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A NewAugust 23, 2013 Baker University Student Media/Baldwin City, Kansas vol. 121 [issue 1]

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Baker opened its arms, and the doors to the newly renovated Harter Union, this week to a trove

of freshmen eager to start their college experiences. From Playfair to Greek recruitment, students and

faculty alike have been encouraged to meet new people and make new memories because its a newyear, a new union and a new U.


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Jamaica is a popular summer destination forourists with its all-inclusive resorts and luxuryeaches, but one Baker University student got toxperience the side that most travelers dont see -he side racked with poverty and hardship.

Junior Rachel Haley and 11 other Alpha ChiOmega collegians from around the country spenthe rst week of their summer vacations doingervice work in Negril, Jamaica.

Its so hard to fathom seeing large name resorts

within the site of where we were, Haley said.Tourists could cross the street and just see thepoverty. You (have) to wonder, wheres the justicein that?

It was that curiosity that sparked Haleysinterest in being a part of the second annual AlphaChi Omega global service trip.

Service work, its good work, Haley said. Itbenets individuals beyond their own capacity,and any chance to help people besides oneself isgood work to me. We lose sight of the larger scale.

The group of women had nightly reectionswith each other, and during one night, the topic ofconversation was the difference between serviceand philanthropy. In a blog post that followed,Victoria Robinson from the University of Tennesseewrote:

With service we get to feel it in our bonesand our hearts ... We not only can see what wevedone but also realize we made it happen becauseof our own hands and labor. We also have gottento see the faces of the children and those in thecommunity who benet from our hard labor.

The work that the women did consisted ofbuilding an extension to the rapidly growingNegril church, doing concrete work and paintingschools. However, Haley said many of theJamaicans she met were more than willing to helpwith the projects.

She was especially impressed by their way ofcelebrating Labor Day. In Jamaica, it was spentworking selessly in the community.

Its amazing seeing that, Haley said. If I livedlike that for even a moment of every day, my lifewould be so much better. We just use Labor Day asan excuse to go to the lake. These people only needtheir faith and each other, and it was humbling tosee that.

The 12 Alpha Chis were chosen, as Haley put it,to represent and do the work for the 16,000 AlphaChi Omega women nationwide, saying its notonly us, its everyones part in this.

I think this trip says a lot about the Greeksystem, Haley said. You can talk aboutphilanthropy all you want, but this shows that

we are now living out our foundations and ourstandards. Its awesome and inspiring to watchthat transition.

The women had never met face-to-face beforethe trip, but Haley believes the experience broughtthem together as both sisters and friends.

We all came from different walks of life,Shelby Lemon, an AXO from Kansas University,said. This trip really taught me that when youjoin a sorority or organization, its all the samefoundation. The bond of sisterhood is the same inevery chapter.

Friendship isnt the only thing that Haley left theservice trip with. The experiences and knowledgeshe gained were much more than she expected.

You grow and you grow up, Haley said. Youlearn from so many people and it makes you moreaware, and that everything is beyond you as aperson. We can either choose to do something withwhat we know or we can ignore it, but the workisnt going to stop.

The leader of the trip told the women, toreceive much, you must give much, and Haleybelieves this is one of the most important lessonsshe learned during the service trip.

I went into this knowing Id come out different,Haley said. Looking back, I cant imagine my lifebefore this. Everything happens for a reason andeverything will keep building from here. It gave usa whole other view of the world. That is somethingcompletely priceless and invaluable.

Baker reaches out to students from abroad

Taylor Shuckentertainment editor

Humbling service trip brings friendships

Baldwin City might be smack in the middlef the United States, but that doesnt mean Baker

University students cannot be exposed to differentultures.

By the fall of 2014, BU may see new students onampus in the form of Saudi Arabian citizens.

The Saudi Arabian king sponsors a heavilyunded scholarship program for Saudi studentstudying in the United States, Brian Posler,xecutive vice president for academic affairs andean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said.

In June, Posler and Kevin Kropf, senior directorf admissions, visited the Saudi Arabian Cultural

Mission near Washington, D.C. The goal of themeeting was for Baker to be put on the approved

st of colleges where the mission would send Sauditudents.

While it normally looks for universities thatave intensive English programs, Baker could still

e a viable choice for students who have eitherompleted an English program at another institutionr already have sufcient English skills to begin anndergraduate degree.

For them the majors that are most important areusiness and engineering, Posler said. So becauseaker is strong in both business and engineering,

we thought wed be a good t for them and theirrogram.

Posler said the trip was a success in that Bakerwas put on the approved list and the mission has

ledged to start looking for Saudi students thatwould be a good t for Baker.

Kropf said this type of the recruitment, focusingn small groups of students, is exactly what Bakereeds.

To hit our long-term enrollment goals, initiativeseed to be in the small ve to 10 groups, Kropf said,whether thats in a different country or a different

county.Saudi Arabia is a feasible place to recruit students

because its government is so nancially supportiveto students studying in the United States.

Martha Harris, assistant dean for academic affairs,has also been looking into getting students fromParaguay.

Harris said Paraguay and Kansas already have anexchange agreement in place that allows Paraguayanstudents in-state tuition to public universities.

Its denitely something that were looking to do,but its a little bit different creature for us because we

dont have any kind of in-state tuition, Harris said.But if we can kind of get our foot in the door theremight be some places with the resources to help their

students, even if its not monetarily but just to allowthem to leave and to study here.

Harris said she has also identied a school inMexico that would be a good candidate for anexchange program with Baker, and students couldarrive as early as next year.

Theres no better way to understand what itmeans to be an American than to be outside andlook in for a while and to understand how we areperceived in other parts of the world, Harris said.But because not everyone gets to travel or studyabroad, if we can bring in folks that provide that

opportunity to look inside someone elses world, Ithink thats really important.

Katie Thurbonstaffwriter

Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange

Baker University staf members are working to recruit students rom many diferent countries by travelling across the country to meet with

leaders o programs and also establishing exchange agreements or those students. Some o the countries include Saudi Arabia and Paraguay.

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unior Rachel Haley gathers with a ew children she met during her

ervice trip to Negril, Jamaica. Haley went on the trip went with

group o 11 other Alpha Chi Omega members rom across the

ountry.


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New FacultyErin Holt

Even though shes a public health specialist, Erin Holt, the newassistant professor of exercise science, admits her food of guilty pleasureis pizza.

Holt can justify her favorite food by staying active and keeping herstudents active as well.

A lot of my focus has been getting students active during curricular

lessons, Holt said. Plus the research shows that if youre up and activewhile youre learning youre going to retain more and learn it easier.

Most of Holts research focuses on elementary-aged students, but Holt said it applies justas well to college students.

If I can ask elementary students to get up and do stuff, why cant I ask college studentsto? Holt said. They feel silly sometimes but they get over it. When they realize thats theexpectation, they get over it pretty quickly.

In addition to teaching courses in rst aid and introduction to exercise science, Holt is alsousing her background research to teach a 200-level Quest course that shes calling "The Sci-ence of Play."

Well talk about what play is in general and of course bring in the aspect of how play isused as therapy, Holt said. People often just think of play as physical activity, but its not. Itcan be art, music, theater, so how can those different things be used and how play affects thebrain.

