The Black & Magenta Vol. 114 Issue 15

Kathryn Kellar, Editor-in-Chief

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Vol. 119, Issue 15 Feb. 2, 2015

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Three charged behind lockdown

No strangers to campus after META Incident Kandee Ferrell Special Sections and Opinion Editor Criminal charges have been filed against three male students at Muskingum University following the campus lockdown that occurred on Thursday, Jan. 22.

The incident occurred Thursday afternoon when students Aaron Kent and Sterling Walker entered the Ulster Fraternity house with intentions to purchase marijuana from Jack Middleton.

After the two left the residence, Ulster member, Sam Steinher, began pursuit of Kent on foot.

While in pursuit Steinher called 911 and alerted the police that he believed Kent was armed.

Chief of University Police, Danny

Orbit Media META Alert issued for stranger danger on Muskingum University’s campus.

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Christine Holmes/Black&Magenta Empty quad during META Alert on Jan. 22.

Vincent said after an in-depth investigation, there was no proof of any weapons on either Kent or Walker.

No shots were fired during the series of events and no weapon was found.

Steinher chased Kent to Shadyside Dr.

Was the lockdown handled correctly? Campus reactions at www.blackandmagentaonline.com

where the Muskingum County Sheriff’s department and University Police both responded.

Vincent took Kent in for questioning and later released him.

As of Wednesday, Jan. 25, no one involved in the incident had been removed from campus.

Later that evening the fire department responded to a fire alarm at the Ulster Club house.

The house was searched upon entry where marijuana and drug instruments including measuring scales were found in Middleton’s possession.

Walker and Kent have been charged with disorderly conduct by the Village of New Concord.

Neither Walker nor Kent was found to be in possession of drugs at the time of the incident.

Middleton faces charges of possession of both marijuana and drug abuse instruments.

Christine Holmes/Black&Magenta University Police outside of Ulster Club house on Jan. 22, the night of the lockdown.

Show me the money Page 2 Charity Miles, running for a reason Page 3 Price of gas hits new low Page 4

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News

Christine Holmes, News & Managing Editor

‘Show me the money’ Senate allots funding to campus organizations Martin Kurtz Orbit Media Reporter At the beginning of each semester members of Student Senate face the task of Budget Allocations. has budget allocations in the first couple weeks of the semester.

Budget allocations is a process in which student organizations can request money from Senate for the semester.

The Finance Committee then reviews those proposals and presents their recommendations to Senate for them to review and vote. The Finance Committee is made of eight members, the four Student Executive Board Members and each class Treasurer.

Gina Tamburro, Director of Student Involvement, explained why Student organizations fill out Budget Allocations in the early part of each semester.

“We encourage groups to do that because we have all of our funding at the beginning of the semester,” said Tamburro. “So you have a better chance of receiving funding because we know that we have it. Sometimes, depending on how much funding remains, if you wait until later in the semester, there might not be as much available.”

With the Budget Allocations deadline having passed as of Jan. 21, there is another option for organizations to request money from Senate, called a Remainder Request. For that, there

needs to be a member of the organization present at a Senate meeting.

Money requests from Senate have to include the event in which money is needed for. The event has to be dry and open to all of campus. Senate doesn’t fund any event with alcohol or any direct charitable donations. Tamburro discussed what things Senate may be looking for in the allocation proposal.

“Definitely programs that are open to all of campus,” said Tamburro.

“But in a way that really enhances our Muskingum community. So different programs that serve different populations of students or programs that are different. Creative ideas are looked upon with favor. Something new, something exciting to try. I also think tried and true programs are looked those favorably as well because they [Senate] knows they are successful. They know students want to go to those.”

Following the meetings of both the Finance Committee and Senate, Angela Darnley, Student Senate Treasurer, will email the organizations and tell them if their proposal is accepted, rejected, or needs to be revised.

Student organizations have 72 hours to file an appeal if their proposal is rejected. The appeal goes to Tamburro, and will be processed through the rest of Senate. Tamburro gives an explanation of one of the biggest mistakes organizations do in their proposals.

