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The Journalism Workshopper Volume 14 - Issue 1
Dec. 7, 2010
Co-op targets growing number of campus bikers
By GAVIN HOLMES
In keeping with Baldwin-Wallace's growing emphasis on
sustainability, the college has begun implementing a bike co-op for
Berea community members, faculty, and students alike. The co-op
will ultimately serve to promote bike awareness, safety, and
maintenance with
emphasis on hands-on learning. According to student shop manager
Ashton Cortright, the co-op will be membership-based, with varying
fees dependent on which services are used. She also said that
these
services will include short-term and long-term bike rental, bike
safety classes, maintenance demonstrations, and other resources for
area bike riders. The garage in which all operations will be
centered is located in the yellow garage by the Arts & Theatre
Life House on Front Street in Berea.
The idea of implementing a bike co-op on campus was first
introduced at a Sustainability Committee meeting earlier in the
year by Associate Academic Dean Dr. Janet Stocks and Sustainability
Program Co-Director Dr. David Krueger. (See CO-OP, Page 8.)
The artist known
as L.A.Z.
By BEN STOPER
Baldwin-Wallace student Lazarus McRae is
taking his music to the next level. McRae, also known as L.A.Z
in the music business is a
solo rap artist. McRae, a Youngstown native is a senior at
Baldwin-Wallace College. He is
majoring in public relations with a minor in broadcasting.
L.A.Z. is a part of a
team of solo artists called the Reason Academy. The Reason
Academy is a group of solo
artists who are just starting out in the music world. Their
goals are to continue to grow as a
team and individuals as well as promote their music. Some of the
artists that McRae admires
are Jay-Z, Wale, and Drake. (See L.A.Z, Page 8.)
Transportation service for handicapped in the works
By CHRIS MOORE Baldwin Wallace College may be putting a
handicapped van system in place starting
next semester.
The shuttle system will begin with one handicapped accessible
lift van used for handicapped and injured students. It will be used
―on demand‖ for class trips and emergency purposes according to
Student Senate PR Chair Anthony Paletta, the driving force behind
the
project. Paletta hopes the project will eventually grow into
multiple vans, picking up and dropping off handicapped and injured
students around various sites on Baldwin Wallace College‘s
campus.
Plans for the shuttle system are in the works because according
to Disability Specialist
Teresa Seroke ―students with mobility issues [may] choose not to
attend or even visit B-W. ― Paletta also echoes Seroke‘s concern
about the lack of transportation turning disabled or injured
students away from BW stating ―A lot of students that are
handicapped probably wouldn‘t choose
this school to go to because of the lack of accessibility on
campus. I know we can see in many (See VAN, Page 7.)
Energy competition coming to North Campus By JASEN SOKOL
Saving energy is about to become serious business on North
Campus. The Baldwin-Wallace College Sustainability Committee has
approved an energy saving competition that will reward the
residence hall that saves the most electricity. The
competitions
will be held twice during February and April between Bagley,
Findley, Lang, and North Halls. Each will last the entire month.
―Using baseline data that we've collected, we will measure a
percentage decrease in
each of the dorms,‖ said Alex Jeffers, a student representative
to the Sustainability Committee and one of the students behind the
project. ―Whichever dorm decreases their energy usage the most
based off of the baseline will be the winning dorm.‖
Jeffers said that such competitions are possible because of the
new energy meters installed in the North Campus residence halls
over the summer. He said that the meters were originally installed
to help the college see where it could save energy, but the
committee saw an
opportunity to do something more. The prize for the February
competition will be up to $1,000 of Jacket Express money split
amongst the members of the winning building. The amount of the
award will be based on
(See CONTEST, Page 7.)
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Campaign at $95.1 million and still counting
By ELIZABETH NUNNALLY Baldwin-Wallace College‘s capital
campaign, also called Transforming Lives, surpassed its goal of
raising $82 million
before their targeted date. The campaign was started to help
raise funds for Baldwin-Wallace in four areas; these four areas
being, academic
support, student scholarships, capital projects, and annual
giving.
The deadline for the campaign is this December 31st, but by
October 1
st they had already raised $95.1 million.
Bill Spiker, the Vice President for Advancement at the college,
said about reaching their goal that, ―…there was a lot of
excitement… there was surprise on the one hand because of the
economic conditions of the country… but when people stop
and realize it‘s B-W and these are B-W donors by in large… it‘s
like yeah, this is what B-W does, B-W answers the call.‖ When the
capital campaign began in 2003, it set a goal for each of the four
projects. As of October 1
st, $15.2 million
had been raised for academic support with their original goal
being $6 million. In the campaign‘s second project, student
scholarships, they hoped to raise $18 million and were provided
with $20.6 million. For the capital projects portion, they had
hoped to be given $49 million and so far have received $48.4
million. In their last area, annual giving, the target was $9
million and they‘ve received $10.9 million in donations, according
to the college. (See CAMPAIGN, Page 9)
New team on campus pointing veterans in right direction
By MARKANNE BENICH A new team made up of staff members at
Baldwin-Wallace College aim to
give veterans of the military at the college the help they need.
The Veterans Support Team includes staff members in different
offices at Baldwin-Wallace such as the Cashier, Registrar,
Admissions, and Financial Aid offices.
In each office, there is a designated staff member that can
assist veterans that are applying or have been accepted to the
college. If a veteran has any questions about benefits or needs
help when they first arrive at B-W, the staff members on the team
are
here to help. In the Fall of 2009, Baldwin-Wallace was certified
as a Yellow Ribbon School. The Yellow Ribbon Program is one that
gives Post-9/11 veterans the opportunity to
attend B-W tuition free. Private colleges, like B-W, can help
make college affordable for a veteran. If they qualify for the
Yellow Ribbon Program, they can attend the college tuition free,
receive a stipend for books, and have their living expenses taken
care of.
(See VETERANS, Page 10)
Enrollment dips amid continuing economic woes
By NELLIE CALANNI
The number of students enrolled at Baldwin-Wallace has slightly
decreased
from the 2009 academic year to the 2010 academic year,
reflecting the importance of
communicating the value of a quality education to prospective
students in the future.
While the total number of students, including all undergraduate
and graduate
students, full-time or part-time, totaled 4,397 in the fall of
2009, the number has dropped by 45
students this year, according to the Institutional Enrollment
Report provided by the Office of
Registration & Records. ―Last year it [high enrollment] was
unexpected.
We had expected because of the economics in northeast Ohio to
take a real hit in enrollment.
Surprisingly enough, we had a record high enrollment, the
highest numbers we‘ve ever
had,‖ said Linda Young, head registrar of the college. Young,
who has
worked at Baldwin-Wallace for twenty-nine years and is in charge
of the entire student
database, explained why the decline in enrollment caught up with
BW this year.
(See DIP, Page 11)
B-W plans for more efficient class schedule By KRYSTEN SULIN
Students and faculty of Baldwin-Wallace College can expect to
see a change in the number of four credit classes being offered,
starting in late 2011. Beginning with the Fall 2011 schedule, the
college plans to limit the number
of four credit courses being offered in an attempt to reduce
overlaps and conflicts with student scheduling, Guy Farish,
Associate Academic Dean of Baldwin-Wallace College stated.
―We‘re reducing the number of 65 minute classes because they
tend to be the most problematic,‖ Farish added. ―The short overlaps
and long spaces in between [classes] reduces efficiency.‖
Farish handles many different duties at the school, including
class scheduling, certain curriculum item, and other various
student issues. ―Really, the only goal here is to help students
schedule,‖ Farish noted. Currently, four credit hour courses can
meet four, three, or two days a week.
Farish also said that he combination of these times creates
problems for students trying to schedule. ―There‘s just too many
options,‖ he added.
Amy Popik, a junior double majoring in broadcasting and
marketing, is happy with the progress Baldwin-Wallace is making for
the semesters to come.
―I have had so many classes overlap, especially because of the
areas that I
have chose to study,‖ Popik said. ―It makes it extremely hard to
schedule classes when certain classes are only offered at certain
times, and you must juggle your schedule around to try and fit
everything in.‖ (See SCHEDULE, Page 9)
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Award-winning professor preaches simple secret to learning math
By KRISTEN STACHOWIAK
Anyone and everyone can learn math as long as they study. This
is Professor Richard Little‘s teaching philosophy and it
has been working for the past fifty years.
This past spring, Little won the Distinguished Teaching Award
for the 2009-2010 school year given by the Ohio Section of the
Mathematical Association of America. Colleagues from the
Baldwin-Wallace College Mathematics department nominated
Little.
Little said that he felt humbled to have received the award.
