February 8, 2013

Baker University Student Media/Baldwin City, Kansas

vol. 120 [issue 6]

EDITORIAL

NAIA should implement drug test policy PAGE 6

To keep the competition fair, the NAIA should require drug tests at the beginning of and throughout the season, as well as during the offseason.

OPINION

Drug-using athletes deserve shame

World-class athletes are in the spotlight for how they rose to the top. Recent news headlines have linked these athletes to performanceenhancing drugs.

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SPORTS

BU sets example for conference schools PAGE 11

Although the NAIA has no drug testing policy, BU set a policy that allows 12 students per month to be tested at random.

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St. Jude Hospital awards BU senior

Megan Pontius
staff writer

Senior Lauren Amrein recently received a national award from St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, but you wont hear it from her. I dont like talking about myself, Amrein said. I just forgot the name of the award, because Im so embarrassed. Amrein was one of two people who received the St. Jude Ambassador award. Each year, St. Jude gives the award to one collegiate member and one alumna member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. The award is for those who have gone above and beyond in philanthropy events, Amrein said. She was nominated by one of her sorority sisters, who then had to write a letter about Amrein and her involvement in philanthropy events.

The letter was reviewed by a panel committee made up of Delta Delta Delta alumnae and St. Jude staff members. Junior Alyssa Davis works with Amrein on the Up til Dawn executive board and thinks the award is well-deserved. She works really hard to get everything done, and she definitely deserves it, Davis said. Up til Dawn is a letter-writing campaign to raise money for St. Jude. Amrein has been a member of Delta Delta Delta for four years, which is how she got introduced to St. Jude and the Up til Dawn program. Luckily, I dont have any personal connection with the hospital, Amrein said, but I found out about the program through Tri Delta and the philanthropy events. Up til Dawn is a program that

was started by St. Jude in 1998 at the University of Memphis. This year will be the programs fifth year on Bakers campus. Amrein has participated in the program all four years. My sophomore and junior years, I was the teams chair, Amrein said. As a freshman, she participated in the event by writing letters because at that time, freshmen were not allowed to serve on the board. This year, Amrein is serving as the executive director. Its a pretty easy job, because I oversee other positions and offices, Amrein said. Im a liaison between us and our St. Jude rep. Junior Kaedy Turner is new to the Up til Dawn program and is on its executive board with Amrein. Just getting to know Lauren, she definitely deserves it, Turner said. She is quick to answer any questions I have and she is really

supportive. Because she is a senior, this is her last year to be directly involved in the program. Im sad to leave the Up til Dawn program, but when Im an alum, I plan on donating, Amrein said. St. Jude puts on Give Thanks walks, and she plans to attend the one in Kansas City, Kan. Amrein loves Up til Dawn because it reminds her why she puts in all the hard work. This year, Up til Dawn will take place on March 1, and more than 100 students have registered. This is the fifth year that the Up til Dawn program will be on Bakers campus, and participants have high expectations. We raised $11,000 last year and were hoping to top that this year, Turner said. The theme this year is Nothing Sweeter than a Cure.

Q and A with
Lauren Amrein is a senior who has been working with Up til Dawn through her sorority, Delta Delta Delta, since her freshman year. She served as the teams chair for the past two years, and she is now serving as the executive director. Amrein was one of two people who received the St. Jude Ambassador award, honoring her for her work with St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital. What keeps you invested in Up til Dawn? Luckily, I dont have any personal connection with the hospital, but I found out about the program through (Delta Delta Delta sorority) and the philanthropy events. Ive visited the hospital twice and it just tears at your heartstrings. I feel so fortunate to have a healthy life, and I just wish the kids didnt have to go through all of that. What is your favorite memory of Up til Dawn and why? Probably last year when we had a patient family visit. Hearing their story and listening to them

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talk about their experiences in the hospital was inspiring. Seeing the actual families and where the money goes is what makes it all worth it. What is your favorite Up til Dawn theme? Im going to feel really guilty if I dont say this years, but I really like last years theme. It was a 90s theme. It was really fun because we were raised in the 90s, so it was fun to see the movie characters. Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun with it and it was really easy to relate to. The Rugrats even showed up. How are you feeling about this being your last semester to be directly involved with Up til Dawn? Im sad to leave the Up til Dawn program but when Im an (alumna), I plan on donating. I would like to keep volunteering with the program. They have Give Thanks walks, so I think it would be fun to do that. They have one in Kansas City, Kan., so I would like to do that.

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How do you hope the program will grow after you leave? I would hope that eventually everyone on campus would get involved. Currently, we have about 150-200 students participating, so I would like to see that number rise. I would also like to get faculty involved. I would like to see the number of fake letters decrease, and I would hope that we could increase the amount of money raised. What are you most proud of when it comes to Up til Dawn? I served two terms as teams chair and both years I increased participation (by) 50 percent. Im really proud of that. I worked really hard to get the word out on campus and it paid off.
Q and a is a section in which a Baker Orange staff writer interviews prominent BU figures about their life and involvement on campus.

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President shares union renovation vision

Chris Duderstadt
editor

While the renovation of Mulvane Hall, now known as the Boyd Center, has been complete for a few months now, University President Pat Long will not hesitate to tell anyone how it has impacted Bakers Baldwin City campus. On Jan. 18, Long ventured to Wichita for the Kansas State Building Awards Program to accept an honor from the Associated General Contractors for the Mulvane transformation and that has further excited her for an upcoming renovation project at BU. Long is excited to present a conceptual design of a newlyrenovated Harter Union and Allen Dining Hall to the Board of Trustees Friday. I just cant wait, Long said. The cafeteria will be down all summer, so when the students come back in the fall, theyll walk into this new eating place. Thats how quickly this is going to happen. The summer is when were going to start the demolition in the construction in the union. Although there are only blueprints for Long to look at and fathom what the renovations will look like, she has visualized what the experience will be like when everything is complete. I can just see students over there at the coffee bar and playing pool and just relaxing, studying and just really engaging in a different way, Long said. The timeline of construction for the project will be broken down into a number of phases, and Long said phase one will commence immediately, pending approval of the BOT at its meeting Friday. The rest of the building, at least phase one, will be done by the summer of 2013, so this is a fast track project, Long said. Ill also start raising money for phase two, which is a 400-seat multipurpose room that could be divided off and go behind the current union. What that would do is give us a place for student performances, large dinners, banquets and the community could use it. It would certainly change the way that we use the building. Part of Longs motivation behind renovating Harter Union involves the use students and staff get out of the

building for the amount it currently costs. The union is the most inefficient building we have on campus and the most costly building we have on campus because we waste energy, Long said. It doesnt have all of the new things with energy management. It is very old in its infrastructure. Just what we are going to do with that alone is going to save us money. One of the main areas of the union that is costing Baker money that is not being used as frequently as it could be is the basement. Different offices and group meeting areas in the basement have been relocated over the past couple of years due to mold and leaking pipes. There will be different pipes, so the leakage in the basement will stop, Long said. In terms of cosmetic right now, we wont do a lot of cosmetic, but well clean it up down there and stop the leaking ... If we get all of those things done, where we clean it up and (are) able to do a little bit of repainting and get the water stopped, there are still some really nice spaces down there that may be used much more quickly than we thought. A construction company has yet to have been selected for the project, but Long believes she found a winner in GLMV for an architectural firm. They do a lot of work in collaboration with Sodexo, Long said. We chose to use them because we want everything to look alike. There is a lot of economy of scale that we can use. With an uplift of Allen Dining Hall looming, Sodexo will gradually expand Bakers dining services. Jeff McCullough has recently been hired to be the general manager of dining services. He was integral in the redesign of the Emporia State (University) union, so he has brought a lot of really good experience to us and been very receptive to our requests, Long said. I think he is doing a good job. He is so Baker. He likes our students and likes what he is doing. Long said Allen Dining Hall will have more of a food court feel to it and be more spacious. What I imagine is that they will see a very open dining hall, new lighting, new flooring, new tables and chairs, Long said. Instead of going through a line, youll go to stations. You can have an entree if youd like or burger or

Khadijah Lane/The Baker Orange Junior Abi Briones and sophomore Jerome Washington play Apples to Apples in Harter Union during a Mungano meeting. University President Pat Long has a vision to transform the union into a place where students will be playing pool and just relaxing. Long hopes the renovation will turn the union into a more comfortable and inviting environment.

