Theater department

opens newest
production, A Mark
Twain Storybook.

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REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

Exercise
Science

This Edition

grows on local,
national level
Projected
increase in
employment rate
for athletic
trainers from
2012 to 2022 is

Campus and community

come together following
sophomores death
pg. 3

19%

1 in 9

Students have many

opportunities to travel
outside the U.S. while
attending Baker
pg. 5

Baker students
major in exercise
science

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Nov. 14, 2014

Freshmen make use of newly found freedom

Julia Southern
BU MASS MEDIA
So, what have you been up to?
Most Baker University freshmen have heard
this question from their parents since leaving for
college.
My mom didnt believe me when she called
me and asked me what I did over the weekend,
freshman CJ Hess said. I told her I dont remember
much, and she just laughed.
After arriving at Baker, Hess went out to meet
other Baker students on his irst weekend. After
a quick "what's up" with his roommate, the two
became friends. He said there was no conversation
about cleaning, organization or rules. It was simply
fun.
Recently independent freshmen like Hess often
do not want mom and dad checking up on them
daily, partly because their actions upon arriving to
college aren't always appropriate or easy to discuss
with parents.
Freshman Bethany Oeser admits that she hid
some not-so-hot" grades from her parents.
It is nice not (living with) parents at some
points, but there is no extra reminder, so it can get
you in trouble, too, Oeser said.
Pursuits that students may choose to keep hidden include getting a irst tattoo or piercing since
most freshmen are turning 18 years old and do not
need parental consent.
Last year, sophomore Hayley Seibel got two tattoos during the irst semester without telling her
parents.

Seibel's irst tattoo

was on the left side of
her chest above her heart
and reads: Seibel and
Bross within an ininity
sign representing both
sides of her family.
Seibel got her second
tattoo to represent the
love she has for her mother. Eventually, Seibels
parents saw that she had
taken money out of her
bank account and called
her to ind out why. When
it came time to discuss
the tattoos, Seibel started
by telling them about the
irst one.
Since the tattoo
represented the bond
between her two families,
she talked to her dad irst,
thinking he would appreciate the meaning behind
the family-inspired tattoo.
Her dads surprised reaction shocked her because
he wasnt mad. He only asked was if she was smart
about the process.
Seibels parents found out about her second tattoo through her brother.
They cornered me, Seibel said. They made me
breakfast, said they loved me and asked about the

tattoo I had not yet told them about.

The choices that students, especially freshmen,
make in college may not provide satisfying answers
for parents who ask the question, What have you
been up to? But, making one's own decisions is
just another step in preparing for the real world.

INTERNATIONAL
MONDAY:

NOV.17-NOV. 21

Cafeteria: France Day | Chicken Cordon Bleu Wraps | Dessert:

Napoleons
12:30 p.m: Study Abroad/Travel Interterm Info Session |
hosted by Joe Watson and Kathy Wilson | LI115
2:30 p.m-3:15 p.m: Spanish Table | meeting room by
Starbucks

TUESDAY:

Cafeteria: Canada Day | Canadian Bacon and Mozzarella Penne

| Dessert: Blueberry Cobbler
11 a.m-noon: Taste of Culture | Enjoy exotic coffee and teas
with international students | Lower level of Collins Library
11:30 a.m: French Table | Cafeteria

WEDNESDAY:

Cafeteria: Caribbean Day | Jerk Chicken and Coconut rice |

Dessert: Grilled Pineapple with Caramel Rum Sauce
8 p.m: IEW Movie Night | hosted by Language Dept./Cynthia
Appl | The Oscar-winning lm The Lives of Others (Das Laben
der Anderen) is in German with English subtitles | Owens AV

THURSDAY:

Cafeteria: African Day | Samosas | Dessert: Bread Pudding with

Pineapple Rum Sauce

FRIDAY:

Cafeteria: Australian Day | Fish and Chips | Dessert: Chocolate

Crackle Cookies
12:30 p.m: Study Abroad/Travel Interterm/Harlaxton Info
Session | hosted by Robyn Long and Kathy Wilson | LI115

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Sophomore Liz Stover and senior Haley Barnes sign the memorial banner for sophomore Sione Maumau. Maumau, a football player and resident assistant for Irwin Hall, died Oct. 29. Photo by
Khadijah Lane.

Campus mourns sophomores death

Mykaela Cross and Sarah Baker
ASSISTANT EDITORS

The memorial service began with Hopkins greeting the church and attempting to give words of
comfort with scriptures and prayers. Speech Choir
Director Susan Emel, who taught Maumau, also reThe final events of inaugural week were canceled
cited a few words about grace and love.
following the death of sophomore Sione Maumau.
Murray addressed the group briefly, but her mesIn their place was a prayer service led by University
sage
was powerful as she spoke through tears.
Minister Kevin Hopkins Oct. 30 at the First United
I
dont know what to say to make you feel better,
Methodist Church. In the weeks following, the
Murray
said. Except, lets get through this together
Baldwin City and Baker communities are banding

