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News Editor Allana Mortellprovides suggestions for allstudents, especially sen-iors, in dealing with the lastfew weeks of school. Turnto page 3 for more.

Features Editor Elle Bloomtakes a look inside the newprogram house for nextyear that will train guidedogs. See page 4 for the fullstory.

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”— Anne Frank

A&E editor MartenDollinger informs us ofWooster’s recent meatlessMonday that Lowry facilitat-ed. For more, see page 3.

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Hallie Moreland provides areview of the newest CD bythe indie folk band, She &Him. To read the full review,turn to page 6.

Softball has improved to16-10 with six wins in theirpast eight games. Turn topage 8 to read the fullstory.

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Music professor bestowed national association honor

Survivor speaks on experiences

Students and faculty gathered to hear Jacqueline Grossman,author of “Chased by Demons: How I Survived Hitler’sMadness in My Native France” discuss her experiences as asurvivor of the Holocaust (Photo by Margaret Donnelly).

Alexandra DeGrandchampSenior Staff Writer

Nancy Ditmer, Professor of Music, will begin her positionas President of the National Association of MusicEducation July 1 of this year and continue until June 30,2012 (Photo by Andrew Collins).

Professor of Music Nancy Ditmerhas recently been awarded the honorof filling the job of President forMENC: National Association ofMusic Education.

Ditmer’s recognition comes aftera candidacy lasting over one year, anexperience she calls “very nerve-racking.” After her nomination fromretired Professor and Dean of MusicEducation at Kent State UniversityWilliam Anderson, Ditmer submit-ted written materials to theNomination Committee for the posi-tion. She was selected as one of foursemi-finalists and presented a ten-minute speech, as well as respond toquestions at the National Assemblyof the organization in Washington,D.C. last June. Ditmer was named asone of two finalists for the positionat the conclusion of the NationalAssembly, attended by state and divi-sion leaders of the organization.Ditmer was recognized in March asthe President-elect at the conclusionof MENC elections.

Ditmer enters the position afteryears of state and regional leader-ship with the National Association ofMusic Education. She previouslyserved as President-elect andPresident of the Ohio MusicEducation Association from 1994-1998. Ditmer was named thePresident of the North Central

Division of the organization in2002, a position she served until theend of her term in 2004. AsPresident of the North CentralDivision, Ditmer oversaw programsin 10 states.

The MENC, or NationalAssociation of Music Education is“an umbrella organization for 50state affiliates” bringing togethermusic educators at public and privateschools as well as colleges and uni-versities, according to Ditmer. Herfirst two years as President-electwill be spent learning about theorganization “from the inside out.”As President, Ditmer is expected totravel to all 50 states as well as par-ticipate in the administration of theorganization.

During her administration of theorganization, Ditmer expects to holda lighter teaching load. Sheexpressed excitement, though, at thepossibilities the position has for herstudents. The organization, forexample, grants financial assistanceto the President’s home institution,and Ditmer hopes the grant may beused to possibly expand the MusicEducation Department in herabsence. Ditmer also cited the net-working opportunities present intraveling to 50 states and wants touse the connections she will forge asopportunities for her future stu-dents. “The contacts I’ll make andthe recognition the position bringsto the College will do nothing but

help our students,” says Ditmer.“The National Association for MusicEducation is very aware of the effect[the presidency has] on the institu-tion where an individual works.”

Ditmer’s appointment to the pres-idency came while she was on bandtour with her students. Band andMusic Education students were elat-ed to hear the news. “This appoint-ment really puts Wooster on themap as a college as well as a musicschool,” says Jeannette Carey ’10. “Itprovides great opportunities formusic students.”

Ditmer indicated she feels hon-ored to be able to serve as Presidentof the organization, but pays hom-age to others in the department whomade the opportunity possible. Shecredits Assitant Professor of MusicLisa Yozviak, in her first year teach-ing at the College, for allowing herthe opportunity to pursue the posi-tion. “I would have felt reluctant toapply,” she says, “and leave ourMusic Education students without afull-time faculty member.” Theappointment comes at an ideal junc-ture in Ditmer’s career. This is her26th year at the College, and sheexplains that 25 of those years, shewas the sole full-time faculty mem-ber in Music Education.

Ditmer’s position as President-elect begins July 1 of this year andcontinues until June 30, 2012, whenshe will assume the two-year term ofPresident.

William MillerVoice Staff

German troops invaded Paris, forc-ing Grossman and her family toflee the city. Grossman describedher exile in great detail, whichincluded the uncomfortable trip bytrain in cattle cars and hikingacross the Pyrenees Mountainsinto Spain on Christmas Eve.Upon reaching Portugal almostthree years later, Grossman and hertwo sisters wereforced to leavetheir parents andboard a ship enroute toPhiladelphia.

“April was hostto the mostpainful and sad-dest days of myc h i l d h o o dbecause 67 yearsago, on April 17,1943, my sistersand I were forcedto leave our par-ents behind andleave Europe,”said Grossman,now 78.

Once in the United States,Grossman was separated from hersisters and adopted by a family inCleveland with whom she becamevery close. Children in her neigh-borhood, however, were of littlecomfort to Grossman, whoridiculed her for her foreign andJewish heritage.

“In order to survive this addi-tional torment, I forced myself to

lose my accent as quickly as I couldand I kept my background tomyself,” said Grossman solemnly.

Over the next several decades,Grossman was reluctant to tellanyone her story. In fact, she didnot publicly speak of her historyuntil 1988. Grossman credits theart of sculpting as an outlet thatallowed her to understand and

release theturmoil ofher past.Her seven-p i e c eexpression-istic stoneseries ise n t i t l e d“HolocaustE c h o e s ”and was themajor foun-dation forD e m o n s ,with eachpiece repre-senting apar t i cu l a r

aspect of her turbulent childhood.Audience members were

enthralled by Grossman’s recollec-tions and found it refreshing tohear a first-hand account of theHolocaust in person.

“Because of the success ofmovies like “Schindler’s List,” peo-ple are almost over-familiar withthe story to the point where I thinkthe real horror of the event some-times gets lost,” said Joan

Friedman, assistant professor ofhistory and religious studies. “Andhere we heard a story that was verydifferent from something like“Schindler’s List”. But because weactually got to meet this individualand hear her story, I think it isalmost more powerful than seeing afilm like that or a documentary.”

Students, representing a muchyounger generation, also felt hon-ored to have heard from a survivorof one of the most significantcrises to shape human history.

“For someone like that who actual-ly experienced the Holocaust to cometo us and tell us what it was like, Ithink is really powerful and reallyuseful for people of our generation tounderstand,” said Jackson Ellis ’10.

Grossman believes that by passingalong her story and enlighteningyounger generations about theHolocaust, individuals can better aidtoday’s children who have been affect-ed by the tragedy of war.

“I think it is important to reallyfeel what it is like to be a child inwartime,” said Grossman. “And toconsider what they individuallycould do, as individuals readingabout that, to help some other childsomewhere who may have gonethrough a trauma in their life thathas not been resolved psychologi-cally.”

April 13 is Yom HaShoah, which isHebrew for Holocaust RemembranceDay. Tuesday marked the 65thanniversary of the liberation of theNazi concentration camps.

Jacqueline Grossman, a child sur-vivor of the Holocaust, shared herharrowing experience of survivalwith the college community onTuesday at 7 p.m. in Lean LectureHall. Author of “Chased byDemons: How I Survived Hitler'sMadness in My Native France”,Grossman described and reflectedon her escape from the Nazi inva-sion of France and the traumatic

effects it has had upon her life.“You see mine was not nearly a

story of physical survival. I wasnot in the camps. I was not tor-tured,” said Grossman. “Mine wasa story of psychological survivalthat went well beyond period dra-mas. It has followed me all my life.”

Grossman grew up with her par-ents, whom she referred to asMaman and Papa, and her twoyounger sisters, Eveline andPauelette, in the 1930s and early1940s in Paris. On June 14, 1940,

“You see mine was notnearly a story of physicalsurival ... Mine was a storyof psychological survivalthat went well beyondperiod dramas. It has fol-lowed me all my life.”

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Spring ends withFaculty at Large talk

Professor of Mathematics andComputer Science Pam Pierce willpresent “Circle-Squaring andOther Geometric Puzzles” as thethird and final Faculty at Large lec-ture for the spring semester.Pierce’s lecture, which explores theBanach-Tarski paradox, will bedelivered Tuesday, April 20, at 11a.m. in the Lean Lecture Room ofWishart Hall. The lecture is freeand open to the public.

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In last week’s feature on “Walk aMile in Her Shoes,” we neglected tonote that the event was sponsored byWomen’s Gender and SexualityStudies Program and co-sponsoredby the J.C. Penny Corporation, whodonated a number of shoes to theevent.

In last week’s news article aboutSpringfest, we reported that securitywould put up a fence in order to keeppeople from coming and going. Infact, the fence was constructed tokeep the crowd from touching theperformers. Also, C.O.W. cards werenot required to enter the event. JohnForte was also scheduled to appearbut due to conflicts, did not end upperforming. An editor erred.

While we strive for excellenceevery week, we, too, sometimes fallshort. Please send your correctionsto voice@wooster.edu.

Local hospital givennational distinction

Wooster Community Hospitalwas recognized recently byThomson Reuters as being one ofthe Top 100 hospitals in the nation.This is the third consecutive yearWCH has been named to the pres-tigious ranking, which considerspatient satisfaction, post-dischargeindicators, patient safety, mortality,complications, re-admission ratesand a number of other patient-carefactors. WCH is one of only threeOhio hospitals and one of four hos-pitals in the medium-size range(100-249 beds) to be named to thelist three years in a row.

Obama requests safe-ty records from mine

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Upcoming events unite campus with public

President Barack Obama calledfor mine safety officials affiliatedwith the Upper Branch Mine inWest Virginia to report next weekon last week’s explosion, the mine’ssafety record, and steps that willprevent future disasters. Obamamade a statement last Fridayemphasizing the need for mine safe-ty as the death toll of the disasterreached 29. The Upper BranchMine explosion is the deadliest min-ing accident in nearly 40 years, andofficials are still unsure of whatsparked the initial explosion.