fries or a vegetarian (option.) The layout and meal options will not be the only things changing to Allen Dining Hall and the food services in general. The other thing that will be coming is new food plans, Long said. So students who live off campus or in the fraternities and sororities, if they would like a meal ticket or meal card they could always get a coffee if they wanted to and put money on that meal plan. That is also going to help because I think it will give students more choices and being honest, I think were going to see the volume in the cafeteria just go way up from our students who live off campus now because theyll love the options and it is going to be affordable. When Sodexo took over Bakers dining services, there were discussions of the Wildcat Cafe becoming an Einstein Bros Bagels, but Long indicated otherwise. I think it will become the grill kind of place, Long said. It will still be there, but I think it will be the station for where the hamburgers and

the sandwiches will be. I think it will probably be open later. I think it will probably have later hours than the cafeteria as a whole. While Long did not wish to discuss specifics for how much she believed the renovations would cost, she did credit BOT member Susanne Teel for giving a $1 million donation to the project. She gave to (the Mulvane renovation,) but this has been her passion project from day one and she is the chair of the student affairs and management committee, Long said. Back before I came to Baker, she was on that committee and she was asking students what they wanted then. So this has been her dream and passion for all that time. As Long understands Teels dream and witnessed the leadership of Professor of Biology Darcy Russell during the Mulvane renovation, she is prepared to lead the charge of transforming Harter Union into a more student-friendly environment. As you can tell, Im excited about this, Long said. This is my project.

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Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange Members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity stand with their awards after being recognized as one of the top 10 chapters in the nation. Along with the Hugh Shields Award, the chapter was also awarded the Court of Honor and eight individual awards. The awards were won at the Western Plains Division Conference Jan. 31 - Feb. 2 in Oklahoma City.

Fraternity named as top 10 chapter

Jenna Stanbrough
managing editor

Baker Universitys Delta Tau Delta fraternity was recognized as one of the top 10 chapters in the nation by receiving the Hugh Shields Award at the Western Plains Division Conference Jan. 31 - Feb. 2 in Oklahoma City. It was also awarded with the Court of Honor. The fraternity also won eight individual awards at the conference, including Excellence in Financial Operations, Excellence in Campus Involvement, Highest GPA on Campus, Excellence in Community Service, Service to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Excellence in Recruitment Program, and Contemporary Service. Senior Vance Beiser was also

recognized as being the president of Bakers Interfraternity Council. Delta Tau Delta Fraternity President Mike Hobbs sees the awards as an honor, but also as a chance to grow as a chapter. It means that were really successful, Hobbs said. We did everything we needed to do really well as far as around campus and inside our fraternity this past year, but we also know that we need to keep growing and if we want to win another one next year, we have to continue to grow past this. So it means that were at a good point right now but we need to keep going forward, too. One aspect of the fraternity the members are particularly proud of is the community service. Members of Delta Tau Delta have taken part in a mens leadership project, in which they were paired with a child in

the Baldwin City area who maybe doesnt have a male influential role model in his life, senior Reno Marical said. I think the community service is a really big part, Marical said. Theres not really any point in us being around if were not helping out to better the community that we live in. Bakers chapter of Delta Tau Delta has won the Hugh Shields Award five times since being on Bakers campus. The latest was in 2009. We were all really dedicated to get this done, Hobbs said, (We were) being really focused on the brotherhood and making sure we all fit together. Another factor that the members believe set Bakers chapter apart from the other Delta Tau Delta chapters is campus involvement. I think something that really

sets us apart is our involvement on campus compared to other (Delta Tau Delta) chapters, Beiser said, because we have an opportunity to be really involved at Baker since its such a small community. While the entire fraternity is recognized through the awards, there are select people who Marical and Beiser give credit to for putting together a professional and presentable report to send in. Its a fraternity award, so I think everybody plays a part, Marical said. We couldnt have done it without any certain member, but all our officers that actually typed up the report and submitted sections of the report are probably the most to thank because if they didnt take what we did and put it down in the packet that we had to send off, then we wouldnt have got recognized for any of it.

Convention honors Boyd Center renovation

Megan Henry
staff writer

The Associated General Contractors honored Mulvane Halls transformation Jan. 18 at the Kansas State Building Awards Programs annual convention. The facility, now known as the Boyd Center, was recognized in the $8-10 million renovation category. Susan Lindahl, executive vice president for administrative services chief operating officer, attended the ceremony. I was so excited to see our president go up and accept the award, Lindahl said. It was a wonderful moment when our name was called. Accompanying Lindahl at the ceremony was University President Pat Long, Vice President for University Advancement Lyn Lakin and Director of Physical Plant Jeremy Portlock.

Lindahls favorite part of the ceremony was seeing the picture of Boyd Center appear on the PowerPoint. Everybody got to see what an impeccable project it was, Lindahl said. It was a wonderful day for Baker. The transformation is Bakers largest capital project in 155 years and took less than a year to complete. Lindahl was thrilled to have the project designed and delivered at the level it was and in the little time it took. I think the beauty is internal and external, Lindahl said. Theres state of the art classrooms designed in a way faculty can deliver to the students. Before the renovations, students and faculty experienced difficulties dealing with the conditions of the building. [Mulvane] was absolutely a horrible building. Experiments got contaminated, there was no space and

Jordan Ratterman/The Baker Orange The Boyd Center was recognized in the $8-10 million renovation category at the Kansas State Building Awards Programs annual convention Jan. 18.

students were at a disadvantage, Professor of Biology Darcy Russell said. It was hard to recruit students and faculty to a building that was hard to work in. Russell has noticed that since the

renovations that faculty members are happier in their environment and the students have a place with enough room to conduct experiments and practice science without a fear of contamination. Although a lot is renovated, it doesnt feel renovated, Russell said. It feels brand new. I love coming here. Im a much happier camper. Junior Lindsay Hill, a preengineering major, has had multiple classes in the Boyd Center. One of the big things I like is that each floor is geared toward each of the sciences, Hill said. Mulvanes renovations were donor driven, and the external value of the project received an award of excellence. As for the internal value, Lindahl found it was within the new energy throughout the building. Its a wonderful learning environment, Lindahl said. Its a remarkable, remarkable educational center for students.

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Bailey sees no end in time at university

Taylor Shuck
design editor

Jack of all trades

As she scrolled through her 70some emails of the day, ranging from questions about major requirements to dating advice, Dean of Students Cassy Bailey laughed, Oh thats not that bad. About one-third of my emails are people asking me questions that have no direct correlation of what I do, Bailey said as she talked about a student who had just emailed her asking how to book a reservation. There is never a question too small and when I dont know the answer, I try to connect them to someone who does. On top of her large amount of emails, Bailey also gets text messages and phone calls asking questions about a multitude of topics. Baileys job title is Dean of Students, which she says involves advocating for students and to interpret words of the university in the students voice. Her days consist of going to meetings, teaching classes in the fall and interacting with students, activities that Bailey considers passions, not distractions. In my life, I think she is also a personal counselor rather than just a professor, senior Sydney Doster said. I think Cassy Bailey is a wonderful person and a good strong leader on campus. Most students are comfortable going to her for anything and she is a good asset for Baker in general. She just brightens my day. Along with personal counselor, students dubbed Bailey mother at college, the holder of knowledge and the cool aunt that everyone wants to have. I dont know what exactly, besides helping students, her job entails,

Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange Dean of Students Cassy Bailey takes a break from her many duties to hula hoop outside of the Student Life offices. Bailey serves as a personal counselor for many Baker students and has a variety of responsibilities but said she loves her job.

sophomore Katelyn Morris said. I just know anyone can go to her with anything and shes there to help, not because she has to, but because she wants to. Bailey came to Baker in 2007 after she received a call during the summer, saying the position had opened up. Her husband Erik Bailey was a Baker graduate and had family in the area. Erik is now a seventh grade reading teacher at Baldwin Junior High. When she settled into Baldwin, her first reaction was that she loved the students. I didnt have a good relationship with students in Arkansas, Bailey said. Coming back to a school where I could help and make connections with students made sense. The process of becoming a dean of students was gradual for Bailey. She started her professional career in 1992 as a graduate assistant. But once she fell into the position, she realized there was no other job she would want. Her five years at Baker have not only given Bailey a love for her job, but it has also bestowed a love for the town and a creepy familiarity with students that Bailey thinks might freak the students out. Every once in a while theres a name and I cant figure out who they are, Bailey says. But for the most part, I know all the students. I really am interested in people and it helps. After receiving her doctorate at Baker University, she was frequently asked What are you doing next? and Where to now? But after spending five years at Baker, she does not see an end in sight. Why would I want to go? Bailey said. I love my job and the people I work with. I love the students. What is there to change?

