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Basketball fights foe for win 12J-term to provide new class choices 3

Should coed dorm rooms be offered? 2

Choir serenades overseas 5

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Should Otterbein consider a coed housing policy?Say What?&

–Anna Schiffbauerfreshmanpsychology and business

–Preston Millerfreshmansports management

–Alice McCutcheonsenior English and psychology

“I think that the people living together would be consenting, and everyone has the right to feel comfortable at the college they attend.”

“I wouldn’t look down upon it; if someone feels comfortable with that, they should do it.”

“Yes ... students deserve the freedom of living with who they want to and where they want to.”

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Coed dorms could provide comfortAs other Ohio universities adopt new policies, the T&C considers if Otterbein should, too

opposites attraCt: Oberlin College has offered coed housing options for its students since the late 1960s.photo iLLUstration by kristen sapp

THIS EDITORIAL IS A CONSENSUS OF THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE TAN & CARDINAL STAFF.

The issue: With Ohio University’s recent approval of coed dorm room testing, the school joins the ranks of about 55 others across the country that have also adopted gender-neutral housing. In the state, Miami Univer-sity, Oberlin College and The Columbus College of Art and Design have successfully boasted this policy for years, and Wright State University and Denison are currently considering similar policies. Before anyone jumps to con-clusions, this isn’t about sex; this is about student comfort. The infl uence behind this experimen-tal housing has stemmed from the GLBTQ communities at colleges, who have expressed concern over having heterosexual roommates who are uncomfort-able living with someone of homosexual orientation. The idea is to allow such indi-viduals to live with someone of the opposite sex, where he or she would be more comfortable. So, the question we present is: Because Otterbein has such an active GLBTQ community, should our institution consider this new housing option as well?

Our stance: The year is 2011. We’ve come a long way as a society from not allowing married heterosexual couples to sleep in the same bed on television to an entire net-work dedicated to the GLBTQ community. However, some resistance to our ever-opening minds still remains — which is

exactly why gender-neutral dorm rooms are an effective idea. Sure, allowing a GLBTQ stu-dent to live with someone of the opposite sex to avoid an uncom-fortable situation is just that — avoiding a situation rather than fi xing it. But putting an end to hatred and inequality takes time, and anything schools do to help their students feel accepted on campus should be commended. It really comes down to who one feels compatible with as a roommate, and most of us know how hard it is living with some-one we are not compatible with. Otterbein already has female-only and male-only dorms, which we assume is for the comfort of

the students. If a homosexual student feels more comfortable living with the opposite sex, then why not provide that option? Nevertheless, a policy such as this raises multiple questions. For instance, what about a student who wishes to live with their romantic partner of the opposite sex? Ohio University offi cials plan to discourage this practice when it implements the policy this fall. But allowing GLBTQ members to live in coed dorms and not other students would be a bit discriminatory. In order to have a proper policy in place, a standard must be set, and that standard needs to come from careful examination

of the gender-neutral living poli-cies of the current schools that implement them. With such a diverse campus population, it’s a wonder that this idea has not been brought up before. Otterbein is proud of the diversity of its students. So, Ot-terbein should show more sup-port for our GLBTQ community and embrace the idea of coed dorm rooms on campus. After all, people say that college is the one place where a person can be whoever he or she wants to be — it’s time we actually make good on that promise.

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Blackboard gets smartNew application helps students keep up with classes on the go

BY BREANNA BARGDILLStaff Writer

Blackboard Mobile has taken its program to the next step with its upgraded version, Blackboard Mobile Learn 2.0. The new application will have features such as the ability to mark courses as favorites to fi nd them more easily on Black-board, new content uploads and threaded discussions. “We really are moving into a more dynamic anytime, any-where learning world,” Brusca said. “As Otterbein ventures fur-ther into online learning, media

such as smart phones will play an important role.” Students and faculty can now upload different types of documents and fi les onto the app, such as videos taken from a mobile device. Liz Sunderman, freshman health promotion and fi tness major, plans on getting the app. “It’s going to be more conve-nient to use, and more acces-sible.” With no fi lter for the fi les being uploaded, students are able to upload pictures too for the class, according to Frank Brusca, instructional technologist at Ot-terbein.

Brusca said that the open ac-cess to uploading different fi les, videos and pictures right from an accepted mobile device will be most benefi cial to students in an active fi eld. Not every student plans to download the new Blackboard app, however. Sarah Wogan, freshman nurs-ing major, said she doesn’t plan on using her phone to access Blackboard. “I just use my com-puter if I need to get on Black-board for anything,” Wogan said. Compatible devices include the iPad, BlackBerry, Android, Palm and iPhone.

