The Otterbein College Seriate at its meeting last Wednesday passed three bills, one of which will affect graduating seniors.
Senate Bill 82 / 83-3 was a recommendation for graduating students with Cum Laude. Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude designations. The proposal was made by the academic council.
It stated that students who attain a grade point average between 3.600 and 3.799 would graduate Cum Laude. Students with a G. P.A. between 3.800 and 3.949 would graduate Magna
Early bird to receive financial aid
By Rose Shiplett
The Internal Revenue Service is not the only agency requesting you to file yo ur returns early this year.
The Financial Aid Office is also encouraging all students to return their financial aid forms before April 20. LeAnn Conard, director of financial aid, wants to award packages before students register in the spring.
"It will still be first come first serve, but we want to award packages before registration ," said Conard. Usually, packages are not awarded until summer.
The Financial Aid Office hopes that awarding packages earlier will give more time to students who are uncertain about their financial situation.
According to William Stahler, dean of admissions and financial aid, "Retention information says one reason students leave is because of finances."
Although finances are a major reason students leave. he added it's not the only one. Some decide to transfer to other schools or simply drop out of college altogether.
In addition to awarding aid earlier, the financial aid office is planning to revise its procedure for awarding aid to upperclassmen who show further financial need For these students, Stahler said , "We're going to find funds to help them go to school."
For those students who have exhausted all of the available resources, and who have borrowed the maximum allowed for the Guaranteed Student Loan, ($2,500) the Financial Aid Office is planning to make up the difference. "Our goal is to increase aid for those individuals so that I 00 percent of their need can be met," according to a memo from Conard and Stahler.
For those students whose financial situation has not changed significantly from the previous year and show no further financial need. financial aid will remain the same. These students will still receive a similar percentage of loans. grants and self-help.
However. if the student's need changes significantly. the amount of aid awarded would be adjusted and the student would still receive the same percentage of loans and grants from the college The onlv difference is that the amount of loans or grants would mcrease.
Cum Laude and students above 3.950 would graduate Summa Cum Laude. Previously, students only graduated with these distinctions if they had taken 15 hours of honors courses and maintained a certain G.P.A. The academic council's rationale behind the proposal was that some students for various reasons do not schedule honors classes or cannot fit them into their schedules.
Senator Don Miller, a senior, stated that Otterbein would be more like other schools by approving the Laude designations.
Senate Bill 83 / 84-6 was presented to increase the credit hours from four to five for Physics 14. 15 and 16. Rationale for the bill stated that five credit hours would reflect the actual work load. The courses include three 50-minute classes and a three-hour laboratory per week plus an additional one-hour class which is attended by approximately 70 to 80 percent of the students. The bill passed unan-
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Senate Bill 83 / 84- 7 urged for a new honors course to be offered in the foreign language department. The course, French Literature in Translation, would be offered during the winter term of alternate years for two credit hours.
The senate also approved amendments to Articles XX and VI of the Bylaws which were presented for first reading at the Jan. 18 senate meeting.
At 3 p.m. a pre senate meeting was held to present information on four 62-hour certificate programs. The proposal was endorsed last spring by curriculum committee and administrative council, but was defeated by senate. The proposal will again be sent to the curriculum committee.
Greg Longacre, director of continuing education, stated, "The pre senate meeting was just an informational meeting. The proposal may be brought back to senate, but not at this time."
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Conference Schools search for leaders
By Jerry Marks
The position for Otterbein\; next president has been advertised nationallv and The Robinson and McAuley consulting firm is carefully weighing through the over 200 applicants.
In the February 8th edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education Otterbein College's job descrirtion appeared for the replacement of President Thomas .I. Kerr IV. Kerr resigned as president at the end of the fall term. ·
The page 79 advertisement listed the 4ualifications in which Otterbein is looking for to fill the presidential scat. The notice said "the search committee is looking esrecially for proven lcadershir at the executive level, and for qualities. which stimulate a vigorous intellectual communitv."
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See the special Parents' Day Within insert in this T&C.
Actor Tom Selleck again dazzles audiences with his performance in "Lassiter." See page 5 for a review.
The men's basketball team won their opening game in the OA C tournament. See page 7 for details on the game.
Dr. Yance. faculty member of the presidential search board, said the consulting firm is in the process of minimizing the number of applicants. so visitation of prospective candidates can occur during spring term.
Denison U nivcrsitv, in Granville, Ohio. is also in the process of looking for a new president. In the February I 0th issue of The Denisonian, Denison's school paper, 330 arrlicants had sent in applications for the presidential position.
Denison is not using a professional consulting firm. They arc using an on campus hoard called the Trustee Search Committee. The Trustee Search Committee is derived of trustees, faculty, and students. Denison is hoping to minimize the field to 25-30 names by mid-March, and have their final selection named in mid-April.
Otterbein College is hoping to name their new president by the June Trustee meeting.
Graduate with honors?
