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Ding, dong, ‘the Dick’ is dead Otterbein directs attention to retention Student fears O-Zone will follow in Banner’s footsteps Second-half surge not enough against Blue Streaks
THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN
Get your 3-D glasses ready. After the success
of movies like “Avatar” and “A Christmas Carol,” studios are adapting more films in 3-D. Next: “Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland."
General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Ed Whitacre said it will be profitable in 2010 for the first time in six years.
The PGA Tour’s 2010 season begins Thursday.
A suspected terrorist was able to board an airplane with explosives on Christmas Day.
Online dating site Beautiful.com kicked off 5,000 members for being “fatties.” Information compiled by Daniele Murphy. Information from www.usatoday.com, www.theaustralian.com.au and www.cnn.com.
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Editorial
New Year, New You? Half of adults set New Year’s resolutions every year, and quite frankly, I think they’re dumb. BY JEANA HARRINGTON Business Manager
Riddle me this, if you want to change something in your life, what benefit comes with waiting until Jan. 1 to initiate the change? The answer: none. In reality, New Year’s resolutions have potential to do more harm than good. Let’s assume, like everyone else in the world, your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight by eating healthier and exercising more. When your new lifestyle doesn’t deliver immediate results, and you don’t look like Nicole Richie by February, statistics have shown there’s a good chance you’ll resort to even worse habits than when you started. Next thing you know, your New Year’s resolution is out the window, and you’ve gained 10 pounds. Fail. To set the record straight, I’m not saying you shouldn’t set goals to be more healthy or stop a bad habit. But seriously, if you realize in October that you need to change something in your life, putting it off until January is just plain stupid and lazy. And if you wait until January, statistics have shown there’s more than a 90 percent chance you’ll fail. According to researcher John Norcross and his colleagues, who published their findings in the Journal of Clinical Psychology in 2002, around 40-45 percent of adults make resolutions every year. Six months in, less than half will be successful. Only 8 percent will last through the year.
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Sure it feels good to make a list of things you’d like to accomplish, but ask yourself, are you really going to follow it?
If you’re part of the half that does make a resolution, congratulations, you are the ultimate procrastinator. You better have a really good, detailed plan and timeline to reach your goals since you’ve been sitting on them for so long. Unless, of course, you irrationally made a last minute resolution, just for the hell of making it, in which I still think you’re going to fail. On a more positive note, kudos to anyone who has successfully completed their resolution. I apologize if this editorial offends you. For the rest of you, do yourself a favor. Wait until February and start over. Then you’ll know you want to change for the sake of improving your life, rather than changing for the sake of change. Best of luck in 2010. It’ll still suck as much as last year. t&c JEANA HARRINGTON IS A SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS THE BUSINESS MANAGER FOR THE T&C.
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WHISKEY WEDNESDAYS: Wednesday evening at Whiskey Dick’s used to be a favorite for underclassman girls.
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Answer: Simon Cowell
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Illustration of U.S. President Barack Obama carrying a heavy red caduceus up a steep ight of stairs. The Kansas City Star 2009.
