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In This Issue:

Living Out the American CreedTracy Sugarman, Charles McLaurin Speak on Struggle for Civil Rights

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“Down here, boy!”“‘Boy,’ said the patrolman in a conversa-

tional voice, ‘are you a Negro or a nig-ger?’”

That’s the now unthinkable question thatCharles McLaurin faced as a Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)worker in the spring of 1964. And that’s thefirst violent scene of Tracy Sugarman’sbook, We Had Sneakers, They Had Guns:The Kids Who Fought for Civil Rights inMississippi.

After being “held for investigation” bythe Mississippi Highway Patrol on theirway to SNCC headquarters in Atlanta,McLaurin and four other young, black menwere taken from their cell (one by one) andasked the same question.

McLaurin could hear the beatings goingon in the downstairs of the jail. And when itwas his turn, he too descended the stairs.“I’m a Negro,” McLaurin answered.

But that was the wrong answer. Thepatrolman savagely beat McLaurin. Andthe patrolman continued to ask the questionand to beat McLaurin in intervals until heanswered the way the patrolman wantedhim to. And in that situation, forced—on theone hand—to denigrate himself and avoidbeating and—on the other hand—to statehis true identity and be brutally beaten,McLaurin thought things through.

“The pain didn’t bother me until later.What really bothered me was that here Iwas in a situation where these people . . .they just had to make a nigger. They had to

have a nigger. And if I was just willing tosay that I was a nigger, they would leave mealone. And I thought that over—whether Iwanted to continue to be beaten and bat-tered, but I saw it then. See . . . that lasttime, I really considered my answer. And Isaid, ‘Hey, if that’s all they want, I’mdamned if I do; I’m damned if I don’t. Thisain’t the time to die. It’s not the first timeI’ve heard this, and it won’t be the last timeI’ve heard this, so I’m going to live to fightanother day, hopefully,’” McLaurin said.

For McLaurin and for the other youngpeople working to register black voters thatsummer, death and danger wereomnipresent realities. “That was one of thethings they told us. They said, ‘The river’sright out back.’ That’s where we thought wewere going,” McLaurin said.

Stories like this one were the reason forMcLaurin and Sugarman’s visit. Sugarman,now nearing his 80s, and McLaurin, in his60s, are the last members of a generationwhose experiences nearly 40 years ago willsoon go untold. Last week, the Wabashcommunity got a chance to hear some ofthose stories as well as some perspective onthe civil rights movement as a whole.

Select students participated in two bookdiscussions—one with Sugarman. McLau-rin gave last Thursday’s Chapel Talk. Andboth men gave a joint lecture to a packedLovell Lecture Hall on Thursday eveningbefore leaving campus last Friday.

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McLaurin’s Chapel Talk gave a historicalperspective. Blacks were 34-35-percent ofthe population of Mississippi in 1964, butthey did not actively participate in the gov-ernment. They could not actively participate

because of omnipresent segregation in thestate—what Sugarman called the “Ameri-can apartheid” in his book. SNCC’s purposewas to teach blacks about citizenship and toget them registered to vote. Whites whohad never finished high school wereallowed to vote. But poll taxes, grandfa-ther clauses, and rampant racism preventedblacks—even black professionals—fromvoting.

Lower class whites weren’t the onlyracists. Indeed, the murder of JamesChaney, Andrew Goodman, and MichaelSchwerner “ripped the sheets off the KuKlux Klan and exposed them for what theywere,” McLaurin said. And they weresouthern doctors, lawyers, and prominentbusinessmen. No small wonder then, that

GRANT MCCLOSKEY | WABASH ‘12

Journalist/illustrator Tracy Sugarman and civil rights activist Charles McLaurin visitedcampus last week for the MXI’s annual MLK Celebration. The week’s events included a bookdiscussion, a Chapel Talk, and a joint lecture.

Students/Faculty Gather forCelebration of Student ResearchSSAAMM BBEENNNNEETTTT ‘‘1144STAFF WRITER

It isn’t very often that academic life oncampus gets to display itself as widely as itwill at the upcoming Celebration of StudentResearch. As a whole, Wabash is certainlyvery academically oriented, and this oppor-tunity provides a rare glimpse at all aspectsof the campus’s progress. It is an importantopportunity for students to shine and repre-sent themselves through the research theyhave done.

The 11th annual Celebration of StudentResearch will begin on Friday afternoonfrom 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. in Detchon Internation-al Hall. There will be 26 posters set up,each representing the work and researchof a student. They will each give an oralpresentation in one of six different roomsthroughout the Detchon Center in order tofurther elaborate on the work that they haveaccomplished.

“We’ve got oral presentations going on in

parallel,” Professor of Mathematics ChadWestphal said. Westphal is the Chair ofthe Undergraduate Research Committeeand in charge of organizing the Celebrationof Student Research. “The oral presenta-tions will take place in 20 minute parallelintervals so that an audience can either stayin a room for a whole session or go toanother room for another 20 minutes,”Westphal explained.

The exhibit will include 26 posters, fiveexhibits on display, and 50 talks, with 83students and involved and every academicdepartment represented. The Celebration ofStudent Research “coincides with trusteevisit weekend,” and gives the trustees away of “jumping into the life of the Collegequickly,” Westphal said, “It puts some ofour strongest work forward.”

This event certainly illuminates the corestrengths and brilliance of the College. Thecelebration reaches into the depths of allacademic life on campus. The projectsinvolved expand anywhere from Matthew

Internship Hopefuls Attend Career Svcs. EventsJJOOEELL BBUUSSTTAAMMAANNTTEE ‘‘1111MANAGING EDITOR

As the Chicago Bears kicked their finalgame of the season, so too did Career Ser-vices kick off their annual “InternshipWeek.”

“So far, the week has been going really

well,” Assistant Director Career ServicesBetsy Knott said. “The student involve-ment has been picking up gradually as theweek goes on.”

The event began with the NFL WatchParty, and concludes today with the “Root-Brew and Interviews” outing. Today’s eventfocuses on alum and trustee interviews,featuring mock interviews for those that

have signed up. The National Association ofWabash Men (NAWM) sponsored eventwill give current students the opportunity toprepare for interviews, as well as establisha network with the NAWM community.

“The afternoon is meant to give Wabashalums a reason to help you,” Director ofCareer Services Scott Crawford said. “Don’tjust go and ask for a handout.”

The goal of Internship Week is to providestudents with the necessary resources toacquire an internship or career path. Offer-ing several outlets (everything from resumecritiquing to mock interviews) is concernedwith bettering students against the dwin-dling job market of tomorrow.