―I consider that I get to spend this year as a representative of
numerous outstanding math teachers at the college level.‖ Little
continued, ―And I feel very fortunate to be singled out.‖
Little says that as long as he can get his students to realize
that it is hard work and the more you practice the better you
get,
that is enough to make them want to succeed. He expects to call
on every student every day in class, and also offers to look over
student‘s papers before they turn them in, as to give them
direction when needed.
―If you do the homework I can make you a math teacher because of
your effort not mine,‖ Little explained.
As a professor, Little said that he has very high standards,
making him seem strict. ―But on this campus you can hear some
people say ‗don‘t take Little for math, you‘ll have to work too
hard.‘ And I think
that‘s a compliment‖ Little explained. (See LITTLE, Page 13)
B-W profs’ research focuses on hearing loss among musicians
By SHIRLEY RUIZ Two B-W professors have done research to develop
a wireless hearing
device to help raise awareness and reduce hearing loss risks for
musicians.
June Romeo, Director of Health & Physical Education and
Peter Langren, Director of Conservatory at Baldwin-Wallace College
worked together for about four years to research noise induced
hearing loss (NIHL) in relations to
performing artists; mainly musicians. Romeo said. A wireless
hearing device has been developed which will collect data used to
measure exposure to sound, she said.
This project has received several grants from the federal
government of $18,900 while receiving other grants for the design
and development of the devices, Romeo says.
The wireless hearing device is similar to a hearing aid, but
holds a small brass tube that collects sound (in decibels), Romeo
said. This researched was consequent from a previous research
June
Romeo conducted during her time at Cleveland State University,
which was a national study of 10 tier one orchestras in the United
States on general occupational related injuries and health
issues.
Orchestra musicians across the nation have not been considered a
work force population that might need some protection against
health hazards related to their jobs, Romeo says. Studies have not
been conducted on the NIHL
and it affects on their musical careers, Romeo said. (See
RESEARCH, Page 12)
An experiment goes “Insane”
By ALYSSA REINHART
An experiment at Baldwin-Wallace College is being conducted in
the
Exercise Science Department, comparing the Traditional workout
routine to the newest 60-day workout, ―Insanity‖.
Insanity is a high-intensity cardio workout without the use of
resistance that is presented in a DVD format to follow along
to, as opposed to a Traditional workout based on ACSM (American
College of Sports Medicine) guidelines for physical
activity. The Traditional workout includes a series of lifting,
cardio, Plyometrics, resistance training, and physiological
testing
in a gym. This experiment, which compares
the effects of these two workouts along with
participant adherence, began in September; testing will conclude
by mid-November. There are two sessions held five days a
week for the Insanity group and the (See INSANITY, Page 11)
College takes steps toward nurturing philanthropy, one grant at
a time By NATALIE POWERS
Baldwin-Wallace College‘s Office of Community Outreach, OCO, has
implemented a new program titled the Jacket Philanthropy Project, a
program designed for students to provide direct service to
non-profit organizations, in hopes to bring philanthropy and
service to its classrooms and the surrounding communities.
The Jacket Philanthropy Project is a student-led program where
students who enroll in specific courses provide service to
non-profit organizations and later have the opportunity to award
the chosen organizations grant funds, says Director of Community
Outreach and Learning, Mila Cooper.
The OCO at BW strives to create compassionate citizens through a
number of service learning projects. These projects include service
within the community but also internationally. They organize weekly
and monthly projects, summer service projects, and an alternative
spring break program, said Cooper.
Spring of 2010 was the first semester the program took place and
will happen again during the spring semester of 2011, said Cooper.
The OCO was granted a three-year renewable grant by the Ohio Campus
Compact, a state-wide non-profit coalition of college and
university presidents working to promote the civic purposes of
higher education. (See PHILANTHROPY, Page 12)
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OCO turns 25 and issues a challenge By REBECCA KENNEDY
The Baldwin-Wallace Office of Community Outreach has arranged a
―Campus Challenge,‖ announcing their goal to contribute 25,000
hours of community service during the 2010-2011 academic year, in
commemoration of their silver anniversary.
The ―B-W Construction Company,‖ was created in 1985 with a
mission to, ―build bridges to the greater community through
service.‖ As they continued to grow, the construction company
developed into what is now known as the Office of Community
Outreach. In 1993 a full-time Director was hired under the
Division of Student Affairs, and an additional four students were
taken on to coordinate volunteer projects.
Since then, the Office of Community Outreach, or OCO, has grown
to include over
20 positions, and each year, B-W students contribute thousands
of hours of community service. Today, 25 years after the Office of
Community Outreach found its start, Students,
faculty, and alumni of Baldwin-Wallace College are encouraged to
complete the goal set before them. By focusing on the magic number,
25, the OCO is asking contributors to commit to 25 hours
individually, or 250 as an organization. With these guidelines,
Community Outreach is confident they will be able to reach their
25,000-hour objective, said Christopher Williams, Office of
Community Outreach‘s Graduate Assistant. To join the challenge, an
interested person needs to visit the OCO‘s webpage.
From there you are given the opportunity to click on a link,
which displays for you the steps that you need to take in order to
participate. All an applicant needs to do is sign a pledge made
available to them on the Community Outreach Blackboard page and
return it to the OCO, making the sign-up quick and easy.
When asked, Williams acknowledged that the plan for the ―Campus
Challenge‖ was ―a collaboration,‖ discussed during multiple
meetings between Williams himself, Mila P. Cooper, Director, and
Julie Bishop, Assistant Director. With the endorsement of The
President's Office, the challenge was put into action. (See OCO,
Page 14)
Mind spa
A way out of stress By MAGGIE TAM
Entering a softly lit room adorned by European paintings after a
stressful
school day, you are first introduced to an interactive computer
software by staff.
Then they would leave you alone in the room to enjoy a ―brain
refreshment‖ without any
disturbance. Baldwin Wallace‘s Counseling Services has
added in this fall semester an innovative high-tech way for
students to relieve stress on
their own: the mind spa. ―It‘s a campus-wide effort for all to
come in to utilize
the self-service facilities,‖ said Dr Jerry Hayes, Assistant
Director of Counseling
Services. (See MIND SPA, Page 14)
WBWC boosts ratings
By BEN KUBUSKI WBWC 88.3 the Sting,
Baldwin-Wallace College‘s radio station, has increased its
listenership to 30,000 listeners
since May 2010 due to its student leadership led activities
promoting the station.
According to the station‘s Program Director, Ryan Radke, The
Sting is a student run radio
station. He said ―The faculty advisor is very hands off and lets
us run the show.‖
(See WBWC, Page 15)
B-W photographer retires after 23 years
By BETH MEADOWS Ron Linek, official photographer of Baldwin
Wallace College, retires after
taking thousands of photographs in his 23 years at the college.
Linek said that the reason for photography is ―for people to stop
and notice
an everyday thing and reconsider the importance of what‘s going
on‖. He said that B-
W is like a ―small town newspaper‖ because of the variety of
things that go on here. A good sports program, famous people,
outside speakers, and commencement were all part of the regular
projects that Linek would work on. ―Almost every day was
something different‖, reported Linek. Linek also got the
opportunity to work on several special projects. He got to
photograph a ―real, live, American president‖ when Ronald Reagan
visited B-W‘s
campus in the 80‘s, Linek said. He was scheduled to photograph
presidential Republican candidate John McCain when he visited
campus, but was kicked out. He documented the experiences of
biology students in the jungles of Ecuador in 1992
and students studying 3rd
world countries in Nicaragua in 1994. When the Mississippi River
flooded, some students in the B-W outreach program were sent to
rebuild houses and Linek photographed their experience.
Linek‘s favorite photograph he ever took was in Nicaragua, with
a young person standing on the porch of a tropical building, and in
the background, soldiers with guns. (See LINEK, Page 12)
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Late nights = Phat Antonio’s By CHRISTINA CORSI
Phat Antonio‘s is a late-night dining option that offers a
variety of specialty sandwiches and fried foods that the Union has
created earlier this semester. Located in the
main dining hall, Phat Antonio‘s is open Sunday-Thursday 8:00
pm-midnight. The idea and motivation for adding another after
hours
option came from students and their comment cards in search of
something besides the usual Lang or Buzzy‘s.
Different than Lang, which serves the same day time menu options
at night, and Buzzy‘s, which has the same options day and
night everyday of the week, Phat Antonio‘s (See PHAT, Page
10)
Food Services expands campus dining options
By SHANNA KYNKOR
At the beginning of last year, Buzzy‘s had been the only place
where students could purchase late night food or snacks on campus.
At the end of last year, however, Baldwin Wallace expanded their
dining hall hours in
Lang Hall. These late night hours and new food attractions
catered to students needs, and proved to be a big hit on campus.
