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Drag Kings and Queens take over Whitewater There’s plenty of gold inside:
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Performer’s at IMPACT’s 8th annual Drag Show rocked the runway with sassy styles. The show was hosted by Bryanna Banx$ and the evening consisted of high-energy performances from several drag Kings. See Lifestyle page 10 for more information on the show.
page 7 Biz and Tech Pumpers and Mitchell’s and The College Pub, St. Patty’s Day team up event Bars open at 6 a.m. Green beer and Irish car bombs
page 9 Lifestyle 21 and over colomn, Irish cocktails, Lucky Charm boosy milkshake, Sprinlkes on St. Patrick
Warhawk wrestler wins national title First national win for Warhawks since 1991 John Miller Staff Writer
The UW-Whitewater men’s wrestling team crowned its first individual national champion since 1991 on March 11, when junior Jordan Newman defeated his fifth-seeded opponent in the 184-pound weight class championship Newman match at the 2017 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Newman breezed through his first two opponents with decisions of 8-1 and 15-8 on March 10, and earned 18-1 technical fall triumph in the semifinals on March 11. In the championship match, there was no need for a decision, as the third-seeded Newman found the title-clinching pin at 4:03. Head coach Ned Shuck contributed Newman’s title run to his consistency and his thoroughness. “He took care of all the little details he needed to take care of and that’s what champions do,” Shuck said. “It payed off for him this weekend.” Although the national title was an individual one, senior Zac Denny said it was still an exciting moment for everyone. “It feels good to finally get one, espe-
cially while I’m a senior,” Denny said. From a team standpoint, the Warhawks brought four wrestlers to the tournament and ended with a team score of 31.5, good for a tie at the 13th spot. The team was just three-and-ahalf-points away from cracking the top eight. Along with Newman and Denny, senior Joseph Brodman and freshman Devin Tortorice both competed in La Crosse. The third-seeded Denny won his first two matches of the tournament at 125, before falling in the semifinals to a 5-2 decision. After two consolation matches, Denny secured the fifth-place spot.
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St. Baldrick’s buzzes heads for childhood cancer Hailee Jensen Staff Writer
The third annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser for childhood cancer research was held in the University Center Hamilton Room on March 12. The fundraiser was hosted by Sigma Sigma Sigma and Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) The event brought in $19,780, falling short of their $25,000 goal. Tri Sigma member Kayla Tevepaugh decided to shave her head at the last moment. Tevepaugh’s four year old cousin has battled leukemia after being diagnosed at Christmas time two years ago. Tevepaugh has been a participant for the last three years. This event not only means a lot to her cousin, but to all the children Tevepaugh will encounter during her time as a childhood education major.
“These kids could be in my class one day, I could have a child who has cancer or has been through cancer, or even my kids could have families,” said Tevepaugh. “I wanna do this for my sisters because I know they will be there for me the entire time walking beside me around Whitewater with no hair.” Event organizer and Tri Sigma member, Madison Smith, called the event extremely successful, and was thankful for all the participants. “A truly impactful moment was when Kayla Tevepaugh shaved her head for the second time to honor her cousin Macy whose now four and in remission,” Smith said. “Her actions were so powerful there was not a dry eye in the room.” Alumni Joe Neterval also came out to support the
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Students filtered in and out of the UC on Thursday, March 9 to leave messages on the Free Speech Wall. The wall was sponsored by the UW-Whitewater Young Americans for Liberty chapter. The wall was open for students to write anything as well as learn about unconstitutional speech laws. Top Left: Freshman Corbin Marucco signs the Freedom Wall to show his support of free speech on campus. Bottom Left: The Free Speech Wall was filled by the end of the day with messages of hope, love and unity for students and faculty on campus.
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fundraiser. As a TKE in his UW-Whitewater day’s he supported his brothers and giving back. “I think it’s important to be well rounded, you are privileged if you have a college degree, good to work on stuff for people who are underprivileged,” Neterval said. Neterval plans on growing his hair out for the next year to come out and support the event in the coming year. Each of the teams took turns sitting on stage to shave or cut their hair. As the day went on donations were accepted through cash, credit and Purple Points. Tables were set up to provide refreshments, raffles and silent auctions, as well as Love Your Melon, a company giving hats to every child battling childhood cancer. Also new to this year’s event, was the option to send a let-
“It’s something that brings all our sisters together, something to be apart of.”
From left to right- Zach Pileggi, Nick Miller and Torrey Osman were one of the first few groups to shave their heads at Sunday’s event. The three sat for the barbers, who also supported cancer research.
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ter to a child in remission or cancer treatment. Local Whitewater restaurants such as The Sweet Spot, Rosa’s Pizza, as well as Jessica’s Family Restaurant helped sponsor the event. Tri Sigma sister, Gabby Miller, donated her hair for the first time. She expressed the emotional experience after Kayla Tevepaugh shared her story. Having her hair in hand and not on her head was a weird feeling for her, said Miller. “It’s something that brings all our sisters together, something awesome to be apart of,” Miller said. “I can’t wait for someone else to have it.” Many people shaved their heads in support of a family member or friend. Freshman Nick Miller shaved his head in honor of his grandfather, who has stage four lung cancer. photos by Sierra High / Photo Editor
Leo Litsman (left) and Tau Kappa Epsilon almni Joe Neterval (right) smile while chopping their hair to ben-
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• The slate of Thomas Kind and Hogan • It’s almost spring break! UWVeserat won the student election for Whitewater’s Spring Break starts Whitewater Student Government on March 18. Classes will resume President. Kind and Veserat’s on March 27. After classes resume, campaign received 92 percent of there will be six weeks remaining the total vote. The Senate approved before finals start. Kind and Veserat for the upcoming year on Monday, March 13.
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Common Council prepares for Spring Splash Inspections, door-to-door campaigns to ready citizens for heavy party traffic Kolton Hegstrom Assistant News Editor
Spring Splash continued to command attention at the March 7 Common Council meeting. City Manager Cameron Clapper got Spring Splash discussions started by not mentioning the event. “There is not one specific event that we can mention by name,” Clapper said. Wisconsin Red and Pumpers and Mitchell’s dropped official sponsorship for the event. The Spring Splash discussions got rolling with precautionary items the community is going to do to prepare for the weekend.
