Department changes name to reflect development

By Samantha Simon
Transcript Correspondent

Recently, the department previously named University Relations has undergone a name change to now be known as University Advancement.

The name change was a collaboration of all parties involved in the advancement team.

Colleen Garland, vice president of university advancement, said development in the past 30 years has been changing as a profession.

Today, many universities today do not have a university relations department, but rather a university advancement department.

Garland said development is changing as a whole.

“(It’s) moving beyond the notion of ‘friend raising’ and developing relationships with alumni in hopes that donations would follow to a much more intentional and thoughtful engagement of alumni, parents and friends to help move the university forward in some way,” she said.

Garland said the involvement of university supporters is important in a variety of ways.

“Whether it’s providing career opportunities through internships or informational interviews with our students, to the recruitment of prospective students and of course lending financial support, alumni, parents and friends remain a crucial part of strength of OWU,” she said.

Garland also said that as their team worked to create a mission statement early in the year, it became clear that they wanted to create a name change.
Garland said they wanted a more descriptive name for their work division.

University Advancement includes many different divisions within their department.

The department includes alumni relations, annual giving, development services, foundations and corporation and major giving.

Phonathon coordinator, Ashley Waltermeyer works within annual giving.

“I feel the university is trying to literally advance itself through travel-learning courses, course connections and theory to practice opportunities,” she said.
“It made perfect sense to change the name of the office that makes these initiatives possible.”

Waltermeyer also said she felt like it was the right time to make the change, having many new employees onboard it brought the staff together, to work to establish their goals.

Ed Lenane led the team in developing a mission statement for University Advancement.

“The University Advancement Division is dedicated to advancing and championing the mission of Ohio Wesleyan University as one of the nation’s premier liberal arts institutions,” the statement reads.

“Grounded in the University’s strategic priorities, University Advancement seeks to engage alumni, students, families, friends and organizations in the life of the institution through meaningful volunteer involvement, partnership and financial support.

“We strive to promote and sustain strong relationships with Ohio Wesleyan University and between all Battling Bishops.”

Garland said the team presented the mission statement and the name change to the board of trustees earlier in the year, which was unanimously approved.

Message of acceptance spreads through PRIDE

By Emily Hostetler
Assistant Copy Editor

Students show their pride, love and awareness of the LGBTIQA community during a week dedicated to equality and acceptance for everyone.

PRIDE Week was from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, and featured daily events to allow students to share their PRIDE support and learn more about the LGBTIQA community at Ohio Wesleyan.
On Tuesday, Oct. 30, a question and answer panel discussion entitled “Out Athletes and Homophobia in Sports,” invited students to listen to stories told from both homosexual and heterosexual students about their experiences with people who “came out” as an athlete.

The panel included sophomore Kyle Simon as moderator, and seven other students comprised of PRIDE officers such as juniors Anthony Peddle, president, Sean Anthony, public relations chair, and sophomore Meredith Harrison, treasurer and Spectrum Resource Center intern.

Peddle said Ian McCaslin, a Spectrum Resource Center intern, collaborated with PRIDE for PRIDE Week and he recommended the event “to open the campus community to LGBTIQA athletes and students on campus.”

Harrison joined rugby when she came to OWU, but said she never had to officially come out to her team; there was just an understanding.

“Rugby is such a unique sport, especially for women to play, that I think you already kind of have to be a very open-minded person to go into rugby,” freshman Katrina Mason-Bentz said.

“We are all really, really close and we are all so open and nonjudgmental about things that I know for our team, it wasn’t even something you think about.”

McCaslin, a captain of the cross country and track team, said when he came out to his team, everyone was “more or less accepting.”

“The coaches were surprised and one of them you can tell is still uncomfortable, but he is trying to be respectful,” he said. “The week before (coming out) I had actually tanked a race because I was so worried 
 when I told my coach he was like ‘oh, thank God’ because he thought something bad was happening 
 he was actually glad I was gay.”

Harrison said she waited ti come out until after high school because students at her school said “really awful things” about a girl who was suspected to be gay.
“I decided to come here and be super open about it (my sexuality) and just see what happened,” she said.

“This campus has a lot of support from faculty and students which is really important.”

During the panel, Simon mentioned 28 active NFL players have gone on record supporting LGBTIQA rights.

While observing team dynamics at a recent swimming and diving meet, Peddle said he noticed the teams were “not making a point of the differences, rather working collaboratively to get that score and encourage each other.”

“Being an out athlete is a very beneficial thing,” Peddle said.

Sophomore Hannah Sampson, an LGBTIQ ally and member of the cross country and track team who spoke on the panel, said the cross country and track team has become more active in PRIDE, especially this year.

“After we knew Ian was gay, we realized we didn’t know much about the community as a whole, so a lot of us have joined PRIDE and are trying to learn more about the community and be supportive,” Sampson said.

McCaslin reminded the audience when being on a team, or being with a group of friends, saying derogatory comments related to homosexuality is inappropriate.

“It’s not your teammates saying something; it’s the teammates not saying something when it’s happening,” he said.

“If someone were to use a racial slur, people everywhere would call them out, but when someone uses a slur about women or particular LGBTIQ people 
 no one will call them out.”

Team members spend so much time together during practices, tournaments, meets and games that Anthony said the team becomes a family and a family needs to work together.

“A family needs all of its members to work to its full potential,” he said. “That’s something really special about sports, to have a family you can go to.”

Freshman Courtney Austin said he has not heard anyone say anything negative about his orientation within his team.

“We all crack jokes and my thing with jokes is when they crack a joke about my orientation, it’s because they are comfortable with it not because they hate me because of it,” he said.

“That’s my way of realizing they accept me for not necessarily who I am but, what I do, and seeing acceptance from them helps you accept yourself.”

Sophomore track member Josh Denison said he was used to his friends being open about their orientations back at home and that he was happy to see some acceptance for his friends at OWU as well.

PRIDE Week also featured a PRIDE discussion on coming out, a day of wearing PRIDE spirit and a viewing and discussion of “The Anatomy of Hate; A Dialogue of Hope.”