Holt said shed also like to get involved on campus outside of the classroom.One of the things Id like to do on campus thats not from a teaching aspect is really help

with campus wellness and get our exercise science students involved," Holt said. "I love do-ing stuff like that.Something Holt wants students to know about her is that she has an open-door policy.I want students to feel comfortable enough outside of class to come and talk to me as

well, Holt said. I think thats important because you guys are here for an education and Imhere to teach you so we should teach the whole person.

Fresh off defending his prize-winning dissertationat Kansas University, Ryan Gibb, assistant professor ofinternational studies, will now be part of the full-timefaculty at Baker University.

Gibb was also on campus last year as an adjunct profes-sor. Baker has not had a full time international studiesprofessor since the departure of Ryan Beasley in 2011.

The hiring of Gibb marks a rejuvenation of the international studies major.Im excited about the classes that Im teaching and some of the things were

going to try and introduce next year, Gibb said. Were talking about doing aModel [United Nations] and possibly teleconferencing with people on different

continents.Gibb will be teaching three courses next semester: an introduction to interna-

tional studies, an introduction to American politics and a 300-level Quest class.This will be my rst experience with Quest, Gibb said. Its kind of excit -

ing because professors get to teach something that theyre excited about whilealso hitting the core curriculum.

Gibb likes to make the material engaging and memorable.Studies show students tend to forget a good chunk of what they learn so if

you can tie it to something youre already interested in, then I think people willremember it better or at least add some nuance to how they understand or dis-sect an issue, Gibb said.

Gibb won the Fulbright Scholarship while at KU to study in Africa andhopes to bring more African-based courses to Baker. He also hopes to teachcourses that have elements focusing on an individuals interactions with theworld.

We interact with the world in a thousand different ways every day and

knowing how you affect the world is important, Gibb said. So I feel like Icontribute to that and I feel like students coming from all sorts of disciplineswill learn from that.

Ryan Gibb

While Alan Grant, professor of business and economics, is on a one-yearsabbatical, Baker alumna Stephanie Brockmann will step in as an instructorof business.

I am honestly just looking forward to being back in the classroom,Brockmann said.

Brockmann graduated from Baker with a degree in business and aminor in economics. She went on to pursue a masters in economics

from Western Kentucky University and now works as an economics assistant for the federalgovernment in the Kansas City region.

My job is to research the communities in these states and identify whats happening thereand how that will affect the banks located in these communities, Brockmann said.

Brockmann said she originally pursued a graduate degree with the idea of also gaining adoctorate in order to teach at the university level.

Im hoping to use this year as a way of deciding if thats still where I want to go, Brock-mann said. I taught some as a graduate student and Ive always been comfortable in front ofa class.

Brockmann, who will be teaching three different economics courses in the fall, just hopes tomake the material interesting to students.

Economics is one of those topics that can get very mundane and lecture-ish when yourejust giving denitions but I always to try to bring something relevant into the classroom,Brockmann said. People dont understand how much they use economics in the real world.

Because Brockmann will only be at Baker for a year, she hopes to keep students in line withwhat theyve already been learning but also bring in some of her real life experience.

When [Grant] returns, the students will be able to pick up where they left off, Brockmannsaid. My expectation is just that the students walk out of the class maybe not so much dread-ing economics.

Stephanie Brockmann

After working her way through teaching elementary school, middleschool and high school, Charlsie Prosser now steps into the world ofhigher education in her role as assistant professor of education for theBaldwin City campus.

I always thought when I was going to school that the teachers who Igained the most knowledge from were the professors whod taught thegrade levels that I was interested in, Prosser said. So Ive been kind ofpreparing for a long time.

Prosser graduated from Bakers doctoral program in 2011 after extensively studyingvirtual education.

Prosser said she initially became interested in virtual education because her autistic sonwas not succeeding in a traditional classroom.I started thinking about all these other families with elementary-aged children and what

some other programs were that a student could still get a good education, Prosser said.There wasnt a lot of research out there on online programs for elementary-aged studentsso its been really interesting.

While Prosser said she is an advocate for virtual education, her specialty is in teachingreading and literacy. At Baker she will also be teaching some math and science to futureteachers.

Im not into the sit-and-get lecture type thing, Prosser said. Im into everybody up,moving around, and nding how theyre actually going to use the information in theirclassroom.

Regardless of what classes are thrown her way, Prosser is in for the long haul.Im hoping this is it, Prosser said. I found my way to Baker again and Im hoping this

will be where I retire from.

Charlsie Prosser

After nishing his doctoral degree in mathematicsduring the 2008 recession, Louis Levy took a job with thefederal government since most universities were forced todownsize.

Roughly half the jobs I applied to were no longer opento anyone because the economy was so bad, Levy said.The industry job came up and I gured Id wait out therecession there.

Now, Levy comes to Baker as an assistant professor of mathematics.I wanted a smaller school where teaching was the main focus, Levy said.

I actually hadnt heard of Baker until I read their ad and I thought wow, thisplace actually sounds pretty nice.Levy brings with him about ve years of teaching experience from classes he

taught while gaining his doctorate degree at North Carolina University plus aone year visiting position at Millersville University in Pennsylvania.

Describing his teaching style as interactive, Levy will be instructing threecourses in the fall: college algebra, calculus I and linear algebra.

Math is mostly problem solving and I believe that math is mostly learnedthrough doing math rather than just hearing someone talk about math, Levysaid. Its very rare I work an example start to nish on my own so I ask stu-dents to help along the way as I go through the problems.

Levy is no stranger to the fact that many students arent fond of his subject.Ive had a number of students who have hated math before, Levy said. I

try and make it not detestable as best I can.

Louis Levy

With nearly two decades of work experience under hisbelt, Ron Christian is now eager to make the transition to acollege professor.

Its always been a goal of mine, Christian said. But asI was going through my masters program I became inspiredby the way my professors taught and related things so wellto the eld that I actually started looking at jobs when I wasgoing through that program.

Christian will now serve as an assistant professor of sports administration,teaching full-time at Baker while also continuing his own education as a Ph.D.candidate at Kansas University.

After nishing his undergraduate degree, Christian decided to begin work-ing in college athletics instead of immediately pursing a masters degree.

Among other things, Christian has worked as a sports information directorand an assistant athletic director and is now ready to share his experiences withstudents in the classroom.

I think one of the unique characteristics I can bring as a professor is Ivebeen on both sides, Christian said. Ive been that assistant athletic directorlooking for an intern. So I hope I can be a good liaison there and try to alignmotivated students with great opportunities.

In addition to teaching sports leadership, sport management, introductionto sports administration and the senior seminar for the sports administrationmajors in the fall, Christian also hopes to provide an interterm class that mightinvolve traveling to the site of a bowl game.

I just see great opportunity here and thats what drew me to Baker withbeing close to Kansas City and close to KU. I think a lot of things could unfoldhere, he said.

Ron Christian


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Following the 3-2-1 countdowned by University President Pat Long,range balloons, noisemakers andheers lled the air Friday evenings a celebration of the completionf phase one of the Harter Unionenovation process.

Were going to make someoise and were going to release the

alloons, Long said. And as weelease, this is a symbol of excitingmes ahead a rst for our students,ur community, for Baker University.