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Otterbein strives to keep students Budget cuts last quarter spur administration to pump up enrollment efforts in order to boost the red budget
Otterbein dropouts as well. “Some students don’t get connected By using a new as well,” Lehman Freshman cohort starting Measured to Enrolled Autumn Enrolled Winter Percent Retained survey program and said. “Students are Autumn 2006 Winter 2007 Census 658 592 90.00% consulting agency, socially portrayed Otterbein hopes to Autumn 2007 Winter 2008 Census 632 576 91.10% that they should increase retention and be best friends Autumn 2008 Winter 2009 Census 659 617 93.60% enrollment. with their first Otterbein is spending Autumn 2009 Winter 2010 1st Day* 643 610 94.90% roommates.” approximately $40,000 THIS REPORT IS PRELIMINARY, COMPARABLE NUMBERS FOR 2009-10 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL CENSUS DATE ON JAN. 12, 2010. The college is in an effort to increase GRAPHIC BY BARBARA WHARTON, DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTION EFFECTIVENESS AND PLANNING. also looking outside enrollment and boost RETENTION RATES: Otterbein is focusing on increasing retention and enrollment since its revenue is 87 percent tuition-driven. Ohio to increase retention. the number of Budget cuts spurned (approximately 40 percent of earned) away as awards incoming students. “The in-state population is expected by a reported $1.1 million shortfall and a $29 million for students in 2008. In 2009, however, the college gave to decrease through 2018,” Stein said. shrink in the college’s endowment last quarter has driven nearly 43 percent of its earned tuition in awards. This “We have roughly 30-35 states represented at the administration to a two-year contract with Hardwick gave Otterbein an additional $900,000 deficit. Otterbein,” Stein said. “Increasing this is a priority.” Day, a consulting agency specialized in optimizing “We want to increase enrollment two percent each Admissions is focusing on Chicago, New England, enrollment and financial aid through statistical modeling year to 2015,” Stein said. Higher retention, larger new the Del-Mara and Washington D.C. areas, Atlanta and and analysis. student classes and growing the continuing studies and Florida. t&c Enrollment constitutes 87 percent of revenue for the graduate programs is how the college plans to meet college, according to Vice President of Business Affairs that goal. “We expect most growth to occur in the Dave Mead. “The cost is an investment for the future of graduate and continuing studies. We haven’t reached our the college,” Mead said. potential.” According to Mead, Hardwick Day has proprietary The use of a new software system, MAP-Works©, In Vol. 91 Issue 10, the Tan & Cardinal quoted Sam software and algorithms to find the best way to package is hoping to increase retention. According to Kate Weisgarber in the “Say What” section regarding financial aid. Lehman, assistant dean and director of the Center for Facebook saying,“I believe in freedom of speech, According to Vice President of Enrollment Thomas Student Involvement, the software uses surveys taken so people should be allowed to put anything they Stein, Hardwick Day is analyzing the way Otterbein by first-year students to help administrators understand want on there.” Weisgarber actually said, “I believe packages financial aid by using data from the past three students’ risk factors for withdrawal. anything pornographic or obscene should be banned, years and is expected to deliver a report to the Board of The survey matched respondents with their academic but otherwise I believe in the freedom of speech, Trustees in February. record. According to Lehman, national trends showed so people should be able to put what they want on The Tan & Cardinal reported last quarter (“Budgets that if incoming freshmen struggled in high school their Facebook page. Also, I think death threats are cuts on the horizon,” Vol. 91, Issue 4) that the academics, they were likely to struggle in college. The inappropriate.” college earned $54.3 million and gave $21.8 million survey also indicated that social issues mattered to BY FALLON FORBUSH News Editor
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OC SECURITY REPORT
According to the WPD and the Otterbein Security Log, the following has been reported from November 27 through January 6.
1. 11/27/09 Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., a student’s bicycle was stolen from outside DeVore Hall. A report was filed with WPD. 2. 12/3/09 A burglary of college property occurred at Hanby Hall. It was reported to WPD. 3. 12/3/09 A student at Jonda Fraternity house was reported to WPD as a suicide threat. Officers were alerted to the situation by the student’s father after he received text messages from the student threatening self harm.
4. 12/8/09 There was a loud noise complaint regarding Apt. 1D in the Home Street Commons. 5. 12/24/09 Around 10:00 p.m., at 146 West Home Street, a BB Gun was recovered from a living room. 6. 12/25/09 There was a fire violation at Apt. 4F in the Home Street Commons. 7. 1/1/10 Four fire extinguishers were reported stolen. The theft was thought to have occurred between June and December of 2009. t&c
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Ask Alumni:
K. Christopher Kaiser ‘77 Chief Operating Offi cer part of the Columbus commuBY BREANNA WATZKA Staff Writer
nity. Last August, I completed the 180-mile PelotoniaTwo-Day bicycle ride to Ohio University, which helped raise $4.5 million for local cancer research. How did Otterbein prepare you for your career? More than the formal education, Otterbein provided me with an opportunity to explore and be involved in different organizations.
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Otterbein College prepares for a potential third wave of the H1N1 virus by offering vaccines.
OC offers free vaccines
Major? Business administration with a concentration in accounting.