“It has been about three years since we last hosted them (Anatomy of Hate director and producer) on our campus and when they were here last, the Westboro Baptist Church was going to come and caused the birth of Love Day on the Jay,” Peddle said.

He said the film is an opportunity to “explore the ‘why’ of specific groups’ backgrounds.”

PRIDE’s goal is to share LGBTIQA issues facing the community while educating the OWU campus about these issues during PRIDE Week.

They also want to show the diversity of the students who are involved with PRIDE.

“We’re not just a group of people with letters; we are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, pansexual and ally — proud individuals who want the campus to know that a word, or letter in a group of letters doesn’t identify you,” Peddle said.

Book club creates faith discussion

By Sadie Slagar
Transcript Reporter

The Interfaith House (IF) and the House of Peace and Justice (P&J) invited students to engage in open conversations about faith with their “The Same, But Different” discussion series.

Junior Mimi Abrams, a member of IF, and sophomore Noah Manskar, a member of P&J, have organized the series that meets Wednesdays at noon in the Zook Nook Café.

Abrams said she wanted to create the discussion series as a forum for meaningful conversations about faith and life.

“My hope for this project was to create an environment where conversations could comfortably be had and where all people were willing to be challenged, while at the same time openly express what faith means and looks like to them,” she said.

“As a Christian I see, and probably hold, many misconceptions about faith, religion and spirituality, but I think it’s important to overcome these misconceptions and seek to understand each other better through conversation.”

Abrams said she started thinking about creating a book group after attending a Christian conference with Ohio Wesleyan’s Chaplain’s office. Abrams said she contacted Manskar with the hope that the SLU community might sponsor the group.

“I knew he was a Christian who was interested in social justice and civil discourse, so when I first considered a SLU community book group he was the first person I got in touch with,” she said. “Noah liked the idea, but suggested we open it up to the entire campus and consider making it a house project.”

The discussion series is centered around the book “Velvet Elvis” by Rob Bell.

Abrams said Manskar suggested using this book because the points made by Bell are powerful and could assist in an enlightening discussion that includes all faiths. She said she was excited to start reading “Velvet Elvis.”

“I had read one of Bell’s other books, ‘Love Wins,’ and was challenged in new ways as he offered unique insight on what Christianity could look like,” she said. “I knew Bell writes in a way that begs for discussion and reflection, regardless of religion or world view.”

The turnout for the first discussion of the series was great, Abrams said. There were about seventeen people, including students, professors and one of the Ohio Wesleyan’s Chaplains, who attended the first discussion, held on Oct. 24.

“There were more people there than we had books to distribute, and every person had something to contribute to the discussion,” she said.

Abrams remembers leaving the first discussion feeling “incredibly grateful.”

“It was encouraging that everyone seemed engaged and challenged by the thought-provoking questions people brought up, and everyone seemed comfortable voicing their own thoughts,” she said. “I look forward to continuing the discussion and discovering more ways in which, as the title of our series suggests, our faiths and world views are similar, yet different.”

These different viewpoints, Abrams said, contributed positively to the discussion as participants covered topics regarding different faiths like Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

“I hope the discussion continues to show us the ways the differences in our faith traditions are what ultimately make us so similar,” she said. “We think it is important for these differences to be embraced, celebrated and more fully understood through open and curious conversations.”

First-year student Billie Paulus attended the first Wednesday discussion and had a very positive reaction.

“The discussion was thought-provoking and enlightening,” she said. “It was relatively open and really engaging.”

Paulus said she is enjoying reading “Velvet Elvis” and will be attending remaining sessions.

“It really reinforced and began to explain why we as people need faith as much as we do, any kind of faith, and how our lives are affected by the truths that we find or don’t find,” she said. “I’m hoping to learn much more in the coming discussions.

Paulus added that her own faith, Christianity, helped her in participating in the discussion. She cited a quote by C.S. Lewis as describing how her faith influenced her during the session.

“C.S. Lewis once said, ‘I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else,’” she said. “This really summarizes the way my faith influenced my understanding and participation in the discussion.”

Caffeine: a ‘psychoactive drug’ with ups and downs for body and brain

By Jenna Rodcay
Transcript Reporter

When the word caffeine is said, usually thoughts of coffee, soda or tea come to mind. However, caffeine is also a drug.

According to National Geographic magazine, caffeine is the most popular drug in the world and is used to help people feel awake after little sleep and to overcome jet lag.

Caffeine is a psychoactive drug, meaning that it is able to affect chemical reactions in the brain. Adenosine molecules slow activity in the central nervous system and cause the individual to feel tired.

Caffeine makes people feel awake. After being ingested, its molecules bind to adenosine receptor cells and take adenosine’s place, inhibiting the adenosine from binding and causing the person to feel tired. Caffeine also increases dopamine levels, which cause the person to feel happier.

Caffeine is found in more than 60 different plants and, although it has milder affects, it alters the same parts of the brain as drugs such as cocaine, heroin and amphetamines.

According to a study done by the Harvard School of Public Health, more than 54 percent of Americans over the age of 18 consume drink nearly three cups of coffee each day and spend more than $40 billion on coffee each year.

Like other drugs, caffeine can become addictive. Signs of caffeine addiction include headache, fatigue, depression, irritability and decreased energy.

These symptoms can set in after not having a drink of caffeine for 12 to 24 hours and the symptoms can continue to occur between two to nine days.

In the college realm, caffeine is used as a crutch to function normally. Students often stay up late into the night and wake up early for class.

Several OWU students said they drink caffeinated beverages to stay alert and focused throughout the day.

Junior Justin Segal said he only drinks one cup of coffee a week and does do so because he likes the taste.

Senior Allyson North also drinks coffee because she enjoys the taste and said she drinks an iced mocha or frappuccino a few days a week.

Freshman Mark Chalmers said he doesn’t drink coffee, but drinks Red Bull and Vitamin Water Energy at least three days a week.

