup, Webster said.
We've been competing well and have won a couple of
duals against teams ranked above us.
Moving forward, the Wildcats hope to finish out
their season with some crucial conference wins.
Webster also has big aspirations for the team.
As a team, I think we could say our goal is to
be in the top three of the conference going into the
conference tournament, Webster said.
The women Wildcats saw wins from junior Megan
Henry, freshman Brooke Barnard and sophomore
Jaimie Myers in the singles competition. The doubles
competition brought in wins from Henry/Bernard
and Myers/freshman Taylor Swartzendruber. Those
five wins were enough to seal the victory over
Southwestern.
This season has also been one to remember for the

Freshman Brooke Barnard hits a backhand shot against Hesston Community College on April 2 at Baldwin High School. The Wildcats won all nine of the matches against the Larks. Photo by Chad Phillips

womens team.
Our season is going really well. Our team has a lot
of fun together while we're working hard to get better,
Myers said. Our coach is very proud of us because
we've been getting wins this year that his teams in the
past have never achieved, and that's really exciting to
me.
This newly found success can be attributed largely
to the freshman class. Eight out of 11 players on the
squad this year are freshmen.
I think the freshman group as a whole has affected
our team in the most positive ways possible, Myers
said. They bring so much excitement and positivity to
our team. They've changed the entire atmosphere and
our team is so much closer because of them. Not only

are they contributing wins now, but imagining what

they will do in a couple years is mind-blowing.
The Wildcats have a busy month this April with all
roads leading to the HAAC tournament on April 24 in
Topeka.
The teams hope to be able to assert themselves in
the top three in the conference.
As for Myers, she is ecstatic about the challenge that
the conference championship tournament presents.
I'm looking forward to the HAAC tournament in
Topeka this year because it'll be a true test on how
far our team has come, Myers said. Also, it's my
hometown and my friends and family will be able to
come and watch us play.

solid outing for her.

Among the accolades from the mens tournament were the Wildcats finishing first among HAAC
schools, and junior Grant Grego winning HAAC
Mens Golfer of the Week.
He had a really great first-round score, Exon
said. It was one of those charmed rounds where
no matter what he did, it played out well. He came
down to earth in the second round, but he averaged
a great score.
Exon was pleased with the overall performance
of the mens squad.
The guys played really well, Exon said. And we
smoked Evangel, who is ahead of us in the standings
right now, so that is a good sign.
Exon was not ready to vault the men higher
in the standings due to their stellar performance
however.
We feel pretty good about ourselves, but its a
little early to be placing ourselves at the top of the
leaderboard, Exon said. Nevertheless, it was a
great start to the season.

Next week will be Bakers first 54-hole tournament for both the men and the women, at the
Wildcats home course at Alvamar Country Club in
Lawrence.
This next tournament will tell us a lot more
about what kind of shape were in, Exon said. At
the end of the first 36 holes, they will have walked
about 12 miles with 25-30 pounds on their backs,
so it will definitely be grueling.
Exon believes that regularly practicing at a
course that is one the toughest in the state is a great
advantage not just at that specific course, but everywhere they play.
I think that when we step on any other course,
were not intimidated by what we see, because we
see the toughest last six holes in the HAAC all the
time, she said.
The main point of advice she gives to her players
is to stay sharp mentally.
We talk about course management every day,
she said. And it starts with the six inches between
your ears.

Golf teams start spring on high notes

Chad Mullen
STAFF WRITER
The Baker University womens golf team won its
first tournament of the spring, while the men placed
fourth in their first invitational last week.
On the womens side, two-time HAAC Player of
the Year Lindsey Mateer led the Wildcats to first
place with rounds of 76 and 78, outpacing second
place by six strokes. The womens tournament was
hosted by Missouri Valley April 6-7 at Indian Foothills Golf Club.
Shes leading the conference statistically right
now, Exon said of Mateer.
Sophomore Kaci Dillingham was second with an
84-81, followed by an 82-84 from freshman Bailey
Gibson and an 86-89 from senior Emma Tinsley.
Freshman Bailey Rockers rounded out the Wildcats
five with consecutive rounds of 90.
We were the only team that had every player
score under 100, Exon said. And this was Kacis
first time back from studying abroad, and that was a