There is also another clinic on Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2:30-4:30 The Otterbein Health Center p.m. is now prepared to vaccinate the The vaccines are free and Otterbein community. available to all students, faculty, The first two clinics, held on staff and family members. Dec. 10 and 11, were for adults Although the Health Center between the ages of 19-64 with offers these clinics, “students underlying health conditions. can come in anytime,” Pryfogle The third clinic was held said. on Dec. 14 but included all Pryfogle said the health students, faculty, staff and department had a list of priority families, regardless of underlying groups who received the health conditions. vaccines first. According to Ann Pryfogle, “We had to go with when we director of Student Health could get it, which happened to Services, the Health Center fall during break,” Pryfogle said. immunized over 250 people She said that the health during the three clinics. department is preparing for a Travis Matson, junior music third wave of the H1N1 virus. business major, received the During 2009, two waves of the vaccine in December. virus hit. The first was in April, “I’ll be going to China next the second in the fall. year with the concert choir, so I According to the Centers might as well get protected, plus for Disease Control (CDC), my mom kept harping me about the number of H1N1 cases has it,” Matson said. “The whole decreased countrywide. routine was quick and painless. However, the CDC also said No harm, no foul. It’s a typical that during the next few months shot.” of the season, the flu will come “Right now we have more and go, whether it is caused by vaccines available, so we are H1N1 or regular seasonal flu holding another clinic today viruses. between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 The CDC says that along p.m,” Pryfogle said. with a seasonal flu vaccine, thursday, jan. 7, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 11
What do you do? I am the Chief Operating and Financial Officer for OSU Surgery, LLC, a multi-specialty surgical practice affiliated with The Ohio State University.
The college had over 100 cases of H1N1 reported to the Health Center last quarter, according to Health Center officials BY RAE REED Assistant News Editor
people should also get the H1N1 vaccine, which is the best way to protect against the virus. “During fall quarter there were over 100 cases (of the H1N1 virus) that I’m aware of (at Otterbein).” Pryfogle said. Whereas the Health Center cannot test for H1N1, they advise any student with flu-like symptoms to either stay in their dorm room, or go home if they live within a 200-mile radius. “We have to make sure the hall directors do things like make sure the sick people are getting food. There are people with meal plans that normally eat at the dining hall, so we are trying to get them help with that. If there is a roommate situation, we try to decide which roommate could move out, the sick one or the healthy one,” Pryfogle said. Pryfogle advises any student with symptoms to either visit the health center or go to an urgent care center. The Health Center takes students during two-hour periods daily. “If a student gets in before the two hours are up when the doctor is in, they will be seen,” Pryfogle said. t&c
What were you involved in while at Otterbein? Honorary societies, Fraternity Eta Phi Mu (Jonda), intramural sports, yearbook and work study.
What’s the most rewarding part of your job? I enjoy the intellect of the doctors and being a part of OSU which is such a large integral
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Do you have any advice for students? Internship, internship, internship. In today’s tough job market, you will need it to differentiate yourself. If you could go back, is there anything you would do differently? This reminds me of a saying I have. I have no regrets, but there is nothing I have done that I wouldn’t do differently. Perhaps that is the perfectionism in human nature. Experience is that great teacher that allows us to recognize our mistakes so that we don’t repeat them. With that said, I would say I underestimated the importance of getting to know as many people in different fields as possible. It is those relationships that will enrich our lives. t&c
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Program receives grant
Construction to begin
Otterbein’s Ubuntu Mentoring and College Clubs Program recently received a $90,044 grant from the nonprofit TG Public Benefit Program. The Ubuntu program joins Otterbein students with underprivileged youth in Columbus City Schools with an emphasis on higher education opportunities and one-on-one mentoring. t&c
Westerville City Council announced plans for Alum Creek Bridge renovations to begin in 2010. The council foresees the construction to be a major disruption to traffic on Main Street. Construction is set to commence this June, after Otterbein’s spring quarter has ended.
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Death of ‘Dick’s’ opens door for other bars
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Popular bar and dancing establishment Whiskey Dick’s bit the big one and everyone is mighty sad about it BY JAYME DETWEILER Staff Writer
The question “are you going to the Dick this Wednesday?” will no longer be yelled across Towers lawn. Yes it’s true, the bar Whiskey Dick’s on Dublin Granville Road has closed. According to the Franklin County auditor, the building is one of 17 other establishments
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in that square that are owned by Westerville Square Inc. and was built in 1982. In the past year, Whiskey Dick’s received ABC6’s Dirty Dish award for violating health codes set by the Columbus Department of Health. They were able to renew their liquor license for this year, and received their permit this past February. The reason for the close is unknown.
