The Transcript - March 20, 2014

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Lacrosse gears up Bishops set sights for season

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Wahoo Sam CrawfordStudent band performs at record store

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Searching for a BishopOWU seeks a new mascot Page 2

The TRANSCRIPTPROVIDING NEWS AND COMMENTARY AT OHIO WESLEYAN SINCE 1867

By Sara Jane SheehanTranscript Reporter

This year the President Commission on Racial and Cultural Diversity has add-ed the Guy Sarvis Award to the Golden Bishops cel-ebration of achievements.

“The President’s Com-mission on Racial and Cul-tural Diversity (PCORCD) is a group of faculty, staff and students dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusivity at OWU,” said Richelle Schrock, assistant professor of women and gender studies and chair of PCORCD.

“Each year we host edu-cational programs and rec-ognize OWU community members who make signifi-cant contributions towards these goals,” she said.

This award was made possible by commencement speaker Stephen Ollendorff.

“Stephen and his fam-ily were profoundly im-pacted by the generosity of Dr. Guy Sarvis as they fled Nazi Germany to settle in the United States,” Schrock said.

“Stephen has carried with him a sense of grati-tude for this act of kindness and with the creation of this award seeks to honor and perpetuate Dr. Sarvis’ memory and his values for the OWU community.”

According to the criteria for the award, the student needs to show an under-standing of different cul-tures and incorporate that into the OWU community.

This year’s award will be presented April 12.

New award to honor former

professor

Winter weather freezes renovationsBy Breanne ReillyTranscript Reporter

Maintenance work and repairs to buildings have stopped cold while the winter weather caused damages to campus grounds.

Peter Schantz, head of Buildings and Grounds, said the weather limited the num-ber of days exterior repairs could be made.

He also said the above average number of snowfalls and subsequent plowing has damaged some walkways and grounds.

“We have been inspecting these areas for damage as the snow melts,” Schantz said.

President Rock Jones said the delayed repairs are be-ing addressed as needed by Buildings and Grounds.

“We have developed a lengthy list of deferred main-tenance needs and have pri-oritized those needs accord-ing to the potential risk to the building and those who work and study in each building,” Jones said.

Jones said the annual bud-get for deferred maintenance is limited but a long-range budget model is being devel-oped to provide more support for deferred maintenance.

Schantz said the renova-tions at Edwards Gymnasi-um, Elliott Hall, Merrick Hall and the student residential

facilities will make a signifi-cant reduction in the campus backlog of deferred mainte-nance.

Jones said the cold weath-er revealed a vulnerable as-pect of the fire suppression system design in Elliott Hall.

The suppression system has since been renovated and

other buildings have been un-der inspection.

“We continue to monitor all of our buildings in an ef-fort to do everything possible to avoid the kinds of damages suffered in the Elliott flood,” Jones said.

Schantz said there is a sil-ver lining to the extremely

cold temperatures because there have not been many leaky roofs on campus.

“Most of these problems occur in late winter when repeated freeze -thaw cycles cause ice dams. For the most part, it got cold and stayed that way all winter,” Schantz said.

By Brian Williams Transcript Reporter

At Ohio Wesleyan Univer-sity, the six-year graduation rate is 61 percent, stagger-ingly low compared to the national graduation rate of 64 percent.

OWU’s graduation rate is behind almost all small liberal arts schools in Ohio, with the average for private universi-ties floating at 70 percent or higher. Denison University, a member of the Ohio Five and rival of OWU, weighs its graduation rate at 81 percent

“When I first got here, I was told within the first week of classes to get ready to see a lot of my friends leave,” said

junior Stephen Telepak. “I’ve known at least one friend per-sonally who has failed out ev-ery semester since then.”

The cause of the lower then average graduation rates could also be attributed to tuition costs, according to se-nior Matthew Wasserman.

“Most of the students you ask will say they came to OWU for the scholarship, but tuition rates keep going up and the amount of schol-arship you get typically does not.” Wasserman said. “Ei-ther you get a job on campus to offset your post grad debt, or you find somewhere that can make you a better offer.”

Despite the financial bur-den of college life, the uni-

versity has made strides to help students graduate on time and improve graduation rates. According to Dr. Dale Swartzentruber, the associ-ate provost for institutional research, the four-year gradu-ation rate for students who ar-rived in the fall of 2009 and graduated in 2013 was 64.3 percent. This increase shows tangible results of improve-ment over the recent years.

“I think that since presi-dent Rock Jones got here, he has done a good job giving more attention and allocat-ing resources to help students graduate, and that is a good sign that we are headed in the right direction,” said assistant director of admissions Steven

Johanson. “Personally when I am re-

cruiting new students, I show them all the great opportuni-ties OWU has to offer and we hope that students take full advantage.”

Johanson pointed out that many OWU students are very active in clubs outside of classes, and that admissions have emphasized looking for potential students that have already shown the ability to balance academics and extra-curricular activities.

“Our goal is to have every student who enrolls gradu-ate in four years, and while meeting that 100 percent isn’t realistic, I think our efforts to bridge that gap will continue

to show positive results,” Jo-hanson said.

Because OWU’s gradua-tion rates are staggering com-pared to those of other Ohio five schools, Telepak said he thinks students should take even greater pride in their accomplishments during col-lege and their abilities to graduate despite academic, financial and personal ob-stacles.

