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Nov. 4, 2016
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EDITORIAL

IN NEED OF SOME SPACE

Campus still needs a large facility for hosting big events

Baker administrators have
been planning a renovation
project in Rice Auditorium that
now has funding behind it. The
renovation is possible due to the
Sunderland Foundation which,
according to President Lynne
Murray, has had a long-standing
history with the school. At
$300,000, this is the largest
grant the foundation has ever
presented to Baker University.
This grant will allow the
renovation process to accelerate,
and hopefully other donations
will follow. Administrators
say they plan to make the
auditorium a welcoming and
functional space.
While we applaud the
administration and donors for
keeping Bakers facilities on
the cutting edge of technology
and aesthetics, the auditorium
still only seats 885, but there
are now close to a thousand
students on campus. If all
faculty, coaches and staff are

included, this adds even more

spaces needed to seat the
campus population. With the
student population growing,
Baker needs a place that can
seat every member of the Baker
University population in case
of an emergency as well as for
large productions and events
such as convocation.
Baker is blessed to have an
award-winning theater program,
and the Rice Auditorium
renovation project can give
theater students the firstclass facility that the program
deserves. The campus still needs
a large facility that is separate
from Rice Auditorium, though.
Unlike many universities,
our graduation is held in a
gymnasium instead of a larger
indoor facility. Not only does this
feel informal, but it can also feel
stuffy and crowded. Students
who have worked very hard at
this school might feel better
about graduation in a larger,

more formal assembly room

rather than on a basketball court.
As it does on days like
graduation, our professional
image here at Baker suffers
when we hold our celebrations
in spaces too small to
accommodate ourselves and our
guests. At last years Dialogos,
because of a scheduling conflict
in Rice Auditorium, the event
had to be moved to Mabee Hall.
While the lecture halls work
wonderfully for their intended
purposes and numbers, fitting
our guests in standing-room
only space on the day of a
formal academic celebration like
Dialogos seems inappropriate
and uncomfortable.
A new meeting facility would
also help with many popular
activities hosted by Student
Activities Council and the Alumni
Center. As it stands now, Mabee
gym and the Alumni Center are
too small for large groups, and
are not always easily navigable

for our guests. Also, the Mabee

gym is already far too crowded
with athletic teams that use the
space for practices.
Though event planning
and housing are good enough
reasons to consider a new
space, the most concerning
issue relates to campus safety.
This college community needs
a meeting place in case of an
emergency where every single
student, faculty and staff
member can gather and be
accounted for.
We like to think that Baker is
a safe, secure campus; however,
the possibility of a school
shooting cannot be overlooked
at any school, big or small.
Seeing Rice Auditorium
thrive shows that were
headed in the right direction,
but knowing that our campus
population is growing compels
us to realize the importance of a
space where we can all gather in
moments of joy and crisis.

Candidates mostly waste our time with negative ads

LAUREN FREKING
Columnist

I am counting down the days until

Nov. 8, mainly because I think I will
be physically sick if I have to endure
the pain of many more political ads
on television. I am so over politicians
lame 30-second attempts to roast one
another for an audience that is tuned
out regardless.
Political ads have absolutely no
effect on me. What type of person is
actually swayed by negative campaign
ads? According to a report from
the Wesleyan Media Project, threefourths of ads aired during the last
presidential race appealed to anger.
Despite the intended appeal, I can
honestly say a political advertisement
has never made me angry with the
candidate being insulted. If anything I
am angry that 30 seconds of my life are
wasted on meaningless trash talk.
The popularity of negative
campaign ads increased in the 2012
election. Although most people claim
to hate negative campaign ads, there
is some evidence saying they are
effective. For example, negativity often
makes a stronger impression in the
human brain. There is also a degree
of complexity with negativity that

positive ads cant replicate.

CNN states, Every negative ad has
at least an implied comparison. If Mitt
Romney is not a true conservative,
then by implication the candidate
sponsoring the ad is saying he or
she is a true conservative. This
complexity can cause us to process
the information more slowly and with
somewhat more attentiveness.
So when a negative ad implicates
something about one candidate, it
also has a counter-argument for
the opposing candidate. I feel sure
that once this election cycle is over,
statistics from 2016 campaign ads
will show yet another increase in
negativity.
I understand that a negative ad
may sometimes be more effective
than a positive message, but I have
questions. To what extent are negative
ads more effective? Are they more
effective for all personality types?
There are some negative ads that
make sense, like the recent Hillary
Clinton commercial highlighting
Trumps negative comments toward
women and how they affect young
girls viewing him as a leader.
Others however, do not make
sense. Some are even comical.
Recently U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoders
opponent, Jay Sidie, released a
commercial implying that Yoder and

Graphic by Maria Echeverry

widely disliked Kansas Governor Sam

Brownback are closely connected. The
ad even cites a New York Times article
on the state of Kansas, except that in
reality that article did not mention
Yoder.
According to research from
the political science department at
Stanford, The best single predictor
of campaign tone, it turns out, is the
closeness of the race. The tighter the
contest, the meaner the campaign.
This fact makes it easier to
understand why negative campaign
ads are so heated among local
politicians. The fight is fierce when it
comes to smaller communities and a
limited voter pool. This principle can

also apply to a few key swing states in

the presidential campaign.
So when you see the commercial
featuring Hillary Clinton stuffing her
face with sauerkraut, try to remember
that this ad really says more about
Donald than Hillary.
Since the introduction of TV
media into elections, it has been
used as a tool to polarize people into
their pre-chosen parties or to sway
undecided voters.
The second a political slam ad
comes on TV, I now mute it, change the
channel or walk away. American voters
shouldnt have to waste so much of
their lives listening to negative ads that
subconsciously try to sway them.

The Baker Orange | Voices

Nov 4, 2016

itting in front of his webcam in a

studio in Russia, Edward Snowden
gave a speech to a group of
young aspiring journalists at the
Associated Collegiate Press National
Convention on Oct. 22 in Washington,
D.C. As Snowden appeared on the screen,
all in attendance applauded and cheered
loudly at seeing this controversial figure.
Future members of the media - the
fourth estate of the government did not
hide their awe and admiration.
That speech broke an ACP attendance
record for a keynote speaker, and when
the forum was open for questions,
dozens of students lined up in front
of the microphone to have a chance
to ask Snowden questions. When his
speech concluded, he received a lengthy
standing ovation.
It was clear in that setting, among
young journalists, Snowden is considered
a patriot and a whistleblower. Snowden
gave a short laugh and remarked how he
is not used to such a positive reception.
The Leak in the Boat

In 2013, Snowden was working for

the CIA and had access to classified
National Security Agency (NSA)
information. Upon learning that the U.S.
government was gathering meta-data
such as cell phone records, searches,
emails, instant message conversations
and various other forms of digital data
belonging to millions of American
citizens, Snowden decided this was
not a secret that should be kept from
the public. He said he tried voicing his
concern to higher ups in the NSA and
to colleagues, some of whom shared
his unease but did not want to draw
unwanted attention to themselves.
Snowden eventually leaked classified
NSA documents and information to
journalists whom he trusted to break
the story. He said he felt forced into
disclosing his identity when it was
apparent that some of his NSA colleagues
would be under intense scrutiny until
the NSA found the leak.
His disclosure exposed that the U.S.
government was monitoring people
on a massive scale and that officials