“I am kinda bummed; we’d like to go for dancing, although it was starting to go downhill, it wasn’t the same as when I first started going. It was getting dirty,” sophomore early childhood education major Shaylyn Cain said. “Maybe we can start going somewhere close. I bet everyone will start going to Old Bag.” Cain could be right. College Night at The Old Bag
What’s your flavor?
Name: Melissa Fults Year: junior
Major: BFA acting Hometown: Aloha, Ore. Favorite Activity: Whitewater rafting Favorite Planet: Pluto... It was a planet when I learned them. How many grapes can you fit in your mouth? Maybe 20. But
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of Nails is back on Thursday Server Stacy Wagner said it’s nights. a great bar because “We have “It’s a really warm atmoa full bar and lots of wine.” sphere; Otterbein’s radio staJimmy V’s is open from 11 a.m. tion DJs it, so you can request to 2:30 a.m. every day. songs,” Dan Marcelain, a Jimmy V’s has four locaserver at Old Bag, said, “and tions, and this past August, it’s within walking distance, so their German Village location I like it better than Whiskey on High Street won the Clean Dick’s.” Plate Award from ABC6. They College Night is free to stu- had no critical violations and a dents over 21; those under 21 green sticker for at least a year pay a $2 cover charge. People according to ABC6. begin to trickle in around 10:30 These two bars near camor 11 p.m. and the night ends pus have the walking advantage at 2 a.m. that Whiskey Dick’s did not, no There are special drink need to find a driver. offers that vary from week to If you are adventurous week. enough, there are plenty of Marcelain said this past bars and clubs near OSU to fill quarter was a success for Colthe empty spot in your heart lege Night, since it had previthat Whiskey Dick’s left. ously been dissolved for a year. According to The Other Students who can’t come Paper “the best country bar to College Night are encourin Columbus” is Nyoh’s. They aged to come to Happy Hour have recently renovated and throughout the week from 2-7 have a new kitchen. They now p.m. in which all appetizers are serve food and changed their half price and most drinks are name to Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar half price as well. and Grill. Walk down a block and Tuesday is Country Night cross the street, and you will and Thursday is All Request arrive at Jimmy V’s on State Night. The bar is located at Street which opened this past 2871 Olentangy River Rd. summer and offers happy hour Otterbein students will no deals for customers. longer have the opportunity to Monday-Friday from 3-7 dance on stage at “the Dick” p.m. Bud Light draft is $1.25 or hear Nasty Nate play “This and all well drinks are half Is How We Do It” by Montell price along with their main Jordan, but there is still plenty appetizer plate. Game days to do in the area, and all of offer incentives for customers. these places have a more pleasDomestic bottles are $1.50. ant name. t&c vol. 91, issue 11 | thursday, jan. 7, 2010
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Drinking tea and eating crumpets Culture shock of living in London gives Otterbein student Clarissa Combs plenty to reflect on back home BY CLARISSA COMBS Copy Editor
London, England. A city of roughly 7 million people was a little larger this fall when another Otterbein student and I flew across the Atlantic to study abroad for three months. My budget was set, and my expectations were great, but living in London was nothing I could prepare for. The tangible history and crowded streets were just the beginning of the list of differences I noticed between Europe and America. The obvious difference is public transportation. According to London’s public transportation Web site, there are over 6,800 buses ready to take you where you need to go, 250 Tube stations peppered throughout the city and several train stations. Of course, another radical idea is that one could simply walk where they needed to go. When I was standing in the rain waiting for the always-late 72 bus, I longed for my car.
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS:
Combs marvels in the glory of London landmark Big Ben.
But most of the time I enjoyed the freedom from traffic and gas stations. I was out of my comfort zone in so many ways. A constant whirl of languages surrounded me because London is a melting pot of diverse cultures. It was not always easy to find the proper
British accent I imagined prior to departure. Campus life was wild. They love themed events. I can’t tell you how often I stood looking at my clothes wondering how I could craft a pirate costume out of what I had. I was shocked by “commando” night, only to
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have it explained “commando” does not have the same meaning as our slang word; it is just military wear. Ample societies existed for students to get involved. Care about human rights? Join the Fair Trade Society. Appreciate beer? Join the Beer Appreciation Society.
