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13th Annual Drag Revue hosted at WSUPage 3

Baseball first in Horizon LeaguePage 10

WSU alumni cre-ate dark coloring bookPage 7

Class making 3D printed hands for

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ArtsGala event is a major successThe 16th Annual ArtsGala was celebrated this past Saturday, April 9th, in the Cre-ative Arts Center. The theme was Hold On To Your Hats, in reference to the construc-tion occurring on the building, and the remodeled art gallery was done just in time to pres-ent a myriad of student work to those in attendance. There was a new record of guests, as well, with the event raking in over 750 people.

At the event, all sections of the fine arts department were showcased, whether it be in the production of The Mu-

sic Man, in the dining rooms with students doing various musical numbers, or through the visual arts students pro-ducing paintings, prints and drawing as entertainment for the guests.

It was more than an exciting event for the public, though. The gala originated for a pur-pose centered around the very students performing.

The gala works for two main purposes, said event coordinator Jennie Buckwal-ter, those being, one, to pres-ent to the public the talent of our students, and two, to help raise funds for the ArtsGala scholarship in order to assist those very students.

The event has raised over two million dollars in its histo-ry. Through tickets, individual donations, and the silent auc-tion - where items range from student-made art to sports tickets to jewelry - ArtsGala continues to be a highly useful means of supporting Wright State students.

Its always a successful event, said Buckwalter. Its only gotten bigger over time,

too. The increase of guests is a good sign for the future of ArtsGala.

Also featured as entertain-ment was a student film fes-tival, wine and beer tastings, an orchestra concert, a dance performance and much more. Multiple areas within the Cre-ative Arts Center were also set aside for dancing, eating and sitting back to enjoy to spec-tacle.Overall, the event was a ma-jor success for Wright States fine and performing arts de-partments, and Buckwalter hope that ArtsGala continues to grow in the future. More about the scholarship fund or the gala can be found at www.wright.edu/artsgala.

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It has been almost two years since John Craw-ford III was shot and killed at the Beavercreek Wal-Mart and updates are still coming out about the case.The event happened on Aug. 5, 2014. John Crawford III was shot by police after waving around a toy BB rifle and also pointing it at cus-tomers.

This claim came from 911 caller, Ronald Ritchie, who was 24 at the time and the only person to call police about this incident.

Now Ritchie is in ques-tion now by making this 911 call, Fairborn Municipal Court Judge Beth Root ruled that probable cause exists to prosecute Ritchie. Since Ritchie made the call before shots were fired, he could be prosecuted for the sole rea-son of making false alarms which is a first-degree mis-demeanor.

This could be punishable by a maximum of six months

The Wright State icon known as both Divi-sions and the Bacon Strips is making progress in its move from the Wright State campus.

The Rainbow Alliance made strides in fun-draising for the LGBTQA scholarship last Friday, April 8, with the 13th Annual Drag Revue. Those in attendance were treated to an exciting mixture of musical numbers and comedy spearheaded by professional drag queens, Hope and Amaya Sexton.

There are different hosts every year, and this years queens were a major hit with the audience. Perform-ing numbers like Raise Your Glass by Pink, Formation by Beyonce and many more, the Sexton queens helped gain tips from the crowd, one of the means of contributing to the scholarship fund.

Mitchell Martini, the Rain-bow Alliance president, also performed for the first time this year, although it was his third year involved with the event.

All the profits from tonight go towards scholarships, of course, but the revue also brings attention to different aspects of drag and the cul-ture surrounding it, Martini said. It does so much more than just raise money.

A silent auction also took place, but guests swarmed

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Who will bring home the Bacon (Strips)?

Drag Revuecelebrates the on-campus LGBTQA communityKelsey PowellContributing [email protected]

in jail and $1,000 fine.In the 911 call, Ritchie told

the operator, He was waving it at children, people, items, I couldnt hear what he was saying [talking of Crawford]. Ritchie then added, When people did look at him, he was pointing the gun at peo-ple and everything.Root ruled that though there was probable cause to prosecute Ritchie with a first-degree misdemeanor, there is not probable cause to also issue a criminal com-plaint against him for: Incit-ing to violence, inducing pan-ic, involuntary manslaughter or even reckless homicide.

I do not think he should be prosecuted. It is hard be-cause he did appear to be telling the dispatcher false details, but he might have really thought that stuff was happening student Megan Anderson said.