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By SARAH BAKER
Editor

were lying about it to Congress. Before

this revelation, the idea that the U.S.
government was spying on its own
citizens was merely stuff of conspiracy
theories. Now, post-Snowden, we are
much more aware of privacy rights and
the ethical debates that come with our
technology.
Largely as a result of Snowdens
leaks, in May 2016 a Senate Judiciary
Committee met to review the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Amendments Act. The act had allowed
for mass surveillance by the government,
including data collection without a
warrant. The committee report featured
four recommendations: limit the scope
of surveillance or stop it entirely, require
the government to submit surveillance
targets for judicial review, prohibit
backdoor searches, and mandate
transparency and oversight.
Home Away From Home

After Snowden had applied for

asylum in more than 20 countries,
in August of 2013 Russia agreed to
offer him temporary asylum as an
international refugee.
As the situation currently stands,
if Snowden attempts to re-enter the
United States, he will be charged and
convicted under the Espionage Act of
1917. Snowdens legal representative
Jesselyn Radack said in a 2014 Wall
Street Journal article that this arcane
World War I law was meant to
prosecute spies, not whistleblowers.
She also said that this would prevent
him from receiving a fair trial.
The Espionage Act effectively
hinders a person from defending himself
before a jury in an open court, as past
examples show, Radack stated, referring
to past whistleblower convictions under

Word Around

BAKER:

the Espionage Act: Thomas Drake, John

Kiriakou and Chelsea Manning.

The Whistleblower and the Watchdog

The media have always had

an interesting relationship with
whistleblowers like Snowden. They often
go hand-in-hand and share the same goal:
keeping the government transparent
and pulling secrets out of the shadows.
Media are often called the watchdogs and
fourth estate of the government, given
the authority to keep the government incheck by the Founding Fathers.
When Snowden committed his
treasonous act of leaking information
about the governments mass
surveillance of the American public,
he was exposing secrets that citizens
needed to know. He was playing his
part as a whistleblower, and he let the
watchdogs know. The watchdogs are
often freer and safer from legal action
because they are the press and have the
First Amendment in their pockets. The
whistleblowers, however, may face more
obstacles. They can be convicted under
the Espionage Act, like Chelsea Manning,
or they are simply fired, silenced or
discredited. Are they Tattletales?
Martyrs? Disloyal? Heroes? Or Patriots?
It's Time for a Pardon

President Obama will leave his twoterm presidency Jan. 20, 2017. If Obama
chooses to issue Snowden a pardon, he
will have to do so within the next three
months. Snowdens pardon is not a likely
action for a new president starting his or
her first term.
Washington Post and Watergate
reporter Bob Woodward, who spoke
at the ACP conference the day before
Snowden, said that he had been

Should Edward Snowden

be pardoned?

attempting to coax out the reasoning

behind President Gerald Fords
pardoning of Richard Nixon from Ford
himself. Eventually, Ford told Woodward
that despite the pressure from Nixons
staff to provide a presidential pardon
as part of a deal for Ford becoming
president, he only decided to pardon
Nixon because he thought it was time for
the country to move on. Woodward said
Ford did not want the country to re-live
Watergate for years which would have
included long court cases, lots of media
coverage and the possibility of a former
president sent to prison.
This reasoning could, and should,
apply to Snowden. If Obama pardoned
Snowden, it would be best for the
country as a whole. With Snowden
absolved of these espionage and theft
charges, he could return home and
maybe we, as a country, could reevaluate whistleblowing, government
data collection and privacy.
Does the Espionage Act of 1917 need
an amendment about whistleblowers? Is
it right for the government to spy on the
American people without their consent
or knowledge? As American citizens,
do we even have an inherent right to
privacy? Should Americans know every
move the government is making?
Furthermore, is it right for our country
to charge a man with espionage in
connection with mass surveillance? That
is a global concern, not just a U.S. issue.
Snowden says that he does not
regret his actions. He would do it again
tomorrow, and he wishes he could have
done it sooner.
If we only knew what government
wants us to know, we wouldnt know
very much at all, Snowden said at the
ACP conference. We are living through
the greatest crisis in computer security
history.

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Mission Statement

"No. There are certain

guidelines, and there is a
reason they are in place.
The public should know,
but it is the government's
job to control how much
they know for the good of
society."

Kena Metzger
sophomore

" Yes. He had the right to do

what he did. People need
to know what's going on in
the country."

Dan Young
junior

"Sure. It's hard for me to hold

an opinion on the subject
without all of the facts. I feel
like the general public needs
to be more educated as a
whole before we make that
decision."

Cory Mitchell
sophomore

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Nov. 4, 2016

Presidential poodles popular on campus

RILEY SWICKARD
BU Student Media

President Lynne Murray and her

husband Jeff hold great trust in the
students on campus. This trust runs
so deep as to allow some students
the opportunity to take care of the
Murrays two purebred standard
poodles.
The poodles go by the names of
Kassie and Lucca. They are siblings,
born into the same litter on Sept.
16, 2008. Today they can often be
seen strolling around the campus,
sometimes with a student or two at
their side.
Jeff Murray said that upon arriving
at Baker in 2014, he and his wife
soon realized that because of their
schedules, they would need assistance
with the dogs.
Probably the best aspect about
being dog owners in Baldwin City is
the friendliness of the people who live
here and the students, Murray said.
Kassie and Luke love people.
Many students on campus enjoy
seeing the Murrays dogs on campus.
Junior Madeline McCrary has the
opportunity to work even more closely
with Kassie and Lucca. McCrary
often walks the dogs around campus
and said she enjoys those relaxing
moments.
It is often said that dogs and
owners share similar personality
traits. McCrary said this is definitely
the case with the Murray family.
I definitely see many similarities
in the dogs personalities compared
to Mr. and Mrs. Murray, McCrary said.
This includes the way they present

Junior Madeline McCrary takes President Lynne Murrays dogs on a walk through campus on Oct. 10. | Photo by Shelby Stephens

themselves. They always maintain

good posture and are groomed well.
Anyone who has ever come in
contact with the human Murrays
would find that they are very social
beings. The same can probably be said
about their canine companions.
Former Baker student and
presidential-poodle walker Madison
Dispensa said that Kassie and Lucca
are incredibly friendly and outgoing.

They would go up to anyone and

everyone, Dispensa said. It seemed
as if they truly fit in with the Baker
community.
Similarly, Jeff Murray believes that
Baldwin City and Baker University are
the perfect place for his whole family
to call home.
Like everybody else with their
own, we love our dogs, he said. We
really are blessed to be at Baker and

in Baldwin where there are so many

animal lovers. They have embraced it
and love being here.
He also encourages students,
faculty and community members to
introduce themselves to Kassie and
Lucca on campus.
They are really people oriented,
he said. If you ever see them on
campus, dont be afraid to come pet
them.