The completion of phase onemeans a new dining hall, whicheatures several food stations,ncluding pizza, pasta, deli, fresh

market, international food, classicntrees and a grill. New tables, chairsnd dishes also complete the modernook of the cafeteria.

In her welcome speech, Universityresident Pat Long gave thanks to

the many people who helped makeit possible, including the Board ofTrustees and lead donor Susanne Teel,who donated a gift of $1.1 million.

While the renovation would nothave been possible without thesupport of these people, Long said itwas the students who pressed for thisproject the most.

And to our students, who keptpushing and pushing and pushingand pushing and said, Dr. Long, if

you do one thing while youre here, itbetter be this one, Long said. I amso grateful we could deliver for you.

After the orange balloons werereleased, the crowd of students,faculty, staff and families gatheredinside for their rst meal in the newlyrenovated cafeteria.

Its fantastic, sophomore AaronGreenbaum said. Its so fun to seesuch a great environment in thestudent union. Its so different and somuch fun.

Student Senate President Owen

Lewis was happy to see the reactionfrom everyone else.

Im personally excited, (but)whats actually got me more excitedis how excited everyone else is,Lewis said. When I was walkingtables, talking to returning students,everyone has big smiles.

As the excitement of phase onesettles in, the renovation processcontinues with phase two, which isexpected to be completed in June

2014. Phase three has no expectedcompletion date set.

Phase two will consist of a newlobby with study rooms, seating,games, computers and a coffee bar.

What we want is a place thats likethe living room of the campus, Longsaid in an earlier interview. So thiscoffee shop here, I look forward to thatbeing just the place between classes,going to run up in there and get a cupof coffee, just be hanging out.

Lewis is also looking forward toa place where students can come

together and collaborate.A union is supposed to be that

collaborative place, and we dont haveit, so I think once phase two gets done,and again, weve got the food partdone, now we just need the actualkind of zone to hang out and getpeople in here and stay around here.

Phase three will consist of amultipurpose room, which will serveas a venue for banquets, studentperformances and ceremonies.

Part of Longs vision has alreadycome true as students, faculty andstaff alike gathered to celebratethe completion of one part of therenovation, as well as to celebrate thefuture plans.

One of the things I wanted,which Im going to see here, is justthis new feeling about the campusthat it brought people together and itbrought them into a building and allof a sudden they connected, Longsaid.

Campus celebrates Union completion

Khadijah Lane/The Baker Orangerange balloons ll the sky in celebration o the completion o phase one o renovations to Harter Union on Aug. 16. The celebration included a thank you by University President Pat Long and was ollowed by a dinnerthe new dining hall.

Dining Hall Facts~ There are our types o meal plans: 19 meals per week, 14 meals per week, 12 meals per

week, and a commuter plan with a renewable card and 75 meals a semester.

~ Each meal plan comes with fex meals that can be used throughout the semester.

~ Grill is open extra hours rom 8 - 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday at retail prices.

~ For a ull meal when you enter the dining hall, the door price is $6 breakast, $7 lunch and

$8 dinner.

~ There are no more to-go meals, but students can ask or a to-go box at the ront desk theday beore. They can also bring a schedule i they need a to-go box throughout the semester.

Khadijah Lane/The Baker Orangeresident Pat Long addresses the university on Aug. 16 during thevealing o the new renovations to Harter Union.

Jenna Stanbroughnewseditor

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To kick off the school year, freshmen participated in Wildcat Welcome. The week started with move-in day, wherefreshmen got their rst taste of campus life at Baker.

The class of 2017 was introduced to Baker traditions and campus life while getting to know their fellow classmates. Theyenjoyed welcoming activities such as the welcome pep rally kickoff, Greek life block party, the Wildcat wobble dance party,traditions walk, Playfair and movie on the lawn.

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(Above) Sophomore Anna Hobbs hula hoops in front of Harter Union during the

fraternity and sorority life block party on Saturday.

(Left) Sophomore Grant Grego rides in on a Baker bike, welcoming returning

students back for fall semester and introducing them to incoming freshmen.

Callie Paquette/The Baker Orange(Top) Students cheer at the Pep Rally on Saturday. The BU Dance Team, Cheer

Squad and WOWzer had performances to spark Baker spirit.

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TwiTTerFollow @bakerorangeand suggest ideas

When new and returningstudents walked on to the BakerUniversity campus this week, they

were welcomed by a new U.Not only is the Harter Union

refreshingly unrecognizable, buthe university has a new look as

well.Following a year in which

enrollment numbers werealarmingly low and several tenuredaculty announced their retirement

or resignation, Baker students,aculty and staff were ready to

have a reason to celebrate.The university answered the call

his summer, giving the campussomething to be excited about.

After such a pivotal school year

n 2012-2013, the Union renovationscould not have come at a better time.When enrollment numbers were

dangerously low, donations to thisproject provided BU with a sense ofhope.

Bakers beautiful campus and friendlyatmosphere is a selling point for many potentialstudents, but until last week, something wasmissing.

Students needed a place on campus wherehey could relax and feel at home. The new

student union provides just that.While students who do not have a meal

plan will surely miss the Wildcat Cafe, DiningServices are working to accommodate students

as BU awaits phase two of the renovationprocess.

Opening the grill section from 8-11 p.m.Sunday-Thursday is a great option for studentswho need a late meal. Dinner also runs until 7p.m. this semester, which allows athletes to eatwhen practices run late.

Following the renovations, Bakers newdinning options may be able to compete withthose of larger institutions, but Allen DinningHall still provides the personable atmosphere

Baker is known for.Students will not be able to take to-go boxes

as they have in the past, but the dining servicesstaff is willing to x a to-go box in advance ifstudents simply ask.

These steps to meet students needs anddesires is a pathway toward a more stablefuture. If prospective students see how Bakeraccommodates its students, how can they turnaway?

Editorial

Union renovation brings excitement

Orange continues monthly publication, online-first philosophyOver the years, the Baker Orange has always

had a commitment to providing Baker Universitywith timely coverage of campus and communitynews.

While that promise has neveraltered, the award-winningpaper had to change the way itdistributed its content in 2012.

Last fall, the Baker Orangeswitched to an online-rst mindset.

At the time, I was unsure if theexperiment would be successful but after the rstfew weeks, those fears quickly diminished.

Now, Ive not only changed my mind entirely,but I wouldnt want it any other way.

As online and social media continue to grow,ournalists are challenged to publish qualitystories quickly. The Orange staff hopes to keepproviding this type of news through our website,thebakerorange.com.

As we did during the 2012-2013 school year,the student-led staff will publish new stories eachweek but will only print a 16-page paper once amonth.

While the Orange went through many changesin the previous year, its not done developing.

The staff is under new leadership, as theresponsibilities of the editor-in-chief are now

separated into twopositions. SeniorTera Lyons has takenover as the printeditor, meaningshe is responsible

for designing eachmonthly publication. As the online editor, Im incharge of updating the website and managing allcontent.

Xiomara Nunez, KNBU-TV and KNBU-FMstation manager, will also play a key role forthe Orange this year. The KNBU-TV staff isnow entirely partnered with the Baker Orange.Members of the TV staff will no longer producethe Wildcat Watch, but instead contribute weeklyvideo packages to thebakerorange.com.

