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our years ago, not many Division I coaches had faith that Richmond (Ind.) High School guard Kim Demmings would turn her life around. Demmings was talented on the floor, but had her issues off the court. While some coaches bailed on Demmings, Wright State women’s basketball head coach Mike Bradbury showed faith in her. The rest is history. “He had the utmost faith in me and so this was the best choice for me,” Demmings said. Demmings goes into her senior season on track to break the Horizon League’s scoring record and WSU’s assist record. Not only is she on track to accomplish incredible feats on the court, she is set to graduate with a bachelor’s
degree in organizational leadership in May. Given where she was four years ago, graduating from Wright State is a feat for Demmings.
“I don’t think you are ever able to predict you’re going to have the best player in league history.”
Because of some off the court issues Demmings had in high school, she did not get many offers from Division I coaches. “Previous high school behavior and situations, grades weren’t Aone, GPA wasn’t where it needed to be,” Demmings said, “a couple Division I schools were interested but as soon as a little trouble happens, they’ll leave you alone.”
But Bradbury saw Demmings’ potential and continued recruiting her despite the off-court issues. “She wasn’t real polished, wasn’t really skilled, but her athleticism was there and you keep tracking them as they get older,” Bradbury said. When it came time for Demmings to come to college, she knew she had to become a more mature person. “(Bradbury) sat down and told me that, ‘You need all B’s.’ From that point, it got a lot more serious for me. I was ready to grow up and mature the last few months of (high) school. That is when I knew I wanted to play college ball and I had a great opportunity here at Wright State,” Demmings said. Even as Demmings matured, Bradbury never imagined that
she would become arguably one of the best women’s basketball players in Horizon League history. “I don’t think you are ever able to predict you’re going to have the best player in league history,” Bradbury said. “We thought she could be a really good player and a great player at Wright State. She has even been more than that.” Not only is Demmings a great scorer who will likely break the WSU scoring record early in the 2014-15 season, she is a great distributer as she’ll likely break the program’s assist record later in the season.
“Her work ethic is off the charts.”
“She is the most unselfish player on our team and I don’t
think people get that sometimes,” Bradbury said. “Her work ethic is off the charts.” After Demmings completes her senior season, she plans on playing professional basketball. “Depending on how much success we have as a team and how well she plays, which will go hand in hand, will determine that,” Bradbury said. “There are inquires already and I am sure she’ll get plenty of attention.” Following playing professional basketball, Demmings said she would like to be involved in either teaching or coaching. Demmings said her mom has been teaching kindergarten for 15 years. Demmings helped the Raiders to their first ever Horizon League title and NCAA Tournament berth last year.
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Thursday, Nov. 13 • A Picture of Peacemaking in Palestine: 5-7 p.m. 109 Oelman • Rainbow Alliance Equity Banquet: 6:30-9 p.m. Apollo Room Friday, Nov. 14 • Volleyball v. Green Bay: 4 p.m. McLin Gym • Men’s Basketball v. Belmont: 7 p.m. Ervin J. Nutter Center • Troupe’s “Night of Random One Acts”: 8-10 p.m. Med Sci 120 Saturday, Nov. 15 • 2nd Annual Raiderthon: 10 a.m. Apollo Room Sunday, Nov. 16 • B Term last day to drop with a W grade • Men’s Basketball v. Ohio Dominican: 5 p.m. Ervin J. Nutter Center Tuesday, Nov. 18 • WSU Marching Band Interest Meeting: 7-8 p.m. 340 Oelman
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OPINION A few thoughts on catcalling Leah Schneider Contributing Writer Schneider.149@wright.edu
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Dear Mandy, I got my boyfriend’s name tattooed on my butt a month ago but I haven’t told him yet. It’s really tasteful and everything, I’m just nervous how he’ll take it because we haven’t even said ‘I love you’ yet. I’m SURE he’s the one though. How do I tell him? Should I just pull down my pants and show him? Love, Tattoo Tilly
ecently, social media sites have been abuzz with a certain video of a woman walking through New York City and repeatedly being ‘catcalled’ by men. Now, before you frantically turn the page because this crazy feminist is about to rant about how horrible these men were to this woman, don’t. Because I’m not even on my soapbox yet and this definitely is not going to be a man-bashing article. First off, I would like to preface with the fact that this video was not entirely accurate. The video, cleverly titled “Hollaback,” is supposedly an excerpt of a 10 hour long walk taken by a woman through New York City. After further research, it was discovered that by New York, they mostly meant Harlem. During these 10 hours she was ‘cat called’ by men 108 times. The question of whether or not all of these were staged or genuine has been raised.