Senate considers shift in voting rights

Jenna Stanbrough
managing editor

Baker University student senate is considering changes to the constitution concerning voting rights. The way the senate is currently set up, student representatives from a student organization can attend the meetings and have the same voting rights as elected officials. The primary issue that we needed to address is that as it is now, the number of senators we can have is indefinite, sophomore Brandon Haefke said. We can have the people who were actually elected, and then it comes to student organizations and etcetera. And then literally anyone who shows up gets voting rights and gets a say in what happens. Because of this, the number of recognized student organizations that may not send representatives to attend on a consistent basis can outnumber the 20 elected senators when it comes to a vote.

The goal is not necessarily punishing them by taking their voting rights away, Owen Lewis, student senate vice president, said. Were trying to make sure people are more responsible in attending, theyre taking interest in what theyre voting for, theyre really truly there for the betterment of the student body and their organization. A problem arises when student organization representatives do not show up to each meeting. Our elected senators are there and then we just kind of get a random amount of student organizations are there, Lewis said. So all the elected officials are there, but not a lot of student organizations. The next meeting we go to vote and all of a sudden these student organization reps are there and theyre asking questions, they dont know whats going on, they dont know how to vote, and they kind of stall us in a sense to where we have to go back and explain all this.

A committee of about seven people was formed and came up with some ideas on how to approach this change. Changes include reducing the senate to the 20 current seats, five for each class, as well as 10 additional seats. Six of the additional seats include Interfraternity Council Chair, Pannhellenic Chair, Mungano Chair, Student Activities Council Chair, and Residence Life Chair and Athletics Chair. These are the departments that are actually sponsored by the university and are given money by the university and theyre ones that we assume are going to be continually impactful, Haefke said. The other four seats are representative positions that an organization can apply and run for. Therefore, the 20 senators and the 10 representatives would be the only people with voting rights. All other students or organizations are allowed to attend meetings, ask questions and participate in discussion, but they would not have

voting rights. Although there was concern expressed about representation of smaller organizations during a recent student senate meeting, history club member Caleb Klugh doesnt believe itll be a problem, as long as student organizations as a whole are represented. I dont really like that history club wont (get to vote), but at the same time, if student organizations get the right to vote, I think itll be okay. As long as student organizations are represented, I think itll work out, Klugh said. Its more just the principle of coming and making sure that what we have to say gets heard. If the issue of voting rights is changed, other aspects of student senate would have to change as well, including attendance policies and organization funding. The discussion was tabled for the next student senate meeting, and it was moved to write up a constitutional draft for the senate to look at again at a later meeting.

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NAIA should implement drug testing policy

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The news of Lance Armstrongs confession to using performanceenhancing drugs, which stripped him of his seven Tour de France titles and an Olympic bronze medal, brings to surface many questions about the policies in place at institutions across the country, as well as our own university and the NAIA. Conversations are buzzing with ways to prevent this from happening and how to find out who the true champions are. Although the NAIA doesnt require schools to have drug testing, Bakers policy states that up to 12 student-athletes per month can be randomly chosen for testing. However, there are many students on Bakers campus who are unaware of what the drug tests consist of, what the process is and what the implications are. BU has set an example for other schools in the conference and NAIA to follow by instituting its own drug testing policy. While the testing may not seem like a consistent process or a big deal on campus, the policy itself of having random testing is one step further than the NAIA has taken. There are some changes that could be made in order to make the drug testing process more effective, useful and preventative. The NAIA has been in existence since 1940, and there is still no answer or steps to prevent this increasing problem. Starting with the NAIA, it would be bbey s keTch beneficial to implement a policy for all schools to follow in order to cut down on what seems to be a growing problem in athletics. For example, all student-athletes could go through a routine drug test at the beginning of their athletic season. This would be one the student-athletes would be aware of. However, a couple of unannounced drug tests in the middle of the season would likely prove to be the most beneficial. This way students wouldnt have time to

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cleanse their systems if they used a drug or substance. It may even be wise to test in the offseason, as that is often the time athletes take to improve before the season starts again. While we dont often see it at Baker, some NAIA athletes may find it easy to get away with performance enhancing drugs, as there is no policy on drug testing and the NAIA is on a lower stage than the NCAA or professional associations. There is no way to truly tell if an athlete is competing fairly unless there is a test to confirm it. In todays society, where athletes want to see results fast without putting in the work, doping could be seen as the easy way to accomplish something great. As champions of character, the NAIA should take further steps in preventing this problem. By consisting of honest athletes, the organization and its athletes will be better respected in the end.

Use of banned substances earn shame not fame

Not many will question that it takes a great deal of athleticism to be a twotime Super Bowl champion, a baseball player with the fifth most home runs all-time and a seven-time Tour de France winner. However, the three athletes who have achieved those feats have been in the spotlight for how they rose to be among the best at their respective sports. Ray Lewis, Alex Rodriguez and Lance Armstrong are arguably three of the most renowned athletes of the past two decades and history in general, but the headlines they have in common over the past few weeks have all linked them to using performance-enhancing drugs. Millions of viewers tuned in to watch Armstrong confess to blood doping and using performanceenhancing substances during his professional cycling career in a twopart interview with Oprah Winfrey. Professional cycling had already lost a great deal of credibility with numerous incidents of its athletes blood doping and using illegal performance-enhancing substances dating all the way back to the late 19th century. Armstrong single-handedly kept people interested in cycling as he won seven straight Tour de France titles, after battling back from cancer, but his admittance to cheating will make it difficult for neutral sports fans to respect professional cycling again. There arent many athletes who have been hounded by the media more than Armstrong recently, but Lewis, the now-retired linebacker for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, is one of them. Lewis missed 10 games of the regular season with a torn right triceps before returning to help lead the Ravens to their second Super Bowl in franchise history. Controversy stirred up on Super Bowl Media Day when it was announced that Lewis had contacted a company named Sports with Alternatives to Steroids to help recover from his torn triceps. S.W.A.T.S. produces deer-antler spray, which has a substance called IGF-1 that is banned by the NFL. However, IGF-1 isnt able to be detected by an NFL drug test. If IGF-1 is banned, but not able to be traced in a drug test, how many other players could be using illegal substances that cant be detected? Lewis might be able to ride into the sunset with his second ring and evade more speculation about using deer-antler spray, but his hunger for media attention will only increase the likelihood of further suspense. The news regarding Lewis came one day after several major league baseball players made headlines for being associated with an anti-aging clinic called Biogenesis, which was shut down for distributing various steroids and performance enhancers. Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Gio Gonzalez, Bartolo Colon and Nelson Cruz were listed in the article published by the Miami New Times. The report was further damaging to

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Rodriguez, who claimed he used PEDs when he played for the Texas Rangers, and Cabrera, who was suspended for 50 games last season for using steroids. Cabrera, Gonzalez, Colon and Cruz have had success in their careers, but not comparable to that of Rodriguez, or A-Roid as I prefer to call him. A-Roids numbers are certainly Hall of Fame worthy, but so are those of Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro, who were all on the ballot to be elected into the 2013 class. All of those players have been linked to steroids or different PEDs, but none came close to receiving the 75 percent of the votes needed to be elected. Whether it be baseball, football, cycling or underwater basket weaving, the only place for those who use banned substances to gain a competitive edge is a Hall of Shame. Some athletes will continue to find PEDs to take and many might even get away with using them, but no matter how big someones body stature could get, no one will ever be bigger than their own sport.