April 15-16

Upcoming Tournaments
April 19-21

April 27-28

Baker University Invitational

Hail Ridge Golf Course

Central Methodist Invitational

Indian Foothills Golf Course

mens and womens golf team

mens and womens golf team

womens golf team

Alvamar Country Club

HAAC Championship

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April 10, 2015

Baseball sweeps C-SC; Jones throws no-hitter

Levi Blaylock
STAFF WRITER

Junior Travis Johnson prepares to swing against Evangel University. The Wildcats split the two
game series and Johnson went 3-4 at the plate. Photo by Khadijah Lane

SETH JONES

April 4 was a day to remember for

the Baker baseball team.
Baker captured its first conference
sweep of the season against CulverStockton with wins of 4-0 and 4-3 at
Sauder Field.
In the first of two games against
Culver-Stockton, junior Seth Jones
threw his first collegiate no-hitter
in seven innings. Jones faced the
minimum against Culver with six
strikeouts and one walk. Baker won
4-0 and registered its first no-hitter
since 2012.
Despite the sweep, the Wildcats
remain in last place in the Heart of
America Athletic Conference at 15-21
overall and 4-10 in conference play.
Another star from the first game
Saturday was junior Neal Boyce.
Boyce went 3-3 at the plate with three
single, a run scored and one RBI.
Fellow juniors Ethan Jacks and Tevin
Thompson each had two hits and
contributed to two runs scored.
Baker scored one run in the second,
one in the third and two in the fourth
to cruise into a win behind the great
start from Jones. Jones has a 3.97 ERA
in 59 innings pitched this season with
45 strikeouts.
In the second game of the day,

Baker led 3-1 going into the top of

the ninth inning after an eight-inning
outing from senior Taylor Whittum.
Whittum turned the ball over to
Bakers senior closer Kyle Pattrick with
one runner on base. Pattricks first
batter hit a two-run home run to tie
the game at 3-3, but Pattrick finished
the ninth and pitched a scoreless 10th.
In the bottom of the 10th Whittum
started the inning with a single and
was replaced by sophomore pinch
runner Trevor Lininger. Lininger was
sacrificed to second base by Boyce,
and Thompson was walked to set up a
potential force play. Then junior Travis
Johnson singled into right field to score
Lininger to win 4-3 in walk-off fashion
for the teams first conference sweep of
the season.
The Wildcats had snapped
themselves out of a six-game losing
streak when they beat Wiley College
in the second game of a doubleheader
on March 30. Now, the Wildcats are
working on keeping their three-game
win streak going as they face MNU in a
four-game series April 10-11 in Olathe.
Although the Wildcats currently sit
in last place in the Heart of America
standings, one solid weekend could
flip the entire standings around. Last
season Baker was swept in four games
by MNU in Baldwin City.

Q&A

Going into the gam, you had a few

good outings in a row with low
runs allowed. Did you go into this
game with a different mind-set
or was it the same as you have
always prepared?
It was pretty much the same
approach as every game. It wasnt
really anything different. My arm
was feeling about the same it does
every start, but there really wasnt
anything special about that day.

Sophomore Cody Gregory was

behind the plate for your no-hitter.
What went behind the strategy
and game plan that you two had
going into the game?
My slider was working really well
that day and he went back to that
pitch a lot. We doubled up on it
sometimes and they swung over it
a lot so we just kept throwing that,
getting a lot of ground ball outs, a
few strikeouts and just sticking with
that pitch.

The next time you go out and

start, is this game going to be in
the back of your mind as you try
and continue your streak?
Youve just got to go one batter
at a time. You cant think about
throwing a no-hitter. Thats not
something that happens every day
so you just have to focus on the guy
at the plate and just getting him out.
You cant really think about it.

Photo by
Khadijah Lane

Track and field teams win first home outdoor meet

Antonio Adgers
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The Baker University track and
field teams excelled in the 74th Annual Baker Relays. The women won
with 275.5 points and the men won
with 274 points at their first home
outdoor meet of the season Saturday
at Liston Stadium.
The domination by the Baker
women was led by junior sprinter
Billi Pipes, who took first place in the
200-meter dash with a time of 25.26.