Regardless, upon seeing this video, I’m sure nearly every woman, and most likely some men, thought back to times when they were whistled at or catcalled. It happens, I’m not going to say that it doesn’t. Does it happen on an average of 11 times an hour, which is the rate that it happened to this woman? I’m going to go ahead and say no. I’ve walked around various cities (New York, Chicago, Seattle, Pittsburgh) for hours at a time and have been noticeably catcalled maybe five times in total. Maybe I’m just not exceptionally good looking, maybe I walk like a duck, but in my personal experiences, walking outdoors as a woman for the last 21 years of my life has not lead to mass amounts of harassment. While it does seem to happen most noticeably to women, it certainly can happen to men as well, and for mass amount of women to pick up their pitch forks at the sight of this topic without realizing that men have
to deal with body stigma and physical pressures, whether they are the same as ours or not, is ridiculous and honestly seems to be part of the problem. Everyone has to deal with being judged on only his or her physical appearance. And it sucks, at some point, for everyone. It does happen though, and it is harassment. No one likes to be judged by only his or her physical appearance. It is noticing that an individual is attractive and rudely barking something at them to make sure they know you have acknowledged it. More often than not it is only a few words or a whistle. But it’s still enough to be irritating, like most radio ads, or stubbing your pinky toe. But for the most part, as far as I have experienced or witnessed, that is all that it is: irritating. It’s rude, and unnecessary and completely counterproductive, but that is basically it. Just roll your eyes and keep walking tall.
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Dear Tattoo Tilly,
My first piece of advice is to not pull your pants down. Tell him before you show him, and gauge his response from there. If he’s like, “What? Creep!” then maybe keep your jeans buttoned and belt buckled. It’s very possible that by showing him your tasteful tattoo you might scare him off. After all, if you haven’t even said ‘I love you’ yet, it might seem like you’re jumping the gun. Maybe you need to figure out a different way to express your feelings. Or you could take the easy way out and propose the idea of matching tattoos. If he’s interested, ease him into the idea that you might already have a tattoo, and that tattoo might be his name. If he’s not interested, start saving your pennies to have the tattoo removed. Good luck! Love, Mandy
Know the facts beforehand Leah Kelley Editor-in-Chief Kelley.90@wright.edu
I’m a wedding photographer, and I like to think my services are reasonably priced. I work for a full day; from the moment the bride starts hair and makeup to the moment the bride and groom leave in the getaway car. I even offer a second shooter, someone who I pay out of pocket to get different angles at the ceremony. After the wedding day, I load the images onto the computer and then spend hours—I repeat, hours—editing the photos to perfection. Next, I buy flash
drives and marketing materials to include in the final product, which I mail to the newlyweds as soon as possible. I haven’t even begun to talk about equipment and how many weddings it cost me to buy the camera I currently own. Yet, like every other photographer out there, I hear the same old story: Why are you so expensive? Besides the reasons listed above, the client should remember that photography is an art form. Photographers have worked hard—many of us have worked years—to get where we
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are today, but many clients still want to pay us the minimum price possible. That’s like offering your DJ a 50 and expecting him to bring all $10,000 of his sound equipment and pull off the perfect reception. It’s just not realistic, and it makes you look silly. Be informed, and don’t underestimate the power of a good product. If you don’t want to spend money on your photographer, don’t expect perfect images. It’s as simple as that.
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DARS minors on the horizon, headway already made Adrienne Lohr Contributing Writer Lohr.8@wright.edu
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he Office of the Registrar is working together with academic advisors to allow minor requirements to appear on students’ DARS reports. This addition will make registration much easier for students like Lisa Rauch, a rehabilitation services major who also minors in music at Wright State. A concern among many students is meeting with advisors to get advice on what classes to take next. “My advisor is very helpful in helping me choose when to take certain classes, and what these classes entail,” Rauch said. Rauch has experienced the frustration that surfaces when an advisor can’t answer every question one may have. “My major and minor are in two totally different departments,” Rauch said. “It would be really helpful to talk to someone in the music department who has a better idea of what I need to do for my minor.” Unfortunately, the benefits of the DARS reports do not help students who have declared a minor. “It’s really inconvenient to not have minor requirements listed on DARS,” Rauch said.