Due to the success of Lang Hall‘s late night hours, Tom Bobek,
Assistant Director of the Union Dining Hall has been a main
decision maker behind the newly implemented, expanded dining hours,
visiting chefs, Phat Antonio‘s, and flappers, which are all new to
the Baldwin Wallace Union this
year. Last year, Lang Dining Hall had a trial period of late
nights where they served wraps and paninis after the normal dining
hall hours. This proved
to be very successful, according to Bobek. About two or three
weeks into September, the Union Dining Hall announced that they
would be staying open until midnight, Monday through Thursday each
week. This according to Bobek ―just gave an opportunity to students
to have something other than pizza.‖ The
Union has also extended their hours on Friday and Saturday
nights. So far, feedback from students has been almost completely
positive about the extended hours and the new food items on the
menu. Current
senior, Abigail Svigelj remarked, ―The extended hours of the
Union Dining Hall have been very convenient to me. As an off campus
commuter, getting food at the union has been made more accessible
and more fitting with my schedule.‖
This has been proved by students loud and clear. Bobek stated,
―We could not believe the amount of students that came.‖ The only
drawback according to some students is the size of the
sandwiches. Many students have complained that the sandwiches
are too large. Bobek said that for next semester they are working
on possibly making the sandwiches available in half sizes.
The new dining hall hours and different events were first
advertised to football students and others that were able to move
in early. Since they were here before school started, it was a good
way to try it out to see how it
worked, according to these students. (See DINING, Page 15)
Lambda Chi Alpha returning to B-W Fraternity looks to revitalize
its values
By JOE PRADA
This fall semester, at Baldwin-Wallace College a new fraternity
is being
established on campus. With currently 15 members on campus,
Lambda Chi Alpha is looking to create a name for themselves in the
B-W college community.
The Lambda Chi fraternity was on campus in the 1990‘s but then
was kicked
off campus in the year 2004. ―The fraternity was heading into a
downward spiral‖, Douglas Tackett, Hi Delta
of the fraternity, said. ―The wrong type of people were involved
in the organization and
made it more of a social fraternity than one that is service,
academic, and value based.‖ The fraternity is being reestablished
on campus because the alumni of Lambda
Chi really wanted to bring it back to Baldwin-Wallace. The
fraternity used to be the
largest and was one of the first fraternities on campus, Doug
recalls. ―The alumni wanted to get a good group of guys involved
back into the
fraternity and try to make it again what it once was‖, Doug
said.
(See FRATERNITY, Page 16)
Backpack drive successful – again
By NICOLE SIDOTI
The annual Backpack Drive is a newer program that is
now in their second year and has helped many students by raising
over 300 dollars. The program is
put on by the Education Department, said Robert Bolek, a
professor in the education program
for five years. The idea of this Backpack Drive started off
with
Bolek asking his students if they thought it was a good idea to
have the drive. (See DRIVE, Page 17)
Phat Antonio’s = creative eats
By LEAH WODOSLAWSKY Kennard Everett doesn‘t just make
your late-night sandwiches at Phat Antonio‘s. He will probably
ask if you want some crazy fries to go with it. He will also put
some of those
fries on the sandwich if you want him to. Phat Antonio‘s,
Baldwin-Wallace‘s new late-night food outlet in the Strosacker
College Union, dishes up any sandwich that the customer desires
late nights during the week. Phat Antonio‘s opened at the
beginning of Fall semester in the Union Dining Hall. Everett, a
freshman Psychology major from Cleveland, said he is scheduled to
work
three nights per week at the customized sandwich station. (See
SANDWICHES, Page 16)
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Sports/Recreation
Kayaking classes result from state grant
By KELLY WOLFF
Baldwin-Wallace College‘s Recreation Department is introducing a
new
opportunity for students and the surrounding community to become
one with water after
being awarded a $30,000 state grant. The first kayaking classes
began in July and are offered at least once every
month, year round. Christine Cancian, the Aquatics and Fitness
Supervisor at Baldwin-
Wallace College, wrote the grant last fall after getting the
idea from some colleagues at Youngstown State and Akron University
at a professional workshop. Her grant was approved by the boat
safety division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in
January. (See KAYAK, Page 19)
Jackets work to improve upon 2010 campaign
By BIANCA WEST
Men‘s Basketball Coach
Duane Sheldon has reason for planning future victory in the
Conference Championship with an
increase of more competent players in the rotation this
year.
Last year‘s record endured a
lot of close games but finalized at 14 wins and12 losses with no
set goal. Coach Sheldon mentioned, ―I think that
was a good year for us. We won a lot of close games, and our
conference, it‘s so competitive, that you take wins
anytime you can get em…‖ (See JACKETS, Page 16)
Lady Jackets’ season hinges on keeping key players healthy
By KEVIN GRISSINGER
The Baldwin-Wallace College women‘s basketball team is looking
to win the Ohio Athletic Conference and make a run for the National
Collegiate Athletic Association Division III title.
―I think our expectations are always pretty similar year to
year, we want to win the OAC, we want to get in the NCAA tournament
and we want to do well there,‖ Coach Cheri Harrer said. ―Eventually
our real goal is to win a national championship
and I don‘t know if that‘s expectations but I think that‘s a
realistic goal to shoot for but expectations are to win a league
championship.‖ Harrer believes that keeping key players healthy is
one of the keys that will
make this a successful season. The four key players that have a
starting spot are Amanda Schroeder, Rachael Rossman, Nancy Coulter
and Catherine Spisak. Coach Harrer also added that great chemistry
and everyone shooting for the same goal are
other keys for the team to have success. (See LADY JACKETS, Page
18)
New Hall of Fame inductees follow
long tradition By NICHOLAS MAYS
Baldwin-Wallace College inducted seven former athletes and
one head coach to its athletic Hall of Fame this year, adding to
a tradition of athletic excellence.
In alphabetical order, the newest Hall of Fame members are Anjee
Beard Beaston, Dr. Bob
Fisher, Laura Mench D‘Amato, Mark William Tinney, Shannon
Lakatosh Chung, Steve Varga, Tim McCaig,
and William Max Newill. According to BW‘s Athletic
Website, new members are
nominated and selected based on their level of contribution to
Baldwin-Wallace Athletics.
For example, Anjee Beaston was named ―the most outstanding
women‘s basketball
player in yellow Jacket history‖—she was part of the first team
to ever advance to the final eight in the
NCAA Division III tournament play in 1999-2000. (See INDUCTEES,
Page 17)
FORE! College develops disc golf course By FRANNY SPELLMAN
Imagine playing golf without having to lug around a collection
of clubs and a dozen balls. Wouldn‘t it be nice to play golf and
just hang out with your friends,
meandering around the course without having to worry about a
bunch of equipment? Maybe Disc Golf is the answer to this problem.
Baldwin-Wallace College installed a Disc Golf course on campus
during the
summer semester (2010) for students and faculty to use at their
leisure. The course is a great way to get people to see campus and
another way to increase cohesion among the B-W community.
Disc Golf is much like Golf; it is just played with a disc and
instead of a hole, players are aiming towards a basket. The goal is
to get the disc in the basket in the least amount of throws.
―There are many Golf techniques, like approach shots and the
putting procedure, that are used in Disc Golf as well,‖ said Rob
Becker, the Associate Director (See GOLF, Page 18)
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CONTEST (Continued from Page 1) how much electricity the winning
building saves ―What we'd like to do is a sliding scale so that a
percentage of the
savings comes back to the students,‖ Jeffers said. Dave Jensen,
Director of Auxiliary Services for B-W and Chair of the
Sustainability Committee, donated the prize money for the first
competition out of funds from his department. ―This energy
conservation competition is hopefully one of many opportunities for
the college community to rethink our current behaviors in
regards to sustainability,‖ Jensen said in an e-mail. Student
Senate paid for the meters – one in each building – at a cost of
$1,500 each. Jeffers said that he hopes to have meters installed
in
the South Campus residence halls and possibly the college-owned
apartments and Student-Directed Learning Community houses as more
money is raised for the project.
The proposal for the competitions was heard on November 22 by
the sustainability committee, a group comprised primarily of
faculty and staff members that reports to the President of the
College and the Board of
Trustees. Jeffers said that the overall goal is not to save
money for the school or to promote healthy competition between the
buildings but to get
students involved with being environmentally friendly, something
that he said previous campus initiatives have not done. ―As much as
it's great that we have a food composter (at the
Union) or that we have that windmill (near the baseball field),
it's not really something that the students are directly involved
in or that's really making an effect on the student's attitudes and
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areas the accessibility isn‘t there. Right there in the union
the lift breaks down once a month if not more.‖ According to
Paletta, the van will be purchased using the 25,000 to 30,000
dollar fund accumulated through Student
Senate‘s leftover capital and the senior class gift funding.