It seemed every culture, religion and interest was welcoming new members and respectful of each other. I also did some school work in there as well. Classes were intense and met only once a week, but there was so much pending on that one lecture. I studied Charles Dickens in the city he wrote about over and over again. I took a class on Shakespeare and saw a performance in the Globe Theatre. My study abroad experience taught me that I am capable. I got lost a few times, took the wrong bus, gave a tourist wrong directions–but I was trying it. I was able to say “want to go to Paris today?” and be back before dinner time. It is nice to be home where you can get free refills of Coke in a restaurant and “pudding” is not a generic word for all desserts. I will miss London, and I am thankful for everything that I learned there. t&c
‘Tis the season for bad movies With the season of bad movies fast approaching, check out knockoff kings The Asylum for a good laugh
Movies made by the bad movie kings, The Asylum. Didn’t get enough of James The holidays have passed. Cameron’s “Avatar?” All of the presents have been Well how about checking unwrapped, the champagne out the movie that is based on corks popped, the resolutions the story that inspired James made and already broken and, Cameron, “The Princess unfortunately, all the good of Mars,” starring Anthony movies for the year have been Sabato Jr. and conveniently released. released by The Asylum a few So you’ve seen “Sherlock weeks after “Avatar.” Holmes,” “The Blind Side,” It’s a tale of how a marine is “Up in the Air” and “Avatar” transported to a distant planet (probably twice); what’s next? (Mars) in the middle of a crisis January and February are and how his decisions affect often considered the worst the fate of the planet. Sound months of the year for movie familiar? But don’t expect releases. 3-D, good acting, directing or So in light of the fact really anything that resembles that there won’t be any good “Avatar.” movies coming out for awhile, If “Avatar” isn’t your cup why not take it way too far in of tea, then how about heading the other direction? For the next couple months, to a place where they love tea? watch nothing but bad movies. Head back to England for vol. 91, issue 11 | thursday, jan. 7, 2010 BY PETER BEHR Arts & Entertainment Editor
another romp with the world’s most famous sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. No, not the holiday blockbuster starring Robert Downey Jr. I’m talking about the Sherlock Holmes with a killer robot, and giant dinosaurs and dragons attacking London. Exactly how they get away with calling this “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes” is a mystery not even the real Holmes could solve. The Asylum has put out a total of nearly 300 movies. Most of them have been rip-offs of major blockbusters such as “Transmorphers,” “The Land That Time Forgot,” “100 Million B.C.,” “The Day the Earth Stopped,” “Snakes on a Train,” “Paranormal Entity” and more.
Even with all the schlocky The Asylum pockets nearly all releases, The Asylum has had a the money they make off the couple of hits that became cult movies. classics. “Mega Shark Versus How do they make that Giant Octopus” became money? Simple. They hope popular when the trailer for people see their movies, get the film went viral over the confused, and rely on the fact Internet, and since then it has that they have some pretty been a favorite among lovers decent-looking box art. They of bad movies. are hoping that people confuse The amazing thing about “Transformers: Revenge of the The Asylum is that even Fallen” with “Transmorphers: with their nearly nonexistent Fall of Man.” production values and their And it works. The Asylum frequently over-the-top stories, just keeps churning out films, Wired magazine reported that they make an average of 13 a the company made nearly $5 year. million in revenue this past So for the next couple year, which brings to mind the months, instead of waiting question, how? until spring for the next good With nearly no advertising movie, why not pop some corn money and hardly any shooting and watch a couple of truly time (the films average about awful movies that parody the 10 days to shoot) and using good movies? After all, it is the inexpensive computer graphics, season for bad flicks. t&c www.otterbein360.com | t&c | page 7
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It’s too early to check out now Seniors: Your time here at Otterbein is not over yet, so enjoy the next few months until it is time to grow up BY ANDREW HENDERSON Opinion Editor
So, your last classes have been scheduled, and you’ve applied to graduate. Congratulations! You can see the light at the end of the tunnel. After nearly four years of being a student at Otterbein, most of you are probably ready to get the hell out of here and move on with your life. But, maybe some of you are not ready to move on yet and may decide to take that essential “one more class.” What? It’s only offered in the fall, and you have to stay an additional quarter? It’s OK, we know you’re only taking it because it will help your career. Whatever your thoughts, the transition to being a professional adult can be difficult. You can’t wake up at noon and go to work wearing a sweatshirt and gym shorts. And no, you can’t have any more Monday night “study sessions,” because let’s face it, society frowns on Tuesday afternoon hangovers. Yes, the professional world is calling, and it takes a lot of time and effort to answer that call. All
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around us, society is telling us to grow up and start being professional, and they aren’t wrong. For example, by now I’m sure you’ve taken the time to perfect your résumé and compile a professional portfolio of some degree to prepare for interviewing for jobs next year. But, class of 2010, in the midst of all this preparation, I urge you to realize that college life is not over yet. As of this printing, there are 19 weeks left in your college career. And, believe it or not, these last few months are just as essential as your first quarter as a freshman, so enjoy them the best you can. Now I’m not saying to ditch your last quarter classes and party like you did “back in the day.” I mean, Whiskey Dick’s isn’t open anymore anyway. But, I am encouraging you to take the opportunity and savor the rest of your Otterbein experience. At this point, you’ve probably already finished your major, so that means you actually have time to take a step back and experience different things. Otterbein has a lot to offer, and I doubt that most of you have experienced everything.
