The Journalism Workshopper Volume 14 - Issue 1

Dec. 7, 2010

Co-op targets growing number of campus bikers

By GAVIN HOLMES

In keeping with Baldwin-Wallace's growing emphasis on sustainability, the college has begun implementing a bike co-op for Berea community members, faculty, and students alike. The co-op will ultimately serve to promote bike awareness, safety, and maintenance with

emphasis on hands-on learning. According to student shop manager Ashton Cortright, the co-op will be membership-based, with varying fees dependent on which services are used. She also said that these

services will include short-term and long-term bike rental, bike safety classes, maintenance demonstrations, and other resources for area bike riders. The garage in which all operations will be centered is located in the yellow garage by the Arts & Theatre Life House on Front Street in Berea.

The idea of implementing a bike co-op on campus was first introduced at a Sustainability Committee meeting earlier in the year by Associate Academic Dean Dr. Janet Stocks and Sustainability Program Co-Director Dr. David Krueger. (See CO-OP, Page 8.)

The artist known

as L.A.Z.

By BEN STOPER

Baldwin-Wallace student Lazarus McRae is

taking his music to the next level. McRae, also known as L.A.Z in the music business is a

solo rap artist. McRae, a Youngstown native is a senior at Baldwin-Wallace College. He is

majoring in public relations with a minor in broadcasting.

L.A.Z. is a part of a

team of solo artists called the Reason Academy. The Reason Academy is a group of solo

artists who are just starting out in the music world. Their goals are to continue to grow as a

team and individuals as well as promote their music. Some of the artists that McRae admires

are Jay-Z, Wale, and Drake. (See L.A.Z, Page 8.)

Transportation service for handicapped in the works

By CHRIS MOORE Baldwin Wallace College may be putting a handicapped van system in place starting

next semester.

The shuttle system will begin with one handicapped accessible lift van used for handicapped and injured students. It will be used ―on demand‖ for class trips and emergency purposes according to Student Senate PR Chair Anthony Paletta, the driving force behind the

project. Paletta hopes the project will eventually grow into multiple vans, picking up and dropping off handicapped and injured students around various sites on Baldwin Wallace College‘s campus.

Plans for the shuttle system are in the works because according to Disability Specialist

Teresa Seroke ―students with mobility issues [may] choose not to attend or even visit B-W. ― Paletta also echoes Seroke‘s concern about the lack of transportation turning disabled or injured students away from BW stating ―A lot of students that are handicapped probably wouldn‘t choose

this school to go to because of the lack of accessibility on campus. I know we can see in many (See VAN, Page 7.)

Energy competition coming to North Campus By JASEN SOKOL

Saving energy is about to become serious business on North Campus. The Baldwin-Wallace College Sustainability Committee has approved an energy saving competition that will reward the residence hall that saves the most electricity. The competitions

will be held twice during February and April between Bagley, Findley, Lang, and North Halls. Each will last the entire month. ―Using baseline data that we've collected, we will measure a percentage decrease in

each of the dorms,‖ said Alex Jeffers, a student representative to the Sustainability Committee and one of the students behind the project. ―Whichever dorm decreases their energy usage the most based off of the baseline will be the winning dorm.‖

Jeffers said that such competitions are possible because of the new energy meters installed in the North Campus residence halls over the summer. He said that the meters were originally installed to help the college see where it could save energy, but the committee saw an

opportunity to do something more. The prize for the February competition will be up to $1,000 of Jacket Express money split amongst the members of the winning building. The amount of the award will be based on

(See CONTEST, Page 7.)

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Campaign at $95.1 million and still counting

By ELIZABETH NUNNALLY Baldwin-Wallace College‘s capital campaign, also called Transforming Lives, surpassed its goal of raising $82 million

before their targeted date. The campaign was started to help raise funds for Baldwin-Wallace in four areas; these four areas being, academic

support, student scholarships, capital projects, and annual giving.

The deadline for the campaign is this December 31st, but by October 1

st they had already raised $95.1 million.

Bill Spiker, the Vice President for Advancement at the college, said about reaching their goal that, ―…there was a lot of excitement… there was surprise on the one hand because of the economic conditions of the country… but when people stop

and realize it‘s B-W and these are B-W donors by in large… it‘s like yeah, this is what B-W does, B-W answers the call.‖ When the capital campaign began in 2003, it set a goal for each of the four projects. As of October 1

st, $15.2 million

had been raised for academic support with their original goal being $6 million. In the campaign‘s second project, student scholarships, they hoped to raise $18 million and were provided with $20.6 million. For the capital projects portion, they had

hoped to be given $49 million and so far have received $48.4 million. In their last area, annual giving, the target was $9 million and they‘ve received $10.9 million in donations, according to the college. (See CAMPAIGN, Page 9)

New team on campus pointing veterans in right direction

By MARKANNE BENICH A new team made up of staff members at Baldwin-Wallace College aim to

give veterans of the military at the college the help they need. The Veterans Support Team includes staff members in different offices at Baldwin-Wallace such as the Cashier, Registrar, Admissions, and Financial Aid offices.

In each office, there is a designated staff member that can assist veterans that are applying or have been accepted to the college. If a veteran has any questions about benefits or needs help when they first arrive at B-W, the staff members on the team are

here to help. In the Fall of 2009, Baldwin-Wallace was certified as a Yellow Ribbon School. The Yellow Ribbon Program is one that gives Post-9/11 veterans the opportunity to

attend B-W tuition free. Private colleges, like B-W, can help make college affordable for a veteran. If they qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Program, they can attend the college tuition free, receive a stipend for books, and have their living expenses taken care of.

(See VETERANS, Page 10)

Enrollment dips amid continuing economic woes

By NELLIE CALANNI

The number of students enrolled at Baldwin-Wallace has slightly decreased

from the 2009 academic year to the 2010 academic year, reflecting the importance of

communicating the value of a quality education to prospective students in the future.

While the total number of students, including all undergraduate and graduate

students, full-time or part-time, totaled 4,397 in the fall of 2009, the number has dropped by 45

students this year, according to the Institutional Enrollment Report provided by the Office of

Registration & Records. ―Last year it [high enrollment] was unexpected.

We had expected because of the economics in northeast Ohio to take a real hit in enrollment.

Surprisingly enough, we had a record high enrollment, the highest numbers we‘ve ever

had,‖ said Linda Young, head registrar of the college. Young, who has

worked at Baldwin-Wallace for twenty-nine years and is in charge of the entire student

database, explained why the decline in enrollment caught up with BW this year.

(See DIP, Page 11)

B-W plans for more efficient class schedule By KRYSTEN SULIN

Students and faculty of Baldwin-Wallace College can expect to see a change in the number of four credit classes being offered, starting in late 2011. Beginning with the Fall 2011 schedule, the college plans to limit the number

of four credit courses being offered in an attempt to reduce overlaps and conflicts with student scheduling, Guy Farish, Associate Academic Dean of Baldwin-Wallace College stated.

―We‘re reducing the number of 65 minute classes because they tend to be the most problematic,‖ Farish added. ―The short overlaps and long spaces in between [classes] reduces efficiency.‖

Farish handles many different duties at the school, including class scheduling, certain curriculum item, and other various student issues. ―Really, the only goal here is to help students schedule,‖ Farish noted. Currently, four credit hour courses can meet four, three, or two days a week.

Farish also said that he combination of these times creates problems for students trying to schedule. ―There‘s just too many options,‖ he added.

Amy Popik, a junior double majoring in broadcasting and marketing, is happy with the progress Baldwin-Wallace is making for the semesters to come.

―I have had so many classes overlap, especially because of the areas that I

have chose to study,‖ Popik said. ―It makes it extremely hard to schedule classes when certain classes are only offered at certain times, and you must juggle your schedule around to try and fit everything in.‖ (See SCHEDULE, Page 9)

Award-winning professor preaches simple secret to learning math By KRISTEN STACHOWIAK

Anyone and everyone can learn math as long as they study. This is Professor Richard Little‘s teaching philosophy and it

has been working for the past fifty years.

This past spring, Little won the Distinguished Teaching Award for the 2009-2010 school year given by the Ohio Section of the Mathematical Association of America. Colleagues from the Baldwin-Wallace College Mathematics department nominated Little.

Little said that he felt humbled to have received the award.

