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Ohio Wesleyan senior to create neurological supplement “Rise”

By Aleksei Pavloff, Sports Editor

An Ohio Wesleyan student is in the works of creating a supplement that could be more than just a replacement for your typical cup of coffee.

Senior Zack Katona’s supplement Rise aims to help college students and young professionals get a neurological jumpstart. The concept came up in a project in a business class that involved creating a product that would appeal to a mass consumer audience, he said.

His experience started when he became a representative for Campus Protein, a distributor for dietary supplements and workout at- tire. He has been with the company for a few years and is now a territory manager, which puts him in charge of 14 states. The company is based in New York City, where he interned this past summer.

“Anyone can take [Rise], it is meant to promote neurological health,” Katona said.

Before Katona initially thought of Rise, he said that getting up in the morning to work out was hard to do.

“I realized that what I was doing wasn’t really cost effective,” Katona said.

So far, the product is still in the works, but Katona said the ingredients for the supplement will come from natural ingredients.

“A lot of people are not familiar and do not understand the specific ingredients found in most supplements,” Katona said, adding that he is combining ingredients commonly found in foods people are familiar with.

Senior Josh Pyles said, “I always had a lot of respect for [Katona]. He would let me know what [supplements were] good and what [weren’t]. Usually when he shows something to me, I am going see results.”

Katona is studying business administration and sports management and is also a part of Sigma Phi Epsilon and a member of the President’s Club. Katona also previously played football at OWU.

Students compete in national Moot Court tournament

By Sara Hollabaugh, Online Editor

Senior Caroline Hamilton and junior Madeleine Juszynski participated in the American Collegiate Moot Court Association’s 2016-17 national tournament, held in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Hamilton described Moot Court as a Supreme Court simulation.

“Every year, the Moot Court Association writes a new case to be argued in front of a panel of judges, usually local attorneys,” Hamilton said. “This activity is closed, which means we can only use the cases re- leased or referenced in the case we are to argue.”

Hamilton said they spent the semester using cases they were provided with to make their arguments.

“Because we argue both sides, we have to be ready for both sides,” Hamilton said. “Usually, oral arguments last

around 10 minutes [with 20 per team] and the judges are allowed to interject and ask us questions at any time.”

Hamilton added that each team participates in a regional tournament to try and qualify for nationals.

“Essentially you only have one chance to get to nationals,” Hamilton said.

Partners since fall 2016, Hamilton and Juszynski’s topic at the national tournament was voter fraud.

Juszynski said she argued the 14th Amendment and Hamilton argued the standing and First Amendment issues

They both argued for the government and the federal appeals court, which is required of Moot Court participants, Juszynski added.

Juszynski said the tournament in Florida was rewarding and Hamilton said they spent 12 hours competing at Stetson Law School.

“It was a great opportunity to meet students doing Moot Court from all over the country and argue against the best [in] the country,” Juszynski said.

Though the duo did not advance to the second day, Juszynski attributed the loss to the strength of the competition.

Hamilton added that her partner- ship with Juszynski made her experience in Florida wonderful.

“She is so incredibly smart, hard- working, and dedicated to Moot Court,” Hamilton said. “I think we worked well as partners, as we have similar argumentation styles. I consider her a close friend, so it was fun to be able to travel to Florida and experience nationals together.”

Since Hamilton is set to graduate in May, her time with Moot Court has ended, but Juszynski plans on continuing next year as a senior.

Olivina Taproom opens on Sandusky Street

By Sara Hollabaugh, Online Editor

Olivina Taproom, located at 44 S. Sandusky St., next to Clancey’s Pub, opened December 2016.

Owned by Chris Schobert, the downtown Delaware location is the first for Olivina Taproom.

Offering olive oils, vinegar, pasta and other cooking additives, Olivina Taproom gets its products from all over the world.

“[The olive oils come from] Spain, Chile, Italy and our balsamic vinegars are from Modena, Italy. Our pastas come to us directly from Italy as well,” Schobert said.

According to Schobert, Olivina Taproom’s most popular product is the Tuscan Herb Extra Virgin Infused Olive Oil and the Dark Balsamic favorite is Italian Fig.

Having opened recently, Schobert said he uses both paid and earned media to spread the word about the store.

“[We use] Facebook targeted advertising and boosts to Instagram promotions to print,” Schobert said. “We also use some print ads in local directories and newspapers, and unpaid and earned channels by way of local community and chamber involvement, public relations events and news coverage.”

Sophomore Mackenzie Colgan has not been to Olivina Taproom yet, but said her parents went when they came to visit her.

“They went to try it out and said it was really cute inside and everyone was really nice,” Colgan said. “My parents got a bottle of olive oil and it was amazing.”

Colgan said she wants to go and will probably buy more of the olive oil.

Schobert said Olivina Taproom is a premier provider of super premium olive oils and vinegars.