Student Rimsha Subzwari also believes that Ritchie shouldnt be at fault. No [to being prosecuted] because he was alarmed, thats why he made the call, Subzwari

After the unsuccessful at-tempt at moving the Divi-sions piece to Pyramid Hill Park in Hamilton, Ohio, the Wright State Student Gov-ernment Association (SGA) was suggested to look at City of Sculpture also in Hamilton. At the moment, no plans have been finalized for the movement, SGA director of student affairs Drew Ratzel said. The artist and the City of Sculpture are currently in discussions regarding the movement and we are wait-ing to hear back for final con-firmation. At that point a re-moval date can be set.

Though the date of the re-moval is not yet finalized, they hope to have Divisions moved by the middle of May. Wright State funds will be

to the stage to tip the numer-ous dancers for their stellar performances. Martini also mentioned that its an oppor-tunity for people under the LGBTQA umbrella to gather while bringing light to the drag community.

This is a chance to cele-brate these aspects of the LG-BT-plus community, Martini said. I feel like a lot of peo-ple misunderstand it or cast judgement when in reality, its a really positive thing.

The revue seemed to suc-ceed in both of its goals, having raised funds for the scholarship and gathered a crowd to enjoy the highlight-ing of drag performances.We made about one thou-sand dollars last year, Marti-ni said after his performance, and based on how tonight has gone, Id say we did at least that well. Everything has worked out really well, and I think Hope and Amaya Sexton were a definite factor in that.

Martini hopes for a con-tinued bright future for the Drag Revue as a means of supporting the LGBTQA scholarship fund and exhib-iting drag culture. To find out more about the event or the Rainbow Alliance, check out their pages on Wright States official website.

said. Everyone should be able to make the call; the po-lice should make the judge-ment on what to do after.Both Anderson and Sub-zwari believe that the Wal-Mart staff and employees should have been made aware of the incident.

The reason I dont think he should be prosecuted is because I think [Ritchie] did the right thing calling the po-lice, Anderson said. We are told if you see something, say something and thats what he did.

At first I thought it a little racial, but I figure if I saw a white, black or brown per-son, anyone, waving a gun Id probably be concerned, Sub-zwari said.

utilized for the piece to be uninstalled and then shipped to the location it is selected for.At the moment we do not have any solid plans for the future of the space, Rat-zel said. However, our goal is over the next few years to find additional funding to renovate the space. This would hopefully allow bet-ter electrical services, light-ing, making the space more handicap accessible and add-ing some form of cover to the area.

Despite the semester and schoolyear drawing to a close, Ratzel does plan to fol-low this project after his term as the director of student af-fairs ends so as to ensure it is completed. Photo by Emily NurrenbrockPhoto by Josh Cunningham

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The Wright State Re-search Institute (WSRI), which has been the target of federal investiga-tion since Spring 2015, has ties to the Soin family which are now under scrutiny.

WSRI made the front page of The Guardian in Febru-ary of this year in regard to an investigation into the in-stitutes contract with an IT staffing company, Web Yoga. The investigation, which is still ongoing, is examining claims that WSRI may have abused its power in helping Web Yoga hire H-1B workers for cheap labor.

WSRI is now in a similar situation again, but this time with Corbus, an IT staff-ing company founded by Raj Soin. Raj Soin is one of Daytons most famous phi-lanthropists, and is the man

NEWSWright States H-1B investigation runs deeperTravis Sollars Contributing [email protected]

behind Soin medical center, Wright States Soin College of Business, as well as many other large projects.

The WSRI-Corbus contract was formed when Corbus needed help hiring Wright State students for a Proctor and Gamble call center. On the surface, it appears that only five students were hired to work at the call center, all of whom were citizens and therefore did not require H-1B visas.

However, upon digging deeper into the contract, some investigators think that the agreement may have been a first step into a deep-er relationship with Corbus whereupon WSRI may have aided Corbus in hiring work-ers with H-1B visas.

This document is an ex-traordinary abuse of the H-1B visa program. The con-tract sets the university up as

just another body shop sup-plying contract labor, said John Miano, an attorney for the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers, in an interview with the Dayton Daily News.

Although the wording of the contract is controversial and may be the subject of further investigation, WSRI officials maintain that the contracts only purpose was to hire Wright State students to work at the Proctor and Gamble call center.

The contract that Corbus had with Procter and Gamble has now ended, for reasons unrelated to the H-1B contro-versy. However, in the light of Wright States ongoing fed-eral probe in to the Web Yoga contract, it is likely that WS-RIs relationship with Corbus will be investigated further.

Class creating 3D printed hands for kidsDr. Ashley Hall is hav-ing her students make prosthetic hands for children using 3D printed parts for her Digital Rhetoric class in accordance with two non-profit organizations.

Hall, a Digital Rhetorician, whose class is the first of its kind at Wright State, is utiliz-ing new 3D printing technol-ogy as a way to increase the range of skills and strategies that students have available to them.