―I consider that I get to spend this year as a representative of numerous outstanding math teachers at the college level.‖ Little continued, ―And I feel very fortunate to be singled out.‖

Little says that as long as he can get his students to realize that it is hard work and the more you practice the better you get,

that is enough to make them want to succeed. He expects to call on every student every day in class, and also offers to look over student‘s papers before they turn them in, as to give them direction when needed.

―If you do the homework I can make you a math teacher because of your effort not mine,‖ Little explained.

As a professor, Little said that he has very high standards, making him seem strict. ―But on this campus you can hear some people say ‗don‘t take Little for math, you‘ll have to work too hard.‘ And I think

that‘s a compliment‖ Little explained. (See LITTLE, Page 13)

B-W profs’ research focuses on hearing loss among musicians

By SHIRLEY RUIZ Two B-W professors have done research to develop a wireless hearing

device to help raise awareness and reduce hearing loss risks for musicians.

June Romeo, Director of Health & Physical Education and Peter Langren, Director of Conservatory at Baldwin-Wallace College worked together for about four years to research noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) in relations to

performing artists; mainly musicians. Romeo said. A wireless hearing device has been developed which will collect data used to measure exposure to sound, she said.

This project has received several grants from the federal government of $18,900 while receiving other grants for the design and development of the devices, Romeo says.

The wireless hearing device is similar to a hearing aid, but holds a small brass tube that collects sound (in decibels), Romeo said. This researched was consequent from a previous research June

Romeo conducted during her time at Cleveland State University, which was a national study of 10 tier one orchestras in the United States on general occupational related injuries and health issues.

Orchestra musicians across the nation have not been considered a work force population that might need some protection against health hazards related to their jobs, Romeo says. Studies have not been conducted on the NIHL

and it affects on their musical careers, Romeo said. (See RESEARCH, Page 12)

An experiment goes “Insane”

By ALYSSA REINHART

An experiment at Baldwin-Wallace College is being conducted in the

Exercise Science Department, comparing the Traditional workout routine to the newest 60-day workout, ―Insanity‖.

Insanity is a high-intensity cardio workout without the use of resistance that is presented in a DVD format to follow along

to, as opposed to a Traditional workout based on ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) guidelines for physical

activity. The Traditional workout includes a series of lifting, cardio, Plyometrics, resistance training, and physiological testing

in a gym. This experiment, which compares

the effects of these two workouts along with

participant adherence, began in September; testing will conclude by mid-November. There are two sessions held five days a

week for the Insanity group and the (See INSANITY, Page 11)

College takes steps toward nurturing philanthropy, one grant at a time By NATALIE POWERS

Baldwin-Wallace College‘s Office of Community Outreach, OCO, has implemented a new program titled the Jacket Philanthropy Project, a program designed for students to provide direct service to non-profit organizations, in hopes to bring philanthropy and service to its classrooms and the surrounding communities.

The Jacket Philanthropy Project is a student-led program where students who enroll in specific courses provide service to non-profit organizations and later have the opportunity to award the chosen organizations grant funds, says Director of Community Outreach and Learning, Mila Cooper.

The OCO at BW strives to create compassionate citizens through a number of service learning projects. These projects include service within the community but also internationally. They organize weekly and monthly projects, summer service projects, and an alternative spring break program, said Cooper.

Spring of 2010 was the first semester the program took place and will happen again during the spring semester of 2011, said Cooper. The OCO was granted a three-year renewable grant by the Ohio Campus Compact, a state-wide non-profit coalition of college and university presidents working to promote the civic purposes of higher education. (See PHILANTHROPY, Page 12)

OCO turns 25 and issues a challenge By REBECCA KENNEDY

The Baldwin-Wallace Office of Community Outreach has arranged a ―Campus Challenge,‖ announcing their goal to contribute 25,000 hours of community service during the 2010-2011 academic year, in commemoration of their silver anniversary.

The ―B-W Construction Company,‖ was created in 1985 with a mission to, ―build bridges to the greater community through service.‖ As they continued to grow, the construction company developed into what is now known as the Office of Community

Outreach. In 1993 a full-time Director was hired under the Division of Student Affairs, and an additional four students were taken on to coordinate volunteer projects.

Since then, the Office of Community Outreach, or OCO, has grown to include over

20 positions, and each year, B-W students contribute thousands of hours of community service. Today, 25 years after the Office of Community Outreach found its start, Students,

faculty, and alumni of Baldwin-Wallace College are encouraged to complete the goal set before them. By focusing on the magic number, 25, the OCO is asking contributors to commit to 25 hours individually, or 250 as an organization. With these guidelines,

Community Outreach is confident they will be able to reach their 25,000-hour objective, said Christopher Williams, Office of Community Outreach‘s Graduate Assistant. To join the challenge, an interested person needs to visit the OCO‘s webpage.

From there you are given the opportunity to click on a link, which displays for you the steps that you need to take in order to participate. All an applicant needs to do is sign a pledge made available to them on the Community Outreach Blackboard page and return it to the OCO, making the sign-up quick and easy.

When asked, Williams acknowledged that the plan for the ―Campus Challenge‖ was ―a collaboration,‖ discussed during multiple meetings between Williams himself, Mila P. Cooper, Director, and Julie Bishop, Assistant Director. With the endorsement of The

President's Office, the challenge was put into action. (See OCO, Page 14)

Mind spa

A way out of stress By MAGGIE TAM

Entering a softly lit room adorned by European paintings after a stressful

school day, you are first introduced to an interactive computer software by staff.

Then they would leave you alone in the room to enjoy a ―brain refreshment‖ without any

disturbance. Baldwin Wallace‘s Counseling Services has

added in this fall semester an innovative high-tech way for students to relieve stress on

their own: the mind spa. ―It‘s a campus-wide effort for all to come in to utilize

the self-service facilities,‖ said Dr Jerry Hayes, Assistant Director of Counseling

Services. (See MIND SPA, Page 14)

WBWC boosts ratings

By BEN KUBUSKI WBWC 88.3 the Sting,

Baldwin-Wallace College‘s radio station, has increased its listenership to 30,000 listeners

since May 2010 due to its student leadership led activities promoting the station.

According to the station‘s Program Director, Ryan Radke, The Sting is a student run radio

station. He said ―The faculty advisor is very hands off and lets us run the show.‖

(See WBWC, Page 15)

B-W photographer retires after 23 years

By BETH MEADOWS Ron Linek, official photographer of Baldwin Wallace College, retires after

taking thousands of photographs in his 23 years at the college. Linek said that the reason for photography is ―for people to stop and notice

an everyday thing and reconsider the importance of what‘s going on‖. He said that B-

W is like a ―small town newspaper‖ because of the variety of things that go on here. A good sports program, famous people, outside speakers, and commencement were all part of the regular projects that Linek would work on. ―Almost every day was

something different‖, reported Linek. Linek also got the opportunity to work on several special projects. He got to

photograph a ―real, live, American president‖ when Ronald Reagan visited B-W‘s

campus in the 80‘s, Linek said. He was scheduled to photograph presidential Republican candidate John McCain when he visited campus, but was kicked out. He documented the experiences of biology students in the jungles of Ecuador in 1992

and students studying 3rd

world countries in Nicaragua in 1994. When the Mississippi River flooded, some students in the B-W outreach program were sent to rebuild houses and Linek photographed their experience.

Linek‘s favorite photograph he ever took was in Nicaragua, with a young person standing on the porch of a tropical building, and in the background, soldiers with guns. (See LINEK, Page 12)

Late nights = Phat Antonio’s By CHRISTINA CORSI

Phat Antonio‘s is a late-night dining option that offers a variety of specialty sandwiches and fried foods that the Union has created earlier this semester. Located in the

main dining hall, Phat Antonio‘s is open Sunday-Thursday 8:00 pm-midnight. The idea and motivation for adding another after hours

option came from students and their comment cards in search of something besides the usual Lang or Buzzy‘s.

