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The Pink Tax: No one’s favorite color

It’s no secret that from birth, girls and boys are

treated somewhat differently. They are swaddled in pink or blue depending on their gen-der and apparently one day, they will pay different prices for products based on the same colors - meaning, girls pay the Pink Tax.

The Pink Tax refers to the extra amount of money that people must pay to buy femi-nine hygiene products as op-posed to masculine or gender neutral ones, whether they be hair care products, body washes, toothbrushes or just widely used hygienic staples.

“In 2011, researchers at the University of Central Florida found that women paid more for deodorants, razors and body spray sold at national re-tailers,” said a New York Times editorial.

In a study named “From Cra-dle to Cane: The Cost of Being a Female Consumer,” nearly 800 products in several dozen cat-egories were studied, showing that not only does the Pink Tax affect adult women, but

females of all ages. Items such as shirts, toys, baby clothes and more are afflicted by the tax. Personal care products, however, topped the list, with women’s shampoos being 48 percent more costly than those marketed to men - in fact, women are paying more for those products about 56 percent of the time.

California was the first state to ban gendered taxes and ac-cording to Forbes, researchers located there have calculated women annually spend about $1,300 extra on items market-ed towards them.

A common argument claims

that women should simply buy men’s products; although, the tax is sometimes inescap-able, as The Penny Hoarder explained how women have been shown to be charged more for services and prod-ucts ranging from auto repairs to female characters in apps and downloadable games.

A problem with addressing the tax is that companies, un-surprisingly, are very evasive. When contributing writers from Forbes sought answers about the variation of prices between some name-brand “feminine” and “masculine” deodorants, they had less than

helpful results: “‘They are completely different formula-tions,’ said one spokesperson of two antiperspirants with the exact same percentages of the exact same ingredients.”

However, changes are pos-sible. The Pink Tax within the healthcare system - another field where women were known to pay more than men for equal or lesser services - has been banned under the Af-fordable Care Act. With some action towards legislative re-lief, or simply by campaigning against certain companies, the ban on gendered taxing can become widespread.

The Wright State Student Government recently

voted unanimously to move forward with resolution 15-06, a proposal to reduce the cost of meal plans on campus and to significantly modify the dynamics of the existing swipe system.

Currently, all residential stu-dents are required to purchase a meal plan in order to live on campus. Wright State’s food service provider, Chartwells, provides residential students with seven mean plan options, from the “Raider 10 Budget Plan” to the “Raider 19 Ulti-mate Plan.”

Meal plan holders are al-located between ten and 19 swipes per week depending on the plan and are expected

Chartwells under fire: Students want changeTravis SollarsContributing WriterSollars.5@wright.edu

to use their allotted swipes be-fore the end of each week.

Since Chartwells’ arrival in Fall 2013, residential students have been speaking out on so-cial media against what some

deem to be unfair business tactics. Math savvy students have been quick to expose and complain about various hid-den fees and charges veiled behind the guise of budget

and value deals.Students who need to save

money often choose to pur-chase the Raider 10 Budget

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There is a recycling bin right next to every

trash can and with events like RecycleMania coming at the end of the month, Wright State can be seen as environ-mentally friendly. However, there’s more that WSU is do-ing to go green.

One of the more recent ad-ditions to WSU’s campus is the rain garden next to the student success center. Ac-cording to the WSU News-room, the rain garden catches storm water that drains from the Student Success Center and from the surrounding area and is designed to filter contaminates as it seeps into the soil.

WSU has also made chang-es to be more energy effi-cient. Sarah Barrett, Man-ager of Energy Conservation and Utilities, said that the university has just recently completed the construction phase of a $25 million energy project that equipped inte-rior lighting with occupancy sensors and made other building renovations across the Dayton and Lake Cam-puses.

Beyond the bins on campus, the Building and Grounds de-partment recycles more than just soda bottles and trash from the Hangar or Union Market.

“We’re an intake point for on the skids on campus, as well as metal and other mate-rial through the maintenance department,” Grounds Main-tenance Manager Michael Coyle said. “We take care of all the outdoor recycling

Green and gold: Sustainability efforts at Wright State

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bins. If we do tree work, most of the green material we put through the shredder and then we may use that to put down mulch on paths or use it in some of the plant beds as compost, so we recycle our green material as well.”

In addition to recycling, the Building and Grounds de-partment also has updated their maintenance vehicles to smaller mini-trucks and conducts annual training to lessen the impact of the uni-versity’s pesticide use.

In regards to the cost of these proposed changes, Bar-rett said that effect should be minimal on tuition.

“Any implemented changes are chosen based on the ROI (return on investment), the goal of all projects is to re-duce the energy costs of the campus and thus work to keep these operational costs from affecting tuition.