Parking lot security becomes a campus concern

BRITTNEY DIEHM
BU Student Media
Stolen cars, slashed tires and breakins have been topics of discussion on
campus this semester. Campus security
officers are encouraging students to
lock their cars and park in safe, wellprotected areas.
Director of Campus Security Roger
Hamilton has noticed break-ins and
vandalism have increased noticeably
this semester.
I have actually been having the
officers do extra patrolling in the
parking lots, Hamilton said. If
anyone is lurking in the parking lot,
we check to see if the individual is the
owner of the car.
Many students continue to leave
their vehicles unlocked, which can
lead to valuables being stolen as well
as vandalism.
Senior Lake Johnson recently had

his car stolen. He immediately filed a

When my truck was parked at the
police report, and the police contacted
NLC my tailgate was completely taken
campus security to find any possible
off, Cox said. It wasnt stolen, but it
leads or other information.
was annoying because I had to find
I dont know of anyone else that
someone to put it back on. The second
has gotten their car
time, my tire was
stolen, Johnson said.
slashed during the
I have actually been weekend of the Maple
But there have been
plenty of people with
having the officers do Leaf Festival.
lost items and their
Cox said there
extra patrolling in the
cars were locked.
have been multiple
parking lots,
Johnsons car was
instances when cars
eventually recovered
outside of the Delta
- Roger Hamilton Delta Delta house
in Lawrence, although
the case remains
have been vandalized.
unsolved. He said he
She said that in
will do his best to lock it from now on.
past years, a stereo and speaker have
Junior Delta Delta Delta sorority
been stolen, as well as bricks thrown
member KasiDee Cox has had two
through windshields.
personal experiences with vandalism.
Cox believes there is a lack of
The first incident came last year
parking lot security that needs to be
when her truck was parked in the
addressed.
dorm parking lot, and the second
I definitely think these
incident occurred last month when a
occurrences are due to a lack of
tire was slashed.
campus security, Cox said. I think

the school should be proactive in this

issue because its my understanding
that this has been going on for
multiple years now, and Im not really
sure why nothing has been done to try
to keep people from doing this.
Johnson and Cox both suggested
that cameras could be installed in
order to catch perpetrators. However,
a likely concern would be how these
cameras would be paid for. Also,
campus cameras would not solve
parking security problems near Greek
houses.
With or without security cameras,
Baker University students need to be
aware of where they are parking their
cars as well as whether or not the car
is locked.
I try to park my truck underneath
street lights most of the time just
because I feel like its less likely to get
messed with that way, Cox said. Im
also definitely more aware when it
comes to locking my truck.

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BU students prefer Instagram over other social media

A recent informal survey of 100 Baker students shows that
Instagram is the most preferred social media platform when
compared to Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Receiving 34
percent of the vote, Instagram was many students favorite
platform because of its emphasis on visuals.
I like being able to share aspects of my life with clever
captions, junior Jordan House said. I also like being able to
see my friends lives, along with celebrities, easily.
Instagram, originally released in 2010, is an online social
media platform that allows users to share photos and videos
with their followers and the nearly 500 million active users.
Facebook purchased Instagram in 2012.
For many BU students, the selection of one social media
platform over the others was not an easy task, as all four
provide for different opportunities to stay fully up-to-date.
With each platform providing a different interaction with news,
friends, family and society, some students noted why certain
platforms are more their style.
Several of them said that Twitter, taking second place
with 27 percent of the vote, was more effective in conveying
information more efficiently. This largely fits into the current
cultural use of social media. An early 2016 survey by Pew
Research Center showed that nearly 62 percent of American
adults obtain their news from social media such as Twitter, an
increase from 49 percent in 2012.
Although I enjoy viewing my friends pictures and posts on
Instagram and Facebook, I enjoy the wide variety of content I
get on Twitter, junior Austin Johanning said. I can get content
not only from my friends but also from news outlets and
various other accounts.
Snapchat, the newest of the four platforms, has captured
the younger social media demographic with nearly 100 million
daily active users. It allows users to send text and photos to
their friends for a short amount of time.
You actually know the people you have on Snapchat,
senior Jamie Steury said. It captures moments and
experiences better.
Though only receiving 14 percent of the vote, Facebook
generated the most comments from students. As the oldest of
the four platforms, Facebook permits its users to post photos
and status updates, keep up-to-date on friends lives and stay
informed in their different social groups.
I prefer Facebook over the other social media platforms
because you dont necessarily have to post to stay active,
junior Catey Payne said. It is the easiest to stay involved with
friends and family. Plus, tasty videos are a nice perk."

Infographic by Sarah Baker

SPENCER BROWN
Staff Writer

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TO THE POINT

Nov. 4, 2016

Academic Misconduct Policy gets a trial makeover

BRENNA THOMPSON
Assistant Editor
In a move to solidify
academic integrity, faculty and
administrators have started
test driving a points system that
aims to improve upon Bakers
current Academic Misconduct
Policy. The trial changes have
been added to track repeat
offenders and define levels for
misconduct.
Associate Professor of
Psychology Sara Crump is an
advocate for educating students
about academic misconduct
and for setting appropriate
punishment for plagiarism. She
Graphic by Sarah Baker
said faculty started developing
this policy two years ago.
Its been a long process, and we still they see fit, Crump said.
arent done yet, Crump said.
Dean of Students Cassy Bailey said
Changes in the policy are currently
the old system as it is now is broken.
being run as a trial, and no action will
Well-intentioned professors are
be taken against a student based on the
working with students and dont realize
new points system until it is formally
this is the third, eighth, 12th time
implemented.
theyve continued to (commit academic
Crump said faculty members who
misconduct), Bailey said.
report academic misconduct will now
The new policy may improve efforts
use a new form in addition to the old
to track repeat offenders as well as
incident report.
provide a sense of consistency among
Previously, if professors caught
professors and students.
a student engaging in academic
It will start to track academic
misconduct, they could fill out a
misconduct offenses and assign
notification of academic misconduct
different points according to which act
form which was sent to the academic
of misconduct was committed. Each
deans office. A copy was then sent to
behavior is listed under tiers, and each
that students academic adviser.
tier will have an associated number of
However, not all professors were
points.
abiding by these standards, and even
The different sanction points were
if they did, these forms werent usually
put in place in order to acknowledge
tracked over time.
different severity of misconduct.
Its basically up to the professor to
Along with the points and tiers come
deal with the misconduct in any way
associated consequences. Points are

cumulative over ones time at Baker,

which means they do not start over.
Lower-level violations include first
offenses for plagiarism, witnessing
others who are cheating without
reporting it and turning in the same
work for more than one class without
notifying the instructors. Students
who have more than one of these
offenses collect sanction points that
can eventually lead to an XF on their
transcript and suspension from the
university.
Higher-level violations included theft
of a test or answer sheet prior to the
test being administered, falsification of
research or lab work, taking an exam for
another student and forging a signature
on a university document. These
offenses can immediately lead to some
type of suspension or expulsion from
the university.
According to Bailey, prior to this
policy there was no collection system or

records of academic misconduct.

Now it will all be collected and go
to Interim Dean Martha Harris.
Its not fair if a student is
plagiarizing in multiple classes
and is able to get away with
it, Crump said. It devalues all
students educations.
Crump said most students
dont believe that classmates
cheating impacts their own
education; however, it does.
If academic misconduct
were widespread on campus, it
would lessen everyones degree,
Crump said.
Bailey also said that cheating
can delegitimize a students
education, and therefore devalue
a degree.
Baker faculty will not consider
formally introducing this policy until
all students are well-educated on the
changes that will be included and the
possible consequences of misconduct.
Crump said faculty are going to make
sure the students are all 100 percent
informed about what plagiarism and
academic misconduct is, as well as how
to avoid it.
Bailey said instructors for salon
classes will become more intentional
in educating students about academic
misconduct.
If we are going to hold you
responsible, then we must educate you,
Bailey said.
Bailey hopes to see three things
come out of this new system: education,
an increase in degree value and clear
punishment for offenders.
If you do something wrong, there
has to be a consequence, Bailey said.
That consequence should remain
consistent.