What
makes Baker great is that were here for you
together to remain, what the campus calls, Baker
every
day.
Strong.
At the end of the service, members of the Baker
Maumau was on the Baker football team, a resiUniversity
Concert Choir, many of them crying, sang
dent assistant in Irwin Hall and a member of Speech
The
Road
Home in honor of Maumau. Following
Choir. Tweets posted all over the country, from
the song, the entire church held
friends, family, classhands in united prayer.
mates and Baker alumni,
I dont know what to say to
Hopkins final words of the
used the hashtag #Bakmake you feel better, except, lets
ceremony
were, We are Baker
erStrong with words of
get through this together .... What
Strong,
and
we will get through
wisdom and memories
makes
Baker
great
is
that
were
here
this
together.
of Maumau.
Although Interim Dean of the
for you every day.
The prayer service
College
of Arts and Sciences Marin memorial of Maumau
- President Lynne Murray
tha
Harris
emailed faculty saying
began at 11 a.m., the
that
campus-wide,
classes would
previously scheduled
not
be
canceled,
many
profestime for an inauguration
sors
sent
emails
canceling
individual
classes.
Athletic
ceremony for President Lynne Murray. Murray said
events
were
postponed
and
many
other
activities
she decided to cancel inauguration events so that
were also canceled. The campus, which was schedshe and the Baker community could focus on being
uled to be bustling with activity for the presidential
there for one another in order to get through this
inauguration, was instead silent.
together.
Many faculty and staff members are encouraging
There was not an empty seat to be found at the
students
to take advantage of the counseling services
prayer service as students, faculty and staff, many
offered
by
Tim Hodges, director of the health and
blurry-eyed from lack of sleep and an abundance of
wellness
center,
and are stressing the importance of
emotion, filled both the sanctuary and balcony.
finding
help
when
its needed and being kind to all.
News of Maumaus death shocked campus. Soon
The
counseling
centers clientele numbers have
after Maumau was found in Irwin Hall at night on
grown
since
the
incident.
Hodges had to spend extra
Oct. 29, a crowd gathered outside the dormitory. Sobtime
at
the
office
in
order
to make sure that anybody
bing could be heard from Dearborn Street.
who
wanted
or
needed
to
talk could do so.
One student fell to his knees while another was
I
sat
there
(on
Oct.
29)
as long as students
already on the ground, his face buried between his
wanted
to
talk,
Hodges
said.
There were a lot of late
arms. Some students embraced one another while
nights.
Many
of
the
students
that
I see on a reguothers walked away, heads down, from the area.
lar
basis,
who
arent
in
crisis,
were
willing to wait
Later in the evening, students, staff and faculty were
another
week
for
their
appointments
so that I could
invited to convene in the Long Student Center for
clear
my
schedule
for
walk-ins
with
students
who
support.

were connected with Sione.

Although there were many new students seeking
help from the counseling center, Hodges has found
that many of the students hes seen are actually
struggling in similar ways.
I think the main thing Ive told students to do
is be patient with themselves and each other in the
healing process, Hodges said. The different emotions that are coming up, whether they be shock or
anger, are all a part of that process.
According to Hodges, statistics show that only
5 percent of the 40 percent of college students that
consider suicide throughout their years at school,
actually attempt, and those that do tend to suffer in
silence.
One of the things thats typical for everyone in
the community is the feeling of guilt, and people ask
themselves was there something I could have done
or said, but the sad fact is that those who are suicidal
and really want to be dead are not going to let people
know about it and I think this was one of those,
Hodges said. There was nothing anyone could have
done.
In addition to having the counseling services
available, Hodges believes that being Baker Strong
may be one of the reasons BU is a stranger to student
suicides.
Ive never seen such a great support network,
Hodges said. The support that students have
received from that Wednesday night on, including
the memorial on Saturday and the rallying around
that the coaches and professors have done, has been
incredible.
In memorial for Maumau, the university made
a banner that a number of students signed. Dean
of Students Cassy Bailey then sent the banner, full
of heart-felt messages and memories, to Maumaus
family.
Friends of the family are also raising money to
pay for funeral costs. In 12 days, 124 people have
raised almost $14,000 on a GoFundMe account. On
a local level, students are selling bracelets that read
#BakerStrong Ofa Atu Mau which is Tongan for I
Love Mau. The bracelets are $5 and all proceeds go
to the family.

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Nov. 14, 2014

Exercise science expands locally, nationally

Julia Southern
BU MASS MEDIA

Information compiled from Bureau of Labor Statistics, the American Kinesiology Association and the Baker University Fact Book

As the baby boomers age, one of

BUs most popular majors, exercise
science, is booming.
More physical therapists are
needed to help the baby boomer generation, and many students at Baker
University are planning careers to
meet this need.
Society is now making health a
high priority, junior Victoria Paul said.
As the baby boomers go into nursing
homes, more physical therapists are
needed.
At Baker University, exercise
science can be a track toward many
different professions, one of the more
popular being physical therapy.
"For the size of Baker, we have a
surprising number of exercise science majors who gain a very good
understanding of physical stress, both
negative and positive on the body,"
Associate Chair of the Department of
Behavioral Health Sciences Chris Todden said.
According to the registrars office, Baker has had an average of 100
students for the past three years who
declare their major as exercise science,
which leaves approximately 800 students who major in the other 39 fields
that Baker University offers. To major
in exercise science at Baker, some of
the classes students have to take are
Intro to Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Intro to Chemistry, Motor Learn-

ing and Kinesiology.

One of the most difficult classes
I will have to take is Kinesiology
because you learn a lot of information about the body, movements and
origins, junior Jacob Fultz said.
After college, Fultz hopes to get
a job directly in his desired field,
athletic training. He should not have
a problem; according to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, the projected percent
change in employment of athletic
trainers from 2012 to 2022 is 19 percent. This means Fultz may have 5,400
additional jobs at his disposal.
Most of the jobs exercise science
majors receive have an increase in
employment change, including but
not limited to, fitness trainers and
instructors with a 13 percent increase,
occupational therapy assistants and
aides with a 41 percent increase and
occupational therapists with a 29
percent increase.
Freshman exercise science major
Brett Juhl wanted to be able to help
people in health care without having
to become a doctor, so she chose exercise science.
I dont really know exactly where
I will end up or what I will be doing,
Juhl said. I guess well see when I get
there.
Most exercise science majors will
use various forms of physical activity to help patients overcome injuries
and chronic health conditions or work
with those who simply have a desire to
stay fit, especially aging baby boomers.

Students engage in, increase campus ministry activities

Nathalia Barr
BU MASS MEDIA

Mungano Vice President Tyler Sloan performs a praise dance to the song Sunday Morning
during the chapel service on Oct. 16. As his first semester of being campus minister comes to a
close, Kevin Hopkins aims to bring more student involvement to the campus ministry. Photo by
Laura Price