Barrett said that WSU, when compared to other uni-versities, is pretty effective when it comes to sustainabil-ity, though campus to cam-pus comparison is difficult.

“All campuses are different in the size or age of buildings, the type of energy purchased and operations of buildings,” Barrett said. “Based on com-parisons at the completion of Ohio House Bill 251 Wright State was better than aver-age. That being said, the only real comparison is the cam-pus to itself year over year.”

Though we are better than the average, convincing stu-dents to do the work neces-sary to keep the environment clean has been difficult.

“It’s been a struggle even here to get students to re-cycle,” Coyle said. “As we got our recycling program start-ed, it started out small and it’s been kind of an effort to get people to recycle. There are still a lot of people that will throw litter out of their cars and onto the ground. Pick it up and have some re-spect for nature.”

Plan, thinking that the word budget indicates high value at a low cost. A little bit of math reveals, however, that the Raider 10 Budget Plan actually provides the least value for residents who want the most bang for their buck.

The plan costs $1,555 and includes 10 swipes per week, $50 in dining dollars and 10 dollars in Raider Cash. At $6.50 per swipe and 16 weeks per semester, the ac-tual dollar amount that resi-dents receive is only $1100. In other words, residents are losing a minimum of $455 the second they purchase the Budget Plan and this is not even taking into account the weeks that Chartwells pro-rates the swipe allocations due to the university being closed.

The greatest source of con-troversy has not been the raw cost of the meal plans, or even the hidden fees. Rather, the most talked-about issue is the fact that any and all unused swipes are lost at the end of each week; they sim-ply disappear.

If a resident has a 14 swipe meal plan, for example, but he or she only eats on cam-pus 10 times during the week, the remaining four swipes will be deleted the following Sunday at 1 a.m. Strictly speaking, residents who do not use their swipes within the weekly time frame determined by Chartwells, will lose that money forever.

Alix Holmes, a freshman living in Honors Hall, has experienced this issue first hand.

“I didn’t even know for the first four weeks of school that unused swipes are lost.

I lost around $200 worth of food,” Holmes said.

Jason Wilkinson, a fresh-man majoring in material science engineering, ex-pressed similar concerns and proposed a solution to the problem.

“I think that it would be better if the extra swipes were converted to dining dol-lars at the end of each week. We pay for them no matter what, so I’m not really sure why they don’t carry over,” Wilkinson said.

Students have been ex-pressing concern on Face-book and Twitter since Chartwells’ arrival nearly three years ago, yet the re-sponse from the university has been minimal. University representatives claim that the student response has not been severe enough to war-rant any immediate action, but Spencer Brannon, Chair-man of the Ohio Student Government Association, says that there may be other forces at work in addition to a lack of student complaints.

“The university is under huge pressure from the state not to raise tuition, so they’re using what are called ‘al-ternative revenue streams’” Brannon said. “Alternative revenue streams are basi-cally ways to charge students without them knowing. The cut that the university gets from the food sales on cam-pus is an alternative revenue stream.”

There are also conflicts of interest which complicate the situation. Under Wright State’s previous food service provider, Sodexo, the uni-versity benefitted when the price of food was increased,

but Sodexo controlled the prices. This relationship act-ed as a system of checks and balances. To the contrary, un-der the current administra-tion, both Chartwells and the university benefit from price increases.

“I think we’re beginning to see the manifestations of that conflict of interest,” Brannon said. “That’s a huge problem because the people setting the prices are also the people who benefit from increasing them.”

Despite any reservations one may have in regard to Chartwells’ business ethics, the food service provider is under contract and will remain affiliated with the university for at least seven more years. This means that if students want change, the only option available is to make their voices heard.

According to Gheretta Har-ris, the executive director of business services, resolution 15-06 is currently being re-viewed by the Wright State administration but no of-ficial statements have been released in regard to the progress of the resolution. Supporters of the resolution should know, according to Brannon, that student sup-port is vital to its success.

“Students have a lot of options to voice their com-plaints. I would recommend that they voice them directly to student government—attend a meeting, send an email, sign a petition—those matter a lot,” Brannon said. “The only way that Chart-wells will make a change is if the students ask them to. Lots of students.”

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“The goal of all projects is to reduce the energy costs of

the campus and thus work to keep these

operational costs from affecting tuition.”

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New submarine restau-rant Primanti Bros.

and a Hobby Lobby craft shop will come to Beaver-creek this year.

These new openings will come to to North Fairfield Road, which is just over the bridge from Wright State’s campus. Primanti Bros. is set to open in April and Hobby Lobby is set to open the first week of March as well.

Primanti Bros. is a fast-casual restaurant known for their sandwiches with cole-slaw and fries piled on Ital-ian bread. The restaurant also has pizza, wings, nachos and cold beer. Primanti Bros. will have over 30 televisions tto view sports games.