The days of six-week winter breaks are over. Semester con-version has brought upon the January term, better known as J-term. The good news is if a student participates in Janu-ary term all four years, he or she will most likely graduate a semester early. The bad news is if the student participates, their winter break has shrunk from six weeks to two. Students that will start at Otterbein next year will be required to take 128 credit hours while at Otterbein. The Center for Semester Conversion assumes students will take four four-credit courses each semes-ter, which is 32 a year. If a student takes J-term classes all four years, the student will have 36 credit hours per year instead of the normal 32. The student could therefore reduce their time at Otterbein by an entire semester. Most likely, classes will not meet or function as typically as the semester courses do. Kate Lehman, the assistant dean for Student Success, said, “Be-cause we envision students will only be taking one course, the instructor may take some liber-ties with what exactly those [the course modules] look like.” For example, a class may meet traditionally in a classroom just in the morning or three days a week, but the class will also get together in the evening or on the opposite days for group work, or participate in fi eld work. A big misconception about J-term, according to Lehman, is the cost. “The cost of J-term is included in your fall and/or spring full-time student tuition.” As long as you are full-time, the cost for J-term is in essence “free,” said Lehman. Room and board is also included for J-term. Students living on campus do not have to pay extra for being at Otterbein during the J-term.

Lehman said J-term is a great way for students to pick up a minor or have an op-portunity to take classes that perhaps students have always wanted to take and couldn’t because of a major’s tight cur-riculum. Sophomore nursing major Emily Stitzel is excited about J-term. “I am defi nitely looking forward to fi tting something in my schedule that is not mandatory. And also for those of us interested in grad school, graduating a semester early will really help us out.” The Center for Semester Conversion anticipates that there will be a transition phase for current Otterbein stu-dents participating in J-term. “We know upperclassmen are used to the six-week break,” Lehman said. Therefore over the next four years the course offerings will increase. Almost all of the travel experiences for SYE or INST will take place during J-term. Lehman expects to see a lot of fi rst-year students and seniors participating in J-term for the 2011-2012 academic year. Sophomore broadcasting and sports management major Lauren Cool is not a fan of J-term. “I want my six-week break, and I don’t want it in January,” she said. In response to students like Cool, Lehman said, “For a lot of students it (J-term) will be a good opportunity.”

J-term offers new optionsSemester conversion creates an extra term

BY JAYME DETWEILERPhoto Editor

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there’s an app For that: Mobile Learn can be downloaded from the app store on participating phones.photo by JayMe DetWeiLer

• Lasts from Jan. 4-16. Exams will be the week of the 25th.

• It is a four credit course.• The cost of J-term as well as

room and board during this time is included in tuition.

• An official list of classes will be published week 10.

• Students can also travel for SYE or INST during this time.

LINDSAY VILGAStaff Writer

1. 1/21 The toilet paper dispensers in the basement and fi rst fl oor of Dunlap-King were reported damaged. The key opening had been damaged to prevent a key being used to open the dispenser.

2. 1/31 A student parked a car in an alley next to 44 W. Home St. An-other student began yelling at the fi rst, saying, “I’m going to f---ing kill you. Come back here you motherf---er.” The fi rst student asked for the other’s identity. The other student gave the fi rst student a name. The fi rst student said it was public parking. The second student continued to threaten harm to the fi rst student and the student’s car. The fi rst student moved the car. The second student claimed that after asking the fi rst student to move the car, the fi rst student said, “Listen here white boy. I park where I want to park.” Due to confl icting stories, no charges are being pursued.

3. 2/04 WPD and Otterbein Security investigated the smell of mari-juana in Mayne Hall. WPD searched the room. A marijuana stem and fl akes were found. The student produced a brown glass smoking pipe that is shared with the student’s roommate. Both students received summons to Westerville Mayor’s Court for possession of drug paraphernalia and drug abuse.

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Among all of the students at Otterbein, there are some who must overcome thousands of miles along with cultural barriers. One of these students is Ger-man foreign exchange student Martin Koch. “There is just a difference in mentality,” said Koch. Originally from Bonn, Germany, Koch studied at a university in the Netherlands prior to his attendance at Otterbein this fall. Koch wanted to attend an Eng-lish-speaking school and Otterbein was one of his two options. Though not his fi rst time in the U.S., this is his fi rst long-term stay here. “I’ve been to the U.S. before, so there was not as large of a culture shock for me, but there were still some things that were different for me,” Koch said. One difference that Koch no-ticed was in sports attendance and participation. “The attendance and interest in sports at a university is very differ-ent,” Koch said. “There are not that many people who go to the games, but here you go to a football or a basketball game and lots of people support the teams.” Koch came to the central Ohio area with a warning from his host

A foreign exchangeStudent compares his European home life with American dorm life

family that he was now in Buckeye country. “It was different for me at fi rst, but I watched a game and learned the rules, and now I get it, it’s fun,” Koch said of football. He said that it is conceivable that there would be so much involve-ment and support for the athletic program at a school as large as The Ohio State University, but the amount of interest in our athletics here at Otterbein is surprising. Koch’s social life has also changed from the norm in Ger-many. From our dry campus to the occasional Thursday night rendez-vous at Old Bag being the epitome of a night out here in Westerville, this was a shift in his normal social agenda. Koch said of his university in the Netherlands, “Everything is a bit more spread out through the city, and all the professors and students live around or within the city.” “Being all the sudden trapped in suburbia, where you can’t go anywhere without a car, has been frustrating.” There are some advantages, however, to Otterbein’s more com-pact setting — meeting people is much easier. “The students here are friendly, and it seems easier to make friends with everyone.” Koch has also experienced a change in the classroom.