With this convergence, viewers can expectregular multimedia content that accompaniesstories on the web.

In addition to these leadership changes, thestaff is also working to share its content throughconvenient outlets.

The Orange is looking to utilize our socialmedia accounts to provide breaking news andother campus information. Follow @bakerorangeon Twitter and like the Baker Orange Facebookpage to receive all news and entertainmentupdates.

Wildcat fans should also follow @bakersports

to stay up to date on all of Bakers sports teams.If relying on social media isnt enough, readerscan also receive updates through our weeklyemail newsletter. To subscribe, simply visit ourwebsite and click on the button in the top rightcorner.

While the Orange staff is working hardto provide Baker University with timelyinformation, we also want to hear from faculty,students, community members and alumni. Theeditorial board welcomes all guest columnists,letters to the editor or story suggestions. All ofthese listed items can be emailed to [email protected].

Sara BEll

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Sports writers suicideprovides a lifelong lesson

We live in a world full of unexpecteddisasters.

There are natural disasters which may

wipe out an entire region. Or tragic disastersin which a gunman could walk into anelementary school and kill young children.Even accidental disasters, such as an explosionat a fertilizer plant, can happen at any time.

After realizing thedevastation these events canbring, perhaps it may beeasy for one to lose hopeand faith in our world.

Such was the case forMartin Manley, formerKansas City Star sportsreporter, who decided totake his own life on Aug. 15 after giving up onthe world around him.

While suicide is a disastrous matter in itself,and I do hope Manleys soul rests in peace, mythoughts havent been focused on how he died,but rather why he died.

First, you should know that Manleys deathmay have come as a shock to some, but itwasnt a spur-of-the-moment decision for the60-year-old man.

Manley spent 14 months planning before hedeliberately ended his life on his birthday. Hisactions were detailed on a website he created asa memoir of his death more so than his life.

Within the website, Manley noted that hedidnt commit suicide for any reason one mighttypically commit the act for.

He did not suffer from depression; he was ingood health. He wasnt married at the time ofhis death and didnt have any children. He wassimply tired of what he felt was a monotonousday-to-day routine that came with growingolder and seeing tragedies happen aroundhim, such as the Oklahoma tornadoes and theBoston bombings.

Among the reasons he stated to justify hissuicide, Manley repeatedly returned to thenotion that he absolutely did not want to growold, wither and die in such a way that was outof his control.

After reading that in his memoir, I realized

that Manley didnt just lose faith in the worldaround him - he also lost faith in himself.

Although he may not have left behind much

family, he did abandon the chance for greatopportunities to arise in the remainder of hislife.

Just as Manley had, we each are allowedsuch limited time in this world. While wemustnt forget that disasters will happen in thattime, we also cant forget that life goes on.

It is silly to spend thesmall amount of timewe have worrying aboutwhat could go wronginstead of recognizingthe potential of each

opportunity.While Martin Manley may have done great

things in his time living, I believe that he

cheated himself and took life for granted. Whoknows what would have been in store for himnext?

If he would have waited to take his lifeuntil his 61st birthday, would something sowonderful happen to him in that extra yearthat would make him realize he wanted to stayhere as long as he could after all?

In his online memoir, Manley described howhe felt suicide was necessary because the actionwas completely up to him. The choice was allhis.

His reasoning, in this case, is one I couldrelate to my argument. Its logic which holdstrue for everybody.

The choice is all yours are you going tosuccumb to the unexpected disasters whichmay arise in your life, or are you going to takeeach day, each opportunity youre given andmake it great?

The world is full of disaster; it always hasbeen. While each day may hold the potentialfor adversity, it has just as much, if not morepotential to be amazing.

Do yourself a favor and take lifestribulations with a grain of salt.

Dont take for granted the limited time eachof us is given. You are the only one who gets todecide whether that time is great or not.

Lauren Bechard

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baker

The ood is good and there

is a great variety o choices! It

looks more university-like.

Mercedes Ruiz,sophomore

The ood is really good.

Seems trendy and new.

Michael Epp,freshman

Its a nice improvement. I

enjoy the ood a whole lot

better than I did over the

previous years.

Chris Tuckett,senior

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For reshmen and transer students,

here are 13 helpul people to make

your frst year at Baker go smoothly.

College has its politics, too,and Student Senate is the mainfunctioning body for the studentsvoice. Senate President Owen Lewishopes that students will use him as aresource for anything they need to besuccessful at Baker.

Im not afraid of the dumbquestions because I had the dumbquestions when I was a freshman,Lewis said. To have someone whois in your corner like that makes a difference. I want everyone toknow that BU is a family and everyone truly cares.

As Student Senate president, Lewis job is to bring students

concerns to the attention of the people who can make a change.He pointed out that Student Senate is the only entity completelyand totally for the students voices to be heard, and promises thatall concerns will be brought up at meetings.

I cant guarantee a change, Lewis said, but I appreciate thestudents putting trust in me to bring their concerns to light to theadministration.

Owen Lewis

The Mail and Copy Center is a bustlingplace full of smiling and helpful faces, likeKelly Garrison, director of mail and copyservices.

Garrison and her crew are open from8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday to helpstudents with any mail or copy needs.

The center prides itself on being ableto do just about anything for copying,including special printing of items such as

booklets or colored yers, so that students dont have to leave campus.All packages will also go to the center, so if freshmen are expectingcare packages, Garrison is the one to see. She also believes that thecenter provides a service for the students besides mailing and copying.

Students need to know how to ll out a basic envelope, Garrisonsaid. Youd be surprised the things some people write on theirs. Makesure you never send cash through the mail, either.

A tidbit of information that Garrison would like freshmen to note isthat the address for Baker University incoming mail needs to be P.O.Box 65, 608 8th Street, in order to prevent lost chocolate chip cookies orbirthday cards.

Ruth Sarna, the director of theStudent Health Center, has beenhelping students lead a healthy lifeon Bakers campus for 25 years.

The Student Health Centeramenities, which range fromhealth services to counseling, areall a part of tuition. Sarna says thewalk-in clinic is all-inclusive andacclimated to students.

Everything that happens here is condential, Sarna said. Iwant students to come to me with any concerns that they mayhave. Nothing is too stupid to confront me with.

The center also has physicians from the KU Health Center whocome in for four hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This allowsSarna to be able to send the students elsewhere if she cant solve aproblem herself.

In addition to being the director, Sarna also calls herselfstudents number one cheerleader and surrogate grandma.

I really love the students and want them to know that I reallycare about not only their health, but their all-around well being,Sarna said. I love relating to the students and helping themtransition into the real world.

So students who need health services or free hugs can stop bythe Student Health Center to see Nurse Ruth.

As most students would expect,balancing school and a job is a difcultcommitment. Work-study is a convenientopportunity available to a number of BakerUniversity students, and Financial AidAssistant Annie Hannon can help studentsobtain a position.

Work-study is a great opportunity toget some experience on your rsum andto get money as you go. Hannon said.

In May 2013, 127 students tookadvantage of the prospect of getting money while staying on campus.