“I drink it whenever I need it, really,” Chalmers said. “If I’m tired before class (or) if I need to study and stay focused.”

Chalmers said he thinks caffeine has had a positive effect on him.

“I don’t feel a dependence,” he said. “It’s more like a bonus.”

Sophomore Miles MacKenzie said he drinks 5 Hour Energy drinks about two days a week to help him stay awake in class after staying up late to study or getting up earlier than normal.

Rania Batayneh, MPH, a nutritionist and owner of a nutrition consulting firm, spoke to Everydayhealth.com about the health risks and benefits of consuming caffeine.

According to Batayneh, foods that are rich in caffeine “can help lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and cancer.”

Batayneh said healthy individuals should consume less than 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine a day, which is about three cups of coffee, four cups of tea and six cans of soda.

Doses higher than 500 mg have “been found to cause nervousness, irritability, insomnia, an upset stomach, muscle tremors and an irregular heartbeat.”

The New York Times recently covered the lawsuit filed against Monster Beverage, in which a teenage girl died after consuming two Monster Energy drinks within two days.

According to the Times, the medical examiner stated “she had died of ‘cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity’ that had exacerbated an existing heart problem.” Though she knew of her underlying heart condition, she had not been advised to alter her caffeine intake.

The teenager’s mother filed the lawsuit and said Monster Beverage had “failed to warn about the risks of the energy drinks.”

Though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not found significant evidence to prove it, Monster Energy drinks may be linked to five deaths in recent years.

Batayneh said energy drinks and shots are even more dangerous than drinks like soda, coffee and tea because they combine high levels of caffeine “with ingredients such as guarana (a stimulant), taurine (an amino acid that regulates energy levels and heartbeat), and ginseng (a root that is believed to increase energy).”

“These ingredients can also interact with prescription drugs and antibiotics, decreasing their effectiveness and possibly causing other harmful side effects,” Batayneh said. “Ingesting all of these at once can lead to caffeine toxicity.”

Caffeine toxicity occurs when a lethal dose of caffeine is ingested—approximately 10 grams of caffeine for an average adult.

Four more years for Obama

By Ellin Youse and Eric Tifft
Transcript Reporter and Managing Editor

Although students filled Benes Rooms A and B Tuesday night, the loudest sound to be heard all night was that of the muttered munch of a chicken wing.

Quiet chatter could be heard around the room, but never loud enough to overpower Anderson Cooper’s voice on CNN. As Ohio Wesleyan students sat mostly in silence, they focused their eyes on the two television screens at the front of the room.

This was the scene at Tuesday’s Election Vote Watch Party, an event hosted by the Politics and Government Department and Wesleyan Counsel for Student Affairs.

The Watch Party provided free food and drink to students as they watched the vote count of the Presidential Election. Around 34 students cycled in and out of the event, but socializing was minimal as their focus remained on the televisions.

The race between former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama was tight.

States with overwhelming majorities were nonexistent, fluctuating between numbers no greater in distance than about 20 percent at most in the popular votes.
Senior Megan Bachelder said she did not even want to look at the vote tallies until they were final.

“If the difference between the two candidates is within two percent, don’t even show it to me,” Bachelder said, laughing. “I don’t want to know unless there is a winner.”
Bachelder said no matter the outcome of the election, she is pleased to see an extreme interest from the voters in this election.

“I think student voters have been very smart in this election,” Bachelder said. “They’ve really been taking interest in what is going on right now, and how the president’s actions are functional. In an election this tight, it could go either way. But I’m so proud of the attention paid by the voters.”

Sophomore Courtney Tincher sat with her hands twisted in her lap, turning around in her chair to softly discuss the incoming electoral votes with a friend. Tincher said she was “on edge” about the election.

“Romney really needs Florida and Ohio,” Tincher said. “I really hope he gets it, please God. Let him win!”

Many of the students at the event were first time voters with this election, but despite voting inexperience, students like freshman Macie Maisel say they have an investment in the election.

Maisel said she voted for Governor Romney because she “believes he is focusing on the more important issues this election.”

“I’m pretty neutral with social issues, but I think they take a backseat to the economy in this election,” Maisel said. “I am not concerned with them as much as I am with the job market and the distribution of money.”

Sophomore Marisa Lucian she expected Obama to win the election because he was the incumbent.

“The incumbent would have to be extremely unpopular to not get relected,” Lucian said.

Since the re-election of Obama, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped about 280 points (2.2 percent) Lucian said.

“I think the stock market has taken dropped a little because investors are worried about the economy,” Lucian said. “People are also very concerned with the economies in Greece and throughout Europe. Also, with Iran, Pakistan and Isreal developing nuclear weapons, people are very concerned with how the US will respond.”

Junior Max Bruch said Obama will have a struggle the next four years because the Democrats hold the majority in the Senate and the Republicans hold the majority in the House of Representatives.

“Obama will definitely face opposition in Congress, but this is inevitable,” Bruch said. “I was very worried watching the election, but after Obama was re-elected, I was very relieved.”

Freshman Jimmy Wolf said the election came out as he predicted, but is hesistent about the next four years.

“(Obama) did a poor job the last four years, I don’t see anything changing,” Wolf said. “People are unaware of what happened. We are in too big of a hole because of Obama.”
Sophomore Rodrigo Ravaglia said his investments in the election were ideological. An international student from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ravalia cannot vote in America, but strongly supported President Obama during this election year.

“I see Obama as a role model for any politician in the world,” Ravaglia said. “I want to go into politics when I return home to Brazil, and I am learning how to be a great politician by observing President Obama’s strong goals for the country. I want to live here after college to see him execute those goals.”

Freshman Zoe Morris said she focused on human rights, such as healthcare, marriage equality and women’s rights, in the election.

“The country is headed in the right direction with multiple states passing marriage equaltiy laws and legalizing marijuana,” Morris said. “Through legalizing marijuana, we are able to regulate the drug and make it safe to use. Also, courts won’t be bogged down as much.”

Freshman Josh Tesser said he is hopeful for the next four years.