Different than Lang, which serves the same day time menu options at night, and Buzzy‘s, which has the same options day and

night everyday of the week, Phat Antonio‘s (See PHAT, Page 10)

Food Services expands campus dining options

By SHANNA KYNKOR

At the beginning of last year, Buzzy‘s had been the only place where students could purchase late night food or snacks on campus. At the end of last year, however, Baldwin Wallace expanded their dining hall hours in

Lang Hall. These late night hours and new food attractions catered to students needs, and proved to be a big hit on campus. Due to the success of Lang Hall‘s late night hours, Tom Bobek,

Assistant Director of the Union Dining Hall has been a main decision maker behind the newly implemented, expanded dining hours, visiting chefs, Phat Antonio‘s, and flappers, which are all new to the Baldwin Wallace Union this

year. Last year, Lang Dining Hall had a trial period of late nights where they served wraps and paninis after the normal dining hall hours. This proved

to be very successful, according to Bobek. About two or three weeks into September, the Union Dining Hall announced that they would be staying open until midnight, Monday through Thursday each week. This according to Bobek ―just gave an opportunity to students to have something other than pizza.‖ The

Union has also extended their hours on Friday and Saturday nights. So far, feedback from students has been almost completely positive about the extended hours and the new food items on the menu. Current

senior, Abigail Svigelj remarked, ―The extended hours of the Union Dining Hall have been very convenient to me. As an off campus commuter, getting food at the union has been made more accessible and more fitting with my schedule.‖

This has been proved by students loud and clear. Bobek stated, ―We could not believe the amount of students that came.‖ The only drawback according to some students is the size of the

sandwiches. Many students have complained that the sandwiches are too large. Bobek said that for next semester they are working on possibly making the sandwiches available in half sizes.

The new dining hall hours and different events were first advertised to football students and others that were able to move in early. Since they were here before school started, it was a good way to try it out to see how it

worked, according to these students. (See DINING, Page 15)

Lambda Chi Alpha returning to B-W Fraternity looks to revitalize its values

By JOE PRADA

This fall semester, at Baldwin-Wallace College a new fraternity is being

established on campus. With currently 15 members on campus, Lambda Chi Alpha is looking to create a name for themselves in the B-W college community.

The Lambda Chi fraternity was on campus in the 1990‘s but then was kicked

off campus in the year 2004. ―The fraternity was heading into a downward spiral‖, Douglas Tackett, Hi Delta

of the fraternity, said. ―The wrong type of people were involved in the organization and

made it more of a social fraternity than one that is service, academic, and value based.‖ The fraternity is being reestablished on campus because the alumni of Lambda

Chi really wanted to bring it back to Baldwin-Wallace. The fraternity used to be the

largest and was one of the first fraternities on campus, Doug recalls. ―The alumni wanted to get a good group of guys involved back into the

fraternity and try to make it again what it once was‖, Doug said.

(See FRATERNITY, Page 16)

Backpack drive successful – again

By NICOLE SIDOTI

The annual Backpack Drive is a newer program that is

now in their second year and has helped many students by raising over 300 dollars. The program is

put on by the Education Department, said Robert Bolek, a professor in the education program

for five years. The idea of this Backpack Drive started off with

Bolek asking his students if they thought it was a good idea to have the drive. (See DRIVE, Page 17)

Phat Antonio’s = creative eats

By LEAH WODOSLAWSKY Kennard Everett doesn‘t just make

your late-night sandwiches at Phat Antonio‘s. He will probably ask if you want some crazy fries to go with it. He will also put some of those

fries on the sandwich if you want him to. Phat Antonio‘s, Baldwin-Wallace‘s new late-night food outlet in the Strosacker

College Union, dishes up any sandwich that the customer desires late nights during the week. Phat Antonio‘s opened at the

beginning of Fall semester in the Union Dining Hall. Everett, a freshman Psychology major from Cleveland, said he is scheduled to work

three nights per week at the customized sandwich station. (See SANDWICHES, Page 16)

Sports/Recreation

Kayaking classes result from state grant

By KELLY WOLFF

Baldwin-Wallace College‘s Recreation Department is introducing a new

opportunity for students and the surrounding community to become one with water after

being awarded a $30,000 state grant. The first kayaking classes began in July and are offered at least once every

month, year round. Christine Cancian, the Aquatics and Fitness Supervisor at Baldwin-

Wallace College, wrote the grant last fall after getting the idea from some colleagues at Youngstown State and Akron University at a professional workshop. Her grant was approved by the boat safety division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in

January. (See KAYAK, Page 19)

Jackets work to improve upon 2010 campaign

By BIANCA WEST

Men‘s Basketball Coach

Duane Sheldon has reason for planning future victory in the Conference Championship with an

increase of more competent players in the rotation this year.

Last year‘s record endured a

lot of close games but finalized at 14 wins and12 losses with no set goal. Coach Sheldon mentioned, ―I think that

was a good year for us. We won a lot of close games, and our conference, it‘s so competitive, that you take wins

anytime you can get em…‖ (See JACKETS, Page 16)

Lady Jackets’ season hinges on keeping key players healthy

By KEVIN GRISSINGER

The Baldwin-Wallace College women‘s basketball team is looking to win the Ohio Athletic Conference and make a run for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III title.

―I think our expectations are always pretty similar year to year, we want to win the OAC, we want to get in the NCAA tournament and we want to do well there,‖ Coach Cheri Harrer said. ―Eventually our real goal is to win a national championship

and I don‘t know if that‘s expectations but I think that‘s a realistic goal to shoot for but expectations are to win a league championship.‖ Harrer believes that keeping key players healthy is one of the keys that will

make this a successful season. The four key players that have a starting spot are Amanda Schroeder, Rachael Rossman, Nancy Coulter and Catherine Spisak. Coach Harrer also added that great chemistry and everyone shooting for the same goal are

other keys for the team to have success. (See LADY JACKETS, Page 18)

New Hall of Fame inductees follow

long tradition By NICHOLAS MAYS

Baldwin-Wallace College inducted seven former athletes and

one head coach to its athletic Hall of Fame this year, adding to a tradition of athletic excellence.

In alphabetical order, the newest Hall of Fame members are Anjee Beard Beaston, Dr. Bob

Fisher, Laura Mench D‘Amato, Mark William Tinney, Shannon Lakatosh Chung, Steve Varga, Tim McCaig,

and William Max Newill. According to BW‘s Athletic

Website, new members are

nominated and selected based on their level of contribution to Baldwin-Wallace Athletics.

For example, Anjee Beaston was named ―the most outstanding women‘s basketball

player in yellow Jacket history‖—she was part of the first team to ever advance to the final eight in the

NCAA Division III tournament play in 1999-2000. (See INDUCTEES, Page 17)

FORE! College develops disc golf course By FRANNY SPELLMAN

Imagine playing golf without having to lug around a collection of clubs and a dozen balls. Wouldn‘t it be nice to play golf and just hang out with your friends,

meandering around the course without having to worry about a bunch of equipment? Maybe Disc Golf is the answer to this problem. Baldwin-Wallace College installed a Disc Golf course on campus during the

summer semester (2010) for students and faculty to use at their leisure. The course is a great way to get people to see campus and another way to increase cohesion among the B-W community.

Disc Golf is much like Golf; it is just played with a disc and instead of a hole, players are aiming towards a basket. The goal is to get the disc in the basket in the least amount of throws.

―There are many Golf techniques, like approach shots and the putting procedure, that are used in Disc Golf as well,‖ said Rob Becker, the Associate Director (See GOLF, Page 18)

CONTEST (Continued from Page 1) how much electricity the winning building saves ―What we'd like to do is a sliding scale so that a percentage of the

savings comes back to the students,‖ Jeffers said. Dave Jensen, Director of Auxiliary Services for B-W and Chair of the Sustainability Committee, donated the prize money for the first

competition out of funds from his department. ―This energy conservation competition is hopefully one of many opportunities for the college community to rethink our current behaviors in

regards to sustainability,‖ Jensen said in an e-mail. Student Senate paid for the meters – one in each building – at a cost of $1,500 each. Jeffers said that he hopes to have meters installed in

the South Campus residence halls and possibly the college-owned apartments and Student-Directed Learning Community houses as more money is raised for the project.

The proposal for the competitions was heard on November 22 by the sustainability committee, a group comprised primarily of faculty and staff members that reports to the President of the College and the Board of

Trustees. Jeffers said that the overall goal is not to save money for the school or to promote healthy competition between the buildings but to get

students involved with being environmentally friendly, something that he said previous campus initiatives have not done. ―As much as it's great that we have a food composter (at the

Union) or that we have that windmill (near the baseball field), it's not really something that the students are directly involved in or that's really making an effect on the student's attitudes and values,‖ Jeffers said. ###

VANS (Continued from Page 1)

areas the accessibility isn‘t there. Right there in the union the lift breaks down once a month if not more.‖ According to Paletta, the van will be purchased using the 25,000 to 30,000 dollar fund accumulated through Student

Senate‘s leftover capital and the senior class gift funding. ―The project fell through for the senior class to do the rock climbing

wall and they heard about this handicapped accessible van project. They really wanted to be a part of it, so all of the money that they had fundraised went to the van.‖ stated Paletta. The plan for the first van is to house it in the Safety and Security lot as they are the only department on campus open 24/7.