Networking is a vital part of Internship

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Student Senate Reconvenes

GRANT MCCLOSKEY | WABASH ‘12

The Senate Reconvened for its 94th Session on Tuesday night. Steve Henke ‘12 andTyler Wade ‘12 were sworn in as the new President and Vice-President respectively. MarkOsnowitz ‘12 will serve as Treasurer. Tyler Griffin ‘13 was appointed Secretary.

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GGAABBEE WWAATTSSOONNNEWS EDITOR ‘13

Coming to the close of an eightmonth project, IT Services has madegreat strides to improve the tech-nology behind our campus lives.Their primary focus has beenimproving the wireless access pointson campus.

Wabash’s Internet service wasupgraded over the summer when itwas changed from a 40MB connec-tion through AT&T to a 250MBconnection through iLight. Thischange means that the school’sInternet can technically be over fivetimes faster than last year.

But problems arise in the imple-mentation of this improvement. Thelargest impediment is the availabil-ity of wireless access points aroundcampus. Even if the Internet con-nection is perfect, a faulty wirelessconnection with the student’s laptopwill impede their access.

For this reason IT Services hasbeen working on the wireless net-works. Each wireless access pointcan be accessed only within the areasurrounding it. Thus the goal is tohave the entire campus coveredthrough their strategic placement.

However, because only a limitednumber of wireless channels canoperate without inhibiting each oth-er, the placement of access pointsmust also avoid overlap whereverpossible.

A major problem IT Servicesencountered was the use of student-installed access points. In light ofthe previous gaps that existed in the

wireless network, students had beenallowed to create their own. Butwith recent improvements to theschool’s provided access points, stu-dents crowded the limited channels.Director of Information TechnologyServices Brad Weaver prohibitedstudents from installing personalaccess points.

While some buildings on the eastside of campus still have not hadtheir new access points installed,they simply happened to be last inthe order of operation. “It’s just atiming factor,” Weaver explained.

IT Services tests signal strength ineach building and makes adjust-ments on an as-needed basis toensure that they can improve Inter-net access for all.

“You’d not find many schools atall that provide comprehensive cam-pus-wide coverage right now,” hecontinued. “If you take our availablebandwidth and divide by the num-ber of students, we’re going to becertainly in the top 5-percent ofschools.”

Once the current upgrades arecomplete, IT will simply monitorthe school’s usage and upgrademore as needed in the future.Wabash’s current internet usagepeaks around 25% lower thanDePauw, which is significantlyhigher per student when taking intoaccount DePauw’s considerablylarger population.

So while Wabash students con-tinue to outwork their southerncounterparts, IT Services will con-tinue to facilitate us. One way theydo this is through monthly “TechTalks.” These informational ses-

sions happen on the last Tuesdayof every month to help students andfaculty with different issues.

Their next session will present

information on Windows 7. Futureplans include upgrading the schoolto Moodle Two over the summer.

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ALEX MOSEMAN | WABASH ‘11

Recently, IT Services completed the process of upgrading the wirelessaccess points around campus. Dorms and fraternities are now equippedwith Wireless N routers, and the College now has a 250 MB connectionthrough iLight.

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the segregation and racism so prevalent inMississippi that summer had the force of law.

But to McLaurin, that summer showed himsomething profound. “The black freedom strug-gle in the south was rescued by 1,000 peoplefrom the north who . . . helped bring democracyto Mississippi,” he said. It was “one of its [Amer-ica’s] finest hours,” McLaurin said last Thursday.

Today, Mississippi has more black electedofficials than any other state.

“It was the young people who stimulated,motivated, moved, and pushed, and caused thingsto happen,” McLaurin said. That summer meant

America’s “possibility of living out its creed.” “Thank you for coming and listening to how I

got my freedom,” McLaurin said as the Chapelburst into applause.

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A through line of McLaurin and Sugarman’svisit was young people’s capacity for change.

In Thursday’s book discussion, Sugarman saidthat he went into the summer of 1964 thinkingthat World War II had settled certain questionsregarding a master race and racial superiority.“[The racism of that era] was a shock to mysystem that I will never get over. I hope. I hope,”Sugarman said.

Sugarman was 42 in 1964. He had a family ofhis own and a comfortable life as an artist/jour-nalism in Westport, Conn. But his communitywasn’t surprised when he decided to go south forthe summer and cover the events there for CBSNews in sketches. Members of his communityand neighborhood would collect bail money forarrested students. And local children would con-tribute the proceeds from their lemonade standsfor the same purpose. With the benefit of age,Sugarman reflected on the “kids’” motivationfor doing what they did that summer.

“It was learning by doing,” Sugarman said.“It was kids that were affronted by racism—whose futures were being aborted by racism,and they found kindred souls.”

Sugarman attended the SNCC orientation atOxford, where students—black and white—fromuniversities across the nation gathered for theirFreedom Summer orientation. In his book Sug-arman recounts that his afternoon at TougalooCollege in Oxford, Miss. Was one that “assault-ed your sensibilities and moved you to angerand shame.”

I’m a firm believer that change is importantand that it doesn’t happen when young peopledon’t demand it,” Sugarman said in Thursday’sbook discussion. “You have to invent it. . . .You have yo invent yourself as a citizen. Some ofyou will go along. Most of you will go along.Only a few of you will say ‘No.’”

The students who went to Mississippi thatsummer wrote their own history. “This history iswritten in [the] blood of the young people whodared to stand up and demand change,” Sugar-man said.

And while some may claim that whites went tocleanse their consciences—to somehow makethemselves feel better, Sugarman and McLaurinboth rejected this contention. “They wouldn’thave been there otherwise. They were puttingthemselves in harm’s way for total strangers—most of whom didn’t even know black people,really, in the texture of their lives,” Sugarmansaid.

“These commitments were deep and lasting. .. . Freedom Summer was probably the mostremarkable period of time I spent anywhere,including D-Day,” Sugarman said.

Creed

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Author/illustrator Tracy Sugarman listens as his friend Charles McLaurin speaks about Fannie LouHamer, a Mississippi woman who inspired both men. Hamer wrote the foreword to Sugarman’s firstbook, Stranger at the Gates.

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Week, which dedicates at least two events to the process.Aside from the NAWM event, yesterday saw the Net-working Tips Workshop inform students on the rights andwrongs of establishing connections.

“Take advantage of it,” Crawford said. “Wabash menhave more of an advantage than they realize.”

Some events cater more towards underclassmen andtheir search, such as Wednesday’s Indiana Repertory Intern-ship Info session. While primarily focused for theatermajors, the internship offers several opportunities for oth-er majors to get in on the action.

“I’m a sophomore now, and I want an internship forthe summer,” Muchohi Mwaura ’13 said. “These eventsgive very good experience and lots of great places to startlooking.”

