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March 3, 2017
Baker University Student Media ~ Baldwin City, Kansas vol. 124 [issue 7]

Things to do on
Spring Break!
Take cat naps!
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Go to the Mine! Cheer on the Wildcats!

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Multimedia Editor The art history
Dory Smith shares her major and minor
thoughts on biracial have been
friendships. eliminated.
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Mom friends
EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL
Dont rely on them this spring break
No one plans to be a mom
friend in college. Every group
of students seems to have
one friend who plans outings,
constantly looks out for
others and always has Germ-X
on hand. This also tends to
be the friend at parties who
brings the overly drunken
friends home safely, tucks
them into bed and places a
trash can and water bottle
nearby.
However, it should not
be just one mom friends
responsibility to babysit
peers in a social setting. Every
student who decides to drink
should be aware of the possible
repercussions, not only for
themselves but for those around
them. Far too often, college
students believe they can drink
until they black out and then
wake up with no memory of the
night before.
Its common for students
to think that nothing bad will
happen to them because Baker
is safe and someone will take
care of them. Unfortunately, no
one is invincible or immune
from tragedy.
As spring break approaches,
students must realize that the
world outside of Baker isnt a
Graphic by Bailey Horlander
safe haven full of mom friends.
All students should be prepared
to rip the bottle out of their
drunken friends hand, whether
it ruins the good time or not,
and end the night early.
Understandably, no one
wants to be the buzz kill at a
party, but sometimes it could
be a lifesaving decision. Friends
will probably thank you in
the morning for their lack of a
hangover, unstained clothing
and preserved sense of dignity.
Additionally, instead of
relying on someone to become
the mom of the trip, perhaps
spring breakers should
designate a different sober
person for each day of the
trip. That way someone is
always available to drive, think
rationally and assist in the
case of an emergency. After all,
better safe than sorry, as moms
like to say.
So, this spring break, lets
not rely on the mom of the
group to corral a cluster of
slurring, stumbling, crying and
puking college students safely
home. Instead, look out for
one another, cut each other off
regardless of how not drunk
friends say they are and, if
necessary, leave the party early.

Grade Inflation: Professors and students

SPENCER BROWN
Assistant Editor
When enrollment time comes each
semester, students look at the list
of available classes and ponder the
different paths they may take. They
start with the ones they need in order
to graduate and then often supplement
them with a few easy As that will
balance out their GPA for the semester.
These easy As have, however,
enhanced what is known as grade
inflation. Whether it be because of
the professor or because of the ease
of content, easy courses have allowed
students to get ahead where it matters
most, in their GPAs.
Grade inflation can be defined as a
steady rise of course grades, allowing
for a majority of students to receive As
or Bs. Traditionally, the bell curve had
been established as an appropriate tool
for grade allotment, whereby some
students receive As, Bs, Ds and Fs, applied themselves throughout their
but a majority find themselves in the
middle of the curve at a C.
A recent study published in
Economics of Education Review,
however, shows that grade point
averages at American colleges have
risen dramatically in recent decades,
from a 2.5 (just above a C+) in 1960 to
3.1 (better than a B) in 2006.
Students have come to expect a
higher GPA without having to work
harder for it. They see the importance of
a high GPA and will do anything to mark
it down on their resumes, even if that
includes enrolling in low-level courses.
What gets truly tricky about grade
inflation, however, is the ability to
distinguish between students. No,
students lives should not be dictated
wholly by a single number on a
four-point scale, but GPAs have been
established throughout time for a
reason, to demonstrate a sense of
academic success.
Yet attaining the same, or a higher,
GPA than a high-achieving student
doesnt make you more successful
in life. Employers and even post-
graduate programs today are looking
for well-rounded students who
their courses. They want to keep a
undergraduate years. They want the
most successful students, not only in
the classroom but outside of it, too.
One of the hardest yet most
share the responsibility
beneficial lessons I
received in college was
learning to accept a B in
a course after giving it
my all. Now, to add a little
irony to the situation,
this course wasnt taught
in the United States
further emphasizing
grade inflations domestic
setting.
Achieving a bachelors Graphic by Maria Echeverry
degree is a set standard
today. If you truly want to Of course, there is a desire for
set yourself apart, its not done solely students to do well in all of their
through your high GPA. Its through an endeavors, an idea that makes
abundance of knowledge about your professors jobs a little bit more
coursework as well as street smarts complicated. Professors want to
that will allow you to succeed in life receive good reviews in order to
and as a coworker. keep their jobs, yet they want to
Todays grade inflation problem push students into zones of academic
is not exclusively in the hands of discomfort in order to get the most out
students. Professors are partly at of them.
fault. They have to be stern in handing Finding the balance from both
out grades, yet they want and need students and professors perspectives
students to continue enrolling in is difficult, yet vital, for academia.
There must be a continued drive for
good rapport with students while courses that make students yearn
recognizing that some students are not for knowledge, even at the expense
going to do as well as others and will of their GPA, which has become their
consequently receive subpar scores. most prized academic possession.
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You can't be friends with a black girl?

DORY SMITH
Multimedia Editor
When Silvia and I became best
friends, it was a little strange for me. Up
until sixth grade I had only befriended
black kids because those were the
type of people in my environment. I
connected with them culturally. We
had similar hair textures, listened to
the same music and had similar family
circumstances. We were all middle-
class, inner-city kids, just being kids.
So when people saw this tiny
Hispanic girl and me together, just
being kids, I saw the looks on their
faces. Of course, I looked back with a
face that I'm sure said, What are you
looking at?" But I didn't understand the
significance of those stares until now.
"What are you doing with a black
best friend?"
A woman recently asked my Hispanic
best friend this ridiculous question.
I wasn't there so I can't personally
decipher the seriousness of the question,
but under any circumstances, I don't like
it. Although I want to express myself in
a slightly inappropriate manner, I'm not
completely shocked by this womans
ignorance.
In 2017, black people are only
allowed to befriend other black people.
White people are only allowed to
befriend other white people. Hispanics
can only befriend other Hispanics.
Stick to your own race, group, ethnicity,
religion, social status and sexual
orientation. Don't unite. Don't dare
love one another. Don't gain knowledge
about other cultures. Make America
Great Again.
In a time when the racial climate is
so intense and uncomfortable, it's hard
to ignore questions such as the one my
best friend heard.
The first time I saw Silvia, I noticed
her hair. It was black, silky and it hung
down her back. It wasn't the type of hair
I grew up seeing on my other friends,
but that didn't make me want to exclude
her. It made me want to get to know
her because she was different. But it
wasnt until we began building our
friendship that I realized how strong
our similarities were as opposed to our
differences.
If you strip away our hair, skin color,
nose and lip shape, the respect and love
we have for each other is equal. We like
the same types of music and movies. We
laugh and make jokes for endless hours.
We support and care for each other. We
love eating, frivolously spending our
money and complaining about how
broke we are. Were honest but kind.
Our bond proves that there is no
racial standard on friendship. We need
to get to a place where we dont ask
questions like What are you doing with
a black best friend?"
All friendships are valid.
That's what she's doing with a black
best friend.