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Student questions change, debates Sodexos takeover

Is change always good? Some say yes, that change offers opportunities for growth and development. Change can offer a new perspective, but with every moment of change there is the good and bad that comes with it. Consequences that inevitably come with change are unavoidable. Deciding whether the change is worth the consequences that accompany it is the deciding factor as to the whether the change was worth making. Baker University works to make changes for the better of the students and the university as a whole. When the university was faced with the decision of changing how dining services operates by outsourcing its food services, the school was faced with the idea of change. What factors would come into effect if this change was made? How would students be affected by outsourcing these services? How would employees be affected, especially the employees who worked directly in the dining hall? These factors had to be considered by Baker when picking which food services to use. Sodexo, Inc. has been in control over Bakers food services for a few months now and students have been expressing mixed feelings about the companys takeover. Ive heard students show indifference to the change, saying the food is of the same quality as it had been when our food services were not outsourced. Students who preferred the whole foods bar have expressed that they arent happy with the changes made in the food and that they preferred the food that was provided previous to the Sodexo change. Is it too soon to tell whether or not this change was for the good of Bakers students and the University as a whole? Before Sodexo was contracted by Baker university, a series of committees and panels met on whether this change would be a wise decision for the school. I was able to listen to Sodexo employees who worked in sales and marketing for the company. They spoke about the quality they would provide to Baker students. Renovations to Allen Dining Hall were also promised to increase the services and overall environment of the dining experience at BU. With all of this discussion of better food quality, service and atmosphere, has Sodexo met these promises so far? I feel like students will truly see a change when there is a physical difference to the dining hall. When the renovations are complete, Sodexos vision of how the universitys dining services should be run will come together. The question remains, though: will this change be for the best or will Baker have to live with the consequences of the change?

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Yes, because it keeps athletes safe.

Should the NAIA have a drug testing policy?

Erin Greenwood, junior

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Yeah, because it keeps athletes from doing drugs.

Baba Diallo, senior

They probably should ... theres a lot of stuff out there and a lot of ways they could abuse those and there is not always a coach there to make sure they dont abuse it.

Jeremy Bryan, freshman

Senior says never too late to try; resolutions not defined by date
Its a month into 2013 and even though February is just beginning, its been a couple of weeks since many people have ended their new years resolutions. Whether the goal is the typical exercise more and eat better regimen or breaking a habit like smoking or nail-biting, most people have given up on their be the best me endeavor after slipping up and eating that hamburger or lighting that one cigarette after a long, stressful day at work. Not to say that all people who make new years resolutions arent giving it a fair shot there are people who stick to their goals - but typically after the hype of the persons resolution has begun to wear off, usually within the first week, it isnt easy to hop back on the bandwagon. Just because a person doesnt succeed at first or messes up once or twice doesnt mean that failure is the only option. Yes, in American culture second place is the first loser but when it comes to something like a new years resolution and working to better yourself, determination is what makes a winner, not getting it right on the first try. Breaking a bad habit isnt as easy as just stopping and without an action plan, it likely isnt as feasible. WebMD has a three-step plan to make breaking a bad habit more likely to be a success. First, a person must make himself conscious of when he is doing the bad habit and why he is doing it. Second, the person should log when he or she is doing the bad habit as well as the emotions and circumstances surrounding the habit. Finally, find a new, healthy habit to replace the old one. For example, instead of grabbing a cigarette, smokers could grab a piece of gum. Doing this is helpful because people have something to occupy themselves so they arent as aware of their want or need for the habit they are trying to break. If a persons goal isnt to break a bad habit but to start a new one, like going to the gym regularly, persistence and continuing to try is still key. The number of days it takes to form a new habit is tossed around. Ive heard 14 consecutive days of a behavior will make it a new habit and Ive heard 21 times of completing the behavior will cause it to become second nature to a person, but according to a study done by the Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, it takes 66 days for new behavior to become automatic rather than something a person is consciously trying to do consistently. There havent yet been 66 days in the new year, so those who are still struggling to make your resolution a habit, dont give up hope! Just because February is starting doesnt mean it is too late for a new years resolution. The key to success isnt only strong will or getting it right the first time; the key is perseverance. If a week into not drinking soda a person gives in and takes that guilt-filled trip to the Kwik Shop for a 32 ounce Pepsi, it doesnt mean he failed and should continue to drink soda now that his first attempt has failed. That person was able to stick to a new goal for at least a week. The next step is to try again, and to keep trying over and over. Every day is a new day and a new chance to start over. The year may not start over for 11 more months, but there are no more than 24 hours until it is tomorrow and a chance to try again.

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Spirit squad captures crown

Jordan Dolbin/The Baker Orange Sophomore Amanda Seeley, junior Alyssa Staats and sophomore London Wise perform the dance teams hip-hop routine at a basketball game in Collins Center.

Cheer, dance teams earn bids to nationals

Sara Bell
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After making back-to-back appearances in the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship, the Baker University dance team will be joined by the other half of the spirit squad this April in Daytona Beach, Fla. By combining the scores of the performances from WOWzer and the dance and cheer teams, the spirit squad earned the overall Heart of America Athletic Conference banner Saturday in Marshall, Mo. Both the cheer and dance teams also received bids to compete at nationals. Sometimes I think the teams get wrapped up in our own team and we sometimes forget that we are a spirit squad, senior Amanda Tesson said. So that was a great example of us working hard and working for the same thing, and it really made us feel like a spirit squad when everyone won. Despite facing several challenges throughout its preparations, the cheer team took second place in the conference small co-ed division behind Missouri Valley College. WOWzer also earned a second-place finish after finishing behind the Graceland University mascot.

I think we need to work on just We have been through a few rough patches with people getting sick and not being performing in general and making sure that we all know that its a really exciting able to perform, Tesson said. It was really performance, and that we are there to neat that our team was able to come together work hard and have fun at the same and work so hard that last month. We put our time, Kristoffersen said. heart and soul in it and we actually went out The competition at Missouri Valley there and did really well. also served as a national-qualifier for Head cheer coach Allyssa King said it other NAIA schools, meaning the Wildcats has been one of the teams main goals to received an additional ranking against qualify for the national championships and teams outside of the HAAC. WOWzer she is incredibly proud of the Wildcats for took home a second-place finish while the accomplishing it. cheerleaders placed third. The dance team You could tell the emotion on the teams also placed third in the small dance face after they competed and knew they did category and fifth for its hip-hop routine. well because they were so excited, King The National Cheerleaders said. There were tears of joy and everything Association and the National Dance afterward. Everybody was just extremely Alliance Collegiate Championships happy. will take place April 10-14, and As the two-time defending national the Wildcats will use these next champions, the dance team is happy to have couple of months to strengthen their the cheer team join them in Florida. routines and continue fundraising It was really exciting that ... the efforts. cheerleaders and us all won that because you could tell that all of us worked really hard for it, junior Maddie Kristoffersen said. It was (Right) Freshman Michelle Critchfield sticks really exciting to share that experience with a stunt with the support of sophomore them this year. Emily Amack, senior Kyle Baum and The dance team finished first in the sophomore Tyler Douglass. conference for its small dance routine, and Jordan Dolbin/The Baker Orange while the win has provided confidence for the Wildcats, they know their work is not over.

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Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange (Left) Senior Jerome Newman is congratulated by head coach Jimmy May during the Senior Night ceremony Saturday in Collins Center. The Wildcats won the Bethany College Dual 24-9. (Right) Junior A.J. Gassman, 133 pounds, takes control of the match Saturday in Collins Center during the dual against Bethany College. Gassman fell 2-1 in overtime.

Five seniors shine in Senior Night dual

Chris Duderstadt & Sara Bell
editor & managing editor

The No. 14 Baker University wrestling team honored its first class of seniors who have been with the program since its inaugural season in 2009-10 Saturday on Senior Night in Collins Center. The senior Wildcats came through in a big way to help defeat the Swedes of Bethany College 24-9 for their final home dual. Seniors Alan Callahan, Nathan Sommer, Parker Owen, Jarid Price and Brandon Gebhardt all won their matches to score 18 of the teams 24 points. It is going to be a great memory looking back, Owen said. We got a lot of work done and we kind of set a precedent for the seniors next year. Callahan led things off for the Wildcats despite not having to wrestle his 125-pound match since his opponent forfeited. The victory put the Wildcats in front 6-0, but the Swedes fought back to make things interesting. Bethany won decisions at the 133-pound and 141-pound weight classes to tie the match at 6-6 to take momentum early on. We started off a little bit slow, but we havent had any (single) duals this year, Price said. It is kind of hard to come into this when weve been getting ready for regionals and nationals. Sophomore Nick Haugen stepped up for the