“When I get my degree I’ll feel an extra sense of pride, not just because of the piece of paper, but how hard it was to get it,” Telepak said.

“After seeing so many fall, I appreciate even more the work I put in over these four years.”

Graduation rates low compared to Ohio Five schools

Photo by Jane Suttmeier

Construction workers continued stage three of the renovations on the JAYwalk on Tuesday, March 18. Construction across campus has been stalled due to the extreme winter temperatures.

Sound-Off What is stressing you out right now?

“Scheduling classes always

gives me a panic attack.”

–Annie Fishleigh, Class of 2015

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“I am currently enrolled in O Chem.”

–Alex Runyon, Class of 2014

“The fact that I am graduating in 8

weeks.” –Jennifer Eltringham,

Class of 2014

“My back is so sunburnt that it hurts to hug

people.” –Zach Claytor, Class of 2016

“Research projects with uncooperative animals that I have

to train.” –Marissa Witkovsky,

Class of 2015

Behind the Bishop: By Jija DuttTranscript Reporter

“Battling” isn’t usually the fi rst word that comes to mind when you hear the word “Bishop,”unless you go to Ohio Wesleyan.

In 1925, the term “Bat-tling Bishop” was the win-ning nickname selected through a contest held by the Phi Delta Epsilon journalism fraternity. Prior to that, “Ohio Wesleyan University’s teams were simply known as “The Red and Black,” or sometimes as “The Methodists,” states the athletic department’s website.

Starting this year, the selection of the student (or students) who will wear the Bishop mascot costume is being streamlined into a more consistent process.

Nancy Bihl-Rutkowski, assistant director of stu-dent involvement, said that because there has been no formal procedure in the past, their offi ce, in coor-dination with the athletics department, marketing and communications, alumni relations, admissions and the cheerleaders, have been working on revamp-ing the mascot selection process.

“It has not been easy to fi nd someone to wear

the costume when it is needed,” Bihl-Rutkowski said. “Also, since it is con-stantly someone different in the costume, there is no consistency to the Bishop’s mannerisms.”

The new process will involve an application, interview and audition. One or more students will be chosen to portray the Bishop at sporting events, around the campus and at other community events.

Senior Kelsey Brewer, who has been working with the Student Involve-ment offi ce in the revamp of the mascot program, said the representatives will also be working with the various offi ces that uti-lize the mascot.

“(They) will be respon-

sible for boosting moral, showcasing OWU spirit, and acting the part of the Bishop as needed at vari-ous events,” she said. “The selection committee will choose candidates based on school spirit, enthusi-asm, and ability to func-tion and maneuver in the mascot costume.”

Bihl-Rutkowski said she likes the idea of having representatives because it makes the whole process “more fun!”

Brewer said some of the challenges in selecting the mascot include an un-certain level of interest in students wanting to be the mascot, as well as fi nding someone who meets the criteria to be the Bishop.

“There might be dif-

fi culty in fi nding an appli-cant who meets the quali-fi cations we are looking for, such as recommended height requirements (per the manufacturer) of be-tween 5’7” and 6’2”,” she said. “We also need someone who shows an outstanding level of school spirit, enthusiasm, and ma-neuverability in the cos-tume.”

Brewer said she vol-unteered to be a part of the program because she believes that the mascot should be an offi cial school position “to maintain stan-dards and school spirit.”

Brewer said, “portray-ing the Bishop is an honor and a privilege; I believe the Bishop program should refl ect that level of impor-tance and pride.”

School spirit, an enthu-siastic and outgoing per-sonality, an ability to inter-act well with others, and an ability to pick up choreo-graphed routines are three important qualities Brewer thinks the mascot should have.

Those interested in ap-plying to be the mascot should email the Student Involvement Offi ce at [email protected].

The fi rst appearance of the Bishop is scheduled for Day on the Jay, April 25.

Students wanted for mascot

The Battling Bishop interacting with fans at a sporting event.

Photo by Jane Suttmeier

Photo by Jane SuttmeierIllustration by

Hannah Urano

By Brian WilliamsTranscript Reporter

Injured student athletes now have less ground to cover to receive treatment with the opening of a physical therapy facility in Welch Hall.

Ohio Wesleyan has part-nered with OhioHealth to of-fer physical therapy on cam-pus in a space across from the Arthur A. Belt Fitness Center rather than the off-campus site on South Franklin Street.

The Welch Hall space opened up when Chartwells Trattoria Pizza facility moved to Smith Hall.

A New Location

Levi Harrel, residential life coordinator for Welch Hall, said he thinks the facil-ity’s new location is positive for several reasons.

“First, it puts these medi-cal professionals literally in the same facility where stu-dents live,” he said. “Also, it is a big positive to be part-nered with the OhioHealth

department and enable them to have better access to their clientele.”

The center underwent

renovations during the fall semester before opening up to students.

Harrel said he is glad to

see the former pizza kitchen and cafeteria occupied after being vacant for the 2012-2013 academic year.

“It is huge that the space is being used for student well-ness, as I think that speaks to the dedication that OWU has overall in regards to student health here on campus,” he said.

Craig Ullom, Vice Presi-dent of Student Affairs, said staff from OhioHealth — which also has a strong rela-tionship with OWU’s Healthy Bishop initiative — told him they were interested in mov-ing to a smaller facility last year.