The Career Services Center aims to help students achieveany career goal they may have. Each staff member offershis or her services to guide students through the process inany way possible.

“We’re looking to help you know what to look for, howto look, and make an intelligent, informed decision tohelp you be successful,”Crawford said.

Other events included a Student Internship Panel, inwhich current students discussed their own personal expe-riences with peers, and the Sports Career Day Trip, whichvisited several athletic associations in the greater Indi-anapolis area. Each event is structured around a particularaspect of the internship process.

“We like to emphasize the importance of the future,”Crawford said , “the sooner students start, the better theirchances are for landing an internship they want.”

The Career Services Center also emphasized the impor-tance of students attending and taking advantage of theoptions Wabash College has provided its students. Intern-ship websites, alums, and other outlets for securing aninternship

“There are so many people we know,” Knott said .“There are so many resources that we can use to help stu-

dents achieve any goal they have.”Knott believes that these celebratory-style events help

garner student participation and get them on the fast tracktowards a career opportunity.

“We believe in guerilla marketing. We’re willing to tryanything: t-shirts, chili cook-offs, peer advisers – any-thing to build student interest and momentum.”

Internship

GRANT MCCLOSKEY| WABASH ‘12

Mock alumni interviews will round out Career Services’ Internship Week. Director of Career Services Scott Crawford andAssistant Director Betsy Knott planned a number of events for the week to help students in their search for internships.Resumé workshops, internship panel discussions, and mock interviews were among the daily events.

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Levendoski’s work entitled “MyPhysical and Spiritual Existence,”

which includes “pieces from a sculp-ture series that was part of my workfrom last semester,” to Romeo Amoa’sstudy called “Effect of Post-Training

Cocaine on Habit Facilitation inFemale Rats,” for which he “spenttime handling rats, doing infusion, andsurgeries on them.” This event reallycovers the entirety of academic workon campus.

“I think it’s beneficial to everybodyon some level,” said Westphal. “Low-er classmen get a chance of seeingwhat older students are doing,” and“Students giving presentations havethe opportunity of putting themselvesinto a high pressure situation and see-ing how they can handle it.” The cel-ebration also gives the faculty a lookinto the “real breadth of work thatgoes on in every department.”

The event has been looked forwardto in the past and excitement existsfor this year’s Celebration of StudentResearch as well. As we begin to set-tle in to this academic year’s finalsemester, we are given a glimpse intothe work and achievements that manyof our peers, students, and friends haveaccomplished. It gives us precedent tosucceed as well as they have. It forcesus to strive in our studies, to be metic-ulous in our research, and to continuethe legacy that encompasses theWabash spirit.

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If you’re interested, contact Riley Floyd atrhfloyd13@wabash.edu for more information.

ALEX MOSEMAN | WABASH ‘11

Yangnan Liu ‘12 presented at last year’s Celebration of Student Research. Fridayafternoon’s events will consist of oral paper presentations and poster talks on avariety of topics from various academic divisions of the College.

Bachelor Callout!We’re looking to add talented writers who have

a zeal for journalism to our staff. If you’reinterested in writing for us, please join us forlunch next Wednesday at noon in the Private

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EDITOR IN CHIEFRiley Floyd

OPINION EDITORAlex Avtgis

MANAGING EDITORJoel Bustamante

NEWS EDITORGabe Watson

SPORTS EDITORBrandan Alford

CAVELIFE EDITORJoel Bustamante

The Bachelor: a Liberal Publication?We hear of the divide all the time: lib-

eral vs. conservative. Labels are allaround us—especially in an age of polit-ical fragmentation. And while certainpublications on our campus lean one wayor another, the Bachelor maintains com-mitted to its obligation to print the news.

Some have made the argument that ifyou’re conservative you write for ThePhoenix and that if you’re liberal youwrite for the Bachelor. That couldn’t befurther from the truth. Indeed, ThePhoenix is a conservative publication,but the Bachelor is far from a liberalone. We print campus news, and weinclude the viewpoints of members ofmultiple groups on campus. We reportedon Karl Rove’s visit last year. We coveredJennifer Burns’ talk on Ayn Rand. Andwe covered Samuel Peltzman’s lecturetoo.

In terms of our Cavelife and Opinionsections, we try to print what our readers

are interested in, and our readers are, forthe most part, students. So we’ll includematerial accordingly. Professor Webboffered to write a column, and weallowed him to do so. Jake Ezell’s week-ly columns provide a reflection on thestandards (academic and otherwise) thatWabash should strive to maintain. And

Ted Plummer’s pieces provide a broaderperspective on issues outside the cam-pus.

To say that the Bachelor leans one wayor the other pigeonholes the publicationinto a role this staff is not willing toaccept. And it discredits our intentionand our commitment to report the news.That commitment is stated on page 2.We don’t write news pieces with a polit-ical endpoint or persuasive end in mind.We write them with an eye toward jour-nalistic integrity and credibility.

We have several outlets for campusviewpoints, and if our staff memberswanted to join them they could have.But they joined our staff because theywanted a journalistic experience thatwould either help them to further devel-op their skills in an area they want topursue as a career or because they want-ed to pursue a hobby. Either way, theirobjective was the same—to tell a story.

That’s the point of good journalism.Think of the best pieces you’ve read.Chances are they pulled you in andpiqued your interest. And if they werereally good, they piqued your interest insomething that you otherwise weren’tinterested in. You might not have attend-ed Jennifer Burns’ lecture, but by readingabout it, maybe you thought her ideasand her work might deserve furtherexploration. Civil rights and the struggleto register black voters in the 1960s maynot have been on your intellectual radarbefore, but after last week’s MLK cele-bration, perhaps it might be.

Readers, that is our goal: to give youwhat happened on campus each week asit happened so that you can make of itwhat you will. Read about it, think about,and talk about it. And then let the cyclecontinue.

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Last week, I watched the Social Network,a movie highlighting the genius behindFacebook. The movie was well put togeth-er and tells the Facebook story in a docu-mentary/novelistic way that I appreciatedand would encourage someone to watchthe movie. However, I have a long standingissue with Facebook.

During my freshman year at Wabash, Iwas frequently deleting my Facebookaccount only to reactivate it a few weeks lat-er. My criticisms of Facebook at that timewere immature and more cynical than theywere legitimate critiques of network.Attempting to cope with the single-sex real-ity of Wabash College, Facebook offeredme an unhealthy escape. I, seeing myfriends, most of who had zero, and I meanzero game, could experience the co-edu-cational environment from the convenienceof my computer. When I logged out, I metface to face a room, library, and campus

entirely full of men. Thus, I found the solu-tion to Facebook to be the complete abolish-ment.