Eventually, once more vans are accumulated, Paletta hopes to set up an email system with Disability Services emailing Safety and Security stating when and where to deploy a van to help a student in need. The van would then go around to various spots on campus, picking up and dropping off handicapped and injured students.

Though the plans are in place, according to Seroke, there are still many logistics to work out such as who will train the drivers, who oversees their paperwork, and what happens when a driver cancels. ―Working out all the little stuff is very hard . I also think because the cost of a van is so extensive we haven‘t pushed the issue.‖ Seroke stated.

Agreeing with Seroke, Paletta‘s frustrations with planning the shuttle system are directed more at the speed of the

Student Senate stating ―It drives me nuts. It‘s going through the government. This is a government and you have to go through all of the different steps and procedures. You have to make sure everyone‘s happy.‖ he stated.

However, Paletta still insists that the van shuttle system would be beneficial to the campus ―It‘s going to help us in

admissions, it‘s going to make our school look better, and it‘s good for academic purposes. Students should not be missing class because they‘re in a wheelchair, or they get hurt, or the weather is too bad.‖ he said.

Seroke agrees stating ―I‘m a huge supporter! I think it is a wonderful thing and I truly believe if we can make this

campus more accessible, we would have more students who would attend B-W.‖ ###

Energy saving tips for dorm living

There are numerous ways for students to save energy while living in a residence hall.

Turn off lights. The same rule you‘ve heard from your mother

since you were in elementary school still applies. Using natural light during the day also helps to cut down on electricity

usage.

Unplug electronics. Leaving

electronic devices plugged in when not in use can use as much as 40 watts of energy.

Plugging all devices into a surge protector lets you have one switch to turn everything

off.

Take shorter showers. A ten

minute shower uses 2.9 kilowatt hours of energy to heat the water.

Do smarter laundry. Do full loads rather than partial loads

and use a drying rack instead of the dryer.

Put your computer to sleep. A

screensaver doesn‘t save energy, but using sleep mode does.

SOURCE: Towson University)

CO-OP (Continued from Page 1) After the initial donor-based funding plan fell through, Cortright worked on the co-op's development and new funding proposal as part of a summer internship with Dr. Stocks. The plan consists of parial funding from student senate, fundraisers, and

membership fees. Cortright explained that in addition to developing a funding plan, she also met with staff from the Ohio City Bike Co-op as well as the co-op at Oberlin College for models of co-ops in action. She even met with Berea mayor Cyril Kleem to discuss the benefits of a bike initiative in the area, and the opportunity for community solidarity.

Funding was officially approved by the student senate on October 19th, though Cortright explained there will be

additional fund-raising needed to reach some of the goals she envisioned. As the garage is still being furnished with drywall, heating, and other fundamentals, Cortright acknowledges that she's ―in the process of looking into purchasing the equipment‖ so

that when the garage is finished, they can get started. When asked what the driving force behind the co-op was, Cortright explained that ―a big part of it is sustainability, and another big part is community; I'd really like to break down the wall between Berea and Baldwin-Wallace.‖ Cortright talked about

how the campus seems separate from the rest of the city, and that she hopes the co-op will encourage a new sense of togetherness. When the co-op is in full gear next semester, other departments will continue respond to the increasing bike presence

on campus. Bob Beyer, Assistant Director of Residence Life and general supporter of the bike co-op, acknowledged some of the accessibility issues that are arising with more students using bikes. He mentioned that concern for student bike safety, concern over the number of bike racks, and concern for general bike security, has increased with the number of bikers. However he

acknowledged that Residence Life as embraced the co-op as another example of the college's sustainability movement for incoming students. With financial, health, and environmental benefits, the Baldwin-Wallace bike co-op is a welcome addition to the green

movement on campus.###

L.A.Z. (Continued from Page 1) McRae‘s music career got started about a year ago. When asked about how he got started McRae said ―We were just

playing around trying to find the perfect sounds‖. They then used a music software program called Reason 4.0 to help them

perfect their sounds for their music. Reason 4.0 is a virtual studio recording rack that allows artists to be creative and turn their ideas into music.

Then the hard part came as McRae had to get his music to be heard. ―A big part of it was Networking‖ McRae said.

The artists known as L.A.Z. started out by doing little shows locally here in Cleveland and Akron as well as talent competitions for young artists trying to get noticed.

McRae opened for Raekwon, a member of the Wu-Tang Clan at a show at Peabodys in Cleveland. It was through this

show that McRae got discovered and his career has started to take off. McRae has since had his music recorded and now has two CD‘s. His first was titled Spazz Session while his new one

is call The Lazarus Effect. His CD release was the just the beginning. McRae currently has a website in the works that will be called Acadlife.com, which is set to launch on the internet in the coming weeks.

His new single ―Do You Remember Me‖ is set to hit ITunes in the next week. The video to the single ―Do You Remember Me‖ is also in the works and is being shot by BW film student Amy Tamayo. In this song, McRae raps about how people want to be his friend now because they see him as being productive and almost famous. They didn‘t like him when he

was just an average kid, but now they see his success and want to be a part of it. In his music McRae uses real life situations and experience to help fuel his lyrics and beats. He said he likes to venture

into what music heads call commercial music. He loves tapping into subjects that the average person can not conquer. McRae

has had some experiences that some people couldn‘t even dream of. It has not been easy for McRae to get to where he is today however. Growing up as a child was very challenging for

McRae. ―There were times I just felt like tapping out‖ McRae said. As a child growing up McRae was in and out of foster homes

for 12 years. He said his mom lived a very troubled life being a drug addict and just did not take good care of McRae, which forced him into the foster homes. As McRae puts it, it forced him to grow up in the homes of individuals who had a better vision for his life. Music has always been McRae‘s outlet and he uses these experiences to motivate him in his music.

Along with juggling his music career, McRae is still a full-time student at BW trying to earn his degree. He finds it very challenging taking care of his academic duties while still being able to purse his career in the music business.

McRae contributes a lot of his Success to God. Early in his life McRae struggled moving from home to home and

finding stability in his life. ―There was a voice inside my head that just told me to keep going‖ McRae said. He believes God told him to keep going and now he finds himself as an up and coming rap artists in the music business. McRae was also given the opportunity to join the ―Old School Meets New School‖ concert tour. The concert tour starts

in January and travels to different countries across the world. Although McRae is still undecided on the event he is leaning towards staying at BW and finishing out his degree.

―Graduating college isn‘t just graduating college‖ he said, ―I will be the first one in my family to graduate from both high school and

college which means a lot‖. McRae knows that there will be other music tours and that graduating is more important at this t ime. In the future McRae hopes for him and his team, Reason Academy to end up in California continuing their music

careers. He wants to own his own music label, write a best selling book, and maybe even be in a movie someday. McRae would

also like to start a foundation for children who like himself had a bad hand dealt to them as children. The foundation would give back to children who had dreams of being young artists just like McRae. ###

CAMPAIGN (Continued from Page 2) Spiker said that it‘s been a ―very, very successful campaign because we have great donors that give… money to great

projects.‖ Some groups of donors include trustees who, as of October 1

st, contributed $28 million; alumni—$32 million; friends,

family and staff—$17.8 million; and corporations and foundations—$15.2 million, according to the college. Spiker also mentioned

individual donors who made large contributions to the college. Such individuals included Arthur and Helen Telfer, whose ―$7 million bequest has helped B-W fully fund a $27 million

expansion of new facilities for science and innovation...‖ In honor of their gift, the biology (Helen‘s major) and neuroscience building was named Arthur and Helen Telfer Hall, according to the college.

Another donor Spiker mentioned was Jim Thomas, a real estate developer in Los Angeles and across the country. Thomas challenged the campaign to raise $5 million for the science program and if achieved he would match that amount. The

campaign rose to the occasion and raised the money. In honor of his gift, the science buildings, which include the Center for Innovation and Growth (CIG), Telfer Hall, Wilker Hall and Ward Hall, are now under the name Thomas Family Center for Science and Innovation.