Now that he has adjusted to the

Baker campus, new University Minister Kevin Hopkins, wants to increase
student involvement and give students
a faith home away from home. All
students have the opportunity to come
to chapel services, sing in the student
choir, read scripture and even give
sermons.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Stout, who has
become involved by reading scripture,
attends chapel regularly and is pleased
with the new minister.
Hes so easy to talk to, which is
important to us, Stout said. He also
helps us relate the scripture to our
lives as college students during his
sermons.
In previous years, Hopkins worked
at other campuses including Southern Illinois University in Carbondale,
Illinois, and Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. Most recently, he was at
Leavenworth First United Methodist
Church.
Hopkins said the transition to Baker
was smooth because of the well-established traditions of chapel services
and the welcome he received from the

community.
Although he has worked with
churches in the past, Hopkins prefers
college campuses because he enjoys
the environment of campus life. He
said he hopes to give students the religious resources that he would hope his
kids have in college.
Typical chapel services begin with
worship songs and a scripture reading, followed by a song performed by a
choir member. Next, a sermon covers a
particular scripture reading in detail.
Finally, the service closes with more
worship and prayer. Students are then
invited to the Osborne Chapel basement for a free lunch.
I am proud to be a part of the longlived traditions involved with chapel,
senior Alyse Menghini said. Traditions
such as the lunch after chapel services
and student-led choir help students
connect with one another beyond
chapel.
Students interested in becoming
involved are encouraged to join Baker
Ambassadors, the religious leadership
group at Baker. The group meets twice
a month, travels to United Methodist
churches in the area to talk to collegebound youth, and participates in community service projects.

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Study Abroad

Students benefit from Harlaxton opportunity

Mykaela Cross
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Heidi Jo Hayen
BU MASS MEDIA
With a new semester just around
the corner, some students are packing
their bags and picking up their passports. According to students who have
traveled before, studying abroad at BU
comes with ups, downs and in some
cases, Victorian manors.
Some of the available destinations
for students interested in traveling
abroad include countries in Europe,
Australia, Asia and South America. But
Baker students' most popular choice is
Harlaxton. Sitting on 120 acres of land
and having more than 150 rooms, Harlaxton Manor is located in Grantham,
England.
Five BU students are currently
studying at Harlaxton, while nine
more plan to travel there for the
spring 2015 semester.
Acting Dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences Martha Harris has been
to the mansion more than 15 times
and for her, it never gets old.
London is huge and is filled with
culturally metropolitan areas, Harris
said. But Grantham, where Harlaxton
is located, is out in English countryside
and is a truer English experience.
Though students studying abroad
at Harlaxton College stay in a Victorian
mansion initially styled in the 1800s,
a sight very different than the walls
of the New Living Center, they are
still required to take classes. Most of
the student schedules are by choice,
similar to enrolling on Baker's main
campus, except that all students studying abroad must take a British history
class that directly transfers as their
QS212 and linked courses.
It wasn't the unique Quest class

that attracted senior Jillian Miller.

After her peers talked about missing
their experiences at the manor, Miller
decided to study abroad at Harlaxton
last semester. But she found that her
favorite class would end up being the
required one.
Even though it was at 8:30 in the
morning, it was definitely worth it,
Miller said.
Miller said that although some of
the classes at Harlaxton seemed a little
slow, she found them all entertaining.
Millers time at Harlaxton was filled
with experiences she felt were enriching and some of her favorite memories
were within the manor.
I had fun exploring the hidden
passageways, Miller said. They told
us to find them, and every time we did
wed go exploring.
Miller's experiences at Harlaxton
gave her a new perspective and
introduced her to a number of new
people.
Sophomores Keaton Anchors and
Laura Price are on the Harlaxton roster together for next semester. Though
Harlaxton encourages students to
build new relationships with students
they meet while at the manor, Anchors
and Price are excited to have someone
they know going with them.
While at Harlaxton, Price hopes to
go on various trips, but is especially
excited to visit her ancestors homeland.
I really want to go to Wales, because my family is Welsh, Price said.
I want to go places where my ancestors lived.
Depending on the student and the
time of the application, preparation
varies from student to student. While
some start saving money a year in advance, others sign up last-minute after
a late decision to go.

Senior Jillian Miller stands in front of Harlaxton University in Grantham, England. Miller attended
Harlaxton during the spring semester of her Junior year. Submitted Photo

In addition to financial requirements, such as a plane ticket and

souvenir money, students must also fill
out application paperwork and meet
study abroad requirements before
they are accepted.
The university makes it easy for
students to study abroad; its part
of what Harris calls the liberal arts
experience. Baker allows all financial
aid awarded by the university to be
applied toward studying abroad, from
departmental to participation awards.
Harris believes students should
take advantage of Bakers generosity
when it comes to studying abroad, a

generosity that does not diminish during the current budget cuts.
Its because of the value we place
on studying abroad as a liberal arts
experience, even with budget cuts
and hard financial times, Harris said.
Baker maintains it as a possibility for
as many students as we possibly can.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Robyn Long is the new Harlaxton
Coordinator for Baker students. She
previously studied at Harlaxton and
assumed her new role on Nov. 1.
Students who are interested in learning more about studying at Harlaxton
should consult Long.

Travel interterms experience often worth expense

Nathalia Barr
BU MASS MEDIA

Sophomore Aaron Howard repels down a cliff

during the interterm trip to the Yucatan Peninsula in January of 2014. Photo by Chad Phillips

Instead of envisioning education,

some students see dollar signs when
thinking of travel interterms, but these
trips can also be an investment to
expand horizons and experience different cultures.
That is certainly the case for junior
Hayley Morrical.
To be able to go to Greece and Turkey I worked two jobs this summer,
Morrical said. I know itll be worth
the money for me.
Not only is the trip suited for Morricals interests in art and history, she
also has a personal connection with
Turkey. Three years ago, a Turkish
exchange student lived with Morricals
family. She is planning to spend some
time with her friend while in Istanbul

this January.
This will be the first time Morrical
has traveled outside the United States,
but she thinks to be a well-rounded
person you have to see the world and
learn about other countries.
Joe Watson, associate professor
of mass media, agrees with Morrical.
Watson is taking a group of students
to Amsterdam and the Netherlands in
January 2015.
Nothing makes you grow more as
a person than travel, Watson said.
This interterm class is not related
to a specific major, focusing instead
on World War II, Anne Frank, Dutch
resistance, famous artists and European culture.
Assistant Professor of Art History Brett Knappe also leads a travel
interterm course. The January trip to
Athens and the Black Sea will be his

fourth trip while teaching at Baker.