“For us, the class is focused on the exams, and the exams are what counts. Here, classes are very dif-ferent. There is more ‘Here, do this assignment’ or ‘Do this project,’” Koch said. He said he has enjoyed having the opportunity to take additional classes outside of his European studies major. Koch said that Otterbein’s dry campus restrictions and bending to the idea of a stricter authority were among the biggest adjustments he had to make while living in a dorm. “It was weird having to abide by rules and things like dorm hours at fi rst,” he said. According to Koch, overall, all of the foreign exchange students adjusted well. They arrived a week before everyone else, so they had time to adapt before classes started fall quarter. He said that it’s really not that diffi cult to adjust, it’s just different. Keeping in touch with family hasn’t been a problem, said Koch. “Luckily in the age of Skype and Facebook, you are never really out of the loop.” Koch will return to Germany after the end of winter quarter. “I’ll miss my American friends, no question about it. I was very fortunate to get to know some of the coolest people I’ve ever met and spent an extraordinary time with them.”

treFFen sie (Meet) Martin: Koch said when he goes home, he’s looking forward to catching up with friends over a beer.

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Pablo Neruda, as well as his own experience with the political turmoil of Chile in the early ’70s, the perspective Cordova brings to Otterbein should be as impacting as it is diverse. “My music and the music of Chile then was about the re-trieval of our culture,” Cordova said. “We all banded together creatively.” According to Hermsen, “So much of our activities are sepa-rated by departments, and now, thanks to the diverse nature of Miguel’s work, we have the mu-sic department really jumping in head fi rst and saying, ‘OK, we’re

going to collaborate with English and

with Span-ish.’”

Guitarist Miguel Cordova’s visit will have Otterbein mixing music, poetry and politics. The long-awaited reception of the renowned Chilean com-poser and musician has students and faculty coming together in a performance that crosses world cultures and several forms of the arts. “The arts are not as divided as we sometimes think, and I think that’s part of what’s going on here,” Terry Hermsen, associ-ate professor of English, said. Thanks to Cordova’s unique blend of arts and infl uences, including collaborations with the celebrated Chilean poet

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Chilean-born musician Miguel Cordova will be playing acoustic guitar with the Otterbein Players Thursday in Battelle at 8 p.m.

Guitarist collaborates with English professor

GUitar hero: Miguel Cordova has collabo-rated with poet Pablo Neruda.

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“It’s really a nice combination of Spanish, English, political science and music all at the same time,” he said. Cordova’s visit traces back to a coincidental dinner with Cor-dova’s niece during Hermsen’s sabbatical in Chile which set the ball into motion. “He handed me this CD as a parting gift, with his e-mail and address on the back of it,” Hermsen said. The CD featured Cordova in collaboration with Neruda, who was the research focus for Herm-sen’s sabbatical and visit to Chile. Cordova’s nationally-celebrated folk band Aparcoa, which was featured on the album, would help give birth to what came to be known as the New Chilean Song movement. “I’m very pleased how every-one here was so willing to put in the time and effort to have this concert,” Cordova said. “The

students are opening themselves and mix-

ing in new musical styles, instruments and experiences,

which is what my music and Chilean art

is all about.” These mixtures will

be put to use in Cordova’s campus recital on Thurs-

day night in Battelle. The performance features eight of Cordova’s arrangements, which he will be performing

on classical guitar with the ac-companiment of a select group of student instrumentalists called the Otterbein Players, as well as an open reading of Neruda’s poetry from Hermsen himself

— all of which will be orches-trated under the direction of conductor and Otterbein music professor Jim Bates. “It’s always fun to collaborate like this with new musicians and composers, especially with those of (Miguel’s) caliber,” Bates said. “The music and Chilean culture is defi nitely going to be exposed, and it’s exciting,” Cor-dova said. t&c

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What was your favorite moment of the trip? The choir performed in the courtyard of a local’s home. This was the fi rst time we had sung our Chinese pieces in front of people in China, so it meant a lot. Dur-ing the songs, I looked at Dr. Walker … she was smiling, which caused me to smile and laugh to tears. She then saw me laughing, so she started laughing while she was conducting. We both were so excited to sing in China.

What was it like going to the Chinese schools? It melted my heart seeing these children have such a passion for music. They might speak a different language than I do, but those children are no different than any child in the U.S.

What was the weirdest thing you encountered? The toilets were by far the weirdest. Dirtier restrooms had squatty potties, as Concert Choir members called them. Literally, there was a hole in the ground and no matter if you were male or female, you would squat and take care of business.

What was your least favorite Chinese food? Jellyfi sh. It was exactly what you think jellyfi sh would be like: It was very salty and was like eating very hard Jell-O. By the end of the trip, I decided that I didn’t want to have any white rice for a while.