The third donor referred to was Laura Bickimer, a Cleveland Public School math teacher who ―...left her entire estate to Baldwin-Wallace and it was $2.2 million…‖ said Spiker. He said she wanted a part of the money to go towards a scholarship and a math classroom. Her donation has been honored in the form of a coffee shop on the north side of the campus located in the

CIG named LB‘s Café, standing for her initials. In order to initially reach these and other donors, the committee, who is co-chaired by Willard E. Carmel and William B.

Summers, Jr. followed a three phase process, Spiker explained. The first phase he said is called ―the quiet phase‖ because

―you‘re targeting intentional donors and having more one on one sorts of conversations.‖ Phase two broadens the scope of prospective donors and focuses on groups of people as opposed to individuals. The last phase then tries to ―get the word out to as many people as possible‖ through means such as the Transforming Lives brochures and Synergies, the alumni magazine.

All donations provided the means for the Transforming Lives projects to be completed, including the Lou Higgins recreational advances completed in 2005, the track and turf placed in at Finnie Stadium in 2007, and the renovations to the Conservatory expected to be finished in August of 2011. One academic project includes Peter Rae‘s director position in the CIG,

which was received in the form of a multimillion dollar endowed fund to the college and scholarship funds. This is the college‘s fourth formal campaign, with the first dating back 41 years, according to Spiker. * 1969-1972, goal about $6 million- raised roughly $8 million.

* 1983-1986, goal roughly 15 million- given 19 million. * 1994-1999, goal approximately $44 million- received $55 million. Although the official end of the campaign isn‘t until December 31, Spiker said the committee was considering the

campaign complete and they were able to do so because ―great projects [plus] great donors equals success.‖ In the Transforming Lives brochure, Mr. Carmel states, ―It is not the future of Baldwin-Wallace that is at stake here, it is

our continuing ability to provide the finest in educational opportunities- to transform lives- for present and future generations.‖###

SCHEDULE (Continued from Page 2) The push for the scheduling changes came mostly from students, Farish said. The problem he has seen the most is

students having problems graduating in four years. Having two required courses meeting at the same time as well as class that overlap ―by only fifteen minutes‖ was a problem that Farish had seen many times in his position.

―We‘d like to see our four year graduation rate improve,‖ Farish stated. ―We think the reason it‘s so low is because

students are having a hard time scheduling.‖ Like many other students at Baldwin-Wallace, Popik has the option of either staying an extra year to finish her degree,

or to drop one of her majors to graduate on time.

Popik also stated that she hopes students in the future do not have to worry about overlapping classes and if a class ―will ever be offered at a good time.‖

Along with the reduction in four credit hour periods, the school also plans to add an extra five minutes in between the

times that classes are scheduled. This brings the total time between each class to 15 minutes. While Baldwin-Wallace has a fairly small campus, students were still having some difficulty getting to any class on time, Farish stated.

―While I‘ve never had any troubles with getting to class on time, I have felt extremely rushed getting there,‖ Popik noted.

―The extra five minutes will be so helpful.‖ Not only will this help students get to class on time, but it also allows for more student-to-professor interaction. Now students will have an available time to stop and ask questions about things they were unsure of in class.

―Faculty were also concerned that students don‘t have time to come up after class and ask a question,‖ Farish stated. ―So, we wanted to make sure they had time for those opportunities as well.‖

While the plan seems mostly beneficial, the reduction of four credit courses might affect curriculums of certain

departments, Farish stated. Some departments are also still working on the number of four credit courses, such as the history and English departments.

―You‘ll see fewer four credit lecture courses,‖ Farish added. ―Some will remain, some will always be there, and that‘s

fine. But, it will be easier for us to manage and get them scheduled so that they don‘t overlap.‖ ―I'm happy to hear that they are working on rearranging when classes are going to be offered,‖ Popik responded. ―That

would make scheduling so much easier and less stressful.‖ ###

VETERANS (Continued from Page 2) Nancy Jirousek, the Associate Director of Adult Learning, is one person that oversees the team. ―It‘s an amazing

option for a qualifying veteran to come here,‖ Jirousek said. This semester, there are 72 veterans enrolled at B-W, which is divided almost evenly between day students, adult and

continuing education students, and graduate students. According to Jirousek, approximately 23 of those students receive

Yellow Ribbon benefits. There are also some students that use an older GI bill and do not receive these benefits. Baldwin-Wallace has supported the military since the 1940s in World War II, according to Jirousek. ―They had Navy

V-12 units stationed on campus. They also had army civilian pilot trainees here. They totally re-vamped their schedule because

so many men were going off to war and coming back from war…so they‘ve always had this commitment to Veterans,‖ Jirousek stated.

The idea for the Veterans Support Team, according to Jirousek, came from Rick DeChante, the Executive Director of

the Veterans Services Program at Cuyahoga Community College. The team at B-W often refers qualified students to the Veterans Upward Bound Program at the community college. According to the website, the program offers support services to eligible U.S. veterans that are interested in pursuing their first college degree. This program in turn refers students to B-W and

makes veterans events at the college known. ―I think it‘s so important that we support our veterans who come back,‖ Jirousek stated when asked why she believes

the team is important for the college. ―Some of these students have had 3, 4, 5 tours of duty in Afghanistan or Iraq and they

need to be supported in whatever way we can. It helps if they know that there‘s someone in a particular office who really knows what they‘re talking about. None of us can know everything.‖

The staff members that make up the Support Team went through training in order to know how to help veterans with

any questions they may have had in their particular department. They participated in webinar training sessions in July of 2009. A clinical social worker from the Department of Veterans Affairs came to B-W and provided training for staff members in some of the campus offices as well.

While the Veterans Support Team focuses on the campus offices, there are also faculty members that are veterans who play a part in this ―support network,‖ according to Jirousek. The faculty members attend any even t on campus that is geared towards veterans.

The Veterans Support Team is still in the process of being formed, as they are looking at new ways to help veterans at the college. Jirousek is currently seeking ways to fund a student position for a current veteran student that would help with the organization. ―We‘re looking at maybe a graduate assistantship somehow that could go to a veteran, or they could help wi th

recruitment,‖ said Jirousek. A new student organization has been created as well for veterans. While the organization is still in progress, they

have already had some accomplishments and are continuing to plan for the future. The team wants to make the experience the

veterans have at B-W as enjoyable as possible. John Curtis, a librarian at Ritter Library and a veteran, will be the advisor for the organization. Baldwin-Wallace College President, Richard Durst is also a Veteran and is very involved as well. ―He often comes to events and gives the welcoming remarks,‖ said Jirousek.

Jirousek is also looking to plan more events for veterans. On Veteran‘s Day this past November, a breakfast was planned for them with Career Services. She hopes this will become an annual event. They also want to find somewhere on campus where veterans could meet. The American Legion at Coe Lake has offered their facility.

The new student organization is focusing on mentoring new veteran students as well. She is hoping that the organization will be up and running by spring semester. Veterans will mentor students by calling them to help with anything they may need. They will also try to set up a meet-and-greet every semester to show the students around campus and inform them

about the Veterans Support Team. ―So, would we like to do more?‖ Jirousek said. ―Absolutely. Right now, we‘re just trying to make sure the basics are

covered well and that we‘re supporting our veterans as much as we can and looking for additional ways to make this the best

experience possible for them.‖ ###

PHAT (Continued from Page 5) offers new menu items that are not available in the Union or anywhere else throughout the day.

According to Food Service Relief Supervisor Anthony Wise, ―it‘s something different‖. He describes Phat Antonio‘s as a nice change of pace from the mundane work week. He explained how the Union employees maintain their professional attitudes all day, but at night they want to be able to have fun in a more laid back atmosphere.

This attitude is highly encouraged to the students as well. ―I love the rowdy bunch‖ said Wise, who hopes to also bring in entertainment throughout the week. He would like to have bands perform, open mic nights and other performances from the student body to set the mood for a fun late-night dining experience. He wants to encourage those performances and groups to

use Phat Antonio‘s as their practice location. In order to get Phat Antonio‘s started, Food Services met with different vendors, food distributors and representatives

and went through a series of taste tests. With the help of the vendors, food services created the concept of Phat Antonio‘s.