“We endorse a rich-food culture driven by promoting healthy eating, in-store education and community involvement….and 15% off all purchases with a student ID,” Schobert added.

First OWU sub-community house introduced on campus

By Liz Hardaway, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Residential Life offers alternatives for groups of students who share similar interests and want to live together. There are theme houses, SLUs, fraternities and now, introducing, a sub-community.

The first of its kind, the proposed Mental Health Small Living Unit (SLU) seeks to provide students with a comfortable space to discuss mental health related topics.

“In college, there’s your three healths …physical health, spiritual health [and] mental health, [which] was the one area where something could be improved,” said freshman Dylan Hays. “Our retention rate was not good, and I think this is a reflection of that. So why not do something to try to improve that?”

Since all the current SLU houses are occupied, the Mental Health SLU was not approved to move into a house, said Wendy Piper, the assistant dean of student affairs and director of residential life.

Although there are counseling services for students to visit if they are having concerns about their mental health, the sub-community is striving to create a more accepting environment to have these conversations.

“We wanted to be a more casual way to discuss mental health,” said freshman Katy Tuggle, president of Active Minds and one of the creators of the sub-community. “For a lot of people, there’s a stigma for going to counseling services. You have to have a really, full, legitimate problem, so this is the middle ground between it.”

Unlike legitimate SLUs, the sub-community will not have a moderator nor a dedicated budget for planning activities, said Piper.

The sub-community plans to re-apply again next year to get into a house.

In the meantime, some members might be living near each other in the same residence hall. They also have the option to apply for funding through the Wesleyan Student Council on Affairs (WCSA) to plan future events.

“Instead of everything being theoretical, we will have actual experience to back [our plans] up,” said Tuggle.

New living opportunity presented for Ohio Wesleyan sorority women

By Sara Hollabaugh, Online Editor

The Panhellenic House, a new themed house for Panhellenic women has been approved and will be located in the old Sigma Chi house at 30 Williams Drive.

Available only to sorority women, the house will be listed on the 2017-2018 housing application, according to Dana Behum, assistant director of student involvement for fraternity and sorority life.

“Each chapter will have four members living in the space,” Behum said. “Additionally, the house will be staffed by an RA, who would preferably be a Panhellenic woman, and one additional spot will be available to a member of the Panhellenic Council.”

Behum added that as a theme house, the Panhellenic House will be an option based on what’s best for the campus.

“It can change from year to year based on the needs of the campus,” Behum said. “We hope that members of the Panhellenic community find this option to be attractive and support filling the space for years to come.”

Behum said she had the idea for the house years ago but did not outwardly move forward with it until last spring.

“When two facilities on Williams Drive became available, I knew it was the right time to start discussing the option of expanding the community members on the Hill with our Greek members,” Behum said.

Behum said the Panhellenic Council started discussing the opportunity in August 2016.

“They, with the support of the collegiate affiliated women, and the national offices of their organizations, submitted an application to residential life in October of 2016,” Behum said.

Senior Lydia Hall, former vice president of the OWU Panhellenic Council, officially submitted the application on behalf of the council members.

“There was a narrative in the application [to get the house approved] that asked questions about how the house would be beneficial to the entire OWU community,” Hall said.

Hall said there was a financial section and letters of support section as well.

“We had to have letters of support which five members, one from each chapter, had to write about how the house would benefit them personally and how it would benefit their chapter,” Hall said.

“I worked closely with Dana and the rest of the council and they gave me their input,” Hall said. “It took a lot of emails and a lot of support.”

Behum added that they faced some challenges during the process of gaining approval.

“[The challenges] were related to concerns with risk and liability and responsibility for the physical facility,” Behum said. “The national organizations of each of our chapters needed confirmation that this house was not the responsibility of any one specific chapter.”

“Once each organization received information explaining that the facility was property of OWU and responsible facility the process was fully supported,” Behum said.

Behum said the house was officially approved in January 2017.

At this point in the process of establishing the house, Behum said the Panhellenic community has been discussing what members will live in the house, such as only seniors, officers or new members.

As of now, the community has chosen to give first preference to officers as they begin to submit their housing applications, Hall added.

Enrollment update: OWU gets closer to achieving 2,020 by 2020

By Sara Hollabaugh, Online Editor

Members of the administration are enjoying considerable progress related to the 2,020 by 2020 enrollment plan.

President Rock Jones said there have been eight new majors added since the plan was initiated. One of the new majors, business administration, has drawn attention to Ohio Wesleyan.

“Nearly 10 percent of the students who have applied for admission list business administration as their top interest,” Jones said.

Jones added that business administration, social justice, computer science and communications have been popular additions to the OWU website and course catalogue.

“[The new majors] were the four most frequently visited majors in our website in the months of October, November and December,” Jones said.