Andrew Dare and junior Spencer

Brown also won prizes from the
BOOK Program.
It forced me to be more involved
than I wouldve been otherwise,
Webster said. I discovered that
many functional areas work
differently than expected.
Webster and Dare applauded
the program for the emphasis on
networking and its role in learning
more from their internships.
It was an easy way to learn and
gain a better understanding of the
organization, Dare said. My favorite
part was getting a deeper look and
being rewarded for doing so.
Director of Career Services Susan
Wade describes the BOOK Program
as an intensified learning experience
during an internship. Wade
emphasized the additional knowledge
students gain from the program.

It pushes students past their

comfort zones, Wade said. By doing
the extra areas, they understand
[their field] more.
The program takes students who
do a summer internship and gives
them the opportunity to make a
30-minute presentation in front of
Baker professors and alumni.
The presentation focuses on
six main areas: history, mission,
structure, products and services,
finances and management. Each of
these topics has sub-categories.
Wade encourages all students
to participate in the program.
She characterized the program as
beneficial to all students in all majors.
Any internship changes a
student, Wade said. They mature
and fit into the world differently.
BOOK gives students confidence for
the future.

BOOK program rewards summer internships

ABI ROORDA
Staff Writer
Senior Sarah Lambert is this
years $1,500 grand prize winner
in the Baker Organizational
Observation for Knowledge
Program, better known as the
BOOK Program, which prompts
students to get the most out of their
internships.
I chose to participate for the
opportunity, said Lambert. It gave
me the opportunity to get out of my
comfort zone and develop my public
speaking skills.
Lambert interned at Commerce
Bank in downtown Kansas City
this past summer. She appreciated
the networking opportunity and
encourages other students to
participate.
Seniors Gavin Webster and

Sarah Lambert

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A POSITION OF STRENGTH

Exercise science program becomes first in Kansas to be accredited

SPENCER BROWN
Staff Writer
Bakers exercise science program
recently completed the process for
accreditation from the Committee of
Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences,
making Baker the first college in the
state of Kansas and the 45th in the
nation to achieve this standard.
It really puts us as one of the
beginning programs in the nation,
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Chris Todden said. We are pretty
happy about that for being a small
school in Kansas.
The two-to-three-year accreditation
process included the committee
checking out the programs facilities,
degree requirements and other
criteria.
The reason why we decided to go
through the process is because not
many schools are accredited, junior
Brenna Herdman said. We gained
information about how to make
our program better, how to make it
stronger.
Students in the exercise science
program may see some additional
perks in the future, such as discounts
on certification tests. Senior exercise

science major Sammie

Schroeder is additionally
looking forward to
the ability to note the
programs success as she
prepares for graduate
school applications.
Some people think that
small schools dont provide
students with as good of
an education, she said.
This just shows that we
are well-educated and can
reach high standards. Im
excited to say I graduated
from Baker.
Recent achievements
within the program do
not stop there. Schroeder,
Herdman and senior Greg
Snell took second place at
Sophomore Sierra McKinney palpates the arm muscle of sophomore Baylee Bartgis. McKinney and Bartgis are
a quiz bowl competition
both exercise science majors. | Photo by Elizabeth Hanson
held by the Central States
four years ago, people didnt even
Short term, I think it will help
American Colleges of
know who Baker was. By doing so well, students feel ensured about what
Sports Medicine Regional Chapter on
theyre wanting to study, Todden said.
were only improving Bakers name in
Oct. 20 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They
Long term, I think it will be beneficial
the central states chapter.
answered an array of major-related
for us to have been on the ground
Having met all formal standards,
questions including ones on strength
floor of the accreditation process. This
the program should receive official
and conditioning.
is certainly an initiative to get other
accreditation status in the middle of
Its really exciting to be small but
schools on board. And for us to take
November. This initial accreditation
successful, Herdman said. We kicked
the first step is very exciting.
will last for five years.
butt. Dr. Todden was telling me that

Baker students prepare for Election Day

LILY STEPHENS
BU Student Media

As election day draws closer,

Bakers Student Activities Council
is making plans for an election
watch party, and some students
are becoming more vocal about the
importance of voting.
Around campus several events
have already been held to encourage
students to vote. The Politics Club
held a watch party for the first
presidential debate, and Baker Serves
recently hosted a voter registration
table in the Long Student Center.

I dont care who you vote for, you

just need to go vote, senior Michaela
Jamison said. The numbers really
matter, especially this year.
Freshman Thomas Graham is
passionate about supporting the
Republican party and has a keen
interest in politics. He made sure to
register to vote once he turned 18,
caucused in his hometown of Wichita
and will vote this November in his
first presidential election.
I think its very, very important
people vote, Graham said.
Graham shared that he is
disappointed by his partys nominee,

BAKER
IN BRIEF
November

4 Womens Soccer v. Culver-Stockton

7 p.m. | Liston Stadium

Casino Night
9 p.m. | Collins Center
5 Football v. Missouri Valley
1 p.m. | Liston Stadium

Mens Soccer v. Grand View
7 p.m. | Liston Stadium
6 Wrestling - Dan Harris Open
9 a.m. | Collins Center
8 Election Watch Party
9 p.m. | Mabee 100
11 Theater Production: The Journey of Everyman
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

but that wont stop him from voting.

Senior Luke Miltz is also adamant
about the power of voting. He said
that taking voting for granted puts
to shame the people that have died to
secure our freedom and secure our
rights in this country.
I think if you dont vote on
election day, you dont have the right
to complain about anything that
happens in the political system,
Miltz said.
Miltz, Graham and Jamison all
mentioned that this next president
could affect the job market, which
is on their minds and the minds of

their peers.
Whoever wins, whatever policies
they implement, we are going to have
to deal with for the first couple years
of our working life, Jamison said.
Graham said that he is frustrated
and thinks that the candidates are
not really focused on the real issues.
Jamison also noted that she is
disappointed to see such a negative
kind of election be the first many
students, including herself, are able to
vote in.
However, I think that in this
election our votes are more important
than previous elections, she said.

Calendar times and dates may change after print publication.

For updates on sports schedules, visit bakerwildcats.com.

12 Theater Production: The Journey of Everyman

7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
Senior Day Football v. Evangel
11 a.m. | Liston Stadium
13 Theater Production: The Journey of Everyman

2 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
15 Fall Orchestra Concert

7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
16 Student Activities Council Laser Tag
7:30 p.m. | Collins Center
17 19th Annual Jazz Festival Concert

7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
18 19th Annual High School Jazz Festival

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
19 Womens Basketball v. William Penn
2 p.m. | Collins Center

23-27
28

Mens Basketball v. William Penn

4 p.m. | Collins Center
Thanksgiving Break
Womens Basketball v. Avila
5:30 p.m. | Collins Center
Mens Basketball v. Avila
7:30 p.m. | Collins Center

December
1 Symphonic Winds Concert

7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
9 Last Day of Fall 2016 Courses
10-16 Final Examinations
11 Christmas Candlelight Vespers

2 & 5 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

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page 9

ZOMBIE INFESTATION

Lawrence was overrun

by zombies Oct. 20 for the
10th Annual Zombie Walk

Photos by Chad Phillips

Top 5 Highest Grossing Zombie Movies

If you didnt get enough zombie action
at the Zombie Walk, here are five movies

Data from Boxofficemojo.com | Infographic by Bailey Conklin

Resident Evil:
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to add to your must watch list this fall.