The rsum experience comes from getting work-study jobs inones discipline. Almost every department and sports team on Bakerscampus has a work-study position available.

While that is the case, there are still less traditional openings likebeing in charge of campus recycling or guarding the Quayle Bible

Collection in Collins library.Hannons piece of advice for incoming freshmen would be to know

what youre getting nancially, and always be aware that there areopportunities out there with loans, grants and especially work-study.

Ruth Sarna

Kelly Garrison

Annie Hannon

Bruce SkoogThe rst step in being successful

in the classroom is having the rightsupplies, and Bookstore ManagerBruce Skoog is the guy to see in thiseld.

Pencils, snacks, textbooks and

apparel are all sold in the bookstore,which makes it a pit stop for moststudents.

I can guarantee the exactly rightbooks and everything students need to be successful in class,Skoog said.

For many students and faculty, the bookstore is a convenientplace to stop, either for a snack or a conversation with Skoog, whois notoriously friendly. A good percentage of the bookstores foottrafc is students and faculty dropping in to say hello to Skoog.

I nd it fascinating how people nd their way to Baker,Skoog said. I like hearing their career aspirations. I dont expecteveryone to come in to buy something. I certainly enjoy havingconversation.

For all technical difculties, studentswill be referred to Helpdesk SupervisorDee Schneck.

We mostly deal on the computertechnology side, Schneck said. Althoughif a student happens to be in the libraryand they dont know where to go, Ivebeen here 16 years so I can help them ndwhere theyre supposed to be.

Schneck said she most commonlyhelps students having problems logging into their portal, email or theuniversity wireless internet but said students should at least try to x itrst before coming to her.

The easiest way to gain assistance from Schneck and other Helpdeskwizards is to submit a helpdesk ticket at www.bakeru.edu/helpdesk2.

For gaming devices especially, students have to submit a helpdeskticket, Schneck said.

While Schneck said they have a checklist for students to look atonline, she had one important last piece of advice to make the year runsmoothly - Make sure you have updated antivirus!

Dee Schneck



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A major change freshmen deal with is thedifference in academic difculty from highschool to college.

Academic Success Coordinator KathyWilson said for most students, it takes a fullsemester to get acquainted with the newteaching styles, which could be detrimentalto a students grade point average.

I see freshmen come in, embarrassedto admit that they cant manage (classes)on their own, Wilson said. Seeing a tutor,someone who has more than likely been in the same class, had the same

teacher and really understands what youll be going through is somethingstudents should really take advantage of.Free tutoring is available to all students through Student Academic

Success services from 7-11 p.m. on Sunday-Thursday.SAS also provides students with guidance when choosing a new

academic adviser at the end of their rst semester at Baker.Students are not required to change advisers, but it is highly encouraged.

Wilson believes students should advocate for themselves and change to anadviser in their discipline.

Wilson, whose ofce is located on the bottom oor of the library, offersmany resources to students, especially incoming freshmen.

For students who need guidance through

the new Quest program, Carrie CowardBucher, Quest program chair and director ofhonors program, is the woman to see.

Freshmen might come see me to getgeneral information about their generaleducation credits, Bucher said, or ifthey have questions about what the Questprogram is or what its goal is.

Baker also offers an honors programif students are looking for a little extrachallenge. If freshmen are not alreadyenrolled in the honors program, they can seeBucher about becoming enrolled for the spring semester.

Bucher previously worked in BUs Student Academic Success programand hopes to still be able to help students in that capacity.

I think that freshmen should appreciate that this is a moment in lifewhen they want to take themselves and their career seriously; so theyreally want to seek out all of the resources to do that excellently, Buchersaid. If I can help them in that, then they should always come to my doorand if not they should be nding who can help them so they can do it.

Kathy Wilson

Carrie Coward Bucher

While the registrars ofce is typicallythe place to make schedule changes, requesta transcript or declare a major, the womenin Constant Hall room one are preparedto answer all kinds of university-relatedquestions.

We want to be the most knowledgeableofce on campus, Jodie Randels, coordinator

of the registrars ofce for the College of Artsand Sciences, said.Along with the other four women in the ofce, Randels seems to spend

a lot of time working on things not in her job description.We get a lot of questions from students that have nothing to do with

us, Randels said. We try to pride ourselves on at least putting them intocontact with the correct person.

Randels said they keep an updated list of university contact informationto assist students in nding who they need.

Sometimes its hard to nd out the whos and the whats at Baker sowe keep a list, Randels said. I hate wild goose chases for myself, and Ireally hate to send a student on one.

Randels said her ofce most often ofcially helps freshmen verify theirenrollment, usually for insurance purposes, but theyre happy to be thatone-stop shop for any answer a student may need.

Jodie Randels

Making a transition from workingin career services, Kelly Burns,coordinator of student affairs, is nowthe students go-to resource for housingand meal plan questions.

For housing matters the rst stop isto talk to your [resident assistant] and[senior resident assistant] but they cancome to us to see what their optionsmight be, Burns said.

Assisting Burns will be Jessie Riggs, a graduate assistantcoming from the Kansas University higher administration

program. Riggs will be the area coordinator during his time atBaker and will help with the New Living Center, Gessner Hall andthe Horn and Markham Apartments.

Laura Jacob, another graduate assistant from the KU program,will preside over Irwin Hall.

As for meal plans, Burns advised students that they are onlyable to change them during the rst two weeks of classes.

Burns said she is looking forward to working with students in anew capacity.

Kelly Burns

For most students, college is justanother stepping stone to the careerof their dreams. Here to help you map

out this last step is Director of CareerServices Susan Wade.All the students think of me as the

resume person, and thats great withme because how I get to know people isthrough your resume, Wade said. Aswe work on a resume, it also helps ustalk about your career plan.

Wade advises all students to attend career services eventsincluding internship information sessions, career fairs, mockinterviews and the Baker University Majors Fair, which is requiredfor freshmen.

I really think that students are really smart to start thinkingabout networking early, Wade said. So coming to career servicesevents so you can meet alumni in your eld is really smart.

Wade especially wants freshmen to know that her ofce isapplicable to all students, not just upperclassmen.

When freshmen look at career services they think OK, thatssomething that I do when Im a junior or a senior and thats not forme right now, Wade said. I think they really underestimate thevalue of it.

Susan Wade

Martha HarrisWhile Baker University doesnt have

its own travel agent, Martha Harris, deanfor academic affairs at the College of Artsand Sciences, is as close as youll get.

I would like for freshman to knowme as the study-abroad person so wecan start working on their study-abroad

opportunity from the beginning,Harris said. For some majors it requiresplanning ahead and I want it to t intotheir college plans seamlessly and still get them graduated ontime.

Studying in a foreign country is an option open to all Bakerstudents that Harris said is very benecial to not only personalgrowth but in the job market as well.

It shows a willingness to move outside your comfort zone andindicates an ability to adapt to certain situations, Harris said.And thats what employers are telling us they want.

Harris said she also set up a Twitter account, Baker StudyAbroad (@bakerabroad), to dispense information more easily tointerested students.