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Science majors, take an art class. Learn about photography or drawing; you never know what hobbies you may pick up. Education majors, take a radio or television class. If anything, maybe you’ll be able to be on air. Fine arts majors, take a business class. You can’t underestimate the utility of having a little knowledge about business and finance. Savoring your experience doesn’t just include classes. I’m sure you know most of your graduating class, but how well do you know the underclassmen? Join a new club or organization. Most groups will always welcome new members, even if it is just for one quarter. It’s easy to focus on the past and reflect on how great it’s been. We’ve made so many new friends and have made memories that we will never forget (and some we will never remember). But, now that you have the time to enjoy Otterbein, don’t waste it by living in the future. You’re still a college student, so act like one. t&c ANDREW HENDERSON IS A SENIOR
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The transition to professionalism is incredibly quick.
Apply now! Gain experience, build your résumé and earn some extra cash. Deadline for application: Monday, Feb. 1, at 5 p.m. Interviews will be held: Wednesday, Feb. 3 Training begins: Monday, Feb. 8 The Tan & Cardinal is hiring all staff positions for spring and fall 2010 and winter 2011. Please e-mail Hillary Warren at hwarren@otterbein.edu if you are interested in applying. Include a cover letter explaining why you are applying, a résumé with relevant experience and three references with current contact information. thursday, jan. 7, 2010 | vol. 91, issue 11
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Otterbein struggles with new technology It’s no secret that Otterbein is using a new Intranet system. But, is it making more problems than solutions? For those of you who have been paying attention, this past year Otterbein has been pretty fond of changes. For instance, Otterbein announced that the college will be switching to semesters, students are COLE required to HAGUE live on campus until their junior year and the addition of new interactive technology, such as My O-Zone and Self-Service Banner. On Jan. 4, Otterbein launched My O-Zone, Otterbein’s personalized campus portal that has replaced the Otterbein College Intranet, the location for @Otterbein e-mail access and with Self-Service Banner will eventually replace CardinalWeb. According to Otterbein’s Web site, My O-Zone is designed to improve campus communication by permitting faculty and administrators to deliver targeted messages to individual students, or specified groups. In addition, students will also have quick access to the online tools they use the most through organization in channels. After logging in once, students are taken to their My O-Zone home page. Here, they are able to view and access several different aspects of their
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personal information via the organization of channels. While the implementation of My O-Zone seems as if it will provide administrators, students and faculty members with organized and effective means of accessing information, as well as interaction on campus, I’m afraid that any technical changes Otterbein makes will end up playing out like the many months after Banner’s introduction. Otterbein’s launch of SelfService Banner in spring 2009 was part of an effort to increase functionality in scheduling courses and was intended to appear and act much like the system students were familiar with, CardinalWeb. However, since its application, many students have found themselves frustrated with the system. “Scheduling for classes took a little bit to get used to, but that wasn’t the problem,” senior communications major Jason Wagner said. “I just got an email a few weeks ago saying that I wasn’t going to be graduating on time, despite the fact that all my requirements and credits are in line for spring graduation. I’m in the process of applying for law school, so an incomplete transcript would not look good.” I am in the same boat. And I’m positive we’re not the only two seniors on this campus
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Five things you should know about My O-Zone
■ It’s organized
All information in my O-Zone is categorized in channels. Each channel contains brief information with links to extended content or Otterbein Web site pages.
■ It’s customizable
Some My O-Zone channels are mandatory, but most can be moved, added or deleted at your discretion.