Coming soon: an enrollment headache

WHITNEY SILKEY
Assistant News
Editor
Every weekday I wake up and walk
to class, admiring the beauty that is
Baker University. The beauty is easily
recognizable, especially in the fall
when campus is surrounded by leaves
changing colors. But the beauty of
Baker University is not always as readily
apparent when you wake up at 7 a.m. to
enroll in courses for the next semester.
Course enrollment is the only thing
I truly hate about Baker. Ever since I
enrolled for the second semester of
my freshman year, I have never had a
smooth enrollment day, and many of my
peers have shared similar experiences.
What should be a smooth process turns
into one of the most annoying chores of
each semester.
On my first enrollment day in the fall
of 2014, I felt adequately prepared to
complete the process on my own.
I had heard from upperclassmen
that it was a smart decision to enroll at
the library, because the wifi connection
in the residence halls was not always
reliable. After waking up at dawn,
dragging myself to Collins Library and
finding an open computer amid the
havoc that is enrollment day, I began the
process. Following the directions from a
campus email on how to select courses
and enroll through the MyBaker portal,
I opened up the online registration and
typed in my first course.
Voil. Almost immediately I
encountered Roadblock No. 1. How do
you find a specific course? There are
only like 15 search bar options to use.
I started with the main search bar, but
once that failed I decided to use the
course code search (Pro tip: use the
quick add search bar. Its the easiest, make it into the one Quest course that
in my opinion). That helped for the first
couple of courses, but after a while the
system stopped loading.
Roadblock No. 2: The system
froze on the loading screen. I had hit
the roadblock nearly every Baker
student has experienced at some time:
system error. This is when you sit
there watching the system just spin
around; meanwhile, youre losing your
spot in a course you really needed as
those openings each fill up within five
milliseconds. Each time enrollment
rolls around, the enrollment portal
has glitches or fails to load correctly,
creating a headache for students. Every.
Single. Time.
Here comes Roadblock No. 3:
Popular courses often fill up quickly,
usually because only one class section
is offered. Most often this issue
occurs with Quest courses beyond the
freshman level. I have heard multiple
stories about how students did not
make Baker an even more beautiful
fit in their schedule, and as a result
they could not enroll in Quest for the
upcoming semester.
Students should not be forced to
sit out a semester of Quest because of
limited classes and times. To fix this, I
would first suggest varying the times
Quest classes are offered.
Limited class sections do not only
occur with Quest courses, though.
Perhaps administrators should think
about offering more sections of the
courses that always fill up quickly
because of student demand.
Enrollment creates added stress for
students due to the multiple roadblocks
that they too often encounter. Waking up
at 7 a.m. can turn into the least of their
worries when they lose their spot in a
course due to system error.
Course enrollment is simply a pain.
Hopefully, future improvements can
make the process smoother and less
burdensome for students. That would
place to be, even if the iconic campus
trees arent currently changing colors.