Campus Judicial Board HearingsSection IVA, 1: The Ohio State LawSection IVB, 1, a: use (Other Drugs)Section IVB,1,b: possession (Other Drugs)Section IVB,1,g: drug paraphernalia (Other Drugs)Hearing OutcomesAccepted GuiltySanctionsRecorded Disciplinary Probation until Fall Semester 2010-2011Required community service project resulting ion 20 hours ofserviceNot permitted to continue current housing arrangementSuspended until Fall Semester 2010-2011Complete full chemical assessment and treatment programComplete telephone interview with Wellness Center staffShow evidence of productive activity during suspensionIf readmitted: Recorded Disciplinary Probation 2010-2011Removal from residence hall**Decision appealed, sanctions modified by President: beginevaluation/treatment while at home and continue uponreturn, College must involve parents with accused’s efforts,College reserves prerogative to withdraw accused if treat-ment program is ended, accused must complete communityservice program and maintan regular meetings with Dean ofStudents**

Communication I.S. projects prove worthwhile

Emily TimmermanVoice Staff

Alleged Code ViolationSection 1A: Personal Integrity and Self-respectSection 1B: Respect Rights/Concerns of OthersSection IVA, 1: The Ohio State LawSection IVA, 2b: Behavior deemed to be disruptive, irresponsi-ble, or in violation of the Ohio State LawSection IVB, 1, b: use (Other Drugs)Section IVB, 1, b: possession (Other Drugs)Hearing OutcomesRejected no contest, found guiltyRejected not guilty, found guiltySanctionsRecorded Disciplinary Probation until Spring Semester 2010-2011Must adhere to College alcohol and drug policiesAssigned to chemical free living spaceMandatory individual computer assessment on alcohol use andabuseMandatory individual computer assessment on drug use and abuseMandatory chemical dependency assessment and counseling**Decision appealed, sanctions held by President**Alleged Code ViolationSection IA: Personal Integrity and Self-respectSection IB: Respect Rights/Concerns of Others

Renowned publisherfiles for bankruptcy

Above, a Physics Club demonstration at last year’s ScienceDay (Photo courtesy College of Wooster Physics Club).

The Tribune Co, publisher of theChicago Tribune and Los AngelesTimes and owner of several televi-sion stations, filed a Chapter 11 bank-ruptcy plan on Monday.

Lenders immediately decried theplan, deeming its details “unfair” anddemanding the right to propose arival bankruptcy plan. Years ofdeclining advertising revenue andmounting debt led to a motion ofbankruptcy protection in Decemberof 2008. Tribune Co’s plan awardssenior credit facility members 91percent of its stock and outlinesplans to emerge from Chapter 11later this year.

Over the next two weekendsWooster will be offering hands-onscience experience and events inthe form of the second annual

Science Day on Saturday, April 17and the annual Archaeology Dayon Saturday, April 24. Theseevents aim to showcase the sci-ences to both the campus commu-nity and the Wooster public atlarge. With a variety of hands-on

displays, demonstrations and activ-ities, both events are appropriatefor any and all ages; everyone fromprofessors to students to familieswith children will find these twodays a perfect mix of science, funand education.

Science Day will be located inTaylor Hall from 1-4 p.m.Different Science Clubs and depart-ments, including Biology,Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geology,Neuroscience and Physics, will besituated in classrooms in Taylor,each set up with an activity or dis-play related to their department orfield. Some of the activitiesinclude creating liquid nitrogen icecream with the Chemistry Club atouch tank of marine invertebratesincluding starfish and sea cucum-bers presented by the Biology Club,a display of fossils by the GeologyClub, and a collection of animalbrains from the NeuroscienceDepartment. There will also be anexploding volcano, a Van de GraffGenerator and burning bubbles, allinteractive components of theafternoon.

Archaeology Day will be locatedbehind Lowry Center from 11 a.m.to 5 p.m.The afternoon will includea flint demonstration of the tech-niques used by prehistoric Indians

to make tools, and in addition therewill be an atlatl (spear throwing)area. There will also be represen-tatives present from both theWayne County Historical Societyand the Wayne CountyPreservation Society. Interactiveactivities for children include asand pit for children to excavate tofind buried objects and a “cavepainting”—cardboard box activity.Demonstrations will take place allafternoon, and several Woosterstudents will present and explaintheir archaeologically-focusedIndependent Study Projects.

Both days and their subsequentevents are aimed at exposing the sci-ences to the community. Studentswho are passionate about science willbe leading these events and excited toexplain why it is that they are sointerested in their field of study. ErinBauer ’10, president of Tri-Beta, theBiology club, commented, “If you arelooking for some quality nerd time,are bored, or are just curious to seewhat the activities are all about, defi-nitely stop by.”

Again, both events are open toanyone who wishes to participateand are free. The format of bothdays will be drop-in, with demon-strations happening throughoutboth events.

Allana MortellNews Editor

With the Senior I.S. symposiumquickly approaching next week andthe many seniors who have success-fully completed their oral I.S. pres-entation, it almost seems as if thedreaded Independent Study projectsare dwindling down and becoming athing of the past. However, for twoCommunication majors, KaitlynEvans and Fengzhi Chen, the oppor-tunity has arisen to present their I.S.projects at upcoming conferencespertaining to their individual topics.

Evans, a communication sciencesand disorders major whose JuniorI.S. is titled, “Speech LanguagePathologists’ and Audiologists’ Rolein a Medical Mystery: TheirKnowledge, Awareness, andAttitudes towards Clients withPediatric HIV/AIDS” will presenther findings at the Central StatesCommunication Association Meetingin Cincinnati tomorrow, Saturday,April 17.

The passion she developed for hertopic, Evans says, was fueled by herfamily. Her father, who teaches APBiology at St. George’s inMiddletown, Rhode Island, askedEvans whether or not there was anyconnection between language devel-opment and HIV. After doing somepreliminary research and finding anentire book dedicated to communica-

tion disorders and HIV, Evansdecided to explore this topic furtherfor her Junior I.S.

The Junior I.S. project for thecommunication department is vast-ly different from other majors. Thed e p a r t m e n te n c o u r a g e shelping stu-dents preparefor their SeniorI.S. by havingstudents com-plete a real,hands-on proj-ect that involvesreal researchrather thanexploring ahypothetical sit-uation. Theresearch methods, surveys and writ-ing of the Junior I.S. are exceeding-ly similar to the Senior I.S. projectsfor Communication majors, but on amuch smaller scale because JuniorI.S. students only have a semester tocomplete the project.

For her Junior I.S., Evans wasable to survey a number of speech-language pathologists and audiolo-gists from New York City, whichhas the highest population of pedi-atric HIV in the country. The firstmajor conclusion Evans found wasthat overall, the doctors do havesome basic knowledge of the com-municative effects of HIV and

AIDS, however, they are not asknowledgeable about the specificcommunicative effects the clientshave. Secondly, Evans found that theknowledge they do have, theylearned through experience rather

than atschool, con-sidering notmuch isbeing taughtabout com-municat iveeffects ofHIV inschools andp a r t i c u l a rprograms.

Evans firstheard aboutthe confer-

ence back in October from her JuniorI.S. advisor, Professor MichelleJohnson, who suggested Evans con-sider submitting her project to theconference, despite the fact that ifshe did, Evans would have to cut her60 page project down to the maxi-mum page requirement of 30. Evanssubmitted her project in Decemberand in February found out she wouldbe presenting. “To be honest, I neverthought I’d do anything beyondturning in Junior I.S., but then thisopportunity came up,” said Evans, “Alot of people think Senior I.S. is thebig thing, yet I’m surprised that it’smy Junior I.S. which is getting me to

the conference, which is not at allwhat I was thinking about while Iwas working on it.”

Chen, whose project was alsounder the guidance of ProfessorMichelle Johnson, will be presentingher Senior I.S., titled “MainlandChinese and Taiwanese Audiences’Perceptions of Entertainment-Oriented Television NewsPrograms,” at the eigth BiennialConference of the Pacific AsianCommunication Association atShenzhen University this comingJuly. Chen’s project explores andcompares the audience perceptionand reactions to entertainment-based news programs from Chinaand Taiwan. There are a number ofdifferences and similarities betweenthe audiences’ reactions in partbecause of the longstanding histori-cal, political and cultural growthtaking place between both countries.Chen, who received Copeland Grantfunding to conduct research lastwinter in Taiwan and Beijing, will berevisiting her hometown when shepresents her findings in a few shortmonths.

As graduation quickly approaches,it is evident that with both seniors,their experiences with Junior andSenior I.S. have proved to be quitesignificant. “The communicationsdepartment really wants you to getthe experience, which has been veryvaluable,” said Evans.

“To be honest, I neverthought I’d do anythingbeyond turning in Junior I.S., but then thisopportunity came up.”

KAITLYN EVANS

CLASS OF 2010

In the current day and age, itseems no one has it easy. “Man it’shard to be a Browns fan,” or “man

it’s toughrunning everyday.” Whatt r o u b l i n gtimes we findourselves in,no matter thegroup weidentify with.

At least, so I thought until I real-ized I had forgotten one section ofsociety which has to deal with somuch more than I do — religion. Itseems every other week anotherproblem arises within the religiouscommunity, or suffers from actionwhich was religiously motivated.And as the surrealist Luis Bunuelput it, “Thank God I’m an atheist.”

It’s almost too easy to be an athe-ist. To begin, the process for join-ing the club is probably the sim-plest induction ceremony ever —don’t believe. That’s it. No elabo-rate processes to become a memberof any affiliate organization, nohead dunking, no chanting. No pil-grimage required. No nightlyprayer sessions with the manupstairs, or finding which directiona large black cube potentially thou-sands of miles away lays and pray-ing in that direction five times aday. And no weekly check-upseither! I get to sleep off a hangoverinstead of attending a Sundaymorning book-club meeting.

And the rules are so lax. The

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I would like to preface this articleby stating that I am an omnivore. I

enjoy eatingmeat. I do notbelieve that meatis murder. Myfather hunts. Heused to take me,but I suck at it.Not really mything. I believe

that meat is a healthy part of a bal-anced diet — we’re naturally built toprocess it. With all this in mind, alsoknow that I fully support the basicidea behind the “Optional MeatlessMonday.”

When we think of being environ-mentally friendly in a positive light,we generally go to energy use first,waste management second and basi-cally stop there. As a culture, we con-cern ourselves with feeding ourmachines in an environmentallyfriendly way, we support the develop-ment of electric and hybrid cars, wetalk about turning our lights offwhen we leave rooms, we considertaking shorter showers. Biking, car-pooling and using public transporta-tion are sensible environmental con-siderations. When we remember, werecycle and compost our trash. Wetalk about planting trees and printingdouble-sided to save paper.Essentially, all positive environmentalconcerns are more or less economicconcerns given a “green” twist.

As soon as the subject of food

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The other day I was sitting inLowry with my close group of girl-friends, all seniors, when a first-year friend came over and joined us.