“I usually just go through the university catalog for my minor to see what classes I need. This means that I have to go to Wright State’s web site, go to the academics page, find the department I’m looking for and then go through their page of programs to find my minor and its requirements.” According to Melinda Schneider, DARS coordinator at Wright State, information on minor requirements is being verified, and the DARS codes are currently being tested. “We want to make sure that the information that we’re putting out is as accurate and efficient as it can be,” Schneider said. Requirements for some minors such as psychology, organizational leadership, emergency management and all minors from the College of Business are already becoming accessible through DARS. Schneider is hopeful that the program requirements for all of Wright State’s minor degrees will appear on DARS reports before summer registration for this year begins. Until then, students are encouraged to seek council about the next steps in their college careers from advisors who will do their best to lead students in their academic success.
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For the students, by the students: Raj Soin’s innovative café Boston stoker comes to Rike Alan Hieber News Writer Hieber.2@wright.edu
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he new café being constructed in Rike Hall in the Raj Soin College of Business (RSCOB) is planned to be student-run and offer students experiential learning, paid internships and even scholarships. A particular model for running the café, expected to launch in May 2015, will have a board for students working there, explained Dean of the RSCOB Joanne Li. “[Students] would be actively participating from the operations side and strategy side. They would learn from the ground-up: from making coffee all the way to understanding marketing schemes, financing projections, logistic management and employment of employees,” Li said. There is another conceptual model for the café to func-
tion as a paid internship for the students working there. Members of the student board for the café may also have an opportunity to get a scholarship funded by the café’s revenue. Vice President of the RSCOB Dean Student Advisory Board Tanya Hennen agrees that experiential learning is an effective strategy. “The College of Business is taking the initiative to offer students an opportunity to gain some real life experience that can better prepare them for the business world. Dean Li among many others in the college has been working hard to start this café and make it successful. It is my opinion, without a doubt, that this café will be a major asset to the college of busi-
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ness,” Hennen said. The café will offer students a chance to learn the in’s and out’s of what it takes to run different aspects of the business. The initiative allows students to better understand what professionals are asked to accomplish on a day-to-day basis. There is also a high level of anticipation among students for the opening of the café, according to Hennen. The faculty will act as a resourceful mentor for the students, with a faculty committee helping in the whole process and answering student questions. Boston Stoker will be the brand of coffee served, given the company’s local connection through its founder, who is an alum of the Wright State business school.
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Understanding the differences between academic policies in the U.S. and other countries Taylor McKinley News Writer McKinley.25@wright.edu
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right State offers many opportunities to prepare international students for American academic integrity standards, starting at the beginning of their college career. Jeannette Horwitz, director of the LEAP Intensive English Program and senior lecturer in the English department, explained how the LEAP program assists international students with their transition to the American classroom. “In LEAP, we recognize that students come from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, so our job, as per our mission statement, is to prepare students for what they will be exposed to and have to do while here in the American classroom,” Horwitz said. “The activities we do to prepare students start in our beginning level and continue through the entire program. We have built this into our curriculum so while students are learning the English language, they are also learning about our academic integrity standards.” Another program offered at Wright State, the English as a Second Language program, or ESL, also introduces international students to the policies of the American classroom. Bobby Rubin, senior lecturer and director of the ESL program, described what ESL does to prepare international students. “The ESL program really consists of four courses: two in speaking and two in writing. In these two writing classes, not at all unlike what is done in ‘native’ sections of 1100, students are taught to write for an academic audience and how to engage in academic discourse. This inevitably includes discussions
and lots of practice on how to incorporate source material into papers, being sure that reliable sources from experts and authorities are cited. We teach students (both native and non-native) MLA and APA formats. In our ESL sections, we certainly make it a point to teach students about cultural expectations for giving credit to someone for not just their words but also their ideas,” Rubin said. Rubin went on to explain the need for all students, not just those who are international, to learn how to properly engage in academic discourse.
“Before I came to the U.S., they gave us classes about the rules that we have to follow in the United States.”