“After they told me that 98 percent of their patients are affi liated with Ohio Wes-leyan, I offered them the pos-sibility of leasing a space here on campus,” he said.

OhioHealth has a three-

year lease in Welch Hall and pays monthly rent to the uni-versity. OhioHealth also cov-ered the renovation costs.

Feeling the Benefi ts Freshman Summer Tomp-

kins tore her ACL and me-niscus, and after surgery in December she is working with the center to help her re-habilitation.

“The Welch physical ther-apy is a fundamental and nec-essary part of my recovery, and the ease of access makes my rehab less of a stressful and draining process,” Tomp-kins said.

Both Harrel and Ullom said they have been hearing nothing but positive feedback from students like Tompkins since the facility opened.

While the center is avail-able to any member of the

community, most of the pa-tients in need of treatment are those who have suffered an athletic injury.

According to Ullom, OhioHealth printed promo-tional posters for the univer-sity to distribute, but many on campus still aren’t aware of the center’s existence.

“Since it is still new and such a nuanced target audi-ence, not many people are yet aware of it,” Harrel said.

For Tompkins, treatment has helped her to grow as well as recover.

“The whole process taught me a lot about patience and perseverance,” Tompkins said. “The physical therapy has helped me tremendously not only in my physical re-covery, but with how I re-spond mentally too, So I’m pretty fond of the physical therapy here.”

Welch facility brings physical therapy to students

Photo by Jane Suttmeier

OhioHealth physical therapist Jeremy Woods works in the Welch facility.

“The physical therapy has helped me tremendously not only in my physical recovery, but with how I respond mentally too,” said freshman Summer Tompkins.

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This is the 1st & only day to sign up - Out of town? Must email by Wed prior & complete paperwork before for approval - No exceptions!

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• RULES• You must come in everyday for the next 50 days. If you are

out of town for an athletic event, etc. you may get prior approval to skip that day, BUT, you must make up that # of drinks on the following Sunday after you return.  Request for a miss must be emailed to  [email protected] 48 hours prior to the day. You will receive a confirmation email back accepting or denying your excuse. You are only allowed 3 excuses total.

• You need to partake in TWO beverages each visit. BUT, we do not promote irresponsible drinking, therefore, non-alcoholic (juice, pop, coffee) beverages count as well.

• It is your responsibility to clock in every day!• If in the case of a discrepancy, Joanne's final decision is the

only one that counts.• There is a private dinner party for 50 day club members

only on April 13th. This is the only Sunday that is not a freebie and is MANDATORY! Mark it on your calendar .

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• Have fun, be safe and remember that being apart of the 50 Day Club is about being part of the Backstretch Family!

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By Caleb DorfmanTranscript Reporter

According to Ji Young Choi, China might develop the largest economy in the world, but that doesn’t mean it will become the number one global superpower.

Choi, a politics and gov-ernment professor at Ohio Wesleyan, gave a lecture on the rise of China for the Great Decisions lecture se-ries on March 7.

According to Choi, Chi-na has a lot of weaknesses, both internal and external, that could prevent the coun-try from becoming the top global superpower.

Choi said the United States currently holds that position when it comes to gross domestic product (GDP) and military strength. China comes in second.

“The total gross domestic product for China in 2012 was $18.4 trillion,” Choi said.

However, according to Choi, China’s income per capita is only about $9,000. This is far behind the United States’, which was about $28,000 in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Another internal problem that negatively affects Chi-na, according to Choi, is the country’s location.

“(Its) number one prob-lem is the geography,” Choi said in the lecture.

“(China) does not have access to sea (trade) routes, nor do they have many al-lies on any of their borders. Many of their neighboring countries are allies of the United States,” he added.

Choi explained that sea trade routes are necessary for a country to import and export goods, such as natu-ral resources and raw mate-rials.

Other problems that Choi thinks are contributing to China’s inability to become a dominant superpower in-clude the country’s environ-mental issues, overwhelm-ing population and domestic political instability.

A Closer Look at Chinese Youth

One audience member brought up the problem of

“brain drain,” where China’s highly-educated youth go to study overseas and do not return to China.

Choi said “brain drain” is an issue because China spends a lot of money to ed-ucate its youth, but then they go to Western nations and to study and end up staying there because they enjoy the culture and lifestyle.

However, not all of Chi-na’s young people are escap-ing the country.

According to Choi, there is a fairly large percentage of the country’s youth popula-tion that is developing more of a sense of nationalism.

Choi said China’s politi-cal system has drifted away from communism, and that the country could now be more accurately described as an “authoritarian-capital-ist” system.

“It seems to be working out pretty well so far,” Choi said.

Choi proffered several ways in which China could improve its global standing to get closer to becoming the top international super-power.

“China needs to change its ideology,” he said. “For the past couple of decades, they have had somewhat of a superiority complex.”

Discussing gaps in China’s superstrength

Photo by Caleb Dorfman

Ji Young Choi, OWU politics and government professor, explains the rise of China’s power and economic status during the March 7 install-ment of the Great Decisions lecture series.

By Sarah ThomasTranscript Reporter

Jay Z and William Wordsworth. Kanye West and William Shakespeare. Eminem and D.A. Powell.