Zombieland
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s the sun began to set on Oct. 20, an

unusual throng of undead participants
gathered in the middle of Lawrences
South Park. The 10th Annual Zombie
Walk activities drew hundreds of Douglas
County participants and spectators, including
some Baker students.
People of all agesand zombie makeup jobs
were welcomed to watch or join the walk for
free. The charity event also featured local food
trucks, photo shoots, contests, T-shirts and even
pools of fake blood to get messy in. The zombie
ensemble began to stroll, limp and stagger through
downtown Lawrence at sundown.
The Lawrence Humane Society hosts the Zombie
Walk to benefit lost, abused and homeless animals
in the community. For some of Bakers own students
and staff, however, the Zombie Walk is an attraction
for reasons other than just helping animals.
Instructor of English Robert Howard and his
wife are major horror fans who have made it a
tradition to participate in the annual walk. In the
past, they have dressed up and pulled their wagon
of zombie babies.

Religious Studies Nicholaus Pumphrey, who teaches

a Quest course that discusses monsters and religion,
also encouraged his students to attend.
One of the students who attended, freshman
Nico Kenney, understood the impact pop culture
has had on the Zombie Walk.
We [went] to see what kind of religious symbols
people were wearing in their zombie costume.
Kenney said. So when people think zombies,
theyre obviously going to think of TV shows and
theyre going to try and match that. Then there are
some who actually research zombies and know
what theyre like, and theyre going to technically, I
believe, have more religious symbols than what pop
culture would have [in costumes].
Junior Whitney Silkey goes to the Zombie Walk
with her family every year as a tradition, joking
that it is the familys favorite holiday.
The costumes that stood out this year were
the Simpsons, zombie doctors and always the cute
little baby zombies, Silkey said. There were a few
clowns this year, which I enjoyed because of the
recent events around the country.
While the Lawrence Zombie Walk may be a
charity event for animals, it also has educational
and festive significance for some Baker students
and staff.

Hotel Transylvania
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I guess what got us interested was that we love

horror movies and everything, Howard said. So
when we found out about this opportunity to dress
like creatures from a horror movie, in large, what
more could you ask for?
Howard also mentioned that zombie movies
interest him as the smartest genre of horror films
because of the manner in which they reveal social
criticism. Unfortunately, Howard and his wife were
unable to participate this year due to an illness,
but other BU professors promoted the Zombie
Walk to their classes.
Professor of Sociology Tim Buzzell regularly
attends the Zombie Walk and watched this years
event from a restaurant on Massachusetts Street
along with students from his current class for
Religion, Ritual and Belief.
I think it is important for my students to
see the Zombie Walk as a way of understanding
a cultures social anxieties, Buzzell said. As
examples, he mentioned zombies as Trumps and
Clintons since people are distressed about the
election, or some zombie clowns because that has
gotten to be a big thing the last two months.
For Buzzell, the Zombie Walk was a timely
and relevant way to study zombies as pop culture
symbols. Buzzells colleague, Assistant Professor of

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Nov. 4, 2016

Quayle Bible Collection Exhibit

More Than Matriarchs:

Women in the Book of Genesis

CLAIRE SULLIVAN
Staff Writer
A new exhibit titled More Than
Matriarchs: Women in the Book of
Genesis is currently on display as
a special exhibit of the Quayle Bible
Collection in the Collins Library. The
exhibit is open to the public from 1
to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays
through July 30, 2017.
The exhibit is about important
women from the Book of Genesis.
Ten glass cases are dedicated to
each of the matriarchs, placed in
chronological order: The Torah Scroll
and Lilith; Eve; Sarah; Hagar/Hajar;
Rebekah; Leah and Rachel; Bilhah
and Zilpah; Dinah; Tamar; and Mrs.
Potiphar. The room also displays a
few banners that showcase other
women from the Book of Genesis,
such as the wives of both Noah and
Joseph.
I like that [the exhibit] actually
talks about something that really
isnt talked about, sophomore
Blythe Smith, who works in the
Quayle Bible Collection, said. A lot
of people dont talk about women in
the Bible except for Eve, even though
theres a lot of important Bible
stories that do have women, and
they are the main characters.
The exhibit was planned by
students in Assistant Professor
of Religious Studies Nicholaus
Pumphreys course titled Women
of the Book of Genesis, which he
taught last spring. The students
who helped prepare the exhibit
are Abdullah Alrashed, Brittney
Harmon, Anna Hobbs, Jessie Holmes,
Emi Kniffen, Caleb Lee and Caitlyn
Lawson.
It helps brings students into
the Quayle if we get the students to
design the exhibit, Pumphrey said.

Senior Anna Hobbs works in the

Quayle Bible Collection as well as
being one of the students who was
behind the exhibit. She got to look
through the books and chose parts
of pictures and scriptures that would
be showcased in the exhibit.
I like having access to different
Bibles because there so many
different translations and theres
different languages, Hobbs said.
Some of them have really beautiful
pictures. Some of them the writing
is really pretty, and I find enjoyment
out of being around old things that
have historical beauty and value.
Hobbs organized the The Torah
Scroll and Lilith case, which is about
Adams first wife Lilith.
Hobbs looked through Bibles for
translations for Lilith. She said it
was hard to find translations since
Liliths name also means devil,
which made the research difficult.
Many people believe that the serpent
in the beginning of Genesis was
Lilith.
Hobbs likes this exhibit because
its very matriarch-centric.
Its focused on women when a lot
of the Bible is focused on men and
men doing great things, she said.
People dont always look at how
important the women are.
Pumphrey said his favorite part
about being the curator is that the
Quayle Bible Collection has a lot of
interesting texts that havent had
adequate research done on them.
Pumphrey says that he keeps
referring to those texts as gems.
I jumped at the opportunity
to get in there, Pumphrey said.
Theres so much opportunity in
the Quayle for doing research and
showing the people at Baker, or even
the people in Baldwin City, that they
sort of have this hidden resource just
right underneath their noses.

Photos by Claire Sullivan

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Nov. 4, 2016

Orchestra

Theater Production:
The Journey of Everyman
Nov. 10-12

Fall Orchestra Concert

Nov. 15

2 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

Nov. 13
November
13
Jazz Ensemble

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7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

The Baker University Orchestra will perform

the Beethoven Egmont Overture, Faure legi for
cello and orchestra and the Schubert Symphony No.
8, Unfinished. Music faculty member Ed Laut is
the featured soloist in the legi, and Mark Pretzel,
director of orchestral activities, will conduct the
performance.

7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

The second and last Baker University

theatrical production of the fall semester is
entitled The Journey of Everyman.
The play revolves around the character
of Everyman, who represents all humans, as
he reflects on his mortal life. The Journey of
Everyman originates from a Christian morality
play in the 16th century and was adapted to the
modern stage in the early 20th century.
Everyman gets one day to convince anyone
to come with him and help him make his plea
to get into heaven, Instructor of Theatre Tom
Heiman said. Which of your friends or relations
would you ask? One thing is for sure. After 500
years, the questions are still the same.
Heiman acknowledges that this production
may not be what people would expect.
A hard rock soundtrack is not what you
expect for a classic medieval morality play, he
said. But thats what we have for you with lots
of other surprises.
Baker Universitys production of The
Journey of Everyman will be performed at 7:30
p.m. on Nov. 10-12 and concludes with a matinee
at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13. All theatrical productions
are in Rice Auditorium, and admission is free.