“I would love to see equal rights for everyone,” Tesser said.

Sophomore Kalynne Trembly was concerned with the policies Romney wanted to enact.

“Romney wanted to take away Planned Parenthood,” Trembly said. “I’m very relieved Obama was re-elected because I can continue to make choices about my own body.”

Trembly also said the country is making huge steps in the right direction by some states approving marriage equality and recreational marijuana.

The Watch Party came to an end at 11 o’clock Tuesday, only about a half an hour before CNN announced Barack Obama will be serving another term as president. CNN reported Wednesday at midnight that Obama won 303 Electoral College votes and 50 percent of the popular vote, and Romney won 206 electoral votes with 49 percent of the popular vote.
In his election victory speech, Obama applauded all voters, even those who did not vote for him.

“Whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice (heard) and you made a difference,” Obama said. “With your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined than ever.”

WCSA candidates announce their platforms

By Spenser Hickey
Transcript Correspondent

While the presidential election just took place, the OWU equivalent, the Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs’ executive election, has less than 24 hours remaining.

Voting is on Friday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is done online through students’ J/CX accounts, the same system used for Homecoming Court voting.

Over the past week, the 10 candidates running for president, vice president, treasurer and secretary all sat down individually to discuss their campaigns and their goals if elected.

The elections lead off with a president/vice president ticket, and this year there are three candidates: juniors Ariel Koiman and Anthony Fisher, junior Andrew Paik and sophomore Memme Onwudiwe, and juniors Martin Clark and Tim O’Keeffe.

Koiman and Fisher are running their campaign on the theme of experience, both their experience on WCSA and the experience of the student body, which they believe will be improved if they’re elected.

Koiman said he’s running because he knows “how the administration works and how to get stuff done.”

Both Koiman and Fisher serve on WCSA’s Campus Relations Committee, which Koiman co-chairs. Fisher said Koiman picked him because they’ve been on WCSA since their freshman year and work well together. Koiman said Fisher is a very vocal participant in Campus Relations and is very enthusiastic.

A focal point of the campaign, according to Koiman, is improving mental health on campus. He said that OWU’s counseling service is severely understaffed; last year there were around 50 students left on a waiting list for counseling at the end of the year, which Koiman said was horrendous.

The “About Us” page of OWU’s Counseling Services only lists three members on staff. Koiman said he is considering funding a WCSA initiative to help Counseling Services and emphasizing the desire to improve students’ mental health to the administration.

He said he also hopes to incorporate mental health into the Healthy Bishop initiative, which currently focuses on healthy eating and exercise.

Koiman and Fisher said they hope to better inform the student body on major changes to policies such as the alcohol policy, which is currently being revised, and the recently revised Sexual Misconduct Policy.

“Students need to be more aware of these [changes],” Koiman said. “We want to facilitate that.”

Another goal of the Koiman-Fisher administration would be to increase student awareness of WCSA’s role, something both candidates have done in theirs.

“People are profoundly more cognizant of who we are and what we’re doing,” Koiman said. “However, it still needs a lot of work.”

Koiman is a class of 2014 representative and former public relations officer in the Vietnamese Student Association, while Fisher is a residential representative, scholarship chair of Phi Delta Theta and president of men’s rugby.

Andrew Paik and Memme Onwudiwe said they decided to run after talking to senior Anthony McGuire, current president of WCSA.

“I’m running to help people make differences, and make differences myself,” Paik said. Onwudiwe said he has been active in student government since high school.
One of their priorities, according to Paik, is increasing transparency between WCSA and the student body.

He acknowledged the work done by Koiman, Fisher and other members of WCSA’s Campus Relations Committee, but said not a lot of people know what they actually do.
“I would make sure there’s a lot more communication between the student body and WCSA,” Paik said.

If elected, Paik said he plans to uses his position as WCSA president to ensure the OWU administrators address student concerns.

Both Paik and Onwudiwe said they would put more focus on WCSA members’ attendance, which has been an issue this semester.

“We’re going to be a lot tougher on that,” Onwudiwe said. “We’re going to make sure when people run they’re aware of their duties.”

Paik said he didn’t have other specific policy goals if elected, using the flood in Smith Hall last year as an example of how crises could arise unexpectedly.

Both Paik and Onwudiwe were elected to WCSA last fall. Paik currently serves as interim co-chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, while Onwudiwe is a member of the Student Conduct Committee.

Paik said in his brief time as co-chair he’s worked to expand Beeghly Library’s hours and to create a TEDx-hosting club.

Onwudiwe said that in his term on the Student Conduct Committee, he’s been involved in revisions to the Sexual Misconduct Policy and the Alcohol Policy. He is currently a residential representative, as well as a former member of the soccer team and a Golden Bishop Award winner last year.

Paik is an at-large WCSA representative, a member of the both the Student Honors Board and the Economics Student Board, treasurer of Pre-Law Club and secretary of Phi Delta Gamma.

Clark and O’Keeffe made sophomores Maria Urbina and Lauren Holler, candidates for secretary and treasurer respectively, part of their campaign, though they are voted for separately.

Ordinarily candidates for secretary and treasurer run independently; Clark and O’Keeffe said Urbina and Holler’s inclusion was a first in campaign history.

The decision was motivated by their experience together; Clark is the current WCSA secretary, O’Keeffe and Holler are co-chairs of the Residential Affairs Committee, and Urbina is co-chair of Campus Relations.

Clark said their time on the Executive Committee has made them “almost like a family.”

O’Keeffe added that they are familiar with each other and the administration, and thus can be much more productive than a new set of leaders.

One of Clark and O’Keeffe’s goals would be increasing WCSA’s role in the community and the community’s awareness of what WCSA does.

O’Keeffe said he wanted WCSA representatives to attend more events on campus while wearing WCSA sweatshirts.

Clark said he planned to allow concerned students to meet with WCSA members during set hours in their office on the second floor of Hamilton-Williams Campus Center.

They said they plan to increase the number of student organizations with non-voting members on WCSA: currently the Student Union on Black Awareness, Campus Programming Board and Council of Fraternity Presidents are the only clubs that do.