These unlikely pairings are a few that show up in “Rhyme’s Challenge: Hip-Hop, Poetry, and Contem-porary Rhyming Culture” a new book by OWU English professor David Caplan re-leased Feb. 10 by Oxford University Press.

In the book, Caplan compares the work of rap and hip-hop artists such as West, Jay Z, Lupe Fiasco and others, to that of classic and contemporary literary poets.

Caplan said he was fi rst inspired when students asked if he considered hip-hop a form of poetry.

He became interested in a key difference between the two.

“Hip-hop differs from contemporary poetry be-cause it uses rhyme, which contemporary poetry does not,” Caplan said.

The book’s main argu-ment is that hip-hop mu-sic contains sophisticated rhymes, or what Caplan calls “verbal artistry.”

His book examines three

rhymes that hip-hop artists favor: doggerel, insult and seduction.

“Eminem is my favor-ite rhymer, but I think that Lupe Fiasco has the most creative ideas,” Caplan said.

“Jay Z is the most versa-tile and Kanye West is the most erratic.”

Caplan, who is also OWU’s associate direc-tor of creative writing, has also published another non-fi ction book, “Questions of Possibility: Contemporary Poetry and Poetic Form,” as well as a collection of poetry titled, “In the World He Created According to His Will.”

Shakespeare and Kanye:Comparing hip-hop to poetry

Photo from Liberty Voice

Professor of English David Caplan’s book ex-plores the relationship between hip-hop music and poetry. Caplan uses Jay Z and Kanye West as examples in his newest book.

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AcclaimedDocumentary Film“Following the Ninth, in the

Footsteps of Beethoven’s Final Symphony”At the Strand

Thurs. March 20 7 PMThurs. March 27 7 PM

“China needs to change its

ideology,” said Ji Young

Choi, OWU professor

By Graham LucasSports Editor

NCAA All-American hon-ors are rare at any division level and in any sport. Two Bishops, senior Cara DeAn-gelis and junior Matt Hunter achieved these honors at the NCAA D-III indoor track and fi eld championships on March 14 and 15 at Nebraska Wesleyan University. DeAn-gelis came in second place in the 3000-meter run with a time of 9:39.17 which broke the school record she recent-ly set. Hunter came in sixth place in the heptathlon, scor-ing a combined 5028 points in the seven events. Here are some of their thoughts on the honor, their goals and the rest of the season.

The Transcript: What does it mean to you to be repre-senting Ohio Wesleyan as an All-American athlete?Cara DeAngelis: It means a lot to represent OWU as an All-American athlete. We are more of an outdoor-based program and so typically we do not have a lot of athletes to represent OWU at the in-

door national meet. It was an honor to be able to do so.In addition, OWU has never had someone on the women’s team place as high as second place at an indoor national meet, which makes it even more special to be the fi rst to do so (at least I think that’s the case).Plus, this was the fi rst year they ran the 3k (3,000-meter race) at the national meet. When I left nationals, I want-ed people from other schools to know Ohio Wesleyan’s name.T: What goals did you set on the way to this honor? Was being an All-American one of those goals?Matt Hunter: When I came to OWU as a freshman, I set a goal to be an All-American. I had other goals along the way, but I was always fo-cused on this one goal. And it feels great after working for two and a half years towards one goal to fi nally achieve it. T: How have Head Coach Kris Boey and the OWU track staff helped you de-velop?CD: All the coaches have helped me a lot, but Matt

Wackerly is my main coach. He plans all of my workouts and modifi es them when I need to change things up. I trust him completely to help me achieve my goals.Honestly though, it’s not just the coaches that have helped me develop. My parents have played a huge part as to who I am as a runner today. The Tom (Josefowicz), the train-er, and Dr. (Jason) Diehl here helped keep me in one piece during cross-country and continue to help me do so. My boyfriend, Nathan Kaf-ity, has helped me immensely with staying positive. As a distance runner, the race is pretty much 80 percent men-tal, and so even though I have

a coach to get me physically fi t, none of that matters much if I am not there mentally, so he has helped me a ton.My teammates also have been very supportive of my goals and we help each other stay motivated and get through the rough days.T: How do you plan on transitioning successfully to outdoor season?MH: The transition to the outdoor season has already begun. Indoor nationals was over on Saturday, and on Sun-day I started to get my body ready for the decathlon. The key for me is to be consistent with my training, and to be patient as we move towards the outdoor national meet.

How much more competi-tive is the National Cham-pionship meet than, say, the NCAC Championship meet?CD: Exponentially more competitive. Nationals is Conference on steroids — a lot of steroids. The national level is the best athletes from (Division) III from all over the country, whereas confer-ence was just from a small se-lection of schools belonging to the NCAC.T: Were you expecting to have the best 60-meter time at the NCAA champion-ships?MH: The Monday before the meet I pulled my groin, and wasn’t sure if I was even go-ing to be able to compete. The whole week all I did was rehab and didn’t even try to run until the day before. I knew that if I had been totally healthy then I was undoubt-edly the fastest in the fi eld, but to be honest I wasn’t even sure if I was going to be able to fi nish the race. With all that stress, fi nishing in fi rst place—and with a new per-sonal record—was a huge thrill.