What are your overall thoughts on the trip? Throughout the whole trip, I kept telling myself how blessed I really am. Here I am, a freshman in Concert Choir, traveling to China and having the time of my life with all of my new friends. At our fi nal concert, I remember us all holding hands as we sang “Silent Night” and the “Otterbein Love Song.” And I remember all of us crying, all for different reasons. Our wonderful trip had come to an end, it was the last tour for our seniors and it was just the beginning for some. The trip was very long; however, it’s something that I will remember for the rest of my life.

Talk about your favorite part of the trip. Climbing the Great Wall was truly incredible. I think just standing there with such an old, important piece of history made the entire China experience real.

What were some interesting things you encountered? Adult playgrounds are popular. These are parks con-taining playground equipment devised specially for physi-cal fi tness. I was astounded by the fl exibility and strength of the elderly. They could hang upside down and bent at the waist, balancing by their feet forever.

What was it like connecting through music with people who don’t speak English? Music really is a universal language. (It) inspires peace, provokes mutual understanding and links souls of the most seemingly different of humans. I am encouraged and empowered to go out into the world and continue on this path, knowing what a valuable tool I have. This trip was completely humbling and illuminating, and for that I am truly grateful.

To read the complete in-terviews, visit us online at www.otterbein360.com.

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Jared Joseph, sophomore music education major

Thespina Christulides, senior vocal performance major

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Andrew Szczerba, freshman music education major

photo FrienDs: Jared Joseph took a picture with his tour guide Cathy before returning to the states.

GoLD DiGGin’: Thespina Christulides toured the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

GooD eats: Andrew Szczerba learned how to make Chinese dumplings in a Xi’an farming community home.

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It took three years. They raised funds through performing, selling T-shirts and even accepting generous donations. The Otterbein Concert Choir’s trip to China lasted 12 days and was “completely humbling and illuminating,” according to senior vocal performance major Thespina Christulides. Director of Choral Activities Gayle Walker said the decision to visit the country was unanimous. From Nov. 29 to Dec. 10, they performed at schools in Beijing, Tianjin and Xi’an and also sang at the Great Wall. This trip was an opportunity to improve Otterbein’s global engagement.

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Otterbein President Kathy Krendl said, “We are interested both in sending our students out into the world and bringing more students from diverse parts of the world to Otterbein.” Walker said the trip was an eye-opening experience. “People all around the world are very much the same,” she said. “We all laugh, we all cry, we all care to relate to each other in some way. That’s what’s most important, not the cultural differences,” she said. To get a better understanding of what it’s like being immersed in such a different culture, three Otterbein students shared their individual experiences in the Middle Kingdom.

From Towers Hall to the Great WallA senior, sophomore and freshman share their experiences from the OU Concert Choir’s trip to the Middle Kingdom

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Student selects seven romantic movies and songs to entertain established or new couples this Valentine’s DayHow to show the love on Feb. 14

Having trouble deciding on a playlist for your sweetheart on this Valentine’s Day? Planning on spending some time watch-ing a movie but just don’t know what to choose? Already asked Chuck Norris and all you got was a roundhouse kick to the face? I’m here to help. While not all the choices I’ve made are for every couple, these should help you get started. I suggest that you also make some additional choices that are special to you and your loved one. Now, I present to you seven good movies and songs for your Valentine’s Day, in no particular order.

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“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston had the voice of a genera-tion. That was before she met Bobby Brown and we started hearing things like, “Whitney Houston is set to auction hundreds of her famous stage outfi ts and accessories. The most valuable part of the outfi ts is the cocaine residue.”

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“Sweat” by Inner Circle

Sometimes nothing says love like a little bit of physical interaction. Especially if it’s by the band that performed the theme song to the hit TV show “Cops.” Plus, a little bit of reggae in your life — to make the world a better place.

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“Home” by Jorge and Alexa Narvaez

This is a cute song performed by father and daughter who recently have received some fame through their YouTube channel. Their story, as well as their songs, is full of love and hope.

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“I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner

Having experienced the effect fi rst-hand what this song does to people live in concert, there is just no way it couldn’t make the list. While the live versions of the 1980s hit are great and potentially not in your collection, the studio version might also be better.

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“Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley

Congrats. You just got Rick Rolled.

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“Forrest Gump”

Every time I watch “Forrest Gump,” I get something new from it. Add that in with the For-rest/Jenny love story and you’ve got one of the greatest movies of the last thirty years. But beware if you haven’t seen this before: It’s not the most upbeat of movies throughout. But really, the truth is, “I luhhve yu Jennay.”

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“No Strings Attached”

I recently reviewed this, and I must say that it was different than many of the cookie cutter rom-coms that have come out lately. But beware: This movie is only for couples who have no issue with heavy topics.

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“Little Manhattan”

I saw this with an ex-girlfriend a few years back. It’s a cute movie about young love and an easy movie to watch for newer couples. I’m predicting that Josh Hutcherson will be a star one day.

