PAGE 6 * THE STERLING KANSAS BULLETIN * THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
Volume 116, Issue 6
The official student-run newspaper of Sterling College
ELECTION 2012
Students still divided on importance of voting By ASHLEY AULBACH Staff Writer
As the presidential election is fast approaching, some say that the future is in our hands as well as our ballots. Others, however, do not share this sentiment. Although Sterling College’s Student G o v e r n m e n t Association held
what was viewed as a very successful voter registration week, only 60 percent of surveyed students said they intend to vote. Furthermore, the campus seems to be divided on the issue of whether or not casting a vote has any real impact on the results of the election. The majority of students surveyed
who plan on abstaining from this year’s vote admitted to doing so because they either feel insufficiently informed to cast their vote accurately or that the election has no more effect on them now that they are of voting age than it did before they were allowed to participate. The rest of nonvoting students cited being “too busy”
or utterly uninterested. “Voting in Kansas really doesn’t matter,” sophomore Shane Rogers said, although he is registered and plans on voting. “We all know what is going to happen.” “Not only that, but the electoral college has the freedom to do literally whatever they want to with the vote, even if it is not what
the ballots reflect” said freshman Lexi Rutberg. Other students, such as sophomore Lucas Knauss and freshman Dixie Carpenter, will not be deterred by the same things that turn others away. “If you give up your right to vote then you give up your right to complain because you are not doing anything
to fix the problem,” said Knauss. “I am really excited to vote. I still have to figure out what all I have to do being that I’m from out of state, but I really want to vote,” said Carpenter. Whatever results the election may reveal, each person makes a decision, even if their decision is not to decide.
Campbell Kegger, Kahvista and Shark Dissection highlight busy week of campus organization activities Kahvista – Campus anticipated, the delay Activities Board’s “cof- did not bring down the feehouse” event – was event. Students snacked held last Thursday in and socialized as they the recently renovated waited for the performers to begin. Cornerstone. CAB Treasurer Danika Sophomore Tate Strasner and junior Taylor Ginther said, “Overall I Stucky were the emcees thought we had a good for the event. The duo variety of performers. told coffee facts and puns We had old performto ease the transitions ers, new performers, pobetween performers. Per- etry about zombies, and formances varied from songs about love.” When asked how the poetry readings to Pokemon raps to musical du- event could have been improved, Ginther said, Students participate in root-beer pong during the ets and solos. Although issues with “We should have had Campbell Kegger. Photo by Megan Walker the new technology in more coffee and less By MEGAN WALKER Kilbourn. This year, in Cornerstone caused the food. It seems that is Staff Writer honor of Sterling’s 125th event to start later than what people wanted.” y ea r, CH O i s do i n g L a s t W e d n e s d a y , what we call the ‘Year of Campbell Hall Organi- the Dorms.’” Although zation hosted its annual Wright is acting on the “kegger,” complete with idea, he credits it to seroot beer floats, root beer nior Vance Stegman. pong, and other miscel“Campbell Hall has laneous root beer games. b e e n a c o m p e t i t i v e In previous years all dorm, especially in the Campbell Hall events past couple of years,” were hosted exclusively Wright said. “This year by CHO but always open we want to emphasize to the entire campus for what Campbell Hall is participation. This year really about: brotherCHO is doing things dif- hood and community. ferently. Kilbourn Hall We are trying to partner partnered with Campbell with a different dorm on to host this event. campus for each event The newly renovated Cornerstone was packed CHO President Pat- to promote goodwill to with students enjoying the many desserts and rick Wright said, “CHO all of our brothers and hot drinks provided by CAB as they listened the performances of their peers. Photo by Megan Walker isn’t just partnering with sisters.”
Working together, students dissect a dogfish shark. At the event open to the whole campus, students worked their way through a lab as President Randi Morris explained the process. Photo by Megan Walker Future Science Professionals of America, or FSPA as it is known on campus, hosted a shark dissection night last Tuesday. Seven students attended the event held in the Thompson Hall lab. Dogfish sharks were the subjects of dissection for the evening. FSPA President Randi Morris said the reason for choosing sharks to dissect was that, “They are cheaper than cats and have been more successful in the past than eyes. We did eyes one year and it was not successful.”