Knappe teaches interterm abroad
classes to help students learn and
understand cultures outside of the
United States. Experiences like these
help students later on in the job market, Knappe said.
Although Watson did not get the
opportunity to study abroad while in
college, he has been to four continents,
19 countries and 46 of the 50 states.
Watsons love of travel drives him to
teach interterm abroad courses.
Students may learn more in a
couple days in another country than a
semester in a classroom, Watson said.
The expense prevents some
students, or parents who bear the financial burden, from taking interterm
trips, but Watson said, If you can get
past that, you never know what you
could discover.

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Nov. 14, 2014

ITS A FOOD FIGHT

Abbeys sketch pad

by Abbey Elsbernd

Faced with political slander campaigns, students tune out

Following a particularly slanderous
campaign trail, students are left
contemplating the outcomes. But
before midterm elections took place
on Nov. 4, students had already been
tuned out for months.
Whether it is due to apathy or
busy-ness, students and young voters
only made up about 19 percent of
the 2008 electorate, according to the
Campus Vote Project. Many students
complain that it is the political
advertisements that are the cause of a
distrust in the political system, which
leads to a lack of interest in voting.
In the Kansas midterm elections,

there were many volatile campaign

ads, ranging from blaming Pat Roberts
for the number of illegal immigrants in
the country to saying A vote for Greg
Orman is a vote for Obama. Not only
are these claims widely exaggerated,
they also compromise the system.
When it was the high time for
campaigning for the midterm election,
students had their own midterms
to worry about. For the most part,
the only information they had about
candidates came from the political
advertisements that they saw.
The commercials are too focused
on putting other politicians down

rather than the actual issues and

policies that the candidates support.
And yes, students should be able to
do their own research and decide
who to vote for based on their
outside information, but at the base
of the issue is that many students
only remember which political
advertisement was slamming which
candidate.
And if they do somehow avoid all
the political slander, students will still
usually vote based on party affiliation.
In a time of essays and philanthropy
events, students hardly have time to
read about economic policies and

social welfare.
If we are wanting to increase the
amount of student or young-voter
involvement, the system needs to
change.
Students are turned off by the
idea of politics because its either
horrifically negative or because, at
a basic level, it takes a lot of work
to really understand. If there was a
system in place, one that was reliable
and honest, maybe it would be easier
for students to find interest and
conversely become involved in the
political process.

During my freshman year of high

school, my mom made me join powerlifting. I didnt have anything else
to do during the winter sport season,
so from then on I spent three days a
week doing intense workouts, competing every weekend, all with the
intent to become a stronger person.
Over the next three years, I continued powerlifting because I realized I was good at it and it presented
me with a challenge that nobody
could help me with. In a time when
team sports rule, this was the only
thing I had ever done that was solely
up to me.
While lifting, nobody could push
me to succeed or become stronger.

All of the success I had was because

of my own motivation and my own
strength. At the time, I didnt wonder why I was the only girl from my
school who ever went to competitions.

women in the weight room with 20

men. Its even more unusual to find
a woman who goes frequently by
choice.
People usually think that men can
lift weights and women are supposed
to magically transform into cardio
queens. Its typical to hear from
women, If I lift weights, Ill get too
bulky.
Strength training is actually a
great supplement to cardio workouts. Studies show that weightlifting
actually helps to burn fat and calories more quickly than cardio, which
equals more weight loss.
For those women who are concerned about becoming too bulky,

workouts with low weight and high

reps work well for toning the body.
Weight training has allowed me
to set goals and gain a sense of pride
when I reach those goals. Strength
training offers a never-ending challenge of becoming a stronger person
and achieving personal goals.
I want the Baker campus to break
the stigma that guys lift and girls do
cardio. The benefits of weightlifting apply to both men and women.
I want more women to find the
rewards I have been able to attain
through strength training.
Lets have more women challenging themselves in the Mabee weight
room.

The Weight Room: Its not just for the boys anymore

Hayley Morrical

Since arriving at college, Ive gotten puzzled stares when people find
out about my powerlifting history or
my passion for weight training. Its
not unusual for me to be one of three

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Egg freezing:

A step in the right direction

A big debate for women today, and
quite honestly one that has been on
all womens minds since the start of
women in the workforce, is the challenge between having a job and having
a family. Women work on a biological
clock; researchers say that by the age
of 30, 95 percent of women only have
12 percent of their maximum ovarian
reserve left in their systems.
Because of this, doctors and researchers have been working to make
egg freezing a more viable option for
women. Egg freezing is the act of taking eggs out of a womans body when
she is the most fertile, usually in a
womans mid 20s, and putting them in
a reserve until she is ready to have a
baby. It is being hailed as the next birth
control, next step in feminism and an
all-around revolution.

Companies like Apple and Facebook are now paying for their female
employees to have the procedure done.
Before this, it was an expensive process, usually upward of $15,000 with
annual storage fees. But now, for those
who work for these corporate giants,
it is a more affordable and realistic option. The question now is whether or
not it is a good idea.

Taylor Shuck
Sofia Vergara had her eggs frozen
as a means of planning ahead. Im
40 years old now, Vergara told Dr.
Oz. Things dont happen naturally

Word Around

BAKER:

anymore so Ive been very concerned

about fertility and I wanted to take
advantage of science.
For women like Vergara, a baby
doesnt always fit into a career plan or
marital timetable. Now that there is an
option in place that doesnt involve a
concerted daily effort to prevent having children, women should be raving.
I think it is a step in the right direction for women who find it hard to
choose between a career and a family. Without the crushing pressure of
deciding between the two, women can
now feel free to explore their career
options to the fullest. They can feel
assured or even empowered with the
decision to freeze their eggs, delaying
the start of a family until the time is
right according to their own decisions,
not the decision of the omnipotent

Did you vote in the

mid-term elections?

biological clock.
Opponents argue that women are
selling their souls to a corporation
by giving them their eggs in lieu of
promises of a better career track, and
my father wonders if women will be
messing with the evolutionary process
if we start dictating when and where
we want to have children. My argument is this: men, you dont have to
worry about this. Having a baby only
fits into your lives when you want it
to. With women, only recently have we
been able to choose if we want to have
a baby, and in 40 states, there are still
abortion prohibitions in place.
Egg freezing has the potential to
change many womens lives and help
us get the conversation rolling again
not only about womens reproductive
rights, but general feminism as well.