“It’s a fun atmosphere, it’s so laid back, it’s not a typi-cal chain. We cater the res-taurant décor to the area so they’ll (WSU students) see the stuff in there they know,” Marketing Coordinator for Primanti Bros. Amy Smith said.

Smith said they would be

NEWS

The Wright State Univer-sity Police Department

(WSUPD) has announced tentative plans to purchase body cameras for all univer-sity officers in the coming months.

According to the depart-ment, the plans are still in the information gathering stages and there is still research to be done before any details are set in stone.

The use of body cameras by police departments has been on the rise following several bouts of police bru-tality which made national headlines late last year, in-cluding the murder of Walter Scott and the highly conten-tious death of Freddie Gray, whose passing marked the beginning of the Baltimore riots in April 2015.

Irrespective of one’s opin-ion in regard to the afore-mentioned controversies, the verdict seems to be that body cameras are equally as effec-tive in protecting the rights of police officers as they are in protecting the lives of citi-zens.

For this reason, both law enforcement personnel and the general population have been receptive to the idea of officers sporting body cam-eras.

Sergeant Patrick Ammon, a 13 year employee of the WSUPD, says that body cam-eras should ideally not affect an officer’s job performance.

“You should do your job assuming that you’re being filmed at all times; that’s just the way you should do things,” Ammon said. “When I go out and do my job every day, I shouldn’t ever worry about whether somebody is

WSUPD to employ body camerasHobby Lobby and Primanti Bros.

coming to North Fairfield RoadTravis SollarsSollars.5@wright.eduContributing Writer videotaping me. I should just

know that I’m out there do-ing the best job I can.”

On the other hand, Mat-thew McMahan, a sopho-more nursing major, thinks that the presence of a camera may actively alter the way an officer responds to any given situation.

“I think that [body camer-as] would be a good decision. Everybody acts differently when they know they’re on camera,” McMahan said.

Mark Baker, a junior ma-joring in marketing, says that body cameras may be one of the best options for uncover-ing the truth behind other-wise purely speculative situ-ations.

“I think more police de-partments should use them. If a police officer takes le-thal action against someone, I think a body camera could provide good evidence to show if the officer actually did something wrong, or was just protecting him/herself,” said Baker.

As beneficial as body cam-eras may seem, there is a lot that goes into the decision to purchase such devices, from liability risks to privacy is-sues. Costing approximately $500 per camera, the WSUPD would need to spend around $8000 to purchase their en-tire department dependable cameras, not including main-tenance and storage costs.

“Our agency has been very responsible and our com-mand staff is looking into the best possible option for both us and our community,” Am-mon said. “I think in the end that the best possible deci-sion will be made.”

Kelsey Powell Contributing WriterPowell.210@wright.edu

doing some exciting things when they open and have great happy hours including half-price drinks and special prices on pizza slices.

“It’s really affordable. We’re a family affordable place, which could translate well for students,” Smith said.

Located next to Primanit Brothers, Hobby Lobby is a crafting, art and specialty store and they have anything for anyone just about.

“Once you visit you will see that we are very unique and no one in the craft and home décor market is like us,” said Vincent Parker who works at Hobby Lobby Inc.

Parker also said that they offer 73,000 products in 13 departments and they have crafting supplies but also home accents, custom frames and more.

“Hobby Lobby is the place to shop for super selection and savings every day. We offer the widest variety of crafting supplies you will find in one location with new merchandise arriving all the time,” Parker said.

Hobby Lobby offers sales

on a regular basis, these sales can be found in the newspa-per or online and there is a weekly coupon available as well. Parker believes that Hobby Lobby will bring a unique shopping experience to everyone in the Beaver-creek area. Wright State stu-dents such as Judy Cronen-wett are excited for the new openings.

“Every weekend my friends and I try to go out and I know we will try new restaurants and check out the stores,” Cronenwett said.

Cronenwett said she thinks these places with their lo-cations will be popular but she’s not sure how conve-nient it will be for on-campus students.

“I do not have a car so it is not as convenient as it could be if it were on campus, but it is definitely close for those with cars. It is absolutely do-able,” Cronenwett explained.

With new eating and shop-ping experiences coming close to campus, there are so many things to do and ways to have fun. How could you resist!

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Student Spotlight: Mitchell Martini

There’s a myriad of stu-dent clubs and organi-

zations at Wright State, some of which offer a simple man-ner of pursuing a hobby, oth-ers which strive to provide safe spaces or do charitable work such as the Rainbow Alliance.

This org operates under the Office of LGBTQA Affairs, and seeks to educate and support the queer and ques-tioning community and their heterosexual allies. At the forefront of this campus ac-tion is Mitchell Martini, Rain-bow Alliance president.