I bet most of my teammates could guess that over the last two and a half years my goal was to be an All-American, and I bet that most of them could guess what my goal is going forward. That being said, I am a fi rm believer that you should have big goals, and keep them to yourself. If you want to know, you’re just going to have to wait and see what I do!T: Being a senior, how hap-py are you to have had such a great fi nal indoor season?CD: I’m not happy. Just kid-ding. Of course I’m happy! Indoor Nationals was really just a bonus I wasn’t expect-ing to get since we focus on outdoor track. My training for indoor is not nearly as tough as what I will be doing for outdoor training. The focus now is staying healthy for outdoor nationals, especially since we are hosting it. I want nothing more than to be able to represent OWU on my own track.See the full story on the OWU track and fi eld team’s indoor NCAA Champion-ship performance on Page 8.

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By Emily FeldmesserNews Editor

Beginning in this week’s issue, I will be writing a weekly column about world affairs. It will consist

of simple breakdowns of complex current events to help Ohio Wes-leyan students and other readers get an idea of what’s going on out-side the OWU community. Here are two of the world’s most impor-tant happenings from this week.

The Issue: CrimeaFor those who don’t know,

there have been some issues in the Ukraine.

It started with protests against the Ukrainian government after it turned away from the western Eu-ropean Union and moved towards

the eastern Russia. The Ukrainian public was very displeased with that decision and took to the streets in protest.

Russian President Vladimir Pu-

tin did not look too kindly on these protests, and the Russians moved into Crimea, which is a historically signifi cant area to both the Russians and Ukrainians. According to the British newspaper The Independent, Crimea is “strategically important as a base for the Russian navy,” and currently has a 60 percent Russian population.

On March 16, there was a vote in Crimea about seceding from the Ukraine and joining Russia, which passed with 93 percent of the vote in favor of joining Russia.

The United States has been un-der fi re for not getting involved, but Vice President Joe Biden is current-ly in Poland to offer some military and economic aid to the North At-

lantic Treaty Organization.According to the New York

Times, “…Biden’s trip is designed to send a visible message to Russia, reinforcing the sanctions the United States and the European Union an-nounced…”

The Issue: MH 370On March 8, a Malaysia Airlines

jet heading from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China with 239 passengers and crew simply vanished from radar. Ten days later, there is still no sign of the missing aircraft.

There has been an abundance of rumors and theories for what caused the disappearance, from pilot suicide to the plane being shot down. Ac-cording to CNN, Malaysia’s Prime

Minister said “somebody deliber-ately steered the plane off course.”

Most of the passengers are from China, but there are also passengers from New Zealand, Iran, the United States and Indonesia. According to ABC News, Malaysia is overseeing the search, while Australian offi cials are coordinating efforts in the south-ern Indian Ocean.

The BBC said Malaysian offi -cials have searched the homes of the two pilots, but they are also inves-tigating passengers, engineers and other ground staff.

This disappearance is an obvious mystery to the families and friends of the passengers and crew aboard the plane, and not one that will be solved anytime soon.

Global Grab: A Russian annexation and a missing Malaysian plane

Cara DeAngelis

Chasing the FlagDeAngelis, Hunter get All-American track honors

Matt Hunter

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opinionQuote of the Week: “Portraying the Bishop is an honor and a privilege; I believe the Bishop program should refl ect that level of importance and pride.” --Senior Kelsey Brewer, on the Bishop mascot revamp

By Nazar Zhadan Guest Columnist

The situation in Ukraine is escalating by the minute. Four weeks ago on February 22, Ukraine was celebrating the victory over a crony po-litical regime that came into power solely on lie, deception and, of course, the help of the Kremlin’s (the Russian gov-ernment) economic support.

While the whole nation was mourning her fallen he-roes, hundreds of brave sol-diers named “The Heaven’s Batalion” and many more that continue dying in hospitals around Ukraine or abroad, Vladimir Putin was plotting a Plan B to delegitimize Ukrai-nian democratic revolution.

Peaceful protests sparked in late November of 2013 due to President Yanukov-ich’s refusal to sign the trade agreement with the European Union and, instead, signing a confi dential agreement with the Kremlin.

While this event became a symbol of the Euromaidan, the frustration with political-criminal nexus that was run-ning the country for the bet-ter part of its independence is what led to people’s uprising.

The president and his al-lies miscalculated the extent to which people of Ukraine became fed up with corrup-tion and abuse of political power.

Once the protests started capturing global attention, the President of Ukraine and his gang of trusted ministers,

judges, politicians, oligarchs, and advisors started plotting a scenario to stop the protest-ers.

Victor Yanukovich’s solu-tion was to send armed police to ambush the camp of pro-testers in the middle of the night on February 18. The raid by Berkut police cost the lives of 25 protesters. Ya-nukovich thought that people would get scared and disas-semble, but the exact oppo-site happened and more peo-ple across the country started mobilizing and making their way into the capital.

After long nights of stand-off and provocations, protest-ers were able to hold on to the square. The climax of the standoff happened on Febru-ary 20 when orders were giv-en by the high-ranking indi-viduals to position snipers on the roofs around the square.

This time the standoff was much more bloody and the country plunged into a revo-lutionary stage. Protesters made a clear demand for the president to step down or they would not stop until the gov-ernment buildings are taken over. The president along with other high-ranking offi -cials fl ed the country.