I hope we all recognize an inhumane cap-italistic ideal in Facebook (people makemoney from our “friendships”), yet we stilluse Facebook. It provides a service to aconsumer that the consumer finds necessary.It is an easy way to strike a haphazard con-versation with a girl I met last weekend, tocheck on my ex-girlfriends, or to keep intouch with friends. I do not have to search

for emails or phone numbers but insteadhave an end-all-be-all with a name. Thisis convenient.

Still, I wonder what happens if we look atFacebook with a critical eye. I feel this iswarranted seeing as Facebook accumulated1,000,000 users faster than any other tech-nology in the history of the world. Whatdoes Facebook say about our society? Sincethe basis of Facebook is the networking offriends, I want to focus there.

Currently, I have 926 “friends” on Face-book. I am quite impressed with myself.But when I scroll through the list, most ofthem I have not talked to since high schoolor even longer. Why then, are they listed asmy friend? The easy answer is that we arenot “friends” in any real since, but we are“Facebook-friends.” The development ofthis entirely new word is problematic forme. Rather than having friends who areliving breathing people highly involved in

my life. Friends have become people who Ioccasionally see, creep on, or if I am luckyspeak to. It is not inconvenient or trouble-some for me in any way to have 926friends.

Further, I cannot disagree with my friendsin any easy way on Facebook. The onlything I can do is affirm via the “Like” but-ton. The total absence of a “Dislike” buttonprevents any disputes amongst friends. Acritical part to friendship is the ability to dis-agree and challenge one another to rethinkideas and opinions. Facebook needs us to benetworked on likes, not torn apart basedon dislikes. It is a marketing tool unlikeanything ever invented in history. This hasbeen accomplished through the completedumbing down of Facebook to base “Likes”and unthinking users.

This does not mean I will stop usingFacebook, only that, well, deep down I“Dislike” it.

To Like or Dislike FacebookJAKE EZELL

OPINION COLUMNIST

Last Saturday, Jan. 22, marked the 38thanniversary of Roe v. Wade - the U.S.Supreme Court decision that legalized abor-tion. Over 400,000 people gathered inWashington D.C. over the weekend to par-ticipate in the annual pro-life march, and tocommiserate the 52 million innocenthumans beings who have been murderedin the United States since 1973; constitut-ing one of the largest genocides in humanhistory. They gather in order to foster resist-ance against Roe v. Wade in the hopes of oneday overturning it, and I am very sympathet-ic to their cause.

I don’t presume that pro-choice advo-cates are consciously complacent with thisgenocide, but that they merely have fixedpreconceptions which are impervious toreason. They simply do not believe that theunborn have rights. Much in the same waythat our society doesn’t give plants or oth-er lesser beings rights, an unborn humanhasn’t achieved enough complexity of life tobe granted personhood in the opinions ofsome people. Consequently, their concern isfocused solely on the expecting mother.Like all good Americans, Roe v. Wade sup-porters are naturally fearful of governmentextending its authority over anything, espe-cially their bodies. They wanted legislationto restrict the government’s control.

The problem with Roe v. Wade is that it ispredicated on the idea that life does notbegin until birth. The decision was made toprotect mothers’ right to privacy under theDue Process Clause of the FourteenthAmendment. So mothers do indeed havethe right to an abortion—if the unborn can-not be considered persons. It has long beenheld that a person’s rights extend to thepoint where they encroach on another per-son’s rights. Therefore, a mother doesn’thave any such right if the exercising of thatright will violate a much more fundamentalright of another person: the right to live.

In death-penalty cases, “reasonable doubt”goes to the accused unless the jury isabsolutely certain of the defendant’s guilt.Our legal system is not willing to risk the

life of an innocent man if there is any dis-sent with the verdict. Applying this logic toabortion would inevitably result in the over-turning of Roe v. Wade. Unless the courtwas 100-percent sure, without doubt, that allfetuses attain the status of human beingsonly after the umbilical cord is cut, abortioncannot be allowed to take place because itrisks the lives of the innocent; and thus isinconsistent with current jurisprudence.

There is evidence, even for atheists, thatlife begins at conception. At conception theembryo consists of a full set of chromo-somes that constitute DNA that is com-pletely unique from the mother’s. What’smore, this DNA is identical throughout thatspecimen’s life, which is to say even afterbirth. Therefore, there is no change in thegenetic makeup of a person from when theywere conceived to when they die. Biologi-cally the unborn are identical to the born. Sohow can a government allow its citizens toend the lives of unborn persons while pros-ecuting those who end the lives of bornpersons?

If the aforementioned reasons have failedto persuade any pro-choice readers, Iimplore them to consider one last, morephilosophical argument. A fetus’ lack ofconsciousness doesn’t make it any less of aperson. When a human adult falls into acoma they lose all consciousness, yet westill consider them to be fully human per-sons. Why would the inverse not also betrue? A fetus certainly has the potential tobecome a fully conscious adult (unless ofcourse its life is terminated via abortion), sowhy does its provisional lack of conscious-ness preclude it from the same rights ahuman adult has?

TED PLUMMER ‘13

POLITICALCOLUMNIST

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Internet InnovationThe openness of the web has led to an

honesty paradox: we can share our thoughtsand feelings with each other more instantlyand spontaneously than ever before, but wealso can suffer the consequences of theimmediacy and vibrancy of these actions. E-mails are as easy as they are risky. What cantake a few seconds to do can take days orweeks to defend or explain. A verbal com-ment is more easily dismissed than a writtenstatement, and e-mails can reach many morepeople than the sound spouted out of ourlips. E-mail opens up whole new vistas ofsharing while also subjecting us to a newlevel of public scrutiny and bureaucraticauthority.

Wabash is surely unique, or almost so,with its open-ended e-mail system. Any-one can write anyone, and anyone can writeeveryone too. Such openness is easilyabused. Years ago, we had so many politicaland cultural wars on the “everyone” listthat I decided to do something about it. Thesituation was unhealthy because theexchanges often pitted liberals against con-servatives, and since it is no secret that thegreat majority of the faculty are liberalsand some of the most outspoken students areconservative, faculty and students oftenfound themselves in heated all-campusexchanges. So I created a conservative list-serv to give conservative students (and thefew conservative faculty) a web of theirown, so to speak. Currently over 100 stu-dents, faculty and staff are members.

I now wonder about the wisdom of thatmove. In effect, it seems, I have quaran-tined the conservative voice. Conservativestalk more than ever among themselves, butwe do not have the opportunity to sharethat discussion with the rest of the campus.Something that is uniquely positive aboutWabash—the “everyone” e-mail option—has become something that further dividesus.