O’Keeffe said they would also add clubs “with a really big impact on campus”, such as PRIDE, the Pan-Hellenic Council and Environment & Wildlife club, to get a diverse selection of at-large members on WCSA.

While Clark isn’t on a committee, O’Keeffe said his Residential Affairs Committee has addressed issues relating to sustainability, cleanliness, and increasing food options.
Both Clark and O’Keeffe have been on WCSA for two years and are members of Sigma Chi; Clark is the new member educator and O’Keeffe is on the Executive Board.

Clark is also treasurer of OWU’s Marketing Group and a member of Black Men of the Future. O’Keeffe is president of both ProgressOWU and HaitiOWU, a member of President’s Club, and a Residential Assistant in Bashford Hall.

Urbina is the only candidate running for WCSA secretary.

She said her goals are making sure all members attend meetings and taking detailed minutes to keep everyone informed. Though she is running unopposed, she said she will still do as much campaigning as possible for her running mates.

While she is guaranteed to win her election, she said she hopes the other three members are elected.

She said she thinks the Executive Committee will be most effective if it is a cohesive group.

Urbina is a co-chair of the Campus Relations Committee, and has done work with tabling, creating Facebook events and coordinating a student government summit with other colleges to be held at OWU later this month.

The treasurer election also has three candidates: sophomore Lauren Holler, and juniors Saar Rajpuria and Peter Reveles.

Holler’s position on the Clark-O’Keeffe ticket led the other two candidates to seek their own spots.

Rajpuria was endorsed by the Paik-Onwudiwe campaign, while Reveles said on his campaign’s Facebook page that he supported Koiman and Fisher.

Holler, an economics management minor and the only current WCSA member running, said she is running because she has necessary skills to be successful.

If elected treasurer, she, along with the Budget Committee, would oversee allocation of Student Activity Fee funds to registered clubs and organizations that request them.

Holler hopes to make Campus Programming Board a co-organization of WCSA rather than a separate club, a common practice at similar-sized colleges that would make the funding process more fluid and streamlined.

As the current co-chair of Residential Affairs, Holler said she has worked closely with O’Keeffe on projects related to sustainability, Public Safety and Chartwells.
Rajpuria said he decided to run for treasurer because he has experience as treasurer of other clubs.

He said that while he’s not in WCSA, he has experience filling out budget requests to them, so he plans to make the request process more student-oriented.

While Holler has WCSA experience, Rajpuria said what matters is “the right experience,” knowing budgeting and finance. He said he thinks voters will see that he has it.

Rajpuria said he is an economics management major and accounting minor, treasurer of Phi Gamma Delta, a member of the International Economics Honor Society and a member of the Economics Student Board.

Peter Reveles said he is running for treasurer to be more involved. While he admits he isn’t as familiar with WCSA, he said he could really excel at it.

“I think I completely stand a chance against someone who has [WCSA] experience,” Reveles said. “I may not have experience but I am passionate and willing to do the work.”

Reveles is the vice president of the Paranormal Research Society, and he said being in that role motivated him to seek office in WCSA. He said he’s also worked as an instructor teaching iPhone programming to high school students.

While WCSA holds no pre-election polls, levels of Facebook support may suggest the winners, as each candidate used Facebook as a tool to inform voters and rally support.

As of 5p.m. Monday, the Clark-O’Keeffe campaign event had the most support, with 198 people listed as attending, to the Paik-Onwudiwe page’s 84 likes and the Koiman-Fisher event’s 32 attendees.

Due to Holler’s place on the Clark ticket, she leads the treasurer race in Facebook support, while Rajpuria’s page has 51 likes and Reveles’s has 32.

Latest “You Are OWU” winner ‘very surprised’

By Noah Manskar
Transcript Reporter

Junior Nola Johnson is the latest addition to the group of Ohio Wesleyan students who can say they are OWU.

Johnson is October’s winner of the monthly “You Are OWU” award given by the Office of Student Involvement.

Johnson won for her contributions to SlutWalk, a program she put on as a member of the Women’s House and president of Sisters United.

Johnson said she was “very surprised” she won, and that she thinks SlutWalk was a collaborative effort.

“I really don’t like taking credit for the things I do,” Johnson said. “I didn’t want to be the sole winner of this award, when so many people helped put on this project. In my mind we’re all equal collaborators and help one another reach our goal.

“Nothing can be accomplished with a lone person’s efforts.”

Junior Cali Cornacchia, student assistant for the Office of Student Involvement, said most winners of “You Are OWU” are groups or “leaders on behalf of a group,” like Johnson. She said potential winners are nominated by their peers to SIO; about 10 nominations is the monthly average.

Cornacchia said she and Nancy Bihl Rutkowski, assistant director of Student Involvement for leadership, decide the winners each month. She said they consider students who go above and beyond in their contributions to the campus community that month.

According to Cornacchia, winners usually have a positive reaction to the award.

“I think they’re happy and they feel honored because they’re getting recognized for something they put work into,” Cornacchia said.

Cornacchia said all nominees are notified of their nomination, and that those who don’t win are still appreciative.

“Even though they might not have won, they realize that someone recognized them for something that they did, which is pretty great,” she said.

Senior Leah Shaeffer, who won “You Are OWU” for her work as director of “8: The Play,” said she appreciated being recognized with the award because she put a lot of work into the production.

“[I]t was something we faced a lot of struggles in producing, and by some I mean many,” Shaeffer said. “As much as I make fun of ‘being OWU,’ I love it.”

Cornacchia said winners receive a “Bishop beanie” doll, a certificate, a picture on display in Hamilton-Williams Campus Center and their names on a plaque with past “You Are OWU” recipients. The winners are also recognized publicly at a ceremony in the Ham-Will atrium on the last Friday of each month.

Sophomore Ryan Haddad, producer of “8,” said the ceremony was a “nice kind of little reunion” for him, Shaeffer and the rest of the cast and crew.