“A lot of times maybe it wasn’t

clear enough what the event was,” said Tamburro. “We’ve had that in the past, [where] a group has put like just a name for an event down with no explanation for what it was and Senate didn’t necessarily feel comfortable funding something it didn’t know what it was.”

The Finance Committee meeting is a very thorough meeting, in which every proposal is processed the same way.

“I tell the student leaders and treasurers every semester a lot of time is given to these,” said Tamburro. “So as much time as they spend putting into their allocation request, our Finance Committee meeting usually last five to seven hours. So it’s a long process.”

Tamburro also expressed her gratitude for all the work of the Finance Committee and the rest of Senate.

“They really spend a lot of time pouring over these requests,” said Tamburro. “Making fair decisions and looking at the allocation and what will serve our Muskingum Community. They do a great job. I feel lucky to work with that groups of students.

They work really hard on it and I’m really impressed with our student organizations are working as well for solid allocation requests and do great programming.”

The Finance Committee met on Sunday, Jan. 25 and allocations were voted on during the Jan. 27 meeting.

Senate Allocations Spring 2015

$9,731.76 Allocation Remainder

$3,643.32 Travel Cost

$7,332.39 Weekend Programming

= $20, 707.47 Total Allocated

*subject to change based on appeals

Kayla Rausch/Black&Magenta

Student tuition funnels into precise categories Kandee Ferrell Special Sections & Opinion Editor Muskingum University has an operating budget of approximately 50 million dollars each year. Undergraduate students pay approximately $24,000 for tuition which only covers about 75 percent of that operational cost. The university makes up for the gap with “private gifts and grants,” “The Annual Fund” which is provided by alumni donations, and the “endowment draw.”

According to Vice President for Business and Finance James Wilson, Muskingum University has a large endowment considering the size of the institution, but the college aims to keep it that way by drawing only what they need.

“You don’t want to set your draw

percentage too high so that you’re He also noted that better paid faculty stealing from future generations, it’s often means retention for the Universiwhat they call intergenerty which leads to stronational equity,” said ger programs for Wilson. students. UnfundCompensaed student finantion for faculcial aid makes ty and staff at up another Muskingum 35 percent University is of the costs. about 40 perThe remaining cent of the bud25 percent goes get for the year. towards utilities According to Vice like electric, gas, President of Enrollment water, and mainteand Institutional Research nance for buildings Services, Jeff Zellers it is and school grounds. very important to have a wellIt also funds academpaid faculty teaching.

Kayla Rausch/Black&Magenta ic programs like “It gives students acmusic and commucess to a better faculty,” said Zellers. nication, as well as athletics and stu-

dent life events.

The university works to make sure students are not responsible for the construction of new buildings. Since President Steele’s implementation, all additions to the campus have come solely from donations. That includes the Chess Center, Walter Hall, and Caldwell Hall. This take on the budget has left Muskingum University with very little debt according to Wilson.

Students are asked to pay a $236 “student activity fee,” which is not factored into operational costs, but rather allocated to Student Senate, who then allocates the money throughout campus for clubs and students programming. Muskingum works through a five year financial plan to insure its budget remains manageable. June 30 will mark the end of this fiscal year.

Kathryn Kellar, Editor-in-Chief

News

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Charity Miles, running for a reason Brenna Busby Orbit Media Reporter

Charity Miles is an app that uses location services on smartphones to track how far someone has biked, run, or walked. An application or app is a piece of software that is a self-contained program that is designed for a specific purpose.

For every mile logged, corporate sponsors will donate 25 cents for each mile logged and 10 for biking for the charity of the user’s choice.

President of the Phi Kappa Psi Ohio Omicron chapter on Muskingum’s campus, Garret Graehling supports the app and its mission.

“It’s not that it’s easier or better it’s

just that it’s another way to give back to the community at large,” said Graehling.

Graehling stumbled across the app himself one night while surfing the web. He thought it would be a good way to get community service hours for the Phi Psi Chapter.

After checking it out he suggested to his brothers that they begin using it.

“I didn’t have to approve it, but I recommended that we all start using it,” said Graehling.

Before logging the hours Graehling had to have the app approved by student life and Stacey Allan.