“Be ambassadors to help make wise choices, to re-direct people if they are making poor choices.” — Lisa Otterbacher, Whitewater Police Chief
To start the preparations, Whitewater is going to do inspections of the balconies to figure out how much weight they can support, because that was one of last year’s biggest concerns. The city plans to send out letters to everyone in the community informing them about what to expect and how to react to Spring Splash parties. Also, the council will be doing a door-to-door information campaign from April 17-19 on streets that are expected to have heavy party traffic to inform residents on what to expect. Although the discussion started
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off negatively, it quickly changed into a much more positive conversation. Chief Otterbacher led these positive discussions by bringing up the good that the event brings to the community, such as increased traffic for restaurants and an opportunity to showcase Whitewater to outsiders. Otterbacher went on to ask the council, “Why are we not promoting where positive things can happen?” Otterbacher made it clear that the police will be sending lost and heavily intoxicated visitors to the Whitewater Armory at 146 W North Street. The Armory will also have charging stations for phones and serve as a facility for those who get separated from thier friends. She also talked about how community members can assist with the weekend. “Be safety ambassadors,” said Otterbacher. “Be ambassadors to help make wise choices, to redirect people if they are making poor choices.” Council approves squad car The Common Council unanimously approved a purchase of a new police car. The car is expected to cost $28,100. The council also unanimously approved a $13,970 change to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Biological Upgrade. The full budget for the treatment plant upgrade is over $1 million. The last item the council discussed was the possibility of changing the Cable TV Commission into the Community Involvement Commission. The council did not take an official stance on this proposed change.
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Dancescapes ’17 is an event that features different styles and themes of dance because ‘Dance speaks volumes without saying a word’. This event will take place in the Barnette Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thurs. March 30 through Sat. April 1.
YouTuber writes hit book on personal struggles Hannah Hart is a breaker of boundaries. She first rose to fame by accident, after uploading a video of her getting drunk and cooking to make a friend smile. Within a few days, that video had gone viral and she used this opportunity to make more episodes. Thus, “My Drunk Kitchen” was born. Hart’s channel, MyHarto, boasts over two million subscribers and hosts more than just drunk cooking videos. Hannah sprinkles in life advice, tutorials and personal stories of her journey to fame. From Youtube she took “My Drunk Kitchen” on Review by the road, Monica Hart cooking and Copy Editor interacting with her fans around Royal Purple Review the United States. During this tour she partnered with two fellow YouTubers and friends to create a stand up comedy show. From there Hart continued to grow, authoring a parody cookbook, creating and starring in two films, a superhero TV show, writing another book, creating a charity partnered with Subaru and soon will be the star of a new Food Network Show. It is easy to assume that Hart has always lead such a charmed life, but in her latest book “Buffering: Unshared tales of a Life Fully Loaded”, Hart shows her readers that she rose to fame from more than humble beginnings. This book is an autobiography that features tales of YouTube success, family trauma, a schizophrenic mother, a religious fanatic of a father and Hannah’s personal struggle to grow up and find her way mostly unguided through the world. “Buffering” moves quickly from humor to tragedy, leaving readers gasping from shock and laughter in the same chapter. Although Hart writing style can be hard to follow, if you take a look at one of her videos it will be clear why.
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She is full of energy and joy, while remaining grounded and caring. This is most evident through her charity, Have a Hart Day, where she encourages her subscribers to go to their local food bank, clothing drive, or charity event of their choosing to lend a hand and help their local community. Hart did this herself during her comedy tour, Hello Harto. She scheduled all of her fan meetups at local food banks and asked that her followers bring a can or two for donations before they took their
picture with her. Hart tells behind the scenes stories of her journey during the tour, as well as her journey through life. Throughout the chapters she doles out suggestions for living a better life, punny metaphors for challenging topics, and advice on everything from travel to coming out of the closet. “Buffering” is Hannah Hart’s most personal and detailed project and absolutely worth the read.
St. Patricks Day Around the World Chicago, U.S. Dyeing of the Chicago River green on March 14 at 10 a.m.
Sydney, Australia Annual St. Patricks Day parade and family day- second biggest St. Patricks parade, next to New York City’s
London, England Six hour long parade, starting at 11 a.m. on 5th Ave. on March 17
Tokyo, Japan Tokyo will have it’s 21st St. Patty’s Day Parade on March 14 at 1 p.m.
Buenos Aires, Argentina Has the fifth largest Irish population in the world has 10 blocks closed off for street parties on March 17
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Biz & Tech Editor: Brad Allen
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UW-W students using new safety device About 100 UW-Whitewater students have invested in Sound Grenade, a new safety device, according to RoboCopp, the company that sells the tool.
Sound Grenade is an alarm with a battery life of up to 5 years. The Royal Purple is investigating how these devices can benefit students.
Tech experts urge caution
ICIT: Recent surge in phishing emails suggests hackers are getting more creative By Brad Allen Biz & Tech Editor
It’s good to have a healthy sense of paranoia when it comes to receiving and opening emails. This is the message the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Instructional, Communication & Information Technology (ICIT) has for students. Amid an increasing frequency of phishing emails — potentially malicious messages sent out to mass numbers of people for any number of purposes — experts within the ICIT department are urging students and faculty members to exercise extreme caution when managing their email accounts. In recent weeks, ICIT has identified and eliminated a multitude of maliscious emails. The sources of these messages have found new ways to break through the university’s barriers, or firewalls, designed to block malicious emails and safely keep confidential information in. “We’re hoping to increase awareness of security information,” ICIT Information Security Officer Louann Gilbertson said. “We want to be a resource for students, because threats are constantly changing.” Gilbertson added that she hopes more students will think to report instances of maliscious emails. A step-by-step walkthrough for students and faculty on how to identify and report potentially malicious emails can be found on ICIT’s website.
What are malicious emails?