“A lot of us see each other all the time anyway in the theatre department, but there are many of us who weren’t theatre majors as well,” Haddad said.

Johnson said her ceremony was special because she works in Student Involvement, and her coworkers were present.

“[I]t was so nice to see them excited for me and taking my pictures, and I fed off their energy and happiness,” Johnson said. “One of my supervisors even let me wear a crown later that day. It motivates me to continue to try and make an impact on this campus and in people’s lives, as well.”

Haddad said he thinks the award would carry more weight if the campus community were more aware of it.

“It was lovely and everything, but I don’t think that the award is widely enough known about,” Haddad said.

University soccer facility named after legendary men’s soccer coach

By Liza Bennett
Transcript Reporter

Jay Martin, Ohio Wesleyan men’s soccer coach, was recognized for his renowned coaching performance by the naming of the school’s soccer facility in his honor.

The Jay Martin Soccer Complex is located on 249 Park Ave. and is home to Roy Rike Field and practice areas used by both the men’s and women’s soccer team.

The name change will take effect at the start of the 2013 season.

Roger Ingles, the athletic director for Ohio Wesleyan, said this decision has been in the works for quite some time.

“President Rock Jones and the Board of Trustees discussed it and the Board voted unanimously to name it for Jay,” Ingles said.

“Assistant coach Brandon Bianco, President Jones and the Board were all involved in making this happen.

“Martin’s passion and drive for success in all phases of the athletic program has established a high standard for all athletic department members to live up to!”
Martin said he felt honored to have the soccer facility named after him.

“The honors are nice, but they only mean that the program is good and the young men in the program achieved a great deal over the years,” Martin said.

“The dedication means a lot because I am being honored by OWU and everyone at OWU knows all my strengths and my many weaknesses.”

During the 2011 season, the Bishops won their second national Division III championship by defeating Calving College 2-1 at Blossom Soccer Stadium in Texas.

It was this win that Martin simultaneously earned his 608th career victory, securing him the title of the winningest coach in the history of U.S. collegiate men’s soccer.

Travis Wall ‘12, played for Martin during the 2011 season and said he learned more in his freshman season with Martin than he had in his previous 13 years of playing soccer competitively.

“Jay did a lot for me as a player,” Wall said. “But as a person he did even more. Jay’s blue collar work-ethic is infectious and in my opinion is the root of all OWU soccer team’s success because Jay has always had talented teams, but his most successful teams have been the hardest working. That blue-collar work ethic isn’t restricted to soccer though. It carries over to the classroom and helps develop arrogant, lazy freshmen into humble, hard-working, and mature men by the time they graduate.”

Martin, who is also a human health and kinetics professor at OWU, spoke about how his coaching aesthetic is similar to that of his teaching style.

“I look at coaching as teaching and the classroom is the soccer field,” Martin said.

“I have always enjoyed teaching at OWU and I feel very lucky after 36 years of teaching OWU students.

“I feel I haven’t worked a day in my life.”

The Bishops most recent success was being selected to play in the NCAA tournament for a 35 time.

The Bishops will continue their post-season play in Chicago on tomorrow.

They will take on Centre College in the NCAA tournament.

Mitt Romney promises Americans a strong economy

Governor Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, greets the crowd outside of Buns Restaurant on Oct. 10 as part of his election campaign. Students and Delaware residents alike gathered to hear Romney speak. Students who volunteered to canvas the neighborhood before Romney’s arrival were given VIP tickets that allowed them to sit inside or on the patio of Buns, where Romney spoke. Those who didn’t have VIP tickets gathered outside across the street to catch a glimpse and listen to Romney.

By Marissa Alfano
Editor-in-Chief

Presidential candidate, Governor Mitt Romney, spoke about how the people of America, and specifically Ohio, could not afford another costly four years with Barack Obama as president during a rally at Buns Restaurant on Wednesday, Oct. 10

West Winter Street was closed for the event, as Ohio Wesleyan students and Delaware residents crowded the sidewalks, holding “Ohio is Romney Country” signs and cheering as the motorcade arrived.

Romney entered the Buns patio with Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, standing in a position where both were visible to the outdoor audience, indoor diners and the street crowds.

Christie began the rally by speaking about the future of America and then presenting Romney.

“We just have four more weeks to put up with Barack Obama in the White House,” Christie said. “We have been traveling all across Ohio together for the last day and a half or so, seeing so many wonderful folks who have such great dreams for their children and grandchildren.

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate, rallies students and other members of the Delaware community at Bun’s Restaurant in downtown Delaware on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

“They want this country to be, for those kids, what it has been for us and we are willing to fight for it and sacrifice together to get it. All we need to do is get a leader to lead us there and we have that person and I’m thrilled to call him my friend and you’re going to be proud to call him the next President of the United States Governor Mitt Romney.”

Romney took the microphone and began to interact with those in attendance by asking questions and inciting lively audience responses.
“The question I have for the people of Ohio is this: can you afford four more years of Barack Obama?” Romney said.

The audience responded with a loud, enthusiastic and unanimous, “no!”

Romney continued by explaining the importance of considering this cost when voting.

“I hope people understand just what he would cost,” Romney said. “He would be very expensive for the people of Ohio if he were get reelected. I hope people calculate this; I want them on Nov. 6 to — well if you’re early voting you can start thinking about it right now — which is how much would it cost to have Barack Obama president for four more years?”

Romney spoke about how Ohio and America in general could not afford four more costly years under President Obama.

“There’s the Obama economy tax,” Romney said. “That’s meant that the income of the average American has gone down by $4,300 a family. We can’t afford that.”

Romney also spoke about his position on Medicare and Obama’s universal health care.

“And then of course there’s his plan for Medicare cutting, $716 billion dollars out of Medicare. We can’t afford that. I will put that money back in Medicare and honor our promises to our seniors,” he said. “We can’t afford Obamacare. Obamacare would cost the average family $2,500 a year more in insurance premiums. I will repeal Obamacare and finally get real health care reform in our country.”