Phat Antonio‘s is not currently reaching goals set before opening. ―This semester, adding Phat Antonio‘s seems to be moving sales around as oppose to creating more business especially with Buzzy‘s‖ said Wise. ― Phat Antonio‘s is about half way to our goals but we did start with very high expectations.‖ Wise explained that eventually he would like to be able to h ire

more student workers to help expand Phat Antonio‘s, but is currently unable to afford it financially. Hiring more workers would create more jobs on campus and hopefully in turn boost business for Phat Antonio‘s.

Phat Antonio‘s will continue moving towards their goals in hopes to increase business, hire more student workers and

continue to meet the needs of the student body. ###

DIP (Continued from Page 2) ―We fell just a little bit short of the [freshmen] class we wanted…and then you also have to remember in this area, it‘s

not just economics, but in the state of Ohio, we‘re one of the few states with less high school graduates…so the competition is huge,‖ said Young. Patricia Skrha, Director of Undergraduate Admission, provided information on how the admission office strategizes to

communicate Baldwin-Wallace‘s high-quality value to prospective students and what separates BW from the rest of the competition. ―We spend a lot of time talking about the quality of the school with prospective students and parents, what a small

private college means and how that differs from a large public institution…‖ said Skrha. The variety of academic programs that BW offers, the quality of those programs, and the personality of the college, which is the most challenging to communicate, are all important to potential future students, according to Skrha. Of course, there

are also factors that decrease the chances of a student coming to BW as well, the almost obvious answer being the cost of a private college education. An aggressive approach [by the Office of Admission] has been implemented, said Skrha. Not only has the admission

office been aggressive in recruiting juniors and seniors in high school, but ―We have also been more aggressive about marketing our scholarship opportunities. We‘ve made sure there is no mystery to a student as to how much they might be eligible for…‖ said Skrha. BW offers a financial aid estimator on the college website and although it is not a guarantee, it can help estimate a

financial aid package for a future student, said Skrha. An internal challenge that the admission office has with recruiting new students is that recruitment awareness needs to be present on BW‘s campus.

―…If a student is walking across campus and sees garbage on campus, it would be really helpful if the student would pick up the garbage because the next person walking behind you might be a prospective family and if they see garbage on campus, they‘re not gonna like Baldwin-Wallace as much,‖ said Skrha.

The goal is to get everyone thinking about recruitment awareness, which does not seem to be an issue for our ―friendly campus,‖ said Skrha. Baldwin-Wallace hopes to keep its recruiting methods aggressive both externally and internally to be successful in a

bad economy, which can sometimes unfortunately result in cutting back on faculty and staff. As of now, according to Linda Young, BW is in good shape and there is no concern about cutting back [on staff], which could potentially be a consequence in later years if enrollment numbers drop severely.

―We‘re trying to provide a higher quality education because 90% of our budget is based on tuition. So if you fall behind in tuition, it is serious at a private college, and it doesn‘t take many students to fall behind. You know, [not enrolling] ten students is [costing the college] $100, 000,‖ said Young. ###

INSANITY (Continued from Page 3)

Traditional workout group; one at 7am and one at 7pm that are held in the Lou Higgins Recreation Center. The student

participants must also complete a sixth day of working out on their own. ―The experiment is beneficial to the students involved because it forces them to workout, and it‘s free access to an

otherwise expensive DVD training component,‖ said Kyle Harriger.

Harriger stated in an email that the student researchers are using a number of psychological mediators known to influence physical activity behavior change and exercise adherence. These mediators include Self-Regulation, Self-Efficacy, and Social Support. They are also using dependent variables that are assessing physiological components of fitness, including:

height, weight, body composition (Body Fat Percentage-Skinfold Test), upper body muscular endurance (Push-Up Test), cardiovascular fitness (1.5 mile run), flexibility (Sit & Reach-testing lower back and hamstring flexibility) and changes that occur that are positive or negative during the pre, mid, and post tests. There are six people in the Traditional workout group and ten

people in the Insanity group. Being a B-W student/faculty collaboration within the Exercise Science majors, Dr. Jaimy Dyer and Dr. Amy-Jo

Sutterluety are the faculty leaders. There are also accompanying student researchers that are Exercise Science majors or minors

that supervise the experiments and collect the data that will then be presented at the end of this semester in a final project. The student researchers began recruiting people across campus to join in on this rigorous experiment. ―We recruited people by word of mouth, and even started a Facebook group,‖ said Mallory Kobak, who is double-majoring in Exercise Science

and Athletic Training and also supervising the Traditional workout group. Harriger and Scott Nealon who are supervising the Insanity portion of the experiment, said they received more response then they ever expected.

The data from the Insanity group vs. the Traditional workout group will then be collected at the end of the experiment

course and compared from the pre-test, mid-point test and post-test to gain the final results. For next semester, Dr. Dyer and Dr. Sutterluety are looking to have students from the Exercise Science major create a workout DVD of their own.

―I think everyone is having fun with it,‖ said Nealon. As the semester comes to a close on campus, students will not

only be working up a sweat in the library studying for finals, but in the gym as well. ###

RESEARCH (Continued from Page 3)

―A minor hearing loss could end a musician‘s career and his/her livelihood‖ Romeo says. A musicians hearing has to be more acute and attuned because if you cannot hear the delicate balances of sound musicians can‘t perform, Romeo said. NIHL is 100% preventable, she says.

Currently 150 wireless devices are being produced to test an entire orchestra and measure the risk of NIHL. The sound of the individual instruments, as well as those around the musicians such as the piano or trombone will be tested.

The orchestras have a standard seating pattern, once an orchestra is tested, the risks involved can be evaluated and

preventive measure can be taken to ensure the safe usage of instruments for all musicians, Romeo said. There are plans to implement the use of the wireless hearing devices into the B-W conservatory curriculum to allow

students the opportunity to use the product and personalize their own safe usage, Romeo said.

Many other colleges are interested in the product and are asking to help in an addi tional research. ―We are willing to share the technology‖ June Rome stated. ―But first we will focus on our own, here at B-W‖. She says.

Sound is measured in decibels and sound pressure is logarithmic. According to NIOSH (National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health) & OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) 85 decibels is the standard for 8hours of un-protected exposure. A normal conversation is around 60 decibels, Romeo said.

For every 3 or 5 decibel increase you have to cut exposure time in half so for 85 is safe for 8 hours, If you go to 90

decibels its only safe for 4 hours , If you go to 95 decibels its only safe for two hours, 100 decibels for 1 hour , 105 decibels for ½ hour, Romeo said. The average violin decibel is 112, right under the ear and that is just playing regular violin not super loud. The exposure

time for 112 decibels would be around 7 ½ minutes. ―What professional violinist can practice or perform for seven minutes a day???‖ Romeo said. With the data collected we will be able to raise awareness and help musicians be aware of how to reduce their risk of

noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) overtime, Romeo said. ###

PHILANTHROPY (Continued from Page 3) Two classes were awarded grants to participate in the program in the 2010 spring semester. These courses included Child

Maltreatment: Causes and Consequences taught by Dr. Lisa Green in the Psychology department, and Urban and Community Life taught by Dr. Carol Gregory in the Sociology department.

Students were presented with options of organizations fitting to the class and then chose which one they wanted to work with throughout the semester.

These non-profit organizations included Applewood Centers, Art House, Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Esperanza, Northeast Shores Development Corporation, Providence

House, and Slavic Village Development, said Cooper. The program turned out to be a great success, Cooper stated. Overall, they provided over 1,000 hours of service and

awarded $9,000 to six non-profit organizations, according the OCO website. Each class was given $4500 to distribute. They had control over how much money each organization was to be awarded.

Students are also responsible for developing Request for Funding Proposals to gain valuable grant writing and decision making skills. These proposals were reviewed by a campus advisory team

consisting of faculty, a community representative, and a BW student. Starting spring of 2011, a grant writing class will review and make decisions for the grant proposals submitted by the students,

said Mila Cooper. She will be teaching a class as part of the Urban Semester program, called Urban Community Engagement. The class will not be part of the project but work as a campus liaison and will

review and make decisions for the grant proposals submitted by the students in the grant writing class. The program will take place again during the 2011 spring

semester. Any interested students can participate in the program by signing up for one of the classes but must be enrolled to participate. Mila Cooper says the OCO is not looking to expand the

project but hopes to obtain funding to sustain the program in future years. ###

LINEK (Continued from Page 4) ―This picture absolutely floored me because to me that was what Nicaragua was at the

time‖. ―People were poor and the army was important‖, explained Linek.