Seniors, you still have a chance yet to make mom and dad proud
Under a proposal approved by the College Senate last Wednesday, this year's graduating seniors can still graduate with honors without having completed any honors classes (See related story on page I.)
Under a proposal presented in 1982 by William Hamilton, past academic dean, this year's seniors could only graduate with honors designation if they maintained a 3 6 G P.A and completed l5 hours of honors courses with a grade of "C" or better.
However, this proposal was thought too stringent and unfair by several students as well as faculty. Dan Thompson, registrar, and initial sponsor of the new revised method said, "Conceiveably, students could have graduated with a 4 0 and would not have received any recognition."
Not only will Otterbein be more in line with other colleges with this new system, but more seniors will be eligible to graduate with honors.
Besides, some students were restricted from taking any honors courses, because of scheduling conflicts or the honors classes simply did not interest them.
We hope the College will stick with this new procedure so that students will not be discriminated against on the grounds they did not take an honors class. Even if honors classes are to be included in the procedure in the future, we would hope that the college would offer a wider variety and that all eligible students would be able to schedule them.
OC student: a letter home
Dear Mom and Dad,
I have some good news and some bad news. First the good news, I got an A on my mid-term in billiards and made it to all my classes this week. The bad news is that tuition is rising.
I know you said I would have to transfer if they increased tuition this year, but it is the smallest increase in the last five years.
This Saturday is Parent's Day, l hope you and Dad can come up, it sounds like they have a lot of neat activities planned.
lf you do come to visit can we eat out? The Campus Center food doesn't compare to yours, though they do make a good shepherd's pie.
Well Mom and Dad , I have to go to the librar y and try to stud y. I know y ou want me to g e
out of y our tuition dollar
Whil e
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Do you know how your college governance system works?
Information about elections and the Otterbein governance system is currently available in a nu mber of spots on campus. Along with this information, petitions for various governmental positions, including student senator, -standing committees and student trustee are also available. This information can be found in a display in the Campus Center, and petitions are available at the Campus Center office, Battelle, Science, Towers, Rike and the library.
In addition, theT&C is inviting comments, essays , and expository works from students and faculty concerning the governance system. Possible topics to address include, but are not limited to: Why or why not does the Otterbein governance system work?; Should Otterbein continue with its present system of governance?; What impact does the senate have on the Otterbein community?
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April 10 - Elections for Curriculum Committee take place in Division Meetings at 4 p.m.
April 11 - ELECTION DAY!! Elections for Committee positions during the Senate meeting at 4 p m.
Student voting for Trustee and Senators-at-large in Campus Center at announced hours.
Faculty Trustee ballots cast at President's Office until 3:30 p m.
April 12 - Department Meetings to elect Department Senators and Student Representative to Department and Division meetings. April 25 - Run-off Elections for Trustees and Senators-at-La rge.
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Ke Wa Pa workers earn their pay
By Lisa Pettit
The responsibility of keeping the residence hall bathrooms, lounges, stairways and hallways clean belongs to the Ke Wa Pa cleaning crews.
There are 52 workers on Ke Wa Pa. The workers are paid $3.45 an hour for their duties. According to Margaret Partridge, assistant residence life and hall director, it takes most people anywhere from an hour to an hour-and-ahalf to clean each day. "They are supposed to work as long as it takes to get the floor clean."
The students are not trained professionals but they are expected to do the best they can Partridge said, "I try to go through each building three times a term. I go through before they clean and leave them notes telling them what they are doing wrong."
If there is a student who is not doing their job satisfactorily they are first given a verbal warning. Following the warning they are given a week to improve. If they do not show signs of
improvement a wntten warning follows. If there are further complaints the student 1s d1sm1sse rom t e JO • • d .f K W
According to Partn ge I a e a Pa worker has a complaint about the students on their floor bemg extremely h k it an d unnecessan 1y messy, t ey wor 1t out with the resident adviser. One of the biggest frustrations that the Ke Wa Pa workers must deal with is the fact that at times it doesn't appear that anybody cleans at all.
Jennifer Elledge, who is the Ke Wa Pa person for the back hall of Garst said. "A lot of times you finish and ten minutes later you can't even tell you did anything."
Jan Cook, a resident in Garst agrees with her. "It is clean for about the first two minutes after she does it, then after that you would never know she cleaned. But we share our bathroom with another hall, and that is one thing you have to take into consideration," she said.
While being a Ke Wa Pa person is not all that glamorous. Elledge said, "As far as a job on campus it is not
OC riders take honors
By Joanne Coyle
Twelve Otterbein equestrians rode to honors at the Ball State University Intercollegiate Horse Show. Feb. 18 and I 9 in Muncie, Indiana.
The first day of competition saw freshmen Cindy Conley and Barbara Mallinak ride off with the trophy and blue ribbon in their divisions. Susan Howell and Claire Rawlings, also freshmen, placed fourth in their classes. Due to these winnings both Conley and Rawlings pointed out of their divisions to a higher level. Donna Estey received a fifth in her flat class. Otterbein riders rode well over fences with Estey and senior Simone Mancuso placing third. In the western classes. Rawlings placed fourth and Kristen Ozmun and Alison Ulery each placed sixth.