―The project fell through for the senior class to do the rock
climbing
wall and they heard about this handicapped accessible van
project. They really wanted to be a part of it, so all of the money
that they had fundraised went to the van.‖ stated Paletta. The plan
for the first van is to house it in the Safety and Security lot as
they are the only department on campus open 24/7.
Eventually, once more vans are accumulated, Paletta hopes to set
up an email system with Disability Services emailing Safety and
Security stating when and where to deploy a van to help a student
in need. The van would then go around to various spots on campus,
picking up and dropping off handicapped and injured students.
Though the plans are in place, according to Seroke, there are
still many logistics to work out such as who will train the
drivers, who oversees their paperwork, and what happens when a
driver cancels. ―Working out all the little stuff is very hard . I
also think because the cost of a van is so extensive we haven‘t
pushed the issue.‖ Seroke stated.
Agreeing with Seroke, Paletta‘s frustrations with planning the
shuttle system are directed more at the speed of the
Student Senate stating ―It drives me nuts. It‘s going through
the government. This is a government and you have to go through all
of the different steps and procedures. You have to make sure
everyone‘s happy.‖ he stated.
However, Paletta still insists that the van shuttle system would
be beneficial to the campus ―It‘s going to help us in
admissions, it‘s going to make our school look better, and it‘s
good for academic purposes. Students should not be missing class
because they‘re in a wheelchair, or they get hurt, or the weather
is too bad.‖ he said.
Seroke agrees stating ―I‘m a huge supporter! I think it is a
wonderful thing and I truly believe if we can make this
campus more accessible, we would have more students who would
attend B-W.‖ ###
Energy saving tips for dorm living
There are numerous ways for students to save energy while living
in a residence hall.
Turn off lights. The same rule you‘ve heard from your mother
since you were in elementary school still applies. Using natural
light during the day also helps to cut down on electricity
usage.
Unplug electronics. Leaving
electronic devices plugged in when not in use can use as much as
40 watts of energy.
Plugging all devices into a surge protector lets you have one
switch to turn everything
off.
Take shorter showers. A ten
minute shower uses 2.9 kilowatt hours of energy to heat the
water.
Do smarter laundry. Do full loads rather than partial loads
and use a drying rack instead of the dryer.
Put your computer to sleep. A
screensaver doesn‘t save energy, but using sleep mode does.
SOURCE: Towson University)
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CO-OP (Continued from Page 1) After the initial donor-based
funding plan fell through, Cortright worked on the co-op's
development and new funding proposal as part of a summer internship
with Dr. Stocks. The plan consists of parial funding from student
senate, fundraisers, and
membership fees. Cortright explained that in addition to
developing a funding plan, she also met with staff from the Ohio
City Bike Co-op as well as the co-op at Oberlin College for models
of co-ops in action. She even met with Berea mayor Cyril Kleem to
discuss the benefits of a bike initiative in the area, and the
opportunity for community solidarity.
Funding was officially approved by the student senate on October
19th, though Cortright explained there will be
additional fund-raising needed to reach some of the goals she
envisioned. As the garage is still being furnished with drywall,
heating, and other fundamentals, Cortright acknowledges that she's
―in the process of looking into purchasing the equipment‖ so
that when the garage is finished, they can get started. When
asked what the driving force behind the co-op was, Cortright
explained that ―a big part of it is sustainability, and another big
part is community; I'd really like to break down the wall between
Berea and Baldwin-Wallace.‖ Cortright talked about
how the campus seems separate from the rest of the city, and
that she hopes the co-op will encourage a new sense of
togetherness. When the co-op is in full gear next semester, other
departments will continue respond to the increasing bike
presence
on campus. Bob Beyer, Assistant Director of Residence Life and
general supporter of the bike co-op, acknowledged some of the
accessibility issues that are arising with more students using
bikes. He mentioned that concern for student bike safety, concern
over the number of bike racks, and concern for general bike
security, has increased with the number of bikers. However he
acknowledged that Residence Life as embraced the co-op as
another example of the college's sustainability movement for
incoming students. With financial, health, and environmental
benefits, the Baldwin-Wallace bike co-op is a welcome addition to
the green
movement on campus.###
L.A.Z. (Continued from Page 1) McRae‘s music career got started
about a year ago. When asked about how he got started McRae said
―We were just
playing around trying to find the perfect sounds‖. They then
used a music software program called Reason 4.0 to help them
perfect their sounds for their music. Reason 4.0 is a virtual
studio recording rack that allows artists to be creative and turn
their ideas into music.
Then the hard part came as McRae had to get his music to be
heard. ―A big part of it was Networking‖ McRae said.
The artists known as L.A.Z. started out by doing little shows
locally here in Cleveland and Akron as well as talent competitions
for young artists trying to get noticed.
McRae opened for Raekwon, a member of the Wu-Tang Clan at a show
at Peabodys in Cleveland. It was through this
show that McRae got discovered and his career has started to
take off. McRae has since had his music recorded and now has two
CD‘s. His first was titled Spazz Session while his new one
is call The Lazarus Effect. His CD release was the just the
beginning. McRae currently has a website in the works that will be
called Acadlife.com, which is set to launch on the internet in the
coming weeks.
His new single ―Do You Remember Me‖ is set to hit ITunes in the
next week. The video to the single ―Do You Remember Me‖ is also in
the works and is being shot by BW film student Amy Tamayo. In this
song, McRae raps about how people want to be his friend now because
they see him as being productive and almost famous. They didn‘t
like him when he
was just an average kid, but now they see his success and want
to be a part of it. In his music McRae uses real life situations
and experience to help fuel his lyrics and beats. He said he likes
to venture
into what music heads call commercial music. He loves tapping
into subjects that the average person can not conquer. McRae
has had some experiences that some people couldn‘t even dream
of. It has not been easy for McRae to get to where he is today
however. Growing up as a child was very challenging for
McRae. ―There were times I just felt like tapping out‖ McRae
said. As a child growing up McRae was in and out of foster
homes
for 12 years. He said his mom lived a very troubled life being a
drug addict and just did not take good care of McRae, which forced
him into the foster homes. As McRae puts it, it forced him to grow
up in the homes of individuals who had a better vision for his
life. Music has always been McRae‘s outlet and he uses these
experiences to motivate him in his music.
Along with juggling his music career, McRae is still a full-time
student at BW trying to earn his degree. He finds it very
challenging taking care of his academic duties while still being
able to purse his career in the music business.
McRae contributes a lot of his Success to God. Early in his life
McRae struggled moving from home to home and
finding stability in his life. ―There was a voice inside my head
that just told me to keep going‖ McRae said. He believes God told
him to keep going and now he finds himself as an up and coming rap
artists in the music business. McRae was also given the opportunity
to join the ―Old School Meets New School‖ concert tour. The concert
tour starts
in January and travels to different countries across the world.
Although McRae is still undecided on the event he is leaning
towards staying at BW and finishing out his degree.
―Graduating college isn‘t just graduating college‖ he said, ―I
will be the first one in my family to graduate from both high
school and
college which means a lot‖. McRae knows that there will be other
music tours and that graduating is more important at this t ime. In
the future McRae hopes for him and his team, Reason Academy to end
up in California continuing their music
careers. He wants to own his own music label, write a best
selling book, and maybe even be in a movie someday. McRae would
also like to start a foundation for children who like himself
had a bad hand dealt to them as children. The foundation would give
back to children who had dreams of being young artists just like
McRae. ###
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CAMPAIGN (Continued from Page 2) Spiker said that it‘s been a
―very, very successful campaign because we have great donors that
give… money to great
projects.‖ Some groups of donors include trustees who, as of
October 1
st, contributed $28 million; alumni—$32 million; friends,
family and staff—$17.8 million; and corporations and
foundations—$15.2 million, according to the college. Spiker also
mentioned
individual donors who made large contributions to the college.
Such individuals included Arthur and Helen Telfer, whose ―$7
million bequest has helped B-W fully fund a $27 million
expansion of new facilities for science and innovation...‖ In
honor of their gift, the biology (Helen‘s major) and neuroscience
building was named Arthur and Helen Telfer Hall, according to the
college.
Another donor Spiker mentioned was Jim Thomas, a real estate
developer in Los Angeles and across the country. Thomas challenged
the campaign to raise $5 million for the science program and if
achieved he would match that amount. The
campaign rose to the occasion and raised the money. In honor of
his gift, the science buildings, which include the Center for
Innovation and Growth (CIG), Telfer Hall, Wilker Hall and Ward
Hall, are now under the name Thomas Family Center for Science and
Innovation.