As students worked Morris explained that sharks do not have bones but that their body structures are made up entirely of cartilage. As students continued to dissect Morris explained the importance of careful cuts when trying to examine internal organs. FSPA officer Priscilla Coronado said, “My favorite part is to take out internal organs - including the brain and eyes carefully so that you can see them up close and open them up to see the structures up close. It’s very interesting.”
SC ultimate frisbee team places 9th in Manhattan By BEN WRIGHT Staff Writer This past weekend a group of current students and alumni proudly represented Sterling College, finishing 9th out of 12 teams at The Manhattan Project – an ultimate frisbee tournament hosted by Kansas State University. The team performed admirably against the very stiff competition offered by much larger schools, ending the weekend with a record of 3-4. The team went 1-4 in pool play with a win over Kansas State and losses to Kansas City Club, Air Force, Kansas, and Oklahoma State. This record placed the team in the bracket battling for 9th place. Once in the single-elimination bracket play, the team really came into their own. They beat Tulsa handily to advance to the 9th place game against Missouri State,
The Sterling College ultimate frisbee team finished 9th out of twelve teams at the Manhattan Project tournament hosted by Kansas State University. Back row (left to right): Jordan Stineman, Phil Taylor, Mason Houghton, Samuel Cheyney, Nathaniel Boggs, David Spencer, Tyler Brotton, Scott Hicks, Mike Jaderston, Adam Beutler. Front row (left to right): Truyn Mosher, Seth Prochaska, Jacob Blackwell, Nathan Ehresman, Scott McCaulley, Brandon Muehler, Brandon Hoesli. Photo courtesy of Truyn Mosher which they won in a long, hard-fought match that went back and forth. Despite the relative success of the trip, the players were not fully satisfied with their performance. Many felt
that they could have ended with a better record. The team took a blow early when in only the second game of the weekend, Sterling Team Captain Samuel
Cheyney injured his ankle catching the game winning point. While no permanent damage was done, he was out for the rest of the weekend and his absence was a real loss for the team.
One recurring comment from players who went on the trip was the amount of fun that they had at the tournament. The team really focused on enjoying themselves while playing and some
even went out of their way to make the games fun for everyone. During a few of the games, the Sterling players chose to dress up in silly outfits. Alumni Scott McCaulley played two games wearing a suit and part of another game wearing a clown costume. This went a long way toward helping the team accomplish their priority for the weekend. “We represented Sterling and we had a lot of fun,” sophomore Jacob Blackwell said. Ultimate frisbee has become a bit of a tradition on campus in recent years. The nice thing about trips like this is the opportunity students have to represent Sterling College through the competition and sportsmanship. Overall, the trip was a real success and the team looks forward to building on this success in future tournaments.
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SPORTS
Offensive explosion helps Warriors find their first win By SCOTT MCKINNEY Staff Writer For the first time this year the Sterling College football team walked away with a win this past Saturday. Finding a way to stay positive and having selfless team unity helped the 0-5 team get a 49-0 win over the Bethel College Threshers on Oct. 13. The first of many touchdowns came late in the first quarter as junior wide receiver Jordan Coleman received a pass from sophomore quarterback John Cardona for 67 yards. This
was a much needed spark for the Warrior football team. “It was a break through for us that we haven’t had. We haven’t scored a ton and have had trouble with turning the ball over. It felt like almost a weight was lifted of the offense,” Head Coach Andy Lambert said. That touchdown proved to lift that weight and open the floodgates as the Warriors scored four times in the second quarter alone. Sophomore running back Ernest Reid ran it in for a one yard
touchdown, junior running back Keith Lawson scored on a 20 yard run, Cardona had a nine yard touchdown run, and freshman Dentton Hudsperth caught a 23 yard touchdown pass from Cardona. Then in the third quarter Cardona ran in his second touchdown on a 78 yard run. With time almost running out, Sterling capped off the scoring with senior running back Chase Sperber taking it in on a two yard run. Sterling ended the game with 7 touchdowns and 552 yards of offense on 68
plays. Cardona led the offensive onslaught by throwing for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns as well as rushing for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns. This year has not been the easiest or most favorable for the Warriors up to this point, but the team has persevered and remained positive throughout. Coach Lambert credited the leadership on the team for not allowing heads to hang and for getting rid of any glimpse of a defeated atmosphere. “Our moral has stayed high and we have made
conscious decisions to stay positive and have hope,” Lambert said. The Warriors had the benefit of a bye week before coming into the game against the Threshers. The Warriors’ first priority during the off week was to focus on rest and health, both physical and mental. Also, they wanted to address the turnovers that have plagued the team all season. The hard work paid off because they only turned the ball over once in the game against Bethel. Next up for the Warriors is the homecom-
ing game as they will take on Ottawa University on Saturday Oct. 20 at 1:30 pm. As the week goes on, Coach Lambert wants the team to be process-oriented. “I want the team to exhibit and choose joy in the process and not only in the game,” said Lambert. On Saturday the homecoming parade starts down town at 10:00 am. Coronation of the homecoming royalty is before the game at 1:10 p.m. on the field. Make sure to come out and support the Warriors for homecoming this Saturday.