Word Around
BAKER:
"When I transferred, I was
able to sit with someone and
had them helping me through
the process. It doesn't help
that when we enroll, the
system shuts down and some
people (can't) get classes they
need."
Antionette Zamudio
senior
How can the enrollment
Sarah Baker
process be improved? Whitney Silkey
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To the Mine!
Local bar unites daytimers and students
LAUREN FREKING
Staff Writer
Baldwin City is home to college
students, professors, commuters, blue-
collar workers and one particularly
popular drinking establishment.
The Salt Mine at 301 Ames Street is
a small haven where students and
townspeople unite to consume alcohol,
play pool and act as disc jockeys for
the night.
It is a safe place to go and drink,
senior Luke Miltz said. A lot of times
at big schools students dont have the
same experience at their bars.
Senior Michaela Jamison also
praised the unique environment the
Mine offers for students and full-time
Baldwin City residents.
My favorite thing is how the
students and townies end up knowing
each other, Jamison said.
The main bartender at the Mine is
2006 Baker alumnus McCoy Nelson.
He returned to Baldwin City after
working for Fox News and the History
Channel in Oklahoma City, and he now
enjoys the variety of patrons who visit
the Mine.
Ive met the best people of my life,
Nelson said.
Besides offering a mix of people,
the Mine also offers unusual mixed
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McCoy Nelson | Photo by Chad Phillips
drinks. Some of the better-known Students are there to party but on a went wild.
concoctions include Gorilla Farts, budget. Although Nelson doesnt like
which are usually taken to celebrate a I love the mixture, though, he stereotyping his bars patrons, he does
21st birthday; the Tapeworm, which is said. For being the same, it is always have stereotypes related to drinks. He
made with mayonnaise, Tabasco and different. said that White Russians, a mixture
tequila; and the Lunchbox, consisting Most Baldwin City residents seem of vodka, coffee liqueur and milk, are
of beer, amaretto and orange juice. to enjoy nights when students are also the choice for customers who recently
Nelson said the most popular at the bar. Miltz recalled a particular watched The Big Lebowski.
drinks among students are any conversation with a Baker alumnae He said patrons who order an Old
cheap beers for the men and vodka named Natasha. Fashioned, which is time-consuming
cranberries or vodka sodas for the I heard her story of paying her to make, either recently have
women. way though college watched Madmen or are trying too
Nelson dislikes as a nontraditional hard for the Mine.
the term townies student with Another time-consuming creation
and prefers to refer Nelson dislikes children and is a Bloody Mary, which he makes
to townspeople working several fresh.
as daytimers. the term townies jobs, Miltz The Bloody Mary is a perfect
He said the most and prefers to refer recalled. She daytime/morning drink, but theres
popular options said it was cool nothing worse than someone ordering
for daytimers are to townspeople as talking to me this at 12 on a busy Saturday night,
whiskey and beer
for the men, while
daytimers. because she didnt
get the typical
he said.
Nelson also discussed a beverage
women prefer - McCoy Nelson college student called Liquid Marijuana.
cranberry vodkas or experience, but People think they are getting
light beers. hearing about my [messed] up because it sounds like a
Jamison also said experience makes strong drink, but its not, he said. So
that she mostly sees male students her proud to be a graduate of Baker. you smoked in high school, cool
with beer pitchers and female Jamisons favorite Mine memory Not many people outside of
students with vodka sodas of some was playing a game of pool against Baldwin City are familiar with a drink
sort. bartender Ali Gascoigne. called a Gorilla Fart, and not many
Nelson said the main difference A crowd of people started bars feature music that alternates
between daytimers and students is watching and got really into it, between ghetto rap and country.
their budget. Most daytimers come to Jamison said. Ali beat me with a Thats what makes the Mine such a
relax and have more money to spend. behind-the-back shot, and the crowd local icon.
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Faculty Senate votes to eliminate art history major
KRISTA PORTER
BU Student Media
Faculty Senate has voted to eliminate the art
history major and minor, although art history
classes will still be offered. The decision, which was
made at the Feb. 21 meeting, now goes forward for
administrative approval.
With only 25 art history graduates in the past 10
years, according to the 2015-16 BU FactBook, art
history had one of the lowest graduation totals out
of more than 30 majors offered at Baker.
There has been a national trend of humanities
disciplines dropping in enrollment in the recent
years, Joe Watson, who is the chair for the
Department of Mass Media and Visual Arts, said.
That is one of the reasons that led to the discussion
of eliminating art history as a major offered here at
Baker University.
Watson said he is not aware of any current
students who are majoring in art history.
The process for eliminating a major is often
problematic. For example, Faculty Senate debated
whether faculty members or administrators should
be the ones deciding whether to eliminate a major.
Eliminating a major is not a quick and easy
process, Interim Dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences Martha Harris said. The process does
not even begin until an appropriate reason for the
elimination of a major arises.
Harris said the department of the major in
question might decide to stop offering the major.
A related reason for eliminating a major would be
a shortage of faculty to teach courses. The lack of
a full-time professor to teach art history classes
led Watson to move forward with the process of
eliminating it as a major.
Brett Knappe, the art history professor, left at
the end of the 2015 fall semester, Watson said.
This void forced a serious discussion of the future
of the art history major.
The subject of art history, however, will not be
completely taken out of Bakers art curriculum.
The plan is to adjust the requirements for the
studio art major to keep some exposure to art
history, Watson said. At no point will art history go
away altogether.
Art history is not alone as a major that Baker has
eliminated.
For example, courses in the home economics
major were once taught by Jeanne Mott, who is
now the senior director of financial aid. She started
working in the financial aid office at Baker after the
home economics major was eliminated.
The major was eliminated in 1988 due to a
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budget cut by the university, Mott said. It was
not a lack of students interested in the major, but
rather that the major was not cost-effective for the
university at the time.
Interior design and fashion merchandising are
also discontinued majors in BUs history.
The faculty of the major in question can decide
to discontinue a major, but that is not the final
decision, Harris said. The decision then has to go
through Faculty Senate, where Bakers faculty has to
vote to approve that decision.
There is another way for a major to be
eliminated. In Harriss tenure at Baker, she has only
seen one major eliminated by the university, not a
department.
Political science is the only major that has been
eliminated by the university since I started here at
Baker, Harris said.
Low-enrollment majors may not be in high
enough demand to use university funds to continue
the program. Watson believes the funds it would
take to hire another art history professor could be
better used to fill other voids around campus.
If we cannot fill voids for majors like exercise
science, one of the biggest majors on campus,
Watson said, then where is the funding for hiring
an art history professor for one of the smallest
majors on campus?
Even though the art history major will be
eliminated, Baker will continue to have an adjunct
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Graphics by Krista Porter
instructor for classes such as AH111: Survey of Art
History, which is still a requirement for current
students who are minoring in art. Junior Brittany
Tompkins is pursuing her minor in art and is
enrolled in Survey of Art History this semester.
I dont think that taking an art history class is
necessary for my art minor, Tompkins said. All of
the other required classes are very hands-on.
Though there are no art history majors or
minors currently on Bakers campus, there are
steps in place to ensure that students majoring in a
discipline that has been eliminated will be able to
finish their major at Baker.
When students are currently pursuing a major
that has been eliminated while they are enrolled in
said major, Harris said, the faculty of that major
continues to teach out or offer the classes needed
for the students graduation so that the student
does not have to transfer.
Baker continues to grow its programs and add
new majors to the lineup. Sports administration
and multiple biology programs, including human
biology, biochemistry and pre-nursing, are examples
of thriving programs, along with exercise science,
which now has the third highest graduation totals.
The university is always looking at which
majors have successful graduation rates and which
majors are not drawing students to enroll, Harris
said. The university has to consider eliminating
majors from time to time, but the main focus of the
university is finding areas that can increase Bakers
enrollment.
For students who are selecting a major, the other
side of the spectrum is considering how many job
opportunities are available for a specific major.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
someone with a bachelors degree in business can
expect to make $65,710 a year. There is a projected
increase of 632,400 jobs for this area of study by
2024. Business, being Bakers most popular major,
should provide plenty of opportunity for students
employment after graduation, making it a valuable
major to the university.
Unlike business, art majors can expect to make
an average of only $43,950 per year, according to
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This major area
of study is only expected to have an increase of
16,700 jobs nationwide by 2024. Thus, the decision
to cut the art history major now may be justified
since the job market does not have a high demand
for art majors.
Though eliminating a major does not happen
very often, Harris said, there comes a time for
some majors where the demand for it no longer
exists.
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History professor has history with Baker
ALEX FORTUNA
Staff Writer
In 1997, Baker University needed
a temporary history teacher for
the upcoming school year. Thats
when a Baldwin City native, John
Richards, who had attended Baker
for a brief time as a student, brought
his knowledge and love for history to
Baker by agreeing to take the job.
Almost 20 years have gone by, and
Richards is still a history professor at
Baker.
I dont think I would be teaching
here or be where Im at if I didnt
attend Baker, said Richards, who is
now the chair of the Department of
History, Culture & Society.
After his time as a student at Baker,
he went on to graduate from the
University of Kansas. Richards said he
knew he was going to attend Baker as
a kid. He was the fifth of six children,
and he knew there wasnt going to be
much money for college. Richards was
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able to attend Baker on a scholarship
because his mother was a Baker
employee.
Most people I went to school with
dont remember Baker for the school,
Richards said. That was crazy for me.
I really liked being a student here.
One professor at Baker remembers
Richards in the classroom.
John (Richards) was very
intellectual as a student, Professor
of Philosophy Donald Hatcher said.
He was always interested in the idea
of things, and I think he still is as a
professor.
Hatcher was a first-year professor
when Richards was a freshman at
Baker. Hatcher said he taught Richards
in a seminar class about St. Augustine.
Hatcher also said that he taught
Richards brother Kip.
Baker University promotes its
small-town, family-like atmosphere,
and Richards helps contribute to that
goal.
You dont get teachers as friendly
as Richards, sophomore Juan Rivera
Associate Professor of History John Richards | Photo Courtesy of BU Marketing Department
said. Hes a man of knowledge
and is truly focused on getting that
knowledge across to his students.
Students see the impact that
Richards has on and off of Bakers
campus.
You dont just see him in the
classroom. I see Richards around town
a lot and I always stop and have a chat
Panhellenic Board wins
two awards at conference
JULIA SANDERS
Staff Writer
Baker Universitys Panhellenic Board
has won two awards from the Association
of Fraternal Leadership and Values.
Assistant Director of Student Life
Josh Doak recently attended the AFLV
conference in Indianapolis along with five
students: sorority members Caringtyn
Julian, Taylor Swartzendruber and Bailey
Conklin and fraternity members Conner
Petty and Mariq Stigler.
This is the first year that Baker
students have participated in this
conference. After receiving feedback
from Greek alumni, Doak applied for
and received a scholarship that provided
enough money for the five students to
attend.
Baker students traveled to the
conference with students from
Washburn University.
It was a great time for them to be
able to connect with a neighboring
institution and also to share some ideas
about how they run things and how we
run things, Doak said.
After arriving at the conference, the
learning continued. Each day, participants
got to listen to motivational speakers and
break out into small groups.
Swartzendruber, a junior, attended
the conference on behalf of Alpha Chi
Omega sorority.
My favorite part of the conference
was getting up in the morning and
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with him, Rivera said. Hes just
that type of teacher.
Many students and staff members
enjoy listening to Richards crack a
joke or tell one of his many stories
about life in Baldwin City before many
people knew the city existed. Richards