I thought it would be fun and interesting to push my-self and try something new, so thats how the idea of 3D printing came up. This is a new and emerging interest in the field, Hall said. It was something that I was unfa-miliar with prior to develop-ing the assignment.

The English/Communica-tion hybrid class is working with two non-profit orga-nizations, E-nable and the Helping Hands Foundation, which serve as middleman between the class and the children who will receive the final product.

E-nable, an internation-al organization started by professor Jon Schull at the Rochester Institute of Tech-nology, served as the inspi-ration for this project and it was through the non-profits online community in which

Hall first came up with the idea for this assignment.

They (E-nable) have grad students working in the lab and designing new concepts for new hands and devices, Hall said. They are really sort of the founders and lead-ers in this.Hall separated her stu-dents into four groups with two building separate hands, one making a documentary. The other is re-vamping a website for the non-profits that they are working with.

Through this project, were impacting children so that they feel included and dont feel different, Commu-nication Student Scott Han-nah said. Their hand will make them feel special.

Hall is collaborating with the Student Technology As-sistance Center (STAC) at Dunbar Library, using their staff and equipment for this project.

This is the first time that STAC has collaborated with a class for a project like this ac-cording to David Reyes, Coor-dinator for the STAC, and he hopes to see more projects like this in the future.

I think Wright State made the perfect choice to hire Dr. Ashley Hall in the Comm De-partment, Hannah said. You can tell shes very passionate working with us and teach-ing us technologies weve yet touched as students.

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The College of Liberal Arts is offering the following courses during fall semester to help students engage in the 2016 Presidential election:COM 4710 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES MW 1:20 SpirekHST 4550 PRESIDENTS AND INTERNATIONAL CRISES MWF 12:20 WinklerPLS 2000 POWER AND POLITICS 6 sections, MWF, TR, EVE, onlinePLS 2120 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT 2 sectionsPLS 2510 COMP NON-WESTERN POL: THE WORLD WATCHES THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION MWF 9:05 LuehrmannPLS 3310 POLITICAL PARTIES TR 3:30 LeonardPLS 3350 PRESIDENCY MWF 1:25 Hannah

We are proud to host the First Presidential Debate on Monday, September 26, 2016 at the Wright State University Nutter Center.

PLS 3250 AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICS MW 4:40 SnipePLS 4180 POLITICS AND ETHICS TR 9:30 FeldmeierPLS 3010 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES MWF 12:20 LuehrmannPLS 4650 POLITICS OF NATIONALISM TR 3:30 KanthaPLS 4920/ CAMPAIGN INTERNSHIP 6920 TBD Hannah

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Mammograms-on-the-go coming to WSU

Ma m m o g r a m s - o n -the-go will be visit-ing Wright State on April 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Quad behind University Hall.

The Premier Health Atrium Medical Center has a mission to build healthier communi-ties by providing easily ac-cessible mammograms.Women are busy, man-ager of Breast Imaging Anna Meiners said. It can be dif-ficult to take time out of our day to take care of ourselves.

Keeping the interests of busy women at heart, the goal is to inspire women to take advantage of this conve-nient service. Annual screen-ings are very important.

Although it has been known for women to have hesitations in receiving a mammogram, this is a true asset to the community.These exams are per-

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formed by an all-female staff in a private environment and only takes up to twenty minutes. There is also an op-portunity to schedule an ap-pointment in advance.

Many patients have com-mented on the ease of sched-uling appointments as well as the precision from the staff.

Both 2D and 3D technology are utilized on the Mobile Mammography Coach. The services received are iden-tical to the Premier Health Breast Centers.

This service has been on-the-go since September 2015 and has provided screen-ings for 845 women. Of this number, four were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Those are four women who may not have received their mammogram if it wasnt for the convenience of the service coming to them, Meiners said. We were told that one of the women only

had her screening because it was at her place of work.

When it comes to breast cancer, early detection is vital. The Mobile Mammog-raphy Coach has certainly helped women receive the necessary care.

It is recommended that

women begin having an an-nual mammogram starting at the age of 40.

Women under the age of 40 are recommended to con-sult a physician before hav-ing their screening done, be-cause a physicians order is needed to utilize this service.

The Mobile Mammography Coach is on the road six days a week, Monday-Saturday. To know where this service will be located, visit www.pre-mierhealth.com/mammo or call 1.844.453.4199

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Dear Billy,You need to break up with

her. If you physically cannot bear to receive texts from your girlfriend, you shouldnt be with her. You need to break the news lightly and tread carefully. Dont tell her that her presence makes you sick. Tell her its just not working. Love,Lizzie

Dear Ramona,Youve got to cor-ner him! Get him

into a corner and just kiss the heck out of him. He obvi-ously is into you if he kissed you before. Itll be easier the second time since you know what to expect. Kissing isnt so bad once you get used to it!