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19th Annual Jazz Festival Concert

Nov. 17

BU Theater

7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium

The 19th Annual Jazz Festival Concert will

feature clinician Michael Mixtacki with the Baker
University Jazz Ensemble. Mixtacki, a performer and
educator, is currently instructing percussion and
world music at Northern Illinois University.
The 19th Annual High School Jazz Festival will
take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 18 in Rice
Auditorium. The festival showcases local high school
musicians. Both events are open to the public, and
admission is free.

Holt Russell Gallery

Nov. 4

3:30 - 6 p.m. | Parmenter Hall

An opening reception for Convergence - The Art

of Michael Elizondo will be held from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
on Nov. 4 in the Holt-Russell Gallery in Parmenter
Hall. The gallery showing runs through Nov. 25.

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Nov. 4, 2016

Wildcats close in on perfection

JIM JOYNER
Assistant Sports Editor

After blowing out Central Methodist 73-26

on Saturday in Fayette, Missouri, the No. 2 Baker
Wildcats are 9-0 and in prime position to win the
Heart of America Athletic Conferences South Division.
The Wildcats have won 15 consecutive conference
games and 19 of their last 20 in Heart play, dating
back to the beginning of 2015.
The Wildcats host the No. 9 Missouri Valley
Vikings at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Liston Stadium in
the teams second-to-last game of the regular season.
The Vikings are 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the Heart South
after beating Evangel 51-3 last Saturday. With a Baker
win on Saturday, the Wildcats will earn at least a share
of the South Division title.
It has always been a battle, and what a setup for
this one, head coach Mike Grossner said. You cant
ask for a bigger or better game at our place.
The Wildcats enter Saturdays game after an
offensive performance of 705 yards against Central
Methodist, with 474 through the air and 231 on the
ground. Coming off of his fourth Heart Offensive
Player of the Week award, junior quarterback Logan
Brettell completed his first 12 passes of the game and
threw two first half touchdowns to give the Wildcats a
51-0 halftime lead over CMU. Brettell finished the day
31-for-40 passing for 389 yards and three touchdowns.
Senior running back Adonis Powell and junior
running back Cornell Brown each rushed for two
touchdowns in the first half. The two combined for
more than 100 yards in Bakers running game.
Weve got great depth there, Grossner said.
Cornell (Brown) has been carrying the load, and its
nice to have Adonis (Powell) back there. We feel really
good about what weve got going in the backfield.
Senior Quanzee Johnson led the Wildcats in
receiving with 122 yards on seven catches, including a
55-yard touchdown on Bakers first drive of the second
half. Brown caught six passes out of the backfield for
59 yards, junior Clarence Clark caught six passes for 57
yards and senior Ladai Shawn Boose caught five passes
for 53 yards and a touchdown.
The Wildcats rested their starters for most of the
second half. Bakers first-team defense allowed less
than 100 yards in the first half and contained CMUs
quarterback Caleb Bedford, who came into the game as

Junior running back Cornell Brown is Bakers leading rusher with 712 yards and 15 touchdowns out of the backfield. Brown also
leads the team in receptions and is second in the NAIA in total scoring through Bakers first nine games. | Photo by Chad Phillips

the conferences third-leading passer.

Although Baker has been perfect so far, the Wildcats
know they cant overlook Saturdays massive game
against Missouri Valley.
I love the matchup, Grossner said. Its that time of
year, and we need a big game like this.
Baker has won two of its last three matchups with
Missouri Valley, with the wins coming on the road in
2013 and 2015. In 2013, the Wildcats won 13-10 in
overtime, thanks to a 59-yard field goal from Clarence
Clark to send the game into overtime. Then Clark
kicked a 52-yard field goal to win the game in overtime.
Last season Baker pitched a shutout, beating Missouri
Valley 26-0 in Marshall, Missouri.
Baker lost to Missouri Valley in the final game of
the 2014 season. The Vikings played spoiler to Baker,
winning 27-24 at Liston Stadium and ending Bakers
chances of reaching the playoffs. The Vikings will
have another chance to play spoiler this Saturday in a

matchup between Missouri Valleys top 10 defense and

Bakers No. 1 passing offense. The Wildcats are +21 in
turnover margin through eight games, which leads the
NAIA.
The Vikings are only allowing 124 rushing yards
per game, so the Wildcat running game will have to
continue to play well to break through against a strong
run defense.
Our tempo is a big factor in our running game,
Grossner said. If we can push the ball quickly down the
field, run or pass, its going to open up the run game.
You saw (against Central Methodist) that they were
dead. We can run it on anybody if we get them tired.
A win would give the Wildcats a double-digit win
total in three of the last four years.
This team thrives on big games, from what Ive
seen, Grossner said. They understand that no matter
who youre playing and what the situation is, youve got
to put on a show.

XC teams prepare for conference

NATHALIA BARR
Sports Editor

Senior Jamie Steury hopes to return

to the NAIA National Championships.
| Photo by Spencer Brown

The Baker University mens and

womens cross country teams are
preparing for the Heart of America
Athletic Conference Championships. The
meet will be held at Swope Park in Kansas
City, Missouri, on Saturday.
The teams have competed in five meets
this year in preparation for the conference
meet and possible slots in the NAIA
National Championships.
The mens team has consistently placed
in the top 10 in each race as a team. The
top five runners for the Wildcats include

four upperclassmen and one freshman.

Junior Joe Linder and freshman Greg
Flores have consistently finished at the top
for Baker.
With such an experienced team, we
know we can do well, Linder said. This is
the year for us to win.
As an individual, Linder is having the
best season of his career, running almost a
minute faster than his sophomore season.
Everyones had their good and bad
races, but were all pretty confident,
especially after the last race in Cedar
Rapids, Linder said.
On the womens side, freshman
standout Janeane Hernandez has led the

Wildcats in every competition this season.

Jenna Black, Shelby Stephens and Bailey
Horlander are other top runners for Baker.
Hernandez and the womens team
also have a good chance to make it to the
podium in the conference meet.
The mens team made it to the NAIA
National Championships in 2014. Last
year, both teams sent one runner to
Nationals.
Our mindset is just business as usual,
Linder said of the conference meet. Its
going to be tough but we are the most
experienced team in the HAAC right
now, and I believe we are also the most
motivated.

