The Denisonian TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016
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DENISON UNIVERSITY GRANVILLE, OHIO 43023
Volume 166, No. 1
Panhellenic sororities welcome new members for spring recruitment
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As is tradition, active Greek women led their newly pledged members down the hill to sorority circle for bid day celebrations. Here, Christina Hsu ‘16 leads the group of women from Kappa Kappa Gamma. See BID DAY, page 8
Black Notes: Denison Democrats bring Visiting theatre company MLK Day Gov. Strickland to speak recognition RYAN CARSON Web Editor
MAT SCOTT News Editor Denison students were encouraged to use their day off of classes to attend events commemorating and celebrating the life of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The day started with service projects in the morning, followed by a convocation event and many workshop options to attend in the afternoon. The convocation performer was Dr. Mary E. Weems, an independent artistscholar, who performed her show Black Notes in Swasey Chapel. Weems’ show combined a mixture of humor and seriousness, presenting See KING, page 2
The Denison Democrats hosted a lively forum with former governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland, who is now a candidate for the United States Senate. Denison community members were offered the chance to hear the candidate state his position on key issues that may influence the youth vote in the upcoming election. The event, held in Burton Morgan Lecture Hall, consisted of a short speech and a question and answer segment with the audience. Governor Strickland began his speech by discussing a wide range of topics including women’s issues, his early life and its influence on
his political career. Finally, he discussed his opinions on the state of the Ohio economy. Opening remarks centered on commemorating the decision and its recent 43rd anniversary. He reiterated his support for women’s issues and then pivoted to how his background helped mold his political life. Governor Strickland spoke of his developmental years, as he was the eighth child in his family of nine. Strickland credited his education as being a large influence in his life. The former governor has numerous degrees, the highest being a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology. Governor Strickland stated that “I’ve never forgotten See STRICKLAND, page 3
RHAYNA KRAMER Staff Writer
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This celebrated opening line from one of the literary world’s most beloved classics initiated and ended Available Light Theatre’s (AVLT) fresh, lively and irresistible adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen this past weekend. Written by Daniel Elihu Kramer and directed by Eleni Papaleonardos, the entire production was taken on by just This creates an interesting contrast between characters being portrayed by the same actor. An example presented itself with the dynamic between
the proud, reserved and remarkably taciturn Mr. Darcy and the smarmy, harebrained and incredibly cringeworthy Mr. Collins (both played by Ian Short). The accommodating, sweet disposition of Jane Bennet and the haughty, affected airs of Caroline Bingley and Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Michelle Schroeder Lowrey) proved just as entertaining. Elizabeth Bennet would be tackled effortlessly by Acacia Leigh Duncan, who simply was the clever, witty, and inspiring heroine of the ages. Perhaps what distinguished the show from other productions was that it managed to integrate material that would be enjoyable for both veterans and newcomers to the story. See THEATRE, page 10
IN THIS ISSUE
OPINION
FEATURES
ARTS & LIFE
SPORTS
14 workshops were offered as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. day of recognition. Mat Scott on work-study See page 5
Luke Romnick See page 6
Alpha Kappa Alpha See page 9
Men’s basketball See page 11
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Library hours extended to provide additional study times RACHEL EPSTEIN News Editor As a result of the popularity garnered from the 24-hour library extension during finals week last semester, the library has agreed to extend weekend hours. The Denison Campus Governance Association spearheaded the movement due to high constituent demand. Many members of the community felt that the lack of hours they were able to access the library due to athletic time restraints, preferred study times later in the night and finding quiet spaces to study in campus housing on weekend evenings. Ej Scott ’18 is one of the heavy supporters of longer library hours. “This is an extremely good idea and I don’t know why it hasn’t been done sooner. The weekend hours set precedent by being set at a later time because it’s not conducive to have kids worrying about getting kicked out,” she said. Extending the library hours also promotes a desire to work harder and explore more of what the library has to offer in terms of content and facilities. Jorde De la Torres ’19 agrees with the these values as a result of hour extensions, “it [the hours] trigger people wanting to work and learn more. That’s the purpose of why we’re here, right? With more hours to access, I won’t come here only to
Library Hours
Regular semester hours: Mon - Thr 8:30 a.m. - 2:00a.m.
Fri 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Sat 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Sun 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
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The library hour extension is expecting to provide more study time for students.
do work. Now I can come in to do other things like pleasure reading and exploring the stacks.” Still, there are some issues surrounding the extension of hours in the library. During finals last semester, the library staff did not stay during the extended hours. It is unclear as of now whether or not the new hours will come with the library staff. According to Francis Kalombo Ngoy ’19, a DCGA senator, the majority of the DCGA senators agree that extending hours is a beneficial move for the campus. “I think it gives students more of a
choice to come in. It should be open if there’s a desire for use. DCGA noticed that many people were kicked out while working,” he said, “the downside would be someone having to stay all night to staff. We have to weigh the pros and cons. Is it profitable for students to have more time to study or for one person to leave?” Extending library hours has been a contentious subject for this academic year’s DCGA senators. While there are still a few decisions to be made as to the details of the change, DCGA is making strides in accordance with students’ needs.
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Dr. Mary Weems personifying one of her repertiore of characters during her show.
KING Continued from page 1 real-life situations in a somewhat disconnected manner. She portrayed many different personalities, from a young lesbian girl, to a closeted gay jock, cancer, to Trayvon Martin’s girlfriend during the George Zimmerman murder trial. “I started performing at 13,” said Weems, “and I felt at home ever since. Most people get nervous before a show. I get excited.” The event was organized by Associate Provost for Diversity and Intercultural Education, Alison Williams. Williams met Weems at the Ohio Consortium of Multicultural Centers in Higher
Education. “She did an excerpt from her show there,” Williams said. “We had such a powerful discussion after and was really moved by it, so I decided to bring her to campus.” President Adam Weinberg, who was at the convocation event, said.,“It was fantastic, powerful, and intellectually rich. I love the way it connected disciplines; humanities, social sciences. It was a very liberal arts performance with a multidisciplinary perspective.” Weems, who has taught at the college level since 1996, said that she preferred a performance-type approach to her show rather than a lecture. “I don’t like lecturing,” Weems said. “Lecturing feeds the notion that the teacher or professor holds all the knowledge…true education happens
The library will be open 24 hours most likely startng and possibly prior to midnot yet available because they have not been set at this point.