The revolution proved that people of Ukraine have the will and the ability to build a better future for their chil-dren. One can argue that it is hard to imagine a brighter future, when the country is facing a threat of default and an outstanding debt to Rus-sia of $15 billion. It was es-

timated by Peterson Institute in Washington that the presi-dent, his family, and his allies have embezzled somewhere between $8 and $10 billion a year since 2010.

The Ukrainian economy has been in a hole since 1991 and transparent institutions never existed. One dramatic change happened when mil-lions were standing side-by-side, singing national anthem and dodging the bullets...The overthrow of Victor Yanukov-ich brought neither celebra-tions nor peace of mind, in-stead country’s most southern region Crimea fell hostage to a well armed group of mili-tants, wearing Russian army uniforms and driving military vehicles with Russian license plates.

Yet, according to Putin, those militants have no con-nection to Russian military. Putin also gave orders to ap-point Sergey Aksionov as Crimean’s Prime Minister. The self proclaimed min-ister set up a referendum that would decide whether Crimea would remain a part of Ukraine or join the Russian Federation.

The referendum that hap-pened on March 16 revealed the illegitimacy of the Rus-sian occupation. Instead of domestic and international monitoring, people of Crimea had to vote under the supervi-sion of armed Russian forces. There is no surprise that the exit poll numbers stated that 82.7 percent of the Crimean population voted with 97 per-

cent voting to join Russian Federation. Those numbers were highly questioned by Kiev and the rest of the world.

Since August 24, 1991, the day of Ukrainian indepen-dence, the nation was divided into a nationalistic pro-Eu-ropean west and center, and a nostalgic pro-Russian east and south...In preparation to Russia’s move in Ukraine, the Kremlin made sure that all the independent media that could have hindered his plan was blocked.

The facts point out that Putin used propaganda on the air and ordered his people on the ground to create a sort of an aura that Russian-speaking people in the region are being threatened, oppressed and killed.

His timing was perfect, right after the Verhovna Rada (the Ukrainian high govern-ment) in its fi rst days after the revolution decided to take Russian language off the list of Ukraine’s offi cial languag-es.

This created a limited window for Putin to seize a control of Crimea by deploy-ing Russian military forces that have been stationed on the Black Sea of the coast of Crimea since 2010. It is not clear whether Putin was ex-pecting the same scenario as in Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia that Russian military seized in 2008, but the response from Ukrainian military was dif-ferent. Ukrainian soldiers did not retaliate with fi re, making

Russian invasion even more illegitimate.

The threat of illegitimacy and international isolation does not scare Putin. Some politicians believe that Putin is borderline schizophrenic, but others believe that Putin is seeking confrontation with the West in order to blame Russia’s economic downturn on the sanctions imposed by the West.

Putin has made attempts to secure the assets of elites by warning them to repatri-ate their money. Whether this strategy has been successful will be seen once the sanc-tions go into an effect.

Despite Putin’s intent, what is happening in Ukraine not only disregards all the democratic values and breaks a dozen international laws, but it also sets a very danger-ous precedence for rewriting other nations’ borders.

The critical question is whether Putin will realize the mistake he is making and the precedence he is setting be-fore it is too late.

Crimea by itself does noth-ing for Kremlin’s grand plan

and only cause more prob-lems. Crimea is highly depen-dent on the mainland Ukraine for water, gas and electricity. If Ukraine cuts off the supply, then it will become Russia’s problem.

Frankly speaking, if Rus-sia takes Crimea away, breaking all the agreements through an illegitimate ref-erendum, then it would be diffi cult to see why Ukraine would continue its supply.

Thus, what Putin really needs are the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine in order to solidify Russia’s dominance and confi rm his status as the “rebuilder of the former Soviet republics.”

Mr. Putin has showed the strength of his stance by completely disregarding any threats from the European Union and the United States.

If their words carry little weight, then the only solution might be action. It is time for Ukraine and its supporters to turn empty threats into ac-tions.

Nazar Zhadan, a senior, is from Kiev, Ukraine.

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‘Wahoo-ing’ downtown for First FridayBy Sara Jane SheehanTranscript Reporter

Music from Ohio Wesley-an student band Wahoo Sam Crawford flared through En-dangered Species as a supple-ment to Delaware’s First Fri-day of March festivities.

The downtown Delaware record store, owned by Pat-rick Bailey, has hosted per-formances in its locale for the past 33 years.

University students and other Delaware residents drifted in and out of the store listening to the band and browsing Bailey’s record se-lection last Friday, March 7.

Music Community

“Bridging the gap between school and town since we first stumbled into Pat’s musi-cal wonderland, Wahoo Sam Crawford is finally going to be performing at Pat’s,” Wa-hoo Sam Crawford wrote on their Facebook event page.

Three OWU seniors, Erika Nininger, Michael Cormier and Sam Sonnega, and ju-nior Connor Stout comprise Wahoo Sam Crawford. All members contribute to the

band’s vocals, while Nininger plays the keyboard, Cormier on drums, Sonnega plays both guitar and keyboard and Stout tackles the bass.

“Mike (Michael), Sam and Erika are a year older than me, so they played together during their freshman year,” Stout said.

“I first started to play with them after Thanksgiving break of my freshman year, so over two years ago.”

Stout describes their mu-sic style as “indie/folk rock with a definite jam edge.”

The band began their set around 6:45 p.m. and played until about 9 p.m. with a small intermission in between. They mixed traditional songs with newer and instrumental pieces.