“While this may be culturally different in some of the native countries of our students, I really am of the mindset that even our firstyear students from the U.S. are sometimes unsure of how and why to cite sources. So I’m not sure this is so much an issue of ‘international’ differences as much as it is an issue of teaching all students how to properly engage in academic discourse while meeting the expectations of properly crediting sources,” Rubin said. In determining the differences between academic integrity standards of the United States and other countries, an ESL student from the United Arab Emirates, Mustafa Edrees, described some of his experiences. “I noticed that here, it is much more strict. I do not
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think it is a really big deal there. For citations, we did citation training, but not in English. It was in Arabic. We were taught how to cite some sources, but it was completely different than MLA, APA and so on. We did not have to mention last names, years or anything like that. There was no regular form of citation. It was just general. It was not as formal,” Edrees said. Edrees also talked about some classes that he has taken as a Wright State student that have helped him learn about the policies of the American classroom, specifically when citing sources correctly. “My current ESL class is not my first that deals with citing sources correctly. I have taken a chemistry class that was crazy about citations and plagiarism. That class, plus a psychology class that I took, gave me a basic idea about citations and plagiarism and the rules here,” Edrees said. Another student from the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed Alsereidi, had a different experience at Abu Dhabi University, where he took classes this past summer. “Actually, plagiarism is a big deal there. I have friends who copied off of each other, and the teacher gave them both Fs and told them to get out,” Alsereidi said. “Before I came to the U.S., they gave us classes about the rules that we have to follow in the United States,” Alsereidi said, explaining that he did receive some preparation for the academic differences in the United States. To read more, pick up a copy of next week’s issue for part two of the series on academic integrity. @wsuguardian
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Big and little: Opposites attract Zara Qureshi Features Writer Qureshi.15@wright.edu
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ome might think that a “big” and a “little” from a sorority or fraternity must have everything in common, but for sophomore Terri Echols and senior Domonique Hillmon from Theta Phi Alpha sorority, that wasn’t the case. Echols is the “big” and Hillmon is her “little.” Echols has been a member of Theta Phi Alpha since she was a freshman, and Hillmon joined this year. From their personalities and interests, it does not seem like the pair would be close friends—Echols has more of a bubbly and outgoing personality, but Hillmon is more shy and is the quieter of the pair. Echols likes arts and crafts, knitting, shopping and fashion, while Hillmon likes sports and says she does not like to shop. However, the
constant smiles, laughter and joking between the two indicates that they have a special bond that would be hard to tear apart. Echols, who refers to Hillmon as “Dom,” talked about the qualities in Hillmon that made Echols choose her as her little. “She’s so funny,” Echols said. “She’s sarcastic, but she is so funny even when she doesn’t meant to be. She is also so friendly and willing to put herself out there. She has a really pure heart, too.” Echols and Hillmon knew each other before Theta Phi Alpha, but only as acquaintances. They both lived in The Woods housing community and were part of the same community council. Echols really wanted Hillmon to “go Greek,” but she was reluctant. Hillmon also did not want Echols to be her big because she is senior and
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Echols is a sophomore. But now, Hillmon is both glad that Echols is her big and that she joined the sorority. “She really encourages me to get out of my shell,” Hillmon said. “I can talk to her about anything and she is very understanding. I like the fact that there are so many people in [the sorority] where you can just ask them
WSU to host 2nd annual Raiderthon Zara Qureshi Features Writer Qureshi.15@wright.edu
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right State will have its second annual dance marathon to raise money for children battling life-threatening illnesses at Dayton Children’s Hospital on Saturday in the Student Union Apollo Room. Students will dance from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m., a total of 15 hours, for the “kids who can’t.” Children from the hospital and their families will also be present to share their stories. Fundraising began last April and participants will continue to accept donations
until the night of the event, when the donation total will be revealed. The participant registration fee of $20 will also go towards Dayton Children’s. Sophomore and com-
“We want Raiderthon to give sick children the opportunity to overcome their illness.”
munications major Patrick Bleser, who is on the executive committee for Raiderthon and is also the current top fundraiser, talked about
the importance of Raiderthon to these children’s lives. “We want Raiderthon to give sick children the opportunity to overcome their illness so they can go to high school, college and eventually become an important part of our society,” Bleser said. “Quality medical care is expensive and the hospital needs our help to gather the appropriate funding so they can provide quality care to our community’s children.” Raiderthon’s fundraising goal is to beat last year’s total of $50,389 and so far, more than $23,000 has been raised.
to hang out and it’s no big deal. I’m kind of in the box and really shy so it was easier to become part of something and come out a little bit more with that family aspect. I’m glad I did it.” The family aspect Hillmon spoke of is a common trait among both sororities and fraternities as the members form a sister or brother-like
bond and become very close. “I’m three and a half hours away from home and have no family near anywhere, so that’s what the sorority has become for me,” said Echols. “I love sharing things with them and being around them. It’s such a great support system.”