Love,Lizzie

WRIGHT LIFE

Ask Lizzie

Q.Dear LizzieMy roommate ate my peach-es. I put a

sticky note on my peach-es saying, DO NOT EAT and she still went ahead and ate them. Im furious. Im literally boiling in-side as I write this. Please give me some advice so I know how to deal with my scumbag roommate. Thanks!Jennifer

Dear Jennifer,What the heck! What normal,

decent human being eats someone elses peaches? The first thing you need to do is stop leaving sticky notes and start talking in person. Sticky notes come across as passive aggressive, so maybe she ate the peaches just to prove a point. Speaking directly in person might be uncomfort-able, but itll work better than any Post-It note ever will.Love,Lizzie

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Q.Dear Lizzie,I have a wart on the bottom of my foot. The other day, I had a guy

kissing me all over, but when he got to my feet, he screamed! He said, What is this...this THING? I start-ed crying and ran into the bathroom because I was so embarrassed that he saw my wart. I want to see this guy again, but Im scared that instead of seeing me, hell just see my wart. Ive named my wart Frodo, by the way. Any advice?

Gretchen

A. Dear Gretchen,It sounds like youre pretty attached to your wart, espe-cially since youve given it a name. But I think the name you chose for your wart says a lot about you. Just like Frodo had to go on a grand journey to get rid of the ring, you also need to go on a great journey to get rid of the wart. Lucky for you, wart-remov-ing kits exist at your local drug store. Be safe!Love,Lizzie

Q.Dear Lizzie,Im unaccus-tomed to at-tention, so

when my boyfriend of one month dove in for a kiss the other day, I had no idea what to do! His beard was scratchy on my face, and his lips were so warm and wet, but I was too shocked to respond. I dont want him to think Im a stiff board that cant love. How do I initiate the second kiss to show him how much I care for him?

Love,RamonaA.

Dear Lizzie,I texted my girlfriend to

see if shed want to hang out one night, and she said she had homework and was busy. That was totally fine. Were students, come on. But then on Facebook later, I saw that she was actually at One Eyed Jacks with some of her friends and another guy. I felt be-trayed, but a girl told me that my girlfriend had ev-ery right to do whatever she wanted, even if shes in a relationship. Im con-fused because I feel like Im not even allowed to say anything. What do I do?Travis

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Dear Travis,This random girl cant tell you

what to do. Your girlfriend obviously lied to you in some capacity, and you should say something to her. Trust me, the longer this goes unsaid, the more tension there will be in your relationship. May-be theres a perfectly good explanation, or maybe you need to break up with her. Either way, saying something will help you sleep at night.Love,Lizzie

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Dear Lizzie,Im exhausted in my relation-

ship. My girlfriend is start-ing to annoy me, and frank-ly, I dont even want to see her anymore. Just getting texts from her makes my skin crawl. What do I do?Thanks,Billy

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Troupe performs Shakespeare parody Shakespeare AbridgedImprov comedy and acting group Troupe will perform Shakespeare Abridged, a parody play in-cluding nearly all of Shake-speares plays in one per-formance, on April 15 at the Medical Sciences Amphithe-ater (at the Bacon Strips).

The first showing will start at 3:30 p.m. and the second will start at 8:30 p.m. If in-clement weather occurs, Shakespeare Abridged will be performed in Health Sci-ences 116.

Troupe is a campus orga-nization designed to provide acting opportunities for stu-dents who are not theatre majors, according to director and Theatre Studies major Sean Jeffries.

A lot of the members are science majors, film majors and communications ma-jors. We have a wide variety and thats a very conducive environment for people who want to join, Jeffries said.

Shakespeare Abridged was originally a play de-signed for a cast of three ac-tors. Jeffries made changes to better accommodate Troupes needs.

It is actually very loose-ly based on a show called Shakespeare Abridged that appeared on Broadway four or five years ago, Jeffries said. Ive changed it quite a bit to fit our needs because the original production only had three performers and we have a cast of 10. Those three large parts have become ten smaller, but equally impor-tant parts.

Though the changes had to be made, Jeffries believes that made the show more ex-citing.

There are a lot of role re-versals, Jeffries said. We have a cast of four men and five or six women, so a lot of men are playing women and a lot of women are playing men. We have a guy named Austin, hes really funny, and hes playing the role of a princess. We have six girls

who could have easily played the princess, but why be bor-ing. It easily allows for all of our members to be involved.