said he plans on staying at Baker until
his teaching days are over.
listening to motivating speakers talk
about how to become a better leader,
Swartzendruber said.
She said the conference displayed
Greek life at its highest and most
excellent. It was what it [Greek life]
is supposed to be without all of the
negative stereotypes.
The awards Baker received were for
the Panhellenic Boards public relations
and judicial affairs.
Doak said public relations consists
of how we do our social media, how we
organize our information, and how we
work with different groups on campus
to help bring education programs to
campus.
He said the judicial affairs award
consists of how the sororities govern
sorority life on campus to make sure
that we are hitting all of the goals and
expectations.
Because these awards were
application-based, the Panhellenic Board
had to put together portfolios regarding
each award. The sororities had to change
policies and update material while
creating the portfolio.
Baker University was the smallest
university at the conference to win an
award, and winning gave Baker national
recognition. Doak hopes Baker students
continue attending the conference and
keep applying for and winning awards.
We are just a little more hungry now
to show that as Baker University, we may
be small, but we are mighty, Doak said.
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Two BU employees honored for 35 years of service
JULIA SANDERS
Staff Writer
In 1981, Ronald Reagan was president and the
average price of gas was $1.13 a gallon. Here in
Baldwin City, certain sights would remain the same,
including the buildings of Baker University. While
the staff would have looked different in 1981, two
employees who are still here today were beginning
their careers as faculty members.
Professor of Psychology Rand Ziegler and Senior
Director of Financial Aid Jeanne Mott were recognized
during the Celebration of Service ceremony on Jan. 24
for having served 35 years at Baker University.
When Ziegler first came to Baker from West
Virginia in 1981, he does not deny having to look up in
an atlas where Baldwin City, Kansas, was on the map.
He packed up a U-Haul and made the trip on I-70 to
begin what would become a lifetime destination.
Ziegler came to Baker with the assumption that
it would be a good first job. He moved to Lawrence
and immersed himself in both the Lawrence and
Baker communities. This led him to meeting his
wife, Marci, who is now a fellow Baker professor, and
ultimately falling in love with his life in Kansas.
In his 35 years as a faculty member, Ziegler has
held many titles including assistant and associate
professor of psychology, official registrar and
associate dean, to name a few.
After a stint on the administrative side of
education, Ziegler eventually rejoined the teaching
staff.
Im really excited to be back here teaching again,
Ziegler said. Ive told other people that even though
I enjoyed my time in the administrative roles, when
I got back into the classroom it woke me up and
reminded me why I even got into this business to
begin with.
Because of the many years at Baker, Ziegler has
had the opportunity to teach different generations of
students. While each new generation is a challenge at
first, Ziegler said he is constantly adjusting his style of
teaching to relate to his students.
One colleague, Associate Professor of Psychology
Sara Crump, said she enjoys working with Ziegler
because of all the knowledge he holds.
He is the institutional memory of this place,
Crump said. If I ever have any questions, I know I
can go to him and hell know what the answer is since
hes been here for so long.
Although Ziegler is approaching retirement
eligibility, he does not plan to take it quite yet.
Im still having fun and I still relate to the kids
BAKER
IN BRIEF
March
3 Theater Production: Ernest In Love
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
4 Baseball vs. Park
Noon| Sauder Field
Theater Production: Ernest In Love
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
5 Theater Production: Ernest In Love
2 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
8 Safe Spring Break Day
11 a.m.- 1 p.m. | Long Student Center
Tennis vs. Cowley County CC
1 p.m. | Laury Tennis Courts
9 Women in Genesis Presentation
7 p.m.| Owens AV
Jazz Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
10 Last Day of Class Before Spring Break
Tennis vs. Bethel
3 p.m. | Laury Tennis Courts
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pretty well, Ziegler said. As
long as I get good feedback and
Rand Ziegler
evaluations, I can see myself
doing this for a while longer. I
think I will do this until Im no
longer an effective teacher.
When Ziegler first moved to
Kansas, he did not expect to stay,
but he uses that story to show
his appreciation and love for
Baker University.
Well, I came here thinking
I was only going to be here two
or three years, and here I am 36
years later, Ziegler said. Thats (Left) Zieglers yearbook photo from 1983. (Right) Rand Ziegler and President
a testimonial to the school. It Lynne Murray at the Celebration of Service ceremony on Jan. 24. | Photo by
kept me here all that time. Taylor Shuck.
After having her son and
Jeanne Mott
receiving her masters degree
from the University of Arizona
36 years ago, Mott decided it was
time to settle down and find a
teaching job.
Baker was advertising a
position in a national publication,
and Mott was impressed with
the university when she came for
her interview. She said she was
looking for a teaching position at
a small college, and Baker fit the
bill.
When she first began at Baker,
Mott was the chair of the Home
Economics Department until it (Left) Motts yearbook photo from 1986. (Right) Jeanne Mott and President
was disbanded in 1988. While Lynne Murray at the Celebration of Service ceremony on Jan. 24. | Photo by
she was teaching, her favorite Taylor Shuck.
class was the History of Fashion. While many came from outside organizations, one in
Following the disbandment of the department, Mott particular sparks the memory of a cherished moment.
was given the opportunity to work in the financial aid My favorite moment here at Baker was the first
department, where she remains today. award I received from the students, Mott said. It
During her 35 years here, Mott said she has was the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award that
witnessed many aesthetic changes; however, other I received from the senior class. It was a highlight
fundamental attributes of the university have for me.
remained constant. Mott said Baker has provided her with many
There has been a lot of curricular changes since opportunities for professional development, and the
I came as well as a lot of growth from certain areas great staff that she works with keeps her working
that has been very positive, Mott said. It has always full-time. She has embraced a variety of positions and
been a close-knit community at the student level, advises students to do the same.
the staff level, and the faculty level. That is one of the Every student needs to understand that every
things I think that keeps people at Baker, that sense of position they are in leads to something, she said.
community. As for how long Mott will remain working at
Displayed on the corner wall of Motts office in Baker, she said her mission is not complete, and she
Denious Hall are the awards that she has received. will continue working until it is.
Calendar times and dates may change after print publication.
For updates on sports schedules, visit bakerwildcats.com.
11 Tennis vs. Southwestern 24 Baseball vs. MNU
11:30 a.m.| Laury Tennis Courts 5 p.m.| Sauder Field
Baseball vs. Graceland Magician Derek Hughes
1 p.m.| Sauder Field 9 p.m.| Rice Auditorium
12 Baseball vs. Peru State 25 Tennis vs. Ottawa
1 p.m.| Sauder Field 9 a.m.| Laury Tennis Courts
17 Softball vs. Evangel Baseball vs. MNU
1 p.m.| Cavaness Field 1 p.m.| Sauder Field
18 Baseball vs. Benedictine 29 Softball vs. Central Methodist
1 p.m.| Sauder Field 4 p.m.| Cavaness Field
Softball vs. MNU Presentation by Hilary Corna
1 p.m.| Cavaness Field 9 p.m.| Rice Auditorium
19 Baseball vs. Benedictine
1 p.m.| Sauder Field April
20 Classes Resume After Spring Break
22 Baseball vs. Kansas Wesleyan 1 Honors Recital
5 p.m.| Sauder Field 7:30 p.m.| McKibbin Recital Hall
The Last Lecture: Chris Todden 6 Comedian Adam Grabowski
9 p.m.| Rice Auditorium 9 p.m.| Rice Auditorium
23 Tunes At Noon: Noah Hoehn 14 No classes
11 a.m. | Long Student Center 17 No classes
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Cat Naps
More than half of BU students regularly take naps
If students needed a better reason to nap,
they will soon have it with National Napping
Day on March 13, the Monday of spring break.
On a typical day, more Baker students
are napping than the average percentage of
adults napping in the United States. In an
informal survey of 100 BU students, more
than half of them said they take a nap on
most days.
According to the Pew Research Center,
among U.S. adults aged 18-29, only one-
third of them are taking naps.
Its not hard for most college students to
find time to nap throughout the school day,
with breaks in between classes and before or
after dinner, but some students have a greater
likelihood of napping than others.
Senior Brooke Geenens admits to napping
almost every day.
Geenens usually gets nine to 10 hours of
sleep a night but still partakes in daily naps.
Geenens began taking naps in high school,
something that has carried over into her
college days.
I think that [taking naps] is a stress
reliever, Geenens said. Especially when I
have a stressful day, the one thing I want to
do is go relax in my bed by myself, then it
makes me tired and I fall asleep.
The National Sleep Foundation says that
a nap of 20 to 30 minutes in length can help
improve mood, alertness and performance.
Also useful to students, taking a nap can
help diminish stress. A 2007 study from the
Department of Psychology at Texas A&M
University found that napping and resting
served to improve mood regardless of
whether a person habitually took naps or not.
Some people wake up from a nap feeling
refreshed, while others wake up feeling
groggy or even sick. Geenens said she has
had enough practice taking naps to wake up
feeling the benefit of a nap.
It definitely depends on how long I nap,
but I usually wake up well-rested, Geenens
said. I kind of have it down to a science
where I wake up well-rested instead of
grumpy.
Other students, such as junior Austin
Johanning, think napping is unproductive.
Johanning is student-athlete double majoring
in business and sports administration.
Ive never taken naps, Johanning said.
Its never really been part of my routine
to take a nap. I feel like there are more
productive things to do.
Johanning thinks students often take naps
because they dont get as much sleep as they
need during the night.
With college, you have such open
schedules that theres massive amounts
of time with what better to do but nap,
Johanning said.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Robyn
Long thinks more students should be like
Johanning and skip the nap.
I actually think students, unless they
are sick, dont need to nap, Long said. The those breaks, they can choose between a nap
research that Ive read related to what we
call sleep hygiene suggests that napping
is counter-productive in terms of overall
productivity and wellness.
Long said she has read research indicating
that those who nap for more than 20 minutes
a day alter their biological rhythms that help
them sleep at night. Natural cues help us
prepare for sleep at night, an example being
the release of melatonin in our body. Napping
can disrupt that rhythm, making it more
difficult to sleep as night.
People who nap alter that [rhythm],
Long said. So they might find themselves
going to bed later and later each night as a
result of their nap and then feeling more and
more fatigued the next day.
Geenens thinks that Baker students often
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Design by Maria Echeverry and Bailey Conklin
Females
Freshmen Sophomores Junior Seniors
69% 64% 50% 33%
want to nap due to late night extra-curricular
activities, such as organizations meeting at
night or athletic practices running late.
At a university like Baker, where such
a large portion of the student body is
comprised of student-athletes, it isnt An informal survey of 100 BU students shows the
surprising that almost three-fourths of
the students who were surveyed said they percentages of women who admit to taking naps.
exercise on a typical day. For many athletes,
the opportunity to nap is substituted with
time at the gym.
Seventy-nine percent of all male students
who took the survey said they exercised each
day, while 68 percent of women who took the
survey said they exercised on a typical day.
Heading to the gym, youre likely to see
a few sophomores during your workout.
Eighty-eight percent of sophomore men
exercised in a typical day, only to be
overshadowed by 93 percent of sophomore
Males
women exercising.
Since students have the option to choose
their schedule in college, they can end up
with long breaks in between classes. During
or a trip to the gym.
Long suggested taking classes that start at Freshmen Sophomores Junior Seniors
the same time on each day in order to build
38% 47% 44% 44%
up a more reliable schedule, one that doesnt
involve naps.
Even though you could decide to start
on Tuesday/Thursday at 12:30, dont. Take
the earlier class, not the earliest class, she
said. Lets say your Monday, Wednesday, An informal survey of 100 BU students shows the
Friday, classes start at 9:30. Try to make your
Tuesday/Thursday classes match that. percentages of men who admit to taking naps.
Class start times will not be a concern
one week from now, though. If they survive
midterm exams, BU students should be able
to nap easy for spring break and National
Napping Day.
Siestas arent just for Spain
The word siesta, meaning the sixth hour (usually noon), originated
in Spain. However, siestas are popular in other countries as well,
usually those with Spanish influence. These countries are mostly in hot
climates, giving another reason to take a break during the hottest part
of the day:
Greece, Italy, Philippines, Costa Rica,
Mexico, Ecuador, Nigeria
Story and research by Bailey Conklin
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March 3, 2017