The climax of the first day came when the announcer called Mancuso's
number first in her flat class. This award qualified Mancuso for the region eight finals in the novice flat division which will be held April 14 at Purdue University. Region eight covers all of Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Mancuso is the first equestrian from Otterbein to qualify for these finals. Mancuso was also awarded the ribbon for the reserve high point rider in Saturday's hunter seat division. Under a different judge, Otterbein riders also placed well in Sunday's show. In the flat classes Melissa Bondurant received a second, Estey was third and Mancuso and Mallinak were fifth.
In the jumping division Molly Trittipo and Estey were both second. Ozmun was poised, yet relaxed in her stock seat class. and was given the judge's nod for the blue ribbon. while Ulery was fifth and Rawlings received a sixth.
New inspiration week
By Devonie Verne
Pan-He! and the IFC will present a new and different Inspiration Week this year to create more Greek unity between sororities and fraternities.
Starting on Monday, Feb. 27, the sororities will practice their skills that will be performed Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in Battelle. Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Rike Center. the pledge classes of the fraternities and sororities will combine for the volleyball games.
Pledge Master Brian Wenger or Jonda feels that this is a good idea. "It gives the pledges a chance to meet and work with each other in an organized manner. It should develop good relationships to avoid cliques," Wenger said.
Pledge Master Jeff Martin of Sphinx is looking forward to it and says that the pledges are ready to win.
Thursday night the sorority pledges will present their Entertainment Night for the sorority actives. This will be open to the sororities only.
that bad." This year there has been no trouble finding people to fill the Ke Wa p to Pa tridge a pos1t1ons, accor ing r The on! difficult is finding people h y t t ed · cleaning on w o are in eres e in k d wee en s.
Career Night
By Dave Williams
The Department of Speech Communication will hold a Broadcasting Career Forum, today 3-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Room I as a part of Career Discoverv Week.
John Buckles, WOBN adviser, and Jack Fitzgerald, operations manager or WTVN radio. will present a program designed for those who will be job searching in the broadcasting field.
Buckles stated "The career placement office does a good job or getting people ready for the job search but there are unique circumstances and concerns for broadcasters." Buckles and Fit7gerald will discuss topics such as radio and TV audition tapes. While working at a TV station said Buckles. "I saw audition tapes rejected within he first three seconds. There are :crtain important methods to follow when preparing audition tapes.
Having Fitzgerald in the program will be a plus according to Buckles because of his large market background at WTVN. Buckles has experience working at variousstations in both radio and TV.
Events remaining in Career Discovery Week include a raffle to be held at noon tomorrow in the dining hall.
Saturday from l :30 to 3 p.m. in the Campus Center a residence life career development panel discussion is scheduled.
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Soup Group will sit injudgment as Phil Barnhart presents "W Pardon G il Faculty and st share soup for 6()¢ a ship or free today at no the Faculty Lounge.
Schedule chang·e
Students needing to make schedule changes for spring quarter may make these changes in the Registrar's Office today or tomorrow. Beat the rush, during the first week of Spring term office hours are from 8:30 - 11and 1:30 to 4:30.
Corps on campus
A representative from the Peace Corps will be on campus tomorrow to accept applications and interviews interested students. Sign up in the Career Center.
Put your degree to work where it can do a world of good.
The sorority and fraternity pledges will combine again on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Rike Center for the Pledge Olympics. Fraternity and sorority pledges are primarily arranged on teams alphabetically.
Kathy Ruehle, the Pledge Olympics coordinator feels that by combining the fraternities and sororities that it will avoid bitter competitions.
Pledge Masters Keith Evans of Zeta, Rick Graves of Pi Sig and Rich Fite of Alpha Sig feel that this will keep the pledges from being segregated and will give them a chance to get to know each other in a non-academic atmosphere.
Pledge Master Chris Cebull of Country Club said. "Combining the pledge's events is what the pledges and actives make of it. It could be good or bad depending on the attitudes." Cebull. feels that these events need to be organized well in order to be successful.
Inspiration Weck events will end on Saturday when the Greeks will have their own set of activities scheduled for the day.
Your first job after graduation should offer you more than just a paycheck. We can offer you an experience that lasts a lifetime.
Working together with people in a different culture is something you'll never forget. It's a learning experience everyone can benefit from.
In Science or Engineering, Education, Agriculture, or Health, Peace Corps projects in developing countries around the world are bringing help where it's needed.
If you're graduating this year, look into a unique opportunity to put your degree to work where 1t can do a worl of good. Look into Peace Corps.
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Quiz and Quill showcases literary talents
By Sarah Rose Gorsuch
"The Metamorphosis," a literary and artistic gift to the campus community. provides assurance that talent and creativity are alive and well at Otterbein College. The winter publication of Quiz and Quill is a credit to those writers and artists whose creative processes have been interpreted within the confines of ink and paper.