Wildcats at 149-pounds and earned a 7-3 decision to put the Wildcats up 9-6. The lead did not last long, though, as Bethany tied it back up in the 159-pound matchup. The nine points would be all the Swedes would get, however, as the senior Wildcats took over. Sommer, Owen and Price earned back-to-backto-back victories to ensure that the senior class would win its final home dual. The main thing for me was how many people that came out and showed support and how loud everybody got for like Gebhardts match and stuff, Owen said. It was great. After sophomore Robert Shadrach won the 197-pound match by a 9-3 decision, the No. 1 heavyweight Gebhardt ended the dual with a 2-0 victory. As all of the seniors on the team were recognized Saturday, May also attested that it was nice to wrestle at home for the first time since the Dan Harris Open at the beginning of the season. It is always nice not to travel, head coach Jimmy May said. Weve been all over the country. Weve been to Springfield, Ill., Las Vegas, Nev., Conway, Ark. You name it, weve been there. While returning home was nice for some Wildcats, others turned around quickly to wrestle in the Newman University dual Tuesday in Wichita. A different group of wrestlers saw time on the mat in the 27-7 loss. Sophomore Dylan

Coppenbarger and senior Brandon Scott provided the only wins for the Wildcats. Coppenbarger, 149 pounds, won on a 16-9 decision. Scott, who wrestled in the 165-pound weight class, defeated his opponent on an 11-2 decision. Baker will return home for the third and final time Feb. 16 as the Wildcats host the NAIA Central Qualifying Group Tournament in Collins Center. We have a tough region, May said. Grand View (University) is the national champions. They have been the national champions two years in row, and there are some other great teams there. Earlier in the season, Grand Views Eric Thompson was the top-ranked wrestler in the NAIA. But during the Desert Duals in December, Gebhardt defeated Thompson in a 5-3 decision in triple overtime. Gebhardt has since claimed three Heart of America Wrestler of the Week awards and stolen the nations No. 1 spot from Thompson. Gebhardt fell to Thompson in the regional tournament and in the national championship match in 2012, but he will look to repeat his previous victory over the defending national champion in the coming weeks. The Wildcats regional features four other top 20 nationally-ranked teams including: No. 1 Grand View, No. 7 Missouri Valley College, No. 9 Oklahoma City University and No. 15 William Penn University.

Track teams add to list of national qualifiers

Sara Bell
managing editor

The Baker University track and field teams have celebrated new records and national-qualifying marks week after week, and Friday and Saturday was no exception for the Wildcats. Seven athletes either hit or improved on NAIA qualifying standards during the Mule Relays in Warrensburg, Mo., to add to Bakers growing list of national qualifiers. Sophomore Tyler Sloan continued her dominance Friday by breaking her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.68 seconds, which was good for a second-place finish. The time also boosted her into the No. 2 spot in the NAIA. Its really good because it means that I am still improving, that I havent hit a wall, Sloan said. Im still getting better so there is no telling what I will be able to do by the time I graduate.

Junior Stephanie Nelson also had a recordsetting throw in the shot put with a mark of 13.64 meters. The throw earned her a first-place finish and surpassed the NAIA A standard. Fellow junior Megan Rosa also received an automatic bid to the NAIA Indoor National Championships by posting a time of 18:18.03 in the 5,000-meter run. Senior Aaron Caldwell will be heading to nationals as well after finishing the 3,000-meter race in 8:41.85, which not only hit A standard, but also broke the Baker record. For their performances, Nelson, Rosa and Caldwell were all recognized as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week. Senior Shayna Mangiaracino and junior Ariella Harrison also accumulated enough points to represent Baker in the indoor pentathlon. During her first collegiate meet, senior Lauren Breithaupt hit the national B standard in the

3,000-meter race walk in the Jim Green Invitational. The Wildcats have the weekend off, but will look to repeat as HAAC Champions Feb. 15-16 in Lamoni, Iowa. After sweeping the conference crown last season, head coach Zach Kindler is confident in the Wildcats ability to do it again. Right now we look pretty good on paper, Kindler said. We are the overall No. 1 seed coming in (to the conference meet) and it looks great, but thats on paper. If we can just go out and match what we have coming up into this year and not really try to do anything beyond that then we are going to be in good position to win conference. Sophomore Vincent Tadokoro is also optimistic about Bakers chances in the HAAC championships. For conference we just need to go in and execute what we know we are capable of, Tadokoro said. Honestly, if we are able to execute to the best of our abilities then we should be able to come out on top.

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Grossner inks 30 on national signing day

Chris Duderstadt
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FUTURE BAKER WILDCAT FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Nick Becker (DE) - Eudora Hollis Birmingham (RB) - Tulsa, Okla. Parks Boeschen (TE) - Columbia, Mo. Deontai Bradford (DL) - Tulsa, Okla. Dvonte Brown (ATH) - Tulsa, Okla. Jordan Brown (ATH) - Lawrence Kharon Brown (DL) - Lawrence Kyle Burdick (OL) - Blue Springs, Mo. Matt Bush (LB) - Columbia, Mo. Josh Chalker (DB) - Overland Park Nick Frank (DB) - Grandview, Mo. Gerald Hardridge (DB) - Tulsa, Okla. Knute Holden (FB) - Shawnee Tye Hughes (WR) - Lawrence Drew Huttinger (DB) - Independence, Mo.
tackle or right tackle type guy and were going to see if he can adjust to that position. If he does, hes got a chance to be really good. If not, well put 50 pounds on him and keep him at tackle and hell be a really good offensive lineman. On the defensive side of the ball, Grossner also found a couple of players who he believes can make an immediate impact. He signed Boeschens teammate Matt Bush at linebacker and Kharon Brown out of Lawrence High School to help anchor the defensive line. (Brown) is a high motor, great student, fantastic nose guard, Grossner said. He just wreaked havoc in the Sunflower League, which is a great football league (in Kansas) ... Plus, he brings charisma and leadership and has one of those personalities that is infectious. I think hell make an immediate impact and

While head football coach Mike Grossner has 92 players returning from last years NAIA Championshipqualifying team, he added 30 athletes on national signing day Wednesday to try to take the Wildcats to the next level. I thought with this class that we really went after it, Grossner said. We were fairly picky on who we brought in for in-house visits ... I think our coaching staff, admissions and people on campus that these guys came face-to-face with really did a great job in presenting Baker and what we have to offer. Grossner said he was pleased with the depth that was added at every position except placekicker, but sophomore Andrew Kimrey, who redshirted last year, will be returning. Although Grossner signed 30 players from the high school and junior college levels as of Wednesdays signing day, he indicated that there are still athletes who havent chosen a school yet that he is going after. Grossner is excited about the recruiting class in general, but there are a few players in particular who is he extremely fond of. Camren Torneden is as special as they come, Grossner said. Hes a young man that as a freshman went to (the University of) Nebraska-Omaha and set all kinds of school records in the kick return game, as well as at tailback. Hes kind of a Wildcat quarterback. Like Torneden, Parks Boeschen of Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo. has wide skill set. Parks Boeschen has great feet and were going to try to make him a tight end, Grossner said. He was a left

Hayden Jenkins (DB)- Topeka Raymond Jones (LB) - Tecumseh Xavier Lewis (WR) - Orlando, Fla. Michael Lisher (OL) - Lawrence Sione Maumau (DL) - Highlands Ranch, Colo. Bryan Nugent (LB) - Overland Park Preston Randolph (DB) - Lawrence Keizon Reed (FB) - Tulsa, Okla. Morgan Roth (TE) - Osawatomie Kyle Self (WR) - Blanchard, Okla. Taylor Stuart (TE) - Lawrence Camren Torneden (RB) - Lawrence Birdsong Warren (ATH) - Lees Summit, Mo. Sam Wescott (LB) - Wichita Nadir Zayyad (DL) - Overland Park

have a chance to play. Grossner also has some players who missed all or part of last season due to injury that he believes will make big contributions to the team. Junior Scott Meyer will be back in action after suffering a season-ending knee injury in a scrimmage against Fort Scott Community College. (Meyer) actually could be released (for practice) during spring ball, but well keep it light for him in the spring and get him healthy to be ready for the season, Grossner said. Spring football will also be a time of healing for juniors Jake Morse and Andrew Augsburger. Jake (Morse) and Andrew Augsburger both had similar surgeries on their ACLs and their projected time to be released to full duty is in June, Grossner said. Both are veteran guys who understand our system, especially Jake being a three-year

starter. We feel like both of those guys have great work ethic and will prepare themselves over the summer to get ready for the season. Although Meyer, Morse and Augsburger will be out or limited for spring football, junior Dillon Baxter will not be in the backfield as he has transferred away from Baker for this semester. He is taking classes elsewhere, Grossner said. Hes back home in San Diego, but is taking a full schedule. Were going to re-petition our (Academic Standards and Enrollment Management) committee in May (so he can) hopefully rejoin us in the summer and take some summer courses and then be with us in the fall. The Wildcats will shoot for their first conference championship since 1993 and a return trip to the NAIA Championships with their returning and incoming players.