Malicious emails generally contain a message claiming to be urgent and requires users to follow a link to a website or respond with certain credentials or other information. Messages presenting non-existent employment opportunities are common. The best way to handle messages containing job offers is simple: If it seems too good to be true, it isn’t. “If it just doesn’t seem right, don’t go there,” Gilbertson said. Other messages might ask for users to buy a product for an upcoming reward. In some cases, phishing sources pose as legitimate officials, which is where things can get tricky. Messages may appear to be sent from an official university email address and contain a simple warning: Be careful of email scams. To the untrained eye, this may look legitimate, however there are a few red flags to watch out for. • An official message from ICIT or the Help Desk urging caution will generally have the same content as a scam, but there may be spelling errors in a false email, which is a dead giveaway. • Copyrighted emails are usually scams. Legitimate organizatons will not copyright emails. • Many scams try to replicate legitimate addresses by using a similar address. A phishing email that reached UW-W students on March 1 was sent from an address with a domain of “uww.edu.ru.” The last two letters signal that this email was sent from an account with a Russian domain. In almost all cases, an email sent to an American student from a “ru” domain is fake. • Some sources even use legitimate domains in place of others. For example, the difference between certain domains [(dot) edu, org, gov and com] is huge.
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Senior Alex Visser meets with Help Desk student workers Jack Butler, left, and Logan Wegner, right, to restore Wi-Fi capabilities to his computer. The Help Desk offers a variety of services to students and faculty members, ranging from general tech support to eliminating maliscious malware, such as computer viruses.
“We’re hoping to raise awareness of security information. We want to be a resource for students, becasue threats are constantly changing.” — Louann Gilbertson, Information Security Officer • Emails containing embedded links without much description of where you’re going before you click on the link are usually scams. All emails sent from ICIT or the Help Desk will always inform students of the steps to follow after clicking the link within the email itself.
A game of cat and mouse
Email scams targeting UW-W accounts are mostly mitigated, with somewhere around 99 percent of them never even reaching students or faculty members. But the ones that do get through the system can still pose a threat. It’s a bit of a cat and mouse situation, ICIT communications specialist Ben Kroeplin said. ICIT is constantly hunting down malicious emails and removing the content from servers, but the sources behind the messages are always finding new ways to evade security measures. Students who receive an email they believe is suspicious or harmful in nature should immediately forward the message to suspiciousemail@uww.edu. But ICIT is concerned many students who receive Phishing emails are simply deleting them, and not reporting the incidents, allowing the sources behind the messages to remain undetected and continue fishing around UW-W’s email servers for various reasons, whether that’s credit card information or access to students’ accounts. “In general, some people worldwide may be losing revenue or are subject to identity theft,” Kroeplin said. He added that ICIT does not want to see UW-W students or faculty become victims to malicious emails or other forms of online hacking. “The individuals behind the malicious emails
“The individuals behind the maliscious emails are getting more creative. They’ve been doing their homework.” — Ben Kroeplin, ICIT Communications Specialist are getting more creative,” Kroeplin said. “They’ve been doing their homework.”
How are hackers getting creative?
Aside from the common malicious messages detailed previously, sources behind the attacks don’t always target people online. When Pokemon GO dropped in July last year, there was an increase in frequency of muggings nationwide, as having so many people walking around while distracted allowed certain people to prey upon this vulnerability. Individuals behind attacks might also seek to gain access to credentials of other people, in order to gain access to all of their contacts, financial information and all other available resources. Phishing sources sometimes use email credentials to contact users’ friends or colleagues, hoping to trick them. “Even links from friends could be phishing attacks — if their credentials were hacked,” Gilbertson said. “If you aren’t sure about something, ask.”
‘Throwing a wide net’
Potentially malicious emails are rarely, if ever, targeted at one person. In most cases, mass emails are sent out to entire servers-worth of people in hopes of hooking one person and reeling in their information through trickery--similar to fishing, in that sense. Hence the term: “Phishing.” Because one person might become a victim of malicious emails or other forms of hacking, it might seem as if they were individually targeted for this reason. “They [hackers] tend to throw a wide net,” Gilbertson said. “They play the game quite well.”
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March 15, 2017
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bare shelves Spring Splash event left Walmart store in difficult situation By Brad Allen Biz & Tech Editor
It was only nine o’clock in the morning. After a stressful drive to work during which she was nearly collided into by assumingly drunken drivers three times, Service Desk Associate Kari Geldernick found herself explaining to a customer that Walmart had sold out of its entire beer stock. An agitated customer stood a few feet back in line wondering how long it would take to get out of the store, all while a staff shortened by 25 people due to call-ins struggled to keep the superstore running notso-smoothly. That’s when a regular truck packed with a shipment of food products arrived—whether by chance or by careful planning on the part of Walmart’s management team—to save the day. “It was pure luck,” Geldernick said. Geldernick, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, said that working at Walmart on April 16, 2016, “was terrible.”
She added, “it was one of the worst minutes to get through. days I’ve ever worked.” “It hurt their shopping experi“The whole day was very stress- ence,” Geldernick said. “They waitful,” Geldernick said. “We just had ed in line too long, got angry with to move on, because it wasn’t going the company and threatened to nevto get any easier.” er come back.” Geldernick arrived to work before For the next couple weeks fol8 a.m. to a mob of lowing Spring people waiting for Splash weekthe store to open “The whole day was very end, Walmart’s its doors. Within business took a stressful. We just had minutes, she behit. to move on, becasue it came aware that Geldernick wasn’t going to get any 15 cashiers and said some cuseasier.” service workers tomers had had called in to rebeen afraid — Kari Geldernick, senior port that they were to leave their Walmart Service Desk Associate ill and could not homes due to work their shifts the number of that day. Another ten workers from drunken drivers on the roads. She other departments also had called added that she hopes students and the store to report that they would community members will be very not be coming to work that day. careful this year to avoid car acciIn addition, extra workers were dents due to drunk driving. not able to relocate from either Fort An unnamed Walmart employee Atkinson or Janesville to help out requested off in advance, in hopes of for only one day, as that is against attending Spring Splash with friends. company policy, Geldernick said. The request off was denied, and the Many customers had to wait in employee decided to call-in to report lines that could take more than 20 they would not be coming to work.
“It was a beautiful day out,” the employee said. “It was the one weekend I was absolutely sure I wanted off work.” Many college students, especially seniors, enjoy attending Spring Splash with friends. “They might not be able to do anything like this for a while,” the employee said. “After graduation, people get jobs, they get married, they have kids. College students need a weekend to hang out.” Geldernick said it is very likely there will be a similar situation at work during this year’s Spring Splash. She hopes the store will be overstocked and overstaffed in order to minimize depletion of product and to compensate for a likely “high number of people calling off work.” “I’m thinking of ways to try to get people to at least come in,” Geldernick said. “Maybe persuade them that they can work their shift and then go out afterwards. But if they don’t want to come in, they don’t want to come in. I can’t force them to [work].”