The magazine provides balance and variety in the choice and styles of selections. Of the thirteen contributors only two have more than a single sampling, an apparent indication that the intent of the publishers was to give exposure to several rather than to spotlight an elite few.
One of the most appealing qualities of "The Metamorphosis" is the compatibility of writing styles and the black and white art. While the poetry and art on any given page do not seem to have been developed as deliberate go-togethers, editorial judgment has provided happy juxtapositions. With the exception of the cover. the art is representational and provides a subtle counterpoint to the poetic abstractions and symbolism of the printed word.
As would certainly be expected in a campus publication. much of the writing centers on the characteristics and concerns of student writers. ln
addition to those pieces which may have been initiated in an English class are those which show the effects of experimentation with language and with poetic symbolism.
"The Memamorphosis" has a strong sense of energy along with the freshness of writers who are eager to explore and experiment as they try for new effects. There is a feel of youthfulness here. not in the sense of being juvenile. but rather in the spirit of enthusiasm for growth and discovery.
Such flaws as may be found in "The Metamorphosis" are those which might be expected in a publication by young writers. The controlled use of language is still being refined; the cadencing and coloration of phrases to create exactly the right image are still being learned. Pieces with bright beginnings may have smudgy endings. Even so. the spirit of "The Metamorphosis" is vigorous and its presentation is highly workmanlike.
Pers0nal favorites from the magazine are "ln the Fields" by John Tetzloff. "The Meaning Behind 'The Hunger Artist'" by Julie Lynch, and "Still Life" by Karen Frye. Tetzloffs poem is appealing in its well planned use of recognizable images and its stability of structure given by the couplets at the end of each stanza. Lynch's work is cleanly analytical,
demonstrating a grasp of concept body." as well as order. Frye's last image is "The Metamorphosis" is definitely the one which makes the poem worth a publication worthy of approval and holding in the mind: "All that's left is support. flesh hanging on the edges of my
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If vou have ever entered those famous magazine sweepstakes and have not won anything, don't give up - enter the 1983-84 Quiz and Quill creative writing contest. Unlike those sweepstakes, which depend upon blind luck, the odds are with vou in the Quiz and Quill contests, especially if you are serious about writing poetry. short fiction. and critical and personal essays. Quiz and Quill's budget does not allow it to promise prizes in the million dollar category, but it is offering many prizes in the fifteen and twenty dollar range. The top prizes are for the Walter Lowrie Barnes short story contest for religious poetry (with a $40 first award) and for the Roy Burkhart contest for religous poetry (with a first award of $20). ln addition, Quiz and Quill is sponsoring a general poetry contest, a short story contest, and two essay contests, all of which will reward first place winners with prizes of $15.
Second, third, and fourth place winners may also be named in each of the contests.
Most of the contests are open to all Otterbein students, and the closing date for all is Monday , March 12, Compositions that have previously been published are not eligible for the contests with the exception of pieces published by Quiz and Quill in its fall and winter magazines. Stories, essays and poems already published in the fall " Exposure" and the winter "Metamorphosis" will automatically be entered in the contests for which they are eligible unless their authors wish to withhold them from the contests.
The general rules for all the contests are available in the English Office, Towers 303. Students planning to submit entries should follow the rules carefully since they give specifics about length and format for the individual contests.
'Ruby Tuesday's' offers music, food and fun
By Tami Lange
If you're tired of the Otterbein campus and High Street is too noisy. why not try something different? Ruby Tuesday's at 1978 Summit St. in Columbus. will pleasantly surprise you.
A musical nightclub-style bar, Ruby Tuesday's is virtually unheard of up here. Yet. in a recent review in Columhu.1 Monthly it was called "the best of any local entertainment."
The bar serves those 19 and older. and an 1.0. is required. According to Nancy Wilson, the manager. Ruby Tuesday's has been in operation under the present management since 1975. We are basically a nightclub style bar."
The decor makes a striking impression. This is a two-story club, as the basement is also used for entertaining and is equipped with a small bar and some game tables and booths. The booths reflect a turn of the century atmosphere. They are carved cedar on a tiled floor, with copper-topped tables. This area is generally used by those who come for dining, rather than for Ruby's entertainment.
Upstairs is a nightclub entertainment setting with enough tables and chairs for at least I00 people (total "TYPING"
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capacity is 160), as well as a stage for bands. Patrons may also make use of the bar and choose from a menu of wide variety (pizza is a specialty).
As with many bars and nightclubs, Ruby Tuesday's has a variety of theme nights. Wednesday is "Wheel of a Deal" night, when prizes are awarded and games played, utilizing a roulette wheel. Thursday is men's night, with a reduced cover charge, and Tuesday is ladies' night - with the same policy as well as half-price drinks for women.
Of course, Ruby Tuesday's prides
itself on the variety and quality of its entertainment. Styles range from jazz to blues to new wave. In February alone, the club has booked over 15 bands. Many of the bands are from the Detroit area. In the future, Ruby Tuesday's hopes to host Rare Silk, a band from Michigan who were recently nominated for two Grammy awards.