Taco ‘bout a deal: Taco Loco Andrea Schaaf Contributing Writer Schaaf.14@wright.edu
Don’t want to sit down and wait for your fajitas at the local Mexican restaurant, but don’t want to run through the drive-thru of your favorite Mexican take-out either? The perfect happy medium is right off Burkhardt Road in Dayton at Taco Loco, only a seven-minute drive from campus. Regarded by many reviewers as “the most authentic Mexican food around,” Taco Loco is serving up fresh Mexican food at reasonable prices for customers of all sorts.
Whether you’re looking to sit down with the family or grab and go, Loco offers many fresh menu options for under five to ten dollars per meal. Taco Loco is open from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays--open for evening study cravings. To order some of your favorite Mexican dishes, call (937) 254-6645 or visit one of Taco Loco’s two locations: one in Dayton and one in Forest Park, Ohio.
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WSU’s Rise.Shine. campaign reaches for the stars Why Tom Hanks is a strong supporter of WSU arts Andrea Schaaf Contributing Writer Schaaf.14@wright.edu
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n Oct. 18th of this year WSU President David Hopkins announced Wright State’s new “Rise.Shine.” campaign, led by Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks and Amanda Wright Lane, great grandniece of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Not only will this campaign be the largest in the University’s history, but it will also be specifically beneficial to WSU’s Creative Arts Center and the Department of Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures. With construction already underway, the Creative Arts Center and surrounding areas will benefit from new facilities, renovated spaces and state of the art equipment; all part of the $150 million campaign. Aside from the new ballet studio, art gallery, Pilates and stage-combat rooms, new box office, bathrooms and commons area in the Creative Arts Center, the Motion Pictures department will be moving to a new location. Away from their small basement rooms, Motion Pictures
will maintain a new space in the former location of the TV Center, which will be known as the “Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures Studio.” Funding for Rise.Shine. has already raised $106.7 million, according to its website. The campaign will be placing a large amount, approximately $28 million, into these projects for the arts, putting WSU on the cutting edge in the state of Ohio. Some may wonder how and why a public figure like Tom Hanks decided to take an interest in supporting Wright State and its programs. Hanks’ support stems from his experiences with Wright State and its faculty and alumni. Hanks appeared on a Wright State stage in 1978, when looking for his big break. Since then he has continued to connect with Wright State alumni and faculty through his work over the years, including WSU graduate and Beavercreek native Eric Bork, with whom Hanks has worked on different projects, including
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the Emmy Award-winning “Band of Brothers” series. Hanks has also developed connections with the Chair & Artistic Director of the Department of Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures at WSU, Stuart McDowell. McDowell and the faculty and students of the Creative Arts Center are excited to see the effect that this campaign has on their programs. McDowell said he believes the campaign will provide the WSU arts programs with
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huge benefits. Not only will the interior of the building and the equipment be upgraded, but also the building will have an entirely new look from the outside. “You can already see the fences out in front of the Creative Arts Center,” McDowell said. “What you will see when you enter the campus from the front of the building will be a whole new look, it will be iconic. A strong, bold look.” All of these new devel-
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Tattoos: Bobbi: “It was my eighteenth birthday and you know you don’t have to have parents’ permission so my grandma took me. She got one on her boob and I got one on my shoulder, so weird. I had been hunting because I didn’t want a dumb dolphin. I didn’t want two jumping out of the water because that looks stupid, I didn’t want ones that had facial expressions and a week before I got my tattoo done I was hanging out with my roommate Joe. He said, ‘Did you see that the Miami Dolphins changed their logo?’ I looked and I was like, ‘That is the best dolphin ever!’ So pretty much I have the Miami Dolphin’s logo without the sun in the back.”