Local Opinion

The audience formed a semicircle around the back of the store where the band was set up to play, and diligently listened. Fans, families and friends of the band even re-quested songs throughout the show.

Delaware resident Sarah Accountius has seen Wahoo

perform multiple times and said, “They are usually pretty funky.”

Bailey said that he has a good relationship with the band and they also bring busi-ness into his store.

“They’re the four out of 2,000 students that shop here,” Bailey said.

Throughout the perfor-mance members of the au-dience strolled through the aisles of records, while listen-ing to the band.

“I thought it was a nice show, it’s great whenever anyone comes to see our mu-sic,” Stout said.

“Even if it was just one person, as long as we could make them smile at some point.”

Photos by Noah Manskar

Top: Senior Sam Son-nega and junior Con-nor Stout rock their re-spective instruments, electric guitar and bass.Bottom-left: Senior Mike Cormier provides vocals and percussion. Bottom-right: Senior Erika Nininger sings and plays the key-board.

By Conor GoldenTranscript Correspondent

Two Ohio Wesleyan stu-dents let their voices soar through Sanborn Hall for their junior recital.

Jemison Auditorium filled with the friends and families of juniors Connor Stout and Brianna Robinson to witness their performance last Tues-day, March 4.

Mariko Kaneda, doctor of musical arts from City University of New York and assistant professor of piano at Ohio Wesleyan, provided accompaniment for both per-formers.

The pieces performed ranged from works by famous composers such as Wolfgang Mozart to Johannes Brahms and from Richard Strauss to Claude Debussy, to name a few.

Both Robinson and Stout said their respective instruc-

tors assigned most of their re-cital pieces, excluding a few that the singers were able to chose themselves.

The performers were each given three recital rehearsals to formally practice on stage.

However most of their work leading up to the perfor-mance was on their own time.

Stout said his biggest chal-lenge during any performance is “trying to keep your body relaxed and your breath calm. Initially, it’s tough to get your voice where you want it to be.”

Stout opened the recital and set the tone for the rest of the night with a rendition of a section from Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” titled “Deh, vieni alla finestra.”

Stout’s performance in the program continued with selections from a few Ger-man-Austrian composers of the Romantic period and two English-speaking com-positions, Richard Hundley’s

“Strings in the Earth and Air” and Frank Bridge’s “Love Went A-Riding.”

To cap his section of the recital, Stout finished with his favorite composition “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” Claude-Michel Schonberg’s work from the famous musi-cal “Les Miserables.”

A quick intermission oc-curred before Robinson stepped onto stage allowed audience members time to discuss opinions of the per-formance thus far.

Freshman Hayden Knis-ley joined the show briefly before having to attend rugby practice and said, “That was fantastic” of Stout’s perfor-mance. “I want to stay for [Robinson’s] part.”

The vocal music major, Robinson, began her set with a rendition of “Endless Plea-sure, Endless Love,” a Han-del piece from his 1743 opera “Semele”.

Robinson continued with

various selections, includ-ing work from composers such as Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy and her per-sonal favorite piece, Robert Schumann’s “Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt.”

The conclusion to Robin-son’s program illustrated the complex heights her voices could acheive.

Robinson sang Jeanine Tesori’s “Girl in 14G” which requires an extreme vocal range.

“It’s the most challenging because I have to switch be-tween the voice of an opera singer to the scat of a jazz performer and then back to my normal voice,” Robinson said.

Following the recital, uni-versity president Rock Jones commented, “(Stout and Robinson) both did very well and worked hard to get ready. There was a rich variety of classical music and (the recit-al) was just very well done.”

Singers set tone for junior recitalBy Adelle BrodbeckA & E Editor

Maybe I am getting ahead of myself here, but as soon as the sun comes out and the temperature gets any-where above thirty, I leap into Spring mode.

One of the many ways I celebrate turning of seasons is through music. Here is a compilation of some of my top warm weather tunes.

“In a Boat on a Lake” by Whistle Peak- An all male quartet based out of a town near and dear to my heart, Louisville, KY, produces sounds that are simultaneous-ly lighthearted and eerie with just the right amount of folk. This song in particular has head-bopping qualities that I always look for when the sun is shining.

“Instant Crush” by Daft Punk ft. Julian Casablancas- Featured on Daft Punk’s most

recent creation, “Random Ac-cess Memories.” The Strokes’ front man’s soft enchanting vocals will be playing inces-santly on warm night drives through my favorite parts of town.

“Head On [Hold On to Your Heart]” by Man Man- This group of Philadelphia gentlemen have been gen-erating some of the weird-est and greatest music since 2003. Their latest album “On Oni Pond”, where this song debuted last year, features some of the most energetic and “pop-y” music Man Man has ever ventured to produce.

“My Song 5” by Haim- A trio of sisters that have ex-ploded into fame within the past year have also created some of my all time favorite girl-power songs.

“The Look” by Metrono-my- an album so fresh I can’t believe its been out for over two years. I will never tire of the perky and methodical beats from this English group.

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Sports

By Brian WilliamsTranscript Report

Halfway through the sea-son, the Bishops lacrosse team carries a 5-2 record into conference play.

After winning the NCAC’s inaugural tournament last season, members of the team feel ready for the raised stakes that come with every upcoming game.