Romney went on to talk about the problems with the current budget and the difficulties it is causing the American economy.

“We can’t afford another series of budget deficits of roughly a trillion dollars a year,” he said. “I mean recognize this isn’t just bad for the economy; it’s bad for jobs because as debt gets larger and larger the economy slows down, we don’t put as many people to work. It’s also bad for the coming generations. I think it’s immoral for us to keep spending massively more than we take in, passing on those burdens to our kids.”

Romney also emphasized how Obama’s plan to cut military spending would be detrimental to the American economy.

“Four more years of Barack Obama would also cost you a very different military,” Romney said. “Four more years of Barack Obama would mean that our military would see roughly, well at least $500 billion in cuts and if sequestration is sustained, another $500 billion on top of that.

“Jobs would be lost here in Ohio; tens of thousands of jobs would be lost here in Ohio. Across the country, the job loss would be extraordinary and of course our military would be devastated. In the words of the Secretary of Defense, ‘we can’t afford that additional cost of Barack Obama. It’s one more reason why we are going to vote for a change in Washington to keep America strong and to keep those jobs.’”

Romney addresses the crowd both inside and outside of Buns. Romney emphasized the country’s inability to survive another four years of President Obama’s policies. He also spoke about his plans to reform the economy, the health care system and military spending. Romney stressed the importance of job creation and retention in the US, especially in the state of Ohio.

Romney said he, unlike Obama, would utilize America’s natural resources to lower gas prices.

“And let me mention one more thing, I don’t think you can afford another doubling of gasoline prices under Barack Obama
The president has not taken advance of our energy,” he said.

“When I become president we are going to double the number of permits on federal lands and on federal waters for drilling, make sure that we can get more oil and gas and use our coal and our nuclear renewables. We are going to have an energy abundance in America and keep our prices more moderate.”

In conclusion, Romney left those at the rally with a series of questions to consider before going to the polls.

“Do you really think we can afford Barack Obama?” Romney asked. “How much more do you think he’s going to cost us? How much more in wages going down? How much more in health insurance costs? How much more in gasoline prices? How much more in weakening our military how much more in cuts to Medicare? All these things Barack Obama is costing the people of Ohio.

“Let’s just give him four more weeks; it’s time for new leadership over the coming four years.”

After his speech, Romney shook hands with people in attendance, signed posters and enjoyed a meal at the local business, which reaffirms his commitment to small businesses.

Senior Kayla Henderson said attending the Romney rally was a rewarding experience and sparked her enthusiasm for this year’s presidential election.

“Being able to hear him speak from 25 feet away and getting to shake his hand was awesome,” Henderson said. “I was an undecided voter for a few months; however, after some research and keeping up with the campaigns, I decided that Romney’s policies would be the best for the country. I do disagree with the Republican Party on some social issues, but to me, they are secondary for the time being, and the president would not have the absolute final say on a controversial issue.”

Henderson said she has been involved in campaigning the past few months and plans to continue in the final days before the election.
“This election cycle I have volunteered with the College Republicans and plan on continuing throughout the election,” Henderson said. “I’ve also made phone calls urging people to vote in this election. Being in Ohio during this close election will be extremely important since no Republican has won office without carrying Ohio. I am excited to be able to vote for the first time.”

Sophomore Natalie Mangene said she was happy to live in a swing state, which allowed her the opportunity to meet Romney, and on a different occasion, his Vice Presidential Candidate, Paul Ryan.

“Getting to meet Romney was an incredible experience,” Mangene said. “It’s really great going to school in a swing state because the candidates come much more frequently, so there are a lot of opportunities to meet with them. I also got to meet Paul Ryan earlier this semester. As part of my internship I got to be a part of his motorcade when he came to Columbus, which was a great experience.”

Mangene said she is trying to be involved in the election because politics is just as important for younger generations as it is for her parents.

“I am voting the way I am because I feel that Mitt Romney has what it takes to turn our economy around,” Mangene said.

“I think it’s important to get involved, especially as young people, because I think most adults see us as apathetic towards politics, so it’s really important that we prove otherwise.”

Junior Stephen Ford said he was excited to meet Romney because he supports national defense, which is an important issue for Ford.

“I introduced myself to Governor Romney as LCPL (Lance Corporal) Ford in the USMC (Marine Corps) and Governor Romney was kind enough to thank me for my service and even stopped to take a picture with me,” Ford said. “I appreciated that he took the time to say that to me and the main reason — among many — that I will be voting for him, is his promise to rescind President Barack Obama’s 10 percent cuts on the USMC (Marine Corps).”

Some Ohio Wesleyan students did not attend the rally with the College Republicans, but instead stood across the street with many other Delaware residents and students who watched from outside.

Junior Hannah Walls said she was happy to have even had the opportunity to attend the rally, even if her view was from the street.
“My view from the street was decent, but I only saw Romney for a second before he went inside,” Walls said. “I was glad just to be able to be there and support him. I wanted to see Romney because it seemed like a once in a lifetime opportunity and I was hoping for a chance to shake his hand and wish him good luck.”

Walls said she thinks this election will prove important for the American people and that everyone should participate.

“I feel that this election is an extremely important one and everyone should get involved by voting,” Walls said. “Our country is at a very delicate state and every vote counts.”

Junior Tim Alford, president of College Republicans, said he enjoyed the rally and was pleased with his experience.

“It was a great and incredibly unusual experience and opportunity to shake hands with someone who could be elected president, especially this close to the election,” Alford said. “It was exciting to see the community and student body turnout to this event.”

Alford said his information about the rally was limited before the event.

“We didn’t find out that Romney was going to be in the area until Monday afternoon from our College Republican National Committee Field Representative Allie Keane, but even at that point, we didn’t know where he would be or what time he would arrive,” Alford said. “By Monday night, we found out that we would be at Bun’s sometime Wednesday afternoon.”

He said Romney’s campaign was willing to give out VIP tickets to the rally to students who helped canvas for the Romney/Ryan ticket.
“To get into the event, Romney’s campaign asked that we as a club knock on 500 doors by the end of the week,” Alford said.