After quicklyd e - b r i e f i n gabout ourweekends andthe shamefulblushing andlaughter thatensued, thef i r s t - y e a r

brought up the dreaded question,the one topic that always creates adamper on any sort of conversa-tion, the gray cloud that has beenhovering for a number of weeksnow — “So, what are your plans forafter graduation?” My one friend’sface turned white, as if she had seena ghost. Another nudged my elbowand we all groaned loudly. “We don’ttalk about that,” I emphasized, andlaughed, hoping my nervous giggleswould clue the first-year in to imme-diately change the subject.

With two weeks of classes left,final exams approaching and talk ofgraduation parties, it’s becominginevitable not to start thinking aboutthe future. And just as being aWooster student will end for us sen-iors this coming May, the school yearis also ending for the rest of studentsas well. And so, in light of my co-edi-tor’s recent editorial on the benefitsof optimism on this campus, I fig-ured I’d offer up some suggestions,all extremely optimistic of course, todealing with the next few weeks.

I counted and there are only 24days until graduation. For seniors,you’ve got 24 days left with yourclassmates. So, why waste the nextcouple weeks holding grudges?Don’t waste time being mad or act-ing awkward, it’s simply not worthit. I’ll say it — you’ll probably neversee half of these people ever again,maybe without the exception ofcomplete coincidences or classreunions. On the one hand, you couldargue that since you’re not going tosee these people again, you may aswell continue holding that silly littlegrudge — but come on, do you real-

ly want to be that person? Why notinstead take advantage of the timeyou have left, enjoy it – have fun, cel-ebrate – and embrace the friendshipsand relationships you’ve spent eitherfour, three, two, or even just one year,forming. Be the bigger person andforget about that little “incident,”awkward moment, or even bigblowout you had with someone.

As daunting for everyone as 24days actually is, it’s 24 days of spring!The sun is shining, the quad is filledwith bikini-clad students playing vol-leyball and getting their tan on.People are pulling out their fake (andreal) Ray Bans, and dresses, sandalsand shorts are finally making a wel-come appearance.

Everyone is happy and consequent-ly not getting much work done, con-sidering we all would rather spendtime outside than inside in the library.With the resulting change in moodfrom the warm weather, how aboutadopting the attitude of “Why not?”Say what you want to say, get every-thing off your chest and when some-one asks you if you want to playFrisbee despite your total lack of ath-leticism, just reply, “Why not?” Forseniors, you’ve got only a number ofweeks left — why not? The under-classmen however, need to approachthis suggestion with a bit more cau-tion. The thing is, all you guys arereturning to school in the fall. I can’tpromise that the boy you profess yourfeelings to won’t forget what you saidcome September. However, why notjust take that chance regardless?

Finally, this last one is a specialshout-out to fellow seniors. Embracethe future. Sure, right now it may notbe certain or things may not be set instone quite yet and okay, filling outjob and grad school applications real-ly sucks right now, but why not thinkabout this change as a beginning,rather than an ending. Like I alwayssay to my friends back home everytime I leave to come back to Wooster,“It’s not goodbye — it’s see ya later.”

Illustration by Gillian Daniels. She can be reached at GDaniels10@wooster.edu.

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Meatless Monday had its meritscomes up, however, many balk atsuggestions that maybe we shouldeat less meat. There is this assump-tion that if one suggests cuttingback on meat that it is for sentimen-tal concerns for animals, some new-age diet or some combination of thetwo. In our consumerist society,many of us have grown up with alarge portion of every meal beingsome kind of meat. It’s become thecentral entrée for everything —breakfast has sausage and bacon, atlunch it’s a hot dog or a burger, thecenter of our sandwich and at din-ner it’s steak, chicken or pork. Wehave grown up with this under-standing that if it doesn’t have meatin it, it isn’t a meal. Maybe it’s asnack, but not a meal. The truth ofthe matter, though, is that this men-tality is no more sustainable thaneveryone driving around in cars thatrun 10 miles to the gallon.

Optional Meatless Monday is notabout being a vegetarian. It is aboutrecognizing our own, personal bodi-ly impact on resource consumptionin the same way we might be con-scious of how much electricity weuse, how much we drive or whetheror not we recycle. I’ve heard morethan one person respond to the ideaof not eating meat for a day withsomething like “that’s dumb, I’m justgoing to eat twice as much meat.”

The ignorance of this responsesickens me, and I’d like to ask any-one who responded that way if

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Let the old grudges gothey’d go out of their way to throwrecyclables into the garbage, leavetheir car running all day or leave thelights on to just annoy all those“environmentalist hippies,” becauseit’s essentially the same thing. It’scutting off your nose to spite yourface. Even though it’s not as imme-diate, the production of meat has asmuch of a practical economic effectas every other environmental con-cern, so it’s no different fromgreater consumption of the otherforms of energy it’s socially accept-able to conserve.

I’ll admit, I ate meat on Monday,because let’s face it, sometimesLowry’s selection doesn’t alwayslend itself to a meatless meal. Still, Ido go for a vegetarian option whenthe opportunity presents itself.We’ve concerned ourselves with theconservation of energy for ourmachines, why not give the sameconsiderations to the energy weneed as human beings? Our mostbasic connection to the environmentis our need for food, and it’s worthconsidering how we might conservethis energy. Even though it’s hard togo meatless in our cafeteria setting,if fewer people gave in to the dozensof types of chicken that Lowryseems to have an obsession with, itjust might make a difference.

Marten Dollinger is an A&E edtior forthe Voice. He can be reached for commentat MDollinger10@wooster.edu.

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atheist position on several issues:Sex — yes please. Gays — welcomeaboard! Women — equal. Food —whatever, whenever. As long as Icontinue to believe in a supernatu-ral, cosmic, time-bending, rulemak-ing thing, I keep my membership.

So what sorts of ideals do athe-ists endorse? Well, it’s easier topoint out what they don’t have todefend. I don’t have to worry aboutall the friends I have who will even-tually burn in hell eternally for notagreeing with me. I don’t have toworry about my leaders molestingdefenseless children, covering it upand allowing them to live free ofany legal punishments. I don’t haveto constantly decide what parts ofan ancient book — my group hasdecided not to pay attention to any-more, and still persuade others tofollow it. I don’t have to makedeath-threats against a cartoonistfor drawing my prophet. I don’thave to listen to my leaders claim agod caused the Haitian earthquakeor Hurricane Katrina as punish-ment. I don’t have to share mem-bership with bigoted homophobeslike Fred Phelps. As StephenColbert clarifies, “Remember, Jesuswould rather constantly shame gaysthan let orphans have a family.”

Plus, we have a pretty cool legacyroster. Granted, there are countlessbelievers in history who were nodoubt awesome. But just to giveclub atheists some credibility, ourmembers are the likes of GeneRoddenberry (Star Trek), Douglas

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Adams (The Hitchhikers Guide tothe Galaxy), Brad Pitt (sexy man),Bruce Lee, Stephen Fry, ArthurMiller and Ernest Hemingway. Plusatheist comics have field days onstage (George Carlin, RickyGervais). It would be foolish toidentify with a group simplybecause of other people who are init, but I bet those guys throw wildparties.

In short, I’m merely pointing outhow worry-free atheism truly is.Many people claim to find comfortwith religion — I’m a lazy dude andatheism is as comfy as those newLowry chairs. All I really have todeal with is the occasional personclaiming I have no morals, I’mgoing to hell or I eat babies. A fam-ily friend did once claim atheistswere trying to get rid of SpringBreak, so it’s great having intelli-gent conversations with that crowd.So if you’re feeling overwhelmed orstressed, you can always pray orread a holy text. Or, you can relaxunder the assumption that thereprobably is no God, and maybe peo-ple wouldn’t crash planes into tallbuildings if they thought so too. I’llend with the great Isaac Asimov,author and atheist. “So the universeis not quite as you thought it was.You’d better rearrange your beliefs,then. Because you certainly can’trearrange the universe.”

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During your next road trip home, steer away from idling. Every moment you spend idling your car’sengine means needlessly wasting gas, as well as rougher wear on your vehicle. Idling for more than 10seconds wastes more gas than is needed for startup. Overall, Americans idle away 2.9 billion gallons ofgas a year, worth around $78.2 billion.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, be smart about your heating and cooling. Turn down thethermostat in your room. According to The Daily Green, for every degree you lower the thermostat,you’ll save between 1 and 3 percent on your heating bill. Do the same thing in reverse with air condi-tioning. If you stand by your trusty fan, turn the device off or to a lower setting when you’re out ofthe room.

Pay your bills online! It will cut down on paper waste and carbon costs from delivery. Plus, you’llnever have to worry about losing the bill in the shuffle of pizza advertisements and package slips again!

-Compiled by Alexandra DeGrandchamp

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Some may have noticed theadorable black Labrador that wason campus a couple weeks ago liv-ing in Holden. That was Christine,a four and a half month old puppybeginning her first steps towardsbecoming a guide dog.

The main person responsible forbringing Christine to Wooster isLiz Fridley ’11, who went throughthe orientation necessary to begintraining. Ever since Fridley wasyoung she has wanted to traindogs, and this program offered herthe chance. She competed withtwo other houses to train a guidedog, and finally, after extensivepaperwork and detailed explana-tion, received approval for thehouse along with Maggie Cox ’11,May Tobar ’11, Beth Wardrop ’11,Emily Billingsly ’11, SarahRudawsky ’12, Rachel Kassenbrock’12 and Colby Mills ’11.

The hardest part of gettingapproval was convincing theCollege that Christine would be aworking dog rather than a pet. Abudget for food for Christine wasproposed to the Wooster VolunteerNetwork, who generously agreedto the entire budget, which greatlyhelped in securing a spot forChristine for next year.

After the orientation is complet-ed, Guiding Eyes for the Blindtakes into account the prospectivetrainer’s personality and interac-tion with dogs and then attemptsto create a match with a new puppyto train. Guide dog training isreferred to as “relationship-based

training” where the dog and train-er must get along in order for thetraining to be successful. Fridleyalso made careful note that she isnot taking credit for the name“Christine” which was given to thepuppy by the organization.

The stage of training which thisprogram house is involved is most-ly concerned with socialization andobedience training, hence why hav-ing eight people constantly aroundwould help with this. It is neces-sary, Fridley says, to teach the dogthat the person with the leash is incontrol. In order to get this pointacross to Christine, Fridley will saya command holding the leash and(hopefully) Christine will followthat command. Fridley will thenpass the leash to someone else whoalso says a command, in order tohelp Christine to eventually under-stand that she is to obey anyoneholding her leash.