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St. Patrick’s Day Drink Options: St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and many chose to start the party at the crack of dawn. If you’re not an early bird or not a fan of green beer, here are some easy alternatives you can make to join in on the celebrations: Irish Sour Apple Cocktail: · 1 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey · 1 ½ oz Smirnoff Sour Apple Vodka · 3 ½ oz Tonic Water · Green Apple Slices · Ice Cubes In a shaker, combine the whiskey, sour apple vodka and ice cubes. Stir for 25 seconds and strain into a glass filled with fresh ice. Top it off with some tonic water, garnish with slices of green apple and serve.
Combining Childhood and Adulthood: Lucky Charms Boozy Milkshake: · 1 ½ cups Lucky Charms marshmallows · 2 cups milk · 4 scoops vanilla ice cream · 1/3 cup of marshmallow vodka · 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Blend the Lucky Charms marshmallows until powdery. In a separate bowl, add the milk and then pour into the blended marshmallows. Stir together and let sit for 30 minutes. Then, add the ice cream, vodka and vanilla extract and any extra cereal. Top with whipped cream and add some extra marshmallows.
Sprinkles on St. Patrick: · 1 oz. of vodka · ½ oz. Peach Schnapps · ½ oz. Blue Curacao · 3 oz. orange juice · 3 oz. Sprite · Ice Mix all ingredients together, and accentuate the rim by adding sprinkles. graphic by Kirsten Tyrrell / Graphics Editor
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Having a show like this on campus is an amazing opportunity for both the oganization, as well as any people who are not sure how to feel about the experience. For IMPACT, as well as the LBGT community, this drag show is a great way to share their community and their way of expressing themselves with others. This gives them the opportunity to spread the word IMPACT, and the organization’s mission. It allows them to get up in front of an audience, allowing them to get the word out about their organization and make people aware of their meeting time and place. Sponsoring this event also is a form of advertisement for IM-
PACT, because they are able to get their name out on campus, and have it associated with an event that is a little more unusual then the typical org sponsored event, which helps draw attention to them. Hosting an event like this not only helps the org advertise for new members and allies to the community, it also allows them to share their mission, of advocating for the LBGT community, and connecting the community with allies. It allows the orgaization to share a really interesting part of their community with everyone else, in a way that is crazy entertaining. Having an event like this through a student organization and on
campus can also really benefit the people who are hesitant on how to feel about their experience with a drag show. This allows for those people to be presented the community and the show in a safe environment, a place that they are able to trust. This will allow them to learn about the community in a safe space where the people are looking to find allies to the community, so they are very open to exposing and educating people. There are many experiences that people will face when they enter college, some they may like, some they may not.
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Should St. Patrick’s Day be a national holiday?
In a national poll taken by the online pollers at Debate.org, 30 percent of Americans believe St. Patrick’s
Day should be a national holiday while the remaining 70 percent believe it should not.
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When you attend a major sporting event at most competitive universities, you can hear their student section yell “you cant do that.” But at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, fans are shouting at the student section “we can’t hear you.” UW-Whitewater has a winning tradition across many of the school’s sports. Students usually crowd the stands for these premier home athletic events, and many of the teams perform well enough during the regular season to host postseason tournaments. The problem is, unless the games or matches are close to call at the end, you could hear crickets chirping over the sounds of the student section. The Royal Purple will admit that there are a passionate group of a few fans that try to rally most of the students behind them for a lot of the athletic events. The university band that plays for most of the home events is also a strong cheering presence.
Having said that, the university teams need more. When the parent and community section of the bleachers is 10-20 times louder than the student section, something is wrong here. Not everybody cares about sports which is perfectly understandable, but if you come to the game, does it really hurt to stand up and perform a few cheers for your school? Seeing students from other schools with strong athletic programs getting into the games and enjoying themselves makes us at the RP think our students and community are really missing out on an incredibly exciting part of college student life. Many of your high schools would have had a more active cheering section than the UWW’s silent majority. Take the Division-III first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournaments hosted by the men’s basketball team on March 3 and 4. UW-Whitewater was down nearly the entire game in the first round matchup before this mounting a furious late rally that was
capped off by a game-winning three with 1.3 seconds left. The next night was more of the same, although the lead was traded back and forth between the Warhawks and Augustana College (Illinois) in the second half, before Augustana was able to win it with 1.6 seconds left. These games were playoff matchups with the Warhawks owning home court. You would think the students would have been going crazy in the stands for many of the awe-inspiring plays. Wrong. It took until the final few minutes of each game for the student section to even stand and begin to match the intensity that the parents and community home fans were bringing. That is a major disappointment from a university that prides itself on a very strong athletic background. Former Warhawks cornerback Brady Grayvold, who graduated two years ago, was one of the student is section’s lead fans and loved his time there.
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“We had a group of friends who didn’t really care what people thought,” Grayvold said. “We wanted to have fun and make it like a D-I environment….We had a blast. We always made it a full day event. [It] was something we looked forward to in the winter.” All it takes is a few people to start the student section and make it great again. Instead of having five people stand, make it ten, then twenty and so on. Take notes from spirited student sections from other schools such as Arizona State, the University of Wisconsin, Duke University and many, many more. It’s simple cheers like this that will slowly get the student section more and more involved in the game and truly make the Warhawks have a home-court advantage when they are succeeding in whatever sport they are playing. The Royal Purple challenges you, the students, to get out there and have a full college experience by cheering as hard as you can for your fellow students at UW-Whitewater as they continue to exceed in their sport.