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all my eggs in the football basket. Ive already had many people tell me it wont happen, but how will I know if I dont try? So right now, its my clinical experience and football every day until the combine and hopefully after. If you had to pick one team to play for who would it be? Well, Im definitely a Chiefs fan. So it would have to be them. I think it would be awesome to play next to Dexter McCluster. Anything else you would like to share about your experience and your future plans? I just hope it all works out. Word of advice to anybody trying to accomplish a goal as big as or bigger than mine: dont ever stop. Try, try and try some more. You will never know what you can accomplish if you dont try.

NCAA Division I AA, NCAA After spending four years as a Division II, NCAA Division III and member of the Baker University NAIA All-Americans to play in football team, training and front of professional scouts. practicing day in and For more of the There were some (scouts) day out. What are 1-on-1 interview with from the UFL (United you doing now to Football League), the AFL occupy your time? Reggie Harris visit (Arena Football League), I am only in one thebakerorange.com the CFL (Canadian Football class this semester. League) and the IFL (Indoor Its a 12 credit hour Football League). It was a clinical experience. real good learning experience for Im doing that for most of the me to sort of see where I stack up day and then I am shadowing against other All-Americans at my my athletic trainer. On top of position. It was very fun. that, I am also doing CrossFit and preparing for an NFL sponsored What kind of future in football regional combine. do you see for yourself? I see opportunities everywhere Talk about the combine you are to do what I love. I just have preparing for. What do you hope to find people that can see my comes from it? passion for the game. If that I honestly just hope to get noticed and asked to join a practice doesnt work out, then I will be going to graduate school for team. I just want the opportunity athletic training. to keep doing what I love. I understand you participated in a bowl game recently. Tell me about that experience. What was it like? It was called the USA Freedom Bowl. It was an opportunity for Have you thought about where you would want to go for graduate school? I honestly havent thought much about it. Im really putting

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Katie Thurbon
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Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, Maurice Greene, Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin, Alex Rodriguez, the list goes on. Doping has occurred in professional sports for years, so its no wonder that colleges across the country are cracking down on drug testing policies. Or are they? The NCAA adopted its drug testing program in 1986. Yet Baker Universitys program is less than a decade old, and more surprising still is the fact that the NAIA itself has no drug testing policy at all. Yes, the NAIA does not have a drug testing policy so we instituted one some years ago as an institution policy, and I think its been a good thing for us, Mike Grossner, associate director of athletics, said. Bakers policy was started under the guidance of past athletic director Dan Harris. The whole impetus of the policy when it was started was to try and be an intervention program instead of being just strictly punitive and to assist student athletes that may have a problem, Director of Athletics Theresa Yetmar said. Bakers policy states that up to 12 student-athletes will be randomly selected for testing each month. Lynn Bott, director of sports medicine, normally oversees the testing. I get the list of 12 people to be tested and notify them on the day of the test by phone call, Bott said. Everybody has to show up. If you dont show up then youre positive, thats the way the policy reads and the coaches know that and the athletes should know that, too. Bakers policy requires only a cotton swab test in place of the more expensive urine

testing. Bott said the chain of command of the test materials is very sensitive. After the student-athlete takes the cotton swab out of their mouth, it goes right into a vile and is sealed and put into a plastic bag, Bott said. Then I take the materials to security where a courier picks them up and takes them to the lab to be tested. Its very crucial that its done this way so we can ensure that the materials have not been tampered with. Baker uses Quest Diagnostics to run the tests on the materials, but if one comes back positive, it is sent to the St. Louis Medical Research Office, where it is tested a second time before the MRO contacts the athlete and sends the documentation to Yetmar. At this point, our policy kicks in, Yetmar said. We schedule a meeting between myself, director of sports medicine, the coach, and the student-athlete where well talk about the test result and why its positive. The student-athlete is immediately suspended from all participation in athletic programs and is required to undergo a personal assessment and participate in a substance abuse education program at his or her own expense. Only after completing such a program is that athlete eligible to retake a drug test and be reinstated in the program if the test comes back negative. Ive seen the benefits of a positive test, Grossner said. I think some people look at a policy as a way to weed people out and kick people off teams, but were not that way. We want it to be educational and hopefully be a preventative measure for the future. Currently, Baker is one of six universities within the Heart of America Athletic Conference with a drug testing policy in place. Culver-Stockton (College) is also

evaluating a program and putting it into place next, Yetmar said. As a conference, were definitely moving in the direction as a group that we believe its something important that should be part of our athletic programs. Yetmar, who worked at the NAIA national office prior to coming to Baker, said she thinks the NAIA is moving toward a mandated drug testing policy across all universities. Its something right now thats being evaluated at the highest levels of leadership within the NAIA, Yetmar said. I think that what the policy will look like with all of us being such small institutions with limited budgets will be interesting. Currently, it costs Baker between $25 and $40 for each drug test administered. Yetmar said if Baker were to move to urine tests instead of cotton swab testing then the price would at least double. If the NAIA does adopt a policy well just have to reevaluate and make sure were in line with that policy, Yetmar said.

Bowlers roll in Blue and Gold Classic

Tyler Douglass & Abby Reynolds
staff writer & entertainment editor

The No. 23 Baker University bowling team placed seventh out of 52 teams at the Blue and Gold Classic hosted by the University of Notre Dame Jan. 19-20 in South Bend, Ind. Senior Caitlin Campbell finished sixth in the individual standings out of 338 bowlers. Over the course of nine games, Campbell averaged 211 points. With the finish, Campbell made her way into CollegeBowling.coms Top 25 players in the nation. Campbell wasnt the only Wildcat who saw success, though, as fellow senior Amanda Sams bowled her best game in competition, posting a score of 268 after 10 frames. It was the highest score she has bowled in

her collegiate career. Senior Chloe Mercer bowled in seven of the nine games and averaged a score of 176. I would say that is the best I have personally performed in a collegiate tournament, Mercer said. Mercer felt the team did extremely well as a whole, even though it was missing one of the starting bowlers in junior Brittany Barker. We jelled well as a team and performed great, Mercer said. Head coach Cheryl Keslar had nothing but praise for the teams performance at the tournament. It was the best performance we have had out of (a 52-team tournament,) Keslar said. Im proud of their hard work, their dedication and their effort. Keslar believes the teams chemistry has helped it succeed

not just in this tournament but all season. I think the girls work very well together, Keslar said. They trust each other and their chemistry is extremely high. After their performance in the Blue and Gold Classic, the Wildcats were ranked No. 20 in the nation among Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA and junior college teams. Three years ago we were last, Keslar said. Now we have cracked the top 20, I think the university needs to know this. The Wildcats next competition was Saturday and Sunday in Fairview Heights, Ill. at the McKendree/Baker Challenge. The tournament was a Baker format, meaning the five women bowled each game. The first bowled the first and the sixth frame, the

second bowled the second and seventh frame and continued until the 10th frame. They bowled a total of 40 games. The Wildcats placed 12th of 32 teams. Baker is working toward its goal of doing well enough in the sectional tournament to advance on to nationals. The tournament this weekend was a great way to show us exactly what we need to work on so that we can take it to the next level in the last few tournaments this year, Mercer said. The Cats will be in action next at the Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic - Western Bowl Feb. 15-17 in Indianapolis. This will be the bowlers last tournament before they compete in the USBC Sectional Qualifiers March 8-10.

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No. 21 Evangel ends Wildcats win streak at four

Chris Duderstadt & Chad Mullen
editor & staff writer

Jordan Dolbin/The Baker Orange Senior Rece Huddlin shoots over a Graceland University defender Jan. 31 in Collins Center. Huddlin scored 15 points in the contest to help lead Baker to an 85-78 victory. The Wildcats late surge in conference play has helped Baker earn national recognition as the team is receiving 13 votes in the NAIA Division I Coaches Poll. The team will return home Saturday to take on Culver-Stockton College at 2 p.m. in Collins Center.