Pipes also took first place in the long

jump with a leap of 5.37 meters.
Senior sprinter Tyler Sloan won the
100-meter hurdles race with a time
of 15.55. Freshman sprinter Morgan
Lober also took first place in the
400-meter dash with a time of 58.86.
The sprinters werent the only
ones who shined for the women.
Sophomore Kendal Holloman took
first place in the pole vault at 3.44
meters. Senior Paige Rockers won the
triple jump with a distance of 11.38
meters. Junior thrower Jordan Miller

won the javelin toss with a distance of

40.09 meters and was also named as
the HAAC Field Athlete of the Week a
week ago. Freshman Brenda McCollum took first place in the 5,000-meter race walk with a time of 26:56 to
finish out the womens list of firstplace finishers.
The Baker men also had a few first
places of their own as junior sprinter
Dayshawn Berndt won the 200-meter
dash with a time of 22.34. Sophomore Birdsong Warren topped the
high jump at 1.82 meters. Freshman

Cory Peoples threw for 14.21 in the

shot put and senior Josh Peck, who
was competing unattached, won the
discus toss with a distance of 51.86
meters. Freshman CJ Hess was the
other thrower to get first place with a
distance of 47.52 meters in the javelin
throw.
The Baker track and field teams
will be back in action on April 9-10 at
Emporia State for the Emporia State
University Multis. Then Baker will
travel Saturday to Liberty, Missouri
for the Doug Gourley Open.

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The Baker softball team competed in a doubleheader on Tuesday against Evangel University at Cavaness Field. The Crusaders swept the Wildcats,
winning game one 8-2 and game two 16-2. Photo by Kara Doctor

Softball starts 5-5 in HAAC

Antonio Adgers
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The Baker softball team is now

5-5 in the Heart of America Athletic
Conference after splitting a series with
the MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers
on April 4 and being swept at home
by Evangel on Tuesday. The previous
week, the Wildcats swept Peru State
and were swept by Benedictine.
The Wildcats split with MidAmerica
Nazarene, winning the first game 7-1
and losing game two, 6-0. Baker was
swept by Evangel at home on Tuesday
with an 8-2 loss in game one and
a 16-2 loss in game two. The 'Cats
recorded seven hits in both games
but allowed 24 runs on the day, 16 of
which came in game two. In game two,
Baker trailed 3-2 but Evangel pulled
away with 13 consecutive runs and
three home runs off of three Wildcat
pitchers.
Against Peru State, the 'Cats came
out on top 5-2 in game one and 8-5 in
game two.
Junior pitcher Mallorie Nelson
was the hero for the Wildcats against

Peru State. She pitched the entire first

game, striking out 11 batters and only
allowing six hits on two earned runs.
She also went 2-3 in the same game
from the batters box with a home run,
a double and two RBIs. In game two,
Nelson got back on the mound in the
third inning and finished the game,
adding two more strikeouts to her total
for the day. Nelson threw a total of 163
pitches in the doubleheader.
Mal really shined for us on
Saturday, head coach Jamie Stanclift
said. She was having a really good day
and she was the driving force for those
two wins.
Infielder Stephanie Cardona hit
lights out during game two. The
freshman almost completed the cycle
as she went 3-4 with a double, a triple
and a home run. She also had two RBIs.
Sophomore outfielder Sammie
Schroeder went 2-4 in game two with
two RBIs, and Mallorie Nelson went
2-4 as well with two doubles and two
RBIs.
Im just really happy with how
were fighting right now, Stanclift said.
Every inning were chipping away and

were really challenging ourselves not

to be complacent.
The Wildcats then played a
doubleheader at Benedictine on April
1 and were swept by the Ravens,
who are now 17-10 overall and 4-2
in conference play. Nelson had only
allowed one hit through six innings
but gave up a hit and a walk-off double
in the bottom of the seventh. Baker
eventually lost 1-0, as Nelson only
received two hits on offense behind
her.
In game two, the Wildcats finally
saw the offense come to life with two
runs in the first inning, but Benedictine
countered with three runs in the first,
one run in the second, four runs in the
third and two in the bottom of the fifth
to complete the sweep with a 10-2 win.
Freshman Madison Nedved
started and pitched two-thirds of an
inning with three earned runs, and
sophomore Katt Cooper pitched over
three innings with five hits and five
earned runs. The Wildcats only had
two hits in the second game for a total
of four hits on the afternoon.
The softball team finished the

month of March with an 8-9 record.

They started the month with three
wins against Tabor, Sterling and
Southwestern, then lost eight straight
games over the course of one week.
Toward the end of the month, the Cats
won four straight games to finish March
and they hope to carry that momentum
through the month of April. Baker is 1023 on the season thus far.
Sophomore Sammie Schroeder
leads the team in batting average,
hitting .360 on the season. Junior
third baseman Cari Vollenweider
and Cardona both lead the team in
home runs with 3 a piece for the year.
Cardona leads the team in hits with
33 on the season and Weekly has 32,
while Nelson leads the team in RBIs
with 19.
Nelson also has the best ERA on
the team coming in at 4.11 with 107
strikeouts in 93.2 innings pitched.
Cooper is the teams second best
pitcher with an ERA of 6.89.
On April 15, the Wildcats will be
back in Baldwin City against Avila. BU
plays April 11 against first place, 8-0
Central Methodist in Fayette, Missouri.