Cassy BaileyShes been compared to a big sister, a cool aunt and a

mom but just hopes to never be known as the grandma.Dean of Students Cassy Bailey can be one of a students

most signicant resources for all college life matters.I think the most important thing for a student to

know about me is that Im approachable, Bailey said. Astudent can use me as a starting point no matter what it is,and Im going to help the student through whatever ofce

or wherever they need to be sent next.While Bailey could be called a Baker expert and has

an orange suitcase full of Baker-related props to proveit, she can be just as useful in dealing with non-Bakermatters.

Thats just a really good perk of my job to be ableto sit with students, and sometimes it has nothing todo with Baker, its just kind of life and life challenges,Bailey said. If only my walls could talk some daysabout the different conversations I have with students.


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After nishing fourth in the Heart ofAmerica Athletic Conference in 2012,he Baker University volleyball team

made strides during the offseason.The Wildcats are receiving

otes in the NAIA preseason pollnd are picked to nish second inonference play.

While the team lost two of its keylayers to graduation, Baker alsoas many offensive and defensive

weapons returning.Senior Crystal Simon is condent

n the teams ability and believeshe Wildcats can nd successhrough their depth this season.

If someone is struggling oneay, I have no doubt we will be able

o put someone else in and still beble to do well, Simon said. Theersatility, I think, is really whats

making us shine right now.Baker will look to Danielle

rench, the 2012 HAAC Freshmanf the Year, to make an impactgain this season. The 6-foot-1-inch

middle hitter led the team in alllocking categories last season andad the third most kills for BU.

Senior Renata Dill will alsonchor the Wildcats defense in theackcourt. The second-team all-onference libero led Baker with 575igs in 2012.

Head coach Kathy Allen isondent in the teams defensegain this season, as she added

more height to the roster.I think we should have a pretty

trong block,Allen said. We haveome size in the front row, and weave some good, quick backcourtefenders, so I foresee our defense

o be pretty strong this year.While defense will likely be a

arge part of the Wildcats success

in 2013, the team has a new lookto its offense as well. Allen signedsix new players, including GardnerEdgerton High School standoutHannah Bettge.

The freshman has already provenherself in practice and will get thecall as the starting setter for theWildcats.

Were going to be able to run afaster offense, Allen said. (Bettge)jump sets everything in front of the10-foot line, and shes denitelyable to hold a block.

The Wildcats other fresh facesinclude three transfer studentsfrom Johnson County CommunityCollege.

With these additions, theWildcats are condent in their teamand will work to prove their No. 2ranking.

I think we are going to workhard in order to get rst, but wealso know that there is a lot ofcompetition out there and we cantjust expect to get second, Simon

said. I feel like this year we havethe potential to win conference, andI feel like we are going to do reallywell. Im really excited to see howwe do in conference play.

Simon will have to wait a whileto face a conference opponent,though, as Baker spends its rstthree weeks in tournament play.

The Wildcats open their seasontoday in Sioux City, Iowa, for theNorthwestern Tournament. Bakerwill be tested right away, as threeof the four teams it faces duringthe two-day tournament are eitherreceiving votes or are ranked in the

preseason poll.BUs rst game is scheduled for2:30 p.m. against Dordt College. TheWildcats will then turn around toplay Doane College at 6:30 p.m.

Versatility will be key to BUs successSara Bell

editor

Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange

Freshman Hannah Bettge sets the ball during the alumni volleyball game Sunday in Collins Center. The

Wildcats volleyball team is currently ranked second in a preseason poll for the Heart of America Athletic

Conference.

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Online

Windle resigns to accept position at Kansas University

Head softball coach and assistant volleyballoach Matt Windle has announced hisesignation from both positions.

He will head to his alma mater, theUniversity of Kansas, as a volunteer assistantoach for the Jayhawks softball program.

Windle ended his Wildcat career with a7-85 record during his four years as headoftball coach. In 2013, Baker accumulated23-14 record under Windles direction andnished third in the Heart of America Athletic

Conference.I absolutely love the athletic department

nd atmosphere of KU, Windle said. This is a

big opportunity. Going back to my alma materis a little strange but exciting at the same time.

Graduate assistant coach Jamie Stanclift willtakeover as interim head softball coach and

assistant volleyball coach. Stanclift believes shehas the same coaching philosophy as Windleand has no intent of coming in and makingdrastic changes.

Im ecstatic and couldnt be more excited(to take on this position), Stanclift said.Well have 18 girls on the squad with sixincoming freshmen that are all talented. Imlooking forward to getting to know them andwelcoming them into the Baker family andgetting them into the routine that coach Windlestarted. It should be a very exciting year.

Windle will serve as the first base coach andplans to work with the catchers during his first

year at KU.Although, he is no longer coaching at Baker,

Windle will teach a Quest 111 class entitledScience Fiction: Societal Reflections.

Senior Tara Chumley is disappointed to seeWindle go but knows the program will be ingood hands with Stanclift.

Im sad Windle is leaving because he was agreat coach and has done so many great thingsfor the Baker softball program, Chumley said.He helped this program earn respect at thenational level. I am incredibly happy for himand his new opportunity at KU. I think CoachStanclift will be an amazing coach. She reallyknows the game and played at the college levelso she understands college athletes. I have nodoubt she will be a successful coach.

Megan Henryassistantsportseditor


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BU Scoreboard

Football:

Ottawa @ BU

Ranked No. 15 in the country, the Baker

University ootball team starts its season o with

a bye-week. The Wildcats will hit their home ield

or the irst time against Ottawa University. The

County Line Clash is scheduled or 6 p.m. on Sept.

9 at Liston Stadium.

Womens Soccer:

BU @ Ashford

Returning rom its third straight appearance

in the NAIA national tournament, the Baker

womens soccer team will k ick o its season at

noon Saturday in Clinton, Iowa, against Ashord

University. The Cats will then return home on

Sunday, beginning a our-game homestand. Baker

will ace AIB School o Business at noon Sunday at

North Park.

volleyball:BU @ Northwestern

The Wildcats will travel to Sioux City, Iowa, to open

their season in the Northwestern Tournament.

Bakers opening match starts at 2:30 p.m. today

against Dordt University. The team will also play

Doane University at 6:30 p.m. According to a

preseason poll, BU is picked to fnish second in the

conerence play.

Mens soccer:

BU @ ashford

Ater fnishing second in the Heart o America

Athletic Conerence in 2012 but being placed at No.

4 in the 2013 HAAC Preseason Poll, the Baker mens

soccer team looks to start its season with fre. The

Cats will compete against Ashord University at 2:30

p.m. Saturday in Clinton, Iowa. The team will then

compete against AIB School o Business at 2:30 on

Sunday at North Park in Baldwin City.

Coming o successul 2012 campaigns, Baker

Universitys all sports team are looking to compete

at high levels again this season. The ootball team

is ranked 15th in the NAIA preseason poll and the

volleyball team is also receiving national recognition.

The womens 4,000-meter race will begin at 10:30

a.m. and the mens 5,000-meter race will ollow at

10:55 a.m. at the Baldwin City gol course. Both the

mens and womens team have won the meet the

last two years. The mens team will try to keep, or

beat their 10th place fnish at last years nationals.

cross country:

maple leaf invitational

In preparation for their rst meet,Baker Universitys cross country teamsreturned to campus nearly a week early tobegin practicing and get to know the newmembers of the team.