In addition to the new majors, Jones said OWU is adding two new varsity sports in 2018: women’s crew and men’s wrestling.

Jones added that major changes are being made to the programs that are part of the first year experience.

“A new orientation program and a new first-year residential program … are underway to impact student success and retention,” Jones said.

The addition of a Chicago regional recruiter has already had positive results. Jones said that applications to OWU from students living in that area have doubled within the past year.

“Completed applications from international students have doubled over last year,” Jones said. “[And] we enrolled a total of 33 transfer students in fall and spring, compared to 31 the previous year and 26 two years ago.”

Jones said a third SLUplex and a new Honors House are also in the works, as well as an endowment by the Board of Trustees supporting the 2,020 by 2020 efforts.

Susan Dileno, vice president for enrollment, said her department has been hard at work.

“We have been doing quite a bit to increase our domestic student applications,” Dileno said. “Some of which include admitted student receptions, faculty calling, student over nights and programs, alumni contacting students on the OWU Facebook site, alumni and parent letters and [creating an] admitted student microsite.”

In an administrative report sent to faculty in January, Dileno provided an update on OWU’s fall 2017 applications.

Dileno said Ohio’s application numbers have increased by six percent, and reiterated Jones’ statement regarding Chicago with Illinois’ numbers being up by 26 percent.

Dileno said OWU’s target markets, Columbus and Cleveland, have changed as well with Columbus’ applications being up by 29 percent and Cleveland down by 7 percent.

Dileno also said the number of international applicants has increased, with applications submitted by prospective Pakistani students up by 78 percent.

Dileno also touched on the average ACT score remaining at 26, the average GPA declining to 3.5 from last year’s 3.6 average and SAT changes.

According to Dileno, there have been 274 applicants for the new business administration major, 26 for communications and 13 for data analytics, with one Middle East studies, three neuroscience, 10 nutrition and eight social justice.

Dileno ended her update with what the low numbers for some of the new departments mean and what steps are next.

“It may take a little more time for our new majors to gain awareness,” Dileno said. “We are doing all we can now to promote them on our website and to prospective students via email and postcards, and by pursuing names of students interested in these programs.”

NASTY Women’s club proposed after President Trump’s remarks

By Alanna Henderson, Managing Editor

Late night thoughts can often lead to change and positive impacts.

Ohio Wesleyan senior Kayla Eggleston is the founder of Never Allow Shaming Toward Young (NASTY) Women’s Club. The idea for the club came to her after President Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a ‘nasty woman’ during the campaign season.

Clinton’s advocates showed their support for her at the Women’s March on Washington, sporting pink hats and pink shirts with the words “nasty woman” on it.

NASTY currently comprises 13 members and aims to support equality of all and end shaming.

“I think it’s really important to take something that is negative and turn it into something positive,” Eggleston said about Trump’s remarks.

NASTY’s purpose is to stop shaming toward young women of all color, race, ethnicity, origin and sexual orientation. The club stands to support women’s equality in all aspects of life.

But NASTY isn’t just supportive of women’s equality, but all walks of life and if approved as a club, plan to raise awareness for other issues, as well. The members of NASTY hope to raise awareness on President Trump’s immigration ban and how this ban is affecting women and children.

“Everything we do will be done peacefully and support all equality,” Eggleston said. “I hope that whatever we do we can make an impact, because at least we are making good a positive effect.”

Other current officers of NASTY include secretary Mahnoor Ansari and treasurer Zhen Holmes. Eggleston said she plans to have more OWU Daily advertisements for how to become a member once the club is fully approved.

“I hope the club evolves to become a place where everyone feel safe. A place to talk have questions answered, gain a sense of inclusion and companionship. I wanted to join because recent turmoil has people thinking with anger and fear, when what we need most is kindness and understanding,” Zhen Holmes.

Two students create their own OWUber service for weekends

By Alanna Henderson, Managing Editor

Uber is in Columbus and 524 other cities worldwide, but Delaware, Ohio is not on the list.

Ohio Wesleyan juniors Conner Brown and Scott Harmanis have begun offering rides to OWU students via OWUber for 3 dollars per person, which can be paid via cash or the app Venmo.

Brown and Harmanis came up with the idea of OWUber not just to make money, but also out of concern for the safety and overall good of fellow classmates walking back and forth from the bars.

Brown said he has given just as many or even more free rides than he has for money simply because he wants to.

OWUber eventually wants to donate the money earned from rides to a charity in the Delaware area or organizations such as Young Life.

Brown and Harmanis are offering rides on Fridays and Saturdays from 11:30 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. They each drive their individual cars that offer four or five seats per car.

“We prefer to stick with just OWU students so we know who we are putting in the car and there’s less liability that way,” Brown said.

OWUber had its opening weekend the first weekend of February. Brown and Harmanis said it was successful for their first time being out on the town and gave rides to at least two to three people per ride.