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March 15, 2017
Letters to the Editor
Senior calls Sen. to action Over the weekend, I traveled to Washington, D.C. as a volunteer to advocate with our members of Congress about the issue of poverty. During this time, I meet with Representative Sensenbrenner’s office to discuss the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and expanding the benefits to childless workers. The EITC is a pro-work refundable tax credit for low income Americans. In 2015, 9.3 million Americans were lifted above the federal poverty level line through the EITC and the child tax credit. A bipartisan proposal has
been made by Speaker Paul Ryan and President Obama which would affect 246,000 Wisconsinites. In particular, this would affect 13,000 veterans and military personal and 75,000 young adults, like myself. I urge Representative Sensenbrenner to expand the EITC to childless workers ensuring that no American is taxed into poverty. Tiffany Wood, senior
Student speaks for elders Imagine yourself in fifty or sixty years from now and are more dependent on those around you. Imagine not being as active or mobile as you used to be. Who would better provide for you, your family or a caretaker? While this may work out great for some, some elderly lives are in real danger. If we are fortune we all are going to get old someday, so elderly abuse is “our problem” and finding ways to prevent it is something that we should all care about. I announce that elderly abuse is not something that can continue to go unnoticed. I ask you all to take a stand and in finding ways to help prevent elder abuse through education and policies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website, “In the United States alone, more than 500,000 older adults are believed to be abused or neglected each year.” Elderly abuse is an act referring to any knowing, intentional, or neglectful act by a person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult. According to Dr. Robison on his website Helpguide.org, “Abuse of elder’s takes many different forms, some involving threats, neglect, and others involving financial abuse against the elderly.” Sadly, elder abuse can affect anyone, regardless of their economic, social, or personal background. Disturbingly enough, elderly people are harmed
and taken advantage of daily. Elder abuse is an issue that should not be continue to be pushed under the rug, it is an important issue that should be openly discussed today. To address such issue, a policy known as the Elder Justice Act has been created. This policy includes: public health initiatives, social services programs, and criminal law enforcement for abusive behavior. In combination with, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act it provides various public health, social service approaches to the prevention, detection, and treatment of elder abuse. The Elder Justice Act address abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the elderly at the federal level. Although this policy made it their mission to ensure elders are provided with the proper care, there are still areas of improvement for the policy. Compared to child abuse and domestic violence, funding for elder abuse is low. It is equally important for funds to be available for program activities. This dilemma is seen within Congresses federal discretionary spending. In doing so, I suggest the policy being revised in response to others committees, Senate Special Committee on Aging and Jurisdiction. I suggest the policy also attract researchers and grant writers from other fields, for example a member from the panel of Center for Scientific Review (CSR). With such presence, this will allow
grant reviewers to become more aware of such issue. Longitudinal research is critical and should be included in the policy. By including education programs to the public and systematic level, programs should be address defining the incident, risk/protective factors, and consequences of elder abuse in a diverse racial/ethnic populations. Elderly abuse is not something that can continue to go unnoticed and provided with limited funds. I ask you to take a stand in helping to address regulations to properly care for the elderly. Imagine yourself fifty or sixty years from now in a situation with no sign of escape and desperation to have your rights as a human being. If someone could help you, if a policy could be revised in providing better care, wouldn’t you want them to? Heather Smith, senior
Food stamps would benefit students
College students are considered to be the most in-debt individuals in the United States, but they are not eligible for to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program also known, as SNAP is a program where individuals are given a set amount of money each month to be able to buy food. Currently the federal food stamp program says that most college students are not eligible to receive food stamps because they are not in 130% threshold of poverty. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) states the college students that are eligible for the SNAP are students who: be enrolled in at least 6 credits a semester, take part in a state or federal work study program, work at least 20 hours a week, or taking care of a dependent under the age of 6. [1] These are just the requirements for college students. There is a list of other requirements on USDA website on who is eligible for the benefits. According to the rules above, only a handful of students in the higher education system are eligible for the program. Even though most students could truly benefit from these services. Each student would receive $194 per month for groceries, which are a big expense for college students. [1] All students should be eligible for the program, not just if they meet these requirements because having the a set amount of money a month will allow students to eat healthier and have more a balanced diet. This $194 is based on the formula that Americans spend 1/3 of their monthly income on food. This is also the representation of the benefit amount a household of one person receives each month. Students who are carrying a full credit load are not able to work 20 hours a week, and those who are able to take 18 credits and work 20 hours a week are not eating as healthy as they should be. A student’s job is going to school, so therefore all students who are full-time students at a university or college should be eligible to apply for SNAP benefits. Students right now are eating very unhealthy foods, because that is what is cheap and what they can afford on a student’s budget. Being eligible for the SNAP program, it would allow students to afford the foods to lead a healthier lifestyle. The money received each month can only used to purchase food. The card the student receives with the money on it will not allow them to purchase alcohol, cigarettes, or any other goods besides food. Therefore students will have the money to purchase fresh produce and non-freezer foods. It is important to let the students who are eligible for the SNAP benefits to be aware of the opportunity to receive a great benefit. Students who do meet the requirements listed above have an opportunity to apply for the SNAP assistance and can find the correct forms on the USDA website. Jenna Ramljak, senior
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Syracuse becomes butt of joke with city of Greensboro
Syracuse head men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim was pleased that the ACC Tournament was held in New York after years of it being held in Greensboro, North Carolina, saying, “there’s no value in playing in Greensboro. None.”
After just missing the NCAA Tournament, the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) ranked Syracuse as a 1-seed in the 32-team field. The Orange will host 8-seed University of North-Carolina at Greensboro. Well played NIT.
Hoopers fall in national title game
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Above, junior Guthrie Lindquist looks to make a pass in the 76-52 national championship loss as University of Texas-Arlington defenders look on. Lindquist was one of two Warhawks in double-figures in the loss. Right, senior Jordan Scheidecker hugs an assistant on the bench as he is subbed out for a final time as a Warhawk. Scheidecker is one of three ’Hawks graduating.