The third donor referred to was Laura Bickimer, a Cleveland
Public School math teacher who ―...left her entire estate to
Baldwin-Wallace and it was $2.2 million…‖ said Spiker. He said she
wanted a part of the money to go towards a scholarship and a math
classroom. Her donation has been honored in the form of a coffee
shop on the north side of the campus located in the
CIG named LB‘s Café, standing for her initials. In order to
initially reach these and other donors, the committee, who is
co-chaired by Willard E. Carmel and William B.
Summers, Jr. followed a three phase process, Spiker explained.
The first phase he said is called ―the quiet phase‖ because
―you‘re targeting intentional donors and having more one on one
sorts of conversations.‖ Phase two broadens the scope of
prospective donors and focuses on groups of people as opposed to
individuals. The last phase then tries to ―get the word out to as
many people as possible‖ through means such as the Transforming
Lives brochures and Synergies, the alumni magazine.
All donations provided the means for the Transforming Lives
projects to be completed, including the Lou Higgins recreational
advances completed in 2005, the track and turf placed in at Finnie
Stadium in 2007, and the renovations to the Conservatory expected
to be finished in August of 2011. One academic project includes
Peter Rae‘s director position in the CIG,
which was received in the form of a multimillion dollar endowed
fund to the college and scholarship funds. This is the college‘s
fourth formal campaign, with the first dating back 41 years,
according to Spiker. * 1969-1972, goal about $6 million- raised
roughly $8 million.
* 1983-1986, goal roughly 15 million- given 19 million. *
1994-1999, goal approximately $44 million- received $55 million.
Although the official end of the campaign isn‘t until December 31,
Spiker said the committee was considering the
campaign complete and they were able to do so because ―great
projects [plus] great donors equals success.‖ In the Transforming
Lives brochure, Mr. Carmel states, ―It is not the future of
Baldwin-Wallace that is at stake here, it is
our continuing ability to provide the finest in educational
opportunities- to transform lives- for present and future
generations.‖###
SCHEDULE (Continued from Page 2) The push for the scheduling
changes came mostly from students, Farish said. The problem he has
seen the most is
students having problems graduating in four years. Having two
required courses meeting at the same time as well as class that
overlap ―by only fifteen minutes‖ was a problem that Farish had
seen many times in his position.
―We‘d like to see our four year graduation rate improve,‖ Farish
stated. ―We think the reason it‘s so low is because
students are having a hard time scheduling.‖ Like many other
students at Baldwin-Wallace, Popik has the option of either staying
an extra year to finish her degree,
or to drop one of her majors to graduate on time.
Popik also stated that she hopes students in the future do not
have to worry about overlapping classes and if a class ―will ever
be offered at a good time.‖
Along with the reduction in four credit hour periods, the school
also plans to add an extra five minutes in between the
times that classes are scheduled. This brings the total time
between each class to 15 minutes. While Baldwin-Wallace has a
fairly small campus, students were still having some difficulty
getting to any class on time, Farish stated.
―While I‘ve never had any troubles with getting to class on
time, I have felt extremely rushed getting there,‖ Popik noted.
―The extra five minutes will be so helpful.‖ Not only will this
help students get to class on time, but it also allows for more
student-to-professor interaction. Now students will have an
available time to stop and ask questions about things they were
unsure of in class.
―Faculty were also concerned that students don‘t have time to
come up after class and ask a question,‖ Farish stated. ―So, we
wanted to make sure they had time for those opportunities as
well.‖
While the plan seems mostly beneficial, the reduction of four
credit courses might affect curriculums of certain
departments, Farish stated. Some departments are also still
working on the number of four credit courses, such as the history
and English departments.
―You‘ll see fewer four credit lecture courses,‖ Farish added.
―Some will remain, some will always be there, and that‘s
fine. But, it will be easier for us to manage and get them
scheduled so that they don‘t overlap.‖ ―I'm happy to hear that they
are working on rearranging when classes are going to be offered,‖
Popik responded. ―That
would make scheduling so much easier and less stressful.‖
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VETERANS (Continued from Page 2) Nancy Jirousek, the Associate
Director of Adult Learning, is one person that oversees the team.
―It‘s an amazing
option for a qualifying veteran to come here,‖ Jirousek said.
This semester, there are 72 veterans enrolled at B-W, which is
divided almost evenly between day students, adult and
continuing education students, and graduate students. According
to Jirousek, approximately 23 of those students receive
Yellow Ribbon benefits. There are also some students that use an
older GI bill and do not receive these benefits. Baldwin-Wallace
has supported the military since the 1940s in World War II,
according to Jirousek. ―They had Navy
V-12 units stationed on campus. They also had army civilian
pilot trainees here. They totally re-vamped their schedule
because
so many men were going off to war and coming back from war…so
they‘ve always had this commitment to Veterans,‖ Jirousek
stated.
The idea for the Veterans Support Team, according to Jirousek,
came from Rick DeChante, the Executive Director of
the Veterans Services Program at Cuyahoga Community College. The
team at B-W often refers qualified students to the Veterans Upward
Bound Program at the community college. According to the website,
the program offers support services to eligible U.S. veterans that
are interested in pursuing their first college degree. This program
in turn refers students to B-W and
makes veterans events at the college known. ―I think it‘s so
important that we support our veterans who come back,‖ Jirousek
stated when asked why she believes
the team is important for the college. ―Some of these students
have had 3, 4, 5 tours of duty in Afghanistan or Iraq and they
need to be supported in whatever way we can. It helps if they
know that there‘s someone in a particular office who really knows
what they‘re talking about. None of us can know everything.‖
The staff members that make up the Support Team went through
training in order to know how to help veterans with
any questions they may have had in their particular department.
They participated in webinar training sessions in July of 2009. A
clinical social worker from the Department of Veterans Affairs came
to B-W and provided training for staff members in some of the
campus offices as well.
While the Veterans Support Team focuses on the campus offices,
there are also faculty members that are veterans who play a part in
this ―support network,‖ according to Jirousek. The faculty members
attend any even t on campus that is geared towards veterans.
The Veterans Support Team is still in the process of being
formed, as they are looking at new ways to help veterans at the
college. Jirousek is currently seeking ways to fund a student
position for a current veteran student that would help with the
organization. ―We‘re looking at maybe a graduate assistantship
somehow that could go to a veteran, or they could help wi th
recruitment,‖ said Jirousek. A new student organization has been
created as well for veterans. While the organization is still in
progress, they
have already had some accomplishments and are continuing to plan
for the future. The team wants to make the experience the
veterans have at B-W as enjoyable as possible. John Curtis, a
librarian at Ritter Library and a veteran, will be the advisor for
the organization. Baldwin-Wallace College President, Richard Durst
is also a Veteran and is very involved as well. ―He often comes to
events and gives the welcoming remarks,‖ said Jirousek.
Jirousek is also looking to plan more events for veterans. On
Veteran‘s Day this past November, a breakfast was planned for them
with Career Services. She hopes this will become an annual event.
They also want to find somewhere on campus where veterans could
meet. The American Legion at Coe Lake has offered their
facility.
The new student organization is focusing on mentoring new
veteran students as well. She is hoping that the organization will
be up and running by spring semester. Veterans will mentor students
by calling them to help with anything they may need. They will also
try to set up a meet-and-greet every semester to show the students
around campus and inform them
about the Veterans Support Team. ―So, would we like to do more?‖
Jirousek said. ―Absolutely. Right now, we‘re just trying to make
sure the basics are
covered well and that we‘re supporting our veterans as much as
we can and looking for additional ways to make this the best
experience possible for them.‖ ###
PHAT (Continued from Page 5) offers new menu items that are not
available in the Union or anywhere else throughout the day.
According to Food Service Relief Supervisor Anthony Wise, ―it‘s
something different‖. He describes Phat Antonio‘s as a nice change
of pace from the mundane work week. He explained how the Union
employees maintain their professional attitudes all day, but at
night they want to be able to have fun in a more laid back
atmosphere.
This attitude is highly encouraged to the students as well. ―I
love the rowdy bunch‖ said Wise, who hopes to also bring in
entertainment throughout the week. He would like to have bands
perform, open mic nights and other performances from the student
body to set the mood for a fun late-night dining experience. He
wants to encourage those performances and groups to
use Phat Antonio‘s as their practice location. In order to get
Phat Antonio‘s started, Food Services met with different vendors,
food distributors and representatives
and went through a series of taste tests. With the help of the
vendors, food services created the concept of Phat Antonio‘s.