There will be no props or costumes either, because each individual actor will have multiple roles to play.We wanted to do some-thing that was fun and easy

WRIGHT LIFE

Wright State alumni Robert Boley and Amy Kollar Anderson have combined their artistic tal-ents to create a short horror story coloring book mash-up called, That Naughty Pipe, which will be fundable on Kickstarter on April 20.

There will also be a Kick-starter launch party at Toxic Brew Company in Dayton on April 28. At the party, local food truck Zombie Dogz will be in attendance, along with limited edition posters creat-ed especially for the launch. Anderson will have artwork on display and available for purchase and Boley will have books for sale.

Boley received his Bach-elors in English with an em-phasis in Creative Writing. Though he focused mostly on poetry during his years at WSU, after the birth of his daughter he began writing more fiction, specifically hor-

WSU alumni team up to create a dark fantasy coloring bookror.

I grew up watching hor-ror, Boley said. My dad was a huge Stephen King fan. My uncle on my moms side was into horror. Its just kind of in my blood. Thats the stuff that I resonate with.

He picked up his inspira-tion to write dark fantasy while watching Disney mov-ies with his daughter.

About the time that she was four or five, she got re-ally into Snow White, Boley said. We were watching it multiple times a week. Then one day, I was like, You know, it would be cooler if some-thing else happened when she woke up. Like if that kiss triggered the viral phase of her curse and she rose up as a zombie. So I started writing this short story. I thought it was just going to be a throw- away short story, but that morphed into a novel, then that morphed into a trilogy.

Boley and Anderson hit it off while doing an alum-

ni panel for the university, then began discussing ways to combine Andersons art skills and Boleys writing.

We talked about doing a childrens book, but that didnt pan out, Boley said. We talked about doing a graphic novel, but that was a big time commitment. Around the same time, adult coloring books were just tak-ing off. I havent seen any of them where they pair a nar-

rative with the pictures. So I wrote this short story that takes place in the same world as my scary tales novels, but its a stand-alone story. Its a mashup between the grem-lins and the pied piper.

According to Boley, the target audience for the col-oring book is teen readers and above and anyone who likes to read horror or enjoys winding down while color-ing.

The Kickstarter includes a variety of awards includ-ing the ability to include the likeness of you or a loved one in your copy of the coloring book.

Students interested in get-ting more information on Boleys and Andersons proj-ects, as well as the coloring book, can visit www.RobBol-ey.com. or KollarAnderson.com

that didnt require a lot of props or costumes, Jeffries said. We will be wearing our Troupe shirts. Each person is playing 20 characters. There would be no way to do that many costume changes in a 45 minute show.

Next year, Jeffries has ex-pressed interest in perform-

ing an original script with Troupe, but has yet to con-firm whether or not the play will happen.

Students interested in more information about Troupe can check out their Facebook or Orgsync pages. They also meet on Mondays at 7 p.m. in Oelman 109.

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9SPORTSStudent Athlete Spotlight: Aaliyah PattenCameron SummersContributing [email protected] Patten is a fresh-man majoring in ac-counting at Wright State, as well as a two-sport athlete that has found success on the womens soccer and track teams.

Its very interesting being a two-sport athlete, Patten said. I made my decision to play soccer here during my sophomore year of high school, and track was anoth-er strength of mine.

Aaliyah attended high school locally at Fairborn where she played soccer and ran track for the Skyhawks.

Wright State practices at my high school, so I saw the track coach almost everyday and he would make it out to a few meets to see me run. I decided to stick with Wright State as the college I wanted to play for and a college that allowed me to also be a two-sport athlete so I could run track as well.

In her freshman campaign with the soccer team, she was awarded with being on the All-Tournament team as well as the All-Freshman team, both of which are high honors.

Both my soccer and track coaches are very lenient with my schedule, Patten said. My track coach knows that soccer comes first. When-ever soccer and track meets are on the same day, soccer overrides track meets. I do

miss track practice with the team because during their practice I am at school, so I practice alone with my track coach during the time that I am free.

Patten has a very full sched-ule between classes and two sports, but she has high ex-pectations for all aspects of her college experience.

So far it hasnt been too difficult to balance out my school-work, soccer and track, but as my classes get harder and harder, we will just have to see what hap-pens, Patten said.

Aaliyah has set goals for herself and for her team.

For track, I hope to break the 400-meter dash re-cord and for soccer, I hope my team wins the Horizon League Championship, she said. For school, I hope to maintain a high GPA and get a job on base as an accoun-tant.

Aaliyah credits a lot of her success to her parents who have both played vital roles in making her the person and athlete she is today.