■ There will be no more campus-wide emails
All campus information can now be posted through My O-Zone
channels, so campus-wide e-mails will only be sent for emergencies only.
■ It will save you from multiple sign-ins
Upon logging into My O-Zone, you can access Blackboard, Self-Service Banner, e-mail, Otternet and Moodle directly from the “Home” tab.
■ It will log you out after 15 minutes of inactivity
Certain tabs in My OZone contain financial information, so it will boot you for added security. GRAPHIC BY ANDREW HENDERSON
who are attempting to graduate in the spring and have noticed that they’re missing hours or requirements on Banner’s degree audit that were documented on CardinalWeb. I think it’s a little ridiculous that these errors have not been wholly rectified by the administrators and technicians who’ve been working with this new system. After all, this can delay
some students from graduating on time, as well as misinform postgraduate schools when viewing student applications. Students are essentially customers and are paying Otterbein in tuition, so this deserves at least some attention. With the many new changes Otterbein will endure in the coming years, it’s no wonder why the administration is looking to
update formats for campus communication. While I tend to be one of the many students begrudged with the flaws Banner has, I also understand that those of us enduring these frustrations are needed in order to make systems like Self-Service Banner and My O-Zone more functional for future users. Moreover, I’m not insinuating that Banner is a failure, or that My O-Zone will become one. I simply believe that aspects of these new systems deserve more careful attention and consideration when it comes to the transfer of information between systems. And I believe that students who are paying tuition shouldn’t have incomplete transcripts in the winter of their graduating year. I’m sure there are good reasons for Otterbein’s implementation of new online services. But CardinalWeb was a system Otterbein’s student body understood. To sum it up, I think an old adage provides the best advice in accordance with Otterbein’s current and future technical endeavors: “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.” t&c COLE HAGUE IS A SENIOR
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Say What?
IS THE NEW MY O-ZONE BETTER OR WORSE THAN THE OLD INTRANET? “I think it’s set up better, it’s easier to access.”
—Hayden Clifton freshman undecided
“I love it. Everything I need is right in one spot, and I only have to log in once. It’s perf.”
—Sara King junior musical theatre
“I think it’s going to be better, I just haven’t gotten used to it yet.”
—Spencer Peltier sophomore marketing
“I like it, it would be better though with a ‘remember me’ box so you don’t have to type out your log in information every time.” —Ryan Crowell junior accounting
PHOTOS AND INFORMATION COMPILED BY JAYME DETWEILER
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Information compiled by Randi Honkonen. Information from www.film-releases.com, www.metacritic.com, experiencecolumbus.com and www.otterbein.edu.
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No MLS season in 2010 could doom U.S. soccer on all levels Major League Soccer owners play hardball with players over minor demands that can scorn fans if not fixed BY AARON ANGEL Sports Editor
It seems that being an American soccer fan is like being a Cleveland Browns fan. I say this mainly because any good news about soccer in America is always followed by bad news. In late November, Major League Soccer (MLS) fans loved the fact that the league’s two biggest stars, Landon Donovan and David Beckham, would finally compete in the MLS Cup Final. However, instead of a great display of the sport, the game quickly turned ugly with neither team scoring, and the champion was decided on a lessthan-stellar set of penalty kicks. Then more good news came in terms of the upcoming World Cup. The United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) was lucky enough to be grouped with Slovenia, Algeria and England in the World Cup group stage in June. This group should give the USMNT two wins as well as a classic matchup against England.
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But a month after this seemingly good news, word came out of the MLS that the team owners and the MLS Players Union had stalled in negotiations for a new labor agreement. If no agreement is reached by the end of March, all signs point to either a player strike or a lockout by the owners. The demands that the MLS Players Union is asking for aren’t unheard of in other sporting circles. First, the union wants guaranteed contracts for players, which is the norm for every other professional sports league. Second, while MLS owns 51 percent of every team, meaning players are owned by the league and not the team they play for, players want to negotiate directly with teams instead of both the team and members of the league office. And third, they want a real version of free agency where players have the ability to choose what team to play for instead of the league giving the former team rights to the player for two years after a contract expires.