Wildcats defeat Evangel 70-52 to continue five-game win streak

Lauren Bechard
staff writer

Ben Lister, head coach of the Baker University womens basketball team, experienced his first fivegame win streak at BU after the Wildcats defeated Evangel University 70-52 Saturday in Collins Center. Heading into Thursdays matchup with Peru State College, Baker was 16-8 overall and 9-3 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, but results were not available at press time. After closing out the game against Evangel on a 24-5 run, Lister said the Wildcats had an outstanding overall team performance. The energy and toughness that we were missing against Graceland on Thursday showed up tonight, Lister said. You have to have those components to beat Evangel and I thought we had an abundance of those today so Im very proud. Despite the fact that Baker leads the conference in rebounding, Lister thought that his team had gotten away from being a great rebounding team, in the past couple of games. His mind changed on Saturday, though, as the Wildcats out-rebounded Evangel 37-23. I really challenged them in practice, Lister said. (Rebounding) has got to be our priority, with or without our leading rebounder on the floor. Were good enough to rebound the ball against anybody with our size and athleticism, and they took that to heart today. While the teams leading rebounder, sophomore Rashida Simpson, was benched due to a violation of team rules, senior Rece Huddlin stepped up to lead the team in both rebounds and scoring. Huddlin pulled down a total of 10 boards against

Evangel and racked up 19 points as well. As of Saturday, Lister was unsure when he would have Simpson back in action, but is prepared to battle with or without her. While the Wildcats have missed Simpson on the boards, junior BriAnna Garza and senior Alisha Fanshier have emerged as offensive leaders during the Wildcats win streak. After transferring to Baker from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Garza has earned the starting point guard job and leads Baker with 78 assists on the season. As a point guard, I have to know my teammates and their strengths and weaknesses, Garza said. I know that Alisha is definitely a scorer. I try and get the ball in her hands as much as possible because she knows her role and she plays it well. Fanshier has recorded 292 points for the Wildcats and ranks ninth in the NAIA in 3-point percentage by shooting .424. Im finally getting the concept of shoot first instead of pass, Fanshier said. Im finally being more aggressive, and I think thats pretty much all it is. During its last five games, Baker has averaged 74 points while limiting its opponents to an average of 65. This late surge has helped the Wildcats earn national recognition by receiving 13 votes in the NAIA Division I Coaches Poll. The team has also jumped to No. 3 in the HAAC. The Wildcats will look to continue improving on their HAAC record during the five remaining regular season games, beginning with CulverStockton College on Saturday. The Bobcats beat Baker in a 60-57 thriller earlier in the season, but the C-SC has since posted a .500 record overall and in the HAAC. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. in Collins Center.

The Baker University mens basketball team entered Saturdays matchup against No. 21 Evangel University on a four-game win streak, but could not knock off the top team in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, losing 76-69 in Collins Center. The Wildcats shot 50 percent from the field, led by junior Todd Johnston, who made six of his nine attempts from the floor and knocked down three 3-pointers for a teamhigh 16 points. (Todd) battled, head coach Sean Dooley said. Todd is a good shooter and did some things to get himself open. I thought he was one of the guys who really played with energy on both ends. Johnston was joined in double figures by seniors Ben Steinlage and Corey Anderson, who scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. While the Wildcats made half of their field goals, Evangel shot it at a higher clip of 56 percent. The Crusaders also had three players score in double figures with Brodie Wingert recording a game-high 19 points and Jayme Donnelly and Zack Kleine adding 14 points apiece. The Crusaders nailed 12 of their 19 3-point attempts and only missed one of their 13 free throws. In the second half, we couldnt get a stop, Dooley said. Credit them for hitting shots, but we gave them great looks all night long. Baker continued its conference schedule against Peru State College Thursday, but results were not available at press time. Prior to the contest Baker was 14-9 overall and 7-6 in the HAAC. Before Saturdays matchup with Evangel, the Wildcats had held their opponents to 60 points or less in five of their previous six contests. For one senior, the highlight of the win streak would come during the Wildcats 62-48 victory over the Graceland University Yellowjackets on Jan. 31. Senior Kevin Lysaught led the team in scoring with a season-high 15 points, including 5-7 shooting from the field and 4-5 from the free throw line. Its good to finally see the ball go in the net, Lysaught said. Usually, Im the guy doing the dirty work. Lysaught also received praise from Anderson, who had 10 points himself. Kevin had a big game, Anderson said. He did great on the offensive boards, and he just knocked down shots. Weve got to have people step up every night, and tonight it was Kevin. With four games remaining in the regular season, the Wildcats will attempt to build another win streak against some of top teams in the HAAC. Baker has four of the conferences top five teams left to play, beginning with Culver-Stockton College at 4 p.m. Saturday in Collins Center.

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Intramural basketball tips off BU Scoreboard

As BUs winter sports teams are approaching the end of their regular seasons, many Wildcats are starting to peak at the right time. The No. 14 wrestling team continues to make an appearance as one of the nations top teams, while the womens basketball and track teams are in the NAIA spotlight as well.

Womens Basketball: Culver-Stockton @ BU

After finishing the previous season with a 6-24 record, the womens basketball team has bounced back this year to earn recognition at the national level. The Wildcats are receiving 13 votes in the NAIA Division I Poll. Baker will continue conference play at 2 p.m. Saturday in Collins Center.

Mens Basketball: Culver-Stockton @ BU

Prior to Saturdays matchup with No. 21 Evangel University, the mens basketball team was on a four-game win streak. The Crusaders had an answer for Baker, though, as they handed the Wildcats a 76-69 loss in Collins Center. The Wildcats will face four of the HAACs top five teams in their four remaining regular season games, beginning with C-SC at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange (Above) Senior Taylor Nall pulls up for a shot against sophomore Zach Aldrich during an intramural game Sunday in Collins Center. The 5-on-5 season will continue for the next four weeks on Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights until the tournament playoffs begin on Feb. 21.

Intensity sparks in new season; tough competition provides enthusiasm, high energy on the hardwood Lauren Bechard
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Wrestling: Central Regionals

After winning the Bethany College dual 24-9 Saturday in Collins Center, the No. 14 Baker University wrestling team will look to continue its successful homestand Feb. 16 as it hosts the NAIA Central Qualifying Group Tournament. The Wildcats finished fourth in the central regional last season.

On Sunday night, Collins Center was bustling. Sweat was dripping down the players faces as they hustled up and down the court. Baker students were scattered in the stands watching the action and there was a sense of competitiveness in the air as each second ticked away during the two 20-minute halves. Baker Universitys 5-on-5 intramural basketball season had officially started. For the next four weeks, it will be intramural madness on Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights in Collins Center. With 15 teams competing, Baker intramural director Randy Flowers is pleased with the enthusiasm and participation in the basketball tournament. Each team has about eight players, so were looking at 100-plus students and faculty competing, Flowers said. I think with those numbers you can tell they really enjoy playing. Flowers joked that the teams probably have more fun, when theyre not fighting, due to the high level of intensity shown on the court. For sophomore Alex Stebbins, this is his second year being involved in the intramural competition. As a Baker football player, Stebbins thinks participating in different sports through intramurals is a fun way to stay involved. I enjoy the high level of competitiveness with all the athletes from different sports playing intramural basketball, Stebbins said. I also like that its still laid back enough that I can joke around with my buddies while playing. Stebbins team is made up of football, baseball and track athletes and he is confident they will tough it out and make it past the playoffs. Only the toughest teams will survive past

Feb. 21, when the 5-on-5 basketball tournament playoffs begin. The championship game is scheduled for Feb. 24. Although the basketball competition may be serious to some, it isnt the most extreme of all the intramural sports at Baker. According to Flowers, volleyball is. I think its one of the most competitive sports because you actually get to play against the (Baker womens) volleyball team, senior Laeth Hamil said. You dont get to do that in many of the other intramurals and I think that just amps up everybody who is involved. Hamil has competed in the volleyball tournament each year he has attended Baker and prides his team on the fact that they beat the Baker volleyball team last year. I think were going to do good because we have some guys on the team that used to play volleyball, Hamil said. It takes a team effort to play the sport and with our skills, hopefully we can do just as well as we did last year and even beat the varsity team again. While sports like basketball and volleyball have attracted many students to participate in intramurals, there is one activity which didnt gain as much interest as Flowers would have liked. We were unable to get enough people to play an official badminton tournament, which is one that I was going to compete in, Flowers said. If we can get enough student interest, there is a possibility that we will add the sport in the future. Flowers recommends that students and faculty contact him or the intramurals board in Harter Union if they are interested in signing up to play or be a referee for any intramural sport. Information on softball and tennis, which are two other sports to be included in the intramurals schedule later in the semester, will be posted there as well.