My dad was like a free per-sonal trainer. He also coached me when I was little, Patten said. My mom is my biggest fan; always there to cheer me up and make sure I never gave up. Without the two of them I wouldnt be where I am today.

As Patten moves into track season and into another off-season of soccer, she looks to keep making strides in im-provement and to keep mak-ing Raider Nation proud.

The Wright State base-ball team is currently sitting atop the Horizon League standings in first place and while there are many contributing factors to this, two players are in the top 10 in almost every offen-sive category.

Senior Ryan Fucci and freshman JD Orr are both in the top 10 in at least five of-fensive categories in the Ho-rizon League.Theyve done a great job, Wright State head coach Greg Lovelady said.

Fucci is eighth in hits, sixth in on-base percentage and walks, fifth in total bases and slugging percentage, second in runs scored and RBIs, and first in home runs.

Fucci is from Lexington, Kentucky and is now in his second year with the Raid-ers. He attended Tates Creek

Top of the League: Ryan Fuc-ci and JD Orr are hitting the ball well for WSU

High School and was the team captain and MVP in 2011. He was twice named all-city, all-district, all-region, and all-state in 2011 after hitting .370 with 11 homeruns in his senior season.

Fucci transferred from Northwest Florida State Col-lege where he played in 39 games. In his first season at WSU he started 58 games and batted .288 and led the team with 15 home runs.

Its been fun to watch him, because hes been way more consistent, Lovelady said. Obviously last year was a learning experience for him. He hadnt played baseball for a while and had to make a bunch of in-season adjust-ments, which was new to him and this year hes just been great.

Hes really shortened his swing, Lovelady said. Ev-ery time we have guys on, he comes up with the big hit when we need it.

Orr is ninth in total bases, seventh in on-base percent-age and runs scored, fourth in hits, third in batting aver-age, and first in triples

Orr is from Mt. Vernon, Ohio and is continuing where he left off in high school. He was the team captain and team MVP at Mt. Vernon High School, where he was named All-League, All-District and First-Team All-Ohio. He bat-ted .548, with 53 hits in 25 games.

JDs been great hes uber talented and obviously his speed adds a dynamic to our offense, Lovelady said. Its amazing to see his matura-tion process. To see where hes come since he got her both physically and mental-ly.

Every day hes getting base-hits and its really fun to see a freshman do that, its scary to see what hes go-ing to be like in a couple of years, Lovelady said.

The Wright State soft-ball team sits atop the Horizon League standings with a 7-1 league record, and their strong bond on and off the field has been a spark in a myriad of ways.

A visible example of the Raiders bond has been their community service projects. Several instances of this in-clude helping competitors in an obstacle course race called BattleFrog, participat-ing in the Colleges Against Cancer dodgeball tourna-ment, passing out water to runners in the Air Force Marathon and being involved with Team Impact, an orga-nization that seeks inclusion for kids facing struggles by getting them involved with collegiate teams.

The teams house building efforts for Habitat for Hu-manity last fall mirrored the role-based sport that softball

Raider softball bond is unrelenting often is as outfielder Macey Gunther put it.You need everyone to help with that. It is a whole house, Gunther said. Some people dont know how to hammer, so other people would help with that. Then you have people that are good at math. You need everybody to do it, so that brings us together more.

The Raiders efforts in the community also help put things in perspective, ac-cording to infielder Jordan Kennaw.

It is an amazing feeling to do stuff like that for the community and realize that it is team first or community first, Kennaw said. Were a part of something much big-ger. As a society we forgot that its not just about us. Its about the community.

During the teams recent bus trip to Detroit, all you had to do was listen to the players to know that they are a close-knit group.

This past bus trip we went to Detroit, and they decided they were going to have a karaoke contest, WSU soft-ball coach Lynn Curylo said. Even players that I thought would be too shy to partici-pate were singing away.

Infielder Jordan Kennaw recognized the closeness of the team when she made her first official visit to the Wright State campus prior to last season.

They took us bowling, and I could just tell that the girls had so much fun together. They were at the bowling al-ley and dancing around the lanes, Kennaw said with a laugh. I was like, I cannot wait to be part of a family like that.

Roles are dispersed throughout the Raider line-up, whether its preparing the hitters for game action as redshirt pitcher Katie Neary

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Photo by Emily Nurrenbrock

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SPECIAL GUESTS

APRIL 21WRIGHT STATE NUTTER CENTER

The Wright State base-ball team traveled to Milwaukee this past week-end to take on the Panthers with first place implications on the line.In what was supposed to be a three game series, with games Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it quickly turned into a two game series due to in-clement weather.