Some of the bands you'll have a change to hear before the end of February will include: Dave WorkmanWillie Pooch Blues Band -a
contemporary blues band; A.P.B. and Outer Brooks-who emphasize the English genre of rock and jazz; and Ronald Koal and the Trillionaires-a Nu-music band who have opened concerts for Stray Cats, a Flock of Seagulls and Joan Jett. Ruby Tuesday's is a good place to go to get away from the noise and congestion of High Street. The music is as good as is the food (for the most part) and the general atmosphere makes you want to return again and again.
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Generations attend Otterbei
This Within insert is devoted to the many generations that have attended Otterbein over the years. We thought it appropriate to recognize these generations during Parents' Day, which is this Saturday.
We contacted several parents who are alumni and have children currently attending Otterbein. We asked them why they decided to go to Otterbein. In addition, we asked them to respond to th changes that have occurred at Otterbein since they were students. Here's what we found:
She had initially attended two other colleges before coming to Otterbein. "I could transfer easier to Otterbein than to any other school." Plus she wanted to be closer to home and to her husband who was already a student at Otterbein.
She and her husband lived off campus as the College did not provide any housing for married students. "We probably didn't have the association with other students as we would have if we lived on campus."
"I was impressed with the campus and the friendliness of the students at Otterbein " Although noted students have changed. "Students are still trying to get off campus to buy beer."
He noted the college has also alloted more freedo to students living on campus, specifically for the sororities who are now allowed to live off campus in their own houses.
Huston decided to go here "because my parents went to Otterbein. I was in pre-med and Otterbein had a good pre-med school," he added.
Huston also noted the many physical changes that have occurred since he attended Otterbein, namely the deletion of the old student union and the physical education building.
"I had been to Otterbein for a band concert and liked the campus." Although the campus has chang drastically since she attended Otterbein, Buckingha said the students have remained the same-friendly. She noted that Otterbein had no dorms for guys at the time so they either lived in rooming houses or in fraternities.
"Physically, the campus has changed a great deal, with all the new buildings. I don't see a great difference in the students."
"I came to Otterbein because I liked the atmosphere. It was a quiet, friendly, school. I also felt good about the school because my brother and sister had both attended the school and liked it very much.
I think the main differences in Otterbein are the facilities which are available to the students. The Rike Center, the Library, and the Campus Center are all facilities that we could only dream of. One thing that hasn't changed however is the friendliness. I don't think that will ever change."
Conard is the third generation of her family to attend Otterbein so it was an obvious choice for her. She said maybe 60- 70 of her relatives have attended Otterbein.
"Otterbein was my choice of schools because it was close to home. Kenyon College was closer, but at that time it wasn't a coeducational school. I wanted to live close to home so I could go home on the weekends and help out."
The biggest changes I see at Otterbein are the newer buildings, the number of cars that are on campus, and the number of students who go home on the weekends. It's also hard to imagine girls not having to run back to their dorms before the chimes ring 10 p.m., when the doors were locked for the evening.
This issue of Within was compiled by Tami Lange, Rose Shiplett and Scott Cavanagh. Photos by Jerry Marks, Lora Robinson and Dave Tanner. Graphics design by Dave Kimmel.
"One reason I went to Otterbein was because I received a partial scholarship."
Hall directors discover family life in dorms
Who is that cute little girl who is often seen skipping through the dining hall, clutching her Cabbage Patch doll? She's Vanessa Locker, daughter of hall director Steve Locker and his wife Karen. The Lockers have added a new dimension to residence hall living, for it is the first time, at least in recent years, that a hall director has moved a whole family in. Other directors have been known to and still are sharing their apartments with their spouses, but not with a vivacious5-year-old.
Besides being the hall director for Davis complex, Steve has developed and coached the first Otterbein soccer team. Through work in student personnel, which is the field of his master's degree, he hopes eventually to coach soccer full-time. He said, "I like to approach coaching through student personnel because I want to gain a wide perspective and get to know all students rather than just the soccer players."
In weighing the pros and cons, Steve said, "Every aspect of living in a resident hall can be positive if you know how to handle it." A problem Steve often finds himself handling is that of enforcing quiet hours. He said the halls were not built for lots of noise and therefore have bad acoustics. Karen, a cost and price analyst at the project management division of Battelle in Columbus, agreed: "We realize that most of the time the noise is the result of bad acoustics as opposed to kids. We also try to keep in mind that they are college kids and that for a lot of them this is their first time away from home. They will be noisy; what else can you expect? We've been to college and we know what it is like."
Steve and Karen agreed this year has been a good experience, and they plan on remaining here next year. They claimed to owe a lot of their success to the good staff of RAs that they have had. Karen said having Vanessa here has presented no problem, but she added: "It's good for a certain period of time but we wouldn't want her to spend her whole childhood growing up with older people. She needs to be around other 5-year-olds. Vanessa has been showered with attention and even been a little spoiled, but the kids have been so good to her."