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Denison’s Gospel Choir soloists David Wu ‘16 and Na’il Scoggins ‘17 open the convocation.
with dialogue and exchange. I wanted a creative yet research-based way to engage with the black perspective from my own.” She added, “As a nation, we need to learn the history of this country and those who founded it. We need to realize how much different people, from blacks to Asians and especially the Indians— we all sit on usurped Indian land—have in common.” She said, “They came to this country struggling, poor, trying understand.” “Race is a social construct. We all originated from someplace,” Weems said. Her book Blackeyed: Plays and Monologues is available for purchase on Amazon in both print and ebook formats.
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English professor receives $25,000 grant to pursue writing
Michael Croley joined the Denison faculty in 2011.
MADDY BELLMAN Staff Writer After a session of blind judging and months of waiting, Mike Croley, Visiting Assistant Professor in English, received his recipient status for a grant worth $25,000 through the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA’s Writing Fellowship grant is one of two opportunities for artists to directly apply for funding through this program, but as a whole, the agency gives money toward encouraging the participation in and development of the arts in the US. The application process for the grant is blind and extensive, though once the writer has been awarded the money. “You apply, you send in a writing sample. You have to tell them what kind of project you’re going to be working on with the money, but it’s
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not like a detailed plan. No one holds you to it,” Croley said. Other Denison professors received this award in the past: David Baker and Ann Townsend, “which is a little bit unique for our school that four prestigious grant that everybody knows about,” Croley said. Croley believes Peter Grandbois, Associate Professor in English, is on his way to receiving this award as well. With a grant of its size, the Writing Fellowship allows writers the freedom to explore their art, continue on current projects, or, very practically, buy a washing machine. “In your work, you might use [the grant] to travel, do research. You might use it to buy time, which is every writer’s greatest asset,” Croley said. Some writers choose to take sabbatical from their university and focus solely on their writing, but Croley will continue on at Denison
and use this grant for a return trip to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in Austin, Texas and to visit Korea in the summer of 2017. Place and travel greatly contribute to the work Croley produces. His ties to his hometown in Kentucky are still strong and continue to inspire his narratives of hard working, middle-class families struggling to get by. “I’m interested in people who have real problems that are brought upon by sometimes by the economy and economics and other times by just being human.” Croley said. “I get tired reading about rich, white people outside of New York.” The communities outside of Granville remind Croley of his hometown, and he acknowledges that it’s hard to move beyond the associations he made with socioeconomic status and marginalized communities. “Place dictates how we view a lot of those things, and I don’t think it’s super enlightening to sort of say that or a great insight. You view the world through the lens of where you grew up,” Croley said. The places Croley will travel to in the coming years will inspire the novel he is currently working on, and the NEA grant made that all possible. Yet there is a larger purpose to receiving this grant in terms of the “[This
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you can keep doing it. I think one thing that writers always need is a little bit of validation. They always need to know their stuff ’s good,” Croley said. “Honestly, this thing felt good because the judging is blind. Nobody knows who you are. It’s just based off your work, and they pick the best work or what they deem the best work… My work stood on its own.”
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Local Newark Advocate Man throws brick at police vehicle A 22-year old Newark man had his bail set at $100,000 after throwing a cinder block through a police vehicle late Saturday night. The officers were responding to a reported burglary when they saw Austin Price fleeing the scene. Price had reportedly broke into the victim’s home and assaulted the victim with a hammer. The officers suffered no injuries. National THE NEW YORK TIMES Three men escaped from a California jail this past Friday. The men are assumed to be very dangerous and the public has been warned that they are likely armed. The men, Hossein Nayeri, 37, Jonathan Tieu, 20, and Bac Duong, 43, are accused of serious felonies including kidnapping, torture, murder and attempted murder. The men cut a hole in the metal wiring behind their bunk beds and crawled through the plumbing of the jail to escape. Authorities do not yet know where the men acquired the tools required to make their escape. International CNN Women row across Pacific Ocean Four British women successfully completed a nine-month journey by rowing across the Pacific Ocean. Laura Penhaul, Natalia Cohen, Emma Mitchell and Meg Dyos rowed in shifts, only stopping for supplies and repairs every couple of weeks. They braved the fear of running out of food, supplies, and even wondered if they had overshot their path and missed dry land. Had they not made it to their stop in Samoa, their boat would have missed vital repairs. The women completed the journey in the hopes of raising half a million dollars for breast cancer research. BBC WORLD Syrian peace talks begin this week The UN expects peace talks regarding Syria’s political crisis to begin this coming Friday and last about six months. The talks will hopefully center around a bargained ceasefire between the Islamic State (IS) and the Syrian government. Other topics to be discussed include future elections, issues of governance, and a review of the current constitution. In the past five years over 250,000 Syrians have died as a result of opposition protests.
Continued from page 1 where I’ve come from,” and he said that, despite Senator Rob Portman’s large monetary advantage in the U.S. Senate race, “I’ve not spent a dollar on paid media.” After the conclusion of the speech, verse group of toipcs related to foreign policy, energy, and his Democratic primary opponent P.G. Sittenfeld. The event was not without a small rival, the Strickland campaign team two individuals who were attempting to tape the event and security was called. Vice President of the Denison Democrats, Katie Elia ‘18, explained, “We had two trackers from the opposing campaign try to come and videotape him, just so that they could try to get some sort of recording of him saying something that they could potentially use against him, and so they had to be asked to leave.” “I feel he was received very well because he was so opened to answering everyone’s questions… he was very personable talking to students after,” said Angie Phifer ‘18, outreach coordinator of the Denison Democrats. Phifer stressed that moving forward, the Denison Democrats are concentrating on expanding their engage-
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Front row left to right: Caroline Webster , Jenny Diaz, Ted Strickland, Kaitlyn Elia ‘18 and Angie Pfier ‘18. Back row left to right: Jordan Isern, Bennett Kushnick ‘18, David Allen ‘16, Nick Petrosky ‘19 and Darian Harrington ‘19.
ment with the campus,“our main focus recently is on voter registration. We will be doing a lot more events on campus trying to get people registered here in Ohio to make a real difference in the vote whether it’s in local elections, senate or presidential elections,” she said. In the past, the Denison Democrats
have hosted community candidates for local elections, speakers of political interest like James Carvel, as well as debate viewing parties in Slayter Union. The group also keeps the community informed about potential protests and events, like the protest against the defunding of Planned Parenthood, beyond Denison.