Martini, a junior who is double majoring in Interna-tional Studies and Spanish, has been involved with the organization for the entirety of his college education so far. Also a member of Alpha Sigma Pi and the social media director for campus orien-tation, Martini has to juggle plenty of responsibility, but he says it doesn’t bother him.

“I like to educate and help people,” Martini said. “I in-teract with a lot of new faces all the time and it’s intrigu-ing working with other per-spectives and learning new points of view.”

The Rainbow Alliance does more than just educate peo-ple on the facts and experi-ences of the LGBTQA com-munity. Events like an Equity Banquet and the annual Drag

Review are some of the larg-est receptions that the group is in involved with, both of which raise money for the or-ganization’s scholarship fund as well as the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“We like to really reach out to the community,” Mar-tini said. “We’re also trying to reach a larger crowd and we’ve been trying to get our voices heard in local high schools, where some might be uninformed and maybe a little scared to learn.”

Martini also spoke of his plans for activism beyond the college environment.

“I’d like to work a lot with human rights and human trafficking in the future,” Mar-tinia said. “I’ve been learning a lot about these issues and I’m really invested in helping the cause. Also, languages are a big thing. There are lan-guages which only have male and female pronouns, and I would like to work with oth-ers to bring more inclusive terminology. Basically just working with the LGBTQA community worldwide is im-portant to me.”

Martini is one of many hardworking and dedicated students involved with the Rainbow Alliance. More in-formation on the group and the Office of LGBTQA Af-fairs can be found on Wright State’s website.

“The Revenant” Review

With the Oscar nomi-nations recently re-

leased, a movie that should be on any film-lover’s radar is the haunting 12-time nom-inee “The Revenant.” The story follows a man named Hugh Glass, who is left to fight for his life in the wild when a bear attacks him and his hunting group leaves him for dead.

It was clear that the acting talent of Leonardo DiCaprio, Domhnall Gleeson, Tom Hardy and more, as well as the award-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu, would bring some quality to this movie, but the end result was rather fantastic.

The characters remained intimidatingly steely, brut-ish and believable through-out the course of the movie, which is fitting con-sidering their grim realities. DiCaprio’s portrayal of Glass,

a real mountain man which the story is loosely based on, is stunning and would keep any watcher interested in his experience, but the attractive characteristics of the film go beyond the hunters it hones in on.

Visually, “The Revenant” was inspiring. The direc-tor and crew purposely used natural lighting for the film, despite the strains this placed upon filming, and the effort paid off. The ghostly landscapes through which Glass wandered and fought drove home the harrowing tone of the film, as well as gave a natural look which worked in tandem with the 19th century setting.

All of the features of the movie - from the costumes, to the visuals, to the char-acters and their stories - in-teracted to create a smooth-flowing and intriguing final product. The inclusion of Na-tive American characters and storylines is a definite plus.

Of course, the film was not flawless. If a borderline pes-simistic story isn’t suited to the viewer’s taste, then “The Revenant” may seem a little too heavy with its dark plot and mood. It may, at times, seem like a quest to be as gritty as possible as opposed to a story which fosters de-velopment and change. Also, there’s some pretty tough gore.

However, these small notes are definitely worth over-looking should anyone wish to see one of 2015’s best cinematic productions. “The Revenant” is still in theaters, and that is an opportunity worth taking advantage of.

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6Food Review: Dewey’s Pizza

If you want pizza, but are looking for something

outside of the standard pep-peroni and supreme, check out Dewey’s Pizza on 131 Jasper Street in Dayton. Dew-ey’s is a chain restaurant that cooks pizza with standard as well as gourmet ingredients.

Dewey’s has an appealing clean, yet industrial atmo-sphere that differs from a standard pizza joint. As you walk in, you can see the chefs prepare and cook your pizza through a window.

The menu features a list of salads and pizzas that are served year round with in-gredients as simple as basil, mozzarella and pepperoni, or as unique as goat cheese, pine nuts and capers. There are set pizzas and salads that are available year round, as well as seasonal dishes that

only grace the menu for a limited time every year.

I had a half-and-half pizza, one side the “Caprice,” with olive oil, garlic, basil and roma tomatoes, and for the other side I created my own with Dewey’s white sauce, feta, pine nuts, sun-dried to-matoes and bacon.

Dewey’s pizza is close to being the best pizza I’ve ever had. The crust had a wonder-ful chewy texture that was a delight to have in my mouth. The white sauce provided a nice, garlicy base and the tomatoes were fresh and sweet.

Even more, the servers at Dewey’s were fantastic. I was

waited on by multiple people and never had to wait for a refill.