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“Grease”

Olivia Newton-John’s hotness breaks the scale. ’Nuff said.

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“Love and Basketball”

“Love and Basketball” features a young and fi t Omar Epps. Let the fawning begin. Not to men-tion that this is one of those movies that totally twists on you at the end. This movie says it all about your hopes and dreams getting in the way of love.

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Are you a gamer couple? Like over-the-top effects and outlandish stories? Choose this video game movie and you’ll be entertained. You’ll defi nitely recognize Michael Cera from “Superbad” and “Juno,” but the up-and-coming Mary Eliza-beth Winstead is sure to please.

“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”6

A cute Disney movie for newer couples, but who doesn’t love Disney movies? Pretty much any Disney classic could be a substitute here, like “Cin-derella,” “Aladdin” or “Lady and the Tramp.”

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Songs Movies

“Amanda” by Boston

Performed by a group of guys dedicated to the better treatment of animals, “Amanda” is just a classic rocker’s love song. This song holds one of my favorite lyrics: “I’m gonna say it like a man, and make you understand, Amanda. I love you.”

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“Heaven” by Various Artists

Having three great artists on one song, espe-cially Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting, makes this song vocally just so full of win. It’s like putting Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Steve Austin, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lund-gren, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger all in the same movie.

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Sports▪ Men’s Basketball vs. Heidelberg7:30 p.m. Otterbein Rike Center

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Music Releases▪ Ginuwine“Elgin”▪ Cowboy Junkies“Demons”▪ Sonic Youth“Simon Werner aDisparu”

Music Releases▪ George Michael “Faith [Remas-tered]”▪ Ricky Martin “Musica + Alma + Sexo”

Campus Events▪ Global Dinner6:30 p.m. Campus Center$5 for students$15 for faculty, staff and other guests

Sports▪ Men’s Basketball vs. Wilmington7 p.m.Otterbein Rike Center

Movie Releases▪ “Hall Pass”▪ “Shelter”▪ “Drive Angry 3D”

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Campus Events▪ Music and Romance7 p.m. Valley Dale BallroomFor tickets call614-823-1508

Sports▪ Women’s Basketball @ John Carroll2 p.m.

Campus Events▪ Tunnel of Oppression2-7 p.m. Davis Annex

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Campus Events▪ QUBE String Quartet Concert7 p.m. Battelle

Music Releases▪ Adele“21”▪ Jonny Burke“Distance and For-tune”▪ Sean Rowe“Magic” ◄ ◄

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Campus Events▪ PRSSA Meeting5 p.m. Library, Room 127

Campus Events▪ Test Anxiety Workshop4 p.m. Roush Hall,Room 336

Campus Events▪ String Orchestra7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church

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riGht-WinG hook: Democrats and Republicans are still duking it out over the health care bill that President Obama passed early last year.

Senior editor bids farewell to T&CCopyediting for the Tan & Cardinal is more than a job; it’s become a way of life “Copy!” Even though I didn’t have to put up with this comment be-ing constantly yelled at me like my copy predecessors did, I still think I answer to the name “copy” more than my own name. ’Tis my life as a Tan & Cardinal copy editor. Sadly, my time is up as copy editor, and my time at Otterbein is almost up as well. Working for the T&C has been extremely important to me, both as an aspiring copyediting professional and as a person. I was under some bad infl u-ences during my fi rst two years at Otterbein and had sunk to the bottom, but T&C helped me get back up. Now, I love where I’m at in life. I love the people who have helped me get to where I’m at, and I love the T&C staff I’ve worked with. With them, work is fun. I’m going to miss that. For those of you who don’t know me, let me take this moment to describe my-self through the eyes of my staff. To them, I am the copy editor who memorized the AP Style-book in her free time. I am the girl who holds a personal grudge against the Coke machine in the Art and Com-munication Building because it never gives her a Cherry Coke. I am the girl who shouts out inappropriate names of alcoholic beverages at 1 a.m. during pro-duction nights (which probably also makes me the pervert of the group). I am the girl with an ex-tremely unhealthy obsession with Adam Lambert. Now, if my staff wouldn’t describe me in any of these ways,

then I’m mistaken and I should probably stop while I’m ahead, but I won’t. Here are some staff shout outs: To us fi ve staff seniors: Well, we made it through college. As we scramble during these next few months trying to fi gure out what the heck we’re doing with our lives, hopefully we can look back at our T&C experience as one of our best experiences. To this past year’s staff: Dang, we are all so different now that I think about it, but I think the different dynamics worked really well. I will never forget our trip to Louisville. The night we got to see Loni Love was one of the best nights of my life — green tongue and everything. To Leah, my partner: I loved having you as a copyediting partner this year. I’ll always think of you every time I hear the “Double Rainbow Song.”