They decided that every three miles walked would count as an hour toward their community service and philan-

CKI invites organizations to do volunteer service together Jie Yu Orbit Media Reporter

Circle K International (CKI) sent an invitation to all campus organizations to join together for volunteer service.

“CKI is willing to work with you,” said Connor Hann, the president of CKI. Hann emailed to organizations’ presidents on Jan.19.

The email said, “These events will be great opportunities for us all to inter-club and do some service for some good. Please let me know if you are interested, we can brainstorm together or if you have your own idea we can go with it!”

CKI is a service organizations that is a part of the K-Family, which contains the groups of Builder’s Club, Key Club, and Kiwanis Club. CKI is the collegiate level of the K-Family.

It engages in service projects every month such as cleaning up campus on Sundays, or dog walking at the Guernsey County Dog Shelter.

Last semester, Hann came up with the idea of arranging service work on Wednesdays, and getting more support by bonding with other organizations.

His original idea was to provide more opportunities to the members who are not available on the weekends.

“Some of our members are very busy, so I really want them to have more opportunities to still volunteer,” said Hann.

Meanwhile, he also learned from his members that other organizations would also like to be a part of his initative.

“Hopefully we can make bird feed-

ers like we did on the day of service,” said Hann. “You can see them hanging on the trees around the campus.”

In addition, The Black Student Union (MAS:BSU) has some plans in February. “To assist them, our idea is to take old flyers, use the back of them, and write information about Black history,” said Hann.

Besides these, other organizations also showed their interest to put the idea into practice, like, Campus Crusade for Christ, Lambda Sigma, The Order of Omega, Student Veterans Organization, and the American Association of University Women.

Hann is trying to figure out how to combine the opinions from different clubs, because each club has their own schedules.

“I think the greatest difficulty is how to get the idea,” said Hann. “But no idea is a bad idea. And I hope this can be beneficial to everyone.”

Personally, Hann loves to volunteer.

“I love volunteering, and other people do too, but sometimes it’s hard to get people motivated to take up their time to do something,” said Hann.

“I like to remind people you can get something to do, it’s not a waste of time.”

CKI ‘s future events for the semester include, “Have Hope Jewelry” Feb. 2-6, and “Bone Marrow Registry” in March.

“Have Hope Jewelry” will work towards helping hundreds of women in Africa to sell their hand-made jewelry.

“Bone Marrow Registry” aims to trigger the awareness to donate the bone marrow.

thropy goals.

The app is available on both Android and iPhone operating systems.

The user just has to open up the app and choose their charity, click the start button and the app will begin tracking their progress.

When the app is first opened there is a menu button. This button is in the top left corner and drops down and shows separate pages within the app.

The first option to choose from is the charities a user can donate to. The section option is “my profile” where information about the user is displayed.

Next is the team option where any user can enter a hashtag and the team name they want to use. The other teammates would then use the same hashtag.

Users are allowed to join an unlimited number of teams as well as create them. The last option is history. The history panel shows all of the previous workouts logged on the app.

There are currently 32 charities to choose from including, Habitat for Humanity, Autism Speaks, Wounded Warrior Project, ASPCA, and many other notable non-profit organizations.

For each charity there is an informative video available to anyone interested. The corporate sponsors that donate the money vary, but there are several different ones involved.

The charity miles website lists companies, including, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Timex Sports, and Kenneth Cole.

University Police Crime Log

Jan. 20 - Investigate complaint Finney Hall large knife located and removed. Student was using knife for cooking.

- Fire alarm Kelley Hall a couple of residents messing with room alarm checked okay.

Jan. 21 - Assist NCPD and Muskingum’s Sheriff’s Office in stop of a vehicle that left The Gentleman’s Club after a disturbance.

- Theft at Circle 240

Jan. 22 - Fire Drills - University on Lockdown - Lockdown lifted Jan. 23 - Fire alarm Ulster House - Room Search Ulster House for drugs.

Throughout the week - Transported injured students multiple times throughout the week.

- Six vehicle unlocks and jump starts.

- Six assists for New Concord Police Department.

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Community Corner

Christine Holmes, News & Managing Editor

Price of gas hits new low Jonnie Neuhart Orbit Media Reporter

Prices at the pump in New Concord are down from where they were a year ago.