The availability of rides will be weather dependent – on cold, winter nights, it’s more likely rides will be offered versus warm, spring nights.

Follow OWUber on Instagram or on Snapchat at OWUber for the latest updates on when rides are available.

Ohio Wesleyan’s orientation programs undergo a makeover

By Evan Walsh, Chief Copy Editor

A series of administrative changes have been made to the orientation programs for this coming summer and fall for new students.

Brad Pulcini, assistant dean for student engagement, is organizing these programs.

He said the goal is to register students for classes while introducing them to the university on a more personal level.

Three sessions will be held. Group sessions ordinarily held in the fall will be moved to the summer. StART will now just be called Orientation Camp OWU, formerly known as FreshX, will now include Ohio Wesleyan faculty in addition to the 100 or so students Pulcini hopes will attend. Students will have more activities to choose from (i.e. ropes courses and rock climbing) that have not been offered in the past.

The school is trying to make the same effort for parents as they prepare for their child’s next four years.

“Our program for parents is going to be more involved than it has been in the past with a focus on college finances,” Pulcini said.

New to the itinerary is the first ever “Oh-Woo Welcome” which will follow Orientation. The renaming to “Oh-Woo Welcome” is accompanied by changes of its own.

As opposed to previous years’ events, this year’s will begin that Sunday, not Saturday. On Sunday, first-years and new students will have convocation followed by move-in.

The Student Involvement Office is co-ordinating with OWU’s Residential Life.

The groups will be assigned based on which dormitory first-year students will live in.

“The idea is to get new students adjusted to where they’re living and who they’re living with,” Pulcini said.

Another change to the focus of these group activities is to get students acclimated to the nuances of OWU’s academic life. According to Pulcini, the results of an incoming student’s focus group indicated that these students were not yet comfortable with online resources like Blackboard and Self-Service.

Current and returning students are encouraged to get involved, too. OWU’s Campus Programming Board has agreed to help organize several different events which will be available to the rest of the OWU community when they return later that week.

Pulcini said the orientation teams leading the students will be smaller. Applications for “Camp Leader” positions were due last week and will soon be reviewed by Student Involvement staff.

Junior Alexander Pacilio has been an orientation leader in the past. He said he believes that most of the changes will improve the process.

However, he also said that along with other orientation leaders, he was disappointed to learn that there are only going to be two orientation team leaders, instead of the usual four.

The Backstretch moves focus from bar to food

By Sara Hollabaugh, Online Editor

Known to many as “The Stretch,” a staple in Delaware since 1990, The Backstretch has rebranded from just a bar to The Backstretch Kitchen and Drinks.

Owned by Joanne Meyer and her son Kyle Meyer ‘02, an OWU alum, The Backstretch is populated daily with OWU students and local customers.

According to their website, the Meyer family understood that frequent customers using the space for a quick drink at the bar also wanted food.

Though The Backstretch is limited on space, they installed a full-service kitchen over two years ago, allowing the bar to provide a full and seasonal food menu.

Since the kitchen has been installed, The Backstretch has rebranded their logo and updated their website.

“This was just a natural progression,” Meyer said. “The food business has really taken off and so it was a natural evolution to update the 20-year-old logo to incorporate all aspects of the business.”

As for future changes, Meyer said there is always room to improve.

“Last year, we also had been focusing on the outside: updating, painting and installing the patio,” Meyer said. “This year’s plans are for updating and doing some things to the inside of the premises.”

Meyer said they have received positive feedback on their efforts to update The Backstretch.

“It has been overwhelmingly positive,” Meyer said. “Everyone has agreed the progression of updates and changes we have made in the past couple of years has been great.”

“We have had alums in and they have all liked the new logo and the food,” Meyer said.

OWU senior Cait Burton-Dooley said she thinks the rebranding is strange for students.

“The Stretch has always been a bit seedy and knowing that it’s been cleaned up feels a little like we’re losing some-
thing,” Burton-Dooley said.

However, Burton-Dooley said the changes will not stop her from going.

“I’ll still go because their food is good and their drinks are bomb,” Burton-Dooley said. “It’ll just take a little getting used to.”

In addition to The Backstretch changes being different for students, the list of restaurants allowing students to use their OWU meal points has been updated for the semester.

After changing the card reading system last fall, Nancy Tumeo from the card office announced the seven restaurants returning this spring are Hamburger Inn, Home Slices Bakery & Café, Domino’s, Opa Grill & Tavern, J. Gumbo’s Delaware, Subway and Victor’s Tacos.

This list leaves out El Vaqueros, typically on the off-campus dining program, due to technical difficulties with the card reading system, according to Tumeo.

As for The Backstretch, Meyer said they would not be opposed to joining the program, but do not know what it entails.

“We have talked about it in the past, but haven’t had the time to get with OWU to learn about the system,” Meyer said.