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Soccer teams dominate against Bethel, have Ottawa games postponed by rain By NATHAN EHRESMAN the Threshers brings the Lady Warriors Editor-in-Chief to an impressive 9-2 On Wednesday Oct. on the season, 2-1 in 10, both Warrior soc- KCAC play. cer teams kept up The men came onto their strong conference the field next set on play, dominating the continuing the offenBethel College Thresh- sive pressure that the ers. The women won women used so effec2-0 and the men won tively in the previous 1-0. game. In both cases, the Though the first half score line is not indica- ended scoreless, the tive of how much the Warriors were clearWarriors dominated ly dominating play the game. - keeping possession Despite keeping the and getting good scorball in their attacking ing opportunities. end the entire half, the They came out after Lady Warriors went halftime even more into halftime without hungry, putting even anything to show for more pressure on the it.. Thresher defense. The They continued the breakthrough came in attacking mind-set in the 62nd minute when the second half and it freshman midfielder paid off only 37 sec- Jason Prichard made a onds in when junior strong run into the box midfielder Mckenzie only to be taken down. Porhola scored the The referee called for a first of two goals. Ju- penalty kick and junior nior defender Adriana midfielder Eric RodriOrtiz bookended the guez stepped up to the half with the second ball, hammering it past goal on a beautiful vol- the opposing keeper to ley off an 80th minute give the Warriors a 1-0. corner kick. Going down a goal The 2-0 victory over was the motivation the
Threshers needed to finally kick their offense into gear. They countered the offensive attack Sterling had been utilizing, but it ended up being too little too late. They were unable to find the net, giving the Warriors the 1-0. The victory improved the Warriors’ record to 5-5-2 on the season and 2-0-1 in KCAC, putting them in a good position in the conference. Both Warrior teams were scheduled to play at Ottawa University on Saturday, but eventually had the games cancelled by inclement weather. The women played off-and-on for 30 minutes, until the game was finally called. The men began warming up when the weather cleared a little, but the weather picked back up and the men were not given a chance to play. The games have been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 22 at Ottawa.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK What are you most looking forward to about Homecoming? “The awesome floats.” -junior Kyle Davis “The camaraderie.” -junior Kara Stineman
“All of the candy.” -senior Micah Mitchell “Godspell.” -junior Shiloh Duff
6-foot junior middle hitter Ciara Ramos goes for one of her 10 kills in the Lady Warriors’ match against the University of Saint Mary Spires. The Lady Warriors dominated the match against the Spires, winning in three straight sets 25-24, 25-19, and 25-14. The offense against USM was highlighted by senior Adriana Gonzalez who had 41 assists on the match, pulling her within 41 of the all-time record. Gonzalez put up this impressive performance on the heels of being awarded her third KCAC Setter of the Week award. Coming off the impressive win against USM, the Lady Warriors were faced with the challenge of taking on league-leading Ottawa University on Friday. They were able to take one set, but lost the match 3-1. Photo by Megan Walker
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