The service, the food and the atmosphere all make Dewey’s a great place to check out. However, the

The service, the food and the atmosphere all make Dewey’s a

great place to check out.

Wright State men’s basketball team has

been on a roll after winning four straight games and eight out of their last nine after sophomore guard Grant Benzinger sank a game win-ning three-pointer with 18 seconds remaining in a 77-76 victory over Detroit on Monday, Jan. 18.

“With everything these kids have been through, they deserve a win like that,” Raid-ers head coach Billy Donlon said. “They have been unbe-lievable.”

Finding the bottom of the net has been a trend for Benzinger recently by aver-aging 14 points in the last three games.

“I’m not creating my own shots,” Benzinger said. “I’m really happy that Joe, Biggie and Mook (Alstork) are find-ing me in open spots. The credit goes to them.”

Sophomore guard Mark Alstork has played a critical role in the Raiders success by averaging 16.5 points

A battle for first place: Raiders men host Valpo on Friday

over the last six games with key plays down the stretch against Detroit. After an eight-minute span in which the Raiders had just one field goal, Alstork sparked a comeback with nine straight points.

“I didn’t want to lose,” Al-stork said. “I just willed the ball in the hole and made some plays for my team.”

The Raiders (11-8; Ho-rizon 5-1) find themselves one game behind their next opponent Valparaiso (16-3; Horizon 6-0) in the Horizon League standings.

“We’ve got everybody play-ing together and as a team, our chemistry is real high

right now,” Alstork said.The Crusaders have won

six straight games with an undefeated record so far in the Horizon League. Last time out, junior guard Alec Peters and senior guard Darien Walker combined for seven first half three pointers as the Crusaders cruised past Youngstown State 96-65.

“They’re a good team and a good program,” Donlon said. “They’re undefeated, they play great defense and they have great personnel. It’ll be a great match-up. Everybody should be excited.”

The battle for first place will tip-off at the Nutter Cen-ter at 7 p.m.

price makes it less attractive. A large “Dewey’s Original” pizza, consisting of just red sauce and cheese, is $15. A large create your own pizza is $15.95 and $2 for each ad-ditional regular topping and

$2.25 for each additional gourmet item.

When it comes down to it, Dewey’s is definitely a place to go for a delicious pizza and great service, but it is better to pay a visit on payday.

Adam RamseyFeatures EditorRamsey.55@wright.edu

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Lee Barker IIISports EditorBarker.94@wright.edu

Hannah Clark I would have paid off col-lege, paid off my car, paid off my parent’s house and paid off my parent’s cars

Kara Pearl I would have bought my-self a new car and then I would have taken my roommates and I on a trip to Disney World.

Brendon Sapp I would buy 1.5 billion packs of sour patch kids and I would buy a super suit.

Colin Taylor I would buy an island just for fun and have a golf course. Why not?

What would you do if you won the Powerball?

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As winter break dragged along and the tem-

peratures began to lower, 12 individuals from Wright State University travelled to Puerto Rico for a nine-day trip jammed with nature, ad-venture and exotic cuisine.

The trip was planned and executed by the WSU Out-door Resource Center (ORC) and had a maximum partici-pant limit of ten students and two group leaders.

There were no set student requirements for the trip, however students had to be able to walk independently according to Amy Anslinger, assistant director of Outdoor Recreation.

The students arrived at San

Outdoor Resource Center: Trip to Puerto RicoJuan, the capital of Puerto Rico, for the first day of the trip and were accompanied by Anslinger and Juan Mu-noz, the group leaders.

From San Juan the group traveled southwest to the quiet town of Ponce where they took a ferry to the Isla Caja de Muertos, roughly translated to dead man’s chest. It is named that due to its peculiar way of looking like a coffin in the horizon ac-cording to Munoz

“It is run by the parks sys-tem,” Anslinger said. “It is pretty secluded, there is just one ferry boat that goes over there in the mourning.”

Group activities on Caja de Muertos included a mile hike through a desert envi-ronment to the island’s light-house and swimming in the

Caribbean Sea.Then it was back to Ponce

for rest and a day of shop-ping and homemade Puerto Rican cuisine at Munoz’s grandmother’s house.

“The meal consisted of rice, beans and cube steak,” Munoz said. “We could not find enough plantains, so we served fried baby bananas for dessert instead.”

Munoz, an Ohio native with strong family ties to Puerto Rico, had lived on the island for ten years before moving back to Dayton at the age of 14. He came up with the idea for the trip to Puerto Rico the past year when he landed a graduate assistantship with the ORC.

After Ponce, the trip pro-gressed to a three-day stay at Isla De Culebra, an island

We’ve all heard the horror stories about

the new graduate who can’t find work with that new di-ploma. To stray from that path and be successful, these following eight points will help to repay that debt quick-ly and easily.