Because of Fridley’s current liv-ing situation, Christine was onlyable to stay at Wooster for fivedays. She is currently living withsomeone else at a starter homeuntil Fridley and the rest of herhouse can take full responsibility.Fridley spends time with Christineevery week at an obedience classand should be able to haveChristine back at Wooster at theend of April through the firstweek of May. While only atWooster for a short time, Fridleytalks of success in beginning tobreak Christine’s bad habits, most-ly her walking. Guide dogs are notallowed to pull on the leash, andwhile a puppy, Fridley says thatwhenever Christine does pull on a

leash she has to stop untilChristine looks up at her, toacknowledge who has control,upon which she is given a reward.One of the most difficult aspects oftraining Christine, or any guidedog, is that the trainer cannot say“no.” Instead, the trainer mustmake exaggerated reactions tosomething the dog has donewrong. Positive reinforcement isencouraged and wheneverChristine does something right,even looking up at Fridley inacknowledgement of control, shegets a reward of treats (such aspuppy kibble) which is referred toas a Puppy Party.

Guide dogs offer a very specifickind of help. While service dogsare responsible for tasks such asopening doors for the handicappedor being trained as hearing dogsfor the deaf, guide dogs are specifi-cally meant for the blind. Thesedogs live a completely different lifefrom “pets” — they are dogs wholove to work. As puppies, they aretrained to play differently thanother dogs. For instance, ratherthan play-biting they are taught toshare their toys with their play-mates, a trait which Fridley claimsis fun to watch. Close to $40,000 isinvested in these dogs over theirlives, not including food.Everything, even teaching them toplay without biting, is done toensure their safety in a life that isnot only dependant on, but alsorather short in relation to, the peo-ple who need them. These dogsform very close relationships andbonds with their trainers as well asthe people they help when assigned

Above, Christine is four and a half weeks old and is justbeginning her guide dog training (Photo courtesy EmilyBillingsly).

to a blind person.A reminder which Fridley

believes important for the College,and everyone else, to keep in mindas Christine becomes a member ofthe College’s community is thatguide dogs are working dogs.They are not pets and, as with anyother dogs, it is not acceptable torun up to them and pet them.When interacting with a guide dogit is appropriate to ask permission

of the owner or trainer; however,do not be insulted if they say no.When training Christine, or anyother guide dog, it is important tokeep the dog focused so that it canbe successful as someone’s guideand, hopefully, companion.

For more information aboutGuiding Eyes for the Blind please visitwww.guidingeyes.org or contact LizFridley at LFridley11@wooster.edu

fraternities and sororities on cam-pus, is the most frequent dormitorycited in the campus security reports.Furthermore, Bissman routinely hasthe highest student damage costs ofany dormitory on campus at the endof the year. If there is truly a “badreputation” for Greeks on campus, itprobably started here. Stereotypesdo come from somewhere.

This is the Greek community’sgreatest challenge. It’s hard to argueto the Office of Residence Life forbetter dormitories and programhouses when the Greeks’ currentdormitory routinely headlines thesecurity reports for pulled firealarms and underage drinking. Ifthese problems do not decrease,there is little reason to think that theadministration or Residence Life willsend the Greek community aHallmark card at the end of the yearfor a job well done.

However, there is so much more tobeing Greek than partying. It’s iron-ic at a school which values independ-ent thinking that there is such a nar-row perspective of what Greekscontribute to the campus. While theGreek community only makes up 15percent of the student body, Greeksare visible on campus in a variety ofother activities.

Athletics is an area where Woosterprides itself. Wooster’s athleticsdepartment churns out winning sea-sons the way the U.G. churns out

awkward Friday night encounters.This is special because at Wooster,student-athlete isn’t just an emptyadage to appease the NCAA — it’s areality. Wooster’s athletes come backfrom a long road trip to defend theirIndependent Study theses the nextmorning. The administration is proudof this and rightfully so. Greek ath-letes abound on this campus — thereare Greek members of the football,baseball, swimming, field hockey, vol-leyball, men’s lacrosse, women’slacrosse, men’s tennis, women’s ten-nis, golf and track teams.

This involvement goes way deeperthan just athletics. Greeks make upsignificant portions of CampusCouncil, the radio station, theatre,Wooster Activities Crew, the WoosterChorus, admissions tour guides, NewStudent Orientation Committee —the list goes on. There is sometimes aperception that Greeks are insular onthis campus and keep only to them-selves. This isn’t just misguided —it’s flat wrong. This is a positiveaspect of the Greek community thatdoesn’t get discussed a lot. This is anarea where the Greeks would be wiseto promote themselves. It should bedifficult for the administration toignore the influence of Greeks whenGreeks have their hands in so manyother integral groups and activitieson campus.

Only 15 percent of the campuscommunity belongs to a Greek

organization. Thus, incoming stu-dents are barely aware of Greek Lifeon campus when they arrive on cam-pus — even fewer come to Woosterduring orientation already motivat-ed to join a Greek group. It is there-fore unsurprising that a majority ofGreeks came to Wooster not origi-nally intending to become involvedwith fraternities or sororities. Yetask any Greek on campus to imaginehis or her time at Wooster withouthis fraternity or her sorority, and heor she will probably be hard pressedto find an answer.

Two years ago, the Inter-GreekCouncil printed Greek Week T-shirts that stated, “From the outsidelooking in, you can’t understand it.From the inside looking out, youcan’t explain it.” On the one hand,this quote seems to widen the gapbetween Greeks and non-Greeks oncampus. Yet it also demonstrateswhy Greek Life is so important toGreek members, even if they can’tput it into words succinctly. Whenonly 15 percent of the student bodyis Greek, being part of that 15 per-cent means a great deal.

To the outsider, it generally lookslike members of a Greek group arean extremely close group of friends— yet this is as gross an understate-ment as stating that the pope is justa Catholic. Being Greek is so muchmore than having a close group offriends. For many Greeks, their

activity in Greek Life with theirbrothers or sisters is their mostsignificant experience at Wooster.While other alumni occasionallycome back for Homecoming oralumni weekend, Greek alumnicome back to campus for the annu-al culmination of new membereducation activities, specific groupanniversaries and alumni dinners.The close bond one shares with hisor her specific Greek groupextends to the Wooster communi-ty itself. One’s experience inGreek Life exponentially enhancesone’s entire experience at Wooster— sustaining interest in the cam-pus community long after studentshave graduated. Isn’t this some-thing the school should applaudand encourage, rather thanignore?

Like any other group on campus,the Greek community is far fromperfect. However, the administra-tion should listen to the Greek com-munity when it tries to explain whyGreek Life is such an integral partof the student body. If the adminis-tration does not, it is not living upto its mission. Furthermore, it’shurting its own cause.

Greek Life is not the firstaspect of student life thatWooster’s administration andadmissions offices use in their pro-motional material. In fact, if it’s

not at thevery bottom,it’s probablypretty darnnear close.H o w e v e r ,while theGreek com-munity is far

from perfect, its contributions tothe campus community deserve tobe acknowledged.

Hearing the president discussthe Greek system on campus iskind of like talking to your parentsabout sex — it’s awkward andpainful. On other small campuseslike Denison University, WabashCollege and Rhodes College, frater-nities and sororities are considereda significant asset to student life. AtWooster, the administration wouldprobably lower the tuition before itopenly endorsed the positiveaspects of Greek Life on campus.

This is due in part to a varietyof stereotypes — first and fore-most that the Greeks do nothingbut drink, party and pull theBissman fire alarm at 5 a.m. on aSaturday morning. These con-cerns are not unfounded. BissmanHall, which houses nine of the 10

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Professor Graber to publish book on Walnut St. JailGrainne CarlinChief Copy Editor

One Saturday morning inPhiladelphia, Assistant Professor ofReligious Studies Jennifer Graberdecided to go on a tour of the historicWalnut Street Jail, never knowingthat this outing would begin a seven-year long process culminating in herbook, “The Furnace of Affliction:Religion and The Prisons inAntebellum America” that will bepublished at the end of this year.

The jail, built in the1790s, was shut downin 1980 due to multipleviolations of decentliving standards.Graber explainedwhen the idea for herbook came about, “thetour guide said that themodel for the prisonwas shaped by theQuakers. I wonderedhow something shapedby the Quakers couldbecome so horrible?Did the prison change over time? Orhad the Quakers always intended for itto be like this? We usually think ofthe Quakers trying to do good for theworld, so I wondered how they hadinfluenced the prison.”

How religion shaped the Americanprison system became the topic forGraber’s dissertation at DukeUniversity. When she graduated witha Ph.D. in American ReligiousHistory in 2006, was also when thefirst version of the book was com-plete. Graber knew all along that she

eventually wanted to turn her disser-tation into a book but had no idea theprocess would take so long.

Two different publishers wereinterested in the book. Graber choseto work with the University of NorthCarolina Press because they offered astrong editorial process. “I wanted towork with a publisher that had goodreaders and would make the effort toimprove my book. I had to put in a lotof time, but they did too. I’m reallyglad we went through the process, it’sa better book because of that, it just

took longer,” saidGraber

It was importantto Graber to reveal inher work what theprisoners thoughtabout prison life atthat time. “I foundabout six or sevenbooks written byprisoners during thattime period, theyeach mentioned dif-ferent things aboutthe Chaplains or

other religious reformers in the pris-ons. Some comments were positiveand some were negative, there seemedto be no agreement on the prisonersfeelings.” Revealing prisoners’thoughts is what Graber consideredone of the most rewarding parts ofwriting the book. “Some of thesebooks haven’t been read since theywere published in the 19th century. Iam glad I could make their voicesavailable to contemporary readers sothey can understand the prisoners’side of the story.”

The book also offers extensiveresearch about the relationshipbetween Church and State in the 19thcentury. Graber applied for supportfrom the College to research atarchives in Philadelphia and NewYork.

“They were very generous,” Grabersaid, “I even had a course load reduc-tion one semester so I could finish mybook.” Graber also mentioned herfamily as being great support duringthe process.”

“They came with me on all of myarchival visits. My son has napped inthe New York Society many times. Ifound that librarians like babies, sothat was a good thing,” she said.

Through writing this book Graberhas learned quite a few things aboutAmerican history and society. “Ifound that often when people try to doa good thing, they bring their ownassumptions about what is good intoactivism and not everyone has thesame definition of ‘good.’ It was a sadstory really, everyone disagreed end-lessly. The reformers wanted toimprove punishment from what theyknew in Europe but ended up creatinga whole new set of problems,” shesaid. “People have great ideas andefforts when they want somethinggood to happen, but life is just morecomplicated than that.”