So I have been thinking about ways toimprove our use of e-mail as well asenhance our campus unity. Here are some ofmy thoughts: It seems to me that, for such asmall campus, we still do not know muchabout what happens across the curriculum,both inside and outside the classroom. Sure,we have the website, the student newspaper,the alumni magazine and other great outlets.

But couldn’t we do more to share what wedo? I mean this primarily in relation toteaching; shouldn’t the classroom be moreopen to the campus?

For example, I think students should havemore information about what faculty do,what they believe, and how they teach. AndI think students should have more controlover their own destinies at Wabash as wellas more input into the curriculum. Thereare national websites, of course, that rankfaculty and pass on gossip about teachers,but I am talking about something local,something Wabash.

What if we had a website where everycourse was listed, with the books it uses, theteacher’s philosophy, and student commentsabout the course? This would not be a placeto complain and gossip but to engage inreal discussion about the issues raised by thecourse and the pedagogy pursued by theprofessor. Teaching is such a private activ-ity, held behind closed doors, but I think weshould try to find ways to make it morepublic, both to make it more accountable butalso to share knowledge beyond the confinesof the classroom.

There are other ways we could be morecreative with e-mail and websites. Why nothave an ongoing forum where students canraise questions for the whole College aboutCollege-wide issues? How about a webpagedivided into topics like classes, social andcultural issues, athletics, fraternities, andreligion, where students could leave anony-mous questions and comments that theymight be hesitant or afraid to raise in public?

These are just a couple of quick thoughtexperiments, and I invite you to join me inthinking of new and creative ways to use ourgenerous and open e-mail system at WabashCollege.

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Enough is enough already! With thespring semester headed into only its secondweek, Wabash has already witnessed 30+talks, meetings, and campus events duringthe first seven days of class. And that meansa ton of unneeded, unwanted e-mail invita-tions.

But that can be overlooked! While thissurplus of get-togethers does create sheercyber havoc—the mass of spam this time ofyear probably frightens Brad Weaver andthe rest of the IT department— it creates aworse, more pressing issue: it is my beliefthat the Wabash Community holds a faultyassumption that College events need beincentivized by a spectacle of pizza, chipsand pop in order for them to worthy ofattending.

Don’t get me wrong—the events arealmost always spectacular: Career Servicesholds job related summits, so-and-soDepartment throws novel, exciting Researchor Candidate Talks, and new-on-the-sceneclubs organize necessary call-out meetings.Each event is truly a beautiful expression initself, displaying how many options andopportunities Wabash’s tiny community isable to offer.

Nevertheless, when one makes it in thedoor and takes a look around, he or shenotices that the main draw seems to not bethe event itself, but rather the pizza. Themajority of the attendees munch more thanthey listen, and spend more time refillingtheir plates than interacting with the speak-er or host.

Some will defend this voracious habitand claim that the majority of the consump-tion is necessary: the pizza serves as lunchfor those who sacrifice the meal in order toattend. This might pose an objection if

were it not the case that more than half ofthese ‘catered’ events occur in the after-noon—call-out meetings are especiallyguilty of this offense.

It is not that one camp is to blame forthis problem; both those that plan the eventsand those who attend them foster this incen-tive mentality. How many times has theformer voiced the sentiment, “Well, thereneeds to be some way to draw the peoplein,” because it has heard from the latter,“Well, I only went for the food”?

Additionally, the question of health aris-es. Why does Wabash condemn itself to anon-stop consumption of cholesterol, cornsyrup and cheap carbohydrates? Is the dai-ly pizza really appealing the fourteenth timearound if you are going to have to work itoff later that day?

I really do enjoy the fact that local estab-lishment receive tons of business. One localjoint quoted that Wabash College orders,on average, twenty-five pizzas a day fromthem—and sometimes as many as seventy-five! At the same time, I truly wonder: doesWabash need that much pizza?

As a senior, I wonder why Wabash hasn’tquestioned this assumption yet: If the prop-er amount of people existed for any par-ticular club, then why would there need tobe pizza with its call out meeting? Is not theprospect of receiving help in the summerinternship search enough to sit through fiftyminutes and actually receive that help?More bluntly: if we were doing things cor-rectly, why would we need to incentivizetalks and call-outs? Is there a disservicebeing done to both ourselves and thoseevents which serve as expressions of our liv-ing Wabash culture?

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Now that 2010 is dead and gone (soon tobe joined by C&T), 2011 has hit full swing.Of course, a new year means new culture,new music, and new films. The Newmedia is poised to fill the gap of the fairlydissatisfying gap left by the previous year.Will 2011 be the start of a grand decadestuffed with the most creative works yet? Orwill it follow in its predecessor’s footsteps,providing few real hits and a rash of mis-steps?

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IVHot off the cellblock is Dwayne “Lil

Wayne” Carter, determined to once againturn the hip-hop game on its head one moretime. Lil Wayne opened 2011 with the ener-gy-fueled single “6 Foot 7 Foot,” a self-described “A Milli on steroids.” His rhymesare fast and furious, fused with some ofhis most brilliantly absurd lyrics yet. Cou-ple this with a fiery performance on Satur-day Night Live, and Wayne’s presence hasnever been more alive. The much-antici-pated sequel to Tha Carter III should dropby this summer, leaving all of Wayne’s fansfilled with satisfaction.

Cake - Showroom of CompassionAlready number one on the charts, Cake’s

nine-year-in-the-works album provides avery solid reinstatement of the band’ssound. Tastefully alternative instrumentsunite to create the soulfully sincere pseudo-

jazz the band has been defined by sincetheir inception. Even the scat-based gui-tars match perfectly with lead singer JohnMcCrea’s smooth-talking lyrics. And yet,for as much of the classic Cake sound asthere is, the band is still able to demon-strate noticeable growth. The songs aresofter, slower, but still keep the power andstrength Cake has portrayed through theyears.

ConanGranted, dejected late night talk show

host Conan O’Brien did premiere his newesteffort, Conan, towards the end of last year,but expect big things to happen for thisseason. The format’s the same, but Conan’sas unpredictable as ever. Take for examplehis newest brainchild, “The Flaming C” – aloafer wearing, oven mitt bearing, andBlackberry-sporting superhero in Conan’sown likeness. He’s already gotten WarnerBros. Animation to include the characterin a Young Justice episode; imagine whatelse he’s got in store for the year.