When you think of athletic programs with traditions of winning at UW-Whitewater, many people could list off multiple teams from around the university, but they better include wheelchair basketball in that conversation. After the men’s squad won three straight National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NIWBT) national championships, UW-Whitewater was handed hosting duties to the end of the year tournament held appropriately in March (the month of college basketball). Unfortunately, after tallying a victory vs. Southwest Minnesota State University on March 9 and a 60-49 victory against the threeseed Illinois Fighting Illini on March 10, the ’Hawks (22-5) fell 76-52 in the title game to the University
of Texas-Arlington Movin’ Mavs the following day. The Movin’ Mavs, the one seed, had the ’Hawks number all season, defeating them twice earlier in the year. Despite that, UW-W’s head coach Jeremy Lade still thought his team could have played better. “We didn’t perform up to our potential,” Lade said. “We definitely had the possibility of hanging in there with them. Now granted, UTA was the No. 1 seed for a reason, and they are a darn good ball club… We could have played a really good game and still lost, but that wasn’t certainly our best performance of the season.” Lade said he was proud of how his team played leading up to the final game in the quarterfinal and semifinal victories. “The guys really executed well,” Lade said. “We
limited our turnovers. Our defensive rotations were exactly where they needed to be. We had good chair position on our defensive rotations. We took advantage on the offensive end, of not only generating looks in the open court, but moving the ball in the half court and really getting some good looks.” The ’Hawks offense was generating those good looks in the championship game, but had a host of turnovers and missed Commentary by shot opJustin St. Peter portunities Sports Editor haunt them to give the Movin’ Mavs an early lead that UW-W could never come back from. Junior Christian Seidel
led the Warhawks with 16 points while junior Guthrie Lindquist was the only other UW-W player in double-figures with 14 points in the packed Kachel Gymnasium for the title game. Lade said that being able to host the championship weekend was “an award for everyone.” By hosting the championship weekend, three players, graduate student (wheelchair basketball players have five years of eligibility) starters Sammy White and Dave Fleming, along with senior Jordan Scheidecker, played their final games on the team’s home floor. “Anytime you lose seniors, it’s obviously a challenge,” Lade said. “Those guys are up there among some of the best seniors that we have had.”
After losing those players, the team will have an uphill climb to get back into the national title conversation, but Lade said the team won’t be changing much to prepare for next season. “It is not a matter of re-inventing the wheel,” Lade said. “Our goal at the beginning of the season, as odd as it sounds, isn’t necessarily to win a championship, it’s to build our team to be stronger at the end of the season than they were at the beginning of the season. We are going to stick to that recipe of trying to be as strong as we can come March.” The recipe has worked in the past, so there is no doubt that the ’Hawks will be in the national championship picture next year and maybe can start another title winning streak.
Wrestling: Two qualifiers return next season continued from page 1 The win in the second consolation match gave Denny All-American honors, the second time he has done so in his career. Brodman (133) and Tortorice (141) each had early exits from the tournament. Both lost their firstround matches and their following consolation matches. Three out of the four losses for Brodman and Tortorice were decision defeats by one point.
Although the Warhawks had some individual performances that resulted in high point marks for the overall team score, Shuck said he thought his wrestlers left some points on the board. “Zac Denny had a good tournament, he’s an All-American,” Shuck said. “But we really felt like he was a guy to have potential to win it too, it just didn’t go down that way. Devin Tortorice and Joe Brodman, the same thing.”
Even though Shuck said he thought the team left points on the board, he wasn’t disappointed in his team’s effort. “I’m proud of every one of them,” Shuck said. “They wrestled their guts out, they wrestled really hard. They did everything I asked them to do.” Denny echoed a similar view to his coach. “Personally, I feel like I did just what I wanted to do,” Denny said.
“I was working with the coaches on a bunch of stuff pre-nationals and I executed those things in the match.” Shuck will enter his fourth year as head coach in the 2017-2018 season and will presumably return two of his four wrestlers that qualified for the NCAA Championships, including Newman who will look to repeat as national champion.
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March 15, 2017
Perry wins indoor weight throw title Track & field stars compete in Indoor Championship By Josh Sinclair Senior Staff Writer
Senior Levi Perry lead the way for the Warhawks track and field team, becoming a national champion in the weight throw. His career-best mark of 6406.5 earned him his first individual championship and his second All-American honor. Perry joins Jeremy Wendt ‘04 as the second ever UW-Whitewater national champion in the weight throw. Perry’s finish helped the men’s track and field team finish in third place at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which concluded on March 11 at North Central College, in Naperville, Illinois. W i t h 30 team points, the Warhawks Michael Johnson had a podium finish for their second straight NCAA Indoor Championship meet, this season besting 102 other teams on their way to the stand. UW-La Crosse and North Central College tied to win the NCAA meet with 34 team points. “We were happy with our finish and performances,” head coach Michael Johnson said. “But also know we left some points where we shouldn’t have.” Others on the scoring
end for the Warhawks were junior Parker Witt and junior Theron Baumann. Witt took third in the 60 meter dash in 6.852 seconds. Just 50 minutes later, Witt took third in the 200 meter dash, tying his own school record time of 21.76. Witt scored 12 points by himself for the Warhawk men’s team, which makes him a five-time indoor track All-American. Baumann finished as the runner-up in the shot put with a throw of 5708.5 to become a threetime indoor track and field All-American. Baumann joins Ross Kapp (‘06) as the only Warhawk throwers to earn All-American honors three times. “The Whitewater Track and Field program is one built on a history of success,” senior Meredith Porter said. “Every year we have members of the team earn All-American honors, but with the unpredictability of this sport there’s no way to truly forecast the national meet, but the success of our team never surprises me.” Not scoring for the Warhawks, but still finishing strong in the high jump,
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Senior Levi Perry stands atop the podium after winning the indoor weight throw national title on March 11 in Naperville, Illinois in the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Perry was the first UW-W champion in the event since 2004 when he threw a career best distance.
junior Cameron Magee and senior DuVaun Goodlow each cleared the opening height of 6-03.5. Magee then cleared 6-05.5, but neither were able to clear 6-07.5. Magee finished tied for 10th place and Goodlow tied for 13th. Five women receive All-American honors Porter placed sixth in the 400 meter dash in 56.45 to earn her first All-American honor. Porter then went on to
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earn her second All-American honor anchoring the seventh place women’s 4x400 relay team. “ Being an All-American is something I have dreamt since I began running in college,” P o r t e r said. “It is an incredible feeling, especially being able Meredith Porter to share All-American honors with the girls on my 4x400m relay team.” The squad of Porter, freshman Abbie Felton, junior Tiffany Bianco, and senior Leah Richter ran 3:53.46 and became the second-ever UW-Whitewater women’s indoor relay squad to earn All-American honors. It is the first All-American
honor for Felton, Emet, and Richter. Richter also competed in the pole vault where she placed 12th, vaulting to a height of 11-09.75. Freshman Celeste Madda qualified in both the 60 and 200-meter dash events taking 17th and 10th respectively. Rounding out the Warhawk women’s national qualifiers is senior Amanda Strupp, qualifying in the weight throw. Earning All-American status at last year’s indoor championships, Strupp entered this year’s championship as the No. 8 seed, but took 12th place with a throw of 55-05.75. “We need to improve on our post-season finishes at the WIAC and NCAA outdoor championships for outdoor season,” Johnson said.