The Lockers are not the only married couple living in the residence halls, for Garst has a "man on the floor." He is Ted Partridge, who is married
Partridges are one of the couples now residing in Otterbein's residence halls. to tri-ad hall director Margie Partridge, formerly Marge McCalister. Ted and Margie were married in July of '83 and moved into Garst less than a month later. Ted is a buyer and travels to Lancaster to work. Margie lives at one of her jobs and walks across the campus to the Student Personnel Office to her other one, where she supervises the campus cleaning crew, Ke-Wa-Pa. Because of the distance Ted commutes to and from work and the high price of gasoline, they will not be returning next year, but they will not leave the "Bein" with bad feelings. Marge, an '83 Otterbein graduate, said, "It was a good way to start our marriage for it has helped us to be more understanding and .to develop much more patience."
Prior to the Partridges' moving into Garst the Smiths lived there. Becky and Dick now own their own home within walking distance from Otterbein. Becky, student activities coordinator and an '81 graduate of Otterbein, spent her junior year as an RA in Garst and her senior as a hall director in Clements. Upon graduation she married Dick and, continuing with her student personnel career, moved him into a tiny two room apartment in King Hall. The following year they moved into what seemed a life of luxury, a four room apartment in Garst.
Becky had a unique experience, going from being a single hall director and then to being a married hall director. The changes called for major adjustments for Becky, for she had to allow for more private time and consider another's feelings, besides her responsibilities in the residence halls. It was hard at times for Dick to accept the demands upon her time. Dick, a 31-year-old and '79 Otterbein graduate, spent one year in the residence halls.
Dick manages the Columbus Second Sole stores and is also the assistant coach for the men's track team. Being on campus was convenient for his coaching work, according to Dick, but also had its drawbacks. One of those was the immaturity of some residents and another was the constant interruptions, both of which he claimed came with the territory. He said, "There was a lot of good, the negative just tends to rise in your mind and therefore appears to outweigh the good, but there were a lot more positive aspects of living in a residence hall than negative ones."
Another couple who also lived two years in the residence halls were Dean for Student Development Bob Gatti and his wife, Jackie. They spent their first two years of marriage '78-'79, living in the honeymoon suite of Davis Hall. Jackie, who was studying and working in physical education, liked the accessibility of the Rike Center,other campus facilities, drama and musical performances as well as student activities to which they were invited. But what she liked the most were the residents and getting to know Bob and his job better. She said, "I really got to know Bob's occupation better. It's made it easier to be understanding now when he can't make it home in time because a student needs him. After living with the students and learning to respect them as Bob and I do, I am able to be empathic towards them."
Bob views his position as a hall director as a good starting point for a career in student personnel. Living with the students put him in a better position to counsel them. The only disadvantages the Gattis found were the noise and the lack of privacy. Another liability was in not being able to follow their own preferences in living. Bob and Jackie are naturalists, who enjoy wildlife and animals. Their new home in Delaware County is evidence of their interest in the "natural life."
The Gattis agreed that they really enjoyed living in Davis and if they had it to do all over again they wouldn't change a thing. They both felt that the pros definitely outweighed the cons. Bob added, "The bottom line is that if you enjoy your work the disadvantages will be outweighed by the many advantages and I love working with college students."
. . . by kim whitmore
Parents' Day schedule of events
9:00-9:30 a.m. Registration in the Campus Center.
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Coffee Hour for Faculty and Parents.
10:40-11:45 a.m.
Mini-classes in several disciplines: Science: Magic? Mystery? Power? - Dr. Bob Place.
The Horse on the Dining-Room TableSharon Carlson and Lisa Wetmore. Back in the V.S.S.R.-Dr. J. Patrick Lewis.
More Than Sitting in Class: The Active Learner-Wayne Rittenhouse.
Diet Concepts and ControversiesEleanor Roman.
Highlighting Concepts on the Individual Tax Returns-Brian Jones. Computers-Past, Present, and Future: A Perspective-Dr. John Hinton.
11:45-1:00 p.m.
Lunch in the Campus Center Dining Hall: $2.50.
11:30-1:30 p.m.
Live Entertainment by Jim Corr and Friends.
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Student Life and Career Development Panels.
2:00-7:30 p.m.
Open House in Residence Halls, Sorority and Fraternity Houses.
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Otterbein Talent Showcase in the Campus Center.
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Dinner in the Campus Center Dining Hall: $3.60.
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Dinner Theatre for Opera.
8:15 p.m.
Opera Theatre: The Poor Sailor and Archy and Mehitabel.
The
Midsummer Night in '73
Shown above are Dick Miller and Beth Mach/an, who portrayed Oberon and Titania in the /973 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," directed by Dr. Charles Dodrill. The same parts 11 il! be.filled by Tracy Jones and guest artist Marcus Smythe in the upcoming production, directed by Mr. Edward Vaughan.