Bob’s BurgersA newcomer to Fox’s “Animation Dom-

ination” Sunday time block, Bob’s Burgersoffers a healthy departure from Seth Mac-farlane’s smothering Family Guy ripoffs.The show features voice acting guru H. JonBenjamin as Bob, a simple middle-classrestaurant manager in New York City. Helives and works with his dysfunctional fam-ily as they struggle through the perils ofsociety. With three episodes already underits belt, Bob’s Burgers is poised to augmentthe diminishing animation world.

Green LanternRyan Reynolds once again portrays a

comic book character, this time as thegalaxy-protecting Air Force pilot Hal Jor-dan. The CGI-laced visual spectacular willdraw heavily from comic lore whileattempting to keep a relatively firm foot inreality (think The Dark Knight but not real-ly). Promising a truly alien and out of thisworld experience, Green Lantern looks toset the superhero summer ablaze.

Captain America: The First AvengerAmerica’s fabled hero finally hits the big

screen in all his anti-Nazi glory. Two-timeHuman Torch actor Chris Evans dons thered, white, and blue jumpsuit to fend off theevil Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). Mostimportantly, the film finally looks to drawall the strings together from Marvel’s otherfilm properties (such as the Iron Man andIncredible Hulk franchises) in order to pro-duce the greatest superhero team movieever assembled: The Avengers. Whetherthat film will be a success or not lies sole-ly on this founding member’s own debut,and only time will tell how that will go.

ThorThe summer of superheros continues!

This time Norse and Marvel legend Thor(Chris Hemsworth) takes to the silverscreen, bringing his mythological hammerMjolnir and a bunch of other hard to pro-nounce supporting cast members. Plotdetails are vague, but expect Natalie Port-man to play some mild-mannered love inter-est who just can’t take it all in but willsomehow deal with it. Furthermore, theheavy hitting Superman of the Marvel Uni-verse will be going toe to toe against his sig-nificantly smaller evil half-brother Loki(Tom Hiddleston), successfully fulfillingevery “true-believer’s” ultimate fantasy.

Transformers 3: The Dark of theMoon

Robots fight each other. Again. Thistime…it’s probably even more serious thanit has ever been. Probably. Well, it’s easilyan improvement with the loss of MeganFox. Her replacement, Rose Huntingly-Whitely, has already received a stellar fanreaction (if only for not being the world’sbad-girl Barbie doll).

MMIICCHHAAEELL CCAARRPPEERR ‘‘1133CULTURE COLUMNIST

So, if you haven’t noticed all the people wearing boatshoes lately, you must not be looking. Because they’refairly common. Of course, one trend inevitably leads toanother. I think the boat shoe trend is linked to more thanpreppiness, it reflects an overall shift in guys’ opinionsabout the formality of their dress. Boat shoes are consider-ably more formal than the basketball shoes or sneakers somany of us wore in high school.

It’s great that guys are concerned with the formality oftheir shoes. I’d like to take that one step further. If you wantto wear a mature, leather shoe, the natural step up from boatshoes is the loafer.

Though “loafer” might conjure up images of ornate slip-pers with tassels, loafers can be a low-key, durable shoe thatcan serve a variety of purposes, based on their formality.The less formal ones are perfect for replacing boat shoeswith. Though I wouldn’t recommend wearing any of thesein the snow, you should still start looking now. Just think ofall the props you’ll get once everyone copies you.

All these models are available on the manufacturer’swebsite. All are some form of brown, since brown is a lessformal color and better suited for loafers than black.

SebagoSebago is a less-known version of Sperry, who special-

izes in boat shoes and loafers. My favorite pair in this list,the Bowdoins comes in a terrifically worn dark brown.They’re a simple conservative design, its the texture andcolor that set them apart. $130.

SperryThe pair I’ll highlight from Sperry, on the other hand, is

much less structured style that I’m actually wearing as Iwrite this. The Bainbridge Beefroll Penny Loafer are basi-cally slippers that look like loafers; they’re very soft andcomfortable. They aren’t suited as well to the weather,but perfect for lounging around and quick trips to class.They come in a light brown color. On sale, $50.

Alden’sYou probably haven’t heard of Alden’s, but spend some

time chatting with graduates who spend more than $100 ondress shoes, and you will. They’re the gold standard of dressshoes, and truly an investment. Most of their styles are quiteformal, though they produce an elegant brown “Mocc.” It’sthe most expensive of the list, but guaranteed to get you themost use. $250.

Bass ShoesBass Shoes is another brand full of history. They’ve

declined in popularity but still offer a vast selection ofloafers, varying in formality. Though similar to my Seba-

go selection, the Gorhams come with a leather, not a rub-ber, sole. The color is also a darn brown, but not dis-tressed. $130.

Johnston and MurphyJohnston and Murphy is the poor man’s Alden’s. They’re

not bad, just not as good. If you’ve been waiting for loaferswith tassels, here’s your fix. Their Aragon II Kiltie Tasselsprovide just that—the loose tassels on the front, as well asthe little “flap thing,” AKA, the kiltie. The leather is soft likethe Sperry’s, with a rubber sole. $100.

Clark’sFinally, Clark’s. Well-known for their odd-looking “Wal-

labees” and desert boots, Clark’s also produces a selectionof dressier shoes. Most are ugly, but they make an incred-ibly comfortable fusion of the loafer and driving shoe.The Fury sports a minimal sole and a loafer appearance. Ina light or dark brown, $70.

As you might have noticed, the shoes vary by formality.The less structured ones like the Clark’s and Sperry’s areless formal and durable, but more comfy. The oppositeruns for the Alden’s and Sebago’s. It’s your prerogative.Regardless, you’ll be guaranteed to pick up better-lookingshoes than the typical tennis shoes. Loafers (and boatshoes) never go out of style; people just wear them moreduring certain times. It’s that time, so there’s no betteropportunity to pick some up.

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Sports 7The Bachelor January 28, 2011

BBRRAANNDDAANN AALLFFOORRDD ‘‘1122SPORTS EDITOR

Two losses in the past four games haveput a damper on the high expectations thatthe Little Giant basketball team had devel-oped after a 13-0 start. Losses to top-rankedWooster and conference-contending Wit-tenberg have dropped Wabash (15-2 overall,7-2 NCAC) into third place in the NCAC.Wabash finds itself two games behind theFighting Scots (9-0 NCAC) with a halfgame between themselves and the Tigers (7-1 NCAC). Having peaked at No. 7 in theD3hoops.com national poll prior, as well asfollowing, the Wooster matchup, the confer-ence crown and subsequent NCAA tour-nament bid looked more probable thanmerely possible.

Fast forward a week later, and the LittleGiants are looking to regroup, and in a hur-ry. Following Saturday’s dominating 83-55 road victory at conference bottom-feed-er Oberlin, five of the Little Giants’ next sixgames are expected to make or break theirpostseason at-large resume. Starting withWednesday’s matchup at Ohio Wesleyan,Wabash will have five of their last sevenopponents among the conference’s top sixteams. Among those five include rematch-es with Wooster and Wittenberg, gamesthat will very likely determine the finalstandings for the top third of the conference.