We shall forever be Leandrea. To the new staff: I have but one request: Please don’t ever stop playing Lonely Island songs on production nights. There’s just something magical about singing along

to “D--- in a Box” while arrang-ing boxes on a computer screen for hours. You know what I mean, Lindsey Hobbs. So, as I pack up my AP Stylebook and red pens, I take with me the best T&C experi-ence I could’ve ever hoped for. And as I venture into the “real world” after graduation, I take with me newfound knowledge and great friendships. And I don’t mind being called “copy” so much anymore. ’Tis my future as a copy editor.ANDREA EVANS IS A SENIOR JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR AND IS A COPY EDITOR FOR THE t&c.

One of the most basic aspects of our government is also one of the elements the founding fathers feared the most: bipartisanship. The problem is that it creates two options for voters to choose from, and members of either side must sacrifi ce certain values in order to be considered for election. When it comes to making de-cisions that concern the welfare of a country and sometimes the entire world, it is dangerous to use such black-and-white think-ing. George Washington predicted that the power of a party would cause politicians to sacrifi ce individuality and independent thinking in order to succeed in the world of politics, drain-ing government of innovative thinkers and simply impregnating individuals with the ideas and goals of the party. Washington’s warning is rel-evant today as Republicans work to repeal Obama’s health care act, dividing politics in two and halting progression. A two-party system has turned politics’ main goal away from the improvement of a nation and toward making the other side look worse. Republicans have been work-ing diligently to repeal the health care act on the grounds that

providing health care to every American is an invasive act of government and that choosing health care for the American people is a limitation of their freedom. If this is true, then I would imagine the Republicans’ next act would be to repeal public school-ing for all children because it is a limitation of a child’s freedom to be forced to go to school until he or she is age 16. Then families should have to compare and con-trast schools, decide if learning is valuable to their well-being and then pay more for schooling. Repealing the act now would place more responsibility on the patient, remove health care for millions of uninsured Americans, increase the cost and decrease the availability of care, as well as add billions more to our interna-tional debt. Republicans said they are will-ing to fi nd new ways to decrease the debt. However, they have yet to present even a single new option, choosing to spend their time fi ghting health care instead. In other words, they defeated the bill in the house as a public-ity stunt, touting their hollow achievement instead of working on a new bill. The Republicans use the “too much government” card when-

ever they can for a few reasons: It is too vague to back with statistics, facts and logic; it is an emotional issue that you can get angry about without understand-ing; and it helps stir the paranoia pot surrounding the party’s as-sertions that Obama is a social-ist/communist attempting to institute a new world order by giving all of us tax breaks and better health care. Contrary to the Republican belief that the majority of Amer-ica wants the bill gone, polls have shown that although most Americans do not support the new health care laws, they want the bill fi xed, not repealed. The bill is expected to reduce health care costs for all Americans and American debt as a whole by 2014. The bill has many fl aws that, if both parties can work together, can be fi xed to reduce our debt by even more. The only way to make this bill perfect for our country is to work together, rather than fi ght it because of a party’s agenda.

DENNISON SLEEPER “I love the people who

have helped me get to where I’m at, and I love the T&C staff I’ve worked with. With them, work is fun. I’m going to miss that.”

DENNISON SLEEPER IS A FRESHMAN ENGLISH MAJOR AND IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

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ANDREAEVANS

For this week’s Baker’s Dozen Minus Three, visit www.otterbein360.com

Editor’s Note&

thursday, feb. 10, 2011Tan & Cardinal10 opinionParties’ divide delays billPolitical rift turns the health care debate into a name-calling match

Chris Ware/MCtCaMpUs.CoM

riGht-WinG hook: Democrats and Republicans are still duking it out over the health care bill that President Obama passed early last year.

Senior editor bids farewell to T&CCopyediting for the Tan & Cardinal is more than a job; it’s become a way of life “Copy!” Even though I didn’t have to put up with this comment be-ing constantly yelled at me like my copy predecessors did, I still think I answer to the name “copy” more than my own name. ’Tis my life as a Tan & Cardinal copy editor. Sadly, my time is up as copy editor, and my time at Otterbein is almost up as well. Working for the T&C has been extremely important to me, both as an aspiring copyediting professional and as a person. I was under some bad infl u-ences during my fi rst two years at Otterbein and had sunk to the bottom, but T&C helped me get back up. Now, I love where I’m at in life. I love the people who have helped me get to where I’m at, and I love the T&C staff I’ve worked with. With them, work is fun. I’m going to miss that. For those of you who don’t know me, let me take this moment to describe my-self through the eyes of my staff. To them, I am the copy editor who memorized the AP Style-book in her free time. I am the girl who holds a personal grudge against the Coke machine in the Art and Com-munication Building because it never gives her a Cherry Coke. I am the girl who shouts out inappropriate names of alcoholic beverages at 1 a.m. during pro-duction nights (which probably also makes me the pervert of the group). I am the girl with an ex-tremely unhealthy obsession with Adam Lambert. Now, if my staff wouldn’t describe me in any of these ways,

then I’m mistaken and I should probably stop while I’m ahead, but I won’t. Here are some staff shout outs: To us fi ve staff seniors: Well, we made it through college. As we scramble during these next few months trying to fi gure out what the heck we’re doing with our lives, hopefully we can look back at our T&C experience as one of our best experiences. To this past year’s staff: Dang, we are all so different now that I think about it, but I think the different dynamics worked really well. I will never forget our trip to Louisville. The night we got to see Loni Love was one of the best nights of my life — green tongue and everything. To Leah, my partner: I loved having you as a copyediting partner this year. I’ll always think of you every time I hear the “Double Rainbow Song.”