Daytona Bound
Spirit Squad competing at NDA and
NCA collegiate championships

Senior Amanda Seeley performs in the hip hop

routine. This is Seeleys second year as dance
captain. Photo by Khadijah Lane

The Baker Spirit Squad is

participating in the NDA/NCA
Collegiate Championships from April
8-11 in Daytona Beach, Florida. This
will be the dance teams second
national competition after finishing

sixth at the 2015 NAIA Competitive

Cheer & Dance National Invitational on
March 14 at Midland University. The
cheer squad finished in eight-place out
of 10 teams at the NAIA North National
Qualifier.

Senior Jessica Prather strikes a pose at the

end of the dance teams competition dance.
Photo by Taylor Schley

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April 10, 2015

Robison to spend summer as Disney performer

Mykaela Cross
ASSISTANT EDITOR

inding an internship can sometimes be

a nightmarish experience for college
students. With uncertain office roles
and the fear of being another pencilpushing coffee fetcher, the idea of
interning often does not seem pleasant, let alone
entertaining.
The same cannot be said for Baker University
freshman Emily Robisons summer internship
plans. After timely preparation, an interview
and an audition, Robison will journey to
Floridas Disney World this summer to work as a
performer for a five month-internship.
Robison, a Disney and drama lover from
birth, heard of the Disney College Program while
visiting the park for her first time last summer.
After briefly questioning students who are
currently participating in the program and doing
some research on the internet, Robison knew she
wanted to be a part of the experience.
I asked a couple of the people I ran into and
they were telling me about it, then I went online
and on YouTube and watched all these videos
until I was like, All right, this is what I really want
to do, Robison said. Ill get to live on the Disney
World resort for the allotted time Im there, but
not only will I get to live in Disney housing, Ill
also have free tickets into the park.
Free tickets and special housing are not the
only benefits; being a part of the program now
as a student could have a valuable effect on her
future.
If you put on your resume that you were in
the program, you have a higher chance of being
hired back on later because you have more
experience with Disney than the people coming in
off of the street, Robison said.
Getting into the program turned out to
be an exciting and terrifying experience for
Robinson. After turning in her resume and
college information, Robison filled out a webbased interview and then moved on to a phone
interview.
(The phone interview) was the most nervewracking part because the web-based interview
was just questions that were easy to answer,

whereas with the phone interview I actually had

to do research and look on YouTube to find and
make a study guide of questions they could ask or
have asked in the past, Robison said.
The phone
interview, which
required Robison
to discuss her
personal views on
interacting with
people of different
race, religion and
cultures, was the
toughest part for
her.
They told
me on the phone
during the
interview that I
wasnt going to
know anything
until April, so
Freshman Emily Robison
I really didnt
expect to hear anything
about being accepted until after my character
audition, Robison said. When I found out, I was
just sitting around with it out of mind, and after
seeing the message, it just hit me like, OK, that
just happened.
Robison was in the Long Student Center
when she received an email from the program
announcing that she had been accepted.
I was just in shock, Robison said. I didnt
think I was going to make it because Im a
freshman and I expected them to be more
accepting of upperclassmen than under. I actually
ran to Rice Auditorium because I knew that some
of my friends and my roommate were there. I
screamed it out and then was just speechless.
Robisons roommate, Katie Zeluf, is also a
freshman this year and met Robison in August
when they began rooming together. Having
watched Robison prepare and interview, Zeluf
was also ecstatic to hear about her roommates
success.
Emily loves Disney. It was one of the first
things I learned about her from her picture that
she hangs up and the princesses she has all over
the room. She told me about her decision to apply