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THANKS FOR GIVING

Baker Serves hosted Wildcat

Sleep Out on Nov. 6. Students
who participated slept outside
for the night in cardboard
boxes to raise awareness for
the homeless. The students
were able to experience what
sleeping outside feels like,
especially in colder weather.

Service is a lifestyle, not something you do just to get hours in.

I hope that it becomes a part of life where you just wake up in
the morning and want to do something for someone other than
yourself, something thats beyond you.
- Shevonne Booze, BU student affairs graduate assistant

To kick off Domestic Violence

Awareness Week, the women of
Alpha Chi Omega sorority set
up in the Long Student Center to
have students paint their hands
purple, representing color of the
awareness campaign. Students
placed their handprints on a
banner that read, These hands
dont hurt. Also held during this
week was the red flag campaign,
which brings awareness to
dating violence.

In support of sophomore Sione Maumaus family after his death, students have been selling bracelets on
campus to help raise funds for funeral costs. Other efforts to raise money include a GoFundMe account that
has reached nearly $14,000.

Alpha Chi Omega sorority hosts

Domestic Violence Awareness
Week

Baker Serves hosts the Wildcat Sleep

Out to raise awareness of the homeless
Delta Delta Delta sorority will participate
in the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. to raise
money for childrens cancer research

December

Zeta Tau Alpha sorority hosts its

Think Pink Week to raise breast
cancer awareness

November

Students write
Letters to Soldiers,
sponsored by
Baker Serves

October

Baker University
hosts its annual
Tackling Hunger
Food Drive

September

August

In spite of exams, essays and busy schedules, student organizations find time
to raise both money and awareness for various causes throughout the year
Mungano will
host its annual
Dessert Auction
Dec. 5 and donate
proceeds to the
local food pantry

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Nov. 14, 2014

WOMENS SOCCER SEASON

ENDS IN PENALTY KICKS
The Wildcats season came to an end on
their home field against Culver-Stockton
College in the first round of the 2014 HAAC
Tournament. After 110 minutes of play,
the game was tied, 0-0. CSC would go on
to make four of five penalty kicks. Bakers
sophomore Jessica Hillebert made the lone
goal for the Cats ending the game, 4-1.

Lauren Bechard

10

ASSISTANT EDITOR

BOWLING FINISHES IN SEVENTH

The BU bowlers finished in seventh place out of 26 teams at
the 14th annual Leatherneck Classic. Junior Rebecca Wood
led the Cats with her 12th-place finish overall and 193.3
average. The Wildcats will next travel to Fairview Heights, Illinois, to compete in the Team Matchgames Nov. 28 and 29.

VOLLEYBALL SEASON ENDS, SLATER

EARNS ALL-AMERICAN AWARD
On her senior night, Sara
Slater found out that she
earned All-American status for her performance
as the libero for the
Wildcats. Slater finished
the season at No. 20 in
the nation in total digs.
The team fell to CulverStockton College in three
sets in the first round of
the 2014 HAAC.
Tournament.

MENS BASKETBALL STARTS

WITH SUCCESS
The Wildcats went
1-1 at their home
Baker Wildcat Classic,
falling to No. 6 ranked
St. Gregorys, 79-71,
then defeating Friends
University, 67-47. The
Cats are now 2-1 after
opening the season
with a 62-48 road
win against Kansas
Wesleyan University.

THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT
BAKER ATHLETICS
MENS SOCCER CLAWS ITS
WAY TO THE TITLE MATCH

LISTER REACHES MILESTONE

WITH TEAMS VICTORY

The road to the 2014 HAAC tournament

championship has been full of upsets for Baker
opponents. The mens soccer team entered
the tournament as the No. 6 seed and upset
No. 3 Graceland in the first round. The Cats
came from behind to win the game, 2-1. Senior
forward Preston Phillips scored the gamewinning goal in the 53rd minute, earning
himself the HAAC Offensive Player of the Week
honor. The Wildcats swept the
weekly awards as junior Amer
Didic was the
defensive POW.

MENS CROSS COUNTRY IS

HEADED TO NATIONALS

The
Wildcats went
on to defeat No.
2 Mid-America
Nazarene
University on
the Pioneers
home field on
Wednesday
afternoon, 2-1.

Junior Robert Hoeven

battles an MNU defender
Nov. 12 in Olathe.

Womens basketball head coach Ben Lister

earned his 100th career win when the No.
10 Wildcats defeated Lindenwood-Belleville
University on Tuesday, 67-53. The team is
3-2, with losses to NCAA Division II teams.

THREE WRESTLERS TAKE FIRST

AT HOME TOURNAMENT
During the annual Dan Harris Open, three Wildcats
became champions in the Collins Center. Sophomore
Colby Watters dominated the 141-pound weight class
while senior Nick Haugen was the champion of the
151-pound wrestlers. Bryant Guillen, won it all for
the 184-pound class. Junior Dylan Arnall (pictured)
wrestled in the 149-pound weight class for the Cats.

DEAD DAY DODGEBALL

Baker Intramurals will host a dodgeball tournament on Dec. 7. There will be three divisions:
womens, mens and co-rec. Students can sign
up with six-player teams and registration ends
Dec. 1. Contact Student Life and Intramurals
Director Randy Flowers for more information.

After winning the HAAC championship,

Baker is headed to the 2014 Mens Cross
Country National Tournament for the third
time in four years. The Wildcats had three
top-10 finishers at the conference meet
hosted by Peru State College. The women
fell short, ending in second place behind
Benedictine. Sophomore Rachel Ash is
the lone woman runner who qualified for
nationals, which will take place on Nov. 22
at Rim Rock Farms in Lawrence.

MARRA RETURNS, CATS WIN

After sitting out with a fractured tibia,
sophomore starting quarterback Nick Marra
returned to the field Saturday and led the
Wildcats to a road win over the Central Methodist University Eagles. Marra threw for 218
yards in the 28-14 Baker victory.