Pay biweekly, not month-ly.

This will help you to take money from each paycheck instead of putting money aside and possibly spending that money.

Find a job that helps to pay back student loans.

Teaching in an inner-city school, working for the gov-ernment or military, nurs-ing or even public service can open up possibilities to have your loans repaid after a timeframe of service.

VolunteerVolunteering for the Peace

Corps after graduation will also pay off student loans while allowing you to help make a difference in the world.

Begin to pay off your loans before you graduate.

If you work a job, set aside a percentage of each pay-

Seven quick ways to pay off student loanscheck to begin to pay off your loans. This will decrease the amount you owe each month after you graduate. This will also help you to spend more money on things that are more important: moving, purchasing a house, getting married, etc.

Enroll in auto-debit.This allows you loan ser-

vicer to deduct the amount due automatically from your bank account. While this might not be for everybody, it will help those who are hesitant to set aside money without wanting to spend it shopping.

AvoidanceThis is probably the most

obvious, but if you can, avoid as many loans as possible. Take out the loans only need-ed for school after scholar-ships and grants.

Any of these options can help you pay off your loans quicker, and will help you move on in life to begin sav-ing for that next step: retire-ment.

that is only an hour and a half ferry ride away from Puerto Rico’s east coast.

While at Culebra par-ticipants visited Flamenco, which is the second highest rated beach in the world ac-cording to Anslinger.

“It was very picturesque,” Munoz said. “The sand felt al-most like butter in-between your toes.”

Once the group arrived back to the mainland, they spent a day in Luquillo where they explored a colonial vil-lage that was located nearby.

The following day was spent in the El Yunque Na-tional Forrest that included a four-mile hike up to the overlook to the Mount Brit-ton Tower, which was soon followed by a night kayaking trip.

“My favorite moment was definitely the bioluminescent kayaking trip,” Brittany Davis said, a Wright State Alumnus. “When we got to the lagoon, I put my hand in the water and watched it sparkle because of the bioluminescent plank-ton.”

The next day consisted of dropping students off at the airport.

“When I was talking to my last five participants before I left them at the airport, they were truly in love with the island,” Munoz said. “They were in love with the culture, what they saw, with the food, and their connection to na-ture. They were bitter that they had to go. I felt then, that I did a good job.”

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The Wright State wom-en’s basketball team

remains undefeated at 5-0 in conference play after win-ning two games on the road versus Detroit and Oakland last week.

The Raiders began the road trip Thursday evening as they took on the Detroit Titans and came out victori-ous 89-71.

“It was a good start. We don’t really worry about if we’re home or on the road,” head coach Mike Bradbury said.

“We had good balance in both games. It makes us bet-ter, tougher to defend,” Brad-bury said. “We needed it all hopefully we can continue it.”

Freshman guard Emily

Women’s basketball un-defeated in the Horizon LeagueJesse SchroteScrote.2@wright.eduSports Writer Vogelpohl added 19 points

going 5-5 from three point range, while junior forward Antania Hayes racked up another double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Hayes has collected five dou-ble-doubles this season.

The Titans had three play-ers score in double figures: Junior guard Rosanna Reyn-olds and sophomore forward Brianne Cohen both scored 19 points while sophomore Chea Taylor added 16.

The trip continued Satur-day afternoon in Oakland as the Raiders took on the Gold-en Grizzlies.

Demmings hit a jumper 2:10 into the first quarter giving her sole ownership as the all-time leading scorer in the history of Wright State University basketball.

Vogelpohl led the way scor-ing a team high 18 points go-ing perfect from outside for the second game in a row at 3-3.

Hayes and Demmings both added 17 points with senior guard Symone Denham con-necting for 10 points making a total of four Raiders scor-ing in double figures.

Senior forward Olivia Nash had a game-high 28 points and 14 rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies.

Wright State (15-3; Hori-zon 5-0) returns to action at the Nutter Center this Thurs-day taking on the Milwaukee Panthers (9-7; Horizon 3-2), tipping off at 7 p.m. After that, they will take on the first place Green Bay Phoenix (15-2; Horizon 5-0) on Satur-day with tip-off at 2 p.m.

A hole in one with Ryan Wenzler

Junior golfer Ryan Wen-zler has shown signs of

greatness throughout his golf career by striking two career hole-in-ones as well as tying a course record at Elks Run Golf Club in the Northern Kentucky Classic on Sept. 28, 2016.

Wenzler played golf locally in high school at Centerville where he and his team found much success as the Elks finished second at the Ohio State Championship in 2011 and 2012 with Ryan receiv-ing first team all-state hon-ors.

“I actually got cut from the team my freshman year,” he said. “I told my coach after he cut me that I was going to make the gold team next year. He was like, ‘oh okay’ but in his mind he was like, ‘no way.’ It really fired me to do it.”