Ernest in Love
Spring musical is a community effort
SARAH BAKER so renting backdrops isnt an option,
Editor Heiman said. Since it is such a small cast,
we have reduced the size of the stage so
The cast and crew of Baker Universitys the actors are not lost in the vastness of the
spring musical production have been busy stage.
rehearsing the witty antics of Ernest in Love for Director of Choral Ensembles Cathy
the Rice Auditorium stage. Performances will Crispino is acting as musical director,
be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 handling the conducting of the musical
p.m. on Sunday. aspects of the show working with pit
The show is a great comedy and has orchestra members, guest accompanist Joyce
plenty of humor, romance and antics to please Jordan and choreographer Barbara Wasson.
everyone, sophomore Jason Shipps, who has Assistant Professor of Music Marci Ziegler is
a lead role, said. The story is timeless, and the helping with performers with their vocals.
music is beautiful. One of the things that is always challenging
Ernest in Love is a musical version of Oscar about a musical is putting together music
Wildes 1895 play The Importance of Being that coordinates with dialog, Crispino said.
Earnest. The musical title is not misspelled. It is Sometimes we have dialog underscoring,
a verbal irony based on the name Ernest and the which is just trying to time out exactly what
irony of the characters not being earnest. is going to happen on stage even if
Similar to past BU theater productions, they are not singing with the pit
like Boeing-Boeing, What the Butler Saw and orchestra.
Dont Dress for Dinner, Ernest in Love is full of The pit orchestra is comprised
misunderstandings, secret identities, tongue-in- of three freshman women: Hannah
Algernon
Cast List
cheek humor and countless shenanigans. Greer on flute, Brianna Morris on Moncrieff Orchestra
John Wort Noah Hast
Ernest in Love follows the antics of John, clarinet and Sarah Price on cello. hing Jason ings
Crispinos husband, Ron Hathorn, Cecily Card Shipps (Conducte
nicknamed Jack, and his friend Algernon as they Gwendole ew Erynne d by
is a professional woodwind player n Fairfax H J a m is on C athy Crisp
try to live double lives. aley Robe ino)
Youve got Jack and Algernon. Jack is really and will be joining the pit on bass Miss Prism rts
Lily Stephe Hanna Gre
Dr. Chasu er
respectable. Algernon is more of a jerk that you clarinet. ble Adam M ns Flute
[The music has] a happy, L a d y Bracknell M o rr is
love, Stage Director Tom Heiman said. Jack adison He
fun, bright sound, Crispino said. Effie Sarah fke Brianna M
runs off to the country to see his unfortunate Queen orris
brother (Ernest) who is always ill or getting Because Ernest in Love is really Lane Carlo Clarinet
s Rodrique
into trouble, and Algie always runs off to see light-hearted, full of laughter and Alice Alyss z-Cuevas Sara
h Price
a Glover
Bunbury, his sick friend, so they have reasons the music is bright and happy. It Perkins Mit
Piano Tea c h e ll Lierz C e llo
to run off and do crazy things. should bring everybody out of cher Betha
the winter doldrums. B o o k Maker K n y W a rr ic k R o n Hathorn
Heiman said the production process of Ernest insey Ford
Tobacconis Bass Clari
in Love has been rocky complications in actors Dancing M t Tyler Sam net
aster Rose s
schedules, dialog and score issues along with Uhrich Joyce Jord
an
members of the cast and crew battling the flu Keyboard
but he has faith in the participants to deliver a
high-quality performance.
After all of the trouble weve had, I am
surprisingly calm, Heiman said. The guys that
we have, that are carrying the most water in this
thing, have been working so hard. I have faith
and confidence in their ability to pull this off. I
should be absolutely climbing the walls, but its
going to come together.
The set will be on a smaller scale than past
productions intending to give the suggestion
of each scene instead of displaying a whole
set. The minimalist set is largely due to lack
of equipment and facilities, which many hope
will be improved in upcoming Rice Auditorium
renovations.
Rice [Auditorium] doesnt have a fly system,