Nov. 4, 2016

The Baker Orange | Sports

page 13

Men get No. 3 seed for postseason

The Wildcats have the chance
to make their fourth-straight
national tournament appearance
BAILEY CONKLIN
Assistant Sports Editor
The Baker mens soccer team heads
into postseason play with a No. 3 seed
in the 2016 Heart of America Athletic
Conference tournament.
After finishing the season 13-3-2
overall and going 9-1-2 in conference
play, the Wildcats will now face the
Grand View Vikings at 7 p.m. on
Saturday at Liston Stadium.
In their previous meeting this
season, Baker defeated the Vikings 4-0
at Liston Stadium.
The Baker mens soccer team
finished its regular season run Oct. 26
during senior night at Liston Stadium.
After a six-game winning streak, the
Wildcats lost 4-3 in overtime against
Missouri Valley.
The team honored 13 seniors
that night and saw goals from two of
them, Kyle Young and Keaton Anchors.
The first goal of the night came from
sophomore Steeve Pouna, his ninth of
the season.
Missouri Valley handed the Wildcats
their only loss in Heart of America
Conference.
Anchors believes the mixture of
experienced seniors and newcomers
has played an important role in getting
the Wildcats to where they are at this
point in the season.
Its very important having
experienced players on the field,
Anchors said. We have been in almost
every situation before and know how
crucial the remainder of our games

are. I think up to this point the younger

players have done a great job of coming
in and learning that importance.
Along with an impressive regular
season, the Wildcats also had seven
athletes named to the All-Conference
teams. Pouna and senior Spencer Atkin
were named to the first team.
Young and junior Blake Levine were
named to the second team, followed by
freshman Peyton Brown, sophomore
Gonnie Ben-Tal and Anchors, who were
named to the third team.
Pouna leads the team with nine
goals and 32 total shots, while freshman
Peyton Brown leads the team in assists,
while also ranking No. 5 in the NAIA for
total assists.
The team has seen a total of 32
yellow cards this season, something
that Anchors thinks is part of our team
identity.
A lot of teams dont want to play us,
Anchors said. As a group, we are bigger
and stronger than most of the teams we
have played. Some of the yellows were
questionable, and some were mental
errors.
While the Wildcats were not able to
capture the regular season crown, they
still have the opportunity to capture a
Heart tournament championship, which
will give them an automatic bid into the
NAIA National Championship.
Everyone is much more focused,
Anchors said. For the seniors its
probably the last time we will play
soccer close to this level. Im trying to
enjoy it as much as I can, and leave it all
out there before its gone.

Sophomore Steeve Pouna earned first team All-Conference honors and leads Baker with nine
goals scored and three assists. | Photo by Bailey Conklin

Women take unbeaten streak into playoffs

BAILEY CONKLIN
Assistant Sports Editor

Goalie Rachel Hunt jumps to prevent a Missouri Valley goal.

Hunt registered a shutout in the game on Oct. 26 at Liston
Stadium. | Photo by Jenna Black

The stage is set for the Baker womens soccer

team, which is on a 10-game unbeaten streak,
to begin its postseason run in the 2016 Heart of
America Athletic Conference Tournament.
After completing the season 13-3-2 overall and
9-1-2 in the conference, the Wildcats finished second
overall in the Heart standings just behind the 15-3
Benedictine Ravens.
I know that were all very dedicated and working
toward going on to the next level, senior Katie
Hibbeler said. Were really excited for playoffs.
The Wildcats saw seven different athletes receive
2016 All-Conference awards this year. Senior Jessica
Hillebert and senior Krista Hooper were both named
to the first team.
Hooper currently leads the team with 10 goals for
the season, recording 24 shots on goal for the regular
season. Hooper was also named Heart Defensive
Player of the Year for the second year in a row.
Sophomore Oaklee Jones, freshman Jenna
Lattimer, junior Kady Dieringer and junior Megan
Johnson were all named second-team All-Conference.

Lattimer also earned the Freshman of the Year honor,

finishing the regular season with nine goals..
Senior Keeley Atkin was named third-team AllConference.
Baker goalkeeper Rachel Hunt has recorded 49
total saves for the regular season, including seven
saves alone in the teams last regular season game
against Missouri Valley.
I think our team spirit and that atmosphere
that we all provide for one another is fantastic
on and off the field, Hibbeler said. I think that
every practice, every game, every moment moving
forward,weve improved so much.
The No. 2 seeded womens soccer team will host
Culver-Stockton at 7 p.m. Friday at Liston Stadium
for the Heart tournament quarterfinals.
The Wildcats look to bring home a Heart
conference championship in order to receive
an automatic bid into the 2016 NAIA National
Championship.
Our biggest focus is what we can do to better
ourselves and just doing our part to make sure
that were the best that we can be, Hibbeler said.
Either way, were going to fight to the death and
clinch that spot.

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Nov. 4, 2016

Cats look to continue dominant run

JIM JOYNER
Assistant Sports Editor

The Baker womens basketball

team is coming off its best season in
program history. The Wildcats won
28 games in 2015-16, highlighted by a
memorable NAIA national tournament
run in Independence, Missouri. The No.
13 Wildcats will look to pick up right
where they left off, but this time it will be
without the four winningest players in
program history.
Head coach Ben Lister, who begins
his sixth season with the Wildcats,
recognizes that this years team will
be different than the one that beat
Benedictine in the NAIA Fab Four last
March before losing to MidAmerica
Nazarene in the championship game.
Were trying to not be last years
team, Lister said. But we also want to
identify with some of the characteristics
of what made them successful, and were
trying to find that balance.
They will have to replace four seniors
from last seasons team: three-time
conference Defensive Player of the Year
and leading rebounder Macy Wallisch,
second team all-conference guard
and the teams leading scorer Ericka
Simpson, second team all-conference
guard and second leading scorer Jami
Hodge, who is now on the coaching staff
as a graduate assistant, and Taylor Chase,
who started at forward during Bakers
regular season conference championship
in 2013-14.
The exiting senior class members
won 96 games in their four years and
were a part of all three of the programs
national tournament appearances.
Baker returns two starters from
last seasons national runner-up team
with seniors Kelsey Larson and Sydney
Buchel. Lister expects those two veterans

Senior Kelsey Larson was second in the NAIA in 3-point field goal percentage (48.3) last season
and looks to lead the No. 13 Wildcats back to the national tournament in 2016-17. |
Photo by Marilee Neutel

to be the leaders early in this season.

Buchel started in 28 games and
scored 6.1 points per game. She was also
second on the team in rebounds (4.9 per
game) and blocks (37). Buchel moved
into her starting role in early December
and never left the starting five through
the national title game.
Larson was an honorable mention
all-conference performer last season.
She scored in double figures in 17 of her
34 games and averaged 9.5 points per
game. Larson was second in the NAIA
in 3-point field goal percentage, sinking
48.3 percent of her attempts.
The Wildcats also return junior
Caitlin Modesett, who dominated in
the first semester for the Wildcats by
scoring 15 points per game in November
and December. Nagging injuries kept
Modesett off the floor for most of the

second semester, but she demonstrated

how valuable she can be for Baker when
shes on the floor.
The Wildcats also return senior
Kenzie Cook and junior Courtney Hoag
in the post. Cook and Hoag combined
for 8.2 points per game, and both were
capable of big games coming off the
bench. Cook scored in double figures
three times on the season and Hoag
did so twice, including a 14-point
performance at MNU in the conference
title game. Sophomore Jess Zweifel,
junior Sydnie Hanson and senior
Jazmine Ervin all saw playing time off
the bench last season and will likely see
their minutes increase.
The Wildcats have seven new faces
on the roster to mix in with the 11
returners from last season.
The Wildcats were picked to finish

third in the Heart of America Athletic

Conference behind the defending
national champion and No. 1 MNU
Pioneers and last seasons regular
season conference champion, the Central
Methodist Eagles. Lister believes that
this team is in a great spot going into the
upcoming season.
Theyre experienced, and I think
they believe they can beat anybody in
the country right now, based on the run
they made, Lister said.
Lister is a defensive-minded coach
and his team was first in the NAIA
in field goal percentage defense (33
percent) and sixth in points allowed per
game (54.9). This is the one area that
Lister holds his biggest concerns.
Its going to be such an adjustment
not to have Macy (Wallisch), and we did
lose three two-year starters, Lister said.
The Wildcats play a 30-game
schedule, with 26 of those games in
conference. After two non-conference
games against Ottawa and St. Mary
on Nov. 4 and 5, the Wildcats begin
conference play on Nov. 12 at Clarke.
This schedule poses as a tough test for
every team in the Heart.
Conference has a different feel than
non-conference, and you dont know
enough about your team early to be
able to put things together and go win
a conference game, because youre still
trying to figure yourself out, Lister said.
The Wildcats will have to wait until
Jan. 9 for their rematch of last years
national title game with MNU.
Even though the Wildcats want to
make sure that this team is different than
last years, they still have the same goal
in sight.
We want to be able to have a
good, start-to-finish season and
have something to show for that,
Cook said. We want to bring home a
championship.