Track and Field: BU @ HAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

As the defending Heart of America Athletic Conference Indoor Champions, the Baker University track and field teams have been working toward holding on to the title all season. The Wildcats will have their chance Feb. 1516 in Lamoni, Iowa. Baker will enter into the championships as the No. 1 seed, but the Cats are aware that holding off Central Methodist University will not be an easy task.

Bowling: Hoosier Classic

The BU bowling team placed 12th of 32 teams Saturday and Sunday in the McKendree/Baker Challenge in Fairview Heights, Ill. Baker will be back in action Feb. 15-17 in Indianapolis, Ind. for the Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic.

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BU juniors poetry is published in WPM book

Shawn Deegan
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Becoming a published poet is an impressive accomplishment, but to write a poem in 10 minutes that becomes published is an even more remarkable feat. Thats just what junior BriAnna Garza, who is a published poet, was able to do. Theres something about words and how a couple of scribbles on a page can mean so much, Garza said. Its kind of an enchanting sort of thing. Before coming to Baker University in the fall semester, Garza was a student at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. In the fall of 2011, Garza was sitting in front of a computer with her friend Zach Snider, killing time before her next class. While online, Garza stumbled upon a poetry contest advertisement by the World Poetry Movement, a poetry organization out of Los Angeles. The contest offered a $10,000 award for the winner of the contest. Garza decided she would take a shot and write a piece to enter. I wrote a really ambiguous love poem called Not Yet Acquainted, Garza said. In the few minutes she had left before class, Garza cranked out the poem and entered it into the contest. Snider was skeptical at the time and tried to temper Garzas expectations. I told her, Youre crazy. Youre not going to win that. You know how many people are going to enter that? Snider said. I read it when she was done and was like Wow, thats actually really good. While she wasnt informed of her finalist position in the contest until January of that semester, Garzas work with the WPM wasnt quite finished. They asked me for another one and the next one got published, Garza said. Garzas published poem was

A Stranger No Longer
A stranger she saw from across the way And a tilt came to her head This stranger bore a particular trait Which told her to look ahead She began to dream an unthinkable dream Of what could come to be She said out loud to her friend aside That stranger will be with me.

entitled Stranger No Longer. The poem was published in the book The International Whos Who of Poetry, a publication put out by the WPM. While she was excited about the prospect of entering her poetry in the contest, Garza didnt plan on anything coming from the piece. It really was just kind of this whimsical thing, Garza said. I just entered it into this contest and it got noticed. Before entering her piece in the contest, Garza was very private about her poetry. Not even Snider knew the extent of Garzas Hannah Schaake/The Baker Orange talent. Junior BriAnna Garza shares her success of poetry writing from entering a contest on a whim to becoming a published She plays guitar artist in the book The International Whos Who of Poetry. She is very private about her work and does it for a a little bit and we meditation technique to sooth herself. had wrote some songs together, so her poetry. she said, Yeah, me, too. She was like, I knew that she had some writing Here, Ill show you my poetry, Albin It felt like an appropriate time to ability. But before she wrote that said. ask, Beecher said. poem, I really didnt know she was Again, Garza impressed with her Garza obliged. Beecher was that good, Snider said. ability as a writer. impressed in her confidence not only Since transferring to Baker, Garza I thought it was really creative and to enter a poem in a contest, but also to has only shown two people her work: well-worded, Albin said. I felt like share her work with him in a far more senior Sam Beecher and sophomore there was a really genuine message intimate setting. Jackie Albin. Beecher first met Garza behind it. A lot of writing is very personal, after he bought a ukulele and sent an Garza still writes, but its not an Beecher said. A lot of times, people email to the music department, asking everyday event. write for their own sake but are if there was anyone who might be able Its sporadic, Garza said. One scared to share it with other people. to teach him how to play. The answer day it will just switch on. I usually go I think it really showed a lot about he received was that Garza could. outside when I can. Something about her as a person to share that with me, It didnt take long for the subject of being outside lets me think clearer. especially being right there; the only writing to come up between the two. Garza also finds peace in other audience member. The first time that we met, we poets works. Poems from writers Albin first met Garza during talked about music and writing and like Robert Frost and Edgar Allen Poe sorority recruitment this fall. The two she had mentioned that shed written have been inspirations and sources of became friends through a psychology poems a few times, Beecher said. I tranquility for her. class and started hanging out not long told her that I did a lot of writing and Its a kind of meditation, Garza after that. The first time Albin became written poems myself. said. Kind of soothes me. I get my aware of Garzas writing was within a During one of their meetings, inner workings onto paper and I can week of becoming friends. Beecher sang a song for Garza. He take a breath. We were just hanging out in her then asked her if he could see some of room. I told her I like to write and

by BriAnna Garza
She held out her hand for the stranger to take And took the stranger did Chills fell upon with the touch of her hand And a smile the stranger hid She began to walk with the strangers hand This time with a reason to shine She ducked her head and said under her breath I foretold that youd be mine.

So one clear night this stranger came, Bearing a pleasant mind A fire she made for the stranger to see But a heat of a different kind The trees were still in a windless night, The stars painted the sky. I dreamed of this she blissfully said, Stranger, you and I

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BU alumnus Hannon explores new passion as an artist

Abby Reynolds
entertainment editor

From award-winning athletic feet to artistic hands, Baker University alumnus Aaron Hannon has turned a childhood passion into a reality. Hannon graduated in 2011 with all four years centered around track and field. Although he never took an art class in college, art was something that had always been in the family while he grew up. However, he never thought he would take it any further than that. Hannon took a chance when he heard about a trend in Lawrence called Final Friday. On the last Friday of every month, many venues will house work of different artists for crowds to go around and view. I heard about Final Fridays about six months ago, Hannon said. I called an art venue to figure how I could be a part of this and she said to start calling venues to see if they want your pieces. I searched online for places and found an ad that was about a new venue opening up. I called her the next day and she told me to bring my work in. I brought my work in and she said she decided that I would have next months show. Hannons art show was featured Dec. 28 and was housed in Blue Flame Gallery for all of January. Girlfriend and junior Lauren Jaqua enjoyed the show and thought it was everything (Hannon) could have hoped for. It was so nice to see all his collection in one place and for everyone to see what he has been working so hard on, Jaqua said. His work is so strong and memorable, that I can only hope for the best with him in his future with his work. Venue owner Jessica Farmer was

Aaron Hannon/Submitted Artwork Alumnus Aaron Hannon finds his courage to take a childhood pastime and put it into reality by participating in a unique opportunity to feature his work in a venue for the Lawrence trend Final Friday. Featured is his painting Homeboys which features him playing basketball with his friends.

very happy to host Hannons show and said she was blown away by his work for someone who just started painting a year ago. It was such a good feeling to promote someone elses art and that he had such a good turnout for his first art show ever. Farmer said. I will definitely do more work with him in future. Hannon began painting and drawing about two years ago. He wanted to explore his options because painting had always been something

he liked, but never had the courage to start. He first started painting still-life pictures with inanimate objects that were around his room. He would put an object on the floor and start painting it. From there, he spent an hour or so each day painting, being disciplined and growing as an artist to explore different styles. My favorite painting is the Summer of the Dragon, Hannon said. It was a different style; it was more of my imagination where I wasnt

directly looking at it and it had a lot of symbolism behind it. Hannons art will be featured again in a new venue, Alchemy Coffee Shop, in mid February. It was never expected for this to happen, it was just always a dream that I had, Hannon said. I knew if I wanted it to come true, I needed to be disciplined with it and explore myself further because I was so used to doing sports in high school and college that I never had the time to explore other options that I was talented in.

Student Activities Council members Erin Wilson and Bryan Richardson check the playing card of a potential winner at Grocery Bingo. Participants played 11 games of Bingo for sacks of groceries Jan. 30 in the Allen Dining Hall. Hannah Schaake/ The Baker Orange

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Parting Shot

Jordan Dolbin/The Baker Orange Sophomore Zach Aldrich received a scholarship for $2,000 from the American Red Cross for his efforts in planning numerous blood drives for Baker University. He was honored during halftime of Baker mens basketball game Jan. 31. Aldrich is also a member of the Baker University mens tennis team.