(Top) Algernon and Jack divulge that they have both

been living double lives. (Middle) Alice and Gwendolen
talk about men. (Bottom) Jack and Gwendolen get
ready for a wedding. | Photos by Shelby Stephens
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Campus art exhibit depicts Santa Fe Real

JULIA SANDERS
Staff Writer
The Holt-Russell Gallery is currently hosting the
Santa Fe Real exhibit, which features work from
three realist painters: Christopher Benson, Sheila
Miles and Kathryn Stedham.
Assistant Professor of Art Russell Horton, who
also serves as the Holt-Russell Gallery Director,
selected these three artists for a variety of
reasons. Primarily, he said he likes to have a good
representation across the spectrum for artistic
styles," and he believes these three artists depict
that.
Horton became connected to the artists
through his original connection with Benson.
A few years ago, Horton and Benson were in a
group show together in Connecticut and both left
with the judges prize. Horton contacted Benson
about being displayed in this exhibit, and Benson
connected him to Miles and Stedham.
Benson, Miles and Stedham work in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, which is a hopping art scene and
hotbed for realist painting, according to Horton.
Although they all currently live in Santa Fe, their
stories regarding their initial interest in art started
in different places.
Originally from Newport, Rhode Island, Benson
followed in the footsteps of his family.
My whole family, going back 100 years, are
artists and craftsmen, he said.
Like Benson, Stedhams interest in art came
from family, specifically her grandfather. While
growing up in Virginia, Stedham spent time with crazy, but I love it. That's the feeling I try to paint.
her grandfather who built furniture. Starting at the For this exhibit and future ones, Horton invites
age of 8, she would paint designs on the furniture all students and community members to come by
that her grandfather sold. and take a look at the art on the walls.
My grandfather always fostered my interest The exhibit will run through March 24.
in art and would do whatever it took to make sure
that I had whatever I needed, Stedham said. He
believed that being an artist was an important
aspiration and was a source of constant support
and affirmation.
For Miles, art began as a consolation for
something she could not have while growing up in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
I love horses and couldn't have one, so I drew
them non-stop, Miles said. Then when I was 9, my
mother gave me a book on Gauguin and I said, I
want to be an artist like that.
Following her horse-drawing, Miles fostered her
love for art in a high school setting, going early and
staying late to make art that she would show and
sell, starting at the age of 15.
Benson, Stedham and Miles have a variety of
goals for their art.
Benson describes himself as an American
representational painter. As the country goes
into a more globalized world, he tries to show
the old American slowly changing and dying
out. While he finds this sad, he also finds it as a
source of affection.
I am an American through-and-through not in
the way of a strident or romanticizing nationalists,
like some are today, but as an inheritor of centuries
of the country's real and sometimes checkered
history, Benson said. The place often drives me Poster art courtesy of Russell Horton

Hilliard Gallery
www.hilliardgallery.com | 816-561-2956 | info@hilliardgallery.com

Director of the Holt-Russell Gallery
and Assistant Professor of Art Russell
Horton will have a gallery showing of
his own work, calledBottomlands,
at the Hilliard Gallery in Kansas City.
Hortons work is comprised of oil
painting on canvas of landscapes
of the prairie and the bottomlands
along the Missouri River. His
paintings rarely contain people as
to focus more on the subjects of the
works. The opening reception will
be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on March
3. Hortons work will be on display
from March 3 through April 28. The
Hilliard Gallery is located at 1820
McGee Street, Kansas City, Missouri,
and normal gallery hours are from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through
Fridays, and from noon to 4 p.m. on
Saturdays.

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March 3, 2017

BU alum works for Phoenix Suns

TREVOR LININGER
BU Student Media
From the start of their playing days,
most athletes aspire to make it big. For
baseball players, its MLB; for football
players, its the NFL; for basketball
players, its the NBA. For Julian Mills,
hes made it to the NBA, but differently
than he may have expected.
Mills, who last played basketball for
the Wildcats in 2014, went on to work
for USA Basketball and is currently
an assistant video coordinator for
the Phoenix Suns of the National
Basketball Association.
The head coach has entrusted me
with a lot, and now I get to travel with
the team, Mills said. Its really a crazy
role.
The job demands a large time
commitment and special attention
to detail combined with a strong
basketball IQ.
I break down film for the coaching
staff at such a high level, Mills said.
Just imagine watching a game and
typing the whole time, watching every
play and every move. Each play is a
video clip that you have to break down
in detail for the coaches and players.
Mills understands what his work
is building toward. His future career
goals are to be much more than a video
coordinator. Mills hopes to follow
the footsteps of current NBA general
managers and head coaches such as
Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat, who
started out as a video coordinator in
the NBA.
Mills recounts his time at Baker
fondly. He said the skills he learned as
a student-athlete at
Baker have helped
him succeed.
It was a fun
experience, but
it also makes you
grow up quite a
bit, Mills said.
You learn how to
prioritize tests,
homework, games
and your social life,
which has helped
me out in my
current role a lot.
Baker basketball
head coach Sean
Dooley recognized
Mills passion for
success.
He was actually
one of the first
guys I recruited
when I took over
here, Dooley said. Baker alumnus Julian Mills works out Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns. Mills is an assistant video coordinator for
He was one of the Phoenix Suns. | Photo courtesy of Cole Mickelson, Phoenix Suns
those that was
going to work Christian said people in jobs such always trying to compete, whether its
hard and try to be successful. It was as Mills is pursuing need an internal the things I do in my office, with things
really important for him to succeed in motivation and love of the game as that other schools and what they do, so
really anything and everything he did, they build strong relationships through just the competitive nature of it makes
whether that was in basketball, as an their work. it really fun.
individual, or for us as a team. While Mills has a good start Mills said he is having fun, and he
Ron Christian, assistant professor working in the NBA, Baker University especially appreciates the talent of the
of sports administration at Baker, Assistant Athletic Director Tyler Price NBA players he watches.
understands what drives people said that a career in either collegiate It is great just being able to wake
like Mills to pursue a career in or professional sports simply is not for up and go to work in gym shorts and
sports. Before Baker, he worked as everyone. a shirt and watch basketball played by
an assistant athletic director and I think you have to be a really some of the best athletes in the world,
sports information director as well as competitive person to do it right Mills said. You get to interact with the
supervising communication initiatives because youre in every game, and you best players and learn the game at the
for the Mountain West Conference. want your team to win, he said. Were absolute highest level.

Six wrestlers qualify for national tournament

BAILEY CONKLIN
Assistant Sports Editor
Six Wildcats will compete in
the 2017 NAIA Wrestling National
Championship, held March 3-4 in
Topeka, after qualifying at the Central
National Qualifier.
Among the Wildcats who qualified
was defending NAIA national cham-
pion Victor Hughes in the 149-pound
weight class. Hughes now has a chance
to become the first athlete in the history
of Baker athletics to win two individual
national championships.
To automatically qualify for the NAIA
National Championship, wrestlers must
finish in the top three of their weight
class at the regional qualifier.
Other Wildcats who automati-
cally qualified include 125-pound Zane
Junior Colby Watters works to break free from Grand Views Jacob Colons hold during
his match on Jan. 28 at the 2017 Heart Championships. Watters is one of six BU wrestlers Baugh, 157-pound Jon Blackwell and
competing in the NAIA National Championship. | Photo by Shelby Stephens 197-pound David Dow.
In the 125-pound weight class,
Baugh secured his place in the top
three by winning over Dickinson States
Anthony Locke in a 3-1 decision.
Hughes won the second spot in the
149-pound weight class but lost to
Grand Views Walker Marshall in a 12-9
decision during the first-place match.
Four Wildcats found themselves
facing teammates for a spot in the NAIA
National Championship. Blackwell
secured third place in the 157-pound
weight class after winning over Baker
teammate Josh Thomas with a fall in
4:59. In the 197-pound weight class,
Dow won over teammate Billy Leone in
a 5-4 decision.
Colby Watters and Jacob Smith each
received a national wildcard to advance
to the national championships in the
133- and 184-pound weight classes,
respectively.
As a team, Baker finished second
behind No. 1 Grand View.
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Cats earn Heart conference title