Now Playing •
By Tami Lange
Sea stories and alley cats will come to life on the stage as the Otterbein Opera Theatre makes its annual musical offering to the community and campus. In past years. the directors have presented one major performance. but this year they have put together something a little bit different.
On Feb. 23, 24, and 25, two short operas, "The Poor Sailor" and "Archy and Mehitabel," will be performed in the Riley Auditorium of the Battelle Fine Arts Center. The first opera concerns a sailor who tests the fidelity of his wife by coming back from the sea disguised as a wealthy stranger. The whole work revolves around this case of mistaken identity.
According to Dr. Morton Achter, chairperson of the Department of M usic and director of the production, "The Poor Sailor" is really a chamber opera, based on a true story which librettist Jean Cocteau read in a newspaper.
Composed by 20th century French composer Darius Milhaud, the work will be sung in English and will feature many familiar sea chanteys.
Casting for the opera is as follows: sophomore Sherri Puderbaugh as the wife, freshman Jeff Offenberger as the friend and senior Todd Rupp as the father. The title role will be sung by guest professional Thom Gall. who most recently appeared with the Otterbein choirs in "'Carmina Burana." Dr. Lyle Barkhymer, associate professor of music, will serve as music director.
Opera takes quite a different turn with the second show of the evening, George Kleinsinger's "archy and mehitabel." This opera fable is styled more along the lines of musical theater with
a spicy hint of jazz in the score For those who might have enjoyed the current Broadway hit "Cats," this offering also concerns the feline population and is subtitled "A Back-Alley Opera."
The action concerns the friendship of a disreputable alley cat named Mehitabel and a cockroach named Archy who helps the cat in her quest for respectability.
The characters, created by journalist Don Marquis, will be brought to life bv senior Todd Rubb (Archy), freshman Beckv Benson ( Mehitabel), and guest professional Kirk Lawson (Bill). A cat chorus will consist of seniors Heather Hock , Mary Beth Robinson, Sarah Stinchcomb; juniors Georgine Francesangcli and Jen Fry: sophomore Robin Stafford and freshman Catherine Randazzo. Dr. David Doney, director of Otterbein's television facility, will serve as narrator.Junior David Decooman will appear as Broadway, the lightning bug.
Directors for "archy and mehitabel" opera are Craig Johnson, instructor of music, and Cass Johnson, an adjunct member of the music faculty. According to Craig Johnson, "The costumes and choreography will have a '30's and '40's feel and the cat chorus will sing in the close harmony typical of the Andrews sisters."
A jazz ensemble with piano will accompany the action, directed by DeYennev, instructor of music.
Both operas are free to students and faculty with l.D. The shows will also be presented in a dinner theater as part of this weekend's Parents' Day activities. Tickets may be obtained at the BFAC box office from 1-5 weekdays and for two hours preceding each performance
Photo by Lara Robinson
The Opera Theatre at Otterbein opens this weekend with the productions "The Poor Sailor"' and "Archy and Menitahel." Students are seen here during rehearsal in preparation for Friday's curtain
6 February 23, 1984
Cards defeat Mount, advance to next round
By Chris Cebull
The Otterbein men's basketball team beat Mount Union, 75-61, Monay night at the Rike Center, in the first round of Ohio Athletic Conference tournament play. A quiet 789 people were on hand for the contest.
It was Dave Langdon who, with two foul shots, put Otterbein on the scoreboard first. Mount Union retaliated with two field goals making the score 4-2 and giving the Purple Raiders their only lead of the night. Otterbein led at halftime 36-26. In the second period Otterbein, making frequent substitutions, outscored Mount Union 39-35.
Freshman Dick Hempy was the game's top scorer with 17, followed by Langdon. 16. Mike McKinney and Ray Zawadzki both had 14. The Cardinals were 33 of 73 from the field for 45 percent, while the Raiders went 28 of 47 for 49 percent. Hempy also led all rebounders with 14asOtterbein held the board advantage 43-31.
After the first round win Otterbein began preparations for last night's
The Otterbein Women's Basketball Team ended their regular season with a 12-8 record. Senior scoring leader Kathy Cole played in her last regular season in an Ouerbein uniform
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game against Oberlin. In the first round Oberlin surprised many by beating Ohio Northern. In regular season play. the Cards had their best scoring game of the year against Oberlin in a 104-79 victory. The winner of last night's game advances to the semifina1 round against the winner of the Capital-Muskingum game. The two winners will play Friday at 7 : 30 in the Rike Center. The winner of that game will participate in the championship game on Saturday night.
The Cardinals ended regular season play last week with wins against Kenyon and Wooster, extending their winning streak to five.
The Cards handily beat Kenyon on Januarv 15 in the Rike Center. The final score was 82-61 with McKinney chipping in 18 to head Otterbein. Kenyon's Chris Russell was the top scorer with 34.
Last Saturday Otterbein was victorious in a 74-68 contest against Wooster at Wooster. Hempy was the game's top scorer with 21 points, Zawadzki had 16 and McKinney 14.