We shall forever be Leandrea. To the new staff: I have but one request: Please don’t ever stop playing Lonely Island songs on production nights. There’s just something magical about singing along

to “D--- in a Box” while arrang-ing boxes on a computer screen for hours. You know what I mean, Lindsey Hobbs. So, as I pack up my AP Stylebook and red pens, I take with me the best T&C experi-ence I could’ve ever hoped for. And as I venture into the “real world” after graduation, I take with me newfound knowledge and great friendships. And I don’t mind being called “copy” so much anymore. ’Tis my future as a copy editor.ANDREA EVANS IS A SENIOR JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR AND IS A COPY EDITOR FOR THE t&c.

One of the most basic aspects of our government is also one of the elements the founding fathers feared the most: bipartisanship. The problem is that it creates two options for voters to choose from, and members of either side must sacrifi ce certain values in order to be considered for election. When it comes to making de-cisions that concern the welfare of a country and sometimes the entire world, it is dangerous to use such black-and-white think-ing. George Washington predicted that the power of a party would cause politicians to sacrifi ce individuality and independent thinking in order to succeed in the world of politics, drain-ing government of innovative thinkers and simply impregnating individuals with the ideas and goals of the party. Washington’s warning is rel-evant today as Republicans work to repeal Obama’s health care act, dividing politics in two and halting progression. A two-party system has turned politics’ main goal away from the improvement of a nation and toward making the other side look worse. Republicans have been work-ing diligently to repeal the health care act on the grounds that

providing health care to every American is an invasive act of government and that choosing health care for the American people is a limitation of their freedom. If this is true, then I would imagine the Republicans’ next act would be to repeal public school-ing for all children because it is a limitation of a child’s freedom to be forced to go to school until he or she is age 16. Then families should have to compare and con-trast schools, decide if learning is valuable to their well-being and then pay more for schooling. Repealing the act now would place more responsibility on the patient, remove health care for millions of uninsured Americans, increase the cost and decrease the availability of care, as well as add billions more to our interna-tional debt. Republicans said they are will-ing to fi nd new ways to decrease the debt. However, they have yet to present even a single new option, choosing to spend their time fi ghting health care instead. In other words, they defeated the bill in the house as a public-ity stunt, touting their hollow achievement instead of working on a new bill. The Republicans use the “too much government” card when-

ever they can for a few reasons: It is too vague to back with statistics, facts and logic; it is an emotional issue that you can get angry about without understand-ing; and it helps stir the paranoia pot surrounding the party’s as-sertions that Obama is a social-ist/communist attempting to institute a new world order by giving all of us tax breaks and better health care. Contrary to the Republican belief that the majority of Amer-ica wants the bill gone, polls have shown that although most Americans do not support the new health care laws, they want the bill fi xed, not repealed. The bill is expected to reduce health care costs for all Americans and American debt as a whole by 2014. The bill has many fl aws that, if both parties can work together, can be fi xed to reduce our debt by even more. The only way to make this bill perfect for our country is to work together, rather than fi ght it because of a party’s agenda.

DENNISON SLEEPER “I love the people who

have helped me get to where I’m at, and I love the T&C staff I’ve worked with. With them, work is fun. I’m going to miss that.”

DENNISON SLEEPER IS A FRESHMAN ENGLISH MAJOR AND IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE t&c.

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ANDREAEVANS

For this week’s Baker’s Dozen Minus Three, visit www.otterbein360.com

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“It was an awesome perfor-mance in both the distance and sprint. A lot of the girls were stepping up and doing a good job,” said Pertraitis. In the fi eld events, freshman Ayla Starcher took fi rst in pole vault and sophomore Michelle Gernert in the long jump. Also helping was a fi rst place fi nish in the 4x200-meter relay. The team combined for a total of 191 points to place fi rst in team standings. On the men’s side, junior Austin Curbow, ranked third in the nation, placed fi rst in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.57 seconds. This time is only 0.02 seconds from a NCAA qualifying stan-dard of 7.55. Junior Tim Williard took fi rst in the men’s 3,000-meter run with a personal best of 9:15.29. “We ran tough, we have a lot of talented athletes and they put forth the hard work in practice. What you see on the track is the outcome of hard work and dedication,” said Williard. The Capital Invitational is set to begin Friday at 5 p.m. at the Crusader Center. The All-Ohio meet will begin Saturday at noon at Kenyon College.

What: Food, Music, Live DJing, GamesWhen: February 11-12, noon to noonWhere: The Communication BuildingWho: Everyone is invited!How: Carpooling is available after the Cardinal Cab shuts downContact: Bradley.Carroll@otterbein.edu for more info!Hope to see you there!