CHAD MULLEN
Sports Writer

Even though the Baker womens

basketball team finished as the NAIA
national runner-up in 2016, junior
Sydnie Hanson and the Wildcats felt
like they came away empty-handed.
Last year we accomplished a lot
but didnt get any banners, since we
didnt win conference or nationals,
she said.
As 2017 Heart of America Athletic
Conference champions of the regular
season, the No. 8 Wildcats feel a sense
of accomplishment that evaded them
in their wildly successful 2016.
It feels good to have accomplished
one of our goals and have something
to show for it, Hanson said.
Their regular-season success
came after being ranked in the
preseason as the third-best team in
the conference, behind defending
national champion MidAmerica
Nazarene University and Central
Methodist University, and 13th in the Left: Jessica Zweifel and the rest of the starters are recognized before Wednesdays Heart tournament quarterfinal game against Grand View. The
Cats won 84-52 to advance to the semifinals. Right: Kelsey Larson was named 2017 Heart Player of the Year. | Photo by Chad Phillips
preseason top 25 poll. Hanson, along
with the rest of the Wildcats, viewed
the predictions as an insult.
We didnt think we should have so they really led us to where we are players ability to get hot at any given Sydney is our best shot blocker.
been ranked so low, and it gave us now. night, as eight different Wildcats had Its so hard to play against her
motivation, she said. Coach (Ben All three seniors and sophomore games of at least 18 points this season. because her arms are so long,
Lister) said that we were better Jessica Zweifel made all-conference If there are a few of us struggling Hanson said. In practice, there are
than everyone said, and better than teams in 2017, with Larson being to score, one person can have a big times I think I have an easy layup,
everyone in the conference. We just named Heart Player of the Year. The impact and keep us in the game, but she comes out of nowhere and
had to go out and prove it. individual awards did not end with the Hanson said. Our depth is what sets stuffs it. Thats a huge advantage
They proved it with a 26-4 overall players, as Lister won Heart Coach of us apart. for us, because our opponents have
record and a 24-2 conference record, the Year as well. Hanson credits the At the other end of the court, trouble getting in the lane.
both best in the Heart. They improved teams success to a quickly developed Hanson said that Lister preaches work The Wildcats extended their
upon last seasons 20-7 regular chemistry on the court, which has ethic as the key to defensive success. winning streak into the Heart
season record despite losing their top only improved as the season has Defensively, our main focus is to tournament by defeating Grand View,
four scorers, three of them graduating progressed. get stops, and coach makes it known 84-52, on Wednesday. The Cats will
seniors, and another, junior Caitlin We jelled pretty well, our that defense wins games, she said. play in the semifinals Friday, hosting
Modesett, to injury after Nov. 22. chemistry is great, and we know each Thats what we work on the most. MidAmerica Nazarene.
We lost a lot of leadership and others tendencies, she said. Leading the charge on the interior This year, I think we can do
experience from last year, but our The Wildcats ranked top seven of the Wildcat defense is Buchel, who really well in nationals, Hanson
three seniors this year, Kelsey Larson, in the NAIA in statistical categories averaged 2.0 blocks per game, ninth- said. I honestly believe we are just
Mackenzie Cook and Sydney Buchel, offensively and defensively, including best in the NAIA. Junior Courtney as good, if not better than we were
definitely stepped up, Hanson said. blocked shots, field goal and 3-point Hoag comes off the bench to add 1.3 last year, and were better than any
They were the ones that got us field goal percentage, and defensive blocks per game of her own, giving the team we play. Its just a matter of
through the tough games, all the rebounding. What gives the Wildcats Wildcats at least one rim protector on remembering that ourselves as we
games where we didnt play as well, an advantage on offense is each the court for the entire game. head into these games.

BU advances to Heart tournament quarterfinals

CHAD MULLEN
Sports Writer
The Baker mens basketball team moved on to
the second round of the Heart of America Athletic
Conference tournament after defeating Peru State
College 95-77.
Tyrome Parker led the Wildcats with 27 points
on a terrific scoring effort, going 9-9 from the
field and hitting all three of his 3-pointers. He
also added seven free throws to tie his season-
high in points that came just 10 days prior against
the Bobcats, a game the Wildcats lost 98-95 in
overtime.
The Wildcats were able to avenge the loss by
shooting 54 percent from behind the 3-point line
as a team, greatly outpacing the Bobcats, who went
just 8-27, a 30 percent clip. The Wildcat offense
has been on a roll, as this was the fourth straight
performance with 90 or more points, as well as
the third consecutive game shooting 50 percent or
better from the field.
The reserves for the Wildcats played a huge role
in the victory, outscoring the Bobcats bench 41-
11. Junior Tyree Peter and freshman Brett Elifritz
each had double figures in the game, Peter with 13
and Elifritz with 11. Peter also led the Wildcats in
rebounds with 11, his fourth double-double of the
season.
Baker more than doubled the Bobcats in
second-chance points, 20-8, thanks to 13 offensive
rebounds.
Baker carried a 44-40 lead into halftime with
Parkers 17 points leading the way, but the Bobcats
continued to cut away at the lead in the early stages
of the second half. The closest the Wildcats came
to losing the lead was with 18:06 left, when the
Bobcats came within two points.
Rashad Brackeen kept the Bobcats in the game
with his 28 points. Brackeen and Parker virtually
duplicated the scoring duel that took place in their
Feb. 18 matchup, with Brackeen scoring 30 to
Parkers 27. The difference in this game came down
to the lack of help for the Bobcats star player, as
the rest of the team shot just 35 percent from the
field.
From there, the Wildcats went on a quick 8-0
run to bring the lead to double-digits, and Baker
kept the Bobcats at bay for the rest of the game.
The Baker lead stretched to as many as 20 points
on three separate occasions, as the Wildcats
outscored Peru State 51-37 in the half.
The Wildcats were scheduled to face top-seeded
William Penn University Thursday in Oskaloosa,
Iowa. The teams split the regular-season series,
with Baker winning 88-85 on Nov. 19, and the
Statesmen narrowly taking a 95-93 double-
overtime victory on Jan. 28. Results of Thursdays
game were not available at press time.
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Wildcats pick up first three wins