“To do this, we took groups of students out volunteering in more shifts and on more days than normal, but we ended up surpassing the 500 doors mark. Those who volunteered to help us reach this mark got to come to the event with us.”

On the day of the event, Alford said the College Republicans went to Bun’s between 11:15-11:30 a.m.

He said they were all given VIP wristbands and were taken to the patio of Bun’s. He said there were about 20 College Republicans there. Some helped the campaign pass out posters and get set up for the event.

Alford said he has been heavily involved in the election process this year.

“Over the summer, I worked as a campaign intern for Stivers for Congress,” Alford said.

“Congressman Steve Stivers is running in the district that includes my home town, Lancaster, O.H. I did various research projects and district profiling for Congressman Stivers, as well as compiled data for walk lists. It was an amazing experience to work with Congressman Stivers. His Campaign Manager and Political Director, Grant Shaffer and Colton Henson, were great people to work with and learn from. I appreciate the positive campaign that Stivers has had.”

Senior Kenneth “KC” Callahan also has been politically active this election year. He worked for Josh Mandel (US Senate) and Dave Joyce’s (running for US Congress in Ohio’s 14th district) campaigns this past summer.

Callahan said he first met Romney last spring at Otterbein College after a speech and shook his hand again at Buns Restaurant due to connections he has with OWU alum Tim Carney ’12, who is now working for Romney’s advanced campaign staff at the headquarters in Boston.
Callahan said he has strong views about the current issues and the direction he would like to see America move.

“I believe in: a small federal government, tax codes that will lighten the burden on small businesses, a strong well-funded military to enable President Reagan’s ‘peace through strength’ strategy as well electing public officials that will end the gridlock in Washington,” Callahan said.

“I believe all of these things are all essential to the future of the United States. I believe very strongly in these principles and I got involved with campaigns because I think it is very important to help get people in Washington who can bring about a positive change to the United States of America.”

Callahan also expressed his disappointment with Obama’s economic policies.

“While President Obama’s stimulus package had a great intentions it has not worked as evidenced by the 1 million manufacturing jobs lost since 2009, 43 straight months of unemployment over 8 percent and failing on his promise to cut the country’s debt in half.”

For OWU students, attending Romney’s rally was yet another opportunity to be a politically responsible citizen and to live up to the university’s high standards of civic involvement.

In the weeks to come, students will be phone banking, door knocking and attending additional rallies that will help determine the outcome of the 2012 election.

Tamarind Institute stays Fabulous at Fifty: Gallery management students get hands-on experience for setup

Freshman Maddie Stuntz and sophomore Ayana Colvin take measurements for the Tamarind Institute’s Fabulous at Fifty show in Ross Art Museum as part of the gallery management class.

By Emily Hostetler
Assistant Copy Editor

While meandering through the Richard M. Ross Art Museum and discussing the art on display, few people recognize the amount of work needed to get the exhibition ready for the public.

On Oct. 16, “Tamarind Touchstones: Fabulous at Fifty,” an exhibition of fine art lithographic prints opened to the public in the Ross Art Museum.

However, only a select number of students and Ross Art Museum Director, Justin Kronewetter, will understand the years of planning and days of measuring it took to complete the exhibition for opening day.

Kronewetter said exhibitions must be scheduled one or two years ahead of time because the museum brings in professional work that must coincide with other schedules.

“The average viewer has no idea what happens to it (art work) before and after the exhibit,” he said.

Before the art work is physically laid out and prepared for hanging in the museum, there is a walk through to decide which pieces would fit best on the walls and next to each other.

“The relationship of the work, the way they fit the walls and the coloration are all taken into consideration when considering the location,” Kronewetter said.

Students in ART 492, Gallery Management, have the chance to help prepare the exhibit for the public by helping to layout the artwork in the exhibition visually during the walk through and physically by hanging the pieces on the wall.

“They become integral members of our museum staff. Without them, we could not undertake the ambitious exhibitions that we do,” Kronewetter said.

He said he sets times for students to work during the weekends or week nights so students are more available.

Freshman Maddie Stuntz, a Gallery Management student, said they unloaded the show Oct.7 and spent the next Saturday and Sunday hanging the art work.

“It gets easier,” senior Matthew Turner, a Gallery Management student, said. “I’ve been helping since my first semester freshman year.”

Senior Logan Osbourne and Hayes High School senior Wyatt Hall mount a piece for the Tamarind Institute’s Fabulous at Fifty show in Ross Art Museum for the class.
Kronewetter teaches the Gallery Management class that gives students hands on experience when they help change the exhibitions every six weeks. This year, the museum will show 13 exhibitions.

“The students are learning skills that could indeed lead to employment after graduation,” Kronewetter said. “We have a history of students gaining full time employment around the country.”

Under Kronewetter’s supervision, the students measured, hammered in nails and hung the 61 pieces of art, each by different artists for the fine art lithography exhibition.

According to Tamarind Institute, lithography is a print process that uses a press to transfer an image created on a stone or metal plate to paper.

Rather than depending on carved lines such as an etching process, lithography depends on the mutual repulsion of grease and water.

The “Tamarind Touchstones: Fabulous at Fifty” exhibition originally opened at the University of New Mexico in September 2010. It is currently on a national tour and traveled to Ohio Wesleyan from Tulane University.

The exhibit celebrates the 50 year anniversary of the Tamarind Institute, a division of the College of Fine Arts of the University of New Mexico that specializes in lithographic prints.

Kronewetter said when the institute advertised that the exhibition would be available in 2009, he traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., to attend a reception at the university where he was able to schedule the exhibition for OWU.

Today at 3:15 p.m., Bill Lagattuta, a master printer and journalist, will be having a gallery talk at the Ross Art Museum to discuss the lithography exhibition.

The gallery talk and an opening reception for the exhibition following the talk, is free and open to everyone.

“Tamarind Touchstones: Fabulous at Fifty” will be on exhibit until Dec. 20 and can be viewed during the Museum’s regular hours.