Last year one of the team’s biggest goals was to win the conference, and this year is no different.

Coach Mike Plantholt elaborated on the reasoning behind this, as the conference tournament winner now auto-matically qualifies (AQ) for the NCAA tournament.

“In years past our con-

ference didn’t have enough teams with lacrosse pro-grams to create an AQ sched-ule. That changed last year, and now everyone is vying for that conference title, the stakes are higher.”

The team was predicted as the favorite to win the conference this year in the preseason coaches’ poll, and despite two disappointments feel confident.

Consistent Confidence

While they haven’t cracked the official top 20 rankings yet, junior Tommy Minkler says that rankings aren’t what matters to them.

“Our coach says a lot to take care of the little things and the big things will come,

and our team buying in to be-ing process rather than results oriented has helped us im-prove.”

Minkler was injured last year, suffering a tear to his ACL, MCL, and meniscus. He started playing for the team his freshmen year and is excited to contribute to this year’s efforts.

Minkler described the team as fast-paced, one who looks to get up early on teams and dictate the tempo.

He said in doing so they can force teams to play their game and take forced shots and settle for worse looks.

Defensively, the Bish-ops have been in the top 10 in team defense the past two years, and this year looks to be the same. Anchored by

co-captains Steve Coin and Steve Barnett, three of this year’s four senior starters have played together, getting valuable playing time as a unit for the past three years.

Behind that defense is goalie Ryan McMahon. He has ranked in the top three in saves in the conference for three consecutive seasons. According to Planholt, he is a player other teams need to game plan for.

Spencer Schnell, recently drafted into the PLL’s Ohio Machine, is another threat on the team’s roster.

Minkler described him as a player who “could play on any other team in the coun-try.”

The senior midfielder was drafted late last calendar year

to play professionally as a re-sult of making last years All American team.

Senior Casey Helms elab-orated on the need for roles to change this season.

New Roles

“We lost about half of our starters from last year, but have plenty of veteran pres-ence to step up and fill those spots,” Helms said.

“Personally, as a senior on the team my role has evolved into one of a leader, the younger guys look up to us all for an example, and I strive to be a good role model both on and off the field.”

In conference play, OWU’s biggest roadblock for repeating as conference

champions is rival Denison. The Denison Big Red

is currently ranked number eight in D-III, and the Bish-ops get the chance to play them near the season’s end.

Helms said the team will be well prepared for the chal-lenge by then, and at their peak.

“There is a noticeable change that I can see from week to week. We have taken huge strides to tighten things up, and I think that once we get into conference play we will really hit our stride,” Helms said.

The Bishops will begin conference play on March 22 against Oberlin, and will wrap up the regular season April 19 with a home game against Wittenberg.

By Megan DillTranscript Reporter

The men’s and women’s indoor track team emerged victorious at the NCAC in-door track and field champi-onships in Lincoln, Nebraska on March 7 and 8.

The women’s team brought home their eighth straight conference title and the men’s team placed second behind Wabash College.

Head Track and Field Coach Kris Boey said both the men’s and women’s team put forth efforts in all events throughout the season.

“This season our women’s team posted 39 performances that rank top 10 in the pro-gram’s history with seven school records being set,” said Boey.

“The men’s team had 27 top 10 performances and set four school records.”

Boey said that some team highlights include senior, Sarah Bechtel winning her fourth consecutive NCAC pole vault title senior Cara DeAngelis being named NCAC distance runner of the year and team members, senior Holly Fouch; fresh-man Sierra Wright; freshman Paige Springhetti, and sopho-more Sara Johnson setting a conference record for the

4x400 relay. The men also had impres-

sive highlights, freshman Colin McShane received the NCAC sprinter of the year award and set a conference

record in the 200 dash, while, junior Matt Hunter also set a conference record in the hep-tathlon.

Boey said that the teams are full of leaders, which help

contribute to the “winning culture” of this season.

Sophomore Sara Johnson said that women’s captains Fouch, junior Olivia DeMeio, senior Sarah Bechtel, senior

Antoinette Jollif, and DeAn-gelis guided the women’s in-door track team throughout a successful season.

“They have truly helped our team this past season

from the amount of effort they have brought in,” said Johnson.

“From keeping our heard on the right track at all times, it has led us to a great season and another Indoor Confer-ence title for the 8th time run-ning!”

Johnson said that the team reached over 100 “personal best” times and scores in the indoor season and hopes to add to these personal achievements during the out-door season.

“Our main focus and goal for this outdoor season is, as a team, obtaining another Out-door NCAC Conference title making our seniors this year, go out in a perfect record and hopefully keeping our streak until my senior year and more,” said Johnson.

Boey said the main goal now is to have a large repre-sentation of red and black at the NCAA D-III and NCAC outdoor championships.

“As we head outdoors, the goal is always to be the best in the NCAC and among Ohio D-III schools,” said Boey.

“We want to represent Ohio Wesleyan to the best of our abilities in every capac-ity and to be well represented here at home when we host the NCAA Outdoor Champi-onships in May.”

Photo by Dianne DeAngelis

Junior Matt Hunter competes in the high jump portion of the heptathlon event during the NCAC championship at Denison University on March 8.

Track and field take NCAC by storm

Men’s lacrosse solely worried about winning

66 top ten performances, 11 broken records, two All Americans, one successful weekend