With this book Graber hopes thatreaders will see how society’s concernfor prison conditions in America hasdrastically declined since the 19thcentury. “It used to be a major publicissue, but I don’t think it is anymore.It would be great to raise awarenesson the issue for the country’s well

being.” There is still debate todayabout religion’s role in prisons andprisoners’ religious rights. “I think thebest way to find a solution for a con-temporary problem is to the look backin history to make a better assess-ment,” Graber said.

About the Town: Toscana GrillKevin CarpenterBusiness Manager

Above, Jennifer Graber Professor of Religious Studies(Photo courtesy OPI).

City to host MS WalkAlexandra DeGrandchampSenior Staff Writer

The National Multiple SclerosisSociety’s Ohio Buckeye Chapter ishosting Walk MS: Wooster 2010Saturday, April 17. The eventbegins with registration at 8 a.m. atthe Ohio Agricultural Research andDevelopment Center’s FisherAuditorium. Walkers will follow athree mile route through theOARDC’s campus and SecrestArboretum.

Several Wooster Greek organiza-tions are participating in this year’sevent. Alpha Gamma Phi, DeltaTheta Psi, and Zeta Phi Gammasororities have formed teams toraise money and walk at this year’sevent. Alpha Gamma Phi teamcaptain Emily Perbix ’13 says thatthis is the first year the group hasparticipated in the walk. Perbixand her organization have beenactive during the spring semesterraising sponsorship from familyand friends. As of press time, theorganization had raised $380 forthe National Multiple SclerosisSociety.

According to Perbix, the Society“funds more MS research than anyother organization,” and she saysmoney raised for the Society “fundsresearch, education, programs andservices.” The Ohio Buckeye chap-ter's Web site states, “Walk MS isour rallying point, a time and a placefor us to stand together and to betogether. To help raise critical fundsthat support cutting edge research,drive change through advocacy,facilitate professional education andprovide programs and services tohelp people with MS move their livesforward.”

The National MS Society is anumbrella organization supervising all50 states’ individual chapters. Itseeks to raise money to combat MSthrough research. According to themission statement on the Society’swebsite, the organization seeks to“move together to live in a world freeof MS.” The organization wasfounded in the 1940s byManhattanite Sylvia Lawry, whosought treatment and a cure for herbrother’s illness.

A complex neurological disorder,the cause and cure of MS still eludesscientists. MS manifests itself differ-ently in patients, but is typicallycharacterized by an abnormalautoimmune process. The disorder’ssymptoms include fatigue, numbness,balance and coordination issues,impaired vision and cognitive func-tion, and dizziness and vertigo.Treatment for MS usually attemptsto manage the disease’s symptoms,improve quality of life and modifythe disease course. In order to raisemoney for research dedicated to find-ing a cure, the National MS Societyorganizes biking and walking eventsas well as other fundraising activitiesto support its mission. The OhioBuckeye Chapter also provides pro-grams and services for those suffer-ing from MS, such as financial assis-tance, counseling, home care, equip-ment and transportation, and emo-tional health programs.

Pre-registration for the Walk hasclosed, but individuals still interestedin participating may register on-site.The Ohio Buckeye chapter also spon-sors a Virtual Walk MS for thoseinterested in fundraising who cannotparticipate in the walk. To contributeto the organization, visit www.walko-ha.nationalmssociety.org.

“The Furnace of Affliction:Religion and The Prisons inAntebellum America” has alreadybeen nominated for the Brewer Prizefrom the American Society of ChurchHistory, an award offerend annuallyfor an author’s best first book.

Walking into Toscana was a verypleasant and tasteful experience:smooth music played while softlighting glowed gently on the whitetablecloths of each table. The waitstaff were dressed professionally. Itwas very apparent that this atmos-phere was fancy enough to be con-sidered fine dining, although nottoo classy to turn away the casualdresser.

The menu struck me in the sameway. While some meals were notmuch more than what you wouldspend at Applebee’s (pasta for $10-$12), a significant portion of themenu was more pricey than what Iwould buy on a restricted collegebudget — think upwards of $18, allincluding soup or salad.

I chose to go the other, less entic-ing — as well as less expensive —route and ordered pizza.

Before our food came out, wewere treated to some absolutelydelicious bread with olive oil. Thebread was not only fluffy on theinside with a beautifully flaky crust,it was flavorful but not overwhelm-ing with spice. Needless to say, thebread did not last very long.

The food arrived in a reasonableamount of time, considering I hadordered pizza. I was veryimpressed, however, by the portionsizes. The pizza itself had eightmedium sized pieces, and its diame-ter was larger than the entirety ofmy dinner knife. The pizza hadsome zest to it, with its rich Italiansausage, banana peppers and pep-peroni. The sauce to cheese ratiowas average while the crust wassuperb. While I do not mean to say

that the pizza was of a Chicagodeep dish quality, it would, in fact,blow something like Cici’s com-pletely out of the water.

Then, the ultimate question: wasit worth the $12? To start, you willnot leave without a full stomach:the large portions and bread guar-antee that. On top of the portionsize, Toscana Italian Grill is a placein which you are paying for theambiance — and you get it. Fromthe very tasteful atmosphere to thegood wait staff, the money was well

spent. This would be a fantasticlocation to bring a date, have a for-mal dinner, splurge for a birthdayor eat if you are inclined towardselegant affair.

In short, this is slightly aboveaverage Italian food with greatatmosphere; expect this and youwill not be disappointed.

Greenhouse promotes alternative modes of transportation

Spring is finally upon us. Nolonger do we need to trudgethrough banks of snow or fight icywinds to find our way to class. Sowhy are so many of us still ridingaround in cars?

We are all well aware of the envi-ronmental and economical costs ofburning gasoline. We hear about itall the time: rising temperatures inthe North, melting ice caps, hurri-canes, dying polar bears and so manyother phenomena — all linked toGlobal Climate change. We saw

“Happy Feet,” so why aren’t we mak-ing the connection yet? Driving gaspowered cars means more carbondioxide; more carbon dioxide meansmore greenhouse effect. So the nexttime you go to jump in your car todrive a few blocks, consider yourother options.

The first and most elementarysolution of them all: go for a walk.Sure it may take a little longer, butwith all that extra exercise you maynot need to spend so long at the gym.Who likes treadmills anyways? Takeadvantage of the beautiful weather,enjoy your surroundings and restassured that you will never need to

compete for that parking spot inLowry Circle.

For longer journeys, or for those ofus with a need to feel the wind rush-ing through their hair, try biking.Most of the places students frequentin Wooster are no further than threemiles away, which equates to a 15-minute leisure ride. With the addi-tion of a basket or a slightly trendierpannier (panniers, pronounced pan-yay, are satchels that go over the backwheel), one can carry groceries orother what-not. Don’t have a bike?The College Bike Program has sev-eral bikes that are available to rentfor the day from Lowry front desk.

Finally, for those trips that must bemade by motorized vehicles considersharing the ride. Activities are alwaysbetter when friends are involved, sowhy not make travel plans with otherswhen going home or to the airport.

Soon students will be able to rentcars through a program calledWooGo Carshare. Transportation,ResLife, and S.P.S. are pairing withHertz to offer vehicles for students, inan effort to decrease the call for per-sonal cars on campus. In anothereffort to re-vamp the ride share boardin Lowry, students are currentlyworking on a virtual “board,” wherethey can offer or request to carpool

with their fellow students safely. Theride board will be up and runningsoon from The College of Wooster’sCurrent Students page.

Questions on WooGo Carshare canbe directed to Officer Kevin Cooperfrom Security, while questions onBike Program rentals and garageinformation go to Stephanie Jarvis’11. For more information, or sug-gestions on the ride board contactMatt Policastro ’13.

Kevin Carpenter is a BusinessManager for the Voice. He can bereached for comment or more informa-tion at KCarpenter12@wooster.edu

Alyssa GettaVoice Contributor

This is the third of a five part series.Alyssa Getta is the Vice President of theGreenhouse program and can be reachedat AGetta11@wooster.edu

Above, Toscana Italian Grill is located at 3860 ClevelandRd. The restaurant offers a plethora of Italian-Americancuisine (Photo by Madelyn Halstead).

“We usually thinkof the Quakerstrying to do good... so I wonderedhow they influ-enced the prison.”

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enemy to friend to girlfriend wasn’tunexpected, but it was written,acted and animated in a way thatdidn’t feel stilted or clichéd.

The visuals were amazing, fromthe harrowing battles against thedragons to sweeping majesticestablishing shots of each beauti-fully designed location.

The dragons themselves man-aged to be at times both frighten-ing and entertainingly ridiculous.In a way, this sort of sums up thewhole movie for me — theadorableness and whimsy of thefilm somehow managed not to keepit from being exciting and sus-penseful in its own way.

urb of Washington, D.C., whichhas clearly affected his artwork.

The upstairs exhibits, which all“attempt to bring in more real-world examples [of suburbansprawl] through cartography,” aretaken from maps of onramp sys-tems, subdivisions and cul-de-sacsin the D.C. area.

They are meant to show how weare living in a world that sub-scribes to what Knodt callsB.A.N.A.N.A. — Build AbsolutelyNothing Anywhere Near Anything.This can be seen in the centerpieceof his exhibit as well, the afore-mentioned projected landscape.The piece, entitled “Fifty Years ofPrivitization,” shows the gradualdevelopment of suburbia.

These exhibits were not planned togo together. And yet they do; one istalking about fantasy and childhood,and the internal issues one faces,while the other is concerned withadulthood, reality and the externalchallenges of life.

“The two shows juxtapose togeth-er… this naïveté, these beautifullyrendered drawings, against the realelement of what is happening rightnow,” said Knodt. “It wasn’t on pur-pose,” Lutz agreed. “But it does whatart should — it jars you.”

The exhibit will run throughnext week. Further information onKnodt’s project, along with anongoing dialog about suburbandevelopment, may be found atwww.sprawltalk.com.

drawings that makes them feel veryfamiliar and comfortable. Lutz tapsinto the things we all run into aschildren playing pretend, including

a wonderfully scaryimaginary beast thatSophia and Phillipmust defeat.

Although there area number of printed

comic books out for visitors toread, they are not currently forsale. “I’ve had at least a dozen peo-ple asking if they can buy it,” saidan amused Lutz. “I wasn’t expect-ing that.”

Ten feet away from the brightalphabet mat at the center ofLutz’s exhibit lies a very differentworld. The gallery here is dark-ened, and a shifting landscape of

development is projected onto araised platform with roads carvedinto it. To one side is a desk withtwo computers; to the other is thecorner of a house, a fence, and aladder which can be climbed to peerinto the yard.

The exhibit continues upstairs,with six massive cut-out piecesmounted on the walls, two ofwhich are made of turf.