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Nov. 14, 2014

FIGHTING THE PAIN

Chad Mullen
STAFF WRITER

On the field, Bailey Sosa has trained

herself to constantly maneuver her
body to protect her left side from any
potentially damaging contact.
Sosa suffers from venous malformations, visible blue clusters of veins on
her back that can lead to severe consequences when coupled with contact
sports.
Theyre essentially benign tumors
that run down the left side of my body
and the left side of my back, Sosa said.
By themselves they arent really rare,
but what makes my condition pretty
rare is the fact that mine attack my
muscle, and they become intertwined
with my muscle, which causes a lot of
pain and discomfort.
Sosa, a midfielder from Emporia,
was diagnosed with the condition
when she was 4-years old, but she
noticed it beginning to worsen during
her sophomore year at Baker. She dealt
with her misfortune and stuck with her
team until its season and her career
came to an end Nov. 7.
The number of lumps on her back
has since increased to six and she has
undergone four different cycles of interventional radiology treatment, each

coupled with its own long and arduous

recovery process.
The treatment that Sosa went
through involved hundreds of injections with an alcohol solution in effort
to find the feeder veins, which are what
causes her tumors to grow.
Its a treatment, not like a cure.
Its never going to go away, but this is
kind of a way to slow the process of the
growth," Sosa said. "The treatment itself doesnt last long, but after it, my recovery is probably two to three weeks
where I cant do anything. I cant walk,
I cant really dress myself, I can barely
eat, and Im just on bed-rest after the
treatment for a few weeks.
Sosa has learned to develop an
awareness of her left side as she plays
soccer.
My teammates are really good
about it in practice, Sosa said. They
dont hit me and theyre really cautious
about how they move around me.
It's a completely different atmosphere in games for Sosa.
Its kind of scary, because stepping
on the soccer field used to be so safe
and harmless for me and something
that I really like to do, Sosa said. Now
I feel vulnerable when Im out there
because I never know when I could get
hit the wrong way and it could be dangerous and really painful for me.

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Senior soccer player Bailey Sosa overcomes

uncommon condition in her time as a Wildcat
Besides the pain, too great of an impact on the malformations could cause
them to rupture, resulting in internal
bleeding. These factors led her to wonder whether continuing to play soccer
would be in her best interest.
Sometimes I can barely get out
of bed, but I have to go to soccer and
pretend like everything is OK and run
like Im OK, Sosa said. Sometimes Im
like, this isnt worth it,
why am I doing this
to myself?"
But Sosa has
found support
from her team,
which kept her
playing the game she
loves until Nov. 7, when
the Wildcats season ended to
Culver-Stockton on penalty
kicks in the first
round of the 2014
Heart of America
Athletic

Conference Tournament.
Ive had so much support from my
coaches and my teammates forever,"
Sosa said. "I know that its something
I can get through, and something
they can always help me through and
theyre so supportive no matter what.

Bailey Sosa protects

herself with her arm
as a Park University
player challenges
her for the ball on
Sept. 10 at Liston
Stadium. Sosa has
been battling
Venous Malformations since she
was 4-years-old.
Photo by Chris
Oritz

Men's soccer advances to HAAC championship

Jim Joyner
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The sixth-seeded mens soccer team came out

victorious in the semifinal round of the Heart of
America Athletic Conference tournament with a 2-1
win over the third-seeded MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers Wednesday. For the second straight
season, the Wildcats knocked the Pioneers out of the
HAAC tournament in Olathe.
Last season the story was junior Andrew Miller. Miller scored the only goal of his career with the go-ahead
point in the 71st minute to capture the conference title
and earn Baker a trip to the national tournament.
This time, the story was a combination of junior
Austin Shiney and sophomore Keaton Anchors that
propelled the Baker win.

On a freezing afternoon in Olathe, temperatures

maxed out at 28 degrees with a sharp wind.
Shiney put Baker up, 1-0, just three minutes in
by taking advantage of a missed clearance by the
Pioneer defense. The midfielder slotted his shot past
second team all-conference sophomore goalkeeper
Yann Passet. This was Shineys third goal of the season and first in the conference playoffs.
The Wildcats took advantage of the sharp wind
at their backs in the first half to control the game,
taking five shots compared to four from the Pioneers.
Baker also had three different corner kick opportunities and kept MNU off its attack during the first 45
minutes.
When it had the chance, MNU capitalized on the
wind. MNU took eight shots in comparison to Bakers
two in the first 30 minutes of the second half.

Junior Andrew Miller sprints in for a 50/50 ball during the semifinal match at MidAmerica Nazarene University on Wednesday,
Nov. 12. Photo by Madie Armoniet

The games momentum changed significantly

in the 74th minute when MNU senior midfielder
Niklas Larsson picked up his second yellow card of
the afternoon. Larsson was ejected from the game,
putting the Pioneers down to 10 men for the final 16
minutes.
Three minutes later, Bakers persistence on the attack was finally rewarded. Sophomore midfielder Jordan Thacker connected with Anchors, who finished
with his head for a 2-0 lead with just 14 minutes left
to play. This was Anchors third goal of the season
and, arguably, Bakers biggest goal of the season.
The celebration and 2-0 lead for Baker did not last
long, for MNU wasnt going down without a fight. The
Pioneers went right back into attack and found their
chance to cut the deficit in half.
MNU senior midfielder Jelani Jillo beat BU freshman goalkeeper Pat Rydberg from 12 yards out to
put his team right back into the game with 13 minutes to play.
But Bakers back line held strong and fought off
the Pioneers final two shots and two corner kicks to
prevail, 2-1, and advance to the conference championship game for the second consecutive season.
Rydberg made four saves on the afternoon and
fought off 15 MNU shots and three corners. Rydberg
took over as the full-time goalkeeper in the Wildcats
second conference game against Culver-Stockton College and since then, the team is 4-2-2. Rydberg has
allowed 1.1 goals per game this season.
Senior forward Preston Phillips led the team with
three shots, Shiney had two, and Anchors, junior midfielder Shane Hunt and first team all-conference junior
defender Amer Didic each took one shot apiece.
The Wildcats will play for the conference title on
the road Saturday at fourth-seeded Culver-Stockton.
Baker defeated Culver-Stockton 2-0 on Oct. 11 at
Liston Stadium. A win will clinch a spot in the 2014
NAIA Mens Soccer National Tournament.