Jonnie Neuhart/Black&Magenta

Oil booming in area Industry expert predicts future job growth

Jonnie Neuhart Orbit Media Reporter

According to Ohio Oil and Gas Association’s Executive Vice President, Shawn Bennett, the oil and gas industry this boom is estimated to last at least 40 years.

“We actually have just got started trying to develop the Utica Shale here in Eastern Ohio," said Bennett. “If you think about it in terms of baseball, we’re probably in the second inning of about nine innings here, so you have a long road ahead of us in terms of developing this resource. We haven’t really cracked the surface at the moment.”

Bennett said the industry has slowed down a bit recently due to the low prices of oil, but when the demand goes back up so will the production.

According to Bennett, in October 2014 Ohio ranked 14 in oil production and 16 in natural gas.

“We are smaller but we are also a less mature play, so again we’re really starting to get a handle on things and it is going to increase here in the future,”

said Bennett.

Bennett explained the progress of Utica Shale development has been made by the ability to drill horizontally, and access gas trapped in the rocks that couldn’t be reached before.

According to Bennett the growth of the industry has brought many jobs to the area, and also increased the population.

“Unemployment has been dropping consistently since 2011 which is something that you don’t usually see, again Eastern Ohio has been essentially the leader or unemployment reduction in the state, and that is mainly attributed to the oil and gas development,” said Bennett.

The jobs are being filled by both local and out of state people, according to Bennett.

“The great thing about Eastern Ohio and Ohio in general, is we have this rich tradition of oil and gas,” explained Bennett. “You know if you look back, we are probably, you know, any where between the second or third state in the nation to develop oil and gas back in

the 1860s. The oil and gas industry, for years and this was before Utica Shale development, was, always one of the largest employers for Southeastern Ohio residents.”

Bennett explained the population in our area is expected to grow, allowing people to be able to stay in their home communities and people from other communities are also moving in.

“The most positive thing you can look at, the amount of jobs and, you know, new revenue coming into our counties,” said Bennett. “You know, for many years, we have been, you know, left behind and people have you know left those areas, to come to the three ‘C’s’ you know, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, for opportunities. You’re seeing new opportunities, really pop up in Eastern Ohio, so people are about to stay closer to their families and raise their families in these communities.”

According to Bennett, the population growth could potentially lead to an increase in job availability and an improved economy as oil production grows in the area.

According to Professor of Economics, Joe Nowakowski due to fracking and a decline in the global economy, gas prices are less than they were a year ago. Nowakowski explained that because of fracking there is a larger quantity of oil that can be produced, and foreign economies are using less oil, which lead to a decrease in the demand for oil.

“It started about nine or 10 months ago. First it was gradual, no one knew if it was going to be a long term trend or not, but...I saw on the news that gas prices were, I think it was $1.20 less than a year ago,” said Nowakowski.

As for when prices will rise again that is something that can’t be so easily predicted.

“It depends on so many other things, If economies in Europe and elsewhere to go into recession there will probably be further declines in the gas prices,” said Nowakowski. “If they start growing then therewill be a higher demand and that will push the prices back up, but it’s just hard to say without knowing whats going to happen in those other economies.”

Nowakowski said the price of oil could possibly go down a little more, but they will eventually go back up again.

Nowakowski explained that the prices are set by OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

“OPEC tries to control the price of oil, and they have a target price. One of their problems is not everyone who produces oil is a member or OPEC, so they are limited in their ability to control the price,” said Nowakowski.

According to Nowakowski, what people consider to be low is relative.

“People in the United States probably consider anything under two dollars low right now, people in Europe and other places probably consider anything under the equivalent of four dollars a gallon to be cheap,” said Nowakowski. “We have fairly low gas prices compared to other industrialized countries.”

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Kandee Ferrell, Special Sections & Opinion Editor

Palmer Art Gallery hosts Aperture art gallery Lindsey Kreamer Orbit Media Reporter On Thursday Jan. 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. there was a reception in the Louis O. Palmer Gallery on Muskingum University’s campus.

It marked the beginning of the Aperture Arts Exhibit and Lecture.

The exhibit will be open until Feb. 13.