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TUESDAY, JAnUArY 26, 2016
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Hitting on the hard stuff
TAYLOR LIFKA ‘17 Opinion Editor Nobody ever talks about the hard things in life. I guess I’ve come to realize this more over the past six months than ever before in my life. Why? Maybe it’s because I’m getting older and life is no longer simply rainbows and butterflies - things matter; there’s a seemingly never ending amount of “stuff â€? to do; relationships are tough. It’s funny though because it seems as if the world wants to pretend that this isn’t the case: the smiling Instagram photos, the incessantly long Snapchat story, the constant laughs. Don’t get me wrong I do it too. Yet I find myself coming back to the same word: why? Of course there are those beautiful moments in life, the ones that make you stop and take it all in, making sure you don’t miss a beat - those moments that you would give anything to relive, just one more time. Share those on Instagram, I’ll probably throw you a like. The point I’m trying to get at, however, is that our society makes us feel as if these moments must be everyday events. And if they’re not, you better put on a smile and make it seem like today’s the best day of your life. Just over a month ago I returned from studying abroad in ValparaĂso, Chile for five months. The first week back at school was full of questions about my time in another country: “how was Chile?,â€? seems to be playing on a never-ending reel in my head. The typical answer to passerbyers is, “life changing,
I couldn’t have asked for anything more.â€? Yet to the people that really want to know, how was my time abroad, I would tell you the same thing: life changing, but maybe not for the reasons you’d think. It wasn’t the best half a year of my life because I woke up every morning to the waves of the Pacific right outside my window, because I climbed to the top of South America’s most active volcano, or because I traveled to Patagonia and beyond. Studying abroad was life changing for me because it pushed me outside my comfort zone. Because I lived with a family that spoke rapid Spanish to which I could only laugh and nod my head in hopes that “sĂâ€? was the answer that they were looking for. Because I sometimes felt alone in a country in which I was an outsider, a gringa thrown in with the masses. It was life changing because I wasn’t afraid to admit to myself that some days were going to be hard, and that was just going to have to be okay. Now that I’m back here on the hill I long for my host family: my sister that became the best friend I’ve ever had, my dorky brother who made me crack a smile on my hardest days, and my mom who loved me like her own daughter. Yet I wouldn’t have this had I not gotten through the hard days first. I’m here to ask us to simply stop feeling like we always have to be “onâ€?, especially if life’s thrown some curve balls your way. I’m here to ask us to embrace the hard days, because without them there would be no such thing as a good day - we’d be living in a never ending cycle of moments, not good or bad, fantastic or otherwise, simply moments. And I can promise you, life is so much more than that.
Taylor Lifka is a psychology major and Spanish minor from Chicago, Ill.
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Where is the news heading? The revelation that printed newspapers are slowly disappearing is hardly novel. For years, headlines from America’s premier news sources have lamented the industry’s decline in readership and ad revenue. However, it was only a few weeks ago that one of those headlines hit us harder than any have in a while. Next fall, The Post, Ohio University’s student newspaper is planning to drastically reduce its print schedule from five to one day a week. The Post is among the most highly decorated student newspapers in the country and is traditionally staffed by students from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, which is consistently rated in the top ten best journalism schools in the nation. The news that a small town Ohio student-run paper is reducing its circulation may not mean that much to many readers. Probably the main reason it made an impression with us is because of our Denisonian experience and everything that the organization has meant to us. Some will say it is just another step toward the doom of print journalism, but perhaps that is an editorial for another day. Either way, it is hard to deny that more and more readers are moving to the Internet. Journalism has tried to move with them and news organizations like The New York Times and The Columbus Dispatch are still trying to cover the overhead required to
produce content. We are now past the time when readers could log onto the Internet and find free content from these sources, and once that little box pops up asking for you to subscribe for all your news needs, many people shrug, pick up their phones, and go to Twitter. In the context of our time The Post’s decision, it is indicative of (among other things) the choice the world needs to make: do they want journalism or do they want Tweets? Journalism is far from dead. There are a number of world class organizations and individuals who work for those organizations that dedicate their lives to the pursuit of the truth in the name of journalism. We see the spirit of journalism in the war correspondents who risk their lives to cover the suffering in Syria and we see it in the thought provoking columns on racial injustice in America. Fundamentally, journalism is the drive to understand and comprehend the events that happen in our world, through a clear and unbiased lens. As long as there are people willing to undertake these endeavors, journalism will live on. Just remember that though millions of people might see one Tweet, the person that sent it is not bound by the same standards or inspired by the same spirit on which journalism is built.