After Fridays game was postponed, the schedule in-dicated there would be a double-header Saturday, but after one game was played they abruptly changed the schedule again to play two games on Sunday. Once the first game was played Sun-day, it was soon clear that there would only be one game played that day.

They (Milwaukee) were

Baseball splits series at Milwaukee: First place in the Horizon League

getting a lot of rain and pos-sibly snow on Friday and their field was not playable, Wright State head coach Greg Lovelady said. They had another field, but it wasnt available until Saturday so we werent going to be able to play on their field Friday.

We were going to try and play two on Saturday, but Sat-urday was just brutally cold, Lovelady said. Just brutally cold and to stand out there for nine hours in that cold wouldve been miserable and dangerous for the kids.

The first game of the series was a pitchers duel, with se-nior Jesse Scholtens taking the helm for the Raiders and senior Brian Keller for the Panthers. Scholtens threw six scoreless innings until he gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh, while

Keller went the full game for a three-hit shutout. WSU lost 2-0, giving Scholtens his first loss on the season.

Jesse went seven and a third, their guy went nine. Lovelady said. It was just hard to hit in that kind of weather. Really difficult.

They got the big hit and we couldnt do it, Lovelady said. Jesse made one mis-take the whole day. He hung a cutter and they were able to hit it out down the line.

Sunday afternoon the sec-ond game of the series got under way with far greater results for the Raiders. WSU put up nine runs, scoring in six of the nine innings.

Freshman JD Orr, sopho-more Gabe Snyder, junior Daniel Arthur and senior Ja-son Defevers had three hits apiece, with Snyder, Arthur

and Defevers each adding two RBIs. Freshman Caleb Sampen pitched eight in-nings, allowing six hits and only gave up two runs to im-prove his record to 5-0 on the season.

Nothing was lining up to play the third game, Love-lady said. We didnt really want to play through the rain and risk injuries.

Wright State (20-10; Hori-zon 8-3), now in first place, will be taking on the Toledo Rockets (7-25-1; MAC 3-6) for a three game series this weekend.

The first two games will be played at Nischwitz Stadium on Friday, April 15 and the fi-nal game will be played in To-ledo on Saturday. First pitch on Friday evening will be at 6:30 p.m.

Softball story continued from page 9does in practice or by en-couraging batters from the dugout.

From player one through 19 theyre all valuable even though their roles are differ-ent in terms on size, Curylo said. Im constantly preach-ing, your value doesnt change. We need contribu-tions from every single per-son.

One of Kennaws respon-sibilities is to cheer for her teammates from the dugout when they enter the box, which she says can get in the head of the opposing team.

Being able to hear the team is together and is ready to play can be intimidating to the other team. It is not just for our batter, Kennaw said.

It is clear that whenever this Raider team laces up and takes the field, their bond is unbreakable.

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Michael Brewer (aka Mike Syles), an up-and-coming Dayton rapper and mass communication student at WSU, has just completed the first part of his month long tour Stylin Out after performing with distin-guished rappers Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug.Brewer, who has been pur-suing a professional rap ca-reer for the past three and a half years, embarked on a five-day journey through-out the state of Georgia with a group of 12 colleagues Tuesday, March 29 where he performed at Albany State University and Alabama Ag-ricultural and Mechanical University.

This trip is part of Brewers larger Stylin Out tour. Stu-dents can see him perform shows every weekend in the month of April. This has pre-sented an opportunity for him to connect and attract fans outside of his home base in Dayton, Ohio.

It was really cool to be able to do that and get a response from my fans, Brewer said with a smile on his face.

This event has marked a mile stone in Brewers blos-soming rap career, which has not always been in the fore-front of his life.

Growing up in Shelbyville, Indiana, Brewer first started rapping at the age of 16 and it was at first simply a hobby, and something that reflected

Wright State student and local rapper returns from out-of-state tour

the musical presence that was prominent in his early years.

My dad played a lot of music that included James brown, Red Hot Chili Pep-pers, NWA, Snoop Dogg, anything, the full spectrum, Brewer said. Because of that musical influence I became very familiar with a wide range of genres, and that has made me a pretty musically inclined person.

This love and knowledge of music quickly blossomed and soon manifested itself through the art of free style rap in which Brewer often practiced in his high school years.I always wanted to be a dancer or entertainer and then from there I somehow started free styling. Thats where the name styles comes from, Brewer said.

Brewer decided to pursue a rap career professionally at the age of 21 after recording a song as a way to cope with a break-up.

It is crazy to see then and now and that I actually did pursue this, Brewer said The combination of a heart break, finding my outlet and venting and having a re-sponse at an early stage in my career.