It will showcase photography done by photographers around Southeastern Ohio. Photographers included the Y-Bridge Photography Club.

“This show was very special for the Louis Palmer Gallery, this is the first time we displayed photography work from around this community we call it Southeast Ohio artist,” explained Yan Sun, Professor of Arts and Director for the Louis O. Palmer Gallery.

Photography hasn’t been showcased in this format before, at Muskingum

University which allows locals to see it through a different lens.

“The local people want to know about the talent [of these artists] and how the artists represents the feelings of their life and our community,” said Sun. Several of the people involved in the planning of the exhibit and lecture are members of the community.

These people included professors, faculty, and even those involved with the local news. The Louis O. Palmer Gallery is a smaller and more modern gallery right off the center of campus that works as a great place to show off these works of art.

“This is a gallery and because it is a gallery, it has limited space but this artwork we present is unlimited space,” said Sun. The photography shown in the exhibit ranges from nature scenes to shots of older cars and even people.

Martin Kurtz/Black&Magenta Students learn about Aperture as an art form.

“Anyone, including photographers, they take a picture and it represents

something personal, feelings, awareness and the creativity,” said Sun.

Small town girl, big world travels: My journey east Kayla Rausch Columnist

Being in Colorado for Reach Workcamps for two weeks was one of the most freeing experiences of my life.

The quietness of the land, the idea of being absorbed in learning my new job, being away from everyone I know and love, all started to give me a new understanding of who I really was.

But, regardless, Colorado was just a small part of the journey of my summer, and it was time to move on.

When traveling anywhere I am someone who gets restless.

I can’t sit in cars for longer than an hour at a time. I hate flying for more than three hours without being able to get up.

I am very similar to a small child when it comes to traveling.

Our group packed up four moving trucks, two Ford F-250’s, and 14 college students The famous Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO. We went from Kansas to Missouri for a summer to remember.

We started out leaving Colorado where we got to drive past the St. Louis Gateway Arch. driving through Kansas.

I had never been out west, so I had For those of you who have never been to Kansas I can sum it up in one never seen the Gateway Arch before.

This monument, the Gateway Arch, word: flat.

Being part of this organization was the start to this whole new life I was about to experience.

We continued on our journey to Nashville, blaring country music out of our trucks as we winded in and out of the city.

Outside of the city was one of the pivotal moments of these 14 summer staffers lives.

This was the moment where we would split into our two groups.

Reach has two different crews that travel across the country, “Big Bird” and “Jaws,” which worked to rebuild and repair homes with the help of churches and youth groups.

Splitting these 14 people allowed us to reach more people.

So slightly outside of Nashville we said goodbye and split even further from our familiarity of reality.

The seven people in “Big Kayla Rausch/Black&Magenta Bird”: Alex, Ben, Brittany, Molly, Paul, Zach, and myself, left Nashville full of excitement of represented the idea that the west was a place that brought new beginnings, and the summer to come, the people we was also a representation of what was were going to see, and the lives that were going to be changed. currently happening in my life.

We headed with the future in our eye I went out west and my life started to our first camp in Sylacauga, AL. to change.

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Opinion

Kandee Ferrell, Special Sections & Opinion Editor

It’s complicated being Letters to the Editor a pescetarian on a college campus Kathryn Kellar Editor-in-Chief

When I first came to college I ate meat and was very picky about what I ate. I was used to home cooked food.

I lost some weight because I simply didn’t want to eat what the dining hall served.

Towards the end of my first year at college I decided to become a vegetarian. I found that the transition wasn’t hard at all.

The difficulty lied solely within my choices, which were limited.

Eventually, I started to eat fish.

There are certain types of vegetarians that depend on what foods a person eats. The most popular type of vegetarian lifestyle that I follow is called lacto-ovo, which means that a person eats eggs, dairy products, as well as, grains, fruits and vegetables. A pescetarian is like a vegetarian except that they eat seafood as well.

Being a pescetarian is a little bit easier than being a vegetarian. The society that we live in still focuses heavily on meat foods.

Seafood is both expensive and not often served in a campus dining hall.

Therefore, it is not much easier to come by than vegetarian expenses.