Deanna: “My first tattoo is of song lyrics from The Lion King 2, the song We Are One, ‘Even those who are gone, are with us as we go on.’ From when I was about fifteen up until this past summer I have lost nine people year after year, month after month and in a weird way, it is therapeutic. Knowing that even though they are gone they are still with me. Having that quote on my body just helps me remember that it’s okay. They are still with me wherever I go; I’m not forgetting who they are, they still live in me. It helped make everything better when it was a really hard time. It is a good way to share my story and what I have been through and who these people are and how they have affected my life. In a way I am trying to live through them, what they taught me, this way I always have a part of them with me.” 8
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Women’s basketball: What to expect from the Raiders this season Greg Felder Sports Writer Felder.3@wright.edu
Van der Keijl returns after year off Greg Felder Sports Writer Felder.3@wright.edu
Richelle van der Keijl could be the biggest addition to the defending conference champions in the Wright State women’s basketball team. Standing at 6-foot-5, she is the tallest player in the Horizon League and could make an immediate impact with her size, but what type of player she will be for the Raiders is still unknown. Van der Keijl sat out last season after tearing her Achilles on the first day of practice. “We were doing the drill with chairs, and when I went up for a layup it just popped. At first I did not think it was that horrible, but after a week they found out I had tore my Achilles. It was not what I expected for the first year,” van der Keijl said. Van Der Keijl grew up in Delft, The Netherlands where she began playing basketball, but she spent her last three years in Amsterdam playing for its CYO program,which develops young athletes for their national team. In 2013, she played for The Netherlands under-20 national team where she averaged 12
points and eight rebounds a game against the top young European talent. Though she was successful, she wanted to test her skills in the United States. “I wanted to play in America, so my coach started looking for connections. I also went to Syracuse and Gonzaga, but I liked it here the most,” van der Keijl said. This season will finally be her first chance to play against the competition here in the United States. Van der Keijl said she is feeling 100 percent after her Achilles injury, but it has been hard getting back into the flow after sitting out for an entire season and now trying to fit in with players she has never played in an actual game with before. “I’ve never gone a whole year without playing and sitting on the sideline. And it’s a different team that goes faster, but it is getting better,” van der Keijl said. She will be tested in their opening matchup against a tall Austin Peay team with five players 6-foot-1 and taller, though none taller than Richelle. facebook.com/theguardianonline
Wright State has one of the top teams in the Horizon League, as well as the best player and arguably the best coach in the league. WSU played a fast-paced style that complements their athletes and scored a lot of points. The Raiders have six experienced seniors returning but also have six newcomers with no experience at the collegiate level.
What we already know
WSU’s women’s basketball team is well aware of the high expectations it has entering this season. The Raiders return defending Horizon League Player of the Year Kim Demmings who is possibly the best player the women’s program has ever seen. She is on the path for a historic season and in very close reach of being the all time leading scorer and assist leader all-time for Wright State. She recently received her third preseason Player of the Year award from the Horizon League. Complementing her in the backcourt is fellow senior Tay’ler Mingo. Mingo joined Demmings this year on the preseason Horizon League First Team. Though she leads the team in assists and mainly controls the offense at point guard, she also has the potential to be an elite scorer. Last year, she averaged 15 points a game including a career high 31 in the championship game against Green Bay. @wsuguardian
No one knows better than Bradbury about the larger expectations and what it will take to handle them. When he took over the job as the Raiders head coach in 2010, they had not had a winning season in over five years. In his first year, WSU went 2013 and 11-7 in the Horizon League. The next few years, he continued to develop the program to its first NCAA Tournament berth. The new challenge for this year’s team is they are no longer looked at as a middle of the pack team in the conference, but as a contender for the top team in the Horizon. Green Bay is the preseason number one, but the Raiders are still the defending champs and will be targeted by the other teams in the conference as a team to beat. The Raiders are okay with their new position, and plan to keep the same mentality they had last season. “We don’t have to change anything. We’re still going to play our normal Wright State basketball and focus on getting better,” said Demmings. What we don’t know
One of the six returning seniors, Abby Jump, was sidelined with a back injury over the off season and is still considered out indefinitely with no timetable set for her return. Also sidelined with an injury is junior guard Symone Denham. She has recently been cleared for “noncontact activities,” but is still on the indefinitely out list, as well. With two experienced www.theguardianonline.com
guards on the sideline with injuries, there will be spots open for the freshmen to take. “The freshmen have gotten better. There are at least a couple of them that will play significant minutes,” said Bradbury. Ciara Patterson made a case for herself as one of those freshmen playing major minutes with her performance in an exhibition game on Nov. 1. She showed off her 3-point shooting and displayed great court vision during her 17 minutes of play. She finished the night with 13 points and four assists. With a thin backcourt, Bradbury may call on her to provide a lift off of the bench this season. In the frontcourt, Richelle van der Keijl will play her first season for the Raiders after redshirting last year with a torn Achilles. Though not much is known about what she can do on the court, there is a lot to be excited about. At 6-foot-5, she is the tallest player in the conference and Bradbury said she is already one of the six players definitely in the rotation. “It’s a different team that goes faster, but it’s getting better. I just have to get back in there and work and we will see,” van der Keijl explained. It may take some time for her to adjust to the speed of the game, but her potential is high. The season tips off in Clarksville, Tenn. on Friday against Austin Peay.