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The tattooed’s argument for ink The importance of greek unity
HANNAH KUBBINS ‘17 Arts & Life Editor On January 4th I got a message via Facebook from my mom with an attached article entitled, “7 Reasons Why Smart People Shouldn’t Get Tattoos.” Her personal touch was a single added comment: “I’m just saying…” I opened the article and scrolled through the seven reasons, all of which were completely arbitrary: “everybody already has them; they don’t make you edgy or cool anymore; you’ll have trouble in the workplace; they’re either poorly done or too expensive; you’ll regret it; the tattoo world is overly exposed; the word ‘tattoo’ is outdated.” winter break. While waiting tables back home, several customers grabbed my arm without permission to look at my tattoo. All three of these customers were over the age of 45 and had something nasty to say such as, “boy, that’s really going to affect your future jobs. Do you know what people think of individuals with tattoos? Do you know how many diseases you can get from those unsanitary tattoo places?” Another handful of customers, around 40 or younger, however, had a completely different perception. Instead of making it into a taboo, they appreciated my tattoo as art; they asked where I got it and didn’t harp on details about jobs, stereotypes, or potential meanings. The polar opposite reactions I’ve gotten, and the ages associated with those reactions shocked me. Why is there such a clear divide between the generations and their ideas regarding
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tattoos? A Fox News poll of about 1,300 people determined that both men and women under the age of 45 are twice as likely to have a tattoo as opposed to people over 45 (31% v. 14%). As the age goes down, the percentage goes up. The same study by Fox also found that among those 65 and over, senior men were three times as likely to have a tattoo than women. Now however, the opposite holds true, as 47% of women have ink as opposed to 25% of males. This generation gap may be due to a lack of exposure with the previous generation. When the older generation was exposed to tattoos it was usually under a negative connotation, like bikers or hardened war vets. Now, however, we have shows catered to ink lovers such as LA Ink and Best Ink. Celebrities as reputable as Angelina Jolie and Ryan Gosling sport their tattoos at red carpet events. Countless Buzzfeed, Rolling Stone and even NPR articles focus on the artistic side of getting inked. Judging from the negative reactions I received, the statistics on those who have tattoos and those who don’t and the countless lectures by my mother, it’s fair to say that people of her generation associate tattoos and tattoo studios with rebellious youths that decide to get a tweetie bird on their rear in a drunken stupor. Yet times have changed, and most people don’t get tattoos simply to be rebellious anymore. Not to mention that studios now emphasize cleanliness, professionalism, sobriety and age limits. Tattoos are a unique way to display art. Nobody questions why someone has a picture of a cat in a teacup hanging on their wall of their house, yet if the same image is displayed on someone’s body it’s considered taboo and unprofessional. We need to get rid of this ancient ideal. I did not get a tattoo to piss of my parents or stick it to the man. I got inked because I believe in the freedom of expression and bodily autonomy.
Hannah Kubbins is an English major and Spanish minor from Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
As a Denison student, most (if not all) of us were offered some type of work award, whether it be federal work-study or a Denison work award that is not federally funded. This system lets students get jobs on campus to earn some extra money. Sounds great, right? The problems come with the ways in which this system is administered. All student positions have the same pay rate of $8.75 per hour, which is above the Ohio minimum wage of $8.10. However, this across-the-board equality ultimately causes inequality when it comes down to the type of work being performed for that $8.75. I’m a head lifeguard, swim in-
If you went through Panhellenic sorority recruitment last week then you may have noticed the slogan stamped to the traditional t-shirt that all potennight. “No matter the letters, we’re all tied together.” You may have read and smirked at the clever rhyme scheme intended to create an impression of oneness and unity. in Greek life or on our campus as a whole? Rivalries happen as a result of a pre-patterned dependence on stereotypes. I’d argue that they’re perpetuated in the Greek community even more than in high school, which makes no sense to me because with the amount of passion that goes into social justice issues at this institution, women should be lifting each other up more than tearing their Panhellenic sisters down. I’d argue, however, that this isn’t the case. Instead Greek women buy into these stereotypes as an additional piece of identity. This needs to change. I’d be naive to think it’s just the women, though, who dish out the nastiness of stereotypes and cruelty on anonymous sources like YikYak and GreekRank. It must be men too, which begs the question: why do members of this campus feel the need to hyper-sexualize, degrade and stereotype women in such a way that both demeans them and shines the most negative spotlight
sisters, and that every sorority makes a different aspect of campus more fullieve taking the word stereotype out of the equation completely and speaking from the heart when asked about Greek life at Denison, will strengthen the values on this hill. When my sisters and I put on an event in Slayter this past semester we were approached by a female faculty member who asked us, with little to no reservation, what our sorority stereotype was on campus. Taken aback I stuttered a response to her question. When she walked away, I immediately regretted what I had done. I partook in the stereotype of my sisterhood that I knew wasn’t true. My regret was deeply rooted in the fact that I knew her question was wrong, but that I didn’t have the gall to set the story straight. To all the women who were welcomed into new homes away from home this weekend: congratulations. I hope you take the opportunity to learn your sisters from the inside out so that you can bring the Panhellenic community up and never help tear it down.
Rachel Epstein is a political science and English double major from London, England.
Unequal work for equal pay: the problems with work study structor and lifeguard instructor down at the pool; my shifts may be anything from guarding the varsity swim team to teaching a class of nine kids aged four to eleven years old for an hour to training new
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on Greek life in general. I don’t have an answer for how to destroy stereotypes or degradation, and I would never assume to be the absolute authority on who exactly uses anonymous forums to do so. Still, I will say that I think these issues surrounding Panhellenic stereotypes need to change, starting from the ground up. rority stereotypes are on campus, we, as a community, need to have the strength and volition to say that our peers are worth more than a stereotype. For my fellow Greek women, we need to be able to stand tall and tell them
skills. All of this for $8.75 an hour. A lifeguard’s job can easily be watered down to three words: to guard lives. But it through extensive and expensive training as well as recertify every couple of years in order to continue working, which can be also be an additional expense. The fact that people who are responsible for the lives of those whom they are watching get paid the same as someone who sits at a desk and does homework seems a little ridiculous to me. If you throw in the additional responsibilities of a head lifeguard (supervising the guards, ensuring that the shifts run smoothly, and knowing emergency procedures forward, backward, and sideways) or a swim instructor (preparing lesson plans outside of class, teaching lessons to anywhere from one
yourself with even more reason for a pay differential. The identical pay rates also offer no incentive for hard work. Rather than competing for a higher-paying position that may be somewhat more labor-intensive, students compete for the jobs that require the least amount of work and still get paid. If everyone gets equal reward regardless of how much effort they put forth, what’s the point of doing anything more than the bare minimum? And don’t say, “The pride of doing things right” or, “The joy of hard work” because, let’s face it, we live in a society where people try to get by with as little work as possible. The other major problem I have with the work-study system is the hour cap. I understand that administrators want to make sure that students are putting their they neglect schoolwork, but cutting students off when they reach their limit for the year causes more problems than it alleviates. For example, I have a Denison work award (which is different than federal work-study) of $2,625 for the 2015-
2016 school year. That breaks down to 300 hours at the student pay rate. Once I hit that $2,625 pay cap, I am not allowed to work anymore. I know a student who graduated last year that got cut off for this exact reason. All of the shifts she was scheduled to work had to be reassigned halfway through the semester because she was not allowed to work any more hours. The work-study program is something While I understand that students are not at Denison to make a living, cutting students off and paying identical rates across the board eliminates the incentive for anything other than minimal job performance. This makes students unwilling to work for the school and more likely to take an offcampus job, one that will either pay them better or give them better hours, in which case that work award money becomes unusable.