Like many foods, seafood can get old. When going to the dining hall looking for vegetarian friendly items I often find myself with one of two options.

Either there are too many vegetarian items to choose from or nothing at all. I fear the second option because my ‘go to’ options can get pretty old fast.

There are only so many cheese quesadillas that a girl can make!

Sometimes when I go to the dining hall and see a dish where meat has been added I have a hard time reasoning why.

There have been several pasta dishes that have bacon in them and therefore deemed unavailable for those pescetarians and vegetarians on campus.

The thing about being a vegetarian or pescetarian is that meat dishes can easily be made meat-free.

Choose to not put the bacon in a

pasta dish and put it on the side for those who want it. Taking the meat out makes an option for vegetarians and pescatarians, so that they don’t have to make their own food every night.

Doing so may make meat eaters grumble a bit, but it’s just one extra step and makes life a little bit easier for those individuals who have chosen a meat-free lifestyle.

I have voiced the vegetarian/ pescetarian opinion to the dining hall staff and they have tried to work with me. I have noticed more vegetarian -friendly dishes.

One of my favorite dishes that has been served in the dining hall is the vegetarian chili with soy meat. Most soups and chilies use beef or chicken base, so soup is not a food that I am often able to eat.

Specifically, in the winter I loved to eat soup and it is always refreshing to be able to eat chili. It tastes very good too, which is always an added plus!

Another one of my favorite dishes that is served in the dining hall is the vegetable enchiladas.

I always get excited when I see that they are available.

I also know that if I want I can ask the dining hall staff to see what vegetarian options they have in the back and they can than make it for me.

Sometimes that option gets tiring, so I often times find myself looking for options that I can make myself.

Overall, I would say that being a vegetarian or pescetarian is difficult.

We live in a world where meat is focused on heavily.

Try to watch a McDonald’s ad and notice what they focus on. You could even just watch a full round of restaurant commercials and notice that meat is what the main focus is.

If you are a pescetarian or vegetarian you are used to the typical questions. Mainly, “why did you do that?” ‘“Is it hard?” “I couldn’t do that!”

Stay tuned to read my story about why I became a vegetarian and eventu -ally a pescetarian.

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Senior year as told by Kandee I can’t even decide if I want to run away with the circus or not I am walking on a tight rope with no professional training. The worst part is, the circus won’t even put a net underneath me, so if I fall, I die.

All I have to do is walk across the rope, and I will have the job of my dreams.

My palms are sweating and I have barely taken my first step off of the platform.

Every time I think of a strategy to get across I look down and I see stories of open air, and then jagged rocks at the bottom.

So here I sit, on the platform, and everyone else is on the other side just shaking their head in disappointment.

My mother is over there drawing out her plans to convert my bedroom into a library. She has no idea how afraid I am to fall.

I have worked hard to get here, to the last step, to finish college. I should be proud.

Instead I am desperate to turn around and go back. I am terrified to step one foot off my safe, sturdy platform.

All of my friends have seemed to accept that we have to cross it.

They take a deep breath, one step, and suddenly they’re soaring to the promise land of careers, apartments, dogs, and even marriage.

I resent them.

Why am I not brave? I have done the work, I have put in the many hours, and I deserve everything I want.

Then I remember, I have no idea what I want. Sure, I have the spiel

memorized for holiday parties and family get togethers but let’s be honest, that may or may not be total crap. “ Ta k i n g the year off to relax” rough- Kandee Ferrell ly translates Special Sections/ to “I have no Opinion Editor clue because I am a failure with no guts.”

I could be a storyteller for a living, since I am constantly making them up when I am asked about my future. I’ll tell you this much, I definitely couldn’t be a psychic.

I know, there’s no way to stop time, so eventually I have to get over myself and move. I’m paralyzed with the fear that I’m just not good enough.

I’m not good enough to be a reporter. I’m not good enough to wash my own dishes.

I have been washing them in a bathroom sink with little to no soap. I’m not good enough to pay my own bills, I can barely remember to put gas in my car.

If you’re struggling to take the next step, you’re not alone.

I warn you, I heard it’s really nice on the other side, so do as I say, not as I do. Take the first step, if you fall, you die, but if you make it, you finally get to live.