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10 SPORTS Hopkins tries to get on Donlon’s page Justin Boggs Sports Editor Boggs.59@wright.edu
Wright State senior guard Chrishawn Hopkins has worked over the offseason on getting on the “same page” as his head coach Billy Donlon after a junior season full of ups and downs. Donlon likened Hopkins’ season last year to a power hitter in baseball. “Fans don’t remember the outs, they remember the home runs,” Donlon said in June. “As a coach, we remember the outs. Chrishawn and I need to get on the same page that way, actually he needs to get on my page.” What has Hopkins done to get on Donlon’s page? “I have been working really hard on both ends of the court, on offense and defense,” Hopkins said. “I have worked really hard on my shot this summer getting it off quicker and my ball handling has gotten a lot better. I think I have made strides to where he wants me to get at.”
Hopkins joined the Raiders last December after taking a transfer redshirt from Butler. Hopkins missed the first month of the 2013-14 season as he had to wait until the end of autumn semester. He played a role, albeit a small one, in Butler’s run to the NCAA national title game in 2011 as a freshman. “Last year, I had great energy coming into the season and then after I figured out I wasn’t going to play until the semester, it kind of died down,” Hopkins said. “This year, I brought the same energy and I get to keep it rolling.” Fellow WSU guard Reggie Arceneaux said he has seen a big improvement from Hopkins over the offeseason. “He has always been a piece, a big piece,” Arceneaux said. “He comes from a system at Butler that is kind of similar. Same conference, he knew us from playing against us. He is very help-
ful, takes a lot of stress off my back.” In last week’s exhibition game, Hopkins struggled in the first half before bouncing back, helping the Raiders to a 6859 win over Findlay. Hopkins scored all 12 of his points in the second half. “Chrishawn was pressuring himself,” Donlon said. “I told him at halftime, “You had a great summer, a great fall, you have been great at practice, just go out there and play.’” After averaging 9.1 points a game his sophomore season at Butler, Hopkins’ production dropped to 5.3 points a game last year as a Raider. With Donlon employing an up-tempo offense, the pace might better suit Hopkins’ game. “We have been working on it all spring, summer and fall so it should be pretty easy when the season comes around,” Hopkins said.
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right State senior guard Reggie Arceneaux has a green light from his head coach Billy Donlon to shoot after being sixth on WSU’s squad last season in field goal attempts. Arceneaux is known as one of the few shooters who has a better 3-point shooting percentage than 2-point percentage. Last season, Arceneaux shot 46.5 percent from the outside and 40 percent from inside the arc. “You shoot (46) percent from the 3, I may not be the brightest light in the attic but you always have the green light,” Donlon said. Arceneaux, when asked about playing with the green light to shoot, gave a statesman’s like answer. “That isn’t important to me. I just want to win,” Arceneaux said. “I could have the green light, yellow light, red light,
blue light, I just want to win. If that means I don’t play, I’ll be a
“I could have the green light, yellow light, red light, blue light, I just want to win.”
cheerleader on the bench.” Arceneaux’s field goal percentage last year saw a dramatic increase from his sophomore and freshman seasons. Those years, he shot well below 40 percent from the field. Last year, he was a 43.2 percent shooter. Arceneaux said he is excited by the up-tempo system Donlon is attempting to employ this season. “Quickness, speed and shooting, that is my strength and that is the greatest thing a coach can tell you,” Arceneaux said. “If you have those attributes to blow it up the floor, don’t tell me twice.
I won’t think twice about going up the court using my speed.” Transfers expected to play a huge role
In addition to adding seven freshmen to the roster, juniors Michael Karena and Joe Thomasson joined this year’s squad. Both played two seasons at the junior college level. With WSU not being as experienced as last year, Karena and Thomasson will need to have good seasons for the Raiders in
Dixon had a few seasons ago, I think we have a great chance to compete for the championship.” Though Karena has not been on campus for long, he already has a nickname from Donlon. “I nicknamed him Bane because he is built just like the ‘Dark Night Rises’ character,” Donlon said.
Thomasson is a product of Thurgood Marshall who spent two years at State Fair Community College averaging 14.2 points a game. Thomasson played well in last week’s exhibition game versus Findlay scoring 11 points and adding four assists and rebounds.