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BY JORDAN LABATTEStaff Writer

Stiff competition awaits both teams this weekend at Kenyon

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Up anD oVer: Junior Austin Curbow is one of 32 Otterbein track members who qualified individually for the D-III All-Ohio meet. Runners who did not qualify will compete in the Capital Invitational Friday.

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Track takes on All-Ohio

This Saturday, the Otterbein men’s and women’s track and fi eld teams will be tested as they compete at this year’s D-III All-Ohio meet hosted at Kenyon College. Last weekend, at the Greater Columbus Invitational in Wester-ville, both teams continued to show great improvement on the season, but head coach Dave Lehman knows the upcoming meet is a different task. “You’re talking about 20 schools and the best kids in the state,” Lehman said. “To get into the top eight you have to be a good athlete.” Strong track and fi eld teams that will also be competing this weekend include Ohio Wesleyan, Mount Union and Capital. “It will be good to see where we are against good competition. I’m excited about the improve-ment we are showing week to week,” Lehman said. Team members from the men’s and women’s teams who did not qualify for the All-Ohio meet will participate in the Capital Invitational at Capital University.

“It’s great,” Lehman said. “It will give everyone a chance to run this weekend.” Last weekend, the women’s team stayed reigning champs of the Greater Columbus Invita-tional with fi rst place fi nishes in many events.

Dominance was shown again in the 55-meter hurdles as senior Sarah Petraitis led the Cardinals with a time of 8.40. Team members Samie Corbin, junior, and Lisa Coleman, senior, took second and third in the event. First place fi nishes continued in the 1,000-meter run with se-nior Lindsay Main, the 3,000-me-ter run with sophomore Bekah Reese and the 5,000-meter run with sophomore Ali Ernest.

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“I struggled a little bit, but the wings drove in and their abil-ity to drive my man out ... gave me the ability to shoot layups, which was huge,” Davis said. The win marked a victory against a top-tier OAC team as the Crusaders were tied for second place in the league before Wednesday. The win also puts the Cards into fi fth place in the OAC and it

came on the heels of two tough losses to the league’s top teams. After a buzzer beater pushed league-leader Marietta College past the Cards at home Jan. 29, second-place John

Carroll University gained the lead in the fi nal minute of overtime to top visiting Otterbein on Feb. 5. “We knew, ‘Hey, we didn’t pull those two out, but we can play with any-body,’” Scheaf said. “And our guys kind of bought into the idea that what we’re doing is the right stuff and what we’re do-ing is going to get us to where we want to be at the end of the year.”

At the end of the year, the Cards undoubtedly want

to be playing in the confer-ence tournament, which only takes the top eight teams from the 10-team league. “We’re in the middle of the pack, we just beat the No.

2 team overall and we have a homestretch throughout here,” Davis said. “So if we win out we can host a (conference tournament) game here, which hasn’t happened here in a few years, which gives us a chance to win the tournament and the conference. It’s just a lot of excitement and it’s huge at this point of the year to get hot.” Otterbein has three regular season games left. The Cards host Muskingum University Saturday, Feb. 12 and Heidel-berg University Tuesday, Feb. 15 before traveling to Wilmington College to close out the slate Feb. 19.

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Women’s Basketball

Cardinals10-12 (6-9 OAC)

Crusaders14-7 (9-6 OAC)

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Day- 16 points 8 rebounds

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no “i” in teaM: Nathan Edick (left) and Brice Rausch (above) helped the Cards take down Capital by turning in a combined 18 points.

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Cardinals rout rivalTeam effort fuels Otterbein past Capital, pulls team to .500

BY DOMINIC PORRETTAStaff Writer

A huge second-half outburst spurred the Otterbein men’s bas-ketball team past cross-town rival Capital University 82-58 Wednes-day in a packed Rike Center. After a back-and-forth fi rst half, the Cardinals (11-11, 7-8 Ohio Athletic Conference) went on a short run to take a 35-29 lead into the locker rooms. But the Cardinals didn’t cool off during the intermission, as freshman point guard CJ Julian came out and scored 13 of his 16 points in the fi rst fi ve minutes of the second half. “Going into halftime up six, we knew the fi rst three minutes were going to be the key,” gradu-ate assistant coach Dan Scheaf said. “We come out in the fi rst three minutes, take care of what we needed to do, kind of put them on their heels to be able to fi nish it out and (Julian) scored 13 points on our fi rst eight posses-sions to start the second half and really just lit a fi re under us.” “We kind of ran away after he did the things he did. A lot of what we did tonight was based on his aggressiveness coming out to start the second half and re-ally gave us a big boost and kind of led us to the big win tonight,” Scheaf said. The Cards were able to take a 53-36 lead and not look back, as Capital couldn’t cut the lead back down to single digits. Once again, junior center Chris Davis was at the top

of the scoring column, along with freshman forward Max Van Meter, who both had 17 points. Davis said the play from the wings and their ability to drive and space out the fl oor was key to the win.