Ryan worked hard and ac-complished his goal to make the team his sophomore year. In 2012, he recorded his first career hole-in-one at the Lancaster Country Club on hole number five, a 193 yard par three.

“I didn’t hit it that great,” he said. “It landed about 20 feet short of the pin, rolled up and it went in. It was shocking, but I wasn’t very pumped up

about it because I’m a mel-low golfer.”

Wenzler’s former high school teammate and current teammate at Wright State, Austin Sipe saw the ball fall into the hole.

“It was awesome,” Sipe said. “I had never seen a hole -in-one before.”

During the summer of 2014 at the NCR South course, Wenzler made his second career hole-in-one on hole number eight as he was about 164 yards from the pin.

“It’s a little bit of luck but you have to have skill to ac-tually hit it towards the pin,” Wenzler said. “I know a lot of great players but they don’t have one and I know some people that suck and they have one.”

Ryan tied a course record in the second round of the Northern Kentucky Classic back in Sept. as he shot seven under par with a 64. Wenzler acknowledged that moment as his most memorable mo-ment so far in his golf career as it was his lowest round ever.

Wenzler plans to play as an amateur during his se-nior summer in 2016 and will attempt to qualify for the USAM (US Amateur Golf) with hopes of turning profes-sional after.

“That’s my main goal in life,” Wenzler said. “That’s what I want to do.”

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In an unpredictable sport like distance running it is

pertinent to hold on to your motivation, which is some-thing Wright State distance runner Nicole Baumer has an ample supply of.

The green and gold runs deep in Baumer’s family since her mother Julie ran cross-country at Wright State. Her father Mike was the head cross-country coach for the Raiders from 1984 to 1999.

Baumer wanted to stay close to her family, so Wright State was her ideal choice of collegiate teams. In her years as a Raider, Baumer has ap-preciated the strong bond of her team, which was dis-play at this season’s Horizon League cross-country cham-pionship that took place at Cedarville.

“This year at Horizon League, I didn’t do that good, but my whole team was there when I crossed the finish line, including our coaches,” Baumer said. “They all made sure I was fine. I wasn’t feel-ing so hot.”

Baumer finds that the sup-port of her distance running teammate, Lauren Comer, is particularly strong.

“She (Comer) always makes sure I’m fine and if I need anything after practice she’ll help me out no mat-ter what,” Baumer said. “She always cheers for me during workouts, and I usually do all of my workouts with Lauren, so that helps.”

Baumer herself is very fo-cused on how well the team is gelling, according to her father.

“She is all about the team,” he said. “She cares about them all and likes to see har-mony amongst the members. She could be called the social glue.”

Though Baumer does not see herself as the most natu-ral talent, it appears her mo-tivation level is off the charts. Whatever the result the pre-vious week, she has consis-

tently gotten right back into training mode and improved her finishing times. This was the case this past cross-coun-try season when Baumer trimmed a time of 24:53 in her first 5k down to 23:15 in the next.

Wright State track and field coach Rick Williamson is confident Baumer will show-case this type of consistent improvement in the 3000 and 5000 meter runs this season based on what he has seen so far.

“Since we started track training in December, I feel like she has really turned the corner,” Williamson said. “You can see her improving week to week. I think if she can stay motivated, every-thing is trending towards big improvement in the next year and a half.”

With her senior year ap-proaching improvement is the goal that is on Baumer’s mind.

“My next few years I just want to improve,” Baumer said. “Since my senior year is around the corner, I want to make sure that everything

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I put into it is worth some-thing at the end. I want to make more of an impact on our team.”

As Williamson puts it, Bau-

mer’s biggest strength is her stubbornness. He hopes Baumer will be able to have times under 20 minutes on the track this season. Her

high level of stubbornness and motivation could cer-tainly carry her there.

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For the past 23 years the title of the all-time lead-

ing scorer at Wright State University has been held by a man, but not any longer.

Senior guard Kim Dem-mings moved past Bill Ed-wards and his 2,303 points to take over as the all-time leading scorer at WSU.

“I had no idea, I don’t know if she did or not,” head coach Mike Bradbury said. “I don’t know that we’ve ever talked about it.”

“It’s something we can look at down the line in April once the season is over and enjoy it,” he said.

Demmings tied the record as she scored 25 points this past Thursday as the team took on the Detroit Titans, which meant she would have to wait until they matched up with the Golden Grizzlies

The new all-time scorer in WSU basketball history: Kim DemmingsJesse SchroteSports WriterSchrote.2@wright.edu of Oakland before she could

take another crack at the re-cord.

This past Saturday just over two minutes into the contest with Oakland, Demmings hit a jumper which would pro-pel her into sole ownership as the all-time leading scorer at Wright State University.

