January 30, 2013 • Issue 13 • • Wittenberg University • thewittenbergtorch.com

Cold Weather Brings Flooding

to Tower Hall

Water from a broken air-conditioner !lled up hallways on the third "oor of Tower Hall. (Photo courtesy of AJ Burt)

Cameron Mackintosh ‘15Sta# Writermackintoshc @wittenberg.edu

WUSO’s Plan for RebirthJohn Plisga ‘13Sta# Writers13.jplisga @wittenberg.edu

Elizabeth Boyer ‘14Sta# Writers14.eboyer @wittenberg.edu

Wittenberg Students and Connecticut Residents Outraged at Conspiracy Theories

Sven Isaacson, General Manager of WUSO.

(Elizabeth Doll/The Torch)

Making a Di!erence

Kate Causbie/ The Torch

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Cedarville University Experiences LGBT ControversyKelsey Johnson ‘14Sta! Writerjohnsonk3@wittenberg.edu

Blue C.A.P. PhonesKeep us Safe or in the Way?

“Grace, or The Art of Climbing” Reaches New Heights Despite Challenges

Left to Right: Eric Werner, ‘13, Meghann Greene, ‘13, and Corey Ragan, ‘15, play Sims, Emm, and Sam, respectively, in “Grace.”(Elizabeth Doll/The Torch)

Elizabeth Doll ‘15Sta! Writerdolle@wittenberg.edu

Maggi Quigley ‘ 15Sta! Writerquigleym@wittenberg.edu

Witt Students Spread Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s Message to Local Kids

(Photos by Kate Causbie/ The Torch)

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Visiting Professor Presents View of the Legal Status of Undocumented Immigrants

Dr. Ernesto Velasquez from University of Dayton spoke on the issue of undocumented immigrants’ legal status through philosophy at Thursday’s colloquium. (Elizabeth Doll/ The Torch)

Elizabeth Doll ‘15Sta! Writerdolle@wittenberg.edu

Wittenberg Student Weighs in on Condition of Hugo Chavez

Nicole Waers‘15Sta! Writerwaersn@wittenberg.edu

Small Play Deals With Big Issues

This Is How It Goes:

“This Is How It Goes,” a play directed by Krissy Hart-man, opened last Friday, Jan. 25 at the Wittenberg Stu-dent Theatre. It ran through last Sunday, Jan. 27. The plot follows married high school sweethearts who hit a lasting rough patch in their relationship. When an old friend from high school reappears, more stress is placed on the rela-tionship. The play deals with themes of racism, and do-mestic violence. It tells a rich story of three people and how their lives ultimately change.

Dylan George, ‘15, breaks the metaphori-cal fourth wall as he narrates to the audi-ence of the play. (Elizabeth Doll/ The Torch)

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Experiencing God’s Playground: Poland 2013Cameron Mackintosh ‘15Sta! Writermackintoshc@wittenberg.edu

Top to Bottom: Wright and Anes at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, one of the old-est universities in the world; Heather Wright, associate professor of political science stands in front of the Tatra Mountains in the southern Polish city of Zakopane.(Courtesy of Michael Anes and Heather Wright)

Weaver Named Ninth Most Beautiful College Chapel

Keri Heath ‘16Sta! Writerheathk@wittenberg.edu

Joined to Thomas Library, Weaver Chapel shows the connection between faith and stud-ies on Wittenberg’s campus. (Elizabeth Doll/The Torch)

Cautionary Tales from Campus:Wittenberg Police LogCompiled by Martin Lukk ‘14s14.mlukk@wittenberg.edu

Silver Linings Playbook: A Dark and Manic World

Movie Review:Parker - Entertaining Yet PredictableCasey O’Brien ‘ 13Sta! Writerobrienc187@wittenberg.edu

John Plisga ‘ 13Sta! Writers13.jplisga@wittenberg.edu

Music Review: ON AN ON Harnesses Human Emotion

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Lauren Swanson ‘ 15Sta! Writerswansonl@wittenberg.edu

The album is very atmospheric: exhibiting a range of di!erent moods and emotions. (Album Art Courtesy of City Slang Records)

The traditional blueprint for a rom-com is neglected in this delightful "lm - a "lm which would be more apt to be categorized as a drama rather than a comedy. (Art Courtesy of The Weinstein Company)

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Science Column: Genius and Madness, Sittin’ on a Gene

Shannon KelleherSta! Writers14.skelleher@wittenberg.edu

Beethoven John Nash Lucia Joyce Tolstoy Virginia Woolf

Travel Column

Semester in Sweden: A New Type of CommunityMaggie McKune ‘14Columnists14.mmckune@wittenberg.edu

Obama Speaks of Freedom, I Hope For ActionElizabeth Boyer ‘14Sta! Writers14.eboyer@wittenberg.edu

(PD-US-not renewed) (F. W. Taylor, PD-US-not renewed) (Lazarus Sichling and Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, PD-US-not renewed) (Peter Badge, used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike) (George Charles Beresford, PD-US-not renewed)

Loren Combs, Haley Conkel, Kendall Glasser, Waverly Hebert, Megan Heitkemper, Madeline Kelly, Caroline Kessner, Madeline Kraft, Madison Law, Naomi LeClaire, Ali Miller, Haley Mucha, Brianna Murphy, Alison Newton, Katie Reuter, Maggie Ruppel, Callan Swaim, Katie Zito. (Not Pictured: Sara Ellis)

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Many Questions Still Remain for Ohio StateCam Chambers ‘ 14Sta! Writers14.cchambers@wittenberg.edu

Tigers Claw Back, End Losing Streak

Limited Time for the Fabulous NineJamaal Everett‘ 13Sta! Writers13.jeverett@wittenberg.edu

Dan Sabol ‘ 14Sports Editors14.dsabol@wittenberg.edu

Editor-in-ChiefManaging EditorDesign Editor

Katie MauchKate CausbieMegan Conkle

Sports Editor Dan Sabol

Head Designer Martin LukkHead Photographer Elizabeth Doll Copy Editing Katie Mauch / Kate CausbiePhoto Editor/Ad Manager Kate CausbieDistribution Casey O’BrienAdvisor D’Arcy Fallon

Sta! Writers:Cameron Mackintosh

John Plisga

Elizabeth Doll

Keri Heath

Elizabeth Boyer

Kelsey Johnson

Martin Lukk

Ann Tomko

Casey O’Brien

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Maggie Quigley

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Women’s Basketball Continues Winning

Super Bowl Sunday Preview

Ann Tomko ‘13Sta! Writers13.atomko@wittenberg.edu

Dan Sabol ‘14Sports Editors14.dsabol@wittenberg.edu

Katelyn Haralamos passes off the ball to a teammate, while being guarded by an Oberlin player. (Photo Courtesy of University Communications)