Chris Morgan, Sports Editor

Sports

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Lady Muskies stung by Yellow Jackets

Losing streak reaches 10 in 60-54 loss Chris Morgan Sports Editor

the field, making 20 of 50 shots.

The Yellow Jackets only managed to make 31 percent of their shots in the contest.

The Muskies and the Yellow Jackets traded blows for the entire first half.

The half featured several ties and lead changes and neither team could get a firm handle going into halftime with the Muskies leading by a single point, 26-25.

The game remained a one possession contest through most of the half until the Yellow Jackets extended a lead to 41-36.

The Muskies didn’t give up as they trimmed the deficit back down to one on a pair of Jasmine Goings free throws to make the score 41-40.

Baldwin Wallace then methodically re-extended their lead up to ten points (56-46) and withstood a late comeback surge by the Muskies to win 60-54.

The Muskies were down just eight points with 30 seconds left in the game before Fox called a timeout to make some final adjustments with the team.

“We’re in a position where it becomes real strategic on when to foul or when not to foul,” said Fox. “We tried to face-guard and get the steal first,” said Fox. “It worked a couple of times, but then at the end we gave up the rebound off of the wide open layup and that hurt us.”

With the loss the Muskies losing streak stretched to 10 games. However, Fox wants the team to look at it in a different way.

“We’re a very young team,” said Fox. “With that you’re going to take some bumps and bruises and the OAC is not very forgiving on those.”

Even though the Muskies lost, Fox still feels like there’s a good message to take out of the game.

“Anything is possible,” said Fox. “We can play with anyone we just have to learn how to finish.”

The Muskies will continue to grow and improve with the home stretch of the season approaching, and will try to get back on the winning track in the process.

Brenna Busby/Black&Magenta Josh Keyes goes up strong for a layup over three Capital defenders.

Muskies managed to keep the lead.

By the end of the first half the Muskies built a 12-point lead, making the score 38-26 going into the second half of the game.

Following halftime the Crusaders took control and went on a short run before the Muskies got the ball, took control, and scored.

The momentum stuck with the Muskies as they continuously built their lead. Their lead never dipped below 10 points, though it fluctuated within the double-digit range.

They maintained the lead throughout the game, though Capital also fought to diminish the margin.

The Muskies and Crusaders both had turnover numbers in the double digits. Muskingum had a total of 12 turnovers during the game while the crusaders had 14.

Rickey Wilson and Logan Kimble, both Muskingum starters, each committed five personal fouls during the game. For the Crusaders, the highest number of personal fouls goes to Charles English, number 31, who isn’t listed as a starter for the team.

After the win at home, the Muskies improved to a 5-11 record and the Crusaders returned to Capital with a 4-12 record.

The Muskingum University Women’s Basketball team lost a close game to OAC rival Baldwin Wallace 60-54 on Jan. 24 at the Recreation Center.

The Muskies were led offensively by sophomore Mallory Taylor, who finished just shy of a double-double with 16 points and eight rebounds.

Taylor also chipped in on the defensive end getting four blocks and two steals in the contest.

Head Coach Beth Fox thought the Muskies played with a lot of energy throughout the game.

“I thought our effort was a lot better,” said Fox. The Muskies ended the night losing the turnover battle, which was a key contributor to the loss.

“We just have to take care of the ball and get our open shots,” said Fox. The open shots were there just about all game for the Muskies as they finished the day shooting 40 percent from

Muskies “Capital-ize” on Crusader mistakes

Brenna Busby Orbit Media Reporter Muskingum Men’s basketball triumphed over the Capital Crusaders on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Rec. Center.

The game ended with the Muskies on top with 78 points compared to Capital’s 57.

The Muskies’ leading scorers of the night were starters Christian Keller and Josh Keyes.

They both contributed 14 points each to the Muskies’ final score. Keyes also claimed 14 rebounds on the night,

leading him to achieve a double-double by the end of the game.

Logan Kimble, another starter for the Muskies, put up 13 points throughout the game, a close second to the leading scorers.

The principal scorers from the Crusaders were Curt Geise with 10 points and Brennan Czuchran trailing slightly behind him with eight, both of them being starters for the Capital Crusaders.