“Those guys are going to have to have good seasons.”
order for WSU to be successful according to Donlon. “Those guys are going to have to have good seasons,” Donlon said. “If they can have the kind of seasons (junior college transfers) Jerran Young and Miles
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wright blurbs FedEx donates Boeing 727 to Beavercreek City Schools Hannah Hendrix Features Editor Hendrix.16@wright.edu
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According to Fox 45 News, Wright State is partnering with Beavercreek City Schools, the Dayton International Airport and Clark State Community College to convert a Boeing 727 jet into a classroom. The jet, donated by FedEx, was officially accepted by school officials on Monday, Nov. 10, and on Nov. 20 the jet will be flown to Dayton International Airport, where it
will remain until renovations are finished, at which time the plane will be moved to Wright State University property. The completed classroom will be used as part of Beavercreek City Schools’ Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum, according to Fox 45. The classroom will allow middle school, high school and post-secondary education students to study areas of aerospace and aviation. Elementary school students in the region will also benefit from the Beavercreek STEM Jet. Fox 45 reported that the jet project will be funded through grants, sponsorships and private donation.
National Center for Medical Readiness purchases Calamityville property Taylor McKinley News Writer McKinley.25@wright.edu
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The National Center for Medical Readiness, a program affiliated with WSU, has acquired a tactical lab called Calamityville, located in Fairborn, as an area to help prepare civilian and military medical communities for emergency situations. The 52 acres of land offers several features to use in its training programs, including classrooms, lab areas, technical training zones, urban and
wilderness exercise areas and technology structures. The program began several years ago and continues to develop today. Fairborn City Manager Debbie McDonnell explained its timeline. “The idea started in 2006 and Fairborn got involved in 2007. The site was selected in 2010. Environmental hazard remediation was completed by the city in 2013 with grants from the Ohio Department of Development and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and match funding was provided by Wright State,” she said.
McDonnell also commented on how this program will affect Wright State and the surrounding community. “It will stimulate economic development for ancillary services like hotels and restaurants and may provide additional business location close to the site for research and development,” McDonnell said. The physical address of Calamityville is 506 Xenia Dr. in Fairborn. There was no comment on the official completion date of the project.
Taking steps to increase WSU’s access WINGS portal platform replaced, to all Course Studio becomes obsolete Dylan Dohner News Writer Dohner.6@wright.edu
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Members of Wright State’s Disability Services are working to allow ease of access to both campus information and to the student organization area. Thomas Webb, director of Disability Services for WSU, commented on the state of the student organization offices in the Student Union atrium with mention of their heavy office doors. “Ryan Rushing with Student Government (SG) brought this to the attention of Facilities and Planning in mid-September of this year,” said Webb, “and inquired about the accessibility of the student org offices on campus.” They met with the SG ex-
ecutive leadership on Sep. 23 and examined the space. Their most significant concern dealt with the heaviness of the doors and the poor lighting throughout. SG will be working with Facilities and Planning on quotes and feasibility of adjustments to the space. Alternatives discussed include hiring a staff member to work in the student org complex with multiple duties, one of which would be to help anyone with access issues to the offices. Card reader systems for the doors are circulating among the ideas, which would be the best option for not only the org complex, but for students with various disabilities across campus according to Webb. In addition to location access, informational access is also a priority for the university in the form of braille fliers, which will be made specifically to advertise events lost in a sea of WINGS messages and other miscellany
when interpreted through screen-reader programs. “The idea came about when a friend and I realized we were missing some events that were happening on campus,” said student Marie Bolling. SG is currently scouting a place to fix a centralized board for the fliers, with the Student Union being a top candidate. Proposer of the fliers Maya Galbraith, however, does not feel the board would be a good choice, instead opting for them to go online. “I’m not sure what students would think about feeling for information on a wall,” Galbraith said. “They already stand out enough and don’t particularly want to stand out more. Subtlety would be nice.” Any campus organization can request their advertisement to be transmitted to braille in the Office of Disability Services.
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CaTs is replacing Wright State’s WINGS portal platform with a new portal supported by Drupal. Drupal is an open source content management framework used to support a range of websites, including several websites belonging to the university over the past few years. The main reason for the replacement is due to the current platform’s cost, inflexibility and antiquity. One impact of the replacement is that Course Studio will no longer be supported under Drupal. Consolidation into a
single Learning Management System has been considered for awhile, and many Wright State students and professors have expressed the need for consolidation. The Center for Teaching and Learning is developing a plan to make the transition from Course Studio to Pilot as seamless as possible. The plan is still in the beginning stages, but includes training, workshops and the availability of a simplified course home page. A beta version of the new WINGS portal will be released in early 2015. The existing WINGS portal and Course Studio will be available through spring semester. Course Studio will not be available for use starting summer semester 2015.