Mat Scott is an English major from Alexandria, Ohio.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: LUCAS ROMICK CLAIRE LUDLOW Staff Writer Most student-athletes on Denison’s campus pride themselves on their ability to juggle the commitments of practice, class and the occasional extracurricular event without breaking down in tears on a daily basis. But when you’re Luke Romick ‘16, taking on countless activities and commitments is a way of life. The communication and environmental studies double major from Dayton, Ohio (and two-sport athlete) thrives on his countless leadership roles across campus. From his presidency in Denison’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (DSAAC) to his efforts in bringing the nationally recognized campaign “The Thirst Project” to campus, Romick has blazed a respected trail of integrity and passion in his four years at Denison. Friends, teammates and peers will agree that Romick has a special character and attitude that will take him far in life. Andrew Baird ‘17 said that “[Romick] is an impressive leader and role model at Denison, and his accomplishments and bright future is a simple product
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Luke Romick ‘16 was recognized for his outstanding performance as a student-athlete, and his community involvement at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans during winter break.
of it. He provides any possible help, insight, or anything it may be, when the team or others are in need.” Just a few weeks ago, he was recognized on national television as a mem-
ber of the 2015 Allstate Good Works Team, an award deemed as “one of college football’s most prestigious off-thefield honors.” Romick and twenty-one other NCAA football players were hon-
ored at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans for their character, leadership and academic standing. For the Big Red linebacker, who played in every one of Denison’s forty games during his time at the University, “The Thirst Project” was the main driving force behind the Good Works honor. “The Thirst Project” is a growing company that started in 2007 that aims to provide clean drinking water to developing countries. Romick’s involvement with the Los Angeles-based campaign began after the company’s CEO, Seth Maxwell, spoke at his alma mater, Lebanon High School, four years ago. Persistence and relentless “tweeting” at Maxwell led to Romick’s summer internship with “The Thirst Project,” where he helped raise an incredible $300,000 while overseeing the company’s summer gala. The money went directly to the construction of wells in developing countries, and Romick attributes his successful management of this project to his past experience with teams and many leadership roles. Romick also represented both Denison and the North Coast Athletic Conference at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio during winter break. Though he works for the community on a daily basis, he does not over commit. As Lexie Churan ‘17 comments, “he still finds time to support family, friends, and important causes - and at a moment’s notice.” And did I mention he has pretty great hair?
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ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OWEN SMITH Denison students ventured to Durham, N.C. for one week over winter break to help build houses for Habitat for Humanity. The eager group, comprised of 17 women, did not have a vast knowledge of construction work, but quickly learned on the job. Even though nails were flying and people were nearly cutting their hands off at the beginning, homes were built and bonds were made. “You didn’t need to have construction experience to go on the trip,” said president of the Denison Habitat for Humanity chapter Aubrey Vasquez ‘17, “We wanted people that liked working with their hands and helping other people who don’t have the same basic things we do, like a home. We just wanted people that we could count on.” The purpose of Habitat for Humanity is to provide those in need with affordable housing. The houses usually have a mortgage around $500 a month, which is about the price of a small apartment. Volunteers work alongside
the homeowners to help build a secure, stable house that they can safely raise their family. Denison’s volunteers, along with students from Duke and other local volunteers in the Durham area laid down floors, put up walls, fences and landscaped. The hardest part of the work for MJ Gewalt ‘17 was working on the foundation. “The first pieces of wood you put up on a house is difficult because you have to get it right,” said Gewalt, “We had to listen to step by step direction to make sure everything is correct.” Working with the homeowner’s children struck Sarah Bradley ’17 the most in her work for the organization. “A lot of these families have children who just need a safe environment to grow up in without having to worry about being in a dangerous area,” she said. Stories like these do not just happen in the far off reaches of the United States. The Habitat for Humanity club at Denison works in Newark and Columbus throughout the year. “In the Ohio builds we see more than the small bubble of Granville,” Vasquez said. “We get to see the little areas of Ohio that us Denison students never normally see.” The group works on builds at least one Saturday a month, but is looking to increase their frequency with more volunteers. According to Bradley, volunteers need to have a realistic vision of what they are out there to do. “Sometimes it can be difficult in the sense that a lot
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MJ Gewalt ‘17 looks on as her work group puts up a wall. The Denison students moved between different houses in different stages of development throughout the week.
of the jobs and processes that go into building a house are very tedious and it can be easy to lose sight of the end product; it can feel as if you aren’t making much of a difference,” she said. “Pulling nails out of an old board can seem really useless and unhelpful in the moment, but if there’s one thing that volunteering with Habitat has
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taught me, it’s that every job no matter how small plays an integral role in providing an amazing home for families in need.” Habitat for Humanity has served nearly 1.8 million people through their work around the world in 2015, and has served 6.8 million people since it’s conception in 1976.
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Ashley Bartreau ‘16, Olivia Snow ‘16 and Claudia Canfield ‘18 welcomed new members on Bid Day.
Erin Hudson ‘19, Carly Olsakovsky ‘19 and Mae Riordan ‘18 show their excitement for Bid Day.
Bid day 2016 welcomes Denison women to Greek life EMMA HARMS Special to The Denisonian Buzzing with the anticipation of recruitment, around 200 girls were welcomed into the beginning of Panhellenic Greek life at Denison this past week. The Denison Greek community allows women to connect, form meaningful friendships and develop as individuals. Students decide to go through recruitment for various personal reasons. First year Crystal Reyes ’19 said her desire to go through recruitment came from her love of meeting a diverse array of individuals. She said, “I liked the concept of sororities because it’s so many people who come together for one thing. I always look for being around different kinds of people and being able to foster those relationships.” Recruitment began Tuesday as women gathered at the sorority houses on south quad and spent their time speaking with current members. Some were skeptical of Greek life prior to going through recruitment, but
quickly realized that their preconceived notions about what it meant to be a “sorority girl” were entirely wrong. Wyatt Ashby ’19, said, “I thought it would be very worried about how people would look at me and make judgments about how I looked, how wealthy I was, or how I dressed. It ended up being very welcoming.” Speaking to the wrongful stereotypes that surround sororities. Reyes said, “There are so many different kinds of people in Greek life and to think that you can put a group of women into one big category is ridiculous. It has made me think about how we categorize people into things and don’t give them a chance. It was really eye opening for me because I realized I was being really Through understanding the sentiments of a few women who decided to go through the recruitment process, it is very evident that Denison’s Greek life is a rare kind. A kind that makes one aware that there are “women on campus who are great leaders,” as Ashby said. Members of Delta Delta Delta, Delta
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Laine Schwarberg ‘16, Sarah Annstaett ‘18, Helen Heutel ‘16 and Olivia Ireland ‘17 show sorority spirit and Bid Day excitement.
Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi, greeted masses of eager women into their houses last Thursday through Saturday as they prepared to be the stepping Greek life. Meeting new people was the main appeal. who were very focused on charity, or spending time together, or having fun.” said Ashby. Kaitlyn Fourke ’19 also felt women went through recruitment to create relationships. “I feel like a lot of people want to have a type of sisterhood,” she said. “After coming out of high school and coming into college, it’s important to have a close community.” After the recruitment process, there was a sense of collective optimism. “Since Denison is such a small school and great community, their Greek life is not as exclusive. They really want to out which one I’ll end up in. It’s just really fun.” said potential new member
Ashby. “What’s really nice is I feel like you have a closer bond to people because Denison has smaller sororities and they really want to know your name and know who you are,” said Fourke. “In the long run, it gives you a chance to make life long friends and add to your experiences.” Recruitment week at Denison proves to be a positive experience unlike anything on other campuses.The recruitment process at Denison is unique and offers individuals on campus an opportunity to be a part of something seen by Denison’s Panhellenic Council organizations that represent more than 4 million women at 655 colleges and universities. Denison’s intimate community and alternative Greek life provide women the opportunity to expand their relationships and challenge their understandings of stereotypes. Such inclusivity and on Denison’s campus and an overall attitude focused on developing meaningful relationships.
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Carol Vitellas ‘18, Grace Martin ‘18, Maddie Boster ‘18, Charlotte Matthews ‘18, Amanda Nye ‘18, Leah Israel ‘18, Sarrah Schreffler ‘18, Bailey Fitzgerald ‘18, Ashlyn Flaherty ‘17 and other members show sorority spirit and Bid Day excitement.
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Arts Organization Spotlight
Alpha Kappa Alpha Celebrates 108th Founders’ Day
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Haley Jones ‘17, Alaysia Brooks ‘16, Imani LaGrone ‘17, Ju’Quay Collyear ‘16 and Lita Shive ‘16 pose for a picture at the conclusion of their first founders’ day program.
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Members of the Pi Gamma chapter light candles as they recite their founders’ names.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters come together to sing their National Founders’ Day Anthem.
AVLT presents workshop to adapt fiction to stage KAITLYN SPECHT Arts & Life Editor Have you ever read a book that you fell completely in love with and thought, “I wish I could see this play out…?” The Available Light Theatre workshop that took place this past weekend taught students how to do exactly that. The crux of the workshop was getting students to think about why they loved literature and putting that on stage, pulling a lot from Available Light Theatre’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which showed last weekend. For instance, with the Pride and Prejudice adaptation, the group sought to capture why people were obsessed with the novel, and why the images of the headstrong girl Elizabeth Bennett and the mysteriously attractive Mr. Darcy still stick with readers today. They wanted the experience of watching the play to reflect the experience of reading the book. Available Light Theatre is no stranger to adaptations, having produced adaptations such as Jane Eyre. They have also produced, as Matt Slaybaugh, the founding Artistic Director, put it,“more transformative” productions like their adaptation of Richard III, which Slaybaugh described as “if David Bowie had made an adaptation of Richard III.” This was characterized by the
scenes where the actors and actresses would stop in the middle of a scene to fangirl about Mr. Darcy, to ask study questions, or to offer Pride and Prejudice merchandise. The play stayed true to the nature of the book while fully capturing how readers feel simultaneously, which is exactly what Available Light Theatre wanted. Another concern with the adaptation of fiction to stage is transforming an 800 page book into something that takes maybe two hours. That is a lot to digest, but, as Eleni Papaleonardos, another member of the Available Light Theatre company put it, you “don’t want to distill it down to just a narrative.” It is tempting to take a complicated book and try to dumb it down, but the real trick, as Papaleonardos and Slaybaugh explained, is to work with the complicated stuff in order to capture the fullness of the novel in a play. Part of the process of adaptation is collaboration. Many times, the actors would be sent home with miniature assignments such as capturing a chapter of the novel in three lines of dialogue or without words or finding six ways to play as a horse. Out of these “little bits of exploration…about 10% of that ended up in the play,” Papaleonardos said. Later, students had a chance to practice “little bits of exploration” with a scene from Moby Dick, creating modernized adaptations or even
creating a scene with no dialogue and only movements. The examples Slaybaugh gave broke previous conceptions of how to create an adaptation, and really encouraged students’ creativity. Heather Grimm ’17 reflected, “We think we know what adaptation is, but there are 1000 ways…it really opened my eyes.” Additionally, the experience really captured how invested Denison is in
the arts and making sure that all students get a chance to take advantage of artist residencies. Katie Landoll ’18 said, “We’re really fortunate that Denison brings artists-in-residence of this caliber who are willing to work so closely with students.” All in all, the workshop brought together two artistic outlets, literature and theatre, in a way that all students could appreciate.
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Denison Dance Dept. Presents: Ecosexuality in Performance Friday, Jan. 29 5p.m. Knapp Performance Space Reception to follow.