The organization—spread outover two floors—suits the theme.Nicholas Knodt '10 examines the‘built environments’ in which somany of us make our homes, andwhat they do to our relationshipswith each other, in an I.S. entitled“No Outlet: An Exploration ofSuburban Sprawl.” An urban stud-ies minor, Knodt grew up in a sub-

charming. My personal favorites were a

young Viking who liked to spoutrole-playing-game-like statisticsabout each dragon and a pair ofmacho fraternal twins who wereconstantly trying to upstage eachother in the arena.

As always, there was a love storythrown in. Dreamworks took aninteresting risk which made it anenjoyable rather than painful partof the story. Hiccup’s love interest,Astrid, is far from the damsel-in-distress — she’s the best actualdragon fighter in the class, and hisconstant rival through the first halfof the film. Her transition from

exposition without ever slowingdown the action. The dragon raids,it turns out, are a fairly commonoccurrence in Hiccup’s village, tothe point where everyone has a jobin the event of an attack.

Hiccup, however, abandons hispost to test out a new invention ofhis; a spring-loaded siege weaponhe hopes can take down an especial-ly illusive type of dragon.

He hits the dragon, but can’tbring himself to kill it, andthrough a bizarre series of eventsthey slowly form an uneasy friend-ship. Hiccup’s manly-man dragonhunter father, meanwhile, decidesthat his son needs to man up, so heand a colorful cast of youngVikings begin training to be drag-on hunters themselves.

This is about all I can say aboutthe plot without giving too muchaway. It went mostly how I expect-

ed, butthere werejust enoughlittle twistsand turnsin the plot

to hold my attention. The characters were similar —

fairly standard animated children’smovie fare, but just differentenough to make them kind of

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Dance Company HoldsSpring Dance ConcertThe Wooster Dance Company

returns with new dance pieces fromstudent choreographers and a newmovement piece from Professor ofTheatre and Dance Kim Tritt.Student choreographers includeEmily Barth ’10, Brandelle Knights’12, Ellie Lawrence, ’11 KathleenMatecalfe ’10, Lindsay Phillips ’11,Annie Woller ’13 and KaitlinYankello ’11. The spring danceconcert will also feature a perform-ance by special guest artist ParulGupta. Freedlander Theatre, April15 - 17 at 8:15 p.m. Tickets can bereserved at the Wooster Box Office(330-263-2241).

Allies and Queers Host “Gayla”

The College’s gay-straightalliance, Allies and Queers (A&Q), ishosting the drag show extravaganza“Gayla.” The drag show is the finalevent for A&Q’s 7 Days of Gays tohelp raise awareness about LGBTissues on the college campus andaround the world. This year’s showis being emceed by George Myatt’11. The show will open on Saturday,April 17th at 11:30 p.m. in the UG.Admission is free.

“Opera Workshop”students put onspring concert

Students from the “OperaWorkshop” course will be perform-ing selections from LeonardBenstein’s “Trouble in Tahit,” GianCarlo Menotti’s “The Medium,”Robert Ward's “Roman Fever,” and acomplete performance of HenryMollicone’s “The Face on theBarroom Floor.” The concert will bedirected by professor of musicCarrie Culver. Gault Recital Hall,Scheide Music Center, Sunday, April18 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Theater Productionof “A Midsummer

Night’s Dream”The Shakesperiments student the-

atre group is back this spring with anew production of “A MidsummerNight’s Dream.” The play will bedirected by Katie Markovitch ’12.The play will be showing inShoolroy Theatre, April 23 - 24 at8:15 p.m. Admission is free.

Wooster SymphonyOrchestra Concert

The Wooster SymphonyOrchestra will perform a spring con-cert Friday, April 23, in McGawChapel, at 8:15 pm. The Symphonywill be conducted by ProfessorJeffery Lindberg.

Dance PerformanceBased on Warhol’s

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Theatre and Dance Kim Tritt’sChoreography class will be perform-ing new dance pieces based on photo-graphs by Andy Warhol currently onexhibit in the Art Museum. Therewill be two performances each nightwith the first seating at 7 p.m. and thesecond seating at 7:30 p.m. from April28-29. The student choreographersand dancers are Zuri Baron ’12,Brandelle Knights ’12, Ellie Lawrence’11, Kathleen Metcalfe ’10, AdriannaMaxton ’13, George Myatt ’11,Lindsay Phillips ’11, Anne Woller ’13and Kaitlin Yankello ’11.

UPCOMINGEVENTS

I’ve learned not to expect toomuch from animated action filmslately — they tend to be beautiful,but insubstantial. Boring plots andclichéd characters are the norm. Sogoing into Dreamworks animationstudio’s “How to Train YourDragon,” my bar was set pretty low.

This explains how surprised Iwas when it turned out to be thor-oughly enjoyable film.

I should mention that I’ve neverread any of the books — in fact, Ididn’t even know there were booksuntil after I saw the film. Mythought process was literally“Dragons? Cool!” But I loved thismovie. It had everything — action,humor, gorgeous visuals and char-acters that weren’t completely one-dimensional. Most importantly, itjust had an incredi-ble sense of fun.

The openingsequence immediate-ly drew me in. Thefilm’s hero, ascrawny, brainy Viking boy namedHiccup, introduces the world ofthe film and all the main charactersin the middle of a dragon raid onthe village. The scene gives a lot of

I.S. Exhibit sheds light on comics, suburbia

Jay Baruchel, voice of “Hiccup,” rides a promotional dragonat the “How to Train Your Dragon” premiere (Photo by AP).

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The world of children and theworld of adults lie side by side inthis week’s Independent StudyExhibition, currently on display inthe Ebert Art Museum. The twoprojects complement each othernicely, despite the obvious tensionbetween them.

Lindsay Lutz, ’10, wrote andillustrated a short comic book,inspired by her lifelong love of thegenre, entitled “Phillip is My BestFriend: Being The Story of a Girland Her Duck.”

Phillip is a small wooden duck,owned by Sophia, a little blondegirl. Inspired partly by BillWatterson, Lutz set out to explorethe influences our imaginaryfriends have on our lives, and thebittersweet nature ofgrowing up. “I reallylike little kids,” shesaid. “That kind ofunfettered energyand creativity… Ithink that’s something we lose asadults.”

In her whimsical, crayonedpages, which are mounted on thewalls for closer inspection, Lutzdoes her best to re-capture the lookand feel of being a kid.

The artwork is not perfectly pol-ished, as in graphic novels intendedfor adults; instead, there is a care-fully executed scribbliness to the

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She and Him satisfy with retro sweetnessHallie MorelandVoice Staff

I became an instant fan of She andHim, a duo consisting of M. Wardand Zooey Deschanel, the first timeI heard their debut album, creativelytitled “Volume One.” Any guessesfor what their potential third albummight be called? I’m sensing apattern.

Anyway, after latching ontotheir first album, along with allthe hipsters of the world, Ihoped their follow-up would beequally as catchy and charmingas the first. After previewing“Volume Two, I can confidentlysay that Ward and Deschanelhave only improved.

Not only is the album com-pletely endearing and easy to lis-ten to, it also seems to have amuch more polished sound andclearer tone compared to“Volume One,” which felt morelike a fun experiment.

Each track seems to worktogether nicely and transitionseamlessly into the next, something“Volume One” seemed to sometimesstruggle with. This is potentially

due to the fact that “Volume One”featured several covers of classicsongs from different genres, whereasDeschanel wrote every song on“Volume Two.”

For those not familiar with Sheand Him’s music, I can only think todescribe it as an eclectic mix of folkand pop/rock from the 50s and 60s,

with some old-time country thrownin. But really, all you need to know is

that it’s easy to listen to, fun to singalong with and every song has acatchy beat.

Of all the tracks on the album, mypersonal favorite is the first song,“Thieves.” To my ears, it definitelyhas a classic 1950s sound and I canpicture it serving as the backgroundmusic for a high school sock hop.

The fifth track, titled“Lingering Still” is anotherfavorite and almostseems to have a sortof Polynesian, beachyvibe, although itnever verges on beingcorny.

The album takes a countryturn with tracks like “I’mGonna Make it Better” and“Gonna Get Along WithoutYou Now,” which sounds likesomething you might hear ona slow cattle drive. Onceagain, though, MissDeschanel’s charm pullsthrough and saves the songfrom sounding too campy.

In fact, Deschanel’s imageand vocal style seem to play a

big part in her success as a singer.Although I’d argue that her voice is

better suited to some songs thanothers, she does a good job of win-ning the listener over in the longrun.

That being said, there is almostalways at least one track on everyalbum that I simply cannot standand “Volume Two” is no exception.The final track, titled “If You Can’tSleep” is a strange departure fromthe upbeat, light tone of the rest of

the album. Instead,

it is slowand droneson, sound-ing almost

like a chant. It is definitely not theway I would choose to close out anotherwise pleasant album.

Even with that small hiccup,Zooey Deschanel remains endearingand the music she makes with M.Ward is the perfect soundtrack fordriving around on a sunny day. Andeven though it’s sometimes hard forme to admit that I have things incommon with the ever-expandinghipster population, I have come toterms with the fact that I am, andmost likely always will be, a fan of“She and Him.”

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Track and field looks to improve going into NCACsAndrew VogelEditor in Chief

KateLynn Riley ’10 (here pictured at the Wooster Invitational) has remained a consistentcontributor, despite an ankle injury (Photo by Sam VanFleet).

Tennis faces tough conference competition in Kenyon

Elissa Lauber ’10 and Kelsey Jenkins ’12 celebrate the duo’s success in first position dou-bles against Kenyon on Monday (Photo by Sam VanFleet).

The women’s tennis team hasstruggled to find results as a team,but has steadily improved in indi-vidual matches. Despite falling tonationally ranked Kenyon College(10-5, 1-0 NCAC) on Monday, the

Scots (4-11, 0-2 NCAC) have con-tinued to improve.

Co-captain Brenna Hart ’10 saidthat while Kenyon is a highlyskilled team, the Scots performedbetter this year than last. Hartadded that “the results are notreflective of the individual per-formances.”

The Ladies swept through theScots in singles after escaping thethree doubles matches with threevictories. The first doubles duo ofElissa Lauber ’10 and KelseyJenkins ’12 performed well and,despite the loss, pushed theirmatch to 8-5, a result two gamesbetter than the other Wooster

pairs.Hart said that overall “doubles

performed particularly well, espe-cially the first doubles [Lauber andJenkins]” given the level of playthat Kenyon brings to the court.

The singles matches were high-lighted by the impressive perform-ance of Lauren Grimanis ’12.Grimanis fell in straight sets, asdid the rest of the Scots, but man-aged to extend the first set to a 7-5 defeat before challenging in thesecond set which eventually ended6-3 in favor of Kenyon’s AnnaBecker.