Although the Wildcats wont competeuntil Aug. 31, senior Megan Rosa alreadysees the potential in the team for theupcoming season.

We have a really great group of ladiesthis year. We returned some really stronggirls and we also recruited six stellarfreshmen, Rosa said. The past two yearswe have fallen a bit short, but I thinkwith our new talent in addition with ourexperience we are going to be a pretty toughteam this year.

The womens team returns many of theirtop runners in senior Lauren Jaqua, seniorAshley McBride and junior Kerry Kurta.These three runners competed in the NAIAnational championship last year and willlook to return to the national meet again thisseason.

Rosa suffered from injuries the past twoyears but hopes to discover her full potentialon the course this season.

(This year) I am focusing on enjoyingmy last season and staying healthy, and ifan opportunity arises to really do somethinggreat, then I plan on being ready tocapitalize on it, Rosa said.

While the Wildcats have ve strongreturners, the six newcomers will look tomake an impact as well.

Freshman Jillian Benson was recruitedfrom Shawnee Mission West High School.So far, she believes the team works welltogether and already has a strong bond.

My expectations for this season areprobably just to do the best we can do as ateam, Benson said. I think our team has alot of potential so I would really like to seehow far we could go.

With several new faces on the roster, Rosaplans on using her senior status as a wayto serve as a leader and role model for theunderclassmen on the team. With this, sheoffers one piece of advice to both the mensand womens teams:

To get better you are going to needto work harder than you ever had beforeand youre going to need to trust CoachKindler, Rosa said.

The mens team is coming off its mostsuccessful season in recent history with a10th place nish at the NAIA national meet.

However, the Wildcats will have bigshoes to ll after losing ve of the toprunners from 2012. A class of six decorated

seniors completed their nal year ofeligibility in 2012, and Jeremy and JustinBryan transferred during the offseason.

Cooper Clark and Garret McPherson arethe lone seniors on the Wildcats 11-mansquad, but ve freshmen will look to make aname for themselves as well.

The Wildcats are scheduled to open theirseason with the Maple Leaf Invitational onAug. 31 at the Baldwin City golf course.The womens 4,000-meter race will start at10:30 a.m., with the mens 5,000-meter run tofollow at 10:55 a.m.

Cross country teams preparefor Maple Leaf Invitational

Megan Henryassistantsportseditor

File Photo/The Baker Orange

Senior Lauren Jaqua runs or the Wildcats in 2012. Jaqua and the Baker University cross country teams will open their season with

the Maple Lea Invitational on Aug. 31 at the Baldwin City gol club. The womens 4,000-meter race will start at 10:30 a.m., with the

mens 5,000-meter race to ollow at 10:55 a.m.


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After just one week of practice,he Baker University womens socceream already has its sights set on oneoal for 2013: making it to nationals gain.

The Wildcats are returning from13-7-1 season, which landed them

n the Sweet 16 round of the NAIAwomens soccer national tournamentor the third straight year.

This year may be a little different,hough, as the Cats have added 13ew faces to the roster including one

ransfer student and 12 freshmen.

However, junior Shelby Schiraldi isconfident the newcomers will adaptto the pace of Baker soccer with ease.

We have more athletic girls anda lot more depth on the team thisyear, Schiraldi said. The chemistryis going to be different, but thenew girls are adjusting really well,communicating and starting tounderstand how we play.

Despite its past success, otherteams in the Heart of America AthleticConference seem to think this seasonwill go a bit differently for Baker.

Shortly before their report date onAug. 10, the Wildcats learned theyare third in the HAAC preseason

rankings. The news came as quite asurprise to head coach Nate Houser.

I think its a little bit of slapconsidering how well we did lastyear, Houser said. But if we deserveto be anywhere we will win ourgames and prove it out.

Houser is pleased with theleadership he sees in the returners,including vocal leader Schiraldi,

who concluded 2012 as a third-teamNAIA All-American and NationalSoccer Coaches Association ofAmerica third-team All-American.

Baker will also return All-HAAChonorees junior forward Alexa Fryer,junior defender Lesley Johnson and

junior goalkeeper Rachel Theobald.The expectation is for us to be able

to finish games this year, Housersaid. We are changing up a little bit,but I think with the ladies we havereturning and ones we have comingin, we will still be able to causeproblems for our opponents.

Baker will hit the road to Clinton,Iowa, to start the season at nationally

ranked Ashford University onSaturday. The team will return toBaldwin City on Sunday for a home-opener against AIB School of Businessat North Park. Both game times arescheduled for noon.

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Senior Andy Gri n heads the ball during a game against Ashford University during the 2012 season. The

Wildcats will open their season Saturday against Ashford in Clinton, Iowa.

Lauren BechardASSISTANTSPORTSEDITOR

Baker looks for return to nationals

After saying goodbye to 11 seniorst graduation last year, the Baker

University mens soccer team hadome cleats to fill.

Assistant coaches Sara Matthewsnd Davy Phillips were able toll those spots and then some byecruiting two transfers and 14reshmen for the 2013 season.

Sara and Davy did a good jobnding some pretty confident kids

kids that we feel can step in ande a part of things right away, headoach Nate Houser said.

The Wildcats have made it to theNAIA national tournament three

ut of the last four seasons, andoncluded 2012 with a 5-2 recordn the Heart of America Athletic

Conference, good for a second placenish.

The Wildcats are ranked fourthn the HAAC preseason poll, which

Houser finds interesting after howwell the team did in the toughest

conference in the country last year.Senior Andy Griffin looks to the

standings for motivation, though.Im cool with it, let people think

what they want about us, Griffinsaid. Actions speak louder thanwords, though, and if we start off onthe right foot, I think well be in agood position to prove them wrong.

While the chemistry on the fieldmay be different with the newcomers,Griffin is proud of the work histeammates have put in during thepreseason two-a-days so far.

The effort has been fantastic,Griffin said. Everyone has beenshowing up and working hard. Wereall working to get on the same page,but were getting along well andI think it will only continue to getbetter from here.

Baker will open its season inClinton, Iowa, on Saturday againstnationally ranked Ashford University.The Cats will return to Baldwin Cityon Sunday for a home-opener againstAIB School of Business at North Park.Both game times are scheduled for2:30 p.m.

Mens soccer welcomes16 newcomers for 2013

Lauren BechardASSISTANTSPORTSEDITOR

File Photos/The Baker Orange

(Left) Junior Shelby Schiraldi passes the ball away from the goal during a game

against Park University during the 2012 season at Liston Stadium.

(Right) Sophomore Shalynn Eldredge-McMillan dribbles the ball around a

McPherson College player during the 2012 season at Liston Stadium.


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Mike Grossner is entering his10th season as head coach of theBaker University football team,but it will perhaps be his firstwith such high expectations.

If the Wildcats want to buildon their eight-win campaign

in 2012, they are on the righttrack. The team is ranked No.15 in the NAIA preseasoncoaches poll. The team finishedthird in the Heart of AmericaConference standings last yearbehind Missouri Valley Collegeand MidAmerica NazareneUniversity, and the Wildcatsare placed behind the sametwo schools in the conferencepreseason poll.

On paper, I feel good ... butwell see how it pans out thisseason, Grossner said during aHAAC press conference.