The first half of the game featured the teams trading blows, both attempting to outscore the other, though the

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Captain’s Quarters

Pro Bowl? I’ll pass Let’s be honest. Who actually watched the Pro Bowl? I know I didn’t.

To me the Pro Bowl used to be where the best in the NFL went to show off their skills in a series of pre-game drilllike contests during the week leading up the game, then finishing the week off with some amazing football action.

I still remember the late Sean Taylor laying out Brian Moorman, a punter, on a fake punt during the Pro Bowl.

I remember the skills competitions for all the different position groups that I was always fascinated by.

I even remember when the game used to actually be a legitimate football game.

Those were the days.

Who else remembers when the game used to be played after the Super Bowl?

That’s when the game was at it’s best.

Now? Not so much.

Now the skills competition is gone, taking away some of the best aspects of Pro Bowl week.

Now thanks to some major rule changes in the NFL, those bone rattling hits are all but gone too.

Let’s not forget the game is now the week before the Super Bowl, taking some players out of the game so they don’t get hurt.

So what is the Pro Bowl now?

Simply put, the game is now a bunch of players barely even trying in a game that used to be so exciting.

Now the game is where the NFL “experiments” with unnecessary changes to the game that I love.

Now the Pro Bowl is practically nothing.

Go to blackandmagentaonline. com for an in depth look at stats, scores, interesting points and overall observations of the game.

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Muskie sports in action Martin Kurtz/Black&Magenta Shelbi VanMeter dribbles the ball looking to pass against Baldwin Wallace.

Brenna Busby/Black&Magenta Christian Keller looks for a pass while being guarded by Capital’s Adam Blake.

Brenna Busby/Black&Magenta Logan Kimble tries to post up on offense in the game against Capital.

Martin Kurtz/Black&Magenta Angela Darnley looks to make a pass into the post against Baldwin Wallace.

WMCO to broadcast lacrosse during inaugural season Rachel Schlarb Orbit Media Reporter As the inaugural lacrosse season approaches, WMCO is preparing to join in on the first ever lacrosse action at Muskingum University.

There will be four games broadcasted on the University’s radio station, 90.7.

Two games each for Men’s and Women’s lacrosse are on the docket.

For a sport to be broadcast over the air, there is a specific process that must be completed.

With lacrosse being in it’s first full season, the WMCO sports team looked at things very closely to make things fit this year. The games that will be broadcast on WMCO were chosen carefully.

“What we do is look through the

schedules and take a close look at the home schedules to see what games are available that we could call,” said WMCO Sports Production Producer Chris Morgan. “Sometimes we can’t make it to every game and have to cut some out, but we try to make it to as many as possible.”

Morgan calls many games on campus but has never announced lacrosse during his time at Muskingum.

Like the teams, sports broadcasters have a lot to learn before the season.

“I’ve been getting on YouTube and looking up videos and finding a couple lacrosse games to see how the announcers of those games go about it,” said Morgan.

With lacrosse being a new varsity sport, some of the players have never played the game before.

“This season will be a big learning experience for the players,” said Morgan.

Lacrosse is a sport where the game is a mix between hockey and football.

The game can get violent at times.

Similar to both sports, players are able to hit one another.

A ball is also passed between players very much like a puck in hockey.

“It’s a game where it will be very physical and a lot of fun to watch because there are a lot of similarities between all three sports,” said Morgan.

“It’s going to be interesting to see how the sports are meshed together and what the final product is.”

Morgan looks forward to the season with open eyes and is excited to be involved this spring.

“When I watch lacrosse on TV there

are people flying around and collisions everywhere,” added Morgan. “It’s going to be really fun going out there and being a part of that during the first season.”

Morgan also has an eye on the future of the lacrosse program and future broadcasts.

“In future years we are hoping to get more than just four games in and continuing to add to the numbers as they keep improving as a team and getting the program together,” said Morgan.

Women’s lacrosse kicks things off with a game against St. Vincent Feb. 22.

The men finish off the broadcast schedule March 15 against Defiance.

WMCO will have a double feature March 4 with the women playing at 3:30 p.m. and the men playing at 7 p.m.