Phat Antonio‘s is not currently reaching goals set before
opening. ―This semester, adding Phat Antonio‘s seems to be moving
sales around as oppose to creating more business especially with
Buzzy‘s‖ said Wise. ― Phat Antonio‘s is about half way to our goals
but we did start with very high expectations.‖ Wise explained that
eventually he would like to be able to h ire
more student workers to help expand Phat Antonio‘s, but is
currently unable to afford it financially. Hiring more workers
would create more jobs on campus and hopefully in turn boost
business for Phat Antonio‘s.
Phat Antonio‘s will continue moving towards their goals in hopes
to increase business, hire more student workers and
continue to meet the needs of the student body. ###
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DIP (Continued from Page 2) ―We fell just a little bit short of
the [freshmen] class we wanted…and then you also have to remember
in this area, it‘s
not just economics, but in the state of Ohio, we‘re one of the
few states with less high school graduates…so the competition is
huge,‖ said Young. Patricia Skrha, Director of Undergraduate
Admission, provided information on how the admission office
strategizes to
communicate Baldwin-Wallace‘s high-quality value to prospective
students and what separates BW from the rest of the competition.
―We spend a lot of time talking about the quality of the school
with prospective students and parents, what a small
private college means and how that differs from a large public
institution…‖ said Skrha. The variety of academic programs that BW
offers, the quality of those programs, and the personality of the
college, which is the most challenging to communicate, are all
important to potential future students, according to Skrha. Of
course, there
are also factors that decrease the chances of a student coming
to BW as well, the almost obvious answer being the cost of a
private college education. An aggressive approach [by the Office of
Admission] has been implemented, said Skrha. Not only has the
admission
office been aggressive in recruiting juniors and seniors in high
school, but ―We have also been more aggressive about marketing our
scholarship opportunities. We‘ve made sure there is no mystery to a
student as to how much they might be eligible for…‖ said Skrha. BW
offers a financial aid estimator on the college website and
although it is not a guarantee, it can help estimate a
financial aid package for a future student, said Skrha. An
internal challenge that the admission office has with recruiting
new students is that recruitment awareness needs to be present on
BW‘s campus.
―…If a student is walking across campus and sees garbage on
campus, it would be really helpful if the student would pick up the
garbage because the next person walking behind you might be a
prospective family and if they see garbage on campus, they‘re not
gonna like Baldwin-Wallace as much,‖ said Skrha.
The goal is to get everyone thinking about recruitment
awareness, which does not seem to be an issue for our ―friendly
campus,‖ said Skrha. Baldwin-Wallace hopes to keep its recruiting
methods aggressive both externally and internally to be successful
in a
bad economy, which can sometimes unfortunately result in cutting
back on faculty and staff. As of now, according to Linda Young, BW
is in good shape and there is no concern about cutting back [on
staff], which could potentially be a consequence in later years if
enrollment numbers drop severely.
―We‘re trying to provide a higher quality education because 90%
of our budget is based on tuition. So if you fall behind in
tuition, it is serious at a private college, and it doesn‘t take
many students to fall behind. You know, [not enrolling] ten
students is [costing the college] $100, 000,‖ said Young. ###
INSANITY (Continued from Page 3)
Traditional workout group; one at 7am and one at 7pm that are
held in the Lou Higgins Recreation Center. The student
participants must also complete a sixth day of working out on
their own. ―The experiment is beneficial to the students involved
because it forces them to workout, and it‘s free access to an
otherwise expensive DVD training component,‖ said Kyle
Harriger.
Harriger stated in an email that the student researchers are
using a number of psychological mediators known to influence
physical activity behavior change and exercise adherence. These
mediators include Self-Regulation, Self-Efficacy, and Social
Support. They are also using dependent variables that are assessing
physiological components of fitness, including:
height, weight, body composition (Body Fat Percentage-Skinfold
Test), upper body muscular endurance (Push-Up Test), cardiovascular
fitness (1.5 mile run), flexibility (Sit & Reach-testing lower
back and hamstring flexibility) and changes that occur that are
positive or negative during the pre, mid, and post tests. There are
six people in the Traditional workout group and ten
people in the Insanity group. Being a B-W student/faculty
collaboration within the Exercise Science majors, Dr. Jaimy Dyer
and Dr. Amy-Jo
Sutterluety are the faculty leaders. There are also accompanying
student researchers that are Exercise Science majors or minors
that supervise the experiments and collect the data that will
then be presented at the end of this semester in a final project.
The student researchers began recruiting people across campus to
join in on this rigorous experiment. ―We recruited people by word
of mouth, and even started a Facebook group,‖ said Mallory Kobak,
who is double-majoring in Exercise Science
and Athletic Training and also supervising the Traditional
workout group. Harriger and Scott Nealon who are supervising the
Insanity portion of the experiment, said they received more
response then they ever expected.
The data from the Insanity group vs. the Traditional workout
group will then be collected at the end of the experiment
course and compared from the pre-test, mid-point test and
post-test to gain the final results. For next semester, Dr. Dyer
and Dr. Sutterluety are looking to have students from the Exercise
Science major create a workout DVD of their own.
―I think everyone is having fun with it,‖ said Nealon. As the
semester comes to a close on campus, students will not
only be working up a sweat in the library studying for finals,
but in the gym as well. ###
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RESEARCH (Continued from Page 3)
―A minor hearing loss could end a musician‘s career and his/her
livelihood‖ Romeo says. A musicians hearing has to be more acute
and attuned because if you cannot hear the delicate balances of
sound musicians can‘t perform, Romeo said. NIHL is 100%
preventable, she says.
Currently 150 wireless devices are being produced to test an
entire orchestra and measure the risk of NIHL. The sound of the
individual instruments, as well as those around the musicians such
as the piano or trombone will be tested.
The orchestras have a standard seating pattern, once an
orchestra is tested, the risks involved can be evaluated and
preventive measure can be taken to ensure the safe usage of
instruments for all musicians, Romeo said. There are plans to
implement the use of the wireless hearing devices into the B-W
conservatory curriculum to allow
students the opportunity to use the product and personalize
their own safe usage, Romeo said.
Many other colleges are interested in the product and are asking
to help in an addi tional research. ―We are willing to share the
technology‖ June Rome stated. ―But first we will focus on our own,
here at B-W‖. She says.
Sound is measured in decibels and sound pressure is logarithmic.
According to NIOSH (National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health) & OSHA (Occupational Safety
& Health Administration) 85 decibels is the standard for 8hours
of un-protected exposure. A normal conversation is around 60
decibels, Romeo said.
For every 3 or 5 decibel increase you have to cut exposure time
in half so for 85 is safe for 8 hours, If you go to 90
decibels its only safe for 4 hours , If you go to 95 decibels
its only safe for two hours, 100 decibels for 1 hour , 105 decibels
for ½ hour, Romeo said. The average violin decibel is 112, right
under the ear and that is just playing regular violin not super
loud. The exposure
time for 112 decibels would be around 7 ½ minutes. ―What
professional violinist can practice or perform for seven minutes a
day???‖ Romeo said. With the data collected we will be able to
raise awareness and help musicians be aware of how to reduce their
risk of
noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) overtime, Romeo said. ###
PHILANTHROPY (Continued from Page 3) Two classes were awarded
grants to participate in the program in the 2010 spring semester.
These courses included Child
Maltreatment: Causes and Consequences taught by Dr. Lisa Green
in the Psychology department, and Urban and Community Life taught
by Dr. Carol Gregory in the Sociology department.
Students were presented with options of organizations fitting to
the class and then chose which one they wanted to work with
throughout the semester.
These non-profit organizations included Applewood Centers, Art
House, Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Esperanza,
Northeast Shores Development Corporation, Providence
House, and Slavic Village Development, said Cooper. The program
turned out to be a great success, Cooper stated. Overall, they
provided over 1,000 hours of service and
awarded $9,000 to six non-profit organizations, according the
OCO website. Each class was given $4500 to distribute. They had
control over how much money each organization was to be
awarded.
Students are also responsible for developing Request for Funding
Proposals to gain valuable grant writing and decision making
skills. These proposals were reviewed by a campus advisory team
consisting of faculty, a community representative, and a BW
student. Starting spring of 2011, a grant writing class will review
and make decisions for the grant proposals submitted by the
students,
said Mila Cooper. She will be teaching a class as part of the
Urban Semester program, called Urban Community Engagement. The
class will not be part of the project but work as a campus liaison
and will
review and make decisions for the grant proposals submitted by
the students in the grant writing class. The program will take
place again during the 2011 spring
semester. Any interested students can participate in the program
by signing up for one of the classes but must be enrolled to
participate. Mila Cooper says the OCO is not looking to expand
the
project but hopes to obtain funding to sustain the program in
future years. ###
LINEK (Continued from Page 4) ―This picture absolutely floored
me because to me that was what Nicaragua was at the
time‖. ―People were poor and the army was important‖, explained
Linek.