BAILEY CONKLIN
Assistant Sports Editor
The Baker Wildcats softball team
improved to 3-5 over the weekend
after earning their first two wins
of the season at McPherson. The
Wildcats then faced Concordia in
their home-opener doubleheader at
Cavaness Field, going 1-1.
The Cats defeated the McPherson
Bulldogs 9-6 in the first game and 6-5
in the second game.
In game one, the Wildcats took
a commanding 5-0 lead to start the
fourth inning.
Sophomore Caitlin Hardgrove went
4-5 with one run and one RBI for the
Wildcats. Freshman Riley Swickard hit
her third home run of the season while
going 3-3 and collecting three RBIs.
Hardgrove said one of the things
coach Jamie Stanclift stresses in practice
is the idea of if you hit, you play.
If you really want to make sure
youre in the lineup, then you have to
be hitting, Hardgrove said. It doesnt
matter how good your glove is because
defense wont win you games. Defense
wont score you runs. You have to score
to win, so you have to hit to win.
Pitching for Baker was sophomore
Olivia Brees, who threw 12 strikeouts in
the five innings. Junior Madison Nedved
finished out the final two innings,
allowing five runs.
Even with a big seventh inning for the
Bulldogs scoring four runs, the Wildcats
were then able to plate three runs,
finishing game one with a 9-6 win and
the Wildcats first victory this season.
After finally winning, it was a pretty
up moment for us, Hardgrove said.
Even though we split Sunday, we still
played together as whole throughout
the weekend, compared to our first
weekend.
Junior Savannah Bellem swings at a pitch against Concordia on Sunday, Feb. 26. Bellem hit
her first home run of the season against Concordia. | Photo by Justin Toumberlin
In game two against McPherson, the
Bulldogs struck first by scoring two runs
in the first inning. The Baker defense
saw four different pitching changes.
Senior Antionette Zamudio pitched the
first four innings, giving up eight hits
and registering one strikeout. Junior
Teagan Louthan and junior Lexi Korte
each stayed on the mound for .2 innings
until Brees pitched the final 1.2 innings,
earning four strikeouts and the win.
final runs. Woodward threw seven
Freshman Madison Allen led the
Wildcats offense by going 3-4 with two
RBIs. Hannah Flynn, Sydney Boaz and
Korte each contributed one RBI for the
Wildcats.
Two runs for the Wildcats in both
the sixth and seventh innings put Baker
above McPherson 6-5, completing the
doubleheader sweep over the Bulldogs.
The team then traveled back to
Baldwin City to face Concordia in the
home-opening doubleheader on Sunday.
Concordia began the game scoring
two runs in the first inning, followed by
another in the third inning. Concordia
led the Wildcats 3-0 until the bottom of
the third inning.
For Bakers offense, Hardgrove led
the Wildcats by going 3-4, while junior
Savannah Bellem added a home run to
the Wildcats score.
Brees pitched all seven innings for
the Wildcats, earning seven strikeouts
and closing out the Wildcats 4-3 victory.
In the final game of the weekend,
Louthan started on the mound, pitching
5.1 innings and giving up four runs.
Korte finished out the game, pitching the
final 1.2 innings, giving up one run and
earning one strikeout.
Baker was able to pick up one run
in the fifth inning and two runs in the
sixth but wasnt able to beat Concordias
Michaela Woodward to make up the
strikeouts against the Wildcats while
pitching all seven innings.
The Wildcats recorded one run in the
fifth inning and two in the sixth inning,
but Concordia was able to curb the
Wildcats late in the game by allowing no
runs in the seventh inning and earning
the win with a final score of 5-3.
The Wildcats will now travel to
Wichita to face five different opponents
in the Friends Invitational on March 3-4.
The Wildcats will play against Kansas
Wesleyan University, Sterling College,
Bethany College, No. 1 Oklahoma City
University and University of St. Mary.
The Wildcats will have to face
three opponents on the first day of the
tournament, something that Hardgrove
says will require motivation throughout
the long day.
Something coach has stressed a lot
is attitude and effort, and with effort
comes energy, Hardgrove said.

Track and field athletes miss out on nationals

NATHALIA BARR
Sports Editor
Five Baker track and field athletes qualified for
the 2017 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National
Championships. However, due to a missed deadline,
those athletes will not be competing at nationals.
An official release from the Baker University
Athletic Department said, Our track and field
coaches failed to declare our indoor national
qualifiers within the designated timeline.
Juniors Caitlin Apollo and Brenda McCollum are
race walkers for the Wildcats who both qualified
for nationals at their first meet of the season.
Both Apollo and McCollum then bettered their
qualifying standards at the Heart of America Athletic
Conference meet.
After all the indoor meets had concluded, coaches
were supposed to register their qualified athletes for
the national meet online.
Our coaches told us they got their signals crossed
and that they both thought the other person was
doing it, but no one did, McCollum said. Then they
didnt tell us until last Friday because they tried to
get it appealed through the NAIA.
The NAIA denied the appeal.
McCollum and Apollo have both competed at
nationals the past two years, but they still believe
they are missing out on an important experience.
Its hard to have a race with that kind of
competition, so missing out on that kind of
competition and the opportunity to have that fast of
a race is really upsetting, Apollo said.
McCollum added that because of the smaller
number of race walkers compared to other events,
getting all the best (race walkers) in one spot is
extremely awesome.
The two race walkers also said they had hoped
to have the opportunity to do even better at the
national meet this year.
I was ranked eighth and (Apollo) was 10th, and
the top eight get All-American honors, McCollum
said. The times were so close, too, so there was a
good chance (Apollo) could have moved up into the
top eight.
The three other BU athletes who had qualified
for the national meet were seniors Tyler Randall and
Kendal Holloman and junior Cory Peoples.
As for the upcoming outdoor season goes, Apollo
and McCollum said they are just trying to remain
motivated.
Conference or nationals is always everyones
end goal, so to not be able to compete is just hard,
McCollum said. It definitely puts a wider gap
between the athletes and the coaches, but I know a
lot of people are just trying to stay positive.
The Baker University Athletic Department
released the following official statement from
Director of Athletics Theresa Yetmar:
Our track and field coaches failed to declare
our indoor national qualifiers within the designated
timeline. As such, our student-athletes will not
be allowed to compete in this years national
championship meet.
We are proud of our student-athletes who worked
tirelessly this indoor season to achieve marks that
designated them as national qualifiers. We constantly
strive for excellence, and deeply regret that these
student-athletes will be denied the opportunity for
further success.
We have met with all five of our national qualifiers
to express our sincerest apologies. However, we know
that there is no substitute for competing in a national
championship. My office will be working closely with
our track and field coaches to ensure that this mistake
never happens again.
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WILDCAT WINDUP
Five things to know about Baker athletics

1 Dance receives bid to nationals

The Baker University dance team is set to compete at the NAIA
National Championships on March 10-11 in Oklahoma City.
Baker hosted the NAIA Northwest Dance and Cheer Regional
Qualifier on Feb. 24. The cheer team placed sixth out of 11
teams, while the dance team took third out of 10 teams. The
dance team then received an at-large bid to nationals. Four
dancers were named All-Americans: Alyssa Monson, McKenzie
Kula, Allie Howland and Alison Prather.

2
Baseball moves to 5-11
The Baker baseball team split a series with Saint Ambrose
University, 2-2, moving to 5-11 on the season. The Wildcats
will play Park University this weekend. They will play at
home on Saturday and in Parkville, Missouri, on Sunday. After
Senior dance team captain Michaela Jamison winks at the audience while performing in the
their matchups against Park, the Wildcats will begin playing NAIA Northwest Regional Qualifier. | Photo by Elizabeth Hanson
against Heart of America Athletic Conference opponents.

3
Golf teams set to open spring season
The mens and womens golf teams will travel to Maryville,
Missouri, March 24-25 to open the spring season in the
Graceland Invitational. In 2016 the men finished the spring
season by taking fifth at the Heart of America Athletic
Conference Tournament, while the women lost their three-
year reign over the conference with a third-place finish.

4
Bowling prepares for sectionals
After finishing 31st out of 68 teams at the Hoosier Classic,
the Baker bowling team is focusing on the Sectional Qualifier.
Sectionals will be held March 10-12 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Wildcats will compete for a chance to advance to the
national tournament.

5
Tennis to host five-straight matches
The Baker mens and womens tennis teams both fell to
nationally-ranked McPherson College on Feb. 25. Both
teams will play in five-straight home matches during March
Junior Dylan Vilaros pitches against Saint Ambrose University on Sunday, Feb.
26. Vilaros earned five strikeouts, helping lead the Wildcats to a 5-4 victory. and the beginning of April before finishing out the season
Photo by Justin Toumberlin on the road.

Senior Austin Keberlein steps into a forehand in his match against McPherson Junior Sydney Johnson took 79th in the Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis on Feb.
College on Feb. 25. | Photo by Alex Fortuna 11. | Photo by Justin Toumberlin
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Parting Shot

The student section cheers on the players at the womens basketball game against Grand View on March 1. The Wildcats won 84-52. | Photo by Chad Phillips