Linek never went to school for

photography, rather he majored in Industrial Design at the University of Cincinnati. While there, he was required to take a couple photography classes as part

of the fixed curriculum. Linek said that because he cannot draw well with paint, chalk, and pencil, he used light instead as his art medium. He said that

light expresses mood in the same way but is more instant with digital imaging.

While in school he worked for Media

Services at the University and then after he graduated he continued working for them for a few years. He got experience in photography, movie-

making, and videotaping. Linek never did work in industrial design because he went ―right into photography, and never looked back‖. Linek said that

photography ―satisfied my urge to create‖. Linek is enjoying his retirement in

particular, sleeping in. He and his wife are now

traveling, having just completed a trip to the Great Smokey Mountains. They are hoping to plan a trip to Africa in the next year or so. Linek says that one of

the greatest things now is ―having Saturday afternoons at home; I‘m not at a football game anymore‖. ###

LITTLE (Continued from Page 3) When Little was thirteen years old he decided he wanted to teach, and choose math because ―it was challenging and

interesting.‖ Now, 50 years after finishing his undergrad and starting down his career path as a math teacher, Little still f eels he made the right choice. He even said he would not change anything about his career path.

―I have never been seriously interested in doing anything else‖ Little explained, ―It‘s been fun.‖

A native to Ohio, Little went to Wittenberg University in Springfield to obtain his Bachelors of Mathematics with a minor in Physical Science. This is where he discovered that Mathematics was the path for him. Chemistry and Physics had also been options Little was debating on pursuing, but Mathematics looked like the best route.

―I really didn‘t like all the odors in the chem. lab at the time, and math I‘d go take my book and go sit out under a tree…,‖ Little continued, ―and I didn‘t have to worry about the lab.‖

At the start of Little‘s freshman year, there were just over 200 students in the Pre Calculus class. By the time Little was in

Calculus II, there were only 24 students left. ―And I just looked around and said ‗I‘m not always number one in the class, bu t I think I‘ll have a job if I stick to this‘‖ Little explained.

Little then went on to receive his Masters of Arts & Teaching in Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.

After graduating, Little won his first full time teaching position at Culver Academy in Indiana. Throughout the years, Little has studied Graduate Mathematics and Secondary Curriculum Development at Harvard,

taught in Nigeria for two years through Harvard, and also taught in India for nine weeks through the United States National Science

Foundation. Little taught full time at Kent State University while working towards his PhD at KSU as well. Little served as a member of

his church council, vice chairman of the Faculty Senate at the Stark campus of KSU and President of the Ohio Council of Teachers

of Mathematics. Little received phone calls from both Baldwin-Wallace College and Bowling Green State University in 1975. ―I interviewed both places and was offered both jobs and I chose to come here‖ Little explained.

Little‘s positive experience at Wittenberg, another small, liberal arts school similar to BWC was a deciding factor in choosing to accept the position here.

In the fall of 1975 Little began his career here, and 35 years later is thinking about soon ending it. He says that he plans

on retiring within the next five years, however still deeply enjoys his work and said teaching the students who are interesting in learning make it fun for him.

―As long as I‘m healthy and enjoy harassing young people like I do,‖ Little went on, ―I really do appreciate my job and the

opportunity to be here. We have the best department on campus to work with.‖ Little specializes in Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry as well as Preparation and In-service of high school math

teachers. This means that most of the students who come into his classroom are either preparing to be teachers or are in an upper

level math class, one needed for their major, not to fulfill general math requirements. Little says his greatest success as a teacher is the numerous students who thought they weren‘t good math students and have now gone on to be very successful in it.

His parents have influenced him the most in his career; they always wanted to see him succeed and had very high expectations. The biggest disappointment for Little is that he was not able to make as much progress as he had hoped to in his career.

It is also a big disappointment that some teachers are not as committed as he believes they should be. ―My faith makes me so committed,‖ Little explained, adding that his upbringing, the work ethic that his parents gave him, and the fact that he grew up in a rural town also make him such a committed teacher.

Little could not think of just one person who he has admired most in the math community. There are many individuals close to him that he deeply admires. Little has created two scholarships, one in honor of Norman Dodson at Wittenburg, and the other in memory of his

parents, which is here at BWC. In 1990, Little was the youngest person at the time to receive the Christofferson-Fawcett Award for a lifetime contribution to mathematics education and for outstanding and inspirational professional service to the mathematics community. This award is

given by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics awarded Little in 2008 with an award for Outstanding Teaching and Service.

At BWC, he has won the Strosacker Award for Excellence in 1999. The Strosacker award is won by nominations from students and alumni, and Little had the opportunity to read the letters sent in nominating him. Students and alumni had said they were nominating him because he keeps his word, returns papers on time, cares about students, is available to students, and

because he helps prepare students for graduate school. After retirement, Little plans to continue doing some of the things he enjoys about his job now, including speaking at

conferences and publishing some of his writings. His wife, Laura, and he enjoy hiking in their spare time, which they plan to

continue to do. He also plans on spending more time with his children and his grandkids. When asked how he would like to be remembered after he retires from BWC, Little said that he wants students to think of him and remember the achievements that they had and can share with him, and remember him as the teacher who cared about the

students and gave them the opportunity to know they were good at what they were doing. ###

OCO (Continued from Page 4) Kiaya Sutton, Baldwin-Wallace Student, has been a part of the Office of Community Outreach for the past three years.

During her freshman year she was given the opportunity to go on an alternative spring break, and as a sophomore she was able to

become a member of the special projects team. Now, as a junior, she is serving her pledged hours by participating in both programs. At the moment, she is leading a tip where they will be spending a week in Mississippi doing disaster relief, and s till continues to remain a member of the special projects team.

―We plan about three big service projects a semester such as: Saturday of Service, Gift Drive/Wrapping Party, Hunger and Homelessness Week, MLK Day of Learning and Berea Service day just to name a few!‖ Said Sutton.

For those who are not able to involve themselves in alternative trips or special projects teams, weekly programs, such as

the Boys and Girls club, are no commitment organizations where individuals and groups are able to serve their pledged time. With the ability to provide this type of service every week, there should be no problem for participants to complete their hours by the deadline, Said Williams.

After volunteering, individuals and groups are both encouraged to report their hours back to the OCO. For this specific community challenge there are two deadlines to report service. The first is at the end of the fall semester, December 1

st, and the

second in the spring, April 1st.

Because of these deadlines, the Office of Community Outreach does not have information on their results thus far. This is their largest feat. Getting participants to simply write down and report their service. Because of this, the OCO does not have a goal for the end of the fall semester.

―Our ideal goal would obviously be 12, 500,‖ laughed Williams. However, the Office of community outreach wants you to know that it is more than just about the hours. ―As an office we don't necessarily care about the numbers, we just want people to get out there and see how rewarding service can be,‖ said

Sutton. If all goes according to plan, the Office of Community Outreach hopes to arrange a celebration night in the spring. Its purpose, the recognition of all of the work individuals and organizations underwent the make the ―Campus Challenge‖ possible.

For additional motivation, a raffle will be held where volunteers who have submitted their time will have the chance to be rewarded for their efforts. ###

MIND SPA (Continued from Page 4)

The interactive software ―Healing Rhythms‖ is a biofeedback training program using different games that promote relaxation, focus and centeredness, works with a finger sensor which is plugged into the computer to allow your fingers to interact with the software. It can measure and monitor changes in skin conductance level and heart rate variability

In the room, there is also a light therapy box to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder, a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter. Other equipments to relieve stress and improve mood includes a massage chair, some relaxation CDs and an aroma

therapy stone with essential oil. He said the mind spa targeted every student in BW. ―It‘s a new way to reach out students who didn‘t come here before. Typically we only see students that come to the center for counseling therapy. But we want to attract students who never come,‖ he

said. ―They don‘t need to have problems so severe that they need a counseling therapy. Anybody can come in.‖ He explained that there were a lot of stressed BW students who need to relax but they did not feel the need of having a one-on-one therapy in which the student comes in to a counselor‘ office and talk about his or her problems, and the counselor

helps to cope with them. ―But the mind spa is a self-service. You don‘t need anybody to help you. You can do on your own whenever you want to,‖ he added.