Ashley Stockwell ’12 also put upa fight in singles against Kenyon.Despite falling in straight sets,Stockwell pushed Amanda Polsterto a 6-3 and 6-2 result, the secondmost competative on the singlesside for the Scots.

Hart added that a positiveimpact from Monday’s match wasthat “as a whole, everyone played alot better in their second sets”making for much more competitivetennis.

Against the skilled Kenyon team,the Scots are optimistic that theresults could help down the road.“We haven’t played that good of ateam in a while, but it will definite-ly help us prepare for the teams wewill be playing in the final coupleof weeks,” said Hart.

The men’s team returned fromthis weekend’s Great LakesColleges Association Tournament[GLCAs] with a win over EarlhamCollege (4-9, 0-4 NCAC) and loss-es against nationally ranked HopeCollege and Calvin College (9-6)

who challenged Carnegie MellonUniversity, the eventual winner ofthe tournament.

Though the Scots struggled todeal with the powers of Hope, theteam responded on Friday with aquality win over Earlham whichwas clinched by the individual vic-tory of Co-captain StephenConroy ’10.

The 7-2 loss on Saturday toCalvin was deceptive because oftactical decisions made by theopponent which Conroy explainedas “stacking.”

Calvin moved their first positionplayer down to the fourth slot andhad their second player compete inthe third position as part of a thestacking strategy. “By doing thatthey sacrificed the first and secondpositions for almost guaranteedwins at three, four and five,”explained Conroy.

Despite finishing the tourna-ment with a 1-2 record, the Scotshave seen improvement and chem-istry in their doubles matches. Theduo of Conroy and Matt Mandellperformed well in all threematchups including an 8-0 sweepof Earlham. “The doubles teamsare all pretty secured and all threeare playing well together,” saidConroy.

The Scots will travel to face con-ference foe Allegheny College (8-8,0-0 NCAC) tomorrow at 1 p.m. inwhat Conroy calls “the biggestmatch for the rest of the season,”before returning home to faceKenyon on Sunday at 2 p.m. andDenison University (14-2, 4-0NCAC) on Wednesday.

Last season, both the men’s andwomen’s track teams finished fifthout of 10 teams at the NCACChampionships. Members of bothteams were outspoken about theirdesire to break from the middle ofthe pack in the conference and chal-lenge for the conference champi-onship in early May. With a pair ofthird-place finishes at MariettaCollege’s annual Don FrailInvitational, the team is gettingthere, but it has plenty of work to dobefore the conference championships.

Seven schools were represented atMarietta this past weekend. Overall,Marietta came away with the tophonors in the women’s categories,while Notre Dame College (Ohio)came away with first-place on themen’s side.

The Notre Dame women came insecond, while the Marietta men tooksecond as well. The Scots finishedthird on both sides.

The women’s field was roundedout by Bethany College (W.V.) infourth place, Charleston College(W.V.), Frostburg State (Md.) andWest Virginia Wesleyan Universityin seventh.

For the men’s event, FrostburgState finished behind Wooster, withBethany and West Virginia

Wesleyan finishing in fifth and sixthplaces, respectively.

The most significant performanceof the day for the Scots came fromTerry Workman ’10, who finished infirst place in the 5,000 meters with atime of 15:52.99.

This time was so far ahead of therest of the field that Workman couldhave stopped for a drink in the mid-dle of the race — Workman’s timewas almost a full minute and halffaster than the second-place finisher.

Aside from Workman’s impressiveperformance, four other members ofthe men’s team finished first in theirevents. Julian Mangano ’10 crossedthe finish line first in the 100 meters(50.01), while Bryan Albani ’10 cameaway with a win in the 55-meterhurdles (15.65).

Josh Kime ’11 also won an event inshot put, with a distance throw of 45feet, 5.25 inches.

The women’s team received a biglift with a first and second-place fin-ish from Kelsie Herring ’12 and ErinPlews-Ogan ’13 in the 1,500 meterevent. Herring and Plews-Ogan fin-ished neck and neck, with Herringcoming out ahead by a hair with atime of 5:02.64 and Plews-Oganwith a time of 5:02.66.

Sarah Appleton ’12 also capturedan individual win in the steeplechasewith a time of 12:08.55.

This weekend, the Scots face two

big challenges, with two weeksbefore the all-important NCACChampionships in Delaware, OhioApril 30-May 1.

Today, the Scots head to Oberlin

College for the Oberlin Invitational.Tomorrow, the teams head back toDelaware, Ohio for the All-OhioChampionships.

The Scots set lofty goals for them-

selves at the beginning of this sea-son. This weekend will be a goodindicator of whether the team canmeasure up to its high early-seasonexpectations.

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The baseball team had animpressive weekend getting a vic-tory in three of the four gamesthey played. The first game was alow scoring pitcher’s duel as Scotsstarted Justin McDowell ’11 gaveup only two runs on five hits whilestriking out 11.

Unfortunately, the Scots wereunable to score after the firstinning, losing the first game of theweekend 2-1 after Zack Nichols ofAllegheny College hit a walk offhome run.

Despite this devastating lastminute defeat, the Scots wouldspend the rest of their weekenddominating the competition bothdefensively and offensively as theywon all three of their games dur-ing the rest of their trip to north-western Pennsylvania.

Wooster managed a stellar extra-innings victory during their secondgame on Saturday, when left fielderStu Beath ’10 singled in centerfielder Chris Wood ’10 in the top ofthe tenth inning.

The Scots managed to score ear-lier in the game when MichaelWellstead ’13 knocked in Greg VonHorn ’11 in the second inning.

Matt Barnes ’11 gave the Scots abrilliant performance on themound, holding the Gators to justone run when Allegheny’s BenLowmaster knocked in an RBI withhis second double of the day.

Fortunately for the Scots, short-stop Van Horn managed to catch ahard hit line drive and complete anunassisted double play.

This split marked the secondtime this season Wooster split adoubleheader with Allegheny.

The Scots relied on pitching onceagain to start out their Sunday dou-

bleheader as they faced Penn State-Behrend. Josh Stidham ’12 pitchedfour innings for the Scots allowingonly one run on four hits. TannerHall ’10 then pitched a scorelessfifth inning followed by MattDeGrand ’10 who finished off thelast two innings of the game to getthe save. Zack Vesco ’12 andMichael DeBord ’12 each knockedin a run to give the Scots a lowscoring victory.

The second game was a differentstory as both the Wooster Scotsand the Penn State Behrend Lionscombined for a total of 13 runs inthe first inning alone.

The Scots added three additionalruns in the second inning, makingthe score 11-5 as the Lions came upto bat in the bottom of the secondinning.

Penn State-Behrend managed toproduce two runs in response, how-ever the Scots would score four

more times later in the game ensur-ing the second Wooster victory ofthe day.

Offensively, the Scots were led byseveral key players including DerekWyman ’11, who hit the Scots’ onlyhome run of the game and VanHorn who went two-for-three witha double, a triple and a stolen base.

This type of offensive explosionhas become common practice forthe Scots, who have scored over 10runs in 10 different games this sea-son including a game againstKenyon College when the Scotsmanaged to put 25 runs on theboard.

This type of diverse play showsthat the Scots can compete withalmost any team both offensivelyand defensively. Wooster hasshown an ability to dominate lineups with stellar pitching and tochallenge pitchers with a strongoffense.

With the victories this weekendthe Scots brought their record to avery impressive 20-6 for the sea-son. In addition, the Scots are 5-3in conference play.

This weekend, the Scots travel toOberlin College (16-9, 7-1) for apair of doubleheaders on Fridayand Saturday. Typically the peren-nial doormat of the NCAC, theYeomen find themselves atop theNCAC East standings. While thematchup between these two teamsis typically a formality, if the Scotscan’t find a way to win this week-end’s series, the Yeomen couldbecome the surprise winners in theEast division.

The team also prepares for one ofits biggest games of the seasonWednesday against Case WesternReserve University at ProgressiveField. This is the third annualmatchup between the rivals in theCleveland Indians’ home stadium.

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FRIDAY CONVERSATION

Sports Editor Matthew Yannierecently talked to lacrosse defensivem i d f i e l d e rG r a h a mZimmerman’11. He hasbeen a criticalleader on ahighly talentedyet very youngdefensive unitwhich has made a habit of beingnationally ranked in Div. III.

MY: Coming into the seasonwith a team dominated by under-classmen, how confident wereyou in the team’s chances at mak-ing a run in the NCAC?

GZ: It is a goal of ours everyyear to compete for the NCACchampionship. I felt that if we gotthe right pieces together with theyoung guys then we would definite-ly be able to make a run. So far thisseason we’ve held true to that, and ifwe win the rest of our games we’llhave a share of the conference title.

MY: In what ways has theoffense adapted to deal with theloss of Mark Wescheler ’09 andChris Gastch ’09 and the relianceon some unproven components?

GZ: Captains Alex Mies ’10 andPat Coyne ’10 have really risen tothe expectations and the two cap-tains have really helped the under-classmen understand the flow ofthe system. Joe Suliman ’11 hasreally stepped up this season for usplaying first line midfield and put-ting goals in the net for us. We’vetransitioned from set plays to moreof a motion setup giving our guysmore room to do what they wantand experiment. That has reallyhelped us on the offensive end.

MY: How did the challengingschedule over spring breakimprove the team moving for-ward in the season and in prepa-ration for a run for the NCACtitle and possible NCAA action?

GZ: Spring break was definitelygeared toward stronger competi-tion with the goal of playing forApril. Our coach and the olderguys felt that if we were playingtough opponents like Salisbury[University] and St. Mary’s[College] on the spring breakschedule it would prepare us forour April games no matter how wefared with them.

MY: Right now the team standsat 1-1 in the conference, but wasable to knock of traditional pow-erhouse Denison University. Howdid that win help the confidenceof this team?

GZ: It’s been incredible how thatwin has helped our confidence, espe-cially the young guys on the team.Some of us came back from springbreak with our heads down after los-ing three games straight and hav-ing a big question mark on the restof our season at that point. Guysheld fast and we got the big winagainst Denison which reallyhelped.

MY: You lead the team ingroundballs, with the exceptionof face-off specialist MattPullara ’11. Though this isn’t themost glamorous statistic, whathas contributed to your successand why are groundballs soimportant?

GZ: I play defensive midfield andalso on the wing for face-offs, andground balls are a big part of wingplay. They are so important for anyteam because with possession of theball you can score. Getting theground ball is 100 percent hustle.We credit that to the coaching staffand the philosophy behind this pro-gram that hard work pays off.