Do the implications of the season’s finalstretch, especially after losing to Witten-berg, change the outlook for this group?Senior forward Ben Burkett doesn’t seem tothink so.

“The loss at Wittenberg didn’t reallychange our outlook on the season,” Burkettsaid, “but it definitely showed us that weneed to prepare ourselves for road games

mentally and physically more so than we dofor games at home because of the change inroutine that we experience during thoseroad games.”

While the ‘one game at a time’ mantra hasbeen commonplace over the past couple ofseasons when talking with players andcoaches, having the Tigers and Scots onthe horizon with conference and postseasonimplications on the line, each game is goingto play an important part.

“At this point in the season, every gameis important if we want to achieve the goalswe set at the beginning of the season,” Bur-kett said. “Wins help to build momentum,but in order to beat teams like Wittenbergand Wooster, we need to be ready to playthat day whether we are riding winningstreaks or struggling prior to that game.”

With this group of Little Giants in themiddle of a conference battle, fighting fortheir postseason lives, it has been easy toplay with a sense of urgency over the pastfew weeks. However, for five of Wabash’splayers, when the countdown of gamesfinally hits zero, their collective basketballcareers will likely be over. That fact is onethat Burkett and his classmates are wellaware.

“The number of games left in my careerhas been in my mind for some time now,but I don’t think it has really sunk in, yet,”Burkett said. “Saying that, it doesn’t reallyaffect my play in a negative way, because ithas given me a sense of urgency as far asmaking me step my game up. It has pushedme to do everything I can to help the teamfinish out our great season that we havehad thus far.”

This group of seniors, Wes Smith, BenBurkett, Andrew Gilman, DominiqueThomas, and Kenneth Taylor is a multi-dimensional group. Headlined by Smith,who will go down as one of Wabash’s finest

players in program history, four of the fiveplayers have started at one point or anoth-er in their careers. However, at this juncture,only Burkett and Smith are in the startingfive. This group has shown a propensityfor accepting roles, even if they aren’t glam-orous.

“Throughout my career I have set person-al goals, but helping the team achieve ourgoals has always been more important inmy eyes,” Burkett explained. “Setting per-

sonal records is great, but leaving a legacyfor success in future years is even better.”

Seven games: that’s what stands betweenWabash and the end of the regular season.If Burkett and his Little Giant teammatescan handle business in those seven games,then they will certainly be ending theircareers on a high note, likely in the NCAAtournament. Now that’s a legacy for futuresuccess.

Basketball Looks to Bounce BackSeven-game stretch against conference’s best will all but determine Wabash’s postseason fate as Wooster, Wittenberg rematches loom large.

Rhinesmith Nears Close to Collegiate Swim CareerRRYYAANN LLUUTTZZ ‘‘1133STAFF WRITER

Few people know what it is like to be a col-lege athlete.

After 11 years of swimming Evan Rhinesmithcan see the end of his competitive swimming career.During his tenure he has set the bar for future LittleGiant swimmers in and out of the pool. “This yearhas been a lot of fun and I like spending time withall of my teammates. But 11 years is a long time tobe getting up early for workouts. I’m ready to bedone” Rhinesmith said.

Being a senior on the team Rhinesmith has beenthe one the team has looked to throughout the sea-son day in and day out. “I try to make sure I set agood example and give them something to look forand build on” Rhinesmith said. The type of exam-ple he has set for the program is the definition of aWabash man. Rhinesmith was a National Qualifi-er last year as well as an Academic All-American,balancing 5:30am workouts and Wabash’s rigor-ous course schedule seamlessly. “I just come inand do my best to lead by example” Rhinesmithsaid.

When it comes to the underclassmen Rhinesmithwas never a huge mentor. “I treat everyone like myequal and just go from there” he said. But Rhine-smith does has some advice for the younger swim-

mers, “Don’t quit, don’t quit the sport, don’t quit inpractice” he said. Additionally there is the regret ofquitting to think about. “Don’t do something andlook back wishing you would have done somethingdifferently” Rhinesmith said.

Being a college athlete means that the “normal”college life is something that is distant and for-eign, but this lack of normalcy is amplified whenyou are an elite athlete. It means changes in diet,sleeping patterns and partying on the weekendsgoes out the window when you remember aboutyour morning workouts at 5:30am. The question is,“is all the sacrifice worth it?’

“All of the sacrifice has been worth it. It’s shownme what I’ll have to do in the real world, and howhard I will have to work. And I’m fine with that”Rhinesmith said “it’s been fun and worthwhileknowing all the stuff I went through to get to whereI am”.

The end of his swimming career is about a monthaway and the mindset going into Conference andNationals is to swim fast, really fast. “Personally imlooking to win some events” Rhinesmith said, “Iwant to swim fast to set up a good national meet”.When it comes time for Nationals Rhinesmith’sgoal is to get in the top eight so he can be an All-American, but he is not ruling out getting in the topthree. “If I can top three that would be really nice”.

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Senior Evan Rhinesmith has led this year’s swimming team by example.

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Team scores were not kept during Satur-day’s Little Giant Indoor Track Invitation-al. Nonetheless, the Wabash indoor trackand field team gave all indications thatanother competitive season awaits as theyposted 13 top-five finishes in the invita-tional that brought nine teams to KnowlingFieldhouse.

The 2011 campaign brings new chal-lenges for the program. Lost to graduationis two-time All-American hurdler EmanuelAouad. Accomplished senior Wes Cham-blee is recovering from his knee injury suf-fered early in the football season. Con-tributing juniors Garrett Bonk and KennyFarris are studying abroad for the semester.

As Clyde Morgan begins his third year atthe helm of the Wabash track and field pro-gram, he is likely to turn to the leadership ofeight seniors, who have helped Wabashonce again reach prominence at the nation-al Division III level. But the freshmen andsophomores athletes Morgan and his staffrecruited should also provide instant depthand energy to the growing program.

The return of All-Americans KevinMcCarthy ’12 (indoor 800 meters & out-door 1,500 meters) and Jacob Waterman’13 (indoor 800 meters) will also help.Senior Alex Moseman, who missed all of

last year due to injury, is once again healthyand looks to reclaim his NCAC title in thehammer. Finally, the Little Giants shouldhave great strength and depth in the longdistance portion of meets, thanks to CrossCountry Coach Roger Busch’s Red Pack.Led by All-American Seth Einterz ’11, theteam finished 13th in the nation last Novem-ber.