Women’s hoopers finish season in third at home UW-W falls to eventual national champion in semis By Maddie Drain Staff Writer
The UW-Whitewater women’s wheelchair basketball team finished third in the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NIWBT) this weekend. The Warhawks battled hard the first day, but fell to the eventual national champion University of Alabama 51-41. UW-W led by five at half, and senior Mariska Beijer was able to collect a ton
of rebounds. The ’Hawks played aggressive defense but struggled to sink shots in the second half. Knowing that the ’Hawks pushed Alabama to a tight game kept head coach Christina Schwab focused on the positive aspects. “Yeah, we didn’t get the win,” Schwab said. “But, there were a lot of things that were a win in that game.” The team turned their luck around on March 11 and defeated the University of Illinois 54-35 to finish third in the tournament. The strong defense carried over to this game, and freshman Lindsey Zur-
brugg was hitting shots from all over the court. The ’Hawks were able to hold the lead throughout the game, and began to pull away in the third quarter leading by 21 points. Schwab was impressed with the amount of growth
Schwab said. “They’ve exceeded my expectations every time.” Growing up in the area and being a Warhawk, Schwab was proud to host the National Tournament as a first year coach. “I wish you could have
“I wish you could have felt the sense of pride and excitment we had in the locker room before the games.”
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over the season and satisfied with how the team finished. “They continue to raise the bar every time we go on the court together,”
felt the sense of pride and excitement we had in the locker room before the games,” Schwab said. “It was tremendous.” The ’Hawks had three
seniors who played a lot of minutes this season, but Schwab is confident the underclassmen will have no problem filling those shoes. “They’re going to fall into the position and roles,” Schwab said. “Our seniors were great role models.” Looking forward to the years to come, Schwab knows this program has a bright future. “People are going to see how this team carries themselves, and how they train, and want to be a part of that,” Schwab said. “We’re family here in Whitewater.”
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O’Donnell is an all-around threat Gymnast leads UW-W with five all-around victories in 2017 By Bailey Johnston Staff Writer By Justin St. Peter Sports Editor By Connor Moore Copy Editor
“Fierce.” This is a characteristic which sophomore Lisa O’Donnell could very well wear on her sleeve. As a strong competitor for the UW-Whitewater gymnastics team, the success she has had this season has taken more work and dedication than one may think. “She’s willing to work extremely hard, and I hope she continues this hard work and pushes herself because she’s capable of amazing things,” assistant coach Allison Annala said. O’Donnell’s hard work has paid off multiple times within her two years competing for the ’Hawks. With a national title on the floor in the 2016 season and competing as an all-around gymnast as a sophomore, she never seems to disappoint. O’Donnell started her gymnastics career when she was six years old, but she ended up giving up on it a couple years later until a friend of her eventual club coach Krystal Gavras came to her and convinced her to re-join. This was when her career started to take off again. It was then when Gavras saw O’Donnell’s potential. “I didn’t really keep up with elite gymnastics or college gymnastics, but the one person that inspired me the most was my high school coach Krystal Gavras,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell competed in high school at a club facility while going to school at Morton West High in Berwyn, Illinois. Although O’Donnell enjoys the UW-W athletic program, it wasn’t her first choice. O’Donnell was first committed to UW-Lacrosse
for gymnastics before head coach Jennifer Regan recruited her for the Warhawks. Within the recruitment process, Annala saw a promising career in her from the very beginning. “Lisa’s very determined,” Annala said. “She gets that look on her face and that’s when you know she’s committed and she’s going to do her absolute best… you can see it in her. She has a quality that demands attention. Your eyes just go straight to her because she’s just so fun to watch.” Annala also mentioned that she and Regan knew right away that her personality would fit right in with the team. “She’s super easy going and just a fun kid,” Annala said. “She is just really enjoyable to be around. You can tell she loves what she is doing.” O’Donnell said her coaches and teammates greatly help her career at UW-W. “Coming here my coaches and my teammates especially, pushed me so much I was able to see my own potential because they saw it in me,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell mentioned how going Division I wouldn’t have benefitted her, as an athlete, as much as D-III. She said that the ’Hawks gymnastics team is known to be a teaching program. Annala mentioned that DI schools tend to stick with the same routine and perfect it rather than teaching the athlete new skills. Competing in gymnastics is not the only thing O’Donnell does at UW-W, as she also helps coach the “GymHawks” youth program on campus as well. “She’s giving back by sharing gymnastics with the next generation, and the kids love her,” Annala said. In addition to her gymnastics competing and coaching career, she still has to focus on her academics as well. O’Donnell, as well as other UW-W athletes, stay on track to help out the athletes stay on track by creating mandatory study tables for incom-
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Sophomore Lisa O’Donnell poses during her floor routine during the regular-season ending victory against Hamline University (Minnesota). O’Donnell won the floor exercise competition with a score of 9.800, her season best score.
ing freshman as well as an option to be a part of the learning communities within the resident halls. O’Donnell also lived with another gymnast her freshman year, so they would have similar schedules throughout the school year. Making it through the stress of all of her commitments can be difficult for some athletes, so having a great support system can be a lot of help and she wasn’t lacking support whatsoever. O’Donnell mentioned how great it was to be a part of a support system involving her teammates. “I think all student athletes can relate that we’re spread pretty thin, but I think being a part of this atmosphere is great,” O’Donnell said. It is easier for them to support each other because they all can re-
late to how hard it can be managing gymnastics, school, and free time. O’Donnell not only had a tremendous amount of support in the gym, but also at home. “Lisa’s parents come to a lot of her meets,” Annala said. “In fact, they flew all the way to North Carolina to find out the meet was cancelled.” With that amount of support and her enjoyment playing the sport she loves, it is no wonder that O’Donnell’s season has gone so well in 2017, as she has won the all-around competition in five meets this season. With the postseason beginning March 17, she will be expected to translate her success into winning for the Warhawks. There is no doubt she will be up to the task.