There will be several familiarfaces taking the field for theBaker this season, includingstarting quarterback JakeMorse. The senior has thrownmore than 4,400 yards and 36touchdowns in his career andwas named a preseason All-American in 2012. Morse foughta knee injury in 2012 but iscleared to lead the nationally-ranked Wildcats for his finalseason.

Last year was veryfrustrating, Morse said duringHAAC Media Day. ... It was

tough, but thats part of it.Youve got to fight throughadversity, and Ive learned fromthat experience and its mademe a better quarterback.

Another key offensive playerreturning from last season issenior running back DillonBaxter. The former USC Trojanled the team with 869 rushingyards and seven touchdownsin 10 games. Baxter came on

strong the last three games ofthe season, including a 188-yard effort against GracelandUniversity. Grossner saidBaxter gained 25 poundsover the offseason to handle abigger payload for the comingcampaign.

On the defensive end, muchexcitement surrounds juniordefensive end Andre Jolly. Heled the entire NAIA in sackswith 16 in 2012, which earnedhim All-America honors.Grossner also raved about thesecondary, including Mike

Stevenson and Josh Fairley, whocombined for six interception in2012.

If the Wildcats can improveon their -3 turnover margin,largely caused by fumbles, andhandle their quality opponents,this could prove to be a fruitfulseason.

The Wildcats will wait untilSeptember to kick off theirseason in the County LineClash. Baker is scheduled tohost No. 18 Ottawa Universityat 6 p.m. on Sept. 7 at ListonStadium.

Chad MullenSTAFFWRITER

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Football cracks top 15 in preseason poll

Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeFreshman Rolando Perez practicesfield goals during the footballteams practice on Saturday. Thefirst football game of the season isagainst Ottawa University on Sept.7. The football team is ranked 15thin the 2013 NAIA Football CoachesPreseason Top 25 Poll.


14/16

2,977. Thats the number of peoplewho died in the attacks of 9/11.But the aftermath of the terrorismreaches much farther. In the yearsfollowing the attacks, over a halfmillion New York City residentssuffered from some form of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Playwright David Rimmer wroteNew York to raise funds forvolunteer psychiatrists dedicatedto helping these patients whowere psychologically affected by9/11. This fall, the Baker TheaterDepartment will bring New Yorkto Baldwin City.

Its going to be a special eventand a moving night in the theater,

Associate Professor of TheaterTom Heiman said. Its a bunch ofdowners, no doubt about it, but thereshould bea lot of talkwhen thewhole thing isdone.

The16-scene playfollows 14individualson theirourney tocome toterms withthe events of9/11. Theyrecount theirpain, strength and heartbreak toa psychiatrist, in a powerful, yetsimple, display.

A subject like this can be tough,but this playwright did an amazingob of developing his charactersand creating a play that tugs atthe heartstrings while still beinginspirational, junior CheyenneQueen said. Queen will be playinga human resource director wholost a friend in the attacks. I thinkthe audience will take away anunderstanding of how lives were

affected and are still being affected.Of those who perished during the

initial attacks and the subsequentcollapses of the towers, 343 wereNew York City firefighters, another23 were New York City policeofficers and 37 others were officers atthe Port Authority.

As Rimmer did, the BUproduction will raise money in honorof policemen and firefighters.

When we contacted the localdepartments, I said what do youall need? We want to do somethingfor you, Heiman said. They all

referred us to charities outside oftheir organization. They couldntthink of a thing that we could do forthem, and that was so cool.

The money raised will go toMuscular Dystrophy Associationto be donated in the name ofthe firefighters and also the CyMiddleton Memorial Fund. This isa fund that aids police officers andtheir families who are stricken withillnesses or death.

9/11 just reassured my job as avolunteer firefighter for a small townthat anything can happen, AllenCraig, Baldwin City fire chief, said.Ive been in the department for 43years. Im the only one here who wasat the Kappa Sigma fire, and I hopeto never have to fight a fire for Bakeragain.

The show will open at 7:30 p.m.on Sept. 11 in Rice Auditorium. Itwill run through Sept. 14 at the same

time and have afinal showing at2 p.m. on Sept.15.

Most Bakerproductionsopen onThursdays,but Heimanbelieves thatthe power ofstarting theshow on theanniversary andadding an extraday, will givemore people an

opportunity to experience what theplay has to offer.

Theater by its nature is supposedto effect change in the audience,laughing, crying, something,Heiman said. At its best, theater caneffect change in a group beyond oneevening, and thats what I believethis play will do. It avoids being asoap opera. Its not overdone; its justreal.

Following the first night, therewill be a talk back with Director

of Counseling Center Tim Hodgeswhen the audience can talk abouttheir experiences with 9/11, or anytraumatic incident they have had.The cast and crew hope that theplay will reach farther than justentertainment.

With the way we are performing(the play), I hope the audience canrelate to one another and come outwith a strengthened relationshipbetween them and have foundpatriotism that keeps them talkingabout this tragic day for a long time,Queen said.

Theater to honor 9/11Taylor ShuckENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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The Baldwin City Fire Department was chartered Feb. 4, 1910. The volunteer-only sta responds

to Baldwin emergencies from their residence or work, and as of 2009, they have expanded their

responsibilities to include emergency medical services.

At its best, theater can effect

change in a group beyond

one evening, and thats what I

believe this play will do. It avoids

being a soap opera. Its not

overdone; its just real.

-Tom Heiman


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Coming out of retirement to bean interim director of choral ensem-bles seemed something like destinyto Cathy Crispino.

When I was in the rst grade,the teacher would make us a crownto wear out of construction paperfor our birthday and she would askus what our favorite color was tomake the construction paper crown,and mine was orange, Crispinosaid. So I think its time for someorange and I love that.

Crispino retired from directing

choirs at Lawrence High School inthe spring of 2012 but knew shedstill be involved in music somehow.

Ive had a year of retirementand now Im going to have a newadventure, and Im really excitedabout that, Crispino said.

With an impressive resume ofteaching public school for 32 yearsand being a professional choral mu-sician, Crispino is looking to impacta new set of people.

I was always sad to see myseniors leave because senior yearin high school a lot happens vo-

cally; they mature in such beautifulways, Crispino said. I always feltlike I did all this work to help themget to where they just blossomedand then I had to say goodbye.

Crispino will also be workingwith the community choir in addi-tion to the strictly student choirs butis fullling only part of the dutiesof Matthew Potterton, who was thedirector of choral activities beforedeparting Baker last year.

Crispino said she will continueto build on Pottertons work andhopes to prepare students to per-

form at the professional level.I hope to enhance the students

music reading skills, said Crispino,and create beauty with others inthe community.

Sophomore MacKenzie Sammonssaid she was nervous about gettinga new director, but after meetingCrispino she is ready to see how herdirecting style differs from Potter-tons.

Im really excited to see how thisyear goes, Sammons said. And ofcourse the choir is always looking

for more support.Crispino said the music depart-

ment has big plans for the studentsthis year, including a fall concert forall Baker choirs and a trip to Irelandover spring break.

I have really enjoyed workingon preparation for the choir thissummer, said Crispino. I cantwait to get started.

Katie Thurbon &Taylor Schley

staffwriter

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