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Potential May term trip to England offers unique opportunities SAVANNAH DELGROSS Arts & Life Editor Students who have cracked open a book the size of four novels in a BarneyDavis room as they daydream of the iconic Shakespearean characters people have known for hundreds of years might have the opportunity to travel to England.* Students who’ve learned about Shakespeare’s hardships and prosperity in old England from enthusiastic professors might visit where all the anachpeople’s heads were born. students can possibly indulge in English culture and Shakespearean theatre. Renaissance and contemporary drama scholars, Professor Lisa McDonnell and Professor Emeritus Tommy Burkett are conducting the travel seminar. During the two and a half week trip, students will visit the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the Royal National Theatre and the Globe Theatre. Although students will be visiting some of the most popular tourist sites in the world, where they will participate in exclusive activities. There will be backstage tours of the state-of-the-art Royal Shakespeare Theatre and the Swan Theatre, and a possible opportunity to talk to Royal Shakespeare Company actors at their favorite pub. Diverse learning experiences will also enhance the trip.Two exciting weeks will be spent in London to visit many cultural events, historical sites and museums. They will visit the historical settings of some of the plays, with trips to the Tower of London, Windsor and others. Not only will students be experiencing Shakespearean drama, they will also get
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Globe Theatre is one of the featured excursions of the possible May Term seminar trip.
a taste of contemporary drama as well. Renaissance and contemporary culture will be enjoyed at the British Museum, the City of London Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery and more. The seminar is only eligible for students who have taken certain English, Theatre or Seminar courses as prerequisites.
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Visiting theatre company takes alternative on classic THEATRE Continued from page 1 The actors managed to include spoken stage directions and narratives between each scene change as well as enlighten the audience on historical context and terminology, even at some points reading the contents of actual letters that Jane Austen herself wrote to family and friends. At one point, audience members were given cue cards to help narrate the
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Of his interpretation of the play Kramer noted that the company had found the “germ of the play—the energy we wanted to bring to the story, and to the stage.” At its core, the production reached out to the entire Jane Austen fandom, incorporating memorable lines not only from the book, but from the 1940, 1995, and 2005 movie adaptations as well. A variety
of editions of Pride and Prejudice, other Austen novels, and even a book with the 1995 Darcy heartthrob Colin Firth could be spotted in the setting and, in an aside, actors advertised Darcy mugs and other conversation-starting merchandise. “I think it really well encapsulated the feeling of being a reader in love with that particular novel,” said Katie Landoll ’18. Indeed, the actors performed with the loyal fan in mind, often voicing the same sentiments that many a reader and study
Pride and Prejudice.
group have universally pondered. For instance, what is the real reason why Caroline Bingley cares so much about Darcy’s attention toward Lizzie? What would you have done if you were in Charlotte Lucas’s shoes after being proposed to by Mr. Collins? Overall, as Mallory McGill ’18 concluded, “It was very engaging and very well representative of the story in a modern context without stripping it of all of its historical charm.”
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Men’s basketball defeated in battle by the bishops OWEN SMITH Features Editor Battling a top-10 opponent Ohio Wesleyan, Denison nearly pulled off the big upset. The Big Red came up just short, falling 82-76 in Delaware, Ohio. Anchored by David Meurer ’17 and Darius White ’16 with 13 and 12 points respectively, the Big Red kept it close throughout the entirety of the game. White noted that even with the positive scoring for his team, Denison’s focus was to shut down OWU on the offensive side of the ball. “OWU’s biggest strength is their three point shooting ability, so a big part of our strategy was to not overextend on defense so that we could close out to their shooters and be there ready to defend as soon as any of them caught the ball,” White said. The Big Red managed to limit the baskets, shooting 22.7 percent (5-22) from beyond the arc. Giving OWU a taste of their own medicine, Denison hit 12 3-pointers, shooting 37.5 percent (12-32). Battling back and forth, the Big Red managed to garner a seven point lead after Matthew Bauer ’17 hit a 3-pointer with 5:18 left to play in the second half. “I feel like this was a key point in the game,” White said. “After Bauer’s three, OWU went on an 11-0 run over the next three minutes which pretty much put the game away. Had that run not happened so late in the game, I think we could have been able to answer it and get the lead back and win the game.” Bauer snatched 10 rebounds against the Bishops, but was equally disappointed with the mentality of
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Max Siwik ‘18 puts up a big shot against Ohio Wesleyan University. The Big Red were outshot by the Battling Bishops 82-76.
his squad after they squandered their largest lead of the game with only a few minutes left to play. “We played a great 36 minutes where we were controlling the game the way we wanted,” Bauer said. “We mentally lapsed and had some bad turnovers, missed shots, and overall were playing not to lose.” This has been a theme throughout the
season for the Big Red. Against Kenyon on Jan. 13, the Big Red kept the game within three points with 3:31 to play, but dropped 14 straight points against the Lords in a key divisional battle. White believes working on this weakness is crucial for Denison to make the next step. “We’ve been able to play great basketball as a team for 30 to 35 minutes
of the game, but it seems like there’s always a small stretch of a couple minutes where we don’t play at the level that we know we’re capable of playing,” White said. “If we can eliminate beat any team in our conference.” The Big Red return to action against the DePauw Tigers in Livingston Gymnasium, Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Denison swim and dive teams train in Florida over winter break divers stayed at a hotel in Ft. Lauderdale to accommodate the change in venue. Head swim coach Gregg Parini also gave some valuable insight into the trip and the teams’ efforts. “The primary purpose of the training championships in February and March,” he said. “The focus in Florida is on increasing power levels and overall speed strategy.” He also included that mental
Haley Nugent ‘18, a member women’s swim team, commented on the time that she spent with her teammates during the training trip. “Spending time where we could solely focus on swimming faster
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The swim team comes together after an afternoon workout in Naples, Fla. The team traveled to Ft. Lauderdale during break.