Brewer currently works with 2 Deep Entertain-ment, which is based out of Youngstown, Ohio and is where he met close friend

and agent Terril Vidale who made the Stylin Out tour pos-sible.

Vidale has made it pos-sible for Brewer to perform and connect with established industry veterans such as Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan.

My agent gets talent and books them and he allows me to be the supporting act for the most part, Brewer said He pitches me just like he would any other national recording artist and if they like what they hear, they put me on the bill.

This tour serves as a per-sonal triumph for Brewer and he states that he no lon-ger pays to play, he now gets paid to perform and that this is a result of his hard work.How these dates usually work, schools get their bud-gets and book three to six months in advance, Brewer said. You have to look three to six months in advance all of the time.

Future acts that Brewer will be performing alongside on the tour include local rap-per and Wright State alum-nus Eazy El Loco, Jacquees, and industry veteran Omar-ion.

Being able to open with Omarion, and perform with a guy that I have looked up to since I was 10 is going to be the highlight of this tour, Brewer said.

Photo submitted by Terriek Trolliger

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Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)You have a sick fascina-

tion with bumblebees, Ari-es. This is something youve kept hidden from your friends, your family and even your lovers. However, the stars are buzzing this week, which means there is no shame in letting your true colors show. Be a proud bumblebee lover. Your lucky conversation topic is: The death of the bumblebees worldwide.

Gemini (May 22- June 21) Youve had a sudden

urge to dance, Gemini. Not just your average hip-sway, but full-on Latin dancing. Channel your inner salsa dancer by listening to Latin music loudly in your dorm room and annoy-ing your roommates. Your lucky conversation topic is: Animorphs.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 21) You have a special con-

nection with Leonardo DiCaprio, for obvious rea-sons. But dont let your ad-oration of this great man go to waste. Send him fan mail to let him know how you feel, and the stars will make sure that he writes you back. Your lucky con-versation topic is: Korn.

Libra (Sep. 24-Oct. 23)Libra, you crazy party

animal, back away from the keg. Youre going to feel awfully prone to table dancing this week. We know, you finished all your papers early. Take it down a notch to avoid slipping and falling onto a stone fireplace mantle. Your lucky ointment this week is: Neosporin.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)

Forget the studying, youve got butts on the brain! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts!

Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)Dont breathe too heav-

ily around the woman in your math class, Pisces. Their scent could literally kill you. Your lucky con-versation topic is: Beef.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

Your classes will be mys-teriously cancelled this week, Aquarius. A virus will sweep the school and only target your profes-sors. Your lucky conversa-tion topic is: Rare Pepes.

Taurus (Apr. 21- May 21) You will open your car

door this week to see millions of Swedish Fish swimming out of your car like salmon during mat-ing season. Is this an act of love or a threat? We dont know. The Other Side can be very cryptic at times. We just know your future, not your entire life. Give us a break. Your lucky spaghetti western is: 3:10 to Yuma.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Dont be mistaken - that guy standing outside your door in the morning actually IS a stalker. He will try and seduce you with a fountain pen and a Werthers Original. Hes also 80 years old. Good luck! Your lucky conversa-tion topic is: Moth balls.

Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep. 23)Get ready to rumble,

because you ate way too much fiber this week, Virgo, and youre about to pay for it. Your bathroom is going to look like a mud volleyball pit by the end of the day. Your lucky conver-sation topic is: Grandpas.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov.

22) Dont be scared off by the

totem pole you find sitting outside your door this week, Scorpio. While this totem does indeed hold dark magic, theres nothing you can do to stop it. Cut the needless wor-ry by letting disaster befall you without struggle. Your lucky girls name is: Olivia.

Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)

Falling in love with someone from your office can be dangerous, espe-cially for your printer ink budget. Spend the eve-nings photocopying your bottoms on the copier and watch love blossom. Your lucky conversation topic is: K-Cups.

HoroscopesApril 12-20

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Across:3. Mexican vacation destina-

tion

4. Benjamin Button actor

5. Cigarette brand

6. Site to sell and buy locally

8. Bloody _________

13. Backpack brand

15. Hunger Games author

16. Cheese

17. Gray wizard

18. Ancient Egyptian god

21. Spotted dog

22. Atonement author

25. Who owned the coat of

many colors

27. To finish school

28. Nickname for grandmother

29. Tall Minions name

Down:1. Salad dressing

2. Student complaint at WSU

4. Common allergy

7. Famous American museums

9. Chinese river

10. Theres too much

________ in our schools to-

day.

11. Capital of Arizona

12. English department faculty

14. Americas favorite coffee

shop

19. Animal with a pouch

20. Purple flower

23. New basketball coach

24. Animal with shell

26. Famous name connected

to WSU

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