MY: With big conference roadgames coming up at the end ofthe season against rivalWittenberg University andKenyon College, what are theexpectations for the team?

GZ: Those are definitely the twobiggest games left on the scheduleand those are games that are alwayscircled going into the season. Ourexpectations are as they have beensince day one in August, which is towin the NCAC and compete in theNCAA tournament. We still havethat left to contend for, and that isthe focus.

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The Scots have dominated conference competition this season by combining shut-downpitching with explosive hitting by underclassmen (Photo by Sam VanFleet).

BY THE NUMBERS

.557Shooting percentage for thewomen’s lacrosse team,which is the highest in theNCAC. The Scots havecombined for 141 goals, ledby, Becca Worthington ’10,Nina Dine ’11, MadisonCarey ’12 and Clare Nelson-Johnson ’13 who haveaccounted for 102 goals.

18Number of hits the recordedby the softball team in lastWednesday’s victory overOberlin College. The total isthe team’s highest singlegame output on the season.The offensive explosion wasignited by the third inningrally that put the Scots on topfor good.

Softball explodes on offense against NCACChris WestonSports Editor

The softball team had an impressiveweek, winning both games in a dou-bleheader against conference foeOberlin College on Wednesday beforesplitting victories with KenyonCollege over the weekend. Thisstretch kept the Scots on track fortheir first winning season since 2002.

Against Oberlin, the Scots wereelectric. After falling behind 3-1,Wooster bounced back, scoringthree quick runs off of the big batsof Caitlin Gaffney ’11, LaurenSargi ’11 and Rachel Gaines ’10 totake the lead 4-3 in the top of thethird. They would not surrender

this lead for the rest of the game,as the Scots then went on to scoreanother five runs off of pitcherMegan Widmer, winning 9-3.Widmer allowed 18 hits to theFighting Scots on the day, the mosthits in a single game for the Scotsthis season.

In the second game, the Scotstook away any chance for a compe-tition from the start. In the secondinning, with Wooster already up 2-0, Lauren Swinehart ’12 blasted agrand slam to put the Scots ahead6-0 and essentially eliminate anyYeowomen hope for a comeback.

This lead became even moreinsurmountable in the very nextinning, when Gina Pirolozzi ’13 hit

her first home run of her career,while Priscilla Staples ’10 andSwinehart each batted in RBI’s tobring the lead to 11-0. The gameended in the fifth due to Wooster’slarge lead at 14-4.

In the first game, runs werealmost as frequent as the long linesat Lowry. Wooster came out swing-ing in the top of the first, taking a1-0 lead off of a Jenn Horton ’13RBI double. After the Ladies tied itup at one in the bottom of theframe, the Scots proceeded to openup a 4-1 lead on an RBI single fromRachel Gaines ’10 and a two-rundouble from Swinehart.

After Kenyon began climbingback into the game, tying the match

at five a piece in the fourth, back toback triples from Swinehart andGaffney as well as an RBI singlefrom Staples gave the Scots thefinal push they needed as they wenton to win 7-5.

Pitching for the Scots wasHorton, whose complete game vic-tory gave her an 8-3 record on theyear, the best of any pitcher on thesquad.

In the second game, the Scotscame out sloppy, allowing theLadies to take a 5-0 lead in the firstdue to throwing errors, hit battersand effective Kenyon hitting. Thislead became insurmountable for theScots, as the squad came no closerthan a 6-3 deficit before having thegame ruled over in the fifth by arun rule decision.

On Tuesday, in the double headeragainst Case Western ReserveUniversity, the Scots won two verydifferent games. On the front end ofthe doubleheader, Horton pitched agem giving up only one run overseven innings. She struck out nineof the Spartans she faced on theday as the Scots pulled out a 2-1victory.

In the second game the pitchingremained dominant, but the batsbegan to catch fire as the Scots tooka 4-0 lead after the first inning.

Wooster tacked on another sevenruns in the third inning to extendthe lead to 11-0 over the Spartans.

A duo of first-year pitchers com-bined efforts to keep Case WesternReserve scoreless. Allie Webb ’13started the game and pitched threeinnings allowing only two hits.Pirolozzi came in to clean up thelast two innings allowing only fourhits and no runs as the Scots fin-ished off the second game with a12-0 rout.

Swinehart, Gaines and KelleyJohnson ’13 all went 2-for-2 at theplate in the second game.

Margaret DonnellySports Editor

Women jump to 7-2

The women’s lacrosse team contin-ued its six-game winning streak, twoof them conference wins, with twodecisive wins against CarthageCollege and Trine University lastweekend.

The Scots triumphed over Carthage(2-9) 18-10 and dominated Trine (3-7)24-10 on the road.

The Scots opened by trading goalsagainst the Carthage Lady Reds, butstepped up their play with an eight-goal run over 30 minutes in the mid-dle of the game to give Wooster alead that Carthage was never able toovercome.

The second goal by Nina Dine ’11in the first five-minute of the gameput Wooster ahead 2-1, but Carthagequickly responded to tie the score.Clare Nelson-Johnson ’13 followedwith another goal, and in the span ofthe next 33 seconds Madison Carey’12 and Becca Worthington ’10 eachscored to give Wooster a four-goallead (6-2).

The Lady Reds responded withtwo more scores, but an eight-goalrun put Wooster ahead considerablyand for good. Nelson-Johnson andWorthington led the Scots to an 8-4advantage at the half.

After the break Dine, Carey,Worthington, Nelson-Johnson andEmily Meyer ’11 totaled six moregoals in the early minutes of the sec-ond half, giving Wooster a double-digit lead (14-4).

Amy Denny ’10 had seven draw

controls throughout the game andWooster outshot Carthage 27-16while recording almost three timesthe number of ground balls (11-4).

Dine, Worthington and Nelson-Johnson all recorded four goals for theday, while Carey had two and KatieSmart ’11 had one goal and an assist.In goal, Shawna Ferris ’13 made threesaves and allowed seven goals.

The next day the Scots traveled toTrine University in Indiana wherethey followed up with an even largerwin in a 24-10 match.

In the two days on the road,Wooster totaled 42 points and is nowaveraging 15.5 goals per game.

The Scots had no problem scoringearly and often, extending an early 9-3 to 15-5 going into the halftimebreak. Wooster went 7-for-10 on free-position shots in the first half, withboth Dine and Nelson-Johnsonrecording hat tricks before the half.Worthington, Denny and Carey eachcompleted hat tricks in the secondhalf, and Megan Piemonte ’13 record-ed her first career goal that afternoon.

Nelson-Johnson led Wooster’sscoring that day with seven points (sixgoals, one assist), followed by Careywith five goals.

Worthington had three goals andone assist, and Denny and Dine eachhad three goals. In goal, Ferris madesix saves. For Trine, Kayla Grieserand Ashley Kocsis each recordedfour goals on the day.

Wooster hosted Albion College(1-2) Wednesday and will play atrival Wittenberg University tomor-row at 2 p.m.

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The Fighting Scots (7-5, 1-1NCAC) saw their winning streakextend to five games this week, beforefalling to Colorado College (7-1) lastSunday 12-4.

The week started with a road con-test against Trine College (4-4) inAngola, Indiana. After a slow openingquarter that ended in a 1-1 tie,Wooster began an offensive onslaught,which saw the Scots score 10 unan-swered goals during the second andthird quarters.

With a comfortable lead headinginto the fourth quarter, the defenselocked down Trine, only allowing fiveshots in the final quarter of play.Overall, the Scots outshot Trine 35-21and forced 18 turnovers while onlyturning the ball over eight times.Offensively, Wooster was paced byMatt Pullara ’11 and Casey McGann’12, who each scored hat tricks.

The Scots’ defense has been the con-stant all season, giving up an averageof just 8.58 goals per game againstsome of the toughest competition inDiv. III.

Anchored by the veteran leadershipof Ryan Story ’10 and GrahamZimmerman ’11, the underclassmenwho the Scots have relied heavily uponhave stepped up into crucial leadershippositions as the season has gone on.

Zimmerman said for these talentedsophomores “it’s been good to havethem develop and for them to have ayear of experience under their belt”from last season.

Mike Stankiewicz ’12 has excelledalong side Story and Bryan McDonald’11 in the defensive backfield, which isannually ranked nationally.

The success that the Scots have seenthis year has been rooted in the devel-opment of young players.Zimmerman believes that “experiencegrows into confidence and towards theend of the season we will really be ableto show that.”

Corey McGann ’12 has been excel-lent in goal for the Scots, and recordedfive saves and allowing only threegoals in 60 minutes of play againstTrine. The victory against Trine wasWooster’s first road victory of theseason.

On Friday the team returned hometo face Albion College (2-5), a school

with a first-year varsity program.Wooster scored in the first seven sec-onds of the game, just short of theNCAC Div. III record. The Scotswent on to score 10 more times in thequarter, pulling their starters at theonset of the second quarters with an11-1 lead.

Even with the reserves in, Woostercontinued to attack, shutting outAlbion 7-0 in the second and thirdperiods. A trio of Scots led the waywith Pullara, Stephen Crosier ’13 andEric Johnson ’12 all recording hat-tricks.

Matt Ranck ’13 and Matt Rubin ’12also bolstered the Wooster attack withtwo goals apiece as well as threeassists from Ranck and two fromRubin. Alex Mies ’10 led the team inhelpers with four on the day.

With an eventual 19-3 victory andfive-game winning streak secured, theScots were ready to take their momen-tum into their Sunday afternoonmatch up with Colorado.

The Tigers’ potent offense was toomuch for Wooster, who saw its win-ning streak come to an end in a hardfought, but one-sided affair. After aclosely contested start to the gamethat saw the score tied at one afterthe first five minutes, Colorado wenton an 11-goal run that lasted for 44minutes.

The Scots didn’t score again untilthere were four minutes remaining inthe game. Despite the 12-4 final score,Wooster had their chances, taking 25shots to Colorado’s 26. The Scotswere also 13-of-16 on face offattempts, all of which were taken byPullara.

Wooster (7-5, 1-1) has four gamesremaining, three of which are againstconference opponents. The rivalrygame against Wittenberg University(7-2, 2-0 NCAC) takes place on April24, as the Scots go on the road to chal-lenge the Tigers, (7-2, 2-0).

Wittenberg is the only undefeatedteam remaining in the conference,after the Scots upset Denison, whomany thought would run away withthe conference title.

A victory against the Tigers couldpropel the Scots into a tie for the leadin the NCAC. After the Scots take onWittenberg, they return home thenext day for senior day and a non-con-ference game against WhittierCollege (7-5).