Runners win
By Mike Mesewicz
With only one more indoor track meet of the season the Cardinals are bracing for the Ohio Athletic Conference meet to be held at Ohio Wesleyan University on March 2nd and 3rd. The Cardinals had a triad meet at Ohio Wesleyan University last weekend and maintained their position with first place finishes.
Eric Anderson and Scott Pryfogle grabbed the first and second place slots in the shot-put event. Anderson, in a meet two weeks ago, captured a bid to go to the Ohio Athletic Conference indoor meet with a throw of 46'8½".
Steve McConaghy had two first place finishes for Otterbein with his efforts in the triple jump and 265 intermediate hurdles. The mile run was an exciting race. Mike Ginn and Scott Al peter took the first and second place finishes, respectively. Ginn ran a 4:22 while Al peter trailed close behind with a run of 4:22.1 Ginn also managed to grab a first place finish in the 1000 yard run with a 2:24 3 time.
QC instructor active inOSU sports broadcasts
By Scott Cavanagh
To students taking his night accounting course. Jack Park may be nothing more than another teacher, but to fans of Ohio State football he is much more.
Park, an accounting teacher at both Otterbein and Franklin University, is an expert on Ohio State football history, and has shared his knowledge with the public on many radio programs as well as in several publications.
Since 1977. Park has been the expert commentator for many of the OSU football pre-game specials on WTVN radio. He also has shared his football knowledge over the airwaves on WBNS pre-games and in print in the OSU weekly football programs, passed out at each home football game.
A graduate of OSU, with a B.S. in accounting, Park became interested in Buckeye football as a boy growing up in New Lexington. Although he was an active high school athlete, Park's competitive athletic days ended when he reached OS U. Although he was no longer a player, his interest in the game did not diminish. While a student at OSU, Park attended the home football games regularly, and became an even more staunch Buckeye supporter than before. Upon his graduation from OSU. Park went on to graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. While studying at Pitt., Park continued to follow the Bucks, but he also gained an interest in the
Panther football program. which. at the time, was just beginning to grow into the gridiron power which it is today. Park graduated from Pitt., with an MBA in accounting. While working as a CPA. Park had to do many analysis of certain businesses and their practices. Eventually, he began to work his favorite past time into his work and started to make in depth analysis of many aspects of Buckeye football history. Park used his great knowledge of the game and coupled it with the knowledge he had from the business world to make determinations as to the winning percentages of Buckeye teams against certain teams, certain conferences and even how they have done on certain dates. For instance. November 22 has been a very eventful date in the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry. Two of the Buckeyes' most memorable victories. the 1975 comefrom-behind victory and the 1952 win, which was Woody Hayes' first as a Head Coach, have both come on November 22. In contrast, two of the Buckeyes' worst defeats have come on this date. In 1969, rookie Head Coach Bo Schembechler led his M ichigan Team to an upset victory over the previously unheated Buckeyes. This win ended the Buckeyes' 22-game winning streak. In 1919, the Nov. 22 contest was the last for the Buckeyes' immortal coach Chic Harley, who went out on a losing note. Studies like these were the reason Park was asked to be the guest of Don Alexandre on the OS U pregame in 1977. Since that time, Park has been a
regular on the broadcasts for 7 or 8 games per year. Parks' responsibility for the show is to help Alexandre collect information on a certain topic of OSU football. usually having to do with each weeks' opponent. Park makes an analysis of this topic and answers questions from listeners during the program.
Along with his responsibilities to WTVN, Park also helps prepare questions for the Sports Talk show on WBNS. He has been doing this since 1979 for two or three games a year. Park also answers 4uestions for the WL W radio show before the Michigan game each year. Parks' statistics are used for radio broadcasts as far away as Youngstown. where his research is used for football broadcasts on WBBW.
Park has also put his knowledge into print. Park currently writes the Buckeye Grid iron Quiz, a series of ten OSU football 4uestions which can be found in the Ohio State football program each week. The Buckeye Leaves. a newspaper which follows the course of the OS U sports' program, also features Park's writing. Park's by-line can be seen in the Buckeye Leaves many times during the football season.
Despite his many sports related activities. Park is adamant when stating that his sports activities are simply hobbies which he enjoys. Park is presently a controller with the Custom Coach Corporation in Columbus. Park has also been teaching accounting for 15 years. Along with his experience at Otterbein and Franklin. Park has taught at Alleghency College .-----------------------------------,and The University or Pittsburgh.
Park lives in Upper Arlington with his wife Sue and his three children:
Julie
states that while his children arc active in athletics. he docs not push sports on them; that must be their own choice.
Park feels that his blending of sports and business has showed him some interesting and noteworthy correlations between the success ofa business and the success of a sports program. "A business that takes it's work seriously and docs it's homework will be successful," he said. "Just as in a sports program. the athletes that dedicate themselves to their team and take pride in their team will be successful. and due to this dedication, the program will be successful."
Jack Park
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