In Saturday’s invitational, the LittleGiants were led by sophomore John Haley,who finished second in the 400-meter dash,fourth in the 200-meter dash, and fifth in55-meter hurdles. Cross country contribu-tors McCarthy, Donovan White, and Einterzcontinued their winning ways with a cleansweep in the mile. Einterz, White, and Bri-an David went 3-4-5 in the 3000-meter runand sophomore Matt Knox and freshmanTrevor Young each cleared 14 feet in thepole vault.

Overall, it was a successful day for theLittle Giants, who had many athletes postperformances qualifying them for theupcoming indoor NCAC Championshipsheld March 4 and 5. Freshmen CharlesSmoothers and Sean Hildebrand each post-ed qualifying times in the 55- and 100-meter sprints and the pole vault foursome ofKnox, Young, Sam Glowinski, and WesAdams will help the Little Giants accumu-late points in a extremely valuable event lat-

Track and Field Opens IndoorSeason with Home Meet

No. 20 Wrestling SquadPrepares for Regional Push

SSEETTHH HHEENNSSLLEEYY ‘‘1144STAFF WRITER

Your 20th-ranked Little Giantwrestling team, a new edition to the top-25this week, are gearing up for the home-stretch leading into regionals. Thewrestling team finishes off their year onthe road at Wheaton and then two weekslater at Manchester finally coming homefor the regional. This weekend the LittleGiants travel to Illinois for the Pete WilsonWheaton Invitational. This match is goingto be the tougher of the two remaining onthe schedule. It is hard to pinpoint whichteams will be the strongest this weekend;however Wabash has their eye on Trine,Olivet, and Waynesburg. Wabash feelsthat they are in the top three in the fieldthis weekend looking to take honors. “Ourfocus these next couple of weeks is goingto be on fine tuning the small things.These tough tournaments coming up willbe a good indicator of what we need toperfect come regionals.” Says CoachAnderson. With a week’s rest the LittleGiants get back at it February 12that Man-

chester College. “Teams can weaken inthe weeks preceding regionals and wecan’t be among those teams. We need toget stronger every week.” Andersonexplains. The wrestling team is going tobe on the road quite a bit during the finalstretch of the season, but shouldn’t havemuch effect on their performances. “Weare on the road more times than not and weare used to it. It would be more out of theordinary for us to have a home match.”Coach Anderson explains.

The team has the same goals as itdid when they set out in early November;that was to be a top the regional. CoachAnderson said “We feel that we are ontrack for accomplishing our goals, we justneed to click at the right time.” that righttime being regionals. Fortunate enoughfor the Little Giants their fight to move onto nationals will be hosted right here inChadwick Court on February 26th.Wabash College looks to send as manywrestlers as they can to nationals. Inregionals you can not advance as a teamonly the top individual in each weight

Anderson’s team breaks into the top-25 after productive Decemberand January; Individuals look to advance to nationals fromFebruary regional meet to be hosted in Wabash’s Chadwick Court.

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Senior Ben Burkett and his fellow seniors look to make a late-season push at the postseason

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“We have a lot of guys working reallyhard right now and I think it will showcome conference time,” sophomore sprint-er John Haley said. “Coach Morgan alwaystells us to trust in the training and successwill come.

“Being on this team is great because it’slike another family. We are becomingknown around the conference for the waywe support each other at meets.”

One of the advantages of college trackand field competition is the official designa-tion between indoor and outdoor seasons.Each season has its own conference andnational meets, offering athletes twice thenumber of opportunities to receive All-Conference and All-American status. Nat-urally, each competitor has his own prefer-ence between the two.

“The obvious difference between indoorand outdoor is the size of the track (200meter lap indoor vs. 400 meter lap out-

door),” Haley said. “For a tall guy like me,the smaller turns really wear my legs sodaily icing is necessary. Indoor track sur-faces are harder than outdoor surfaces,which also puts a beating on the shins. Out-door track is better for me because I gofaster running straight than around curves.”

For Wabash, indoor competition contin-ues until early March, when they will moveto the J. Owen Huntsman Outdoor Track atHollett Little Giant Stadium.

The Little Giants will travel to OberlinCollege for the NCAC Relays this Saturday.These relays provide another componentof indoor track with only two individualevents, hurdles and the 5K. The rest of themeet consists entirely of relays, which usu-ally makes for a fun event as most of theteam, including throwers, have the chanceto enter into the relays.

Following the relays, the team willresume competition at the Tiger Invitation-al at DePauw University on Feb. 5.

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Sticking with asport for four yearsin college takes a lotof dedication, perse-verance and heart.“If no one else isgoing to push you,you gotta push your-

self” Rhinesmith said. Allcollege athletics have roughstretches, especially swim-ming. They were back oncampus on December 29th.According to Rhinesmiththough, “it lets you see whatyou are really made of”.

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push yourself”Evan Rhinesmith ‘11

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class and one at large move on. Twoindividuals for Wabash to look out for areJake Moore and Jake Strausbaugh wrestling165 and 149 respectively. Strausbaughlooks to repeat his performance fromregionals last year that propelled him to aNational Championship berth. The region-al is loaded with competition from all overthe mid-west. That being said the LittleGiants need to sure up any loose ends inthese next two coming weeks to performtheir best come February 26th.

It is going to take a little bit of luck, theability to stay injury free, focus on the little

things, and confidence to be the top team inregionals. “I believe in them. All I amgoing to tell them is to keep doing whatyou’ve been doing and to believe in yourarsenal. We can’t freeze up; we have topull the trigger.” Coach Anderson explainsthe necessary mental focus the team needsto have. Finally Coach Anderson said thatthere is a great mix of youth and experienceon this team with the potential to do greatthings. It seems as though your Little Giantwrestlers are ready to finish out the seasonwith their goals accomplished. Be sure tostayed tuned to the status of your LittleGiants and come out to support them asthey look to take regionals.

Wrestling

GRANT MCCLOSKEY | WABASH ‘12

Sophomores Austin O’Neal (top) and Pat Clegg (right) both had strong outings on Saturday,finishing with identical 3-1 records. O’Neal (197 pounds) and Clegg (285) were big reasonswhy Wabash earned a 2nd place finish at the Max Servies Duals.

GRANT MCCLOSKEY | WABASH ‘12

Junior Sam Glow (left) competes inthe pole vault competition duringSaturday’s home meet. Wabashplayed host to the eight-team co-ed meet. Among those inattendance were the University ofIndianapolis, Marian College,Anderson College, Kentucky StateUniversity, Bellarmine College,Spalding University, and one ofWabash’s single-sex counterparts,St. Mary of the Woods College.