Linek never went to school for
photography, rather he majored in Industrial Design at the
University of Cincinnati. While there, he was required to take a
couple photography classes as part
of the fixed curriculum. Linek said that because he cannot draw
well with paint, chalk, and pencil, he used light instead as his
art medium. He said that
light expresses mood in the same way but is more instant with
digital imaging.
While in school he worked for Media
Services at the University and then after he graduated he
continued working for them for a few years. He got experience in
photography, movie-
making, and videotaping. Linek never did work in industrial
design because he went ―right into photography, and never looked
back‖. Linek said that
photography ―satisfied my urge to create‖. Linek is enjoying his
retirement in
particular, sleeping in. He and his wife are now
traveling, having just completed a trip to the Great Smokey
Mountains. They are hoping to plan a trip to Africa in the next
year or so. Linek says that one of
the greatest things now is ―having Saturday afternoons at home;
I‘m not at a football game anymore‖. ###
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LITTLE (Continued from Page 3) When Little was thirteen years
old he decided he wanted to teach, and choose math because ―it was
challenging and
interesting.‖ Now, 50 years after finishing his undergrad and
starting down his career path as a math teacher, Little still f
eels he made the right choice. He even said he would not change
anything about his career path.
―I have never been seriously interested in doing anything else‖
Little explained, ―It‘s been fun.‖
A native to Ohio, Little went to Wittenberg University in
Springfield to obtain his Bachelors of Mathematics with a minor in
Physical Science. This is where he discovered that Mathematics was
the path for him. Chemistry and Physics had also been options
Little was debating on pursuing, but Mathematics looked like the
best route.
―I really didn‘t like all the odors in the chem. lab at the
time, and math I‘d go take my book and go sit out under a tree…,‖
Little continued, ―and I didn‘t have to worry about the lab.‖
At the start of Little‘s freshman year, there were just over 200
students in the Pre Calculus class. By the time Little was in
Calculus II, there were only 24 students left. ―And I just
looked around and said ‗I‘m not always number one in the class, bu
t I think I‘ll have a job if I stick to this‘‖ Little
explained.
Little then went on to receive his Masters of Arts &
Teaching in Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University in
Maryland.
After graduating, Little won his first full time teaching
position at Culver Academy in Indiana. Throughout the years, Little
has studied Graduate Mathematics and Secondary Curriculum
Development at Harvard,
taught in Nigeria for two years through Harvard, and also taught
in India for nine weeks through the United States National
Science
Foundation. Little taught full time at Kent State University
while working towards his PhD at KSU as well. Little served as a
member of
his church council, vice chairman of the Faculty Senate at the
Stark campus of KSU and President of the Ohio Council of
Teachers
of Mathematics. Little received phone calls from both
Baldwin-Wallace College and Bowling Green State University in 1975.
―I interviewed both places and was offered both jobs and I chose to
come here‖ Little explained.
Little‘s positive experience at Wittenberg, another small,
liberal arts school similar to BWC was a deciding factor in
choosing to accept the position here.
In the fall of 1975 Little began his career here, and 35 years
later is thinking about soon ending it. He says that he plans
on retiring within the next five years, however still deeply
enjoys his work and said teaching the students who are interesting
in learning make it fun for him.
―As long as I‘m healthy and enjoy harassing young people like I
do,‖ Little went on, ―I really do appreciate my job and the
opportunity to be here. We have the best department on campus to
work with.‖ Little specializes in Euclidean and Non-Euclidean
Geometry as well as Preparation and In-service of high school
math
teachers. This means that most of the students who come into his
classroom are either preparing to be teachers or are in an
upper
level math class, one needed for their major, not to fulfill
general math requirements. Little says his greatest success as a
teacher is the numerous students who thought they weren‘t good math
students and have now gone on to be very successful in it.
His parents have influenced him the most in his career; they
always wanted to see him succeed and had very high expectations.
The biggest disappointment for Little is that he was not able to
make as much progress as he had hoped to in his career.
It is also a big disappointment that some teachers are not as
committed as he believes they should be. ―My faith makes me so
committed,‖ Little explained, adding that his upbringing, the work
ethic that his parents gave him, and the fact that he grew up in a
rural town also make him such a committed teacher.
Little could not think of just one person who he has admired
most in the math community. There are many individuals close to him
that he deeply admires. Little has created two scholarships, one in
honor of Norman Dodson at Wittenburg, and the other in memory of
his
parents, which is here at BWC. In 1990, Little was the youngest
person at the time to receive the Christofferson-Fawcett Award for
a lifetime contribution to mathematics education and for
outstanding and inspirational professional service to the
mathematics community. This award is
given by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The
Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics awarded Little
in 2008 with an award for Outstanding Teaching and Service.
At BWC, he has won the Strosacker Award for Excellence in 1999.
The Strosacker award is won by nominations from students and
alumni, and Little had the opportunity to read the letters sent in
nominating him. Students and alumni had said they were nominating
him because he keeps his word, returns papers on time, cares about
students, is available to students, and
because he helps prepare students for graduate school. After
retirement, Little plans to continue doing some of the things he
enjoys about his job now, including speaking at
conferences and publishing some of his writings. His wife,
Laura, and he enjoy hiking in their spare time, which they plan
to
continue to do. He also plans on spending more time with his
children and his grandkids. When asked how he would like to be
remembered after he retires from BWC, Little said that he wants
students to think of him and remember the achievements that they
had and can share with him, and remember him as the teacher who
cared about the
students and gave them the opportunity to know they were good at
what they were doing. ###
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OCO (Continued from Page 4) Kiaya Sutton, Baldwin-Wallace
Student, has been a part of the Office of Community Outreach for
the past three years.
During her freshman year she was given the opportunity to go on
an alternative spring break, and as a sophomore she was able to
become a member of the special projects team. Now, as a junior,
she is serving her pledged hours by participating in both programs.
At the moment, she is leading a tip where they will be spending a
week in Mississippi doing disaster relief, and s till continues to
remain a member of the special projects team.
―We plan about three big service projects a semester such as:
Saturday of Service, Gift Drive/Wrapping Party, Hunger and
Homelessness Week, MLK Day of Learning and Berea Service day just
to name a few!‖ Said Sutton.
For those who are not able to involve themselves in alternative
trips or special projects teams, weekly programs, such as
the Boys and Girls club, are no commitment organizations where
individuals and groups are able to serve their pledged time. With
the ability to provide this type of service every week, there
should be no problem for participants to complete their hours by
the deadline, Said Williams.
After volunteering, individuals and groups are both encouraged
to report their hours back to the OCO. For this specific community
challenge there are two deadlines to report service. The first is
at the end of the fall semester, December 1
st, and the
second in the spring, April 1st.
Because of these deadlines, the Office of Community Outreach
does not have information on their results thus far. This is their
largest feat. Getting participants to simply write down and report
their service. Because of this, the OCO does not have a goal for
the end of the fall semester.
―Our ideal goal would obviously be 12, 500,‖ laughed Williams.
However, the Office of community outreach wants you to know that it
is more than just about the hours. ―As an office we don't
necessarily care about the numbers, we just want people to get out
there and see how rewarding service can be,‖ said
Sutton. If all goes according to plan, the Office of Community
Outreach hopes to arrange a celebration night in the spring. Its
purpose, the recognition of all of the work individuals and
organizations underwent the make the ―Campus Challenge‖
possible.
For additional motivation, a raffle will be held where
volunteers who have submitted their time will have the chance to be
rewarded for their efforts. ###
MIND SPA (Continued from Page 4)
The interactive software ―Healing Rhythms‖ is a biofeedback
training program using different games that promote relaxation,
focus and centeredness, works with a finger sensor which is plugged
into the computer to allow your fingers to interact with the
software. It can measure and monitor changes in skin conductance
level and heart rate variability
In the room, there is also a light therapy box to treat Seasonal
Affective Disorder, a mood disorder in which people who have normal
mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive
symptoms in the winter. Other equipments to relieve stress and
improve mood includes a massage chair, some relaxation CDs and an
aroma
therapy stone with essential oil. He said the mind spa targeted
every student in BW. ―It‘s a new way to reach out students who
didn‘t come here before. Typically we only see students that come
to the center for counseling therapy. But we want to attract
students who never come,‖ he
said. ―They don‘t need to have problems so severe that they need
a counseling therapy. Anybody can come in.‖ He explained that there
were a lot of stressed BW students who need to relax but they did
not feel the need of having a one-on-one therapy in which the
student comes in to a counselor‘ office and talk about his or her
problems, and the counselor
helps to cope with them. ―But the mind spa is a self-service.