―It‘s kind of like you go to a doctor to prescribe you something but then you are on your own to get some supplements. It‘s still good. It doesn‘t mean the doctor is not good but you want to do something to on your own to enhance it [the relief of stress],‖Hayes said. ―It‘s a new service but not any duplication. It‘s a totally new concept.‖

The center invested $1,500 in developing the mind spa service, Hayes said. The mind spa is housed in the Health Center and is available to all students from 9 am to 4 pm every week day except Wednesday , on a first-come-first-served and sign-up basis for a 30-minute session each time. The service is free of charge for all

BW students and teachers. You just need to bring your Jacket Express card to sign in for identifying and tracking purposes. So far about 30 students have enjoyed the mind spa service and a lot of them are repeat customers who come on a weekly basis or even a couple times a week, he said.

To promote the new service, Hayes said there were two open houses to introduce the mind spa to students, one in last spring semester and one in this fall semester. They also sent out many flyers to promote the new service and provided detailed descriptions on the health center website.

He added that some other colleges heard about BW‘s mind spa and had learnt more about that from him. ―We‘re setting a precedent. Schools are copying us,‘ he said. ―The most common experience that college students have is stress. All college students want to be successful and have

a lot of expectation,‖ he said. ―We try to help people to manage stress in many ways. Mind spa is a unique experience and opportunity for someone to come in on their own.‖ ###

DINING (Continued from Page 5) Other advertisements included emails and the mosaics, or the TV‘s, in the dining area. The mosaics also

included nutrition facts, calories, and what is on the menu for the day. These changes at the Union also include visits from

corporate and local restaurant chefs. The corporate chefs from companies come to sell and promote their items and hope to see their items in house eventually, said Bobek. The company

chefs that come are there to promote their restaurants, and hope to attract people. These visiting chefs have been advertised at the Union through the mosaics on the wall and through emails. They are not currently scheduled for any

specific day because of the schedules of the individual chefs. Phat Antonio‘s is a late night dining sandwich made on panini bread. There are four or five different meal platters

that the sandwich can be made out of. Phat Antonios began early this school year to attract more of the community to campus and offer something new and different to students.

They are offered to students at the student union in the main dining area after 8 pm, and were put into action to change up the menu a bit.

When asked if this would continue on into the coming years at BWC, Bobek replied, ―It depends on student population. We‘ll stay open if sales are here.‖ Since last year,

Lang Dining Hall is up in food sales, while the Union Dining Hall remains the same, according to Bobek. Other events such as a food show may be hosted at

the union next semester. This would entail outside purveyors coming and the students would be able to sample foods and vote on what they want on the menu. In early October there

was also a farmers market available for students. Bobek said that since Baldwin Wallace College has been moving towards going local and getting compost-able

items, we may see opportunities for students to buy a see through lunch box that would be five to six dollars up front. At the beginning of the year a student can purchase a lunch box

that is clear. They can bring it into the union and use it to take their meal home in. The next time they came back to the union and wanted to get food to go, if they brought it back, they

would receive a token and be able to exchange the token for a clean lunch box. This would prevent the many wasted paper boats and take home containers, while also saving the

students money in the long run. Along with more college friendly hours, the late night scene provides many students with a job opportunity. The

Union Dining Hall is run by students and Supervisor Tony wise, after 8 pm until midnight so it does not affect the normal day time workers. It also helps students are involved in sports

etcetera to get a job on campus because of the late hours. Instead of ordering a pizza from an outside company at 11 pm after a long night of studying, students can simply go to the

union and get a Phat Antonio, Bobek said. According to Bobek, the staff of food services at Baldwin Wallace College is not a contract company and is one

of the last dining services around that is employed by the college, ―So we‘re always pretty proud of what we do,‖ declared Bobek. ###

WBWC (Continued from Page 4)

This creative way of running the station has gained the college‘s radio station much more attention. Radke mentioned, In May 2010, the radio station had

13,000 people listening in on the station. Recently, the station has increased its listenership to 30,000 listeners. The radio station has found many ways to reach

out to listeners and increase its listenership, according to Radke. One of its most important ways it markets itself to the public is through on-air-broadcasting. Radke said

about the station, ―Putting a professional, quality product on the radio is extremely important and efficient.‖ This is important because it promotes a professional radio station at the college level and attracts many different followers of

the station. Radke mentioned another way the station attracts listeners is through the community around the Cleveland area. The Morning Buzz and The WBWC Street

Team are two examples of how they promote their radio station to different audiences throughout the community according to Radke.

The Street Team promotes the radio station by marching in parades and making appearances around the community marketing their events. The Morning Buzz is

the morning show the station provides. This show brings the news to its listeners every weekday while playing music in between segments. An example of the station

promoting itself throughout the community is when station‘s Street Team pairs up with the Morning Buzz and attends different high schools to promote to high school

students. Here, the station is live and on-air inside the local high school, interviewing students and educating students about the opportunities Baldwin-Wallace College

offers. According to Radke, this has been a very successful event that has toured around many Cleveland Area High Schools, gaining interest from high school

students. Because it is being run by B-W students, high school students are able to relate to this station very easily, and this helps the station look more attractive.

According to Radke, High school students are an extremely important market to target to because a lot of them listen to Alternative music, which is what this

station focuses on. He also mentioned that alternative music is, ―More than being a genre, it‘s more of a scene.‖ Radke explained that Alternative music‘s boundaries are

not as defined as other types of music, making it harder to market because a lot of different types of music fall under the Alternative genre. Due to this, the listenership of this

music is mostly high school girls and males ages 18-25. Most of these listeners are from Southwest Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Northwest Medina County, and

Eastern Erie County. The Morning Buzz has gained global interest, helping broaden the listenership of the station. It has a

small following of listeners at a college in Australia, due to a student from B-W studying abroad and introducing its internet station ―down under,‖ according to Radke.

Radke also mentioned that another popular show, Island Time, hosted by Dennis King, is a syndicated with two other shows in Chicago and San Francisco.

Along with the student involvement, King is a veteran on the radio at WBWC and this also helps promote the Sting. This student involvement within the station has

created an atmosphere that many listeners in the 4 county area find very appealing. It has a great affect on the community and is attracting more listeners every day. ###

SANDWICHES (Continued from Page 5) According to Anthony Wise, Everett‘s supervisor, Phat Antonio‘s is open from 8:00 p.m. until midnight Sundays through

Thursdays. Wise also stated that the customized sandwich station was suggested by B-W students. The same students are Phat Antonio‘s main customers.

―[It‘s] mostly the kids doing their late-night studies,‖ said Wise. He added that many fraternities and sororities come in groups to order from Phat Antonio‘s. Although it may seem like Phat Antonio‘s customized sandwich station is a direct competitor to Buzzy‘s Deli, Everett

explained that there are some significant differences between a sandwich from his station and one from Buzzy‘s. ―Sandwiches can be grilled instead of toasted,‖ he stated. Some other options are ciabatta bread (nicknamed ―Moon Bread‖) and the option of ordering appetizers. Everett himself said in an e-mail that his favorite Phat Antonio‘s sandwich is the ―Chef Special.‖ In addition to chicken

tenders and fries, the sandwich comes with ―mozzarella sticks, lettuce, tomatoes, and hot ranch drizzled down the middle.‖ B-W sophomore Andy Troha, who stated that he comes to Phat Antonio‘s ―two or three times per week,‖ ordered the Phat Boy sandwich. According to the Phat Antonio‘s menu, the Phat Boy contains ―mozzarella sticks, salami, provolone cheese,

[and] fries with marinara sauce and mayonnaise.‖ ―Our ingredients are what makes us unique,‖ said Everett. Sophomore Justin Fegan can attest to that. The sandwich he ordered from Everett included scrambled egg, bacon, and

french fries. ―He grills them, like, perfectly,‖ Fegan said as he held up his unusual sandwich. Although there are no restrictions to what a customer can put on his or her sandwich, Everett did state that there is a

meat limit of five ounces per sandwich. Everett added that people have the option of ordering vegetarian meat or lactose-free cheese. ―We do not discriminate—we appreciate!‖ Everett said with a smile. ###

FRATERNITY (Continued from Page 5) ―The fact that we are the only fraternity not chartered and that we are just starting, we have to work hard to try and

rebuild our i