Mens basketball starts season with win at Ottawa

CHAD MULLEN & JIM JOYNER
Sports Staff
After leading the team in nearly every major
statistical category last season, senior Javeion Gray is
still finding ways to elevate his game and help a young
Wildcats team that finished 12-17 last season.
For one, (head coach Sean Dooley) has come to
me and asked me what I think needs to be changed or
improved and is having me call plays, when before I
would just listen to what he told me to do, Gray said.
Hes trying to get me to understand the game on a
broader scale, and I think thatll help my game.
Gray and the Wildcats are already off to a good start,
as they defeated Ottawa 78-64 on Tuesday night.
As the teams sole member of last seasons Heart AllConference team, receiving honorable mention honors,
Gray is also looking to become more of a vocal leader to
the many young players on the roster.
I see a lot of upside to this team, but at the same
time, I see how our immaturity could bring us down a
notch, Gray said. I feel like sometimes when we come
to practice, not everybody is focused. We come out with
a lot of energy and enthusiasm, but we cant have those
mental mistakes.
The newcomers Gray is particularly excited about
include three freshmen: Vandy Hopson, Cameron Miller
and Brett Elifritz.

Cam is so tall and long that there are times in

practice where he gets almost every rebound, Gray
said. Vandy has a big, wide body and can jump, so that
will definitely help down low, and Brett not only has the
size to go down in the post, but he has a good 3-point
shot as well.
The Wildcats shoulc have a surplus of outside
shooting. The Wildcats finished fifth in the NAIA last
season in 3-point percentage, making more than
39 percent of their attempts from deep. The other
newcomer receiving Grays praise, junior Tyree Peter,
does his work in the post, averaging a double-double
in points and rebounds last season for North Platte
Community College.
Tyree has deceptive size and strength, also with a
lot of athleticism, Gray said. He knows how to use his
body very well, and he has a good pull-up jumper from
mid-range.
With all of these fresh faces, Dooley still hasnt set a
definite starting five.
Weve been mixing and matching a lot in practice,
Gray said. Its all a matter of finding the perfect five to
complement each other on the court.
Gray led the team in scoring in the season-opening
win at Ottawa on Tuesday, shooting a perfect 5-for-5
from the field and scoring 13 points. Gray also dished
out three assists without a turnover.
In his first game for Baker, Elifritz scored 12 points
with seven rebounds. Senior Tyrome Parker scored 12

Javeion Gray and Vandy Hopson attempt a trap

against Ottawa on Nov. 1. | Photo by Jenna Black

points and Peter reached double digits with 10 points

and two blocks, helping the Baker bench score 48
points. The Wildcats held Ottawa to a bad shooting
night, as the Braves made only 32 percent of their field
goals on the night.
The Wildcats play in the Columbia College Classic
in Columbia, Missouri, this weekend. The Wildcats
face No. 6 Columbia College, Dooleys alma mater, at 7
tonight and then play William Woods at 3 p.m. Saturday.

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Hooper is player of the year again

Senior Krista Hooper was named the Heart Defensive Player
of the Year for the second-straight year. Hooper also earned
first-team All-Conference soccer honors with senior Jessica
Hillebert. Jenna Lattimer was named the Heart Freshman
of the Year in addition to her second team All-Conference
honor. Oaklee Jones, Kady Dieringer and Megan Johnson
were also named second team All-Conference, and Keeley
Atkin earned third team All-Conference.

Volleyball heads to conference

The BU volleyball team ended the regular season 11-19 overall

and 6-7 in the Heart after a senior night loss to Missouri Valley.
The Wildcats were seeded eighth for the Heart tournament
and were scheduled to host ninth-seeded Graceland on
Thursday. Results were not available at press time. The winner
will advance to play at top-seeded Grand View on Saturday.

Junior Chenoa Rhades prepares for another shot during a recent

bowling practice session. | Photo by Marilee Neutel

Haleigh Offield is recognized during senior night on Nov. 1. Offield and Elizabeth
Arnold are the two seniors on this years volleyball team. | Photo by Elizabeth Hanson.

Seven men earn All-Conference

Bowling team takes second

The mens soccer team earned seven All-Conference honors,

with Spencer Atkin and Steeve Pouna topping the list
on first team. Senior Kyle Young and junior Blake Levine
received second team All-Conference honors. On third team
All-Conference for the Wildcats were Peyton Brown, Gonnie
Ben-Tal and Keaton Anchors.
In one of its best team finishes yet, the bowling team took
second place in the Lindenwood Lions Classic in St. Charles,
Missouri. In its first tournament of the season, the Cats took
10th, and Mackenzie Mitchell took ninth place individually.
The Wildcats have seen much improvement this season and
hope to make their way to nationals.

Golf finishes fall season

The womens golf team competed in its last tournament

of the fall season, taking sixth at the William Penn Invite.
Sophomore Samantha Mitchell led the team, finishing tied
for fifth. The men finished their fall season at the Columbia
Cougar Classic in seventh place.

Wrestlers look to top history-making season

NATHALIA BARR
Sports Editor
In his first year as Bakers head
wrestling coach, Cody Garcia and his
team recorded the greatest season in
the programs history with two NAIA
national champions, Victor Hughes
and Colby Crank. Hughes and Crank
are Bakers second and third wrestling
national champs. The team took sixth
place at the national tournament, its
highest-ever ranking.
The Wildcat wrestling team will
begin the 2016-17 season this weekend
hoping to top last years success. The
Cats open the season ranked No. 15 in
the NAIA Coaches Preseason Poll. Heart
opponents Grand View and Missouri
Valley were also in the top 20 at No. 1
and No. 13, respectively.

In his senior season, defending

national champ Hughes will lead
his team along with 2016 national
qualifiers Kyler Atwood and Tyler
Dickman.
Hughes is one of the seven wrestlers
who transferred to Baker last year,
following Garcia from Bethany College.
I followed him [Garcia] here,
because I knew he could get me where
I needed to be to reach my goals,
Hughes said.
The team adds 10 freshmen to
the squad this season for a total of 38
wrestlers.
Crank will not be wrestling again this
season for the Wildcats but will be on
the coaching staff as a student assistant.
The Wildcats will host the Dan
Harris Open Sunday in the Collins
Center.

Wildcat wrestlers practice for their first event of the season, the Dan Harris Open, which will be
held on Sunday in the Collins Center. | Photo by Jenna Black

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Parting Shot

Freshman Samantha Masters, senior McKenzie Kula and sophomore Allison Prather of the dance team perform a routine during halftime of the football game
against Avila on Oct. 15 at Liston Stadium. | Photo by Chad Phillips

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