“The minute Kim Dem-mings walked in the door she was maybe the best player in the league,” head coach of Wright State men’s basket-ball team, Billy Donlon said.

Earlier this season Dem-mings surpassed Jodi Martin (1979-83) and her record of 2,055 points as the all-time leading scorer for women’s basketball at WSU.

Demmings finished the game in Oakland with 17 points bringing her career total to 2,320.

This season has had its ups

and downs, as Demmings has been battling injuries to both her lower leg an ankle since earlier in the season, but it seems as if she is starting to get healthier.

Despite the injuries, Dem-mings is leading the team in scoring this season with and average of 19.1 points a game while starting in all 18 games.

“Her humility, how she comes to work everyday and the kind of teammate she is, is off the charts,” Donlon said. “Congratulations to her.”

Demmings will look to add to her point total as she trails the Horizon League women’s all-time scoring record by 20, while the Raiders return home to the Nutter Center this week for games against Milwaukee on Thursday, Jan. 21 and Green Bay on Satur-day, Jan. 23.

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Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)Look to the skies on Jan. 25.

You will spot a glowing orb, which will land just outside your window. BEWARE! Do not touch it with your bare hands. Instead, dig a hole and bury the orb. In twenty years, come back to this spot and you will find something truly spectacular. Your lucky conversation topic is: Finan-cial aid hiccups.

Gemini (May 22- June 21)

You always think people are out to get you Gemini, but it’s time to start taking responsibility for your mis-takes. Stop shifting the blame and get back on your feet. Your lucky lunch is: Black ol-ives and cottage cheese.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 21) Forget school - start binge

watching “Downton Abbey” imemdiately! The stars have aligned, which means an in-terest in twentieth century costume dramas will hit you like a ton of bricks. Don’t fight it. Your lucky conver-sation topic is: How selling clothes to Plato’s Closet is a humiliating experience.

Libra (Sep. 24-Oct. 23)Get yourself off the couch

and into the kitchen by watching all seasons of “Chopped” this week, Libra. It turns out you could have a hidden cooking talent that just needs unearthed. The only way to know for sure is to test yourself in the kitchen by making a meringue. If it turns out successfully there could be a Food Network show in your future, accord-ing to the stars. Your lucky cat this week is: Siamese.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec.22)

You’ve been having strange dreams lately, Sagittarius. They could turn into night-mares if you’re not careful. The only way to stop them is by guzzling lemon juice before bed and listening to Enya. Your lucky conversa-tion topic is: Weird Craigslist ads.

Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)Watching a 2000s roman-

tic comedy will vastly im-prove your mood this week, Pisces. Channel your inner Amanda Bynes by tripping over everything in sight. This could win you the attention of the stranger you’ve had your eye on for the past few weeks. Your lucky conversa-tion topic is: Topher Grace.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

You will bump into some-one from your past at the movie theater this week, Aquarius. Instead of running in the other direction, chan-nel your inner confrontation-al side and approach them with confidence. You might find that a new friendship, or romance, could be rekindled. Your lucky Justin Bieber song is: “Love Me.”

Taurus (Apr. 21- May 21) Nervous about something?

The best way to relieve stress and get rid of those nervous tingles is by shopping. This is known as retail therapy, and it’s been known to work. Beat the blues with an awe-some new outfit, or boost your confidence with a sassy new pair of shoes. You’ll find that the money was well spent. Your lucky magical creature is: The dragon from “The Neverending Story.”

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Sometimes you just don’t know what you want in life, Cancer. Putting duty over your happiness could be dif-ficult for you, since you have a tendency to struggle under pressure. Instead of stress-ing out about future plans, focus on today. The stars are in alignment, which means that a better understanding of what you want from life could be just within your reach. Your lucky conver-sation topic is: Gorgonzola cheese.

Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep. 23)This week you will find a

caterpillar in your salad. In-stead of screaming, take the caterpillar home and make a habitat for him in a bucket filled with leaves. Name him Gregory. This caterpillar has the power to change your life. Your lucky conversation topic is: The horrors of pup-py mills.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov.22)

You have a bad habit of staying up too late, Scorpio. Since Wright State has no designated nap rooms, find a cozy space in the library and curl up like a bug in a rug. If we have enough people sleeping in the library, maybe they’ll let us rent out cots in-stead of books in the future. Your lucky buzz word is: Foolishness!

Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)

Don’t let your roommates bad bathroom habits get you down. They might be abso-lutely putrid, but they have a reason they aren’t telling you. They injured their hand this week, Capricorn, which has hindered their everyday bathroom abilities. Replace the passive aggresive notes with a box of bandaids in-stead. Your lucky conversa-tion topic is: Bob the Minion.

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