You don‘t need anybody to help you. You can do on your own whenever
you want to,‖ he added.
―It‘s kind of like you go to a doctor to prescribe you something
but then you are on your own to get some supplements. It‘s still
good. It doesn‘t mean the doctor is not good but you want to do
something to on your own to enhance it [the relief of
stress],‖Hayes said. ―It‘s a new service but not any duplication.
It‘s a totally new concept.‖
The center invested $1,500 in developing the mind spa service,
Hayes said. The mind spa is housed in the Health Center and is
available to all students from 9 am to 4 pm every week day except
Wednesday , on a first-come-first-served and sign-up basis for a
30-minute session each time. The service is free of charge for
all
BW students and teachers. You just need to bring your Jacket
Express card to sign in for identifying and tracking purposes. So
far about 30 students have enjoyed the mind spa service and a lot
of them are repeat customers who come on a weekly basis or even a
couple times a week, he said.
To promote the new service, Hayes said there were two open
houses to introduce the mind spa to students, one in last spring
semester and one in this fall semester. They also sent out many
flyers to promote the new service and provided detailed
descriptions on the health center website.
He added that some other colleges heard about BW‘s mind spa and
had learnt more about that from him. ―We‘re setting a precedent.
Schools are copying us,‘ he said. ―The most common experience that
college students have is stress. All college students want to be
successful and have
a lot of expectation,‖ he said. ―We try to help people to manage
stress in many ways. Mind spa is a unique experience and
opportunity for someone to come in on their own.‖ ###
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DINING (Continued from Page 5) Other advertisements included
emails and the mosaics, or the TV‘s, in the dining area. The
mosaics also
included nutrition facts, calories, and what is on the menu for
the day. These changes at the Union also include visits from
corporate and local restaurant chefs. The corporate chefs from
companies come to sell and promote their items and hope to see
their items in house eventually, said Bobek. The company
chefs that come are there to promote their restaurants, and hope
to attract people. These visiting chefs have been advertised at the
Union through the mosaics on the wall and through emails. They are
not currently scheduled for any
specific day because of the schedules of the individual chefs.
Phat Antonio‘s is a late night dining sandwich made on panini
bread. There are four or five different meal platters
that the sandwich can be made out of. Phat Antonios began early
this school year to attract more of the community to campus and
offer something new and different to students.
They are offered to students at the student union in the main
dining area after 8 pm, and were put into action to change up the
menu a bit.
When asked if this would continue on into the coming years at
BWC, Bobek replied, ―It depends on student population. We‘ll stay
open if sales are here.‖ Since last year,
Lang Dining Hall is up in food sales, while the Union Dining
Hall remains the same, according to Bobek. Other events such as a
food show may be hosted at
the union next semester. This would entail outside purveyors
coming and the students would be able to sample foods and vote on
what they want on the menu. In early October there
was also a farmers market available for students. Bobek said
that since Baldwin Wallace College has been moving towards going
local and getting compost-able
items, we may see opportunities for students to buy a see
through lunch box that would be five to six dollars up front. At
the beginning of the year a student can purchase a lunch box
that is clear. They can bring it into the union and use it to
take their meal home in. The next time they came back to the union
and wanted to get food to go, if they brought it back, they
would receive a token and be able to exchange the token for a
clean lunch box. This would prevent the many wasted paper boats and
take home containers, while also saving the
students money in the long run. Along with more college friendly
hours, the late night scene provides many students with a job
opportunity. The
Union Dining Hall is run by students and Supervisor Tony wise,
after 8 pm until midnight so it does not affect the normal day time
workers. It also helps students are involved in sports
etcetera to get a job on campus because of the late hours.
Instead of ordering a pizza from an outside company at 11 pm after
a long night of studying, students can simply go to the
union and get a Phat Antonio, Bobek said. According to Bobek,
the staff of food services at Baldwin Wallace College is not a
contract company and is one
of the last dining services around that is employed by the
college, ―So we‘re always pretty proud of what we do,‖ declared
Bobek. ###
WBWC (Continued from Page 4)
This creative way of running the station has gained the
college‘s radio station much more attention. Radke mentioned, In
May 2010, the radio station had
13,000 people listening in on the station. Recently, the station
has increased its listenership to 30,000 listeners. The radio
station has found many ways to reach
out to listeners and increase its listenership, according to
Radke. One of its most important ways it markets itself to the
public is through on-air-broadcasting. Radke said
about the station, ―Putting a professional, quality product on
the radio is extremely important and efficient.‖ This is important
because it promotes a professional radio station at the college
level and attracts many different followers of
the station. Radke mentioned another way the station attracts
listeners is through the community around the Cleveland area. The
Morning Buzz and The WBWC Street
Team are two examples of how they promote their radio station to
different audiences throughout the community according to
Radke.
The Street Team promotes the radio station by marching in
parades and making appearances around the community marketing their
events. The Morning Buzz is
the morning show the station provides. This show brings the news
to its listeners every weekday while playing music in between
segments. An example of the station
promoting itself throughout the community is when station‘s
Street Team pairs up with the Morning Buzz and attends different
high schools to promote to high school
students. Here, the station is live and on-air inside the local
high school, interviewing students and educating students about the
opportunities Baldwin-Wallace College
offers. According to Radke, this has been a very successful
event that has toured around many Cleveland Area High Schools,
gaining interest from high school
students. Because it is being run by B-W students, high school
students are able to relate to this station very easily, and this
helps the station look more attractive.
According to Radke, High school students are an extremely
important market to target to because a lot of them listen to
Alternative music, which is what this
station focuses on. He also mentioned that alternative music is,
―More than being a genre, it‘s more of a scene.‖ Radke explained
that Alternative music‘s boundaries are
not as defined as other types of music, making it harder to
market because a lot of different types of music fall under the
Alternative genre. Due to this, the listenership of this
music is mostly high school girls and males ages 18-25. Most of
these listeners are from Southwest Cuyahoga County, Lorain County,
Northwest Medina County, and
Eastern Erie County. The Morning Buzz has gained global
interest, helping broaden the listenership of the station. It has
a
small following of listeners at a college in Australia, due to a
student from B-W studying abroad and introducing its internet
station ―down under,‖ according to Radke.
Radke also mentioned that another popular show, Island Time,
hosted by Dennis King, is a syndicated with two other shows in
Chicago and San Francisco.
Along with the student involvement, King is a veteran on the
radio at WBWC and this also helps promote the Sting. This student
involvement within the station has
created an atmosphere that many listeners in the 4 county area
find very appealing. It has a great affect on the community and is
attracting more listeners every day. ###
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SANDWICHES (Continued from Page 5) According to Anthony Wise,
Everett‘s supervisor, Phat Antonio‘s is open from 8:00 p.m. until
midnight Sundays through
Thursdays. Wise also stated that the customized sandwich station
was suggested by B-W students. The same students are Phat Antonio‘s
main customers.
―[It‘s] mostly the kids doing their late-night studies,‖ said
Wise. He added that many fraternities and sororities come in groups
to order from Phat Antonio‘s. Although it may seem like Phat
Antonio‘s customized sandwich station is a direct competitor to
Buzzy‘s Deli, Everett
explained that there are some significant differences between a
sandwich from his station and one from Buzzy‘s. ―Sandwiches can be
grilled instead of toasted,‖ he stated. Some other options are
ciabatta bread (nicknamed ―Moon Bread‖) and the option of ordering
appetizers. Everett himself said in an e-mail that his favorite
Phat Antonio‘s sandwich is the ―Chef Special.‖ In addition to
chicken
tenders and fries, the sandwich comes with ―mozzarella sticks,
lettuce, tomatoes, and hot ranch drizzled down the middle.‖ B-W
sophomore Andy Troha, who stated that he comes to Phat Antonio‘s
―two or three times per week,‖ ordered the Phat Boy sandwich.
According to the Phat Antonio‘s menu, the Phat Boy contains
―mozzarella sticks, salami, provolone cheese,
[and] fries with marinara sauce and mayonnaise.‖ ―Our
ingredients are what makes us unique,‖ said Everett. Sophomore
Justin Fegan can attest to that. The sandwich he ordered from
Everett included scrambled egg, bacon, and
french fries. ―He grills them, like, perfectly,‖ Fegan said as
he held up his unusual sandwich. Although there are no restrictions
to what a customer can put on his or her sandwich, Everett did
state that there is a
meat limit of five ounces per sandwich. Everett added that
people have the option of ordering vegetarian meat or lactose-free
cheese. ―We do not discriminate—we appreciate!‖ Everett said with a
smile. ###
FRATERNITY (Continued from Page 5) ―The fact that we are the
only fraternity not chartered and that we are just starting, we
have to work hard to try and
rebuild our i