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March 15, 2017
Gymnasts victorious on Senior Day The UW-Whitewater gymnastics team, 8-3, ended its three meet skid and celebrated senior night by edging out WIAC foe Hamline (Minnesota) by a final score of 192.125-188.850 on March 11 at Kris Russell Volleyball arena in Whitewater. It was the Warhawks fifth consecutive score above 190 points to finish 5-1 in the WIAC. The point total was the third highest team score of the season and the sixth highest in program history. The team Commentary by also regBen Lokken istered its Staff Writer second and third highest scores in program history in the uneven parallel bars and floor exercise with 48.375 and 48.525 points respectively. The Warhawks have really begun to churn out the points in recent weeks with three of the programs highest point totals ever in the last 5 meets. The Warhawks will surely look to continue this trend into the postseason and if they do they should experience a great amount of success. Seniors Kelsea Fischer, Katie Fiorilli, Mackenzie Smith, McKenzie Foster and Courtney Pickett were honored
before their last home meet and the seniors made sure to go out in style. Fiorilli scored a 9.675 on the vault to take first place in the event. Fiorilli also tied for third place in the floor exercises and fourth place on the uneven parallel bars with scores of 9.675 and 9.625 respectively. Smith scored a 9.800 on the uneven parallel bars to take first place and tie for the second highest score in program history for the event. Smith also scored a 9.475 on the balance beam to place fifth in the event. Foster scored a 9.650 on the uneven parallel bars to take third place in the event and placed 10th on the balance beam. Pickett tied for third place on the balance beam with a score of 9.550 with sophomore teammate Franchesca Hutton. Pickett also took fifth place in the floor exercises and sixth place in the vault with scores of 9.650 and 9.550 respectively. The Warhawks took all five spots on the uneven parallel bars. Junior Kate Mierow and sophomore Bailey Fitzpatrick took second and fifth in the event with scores of 9.675 and 9.575 respectively to fill out the top five along with Fiorilli, Smith and Foster. The Warhawks also took five of the top six spots in the
floor exercise. Sophomore Lisa O’Donnell led the pack with a score of 9.800 which tied her season high score and the seventh highest score in program history. Mierow took second and entered the top 20 in program history with a score of 9.750. Fiorilli tied for 3rd with a score of 9.675 and Pickett tied with junior Lewa Evans for fifth place with matching scores of 9.650. O’Donnell was the only all-around competitor at the meet and finished with a score of 37.775. The Warhawks move into postseason play with an average score of 191.3938 points per meet, the second highest average team score in the nation according to d3ncga.org. The Warhawks closed out their regular season and role in the WIAC/NCGA West Regional Championship meet on the right foot. Despite going 1-3 in their last four meets they were right there in every loss this season with their largest margin of defeat being just 2.675 points. The Warhawks have one of the highest scoring teams in the country and have many athletes with a good chance to advance deep into the postseason. The Warhawks head up to Winona, Minnesota for the WIAC/NCGA West Regional Championships on March 17.
photo by Sierra High / Photo Editor
Sophomore Franchesca Hutton leaps in the air during her balance beam routine as her teammates cheer her on in the March 11 victory against Hamline University. Hutton tied with senior Courtney Pickett with the top score on the beam at 9.550.
Baseball players begin season at NFL stadium UW-W begins season 3-1 at US Bank Stadium By John Paul Czerwinski Assistant Sports Editor
Growing up, every baseball player’s dream is to take the field at a professional stadium. Although they aren’t in the big leagues yet, that’s exactly what the Warhawk baseball players did on March 9 and March 10 as the team had a pair of doubleheaders against St. Thomas University and Concordia-Moorhead at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The brand new stadium, and new home of the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Gophers baseball team, really seemed to have a lasting effect on the Warhawks “March 9 and 10 were circled on my calendar ever since I heard we had the chance to play at that stadium,” senior shortstop Jordan Kuczynski said. “The stadium itself was absolutely incredible, I couldn’t believe how beautiful it was.”
The ‘Hawks swept St. Thomas winning the first game 5-2, and winning the second 10-1. Senior Austin Jones started the season opener pitching 5 ⅔ innings giving up two earned runs. Senior Weston Wuethrich pitched the second game going five innings with nine strikeouts, giving up one earned run. Other Warhawk standouts for the first doubleheader were junior outfielder Well Helbing and sophomore infielder Cal Aldridge. Helbing went 1-4 driving in two runs. Cal Aldridge went 2-2 for two in the first game driving in two runs. The ’Hawks lost the first of the two games to Concordia-Moorhead, 2-1, while winning the second contest 3-2. Senior Ankur Shah was on the hill for the ’Hawks in the first contest. Shah went six innings
with six strikeouts giving up only one earned run. Shah received a no decision in the ’Hawks loss. Junior Heath Renz pitched the second contest. Renz went seven innings with four strikeouts and gave up zero earned runs. “I feel as though our pitching is one of the strongest parts of our team,” Shah said. “I feel as though I pitched well, even though the run that scored was a hit by pitch which is inexcusable. But if i can continue to pitch six innings and only give up one earned run, that will turn into a lot of wins for the team this season. I’m excited as to how my first start went, as well as all the other starters.” Top contributors for the ’Hawks through four games included Kuczynski, junior outfielder Brett Krause and junior infielder Blake Fleischmann.
“The stadium itself was absolutely incredible, I couldn’t believe how beautiful it was. - Jordan Kuczynski
Kuczynski is batting .500 after the weekend, going 4-8 at the plate. Krause led the team in RBI’s driving in five, as well as going 4-9 at the plate. Fleischmann went 4-11 with a double and two RBI’s on the weekend. Although there were a lot of hitting standouts this weekend, the pitching was the focal point for the ’Hawks. The ’Hawks starting rotation didn’t give up more than two runs in any of their outings. The position players appreciated these dominating performances. “Our pitching this weekend was incredible,” Kuczynski said. “All four starters were lights out and gave us a great chance to win each game. With our talent at the plate, it’s important for the pitchers to set the tone and make the opposing batters uncomfortable.” The Warhawks next take the diamond on March 16 as they participate in the Russmatt Central Florida Invitational. The Hawks’ start off the tournament against William Paterson of New Jersey in Auburndale, Florida.