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Nov. 14, 2014

Football wins crucial road game

Chad Mullins
STAFF WRITER

The Baker University football team

went back to its winning ways Saturday, defeating the Central Methodist
University Eagles 28-14 following two
consecutive losses.
Head coach Mike Grossner believed
that the Wildcats mentality heading
into the game was a big factor in the
win.
We had a good week of practice,
Grossner said. And in pregame, we
were saying the right things, and we
had leadership from our quarterback
that we didnt have before.
The leadership Grossner speaks of
came from sophomore quarterback
Nick Marra, who played in his first
game in over a month, coming back
from a fractured tibia to throw for 218
yards and four touchdowns.
He just brings that confidence,
junior Tucker Pauley said. He goes out
and flies around, and while we are all
uptight about how the game is going,
he brings the looseness to our team.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 14-0
lead in the first quarter and scored
again on their first drive of the second.
The Eagles were unable to get on the
board until 3:52 remained in the half,
giving BU a 21-7 lead into halftime.
The first two touchdowns by Marra
came from great field position, set up
by a 45-yard kickoff return by Dylan
Perry, then a 6-yard punt gave the
Wildcats a short field, which they capitalized on with an 11-yard touchdown
pass to freshman Ledai Shawn Boose.
The run defense struggled at times,
giving up 131 yards to Eagles' running
back Tyler Steinkamp, but the Wildcats

held the rest of the

team to 34 yards on
29 carries.
They had some
success, and they
stayed committed
to it, even up until
the end, Grossner
said.
The Eagles had
an uncanny desire
to run the ball, but
it may have been
due to the lack
of success in the
passing game. CMU
quarterback Nic
Stephens completed just 10 passes
for 78 yards on the
day.
Conversely, the
Wildcats had one of
their worst performances on the
ground this season,
running for only 68
yards as a team.
We knew it
would be tough
sledding, Grossner
said. We thought
we would be able to
throw the football
early, then get our
Freshman Keith Loneker and sophomore Kharon Brown tackle quaterback Chris Swingle during the game against
run game going,
Culver-Stockton College. The Wildcats are 8-2 on the season. Photo by Khadijah Lane
and I think we
would have done
aware of the playoff-type atmosphere
Liston Stadium. The Vikings will come
better if not for all the penalties.
leading up to these last two contests.
into the game with a 7-2 record, 6-2 in
Ranked 13th in the country coming
This game against Central Method- Heart of America Athletic Conference
into the game, the Wildcats will likely
ist was a playoff game for us, because if play. The last time the two teams met,
have to win their next game against
we lose were out of the race, he said.
the Wildcats pulled off a 13-10 victory
Missouri Valley College to ensure a
The senior day game with Missouri
on the road, behind two 50+ yard field
playoff spot. Grossner has been well
Valley will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at
goals by Clarence Clark.

Wrestlers find success in busy start of season

Hayley Morrical
STAFF WRITER

Freshman Alex Fortuna faces his opponent from Bacone College during the Wildcats Dual on
Wednesday, Nov. 5. Fortuna, who brought back a win for his weight class, helped his team defeat
Bacone, 35-6. Photo by Laura Price

Baker wrestlers had a busy schedule to start their season. Ranked No.
16 nationally in the NAIA, the team experienced difficult matchups in a quad
hosted by the University of Oklahoma
followed by a dual win over Bacone
College and then the Dan Harris Open.
In Oklahoma, the team struggled,
losing to the University of Oklahoma
50-0, Oklahoma City University 19-18,
and Shorter College 36-9.
Three days later, the Cats hosted
Bacone College for their first dual of
the season. At a final score of 35-6, the
men easily bested Bacone, winning
every match but one.
Seniors Nick Haugen and Beau Bennett, junior Connor Middleton, sophomores Josh Thomas and Bryce Shoemaker and freshman Juan Rivera, Alex
Fortuna and Tyler Dickman all brought
back wins in their weight classes.
Sophomore Colby Watters said the
teams success so far is attributed to
high level of competition and intensity

during practices.
I think we have a good room to
practice in that really pushes everyone
to be the best they can be," Watters
said. "When we wrestle each other
we are wrestling someone that is as
good as the person that you will be
wrestling at the tournaments, and that
helps a lot.
After another three-day break, the
wrestlers competed in their annual
Dan Harris Open in Collins Center.
Both Haugen in the 157-pound weight
class and sophomore Byant Guillen in
the 184-pound weight took first place.
Freshman Sean Dolan at 125
pounds and freshman Billy Leone at
197 pounds brought home second
place. Dickman at 149 pounds came in
third.
I think we have done well. I think
if you added up all the team points
we would have won the (Dan Harris)
tournament. Thats as good as you
can ask for during a first open, said
Watters.
This Saturday the team will host
the HAAC Quad at the Collins Center.

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Photo courtesy of Baker Sports Information Department

Cross country heads to

nationals after conference win

Chad Mullen
STAFF WRITER

The Baker University mens cross

country team has won the Heart of
America Athletic conference championship for the third time in four years,
defeating six other HAAC teams in
Auburn, Nebraska, Nov. 8.
This will advance the Wildcats to
the national championship meet at
Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence. Narrowly

behind Baker was Central Methodist

University, finishing with 57 points to
the Wildcats 53.
In 2013, the Wildcats were unable
to take the HAAC championship after
consecutive titles in 2011 and 2012,
placing fourth in the annual meet, but
they returned to the top spot by placing seven runners in the top 25, three
in the top 10.
The Wildcats' women almost
matched the mens success but fin-

Basketball
By the numbers

ished second out of nine HAAC squads

to Benedictine College. The Ravens had
each of the top three individual finishers in the meet. Sophomore Rachel
Ash led the Wildcat women in with her
sixth-place finish in a time of 19:08
and individually qualified for nationals.
Sophomore Corey Matteson was the
top Wildcat runner on the mens side,
finishing sixth overall with a time of
26:11 in the meet hosted by Peru State
College. He was followed by sopho-

Total blocks from

junior center Macy
Wallisch this season

11

more Jamie Stuery in eighth and junior

Gunnar Hayes in ninth.
On top of his team's success, BU
interim head coach Tim Byers earned
HAAC Coach of the Year, having to fill in
after the sudden death of former cross
country and track and field coach Zach
Kindler, who died of cardiac arrest in
August.
The national championship meet
in Lawrence will take place Saturday,
Nov. 22.