to the program a couple of months ago and I was

obviously hoping she would be accepted, Zeluf
said. The day that she got the email saying shed
been accepted was the most exciting moment for
me. I was so excited for her. I was crying, she was
crying. and everyone around us was screaming. It
was like her dream come true.
Zeluf considers Robison to be one of the most
kind-hearted and genuinely happy people she has
ever known and believes that it will serve her well
during her Disney internship.
She doesnt ever ask for much, so being
accepted was something for her that she really
deserves, Zeluf said. I really feel like she wants it
more than anyone.
Robisons mother, Denise Robison, was with
her when she learned about the program. Denise
believes that this experience could open many
doors for her daughters future.
She researches any show that shes in and
is very committed to the theater no matter the
role that shes given, Denise said. Shes more
than qualified for the position in the fact that
she knows everything about Disney and enjoys
interacting with people and making them smile by
performing for them. This is a good avenue for her
to pursue her passion.
Denise is most impressed by her daughters
determination throughout this process and
believes that the internship will be a learning
experience as well as a career motivator as she
will be farther from home and thrown into an
environment reflecting many cultures.
I wish her all of the success in the world, and
I am thankful that I was chosen to be her mom,
Denise said. Theres a saying that goes Ive
always wanted to give her roots and to give her
wings, and I think that that is exactly what this
experience will do. She has a bright future and I
think shell follow her passion and do what she
loves.
Although her audition in Chicago before spring
break did not land her first-choice position, Emily
will accept any role given to her this summer and
is excited to begin her journey.
Im really excited to live in Florida. Ive lived
in Kansas my entire life and am ready for warmer,
sunny weather, Emily said. But Im also excited
to be able to go to the Disney parks everyday.

UPCOMING EVENTS
APRIL 23

APRIL 14

APRIL 19
Honors Recital

Theater production

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

A choral group
will perform
during lunch
in the Long
Student Center.

McKibbin Recital
Hall will house
a free recital
honoring students
who have excelled
in music.

The theatrical
production of Last
Summer at Bluefish
Cove runs
through April 26.

Tunes @ Noon

APRIL 26

Concert Choir at
Kauffman Center

7 p.m.

The choir will

collaborate with
Benedictine College
and the Village
Chamber Choir for
a performance.

APRIL 28

APRIL 30

Winds Concert

Memorial Concert

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

The Symphonic
Winds band will
perform in Rice
Auditorium.

Chris Grubb
Memorial Jazz
Scholarship
concert in Rice
Auditorium.

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Lumberyard Arts Center to add theater

Heidi Jo Hayen
STAFF WRITER
Plans are underway to begin phase
two of renovations to the Lumberyard
Arts Center with the addition of a
theater.
The Lumberyard Arts Centers
plan, which started in the early 2000s,
started with just getting the center
open for art shows and galleries for
the public to attend.
Sandy Cardens and Laura Morford
formed the idea of the arts center
over a cup of coffee in the fall of 2002.
They presented their idea to the
owners of the old building, and from
there the LAC took off. Shortly after
presenting and gaining the support of
the community, the two women, along
with volunteers, began raising funds to
make their dream a reality.
Now that the first phase is
complete, phase two is finally in action.
Its been a long process to get
this phase started, but once we get
everything put together, the theater is
going to be something really special
for our community, volunteer Becki
Dick said.
The team working on the project
is still in the process of designing
the theater. As of now, there is no set
number for how many guests will be
able to attend an event at the theater,

The Lumberyard Arts Center on High Street will soon include a theater, which will be used for a variety of events, including plays, single performer
acts, corporate functions and private parties. Photo by Khadijah Lane.

but they hope it will accommodate

somewhere between 150 to 200
people.
It will take time and the support
of our community, but all of the time
put into it will show. I think people
will appreciate that, volunteer Linda
Everett said.
Sherry Bowen, a worker at LAC,
hopes the new theater will benefit all
types of people living in Baldwin City

and even those from out of town.

I am excited about it being
available to the community, and I think
it will be a good addition to the arts
center, Bowen said.
The LAC hopes the new theater
will be used for a variety of different
events, including plays, single
performer acts, corporate functions
and private parties. Once the theater is
finished, customers will be able to rent

it for any of these types of events.

Bowen hopes that the theater will
be used frequently for years to come.
In addition to that, she thinks the
addition will bring life to downtown
Baldwin City.
Our goal is for the new theater to
be used often, bringing more people
into town, Bowen said. It would
be great if the theater could help
revitalize down town.

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Parting Shot
Freshmen Keith Loneker and Logan Schenck haul junior Shane Hunt down the court in the Chariot Race, the first event in the Greek Games. The Greek Games were
held on Wednesday in Collins Center as a part of Greek Week. Other games included tug-of-war, Blow Me Away, in which participants had to blow up a balloon and
use it to knock cups off a table, and Separation Anxiety, in which competitors were asked to separate a bag of Skittles by its colors and empty an entire box of tissues.
Winners for each event received points that would add to their chapters final tally to find out the Greek Week champions. Greek Week will conclude with Greek Awards
on Sunday in Collins Center. Photo by Chad Phillips