If no agreement is reached, the players can hardly be blamed. MLS owners believe they have merit to not give into these demands. Commissioner Don Garber has repeatedly stated that giving in would undermine the singleentity system in place and open the league to the type of competitive bidding for players and massive wage inflation that ruined the old North American Soccer League. The major flaw with the owners’ logic is that the league has a hard salary cap for each team at $2.3 million. No team can exceed this. End of discussion. The league also has a player salary cap limit of $400,000. The only exception to the rule is for players like David Beckham who earn considerably more. These two provisions make the owners’ defense laughable. There is one big problem that would arise by giving into the players’ demands. It would put an end to teams who fail to make a profit. Such teams who are currently
subsidized by teams who actually make money, give teams who are on the verge of failing the option to move to a market that will help the franchise. Garber has drawn a line in the sand, daring the players to cross it by striking, and argues the league has to think conservatively due to the economy. Garber is doing all of this while his salary increases to $3 million, more than the salary cap for teams. If the owners keep playing hardball for a system that puts
the players at a disadvantage, the athletes in MLS will hardly to blame to find work in the plethora of other leagues around the world. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail. In a World Cup year with growing interest in the sport, the absence of the MLS in 2010 would not only cripple the league itself, but interest in the sport in general. Besides, there needs to be a sport worth watching in the summer besides baseball.
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SPRINTING TO THE HOLE:
Sophomore guard Kristi Kotterman drives to the basket against John Carroll’s Sadie Zander in the first half. Kotterman ended the game with eight points and nine rebounds Wednesday night.
PHOTO BY GREG BEERS
Lady Cards come up short against Blue Streaks Last second shot by Shea McCoy fails as John Carroll extends their winning streak to five in Rike Center BY AUSTIN WALSH Staff Wirter
bein trailed by four heading into the locker room. “Coach said compete and we’ll win,” sophomore guard Shea McCoy said following the game. “We competed for the last six minutes. We didn’t play the whole game.”
Coach Connie Richardson had a very simple message for her team at halftime last night. Compete. Which was something the Cardinals (4-9, 1-5 OAC) did not do enough of until it was “...it shouldn’t have come a little too late. During the first half, one thing was made certain down to that. It’s really during an eventual 75-72 loss to John Carroll. hard coming back from A game can be lost before 16.” halftime. With Lee Jennings, the reigning OAC player of the Shea McCoy week, expected to lead the Blue Streaks as she has all year, Otsophomore guard terbein clearly made it a point to try to take her out of the game and force other players to beat them. Senior guard Whitney HamThis strategy worked as the ilton opened the second half defense played well in the first for John Carroll by knocking half, holding John Carroll to down two three-pointers and, only 30 points and Jennings within five minutes, the Blue to only eight, but the offense Streaks had extended their lead only shot 30 percent from the from four to 16, but Otterbein field and was only able to score refused to quit. Over the next eight second-chance points even ten minutes, the teams traded though they pulled down 12 ofpoints before Otterbein made fensive rebounds. Thus Otterone last run. page 12 | t&c |www.otterbein360.com
Senior Karli Volkmer’s layup with less than seven minutes left to go cut the Blue Streak lead to single digits and woke up the crowd who had all but left the building. With Otterbein trailing 65-54, McCoy and Jennings put their teams on their shoulders and it was McCoy and the Cardinals who were able to cut it to a 71-68 deficit. Otterbein grabbed their first lead of the game with 54 seconds left after a Kristi Kotterman jumper was followed by a pair of free throws by Volkmer. The lead, however, only lasted 10 seconds as Sadie Zander hit her second three of the half, giving John Carroll a two point edge. Their lead expanded to three points after senior forward Caitlin Sureck split from the line, but Otterbein still found themselves down only one possession with 18 seconds left. It wasn’t how Otterbein drew it up but McCoy got the ball in her hands behind the arc with time expiring. Why a whistle wasn’t blown after her shot was contested went unanswered as the referees seemed to have
exited the court before the team realized the game was over. “I was fouled,” McCoy said. “But it shouldn’t have come down to that. It’s really hard coming back from 16.” Many people will remember this game by the no call at the buzzer and rightfully so, but the game was lost in the first half when the offense made too many mistakes. Otterbein turned the ball over eight times in the
first half while shooting zero for seven from beyond the threepoint line. It will be interesting to see how the Cards respond to this game as they get set to take on 12-1 Mount Union Saturday afternoon. Despite three seniors, several players stepped up, nearly completing an incredible comeback. John Carroll stays hot winning their fifth straight. t&c
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