Senior forward EJ
Carters shooting
percentage from the
field this season

Freshman guard Gregg Easters

average points per game

Junior guard Jami Hodges

shooting percentage from the
field this season

53%

Number of turnovers forced

per game by Baker defense

Junior center Macy Wallisch

Photo by Madie Armoneit

Number of starters
returning to the
2014-15 team

Senior forward EJ Carter

Photo by Khadijah Lane

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Nov. 14, 2014

Theater brings Twains stories to life

Sophomore Emi Kniffin and freshman Katie Zeluf are bluejays during the theater production of A Mark Twain Storybook. The show opened Thursday and runs through Sunday. Photos by Chris Ortiz

Sarah Baker
ASSISTANT EDITOR

Top: Senior Joey Majchrzak and freshman

Katie Zeluf talk from behind bars in A Mark
Twain Storybook.
Bottom: Junior Jesse Miller interacts with
senior Joey Majchrzak during the show.

The play A Mark Twain Storybook

is a contemplation of Twains books
and short stories, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and The Prince
and the Pauper. The works are told by
a modern traveling acting troupe composed of six actors who play 12 roles
throughout the play.
Sophomore Emi Kniffin plays the
narrator and Huckleberry Finn.
This play is much more lighthearted than the last show we did,
Kniffin said. It is designed to entertain
an audience as opposed to moving or
informing an audience.
The comedy contrasts the departments last production, The God Committee, which was a drama.
In dramatic shows, I feel like I really become the character Im playing,
Kniffin said. But in comedic shows Im
just trying to be goofy.
The play director, Associate Professor of Theatre Tom Heiman, said that
the actors will be interactive with the
audience.
There is no safe place to be in this
theater, Heiman joked, which is consistent with my directing.
Heiman said Mark Twain was one of
the most famous Americans of his time.

Twain was aware of Gods sense of

humor and incorporated that aspect
in his work. Twains characters often
find their worlds turned upside
down and do not always get what
they deserve.
Heiman ensures that, in the play,
goofiness will ensue. The cast will
be using tacky and cheap-looking
props, so there will be no risk in
damaging expensive props. Some
actors will have added personal improvisations to their characters.
Junior MacKenzie Sammons is the
lighting designer for this production.
Going from a production like
The God Committee to Mark Twain
can be a challenge, especially in
an atmosphere that could use some
laughter, Sammons said. And thats
what A Mark Twain Storybook is all
about, making people laugh and maybe
learning a few new things along the
way.
Sammons said this production is
similar to the fall 2012 comedy Robin
Hood because it is fast-paced and full
of non-stop fun, and it may even jerk
your funny bone and strum your heart
strings.
A Mark Twain Storybook will be
performed in Rice Auditorium Nov.
14-15 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday,
Nov. 16, at 2 p.m.

Top: Freshman Emily Robbins sings to the

audience.
Bottom: Freshman Katie Zeluf talks at senior
Jillian Miller.

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NOV. 18

Journeys in Wind
Syphonic Winds Concert
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

Baker alumnus Kevin Mahogany performs on Oct. 26 in Rice Auditorium. Photo by Chad Phillips

NOV. 20

17th Annual Baker University

Jazz Festival:
Jazz Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

The concert will feature guest artist

Mike Bogart. Bogart, who has played
with bands like Aerosmith and Earth,
Wind and Fire, was the lead trumpet and
trombone player for nine years with the
jazz/rock fusion band Tower of Power.
I believe that having Mike Bogart perform in our concert may be the most exciting guest artist we have ever featured
in conjunction with our jazz festival, JD
Parr, director of the jazz ensemble, said.

NOV. 21

Jazz Festival: HS Band Competition

All-day | Rice Auditorium

The Baker University Jazz Festival will

continue on Nov. 21 with a full day of
competitive performances by 21 area
high school jazz bands.

One-Act Plays
7:30 p.m. | Darby-Hope Theatre

In addition to the two days of jazz music, five music and theater students will
be performing one-act plays Nov. 20-21
at 7:30 p.m. both nights in Darby-Hope
Theater in Parmenter Hall.

The concert will feature the Baker University Percussion Ensemble with Frank
Perez conducting.
Journeys in Song will feature music
by Dmitri Shostakovich, Kevin Walczyk,
Alfred Reed, Steve Grimo and Morten
Lauridsen.
Im proud of our band students,
Perez said. They have worked very hard
preparing this concert. I hope the community is able to come out and enjoy an
evening of fun and diverse music.

NOV. 24

Baker Percussion
Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m. | McKibbin Recital Hall

The Baker University Percussion Ensembles fall concert will feature music
specially written for percussion ensembles, and the group will perform music
intended for other instruments.
The concert will include Perez guestconducting one of the pieces. The
ensemble recently toured Northeast
Kansas, visiting high schools and middle
schools in hope of recruiting of new
music students.

NOV. 19

Orchestra Concert
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

The concert will feature two works,

one by Beethoven and another by
Mozart. During the first work, the Baker
University Orchestra will be joined by
members of the chamber orchestra from
Johnson County Community College.
The second piece contains some difficult
horn parts and cycles between fast and
slow movements.
The orchestra is excited to play the
concert and anxious to prepare for Vespers with six rehearsals left, Director of
Orchestral Activities Mark Pretzel said.

DEC. 7

84th Annual Candlelight Vespers

2 p.m. and 5 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

Vespers is a long-standing Baker

tradition. The program features Christmas music by many of Bakers musical
groups, including the choirs, orchestra
and jazz ensemble. The concert will also
feature President Lynne Murray reciting
a Christmas poem.
Christmas Vespers has it all, Cathy
Crispinio, interim director of choral
ensembles, said. From the reverent
alleluia opening, to the joy of choir with
brass ... there is something for everyone
in a short, sweet package.

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Parting Shot

President Lynne Murray commenced her inaugural week on Oct. 27 by greeting students in the Long Student Center, where she served free coffee and breakfast to
students, faculty and staff. The week began with a concert from world-renowned musician Kevin Mahogany on Oct. 26, followed by the breakfast at the Daily Grind,
called Good Morning, Baker. On Oct. 28, Professor of Biology Darcy Russell gave the Kopke Lecture, but following her speech, news of the death of sophomore
Sione Maumau hit the campus. The official inauguration ceremony for Bakers 29th president was canceled following Maumaus death. Photo by Khadijah Lane