ALEX CAPRARA Photo Editor While most Denison students were sleeping soundly at 5:15 AM on Dec. 28th, the Denison men’s and women’s of two practices of the day in Naples, FL, kicking off their annual training trip. A large coach bus departed for Florida from the Mitchell center on Dec. 27. While some members of the team endured the 18-hour bus ride, many members opted to travel by airplane to
the Ft. Myers airport and rendezvoused with the team in Naples. The men and women followed a grueling schedule during their weeklong trip. Practices took place from 5:157:15 AM and 1:30-3:30 PM each day, and varied between in-water workouts at the YMCA Norris Aquatic Center pool and dryland workouts at the Greater Naples YMCA. The team’s hard work was rewarded with a pair of afternoons off to relax and have fun on the beautiful beaches of Naples.
with diving boards for the divers, which meant that they had to train separately from the swim team at the Golden Gate Aquatic Center. The divers spent their break in Ft. Lauderdale to train at the Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Complex on Jan. 3-4. According to head diving coach Russ Bertram, the Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Complex is a world famous center. Bertram said that he “wanted to give [the divers] an opportunity to train at and experience the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex, a historic diving venue that’s hosted many world level events.” The
boost to us as we get closer to NCAC’s and nationals.” She also spoke about how it helped to increase camaraderie among team mates. “We lived together in condos with members of every class, so there were no divisions. We had lots of team activities that helped us form closer bonds than we would just from practice and class.” Ben Burdick ‘18, also commented on the successes of the training trip. “Being in a situation that doesn’t have to effectively narrow in our focus. The weather was warm and it helped to give achieve the ultimate goals ahead of us.” The schedule was rigorous, but Burdick knows that it was necessary. “Training was physically demanding, but was well worth the time spent and was an important part of the training process.” The team continues to prepare for the NCAC championships, hosted at the Trumbull aquatic center on Feb. 10-13.
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Football honors players at banquet ALEX KAUFMAN Staff Writer Amidst the hustle and bustle of move-in day for the spring semester, the football team had its banquet to commemorate their strong performance and to send off the senior class. “It was awesome to reflect on how far we have come since freshman year,” running back Jordan Patterson ’16 said. “Our growth speaks volumes about the sport.” Patterson is right about the program’s growth, as this group of seniors was part of three consecutive winning seasons, a mark of consistent success not seen since 1984-86. The event began at 6 p.m. in the Curtis Veggie Room, ushered in by a speech from Denison athletic director Nan Carney-DeBord. After her speech, the dinner began, complete with a spread fit for an entire football team. Entrees were parmesan-crusted chicken and prime rib, along with a slew of sides and desserts. Over the next three hours, the senior
class was recognized, awards were given out, and head coach Jack Hatem gave his final remarks to the soon-to-be graduates. “I think what stood out for me was just the pure love and admiration the coaches, especially coach Hatem, have for all his players,” safety Andrew Baird ’17 said. “At the banquet, Coach Hatem opened with an emotional response involving the season, stating something like ‘When time ran out after we beat Kenyon, I didn’t want this season to be over. This is my favorite team I have ever coached and I wish we could’ve been together for 10 more weeks.’” Each outgoing senior received a personalized collage. A complete list of awards and winners is below, courtesy of Baird. Among those awarded was Clayton Bishop ’16, who never missed a game, practice, or lift over his four years atop the hill. After watching highlight film from the fall season, the banquet came to an end just shy of 9 p.m., a welldeserved celebration for a football family.
Award Recipients Offensive MVP: Dushawn Brown ‘16 Defensive MVP: Joel Lohoua ‘17 Freshman of the Year: Canaan Gebele ‘19 Nelson Dow /The Denisonian
Swim & dive earn conference win RYAN STROTHER Sports Editor The Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive teams each earned a conference victory against DePauw and fell to Division I University of Pittsburgh during winter break competition. On January 9th, Denison hosted DePauw just a few days after both teams returned from training trips in Florida. The Denison women bested DePauw with a final score of 196 – 95. The Denison men tallied 189 points over DePauw’s 104. Carolyn Kane ‘17, Marissa Bednarek ‘16 and Mary Van Leuven ‘16 won three events each for the Denison women. Emma Weber ’19 won diving competitions on the one-meter and three-meter boards. On the men’s side, Brendan Howley ‘18 earned first place in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke events, and the breaststroke leg in 200 Medley Relay. Ben Lewis claimed first place in the one-meter diving competition and Max Levy topped the competition on the three-meter boards. The following week Denison swimming and diving teams traveled to Trees Pool, Penn. where they faced Division I University of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh men won the meet with a final tally of 216 to 84. Despite the defeat, Howley earned a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 57.19. Howley also anchored the 200 freestyle relay, ending the meet with a narrowly earned first place finish with a time of 1:24.24 while Pittsburgh finished
just two one-hundredths of a second behind them. Howley attributes his success to hard work and a supportive team dynamic. “It’s not just me,” He said, speaking of his success in competition this season. “We’ve been training hard with a lot of integrity, and we’ve seen of guys step up this season.” Howley looks forward to conference competition, and is especially excited for the opportunity to compete at nationals. The Pittsburgh women also defeated Denison with a score of 219 – 81. Halli Garza ’18 snagged the only first-place finish for the women, posting a time of 2:05.47 in the 200-yard butterfly. The Denison Women earned a notable second place finish when they missed winning the 200 freestyle relay by a razor-thin margin. Carolyn Kane ’17 anchored the relay, punching a time of 1:34.97, just behind Pittsburgh’s time of 1:34.73. Garza said that swimming against a Division I team was exciting, but she treats every competition as an opportunity to improve, regardless of the competition. These last few meets before championship season are important for solidifying a race plan she says. These final dual meets of the season are “a last chance to try something new in a race or solidify one last thing before conference,” Garza said. The Denison Swimming and Diving teams will host Ohio Wesleyan University in the Trumbull Aquatics Center at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 30th for their final dual meet of the season.
Iron Man Award: Clayton Bishop ‘16 Jack Tamblyn Memorial Award: Cam Layer ‘16 Charles M Cruny Jr. Memorial Award: Kyle Rose ‘16
Captain’s Corner
Darius White Men’s basketball
Taylor Lindquist Women’s basketball
What’s your team pump up song?
Tremors by Martin Garrix, Michael Thivaios, and Dimitri Vegas
A variety of popular music and a rap made up by former players
Who’s the goofiest player?
We have a group full of very funny and easy going guys
Niyah Gonzalez
What’s your pregame meal?
Elms Pizza, Aladdins, and Sparta
Bob Evan’s
Who are you looking forward to playing?
Wittenberg University
Wittenberg University
What’s your team goal for the rest of the season?
Win each game we play
Play together and play consistently
What’s the most memorable win so far?
Case Western Reserve University
DePauw University
Compiled by Kathlyn Craigie ‘18, photo by Alex Caprara ‘18 and photo courtesy of my.denison.